English: PAD rally to oust Thaksin Shinawatra at the Thai Government House. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
Fukushima Orphans in Sydney (Photo credit: Rotary District 9685)Thailand: Desperate Western Media Unravels into Juvenile Gossip Mill
*February 13, 2014* (ATN) - Having spectacularly failed to defend the
incompetent and now terminally ill regime of Thaksin Shinawatra and his
nepotist proxy, sister Yingluck Shinawatra, the Western media has resorted
to slander, gossip, and deferrals to discredited propagandists passed off
as "experts."
The British "Independent" newspaper, in their article, "Thai princess uses
social media to ‘declare war’: Photos posted by Princess Chulabhorn Mahidol
widely interpreted as a sign of her support for anti-government protesters,"
attempts to monkey the tweets of discredited hate-speec... more »
Looking ahead
Garden blog? What garden blog? First it snowed again, but at least did not
go below freezing again, then there was an ice storm, then branches and
trees crashing down, then temperature up to 55F but raining hard. I stay in
a lot. I eat soup a lot.
Our big oak threw down four branches that look to be in the thousand pound
range, but none of the hit the house. For us that's a boon (we can put the
fences back up with ease after firewooding) but across the street the
neighbors will be rebuilding their shop from scratch.
A friend lost her garage when two mature cottonwoods smashed righ... more »
The Face of Education Reform
Every time I read a story about some education reformer saying something
dumb, like “status quo” or “student achievement,” I shake my head and sort
of giggle to myself. Then, I read another story about a child who is
really hurting under the system those reformers are pushing so fiercely
into our public schools. The […]
New York State's Meaningless Concessions Throw Out the Only Tests Worth Keeping
In New York, the teacher evaluation formula is based on 20 percent state
mandated tests, 60 percent observation, and 20 percent local assessments.
While canceling nary a state test or any of the planned implementation of
the Corporate Core, the New York Board of Regents and their new panel of
CorpEd advocates have have come up with a plan to shove local systems into
dumping their own local assessments in favor of, what? Will state tests
now count 40 percent of a teacher's evaluation instead of 20 if local
assessments are jettisoned? From the Press Release February 10:
Increasing ... more »
FREE Download: Fukushima: “Plume Gate: Something Wicked This Way Comes”
*Fukushima: “Plume Gate: Something Wicked This Way Comes”*
by Hatrick Penry
Read, download here:
- http://hatrickpenryunbound.com/
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Hat tip to Ana for this material.
The Gift of a Clean House with Glover Maintenance
I would be lying if I said this pregnancy has been easy. I have been hit
with some really not fun complications this time around and sometimes it
feels like I am muddling through. Between work with Housewife Eclectic,
being a mom, being pregnant and working as a photographer, something had to
give. Sadly, that something was the more difficult housework. I am usually
the clean my floors on my hands and knees kind of person, but it was
getting to the point where cleaning my floor or kitchen up to the standards
I wanted, wasn't even possible. It was really frustrating to me to feel so
... more »
In discussing the Winter Olympics, I brought in a piece of it. #evaluatethat
For a portion of what was to be my 120 minute literacy block today, as
mandated by my District, I brought in my ice hockey gear and put it all on,
in honor of the winter Olympic Games. Sorry if it had no objective other
than to satisfy my students’ curiosity and perhaps expose them […]
The Daily "Near You?"
Martinez, California, USA. Thanks for stopping by.
Musical Interlude: Afshin, “Prayer of Change”
Afshin, “Prayer of Change”
- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=75SGQ65QhaU
Show Me the (Subsidy) Spreadsheets!
Good Jobs First's new report, *Show Us the Subsidized Jobs*, is its third
assessment of state subsidy transparency, following up on reports published
in 2007 and 2010. The good news is that transparency continues to spread:
From 23 states in 2007 to 37 in 2010 to 47 plus the District of Columbia in
2014.* The bad news is that for most states, online transparency still has
a long way to go.
Why is transparency important? As the reports says, without it, it
makes it impossible for the public to get at
even the most basic return on investment,
accountability or equity questions. Which
c... more »
Revolution in Bosnia?
It'd all kicking off. This from Euronews.
Thousands of Bosnians have been demonstrating for a sixth day, calling for
the resignation of the government.
There have been mass protests in more than 30 cities and the heads of four
regional cantons have already resigned.
The protests started in the former industrial heartland town of Tuzla after
four state-owned companies were privatised and sold off leaving workers
unpaid and without jobs.
In Tuzla on Monday, locals were clearing up after government buildings were
destroyed in riots.
In Sarajevo, demonstrators gathered outside the pre... more »
“Where Did White People Come From?”
*“Where Did White People Come From?”*
by Gary Leupp
“Last month the Guardian reported that a team of scientists studying early
homo sapiens in Europe had extracted DNA from the tooth of a male
hunter-gatherer who lived in what is now the Asturias region of northern
Spain around 7000 years ago. They drew some surprising conclusions from the
analysis. The man was dark-skinned but blue-eyed. His nearest DNA matches
with contemporary ethnicities are with Swedes and Finns, among the palest
of peoples.
Scholars had earlier argued that blue eyes had appeared as the result of a
genetic mu... more »
Surveillance State Gomorrah
NATIONAL RECONNAISSANCE OFFICE
It is a stunning glimpse at state grandeur that would be worthy of Albert
Speer. In a photo expose of the National Security State that deputed on
First Look Media’s online magazine “The Intercept” Trevor Paglen captures
in high definition the decadence of the lavish palaces of America’s secret
government. My first reaction upon seeing these pics of the headquarters
of the National Security Agency, the National Reconnaissance Office and the National
Geospatial Intelligence Agency was that there are one hell of a lot of
parking spaces which translates... more »
Open Letter To All Universities, Colleges, Schools and Education Centers Across Canada
In Light of Stephen Harper`s Government requiring acceptable identification
to be able to cast a vote, vouching for friends not allowed, vouching for
seniors in care homes not allowed, neighbors vouching for neighbors not
allowed, voter registrations cards are no longer acceptable as proof of
voting eligibility in Canada..
Students and younger voters are the largest group in raw numbers that use
voter registration cards as identification to cast votes, and as you
educators know, media pundits know, political parties and Election`s Canada
knows voter participation is in decline, h... more »
Photos: In bitter cold, North Dakota protests fracking
By Huucii
Idax-gish Nuxbicii Xaagish
Censored News
Feb, 12, 2014
GRAND FORKS, North Dakota -- North Dakotans protested fracking and the
widespread destruction by the oil and gas industry at the Bakken Three
Forks Shale Oil Conference being held Feb. 10--12.
Mandan, Hidatsa and Arikara were among those protesting outside the
expo. Their protest signs said, "You can't unfrack
“TV Propaganda and the Mind Control Culture”
*“TV Propaganda and the Mind Control Culture”*
by Inherent Autonomy
“The media's the most powerful entity on earth. They have the power to make
the innocent guilty and to make the guilty innocent, and that's power,
because they control the minds of the masses.”
- Malcolm X
“Few subjects present an undisputable window into modern society than the
electronic version of reality that is dispensed through television
broadcasts. This technology does not require interactive skills or critical
thinking acumen. Just watch and fall into a daydream trance. TV is the
stealth killer that penet... more »
Obama acknowledges 'diplomacy' is failing in Syria
Diplomacy? Is that really what is ongoing in Syria?
Obama-Nobel peace prize winner? Which tells us a whole heck of a lot about
anything Nobel
The Obama administration acknowledged Tuesday that diplomacy, the main
pillar of its Syria policy, is failing even as civil war is destroying the
country, leaving open the question of what the United States will or can do
to stop the slaughter.
Negotiations between the Syrian government and parts of the opposition are
“far from achieving” a peaceful end to the conflict, President Obama said,
and in Geneva, the United Nations envoy leading the... more »
Why Precisely Do Teachers Leave High Poverty Schools?
Originally posted on EdCentrist:
Why Precisely Do Teachers Leave High Poverty Schools?. Recently, I
participated in a 9 minute podcast, via BAM Radio Network, with host Larry
Ferlazzo, an inner-city High School teacher. Mr. Paul Bruno, a middle
school teacher in Los Angeles, California, and I discussed the following
topic: Why do teachers avoid, or…
Graph of the Day: UN Population Projections for Africa and China
I was using the data above for a piece I'm working on and thought I'd
post
it up for future reference. The graph shows UN population
projections(medium fertility scenario) for China and the continent of
Africa.
Africa is projected to surpass China's population in about 10 years,
reach
double China's population soon after mid-century and end the century
with 4
times China's population.
It's good to be bad... In a Jaguar
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0OhsP8jnyK0&feature=youtube_gdata_player
My computer is headed out the door...
*sigh...*
*Goodbye...*
*Soon...*
*See ya all in a few days...*
Digital Warming and Self-Publishing
Today there is much debate over the value and size of the self-publishing
channel. Yesterday this channel was restricted by the physical supply
chain, which effectively remains owned by the traditional publishing
channel. This is no longer the case with the digital channel and works are
only restricted by all the other works that they compete with on their
virtual shelf and the money spent in promoting and marketing a title.
Self-publishing was once seen by the market as vanity publishing and being
the books that publishers didn’t want and therefore unworthy of the
attention of co... more »
MILLION$ TO MAR$
Read it and weep - and discourage your kids from taking the nuclear bomb
to Mars.....
Universe Today reports:
SpaceX CEO Elon Musk is a huge fan of Mars exploration and Mars
colonies, and in a new interview he says a launch system to send people to
the Red Planet could be available in 10 to 12 years. Requirements: it has
to be big, and it has to be launched frequently to send millions of people
and tons of cargo space wards.
“We need to develop a much larger vehicle, which would be a sort of
Mars colonial transport system, and this would be, we’re talking about
rockets... more »
Thomas Sowell explains some of the problems we have today...
*a national treasure.*
Common Core for Airlines: (Thanks to Ben Cassel: teacher)
You are a pilot for American Airlines. You are good at your job, as
evidenced by the fact that your number of landings equals your number of
takeoffs. American has just purchased a new fleet of jets – actually the
government, who threatened their FAA certification if they didn’t buy them,
told them to. […]
NC's Moral Monday Marches Kick Off 54 Years After Greensboro Lunch Counter Sit-In With Massive March of 80,000 in Raleigh (WTF? Turn Your Watch Back 50 Years)
After talking with North Carolina Attorney General (and possible 2016
gubernatorial candidate (by his own admission)), Roy Cooper, one evening
recently about how having no "initiative" or "referendum" ability in NC has
severely confounded our ability to lessen if not get rid of the toxic
Rethuglican policies brought to us by the Kock-Pope-bought General Assembly
and Governor's mansion, I
Mohawk Nation News 'Canada Declares War on Mohawks'
CANADA
DECLARES WAR ON MOHAWKS
Posted on February 12, 2014
Mohawk Nation News
MNN. Feb. 12, 2014. This is a detailed report on the readiness of the
colony of Canada and its military to attack the “Keepers of the Eastern
Door”. We, the sovereign Kanion’ke:haka [Mohawk] were asked to give the
Kaia’nere:kowa, Great Law of Peace, to the world. Canada is bound by
international law to
John Kane, Mohawk 'A Tale of Two Cases'
A
Tale of Two Cases
By John Karhiio Kane, Mohawk
Censored News
Last week two stories about the ongoing battle by New York State and the
U.S. federal government against the Native tobacco trade hit the
papers.
In the state case
(http://www.mpcourier.com/article/20140204/DCO/702049802), the
government prosecutor joined with defense attorneys in a motion to
dismiss felony charges
How we spent our mid-winter long weekend!
*WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 12, 2014*
*Lessons from Stephen Hawking’s first popular book:* We were in the Hudson
Valley last weekend, visiting a sick older friend.
We saw a nurse, whose name isn’t famous, who knows how to capture the focus
of Parkinson’s sufferers by playing their favorite music. (We saw it happen
before she explained that she’d done it.)
In a local newspaper, The Northern Duchess News, we read five pages of
remembrances of local favorite son Pete Seeger. For us, this passage stood
out:
FASHONA (2/11/14): *Seeger was an enigma in some ways. Although he was a
staunch oppo... more »
Civil jury charge need not be perfect
Hansen v. Williams, 2014 ONCA 118:
[11] The trial judge's charge did not need to be perfect. Absent an
error that amounts to a substantial wrong or a miscarriage of justice, or
circumstances where the interests of justice otherwise so require, a new
trial will not be ordered: *Brochu v. Pond* (2002), 62 O.R. (3d) 722
(C.A.), at para. 68.
What the hell is this?...
*it looks like a terrarium, not a salad.*
I love the little parsley tree.
This is libtard yuppie "foodie" arrogance at it's best.
*Served at the State Dinner:*
The Realist Report - Dave Mansfield: MindWideOpen.net
On this edition of *The Realist Report*, we'll be joined by Dave Mansfield
of *MindWideOpen.net*. Dave is a good friend of mine, and has been making
some excellent videos on the *Realist Report YouTube channel*. We'll be
talking about a variety of subjects, including media deception and
propaganda.
You can download the mp3 for this program *here*, or visit *The Realist
Report* on BlogTalkRadio to subscribe via iTunes and view past programs.
Below are relevant links for this program:
- *"Holocaust" satire* - John Friend
- *Missing in Fiction* - September Clues (MUST READ!)
... more »
“Treating People with Fundamentally Unequal Backgrounds as Superficially the Same”
“Treating People with Fundamentally Unequal Backgrounds as Superficially
the Same”. via “Treating People with Fundamentally Unequal Backgrounds as
Superficially the Same”.Filed under: PAUL THOMAS: Becoming Radical
New Model Country, New Model Army
I
want to add something to the outstanding series of posts from Dave this
week. Harper wants to change Canada into some kind of theocratic
fascist petro-state, complete with dead coasts and rivers, impoverished
workers, and rigged elections. This much is clear when we look at the
indicators and EVERYTHING he and his party do should be viewed through
this lens. The man is at war with his own
Embezzlement and Criminal Investigation at KIPP New Orleans
Story below from Times Picayune:
*Danielle Dreilinger, NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune *By *Danielle
Dreilinger, NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune *
*Email the author* | *Follow on Twitter*
on February 10, 2014 at 5:00 PM
An employee of New Orleans' second-largest *charter school*network
embezzled $69,840 in the 2012-13 academic year, according to an *audit*released
Monday. The money has been recovered, the employee was fired and a criminal
investigation is underway, KIPP spokesman Jonathan Bertsch said.
Short for "Knowledge Is Power Program," *KIPP New Orleans*educates 3,755
students, o... more »
The Sandy Hook HOAX: Pounding Nails In The Coffin Of The Official Narrative And Putting Naysayers Out Of Their Misery: Very Important Audio Interview With Wolfgang Halbig!
Sandy Hook... The more I have looked into the evidence, the more I am fully
convinced without any reservations that it was a criminal operation that
was long time in planning with the ultimate goal of not only taking
American guns away, but for creating an absolutely paranoid society where
American children are now no longer going to schools, but to full
indoctrination facilities that are nothing more than prisons!
What to me is truly shocking is that we still have those disinformation
agents in this fraud "truth movement" that are now doing nothing more than
trying to ruin our effo... more »
ANYTHING GOES: Eric Cantor and news orgs and voters oh my!
*WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 12, 2014*
*Part 2—Why is it left to Paul Krugman:* For decades, we have lived in a
time when pretty much anything goes.
Disinformation is all around us. News orgs agree not to notice.
Last Friday, Paul Krugman discussed this problem in a column for perhaps
the ten millionth time. On February 3, in his previous column, The Krugster
had done the same thing.
Last Friday’s column had the word “lies” right there in its headline. As he
started, Krugman referred to “the latest falsehood in the ever-mendacious
campaign against health reform:”
KRUGMAN (2/7/14): *Health... more »
The Economy: “The Collapse Is Here & Now”
*“The Collapse Is Here & Now”*
by Tom Lupshu
“In this latest video report from YouTube videographer Tom Lupshu we learn
that the collapse IS here right now and is an ongoing process. While
thousands of Americans use their rapid refund tax returns to buy up large
screen TV’s, the wise are prepping for the inevitable moment when the
dollar is worth much less than the paper it is printed upon.”
- http://beforeitsnews.com/
MILLION$ TO MAR$
Read it and weep - and discourage your kids from taking the nuclear bomb to
Mars.....
Universe Today reports:
SpaceX CEO Elon Musk is a huge fan of Mars exploration and Mars colonies,
and in a new interview he says a launch system to send people to the Red
Planet could be available in 10 to 12 years. Requirements: it has to be
big, and it has to be launched frequently to send millions of people and
tons of cargo space wards.
“We need to develop a much larger vehicle, which would be a sort of Mars
colonial transport system, and this would be, we’re talking about rockets
on a b... more »
Bank Tests, SS Closed in US and Australia: This weekend
Earlier last week I wrote about "*The "Debt Ceiling" aka: "special
manouvers" of the Fed... I mean, "Treasury" *" In the article I reviewed a
few previous articles that have all been relevant to this moment and what
seems to be the groundhog day template that we keep seeing over and over
again.
Specifically I talked about the Debt Ceiling "Crisis" and about the coming
banking closures due to "testing the system". These bank closures are
purported to be taking place on Feb 15-16- this coming weekend. At the
moment I was writing that article, Jack Lew had announced that the Tre... more »
Dangerous and erratic weather in U.S
Signs of more dangerous storms to come as the effects of climate change
become more intense. What will the deniers say now? Global climate change -
from human activities - is no longer a prediction... it's a reality, and
it's getting worse. It is costing governments money as they have to clean
up after multiple disasters. Also, creates havoc for people's lives.
The Day After the Day We Fought Back
Tens of thousands of people from all over the world took to the streets,
the Internet, and the monitored phone lines yesterday to protest the
Surveillance State. I am sorry to say that I was so busy fighting back
against the atrocious Farm Bill and neoliberal doublespeak that I'd totally
missed the international "Day We Fight Back."
But here's the good news. We can still fight back. Today, tomorrow, next
month and next year. A website (here) set up for you to call or email your
legislators is still operational. I know, because I clicked on the right
buttons a day late this morning, ... more »
Craig Ferguson's Travel Photography Book Out!
*One of Craig's photos, Orissa, 1998.*
Locally-based travel photographer Craig Ferguson says...
Travel Photography Essentials is now live. A 98 page eBook covering all
aspects of travel photography. The official launch via the publishing
company is still a couple of days away but advance copies are now
available. Normally $15, you can get it for $10 using the code taiwanphoto
Get it at http://www.craigfergusonimages.com/travel-photography-essentials/
_______________________
[Taiwan] Don't miss the comments below! And check out my blog and its
sidebars for events, links to previous ... more »
Untitled
*Doug Potter Benefit Concert at Howlin’ Wolf Tonight ~offBeat*
*Louisiana Crawfish Season in Deep Freeze*
Wed Short Shorts
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Vietnam and China: a dangerous incident. This 2007 incident involved what
we have come to understand are the typical Chinese ramming tactics, stuff
we saw in the 2010 incident with the Japanese in the Senkakus, and the
Cowpens incident, and which is actually normal for Chinese fishing boats
when picked up by Pacific nation coast guards. Read article!
Meanwhile, at home, Mayor Hau of Taipei, who is often mentioned as a
possible Presidential candidate, rips President Ma, the Chairman of his
party. With Ma's popularity low and the nation in a ferment over... more »
Scandal excitement on cable news!
*WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 12, 2014*
*Monday night, Tuesday morning:* According to the New York Times, nothing
gigantic has occurred in the past few days concerning the Fort Lee lane
closings.
The paper has published news reports in recent days concerning the
legislative probe into the lane closings. But the reports have appeared
inside the paper, in the New York section—and generally *not* on that
section’s front page.
That isn’t the way this topic has been played on MSNBC, which has committed
to the lane closings as a signature event. Consider the treatment the topic
received on the M... more »
Another man's poison
*Dawn; and as the sun breaks through the piercing chill of night on the
plain outside Korem, it lights up a biblical famine - now, in the 20th
century. “This place,” say workers here, “is the closest thing to Hell on
earth.”*
So said Michael Buerk in his iconic 1984 report on the famine in Ethiopia.
The report that inspired Bob Geldof to create Live Aid. It was a remarkable
report, it fired up people with the will and the clout, to ‘do something.’
It galvanised the West into taking action.
*“But we can now see how this event has backfired, despite the best of
intentions. It was fo... more »
Does the Gates Foundation’s Evidence Argue For or Against Vergara?
The corporate reform group Students Matter wants to strike down the
duly-enacted laws of California that protect the rights of teachers. Their
case, Vergara vs. California claims that laws protecting teachers damage
poor children of color. Vergara is known as the “bad teacher” lawsuit. I
have joked, however, that it should be known as the […]
Press Freedom: The collapse globally and in Indian country
The
World Press Freedom Index 2014 describes the violence and collapse of
media -- but does not include widespread plagiarism and deception in
national Indian country news
By Brenda Norrell
Censored News
The World Press Freedom Index 2014 details the violence against
journalists around the world. It includes the decaying state of press
freedom in the United States, where the Obama
"Use force to save starving Syrians" An opinion piece
Yesterday I commented on the fact that the drums of war were beating louder
and more insistently
And what seemed like a renewed push for 'humanitarian' war. You know the
meme? Kill to save.
Last night I came across this rather bizarre oped. But had no time to post
it.
So here it is, today- Use force to save starving Syrians
Written by DANNY POSTEL and NADER HASHEMI
Both men are affiliated with University of Denver- Middle East Studies
We should always consider how very co-opted people such as this are by the
war machine.
How persons like Postel and Hashemi put forth views very compatib... more »
child sexual abuse in context: soraya chemaly asks, "are children supposed to document their abuse?"
Soraya Chemaly places Dylan Farrow's claim in the context of rampant child
sexual abuse, and the persistent myth of false rape claims.
Dylan Farrow is in a situation that thousands deal with every day. In
general, people want to look away, muttering some variant of "he said/she
said." But, that phrase implies an equivalence where we have a gross
imbalance, because "he" is more trusted, virtually always, in every
capacity, than "she."
There is a substantial body of research documenting our preference for
thinking of men as more competent and moral. Researchers who studied
gendered s... more »
is the food movement elitist? michael pollan connects the dots between labour and our tables
In an excellent interview in Truthout, Michael Pollan responds to critics
who accuse the food movement of being elitist. He very rightly credits Eric
Schlosser's *Fast Food Nation* with explicitly drawing the connection
between labour issues, animal issues, and our own food issues. And Pollan
calls out the industrialized food industry that has been able to
artificially depress food prices by paying workers sub-living wages.
When you buy cheap food, the real costs have been externalized. Those
externalized costs have always included labor. It is only the decline over
time of the min... more »
"Historic", "Catastrophic" Winter Storm Paralyzes Atlanta , Ga with Columbia, South Carolina, and Fayetteville to Raleigh in North Carolina also in the line of ice fire , As Pax Creeps Up East Coast
"Historic", "Catastrophic" Winter Storm Paralyzes Atlanta As Pax Creeps Up
East Coast
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Submitted by Tyler Durden on 02/12/2014 08:10 -0500
- Barack Obama
- National Weather Service
- recovery
- South Carolina
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Not a week seems to pass without yet another "historic" winter storm
assuring that virtually all winter economic data so far in 2014 can be
ignored... if it is bad that is - if the data is good, it's thanks to the
"recovery" which however is not strong enough for the Fed to end its
"uncon... more »
National Australia Bank Transaction Malleability? Not just impacting bitcoin ????
National Australia Bank Transaction Malleability?
A Boot Stamping On A Human Face
Heather Mallick writes, in today's *Toronto Star*, that the essence of the
Harper government is personal cruelty:
I object to the Harper government for many reasons (
harperwatch.wordpress.com provides a good listing service): damage to
water, earth and sky via the tarsands, love of pipelines, no census,
mandatory jail sentencing, service shrinkage, rubber-stamp Senate
appointments, no harm reduction for drug users, the push for salesmanship
over foreign aid, turning the Immigration Minister into judge and jury for
deportations, silencing of scientists, rail safety deregulation,
... more »
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*The latest episode in bad official advice*
*Theory trumps the facts again*
Twelve million people will be told to take statins under controversial new
NHS guidelines.
Draft proposals from health watchdogs mean the vast majority of men aged
over 50 and most women over the age of 60 are likely to be advised to take
the drugs to guard against strokes and heart disease.
The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (Nice) has cut the
“risk threshold” for such drugs in half - meaning that millions more
patients with a relatively low risk of heart disease will in future be
urge... more »
Standards as Political Footballs
In a piece published in a 2001 issue of *English Journal*, "Standards,
Standards Everywhere, and Not a Spot to Think," I opened with a story about
my daughter, then in middle school:
[M]y eleven-year-old daughter, Jessica, made an observation: “All they care
about is the PACT test; they don’t care if we learn anything.” She was
speaking of the most recent statewide testing (in South Carolina) that will
determine grade promotion and eventually graduation. (p. 63).
My daughter not only recognized but as a student lived the nightmare that
has always been the accountability/standards/te... more »
Musical Interlude: Kitaro, “Matsuri”
Kitaro, “Matsuri”
- http://www.youtube.com/
SHIRLEY TEMPLE - MIND CONTROLLED BY THE CIA
*Shirley Temple and J Edgar Hoover.*
Shirley Temple was the daughter of Gertrude Krieger and George Temple.
As a small child, Shirley Temple was in films called* Baby Burlesks*, which
Shirley described as "a cynical exploitation of our childish innocence.
*Shirley Temple by Salvador Dali.*
As an infant, Shirley was employed by 'Educational Studios'.
*Any child who misbehaved at Educational Studios was put into "the black
punishment box." *
*This box contained a large block of ice.*
*The infant would be confined in the box to "cool off."*
Shirley was put into this box several tim... more »
War watch February 12 , 2014 - common thread is US toothless threats..... US threatening Syria with military action , Afghanistan and President Karzai for not signing the BSA and releasing Bagram detainees and the US threatening sanctions on France and french companies for contacting Iran around business opportunities / US threatening Iran with military action despite Iran's cooperation with the UN nuclear agency and participation in P 5 + ! Talks ....... and the common response is the US has been placed on ignore.....
Syria .....
Obama: No Military Solution ‘Per Se’ to Syria ProblemInsists US Will
Explore 'Every Possible Avenue' for Intervention
by Jason Ditz, February 11, 2014
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Speaking today following his meeting with fellow Syria hawk French
President Francois Hollande, President Obama insisted that “right now, we
don’t think there’s a military solution per se to the problem.”
Obama insisted that he “always reserves the right to exercise military
action” on Syria whenever he thinks its wise and is looking at “every
possible avenue” for intervention in the nation’s civil ... more »
shirley temple black, breast cancer activist, former child star, 1928-2014
Shirley Temple and Bill "Bojangles" RobinsonGrowing up watching old movies,
I was a big fan of Shirley Temple, whose dimples, singing, and tap-dancing
charmed my parents' generation.
Temple danced with some of the tap greats, African-American men who
Hollywood cast as servants, yassuh-ing their way into the dance scenes. The
popularity of the adorable child star opened the back door for many talents.
When I was a young teen, Shirley Temple, then known as Shirley Temple
Black, spoke out about undergoing a radical mastectomy. This was unheard
of, and took enormous courage in a time wh... more »
Pete Seeger (1919–2014)
It
had to happen eventually. Pete Seeger has died at the age of 94 after a
long and very full life. (His wife Toshi died last year; they had been
married 70 years.) Pete was a great and highly influential musician,
and an even better human being. His contributions to folk music were
colossal, and it's striking to see how many protest songs he wrote or
popularized, most famously, "We Shall
Michael James : In and out of Uptown, the ‘Appaloosa Mother,’ and meeting Dr. King, 1967
Sonny gave me this advice: ‘Just make sure you’re not hanging out in these
same bars 20 years from now.’ By Michael James | The Rag Blog | February
12, 2014 [In this series, Michael James is sharing images from …
finish reading Michael James :
In and out of Uptown, the ‘Appaloosa Mother,’ and meeting Dr. King, 1967
ROTHSCHILDS AND THE WEATHER
*Noor al Haqiqa * (*SNIPPITS AND SNAPPITS*) writes:
"Evelyn and Lynn de Rothschild recently purchased over 70% of the Weather
Network...
"The US has announced that by 2025 they want full spectrum dominance over
the world's weather.
"Anyone who believes all those floods and hurricanes in the US are natural
live in what was once a fool's paradise - weather is a wonderful way, next
to actual war, to shift civilian populations."
*Edmund de Rothschild*
*heyhey1956 *. alerts us to the following:
"After *Edmund de Rothschild'*s statement ... in 1987, that CO2 is the
cause of a non... more »
Untitled
*Evidence points to climate change role in floods, says official UK
scientist*
*Dame Julia is just a silly old lady who does not know what she is talking
about. Her agency predicted a DRY winter. That's how much she knows and
understands about the weather*
Climate change almost certainly lies behind the storms that have been
lashing Britain this winter, according to the Met Office’s chief scientist.
Dame Julia Slingo said while there was not yet “definitive proof”, “all the
evidence” pointed to a role for the phenomenon.
She also delivered a grim warning that the country should... more »
"A Look to the Heavens"
“Can the night sky appear both serene and surreal? Perhaps classifiable as
serene in the below panoramic image taken last Friday are the faint lights
of small towns glowing across a dark foreground landscape of Doi Inthanon
National Park in Thailand, as well as the numerous stars glowing across a
dark background starscape. Also visible are the planet Venus and a band of
zodiacal light on the image left.
*Click image for larger size.*
Unusual events are also captured, however. First, the central band of our
Milky Way Galaxy, while usually a common site, appears here to hover
surreall... more »
“The Horrible Truth About Fukushima”
*“The Horrible Truth About Fukushima” *
Interview With Helen Caldicott, MD
“Author and Pediatrician Helen Caldicott takes time out of her busy
schedule to join me to discuss the unfolding events at the Fukushima
Daiichi nuclear power station in Japan. Fukushima was devastated by a
massive earthquake on March 11, 2011 which led directly to a massive
failure causing hydrogen explosions which blew the roof off of at least two
of the reactor buildings. Tepco and the Japanese government have
understated the radiation dangers and the dire reality of the situation
from day one.
Helen say... more »
Change The World Wednesday (#CTWW) - Just do it!
Welcome to Change The World Wednesday (#CTWW)!
Wondering how to live greener? You've come to the right place. Each week we
challenge ourselves to try a new task ... or "amp up" something we're
already doing. We raise our awareness, learn from each other and develop
Eco-friendly skills which will improve our lives and protect our planet.
Doing so together gives us power ... the power to Change The World!
If this is your first visit, please click HERE for information and a
complete list of all the challenges we've taken on so far.
This post contains great information and I encourage ... more »
Dalai Lama to honor Peggy Wellknown Buffalo, Crow
By
Brenda Norrell
Censored News
SAN FRANCISCO -- The Dalai Lama will honor Peggy Wellknown Buffalo,
Crow, for her work with youths on the Crow Nation in Montana, when the
Dalai Lama presents the honors for Unsung Heroes of Compassion this
month in San Francisco. Actor Peter Coyote will emcee the event.
Peggy started The Center Pole in 1999, which now includes a summer youth
recreation program,
Guest Post: Considering the BDS Movement from a Human Rights Perspective
The following is a guest post by Joel R. Pruce, a post-doctoral fellow in
human rights studies at the University of Dayton. The transnational
movement for Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions (BDS) against Israel
continues to capture headlines and prompt crucial debate on the status of
Palestinian claims to national self-determination and individual human
rights protection,
Continue reading
Steve Russell : Pete Seeger: ‘To Everything, There Is a Season’
Asked by HUAC if he had sung for Communists, Pete replied: ‘I have sung in
hobo jungles, and I have sung for the Rockefellers, and I am proud that I
have never refused to sing for anybody.’ By Steve Russell … finish reading Steve
Russell :
Pete Seeger: ‘To Everything, There Is a Season’
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