New in Philosophical Comment
Registration Open for Our Free of Charge Symposium on Ethics and Antibiotic Resistance!
As I reported before , the Centre for Antibiotic Resistance Research,
CARe, at the University of Gothenburg, is organising a free of charge
symposium this fall on the theme of Ethics and Value Challenges in
Antibiotic Resistance Management, Policy and Research . Participation is
free and open to professionals, officials, policy makers, researchers
and interested members of the public, but require
New in Screw You Guys, I'm Going Home
Your Spouse Criticizes Your Boss On Social Media: Can You Get Fired For That?
The
story about Kellyanne Conway's husband criticizing her boss, President
Trump, on social media made me think about an issue that arises off an
on in my employment practice: whether you can be fired for something
your spouse does. If you are one of my regular readers, you probably
aren't surprised that the answer is: of course you can. Unless you have a
contract or collective bargaining agreemen
Can Litigation Last 27 Years? If You're Suing Government, Yes
This
case out of Washington, DC is a good example of why I have been
refusing to handle cases against government for many years. My last case
against government lasted 10 years. After that, I was done. So when
people ask me why I don't handle cases against government, I can start
using this sexual harassment case as Exhibit A. Bottom line with
government is that it isn't their money. So whereas co
The FBI Director Isn't A Protected Whistleblower, But You May Be
Some
of you have already seen my article in Vox, Why It's So Hard To Say No
To Your Boss - Even If You're The Directof of the FBI . In that article,
I mention that Mr. Comey isn't protected under whistleblower laws. I
wanted to follow that up with hope for the rest of working Americans.
Here are some laws that protect those of us who aren’t the Director of
the FBI: · Federal employees : Most feder
New in Syria Comment
Assad cracks down on loyalist militias in Aleppo
by Aron Lund Half a year after expelling the city’s anti-regime rebels ,
the Syrian government continues to face problems in Aleppo . Though
civilians have trickled back to the eastern neighborhoods – there’s now
more people living there than under rebel rule – reconstruction of the
bombed-out areas has been sluggish at best , and though Assad’s control
is no longer in dispute, question marks rem
The End of the PKK in Sinjar? How the Hashd al-Sha’bi Can Help Resolve the Yazidi Genocide
This article was published May 30, 2017 by NRT, a media service in
Iraqi Kurdistan. The original article is available here . Photos and
Images have been added to this re-post that were not present in the
original. by Matthew Barber Sinjar is at a pivotal moment of transition
and the next phase of its future will likely be determined by what
happens over the next few weeks. This environment of cha
The SSNP’s Military: The Eagles of the Whirlwind & Their Emblem – By Jesse McDonald
The SSNP’s Military: The Eagles of the Whirlwind By Jesse McDonald For
Syria Comment – June 5, 2017 Nusur al-Zawba’a and Some Figures from
Syria Since 2016 The Syrian Social Nationalist Party (SSNP), like many
political parties in the region, also possesses an armed wing. In this
case, the SSNP’s military wing is called Nusur al-Zawba’a which
translates to ‘Eagles of the Whirlwind.’ The Whirlwind
Nationalism Between Europe and The Middle East – By Sam Farah
Nationalism Between Europe and The Middle East By Sam Farah For Syria
Comment – June 9, 2017 Steven Bannon, the man behind the nationalist
policy in the Trump administration, is quoted as saying, “I think strong
countries and strong nationalist movements in countries make strong
neighbors. And that is really the building blocks that built Western
Europe and the United States, and I think it’s wha
Farewell to Ibrahim “Abe” Soliman: A Syrian-American Who Worked for Peace between Syria and Israel – By Geoffrey Aronson
Farewell to Ibrahim “Abe” Soliman: A Syrian-American Who Worked for
Peace between Syria and Israel By Geoffrey Aronson For Syria Comment –
June 10, 2017 Abe Soliman, Jeff Aronson in middle, and Alon Liel at the
Bnot Yaacov Baily bridge over the Jordan River “Hey, it’s Akiva. Who was
the old guy with you?” The “old guy” was Ibrahim “Abe” Soliman. He and I
had just finished a meeting with Ron Proso
New in The Duck of Minerva
Snipers and Democratic Control of the Military: More Oversight Please
I hinted at some politics when discussing the longest r ecorded sniper
shot in history. That the Canadian government might not love this news
because it would remind folks that there are Canadians engaged in combat
in Iraq. And now, ta da : In a letter Friday to Prime Minister Justin
Trudeau, [NDP leader Thomas] Mulcair says the incident “seriously calls
into question your government’s claim that
Writing Women Back In
This is a guest post from Anjali K. Dayal (Assistant Professor, Fordham
University), Madison V. Schramm (PhD Candidate, Georgetown University),
Alexandra M. Stark (PhD Candidate, Georgetown University) The gender
citation gap in international relations is an important part of today’s
disciplinary conversations about diversity : research indicates that
scholarship by women is less cited in academi
Duck Forum on Paris Withdrawal
With the news that the Trump Administration has signaled its intent to
withdraw the United States from the Paris Agreement, I reached out to a
number of leading experts on global climate governance and U.S. climate
policy for advanced comment. Contributors include Jessica Green ,
Jennifer Hadden , Thomas Hale , Matthew Hoffmann , Angel Hsu , Joanna
Lewis , Johannes Urpelainen , and Stacy VanDevee
Emancipation through Song: What Can We Learn from Rock Music?
This is a guest post from Sean Kay , Robson Professor of Politics and
Government, and Director of International Studies, at Ohio Wesleyan
University. The interview quotes appear in his new book Rockin’ the Free
World! How the Rock & Roll Revolution Changed America and the World
(2017). There is power in rock and roll – an art form that has
modernized American values and helped them to ripple arou
Trump’s Unpopularity and What It Means for NATO
In the aftermath of Trump’s visit to Brussels one dynamic has been
overlooked. It starts with a basic reality of NATO: when there is a
mission, countries are not obligated to hand over military units for the
effort . Instead, what happens is this (see chapter two of Dave and
Steve’s book ), as one officer told us that “ force generation is
begging :” The officers at the NATO military headquarters
Trolling Me Softly
While the Russia probe is expanding to include naïve 36-year old
Harvard graduates , pundits all over the world have been worried about
elections in other countries. The massive WikiLeaks dump (pun intended)
on Emmanuel Macron’s campaign in France did not work, so the next
troublesome case seems to be Germany (the UK is fine, they are already
leaving the EU). As Quattrociocchi et al. note , the s
New in The Earth and Man: Setting the Stage
The Bigotry of Radiative Transfer Believers
I received the following comment this morning, submitted to the
November 2010 "Venus: No Greenhouse Effect" post. The commenter was
apparently too impatient to notice that comments were closed to that
post a long time ago, and readers directed to submit any further
comments to the May 2015 "Venus No Greenhouse Effect Comments Overflow"
post. From "Anonymous": "I suspect you got no response becaus
New in The Ergosphere
New comment moderation policy at The Energy Collective
TEC
editors decided to moderate (and often edit, without notice or
attribution) all comments on the site. This was done without making any
announcement, and nobody responds to e-mails. Discussion is open here.
New in The Existentialist Cowboy
The Existentialist Cowboy: Life, Logic and Meaning:
The Existentialist Cowboy: Life, Logic and Meaning : "An ancient
problem is unresolved by 21st Century technology: how can we as human
beings learn to think better, to free ourselves from superstition and
prejudice, to achieve the full potential implied in our very 'humaness'?
Plato espoused an ideal Republic ruled by 'philosopher kings'. However,
we don't live in an ideal society. We live in a i
New in The High-fat Hep C Diet
Gilbert's Syndrome - a user's guide
Last week I received some liver test results from my last follow-up
visit to Auckland Clinical Services after clearing HCV genotype 3 in the
Phase 3 Epclusa trial mentioned here . ALT and AST were gratifying low
at 12 and 15 U/L respectively, albumin healthy at 45 g/L, but total
bilirubin was high at 23 umol/L despite direct bilirubin being low at 3
umol/L. The normal reference range for total bi
New in The Straight Goods
Judith Guichon and Craig James..Partisans?
Written by Grant G " What a tangled web we weave when first we practice
to deceive " There has been much blather by corporate newspapers and BC
Liberal pundits about Judith Guichon ordering a snap election rather
than letting John Horgan and Andrew Weaver attempt to govern.. What I am
about to say must be clearly heard by Judith Guichon and Craig James...
We just has a provincial election(May 9th
Mirror Mirror on the Wall, Who's the Most Nonpartisan Speaker of them All(B.C.'s New Government a Cometh)
Written by Grant G Mirror mirror on the wall, who's the most
nonpartisan speaker of them all.....? I've often wondered just that. Boy
oh boy....Michael Smyth is Postmedia's pointman in trying to incite a
new election, rather than let Judith Guichon allow/decide to give John
Horgan and Andrew Weaver a chance governing with a bare
majority.....Postmedia and Michael Smyth are corporate agenda driven
John Horgan and Andrew Weaver, British Columbia's New Government, Closer To The Heart
Written by Grant G ( With a little help from Rush) " And the men who
hold high places... Must be the ones who start... To mold a new
reality.. Closer to the heart .. Closer to the heart" By the end of July
John Horgan and Andrew Weaver will be the architects of not only a new
government but creators of a new governance model, at least new to
British Columbia...one molded in cooperative progress f
John Horgan, Andrew Weaver...BC's New Government
Grant G and Canadian......BC's hottest political talk...
http://www.blogtalkradio.com/canadianglen/2017/06/01/liberals--they-win-some-the-people-win-some
the first 25 minutes is Canadian Glen on Nova Scotia's May 30th
election, then after a short technical issue I join Glen in slicing and
dicing BC's political hot potato.....Who is gunning for Christy Clark,
how long will BC Libs be lost in the w
John Horgan, Born to Lead!
originally posted March 11th 2010 ___________ Time to talk class, time
to talk about a born leader, someone willing to speak to the truth,
someone who puts common sense before political points, a rebel in his
own party, a man who is not afraid to rock the boat, lets talk John
Horgan. It`s absolutely amazing, John Horgan made an appearance on CFAX
radio on Vancouver island, John horgan was asked a
Breaking news....New NDP Leader...A re-run of an earlier post....Lets have an election !
Originally posted Dec 5th 2010 _____________ What a shocker,the
complete story here......... Vancouver Sun March 15/2010 NDP Press
conference shocker, John Horgan in Carole James out Story by Vawn
Pawlmer In a hastily put together press conference, in attendance was
John Horgan, Carole James and a handful of other NDP MLAs and all the
media, a blockbuster announcement by Carole James followed by
New in thwap's schoolyard
War in Syria: Where are the protesters?
" The United States is at war with Syria . Though few Americans wanted
to face it, this has been the case implicitly since the Obama
administration began building bases and sending Special Ops,
really-not-there, American troops, and it has been the case explicitly
since August 3, 2015, when the Obama administration announced that it
would “allow airstrikes to defend Syrian rebels trained by the U
Comparing Corbyn and Trudeau
Martin Lukacs has an editorial in The Guardian in which he says that
Justin Trudeau is a counterfeit progressive. He wins accolades from the
international press for his "sunny ways," which appears to be mouthing
progressive rhetoric and/or lying while being very, very handsome.
Corbyn, meanwhile, was written off as fringe, unelectable, unstable and
charmless. Some liberal/Liberals here in Canada
Murderous "Bernie-Bro's"
So, the racist scum-bag who knifed three guys trying to stop his
harassment of a Muslim woman on a Portland train (killing two and
wounding one) was found to be a Bernie Sanders supporter. Then, a week
or two later, the guy who shot the Republican politicians who were
trying to practice baseball (between helping Wall Street rob people and
helping health insurance companies kill people when all th
10,000 BC
"10,000 BC" is a silly movie. It's got an 8% rating on "Rotten
Tomatoes" (meaning it's ROTTEN). I bought it for a few bucks back when I
liked to get high and watch CGI. I have a bunch of such DVDs and I now
only pull them out when the internet is down or so fucking slow that it
might as well be down. I have stuff playing in the background as i work
on my comics. And I'm usually high when I'm draw
Terrorism in the UK
So, apparently there was a terrorist attack on London Bridge carried
out with a van and knives. A suicide attack. Then there was the
Manchester concert bombing. Now, we know that the alleged perpetrator of
the Manchester bombing was the member of a family of anti-Qaddafi
Islamic extremists and that their war against the Libyan dictator was
aided and abetted by British intelligence. This was "blow
Oh Those Fucking "Conservatives"!
I'd never heard of Katie Hopkins before. Apparently she's a British
right-wing racist scribbler, known for her "outrageous" outbursts of
stupid bigotry. (A UK version of uber-hypocrite shit-stain Ann Coulter.)
But she took it too far when in the wake of the Manchester concert
bombing she tweeted a call for a "Final Solution" to the "problem" of
the existence of Muslim people. Supposedly she came
New in Toward a Bioregional State
Geographic Nationalism Solves the Problems of Ethnic Nationalism, Globalism, and Degradation Combined
I want to address two points that have been making the rounds on the
web as of late. Both deal with the ideas or policy recommendations of
"sustainability nationalism," to coin a phase. Sustainability
nationalism is a recent ideology that has a false dichotomy at its core.
On the one hand of this dichotomy, people argue that "nationalism (read
as ethnic, religious, or linguistic homogeneity) is t
New in Vagabond Scholar
Memorial Day 2017
Memorial
Day is meant to remember those who died in military service. I watched
the Memorial Day Concert from the U.S. Capitol on PBS, as I often do.
I'm not a fan of schmaltzy stuff, and there's plenty of that, but I do
appreciate that for the past several years the concert has told some
not-rosy wartime stories and has covered subjects such as PTSD, suicide,
and recovering from severe injuries
New in Weekly geo-political news and analysis
Petrodollar doomed as Qatar breaks ranks and sells its oil in Yuan
The crisis in Qatar marks a major turning point in the battle against
the Khazarian mafia. Ostensibly Saudi Arabia and other oil exporting
states decided to try to blockade Qatar “because it was supporting
terrorism.” In reaction to this move, US President Donald Trump showed
the world he was not in charge of the US by first supporting the
blockade and then being forced by the Pentagon to change
Hundreds of trillions of dollars worth of gold now available to help planet
This Saturday a delegation from the White Dragon Society, including
this writer, will be heading to Bougainville in the Solomon Islands to
meet with King David Peii II to discuss how to reopen the Panguna mine,
which contains about $170 trillion worth of gold and copper.
Furthermore, there are six other mine sites under the control of King
David and his people on the Island meaning that many hund
US and Russia to put the squeeze on Rothschild controlled France and Germany
The split in the Western power structure between the meritocratic
gnostic illuminati and the Khazarian bloodline families was put out for
all to see during last weekend’s G7 meeting. For those who follow normal
diplomatic protocol, the war of words at and after the meeting, between
the Germans and the French on the one side and the British and the
Americans on the other, was unprecedented in the
Weekly
Geopolitical News and Analysis 20170612 Khazarian mafia will make
several more tries to start WW3 before their final defeat
Notice to readers Because I will be off the grid in Bougainville this
week this report was written three days earlier than usual and will thus
not capture all the latest news However as compensation there should be
plenty of interesting stuff to report from Bougainville next week The
Khazarian mafia, still unable to comprehend their ongoing historic
defeat, are fanatically trying yet again to sta
New in Welcome to Pottersville 2 (Blogging Against Fascism!)
(Goodbye
No Angel Gregg) Democratic Party Elites Don't Have Ideals (Republicans
Do - Very Bad (Criminal) Ones) Real History of First Black President?
(BLS BS) Social Security Always In Black (Rule-Breaking Trumped?) Never a
Left-Wing Alternative? (Known Con Man Leads Polls) US World Domination
End Seen? (Necessity of Cover Stories) JFK at 100 Tremors (False Flags
Bragging Material?) Terrorism & Dot-Com Bubble 2.0
Did
someone forget to pay the Saudis their bribe on time? I've said early
and often that Obama always seemed more like someone who was chosen than
someone who made the hard choices. Paul Street fills us in on the real
history of our first black president. “In Chicago…we’ve gotten a
foretaste of the new breed of foundation-hatched black communitarian
voices; one of them, a smooth Harvard
New in What Is Sustainable
Aurochs
It’s Aurochs Appreciation Week. Aurochs were the wild ancestors of
today’s herd of 1.3 billion domesticated cattle. They were huge, strong,
and fierce — the opposite of the passive cud-chewing manure makers of
today. In regions having ideal conditions, bulls could grow up to 6 feet
(180 cm) tall at the shoulder, and weigh up to 3,300 pounds (1,500 kg).
Their horns were much longer than cattle, an
Hunting Strategies in Central Europe
Hunter-gatherer cultures differed widely in their dependence on
technology. The persistence hunters of the Kalahari used almost none,
while those inhabiting cold regions required huge survival toolboxes —
weatherproof shelters, warm hearths, fur clothing, canoes, specialized
weaponry, food storage. In the far north, hunting clans also required
dozens of large sled dogs, and feeding them required
New in wmtc
what i'm reading: words on the move by john mcwhorter
John McWhorter is changing my mind about language. And that is no easy
thing to do. I'm a grammarphile. Word nerd, language junkie, spelling
nut, stickler -- whatever you want to call it. I appreciate proper
spelling and good grammar, and I cringe at all the bad grammar all
around us. Apostrophe abuse drives me insane. Same for unnecessary
quotation marks . Misspelled words on websites, signs, fl
"what kind of dog is that?" part 2: in which we learn more but feel like we know less
You
may recall, we decided to have Diego's DNA examined to see what breed
mix he is. Here's what the folks at DNA My Dog have determined.
Supposedly Diego is 37-74% German Shorthaired Pointer, 20-36% German
Shepherd , and 1-9% Collie . I just don't get it. Diego looks nothing
like a German Shorthaired Pointer . Other than his prick ears, he looks
and behaves nothing like a German Shepherd. He does
"what kind of dog is that?"
At the beach! Diego's favourite place. What kind of dog is that? People
ask this all the time. All our dogs have been rescues, but most had
recognizable breed markers. We could answer "white Shepherd-Husky cross"
or "Lab-Shepherd mix" or "Jack Russell-Fox Terrier cross". Of course
those dogs probably had many other breeds in the mix. When you think
about it, unless a dog is actually the product o
authors i keep wanting to read but don't
My
book list is extremely long, so long that I don't call it a reading
list or a to-read list, because I will never read even half the books on
the List. It's more like books I would read. A list to narrow down the
universe of books to a smaller universe of books to choose from. Working
in a library has increased this likelihood that I won't read even a
majority of these books -- or decreased the
what i'm reading: the new jim crow by michelle alexander
When I first heard the incarceration of African Americans in the United
States referred to as a "new Jim Crow," I thought it must be hyperbole.
So did Michelle Alexander, a fact she discloses in the introduction to
her book. As Alexander researched the concept, the more she learned, the
more she changed her mind. She changed my mind, too. In The New Jim
Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colo
New in WWF - Latest News
WWF objection prompts review of Mexican tuna fishery's impact on dolphins in the Eastern Pacific
GLAND, Switzerland, 23 June 2017 – The Marine Stewardship Council (MSC)
certification of an Eastern Pacific tuna fishery has been placed
temporarily on hold following strong concerns raised by WWF that impacts
of the fishery on depleted dolphin populations in the region have not
been fully examined and addressed. In October 2016, WWF filed an
objection to an MSC assessment conducted by an indepen
Croatia: Watershed moment for the Great Waterfall and Plitvice Lakes National Park
Zagreb – This week, local communities living in and around Croatia's
Plitvice National Park and veterans' associations came together to
symbolically halt traffic at a wooden bridge near Plitvice Sela to draw
attention to the numerous threats facing Croatia's only UNESCO World
Heritage site. Known worldwide for its lakes, Plitvice National Park has
long attracted thousands of visitors and interest
WWF stands with victims' families of the devastating forest fire in Portugal
Lisbon, 18 June 2017 – WWF expresses solidarity with the victims'
families and the firemen fighting the ongoing forest fire in Pedrogão
Grande, Leiria area, in the center of Portugal. WWF is deeply saddened
by the numerous human victims. The arid and flammable nature of
Mediterranean forests (which include Portugal), climate change, human
neglect and, above all, the lack of adequate forest manage
First UN Ocean Conference signals global goal out of reach without major new action
New York, 9 June 2017 – On the concluding day of the first ever United
Nations Ocean Conference, WWF calls for unprecedented action to achieve
the agreed Ocean sustainable development goal. This comes as member
states prepare to endorse a call for action that acknowledges the
serious threats to the ocean from overexploitation and climate change,
and the need for much greater ambition. John Tanzer
Leaders in U.S. Economy Say "We Are Still In' on Paris Climate Agreement
WASHINGTON, DC -- The broadest cross section of the American economy
yet assembled in pursuit of climate action, today declared their intent
to continue to ensure the U.S. remains a global leader in reducing
carbon emissions. Together, these leaders are sending a strong signal to
the international community and the 194 other parties to the Paris
Agreement about the continued commitment of the U.S
US Intent to Withdraw from Paris Agreement Triggers Renewed Call to Action
GLAND, Switzerland (1 June, 2017) – President Donald Trump today
announced his intent to withdraw the United States from the historic
Paris Agreement, the world's first global plan to address climate
change. This announcement is a call to action to national and local
governments, businesses and people worldwide to step up their
commitments to address climate change. The historic agreement, approv
New in A Very Public Sociologist
The End of Progress?
Consolidating Corbynism involves the transformation of the Labour Party
from a vote-catching bureaucracy into a movement capable of winning
power by prosecuting its class interests. This in mind, the decision of
Lord Sainsbury to pull funding from Progress shows, if you like, some
progress towards this goal. Needless to say this, which was apparently
announced prior to the election to Progress st
Why Far Right Terrorism is on the Rise
And here we are again. Another day, another terror attack with one dead
and eight others injured. Though, on this occasion it's definitely not
Islamist-inspired. According to witnesses the man who rammed worshippers
leaving Finsbury Park Mosque screamed "Kill me, kill me, I want to kill
all Muslims". It's to the credit of the traumatised crowd that the
suspect wasn't granted his wish and got cart
Corbynism and the Middle Class
You have your hot takes, and you have your duff takes. There's little
doubt which category Daniel Allington's latest lazy missive on Corbynism
and the Labour Party falls into. His piece looks at the some features
of Labour's electoral performance that should be a cause of concern:
that ethnically homogeneous (white) working class voters with few formal
qualifications are less likely to vote Labou
Consolidating Corbynism
The unexpected happened , so where do we go from here? How can
Corbynism, or the new socialism, build on what it has achieved so far?
The Tories are in an unenviable position , but we cannot rely on their
rolling catastrophe and infighting to win the next election for us.
Besides, Labour is reborn as a social movement, it has shown that street
politics can combine with electoral success. As such,
The Alt-Left: A Critical Appreciation
Among the big winners of the general election are the wave of new blogs
collectively dubbed the "alt-left". You know who I'm talking about. The
Canary , Skwawkbox , Novara , Evolve Politics and Another Angry Voice
have been singled out by the mainstream as the authentic voices of the
new socialism that has seized hold of the Labour Party and powered it to
its highest number of votes for 20 years.
Wellred Films: Carry on Campaigning
Last week I enjoyed the worst train journey of my life. The rush hour
choo-choo from Stockport to Sheffield is a busy service that ordinarily
serves up four coaches. On this occasion, the powers that be at East
Midlands trains decided to put just two on. That meant we were rammed in
cheek by jowl, an experience that included being in the middle of a jam
of 17 bodies in the vestibule area. Still,
New in Adrienne's Corner
Outrageous! Wild Bill for America ARRESTED in Canada...
for "hate speech." Here's what we know so far: From my friend Don
Bradway on Facebook: My good friend, Bill (Wild Bill for America) Finlay
has been arrested at the airport in Calgary, Canada because he had
"smuggled" so-called "hate speech" on his iPad! Bill went to speak at
the WCAI ( Worldwide Coalition Against Islam) anti-Islam event, by
invitation. Bill is asking for our prayers and that we "
Sean Hannity puts the Democrats into context and some Newt as the cherry on top...
and we thank them both. Like him or not, Sean is quickly becoming the
voice of conservatives. He takes a good hard look at Rachel Maddow and
her conspiracy theories. I will admit to have never watched her show and
as a result had no idea of how nuts she is. And her fans call Alex
Jones nuts? Newt: "I hope they keep Nancy (Pelosi) right where she is
for the next ten years." Take heart - we're winn
Critical Theory / Cultural Marxism and how it affects you...
because it does. I am currently reading two novels - one about a young
boy growing up during the rise and fall of Hitler and the other about a
man in post revolutionary Russia. Both are frightening. If you've ever
wondered how our country evolved into the current mess, take a moment
and watch the following video. While the producer hits the main points
there is much more to be understood and I ur
Children of Darkness...
on second thought is not really funny - only shocking and sad. This
video uses the voice of the moderator from the Oscar nominated 1983
documentary Children of Darkness produced and written by Richard Kotuk
and Ara Chekmayan. The original Children of Darkness explored the topic
of juvenile psychiatry and the acute lack of mental health care in
America for seriously emotionally disturbed youth. Re
Newt Gingrich: “Look, this is a frenzied, almost a death behavior by the left...
because they’re in such trouble and Trump potentially represents the
end of their world." But first, since everyone else has something to say
about Kathy Griffen, I guess I'll throw in my opinion. Many years ago I
watched a video of an actual beheading carried out by muslim scum. I
thought long and hard before deciding that by refusing to watch it I was
deliberately avoiding the truth of a situat
Comey the Cowardly...
lies to protect himself and his "friends." Friends is in quotes,
because people like Comey don't really have any friends. I sat through
the entire session yesterday. Admittedly, I did not pay strict attention
as I was flitting about the internet while Comey droned on about his
"feelings." He "felt" Trump may not be honest. He "thought" he had to
document his discussions with Trump to protect hims
New in Catharsis Ours
Economic
News , Data & Views....June 25 , 2017...Quick Hits For Sunday -1)
Japan - Items from Worlds of Business , Politics , General Society. 2)
North Korea - News & Updates Touching On The Hermit Kingdom. 3)
Qatar - Sunday Updates On State Of Play For Gulf Rift , Erdogan Comes
Out Strong today In Support Of Qatar's Rejection of Arab Quartet's 13
Demands. 4) UK - Political News Of the Day - Domestic Politics &
EU-UK Exit Talks In Primary focus. 5) US Politics - Sunday Morning Round
Up Of News & Views. 6) Odds & Ends To Consider In MENA - Syria ,
Iraq & Libya In Focus !
Japan.... fred walton @fredwalton216 8m 8 minutes ago fred walton
Retweeted NHK WORLD News Fukushima nuclear debacle update... fred walton
added, NHK WORLD News @NHKWORLD_News Test to stop water leakage
conducted in Fukushima #nhk_world_news https://
www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/ne ws/20170624_16/ … fred walton
@fredwalton216 11m 11 minutes ago fred walton Retweeted WebMob
Technologies Japanese
Economic
News , Data & Views.....June 24 , 2017.....Quick Hits For Saturday
-1) Global Market News : Credit Bulletin Bulletin & Weekly Missive "
Washington Finance & Bubble Illusion" ; Global Equities Now Valued
At 75.4 Trillion , Despite Some Disconcerting News Of The Week ; Greece
Sovereign Credit Rating Lifted , But Still Deep In Junk Territory ;
Italian Bank Drama As ECB Moves To Wind Down Vento Banks ; Additional
Items Of Note. 2) Gulf Rift Updates - Different Points Of View And Fresh
Updates On Developing Situation. 3) Europe In Focus - News Of The
Morning Touching On Greece , UK & France ; Additional Items Of Note
As They Develop Saturday. 4) US Politics - News For Saturday Morning To
Consider. 5) Odds & Ends - Global Items To Ponder.
For those celebrating ( and understanding different countries have
different timeframes ) - Eid Mubarak ! Al Jazeera English Verified
account @AJEnglish 3h 3 hours ago Eid al-Fitr holiday: How many days is
it by country? http:// aje.io/2lhp #EidMubarak Global Market News....
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Economic
News , Data & Views....June 23 , 2017.....Quick Hits For Friday-1)
Markets : US - Dow & S&P Basically Unchanged But Nasdaq Fares
Better , Gold Catches A Bid And Oil Bounces A Bit , Ten Year Essentially
Unchanged. 2) Europe In Focus : Italy - Veneto Banca & Banca
Populare Deemed Failing Or Likely To Fail And Will Be Resolved Under
Italian Law ; UK- Political Round Up , Latest On Grenfell Cladding
Conundrum ; Greece - News Of Note ; France - Macron Learning The Ropes ,
Ruffles Some Feathers At EU Leadership Summit , Additional News Of
Note. 3) US Politics : Russia Interference Probes Updates ; Senate
Launching Inquiry Into Loretta Lynch Conduct In Clinton Email
Investigation ; Healthcare Updates ; Former Gov't Contractor Sues Jamey
Comey Alleging Coverup Of 20 Million Americans Unmasked ; Additional
Items Of Interest. 4) MENA : Saudi Arabia- Authorities Foil Terror
Attempt Targeting Grand Mosque In Mecca ; Qatar- Updates In Gulf Rift
For Friday ; Syria - State Of Play…
Markets..... US.... zerohedge @zerohedge 2h 2 hours ago Banks
Battered, Biotechs Best As Yield Curve Crashes To 10-Year Lows
http://www. zerohedge.com/news/2017-06-2
3/banks-battered-biotechs-best-yield-curve-crashes-10-year-lows …
*Walter Bloomberg @DeItaOne 2h 2 hours ago FOR THE WEEK, THE DOW ADDED
0.05 PCT, THE S&P ROSE 0.21 PCT, THE NASDAQ GAINED 1.84 PCT
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Economic
News , Data & Views.....June 22 , 2017.....Quick Hits For Thursday
-1) Markets : Asia - Economic Calendar For Friday , Markets Moving Data
& News ; US - Another Mixed Market Day For US Stock indexes With Dow
& S&P Modestly Red While Nasdaq Modestly Green , Spot Gold Up
$3.70 While Oil Has Modest Bounce Back Day Rising 26 Cents ( Jawboning
Doesn't Trigger HFT Trading Today ) , Ten Year Treasury Catches A Bit Of
A Bid Today. 2) US Politics : House Dems Rebellion Against Pelosi
Brewing ; Replace & Repeal May Be In Serious Trouble Or Already
D.O.A ; Foreign Policy Items ( Gulf Crisis / North Korea / Syria /
Turkey ) ; No White House Comey Recording - Confirmed By POTUS Today ;
Trump Tweets ; Additional Items Of Note. 3) UK : Political Round Up For
Thursday. 4) Broader Europe News Of Note - Greece , Germany , Spain
& Italy In Focus. 5) MENA Updates - Iraq , Syria , Libya & Gulf
Rift Updates.
Markets.... Asia.... ForexLive @ForexLive 42m 42 minutes ago North
Korea fires off another rocket engine test US... fred walton
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@RANsquawk US MARKET WRAP: Equities unable to hold on to gains; subdued
summer session with thin ranges and negligible moves https
Economic
News , Data & Views......June 21 , 2017.....Quick Hits For
Wednesday-1) Markets : Asia-Economic Calendar For Wednesday , Market
Moving Data & News ; US - Mixed Market Day - Nasdaq Strong / Dow
Weak / S&P Basically Unchanged , Gold Up 3 Bucks / Oil Off About A
Buck / Ten Year Treasury Yield Basically Unchanged . 2) US Politics :
Domestic Items ( Iowa Trip By POTUS & Various Officials , Senators
Meet With Special Counsel Mueller , Dems Fallout From Special Elections
Losses Tuesday , Obamacare / Replace & Repeal Updates , House Whip
Steve Scalise Update ) ; International Items ( Qatar , Trump-Saudi Crown
Prince Phone Conversation , North Korea) ; Additional Items Of Note.3)
UK : Queen's Day Speech ; Tories - DUP Talks Updates ; Trump Visit
Deferred ; Other News Of Note. 4) Europe In Focus - Items From Germany ,
France , Italy , Brussels. 5) MENA Updates - Qatar & Gulf Crisis ,
Saudi Arabia Succession Surprise , Iraq CT Move Closer To Routing ISIS
In West Mosul , Syria…
Markets...... Asia.... ForexLive @ForexLive 2h 2 hours ago Here is
what's on the economic data calendar in Asia today today - RBNZ soon
LiveSquawk @LiveSquawk 1h 1 hour ago Takata To File For Bankruptcy In
Japan June 23 Or 26 – Asahi ForexLive @ForexLive 1h 1 hour ago RBNZ
announcement - on hold (as expected) ForexLive @ForexLive 1h 1 hour
ago Japan economy - on the up (but the BOJ is mis
Economic
News , Data & Views ...June 20 , 2017....Quick Hits for Tuesday -1)
Markets : Asia- Economic Calendar For Wednesday , Market Moving Data
& News ; US - Major Stocks All Down For The Day , Oil & Gold
Also Lower , US Treasuries Catch A Bid Today , API Shows Larger Than
Expected Draw For Crude But Products Show Builds. 2) US Political Scene
Round Up : Domestic Front Including Special Elections Tonight In Georgia
& South Carolina , Appointment Updates , Climate Control , Trump
Domestic Agenda Items , Congressional / Mueller Probes ; Foreign Policy
Items Touching On Qatar , Ukraine , Syria , Trade , North Korea , Russia
, 3) Brussels - Foiled Terror Attack today. 4) UK- Deal Between Tories
& DUP To Be Announced Thursday Or Will DUP Walk Away ? Additional
Domestic Politics Of Note. EU-UK Talks Related Items For Tuesday. 5)
Libya Updates De Jour. 6) Iraq West Mosul Battle Updates . 7) Syria War
Updates. 8) Qatar- KSA Tussle Updates. 9) Odds & Ends Items From
Europe , Africa , US ,
Markets.... Asia..... ForexLive @ForexLive 1h 1 hour ago Economic
data due from Asia today ForexLive @ForexLive 1h 1 hour ago MSCI will
include China A shares in its EM index US Market wrap fred walton
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Lows" - Oilmageddon Sinks Stocks As Treasury Cur
New in Centauri Dreams
DSTART: Imagining Interstellar Futures
Back in the 1970s, the British Interplanetary Society conceived the
idea of designing a starship. The notion grew into Project Daedalus,
often discussed in these pages, producing a final report that summed up
what was then known about interstellar possibilities, from fusion
propulsion to destination stars. Barnard’s Star, 6 light years out,
became the target because at the time, it was the only s
PLATO: Planet Hunting Mission Officially Adopted
The European Space Agency has just announced the official adoption of
the PLATO mission. The untangled acronym — PLAnetary Transits and
Oscillations of stars — tells us that, like Kepler and CoRoT, this is a
planet hunting mission with asteroseismological implications.
Photometric monitoring of nearby bright stars for planetary transits and
determination of planetary radii should help build our t
Beam-Riding and Sail Stability
Breakthrough Starshot , the ambitious 30-year plan for launching small
interstellar craft to a nearby star, depends critically on the sails
that will ride a laser beam to 20 percent of lightspeed. In the essay
below, James Benford takes a hard look at where we are now in the matter
of sail stability, a subject he and brother Gregory have analyzed in
their laboratory work. But as Jim points out, t
A New Classification Scheme for Kepler Planets
As announced yesterday at NASA Ames, the Kepler team has released the
final Kepler catalog from the spacecraft’s first four years of data and
its deep stare into Cygnus. The numbers still impress me despite our
having watched them grow with each new report: We have 4034 planet
candidates, of which 2335 have been verified as exoplanets. More than 30
of the approximately 50 near-Earth sized habitab
Comments on Near-Term Interstellar Probes
If you have questions about beamed energy concepts, James Benford is
your man. A plasma physicist who is CEO of Microwave Sciences, Benford
has designed high-power microwave systems for the likes of NASA, JPL and
Lockheed. Now Chairman of the Sail Subcommittee for Breakthrough
Starshot, he is deep into the investigation of sail materials and
design, as he explains below. After reading Greg Matlof
Remembering Ben Finney (1933-2017)
Ben Finney, the editor (along with Eric Jones) of Interstellar
Migration and the Human Experience , has died at age 83. A professor
emeritus at the University of Hawaii, Finney died quietly at a nursing
home in Kaimuki, according to this obituary in the Honolulu
Star-Advertiser . There is much to be said about this visionary man, but
I begin for our purposes with his contribution to deep sp
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