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"How A Former General Lost His 'Political Virginity'"
This was a front page headline on The Huff Post yesterday.
Retired general Andrew Leslie might have expected the
verbal jostling that comes with the rough and tumble of
politics — after all, both of his grandfathers served as
Liberal defence ministers. (CP) | CP
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*Lost his 'political virginity'*
*Leslie may have been prepared for the scrutiny that began last weekend
with Conservative MPs questioning his 2012 moving expenses, which totalled
$72,225.86 — the bulk of which was likely realtor fees. Leslie moved a
couple of blocks under a program that sees the government cover the cos... more »
Woody Allen and Believing Victims
I thought it was creepy when Woody Allen married his adopted step-daughter.
I believed that both Woody and Mia Farrow must be weirdo fucked-up people.
So when Mia discovered that Woody had molested his own kids right after his
betrayal, and that these allegations were successfully denied in the
courts, I put her accusations down to a desire for revenge.
Why am I talking about these two celebrities?
Because the issues involved effect all of us. When Dylan Farrow reacted to
Woody's life-time achievement award from some organization, by insisting
that he had molested her, my response w... more »
Understand the value of the Olympics cost curve
I have a great idea, yes I do, not only one, enough to transform the planet
and make every one happy. So why is the planet not healthy and why am I
blue?
Is the Question my message or the ability to please. Now in fairness to the
children I would not expect you to decode the fact that your basic
programming was hacked. Almost every child loves its parent and when
indoctrinated correctly will kill themselves before seeing those parents
ripped asunder by the wild.
So believe me children and I am not the only one. You can love your parents
but laugh at the folly they followed that mad... more »
Yank That Chain
I'm confused. How can President Obama both claim that he is flushing his
chained CPI method of starving old people and at the same time promise
that, if the Republicans get hungry enough, he'll snake his austerity plan
right back out of the toilet? And that he'll place millions of lean human
carcasses right back on the dining table for the delectation of the rabid
plutocrats? I mean, I've heard that dogs occasionally will eat their own
vomit, but this latest bout of rank political posturing being sold as
pragmatism is just grossing me out.
From AP:
Obama is scrapping his pre... more »
KNOWING THE BACK STORY
In Venezuela the CIA is funding and directing protests against that
government - a government the US corporate oligarchy has long wanted to
take down. It's about the oil in Venezuela. Not all protests are truly on
the mark. Some protests, like in Venezuela, are doing the work of the
corporate elite. It helps us to know the back-story.
The *Democracy Now* video just below about Ukraine tells a similar tale
about the street protests there. It might look like the Occupy movement in
one sense - but in the real world a significant part of the street violence
is coming from long-st... more »
Klaus, Weigl: on the situation in Ukraine
*LM: I have never heard Klaus' thoughts on the political matters in Ukraine
before I began to write down my impressions about it (newsletter with my
remarks on that). Nevertheless, it just happens that I agree with 100% of
his and his former chancellor's opinions.*
VK+JW: political remark #18: on the situation in Ukraine
1. In its present form, Ukraine is – to a large extent – an artificially
created entity that has only become an independent country thanks to the
dissolution of the USSR two decades ago.
2. On one side, the country includes territories in the West that have
never... more »
Obama on the violence in Ukraine
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Venezuela: Regime Change, Destabilization and the Hidden Hands of U.S. Capitalism
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Global Research
*The U.S. thinks it has found a formula for regime change, beginning with
destabilization from within. Venezuela’s democratically elected government
has long been a target. “Over the last decade or so we have seen this
strategy attempted in Zimbabwe, Libya, Iran, and Syria.*
The political plan for Venezuela took stage in the streets of Washington
DC February 15, 2014. Passers-by on Georgetown’s 30th Street on a freezing
Saturday were perplexed at the standoff between two groups assuming
opposite sides of th... more »
Greatest Movie Quotes of All Time
I was looking for one and found this at Red and White.
The American Film Institute have made a list of the 100 Greatest movie
quotes of all time...
What are your favourites?
http://afi.com/tvevents/100years/quotes.aspx#list
1. Frankly, my dear, I don't give a damn. Gone With the Wind, 1939
2. I'm going to make him an offer he can't refuse. The Godfather, 1972
3. You don't understand! I coulda had class. I coulda been a contender. I
could've been somebody, instead of a bum, which is what I am. On the
Waterfront, 1954
4. Toto, I've got a feeling we're not in Kansas anymore. The Wiza... more »
AL QAEDA IN ACEH
*Aceh in Indonesia. www.rontravel.com.*
*In 2000, top Al Qaeda leaders visited Aceh in Indonesia.*
Los Angeles Times
*'The CIA's Free Aceh Movement'.*
*It is believed that the both the Free Aceh Movement and Al Qaeda are tools
of the CIA.*
It is believed that the purpose of the* Free Aceh Movement*, a militant
Islamist body, is to promote the agenda of the CIA.
The *Free Aceh Movemen*t has helped to keep Aceh poor, backward and feudal.
When MI6 was trying to topple Indonesia's President Sukarno, it trained and
armed Islamists in Sumatra.
The CIA's use of militant Moslems over... more »
Chained CPI-- RIP? Now Let's Get To Work Strengthening Social Security
Last year, President Obama offered to compromise Social Security
inviolability on the alter of the plutocrats and their advocates (the GOP
and the ConservaDems) who want to cut-- if not abolish-- social insurance.
It was a bad mistake but, lucky for America, the Republicans, who had
demanded it, refused to compromise and Chained CPI wasn't adopted. This
year, the president has decided to focus on his State of the Union message
about opportunity as his budgetary vision. It's a reflection that the
budget is falling rapidly already and would fall more if Congress passes
immigration ... more »
Picking Up The Tab
Jim Flaherty's budget may have been full of happy talk. But, Frank Graves
writes, Canadians -- particularly young Canadians -- are not happy. They
know they've been had:
The simple fact is that the agenda of Prime Minister Stephen Harper’s
government is no longer about an incremental, gradual shift away from a
progressive state to a model of minimal government embodied by
neo-conservative Reaganism or Thatcherism. The public may now see
trickle-down economics as a cruel hoax — but it still seems to be the
theory informing the current government’s approach to the economy.
Stephen... more »
THE REAL STORY ABOUT UKRAINE
A short-lived truce has broken down in Ukraine as street battles have
erupted between anti-government protesters and police. Last night the
country’s embattled president and the opposition leaders demanding his
resignation called for a truce and negotiations to try to resolve Ukraine’s
political crisis. But hours later, armed protesters attempted to retake
Independence Square, sparking another day of deadly violence. At least 50
people have died since Tuesday in the bloodiest period of Ukraine’s 22-year
post-Soviet history.
While President Obama has vowed to "continue to engage al... more »
Will The Reason For My Termination Turn Up In A Background Check?
A reader left this question in the comments to my post Loss Prevention is
Lying to You.
*Hey Donna, would you know if for example LP fired a person from a company,
would other companies that person applies for be able to see everything
that happened between him and the company he got fired from?*
One of the very common statements I hear is, "I know they aren't allowed to
say that in a reference." This statement usually comes from someone who is
shocked (shocked!) to find out that their former employer gave them a very
bad reference. Many people think employers can only give out date... more »
Google: Amazing Smartphone with 3D sensors
*Google has unveiled a prototype smart phone with "customized hardware and
software" that enables it to make 3D maps of a user's surroundings.* The
device's sensors permit it make over 250,000 3D measurements every second
and update its position in real-time. Google said possible applications
may include indoor mapping, helping the visually-impaired navigate untried
indoor places unassisted and gaming.
It has offered 200 prototypes to developers keen to make apps for it.
Google supposed its Advanced Technology and Projects unit developed the
phone as part of a project called Pr... more »
Ukraine president announces concessions- state sponsored terrorism at work
Ukraine president announces early elections, promises coalition government
KYIV, Ukraine - Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych has announced early
presidential elections and promised to form a coalition government in a bid
to defuse a deep crisis in which scores have been killed and hundreds
injured. There was no immediate comment from opposition leaders, who were
meeting among themselves. In a statement on his website, Yanukovych said he
would start the process for early elections but gave no date. He also
promised constitutional reforms trimming presidential powers, a key demand ... more »
Trans-Pacific Partnership " Trade Deal " Updates February 21 , 2014 -- Obama's TPP negotiators received huge bonuses from big banks ! Matt Stoller: “Free Trade” Pacts Were Always About Weakening Nation-States to Promote Rule by Multinationals !
Obama's TPP negotiators received huge bonuses from big banks
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A controversial trade deal being touted by the White House is expected to
give American corporations broad new authority if approved. Now according
to newly released documents, big banks gave millions to the execs that are
now orchestrating the agreement.
Investigative journalist Lee Fang wrote for Republic Report on Tuesday this
wee... more »
The Madness of King Bibi
To use one of those wonderful Hitler analogies that Israeli Prime Minister
Benjamin Netanyahu so cherishes the increasingly unstable leader of our
most influential ally is now like Der Führer hunkered down in his Berlin
bunker wailing at phantoms as the Russian army closed in. While the
rumblings that plague Bibi aren’t so much the sound of tank treads
pulverizing Berlin into rubble they are much more ominous, they are the
sounds of shifting world opinion. With the state of Israel methodically
being reduced to a racist, war addicted doppelganger of the very land whose
heinous cri... more »
Gold news items February 19 , 2014 .......Koos Jansen -- The World Gold Council Clueless on Chinese Gold Demand ? With Comex gold warehouses reflecting no movement in or out yesterday - and the debiting of delivery of bullion for February longs still waiting , is an impending gold and silver smash looming ? Might negative data tonight from China and Japan give the needed excuse ?
Catharsis Ours - 4 hours ago
2/20/144 updates......
TF Metals Report: Gold is NOT flowing back into GLD
Submitted by cpowell on Thu, 2014-02-20 18:35. Section: Daily Dispatches
1:30p ET Thursday, February 20, 2014
Dear Friend of GATA and Gold:
The TF Metals Report's Turd Ferguson today contradicts assertions that gold
is flowing back into the exchange-traded fund GLD. Instead, Ferguson
writes, the metal moving back into GLD is being withdrawn almost
immediately. "Physical gold is clearly in very short supply worldwide as
demand is insatiable," Ferguson writes. His commentary is headlined "The
GLD Two-Step" and i... more »
Greg Hunter, “Weekly News Wrap-Up 2.21.14”
*“Weekly News Wrap-Up 2.21.14”*
By Greg Hunter’s USAWatchdog.com
“Violent protests continue in the Ukraine. At least 70 people have been
killed and 500 injured. In a bazaar twist, 67 police officers were
temporarily captured by the protesters. Now, the EU and Canada have put
sanctions on Ukraine officials because of the severity of the
crackdown. The sanctions target finance and trade. The European Union says
the force is “excessive” and charges there are “human rights
violations.”Also, the U.S. is warning the Ukraine not to go too far in the
crackdown. Meanwhile, it has been repo... more »
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*FEMA declares New Orleans area levee system accredited, clearing way for
lower flood insurance rates for many ~Mark Schleifstein*
*Lecture by Lt. General Russel Honoré *
*Water rights: Industry, environmentalists, regulators clash on how to
slice the pie*
*Facing billions of dollars in coastal erosion lawsuits, oil industry seeks
public's help ~John Harper, Daily Comet*
*Kenner company owner says he won't give up 'Who Dat' casket fight ~Antwan
Harris, WWLTV *
*New Orleans Is On Way To Becoming A Model City ~Joel Kotkin, New Geography
*
*Mardi Gras parades for Friday!*
*Greeting... more »
Any SUSY is better than no SUSY
*Orbifolds by R-parity could be neat, too*
*Optimized for the mobile template*
Senior particle phenomenologist John Ellis was heard as saying the
proposition about supersymmetry (SUSY) in the title and your humble
correspondent agrees with that, whether or not he has actually said it.
If it is turning out that SUSY is broken near the Planck scale, it's just
fine with me. I would still find a theory with such a high-scale SUSY
breaking to be more likely than a theory with no SUSY at all. String theory
simply requires SUSY at "some level". Even if lots of apparent fine-tuning
(in the ... more »
Organic Honey, Lemon & Coconut Oil Syrup
A simple, cheap, completely organic way to easing some of the most common
symptoms of a typical winter.
*Source:*
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Justice Group Warns of Obama Plan to Put Government Monitors in Newsrooms
*(the real target will be the internet . . I mean come on, why does the
government need censors at the MainStream Media, unless it's to give more
direct lessons & pointers to the reporters, etc, on how to better dupe the
public?)*
Infowars
By Paul Joseph Watson On February 19, 2014
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Newsrooms]
The American Center for Law and Justice is warning of an Obama
administration plan to place government monitors in newsrooms via an FCC
proposal that could turn every major news network a... more »
EASY TO BE INDEPENDENT?
*Union soldiers 1863.*
How easy might it be for Texas, or Scotland, or Western Ukraine to become
independent?
In 1861, the *USA* fought a civil war to prevent a break up of the union.
Since the 19th century, the *Kurds* have been trying to break away from
Turkey. 35,000 people have been killed in the recent Turkish-Kurdish
conflict.
*In 1905, Norway voted in a referendum to become independent from Sweden. *
*Sweden briefly considered war.*
*Then the Swedes let Norway break away peacefully.*
*1916 Easter Rising in Dublin*
Britain put up a fight to prevent *Irish* independence,... more »
An Oopsie in Arizona.
HB2153 was supposed only to target GLBT people. But the way it's been
drafted means it goes rather further than that.
Sec. 2. Section 41-1493.01, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended to read:
41-1493.01. Free exercise of religion protected; definition
A. Free exercise of religion is a fundamental right that applies in this
state even if laws, rules or other government actions are facially neutral.
B. Except as provided in subsection C, government of this section, state
action shall not substantially burden a person's exercise of religion even
if the burden results from a rule of ge... more »
Embattled Ukraine: Kiev’s vicious cycle of violence rages on LIVE UPDATES February 21 , 2014
http://rt.com/news/kiev-clashes-rioters-police-571/
Embattled Ukraine: Kiev’s vicious cycle of violence rages on LIVE UPDATES
Published time: February 18, 2014 15:03
Edited time: February 20, 2014 20:01
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At least 75 people have died in the street violence, as the broken truce
between the government and the opposition has turned the Ukrainian capital
into bloody turmoil.
Fr... more »
GMO Free Orange County, California Calling Everyone To A Rally On Febuary 22, 2014 At Salt Creek State Park.
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Change Food and Water Watch Food Democracy Now! Label GMOs: California's
Grassroots March Against Monsanto - Laguna Beach, CA Moms Across America
Organic Consumers Association Overpass Light Brigade - San Diego Yo Soy
Maiz Thanks to our Sponsors: La Sirena Grill - Laguna Beach Mother's Market
and Kitchen Nirvana Grille - Laguna Beach Taco Loco - Laguna Beach]
*CALLING EVERYONE FROM ... more »
Snowden Documents Reveal Covert Surveillance and Pressure Tactics Aimed at WikiLeaks and Its Supporters --- key takeaways Top-secret documents from the National Security Agency and its British counterpart reveal for the first time how the governments of the United States and the United Kingdom targeted WikiLeaks and other activist groups with tactics ranging from covert surveillance to prosecution The efforts – detailed in documents provided previously by NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden – included a broad campaign of international pressure aimed not only at WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, but at what the U.S. government calls “the human network that supports WikiLeaks.” The documents also contain internal discussions about targeting the file-sharing site Pirate Bay and hacktivist collectives such as Anonymous.
Catharsis Ours - 11 hours ago
https://firstlook.org/theintercept/article/2014/02/18/snowden-docs-reveal-covert-surveillance-and-pressure-tactics-aimed-at-wikileaks-and-its-supporters/
Snowden
Documents Reveal Covert Surveillance and Pressure Tactics Aimed at
WikiLeaks and Its Supporters
By Glenn Greenwald and Ryan Gallagher18 Feb 2014, 1:50 AM EST153
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Pressure Tactics Aimed at WikiLeaks and Its Supporters]WikiLeaks founder
Julian Assange. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)
Top-secret documents from the National Security Agency and its British
co... more »
Musical Interlude: Georg Deuter, “Sea and Silence”
Georg Deuter, “Sea and Silence”
- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qf_tlrRhCRs
"A Look to the Heavens"
“This helmet-shaped cosmic cloud with wing-like appendages is popularly
called Thor's Helmet. Heroically sized even for a Norse god, Thor's Helmet
is about 30 light-years across. In fact, the helmet is more like an
interstellar bubble, blown as a fast wind from the bright, massive star
near the bubble's center sweeps through a surrounding molecular cloud.
Known as a Wolf-Rayet star, the central star is an extremely hot giant
thought to be in a brief, pre-supernova stage of evolution.
*Click image for larger size.*
Cataloged as NGC 2359, the nebula is located about 15,000 light-years a... more »
“The Ocean Is Broken”
*“The Ocean Is Broken”*
By Greg Ray
"It was the silence that made this voyage different from all of those
before it. Not the absence of sound, exactly. The wind still whipped the
sails and whistled in the rigging. The waves still sloshed against the
fibreglass hull. And there were plenty of other noises: muffled thuds and
bumps and scrapes as the boat knocked against pieces of debris. What was
missing was the cries of the seabirds which, on all previous similar
voyages, had surrounded the boat. The birds were missing because the fish
were missing.
Exactly 10 years before, when New... more »
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*Charles Krauthammer Destroys Global Warming Myths in 89 Seconds*
Last night on “Special Report with Bret Baier”, columnist Charles
Krauthammer questioned the “settled science” of global warming — an issue
that is currently driving the President’s agenda.
In a clip discovered by The Daily Caller, Krauthammer rails against the
notion of “settled science,” noting that Isaac Newton’s laws were settled
for 200 years before Albert Einstein turned them over.
Speaking about the economic effects of climate change, Krauthammer noted
that “all of this is driven by this ideology, which in it... more »
Dean Baker proposes tools for shining a light on crony corporate board directors who help inflate exec mega-salaries
"*Director Watch: Putting an End to Blank Checks for CEOs"*
*Erskine Bowles*
*Martin Feldstein*
*"Friends don't try to save money by cutting their friends' pay. And when
[corporate board] directors themselves are pocketing hundreds of thousands
of dollars a year for attending 4-10 meetings, there is little incentive to
take their jobs seriously."*
*-- Dean Baker, in* "Corportate Cronyism: The Secret to Overpaid CEOs"
*by Ken*
In "Corportate Cronyism: The Secret to Overpaid CEOs," Dean Baker of the
Center for Economic Policy Research (CEPR) tackles the subject of
out-of-control e... more »
Review - Just Mayo
On the day that we went vegan, I went through every item in my pantry,
reading labels, and giving away anything which included animal products.
There was an unopened jar of mayonnaise and, with just the slightest
regret, I placed it into the box headed for a friend's kitchen. That was
the last time that I tasted mayonnaise ...
Until now!
Sure, I tried the vegan substitutes on the market (hated them) and even
made some versions, using tofu, that came close to the original. Still,
they just didn't have that taste.
I was invited to try Just Mayo.
[image: Review of "Just Mayo"]
It co... more »
Magnus Pyke on energy intake, plus Jack Drummond and Wartime Rationing
Magnus Pyke was the protégé of Jack Drummond, the British nutritionist who
largely directed food policy for Britain's war effort during the Second
World War. Wiki states:
On 1 February 1940, he was appointed Scientific Adviser to the Ministry of
Food. When Lord Woolton became Minister of Food in April 1940, Drummond
produced a plan for the distribution of food based on "sound nutritional
principles". He recognised that rationing was the perfect opportunity to
attack what he called "dietetic ignorance" and that, if successful, he
would be able not just to maintain but to improve the ... more »
“…a rare achievement.”
Blogger and Melbourne cartoonist Gavin Aung Than, blogging at Zen Pencils,
“turns inspirational quotes into comic strips.” In this strip, he
illustrates life advice from Calvin & Hobbes’s cartoonist Bill Watterson.
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Read on at Zen Pencils not to only to see what happens next – but for some
great life advice.
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"Fukushima Update, 2/20/14"
*"Fukushima Update, 2/20/14"*
by Various Sources
"TV: It’s a “record-high” leak at Fukushima, extraordinarily radioactive;
Almost 8,000,000 times limit; Even more toxic since it was from early in
disaster; Alarm went off 9 hours before, but disregarded; Now checking for
other leaks; “News came as a shock.”
NHK, Feb. 20, 2014: Record-high tainted water leak at Fukushima plant. The
leaked water contained an extraordinarily high 230-million becquerels per
liter of beta-ray emitting substances, consisting mainly of strontium 90.
The level is about 7.6 million times the government’s pe... more »
WE ARE THE ARCTURIAN GROUP - "I" IS A SACRED WORD
*Thanks for fowarding this Ed! -AK*
*WE ARE THE ARCTURIAN GROUP*
OCTOBER 13, 2013
Transcribed by: Marilyn
http://disclosure-2012.com/page/474047943
Greetings dear people of the great planet Gaia, we rejoice with you as we
observe the Light flowing forth from and to you at this time. Earth is
moving quickly toward a new universal energy which increases with every
person who opens their heart and mind to new and higher ways of seeing. We
observe people the world over questioning and asking themselves if what
they are being told by those in charge is actually true. This questioning... more »
Welcome to the Stasi State ! The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is set to roll out something called the Critical Information Needs study, which will embed government “researchers” into media organizations around the nation to make sure they are doing their job properly ... While Democrats and media puppets of Comrade Obama sit mute , Americans need to wake up as to hat the heck is going on here at home ! This is what would expect from China , the Soviet Union and the proverbial " Tinpot Dictators " in Banana Republics - and maybe that's the message from on high as to where things stand .....
As if the Media Were Not Controlled Enough Already...
By stephanie | Thursday, February 20, 2014 at 7:02 pm
*They're running scared.*
They have to be. Otherwise, why would the FCC want to insert itself into
newsrooms to determine who selects which stories to run?
I'm certainly frightened to hear that our government feels it is their job
to monitor our newsrooms, but then it hit me: They are on the defense.
The alternative media is on the offense.
It's bad news, but it's also good news.
I'm happy to be a part of a website such as TF Metals Report that can break
through the mainstream me... more »
Expert evidence
*R. v. Sekhon* 2014 SCC 14:
[43] As set out *R. v. Mohan*, [1994] 2 S.C.R. 9,
at pp. 20-23, and affirmed in *R. v. J.-L.J.*, 2000 SCC 51, [2000] 2 S.C.R.
600, and *R. v. D.D.*, 2000 SCC 43, [2000] 2 S.C.R. 275, the admission of
expert evidence depends on the following criteria: 1) relevance; 2)
necessity in assisting the trier of fact; 3) the absence of any
exclusionary rule; and 4) a properly qualified expert.
[44] With respect to the "relevance" criterion,
*Mohan*states that the judge must conduct a cost-benefit analysis to
dete... more »
Keystone XL May Not Be Dead But Could The Democrats Win A Senate Seat In Nebraska?
Nebraska? It's a conservative bastion. Even the occasional Democrat who
gets elected to something there is conservative-- think Ben Nelson, one of
the Insurance Industry asswipes who destroyed the public option and ruined
the Affordable Care Act. The state has one of the biggest percentages of
registered Republicans of any state in the Union-- and they hold every
federal and every statewide office. Of the state's 93 counties, no fewer
than 89-- and in one case, all 93-- have gone red in the last 4
presidential races! In the last *5 decades (*how old are you?) Republican
president... more »
The Daily "NearYou?"
Stuarts Draft, Virginia, USA. Thanks for stopping by.
Like We Said, It's About More than Your Genes
*Guest post by Daniel Jepson and Chris Wood, writers for “Casey
Extraordinary Technology”*
In last week's article on epigenetics at Casey Research, we began with a
brief discussion of the enormous expectations that were placed on the Human
Genome Project such as, that its results would lead to the end of
disease—and how those expectations ultimately went unfulfilled because of
course, things are never that simple. More importantly, in this case, genes
are only part of the story.
To quote briefly from that article:
Little did the community know at the time that the project [i.e., ... more »
UHC 23: Orthopedic Hospital Corporatization, Not Privatization
There have been a number of political noise about the corporatization and
modernization of the Philippine Orthopedic Center (POC). Many groups are
opposing its “privatization” with lots of street rallies and the
petitioners going to the Supreme Court opposing the said “privatization.”
This is a typical disease of confusing and equating corporatization as
privatization. The former means the government will just create a board
relatively (but not fully) independent of Malacanang and Congress, with
private sector presence in the board as they will inject their own money.
The DOH Secre... more »
dispatches from ola 2014, part 2: a year of tween programming
Tweens - older kids who are not yet teens - are among my favourite library
customers. Tween books are my favourites to read, and a tween audience is
my most natural writing voice.
Sadly, tweens are often underserved at libraries. Library programming often
focuses on either pre-school kids or youth, usually defined as ages 12 and
up. The 8-12 group is too old for baby stuff, but usually too young for the
real teen scene. And libraries are often desperate for tween programming
ideas.
To that end, two librarians from the Oshawa (Ontario) Public Library,
Brianne Wilkins-Bester and Tiff... more »
Satire: "Republicans To Discontinue Use Of Email"
*"Republicans To Discontinue Use Of Email"*
By Andy Borowitz
WASHINGTON (The Borowitz Report)— “Citing the scandals embroiling Wisconsin
Governor Scott Walker and New Jersey Governor Chris Christie, the
Republican Governors Association today ordered its members to discontinue
the use of e-mail, “effective immediately.” According to a memo sent to all
Republican governors, “Any plots, schemes, conspiracies, or violations of
campaign-finance laws should be conducted using pay phones or easily
disposable cell phones such as the ones used on ‘The Wire.’ ” The governors
were instructed ... more »
Global Protests February 18 , 2014 -- Hell's Bells tolling in Ukraine , Venezuela and thailand !
Catharsis Ours - 15 hours ago
Ukraine........
2/19/14.....
Ukraine Government-Opposition Truce Announced
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Submitted by Tyler Durden on 02/19/2014 16:17 -0500
- Ukraine
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In my room, and not that happy about it
I know that after I've said a sad goodbye to the Comision de Accion
Social Menonita and have returned to Canada, I will talk fondly to my
friends about having had the amazing opportunity to travel around so much
of Honduras through my work in all seven regions of CASM.
But tonight I’m in a down-market hotel room in teeny La Campa, sitting
under a hideous fluorescent doughnut light while dining on weird little
coconut sticks I packed in my bag knowing that I’d be dead bored by Day 3
with the limited food selection here. There’s absolutely zilch on the
13-inch TV. I’m a very ... more »
Robert King in Canada for Hard Time screenings: Photos and Media Coverage
*ROBERT KING IN THE NEWS:* *Morning News Montreal Televison Interview*
*II* *La Presse: En croisade contre le milieu carcéral américain* II *Montreal
Gazette Interview* *II* *Le Devoir: 29 ans d’isolement en prison* *II* *BBC
News: Scientists call solitary confinement 'damaging and unnecessary'* *II*
*Japan Times / AFP: In prisons, solitary takes toll on minds* II *VIDEO:
Science Magazine Live Chat w/ Robert King; Is Solitary Confinement Torture?*
*(PHOTO: Robert King w/ filmmaker Ron Harpelle at the Toronto Film
Festival. View more photos below.)*As announced in our la... more »
Untitled
*Retired Louisiana Lt. General Russell Honore" may run for governor of
Louisiana*
*The Bar That's a Second Home for a Generation of New Orleans Journalists
~Michael Patrick Welch, Vice*
The Community In Morocco: Traveling Living DOing
Community Morocco: Update!
Things are coming together very very quickly now and moving forward so fast
it is becoming difficult to keep track of it all.
Brian and Justin have written an excellent update that covers most of the
updates of the Community in Morocco and how we are moving forward.
As for my family's update, we picked up our passports yesterday! YAY!!!
and it only took 2 attempts, 3 sets of couriered documents, a few hundred
dollars, and just about 7 weeks ...... But that's behind us now, and NOW
we move forward!!!
We are packing to return to Morocco as soon as ... more »
REPOST: Where's my free will?
I don’t know about you, but when I tune in to the infantile ‘debate’ about
obesity – about who to blame when folk get fat and how ‘someone must do
something” (for “someone” read “government,” and for “something” read
coercion) – I find it disturbing that fatties and pollies alike find common
cause in removing personal responsibility from their respective equations.
If you're a fat bastard and you don't want to be, how about you stop
blaming vending machines, your school, your parents, your genes and just
try the 'don't-eat-so-frigging-much' diet. (Do you see many fat starving ... more »
Why are Welfare Cuts a Moral Crusade?
Can't find employment and dread the fortnightly grilling down the job
centre? Can't afford the bedroom tax so have to rely on food banks to get
you and yours through the week? At the end of your tether because you're
waiting an age for the appeal against your Work Capability Assessment
decision, which found you fit for work when your doctor and consultant both
have prescribed nothing but rest? Well, chin up. These humiliations all
come from a compassionate place. You see, Dave's on a mission. A moral
mission.
Taking time out from dithering over the floods to rebut the soon-to-be Ca... more »
"I'm a Ukrainian" smells like western style psy-op
*You can, if you so chose to, watch the video... here*
*I am not posting it, because it is a propaganda video. It's purpose is to
draw you in emotionally which will cause you to think irrationally and
uncritically*
Appealing on an emotional level, most often sadness or fear. Instead of
facts, persuasive language is used to develop the foundation of an appeal
to emotion-based argument.
The face and somewhat pleading voice of an attractive woman is being used
to elicit feelings of sympathy from gullibe dupes
*The video hits every meme button being pushed by the NATO media*
As I... more »
God Save the Queen: Brits in a Race with U.S. towards Full Blown Fascism
From the *‘if you think we have it bad here department’* more tales of
jolly old England’s stiff-upper lipped charge into a full blown fascist
state have surfaced in the last day. First being that human rights attorney Jesselyn
Radack who assists in the representation of former government contractor
turned NSA whistleblower was detained and harassed by goons at London’s
Heathrow Airport. While the Queen’s subjects aren’t subjected to the same
sort of ritual humiliation that American travelers are by the government
sanctioned bullies, petty power freaks, pedophiles and thieves that ... more »
"I Desire" by John Hinkley Jr.
*John Hinckley Letter to Radio StationNov. 1982*
Copy of letter written by John Hinckley to the "Morning Zoo" radio DJs at
KZEW in Dallas, TX.
Dated Nov. 1982, John mentions his love of new wave music, especially DEVO.
He says "I co-wrote a song on their new album. The song is *My Desire* and
I want you to play it 58 times each day."
DEVO used portions of a letter that John Hinckley wrote to Jodie Foster as
lyrics to the song "I Desire" from the "Oh, No! It's DEVO" album. Warner
Bros was not happy when they found out they'd have to pay Hinckley for his
lyrics.
From RollingSto... more »
The GCR & RV : Exogen Update with my comments
I was sent this in a skype room so I do not have a link to the original
post- if you know where it was posted, please feel free to repost this back
to that site and send the original link to edit into this article.
I have remained silent on the "RV" stuff for a long time- mostly because
there was so much bull crap and lies and ridiculousness going on that I
basically said "To hell with this idiocy!!!" and I have backed away from
most of my sources.
Having said that, those that I have kept in touch with have been keeping me
apprized of what's been going on in the "back rooms" so... more »
If Secession Is Good Enough For Scotland, Why Not Texas?
We'll never know for sure how deeply involved Rep. Steve Stockman (R-TX)
was in the 1995 Oklahoma City bombing that killed 168 people and injured
another 700. But we do know that the militia groups involved were in touch
with his office about the bombing and that he has been highly sympathetic
to their paranoid-- if not psychotic-- cause. And now he seems to be
gaining traction on the far right fringes of the Texas Republican Party in
his deranged primary run against John Cornyn.
A former drug addict and derelict who dropped out of school for what he
calls "partying syndrome," th... more »
Do the Uber-Uber Wealthy Have Any Idea How Foolish They Are Acting? (Men In Drag - No Better Vision of Manliness?) No One Will Get Credit for Being Right About Ridiculousness of Afghanistan Attacks? (Certainly Not A Smart Black Woman) Tar Heels Beat Duke (74 - 66) !!!
BREAKING! Dancing in the streets! (Franklin and Columbia Streets!) As
Tarheels celebrate UNC's win over Duke (74-66) North Carolina rallies to
beat No. 5 Duke 74-66 Williams: A bunch of guys fought really hard
Krzyzewski: We just didn't have 'it' UNC celebrates win over Duke Duke
and UNC battle in Chapel Hill Fan cam: Battle of the Blues Slideshow:
Duke and UNC Battle in Chapel
“The Shocking Deals Behind Bankster Fines, The Real Reason No One Goes to Jail”
*“The Shocking Deals Behind Bankster Fines, *
*The Real Reason No One Goes to Jail”*
By Shah Gilani
“Headline news about banks settling charges for violating rules,
regulations, and laws- and announcements of the fines they agree to pay-
appears every day. Rarely- if ever- do they reveal how much money is really
being paid or where it's going. They also seldom explain what kinds of
settlements are reached. Or how banks negotiate what they'll actually pay
and to whom... or how they negotiate tax deductibility of fines... or how
they get "credits" for fines they never pay... or how in... more »
Greg Hunter, “Karl Denninger: Retail Sales Drop was Enormous”
*“Karl Denninger: Retail Sales Drop was Enormous”*
By Greg Hunter’s USAWatchdog.com
"Financial writer and stock trader Karl Denninger says the most recent
Obama Care delay is all about politics. Denninger thinks, “It’s just simply
an attempt to push the issue past the 2014 election. I suspect that if you
really get down to it, it’s just simply about 50 to 60 million people were
going to get cancelled, and it was going to happen about the end of
September. The idea that you were going to throw all these people in
hospitals out in the street, I think it was a little bit too much for t... more »
America's Highest Paid Government Workers
http://www.prwatch.org/files/americas_highest_paid_government_workers.pdf
Another JP Morgan Banker Leaps to His Death
Li Junjie pictured before his suicide (SCMP).
*Another JP Morgan Banker Leaps to His Death*
*Hong Kong man becomes 7th banker to die under mysterious circumstances*
Paul Joseph Watson
Infowars.com
February 18, 2014
Yet another banker has committed suicide, with a JP Morgan forex trader
leaping to his death from the top of the firm’s Chater House headquarters
in Hong Kong.
Image:
Over the past few weeks at least seven bankers have died under mysterious
circumstances, including another JP Morgan senior manager who jumped off
the top of a skyscraper in London last month.
Speculation ... more »
Essential peak moment for Planetary Awakening Process is encountered in short order
*Essential peak moment for Planetary Awakening Process is encountered in
short order*
by ÉirePort
Essential peak moment for Planetary Awakening Process is encountered in
short order.
Rapid expansion and portal blossoming comes with stationing of
Galactic-aligneds over Planetary Surface and throughout Planetary Energy
Grid system.
Foundational belief systems of so-called "lower earth" dissolve into the
Higher Cosmic Understanding.
The Grand "severance plan" proceeds.
ÉirePort | February 20, 2014 at 7:41 pm | Categories: Uncategorized | URL:
http://wp.me/p2tSAX-S
Trifecta: Longing for Hope & Change: 71% Regret Voting for Obama...
*we tried to tell you.*
“When They Come For Your Guns, You Will Turn Them Over”
Folks, these are *police*, cops...
They could fight, and win, a war with this stuff...
*“When They Come For Your Guns, You Will Turn Them Over”*
by Jim Karger
“When they come for my gun, they will have to pry it out of my cold, dead
hands,” is a common refrain I often hear from the Neo-Cons when there is a
threat, credible or otherwise, that the US government is going to take
their firearms. And, when I hear this crazy talk, I agree with them openly.
“You are right. They will pry your gun from your cold dead hands,” which I
often follow with the question, “And where will that leave... more »
The Science Advocate's Dilemma
I am in Bonn, at a fascinating (if you are a science policy wonk) workshop
titled, "Basic and Applied Research: Historical Semantics of a Key
Distinction in 20th Century Science Policy" and organized by David
Kaldewey, University of Bonn, and Désirée Schauz, Munich Centre for the
History of Science and Technology. The workshop so far has been excellent.
I'm speaking tomorrow and I will mention John Kay's column in the FT from
earlier this week, in which he wrote about what has been called basic,
fundamental or pure research:
In 1969 Robert Wilson, director of the National Accelerat... more »
Ukraine if you want to. The BBC's not for Yanukovych
I was going to post something yesterday about Tuesday night's *Newsnight *and
its coverage of the latest upsurge of political violence in *Ukraine *but
ran out of time. Still, an extra day's wait gives me the chance to add Wednesday
night's coverage to the mix.
I'll begin with what I wrote yesterday...
We've noted before here at *Is?* the BBC's tendency to side with protesters
during these kinds of uprising - and, indeed, specifically during the past
few weeks of the Ukrainian protests. So it wasn't particularly surprising
to note that *all* the programme's 'talking heads' (from ... more »
“Is the Great Correction Over?”
*“Is the Great Correction Over?”*
by Bill Bonner
“First, the market news: The Dow lost 89 points yesterday. Gold fell by
four bucks an ounce. And now the good news: The Great Correction is over!
Hallelujah! People are going deeper into debt... and getting divorced
again.
No kidding. Bloomberg reports: "The number of Americans getting divorced
rose for the third year in a row to about 2.4 million in 2012, after
plunging in the 18-month recession ended June 2009, according to US Census
Bureau data. "As the economy normalizes, so too do family dynamics," said
Mark Zandi, chief econo... more »
Alan Waldman : All hail (Sid) Caesar!
Remembering the late, great Sid Caesar, who didn’t laugh at my jokes… By
Alan Waldman | The Rag Blog | February 19, 2014 The wonderful Sid Caesar
just died at age 92. What a tremendous talent! From 1951 through 1958 …
finish reading Alan Waldman :
All hail (Sid) Caesar!
There is NO Evidence Kirk Dillard quit ALEC.
An update to my post yesterday
Want to get this on the search engines.
Dillard's letter is a sham - another piece of misleading information handed
out to the press and public - by a member of the American Legislative
Exchange Council - evidently, they can't tell the truth, unless a lobbyist
is buying them something - yes sir, anything you want sir.
*UPDATE *
Dillard did NOT quit ALEC
He resigned as Public Sector Chair.
That's it - he resigned as state head honcho.
School Safety Expert Threatened for Questioning Official Narrative of the Sandy Hook Massacre
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Federal Jack
Wolfgang W. Halbig doesn't believe anyone was killed at Sandy Hook
Elementary School on December 14, 2012, and he's looking for some answers.
So many answers, in fact, that he was paid a visit by some police
investigators telling him to back off.
Mr. Halbig isn't your average "conspiracy theorist." He's worked in public
education as a teacher, dean, assistant principal, principal of an
alternative school and as the Director for School Safety and Security for
the Seminole County Public Schools, a school district... more »
How far did we get with Hawking’s first book?
*THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 2014*
*Even after all these years, we didn’t get very far:* This morning, at the
coffee joint, disgusted with what we’d seen on cable TV last night, we put
aside current events and returned to Stephen Hawking’s first best-seller, A
Brief History of Time (1988).
Our disgust with last night’s “cable news” made us think of Plato’s Seventh
Letter. Plato described his reaction to the accusations against Socrates,
“without question, the most upright man then living.”
For ease of comprehension, we’ll quote Plato in translation:
“When I saw all this, and others thi... more »
No unnecessary testing
Sent to the Wall Street Journal, Feb 21
To the editor:
Letters published on Feb 20 arguing that "Testing can be good; It's a part
of the real world,"' assume that those of us critical of the common core
are anti-testing. Not true. All educators understand the necessity of
responsible assessment.
We are opposed to unnecessary testing. The common core is requiring more
standardized tests than we have ever seen on this planet, far more than
required under No Child Left Behind. This nonstop testing is being imposed
at a huge cost (it will be administered online), without any eviden... more »
Arrogant Minnesota Commies Sen. Amy Klobuchar and Rep.Tim Walz laugh when asked about Obamacare...
*and the useful idiots who are at the meet and greet laugh too.*
Real people are being massively harmed by Obamacare and these Commies laugh?
What exactly is funny about that?
I. Am. So. Glad. I. Escaped. Minnesota.
*Meantime here in Idaho:*
*Idaho Introduces Bill to Nullify EPA Regulations*
S 683 Criminal Code does not allow for compelling of a person to give a voice (or other) sample
R. v. Karimi, 2014 ONCA 133:
[5] The provision refers to the production of existing material
and not to the creation of material that may assist an expert in
formulating his or her opinion on an issue that may ultimately be germane
to the appeal proceedings. In other words, we think s. 683(1)(a) is
limited to the production of an existing writing, exhibit or "other thing"
connected to the proceeding.
[6] Section 683(1)(b) provides that the court can order that any
person who is a compellable witness "attend and be examined". That section
refers to an order tha... more »
Just as what we thought had happened - the blackmail on MB
Accusations
grow MB Khalid may have SOLD OUT TO DAIM ZAINUDDIN
Written by Concerned Citizen
Full article:
http://www.malaysia-chronicle.com/index.php?option=com_k2&view=item&id=229771:accusations-grow-that-mb-khalid-may-have-sold-out-to-daim-zainuddin&Itemid=2#ixzz2ttCLwI6n
Follow
us: @MsiaChronicle on Twitter
I am getting particularly concerned that Malaysiakini continues to
highlight the speculation of a water deal behind the Kajang Move while
turning a blind eye to the disquiet in the market of what will be the
most
controversial out of court settlement between Khalid Ibrahim and B... more »
NO Vote on Common Core: Bradley County Commission Backs School Board
From Tennessee Parents:
. . . . This Resolution comes from the elected County Commission of Bradley
County, who wanted to support their School Board, but also send a
Resolution "with more teeth" to Nashville.
Rumor has it that the Bills to repeal Common Core (HB2332/SB2405) are being
blocked by the chairs of the House & Senate Education committees (Rep.
Harry Brooks & Sen. Delores Gresham) from ever reaching the House and
Senate floor for votes. However, the number of co-sponsors on the bill are
growing, and pressure is coming from local districts to force these
through.
*So, T... more »
Gross' QFT lecture at the Dyson 90 conference
*Preaching string theory to infidels like Freeman Dyson himself*
Last December, Freeman Dyson celebrated his 90th birthday and the
conference that celebrated the anniversary took place at the Institute of
Advanced Studies, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, 26-29 August
2013. I was obviously misled into believing that the conference would take
place at IAS Princeton but the truth was more colorful.
David Gross' 69-minute talk above, *Quantum Field Theory – Past, Present,
Future* – was posted to YouTube a month ago. It is one of the interesting
videos by the World Scienti... more »
General Andrew Leslie's Moving Expenses
How can someone spend over $70,000 to move just a few minutes away? Did
Andrew Leslie use a Lamborghini to tow the moving trailer? In an economy
when many are struggling to make ends meet, when young people are
struggling to find jobs, this guy can charge over $70,000 for moving
expenses? Really?
I think it is important to support our veterans, but this program should
have caps on how much can be claimed. Really, for a move of such a short
distance, it is hard to imagine how it could cost anywhere near $70,000.
What is especially baffling in all this, why are Liberals defending Gen... more »
White House: No more information about drone killings will be released to public
*White House: No more information about drone killings will be released to
public*
11:11 AM 02/07/2013
White House Press Secretary Jay Carney told reporters Thursday that the
Obama administration will not be releasing any more information about the
controversial use of drones to kill American citizens.
Carney’s remarks, via the White House’s transcript of the off-camera press
gaggle:
“This is not an open-ended process. This is a specific and unique
accommodation in this circumstance. The fact is, when it comes to public
disclosure, we have been — not with the kind of attention ... more »
VIDEO Sakej Ward 'Defining Warrior Societes'
Sakej
Ward, "Here is the first part of Mi'kmaq Solidarity Tour in Cheam First
Nation. There was three speakers Susan Patles, Coady Stevens and
myself. I provided a basic explanation of Indigenous warriors and
warrior societies. which led up to Susan and Coady speaking about their
experience in protecting Mi'kma'ki (Mi'kmaq Homeland) from fracking
operations. They did a great job
On once again looking at Maddow’s first segment!
*THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 2014*
*A heinous, clowning performance:* MSNBC is slow today posting Rachel
Maddow’s transcript.
We can’t say we blame them. Maddow’s opening segment last night was a
heinous 21 minutes of Fort Lee fiddle. To watch the whole clown show, click
here.
(A second, shorter segment about Fort Lee followed. Maddow devoted about 60
percent of last night’s program to her distortions, inventions and clowning
concerning this topic.)
When people put up with a person like this, those people will get what
they’ve bargained for.
We want to discuss that first segment in s... more »
Vote Them All Out In November?
Paul Ryan-- wrong on everything/protected by Steve Israel's DCCC
Have you ever heard of Vote Them Out 2014? The organization has picked half
a dozen crucial House roll calls and suggests voters use them to see if
their incumbent is really who they want to represent them in Congress. They
emphasize that they're a non-partisan outfit and back defeating both
Democrats and Republicans with bad voting records. "Regardless of political
party, we must vote the incumbent out of office to send a message to D.C.,
that the people are in charge of the government. Only 6% think Congress is
doing ... more »
HD Tracks
I have never bought High Definition Audio. However something I am sure to
do in the future. At HD tracks you can sample most of the greatest Albums
of all time. I am very impressed by the sound.
Hypocritical Jews fret 'demographic catastrophe' while promoting White genocide
*"Beware of the leaven of the Pharisees, which is hypocrisy. Nothing is
covered up that will not be revealed, or hidden that will not be known."
Luke 12*
Avigdor Liberman, the Foreign Minister of the illegitimate, usurping Jewish
regime occupying Palestine, recently addressed the Conference of Presidents
of Major American Jewish Organizations, which was visiting Jerusalem, to
inform them of the pressing issues and top concerns of the Israeli
government. It's not the Palestinians, the "Iranian threat", "al-Qaeda" or *rising
"anti-Semitism"*, but rather "Jewish continuity," as *The ... more »
USA - A DOWNTON ABBEY ECONOMY
*Downton Abbey*
Lawrence Summers, a former US Treasury secretary, thinks that America risks
becoming a Downton Abbey economy.
He worries about inequality.
* http://www.ft.com/*
*Streets of Liverpool.*
According to Summers, the USA needs tax reform.
This is because the rich currently have too many loopholes available to
allow them to shield their wealth.
* Readers of the Financial Times have made a number of comments:*
* http://www.ft.com/*
*Don Williams *points out that
1. Larry Summers, as Clinton's Secretary of the Treasury, bailed out the
rich who had been hit by George H... more »
PROCESS OF CONVERSION
A friend here in Bath wrote me this morning and said he and his wife stumbled across this talk last night while channel surfing on TV. I have no idea where it was playing. He said his wife, who is now reading my book, named me the "peace bomb" after watching the talk. The 2006 talk was hosted by the Society for Peace and Social Justice at the Chautauqua Institute in New York. The video ends with bonus coverage of footage of me being interviewed on two different radio shows while at Chautauqua.
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