Monday, September 30, 2019

Hunter Biden China business drawing new scrutiny - Washington Times

Hunter Biden China business drawing new scrutiny - Washington Times:
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Scrutiny of business deals by former Vice President Joseph R. Biden’s son Hunter now includes his joint venture with a Chinese government entity to buy a U.S. automotive technology company with potential military applications.
The ease with which the 2015 transaction was approved by the Obama administration alarmed Senate Finance Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley, who is looking into whether the Obama-Biden White House intervened in the process.

The way we were-----Funny How Time Slips Away By Jimmy Elledge

Boob-tube-----Lost in Space TV promo (1965)

Chernobyl Wildlife Thriving as Scientists Find Exclusion Zone Full of Animals

Chernobyl Wildlife Thriving as Scientists Find Exclusion Zone Full of Animals
"The word "Chernobyl" likely conjures up eerie images of buildings long-abandoned by residents who fled the nuclear fallout.
Image result for CHERNOBYL WILDLIFE But the area in Ukraine is far from deserted, as evidenced by a study showing how a wide variety of animals, from eagles to otters, live there.
After the Chernobyl power plant exploded in 1986, causing what is generally regarded as the worst nuclear disaster in history, humans abandoned an area spanning 1,000 square miles north of Kiev, known as the exclusion zone.
Since then, scientists have been fascinated by the animals that might inhabit this desolate pocket of Ukraine bordering Belarus.
..."We've seen evidence of a diversity of wildlife in the CEZ through our previous research, but this is the first time that we've seen white-tailed eagles, American mink and river otter on our cameras," commented James Beasley, co-author of the new study and associate professor at the Savannah River Ecology Laboratory and the Warnell School of Forestry and Natural Resources..."
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To Help the Poor, Focus on Poverty Reduction Rather than Inequality--Dan Mitchell | International Liberty

Dan Mitchell | International Liberty
"To Help the Poor, Focus on Poverty Reduction Rather than Inequality
"Here’s a simple quiz to determine whether you should support a candidate like Bernie Sanders or Elizabeth Warren: Would you embrace a policy that increased income for poor Americans by 10 percent if it also happened to increase income for rich Americans by 15 percent?
Normal people automatically say yes. After all, they don’t resent rich people and they want lower-income people to enjoy better living standards.
Some of our left-leaning friends (including at the IMF!), however, are so fixated on inequality that they are willing to deprive the poor so long as higher-income people have even larger losses (Margaret Thatcher nailed them on this issue).
Let’s look at some analysis of this issue....
...Let’s close with a chart from Mark Perry showing that ever-greater numbers of Americans are climbing the income ladder.
P.S. This data from China is the most powerful and persuasive that I’ve seen on why growth matters far more than inequality...
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Tucker Says Democrats Are Now ‘Too Radical To Win A Conventional Election’ | The Daily Caller

Image result for wikicommons images Democrats running for president 2020Tucker Says Democrats Are Now ‘Too Radical To Win A Conventional Election’ | The Daily Caller:

“How many self-righteous lectures are we going to hear about national security, delivered by the very people who gave us open borders and an endless string of pointless wars?” Carlson continued, arguing that Democrats didn’t care at all about national security. “There is no moral component to any of this. They saw an opening to grab power and they are taking it.”

The Coming Ice Age | Harper's Magazine

The Coming Ice Age | Harper's Magazine
"ARTICLE — From the September 1958 issue
A true scientific detective story-By Betty Friedan
See the source imageHow a rising of the ocean waters may flood most of our port cities within the foreseeable future — and why it will be followed by the growth of a vast glacier which may eventually cover much of Europe and North America.
THIS is the story of two scientists, who started five years ago — with a single radiocarbon clue from the ocean bottom and a wild hunch — to track down one of the earth’s great unsolved mysteries: What caused the ancient ice ages? 
Their search led over many continents and seas, to drowned rivers and abandoned mountain caves, into far-removed branches of science.
It took them down through recorded history, from the stone tablets of primitive man to contemporary newspaper headlines..."
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Canada?!!-----Sewage controversy in Greater Victoria finally circled the drain in 2016 | CBC News

Sewage controversy in Greater Victoria finally circled the drain in 2016 | CBC News

  • Sewage said to be changing ecosystem

B.C. is the Canadian province which dumps the most untreated sewage into rivers and oceans.
In 2015, 82.3 billion litres were dumped province-wide. 
Sewage dumped into the Juan de Fuca Strait from places like the CRD accounted for 24.8 billion litres of that total...
He said the decades of dumping have created changes in the ocean, including dead zones, over the last 10 years.
...Washington State residents have long been frustrated with the practise, and in 2015the Seattle Times published an editorial calling for a boycott of tourism to the city..."
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Lunch video-----What’s Fact & What’s Fiction in Climate Change Debate—Gregory Wrightston...

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Study Finds Transgender Athletes Have Advantages In Women’s Sports, Even After 12 Months Of Hormone Therapy | The Daily Caller

Image result for free clip art runnersStudy Finds Transgender Athletes Have Advantages In Women’s Sports, Even After 12 Months Of Hormone Therapy | The Daily Caller:

The study, a preprint version of which was posted online Thursday, is just the latest scientific indication that female athletes are at a disadvantage when forced to compete against males who identify as transgender women.
A paper published in the Journal of Medical Ethics in June found that male athletes who identify as transgender women have an “intolerable” advantage over their female competitors, even after suppressing testosterone levels.

"Hate has no place here"-----NYC bans residents from saying phrases 'go back to your country' and 'illegal alien'

NYC bans residents from saying phrases 'go back to your country' and 'illegal alien'
"New York City announced it is now illegal for residents of the city to threaten to call U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement on their neighbors, along with a ban on the phrases "go back to your country" and "illegal alien."
...The NYC Commission of Human Rights said they were issuing new law enforcement guidelines based on both forms of "discrimination." 
The guidelines also stated that "derogatory use of the term 'illegal alien,' and discrimination based on limited English proficiency are unlawful discriminatory treatment."...
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#1 Movie this week 1958-----Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (1958) Official Trailer 1 - Elizabeth Taylor, Paul...

The end of the UK-----Politicians Call for Wales to Be Transformed Into World's First Migrant 'Sanctuary'

Politicians Call for Wales to Be Transformed Into World's First Migrant 'Sanctuary'
"Politicians in Wales are campaigning to transform the country into the world’s first “nation of sanctuary” for “refugees and asylum seekers”.
The Welsh Assembly’s Equality, Local Government and Communities Committee has published a report which chairman John Griffiths (Labour) hopes will help advance the Welsh Government’s goal of becoming a sanctuary, a commitment agreed in principle in 2012.
...“The constant news cycle of images and stories of people escaping war and persecution in Syria, Iraq and other countries brings home the tragedy of current world events and the stories people have told us during this inquiry have been both harrowing and distressing but ultimately inspiring,” said Griffiths.
“It is critical that there is the right support available to [migrants] when they reach Wales so that they can participate fully in Welsh life and have fulfilling lives in their new communities.”
Pleased to support "Wales to become a Nation of Sanctuary" event at Senedd today

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The opposition Welsh separatist party, Plaid Cymru, is also in favour of turning Wales into a migrant sanctuary, with leader Leanne Wood having promoted the policy for a number of years..."
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And this: https://muskegonpundit.blogspot.com/2013/06/wales-police-order-removal-of-obey-our.html

#1 This day 1961-----Bobby Vee - Take Good Care Of My Baby - 1961

Tom Brady's Popularity Stems From the 'Latest Wave of White Rage and White Supremacy' Professor Claims

Image result for Tom Brady FamilyTom Brady's Popularity Stems From the 'Latest Wave of White Rage and White Supremacy' Professor Claims
"New England Patriot quarterback Tom Brady is one of the most accomplished and decorated NFL stars of all time, but Kyle Kusz, an associate professor of kinesiology at the University of Rhode Island has a much different take on the 42-year-old.
According to Campus Reform, Kusz does not think Brady's popularity stems from his six Superbowl titles but instead due to white supremacy and white male rage.
..."Quarterback Tom Brady has gained popularity due to the 'latest wave of white rage and white supremacy,'" wrote Kusz.
According to Kusz, this popularity began with the election of former President Barack Obama, parallel to "a disturbing racial reaction among white conservatives in response to the idea that a black man would be [president]."...
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And this: https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/ShowRatings.jsp?tid=190178

Sooo, they want YOU to pay the cost?


Federal judge vetoes 'heckler's veto' in abortion case - WND

Federal judge vetoes 'heckler's veto' in abortion case - WND:
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The law allow authorities to "silence constitutionally protected speech ... on the basis of a third party's reaction to the speech," ACLJ explained.
It's been characterized as a "heckler's veto," meaning authorities can shut down someone's speech if another person claims to have been offended.

The Power of Comprehensive Policy Reform: Lessons for Ontario from Michigan | Fraser Institute

The Power of Comprehensive Policy Reform: Lessons for Ontario from MichiganThe Power of Comprehensive Policy Reform: Lessons for Ontario from Michigan | Fraser Institute
Summary
  • In recent years, Ontario has experienced weak overall economic performance and rising public debt. Further, the province has seen its manufacturing sector—once a primary driver of growth in the province—decline substantially.
  • By comparison, the American state of Michigan—which has historically underperformed Ontario economically, has experienced a surge of economic and employment growth.
  • This study compares the economic performance of Ontario and Michigan in recent years, examining a broad range of indicators including aggregate economic growth per person, private sector job creation, and fiscal outcomes (specifically the growth in public debt). On each of these indicators, Michigan has outperformed Ontario in recent years.
  • The start of Michigan’s recent economic turnaround was contemporaneous with the implementation of a robust and comprehensive pro-growth policy reform agenda which included both tax relief and spending reductions.

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History for September 30

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William Wrigley, Jr. 1861 - Chewing gum tycoon, Deborah Kerr (Trimmer) 1921 - Actress ("The King and I", "Separate Tables"), Truman Capote (Streckfus Persons) 1924 - Writer (In Cold Blood, Other Voices, Breakfast at Tiffany's), actor
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Angie Dickinson 1931 - Actress (Police Woman, Cassie and Company), Johnny Mathis 1935 - Singer, Marilyn McCoo 1943 - Singer (5th Dimension), TV hostess (Solid Gold)
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1938 - The Munich Conference ended with a decision to appease Adolf Hitler. Britain, and France allowed Czechoslovakia's Sudetenland to be annexed by the Nazis.
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1954 - The U.S. Navy commissioned the Nautilus submarine at Groton, CT. It was the first atomic-powered vessel. The submarine had been launched on January 21, 1954.
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Sunday, September 29, 2019

Ex-ICE director bulldozes through Democrats' talking points on immigration in fiery testimony - TheBlaze

Ex-ICE director bulldozes through Democrats' talking points on immigration in fiery testimony - TheBlaze:
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Former ICE Director Thomas Homan once again bulldozed through the political talking points of the left on immigration during fiery testimony in Congress on Thursday.
Homan shot down criticism from Rep. Pramila Jayapal (D-Wash.) against the Trump administration for re-ordering funds to pay for his much promised border wall.

The way we were-----Funny How Time Slips Away By Jimmy Elledge

Boob-tube-----MEDIC CIVIL DEFENSE TV SHOW "FLASH OF DARKNESS" 1955 28262

HUNTER BIDEN'S Ex Claims He Spent His Money on Prostitutes and Drugs - Two Months After Navy Dumped Him for Drugs He Was Put on Board of Burisma Holdings

HUNTER BIDEN'S Ex Claims He Spent His Money on Prostitutes and Drugs - Two Months After Navy Dumped Him for Drugs He Was Put on Board of Burisma Holdings

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  • The Wall Street Journal reported in October of 2014 that the Vice President’s son, Hunter Biden, was released from the Navy for cocaine use.
  • There was no stopping the Biden’s however.  A couple months later, young Biden was on the Board of the largest gas and oil company in the Ukraine making $50,000 a month, an exorbitant amount for a Board member at any company.  According to Business Insider –

...Hunter also said he only had one brief conversation with his father about Burisma which did not go into substantive details about the deal. 
Joe Biden has said he learned about his son’s role at the company from news reports.
Hunter Biden’s ex says he spent all of their money on prostitutes and drugs.
And he left his wife for an affair with his deceased brother’s wife..."
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Half the 600,000 residents aided by NYC Care are undocumented immigrants

NYC Care: Comprehensive health care plan has its skeptics

  • Half the 600,000 residents aided by NYC Care are undocumented immigrants

See the source image"The comprehensive health care plan unveiled by New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio...
..."This is the city paying for direct comprehensive care (not just ERs) for people who can’t afford it, or can’t get comprehensive Medicaid - including 300,000 undocumented New Yorkers," Eric Phillips, spokesman for de Blasio, boasted on Twitter.
State Assemblywoman Nicole Malliotakis, a Republican representing parts of Brooklyn and Staten Island, criticized the proposal as an example of de Blasio using city coffers "like his personal ATM."
"How about instead of giving free health care to 300,000 citizens of other countries, you lower property taxes for our senior citizens who are being forced to sell the homes they’ve lived in for decades because they can’t afford to pay your 44 percent increase in property taxes?" she said..."
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Report: Affidavit From Ukrainian Prosecutor Says Joe Biden Wanted Him Out Over Burisma Investigation | The Daily Caller

Image result for Flicker commons images Joe BidenReport: Affidavit From Ukrainian Prosecutor Says Joe Biden Wanted Him Out Over Burisma Investigation | The Daily Caller:

An affidavit from a Ukrainian prosecutor says former Vice President Joe Biden wanted him removed because of an investigation into Burisma Holdings, where Biden’s son, Hunter, had a seat on the board of directors.

"Researcher prove it!-----The Misogyny of Climate Deniers | The New Republic

The Misogyny of Climate Deniers | The New Republic
"Why do right-wing men hate Greta Thunberg and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez so much? 
Researchers have some troubling answers to that question.
...As Thunberg approached America, she was followed by a tsunami of male rage. 
...While these examples might feel like mere coincidence to some, the idea that white men would lead the attacks on Greta Thunberg is consistent with a growing body of research linking gender reactionaries to climate-denialism—some of the research coming from Thunberg’s own country. 
Researchers at Sweden’s Chalmers University of Technology, which recently launched the world’s first academic research center to study climate denialism, have for years been examining a link between climate deniers and the anti-feminist far-right..."
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Gonna be ugly!-----Extraordinarily Heated Fall and Winter a Certainty… – IMAO

Extraordinarily Heated Fall and Winter a Certainty… – IMAO
… due to the bonfire of inanities that will be kindled by liberals and — I mean, of — the press between now and February:
2020
February
February 3 (Monday)•Iowa caucuses (D, R)
February 11 (Tuesday)•New Hampshire primaries (D, R)
February 15 (Saturday)•South Carolina primary (R)
February 22 (Saturday)•Nevada caucus (D)
February 25 (Tuesday)•Nevada caucus (R)
February 29 (Saturday)•South Carolina primary (D)

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March 3 (Super Tuesday):
•Alabama primaries (D, R)
•Alaska convention (R)
•American Samoa caucus (D)
•Arkansas primaries (D, R)
•California primaries (D, R)
•Colorado primaries (D, R)
•Massachusetts primaries (D, R)
•Minnesota primaries (D, R)
•Maine primaries
•North Carolina primaries (D, R)
•Oklahoma primaries (D, R)
•Tennessee primaries (D, R)
•Texas primaries (D, R)
•Utah primaries (D, R)
•Vermont primaries (D, R)
•Virginia primaries (D, R)
•Democrats Abroad primary (through March 10)

March 10 (Tue) Michigan

And on and on...

Lunch video-----The Church of Climatology

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ABC News Bungles Report That White House Set Preconditions For Trump-Zelensky Meeting | The Daily Caller

Image result for wikicommons images ABC LogoABC News Bungles Report That White House Set Preconditions For Trump-Zelensky Meeting | The Daily Caller:

ABC News added a major correction to a would-be bombshell report Wednesday that said the Trump administration required Ukraine’s president to discuss Joe Biden as a precondition to meet with President Donald Trump.

Donald Trump at High Noon

Donald Trump at High Noon
"The classic Western film High Noon, released in 1952, offers a compelling analogy to the Trump presidency.  
Set in New Mexico territory sometime in the late 1800s, it starred Gary Cooper as Marshal Will Kane and Grace Kelly as Amy.
...He returns to Hadleyville and attempts to deputize other men in the town to help him face off the murderers. 
But not one of the townsmen will agree to help.  
They are all cowards (Republicans) in fear of their lives, or they are friends and admirers of the outlaw Frank Miller and want to welcome him back to the town (Democrats).  
Bottom line?  
Not one man will stand with Kane or defend the peace and safety he has brought to their town.  
All the men he's tried to recruit only want Kane to leave; they think if he's not there, there will be no trouble, rather like those who want to dispense with ICE, DHS, and the police.  
No law enforcement, no crime.  
Sure.  
We all know how that goes.  
Like The Magnificent Seven, this film, too, proves the age-old truth that submission to evil brings only violence and grief.  
It is generally "toxic" masculinity that saves the day..."
...Do Not Forsake Me Oh My Darling was the theme song from High Noon
That lyric is as apt now as it was then. 
Trump is constantly forsaken by the people who, if they had a spine, should be fighting as hard for him as he fights for us, for the country. 
Did they listen to his speech at the UN? 
This man is a great President..."
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The new "experts"!


WHY WOULD ANYONE BELIEVE THEM NOW?---- Cause - Posts

NoBull Cause - Posts
WHY WOULD ANYONE BELIEVE THEM NOW?
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Here are the 41 climate disaster predictions from 1967 to 2005:
1967: Dire Famine Forecast By 1975
1969: Everyone Will Disappear In a Cloud Of Blue Steam By 1989 (1969)
1970: Ice Age By 2000
1970: America Subject to Water Rationing By 1974 and Food Rationing By 1980
1970: Urban Citizens Will Require Gas Masks by 1985
1970: Nitrogen buildup Will Make All Land Unusable
1970: Decaying Pollution Will Kill all the Fish
1970s: Killer Bees!
1971: New Ice Age Coming By 2020 or 2030
1972: New Ice Age By 2070
1974: Space Satellites Show New Ice Age Coming Fast
1974: Another Ice Age?
1974: Ozone Depletion a ‘Great Peril to Life
1976: Scientific Consensus Planet Cooling, Famines imminent
1978: No End in Sight to 30-Year Cooling Trend
1980: Acid Rain Kills Life In Lakes
1988: Regional Droughts (that never happened) in 1990s
1988: Temperatures in DC Will Hit Record Highs
1988: Maldive Islands will Be Underwater by 2018 (they’re not)
1989: Rising Sea Levels will Obliterate Nations if Nothing Done by 2000
1989: New York City’s West Side Highway Underwater by 2019 (it’s not)
2000: Children Won’t Know what Snow Is
2002: Famine In 10 Years If We Don’t Give Up Eating Fish, Meat, and Dairy
2004: Britain will Be Siberia by 2024
2008: Arctic will Be Ice Free by 2018
2008: Climate Genius Al Gore Predicts Ice-Free Arctic by 2013
2009: Climate Genius Prince Charles Says we Have 96 Months to Save World
2009: UK Prime Minister Says 50 Days to ‘Save The Planet From Catastrophe’
2009: Climate Genius Al Gore Moves 2013 Prediction of Ice-Free Arctic to 2014
2013: Arctic Ice-Free by 2015
2014: Only 500 Days Before ‘Climate Chaos’
1968: Overpopulation Will Spread Worldwide
1970: World Will Use Up All its Natural Resources
1966: Oil Gone in Ten Years
1972: Oil Depleted in 20 Years
1977: Department of Energy Says Oil will Peak in 90s
1980: Peak Oil In 2000
1996: Peak Oil in 2020
2002: Peak Oil in 2010
2006: Super Hurricanes!
2005 : Manhattan Underwater by 2015

#1 This day 1957-----Elvis Presley - Jailhouse Rock (Music Video)

Liberals are helpless?-----Poll: What Americans Think Cause Wealth and Poverty | Cato @ Liberty

Poll: What Americans Think Cause Wealth and Poverty | Cato @ Liberty
"...Overall, most Americans tend to believe that wealthy people gain their wealth through the choices they make, such as working hard and being ambitious...
...Ideological Divide
Liberals say wealth and poverty are largely due to chance. 
Conversely, conservatives believe wealth and poverty are largely due to personal choices.
  • Strong liberals say the top reasons for people’s wealth: family connections (48%), inheritance (40%), and getting lucky (31%)
  • Strong conservatives say top reasons for people’s wealth: hard work (62%), ambition (47%), self-discipline (45%)
What causes wealth? Liberals emphasize external forces, conservatives focus on personal agency
  • Strong liberals say the top causes of poverty are discrimination (51%), an unfair economic system (48%), and lack of educational opportunities (48%)
  • Strong conservatives say the top causes of poverty are poor life choices (60%), a lack of work ethic (52%), breakdown of families (47%), and drugs and alcohol (47%)...
What causes poverty? Liberals emphasize external forces; conservatives focus on personal agency
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Smoke will clear.


Former NSA Chief Of Staff Suggests Whistleblower Had Help From Congressional Democrats In Crafting Complaint | The Daily Caller

Former NSA Chief Of Staff Suggests Whistleblower Had Help From Congressional Democrats In Crafting Complaint | The Daily Caller:
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Former CIA officer and National Security Agency Chief of Staff Fred Fleitz is suggesting that the whistleblower accusing President Donald Trump of misconduct had help from lawyers and House Democrats in crafting his complaint.
He suggests the document is just too polished and has too much in common with the Democratic impeachment agenda — and a tweet from California Democratic Rep. Adam Schiff, who is also chairman of the House Intelligence Committee.

Consensus isn't Science; it's Politics.----Scientists Skeptical of Anthropogenic Global Warming

Scientists Skeptical of Anthropogenic Global Warming
Image may contain: textJohn Whitefisk Consensus isn't Science; it's Politics.

“I regard consensus science as an extremely pernicious development that ought to be stopped cold in its tracks.Historically, the claim of consensus has been the first refuge of scoundrels; it is a way to avoid debate by claiming that the matter is already settled. 

Whenever you hear the consensus of scientists agrees on something or other, reach for your wallet, because you're being had.Let's be clear: the work of science has nothing whatever to do with consensus. 
Consensus is the business of politics.Science, on the contrary, requires only one investigator who happens to be right, which means that he or she has results that are verifiable by reference to the real world. 
In science consensus is irrelevant. 
What is relevant is reproducible results.
The greatest scientists in history are great precisely because they broke with the consensus.There is no such thing as consensus science. 

If it's consensus, it isn't science. 
If it's science, it isn't consensus. Period.”
-- Michael Crichton

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History for September 29

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Miguel de Cervantes 1547, Horatio Nelson (England) 1758, Gene Autry 1907
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László Bíró 1899 - Inventor of the modern ballpoint pen, Jerry Lee Lewis 1935 - Musician, Andrew "Dice" Clay 1958
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1951 - The first network football game was televised by CBS-TV in color. The game was between the University of California and the University of Pennsylvania.
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1982 - In Chicago, IL, seven people died after taking capsules of Extra-Strength Tylenol that had been laced with cyanide. 264,000 bottles were recalled.
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