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*History shows Mardi Gras rain only stopped Rex once in his long history *
*Ivor Van Heerden, LSU reach settlement *
Tuesday Morning Linkage Club
Tim Burke suggests ways to fix the dissertation, but I’m skeptical that the
way to reduce the overproduction of Ph.D.s is to lower the costs of earning
a Ph.D. [Easily Distracted] Will Moore wonders what the standard for
presenting results as a consensus is; a response to Voeten and Nexon. Via
Anton Strezhnev, a critique
Continue reading
Satan Enthroned
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It is a central feature of our human nature that when we witness or hear
about the suffering of innocents we instinctively turn to God. Not
necessarily the *idea* of God (though many do) but the *presence* of God.
Our psyches, our conscious minds, recoil in horror and instinctively
dissociate from any feeling of connection to the perpetrator of the vile
offense. The conscious mind retreats into the affirming comfort that is the
subconscious mind.
We cleave to the 'Kingdom of Heaven' within, that which affirms what is,
which is exactly what the subconscious mind does. It accepts ... more »
The Mathematically Perfected Economy
*The Mathematically Perfected Economy** - **Guest article by Sven*
*How the banks work*: The bank does not lend money. It is illegal for a
bank to lend out its customers' deposits. So where does the money come
from? When you fill out a loan form, or apply for a mortgage, you are
promising you will earn the equivalent money to then give back to the
bank. The bank then publishes this promise in the form of cash, or credits
to your account. The bank risks nothing at all by doing this, and you then
work to acquire the money to pay the bank back. On top of this, the bank
adds int... more »
Vertu chooses Luxury Android has £7,000 price tag
*Luxury Smart phone producer Vertu has launched its first Android operated
handset. The Vertu Ti costs 7,900 euro and is made at the firm's
headquarters in Church Crookham, Hampshire.*The device had a titanium frame
and sapphire screen but was not 4G-enabled, supposed its designer Hutch
Hutchison. Until last year the business was owned by Nokia and specialized
in highly priced handsets intended for the Symbian operating system.
Each device is assembled by hand. The name and signature of the person who
assembled the phone is laser inscribed onto the inside lid of the SIM card
pos... more »
How to crash a helicopter while filming a clip?
Link: http://youtu.be/6EsoWpTO2qg
Making a visually attractive commercial and having the right effects in
place to make it 'effective' is one thing. Overconfidence however may have
catastrophic consequences. That is what seemingly happened during the
shooting of this Top Gear Korea clip. Helicopters don't fly and that is
what the stunt-pilot learned. It has been told that he walked away from
this accident...
John
‘Pay to Peek’ Is Not The Answer For Bookstores
It is often hard to see the opportunities when we look at the threats to
book retailers today. Many just see dome and gloom and create what some
would say is an environment of self prophesying decline.
Geographic markets are different and within the UK there are clear
government and civic challenges of higher rates, rents the unfair status
afforded to charity shops manned volunteer staff. That’s without the
corporation tax avoidance advantage achieved by many internet stores within
the EU boundaries and the current EU digital VAT fiasco.
There are the challenges of competing no... more »
Did Pope Benedict read The Telegraph on Saturday?
We only have a few rituals in the Notasheep household and one of them is
doing The Saturday Telegraph's Pub quiz. Before lights out Mrs NotaSheep
asks the questions and I try to answer. I've never managed 20/20, highest
score is 18, usually get 15 or 16.
This Saturday, question 14 was:
Celestine V, in 1294, is the only man in history to abdicate which title?
I got the answer right, POPE, I wonder if Pope Benedict XVI did as well...
CHILD ABUSE; GREEN FIELD HOUSE; VICTIM WRITES BOOK
The Paedotrial is an easy to read, intelligently written book, which
includes a member of the Royal family and Lord Lucan
Allegedly, Oliver Gilbart-Smith sexually abused John Affleck, when Affleck
was a child.
A pedophile ring abused 9 boys, including John Affleck, at the Green Field
House Children's hostel, in Maidenhead, Berkshire, in the UK.
*The 'Nine' have received an out-of-court settlement totalling more than
£300,000.*
However, no-one has ever been convicted of criminal offences regarding the
abuse at the council-run Green Field House, between 1964 and 1970.
The home was... more »
Bill Gates Dodges Questions on Why He Owns 500,000 Shares of Monsanto by Anthony Gucciardi
Source:
http://vaticproject.blogspot.se/2011/01/bill-gates-of-hell-foundation.htmlBill
Gates Dodges Questions on Why He Owns 500,000 Shares of Monsanto
by Anthony Gucciardi
12 February 2013
Bill Gates is primarily known as the multi-billionaire who Microsoft, the
company behind the most popular computer operating system known as Windows.
With this massive wealth, he has retired from leading Microsoft and now
instead focuses his money and time on furthering genetically modified
technology, geoengineering, experimental vaccinations, and preaching about
how Monsanto is the answer t... more »
SPOOKY SWEDEN; NAZIS AND CHILD ABUSE; CIA AND MOSSAD
Allegedly, Sweden is run by right wing pedophile rings.
The film 'Call Girl' includes scenes that 'clearly convey' that the late
Swedish Prime Minister Olof Palme paid for sex with a 14-year-old
prostitute.
Family of late Swedish minister sues over 'slanderous' film
*1.* In October 2011, in Sweden, 23 women were convicted of child
pornography offenses.
According to the charges, the women, aged between 38 and 70, received
scores of sexually explicit video clips and photographs of children.
The material included girls and boys of all ages, from toddlers to
teenagers.
23 women co... more »
Fat-Free Econ 38: Jobless Growth vs. Jobless Non-Growth
* This is my article today in TV5's news portal.
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One of the never-ending criticisms of the country's recent economic
performance is that it was a “jobless growth” or “elitist growth." The
people who say this refer to the lack of sufficient jobs created in the
economy and hence point to further social inequality.
Last week's column has attracted similar skeptical comments in social
network sites, such as “growth for the rich”, “what growth, growth of the
urban slums,” “gobbledygook growth,” and so on. Perhaps it is a case of
people being too mired with slow growth in the p... more »
Garlic Proven 100 Times More Effective Than Antibiotic
The immediate take home is that all sausages need to use this although we
will now have a garlic odor. The key molecule happens to produce the odor.
In fact the effective amounts need to be investigated and tested.
Get over it. It is pretty clear that garlic will be actively applied as a
matter of course. In practice, it makes excellent sense for ground meats to
already incorporate raw garlic as they are manufactured. Had it been done
in the past, we would actually demand it and take it all for granted.
Garlic has found its way into our diets rather well over the past ... more »
Seven Good Reasons to Admire Pope Benedict XVI
He tackled the problems of the church and did it as well as can be
expected and did not avoid the difficult issues. I do not know that any
man could do better. The church itself can go forward cleansed and under a
new pope, reinvigorated in its primary mission.
There are always voices pulling the church into the secular world in its
many manifestations. That has never been its mission but just as you and
I, it must interact. Let it be.
Humanity is everywhere absorbing the Christian idiom and under Benedict’s
predecessor, the church regained its primacy. Today, mo... more »
Super Antibiotic Honey
Honey has been used everywhere for its antiseptic powers but never as a
blanket solution, nor was it ever that. Here we have discovered that a
specific type can tackle all bacteria.
It will be no trick at all to produce application creams either.
The power of the method is spelled out here and expect it to come into
general usage quickly.
*Honey, I killed the superbug*
*JOHN STAPLETON *
*June 18, 2009 12:00AM *
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http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/honey-i-killed-the-superbug/story-e6frg6n6-1225737035676
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*AUSTRALIAN researchers have been astonished to dis... more »
Canadian Foreign Policy with Conrad Black
It is natural for Canadians to think that their foreign policy as a minor
side show under the shadow and direct leadership of the USA. Yet that has
never been true. Historically Canada has been able to often do what the USA
could not and be well ahead of Washington on many important decisions.
I expect current Canadian policy toward Israel as decisive and important
and it turns out even timely. The newly emergent Arab political consensus
must reach a satisfactory settlement with Israel and all others are either
self excluded or tainted as is the USA.
The next three ... more »
Ahoy there, matey! Talk about maritime disasters! Trapped on a CAPP-sized banana boat with Ezra Levant!
The captain of the the MV Zuiderdam tells Michael Coren, right, to fetch
him a cup of Starbucks. Sun News Network tour group hosts may not appear
exactly as illustrated. But you’ve got to admit it’s a pretty good
likeness! Below: a sample of unethical oil. Call me Ishmael! Would you pay
$8,679, or even ... more »
Safety Group Blows Lid on ‘Secret Virus’ Hidden in GMO Crops by Anthony Gucciardi
Source:
http://skepticalswedishscientists.wordpress.com/scientific-method/Safety
Group Blows Lid on ‘Secret Virus’ Hidden in GMO Crops
by Anthony Gucciardi
Natural Society, 7 February 2013
Yet another disturbing reason has emerged as to why you should be avoiding
health-devastating genetically modified organisms, and it may be one of the
most concerning yet. We know that GMO consumption has been linked to a host
of serious conditions, but one thing we are not so sure about is the recent
discovery of a *hidden viral gene deep within genetically modified crops*.
For years, GMO... more »
Hilarion: In Humanity, all that is Base and of Lower Vibration is Slowly Falling Away
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* *Hilarion: In Humanity, all that is Base and of Lower Vibration is Slowly
Falling Away*
Posted by Alice C on February 11, 2013
As channeled by Marlene Swetlishoff/Tsu-tana – February 10, 2013
http://www.therainbowscribe.com/hilarion2013.htm
Beloved Ones,
The effects of the latest waves of energy being directed to Earth are now
being felt in each soul. To those who have been doing the inner work, there
is a lightening of their spirit as they go about their daily lives.
This Light is discernable to those who know them but do not see them
regularly. There is an indefinable s... more »
A sign from above? Lightning strikes Vatican hours after Pope's shock resignation
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http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/world-news/lightning-strikes-vatican-on-the-day-the-pope-1704295
*A sign from above? Lightning strikes Vatican hours after Pope's shock
resignation*
11 Feb 2013 21:47
The lightning touched the roof of St. Peter's Basilica, one of the holiest
Catholic churches, hours after Benedict XVI's shock announcement
This was the moment lightning struck the Vatican today - hours after Pope
Benedict XVI's bolt-from-the-blue resignation.
The lightning touched the dome of St. Peter's Basilica, one of the holiest
Catholic churches, after the Pope's shock ... more »
You're Toast. Raytheon's RIOT Has Your Number
Leading U.S. defence contractor, Raytheon, has developed RIOT, the Rapid
Overlay Information Technology software programme that can gather, sort,
digest and analyze all your social media telltales. It can even predict
where you'll be and what you'll be doing in the future.
*The Guardian* recently got their hands on a copy of this Raytheon video
describing RIOT
Notice what the reviewer talked about? RIOT let him know this fellow would
be working out in the gym every morning from 6 till 7. And with that he
quipped what better time to get the fellow's laptop or at least access i... more »
Monday Movie Post
Hey, a Monday Movie Post that's not just another Reagan movie! How about
that.
Today's movie is Network, from 1976, directed by Sidney Lumet and written
by Paddy Chayefsky. I hadn't seen it for years, but I've been meaning to
rewatch ever since the Glenn Beck fad a couple of years ago, and I finally
got around to it.
Eh. As a movie, my sense is that it doesn't really hold up well. It's a
weird mixture of two genres -- the paranoid thriller of the early and mid
1970s, and the TV news in decline drama that we've been living with,
probably, since the 1940s. Or maybe this is when the T... more »
How Green Will Your Country Be?
Let's do another survey, shall we? Polls are a great way to open up
discussions about issues that affect us all. So, please answer the question
and then leave a comment explaining why you chose your answer. Feel free to
respond to other people's answers as well.
Let the discussion begin ...
In 10 years do you believe that the country, which you live in, will be
implementing more environmental policies?
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*Image courtesy of xedos4 / FreeDigitalPhotos.net*
Pope: Th-th-that's all, folks!
*"My mother -- she had a lovely Quebec name, Lucienne -- was the sort of
faithful Catholic who believed history was destined to leave us in a good
place. So she was not the sort to close herself off to what she could learn
from what was going on around her. . . .
"Because of her and my dad, I always bridle when people declare themselves
'self-made.' Such people may exist (socially if not biologically), but I’m
skeptical and would never make that claim for myself. We can never pretend
that we were wise enough to have chosen great parents."*
*E. J. Dionne Jr., in his WaPo column* "No... more »
Secret Memo: Bin Laden Was Killed By Masked Man Bane
*This is the masked man who allegedly killed Osama Bin Laden. His name is
Bane.*
*Background* - Read: *"Esquire reporter: Man who killed bin Laden faced
life ‘like a mafia snitch’ after leaving Navy."*
If President Obama came forward and said, "Bane killed Bin Laden," it would
sound more believable than anything that has already been said about the
incident.
Washington has become a total joke. The President has no authentic
authority. The U.S. government is pathetic. It's not even fun to make fun
of these screwballs anymore.
The myth makers can't even create a realistic, beli... more »
Points to Ponder
Forbidden fruit creates many jams.
"We are shaped by our thoughts; we become what we think. When the mind is
pure, joy follows like a shadow that never leaves".
- Budda
Adversity is like a strong wind. It tears away from us all but the things
that cannot be torn, so that we see ourselves as we really are".
- Arthur Golden
The Realist Report with John Friend
On *this edition* of The Realist Report, we'll be joined by *John de
Nugent*to discuss his political views, experience in the pro-White
movement, and
related matters. Calls will be taken throughout the conversation. You
can
download the entire program *here*, or subscribe to *Truth Militia* via
iTunes *here*.
Below are two videos I recently watched produced by John de Nugent.
Check
out all of John's videos *here*.
Did You Know...
English naturalist Charles Darwin was born in 1809. By the 1830's, when he
was still a young man, he had established himself in the scientific
community. Darwin is most famous for his theory of evolution.
A black-eyed pea is an edible legume that is thought to have made its way
to North America from Africa or Asia during the slave trade in the 1600s.
The kidney-shaped bean has a black dot at its centre.
American singer-songwriter and musician Josh Groban, a top-selling pop and
classical artist, shares his February 27th birthday with his brother,
Chris, who is four years younger.
A... more »
The Chaucerian Difference
Every modern language seems to have its vital, foundational literary work:
Italian has Dante's *Divine Comedy*, Spanish has *Don Quixote*, and English
has Chaucer's *Canterbury Tales*. And yet, like other such works, the
writings of Chaucer are more often talked about than read; unlike
Shakespeare's, his characters have not so often strutted upon the stage. In
the UK, the BBC has done them both as a period puppet piece as well as a modernized
version, and in 1972 the great Italian director Pier Paolo Pasolini made a memorable
film version -- but here in the US there have been no maj... more »
Lamar W. Hankins : Drone Assassinations and Our Misguided Foreign Policy
Political cartoon from AFP / Getty Images.
Drone assassinations:
The latest misguided U.S. foreign policy
The American belief in technology as our savior, even in carrying out assassinations, knows no bounds.
By Lamar W. Hankins / The Rag Blog / February 11, 2013
Ever since homo sapiens walked in East Africa 200,000 years ago and feared the rustling in the grass, we have known that this is
"A Look to the Heavens"
“Grand spiral galaxies often seem to get all the glory, flaunting their
young, bright, blue star clusters in beautiful, symmetric spiral arms. But
small galaxies form stars too, like nearby NGC 6822, also known as
Barnard's Galaxy. Beyond the rich starfields in the constellation
Sagittarius, NGC 6822 is a mere 1.5 million light-years away, a member of
our Local Group of galaxies.
*Click image for larger sizes. *
About 7,000 light-years across, the dwarf irregular galaxy is seen to be
filled with young blue stars and mottled with the telltale pinkish hydrogen
glow of star forming... more »
The Next Pope?
An excerpt from *"Canadian Cardinal Marc Ouellet would bring ‘strong
sense
of collegiality’ as pope"* by The National Post:
Mere hours after Pope Benedict XVI announced his resignation Monday,
*Canadian Cardinal Marc Ouellet became one of the most talked about
candidates to replace him as leader of the world’s one billion
Catholics*.
If elected by his 120 or so peers in the Vatican next month, the
hockey-playing kid from Abitibi, Que., would make history not just as
the
first Canadian pope, or even the first from North America, but the first
ever appointed from outside Europe — a... more »
"Your Time Is Limited..."
“Your time is limited, so don’t waste it living someone else’s life and
don’t let the noise of others’ opinions drown out your own inner voice.
Most important, have the courage to follow your heart and intuition. They
somehow already know what you truly want to become.”
- Steve Jobs
Mohawk Nation News 'GMO Indian Scam'
MNN: GMO INDIAN SCAM
Posted on February 11, 2013
GMO INDIAN SCAM
Is this the bankers telling the Senators to hurry up?
MNN. Feb. 10, 2013. Senator Brazeau turns out to be a
‘No’gonquin Indian created by Indian Affairs. One day he became a
member of Kitigan-zibi, an Algonquin community north of Ottawa. Brazeau
may meet the blood quantum of the corporate Indian
Chet Raymo, “The (Unattainable) Thing Itself”
* “The (Unattainable) Thing Itself”*
by Chet Raymo
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“Clear water in a brilliant bowl,
Pink and white carnations. The light
In the room more like a snowy air,
Reflecting snow. A newly-fallen snow
At the end of winter when afternoons return.
Pink and white carnations- one desires
So much more than that. The day itself
Is simplified: a bowl of white,
Cold, a cold porcelain, low and round,
With nothing more than the carnations there.”
“Simplicity. Morning. Forty minutes till sunrise. Coffee. An English
muffin. Sit on the terrace. The sky a deep v... more »
Aztec in Persspection by Monte Shriver - Part Three
(*Blogger’s Note:* The following is reprinted by permission. Given the
length of the original article, I have broken it into three parts and will
publish all three over the next week. It was written by one-time resident
of Aztec, Monte Shriver, and provides an interesting insight into the
alleged crash. This is Part Three, the final installment. Again, reprinted
by permission of Monte Shriver.)
THE IMPROBABLE JOURNEY OF MANUEL SANDOVAL
Considering the timing related to the finding of the disc, I think it is
reasonable to assume that it landed (crashed?) in Hart Canyon between 4... more »
Bob Feldman : Union Growth in Texas Followed by Crackdown, 1940-1953
After
a 1953 CIO-led strike in Port Arthur, Texas Gov. Allan Shivers, here
shown addressing a campaign rally in Austin, led a move to make
membership in the Communist Party illegal. Image from
AlternativeHistory.com.
The hidden history of Texas
Part 12: 1940-1953/1 -- Union growth followed by backlash against
collective bargaining.
By Bob Feldman / The Rag Blog / February 11, 2013
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Can Staten Island Crooked Republican Michael Grimm Handle The Truth?
Mikey Grimm (R-Mafia)
Former Congressman Mike McMahon sat out the 2012 election and let another
former Staten Island congressman's son, Mark Murphy, take on one of
Congress' most overtly corrupt members, Michael "Mikey Suits" Grimm.
Although Obama won the 11th district (51.6-47.3%)-- and even won the more
conservative Staten Island 65% part of the district (67,524- 66,420)--
Grimm was reelected 53- 46%, losing in Brooklyn but beating Murphy 53-46%
on Staten Island. As my sister, a resident, said, "People know he's a
Mafioso... and they like that."
With major encouragement from DCCC ... more »
Saturday Night Live - Dress Rehearsal C-Span Chuck Hagel Hearings
*Andrew Sullivan:*
After being banished from earnest Washington discussion for decades by
various press gate-keepers, the absurdly overblown power of the Greater
Israel lobby is now seeping into the popular culture. SNL captures the
lunacy:
Obama: My buddy the Pope...
*spoken like a true malignant narcissist.*
Seriously!
Obama's statement about Pope Benedict (emphasis mine)
*From CNS News: Obama--Sued by Catholic Church for Attacking Religious
Freedom--Boasts of His 'Work Together' With Pope*
“On behalf of Americans everywhere, Michelle and I wish to extend our
appreciation and prayers to His Holiness Pope Benedict XVI. Michelle and I
warmly remember our meeting with the Holy Father in 2009, and *I have
appreciated our work together over these last four years,*” Obama said.
“The Church plays a critical role in the United States and the world, ... more »
Dr. Benjamin Carson: Will he run for president?...
he just may.
H/T Capitalist Preservation
U.S. CEOs See Dim 1st Quarter Economic Outlook
S. Thurm (2013, Feb 11) 'Companies Fret Over Uncertain Outlook' The Wall
Street Journal, p. A1
The article examines CEO attitudes about this quarter earnings. 63 S&P
companies are reported as having lowered forecasts for 1st quarter
earnings. Only 17 raised them.
The article states: "Many executives see shrinking economies in Europe.
Closer to home, they worry about hesitant US customers, chilled by
continued Washington gridlock."
Majia here: It is not "Washington gridlock" that is chilling US consumers.
I have reported quite a few times that the US consumer now, on average, has ... more »
Hoping for a better Pope
Big buzz today about the sudden resignation of Pope Benedict XVI, who will
forever be fixed in my mind as Pope Ratzo. It's a weird thing. I'm very
attracted to the trappings of the Catholic church. Growing up as a
Protestant in Italian neighborhoods, I was consumed with Catholic envy.
They got the all the cool stuff. Holy water. Rosaries. Scapulars.
Mysterious confessionals. The great pagent of first holy communion. Early
release from school to get ashes. And the saints. Patron saints.
The pagentry was brilliant. But even then, I was never down with the Pope.
The whole concept of a... more »
YANG HUNGER STRIKING AGAIN IN PRISON
Report by Sung Hee-Choi from Jeju Island about Professor Yang Yoon-Mo
entering his 12th day of hunger striking as he returns to prison with a 18
month sentence for continued non-violent protest (obstruction of business
the government called it):
In fact, his daily fast is carried out from hard resolution. According to
Park Hee-Sou, Chairman of the Island Provincial Council, who visited Prof.
Yang in the jail along with other two Council representatives and strongly
recommended him stop of fast on Feb. 5, Prof. Yang said:
" I hear the sound of the Gureombi Rock being broken by cons... more »
The Daily "Near You?"
Teddington, Richmond upon Thames, United Kingdom.
Thanks for stopping by.
Pope: we hope the next one keeps the brand name.
As our readers may have noticed, DJ! has a love-hate relationship with the
Catholic pontiff.
We love holding Maledict's misogyny and homophobia up to ridicule; we hate
the abusive power wielded by this patriarchal, ideologically fundamentalist
religious leader. And we rigorously noted his obdurate justification of
priests' pedophilia.
Our response to the news of his renOOOnciation (I can't help but imagine
that word expressed as Preston Manning did with refOOOrm) was varied.
We wondered if it was something we said:
Also:
Though it's tempting to suggest that the cumulative burd... more »
"How 'Authorities' Control and Destroy Forums"
* "How 'Authorities' Control and Destroy Forums"*
by The Daily Reckoning
“COINTELPRO techniques for dilution, misdirection and control of a internet
forum. There are several techniques for the control and manipulation of a
internet forum no matter what, or who is on it. We will go over each
technique and demonstrate that only a minimal number of operatives need be
used to eventually and effectively gain a control of a 'uncontrolled forum.'
*Technique #1 - 'FORUM SLIDING':* If a very sensitive posting of a critical
nature has been posted on a forum - it can be quickly removed fro... more »
THE BIN LADEN DELUSION CONTINUES…
The Osama bin Laden propaganda saga has been added to recently with the
release of a film (as I said there would be), *Zero Dark Thirty*, and then,
even more recently, by the man who, according to *Esquire’s* latest
long-winded article, is said to have actually ‘killed’ bin Laden, an
anonymous SEAL operative who says he fired the fatal shots that supposedly
put an end to the life of the West’s best known nemesis. (The UK *Daily
Telegraph* runs a précis of the story here.) Readers, however, are likely
to find any one of Ian Fleming’s James Bond stories far more believable
than anythi... more »
"The Life You Have Left..."
“The life you have left is a gift. Cherish it.
Enjoy it now, to the fullest. Do what matters, now.”
~ Leo Babauta
Satire: “Pope’s Decision to Come Out of Retirement Stirs Controversy”
*“Pope’s Decision to Come Out of Retirement Stirs Controversy”*
by Andy Borowitz
VATICAN (The Borowitz Report)— “Pope Benedict XVI stunned the world for
the second time in twenty-four hours today by announcing his decision to
come out of retirement. “I thought I was getting too old for this,” the
Pope explained via his Twitter account, “but I’ve still got plenty left in
the tank.”
The Pope’s abrupt unretirement left many fans wondering if his original
decision was little more than a publicity stunt, but according to one
Vatican source, “The situation was a lot more complicated ... more »
Pandora’s Seed
Spencer Wells is a geneticist who gathers DNA samples from around the world
and uses them to analyze evolutionary history. Mutations occur from time
to time, and they provide landmarks in our genetic history. Following a
mutation, the new characteristic is passed along to future generations. A
region where the new characteristic is found in unusual density is marked
as its place of origin. Wells can also distinguish old mutations from
recent ones, based on how common they are. So, each mutation is marked
with a time stamp and a place stamp. Using these markers, and your DNA,
... more »
British Columbia`s LNG Corporate Welfare Scheme Exposed
What is going on with LNG for export development in British Columbia, it
really is an important question?
For several years at least we have been hearing about our financial saviour
in waiting, the LNG industry, in the last year this fledging industry`s
rosy forecast have been front in center in expensive ad campaigns, the
promise of a need for millions of workers, the promises of $trillions of
dollars in revenue, numbers so large, numbers so lucrative that soon our
roads will not only get the potholes fixed but be repaved with gold, wealth
beyond our dreams, who needs "*chump-ch... more »
When It Comes To The Unelected, Undemocratic Senate ... It's Still 'Liberal/Tory' .. Same Old Story
Tories, Liberals unite in bid to salvage Senate's tarnished reputation*OTTAWA
- Conservative and Liberal leaders in the much-maligned Senate are joining
forces to salvage the upper chamber's tarnished reputation.*
* **They are demanding a swift — and public — resolution to allegations
that some senators are abusing a housing allowance meant to compensate
those who keep a secondary residence in Ottawa.*
*Winnipeg Free Press*
*Here we go again. Canada's two Right Wing parties are in 'panic mode' to
salvage the appointed, unelected Senate. *
*There is only one fix for this disgracefu... more »
Wishing for a “living wage”
Unions are calling for a “living wage” for everyone of at least $19 per hour,
enforced by government on every employer. People “need” this they say,
therefore they should have it.
This idiocy is not primarily economic—although economist Matt Nolan does
give it a thorough spanking, pointing out that “by imposing a ‘price floor’
you are ensuring there are a group of people who can’t get jobs and will
get hurt—but unions don’t care because they don’t represent the unemployed.”
See, it *is* idiotic. But the idiocy is not primarily economic; the idiocy
is primarily *philosophic. *You s... more »
It’s Not Raining, We’re Being Peed On-- Guest Post From Jonathan Tasini
Unfortunately, this all seems so familiar: lies that lead to death and
misery for millions of people. We’ve seen it with the Iraq and Afghanistan
wars-- and no one reading this needs a recounting of that travesty.
To me, the domestic economic equivalent of a purely absurd, immoral policy
is the obsession over the debt and deficit “crisis.”
There is not “crisis.” Not even a little one.
Yet, here we are, two years down the road of a bi-partisan chorus about the
need to “tighten the built,” to cut spending, the eviscerate social
programs-- all in the name of some made-up crisis.
Tw... more »
Mars...What is going on?
First it was the Ancient spacecraft on the moon...Then came an artist who
said it was his work...
Then we had the crop circles whose history goes back to the 1800's Only to
have two charlatans show up and claim that they are responsible for ALL the
crop circles in England and America.
Now we have what appears to be a Dome inside one of Mar's crater and also
not too far off is a picture of a building of sort....
NASA has released a better picture of the dome in the crater that now shows
a Gargantuan ball of Ice carved by the martian wind. We leave you with the
pictures for you to decid... more »
For Budget Clarity, Think Sequester/CR
Okay, everyone, time for a little budget basics.
For the last week, all I've heard about is that the new plan for the
Republicans is to let the sequester take effect.
But thinking about the sequester ($85B in cuts taking effect March 1 unless
Congress does something) by itself makes no sense, and there's a pretty
good chance that everyone in Congress (and the Oval Office) knows it.
Because right after the sequester hits, on March 27, current funding for
the government expires and a new Continuing Resolution will have to be
passed. Given that the CR sets spending totals for the rema... more »
Thousands Protest Chicago School Closures and Budget Lies
February 8, from George Schmidt:
Things are exploding here, with protests of more than 1,000 people against
Chicago's school policies every night. We are only reporting some of them,
and just about everyone leading them will need some rest this weekend. The
CORE re-election campaign is holding the Second City benefit Sunday night,
and that will provide everyone with some respite.
In addition to the local protests against the latest round of proposed
school closings and the latest budget lies, the CTU voted unanimously
Wednesday night to be part of "More than a score" and begin the
... more »
Whaa?
First, Dear Abby is still a thing? Aren't all the Abbies dead?
Next, this demonstrates what's wrong with the framing of talk about
abortion.
Dear Abby: I just found out that my girlfriend of nearly four years had an
abortion when she was in high school.
I overheard her during a conversation she was having with someone. I later
asked her what was implied when the name of her ex-boyfriend from high
school was brought up. She proceeded to tell me what had happened and then
said, “I never told you that?” Obviously, she never mentioned it to me
because I certainly would have remembered... more »
Telegraph Road
*A long time ago came a man on a track
Walking thirty miles with a pack on his back
And he put down his load where he thought it was the best
Made a home in the wilderness
He built a cabin and a winter store
And he ploughed up the ground by the cold lake shore
And the other travellers came riding down the track
And they never went further, no, they never went back
Then came the churches then came the schools
Then came the lawyers then came the rules
Then came the trains and the trucks with their loads
And the dirty old track was the telegraph road...*
Achieving a Steady State Economy for Canada
What if the way forward isn't? What if it's time for us to turn around,
to go back?
James Lovelock said the future of mankind, if there is to be one, will
require that we accept, not sustainable growth, but sustainable retreat.
We need to grow smaller. It's not a matter of choice either.
There are too damned many of us, each demanding an ever-greater amount of
resources, and we're far exceeding our planet's ability to regenerate the
natural resources we need. According to research by the *Global Footprint
Network*, we're already using up an annual supply of renewables in jus... more »
Major blowout
This was funniest thing on the social webs this morning. Major Garrett,
Chief White House Correspondent for CBS News and columnist for National
Journal, tweeted this earlier today:
It was just a brief flicker on the twitter, but of course, what is posted
to the intertoobz will live forever. I wasn't the only one to capture the
screen grab. Much hilarity ensued.
Some speculation that Major was hacked but seems rather clearly a real
tweet that was meant to be a private message. Misdirected DMs are the new
inadvertent "reply-all" emails. One bad click and there's no taking it
back. ... more »
How Rush Limbaugh Damaged The GOP Brand
*By MARC McDONALD*
When Rush Limbaugh first began spewing his daily dose of bigotry, lies and
GOP propaganda back in the mid-80s, Republican leaders rejoiced. In
Limbaugh, the GOP had a powerful spokesman who managed to persuade
working-class white men to vote against their own interests.
In Limbaugh, the GOP also had a powerful political weapon. In the 1990s,
they needed to tarnish President Clinton's reputation. And Limbaugh was on
the case, sliming Clinton on everything from Vince Foster to Whitewater. No
facts or truth was required, just smears.
Limbaugh's success spawned an en... more »
American Indian Movement Winnipeg organizes Feb. 16, 2013
AIM Winnipeg organizes Feb. 16, 2013
By Terrance Nelson
Censored News
http://www.bsnorrell.blogspot.com
A
new day has arrived with the formation of AIM WPG. On Saturday February
16, 2013, AIM WPG will be formally organized. Three of twenty positions
on the Grand Governing Council of AIM WPG will be filled in a ceremony
at the Thunderbird House on Main Street in Winnipeg.
The War For The Spirit
Great article by British revisionist, Paul Eisen to be found here.
The War for the Spirit
by Paul Eisen
*We are entitled to search for the truth. The real crime committed by the
National Socialists – the exclusion, disempowerment, deportation,
enslavement, death by omission and by commission and expulsion of a people
simply because they were that people – was a terrible one.*
One does not need gas chambers to make the targeting of Jews, just because
they are Jews, extraordinary and unacceptable. Nonetheless, if this
targeting did not extend to extermination, if there were no gas cha... more »
Are we liberals catching up to the right!
*MONDAY, FEBRUARY 11, 2013*
*Paul Krugman discusses who’s clueless:* We agree with the general thrust
of this morning’s column by Paul Krugman.
Krugman discusses several ways the modern GOP has stood in opposition to
research, facts, science and evidence. Our impression?
He may have wandered onto foreign soil in his second paragraph, where he
mocks a position taken by the Texas GOP regarding “Higher Order Thinking
Skills (HOTS),” which was said to be “simply a relabeling of Outcome-Based
Education (OBE).”
On that matter, we’ll guess that Krugman may have knee-jerked a bit—and we ... more »
"Minimum" tech standards to give common core tests
A blog in Ed Week has summarized “minimum technology standards states will
have to meet” to give the common core tests. The description is quite
daunting. All this has to be done by 2014-15.
http://tinyurl.com/amc4g8j
Here are two comments posted on the Ed Week website:
Sonja L
3:39 PM on February 8, 2013
Common Core is just another push by big business to suck public funds from
our school system. There are so many urban poor and rural areas that would
never have funds, nor means to have the computer access/internet platforms
available to take the publishing industrial complex's "... more »
“Let them come”
New Zealanders and Australians like to think they are charitable folk. They
like to think they are caring, sharing and good hearted towards others.
They sit warm and self-satisfied in that thought, right up until the point
that those “others” come to our places by boat—and right at that point
these good-hearted folk are happy to have these other folk, these other
human beings escaping desperate situations, held up at the point of a gun
and thrown into detention centres that are little more than concentration
camps.
So much for the virtue of benevolence.
It seems benevolence ends... more »
Sunday Globe Special: State of the Union Preview
*I won't be watching. I already see enough propaganda.*
"Economy is next up for President Obama; Will use speech before Congress to
detail his goals" by Michael D. Shear and Jackie Calmes | New York
Times, February 10, 2013
WASHINGTON — President Obama is structuring his fifth annual address to a
joint session of Congress around three main economic points: making the
nation a ‘‘magnet for jobs and manufacturing”; providing Americans the
‘‘skills they need’’ for those jobs; and ensuring that ‘‘hard work leads to
a decent living,’’ officials said.
*
**Now I definitely won't be watch... more »
Dan Rather Covers Scrap the MAP in Seattle
If you have access to AXS TV, Dan Rather features Seattle school district
opt out
movement and Garfield High Teacher Jesse Hagopian
*Published on Feb 6, 2013*
Saying it's a waste of time, teachers in Seattle are refusing to give
standardized tests to high schoolers because the tests don't effectively
assess students and educators don't want their evaluations tied to a faulty
test. The move is receiving widespread support across the nation. Dan
Rather Reports airs Tuesdays at 8pm ET on AXS TV. "Teaching to the Test"
airs February 12, 2013.
Zero Hour Contracts
*From today's Sentinel. Given how pernicious zero hour contracts are, I'm
glad to see a mainstream Labour figure has taken up the issue.*
SPARE a thought for Caverswall-based Begbies Traynor. The corporate rescue
and recovery firm was planning on an upturn in insolvencies during the
recession. But, despite the high-profile bankruptcies of HMV and Jessops,
our economic downturn has not seen a spike in company liquidations. Begbies
Traynor's share price has suffered as a result.
Because the current state of the British economy has left many experts
scratching their heads. Some call i... more »
CODEPINK Repeatedly Disrupts Brennan Hearing Calling Out Names of Civilians Killed in Drone Strikes
Thursday’s confirmation hearing for CIA nominee John Brennan was briefly
postponed to clear the room of activists from CODEPINK after they
repeatedly disrupted Brennan’s testimony. One woman held a list of
Pakistani children killed in U.S. drone strikes. Former U.S. diplomat Col.
Ann Wright interrupted Brennan while wearing a sign around her neck with
the name of Tariq Aziz, a 16-year-old Pakistani boy who was killed in a
U.S. drone strike in 2011. Wright and seven others were arrested. We speak
to CODEPINK founder Medea Benjamin, who also disrupted the meeting and
recently visite... more »
To serve with honor and retire with nothing
Esquire posts a long story on the man who shot Osama bin Laden. It goes
into great detail on the mission that ended with bin Laden's demise that
will surely fascinate fans of war porn. For myself, the big takeaway is his
disgraceful treatment in retirement by our government.
The man served valiantly for sixteen years at no small risk to his own
life. The stress of his deployments ruined his marriage. He killed
America's number one enemy, face to face. And then he burned out. He didn't
want to roll the dice for another four years and choose to get out while he
still has a chance to ... more »
Sunday Globe Special: Bulger Book Promotion
"A window into Whitey’s brutal life and mind; New biography traces Bulger’s
rise, reign, and the reckoning ahead" by Kevin Cullen and Shelley Murphy |
Globe Staff, February 10, 2013
South Boston gangster James “Whitey” Bulger’s generous view of himself, not
as a cunning killer and cynical informer but as a criminal with scruples
and a kind of noble romantic, is detailed in a *new and comprehensive
biography* of Boston’s most infamous criminal, *to be published this week*
....
The book, “Whitey Bulger: America’s Most Wanted Gangster and the Manhunt
That Brought Him to Justice,” *wr... more »
Sunday Globe Special: State School Cemetery
*Florida's version of Brubaker to a certain degree. *
"Notorious Florida reform school scrutinized; Investigators dig for bodies
amid call for answers" by Lizette Alvarez | New York Times, February 10,
2013
MARIANNA, Fla. — Nobody is quite sure how many boys’ bodies lie beneath the
grounds of the notorious Arthur G. Dozier School for Boys, or which one is
Thomas or Owen or Robert.
Nobody is quite sure how most of them died — the cause is often listed as
‘‘unknown’’ or ‘‘accident’’ — or why a great number were buried with such
haste.
The *scattered graves* bear no markings: no na... more »
KILL THEM ALL....
Journalist Nick Turse describes his personal mission to compile a complete
and compelling account of the Vietnam War’s horror as experienced by all
sides, including innocent civilians who were sucked into its violent vortex.
Turse, who devoted 12 years to tracking down the true story of Vietnam,
unlocked secret troves of documents, interviewed officials and veterans —
including many accused of war atrocities — and traveled throughout the
Vietnamese countryside talking with eyewitnesses to create his book, *Kill
Anything That Moves: The Real American War in Vietnam*.
“American cult... more »
"How It Really Is"
Priorities!- CP
"In my life, I have prayed but one prayer: 'Oh Lord, make my enemies
ridiculous.'
And God granted it."
- Voltaire
Sunday Globe Special: Sick South African Sex Crime
*And I thought the list of cases and transgressions in the posts below this
one were bad. *
*
*
*"The 17-year-old raped a week ago in Bredasdorp was cut open from her
stomach to her genitals."*
*I'm aghast, readers. *
"Rape of teen stirs outcry in South Africa" by Michelle Faul | Associated
Press, February 10, 2013
JOHANNESBURG — The chime sounds *every four minutes* on the radio station,
reminding listeners that statistically yet *another child or woman* in
South Africa is being *raped*.
It is also a *call to action* for citizens outraged over the gang-rape of a
teenager who ... more »
LA Times publishes the other side of the education story
THE KEYS TO LEARNING
All four letters published in the Sunday Los Angeles Times, Feb. 10. 2013
Re "Beware of miracles," Editorial, Feb. 6
I was delighted to see The Times recommend healthy skepticism before
adopting the latest "solutions" to educational problems. And yes, I clearly
remember my colleagues' "value-added" ratings splashed across your website,
even though there were plenty of cautionary articles elsewhere calling
their use problematic.
The Los Angeles Unified School District seems to think that having students
take standardized tests is an answer to our achievement pro... more »
"Barack Obama 2013 State of the Union Drinking Game"
* "Barack Obama 2013 State of the Union Drinking Game"*
by Will Durst
"WHAT YOU NEED TO PLAY: Four taxpayers of any sex: One rich white
banker-type wearing a Suit. Cuff links would be nice. 1 person in a Blue
work Shirt, another in a White shirt and one wearing Rags that in a former
life might have been an integral part of a frantic escape through the
sewers of Paris. At high tide. The four group around a cocktail table
directly in front of a television with newspapers laid on the table and
floor.
One shot glass per person. Everybody brings own and places on table. Suit
gets f... more »
Pentagon Lowers the Bar on the F-35 - Again!
This line from *Wired.com* says it all:
*America’s latest stealth fighter just got heavier, slower and more
sluggish.*
* For the second time in a year, the Pentagon has eased the performance
requirements of the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter (JSF). The reduced specs —
including a slower acceleration and turning rate — lower the bar for the troubled
trillion-dollar JSF program, allowing it to proceed toward full-rate
production despite ongoing problems with the plane’s complex design. Under
the old specs, the stealth fighter, due to enter service in 2018 or 2019,
probably wouldn’t pass... more »
Wrongful Death in Wayland
"Wayland ready to help students through trial; Popular high school senior,
18, was killed in 2011; former boyfriend charged with murder" by Jennifer
Fenn Lefferts | Globe Correspondent, February 11, 2013
Nathaniel Fujita of Wayland faces murder charges in the slaying of
18-year-old Wayland High School senior Lauren Astley, his former
girlfriend. Jury selection is scheduled to begin Monday morning, according
to the Middlesex district attorney’s office.
Prosecutors say Fujita allegedly met with Astley at his home after she left
work on July 3, 2011, and killed her, dumping her body ... more »
A Look at Our Parched Future
The World Resources Institute has produced an online map that reveals the
water risks facing various regions of the world.
Overall, and as expected, Canada isn't too bad off with exceptions of
southern Ontario, Saskatchewan and Alberta. Follow the link, check it
out. It's worth a look.
Witchy Woman in New Guinea
"Papua New Guinea mob burns woman" Associated Press, February 09, 2013
PORT MORESBY, Papua New Guinea — A mob stripped, tortured, and bound a *woman
accused of witchcraft*, then *burned her alive* in front of hundreds of
horrified witnesses in a Papua New Guinea town, police said Friday.
It was the *latest sorcery-related killing* in this South Pacific island
nation.
Bystanders, including many children, watched and some took photographs of
Wednesday’s brutal slaying. *Grisly pictures* were *published on the front
pages of the country’s two largest newspapers*, The National and the
... more »
ENSURING THE CONTINUATION OF THE POWER STRUCTURE
RT's Abby Martin sits down with former NSA whistleblower, Thomas Drake,
about his personal story as a whistleblower and what he describes as a
'total betrayal' by part of the government.
"All Those Things..."
“It isn't what we don't know that gives us trouble,
it's all those things we *know* that just ain't so.”
- Will Rogers
BinLadenLand
How do you fill the void when your most important celebrity is no more?
If you're Abbottabad, Pakistan, former retirement home of Osama bin Laden,
you build an amusement park.
*A wildlife zoo, an adventure club, paragliding, restaurants and waterfalls
– it’s all part of a $30 million project the Pakistani government is
undertaking to improve the image of Abbottabad after Osama bin Laden was
killed in the town in 2011.*
****
*A brand-new amusement park in the small town will reportedly be finished
in eight years. Once fully complete, the 50-acre riverside entertainment
park wil... more »
“A Warning To My Generation: Tyranny Has Come, Will You Take Action?”
*“A Warning To My Generation: Tyranny Has Come, Will You Take Action?”*
by Alec Scheer, Edited by Emilie Rensink
“To my generation,
Upon writing a letter to President Obama regarding his gruesome and
unconstitutional drone policy, I feel it is paramount that I write a letter
to you warning you about what is to come; warning you – that if you do not
take action now – you will not be able to enjoy the life pleasures you have
been acquainted to.
I know, from personal experience, that most of you would rather be out
partying, hanging out with friends, watching television, play... more »
David Icke - Closet Internationalist
David Icke is a controversial figure, who courts criticism, but at the same
time produces much valuable work exposing the internationalists and their
financial strategy for the creation of a single global slave state. He
mixes verifiable evidence exposing the international enemy, with
pseudo-spiritual material which cannot be scrutinised other than according
to the beliefs held by whoever examines them. He also supports the long
exposed Zionist Shill and Holocaustian, Alex Jones. For anyone who
purports to fight against the lies of the Establishment to associate
themselves with a... more »
What Patterns of Trade Might Tell us About the Democratic Peace
Stop me if you’ve heard this one: it appears that wars between pairs of
democracies are relatively rare compared to wars between other pairs of
states. Some people even think this relationship might be causal. In the
decades since this empirical regularity first got everyone’s attention, a
number of different theoretical arguments have been developed
Continue reading
Karzai's Two-State Solution for Afghanistan. 9/11 for India.
Hamid Karzai is trying to broker a two-state within one state deal that
would effectively cede control over Afghanistan's Pashtun south to the
Taliban.
That Taliban we've spent the last decade plus saving Afghanistan from?
Yes, those guys.
* **...The Afghan peace process envisions that “by 2015, Taliban and other
armed groups will have given up armed opposition, transformed from military
entities into political parties…and participated in national elections.”
And more significantly “NATO/ISAF forces will have departed from
Afghanistan, leaving the ANSF (Afghan National Security F... more »
“End of Liberty (The Societal Collapse Of America)”
NIA, Gerald Celente, “End of Liberty (The Societal Collapse Of America)”
- http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=AQv-sdMCClQ#!
- http://facethepolitics.com/
Mohammed's Conversion on the Road to Mecca
This puts our understanding of fundamental Islam on an entirely another
level. It is actually a worse ideology than Nazism. Effectively women are
denied the right of free will. The same process also ensnares the men who
also be come as compliant.
Do not think that Islam is generally successful in what it sets out to do.
But it is successful enough to seriously skew its population part way into
this regime to the point that a modest push or event easily brings forward
fanatics.
What Mohammed began with was no more that the normal shape of spiritualism
in his time and pla... more »
Urban Energy Use Impacts Global Climate
It turns out that urban heat output is far more effective than originally
thought and it certainly is in a position to be leveraged by the jet stream
just as El Nino is leveraged. That is still a long was from a complete
answer. That will take decades of observation and analysis to make clear.
It is also the one factor that has hugely modified our temperature
collecting protocol and makes our historical data pretty dicey since it is
impossible to properly correct with anything other than a fudge factor.
We discussed this several years ago and reviewed quite a bit of ... more »
Uping the Steaks
This reminds me that the real revolution in cattle has not yet begun. But
this shows us that it is real. This shows us that industrial beef cannot
compete with grain fed beef. What has kept it out of the market has been
costly distribution. Today, the internet allows the farmer himself to
become the direct distributor. My point is that farm gate pricing can go
head to head with industrial beef so long as the farmer processes the meat
right up to packaging.
The abattoir is quite happy to slaughter and hang the meat for a fee.
That way he does not tie up his capital i... more »
Ayahuasca Therapy With Graham Hancock
I suspect that Ayahuasa therapy will become a mainstay of psychotherapy
rather quickly now. The momentum is almost visible out there. It is not
addictive and it has been shown to be profoundly transformitive for victims
of mental illness. Thus I suspect that this item will prove quite useful in
preparing oneself for such a project.
The drug itself is a natural brew and is not addictive. Critically it has
a tradition in place to provide reasonable guidance and even available
practitioners able to assist in interpretation. We are not starting with a
blank slate and complete... more »
"The Four Signs of a Collapsing State"
*"The Four Signs of a Collapsing State"*
by Jeffrey Tucker
“This used to be a hell of a good country, I can’t understand what’s gone
wrong with it.” said George Hanson in the movie “Easy Rider.”
"My old friend Joe Sobran (1946-2010) loved that line and quoted it often.
Sobran, who worked alongside William Buckley at National Review during its
heyday, was one of the smartest people I’ve ever known. After a lifetime of
thinking about politics, he eventually decided that there was only one way
out of our troubles: the whole of the government has to go.
[Editor's Note: Joe's key i... more »
Who Thinks Trying To Out-Conservative The Republicans In Missouri Will Win The Democrats Jo Ann Emerson's Vacant House Seat?
Romney did even better against Obama in November in Missouri's 8th
congressional district (65.9%) than McCain did four years earlier (60.0%).
This is a helluva red part of the state. And on the same day that they cast
their ballots for Romney, the folks in the southeast corner of Missouri
(Rolla, Poplar Bluff, West Plains, Perryville, Sikeston and Limbaugh's
hometown, Cape Girardeau) gave Congresswoman Jo Ann Emerson the biggest
victory of any Republican incumbent in the state, an overwhelming 72% of
the vote-- even more than the 65% she won in 2010 or her 71% in 2008. It's
the p... more »
TARPing Athabasca?
It now seems only a matter of time before major investors start pulling
their money out of bitumen.
The markets are waking up to the reality of a Carbon Bubble in which
high-carbon, high-cost fossil fuels have been exposed as the worst bet
ever. They're coming to grasp that the worst fossil fuels could become
"stranded assets" in the near future.
The *Financial Times* sounded the Carbon Bubble warning a few days back.
Today it* *was announced that Oxford researchers are launching a four-year
study into assets that may become stranded due to climate change. In
January of last... more »
Vatican Information Service:
Summary:
- POPE RENOUNCES PAPAL THRONE
- CARDINAL SODANO EXPRESSES COLLEGE OF CARDINALS' NEARNESS TO POPE
- DIRECTOR OF HOLY SEE PRESS OFFICE ON POPE'S RESIGNATION
- DAY BENEDICT XVI WAS ELECTED
- COMPOSITION OF THE CONCLAVE
___________________________________________________________
POPE RENOUNCES PAPAL THRONE
Vatican City, 11 February 2013 (VIS) – The Holy Father, at the end of
today's consistory for causes for canonization, announced his resignation
from ministry as Bishop of Rome to the College of Cardinals. Following is
the Holy Father's complete declaration, which he read in La... more »
Refusing to enforce a settlement
Srebot v. Srebot Farms Ltd., 2013 ONCA 84 deals with a decision not to
enforce a settlement partly completed:
[6] The discretionary decision not to enforce a concluded
settlement, especially where the settlement has been partially or fully
performed, should be reserved for those rare cases where compelling
circumstances establish that the enforcement of the settlement is not in
the interests of justice. The trial judge's reasons indicate that she was
alive to this issue. On the facts as she found them, the trial judge
concluded that this is one of those rare cases. We ... more »
Israel, Canada & the Bulgarian Bus Bombing
The bombing in Bulgaria is fitting nicely into the Israeli strategy of
propaganda to justify an attack on Lebanon. Overt. Covert. Whichever. It
doesn't matter for Israel.
Recall my comment here regarding the alleged strike by Israel on a convoy
in Syria?
I had difficulties in believing the convoy of weapons from Syria to Lebanon
narrative. It seemed false for multiple reason
* “I am not buying the convoy story, I just don’t think that specific part
of the narrative is true.
It’s to tidy. It fits too well into the usual Israeli propaganda regarding
Lebanon. It feels as if Israel is... more »
The resignation of Benedict IX
Today we heard the Pope is resigning.
I wish him well. He is a fine philosopher and his books well worth reading.
In terms of resignation though there is an earlier Benedict who resigned
albeit in a very different context.
Benedict IX was around 18 to 20 years old when made pontiff, although some
sources claim 11 or 12. He led an extremely dissolute life and had few
qualifications for the papacy other than connections with a socially
powerful family. St. Peter Damian described him as "feasting on
immorality"; the historian Ferdinand Gregorovius wrote that in Benedict, "a
demon ... more »
BBQ and Geocaching
Today was the monthly meeting of the local area geocachers.
We had reserved a pretty good sized room at a local BBQ place but quickly
overflowed into the main dining hall. There were about sixty present. The
group is growing!
This Girl Scout troop earned their Geocaching badges and sold lots of
cookies.
As always there were introductions and give-aways and news about future
caching events and - door prizes!
After the meet Southern Man picked up several caches in the area, then met
up with a friend and went out caching again until the cold and rain drove
us back indoors for... more »
Revelations and Revolutions
Navy Sailors After Fukushima: They’ve got leukemia, testicular cancer,
growths… They’ve had surgery to remove brain legions and lost sight in
eye
(VIDEO)
http://enenews.com/navy-sailors-after-311-theyve-leukemia-testicular-cancer-age-21-growths-theyve-surgery-remove-brain-legions-lost-sight-eye-video
The
Constitutional rights of these US citizens have been violated.
They were exposed to very high levels of radiation without adequate
protection, with significant consequences for their personal longevity
and
their progeny.
**
There is no evidence that their exposure promoted the gener... more »
Magical Egypt - The Invisible Science
YouTube Video Description - [Channel: Todd W]:
http://www.magicalegypt.com/
http://www.jawest.net/
Episode 1: The Invisible Science
Episode 2: The Old Kingdom & the Still Older Kingdom
Episode 3: Descent
Episode 4: The Temple in Man
Episode 5: Navigating the Afterlife
Episode 6: Legacy
Episode 7: Illumination
Episode 8: Cosmology
There is another side of Egypt that is not so widely known. Egypt is also
the land of secrets. Another history, a secret history, tells of Egypt as
the inheritor of deep wisdom and magical ability from an even earlier
culture. It is the account of the Egy... more »
Senate Reform and Blame for Nullification
Scott Lemieux blasts Democratic Senators today because they left the
filibuster in place, thus allowing GOP nullification to continue in the
case of the CFPB.
I have mixed feelings on this one, but to say that "the majority of the
blame belongs" to Senate Democrats is wrong. The majority of the blame, if
you need to apportion it, belongs to Senate Republicans who are practicing
Constitutional hardball by ignoring the norms and precedents of the Senate
and the political system. The problem with Constitutional hardball is that
the only rational response is (1) for the other side to eq... more »
The Politics of “Political Science”: Mushroom Cloud Edition
Erik Voeten has a nice piece up about recent research on the benefits of
nuclear superiority. Does nuclear superiority provide an advantage to
states engaged in crisis bargaining? In the most recent
issue of International Organization (ungated version) my colleague Matthew
Kroenig argues that in a crisis between two nuclear powers, the state that
enjoys a nuclear advantage is willing to run more risk
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Taking a break for a few days
I've gone pretty much non-stop since 12/26 putting information out about
the OPPT. Often with only 4-5 hours sleep for 40 days. I've dealt with a
huge number of emails, sometimes from people who are sensitive to my lack
of attention to detail or inability to promptly reply. Its pretty clear I
need to rest a bit and regroup. So I won't be posting much for the next
few days.
Those of you who I have angered in my email replies, I apologize. I love
you. But I am human. I get crabby when tired. So do you. I did this work
because I do love you, even though I didn't know your names ... more »
Free Planet - CROW - Campaign for the Reinstatement of Oxford's Wildlife
I'd like to submit the idea of CROW or the Campaign for the Reinstatement
of Oxford's Wildlife.
I'm talking about, "All those ancient animals and breeds and species that
have found themselves roaming our fields, filling our skies and swimming
our rivers since time immemorial," it worked with the Red Kite!
And I'm not talking about a handful of sad-looking pandas, gazelles or
tigers trapped in private Zoos or Nature Reserves for PROFIT.
I'm talking about learning to live alongside The Abundance of Nature, life
as it should be lived. I'm talking about getting back to some basic natur... more »
Turse and Moyers discuss our “forbidden history!”
*MONDAY, FEBRUARY 11, 2013*
*It’s the flip side of legends and myths:* In our last post, we noted that
much of what we accept as fact and news is really legend and myth.
Last night, on Moyers and Company, we watched Nick Turse describe the flip
side of this type of pseudo-news. This is the way the Moyers site blurbs
the segment with Turse:
MOYERS AND COMPANY: Journalist Nick Turse describes his personal mission to
compile a complete and compelling account of the Vietnam War’s horror as
experienced by all sides, including innocent civilians who were sucked into
its violent vortex.
... more »
A proof of Intelligent Design?
*I hope that the title isn't too provocative. ;-)*
Bill Z. has brought my attention to a December 2012 nuclear physics paper
that was updated 3 days ago,
The fate of carbon-based life as a function of the light quark mass
They (Evgeny Epelbaum, Hermann Krebs, Timo A. Lähde, Dean Lee, Ulf-G.
Meißner) try to determine the precision with which God or non-God had to
fine-tune the average light quark mass – a parameter defined as \((m_{\rm
up}+m_{\rm down})/2\) – in order to guarantee that there would be enough
carbon, oxygen, and other elements that are crucial for the type of life
tha... more »
Podcast No. 20: Interview with Phil Schrodt
The twentieth Duck of Minerva podcast features Phil Schrodt of Pennsylvania
State University. The interview includes Professor Schrodt’s views on a
number of interesting topics, including the history of quantitative
and computational conflict studies, his “seven deadly sins” project, advice
for graduate students in political science, and an explanation of his
decision to take up blogging. This is the third
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Top 10 Reasons For the Pope's Resignation
Earlier today, Benedict XVI, the 265th Pope, announced to the College
of Cardinals that he would resign effective February 28th. The Pontiff
cited health reasons and his physical and mental inadequacy to be the
spiritual leader of over one billion Catholics worldwide. Yet, there were
other reasons for Benedict becoming the first Pope in nearly 600 years to
resign while in office. What were they?
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10) Can now finally invest in that condom factory in Berlin.
9) Papal COBRA plan can now cover plastic surgery to make Benedict look
less like Emperor Pal... more »
Bad Moon Rising for Bitumen
It was coming. You were warned. Now brace yourselves.
Some place in England called Oxford University today begins a four-year
study to identify assets that could be left "stranded" by climate change.
That's stranded as in suddenly worthless - or worse.
Guess what? Bitumen is probably top of the list. Here's the photo *The
Guardian *ran with the story. Yeah, that's right, it's one of Syncrude's
operations in Athabasca.
*Backed by HSBC, Aviva, WWF-UK and Climate Change Capital, the four-year
University of Oxford research programme is attempting to flag up
high-carbon sect... more »
US-NATO MISSILE OFFENSE
I was interviewed on RT last night about the Pentagon's "missile defense"
system. The US says it is being built to protect against Iran and North
Korea but in fact it is being used as part of the US-NATO encirclement of
Russia and China.
ROSA PARKS AT 100: Creating new myths!
*MONDAY, FEBRUARY 11, 2013*
*Part 6—Diane Rehm fails to serve:* Much of what we regard as “fact” and
“news” is actually legend and myth.
Various players invent these myths. If the myths advance approved
story-lines, our journalists actively pimp them.
In her fascinating new book about Rosa Parks, Professor Theoharis has
invented a set of new myths and legends about a very famous, very
significant person. Indeed, several of these myths and legends provide the
basic narrative focus for Theoharis’ book.
In a rational world, journalists would question or challenge these
presentations... more »
The Age of Obushma
Ronald Reagan was known as the Teflon President,and John Gotti's moniker
was the Teflon Don. No matter how toxic these guys were, they were
untouchable for most of their lives -- until the imprisonment of mind or
body finally got them.
Until this past week, President Obama seemed to wearing the Teflon mantle
himself. Nobody was paying much attention to the fact he's been on a
detached rampage of drone assassinations, and prosecuting whistleblowers,
and spying, and claiming he could imprison people without charge or
trial. Because nobody was paying much attention, he's been virtua... more »
Indian Gang Bang
*I'd rather not take part, and have real trouble comprehending the mindset
that carries out such horror, although this is also the place where they
burn brides, right?*
"Gang rape triggers outrage in India" Associated Press, December 20, 2012
NEW DELHI — The *gang-rape* and *near-fatal beating* of a 23-year-old
student *on a bus* in New Delhi *triggered outrage* across the country
Wednesday, as Indians demanded action from authorities who have *long
ignored violence and harassment against women*.
In the streets and in Parliament, calls rose for stringent and swift
punishment agains... more »
"The Worst Procurement in the History of Canada"
At least until the F-35 saga is wrapped up. "*The Worst Procurement in
the History of Canada"* is the title of a report released by the Rideau
Institute and the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives into the inept
and seemingly endless quest for a helicopter to replace the Canadian navy's
sclerotic Sea Kings.
*2013 marks the 50th anniversary of the entry into service of Canada’s Sea
King helicopters, which despite their age and associated risks are still
being relied upon by the Canadian Forces.*
**
*Twenty years have passed since Prime Minister Jean Chrétien cancelled the
con... more »
What Diversity and Greatness Look Like: A Year at Mission Hill School
James Coleman told us almost fifty years ago about the importance of social
capital. Here's what he was talking about:
The website here.
Let The Rumors Begin
Pope Benny, a.k.a. Joe Ratzinger, is packing it in. The first pope to
resign since the medieval period, the 85-year old has given barely two
weeks notice. He's out on February 28th. Word is the Vatican has
already contacted the temp agencies.
The pope blames the ravages of old age for his decision, claiming he's just
not up to the job mentally or physically.
Let the rumors begin.
Update: This didn't take long. *Der Spiegel* reports that Vatican
intrigue and internal power struggles may have prompted Benny to bail.
*...it seems likely that the move also came out of the rea... more »
“Other scientists agree, at least when quoted selectively.”
Ouch. This hurts. Satire by Alan Dove (via): In a groundbreaking new study,
scientists at Some University have discovered that a single molecule may
drive people to perform that complex behavior we’ve all observed. Though
other researchers consider the results of the small, poorly structured
experiment misleading, a well-written press release ensures that their
criticisms will
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BRINGING TOGETHER THE MOVEMENTS IN UK
Ten years after the largest protest in British history in February 2003,
activists examine Britain's legacy in Iraq and the era of continuous
warfare. They pledge to connect the anti-war and anti-austerity movements
throughout the UK.
Untitled
*Lundi Gras to bring Rex, Zulu to riverfront for outdoor festivals*
*Costumes driven by desire, not trends, New Orleans shop owners say* *Hundreds
of homes damaged by Hattiesburg, MS tornado *
ALEC Legislators - Privatization of Public Lands
Many times I have referred to the focus of ALEC state legislators to
destroy our public lands - by turning them over to their ALEC corporate
masters.
The ALEC goal - get a hold of public lands so the states can then either
sell them to private entities or lease them to private entities.
Public lands are the public commons.
The public commons is for the people.
ALEC believes that instead of raising taxes that ALEC legislators should
promote the sale of state assets to private entities.
ALEC legislators want the public commons to be given to the private sector,
all of it - it is happ... more »
Love You to the Tippy Toes: A Valentine's Craft to do with Kids
I love you to the tippy toes, is something my mom has said to me ever
since I was a little kid. I think her mother may have even said it to her.
It is a simple sentence that brings back a lot of happy childhood memories
and it is something I now say to my own little girl.
This Valentine's Day, I wanted to create something simple for my mom that
references all of those happy memories. Here is what I came up with.
You will need:
a canvas
paint in two different colors
I debated long about whether I should paint the canvas pink and do white
foot prints or not paint the canvas and d... more »
Marching To Oblivion
Republicans must be furious with David Frum. The man who wrote George W.
Bush's "axis of evil" speech is increasingly at odds with his party. On
Saturday he wrote that the economy of the United States is far from full
recovery:
A new survey by Rutgers University finds that 23% of Americans have lost a
job (whether full-time or part-time) at some point in the past four years.
Another 11% report a job loss by a member of their immediate family.
There are 12.3 million unemployed Americans today, and that number would be
even higher if we counted those who have quit searching for wo... more »
There's Something INHERENTLY Wrong With U.S. Drone Policy-- And Congress Isn't Doing Anything About It
Saturday we looked at the other nightmare inherent in drone warfare:
so-called collateral damage or, less elegantly, technologically
indiscriminately slaughtering people's children and other innocent family
members. And so, it turns out, did the *L.A. Times* in an OpEd by Doyle
McManus asking if we're creating more enemies than we're killing. He sees
the drone policy problem from a perspective more similar-- though not
identical-- to my own:
[P]rotecting the rights of U.S. citizens in Al Qaeda is only part of what
is at stake; those cases are unusual. In the long run, a more imp... more »
My Unique Scientific View: Most-Recent Comments
As a reminder of my unique scientific view, I recommend reading my
responses to three comments submitted to my latest posts, "Casting Off
Dogmas", and "Emergent Phenomena"
Today, Monday, February 11th - Move To Amend Introduces A Bill In Congress
*Today, (Mon, Feb 11) Move to Amend's WE THE PEOPLE AMENDMENT will be
introduced in Congress!***
*The We the People Amendment is the only amendment that deals with
bothSupreme Court doctrines that grant constitutional rights to
artificial
entities and that define spending money as free speech.
There are still many steps along the way, but this is a major milestone
for
the movement to amend!
Move to Amend will not now become a Congressional lobbying effort (not
at
this point). In fact now more than ever it is critical that we reach and
educate the American people -- letting them ... more »
Read Stuff, You Should
Happy Birthday to Brandy, 34.
On to the good stuff:
1. Good one from Felicia Sonmez about getting mentioned in the SOTU. Note:
it's not exactly a lesson in how the presidency works in general, but the
one real thing that's well-illustrated by the movie "Dave" is that it
really does matter what comes out of the presidential mouth.
2. A new site: four political scientists talk about The Invisible Primary,
plus it looks like other party and elections stuff. Here's David Wiltse on
the Rove group.
3. Heath care costs in Massachusetts? Rising. Sarah Kliff has it.
4. CRS has updated U.S... more »
MYSTERIOUS ADAM RYAN LANZA
*Reportedly from the June 16, 1992, Exeter News-Letter. Adam Lanza or Omar
bin Laden.*
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"Barbara Rimkunas, the curator at the Exeter Historical Society, found the
birth announcement...
"Rimkunas, who worked at Exeter Hospital at the time Lanza was born, said
she may even have checked his parents in, although she has no way of
knowing for sure."
Seacoast historian: Connecticut shooter born in Exeter ...
*Adam Ryan Lanza aged 8, 1999-2000*
According to a newspaper article, which has vanished, Adam did attend the
Sandy Hook school - but only in 2002
According to "relatives" he N... more »
ALEC Privatization Policy - Continuing Failure
The free-market approach to education, such as those pushed by ALEC state
legislators is basically this:
If a charter school fails to perform, parents will remove their kids from
the school and the school will be subsequently closed by the authorizer.
The free-market at work.
BUT – this doesn’t address the fact that
If a charter school fails to perform
The children are harmed
The children’s education is harmed.
The free-market may have worked – but at what cost to our children?
How often have you heard this statement being used when talking about
public schools – "school fa... more »
CIPA Is Back - A Message From Fight For The Future
We just got the official word that *CISPA is back*.
CISPA would let corporations share all of your private, personal
information with the government... with no restrictions.
Last year the bill passed the House in a whirlwind, before any of us had
time to mount a real opposition. We ended up stopping it in the Senate, but
we can't make the same mistake twice! Congress needs to hear a strong,
clear message from Internet users. Immediately.
Click here to sign the petition to Stop CISPA!
This email, your love letters, your secrets and private conversations, your
search and email h... more »
Here's our list for the new Wynne cabinet
Kathleen Wynne - Premier, Minister of Agriculture Food and Rural Affairs
Deb Matthews - Minister of Health, Deputy Premier
Charles Sousa - Minister of Finance
Laurel Broten - Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs
Liz Sandals - Minister of Education
Bob Chiarelli - Minister of Energy
Eric Hoskins - Minister of Economic Development and Trade
David Zimmer - Minister of Aboriginal Affairs
Yasir Naqvi - Minister of Labour
Teresa Piruzza - Minister of Children and Youth Services
Michael Coteau - Minister of Citizenship and Immigration
Reza Moridi - Minister of Research and Innovation
Linda Jef... more »
What Political Science Says About Papal Elections
Given the news that Pope Benedict XVI will resign at the end of this month,
the first bishop of Rome to do so since the middle of the last millennium,
the college of cardinals will soon convene to elect his successor.
Political scientists Forrest Maltzman, Melissa Schwartzberg, and Lee
Sigelman researched how Pope John Paul
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The Pope's Resignation: Listen here
Link
His voice still sounds strong and vigorous. He did finish his life of
Jesus recently -- perhaps he felt now is time?
Raytheon's RIOT - global rebellion management
Facebook, Twitter, Guala(?), Foursquare, and the twenty pages of other
social media like Goodreads, Blogspot, StumbleUpon, LinkedIn etc... are
WIDE OPEN to Raytheon's new RIOT (Rapid Information Overlay Technology)
software - you gave them permission by uploading all your data.
*In this video obtained by the Guardian, Raytheon's 'principal
investigator' Brian Urch explains how the Rapid Information Overlay
Technology (Riot) software uses photographs on social networks. These
images sometimes contain latitude and longitude details – automatically
embedded by smartphones within so-cal... more »
Pope Benedict XVI 'to resign'
*
* It has been reported that Pope Benedict XVI is
to step down Photo: AP Photo/Riccardo De Luca
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/religion/the-pope/9862194/Pope-Benedict-XVI-to-resign.html
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* *Pope Benedict XVI 'to resign'*
*
* Pope Benedict XVI is to resign on February 28th, according to reports on
Italian news agency ANSA.
10:57AM GMT 11 Feb 2013
Last year the Pope started using a cane on occasions and recently he
appeared to have trouble reading the text of an address he delivered in
Rome. There was no immediate comment from the Vatican.
Monday Morning Linkage
Good Morning, here’s your linkages… Let’s start the week in South Asia:
Afghanistan General Allen, the 15th of 16 commanders of ISAF in a dozen
years, is delusional if he really thinks ISAF is on the road to victory in
Afghanistan as he exits to become the Supreme Allied Commander of NATO.
Unless of course, by the word
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Wisconsin Against The Flu Shot
*About:*
Our goal is to raise awareness of the dangers of, ineffectiveness of, and
myths about the flu vaccine. This information is largely suppressed and
skewed by the drug companies, and we believe every citizen has the right to
know both sides of the story.
We are aiming for peaceful, educational demonstrations in public during
peak traffic times, with thought-provoking signs and educational literature
to those interested in learning more about the flu vaccine. We will
demonstrate legally on public property near popular flu shot destinations,
such as pharmacies.
If you ar... more »
Another of those rare occasions
Only rarely are the BBC's left-wing, anti-Israel prejudices challenged on
'entertainment' shows. I have provided two examples before:
First from 2009 when Marcus Brigstocke dared to criticise Islam:
'Do you want to hear a Radio 4 audience clench its collective sphincters?
... the end of Marcus Brigstocke's spot in tonight's Now Show. Marcus
Brigstoke takes a "satirical" swipe at God, the Bible and Christianity and
his audience are happy to laugh along. Then he says that people ask him if
he would say similar about Islam and he says he would and has and then
points out some home-tr... more »
BENJAMIN BRITTEN
*Benjamin Britten*
What might Beethoven, Aaron Copland, Poulenc, Sir Peter Maxwell Davies and
Benjamin Britten have in common?
Britten expert John Bridcut said: "I interviewed eight boys who are now all
middle-aged men and, while Britten’s behaviour was unusual, all of the men
said his friendship had been entirely beneficial..."
http://www.dailymail.co.uk
In 1953, Benjamin Britten's coronation opera *Gloriana* had its first
public performance.
"The production team consisted of a gay composer, a gay librettist, a gay
director, a gay conductor, a gay choreographer and a gay impresa... more »
The 2 state solution won't work but this is something that would
Dry Bones right on the money as usual.
Apple and Samsung Insights
*An influential Asian manufacturer, Samsung Electronics Co Ltd, uses Google
Inc's Android software to create smart phones and tablets that closely
resemble the iPhone and the iPad.*Samsung starts gaining market share,
hurting Apple Inc's margins and stock price and intimidating its reign as
the king of cool in consumer electronics.
A series of recent court rulings suggests that the smart phone patent wars
are now grinding toward a stalemate, with Apple incapable to show that its
sales have been critically damaged when rivals, notably Samsung, imitated
its products.* Samsung, mea... more »
Czech taxpayers will pay a trillion for the solar mistake
*...trillion of crowns, of course...*
Because the dear reader probably doesn't know how much the Czech koruna,
the peso of ours, is worth, I must tell you that 1 U.S. dollar is about 19
crowns. Still, a trillion is a large number.
Czech media published the disturbing calculation by the environment
ministry yesterday. The total amount of money that the Czech taxpayers have
already paid or will have to pay for the past solar subsidies and the
unavoidable pledged solar subsidies in the future will probably reach a
trillion of crowns or $50 billion.
*News:* Pope Benedict XVI is resig... more »
HARRY THE SPY
*Harry Dexter White (left) with with John Maynard Keynes at the 1944 Bretton
Woods Conference*
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Harry Dexter White, son of Lithuanian Jews, was a top US Treasury official
and a spy for Soviet Russia.
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*
Harry Dexter White White set up the International Monetary Fund and the World
Bank.
"What the IMF and World Bank essentially did, was repeat on a world scale
what the Federal Reserve Act of 1913 had established in the United States.
"They created a banking cartel comprising the world’s privately owned
central banks, which gradually assumed the power to dictate credit policies
t... more »
Who leaked Alberta’s budget details? And who plugged the leak?
Some of the members of Alberta’s Treasury Board are pictured above. While
not exactly as illustrated, they are all suspects in the leakage of budget
details, in the office, with an email to the Calgary Herald. Below:
Columnist Don Braid, detective Sherlock Holmes and Treasury Board President
Doug Horner. It’s a whodunit, a little like ... more »
February 10, 1973
Haldeman's diary:
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San Clemente. We had Dean and [Richard] Moore out for an extended session
on the Watergate strategy question and made a little progress in laying out
an operational plan there. The main concern was the need to draw (Attorney
General) Kleindienst into the case and to keep in in the post through the
duration of the hearings and to be a buffer and to take heat where
necessary in the Department for things the P needs done. We're regrouping
tomorrow on the same subject.
--
Over a weekend in California, they tried to assess where they were. On the
Ervin Committee, ... more »
Chica triste en el mundo de los sueños
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Perritos en el campo de las flores mirando el paisaje
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Shamanism
Shamanism – Other Worlds – Ayahuasca Documentary (Video)
Pajarito buscando su comida en las ramas de los árboles
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Meet & Greet Monday (#MtaGt)
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 or a blog where you sometimes 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... more »
Republicans Continue Duking It Out Over Immigration Policy
The Republican Party seems divided between those who want to move ahead
with the inevitable and make the best of it and hope they eventually get
some Hispanic and Asian voters and those who just don't want to ever let go
of the hatred, bigotry and racism that defines who they are at their
innermost core. It's a new twist in the American immigration saga which has
traditionally been about the haters and bigots on one side and those who
want cheap labor on the other side. Of course that dynamic still underlies
the debate. But the pro-immigration reform Republicans are trying to win
... more »
Many Americans believe recession is permanent – ‘We may be seeing the beginning of a new generation in American society: no longer millennials, but ‘recessionals’’
[image: Job seekers ratio, December 2000-June 2012, based on Job Openings
and Labor Turnover and Current Population Survey public data series.
Graphic: Laura Clawson / todaysworkplace.org]
By Chad Brooks, BusinessNewsDaily Contributor
8 February 2013
(LiveScience.com) – Despite signs of an economic recovery, the Great
Recession's scope and impact was so widespread and corrosive that it has
left millions of Americans permanently damaged financially, a new study
finds.
The research from the John J. Heldrich Center for Workforce Development at
Rutgers University found that five yea... more »
Kurt's Bday Trip--Part 2
***I found a sign advertising an attorney, so of course, I had to pose! :)*
We flew into San Jose late on Thursday, and checked into our normal airport
hotel, Holiday Inn Express, for the night. We stay here when we have to be
at the airport early, or if we get in late. The hotel picks you up for
free and they were waiting for us after we cleared customs. Took shuttle
to hotel, checked in quickly, surfed the net for a bit and crashed,
exhausted from flying a kinda long layover in Ft Lauderdale I was a little
terrified flying Spirit, but our flights were easy with no delays. T... more »
The Girls of Pakistan
*What they have to look forward to first:** *
*
**"Their story illustrates the conflicts some women encounter in Pakistan
when choosing what are known here as freewill marriages. It also shows how
women are increasingly asserting their rights against the traditions of
forced marriage and parental authority, implicitly challenging one of the
most powerful institutions in Pakistani **society**."*
*Another woman who challenged a powerful institution: *
*
*Taliban gunmen target young education activist
Shooting of Pakistan girl sparks outrage
Pakistani police make arrests in shooting of yo... more »
Inside Syria - Can dialogue end Syria's crisis?
Hillary Mann Leverett is a voice of reason and sanity. She is a former
National Security Official and co-author of *"Going to Tehran: Why the
United States Must Come to Terms with the Islamic Republic of Iran."*
*
* In the video below, she demolishes the arguments of two deluded
warmongers about the situation in Syria and proposes diplomatic solutions
to the crisis.
To save you some time, watch it from:
05:55 - 08:04.
09:39 - 10:35.
11:35 - 12:38.
14:35 - 15:28.
21:52 - 23:39.
Inside Syria - Can dialogue end Syria's crisis? Source: Al Jazeera.
GAIA PORTAL: Sentience Among All Gaia Components is Increasing
*Sentience Among All Gaia Components is Increasing*
by ÉirePort
Sentience among all Gaia components is increasing. Such components include,
as 3D representations, earth, air, water, plant, animal, human.
Communication with Higher D Aspects of each of these is now enabled so that
all of humanity (small h) can discover their Hue-manity (aka, "Rainbow
Body").
Discomfort may be experienced by some as alterations and adjustments to
perceptions are carried out. These are necessary (required) for the
"humanity" to "Hue-manity" group transition to occur.
Occasional periods of intense ti... more »
QUOTE OF THE DAY: On drugs and match-fixing
Couple recent revelations about drugs and match-fixing in everything from
cycling to soccer and from boxing to all the pointy ball codes, with the
modern proliferation of so many giggle games and meaningless sporting
contests promoted simply in order to get bums on seats regardless of the
bums interest in the contest—with all that in mind, this comment from
today’s *Footy Almanac* seems to hit the mark:
“The more meaningless the game is, the more open it will be to the
match-fixers. Something that applies across all codes.”
Sal Ciardulli, “A big couple of days in sport,” ... more »
Kurt's Bday Trip 2013--Part 1, House Hunting
Ahhh. Costa Rica. My favorite place in the entire world to visit. We
took a trip here for a week for Kurt's bday, and to look at houses.
Combined kinda trip, business and pleasure. Mostly pleasure though,
because looking at houses was actually fun.
We looked at houses in various areas including Hermosa, Herradura, Esterillos
Este, Playa Agujas, and Tarcoles. All around Jaco Beach, which is where we
want to be near. Pretty much every place we looked at was nice, however,
we liked two of them the best. We ended up deciding that the closer to
Jaco Beach we can be, the better... more »
Deposition of Contaminated Aerosols on Human Skin
Deposition of contaminant aerosol on human skin. Journal of Environmental
Radioactivity. By K.G. Andersson a,*, J. Roed a, M.A. Byrne b, H. Hession b.
Available online 15 August 2005
Abstract
Over recent years, it has been established that deposition of various types
of pollutant aerosols (e.g., radioactive) on human skin can have serious
deleterious effects on health.
However, only few investigations in the past have been devoted to
measurement of deposition velocities on skin of particles of the
potentially problematic sizes.
An experimental programme has shown the depositi... more »
Trillions for Wars, None For Cancer Stricken Children
Team cures cancer with innovative treatment, child-patients stuck with
staggering bills.
*February 11, 2013* (LocalOrg) - In "On the Cusp of Ending Big Pharma," a
coming revolution in biology and medicine made possible by a better
understanding of genetics and gene therapy was described in detail. Almost
as if to validate the premise of having the public begin getting directly
involved in not only understanding genetics and gene therapy, but begin
building the infrastructure at a local level to pursue research and
development, as well as implement eventual techniques and treatments... more »
Polio in Pakistan
*Let's walk you through it*:
"Car bomb kills 17 people in market in Pakistan" Associated Press, December
18, 2012
PESHAWAR, Pakistan — Also on Monday, Taliban militants fired
rocket-propelled grenades and automatic weapons at an army convoy in
northwest Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, killing three soldiers and wounding
three others, said Nisar Ahmad, a local government official.
The *soldiers were escorting a polio vaccination team* outside the town of
Lakki Marwat when the attack occurred, said Wazir Khan, a local resident.
The Taliban have *spoken out against polio vaccination* in ... more »
The Myth of The "Syrian Rebels" Will Not Survive The Judgment of History
I know this is old news, but it needs to be stated over and over again:
there is no such thing as a "Syrian rebellion." There are no "Syrian
rebels." It is a USraeli created myth. The fighters who are taking on the
government in Syria are mercenaries, Saudi-funded Jihadist terrorists,
Al-Qaeda groups, and drugged up idiots who have nothing better to do than
kill innocent people.
Have people forgotten what a revolution is? What is going on in Syria is
pure chaos, terrorism, and destruction, not a revolution. There is no
revolutionary leader. There is no revolutionary movement. There ... more »
Minnesota moose population plummets, as ticks eat them alive in warmer climate – ‘The moose population has been in decline for years but never at the precipitous rate documented this winter’
[image: Minnesota will have a limited moose hunt this fall, officials
announced today, 27 March 2012. Unlike the cow pictured here, the DNR
tribes currently allow only bulls to be killed by hunters. Photo: Minnesota
DNR]
By Deborah Zabarenko, Environment Correspondent; Editing by Doina Chiacu
9 February 2013
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The population of moose in northeastern Minnesota
dropped by 35 percent since last year, prompting state officials to cancel
this year's fall hunt and conservationists to blame warming temperatures
for the massive creature's decline.
"The state's moose... more »
I have forgotten more law than you ever knew; but allow me to say, I have not forgotten much.
*Sir John Maynard to Judge Jeffreys likely in 1684*
Parents in Pittsburgh are Opting Out
Listen to great reporting from Chalkface Radio's interview on Saturday with
Tim Slekar, United Opt Out and the radical suburban soccer moms in PA who
are opting out of testing to protect the best interests of their children.
Leafy suburban neighborhoods are the new battlefront against the barrage of
high stakes tests, schools closings, for profit charter schools and
privatization. Haven't these corporate ed deformers ever heard of NIMBY
(not in my backyard).
Is it possible to bring about real social change in the absence of a catastrophe like war or famine or revolution?
*"If you're in trouble, or hurt or need -- go to the poor people. They're
the only ones that’ll help -- the only ones.” *
*-- Ma Joad, in John Steinbeck's The Grapes of Wrath,
quoted by Ian Welsh in a recent post called* "Reminder"
*by Ken*
Ian's "Reminder" post contained, in addition to the Steinbeck quote, just
the following line:
*"Only when we understand, deep in our bones, that life and the world are
profoundly, vastly unfair, do we approach compassion."*
He sent this brief post out earlier this week, the day after one called "The
coming catastrophes and the Rawlsian veil of ... more »
Lindsey goes all drama queen over national security nominees
In a sane world there would be at least a tacit agreement that there be a
reasonable time limit on Beltway theatrics before a Cabinet nomination is
allowed to come to a floor vote. Everyone would recognize endless
grandstanding to please the narrow interests of the rubes in the home
district is an impediment to responsible governance. Sadly we now live in
some bizarre GOP wasteland where success on one side is measured by how
long vital processes of governance can be delayed.
So instead of an orderly transition of the U.S. Cabinet, we get Sen. Lindsey
Graham (R-Closetcase) threate... more »
R ALEC Members Koch and Raytheon Watching U????
I don’t put on a tinfoil hat very often – but in this entry I will –
becauseican – because of what we know and what has happened over the years.
*Imagine this hypothetical situation*
*A hypothetical situation made possible by an ALEC meeting*
Imagine ALEC Corporate members sitting around visiting.
A lobbyist from ALEC member Raytheon
Mike Morgan from ALEC member Koch industries
sitting around smoking cigars and drinking at an ALEC meeting.
*A hypothetical situation*
They look outside and see some protestors and Mike Morgan complains to the
Raytheon lobbyist with the “Woe is me” ta... more »
SUMMER SNIPPETS: ‘Frederic Bastiat: A Man Alone’
[image: Frederic Bastiat: A Man Alone]*Frederic Bastiat was the nineteenth
century’s great economic populariser of free trade, and probably the most
entertaining debunker ever of **economic baloney**. Here are a few snippets
from my summer reading of his biography by George Charles Roche:* A Man
Alone*.*
“As Bastiat’s fame spread and his arguments favouring free trade appeared
in various newspapers and pamphlets throughout France, he immediately
became the target for numerous public attacks… Every half-truth and
non-truth imaginable was trotted out by opponents of free trade….
... more »
In Praise of Standardized Testing - and New Types of Test Prep
How could Bill Gates have missed it? How could he spend $45 million dollars
on the Measures of Effective Teaching (MET) experiment and not correlate
his metrics with the genetics that informed Po Bronson’s and Ashley
Merryman’s *New York Times Magazine* article “Why Some Kids Handle Pressure
while Others Fall Apart?”
Bronson and Merryman describe the COMT enzyme which helps regulate neural
activity. They say that there are two variants of the gene. One variant
produces enzymes that slowly reduce* *dopamine levels and the other builds
enzymes that rapidly clear dopamine. People wit... more »
ALEC State Legislators Protecting Agri-Business
With the amount of articles that are showing up on the web you would think
that the ag-gag bills that are being introduced are something new.
They are not.
ALEC has been pushing these so decades and they have already passed in many
states and they continue to be introduced every year by ALEC members and
others sympathetic to ALEC agri-business for profit sector members. All of
the bills enacted already make ag protesting a crime.
Well – it’s a new year and the ALEC ag-gag bills are back.
But this time as amendments to the previous ALEC ag-gag bills that were
passed.
Dangerous b... more »
Rumi - Whoever Brought Me Here
YouTube Video Description - [Channel: tafto200]:
Come, Come, Whoever You Are
Wonderer, worshipper, lover of leaving.
It doesn't matter.
Ours is not a caravan of despair.
Come, even if you have broken your vow
a thousand times
Come, yet again, come, come.
Audio - Ahura: Daschti Baba from Baba Taher album
video excerpts from Bab' Aziz film
Blowback - Drone Warfare
Send in the drones. Few grasp the significance of drone warfare. We
don't see them. Our people don't get killed. We rarely know who does get
killed and when, infrequently, we hear anything about it at all it's the
announcement of some terrorist leader expunged from the face of the earth.
What we don't understand is that drone warfare has also ushered in an era
of permanent warfare of an entirely different paradigm, utterly alien to
our notions and laws of war sculpted over the past several centuries. We
cannot foresee the scope, range and geopolitical fallout that drone warfa... more »
Taking it Back to the Beginning: Talking Points VIDEO
http://removingtheshackles.blogspot.ca/2013/02/taking-it-back-to-beginning-talking.html
SUNDAY, 10 FEBRUARY 2013
*Taking it Back to the Beginning: Talking Points VIDEO*
*
* This amazing video was created by Jane Evershed after reading the
"Talking Points" put together by Deryl and Paula that I published on RTS
HERE.
This video is a fantastic tool to explain to those who are questioning and
questing for information about the reality of their world that they are
waking up to.
Please share this EVERYWHERE!
Posted by Breaking The Silence at 17:33
John Williams is the legendary watchdog of the true state of the U.S. economy -- as opposed to the continuously fudged official numbers. For example, the Consumer Price Index (CPI) has held the price of beef to be unchanged in recent years ...by assuming that when the price of T-bone stake rises, people will switch to top sirloin, and when top sirloin becomes out of reach people will switch to top round, etc. Due to this sort of fudging, the national debt supposedly fell from $1.3 Trillion to $1.1 Trillion in 2012 ...whereas John Williams counts the true national debt to be $6.9 Trillion! Although concealed from the American people, this stupendous number is well known to America's creditors such as China, who John Williams believes will be forced to begin selling off their dollars within 4 months, leading to a dollar devaluation.
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http://youtu.be/O8kBDUw45uY
*Dollar Sell Off Within 4 Months - John Williams*
Greg Hunter
Published on Jan 27, 2013
http://usawatchdog.com/may-2013-end-of-the-road-john-williams/ If Congress
does not get its financial house in order by the new deadline in mid-May
2013, John Williams of Shadowstats.com contends, "It will be the end of the
road . . . . They are not going to have another opportunity . . . they are
pushing the limit as it is now." Williams says he expects, ". . . a
negative reaction in the next 3 or 4 months to the dollar." Williams
ada... more »
Northerntruthseeker Rant For Sunday, February 10th, 2013
First things first... I truly want to thank those who sent me messages and
emails of condolences while I try to help out with family in taking care of
my elderly mother... She is presently recuperating, and the prognosis is
that she will no longer be able to live in her residence and will be moved
to a long term care facility shortly..... It has indeed taken up a lot of
my time, and also has meant that I have not been able to post many articles
here over the last while.... But there was no way in heck that I was going
to miss putting up my weekly Sunday rant!
First and foremost..... more »
Quick! Ban Shoes! Lend Your Support To Shoe Control Now
First it was Bush, then *Ahmadinejad*, and now Bremer. Last week, an Iraqi
threw shoes at Bremer.
The person threw two shoes at Bremer, saying one of them was from *U.S.
appointed dictator Saddam Hussein*, and the other from the Iraqi people*. *At
the end, he shouted, "You fucked up the country. You destroyed the country.
Fuck you and fuck your democracy." I don't like what he did, but I agree
with his words.
YouTube Video Description:
On Wednesday in the UK Parliament, a former top US diplomat had shoes
thrown at him in the Commons last week in a repeat of them 2008 attack on
t... more »
The Endangered and Elusive "Eastern Bald Senator"
h/t Perry Williams, St. Catherines, P.E.I.
Afghan Govt. Jails 13-Year Old Boy for Sex With Men
When George w. Bush sent the Taliban packing in 2011 it was once again open
season on little Afghan boys' bums. A lot of Afghan guys, you see, like
to diddle boys. Warlords are known to be particularly fond of delicate
boy bums.
Oh, but just don't get caught. Afghanistan does have laws against
prederasty but it likes to punish victim and predator alike - except that
the predator is far more likely to have a bit of loose change to buy his
way out of jail.
So there's this 13-year old boy, you see, and there are these two grown menwho had a go at him. So the kid was convicted a... more »
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