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Getting psyched for this show, just found out Dub Trinity is playing in Peterborough the night after Mutabaruka! Nice!

I've decided to build a Wordpress site, and finding the selection of themes and plugins available on the main wordpress page to be overwhelming. So I began drifting through a sea of google searched themes and plugins, finding it hard to find resources which offer up select picks which have been tested/verified. Any skanks have any tips or links to share?

...“I think the worms are a little overcooked,†one of my tablemates announces with the authority of a true entomophagist. We’re seated at a long, communal table along with 40 other diners at the mysterious Charlie’s Burgers’ latest anti-restaurant experiment: a 10-course dinner featuring insects. Eating worms brings new meaning to underground dining. Charlie’s Burgers is the guerrilla dinner party that features top chefs cooking in unusual venues. As with all its events, a certain cloak-and-dagger mystery surrounds the evening. I am told to arrive at a location just prior to dinner where I will find one of Mr. Burgers’ associates. He is waiting with a box of stinkbug-garnished chocolate cupcakes that he offers along with an envelope in which to “donate†$155 for the dinner, complete with wine pairings, and directions to the event locale a block away. (Despite its unappetizing name, the stinkbug adds only a bit of crunchiness and not a distinct flavour.)... Read the entire article and SEE THE PICTURES here at the Globe and Mail website

With tens of thousands of passenger planes high in the air at any given time, adjusting the gasoline mix to emit the required Sulfur Dioxide would be simpler, cheaper, and result in a more evenly distributed cloud cover.

Entomologists have studied and established that bees navigate using polarized light. A question which the informed entomologist might ask the geoengineers: What if the recent alarming trend of Colony Collapse Disorder is linked to changes in natural light polarization resulting from geo-engineering cloud whitening and sun dimming projects? Input from biologists, climate scientists, chemists, bio-chemists, and entomologists to name a few, would be infinitely more reassuring than paid-pseudo science ramblings of "polymath-scientist types" referenced in the book. It doesnt take a degree in biology however, to understand why geoengineers and multinationals like Monsanto would rather specific questions like this be avoided.

Quite the powerful counterpunch to Avatar!

Excerpts from Frank Zappa's "Dumb All Over" - 1981 ...You can't run a country By a book of religion Not by a heap Or a lump or a smidgeon Of foolish rules Of ancient date Designed to make You all feel great While you fold, spindle And mutilate Those unbelievers From a neighboring state ... ...The Good Book says: "It gotta be that way!" But their book says: "REVENGE THE CRUSADES . . . With whips 'n chains 'N hand grenades . . . " TWO ARMS? TWO ARMS? Have another and another Our God says: "There ain't no other!" Our God says "It's all okay!" Our God says "This is the way!" It says in the book: "Burn 'n destroy . . . 'N repent, 'n redeem 'N revenge, 'n deploy 'N rumble thee forth To the land of the unbelieving scum on the other side 'Cause they don't go for what's in the book 'N that makes 'em BAD So verily we must choppeth them up And stompeth them down Or rent a nice French bomb To poof them out of existance While leaving their real estate just where we need it To use again For temples in which to praise OUR GOD ("Cause he can really take care of business!")

Anybody have one of these beasts? Worth the money?

I am curious about what "team OIL's strategy" is, but prefer not donating my money towards their efforts where possible, so Ill be checking the library. If Levitt's reputation as a paid climate change denier wasn't already well established, I would consider buying his book. Thanks for the heads up about it.

Raw milk fight becomes a symbol of food freedom JESSICA LEEDER DURHAM, ONT. — From Thursday's Globe and Mail Published on Thursday, Jan. 21, 2010 12:00AM EST ...A Newmarket justice of the peace is scheduled to decide today whether raw (unpasteurized) milk produced by the cows - heritage Canadiennes bred near the town of Durham, Ont., by activist farmer Michael Schmidt - can legally be distributed to the small network of consumers who have bought "cow shares" from Mr. Schmidt in exchange for access to the animals' unprocessed milk. Although it is not illegal to consume raw milk in Canada, selling or distributing violates laws that require pasteurization of most commercial milk products. The Schmidt case, which began when his farm was raided in 2006, has captivated food rights academics and advocates in Canada and around the world who argue the court's decision will ripple well beyond the raw milk community. At its crux, they argue, the case is really about the extent to which consumers should be free to buy foods, however rarefied, and whether constitutional rights stretch as far as the grocery basket, farmer's market and the people who own shares in - but do not live on - food producing farms... Read the whole article at the Globe and Mail website

Awesome!!! I hope the raw milk decision due today follows suit.

When it comes to energy, conservation is so important! I still can't believe how much better my house traps the heat after I spent a measly $150 on blown-in insulation for the attic this past summer. I'm in the process of replacing all light bulbs with LED bulbs... so much more efficient than compact fluorescent! The 1 watt warm white bulbs do the trick in most places, I use the 3.5 watt cool white bulbs in the kitchen and my workshop. I can't believe I used to use a 500W halogen light for the workshop, but four 3.5 watt bulbs is more than enough for just about everything. My household boils lots of water, so I recently invested in an insulated kettle which allows you to set the shut off temperature- now I "boil" water at about 85C which is perfect for making hot drinks, it takes much less time and energy than stove top boiling, or a plug in kettle boiling at 100C. As a consumer, I wish there were more energy efficient options out there. My kettle buying experience taught me that there are about 40 inefficient kettles for every efficient one available in the marketplace. More pressure from us is essential to bring manufacturers around. Better start laying the pressure on soon, because smart meter pricing is set to go into effect this year, which is going to screw lots of unprepared people with huge electricity bills! Oh, and just to tie the big oil conspiracy into this discussion, Check this model example of consumers demanding and receiving more energy efficiency

Intrawest foreclosure a threat to Olympics By JOSH KOSMAN and MARK DeCAMBRE Last Updated: 6:03 PM, January 20, 2010 The drama at ski resort and Winter Olympics venue Whistler Blackcomb may go beyond the competition related to the Games... ...Fortress bought Intrawest in a $2.8 billion leveraged buyout in 2006 but recently missed a $524 million debt payment. The hedge fund made a proposal to the creditors that would keep Fortress in control of the company, which also owns Stratton Mountain Resort in Vermont, but creditors nixed that proposal. According to several sources, both sides are no longer talking... ...The Vancouver Olympic Committee (Vanoc) guaranteed that it would make Intrawest whole for the time that its events take place at its resorts. But now, according to a source, Canadian officials are threatening to pull that roughly $50 million guarantee. That, the source said, has compelled Edens to privately say he has a legal right to keep the Games from taking place at Whistler... ...The fact that Lehman is a creditor is complicating things for Edens. While a typical creditor might be inclined to work with borrower, Lehman, through restructuring firm Alvarez & Marsal, is turning over every stone in search of cash to settle up more than $1 trillion in creditor claims associated with its own bankruptcy... Read the entire article at the New York Post website

Whilst the articles discuss yet play down the remote possibility of Olympic interruptions, recent "too big to fail" corporate bailout experience suggests that the Olympics will go on without a hitch. (i.e. Canadian taxpayers will apathetically foot the bill) Here's a scenario not mentioned in the articles where the Olympics at Whistler would be stopped: If the Lil'wat first nation came up with the dough to buy the resort in the auction, they just might pull the plug on the games as soon as the bankruptcy auctioneers' gavel came down. FAQ: What does 'No Olympics on Stolen Native Land' mean? ... 'British Columbia' is unique in Canada in that virtually no treaties were made in the process of colonization & settlement. Treaties were required under British, and later Canadian, law prior to any trade or settlement (i.e., the 1763 Royal Proclamation). Although today the government seeks 'modern-day treaties' with its Indian Act band councils, the fact is in 'BC' the land is clearly occupied by an illegal colonial system. The slogan 'No Olympics on Stolen Native Land' is a way to raise anti-colonial consciousness about the true history of 'BC'. Learn more about opposition to the games and British Colombia's unique history of land theft here

Intrawest creditor woes threaten staging of Games at Whistler Blackcomb: Report BY JOHN BERMINGHAM, CANWEST NEWS SERVICEJANUARY 20, 2010 A U.S. newspaper is reporting that a corporate standoff could threaten the Olympic Games at Whistler Blackcomb. The New York Post says creditors of the Whistler ski resort owner Intrawest are planning to foreclose on the company within the next 10 days, pushing it into insolvency, and casting doubt on the Olympics taking place at the ski resort. The impasse arises out of a US$1.4-billion debt owed to creditors, which include the failed investment bank Lehman Brothers, Intrawest's largest creditor. U.S. hedge fund Fortress bought Intrawest back in 2006 for US$2.6 billion, but recently missed a US$524-million debt payment. The Post also quoted an unnamed source saying Canadian officials may withdraw a US$50-million financial guarantee to Intrawest. But the boss of Intrawest said the Games are going ahead at Whistler Blackcomb. "We have a 2002 agreement with VANOC to host the Winter Olympics and have every confidence that VANOC will honour its financial commitments," said Intrawest CEO Bill Jensen. "Intrawest is looking forward to a successful Olympic Games." Fortress and Lehman officials did not comment for the story, nor did the Canadian government. Original article here at timescolonist.com

Whistler lenders move to foreclose Last Updated: Wednesday, January 20, 2010 | 6:18 PM ET Wall Street financiers say they are going to put the Whistler Blackcomb resort up for sale while the facility is hosting Winter Olympic events next month. Creditors who have lent $1.4 billion US to the ski resort's owners, Intrawest ULC, have effectively seized control of the company and are attempting to auction off its assets... ..."There's always a chance, but it's a very minuscule chance," Dan Doyle, vice-president of the Vancouver Olympic committee, said Wednesday of the possibility a new owner could interfere with Olympic events. Indeed, while the possibility exists of an owner refusing to host Olympic events, it's extremely unlikely to unfold, Jones said... Entire article available at CBC.ca

I stand corrected. Thanks Low Rain.

Awesome thread Low Roller- bringing back lots of virtually forgotten music memories!

IMO, fossil/abiotic origins of hydrocarbon fuels is worthy of discussion, but belongs in another thread. Geoengineering is too large and important a subject to ignore, the Wall Street Journal article I posted above is indicative that the mainstream media has begun tackling this previously secretive topic in recent months.

A: To sell more fossil fuels of course.

Never rode there. Is it any good?

Music is my religion. Some of my favorite ministers:

In 1951, under a system of parliamentary democracy, Iranians nationalized their oil resources, in effect ensuring that profits from the sale of Iranian oil resources would not only benefit an imperialist Britain, but would also share the oil wealth back to the Iranian people. In response, a short two years later, the CIA staged a covert operation to overthrow the democratically elected Iranian government, installing the Fundamentalist Shah as a docile replacement. The CIA also trained the Shah's secret police force. In a short time, Iranians went from living as free and democratic people, to people living in constant fear of entrapment, rendition, torture, and execution at the hands of the puppet state's secret police. The oil flowed and so did the profits, but not for Iranians. Stories of interest to Canadians from the last decade: -Unprecedented growth in the Oil and Gas sector of the economy, backed by Canadian financial institutions and supported by Federal Governments under Paul Martin and Stephen Harper -Operation Kabriole -Maher Arar's illegal rendition and torture -RCMP unaccountability displayed at the inquiry into the death of Robert Dziekanski -Punishing truthers/whistleblowers e.g. Richard Colvin, with respect to Afghan detainees How does it all tie together? Hopefully someone will figure it out. Recent Federal Governments with strong ties to fossil fuel interests have helped create a Canada where a lack of environmental regulation, coupled with lax investment regulations have accelerated the growth of these non-sustainable industries. Over $140 Billion has been invested directly into Tar Sands development projects since 1997. Over $30 Billion has been invested into B.C. Natural Gas projects in the last 8 years. Plenty of grease to keep the political spin machine running. Operation Kabriole is the tale of a government willing to break its own laws, violating the charter rights of its citizens in order to protect multinational fossil fuel interests. Rather than simply following up with health studies about sour gas that the people of Peace River demanded, our government chose to plan a false flag terrorism operation in order to protect corporate interests from the very real harm their actions are causing to the health of the people and environment. Thats Wyatt Earp style law and order. As such the beneficiaries of such tactics should have their motives examined. The legal system offered no legal recourse for Ludwig to solve the real problems of his grandchildren being stillborn from exposure to sour gas, and his livestock dropping dead from exposure. Thanks in large part to Ludwigs protests, his community's awareness of the situation grew, the people were increasingly angry about the way their health concerns were being ignored and dismissed by Government. The community collectively caused difficulties for the Oil and Gas company's expansion plans by blocking and sabotaging roads used by AEC. Ludwig was singled out as the precipitator to the community's awareness and anger, thus he was chosen to be the target of entrapment and a false flag operation designed by the RCMP working in step with representatives of Alberta's Oil and Gas industry. At the time Canada's reputation as a Human Rights protector nation was so solid, most people dismissed the allegations of false flags and entrapment as media hype. Maher Arar's secret rendition and torture highlighted a federal government indifferent to the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms. They planted seeds of fear while arguing "the nation's security" trumped Maher Arar's Canadian constitutional rights. They not only violated his Canadian charter rights, but internationally established human rights as well. The world disagreed with our governments' actions and condemned them. Our government told us it was justified because a video of Osama was giving them nightmares. The world noticed Canada's slipping stance on protecting civil liberties this time. The inquiry of RCMP conduct in the Robert Dziekanski case shamefully highlighted that even when damning videotaped evidence of their own misconduct is shown to the world, truth is something the RCMP has trouble facing. To serve and protect their own rank and file seems to trump the duty to serve and protect all Canadians. The rest of the world noticed Canada again. As a routine matter of doing his job, Canadian diplomat Richard Colvin reported on Canada's violation of the Geneva Convention vis a vis Afghan Detainee renditions, abuse, and torture. The federal Government's response to this situation was a character assasination of the whistleblower, and outright denial of the allegations. Their position crumbled when one of our own generals backed up Colvin's testimony. When these avenues of character assassination and denial failed, the government changed their position suggesting that Canadians don't really care about what happens to Afghans anyways. Indeed, the rest of the world noticed Canada again. And there was no-one left to notice, when they come for us.

That was a good movie!