A photo mosaic assembled by the White House Photo Office of President Barack Obama's first 100 days in office, from January 20, 2009 through April 28, 2009. Fox High School in St. Louis, Missouri. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
English: Artist's conception of the spiral structure of the Milky Way with two major stellar arms and a central bar. "Using infrared images from NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope, scientists have discovered that the Milky Way's elegant spiral structure is dominated by just two arms wrapping off the ends of a central bar of stars. Previously, our galaxy was thought to possess four major arms." (Photo credit: Wikipedia)Mr. Nielsen Goes “Old School”; Hates It
I feel bad. I kind of lost it with one of my science classes the other day.
I didn’t freak out. I didn’t actually lose my cool. I just had to change
the lesson midway through and go all “old school” on their butts. That’s
how the cool people used to say it. I think. […]
Thank goodness the NSA had the sense to put Art Buchwald on the watch list it compiled for President Johnson
*The great Art Buchwald*
*"During his later life, [Art] Buchwald, an old-school liberal who died in
2007, at the age of eighty-one, spent a lot of time kvetching about the
fact that, unlike Mary McGrory and Daniel Schorr, he didn't make it onto
Richard Nixon's famous White House enemies list. But his spirit can rest
peacefully."*
*-- John Cassidy, in a newyorker.com blogpost,*
"When the N.S.A. Spied on Art Buchwald"
*by Ken*
Yes, it appears that the spirit of Art Buchwald can now rest peacefully. As John
Cassidy reports, "The authorities have confirmed that the National Security
A... more »
"Obamacare's Average Monthly Cost Across U.S.: $328"
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*"Obamacare's Average Monthly Cost Across U.S.: $328"*
By Caroline Humer
"Americans will pay an average premium of $328 monthly for a mid-tier
health insurance plan when the Obamacare health exchanges open for
enrollment next week, and most will qualify for government subsidies to
lower that price, the federal government said on Wednesday. The figure,
based on data for approved insurance plans in 48 states, is the broadest
national estimate for the cost of coverage when President Barack Obama's
healthcare reform law takes full effect next year. The prices of the new
plans are... more »
Was Pamela Wallin's Appearance On 'Corner Gas' Prophetic?
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** ... I'll leave that for you to determine. *
Friday Nerd Blogging
Originally circulating as “Every Sci-Fi Starship Ever In One Mind-Blowing
Comparison Chart,” there are some pretty important gaps in this picture,
including no Serenity and nothing from Spaceballs. Still, a noble endeavor.
If you haven’t already seen them comments at Kotaku are fun to read.
"A Look to the Heavens"
“Here in the Milky Way galaxy we have astronomical front row seats as M81
and M82 face-off, a mere 12 million light-years away. Locked in a
gravitational struggle for the past billion years or so, the two bright
galaxies are captured in this deep telescopic snapshot, constructed from 25
hours of image data.
*Click image for larger size.*
Their most recent close encounter likely resulted in the enhanced spiral
arms of M81 (left) and violent star forming regions in M82 so energetic the
galaxy glows in X-rays. After repeated passes, in a few billion years only
one galaxy will re... more »
Musical Interlude: 2002, "Beauty and Grace"
2002, "Beauty and Grace"
- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iL8LZHT2Lzo&html5=1
Free Download: Hermann Hesse, "Siddhartha"
"Siddhartha"
by Hermann Hesse
"Siddhartha" is a novel by Hermann Hesse that deals with the spiritual
journey of a boy known as Siddhartha from the Indian Subcontinent during
the time of the Buddha. The book, Hesse's ninth novel, was written in
German, in a simple yet powerful and lyrical style. It was first published
in 1922, after Hesse had spent some time in India in the 1910s. It was
published in the U.S. in 1951 and became influential during the 1960s.
Hesse dedicated "Siddhartha" to Romain Rolland, "my dear friend".
The word Siddhartha is made up of two words in the Sans... more »
The Daily "Near You?"
Cabot, Arkansas, USA. Thanks for stopping by.
Kurds In Syria Kill Al-Qaeda Leader/UAE Emir
*UAE: We build expensive hotels and export al-Qaeda terrorism.*
An excerpt from, *"Syrian Kurds kill al-Qaeda leader near Aleppo"* by Zeina
Karam and Albert Aji, The Times of Israel, September 26, 2013:
The ISIL commander was killed in clashes with Kurdish militiamen in Aleppo
province, activists said. Fighting between the two sides in predominantly
Kurdish regions of the north has gone on for months, killing hundreds of
people on both sides.
The man, identified by the Observatory as a UAE national and the emir — or
local commander — of Aleppo, died Wednesday night.
On Mon... more »
"Yet Now..."
“Yet now, as he roared across the night sky toward an unknown destiny, he
found himself facing that bleak and ultimate question which so few men can
answer to their satisfaction. What have I done with my life, he asked
himself, that the world will be poorer if I leave it?”
- Arthur C. Clarke, “Glide Path”
"Fukushima Crisis Continues to Spiral With Hole in Radiation Barrier"
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* Click image for larger size.**
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*"Fukushima Crisis Continues to Spiral With Hole in Radiation Barrier"*
by Andrea Germanos
"In the latest in a series of mishaps to hit the crisis-stricken Fukushima
nuclear power plant, a radiation-stopping "fence" around the reactors has
developed a hole, plant operator TEPCO admitted on Thursday. Fences made of
earth and sand sit in the harbor next to the plant and were erected to help
contain radioactive material from flowing into the ocean. They "are
suspended from floats and anchored with weights on the seafloor," the Japan
Times ex... more »
RUPERT MURDOCH SET TO PLUNDER SYRIAN RESOURCES
The Golan Heights is territory occupied by Israel. It actually belongs to
Syria and its resources, therefore, belong to the Syrian people. Despite
the fact that Israel has occupied the Golan Heights ever since the 1967 Six
Day War and unilaterally annexed it in 1981 (a move condemned by the United
Nations Security Council (UNSC) in Resolution 497), Israel nonetheless is
likely to give oil drilling rights to an American resources company which
is part owned by Israel Energy Initiatives. That company is Genie Israel
Oil and Gas, a subsidiary of Genie Energy which, in turn, is partly ow... more »
Father Forgive Us - For We have ALEC Sinned
The question has arisen multiple times across tweetdom lately
Do we forgive someone after they spent time or money doing the evil deeds
of the American Legislative Exchange Council?
If a legislators drops ALEC - do they get to repent?
If a corporation quits in 2012 - does that automatically wipe clean the
slate of financial support they have given to ALEC - financial support
that got us to where we are today in relation to the evilness of ALEC.
The topic came up again today in a tweet roll.
Stace Nelson was elected in 2010.
Stace Nelson was not just a run of the mill ALEC memb... more »
Untitled
*That's one heck of a bounty payment ~Library Chronicles*
RAG RADIO / Thorne Dreyer : Jim Hightower Brings the Lowdown on 'Poopgate' and 'Tinkle-Down' Economics
Texas
populist gadfly Jim Hightower at the studios of KOOP-FM in Austin,
Texas, September 13, 2013. Photos by Roger Baker / The Rag Blog.
Rag Radio podcast:
Famed Texas populist commentator
and political gadfly, Jim Hightower
In 30 years, we’ve gone from Ronald Reagan’s ‘trickle-down’ to the Koch
Brothers’ ‘tinkle down’ economics. We are resurrecting the robber barons
and imposing a
Turning Out The Base-- Or Turning Off The Base
The DCCC's Steve Israel doesn't give base voters a reason to turn out; he
gives them reason to stay home on election day
Wednesday, Markos wrote an exceptionally well-thought-out post on Kos, Democrats'
Biggest Challenge Is Getting Their Base Voters To Vote. He worries that
historically the party's strongest-performing base groups-- African
Americans, Latinos, Asians, young voters, and single women-- don't show up
for midterms. "[T]he problem with our base turnout," he explains, "isn't
necessarily in presidential years, but in the off years in between. That
means not just the midterm... more »
Untitled
*Ponderosa Stomp Returns! To'da Rock'N'Bowl Oct 4-5th!*
Frost/Sirhan
Frost/Sirhan: The Full Interview. from Spike1138 on Vimeo.
It is well-noted that Sirhan's rather meek and pathetic nature makes him
his own worst enemy sometimes; it is also well noted that Frost is NOT AT
ALL sympathetic to the plight of the Palestinian people.
It is of course physically impossible for Sirhan to have shot and killed
Bobby Kennedy, for reasons which are well-recorded previously.
But the nature of Sirhan's personality, coupled with his extreme
suggestibility produced a lengthy period during the 1980s during which he
allowed himself to be persuaded that he must have... more »
Friday Morning Ramble: The Cup Hangover Edition
Three unfortunate New Zealand traits were in evidence after yesterday’s
loss, almost outweighing the admirable New Zealand traits otherwise so much
in evidence over the previous nineteen days in the teams of both boats
(let’s not forget, NZers were everywhere): the ability to put together
winning teams, the ability to put together winning technology, the passion
to pursue excellence, and the ability to *win*. (Yes, plenty of NZers were
on the winning team, in all of the sailing, technology and organisational
fronts. Just enjoy that.)
The first and worst reaction to losing was ... more »
Detroit bankruptcy item of note - Detroit routinely raided its pension funds to award extra cash – including bonuses dubbed “the 13th check” – to both retirees and active employees. These payments were far in excess of the city’s negotiated obligations and hidden from both the public and Detroit’s bond investors. And that's one reason they are broke !
http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2013-09-26/detroit%E2%80%99s-bankruptcy-postmortem-worms-keep-slithering-out
Detroit’s Bankruptcy Postmortem: The Worms Keep Slithering Out
[image: Tyler Durden's picture]
Submitted by Tyler Durden on 09/26/2013 16:46 -0400
- Bond
- Detroit
- New York Times
- Unemployment
inShare1
*Submitted by F.F. Wiley of Cyniconomics blog,*
You may have seen recent revelations that Detroit routinely raided its
pension funds to award extra cash – including bonuses dubbed “the 13th
check” – to both retirees and active employees. These payments we... more »
Education Carnage in the City of Brotherly Love
*Now the slow starvation has become a complete denial of life support for
Philadelphia’s public schools. - Ken Derstine, Philadelphia Education
Crisis Highlights at pa.ed.crisis@gmail.com*
Here's a glimpse of what it looks like in cities and towns across the
country as public schools starved for funds and resources are taken over
and privatized by for profit charters. Different faces, different places,
same story.
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*Superintendent William R. Hite Jr. (center) said he wants to rehire more
counselors once the district gets more money. (File Photo from Philadelphia
Inquirer... more »
Not only are your savings and checking accounts at risk in any of the big banks, they are also at risk in smaller banks foolish enough to invest in derivatives, because the big banks will loot them on the day of the dollar crash (probably within a year from now).
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The Armageddon Looting Machine: The Looming Mass Destruction
from Derivatives
Posted on September 17, 2013 by Ellen Brown
*Increased regulation and low interest rates are driving lending from the
regulated commercial banking system into the unregulated shadow banking
system. The shadow banks, although free of government regulation, are
propped up by a hidden government guarantee in the form of safe harbor
status under the 2005 Bankruptcy Reform Act pushed through by Wall Street.
The result is to create perverse incentives for the financial system to
s... more »
Police State / Big Brother watch - September 26 , 2013 ...... Privacy and the Constitutional rights you think you have are slipping away , right before your eyes !
Police state gone wild.....
TSA To Roll Out “Covert Surveillance” Vans
- [image: The Alex Jones Channel][image: Alex Jones Show podcast][image:
Prison Planet TV][image: Infowars.com Twitter][image: Alex Jones'
Facebook][image: Infowars store]
Details of snooping technology kept secret
*Paul Joseph Watson*
Infowars.com
September 26, 2013
In another indication of how the TSA is expanding its turf way beyond
airport security, the federal agency is about to roll out high-tech
vehicles that will utilize secret technology to conduct “covert
surveillance operations” in cities a... more »
Boston bombing mysteries continue - consider the conduct of the FBI regarding Ibragim Todaashev and his girlfriend , as well as Todashev's friends !
Girlfriend of Chechen Man Brutally Murdered by FBI Speaks Out
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Prison Planet TV][image: Infowars.com Twitter][image: Alex Jones'
Facebook][image: Infowars store]
Todashev would “point out cars that he believed were driven by FBI agents,”
said his girlfriend
*Julie Wilson*
Infowars.com
September 26, 2013
The Boston bombing mystery deepens as detailed accounts emerge of Ibragim
Todashev’s final days before he was executed by the FBI on May 22 in his
Fla. apartment. The account is being given from the MMA... more »
The Easiest Dupe..."
"A man is his own easiest dupe, for what he wishes
to be true he generally believes to be true."
- Demosthenes
Listen: Choctaw Ben Carnes: Indian Child Welfare 'These are our children'
ICWA: These are our CHILDREN and our Future (Part 2)
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Thursday 5:30 pm Central time
Call in to speak with the host
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Most people have heard of the outcome in Baby Veronica's case and recent victory of the Absentee-Shawnee in having Baby Deseray
Terceira: Subaquatic pyramidal shaped structure found – Azores
Image collected by Silva using GPS technology.
*Terceira: Subaquatic pyramidal shaped structure found – Azores*
Posted on 19 September 2013.
http://portuguese-american-journal.com/terceira-subaquatic-pyramidal-shaped-structure-found-azores/
An underwater pyramidal structure was identified at a depth of 40 meters
off the coast of Terceira Island. The perfectly squared structure was
sighted by a private yacht owner, Diocleciano Silva, during a recreational
trip.
Estimated to be approximately 60 meters high, the enigmatic structure was
recorded through GPS digital technology. “The pyr... more »
Dangerous Delusions.
These
days everyone seems to have noticed that the BBC is biased.
And at last it does seem to have started listening to reason. For
example I
heard the words ‘Islamist’ and ‘terrorism’ uttered together in a news
bulletin.
Admittedly it has taken several acts of terror to bring this about,
though
the perpetrators themselves articulated in no uncertain terms that their
atrocities were carried out in the name of Islam.
That, and several high profile articles in the press protesting at the
BBC’sincreasingly incongruous policy of banning the T word. Someone on
high must
have come to ... more »
In Florida, Zimmerman Walks While Black Woman Who Fires Harmless Warning Shot Gets 20-Years.
Marissa
Alexander has been reprieved from having to serve a 20-year stretchin a
Florida penitentiary for having fired a warning shot during an
argument with her abusive husband. Under Florida law, any use of a
handgun in the commission of an offence nets a mandatory 20-year
sentence.
A Florida appeals court said the trial judge erred in instructing the
jury
that Ms. Alexander had to prove beyond a reasonable doubt the shot was
fired in self-defence. The standard, under Florida's 'stand your
ground'
law requires merely that the defendant raise some reasonable doubt.
When
you thi... more »
Alan Grayson Prays To God For The Souls Of The Teabaggers Who Are Trying To Prevent People From Getting Health Care
The vote to end debate and proceed with the vote, following Ted Cruz's
sillibuster Tuesday night, was 100-0. Cruz had asked his GOP colleagues to
vote no, insisting that “voting otherwise will be allowing the Majority
Leader to fund Obamacare." But, in he end, even Ted Cruz (R-TX) and Mike
Lee (R-UT) realized it was pointless to continue a faux-filibuster meant to
prevent millions of Americans from having health coverage. Is Obamacare
perfect? Of course not; it was devised by the Heritage Foundation as a
conservative scheme to stave off single-payer/Medicare-for-all. But it's a
de... more »
Del Mastro to Face Justice
It couldn't happen to a nicer guy. Dean Del Mastro charged with four
offences under the Canada Election Act including concealing a $21,000
"contribution."
*In June, Del Mastro expressed his frustration at the length of time
Elections Canada was taking with its investigation into his expenses,
saying he felt “violated and betrayed” by the federal agency. The charges
come nearly 16 months after Elections Canada opened its investigation.*
*** The investigation focused on the $21,000 payment he made to a polling
company from his personal account, which did not appear on his official... more »
Conservative Party of Canada: New Logo
Oil shall drip all over North America, China and elsewhere.
Senator Ted Cruz gone crazy
He is one of those tea-baggers. He spoke for 23 hours in the U.S senate to
block Obamacare. Amongst developed world U.S has about the worst healthcare
system. The Obamacare gives some hope although it failed to legislate
public healthcare. But this Crazy Cruz wants no changes. Even his own
Republican colleagues are opposed to his craziness. What a jackass!!
Krugman: "Rich Are Waging ‘Pure Class Warfare’”
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* Krugman: "Rich Are Waging ‘Pure Class Warfare’”*
By Elias Isquith
“There's class warfare, all right, but it's my class,
the rich class, that's making war, and we're winning.”
- Warren Buffett
“In a post at his blog*, New York Times columnist and award-winning
economist Paul Krugman argues that while it may appear the rich want to
destroy all forms of government, that isn’t the case. What they really want
to do, Krugman writes, is destroy all forms of government that don’t
benefit themselves. More from Krugman:
*"Rage of the Privileged"*
by Paul Krugman
"Mark Tho... more »
Obamacare: "So Why Don't You Shut It ALL Down Darrell?"
*"So Why Don't You Shut It ALL Down Darrell?"*
by Karl Denninger
“Is it time to go on strike yet America? Why yes, it is. Here's why.
Darrell Issa says on Farcebook: "*OBAMACARE WILL INCREASE SPENDING BY
$7,450 FOR TYPICAL FAMILY OF FOUR*: Despite the President traveling around
the country, in an attempt to persuade the American people of all the
‘positive’ effects of his healthcare law; we’re finding out what
Republicans have assumed all along- ObamaCare will actually INCREASE health
spending for the average family."
The average family of four has a pre-tax family income of $5... more »
Two columns diverged on the Times op-ed page!
*THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 26, 2013*
*Foo-foo piddle versus existential cultural threat:* We were struck by two
columns in today’s New York Times.
One column was written by Anna Sauerbrey, a guest contributor from across
the waters. It sits beneath a solid black graphic which features a stick
figure and this one word: FARFROMDUDEN.
The headlines on Sauerbrey’s column say this. We’re sure her question
matters:
*How Do You Say ‘Blog’ in German?*
Why Europeans should embrace linguistic cosmopolitanism.
Should Europeans embrace linguistic cosmopolitanism? Offhand, we’d have to
say we’re far... more »
IceFog - The New Gang of Asian Hackers
Using classic guerrilla tactics, they hit hard and fast and then, just as
quickly, they're gone. They get into a computer system, quickly spot what
they want, grab it and then get out, cleaning up as they leave to make it
harder to detect they were ever there. They've been given the name, "IceFog
."
*This new crew, dubbed Icefog by Kaspersky Lab, is small and nimble, and it
appears to know exactly what it wants to steal from its victims. Unlike
some other advanced hacker outfits that linger on victims' networks for
months or years after gaining access, the Icefog crew doesn't stic... more »
Over informed, overwhelmed, and outraged...
*and Feedly has stolen my voice - or something.*
Since I've been informed by many of my colleagues (who I hold in high
esteem) that I should inform my readers of where I've been, I'll make a sad
little attempt.
About two weeks ago, something deep inside me sort of "snapped." I started
to ask questions that don't seem to have answers.
The primary question has been, "How did we, meaning the country, get to
where we are now?" We have a population of over 300 million people being
harassed by a government completely out of control.
The secondary question is, "How did the governmen... more »
KENYAN SPY WARNED SISTER NOT TO VISIT MALL; 'DRUGS KINGPIN' LINKED TO MALL
*This Moslem boy's Moslem mother was killed at the Westgate mall, in
Nairobi in Kenya.*
The Kenyan mall attackers targeted Moslems and Non-Whites, not Jews.
The attack on the mall was an 'inside job', involving various intelligence
services.
The NIS is the National Intelligence Service of Kenya.
*"A policewoman has recorded a statement after her brother who works for
the NIS warned her not to visit Westgate on Saturday because of an
impending attack... *
"The pregnant policewoman regularly went window shopping in Westgate on
Saturdays.
"She has told police that her brother who... more »
Why the ACA Rollout Delays?
I read a fair amount of ACA news, but I really have no idea the answer to
one question: To what extent should the various mostly minor delays and
glitches -- such as this one -- be attributed to:
1. Poor execution (and if so, is the the WH? Specific agencies? The
states?);
2. Poor construction of the legislation to begin with (and if so, who
specifically was responsible?);
3. Implementation underfunding insisted on by House Republicans;
4. Other GOP obstruction;
5. Just general "things happen" when you try to launch large, complex
programs.
Or, of course, something else I'm not t... more »
Syrian "Rebels": They Are All Al-Qaeda Now
An excerpt from, *"US-Backed Syrian Rebels Form New Alliance With Al-Qaeda
Affiliate"* by John Glaser, AntiWar.com, September 26, 2013:
“Some of Syria’s most effective rebel forces, including at least three that
previously were aligned with the U.S.-backed rebel command, have formed a
new alliance with an al Qaida affiliate,” McClatchy reports.
Read that again. U.S.-backed Syrian rebels have joined with al-Qaeda.
“About a dozen fighting groups,” according to McClatchy, including
U.S.-backed “moderate” factions like “Liwa al Tawheed, Liwa al Islam and
Suqor al Sham,” joined jihadist ... more »
Asian Tiger Prawns Now In Gulf of Mexico
No one knows just how they got there or who is responsible but massive
Asian tiger prawns have reached the waters of the Gulf of Mexico and
they're spreading along the U.S. south coast.
What Won't We Think of Next?
Devices, like the one pictured above, are catching on in our water-scarce
world. It's a combination, sink-toilet. Waste water from the sink is used
for toilet flushing. Makes perfect sense. There's even a fashionable
sink-urinal on the market.
As protracted drought becomes a reality in many parts of the world,
attention is inevitably drawn to waste water recycling.
*As water supplies fall, many regions are using urban wastewater, a very
valuable resource if it is treated properly, says the study “Global,
regional, and country level need for data on wastewater generation,... more »
Long Walk 4 Photos Walking toward Wichita Kansas Sept. 26, 2013
By
Censored News
KANSAS -- Longest Walk 4 Return to Alcatraz today, Thursday, Sept. 26,
2013. Thanks to Carl 'Bad Bear' Sampson, Western Shoshone long walker,
for sharing photos via cell with Censored News!
Long Walker Sharon Heta, Maori, said, "Expressions of gratefulness is
extended to Dennis and Brenda Yarnall and their son Zac of
Fetus Fetishists: 'Waah! Our attack on pro-choice makes us look even more guilty!'
Fetus fetishists are at their most hilarious when they've just had their
asses handed to them.
Remember the butt-hurt fake clinics whose attempt to SLAPP Joyce Arthur of
Abortion Rights Coalition of Canada backfired so spectacularly?
Faye Sonier of the Evangelical Fellowship of Canada reports that the
butt-hurts have recognized the utter idiocy of their case and will not
appeal.
After repeating again that the judge found that Joyce's report on fake
clinics in British Columbia did not specifically libel the two plaintiffs,
Sonier is still whining.
So in the end, Arthur conceded in... more »
Caramel Bishop Bars
My mom has made these for as long as I can remember. When we were kids, we
used to sit and watch a movie while we unwrapped the caramels for her. Now
she just buys the caramel drops, ready to use, but we had many wonderful
times together as a family unwrapping caramels. The bars are easily a
favorite treat in our house, delicious and pretty easy to pull together if
you don't have unwrapping to do. Why are they called Bishop Bars? No idea,
but that is what my mom calls them.
You will need:
1 ½ c. Flour
1 ½ c. Old Fashioned Oats
1 ½ c Brown Sugar
¼ tsp. Salt
½ tsp Baking Soda
1c + 2TB... more »
DOG EAT DOG CULTURE
Watch this woman steal a baseball from a little girl. It's the perfect
example of the mindless greedy me-first culture we live in. Not a thought
that she'd taken away some little girl's great pleasure of getting a foul
ball at the game. Then she goes and high-fives (something I don't like
doing under any circumstance) as if she'd done something real spectacular.
Fortunately the announcers had enough heart to send a ball down to the
little girl. But surely this girl learned an important lesson about the
way things are in America. Take what you want even if you have to run over ... more »
The Good Negro? Obama's Friends In Low Places (And Still Lecturing US) And Whence Cometh That Kenyan Attack?
Remember the history of Wilson Goode and Philadelphia's community relations
organization called MOVE? I do. The "good" Negro is a figure out of the
past for many white people. Today's present clime presents another take on
this mythical figure. “Imagine a black man leading a lynch mob and you have
a good assessment of Wilson Goode’s behavior.” On May 13, 1985, the mayor
of Philadelphia,
Pt 2-Kenya: Westage mall seige ends with explosion and floor collapse!
*Cripes, almighty! Having just finished earlier today the Kenya post,
mentioning the conveniently collapsing mall floors and the cleansing
fire......*
*You truly must read the earlier post for the foundational information,
then read on below*
*Or read below and read back, I don't care, just read all the information
together!*
*Relink: Kenya: The Westgate Mall, Shabab and Israel*
briefest of excerpt from previous post
*The Westgate Mall*: Fire and Collapse
*Apparently, part of this mall collapsed or was destroyed by security
forces? *
*Three floors of the mall collapse... more »
Can you spot the missing fact about the BBC's Stephanie Flanders?
The BBC report sadly that
The BBC's economics editor Stephanie Flanders is leaving the BBC to join JP
Morgan Asset Management.
In the rather lengthy potted biography the BBC found no room to report the
fact that Stephanie Flanders has the rather unfortunate distinction of
having 'dated' both the leader of the Labour Party, Ed Miliband, and the
Shadow Chancellor, Ed Balls.
Now why would the BBC not want to remind the British public that their
economics editor had dated the two most senior Labour politicians?
The Catholics Are Attacking... Nancy Pelosi
Most people only know the Pop'O'Pies from their smash cover of the
Dead's
"Truckin'" but they had another song people loved as well, "The
Catholics
Are Attacking" from their awesome *White EP*, which was released on my
label, 415 Records, in 1981. I'm still certain that producing the *White
EP*prepared a young David Kahne for the work he would go on to do
producing
albums for Sublime, Fishbone, Sugar Ray, Paul McCartney, Tony Bennett,
The
Bangles and Regina Spektor. For me, a dj at the time, "The Catholics Are
Attacking" posed a real problem. The station I played music on, KUSF,
wa... more »
We Are Required By Law to Report Suspected Child Abuse
Diane Ravitch posted a father's letter about his daughter's first test in
kindergarten, a letter I hope everyone will read.
It seems to me to require action that is mandated by law, which will prove
to be a very effective strategy for bringing this insanity to an end.
I have been wondering for a long time where are the health professionals,
who should be calling this out for what it is: child abuse. And are we not
required by law to report to the authorities when we suspect that children
are being abused? When will parents and teachers start reporting this
abuse? After all, the ... more »
Prior consistent statement not admitted for truth of contents
R v DB, 2013 ONCA 578 makes clear that when a prior consistent statement is
admitted to refuse an allegation of recent fabrication such admission is
not to all proof of the truth of the contents of the prior consistent
statement:
[37] A prior consistent statement that is admissible to rebut an
allegation of recent fabrication is not admitted to prove the truth of its
contents. Rather, it neutralizes the challenge or allegation of recent
fabrication. The evidence of the prior consistent statement is used to
establish that the challenge is in error, not to show that the statem... more »
People Think Crazy Things About Inflation
I don't recall every seeing this one; it doesn't surprise me, but, you
know, this is just crazy talk:
Over the next twelve months, do you expect that the cost of living – that
is, what you pay for everyday goods and services ─ will increase,
decrease, or stay about the same?
Decrease........................................... 1
Stay the same ................................... 22
Total increase.....................................77
Increase 1% to 3% ....................... 23
Increase 4% to 5% ....................... 18
Increase 6% to 10%...................... 15
Incr... more »
Even Norway Gets the Dutch Disease
We sometimes think of Norway as the country where fossil fuel riches are
handled responsibly, not like the Alberta and Canadian governments that
just piss it all away. Yes, Norway has amassed an impressive sovereign
wealth fund from its Statoil royalties but, beyond that, it has many of the
same problems that confront Canada. Like us, Norway is at serious risk
from the Carbon Bubble. The big difference is they've kept their money
and so have resources to deal with it. From *OurWorld2.0*:
*According to the OECD, the Norwegian economy is projected to expand
robustly in 2013 a... more »
Iranian American Artists On A Mission to Stop War Through Hip Hop
Close the ears on your head,
that listen mostly to lies and cynical jokes.
There are other things to see, and hear.
Music. Dance.
A brilliant city inside your soul!
~ Rumi
Justin Mashouf, two-time Emmy winning filmmaker, artist, and erstwhile friend of Muftah, sent us this press release yesterday:
Iranian American rap artist Base One Basic and director Justin Mashouf released their
The Doable We Refuse to Do: End Poverty, Confront Privilege | the becoming radical
The Doable We Refuse to Do: End Poverty, Confront Privilege | the becoming
radical.
Iran
Obama/Rouhani: Iranian dètante from Spike1138 on Vimeo.
BBC Our World - Ruling Iran from Spike1138 on Vimeo.
Iran's Second and probably last ever Supreme Leader will likely die within
the next few years.
Khameni is not Khomeni.
There is a rare window of opportunity now.
October Surprise: Honegger from Spike1138 on Vimeo.
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*"Ronald Reagan's Number One Fear is a Soviet Invasion of Iran - It's That
Simple."*
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**Jinkies! Former Reagan White House staffer and truthteller Barbara
Honegger vs. The Casey Family*
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*"The speeches of the US and Iranian presidents, Barack Obama... more »
The 4 Horsemen - impressive documentary on how this world works and how it changed our cognitive map
address-withheld@my.opera.com.invalid (Dr. John v. Kampen) at - 12 hours ago
Link:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5fbvquHSPJU&feature=share&list=SP07AE1842FAD6AC6E
Our "cognitive map", the way we *learned* to 'think' (aka believe in the
gospel of the powerful), guides us through this impressive film. The world
is changing. Be surprised by the ways and alternatives how it is
changing...!
John
What people think of Obamacare!
*THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 26, 2013*
*Familiar strange reporting on the Northwestern Arkansas 9:* What the heck
do we the people think of Obamacare?
The New York Times decided to take a national survey. This morning, Martin
and Kopicki report the results.
We balked at one of their findings:
MARTIN AND KOPICKI (9/26/13): [T]here is little doubt that the president is
being hurt by questions over his health overhaul. *Only one in five
Americans say they expect to be positively affected by the law.*
Frankly, we were puzzled. How many Americans *should* expect to be
positively affected by t... more »
Right seeing = observe and interact
"Right seeing" in the Buddhist sense is easily taken as a negative --
noticing where we as human beings have gone "astray." But it can also mean
"see what is right to do," referring by implication to such things as right
action and right livelihood. "Observe and interact" in the Permaculture
sense is also positivist. The assumption is that the universe has no
"astray" and that by studying the life and energy flows around us, we can
more closely attune our actions to what is, instead of trying to buck the
system.
Both principles are the same.
Watch what the sun, moon, sky, landsca... more »
Thursday Morning Linkage
I was transfixed this week by the week’s events in Kenya, the attacks by
Al-Shabaab on the Westgate shopping center that resulted in the deaths of
at least 60 people. With friends just a stone’s throw away from that mall,
it was hard to turn away from that unfolding set of events. So, this week,
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Objector insists to judge 'there isn't a bankruptcy' in Detroit because all global debts have been erased
*I am not 100% who this guy is and the "private group" he represents, but
his argument is interesting... and it appears to have captured the Judge's
attention as can be heard in the YouTube video below... **-Bill*
http://www.freep.com/article/20130919/NEWS01/309190172/Detroit-bankruptcy-hearing-Chair-of-Saint-Peter
Chair of St Peter leader talks about Detroit bankruptcy: Robert
Marques, leader of the Chair of St. Peter speaks to the media after leaving
U.S. District Court in Detroit on Sept. 19, 2013. Kathleen Galligan/Detroit
Free Press
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Chair of St. Pete... more »
Gladue factors are significant
*R v Courtorielle*, 2013 ABCA 317 is a useful reminder that Gladue factors
are not merely items for a sentencing judge to mouth before giving the
sentence that would be given to a non-aboriginal offender. The Alberta
Court of Appeal emphasizes that a failure to give proper weight to Gladue
will lead to leave being granted and a sentence being reviewed; and in this
case the charges were far from minor being break and enter with assault,
break and enter a dwelling house, break and enter with theft, assault with
a weapon, and resisting arrest. The Court held:
[3] In our... more »
Boehner's Unlikely But Plausible Anti-Insanity Program
Information is starting to emerge about what the House is going to try to
do in the next few weeks. Nothing is certain, especially the details, but
the broad outline is fairly clear now.
What's John Boehner up to? Remember, my view is that he's trying to avoid a
shutdown or debt limit breach (because the situation for him gets worse
post-deadline than pre-deadline) while at the same time keeping his
conference from blaming him for anything. At least privately; one of the
costs I assume he's willing to accept is for many of them to blame him
publicly for things they actually want him... more »
Understanding Anbar Before And After The Awakening Part V, Sheikh Jassim Mohammed Salah al-Suwadawi And Sheikh Abdul Rahman al-Janabi
Sheikh Jassim Mohammed Salah al-Suwadawi of the Albu Soda tribe and Sheikh
Abdul Rahman al-Janabi of the Albu Mahal tribe were two prominent tribal
leaders in eastern Ramadi. They found themselves unemployed after the 2003
invasion, but unlike many of their compatriots they did not turn that
frustration into armed struggle against the Americans and Iraqi government.
Instead they attempted to reach out to Baghdad and the U.S., but their
initial attempts were failures. Eventually they joined the Anbar Awakening
and helped secure the province. Along the way they lost many relatives a... more »
Stephen Harper missing again at UN General Assembly
Although Harper was in New York during opening of the United Nations but he
will not be speaking to UN General Assembly. His highness has no time for
the UN.
He was on his potty break as usual. All previous Prime Ministers -
Mulroney, Chretien and Martin spoke at UN General Assembly. Shame.
*“In fact, questioning Harper's views of the UN is becoming as much a
regular event as the prime minister's streak of missing its annual opening
session, even though he's been in New York at the same time for the last
two years.*
**
*Academics, retired diplomats and the opposition parties insist... more »
LATEST SHOW
Interview with Leonard Yannielli from Vinalhaven, Maine. He was real easy
to interview, very smart and quite eloquent. A real nice man.
AMANDA RIPLEY’S BELIEVE IT BY LAW: You might almost think you’re getting conned!
*THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 26, 2013*
*Part 4—“Miracle,” Ripley said:* Amanda Ripley’s The Smartest Kids in the
World is an interesting, highly readable book.
That said, an instructive moment occurs on page 126. It’s part of a
two-page sub-section bearing this headline: “The Polish miracle.”
In fairness, it’s important to know what Ripley means when she refers to
this particular “miracle.” She doesn’t say that Poland has miraculously
become one of the world’s highest-scoring countries, although every
reviewer in the country seems to *think* that’s what she said.
(Toch and White in the W... more »
Research proven: School Libraries and Free Voluntary Reading. Unproven and expensive: CCSS and iPads
Research proven: School Libraries & Free Voluntary Reading. Unproven and
expensive: #CCSS & iPads. #LAUSD @skrashen pic.twitter.com/Cg2z5Z7uxM —
Robert D. Skeels (@rdsathene) September 26, 2013 The former means engaged
critical thinking, but the latter leads to more corporate profits and
increased market share for PSO, AAPL, MHGE, NWSA, and others. The Power of
Reading : […]
Kenya: The Westgate Mall, Shabab and Israel
*Kenya-*
* *
The hostage taking. In a mall, of all places? But, not just any mall, no,
an upscale mall.
A mall where white western diplomats from across the globe shopped.
*A mall that was most definitely not for the masses in Africa.* The
ordinary people might go to a market.
Or just sustain themselves?
*However, this is a mall that would definitely hold the attention of the
main stream western media audience** Even the name Westgate would be very
easy for the receptive western audience to remember. It would stick in the
mind. Right? Of course! WESTGATE. The perfect mall to plant ... more »
Research proven: School Libraries and Free Voluntary Reading. Unproven and expensive: CCSS and iPads
Research proven: School Libraries & Free Voluntary Reading. Unproven and
expensive: #CCSS & iPads. #LAUSD @skrashen pic.twitter.com/Cg2z5Z7uxM
— Robert D. Skeels (@rdsathene) September 26, 2013
The former means engaged critical thinking, but the latter leads to more
corporate profits and increased market share for PSO, AAPL, MHGE, NWSA, and
others.
- The Power of Reading : Insights from the Research
- Common Core [sic] Standards (Susan Ohanian Speaks Out)
University of Glasgow - average female face from 40 countries - all of them uber-alluring
they say that an amalgamated face is a more beautiful face, and this study
of the amalgamated faces from 40 different countries computer-generated by
psychologists at the University of Glasgow proves it: ready?
*clicking the image takes you to STERN.de*
Surely, this kind of technique can also be used to trace historical genetic
migration through facial characteristics?
David LeBlanc explains Molten Salt Reactors
David Le Blanc explains recent developments in Molten Salt nuclear technolog
y.
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Wow, climber finds over $300K worth of jewels on Mt Blanc.
H/T to The Raw Story.
Greece facing Greek Army Reservist Union calls for Government to step down - emergency meeting held ? Deposits continue to flee Cyprus and Greece ..... Troika set to demand further austerity as next bailouts loom !
*Looming Government Crisis ? *
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**GOLDEN DAWN ALSO THREATENS GOVERNMENT WITH NEW ELECTIONS....*
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*Can Golden Dawn enforce early elections with mass resignation of its 18
MPs?*
*Posted by keeptalkinggreece in Politics*
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*There is a scenario circulating in Greece since Wednesday: that
extreme-right Golden Dawn will answer with the mass resignation of its 18
lawmakers the government attempt to crack it down as “criminal
organization”. Golden Dawn allegedly believes, it would come stronger out
of new elections despite the efforts to bring it down – or exactly because
of this. G... more »
Read Stuff, You Should
Happy Birthday to Cesar Rosas, 59.
Good stuff:
1. Hey, the Monkey Cage is over at the Post! Excellent. Here's Sarah Binder
with a relatively optimistic view of the possibility of averting a debt
limit crisis.
2. Jonathan Chait on Obamacare news and the conservative closed information
feedback loop (which I think is Chait's phrase originally, but I'm the only
one who still uses it as far as I know).
3. Wait -- the House might pass a short-term extension to give them more
time to work out the CR! Robert Costa reports. Where have I heard that one
before? As I've said: there may be ... more »
The Economy: “Americans Wake Up?”
* *
*“Americans Wake Up?”*
by Karl Denninger
“Hmmm... “Americans by a 2-to-1 ratio disagree with President Barack
Obama’s contention that Congress should raise the U.S. debt limit without
conditions. Instead, 61 percent say that it’s “right to require spending
cuts when the debt ceiling is raised even if it risks default,” because
Congress lacks spending discipline, according to a Bloomberg National Poll
conducted Sept. 20-23. That sentiment is shared by almost three-quarters of
Republicans, two-thirds of independents, and a plurality of Democrats. Just
28 percent of respondents... more »
The Numbers Do Not Lie: People Don’t Like Numbers
Perhaps the first Monkey Cage post at the Washington Post presents some
numbers that show that policy-makers tend not to like the higher tech kind
of poli sci (or theory) We knew this from previous TRIP reports and other
studies, but still it is important to consider such stuff, especially given
that quantitative work (in
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*James Gill: Graves shows why lawsuit is needed*
*~So what else is new? Oil and gas executives must have spent many hours
congratulating themselves on how easy it is to take Louisiana for a ride
and having a good laugh at our expense. They will have many more
opportunities to do so once Jindal has made sure the levee board lawsuit is
junked and perpetuated the myth that they are our benefactors because we
need their jobs and their taxes.*
* **They need our oil and gas even more, as their fabulous profits attest.
Those profits would have been much reduced had they not been allowed to
... more »
Lindsey Graham-- Southern Belle In Distress Over Syria Hysteria
I wonder if the polling was done before or after the above *Daily Show*,
but in either case, Lindsey Graham's reelection prospects look
difficult...
at best. Over a third of South Carolina Republicans have a negative
opinionof their senior senator. So a third... the crackpot nihilists and
tea
baggers. That leaves two-thirds who could vote for him, right? Dig a
little
deeper into the results and you find that only 31% of GOP voters say
they
will vote for Graham regardless of his primary opponent. Nearly 20% of
Republicans said they would not vote for Graham. Republicans say they
di... more »
Bright and Blind
Michael Ignatieff still does not understand the part he played in his
party's worst defeat in history. Bob Hepburn writes that Ignatieff's new
book should be titled *It Really Wasn't My Fault*:
According to Ignatieff, the Liberals were trounced because they lacked
money to buy television ads to counter Harper’s attack ads, which kept
hammering away at the fact Ignatieff had been out of Canada for nearly 30
years, because they were in worse shape internally than he had imagined and
because Harper and Layton were veteran politicians who knew how to connect
with voters better than h... more »
Europe continues economic collapse as european loans decline for the 16 th month in a row and largest monthly decline since 1999 !
http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2013-09-26/mario-draghis-nightmare-gets-worse-european-loans-decline-new-record-pace
Mario Draghi's Nightmare Gets Worse: European Loans Decline At Record Rate
[image: Tyler Durden's picture]
Submitted by Tyler Durden on 09/26/2013 08:04 -0400
- European Central Bank
- Eurozone
- Gross Domestic Product
- M3
- Money Supply
- Ray Dalio
- recovery
- Unemployment
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Back in July we posted "What Keeps Mario Draghi Up At Night, And Why The
European Depression Has A Ways To Go" in which we presented "Europe's
annual ... more »
Windows 8, the lack of progress, and the end of the PC era
For the first time, I could have spent a few hours with a Windows 8
computer (although I have played with an emulator of it last year). Well, I
had to first-boot someone's new HP laptop and install some basic software
and hundreds of Windows and driver updates. It took many hours.
Fortunately, no blue screens of death were a part of the experience.
The system starts with the tiles and it's sort of cleaner and I wanted to
know whether it would have a WOW effect on me. Sadly, as a long-term
Microsoft fan and Windows person, I must say that it didn't. Maybe the
decrease of my excitem... more »
Special Report: We Are Winning The Fight Against Monsanto & GMOs
Special Report: We Are Winning The Fight Against Monsanto & GMOs
by Anthony Gucciardi
Natueral Society, September 26, 2013
Thanks to the intellectual campaigns we have been launching on the front
lines against the agricultural corruption brought upon by Monsanto and its
GMOs, we are now winning the overall war against the corporate monopoly and
genetically modified creations at large.
One such major victory, which occurred as a result of activism and overall
outrage from the public, is the announcement by Senators that they are
going to ‘kill’ the Monsanto Protection Act renewa... more »
NSA bugged India Permanent Mission at the UN and its Embassy in D.C ! Spying on India appears not just preventing terrorism , but similar to Brazil spying , it may have involved commercial espionage !
http://www.thehindu.com/news/international/world/nsa-planted-bugs-at-indian-missions-in-dc-un/article5164944.ece
NSA planted bugs at Indian missions in D.C., U.N.
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[image: The NSA selected India’s U.N. office and the embassy as “location
target” for infiltrating with hi-tech bugs, which might have given them
access to vast quantities of Internet traffic. File photo.]
APThe NSA selected India’s U.N. off... more »
“When We Almost Nuked Savannah: The Case of the Missing H-Bomb”
* “When We Almost Nuked Savannah:*
*The Case of the Missing H-Bomb”*
by Jeffrey St. Clair
“Last week a report by investigative journalist Eric Schlosser (excerpted
from his terrifying new book "Command and Control: Nuclear Weapons, the
Damascus Accident and the Illusion of Safety") revealed that two Mark 39
hydrogen bombs were accidentally dropped over Goldsboro, North Carolina on
January 23, 1961. Each bomb carried a payload of 4 megatons. One of the
weapons was fully engaged and, despite denials from the US government, came
very close to detonating. A few years ago, I investigat... more »
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*Louisiana treasurer Kennedy suggesting state-run flood insurance ~Melinda
Deslatte, New Orleans Advocate*
*Meanwhile back in Real World Louisiana: homeowners brace for huge flood
insurance hikes ~Scott Satchfield, WVUE*
*Déjà vu? Saints coach Payton’s message in ’13 remarkably similar to that
of ‘09 ~WWLTV*
*Nagin's family filed BP claim for defunct business, but will that affect
oil spill trial? ~David Hammer, WWLTV *
*NOPD faces losing off-duty details for downtown Saints games et al*
* “Egg water” deadbeats: A collaboration between Slabbed New Media and the
Alliance for Good G... more »
Get Your NSA On, Romulans!
*Techdirt: NSA Chief Begs His Public To Help Agency 'Get The Facts Out'*
Apparently sitting in the captain's chair on the bridge of the USS
Surveillance* has lost its thrill.
*Keith Alexander, the director of the National Security Agency, called
Wednesday on the public to help defend his agency's powers as Congress
mulls restrictions aimed at protecting privacy.*
*He warned that if Congress hampers the NSA's ability to gather
information, it could allow for terrorist attacks in the United States
similar to last week's massacre in a mall in Nairobi, Kenya.*
*"If you take those... more »
To John Merrow, Who Quit
Mr. Merrow, my name is Mercedes Schneider. You answered my post on your
accepting Gates funding and the connection between such funding and two
decisions you have made: 1) ceasing your investigation of Michelle Rhee and
2) proclaiming New Orleans schools as “reborn” in your documentary. You did
not address me by name, but at […]
CIA TERRORISTS IN THE PHILIPPINES, IN LEAGUE WITH THE OLIGARCHS
*The US military - come to rape and pillage.*
The purpose of the US military is to rape and pillage countries around the
world.
The CIA runs the Philippines, in alliance with the Philippino oligarchs.
*Philippine troops have been battling 'Moslem insurgents' in Zamboanga city
on Mindanao island in the Philippines.
The insurgents are said to be linked to the CIA.*
*The Philippines's President Aquino, a very rich oligarch 'in league with
the CIA.' Egyptians under Mubarak were three times as rich as Philippinos
under Aquino.*
"The US military presence in the Philippines appears to... more »
“Seven Gripping Photos Of Homeless Los Angelenos Will Change The Way You Look At A Stranger”
* “Seven Gripping Photos Of Homeless Los Angelenos *
*Will Change The Way You Look At A Stranger”*
by HuffPo
“Photographer Michael Pharaoh is only 22 years old. Yet already, he
possesses the uncanny ability to capture the story written on a stranger's
face. New Zealand-based Pharaoh created the gripping series "The Homeless
of L.A." while on vacation in California. The photographs evoke, in
tremendous detail, the identity of Hollywood's homeless population in a
series of muted yet stylistically gorgeous up-close portraits.
"The project was fascinating to me because we don't have t... more »
Weekend Update + October/November Cold & Snow Update
The coming days will bring some quite extensive cloud cover for many parts
of the country, although some brighter spells will develop in parts to the
south and east of the country. There will also be some periods of fine rain
and showers developing in places, especially in parts to the far north and
west of the country. As we head into the weekend, a surge of thunderstorm
activity will initially break out across parts of the south, in particular,
in parts of the south-west and Wales, before spreading northwards to other
parts of the country. The intensity of the storms and expected ... more »
"Butterflies..."
"We are like butterflies who flutter for a day and think its forever."
- Carl Sagan
Musical Interlude: Vangelis, “Continuum”
Vangelis, “Continuum”
- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qGHm7-uNOQU&html5=1
"A Look to the Heavens"
“Separated by about 14 degrees (28 Full Moons) in planet Earth's sky,
spiral galaxies M31, left, and M33 are both large members of the Local
Group, along with our own Milky Way galaxy. This wide-angle, telescopic
mosaic captures colorful details of spiral structure in both, while the
massive neighboring galaxies seem to be balanced either side of bright
Mirach, beta star in the constellation Andromeda. But M31, the Andromeda
Galaxy, is really 2.5 million light-years distant and M33, the Triangulum
Galaxy, is also about 3 million light years away.
*Click image for larger size.... more »
Do Washington And Its Sunni Allies Seek A Sharia Law Regime In Syria?
*Don't let the beard and headgear fool you. This guy is totally run by the
CIA, MI6, and Mossad. His whole outfit has been picked out by his masters
in Western intelligence agencies. He has CIA socks, MI6 underwear, and
Mossad undershirts. *
Related:
*US-Backed Al-Qaeda Commander Poses Inside Of USAID Tent*.
*Add The United States, Turkey, And Israel To The List of State Sponsors
of Islamic Terrorism.*
* *
*America Aims To Prop Up Fictitious Syrian Army (FSA), While Still Backing
Al-Qaeda Terrorists.*
* *
*Kurdish Sunni Muslim Women: FSA and Al Nusra mercenaries are not ... more »
Obama & Rouhani: The historic handshake that never happened
Nile Bowie
Russia Today
As political leaders in Washington and Tehran signal they are in favor of
diplomacy, is a genuine rapprochement between the two powers actually
possible?
The speeches at this week’s UN General Assembly by the leaders of Iran and
the US, although each striking conciliatory tones, both envisage a vastly
different international order. Recently-elected President Hassan Rouhani,
in his first speech to the assembly, reiterated that the Iranian nuclear
issue is essentially a red herring, while eloquently addressing the moral
deficiencies of the international order... more »
Chet Raymo, “Universal Constants, Universal Consensus”
*“Universal Constants, Universal Consensus”*
by Chet Raymo
“I received a book in the mail last week, as I sometimes do, for potential
review on this blog, James Stein's “Cosmic Numbers: The Numbers That Define
Our Universe”. I often write here about books I read, but I don't review. I
did glance at Stein's book, however. It has an audience, but it's not for
me; been there, done that. The subtitle is provocative, however. The idea
that a dozen or so numbers "define the universe." *That's* a mind-blowing
concept.
The gravitational constant. The speed of light. Absolute zero. Planck'... more »
What stops you from taking a green vacation?
When planning a vacation, do you consider the environment? Do you research
Eco-friendly accommodations, methods of travel and food? If our recent
survey is any indication, then most of our vacations could use some
"greening". Let's take a look at the results:
[image: Green Vacation Survey Results]
We had some comments:
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- I had a great experience WWOOF'ing when I was in Australia in
February, working on an organic farm (pictures here:
http://ecogrrl.net/2013/02/26/where-i-be-chillin-part-four/) in exchange
for room & board. It was great! When I fly, whenever possibl... more »
Will The Extreme Right Make It Easier For Ami Bera (D-CA) To Get Reelected?
Republican civil war comes to Sacramento County
Monday I went to a public forum with three of L.A.'s most progressive
congressmembers, Lucille Roybal-Allard, Janice Hahn and our old friend Judy
Chu. Remember my proposal last week calling for progressives to stop paying
dues to the DCCC while Steve Israel is still chairman? They all seemed open
to the idea and even started riffing on how progressives could give
contributions directly to fellow progressives instead, like Carol
Shea-Porter, John Tierney, and... Ami Bera. Ami Bera?
You *really* have to stretch the meaning of "progressive... more »
Your moment of Zen
Morning on the Hudson in lower Manhattan 9-22-13. [Hudsonette photo]
Anna Porter of eastern europe's transition to democracy
* **"The Storyteller: Memory, Secrets, Magic and Lies"* by Anna Porter
(2002).
"One of the problems with total free speech of course is that you are now
free to voice your hatred." - Anna Porter, a quote from the interview below.
Video Title: Anna Porter of eastern europe's transition to democracy.
Source: AllanGregg. Date Published: June 21, 2011.
The holistic way
If we look up "holistic" in Google we find, apart from the narrower medical
term, that it means "characterized by comprehension of the parts of
something as intimately interconnected and explicable only by reference to
the whole."
It is a term used by Permaculturists and is the point of Permaculture;
treat this life (the "world") as a whole system of which we are a part,
rather than as a set of resources (separate from us: *objectified*) to be
exploited, regardless of "externalized" costs (placed beyond consideration
as a consequence for which we are responsible, so as to be able... more »
How To Get Lots Of "Likes" On Facebook
Just post pictures like this...
Bill and Melinda Gates Money at Work
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by Susan Ohanian*
He's back!
Who knew that Jonah Edelman is alive and well--and pumping the Common
Core! I stumbled on this information by way of a Tweet by Vicki
Phillips,
Director of Education - College Ready at the Bill & Melinda
Gates
Foundation, who issued two shout outs in praise of Edelman's
work--a
Huffington Post piece One Thing All Parents Should Know about the *
CommonCore*, in which Edelman is humping a new film made by Stand for
Children. She'd already declared her love of the film:
#*CommonCore*'Building Dreams' - great video explaining
#*CCSS* from @*Stand4Childre... more »
US Treasury Letter to John Boehnor
Letter courtesy the Huffington Post
M7.0 - NEAR THE COAST OF SOUTHERN PERU
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*M7.0 - NEAR THE COAST OF SOUTHERN PERU*
*Preliminary Earthquake Report*
Magnitude
7.0
Date-Time
- 25 Sep 2013 16:42:43 UTC
- 25 Sep 2013 11:42:44 near epicenter
- 25 Sep 2013 08:42:43 standard time in your timezone
Location
15.851S 74.562W
Depth
45 km
Distances
- 46 km (28 mi) S of Acari, Peru
- 91 km (56 mi) SE of Minas de Marcona, Peru
- 120 km (74 mi) SSE of Nazca, Peru
- 135 km (83 mi) SSW of Puquio, Peru
- 498 km (308 mi) SSE of Lima, Peru
Location Uncertainty
Horizontal: 0.0 km; Vertical 4.2 km
Paramet... more »
Rand and Cruz in the House
During his marathon 21-hour speech on the US Senate floor yesterday,
filibustering against the failing ObamaCare plan, Senator Ted Cruz read
from Ayn Rand’s *Atlas Shrugged* …
[Hat tip Julian D.]
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Emergency: Major Criticality
I just witnessed a major criticality via the Tepco web cam
Time stamp is 4:01am sep 26
I will follow up tonight with screenshots
A purple sphere and flames in the foreground of the common spent fuel pool
building were followed by streaming emissions, still present at 4:21
I brought into my office academic colleagues to witness the phenomena
Please take shelter if downwind and warn others.
Watch the cam and prepare for fallout if it fails.
The 1% Government
Taiwan is getting pummeled by several long-term trends -- the financial
liberalization of the late 1980s that brought in big global financial
players, to Taiwan's detriment; the shift of factories and investment to
China; and governance by the KMT. The trend is clear, as Commercial Times
observed in another hard hitting editorial:
According to government statistics, the disposable annual income of people
aged below 30 averaged only NT$366,000 (US$12,388) in 2012, lower than
NT$380,000 in 1999.
* In 2012, the starting monthly salaries for bachelor's degree holders
averaged NT$26,0... more »
Peter Schiff was right … again. [updated]
Peter Schiff famously gave warning about the collapse of the American
housing bubble .. and was laughed at by others who were less prescient.
[If you haven’t done it before, then Google “Peter Schiff was right.” Go
on, do it. Do it now. I’ll wait.]
He did it again with the non-ending of QE…
Over the last few weeks, as the overwhelming majority of economists,
reporters, and Wall Street insiders expressed certainty that the Fed would
begin to taper its QE program, I did my level best to make the public
understand that the Fed would do no such thing. As a result, last week's
"surpr... more »
ObamaCare - examining the ongoing rolling healthcare clusterfark !
ObamaCare.....
http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2013-09-25/they-got-it-wrong-all-accounts-where-obamacare-now
"They Got It Wrong On All Accounts" - Where Is Obamacare Now?
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Submitted by Tyler Durden on 09/25/2013 18:29 -0400
- Consumer protection
- Obama Administration
- Obamacare
- President Obama
- Reality
- Recession
- White House
inShare1
*The Obamacare that consumers will finally be able to sign up for next week
is a long way from the health plan President Obama first pitched to the
nation.* As Politico notes,*mi... more »
The Federal Reserve - are they holding the world hostage as per Marc Faber OR has the Fed been snared by the " tar baby " known as Quantitative Easing - as per Zero Hedge ? Or are both views correct ? To understand the intersection of Shadow Banking and concepts such as re-hypothecation / de-leveraging / counter-party risk ......Excess Reserves and modern finance and the perilous state of the Banking system .......Fed policy and how the tar baby appears stuck to the neo- keynesians , read the Zero Hedge piece entitled " What Shadow Banking Can Tell Us About The Fed's "Exit-Path" Dead End "
Catharsis Ours - 1 day ago
http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2013-09-22/marc-faber-feds-neo-keynesian-clowns-are-holding-world-hostage
Marc Faber: "Fed's Neo-Keynesian Clowns... Are Holding The World Hostage"
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Submitted by Tyler Durden on 09/22/2013 18:16 -0400
- Bond
- Central Banks
- China
- Federal Reserve
- Global Economy
- Housing Market
- keynesianism
- Marc Faber
- Market Conditions
- Monetary Policy
- NASDAQ
- Neo-Keynesian
- Real estate
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"*There is nothing safe anymore, because the money-printing distorts... more »
Urban Gadabout: Friday is World Tourism Day -- so GO someplace (I've got some NYC suggestions)
*by Ken*
No, I don't know anything more about "World Tourism Day," and I'm not
interested enough to research it. But I do know what it means to me, and
one thing it *doesn't* mean is booking a $10K fancy-pants trip to some
exotic destination.
For reasons that probably wouldn't interest anyone but me, regular
travel-style tourism isn't terribly workable for me, but as "Urban
Gadabout" readers know only too well, I've become a firm believer in the
"tourist in your own city" approach, and if I did have occasion to travel,
I would probably try to do it the way I've been doing my loca... more »
Jordan: Yosra's Pain As A Syrian Refugee [Source: UNHCR]
Jordan: Yosra's Pain As A Syrian Refugee. Source: UNHCR (United Nations
High Commissioner for Refugees). Date Published: September 25, 2013.
Description:
Syrian refugee Yosra lost most of her hip bone when her home in Damascus
was hit by artillery fire. But her deepest pain came from losing her
husband in the incident.
‘The Billionaire and the Mechanic’
It’s the story of how the billionaire, Larry Ellison, brought the America’s
Cup to San Francisco through his friendship with a car mechanic. “It’s
non-fiction that reads like a novel.”
And this is just the story of how he first won the Cup, and that’s almost
the material for a film.
As if history’s greatest ever sporting comeback—the dramatic story, that
finally ended this morning, of how the Cup was held by the same team—isn’t
material enough on its own!
Content is copyright PC.BlogSpot.Com © Please contact author for permission
to republish: (organon at ihug.co.nz)
National Guard set to guard Chicago ? The sounds good but what happens the first time a child is accidentally shot by a Guardsman ? How many troops will be deployed and where throughout the City and for how long ? Who directs the Guardsmen and what happens with City Police - are they under the command and control of the National Guard Commander also ?
http://globalgrind.com/2013/09/23/national-guard-chicago-4-dead-15-wounded-weekend-shootings-details/
http://www.guns.com/2013/09/24/il-gov-says-consider-using-national-guard-help-chicagos-violence-police-supt-says-video/
Illinois governor said National Guard could help curb Chicago’s violence
(VIDEO)
9/24/13 | by Jennifer Cruz
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[image: Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel says that the increase in patrols is
helping to reduce violence in the city. (Photo credit: CBS)]
Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel says that the increase in patrols is helping to
reduce violence in the city. *(Photo cr... more »
USAID: A Tool of International Development Or International Terrorism?
*US-Backed Al-Qaeda Commander Poses Inside Of USAID Tent.*
"America, *this should be on the front page of every newspaper.* This is
the result of our policy. If this isn't aiding and abetting the enemy I
don't know what is. In a USAID tent, holding a rocket launcher, an al-Qaeda
rebel. Congratulations on your foreign policy America." - Glenn Beck, *referring
to this photo* that shows an al-Qaeda commander posing for the cameras
Hollywood-style inside a USAID tent.
For once I agree with Glenn Beck. This is a miracle. Praise the Lord.
Video Title: Glenn Beck Program: Muslim ... more »
Allah Be Damned If He Supports Jabhat al-Nusra and ISIS
Below is an excerpt from, *"A little-noticed battle"* published in The
Economist on September 25, 2013:
In a state-run hospital in Turkey’s south-eastern province of Urfa, rows of
wounded Syrian opposition fighters gaze listlessly at the ceiling. Many
were hurt fighting Syrian regime forces. But some say they were injured in
a little-noticed, nasty battle against Syria’s long repressed Kurds.
The Kurds, who landed control of a string of towns and villages in
northeast Syria after the men of Bashar Assad, the Syrian president, left
voluntarily over a year ago, insist they are the vi... more »
UN inspectors back in Syria after 'one-sided' nerve gas finding
"prepare for another gas attack from the terrorists" is the highest rated
comment for the video below.
UN inspectors back in Syria after 'one-sided' nerve gas finding. Source:
RT.
Are the mainstream media informing Americans of climate change? "Absolutely not." Says Subhankar Banerjee: "The corporate media is doing a dismal job. After my first piece was published about the Boulder Colorado flood last Friday, I received numerous comments from readers that the media is showing the tragedy and what is going on, but no one is raising a single question about if this event is related to climate change. Jaisal Noor, TRNN Producer: "...supporters of President Obama would say that he is confined by the political reality, lack of public support, and the Republicans, who will not back any real climate change initiatives. What's your response to people that say that President Obama is doing is much as he can?" Bannerjee: "That is absolutely not true, because you just mentioned the public. The public, as polls after poll show, are deeply concerned about climate change, and support, actually, public policy to address climate change. And you brought up the Republican. Republican leadership of course has been horrible. Bush was the oil president, and then Obama is following in his heels. But the public ...even some 70 percent Republicans are actually in support, do now understand, and believe climate change, and do support public policy to address it."
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Banerjee: *
The media has utterly failed its responsibility to inform the public of the
link between climate change and worsening natural disasters - *September
19, 13*
More at The Real News
*Obama's Climate Change Policies Are Imperialistic and Despotic Pt 2: *
Subhankar Banerjee: The Obama administration's focus on oil extraction and
emphasis on fracking is not addressing clima... more »
Economics for Real People: ‘How an Economy Grows & Why it Crashes’
*Here’s the note about tonight’s economic discussion from our friends at
the Auckland Uni Econ Group:*
Hi all,
This week, we start taking a look at the boom and bust cycle, which is
said to be a natural feature of mature economies.
But before we know how things go wrong, we need to know how they go
right.
So we’ll start by discussing how economies grow, contrasting the growth
theory of the classical school, and of Friedrich Hayek with that of the
Chicago school economists, of whom Milton Friedman was the best known.
What does growth look like? What exactly grows... more »
Gold and Silver news and views - September 25 , 2013.... Gata , Russia Today , Jesse Crossroads and Harvey Organ items highlighted !
Russia Today ....
Gold shipment disappears from Air France flight to Zurich
Published time: September 25, 2013 03:37
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Some 44 kilograms of gold bars from an overall cargo of 300 kg of precious
metal have mysteriously disappeared from a flight bound to Zurich. An
insider operation could be to blame for a €1.5 million heist at Paris’
Charles de Gaulle airport.
France's national aviation police (GTA) is now investigating how and by
whom the gold was st... more »
Should We Celebrate Hispanic Heritage? But of course...
Check out my latest column on CNN where I explore the significance of our
nation celebrating Hispanic American Heritage.
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*(CNN)* -- From the White House to statehouses across America, from Main
Street to Wall Street, there will be many commemorations marking Hispanic
Heritage Month, which officially kicked off on September 15 -- but does all
the hoopla matter?
Yes. All the proclamations, mariachi music and exultations, even the tacos
served at these tributes are necessary -- especially if, beyond cocktails
and soggy nachos, everyone takes the time to learn the stories and
recogni... more »
Kenya: Not Even a Drill-Gone-Live, This is Just a Drill
Spot the Hoxtonite Photojournalist having way too much fun and his
colleague taking pictures of the third photojournalist taking this picture,
who has utterly failed to take cover before snapping away at government
forces whilst standing out in the open, in clear view of the large building
supposedly swarming with crazed killers just across the street.
Seriously, there were more cameramen who responded to this event it seems
at times that police or soldiers...
* Oh, please...*
HISTORY / Bob Feldman : A People's History of Egypt, Part 10, 1930-1945
Signing of the Anglo-Egyptian Treaty in 1936. Image from Islam Project 2010.
A people's history:
The movement to democratize Egypt
Part 10: 1930-1945 period --Anglo-Egyptian Treaty reaffirms Egypt's 'independence' though British domination continues.
By Bob Feldman / The Rag Blog / September 25, 2013
[With all the dramatic activity in Egypt, Bob Feldman's Rag Blog "people's history" series,
Failure to prove time of offence does not necessarily require acquittal
R v Jacques, 2013 SKCA 99: [64] In summarizing the proper approach a judge
must take when the evidence has not proven that an offence was committed on
the date specified in the indictment, Wilson J. said this at p. 53:
Accordingly, when a court is faced with circumstances in which the time of
the offence cannot be determined with precision or the information
conflicts with the evidence, the first question that must be asked is
whether time is either an essential element of the offence or crucial to
the defence. It will only be in cases where this first question is
answered affirmat... more »
The world’s biggest sporting comeback. Ever.
Granted, I”m not a sporting historian, but if anyone knows a bigger, more
spectacular come-from-behind sporting victory than this famous America’s
Cup victory by James Spithill’s and Team Oracle, then let us know.
These boys started at minus 2. They were down on the canvas with a broken
arm at 8-1. Yet they got up, focussed, fixed things, and came out to win,
eight straight, against the very best Team NZ could try to throw at them.
That right there is the work of deserving champions.
So stop whinging New Zealand, and start recognising greatness when you see
it.
And start being t... more »
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