Mark H.

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Maybe, just maybe, there are cycles to earth's climate, that we don't even understand or get just yet. Like, why were the "dirty thirties" so dirty? Now, if there is a drought, it must be "man made climate change" that is causing it. But what caused the drought in the 30's? It wasn't man-made climate change. Perhaps, just perhaps, climates change naturally. But there's no $4 billion funding grants, and no fancy Paris parties to attend, if that's the case. So fear-mongering it is. I can answer this one: The Dirty 30's happened because of poor farming practices. When you're farming, dry/wet years are just part of the natural order of things. They busted up the prairie sod and then put very little back into it for decades. Whatever straw wasn't needed for livestock was burned, almost all stubble was burned. When a drier period (dirty thirties) came long, their top soil just disappeared. Moisture retention was almost zero, top soil retention was non-existent. Today we have practices such as zero tillage, crop rotation, shelter belts, crops that add more organic matter to the soil, and combines that chop the straw so it decomposes more readily. Basically, the dirty thirties happened because people didn't quite understand how to farm the prairies yet. When I see neighbours still burning stubble (unless it's because of disease) I wonder how much we've actually learned.

The entire deficit debate between the Cons and the Libs - you just can't make this stuff up! The reality is whichever party formed the government would have run a deficit. One promised no deficit at all, the other said 10 billion IMO, same manure, different barn

He had Steven Jyles, Michael Bishop, & Marcus Crandell all play qb for him in 2008. Being anywhere but dead last with that group is a testament to the quality of his work. Which raises a good point about QB injuries under Lapolice given the problems here. Both times he was fired by the Bombers a major reason was struggling to scheme to protect the QB, even with a good running game. Khari's career all but ended under him with the beating he took in 03, Buck was obviously fragile but didn't get much help, Jyles had an injury here at the end of 2010 that essentially ended his useful CFL career. How much can we rely on his time away to change his mentality? He had a lot of time to grow between 03 and 2010 and his offensive philosophy didn't seem a whole lot different. The O-line was definitely our achilles heel during the Milt, Khari, & Charlie years. They were easier to ignore with spectacular talent at the skill positions.

No surprise - no way do they win that majority without Gerald Butts at the helm

If the $$ will reduce carbon emissions and lead to a greater variety of energy sources, I for one will support that. Even if they had 0 impact on climate change, it's the simple fact that hydrocarbons are not renewable. The key will diversified energy resources in the future.

4.8 million down the drain? Or a sound investment?

You will always find people who don't practice what they preach. If you see a doctor or nurse smoking - will you go light one up?

There are a few areas of mass accumulation which are purely situational, as most glacial regions have suffered devastating loss of ice over the past few decades. And it isn't a matter of believing, it is a matter of observation, careful measurements, etc. Science is not trying to prove anything, it is just what it is - the reality of what is happening. But if one tries hard enough, it is easy enough to find the small anomalies that actually shows that the exception "proves" the rule - meaning to test.

Culture barrier, language barrier - new immigrants trying to find their way. Try to picture yourself in Syria or Palestine right now... My aunt used to manage an immigrant shelter in Winnipeg - it closed a few years ago. She'd like to give you a good piece of her mind right now...

You're still just scraping snow off the top of the mountain. The root of the problem are all the weapons and armoured vehicles being sold to wealthy countries in the Middle East. And North American support for governments who suppress minorities. Fight the battles we can win. I have a problem with who's fighting them - there's no real desire to fix the problems

You're still just scraping snow off the top of the mountain. The root of the problem are all the weapons and armoured vehicles being sold to wealthy countries in the Middle East. And North American support for governments who suppress minorities.

It comes down to optics. Remember Harper in '06 getting Emerson to cross the floor shortly after the election? There was more to the story but at that point optics were everything. Sometimes you wonder who's advising the PM...

$11 per hour with meals included is decent pay. It may also be full room and board - we don't have that info

#dougberry

By suing for only $50,000 you have a very good chance of settling out of court with the league.But there was no signed contract. Not even a handshake deal. Can an email hold up in court for "a contractual guartantee"? They might offer them something like 30K to avoid the hassle. Happens all the time and every two bit lawyer knows it.

The process will take two months longer than originally stated - I'm feeling snug, secure, warm and fuzzy.

Hmmm sounds like good pickup for Christmas

I'd rather not. It's of no consequence one way or the other.

Are we back to the dead cat issue again?

This is from September - before the election. Bringing in Syrian refugees by the end of 2015 has been in the works for a while. The Conservative government said Saturday it will speed up the processing of refugee applications in an effort to bring in "thousands more" Syrians and Iraqis by the end of 2015. Immigration Minister Chris Alexander said the new measures mean the 10,000 Syrian refugees the government previously promised to resettle in the next three years would instead be brought to Canada by September 2016 — "a full 15 months earlier than anticipated," he told reporters in the Toronto suburb of Scarborough. Syrians and Iraqis fleeing civil war and sectarian conflict will no longer have to prove they are convention refugees under the United Nations Refugee Agency, but will be presumed to be refugees by Canadian authorities for the purposes of vetting their applications. http://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/canada-election-2015-chris-alexander-refugees-1.3235415

If you really wanted to get someone into Canada why would you chose to do it through a long and haphazard refugee process when foreigners are entering Canada everyday through other channels? - we have tens of thousands of foreign students, many from the middle east. Ed Fast instituted a program last year to double that number (that's right, the Conservatives agreed that this was a worthwhile goal) - we invite thousands of foreign workers every year to fill temporary jobs in Canada - we have a regular immigrant program - the Conservative planned to bring in 285,000 this year. - last year 5212 tourist entered Canada from countries other than the US - 23,218 Iraqi refugees have already been settled in Canada (Yup - once again the conservatives did this and I didn't hear a single squawk from anyone while that was going on) - the Conservative government had agreed to take on 10,000 Syrian refugees - apparently no one thought that terrorists would arrive in the first 10,000

A fellow north of Teulon makes some decent Vodka. The man likes his produce fresh - and is willing to pay by the gallon.

You can get help for that

Due to the influence of a certain football forum, I also enjoy Bombay gin with a splash of 7 up and a dash of lime.