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An old tree never lies

A 3620 -Year Temperature Record from Fitzroya cupressoides Tree Rings in Southern South America Antonio Lara1, Ricardo Villalba2 See all authors and affiliations Science  21 May 1993 : Vol. 260 , Issue 5111 , pp. 1104-1106 DOI: 10.1126 /science. 260.5111.1104 Article Info & Metrics eLetters PDF Abstract A tree-ring width chronology of alerce trees (Fitzroya cupressoides) from southern Chile was used to produce an annually resolved 3622 -year reconstruction of departures from mean summer temperatures (December to March) for southern South America. The longest interval with above-average temperatures was from 80 B.C. to A.D. 160 . Long intervals with below-average temperatures were recorded from A.D. 300 to 470 and from A.D. 1490 to 1700 . Neither this proxy temperature record nor instrumental data for southern South America for latitudes between 35° and 44°S provide evidence of a warming trend during the last decades of this century that could be related ...

Precautionary principle

The precautionary principle  is the concept that establishes it is better to avoid or mitigate an action or policy that has the plausible potential, based on scientific analysis, to result in major or irreversible negative consequences to the environment or public even if the consequences of that activity are not conclusively known, with the burden of proof that it is not harmful falling on those proposing the action. It is a major principle of international environmental law and is extended to other areas and jurisdictions as well. This principle is important in that it allows one to anticipate harm and take appropriate precautions even in the absence of scientific consensus that the action or policy is harmful and what might be the level of harm. As a result, policy makers are able to make discretionary decisions to delay such an action until scientific findings emerge that provide sound evidence that no harm will result. It is analogous to such commonplace aph...

5G Good coverage from the New Yorker News paper

newyorker.com The Terrifying Potential of 5G Technology By Sue HalpernApril 26, 2019 16-20 minutes The future of wireless technology holds the promise of total connectivity. But it will also be especially susceptible to cyberattacks and surveillance. A Huawei engineer checks on cabling during 5G equipment trials in London, in March. Cybersecurity experts have accused Huawei of being a conduit to Chinese intelligence. Photograph by Simon Dawson / Bloomberg / Getty In January, 2018, Robert Spalding, the senior director for strategic planning at the National Security Council, was in his office at the Eisenhower Executive Office Building, across the street from the White House, when he saw a breaking-news alert on the Axios Web site. “Scoop,” the headline read, “Trump Team Considers Nationalizing 5G Network.” At the time, Spalding, a brigadier general in the Air Force who previously served as a defense attaché in B...

Kalergi plan

Kalergia Pan-European Plan for Europe. In the 1920s, Freemason (In 1922, Kalergi became a member of the Masonic lodge "Humanitas"), Count Richard von Coudenhove-Kalergi wrote a book entitled " Praktischer Idealismus " (practical idealism), which set forth his views on how he believed the abolition of the right to self-determination and liquidation of European countries should be carried out with the formation of the European Union. After the publication of the book, Kalergi received help from the baron of millionaire Louis Nathaniel de Rothschild , who linked him to one of his friends, the banker Max Warburg . Warburg financed Kalergi to help form his European movement. Kalergi urged not only the destruction of European states, but also the deliberate genocide of indigenous peoples through forced mass migration to create a homogeneous mass. The Kalergi in his own words: "(European) man of the future will be mixed races. Today's races a...

Saul Alinsky’s 12 Rules for Radicals…

Saul Alinsky’s 12 Rules for Radicals… Here is the complete list from Alinsky. RULE 1: “Power is not only what you have, but what the enemy thinks you have.” Power is derived from 2 main sources – money and people. “Have-Nots” must build power from flesh and blood. (These are two things of which there is a plentiful supply. Government and corporations always have a difficult time appealing to people, and usually do so almost exclusively with economic arguments.) RULE 2: “Never go outside the expertise of your people.” It results in confusion, fear and retreat. Feeling secure adds to the backbone of anyone. (Organizations under attack wonder why radicals don’t address the “real” issues. This is why. They avoid things with which they have no knowledge.) RULE 3: “Whenever possible, go outside the expertise of the enemy.” Look for ways to increase insecurity, anxiety and uncertainty. (This happens all the time. Watch how many organizations under attack ...