Friday, July 26, 2013

26 July - Blogs I'm Following II

10:06pm MDST


Sunday Classics preview: A Leon Fleisher postscript

KenInNY at DownWithTyranny! - 6 minutes ago
*Leon Fleisher plays a piece we've heard a lot (most recently played by mezzo Susan Graham!),"*Clair de lune*" ("Moonlight") from Debussy's Suite bergamasque, from this July 1956 Epic Debussy-Ravel LP.* *by Ken* No, no, Fleisher hasn't died -- at least not that I know. What I mean in the post title is a "postscript" to last week's post, in which we did a sort of hare-and-tortoise journey, "Adding Schubert's mighty *Wanderer* to our roster of musical fantasies," with the then-35-year-old Leon Fleisher as our "hare" and the ripely matured 78-year-old Arthur Rubinstein as our "torto... more »

Gander: The Other Lockerbie

Paul Coker at News Spike - 1 hour ago
Misc Archives #48 - The Gander, Newfoundland Crash of 1985: Are U.S. Officials Covering Up a Terrorist Bombing?(1990) *M-48 (ONE STEP BEYOND 12/16/90)* Explores the Arrow Air plane crash of December 1985 as an act of terrorism which may very well have been connected to Arrow's role as a major arms carrier in the Iran-Contra scandal. Gander: The Other Lockerbie from Spike1138 on Vimeo. *A Short History Lesson* * * *The CIA assessment of Afghanistan.* http://www.lockerbietruth.com/2012/08/a-little-history-lesson-for-magnus_14.html Just over Iran’s eastern frontier lies the unstable... more »

Sebastian Brock on the Syriac tradition in Christianity

Saman Mohammadi at The Excavator - 2 hours ago
Sebastian P. Brock is the author of, *"The Syriac Fathers on Prayer and the Spiritual Life"* (2006). *Wikipedia:* Sebastian Paul Brock (born 1938, London) is generally acknowledged as the foremost and most influential academic in the field of Syriac language today. He is a former Reader in Syriac Studies at the University of Oxford's Oriental Institute and currently a Professorial Fellow at Wolfson College. He is a Fellow of the British Academy. Video Title: Sebastian Brock on the Syriac tradition in Christianity. Source: Киностудия Богослов. Date Published: March 27, 2012. D... more »

Urban Gadabout: Summer gadding around the outer boroughs of NYC, with news from MAS, Jack Eichenbaum, and the NY Transit Museum

KenInNY at DownWithTyranny! - 3 hours ago
*Lighthouse Park at the northern tip of Roosevelt Island -- we'll be there tomorrow evening for the Municipal Art Society's walking tour, Roosevelt Island: The Northern Route.* *by Ken* I haven't been writing much about my late-spring and summer wanderings, but after my enforced decommissioning in late April and May, I've been getting my rhythm back, and having some especially good times outside Manhattan. In fact, including tomorrow night's *Roosevelt Island: The Northern Route*(7/26, 6pm -- an evening tour, note), with Roosevelt Island Historical Society president *Judith Berdy* ... more »

Illinois - the State that is emulating Detroit ! Additionally , Yves breaks the backstory behind Chicago's recent three step downgrade by Moody's ........

Fred Walton at Catharsis Ours - 3 hours ago
COMPTROLLER SAYS SHE CAN'T PAY ILLINOIS LAWMAKERSFriday, July 26, 2013 Comptroller Judy Baar Topinka said Thursday her hands are tied and she cannot issue paychecks to state lawmakers. Topinka said Gov. Pat Quinn’s action earlier this month to cut money from the budget needed to pay legislators prevents her from issuing their paychecks. Quinn said he was halting pay to lawmakers because they haven’t passed a pension reform bill. Topinka said she reviewed the issue with her legal staff, Attorney General Lisa Madigan’s office and attorneys for Quinn and the legislature. She said a pr... more »

The Ugly, Torturous & Hypocritical US Government

Penny at Penny for your thoughts - 3 hours ago
*U.S. Assures Russia Snowden Will Not Face Death Penalty* * Attorney General Eric H. Holder Jr. said in a letter sent to the Russian minister of justice this week that the United States would not seek the death penalty against Edward J. Snowden* *The letter also offered reassurances that the United States would not torture Mr. Snowden* [image: http://thefleurdelife.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/right_wrong1-300x216.png] What does this letter from Eric Holder say to the reader and the entire world about the US? As a nation? As an ideal? As a sel... more »

Shock Video: Business Owner’s Surveillance Cameras Seem to Catch Undercover Police Agent Planting the Crack That Landed Him in Jail

Obi-Wan Kabuki at AMERICAN KABUKI - 3 hours ago
reblogged from: http://www.rumormillnews.com/cgi-bin/forum.cgi?read=283281 *Shock Video: Business Owner’s Surveillance Cameras Seem to Catch Undercover Police Agent Planting the Crack That Landed Him in Jail* Unbelievable video captured by a New York business owner’s surveillance cameras appear to show an undercover police informant (not a police officer) planting and photographing crack cocaine, which ultimately led to the man’s arrest. Scotia and Schenectady County Police reportedly became suspicious of Donald Andrews, Jr., who owns a smoke shop on Mohawk Avenue in Sco... more »

Heavenletter #4627 Other People’s Lessons, July 26, 2013

Obi-Wan Kabuki at AMERICAN KABUKI - 3 hours ago
* * * * *Heavenletter #4627 Other People’s Lessons, July 26, 2013* God said: There is one person only that you have to educate, and that is yourself. No one else. Does that seem contrary to the idea that you are your brother’s keeper? Look, everyone is responsible for everyone else. Your thoughts are heard around the world. That you are responsible for others does not mean that you take others on as a project. Not at all. The best thing you can do for others is to take active responsibility for yourself. You do not accommodate yourself to everyone else. You are not a chameleon. ... more »

"A Deep Look To The Heavens"

noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 3 hours ago
"In 2003, the Hubble Space Telescope took the image of a millenium, an image that shows our place in the universe. Anyone who understands what this image represents, is forever changed by it."- YouTube/NASA "It helps to put things in perspective here on our frenetic little planet with a look at this extraordinarily powerful and moving video of the Hubble Space Telescope mapping of the Universe, whose known size is 78 billion light years across. The video of the images is the equivalent of using a "time machine" to look into the past to witness the early formation of galaxies, ... more »

"Only In Such Moments..."

noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 3 hours ago
"The truth is that our finest moments are most likely to occur when we are feeling deeply uncomfortable, unhappy, or unfulfilled. For it is only in such moments, propelled by our discomfort, that we are likely to step out of our ruts and start searching for different ways or truer answers." - M. Scott Peck

Barnaby Jack found dead , well known for hacking ATMS and medical devices - a week before the Black Hat cyber security conference ? He was thirty five.... no foul play suspected but an autopsy will be performed....

Fred Walton at Catharsis Ours - 3 hours ago
http://www.theverge.com/culture/2013/7/26/4561176/barnaby-jack-hacker-atm-pacemaker-dies Barnaby Jack, respected hacker of ATMs and medical devices, found dead in San Francisco By Carl Franzen on July 26, 2013 06:45 pm Email @carlfranzen26*COMMENTS* DON'T MISS STORIES *FOLLOW THE VERGE* [image: Photo] 2 inShare Barnaby Jack, a programmer and hacker who gained worldwide recognition and respect for numerous technical feats including hacking medical implants and hijacking an ATM (cash machine) and forcing it to spit out money, was found dead on Thursday evening in an apartment in S... more »

"A Son Meets His Father"

noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 3 hours ago
*"A Son Meets His Father" * by Jason Burnett "Late last year, while resting in my hotel room on a business trip to India, I saw my father being interviewed on CNN International; this was the first time I had seen him or heard his voice in 27 years. The coincidence intrigued me enough to attempt to contact him and after I returned to the States, I spent the next few days trying various combinations of e-mail addresses until I finally hit upon the right one, and received a response. Before I knew it, we had set a date in February to meet. I was about to find myself face to face wit... more »

The Daily "Near You?"

noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 3 hours ago
Port Moody, British Columbia, Canada. Thanks for stopping by.

"A Father Meets His Son"

noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 3 hours ago
* "A Father Meets His Son"* by John S. Burnett "There was a water-stained photograph, faded from years of tropical heat, of my 10-year-old son and me as we walked away down the pier toward my sailboat. I had my arm around his shoulders and his arm was around my waist; there was a lot of love in that picture. Permanently framed in the boat, the photo captured that sad moment — the last time I was to see my son for 27 years. I met him again in a crowded hotel lobby in New York City. We had agreed to meet, to test the waters. A son was now ready to find out who his father was, a f... more »

Chet Raymo, “The Uses of Enchantment”

noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 3 hours ago
* * * “The Uses of Enchantment”* by Chet Raymo “There was a time when every wood, every tree, was thought to be inhabited by spirits called dryads, every pool and stream by naiads. Even not so long ago, our road here in Ireland was called "the fairies' road." The world, we say, was enchanted- every stone and plant infused with an animate spirit. Science put paid to all that, chased the spirits from their woods and pools, drove the fairies from their hills. Disenchanted the landscape. Well, maybe not. It depends on how you define enchantment. Remember those spider webs I wrote abo... more »

Halliburton charged with criminal acts

Libby Spencer at The Impolitic - 3 hours ago
But of course it's Halliburton, which is apparently above the law so, no real penalties will incur. Under the plea agreement, which requires court approval, Houston-based Halliburton will also face three years' probation, pay the maximum fine of $200,000 and continue to cooperate in the Justice Department's criminal investigation of the April 2010 explosion and fire on the drilling platform, which killed 11 rig workers off Louisiana. The Justice Department said it would not pursue further criminal charges against Halliburton or its subsidiaries. [...] Halliburton's energy-servic... more »

What God Wants You to Know This Week

The Mound of Sound at The Disaffected Lib - 3 hours ago
More *Tweets of God*: *I get too much credit for Friday and not enough for Saturday.* *If women didn't want to be sexually harassed they shouldn't have been born with intelligence, self-respect and dignity. * *My philosophy is always leave 'em wanting more. Money, food, time on earth, whatever.* *If you can make a difference in the life of one person, it should probably be you.* *The circumstances under which you should send a photo of your penis to other people are as follows: never.* *The people who think the world will end all at once will be largely responsible for it endin... more »

School District of Philadelphia layoff updates - July 26 , 2013 ..... Citing 33 million in available funds , it appears one secretary will be restored to each of 220 schools that will open in the Fall , music and sports to be reinstated. Status still murky as to the overall bailout plan for the School District - we are 6 weeks before the schools open.....

Fred Walton at Catharsis Ours - 4 hours ago
http://thenotebook.org/blog/136237/33-million-additional-funds-hite-restores-secretaries-music-sports Citing $33 million in available funds, Hite partially restores secretaries, music, sportsby thenotebook on Jul 26 2013 Posted in Latest news Share on email COMMENTS (21)PRINT *by Dale Mezzacappa for the Notebook and Holly Otterbein for NewsWorks* With new money for Philadelphia schools coming in at a trickle, even though schools are just six weeks from opening under a doomsday scenario, Superintendent William Hite said Friday that he believes the District has enough funds on hand to r... more »

Analysis Of The Coup In Egypt: Various Voices, Different Dissections

Saman Mohammadi at The Excavator - 4 hours ago
*August 2012: General al-Sisi and deposed president Mohammed Morsi.* *Photo Source*. Dissecting the events in Egypt is too complicated, it is above my understanding, expertise, and knowledge. There are so many interests, parties, and political voices involved in propagandizing their cause; so many conspiracies and agendas at stake. And that is only politics inside the country. The American empire and Israel are hovering like poisonous vultures above Egypt. They don't want to see any serious and positive transformation taking place there. They would much rather see the country co... more »

Groundswell

Libby Spencer at The Impolitic - 4 hours ago
Still having major internet issues. Limited computer time, so outsourcing to Anne Laurie. This appears to be the crackpot con's version of the famed librul Journolist they were so fond of smearing back in the day. Dubbed Groundswell, this coalition convenes weekly in the offices of Judicial Watch, the conservative legal watchdog group. During these hush-hush sessions and through a Google group, the members of Groundswell—including aides to congressional Republicans—cook up battle plans for their ongoing fights against the Obama administration, congressional Democrats, progressive ... more »

Fukushima updates - July 26 , 2013 .... Clusterfuck to the Death House in Japan.....

Fred Walton at Catharsis Ours - 4 hours ago
[Insight] Data doesn’t show Tepco dumping contaminated water to the sea, but it’s worse than that. Posted by *Mochizuki* on July 26th, 2013 · 3 Comments Share on facebookShare on twitterShare on emailShare on printMore Sharing Services Last week, Tepco finally admitted the contaminated groundwater is flowing to the sea. Looking around the media coverage, I noticed there is a huge misunderstanding about this issue. Here I want to correct it. *1. The data don’t suggest their dumping, but it’s worse than that. * As we all know, Tepco is a liar. The government wants to conceal the fact. ... more »

While The Mainstream Media Was Doing Their Job Distracting You With Anthony's Weiner & Anything Related To Zimmerman (fake heroics, jurors, etc), REPUBLICANS Voted FOR Obama's NSA Spying

Big Dan at Big Dan's Big Blog - 4 hours ago
(above: Republicans Michele Bachmann, munching on an ObamaDog, and Tom "I pretend I hate Obama" Marino voted FOR Obama's NSA spying on Wednesday) The mainstream media was doing their job just fine once again, keeping you distracted with Anthony's Weiner, *Zimmerman's fake heroics* of saving a family of four (or was it A GUY?) from an overturned truck, and a Zimmerman juror who acquitted him now acting like she DIDN'T acquit him. Guess what was WAAAAAAAAAY more important that the mainstream media, the fake left media, and the fake right media didn't tell you? Republican Justin Ama... more »

Behold a White Horse

Paul Coker at News Spike - 4 hours ago
*"Their hostility to the lawful government of the country has at length become so violent that no officer bearing a commission from the Chief Magistrate of the Union can enter the Territory or remain there with safety, and all those officers recently appointed have been unable to go to Salt Lake or anywhere else in Utah beyond the immediate power of the Army. * * * *Indeed, such is believed to be the condition to which a strange system of terrorism has brought the inhabitants of that region that no one among them could express an opinion favorable to this Government, or even propose ... more »

SR SROCCO missive on JP Morgan nervousness regarding their Silver inventories , closely followed by the news today that JP Morgan is exiting its physical commodity business ! ! But is JP Morgan exiting gold too ? What about silver ? Right now the answer is unclear but the GATA article suggests not yet ! REgarding the ongoing discussion of COMEX and whether a COMEX default is in the cards , Kid Dynamite offers his point of view to how COMEX works and a caustic rebuke to various blogs and bloggers .....

Fred Walton at Catharsis Ours - 4 hours ago
http://srsroccoreport.com/is-jp-morgan-getting-nervous-about-its-silver-inventories/is-jp-morgan-getting-nervous-about-its-silver-inventories/ Is JP Morgan Getting Nervous about its Silver Inventories? Filed in Precious Metals by SRSrocco on July 26, 2013 • 1 Comment Something interesting has been going on in the Comex silver warehouse inventories this week. Not only have large amounts of silver been removed from the Comex since Monday, but there also have been some large transfers that seem quite peculiar. In the beginning of the week, there was a large 2.2 million oz withdrawal of ... more »

Tar Sands: To the Ends of the Earth - Documentary

Stranger in a Strange Land at Stranger in a Strange Land - 5 hours ago
*Published on June 17, 2013 * This documentary follows the efforts by local communities in Madagascar to protect their island from tar sands development. Representatives travel to Canada to experience first-hand the devastating social and environmental impacts of tar sands, before returning to their communities to share these experiences. *My Source:* ** *Friends Of The Earth Europe*

Elsewhere: Trump Again, Boehner, Immigration, More

Jonathan Bernstein at A plain blog about politics - 6 hours ago
Let's see....I complained about anyone taking the latest Donald Trump for president scam seriously. Granted, there's sort of a catch-22 on that one, since I'm pretty much yelling "don't pay attention to Trump!" But what are you gonna do. I did another pro-Boehner one today, also, saying that I'm pretty sure he's going to at least try to avoid a government shutdown or default this fall. I guess we'll see. Hmmmm...yesterday I did one on Steve King and immigration which I thought was a bit of a rehash, but a bunch of people said they liked. And earlier this week I wrote something like... more »

Feds tell Web firms to turn over user account passwords

Obi-Wan Kabuki at AMERICAN KABUKI - 6 hours ago
(Credit: Photo illustration by James Martin/CNET) *Feds tell Web firms to turn over user account passwords* *Secret demands mark escalation in Internet surveillance by the federal government through gaining access to user passwords, which are typically stored in encrypted form.* http://news.cnet.com/8301-13578_3-57595529-38/feds-tell-web-firms-to-turn-over-user-account-passwords/ The U.S. government has demanded that major Internet companies divulge users' stored passwords, according to two industry sources familiar with these orders, which represent an escalation in surveillance... more »

PROJECT XIII IS NOW UP AND RUNNING!!!!!

Breaking The Silence at Removing The Shackles - 6 hours ago
YIPEE!!!!!!!! I got word from Caleb on tuesday that he was pretty much ready to go, so I'm thrilled to get the news out to everyone: PROJECT XIII IS NOW UP AND RUNNING!!!!! We will have more details very soon on developments and all that's going on with PROJECT XIII, so stick close for updates!!!This is from AK- go to american kabuki to see more pictures of the apsD Project XIII for Windows 8 Phone is Released and Now in Microsoft App Stores for Download I just finished speaking to Caleb Skinner, the force behind Project XIII. We have some good news! The Windows 8 Phone app is now ... more »

Front Groups And Republican Self-Delusion

DownWithTyranny at DownWithTyranny! - 7 hours ago
Not every right-winger is a moron. Sure, every *teabagger* is a moron, but some right-wingers aren't teabaggers. This week Alabama winger Byron York was asking his fellow Republicans if they've been "fooling themselves" about Obamacare. He may not have figured out yet that his fellow Republicans have built themselves an operation that fools themselves about every little ole thing. When I mentioned that every teabagger is a moron, I wasn't trying to be gratuitously mean. It was just a plain vanilla statement of fact. These are people who have persuaded themselves that they're playi... more »

Don't worry!

Roobin at THROUGH THE SCARY DOOR - 7 hours ago
The United States government has made representations to Russia trying to get Edward Snowden extradited. He apparently won’t be tortured or killed. "These claims [that Snowden would be tortured or killed] are entirely without merit," [US attourney general] Holder said. In addition to his assurance that Snowden would not face capital punishment, the attorney general wrote: "Torture is unlawful in the United States." Maybe so, but it’s hunky dory in Guantanamo Bay. In other news the United Nations described the treatment of prisoner Bradley Manning as likely torture. The UN Rapport... more »

Untitled

New Orleans Ladder at New Orleans Ladder - 7 hours ago
*Video: What is the one question Drew Brees is getting tired of answering? ~New Orleans Advocate*

“The Individual vs. The Illusion Of Consensus Reality”

noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 7 hours ago
* * *“The Individual vs. The Illusion Of Consensus Reality”* by Jon Rappoport “This is such a supercharged subject, I could start from a dozen places. But let’s begin here: the individual is unique, because he is he. He is unique because he has his own ideas, because he has his own desires, because he has his own power. That power belongs to no one else. In particular, it doesn’t belong to the State. The State will try, will always try to suggest that it is granting power to the individual, but this is a lie. It’s an illusion broadcast with ill-intent. While everyone else is tryi... more »

"How It Really Is"

noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 7 hours ago

Project XIII for Windows 8 Phone is Released and Now in Microsoft App Stores for Download

Obi-Wan Kabuki at AMERICAN KABUKI - 8 hours ago
I just finished speaking to Caleb Skinner, the force behind Project XIII. We have some good news! The Windows 8 Phone app is now in the windows app store! The iPhone app will follow on in week or so. The Windows phone app will only work on Windows 8 phones, not the prior version of windows phones. Caleb said their policy will be to always support the latest version of phones plus the previous generation. The iPhone app is complete but Caleb is moving some of the buttons around so that the user interface is more friendly to the phone owner. The app is free to downlo... more »

Sometimes They Go Too Far - But Never For Them (Glenn Beckkk Follies) and Who Authorized Preparations for War with China? (Turn Over Your Passwords!) No. We Won't Kill Snowden. Promise! (Happy 70'th, Mick!)

In an odd rant about the secret symbolism on the $1 bill, right-wing conspiracy theorist Glenn Beck told an audience on Wednesday that America’s founders established the country so that conservative Christians could help the nation of Israel come into being nearly 200 years later. And this is what we gave up all our "public access" to the airwaves for? Sheesh! And on other

"Thinking, Life..."

noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 8 hours ago

Henry Geiger - The Uses of Make Believe (1983)

Saman Mohammadi at The Excavator - 8 hours ago
*Related: * * Henry Geiger - Symbol And Myth (1974).* *Henry Geiger - The Present And The Long View (1979)*. *Henry Geiger - Moonshine And Sunlight (1984).* *Wikipedia:* Henry Geiger (1908?-15 February 1989) was the editor, publisher, and chief writer of MANAS Journal which published from 1948-1988. Abraham Maslow called him “the only small ‘p’ philosopher America has produced in this century.” *Wikipedia:* MANAS was an eight-page philosophical weekly written, edited, and published by Henry Geiger from 1948 until December 1988. Each issue typically contained several short es... more »

GOP DC Circuit Strategy, Revisited

Jonathan Bernstein at A plain blog about politics - 8 hours ago
Glenn Sugameli writes to me after I wrote this one, saying: I watched Pillard’s hearing, and read all of the broad-ranging letters to the Senate on her nomination, and every article, opinion piece, blog post, and Senator Statement on her nomination, and as a result I agree with much of your post , but strongly disagree with this portion: “with lots of hot-button issues in her writings for them to attack. …. Pillard, however, will have serious opposition, and it's probably more likely than not that she'll be killed by filibuster.” At her hearing, only three Judiciary Committee Republ... more »

"When Will The Economy Collapse?"

noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 8 hours ago
*"When Will The Economy Collapse?" * by StormCloudsGathering "When will the economy collapse; is there a way to really know? According to this brand new video from StormCloudsGathering, we need to be on the lookout for several clear signs that are linked below the video. Unlike what the politicians and the mainstream media are telling us, the economy is not going to ‘bounce back’. Time is rapidly ticking away now." - http://beforeitsnews.com/ ● "The Derivatives Black Hole" - http://business.time.com/2013/03/27/w… "America’s Economic Death Spiral: 65% of Americans Think Har... more »

Mexico: The Truth Behind "Cigar-Shaped" UFOs

Inexplicata (IHU) at Inexplicata-The Journal of Hispanic Ufology - 8 hours ago
*Source: Sipse.com Date: 07.26.2013* *Mexico: The Truth Behind “Cigar Shaped” UFOs* *By Jorge Moreno – SIPSE* A sighting on the Mérida-Tixpéual highway provides answers to this new mystery. MERIDA, Yucatán – Cigar-shaped UFOs are less widely known than the traditional “saucer” shaped ones or those resembling spheres. This is perhaps due to the fact that in the Yucatan Peninsula, at least, their sightings and reports are less frequent. Cigar-shaped UFOs look like a rolled-up cigar, as their name suggests. Their aspect is solid and metallic, often with windows on their sides, as i... more »

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Oberon at GlobaLove Think Tank - 8 hours ago

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Oberon at GlobaLove Think Tank - 8 hours ago

“Apocalypse In One Picture: Extreme Fear Is A Reasonable Reaction”

noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 9 hours ago
* * *“Apocalypse In One Picture: * *Extreme Fear Is A Reasonable Reaction”* by Monty Pelerin “It is nearly impossible to convince people that an economic ending is likely, perhaps inevitable. It is beyond anything they have seen or can imagine. I attribute that to a normalcy bias is an inherent weakness of experiential learners. For many, accepting something that has not occurred during their time on the planet is not possible. The laws of economics and mathematics may shape history but they are not controlled by history. The form of cataclysm and its timing is indeterminable. Po... more »

Abuse of process and improper purpose

James C Morton at Morton's Musings - 9 hours ago
Doe v. A & W Canada, 2013 HRTO 1259 is an interesting decision where an application was brought on openly bogus grounds to raise issues with human rights legislation. In dismissing the application the Chair made a useful comment about abuse of process and improper purpose: [18] Moreover, it is an abuse of process to bring an application for a purpose unrelated to the enforcement of the legislation. As noted in Behn v. Moulton Contracting Ltd., 2013 SCC 26 (CanLII), 2013 SCC 26 at paras. 39-41, the doctrine of abuse of process is characterized by its flexibility, and has at i... more »

People For The American Way Endorses Carl Sciortino For Ed Markey's Old House Seat In Massachusetts

DownWithTyranny at DownWithTyranny! - 9 hours ago
There are a number of garden variety Democrats-- and worse-- running for Ed Markey's old House seat (MA-05), but there is only one strong progressive in the race: state Rep. Carl Sciortino, who was endorsed by Blue America last February. We endorsed Carl so early not just because of his great voting record and not even just because of his great record of progressive leadership in the Massachusetts legislature. John, Digby and I had first met Carl several years ago at a People For the American Way Young Elected Officials conclave. Even among a group like that, filled with young lead... more »

Rise of a Reality-Based Conservative Media?

Jonathan Bernstein at A plain blog about politics - 10 hours ago
Kevin Drum writes: Conservative desperation to revive the IRS "scandal," which basically imploded in their laps weeks ago, continues apace. Steve Benen reports today that the latest is a scoop by the Daily Caller about a White House meeting with IRS chief counsel William Wilkins in 2012. The fact that this was trumpeted in the Caller is pretty much all you need to know about this supposedly nefarious meeting, Which is absolutely true; indeed, two or three years ago, one could say the same about virtually any story that originated in the GOP-aligned press. What's fascinating is tha... more »

Ariel Castro

Paul Coker at News Spike - 10 hours ago
"...has pled guilty, accepting life without parole, plus an additional 1,000 years, as part of a plea deal." Wow. That's a seriously shitty deal. I wonder who he's protecting....? Huh. What, really...? Great! Publish it! Why not? I'm sure that wont prejudice his trial or anything... That's just standard police crime scene operating procedure - hand key pieces of unvalidated incriminating documents and personal writings over to broadcast news for the suspect now in custody -! Sure ! Why not..?! Err, no..... Wait, what?! "All three women, who were allegedly kidnapped... more »

Googe Introduces Chromecast

Jay Allbritton at Jay Allbritton - 10 hours ago
Looking for a quick and easy way to get music and video from your computer to your television? Google's Chromecast might be just the thing. Even if it's not, for $35 it's probably worth a try. Andrew at *AndroidCentral* does a quick demonstration: CNET has a more thorough look at the product here. Personally I'm excited about this product and I am eager to try it. Does it make up for Google killing Google Reader? I fear nothing ever will.

Stephen Fry's Excellent Take on Being Gay

The Mound of Sound at The Disaffected Lib - 10 hours ago
There really is nothing to add to this wonderful statement by English actor Stephen Fry on being proud to be gay. How can anyone listen to this and not be nauseated by the homophobes in our world?

Admission for truth of prior inconsistent statements

James C Morton at Morton's Musings - 10 hours ago
R. *v. *Youvarajah 2013 SCC 41: B. *Admissibility of Prior Inconsistent Statements* [26] Historically, an out-of-court prior inconsistent statement of a non-accused witness was admissible only to impeach the credibility of the witness. A prior inconsistent statement — hearsay evidence — was not admissible for the truth of its contents unless the witness adopted the prior statement in court. Otherwise, the jury was limited to rejecting the *viva voce*evidence of the recanting witness; the jury could not substitute the contents of the out-of-court statem... more »

Back in his university days, Dr. Paul Craig Roberts managed to be in the Soviet Union just before the iron curtain dropped. Now he sees strong parallels between the USSR of that time and America today.

David L Griscom at Cherchez la Verite - 10 hours ago
------------------------------ *The Two Faux Democracies Threaten Life On Earth–Paul Craig Roberts* ------------------------------ July 23, 2013 | Original Here Go here to sign up to receive email notice of this news letter Role Reversal: How the US Became the USSR Paul Craig Roberts I spent the summer of 1961 behind the Iron Curtain. I was part of the US-USSR student exchange program. It was the second year of the program that operated under auspices of the US Department of State. Our return to the West via train through East Ge... more »

Doo'go'osliid: Colonizers and the desecration of the sacred mountain

brendanorrell@gmail.com at CENSORED NEWS - 11 hours ago
Photos and words by NaBahe KeediniihiiKatenay Published with permission at Censored News Once there was an awesome lush vibrant snowy mountain called, Doo'go'osliid, then the first colonizers came and named it San Francisco. Four hundred years after new Immigrants came to "better civilize" these pristine forests by killing all the ancient ponderosa pines and expanding the real

Ed Miliband and Bernie Winters - separated at birth?

Not a sheep at Not a sheep - 11 hours ago
I'm sure there's a photo of Bernie Winters that shows the resemblance more closely, please let me have a link if you find one.

Attended the @educationgadfly event on #optorcop yesterday. Nice people, here’s my rant

Chalk Face, PhD at SCHOOLS MATTER @ THE CHALK FACE - 11 hours ago
Here’s a link to video of the event at the Fordham Institute on a debate about opting out of test-based accountability in education reform. I’ll have to watch the video to see if my question/comment was recorded. I’m still kicking myself because I feel like I botched it. I was a little nervous and my […]

Calvin Johnson 'Navajo Warriors Needed to Defend our Water'

brendanorrell@gmail.com at CENSORED NEWS - 11 hours ago
Navajo Nation gives away water to dirty coal, leaves Navajos in need By Calvin Johnson, Dine' Leupp, Navajo Nation Censored News Our Navajo Democratic Government is not so Democratic after all. Last week, Navajo Nation Council rescinded CAP-21-13 and approved Legislation No. 0177-13 which basically extends the terms of the Navajo Generating Station (NGS) Lease Effective from December 23

Dr. Paul Craig Roberts says, "My prediction or expectation is by winter, the second downturn of the Great Recession will be in place. Unemployment will explode, more foreclosures are coming. It's going to be worse than the Great Depression."

David L Griscom at Cherchez la Verite - 12 hours ago
------------------------------ U.S. a Lawless State - Paul Craig Roberts ------------------------------ 24 JULY, 2013 Original Here *By Greg Hunter’s USAWatchdog.com* Former Assistant Treasury Secretary Paul Craig Roberts says, *“The country is not being run by the President. It is being run by spy agencies and private interest groups, Wall Street and military security complex . . . They run the country. The President is a puppet, a figureh... more »

EU Sanctions on Iran Continue Collapsing in Court

Nima Shirazi at Wide Asleep in America - 12 hours ago
European Court of Justice, Luxembourg (Photo Credit: Gwenael Piaser / Flickr) Over the past few months, strict economic and financial sanctions imposed upon Iran by the European Union have been increasingly challenged in EU courts. And time and again, the legality and legitimacy of the sanctions have been struck down by the General Court of the European Union, the international

The Mainstreaming of BDS and an Open Letter to Mohsen Makhmalbaf

Nima Shirazi at Wide Asleep in America - 12 hours ago
In honor of the eight anniversary of the Palestinian civil society call for boycotts, divestment and sanctions (BDS) against Israel, the Palestinian BDS National Committee has produced an incredible interactive timeline charting the success and growth of the movement.The timeline identifies over 200 landmark events and achievements for the BDS movement since April 2004.Just this month, it was

Winnemem Wintu Chief opposes Shasta Dam raise plan

brendanorrell@gmail.com at CENSORED NEWS - 12 hours ago
800_img_3194.jpg original image ( 5184x3456) Public shows overwhelming opposition to Shasta Dam raise plan  by Dan Bacher  Censored News     Photo: Caleen Sisk, Chief of the Winnemem Wintu Tribe, asked several questions starting with, "When will the 1941 Indian Land Acquisition Act, that took the tribal lands, be addressed?" The officials refused to answer this question, since

THE STORY BEGINS: Fake facts never die!

bob somerby at the daily howler - 12 hours ago
*FRIDAY, JULY 26, 2013* *Part 5—The history of Professor Cobb's fake fact:* The Zimmerman verdict was rendered on Saturday evening, July 13. Two nights later, America’s most discerning citizens gathered before their TV machines. They watched the PBS NewsHour, their country’s most erudite news program. Not for them the screeching and yelling found on those cable news channels! But uh-oh! Those discerning citizens were soon told this by one of their nation’s professors: WOODRUFF (7/15/13): Well, to you, Jelani Cobb, on that point about whether race was clearly a part of this trial. ... more »

My Trip To The Fukushima Nuclear Disaster Zone (Part One)

Mark Daniels at GLOBAL POLITICAL AWAKENING - 12 hours ago
[image: Related Posts Plugin for WordPress, Blogger...] image source Richard Wilcox, Ph.D. On July 20, 2013 Yoichi Shimatsu and I departed from Ueno station in Tokyo to visit the Fukushima nuclear disaster region and see what we could see. Interestingly, the train from Tokyo to Fukushima on this particular line is hard to find on the map, and the train line has apparently been removed! Could it be the powers-that-be do not want people exploring this area given it is now a forbidden zone of nuclearized zombies and headless taxi drivers? Our two-day trip was filled with activity, ... more »

Former SEC attorney: government claims it will protect your data but ‘it cannot honor that promise’

Mark Daniels at GLOBAL POLITICAL AWAKENING - 12 hours ago
[image: Related Posts Plugin for WordPress, Blogger...] (Image credit: k0a1a.net/Flickr) Madison Ruppert According to a former attorney for the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), despite the government’s claims that it will protect your private data, it simply “cannot honor that promise.” This is especially troubling given the growing presence of centralized systems in which massive amounts of private information is held, such as the Federal Services Data Hubauthorized by the Affordable Care Act, better known as Obamacare. The statement was made by Hester Peirce, who cur... more »

RHex the ‘Parkour robot’ shows off its ability to handle various obstacles in the wild

Mark Daniels at GLOBAL POLITICAL AWAKENING - 12 hours ago
[image: Related Posts Plugin for WordPress, Blogger...] screenshot from University of Penn vid Madison Ruppert The University of Pennsylvania’s Kod*lab has developed an amazingly nimble hexapedal “Parkour robot” dubbed RHex, shown successfully handling various obstacles in the latest video. RHex is “biologically inspired,” according to the university, which is an increasingly common trend in robotics. Biologically inspired robots range from giant autonomous jellyfish to tiny flying robot insects to larger drones modeled after insects which are even capable of carrying out letha... more »

Libertarians (Funny)

Mark Daniels at GLOBAL POLITICAL AWAKENING - 12 hours ago
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Survey: only 15% of farmers would eat GMO food

Mark Daniels at GLOBAL POLITICAL AWAKENING - 12 hours ago
[image: Related Posts Plugin for WordPress, Blogger...] Jon Rappoport The British survey was funded by Barclays Bank and done in collaboration with Farmers Weekly. Only 15% of farmers polled said they would eat GMO food. Talk about a blanket rejection. It can’t get much clearer than that. Obviously, these backward farmers want to protect their own health. Who ever heard of such a thing! How dare they! They’re supposed to follow the party line. They’re supposed to say, “Yum yum, give me some GM.” Well, funny things happen when people consider their own bodies. They tell you what ... more »

Botwatch

Paul Coker at News Spike - 12 hours ago
Spot the bots. "Islamic Marxism": that's a good one!

Weiner's Campaign Falls Limp

The Mound of Sound at The Disaffected Lib - 12 hours ago
Face it, nobody wants a mayor they know won't be able to keep it in his pants. Anthony Weiner, your weiner has had its last hurrah. It's time for you and your namesake to simply go away. The New York mayoralty candidate, once the frontrunner and apparent sure thing, has fallen well behind in the polls thanks to revelations that he's been up to his old tricks, sexting strange women online. Weiner got caught up in this a few years back and it cost him his seat in Congress when he was forced to resign in disgrace. He staged a comeback when he entered the race to be the next mayor o... more »

The Two Faux Democracies Threaten Life On Earth

Mark Daniels at GLOBAL POLITICAL AWAKENING - 12 hours ago
[image: Related Posts Plugin for WordPress, Blogger...] Anthony Freda Art Paul Craig Roberts Amitai Etzioni has raised an important question: “Who authorized preparations for war with China?” Etzioni says that the war plan is not the sort of contingency plan that might be on hand for an improbable event. Etzioni also reports that the Pentagon’s war plan was not ordered by, and has not been reviewed by, US civilian authorities. We are confronted with a neoconized US military out of control endangering Americans and the rest of the world. Etzioni is correct that this is a momento... more »

Is the Internet Being Erased?

Mark Daniels at GLOBAL POLITICAL AWAKENING - 12 hours ago
[image: Related Posts Plugin for WordPress, Blogger...] Kenny Valenzuela *Research links posted below...* FDA Flumist Insert Medimmune Flumist Insert Meningitis Vaccine Causes Seizures & Paralyzes 40 Kids Eugenics New Weapon: FluBlok Insect Based Vaccine Flu Shot Causing Brain Disorders & Paralysis Flu Vaccination Linked To Narcolepsy: Pandemrix Sneezing the New WMD Weaponized Mucus Device Vaccine Exemption Forms The Flu Shot Is the Internet Being Erased? Enter your email address to subscribe to our newsletter: Delivered by FeedBurner Be the Change! Share this using the t... more »

Video: Pearl Means, Remembering Russell

brendanorrell@gmail.com at CENSORED NEWS - 12 hours ago
CONVERSATION WITH LOURDES By Russell Means Freedom Pearl Means talks with Lourdes of how she and Russell met and Russell Means’ latest book “If You’ve Forgotten The Names Of The Clouds, You’ve Lost Your Way” Mrs. Means will have book signing at the following places: Friday, July 26th @ 8:00 p.m. Festival Hall at Argiro Student Union, Maharishi University, Fairfiield, Iowa

Zio Steamroller: 26 Who Got Crushed!

Northerntruthseeker at Northerntruthseeker - 12 hours ago
The Jewish control over our governments and the media is indeed supreme, and it does makes one wonder what ever happens to those who openly either criticize or oppose this control... For this article, I want to present the following very important piece that comes from the "Tomato Bubble website, at www.tomatobubble.com. It is entitled: "The Zio Steamroller: 26 Who Got Crushed!", and contains some important information about 26 people in just the last 40 years who had the guts to stand up against Jewish tyranny, and how the Jews went out of their way to destroy them! Here is tha... more »

MICKELSON'S BRITISH OPEN TRIUMPH IS THE STUFF OF LEGENDS

Allen L Roland, Ph.D at Allen L Roland's Weblog - 12 hours ago
*Last weekend I was glued to the TV early in the morning as I watched an historic event unfold on the unyielding links of Muirfield, Scotland. Phil Mickelson, in what he declared was the best round of his storied career, birdied four of the last six holes** **including the 18th** **and won the British Open** ~ **the only player under par while dismantling the era of Tiger Woods in the process: Allen L Roland * *Phil Mickelson climbed to the summit of the true golf legends last weekend ~ a place where Palmer, Nicklaus and Hogan dwell ~ and marked his spot with a brill... more »

Apaches defend water and oppose Resolution Copper mine

brendanorrell@gmail.com at CENSORED NEWS - 12 hours ago
Chairman Rambler urges community to halt Land Exchange efforts By Sandra Rambler San Carlos Apache Censored News SAN CARLOS, Ariz. – On April 5, a letter was sent by Terry Rambler, Tribal Chairman of the San Carlos Apache Tribe, to tribal members as well as surrounding communities near the San Carlos Apache Tribe and Chil’Chil Ba’goteel, also known as Oak Flat. Chairman Rambler says, “We

No general constitutional right to bilingualism across all Provinces

James C Morton at Morton's Musings - 12 hours ago
scolaire francophone de la Colombie‑Britannique v. British Columbia - 2013 SCC 42 holds: [56] However, the *Charter* also reflects a recognition that Canada is a federation and that each province has a role to play in the protection and advancement of the country's official languages. This is evident from ss. 16 to 20, which require bilingualism in the federal government, in Parliament, in courts established by Parliament, and in the province of New Brunswick. The *Charter* does not require any province other than New Brunswick to provide for court proceedin... more »

How Goldman Sachs Robbed You Of Five Billion Dollars

Mark Daniels at GLOBAL POLITICAL AWAKENING - 12 hours ago
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Premiers Pan Harper's Make-Believe "Canada Job Grant" Scheme

The Mound of Sound at The Disaffected Lib - 12 hours ago
If you've seen any of the seemingly endless TV ads (paid for out of your pocket) you would assume that the Harper regime has instituted something called the Canada Job Grant programme. We're told it's to fund job training for Canadians. There is no Canada Job Grant programme. Harper dishonestly ran ads about an initiative that doesn't and may never exist. He flooded the airways with those ads before he'd even negotiated essential deals with the nation's premiers who are supposed to be splitting the tab with the feds. Now it appears the premiers aren't real happy about what the... more »

The Grizzly: First Fully 3D Printed Rifle Gets a Shot Off

Mark Daniels at GLOBAL POLITICAL AWAKENING - 13 hours ago
[image: Related Posts Plugin for WordPress, Blogger...] Fully 3D Printed Rifle being readied for first test fire *Activist Post* *This is an update to the ongoing progress with 3D printed weapons. * The eyes of the world are on the innovation of 3D printing. Naturally, whenever a new technology is created that offers open source DIY opportunities to the average individual, it is going to make governments and their protected corporate interests very nervous. Such is the case with 3D weapons manufacturing. Defense Distributed has been offering sets of computer files for free throug... more »

Friday Morning Linkage

Jon Western at Duck of Minerva - 13 hours ago
Sissi’s call for massive pro-coup demonstrations in Cairo today is a risky move. Why did he do it? Steve Negus looks for answers. The logistics of cutting military aid to Egypt. It’s not easy. Cutting aid to the UN though? We’ll see. The House and Senate really are at odds over State and Foreign Operations Continue reading

Friday Nerd Blogging: Poly-Superman

Steve Saideman at Duck of Minerva - 13 hours ago
Of course, Brandon Routh really peaked in Scott Pilgrim as a Vegan-powered supervillain, but he is pretty good here as well: Where is Tom Welling when you need him?

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New Orleans Ladder at New Orleans Ladder - 13 hours ago
*Bob Marshall explains legal, political issues in lawsuit blaming oil & gas industry for coastal loss ~The Lens* *Wetlands war ~Clancy Dubos, Gambit* *~Coincidentally, or perhaps not, Jindal issued his attack against the lawsuit and the plaintiff lawyers from Aspen, Colo., where he was attending the Republican Governors meeting. Last Thursday, July 25, Jindal was scheduled to speak at an Aspen Institute-sponsored event called The McCloskey Speakers Series. David Koch, one of the Koch brothers, is on the Board of Trustees of the Aspen Institute. Koch Industries is among the named def... more »

Police Caught Planting Drugs In Small Business

Mark Daniels at GLOBAL POLITICAL AWAKENING - 13 hours ago
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7 Ways to Rekindle the Quest for Truth

Mark Daniels at GLOBAL POLITICAL AWAKENING - 13 hours ago
[image: Related Posts Plugin for WordPress, Blogger...] Gaye Levy In recent months I have found myself shrugging in disgust as I browse the web and read the latest headlines. I mumble the words I used to say in the old days, “par for the course”. I say that as I find myself becoming complacent while reading the latest news of government excess, corporate shenanigans, sneaky banksters and Wall Street crooks. More often than not I feel as though I am sitting on a deck chair of the Titanic, slowing watching the ship go down. Pretty sad, I know. This is not just the alternative pres... more »

Lake North Pole - Don't Forget Your Water Skis

The Mound of Sound at The Disaffected Lib - 13 hours ago
Summer time is boating time. This year you might want to try something a bit different. How about a spin on Lake North Pole. Yeah, that's right. A lake now exists atop the North Pole. That's it in the picture, a photo provided by the North Pole Environmental Observatory. The good news is that there's still a layer of ice underneath the lake. The bad news is that this layer of ice is constantly thinning. The lake has been forming every summer since 2002. The really, really good news is that global warming is a hoax. *Update* Dr. James Morrison of the NPE Observatory says... more »

Death Toll Rises in Syria: United Nations

Mark Daniels at GLOBAL POLITICAL AWAKENING - 13 hours ago
[image: Related Posts Plugin for WordPress, Blogger...] Add caption Brandon Turbeville In yet one more example of the tragic nature of the Anglo-American destabilization campaign[1] against Syria, United Nations Secretary Ban Ki-moon has raised the official death toll in Syria to 100,000 from the previous number of 93,000 which was established last month.[2] Ki-moon called on both the Syrian government and the foreign-backed death squads[3] to halt the violence and has issued calls for a peace conference in Geneva “as soon as possible.”[4] Ironically, Ki-moon made these statemen... more »

Mohawk Nation News 'Idle Rich'

brendanorrell@gmail.com at CENSORED NEWS - 13 hours ago
IDLE RICH Posted on July 25, 2013 Mohawk Nation News www.mohawknationnews.com MNN. July 25, 2013. The idle rich don’t get up and earn their keep. Why celebrate the birth of another idle rich [Prince George] who will live off the backs of their subjects in lavish luxury from ill-gotten gains? Since 1704 all Indigenous wealth has been deposited into our account. In 1867 the British Monarch

Reuters' climate alarmism down by 50% since 2012

Luboš Motl at The Reference Frame - 13 hours ago
Media Matters for America, a propaganda arm of the neo-Stalinist movement in the U.S., has complained that the number of articles published by Reuters that promote the unlimited climate hysteria has dropped by 48 percent in the recent 12 months. They take the data and interpretations from David Fogarty, an indisputable hardcore climate activist, who would be employed until recently as the "climate change correspondent for Asia". Just try to appreciate how crazy such an arrangement was. A biased activist who makes Lysenko fair and balanced in comparison was hired by an agency for wh... more »

10 Ways to Commit Nutritional Anarchy

Mark Daniels at GLOBAL POLITICAL AWAKENING - 13 hours ago
[image: Related Posts Plugin for WordPress, Blogger...] Daisy Luther Once upon a time, if we felt we needed to, we could go to the pharmacy or department store, select a bottle of vitamins, and feel pretty confident about the actual contents of the bottles. Nowadays, real vitamins are so hard to track down that they might as well be on the endangered species list. In fact, most of what is sold as “vitamins” in the United States actually contains toxic ingredients and nutritional content that isn’t readily bio-available. And matters may soon get even worse, as the US government ... more »

NASA Presents Two Scenarios for Global Warming of North America This Century. This Should Be an Eye Opener for Canadians.

The Mound of Sound at The Disaffected Lib - 13 hours ago
Check out this animation. Notice that the heating our continent will experience is by far greatest in and from the north. (sorry for the horrible embedded ad) * Researchers at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center teamed with scientists at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's National Climatic Data Center (NCDC) in Asheville, N.C., to create a new video, which compares two different climate change scenarios: One in which atmospheric carbon dioxide levels increase from today's level of 400 parts per million to 550 ppm, and a second in which carbon dioxide levels... more »

ALEC Legislators & Their Fracking Corporate Benefactors

2old2care at Because I Can - 13 hours ago
Awhile ago – I did a post that *included a video with the President of Nestle***stating: Access to water is not your right believing you have a right to water - is an extreme belief Water is a raw material and a "foodstuff" that should be privatized and commercialized. Access to water - is really a local issue and us folks at the local level really need a lot of help from the Feds to protect our land, our water and our health. Why the Feds? Most state legislatures WON'T protect our land, our water and our health bec... more »

NASA Did This for Americans But It'

The Mound of Sound at The Disaffected Lib - 14 hours ago

Top 5 Ways to Blow the Whistle

Mark Daniels at GLOBAL POLITICAL AWAKENING - 14 hours ago
[image: Related Posts Plugin for WordPress, Blogger...] *Youtube* Government Accountability Project assembled a panel of former whistleblowers to discuss the embattled partnership between whistleblowers and journalist in the age of pervasive surveillance. Learn from the experience of past whistleblowers. Subscribe to RT America's Channel Enter your email address to subscribe to our newsletter: Delivered by FeedBurner Be the Change! Share this using the tools below.

Sourcebook: Known Savile Associates and Alleged Connections

Paul Coker at News Spike - 14 hours ago
An ongoing reference listing, arranged by organisation and affiliation. If you know of any not included below, please add to the comments section and I will incorporate them in regular updates. Primary sources cited where applicable. *The Pontifical Equestrian Order of St. Gregory the Great * *(Latin: Ordo Sancti Gregorii Magni, Italian: Ordine di San Gregorio Magno): * * * *Knight/Dame Grand Cross of the First Class* Sir George Bowyer, 6th Baronet, Knight Grand Cross. Charles, Count of Limburg Stirum, Knight Grand Cross. Abdón Cifuentes Knight Grand Cross of the First Class Joã... more »

Read Stuff, You Should

Jonathan Bernstein at A plain blog about politics - 14 hours ago
Happy Birthday to Jeremy Piven, 48. I can't help but liking PCU; given all the Wesleyan people in Hollywood, as far as I know this is the only one actually about Wesleyan. And good stuff: 1. Dahlia Lithwick on Nina Pillard, Senate Republicans, and "radical feminism." 2. Philip Klein, trying to convince conservatives that sounding like bigots is a bad idea. I think he's acting in good faith (although he might want to work on a stronger description of Jim Crow). 3. Ross Douthat on the politics for Republicans of voter ID and other such laws. 4. Abby Rapoport on the North Carolina ... more »

"Just let me staple the vicar...", "Everytime I think of it I piss myself" and other misheard lyrics

Not a sheep at Not a sheep - 15 hours ago
Peter Kay with plenty of misheard lyrics.

If Steve Israel Wasn't Head Of The DCCC, Peter King's Votes Against Healthcare Would Doom His Reelection Chances... If, If, If...

DownWithTyranny at DownWithTyranny! - 15 hours ago
Peter King, Steve Israel-- Princesses: Long Island Monday, Steve Benen, set out to define exactly what progressives mean when they say Republicans are sabotaging the Affordable Health Act. Their nihilism and class war are unlike anything since the Civil War. "[I]t's easy to lose sight sometimes of just how sweeping the GOP efforts to impair the federal health care law really are," he writes. "We've never seen anything like this-- it is literally without precedent-- and for millions of Americans, very little matters more." Benen comes up with several specifics: "First, congressional R... more »

A search condition imposed on sentence without notice or consent is improper

James C Morton at Morton's Musings - 15 hours ago
R v Atadjuat, 2013 NUCA 06 holds a sentencing condition allowing a search of a convict's premises imposed by the Court without notice or consent is improper: [1] Following a guilty plea, the appellant received a global sentence of 6 months custody and 18 months probation for one count of assault, one count of assault with a weapon, and nine counts of failing to comply with release conditions. The latter relate to breaches of court orders as a result of the consumption of alcohol. [2] The appellant is a 40-year old Inuk with a grade 7 education. He began sniffing solvents at the age ... more »

Moscow declares once again that Edward Snowden will not be extradited to the US - this statement comes while talks between both countries agencies are having talks regarding Mr Snowden

Fred Walton at Catharsis Ours - 15 hours ago
http://rt.com/news/snowden-russia-extradite-us-634/ Russia won’t extradite Snowden to US – Kremlin Published time: July 26, 2013 11:53 Edited time: July 26, 2013 12:36 Get short URL [image: A traffic sign is seen outside Sheremetyevo airport in Moscow (Reuters / Maxim Shemetov)] A traffic sign is seen outside Sheremetyevo airport in Moscow (Reuters / Maxim Shemetov) Share on tumblr Trends NSA leaks Tags Intelligence, Politics, Putin, Russia,Scandal, Snowden, USA Moscow says security agency FSB is in talks with the FBI over Snowden. But whistleblower will not be extradited to the US, a ... more »

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New Orleans Ladder at New Orleans Ladder - 15 hours ago
*Lawsuit To Force Oil Industry Funding For Wetlands Repair Facing New Legal Challenges ~Eileen Fleming, WWNO* *Stephanie Grace: History shows industry got a free ride ~New Orleans Advocate* *Historic wetlands suit is compared to 1990s litigation against Big Tobacco ~Levees Not War* *Who Dats out before dawn for start of training camp* *Little Change to Dorian as it Heads West-Northwest ~Wunderblog* *Sheriff expects higher legal settlements; city would like better budget details ~Sarah Rahman, The Lends* *After months of debate, food truck rules relaxed ~Jaquetta White, New Orlean... more »

Can I Tape My Employer If I Have Poor Memory?

Donna Ballman at Screw You Guys, I'm Going Home - 15 hours ago
I got this question on an old but popular post, I Secretly Taped My Boss and Now I Want to Sue: I have been telling my supervisor for months that I have a memory problem. He knew that I was working with a neurologist. I recorded a meeting with him where I anticipated finding out what my new job duties would be. I live in MD and was terminated for making the recording, even through I told them why I did it. Thisguyneedshelp Hi Thisguyneedshelp. As I stated in my prior post, Maryland is an all-party consent state, meaning that your employer must consent before you are allowed to r... more »

Egypt in focus on July 26 , 2013 - Military vs Muslim Brotherhood demonstrations likely to bring further violence to the forefront once again !

Fred Walton at Catharsis Ours - 15 hours ago
http://www.juancole.com/2013/07/military-announces-brotherhood.html Egypt: Military announces ‘War on Terror,’ Calls for Massive Demos Against Muslim Brotherhood Posted on 07/26/2013 by Juan Cole Here are two videos from AFP that help explain all those people milling in the street today in Egypt. Gen. Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, the Minister of Defense, called for big demonstrations on Friday so that that people can “delegate” to the military the ability to wage a “war on terror.” The use of that language came after a state security police building was bombed in Mansoura. I tweeted that w... more »

War watch for July 26 , 2013 - Syria , Egypt , Afghanistan and Iraq in focus as foreign policy disarray and taxpayer waste accent endless death and nothing actually accomplished

Fred Walton at Catharsis Ours - 15 hours ago
Syria....... http://news.antiwar.com/2013/07/25/us-vetting-in-syria-boils-down-to-a-handshake/ US ‘Vetting’ in Syria Boils Down to a HandshakeOfficials to Use Same Route for Arms as Medical Aid by Jason Ditz, July 25, 2013 Print This | Share This Significant questions among Congressmen about how the Obama Administration intends to “vet” the Syrian rebel factions it plans to arm centered around a lack of specifics on the plan. Today’s report from the State Department is likely to just enhance those concerns. Officials say that they intend to essentially use the exact same loose pro... more »

When nations go bankrupt , there may be two choices - citizens in countries like Spain / Cyprus / Greece / Ireland / Portugal can go along with austerity and having their assets stolen ..... or they can choice to decline the generous offer from the State..... When do we see the first set of citizens politely " decline " the generous offer ?

Fred Walton at Catharsis Ours - 15 hours ago
http://globaleconomicanalysis.blogspot.com/2013/07/only-hope-for-italy-is-bankruptcy.html Thursday, July 25, 2013 10:44 AM Only Hope For Italy is Bankruptcy Via Mish-modified Google translation from *Libre Mercado* (LM), Enrico Colombatto, Professor of Economics at the University of Turin says in an interview "The only hope for Italy is the bankruptcy of the State" Enrico Colombatto (EC), Professor of Economics at the University of Turin and director of the Center of Economic Research in the Piedmontese town, offers a groundbreaking proposal: "Do not pay the debt." It seems unt... more »

Milton Friedman And Edward Snowden

Owen Gray at Northern Reflections - 15 hours ago
Murray Dobbin writes that both men are connected, despite the years. Friedman was famous for coining the phrase "Free To Choose." He sold right wing ideologues on the notion that the free market ensured absolute freedom. His acolytes believed, therefore, that free market capitalism was the cornerstone of democracy. Except Friedman wasn't really sold on democracy. Dobbin writes: At a conference on Freedom, Democracy and Economic Welfare in 1986, he challenged an audience member who had placed democracy at the pinnacle of human achievement -- not so, said Friedman. "You can't say t... more »

23 fotografías en blanco y negro by Hengki Koentjoro

José Luis Ávila Herrera at FotoFrontera - 16 hours ago
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Glad it's Friday!!!

James C Morton at Morton's Musings - 16 hours ago

Somersby Cider take-off Apple Stores (full version)

Not a sheep at Not a sheep - 16 hours ago
I'd not seen the full version of the new Somersby Coder advert until I found this Great spoofing...

The EDL's leader Tommy Robinson speaking at a rally in Birmingham recently

Not a sheep at Not a sheep - 16 hours ago
Tommy Robinson speaks pretty well and is clearly far more intelligent than the BBC portray him. His picking up of Nick Clegg's misinformation is well presented. Whatever your preconceptions of Tommy Robinson and the English Defence League, listen to this speech. Tommy Robinson says that he spent his time in prison learning about the Koran: he explains abrogation, something that the BBC seem incapable of discussing because it destroys their argument that Islam is a religion of peace. The passages about the Koran instructing Muslims not to take Christians and Jews and their frien... more »

Samsung vs Apple in Iceland with Ninjas and a goat

Not a sheep at Not a sheep - 16 hours ago
Samsung's latest advert for its Galaxy S4 smartphone makes much of it's support for the Icelandic language. You see an iPhone attempt to swipe a touchscreen and make a call on an actual apple.* *In case your Icelandic is poor, the text tells Icelandic viewers to use "the phone that understands you." Now enters the Samsung Galaxy S4. The ad's main character, now converted from iPhone to Samsung Galaxy, decides to dance with some ninjas and a goat before taking a bite from an apple. All very odd.

A Tale of Two Political Systems

Greg Mankiw at Greg Mankiw's Blog - 16 hours ago
Here is a fascinating TED talk about the Chinese political culture. It takes about 20 minutes. *Addendum*: And here is a thoughtful commentary on the talk.

Nahko & Medicine For The People Performing In BYRON BAY, Australia

Stranger in a Strange Land at Stranger in a Strange Land - 17 hours ago
*Published on Jan 24, 2013 * http://www.spiritfestival.com.au/ WELCOMES Nahko Bear & Medicine for the People .... conscious music for the soul ... here's another snippet of their stunning performance at the Spirit Festival launch in Byron Bay, Jan 2013 with an amazing hoop dancer Shellie White Light Nahko & MFTP can best be described as "Michael Franti meets Jack Johnson on an indian reservation" .... members are ... Nahko Bear, Hope Medford & Chase O'Friel. See http://www.spiritfestival.com.au/Nahko for full details of the Nahko & Medicine For The People 2013 Australi... more »

KATE'S BABY HEARTBREAK; CENSORSHIP

Anon at aangirfan - 17 hours ago
*One theory is that William and Kate rented the womb of a surrogate. IL PRINCIPE* *Anonymous comments:* "Camilla Parker-Bowles said Kate Middleton would never be Pregnant. "According to the issue of GLOBE, print edition, January 14th, Camilla actually made fun of Kate’s difficulty conceiving a child. "Says a source, 'She’d earlier gleefully said to pals Kate had fertility problems that could prevent her from producing an heir to the British throne.'" *Camilla Parker-Bowles Said Kate Middleton Would Never Be Pregnant – Now She’s Crying* *One theory is that William and Kate rent... more »

Greg Hunter, “Weekly News Wrap-Up 7.26.13”

noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 17 hours ago
*“Weekly News Wrap-Up 7.26.13”* By Greg Hunter’s USAWatchdog.com “The top story concerns the Middle East ratcheting up the possibilities of an intensified war in Syria. Top U.S. military officer General Martin Dempsey warned Congress about the “unintended consequences” of employing some of the military options that are being talked about. Dempsey expressed concerns over arming al-Qaeda backed rebels and the fallout of weapons that could be used later against the U.S. and its allies. There is also talk by some senators, like John McCain, of direct U.S. involvement that includes tr... more »

Bayes, Stereotyping, and Rare Events

Phil Arena at Duck of Minerva - 18 hours ago
Sadly, many people do not realize that even if the majority of those who engage in behavior X belong to category Y, that does not mean that the majority of people in category Y engage in X. This point is often made, rightly, with respect to race and violent crime and religion and terror. But most Continue reading

PRINCE GEORGE; REAL ROYALS

Anon at aangirfan - 21 hours ago
*'Paddy Power', the bookies, sent these chaps to Buckingham Palace.* * * Prince George Alexander Louis is not the first royal George. There was George I, who allegedly "had Count Philip Konigsmark killed and his body thrown in the river." *Britain's Royal Family* *George I* George I had many mistresses. George married his cousin, Sophia, who produced two legitimate children. *Sophia* George then "imprisoned 29-year-old Sophia in Castle Ahlden in Celle. "Sophia was imprisoned there until her death 30 years later." * English Monarchs and BritRoyals * *Caroline, wife of King Geo... more »

An overview of the early subversion of America

John Friend at John Friend's Blog - 21 hours ago
Shortly after the Constitutional Convention, when it was up to the states to ratify or reject the newly proposed United States Constitution, the Anti-Federalists were already warning the American people that, once approved and established, a consolidated federal government's *"relentless expansion of arbitrary power was unstoppable, its tendency toward corruption was inevitable, and its appetite for despotism was unquenchable," * according to Joseph J. Ellis in his book *American Creation: Triumphs and Tragedies at the Founding of the Republic* (pg. 116). Looking back in hindsight, t... more »

Print is Dead?

Martyn Daniels at Brave New World - 21 hours ago
A very funny obituary to the passing of print from The Onion. http://www.theonion.com/articles/print-dead-at-1803,33244/

You See, Justin? It's Really Not That Hard.

The Mound of Sound at The Disaffected Lib - 22 hours ago
Justin Trudeau has taken a policy stand, one calculated to trigger condemnation from the Harper regime. Pushing on an open door, Trudeau has come out in favour of not just decriminalization but outright legalizing of marijuana possession and use. Even Paul Martin wanted to get marijuana possession and use out of the criminal realm. If memory serves, Martin's proposal would have permitted adult Canadians to grow up to three plants to meet their personal needs. Then again, I've known people who could grow a pot plant almost the size of the White House Christmas tree. The majorit... more »

Japanese Commuters Move A 70,000-Pound Train To Rescue A Trapped Woman

Obi-Wan Kabuki at AMERICAN KABUKI - 22 hours ago
*Japanese Commuters Move A 70,000-Pound Train To Rescue A Trapped Woman* About 40 Japanese commuters joined forces with railway staff to move a 70,550-pound train after a woman fell into the 8-inch gap between it and the platform. They pushed the train so it was leaning back, allowing others to pull the woman free. The woman, in her mid-30s, had fallen to her waist and was not seriously injured, according to the AP. The train, stopped at Tokyo's Minami-Urawka station, was delayed by just eight minutes, the Guardian reported. Photographer Norihiro Shigeta from Japanese newspaper Yo... more »

Suao-Hualien Ferry!!!!!

Michael Turton at The View from Taiwan - 22 hours ago
*Chamber of Commerce, Lukang.* W00t!! W00t!! W00t!! Apparently a Suao-Hualien ferry is opening on a trial basis.... The Maritime and Port Bureau yesterday confirmed that the Natchan Rera (麗娜輪), a high-speed passenger ship owned by the Wagon Group, had completed trial operations between Suao (蘇澳) in Yilan County and Hualien in May. Several travel agencies have already booked the ship for package tours billed as a trip over the “Blue Highway,” the bureau said. The Wagon Group said it would invite a group of distinguished guests for the ship’s pilot run on Aug. 7. Regular passengers ... more »

Runaway Blogroll

Jay Allbritton at Jay Allbritton - 22 hours ago
What was once one of the finest blogrolls in the history of blogs being rolled--mine--fell off the face of the internet on July 1, when Google went through with their promise to kill off Google Reader. Not only was it a great RSS feed reader, GR also had a variety of other features, such as the ability to embed blogrolls. I intend to rebuild it, but for the time being, it's a bit of a wasteland over there -->. Please bear with me. If you were wondering why such a product as great as Google Reader met it's demise, *Buzzfeed* blogger Matthew Lynley writes: The decision had little to d... more »

Deep State-- Was The Overthrow Of President Morsi A Set-up?

DownWithTyranny at DownWithTyranny! - 1 day ago
No one knows if President Morsi is dead or alive. His family hasn't heard from him since he was arrested by the military in the coup. There have been rumors that he will be tried on various charges but he hasn't been charged with anything yet and the fascist dictatorship claims its holding him for "his own protection"-- if he's alive. As soon as I heard the Egyptian military was likely to take the side of the anti-Morsi protesters, I sensed a set-up. And sure enough, the day after the coup, the impossible long lines at Cairo gas stations that were driving people insane just disap... more »

"How It Really Is"

noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 1 day ago

Lamar W. Hankins : Callous Republicans Emulate Scrooge Regarding Helping the Needy

thorne dreyer at The Rag Blog - 1 day ago
Art from Sodahead. Republicans want a country Scrooge would have loved Republicans are unwilling to accept that our founders viewed the collective efforts of the people, through the government, to include providing for “the general welfare.” By Lamar W. Hankins / The Rag Blog / July 26, 2013 It seems self-evident. A person who does not have enough to eat will experience hunger. Since the

FRIDAY MORNING RAMBLE: Look what I found on the internet, dear

Peter Cresswell at Not PC - 1 day ago
And you wonder why councils are all in debt? *Candidate stunned at council paying skateboard ambassadors* – NZ HERALD *Come On Council, What Does This Cost?* – Stephen Berry, AFFORDABLE AUCKLAND Will central government step in to stop one of the biggest local government rorts of recent years? They will if they’re serious about making cities affordable again. But are they? *Why Development Contributions Are a Crappy Tax Rort* – Policy Parrot, WHALE OIL *Bye Bye Excessive Development Contributions* – Policy Parrot, WHALE OIL Every year the *NBR* publishes the Rich List. And eve... more »

GUAM: LITTLE SAY IN THEIR FUTURE

Bruce K. Gagnon at Organizing Notes - 1 day ago
With Washington refocusing its forces to the Asia-Pacific region, the US Naval Base on the small island of Guam is preparing for the arrival of 5,000 more troops and their dependents. The goal is to turn Guam, an unincorporated territory of the US in the western Pacific Ocean, into a regional security hub by integrating the US Air Force and Navy. The move is seen as a bid to counter what are perceived by the US and its allies as challenges to the freedom and security of the region. However, many of the locals feel there are other ways their island can prosper, and that growth sho... more »

TRADES COUNCIL MOTION

Bruce K. Gagnon at Organizing Notes - 1 day ago
This motion passed this morning: The Victorian Trades Hall Executive is concerned with the recently announced expansion of US military bases and stationing of US Marines in Darwin in Australia and Asia-Pacific. We are concerned that Australia's foreign policies, the armed forces and military infrastructure, are being deeply integrated into the US global military operations. We are concerned that Pine Gap [US NSA listening post in Australia) and other joint US bases in Australia are being used in extensive electronic surveillance and gathering of information on people and other co... more »

Norman Pagett : Cheap Food, Our Grand Illusion

thorne dreyer at The Rag Blog - 1 day ago
It takes oil, and lots of it, to move our food. Image from Center for a Liveable Future. Cheap food, our grand illusion We built an industrial civilization on cheap oil, but now we’ve burned it all. We only have the expensive stuff left but we continue to burn that, believing our system of cheap living can go on forever. By Norman Pagett / The Rag Blog / July 26, 2013 We are faced with a

APPEARING IN HISTORIC TRADES HALL

Bruce K. Gagnon at Organizing Notes - 1 day ago
Last night Victoria and I spoke to more than 50 folks (a very diverse group) at the historic Trades Hall in Melbourne. The first Trades Hall was built in 1859 by workers as a rallying point for the labor movement, following the successful Eight Hour Day campaign of 1856. I was here 10 years ago when the Global Network held our annual space organizing conference in this magnificent building. Our talk was expertly facilitated by Richard Tanter from The Nautilus Institute for Security and Sustainability. He is an expert on the Australian military and the growing US military presence... more »

Does the Fed have 9-11 blood on their hands ? Well , the former Fed Economist , fired for investigating tens of billions of cash shuffled around just prior to 9-11 ( and fired for his efforts to reveal the cause ) , says look a bit deeper here folks ! Is some organization trying to set up " Domestic Terrorists " with child pornography ? In light of prior incidents of child porn suddenly appearing on computers of folks who became pests to the P.T.B , has this dirty trick been pulled successfully before ? Why does the future home of DHS being a former Nut House seem - - so apropos ? these articles and more police state updates - July 25 , 2013 !

Fred Walton at Catharsis Ours - 1 day ago
http://www.zerohedge.com/contributed/2013-07-25/fed-economist-fired-investigating-suspicious-9-11-cash-transfers-and-steve-ke Fed Economist Fired for Investigating Suspicious 9-11 Cash Transfers; and Steve Keen Exposes Financial Fallacies [image: EB's picture] Submitted by EB on 07/25/2013 07:23 -0400 - Afghanistan - Creditors - Federal Reserve - Iraq - None Would you be surprised to learn that tens of billions in cold, hard cash was shuffled around just prior to 9-11 by none other than the Fed itself? Probably not. Here's a graph, illustrating the change... more »

"Fukushima Continues to Spew Its Darkness"

noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 1 day ago
* "Fukushima Continues to Spew Its Darkness"* by Harvey Wasserman "Radiation leaks, steam releases, disease and death continue to spew from Fukushima and a disaster which is far from over. Its most profound threat to the global ecology—a spent fuel fire—is still very much with us. The latest steam leak has raised fears around the planet. A worst-case scenario of an on-going out-of-control fission reaction was dismissed by the owners, Tokyo Electric, because they didn’t find xenon in the plume. The company says the steam likely came from rain water being vaporized by residual heat... more »

Carlos Danger for mayor? Well, anybody but Antonio Estupido!

KenInNY at DownWithTyranny! - 1 day ago
*by Ken* When I looked this morning at Aaron Blake and Ruth Tam's "The best Carlos Danger tweets" on washingtonpost.com's "The Fix" blog, I swear there was one genuinely funny one in addition to Ana Navarro's too-true-to-be-funny one. Now I can't find the funny one, though Angrygeek's might qualify if it were reworded a little, maybe to: " 'Carlos Danger'? Somewhere Michael Vick is saying, 'See? Ron Mexico wasn't so dumb after all.' " Kind of obvious, but maybe closest to my gut reaction, is Blake Hounshell's conjuring of a write-in campaign for our man Danger. I mean, Carlos ... more »

Rebuilding & Re-energizing the Automotive Indu$try in the NWO

Geezer Power at GEEZERPOWER - 1 day ago
Labor Panel -Committees of Correspondence for Democracy and SocialismThe Center for Labor Renewal San Francisco, CA - July 24, 2009 Panelists: David Bacon, Bill Fletcher, Jr., Maria Guillen, Frank Hammer Comments by Frank Hammer I'm going to address three themes today, and add a P.S. I'm going to give you a flavor of the autoworkers' movement as I've experienced it in the last six months; I will comment on the breathtaking events surrounding the GM bankruptcy; and I will elaborate on a proposal that has some promise for movement building. My P.S. will consist of a sug... more »

Harvey Organ's Gold and Silver Report - July 25 , 2013 ... Data for the day , news and views touching on the precious metals !

Fred Walton at Catharsis Ours - 1 day ago
http://harveyorgan.blogspot.com/2013/07/july-252013gold-and-silver-withstand.html Thursday, July 25, 2013 July 25.2013/Gold and silver withstand attack on options expiry day/Gold inventories hold constant/14th consecutive negative GOFO/ GLD declines another 2.41 tonnes/: Good evening Ladies and Gentlemen: Gold fell $9.10 to $1329.00 (comex closing time ). Silver was also up by 14 cents to $20. 15 (comex closing time). Gold and silver rose despite options expiry today. There were many in the money gold calls at $1300.00. All of these players will receive a futures contract. ... more »

Bail in watch - Detroit , Cyprus in focus.....

Fred Walton at Catharsis Ours - 1 day ago
http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2013-07-25/detroits-fallout-muni-illiquidity-and-full-faith-and-credit-failure Detroit's Fallout: Muni Illiquidity And Full-Faith-And-Credit Failure [image: Tyler Durden's picture] Submitted by Tyler Durden on 07/25/2013 18:56 -0400 - Bond - Creditors - Detroit - fixed - Pension Underfunding - ratings - recovery Municipal finance is in sharp focus after Detroit filed the largest municipal bankruptcy in history. Detroit’s filing is arguably an isolated case and its fiscal problems are not indicative of the broader municip... more »

Sac Capital Advisers indicted in New York by a Federal Grand jury - forfeit of illegal profits from 1999 - 2010 to be sought ! Put a fork in SAC , it's a wrap . How long before their prime brokers pull out ? Employees pulling out ? And what happens to assets , especially stocks ( with their real gross exposure being 44 billion ) , when the winding up of SAC occurs ? What news will break Friday - how much rope will the banksters give politically incorrect and open GOP supporter Steve Cohen ( as in he is not A Corzine Dem bundler ) ?

Fred Walton at Catharsis Ours - 1 day ago
http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2013-07-25/so-it-begins-sac-indicted-federal-grand-jury-new-york So It Begins: SAC Indicted By Federal Grand Jury In New York - Full Indictment [image: Tyler Durden's picture] Submitted by Tyler Durden on 07/25/2013 09:32 -0400 - 72 Cummings Point Road - Cohen - New York Stock Exchange - Reuters - SAC - Steve Cohen Goodbye sweet blue-eyed prince. It's been bittersweet. Just out from Bloomberg and Reuters: - *SAC CAPITAL ADVISORS INDICTED BY FEDERAL GRAND JURY IN NEW YORK* - *COHEN'S HEDGE FUND, SUBORDINATES SUBJECT O... more »

This is hilarious

James C Morton at Morton's Musings - 1 day ago
The *Sun Media editorialists *decide to call up the toll-free number featured in the government's much-reviled Economic Action Plan advertisements. Result? "A polite receptionist referred us to the ministry of finance website Budget.gc.ca, explaining she didn't have a direct phone line for the EAP, nor was she aware of the Actionplan.gc.ca website, which we told her about." This is hardly surprising, considering a government poll found that basically nobody is paying attention to the ads except to hate them. So enough already, they say. This is "essentially an example of the governm... more »

A Snarky Letter for A Heartless Leader: My Response to TFA Chicago’s Josh Anderson

Katie Osgood at SCHOOLS MATTER @ THE CHALK FACE - 1 day ago
Dear Josh Anderson, Executive Director of Teach for America Chicago, After reading your piece entitled Q&A with Josh Anderson, TFA Chicago on the Teacher Layoffs, I felt the need to reach out to you. Perhaps you’ve never actually been inside a CPS school because you seem to not understand the very basic realities of this […]

What's That Behind Our Boat? A Cougar?

The Mound of Sound at The Disaffected Lib - 1 day ago
The local waters out here teem with life. That includes several species of whales, including newly returned populations of humpback; dolphins and porpoise; seals and sea lions; sharks and rays; all manner of fish and shelfish; and mammals such as deer, bears and wolves migrating from island to island. But a charter fishing operator out of Thasis on the west-side of Vancouver Island logged some video of a swimmer rarely seen - a cougar. Turns out cougar are great swimmers and also migrate to pursue prey. It looks like the one in this video had a mind to take a breather on the g... more »

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