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Select the Clothes That'll Look Best on You with the Style Pyramid
We've probably all bought clothing before that ended up sitting
in the back of our closets, whether it's because the clothes looked
great in the store but not on our bodies or they just didn't match
anything else we own. The Art of Manliness offers a three-step rubric to
avoid these problems, called the Style Pyramid. Read more...
You Can Get Things Done Despite Single Point Failures. Here's How
Imagine a scenario where you're full of enthusiasm to start
working on a task or a certain part of a project. You're really ready to
kick some butt… until you realize that your hands are tied. Perhaps you
can’t start working on the task because someone else’s input is needed
first, or maybe a network drive which stores your project files is
inaccessible because of a hardware failure.Read more...
Success! Progress Spacecraft Overcomes Stuck Antenna, Arrives at Station
Progress 51 on final approach to the International Space Station.
The stuck antenna is visible below the crosshairs. Credit: NASA TV
(screencap)
A software fix solved a sticky antenna problem on an unmanned cargo
ship, a problem that threatened to interfere with the approach and
docking to the International Space Station Friday.
Progress 51 successfully docked with the massive orbiting complex at
8:35 a.m. EDT (12:35 p.m. GMT) Friday without the need of assistance
from the station crew, which was standing by to take over the docking
just in case.
“Progress is safely docked! Big moment for the
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Is the U.S. Set to Intervene in Syria?
AP Photo/Jim Watson
Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel speaks with reporters after reading a
statement on chemical weapon use in Syria.
The chances of U.S. intervention in Syria just got higher. This morning,
the White House released identical letters it had sent to Senators Carl
Levin, a Democrat from Michigan, and John McCain. Republican of
Arizona, both of whom had written to the administration
Syria Has Used Chemical Weapons. Now What?
Chuck Hagel confirmed what was suspected by Israeli, British and French
intelligence: Chemical weapons were used in Syria. Some policy questions
this raises
This, of course, will set off a great deal of punditry. After all,
President Obama himself said that the use of Chemical weapons would be a
“red line”for the the USA.
So if this red line has been crossed, what does it mean for the next
phase
Are We Finally Achieving Some Sanity on Terrorism?
Now that it's been almost an entire week and a half since the
Boston bombing, we can look back with some satisfaction, because America
handled this pretty well. Sure, you might question whether it was
necessary to shut down an entire major metropolitan area for the purpose
of catching one guy. And there was (and still is) some predictable
buffoonery on the part of conservative politicians and medi
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Select the Clothes That'll Look Best on You with the Style Pyramid
We've probably all bought clothing before that ended up sitting
in the back of our closets, whether it's because the clothes looked
great in the store but not on our bodies or they just didn't match
anything else we own. The Art of Manliness offers a three-step rubric to
avoid these problems, called the Style Pyramid. Read more...
You Can Get Things Done Despite Single Point Failures. Here's How
Imagine a scenario where you're full of enthusiasm to start
working on a task or a certain part of a project. You're really ready to
kick some butt… until you realize that your hands are tied. Perhaps you
can’t start working on the task because someone else’s input is needed
first, or maybe a network drive which stores your project files is
inaccessible because of a hardware failure.Read more...
Success! Progress Spacecraft Overcomes Stuck Antenna, Arrives at Station
Progress 51 on final approach to the International Space Station.
The stuck antenna is visible below the crosshairs. Credit: NASA TV
(screencap)
A software fix solved a sticky antenna problem on an unmanned cargo
ship, a problem that threatened to interfere with the approach and
docking to the International Space Station Friday.
Progress 51 successfully docked with the massive orbiting complex at
8:35 a.m. EDT (12:35 p.m. GMT) Friday without the need of assistance
from the station crew, which was standing by to take over the docking
just in case.
“Progress is safely docked! Big moment for the
blogger-following
Is the U.S. Set to Intervene in Syria?
AP Photo/Jim Watson
Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel speaks with reporters after reading a
statement on chemical weapon use in Syria.
The chances of U.S. intervention in Syria just got higher. This morning,
the White House released identical letters it had sent to Senators Carl
Levin, a Democrat from Michigan, and John McCain. Republican of
Arizona, both of whom had written to the administration
Syria Has Used Chemical Weapons. Now What?
Chuck Hagel confirmed what was suspected by Israeli, British and French
intelligence: Chemical weapons were used in Syria. Some policy questions
this raises
This, of course, will set off a great deal of punditry. After all,
President Obama himself said that the use of Chemical weapons would be a
“red line”for the the USA.
So if this red line has been crossed, what does it mean for the next
phase
Are We Finally Achieving Some Sanity on Terrorism?
Now that it's been almost an entire week and a half since the
Boston bombing, we can look back with some satisfaction, because America
handled this pretty well. Sure, you might question whether it was
necessary to shut down an entire major metropolitan area for the purpose
of catching one guy. And there was (and still is) some predictable
buffoonery on the part of conservative politicians and medi
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The EnvironmentaList
Fracking Industry Disclosure Website is Flawed, Says Harvard Study
FracFocus doesn't satisfy the public’s right to information, states shouldn't use it as a regulatory tool, report concludes
GM Salmon Being Raised in a Secretive Location in the Panamanian Rainforest
Supersized genetically modified fish are ready for market – but
is the market ready for them? And why is the firm hidden away in Panama?
Fort Collins to Vote on Fracking Ban Today
Final vote on this controversial issue is being made with no public input, say watchdog groups
Fort Collins to Vote on Fracking Ban Today
Final vote on this controversial issue is being made with no public input, say watchdog groups
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The Corbett Report
The War On Terror Is Over. America Lost.
By James Corbett
corbettreport.com
April 24, 2013
It has often been observed that the war on terror is unwinnable. After
all, how could a war on an abstract noun ever have its “Mission
Accomplished” moment? It is, according to this wisdom, meant to drag on
forever.
Just because a war can’t be won, however, doesn’t mean it can’t be lost.
The truth is that the war on terror is over. And America has
Sibel Edmonds on the Boston Bombing: The US roots of “Chechen” terrorism
FBI whistleblower and BoilingFrogsPost.com editor Sibel Edmonds
joins us to discuss the recent Boston bombing hysteria and the potential
geopolitical implications of the American public’s “discovery” of
Chechen terror. We discuss Sibel’s work exposing the US/NATO roots of
so-called Chechen terrorism, and what the FSB’s involvement in this
twisted tale might mean in terms of future Russian-US relat
Interview 655 – Sibel Edmonds on the Boston Bombing
FBI whistleblower and BoilingFrogsPost.com editor Sibel Edmonds
joins us to discuss the recent Boston bombing hysteria and the potential
geopolitical implications of the American public’s “discovery” of
Chechen terror. We discuss Sibel’s work exposing the US/NATO roots of
so-called Chechen terrorism, and what the FSB’s involvement in this
twisted tale might mean in terms of future Russian-US relat
Meanwhile, in North Korea…
Far from abandoning its atomic program – North Korea is now
reportedly seeking international recognition, as a Nuclear armed state.
The US had laid out disarmament as a condition for talks. But
Pyongyang’s official newspaper says if negotiations happen – it will be
between equal, nuclear armed nations.
RT discusses the North’s atomic aspirations with James Corbett, the
editor of The Corbett Report
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INFRASTRUCTURIST
How Cul-de-Sacs Are Killing Your Community
The Harvard Business Review has a piece this month on research by
Lawrence Frank, Bombardier Chair in Sustainable Transportation at the
University of British Columbia, on the effects of cul-de-sacs in
neighborhoods in King County, Washington. He found that residents in
areas with the most interconnected streets travel 26% fewer miles by
automobile than those in areas [...]
How Much Gas Does Your State Use Per Person?
Now I know how can I pass a drug test. CLICK TO ENLARGE While
states with the highest populations unsurprisingly tend to use the most
gas, the real fuel efficiency picture comes when you examine each
state’s fuel consumption per capita. With that factor added, a very
different scenario emerges: High-use states like New York [...]
Public Private Partnerships: Another One Bites The Dust
Lots of people point to the $2.2 trillion shortfall in
infrastructure investment in this country, and suggest that
privatization of public assets is the best way to deal with the
situation. So, for example, this might mean leasing a highway to a group
of investors and giving them the right to charge tolls. The rationale
is pretty [...]
Gallery: North Korea’s Secret Infrastructure
Last year, two Austrian tourists managed to enter North Korea by
train at a border crossing that has been closed to foreigners since
1994. Lucky for us, they took lots of pictures. Below are a few samples
from their extensive documentation of their trip (see the full visual
and narrative account here, here and here). They also hit Pyongyang–a
[...]
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The Arabist
Today's Arabic
I wrote a piece recently for Al Fanar -- a new English-Arabic
portal about higher education in the Arab world -- about concerns over
the "loss" of classical Arabic, supposedly threatened by the spread of
foreign language schools, the Westernization of young Arabs, and the
historical phenomenon of diglossia.
Is the Arabic that young people speak today — grammatically “incorrect,”
full o
Impunity
I took over from Issandr this week to pen a post for the New York
Times' Latitude blog about the so far unreleased (but now partly
leaked) fact-finding report into the deaths and abuses of protesters,
ordered -- but so far buried -- by President Morsi.
Last week, the British paper The Guardian published leaked chapters and
several articles about the report that was written -- but not released
-- b
Blind Ambition
I'm sitting in the beautiful old Radio movie theatre in Downtown
Cairo, watching a black and white movie filmed on a cell phone. On
screen, people (all so familiar I feel I crossed them once in the
street) are complaining, arguing, not listening to each other while
charging forward in endless linguistic loops. The dialogues, as one
audience member suggest afterwards, are as frusrating as unresolve
The Bassem Youssef case
A lot of ink has been spilled already over the charges that have
been filed (by individuals absolutey not formally affiliated with the
Freedom and Justice Party) against Egyptian comedian Bassem Youssef of
insulting the president, and religion, and Pakistan.
I was (I think) the first English-language journalist to profile Bassem,
back when he was filming his show in a room of his appartment (and I
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Pesticide Action Network
Guest blog: African communities tackle malaria
This year, we mark World Malaria Day by highlighting communities
here in Africa that are winning the battle against this deadly disease.
Locally-led programs from Senegal to Kenya to Ethiopia are employing
malaria control methods that are safe for human health and
environmentally sustainable. And it's working.
Over the past decade, our organizations — based in West and East Africa —
have watch
Don't worry, GE labeling will not cause world hunger
The U.S. movement to label genetically engineered (GE) foods is
gaining ground. More states introduced GE labeling bills this year than
ever before. And word from D.C. is that a federal labeling bill will be
announced in the next week or so. Whether or not these initiatives pass
in 2013, this much seems clear: we will win labeling of GE foods. It’s
just a matter of time.
Naturally, the pesticide a
ADHD & autism rates up, again. Prevention anyone?
Experts at CDC recently released another round of data on how
many kids in the U.S. are affected by autism and ADHD. The numbers are,
once again, dramatically up.
One in five boys are now diagnosed with ADHD by the time they reach high
school. And one in 50 kids are on the autism spectrum, up from 1 in 88
just last spring. Interestingly, some of the news stories on these
latest trends are — finall
Support for local food systems? Brilliant.
There's plenty of Farm Bill news from DC these days. Hopeful
proposals are in the works that support local food economies, family
farms and conservation. But we still have lots of work to do to protect
the good programs won in the 2008 Farm Bill — most were "stranded"
without funding at the end of last year.
Here's a brief rundown of what bits of legislation are moving, what last
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Syria Comment
Buffer Zones: Can They Help?
Israeli buffer zone inside Syria considered by Netanyahu
Buffer Zones have become the topic de jour in Washington DC. For some
time, the language used in the White House to frame the Syria problem
has been that of containment. Here are some of the oft repeated phrases I
have been hearing from White House insiders:
“Keep the violence inside Syria
“Cauterize”
“Prepare for Syrian failure”
“Shore up
Jordan Shudders Under 331% Increase in Refugees as Conflict in Dera’a Intensifies
by Matthew Barber and the Syria Video team
Mile-long line of Syrians fleeing into Turkey
If you haven’t yet watched it, allow me to strongly encourage you to
view the Frontline documentary Syria Behind the Lines. Superior even to
this documentary, however, is a segment of extra footage from the
journalist who filmed the documentary (Olly Lambert). A single, unbroken
walk-through of just one day
Regime Gains Ground—For Now
From al-Akhbar article, below: A young Syrian boy holds a bag as
he collects plastic and metal items in a garbage dump in the northern
Syrian city of Aleppo on 17 April 2013. (Photo: AFP -Dimitar Dolkoff)
The State of the Regime
Some believe that the clearer identification of Jabhat al-Nusra as
al-Qaida will benefit the Syrian regime by drawing sentiment away from
the rebels. Others, however, s
Islamic State Declared in Syria
by Matthew Barber
Al-Qaida and Jabhat al-Nusra have each declared an Islamic State in
Syria, in their own way.
And by the way, Jabhat al-Nusra is al-Qaida. The head of al-Nusra, Abu
Muhammad al-Julani, finally confirmed the obvious through an official
declaration of allegiance.
An Islamic State in Syria? For Real?
Al-Qaida in Iraq already styles itself as the “Islamic State in Iraq”
(ISI). T
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“Is vengeance Banda’s way of forgiving?” by Nkwazi Mhango
News that some senior ministers and former Mutharika’s inner circle were
arraigned in Malawi answering for various charges, real and trampled
on, yanked the country and the world at large. Authorities in Malawi
recently arrested Professor Peter Mutharika (brother to the late former
president, Bingu wa Mutharika and president of opposition party
Democratic Progressive Party (DPP), Patricia Kaliati
The Black El Dorado
I am following an informative and interesting 4-part documentary
series on Al Jazeera called The Secret of the Seven Sisters. It reveals
the details of a secret pact that was made by the seven biggest oil
companies in the world to control the industry to maximize their
profits. To achieve this goal these comapanies: Exxon, Royal Dutch
Shell, Mobile, Chevron, Gulf, British Petroleum (BP) and Texaco
“Museveni abhorring Impunity! Phew!” by Nkwazi Mhango
I will be shocked if the legal fraternity in Kenya and East Africa in
general won’t react towards recent salvos leveled by Ugandan Strong man
Yoweri Museveni. I still wonder how Museveni talks about legal matters
without consulting with his lawyers if he happens to use them.
Museveni’s recent attacks on the International Criminal Court (ICC) must
be condemned. During the swearing-in of Kenya’s ne
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Phronesisaica
Bits and Pieces - April 17, 2013
This is pretty interesting. Global Military Spending Falls For
First Time Since 1998. Except in the United States. Check out this chart
showing relative spending by country.Every war must end.
Bits and Pieces - April 2, 2013
Nature's drone, pretty and deadly. Dragonflies. Not really
drones, they know what they're doing. Some very nice videos.When we
loved Form 1040. When it was possible to fill it out without computer
aid. Taxes are what we pay for a civilized society.Is this a pandemic
being born? I've been wondering that about those dead pigs in
China.Michael Eisen and Richard van Noorden on the future of scholarly
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ProgressiveIslam.Or
Как правильно спланировать все ремонтные работы в ванной комнаты?
Каждый раз, когда мы пишем о ремонте, мы упоминаем о том, что
перед непосредственным его началом необходимо составить детальный план
выполнения всех работ. Сделав это, Вы сможете рассчитать время, которое
потребуется на проведение работ, деньги, которые придется потратить, и,
конечно же, Вы ничего не пропустите и не забудете.
Как правильно нанять ремонтную бригаду?
Ремонт – процесс не простой, который требует спокойствия, знания,
и денежных вложений. Как показывает жизненный опыт, далеко не каждый из
нас может заниматься этим делом. Есть люди, у которых как говорится и
душа и тело лежит к такому роду мероприятиям, а есть и наоборот.
Межкомнатные двери от производителя – один из способов сэкономит на ремонте
Перед тем как начинать делать капитальный ремонт, необходимо всё
внимательно и тщательно продумать, начиная от того какие работы Вы
будете делать и, заканчивая тем, какие материалы будут принимать участие
в капитальном ремонте. Продумав это всё, а ещё и записав всё на лист
бумаги, Вы сможете осуществить весь ремонт.
Трубопроводная арматура
В начале этой статьи хотелось бы сказать, что трубопровод – это
не только одни трубы.Современная схема создания трубопроводов требует не
только использования труб, но и применения специального оборудования,
которое будет предназначаться для поддержки потока воды.
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Did You Know
Data leak exposes offshore financial secrets A world wide problem
This will be a long ongoing story. Reporters have a couple of
million document to sift through. This is just a tiny sample of what has
been found so far.
Added an update for April 5th at the bottom.
April 4 2013
They sought the utmost secrecy in offshore tax havens. But now some of
the world’s wealthiest citizens are having their undisclosed financial
records laid bare.
An unprecedented leak of do
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normblog
George Jones 1931-2013
George Jones has died at the age of 81. He is one of country
music's immortals. Here are two favourites of mine.
See also the several George Jones songs in my Momma 'n' Daddy Archive,
and the legendary tale here at 'George Jones's lawnmower'.
In the top one
From a tribute to Sir Alex by Darren Richman:Last Yom Kippur I
went to synagogue with a book of Ferguson quotes disguised as a prayer
book and read it cover to cover. Initially I felt bad about breaking the
second commandment on the holiest day of the year but then I recalled I
need only beware false idols. It brought to mind a Passover choon
entitled Dayenu in which we list all of the gifts God h
Not all that complicated
If you want to see how far a certain kind of contemporary liberal
will go in order not to have to recognize something perfectly obvious
about one brand of modern terrorism, you need look no further than a
piece by Oliver Burkeman going under the title 'What caused the Boston
Marathon bombings? It's complicated...' Oliver begins from commentators -
apparently including Andrew Sullivan -
Poetry at the Theatre of Dreams
If you've seen the Van Persie wonder goal (the first one here),
you may not need it described for you. Matthew Syed describes it anyway
(£):When Wayne Rooney received the ball, he was more than 65 yards from
goal. His team-mate, Robin van Persie, was one third of the way into the
opposition half, guarded by two defenders. The idea that with two
touches the ball would end up in the back of the Asto
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WWF - Latest News
Governments take a stand against fisheries crime
Vienna, Austria: Governments meeting at the United Nations
Commission on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice this week in Vienna
agreed to a proposal from Norway, to address crimes at sea that impact
upon the environment, including fisheries crimes.Illegal fishing
undermines efforts by governments and responsible fishers to sustainably
manage fisheries. It also threatens livelihoods, food securi
Revised palm oil standards a positive step forward - but companies now need to perform at the highest level
Kuala Lumpur: WWF has welcomed revised standards for sustainable
palm oil that were endorsed by the Roundtable for Sustainable Palm Oil
(RSPO) at its extra-ordinary General Assembly this morning in Kuala
Lumpur. While the revision of the RSPO Principles and Criteria for
Sustainable Palm Oil Production (P&Cs) did not result in everything
WWF had pushed for, WWF nevertheless believes the revise
Field reports indicate slaughter of elephants, conservation staff evacuated
WWF and WCS have received alarming reports from their field
operations that elephants are being slaughtered in the violence-ridden
Central African Republic (CAR), where new powers in place struggle to
gain control over the situation. The conservation organizations are
issuing today a joint call for immediate action.Due to the violence and
chaos in the area, the exact number of elephants slaughtere
Japan and Russia increase penalties for wildlife crimes
Japan's announcement that it intends to raise the penalties for
those convicted of wildlife trafficking from one to five years in jail
came just after Russian President Vladimir Putin submitted a law to
parliament that would make smuggling of endangered species a criminal
offence, meaning those convicted would spend time behind bars.
"Countries increasing the penalties for wildlife offences signal
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Centauri Dreams
Robotic Replicators
Centauri Dreams regular Keith Cooper gives us a look at
self-replication and the consequences of autonomous probes for
intelligent cultures spreading into the universe. Is the Fermi paradox
explained by the lack of such civilizations in the galaxy, or is there a
far more subtle reason? Keith has been thinking about these matters for
some time as editor of both Astronomy Now and Principium, which h
The Alpha Centauri Angle
Apropos of yesterday’s article on the discovery of Proxima
Centauri, it’s worth noting that Murray Leinster’s story “Proxima
Centauri,” which ran in Astounding Stories in March of 1935, was
published just seven years after H. A. Alden’s parallax findings
demonstrated beyond all doubt that Proxima was the closest star to the
Sun, vindicating both Robert Innes and J. G. E. G. Voûte. Leinster’s
mile-
Finding Proxima Centauri
It’s fascinating to realize how recent our knowledge of the
nearest stars has emerged. A little less than a century has gone by
since Proxima Centauri was discovered by one Robert Thorburn Ayton Innes
(1861-1933), a Scot who had moved to Australia and went on to work at
the Union Observatory in Johannesburg. Innes used a blink comparator to
examine a photographic plate showing an area of 60 square
A Gravitationally Lensed Supernova?
I keep a close eye on gravitational lensing, not only because of
the inherent fascination of the subject but also because the prospect of
using the Sun’s own lensing to study distant astrophysical phenomena
could lead to near-term missions to 550 AU and beyond. And because I’m
also intrigued by ‘standard candles,’ those markers of celestial
distance so important in the history of astronomy, I was
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Craig Murray
Guardian Channel Thatcher on Europe
I have arrived back in the UK from Ghana, and catching up on an
unforgivably tendentious series of articles on Europe and governance in
the Guardian. They are predicated on a Eurobarometer poll that showed,
according to the Guardian, that:
Public confidence in the European Union has fallen to historically low
levels in the six biggest EU countries, raising fundamental questions
about its democrat
Ludicrous Claims Department
Yet another example of the appalling standards of modern
journalism from the Guardian, with journalists not thinking about what
they write, and of the fakery of the industry of “analysts” that leech
off the “War on Terror”.
Zhukov has analysed some 30,000 violent attacks in the Caucusus region
and found that in most cases there is substantial chatter between
instigators followed by a claim of res
Murder in Samarkand Goes Paperless
Finally Murder in Samarkand is coming out in an electronic
edition. Here it is on Kindle. I expect it will be available on other
platforms as well.
I cheer myself up sometimes by reading the customer reviews on Amazon.
Very few books with so many reviews have so high an average rating. To
find that the book means a lot to so many people helps me feel my own
existence is worthwhile. If you have
Unionist Propaganda Surge
George Osborne is all over the media warning that an independent
Scotland must follow Tory foreign policies if it wishes to stay in the
pound. In fact the pound does not belong to the English – it was a new,
shared currency created in 1707.
The problem of all liars is consistency. Keeping today’s lies straight
with yesterday’s. My favourite bit of today’s attempt to bully the
Scots is this:
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In These Times
Immigrant Rage
SAN FRANCISCO—As the story of the Tsarnaev brothers unfolds—from
asylum, to attempts at assimilation and finally to terrorism—I hear
echoes of another set of brothers from my own country, Vietnam.
On April 4, 1991, three Vietnamese brothers and a friend—all
teenagers—took over an electronics store in Sacramento. The group held
41 people hostage, garnering national attention as journalists floc
A Cronkite Moment for the War on Terror
"The stuff we have done overseas is now brought back into our own front
yards. America's chickens are coming home to roost."—Reverend Jeremiah
Wright
In 2008, the hysterical backlash to the above comment by Barack Obama's
minister became a high-profile example of one of the most insidious
rules in American politics: You are not allowed to honestly discuss
the Central Intellig
Can Co-ops Save Unions?
What has 18 owners, no bosses and high hopes for fostering workplace
democracy in America? New Era Windows LLC, a worker-owned cooperative
formed last year by members of United Electrical Workers (UE) Local
1110.
After occupying their factory to save their jobs—twice—workers at a
closing Chicago windows plant decided last year to try a new tack:
running the business themselves. They purchased
The Digital Education Divide
The latest, hottest thing in higher education is the MOOC: Massive Open
Online Course. Students—tens of thousands, supposedly—can now sit in
their PJs in their bedrooms and take an online course, free and
typically for no credit. If they finish, they get a certificate. The
really hot MOOCs are taught by renowned experts whose lectures can now
be seen by anyone with Internet access. As Stanford,
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Politicol News
Texas Explosion Will Cost 100 Million Say Insurers
April 25, 2013 The explosion of a fertilizer plant in West,
Texas that went without an inspection for 36 years could cost 100
million dollars in damages say insurance companies. The company that
owns West Fertilizer Company is Adair Grain Inc., and insurance
companies are going after the owners. The insurers claim that Adair
Grain/WestFertlizer were negligent in the operation and safety of their
Boston Bomber’s Mom On Identifying Her Son’s Body
Russian bombers mother claims her son was the naked man taken
into police custody the night of his murder, appears on a video tape
discussing identifying her son's body.
Gov Perry Advertises -Fewer Regulations For Business in Texas
Gov. Rick Perry advertised Texas as the best place for business
with sensible regulations which means no inspection of chemical plants
in West Texas.
Funerals and Charges in Boston Marathon Bombing
The Boston Bombing Funerals, the charges against Dzhokhar
Tsarnaev and terrorist acts that are confusing due to various new laws.
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Obsidian Wings 15 unread articles // actions
The West, Texas disaster wasn't an industrial accident
by Doctor Science
Or at least, not *just* an industrial accident. I see three interlocking
sets of problems in the disaster[1]:
An industrial or occupational mishap at the West Texas Fertilizer Co.
Some combination of mishandling or mis-storage of chemicals, improper or
non-existent safely protocols, sloppy recordkeeping, sloppy
materials-handling. These are the kind of issues people talk about
"we refused to be terrorized"
by Ugh
O rly?
From President Obama's statement last Friday night after the capture of
Dzhokhar Tsarnaev in Massachusetts:
One thing we do know is that whatever hateful agenda drove these men to
such heinous acts will not -- cannot -- prevail. Whatever they thought
they could ultimately achieve, they've already failed. They failed
because the people of Boston refused to be intimidated. They
More walking in the past
by Doctor Science
Last summer, I wrote about candid photos of women from the Edwardian
era:What I hadn't visually expected was how comfortably women *strode*
even in garments that to me look heavy and awkward. I also hadn't
realize how much women's posture is depicted as curving toward men. Even
standing up straight is shown as "defiant" or otherwise posed -- while
these photos show women standin
Terrorism as Performance
by Doctor Science
Steve Almond, writing in The New Republic, said:I refuse to beat my
chest over a grief that belongs to others, or shout about how terrorists
messed with the wrong city. I find no virtue in braying over the
capture of a teenager whose toxic grievances, and misguided loyalties,
led to such senseless ruin. It is sad, all of it. The greater sadness
for me is that America feels incre
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All Americans Should be Exempt from ObamaCare
by Kevin C. Caffrey: The article is a letter to President
Obama about ObamaCare. The Politico article about congressional
exemptions for ObamaCare is discussed
The "Gang of Eight" its Amnesty Stupid
by Kevin C. Caffrey: The cost of the Gang of Eight amnesty
plan is discussed in light of a case study of the City of Denver.
Heritage Foundation statistics used
God absent again...
by Mark Vogl: Mark Steyn on Rush Limbaugh says that the core
values of being American are not taught, or lauded in today's society.
Thus the bombers.
China setting pace for 21st Century economic development and more
by Mark Vogl: Will western nations follow China's lead, or
remain mired in globalism? Is the world's most populated nation
reclaiming its future?
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The Positive Side of Paternalism
By @TedFrier
Anyone with teenagers will tell you: Paternalism gets a bum rap.
If parents had their way, these boiling, bundles of raging hormones
would be locked away in some dark place only to emerge years later,
cicada-like, as fully-formed human beings.
But that is not going to happen for the simple reason it's no more
practicable to knock sense into unruly teenagers than it is to penetrate
the
I Understand The Strategy, But Obama May Be Making Worst Mistake Of His Career
I've taken a lot of time to weigh the pros and cons of President
Obama's proposal for a "chained CPI" to bring about cuts in Social
Security, etc. I've read a piece in defense of it, from the Democratic
perspective. And, of course, it's not hard to find plenty of
excoriations from the left.
I've decided that my sentiments are more with the left. I can appreciate
that Obama is a practitioner of "re
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Texas’ Appleby Baptist Church Pushes Racist Doctrine
“The curse of Ham,” an old-time Biblical (mis)interpretation used
to vilify black people and justify slavery and laws against racial
intermarriage, is still alive and spreading bigotry in the United
States.
The Appleby Baptist Church in Nacogdoches, Texas, is among this
country’s scattered, independent fundamentalist churches still openly
promoting the idea that the Biblical Noah pronounced [...]
Howard Phillips, Architect of the Religious Right, is Dead
Howard Phillips, one of the main architects of the Moral Majority
and, more generally, the American religious right, died Saturday at the
age of 72. According to the Christian News Network, he had been
suffering from dementia.
Phillips had a long history in conservative and right-wing movements,
including three runs as a third-party presidential candidate. He [...]
Extremists Blame Favorite Bogeymen for Boston Bombings
Editor’s Note: We’ve corrected the attribution of a quote below
suggesting that if the attackers were antigovernment they would have
attacked a government target, rather than random Americans. The quote
actually came from Mike Lackomar of the Southeast Michigan Volunteer
Militia. Hatewatch regrets the error, which was the result of an editing
mistake.
Who was responsible [...]
In Wake of ID of Boston Bombers, a Look at Jihadist Terror
With the news that the Boston Marathon bombers may have Chechnyan
roots, attention is turning to the threat of “self-radicalized” Muslims
in the United States. In the fall of 2011, the Intelligence Report ran a
cover story and several sidebars on that phenomenon that may be useful
to readers.
Our lead story explored the changing nature [...]
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