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| Two ships moored at El Ballah during a Suez Canal transit. (Photo credit: Wikipedia) |
Large arms shipment intercepted off Yemen, Iran eyed as source
Yemeni forces intercepted a ship on January 23 carrying a large cache of
weapons - including surface-to-air missiles - that U.S. officials suspect
were being smuggled from Iran and destined for Yemeni insurgents, officials
said on Monday.
Yemen's government said the arms intercepted aboard the ship off the
country's coast also included military grade explosives, rocket-propelled
grenades and bomb-making equipment, according to a statement by its embassy
in Washington.
http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/01/29/us-yemen-weapons-iran-idUSBRE90S01B20130129
( Does Yemen have Contra guerrillas too ? )
Egypt clashes continue as curfew defied
Egyptians defied efforts by President Mohamed Morsi to restore order around
the country on Monday as demonstrators and security forces clashed for the
fifth consecutive day and tension mounted between the government and its
opposition rivals.
The Islamist-dominated upper house of parliament quickly approved Mr
Morsi’s controversial proposal to grant the army powers to arrest
civilians. This came the day after he declared a state of emergency and
imposed a curfew in the Suez Canal cities of Suez, Ismailia and Port Said,
where a court verdict on Saturday sentencing 21 people to death ... more »
Rogue 5m-long great white shark attacks boat off Victoria's coast
MELBOURNE fishermen have captured the moment a monster 5m great white
shark
attacked their tiny fishing boat off Victoria's coast.
The three fishermen, brothers Andrew and Ben Donegan and friend Joel
Ryan,
were tuna fishing at Cape Nelson, off Portland, near the Victorian and
South Australian border, when the huge predator started to circle the
vessel.
They said it then suddenly became aggressive and tried to take a bite
out
of the boat.
http://www.perthnow.com.au/news/national/rogue-5m-long-great-white-shark-attacks-boat-off-victorias-coast/story-fndo6axq-1226563793141
Gas Leak Causes Fatality at Korean Samsung Plant
A gas leak at a Samsung semiconductor plant in Hwaseong, Korea, last night
killed a worker—and local news sources are suggesting that a cover-up by
Sammy could be behind the incident.
Yonhap News is reporting that a 132-gallon tank of hydrofluoric acid began
leaking last night at the plant. An initial leak apparently occurred at
11pm, and then a subsequent leak at 5am, in total issuing 2.6 gallons of
acid, mainly in gaseous form. While the precise order of events remains
unclear, it is suggested that Samsung then called a maintenance team to fix
the problem, but did not report the i... more »
Areas of Sydney flooded by heaviest rainfall in a decade
Parts of Sydney have been drenched in their heaviest daily rainfall totals
in more than a decade as a wild storm system washed over the city on Monday
night after causing havoc in the north of the state and in Queensland.
About 1500 residents downstream of Grafton spent the night in emergency
accommodation after being evacuated due to the storm, which has claimed
four lives in Queensland, including that of a three-year-old boy who was
hit by a falling tree in Brisbane's north
http://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/environment/weather/areas-of-sydney-flooded-by-heaviest-rainfall-in-a-decade... more »
ComVal villagers flee from landslide, Philippines
Scores of families fled their homes after a heavy downpour caused a
landslide in a village in Maco, Compostela Valley, on Sunday, authorities
said.
Several houses were washed away after a river in Barangay Mainit “changed
course” following the landslide at past 7 p.m., according to Abel Dagoon,
barangay chief.
Mainit is still haunted by memories of a similar incident—but of much
bigger scale—almost six years ago. At least 20 people were killed in a
series of landslides that hit the village and the neighboring Barangay
Masara on Sept. 5-6, 2008.
http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/348655/... more »
Seven dead in landslide at football match in Turkey
At least seven people were killed late Sunday when a landslide invaded the
pitch at an amateur football game in southeastern Turkey, engulfing players
and spectators, local sources said.
Three others were injured and a fourth person went missing as sodden earth
knocked over a wall at the football pitch in the city of Sirnak, hit by
heavy rains in recent days.
http://sports.ndtv.com/football/news/item/202642-seven-dead-in-landslide-at-football-match-in-turkey
'Muslim Vigilantes': Video Abuse Victim Found
The victim of a "Muslim vigilante" attack that was filmed and uploaded to
YouTube has come forward after a police appeal.
The man was one of a number of people who were harassed on east London
streets in a single weekend earlier this month.
Several incidents were filmed and the footage posted online.
http://news.sky.com/story/1044186/muslim-vigilantes-video-abuse-victim-found
F-16 Fighter Jet Missing Over Adriatic Sea
The US Air Force has begun a search operation after losing contact with a
fighter jet during a training mission off the coast of Italy.
The headquarters of the 31st Fighter Wing, at Aviano Air Base in Italy,
issued a brief statement saying the F-16 fighter had one pilot aboard when
contact was lost over the Adriatic Sea.
There was no immediate word on the fate of the plane or the pilot.
http://news.sky.com/story/1044225/f-16-fighter-jet-missing-over-adriatic-sea
Report: Youth Joblessness Rises Fastest In UK
Youth unemployment has increased in the UK at a faster rate than any other
country in the G8 since the start of the recession, a new report has said.
A study by the Work Foundation found that the UK now lags only behind Spain
and Greece for youth joblessness in OECD countries.
The problem cannot be attributed just to the recession because other
countries have fared better, the research group said.
http://news.sky.com/story/1044248/report-youth-joblessness-rises-fastest-in-uk
Missing Mexican Band: Survivor Tells Of Attack
The survivor of a deadly attack on a 16-member Colombian-style music group
has told authorities how at least 10 gunmen entered a private party and
kidnapped the band and four crew members.
A member of the Kombo Kolombia band told police that the 20 hostages were
blindfolded before being driven away in a number of vehicles.
The band member then heard gunshots and a conversation about where the
assailants would dump the bodies, according to Nuevo Leon state security
spokesman Jorge Domene.
http://news.sky.com/story/1044252/missing-mexican-band-survivor-tells-of-attack
William Hill Sign Kills a Man as it Fell from one of their Shops in London
A man has died after being hit by a large metal sign that fell from a
William Hill shop.
The man, believed to be in his 20s, was treated at the scene in Camden,
north London, on Monday afternoon before being taken to hospital, where
medics were unable to save him.
http://news.sky.com/story/1044208/man-dies-as-sign-falls-from-william-hill-shop
4.1 Magnitude Earthquake SOUTHERN PERU - 29th January 2013
Magnitude
4.1
Date-Time
Tuesday, January 29, 2013 at 03:31:23 UTC
Monday, January 28, 2013 at 10:31:23 PM at epicenter
Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones
Location
15.545°S, 72.077°W
Depth
99.6 km (61.9 miles)
Region
SOUTHERN PERU
Distances
42 km (26 miles) SE of Orcopampa, Peru
4.9 Magnitude Earthquake SULAWESI, INDONESIA - 29th January 2013
Magnitude
4.9
Date-Time
Tuesday, January 29, 2013 at 03:16:36 UTC
Tuesday, January 29, 2013 at 11:16:36 AM at epicenter
Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones
Location
0.060°S, 122.980°E
Depth
133.7 km (83.1 miles)
Region
SULAWESI, INDONESIA
Distances
55 km (34 miles) SSW of Bilungala, Indonesia
4.4 Magnitude Earthquake DODECANESE ISLANDS, GREECE - 29th January 2013
Magnitude
4.4
Date-Time
Tuesday, January 29, 2013 at 01:48:57 UTC
Tuesday, January 29, 2013 at 03:48:57 AM at epicenter
Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones
Location
35.375°N, 27.204°E
Depth
26.6 km (16.5 miles)
Region
DODECANESE ISLANDS, GREECE
Distances
15 km (9 miles) S of Karpathos, Greece
4.6 Magnitude Earthquake NEAR THE COAST OF NICARAGUA - 29th January 2013
Magnitude
4.6
Date-Time
Tuesday, January 29, 2013 at 00:56:44 UTC
Monday, January 28, 2013 at 06:56:44 PM at epicenter
Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones
Location
12.104°N, 88.030°W
Depth
34.5 km (21.4 miles)
Region
NEAR THE COAST OF NICARAGUA
Distances
95 km (59 miles) SW of Jiquilillo, Nicaragua
4.2 Magnitude Earthquake EASTERN KAZAKHSTAN - 28th January 2013
Magnitude mb 4.2
Region EASTERN KAZAKHSTAN
Date time 2013-01-28 23:49:17.0 UTC
Location 42.60 N ; 79.66 E
Depth 1 km
Distances 57 km S Koshkar , Kazakhstan
4.8 Magnitude Earthquake SOUTH OF THE FIJI ISLANDS - 28th January 2013
Magnitude
4.8
Date-Time
Monday, January 28, 2013 at 21:24:36 UTC
Tuesday, January 29, 2013 at 09:24:36 AM at epicenter
Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones
Location
22.228°S, 179.547°W
Depth
585.2 km (363.6 miles)
Region
SOUTH OF THE FIJI ISLANDS
Distances
195 km (121 miles) SSW of Ndoi Island, Fiji
4.6 Magnitude Earthquake EASTERN KAZAKHSTAN - 28th January 2013
Magnitude
4.6
Date-Time
Monday, January 28, 2013 at 20:37:09 UTC
Tuesday, January 29, 2013 at 02:37:09 AM at epicenter
Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones
Location
42.544°N, 79.771°E
Depth
10 km (6.2 miles)
Region
EASTERN KAZAKHSTAN
Distances
69 km (42 miles) SE of Kegen, Kazakhstan
Who Pays For The Consequences Of Not Dealing With Climate Change?
I've only been to one state banquet at the White House in my life. It was
for Czech President Vaclav Havel and the only reason I was invited was
because it was pre-Google and I was the only one in President Clinton's
rolodex who knew the difference between Lou Rawls and Lou Reed. It was the
first time I got to meet so many people I write about here at *DWT* so
often: from arch-villains like Charles Koch, Henry Kissinger, Jane Harman,
Erskine Bowles, and Tipper Gore to some passing political figures of the
day like Pat Danner (D-MO), Vic Fazio (D-CA), Richard Lugar (R-IN), Norman
... more »
4.7 Magnitude Earthquake OFF THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN - 28th January 2013
Magnitude
4.7
Date-Time
Monday, January 28, 2013 at 20:29:14 UTC
Tuesday, January 29, 2013 at 06:29:14 AM at epicenter
Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones
Location
37.500°N, 143.606°E
Depth
33.4 km (20.8 miles)
Region
OFF THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
Distances
227 km (141 miles) ESE of Ishinomaki, Japan
4.8 Magnitude Earthquake PANAMA-COSTA RICA BORDER REGION - 28th January 2013
Magnitude
4.8
Date-Time
Monday, January 28, 2013 at 20:20:53 UTC
Monday, January 28, 2013 at 03:20:53 PM at epicenter
Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones
Location
9.072°N, 82.866°W
Depth
29.8 km (18.5 miles)
Region
PANAMA-COSTA RICA BORDER REGION
Distances
28 km (17 miles) N of Rio Sereno, Panama
4.6 Magnitude Earthquake EASTERN KAZAKHSTAN - 28th January 2013
Magnitude
4.6
Date-Time
Monday, January 28, 2013 at 19:47:38 UTC
Tuesday, January 29, 2013 at 01:47:38 AM at epicenter
Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones
Location
42.507°N, 79.595°E
Depth
9.9 km (6.2 miles)
Region
EASTERN KAZAKHSTAN
Distances
64 km (39 miles) SSE of Kegen, Kazakhstan
Smartphone Sensors: Security Secrets
*According to security researchers, Data captured by smart phone sensors
could help criminals deduction codes used to lock the gadgets.* The data
was useable because sensors can gather information with more freedom than
apps loaded on the machine. By analyzing data gathered by accelerometers
they were able to get a fine idea of the Pin used to protect a phone.
In forbidden tests, data from accelerometers was captured, exported and
analysed to see if it matched a bigger dictionary of taps and swipes that
had been previously gathered. After five guesses it could spot Pins about
43%... more »
Perrito entre las flores del jardín
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Flamingos enamorados disfrutando de un buen baile
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"US-China Relations: War in 2013?"
*"US-China Relations: War in 2013?" *
by Addison Wiggin
"War between the US and China — an unpleasant thought, for sure…unless you
happen to be a defense contractor. The threat of war could be sufficient to
power the defense industry’s profit growth for many years. We would not be
tackling this grim topic — nor engaging in the financial market version of
grave-dancing — if the suits and uniforms in Washington understood that
China is merely implementing its own version of the Monroe Doctrine.
If you don’t remember the Monroe Doctrine from history class, it goes like
this: P... more »
Alan Waldman : 'Ballykissangel' is a Charming Irish Small-Town Drama Rich in Characters
Waldman's
film and TV
treasures you may have missed:
Drama, comedy and a wealth of Irish characters make 'Ballykissangel'
fun.
By Alan Waldman / The Rag Blog / January 28, 2013
[In his weekly column, Alan Waldman reviews some of his favorite films
and TV series that readers may have missed, including TV dramas,
mysteries, and comedies from Canada, England, Ireland, and Scotland.
Most are
Christy Clark Gets Busted, Fake Awards Ceremony IS BC LIBERAL ELECTION PLOY
Here`s the deal, details are emerging, the BC Liberals approached IIFA ,
...IIFA is the outfit that holds the Bollywood Oscars, the real ones, the
BC Liberals attempted to get IIFA to change the traditional date in late
June/Early July to April...IIFA said no..
I`ll let Michael Smyth explain the rest, here`s an excerpt..
___________
*"The International Indian Film Academy negotiated with the government to
bring their 2013 awards gala to Vancouver, but the deal never got done.*
***Why? According to an IIFA official, the government wanted to move up the
date of the awards from June to... more »
Australia rainfall records tumble as storm heads south – Winds whip up bushfires in Victoria
[image: Flooding in Queensland, Australia, 29 January 2013. Photo:
3aw.com.au]
By Peter Hannam, Carbon economy editor
29 January 2013
(Sydney Morning Herald) – Update A slew of January rainfall records were
broken as the remnants of ex-tropical cyclone Oswald heads south along the
NSW coast.
Pine Ridge, south of Tamworth, copped 131 millimetres of rain in the 24
hours to 9am Tuesday, setting an annual record, according to Aaron
Coutts-Smith, NSW manager of climate services at the weather bureau.
Other notable falls include Wyee, near Lake Macquarie, which received
171.8mm, its ... more »
justice
Allegory of Justice, Lucas Cranach the Elder, 1537
RIP Challenger crew
[Photo via SpaceX]
It was 28 years ago. I got up at the crack of dawn to watch the Challenger
launch. I witnessed the explosion live. Heard the disbelief and horror in
the news anchor's voice as he described a scene gone so terribly off
script. It was gruesome... Spent the rest of the day in a near trance,
watching the sanitized video loop a thousand times while I struggled with
my own shock and grief.
It was also the day I realized video can lie, even on the news. The loop
didn't nearly capture the searing violence of that moment. Perhaps for the
best that most were spared the m... more »
When Bob Woodward tells you to read something, you stand up and READ -- plus other Woodward enhanced interrogation techniques
*Watch out, Diane! If Bob doesn't like your question, he can have you get
up on the table and cluck like a chicken.*
*by Ken*
I think I've established that I'm not a great fan of make-believe
journalist Bob Woodward -- having posed such questions as "Is Bob Woodward
the very best person to review George Tenet's book? Or maybe the WORST?
(Can you guess which way the Washington Post voted?)" (May 2007) and "Is it
possible that Bob Woodward really believes he's giving us first drafts of
actual history?" (October 2010). All the same, I wasn't expecting to find
myself laughing out loud... more »
Bob Feldman : The Rise of the Texas 'Big Rich,' 1930-1940
Charles
Marsh, owner of the Austin American and Austin Statesman (later merged
as the Austin American-Statesman), also made big money in the oil
business. Image from the Public Welfare Foundation.
The hidden history of Texas
Part 11: 1930-1940/2 -- The rise of the Texas 'Big Rich'
By Bob Feldman / The Rag Blog / January 28, 2013
In his 2009 book, The Big Rich: The Rise and Fall of the
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Koalas become ‘urban refugees’ as global warming causes record fires across Australia – Deforestation, dogs, and traffic increase peril
[image: Logo for the documentary film, 'Koala Hospital', which highlights
the many perils facing koalas, including climate change due to record fires
across Australia, deforestation, dogs, and vehucular traffic. Graphic:
koalahospital.com]By Jeremy Hance
28 January 2013
(mongabay.com) – According to Susan Kelly, koalas have become "urban
refugees," under siege by expanding cities that bring with them
deforestation, dogs, traffic, and other ills for native wildlife. Director
of Global Briefing, and writer, producer and director of the new
documentary *Koala Hospital*, Kelly has sp... more »
Cuz!
- Recently saw tv about Spencer Wells' Genographic project, where he claims
all human DNA came from east Africa. I'm cool with that; his presentation -
the tv version at least - makes plenty good sense.
My pasty white German/Welsh ass is fundamentally African, and I am your
cousin. Admitedly a few times removed but still, that sits cozy in my mind.
Of course you've got your critics, some of whom make sense; like scientists
who say there's a problem or two with Wells' methodology, but also some
indigenous folks who are scared of "biocolonialism," wtf that is; another
who claims to be a... more »
Army training exercise happening on Houston's south side shortly after Miami military excerise: What are they preparing for?
SkyEye 13 HD was over the south side where at first look, it appears
there's a massive SWAT scene happening.
People have been calling police, as well as our newsroom, saying they're
hearing gunshots in the area of Scott and Airport. It turns out, the Army
says, it's a multi-agency training drill. They're doing it at the old
Carnegie High School.
Helicopters were also involved. The Army isn't giving any details of what
the training is about.
So if you see the helicopters or hear gunfire, it's only a drill.
http://abclocal.go.com/ktrk/story?section=news/local&id=8971311
*
Matt's th... more »
NEOCON DRONES ON ABOUT DRONES
Neoconservative
propagandist Michael Rubin, writing today in *Commentary*magazine,
attempts to defend the use of drones in the fight against the
West’s enemies. Rubin begins his piece by writing:
*The UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights has announced
an inquiry
into the use of drones in Somalia, Yemen, Pakistan, and the Palestinian
Territories, and whether drones violate international law. The inquiry
comes at the request of Russia, China, and Pakistan, a triad of
countries
not known for their concern about human rights.*
Rubin neglects to mention that the US and thei... more »
"We need to be able to engage the Sask Party on economic issues” - Erin Weir - Candidate for #skndpldr
*A great article from the Lloydminster, Saskatchewan 'Meridian Booster'. By
my reckoning, economist Erin Weir continues to ask the hardest questions of
any candidate in the Saskatchewan New Democrat leadership campaign. The
governing Saskatchewan Party is led by Premier Brad Wall and boosted (to
the point of embarrassment) by the province's major daily papers and other
MSM outlets. Weir holds Wall's fiscal and natural resource policy under the
microscope and it's not as rosy as the government or the press try to tell
you it is. **NDP leader candidate makes Border City stop **A Saska... more »
The Sunni Middle East and the Korean Peninsula, both artificially divided by the cabal, to be reunified
*
* *I find this curious that Ben promotes Keenan knowing full well who he is
and who he works for. So much of what Ben does is passing coded messages to
various groups. **-AK*
*
* *The Sunni Middle East and the Korean Peninsula, both artificially
divided by the cabal, to be reunified*
Posted by Benjamin Fulford
December 11, 2012
As the center of world economic gravity continues to shift towards Asia,
changing old Western political constructs aimed to “divide and conquer”
have become a key topic of secret debate. The machinations and fighting in
Syria are aimed at “destroying arti... more »
Meat — A Benign Extravagance
Is meat evil? A vocal minority shouts “Yes!” The British eco-journalist,
George Monbiot, was an enthusiastic advocate for the vegan diet. He did an
abrupt U-turn after reading Simon Fairlie’s book, *Meat — A Benign
Extravagance*. Fairlie is a powerhouse thinker, a fire hose of ideas, and
a tireless detective who hunts down those who ejaculate statistics that are
ridiculously biased or fictitious. This book will reduce your trust in all
statistics by 71.8 percent. He doesn’t take sides; he forces everyone to
reconsider their beliefs. I strongly recommend it to readers who have ... more »
Cool Collection of Pics from 1957 and 1958
Former US serviceman Tom Jones sent these around and eventually they made
their way to me. Here's his story in Chinese. Visions of a lost Taiwan, in
color. The last dozen plates are from his round the island scooter trip.
Enjoy by clicking on READ MORE below:
現在小朋友對於早期的台灣，都只能透過零碎的照片、以及長輩口述拼湊出樣貌。最近網路上流傳一位美國大兵 Tom
Jones 在46(1957)到47(1958)年間駐守台灣時所拍攝的一系列照片，可看到與現在大不同的台北，以及各旅遊景點的早期樣貌。
Tom
Jones 早期在美軍服役，並於46(1957)到47(1958)年間隨著美軍顧問團來台駐守台灣發射站。這位老兄顯然很喜歡攝影，拍下大量50年代的台灣。他在2006年將這些半世紀前的照片，分享到
Picasa 「1957-58 Taiwan」相簿，最近被台灣網友發現後大量轉載，引起一股懷舊旋風。
Tom Jones
以外國人的眼光，拍下50年代的純樸台灣，看似百無聊賴的建築、街景、風景畫面，過了... more »
Trashed
Having canceled my subscription to satellite service several years ago, I
rarely have an opportunity to watch television anymore (not that I want
to). The obsolete teevee, a grumpy hefty metallic relic, collects dust on
the floor under my bedroom window...I don't know quite how to retire it in
a socially responsible way. So it remains - a perpetually antiquated,
hostile rebuke - a repulsive hulk of my former stupidity, oblivious of our
unsustainabilty - that now gives me nightmares.
Every now and then though, I come across an advertisement on the 'tubes,
that just knocks me over. ... more »
How will shrinking shelf space impact publishing?
This week Barnes and Noble boldly stated that they envisaged a store
reduction of around a third over the next decade. Some however might raise
the question of whether they will be in the market at the end of that
period. We also expect Waterstones in the UK to cut their cloth and shrink
in the near future.
What would you predict for the sales of your next best seller that you will
publish in say 12 to 18 months? What will be the initial print run and
costs to get it to first base? How reactive can you be to ramp up or shut
down? Will merely cutting back the list resolve the issu... more »
Irish Town Resists Bailout Conditions
http://www.aljazeera.com/news/europe/2013/01/201312872217801108.html
*
* *Irish Town Resists Bailout Conditions*
*
*
Blaming banks for economic crisis, community in the south unwilling to
accept terms for national debt restructuring.
Last Modified: 28 Jan 2013 12:46
The European Central Bank has rejected Ireland's proposals to restructure
some of the country's huge debts.
The government wants to avoid paying tens of billions of dollars over the
next decade to underwrite a failed bank.
But one community in southern Ireland is unwilling to accept the terms of
the bailout... more »
UFO sighting over Russia, January 21 2013, stabilized & zoomed: Missile? Something else?
*Questions to be answered if this is a missile:*
1. If the flame is providing the source of illumination, why does it linger
for so long after the projectile's flight ceases (and indeed seems to hover
in the sky), unlike a missile which snuffs out immediately?
2. Why is the illumination so incredibly large in the sky, instead of a
point of light?
3. Why is the contrail fanned out in such a broad manner, unlike the
straight trail usually seen with rockets?
4. Why two missile tests so close together, if not simultaneously?
5. Why conducted where they'll be seen by the public?
6. W... more »
Lamar W. Hankins : Gun Control and the Ethics of Self-Defense
Political
cartoon by J.D. Crow / AL.com.
The ethics of self-defense:
Reconsidering gun control
Much of this will seem counterintuitive, especially to those who are
brought up with a macho mentality, whose inclination will be to fight,
get revenge, teach the hoodlum a lesson...
By Lamar W. Hankins /The Rag Blog / January 28, 2013
Since I last wrote about gun control in the middle of
Florida Boondoggle
Posted on
http://www.tampabay.com/blogs/gradebook/content/time-hardwire-florida-schools-senate-ed-chairman-says
Florida Boondoggle
The Florida Board is eager to spend nearly a half billion dollars to buy
and set up equipment primarily so that children can take tests online.
There is zero research support for this kind of testing program. Nor is
there any demand for a pilot study to be done.
As soon as the equipment is set up, it will be declared obsolete.
It will not improve student performance, so a more full-proof and expensive
computer system will be developed.
The result: A perma... more »
Bill Good`s Female Phone Answerer Stages Fake Partisan Phone-In Callers
*CKNW brass and BC Liberal Operatives are playing fake phone-call games on
Billy Good`s Show*
Bill Good phone-in callers are being staged, partisan callers who hate the
NDP, BC Liberal operatives are being put through while NDP supporters and
those critical of the BC Liberals are being screened out..
I`m not too sure that Bill Good is aware of it, the woman answering the
phones on his show is a new voice, either Bill Good is fully aware or cknw
brass have planted a BC Liberal operative on his show to screen callers..
I mentioned last week how Billy Good set-up Adrian Dix with bil... more »
Crackpot Congressman of the Day
And the winner is, Rep. Mo Brooks (R-AL) who proffered a "constitutional
amendment which would make failure to balance the nation’s budget an
impeachable offense." His amendment "calls for a balanced budget within
five years, after which time federal spending could not exceed federal
revenue." And he's polishing his crackpot bonafides with the stipulation
that said budget balancing cannot in any way be accomplished with the
raising of revenues. It mandates spending cuts only. Guessing, cuts in
military spending would not be acceptable either, considering his committee
assignments a... more »
Krugman discusses the Jindal moves!
*MONDAY, JANUARY 28, 2013*
*And Ryan’s shifting statistic:* Bobby Jindal has been scolding his own
GOP, calling it “the stupid party.”
In today’s column, Paul Krugman quotes Jindal making another bold-sounding
statement: “We must not be the party that simply protects the well-off so
they can keep their toys. We have to be the party that shows all Americans
how they can thrive.”
As Krugman notes, Jindal’s snark about “the well-off” is new to the GOP.
But uh-oh! Krugman notes what Jindal has now proposed for Louisiana—shifts
in taxes which will *benefit* the well-off and penalize th... more »
Will Darrell Issa Be Allowed To Kill Off The U.S. Post Office This Year?
Last week when Blue America endorsed Toi Hutchison for Jesse Jackson Jr.'s
old congressional seat (IL-02), she told first Nicole Sandler's listenersand then Crooks
and Liars readers what a strong supporter of the post office she is.
[H]ealthcare delivery is just like mail delivery in this way. Fedex is the
private option, USPS is the public option. And the reason it doesn’t cost
$99 to send a package through the private option is because the Postal
Service will do it for $6. The public option holds private carriers
accountable, and having a public option for health insurance woul... more »
Musical Interlude: Brulé and Aero, “Circle Of Life”
Brulé and Aero, “Circle Of Life”
- http://www.youtube.com/
Clearly the Party Is NOT Over
The Dems (Dims?) are useless? Receiving huge pay-offs while approving
business-friendly agendas at the expense of the taxpayers would render
almost anyone useless, wouldn't it? The more controversy is stirred up
about death panels and Muslim infiltration of the government, the less
discussion there is, for example, about the tax subsidies for the oil
industry. These people know what
Sunday Globe Special: New York Times Will Get You Out of Russia
*Now we know who are the intelligence assets in the country.** *
*
**"The magazine New Times recently published a five-page guide for would-be
asylum-seekers, offering information on the most receptive countries and advice
on how to get there."*
*
**I'm sorry, I thought it said New York Times (what did they do, leave out
the York and think we would be fooled?).*
"In Russia, a simple choice changes lives; Prosecution of Putin opponents
sends some on run" by Kathy Lally | Washington Post, January 27, 2013
*
**NYT, WaPo, same thing.*
MOSCOW — In the end, Suren Gazaryan had little time ... more »
The happy faces around me
It's not always fun hanging out with the kids at Angelitos children's home.
Sometimes it's just a lot of work, and sometimes it's really discouraging.
Sometimes they just get on your nerves, the way any kid does.
But yesterday was one of the good days. Not sure if that was due to the sun
shining for the first time in a couple of weeks, or if the kids were just
ready for a free-for-all at *el campo*, the empty dirt field above the
foster home where they can burn off a little energy from time to time.
It was a good day for getting some new photos of the kids, and I wanted to
share them ... more »
"How It REALLY Is"
What a *lovely *heroic fantasy... pure bullshit, but entertaining until
you
start really thinking about it, or God forbid, do it... - CP
●
*"Being John Wayne, Or Not..."*
by CoyotePrime**
*
*
Being a dumbass kid whose mind was full of delusional “John Wayne” hero
nonsense, I enlisted (with the required parental consent) in the Marine
Corps at 17. It was late 1968, the VietNam war was raging, and the military
had a tremendous need for fresh bodies. (The first draft wouldn't happen
until July, 1969. Incredibly, my birthdate was picked number 1! So my sorry
self was going an... more »
Sunday Globe Special: Dominican Discrimination
*"Both industries require cheap labor that Haitians have long provided. Yet
many Dominicans have come to resent the influx of lower-paid workers from
across the border."*
"‘Stateless’ Haitians get legal foothold; Migrants start to receive papers
needed for rights" by Ezequiel Abiu Lopez | Associated Press, January 27,
2013
SAN PEDRO DE MACORIS, Dominican Republic — Julien Henrique spent 50 years
toiling in the sugar cane fields of the Dominican Republic and 10 more
trying to collect a meager monthly pension after he left the company.
Born in neighboring Haiti, Henrique never rece... more »
The Tricky Math of Rigging the Electoral College
Rick Hasen has a good column about about the national GOP effort to get
Republican-controlled legislatures in states which vote for Democrats in
presidential elections to switch to apportioning electoral votes by
Congressional districts. Mainly I agree with his bottom line: it's unlikely
to go anywhere. In particular, he focuses, correctly, on some of the ways
in which the incentives for the legislators and governors involved run
against the incentives of national presidential candidates.
Hasen is certainly correct that there's nothing illegal or unconstitutional
about the scheme. I... more »
Hagel Warned Obama Of Rogue Pentagon Leading A 'New World Order'
*
*
http://www.businessinsider.com/hagel-warned-obama-about-out-of-control-pentagon-new-world-order-2013-1
*
* *Hagel Warned Obama Of Rogue Pentagon Leading A 'New World Order'*
Robert Johnson and Geoffrey Ingersoll | Jan. 28, 2013, 11:29 AM
AP
As Chuck Hagel seeks support for his nomination to become Secretary of
Defense, Bob Woodward has released a story about a White House trip the
former Senator made in 2009.
The Washington Post reports:
According to an account that Hagel later gave, and is reported here for the
first time, he told Obama:
“We are at a time where there is a ne... more »
SPOT THE CHILD ABUSER, AND SPY
*James Taylor Jr (centre)*
The most dangerous child abusers are often members of one of the following:
*1. *A fundamentalist religious group
*2.* An intelligence service
*3.* An extreme right-wing political party
The Exclusive Brethren has been accused of providing over half a million
dollars to the campaign of George W. Bush, and providing cash to other
right-wing politicians allegedly linked to the CIA.
Exclusive Brethren - Wikipedia...
*When Alan Robertson was aged ten, he was raped by James Taylor Jr, who was
the head of the Exclusive Brethren.*
The Exclusive Brethern is a ... more »
Uh, Agent Green? Seriously? *rattles empty bottle in kitchen*
How are we supposed to run a successful psy-ops website when you're always
using up all the creamer? Store is a block away, and you have a company
Segway at your disposal. I tell you, agents these days. *shakes head*
The Journey Nishiyuu Youth Trekkers Jan. 28, 2013
Whapmagoostui
youth trekkers entroute to Ottawa
By Matthew Mukash
Censored News
http://www.bsnorrell.blogspot.com
Photo 2 The day they left Whapmagoostui!
- Photo by Robbie Kawapit!
Jan. 28, 2013 at 8:54
Good morning to all!
Our walkers are doing well and will be on the trail again today. It will
still take them a few days to reach Chisasibi. They had to take the
long way because
"Police State America: NYPD Places Full Body Scanners On The Streets"
*"Police State America: *
*NYPD Places Full Body Scanners On The Streets"*
by Josey Wales
"America you are truly entering a total police state. The politicians are
instilling fear into the populace to take away your right to privacy. Here
is yet another example of the State violating you civil rights. The
American people need to stand up and be heard.
Across the country, people are begging for new ways to prevent another
Sandy Hook incident from happening again. Now, the New York City Police
Department has sprung into action and are planning on using the latest
technolog... more »
"The Age of Neo-Feudalism: A Government of the Rich, by the Rich, and for the Corporations"
*"The Age of Neo-Feudalism: *
*A Government of the Rich, by the Rich, and for the Corporations"*
By John W. Whitehead
“The shaping of the will of Congress and the choosing of the American
president has become a privilege reserved to the country’s equestrian
classes, a.k.a. the 20% of the population that holds 93% of the wealth, the
happy few who run the corporations and the banks, own and operate the news
and entertainment media, compose the laws and govern the universities,
control the philanthropic foundations, the policy institutes, the casinos,
and the sports arenas.” – J... more »
4.0 Magnitude Earthquake NORTHWESTERN IRAN - 28th January 2013
Magnitude ML 4.0
Region NORTHWESTERN IRAN
Date time 2013-01-28 19:38:19.0 UTC
Location 38.38 N ; 46.89 E
Depth 2 km
Distances 18 km SW Ahar, Iran
Mohawk Nation News 'War is a Racket'
MNN:
WAR IS A RACKET
Mohawk Nation News
http://www.mohawknatinnews.com
WAR IS A RACKET!
MNN. Jan. 28, 2013. The cabal is meeting today in Ottawa. It is
between the cooperative Corporate Indians and the economic royalists.
Chief Crazy Horse said this just before he was assassinated: “How many
times must the white man break his word? How short are your memories
A Gift from One ~ Music
We are altering our very structure. There are no parts of us that will
remain unchanged. We cannot learn this. We cannot even practice for this.
We can either accept and allow or resist and challenge; yet we cannot stop.
We came to do this.
The naming conventions don’t matter – multi-dimensional, 4D, 5D, angelic
or enlightened. We are One, gradually and instantaneously morphing into
expanded versions of the selves we have come to know. Limited only by
belief, our possibilities are without bounds. It is love, intent and this
moment now that facilitate our BEing.
... more »
Nunavut appeal court orders new trial for Chris Bishop
StoryThe Nunavut Court of Appeal has ruled that Chris Bishop, 27, who in
June 2010 was convicted on three counts of second degree murder and two
counts of attempted murder, must get a new trial. In the ruling, issued
Jan. 28, two of three judges sitting on the Nunavut appeal court panel
found Justice John Vertes made errors in fact and law that prevented Bishop
from making a full defence at his 2010 jury trial in Iqaluit.On Jan. 6,
2007, Bishop shot at a gang of five home invaders who broke down his door
and invaded his home in Cambridge Bay. Bishop killed three of them and
wounded... more »
On the theory and practice of free expression
By
Denis G. Rancourt
The legal theory of "competing rights" is repugnant. It is a construct
born of power's need to hide the true function of the so-called "justice
system". Society's dominance hierarchy imposes itself via a
self-organizing integration of brute force, coercion, stealth, and
"cooling the mark out" [1]. The competing rights paradigm is a
self-serving false justification for
4.5 Magnitude Earthquake EASTERN KAZAKHSTAN - 28th January 2013
Magnitude mb 4.5
Region EASTERN KAZAKHSTAN
Date time 2013-01-28 19:11:51.4 UTC
Location 42.62 N ; 79.59 E
Depth 1 km
Distances 54 km SE Kegen, Kazakhstan
4.4 Magnitude Earthquake EASTERN KAZAKHSTAN - 28th January 2013
Magnitude mb 4.4
Region EASTERN KAZAKHSTAN
Date time 2013-01-28 18:49:36.6 UTC
Location 42.61 N ; 79.74 E
Depth 1 km
Distances 55 km S Koshkar, Kazakhstan
Rick Ross crashes car after gunshots in Florida - police
Rapper Rick Ross crashed a Rolls-Royce into an apartment building in
Florida on Monday after he lost control while trying to avoid gunfire aimed
at the car, police said.
Ross, whose real name is William L. Roberts, and a female passenger
reported hearing multiple gunshots being fired in their direction as they
drove in Fort Lauderdale early in the morning, according to police.
http://uk.reuters.com/article/2013/01/28/uk-rickross-idUKBRE90R0YP20130128
Iran: We sent a monkey into space -- and brought it back
Is the space race back on?
Iran officials today said that the country successfully launched a rocket,
named Pishgam, or Pioneer in Farsi, into space, the Associated Press is
reporting. Pishgam was carrying a monkey, according to state-sponsored TV,
which safely returned back to land. The rocket achieved a height of 72
miles before coming back down.
Monkeys were commonly used by the U.S. and Soviet Union space programs in
the 1950s for research. Other animals, including dogs, were also sent to
space.
http://news.cnet.com/8301-11386_3-57566209-76/iran-we-sent-a-monkey-into-space-and-... more »
Pilotless Drone News - Taranis - picks its own targets!
image
source, same place
according to the Daily Mail, *Britain's deadly pilotless superdrone
TARANISis due to make its maiden flight in the next few weeks and could
spearhead
the fight against terrorism in Africa.*
*Professor Noel Sharkey, a robotics engineer specialising in autonomous
military systems at Sheffield University, said last night: ‘This is a
very
dangerous move. Once it has been developed, who knows what new
governments
who inherit the technology will do with it.’*
Worst case scenario: repentant controllers desperately look for the
TARANIS
kill switch one second before ... more »
France says send more arms to kill more Syrians
Assad isn't about to fall? Syria: No sign Assad will be overthrown says
France
* France says "send more arms"*
Sanity is not going to prevail with the so called leftist progressive face
of NATO, in France. Not a surprise.
Promises of funding and other aid made at a December conference of the
Friends of Syria group have failed to materialize. France, which has
spearheaded the formation of a viable Syrian opposition-in-exile, wants to
make sure that aid which has been already promised comes through.
The United States set an example ahead of the Paris gathering by announcing
Frida... more »
UNDER THE VOLCANO by Indra Sinha
UNDER THE VOLCANO by Indra Sinha (Part 1.)
WAKE UP PEOPLE OF BHOPAL, you are on the edge of a volcano!’
In September 1982, Bhopali journalist Raj Keswani wrote a terrifying story
for the city’s Jansatta daily. Bhopal was about to be annihilated. ‘It will
take just an hour, at most an hour-and-a-half, for every one of us to die.’
Keswani’s information came from worried staff at the Union Carbide factory,
where a worker, Ashraf Khan, had just been killed in a phosgene spill. The
World War I gas was used in the production of MIC (methyl-isocyanate), a
substance 500 times deadlier tha... more »
Earthquake unnerves Kazakhstan's largest city
ALMATY, Kazakhstan -- A magnitude 6.0 earthquake has hit southeastern
Kazakhstan, causing apartment buildings to sway in the country's largest
city, Almaty.
The U.S. Geological Survey reported that the temblor hit at 22:38 p.m.
local time (1638 GMT; 11:38 a.m. EST) Monday and that the epicenter was in
a remote mountainous area near the border with Western China and Kyrgyzstan.
The shallow tremors were also felt in the capital of neighboring
Kyrgyzstan. No damage had been reported by late Monday.
http://www.miamiherald.com/2013/01/28/3204923/earthquake-unnerves-kazakhstans.html
4.5 Magnitude Earthquake EASTERN KAZAKHSTAN - 28th January 2013
Magnitude mb 4.5
Region EASTERN KAZAKHSTAN
Date time 2013-01-28 17:12:21.6 UTC
Location 42.62 N ; 79.69 E
Depth 1 km
Distances 54 km SE Kegen, Kazakhstan
Two New A3 Films: 'Hard Time' and 'Who are the Angola 3?'
Ron Harpelle's film entitled "Hard Time" will be premiering at Lakehead
University in Canada, as detailed by the flyer above.
Across the Atlantic Ocean, in the United Kingdom, is another film, entitled
"Who Are the Angola 3?" directed by Hugo Levien, and produced by Sian
Smith. Read more here.
Idle No More Global Day of Action Jan 28, 2013 Photos
Watch Livestream Global Day of Action Canada http://www.livestream.com/occupytoronto
Watch live streaming video from occupytoronto at livestream.com
Today on Parliament Hill, Ottawa, Canada/APTN photo
Today on Parliament Hill, Ottawa, Canada/APTN photo
Idle No More - Kautokeino in Samiland, Norway!
.
List of places of Global Day of Action
https://www.facebook.com/notes/
Karl Denninger, "Pining For That Which Never Was"
* "Pining For That Which Never Was"*
by Karl Denninger
"I wish there was a cogent way to explain this point of view - a point of
view that is distressingly common among market commentators and politicians
- that didn't resolve back to the title of this article. But... there
isn't.
"As of 2007, the Fed was unprepared for what was to come, though not
mainly for the reason most commentators are highlighting. The initial
reporting on the transcripts has focused on whether or not the Fed saw the
financial crisis coming, and most find that the Fed did not. But the Fed
also missed ... more »
4.3 Magnitude Earthquake EASTERN KAZAKHSTAN - 28th January 2013
Magnitude mb 4.3
Region EASTERN KAZAKHSTAN
Date time 2013-01-28 17:09:21.4 UTC
Location 42.63 N ; 79.61 E
Depth 1 km
Distances 54 km SE Kegen, Kazakhstan
4.4 Magnitude Earthquake EASTERN KAZAKHSTAN - 28th January 2013
Magnitude
4.4
Date-Time
Monday, January 28, 2013 at 17:31:46 UTC
Monday, January 28, 2013 at 11:31:46 PM at epicenter
Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones
Location
42.749°N, 79.526°E
Depth
10.1 km (6.3 miles)
Region
EASTERN KAZAKHSTAN
Distances
39 km (24 miles) SE of Kegen, Kazakhstan
British embassy in Tripoli aware of report of threat against it
The British embassy in the Libyan capital Tripoli said on Monday it was
aware of reports of a potential threat against it, days after London urged
British nationals to leave the eastern city of Benghazi due to a "specific
and imminent threat" against Westerners.
"We are aware of reports of a potential threat against the British embassy
in Tripoli and we are liaising closely with the Libyan government," an
embassy spokeswoman said.
http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/01/28/us-libya-britain-idUSBRE90R0W920130128
Australia Floods Threaten To Wash Homes Away
Hundreds of homes are at risk of being washed away by fast-flowing
floodwaters in the Australian state of Queensland.
Mass evacuations have been carried out in the city of Bundaberg, north of
Brisbane, where waters in the Burnett River continued to rise above the
record level of nine metres.
http://news.sky.com/story/1043892/australia-floods-threaten-to-wash-homes-away
Egypt: New Army Powers Amid Deadly Protests
Police advanced along the Nile Corniche in Cairo firing volleys of tear gas
grenades at demonstrators choking on Egypt's Islamisation under the Muslim
Brotherhood, two years into the revolution that brought them to power.
Declaring a state of emergency in three major cities on Sunday night,
President Mohammed Morsi, a Brotherhood member, secured the approval of
Egypt's senate to grant the armed forces powers of arrest.
http://news.sky.com/story/1043960/egypt-new-army-powers-amid-deadly-protests
The Liberation Of Timbuktu
There's been a lot of hand wringing over the French role in Mali's civil
war. Some very sincere observers refuse to see beyond the Western
imperialism or the anti-Muslim interpretations-- although it wasn't a
Westerner who coined the nifty phrase "beasts with turbans" for the jihadis
ramaging through northern Africa now. Since my trip to Mali in 2008, I've
written a few dozen articles about the country on my travel blog, about the
music, the tourism, the food, the culture, the politics and, of course, the
civil war that has ravaged the country. Here, at *DWT* there have been
fewe... more »
Alternative Futures
There appears to be two disparate world views that dominate the political
landscape in the United States in the beginning of the twenty-first
century. One of these philosophical orientations has at its core belief
the idea that the individual is the central preoccupation of the social
order and the other belief system maintains that it is the well-being of
the community that is the primary concern.
The individual-based political system takes as its model the viewpoint as
delineated by Ayn Rand in her seminal works, *Atlas Shrugged* and *The* *
Fountainhead*. She defined her philo... more »
Market Populism
The market and the people - both of them understood as grand principles of
social life ... were essentially one and the same. By its very nature the
market was democratic, perfectly expressing the popular will through the
machinery of supply and demand, poll and focus group, superstore and
internet. In fact, the market was more democratic than any of the formal
institutions of democracy - elections, legislatures, government ... The
market was infinitely diverse, permitting without prejudice the
articulation of any and all tastes and preferences. Most importantly of
all, the market... more »
Farrakhan: Right To Bear Arms An Outdated Concept
WASHINGTON (CBS DC) – In the third installment of his 52-week sermon
series, Nation of Islam leader, Minister Louis Farrakhan, ridiculed the
“volatile” American right to own weapons.
On Sunday, Farrakhan continued “The Time and What Must Be Done” sermon
series by stating that Americans are increasingly angry at the government,
and are simultaneously preparing themselves for war. Farrakhan went on to
say that the Second Amendment has little relevance in modern society,
stating that the constitutional right to bear arms is outdated.
http://washington.cbslocal.com/2013/01/28/farrakhan... more »
Jeremy Scahill and Rick Rowley On 'Dirty Wars' | genConnect
*Dirty Wars: The World Is a Battlefield*
YouTube Video Description - [Channel: genconnectofficial. Posted on January
23, 2013]:
Jeremy Scahill and Rick Rowley's discuss their Film "Dirty Wars" which
Exposes Hidden Truths of Covert U.S. Warfare.
'In many ways, the state is no longer functioning'
I'm still trying to figure out how things work, or don't work, in Honduras
by reading the newspapers.
It's baffling. (Maybe it would also be baffling for a Honduran trying to
figure out Canada by reading the newspapers there.)
I've been struck lately by the sense that there are a lot of reports on
things going wrong, but little analysis to pull them into some coherent
framework, or show how they're related.
La Prensa reported that the public hospital in Tocoa, a city of about
45,000, is being evicted by the building owner because the health ministry
hasn't paid the rent for 10 months.... more »
France fears Islamist rise in Syria unless opposition helped
France's foreign minister said on Monday Syria risks falling into the hands
of Islamist militant groups if supporters of the Syrian opposition do not
do more to help it in a 22-month-old revolt against President Bashar
al-Assad.
Addressing the opening of a conference in Paris with senior members of the
Syrian National Coalition, Laurent Fabius said the meeting must focus on
making the opposition politically and militarily cohesive to encourage
international assistance.
http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/01/28/us-syria-crisis-talks-idUSBRE90R0D720130128
Irish banks at mercy of international paymasters
Ireland's banking recovery could yet be derailed by its international
creditors.
The European Central Bank's refusal so far to give Dublin any relief on the
30-billion euro cost of bailing out Anglo Irish Bank is a major setback for
government ambitions to exit an EU-IMF bailout this year and give the euro
zone its first post-crisis success story.
The failure to agree a deal on Anglo Irish also overshadows the country's
banks.
http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/01/28/us-banks-ireland-idUSBRE90R0PP20130128
Violent protests greet Mursi's emergency decree
A man was shot dead on Monday in a fifth day of violence in Egypt that has
killed 50 people and prompted the Islamist president to declare a state of
emergency in an attempt to end a wave of unrest sweeping the Arab world's
biggest nation.
Emergency rule announced by President Mohamed Mursi on Sunday covers the
cities of Port Said, Ismailia and Suez. The army has already been deployed
in two of those cities and cabinet approved a measure to let soldiers
arrest civilians.
http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/01/28/us-egypt-anniversary-idUSBRE90N1E620130128
Mali: Islamists Burn Timbuktu Manuscripts
A library containing rare and ancient documents has been torched by Islamic
militants escaping from French forces in Timbuktu.
The Ahmed Baba Institute of Higher Islamic Studies and Research had
reportedly been used as a sleeping quarters by the Islamists.
http://news.sky.com/story/1044015/mali-islamists-burn-timbuktu-manuscripts
Future of Senate Reform
Chris Bowers (who seems to be blogging a lot now, which is excellent news)
argues that the main obstacle to Senate reform has been senior Senators --
and that therefore cohort replacement will eventually produce much more
significant reforms that what the Senate managed to enact last week. He has
a nice chart which highlights the role of senior liberal Democrats in
opposing Merkley/Udall.
The problem here is that we don't know whether folks such as Barbara Boxer
and Carl Levin are reluctant to support reform (or perhaps reluctant to
support majority-imposed reform) because they sha... more »
6.3 Magnitude Earthquake EASTERN KAZAKHSTAN - 28th January 2013
Magnitude M 6.3
Region EASTERN KAZAKHSTAN
Date time 2013-01-28 16:38:53.0 UTC
Location 42.67 N ; 79.79 E
Depth 10 km
Distances 48 km S Koshkar, Kazakhstan
Why John DeBerry, Jr. Is Helping Michelle Rhee Create Mob Rule for Memphis Schools
If you want to see what corporate education smells like at the local level,
smell no further than Rep. John D. DeBerry, Jr., the Memphis state rep who
raked in more funds *($112,113.00)* from the corporate ed reform schoolers
than all other members of Tennessee legislative education committees,
combined.
And Rhee's generosity is paying off handsomely, as DeBerry has become the
loyal lap dog of the charter reform school movement in the state. Sensing
that time is running out before the public wakes up to the charter scam,
the charter industry has pulled "parent trigger" in Tenness... more »
China’s environment: An economic death sentence
[image: Smog blankets Beijing, 13 January 2013. Air pollution levels in the
Chinese capital were at hazardous levels for days, with dense smog
continuing to shroud the city amid freezing winter temperatures. Photo: AP
via BBC]
By Minxin Pei
28 January 2013
(FORTUNE) – For a long time, environmental activists, economists, and China
scholars have warned about the coming environmental disaster in China. Such
a catastrophe finally appeared in the most dramatic form in mid-January,
when a thick layer of poisonous pollutants smothered much of northern China
and made air in Beijing haza... more »
Switzerland knew of Holocaust in 1942: report - Israel National News
http://www.israelnationalnews.com/wap/Item.aspx?type=0&item=164656
United Nations hypocrisy
http://twitter.com/EgeBerKorkut/status/295929321661554688/photo/1
Of African Jews, Birth Control and Israel
With Israel under a spotlight, the director of its Ministry of Health has
issued an order that gynaecologists should not inject women with the
contraceptive Depo-Provera without their knowledge or consent.
Of course no woman should be given IV contraceptives, or any other drug,
without her knowledge or consent but, in the case of Depo-Provera, most of
the drug (57%) was being given to Ethopian (yes, black) Jews whose group
make up just 2% of the Israeli population.
*“We believe it is a method of reducing the number of births in a community
that is black and mostly poor,” Hedva Eyal,... more »
Do You Need a Pro-Cancer Oncologist? Bias and Human Rights Scholarship
It’s a question faced by scientists daily: if you found that X wasn’t
associated with Y, would you report it? What if you found that treatment X
was harmful to Y, would you report your findings? For example, let’s say
you are an oncologist and you just concluded, based on years of research,
that smoking
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The Brilliance of These United States
My favorite dead curmudgeon, Andy Rooney, was talking inside my head again.
"D'ja ever wonder," he groused,"why Congress is pretending to
do immigration reform and gun control but nobody is touching climate change
with a ten foot pole?"
I think I may have the answer. It can be found in a NASA photo. You can
now see, from the vantage point of space, that enough homegrown
American gas is being burned off -- *wasted* -- to heat all the homes in
Chicago and Washington!
From *The Financial Times*:
The volume of unwanted gas being flared off in North Dakota, the state
leading the sha... more »
More blackhawk helicopter military exercises over Miami as police state takes shape
Some members of the U.S. military were busy in Miami Thursday night as they
conducted exercises in Downtown Miami.
CBS4 captured video of Black Hawk helicopters flying over the city as part
of a joint military training exercise.
Thursday night’s training took place near the Stephen P. Clark Center in
Miami and a nearby Metrorail station where troops could be seen rappelling
from the military choppers onto the Metrorail station platform.
http://miami.cbslocal.com/2013/01/25/blackhawks-used-in-military-training-exercise-in-miami/
*And the exercise, including machine gun fire, from 2... more »
Fracking Wastewater RADIOACTIVE
Fracking Wastewater Can Be Highly Radioactive By Rachel Morgan, Times
Online 28 January 13*[excerpted]* *Its contents remain mostly a mystery.
But fracking wastewater has revealed one of its secrets: It can be highly
radioactive. And yet no agency really regulates its handling, transport or
disposal. First of a four-part series on radiation in fracking wastewater.*
....Studies from the U.S. Geological Survey, Penn State University and
environmental groups all found that waste from fracking can be radioactive
- and in some cases, highly radioactive.
A geological survey report found t... more »
We hear America failing: David Gregory fails to perform!
*MONDAY, JANUARY 28, 2013*
*Rolls over and dies for Paul Ryan:* Yesterday morning, David Gregory
thoroughly failed to perform.
As he did, the latest completely ridiculous claim was broadcast to the
nation.
The author of this ridiculous claim was Rep. Paul Ryan, Republican head of
the House budget committee. Here’s how the nonsense went down:
Gregory played tape of Ryan saying the following: “According to the Tax
Foundation, between 60 percent and 70 percent of Americans get more
benefits from the federal government than they pay back in taxes. So we're
getting toward a society wh... more »
Four dead, two missing as heavy rain ravages Australia coast – ‘It was supposed to be a one-in-100-year flood, not a one-in-two-year flood’
[image: A Swift Water Rescue officer saves a young boy from floodwaters in
Rockhampton, Australia, 28 January 2013. Photo: Allan Reinikka / Sydney
Morning Herald]
By Ilya Gridneff, Nicole Hasham, and Amy Remeikis
29 January 2013
(Sydney Morning Herald) – A week after some of the hottest temperatures on
record, four Queenslanders are dead and two men remain missing as winds and
torrential rain lash the east coast and flooding wreaks havoc in parts of
northern NSW.
Ex-tropical cyclone Oswald has brought strong winds and constant rain that
has isolated parts of Queensland and the n... more »
Nuclear Costs 5X Coal and are 'Hard to Justify'
Cited in "Natural Gas Suffocates Nuclear Power" The Wall Street Journal Jan
26-27 2013 p. B14
[Excerpted] "UBS analyst Julien Dumoulin-Smith estimates fixed costs per
kilowatt of capacity at a nuclear plant are perhaps FIVE times those for a
comparably sized coal plant. As capital improvements mostly affect cash
flow with only a smaller portion hitting profits, it can mean a plant
turning a nominal profit can actually generate negative free cash flow"
[end]
ALSO see "Financial Times: Nuclear is 'Hard to Justify', GE Says" Financial
Times Monday July 20, 2012, p. A1 by Piita Clark... more »
Drought seen worsening in U.S. Plains and west Midwest – ‘There’s not a whole lot of relief seen’
[image: A barge moves through the shrunken Mississippi River. The
Mississippi River's level dropped to historic lows in 2012, and barge
industry trade groups warned that river commerce could essentially come to
a halt in an area south of St. Louis. Photo: Derik Holtmann / Belleville
News-Democrat / AP photo]
By Sam Nelson, with additional reporting by Carey Gillam in Kansas City;
Editing by Jeffrey Benkoe
28 January 2013
CHICAGO (Reuters) – Dry weather continues to plague the drought-stricken
U.S. Plains and western Midwest with only light showers and snowfall
expected this week,... more »
Chris Bishop Appeal From Cambridge Bay, NU allowed -- new trial ordered
I have the decision should anyone want a copy -- it is lengthy.
Solomon Islands villagers kill 900 dolphins in conservation dispute – ‘There are proper charges of corruption in what has happened in the community’
[image: Dolphin slaughter in the Solomon Islands, 2009. fgregrereh /
YouTube]
By Suzanne Goldenberg
24 January 2013
(The Guardian) – Villagers in the Solomon Islands have slaughtered up to
900 dolphins in the course of a dispute with a conservation group, Earth
Island Institute.
Accounts of the dispute vary. The islanders say the Berkeley-based
conservation group failed to pay them, as agreed, for stopping the
traditional hunt. Earth Island says the slaughter was the work of a
"renegade group" trying to sabotage conservation work.
What is clear, however, is that a misunderstan... more »
BLANCO AND BALKANIZATION: Not quite!
*MONDAY, JANUARY 28, 2013*
*Part 1—What one poet said:* When Democratic presidents get sworn in, they
normally throw in a poem.
In 1961, Robert Frost was the first such poet, at one of the coldest
inaugurals ever. Last Monday, it was Richard Blanco, bringing a blast of
warm air from Miami—and a vision of the nation that doesn’t quite seem to
be so.
Somewhat oddly, Blanco’s poem seemed to have been written-to-order for this
particular president in this particular year. In his address, Obama spoke
of our need for collective action. As Blanco began, he began to picture a
strongly un... more »
Sunday Globe Specials: The Globe Sees Conspiracies
*And not only in the movies*:
"Digital projection threatens some community theaters" by Ty Burr | Globe
Staff, January 27, 2013
The *future has arrived* for New England’s small-town movie theaters.
Unfortunately, it’s *consigning some of them to the past*....
*
**As is the web to newspapers. *
“Business is business. Nothing is fair in the real world.”
True enough, and what’s being asked of independently owned movie theaters
across the country — the real mom-and-pops, some of them *Main Street
cinemas* that have been around since the days of silent film — is hardly
fair.
*
**I at... more »
Cutting Out The Middle Man
.
The education system in the UK is being taken over by corporations.
Government is in the process of cutting out the middle man (i.e. itself).
Our banking/corporate masters obviously know that they own this thing we
call 'government'. Thankfully, increasing numbers of the general public
understand this too.
We understand that democracy, like the 'humanitarian' justifications for
the state of perpetual war in which we find ourselves, is a sham.
A lie.
Returning to education, we have seen Corporations take over schools under
the new 'Academies' system.
Here you can see the lates... more »
A Market Society
Michael Den Tandt writes in this morning's *National Post* that Stephen
Harper's Conservatives:
view every file, including those traditionally related to social justice,
through an economic prism – the thinking being that the surest remedy to
poverty and related social problems is a job.
Harper believes that the way to cool aboriginal discontent is to give
native people a piece of his economic action plan. Economics is at the
heart of everything. Harper is, in Michael Sandel's words, committed
transforming Canada's market economy into a market society.
Sandel -- a moral philio... more »
Sun News Exposed
" Sun News has been a strong voice supporting pro-life, pro-family and
limited government ideals. This is what my show, Byline, has been about
from the beginning," wrote Sun News host Brian Lilley to select supporters.
"We are asking friends to help us out by signing our petition which will
tell the CRTC that Sun News is a valued service that all Canadians should
have access to."
Or rather : Canadians will be forced to pay for if they successfully petition
the government to force 'free market' companies into doing business with
Sun News.
So who answered the call?
Well, as alrea... more »
Read Stuff, You Should
Happy Birthday to Jacob Cruz, 40. Continued playing, and usually hitting,
in the minors up through 2010, including stops in Korea and Mexico. Would
he have made it if he was handled differently? Probably not, but we'll
never know. I always liked him.
Some good stuff:
1. Jennifer Victor pivots off the schmoozing discussion to talk about social
networks and why they matter.
2. Andrew Rudalevige on the recess appointments decision.
3. Patty Murray as Senate Budget Chair; Matt Yglesias is right about this.
4. Dan Larison listened to Bobby Jindal. He was not impressed.
5. Andrew Spr... more »
Sunday Globe Special: China's Chunky Kids
*"Sun attributes the decline to an obsession with academic testing scoresin
China’s high competitive environment for college admissions, as well as a proliferation
of indoor entertainment options such as video games and surfing the Internet
."*
*
**Sound familiar, American?*
"China’s young in crisis of declining fitness" by Didi Tang | Associated
Press, January 27, 2013
BEIJING — Xiao Ru spent her last year of high school studying from morning
until late at night. That didn’t help her complete one particular
assignment in her first year of college: a 1,500-meter run.
With two frie... more »
Untitled
*Krewe of Barkus, photos from WWL*
~Editilla Bowowllas~ Not only is Barkus one of the Longest Mardi Gras
parades, but they've solved problem of scant throws by hiring their
children to handle the beads! Children will come off the beads!
*Errol Laborde talks Mardi Gras** *
*Hometown of New Orleans, mom's gumbo calling Jacoby Jones home for SuperBowl
*
*New Orleans is proud, ready for the Super Bowl, and will try to be nice to
Roger Goodell*
~*Political analysts James Carville and Mary Matalin have spent many years
arguing their individual philosophies (in summary: He's on the left, an... more »
What Western Analysts Got Wrong About the Israeli Election
This is a guest post by Brent Sasley. Sasley is Assistant Professor in the
Department of Political Science at the University of Texas at Arlington. He
blogs at Mideast Matrix and Open Zion. Follow him on Twitter. The Israeli
election results are far messier than anyone had hoped, leading to furious
debates about who got what right about the Israeli
Continue reading
How to Make Reusable Swiffer Cloths
I love my Swiffer Sweeper Vac, but I didn't love having to buy new cloths
for it every couple of weeks, so I set out to make a simple alternative. My
chenille socks seemed to attract every piece of dirt on the floor whenever
I was wearing them, so the idea to use them to clean the floor was born.
You will need:
a pair of old socks
scissors
I have made these a couple of ways. First slice the sock down the middle.
It makes most sense to slice it down the bottom of the sock so you can
easily slice off the heel, but isn't really a problem in the function of
the cloth, so it is up t... more »
It's Almost Inconceivable That Anyone Decent Will Even Run For Georgia's Open Senate Seat
Georgia politicians talk about Chambliss, now that he's been driven to
retirement by the threat of a Tea Party primary, as though he were a
normal, distinguished senator of high stature. Atlanta Mayor Kasim Reed,
who is being touted as a possible Democratic nominee for the seat refused
to say if he would run but instead asked people to focus on Chambliss’s
“many contributions to our state and nation rather than to focus on
politics.” His former campaign manager, Democratic Party strategist Tharon
Johnson, was even more disgusting: “Democrats need to take some time and
allow this ... more »
Sunday Globe Special: Canadian Conservatives
"Is morality a conservative issue? Not in Canada; How the American and
Canadian right wings took diverging ideological paths" by James Farney |
Globe Correspondent, January 27, 2013
Last year Stephen Woodworth, a member of Canada’s Parliament, introduced a
motion to create an expert panel that would reexamine how Canada’s criminal
laws define the beginning of human life. The point was clear: He wanted to *open
a debate* over *abortion*, currently handled as a *purely medical matter*in Canada, and consider whether it might be
*redefined as a crime*.
Woodworth is a member of the Con... more »
Cambodia Reports 3 New Bird Flu Cases, 2 Fatal
Cambodia on Friday reported three new human cases of bird flu, two of them
fatal, in the first three weeks of this year. That’s as many cases as the
Southeast Asian country reported in all of 2012.
The cases are among the first reported in 2013 for the virulent H5N1 virus,
which the World Health Organization says has killed 360 other people
worldwide since surfacing in 2003.
WHO and Cambodia’s health ministry announced that a 15-year-old girl in a
village in southeastern Takeo province and a 35-year-old man in central
Kampong Speu Province died after being hospitalized with H5N1, be... more »
Brazil Fire: Nightclub Owner Is Arrested
The owner of a Brazilian nightclub where 233 people died in a fire has been
arrested, according to the AFP news agency.
http://news.sky.com/story/1043965/brazil-fire-nightclub-owner-is-arrested
Shale gas boom now visible from space
Oil companies at the heart of the US shale oil boom are burning off enough
gas to power all the homes in Chicago and Washington combined in a practice
causing growing concern about the waste of resources and damage to the
environment.
The volume of unwanted gas being flared off in North Dakota, the state
leading the shale revolution transforming the outlook for US energy, rose
about 50 per cent last year. The surge at the state’s Bakken formation is
being replicated in other shale regions with the Texas state regulator
issuing 1,963 permits to flare in 2012, more than six times the... more »
Barack Obama: 'I go shooting all the time'
President Barack Obama has claimed that he goes shooting "all the time",
while attempting to reassure American gun-owners that he respects their
rights to use firearms.
Amid conservative anger over Mr Obama's proposals to ban assault weapons as
part of a drastic overhaul of US gun control laws, the president said that
he was a keen clay-pigeon shooter.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/barackobama/9830016/Barack-Obama-I-go-shooting-all-the-time.html
Hani Abou El-Kheir Killed by a gang in Pimlico, central London
A teenager, who died after being stabbed in Pimlico, central London, has
been named as Hani Abou El-Kheir.
Officers were called to Lupus Street at 6.50pm on Sunday where they found a
16-year-old who had been stabbed. Witnesses heard him screaming for his
life.
The victim was taken to a south London hospital but died from his injuries
at 8.45pm.
Family friend Mahmoud Abosiad said: "He was a lovely boy. He did not
deserve to end up on a slab."
http://news.sky.com/story/1043731/pimlico-fatal-stabbing-teenager-named
GOD IS LOVE By BEINSA DOUNO
10 December 2013
God Is Love
*Performed by the String Quartet of Petar Ganev, Bozhanka Ganev, Kiril Hristov
and Dimitar Tench.*
*Peter Ganov has hopes of reaching a wider audience and in this regards, I
am glad to be of service to help him to introduce this lovely music and
song to many outside of Bulgaria. This music lifts one from their sadness
and will bring one in touch with the the best part of oneself, the human
heart.
One doen't need to know Bulgarian to feel the beauty in this music. *
*To learn more about Peter Deunov, also called Beinsa Douno who inspired
the ... more »
Militants attack oil pipeline in Algeria, two dead: source
Islamist militants are suspected of attacking an oil pipeline on Monday in
the Algerian region of Djebahia, some 70 km (45 miles) east of the capital
Algiers, killing two Algerian guards, a security source told Reuters.
The region is a stronghold of Al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb and is where
its leader Abdelmalek Droukdel is believed to be based, the source said,
adding seven people had been wounded in the attack.
http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/01/28/us-algiera-attack-idUSBRE90R0HN20130128
Iran Space Monkey: Primate 'Sent Into Orbit'
Iran has successfully flown a monkey into space and back, according to the
country's state TV channel.
In what was described as another step toward Tehran's goal of a manned
space flight, the report said the primate was sent up in a Pishtam, or
Explorer, rocket to a height of 72 miles.
http://news.sky.com/story/1043897/iran-space-monkey-primate-sent-into-orbit
Holocaust Day news: Israel & forced sterilization of Ethiopians
Caught this one yesterday. So in honour of ‘Holocaust Day’
Let's call a spade a spade.
A news story that reeks of modern day holocaust. Involving a eugenicsscheme worthy of the worst mad scientist/war criminal.
*Eugenics defined*: "In the conventional definition, the key aspect of
eugenics is coercion of people's reproductive choices, for social ends"
“Democratic” Israel admits that it had employed eugenics methodology of
sterilization against the Ethiopian followers of Judaism. Their own
brethren, albeit the ‘wrong colour/ethnicity’ according to Israeli racist
standards
*A gove... more »
Radicalisation Awareness Network: Sharpening our tools against violent extremism in Europe....
How to sharpen Europe's tools to prevent violent extremism? A High Level
Conference in Brussels on 29 January 2013 aims to give the answers to these
questions, based on the work carried out by experts and practitioners in
the Radicalisation Awareness Network (RAN), launched by EU Commissioner for
Home Affairs Cecilia Malmström in 2011. Policy proposals include training
local police to detect signs of radicalisation into violent extremism, and
providing de-radicalisation or exit programs for members of extremist
groups. By bringing together field workers with ministers, academia and
... more »
Heritage Pig Farm Embargoed, USDA and DNR Close In by Heather Callaghan
Youtube link to video: *
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=RPVfduwUx-g*
Heritage Pig Farm Embargoed, USDA and DNR Close In
by Heather Callaghan
Farm To Consumer News, 17 January 2013
*“Our farm is basically embargoed. We can raise all the pigs we want, but
can not move them out to our market. That cuts off cash flow, effectively
starving the farm financially and the pigs practically.” - Jill Baker*
Baker’s Green Acres made the news last spring as the Michigan Department of
Natural Resources (DNR) went on a mission to eradicate heritage pigs,
calling them a... more »
Anti-Israel cartoon in London’s Sunday Times called ‘blood libel’
London's Sunday Times published an editorial cartoon showing Israeli Prime
Minister Benjamin Netanyahu building a wall on the bodies of Palestinians
and using their blood as cement.
The cartoon published Sunday, which was International Holocaust Memorial
Day, carries the caption “Israeli Elections … Will Cementing Peace
Continue?”
In a statement, the European Jewish Congress called the cartoon "sickening"
and "offensive," and said the paper and cartoonist Gerald Scarfe should
apologize.
http://www.jta.org/news/article/2013/01/27/3117916/offensive-anti-israel-cartoon-in-londons-sund... more »
North Korea cannibalism: Reports say starving people eating human flesh
North Koreans may be resorting to cannibalism for survival as grave food
insufficiency continues to weaken the isolated Communist State, which has
again been in the news lately over its threat to execute a third nuclear
test, in response to the UNSC resolution, which slammed the North for its
December rocket launch, and intensified the existing sanctions against the
country. Several impoverished North Koreans may be embracing cannibalism
for survival has been reported by certain international media outlets.
As per The Sunday Times, a North Korean father was eliminated by a firing
sq... more »
European Free Trade Association court dismisses all claims against Iceland
Iceland unexpectedly won its legal battle to avoid being forced to pay back
the British and Dutch governments for not honouring deposit guarantees for
savers in Icesave.
The EFTA (European Free Trade Association) court on Monday dismissed all
claims against Iceland, ruling that it had not breached the deposit
guarantee directive due to the magnitude of the systemic crisis that
Iceland experienced. It also held that Iceland had not discriminated
between depositors in its own country and those in the UK or Netherlands.
Iceland reacted with relief after government officials had long be... more »
George Osborne attacks Nick Clegg over EU referendum claim
In a further sign of growing tension in the Coalition over the issue the
Chancellor appeared to rebuke Mr Clegg, the Deputy Prime Minister, for
saying that a referendum is not in the national interest.
Mr Clegg yesterday described the debate on the UK’s place in the EU as
“arcane”.
"It is not in the national interest when we have this fragile recovery,
when we have a very open economy which is very dependent on investors in
the car industry and the banking system and so on,” he told the BBC’s
Andrew Marr show.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/politics/9831345/George-Osborne-attacks-... more »
Iran denies explosion at underground uranium facility
Iran has denied media reports of a major explosion at one of its most
sensitive uranium enrichment sites, describing them as Western propaganda
designed to influence upcoming nuclear negotiations.
Reuters has been unable to verify reports since Friday of an explosion
early last week at the underground Fordow bunker, near the religious city
of Qom, that some Israeli and Western media have said caused significant
damage.
"The false news of an explosion at Fordow is Western propaganda ahead of
nuclear negotiations to influence their process and outcome," state news
agency IRNA quoted ... more »
Mali rebels fleeing Timbuktu burn library full of ancient manuscripts
Islamist insurgents retreating from the ancient Saharan city of Timbuktu
have set fire to a library containing thousands of priceless ancient
manuscripts, some dating back to the 13th century, in what the town's mayor
described as a "devastating blow" to world heritage.
Hallé Ousmani Cissé told the Guardian that al-Qaida-allied fighters on
Saturday torched two buildings where the manuscripts were being kept. They
also burned down the town hall and governor's office, and shot dead a man
who was celebrating the arrival of the French military.
French troops and the Malian army reached ... more »
4.9 Magnitude Earthquake SANTA CRUZ ISLANDS - 28th January 2013
Magnitude
4.9
Date-Time
Monday, January 28, 2013 at 12:00:17 UTC
Monday, January 28, 2013 at 11:00:17 PM at epicenter
Location
11.070°S, 165.368°E
Depth
35 km (21.7 miles)
Region
SANTA CRUZ ISLANDS
Distances
382 km (237 miles) E (101°) from Kira Kira, Solomon Islands
List of Sheriffs Standing Up Against Obama’s Gun Control
As on Saturday night on January 26, 2013 a total of 195 Sheriffs have
publicly announced that they will refuse to obey unconstitutional
legislation and/or executive orders that violate the Second Amendment,
The Following 204 County Sheriffs have taken a stand to defend the Second
Amendment
New Mexico 29, Utah 28, Oregon 18, California 17 Texas 9, Idaho 9, North
Carolina 8, Missouri 7, Colorado 6, South Carolina 6, Washington 6, Georgia
5, Montana 5, Arizona 4, Nevada 3, New York 4, Pennsylvania 3, Alabama 3,
Michigan 4, Ohio 2, Florida 3, Mississippi 3, Illinois 2, Kentucky 3, West... more »
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