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- May 30th, 2016, 10:35 am
- Forum: Sciences and pseudo-science
- Topic: GM and the Greens
- Replies: 243
- Views: 27357
Re: GM and the Greens
Monsanto and several US companies -especially chemical, oil and pharma, are extremely powerful lobbyists with the US and EU establishment. It is very difficult to distinguish genuine -or not- press articles. Cynically speaking: rather than their power we have to dread their counterparts, i.e. their ...
- April 25th, 2016, 3:03 pm
- Forum: Humanism, secularism, freethought...
- Topic: Good video links
- Replies: 233
- Views: 69751
Re: Good video links
The Friendly Atheist posted this today. I like it. It speaks volumes of good sense and it made me smile. Thanks! I see that people have the same thoughts irrespective of their Country's policy. Alas, some countries (theocracies) try to imbue one single policy into their nationals, generating androi...
- January 13th, 2016, 2:44 pm
- Forum: Miscellaneous Discussions...
- Topic: Charlie Hebdo attack
- Replies: 118
- Views: 12141
Re: Charlie Hebdo attack
...and mind, how do Catholics reconcile "inclusion and regard" with the fact to have named saints as protectors of wars (Saint Barbara patron saint of armourers, artillerymen, military engineers).
- January 2nd, 2016, 10:45 am
- Forum: Social Club
- Topic: Solstice
- Replies: 110
- Views: 44780
Re: Solstice
Unbelievable, I am not able to identity this place where, I'm sure, Fia recently showed me around.
- December 22nd, 2015, 1:08 pm
- Forum: Social Club
- Topic: Solstice
- Replies: 110
- Views: 44780
Re: Solstice
A new solar cycle has begun, day-light will increase by the day so will the happiness of my friends, ....at least, that is what I hope. 
- September 18th, 2015, 2:10 pm
- Forum: Religion
- Topic: Dawkins and Hitchins planning to arrest the Pope!
- Replies: 139
- Views: 15833
Re: Dawkins and Hitchins planning to arrest the Pope!
Years on. the pope now is Francisco. Not sure if last news (yesterday) has already reached you. New declaration: "the woman is no more a tempter inducing into sin" ...."as it was a woman who gave birth to Jesus...". However, I have a problem to grasp the "epiphany": wasn't Jesus conceived by the sai...
- August 10th, 2015, 3:56 pm
- Forum: Miscellaneous Discussions...
- Topic: The future of Government (if any)
- Replies: 3234
- Views: 224710
- August 10th, 2015, 3:53 pm
- Forum: Sciences and pseudo-science
- Topic: GM and the Greens
- Replies: 243
- Views: 27357
Re: GM and the Greens
I wrote "copyrighted" when I should have said "patented". Re,: "Considering the amount of time, money and effort that it takes to create a plant through traditional methods that has the traits and qualities that the breeder desires, it makes sense to protect the investment through a patent". My posi...
- August 9th, 2015, 5:35 pm
- Forum: Sciences and pseudo-science
- Topic: GM and the Greens
- Replies: 243
- Views: 27357
Re: GM and the Greens
Can anyone explain why the fruit that I buy at supermarkets today, be it apple, peer, peach.....taste all the same (i.e. light pumpkin taste)? I could as well buy the cheapest ....given the "equated" taste!
- August 9th, 2015, 5:27 pm
- Forum: Sciences and pseudo-science
- Topic: GM and the Greens
- Replies: 243
- Views: 27357
Re: GM and the Greens
The statement from the Scottish Government: GM crop ban I firmly believe that GM policy in Scotland should be guided by what's best for our economy Not science, then? Alan, let me say that "health" should come in prominence. Besides, I don't like the fact that often semences are "copyrighted" and u...
- July 27th, 2015, 4:17 pm
- Forum: Sciences and pseudo-science
- Topic: GM and the Greens
- Replies: 243
- Views: 27357
Re: GM and the Greens
Thank you Alan, this info is much interesting. 
- July 21st, 2015, 9:08 pm
- Forum: Sciences and pseudo-science
- Topic: GM and the Greens
- Replies: 243
- Views: 27357
Re: GM and the Greens
I'd be happy enough with a situation where traditional foods with a long track record of safety were exempted from testing, where foods known to be poisonous were banned, and where novel foods required safety assessments. I don't think I'd complain either if novel foods which contained genetically ...
- July 17th, 2015, 7:32 am
- Forum: Sciences and pseudo-science
- Topic: GM and the Greens
- Replies: 243
- Views: 27357
Re: GM and the Greens
Dear friends, I have swiftly read your entries (extremely busy these days) about this topic and I feel to express the following thought/opinion: 1- we should start with a premise that "natural food" in the meaning of food presented to us by nature and natural selection needs no testing for the simpl...
- July 16th, 2015, 9:43 am
- Forum: Miscellaneous Discussions...
- Topic: The future of Government (if any)
- Replies: 3234
- Views: 224710
Re: The future of Government (if any)
https://62e528761d0685343e1c-f3d1b99a743ffa4142d9d7f1978d9686.ssl.cf2.rackcdn.com/files/88355/width668/image-20150714-21734-1mrybsi.jpg Comfortable? Sang Tan / AP/Press Association Images Bad news week for BBC as Murdoch press sharpens claws John Jewell, Cardiff University It’s to be yet another we...
- July 13th, 2015, 10:44 am
- Forum: Miscellaneous Discussions...
- Topic: Charlie Hebdo attack
- Replies: 118
- Views: 12141
- June 21st, 2015, 6:11 pm
- Forum: Social Club
- Topic: Solstice
- Replies: 110
- Views: 44780
Re: Solstice
Happy Solstice from far away "The Alps' highs" where I can monitor you all .....supposing absence of clouds, i.e. never!
- February 15th, 2015, 4:57 pm
- Forum: Miscellaneous Discussions...
- Topic: Charlie Hebdo attack
- Replies: 118
- Views: 12141
Re: Charlie Hebdo attack
"They cannot kill all of us" To perpetrate this savagery I suspect the shooter (or the organization) must have gained info from a source; Twitter? Fb? Public event news? What I fear is that this sort of organizations may produce intelligence (names of people to be hit) just snooping through social ...
- February 11th, 2015, 1:43 pm
- Forum: Miscellaneous Discussions...
- Topic: Communications Capabilities Development Programme
- Replies: 19
- Views: 2117
- February 11th, 2015, 10:58 am
- Forum: Miscellaneous Discussions...
- Topic: Communications Capabilities Development Programme
- Replies: 19
- Views: 2117
Re: Communications Capabilities Development Programme
Thanks. Where was I supposed to write?Alan H wrote:Odd that you posted that here, Elio, but Skype is pretty good much of the time. Never heard of TeamSpeak.
- February 10th, 2015, 3:03 pm
- Forum: Miscellaneous Discussions...
- Topic: Communications Capabilities Development Programme
- Replies: 19
- Views: 2117
Re: Communications Capabilities Development Programme
Can anyone pls. say if Skype is still the best and widely used videoconferencing system. Is TeamSpeak a close alternative?