Sunday, January 27, 2013

27 January - Blogs Im Following II

10:42 pm MST

Matthew Allen Spent Nine Weeks Missing In Bushland

Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 18 minutes ago
A teenager feared dead after he went missing from home for nine weeks has been found exhausted and dehydrated after wandering in dense Australian bushland. Matthew Allen, 18, had lost half his body weight, was covered in leeches and insect bites and was suffering from exposure-related injuries when he was discovered by hikers who called police. Acting police inspector Glyn Baker said: "He was completely exhausted, completely dehydrated, suffered significant weight loss, somewhere up to 50%. He was suffering from partial blindness and he had leeches all over him. http://news.sky.c... more »

Pro-Europe leftist Milos Zeman wins Czech presidency, trumps aristocrat

Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 25 minutes ago
PRAGUE--Czechs chose Europe-friendly leftist and ex-Premier Milos Zeman as their new president Saturday for the first time by direct popular vote, as he trounced his conservative aristocrat rival with an anti-austerity campaign. At 68 the burly, silver-haired Zeman scored 54.8-percent in the second-round vote against 45.19 percent for Foreign Minister Karel Schwarzenberg, final results showed. http://www.chinapost.com.tw/international/europe/2013/01/28/368731/Pro-Europe-leftist.htm

Sweden PM Opposes Merkel Competitiveness Idea

Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 25 minutes ago
Sweden's Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt opposes a suggestion from Germany's Chancellor Angela Merkel to improve competitiveness, because it would give more national powers to the European Union, German daily Handelsblatt reported Monday. Ms. Merkel, the newspaper said, suggested E.U. states make agreements with the E.U. Commission on reforms involving labor costs, research and development spending, infrastructure expansion and public sector efficiency. Mr. Reinfeldt said such measures should be voluntary. http://www.4-traders.com/news/Sweden-PM-Opposes-Merkel-Competitiveness-Idea-... more »

EU commission staff member now acting as the Italian prime minister's official spokesman

Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 34 minutes ago
Cockroach of the day, or hang around the European Commission long enough and something nasty always crawls out: now it turns out that the spokesman for the Italian prime minister Mario Monti is neither an Italian civil servant, nor an employee of Scelta Civica, (the ‘list’ of candidates supporting Monti in the current election), but a full-time employee of the European Commission. http://synonblog.dailymail.co.uk/2013/01/eu-commission-staff-member-now-acting-as-the-italian-prime-ministers-offical-spokesman.html

Palestinian deaths raises concern over Israeli army use of live fire

Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 40 minutes ago
At least five unarmed young Palestinians, including a 21-year-old woman, have been shot dead by Israeli soldiers in 13 days since the start of the year, prompting mounting concern about the unwarranted use of live fire. A sixth was killed on his 17th birthday last month, and a seventh death this month is disputed by the Israeli military. The commander of the Israeli Defence Forces (IDF) in the West Bank, Brigadier-General Hagai Mordechai has ordered all commanders to reiterate to all soldiers the rules of engagement, a military spokesman told the Guardian. http://www.guardian.co.uk... more »

Australian state of Queensland hit by flooding

Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 40 minutes ago
Three people have died and hundreds of homes are under water after heavy rain brought flooding to parts of the Australian state of Queensland. The town of Bundaberg, where rescuers have been trying to airlift some residents to safety, is expecting its worst floods on record. In Brisbane, the state capital, almost 5,000 homes and properties are at risk. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-21226178

Obama Pledges to Continue Crackdown on 'Irresponsible Behavior'

Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 40 minutes ago
President Barack Obama pledged this morning in his weekly radio address to continue to crackdown on "irresponsible behavior." "Here in America, we know the free market is the greatest force for economic progress the world has ever known. But we also know the free market works best for everyone when we have smart, commonsense rules in place to prevent irresponsible behavior," Obama began. http://www.weeklystandard.com/blogs/obama-pledges-continue-crackdown-irresponsible-behavior_697900.html

Liberty Bell threat

Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 40 minutes ago
Bomb squad members investigate two backpacks after a man threatened to blow up the Liberty Bell on Saturday. No explosives were found, but police shut down Market Street, between 7th and 8th streets, much of the morning. (Jonathan Lai / Staff) A man threatening to blow up the Liberty Bell was detained Saturday, police said, after leaving two backpacks nearby that he said contained explosives. Police investigated and found no explosives. http://www.philly.com/philly/news/breaking/20130126_Police_in_Center_City_close_portion_of_Market_Street.html

Meet & Greet Monday (#MtaGt)

Small Footprints at Reduce Footprints - 41 minutes ago
Welcome to Meet & Greet Monday! Banner by Art Ist Grab our banner for your site: Do you have an Eco-friendly blog? Do you occasionally write about the environment or ways to live green? If you answered yes to any, you're invited to link up. Here are the rules: 1. If you have a green-living blog and/or write about the environment, sustainability, etc., please use the "linky" below to list your site. 2. If you only occasionally write about green living, please use tags such as "green", "Eco", "Environment", etc. and then link to that collection of pos... more »

Inmigración... Einwanderung... Immigrazione... Imigracja...Göçmenlik... However You Say It, Boehner Wants To Welcome You To America

DownWithTyranny at DownWithTyranny! - 42 minutes ago
The reformers? Until the GOP made their deal-with-the-devil pact with racists and Southern Know Nothing rednecks, the Republican Party has often been a pro-immigration party. The plutocrats who underwrite the careers of the entirety of Republican Party officialdom want, more than anything else, cheap labor. They want to destroy unions and worker solidarity and they want an economic system that gets as close to their model economic ideal-- slavery-- as they can get away with. Lots of immigrants willing to work for low wages was always a GOP ideal-- and one labor unions weren't thrille... more »

Japan launches 2 intelligence satellites

Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 45 minutes ago
Japan launched two intelligence satellites into orbit on Sunday amid growing concerns that North Korea is planning to test more rockets of its own and possibly conduct a nuclear test. Officials say the launch Sunday of the domestically produced HII-A rocket went smoothly and the satellites - an operational radar satellite and an experimental optical probe - appear to have reached orbit. http://www.myfoxdc.com/story/20716052/japan-launches-2-intelligence-satellites

INDIA TESTS NUCLEAR-CAPABLE MISSILE

Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 45 minutes ago
An Indian news report says India has successfully tested a medium-range, nuclear-capable ballistic missile fired from an underwater platform in the Bay of Bengal. The Press Trust of India news agency says the missile would soon be ready for deployment on platforms, including a nuclear submarine. India's Defense Ministry spokesman was not available for comment. http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/A/AS_INDIA_MISSILE_TEST?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT&CTIME=2013-01-27-07-49-27

Pentagon to boost cybersecurity force

Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 45 minutes ago
The Pentagon has approved a major expansion of its cybersecurity force over the next several years, increasing its size more than fivefold to bolster the nation’s ability to defend critical computer systems and conduct offensive computer operations against foreign adversaries, according to U.S. officials. The move, requested by the head of the Defense Department’s Cyber Command, is part of an effort to turn an organization that has focused largely on defensive measures into the equivalent of an Internet-era fighting force. The command, made up of about 900 personnel, will expand to ... more »

Obama, Clinton defend record in Middle East

Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 45 minutes ago
President Obama and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton defended their foreign policy record in the middle East, saying in an interview aired Sunday that they wisely chose not to “shoot from the hip.” In a joint interview aired on CBS’s “60 Minutes,” the president and secretary of State said the United States has not retreated from the world stage, a charge made by critics urging the Obama administration to do more to intervene in Syria and take a tougher stance with Egypt’s President Mohamed Morsi, a member of the Muslim Brotherhood. http://thehill.com/blogs/global-affairs/middle-ea... more »

Israel warns of possible pre-emptive chemical weapons strike in Syria

Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 45 minutes ago
Israel could launch a pre-emptive strike to stop Syria's chemical weapons from reaching Lebanon's Hezbollah or al Qaeda inspired groups, officials said Sunday. The warning came as the military moved a rocket defense system to a main northern city, and Israel's premier warned of dangers from both Syria and Iran. Israel has long expressed concerns that Syrian President Bashar Assad, clinging to power during a 22-month civil war, could lose control over his chemical weapons. http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-202_162-57566072/israel-warns-of-possible-pre-emptive-chemical-weapons-strike-in-sy... more »

Call Back Summertime

Wit's End - 51 minutes ago
And all her empires are falling down* *And winter's closing in... ~ Joni Mitchell Every Christmas, spoiled beloved daughters insist upon the elaborate production of a Bûche de Noël. It's a traditional French gâteau that represents the Yuletide log, with a génoise rolled around pastry custard and cream filling, decorated with a lusciously silky, dense rich chocolate icing and meringue mushrooms. In all honesty this year's was the best ever. And why not? It's likely the last. It is always so wonderful to forget about mass extinction for a little bit. Youngest came home so we too... more »

We could back a 'No' vote on EU, says Tory chairman: Senior Tories issue warning if Britain fails to claw back powers from Europe

Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 52 minutes ago
Senior Tories yesterday indicated that they would back a ‘No’ vote in the EU referendum if Britain fails to claw back powers from Europe. In a long-awaited speech last week, David Cameron announced an in-out referendum on Britain’s membership of the EU in 2017 if the Conservatives win the next election. He vowed to negotiate to get a range of powers repatriated from Brussels and said he would campaign ‘with all my heart and soul’ for Britain to stay in a reformed EU. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2269288/We-No-vote-EU-says-Tory-chairman-Britain-fails-claw-powers.html

37 jailed killers walk out and flee: Alarm over security at open prisons as figures reveal 175 inmates absconded last year

Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 52 minutes ago
Dangerous criminals, including predatory paedophile Ivan Leach (above right), have simply walked out of open prisons such as North Sea Camp prison (top) in Boston, Lincolnshire, or disappeared on day release, it has been revealed. Conservative MP Philip Davies (left), who has revealed that 175 inmates absonded last year, said: 'The public expect to be protected from serious offenders, and the fact that so many can abscond is outrageous and unacceptable.' http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2269258/37-jailed-killers-walk-flee-Alarm-security-open-prisons.html

Israel using deadly force on unarmed protesters, watchdog says

Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 52 minutes ago
Israel is breaking its own rules of engagement by using deadly force to disperse unarmed Palestinian protesters in the occupied West Bank, the Israeli rights group B'Tselem reported on Monday. Israeli forces have killed 56 people since 2005 in clashes with rock-throwing Palestinians, said B'Tselem, which accused the military of having "extensively and systematically violated" rules barring deadly retaliation for non-lethal assault. http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/01/28/us-palestinians-israel-rights-idUSBRE90R04620130128

Obama says struggling over whether to intervene in Syria

Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 52 minutes ago
President Barack Obama said he has been wrestling with the question whether a U.S. military intervention in Syria's 22-month-old civil war would help resolve the bloody conflict or make things worse. In a pair of interviews, Obama responded to critics who say the United States has not been involved enough in Syria, where thousands of people have been killed and millions displaced according to U.N. officials. Transcripts of both interviews were released on Sunday. http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/01/28/us-obama-syria-idUSBRE90R00V20130128

Google faces legal action over alleged secret iPhone tracking

Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 52 minutes ago
Google is facing a fresh privacy battle in the UK over its alleged secret tracking of the internet habits of millions of iPhone users. An estimated 10 million Britons could have grounds to launch a privacy claim over the way Google circumvented Apple's security settings on the iPhone, iPad and desktop versions of its Safari web browser to monitor their behaviour. http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2013/jan/27/google-legal-action-secret-iphone-tracking

Egypt's Morsy declares curfew in 3 cities, vows 'justice' for those behind violence

Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 52 minutes ago
Raising his voice and sternly wagging his finger, Egyptian President Mohamed Morsy said late Sunday that he won't stand by in the wake of recent violence, declaring a limited state of emergency and suggesting more such moves could be in the offing. "I will act, and now I am acting," the defiant Morsy said in a nationally televised speech. http://edition.cnn.com/2013/01/27/world/africa/egypt-unrest/index.html

Rilke: The Future

Saman Mohammadi at The Excavator - 1 hour ago
"The English translation of R. M. Rilke's The Future." Source: YouTube Channel miladymell.

Coast Guard: Barge hits bridge in Vicksburg, Miss.; leaks light crude oil

Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 1 hour ago
A barge carrying 80,000 gallons of oil hit a railroad bridge in Vicksburg, Miss., on Sunday, spilling light crude into the Mississippi River and closing the waterway for eight miles in each direction, the Coast Guard said. A second barge was damaged. Investigators did not know how much had spilled, but an oily sheen was reported as far as three miles downriver of Vicksburg after the 1:12 a.m. incident, said Lt. Ryan Gomez of the Coast Guard's office in Memphis, Tenn. http://www.startribune.com/nation/188590501.html

5.2 Magnitude Earthquake RYUKYU ISLANDS, JAPAN - 27th January 2013

Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 1 hour ago
Magnitude 5.2 Date-Time Sunday, January 27, 2013 at 20:57:35 UTC Monday, January 28, 2013 at 05:57:35 AM at epicenter Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones Location 27.214°N, 128.362°E Depth 57.9 km (36.0 miles) Region RYUKYU ISLANDS, JAPAN Distances 78 km (48 miles) NNE of Nago, Japan

Nothing New

Lori Anne Haskell at Adventures with Kurt and Lori - 1 hour ago
I don't really have anything uber important to say, so this post will just be a bunch of random crap. Sound good? OK. I rented another Jillian Michael's video from Netflix. I ordered this one as I thought it would be a great arm workout instead of cardio like the one I posted about in my last post. This one is called Shred It with Weights. This video consists of two segments, one is considered level one and one is level two. I did level one once with Kurt. The next night, I did level two. Oh this video is used with a kettle bell (or handweight if you dont have a kettle bell).... more »

Zapatistas Marcos Part 5 'Them and Us'

brendanorrell@gmail.com at CENSORED NEWS - 2 hours ago
Them and Us Part 5: The Sixth by Subcomandante Marcos THEM AND US V.- THE SIXTH ZAPATISTA NATIONAL LIBERATION ARMY. MEXICO. January 2013. Espanol To: The compañeros adherents to the Sixth Declaration of the Lacandon Jungle all over the world. From: The Zapatistas from Chiapas, Mexico. Compañeras, compañeros, and compañeroas: Compas in the Network Against Repression and for Solidarity:

The Fukushima Nuclear Disaster: High Radioactivity Readings In Snowfall In Arkansas (Fukushima Fallout?)

Northerntruthseeker at Northerntruthseeker - 2 hours ago
I said for a very long time that I have been looking for any new reports about actual radioactivity readings across North America.... I have long said that the readings should absolutely still be very high, due to the logic that the failed reactors at Fukushima are still spewing out their deadly radiation into the atmosphere and the Pacific Ocean, and that will still be going on for much of the near future as well.... I was alerted this last week to a recent video that shows radiation readings taken after a short snowfall in Arkansas, USA, and I definitely want to share that video h... more »

The Keiser - "The Day of Reckoning Is Upon Us"

Saman Mohammadi at The Excavator - 3 hours ago
Max Keiser's unpleasant facts on UK economy - Jan 25, 2013.

"He'll be back, Debs. He always comes back" -- "Shameless"'s Fiona Gallagher to her sister, about their father

KenInNY at DownWithTyranny! - 3 hours ago
*He's ba-ack!* *Frank (William H. Macy) has rewarded the devotion of Debbie (Emma Kenney), his last remaining fan among the Gallagher offspring, just the way you would expect.* *"The only way to make money when you're poor is to steal it or scam it."* *-- Lip (Phillip) Gallagher (Jeremy Allen White), in Episode 2 of Season 3 of Shameless* *by Ken* It's one of the most dependable plot formulas the people behind Showtime's * Shameless* having going: the return, yet again, of the utterly useless, parasitic Frank Gallagher (William H. Macy) to what he always points out is his home. And ... more »

International Treaty to Protect the Sacred from Tar Sands Projects

brendanorrell@gmail.com at CENSORED NEWS - 4 hours ago
Faith Spotted Eagle signing the Treaty.  Ranchers and farmers pledged their mutual defense and support.  INTERNATIONAL TREATY TO PROTECT THE SACRED FROM TAR SANDS PROJECTSThe representatives from sovereign Indigenous Nations, tribes, and governments, participating in the Gathering to Protect the Sacred on January 23 – 25, 2013, on the 150 year anniversary of the Treaty

And nothing else matters

Libby Spencer at The Impolitic - 5 hours ago
There's a reason our corporate and political overlords aren't troubled by insanely high unemployment some five years after the crash. Wall Street is doing just fine so, no problem. This from an interview with some financial wizard explains it all: *Q:* But unemployment remains high, and there are other troubling signs in the economy. *A:* Yes, but it's better when you look at what drives the stock market, and that's corporate earnings. Stocks continue to be priced inexpensively relative to the earnings they generate and we're seeing decent earnings growth. And America's competit... more »

Because I Have a Friend in Wales

Snow at Westonbirt Arboretum, Gloucestershire. The cold spell is giving way to heavy rain. Photo courtesy: Matt Cardy/Getty Images via guardian.co.uk More than 200 flood alerts are in place across the UK as heavy rain has mixed with melting snow. There have been more reports of flooding in south Wales overnight as the downpours replace almost two weeks of snow. Norfolk police have reported flooding caused by melting snow and ice, which has closed a number of roads in the area. Wales, central England, and the south-west will be the worst-hit areas, with at least 2.5 cm (1 in) of ra... more »

"Dorothy In OZ" Script

Obi-Wan Kabuki at AMERICAN KABUKI - 5 hours ago
Dorothy in OZ Script by

Israel warns of possible pre-emptive chemical weapons strike in Syria

Matt at The Coming Crisis - 5 hours ago
srael could launch a pre-emptive strike to stop Syria's chemical weapons from reaching Lebanon's Hezbollah or al Qaeda inspired groups, officials said Sunday. The warning came as the military moved a rocket defense system to a main northern city, and Israel's premier warned of dangers from both Syria and Iran. Israel has long expressed concerns that Syrian President Bashar Assad, clinging to power during a 22-month civil war, could lose control over his chemical weapons. http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-202_162-57566072/israel-warns-of-possible-pre-emptive-chemical-weapons-strike-in-s... more »

ALEC - Training Ground for Unethical Behavior

2old2care at Because I Can - 5 hours ago
*"Virtually every interaction that a lobbyist* *has with a congressman* *is money well spent,* *from the lobbyist's point of view,"* *Abramoff told ABC News.* Think about it – When we allow – yes allow (if we are not stopping it), our legislators to attend ALEC meetings – where we are condoning their attendance in closed door private meetings with corporate lobbyists – we are basically telling them that unethical behavior is okay. Take a look at some of the behaviors of members of the ultraconservative, extremist, right-wing American Legislative Exchange Council that most would co... more »

A Judge's Guide for "Handling" Common Law and Sovereign CItizen Movements

Obi-Wan Kabuki at AMERICAN KABUKI - 5 hours ago
Your Judge probably has one of these in his office... "a how to guide" on how to handle Sovereign Citizen and Common Law movements... The Anti-Government Guidebook for Judges by

Brazil to Conduct a Tree Census

A deforested area of rainforest along the border of the Xingu river in northern Brazil. Photo courtesy: Antonio Scorza/AFP/Getty Images via guardian.co.uk The Brazilian government is to launch a four-year tree census of the Amazon to improve understanding of the impacts of deforestation, climate change and conservation efforts. The study will also help to assess the potential value of the biodiversity under the canopy and the growth of human settlements in the Amazon region, which is home to a number of fast-expanding cities, as well as uncontacted indigenous tribes. The catalogu... more »

Can you see the emissions from Fukushima?

Majia's Blog - 6 hours ago
close up of Fukushima emissions from yesterday 1/22/2012 <img alt="" src="data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAASsAAAI7CAIAAAA7+CrlAAAgAElEQVR4nOy9W5skJ66o3bff3nPw2V2ZESAJIrOqPZd7rxm77bXW//9V3wUBISRBEJFZbXv24uGZcWfFgQC9SAgBH+hUCjnlHzAERPQpE0IrIwKiJ4KU8y2AjdQpAxIhEYQte0IgAiRfisIyDD85dBPFQDFgnWmJtMR4v93u9+V+D7cFY/CIDvx1nq5u9ohI5L2f5xkQYozLssQYQwitwgAAAHjvHUtzTumf3nuwUrkrXdD5ZH4XIop/9uq/vpjfgpgaB0PEEDFGipHSf4eARADovJ+dn+b5KvI0Xab5OnsHgZbbcnt9vd3vFINDmNw8e+cRoW53CLg2OoDzs4fJw+TcNLsrzx5m5ycAxyWQ5xDWooocAqYsrk+ijugBtlbwLKVmmud5Yim1CwB8++23v/7664fdih6TUdLlG88tAneLgUG0BEEgIPKEIut39GWrlwJ... more »

Who Says Kids Can't Help Change The World

Photo courtesy: © My ReCycler At an age when most youngsters are just beginning to get acquainted with the world they've inherited, 10-year-old Vanis Buckholz was already thinking of ways he could help make it a better one for others -- and grown-ups have taken notice. After learning about the importance of recycling on Earth Day at his elementary school a few years back, Vanis began to to notice how much reusable stuff people were throwing away every day, and decided to try to make a difference. So, at the ripe young age of 7, he became one of the nation's youngest eco-entreprene... more »

Sunday Question for Liberals

Jonathan Bernstein at A plain blog about politics - 6 hours ago
This is going to be the same one that I set for conservatives; as I said there, I don't think I've done it for a while. Which liberal columnists, bloggers, radio hosts and TV pundits are overrated and overexposed? Which ones should get more attention? (And meanwhile -- this is the second time in a week that I forgot to hit the final button for a post to go live. Argghh!).

Davos 2013: World Leaders to Discuss Aliens, Super-Humans, and Immortals

Obi-Wan Kabuki at AMERICAN KABUKI - 7 hours ago
http://english.ruvr.ru/2013_01_25/Davos-2013-world-leaders-to-discuss-aliens-super-humans-and-immortals/ *Davos 2013: world leaders to discuss aliens, super-humans, and immortals* Yulia Zamanskaya Jan 25, 2013 15:01 Moscow Time © Colalge "The Voice of Russia" This year, apart from the traditional economic concerns, the program of the World Economic Forum in Davos is scheduled to address a number of highly controversial issues which have been kept classified for decades. Called the 'X factors', these issues include the potential risks of medically induced enhancement of cogniti... more »

No Urgency for the Poor

John Carroll at Dying in Haiti - 7 hours ago
Elie Joseph, February 2012 (Photo by John Carroll) *How long should we let hundreds of thousands of Haitians live in horrid tents and shacks after the earthquake of 2010? They have been living in squalid conditions for three years now. And how long should we let a two year old little boy named Elie live with a hole in his heart in one of these tents in Port-au-Prince? Until he dies? Yes, until he dies.* *When I first examined Elie in February of 2012 he was a tiny irritable toddler who clung to his mother more fiercely than any baby I had ever checked. He refused my exam as much ... more »

D-FOX: Please contact us if you can read this

Matt at The Coming Crisis - 7 hours ago
To D-fox: if you're reading this, please contact us at thecomingcrisis@gmail.com. It's important -- we believe.

Iranians And Jews Have A Shared History That No Catastrophe Will Erase

Saman Mohammadi at The Excavator - 7 hours ago
"It can rightly be said that the Jewish diaspora, spanning twenty-seven centuries, begins in Iran. In fact, it has been argued that Iran is second only to Israel in historical importance for the Jews. The religious and cultural tradition now known as Judaism underwent one of its most radical transformations as a result of contact with Iranians. This influence, which is felt in the later development of Christianity and Islam, reverberates throughout the cultures of more than half the world today." - Richard C. Foltz. *"Spirituality in the Land of the Noble: How Iran Shaped the World... more »

best of wmtc, 2012 edition

laura k at wmtc - 7 hours ago
The wmtc greatest hits page has been updated with the best posts of 2012, as chosen by my editor and second-biggest* fan. Thanks for reading, and thank you always for your support. * My mother, who else?!

Lindos perritos posando para la foto rodeados de rosas

José Luis Ávila Herrera at FotoFrontera - 7 hours ago
[image: Lindos perritos posando para la foto rodeados de rosas] *Nota:* Click aquí para ver más *imágenes de perritos* Por favor visite nuestra página oficial: www.fotofrontera.com

The blame game

Libby Spencer at The Impolitic - 7 hours ago
President Obama did an interview at The New Republic. Best question was about Obama's unfortunate habit of referring to Congress in describing Capitol Hill gridlock, giving the impression he's playing the same "both sides do it" game as the media. The President gave the right answer: Well, no, let me be clear. There's not a—there's no equivalence there. In fact, that's one of the biggest problems we've got in how folks report about Washington right now, because I think journalists rightly value the appearance of impartiality and objectivity. And so the default position for reportin... more »

Sunday Classics: Verdi's King Philip -- a man in crisis

KenInNY at DownWithTyranny! - 7 hours ago
*On 78s, to fit on a single side, Philip's monologue was often begun at "Dormirò sol nel manto mio regal," as in the case of this classic recording Ezio Pinza made for Victor on Feb. 17, 1927* *KING PHILIP*: I will only sleep in my royal mantle, when I have attained the evening of my days. I will only sleep beneath the black vault, I will sleep beneath the black vault there in my tomb in the Escurial! If only the royal crown gave me the power to read in hearts what God alone can see! Ah, if only the royal crown &c. [*Spoken in half voice*] If the prince sleeps, the traitor is standing... more »

Rico desayuno decorado con flores y frutas

José Luis Ávila Herrera at FotoFrontera - 7 hours ago
[image: Rico desayuno decorado con flores y frutas] *Nota:* Click aquí para ver más *imágenes de desayunos* Por favor visite nuestra página oficial: www.fotofrontera.com

Northerntruthseeker Rant For Sunday, January 27th, 2013

Northerntruthseeker at Northerntruthseeker - 7 hours ago
Another Sunday, another rant.....And there has been so much happening this last week, so here we go.... First, I and a few others in what I call the real truth movement have been under ridiculous fire from others within our ranks for our stance on Sandy Hook being a criminal operation. Honestly, I really could not believe what I was seeing and what these individuals have suddenly started calling us.... "Tin Foil Hatters"... "Whackos"... "Nuts"..... It has been shocking to suddenly realize that these people cannot even take the time and actually look at all the evidence and see for... more »

Drought is killing trees across the U.S. Midwest – ‘We’ll see trees still dying for the next two or three years’

Jim at Desdemona Despair - 7 hours ago
[image: Mark Utzig paces through Tannenbaum Acres, a Janesville, Wisconsin, tree farm, during the fall of 2012. The high temperatures and record drought of summer 2012 wreaked havoc on the farm. 'Normally we lose 5 percent of the trees for various reasons. This year, it was 95 percent.' Photo: Mark Kauzlarich / The Janesville Gazette / AP] By Judy Keen 27 January 2013 (USA TODAY) – Thousands of trees died in the historic drought of 2012, and many more will succumb in the next few years. Communities that have lost trees are hesitant to replant now. Hundreds of thousands of trees d... more »

Puerto flotante con palacios y edificios

José Luis Ávila Herrera at FotoFrontera - 7 hours ago
[image: Puerto flotante con palacios y edificios] *Nota:* Click aquí para ver más *imágenes de puertos* Por favor visite nuestra página oficial: www.fotofrontera.com

Hermoso pajarillo azul en las ramas de los árboles

José Luis Ávila Herrera at FotoFrontera - 7 hours ago
[image: Hermoso pajarillo azul en las ramas de los árboles] *Nota:* Click aquí para ver más *imágenes de pajaros* Por favor visite nuestra página oficial: www.fotofrontera.com

President George HW Bush Religious Crusade Bonds• Laundered Drug Money •

Obi-Wan Kabuki at AMERICAN KABUKI - 7 hours ago
The following is from a being known as Ernest Bey aka "Ernest Rauthchild" (no current known relationship to the banking family Rothschild).... These are the bonds financing President George HW Bush Religious Crusade including the identifiers. They are said (by Earnest) to be laundered drug trafficking money. -American Kabuki Pres George H.W. Bush Global Religious Crusade Bonds by American Kabuki

President Obama on Syria: A Response by Reality

Saman Mohammadi at The Excavator - 7 hours ago
*Source: The New Republic*. *The last question is about Syria. I wonder if you can speak about how you personally, morally, wrestle with the ongoing violence there.* President Barack Obama: Every morning, I have what's called the PDB—presidential daily briefing—and our intelligence and national security teams come in here and they essentially brief me on the events of the previous day. And very rarely is there good news. And a big chunk of my day is occupied by news of war, terrorism, ethnic clashes, violence done to innocents. And what I have to constantly wrestle with is w... more »

Is the financial sector too large?

Greg Mankiw at Greg Mankiw's Blog - 7 hours ago
Here are two attempts at addressing this question: 1. Robin Greenwood and David Scharfstein. 2. John Cochrane.

Finalization of Ascendance Energy Structures is in Process

Obi-Wan Kabuki at AMERICAN KABUKI - 8 hours ago
* * http://gaiaportal.wordpress.com/2013/01/27/finalization-of-ascendance-energy-structures-is-in-process/ *Finalization of Ascendance Energy Structures is in Process* 27 JAN 2013 Finalization of ascendance energy structures is in process. Priorities are given now to individualized optimization of human structures, of 3D, 4D, 5D. Sweeping transformation occurs within each consciousness unit.

Peligrosos tiburones y mantarrayas en el fondo del oceano

José Luis Ávila Herrera at FotoFrontera - 8 hours ago
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Christy Clark`s Not So Secret Election Adviser, BOB PLECAS

Grant G at The Straight Goods - 8 hours ago
The below article was posted on February 20/2012....Please read the below post from February 20/2012 first, then the few remarks atop will make sense.. The BC Liberal media has talked and mused about Christy Clark`s silly Enbridge position, right-wing pundits and BC Liberal sycophants of course call (her ideas?)visionary.. and of course we know how the media and internal rats brought john Cummins and his party way down in da polls. And further, the recent Jim Shepard nasty attacks ads against, based on the 90`s..And now the BCTF/Government feud, the ongoing feud..All orchestrated i... more »

The greatest rugby try ever scored?

Not a sheep at Not a sheep - 8 hours ago
Gareth Edwards scoring a wonder try for the Barbarians against the All Blacks on 27 January 1973, 40 years ago today. Have you ever seen a better try?

Iran actively weighs Syrian-Israeli clash

Matt at The Coming Crisis - 8 hours ago
Tehran is looking seriously at a limited Syrian-Lebanese clash of arms with Israel – possibly using Bashar Assad’s chemical weapons as a trigger, debkafile’s military and intelligence sources disclose. Reacting to this news, Israel announced Sunday, Jan. 27, the deployment of Iron Dome anti-missile batteries some days ago to reinforce security in northern Israel and the key Haifa port. The Iranians see three strategic benefits in embroiling Israel in a limited war with its two allies, Syria and Hizballah: 1. A new outbreak of armed violence would direct world attention away from t... more »

4.5 Magnitude Earthquake GUATEMALA - 27th January 2013

Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 8 hours ago
Magnitude 4.5 Date-Time Sunday, January 27, 2013 at 20:27:22 UTC Sunday, January 27, 2013 at 02:27:22 PM at epicenter Location 14.181°N, 91.711°W Depth 67 km (41.6 miles) Region GUATEMALA Distances 25 km (15 miles) ESE of Champerico, Guatemala

You Light-bearers are filling the world with the fire of divine Love

Obi-Wan Kabuki at AMERICAN KABUKI - 8 hours ago
* * http://johnsmallman.wordpress.com/2013/01/27/you-light-bearers-are-filling-the-world-with-the-fire-of-divine-love/ *You Light-bearers are filling the world with the fire of divine Love* 01/27/2013 by John Smallman When you come to terms, as soon you will, with the realization of what an extraordinary energy shift occurred in December last year, affecting Earth and all the life forms she so lovingly supports, you will be truly amazed. It was not a one-off momentary event, but one of enormous power and magnitude that had been planned most carefully, so that over a period of mon... more »

Egypt unrest: Morsi declares emergency in three cities

Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 8 hours ago
Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi has declared a state of emergency in the cities of Port Said, Suez and Ismalia after days of deadly unrest. A daily curfew from 21:00 to 06:00 will be imposed for 30 days from Monday, he said in a speech to the nation. At least 33 people died over the weekend in Port Said, where a court judgment sparked rioting. Unhappiness with Mr Morsi's rule fuelled unrest elsewhere. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-21224643

Egypt: Mohammed Morsi imposes state of emergency

Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 9 hours ago
Five people died on Sunday at funerals for some of the 31 people killed the day before, hospital officials said, after protests against death sentences handed down to football rioters were met with live fire as well as tear gas. In an especially worrying development, protesters were also armed and fired shots at police lines. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/africaandindianocean/egypt/9830409/Egypt-Mohammed-Morsi-imposes-state-of-emergency.html

Wyatt McDaniel, 7, Died after being buried alive in sand in a terrible accident

Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 9 hours ago
A seven-year-old boy has died after being buried alive by his younger brother as they played in a pile of sand at their rural home. Wyatt McDaniel was pulled unconscious from the mound of sand after his five-year-old brother alerted their father. Despite desperate efforts by Charlie McDaniel to revive his son with CPR and later by paramedics the boy went into cardiac arrest. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2269134/Wyatt-McDaniel-Boy-7-dies-BURIED-ALIVE-little-brother-playing-sand.html

5.2 Magnitude Earthquake SOUTHERN EAST PACIFIC RISE - 27th January 2013

Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 9 hours ago
Magnitude 5.2 Date-Time Sunday, January 27, 2013 at 19:32:41 UTC Sunday, January 27, 2013 at 12:32:41 PM at epicenter Location 34.733°S, 108.974°W Depth 14.8 km (9.2 miles) Region SOUTHERN EAST PACIFIC RISE Distances 2294 km (1426 miles) ESE (123°) from ADAMSTOWN, Pitcairn Islands

Sunday Question for Conservatives

Jonathan Bernstein at A plain blog about politics - 9 hours ago
I don't think I've done this one for a while: which conservative columnists, bloggers, radio hosts and TV pundits are overrated and overexposed? Which ones should get more attention?

Petroleum's Dark Shadow

gail zawacki at Wit's End - 9 hours ago
This documentary raised the alarm about the dangers of bisphenal A, which has since often been replaced by bisphenal S...except...research indicatesthat the substitute has the same endocrine-disrupting effects...and more studies show that male reproductive problems continue to worsen.

Hada fantástica sobre el campo de las flores

José Luis Ávila Herrera at FotoFrontera - 9 hours ago
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Rocky Marquez Escape: Police take FIVE DAYS to realise man escaped jail ... for the second time this year

Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 9 hours ago
Rocky Marquez, 34, slipped out of the jail on January 20, but it took guards and police five days to realize he was gone. Amazingly, it is the second time he has escaped prison this year. Authorities are now on the hunt for Marquez, who they say escaped from the Wayne County Jail by impersonating another inmate set for release. He is considered armed and dangerous. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2269112/Wayne-County-Jail-Police-FIVE-DAYS-realise-Rocky-Marquez-escaped--second-time-year.html

GOP Won't Bend on Climage Change

The Mound of Sound at The Disaffected Lib - 9 hours ago
Congressional Republicans see climate change as a minefield for the Democrats. *"People want jobs. Jobs. Jobs. Um, should I say it again? Jobs," one Republican said.* *"Far too many more-important issues. Republicans should be happy if Democrats go out on a limb on global warming ... and saw it off," another said. Yet another snarked: "Americans still prefer affordable energy over pie-in-the-sky, Al Gore-inspired happy talk."* *Some pointed out that the American people, even if convinced of the dangers of climate change, were not ready to adopt painful measures to address the prob... more »

Instagram and Facebook Demanding users send in a copy of their 'Government ID'

Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 9 hours ago
Dozens of Instagram and Facebook users have been left frustrated and alarmed after both sites locked them out of their accounts this week and demanded copies of Government-approved ID to allow them to regain access. Online comment threads were inundated with questions from concerned users on Tuesday who thought the approach was a phishing scam, CNET reported. However, yesterday it was confirmed the request was official and users would need to follow the strict instructions in order to get their accounts reactivated. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2269103/Instagram-Faceboo... more »

One in four violent criminals escapes with just a CAUTION as police wrongly let off sex offenders and burglars

Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 9 hours ago
One in four violent criminals is cheating justice by escaping with a caution, magistrates warned yesterday. They are among tens of thousands of crooks, including sex offenders and burglars, wrongly let off with a 'slap on the wrist' by police. New figures showed one in five sex offenders are also cautioned as well as an astonishing one in 20 of offenders with more than 10 previous convictions. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2269104/One-violent-criminals-escapes-just-CAUTION-police-wrongly-let-sex-offenders-burglars.html

FEARS GROW THAT LIBYA IS INCUBATOR OF TURMOIL

Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 9 hours ago
Libya's upheaval the past two years helped lead to the ongoing conflict in Mali, and now Mali's war threatens to wash back and further hike Libya's instability. Fears are growing that post-Moammar Gadhafi Libya is becoming an incubator of turmoil, with an overflow of weapons and Islamic jihadi militants operating freely, ready for battlefields at home or abroad. The possibility of a Mali backlash was underlined the past week when several European governments evacuated their citizens from Libya's second largest city, Benghazi, fearing attacks in retaliation for the French-led militar... more »

JonBenet Ramsey grand jury voted to indict parents in 1999, but DA refused to prosecute

Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 9 hours ago
On a brilliantly clear autumn day more than 13 years ago, Boulder District Attorney Alex Hunter stepped to the podium before an anxious media horde to announce that the grand jury investigation into the death of JonBenet Ramsey had come to an end. "I and my prosecution task force believe we do not have sufficient evidence to warrant a filing of charges against anyone who has been investigated at this time," Hunter told the reporters assembled outside the Boulder County Justice Center on Oct. 13, 1999. Yet multiple sources, including members of the grand jury, have now confirmed to... more »

Casey Anthony Files For Bankruptcy

Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 9 hours ago
Casey Anthony has filed for bankruptcy in a Florida court, claiming to have debts mounting to $792,000 (£501,000). Court records show that Ms Anthony, who was acquitted in 2011 of killing her two-year-old daughter Caylee, sought chapter seven bankruptcy protection in Tampa on Friday. According to court records, most of Ms Anthony's debts are related to her trial over Caylee's 2008 death. http://news.sky.com/story/1043574/casey-anthony-files-for-bankruptcy

Bristol Hit-And-Run: 2 Killed

Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 9 hours ago
A man and a woman have been killed in a hit-and-run in the Hanham area of Bristol, police said. http://news.sky.com/story/1043622/two-killed-in-hit-and-run-in-bristol

Feinstein has assurance assault weapon ban will get a vote

Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 9 hours ago
The senator leading the charge to revive a assault weapons ban conceded on Sunday, just days before hearings on gun control open, that winning Senate passage will be tough but said she has been assured she will have the chance to bring it up for a vote. President Barack Obama, who has made gun control a top priority after 20 children and six adults were killed by a gunman on December 14 at a Connecticut school, said in remarks published on Sunday that gun control advocates should take into account the views of rural Americans who use guns for hunting. http://www.reuters.com/article... more »

U.S. House budget chief: automatic spending cuts "going to happen"

Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 9 hours ago
Automatic spending cuts postponed at the start of the year will go into effect as scheduled in March but "no one" is talking about allowing a U.S. government shutdown, the Republican House of Representatives Budget Committee chairman said on Sunday. The automatic spending cuts had been delayed by two months as part of the deal to avoid the "fiscal cliff" of tax hikes and deep spending reductions - known as sequestration - that had loomed at the beginning of this month. http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/01/27/us-usa-fiscal-ryan-idUSBRE90Q0FN20130127

Israel Deploys Missiles as Netanyahu Sees Syria Collapse

Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 9 hours ago
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said that Israel must prepare for the threat of a chemical attack from Syria as the army deployed its new Iron Dome anti- missile system near the border with its northern neighbor. Netanyahu told members of the Cabinet during the weekly meeting in Jerusalem today that Israel faces dangers from throughout the Middle East. Top security officials held a special meeting last week to discuss what may happen to Syrian stocks of chemical weapons amid the civil unrest there, Vice Prime Minister Silvan Shalom told Army Radio. “We must look around us, at what... more »

Elegante pavorreal luciendo su preciosa cola

José Luis Ávila Herrera at FotoFrontera - 9 hours ago
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PYTHON

Anon at aangirfan - 10 hours ago
*Sofia Svenqist* (asa.svenskdam.se/.../) A Swedish playboy prince struck up a romance with a glamour model who posed topless with a *python.* aangirfan: *HARRY AND OTHER ROYALS* *The Kray Twins (Piranhas), by Monty* *Python*. Want to become a British citizen? Better swot up on Monty Python aangirfan: *KRAY TWINS BRAINWASHED?* *Sofia* A former teacher at Sandy Hook Elementary School says she remembers Adam lanza at the school as a smart, sweet boy in her second-grade class. Carole MacInnes says Adam Lanza did not require extra academic attention and he acted normal socially. *... more »

When American-Trained Soldiers Butchered Canadian-Trained Soldiers

The Mound of Sound at The Disaffected Lib - 10 hours ago
Dateline Mali. If you want to know how screwed up the civil war in Mali truly is look no further than the cast of characters. Everything began falling apart when the popularly-elected president was ousted by a military coup. *"In years past, U.S. Special Operations Command frequently sent commandos to the West African country in order to train Malian troops. But the U.S. government announced that relationship ended in March of last year, after the very Malian army officers the U.S. trained toppled the democratically elected government, which began a chain of woes that led to the I... more »

It's just temporary genocide

noreply@blogger.com (fern hill) at DAMMIT JANET! - 10 hours ago
After years of denial that Israeli health officials were practising blatant racism in the small matter of injecting Ethiopian immigrant women with a long-acting and controversial contraceptive, they have now admitted to it. A government official has for the first time acknowledged the practice of injecting women of Ethiopian origin with the long-acting contraceptive Depo-Provera. Health Ministry Director General Prof. Ron Gamzu has instructed the four health maintenance organizations to stop the practice as a matter of course. The ministry and other state agencies had previously den... more »

Corazones y anillos para comprometerse el 14 de febrero

José Luis Ávila Herrera at FotoFrontera - 10 hours ago
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Star Control for the Sega Mega Drive/Genesis

Phil at A Very Public Sociologist - 10 hours ago
On its release for Sega's Mega Drive/Genesis in 1991, *Star Control* was immediately noteworthy for a couple of things. At that time it was the largest game cartridge to appear for a home system in the West - it weighed in at a whopping 12 megabits (1.5 megabytes, give or take). And it, along with a batch of rather average games published contemporaneously by Accolade, successfully challenged Sega's restrictive third party licensing procedures. *Star Control* is also a game of some nostalgic import to me. After salivating for weeks over reviews, on the very day I picked up my Mega ... more »

Clashes flare amid mass Egyptian funeral, killing three more

Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 10 hours ago
Clashes flared anew in the turbulent Egyptian city of Port Said on Sunday, killing at least three more people as a mass funeral was held for most of the 37 people who died during intense riots in the city a day earlier. The three were killed when police exchanged fire with gunmen trying to storm two police stations and the local prison, according to the city's director of hospitals, Abdel-Rahman Farah. A total of 418 people were injured, some of them with gunshot wounds, he said. Tens of thousands of mourners poured into the streets for the mass funeral of those killed a day earlier... more »

5.1 Magnitude Earthquake NEAR THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN - 27th January 2013

Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 10 hours ago
Magnitude 5.1 Date-Time Sunday, January 27, 2013 at 18:41:48 UTC Monday, January 28, 2013 at 03:41:48 AM at epicenter Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones Location 36.526°N, 140.534°E Depth 70.9 km (44.1 miles) Region NEAR THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN Distances 7 km (4 miles) NNW of Funaishikawa, Japan

Gingrich: Republicans "clearly have to change"

Rich Rifkin at Lexicon Daily - 10 hours ago
On the television program Face the Nation this morning, former Republican Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich told host Bob Schieffer that his party needs to repair itself, if the GOP hopes to win moving forward. Gingrich ... pointed to overly conservative policies as the GOP's 2012 curse. "When I said as a candidate we're not going to deport a grandmother if she's been here 25 years, we had a nominee who said yes, we would, that she would self-deport," Gingrich said. "I think at that point we lost Asians, we lost Latinos. You can't lose Asians, L... more »

Bonita postal para el día del amor y la amistad

José Luis Ávila Herrera at FotoFrontera - 10 hours ago
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Hindus Slam Canadian Government for Racism in Hungary

The Mound of Sound at The Disaffected Lib - 10 hours ago
Apparently the Harper government has posted billboards in Hungary aimed at Roma (Gypsy) would be asylum-seekers that some Hindus have denounced as inappropriate and blatantly racist. *"Hindu statesman Rajan Zed, in a statement in Nevada (USA) today, said that this unprecedented billboard and other media campaign in Miskolc (second largest urban center of Hungary in northeast), which reportedly had higher concentration of Roma community and home of many Canadian refugee applicants, with such an unwelcoming tone was prejudiced, intolerant and racist.* ** *"Zed, who is President of Uni... more »

SANDY HOOK; LAND OF OZ SEX SHOP; NARCOTICS; MONSIGNOR WALLIN

Anon at aangirfan - 10 hours ago
*Monsignor Kevin Wallin* Monsignor Kevin Wallin bought an adult video and sex toy shop in the Connecticut town of North Haven. The shop is named "Land of Oz and Dorothy's Place." ctpost.com/news/crime/article/Feds-Monsignor-Meth-dealt-drug-bought-sex-shop Monsignor Wallin has been arrested on federal drug charges. Alegedly he sold drugs out of his apartment in Waterbury. Officials of the Diocese of Bridgeport became concerned about Wallin in the spring of 2011, diocese spokesman Brian Wallace told the Connecticut Post. "We became aware that he was acting out sexually - with men ... more »

George Osborne is destined to be remembered as the most inept Chancellor in British history

Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 10 hours ago
It wasn’t a great week for the Coalition. First the Prime Minister made his much-awaited EU speech, which increased the levels of uncertainty for UK businesses just when they needed it least. Firms are sitting on loads of cash but are not willing to invest it as consumers aren’t spending; they are even less likely to do so now after David Cameron’s intervention. This may have satisfied his Eurosceptic MPs, but was disastrous in economic terms. Any foreign firm considering setting up business in Britain as a gateway to Europe will inevitably be having second thoughts. The speech was ... more »

5 mini postres de diferentes sabores

José Luis Ávila Herrera at FotoFrontera - 10 hours ago
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Renegade Jewish Settlers - Full Vice Documentary

Matt at The Coming Crisis - 10 hours ago
*Watch here:* http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLC40D73AF3460D6CA

Google Earth exposes North Korea's secret prison camps

Matt at The Coming Crisis - 10 hours ago
Human rights activists are turning to Google Earth to identify the vast network of prison camps that dot the North Korean countryside and hold as many as 200,000 people deemed hostile to the regime. Rights groups are pushing the United Nations high commissioner for human rights to open an international investigation into Pyongyang's "deplorable" record on its citizens' rights, including a system of political prisons that has operated for more than 50 years. Pyongyang insists that the camps do not exist and are merely foreign propaganda, but the advent of high-resolution, free ima... more »

Did Harper Give China a Toehold to Canada's Arctic Resources?

The Mound of Sound at The Disaffected Lib - 10 hours ago
China in Tuktoyaktuk? That's right. China has eyes on Arctic resources, including ours. *You didn't hear much Chinese spoken on the Mackenzie River until the summer of 1999. But then excitement swept through the sleepy Tuktoyaktuk settlement in Canada's Northwest Territories, when a vast ship with a crew from the Asia-Pacific unexpectedly docked in the port. Local authorities were caught off-guard by the arrival of the research icebreaker Xue Long, which means "snow dragon." The vessel -- 170 meters (550 feet) long and weighing 21,000 metric tons -- had in fact informed faraway ... more »

I Am a Prepper, Sort Of

The Mound of Sound at The Disaffected Lib - 11 hours ago
I am something of a "prepper" but so are most of my neighbours. Our provincial and local governments encourage us to be that way but not for the reasons you see on those TV shows with oddballs who believe the Russians are bound to invade. I'm a prepper because sometime between this afternoon and a hundred years from now a 9+ Richter Scale earthquake event is expected to hit this island. By some accounts it will have enough power to shift this whole island, all 300+ miles of it, some 15 to 18-feet closer to Ottawa (not that that's a good thing). Our government gives us lists of... more »

Whither Wynne?

Owen Gray at Northern Reflections - 11 hours ago
Ontario's Liberals have a new leader. They cannot call her "Premier Dad." But, even though she can leave the epithet behind, she will not have an easy time. As Thomas Walkom writes in *The Toronto Star*: Regardless of who leads it, this is a party — and a government — in deep, deep trouble. The Liberals are at war with the province’s teachers. If Wynne sticks to the position she supported as a minister in Dalton McGuinty’s cabinet — a position that demands serious spending cuts in order to balance the province’s books — that war will be difficult to end. More important, this is ... more »

Sydney braces for wild weather as cyclone system moves south – ‘The extent of the rainfall and how heavy it’s been would only be seen once every few decades’

Jim at Desdemona Despair - 11 hours ago
[image: Waves break over onlookers at Shorncliffe, a Brisbane suburb, 27 January 2013. The heavy rainfall following cyclone Oswald which caused widespread flooding in Queensland is hit Sydney on Monday, 28 January 2013. Photo: Michelle Smith / Sydney Morning Herald] By Sally Willoughby and Georgina Mitchell 28 January 2013 (Sydney Morning Herald) – The heavy rainfall following cyclone Oswald which has caused widespread flooding in Queensland is forecast to hit Sydney on Monday as long-weekend holidaymakers return to the city. Experts describe the flooding and tornadoes battering ... more »

Mohawk Nation News 'Enemy Undone'

brendanorrell@gmail.com at CENSORED NEWS - 11 hours ago
MNN: ENEMY UNDONE   Mohawk Nation News http://www.mohawknationnews.com   MNN: ENEMY UNDONE! MNN. JAN. 26, 2013. We are subduing the enemy without physically fighting them. Now he is ours. The bridge is there, but they will not be able to escape. Their only retreat is to jail or death. Bankers’ cul du sac! Our enemy is irritated because of their own

What's the biggest shock of the FA Cup fourth round?

Not a sheep at Not a sheep - 11 hours ago
Norwich 0 - 1 Luton QPR 2 - 4 MK Dons Brentford 2 - 2 Chelsea Leeds United 2 - 1 Tottenham Oldham 3 - 2 Liverpool I would say non-League Luton beating Premiership Norwich was a shock but Norwich are hardly in form. Division 1's MK Dons beating bottom of the Premiership QPR at Loftus Road may indeed have been a bigger shock and I know plenty of denizens of Shepherds Bush who will take quite a while to get over the shock. However QPR are hardly in form and Harry Rednapp may have bitten off more than he can chew in taking on the job of QPR manager. Brentford (the form team in Division ... more »

Afternoon of a Faun

Oberon at GlobaLove Think Tank - 11 hours ago

"We've Got To Stop Being The Stupid Party" ... And Squishes

DownWithTyranny at DownWithTyranny! - 11 hours ago
But Jindal was talking about Todd Akin, Allen West and Richard Mourdock, not Paul Ryan, Rand Paul, and Eric Cantor. And, worse, the real problem is a Republican Party base that has been brainwashed by Fox and deranged Hate Talk Radio hosts-- Michael Savage, Rush Limbaugh, Sean Hannity, Ann Coulter, Glenn Beck, Laura Ingraham, G. Gordon Liddy, Mike Gallagher and Bill O'Reilly-- that is electing even crazier and crazier candidates in their gerrymandered, closed little worlds of reality-denial. (Even a right-wing extremist like Texas Tea Party Senator Ted Cruz admitted yesterday, wh... more »

No Urgency for Haiti's Poor

John Carroll at Dying in Haiti - 11 hours ago
Elie Joseph, February 2012 (Photo by John Carroll)* * *How long should we let hundreds of thousands of Haitians live in horrid tents and shacks after the earthquake of 2010? They have been living in squalid conditions for three years now. And how long should we let a two year old little boy named Elie live with a hole in his heart in one of these tents in Port-au-Prince? Until he dies? Yes, until he dies.* * **When I first examined Elie in February of 2012 he was a tiny irritable toddler that clung to his mother more fiercely than any baby I had ever checked. He refused my exam as m... more »

On a Diet Rich in Carnage and Mayhem

The Mound of Sound at The Disaffected Lib - 11 hours ago
I'm not sure but I think there was a time when a news account of a car bomb in some market square killing 25 innocent people would have been quite disturbing. It would be emotionally engaging, certainly attention getting. Now there is often one or more stories like this almost every day but what I find troubling is the callous indifference I've developed to them. I see the headline and turn away. *Nothing to see here, now move along.* The place no longer matters. The circumstances no longer matter. Whether it's a car bomb or an IED or militants boarding and spraying down a b... more »

Sharp divisions in U.S. electorate over climate change – ‘No one under 28 has experienced a cooler-than-average month. Global warming is all we’ve ever known.’

Jim at Desdemona Despair - 11 hours ago
[image: Percentage of Americans who say there is solid evidence of global warming and that it is caused by human activity; percentage who say global warming is a very or somewhat serious problem, 4-7 October 2012. Graphic: The Wall Street Journal] By KEITH JOHNSON 25 January 2013 (The Wall Street Journal) – Climate change is back on the agenda in Washington after President Barack Obama's call to action in his second inaugural address. And while polls suggest that public belief that manmade causes are behind warmer temperatures isn't yet back to the levels seen in the middle of t... more »

Lord Stern: ‘I got it wrong on climate change – it’s far, far worse’ – ‘Do we want to play Russian roulette with two bullets or one?’

Jim at Desdemona Despair - 12 hours ago
[image: Lord Nicholas Stern, author of the government-commissioned review on climate change that became the reference work for politicians and green campaigners, now says that he underestimated the risks, and should have been more 'blunt' about the threat posed to the economy by global warming. Photo: Sarah Lee for the Guardian] By Heather Stewart and Larry Elliott 26 January 2013 (The Observer) – Lord Stern, author of the government-commissioned review on climate change that became the reference work for politicians and green campaigners, now says he underestimated the risks, an... more »

4.7 Magnitude Earthquake RUSSIA-XINJIANG BORDER REGION - 27th January 2013

Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 12 hours ago
Magnitude mb 4.7 Region RUSSIA-XINJIANG BORDER REGION Date time 2013-01-27 16:24:58.8 UTC Location 49.84 N ; 87.55 E Depth 1 km Distances 53 km S Aktash

Disaster Bonds Question

Majia's Blog at Majia's Blog - 12 hours ago
Jan 25 2013 The Wall Street Journal ran a remarkable article about disaster bonds written by J. Neumann. The article discusses a trend in public financing. Public entities - state agencies, county governments, and cities and towns- are issuing bonds on behalf of private companies. The article illustrates the trend with an example from Iowa: "In December an Iowa state agency issued $1.2 billion in municipal bonds for an Egyptian company to build a fertilizer factory. The bonds qualified for tax-exempt status under a US program to aid Midwestern states flooded in 2008." p. A1 The ... more »

Follow the 4th Hate Crime Symposium via web streaming!

noreply@blogger.com (Christian Munthe) at Philosophical Comment - 12 hours ago
As you may recall, I have now and again posted in connection to the project *When Law and Hate Collide*, where I and my assistant David Brax have been active since two years, collaborating with researchers at the law school of the University of Central Lancashire and psychologists and special education researchers at the Göthe Universität Frankfurt. These earlier posts are all assembled here, and among other things they link to videos from symposia arranged within the project in 2011 and 2012. We are now in the final stages of this project and on tuesday we will hold the final and 4... more »

U.K. authorizes guns for Madagascar despite threat of lemur extinctions – ‘Illegal hunting of protected species is becoming a major conservation issue’

Jim at Desdemona Despair - 12 hours ago
[image: A poached red-ruffed lemur, a commonly hunted but critically endangered lemur species. Photo: Rhett A. Butler / mongabay.com] 27 January 2013 (mongabay.com) – Britain has authorized the export of thousands of guns to Madagascar, according to TanaNews.com, sparking concerns that the firearms could be used for hunting endangered lemurs. Data from the UK government’s Strategic Export Controls website shows that licenses for the export of 3,174 guns to Madagascar were granted between August 2011 and June 2012. Most of the weapons were for anti-piracy activities, but 190 sport... more »

Childhood Poverty Up in US

Majia's Blog at Majia's Blog - 12 hours ago
New report details explosive growth of poverty among Detroit children By James Brewer 26 January 2013 http://wsws.org/en/articles/2013/01/26/detr-j26.html [Excerpted] In the last ten years, child poverty in Detroit has risen 65 percent, according to a new study issued this week. The report, produced by Data Driven Detroit (D3) is entitled “State of the Detroit Child” and funded by the Skillman Foundation. A picture of unprecedented social devastation in the city of Detroit is revealed in the data. The growth of poverty over the last decade has resulted in 57 percent of Detroit’s ... more »

Woodland heists: Rising energy costs drive up forest thievery in Germany

Jim at Desdemona Despair - 12 hours ago
[image: Germany's forests have become an attractive target for thieves as energy prices has increased. Photo: DPA] By Renuka Rayasam 17 January 2013 (Der Spiegel) – With snow blanketing the ground, it's the perfect time of year to snuggle up in front of a fireplace. That, though, makes German foresters nervous. When the mercury falls, the theft of wood in the country's woodlands goes up as people turn to cheaper ways to heat their homes. "The forest is open for everyone to enter and people just think they can help themselves, but they can't!" says Enno Rosenthal, head of the fo... more »

Strawberries for Sunday brunch

James C Morton at Morton's Musings - 12 hours ago

A Sensible Liberal When the Party Most Needs One

The Mound of Sound at The Disaffected Lib - 12 hours ago
The Liberals are lucky. They have a leadership candidate that could actually help them and the country. No, it's not Trudeau and it's not Hall-Findlay or Garneau. It's Joyce Murray of Vancouver. Murray, unlike her rivals, wants to restore progressivism to the Liberal Party, something that has been consigned to obscurity since Ignatieff opened shop. Unfortunately the wanna-be Latter Day Ignatieffs that fill the leadership ranks remain decidedly centre-right. Here's a Murray idea that deserves consideration. The Libs could join forces with those of us from the Green Party. ... more »

European UFO Files - are we being watched?

address-withheld@my.opera.com.invalid (Dr. John v. Kampen) at - 12 hours ago
Link: http://youtu.be/-pBlHhOjMlA For many years I've written several books (in Dutch) on this subject from an open-minded viewpoint. I investigated well over 1.000 Dutch UFO cases between 1976 en 1996, of which but very few could be classified as "undetermined", often by lack of sufficient data. Nevertheless I take this subject (ufos) seriously as I do with some paranormal phenomena. There is far more between Heaven and Earth than we understand. Only in the last few years I've seen a 'revival' of these phenomena. Is there a natural correlation between f.ex. more volcanic/earthquak... more »

American pastor sentenced to eight years in Iranian prison for preaching Christianity in homes

Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 13 hours ago
An American pastor from Idaho has been sentenced to eight years in one of Iran's harshest prisons for preaching Christianity in Iranian homes, it was revealed today. Saeed Abedini, a U.S. citizen who was born in Iran, has been held since September and charged with 'threatening the national security of Iran. The 32-year-old father of two says he was in the country only to establish and orphanage and was not preaching Christianity. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2269086/BREAKING-NEWS-American-pastor-sentenced-years-Iranian-prison-preaching-Christianity-homes.html

Berlusconi defends Mussolini, draws outrage from political left

Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 13 hours ago
Former prime minister Silvio Berlusconi triggered outrage from Italy's political left on Sunday with comments defending fascist wartime leader Benito Mussolini at a ceremony commemorating victims of the Nazi Holocaust. Speaking at the margins of the event in Milan, Berlusconi said Mussolini had been wrong to follow Nazi Germany's lead in passing anti-Jewish laws but that he had in other respects been a good leader. http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/01/27/us-italy-berlusconi-mussolini-idUSBRE90Q0B620130127

Israel threatens Syria strike if rebels get chemical arms....Thought our governments said the Terro....Rebels were the good guys?

Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 13 hours ago
Any sign that Syria's grip on its chemical weapons is slipping as it battles armed rebels could trigger Israeli military strikes, Israel's vice premier said on Sunday. Silvan Shalom confirmed a media report that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu had last week convened a meeting of security chiefs to discuss the civil war in Syria and the state of its suspected chemical arsenal. http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/01/27/us-syria-crisis-israel-idUSBRE90Q03I20130127

Bail and misguided media outrage

James C Morton at Morton's Musings - 13 hours ago
A dreadful murder where the suspect was on bail has, once again, led to media outrage. Calls to restrict or even prohibit bail have been made. Even the Justice of the Peace who heard the bail hearing has been pilloried for making a publication ban required by the Criminal Code itself. What is striking about the media outrage is how ill informed the response seems to be about bail itself. There is a Constitutional right to reasonable bail not to be refused without good reason. People charged with offences have not been convicted and while most people charged are, in fact, ultima... more »

Palin Tributes Just Keep Rollin' In

The Mound of Sound at The Disaffected Lib - 13 hours ago
From Salon.com. A collection of tweets in reaction to the FOX News announcement that the network was parting company with Sarah Palin. *- The Blaze and Al Jazeera in a bidding war for Palin.* *- The Palin business will be v hard to explain to future generations, like Boulangerism in France * * **- best of luck to sarah palin as she returns to the meth business* *- Hey Sarah, how's that Fox-y News-y thing workin' out for ya?* *- Congratulations, Governor Palin. If I remember the Gospels correctly, Jesus only worked at Fox for a few years too. * *- Sarah Palin actually lasted lon... more »

Britain warns of specific security threat in Somalia

Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 13 hours ago
The British government warned on Sunday of a "specific threat" to foreigners in Somalia's breakaway enclave of Somaliland and urged its nationals to leave the country immediately. Britain's Foreign Office gave no details of the threat in the Horn of Africa state, but highlighted in a statement the ongoing danger of "kidnapping for financial or political gain, motivated by criminality or terrorism". http://uk.reuters.com/article/2013/01/27/uk-britain-somalia-idUKBRE90Q09R20130127

Tornadoes, flooding hit Queensland, Australia

Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 13 hours ago
Wild weather from ex-cyclone Oswald continued to batter coastal towns in Queensland on Sunday, after five tornadoes hit the Bundaberg region on Saturday, injuring at least 17 people and damaging at least 150 homes, Australian media reported. Rescuers freed a man trapped in a drain in Hervey Bay on Saturday night, and three men had to be led to safety after their car became submerged in Bundaberg. Queensland's State Emergency Service said it had received more than 1,000 calls for help during the wild weather. http://www.cbc.ca/news/world/story/2013/01/27/australia-storm-damage.html

Egypt holds mass funeral after soccer riot verdict clashes leave 37 dead

Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 13 hours ago
Tens of thousands of mourners poured into the streets of the restive Egyptian city of Port Said on Sunday for a mass funeral for most of the 37 people killed in rioting a day earlier, chanting slogans against Islamist President Mohammed Morsi. Violence erupted briefly when some in the crowd fired guns and police responded with volleys of tear gas, witnesses said. State television reported 110 were injured. “We are very worried about what may happen after the burial,” said local youth activist Rasha Hamouda, noting the city was fraught with tension. http://www.thestar.com/news/world... more »

4.7 Magnitude Earthquake SOUTHERN EAST PACIFIC RISE - 27th January 2013

Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 13 hours ago
Magnitude 4.7 Date-Time Sunday, January 27, 2013 at 14:34:33 UTC Sunday, January 27, 2013 at 07:34:33 AM at epicenter Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones Location 35.597°S, 108.738°W Depth 10 km (6.2 miles) set by location program Region SOUTHERN EAST PACIFIC RISE Distances 939 km (583 miles) S of Hanga Roa, Chile

The Upcoming War On Iran: Insane Israeli Defense Minister Says Israel May Rely On US "Scalpels" To "Contain" Iran!

Northerntruthseeker at Northerntruthseeker - 13 hours ago
I have stated it in previous articles, and I will state it again.... IRAN IS NOT BUILDING ANY NUCLEAR WEAPONS, PERIOD. That should be the end of all discussion on planning any attacks on the peaceful and innocent nation of Iran, because there has been absolutely no evidence anywhere that the Iranians are, or have ever planned on developing and building nuclear weapons to be used on Israel. Instead of people everywhere understanding that Iran is absolutely not a threat to anyone, the compliant Jewish controlled mainstream media is again starting to slam Iran at every chance it get... more »

4.6 Magnitude Earthquake NORTHERN SUMATRA, INDONESIA - 27th January 2013

Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 13 hours ago
Magnitude 4.6 Date-Time Sunday, January 27, 2013 at 14:24:12 UTC Sunday, January 27, 2013 at 09:24:12 PM at epicenter Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones Location 4.953°N, 95.850°E Depth 45.6 km (28.3 miles) Region NORTHERN SUMATRA, INDONESIA Distances 49 km (30 miles) SSW of Sigli, Indonesia

Europeans Tax the Kings, Sharp Tool Obama Puts Fox In Charge of Henhouse, and Pipeline A Done Deal

We're always the last to find out. And the last it seems now to move towards greater equality of treatment (of the lower classes anyway). Saturday, January 26, 2013 Europeans Move Forward On A Robin Hood Tax On Financial Transactions - U.K. And U.S. ... Dragging Their Feet In December the European Parliament voted overwhelmingly in favor of the kind of financial transaction tax Wall

what i'm reading, children's books edition: # 5

laura k at wmtc - 14 hours ago
In this post, I look at two nonfiction books for young readers. Both are featured in the current "Forest of Reading" program, a province-wide recreational reading program sponsored by the Ontario Library Association. Both fiction and nonfiction winners of the various Forest of Reading awards - Silver Birch, Red Maple, and so on - are featured in public and school libraries throughout the province. In other words, lots of kids will read these books. And that is a very good thing. *The Sea Wolves: Living Wild in the Great Bear Rainforest*, Ian McAllister and Nicholas Read, 2012 This ... more »

Welcome to the Anthropocene - 250 years animated journey - industrial revolution forward

Mike Philbin at FREE PLANET - 14 hours ago
"Welcome to the Anthropocene" is a film about the state of the planet in terms of man's transportational impact upon the Earth that takes us through the last 250 years of Human History, from the start of the Industrial Revolution to the present. The film charts the growth of humanity into a global force on an equivalent scale to major geological processes. Welcome to the Anthropocene from WelcomeAnthropocene on Vimeo. Hmm, a "safe operating space for humanity," should have mentioned re-wilding the planet to usher in a new era of Free Planet and local-solution Diversities where eve... more »

Freedom and Human Rights

thwap at thwap's schoolyard - 15 hours ago
So I saw this YouTube video via Sister Sage, and I thought that, well, the first thing then is that a lot of these trolls' comments will dry-up after the taxpayer money spigot has been turned off. Secondly, that when we get power in this country we will destroy the Conservative Party of Canada as a political force by legitimate means and not through such cowardly skulldudgery as they use. But finally, and most importantly, that we should never be afraid of the consequences of free speech except the social ones if we're genuinely offensive, or the legal ones in cases of slander or li... more »

Richard Bush on ROC 100th, Sept 2012

Michael Turton at The View from Taiwan - 15 hours ago
Richard Bush's speech to the Academia Historica in Taipei last September, up at Brookings this month. Bush is a major US government expert on Taiwan. The speech is studded with errors and omissions, most likely the result of a need to play to its audience. I'd like to isolate a couple of points. Bush writes: Civic nationalism, I would suggest, is becoming the dominant type for a majority of Taiwan people. It is an attachment to the island’s democratic system and its norms of popular sovereignty and majority rule. To put it simply, it is an attachment to today’s ROC and all it stand... more »

5.1 Magnitude Earthquake SOUTHERN EAST PACIFIC RISE - 27th January 2013

Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 15 hours ago
Magnitude 5.1 Date-Time Sunday, January 27, 2013 at 13:50:36 UTC Sunday, January 27, 2013 at 06:50:36 AM at epicenter Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones Location 35.328°S, 108.676°W Depth 9.9 km (6.2 miles) Region SOUTHERN EAST PACIFIC RISE Distances 909 km (564 miles) S of Hanga Roa, Chile

Ben Kinsella's family blast £20,000 payout to killer's father because police hurt his ankle when they raided his house....'Where's the justice?'

Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 15 hours ago
Michael Alleyne - the father of one of his killers - has received £20,000 compensation from police for injuries and 'trauma' he suffered when they raided his flat The family of murdered ­teenager Ben Kinsella told of their fury after the father of one of his killers was handed £20,000 by police. Michael Alleyne's son, also Michael, stabbed Ben to death in north London in 2008 - but his father has now won a settlement over injuries he suffered during the ­Met Police hunt for the murderer. Parents George and Debbie Kinsella received just half of that when Ben, 16, was killed outside... more »

Rise of 'white flight': British families are 'self-segregating' as more Caucasians abandon urban areas for the countryside

Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 15 hours ago
Outer London boroughs including Enfield, Waltham Forest and Redbridge have seen their white British population drop by around a quarter over a decade. The same applies to urban areas around the capital such as Luton, Reading and Bedfordshire. Meanwhile, the white British population in many suburban and rural districts just next door has soared, according to research produced by Birkbeck College, University of London, in conjunction with think tank Demos. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2269058/British-families-self-segregate-whites-abandon-urban-areas-countryside.html

Ireland blames Polish supplier for horsemeat in burgers

Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 15 hours ago
Dublin has said ingredients imported from a Polish supplier were responsible for the horse meat in burger scandal, which forced UK and Irish supermarkets to pull 10m beef burgers off their shelves. DNA test results released by the Irish government on Saturday traced the contamination of burgers made at ABP Food Group’s Silvercrest plant in Ireland to a low value beef cut and trimming product sourced from an EU accredited Polish supplier. http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/df8477fa-687d-11e2-ad8f-00144feab49a.html

Nick Clegg: EU referendum is against national interest

Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 15 hours ago
Nick Clegg has warned David Cameron that a promise to hold a referendum on membership of the European Union is against the national interest and risks derailing the fragile UK economy. The deputy prime minister criticised the prime minister as opinion polls in two Sunday newspapers suggested the Tories had received an opinion poll bounce from the policy. http://www.guardian.co.uk/politics/2013/jan/27/clegg-eu-referendum-national-interest

Brazil Nightclub Fire Update: More Than 240 Dead

Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 15 hours ago
Police say 245 people have died in a fire which swept through a crowded nightclub in southern Brazil. Around 200 others were injured after the blaze broke out at the Kiss club in the city of Santa Maria while a band was performing. http://news.sky.com/story/1043501/brazil-nightclub-fire-more-than-240-dead

Are Primaries Worth The Trouble? Highest Ranking Member Of Congress Was First Elected By Beating An Incumbent In A Primary

DownWithTyranny at DownWithTyranny! - 15 hours ago
With the plethora of hopelessly gerrymandered districts-- a small and shrinking number of House seats are competitive-- almost the only way to hold a congressman accountable for corruption, malfeasance or incompetence is at primary time. Last cycle, two of Blue America's most memorable achievements were helping Beto O'Rourke overcome corrupt conservative incumbent Silvestre Reyes in El Paso and helping Matt Cartwright take down a far worse Blue Dog, Tim Holden, who Steny Hoyer was stumping for... aggressively. We don't know who our target will be in 2014, but there's a good chance... more »

Untitled

New Orleans Ladder at New Orleans Ladder - 15 hours ago
*Saints Coach Payton urges New Orleans to show Roger "Da Putz" Godh ell hospitality* *Saints New Defensive Staff? Connecting The Dots To Crennel and Mangini ~Saints Tailgate* *Yes Virginia, these new age Coastie politicians are rotten to the core ~Slabbed* *New Orleans Launches Its Loyola Streetcar, With Another Leg Awaited ~Susan Buchanan * *SUNDAY PARADES!* * * *Krewe of Carrollton** Uptown 12:00**`~Krewe of King Arthur** Uptown 1:15.* *Mystic Krewe of Barkus* *French Quarter 2pm * *Krewe of Thor **Metairie 2:00 p.m. ~**Mystic Krewe of Perseus** Slidell 1:00 * *Krewe of Dionysus*... more »

4.6 Magnitude Earthquake IZU ISLANDS, JAPAN REGION - 27th January 2013

Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 16 hours ago
Magnitude 4.6 Date-Time Sunday, January 27, 2013 at 11:39:12 UTC Sunday, January 27, 2013 at 08:39:12 PM at epicenter Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones Location 32.391°N, 141.845°E Depth 34.4 km (21.4 miles) Region IZU ISLANDS, JAPAN REGION Distances 206 km (128 miles) ESE of Hachijo-jima, Japan

Mexico: Police Hunt For 20 Missing Musicians

Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 16 hours ago
Police are searching for 20 members of a Mexican band who have gone missing after playing a gig. Relatives said Kombo Kolombia's 12 musicians and eight crew were scheduled to play in Hidalgo in the northeast Mexican state of Nuevo Leon on Thursday night. But the group, who play Colombian vallenato music, seem to have vanished. http://news.sky.com/story/1043497/mexico-police-hunt-for-20-missing-musicians

Brazil Nightclub Fire Tragedy: 180 Killed

Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 16 hours ago
At least 180 people have died after a fire swept through a crowded nightclub in southern Brazil. Around 200 others were injured after the blaze broke out at the Kiss club in the city of Santa Maria while a band was performing. http://news.sky.com/story/1043501/brazil-nightclub-fire-tragedy-180-killed

Bubble Bursts for Pennsylvania Charter School Scores

Jim Horn at Schools Matter - 16 hours ago
Ron Tomalis is Secretary of Education for Pennsylvania. He holds a Bachelors Degree in Political Science, which makes him at least as qualified as Margaret Spellings was for her job as former Secretary of Education for the U. S under Bush II. Before Margaret Spellings, there was Rod Paige, whose leadership during fraudulent Houston Miracle era earned him a spot as W's first Secretary of Ed. Paige had a Deputy Secretary from Pennslyvania by the name of Eugene Hickok, who was put in charge of passing out $75,000,000 dollars in federal discretionary grants to Bush Administration cro... more »

NATO Terrorists in Syria Attack Kurdish Minority

Land Destroyer at Land Destroyer - 16 hours ago
*January 27, 2013* (LD) - The Western media and Western government representatives from the United States and across the European Union, still insist that the sectarian bloodbath unfolding in Syria, fueled by US, British and EU weapons and cash, is a so-called "pro-democracy" uprising. Why then, one might ask, are these so-called "pro-democracy" freedom fighters turning their weapons on Syria's Kurdish minority if the "rebels" are allegedly locked in mortal combat with a "dictatorship" they seek to overthrow for the sake of all Syrians? The answer of course is that the conflict is m... more »

Flu Shot Narcolepsy, Bye Bye Scanners, Privacy Glasses - New World Next Week With James Corbett & Media Monarachy

Stranger in a Strange Land at Stranger in a Strange Land - 17 hours ago
24 January 2012 Welcome to *http://NewWorldNextWeek.com* - the video series from Corbett Report and Media Monarchy that covers some of the most important developments in open source intelligence news. This week: Story #1: Evidence Grows for Narcolepsy Link to GSK Swine Flu Shot *http://ur1.ca/clo4e* Breaking: Scientists To Resume Work With Lab-Bred Bird Flu *http://ur1.ca/clo4h* Nurses Fired for Refusing Flu Shot *http://ur1.ca/clo4k* Story #2: TSA Removes Body Scanners From Airports *http://ur1.ca/clo4n* 'Naked' Airport Scans Could Undergo Revamp In Canada *http://ur1.ca/clo4p* ... more »

Tory ministers in new war with Brussels

Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 18 hours ago
Days after David Cameron signalled an historic in-out referendum, a series of ministers and the Mayor of London took hardline positions on elements of British policy towards Brussels. They were led by Owen Paterson, the Environment Secretary, who condemned moves by the European Parliament to pay farmers twice for doing the same work as “immoral and illegal”. The row over the supposed “reform” of the controversial Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) came as ministers studied plans to rein in the European Commission by giving national parliaments, including Westminster, powers to veto p... more »

Majority of Turks against EU membership: Survey

Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 18 hours ago
A new survey suggests that the majority of individuals in Turkey believe the government should abandon efforts for a full membership in the European Union. The poll, conducted by TNS Turkey organization on behalf of the Center for Economy and Foreign Policy Research (EDAM), was based on interviews with 1,509 people aged 18 and above. The results of the study showed that two thirds of Turkish people are apathetic about the EU bid. http://www.presstv.ir/detail/2013/01/27/285786/many-turks-reject-eu-membership-poll/

3 believed dead after plane wreckage found in Antarctica

Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 18 hours ago
Authorities found the wreckage of a plane that crashed days ago in Antarctica in a condition that suggested no one survived. Searchers found the plane, a Twin Otter aircraft carrying three people, close to the summit of Mount Elizabeth in Queen Alexandra Range, in Antarctica. The plane "appears to have made a direct impact that was not survivable," Maritime New Zealand said Saturday. http://edition.cnn.com/2013/01/26/world/antarctica-plane/index.html?hpt=hp_t3

Are you thinking of taking your toddler out to lunch today?

Not a sheep at Not a sheep - 18 hours ago
Please don't... Now imagine the time spent by others in the restaurant glaring at your scraming brat...

Happy Holyhoax Day!

Rufus News From Atlantis at News From Atlantis. - 18 hours ago
Today in the UK, and in many other countries under Zionist Occupation, is Holocaust Remembrance Day. The Talmudists who have wrecked the UK use the 27th January as the day in which they celebrate their creed for the Goyim; today is the holiest day for the Cult of Holocaustianity. In our schools, all year round children are spoon-fed lie after lie about the treatment of Jews in wartime Europe, and about the 'guilt' they must feel because their grandparents and great-grandparents didn't do enough to protect the Usurers who were rightfully removed from positions of influence in Europ... more »

Australian Open - men's singles final - jock v djok

Mike Philbin at FREE PLANET - 18 hours ago
*image source, METRO UK*yeah, it's a corny 'jock v djok' subtitle but it's the only one that seems fitting for this rivetting battle of equals, tie break dominated, Murray vs Djokovic Australian Open men's single final. SET ONE: one hour Murray, 7/6 tie break. SET TWO: one hour Djokovic, 7/6 tie break. SET THREE: It's on, and God only knows who'll dominate but this mind-game has the potential to go to five sets, and at this rate that's FIVE HOURS of stamina draining gameplay (even to watch). SET THREE: half hour Well, it didn't go to plan, Djokovic took the third set in double-quick... more »

Poland's investigation into secret CIA prisons loses steam

Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 18 hours ago
Lawyers for two men who say they were held illegally in a secret CIA jail on Polish territory argue that a landmark criminal investigation into the "black site" is being stalled because a trial will embarrass the Polish state. Polish prosecutors are investigating the country's role in a global operation run by U.S. secret services a decade ago to transport suspected al Qaeda members to facilities outside the United States where they could be held and interrogated without the safeguards set out under U.S. law. http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/01/27/us-poland-cia-idUSBRE90Q03M2013... more »

Israel vows Syria strike at any sign of chemical arms transfer

Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 18 hours ago
Any sign of Syria's grip on its suspected chemical weapons slipping as it battles an armed uprising could trigger Israeli military strikes, Israel's vice premier said on Sunday. Silvan Shalom confirmed a media report that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu had last week convened security chiefs to discuss the civil war in nearby Syria and the state of the country's chemical arsenal. The meeting, held on Wednesday, had not been publicly announced and was seen as especially unusual as it came while votes were still being counted from Israel's national election the day before, which Net... more »

Egyptian youths, police clash in fourth day of violence

Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 18 hours ago
Police fired tear gas at dozens of stone-throwing protesters in Cairo on Sunday in a fourth day of street clashes that have killed at least 41 people and compounded the political challenges facing President Mohamed Mursi. In the worst violence, security sources said 32 people died in Port Said on Saturday when protests erupted following a court verdict sentencing 21 people, mostly from the city, to death for their role in a deadly stadium disaster last year. http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/01/27/us-egypt-anniversary-idUSBRE90N1E620130127

Brazil Kiss Nightclub Fire: At Least Ninety Killed

Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 18 hours ago
At least 90 people have reportedly died from smoke inhalation after a nightclub fire in southern Brazil. Around 200 others are being treated in several hospitals after the blaze in the city of Santa Maria in Rio Grande do Sul. http://news.sky.com/story/1043501/ninety-killed-in-nightclub-fire-in-brazil

Sunday Globe Special: Globe Erases Petition Signatures

Rocker at MSM Monitor - 18 hours ago
*We call it censorship around here.* "Right to petition White House no laughing matter" by David Nakamura | Washington Post, December 16, 2012 *No, it isn't. It's a right enshrined in the ruling document of this land; however, I'm sure the agenda-pushing media will make a joke of it. * WASHINGTON — Forget the fiscal cliff: When it comes to the nation’s most pressing concerns, other matters trump financial calamity. Several thousand Americans, for example, are urging President Obama to nationalize the troubled Twinkies industry to prevent the loss of the snack cake’s ‘‘sweet crea... more »

France destroys Mali Islam leader's house

Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 19 hours ago
FRENCH air strikes destroyed the home of the leader of an al-Qaeda-linked group in northern Mali as French-led forces advanced on Sunday on the Islamist stronghold of Timbuktu. The overnight strikes in Kidal came 24 hours after French-led troops seized Gao, the most populated town in Mali's Islamist-controlled arid north, which is roughly the size of Texas. Gao is home to about 60,000 people. http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/breaking-news/french-led-troops-in-mali-seize-airport/story-e6frf7k6-1226562678052

Military surface-to-air MISSILE LAUNCHER handed in at Seattle gun buyback event

Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 19 hours ago
Police officers collecting weapons during Seattle's first gun buyback program in more than 20 years were shocked when someone brought in with a military surface-to-air missile launcher Saturday. According to a member of the Seattle Police Department’s bomb squad, the launcher was a single-use military device that had already been used once. A man who was at the event bought the weapon for $100 from the person who brought it in, but it was temporarily confiscated by Seattle police. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2268911/Military-surface-air-missile-launcher-shows-Seattle-gun... more »

Wisconsin sheriff urges residents to ARM themselves - because there are not enough officers to defend them

Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 19 hours ago
*Call to arms: Milwaukee County Sheriff David Clarke released an ad calling on residents to defend themselves because the old model of having a citizen call 911 and wait for help isn't always the best option* A Wisconsin sheriff has stirred controversy this week after releasing a radio ad urging Milwaukee-area residents to learn to handle firearms so they can defend themselves while waiting for police. In the 30-second commercial, Milwaukee County Sheriff David Clarke Jr. says due to law enforcing cutbacks, personal safety is no longer a spectator sport. ‘I need you in the game,’ ... more »

6.0 Magnitude Earthquake TONGA - 27th January 2013

Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 19 hours ago
Magnitude M 6.0 Region TONGA Date time 2013-01-27 09:59:27.0 UTC Location 16.03 S ; 173.38 W Depth 10 km Distances 41 km E Hihifo

Flu Shots Reported Links to Narcolepsy in Children & Adults

Stranger in a Strange Land at Stranger in a Strange Land - 19 hours ago
Source: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Agriculture-Society/217990047058 Flu Shot Linked to Child Narcolepsy – Reuters ReportsChild Health Safety, 25 January 2013 Reuters reports that GlaxoSmithKline’s Pandemrix H1N1 swine flu vaccine has caused 800 cases of narcolepsy in children. Taking under-reporting into account, this could amount to between at least 5,600 cases or a figure around up to 40,000 in the countries concerned. Cases have been recorded in children from Sweden, Finland, Norway, Ireland and France. Narcolepsy is a serious condition which can debilitate a child for lif... more »

Flu epidemic continues to sweep the U.S. with 37 children dead

Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 19 hours ago
The U.S. is still in the grip of a flu epidemic but case are decreasing in many parts of the country, according to a Centers of Disease Control and Prevention report on data from the week of January 13 to 19. There was a drop from 48 states reporting flu activity to 47 states reporting 'widespread' cases of influenza. In this report, 'widespread' means more than 50 per cent of geographic region is reporting flu activity. Those numbers only report how far the flu has spread, not how severe it is. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2268806/Flu-epidemic-continues-sweep-U-S-37-ch... more »

Connecticut police officers Elson Morales, Joseph Lawlor and Clive Higgins caught on camera 'kicking and stomping on man after disabling him with a stun gun'

Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 19 hours ago
Three Connecticut police officers have been put on administrative leave after they were caught on video brutally beating a suspect in a local park. Elson Morales, Joseph Lawlor and Clive Higgins, all 10-year veterans of the Bridgeport Police Department, are shown on the tape kicking and stomping on a man they had already subdued with a stun gun. They will remain on paid administrative leave while the May 2011 encounter is investigated. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2268908/Three-Connecticut-cops-leave-caught-tape-kicking-stomping-man-theyd-subdued-stun-gun.html

Taranis: Britain's deadly superdrone that picks its own targets but experts warn plane could mark the start of 'robot wars'

Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 19 hours ago
It is named after the Celtic god of thunder, can fly faster than the speed of sound and evades enemy radar with its single-wing stealth design. This is Taranis, Britain's latest pilotless combat aircraft, which is even capable of selecting its own targets. The revolutionary superdrone, shown above in a graphic, is due to make its maiden flight in the next few weeks and could spearhead the fight against terrorism in Africa. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2268909/Set-Britains-deadly-superdrone-picks-targets.html
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