Category: World View
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Another day, another satellite falling to Earth (they know not where). This one is the size of a SUV, and weighs approximately 2,000 lbs. The guess is that 25 to 45 pieces, maybe as large as 200 lbs will survive. The satellite is a European Space Agency craft called GOCE (Gravity Field and Steady-State Ocean…
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Sorry, not a Newt Gingrich fan, BUT, this video of him beating up John King at the recent debate in South Carolina is a classic. Every politician has wanted to do this, but few are crazy (maybe like a fox) enough to actually do it. If by some miracle he becomes the Republican candidate, then…
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Today we remember all those who have and still do, sacrifice themselves for the greater good. I am proud of my uncles, grandparents and in-laws who fought and,in some cases died, for us. Two videos. First is Calgary’s unique tribute to the fallen on Memorial Drive, the second a song by “The Trews“, inspired…
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Convicted child rapist and killer, Clifford Olson (have to name him so you know who I am talking about) is dying of cancer in his prison. I normally am undecided about death penalties, but this is one guy that should have been executed. I only hope that the cancer he has is extremely painful and…
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I really don’t know how to describe this other than Hmmmmmmm. Once again my morbid fascination with this train wreck of a country has led me to YouTube in a search for something both “normal” and interesting. This group is supposed to be the most popular band in North Korea. My favourite part is in…
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Lots of crazy stuff this week. Let’s start with the stupid this week. Some idiot from Jordan decided that the classic Moorish architecture of the Alhambra in Spain was missing that certain something, his name carved into the stone work. So the fool decided to do this using an amazing writing tool, a coin. More…
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A recent video by Donald Trump on Libya and the reporting of disasters. His big thing on Libya, why are we paying for rebels who are likely Iranians and not demanding they pay us back, a good tirade. The other is the “natural disaster reporting” conducted by the media. This was recorded prior to Irene…
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Very long video (42 minutes) but very, very enlightening. If you missed this on Fox, then do yourself a favour and spend the time to watch and listen. John Stossel makes many valid points, some alarmist, but most are logical and, frankly, frightening. The comments by the uninformed and unrealistic are troubling as it brings…
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One of the people I follow on Twitter shared this article* from The Atlantic magazine. In it are many pictures taken during the Battle of Britain in World War II. I have always been interested in this period of history and noticed that I had not seen many of these pictures before. If you rae…
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George Osborne, Chancellor of the Exchequer in the United Kingdom gave the attached statement in Parliament. It is particularly scathing of both the Euro and the USA, and their approach to the “Crisis” ” And earlier this week the UK’s Credit Default Swap spread, or the price of insuring against a sovereign default, was lower…