English: 17th Street Canal, New Orleans. View from Bucktown side looking across to New Orleans; to right is sheet piling sealing the infamous Hurricane Katrina breech. Water being pumped out from New Orleans side seen at center. Source: I am the author. Troyag 16:31, 20 November 2006 (UTC) (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
Building roadway toward 17th Street Canal breach. (USACE) (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
English: Luderin Darbone performs at Festival International de Louisiane in Lafayette, LA. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)Back in the land o' plenty
We've been back in B.C. for just over a week now, jamming in a quick visit
with everyone before we fly back to Honduras on Monday. A few things that
have struck me about my home province as I return with fresh eyes:
*Clean, green and tidy. *Wow, British Columbians keep the place neat. No
garbage anywhere and a whole lot of green space. Even people's lawns
provide green space, seeing as nobody has 10-feet-high fences blocking the
view into their pretty gardens.
*Too many controlled intersections. *It's been a while since I've been
behind the wheel of a car, but I've jumped straight ... more »
Sacred Geometry
I want to share a core thought with you. Bronze Age geometry was
developed over a thousand years at least and from stone carvings it is
clear that they venerated two symbols. One was the Spiral and the other
was the symbol for infinity that we use to this day.
Both symbols are natural to my expansion of the foundations of mathematics
that I published in 2010 in AIP’s Physics Essays. The invention of K
numbers led directly to higher ordered cyclic functions that actually map
the spiral of the specific order. From that we easily constructed the
higher ordered Pythago... more »
All the declinations of terrorism.
[image: RCMP Commissioner Bob Paulson, right, has instructed senior
Mounties to notify his office before accepting meetings with MPs and
senators, similar to the approval required for his own meetings by Public
Safety Minister Vic Toews, left, last year.]
On Monday Harper's Politburo staged a nimble bit of Kabuki theatre, as my
co-blogger dubbed it.
No longer content to exploit Canadian children and their families for
PMSHithead's photo ops, the PMO rallied RCMP resources in support of an
emergency debate on Vic Toews' testerical bill for Combatting Terrorism. Alison
at Creekside... more »
Moroccan would-be synagogue bomber gets five years in prison - m.NYPOST.com
Did the Moroccon plan the bombing because he's Moroccon or because of
Islamism?
ttp://
www.thinkgeek.com.nypost.com/p/news/local/manhattan/moroccan_would_be_synagogue_bomber_5PIV61VnWPhvbs2C5ImppL
The New RESPECT Blueprint for the Profession: Uncertified Beginners with Promotion and Job Security Based on Test Scores
Well, we know it has been coming for awhile now. ED, in fact, put up this
YouTube video in February 2012 (642 views!) of the terminally-clueless Arne
Duncan reading his Gates prepared script to announce this final hammer blow
to the teaching profession. The plan was being marketed during those months
by the Gates-indoctrinated Teaching [...]
A Stain On LSE | The Jewish Chronicle
Thankfully I resisted going to the LSE for my further education.
http://www.thejc.com/blogs/jonathan-hoffman/a-stain-on-lse
Banz (OK with ALEC) - Spreads ALEC Propaganda to OK
Oh, my - - - - when are they going to learn - and just give it up!!
* *
*Legislator: ALEC meetings provide chance to become a better lawmaker*
BY STATE REP. GARY BANZ | Published: April 27, 2013
Next week, hundreds of legislators from around the country will gather in
Oklahoma City for the … (ALEC) Spring Task Force meetings.
I hope it makes the news!
While some suggest that exchanging ideas and learning from other
legislators is a bad idea, I believe lifelong learning and exposure to a
variety of viewpoints makes me a better lawmaker.
Lifelong learning of ALEC extremis... more »
Untitled
*Festival International de Louisiane*
*Jazz Fest opens in New Orleans *
*Federal appeals court removes Corps of Engineers from 17th Street Canal
homeowners lawsuit ~Mark Schleifstein*
*Violence inside OPP sends dozens to the hospital each month ~Branden
McCarthy*
*Mississippi River's Many 'Parents' Look To Unify ~David Schaper*
*Marsh insect numbers continue to decline after oil spill, LSU researcher
says ~Tobie Blanchard*
Someone is unhappy about a recent fisheries agreement
*Taiwan's chickens are awesome. When Kenji spoke to these black meat
chickens in Japanese, they understood and came right over.*
Someone is Officially Not Happy over the recent fisheries agreement between
Tokyo and Taipei. The CNA reports on the Japan Times:
China dispatched over 40 warplanes to join eight surveillance vessels in
trying to prevent a flotilla of Japanese nationalists from landing on the
disputed Diaoyutai Islands on April 23, according to a Japanese media
report.
Previous foreign reports had only mentioned that the simultaneous presence
of eight Chinese maritime s... more »
Why Are We in “the Age of Infinite Examination”?
Within the perpetual education and education reform debates, the topics of
poverty and testing are central themes (poverty is no excuse, and better
tests are always being promised), but we too often are missing the key
elements that should be addressed in the dynamic that exists between
poverty and testing. Please read the full discussion [...]
4/24/13 - Minnesota Enbridge Oil Spill
Something to think about - - - - -
*Oil Proposals for Great Lakes Concern Environmentalists*
DETROIT - Two oil projects in the works could significantly increase the
amount of heavy crude oil moving on -- and near -- the Great Lakes, causing
alarm among environmentalists because they involve the same heavy oil that
was behind a $1-billion oil spill on the Kalamazoo River in 2010 that
remains an ecological disaster.
The company fined for that spill -- Canadian oil transport giant Enbridge
-- is behind one of the new projects. Its new venture would nearly double
the amount of cru... more »
Unanimous Consent-- If Not Courageous
Keith took that oath-thing seriously
Yesterday everyone was upset that the Senate had passed-- by voice vote (so
no record of who voted for and against it) and by unanimous consent-- a
work-around for the sequester for the FAA. TPM pointed out that Eric Cantor
was crowing how the craven Democrats had backed down. Cantor's Memo:
As a CQ / Roll Call reporter tweeted last night, "Make no mistake, this FAA
fix is a complete, utter cave by Senate Democrats and, if signed, by the
White House." This is a sentiment expressed in other press reports over the
last 12 hours, including, Politico... more »
Signifying Nothing
Michael Harris writes that the Canadian Bar Association does not support
Bill S7, the Harper government's recently passed anti terrorism legislation:
The CBA makes the point that the legislation does not give investigators
new tools, but merely duplicates, with a few new wrinkles, laws that
already exist. So why would any society based on the rule of law want to
bring in legislation that doesn’t prevent terrorist acts and doesn’t make
people safer?
That question becomes all the more pressing when you consider that S-7 will
authorize the arrest, detention and forced testimony of p... more »
Gordon Kane: Supersymmetry and Beyond
You may pre-order Gordon Kane's book, *Supersymmetry and Beyond*, that will
be released on May 14th. It has about 200 pages, a foreword by Edward
Witten, a glossary, and recommendations from Brian Greene and David Gross.
An appendix discusses the prediction of the Higgs mass from compactified
string theory.
Chapters of the book introduce you to the contemporary physics, the
Standard Model, its known elementary particles and their hypothetical
superpartners.
But you also learn why physics is the easiest science – and, which is
related, what is the effective field theory. Super... more »
South Dakota- Forces Dem to Join ALEC
*Why did South Dakota force Democrats to join ALEC? *
*"Now that we are all [ALEC] members – you can’t use it against us in the
campaign."*
Yep – folks – that is in the radio clip below!!!
South Dakota state Sen. Jason Frerichs talks to Mike McFeely about the
American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) and how it is affecting the
South Dakota legislature.
*KFGO Radio – AM790*
* *
* *
*LISTEN TO IT*
* *
*>>>HERE<<<<*
What in the heck is the Executive Legislative Board doing?
$5,000 per legislator – that doesn’t go in the pocket of South Dakotans
(goes out of state)
Now we are a... more »
Al Qaeda Via Arrestees
Nothing important. Just a thought: The stupid, anti-democratic harpercon
scum say that since there's no evidence that anyone didn't vote as a result
of the calls sending people to non-existent polling stations, there wasn't
a crime,and we all should just drop it.* They ought to be saying that since
those two arrestees in Al Qaeda-VIA never killed or generally terrorized
anyone, there should be no penalties there either
I actually haven't read anything about the terrorism arrests that were so
exquisitely timed to be announced the same day that the harpercons were
shredding the Chart... more »
New Czech president attacks EU regulation
A way to summarize why I have been decided for quite some time to vote for
Miloš Zeman as Václav Klaus' successor is to say that among the candidates
who had a significant chance, he was the most right-wing one. He was the
clearest for of the green politicians and NGOs; he was the most candid one
when it came to jokes vs political correctness; he is a much stronger hawk
when it comes to foreign policy (especially the threats posed by the Muslim
world) than Václav Klaus (he talks about the Anticivilization spreading
from Northern Africa through Indonesia that makes living partly by dr... more »
Dear NYS Parents,
Here is another terrific guest post from Bianca Tanis, Hudson Valley Parent
and Educator. An Open Letter to NYS Parents, I’m sure that you have heard
about some of the drama that is going down in public education and I’m sure
that you have been overwhelmed by the mixed messages from teachers, reform
groups, anti-reform [...]
REPORT FROM PEACE CONFERENCE IN TURKEY
Global Network board member Agneta Norberg (Sweden) holds map showing
US-NATO military bases all around the world. She and Global Network chair
Dave Webb (Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament in the UK) are at an
international conference in Istanbul, Turkey opposing US-NATO deployment of
"missile defense" systems in that country aimed at Syria.
Dave Webb reports:
At the conference - well attended with 150-200 (mostly young people).
Agneta and I have given our presentations on behalf of the Global Network -
we have heard many calls for stopping the imperialist intervention by the
US ... more »
"a contract for services by an independent contractor can be terminated at will and without notice"
McCready v. De Dwa Dehs Neys, 2013 ONSC 2425 holds:
[46] It is clear from judgments across the country that a true
independent contractor like the Plaintiff, who is free to pursue other
contracts during the course of his retainer, is treated differently upon
termination than an employee. Whereas an employee deserves reasonable
notice or pay in lieu of notice, "absent a provision to the contrary, a
contract for services by an independent contractor can be terminated at
will and without notice." *Drew Oliphant Professional Corporation v Harrison
*, 2011 ABQB 216 (CanLII), 201... more »
TSARNAEV UNCLE MARRIED TOP CIA MAN'S DAUGHTER
*The CIA's Graham Fuller, "whose daughter married the uncle of the 'Boston
Bombers'".*
*The Boston bombers' uncle married the daughter of Graham Fuller, a top CIA
official*
Daniel Hopsicker reports that uncle Ruslan Tsarnaev, was married to the
daughter of former top CIA official Graham Fuller
*Samantha Tsarnaev.*
Graham Fuller, according to the New York Times, encouraged the Reagan
Administration to sell weapons to the Ayatollah Khomeini in Iran.
This was known as the Iran-Contra Affair."[3][4]
Fuller's 'document' suggested that the USA should continue to be friends
with Ira... more »
Understanding false flags, PSYOPS, and media fakery
Regular readers of my website are likely familiar with the terms false flag
attack, PSYOP, and media fakery. However, I share a lot of my blog posts,
videos, and other news articles on my Facebook page, where many people I
know are likely not familiar with these terms, and what they mean. Also,
with the criminals controlling our government and media blatantly staging
false flag attacks and PSYOPS, often using media fakery, on what seems to
be a daily basis, it's important to clearly define these terms, and to
provide some basic examples. I'd like to take a moment and explain these ... more »
Move To Amend: May 10, 2013 is a Day of Action Against Corporate Personhood
Source:
https://movetoamend.org/events/st-paul-mn-am-highway-bannering-national-day-action-st-paul-area-move-amend
May 10, 2013 is a Day of Action Against Corporate Personhood
When the Supreme Court decided for corporations in the *Citizens United v.
FEC* case, it elevated knowledge of the doctrine of "corporate personhood"
to new heights. Hundreds of thousands of people now know what those words
mean.
But as awful as *Citizens United* is, corporate personhood wasn't created
with that case. *Corporate Personhood was concocted by corporate lawyers
127 years ago.*
On May 10, 188... more »
Max Keiser INTERVIEWED BY the Artist Taxi Driver, in his taxi, in London.
Mark McGowan (the legendary artist taxi driver) is going to 'be making a
film' where he interviews 50 bankers, politicians, celebs and such.
His first victim is Max Keiser (SERIOUSLY) and it's a very interesting,
lively double-act.
FAO Lynne Jones (@lynnejones_exMP)
You asked me for some examples of Hamas leaders calling for the destruction
of Israel and the death of Jews. Here you go:
The YouTube description for this video reads:
'*Uploaded on 12 Feb 2009*
The video, a compilation of MEMRI TV clips that aired prior to the Dec-Jan
Gaza crisis, includes statements by Hamas leaders calling for the
annihilation of Israel and of all Jews, for death to America, and for the
Islamic conquest of the world.
Featured are Hamas leader Khaled Mash'al, Hamas Prime Minister Ismail
Haniya, Hamas MPs Mushir Al-Masri and Fathi Hamad, Hamas MP and cleric ... more »
SPRING BREAKERS - SEX KITTENS
*Ashley Benson, James Franco and Vanessa Hudgens in 'Spring Breakers'.*
*Spring Breakers* is a film about Jewish-American culture.
It is about purging boredom via sexualised violence.
It is written and directed by *Harmony Korine*, and stars Selena Gomez, Vanessa
Hudgens, Ashley Benson, Rachel Korine and James Franco.
*Harmony Korine. *
*Harmony Korine* has Jewish Trotskyite parents.
He, and his Jewish parents, used to firebomb empty houses in Nashville.
He was on methadone.
His mentor is film director Larry Clark whose most common subject is kids
who engage in drug use, undera... more »
Thunderbolts Project - The Electrical "Volcanoes" of Jupiter's Moon Io
*The so-called "volcanoes" on Jupiter's moon Io have long been
conventionally interpreted as the effect of tidal forces acting on the
moon. But a recent scientific paper has announced that this longstanding
explanation does not fit with the actual location of the plumes. Is it
possible that this failure of theory could cause planetary scientists to
reconsider the electrical explanation first offered by astrophysicist
Thomas Gold and later by plasma scientists Anthony Peratt and Alex Dessler?*[source
THUNDERBOLTS]
"How long is it going to take scientist to acknowledge the possib... more »
The End
Today marks the end of this Quest and as well, the end of all the “Join Me
on My Love Quest” events. They began as a response to a question two years
ago, and the question has been answered. The time for searching, waiting
and questing is over. It is time now to DO.
Oneness answers every inquiry we have posed. You and I and the trees and
our “enemies” are One. What I do to you, I do to myself. We cannot escape
the consequences of our thoughts, words and actions. We, in every sense,
are One. We know this now.
The core that unites us is our Eternal Heart. This is a ... more »
Did an Earthquake Destroy Ancient Greece?
What is clear is that something horrible happened around 1159 BC. At the
very least it saw Hekla in Iceland blow up and drive the Danians out of the
Baltic for a twenty year span. I also think it most likely that it
coincided with the subsidence of the Cuban island arc, Lyonese, and the
Azores complex.
The Iliad and the Odyssey were a Danian Baltic epic that landed at the
Mycenaean palaces to be inscribed and thus recorded for us. Again these
palaces were Bronze Age trade factories that used copper ingots as currency
and they were part of the Atlantean world that ended at ... more »
Coelacanth Genome Mapped
This is a promising result that tells us what existed and how it likely
all worked as marine life was preparing to go on land. It certainly
provide a starting point and nicely targets post marine DNA changes.
The revolution in DNA research has barely begun and will begin to impact
humanity directly inside a generation. In particular, we do have a
specific alien DNA that can act almost like a Rosetta Stone.
It is that type of revolution. Once we are there, all babies will be
upgraded almost as a matter of course and pregnancy itself will be shifted
to a birthing machi... more »
The Ugliness of Statism
This is a neat discussion of the ideologies of statism. He makes a pretty
clear distinction and it works.
When you throw away the empowering ideologies, it is all about not
empowering the family in the belief that a third party can at vastly
greater expense do somewhat the same thing.
As I have posted here, our task is to empower the family first and the
community second and the State last if at all. The key to a happy
successful civilization is to optimize the individual and the family so
that the community structures work well. The State is there to accept
advice ... more »
Your moment of Zen
Sunset over Skye, Scotland. [Matthew Ward photo]
Mining 16: CSR, WWF and Environmental Alarmism
The corporate social responsibility (CSR) of a company is to satisfy its
(a) customers via good quality products and services at a good and
competitive price, (b) workers via good pay and benefits and safe working
conditions, (c) shareholders via good returns on their investments. For
companies in the extractive sector like oil, gas and mining, (d) minimize
environmental damage and rehabilitation after site closure.
That's my own understanding or definition of CSR. I don't believe that a
company has the "responsibility" to provide scholarships to poor students,
conduct medical miss... more »
April 26, 1973
The day starts with yet another long Nixon-Haldeman meeting, assessing
where they are and what, if anything, they can do about it. The same
issues, most notably still searching for a strategy for Dean. Should he be
fired? Given immunity? What can keep him from turning on Nixon? What can
discredit him, thus helping Haldeman and Ehrlichman? And always, the
undercurrent: what if the interests of the conspirators diverge?
Haldeman, with Ehrlichman, go off on another marathon meeting with their
lawyers at midday. The president has his first in a series of calls with
Attorney General Klei... more »
Friedrich Hölderlin - Love
Source: *Selected Poems of Friedrich Hölderlin. Translated by Maxine
Chernoff and Paul Hoover.* 2008. Omnidawn Publishing: Richmond, California.
Pg. 121.
*Source - North Carolina State University*:
Maxine Chernoff is the author of eight poetry collections including The
Turning (Apogee Press, 2008). She is Chair of Creative Writing at San
Francisco State University.
Paul Hoover's most recent poetry collection is Edge and Fold: Two Poems
(Apogee Press, 2006); he is also editor of Postmodern American Poetry: A
Norton Anthology (1994).
*Friedrich Hölderlin - Love *
When you fo... more »
Sunday Classics re-preview: Enter Donizetti's phony-elixir-seller, Dr. Dulcamara
*Again, there's a reason why we've been listening to this particular
performance of Donizetti's Elixir of Love. We'll get to that, finally, thisSunday (I hope).
*
*by Ken*
I'm afraid we got kind of hung up heading from last week's preview, "There's
something about the opening of Act II of Donizetti's *Elixir of Love*," to
a post based on Donizetti's great operatic comedy. But I don't mind
further-previewing it.
In the original preview we indeed heard the opening of Act II, including
the little performance-duet between the traveling quack Dr. Dulcamara and
Adina.
*DONIZETTI: L'Eli... more »
Hydraulic Fracturing [“Fracking”] Worldwide, Answers Not Forthcoming, Questions Not Allowed
*Jessica Ernst of Rosebud, Alberta. Encana Corporation. Market
Manipulation. Derivative Bubbles and The Fracking Wars.*
* Written by Robin Mathews *
*rmathews@telus.net*
They merge. They interpenetrate. The thread of one weaves into the fabric
of the others. “Fracking” operations rush past law, past regulation, past
health and environmental concerns. Supporters of ‘quick cash’, gas
‘futures’ pass corporate-written law to silence land-owners, elected
councils, voters ... you and me.
Narrowly - “fracking” legislation and regulatory behaviour push aside,
silence anyone questi... more »
‘Palestinians be damned’ — Khalidi explains the American role in the peace process
*‘Palestinians be damned’ — Khalidi explains the American role in the peace
process*
*By Philip Weiss*
*Mondoweiss.net *
*Published on April 26, 2013*
*Rashid Khalidi's latest book on the conflict may be his most important in
terms of policy. **Brokers of Deceit** documents as no work has before the
record of American double-dealing during the peace process. For 40 years,
the United States government managed the negotiations closely but always as
Israel's lawyer; and Khalidi, a professor at Columbia, has laid bare the
dismal official record of this imposture, including many paper... more »
Labor Econ 11: Employees Forever vs. Entrepreneurship
Whenever I hear or read labor organizers and leaders complaining of how
much businessmen and capitalism are "exploiting" and persecuting workers, I
would reply that no one is putting a gun on their heads so that they will
become employees and workers forever. There is always a way out, like
becoming a micro entrepreneur -- have a stall or shop and sell anything
that he/she likes, goods or services; drive a taxi or jeepney and own his
time. Be a farmer (vegetables, fruits, chicken, goats, etc.) and grow food
and sell the extra. The options are many.
Last Tuesday, April 23, 2013, I h... more »
The Boston Bombing Is An Inside Job -- Evidence! [Latest Updates]
*The Boston marathon bombing has the signature of the shadow government
written all over it!*
"Boston marathon bombing happened on same day as 'controlled explosion'
drill by Boston bomb squad", Mike Adams reports for Natural News.
"What's not yet being reported by the mainstream media is that a
'controlled explosion' was under way on the same day as the marathon
explosion.
As the Boston Globe tweeted today, 'Officials: There will be a controlled
explosion opposite the library within one minute as part of bomb squad
activities.'
Some people believe this explosion might have been ... more »
Zuckerberg - RWNJ
From Think Progress:Mark Zuckerberg’s New Political Group Spending Big On
Ads Supporting Keystone XL And Oil Drilling
By Josh Israel and Judd Legum posted from ThinkProgress Immigration on Apr
26, 2013 at 12:55 pm
[image: Mark Zuckerberg]
Credit: Guillaume Paumier
Mark Zuckerberg’s new political group, which bills itself as a bipartisan
entity dedicated to passing immigration reform, has spent considerable
resources on ads advocating a host of anti-environmental causes — including
driling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR) and constructing the
Keystone XL tar sands pipeli... more »
Was the Boston Bombing a 'Dry-Run Disaster' Gone Live?
*by *Lucas Bowser*
Victory Post*
*
*
Because the mainstream media outlets continue to treat questions concerning
the possibility of false flag terrorism in the Boston bombing as absurd,
the alternative media is left with the job of investigating this angle. For
those considering this possibility, the evidence of drills is key in
determining if the attacks might have been carried out through the
establishment bureaucracy. So how likely is it that there were drills being
run at the Boston Marathon?
A 2008 article from the Boston Globe indicates that it is very likely, as
it explains th... more »
Pre-War German Suicide Rates
In 1932 Germany's suicide rate was four times that of the UK and double
that of America. Perhaps this reflected a despair for the state of the
nation that underpinned the subsequent Nazi success?
Ooh please, could we have Todd Akin to kick around some more? (Or wait, are we sure that's what we want?)
*Hear Todd talk*: *"It's one of those things that depends on the
circumstances really. I don't rule anything out. I consider it a bright new
future and I'm interested to see what the possibilities are."*
*by Ken*
Well, if Mark "Hikin' the Appalachian Trail" Sanford can make a comeback,
why not Todd "The Bitches They Be Askin' for It" Akin? Washingtonpost.com's
Aaron Blake reported this afternoon:
*Todd Akin opens door to a comeback*Former congressman Todd Akin (R-Mo.),
in his first interview since his 2012 Senate campaign imploded after his
comments about "legitimate rape," says h... more »
Congress kicks old people, kids and cancer victims to the curb
So our compassionate Congress rescued the frequent fliers from the horrible
trauma of waiting too long on the tarmac, (and I assume also saved the
private little airports serving the Lear Jets of the wealthy), with the
greatest of haste. The Village consensus is "a win for Republicans."
Certainly they see it that way. The roar of GOPers gloating over beating
Obummer conveniently drowns out the anguished cries of the millions of
Americans who are suffering real pain as a result of the GOP's
parliamentary trickery. I guess that how they're able to sleep at night
with the full knowledg... more »
CAUGHT! CNN'c CIA "Crisis Actor" At Boston Marathon & Suspect Shootout
https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=SFU5YAgqAck
To those in the chronic state of denials particularly those who said
"trolls and crisis actors don't exist".....here's the video proof of the
paid WMDs in the Boston Marathon Bomb inside job.......all staged courtesy
of your own Zionist-OMAR infested govt.
When the people fear the government, there is tyranny. When the government
fears the people, there is liberty ~ Thomas Jefferson
Kenneth Feinberg - our manmade PMD bagman
by - Kathryn O'Shannahan & Robert Blotnicky
On June 16, 2010, it was reported that Feinberg was to run a $20 billion
fund to pay claims for the BP oil spill.
[13] President Obama said that the $20 billion from BP "will not be
controlled by either BP or by the government. It will be put in an escrow
account administered by an impartial, independent third party." Obama said
he and BP's chairman, Carl-Henric Svanberg, agreed on having Kenneth
Feinberg administer the fund.[14] (Feinberg was also selected by Obama to
oversee the compensation of top executives at bailed out banks.)
BP ... more »
Zero Hedge: JPMorgan's Eligible Gold Plummets 65% In 24 Hours To All Time Low
*Seems JP Morgan's gold has gone on walk-about.... heheheheee -AK*
http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2013-04-25/jpmorgans-eligible-gold-plummets-65-24-hours-all-time-low
*JPMorgan's Eligible Gold Plummets 65% In 24 Hours To All Time Low*
Submitted by Tyler Durden on 04/25/2013 17:30 -0400
We are confident that in the aftermath of our article from last night "Just
What Is Going On With The Gold In JPMorgan's Vault?" in which we showed the
absolute devastation of "eligible" (aka commercial) gold warehoused in
JPM's vault just over the Manhattan bedrock at 1 Chase Manhattan Place (and
... more »
Like the Mask says . . .
TIME
FOR AN OVERHAUL! Just check out Matt Taibbi's article in Rolling Stone,
"Everything Is Rigged: The Biggest Price-Fixing Scandal Ever". Worth
your time and attention. It's all about the big banks:
The world is a rigged game. We found this out in recent months, when a
series of related corruption stories spilled out of the financial
sector, suggesting the world's largest banks may be fixing
NHS Commissioning: Why You Should Care
One of the reasons the government have had an easy ride over its plans for
the systematic looting of the NHS by Tory-friendly private health companies
is the sheer complexity of their restructuring. Unlike, say, the Department
for Work and Pensions, where there is a single bureaucracy responsible for
administering a particular public service and a clear line of
accountability stretching from the job centre complaint form to the
Secretary of State. It's not a perfect set up by any means, far from it.
But to use a well-trodden phrase, you know where you stand. The NHS on the
other ha... more »
what i'm reading: youth fiction: the hunger games
*This is the first in a series of reviews of youth (formerly called YA, or
young-adult) novels, which I will be reading in no particular order and
with no particular method. I love youth literature, and it's simply a
pleasure to read what I want once again, with no schoolwork hanging over my
head. As with all my "what i'm reading" posts, if it seems that I like
everything I read, it's because I only write about books I enjoyed.*
I finally read *The Hunger Games* by Suzanne Collins. I've been intensely
curious about this book since it was released to great sensation in 2008.
I think ... more »
War Criminal Gets New Library as Violence Flares in Iraq
Residents
carry a coffin during the funeral of an Iraqi soldier who was killed in
clashes with Sunni Islamist militants in Baghdad April 25, 2013.
(Photo Credit: Reuters/Wissm al-Okili)
On Thursday, the media's attention was focused squarely on the alleged
use of chemical weapons in Syria and the potential for a new American
military adventure triggered by such claims, not to mention the
what i'm reading, children's books edition: # 7: two by roddy doyle
Roddy Doyle is one of my favourite authors. I read everything he publishes
for adults, but I had never read any of his children's books before. I
recently read two of them, and I'm so glad I did.
*Wilderness, Roddy Doyle, 2007*
In this story, a mother and her two sons set out on winter adventure
vacation in Finland. They need some time alone together, while the boys'
teenage sister (their mom's stepdaughter) needs some time alone to meet her
biological mother.
The girl is a sullen, angry adolescent, trapped in her own confusing
emotions, which she feels unable to control. The boys ... more »
The Mystery of Hegel
Related:
*Hegel's God*.
*Hegel's View of Böhme And The Hermetic Tradition*.
*Hegel On God, Religion, And Eckhartian Mysticism*.
The Mystery of Hegel. YouTube Video Description - [Channel: Gottfried
Leibniz. Uploaded on December 10, 2011]:
Robert M. Wallace reads his paper and discusses Hegel.
Source of interview: *abc.net.au (Radio National - The Philosopher's Zone)*
New Domain Name
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Untitled
*“A Message for America's Middle and Lower Class Slaves”*
by Jeff Berwick
“Hi Slaveys,
What a month... near economic collapse in Cyprus giving us a taste of
what's going to happen to our bank accounts here when things start to
really fall apart (Bitcoin, anyone?), people blowing up people with bombs,
badly maintained factories (inexplicably built near homes) exploding,
Chicago under water, and a government that's 100% unresponsive and useless
to anyone who isn't lining their pockets. Time to revisit Maslow’s
Hierarchy of Needs for some tips on how to live the calmest life pos... more »
This Tragedy Among GOP Closet Cases Is No Longer Inevitable: Jon Hinson-- The Aaron Schock Of His Day
Mississippi's 4th congressional district includes the state's entire Gulf
Coast and a chunk inland to just beyond Hattiesburg and Laurel. It's 75%
white and one of the reddest districts in the country with a PVI of R+21.
Obama only managed to win 31% of the vote here, easily his worst showing in
the state. The district was created in 1874 and has been a Democratic
bastion for most of its existence, although in 1855, they elected William
Augustus Lake, a proud member of the Know Nothing Party, for one term. In
1973 they elected Republican Thad Cochran, who resigned in 1978 to become... more »
Deregulation and Privatization: Two Incredibly Bad Ideas (But There Is No Alternative - Koch Botched Corps.)
And not just "bad ideas." Civilization wrecking ideas. But not for the 1%.
The 1 Percent’s Solution By Paul Krugman April 25, 2013 Comments Economic
debates rarely end with a T.K.O. But the great policy debate of recent
years between Keynesians, who advocate sustaining and, indeed, increasing
government spending in a depression, and austerians, who demand immediate
spending cuts,
David Bowie enjoys a good list too
This is, apparently, the flowchart of David Bowie’s most recent album, The
Next Day. Enjoy:
Effigies
Indulgences
Anarchist
Violence
Chthonic
Intimidation
Vampyric
Pantheon
Succubus
Hostage
Transference
Identity
Mauer
Interface
Flitting
Isolation
Revenge
Osmosis
Crusade
Tyrant
Domination
Indifference
Miasma
Pressgang
Displaced
Flight
Resettlement
Funereal
Glide
Trace
Balkan
Burial
Reverse
Manipulate
Origin
Text
Traitor
Urban
Comeuppance
Tragic
Nerve
Mystification
In other news, the fantastic blog Pushing Ahead of the Dame has just
reached the end of another epic chapter, Bowie song-by-s... more »
DRONE ACTION IN SYRACUSE
Just arrived in Syracuse, New York after an eight-hour drive from Maine in
a rental car.
This video was made by Ted Forsyth from Rochester (NY) Indymedia who did
interview with many of the speakers who are coming to Syracuse.
The “Resisting Drones, Global War and Empire" convergence begins tonight
and runs through Sunday. Civil resistance is planned for Sunday at Hancock
Field (drone base) which I plan to participate in.
I was in Augusta all day yesterday to attend the Maine legislature's
Judiciary Committee work session on the drone bill.
Attorney General Janet Mills still opp... more »
Nothing Fits
*
* *
* *Nothing Fits*
By American Kabuki
Its a strange age.
Growth comes unexpectedly. Suddenly. Go to bed and suddenly your 6 inches
longer in the morning.
What was once familiar, even cherished, has holes, and is uncomfortable to
wear. My limbs feel exposed and everything seems too small for my being.
Old patterns vanish. Both the ones I thought were important, and the ones
that I never wanted but were very hard to break free from. The rate at
which this happened is astonishing. They simply hold no resonance for me.
The future called me, or was it the ever present NOW? ... more »
Sequester fix flies through Congress
The same Congress that requires six months of heavy negotiations before it
bring any single bill of import to the floor for another few weeks or
months of stalling and grandstanding before they can finally block an
simple majority vote managed to pass the "Reducing Flight Delays Act of
2013" through both houses in mere hours. It passed through the Senate late
yesterday by unanimous consent and by mid-afternoon today, John Boehner's
normally non-functional House passed it with a few dissenters. It's
presently on Obama's desk awaiting signature. He will surely sign it
despite threaten... more »
History Repeats Itself: First as David Hornbeck, Then as “Michelle Rhee”
A couple of weeks ago, John Merrow revealed the “smoking gun” memo showing
that Michelle Rhee was warned about the extent of possible cheating in the
D.C. schools, and that made him a hero to many teachers. Then, Merrow
started a controversy by posting “Who Created ‘Michelle Rhee.’” Merrow
indicated that Rhee, some corporate reformers, [...]
History Repeats Itself; First as David Hornbeck, then as “Michelle Rhee”
A couple of weeks ago, John Merrow revealed the “smoking gun” memo showing
that Michelle Rhee was warned about the extent of possible cheating in the
D.C. schools, and that made him a hero to many teachers. Then, Merrow
started a controversy by posting “Who Created ‘Michelle Rhee.’” Merrow
indicated that Rhee, some corporate reformers, [...]
More Bad News For Christy Clark, Latest Angus Reid Poll
Well, wasn`t that interesting, first off, the cutting edge of the ledge
show featuring Baldrey, Good and palmer after the radio debate, they only
took four calls for the hour, one call praising Jane Sterk, one call from
Ron who talked oil tankers in the harbour as a bad idea, and two calls
bashing the NDP..
First off, in the last few days the media has been working in tandem to
paint Adrian Dix as the party of no, that was debunked here yesterday,
today the three stooges went a different direction, yes Palmer and Good
continued on the NDP against development theme, however, they a... more »
History Repeats Itself, First as David Hornbeck and then as “Michelle Rhee”
Filed under: CHALK FACE: General News & Commentary
They Got Flights
Surprise, surprise, surprise. Congress and Barack "Red Line in the
Sand" Obama will only cancel the part of the sequester that inconveniences
rich people. And just in time for the weekend, as they all blow town
without waiting on the tarmac. Also just in time for the Hollywood celebs
to blow into town for the horrific White House Correspondents Dinner after
first blowing off the TSA security lines just because they can.
Don't get mad. Get even. And while we're thinking about how on earth we
will actually accomplish that, here's a little ditty, sung to the tune of
Johnny Cash's "I G... more »
Yes, it does grow on trees, a question of worth
When my sons were very small, they believed themselves rich. Regardless
of where we went, this belief was validated. They were surrounded in
value, everything was a treasure, and all of it was theirs. Their shelves
and pockets overflowed with it all – reminders of adventures. Rocks,
feathers, bottle tops, leaves, shells, bits of rope and wire were valuable
because they said so.
We are on a Quest. By definition, this means we are looking for something.
It would follow then, that this is something we believe we don’t have. Our
Quest is for Agape – love of self. And wha... more »
THE TRUTH ABOUT HITLER, ROOSEVELT AND CHURCHILL
*German soldier. www.historyplace.com *
*1.* * Roosevelt was bound to win the war.*
The USA easily beat Japan, because Japan is a little country, and because
the USA had far more aircraft carriers than the Japanese.
Germany was easy to beat because Germany was relatively small and weak
compared to the combined size and might of the USA, Russia and the British
Empire.
*German soldier (left) www.historyplace.com*
*
**2. Churchill was bound to defeat Hitler.*
Germany found France easy to defeat because many members of the French
government were working for the Germans.
Hitler did... more »
The root causes of not committing sociology
"This is not a time to commit sociology," said Stephen Harper, asked when *
is* the right time to study the root causes of acts of terrorism like those
by the alleged Trainspotter Two.
"The root causes of terrorism is terrorists", said Pierre Poilievre three
times on CBC Power and Politics yesterday.
Politics and its Discontents has clips up of both Steve and Poilieve's
statements.
Neither statement has anything to do with terrorism at all of course; they
were just manufacturing an attack on Justin Trudeau's "root causes"
response to a terrorism question in his interview with Peter ... more »
Agent Ivan0135 - UFO footage - ALIEN 'family' footage
about two years ago, wacky youtuber Ivan0135 uploaded (some say 3DS
Max-created) four little UFO/Visitors videos that seemed to be trying just
a little too hard to put across an authentic mid-1950's feel with
gargantuan film crackle and obnoxious shutter flutter. The entire internet
called this guy's bluff, almost immediately.
*Tape duration: 180 min
Total recorded duration: 1.260 min
Tape 01:
Case 07/Tin bird 00:08:41 - 00:08:47
Tape 03:
Case 15/Flying twin 00:27:11 - 00:27:13
Case 15/Flying twin 00:27:34 - 00:27:39
Tape 04:
Case 23/Blue boys 00:42:50 - 00:42:51
Case 23/Blue boys 0... more »
"Hiding the Unemployed: Disability and the Politics of Stats"
*"Hiding the Unemployed: *
*Disability and the Politics of Stats"*
by Wendy McElroy
"Some statistics cannot be understood without being set within a political
framework, because they reflect politics as much as, or more than, they do
reality. The unemployment rate is an example and a cautionary tale.
According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), the seasonally adjusted
official unemployment rate for February fell to a four-year national low of
7.7%. While the White House cautiously congratulated itself, Republicans
quickly pointed to what is often called the real unempl... more »
The News at a Furtive Glance
Spanning the globe to bring you the constant variety of right
wingnuttery... the thrill of Democratic victory... the agony of Republican
defeat... the human drama of psychological degeneration ... This is
Pottersville's News at a Furtive Glance!
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This *Raw Story* headline should've read, "Kidnapping for Christ."
Apparently, the faculty of Northwest Rankin High School in (where else?)
Flowood, Mississippi were caught illegally imprisoning and kidnapping
students by forcing them to attend assemblies of Christian propaganda.
According to several ... more »
“The Grandest Larceny of All Time”
*“The Grandest Larceny of All Time”*
by Bill Bonner
“The biggest scandal of today's central bank policy is that it is
essentially the grandest larceny of all time. The normal ways in which
wealth is distributed may not be perfect, but they are the best nature can
do. People earn it. They save it. They steal it. Or they get richer by
investing. Or they just get lucky...
Normally, in other words, wealth ends up being distributed in an unplanned
and uncontrolled way. People do their best. The chips fall where they may.
But along come the central banks. They're creating a new ty... more »
Message for Survival
The Huffington Post discusses a study suggesting that Round-Up maybe linked
to a variety of diseases:
Roundup, An Herbicide, Could Be Linked To Parkinson's, Cancer And Other
Health Issues, Study Shows
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/04/25/roundup-herbicide-health-issues-disease_n_3156575.html
Majia here: I've been following the scientific literature on this for years
and the evidence is very strong that Round-Up is quite dangerous for at
least two distinct reasons:
1. It is an endocrine disruptor. It especially interferes with early
development in mammals (read 'humans') and a... more »
Elephant meat sold openly amid ‘extensive’ slaughter in Central African Republic
[image: Activists say forest elephants -- like this one seen in a forest
clearing in the Dzanga Sangha Protected Area in January 2012 -- are being
slaughtered amid violent chaos in the Central African Republic. Photo: ©
WWF-Canon / Carlos Drews]
By Ian Johnston
26 April 2013
(NBC News) – An "extensive" slaughter of elephants appears to be underway
in the Central African Republic with reports of their meat being sold
openly in markets, according to activists.
Rebel fighters pushed into Bangui, the capital of the impoverished but
mineral-rich country, in March and ousted President... more »
Proof that Boston "bombing" was staged event?
Read about alleged Boston "bombing" victim Adrianne Haslet-Davis *here*. Do
you believe her?
Cut & Paste Leadership, the Modern Political Condition
In his thoroughly insightful book, *American Fascists*, Chris Hedges
details how fundamentalists pervert Christianity by willfully excluding
anything that doesn't suit their various ideologies. That is why,
according to Hedges, there are hundreds of versions of Jesus in the United
States, each tailored to some particular sect or church's liking. The
fundamentalists even have a project to rewrite the Bible, excising anything
(and there is a great deal) that seems even vaguely socialistic or too
tolerant or forgiving.
Among America's rightwing political classes even extremists li... more »
The analysts have never been to New Orleans!
*FRIDAY, APRIL 26, 2013*
*Nor do they plan to go, fund-raising drive to the side:* Later today,
we’re taking the analysts to Penn Station for their weekly outing.
They’ll enjoy the nation’s cheapest happy hour, although we really limit
their intake. As they do, they get to hear the station master call the 5:14
Crescent.
The Crescent runs all the way to New Orleans. The analysts love to hear the
master call its station stops. But no, they’ve never taken that train. Nor
do they expect to.
You see, the analysts want to continue their work about the growth of our
new liberal media an... more »
Political-Economy
Fordist mass-production required armies of unskilled workers and provided
more work for skilled workers. It also destroyed some sectors of craft
production. Imperialism helped provide emigration and free land as an
outlet for Europe's surplus populations. Farming was mechanized, increasing
yields and freeing up labour. More people entered cities and utilized shops
and services. The economy expanded. It was often a brutal process.
Imperialism has already been mentioned. The cotton textile trade was one of
the first mechanized industries. It relied on brutal working conditions in
the ... more »
Big Business And Immigration... And Paul Ryan
It wasn't a very Tea Party thing for Paul Ryan to do to vote to bail out
the Wall Street banksters. In fact, it was even less teabagger-friendly
when Ryan joined with Boehner and Cantor between September 29, 2008 and
October 3. It was less than a week, but it's the real story of Paul Ryan
that Tea Party activists would rather not face.
The long, catastrophic Bush Regime was finally coming to an end and the GOP
kleptocrats were winding up their last months in office. They wanted to
deliver one more grand giveaway to Wall Street: Henry Paulsen's bankster
bailout. One problem: enough... more »
BREAKING: RCMP Close to Arrests of Known Sociologists!!
[image: Progressive Bloggers] (BLOG POST posted on April 25, 2013 by bernanson Coop
Média de Montréal )*When asked about the RCMP arrests made in an alleged
terrorist plot, Prime Minister Stephen Harper had a warning for Canadians
who would “commit sociology.” **
*
**The RCMP has confirmed that it is aware of several sociologist networks
operating in a number of Canadian universities. Sources say arrests are
imminent.*
*While most sociologists currently operating in Canada are thought to be of
the home-grown variety, there appears to be a great deal of international
coordination ... more »
The New York Times’ best letter ever!
*FRIDAY, APRIL 26, 2013*
*It expresses a simple point:* A letter in today’s New York Times may be
the smartest we’ve ever read in that paper.
The letter may not *seem* to be smart. But it massively is.
The letter comes from Deanna Kuhn, a professor at Teachers College,
Columbia University. As Kuhn starts, she is discussing the “Common Core
standards” which many states are adopting for use in their public schools.
Adopting new standards and testing for them isn’t enough, Kuhn says:
KUHN (4/26/13): *Hope runs high that the new Common Core learning standards
will fix American educatio... more »
Defying Gravity: Seeking Political Balance in ICC Prosecutions
The International Criminal Court is often accused of being “political” or
“politicized” in its selection of situations and cases. What has become
most problematic for the Court’s credibility and impartiality in this
regard are the situations and cases that have not been selected, and the
criteria and discourse used to justify such omissions and imbalanced
prosecutions. Specifically,
Continue reading
Business records exception to hearsay rule applies only if conditions precedent proven
Tarion Warranty Corporation v. Boros, 2013 ONCA 263 reminds us that
business records are not admissible hearsay unless there is proof that they
are, in fact, business records:
[2] The issue then is the appropriate remedy. Tarion submits that
the appeal should be allowed and the convictions and sentence restored. The
difficulty with this remedy is that the appeal judge identified serious
gaps in the evidentiary record. In particular, Tarion's case depended upon
the admissibility of exhibits 1 and 2 for their truth. The fact that the
investigator identified the documents an... more »
"S A T U R N O"
"Saturn Devouring His Son"
Peter Paul Rubens 1636
When
we
put
profit
above
life...
we
are
devouring
our
children.
"Saturn Devouring His Son"
Francisco de Goya (1819-1823)
Walsh’s nut-picking got even worse!
*FRIDAY, APRIL 26, 2013*
*Bo Sears shares his thoughts on cock-Asians:* In our last post, we
described the nut-picking Joan Walsh did in order to drive a bogus claim
about what “the right wing” was saying.
In her column about the Sirota piece, Walsh referred to “conservatives’
insistence [that] the Tsarnaevs are absolutely not white.” In fact, very
few people have said any such thing on any end of the spectrum.
Major conservatives have said various things which ought to be criticized
or challenged. But truly, they weren’t saying that.
Essentially, Walsh invented that claim, then di... more »
A highly erudite and gripping review of a new book by Jeremy Scahill, author of the New York Times best seller Blackwater, that should be required reading for all Americans concerned with the secret evolution of the American Empire, its growing destabilization of the planet, and its conversion of the homeland into a battle field.
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*Tomgram: Engelhardt, Field of Nightmares *
Posted by Tom Engelhardt at 8:04am, April 23, 2013.
Follow TomDispatch on Twitter @TomDispatch.
*Note for TomDispatch readers:* *This is part two of my series on how
Washington helped create its enemies in the post-9/11 era. Part one was “**The
Enemy-Industrial Complex**.” Also, I can't resist mentioning that I -- and
so TomDispatch -- was named "Truthdigger of the week" at the invaluable
website Truthdig.com. To read Alexander Kelly's piece on TD and me
accompanying that honor, click here. Tom*]
*Fill... more »
Ladies and gentlemen, your former Sec of Education William J. Bennett
Orphanages. Yes, orphanages. That is all. Filed under: CHALK FACE: General
News & Commentary Tagged: a nation at risk, bill bennett
Mohawk Nation News 'Mass Murder in Canada'
MASS MURDER IN CANADA
Posted on April 26, 2013
MNN. Apr. 26, 2013. In 1870 a school was set up in
the Six Nations community targeting Mohawk children from all Mohawk
communities. They were incarcerated and exterminated. Forensic evidence
substantiates that the Crown of England, Vatican, Canadian government
and churches carried out the killings of 50,000 Indigenous children
Shame On You, Congress, Shame, Shame.
America's "bought and paid for" Congress is notorious for obstructing any
meaningful action to respond to climate change. Now a group, "Organizing
for Action", is preparing a campaign to target climate change denialists on
Capital Hill. People like these guys:
*Until Thursday, the group had focused on gun control, immigration and the
budget. Climate change did not even rate its own heading on the OFA
website. But Thursday's video and an accompanying petition campaign suggest
that Obama's allies have now decided that climate change is a mainline
political issue.*
Good luck, OFA... more »
The Latest in School Fashion - Body Armour
What's next, Kevlar helmets? The latest sign of America's worsening
dysfunction is ballistic armour for school kids.
Send your child to school with a bulletproof backpack so when the rounds
start flying, and you know they will, the kid has a chance to take cover in
the shelter of her rucksack.
UKIP - United Kingdom Zionist Party
If anyone still holds onto a hope that the UK can be saved by voting for
political parties, then the news that UKIP has fully embraced Zionism,
should put an end to such day-dreaming.
For all his talk of fighting for an Independent UK, Nigel Farage and his
band of followers, are just a different shade of the same Establishment
problem. Farage may do a stirling job of exposing the liars in Bruxelles,
but when his own party is scrutinised, it too is home to the usual rag-bag
of opportunists and traitors, which one would expect of any Establishment
party.
UKIP claims to stand for a f... more »
The Manufactured Support of the Marginalized
A prisoner stands before a court and is told to make a decision between
execution and amputation. The prison chooses amputation. Imagine using this
situation to claim that amputation is the right thing to do for a
generalized population because the prisoner chose it. Now, consider
Michelle Alexander in her The New Jim Crow: Yet [...]
CKNW radio debate..Live Streamed, NOW
Courtesy of Paul...Live Youtube link to the cknw radio debate..(Thanks)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yq8UmbuuAaE
http://www.cknw.com/nwelection/index.aspx
YouTube - CKNW Leaders Debate Media Scrum
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jOAxaaWsLEo
The Straight Goods
Cheers Eyes Wide Open
I think I figured something out. Surprised?!?
It has always been remarkable to me why we don’t see a prevalence of
charter schools and other hallmarks of school choice in rural communities.
There is just as much poverty, neglect, abuse, and family discord in these
areas. We don’t see “no excuses” approaches or an intense push for
universal college participation. I’m perfectly [...]
RED AND BLUE WITH RACE ALL OVER: Our blue tribe develop its own tribal culture!
*FRIDAY, APRIL 26, 2013*
*Part 4—Walsh nut-picks:* In 1861, it was blue versus gray.
Today, it’s increasingly red versus blue. To watch the way our own blue
tribe has been inventing its own private tribal culture, you should
consider David Sirota’s now-famous piece for Salon.
When the column appeared on April 16, no one knew who would emerge as the
Boston bomber. Sensibly enough, Sirota was worried about what could happen
“if the bomber ends up being a Muslim and/or a foreigner from the
developing world.”
This was a perfectly valid concern—and the concern is easy to state. But
how... more »
The Return of Lazy Mendacity
Oliver Willis yesterday asked:
what is it with cons[ervatives] who provide links to stories that disprove
their accusations?
Hey, I know that one! It's lazy mendacity.
On a totally different substantive topic, Conor Friedersdorf had a great
example of lazy mendacity, also yesterday -- conservatives linking to a NYT
story about Boston and quoting something from mid-story to support a claim
that the press was ignoring the bombers' religion, when in fact the
headline and the lead (yeah, I spell it that way usually) were about
"Islamic Extremist Beliefs As Motive." In other words, whil... more »
Friday night Lites
*Betel nut production facility.*
The Cabinet approves absentee voting and disincludes Taiwanese in China,
thus quelling fears that China could influence the vote.
According to the amendments, any qualified voter can vote in a polling
station in a city or country where they have not established voting
residency, as long as they apply to do so three months before the voting
day.
It is estimated that less than 5 percent of the electorate would apply for
absentee voting, Huang Li-hsin (黃麗馨), director-general of the Ministry of
the Interior’s Department of Civil Affairs, told a press ... more »
Corn and Black Bean Salsa
[image: Bean and Corn Salsa]
When I left for college when I was 18, I had a goal. To never eat beans
again, ever. I decided I was an adult and nobody could force me to eat
them. I quickly found myself on dates where I had to eat beans or look
foolish, so I ate them. When I got married, I reaffirmed my desire to never
eat a bean again...then we moved to South Texas where beans are a food
group. The first time I ordered a plate with no beans, the waiter acted
like I shot him. So I started taking slow nibbles and I discovered that I
actually love black beans.
I still never want to eat... more »
wind mobile: horrible retail customer service but great follow-up after complaint
I sent this email yesterday.
*To Wind Customer Service:
Re: Mobile Phone # xxx.xxx.xxxx
Transaction:
Tendered On: 24-Apr-2013 01:08 PM
Tendered At: WCMA01
Invoice: xxxxx
I am writing to complain about some terrible customer service I received at
your Square One kiosk (100 City Centre Drive) on Wednesday, April 24, 2013.
The transaction information from my receipt is above.
A few days earlier, I had called Wind to enquire about activating
international calling on my phone. I was told I would need a new SIM card,
plus some add-ons, and that I could pick up the new SIM card at no cos... more »
Afterburner: Bill Whittle: Are you being demonized by this administration?...
From YouTube:
Bill Whittle walks viewers through the efforts by liberals to politicize
murder and terror. Why does the left advance their paranoid mythologies
about race and conservatism even when it is irrelevant to the issue at
hand? Whether its the Newtown mass murder, or the Boston Marathon terror
attacks by radical muslims, liberals always target America and forgive the
real enemies. Hear why liberals and the mainstream media love to blame the
Tea Party movement and the right for every wrong in America, on this
Afterburner.
Friday morning linkage
Red lines or red lights on Syria? It’s not just about Syria. What if the
Tsarnaevs had been shooters instead of bombers? Playing out academic feuds
in the press…Reinhart and Rogoff respond. Fodder for PTJ: What do
scientifc studies tell us? Very persuasive: I spent three hours yesterday
on the tarmac at O’Hare delayed
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Untitled
*South Louisiana Mother Culture of Festival International de Louisiane
blends music, dance, arts, food, people and place*
~Editilla Festivalas~ FINALLY, I's here this year! What a breath of fresh
air, my first visit to the city is filled with acclimating to a different
way... or speed if yous will, which has nothing to do with New Orleans,
Jazz Fest or whatever. This is mo'like a big cast iron pot of South
Louisiana Mother Culture. *Y'all can follow my twitta* and *@FestivalIntl*as we move about beautiful downtown Lafayette!
Hyundai ix35 unfit for suicide by CO2
All the media have informed about the following Hyundai ad that was quickly
suspended:
The man tries to commit suicide by inhaling the gases from the exhaust
pipe. But Hyundai ix35 only has "water emissions", whatever it exactly
means, so he fails.
Understandably, some people – including surviving dependants of people who
did commit suicide in a car – were upset. Well, suicides are present on the
maternal side of my DNA chain but I wasn't offended. Instead, the video
looks boring to me. It had to be very cheap to shoot it, too.
Also, it seems clear to me that well over 99 perc... more »
Israel: Flippin & Floppin' on Syria alleged chemical weapon use?
I notice there are more then a couple articles questioning why Israel
dropped the chemical weapon meme bomb? What is up with thissecond
guessing? Admitting to being a bit stumped and having to think this
over... So, anyone with some relevant thoughts, leave them..
*Brig. Gen. Itai Brun, head of the IDF Military Intelligence research and
analysis division.*
[image:
http://cdn.timesofisrael.com/uploads/2012/05/F120522NM13-635x357.jpg]
*Why did the IDF’s top analyst drop his Syria WMD bombshell?*
Was Itai Brun’s public declaration that Assad’s forces have use... more »
RWNJ's NCP Calls Activists "radical race agitators" and "loons"
Yesterday the extremist right-wing organization “National Center Policy
Experts” crashed the J&J stockholders meeting to complain about the fact
that J&J had dumped ALEC.
Here’s their press release after the stockholder’s meeting.
National Center Policy Experts Quiz Pfizer CEO Ian Read and Johnson &
Johnson CEO Alex Gorsky
Johnson & Johnson Issue 2: Justin Danhof noted that he had thanked
then-Johnson & Johnson CEO William Weldon at last year's shareholder
meeting for not caving in to the left-wing demands of the Color of Change
organization to drop membership in the American Leg... more »
Loss Prevention Is Lying To You
So you're called into the back room. It's a tiny one with no windows and
only one door. In the room is someone who identifies himself as being from
Loss Prevention. He seems so nice. He tells you he's there to help you save
your job. If you only tell him what he wants to hear, you can go back to
work.
He's lying! Don't fall for it. Everything you say can and will be held
against you. Be careful.
He asks you some questions that make it clear you're being accused of doing
something wrong. Maybe it's stealing from the company. Maybe just punching
in wrong. Maybe a violation of some po... more »
Friday Nerd Blogging: Mashing Up GoT
It has been a week or two since we have FNB-ed. After last week’s events,
we could use some extra silliness:
Lack of TCE Warning Has Residents Steamed
Rachel Rindfleisch at Contaminated Nation - Water Contamination, Land Pollution & Hazardous Waste locations - 1 day ago
By: Nathan Lamb
A recently discovered cluster of contaminated wells has residents of Wake
Forest, North Carolina asking why they weren’t warned about the problem in
2005, according to this NBC news story.
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) testing over the past year has
discovered the carcinogen trichloroethylene (TCE) in 21 wells across a
500-acre area around Stony Hill Road in the town of Wake Forest.
While the EPA has installed water filters to alleviate the problem, several
residents were outraged to learn that the state discovered TCE
contamination in a neighborhood well i... more »
Conspiracy Theory Lunatics Are Now Part of The Republican Party's Shrinking Tent
Wednesday evening Rachel Maddow introduced her listeners to the false flag
mania that has swept first late night radio, then the extreme right and has
now seeped into the Republican mainstream. The seepage, of course, is
inevitable because so many freaks and nuts from the fringes are now in the
heart of the Republican Party power structure. Rachel starts with Glenn
Beck admirer/New Hampshire state Rep. Stella Tremblay (R-Rockingham). Even
New Hampshire Republicans are worried that Tremblay, who has been publicly
claiming the U.S. government staged the Boston marathon bombings as p... more »
Untitled
*Saints’ Mickey Loomis confident with draft strategy ~Sheldon Mickles*
*Bywater second-line protests city live music "crackdown" ~Tania Dall *
*Jon Cleary's Alchemy of the Groove*
*Second Lines, Mardi Gras Indians, and Brass Bands at Jazz Fest, Friday
April 26*
Read Stuff, You Should
Happy Birthday to Pablo Schreiber, 35.
Some good stuff:
1. Josh Barro notes: "There is still no Republican health policy agenda."
2. Adam Serwer on the guest worker problem and the provisions in the Senate
immigration bill.
3. The Hawaii Democratic Senate primary, reported by Scott Bland.
4. Do Members of Congress have any idea how the ACA works? Aaron Carroll
says: looks like they don't.
5. And Molly Ball on women running for office.
Limits to BBC interest in Middle East historical sites | BBC Watch
'...the BBC's generously staffed Jerusalem Bureau has so far shown no
interest whatsoever in reporting this story. So, whilst critical reports on
Israeli projects to preserve important archaeological and historic sites
are thick on the ground, the destruction of a prominent ancient
archaeological treasure by a terrorist organization remains unreported. '
More here
http://bbcwatch.org/2013/04/26/limits-to-bbc-interest-in-middle-east-historical-sites/
Another example of the BBC's incessant anti Israel coverage. They really
are an institution filled to the brim with anti Israel senti... more »
UK Jews: BBC biased against Israel - Israel Culture, Ynetnews
'Online poll finds nearly four of five Jews believe British network is unfriendly towards Jewish state' More here http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-4370127,00.html Maybe the BBC should release the Balen Report to try and reassure British Jews that the BBC is not biased against Israel... Unless the Balen Report showed that the BBC was biased against Israel!Related articles
Senior Mounties told not to meet MPs without prior approval(cbc.ca)
7 Festivals, Walking for Babies and Dancing for Big Buddy(barbaraanneeaton.com)
Mardi Garage: Herb Roe, Festival International de Louisiane and a Prime Location(louisianaesthetic.com)
Is Harper exploiting cyberbully panic to reboot the Internet spying bill?(macleans.ca)
Pink Party Over Here!(theswirlworld.com)
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