So, what’s the fine for riding an uninsured motorcycle in Saskatchewan?
See current vs proposed rates (PDF)
An Idea Whose Time Has Come
“Enjoy the Decline!”
Howdy All!
I’m sure some of you know this already but “Enjoy the Decline” is out and available for sale. I believe there were some problems with Canadians getting the paperback version, but if you have any problems let me know (CAPTcapitalism *at* yahoo (dot) com). If push comes to shove I can personally mail you a copy.
If you are unaware of the premise, the title says it all. Enjoy the decline. It operates from the premise there’s nothing that can be done to stop the slow, but inevitably demise of western civilization so while you’re here on this planet you may as well enjoy life. Most people love it, some people hate it, but even they still give it 3 stars (they usually disagree that the situation is hopeless). Regardless, if you are down and depressed about the future of western civilization or you know a friend or loved one who is letting the politics of countries get them down, this is the book for them!
It is available on Amazon and it is in Kindle format as well. If you are in the media and want to review a copy e-mail me at the address above.
Thanks,
Cpt.
We Don’t Need No Stinking Sparky Cars
So E15 has been formulated to rectify that. (h/t PeterJ)
Reader Tips
At no point in the history of English civilization was error-free pronunciation more important than during the Barrow Poets’ live, on-air performance of the Pheasant Plucker’s Song.
The comments are open, as always, for your Reader Tips.
I Amuse Myself
Hey #KeystoneXL useful fools, I’ll let you in on a secret. The oil is moving now. twitter.com/katewerk/statu…
— katewerk (@katewerk) February 19, 2013
Y2Kyoto: EU Emissions Trading In Freefall
Via Global Warming Policy Foundation:
Related:
If people are prepared to ban innocent childish pastimes on the flimsiest of environmental excuses, what else are they prepared to ban? What other aspects of our public and private lives will the green police intrude on?
See above. Where there is no reason, there are no limits.
h/t Kevin B, Adrian
One Idiot Dog Who Does NOT Know How To Pose for Pictures
One Idiot President Who Is Just The Kiss Of Business Death
Obama pledges in his SOTU to close Major Corporate Tax Loopholes. Suddenly its discovered that CEO and FOO (Friend of Obama) Mark Zuckerberg’s Facebook (heavy donator to Obama’s re-election campaign) will, despite earnings of $1.1 Billion, not only pay zero dollars in Tax it will ALSO receive a tax refund of $429 million (According to a report published Friday).
One thing is for certain, the Zero still has that killer business touch: Bye, bye, Facebook: Americans abandoning in droves
What Could Possibly Go Wrong?
…state politicians are now calling on local pension funds to make “socially responsible investments” in local businesses and other community endeavours.
A Public Response Form Goes Horribly Wrong
These people are trying to mount a campaign against Sun News. Let’s use their own link against them. Make sure to select “Support” instead of “Oppose” in the 4th step.
It’s a multi-stage process, but not too painful.
Then They Came For The Gun Owners
“Accepted. In exchange, gay men should make reasonable compromises over Penn State.”
h/t Occam
We Don’t Need No Stinking Recycling Trucks
Reader Tips
♫ They’re red, they’re white, they’re brown / They get that way underground… ♫
The comments are open, as always, for your Reader Tips.
If Europe Were a House… It’d Be Condemned
“corruption that has become endemic to the political and financial elites of the world. When we refer to corruption we are referring to insider deals, cronyism, lies and fraud. Since the Great Crisis began in 2008, these have become the four pillars of the financial system replacing the pillars of trust, transparency, truth and reality that are the true foundation of capitalism and wealth generation.
Corruption only works as long as the benefits of being “on the take” outweigh the consequences of getting caught. As soon as the consequences become real (namely someone gets in major trouble), then everyone starts to talk.”
This process has now begun..”
Benghazi: “Do you care whether four Americans died?”
Things You’ll Never See On The CBC
This Day in History: February 17, 1998
Calling All Men Named “Earl”
I have a project I need your help with.
The Sound Of Settled Science
For decades, mice have been the species of choice in the study of human diseases. But now, researchers report evidence that the mouse model has been totally misleading for at least three major killers — sepsis, burns and trauma. As a result, years and billions of dollars have been wasted following false leads[…]
The paper, published Monday in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, helps explain why every one of nearly 150 drugs tested at a huge expense in patients with sepsis has failed. The drug tests all were based on studies in mice. And mice, it turns out, can have something that looks like sepsis in humans, but is very different from the condition in humans.
Medical experts not associated with the study said that the findings should change the course of research worldwide for a deadly and frustrating condition. Sepsis, a potentially deadly reaction that occurs as the body tries to fight an infection, afflicts 750,000 patients a year in the United States, kills one-fourth to one-half of them, and costs the nation $17 billion a year. It is the leading cause of death in intensive-care units.
“This is a game changer,” said Dr. Mitchell Fink, a sepsis expert at the University of California, Los Angeles, of the new study.
[…]
The study’s investigators tried for more than a year to publish their paper, which showed that there was no relationship between the genetic responses of mice and those of humans. They submitted it to the publications Science and Nature, hoping to reach a wide audience. It was rejected from both.
Science and Nature said it was their policy not to comment on the fate of a rejected paper, or whether it had even been submitted to them. But, Ginger Pinholster of Science said, the journal accepts only about 7 percent of the nearly 13,000 papers submitted each year, so it is not uncommon for a paper to make the rounds.
Still, Dr. Davis said, reviewers did not point out scientific errors. Instead, he said, “the most common response was, ‘It has to be wrong. I don’t know why it is wrong, but it has to be wrong.’ ”
h/t Carol
Honey, I Finished The Internet
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