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Colorful children's book introduces kids to the basics of code
On one page, you’ll see an illustration of kid scientists assembling
multi-eyed orange creatures. On another, an amicable blue furry creature
leads a march of kids and an alien. At first glance, these look like
pages from a normal children’s fantasy book. Look again and you’ll
realize these are all characters on a journey decorated with HTML tags.
The Wonderful World of Creatures & Code (WWoCC
Little girl who cried over Adam Levine wasn't so into meeting him on 'Ellen'
Little Mila is Adam Levine's biggest fan. In early October, her mom
shared a clip of the sweet three-year-old having a meltdown after
learning that Levine is indeed a married man
Naturally, Ellen Degeneres invited Mila and her mom onto her show for a
big surprise. But, as it turns out, not every three-year-old loves
surprises — even when that surprise involves Levine himself.
Of course, there
Science Fiction of the Future
Slate asked science fiction authors to name what books they would
recommend to the 2016 presidential candidates. Their list offers up
Science Fiction That Can Change Our Future -- serious novels that
explore changes in our world or civilization and ponder either
opportunities or mistakes to avoid. Included are authors like Usula
LeGuin, Kim Stanley Robinson, Margaret Atwood, Bruce Sterling, China
Home sellers required to declare hauntings ?
Some US states may require that sellers disclose the fact that their
house has a haunted reputation. One of the things that must be taken in
to accoun...
The Corbett Report
Interview 1099 – The Asia-Pacific Perspective with Broc West
[audio
mp3="https://www.corbettreport.com/mp3/2015-10-15%20Broc%20West.mp3"][/audio]This
month on the Asia-Pacific Perspective: the TPP gives China the excuse
to build up their own regional governmental institutions; and Australia
passes new data retention laws as total surveillance gets hardwired into
law.
The EnvironmentaList
Obama Administration Blocks Prospects for Future Oil Drilling in the Arctic
Interior Department cancels two future offshore leases in Chukchi and
Beaufort seas and will refuse requests from oil companies to renew
existing leases
In Review: The Russian Woodpecker
Chernobyl Conspiracy and Cover-up: New Documentary Suggests World’s Worst-Ever Eco-Accident Was Actually Deliberate
Can New Zealand’s Wilderness Survive Ecotourism?
New biking trails have opened up areas of stunning natural beauty to visitors, but at what cost?
Scarlet Macaws Fly Free Again in Mexico’s Wilds
Scientists and an amusement park work together to reintroduce an iconic bird in the rainforests of Chiapas and Veracruz
Is the BBC biased?
A mixed bag
Saying what I'm seeing (and I may not be alone in this)...The picture
of the BBC's reporting of the terrorist attacks in Israel has been
unusually mixed.Yes, Kate Adie and Yolande Knell on From Our Own
Correspondent demonstrated old-school BBC anti-Israel bias, but were
they typical?I've had close encounters of the blogging kind with three
programmes on three BBC platforms - Newsnight, The World T
Sir Eric Pickles and anti-Israel bias at the BBC
It's not the done thing to lift an entire article from another site,
but I hope they won't mind in this case...Former Communities Secretary
Sir Eric Pickles has plenty of pertinent things to say over at Jewish
News, and they are well worth sharing:Selecting someone for an attack or
death on the basis of their religion of race is pure evil. Whether a
person is Jewish, Muslim, or Christian, hate cri
For FOOC's sake!
Today's From Our Own Correspondent began with events in Israel. Being
FOOC on this subject, impartiality largely went out of the window -
especially as featured correspondent was Yolande Knell.Here's how Kate
Adie introduced the report [with annotations in bold from me]:The
Israeli army has been deploying hundreds of troops across the country to
try to combat the worst surge in violence there in m
Another BBC apology
Noru Tsalic, Times of Israel bloggerThe Jewish
Chronicle reports another BBC apology......this time over a Radio 4
report in early August which inaccurately asserted that 'administrative
detention' (detention without trial) "has previously been used only
against Palestinian militant suspects".That's inaccurate for the simple
reason that it's untrue. The apology - sent in the form of an e
@ the chalk face
Probably one of the top ten greatest hashtags ever #cocksnotglocks
In case you haven’t heard, students at the University of Texas are
planning to protest open carry laws on college campuses by open
carrying, well, dildos instead. What’s interesting to me, among other
things, is that folks are outraged and lament the degeneration of our
society because some have the temerity to open carry sex […]
Informative writing from Peter Greene, but we have, have, have to…
We have to come up with solutions. Something. Greene’s post ends
thusly: I’m a high school English teacher. I’m not wise enough to know
the solution for an educational social justice solution in this country,
and I’m not powerful enough to gather together all the people who could
help work it all out. But I […]
Suggestions for @politico on education reporting #commoncore
Talk to teachers. For this piece on the common core, I don’t think you
did. A principal, sure. Speaking of which, here’s an interesting tidbit
from one of the principals: Jayne Ellspermann, the principal at West
Port High School in Ocala, Fla., said teachers in her school are already
seeing an improvement in the writing […]
#JusticeorElse and education
Of what I reviewed on social media in the last day at the crossroads of
education and Saturday’s march, this seems to be a general sentiment:
“The education you are receiving has made you a better tool for your
oppressor” #JusticeOrElse — jewelle. (@JewelleSantana) October 10, 2015
Or this: Education: We should start there because […]
The Rules of Exposition
We protect your clarity, your illiteracy, and write blog posts
The comma is often used to present a list of items. Here is an example
from my Google Search screen this morning:How we understand the list
depends on the context; the context is provided primarily by the words
that come before the list. When I read that blurb on my screen, this is
how it came into my brain:"We protect your privacy, we protect your
data, and we protect put you in control. No
"One of our viewers are in Bermuda"
That's what the news anchor said just now: "One of our viewers are in
Bermuda".IS, you illiterate bitch. ONE IS.Errors in English reflect
errors in reasoning. Not always, of course. But the difference between
ONE and MORE THAN ONE is pretty simple, really.Maybe all of their
viewers are in Bermuda, I don't know. Well, I'm not in Bermuda. Maybe
most of their viewers are in Bermuda. That's
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A Closer Look: Jody Paterson
Walking in Managua: Pedestrian tips from the front line
My walk to work is quite a bit longer this time in Managua, about an
hour each way. It gives me more time to reflect on all the ways I could
be killed in traffic. Managua certainly doesn’t have the craziest
traffic I’ve ever had to walk through; I have, after all, lived to tell
the tale of crossing the streets of Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City. But
fresh from a summer wandering along the coddled
Early intervention changes everything for children with disabilities, health challenges
Tytan Beckford's family had to make the horrific decisionto ampute part
of Tytan's feet when he was born withoutfibula in his legs. Gotta
admit, it was kind of fun being back in reporter mode this summer as my
partner Paul and I worked up a four-page newspaper supplement for
Children's Health Foundation of Vancouver Island. The stories of
families of children with disabilities can be hard to
Poor, or just unequal?
It’s a typical Saturday afternoon at the flashy Metro Centro mall in
Managua, Nicaragua, and the joint is jumping. As I watch a young barista
crank out $4 iced cappuccinos at the Casa de Café kiosk, I find myself
reflecting yet again on the mysterious phrase “developing country.” To
those who don’t know this part of the world, the phrase suggests poverty
and deprivation - chicken buses spilling
A Different Perspective
Ufology in Decline
Jim Penniston (left) and John Burroughs.There are many sides to the
Roswell case but what might be most disappointing and more evidence of a
decline in UFO research is how contentious the debate has become among
those investigating the case. The real problem is not the skeptics or
the debunkers, but those who supposedly support the theory it was
extraterrestrial in origin. Rather than consolidate
The Decline and Fall of Ufology
I think that the high point in Ufology was July 1997 when the fiftieth
anniversary of the Roswell UFO crash was celebrated. I think that the
low point, probably the lowest since June 1947 and Arnold’s sighting was
May 5, 2015 when the fiasco of the Not Roswell Slides was presented to
the world. This is underscored with many of the UFO documentaries that
now populate the cable channel landscape.The
The Size of the Debris Field
Since I posted the article that suggested that Bessie Brazel’s
testimony might be in error and that it was contradicted by that given
by so many others, we have been all over the board. Nearly everyone was
selecting that data which tended to support their position and ignore
everything else. So, I thought I would take some of those points and
provide the data available about them. I realize that s
Ramey Memo Update
The best case of provenance that I have ever seen is the Ramey Memo. We
have a picture of Ramey holding the document, we have been able to
interview the photographer, and we know the date on which it was taken
because we have not only a dated document that was transmitted with the
picture, but it appeared in newspapers around the country the next day.
The only point of dispute is what the memo act
A Very Public Sociologist
Guarding Against the Far Left
How do you strangle a potentially promising initiative before it's even
properly launched? Have the Socialist Workers Party announce that they
want to be involved. Well, we've got the new politics, so why shouldn't
Labour Party members work with the SWP and what's left of British
Trotskyism as we "encourage mass mobilisation for a more democratic,
equal and decent society"?There are extr
Dear Lord Sugar
A guest post from Graham Brown.Dear Lord SugarTonight I tuned in eager
to watch this year's offering of Apprentice wannabes tackle the
challenges you set before them as they bid to become a big player in the
rat race world of business. Matching socks and ties aplenty, the usual
suitcase dragging, trench coat wearing, shifty-eyed entrepreneur types
all looking to impress and be top of the pile whil
Corbymania and Momentum
Not being totally on the ball, I missed last week's announcement that
supporters of Jeremy's successful leadership bid had declared their own
organisation: Momentum. And now I'm over my curmudgeonly curmudgeonness,
I'm going to take this opportunity to welcome it as a good thing. It
can go some way to addressing the "problem" of the Corbyn surge. This
isn't a problem in terms of numbers
Party or Constituency? The Accountability of Labour MPs
I can't say I'd heard of Mike Gapes, the Labour MP for Ilford South,
until the summer brouhaha that was the Labour leadership contest. But
that's okay, I bet he hasn't the foggiest who I am either. Since
September, Mike has made a name for himself as someone unrepentant about
his politics, which are decidedly on the right of the party. Though to
be fair it's not because Mike has deliberately court
A Way to Live
Pumping on the treadle
Time to make some holiday cards. A bit of green ink on the ink disk and
some pumping on the treadle to distribute it on the rollers.Lock up the
chase.Run the job.Come back when the ink is dry on the paper and bag up
the products. I did four designs.Outside, a few sprinkles. Not nearly
enough, but appreciated.
Waiting for rain
All of us are waiting for rain. A friend's well has gone dry and we are
being careful of our water from ours. Here is a tiny fall garden
consisting of a few marigolds and beet greens.On the night of the full
moon, I stepped out and looked for the eclipse. The moon was rising
already almost at totality, so it took me time to locate it. I dutifully
snapped at it with the little cheap camera, and got
In-between times
The Cowboy kindly escorted me on a fourth journey to the place of my
parents' ashes, which is near this stone. I placed an offering of leaves
from nearby shrubbery on the stone and bowed three times, then cried a
little.It was much more difficult to get up there than previous years.
The hikes I had done to prepare me for this were insufficient. On the
other hand, we had all day, and my kind compan
Another batch of apple butter
Normally I have done these annual videos in November or even January;
this year the garden grew old in August and is dying of old age on the
first day of fall.Things are not as they should be, and if we are honest
with ourselves we know this. 2015 will clearly be the hottest year in
the record (meaning since 1880) for Stony Run, for Oregon, for the
Northwest, and for the world.More about that here
A.E.Brain
At one stage, I had time for hobbies..
Contemporaries - built late 1915, in service January 1916.The
Zeppelin-Stacken R.IV serial R.12/15, and the Nieuport...Posted by Zoe
Ellen Brain on Monday, 18 May 2015
When Does She Become He?
When Does She Become He? | LGBT PERSPECTIVES MagazinePithy, concise
summary of the science of sex and gender. Highly recommended for all
medical professionals, and as an educational resource for lay people
too.
Certified Christian Counselors and Post Modernism - Toads included
From The Association of Certified Biblical Counselors Membership
CovenantGod’s goodness allows that secular psychology may provide
accurate research and make observations that are helpful in
understanding counseling issues. Because unbelievers suppress the truth
of God in unrighteousness the efforts of secular psychology at
interpreting these observations lead to misunderstanding. Because their
ob
Activist Teacher
"No grades in higher education now!" -- The academic freedom case of Denis Rancourt inspires leading education research
But is the revolution any closer?
By Denis G. Rancourt
Author and social scientist Stuart Tannock has recently published a
historical and critical overview of the practice of grading in
education, in which he concludes [1]:
"This article uses the example of assessment to argue that if the
public university is to perform the role of fostering critical,
reflexive,
independent and
Adrienne's Corner
It's not Indigenous People's Day...
no matter what some people declare.From Weasel Zippers: At Least U.S.
Nine Cities Now Celebrate “Indigenous People’s Day” In Place Of Columbus
Day…Why am I not surprised to see St. Paul, MN on the list?Word is that
Elizabeth Warren is ecstatic over the move.First off, the Indians were
probably invaders from Asia. They didn't just spring fully formed from
the mud of Iowa.When did this revisionist
Where to watch CNN Democrat Debate Live...
if you don't have cable.If it wasn't for Doug, over at the Daley Gator,
I'd never get to see anything - and I thank him.Here's some links he
put up for live streaming.I've got the last one up right now, and it's a
very good picture with no buffering.
http://2ndrun.tv/swf/VaughnSoftPlayer.swf?k1=live&k2=gdsohs5as&t=1428694351http://www.stream2watch.me/live-tv/us/cnn-live-streamhttp://2ndrun
CNN's Hit Piece on Trump Backfires...
according to The Last Refuge which was linked on Drudge.From: The The
Last Refuge:During an appearance at a Jon Huntsman “No Labels” event, a
female audience member named Lauren Batchelder played the role of a
female antagonist toward candidate Donald Trump. However, Ms. Batchelder
is not just an average audience member. She’s a paid political
operative of the GOP and a paid staff member of Team
AL JAZEERA ENGLISH (AJE)
Intifada or not, something powerful is going on
Palestinians are coming together, regardless of age, gender and political affiliation, in a show of solidarity.
Israeli forces kill Gaza border protesters
Two Palestinians are killed and dozens more injured in the Gaza Strip protests, as two more are killed in the West Bank.
Security Council to discuss Israeli-Palestinian unrest
Meeting called as Israel deploys more troops to border with Gaza and Hamas announces Day of Rage demonstrations.
Putin shows his realism in Syria
A lack of moderate Syrian opposition forces has forced Washington to give tacit consent to Russian intervention.
Allen L Roland's Weblog
Bernie And Jeremy / A New World Order Based On People Power
“The problems we face, did not come down from the
heavens. They are made, they are made by bad human decisions, and good
human decisions can change them.” ~ Bernie SandersThere is a reason that
Bernie Sanders has surged ahead in the Presidential Primary Polls and
that Britain's Jeremy Corbyn has done the same thing in the UK ~ it's
people power and it won't be stopped. The honest
Band Of Brothers ( Hwh ) #18 / Defeating Military Racism Through Love And Forgiveness
Six Pacific Islanders and combat veterans with PTSD as well
as victims of military racism and prejudice face their deepest fears
(the fears of their hearts) in Healing The Wounded Heart (Band of
Brothers) Workshop # 18. Through the power of love, gratefulness and
forgiveness they all discover not only their true authentic self but
awaken their closed and wounded hearts in the process: Al
Rip / Yogi Berra, 1925-2015
Since I grew up in Boston, in the 1940's and 1950's as a firm
Yankee hater and a rabid Red Sox fan ~ Yogi Berra was always the enemy
along with Joe DiMaggio, Whitey Ford and countless other Yankee greats
that broke my young heart every baseball season ~ but Yogi was in a
class by himself. In some strange way, I felt Yogi did not belong in
lofty Yankee pin stripes and his gentle soul and h
Quotes For Those Who Dare To Live Their Dreams
Living my dream as a high altitude interceptorHaving the
courage to live my dreams started with becoming a Navy supersonic
carrier pilot and then eventually surrendering to love, facing my
deepest fears and falling through a black hole of despair and
unworthiness to a place of timeless love, joy, intention, purpose as
well as the growing awareness of a great truth, the Unified Field
AMERICAN KABUKI
China launches global yuan payment system
The odd thing about all this is HSBC (Hong Kong and Shanghai Banking
Corporation) owns SWIFT in the first place (as we proved from Bloomberg
data in 2013), so who's fooling who?
-AKhttps://www.rt.com/business/318103-china-payment-system-yuan/China
launches global yuan payment systemPublished time: 9 Oct, 2015
10:37China’s Central Bank has started a global payment system which
provides cross-border
UPDATED: SPHERE ALLIANCE MESSAGE #102 GIANTS. Bodies in Stasis and Revival Time.
Updated 10114/15 1:16 GMT: Added additional images and original videos
to post. Also found this updated disclaimer about the videos on the
blog these came from: [Update: 8/8/15 – In an earlier version of this
article, it was incorrectly stated that Corey Goode referred to the two
videos as examples of giants in stasis. In fact, he referred to them as
examples of “stasis beings” rather than giants
Time to ask a Question
Being immersed in my own process creates a challenge – to first of all
be willing to peek out and engage at all, and second to find something
worthwhile to discuss?Because more than anything else, this current
focus is on self. With a magnifying lens pinned squarely on my heart – a
variety of images appear. They morph and shift and re-form into
situations and people and obstacles – each carrying
GAIA PORTAL: Estuaries of Light prolong controls
Estuaries of Light prolong controlsby ÉirePortEstuaries of Light
prolong controls.Lasting silence comes with the new flows.Fortifications
come with the silence.Actuaries list the culprits.ÉirePort | October
13, 2015 at 07:17 | Categories: Uncategorized | URL:
http://wp.me/p2sFUY-vL
Angola 3 News
Albert Woodfox's Hearing Today in Louisiana State Court: Amnesty Intl. USA Statement and more
Featured below, reprinted in full is a statement released by Amnesty
International USA following Albert Woodfox's hearing this morning in
Louisiana State Court.September 21, 2015: Amnesty International USA
Statement on Latest Albert Woodfox DevelopmentsToday, Judge William G.
Carmichael of Louisiana's 20th Judicial District Court held a hearing to
lay the groundwork for a possible third trial of
ArmsControlWonk
Parchin Puzzle
The IAEA has completed its managed access to Iran’s Parchin site, which
reportedly included the taking of samples and images. The process by
which the samples were taken and questions about how the IAEA would
authenticate the samples has led to a recurring debate about whether
Iran is “inspecting itself.’ Jeffrey is joined by Cheryl Rofer, a
retired chemist from Los Alamos National Laboratory and
The Bomb, Escalation, and the Humanitarian Pledge
In 1868, the Imperial Cabinet of Russia convened an International
Commission to issue a Declaration on the laws of war. In its Preamble,
the St. Petersburg Declaration stated,
The only legitimate object which states should endeavor to accomplish
during war is to weaken the military forces of the enemy.
The League of Nations and the International Committee of the Red Cross
returned to this topic i
Decent Intervals
During his first term, President Obama set about to extricate the United
States from the wars he inherited from George W. Bush. Not
surprisingly, getting out has proved to be harder than getting in. His
second term’s agenda has been spent seizing opportunities while seeking
to avoid making new messes for his own successor to clean up. Having
negotiated a nuclear deal with Iran, Obama is now pushi
C3: Nuclear Command, Control, Cooperation
Earlier this year Bruce Blair kindly loaned us a copy of an important
body of work in the field, C3: Nuclear Command, Control, Cooperation, by
Valery E. Yarynich. We digitized it (thanks to two graduate research
assistants) and have put the book in its entirety up on Scribd. It’s
even OCR’ed!
The book is available here. [Updated] For a bit of background on Valery
Yarynich, start with this article
BeggarsCanBeChoosers.com
Progressive Movie Theater: Michael Moore's "Fahrenheit 9/11"
..By MARC McDONALDAfter a haitus, we're back in action. And today,
we're unveiling a new regular series on this blog.Welcome to the first
edition of Progressive Movie Theater, a series in which we take a look
at notable progressive/left-leaning cinema.Our film today is Michael
Moore's 2004 documentary film Fahrenheit 9/11. After more than a decade,
the film still is an effective indictment of the
Big Dan's Big Blog
Oregon Shooting: Another FALSE FLAG HOAX
The government either has knowledge of, or is participating in these
FALSE FLAG HOAXES. The agenda is not necessarily gun control IMO. I
think it's more so to just keep the population occupied with terror and
distractions so we won't focus on: half our taxes go to the Pentagon,
banksters and corporations and wealthy families foreign (in particular
Israel) and domestic run our government and own al
Blood & Treasure
they have seen the future and it works for them
So the Health Secretary wants us to work like the Chinese. You could
write a pretty long historical monologue on the idea of work as embodied
in perceptions of the Chinese people, but it would probably come down
to the two essential features of docility and endurance.
My word, those Chinese can work. They're not quite as far up the value
chain as the Germans, but they're basically reliable, it's
what football hooligan twitter may tell us about Putin in Syria
Yes, it's been a while and I've gone all 'Slate Pitch' as they say.
Anyway, here goes.
I've been following football hooligan twitter for a while now, mainly
because of the way that the lads sometimes venture from their comfort
zone of beer, fighting and casualwear into politics. It's not that much
of a surprise, of course. Football ultras have participated in every
uprising since 2011, often contr
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