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South American nation Venezuela tops the list, followed closely by Saudi Arabia.And, CANADA, the Saudi Arabia of North America comes in at number 3Think I'm kidding with the comparison. Certainly, I am not! Canada is Saudi Arabia in more ways then just oil inventory. Bad governance. Largely impoverished populace thanks to plunder by elites within and outside of the country.Just like Saudi Arabia Canada’s populace gets no benefit from the nations resource wealth.Unlike Norway.

TechcrunchBefore you read this article- Let's pause and reflect on a few facts: - Don’t count on any government to act in YOUR best interest.-No one will save you, but you and each of us doing our part as individuals cooperating collectively to maintain our privacy and our human dignity.-Because interested parties want these all intrusive devices to proliferate to the point where we don’t have a second of privacy over out entire life time, doesn’t mean it has to happen- We can reject o

Why am I posting this so called ‘science’ article? From ‘science daily’After reading this I asked myself two questionsIs this science?Or is this Scientism? Keep in mind that I am NO fan of "isms"Scientism defined:

 “Scientism is a matter of putting too high a value on natural science in comparison with other branches of learning or culture.”

Science and a presentation of it as infallible, moral and all knowing, is religion.

 H/T Henrik and Red Ice Radio A very worthwhile listen! Take the time, please.

 A very interesting read!Greece should issue it's own public currency.The ECB, however, is less enamoured of the idea, for what should be the most obvious reason.  It would be a publicly issued currency outside the grasp of global private central bankersEkathimerini

So far, it’s been a cool spring. In fact we are headed for a consecutive run of  below freezing temps.- 1 C or 30 F. Heading towards the end of April... Yahoo? Not!Thankfully the crocus have made it out.Daffodils have yet to show their teapot/saucer blooms, though, they usually appear in March.Here again like last year- NO leaves on the trees. Buds, yes. Leaves, no.It’s April 21/2015. We are again about a month behind. Hopefully by May we will have leaves on the trees?

Being a bit under the weather yesterday & today, I'm just going to make a quick post while apologizing for not addressing the comments- Sorry :(But, thanks for leaving them :)An interesting read via Bloomberg & if anyone wants to offer up some insights, well, that would be very much appreciated! Bloomberg

ISIS: A Social network or Terrorist network? Haaretz-By Zvi Bar'el :

Interesting interview via DW

 I will highlight an interesting couple of sentences near the end...How accurate this reporting is, I'm not sure. It seems entirely plausible. Haven't delved into it deeply enough, but the last paragraph just flabbergasted me! How could the tool at the Guardian write that sentence with a straight face? Seriously.