Killin' in the Rain (by Latuff). (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
English: Attack Iran!, caricature by Latuff. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
Skyline of Quezon City (Photo credit: Wikipedia)Syria- A Short History
*SYRIA - A SHORT HISTORY*
By Phillip K. Hitti, Colier Books, New York 1961
This book is an abridgement of the author's previous work 'History of
Syria
Including Lebanon and Palestine' (1951). Before the present 'Arab
Spring'
and the subsequent civil war in Syria this country wasn't of great
interest
to the average person. This had not, however, always been the case. In
the
past Syria and its Lebanese gatew... more »
Sunday Classics preview: Brahms in snorting-and-grunting mode
*[A]*
*[B]*
*[C]*
*"I'd like to hear you yourself play the scherzo, with its driving power
and energy (I can hear you snorting and grunting in it!). No one else would
succeed in playing it as I imagine it: agitated without rushing, legato,
yet inwardly restless and propulsive."*
*-- from a letter to Brahms by pianist Elisabeth von Herzogenberg,
who had been playing the comoser's new piano-and-cello sonata*
*by Ken*
The music is the third movement of Brahms's Second Cello Sonata in F, Op.
99, and the quote from Elisabeth von Herzogenberg's letter to the composer
comes from the pr... more »
Freedom Run 2013, I will Run the 10K
Tomorrow, I will join the Freedom Run 2013 to be held in Quezon City. Like
the Freedom Run 2012, I will run the 10K, even if did not join any other
run this year. So my legs, be ready to be hammered tomorrow. That means
terrible pain in the legs 2-3 days after November 10 :-)
At the Freedom Run facebook page, there was one discussion last Sunday,
November 02, if this "freedom from corruption" run is pro-abolition of pork
barrel, or simply keep but reform pork barrel. I joined that thread.
I said that the organizer of the Freedom Run is the Friedrich Naumann
Foundation for Freedom (... more »
Reason Escapes Netanyahu, Says Possible US-Iran Deal Is "Bad"
*Source of cartoon: Carlos Latuff.*
An excerpt from, *"Why Netanyahu Is So Enraged by a Deal with Iran"* by
John Glaser, AntiWar.com, November 8:
Details of the first-phase deal are limited and speculative, but the broad
contours are that Iran would halt its enrichment program (whatever that
means) for 6 months in exchange for “very limited” and “reversible”
sanctions relief. During that 6 months, a more comprehensive grand bargain
would be hashed out, which would probably include Iran making the following
concessions in return for greater sanctions relief: halting all production... more »
Sofia Smallstorm: Unraveling Sandy Hook
Below is Sofia Smallstorm's presentation entitled *Unraveling Sandy Hook in
2, 3, 4 and 5 Dimensions*. I was fortunate enough to physically attend this
presentation, which was made into this excellent YouTube video. Please take
the time to watch this all.
*Sofia Smallstorm on The Realist Report discussing Sandy Hook*
Lloyd Vivola Photos: Longest Walk 4 arrives in Utah
The
Longest Walk 4 Return to Alcatraz is in Richfield, Utah, today, Nov. 8,
2013. Walkers are headed for Nevada, and will arrive in Alcatraz on
Dec. 21, with a ceremony on Dec. 22, 2013. Long Walker Lloyd Vivola
shares these photos from the road, the walk across Colorado, with
Censored News.
By Lloyd Vivola
Censored News
Scroll down for photos
Aho Mitakuy!The Longest Walk 4 has reached the
Would you be comfortable telling your boss that you're uncomfortable fetching his lunch?
*"I would hope if they felt uncomfortable doing it, they would tell me. And
if they did feel uncomfortable, then that would be okay. You know, they
wouldn't have to do that."*
-- *Steven Calvery, director of the Pentagon
Force Protection Agency (PFPA)*
*by Ken*
You've worked for bosses, right? So let's look at a hypothetical case.
Let's say that your boss has asked you to perform a chore that's clearly
unrelated to your work -- like, say, picking up his/her lunch -- and you're
uncomfortable about it. Do you:
(a) Do it happily, glad to be of service.? Who knows? Maybe it'll lead to... more »
China - Russia juggernaut overwhelming US claims on being extraordinary - China leading on relentless push to dethrone the dollar reserve currency status , Russia working hard to dethrone US as supreme foreign policy force...... Both countries succeeding without a shot fired by them to date !
http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2013-11-08/guest-post-how-china-can-cause-death-dollar-and-entire-us-financial-system
( China focuses on throwing financial levers , russia handles geopolitical
matters such as Iran and Syria........)
Guest Post: How China Can Cause The Death Of The Dollar And The Entire U.S.
Financial System
[image: Tyler Durden's picture]
Submitted by Tyler Durden on 11/08/2013 19:59 -0500
- Australia
- Bank of America
- Bank of America
- Brazil
- Capital Markets
- China
- Citibank
- Debt Ceiling
- default
- Deutsche Bank
... more »
Nuke the filibuster already
I've long resisted the calls to kill the filibuster but I no longer have
any doubt if the Republicans ever manage to bamboozle the electorate into
giving them back a majority in the Senate, the very first thing they'll do
is abolish it. So if Democrats could nuke the filibuster please. It's not
that I don't appreciate this sort of chatter:
From young newbies to the old guards, Democratic senators are clamoring for
filibuster reform, and insist that a mass Republican blockade of three
judges to the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals may be the final straw before
going nuclear.
"It woul... more »
Hmmm...... Egyptian Lawyers Charge Obama With Crimes Against Humanity; Accessory to Muslim Brotherhood Violence ......... How long before we see similar complaints filed with the ICC or even the UN citing War crimes by the supporters of Jihadist Rebels of Syria who have repeated committed war crimes - the massacre of Christians one glaring example especially considering silence of Congress and religious fundamentalists here in the US ....
http://www.infowars.com/egyptian-lawyers-charge-obama-with-crimes-against-humanity-accessory-to-muslim-brotherhood-violence/
Egyptian Lawyers Charge Obama With Crimes Against Humanity; Accessory to
Muslim Brotherhood Violence
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*Jim Hoft*
The Gateway Pundit
November 8, 2013
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*Don’t expect this to make many headlines.*
Egyptian lawyers charged Barack Obama with crimes against ... more »
The Fetishization of Voting
Walking past a polling site election night, I spotted one of my neighbors
standing by the entrance. Dressed in a traditional outfit, he was easily
recognizable as a member of a particularly conservative religious sect.
Most noticeable, though, was the sign he held admonishing people not to
vote. As far as I could tell, the gist of his argument was that the laws,
because of their secular nature, are immoral; and since they are immoral,
one should abstain from voting. It constituted a breach of the moral law to
participate in an immoral system. Needless to say, it struck me as
partic... more »
Musical Interlude: 2002, “A Year And A Day”
2002, “A Year And A Day”
- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cL7b_avTk38
EFN Asia 32: Day 2 of Conference 2013 in Bangkok
* This is my article yesterday at the EFN website. Karthik Chandra of the
Foundation for Democratic Reforms and Lok Satta (People Power), India,
helped in filling up some gaps in my original article. Thanks Karthik.
--------------
Day 2 of the Economic Freedom Network (EFN) Asia 2013 Conference started
with a presentation by Fred McMahon of Fraser Institute in Canada, of the
results of the Economic Freedom of the World (EFW) 2013 Report. Before
presenting the numbers, he reiterated the definition of “economic freedom”
as fundamental rights. Without these basic rights, no political or... more »
"A Look to the Heavens"
“Point your telescope toward the high flying constellation Pegasus and you
can find this expanse of Milky Way stars and distant galaxies. Centered on
NGC 7814, the pretty field of view would almost be covered by a full moon.
NGC 7814 is sometimes called the Little Sombrero for its resemblance to the
brighter more famous M104, the Sombrero Galaxy.
*Click image for larger size.*
Both Sombrero and Little Sombrero are spiral galaxies seen edge-on, and
both have extensive central bulges cut by a thinner disk with dust lanes in
silhouette. In fact, NGC 7814 is some 40 million light... more »
Chet Raymo, “November Bloomer”
* *
* “November Bloomer”*
by Chet Raymo
“A spray of gold against a grey November sky! It's the witch hazel, that
most untypical tree, bursting riotously into bloom when everything else is
closing down, thumbing its nose at impending winter.
None of my botanical handbooks explain why the witch hazel blooms in
October and November, even as its leaves are falling to the ground. Where
are the insects that will pollinate the blossoms? Donald Stokes, who has
written a wonderful book on wild shrubs and vines, tells of watching witch
hazel in bloom and seeing no visitors but ants. Thorea... more »
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Getting Rid of Blue Dogs/Fake Democrats/Rethug-Lites - An Upward Redistribution of Income, Not an Improving Economy Explains the Spectacular Drop in the Deficit
As a further source of illumination to those who wonder why so many Blue
Dog/Fake Democratic candidates were run out of office in 2010 by fellow
Democrats either voting against them or staying home, our bestest buddy at
Down With Tyranny enlightens us: (Steve) Israel says he's following Rahm
Emanuel's playbook to win lots of seats with conservative candidates
divorced from the Democratic
Deja Vu ? Training Mujahadeen in Pakistan?
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Gladius
*Saudi Arabia’s Shadow War *(Not Saudi Arabia’s alone. Same as
Afghanistan wasn't just a Saudi shadow war)US/Saudi Arabia train Mujahadeen
in Pakistan: History Repeats!
Of course Foreign Policy is touting "blowback" regarding 9/11.
In line with the officially sanctioned cover story/ conspiracy theory to
obfuscate the reality of an actual state sponsored act of terrorism. *Think,Operation Gladio style terror.
*
A book that, if you haven't, you should read
The... more »
What's This Thing Called Online Automated Bibliometrics and Citation, Anyway - Scam, Fraud or just Plain Hustling?
It's been a while since the last substantial post, blaming deadlines,
deadlines, deadlines for that. Having submitted a major delivery this
Friday, here's a sort of inhale before I jump right into the next leg of
the fall semester triathlon – a major research bid that I'll be heading.
So, this week, the distinguished science journal *Nature's* online news
section published an entertaining piece on what the outcome may be when all
researchers, regardless of field, are ranked according to citation – how
much their work is referred to by other researchers – using open online
automated ... more »
Fukushima: "Beyond Tragic, It's A Crime"
RT, "Fukushima: Beyond Tragic, It's A Crime"
- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LJdrvbt-MYk
RT, “Fukushima's Radioactive Fuel Rods To Be Extracted”
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0kmnyNA2si4
Gender, Civilian Security and the Paradox of War Norms
I am traveling this week for the 40th Anniversary Celebration at the Center
for the Study of Women in Society at University of Oregon, where I
completed my doctoral work ten years ago next month. CSWS was kind enough
to fund field travel for my dissertation back then, which became my first
book, and it’s
Continue reading
KOSOVO ELECTIONS
*Kosovo's Prime Minister HashimThaci and Madeleine Albright *
On 3 November 2013, there were elections in Kosovo.
In the Serb-dominated North of Kosovo, there was a 22 % turnout, and masked
attackers stormed three polling stations, releasing tear gas, smashing
ballot boxes and stealing the votes.
Kosovo is divided.
There are Serbs in the North of Kosovo who would like to be part of Serbia
rather than Kosovo.
*James Ker-Lindsay*
*According to Dr. James Ker-Lindsay*, a senior research fellow at the
London School of Economics:
"The violence and intimidation represents a very seri... more »
Poppy Conformity
Seldom do I read a piece I agree with wholeheartedly, but Harry Leslie
Smith's article about the warmongering uses of the poppy is spot-on.
Therefore I'm sure it will come as no surprise to readers that I never wear
a poppy. But, despite agreeing with Harry, I fail to pin one of those
famous facsimiles to my coat for two reasons.
Like many readers of a certain age I know, or sadly, knew people who fought
in the Second World War. Both of my granddads did. One of them was a sapper
in the Eighth Army stationed near Cairo and told me, when I was very
little, that he could see the smoke... more »
"The question was, do you get through a lot of eggs?"
One of the funniest bits of A League Of Their Own as Richard Ayode grills
Jamie Rednapp about eggs.
The Gays Won
Someone's got to have the best voting record in Congress, might as well be
Mark!
Wednesday I got an e-mail from the Gay And Lesbian Victory Fund with the
subject line "What a Night!" And what a night it was for them! They had
helped 56 candidates from the LGBT community win their races, including 2
crucial women in Texas, Annise Parker, who won a third term as mayor of
Houston, America's fourth largest city, and Celia Israel, who advanced to a
run-off in North Austin to replace our old pal Mark Strama, giving voters
the chance to elect a second LGBT voice in the state House.
They ce... more »
As Artificial Borders Dissolve, Will Governments Build Walls Or Face Demographic And Cultural Realities?
*The Turkish government is building a wall to physically separate the
Kurdish minority in northern Syria from the Kurds in southern Turkey.*
In the last year and a half the cities and towns close to the
Turkish-Syrian border have witnessed deadly car bombs, random helicopter
shoot-downs, and spontaneous citizen protests against the interventionist
policies of the Turkish government. On the Syrian side, al-Qaeda and other
like-minded Sunni forces are battling the Kurdish minority for territory
and power.
The Turkish government has responded to Kurdish battlefield victories by
con... more »
For no raisin
This week, unusual things listed on eBay (before we proceed we'd like to
stress we do not endorse eBay, there are other ways to sell your valuable
worthless crap if you so choose). Ok...
Bridgeville, California - the first town to be sold online, in 2002.
The Indiana Firebirds
The original Hollywood sign
Bridgeville, Californian... again, this time in 2006.
New Zealand; a man from Australia put New Zealand up for auction in 2006.
The bidding got to $3,000 before it was nixed.
A MiG-21, sold to a Chinese businessman for $24,000, though the seller
never shipped it out.
A newly discovered... more »
Catch of the Day
Gotta go with one for Jonathan Chait, who spots a Republican Member of the
House claiming that "Congress should do everything in its power to tackle
deficits" and then a few sentences later saying that "he rejects any talk
of offsetting the cuts with new tax revenue."
Of course, this is familiar as the Republican war on budgeting, in which
deficits are basically "unwarranted spending or taxes." As opposed to, you
know, the difference between government revenues and government spending.
I'm willing to be that isn't not just taxes; I'm willing to bet the
Republican here, Doug Collins,... more »
Free Planet - the hardest thing is - just letting go
this might very well be my final FREE PLANET post.
Why?
Don't worry, I'm not dead (or suicided (or assassinated)) yet nor do I have
plans to 'eat polonium' or 'go walkabout and never come back'. It's just a
simple statement of fact, brought on by my self-promotionally marketing
actions over the last few months aka *the free planet conspiracy theory*.
I've been STRONGLY GOING AGAINST all that I'd hoped 'my free planet' would
be, and all that I'd preached in self-righteous terms. I've been hammering
You The People over the head with my anti-PROFIT slave-freed message of
Creativity,... more »
Define Expulsion
First off, I'm not going to cite specifics such as names of
individuals or schools because of the possibility of future Civil Rights
litigation.
Secondly, having said that, let me start by saying that my youngest
son got expelled from his high school yesterday. If you know anything at
all about my two younger sons, you'll know they're both biracial. And they
both look it.
It started when my son called me late this morning in a state of high
excitement, announcing he'd been expelled. After an anxious serious of
phone calls, I finally got his side of the story and, acco... more »
"How It Really Is"
This cartoon is far more horrifyingly true than you may wish to believe...
- CP
I am in agreement with Alistair McGowan
I've just watched Room 101 on BBC One and find myself in agreement with Alistair
McGowan. He wanted to put children into Room 101 because they are taking
over and beer drinking because eating ice cream is better and more
civilised.
Update: He also wants to ban headphones that force you to listen to
someone else's choice of 'music'.
Untitled
*Ryan a 'changed man' since joining Saints ~Mike Triplett, ESPN*
Tea Party School Bus Hijack, Muncie, Indiana
*by **Doug Martin*
While Douglas Storm and I were exposing the corporate assault on our
schools on WFHB radio on Eugene V. Debs’ birthday during the Zinn Read-In
at Purdue, Tea Party front men were spreading misinformation in Muncie,
Indiana, which stopped a property tax referendum vote from passing, leaving
public school children after this year without bus transportation to
schools.
One Tea Party tactic included lying in a flier to residents of Muncie’s
southside, claiming that, if property taxes were not raised, Southside High
School, set to close down, would remain open. In ... more »
Something's happening to local news
*
*
Will Farrell as the fictional news San Diego anchorman Ron Burgundy *
* *Something's happening to local news*
Submitted: November 7, 2013 - 6:04pm
Originally published: November 7, 2013
Last updated: November 8, 2013 - 2:08pm
Source: Baltimore Sun
Authors: Jenn Topper S Derek Turner
http://benton.org/node/166742
Free Press (DC), 501 Third Street NW, Washington, DC, 20001, United States
*[Commentary] So far this year, 223 local TV stations have changed hands.
This is the biggest wave of media consolidation ever -- and it's all
happening in small and mid-level markets, involving co... more »
John Cole hmmm
The BBC's John Cole has died but there was a really odd comment that struck
me in one of the BBC tributes. I paraphrase: 'Before John Cole, political
journalists said "on the one hand this, on the other hand...". John Cole
changed that and said what he thought'.
Hmm I do like it when the BBC admit they don't try and see both sides of a
debate.
So, My Boss Likes Rob Ford
Tells me that after he buys me lunch and news about the drunken buffoon
comes on the radio. He likes the job he's doing so far. Mistakes the St.
Clair streetcar line for LRTs. Thinks the cost overruns during construction
were caused by ... ? (They were actually caused by lawsuits brought about
by people opposed to public transit in the first place.)
Ford got the Toronto unions to sign a four-year deal that was tough on them
because, at the start of his term he seemed incredibly popular while they
weren't, and they knew he was a maniac who would gladly provoke a strike.
We should hav... more »
At CBS, we’ll always have Benghazi!
*FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 8, 2013*
*Our public discourse is gone:* We’ve been buried in test scores in recent
weeks. But we recommend Kevin Drum’s post about CBS News and Benghazi.
Our add-on would be this:
CBS has been hot to trot on Benghazi dating back to last fall, when Sharyl
Attkisson was the star correspondent in charge of running down rabbit holes
and pimping her bullroar to Fox.
We did quite a few posts about Attkisson’s work last year. Logan seems to
be her successor.
Drum is discussing a thoroughly broken post-journalistic culture. That
culture is almost ubiquitous now.
Paul... more »
Does VA Gov Explain the 1992 Perot Vote?
One more time into the question about the VA-Gov polls and the election
results.
I came up with a possible (and speculative) explanation based on the
condition of two candidates who were not especially popular among their own
parties, along with a sufficiently well-publicized third candidate. Perhaps
Democrats trusted the polls, believing that the seven-point lead Terry
McAuliffe held was real, and therefore believed it was safe to vote for the
Libertarian; meanwhile, Republicans didn't trust the polls, believed it was
close, and thus switched at the last minute back to the Republic... more »
The New York Times avoids talking race!
*FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 8, 2013*
*This is lousy reporting:* Yesterday, the 2013 NAEP scores were released.
The National Assessment of Educational Progress is widely described as the
gold standard of domestic educational testing. It’s hard to argue with that.
In the past decade, the various statewide testing programs have been deeply
corrupted. The federally-managed NAEP, more than forty years old, is the
only real game in town.
For our money, the score gains achieved since 2011 are quite underwhelming.
In this morning’s New York Times, Motoko Rich was able to perform some
basic reportin... more »
Dangers of eye witness testimony
R. v. Hay, 2013 SCC 61:
[40] The credibility and weight that should be
given to eyewitness testimony is an issue committed to the ultimate trier
of fact ― here, the jury; *R. v. Mezzo*, [1986] 1 S.C.R. 802, at pp.
844-45. It is well established that where the Crown relies on an
eyewitness identification, the trial judge has a duty to caution the jury
regarding the well-recognized frailties of identification evidence; see *
Mezzo*, at p. 845, citing *R. v. Turnbull*, [1976] 3 All E.R. 549 (C.A.); *R.
v. Hibbert*, 2002 SCC 39, [2002] 2 S.C.R. 445, at paras. 78... more »
Setting aside dismissal of appeal for delay
Bennett Law Chambers Professional Corporation v. Zareh, 2013 ONCA 686
[2] It is common ground that the following factors are to be
considered:
1) whether the appellant formed an intention to appeal within the
relevant period;
2) the length of and explanation for the delay;
3) any prejudice to the respondent;
4) the merits of the appeal; and
5) whether the justice of the case requires it.
[3] See *Kefeli v. Centennial College of Applied Arts and
Technology *(2002), 23 C.P.C. (5th) 35 (Ont. C.A.); *Kirby v. Hope P... more »
Flagstaff: Anti-Colonial and Anarchist Bookfair
http://www.taalahooghan.org/fire/
“Logical Consequences and Conclusions”
*“Logical Consequences and Conclusions”*
Compiled by CP
“Logical consequence (also entailment) is one of the most fundamental
concepts in logic. It is the relationship between statements that holds
true when one logically "follows from" one or more others. Valid logical
arguments are ones in which the conclusions follow from its premises, and
its conclusions are consequences of its premises. The philosophical
analysis of logical consequence involves asking, 'in what sense does a
conclusion follow from its premises?' and 'what does it mean for a
conclusion to be a consequence of ... more »
Your moment of Zen
Down by the river in the Happy Valley. [Bill Dwight photo]
Argentina: Possible Boomerang-Shaped UFO and Explosion?
*Source: PLANETA UFO
Date: 11.08.13*
*An Intruder in the Night*
*By Luis Burgos*
On the evening of Monday, November 3 of this year, five members of the
Villamea family, members of the FAO in Quilmes, observed from different
positions the transit of a boomerang-shaped object from north to south,
making no noise whatsoever and with three lights arranged in its lower
section. The time was 22:15 hours.
Forty-five minutes later, a bizarre explosion made itself heard over
various districts of the city of La Plata, covering a broad area with
hundreds of witnesses. The local newspaper EL... more »
Progressive Champions Like Eloise Reyes Stand Up To Bigots
The new 31st congressional district, which runs south of L.A. from Upland
and Rancho Cucamonga out to San Bernardino, Colton, Loma Linda and
Redlands, was carved out of Democratic-leaning areas that were once
represented by Jerry Lewis, David Dreier and Joe Baca, 3 conservatives who
are no longer in Congress. It's the bluest district anywhere in America
with a Republican congressman. And that congressman, Gary Miller, isn't
just a standard, garden variety Republican; he's a far right ideologue and
has been for his entire sordid career. The people of CA-31 deserve better,
a lot be... more »
Canning Lid Ornaments (A Great Christmas Craft for Older Kids)
I am getting a little giddy planning my Christmas tree this year. I
think it is going to take everything my husband has to make me keep the
tree in the closet until after Thanksgiving. I am just so ready for a
little holiday magic. These canning lid ornaments are easy to make and are
really beautiful with the lights shinning behind them. They are the perfect
craft for older kids, think boy scout age.
You will need:
Canning Lids
Ribbon
Hammer
A Nail
A simple pattern that you want to duplicate printed on paper
First cut your pattern out. Make sure it fits on the top of ... more »
Thats Fasinating
I found a great new (to me) blog. I hate curtains blinds and window
coverings in general. Consumer ready home windows with
adjustable opacity are on the verge of being mainstream. If you buy a
2012
and newer Mercedes SLK the retractable roof can also go from clear to
dark
according to the drivers preference at the moment. Now an Austrian
designerhas invented a device that turns windows into sound filters.
From Spellings to Duncan: Using NAEP as Policy Propaganda
From Spellings to Duncan: Using NAEP as Policy Propaganda. via From
Spellings to Duncan: Using NAEP as Policy Propaganda.
Rockefeller Medicine: Keeping you sick and poor.
Can you imagine how it pleases me to see James Corbett address Rockefeller
and his creation of our modern medical dis-ease , *not cure,* system?
It pleases me very much!
One of his references is a book, well worth reading. I know, because I have
read it, and* it is a must read book. *Seriously:* A must read! *Wanna
understand just how much absolute manipulation for the sake of profit, not
health, is behind the creation of our so called 'modern medicine'???
*Read this book.* First linked here in 2011, then in early 2012 when I
finally got around to reading it I relinked this gem.
*... more »
Rob Ford makes international news again.
This time drunk out of his mind and making threats to kill someone.
Read NBC news here.
Friday Nerd Blogging
via Geek in Heels, your friendly Friday Star Wars Meyers-Brigg test. Which
character are you? Also: Star Wars VII release date has been,
well, released. Doug Mataconis comments.
Can You Trust Governments When They Push Useless Vaccines On Their Citizens?
Can You Trust Known-to-be Corrupt Governments When They Also Push Useless
Flu Vaccines – US Talk Radio Dr Michael Savage On The Savage Nation January
11, 2013
Posted on November 8, 2013 by ChildHealthSafety
An excellent perspective on the webs of corruption in government and health
industry to push useless pharmaceuticals and use health issues to try to
exercise control over a population.
Dr. Michael Savage on The Savage Nation US talk radio January 11, 2013 on
the dangers of and government lies involved with flu vaccines.
If you agree governments have lied about so much else, shou... more »
Educational Innovation, Bill Gates and Rocketship, Inc. Style
*That was then,*
*this is now, *
designed by Gates Foundation & Rocketship Education, Inc.
(is that a Sputnik that I hear beeping??):
Up close and depersonalized:
From WaPo:
As the quality of software improves, Danner thinks “Rocketeers” could spend
as much as 50 percent of the school day with computers.
SISTER STELLA GOING TO TRIAL
Sung-Hee Choi reports from Jeju Island:
Catholic Sr. So Stella who is deeply loved and respected by many people,
including me, is told to stand in the court for her activities opposing the
Jeju naval base project in the Jeju Court on Nov. 14. It is told for the
1st time in the 200 years of Catholic history in Korea that a Catholic nun
gets trial. She is told to have been charged for obstruction of business,
obstruction on government affairs and injury, which is unverified. She is
not guilty and her acts were by self-defense. Please pray for Sister So
Stella whose courageous activi... more »
Fashion Photography on the Streets of Iran, Then and Now
An
image from FSHN Magazine’s fashion editorial, photographed in Tehran’s
Tajrish Bazaar
(Afra Pourdad / FSHN)
Making the rounds this past week was a sneak preview of a fashion spread
in San Francisco-based Fashionable, Sexy, Haute and Naughty Magazine
(FSHN), which the magazine is touting as the “first ever complete high
fashion editorial, shot in IRAN [sic].” The photographs were taken by
THE PROGRESS, THE GAPS AND THE SCANDAL: Young Mellie’s magical chart!
*FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 8, 2013*
*Part 5—Where does literacy come from:* We have very large achievement gaps
in this country.
As Amanda Ripley notes in her widely-praised but very bad book, our
achievement gaps are much larger than those found in places like Korea and
Finland. Where do our large gaps come from?
Do they come from poverty? Pshaw! Just look at Norway, Ripley says.
(For details, see yesterday’s post.)
Do our gaps come from funding shortfalls? “Spending on education d[oes] not
make kids smarter,” Ripley weirdly says.
Does immigration contribute to our large gaps? In Finland... more »
Libya ripe for a second civil war ? Who would the West support this time - new rebels fighting prior rebel forces ? Recent items of note from forgotten Libya !
Is Libya ripe for 2nd civil war?
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Read Stuff, You Should
Happy Birthday to Alfre Woodard, 61.
Good stuff:
1. Ezra Klein reviews *Double Down* and *The Gamble*.
2. Sean Trende breaks out a new explanation for the polling vs. results
difference in VA-Gov.
3. While Mark Blumenthal and Ariel Edwards-Levy consider both that and
other possibilities. I'm sticking with different switch-away from the
Libertarian as my best guess, but I'll admit it's more speculative than
solid.
4. And: State of the Parties! The papers are here. This is the quadrennial
conference on US political parties in Akron that's always excellent. I'll
continue retweeting ... more »
Part 2: Has Corporate Education "Reform" Earned Another 25 Years to Complete the Resegregation and Privatization Agendas?
As noted in Part 1 of our consideration of the 2013 NAEP results, the
twenty years of NAEP testing prior to 1990 are not presented this year by
Duncan's Little Shop of Horrors. To do so would serve as a reminder of how
the dramatic narrowing of the achievement gaps between white and minority
children came to a halt, essentially, in 1988, the same year that the
resegregation of American schools became visibly represented.
Given education reporters who aren't curious enough to look beyond the
charts they are handed by Duncan's staff, which focus on what has happened *
since* 1990, we a... more »
October Non Farm payrolls exceed forecasts as they almost double expectations ( US equities drop and US treasury yields soar as Taper talk back in focus ) ....... of course , squaring fresh 35 year low in labor participation rate with non farm payroll jumps and unemployment rate of allegedly 7.3 percent means there are a heck of a lot of folks ( 91.5 million to be exact ) not being counted !
Jobs , jobs , jobs.........
http://market-ticker.org/akcs-www?post=225821
Payroll Report: +204k -- And It's A RECESSION Print!
Hoh hoh hoh...
Total nonfarm payroll employment rose by 204,000 in October, and the
unemployment rate was little changed at 7.3 percent, the U.S. Bureau of
Labor Statistics reported today. Employment increased in leisure and
hospitality, retail trade, professional and technical services,
manufacturing, and health care.
Well now, so much for the "government shutdown." *Can I vote for one all
the time given this result?*
Let's look at the household numbe... more »
Beyond Liver Health: Dandelion Has Serious Anti-Cancer Properties by Paul Fassa
Beyond Liver Health: Dandelion has Serious Anti-Cancer Properties
by Paul Fassa
Natural Society, 8 November 2013
Canadian oncologist Dr. Caroline Hamm of Windsor Regional Hospital noticed
a few cancer patients who had been drinking dandelion root tea seemed to be
getting better. She was curious whether it was coincidental or if there was
something to it. So she urged *University of Windsor* biochemist colleague
Siyaram Pandey to look into it further in case there is something about *dandelion
root extract that is useful against cancer.*
*He and Dr. Hamm were amazed to find the ... more »
Can Pelosi Outmaneuver Boehner On ENDA?
Thursday there were 3 roll calls in the Senate on ending employment
discrimination against gays and lesbians. Short version: it passed and now
faces a hostile reception from House Republican leadership. The slightly
longer version:
The first bill up was an amendment by Pennsylvania conservative Pat Toomey
allowing employers to use "religion" as an excuse to discriminate. It was
defeated 55-43, two reflexively backward and homophobic Democrats-- Pryor
(AR) and Donnelly (IN)-- joining most of the Republicans. The only
Republicans who voted no on the amendment were Susan Collins (ME)... more »
War Watch November 8 , 2013..... Pakistan and Afghanistan appear to be in lock step these days ... Similarly , Iraq and Syria seem to reflect increased instability due to islamic fighters ......
Afghanistan and Pakistan.....
Drone Strike Served CIA Revenge, Blocked Pakistan’s Strategy
by Gareth Porter, November 08, 2013
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After a drone strike had reportedly killed Pakistani Taliban leader
Hakimullah Mehsud Nov. 1, the spokesperson for the U.S. National Security
Council declared that, if true, it would be “a serious loss” for the
terrorist organization.
That reaction accurately reflected the Central Intelligence Agency’s
argument for the strike. But the back story of the episode is how President
Barack Obama supported the parochial interests of the CIA ... more »
Interim Iran nuclear Deal Could be signed Friday between Iran and P 5 + 1 Group .... Senate Hawks and Israel seeking to block Deal - Watch for reactions from Saudis !
Interim Iran Nuclear Deal Could Be Signed FridayKerry Heads to Geneva as
Talks Gain Momentum
by Jason Ditz, November 07, 2013
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The latest round of P5+1 talks with Iran on their civilian nuclear program
is reported to be on the cusp of a “breakthrough,” as Secretary of State
John Kerry is making anunscheduled trip to Geneva to participate.
“The aim of both sides is to sign the agreement,” according to Iran’s chief
negotiator Abbas Araqchi, and while a lot of details still need to be
worked out an interim deal may well be signed on Friday.
Though details are st... more »
Learning and Teaching in Scarcity: How High-Stakes ‘Accountability’ Cultivates Failure | Alternet
Learning and Teaching in Scarcity: How High-Stakes \’Accountability\’
Cultivates Failure | Alternet. via Learning and Teaching in Scarcity: How
High-Stakes \’Accountability\’ Cultivates Failure | Alternet. via Learning
and Teaching in Scarcity: How High-Stakes ‘Accountability’ Cultivates
Failure | Alternet.
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*East bank levee board at odds with Jindal as he cuts thier state subsidy ~Jeff
Adelson, New Orleans Advocate*
*The Lens launches a new event series, Breakfast with the Newsmakers*
*President Obama in N.O. today to pitch U.S. exports *
Santa Cecilia: Patron Saint of Arizona
In Arizona, all the battles come together... they war against our mind (HB
2281), body (SB 1070) and spirit (16th century mindset here)... but it's
like the quote from La Otra Conquista: "They came for our Souls, but they
did not know where to look." That's why these mensos will never win against
us (we have already won). Next week, the battles will once again come
together when as a community we will take on the state's anti-dreamer
policies, particularly in regards to Horne's attempt to boot out dreamers
from the state's community college system... that's why we once again
invok... more »
A Rogue State?
Noam Chomsky writes that the United States has become a one party nation
and a rogue state:
The U.S. is still a one-party state, the business party. But it only has
one faction: moderate Republicans, now called New Democrats (as the U.S.
Congressional coalition styles itself).
There is still a Republican organization, but it long ago abandoned any
pretense of being a normal parliamentary party. Conservative commentator
Norman Ornstein of the American Enterprise Institute describes today's
Republicans as "a radical insurgency — ideologically extreme, scornful of
facts and comprom... more »
After battering the Phillipines Friday morning , Super typhoon Haiyan is set to enter the South China Sea Friday night - landfall in the central Vietnam appears likely for sunday afternoon. Vietnam and Laos should expect larger amounts , perhaps a foot or more of rain ......
http://www.thanhniennews.com/index/pages/20131108-super-typhoon-haiyan-to-enter-the-east-sea-tonight.aspx
Super typhoon Haiyan to enter East Sea tonight
Last updated: Friday, November 08, 2013 16:00
An illustration of typhoon Haiyan's progress. The storm is set to enter the
East Sea tonight. Photo courtesy of National Center for Hydro –
Meteorological Forecasting
After battering the Philippines early Friday and leaving at least three
dead, super typhoon Haiyan is set to enter the East Sea (also known as the
South China Sea) tonight.
Bui Minh Tang, director of the National Center f... more »
Why I Teach, Where I Teach
Education reforms has truly damaged our ability to understand how chronic
poverty affects a student’s ability to learn. Although I can agree with the
underlying premise of Rhee’s rhetoric – poverty isn’t an excuse to setting
high expectations for students – I can’t help but feel frustrated with
how the “no excuses” slogan has hijacked any […]
Alien Agenda II: Softkill
[image: http://www.veteranstoday.com/2013/11/02/alien-agenda-ii-softkill/]
Saturday, November 2nd, 2013
by Preston James
[image: alien-midway]*As some insiders at the highest levels know, there is
an “Alien Agenda” controlling the USG that is administered by top
Policy-Makers who sit at the top of the “Pyramid of Control” (POC)
comprised of several notorius individuals who occupy the top positions of
the Secret Shadow Government (SSG). *(1)
**
This POC which controls the SSG is also known by insiders as the top
leadership of Majestic-12 (aka Majesty 12 or MJ-12). Some have called ... more »
Friday links+ Event
*Riding on the 128 to Tongluo last weekend.*
Enjoy some links
- Taiwan, the missing piece in the rebalance
- Nat Geo on Taiwan Ghosts and the White Terror
- U of Virginia conference on Taiwan Nov 15 has some very interesting
people presenting.
- Read Italian? I don't. The author sent me this link on two Taiwan
artists.
- WSJ: Exports fall more than expected
- Cooperation agreement signed with Japan
- Gov of Az heading to Taiwan
- Big news of today: Singapore, Taiwan sign FTA
ALSO: LSE Taiwan Corner 14 November (click on READ MORE for full program)
The LS... more »
BadBIOS v2.0: contracting HIV from your digital camera
A new version of BadBIOS, BadBIOS v2.0, was detected in the Czech Republic.
It infects any computer running Unix or Linux or Android or OS X or iOS or
Windows because it runs at the BIOS level. It reflashes itself, heals
itself, and – like its predecessors – spreads through USB sticks and
microphones and speakers (it transmits itself via sounds).
However, v2.0 also uses digital cameras and organisms. Whenever you connect
a digital camera to your computer, the camera gets infected. While taking
photographs, it sends subliminal if not superluminal flashes and the people
on the photo... more »
SPIES PROTECTING THE ROBBER BARONS AND THEIR MAFIAS?
*UK spy chiefs,* *MI5 boss Andrew Parker, MI6's Sir John Sawers and GCHQ
director Sir Iain Lobban*
US and UK spy chiefs would deny that they run al Qaeda and carry out acts
of false flag terrorism.
They would deny that they have links to Mafia operations involved in
selling nuclear technology and heroin.
Terrorism finance expert Loretta Napoleoni estimates *the total value of
the trade in narcotics, weapons and people to be about $1.5 trillion
annually*, the bulk of which "flows into Western economies, where it gets
recycled in the U.S. and in Europe" as a "vital element of the ca... more »
PTSD in Iraq Vets, with Healing Sgt. Warren Author Christopher Goffard
Read: *"Healing Sgt. Warren"* by Christopher Goffard [LA Times, October 6,
2013]. Visit Christopher Goffard's *website*.
Video Title: PTSD in Iraq Vets, with Healing Sgt. Warren Author Christopher
Goffard. Source: TheLipTV. Date Published: November 7, 2013. Description:
PTSD in Iraq war veterans is discussed with Pulitzer prize winner,
Christopher Goffard, author of Healing Sgt. Warren. Prolonged exposure
therapy and the difficulty in finding adequate resources to treat veterans,
plus how outreach to the homeless on Skid Row in Los Angeles has panned out
are examined with the LA Ti... more »
Galaxies can't be overrun by bored, suicidal extraterrestrials
Petigura, Howard, and Marcy published a paper in PNAS attempting to count
the extraterrestrial civilizations:
Prevalence of Earth-size planets orbiting Sun-like stars
Whopping 22% of Sun-like stars are said to have Earth-sized planets in
habitable zones. So the environment is as perfect as here on Earth almost
everywhere. It's not only untrue that "there is no Planet B". In fact,
there should be billions of hospitable planets in the Milky Way and the
closest culture should be less than 12 light years away. But we haven't
heard from any ETs yet.
Fermi therefore asked the question ... more »
Greg Hunter, “Weekly News Wrap-Up 11.08.13”
*“Weekly News Wrap-Up 11.08.13”*
By Greg Hunter’s USAWatchdog.com
“Obama Care is the top story, and the problems keep piling up for folks
losing their insurance. One reader on the USAWatchdog site told me his
family plan doubled to more than $1,600 a month with much higher
deductibles and co-pays. I have not had a single person on the site write
me and tell me they are paying less. Forget about the website problems in
the end, most people are going to be paying more and getting less for
health care. This is just the individual plans where millions are finding
out you cannot keep ... more »
Dear Liberal Party of Canada: the 1990s are over.
Justin Trudeau's campaign organizers seem to be surprisingly unaware that
we are now in the 21st century. The worst excesses of the Clinton years,
as exemplified by the _Sex in the City_ TV series and atrocious movies are
sooo over.
Perhaps someone on his team thought this was deliciously ironic and
oh-so-vintage coy?
I'm being generous here.
I have yet to read one tweet from a woman of any generation or any
political stripe who doesn't find the above regressive, patronizing and
offensive.
It's not the worst recent display of oblivious hipster arrogance ever but
it comes clos... more »
Remembering the fallen. Part 2
In
part 1 I offered the suggestion that people who were busy,
uncomfortable or simply found it inconvenient to attend a Remembrance
Day event should do what makes them feel comfortable. Certainly no
thinking veteran will find fault in any decision along that line,
keeping in mind that any and all are welcome at cenotaphs across the
country.
I also included a sketched CV, so I won't bore you
Liar Obama tap dances around the disastrous Obamacare roll out with millions of people losing their health insurance...
*and calls it an "apology."*
Video via *Freedom's Lighthouse *- and we thank them.
You need to watch the whole 5 or so minutes, not just the sound bite, in
order to understand how he is twisting this whole disaster. Does he
really think this will work?*
*
Listen to him refer to all that lost coverage as "sub-standard" and how
he's going to make sure you have the coverage you deserve, because you're
too damn stupid to know what you want or need.
Because we all know that 50 year old men need maternity coverage, and 20
something women need Viagra.
He only manages to give a half-h... more »
Big Brother’s Loyal Sister: How Dianne Feinstein Is Betraying Civil Liberties-- Guest Post By Norman Solomon
Harvey Milk warned me not to trust her in 1978
Ever since the first big revelations about the National Security Agency
five months ago, Dianne Feinstein has been in overdrive to defend the
surveillance state. As chair of the Senate Intelligence Committee, she
generates an abundance of fog, weasel words, anti-whistleblower slander and
bogus notions of reform -- while methodically stabbing civil liberties in
the back.
Feinstein’s powerful service to Big Brother, reaching new heights in recent
months, is just getting started. She’s hard at work to muddy all the waters
of public discour... more »
what i'm watching: the office (u.s.) finale
In my fine tradition of watching TV shows and movies - and then writing
about them - months or sometimes years after their release, I recently
finished the final season of The Office (U.S.).
I had seen many episodes of this show in re-runs and in random order over
the years. When we started streaming Netflix, I re-started the whole series
from S1e1. (Watching shows and movies end-to-end is my favourite thing
about streaming. I'm completely gaga over it.) There was a brief pause
while I waited for the final season (S9) to hit Netflix, then I finished it
last week.
I was surprised ... more »
more moyers: democracy and plutocracy don't mix
I found the preceding rtod post buried in Blogger drafts, something Allan
saved there years ago. I never got around to posting it, but I never had
the heart to delete it, either.
If you're not familiar with Bill Moyers, he is an American independent
journalist, producer, and public intellectual. Earlier in his career,
Moyers served as White House Press Secretary under the Johnson
administration, but he's better known for the many shows he has produced
and hosted on PBS.
Moyers has always been liberal, but over the past decade, he has become
increasingly radicalized as he reacts to... more »
rtod
Revolutionary thought of the day:
The Gilded Age returned with a vengeance in our time. It slipped in quietly
at first, back in the early 1980s, when Ronald Reagan began a "massive
decades-long transfer of national wealth to the rich." As Roger Hodge makes
clear, under Bill Clinton the transfer was even more dramatic, as the top
10 percent captured an ever-growing share of national income. The trend
continued under George W. Bush – those huge tax cuts for the rich,
remember, which are now about to be extended because both parties have been
bought off by the wealthy – and by 2007 the... more »
Imploding The MYTH Of Israel!
I have long said that the criminal and terrorist state of Israel is a
nuclear armed madhouse of psychopaths and murderers, that was created by a
fraud religion under the false beliefs that their "god" had given them all
the land of Palestine, and that their "god given" land stretches from the
Nile River, to the Euphrates River.... It is a terrible fact that the
majority of the troubles and problems in the world today can be linked to
the actions of this truly criminal state, ever since it was created from
stolen land back in 1948.
To again show how truly sick the state of Israel tru... more »
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