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Ancient wine cellar discovered in Israel
A large wine collection has been found in the ruins of a cellar
dating back more than 3700 years. The ancient collection was unearthed
beneath a ruine...
Bracing for a Harsh Syrian Winter
Ed note. This is a special guest post By Mehmet Burk, a writer and
blogger on humanitarian issues and the proprietor of
ReliefAnalysis.com.
A brutal winter is on the way for Syrians displaced by conflict.
2.2 million refugees and 4 million internally displaced people are
bracing for a harsh winter as a result of Syria’s complex
emergency, according to Antonia Guterres of UNHCR and David Miliband
Weekend Unthreaded
A couple of hours north of Perth. It’s not snow.
Astronomers observe huge cosmic explosion
A powerful supernova in a distant galaxy has produced the largest
gamma ray burst ever detected. Referred to by scientists as "the
monster", the enorm...
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Lucky bastard
Woke up before 5am today. Too much to do, too much on my mind, so
going back to sleep was out of the question. Figured I might was well
get up, get a jump on things, maybe back my to-do list far enough into
its corner that I’ll sleep better tonight.
Hungry, though, and it’s one of those cold, almost-winter mornings that
had me aching for something more than just the usual bowel of Cheerios.
So I
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Proposed California Fracking Regulations Friendly to the Industry, Not the Public
Short public comment window ends January 15
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Project Moon Dust Revisited
As I worked on a new book about the UFO secrets found in various
government files, I was scanning one of the Project Blue Book
microfilms, searching for a specific case. As the files slipped by I
thought I saw the words “Moon Dust.” I stopped and reversed course much
more slowly. On one of what they called the “project card” which was a
short summary of the case, I did see the term Moon Dust.I loc
The Coyame UFO Crash
Noe Torres and Ruben Uriarte have become two of the most prolific
writers of UFO lore and they had produced a new book, The Coyame
Incident. This tells the tale of a UFO crash in northern Mexico in 1974,
at first recovered by the Mexican Army but later captured by American
military forces. The crash was the result of a collision between a
small, general aviation airplane that had taken off from E
Detroit Aiprort Clears Venus to Land
(Blogger’s Note: Brad Sparks recently published the following on a
closed discussion list so I asked permission to make it available to a
wider audience. Brad kindly gave his permission, but he asked that I
publish a slightly updated version. The following was written and
updated by Brad.) Recently, my attention was called to a story in Allan
Hendry's UFO Handbook of 1979, by a Euroskeptic who wa
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Wintering in
Baby, it's cold outside. 22F yesterday morning, 25F this
morning.The vines from missed potatoes that sprouted this fall have
flopped over and are turning to slime. The calendulas finally bit the
dust. Squirrels, who have madly squirreled away what looked like record
numbers of acorns this year (it's what is called a "mast" year) have
gone suddenly quiet. The chard is holding up so far, b
A room of her own
We had two sheds put up this year. One is for animal supplies such
as waterers and feeders and the like; the other we have insulated and
put in interior walls and trim, so it can be used as an office or
dormitory. As soon as Kevin and Brenda, our builders, were done with the
shell, I began swinging hammers and brushes inside.Mind you, I'm not a
good carpenter, but I try to be persistent and also p
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This is how the highest court works, in Ontario, Canada
From "U of O Watch":
http://uofowatch.blogspot.ca/2013/11/court-of-appeal-for-ontario-finds-no.html
Osgoode
Hall -- Court of Appeal for Ontario
The Court of Appeal for Ontario heard and decided the appeal of the
champerty motion in the St. Lewis v. Rancourt case on November 8, 2013.
The Court dismissed the appeal without wanting to hear the responding
parties (St. Lewis and University of
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Long Past Due
Wow! No posts since September 29! Life has been kinda insane.
Work, stuff after work, working out, starting to get things ready to
move........Selling my stuff online is like a second fulltime job.
Exhausting. So, let's see, what has happened since September?Let's do
bullet points!Vito passed away on October 1. It was horribly sad, and I
almost hyperventilated I was so upset. He was the swee
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那么，为什么便宜的阿富汗海洛因到美国的水灾？是谁守着罂粟田，傻！Lol
http://online.wsj.com/news/articles/SB10001424052702303460004579193992106490318
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New Orleans City Council recognizes A3 Coalition and Common Ground Relief
Malik Rahim, co-founder of both the Angola 3 Support Committee and
Common Ground Relief, presented the following proclamation for
signature by the New Orleans City Council recognizing the efforts of
both Common Ground and the Angola 3. Malik hopes to have the same
proclamation signed by the Louisiana Black Caucus members and the Mayor
of New Orleans in the coming month. Click on the image below t
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Monday Metal: Satan – Life Sentence
Despite a precocious childhood obsession with all things heavy in the
80s, I somehow missed the original incarnation of NWOBHM OG’s Satan the
first time ’round (though vaguely recall Pariah). Their ripping 2013
comeback LP Life Sentence (featuring the classic Court in the
Act line-up) totally cold-cocked me with its timeless, taut intensity,
nimble dual guitar heroics, and soaring clean vocals. N
Cinerama – ‘I Wake Up Screaming’
Check out ‘I Wake Up Screaming’ by Cinerama, the first single in ten years (!) from David Gedge and co.:
Fucking Up Young
While your’s truly managed to make it out for The Dirty Nil at Fanshawe
College last night (an effervescent performance, bee tee dubya), I
neglected to take any pics. Which is a shame, considering all the
half-ironic cock-rock posing that went down (not that there’s anything
wrong with that). Oh, and I also drank PBR draught for the first time
in several years.
At a certain point irony and masoc
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U.S. Government And Their Mainstream Media Celebrate A Half Century Of LYING About The JFK Assassination
We are watching the U.S. government & mainstream media, one in
the same, celebrate 50 years - a half century - of lying to the public
about the assassination of JFK.First: Let me start off with this fact:
75% of Americans do NOT believe the "official story" of the JFK
assassination.2003 Gallup Poll: 75% of Americans do NOT believe the
"official story" of JFK assassinationSe
Paul CIAmossadFBIcia Shoots Up LAX Airport
Now, really: does this look like a shot TSA agent, or a DUMMY in a
wheelchair to you:A guy named Paul CIAnCIA dressed in CAMO or dressed
as a TSA agent went into LAX airport with a HUGE gun and did a bunch of
shooting. The NSA spies on everyone in the whole world, including other
world leaders and the Pope, but doesn't spy on "LONE NUT GUNMEN" like
this supposed LAX shooter, Adam Lanza t
President Bush: I Lied To You In 2007...the
Mortgage/Foreclosure/Financial Crisis That Started In 2007 While I Was
President Wasn't the "RECKLESS HOMEOWNERS" Fault...It Was The "RECKLESS
BANKSTERS" Fault
So the mortgage/foreclosure/financial crisis WASN'T caused by the
"RECKLESS HOMEOWNERS" in 2007 after all. Have you been following all
these stories of BANKSTERS getting multi-million/billion dollar fines
for rigging the housing market back in 2007?But do you remember
President Bush & the media in 2007 blaming the "RECKLESS HOMEOWNERS"
for it? Bush & the media said the
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The Deric Longden Swanwick Memorial Prize
The Writers Summer School in Swannwick, Derbyshire has played host
to many writers. Past speakers have included; Iain Banks, Ruth Rendell,
PD James, Norman Wisdom, Terry Pratchett, Colin Dexter and Deric
Longden. Deric was from Derby and met his second wife, author Aileen
Armitage at the annual writing event. He had been sent to interview her
for Radio Derby and became a regular speaker himself an
Authors Need eReward
We read that the EU is now considering harmonising VAT on ebooks
across the community and that the likely solution is that they will
become zero rated. This would also negate the need for tax to be levied
at point of consumption in 2015 and remove one aspect of
the Luxembourg magnet for digital distributors and retailers. We also
are all aware that a further ratchet twist of UK ebook pricing is ta
YouTube: Dire Straights Or Huge Opportunity?
We know that YouTube has become the channel of choice for many
kids to listen and watch their music. After all why have a one
dimensional experience when you and get two for free. The video archive
continues to grow and some would suggest that it’s easier to find some
obscure footage and music via YouTube than via the pure music routes.To
think it all started with MTV or to quote Dire Straights' '
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Mapping magnetic Earth with Satellite trio
Three European spacecraft will launch from northern Russia
presently on a mission to make the most comprehensive global maps yet of
Earth's magnetic field. Known as Swarm, the trio of satellites should
help scientists comprehend better how the field is generated, and why it
appears to be weakening. The European Space Agency mission is going up
from the Plesetsk Cosmodrome on a customized intercon
World record broken: Quantum Memory
A delicate quantum memory state has been held steady at room
temperature for a world record 39 minutes - overcoming a key barrier to
ultrafast computers. Qubits of information set in a silicon system
persisted for almost 100 times longer than still before. Quantum systems
are disreputably fickle to measure and manipulate, but if harnessed
could transform computing.The new standard was set by an i
Smooth Nokia Lumia 525 mottled
A new Nokia Lumia receiver, identified as Lumia525, has been
spotted. Press images of the handsets were available on Face book, a
social networkingsite.Previously identified as Nokia Glee, the handset
is extensively expected to be the upgraded version of the accessible
Nokia Lumia 520 which currently available in India for around Rs 8,500
and comes with Windows Phone 8 operating system, 5 megapix
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Last post - moving elsewhere
As you have read, MyOpera is shutting down in March. That's a
while away. Yet, I decided to move on now.Thank you all very much for
your interest!Should you look for me then go to
http://drjohnsworld.weebly.com/That is where you find me as of
now.Wishing you all the best!John
Linux Mint 15 KDE, too good to be true?
It took me some time to put this on your displays. Working with a
desktop computer amidst the hype about mobile devices, using
Ubuntu-based Kubuntu and Linux Mint versions for fast evolving
journalistic researchwork, wasn't too inspiring for an article or
opinion. Time to reflect as well on trends in digital communication. The
NSA disaster and its fall-out, as well as crossroads we currently face
Don't watch this....!
Link: http://youtu.be/FE0SozU5AdE
Have a watchful weekend,
John
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Livesay [Haiti] Weblog: “We cannot suffer with the poor when we
are unwil...: “We cannot suffer with the poor when we are unwilling to
confront those persons and systems that cause poverty. We cannot set the
capt...
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Eating A Sandwich
The past few weeks have certainly been busy for me as much of my
free time has been taken up with school applications. I initially began
looking into pursuing an MA in History back in around April. For the
most part that involved first looking at my interests (which are quite
vast given how much I read) and looking at potential schools. To be
honest, I had little idea of where to begin. I knew
Heroes
While every Remembrance Day is important to me, this year's holds a
special importance as my Grandfather passed away October 29. Requiescat
in pace.
Does Mike Allen Wonder Why People Don't Vote? I think I may know why.....
Back in the spring I wrote a post about one of our local MLA's
here. The guy is foolish enough to go to Minnesota on government
business and got caught up in a prostitution sting. Yeah, big oops.
Being a politician, he gave the appearance of doing the right thing
(after he was caught, naturally) by resigning from the Tory caucus the
next day. With an upcoming trial (which has now seen a delay from
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The Official Story of 911 was written in the NY Times on 9 12 2001
ZZZZZzzzzzz.....
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Darpa’s Flu Fighters Ramp Up Veggie-Based Vaccines
WIREDBy Robert Beckhusen 07.26.12 5:31 PMThe military wants to
boost vaccine production for the deadly flu, and do so with tobacco
plants like these, pictured at a Medicago greenhouse in North Carolina
in May 2012. Photo: Darpa In the event of a global and highly lethal flu
pandemic, we’ll need to churn out millions of vaccines as soon as
humanly possible. Not easy to do considering a true vaccin
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Al Qaeda Terrorists Pass US Special Forces, CIA Agents on Way to Syria
November 1, 2013 (Tony Cartalucci) - A recent Daily Telegraph
article reveals that armies of Al Qaeda terrorists are using NATO-member
Turkey as a springboard for their invasion of neighboring Syria.NATO is
the chief executor of the so-called "War on Terror," started in 2001
after Al Qaeda terrorists allegedly flew four passenger planes into
various targets on America's east coast, inclu
Tel Aviv Regime Strikes Syria, Again
Latest Israeli attack part of wider US-Saudi-Israeli
strategy. November 1, 2013 (Tony Cartalucci) - Israel and its Western
sponsors have admitted to an unprovoked airstrike in Syrian territory
this week. This is the latest of several assaults Israeli planes have
carried out against neighboring Syria over the past year. CNN, in its
report, "Israeli planes strike Syrian military base, U.S. offi
The Iranian “Smoke and Mirrors Threat” and Washington’s “Human Rights Card”
In a cycle of habit borne out repeatedly in the mainstream western
media, demonization and fear mongering against Iran is picking up pace
again in the face of attempts by the new Iranian President Hassan
Rouhani to rebuild relations with the west and work toward international
cooperation. The techniques and methodologies used by the west in
perpetuating the geopolitically-motivated, neo-imperialis
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Keeping "us" safe from the "terrorists"
Today in a Capitol Hill hearing, Gen. Keith Alexander was
defending the NSA, justifying its extensive spying. He actually had the
nerve to say the following without seeming to have the slightest idea of
what he was really saying:"In just this last month, 2,336 people were
killed, 1510 injured [by terrorists] in Pakistan, Afghanistan, Syria,
Iraq, and Nigeria. And yet there has not been a mass
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The Muslim Brotherhood Student Destructive Behavior
Since the beginning of the academic year at Egyptian
universities, the Muslim Brotherhood protest movements on various
campuses nationwide left a very clear picture of their destructive
behavior. This destruction, especially at Al-Azhar University, confirms
the public view that the Muslim Brotherhood’s political fascist ideology
is based on violence as a means to achieve their political goal—tot
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The Shady Success Of The Secret Sushi System
THE SHADY SUCCESS OF THE SECRET SUSHI SYSTEM Good old Time
Magazine. It struggles on in the internet age, devoting more and more of
its pages to bite-size "factoids" that rival websites for speed of
transit through the intellectual digestive system. Each and every
article has to be illustrated - over-illustrated. Colour and
highlighting adds to the illusion of ethernet illusion, and
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Property Tax Cost of Living Comparison
A quick discussion on Twitter about relative property tax rates
between Edmonton AB, London ON and Cambridge ON started me wondering,
what do these various property tax rates mean to a homeowner's bottom
line? Property taxes are a tax calculated using a rate and the assessed
value of a home. What determines their affordability is your income.
Ideally you want to live in an area where your
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Bits and Pieces - November 10, 2013
I will be writing up my thoughts on this week's negotiations
between the P5+1 and Iran over at Nuclear Diner. But first I want to
clear some of the tabs I've been collecting.The official statment from
the negotiations. Next meeting coming up soon, a good sign.November 22
will be the fiftieth anniversary of John Kennedy's assassination in
Dallas. Articles are starting to ramp up. Lee Harvey Oswald'
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My response to Evan Burgos for his misleading article today on the JFK assassination at NBC's site
Dear Evan,
I’m sorry now I wasted nearly an hour of my life talking to you, Evan.
The one quote from me you used from me in your article on the Kennedy
assassination today
(http://usnews.nbcnews.com/_news/2013/11/20/21523264-an-inside-job-cia-a-suspect-for-some-in-jfks-killing?lite)
was out of context because you didn’t mention the CIA’s work
overthrowing other leftist leaders all over the
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Ask Not What Your Country Can Do for You
I have - never - asked what my country can do for me but would
appreciate it if it's government would leave us the hell alone and mind
their own damned business.
Why are so many Obamacare alledged "Enrollees" from California?
Marketwatch calls the week "rough" for Obamacare as the
administration reported only 100,000 "picked a marketplace plan" in the
first month of operations. Of course anyone who prefers not to be
deceived must parse every syllable of every word uttered by these
pathological liars of impeachable character. When the elected fraud in
the White House has his appointed scoundrels sa
Pastors Enriching Themselves from the Pulpit Proceeds
Here we go again. I've seen this movie and lived it like Groundhog
Day. Apostle Paul helped finance his ministry through a second job
making tents. We've come a long way baby.
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Dealing With Criminal Authorities
Steven Goddard has come to the conclusion that the climate "debate" is
no longer about science, and wonders how to deal with "criminals". My
response:
You do what I have been doing for the last 3 years, ever since I
definitively disproved the "greenhouse effect" with my Venus/Earth
temperatures comparison (the scientific debate has been over ever
since): You identify
No "Kind Regards" for the Pretend-Scientists Promulgating Anti-Scientific Tyranny in the Name of Science
Claes Johnson has posted an inquiry to one Hans Rosling, a
high-profile climate alarmist in Sweden, and Rosling has responded with
"answers" to Johnson's questions. My response follows: Hans Rosling: I
reject your "answers" as blatant political and ideological chaff, i.e.,
scientifically non-responsive, thus worthless. And since they ARE so
clearly political chaff, it is also o
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