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China’s Population Control Visionary

China’s Population Control Visionary

Louis T. March mercatornet.com Louis T. March has a background in government, business and philanthropy. A former talk show host, author and public speaker, he is a dedicated student of history and genealogy. Louis lives with his family in the beautiful Shenandoah Valley of Virginia. Ma Yinchu was born

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Deconstruction Zone: Funding UNRWA Harms Palestinians

Deconstruction Zone: Funding UNRWA Harms Palestinians

Clifford Smith aijac.org.au The US Biden Administration’s recent decision to provide US$150 million (A$194 million) in funding to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) repeatedly cites concerns with how the COVID-19 pandemic is affecting Palestinians. The message is clear:

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Phrase of the Week

Phrase of the Week

Gerry This phrase has mixed origins. It is suggested that the phrase first emerged in the 16th or 17th century implying that as lords were wealthy and could therefore indulge in drink,  to be ’drunk as a Lord’ was based on the idea that aristocracy could indulge in drunkenness more

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New Zealand Property Market: An Eerie Warning from the IMF

Simon Angelo wealthmorning.com Simon is the Chief Executive Officer and Publisher at Wealth Morning. He has been investing in the markets since he was 17. He recently spent a couple of years working in the hedge-fund industry in Europe. Before this, he owned an award-winning professional-services

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Musings on ANZAC Day 2021

Musings on ANZAC Day 2021

As last Sunday was ANZAC Day, at the 7.30am Mass at St Joseph’s Catholic Church in Takapuna that I customarily attend, the congregation was invited to stand at the end for a recorded trumpet rendition of the Last Post and Reveille, followed by the singing of our national

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Putin’s Army of the Dead

Putin’s Army of the Dead

They go in for some weird shit in the name of defence, those Russians. Whether it’s confounding the Luftwaffe by using WWI biplanes so slow that the fearsome Messerschmidt Me-109s couldn’t slow down to engage them without stalling, or simply retreating over an iced-over lake and

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Why Is a Neanderthal like a Dollar?

Why Is a Neanderthal like a Dollar?

Etymology is a fascinating subject. The threads connecting words are often fascinating and startling. Who would have thought, for instance, that chauvinism, meaning fanatical patriotism or prejudiced belief in the superiority of one’s own kind, is a twin (etymologically speaking) of Calvinism? But, rather than casting aspersions on Swiss

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The BFD  Comment of the Week

The BFD Comment of the Week

As part of our drive to keep our comment section the best in New Zealand we showcase each week an example of a top-notch comment that adds value to The BFD. Today’s comment was written by idbkiwi. Thank you idbkiwi for taking the time to craft such an

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T-Rex Was Slower – and Way Scarier – Than We Thought

T-Rex Was Slower – and Way Scarier – Than We Thought

Movies, from King Kong to Jurassic Park, have conditioned us to think of Tyrannosaurus rex as a solitary behemoth, stomping and screaming through the steaming jungles of primordial nightmare. A modern analogy might be the tiger – which is why Larry Niven based his nightmarish aliens, the Kzin, on tigers. But

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Did We Really Come Out of Africa?

Did We Really Come Out of Africa?

One of the greatest fallacies of modern times is the conceit of “settled science”. Anyone who has followed scientific trends with a clear eye for any length of time should be well aware that science is ever anything but settled. In 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea, Jules Verne repeats

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The BFD Food Column: Hamin/Cholent

The BFD Food Column: Hamin/Cholent

Hamin/Cholent is one of my favourite dishes for winter and as winter is kicking in down there it should be a good one for your cookbook. This dish is a really long cooking stew (12 plus hours) full of goodness, flavours and aromas, perfect any time of year but

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