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Filmmaker unknowingly captures stunning drone wedding photo
Looks like drone wedding photography is cool even when it's accidental. Travel filmmaker Brandon Li was reviewing still photos from a drone session when he stumbled across an aerial shot that couldn't have been more perfect if it were intentional. SEE ALSO: 17 high-tech ways to make your wedding day even more memorable "[I have] no idea who [the people in the photo] are, but I assume they were pr
Sarah Silverman and Bill Maher admonish Gary Johnson supporters
Sarah Silverman and Bill Maher are not pleased with the remaining "Bernie Bros." On Friday night's episode of Maher's Real Time, the two chastised voters who switched their loyalties to Libertarian candidate Gary Johnson after Bernie Sanders lost his bid for the Democratic nomination. "[Sanders] needs an ally in office. That's why I don't understand these 'Bernie or bust' people," Silverman said.
Gigantic dinosaur footprint found in Mongolia
Palaeontologists have identified a prehistoric Titanosaur footprint that is the size of a human torso. Like something from a Godzilla movie, the enorm...
World's deepest underwater cave revealed
Divers have discovered an underwater cave in the Czech Republic which descends to a depth of 1,325ft. Venturing through cramped, pitch black corridors...

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Nigel Farage to coach Donald Trump before next presidential debate
Former Ukip leader flies to US to meet Republican nominee following appearance together in Mississippi in August The former leader of Ukip, Nigel Farage , has flown to the US to coach the Republican presidential nominee, Donald Trump , for his next debate with Hillary Clinton . Farage, who announced he would step down as leader of Ukip less than two weeks after the country voted to leave the Euro
The last six days proved Donald Trump is dangerously unfit for the presidency
The lesson of the Machado saga: America’s enemies would find Trump predictable and easy to control. The last six days proved Donald Trump is dangerously unfit for the presidency. The problem isn’t that Trump is cruel, though he is. The problem isn’t that Trump is boorish, though he is. The problem isn’t that Trump is undisciplined, though he is. The problem is that Trump is predictable and contro
Clean eating trend can be dangerous for young people, experts warn
Mental health specialists say following ultra-healthy diets could have negative impact on people at risk of eating disorders Mental health experts are warning of the risks of the increasingly popular “clean eating” dietary trend, which is leaving a growing number of teenagers very thin and even at risk of dying when taken to extremes. One nutritionist said she had been contacted by a girl as youn
Monica Lewinsky was not “violated” — and Rudy Giuliani’s sleazy claims minimize the seriousness of sexual abuse
(Credit: AP/Gerald Herbert/Evan Agostini/Cliff Owen) Just when you think this election season can’t get any worse, Team Trump has decided to start doing what right-wingers are always accusing feminists of doing: lodging false accusations of sexual abuse, in this case at Bill Clinton. Well, really more at Hillary Clinton, who Donald Trump seems to believe is the person mainly culpable for whatever

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Famous Frog Toughie Dies, Sending Species to Extinction
The tree frog's loss warns of other extinctions, says the photographer who featured the animal in his Photo Ark project.
More Evidence for an Ocean inside Pluto
A simulation of Sputnik Planum's formation supports the idea of a deep, salty ocean -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
For the First Time, Bees Declared Endangered in the U.S.
Seven species of Hawaiian yellow-faced bee, decimated by invasive species and habitat loss, are now federally protected.

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Stephanie Gilmore - The Tempest.
Steph Gilmore, Inside The Tempest. It’s hard to go past Indonesia for a strike mission in the middle of the liturgical year. We scoured the archipelago from the comfort of our office chairs in search of a wave that compliments Steph’s particular set of skills. Steph was after “cute slabs” – the definition of which you’ll discover in due course—and while we weren’t blessed with days of waves, the
President Obama on Deep-Sea Diving and One Unimpressed Seal (Exclusive) | National Geographic
President Obama and National Geographic Explorer-in-Residence Sylvia Earle talk about a shared interest in diving after the president created the world's largest marine protected area. ➡ Subscribe: http://bit.ly/NatGeoSubscribe About National Geographic: National Geographic is the world's premium destination for science, exploration, and adventure. Through their world-class scientists, photograph
Miley Cyrus Hosts the Show!
Ellen called a very special guest to fill in for her while she was under the weather. Watch the music superstar try her hand at hosting! From: TheEllenShow

The Corbett Report   

Interview 1213 – Afghanistan 15 Years Later with Michel Chossudovsky
[audio mp3="http://www.corbettreport.com/mp3/2016-09-27%20Michel%20Chossudovsky.mp3"][/audio] 15 years later, the US and its NATO allies still have troops in Afghanistan with no plans on leaving. We were told this was about 9/11 and Osama Bin Laden, but these were lies. So why are the troops still there? What was the war in Afghanistan really about? Michel Chossudovsky of the Centre for Research

The EnvironmentaList   

Will the Aviation Sector’s Planned Carbon Offset Scheme Help Curb Emissions from Air Travel?
Critics say focus on offsets rather than reductions gives the industry license to continue polluting
Drought Leaves Paraguayan Caimans in Peril
A wildlife crisis on the Pilcomayo River spurs “futile” rescue effort by citizens
Chromium-6: ‘Erin Brockovich’ Chemical Threatens Two-Thirds of Americans
New report finds 200 million people exposed to toxic drinking water
7 Popular Foods That Might Disappear Because of Climate Change
Search is on for ancient or near-extinct crops that might be better suited for this new reality


The Rules of Exposition   

Heart and Mind
Sentences in development: I'm something of a monetarist at heart. To my mind, even if monetary balances are not the cause of recessions, they must nonetheless be evidence. That doesn't work. Maybe this: I'm something of a monetarist at heart. Even if monetary balances are not the cause of recessions, they must nonetheless be evidence. Moving on.
Literacy skills
Found this in the new 70-page PDF from the Harvard Business School Survey on U.S. Competitiveness, Problems Unsolved and a Nation Divided : Younger cohorts of U.S. workers have higher literacy scores than older cohorts in absolute terms, reflecting U.S. skills improvement over time. But workers elsewhere have improved even faster. American workers from earlier generations are more literate than t

A Closer Look: Jody Paterson 

Squeeze 'em until it hurts: The hostile takeover of the average air traveller experience
I love almost everything about a life with lots of travel in it. But the airport and flying experience is one notable exception. I’m just back from flights in and out of Orlando, Florida, where I went for two weeks to visit family. I've been travelling quite a bit these past five years, and what becomes clearer with each passing flight is that the air industry service model is to make us suffer s

A.E.Brain   

In a Universe next door...
Things to come. Handley Page H.50 Heyfords escorted by Westland Pterodactyl Vs, somewhere over the North Sea. Painting by Daniel Bechennec, Fana d'Avation magazine cover, April 2010

Activist Teacher   

Will York University in Toronto go along with this latest attack by organized groups?
York U staffer under investigation for anti-Semitic posts Toronto police investigate teacher’s comments at Al-Quds Day rally I am very concerned by these and all such select attacks against employees, especially in the education sector, based on an employee's expression outside of work. I have reviewed the posts of Nikolaos Balaskas, which are the pretext for this particular attack,
Dear Chinese Premier Li Keqiang
as I posted earlier to Facebook... Dear Chinese Premier Li Keqiang: On your visit to Canada, please make a point of publicly reminding Prime Minister Trudeau that Canada needs to be far more attentive to its international human rights obligations. As you know, Canada's jails are overcrowded with citizens. The bail system systemically denies constitutional rights. Physical isolation that
US “sue Saudis for 911 law” would be a geopolitical tectonic shift because…
New law approved by Congress on September 9 violates international law, would destabilize the US regime By Denis G. Rancourt
Must Watch video::: The real reason that Donald Trump is "unelectable"
Truth about US criminality in the Middle East is spelled out by Donald Trump. Source: LINK.

Allen L Roland's Weblog   

World Peace Message From Keeper Of Secred White Buffalo Calf Pipe
Chief Arvol Looking Horse, of the Lakota, Dakota, and Nakota Nations, asks us to understand an Indigenous perspective on what has happened to America but also offers a very important message about a solution to turn around these terrible times including justice for the Palestinians. His words should be heeded for they are in essence the same as mine ~ Peace begins with me ~ go within and find you
The Debate We Should Have ~ Trump , Stein And Clinton
The true progressive voice that should be heard in the 2016 sham Presidential debates is Jill Stein who through the magic of video and the assistance of Amy Goodman joins the debates as the only true progressive and anti-establishment voice of the people and instead of throwing mud offers concrete political proposals and solutions versus the political posturing of a deeply tarnished Clinton and t
After 15 Years / 9/11 Unanswered Questions Still Smoldering
Like a giant smoldering edifice the official 9/11 story is chock full of holes in which individuals were not held responsible for their actions, the truth was continually short-circuited and much information was based on secondhand C.I.A. and Pentagon “torture” reports. Over 80% of Americans still rightfully reject the official 9/11 story: Allen L Roland, PhD " The 9/11 Commission now tells us th
Biden Dellivers Message To Turkey ~ It'S Not Personal , It'S Strictly Business
Apathy is the glove into which evil slips its hand It was a scene straight out of the Godfather as US Vice President Joe Biden arrived in Turkey to announce that we would directly support NATO member Turkey's incursion into northern Syria, while in July Turkey's President ErdoÄŸan barely survived a military coup, which is widely believed to have enjoyed US support. Biden’s reversal was at the same

Amused Cynicism   

Hillary versus Donald
Scott Alexander compares Hillary Clinton with Donald Trump : Which of the candidates in this election are millennarian? If Sanders were still in, I’d say fine, he qualifies. If Stein were in, same, no contest. But Hillary? The left and right both critique Hillary the same way. She’s too in bed with the system. Corporations love her. Politicians love her. All she wants to do is make little tweaks
General Election Prediction
Neil Kinnock is not a fan of Jeremy Corbyn : Former Labour leader Neil Kinnock has given a stark warning about the re-election of Jeremy Corbyn. Speaking to the BBC’s Panorama programme, Lord Kinnock said: “Unless things change radically, and rapidly, it’s very doubtful I’ll see another Labour government in my lifetime.” At the last election, Labour got 232 seats, 98 less than the Tories who got
Government treats religion as just ‘fairies, goblins and imaginary friends’
Baroness Warsi complains : Religion is still viewed in government circles as little more than a parade of “fairies, goblins and imaginary friends” despite claims that it would now “do God”, according to Britain’s former minister for faith. Baroness Warsi said there is still misunderstanding and hostility towards religion in “ever secular” Whitehall circles, despite efforts to change the culture.

Angola 3 News   

Victoria Law, The Nation: These Women Are Demanding a Voice in the Criminal Justice Conversation
( PHOTO:  The Council at Cucho's Justice Center in Los Angeles. ) Check out this new article by author and longtime prison activist Victoria Law , entitled: These Women Are Demanding a Voice in the Criminal Justice Conversation "The movement to reform the criminal justice system is still dominated by men and politicians. This group of incarcerated and formerly incarcerated women is changing tha
NOLA October 1: Solitary Gardens Unveiling with Albert Woodfox and others
Solitary Gardens Unveiling Plant the future. Honor the past. WHEN: ​ Saturday, October 1st 5-6:30pm WHAT: ​ Please join Albert Woodfox, Malik Rahim, Nana Sula, Vaku and jackie sumell for the 3-year commemoration of Herman Wallace’s freedom after 41-years of unjust captivity. Project unveiling, tree planting ceremony, special guest speakers and presentations. WHO: ​ SOLITARY GARDENS is a public ar
Albert Woodfox speaking in Chicago IL on Sept. 18 and 21
Sunday, Sept. 18, 2pm at Trinity United Church of Christ, 400 West 95th Street, Chicago, Wright Chapel Wednesday, Sept, 21 at 6pm, at Gallery 400, at 400 S. Peoria Street. For more information, see flyer above and visit the event's Facebook and Eventbrite pages.
Albert Woodfox in San Francisco on Sept. 7 and in Chicago on Sept. 21
September 7: Albert is speaking in San Francisco, California on Wed. Sept. 7, 7pm at 2969 Mission St. For more information, please visit the ANSWER Coalition website . September 21: Albert is speaking in Chicago, Illinois at 6pm, at Gallery 400, at 400 S. Peoria Street. For more information, see flyer above and visit the event's Facebook and Eventbrite pages.

Cherchez la Verite   

For any of those who think that Colin Kaepernick is some kind of a traitor and/or a disgrace to America, read the real truth below. It exposes a little known event in American history which took place when the young United States decided to grab Canada from the British Empire. It is something never mentioned in U.S. schools.
Colin Kaepernick Is Righter Than You Know: The National Anthem is a Celebration of Slavery Before a preseason game on Friday, San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick refused to stand for the playing of “The Star-Spangled Banner.” When he explained why, he only spoke about the present: “I am not going to stand up to show pride in a flag for a country that oppresses black people and people
Paul Craig Roberts explains the origins of Labor Day versus what it is today. Most Americans know little of the story ...including the blogger, who hopes you will also visit his preceeding post with an additional little known story of U.S. history.
Labor Day June , 2016 | Original Here | If you wish to receive his newsletter via email go to Original and sign up at bottom. Paul Craig Roberts Labor Day—what is it? Perhaps not many Americans any longer know, so here is my explanation. In my time Labor Day was the unofficial end of summer, because school began after Labor Day. Today school begins almost a month before. When I was in school that

Creekside   

Site C Licence of Occupation
In two days, the deadline for public input into BC Hydro's request to log crown land slated for Provincial Park status above the Site C dam will close. So why are you only just now hearing about this on a blog? Good question. According to the Yellowstone to Yukon Conservation Initiative in an article in woodbusiness.ca, which you probably aren't in the habit of reading on a daily basis : "On Sept
Craig Scott's testimony at ERRE #23
Notes from his presentation at the electoral reform committee today because Kady didn't blog this morning's meeting and the ERRE committee is taking about two weeks to post transcriptions. Craig Scott - law professor at Osgoode Hall Law School, York University, former NDP critic for democratic reform 16 of 31 Liberals voted for MMP/PR electoral reform in the House in December. MMP is the best of
Electoral Reform Road Trip
Last week IPSOS passed on their rather depressing survey news to the ERRE committee that only 3% of Canadians were following electoral reform at all closely and those 3% were mostly wealthy educated older dudes. Pretty sure that's going to change in the next few weeks. Here in BC, there's over 30 electoral events - the ones from today on are listed below. If you can't make any of these, you can h
TPP - the TFW Program on steroids
The Human Resources Committee, HUMA - 6 Libs, 3 Cons, and 1 NDP - released its report on the Temporary Foreign Worker Program yesterday, after a month of hearing from 43 witnesses as varied as Lululemon and the Migrant Mothers Project. Industry complaints initiated the study. The committee was asked to find a balance between employers desperate for TFWs for jobs they are unable to fill with Canad

Current news updates, World current news   

Real Madrid XI Squad against Sporting
Zidane does a Wenger and rotates his goalkeepers, though the BBC all line up in Los Merengues’ front three. After Barcelona’s MSN took Celtic apart, it is their turn to show they are football’s deadliest trio. Real Madrid XI: Casilla; Carvajal, Ramos, Varane, Marcelo; Casemiro, Modric, Kroos; Bale, Benzema, Ronaldo. Subs : Yanez, Pepe, James, Kovacic, Vazquez, Morata, Danilo.

Dr Cintli   

In Essence, Racism on Trial in Arizona’s Ethnic Studies Suit
Diverse Issues in Higher Education In Essence, Racism on Trial in Arizona’s Ethnic Studies Suit by Roberto Rodriguez The Arce v Douglas ethnic studies trial, in Tucson’s Federal Court, is expected to commence in early 2017. The suit was filed against the state of Arizona, as a result of the state passing an anti-Ethnic Studies HB 2281 legislation in 2010. Yet for all intents and purposes, it is th
Scholar: Texas Textbook an ‘Intentional Assault’ on Psyche of Mexican American Students September 20, 2016 After readin...
Scholar: Texas Textbook an ‘Intentional Assault’ on Psyche of Mexican American Students September 20, 2016 After reading the proposed Mexican American Heritage textbook for Texas students last week by Jaime Riddle and Valarie Angle, I can without hesitation state that it is obscene and extremely offensive. And beyond being unfocused, incoherent and a badly written book, it is also an intentional
 

Dying in Haiti   

Dispatches from Haiti
Dear Everyone, For the past five years I have been posting from the Journal Star website in a blog called Dispatches from Haiti. There are approximately 400 hundred posts. I posted this yesterday. Thanks for reading. john www.haitianhearts.org

Fort McMurray Adventures   

Out of the Ashes
A stretch of rainy, windy and generally unpleasant weather had kept me cooped up inside for a few days so I jumped at the opportunity to head out yesterday to stretch my legs and enjoy what turned out to be a pretty decent day. One of my regular birding routes I follow takes me by a section a of a neighbouring subdivision that was hit hard by the fires back in May and while it felt great to be ab
The Ponds Of Timberlea
There are a few places in Timberlea and Eagle Ridge I've been wanting to explore and do some birding but for a number of reasons I just haven't found the time to get over to them. Until today. With the days getting shorter and the weather starting to cool off, I decided to bite the bullet and get over there this afternoon no matter what. And I'm glad I did. There were three storm ponds I was curi
Composers Behaving Badly
One of the things that has always fascinated me as I've delved further in to classical music and history is the disconnect between peoples' conceptions of classical music and the composers who wrote it and reality. To a certain degree, most people's ideas of the concert hall as being all staid and austere, where you dressed to the nines, sat board-stiff in your seat (and heaven help you if you da
Trump Jr.'s Asinine Refugee Analogy
For the most part I've done my best to ignore or at least not get too worked up over a certain election in a certain country south of the border. I have seen a certain analogy made by a certain candidate's son however that is so off base in terms of basic math and logic that I couldn't let it pass without comment. This internet meme isn't exactly new as its been around for a couple of years not a

Government and Taxes   

Labor Econ 18, Robots and job creation
More robots, more machines, mean more job displacement, more unemployment? Uhmm, No. New industries always create new jobs, despite their initial job-displacing effect. For instance, when telegrams were replaced by paging devices, then by SMS and mobile phones, those who were displaced in the telegram industry did not go hungry, they simply changed jobs to higher skills category. Long article her
President Duterte and Hugo Chavez
I am reposting this post last Tuesday by a friend, Bernard Ong . It has gone viral, shared nearly 6k since more than two days ago. Keep writing this kind of analysis, bai. Thank you. ------------- HE CROSSED HIS RUBICON September 27, 2016 at 9:29pm Updating my May 2016 post on Hugo Chavez. Very important lessons for the Philippines today. The photo collage shows 3 things: An emergency room in Vene
Tax cut 26, Excise tax on petrol products should be reduced/abolished, not increased
"People try to live within their income so they can afford to pay taxes to a government that can't live within its income." - Robert Half This bad tax measure has been proposed by the DOF and some legislators many years ago but never succeeded. This time, it looks different as the new Duterte government is hell-bent on having this become a law within the year or next year. "The excise tax adjustm
BWorld 80, Declining share of agriculture in GDP
* This is my article in BusinessWorld last August 18, 2016. A declining share of agriculture gross value added (GVA) in GDP (gross domestic product) is often viewed negatively by many sectors because it implies that a country is not prioritizing rural development and job creation. Is this a valid observation? Let us review some agriculture data of the Philippines and compare them to its neighbors
Energy 76, PEMC reply to my article on AEMO, WESM 1 Government and Ta... / by Nonoy Oplas / 21d