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Hypnotized patients undergo brain surgery
Hypnosis has been found to be a viable alternative to anesthesia for patients undergoing brain surgery. Having someone perform a surgical procedure on...
7 New Year's Day TV marathons for when Netflix is too complicated
The couch is comfortable. You're way too aware of your headache. You've already binged Jessica Jones and figuring out what to watch on Netflix is really hard right now. Thankfully, TV programming actually has you covered. If you're too mind-wiped to even care about commercial breaks, there are some surprisingly solid TV marathons happening. Break out the PJ pants and warm blankets, and get cozy. (
Natalie Cole, 'Unforgettable' Grammy-winning singer, has died
LOS ANGELES — Natalie Cole, the accomplished R&B and pop singer who won a Grammy for her 1991 album of duets with her late father, Nat "King" Cole, has died, Mashable has confirmed. She was 65. Cole, who battled through drug and health problems in recent years, died of complications from ongoing health issues. She passed away late Thursday at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angele
NASA ordered to develop 'habitation module'
Congress has insisted that NASA create a prototype deep space habitation module by no later than 2018. Progress towards a manned mission to Mars may s...
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Episode 310 – How Big Oil Conquered The World
[audio mp3="https://www.corbettreport.com/mp3/episode310-lq.mp3"][/audio]From farm to pharmaceutical, diesel truck to dinner plate, pipeline to plastic product, it is impossible to think of an area of our modern-day lives that is not effected by the oil industry. The story of oil is the story of the modern world. And this is the story of those who helped shape that world, and how the oil
Interview 1117 – Jim Steele on How Bad Global Warming Science Hurts the Environmental Movement
[audio mp3="http://www.corbettreport.com/mp3/2015-12-08%20Jim%20Steele.mp3"][/audio]Jim Steele was the Director of the Sierra Nevada Field Campus of San Francisco State University from 1985 to 2009. Having taught courses on plants, natural sciences, bird banding and bird identification, his research into the causes of the declines in local bird populations led him to the understanding th
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Battling Big Oil in Alberta
When Jessica Ernst discovered that her community’s drinking water had been contaminated by fracking, she decided to sue energy giant Encana
Birds in Trouble
Thousands of bird populations and many entire species are hanging on by their wingtips
Seeding an Agrarian Revolution in Rural India
Aided by a local nonprofit, marginalized women farmers are growing a rich harvest of crops using age-old farming traditions
Paris Climate Deal: Nearly 200 Nations Sign In End of Fossil Fuel Era
Two decades of talks have come to this: an ambitious agreement to hold states to emissions targets – but already low-lying countries are worried
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New Year review
I suppose it’s the time of year when it’s customary to look back over the past year and sum up what you’ve achieved. The good the bad and the embarrassing.I’m not as methodical at that kind of thing as Craig is, so come on Craig -  if you think you’re clever enough, as that Bradley Walsh chap on ‘The Chaser’ always says. I did try to look back at something I spotted only yesterday - or was it the
Impregnable consensus
Have German officials been watching Homeland? I have and so has Melanie Phillips.  Times (£)“The fifth series of the American TV show Homeland ended last month. The series dealt with the West’s Isis nightmare in startlingly pointed fashion. The plot involved an attempted sarin gas attack by Islamists on Berlin’s central train station, facilitated by the cynical Russians with the suggestion that th
All generalisations are racist but some generalisations are more racist than others
“As Lemmy of Motorhead, he became known for his fast and furious bass guitar playing and gravelly voice.Rest In Peace Lemmy. A hell of a man who suffered no foolsThe band added: "We cannot begin to express our shock and sadness, there aren't words."There aren’t words? Well, there are; all day yesterday on the BBC, Sky and, for all I know, al Jazeera and Press TV.   (p’raps not.)Alas, poo
New man
Last night I watched Gareth Malone  (great Choir reunion: Episode 1.)Now before opining on matters I know nothing about, as we keyboard warriors are apt to do, I thought I’d better see what I could find about Gareth Malone on t’internet.Or as they say on agenda-driven documentaries these days “I wanted to find out (whatever it is)” when they really mean they wanted to ferret out confirmation of a
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The better word
I may have mentioned this already: My method of proofreading is to start at the beginning and read until I have to change something, then change it, then start at the beginning again.It's a good method and I rely on it. But sometimes it gets to be days and days of proofreading and I'm still on page two.(Yeah, this is one of those times. Counterfactuals and the Common Trend on my Econ blog, if it e
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A random list of gratitudes, in no particular order
     Having never been one for goal-setting, the end of the year appeals to me more as a time for reflecting on where my life is at than as a start point for setting goals that may or may not be achievable in the next 12 months. As John Lennon so eloquently noted, life is what happens to you while you’re busy making other plans. (In the spirit of goal-setting, perhaps I should pick 2016 as the yea
Casita Copan: The home of Mami Zoila
Casita Copan Home for Abandoned ChildrenBackground and Project OutlineDecember 2015The goal: Raise $15,000 to cover 12 months of maintenance costs (approx $1,200 per month) at one of the three family-style homes that Casita Copan operates for abandoned children in Copan Ruinas, Honduras. This particular project will focus on the home of Zoila, who has made a commitment to be the permanent foster m
Then and now: The children of Angelitos find their dreams at Casita Copan
It will soon be four years since we first met the kids living in squalor, smell and deprivation at what was then the Angelitos Felices home for abandoned children in Copan Ruinas, Honduras. We were on our first Cuso International placement and needed a side project for our weekend hours. Once we made our first visit to Angelitos, we knew we'd found it. Friends and family back home did so much to h
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The Roswell Nuns - Again
It has come up again, that is, the case of the Roswell nuns seeing something in the sky late on July 4, 1947, and recording it in their diaries. I have reported on this several times on this blog as I attempted to clarify the problem. This all came about in a footnote I had provided in The Truth about the UFO Crash at Roswell. Lance Moody has suggested that if you “googled” Roswell nuns you would
Anne Robbins and Roswell
In the course of investigating many UFO cases, there are witnesses who come forward to tell their stories. Depending on the nature of the story or the investigator who hears it, that story might be added to the case file or might be rejected. Anne Robbins, widow of T/SGT Ernest Robbins, told her story, or rather her husband’s story after he died in January 2000. It related to Roswell and had all t
This and That
As many of you know, I have been reviewing a large number of UFO files and have found some things that don’t warrant a complete blog post but that are interesting. For example, Ramey Air Force Base in Puerto Rico was not named for Roger Ramey but for Brigadier General Howard Knox Ramey. This Ramey learned to fly in 1918 and by the time the Second World War broke out he had moved up the ranks. In B
June Kaba and Roswell
I see that June Kaba’s tale is making the rounds again and although I hate to mention it because it will probably result in more hate email; I find her story to be unbelievable. She seemed to me to be a very nice woman who might have been lonely in her old age but the stories she told simply do not hang together and her observations of military life and organization are in error.June Kaba at a wed
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On Jeremy Corbyn's Reshuffle
I wanted to hold off commenting about "real" events until after the New Year. Even monomaniacal bloggers deserve a break. But there's just been so much nonsense and idiocy swilling around Jeremy Corbyn's will-he/won't-he reshuffle that I feel compelled to say a few words myself. I mean it's not as if the government have totally screwed up on the northern floods and Labour ought to be sei
Top 100 Independent Tweeting Bloggers 2015
Here's the other list you've waited 365 days for - the top 100 independent tweeting bloggers' list of 2015. Some definition issues first - how do you define "independent"? I play with a fairly loose definition. I.e. If a blog is maintained regularly (i.e. in the last month), isn't attached to an established media outlet, and is filled with political content, it's in. Party blogs like Con
Top Ten Dance Songs 2015
You know this is the real reason why you come here: for 2015's iteration of the annual chart of the finest tunes. Yo DJ pump this party, as they say:10. Love's Got Me High by SCALES9. King by Years & Years8. How Deep Is Your Love by Calvin Harris & Disciples7. Go by The Chemical Brothers6. Don't Be So Shy by Imany feat. Filatov & Karas5. Ocean Drive by Duke Dumont4. About You by Sebast
2016 Politics Predictions
Dare I tip my tippy toes into the waters of idle speculation again? As Adam Bienkov notes, most political punditry is utter rubbish, having called the general election, the Labour leadership election, and the general election, the Labour leadership election, and the Oldham by-election totally wrong. Looking back over last year's forecasts, I'm almost as useless as they. Almost.As we know, Labour c
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Dark of the year
At my age, I'm finding I don't get out for chores much when the thermometer drops below fifty Fahrenheit, or it's dark and I'd have to wear a headlamp, or rain gear would be called for, or rime coats the fence posts. One or other of these conditions obtains pretty much all the time now, what with its being an el Nino year and all.It's teatime all the time, and sit-by-the-fire time, and visit time
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A new Camel for Snoopy
Because I gave the other one away to someone whose need was greater than mine. This one's lighter, and made of stiff card reinforced with matchsticks and an internal PVA coat.His opponent is not the Red Baron Manfred Von Richthofen, (despite the colouring) but Austrian ace Godwin von Brumowski.
Limits on Neuroplasticity - and the infamous BSTc layer
I found a wonderfully informative site I wasn't aware of, by an author whose talents at conveying complex concepts to a lay audience exceed my own. Even though I'm the one who's supposed to have a Grad Cert in Science Communication from the ANU.It's Liz - Day by Day, a blog that apparently started as a record of Transition, but has since become an excellent resource on the science of Sex and Gende
Serious Stuff
Some quotes from a person of questionable sanity: " I don’t want to reach the evil fuckers and give them more information, to teach them how to con more Lesbians. I want them gone permanently. " Pseudo, you’re right — they’re the ones who kept taking about violence and murder. But really, they should be careful about giving some angry women those ideas. I can’t imagine that every one of
Curse you, Red Baron!
There are times I realise I'm being entirely too serious.
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The lie in Canada's Syrian refugee show
REGARDING CANADA'S SYRIAN REFUGEE POLICY, an aspect which is egregiously avoided and covered up is the geopolitical dimension and motives for receiving refugees preferentially from Syria (and other specific conflict areas). The government is not doing this primarily to satisfy its international humanitarian obligations. Syria under Assad is a target of vicious US-Canada-NATO-Israel
What is Cancer? -- My article published in four parts on Dissident Voice
Cancer Arises from Stress-induced Breakdown of Tissue Homeostasis Part 1: Context of Cancer Research December 4th, 2015 by Denis Rancourt  Review of Randomized Trials Cancer Arises From Stress-induced Breakdown of Tissue Homeostasis: Part 2 December 6th, 2015 by Denis Rancourt  What is Cancer? Cancer arises from stress-induced breakdown of tissue
Archived news articles about Denis Rancourt
News coverage and interviews with media TVO - The Agenda, April 10, 2009. [see more videos on the VIDEOS page.] [Other media include Commentary, Magazine Features, Videos, Blogs (see main menu options)] Spencer Van Dyk, "U of O urged not to sue", The Fulcrum, 4 September 2013. Karen Birchard and Jennifer Lewington, "A Self-Proclaimed Dissident Riles Up Canadian Academe", The Ch
Archived magazine features about Denis Rancourt
Magazine Features about Denis Rancourt 2010.January-February, This Magazine (Toronto) : Re-making the grade 2009.March, Le Deliberant (french, Ottawa) : Le cas Rancourt 2009.February, Centre Town News (Ottawa) : Portrait - Fighting for academic freedom 2008.spring, Glue Magazine (Ottawa) : Ottawa Anarchists 2007.September, Ottawa Magazine : This City - Freethinking professor 2006.Nov-Dec
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AB-1014 Better to not piss off your relatives if you live in California and own a gun...
because AB-1014 allows for gun confiscation which is probably unconstitutional, but I've never known that to stop a libtard.AB-1014 was signed into law on September 30, 2014 by marijuana steeped governor Jerry Brown.It goes into effect January 1, 2016. I've read the entire bill, and you should too.  It's not long.  And the devil is, indeed, in the details. Let me sum it up for you in non-legalese
Donald Trump schools NBC twit Savannah Guthrie when she calls Bill Clinton's affairs "alleged"...
ah, no, Savannah. alleged There is nothing alleged about affairs that have been confirmed by the very people who engaged in them.Do you realize that there are people in this world who actually think Hillary Clinton tells the truth? Listen to Hillary trash the victims of her crazy husband, who reportedly likes to bite women while he rapes them.  Ewwwwwwww
Ho, ho, ho - Happy New Year...
our toilets are overflowing and the tubs are backed up.Plumber will be here in a few hours.Till then?  Bucket on the deck?  It's 3°.  Maybe inside would be better.Have a safe and fun New Year's Eve everyone. 
Hillary's endless supply of ugly fuzzy jackets...
seriously.They make me itch. This is a lesson for what not to wear when you're short and dumpy.  At the last debate:Hillary at rally in Keota, Iowa, hugging a little girl who claims she's been bullied. Poor little snowflake.:
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Dubai investigates cause of luxury-hotel fire
Embers smoulder from blaze which engulfed the Address Downtown before New Year's Eve fireworks and injured at least 16.
Refugees living in squalor in northern France
With little or no official help, people live without running water and sanitation at camps near Dunkirk and in Calais.
Deadly shooting strikes Tel Aviv bar
Motive unclear in attack on bar in central Tel Aviv which also injures several people, Israeli police say.
Delhi begins car restriction plan to tackle pollution
Indian capital kicks off odd-even 15-day trial aimed at reducing its record-high air pollution.
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The Big Lie Versus The Great Truth That Shall Set Everything Ablaze
  This coming New Year brings us face to face with the consequences of the 9/11 Official Story Big lie and resultant fears, with which we are all complicit, and the great truth of a Unified Field of love which exists not only beyond time and space but also deepest within each one of us. Nothing can keep this great truth from eventually spreading universally and setting everything ablaze: Allen L R
Walking Into My Precognitive Vision Of The Golden Gate Bridge
      Fort Mason Park , San Francisco and the grassy knoll in the background that overlooks the Golden Gate Bridge.It was 1987 and it was a day similar to the day, which you see pictured here, when I walked into this park and directly into a precognitive vision that I had from a place of deep loss at six years old in Boston, Massachusetts. In that deliriously joyful moment I realized that my Unifi
My Living Will And Living Narrative
          Allen L Roland with still much to do at 82 years old. As I draw closer to 82 years old, I realize I'm living on borrowed time and since I've already published my Living Will ~ I think I'm ready to publish my living Narrative complete with my many triumphs and failures but still in the same spirit of good humor and gratitude. I wouldn't have missed this lifetime for anything ~ for I most
Connecting The Dots / A Christmas Self Healing Gift
   Time after time, in my self-healing heart centered consultations with my clients, both civilian and veterans, I take great pride in my ability to identify and connect the soul dots of their lives ~ identifying the people who have touched their hearts and souls and setting the stage to acknowledge and thank them for being gifts in their lives. That is the Christmas gift I share with you this yea
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GAIA PORTAL: Pathways of Gaia are illuminated with sparks of transcendence
Pathways of Gaia are illuminated with sparks of transcendenceby ÉirePortPathways of Gaia are illuminated with sparks of transcendence.Planetary transmutation nears completion.Strengths of Hue-Beings are acknowledged.Possibilities of hu-beings are recognized.Marvels of Light come to the fore.ÉirePort | December 31, 2015 at 23:45 | Categories: Uncategorized | URL: http://wp.me/p2sFUY-wO
Updated 12/31/15 With New Data: Sphere Alliance Message #120ongoing Solar Event....
Updated with new data 12/31/2015, see below...The Sun reacts to the consciousness activity on Earth, not the other way around but it is a good barometer of changes on Earth.  Its long been known in Investment circles that markets coincided with sun spots, eclispses, and solar flares.  -AK[12/25/15, 11:34:58 PM] DEAR ONE/AK/TERRAN. VERY IMPORTANT MOMENTS OF NOW. THERE IS ABSOLUTE CONSTANT ENERGY IN
As We Shift - Here Comes 2016
It’s the time of year for prophecy and promise.  What’s to follow is another version of both.  This year brought a new appreciation for the perspective found here.  It erupts from intuition, internet searches and a year’s worth of conversations with off world beings. You may call it an assumption.We are poised for alteration – of everything.  In our unique fashion we’ve gradually set the stage for
GAIA PORTAL: Immortalization possibilities are recognized, at both Hue- and hu-being levels
Immortalization possibilities are recognized, at both Hue- and hu-being levelsby ÉirePortImmortalization possibilities are recognized, at both Hue- and hu-being levels.Ceremonies of connection carry through those in the night.Anodizing of planetary elements are complete.ÉirePort | December 29, 2015 at 10:10 | Categories: Uncategorized | URL: http://wp.me/p2sFUY-wN
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Photos and Reportback from Dec. 12 Amnesty USA Art for Rights event in New Orleans for Albert Woodfox and other political prisoners
Read the Amnesty USA press release here.Read a report from the day by the Times-Picayune here.All photos are by Nat Williams.
Never Silenced, Herman Wallace's Spirit is Smiling --An interview with filmmaker Angad Singh Bhalla
Canadian filmmaker Angad Singh Bhalla has never shied away from examining politically controversial topics. Nor does he play down his own artistic goal of using media to foster political change. Bhalla's first independent work, entitled U.A.I.L. Go Back amplified the voices of Indian villagers resisting an alumina project backed by the Canadian company Alcan. The film became an important organizin
New Orleans, Dec. 12: Art for Rights / Write for Rights, Amnesty Intl. event with Robert King and BMike
Join Amnesty International USA in New Orleans on December 12, from 10am to 6pm, to celebrate art, human rights and international solidarity. As part of the organization’s annual “Write for Rights” campaign, Amnesty International USA is partnering with New Orleans native, Brandan “BMike” Odums to host an “Art for Rights” pop-up exhibition at Studio Be, 2925-2999 Royal Street in New Orleans. Attend
A3 Newsletter: From the Louvre to Louisiana
While the National and International community rally to the support of Albert Woodfox, time seems to have stood still in Louisiana where the long struggle to achieve freedom for Albert Woodfox after four decades in solitary confinement for a crime he did not commit drags on nearly three years after a federal judge once again overturned Albert's conviction.In France, the newly released " Cruel
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Global Warming Up; Arms Control Down
Climate change has displaced nuclear risk reduction as an intense focus of national leaders and activists across the globe. This sense of commitment was reflected in the Paris pact that sets targets to reduce harmful emissions to slow the pace of man-made climate change and the rise of sea levels. Arms control activists, an increasingly …
Russian Cruise Missiles
Russian cruise missiles are in the news lately, from allegations from strikes in Syria to ongoing allegations that Russia is violating the 1987 Intermediate Range Nuclear Forces Treaty. Why are the Russians so nutty for cruise missiles? Jeffrey talks to Tom Moore, a former professional staff member on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, to discuss …
I Like Ike (And the Nuclear Taboo)
“I Like Ike” was a campaign slogan for Dwight David Eisenhower’s easy presidential victories in 1952 and 1956. The General who led allied forces to victory in Europe during World War II was a natural to lead the Republican Party to success at the polls over the cerebral Democratic nominee, Adlai Stevenson. Initial reviews of …
The JCPOA and the Broader Conclusion
On 2 December 2015, the International Atomic Energy Agency released its final assessment on past and present outstanding issues regarding Iran’s nuclear program. Here in the United Kingdom, the report did not hit the front pages, as the parliament was debating whether the country should extend its military engagement in the Middle East to Syria. …
Revisiting South Africa’s Bomb
Campaign Against Red Mercury
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Dueling Rightwing & Muslim FALSE FLAGS: Rightwingers & Muslims Need To Band Together Against FALSE FLAGS
Who will tell the emperor he has no clothes? More and more people around the world are waking up to the fact that there is overwhelming evidence that these "mass shootings" are staged government FALSE FLAGS. The mainstream media will NEVER question the "official story" of a mass shooting, even when the first question should always be: WAS IT A FALSE FLAG BY THE GOVERNMENT? No m
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MENA Report ( December 26 - 27 ) Iraq / Syria Regional War ( ISIS losing ground in both Iraq and Syria even as ISIS Leader al- Baghdadi releases audiotape lashing out at Israel / Russia / Syria / Iraq / The West and anyone else he could think of , battlefield and political updates of note ) Libya Updates ( Battlefield , political and ISIS updates of note )
Links ......Key Syrian Islamist Leader Killed in AirstrikeIraq PM: Mosul Is Next Target After RamadiCorruption Fuels Afghan Losses in Helmand2,000 Islamist Fighters to Be Relocated From Metro DamascusISIS Claims Counterattacks, Ambushes in RamadiISIS Claims Counterattacks, Ambushes in RamadiGerman FM Defends ISIS War, Insists 'No Boots on the Ground'Ramadi Battles Continue: 240 Killed Across IraqU
Economic News , Data & Views ( December 26 , 2015 ) Boxing Days Items To consider ( Refugee and European Border Control Items Of Note , Data Splash For the Day , Essay From French Journalist Expelled By China , Turkish Sarin Transfer Items , Daimler Threatens Group Regarding Emissions Tests , Spain In Focus - Election Aftermath / Wave Of Forest Fires / El Corte Ingles Takes On Amazon , G8 's Changing Face - The Future Portends Interesting Changes for G8 , Odds & Ends )
Europe......dwnews ‏@dwnews  4m4 minutes agoGermans pessimistic about economic upside of refugee influx http://bit.ly/1YDURyu FRANCE 24 English ‏@France24_en  9m9 minutes agoDrowning deaths as hundreds of migrants try to swim into Spanish enclave http://f24.my/1Ppdro2  Haidi Lun 伦海迪 ‏@HaidiLun  21m21 minutes agoEnglish version of essay by @ugauthier that's getting her expelled, called "flagra
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