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Quote: petroglyph

It must be Putin making Trump bring steel jobs back, and Russian trolls.

Don't Worry About Trump's Tariffs - The New York Times

'..despite the near-dogma status of free trade among economic writers, the proposed tariffs won’t end the world, and may even do some good."

https://www.nytimes.com/2018/03/05/opinion/trump-tariffs-trade-recession.html

https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/m/9536f43e-a63b-3bd2-8156-00a3883aaedb/ss_hpv-is-causing-an-oral-cancer.html

Who knew?

HPV,particularly HPV 16 a and 16 b have been known for a long time. So have the publicity efforts of the makers of Gardasil to extend their sales by scare tactics and backing legislation to make the vaccine mandatory.

Nothing new here, the link is to just scare tactics.

Ho hum... Headlines, a famous name, tales of woe.... all cranked out by a public relations firm.

Quote: petroglyph

https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/m/9536f43e-a63b-3bd2-8156-00a3883aaedb/ss_hpv-is-causing-an-oral-cancer.html

Who knew?

Never liked doing that, never liked having
it done to me. Putting your mouth where
people urinate and close to where they
defecate has never seemed very smart
to me. Looks like I was correct.

Cultural taboo in many places and an illegal act in many places but as with many things it often depends upon giving or receiving.
Frank Lloyd Wright was hounded by his wife thru the courts and had to deal with dozens of private detectives. Any time he obtained a commission from a client his wife's lawyers would descend. The law supported her since only the Missionary Position was legal.

Sessions says is an interview that Trump
gets things done, he moves the ball down
the field. And he'll let you know if you work
for him that you should be getting things
done. It's why Trump is a billionaire and
president, like him or hate him, he knows
how to get things done.

Quote: beachbumbabs

For every steel or aluminum worker job gained by the tariff, 50 jobs will be lost in manufacturing, due to the increased price of raw materials.

Loser.

If this is so true then why is there so much manufacturing in Europe and China where tariffs are high and steel/aluminum are historically protected?

Trial of misogynist engineer begins for torture and dismemberment of female reporter aboard his submarine.

Vancouver imposes twenty percent tax on foreign owned vacant homes to combat rising costs of housing.

Quote: Fleastiff

Vancouver imposes twenty percent tax on foreign owned vacant homes to combat rising costs of housing.

Interesting. On one of my Vegas trips I was gambling at a table with a guy from Vancouver and he was explaining how expensive housing is precisely because Asians are buying up all their houses and not even living in them.