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Today the CEOs of banks that engage in monstrous fraud are not even indicted, much less jailed. The last time such a criminal CEO was actually sent to prison was back in 1987 when there were laws on the book against accounting control fraud and the government actually fielded a few regulators of financial institutions. Even so, these regulators were threatened by the perps and hassled by five Senators (the "Keating Five") bought by the perps. On this video, the valiant regulator who put Keating away despite all of this pressure tells this story with good humor in less than 12 minutes.
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*Charles Keating, the Financier Behind the Savings and Loan Scandal,
Dies
at 90*
Bill Black: While Wall Street executives responsible for the subprime
mortgage crisis were never indicted, Charles Keating was criminally
prosecuted for the 1980s S&L scandal - *April 3, 14*
*Bio*
William K. Black, author of THE BEST WAY TO ROB A BANK IS TO OWN ONE,
teaches economics and law at the University of Missour... more »
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*The CEO who said "No" to the NSA*
*"It's illegal, it's unconstitutional"*
*The government jailed him in retaliation*
In February of 2001, six months before 9/11, the NSA illegally sought (and
received) the private data of the customers of phone companies all over the
country in a warrantless search program.
One CEO, Qwest CEO Joseph Nacchio, said "No!"
The NSA cancelled its contracts with the company and then in retaliation
for his refusal to give in to intimidation filed an entirely bogus insider
trading case against him.
Here's the timeline:
1.... more »
Walter Benjamin's Theses on Writing
Lazy night again. So this is borrowed from here.
*THE WRITER’S TECHNIQUE IN THIRTEEN THESES*
1. Anyone intending to embark on a major work should be lenient with
himself and, having completed a stint, deny himself nothing that will not
prejudice the next.
2. Talk about what you have written, by all means, but do not read from it
while the work is in progress. Every gratification procured in this way
will slacken your tempo. If this regime is followed, the growing desire to
communicate will become in the end a motor for completion.
3. In your working conditions avoid everyday medio... more »
Arguing a lawyers bill is reasonable when seeking costs does not bar a later assessment of that account as unreasonable
Ghaeinizadeh v. Bennett Jones LLP, 2014 ONCA 267 is yet another case
showing lawyers ought not to argue an assessment is unavailable - generally
speaking the client can always assess:
[23] The issue in this case is whether that holding applies where the
client has submitted in the previous court for the purpose of obtaining
costs from the defendants that the accounts of their previous solicitor
were reasonable. In my view, it does. While abuse of process is a broad
doctrine, it is important that it not be stretched beyond the core
interests of protecting the integrity of the a... more »
NAFTA At 20: A $1.2 Trillion Dollar Mistake That Only Enriched Corporations/Connected Individuals (Middle Class Has Been Scheduled for Devastation for Decades)
I'm a little behind in publishing this essay. Forgive me, but it's all
good. (And, yes, it's long, but worth your while - and the selected
readers' comments show quite a bit of pizzazz!) March 28, 2014 Campaign for
America's Future Blog NAFTA At 20: “A Vehicle To Increase Profits At The
Expense Of Democracy” by Dave Johnson Thursday the AFL-CIO released a new
report, NAFTA at 20. The
Nutrition-- Educating Doctors
I spent almost two years wandering around the Indian subcontinent between
1969 and 1971-- Afghanistan, Pakistan, Ceylon (now Sri Lanka), Nepal and,
of course, every region of India. I lived in my van and was broke most of
the time and had no choice but to eat whatever the locals were eating. When
I got back to Europe I came down with a debilitating illness. No need to go
into the gruesome details but I wound up under the care of an elderly
physician in Innsbruck who decided he would have to operate on me and that
I would have to stay in Innsbruck for six months. Innsbruck is lovel... more »
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*Zero Tolerance Hurts Kids and Ruins Schools*
*We need common sense in our schools, not mindless bureaucratic compliance*
Virginia Beach sixth-grader Adrionna Harris took a razor away from a
troubled student who was cutting himself and threw it in the trash. When
school administrators found out, they gave her a certificate of merit for
helping a classmate.
Ha, ha! Of course they didn’t. They gave her a 10-day suspension, with a
recommendation that she be expelled. For three or four seconds there, she
was in possession of a dangerous object in violation of the school’s
zero-tolera... more »
Happy Birthday NATO- "Peace" bombing for 65 years now!
65 years of overt and covert warfare. Boy that is something to
celebrate...... or not.
Of course NATO delivers 'democracy' in so many ways
*Overtly- via massive bombing raids- Ground invasions- Drone strikes*
[image:
http://crossedcrocodiles.files.wordpress.com/2011/06/natobombs-2.jpg]
NATO-Libya
[image: natobomb2]NATO- Yugoslavia
[image: A US-led trooper check details of a poppy field in an area of
Afghanistan]NATO assisting in the opium/heroin trade
*And covertly through numerous destabilization campaigns*
Syria, of course, comes to my mind But who can forget Operatio... more »
We’re not in Finland any more, Vinny!
*FRIDAY, APRIL 4, 2014*
*Notes on our broken discourse:* Kevin Drum actually talks about our public
schools!
We’re very glad he does. Among liberal pundits within the guild, very few
others do.
That said, the American discourse is deeply broken in virtually every area.
In virtually every subject area, the discourse is ruled by bogus claims
which track to various tribes.
Our public discourse is tribal narrative, pretty much all the way down.
Through no particular fault of his own, Drum’s post in praise of New
Jersey’s schools helps illustrate that point.
Drum linked to this post... more »
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*Champ Bailey agrees to 2-year deal with Saints, source says ~Ramon Antonio
Vargas, New Orleans Advocate*
*Champ Bailey: 'I’m going to try to be a part of something special' ~Saints*
THE 12 TRUTHS OF ROLAND'S UNIFIED FIELD / NOW ON KINDLE
*The basic underlying, uniting and healing force of the universe is a
psychic energy field of love and soul consciousness (The **Unified Field**
) which lies not only beyond time and space but also beneath our deepest
fears ~ and whose principle property is the universal urge to unite. It’s
now on Kindle: Allen L Roland*
In physics, a unified field theory, occasionally referred to as a uniform
field theory, is a type of field theory that allows all that is usually
thought of as fundamental forces and elementary particles to be written in
terms of a single field.* Wikipedia*
... more »
WAR IN THE GULF - Gorbachev Fears War's Expansion Beyond U.N. Aims
MOSCOW -- President Mikhail S. Gorbachev warned yesterday that the Persian
Gulf war is threatening to grow beyond the United Nations' mandate into a
catastrophic regional conflict involving chemical and nuclear weapons.
He said he was dispatching a personal envoy to Baghdad to meet Saddam
Hussein and appealed again to the Iraqi leader to "display realism" and
open the way to a settlement.
The statement, released by the Tass news agency and read on television last
night, said "developments in the gulf zone are taking an ever more alarming
and dramatic turn."
"The logic of milit... more »
WHY ARE YOU JOINING THE VOICES OF DISSENT DR. KING?
Martin Luther King's April 4, 1967 speech on America & the Vietnam war.
April 4: I tried, I really did....
....to find something worth commenting on in Section A. At last, on page 8,
I found something. It's the best I can do. "Senior dog left abandoned....."
It wasn't the story itself that got me. (I can think of no other daily that
would have run a story of an abandoned dog as being a big, news story.)
What got me was the "Senior dog" part. I have never seen that term used
before - old dog,yes; but not senior dog.
Usually "senior" is a polite way of referring to old people, not dogs or
white mice or blue jays. I think this is a pioneer step in our treatment of
animals. But we should do ... more »
Electric Company was here today trying to put a Smart Meter on my home. I said Refused to allow him to do so.
I just got a knock on my door. It appears Smart Meters have come to my
area. I have already called the company in the past, telling them I will
never accept a smart meter. That was a couple of years ago. Here is a
letter I had published last year to send for people to your electrical
company, refusing a smart meter. A man rang my doorbell and when I opened
the door, I saw him standing
Post-ISA Blogging: Does “Star Wars” Count as Science Fiction?
Many Ducks are posting about their highlights from #ISA2014. Mine – aside
from the Bloggers’ Reception and the many smart junior scholars I met in
the lobby – was a meta-theoretical twitter conversation with former Duck
Patrick Thaddeus Jackson occurring as I was headed to the airport. First
the context. Just before departing, I live-tweeted Chris
Continue reading
I love this song and video... "Sparks - "Lighten Up Morrissey" (official video)" on YouTube
Sparks - "Lighten Up Morrissey" (official video):
http://youtu.be/LwIrFTo495E
The CIA Gets To Redact The Report That Exposes Them As Liars And Torturers?
Yesterday, while House conservatives were voting for the 52nd time to deny
health insurance to American working families, the Senate was up to
something seemly more interesting-- and potentially more productive. After
voting 61-35 for a cloture bill to shut down the Republican filibuster of
legislation to extend unemployment benefits, the Senate Intelligence
Committee voted, 11-3, to declassify parts-- the 400-page executive summary
along with the conclusions and recommendations-- of its controversial
report on the Bush-Cheney torture regime.
I'm pretty confident that the main po... more »
Celebrating the courage of those who exposed US torture as it happened
Political
prisoners rally Denver 2008
Democratic National Convention
Celebrating the courage of those who exposed US torture as it happened,
from Tucson and Denver to the Hague
By Brenda Norrell
Censored News
TUCSON -- In Tucson in 2007, there was a movement to expose US torture,
while the mainstream media trembled and turned away. Human rights
attorney Bill Quigley was in a Tucson
Go You FuCHing Habs Go!
When my Habs have a remarkable chance to do some damage in the playoffs.It
tickles Pavlovan joy in my sport gene stimulating streams of consciousness cascading
excitement. Indisputably interesting times.
Filled with hope, for a cup and a ring for that dang team.
Refueling memories that keep the faith burning like a flower
that rarely produces seed in Spring
At the last possible moment moved Vanek
into the Stanley Cup sweeps. Literally and figuratively
fated to carry the team along with him. MB busted a legendary move
acquiring a Frank Mahovlich instead of a Peter. Its Vanek that ha... more »
WORLD WITHOUT FACTS, AMEN: Rachel Maddow jumps the snark!
*FRIDAY, APRIL 4, 2014*
*Part 4—World of bad faith, amen:* In many ways, the Mastro report is
low-grade, low-IQ work.
It does seem to present some new information concerning Team Christie’s
pursuit of an endorsement from Fort Lee’s Mayor Sokolich.
But concerning that topic and others, it reaches conclusions which can’t be
reached. It marshals its evidence foolishly at times.
In short, the Mastro report strongly resembles much of our modern
“journalism.” Consider what happened when Rachel Maddow angrily proved that
the Mastro report was built on an act of “slut shaming.”
The repor... more »
The "Petty Game" of Denying a U.S. Visa to Iran's New UN Ambassador
Hamid
Abutalebi
It has become increasingly clear that the United States government has
deliberately delayed issuing a visa to Hamid Abutalebi, Iran's new
Permanent Representative to the United Nations in New York City.
Abutalebi, a career diplomat who has previously served as Iran's
ambassador to the European Union, Australia, Belgium, and Italy, was
appointed to succeed outgoing ambassador
Armenian-Canadians Protest@Turkish Consulate- Turkey strikes Syria
Extremely limited NATO news coverage. I could only find CTV giving much
more then a passing mention.
Same as when the anti-fascists Ukrainians protested. Virtual news black-out.
Anti-fascist/anti-Bandera protests in Canada- Russian entry bans?
What a difference from when the pro-fascist 'protests' were happening in
Canada. Those staged, perception managed, shows for the camera got lots of
NATO media coverage. Even on the *Tell-a-vision.*
Here's the scoop- Kudos to these Canadians!
And remember the Armenians had been safe in Syria. They were living
alongside their Syrian neighbours.
... more »
Common Core Corporate Standards Floating Around in an Evidence Free Zone
* A compacted version of this op-ed was published by the Memphis Commercial
Appeal.*
*Arguments for Common Core Offer No Evidence that Learning Will Improve*
*Jim Horn*
The implementation of Common Core State Standards (CCSS) represents the
most grand curriculum experiment in educational history with the least
amount of evidence to back it up. Even so, Common Core enthusiasts often
ridicule detractors of cram-down curriculum reform and supporters of local
educational autonomy by pointing out that the Standards are not federal in
origin and that they are not driven by a national con... more »
Use Firefox? No more Truth Revolt for you...
*change browsers, or else.*
This is ridiculous.
The message at Truth Revolt:
Hello there, Mozilla Firefox user.Pardon this interruption of your
TruthRevolt experience. Mozilla recently forced its CEO, Brendan Eich, to
resign over his personal support for traditional marriage. The firing
followed a vicious smear campaign against Eich by dating website OKCupid,
in which OKCupid blocked Mozilla users from visiting their website.
We would therefore prefer that our users not use Mozilla software to access
TruthRevolt, given Mozilla’s crackdown on political and religious positions
held ... more »
Paper: It's valuable to lie and cheat in the name of AGW
Climate Depot has informed us about a new remarkable paper in *American
Journal of Agricultural Economics*
Information Manipulation and Climate Agreements by Hong (Nanyang) and Zhao
(Hong Kong).
The paper discusses a simple mathematical model in "game theory" of a sort
and concludes that if you want many countries to join the climatic
hysterical treaties, it's a great idea to lie and manipulate/varnish the
information. They explicitly state that "Al Gore, the IPCC, and the
mainstream media varnish their reports to accentuate the damages of climate
change" and they ask why it is so.... more »
Big Mountain Spring Training Camp 2014
BIG
MOUNTAIN SPRING TRAINING CAMP
MAY 16th-23rd, 2014
BIG MOUNTAIN, DINEH NATION
“What we are trying to save—the Female Mountain—is alive. She is alive,
she has blood flowing through her veins, which is the Navajo Aquifer,
and the coal they are digging is Her liver. They are destroying
Her.”–Marie Gladue, Big Mountain Relocation Resister
“We need to exercise our right to be human. To
Satire: “Boehner: ‘I Don’t Want to Live in a World Where Seven Million People Get Affordable Health Care’”
*“Boehner: ‘I Don’t Want to Live in a World Where *
*Seven Million People Get Affordable Health Care’”*
by Andy Borowitz
WASHINGTON (The Borowitz Report)— “A riveting scene unfolded in Congress
today as a tearful Speaker John Boehner took to the floor of the House to
tell his colleagues, “I don’t want to live in a world where seven million
people get affordable health care.” Tears streaming down his cheeks, Rep.
Boehner appeared unable to maintain his composure as he delivered a speech
interrupted by blubbering and sharp intakes of breath.
“What kind of a world is it where anyone ca... more »
Uranium is Chemically and Radiologically Toxic
Loomis, B. & Ye Hee Lee, M. (2014, April 4) Navajos Will Get $1 Billion to
Clean up Uranium. The Arizona Republic A1, A9.
Majia here: The Navajos will receive 1 Billion to help clean up 85 years of
uranium pollution from Anadarko Petroleum, which acquired KerrMcGee in
2006, the polluter. Here is what the article has to say about the
consequences of the pollution:
In Arizona, uranium contamination – both to one-time Navajo miners and to
people who live and draw water near the mines – has wrought untold health
consequences. Victims frequently report kidney maladies or cancers, and th... more »
Anyone need to hire a person who is good with Research, Sales and other things. Truthful and Honesty. I need employment and putting the information out.
Well, I am posting this because I need employment and income. This blog is
a hobby. People may believe I make money from it, but I don't. I make
around $100 per month from the Google ads, that is it. I have never asked
for 'donations' and I never will. I believe in doing what I can for others
and I believe the universe 'God' will provide. But at this point, I need to
get income
How many were at the 3/30 protest? Thank god we have the establishment media to tell us
[image: around_95]
Great Sunflower links at the bottom, don't miss 'em. On to WSJ's bizarre
estimate of the crowd last weekend....
How many were at the 3/30 protest? Thank god we have the establishment
media to tell us, otherwise we might believe the horrible crowd organizers
and civic groups. WSJ China Realtime blog decided to tell us how many
people attended the 3/30 protest with predictably political results....
Like Mr. Jacobs, student organizers in Taipei also used overhead photos,
though they were somewhat less precise in analyzing them. According to Chen
Rui-Guang, a represe... more »
SPECIAL REPORT: Palestinians in Flagrant Violation of At Least 11 of 15 Treaties Abbas Just Signed - The Tower - The Tower
' Palestinians in Flagrant Violation of At Least 11 of 15 Treaties Abbas
Just Signed'
The details are here
http://www.thetower.org/0096-special-report-palestinians-in-flagrant-violation-of-11-of-15-conventions-signed-this-week/but
never on the BBC.
White Dog: The rest of the story
White Dog in my stepson's Vancouver apartmentI've been posting a lot of
White Dog updates on Facebook but realized that not everyone who saw my
first blog post on her is my Facebook friend and might be wondering how the
story ended.
It ended well. White Dog is now settled in her new home in Cumberland,
and judging by the little video I saw yesterday of her bouncing around with
my daughter and her family on a Comox Valley beach, settling in quite
nicely. And just like childbirth, all the hassle has been forgotten just
seeing how happy she is to be here and how happy my family i... more »
The Oil Barons Are In Charge
The conventional wisdom, Linda McQuaig writes, is that ordinary people
don't understand the science of climate change:
It’s we ordinary people, with our self-absorption or resistance to change,
who are the prime culprits in the world’s failure to act against climate
disaster.
But that's backwards:
By focusing on the alleged failure of ordinary people to tackle climate
change, we take our eyes off the real culprits behind the drapes — the
fossil fuel industry and lickspittle governments, the best example being
the one in Ottawa.
Big Fossil is the wealthiest and most powerful lob... more »
NATO: MILITARY TOOL OF CORPORATE GLOBALIZATION
It's exactly 65 years since the world's largest military alliance was
formed. For decades, NATO was the Western world's joint defense against a
Cold War enemy. But with those days long gone, are its mission and huge
budget still justified?
Arbeit Macht Frei, Save American Workers Act of 2014-- GOP And Blue Dogs Go For 52nd Vote To Kill The Affordable Care Act
Ever hear the German phrase *Arbeit macht frei*? The literal translation is
fairly neutral: "work makes you free." But the reason the phrase resonates
for people around the world is because when Jews, gypsies, union leaders,
gays and other victims of the right-wing apocalypse of the 1940s arrived at
the Auschwitz, Theresienstadt and Dachau death camps this phrase, in metal
letters, was the first thing they saw above the gates. Work did not make
them free. Today far right Indiana Congressman Todd Young had bis bill,
H.R. 2575, the Save American Workers Act of 2014, voted on. I'm not... more »
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*Vegetarians are slimmer but sicker*
*Which is interesting, though not really surprising. More interesting is
that the various permutations of meat-eating did not seem to affect
anything*
Nutrition and Health – The Association between Eating Behavior and Various
Health Parameters: A Matched Sample Study
By Nathalie T. Burkert et al.
Abstract
Population-based studies have consistently shown that our diet has an
influence on health. Therefore, the aim of our study was to analyze
differences between different dietary habit groups in terms of
health-related variables. The sample us... more »
March Payrolls Miss 192K, Below 200K Expected, Unemployment Rate 6.7% Above 6.6% Expected ...... not too hot , not to cold ! Risk on .....
Stocks, Bonds, And Gold Surge On Dismal Jobs Data Miss
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Submitted by Tyler Durden on 04/04/2014 08:48 -0400
- Bond
- HIGHER UNEMPLOYMENT
- Unemployment
inShare
Bad news is the best news this morning. *A higher unemployment rate and
worse than expected job creation is the new mother's milk for stocks* which
kneejerked instantly to new record highs. Bond yields are tumbling and gold
is surging (back over $1300) as 'investors' believe this will signal an
un-taper (because QE did so much good for so long) or lower-for-longer
chatter (so ... more »
Guest Post: Why Employers Want To Check Your Background
*Donna's note*: I sometimes write here about how employers break the law
conducting background checks and why hiring practices that exclude
arrests/criminal records may be discriminatory. I thought it would be
interesting to hear the perspective on why employers want background checks
and what they're looking for. Here's what a background check expert has to
say on the topic.
*By Rebecca Gray*
Due to a highly competitive market, finding a great job posting or even
landing an interview doesn't necessarily mean you've got it made. Another
applicant with matching skills could win that... more »
Skepticism or Cynicism for Obama Education Agenda?
Skepticism or Cynicism for Obama Education Agenda?. via Skepticism or
Cynicism for Obama Education Agenda?.Filed under: PAUL THOMAS: Becoming
Radical
Brussels: Police disperse protesters with water cannon April 4 , 2014 ........ waiting for CNBC to cover this any minute now ......
WATER CANNONS AS POLICE DISPERSE PROTESTERS IN BRUSSELS
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Labor protest sparks clashes in Brussels*Posted: Apr 04, 2014 8:21 AM EDT**Updated: Apr
04, 2014 8:21 AM EDT*
BRUSSELS (AP) - Belgian police used water cannon and pepper spray on
protesters who had showered them with oranges and cobblest... more »
Friday Nerd Blogging
Game of Thrones Season 4 premieres this Sunday. For your viewing parties,
check out this website for Westeros-inspired fare. For those of you not yet
familiar with the show, and therefore ill-advised to read Season 4
commentaries, here’s a helpful series trailer to whet your appetite. (She
said with a straight face.)
And I thought that I was geeky... I've nothing on this chap... Why I rank my friends by income, IQ and hotness - Milo Yiannopoulos - The Kernel
http://kernelmag.dailydot.com/comment/column/9497/why-i-rank-my-friends-by-income-iq-and-hotness/#
Meanwhile Back in the Colony of Ukraine
The neocon Ukraine propaganda onslaught abated slightly over the past week
more than likely due to the sheer overkill of the shrill emissions from the
state-corporate media propaganda organs. One could also suspect that the
leakage of the truth that the US taxpayers are being forced to back an
illegally installed coup government filled with neo-Nazis had a bit to do
with it. With the murder of Right Sector leader Oleksandr Muzychko aka
Sashko Bily by police bringing threats of reprisals from the western backed
thugs who provided the muscle during the hijacked street protests it was... more »
Obama, the Sauds, and Bottomless Hypocrisy
[image: obama_saudi_01] *April 4, 2014 *(Tony Cartalucci-NEO) - US
President Barack Obama’s recent visit to Saudi Arabia confirms what many
even causal political observers have begun to suspect regarding recent US
political history, that Washington’s values aren’t just nonpartisan, driven
entirely by special interests permeating both sides of the political aisle,
but are altogether non-existent. To understand why requires an
understanding of both US-Saudi relations, not just during the Obama
administration, but over the past several decades, as well as a basic
understanding of Saud... more »
The definition of chutzpah
http://www.israellycool.com/2013/12/27/chutzpalestinian/
An ONDP-led Coalition at Queen's Park
I'm no fan of Andrea Horwath's extreme right-turn for the party, but it is
my opinion that the only reasonable outcome to the gas-plant scandal is an
ONDP-led coalition between the ONDP and the OLP. The Ontario Liberals
deserve to be punished for their revolting imitation of the harpercons'
contempt of Parliament, but this should not be in the form of being
replaced by the cretinous and (more importantly) equally contemptuous of
democracy Ontario Progressive Conservatives led by Tim Hudak.
I doubt this will happen. We'll most likely get a Hudak minority or another
Ontario Liberal mi... more »
Venezuela Protests - Despite low media coverage , the struggle still continues to uproot President Maduro.... Recent items of note on the protests , Maduro actions and the state of play.......
Thursday, April 03, 2014 11:59 PM
From Mish.......
Venezuela Decrees "All Properties Leased for 20 Years Will Be Sold to
Tenants in 60 Days at Government Set Prices"
Venezuelan president Nicolas Maduro proves once again the capacity for
stupidity is virtually unlimited.
Today Maduro mandated that any properties leased for 20 years or longer
will be sold to current tenants at government mandated prices, essentially
confiscating all long-term rental properties.
Via translation from *Libre Mercado*, please consider Venezuela
Expropriates Properties Leased More Than 20 Years.
Ni... more »
It Is Only The Truly Conscious Who Can Save Our Planet From Disaster- A Discourse by M.N. Hopkins
Joana Reyes
https://plus.google.com/u/0/+JoanaReyes/posts?cfem=1
*It is only a fully conscious Man who can save your world from disaster. *
*Man will come together and work toward the Good with the Good to insure
the survival of the species as well as all other species that now inhabit
your planet.*
*All those who have fallen and faltered upon their way we ask to return to
the service of the Good. All have a choice as all have free will. This
was the promise given to Man and the promise will be kept through eternity.*
*Your priests, your leaders, all those whom you have put upo... more »
Deepest Inner Stirrings portends explosive and rapid movements of Higher Paradigms, for the benefit of all Gaia inhabitants
*Deepest Inner Stirrings portends explosive and rapid movements of Higher
Paradigms, for the benefit of all Gaia inhabitants*
by ÉirePort
Stasis of planetary energetics is at an end, as consciousness ascends and
expels lower statics.
Deepest Inner Stirrings portends explosive and rapid movements of Higher
Paradigms, for the benefit of all Gaia inhabitants.
Cascades of Light now increase in strength and intensity and effect.
Cosmic Multipliers are in full effect at this moment.
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Top 10 Caffeine Health Benefits
Top 10 Caffeine Health Benefits
Caffeine Informer
Caffeine is the most widely used substance on the planet. Are there health
benefits from caffeine or is most of the world just poisoning themselves?
We’ve dug through our archives and put together a list of some of the
possible caffeine health benefits according to different studies that have
been conducted over the years.
*10+ Caffeine Health Benefits*
1. In Japan researchers have shown that caffeine increases memory. Also, a
newer study out of Johns Hopkins University showed that a 200mg caffeine
pill helped boost m... more »
5 All-Natural Bug-Killing Pesticides For The Garden by Byron Berger
Source: http://frugallysustainable.com/
5 All-Natural Bug-Killing Pesticides For The Garden
by Byron Berger
Off The Grid News, 2 April 2014
Nothing’s worse than watching pests munch through your garden like it was
planted for them. While we try to avoid pesticide use through companion
planting and attracting natural predators, sometimes it’s not enough and we
need a targeted and limited application of pesticide.
The right pesticide for those living off the grid is a combination of two
things. First, it has to be easy to produce from readily available
materials. Second, and mos... more »
Full employment
Here begins a more detailed look at this week's editions of *Newsnight*...
Monday night's *Newsnight *began by casting a characteristically jaundiced
eye over George Osborne's pledge to fight for full employment. Jeremy
Paxman flared his nostrils and raised his eyebrows from the word 'go'.
Laura Kuennsberg's report not only featured *that clip* of former Tory
chancellor Norman Lamont saying unemployment is a "price...worth paying",
but then managed to nab ol' Norm for one of her two 'talking heads', asking
him about the contrast between what he - and other former Tory chancellors ... more »
Greg Hunter,“Weekly News Wrap-Up 4.4.14”
*“Weekly News Wrap-Up 4.4.14”*
By Greg Hunter’s USAWatchdog.com
“There may not be a shooting war between the U.S. and Russia, but the
financial war is game on. Iran and Russia are in the process of sealing a
deal where Iranian oil is going to be traded for goods. The deal is worth
an estimated $20 billion (500,000 barrels a day is what the Iranians will
be producing for this deal), but they are not trading in dollars. Why would
Russia, the world leader in oil production, want more oil? Might Russia
want to increase the selling of oil in non-dollar currencies? This is yet
another do... more »
Important Links and Data for these 'Accelerating' Times from Ralph Ring
We are in the explosion point in this moment of NOW. All things are being
made visible and being brought forth to be seen openly and transparently.
The bridges are being built that will catapult knowledge and consciousness
forward to incredible "discoveries" and "new" technologies. Instruments
and tools like the QEG are only the very beginning of all that is about to
be SEEN and kNOWn.
Thank you Brian and Justin for getting this out to the public while I had a
little 18 hour hiatus!!!!
Love D
Thursday, April 3, 2014Important Links and Data for these 'Accelerating'
Time... more »
Nigel Farage really letting then Prime Minister Gordon Brown have it in 2009
I particularly like Gordon Brown's 'who gives a shit what you think' smile
when Nigel Farage is reminding him of his ineptitude re the sale of gold.
No shame at all. http://youtu.be/E1waGanUNt0
VIDEO MSNBC 'Impact of Keystone XL on Native American tribes'
http://www.msnbc.com/the-ed-show/watch/impact-of-keystone-xl-on-native-american-tribes-215656003923
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*Size Matters: rally today to address Butt Eye riverfront condo towers
development*
[image: Size Matters: rally to address riverfront condo towers development
tomorrow 6pm 1001 Charbonnett St]
**Click pic for directions*
*~**Angela Hill talks** about the best way to develop the Lower 9th Ward
with members of the Holy Cross Neighborhood Association: Sarah Debacher,
Calvin Alexander, and Wanda Baily*
*Petition to support development consistent with existing zoning and
historic character of the Holy Cross ~Lower 9 Vision Coalition *
~*Perez APC, a firm with limited experience in develop... more »
Some news about Jordan that you won't find on the BBC
The Jordanian Women’s Union, along with lawyers across the Hashemite
Kingdom, expressed shock last week after a ruling discriminating against
women who do not wear the Islamic hijab was issued by the Amman Sharia
Court of Appeal, according to Al Medanah News.
The court announced late last week that it agreed with one lawyer’s
statement – based on a fatwa – that says a woman who does not cover up or
wear a hijab is considered a “slut” and shouldn’t be allowed to testify in
court.
In response, The Women’s Union released a statement published on Amman netthat describes the court’s deci... more »
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*The Noah film is afloat with Greenie extremism*
AMAZING. Hollywood just killed God, and almost no critic noticed how it
quietly slipped a green human-hater in his place.
I never thought you could make a two-hour film about Noah and his ark
without mentioning “God” even once, but director Darren Aronofsky has
managed it in his $142 million epic, which opened last week.
His Noah, played by a muttering Russell Crowe, prays to a different deity,
a much nastier one called “the creator” who seems to brood on global
warming.
Hey, what a coincidence! So does Aronofsky, who last year decl... more »
Retarded UN Deputy Spokesperson: UN Has No Comment On Destruction of Kassab By US-Turkey-Saudi Backed Jihadist Terrorists
The UN does not like to acknowledge uncomfortable facts about the
devastation in Kessab and is totally ignoring what is going on in northern
Syria where Jihadist terrorist gangs and bloodthirsty foreign mercenaries
are destroying churches, targeting minorities, forcing women to accept
repressive dress codes, and generally causing misery, all under the
military protection of Turkey and the political protection of Washington.
In the video below, the UN's deputy spokesperson dodges questions about the
ongoing invasion and destruction of Kessab, Syria, a predominantly Armenian
town. ... more »
Thursday Linkage: Slouching towards Semester’s End
While Amanda is a glutton for punishment with both ISA and Midwest
appearances, my wife and I are tag-teaming it – ISA for me and Midwest for
her. In between diaper changes, Finding Nemo, and oatmeal, here is what I’m
reading. Cambridge refuses to publish book on Putin for fear of libel, the
IPCC Fifth
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Mohawk Nation News 'I Want a Country'
“I
WANT A COUNTRY”
Posted on April 3, 2014
Mohawk Nation News
MNN. Apr. 3, 2014. Quebecois separatist candidate, Pierre Karl Peladeau,
declares, “I want a country “. He wants total power first as a cabinet
minister, then as premier and then king of his dynasty. He is launching
a hostile corporate takeover of Quebec Inc. Peladeau wants a country.
Mohawk Warriors: “Mr. Peladeau, we
Plutocracy, Oligarchy, Democracy… What Difference Does It Make?
I couldn't face up to writing about the McCutcheon decision yesterday. It
was just too depressing for me and I begged Ken and he bravely shouldered
the task with verve and aplomb… and Andy Borowitz. He also began his post
by quoting Bernie Sanders: "Freedom of speech, in my view, does not mean
the freedom to buy the United States government." This morning, Bernie was
on the air at *Democracy Now!* with Amy Goodman. The short clip embedded up
top because Senator Sanders lays out the threat to American democracy
inherent in the McClutcheon decision more coherently than anyone else I... more »
Do you support Eco-friendly products?
[image: Do you support Eco-friendly products?]*Our purchases send a message**This
post will introduce you to the companies listed on our Special Offers Page.
I received no compensation for this post ... I simply want to introduce you
to companies doing their best to operate in an earth-friendly manner.*
We all know the rules of Eco-friendly buying. No purchase is better than a
purchase. Buying used is better than buying new. And we try to
differentiate between needs and wants.
When we've decided to make a purchase, there's another aspect to consider.
Our purchases tell manufacturers... more »
Remember The Shills - Follow Up Article To Jim Stone's Expose On Malaysian Flight MH370 Being At Diego Garcia
It has been an amazing last few days for me and this blog.... The article
that I posted just last weekend that showed Jim Stone's startling report
that Malaysian flight MH370 was indeed flown to the US military
installation at Diego Garcia has gone viral. It has shown definite proof
that we have all been lied to by our governments and our media (no shock
here) and that this plane was commandeered by criminal forces within the US
government (again no shock here) for a possible false flag attack sometime
in the near future. It is a must read by everyone....(link here)
Now Jim Stone... more »
The Global Warming Fraud: Global Cooling - The REAL Inconvenient Truth (Part 1)
Man caused "Global Warming" is a fraud. People everywhere need to accept
that as an absolute truth now more than ever because right now many of our
governments are considering fleecing their own citizens by introducing
fraudulent "carbon taxation". This scam needs to end and for people to
wake up to the real truth that our planet is absolutely NOT getting warmer,
but is entering a cycle of "Global Cooling" for which we are very ill
prepared for!
Right now, I want to present the following article, that comes from the
Yahoo Finance website, at finance.yahoo.com. It is entitled: "... more »
"A Look to the Heavens"
“This fantastic skyscape lies near the edge of NGC 2174 a star forming
region about 6,400 light-years away in the nebula-rich constellation of
Orion. It follows mountainous clouds of gas and dust carved by winds and
radiation from the region's newborn stars, now found scattered in open star
clusters embedded around the center of NGC 2174, off the top of the frame.
Though star formation continues within these dusty cosmic clouds they will
likely be dispersed by the energetic newborn stars within a few million
years.
*Click image for larger size.*
Recorded at infrared wavelengths by ... more »
"The Invitation"
*"The Invitation"*
"It doesn't interest me what you do for a living. I want to know what you
ache for,
and if you dare to dream of meeting your heart's longing.
It doesn't interest me how old you are. I want to know if you will risk
looking
like a fool for love, for your dream, for the adventure of being alive.
It doesn't interest me what planets are squaring your moon. I want to know
if you have touched the center of your own sorrow, if you have been opened
by
life's betrayals or have become shriveled and closed from fear of further
pain!
I want to know if you can sit with pain, min... more »
The Poet: Jeanne Lohmann,"Questions Before Dark"
*"Questions Before Dark"*
"Day ends, and before sleep
when the sky dies down, consider
your altered state: has this day
changed you? Are the corners
sharper or rounded off? Did you
live with death? Make decisions
that quieted? Find one clear word
that fit? At the sun's midpoint
did you notice a pitch of absence,
bewilderment that invites
the possible? What did you learn
from things you dropped and picked up
and dropped again? Did you set a straw
parallel to the river, let the flow
carry you downstream?"
- Jeanne Lohmann,
from "The Light of Invisible Bodies"
Chet Raymo, “Upon That Water Without Sound"
*“Upon That Water Without Sound"*
by Chet Raymo
“Several women in my family have suggested that my posts have become morbid
lately, excessively preoccupied with death. Is that true? And, if so, is it
a problem? After all, I have reached the age which is the average life span
of an American male. It makes sense, does it not, that I keep an eye on the
Grim Reaper. I'm not afraid of death. I've had a good life and I'm ready to
go when the time comes. If I am apprehensive, it is not about death, but
dying.
If I'm going to go, let it be quick, and not a long, drawn-out intervention
of t... more »
Roswell, Bill Clinton and Jimmy Kimmel
Jimmy Kimmel had Bill Clinton on his show, and said that had he, Kimmel,
been elected as president, almost before he had finished the oath of
office, he would have run to the White House to look at all the classified
files on UFOs.
Clinton said that he had “sort of” done that, though it came out it took
him about four years to make the run. Then he talked about Area 51 and said
that he had someone look at all the records for Area 51 to find out if
there was an “alien hidden down there.” He acknowledged that a lot of our
stealth technology was developed there and though he didn’t sa... more »
Mid-Week Linkage
Fewer linkage posts lately due to conference travel, grad admissions
season, linkage burnout etc. Here’s a few for your clicking pleasure: Human
Security: Chemical weapons are alleged to have been used on civilians in
Benue State, Nigeria. Daily Kos on why the protests in Taiwan are being
under-covered. I have mixed feelings about this Guardian
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E. J. Dionne Jr. asks if there's accountability for the Rs' wrong-wrong-wrongness about the ACA? (Accountability? Ha!)
*Plus update: At Mozilla, Prop 8 supporter is out*
*"From now on, will there be more healthy skepticism about conservative
claims against the ACA? Given how many times the law's enemies have said
the sky was falling when it wasn't, will there be tougher interrogation of
their next round of apocalyptic predictions?"*
*-- E. J. Dionne Jr., in his Washington Post column today,*
"The GOP must admit it was wrong on Obamacare"
*by Ken*
As I always say, you have to love *Washington Post* columnist E. J. Dionne
Jr., and today we have a reminder why. Who else would have the devilish
innoce... more »
Another reason to fight the Fair Elections Act
Duff Conacher, Founder of Democracy Watch, on the Fair Elections Act.
Democracy Watch has a list of *"10 really unfair measures in the so-called
'Fair Elections Act' " *and a letter you can send to federal leaders* here*
. C'mon, guys, surely we can do better than just 36,000 letters.
The Cons' contention that the universally negative response to their Bill
C-23 is uninformed and hysterical took a big hit today when former AG
Sheila Fraser weighed in :
*Ex-watchdog Sheila Fraser slams bill as attack on democracy*
'It's just astounding to me,' former auditor-general says of Torie... more »
Sometimes a girl just needs to shop
I went shopping today, and it made me really happy. Is that wrong? I
wouldn't care anyway, that was how good it felt.
As much as I tried to pretend it wasn't so, Honduras was not a shopping
mecca. I struggled with both the styles and the fabrics, and the shape of
the clothes just isn't cut for broad-backed, big-shouldered Canadian girls.
So when I pulled my bike up to Value Village this afternoon and walked
through those familiar glass doors with money in my pocket, I felt
something close to euphoria.
It was one of those days where I had the used-clothing-store golden
touch. ... more »
April 3: ...sigh........
...we have a provincial election coming up. What are the crucial problems
we face?
1.A wild and destructive economic system that each year makes the rich
richer and the poor poorer. It's going to destroy itself and us.
2. A very few people have all the power in NB. The very few are rich, not
very bright, and interested only in themselves. In this situation, our
elected government is a farce, and Alward no more than a dancing monkey.
The rich are now preparing to take over your schools (and ruin them),
take over health care (so you won't be able to afford it), and generally
rub you... more »
Well orchestrated continuing campaign against HFT - April 3 , 2014 .... Charles Schwab weighs in ( where was he the past five years one wonders ) "HFT Is A Growing Cancer" Says Mom And Pop's Favorite Retail Broker Charles Schwab ..... In the own goal category , the bat shitte crazy performance Art by the CEO on Financial TV - now has resulted in an embarrassing retraction --- BATS Admits CEO Lied About HFT On CNBC .....At the end of the day , isn't it nice to know ( like a good neighbor , the Vampire Squid is there ) -- Sick And Tired Of Being Frontrun By HFTs? Interactive Brokers Has A Solution ( IEX backed by Goldman Sachs )
Catharsis Ours - 1 day ago
http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2014-04-03/hft-growing-cancer-says-mom-and-pops-favorite-retail-broker-charles-schwab
"HFT Is A Growing Cancer" Says Mom And Pop's Favorite Retail Broker Charles
Schwab
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Submitted by Tyler Durden on 04/03/2014 09:58 -0400
- Capital Formation
- Capital Markets
- Commodity Futures Trading Commission
- HFT
- Michael Lewis
- Quote Stuffing
- Wall Street Journal
inShare8
On one hand CNBC does its darnedest to refute Michael Lewis' claim that
markets are rigged (even if it woefully does so by s... more »
Inequality 17: The Koch Brothers and Their Critics
I have read several times various attacks against the Koch brothers, mostly
coming from the left, and sometimes coming from the libertarians too. Like
the controversy in Cato Institute a few years ago. Charles Koch, Chairman
of the Koch Industries, wrote a rebuttalto his critics yesterday. The
article was reposted with comments in townhall, and hockeyschtick blog.
*I have devoted most of my life to understanding the principles that enable
people to improve their lives. It is those principles—the principles of a
free society—that have shaped my life, my family, our company and America... more »
The Future Eaters
After spending more than 20 years reading hundreds of books describing
various aspects of the Earth Crisis, *The Future Eaters* by Tim Flannery
stands out. It provides a sliver of hope for the future that is not built
on magical thinking. Flannery is a lad who is madly in love with the
Australian region, and he dreams that it will eventually heal, far down the
road someday.
Here’s the story. Hominids evolved in Africa, and later migrated into
Eurasia, where they lived in some regions for a million years before *Homo
sapiens* drifted in. In ecosystems where the fauna coevolved w... more »
Friday Morning Ramble: The ‘News Drought’ Edition
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This week’s ramble is brought to you by … oh, hang on .. who’s this idiot?
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Good metaphor for every politician that.
And how about this principled fellow?
What’s been in the news this week? “We're into the second week of news
drought here in NZ. Nothing continues to happen. In lieu of news, mirages
are common.”
*News Drought* – GONZO FREAKPOWER BRAINS TRUST
So let’s debunk some mirages, and share some real news…
Personal freedom in NZ: Not as bad as we thought? “Vote with your feet,”
Eric tells Americans.
*Personal Freedom: NZ i... more »
Victims Bill of Rights
I have read Bill C-32 and there is really nothing very new in it.
Most of what it suggests - keeping complainants apprised of how a case is
going, taking their views into account in plea negotiations, helping
vulnerable witnesses give testimony - is already done. What's more most of
the language of the legislation is discretionary - it really does not
require anything very much to be done except to give information an to
listen.
Now that is valuable and perhaps it makes sense to put it into legislation.
Certainly it's hard to object to much in Bill C-32. But it changes very
little.
Churches And Cemeteries Have Been Desecrated In Kassab, Syria By US-Turkey-Saudi Arabia Backed Jihadist Terrorists
[image: CREEPER VIA WINO AYEE PEEYAKAN/FACEBOOK]
*Photo: An Armenian-American gang member from the L.A. area is fighting in
Syria to defend his people against the Jihadist terrorists and foreign
mercenaries who are being armed by the CIA, funded by Saudi Arabia, and
sheltered by Turkey. Source: Wino Ayee Peeyakan/Facebook. The photo is
taken form the LA Weekly article called, "The Mysterious Case of L.A.
Gangsters in Syria."*
An excerpt from, *"Armenian-Americans blame Turkey for Kassab invasion"* by
Pinar Tremblay, Al-Monitor, April 3, 2014:
The concerns of Armenian-Americans are s... more »
Removal and appointment of estate trustees
Di Michele v. Di Michele, 2014 ONCA 261:
[84] The court will remove an estate trustee only if doing so is
clearly necessary to ensure the proper management of the trust: *Re Weil*,
[1961] O.R. 888 (C.A.), at p. 889. Situations in which removal may be
justified include where the estate trustee has acted in a way that has
endangered the trust property or otherwise shown a lack of honesty, proper
capacity, or reasonable fidelity: *Letterstedt v. Broers* (1884), 9 A.C.
371 (P.C.), at pp. 385-86; *Bathgate v. National Hockey League Pension
Society* (1994), 16 O.R. (3d) 761 (C... more »
Relief from forfeiture under insurance policy
Lavoie v. T.A. McGill Mortgage Services Inc., 2014 ONCA 257 holds that
relief from forfeiture may be available where an insurance contract is
imperfectly complied with but not where a conditional precedent to the
policy fails. Basically those items are distinguished by the seriousness of
the failures:
[42] This court noted, at para. 40 of *Kozel*, that when a breach
constitutes imperfect compliance with a policy term, relief under s. 98 of
the *Courts of Justice Act* is available. In contrast, if the breach
amounts to non-compliance with a condition precedent to the insurance ... more »
9/11: The Government’s Story Cannot Stand the Light Cast by the Facts and Independent Experts (Free At Last? SCOTUS Declares The Rich Free of Obligations!) More Vomitrocities?
Get ready for the World Wide Wave of Action! Coming April 4, 2014, in
memory of the 48th anniversary of the assassination of Martin Luther King
Jr. as he marched with striking sanitation workers in Memphis. And our next
one. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ From Jerome Doolittle at Bad Attitudes: Free at last!
Free at last! Thank God Almighty, the 1% is free at last! The Kochsucking
majority on the Supreme
This is what happens when you tolerate usurpers
george dubya bush stole the 2000 US presidential election. he also stole
the 2004 election. Therefore, all his policies and all of his appointments
are null and void. Alas, there's a scene in the film about Al Jazeera's
reportage on the US invasion of Iraq where one fellow from that news agency
said words to the effect of "Only the American people can stop the American
people." And he had faith that the American voters would see through the
lies and corruption of the politicians who started the war and turf them
out.
Well, no. The American people put in Democrats to stop the war, bu... more »
CNN Interrupts Flight 370 Coverage for Fort Hood Shooting
The media maxim of *"if it bleeds, it leads"* has just been substantiated
at CNN which broke away from the ongoing blanket coverage of the missing
Malaysian jetliner due to another shooting at Fort Hood in Texas. The
network, a very pathetic excuse for a news organization anymore now that it
has completed the transformation to a personality driven sensationalist
outlet for tabloid cheese, celebrity scandal and as is evident with their
24/7 coverage of the doomed Malaysia Air Flight 370 where speculation
trumps fact and no shame is spared in milking the human element of the
tragedy... more »
The Daily "Near You?"
Sequim, Washington, USA. Thanks for stopping by.
If You're Asking If The U.S. Still Does Imperialism, You Have To Be Joking, Right?
In February when the U.S. was bringing violent outbursts to a head in
Venezuela, we warned you that our government was aiming to destabilize the
legitimately elected government there. A leaked document from November of
2013 shows that the US Agency for International Development (USAID)
collaborated with the Colombian government and Venezuelan opposition
leaders to destabilize Venezuela and stoke massive protests. Calling for
sabotage and violence a 15-point plan instructed operatives to "Maintain
and increase the sabotage that affect the population's services,
particularly the ele... more »
Review: 5 Star BBQ and Catering Co
5 Star BBQ and Catering Co is known in our house as the Mac N' Cheese I
won't stop talking about. This unassuming is in a little white house on
Geneva in Orem, UT, serving up all sorts of BBQ including ribs, brisket,
smoked sausages and all of the delicious sides to go with them.
You can order everything individually or get a platter to taste a little
bit of everything. I got a platter so I wouldn't miss out on any of the
different flavors.
Out of all the sliced meats, the brisket was my favorite, with the ribs
taking the overall meat prize, but what I really loved was all the
dif... more »
Beware of MCB activists bearing gifts
What with Monday night's *Panorama *on Luftur Rahman and last night's
impeccably-hosted Nick 'n' Nigel debate, this has been an unusually fine
week for the current affairs wing of BBC broadcasting - and *Today* added
to that record this morning with its coverage of the 'Trojan Horse' storyin Birmingham.
The story revolves around claims made in an anonymous (and possibly fake)
document sent to Birmingham Council. It outlines a plot to oust non-Muslim
head teachers and staff at state schools in Muslim neighborhoods and
replace them with individuals who will run the schools according... more »
BREAKING NEWS! Claims of Chemical Arms use in Damascus
*Heads up! *
I have been warning and expressing concern about this happening. This
morning there was news of a mortar attack on Syria
*Right now Israeli media is reporting:*
*Report: Assad used chemical arms in Damascus attack*
The Syrian army used chemical weapon in an attack in Damascus, Al Jazeera
reported citing Syrian opposition sources. The network further reported
that casualties were sustained.
In recent weeks the Syrian rebels claimed that Syrian regime ahs also used
chemical weapon in Latakia and Damascus areas. The report has yet to be
confirmed by other sources. (R... more »
Do you spiralize?...
*I do.*
*From time to time I'm going to highlight a product that has proven to be
helpful - either for our health (mental and physical), our pocket books, or
just plain fun, with additional hints for "prepping." *
We're trying to maintain a semblance of a Paleo/Primal diet in our home.
So exactly how does one do spaghetti without eating pasta?
Simple.
Make zucchini noodles.
Back in August I purchased a Paderno World Cuisine A4982799 Tri-Blade
Plastic Spiral Vegetable Slicer
When purchasing from Amazon, I always carefully peruse the reviews. The
Paderno spirilizer had more posi... more »
Spot which country isn't on this list of countries hoarding gold...
USA Today lists the 'Top 10 nations stockpiling gold'. The 10 countries are
in reverse order India, Netherlands, Japan, Russia, Switzerland, China,
France, Italy, Germany, United States.
I note that the UK is not on that list, now who might be to blame for that?
Gordon Brown of course... As I blogged yesterday
'Gordon Brown - who employed Ed Miliband and Ed Balls as advisers during
his years as chancellor - is often accused by opponents of selling off
Britain's gold reserves far too cheaply.
He decided to dispose of almost 400 tonnes of gold between 1999 and 2002 -
the majority o... more »
US EXPANDS INTERFERRENCE IN UKRAINE
The US House of Representatives has approved an aid package to Ukraine, as
well as sanctions against Russia. Washington will now give Kiev a one
billion dollar loan, as well as pumping more money into what it calls
democracy-promoting NGOs. William Engdahl, author of 'Full Spectrum
Dominance' joins RT to discuss this.
Did Suey Park get mugged by Salon?
*THURSDAY, APRIL 3, 2014*
*Bob Dylan’s most famous statement:* “Never trust anyone under 30,” Bob
Dylan once famously said.
(We may not be quoting precisely.)
We thought of Dylan’s famous statement when we read this interview with
Suey Park, who may have proven a bit too young for Salon’s aging youth
brigade.
First, a bit of background: Park is the 23-year-old Asian-American woman
who started a land war in Asia last week concerning Stephen Colbert.
For what it’s worth, we tend to agree with Park’s basic reaction. On
balance, we don’t think it’s a great idea to do the kind of come... more »
NASA TO RUSSIA: NYET....WELL MAYBE JUST A BIT OF HELP....
NASA is freezing virtually all ties with the Russian Space Agency -
apparently as part of the White House's response to the absorption of
Crimea. Contracts, visits and cooperation are to be stopped...except those
related to launches of astronauts and supplies to the International Space
Station (ISS).
Since the cancellation of NASA's space shuttle program the US must rely on
the Russians for rocket launches to get to the ISS.
Leslie Cunningham : Fifty years ago and counting
For a white kid graduating from high school in 1963 and already involved in
civil rights, seeing Dr. King at the Washington Monument highlighted a
momentous year. By Leslie Cunningham | The Rag Blog | April 3, 2014 “We
missed … finish reading Leslie Cunningham :
Fifty years ago and counting
Do I need to change my blog name now?
The BBC report that:
'A rare, hybrid animal that is part goat and part sheep has been born on a
farm in the Republic of Ireland.
The animal, referred to as a geep, was born about two weeks ago on Paddy
Murphy's farm in County Kildare.
The unexpected arrival is thought to be the result of mating between a goat
and one of the sheep farmer's Cheviot ewes.
...
Mr Murphy confirmed that the geep appeared to be healthy and "thriving" and
was able to run faster than other lambs that were born around the same
time.
"He's unbelievable," he said. "He's so fast you'd have to get him into ... more »
Like margarine, interpretations will spread!
*THURSDAY, APRIL 3, 2014*
*WNYC ruled by Zernike:* Last Friday morning, Kate Zernike wrote a report
for the New York Times about the Mastro report.
As we noted yesterday, Zernike started like this:
ZERNIKE (3/28/14): *She “seemed emotional.”* She was “habitually concerned
about how she was perceived by the governor.” A boyfriend had ended a
relationship.
Bridget Anne Kelly has been the center of blame in the George Washington
Bridge lane closing scandal since early January, when it was revealed that
she sent an email calling for “some traffic problems in Fort Lee.”
Gov. Chris Chri... more »
"Dumbing Down America: Miss USA- 'Should math be taught in schools?'"
*"Dumbing Down America: *
*Miss USA- 'Should math be taught in schools?'"*
Uploaded by MacKenzie Fegan
"Funny, but we're not that far from this. No one actively prevents people
from learning. It's not like slave days where it was a crime to teach
slaves to reach and write and a crime for them to learn how. Yet, our
culture - as projected by television - doesn't really encourage learning,
does it? This video is a joke, but it skates uncomfortably close to the
truth. What do you call a society that has every opportunity to learn, but
actively chooses not to? "Doomed" is one word that ... more »
How Colleen Hanabusa Has Consistently Let Barack Obama Down On Issue After Issue
Boehner honored on the front page of Hanabusa's official website
As we've been warning she would, corrupt New Dem Colleen Hanabusa has
already, albeit inadvertently, shown her true colors when it comes to
choosing between her wealthy business donors and ordinary working families.
With the President and the Senate Democrats-- or at least all but the
handful from the Republican wing of the Democratic Party-- working hard to
raise the minimum wage to $10.10 per hour, a very popular position across
party and regional lines, Maine Republican Susan Collins is trying to hold
down the increa... more »
The Economy: “Civilization Will Not Survive”
*“Civilization Will Not Survive” *
by Bill Bonner
“Gold up $10 an ounce yesterday. The Dow up 40 points. Meanwhile, the most
watched stock index in the world, the S&P 500, closed at a new all-time
closing high of 1,890.9. In yesterday’s Diary, we revealed economist and
author Richard Duncan’s outlook for the months ahead. You noticed, surely,
that it corresponds with our own, at least to an important point. Duncan’s
key insight is that asset prices – in particular stock prices – have come
to depend on excess “liquidity” in the economy.
(We put liquidity in quotations, because it i... more »
Common Core Can’t Bring Teaching Back to Teachers
Before attending the United Opt Out conference in Denver, I began to do a
little more research on the trends in the Common Core debate for some of
my upcoming presentations. One of the interesting things I came across was
a PowerPoint created by Ellen Bernstein of the Albuquerque Teachers
Federation (ATF), a local chapter of […]
GANGJEONG VILLAGE ELDER APPEALS TO POPE
Dear Pope Francis,
I sincerely ask for you to visit Gangjeong village on Jeju Island. I am an
old man in my 70s. I was born in Gangjeong and have never left my home
village. Our village was established about 450 years ago, and is famous
for its beautiful nature and fertile land. But one day, we heard shocking
news on TV that our village had been selected as the final location of a
naval base. The decision making process was non-democratic. It was
decided without proper consultation with Gangjeong villagers. The decision
was made in just 13 days.
Gureombi Rock is like a mot... more »
Argentina: Sighting of an Entity Not Associated with UFOs
*Sighting of an Entity Not Associated with UFOs at Paraje Capití Poí,
Department of Esquina, Corrientes, Argentina, March 2014*
*By Andrés Salvador*
As stated in the research done by Emilio Francisco Caldevilla in
“Statistical Analysis of Humanoid Entities Without UFO Sightings” (*Análisis
estadístico de los incidentes de humanoides sin percepción de OVNI” (1979)*)
sightings of entities not associated with UFOs are relatively common. These
entities are also called “solitary entities” (Caldevilla, 1979:30), and are
known to researchers of this phenomenon.
We have at least two reco... more »
Jack A. Smith : What really happened in Ukraine?
Nothing quite like this move on the geopolitical chessboard has happened
since the U.S. became the world’s single superpower over two decades ago.
By Jack A. Smith | The Rag Blog | April 3, 2014 “The West must understand
that, … finish reading Jack A. Smith :
What really happened in Ukraine?
Is Edward Snowden helping Israeli tech industry?
*Edward Snowden*, the alleged computer expert, former CIA employee, and
"rogue NSA contractor" responsible for ostensibly obtaining and disclosing
thousands of classified documents and files relating to purported NSA
spying on American citizens, foreign governments, and international
politicians and world leaders to the media, may actually be helping the
notorious Israeli tech industry, according to one expert recently
interviewed by *The Times of Israel*.
Israeli cyber-security companies that can promise to effectively protect
user information from prying eyes may want to send rogu... more »
'Stinkburgers and Meanwiches": Allow me to present the President of the United States...
*who had to fly to Michigan on the tax-payers dime to call Paul Ryan's
budget a "stinkburger" and a "meanwich."*
What's next you low-class sock puppet? Calling Paul Ryan a "poopy-pants?
Notice most of the prop-people in the background are not laughing. Someone
sure didn't prep them properly.
And also notice at the .18 mark his trademark nose grabbing. Still blowing
white stuff up there, Barry Boy? Didn't your mother ever tell you to keep
your hands off your nose in public?
When is this national nightmare going to be over?
Everywhere Angels
You can see what it is you are creating when you look beyond *what* shows
up in your day to day, to *who* does. You are each other’s angels in a very
literal sense. You show up at critical moments in each others lives to
move things forward, fulfill prior arrangements and assist in the
manifestation of dreams. None of these things could happen without the
“other”.
These “others” show up for you in many ways. Today, with the internet as
well as hundreds of cable channels, it is possible for your angels to be
located anywhere on the planet. Every word you hear, or scene you watch... more »
Vomitrocities
The last thing Barack Obama wants to do is to spoil the appetites of his
rich benefactors or even worse, make them throw up after an expensive meal.
Vomitoria are not yet fixtures in the homes of our contemporary oligarchs,
as they were rumored to be back in Caligula's day.
Obama told attendees at the fundraiser, held at the Lincoln Park home of a
top donor, that he was late because of the situation developing at the
military base.
According to the Associated Press, Obama's announcement drew gasps and
cries of, *"Oh no." *
"We're monitoring the situation carefully," Obama said, ec... more »
2014 White Privilege Conference - In their own words
*An Open Letter to a Person of Privilege*
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Panic in Gunland
It's difficult to remain solemn and respectful in the wake of
yesterday's newest shooting at Fort Hood that claimed four lives and
injured 16 others. Certainly, the tragic subject matter doesn't exactly
readily lend itself to satire and snark.
That's why we have people like Pat Dollard and Dana Loesch, "people",
for want of a better word, who sally forth, heedless of social conventions
by going where no wingnut has gone before, contemptuous of the Obama-era
czars of basic human decency.
Because, according to former talent agent Pat Dollard (Breitbart's Big
Government,... more »
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