"Conventional wisdom", science, and conmen

My writing on a number of issues, such as challenging the conventional explanation of the fall of the Roman Empire, has been described as presumptious. The response is that, when conventional explanations are false, challenging them and replacing them is a service done to...

Search for a better middle

There are many people who look for the middle; but the middle can be found in any number of places. The middle between private sector and public sector can be found in both preventing the other from doing its job; or it can be found in both being able to do their work and...

I am a Conservative trapped in a Liberal's body.

This is a preview of an article I wrote on examiner.com regarding what it means to be a conservative. " I am a conservative trapped in a liberals body. I want everything I want for free. And I want only the best.  And, to be fair,  I want everyone else to have...

'Acidifying oceans' threaten food supply, UK warns

There being mentioned billions of people within this article and the rarely mentioned, made my hair stick up so to speak. Because there still seeming has been nothing said about growing populations, that will...

LA Water Supply in Danger From the Station Fire?

I've been monitoring the LA Station Fire from afar these past days (week or so), its amazing what one can "see" from the Internet with a little GoogleEarth and Weather Underground (www.WunderGround.com ).  Those of us with a bent toward earth science in the modern times...

Talk of China's green revolution belies its voracious energy grab

" All the talk is about China’s green revolution at the moment, but everywhere I turn it seems to be gobbling up another multi-billion pound gas contract or oil company. Officials may be making all the...

Vacant U.S. Homes Stats: The U.S. Has Room for all of U.K.

In Australia, according to recent release of 2006 census figures, there are 100,000 homeless, but that figure will have multiplied many fold since 2006. The Australian government has allocated millions to reduce homelessness to 50% by 2020, but that initiative hasn't been...

Stupid property owners

The taxes that property owners hate most are the ones that hurt them least and are most likely to be spent for their benefit, writes Gavin R. Putland.–April, 2009–"Land and taxes In any tax jurisdiction, the supply of land is fixed. From the viewpoint of the...

UK Tamil guilty of aiding Tigers

In another news confirming that LTTE is very much active in Britain collecting money and planning terrorist activities, a  "Prominent" businessman of Sri Lankan origin was convicted on terrorism charges. He...

UK Tamil procured war material, funds for LTTE, court told

The rebel tamil tigers of Sri Lanka have procured war-stores and raised funds for its activities in the UK, an ongoing trial  of a 'prominent figure' in the Tamil community in London has revealed. " Arunachalam Chrishanthakumar, 52, a "very prominent figure" in the Tamil...

Iran renews efforts to supply Hamas

Iran is still a danger and even as we celebrate president Obama we mustremember that unless there is someinternational watchdogs present inGaza Iran will rearm Hamas and another war will result. " According...

UNICEF: Aid for Gaza's Children

New York - As the conflict on the ground in Gaza escalates, UNICEF is appealing for $16 million in new funding to provide families and children with emergency supplies." “We have a fairly good idea of what are...

OPEC Cuts Oil Production Amid falling Oil Prices

OPEC has agreed to cut production due to rapidly falling oil prices.  Airlines and other Oil dependent companies rushed to buy call options to lock in the current prices.  A call option means buyers can...

New Delhi won’t toe TN line, says Lanka

"New Delhi won’t toe TN line, says Lanka P K Balachandran | ENS First Published : 17 Oct 2008 07:54:02 AM IST Last Updated : 17 Oct 2008 09:06:38 AM IST COLOMBO: Sri Lanka on Thursday said it...

Chandigarh Administration Enhances Sugar Ration Supply For BPL Familes

"Chandigarh (Mera Chandigarh):- The Chandigarh Administration has decided to enhance the scale of issue of levy sugar from 1kg to 2kg per unit per month for the Below Poverty Line ration card holders for the month of October and November 2008 only due to ensuing festival season."

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