Wildland Firefighters trek long distances to get to some locations of fire (Photo credit: WAstateDNR - Department of Natural Resources)
NAACP: Celebrating 100 Years Library Display (Photo credit: Kraemer Family Library)
Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. (Photo credit: cool revolution)
Piney Lake (Photo credit: keeva999)
Warren Peaks, Wyoming - Second Visit - 5 (Photo credit: Welfl)
Kazakhstan moonscape (Photo credit: Toasterhead)
English: United States Forest Service, Pacific Northwest Research Station, Olympia lab (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
English: United States Forest Service Law Enforcement & Investigations Horse patrol. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
Robert Kennedy Jr. in Urbana, IL Français : Robert Francis Kennedy Jr. à Urbana, en Illinois (États-Unis). (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
English: Rachel Maddow in Seattle. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
English: Middle Piney Lake in the Wyoming Range. Taken from the USFS Bridger-Teton National Forest Website. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)ALEC's Intentional Destruction of National Forests
2old2care at Because I Can - 21 minutes ago
PLEASE read this entire article.
I will give you a few snips - but you have to educate yourself on this
issue.
Most folks don't believe me when I write about this issue - look at it
straight from the mouth of an ALEC-er.
*(USFS Photo)*
*Middle Piney Lake on United States Forest Service land in the Wyoming
Range. House Bill 228 would study transferring federal lands to the state
of Wyoming. *
By Gregory Nickerson
— February 13, 2013
Last fall state lands hawk and Utah state representative Ken Ivory appeared
before a Wyoming legislative committee calling for the transfer of
fed... more »
If You Care About Kazakhstan
Rocker at MSM Monitor - 23 minutes ago
"Murder trial reveals Kazakhs’ skepticism; In authoritarian nation,
questions on convict’s guilt" by Peter Leonard | Associated
Press, December 12, 2012
TALDYKORGAN, Kazakhstan — The *crime was grisly*, the *trial was bizarre*,
and the defendant’s confession was widely doubted — but border guard
Vladislav Chelakh was convicted Tuesday of killing 14 of his comrades along
with a park ranger and sentenced to life in prison.
On the surface, the case against Chelakh appeared strong. Days after the
killings in May at a remote outpost along the Chinese border, Chelakh was
found hiding ... more »
The Good Lawrence and his unsavory twin!
bob somerby at the daily howler - 25 minutes ago
*THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 2013*
*The liberal world heads for the dumpster:* Occasionally, the Good Lawrence
makes an appearance in public. One such sighting occurred on The Channel
after Obama’s address.
First, Chris Hayes engaged in some requisite snark with moderator Rachel
Maddow. Theme: John McCain looked grumpy!
Then, Hayes discussed the idea that Obama might take executive action
regarding climate change, thus bypassing a recalcitrant Congress. He said
this might be huge:
MADDOW (2/12/13): [Obama] threatened to go it alone and do something on his
own through executive action... more »
Happy St. Valentine's Day...
Adrienne at Adrienne's Corner - 31 minutes ago
*I'm off to work.*
Yesterday I did whole lobsters and lobster tails at work. I've discovered
it's a lot of fun to play with a thawed out lobster. The kids love the
"lobster dance" and the adults like the instructions on how to deal with
cleaning a lobster.
*You know the rules while I'm gone.*
Play nice, use your inside voices, and keep the sand in the sandbox. Since
this is a conservative home, there is no need to "share" your toys.
Actually, screw the romance and give me the bacon roses.
PUT YOUR EAR TO THE RR TRACKS
Bruce K. Gagnon at Organizing Notes - 35 minutes ago
The American Indians used to say, "Put your ear to the railroad tracks and
hear the train coming."
Yesterday 50 big names in the climate change movement took a bust in front
of the White House. Included in the group were folks like environmental
lawyer Robert F. Kennedy Jr.; Bill McKibben, Founder of 350.org; Julian
Bond, civil rights leader and former president of the NAACP; and Daryl
Hannah, an actress.
Their action was smartly timed as a way to pump-up-the-jam for the really
big rally this Sunday planned for the same location. I've heard that four
bus loads are heading to Wa... more »
Rainy Day Economics
The Mound of Sound at The Disaffected Lib - 38 minutes ago
I generally agree with Paul Krugman's *Keynesian* economics. One part of
the theory holds that, in times of recession, government should get capital
moving again by spending on works projects - getting money back into the
economy. The theory is that it's okay for government to borrow the money
because spending can be cut and the debt repaid out of tax revenues after
the economy recovers.
It's a very good theory - for the 20th century. It's not clear that it
remains valid in the 21st. The theory is all fine, in theory, but it's
based on a critical assumption that was reasona... more »
Azerbaijan Aberration
Rocker at MSM Monitor - 42 minutes ago
"Car accident triggers unrest in Azerbaijan town" by Aida Sultanova |
Associated Press, January 25, 2013
BAKU, Azerbaijan — A *minor car accident* Wednesday night in the resort
town of Ismayilli ended up with a *hotel being burned to the ground* and
several expensive vehicles torched.
The episode has *exposed latent tensions nurtured by economic inequality
and unresponsive governance* in the *oil-abundant *Azerbaijan.
Trouble began when the owner of a hotel reacted to his sports car veering
onto a sidewalk and colliding with an electricity pole by getting into a
fight with anoth... more »
Tajikistan Tidbit
Rocker at MSM Monitor - 44 minutes ago
"Tajikistan army clashes with rebels; dozens killed" by Olga Tutubalina |
Associated Press, July 25, 2012
DUSHANBE, Tajikistan — Tajik *government forces unleashed a massive
operation* Tuesday against a rebel group in apparent retaliation for the
fatal stabbing of a top security official, triggering clashes that *killed
dozens*.
The government said 12 government troops and 30 militants were killed.
However, a security services official said that about 20 government troops
were killed. He spoke on condition of anonymity because he was not
authorized to speak to the media.
The fig... more »
The law should not discourage neighbourly conduct
James C Morton at Morton's Musings - 59 minutes ago
*1043 Bloor Inc. v. 1714104 **Ontario Inc.,* 2013 ONCA 91 has a useful
comment on accommodations by neighbours:
[83] The policy of the law in this area is clear: the law ought not
to discourage considerate neighbourly behaviour by creating the fear that
those acts will later be construed as acquiescence sufficient to give your
neighbour rights over your land. To use the language of *Henderson*, the
doctrine of lost grant ought not to punish Dr. Sochaniwskyj for being a
kind and good neighbour nor ought it to reward the aggressor, Mr. Vilhena.
Journey of Nishiyuu 'Waking up the Sleeping Giants'
brendanorrell@gmail.com at CENSORED NEWS - 1 hour ago
Mobile upload now: Photo Bernadette Phillips
Photo Richard Cheezo Feb. 14, 2013
WAKING UP THE SLEEPING GIANTS WITHIN!
By Matthew Mukash
Crossing the frozen Eastmain River now (mobile upload)
Censored News
http://www.bsnorrell.blogspot.com
Our Original Seven Walkers on the Journey of Nishiyuu, when they left
our community, said they would awake up the “Sleeping Giants” along
Wild Bill: A twofer...
Adrienne at Adrienne's Corner - 1 hour ago
*because you can never have enough of the common sense of Wild Bill.*
Perfect Day
Southern Man at Southern Man - 1 hour ago
*The rain has moved on
And left a new day
Nothing seems to move, everything is still
It’s just a perfect day...*
Women of the Land Speak, DC, Feb. 17, 2013
brendanorrell@gmail.com at CENSORED NEWS - 1 hour ago
Dispatches from the Front-lines of the Tar Sands to Renewables
Indigenous Environmental Network
www.ienearth.org
Women of the Land Speak:
Dispatches from the Front-lines of the Tar Sands to Renewables
February 17, 2013 7pm – 10 pm
Speakers from 7 to 9pm, networking from 9 to 10pm
Busboys and Poets 1025 5th Street NW, Washington D.C.
This
the sky is falling
Oberon at GlobaLove Think Tank - 1 hour ago
2012 DA14 is a near-Earth asteroid with an estimated diameter of about 50
meters (160 ft) and an estimated mass of about 190,000 metric tons. It was
discovered on February 23, 2012, by the OAM Observatory, La Sagra in Spain
(J75) seven days after passing 0.0174 AU (2,600,000 km; 1,620,000 mi) from
Earth on February 16. Calculations show that on February 15, 2013, the
distance between the asteroid and the center-point of Earth will be
0.0002276 AU (34,050 km; 21,160 mi). The asteroid will pass 27,700 km
(17,200 mi) from the surface of Earth. The 2013 passage of 2012 DA14 by
Earth i... more »
Why Does Corporate Ed "Reform" and Arne Duncan Love the GA Model for Early Childhood?
Jim Horn at Schools Matter - 1 hour ago
Today the President is in Georgia trying to sell the corporate plan that he
has bought for early childhood education in America. Everyone at ED is hot
for the Georgia Model. Why?
Could it have anything to do with the fact that Georgia does not require a
Bachelor's Degree in Early Childhood Education, or even a Bachelors Degree?
Could it be related to Georgia's market friendly model that allows
programs to sprout from most any dedicated edupreneur with a business plan?
Could it have anything to do with the fact that less prepared teachers
make them more dependent upon the menu of... more »
Mohawk Nation News 'Repossession Reminder'
brendanorrell@gmail.com at CENSORED NEWS - 1 hour ago
MNN: REPOSSESSION REMINDER
Posted on February 14, 2013
Mohawk Nation News
REPOSSESSION REMINDER
MNN. Feb. 14, 2013. To all citizens of the US and Canada, this is
notice that we are taking back all our lands, resources and control over
our ever growing Indian Trust Fund.
We will decide when to renegotiate the agreements under which the settlers can live with us
On the President's New "Pre-School Initiative” By Mark Naison
skrashen at Schools Matter - 1 hour ago
On the President's New "Pre-School Initiative”
By Mark Naison
Test them in the cradle
Test them in the crib
Test them in the infant seat
And when they wear a bib
Test them eating baby food
And when they ride a bike
Test them when they fall asleep
Or picking up a mike
If you don't test your infants
They'll never get a job
Sorting shirts in Wal-Mart
They'll probably steal and rob
The entire US economy
Depends on taking tests
We'll never compete globally
And fall behind the rest
The Power of the Carbon Bubble
The Mound of Sound at The Disaffected Lib - 2 hours ago
The Carbon Bubble has arrived. It has finally emerged as a subject for
consideration and debate. Hardly a day goes by that there isn't some
discussion of the Carbon Bubble.
In case you're not familiar with it, the Carbon Bubble arises out of the
calculation, based on pure physics, of how much CO2 our atmosphere can
carry if we're to have much hope of staying within the 2C safety limit for
global warming.
You see, once you know the maximum greenhouse-gas carrying capacity the
atmosphere can be permitted to hold, you can subtract the amount of
atmospheric CO2 that's already up t... more »
Texas Congressman Steve Stockman-- Domestic Terrorist?
DownWithTyranny at DownWithTyranny! - 2 hours ago
Steve Stockman (R-TX), once again bringing disrepute to Congress
There was some buzz this week over Steve Stockman's bizarre choice of a
date for the State of the Union. He brought violence advocate and
loudmouthed right-wing clown Ted Nugent. As someone tweeted, they should
have held the State of the Union at the Rock'n'Roll Hall of Fame and then
Nugent could never have gotten in. When Rep. Jim Langevin (D-RI), who is in
a wheelchair and paralyzed from a shooting accident when he was a teenager,
questioned Nugent's presence, Nugent responded exactly the way anyone who
has paid any a... more »
Beautiful Creature Movie Review
Debra Hawkins at Housewife Eclectic - 2 hours ago
Last week, I had the wonderful opportunity to see a early screening of the
new Beautiful Creatures movie that comes out today. I was able to attend
with Marissa of Rae Gun Ramblings and some other members of the book club.
Beautiful Creatures is about the relationship between two high school
students Lena Duchanees and Ethan Wate. Ethan hates the small town life he
is forced to live and has spent his days planning all of the places he is
going to go after he leaves town, that is, until he meets Lena. Lena moves
into town to stay with her uncle and Ethan and Lena are drawn together... more »
Stephen Harper. Psychopath? Connect The Dots.
Grant G at The Straight Goods - 2 hours ago
*Stephen Harper. Psychopath? Connect The Dots. *
*by rmathews@telus.net*
The question of Stephen Harper’s sanity is before Canadians again.
Insistently.
A psychopath, characteristically, is someone who is morally dead, a
habitual liar, a ‘control freak’ who will use any deceit to ach... more »
StopImperialism Podcast # 58- Worth a listen
Penny at Penny for your thoughts - 2 hours ago
Approximately a couple of hours worth of good listening
Canada gets an '*honourable mention*' for it's involvement in Africa,
specifically Algeria
IN TODAY’S EPISODE:*1. Syria
*[image: syria_80]Syrian opposition says willing to negotiate in north Syria
Syrian opposition wants UN seat
Russia set for contacts with Syria opposition offices in US
Syrian troops inflict heavy losses on foreign-backed militants
Aid flows to rebel-held parts of Syria previously inaccessible
Syria says ‘no truth’ Israel targeted convoySegment Start: 00 h 10 min 10
secSegment End: 00 h 38 min 19 sec*2. Mali*... more »
Oxford art exhibition - The North Wall - Agim Sulaj
Mike Philbin at FREE PLANET - 2 hours ago
it was so sad, walking around the latest exhibition of Albanian-born artist Agim
Sulaj at the North Wall Art Centre gallery space up in Summertown, Oxford.
Not sad because it wasn't very good; the works (and there are a lot of
them) were excellent quality, top shelf magic realism.
But sad because I noticed early on that there were no RED DOTS on any of
the paintings. This exhibition opened ten days ago and closes at the end of
February. So, I asked the receptionists, "What's with the lack of red dots,
I'd have imagined these paintings would have been snapped up on Opening
Night.... more »
Stranded Sea Lions in Southern California and Fukushima Fallout
Majia's Blog at Majia's Blog - 2 hours ago
Recent research findings suggest Fukushima radioisotopes can be found
widely in the ocean. A study published in *Environmental Science
Technology*in 2012 reported that radiostrontium levels in surface
seawater remain
elevated and were in some areas comparable, to or even higher, than
those
measured for cesium 137 in December of 2011.[i]The researchers concluded
that the total amount of Strontium 90 released into the marine
environment
could reach approximately 1 PBq. Another study found cesium-134 deposits
in
marine snow gathered 2000 kilometers away from the plant at depths of
5000... more »
NDAA & Patriot Act in Action: Chris Dorner Was Executed - Fire Set by Police
noreply@blogger.com (Say No To Corporate America!) at Say No To Corporate America - 2 hours ago
How hard can you squeeze? No just the ladies... probably NSFW
Not a sheep at Not a sheep - 2 hours ago
The Hammer is a prototype test-your-strength game that’s an insertable,
muscle-controlled, light-up dildo.
Catch of the Day
Jonathan Bernstein at A plain blog about politics - 3 hours ago
[Updated]
Here's some good reporting: Dave Weigel digs through a claim that Chuck
Hagel is "linked" to a group called "Friends of Hamas," and guess what?
It's a group that apparently does not exist. Which hasn't stopped the
GOP-aligned media from making a big deal of it, and from some GOP
politicians -- including Senator Rand Paul -- from buying into the idea
that Hagel should be blocked because of it.
Just to be clear: outside of the nonsense of phony, non-existent groups,
the whole idea that a nominee should be held accountable for second and
third degree "links" of this sort is ... more »
European satellite confirms UW analysis: Arctic Ocean has lost more than a third of summer sea-ice volume since a decade ago
Jim at Desdemona Despair - 3 hours ago
[image: Monthly sea ice volume anomalies from 1979 to 2012 calculated using
the University of Washington PIOMAS system. Observations from a European
Space Agency satellite confirm the UW analysis that shows the Arctic has
lost more than a third of summer sea-ice volume since a decade ago, when a
U.S. satellite collected similar data. Graphic: Axel Schweiger / University
of Washington]
By Hannah Hickey
13 February 2013
(University of Washington) – The September 2012 record low in Arctic
sea-ice extent was big news, but a missing piece of the puzzle was lurking
below the ocean’s s... more »
ROSA PARKS AT 100: Professors gone wild!
bob somerby at the daily howler - 3 hours ago
*THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 2013*
*Part 7— Douglas Brinkley’s new improved bogus statements:* Last Monday
would have been the 100th birthday of Rosa Parks.
The occasion has produced an instructive display. We’ll call it,
“Professors gone wild.”
One such professor is Douglas Brinkley. In the year 2000, he wrote a
biography of Mrs. Parks for a prestigious publisher, Penguin.
Brinkley is one of our most visible public intellectual historians. On
February 4, he appeared on CNN to discuss John Kerry, about whom he wrote a
campaign biography in 2004.
It would have been Mrs. Parks’ birthda... more »
Valentines Greeting from Seneca Grandma Gordon
brendanorrell@gmail.com at CENSORED NEWS - 3 hours ago
HAPPPY
VALENTINES DAY FROM SENECA HAWK ELDER GRANDMA EDNA GORDON
Let love be your guiding star to love yourself, you will love others.
A good handshake will do, for tomorrow, we will send out the sorrows
to re-create a better tomorrow.
Seneca Hawk Elder Grandma Edna Gordon
Thank you for sharing with Censored News.
It’s a trap. No, really, IT’S A TRAP.
Patrick Thaddeus Jackson at Duck of Minerva - 3 hours ago
Change you can believe in. Or is it a trap? So our little
geekfest-in-a-teacup has provoked, among other things, some additional
contributions by members of The Duck focusing on additional ways that the
Empire’s command structure and Imperial strategy towards the Rebel Alliance
doesn’t make a lot of sense. The Imperial troops are feckless, letting
Continue reading
CONNECTING THE SHIPYARD CRIME SCENES
Bruce K. Gagnon at Organizing Notes - 3 hours ago
*Tamara Lorincz (2nd from left) and her crew at the weekly shipyard protest
in Halifax**From a previous protest at Bath Iron Works but same sign I used
yesterday*
- I went to an hour-long vigil yesterday at Bath Iron Works (BIW) where
General Dynamics builds the Navy Aegis destroyers. We had eight folks. It
was the first of a weekly series of vigils during Lent organized by the
Smilin's Trees Disarmament Farm. The next vigils will be Feb 16, 23, and
March 2, 9, 16, 23 and 30. Each will be from 11:30-12:30 pm. During the
closing circle I told the others... more »
Study confirms Tea Party was created by Big Tobacco and billionaire Koch brothers, ‘to advocate on behalf of the tobacco industry’s anti-tax, anti-regulation agenda’
Jim at Desdemona Despair - 3 hours ago
[image: Screenshot of the archived U.S. Tea Party site, as it appeared on
13 September 2002. David and Charles Koch and the tobacco-backed Citizens
for a Sound Economy (CSE) designed and made public the first Tea Party
Movement website under the web address www.usteaparty.com. Graphic: via
DesSmogBlog]
By Brendan DeMelle
11 February 2013
(DeSmogBlog) – A new academic study confirms that front groups with
longstanding ties to the tobacco industry and the billionaire Koch brothers
planned the formation of the Tea Party movement more than a decade before
it exploded onto the U.S. po... more »
The Face of Corporate Feudalism
The Mound of Sound at The Disaffected Lib - 3 hours ago
Democracy is reeling. Corporatist authoritarianism is quietly ascendant.
Rights and freedoms are now being issued with price tags and, if you can't
afford them, you don't get them.
Zoe Williams, writing in *The Guardian* asks, "*When did being lowly become
a criminal offence?*"
It's a new world order that you probably have not seen and yet it is
setting in all around us. It's the very sort of order that appeals to
soulless authoritarians like our own Steve Harper.
Please, follow the link, read the article, and then try to think about how
we stop this because, if we don't, it wi... more »
Get Used to It
noreply@blogger.com (fern hill) at DAMMIT JANET! - 3 hours ago
This is what the aftermath of self-abortion looks like in Texas.
Authorities are awaiting the results of an autopsy before deciding whether
to pursue criminal charges against a Houston woman who apparently induced
an abortion and then discarded the 5-month-old fetus in a relative's trash
can.
Bleeding heavily after delivery, the 29-year-old woman showed up at
Memorial Hermann Southwest Hospital on Wednesday and told an emergency-room
nurse what had happened. The nurse called police, who dispatched officers
to recover the fetus, which the woman said she had wrapped in a blanket.
T... more »
One Nation Needn't Be Taxing
Phil at A Very Public Sociologist - 4 hours ago
Ed Miliband's One Nation Economy speech this morning was interesting and
welcome. Interesting because it puts clear political water between Labour,
the Conservatives and their LibDem mini-mes. And welcome because we are
starting to catch a glimpse of what a Labour government under EdM could
look like.
Let's start with the headline grabber - the 10p Tax. When the last Labour
government scrapped it, the fall out was positively radioactive. In the
popular imagination it underlined how far the party had drifted from its
roots and it took a deserving punching at the polls. So it is good... more »
Think Climate Change Denialism Has Run Out of Steam - or Bucks? Think Again
The Mound of Sound at The Disaffected Lib - 4 hours ago
*The Guardian* has discovered a secret funding vehicle used by Conservative
billionaires like the Koch boys to funnel approximately $120-billion to climate
change denialists over the past decade. It looks like this:
Of course money talks and it will probably be talking pretty fast and loose
now that Obama has pledged to act on climate change. The chilling part of
it is that this is money, huge money, that is not in any way moved by the
enormity of the scientific consensus on climate change. They don't care
about science, they don't care about reality and they certainly don't ca... more »
The Boston Globe's Morning Dew
Rocker at MSM Monitor - 4 hours ago
*You would think I would have a lot of energy to post, but.... *
"If you don’t like coffee or tea, Mountain Dew has a *new breakfast drink*that might
*perk you up*....
*
**What's wrong with coffee?*
--more--"
"FDA urged to regulate sugar in drinks; Agency may not act onpetition filed
by advocates" by Deborah Kotz | Globe Staff, February 14, 2013
WASHINGTON — The *US Food and Drug Administration* should *regulate the
amount of added sugars in soda and other sweetened beverages* to *reverse
the obesity epidemic*, a Washington-based nutrition activist group urged in
a petition signe... more »
Extreme Weather Is the New Normal - Harvard Says So
The Mound of Sound at The Disaffected Lib - 4 hours ago
How can something be both "extreme" and "normal"? That's a question not
addressed in a report from Harvard researchers into the short-term impacts
of climate change on America's national security interests.
*Because of the potential threat to U.S. national security, a new study was
conducted to explore the forces driving extreme weather events and their
impacts over the next decade, specifically with regard to their
implications for national security planning.*
*The report finds that the early ramifications of climate extremes
resulting from climate change are already upon us and ... more »
'CUZ THE BIBLE TELLS ME SO
Bruce K. Gagnon at Organizing Notes - 4 hours ago
by Robert Shetterly
We humans constantly are telling ourselves stories about moral and immoral
behavior. Many of the most memorable -- if only because of repetition --
are from the Bible. From them we learn about moral courage and cowardice,
about wisdom and folly, about when to obey and when to rebel. And, of
course, most Bible stories tell us to believe in God. But God -- He/She/It
-- is so many things at once: God is Love, God is Nature, God is Truth. How
can I believe in all these things at the same time? I’m more comfortable
with each of those declarations about what God I... more »
Branes as a generalization of charged particles
Luboš Motl at The Reference Frame - 4 hours ago
As a "theory of everything" (TOE), string/M-theory contains all good ideas
in physics. During the 20th century, people realized that the framework of
quantum field theory is a "theory of nearly everything" (TONE).
Not surprisingly, quantum field theories play an important role in string
theory. They approximate its dynamics at long distances (effective field
theories in the spacetime), exactly describe the ultimate long-distance
limit of various theories on branes, and underlie the only "truly
well-defined" systems of equations that define string/M-theory itself
(two-dimensional wor... more »
Untitled
New Orleans Ladder at New Orleans Ladder - 5 hours ago
*Sean Payton: Jonathan Vilma still fits ~ESPN*
*Scientists outline danger of global warming: "New Orleans is gone." *
*Bobby Jindal One Of The Most Unpopular Governors In The Country, Poll Says*
*LSU rebuffs public records request again *
*Archbishop of New Orleans Declares Alligators Seafood - OK FOR LENT
~Opinionated Catholic *
*Whole Foods to Open New Store on N. Broad St. ~NOLA DEFENDER*
*Maceo Parker at Tip's Feb 28!*
Delegation Leads to Shirking, Shirking Leads to Failure …
Steve Saideman at Duck of Minerva - 5 hours ago
and Failure leads to Fear, Anger and all that Stuff. In the renewed
discussion of the Battle of Hoth and other failures of the Galactic Empire,
there is a running theme throughout many of the posts: how does a leader
get the underlings to do what they are supposed to do. Given the affinity
between
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Strip search includes removal of bra
James C Morton at Morton's Musings - 5 hours ago
*R. v Lee*, 2013 ONSC 1000 was released yesterday (I have a copy if anyone
wishes). The decision dealt with the definition of “strip search”.
Following a detention for impaired driving the accused was required to
remove her shirt, sweater and bra. There appeared to be an unwritten
policy of York Regional Police that female prisoners were to have any
underwire bras removed.
In a careful decision Justice Fuerst found, para 37, that where an
undergarment is removed a strip search occurs.
The Stupidity Of Child Poverty
Owen Gray at Northern Reflections - 5 hours ago
The Conference Board recently took the nation's pulse and discovered that
child poverty is on the rise in Canada. Diane Swinemar, the executive
director of Feed Nova Scotia, writes:
Most know the House of Commons passed a unanimous vote in 1989 to end child
poverty by the year 2000. Not so long ago, we acknowledged the 20-year
anniversary of that failed promise. Now, four years later, our country
still doesn’t seem to care about our children. And more than one in every
seven are growing up in poverty.
Despite rare legislative unanimity, child poverty did not become a
priority.... more »
Stop Imperialism - Episode 58
Land Destroyer at Land Destroyer - 5 hours ago
*February 14, 2013* (StopImperialism.com - Eric Draitser)
IN TODAY’S EPISODE:*1. Syria
*[image: syria_80]Syrian opposition says willing to negotiate in north Syria
Syrian opposition wants UN seat
Russia set for contacts with Syria opposition offices in US
Syrian troops inflict heavy losses on foreign-backed militants
Aid flows to rebel-held parts of Syria previously inaccessible
Syria says ‘no truth’ Israel targeted convoySegment Start: 00 h 10 min 10
secSegment End: 00 h 38 min 19 sec*2. Mali*[image: Mali]France bombs
hideout as Mali insurgency deepens
UN considers request to take ove... more »
Read Stuff, You Should
Jonathan Bernstein at A plain blog about politics - 5 hours ago
Happy Birthday to Scott McClellan, 45. As I've said before, I'm a fan of
every single White House press secretary. Tough job.
1. Scott Walker's alternative to Medicaid expansion, from Sarah Kliff.
2. Dan Larison on smearing Hagel.
3. From Stephen Benedict Dyson, some evidence that Obama's SOTU and
Inaugural are more assertive than his first term speeches.
4. And Spencer Ackerman on the Battle of Hoth -- and several responses.One
question: Robert Farley is awful impressed by the clones as a fighting
force. I don't know...the clones, with full Jedi support, were unable to
defeat the... more »
Tim & Eric Interview
thwap at thwap's schoolyard - 5 hours ago
I've only watched 3 minutes of this so far, but it looks really good.
Old Chicago factory leaves persistent lead legacy
Rachel Rindfleisch at Contaminated Nation - Water Contamination, Land Pollution & Hazardous Waste locations - 6 hours ago
By: Nathan Lamb
An old industrial site in Chicago is being targeted for cleanup by the
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), after soil testing found dangerously
high levels of lead contamination, according to this story from the USA
Today.
Now a vacant lot in the city’s Pilsen neighborhood, the site was home to a
lead factory in the 1940s.
The EPA vowed to pursue cleanup after recent tests revealed contamination
across much of the property. In some cases, topsoil contained lead
concentrations 57 times higher than EPA health advisory levels.
The old factory site is in a resident... more »
Fighting Against The Minimum Wage-- More Than A Republican Tradition, A Republican Obsession
DownWithTyranny at DownWithTyranny! - 6 hours ago
When my job as president of a division of TimeWarner brought me into
contact with what the Republicans call "the job creators," it was never
difficult to talk with my colleagues about why raising the minimum wage was
good for "us." Unlike many of my colleagues, I had started my own
successful small business from scratch and was considered
"entrepreneurial." A simplistic version: if consumers have more money in
their pockets they can buy more of our stuff and we'll make more profit.
Historically, though, it's always been progressives who supported minimum
wage laws and it's always... more »
Valentine's Song
gail zawacki at Wit's End - 6 hours ago
With few exceptions the pictures in this video were taken at Wit's End, in
2009. By then I had learned that plants and trees are being poisoned by
the toxins in the air, and so I set out to record the flowers in the garden
while they were still scintillatingly vibrant.
RoboCon : RMG and the US Right to Life Committee
Alison at Creekside - 6 hours ago
In August 2004, three telemarketing companies - RMG (Responsive Marketing
Group), Xentel DM, and Univision Marketing Group - jointly petitioned the
Governor General to have not-for-profit organizations and their fundraisers
exempted from certain CRTC regulations they felt were unfair to the success
of their trade. Citing the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms,
"freedom of expression", and the "moral rights of authors" over their
copyrighted telephone scripts, they objected to :
"the requirement that tele-canvassing service providers identify
themselves, their organization, and ... more »
William Pavelec - Alternative Government Control Mechanisms - tracking humanity
Mike Philbin at FREE PLANET - 7 hours ago
either i) remain a corporate slave or ii) listen to ex-Air Force tech
expert William Pavelec tell you what really went on:
*Mr. William Pawelec was a U.S. Air Force computer operations and
programming specialist with numerous credentials in security technologies
and access control systems. He gave this interview with Dr. Steven Greer
prior to the 2001 National Press Club Disclosure event and asked that it
not be released until after his death. We recently found out that Mr.
William Pawelec passed away on May 22, 2007 and we received permission to
release it in December 2010.* [so... more »
For the women on Valentine's Day
Not a sheep at Not a sheep - 8 hours ago
For the women on Valentine's Day. No, not a picture of me in my naked glory
but this venn diagram, would you agree?
I would fit into the 'nerd' sector, how about you?
If only I was more handsome... Except I don't do gay, sorry guys.
eBooks Free With Ads
Martyn Daniels at Brave New World - 8 hours ago
The Victorians gave us the Penny Press, Short form and episodic fiction,
serialisation and book and pamphlet advertising. Some will suggest that
today’s developing digital market can learn much from yesterday’s initial
era of mass reading.
Today we read of another ‘new’ Victorian‘ idea – the ebook with adverts.
We see adverts on many digital services today. You have to suffer the
pop-up 20 seconds, before they let you into where you want to go. Now
www.eBookPlus.com , is introducing ebooks with adverts on a ‘with
advertising it’s free’ model. A service offer based on the premise ... more »
Black Bear footprints, tent wrecking and chase scene
Mike Philbin at FREE PLANET - 8 hours ago
yeah, this is a weird one: BLACK BEAR.
I've dreamt of Snow Jaguar (sic) before, but now I'm treated to Black Bear.
For some reason, I was following in the footsteps of this enormous beast,
noting both its fluffy backpaws and its sharp forepaws, tracking them
through snow. Then we see (yes, I did feel accompanied) the bear ripping up
our tent. Then the bear turns on us, chasing us.
This is a fragment of a much larger series of nature or water-based dreams.
I get them all night, every night. And I've refused to write them down in
my Dream Diary. I gave all that up, as a kinda sorta N... more »
Florida decides Canadian tourists a bad idea
James C Morton at Morton's Musings - 8 hours ago
This seems a bit strange given the number of Canadians that spend winters
in Florida – especially Quebecers – but the Sunshine State now requires
non-U.S. residents to carry an International Driving Permit (IDP) to
operate a motor vehicle.
The requirement came into effect on Jan. 1, 2013 and affects people who
drive down to Florida with their own vehicles (be they car, truck, motor
home or motorcycle) and those who wish to rent a car in Florida.
Needless to say, those caught in Florida without anIDP are subject to hefty
fines by police.
You can obtain an IDP at CAA-Quebec service... more »
The BBC pushing the Labour line whilst ignoring history
Not a sheep at Not a sheep - 8 hours ago
The horsemeat purporting to be beef saga is still the headline news on the
BBC, well it serves the purpose of keeping the news that the NHS killed
thousands of people off of the front page. The BBC's latest piece is
headlined 'Horsemeat scandal: Government 'flat-footed' over crisis' and
includes the following:
'The government's response to the horsemeat scandal has been criticised as
"flat-footed" by a group of MPs.
They have called for greater testing of products to reassure people there
is not a threat to human health.'
The BBC seem very keen to minimise knowledge of a pertinent ... more »
St. Valentine, Join the NRA and Shoot Someone For My Daughter!
jurassicpork at Welcome Back to Pottersville - 9 hours ago
(By Cyril Blubberpuss, Esq.)
The other day, I was asking one of my junior partners as I was about
to stiff an Arabic hot dog vendor on 5th Avenue by accusing him of being a
terrorist with a bomb why I can't marry off my only daughter, Bertha
Blubberpuss. I mean, seriously, how many 37 year-old virgins do you think
there are left in the world, guys?! And since today is Valentine's Day,
your moonbat host JP thought it would be a good idea to let me have the
floor to make one last, desperate, impassioned plea for my delicate little
girl.
Bertha was always something of an in... more »
Jew hatred
Not a sheep at Not a sheep - 9 hours ago
Those people who tell you that the Arabs or Muslims aren't anti-Semitic,
just anti-Israel are lying. take a look at yet another video example here...
The brainwashing of children and the fruits of this brainwashing are there
for all to see. Muslim children being brought up to proudly declare their
hatred of Jews, their willingness to kill Jews and their desire to die in
the process.
Any comments Jeremy Bowen, Jon Donnison and the rest of the BBC Middle East
journalist staff? Why do you never show such videos on the BBC, would that
risk exposing the brainwashed British public to th... more »
Fennel, Chroizo and Blood Orange Craziness
Casey at The Adventures of Limited Eating - 9 hours ago
*Fennel, Chroizo and Blood Orange Craziness*
Again from my new veggie and fruit box I was given the amazing opportunity
to cook with Fennel. I have never cooked fennel or eaten it, and I was
pretty impressed with the success of my fennel, chorizo and blood orange
salad. This is a healthy yet luscious meal. The flavors are deep and smoky
with the crisp edge from the fennel! Try it out and love it!
Serves 3
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- 3inch link chorizo, cubed
- 1 Fennel, sliced
- 1 clove of garlic, crushed
- 1/2 cup white wine or cava
- 1 pinch of saffron
- 2 blood oranges, wedged
1. H... more »
On Valentine's Day - something for the birds
Not a sheep at Not a sheep - 9 hours ago
I love puffins, even ate some smoked puffin once!
Engineers, geoscientists: only 36% believe in CAGW
Luboš Motl at The Reference Frame - 9 hours ago
Fritz Zwicky would celebrate 115th birthday today. He was quite a character.
James Taylor's blog at Forbes points out an interesting peer-reviewed survey
Science or Science Fiction? Professionals’ Discursive Construction of
Climate Change by Lefsrud, Meyer (PDF)
in Organization Studies, a SAGE journal. 1,077 geoscientists and engineers
in Alberta (yes, I suppose that those who are good in searching for oil are
generously represented), Canada were asked about their opinion on the
climate change debate. A cute detail is that the survey takers themselves
are alarmists who enjoy using... more »
Iain Dale has lost all grip on reality
Not a sheep at Not a sheep - 9 hours ago
For Valentine's Day Iain Dale has posted this entitled The Talk Radio Top
Totty List 2013. I fear for Iain Dale's sanity as included in the 20 are
Richard Bacon, Shelagh Fogarty, the 'vile VD' herself - Victoria Derbyshire
and Rachel Burden. Yeek.
The only three ones in his 20 with any talent as well as 'talent' are
Joanne Good, Julia Hartley-Brewer and Emma Barnett.
Pope Benedict's last Mass as Supreme Pontiff...
Adrienne at Adrienne's Corner - 10 hours ago
*God speed, Holy Father.*
*We love our German Shepherd! *
WORLD WAR Z - Brad Pitt - a tsunami of undead fire ants
Mike Philbin at FREE PLANET - 10 hours ago
at last, a film that shamelessly uses the mixed visual metaphor of a
gargantuan army of fire ants and a raging tsunami of social detritus in
this SuperBowl-sponsored trailer for Brad Pitt's latest juggernaut of
apocalyptic unpleasantness WORLD WAR Z.
I particularly like blatant the use of the fog-of-war claxon that seems to
be accompanying so many of these psych-based mind-game end-of-world
trailers of late.
And I've never read Max Brooks' book, but my mate Chad will of course
confirm my *evolutionary waterflow management* interface/mechanism for a
mobile zombie game we discussed... more »
what comes first, the Free or the Planet?
Mike Philbin at FREE PLANET - 10 hours ago
the answer to the question, "What came first, the Chicken or the Egg?" is,
of course, The Dinosaur.
But that's not what we're here to discuss this fine post-snowfall morning
in lovely sunny west Oxford.
No, we're here to discuss, "How can a Free Planet rise from the ashes of
Economic Annihilation called Capitalism, Communism, Cartelism, like a
phoenix or some other bird that might or might not preceeded by the
contents of its egg-shell."
Seriously, that convoluted sentence just to say, "Free Planet is GO, GO,
GO?"
Sorta, anyway, there are multiple reasons why Free Planet will nev... more »
MICHAEL 'BEAR' NIKITCHYUK
Anon at aangirfan - 10 hours ago
*Dark haired Bear and father*
"The parents of a survivor, *Michael (Bear) Nikitchyuk*, told of his
miraculous escape when he almost walked into the hail of gunfire unleased
by Lanza's semi-automatic rifle after he shot his way through the school's
locked entrance."
*Connecticut school ... - Telegraph*
*Broken glass?*
We have seen no evidence that the school's entrance was shot at.
*The man at the back seems very relaxed?*
We have seen no evidence that any Lanza was present at the Sandy Hook event.
"On the morning of Dec 14, Michael - known to everyone by his nickname Bear
- ha... more »
Aisha Taylor doesn't get what she wants for Valentines Day and thinks most people don't
Not a sheep at Not a sheep - 11 hours ago
No diamonds for her and no blow-job for him...
OPPT: Courtesy Notice And Instructions For Its Use
Obi-Wan Kabuki at AMERICAN KABUKI - 11 hours ago
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Minimum Wage and State of the Union
arclein at Terra Forming Terra - 12 hours ago
I heard a lot in the State of the Union Address that I have waited four
years to hear. The primary flaws in the system are not been addressed now
but they are not timely either. What is been addressed is actions set to
reshape and encourage economic growth.
Expect a carbon tax system that speeds the conversion to natural gas and
the expansion of the internal US oil industry. We now know that this has
worked very well in Australia were wind is now the cheapest solution.
Combined with a national initiative to rebuild infrastructure, build high
speed transport and a nation... more »
New Dinosaur Fossil Challenges Bird Evolution Theory
arclein at Terra Forming Terra - 12 hours ago
What we are learning is that feathers were an early and likely necessary
adaptation for land animals operating away from the water side during day
time. We have exceptions but they are not nearly as successful. The Komodo
Dragon is not going to invade the Great plains anytime soon.
We have gone from doubting their existence to finding them everywhere. We
have also discovered that the descendants of the dinosaurs are around us in
plain sight. It is time to quit attempting to sustain our present paradigms
and rethink them on the basis of a very early emergence of feathering.
... more »
Fighter Lasers Coming on Line in 2014
arclein at Terra Forming Terra - 12 hours ago
Combat capable lasers are now coming on line in both the Navy and the Air
Force. That should mean general deployment inside the next five years. And
at this weight, they can be mounted on a ground vehicle also. Actual battle
utility is presently assumed with nothing been said.
This technology can only improve and improve greatly over the next decade
or so. Thus if not now, it is a game changer. If rapid fire becomes
possible, then a radar controlled line of sight defense dome becomes
possible in which even artillery can be intercepted.
It can become way more effective tha... more »
Longevity gene for Blood
arclein at Terra Forming Terra - 12 hours ago
Step by step, protocols are rising that will allow real functionality to
be restored for aging humanity. This one is promising because a youthful
blood system will surely cleanse the whole biological system and plausibly
allow healthy progress into the second century. It is not likely to get
much past that mark, but somewhat healthy and energetic is something the
wild achieves all the time.
We are entering a perfect storm of aging populations and rapidly emerging
anti aging protocols to extend those lives and even to restore general
functionality. The level of change is alr... more »
BEN ZYGIER
Anon at aangirfan - 12 hours ago
*Ben Zygier, an Australian who reportedly worked for Mossad.*
*
*
Ben Zygier was 'disappeared' by Israel in 2010. *
*
"Say he was one of the Australian-Israelis heard speaking English with an
Aussie accent on the Mavi Marmara during the attack...
"Let's say he could attest that cold-blooded murder was planned beforehand,
and not just done in an act of spontaneous rage...."
Death of Mossad agent Ben zygier Tikun-Olam Tikun Olam-תיקון עולם
It is possible that Zygier would have been able to reveal that Turkey's
government and military are controlled by Israel.
Zygier worked for a Mossa... more »
Four-day school scheme shows Tories view Fort McMurray as not much more than a work camp
David Climenhaga at Alberta Diary - 12 hours ago
Public School District students await dismissal for the week on a Thursday
afternoon in Fort McMurray. Actual students may not be exactly as
illustrated. Below: Edmonton-Calder NDP MLA David Eggen; former Fort
McMurray-Wood Buffalo MLA Guy Boutilier. And where, the good people of Fort
McMurray should be asking themselves today as Canadians scratch their heads
... more »
The Definitive Fact Check of Obama’s State of the Union Speech That You Don’t Want to Miss
Adrienne at Adrienne's Corner - 14 hours ago
from Glenn Beck - and we thank him.
*The Definitive Fact Check of Obama’s State of the Union Speech That You
Don’t Want to Miss*
5 Biggest Strategic Errors of the Emperor: a Contribution to the ‘Battle of Hoth’ Debate
Robert Kelly at Duck of Minerva - 14 hours ago
You can’t win a counter-insurgency with a military like this The Duck has
gotten into an excellent debate with Ackerman on the Empire’s blown
opportunity to stamp out the Space Vietcong Rebellion at Hoth. Westmoreland
spent 5 years trying to nail down the VC in set-piece battles where US
firepower could be brought decisively
Continue reading
February 13, 1973
Jonathan Bernstein at A plain blog about politics - 14 hours ago
Back in Washington, after the weekend planning session in California.
Haldeman says that on the plane back, on the 12th, the president "asked for
a general rundown on the Watergate thing, and seemed to be in agreement
with our overall approach as covered on the weekend." Which really doesn't
amount to much, however.
Meanwhile, on the 13th, Haldeman reports that now Nixon is "inclining to go
along with Gray at the FBI." That would indeed turn out to be an important
decision.
Also, Chuck Colson is now leaving the White House and the government, on
the theory that he'll be more valuab... more »
Mark Levin and a rant: I'm sick of people attacking Medicare and Social Security...
Adrienne at Adrienne's Corner - 14 hours ago
*when this government wastes trillions of dollars on nonsense.*
Allow me to repeat:
I (unfortunately) am on Medicare. I did not have a choice. And neither
did a bunch of other seniors.
We did not ask for this. We were *forced.* We paid in an entire lifetime
of funds, as did our employers. Now they call this an "entitlement." Let's
make this clear. It is not an *unfunded *entitlement. I paid for it. And
furthermore, it's not, and never has been, "free." I still pay. I pay a
premium every month and I pay extra for Medicare Advantage. What part of
that is so hard to unde... more »
When does social change happen? Revisiting How to Survive a Plague
Josh Busby at Duck of Minerva - 14 hours ago
With the Oscars fast approaching, one documentary How to Survive a
Plague is a likely winner (though may lose out to my second favorite
documentary of the year Searching for Sugar Man). How to Survive a
Plague is, as I described in my earlier review, an emotionally
redolent account of ACT UP’s mobilization to move the U.S. government and
the pharmaceuticals
Continue reading
Alan Grayson Introduced His First Piece Of Legislation Since Returning To Congress
DownWithTyranny at DownWithTyranny! - 15 hours ago
In November, central Florida voters in Orange, Osceola and Polk counties
(FL-09) voted to send Alan Grayson back to Congress. He beat his Republican
opponent 165,098 (63%) to 98,984 (37%) at the same time the district gave
Obama 61.9%. He was given seats on the Foreign Relations Committee and the
Science and Technology Committee. Blue America has already endorsed him for
2014.
Last week Grayson introduced his first bill in the 113th Congress, H.R.
500, the Medicare You Can Buy Into Act. *The bill would allow any legal
resident of the United States to buy into Medicare at cost*-- i... more »
A Real Holocaust: Dresden Deserves To Be Remembered!
Northerntruthseeker at Northerntruthseeker - 15 hours ago
It is so shocking to realize that exactly 68 years ago today, the combined
Air Forces of both the United States and Great Britain assaulted and
firebombed the innocent city of Dreden Germany. That "Holocaust" cost the
lives of almost 500,000 innocent civilians. It was an act of cold blooded
murder on the part of the "Allies" and to this day there has been little
recognition given for that massacre, and the victims that died in that
horrible act of genocide...
I want to present an interesting article that comes from the Telegraph
online news service out of the United Kingdom, at ... more »
Aw, what the hey. Time to play 'Let's hear from another Sun reader' again!
Orwell's Bastard at Orwell's Bastard - 15 hours ago
Yeah, well. I hesitate to direct traffic that way by linking to it, but the
screen grab's above.
Rest of it continues in the same vein -- sexism, racism, homophobia, and
fat-shaming union members, mixed in with the occasional smirking Jack
Layton rub-and-tug reference or equally witty and creative reference to
Olivia as "chow-chow."
Ah, the Toronto Sun. Not only spewing hatred, ignorance and belligerent
stupidity, but providing a home for it from their toothless, badly-tattooed
"readers" as well.
*Related posts:*
- Once again, let's hear from a few Sun readers
- Once agai... more »
Turns Out That My Posts From 2008 Re Senator Pamela Wallin Were Slightly Prophetic ...
leftdog at Buckdog - 15 hours ago
*-December 31, 2008: Academic Says Pamela Wallin Does NOT Meet Residency
Requirements - Should NOT Be Appointed Senator 'From Saskatchewan'! *
*-December 22, 2008: Pamela Wallin says she'll run in Sask. Senate election
campaign! HUH? She hasn't lived in Saskatchewan for 29 years!!!!*
[image: Progressive Bloggers]
Trifecta: Bill Whittle, Stephen Green, Scott Ott on why the libtards love (the late) killer Chris Dorner...
Adrienne at Adrienne's Corner - 15 hours ago
*why? Good question!*
You see Dorner claims he went bad because he was picked on by "whitey."
Really? Want to see who he had problems with? Sure you do.
*From Charleston Thug Life:*
We have been sitting back for several days watching the media coverage of
killer LAPD cop Christopher Dorner. With it being black history month, and
just because a black man says racism is involved it must be true, the local
and national media are once again bashing whitey and the institution of
LAPD. Of course, they keep referring to the Rampart scandal involving the
CRASH team.
For those of you u... more »
Important Article: Mike Delaney Of Prothink Betrays Zioncrimefactory, Seizes www.zioncrimefactory.com!
Northerntruthseeker at Northerntruthseeker - 15 hours ago
I really have missed a lot over the last week with all of my attention
focused on my family issues, especially the well being of my mother.... It
does seem that over the last few weeks, there have been concentrated
efforts to ruin what I call the REAL truth movement, by individuals bent on
destroying our websites and our efforts....
I have been absolutely shocked by the content of the following important
article that comes from the the website, www.therealzcf.wordpress.com, that
gives a disturbing revelation by "Zioncrimefactory" himself in his recent
dealings with a certain individ... more »
RAG RADIO / Thorne Dreyer : Civil Liberties Lawyer and Author Marjorie Heins
thorne dreyer at The Rag Blog - 16 hours ago
'First
Amendment Hero' Marjorie Heins.
Rag Radio podcast:
Civil liberties lawyer Marjorie Heins,
author of 'Priests of Our Democracy'
By Rag Radio / The Rag Blog / February 14, 2013
Coming next week: Jonah Raskin reviews Priests of Our Democracy.
Marjorie Heins, a civil liberties lawyer, writer, and teacher -- and
author of the new book, Priests of Our Democracy: The Supreme Court,
Academic
SUMMER SNIPPETS: ‘The Authorized Biography of Robert A. Heinlein’ (Vol. 1, Learning Curve, 1907-1948)
Peter Cresswell at Not PC - 16 hours ago
*More snippets clipped from my summer reading, this time from William
Patterson’s 2010 biography of the SF master.*
“Heinlein’s hard-core un-common sense, dosed out mostly as entertainment,
had given the parentless generations of the mid-twentieth century something
of what previous generations had gotten, in quiet moments, one-one-one with
their fathers and their tribe’s wise men: their portion, all they could
take, of life wisdom. They counted Heinlein their “intellectual father,”
as an earlier generation regarded Mark Twain… They had needed, sometimes
desperately, to hear what... more »
Imágenes bonitas de amor para el 14 de febrero
José Luis Ávila Herrera at FotoFrontera - 16 hours ago
Por favor visite nuestra página oficial: www.fotofrontera.com
Musical Interlude: 2002, "Stardust"
noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 17 hours ago
2002 (Pamela & Randy Copus), “Stardust”
- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uTgdp7RfBOM&feature=related
U.S. Ambassador - Time for Canada to Get Serious About Climate Change
The Mound of Sound at The Disaffected Lib - 17 hours ago
The U.S. Ambassador to Canada says Ottawa needs to follow Obama's lead on
climate change.
*In an interview with The Canadian Press, Ambassador David Jacobson said
the message to move more aggressively against climate change was meant as
much for Canada as it was for the United States.*
*"We all need to do as much as we can. And that is true in your country and
in mine," Jacobson said.*
*"Obviously the more that the energy industry — whether it is the oilsands
in Canada or the energy industry in the United States, or any place else —
the more progress they can make to reduce greenho... more »
"A Look to the Heavens"
noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 17 hours ago
“Namibia has some of the darkest nights visible from any continent. It is
therefore home to some of the more spectacular skyscapes, a few of which
have been captured in the below time-lapse video.
Namibian Nights from Squiver on Vimeo.
Visible at the movie start are unusual quiver trees perched before a deep
starfield highlighted by the central band of our Milky Way Galaxy. This
bright band of stars and gas appears to pivot around the celestial south
pole as our Earth rotates. The remains of camel thorn trees are then seen
against a sky that includes a fuzzy patch on the far r... more »
NRA - The Connecticut Effect
2old2care at Because I Can - 17 hours ago
Next time you hear that phrase
Connecticutt Effect
used by the NRA
- instead of letting your head explode - think of this gun event in
Connecticutt.
2 charged in Connecticut shootings
The Associated Press
Posted: 02/13/2013 05:57:29 AM CST
NORTH STONINGTON, Conn.—Connecticut state police have arrested two men and
are looking for a third in connection with the shooting of two cows at a
North Stonington farm.
Troopers charged 18-year-old Max Urso of North Stonington on Tuesday with
cruelty to animals and other crimes. Twenty-year-old Henry Williamson of
Stonington was charged wit... more »
Urban Gadabout: Were Mayor Bloomberg's paratroopers in the City Hall area Sunday to provide a Civil War backdrop for our Lincoln walk?
KenInNY at DownWithTyranny! - 17 hours ago
*At City Hall, New Yorkers say a final
farewell to President Lincoln.*
*by Ken*
I had thought about writing about my touring (and nontouring) weekend here
in NYC as rearranged by the storm (see my Friday post, "While we're on
storm watch here in the Northeast, maybe it's an OK time to play '2016'"),
but I couldn't find an angle that seemed apt to be of much interest. What's
more, I felt awkward, since however life here may have been disrupted, we
were largely spared by comparison with our neighbors to the east and north.
As you headed east on Long Island the storm was progressively... more »
Life Skills: “10 Things I Wish I Knew When I Was Your Age”
noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 17 hours ago
* “10 Things I Wish I Knew When I Was Your Age”*
by Marc
“You only live once, but if you do it right, once is enough.”
–Mae West
“Over the years my dad has contributed some truly inspiring content to our
blog. His two posts, “18 Things My Dad Was Right About” and “10 Timeless
Lessons from a Life Well Lived”, were well received by the majority of you,
and he absolutely loved reading the comments and emails you all sent to us
in response to each post. Today I’m happy to report that your kindness has
paid off. My dad was so inspired by your positive feedback that he
surprised me ... more »
Scope of examination for discovery
James C Morton at Morton's Musings - 18 hours ago
CIBC v. Deloitte & Touche, 2013 ONSC 917 is a useful source for the current
law on the scope of examination for discovery:
[64] The basic scope of an examination for discovery is set out
in rule 31.06 (1) of the*Rules of Civil Procedure*, which states:
31.06 (1) A person examined for discovery shall answer, to the best
of his or her knowledge, information and belief, any proper question
relevant to any matter in issue in the action or to any matter made
discoverable by subrules (2) to (4) and no question may be objected to on
the ground that,
(a) the info... more »
The Daily "Near You?"
noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 19 hours ago
Cumberland Center, Maine, USA. Thanks for stopping by.
Terrance Nelson 'Hollywood on Climate Change'
brendanorrell@gmail.com at CENSORED NEWS - 19 hours ago
by Terrance Nelson
First Nation Ojibway, Roseau River
Censored News
Mr. Corcoran,
You wrote in your article yesterday
Hollywood stars — Alec Baldwin, Ed Norton, Yoko Ono —
are backing the Sierra Club’s call for a march on Washington next
weekend, “the largest climate rally in U.S. history.” Under the “Forward
on Climate” banner, the target is clear in the Sierra Club’s
Rubio walks on water
Libby Spencer at The Impolitic - 19 hours ago
Well yes, Marco Rubio's lunge and glug for the water in the middle of his
official GOP response to President Obama's SOTU was hilariously bizarre. A
made for internet meme moment. Everybody's talking about it. It sent CNN
over the edge.
Not a photoshop. (Imagining Ted Turner looking at that chyron and shooting
his TV).
Hell, that awkward moment was a lifesaver for Rubio's career. The Great
Hispanic Hope of the GOP, who's going to win over the Democratic party's
base because he knows who Tupac is, clearly understands the internets. The
speech was awful but he handled the fallout... more »
Those Who Take Us Away: Abusive Policing and Failures in Protection of Indigenous Women and Girls in Canada - a disturbing report from Human Rights Watch
James C Morton at Morton's Musings - 19 hours ago
Link
The failure of law enforcement authorities to deal effectively with the
problem of missing and murdered indigenous women and girls in Canada is
just one element of the dysfunctional relationship between the Canadian
police and indigenous communities. This report addresses the relationship
between the RCMP and indigenous women and girls in northern BC and
documents not only how indigenous women and girls are under-protected by
the police but also how some have been the objects of outright police
abuse. The report further documents the shortcomings of available oversight
mechani... more »
Native American Music Awards Nominees 2013
brendanorrell@gmail.com at CENSORED NEWS - 19 hours ago
Censored News congratulates nominees
NATIVE AMERICAN MUSIC AWARDS
Nominees Announced for the Fourteenth Annual
Native American Music Awards to be held Friday, May 10, 2013
Seneca Niagara Hotel Casino In Niagara Falls
February
12, 2013 – New York, NY. Nominations for the 14th Annual Native
American Music Awards (NAMA) were announced today by The Native American
Music Association
Mohawk Nation News 'GMO Indian Scam'
brendanorrell@gmail.com at CENSORED NEWS - 19 hours ago
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
The Ex Pope and the New Pope? Joseph Ratzinger and the palace coup-master, Cardinal Bertone
Obi-Wan Kabuki at AMERICAN KABUKI - 19 hours ago
Pope Benedict (right) Cardinal Bertone (left) Note: Cardinal Bertone was
born in *Romano* Canavase, Piedmont Italy. He is a priest of the Salesian
order. He could well be the next Pope "Peter the Roman". Fulfilling the
Jesuit *Malachy* (Molech) prophesy about Peter the Roman. He is the power
broker that got the man fired who was cleaning up the Vatican Bank, got the
butler jailed who exposed the corruption, and now has the Pope himself
retiring. His purpose is to "*Phoenix*" the Illuminati control of the
Vatican thru the ouster of the very flawed and easy to dislike Ratzinger
whi... more »
My Response to ALEC ALUM Marco Rubio
2old2care at Because I Can - 20 hours ago
I didn’t watch the POTUS do the SoU address last night. Tired of people
lying to me.
I truly wish that the “old guard” would come together, first for an
organizational meeting and then a come to jesus congressional training
session in DC. The “old guard” – politicians who actually worked across
the aisle – knew how to put in a solid days work and cared about serving
the public – instead of serving the 1%.
I didn’t listen to ALEC Alumni Marco Rubio – giving his version of the
world to his low-knowledge base. But I though I would read his response –
after hearing some comments abo... more »
Napoleon On Men of Destiny
Saman Mohammadi at The Excavator - 20 hours ago
Below is an excerpt from the introduction to, *"The Mind of Napoleon: A
Selection from His Written and Spoken Words,"* edited and translated by J.
Christopher Herold. Columbia University Press: New York. 1955.
"This supreme combination of intellect and energy gave Napoleon's mind a
magnetic, almost supernatural power--a power that seems to radiate from his
pictured features and endows his very name with magic. If modern times have
produced a mythological figure, that figure is Napoleon. Abraham Lincoln is
a possible rival, but as a figure of mythology Napoleon has a great
advant... more »
Walton's Words Hit Hardest
Rocker at MSM Monitor - 20 hours ago
*Simply saying what I've said for years.... *
"Hundreds urged to honor King’s legacy" by Peter Schworm | Globe
Staff, January 21, 2013
In a keynote address, Harvard University minister and professor Jonathan
Walton said that *King’s true legacy, his push for economic justice and
criticism of the US war in Vietnam*, is *too often brushed aside* in favor
of a “sterilized, sanitized” figure.
*
**You know who I hold responsible for that, readers. *
“We have reduced his contribution to an ephemeral dream,” he said. “We have
deprived King’s legacy of its potency.”
In the mid-1960s, *K... more »
The Retiring Reverend
Rocker at MSM Monitor - 20 hours ago
*Didn't get as much attention as that other guy with the big hat. *
"Episcopal bishop sought to end conflicts, build bridges" by Lisa
Wangsness | Globe Staff, January 21, 2013
He has donned a purple cassock and *joined Palestinian sympathizers
protesting* in front of the *Israeli consulate*. *Gay* but celibate, he has
immersed himself in East African cultures to better understand the antigay
sentiment. Lately, he has asked his congregants — and other faith leaders —
to help eradicate gun violence.
Bishop M. Thomas Shaw of the Episcopal Diocese of Massachusetts, who
announced his ... more »
Palomas blancas festejando el día de la amistad
José Luis Ávila Herrera at FotoFrontera - 21 hours ago
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Union City’s schools are on the march!
bob somerby at the daily howler - 21 hours ago
*WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 2013*
*Inquiring minds hadn’t noticed:* Sunday’s New York Times featured a
striking piece about the Union City schools.
That’s Union City, *New Jersey* to you, a city of roughly 65,000 not far
from New York itself. As he started his piece in the Sunday Review, David
Kirp, a Berkeley professor, suggested it’s an unlikely place for a “good
news” public school story:
KIRP (2/10/13): What would it really take to give students a first-rate
education? Some argue that our schools are irremediably broken and that
charter schools offer the only solution. The strikin... more »
The Force is strong with this one
Patrick Thaddeus Jackson at Duck of Minerva - 21 hours ago
Episode I: Spencer Ackerman over at Danger Room posts this analysis of the
Battle of Hoth. Episode II: 90 e-mails and twelve hours later, this
symposium goes up on the Danger Room website including a contribution by
our own Dan Nexon. Unfortunately, not all of us involved in the furious
e-mail thread made the cut
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Perritos siempre juntos como unos buenos amigos
José Luis Ávila Herrera at FotoFrontera - 21 hours ago
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Imagen bonita para los enamorados y amigos
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Satire: "A Letter from Kim Jong-un"
noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 21 hours ago
*"A Letter from Kim Jong-un"*
by Andy Borowitz
PYONGYANG (The Borowitz Report)— "Kim Jong-un, Supreme Leader of the
Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, has issued the following letter to
the citizens of the world:
Dear World People:
For decades, North Korea was threatened by hostile foes with nuclear
weapons. With our safety constantly at risk from violent intruders, we
asked: How can we possibly defend ourselves? In the immortal words of my
Dad, the glorious Kim Jong-il: “The only thing that stops a bad guy with a
nuke is a good guy with a nuke.”
I sleep safely at night kn... more »
GROWING CRACKDOWN IN JAPAN
Bruce K. Gagnon at Organizing Notes - 21 hours ago
In Japan police have recently arrested many anti-nuclear acrivists. A
protest rally against police oppression was held in Osaka.
"How It Really Is"
noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 21 hours ago
Hey, Teddy, how about some of this... lol:
http://
coyoteprime-runningcauseicantfly.blogspot.com/2012/10/welcome-to-ted-nugents-gun-country.html
Sequestration-- Real Consequences For Real People Excites Republican Sadomasochism
DownWithTyranny at DownWithTyranny! - 22 hours ago
Boehner and Cantor have both indicated they're willing to push he economy
off the cliff again with that ridiculous sequester s&m nonsense they both
voted for, vociferously disowned, and are now back in love with again. I
have a feeling if ordinary American families know what their plan would do
to the country-- and to their own situation-- there would be much more of a
public outcry. The White House was kind enough to send out a fact sheet
about the impact of the sequester if Boehner and Cantor force it to happen.
Here are a few excerpts:
Unless Congress acts by March 1st, a seri... more »
BC Liberal Groan(Throne) Speech, Lottery Cha Cha Cha
Grant G at The Straight Goods - 22 hours ago
*Written by Grant G*
The British Columbia Liberal Government throne speech for 2013 was
something else indeed, not quite sure what they wanted to accomplish, the
speech itself was delivered with a chop and stop style, there was no verbal
fluidity to our Lieutenant General`s delivery., the entire throne speech
seemed to bounce back n forth, it started with partisan warnings and scare
tactics similar to language used in the Governments jobs plan advertising
blitz then the script quickly jumped into the LNG focal point, time and
time again I thought the "gas" industry... more »
“U.S. Econcomy ‘ALL IS WELL!’ PhD in Stupidity!”
noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 22 hours ago
*“U.S. Econcomy ‘ALL IS WELL!’ PhD in Stupidity!”*
By: James Quinn
“Facts do not cease to exist because they are ignored.”
– Aldous Huxley
"I woke up this past Saturday morning and opened my local paper to find out
that all was well. An Associated Press article declared a healthy jobs
market, fantastic auto sales, a surging housing market, and a stock market
rocketing to new all-time highs. What’s not to love? If the mainstream
media says the economy is as good as new, it must be so. Why should we let
facts get in the way of a good storyline? The stock market has surged to
2007... more »
"Canada will never be a safe haven for zombies" John Baird
Penny at Penny for your thoughts - 22 hours ago
*When I saw this news story...... It was like "what in the hell"!!*
I just mentioned the persistence of the "zombie" meme the other day!
In this post Zombie Alert broadcast during US televised programming
*The zombie meme and semiotics*
*It's worrisome. Why does this meme keep cropping up?*
*In** *medical drills?
*In* comic books put out by the CDC
*The* meme is used to describe random killings.
*It is a meme. Clearly. *
*What is the purpose of this meme? Who are the "zombies' being referred to?*
*This is an analogy *
*The Zombies represent the citizens of their respective nations... more »
Navajos protest Salt River Project and dirty coal energy
brendanorrell@gmail.com at CENSORED NEWS - 22 hours ago
Photos
by Elsa Johnson, Dine', thanks for sharing with Censored News!
By Elsa Johnson, Dine'
and Brenda Norrell, Censored News
http://www.bsnorrell.blogspot.com
TEMPE, Arizona -- Navajos spoke out against dirty coal at the Salt River
Project, operator of the Navajo Generating Station, one of the dirtiest
coal-fired power plants in the US, during the Ash Wednesday Mob
Protest. It was
Sábanas suaves de seda para envolver el amor
José Luis Ávila Herrera at FotoFrontera - 22 hours ago
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Rosas para el Día del Amor y la Amistad
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Hermosos regalos para el Día de San Valentín
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Gatito buscando al amor de su vida
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White House arrests to stop Keystone XL pipeline Feb. 13, 2013
brendanorrell@gmail.com at CENSORED NEWS - 22 hours ago
Photos Shadia Fayne Wood and Joshua Kahn Russell, thank you from Censored News!
Marty Cobenais, Red Lake Ojibway (top photo) of the Indigenous Environmental Network:
"This morning, these 48 people marched to the
White House, and engaged in civil disobedience to stop the Keystone XL
tar sands pipeline. Some are ranchers. Some are religious
leaders. Others are leaders of
Gatita esperando a su amor entre los petalos de rosas
José Luis Ávila Herrera at FotoFrontera - 22 hours ago
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El amor es la fuerza que muve al mundo
José Luis Ávila Herrera at FotoFrontera - 22 hours ago
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A Short History and Critique of Climate Negotiations: All Climate Politics is Local
Josh Busby at Duck of Minerva - 23 hours ago
I gave a guest lecture for undergraduates on the state of global climate
negotiations yesterday for a law school colleague here at the University of
Texas. In light of the president’s strong but ambiguous comments in the
State of the Union last night threatening executive action if the Congress
doesn’t act, I thought I’d share
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Today's Charter School Crime Blotter
Jim Horn at Schools Matter - 23 hours ago
Troubled *charter school* board president resigns; principal ordered to
repay *...*
Las Vegas Review - Journal
Allegations of mismanagement at Quest Academy have led to the resignation
of *charter school* President Christina Fuentes and prompted other board
members to order Principal Connie Jordan to repay $15,000 in unmerited
bonuses awarded to her by *...*
Grant stripped from Brighton *charter school*, criminal investigation on
Denver Post
A Brighton *charter school* has been stripped of a startup grant after a
state investigation into the misuse of federal funds and a criminal
in... more »
NUTS & BOLTS ORGANIZING
Bruce K. Gagnon at Organizing Notes - 23 hours ago
The Vermont Breakthrough! How a Human Rights Movement Is Winning a
Healthcare System that Puts People First from NESRI on Vimeo.
This video tells the story of a successful grassroots campaign organizing
for our human rights. This video is co-produced by the National Economic
and Social Rights Initiative (NESRI) and the Vermont Workers' Center.
It really well illustrates how to put together a campaign from start to
finish. Worth watching.
The Arab Spring and Securitization Theory
Daniel Nexon at Duck of Minerva - 1 day ago
This is a guest post by Jarrod Hayes. Jarrod is Assistant Professor in the
Sam Nunn School of International Affairs. He received his PhD in Politics
and International Relations from the University of Southern California in
2009. His research broadly focuses on the social construction of foreign
and security policy. He is currently trying to determine what
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Mohawk Nation News 'Recombinant Strategy
brendanorrell@gmail.com at CENSORED NEWS - 1 day ago
MNN: RECOMBINANT STRATEGY
Posted on February 13, 2013
RECOMBINANT* STRATEGY
GMO Indian waiting to be discovered
MNN. Feb. 13, 2013. On February 12 Senator Brazeau
went into the Senate Chambers in Ottawa looking like a grease ball, a
disposable victim of the GMO Indian system! The government procurers are
always casting around for naive young Indigenous blood.
The Real Cost of the Bedroom Tax
Phil at A Very Public Sociologist - 1 day ago
*When it comes to listing the despicable things our LibDem-supported Tory
government are doing, their bedroom tax has to be near the top of the list.
The story below is reproduced with permission to show how punitive,
damaging and entirely counter-productive the Tory attack on housing benefit
is. John's story has been anonymised.*
I’m a 50 year old devoted father of a nine year old son, who is disabled
and is wheelchair bound. He suffers with Intraventricular Haemorrhage,
Hydrocephalus, Cerebral Palsy (Spastic Quadriplegia), Epilepsy, and
learning difficulties. His mother and I spl... more »
WEA RLC: Saudi Arabia Arrests 53 Ethiopian Christians at Private Worship Service
Not a sheep at Not a sheep - 1 day ago
' Saudi authorities on Feb. 8 arrested 53 Ethiopian Christians, mostly
women, who were attending a worship service in the private, rented home of
an Ethiopian believer in Dammam, the capital of the Eastern Province of
Saudi Arabia '
http://worldea.org/news/4178/wea-rlc-saudi-arabia-arrests-53-ethiopian-christians-at-private-worship-service
But Israel's the apartheid state?
I await the BBC's coverage of this story... Jeremy Bowen, Jon Donnison etc.
any interest at all? Would you be more interested in reporting the story if
it was Israel rather than Saudi Arabia? Why?
Evil Jew-puppet Sir Arthur Harris: 'I would have destroyed Dresden again'
John Friend at John Friend's Blog - 1 day ago
*"The aim of Bomber Command should be... publicly stated: the destruction
of German cities and the killing of German workers."*
*- Sir Arthur Harris, head of Bomber Command of the Royal Air Force,
October 1943*
In Willis Carto's must read article *A Straight Look at the Second World War
* published in the January/February 2012 edition of *The Barnes Review*, he
clearly explains that WWII was *not* the "Good War" *we've been lead to
believe*. WWII was *not* about checking "Nazi" aggression and designs on
world conquest, or "liberating" Europe from fascism and tyranny, or even a
war o... more »
Dept. of Not Ready for Prime Time
Jonathan Bernstein at A plain blog about politics - 1 day ago
Okay, the water thing was fun but rapidly hit overkill; the fact that he
was just repeating standard GOP rhetoric was true but unsurprising; and I
figured there was no reason to get into the whole business because the SOTU
response is a hopeless task, anyway. But this deserves noting:
But let's talk for a moment about his humbleboast, "I still live in the
same working-class neighborhood I grew up in." Yes, that would be West
Miami, where Rubio has been trying to sell that house for an
un-working-class-like $675,000 so he can up and move his family to GODLESS
ELITE DC.
That's (via G... more »
Nothing For the Poor (Taxpayers) and Everything For the Rich (Tax-Avoiders)? One Deranged Trust Fund Baby Paid For Every CA Right-Wing Smear Campaign
Suzan at Welcome to Pottersville 2 (Blogging Against Fascism!) - 1 day ago
One attendee was heard saying, "I only get $1200 a month to live on, but
you need another yacht.Can you imagine what the national repercussions
would be if every time one of these wealthy power schmoozers touting the
goodness of cutting the safety net programs was met by informed (and irate)
taxpayers? If only. David Cote, chairman and chief executive of Honeywell,
speaks during The
Corazón flechado con una rosa de amor
José Luis Ávila Herrera at FotoFrontera - 1 day ago
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Positions ought not be changed on eve of hearing
James C Morton at Morton's Musings - 1 day ago
*Bellissimo v. Alfano*, 2013 ONCA 88 is a useful source for the principle
that, at least in civil matters, positions cannot properly be changed on
the eve of a hearing:
[3] The appellants’ materials on the application state that they
“do not challenge the terms of the Indemnity Agreements”. Indeed, the
validity of the agreements had been conceded by them from the outset and
was never in dispute. They nevertheless raised “lack of consideration” as
an issue on the eve of the application hearing. The respondent objected on
procedural fairness and prejudice grounds. A... more »
"Failure of Leadership"
noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 1 day ago
*"Failure of Leadership"*
by Bill Bonner
"Poor Chuck Hagel. Every day, The Wall Street Journal wallops the fellow.
He is whacked for not knowing what he is doing…smacked for not appreciating
the threat of a nuclear Iran…and slapped hard for not bending over quickly
enough to kiss neo-con butts.
John McCain and Lindsay Graham went to work on him in the Senate. They went
at it clumsily and disgracefully — like a pair of goons with lead pipes.
And then, in the WSJ, Dorothy Rabinowitz hammered him last Monday; she was
so hysterical we couldn’t follow what she was talking about. Then... more »
Stop Corporate Takeover of Local School Decision Making in TN
Jim Horn at Schools Matter - 1 day ago
From a new grassroots groups in Nashville focused to stop corporate power
grab in Nashville and Memphis schools:
Power grab on the Hill! CALL TO ACTION!!
Today we are seeing an outrageous power grab play out in the Tennessee
legislature. Legislation creating a process to circumvent the local school
boards of Davidson and Shelby counties that allows charter school
applicants to go directly to the state for charter approval was filed
yesterday (Feb. 11) and is on the agenda for the House education
subcommittee today. This last minute addition of language creating a
direct state lev... more »
WHAT DO WE REALLY KNOW ABOUT NORTH KOREA?
Bruce K. Gagnon at Organizing Notes - 1 day ago
RT's Abby Martin talks to the national coordinator for the ANSWER
Coalition, Brian Becker, about North Korea's nuclear drive, its tense
relations with the US and the rationale of harsh rhetoric coming from the
international community.
She starts out with some good Korean history - remember that this year
marks 60 years since the Korean War Armistice (ceasefire) was signed
between the US and North Korea. To this day the US has refused to sign a
real peace treaty with North Korea.
"The Drones Are Watching and Waiting"
noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 1 day ago
*"The Drones Are Watching and Waiting"*
by Douglas French
"The topic of drones came up on MSNBC’s Morning Joe. Advertising guru and
pro-drone Donny Deutsch pushed back against a skeptical Joe Scarborough
saying, “What’s the big deal? There was no due process at Waco.” It’s just
a difference in technology, he said. “It’s a more advanced way of dealing
with problems,” Deutsch contended with a straight face. I guess Donny
figures that the government will never consider him to be a problem.
Scarborough fumbled around in response, saying something to the effect that
the then attorney... more »
Where do facts about poverty come from!
bob somerby at the daily howler - 1 day ago
*WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 2013*
*Wagner and Kristof speak:* Where do facts about poverty come from? We
wondered last night as we watched Alex Wagner discussing the State of the
Union.
Obama had proposed a higher minimum wage. Rachel asked Alex to comment. To
watch the full segment, click this:
MADDOW (2/12/13): *Joining us now is Alex Wagner. She’s host of Now with
Alex Wagner.* Alex, I think the president made news on this point. Is this
a realistic policy goal? Do you expect him to get the attraction from
Congress on this?
WAGNER: I don’t know, Rachel. I mean, it was really shock... more »
Now that's interesting and quite potentially quite cheery news
Not a sheep at Not a sheep - 1 day ago
The BBC report that:
'The estate of Jimmy Savile and the BBC are being sued by alleged sex abuse
victims of the late DJ and presenter.
Solicitor Alan Collins, of law firm Pannone, said a writ had been issued at
the High Court on behalf of 31 alleged victims.
All claimants were taking action against Savile's estate, while up to eight
were also suing the BBC, he said.
...
Mr Collins said that the number of people getting in touch with Pannone
over alleged abuse still "grows on a daily basis".
He said: "The purpose of issuing the writ is to protect our clients'
position and to see... more »
Nature Of Addiction And Republican Party Politics
DownWithTyranny at DownWithTyranny! - 1 day ago
The music business has had a very long and storied history in terms of drug
use-- and not just among artists. But by the end of the '80s, the drug
lifestyle among music executives was being frowned on. I worked at a very
humane company and addicts were given so many opportunities to recover and
rehabilitate that it took years for anyone to actually get fired. I
remember two on my team who were still using massive amounts of drugs long
after everyone around them had cut it out-- or had at least cut back to
mere recreational weekend use. One guy's drug abuse impaired his ability to
... more »
Lunch-Time Linkage
Daniel Nexon at Duck of Minerva - 1 day ago
Japan’s “looming singularity.” Xavier Marquez has lots of infographics
about the “normativeness of democracy.” The nuke content in Obama SOTU
address. I’m skeptical of both the feasibility and utility of further
nuclear arms control with the Russian Federation, but I’m down with
cooperative-threat-reduction activity. BLTN: NUKEMAP! Walt argues that US
existential security promotes adventurism. And
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Ill Today No Posts
Majia's Blog at Majia's Blog - 1 day ago
I woke up so sick I cannot believe it.
I feel as weak and achy as I did when I contracted typhoid in Asia four
years ago.
I am really sick.
This is the third time I've been sick since early December. My husband has
been sick even more. We are both very health people. I routinely hike (6
mile mountainous hikes), swim, and exercise on my exercise bike. I eat
organics whenever possible and lots of fruits and vegetables.
I can barely type this today. Going up the stairs is a trial. Going back to
bed.
what is happening....?
Winter Wonderland
Southern Man at Southern Man - 1 day ago
A surprise snowstorm left the campus blanketed in white.
There was enough snowfall that the school closed at 3:00. Well, a quarter
of a snow day is better than none at all!
New Castle Courthouse Shooting
Rocker at MSM Monitor - 1 day ago
"3 dead, including gunman, in Del. courthouse shooting; Custody battle
cited; 2 women seen as targets" by Randall Chase | Associated
Press, February 12, 2013
WILMINGTON, Del. — Motivated by a yearslong custody dispute, a gunman
opened fire Monday morning in a Delaware courthouse lobby as the building
was opening to the public for the day, exchanging shots with police,
authorities said. Three people, including the gunman, died....
State Police Sergeant Paul Shavack said the gunman opened fire before he
passed metal detectors in the lobby....
In the hours after the shooting, dozen... more »
Mardi Gras Mayhem
Rocker at MSM Monitor - 1 day ago
*It rained on their parade.*
"Mardi Gras revelry not muted by rain, gloomy skies" by Stacey Plaisance
and Michael Kunzelman | Associated Press, February 13, 2013
NEW ORLEANS — Despite threatening skies, the Mardi Gras party carried on as
thousands of costumed revelers cheered glitzy floats with make-believe
monarchs in an all-out bash before Lent.
In the French Quarter, as usual, Fat Tuesday played out with all its flesh
and raunchiness.
Crowds were a little *smaller than recent years*, perhaps influenced by the
forecast of *rain*. Still, parades went off as scheduled even as a f... more »
marxism 2012 program notes: from each according to their ability: the role of socialists in disability movement
laura k at wmtc - 1 day ago
This is the final post of my notes from the 2012 Marxism Conference. This
was the first Marxism conference to include a talk on disability, an
exciting development full of potential. I wanted to blog about it in great
detail. A friend was recording the talk, so I stopped taking detailed
notes... and then the audio didn't come out.
Melissa Graham was kind enough to give me her notes, but the others didn't
have anything written to share. What follows, then, is the general idea.
What does disability have to do with capitalism and socialism? Where do
disability and socialism intersect,... more »
Free & Equal Challenges Two Party Duopoly Again
noreply@blogger.com (Mark Daniels) at Global Political Awakening - 1 day ago
Free & Equal Elections to advocate free and open elections at "Voice of
the People" Valentine's Day Meet & Greet at Arkansas State Capital Rotunda
Little Rock, Arkansas (PRWEB) February 13, 2013
Free & Equal's Arkansas State Leadership Caucus, a non-partisan group
working for fair and open elections in Arkansas, will meet with Arkansas
citizens, legislators, and the local media at the “Voice of the People”
Valentine’s Day meet and greet at the Capitol Rotunda on Thursday, Feb 14
from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
"The Voice of the People event is the perfect venue to inform Arkans... more »
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