Saturday, November 16, 2013

16 Nov - Blogs I'm Following II

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Harold Meyerson on "The 40-Year Slump" -- did it (does it?) have to be this way?

KenInNY at DownWithTyranny! - 21 minutes ago
*by Ken* The American Prospect, as part of a special feature called "The State of Work in the Age of Anxiety," has an important piece by Harold Meyerson called "The 40-Year Slump," of which I can only hit some of the highlights here. The economic landscape of the quarter-century following World War II has become not just unfamiliar but almost unimaginable today. It constitutes what historian Vaclav Smil has termed “a remarkable singularity”: The United States came out of World War II dominating the world’s production and markets, and its unprecedented wealth was shared broadly am... more »

What Mattered This Week?

Jonathan Bernstein at A plain blog about politics - 21 minutes ago
Got behind on the day, so What Mattered is a bit late, but better late than never, I hope. So: the press frenzy about the ACA isn't going to matter much, and I suspect Barack Obama's ACA fix won't matter either. What does matter? Fixing the web site. That's what I have. What do you think mattered this week?

FIRE OF WINTER - WHISKY TRENCH RIDERS

Saman Mohammadi at The Excavator - 1 hour ago
Video Title: FIRE OF WINTER - WHISKY TRENCH RIDERS. Source: WhiskyTrenchRiders. Date Published: October 30, 2013. Description: This is our entry for the CBC Music, Hockey Night in Canada Song Quest! Please 'like' us and vote for us in the link below: http://music.cbc.ca/#/artists/Whisky-Trench-Riders An excerpt from "Biographical Info" (*Source: CBC.ca*): 'Fire of Winter' is an ode to Canada, encompassing in one rocking song all that links Canadians and makes us stand apart: hockey, a great sense of humour, good hearts and fantastic music. Fire of Winter, By Ryan Bevan So we dr... more »

Did Obama write the regulation to cancel your insurance after Obamacare was passed?...

Adrienne at Adrienne's Corner - 2 hours ago
*Rand Paul says he did.* And the democrats (you know - the ones who claim they didn't know anything about this) voted to keep the regulation that if your insurance changed in any way it would be cancelled. *Why are we just hearing about this now?? * Rand Paul, speaking at the Charleston Meeting on November 11, 2013: “*I’m still learning about it. It’s 20,000 pages of regulations. The Bill was 2,000 pages and I didn’t realize this until this week, the whole idea of you losing or getting your insurance cancelled wasn’t in the original Obamacare. It was a regulation WRITTEN BY PRESID... more »

Long Past Due

Lori Anne Haskell at Adventures with Kurt and Lori - 2 hours ago
Wow! No posts since September 29! Life has been kinda insane. Work, stuff after work, working out, starting to get things ready to move........Selling my stuff online is like a second fulltime job. Exhausting. So, let's see, what has happened since September? Let's do bullet points! - Vito passed away on October 1. It was horribly sad, and I almost hyperventilated I was so upset. He was the sweetest, most giving and happy dog I have ever known. It was pretty devastating for us. He died in Kurt's arms, and we had him cremated so we could bury his ashes. I am... more »

The Real Problem Right-Wingers Have With 'Obamacare:' It Requires Insurers To Insure

Manifesto Joe at Manifesto Joe's Texas Blues - 2 hours ago
By Manifesto Joe It's obvious that President Obama made a big political -- I repeat, *political* -- mistake in selling his health care plan. And he should never have put any trust in computer geeks -- such people nowadays hold the Earth hostage to their "expertise," while in reality they are often among the most titanic fools on the planet. (Not only do their initial programs sometimes not work, they are forever changing programs that worked fine as they were. It seems that they never heard the old wisdom that if it works, DON'T FIX IT!) But the Mainstream Media are failing to tell... more »

Only Hostile Republicans Call Social Security "Entitlements"

DownWithTyranny at DownWithTyranny! - 3 hours ago
Jason Thigpen is running for Congress in eastern North Carolina (the Outer Banks, most of the coastal plain, from the outskirts of New Bern, down the 17 to Jacksonville and on past Camp Lejeune into Wilmington. The district has been trending Republican in recent years but Democrats have a 12% voter registration edge and Jason is just the kind of guy who can appeal across the partisan divide without abandoning his progressive values. He penned this guest post. Please give it a read and see if you'd like to contribute to his grassroots campaign here. *Carpetbaggers Want Entitlement... more »

Updates On Syria: Albania Refuses To Participate In The Destruction of Syria's CW, Assad's Army Is Winning, Al-Qaeda Finds Camping Ground On NATO's Border

Saman Mohammadi at The Excavator - 3 hours ago
An excerpt from, *"No Surprise That No One Wants Syria's Chemical Weapon Stuff"* by 'b' of Moon of Alabama, November 16: The United States and Russia have both the specialized incineration capabilities to destroy chemical weapons, their precursors and the hazardous waste their neutralization creates. But Albania was left with the mess after it was pressed to destroy the weaponized stuff where a repackaging of the original weaponized chemicals would likely have been a much safer and longer term solution. Albania would have been crazy to accept more dangerous stuff as it is already le... more »

Dying in Haiti

John Carroll at Dying in Haiti - 4 hours ago
Louisville doctor battles Haiti's deadly cervical cancer http://t.co/nZEBycoHn3 via @courierjournal — John A. Carroll (@haitianhearts) November 17, 2013

Agendas Agendas Everywhere But What's the Real Agenda of the American Police State?

Is this really news? Geithner to join private equity firm Agendas. Agendas. Where have I heard that word before? Joseph Stiglitz and Linda Bilmes have estimated that the current out-of-pocket and already incurred future costs of the Afghan and Iraq wars is at least $6 trillion. In other words, it is the cost of these two wars that explain the explosion of the US public debt and the

Why Write About Gender if You are Going to Get Blasted for it: diplomacy lessons from Miss Universe?

Megan MacKenzie at Duck of Minerva - 5 hours ago
This week Dan Drezner hosted a guest post on the politics of Miss Universe and I responded by pointing out the lack of/and the need for a gender analysis in his post. In his response, Drezner asks an important question: “Why on God’s green earth would I want to venture out from my professional comfort Continue reading

Heather Tucci-Jarraf: Absolute Transparency of What Is, The Structure of a Value Bond with Routing Numbers for the USA

Breaking The Silence at Removing The Shackles - 5 hours ago
http://americankabuki.blogspot.com/2013/11/heather-tucci-jarraf-absolute.html Heather Tucci-Jarraf: Absolute Transparency of What Is, The Structure of a Value Bond with Routing Numbers for the USA *AK Note: The D_CALL bond is a damages bond, the E_CALL bond is an equity bond. These are templates those wishing to play with the banking system can use for their own purposes. The ABA routing number is for the USA only, you will need to locate the routing number for your country if you live outside the USA. Heather suggests you contact World Bank "whistle blower" Karen Hudes for the ... more »

Surface 2 Tablet Giveaway!

Debra Hawkins at Housewife Eclectic - 5 hours ago
*Welcome to the Surface 2 Giveaway!* Some of us awesome bloggers have teamed up to offer one lucky reader a chance to win his or her choice of the two tablets! This giveaway is organized by Bay Area Mommy and cohosted by The WiC Project, Freebie Depot, Coupon & Freebies Mom and Mom To Bed By 8. Giveaway ends December 14, 2013 at 11:59pm EST. Open worldwide. Void where prohibited. Must be at least 18 years old to enter. If the winner resides outside the US, he/she will receive $500 cash instead. Entries will be verified. Winner will be randomly picked by Rafflecopter, will re... more »

Heather Tucci-Jarraf: Absolute Transparency of What Is, The Structure of a Value Bond with Routing Numbers for the USA

Obi-Wan Kabuki at AMERICAN KABUKI - 6 hours ago
*AK Note: The D_CALL bond is a damages bond, the E_CALL bond is an equity bond. These are templates those wishing to play with the banking system can use for their own purposes. The ABA routing number is for the USA only, you will need to locate the routing number for your country if you live outside the USA. Heather suggests you contact World Bank "whistle blower" Karen Hudes for the correct routing codes, since she is a General Counsel for the World Bank she will know which routing numbers to use for each individual country. - Bill* From: Heather Ann Tucci-Jarraf To: D, Bill... more »

Did You Hear The One About The Deranged Lesbian Who Voted Against Marriage Equality?

DownWithTyranny at DownWithTyranny! - 6 hours ago
Sad, pathetic person *"Truth is on the side of the oppressed… If you're not careful, the newspapers will have you hating the people who are being oppressed, and loving the people who are doing the oppressing.”* -Malcolm X A couple of years ago, when uber corrupt, very conservative and somewhat homophobic state Senator Colleen Hanabusa decided to try once again to get into the U.S. House of Representatives-- having been defeated several times previously-- she resigned from her state Senate seat. Governor Neil Abercrombie appointed state Rep. Maile Shimabukuro to her old seat and t... more »

Israel Blocks Key Witness Testimony In US Anti-Terror Case - China forcing Israel government including Prime Minister Netanyahu to bow down if they want to increase trade ties with China ? Key takeaway ....."(Netanyahu) is sending a message to the terrorists and the whole world, that Jewish blood is cheap," said Nitsana Darshan-Leitner, an Israeli lawyer who represents the families of 22 people killed in various Palestinian militant attacks.

Fred Walton at Catharsis Ours - 6 hours ago
Israel Blocks Key Witness Testimony In US Anti-Terror Case CRISPIAN BALMER, REUTERS 38 MINUTES AGO 0 - - inShare - - - EMAIL - MORE [image: binyamin netanyahu] Getty Images/Uriel Senal JERUSALEM (Reuters) - The Israeli government has decided to prevent a key witness from testifying in an anti-terrorism case in the United States, drawing accusations that it is caving in to pressure from China. The lawsuit revolves around allegations that Bank of China knowingly allowed Palestinian militants to use its accounts to finance their operations, including a suicide at... more »

DRONE ART

Bruce K. Gagnon at Organizing Notes - 6 hours ago
This artist is at the drone conference in Washington DC and his sign is sitting on the stage, leaned up against a mock up of a weaponized drone.....

An Update on my Indoor Garden

theozarker at The Conflicted Doomer - 8 hours ago
November 16, 2013 With the Philippine Islands and their people devastated by typhoon Haiyan – most certainly made more powerful by rising sea levels and warming ocean around those islands from global warming – and the countries of the world … Continue reading →

Canada's Conservative Party Is So Fixed On Right Wing Ideology That They Will Tolerate A Crack Smoking, Drunk Driving, Profane, Gang Connected, Bombastic Bully To Stay On As Mayor Of Toronto ...

leftdog at Buckdog - 8 hours ago
[image: Progressive Bloggers] *Rob Ford gives us the very best example available of the moral bankruptcy that infects the Conservative Party of Canada. * *Stephen Harper's complete silence ... and total lack of public criticism of Ford's scandal .... proves the point. *

Ravitch’s Realistic Assessment of 2013 NAEP Results and Reform “Success”

deutsch29 at @ THE CHALK FACE - 10 hours ago
In his smug review of education historian Diane Ravitch’s November 8, 2013, questioning of the inconsistencies in 2013 National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) results as an indicator that the corporate reform agenda is “working”– I use the term ”working” loosely since corporate reform has narrowed academic “success” to the almighty test score– StudentsFirst (don’t let the […]

The Ford Brothers and SUN News

thwap at thwap's schoolyard - 10 hours ago
The fact that the ridiculous Ford brothers, Rob and Doug, ... the slobbering imbecile and arrogant doofus, have gone to SUN News is perfect. Rob's ignorance and incompetence were initially trumpeted by the SUN newspapers and his public humiliation is the epitome of what their level of right-wing populism always leads to and what it always means. These are all stupid people. And SUN News shows its desperation and failure by giving these two toxic blowhards a forum in a doomed attempt to stave off their inevitable bankruptcy and demise. These vermin were all made for each other. Th... more »

How Cheney's Illegal Domestic Spying Programs Almost Sunk The Bush White House

DownWithTyranny at DownWithTyranny! - 11 hours ago
Not even waiting for the Supreme Court to halt the vote count in Florida and award the White House to Bush, Cheney moved with incredible speed to fill every position in the national security apparatus with his own people and claim that part of the government as his own turf. If there is one person who can be blamed for dereliction of duty in the events that led up to 9/11, it is Dick Cheney. And if there is one person who can be blamed for the overreaction to that unmitigated disaster-- think about the gutting of the Constitution and warrantless domestic spying, etc-- it is also Di... more »

A Government of Wolves

noreply@blogger.com (Mark Daniels) at Global Political Awakening - 12 hours ago
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Boston Bombing Criminal case - Can Dzhokhar Tsarnaev receive a fair trial in the Boston ?

Fred Walton at Catharsis Ours - 12 hours ago
Boston Bombing Iron Curtain By James Henry and David J. Krajicek on Nov 14, 2013 [image: Dzhokhar Tsarnaev] Dzhokhar Tsarnaev A federal judge has rejected the American Civil Liberties Union’s request to file written arguments in support of Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, who stands accused in the Boston Marathon bombing. Such arguments are known as amicus briefs, or “friend of the court” briefs, and are filed by third parties who wish to offer legal arguments that may be relevant in a case. Federal trial judges rarely accept such briefs, which are typically filed not at the trial but at the appel... more »

Possessed by the devils

Craig at Is the BBC biased? - 12 hours ago
Wow, for an absolute clash of cultures, it's fascinating to read Melvyn Bragg's *Telegraph *piece about his friend Francis Bacon and then to read the comments 'below the line' (as we say in the blogosphere). I love Radio 4's *In Our Time*, and can forgive Melvyn Bragg almost everything for the sake of it. Plus (as you may have noticed), I've something of a fondness for 'purple prose' myself. So, I rather enjoyed His (Labour) Lordship's ultra-ripe, poetic prose style in this *Telegraph* article. It strikes me as being pleasingly self-conscious in its intelligence, as well as being ... more »

Tim Geithner joins Warburg Pincus as President and Managing Director ..... Slight surprise he didn't get a job at a TBTF Bank !

Fred Walton at Catharsis Ours - 12 hours ago
Entry Event: Tim Geithner To Join Private Equity Giant Warburg Pincus [image: Tyler Durden's picture] Submitted by Tyler Durden on 11/16/2013 10:04 -0500 - Bank of America - Bank of America - Ben Bernanke - Carlyle - Henry Kissinger - Ken Lewis - KKR - Main Street - New York Fed - Private Equity - Tim Geithner - Timothy Geithner inShare When Tim Geithner announced his departure from the US Treasury in January, the only question was how long would it take the former NY Fed head to get a job with the only industry that he care... more »

True facts

Roobin at THROUGH THE SCARY DOOR - 12 hours ago
Legal definitions: a riot in England and Wales must involve at least twelve people, in the US state of Nevada there only needs to be two. The 1900 Olympics included the events Live Pigeon Shooting and Long Jump for Horses. The band Aerosmith have made more money from Guitar Hero than any of their albums. Skiing was introduced to Switzerland by Arthur Conan Doyle. Thirteen per cent of Belarus is swamp. Melbourne used to be called Batmainia. Beyonce Knowles is the 8th cousin, four times removed of Gustav Mahler. George Bush and Saddam Hussein have had shoes made by the same cobbler.... more »

Your moment of Zen

Libby Spencer at The Impolitic - 13 hours ago
Eiffel Tower, Paris, France. [photo via Google Earth Pics]

At the Chalk Face brings it home again…

Shaun Johnson at @ THE CHALK FACE - 13 hours ago
Another great set of studio shows in the can after a couple of days in Madison, WI, interviewing Karen Lewis, Ruth Conniff, a parent opt-out activist, Pasi Sahlberg, and a great hourlong chat with Nancy Carlsson-Paige. This WILL be syndicated. Soon. Tagged: at the chalk face, edreform radio, johnson, slekar

Lakotas throw out TransCanada reps selling tarsands snake oil

brendanorrell@gmail.com at CENSORED NEWS - 13 hours ago
Lakota Winyan on Cheyenne River Territory  Throw Out the Transcanadians Selling TarSands Snake Oil http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nz6qkOphrI0&feature=share By Kent Lebsock Owe Aku International Justice Project Censored News On November 13, 2013, tribal members of the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe, acting as agents for Transcanada in order to sell-out the homeland to the

Avoiding the Joint Security Trap (and Countering Conventional Wisdom)

Jeffrey Stacey at Duck of Minerva - 14 hours ago
The diplomatic dustup over Syria brought Russia in from the cold but simultaneously froze any notion that western allies were getting their strategic act together. Nonetheless, although the mistakes in the U.S. and UK’s approach to building support at home and abroad for an intervention in Syria confused leaders and citizens alike, these mistakes should not be Continue reading

WORDS FROM DRONE SUMMIT

Bruce K. Gagnon at Organizing Notes - 14 hours ago
The Drone Summit: Proliferation & Resistance conference in Washington DC began this morning with more than 400 people packed into a hall at Georgetown University Law School. After opening words from CodePink co-founder Media Benjamin we heard from keynote speaker Dr. Cornel West from Princeton University. Here are a few of his words: - The use of drones to kill people are imperial crimes - We are creating a love movement, we love our brothers and sisters in Pakistan, Yemen, Somalia and around the world - We are being pushed into an authoritarian soft fascist regime ... more »

The Smell of Desperate Emails in the Morning

Karen Garcia at Sardonicky - 14 hours ago
I guess the MoveOn folks didn't get very far with their email appeal the other day. When even Gail Collins and Ana Marie Cox abandon their usual playful wingnut-bashing and compare The One to an abusive boyfriend with the lame apologies, the prez finds himself forced back in wooing mode in order to salvage what little credibility he still has left. This missive in my spam folder is so pathetic that I feel guilty parsing it. Oh, screw it: Karen -- I want to cut through the media doing its job for a change and afflicting my comfort noise and talk with you directly about where I'm we'... more »

This is Not Sparta

Paul Coker at News Spike - 14 hours ago

Did you know that the cost of keeping US soldiers in Afghanistan is $1.3 to $2.1 million per soldier? Or that it cost US taxpayers $50 million to kill one Taliban soldier? Or that the cost of the Afghan and Iraq wars is at least $6 trillion (twice the entire Social Security trust fund), thus explaining the explosion of the US public debt?

David L Griscom at Cherchez la Verite - 14 hours ago
------------------------------ *What Is The Real Agenda Of The American Police State? — Paul Craig Roberts* ------------------------------ November 13, 2013 | Original Here Go here to sign up to receive email notice of this news letter What Is The Real Agenda Of The American Police State? Paul Craig Roberts In my last column I emphasized that it was important for American citizens to demand to know what the real agendas are behind the wars of choice by the Bush and Obama regimes. These are major long term wars each lasting two to three tim... more »

Hollow At The Core

Owen Gray at Northern Reflections - 15 hours ago
The Rob Ford Circus has laid bare the void at the centre of modern Canadian Conservatism. Michael Harris writes that the party -- and what it stands for -- has degenerated into what he calls ROFO Madness: ROFO madness is when you smoke crack cocaine and show up in videos making death threats. Your mother blames it on your weight problem. Then you sell bobblehead dolls of yourself to people lining up to have their picture taken with you. As with business and government, and news and entertainment, notoriety and celebrity have merged. And there are always cheerleaders in the media ... more »

Bear

James C Morton at Morton's Musings - 15 hours ago

Does Max Baucus Get To Choose His Senate Successor?

DownWithTyranny at DownWithTyranny! - 15 hours ago
Brian Schweitzer: "Don't listen to the bullshit you hear in Washington, D.C. If the election were held today, John Bohlinger would win 2-to-1 over John Walsh." -by Bob Brigham The last time there was on open US Senate seat out here in Montana was in 1978. As your author was in diapers, I didn’t get a choice. Those who did sent Max Baucus to Washington, where he’s remained to this day. With poll numbers that have been in the toilet since he let health insurance lobbyists write his health care bill, Max Baucus announced this spring that he would not running for reelection. This set u... more »

Untitled

New Orleans Ladder at New Orleans Ladder - 15 hours ago
*John Barry to speak at inaugural Breakfast with the Newsmakers ~The Lens* *Environmental groups create ‘Green Army’ to take on key La. issues ~Amy Wold, The Advocate* *Marques Colston approaches records -- quietly ~Mike Triplett, ESPN* *New tool educates on wetlands loss ~Mike Hoss, WWLTV* *Forbes: N.O. is 6th in the country for middle-class job creation ~Lee Isaacson, WVUE* *Pullman train cars are rolling again between New Orleans and Chicago*

The Paleo Rodeo is up...

Adrienne at Adrienne's Corner - 15 hours ago
check it out. *The Paleo Rodeo #188* and *Forky Friday*

AZOV FILMS AND THE CIA

Anon at aangirfan - 16 hours ago
*Crimea - and stars of Azov Films.* *Sandra Waslov*, from *Stafford*, in Virginia in the USA, was listed as Vice President of *4p5p Inc*., the Canadian corporation that owned Azov-Films, FKA Baikalfilms.com, and Boyjoy.com. According to researcher Silvija Germek, *Stafford*, in Virginia, is the location of one of the busiest airports for the CIA. Sandra Waslov is the mother of Brian Way, AKA Steve, the joint owner of the Azov Films firm. *On September 3, 2012, the U.S. Embassy Office of Defense Cooperation conducted a ribbon cutting ceremony at school #14 in downtown Simferopol, ... more »

9.58 for 100m is so fast that Michael Johnson looks shocked

Not a sheep at Not a sheep - 17 hours ago
And here's the race From Berlin's World Championships in 2009.

"Or perhaps Israel"

Craig at Is the BBC biased? - 17 hours ago
Hadar at BBC Watch has posted a full transcript of yesterday's *Today * interview between Sarah Montague and Baroness Warsi. The subject up for discussion was the persecution of Christians. One of the questions put by Sarah Montague during the course of that interview has provoked a good deal of adverse criticism: “But are you saying – can I just ask – countries like Pakistan that you refer to, or perhaps Israel or even Iraq where there is a functioning government – is it just down to the politicians in those countries to speak out and this problem could be solved?” Many listener... more »

We Were Born Beings Of Light - A Guest Post by Pam Bickell

Stranger in a Strange Land at Stranger in a Strange Land - 18 hours ago
Source: http://notesalongthepath.com/2013/11/14/awareness-of-light/#respond Text by Pam Bickell *Life is like a big boat and we're all in it together. Let's not sink it; let's learn to love and respect each other--to want the very best for everyone. We are, after all, brothers and sisters, children of the Great Mystery*

Home Remedy For Earaches

Stranger in a Strange Land at Stranger in a Strange Land - 18 hours ago

Moscow Subway Ticket Machine Accepts Squats for Tickets

Obi-Wan Kabuki at AMERICAN KABUKI - 19 hours ago
Very funny video... but what do you do when you don't have squat? :)

Cops Can Crack an iPhone In Under Two Minutes

Obi-Wan Kabuki at AMERICAN KABUKI - 19 hours ago
From http://classic.slashdot.org/story/12/03/27/212254 Sparrowvsrevolution writes "Micro Systemation, a Stockholm-based company, has released a video showing that its software can easily bypass the iPhone's four-digit passcode in a matter of seconds. It can also crack Android phones, and is designed to dump the devices' data to a PC for easy browsing, including messages, GPS locations, web history, calls, contacts and keystroke logs. The company's director of marketing says it uses an undisclosed vulnerability in the devices it targets to run a program on the phone that brute-for... more »

Shooting Stars And The Three Stooges, Broken Media Edition

Grant G at The Straight Goods - 19 hours ago
Maybe it`s just me, not sure anymore and at times it seems easier to just quit, look the other way, close my mind, ears and eyes and perhaps just descend into Rob Ford`s world, a world I liken to "Wonderland" And yes it is true that access to information, FOI`s..ATI(Freedom of information and Access to information) are getting harder to come by, Governments across Canada are using back channel emails and or verbal conversations with winks and nods to convey information, they also use the claim of cabinet confidentiality to shield information from the public, but that is no excus... more »

Stratocaching

Luboš Motl at The Reference Frame - 21 hours ago
Geocaching is a kind of game related to orienteering in which people hide and seek GPS/GSM receivers at random places of the globe. Some Czech organizations have brought the game to a brand new level: see Stratocaching.CZ and an explanatory article in English or a fresher one translated from Czech. *The video at Stratocaching.cz has 3 tabs, showing the situation in the balloon; control center; and the launch site. The server may be overloaded because billions of people may be afraid of thermonuclear detonations.* A 2-meter-diameter Japanese balloon will be shot to the stratosphere... more »

Free Trade 29: ASEAN and Education Competitiveness

Nonoy Oplas at Government and Taxes - 22 hours ago
* This is my article yesterday in thelobbyist.biz. ---------- We will have the ASEAN Economic Community (AEC) by January 2015 or just 14 months from now. This is a great opportunity for many of us in the region to experience freer movement of goods and services or people. While some people see more threats than opportunities in regional free trade like the ASEAN Free Trade Area (AFTA), the threats are too often exaggerated. Free trade means local producers and manufacturers will have (a) wider sources of production inputs that are cheaper and/or better quality, and (b) wider and ple... more »

World record broken: Quantum Memory

Megaan at Current news updates, World current news - 22 hours ago
*A delicate quantum memory state has been held steady at room temperature for a world record 39 minutes - overcoming a key barrier to ultrafast computers.* Qubits of information set in a silicon system persisted for almost 100 times longer than still before. Quantum systems are disreputably fickle to measure and manipulate, but if harnessed could transform computing. The new standard was set by an international team led by Mike Thewalt of Simon Fraser University, Canada. But in a quantum scheme, qubits are stored in a so-called superposition state in which they can be both 1s and... more »

Su Beng Bio Crowdfunding Campaign: Please help!

Michael Turton at The View from Taiwan - 23 hours ago
A message from my friend Felicia Lin, Su Beng's (史明) Biographer: *+++++++++++++++++* On October 26 I launched a crowdfunding campaign to raise funds to complete the biography of Su Beng which I began working on in 2004. As Su Beng turns 95 or 96 as it would be counted in Taiwan, I have felt an increasing urgency to complete his biography. Su Beng's life is the story of the struggle of the people of Taiwan, and, now more than ever before, I believe that telling his story will bring greater international awareness to the situation in Taiwan. Su Beng is a nonagenarian Taiwan indepe... more »

Sunday Classics preview: The long-separated twin brother and sister Siegmund and Sieglinde recognize each other

KenInNY at DownWithTyranny! - 1 day ago
*Plácido Domingo and Adrienne Pieczonka as Siegmund and Sieglinde at the Met, April 2009* *by Ken* This week I want to finish up with my contention that that extraordinary depth of pain we hear coming out of Wotan, first in Act II of *Die Walküre*and then, of course, in the his final farewell to his cherished daughter Brünnhhilde at the end of the opera, is tempered by our knowledge that most of this pain is self-inflicted. Last time we listened to the whole of Act I of the *Walküre*, the second opera (but properly speaking "First Day") of Wagner's *Ring of the Nibelung*tetralogy. ... more »

Rob Ford resting

LeDaro at LeDaro - 1 day ago

Toronto isn't shamed by Rob Ford

James C Morton at Morton's Musings - 1 day ago
The situation has become somewhat absurd. The revelations and reactions seem to suggest the Mayor is suffering from a breakdown of some sort - and that is hardly surprising seeing as what has happened in the last few weeks. But none of this shames Toronto. The suggestion that business will avoid the city because of the Mayoral scandals is preposterous. It is obvious that the Mayor's issues are an aberration and the reaction of the Council shows that. There is no suggestion that drug use is widely accepted in the corridors of power -- and that's why there is a scandal.

Today in inane analogies

Libby Spencer at The Impolitic - 1 day ago
For reasons unknown, BigMedia lapsed into the worn out "Obamacare is Obama's Katrina" mania today. With predictable results. News flash: comparing the rugged launch of a major social safety program to the bodies of Americans floating in a drowned city is always going to be really offensive. But I suspect that was the point. Trolling for outrage. It worked. I have nothing to add to this. It pretty much captures the day perfectly. .@DukeStJournal I do believe that Tea Pot Dome was known as "Harding's Obamacare" at the time. — Brian Beutler (@brianbeutler) November 15, 2013

INTERVIEW / Jonah Raskin : Novelist Beverly Gologorsky Was Shaped by Sixties, Feminism, and The Bronx

thorne dreyer at The Rag Blog - 1 day ago
Novelist Beverly Gologorsky. Photo by Marion Ettlinger. An Interview with Beverly Gologorsky: Novelist and long-time activist's new book shouts its presence “Working people are as ubiquitous as Blue Jays. When they fly they’re beautiful." By Jonah Raskin / The Rag Blog / November 16, 2013 No one wants to be saddled with labels from the past, certainly not that ubiquitous species known as

Hitler loses his health insurance...

Adrienne at Adrienne's Corner - 1 day ago
*and he's not happy. * H/T Conservative Hideout

Video: Lakotas Demand TransCanada Sellouts Leave Lakota Territory!

brendanorrell@gmail.com at CENSORED NEWS - 1 day ago
Debra White Plume and other Lakotas demand that TransCanada representatives leave Lakota Territory immediately. White Plume says they are willing to go to jail to get them off their land. She also tells them to leave now or be escorted off. Watch and see what happens. Video by Lakota Media Project Dutch translation NAIS
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