Egypt/Sudan – March 20
This diary is updated daily. New listings or amendments are marked *. All events/times provisional and in GMT . COMING EVENTS SUNDAY, MARCH 21 CAIRO – Egypt to host reconstruction conference for Darfur region of western Sudan. MONDAY, MARCH 22 Egypt/Sudan – March 20
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’science’s dirtiest secret: The “scientific method” of testing hypotheses by statistical analysis stands on a flimsy foundation.’
The quote in the headline is direct from this article in Science News for which I’ve posted an excerpt below. I found this article interesting for two reasons. 1- It challenges use of statistical methods that have come into question in climate science recently, such as Mann’s tree ring proxy hockey stick and the Stieg

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’science’s dirtiest secret: The “scientific method” of testing hypotheses by statistical analysis stands on a flimsy foundation.’
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If Obama wins the vote…
I don't know if Obamacare can be passed, and if it does, survive the legal fights it faces… But, whether it does or not… I think I'm ready for a citizen's revolt. One where I promise that whatever means the fed intends to use to force my compliance with its wishes, I will not comply. For instance, the IRS is part of this scheme to force me to buy insurance. I will refuse to answer thier questions. I will refuse to buy “insurance of their choice”, as well. Further, not only would I like to publish this, I'd like to… Original Article: Forum: News/Activism
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The Fat Lady Hasn’t Sung
House Democratic leaders are trying to create an aura of inevitability about their ability to pass health care. Yesterday, they trotted out two members, Rep. Bart Gordon of Tennessee and Betsy Markey of Colorado, who said they are switching their votes to favor the bill after voting “no” on the first version last November. They join Ohio Rep. Dennis Kucinich, who announced he would switch from “no” to “yes.” But largely lost in the coverage is the fact that Democrats also have to worry about more than 40 members who voted in favor of health care four months ago but… Original Article: Forum: News/Activism
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Ryan Phillippe Confirms Role in Big Valley Remake (Susan Sarandon replaces Barbara Stanwyck)
IMDB only has Sarandon, Phillippe, Bruce Dern and our very own Jason Alan Smith from Do Not Disturb listed as the attached cast, but in Phillippes latest interview he revealed that theres more people involved According to Phillippe, I think Im doing a Western in May, with Susan Sarandon, Billy Bob Thornton, Richard Dreyfuss [and] Bruce Dern, he said. Its called The Big Valley, which was a [television] series in the 60s, and so its sort of based on that. Original Article: Forum: News/Activism
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A doctor’s perpective of Obamacare – Healthcare delivery bankruptcy Please read
I have been a doctor for 19 years. 4 years in the Army and 15 years in private practice. I belong to a doctor owned group of approx 350 doctors in a multi-specialty practice. We employ 4000 people. In addition to being touted as one of the very best clinics in the nation (Acclaim Award winners) we have donated over a million dollars to the local city in grants, scholarships and charity. Regularly voted as top places to work by our employees. US healthcare at its very best. I am very proud of what we do and we provide tremendous… Original Article: Forum: News/Activism
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Healthcare delivery bankruptcy
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A Way Out of Soviet-Style Health Care (Milton Friedman)
Editor's note: The following is excerpted from an article with the same headline by Nobel Prize winning economist Milton Friedman that was published in the Wall Street Journal on April 17, 1996. Friedman died in 2006. A related editorial appears nearby: In a chapter in his novel “The Cancer Ward” titled “The Old Doctor,” Alexander Solzhenitsyn compares “private medical practice” with “universal, free, public health service” through the words of an elderly physician whose practice predated 1918. . . Mr. Solzhenitsyn himself had no personal experience on which to base his account and yet, in what I have long regarded… Original Article: Forum: News/Activism
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Gold falls sharply as dollar climbs
Gold futures on the COMEX Division of the New York Mercantile Exchange went sharply down on Friday as continued uncertainty about Greek debt crisis helped lift the dollar higher. Sliver and platinum both dropped. The most active gold contract for Ap Gold falls sharply as dollar climbs
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Remarks of President Obama Marking Nowruz
download Persian translation | download Arabic translation Today, I want to extend my best wishes to all who are celebrating Nowruz in the United States and around the world. On this New Year’s celebration, friends and …
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March 19, 2010 No Comments
Tata Motors May Sell Stake in Telcon Unit to Hitachi Mint Says
Tata Motors Ltd., India’s largestautomaker by revenue, may sell its 60 percent stake inconstruction equipment unit Telco Construction Equipment Co., orTelcon, to Japanese partner Hitachi Construction Machinery Co.,the Mint newspaper reported, citing Tata Motors May Sell Stake in Telcon Unit to Hitachi Mint Says
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Gold checkGold Stocks, Silver, Oil, Natural Gas & SPX Peaking?
I found that gold stocks tend to lead the price of gold so watching this gold stock index on the monthly, weekly and daily charts can provide me with short term tops and bottoms for trading gold bullion , GLD or DGP exchange traded funds …
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Why is the Loonie Beating the Aussie?
It sounds like the beginning to a bad joke, right? But seriously, why is the Canadian Dollar (aka Loonie) beating the Australian Dollar (AUD) when the two currencies are placed head-to-head? The currency markets tend to …
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