Friday, May 31, 2013

Ah Yes!

Big Green helps Big Wind hide bird and bat butchery
"It uses tons of fossil fuels every day, emits a greenhouse gas that's like CO2 on steroids, can’t do the job it’s made for, costs taxpayers exorbitant fees, and makes the federal government look mentally ill for giving it outrageous subsidies. It also chops up birds, bats and scenery with roads and monstrous 400-foot-tall machines. “It” is wind power, of course.

These harsh facts were condensed into a preliminary draft study of wind subsidies by researcher Teresa Platt, who circulated it to specialists for vetting. I obtained a copy of the extensively footnoted working draft, which gave chilling reality to the truth behind wind industry claims.

“Every year since the 1980s,” Platt’s study said, “the 5,000 turbines at NextEra’s Altamont Pass in California kill thousands of slow-reproducing red-tailed hawks, burrowing owls, kestrels, as well as iconic golden eagles, and bats.” The birds Platt mentions are raptors – birds of prey – particularly valued for their agricultural role in killing mice and other crop-damaging rodents. Eagles, both golden eagles and bald eagles, have long impressed Americans for their majesty, and the bald eagle was selected by our Founding Fathers as our national emblem.

I asked Bob Johns, spokesman for the American Bird Conservancy, about wind farm eagle mortality. He confirmed Platt’s study and told me the Altamont operation alone has killed more than 2,000 golden eagles. But that’s not all. “Nationwide, the wind industry kills thousands of golden eagles without prosecution,” Johns said, “while any other American citizen even possessing eagle parts such as feathers would face huge fines and prison time.”"
But don't let that stop you. You could always declare it a "no fly zone".

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Shocking News

'French Kiss' is Finally a Real Word in France
"In the language of love, the verb “galocher” — to kiss with tongues — has been elevated from gauche street slang to official recognition in Le Petit Robert 2014 French dictionary, which comes out today."
Then there's the word "inflation".

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10 Strangest Place Names In Canada

And, believe it or not, not all of them are in Newfoundland.

I've never heard of Balls Falls before, or Crotch Lake, or Saint-Louis-Du-Ha!-Ha!

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Thursday, May 30, 2013

Time For Another...

The Plot Thickens

And We Think Canada Post...

...is bad:

West Village woman receives war-time letter sent 70 years ago and is now trying to track down the lieutenant or his family
"A New York woman claiming to have received a mysterious letter sent to her apartment nearly 70-years ago by a lieutenant during World War II is seeking the public’s help to track down its author.

Writer and actor Abbi Jacobson says that in February she discovered the startling handwritten letter in the mail box of her West Village apartment with a time stamp dating it to 1944 from Camp Lejeune, North Carolina.

Lt. Joseph O. Matthews, a name Jacobson says she’s never heard, penned the letter to his wife, Mrs. Joseph O Matthews, that November."
Other than that, it's sort of a sweet story.





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Still Here...

...just bored with blogging. One can only document the absurdities in the world for so long before it becomes far too repetitive.

Anybody wanna gain access to the inner sanctum and share the burden?

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Tuesday, May 28, 2013

And In Other News

Egyptian hieroglyphics move over:

Chinese teen defaces ancient Egyptian temple, writes ‘Ding Jinhao was here’
15-year-old leaves his mark on human history, angers pretty much everyone


I guess it's not funny, but I had a little chuckle about it. Neither markings are widely readable. This just adds to the mystery.



Stubble Jumping Redneck was here, too.

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Hmmmmm.

It seems to me our political class has betrayed us. First it was Harper-Hitler for any number of horrific misdeeds, then it was Rob Ford, now it's Winnipeg's mayor, Sam Katz:

Winnipeg Mayor Caught Littering
"...a Winnipeg woman saw the mayor take a piece of chewing gum out of his mouth and casually toss it onto the grass, showing a cavalier disregard for the city he governs and its grass lawns."
What's this country coming to?

PS: I wonder what the media would be doing if Ford had been caught smoking marijuana instead of cocaine? He'd likely be a hero.

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Monday, May 27, 2013

Self Explanitory

Sunday, May 26, 2013

It's About Bloody Time

Putting The Great back in Great Britain:

British Take to Streets to Protest Barbaric Woolrich Beheading

And a bit further south:

Italy: Islam denied income tax revenue
"Mosques in Italy will not receive a share of income tax revenue the Italian government allocates to religious faiths each year. Hindu and Buddhist temples, Greek Orthodox churches and Jehovah's Witnesses will be eligible for the funds, according to a bill approved by the Italian cabinet in May and still must be approved by parliament."
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"Until now, the government had earmarked 8 percent of income tax revenue for Italy's established churches. The great majority of these funds go to the Catholic Church, although if they wish, individual tax payers may elect to give the money to charities and cultural projects instead.

The head of COREIS, one of Italy's largest Muslim groups, Yahya Pallavicini, said he was bitter that Islam had been denied the revenue from Italian income tax.

"Work should be begun on legally recognising those moderate Muslims who have for years shown themselves to be reliable interlocutors who are free of and fundamentalist ideology," he said."
Well, get out there and march and protest and raise a ruckus against those of your "religion" who are making a bad name for you. What are you waiting for?

Meanwhile, half way round the world:

One Region in Myanmar Limits Births of Muslims

That's a little draconian, but I can certainly understand why.

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Saturday, May 25, 2013

Yawn

When are our elites going to wake up? France needs another revolution:

French soldier in uniform stabbed near Paris
"French President Francois Hollande had said all possibilities were being explored but there was no evidence yet of any link to the killing of Drummer Lee Rigby in the Woolwich area of London on Wednesday."
Meanwhile, back in London:

3 more suspects arrested in slaying of U.K. soldier

And in Russia:

Female suicide bomber attacks police in Russia’s Dagestan

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'Nuff Said

Friday, May 24, 2013

Yup. It's Gotta Be...

...Swedish colonialism:

Cars, schools torched in fifth night of Stockholm riots

Seems to me, Sweden was not a member of the coalition of the willing. Mind you, they did go to Afghanistan.

Related: Sorry. Too little. Too late.

Unrelated:

Some interesting charts about "progress".

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It's Been A Long Time...

...since hijacking of airplanes by Muslims was an almost daily occurrence, but they're baaaack:

Two passengers arrested after RAF jets escort diverted Pakistan plane

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Ha! Ha!

Ouch!!

Is this California's version of prairie oysters?

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Thursday, May 23, 2013

Moving Right Along...

House Votes To Override Obama Veto Of Keystone Pipeline

I'll believe it when I see it, and frankly, I've moved on. I couldn't care less.

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A-huh

Oops!

Tuesday, May 21, 2013

'Nother Round Up

But, but, but...


I thought pipelines were bad things:

Derailed Saskatchewan train spills more than 91,000 litres of oil

The Illustrated and Explained Caber Toss, right here in Knuckledraggerland, too.

The Scottish are coming. Hurrah! Hurrah!

This is, well, sad and a bit funny.

Man kills himself inside Notre-Dame cathedral in Paris

So, does that increase his chances of going to heaven or diminish them? (I know. I know. I'm bad, and that's a sick joke. Poor man.)

Speaking of freshly departed Frenchmen: Depardieu, Newly a Russian, Will Play Frenchman in Chechnya
"Mr. Depardieu made it clear that his strident antitax sentiments had not eased, despite his qualification as a Russian tax resident for a flat 13 percent income tax levy. Speaking in English, he used an expletive to describe taxes in Britain, which he said had prompted film directors to leave that country."

And, Australia gets it's own L'Anse aux Meadows?

1000-year-old coins found in Northern Territory may rewrite Australian history
"Australian scientist Ian McIntosh, currently Professor of Anthropology at Indiana University in the US, is planning an expedition in July that has stirred up the archaeological community.

The scientist wants to revisit the location where five coins were found in the Northern Territory in 1944 that have proven to be 1000 years old, opening up the possibility that seafarers from distant countries might have landed in Australia much earlier than what is currently believed."

Trust a Democrat:

Boxer uses Okla. tornado to push carbon tax

Yup. I'd let him have his way:

Prehistoric crocodiles ruled the roost in South America, study finds





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Another One From The Sisterhood

"An old man lay reclined across three seats in the movie theatre.

When the usher came by and noticed this, he whispered to the old man, "I'm sorry sir, but you're only allowed one seat."

The old man mumbled something but didn't budge. The usher became more impatient.

"Sir, if you don't get up,, I'm going to have to call the manager."

This time, the old man just groaned. The usher marched briskly back up the aisle. In a moment, he returned with the manager.

Together, the two of them tried a number of times to move the disheveled old man, but with no success. Finally, they summoned the police.

The Police officer surveyed the situation briefly and asked, "All right then, sir, what's your name?"

"Fred," the old man moaned.

"Thank you, Fred. Now, where are you from?" asked the policeman.

With terrible pain in his voice, and without moving a muscle, Fred moaned, 'The balcony...'"


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EEEEEEEEEHHHH!!!

Monday, May 20, 2013

More Goodies From Facebook



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Sunday, May 19, 2013

It's Been A Long Time Coming....

...but I think I've finally figured out what Canuckistanis can call their version of the American Tea Party movement. Anyone with a smattering of knowledge of American history likely knows about the Boston Tea Party in which disgruntled colonials boarded a ship in the Boston harbour and tossed a shipment of tea into the ocean in order to revolt against the taxes attached to the shipment of tea. Being somewhat tamer, we Canucks don't have such an event in our history that would lend itself, or its name, to a modern day tax revolt. BUT....

...we do have a drink that could be pressed into service. And that drink would be Newfoundland Screech. Except we wouldn't be tossing it into the ocean. We'd be imbibing the stuff. Helluva lot more fun. And we could all call in sick the next day, which would be our version of revolting, cause we'd be tossing our cookies. Come to think about it, it would be kinda revolting.

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The Space Race

Not to downplay Chris Hadfield's musical talents, and all, but when I read this, I wonder if we are going backwards or forewards:

Rodents return to Earth after space flight

Sheesh. I was a mere child when they sent dogs and monkey's up there. If we're going to inhabit other planets, are we taking the rodents with us?

Do mouse traps work in space?

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And Speaking of...

...scandal:

Stephen Harper is going through a bit of a rough patch. Of course, all previous Liberal scandals are conveniently forgotten, and a week in politics is a lifetime.

Democracy is so much better than all those other kinds.

Democracy is so much better than all those other kinds.

Democracy is so much better than all those other kinds.

Democracy is so much better than all those other kinds.

Democracy is so much better than all those other kinds.

Repeat until you actually believe it. At least we can throw the bums out if we want to, but who in hell's bells wants the Libs or Dipsticks in charge??? I think the trip to the ballot box next election will be one of those "holding your nose" or "close your eyes and mark your X wherever the pencil falls" occasions.

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Yah, I Know I'm Biased...

...but what with photo-shopping and all, lefties will stop at nothing.

I suspect the good people of Toronto will see this for what it is.

And it's funny, I suppose, that when this story broke, I, too, dusted off the old gray cells and thought about Marion Barry.

There's something rather sordid and self-serving about offering the video for sale. This has fraud and desperation written all over it. Lefties know they are in full retreat and they ain't happy about it.

And I like this one:

Mayor Ford won’t be afforded compassion for his ‘disease’


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Thursday, May 16, 2013

Ya Right!

Obama, Erdogan agree al-Assad must go

But who do they want to replace him? The Muslim Brotherhood?

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Hypocrisy

When you attack one Muslim, you attack all Muslims...

...unless you are a Muslim.

One thing I'll say for these fascists, though, they sure can pick up on leftie speak from the West:
"Citing unnamed sources, CBS News said the note claimed the bombings were payback for US military action in Afghanistan and Iraq and referred to the victims as 'collateral damage.'"
Now you know why the Muslim world is so backward.

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I'm Baaaaack...

...and I'm thinking it's good to be Canadian:

Foreigners buy up Canadian bonds

I guess Laurier had it wrong, by a century.

Related: That's one way to choose a leader.

Not related: Just thought I should warn you. Watch out for rabid roos. Especially if you're a politician.

Kinda related: Water Trapped For 1.5 Billion Years Could Hold Ancient Life

Well, it is Canadian.

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Tuesday, May 07, 2013

The Last Post...

...for a while. Tomorrow I'm heading out to Alberta (oil country) to visit a couple of grand-kiddies and their mommy. I'll be back on the 15th, but don't count on any new blog entries until a day or two after I return.

In the meantime, feel free to search the bowels of my blog or visit any of the fine bloggers in my blogroll, or any other of the links I've provided. (And let me know of any dead ones. I've been meaning to clean out that mess for a long time. I know some of them are dead.)

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Another Round Up

A Blast From The Past

I have kept some very old (in blogosphere time) links to old dead blogs where I was accustomed to shooting my mouth off via the keyboard. This morning I was wading through them and I found this good one about the Arab Parallel Universe, which itself is a description invented by the Egyptian blogger, Sandmonkey.

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Monday, May 06, 2013

As Discovered On Facebook

"Spelling and grammar. It is the difference between knowing your shit, and knowing you're shit."

More where that came from.

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Fish Food?

Tsarnaev’s Body Ready for Burial. But Where?
"Tamerlan Tsarnaev, a suspect in the Boston Marathon bombings who died more than two weeks ago after a shootout with the police and after being run over by his brother as he fled the scene, was still above ground on Monday.

His widow, Katherine Russell, who has expressed shock at the accusations against her husband, declined to claim the crushed and bullet-riddled body. Finally, an estranged uncle from Maryland, who had little love for Mr. Tsarnaev, claimed it, saying he believed his nephew deserved a proper burial.

“A dead person needs to be buried,” the uncle, Ruslan Tsarni, said.

But by Monday evening, no cemetery had be found that would receive him. And officials at all levels of government spent the day tossing around responsibility for his burial like a hot potato."
Well, there's always the Atlantic Ocean.

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A New Look...

...at the disappearance of the buffalo (bison). The Indian Industry and environMENTALists aren't going to like this.

Professor Bill Waiser on the bison.

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Sunday, May 05, 2013

Remember When...

...Canadians used to boast and brag about being able to travel all over the world while Americans had to pretend they were Canadian to get the same advantage?

That's changing, but only the Canadian advantage part. I don't think there's yet any advantage to be gained by Canadians pretending to be Americans, so that hasn't changed, but can Americans still gain any leverage by pretending to be Canadian?

Canada takes fight for oilsands crude to Europe
"Natural Resources Minister Joe Oliver is in Europe to fight new requirements the EU hopes to slap on oil producers he says "discriminate" against Canada.

The EU's new Fuel Quality Directive, which stipulates that fuel suppliers reduce greenhouse gases in energy intended for road transport, singles out oil from Alberta's oilsands as more polluting than conventional crude.

In addition to telling the Europeans Canada is an "excellent destination for investment capital," Oliver also hopes to convince them their emissions reductions "aren't fair," largely because they "discriminate against oil they're not importing."

Oil from the Arab Gulf states, Oliver says, is produced with much higher emissions than that in Alberta.

California and Venezuela, he claims, don't even know how much carbon they emit. Without emissions numbers from all oil countries, Canada shouldn't be singled out, he said.

"(The Europeans) are targeting the Canadian oilsands by name, giving it a rating, but they're not looking specifically at other emitters who haven't disclosed their emissions," he said.

Oliver said Canada "doesn't necessarily" want to have Europe as an export market for its crude, adding he only cares about what the EU is saying about Canadian oil because it's "being stigmatized."
On the other hand, I don't think it will be long now before Western Civilization's malcontents will slink back into their caves, like they have always done.

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Why Wait For Thanksgiving...

...to express some gratitude:



They are all good, but I especially like the second one.

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Saturday, May 04, 2013

Kinda Wants To Make You Go...

..."Awe, the world is a good place after all." From some place in Russia:



Chivalry is alive and well. The kindness of strangers, and all that.

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Friday, May 03, 2013

Muslims And Violence

Note the references to Pew. I've blogged on the Pew studies before.

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Santa Shoulda Gone On A Diet

Back Where It All Began...

...it ain't over until it's over:

Tunisia’s Theocratic Temptation

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I Don't Know About You...

...but I'm inSPIREd by this story:

Spire hoisted atop One World Trade Center

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Wednesday, May 01, 2013

Oh Yes, Baby!!

Canada won’t run for UN Security Council seat in 2014
"The foreign affairs minister says Canada won’t be mounting a new campaign for a spot on the United Nations security council.

John Baird says Canada is focusing on other priorities."
Pulling out perhaps?? Please!!

I can hear the leftards howling already.

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Faster Please

Revenue minister explores 'legal options' to get CBC tax haven list

Bill C-60: Tories Quietly Taking Control Of CBC, Group Alleges

When a tax supported media corporation no longer feels it owes accountability to its funders, it's time to pull the plug.

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