"...all newborns for a considerable time now have had their DNA sent to a central body..."
Uh, no?
According to the information sheet given to parents by the Newborn Screening Program, of the Department of Clinical Biochemistry, Princess Margaret Hospital for Children in Western Australia: "The newborn screening laboratory is located at Princess Margaret Hospital for Children. When testing is completed, the cards are stored securely [at the hospital] for two years and then destroyed." [My clarification added.] http://www.health.wa.gov.au/docreg/Education/Prevention/Genetics/HP009372_newborn_screen_test .pdf
The cards are called Guthrie cards, and are used to collect blood from the newborn's heel. "Laboratories test the specimens for a variety of rare conditions, including phenylketonuria, congenital hypothyroidism and cystic fibrosis." See: https://www.mja.com.au/journal/2011/194/6/newborn-screening-cards-legal-quagmire Note the URL...
Paging Buford T. Justice! White courtesy telephone.
Buford T. Justice: Hey boy, where's Sheriff Branford? Sheriff Branford: I AM Sheriff Branford. Buford T. Justice: Ooo, Hee-Hee. For some reason or another, you sounded a little taller on radio, hee-hee.
[Almost?] Every time that that the US has been fingered or included in a Special Rapporteur's list of Bad Things, the US behaves as if the United Nations doesn't exist.
/for those of you'all who don't know this, the United Nations DOES exist, and its head office is in the USA...
Then once that's done, maybe we can put those deserving it, in jail, rather than pay them tens of thousands of dollars for speaking engagements and corporate board memberships.
...six years later, the DOJ will say that "they're still looking into it."
With luck, Alan Grayson will still be in Congress. And, armed with his trademark snark, he'll be able to show how little time it takes to actually, ahem, read the FBI's Stingray report, even out loud.
"two diametrically-opposed political parties"? Wha?
"two (pick one: strategically, reflexively, apparently, not-really) diametrically-opposed political parties"
From the point of view of a neighbour to the north, the US political system doesn't really offer a clear/any choice to the electorate. Witness the range of political discussion [that's allowed] in the mass media and on C-SPAN. It's like watching two people discuss whether they should paint the kitchen salmon or peach.
Compare this with the range of political opinion that's expressed in other countries' parliaments.
It's been evident to many, and for some time now, that this is because the electorate doesn't count. The only thing that counts, are the donors.
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Uh, no?
According to the information sheet given to parents by the Newborn Screening Program, of the Department of Clinical Biochemistry, Princess Margaret Hospital for Children in Western Australia: "The newborn screening laboratory is located at Princess Margaret Hospital for Children. When testing is completed, the cards are stored securely [at the hospital] for two years and then destroyed." [My clarification added.]
http://www.health.wa.gov.au/docreg/Education/Prevention/Genetics/HP009372_newborn_screen_test .pdf
The cards are called Guthrie cards, and are used to collect blood from the newborn's heel. "Laboratories test the specimens for a variety of rare conditions, including phenylketonuria, congenital hypothyroidism and cystic fibrosis."
See: https://www.mja.com.au/journal/2011/194/6/newborn-screening-cards-legal-quagmire
Note the URL...
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Almost, almost...coulda been poetic justice.
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The car could use a complex algorithm tweaked for the greatest benefit to humanity
Sub-rule 1.1: If the driver is wearing a gold Apple Watch, route all GPS directions through very cliffy roads where rock falls are common.
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I say that the reason they can't meet the FOI request,
There wasn't one. Nope. The reporting of it was propaganda.
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Making lemonade..
Methinks the NDP will be the only option.
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Paging Buford T. Justice! White courtesy telephone.
Sheriff Branford: I AM Sheriff Branford.
Buford T. Justice: Ooo, Hee-Hee. For some reason or another, you sounded a little taller on radio, hee-hee.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uN3c64j2DPE&t=4m5s
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=frO1T3vZNrA
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"natural black pepper flavor"?
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[Almost?] Every time that that the US has been fingered or included in a Special Rapporteur's list of Bad Things, the US behaves as if the United Nations doesn't exist.
/for those of you'all who don't know this, the United Nations DOES exist, and its head office is in the USA...
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Sigh...
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Harper has a majority. He can pretty much do what he wants.
That and: Canada <> Harper.
My bet is that he's out of office at the next election.
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One alternative, get an Anker 14W Portable Solar Charger and whatever external battery that can be charged from a USB Port.
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Then once that's done, maybe we can put those deserving it, in jail, rather than pay them tens of thousands of dollars for speaking engagements and corporate board memberships.
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Here's how I see it happening...
With luck, Alan Grayson will still be in Congress. And, armed with his trademark snark, he'll be able to show how little time it takes to actually, ahem, read the FBI's Stingray report, even out loud.
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"two diametrically-opposed political parties"? Wha?
From the point of view of a neighbour to the north, the US political system doesn't really offer a clear/any choice to the electorate. Witness the range of political discussion [that's allowed] in the mass media and on C-SPAN. It's like watching two people discuss whether they should paint the kitchen salmon or peach.
Compare this with the range of political opinion that's expressed in other countries' parliaments.
It's been evident to many, and for some time now, that this is because the electorate doesn't count. The only thing that counts, are the donors.
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