Teeth capped, Wayne Brown From bad to worse in Mesopotamia, Lovelocks Gaia

Why do dentists in Aus want A$900-$1200 to cap a tooth,
in Bangkok they want A$300-$600

But in Caloocan Norte Luzon, my Asawa got 2 teeth capped for P3000,
thats less than A$40 each
Admittedly they are Acrylic, not Ceramic, but they look fine and the dentist said they can chomp anything.

Seems like an intercontinental scam. Why suffer caries, get the whole damned lot acrylic capped.

Having a rough day?

1. Picture yourself near a stream.
2. Birds are softly chirping in the cool mountain air.
3. No one knows your secret place.
4. You are in total seclusion from the hectic place called the world.
5. The soothing sound of a gentle waterfall fills the air with a cascade of serenity.
6. The water is crystal clear.
7. You can easily make out the face of the person you are holding underwater.
8. See? You’re feeling better already!

jamaicaobserver

From bad to worse in Mesopotamia
In Our Time Wayne Brown Sunday, March 05, 2 'The Jamaica Observer'
[dont know why the JO has one of the best analyses of the Iraq war, Wayne Brown. Jamaica knows something about Imperial hubris, and will suffer more than most when oil hits the BinLadenLevel ($200)]

"..Lewis Lapham, the outgoing editor of Harper's, last week:
'I don't know why we would run the risk of not impeaching the man. We have before us in the White House a thief who steals the country's good name and reputation for his private interest and personal use; a liar who seeks to instill in the American people a state of fear; a televangelist who engages the United States in a never-ending crusade against all the world's evil; a wastrel who squanders a vast sum of the nation's wealth on what turns out to be a recruiting drive certain to multiply the host of our enemies. In a word, a criminal - known to be armed and shown to be dangerous.'
..
Sadr - whose huge Shiite following in Baghdad's giant eastern slum comprises fully 10 per cent of Iraq's population - is an urban character who's not only at home with his Sunni neighbours but (when he is not killing the Baathists among them) has consistently sought alliances with them against the US occupation. It was Sadr, eg, who, 18 months ago, sent Shiite fighters to support the US-besieged Sunnis in Falluja.

Sistani would like the Americans to stay in Iraq and function as the Shiites' strong right arm, battling the Sunni insurgency on behalf of the 'democratically elected' Shiite majority. Sadr wants the Americans out - period."

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Eyeballed James Lovelock's small book "Revenge of Gaia"
he definitely states that higher global temperatures will lead to scrub & deserts across much of the globe.
He also says that with temperatures lower than present much of the world is forested.
-the way he puts it "Gaia perfers it cooler" - anthropomorphic and teleological to the max.
LJ is not a paleontologist. Most of my readings have suggested that cold earth means deserts and dust, warm earth means rain and forests.
I await the definitive answer to this question, which is critically important to our children & grandchildren.
I am constantly bemused by rednecks who drive air-condtioned behemoths, and cry concern for their children.

Teeth capped Wayne Brown From bad to worse in Mesopotamia