English: A silhouette of the Wichita symbol, the Keeper of the Plains (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
English: Picture of The Keeper of the Plains in Wichita, Kansas (Photo credit: Wikipedia)Crown does not have to prove a cellphone is working to get a conviction for using a cellphone while driving
*R. v. Pizzurro,* 2013 ONCA 584 holds the Crown does not have to prove
whether a hand-held wireless communication device is working or not to get
a conviction under the HTA for using a cellphone while driving:
[6] The respondent has never disputed that the cell phone he was
observed to have in his hand while driving was a hand-held wireless
communication device. The sole issue is whether the Crown must prove that
the cell phone was capable of receiving or transmitting in order to convict
him under s. 78.1(1) of the HTA.
[7] For the following reasons, I co... more »
Elsewhere
I slipped away for a bit this morning (Simchat Torah!); I'll have more
later, but for now here's the elsewhere stuff:
Filibustering something that gets a 100-0 vote (true whether or not Cruz's
speech counts as a "filibuster" is the signature Senate Republican move.
No, the media isn’t out to get poor Ted Cruz
More on Cruz and the post-policy mainstream Republicans
Way back on Tuesday, I said we probably still won't get a shutdown. We'll
see...
And of course, nobody cares about the deficit
Photos Longest Walk 4 close to Wichita Kansas Sept. 27, 2013
Photos
by Western Shoshone Long Walker Carl 'Bad Bear' Sampson
Friday, Sept. 27, 2013 via cell as it happens
Route and donation tab at Longest Walk 4 Return to Alcatraz website:
http://www.returntoalcatraz.com
Wichita Sunday
The Longest Walk 4: Return to Alcatraz will be in Wichita this Sunday,
Sept. 29, 2013, at 12:30 pm at the Keeper of the Plains to give a
presentation about
Why is the International Community Protecting the Wrong Norm in Syria?
Former Duck guest blogger Betcy Jose has published an excellent Foreign
Affairs Snapshot pointing out the irony of a robust norm enforcement
operation in Syria to protect the chemical weapons taboo, while perversely
ignoring, even permitting, the violation of a far more foundational norm:
the norm of civilian immunity. The whole piece is great but
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ATT, Verizon, Sprint Are Paid Cash By NSA For Your Private Communications
*Everything is a profit model, even the loss of your privacy and
freedom.... -Bill*
*ATT, Verizon, Sprint Are Paid Cash By NSA For Your Private Communications*
http://www.forbes.com/sites/robertlenzner/2013/09/23/attverizonsprint-are-paid-cash-by-nsa-for-your-private-communications/
The National Security Agency pays AT&T, Verizon and Sprint several hundred
million dollars a year for access to 81% of all international phone calls
into the US, according to a leaked inspector general’s report, which has
been reported by the Washington Post, AP, and the New York Review of Books. ... more »
MALL ATTACKER - 'CHRISTIAN SPECIAL FORCES SOLDIER'; FORMER PRESIDENT'S FAMILY CANCELLED VISIT TO MALL BEFORE ATTACK
*President Kenyatta's nephew, who was killed in Westgate mall.*
In Kenya, the CIA prefers former president Odinga to current president
Kenyatta.
*The family of former Kenyan Prime Minister Raila Odinga was scheduled to
visit the Westgate mall on 21 September, the day of the attack.*
*But, "God delayed their visit and delivered them from the jaws of death."*
*RAILA says his family was to visit Westgate but God delayed them*
[image: boy sniffing glue at post office, nakuru, kenya]
*Kenyan boy sniffing glue. Chris Lombardi*
*Kenya's National Intelligence Service officials told family ... more »
War and Obamacare and a message from Bill Whittle...(video)...
*our latest distraction.*
Make no mistake about this. The puppet masters that pull Obama's strings
want a war. While we're distracted by a possible government shutdown (a
good thing), and the impending vote on Obamcare funding (who gives a rip),
they are popping around in the background weakening our defenses.
Obama is but a mythical sock puppet (do read Daren Jonsecu's wonderful
article about our "fake" president brought to my attention by the brilliant Fuzzy
Logic), who is kept busy flying around talking to college kids and playing
endless games of golf. Does anyone really beli... more »
The Holocaust (1978 TV-Mini) vs. Shoah
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*"Forgetting extermination is part of extermination, because it is also the
extermination of memory, of history, of the social, etc.... *
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*This forgetting is still too dangerous, it must be effaced by an
artificial memory. *
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*This artificial memory will be the restaging of extermination - but late,
much too late for it to be able to make real waves and profoundly disturb
something."*
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"NEVER AGAIN."*
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"Untrue and offensive"
*"NEVER AGAIN."*
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Iranian President Hassan Rouhani on The Holocaust vs. Shoah from Spike1138on
Vimeo.
"I have said before that I a... more »
How Will Rand Paul Explain His Deranged Opposition To Obamacare In 2016?
Martin County won't care... They love Rand Paul there anyway
Republicans just can't help themselves when it comes to their latest bout
of nihilism-- the fake battle to "defund" the Affordable Care Act and deny
health insurance to millions of Americans. It's not just their instinctual
hatred for minorities and poor people. It's a business model. As Gene Lyons
explained in the *National Memo* today, scamming is in their DNA: "First
they lie to you, and then they ask you for money." All this commotion over
defunding Obamacare is "about TV face-time and harvesting donations from
gullible... more »
GAIA PORTAL: Temporal adjustments to Gaia upgrade process allow shadow-seekers to ‘catch up’
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‘catch up’*
by ÉirePort
Temporal adjustments to Gaia upgrade process allow shadow-seekers to 'catch
up', as some would call it.
This period of 'Gaia Grace' comes with the caveat that those unwilling to
continue energetic upgrades in the Ascension path will be transferred to
alternate 3D environments, away from the Gaia Earth, to continue their
development.
*Local conditions vary from Gaia location to Gaia location.*
Each hu-being as well as Hue-Being may follow individually arranged
guidance to continu... more »
The upper-end press corps is highly unskilled!
*FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 27, 2013*
*This work is amazingly bad:* The upper-end press corps is very unskilled.
It’s hard to grasp how low the intellectual standards are within this
group.
For an example, consider the way the Washington Post and the Atlantic have
reported a new bunch of data.
We’ll start with the Washington Post. Yesterday morning, two education
writers reported the new SAT scores for students in the DC region and inj
the nation as a whole:
ST. GEORGE AND ANDERSON (9/26/13): *SAT scores hit eight-year high in Va.;
D.C. also sees gains*
Virginia students received their h... more »
Court Says Lactation Is Related to Pregnancy, Refrains From Saying, "Duh"
I wrote about a really stupid case out of Texas where a federal court said
that "lactation is not pregnancy, childbirth, or a related medical
condition," and thus decided that "firing someone because of lactation or
breast-pumping is not sex discrimination." I was irked, to say the least.
Lactation not related to pregnancy and childbirth? Really?
Well, the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals which, to its credit, refrained from
saying, "Well, duh," has unanimously ruled that lactation is, indeed,
related to pregnancy and is therefore covered by Title VII. EEOC reports
this about the decis... more »
Two Readings on Obamacare
1. 54 Colleges Cut Adjunct Hours
2. Destined to Flop?
Saturday Play - Covers Edition
On this week's Saturday Play, we're going to look at a few covers. First
stop--Madonna doing Elliott Smith's "Behind the Bars".
This has been an extremely polarizing cover. Critics have been screaming
about Madonna violating the sanctity of what is perhaps Elliott Smith's
finest song. This is, of course, total crap. No song is beyond covering and
if you don't like the results, just file the song along with the billion
other songs you don't like and keep on going. Life awaits you, find a real
problem. An issue was made of the song being used in what is more broadly a
protest agai... more »
GREENLAND URANIUM MINING
- I received an email this morning from Greenland. Kuupik Kleist, the
premier of Greenland from 2009 - 2013, wrote to ask for Global Network
support as people there struggle to stop uranium mining on their lands.
Kleist attended and spoke at our Global Network space conference in 2002
that was held in Leeds, England. Unfortunately there is not yet much
information about all of this available in English. Activists in Greenland
have started a Facebook page called "Naamik qujaannarpunga". Kleist writes:
"I wanted to draw your attention to a movement against l... more »
Chicago Fed Crushes Recovery Dreams In 2 Tweets
Chicago Fed Crushes Recovery Dreams In 2 Tweets
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Submitted by Tyler Durden on 09/27/2013 11:10 -0400
Some joked that the Chicago Fed's Twitter account must have been hacked
buyt it turns out that is not entirely true. Following *Esther George's
"renegade" comments* last night, Austan Goolsbee was unleashed by Fed's
Evans to lay down some ugly truthiness in 140-character-world. The results
- in these 2 tweets - say everything about the level of *excessive optimism
*that remains in our new normal world...
It's crazy pills time...
Here is... more »
Friday Morning Linkage
A little late Friday morning reading: Moving toward a Syrian Tribunal?
Several former tribunal prosecutors will introduce their draft
resolution on October 3 calling for one. Leslie Vinjamuri explains why she
thinks the UNSC is wise not to refer Syria to the ICC. Research from our
friends at Political Violence at a Glance making more news. Speaking of
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Greece On The Verge? Military Special Forces Have 15 Demands... Or Else
http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2013-09-26/greece-verge-military-special-forces-have-15-demands-or-else
Greece On The Verge? Military Special Forces Have 15 Demands... Or Else
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Submitted by Tyler Durden on 09/26/2013 19:48 -0400
Greek government authorities are on alert after a union of Greek army
reservists of Special Forces issued a statement urging the Greek
administration to step down and make way for a national unity government.
As Keep Talking Greece notes, the statement on the union' website included *15
demands - including the resignat... more »
Winnemem Wintu Say No To Shasta Dam Raise, Twin Tunnels
Winnemem
Wintu Chief Caleen Sisk emphasized that the loss of salmon will result
in a huge catastrophe for fish, people and the planet. “Who will turn
over the rocks in the river when the salmon are gone? Who will provide
the nutrients to the ecosystem? Without the salmon, there will be a
major disaster,” she said.
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Winnemem Wintu Say No
AMANDA RIPLEY’S BELIEVE IT BY LAW: Clueless in Pseudojournaliststan!
*FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 27, 2013*
*Interlude—Ripley does Premont:* To our eye, Amanda Ripley seems a bit
clueless about public schools.
There’s no reason why she *shouldn’t* be clueless—or gullible, perhaps just
naïve. At the start of her new book, The Smartest Kids in the World, Ripley
says that she actively *avoided* writing about education until 2010, when
Time assigned her to do a profile of Michelle Rhee.
She bungled that profile in basic ways. After that, she got taken in by
DC’s rising test scores.
Ripley was a naïf about public schools as of 2010. But so what? Three years
lat... more »
Delingpole on Friday: Ed Miliband’s willy on the Facebook? We should be so lucky…. | Bogpaper.com
Interesting article, although I really didn't want to think about Ed
Miliband's penis this afternoon.
' Well I know which kind I would prefer and it certainly ain't Red Ed. Give
me a good old fashioned pervert or an honest crook, any day, than a pillar
of moral rectitude on a holy mission to spread transparency, fairness and
social justice across the land regardless of the cost.'
More here
http://bogpaper.com/2013/09/27/delingpole-on-friday-ed-milibands-willy-on-the-facebook-we-should-be-so-lucky/
Sniffer dog searches
*R. v. Chehil*, 2013 SCC 49 deals with when "reasonable suspicion" exists
so as to justify a search by a drug detection dog. The Court holds:
[25] The reasonable suspicion threshold respects the
balance struck under s. 8 by permitting law enforcement to employ
legitimate but limited investigative techniques. This balance is
maintained by subsequent judicial oversight that prevents indiscriminate
and discriminatory breaches of privacy interests by ensuring that the
police have an objective and reasonable basis for interfering with an
individual's reasona... more »
Money Can't Buy Happiness
Ask Wild” Willie Seeley of Manahawkin, New Jersey. He is a lotto winner. He
wants his life back.
*Willie Seeley poses for a photo outside his home in Manahawkin, N.J., on
Sept. 20, with the *
*new GMC pick-up truck he bought with winnings from a Powerball jackpot he
shared in August.*
“Wild” Willie Seeley of Manahawkin, New Jersey, has one piece of advice for
the winner of last week’s $400 million Powerball pot in South Carolina:
Run. “Just disappear,” he said, speaking from hard-won experience. “Get
lost while you still can.”
Read more here.
CNN’s ‘Open Mic’ in Tehran: Iranians Tell It Like It Is
This
week in New York City, Iranian President Hassan Rouhani spoke before
the United Nations General Assembly, addressed a UN nuclear disarmament
conference, and was interviewed by Christiane Amanpour, David Ignatius,
and Charlie Rose, while his foreign minister, former UN Ambassador
Mohammad Javad Zarif, had a closed-door one-on-one meeting Thursday with
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry –
Deal Struck at UN regarding Syria- NO Chapter 7
The US is spinning this as a breakthrough, however, the agreement is
closest to Russia’s original text
“The five permanent members of the United Nations Security Council have
reached an agreement on a draft resolution that would require Syria to turn
over its chemical weapons but does not impose severe consequences if it
fails to comply.
The resolution is the first time that the world’s major powers have acted
in concert”
True enough, but, only because the NATO nutter nations were hell bent on
killing as many civilians with their smart bombs as possible
“The main sticking point in... more »
New Chair
On Harry’s Place one of everyone’s faves is the blogger with the
evocatively Roy Lichtenstein-like handle, Lucy Lips.
Her (?) latest post about the insufferable Mo Ansar was somewhat highjacked
by a torrent of comments about last night’s Question Time.
Inspired by the Islamophobia theme, “Paul” sparked it off by abruptly
asking if anyone watched last nights’ episode from Ilford. He noticed a
‘dead-eyed’ woman in the audience complaining about people linking Nairobi
with Islam.
The subject of Will Self interested many commenters. Then I felt an
overwhelming need to watch it on iPl... more »
The Liars At NASA At It Again: Now Claiming Their Fraud Curiosity Probe Has Found Water On "Mars"
I am still amazed that many people just do not get it.... NASA, which is a
US Government organization, first lied to the American public with its
fraudulent Project Apollo man on the moon space missions, and has been
continuing that deception to the American public to this very day. It
therefore is not a stretch to assume that since NASA conned the world with
its fraud Apollo missions that it has been lying about other space exploits
as well.... Once a liar, always a liar!
It was some time ago that I discovered that NASA has not only been lying
about their manned moon missions th... more »
Conference celebrating Dyson's 90th birthday
Freeman Dyson will be celebrating his 90th birthday in December 2013
(congratulations!) and the Institute for Advanced Studies where he has been
employed for 60 years (I really mean six zero: think about how long this
quantity is) is organizing a conference today and tomorrow. It's called *Dreams
of Earth and Sky*.
The schedule with the live video is here (click).
Yes, I took the picture in Harvard's Jefferson J253.
Freeman Dyson has been a genuine peer of folks like Richard Feynman etc.
He's known for the Dyson series – some of the most comprehensible
derivations of the pertur... more »
Dean Del Mastro: Mike Duffy, Pamela Wallin and now Dean Del Mastro
Del Mastro the Dean of them all. Step aside Duffy and Pamela the Maestro
himself is here.
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"Conservative MP Dean Del Mastro has quit the party's caucus after he and a
campaign staffer were charged with intentionally breaking campaign rules
during the 2008 federal election, he said in a statement Thursday.
Elections Canada alleges Del Mastro, who represents the Ontario riding of
Peterborough in the House of Commons, intentionally overspent his 2008
campaign limit and tried to cover it up by reporting a $21,000 expense as
$1,575."*
Read more at CBC News here.
Women Have Achieved Equality In Some States But Are Still Second Class Citizens In Others-- Take Virginia
In a comprehensive new study of the state of women in America, the Center
for American Progress gets into great depth about how women are faring in
terms of economic security, leadership and health. The differences between
the states are startling. Less startling is how badly women fare in
Republican-controlled states.
There are 10 states that were ranked "F," 3 ranked "D-" and 3 ranked "D."
I'm sure it won't surprise any *DWT* readers that all 16 of those states
voted for Mitt Romney last year (as did the 4 states with scores of "D").
The failed states, from bad to worse, ranked... more »
Read Stuff, You Should
Happy Birthday to Debbie Wasserman Schultz, 47.
Some good stuff:
1. Ah, I think I'm (happily) obligated to link to anything that starts the
way this one starts.
2. Greg Koger, who knows a thing or two about it, says that the Cruz speech
was not a filibuster -- but there was a filibuster, which was " the refusal
of senators to allow a a vote on whether or not it is a good idea to
discuss the continuing resolution, which was the question before the Senate
on Tuesday and Wednesday." As I've said, I agree...but given that it was
Cruz who was delaying that vote, and Cruz giving the spee... more »
On His Own Little Planet
If you were hoping that Stephen Harper was re-evaluating his approach to
people -- particularly Barack Obama -- yesterday should have dashed that
hope. Speaking before the Canadian American Business Council, the prime
minister said that, on the Keystone Pipeline file, he wouldn't take no for
an answer:
The logic in support of the project going ahead is "overwhelming," and
governments at all levels on both sides of the Canada-U.S. border are
endorsing it, Harper told a high-powered business audience in New York.
"My view is that you don't take no for an answer," Harper said. "We h... more »
IPCC AR5 WG1 report out: a non-event
The summary for policymakers has been released. It has been expanded from
31 pages to 36 pages because a different layout was used but there seems to
be no significant change one should waste his time with given the
insignificance of the document. So there's no need to discuss these IPCC
issues again.
Some journalists have responded with the usual hype. For example, the Times
wrote
Scientists blame man for climate change and warn of more freak weather.
If we forgive them the obsession with the hypothetical human impact,
shouldn't they be more polite and blame the woman as well, at ... more »
Untitled
*Census shows rise in newcomers since Katrina ~Jaquetta White, New Orleans
Advocate*
*New Orleans economy is good news for all ~Don Ames, WWL*
*Rob Ryan: Sean Payton And The Saints Are His Perfect Match ~Saints Tailgate
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*Mount Up! ~The Angry Whodat*
*Living with water in New Orleans ~Korky Koroluk, Daily Commercial News*
*Gentilly mall still an eyesore years after city started shelling out rehab
money ~Karen Gadbois, The Lens*
*Boh Bros. wins $38M flood control contract in NO ~AP *
*Judge says disparity needs to be explained in LSU president search records ~Joe
Gyan Jr, The Advo... more »
Clever clogs.
Earlier this morning on radio 4 someone complained that the BBC makes a
habit of placing opponents on any topic head to head in order to make
sparks fly, regardless of the merit or expertise of those involved, a
tactic that usually generates more ‘heat than light’; all for fear of
committing the deadly sin of boring the audience.
"Hello. I'm Dom Joly. I'm a comedian, and I've also done quite a bit of
travel round the Middle East"
The supercilious tone of this programme “OBJs (sic) Guide to the Middle
East” indicated that this programme must have been based on the News Quiz,
i.e... more »
Closing of Kingston Penitentiary
In a few days Kingston Penitentiary will close. Originally constructed in
1833–1834 it is one of the oldest prisons in continuous use in the world.
The current federal government has been harshly criticized by many,
including myself, for its approach to criminal justice but in closing
Kingston Penitentiary the government has taken a step long over due. Dirty,
rundown and decrepit the Kingston Penitentiary is dangerous for both guards
and prisoners. Rehabilitation is not a likely outcome from time served in
Kingston Penitentiary. Whatever it's replacement prisoners will see an
impro... more »
Kenya: "Indians Were Brought to Africa.... as Slaves...!"
Well, indentured servitude, but this is absolutely true.
And it certainly informs the racial politics of the current Anglo-Zionist
push to reconquer East Africa, made plain by the events of he last week;
*"The official approach, British and local, to both slavery and free porter
labour included a genuine belief that the man doing the work had real
interests which deserved concern and protection. No such concern was
evident among parliamentarians, missionaries or administrators for those at
work on the construction of the Uganda Railway. It was decided to build the
railway as quic... more »
A $1000/month pension equals $300,000+ in savings
On the road today, but my wife referred me to this article by Lynn
Parramore* (originally published here) on how the 401(k) "revolution" was a
big bust for the middle class, something I have also written about. I just
wanted to add one quick point to her discussion.
Parramore references the common recommendation that you have at least $1
million in savings to retire. This is usually related to the "rule" that
you can take 4% of your savings per year and not exhaust it. That would
give you $40,000 per year in income. However, with low interest rates and
flat stock market performance ... more »
Musical Interlude: 2002, “We Meet Again”
2002, “We Meet Again”
- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ryOLhmiECu4&html5=1
The Kennedy Doctrine
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remove a Communist regime 90 miles away from our coast, how can I ask them
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Castro replied to this with the provocative statement that his
"ideal government was not to be Soviet oriented."
Kennedy wanted Daniel to tell Castro that he understood the horrible
exploitation, colonization, and humiliatio... more »
Greg Hunter, “Weekly News Wrap-Up 9.27.13”
*“Weekly News Wrap-Up 9.27.13”*
By Greg Hunter’s USAWatchdog.com
“It was a big week of fighting in Congress over Obama Care. Some
Republicans want to stop it like Senator Ted Cruz filibustered for 21 hours
to argue his point against it. Truth be known, many Democrats are afraid
the negative impact the Affordable Care Act is going to have on the
economy. Many people have already been cut back to part time work because
of the law. Statistics clearly show a rise in part time employment and a
decrease in full time employment. Some states are reporting a doubling or
tripling of healt... more »
March Against Monsanto – Worldwide, October 12, 2013
http://occupy-monsanto.com/
March Against Monsanto – Worldwide, October 12, 2013
ALERT: LOOKS LIKE BLACK SMOKE Sep 15
Majia's Blog - 9 hours ago
Emissions on the Tepco and TBS cam have been very heavy today.
In the first shot, note the emissions from the common spent fuel pool
area.
In the second shot, notice it appears that very dark smoke is coming
from
the area of unit 3, on the right hand side of screen near the
red-and-white
crane.
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Turkey buys three billion missile defense system - from China ? Syrian islamists stage coup to publicly takeover syria revolt - Washington remains numb , dumb and searching for talking points ! Iran sensing US weakness , distractions and impotence - and the desire by the White House to announce a deal , decide now is the time to make their nuclear resolution ploy moves.....
http://www.atimes.com/atimes/China/CHIN-01-270913.html
*Turkey goes for Chinese take-away defense*
By Peter Lee
On September 26, 2013, Turkey made the rather eyebrow-raising decision to
put its long range missile defense eggs in a Chinese basket, announcing it
had awarded a US$3 billion contract to the People's Republic of China for
its truck-mounted "shoot and scoot" FD-2000 system.
The Chinese FD-2000 is based on the Hong Qi missile, which has been around
since the 1990s. The FD-2000 is an export version of the HQ-9 that appeared
in 2009 and is marketed as a next-generation improv... more »
Italian political circus continues - will Silvio Berlusconi bring down the current governing Coalition ?
Thursday, September 26, 2013 10:56 PM
Italy on Verge of Downgrade to Junk; Silvio Berlusconi’s Supporters
Threaten Mass Resignation from Parliament
Silvio Berlusconi supporters threatened to resign form Italy's parliament
en masse today, even though a week ago Berlusconi himself said he would not
end the coalition. To someone in the US, such a ploy makes little sense,
because as soon as you resign, you lose your vote.
Parliamentary rules described below suggest there may be some merit in the
idea, but I still think a coalition collapse by ordinary means (withdrawing
support) is mo... more »
FDA Issues Ridiculous Guidelines to Confine Free-Range Chickens by Elizabeth Renter
FDA Issues Ridiculous Guidelines to Confine Free-Range Chickens
by Elizabeth Renter
Natural Society, 27 September 2013
The FDAs use of discretion is often laughable. While they are notorious for
dragging their feet to protect the thousands killed by dangerous
prescription drugs, they are quick to lay down rules for people practicing sustainable
agriculture or those who want to get medical treatment outside of Big
Pharma’s profit net. *Just one of the more recent examples of this is the
agency’s unreasonable and ridiculous regulations for farmers raising
egg-producing hens in p... more »
Why SAT scores have declined.
Sent to the Christian Science Monitor
There are two possible reasons for the decline of SAT scores ("As
college-prep test scores falter, how the US can respond," Sept. 26).
One possibility, suggested by FairTest, is that the massive invasion of
high-stakes tests that began with No Child Left Behind has not worked.
Another, according to an analysis by Seton Hall Professor Christopher
Tienken, is poverty: Tienken has demonstrated that students coming from
wealthier families achieve higher SAT scores. As we all know, poverty has
been increasing in the US.
Most likely, both factors ... more »
Kenya Westgate Mall Terror attack mysteries continue as Kenyans seek answers to key , basic questions to which the Authorities are failing to provide transparent responses !
http://standardmedia.co.ke/?articleID=2000094303&story_title=mystery-of-71-missing-persons-as-siege-ends
Mystery of 71 missing persons as Nairobi’s Westgate Mall siege endsUpdated
Wednesday, September 25th 2013 at 23:40 GMT +3
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*How the attack happened*
*By NYAMBEGA GISESA*
*ngisesa@standardmedia.co.ke*
*NAIROBI; KENYA: *Forensic investigators sifted through the rubble at the
Westgate Mall as questions lingered about the fate of dozens reported
missing at the end of the deadly four-day siege.
Authorities had indicated the terrorists had hostages inside the upscale
shopping... more »
CAROLINA GIRL RESCUED FROM MALL BY BROTHER OF KENYAN SPY
*The armed man on the left is Abdul Haji, the son of a former Kenyan
security minister. Here he is 'rescuing 'an American girl called Portia
Walton, from North Carolina. Haji's brother, 'an anti-terrorism agent' was
in the mall when the attack began. **Reuters photographer, Goran Tomasevic*
The Waltons are originally from *North Carolina*.
They have told the Telegraph about Abdul Haji 'rescuing' them from the
Kenyan Mall.
There is a *NORTH CAROLINA* FREEMASON LINK TO THE KENYA MALL ATTACK
DAILY POST: Codes used by AL SHABAAB
Abdul Haji is the son of a former Kenyan security min... more »
Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) find evidence for Carbon Tax and/or Eugenics
*too many sheoplezzz*"T.h.e.y. gaggin' for it, innit?"
The War World acronym IPCC stands for Intergovernmental Panel on Climate
Change. And what do they do? They find evidence for 'climate change' (it
used to be called Global Warming but they can't call it that any more
because it isn't) it's their job. Not content with ripping off the public
with Draconian parking charges, t.h.e.y. can't wait for all that lovely
Carbon Tax lolly to come rolling in, too.
Look, face facts, you're a source of revenue for this T.H.E.Y. (the
hierarchy enslaving you) so it's probably NOT going to be the... more »
'In climate research and modelling... the long-term prediction of future climate states is not possible.' - That's from the IPCC's 2001 report
'In sum, a strategy must recognise what is possible. In climate research
and modelling, we should recognise that we are dealing with a coupled
non-linear chaotic system, and therefore that the long-term prediction of
future climate states is not possible. The most we can expect to achieve is
the prediction of the probability distribution of the system�s future
possible states by the generation of ensembles of model solutions. This
reduces climate change to the discernment of significant differences in the
statistics of such ensembles.'
Oddly, this extract from the 2001 IPCC report... more »
The Spiritual Mobilization of Young Sunni Men Against Assad: Has It Succeeded?
"Bin Laden's media behavior mirrors Nur-al-Din's and, as Issam Darraz
suggested nearly a decade ago, the Saudi had learned the lesson that in
addition to "intensive military training [for Islamic youths] . . . there
is a need for the psychological and spiritual mobilization of young
individuals who are joining the Muslim struggle." To date, bin Laden has
beaten the West hands down in the contest for the hearts and minds of young
Muslims. This does not mean all Muslims agree with and support bin Laden,
but it is to say that his views are gaining ground in the Islamic world,
and Am... more »
Banking Holiday in Panama Announced!
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*http://news.goldseek.com/GoldSeek/1380224271.php
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* *Banking Holiday in Panama Announced!*
Posted Thursday, 26 September 2013
By Randy Hilarski
This morning the National Bank of Panama announced that it was suspending
all services until Tuesday the 1st of October. The National Bank of Panama
says that the reason is to upgrade systems. The Banking Holiday in Panama
was announced this am.
This system wide shutdown has country wide implications. The National Bank
of Panama did not warn the people before making the announcement and
shutting down the banks. The people do not have a... more »
GAIA PORTAL: Step-ups in Frequencies of Gaia Ascension Protocols Occurs in this Moment-to-Moment…
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* *Step-ups in Frequencies of Gaia Ascension Protocols Occurs in this
Moment-to-Moment…*
by ÉirePort
Step-ups in frequencies of Gaia ascension protocols occurs in this
moment-to-moment as humanity (small 'h') releases grasp on outdated
"paradigms of sleep".
All Gaia ascension protocols are up-stepped. Without exception.
Process toward finalization of Gaia Ascension readiness continues and all
of hu-manity as well as Hue-manity approach full consciousness.
Seeking of lower D solutions ceases as all Gaia inhabitants assert from
"fullness of consciousness" states of Being.
Re... more »
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 funnyman 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 »
WHO has identified H7N9 as a dangerous virus
Influenza A virus subtype H7N9
WikipediA
H7N9 is a new bird flu strain of the species Influenza virus A (avian
influenza virus or bird flu virus). Avian influenza A H7 viruses normally
circulate amongst avian populations with some variants known to
occasionally infect humans. An H7N9 virus was first reported to have
infected humans in 2013 in China. Most of the reported cases of human
infection have resulted in severe respiratory illness. In the month
following the report of the first case, more than 100 people had been
infected, an unusually high rate for a new infection; ... more »
Was Pamela Wallin's Appearance On 'Corner Gas' Prophetic?
[image: Progressive Bloggers] * *
*... 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 (allegedly) 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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*"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
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*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
- [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]
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)
Choctaw Ben Carnes
Eaglemanz on Blogtalk Radio
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
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Longest Walk 4 T-shirts go on sale today!
The t-shirts are $25. Please contact Long Walker Carmelita Iniguez:
iniguezcarmelita@gmail.com Funds go to Long Walk 4. Kids and adult sizes
s -- xxxl. Colors black, white and gray.
KANSAS -- Longest Walk 4 Return to Alcatraz today, Thursday, Sept. 26,
2013. Thanks to Carl
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.
Iranian President Rouhani Delivers an Historic Speech at the United Nationsfrom
Spike1138 on Vimeo.
"Nuclear weapons and other weapons of mass destruction have no place in
Iran's security and defence doctrine."
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 S... 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 - 1 day 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,
Continue reading
Objector insists to judge 'there isn't a bankruptcy' in Detroit because all global debts have been erased
*I am not 100% sure 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.... 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 »
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