That's a pointless comment. What's toxic to one species isn't necessarily toxic to another. That's why farmers are able to use "weed killer" in the fields where they're growing their crops. It kills some plants, but doesn't kill others. Technically, even water is toxic if you consume enough in a short period.

hmm, just had a look, and from the examples it looks like processing is all written code. I don't think my 8 year old is ready to start learning about syntax. Scratch is extremely visual, as in the actual code is invisible to the user. They build their programs with colored blocks that snap together. It's really done well as far as getting kids to start thinking logically. I'd like to see it expanded so they can continue to develop more advanced projects. Switching them to pure code isn't really an option at this point.

the stage size sucks. My kids were able to start some really cool stuff, but the tiny stage meant a lot of their projects turned into dead ends.....

You keep following the path you're on, you're liable to get burned....

Sounds like you don't know much about the history of the region. Do you even know how the "palestinian" refugees ended up in the various camps? The surrounding arab states bear more than a little responsibility for the situation, yet they are never held accountable. The people inside Israel are the people who decided to fight to defend their homes, both Jews and Arabs. They fought against each other, and they fought against invading forces from outside. But they stood their ground, they fought, and they persevered. They have managed to work together to build something better. Arabs inside Israel have the same rights as Jews.

lol, you quote an article prepared by the American Association of Railroads that finds rail is the safer mode? That's funny. Modern pipelines are far safer than rail transportation. Yes, there are many pipelines in the US that are 50+ years old and should have been replaced several times over, and these wouldn't be what I consider safe. But I was referring to environmental considerations opposing a new pipeline. A new pipeline that would be built with the latest technology we have at our disposal to minimize any chance of a spill is far safer than transport via rail. And pipeline or not, the oil will continue to be processed, so the opposition to a pipeline is definitely misguided. I'm not going to get into an argument about a mandatory long-form census, the rights and freedoms of citizens, and the sharing of that information with other government departments. The point is it wasn't a war on science, it was a cutback of an invasive government.

nice snark, but when it comes to "facts", the socialists really are the ones who don't have a use for them. Socialism has been tried around the world numerous times, and every time the results are the same. Decrease in production. Increase in costs. Ever growing bureaucracy. Spiraling inflation. Incremental authoritarian rule. Supply shortages and rationing. Increasing taxes. Increasing dissent. Increasing numbers of political prisoners. The results have been predicted by many, yet still the fact-free socialist believers continue to try.

1. No, they're not conservatives. They like to play up the centre, straddling the line between left and right, conservative and liberal. Like most Canadian Liberal politicians, they are interested in being in power, and will play to either side in order to get that power. 2. Adrian Dix flip flopped on numerous issues repeatedly (pipeline, taxes to name a few). Voters really didn't know what would happen if he won. There was a campaign to stop him from becoming premier, see 'http://adriandix.blogspot.ca/' or "http://www.waterwarcrimes.com/4/post/2012/04/is-bc-ndp-leader-adrian-dix-a-crook.html". 3. We will see 4. that would be your opinion, not based on fact. please provide your citation for "a recent federal vote, Conservatives literally voted against science".

the BC liberals were NOT conservatives at all. However, the NDP, which were their only competition, are completely batshit crazy. Nobody wanted to vote the BC liberals back in, but everybody was scared to death of the NDP getting in, so they plugged their noses and voted the liberals back in. Interestingly, the leader of the BC liberals failed to win her own riding. And when one of her members is forced to step down so she can run in a byelection, she will likely lose again. And FYI, conservatives do not hate fact based policy. That would be the socialists.

1. many environmental considerations are a thinly disguised war on fossil fuels. Science has nothing to do with it. 2. Mandatory census did not change. What changed was a long form census, forcing citizens to divulge far more information than just age, address, gender, race, etc. 3. "Lack of Leadership" is also an excellent excuse to fire off people who aren't actually performing well. 4. I fail to see how changing fishing regulations go against scientific studies. Did fishing regulations save the Atlantic Cod fisheries from collapse in the 1990's? Or the Salmon fisheries in the 1980's? 5. Scientific fact: Pipelines are safer than transporting oil via tanker or train. Science isn't just about predictions and models. Empirical evidence is the key to good science.

And a large number of the links are going to extreme left propaganda pieces that have nothing to do with science either.

lol, apparently not if you're implying I'm JIDF.

You really have no idea how badly you're being played. Please go to youtube and search for Pallywood. Also check out this article. The people of Gaza and the West Bank are being used as tools in an ongoing propaganda campaign aimed at turning public opinion worldwide against Israel. They fire rockets at Israel from locations that put their own innocent civilians in harms' way. The goal is to entice Israel into returning fire, and in doing so killing the innocent women and children nearby. Why is it that the palestinian refugees living in squalor across the border in Jordan, Lebanon, and Syria are completely ignored? Israel actually provides humanitarian aid to the West Bank and Gaza, providing food and basic necessities. In fact, Israel regularly brings refugees from these two regions into Israel for medical treatment. This does not happen in the other refugee camps controlled by Syria, Lebanon, and Jordan. Where is the outcry when Syria drops bombs from a jet indiscriminately on the palestinian refugee camp inside it's border? Israel has agreed to numerous peace deals brokered by various world leaders. It is always the Palestinian leadership that fails to agree. And so they continue to launch rockets at Israel, and they continue to wage a war of propaganda.

citation please. Your statement is contrary to everything I learned in Geology 101, 105, and 201....

??? You do know that below 220ppm of CO2 in the atmosphere, plants die, correct?