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They aren't here today unless they are real keeners. It's lunar new year and everyone is home with their family. But if you are stuck working 恭禧发财  ;)

This is a problem. We are not controlling the message on some very serious issues. We have been left out in the cold since 2005 and if we get caught in this tug of war both sides will use us for headlines then throw us away. As we got into before the thread got derailed the NVC was not a...

I simply meant veteran as a legal term. My apologies if that was unclear. Someone who served and cannot use civilian workplace injury legislation and needs go through Veterans Affairs. Generally if identical injuries happened in a civilian workplace the payout would be 10 times or more what VAC...

Perhaps we should just use veteran as a term for anyone who served and has to use VAC if they get grievously hurt. It's not like you can sue the army or go to WSIB like civvies. Some seem to be labouring under the assumption that the problems with the current system are an oversight or a...

Old vets didn't seem to care when we were enduring the New Veterans Charter. Perhaps now would be a good time to unite as they are on the chopping block now. Old and new vets together at a media event being respectful, disciplined and on message would be impossible to ignore.

Every time an ombudsman speaks up in the slightest he gets fired. If we went that route he would not be allowed to speak to the media. We need to take control of our message since it seems others are trying to hijack it. What are the specific ombudsman recommendations we should be addressing?

Our needs are getting hijacked by political partisanship. I can't disagree that the current government is screwing us over like every recent government of any party. If we don't get our own action plan and figure out what we want we will be used by all parties and be tainted in the process. That...

Fantino has a reputation for ramming through very unpopular budget cuts regardless of consequences. Perhaps that is why he was given the portfolio in the first place. He may be out there to absorb the heat. If he can keep his job after this that is most likely...

http://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/veterans-in-ottawa-to-fight-service-cuts-upset-over-fantino-meeting-1.2513837 Waiting them to death is the new policy. Veterans in Ottawa to fight service cuts upset over Fantino meeting Veterans who were in Ottawa to lobby against the closing of their...

Hmmmm, exactly the same messaging they used when they introduced the New Veterans Charter. The NVC did save a lot of taxpayer money.

I gave up on Israel when they killed Major Paeta Hess-von Kruedener(PPCLI) in an "apparently deliberate action". Not my words, that is the UN after action report. Palestine can't be occupied forever. Israel fell in AD 70. You can't leave for 1800 years and then come back and kick out the present...

The thymosin beta 4 was inconclusive. It burns a fair bit when injected, similar to vitamin B6 (pH 3 IIRC) but even stronger. I felt fatigued and had some mild headaches while taking it. The inflammation diminished in my joints. I thought it was doing very little and I was gaining weight. When I...

The only weird thing about LED's is they cannot radiate heat . They can only dissipate heat by convection. So they can't be put in sealed fixtures or they will overheat and die early. This is why they have substantial heat sinks. As to O'Leary thinking it's fantastic that 85 people own more...

For most of history marriage was about property. Your wife was not even a person under the law. She was baby making livestock that you owned and could beat whenever you wished. You did not need to look after the kids your slaves or concubines popped out. For a large parts of history you could...

1859:  Married women can own property in Canada, but they cannot sell it. Sale of the property requires the agreement of the woman and her husband. 1872:  The Married Women’s Property Act of Ontario  gives a married woman the right to her own wage earnings free from her husband’s control...

No one has ever figured out how to have capitalism and full employment. There seems to be no way to have full employment and free markets. Since unemployment and cyclical economic highs and lows are inevitable with the current system a safety net like mandatory employment insurance seems...

I don't care for the Home Depot LED bulbs. They are a generation behind and overpriced. IKEA has stepped up with some decent dimmable LEDs. The 10 watt perform exactly like a 60w bulb. Inside a frosted(but not sealed) fixture I can't tell the difference. They are much more durable than CFL's...

Far too much of the environmental agenda comes from California. There every watt of heat has to be countered by an air conditioner and they often use 100% of the available surface water. They also drain more from their aquifers than they replace annually. These are huge issues there. In Canada...

What a can of worms to have cracked open close to an election. The Conservative base will want it recriminalized. Whatever you do even the most thoughtful compromise will piss off huge swaths of voters. Almost best to ignore it and let it become legal.

Starting some thymosin beta 4 at 2mg a day. I'll let you know how it goes. Tβ4 has regenerated brain, heart and corneas so far in clinical trials. http://www.regenerx.com/wt/page/pr_1280346659