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Schoolkids are more indoctrinated than during late communism
*A report by Václav Klaus, quick translation by L.M.*
*Summary of the fifth Dialogues at Hanspaulka*
*Is the degree of indoctrination at our schools higher or lower than during
late communism?*
On Wednesday 19th, the halls of the Institute of Václav Klaus witnessed the
fifth "Dialogues at Hanspaulka [a neighborhood in Prague]". The
participants – about 20 panelists – were spending their time with the issue
of our education system from a particular angle described in the title
above: they were deciding whether the degree of indoctrination of our kids
at schools is higher or lower t... more »
Tom Hayden : The Cold War that threatens democracy
The new Cold War doctrine is that democratically elected nationalist or
socialist leaders are new dominos threatening the fall of a U.S.-controlled
order. By Tom Hayden | The Rag Blog | March 20, 2014 While the first Cold
War was … finish reading Tom Hayden :
The Cold War that threatens democracy
Does Rakuten Deal in Blood eCommerce?
Japanese retail giant Rakuten who own the likes of Play.com and ebook
operator Kobo has been exposed by the Environmental Investigation Agency
(EIA) as the world’s biggest online marketplace for elephant ivory and
whale meat products. The EIA in conjunction with Humane Society
International (HSI) have issued a joint report “Blood e-Commerce: Rakuten’s
profits from the slaughter ofelephants and whales” which reveals that
Rakuten’s Japanese website carries more than 28,000 ads for elephant ivory
products and some 1,200 whale meat products ads. Japan's controls continue
to fail to co... more »
Why don’t we hear about low-income kids?
*THURSDAY, MARCH 20, 2014*
*Michael Lind, being unpleasant:* Michael Lind is a hold-over from the old
Salon.
In his new piece, he tells a naughty tale. For once, the headline basically
captures the tone of the piece:
“College-educated professionals could doom progressive politics.”
Lind starts by noting an obvious fact: “college-educated professionals are
an increasingly important part of the base of the progressive movement and
the Democratic Party.”
As he continues, he lists three reasons why “the growing domination of the
center-left by college-educated professionals is bad on ... more »
NO to NATO/Newport
*Clothcap @ Clothcaps place asked if I wouldn't mind terribly bringing this
to readers attention?*
Not a problem Clothcap!
*NO NATO- Newport- check'em out!*
On 4th & 5th September 2014 the NATO summit will be taking place at the
Celtic Manor Resort in Newport. We will be opposing it. Join in!
*Wales could see its biggest protests in a generation as 60 world leaders
meet at the Celtic Manor in Newport for the NATO summit on 4th -5th
September to plan their war on the world. Previous summits in Chicago and
Strassbourg saw thousands protest war, austerity and global inequality.Fro... more »
The Digital Devil's In The Detail
One of the most disturbing rulings occurred this week in the court of US
Judge Naomi Reice Buchwald and relates to a case of copyright infringement
brought by HarperCollins in 2011 against Open Road in relation to the ebook
publication of Jean Craighead George’s 1973 bestselling children’s book ‘Julie
of the Wolves’.
The judge ruled that the original contract which was signed in 1971
differed to that of the 2001 ruling in Rosetta vs RandomHouse and clearly
granted HarperCollins exclusive right to licence electronic publications as
then in 1973 and into the future. They still need... more »
Equinoxious
Happy first day of Spring, everybody! Let us rejoice in one of only two
magical days in the astronomical year when, legend has it, Night and Day
achieve parity. (equinox is Latin for "equal night") Twelve hours of
sunlight and twelve hours of darkness. Isn't equality grand? I imagine that
Consensus Builder in Chief Obama is reveling in this rare, balanced
approach. On the one hand, darkness has its soporific benefits, as in an
entire population too exhausted and depressed to notice they are living
under the most secretive, privacy-killing, income-disparate political
system in Ameri... more »
What’s the Status of the Decline of War?
In light of Russia’s annexation of Crimea, Josh raised the question this
morning about how we are all feeling about the war decline thesis. Also in
reaction to Russia’s actions, Mlada Bukovansky issued a strong call to end
the complacency regarding the acceptance and influence of global liberal
norms and institutions. These comments are juxtaposed
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Chicago: It’s surprising how often this happens!
*THURSDAY, MARCH 20, 2014*
*New York Times attempts to cite statistics:* It’s surprising how often
this happens.
This morning, a headline said this in our New York Times: “Gang-Related
Shootings Decline in Chicago.”
That sounded good to us. But uh-oh!
When we sought the specific information, we were confronted by this:
YACCINO (3/20/14): *Gang-related shootings here [in Chicago] are steadily
declining, officials said on Wednesday,* citing violence-reduction efforts
that prevent gang retaliation and that are prompting the interest of other
cities.
*Since the beginning of the yea... more »
Congress Can Control College Costs-- Guest Post By Mark Levine, VA-08 Congressional Candidate
*Mark Levine, former Chief Legislative Counsel to Democratic Congressman
Barney Frank, is currently running for Congress himself to represent the
8th Congressional District of Virginia. His nickname is "The Aggressive
Progressive" and we asked him to write a guest post explaining his ideas on
college affordability and the skyrocketing costs of college as a threat to
the American Dream, one of the issues on which he's campaigning in his bid
to win the crowded primary to replace Jim Moran in northeastern Virginia.*
The millennials may be the first generation in American history to be... more »
Repeal of early parole violates rights, Supreme Court rules
*Canada (Attorney General) v. Whaling*, 2014 SCC 20:
W, S and M were all serving federal penitentiary sentences. As first‑time,
non‑violent offenders, all three were eligible for accelerated parole
review (“APR”) under the system in place at the time of their sentencing.
With the coming into force of the *Abolition of Early Parole Act* (“*AEPA*”),
APR was abolished. Section 10(1) of the *AEPA* made the abolition of APR
apply retrospectively to offenders already serving their sentences. This
changed the timing of eligibility for day parole: eligibility after the
offender had served... more »
:Love is a beautiful thong
Never felt heartbreak
never faced that recall
I just think I was given
something special
I am a tool
that needs no more information
to work as it was meant so
no drama no conquest
I came to love
as a modest view
I saw this girl
and then i saw her twice
and so many times after that
She saw me as well
which made our first coupling
swell
No more people could be so far
apart as me
and my sweetheart
and thats what makes
me weak at the knees
we can love and hate
we can have all these great debates\
but at the end of the day
when the sheet need to be washed clean
we all know one sound that rings
l... more »
Real Wages Rise Slightly but Remain below Peak for 41st Straight Year
Remember the *Economic Report of the President*? If you've been reading
this blog for at least a year, of course you do. It's where we get our
annual data on real wages (and apparently some other stuff, too). The 2014
edition was released on March 10. As you may recall, I made my first post
on the declining real wage trend through 2011 and was literally the firstperson to notice 2012's further slight decline.
The good news is that, in what is now Table B-15 rather than B-47, real
wages advanced somewhat in 2013, from $294.31 per week (in 1982-84 dollars)
to $295.51, an increase of 0.... more »
OLD IBM LOTUS NOTES R5 COMMERCIAL - "I AM" - Did they know?
On Mar 19, 2014, at 10:55 PM, Denise wrote:
Do you think they knew then what was coming? I woke up after a dream last
night recalling an old commercial from GE or another big company from the
1990s. Couldn't find that one, but this one came up when I searched.
Cannot link, but you can copy into browser. Lotus from IBM "I AM"
commercial. ..
2006
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rRAhCCGb7BY
Peace,
Denice
"I AM, I AM SUPERMAN and I can do anything" a refrain/chant repeated over
and over
who is everywhere (writing)
I am
Who is aware?
I am
who is powerful?
I am
who is human?
I am
... more »
The Return to Morocco: What is, IS.
Good morning everyone I will preface this article by asking for your
indulgence to deal with what will most likely be horrible typing, lol. I
am currently using Nick's computer/laptop.... and his keyboard doesn't like
me much. I"m also sitting outside and the brightness is making it very
difficult to see the screen, so more than likely this will not be the
neatest article I've ever written, lol.
(ps: Nick's spacebar also doesn't like me but I'll try my best to not make
too many runon words!!)
As you probably know by now, my family and I have just returned to Morocco
a few days a... more »
We Are Watching You Rand Paul
Video produced by *B'Man's Revolt*
Chocolate Dipped Marshmallows and Spring Banners- You're Invited Link Up
These link parties are quickly becoming one of my favorite things! I LOVE
seeing what you are all working on and we are so thankful to each of you
that takes the time to link up projects every week! We would love it if you
would link up your projects this week as well, but first, we need to get to
some features from last week. [image: You're invited header 2] As you know,
we each take a week to choose the features, and this week the features come
from Jonie who blogs at Just Between Friends. Hey everyone! I am so excited
to share some of my favorite projects with you as well as pick ... more »
The Supreme Court of Canada has ruled that retroactive changes to parole eligibility brought in by the Harper government are unconstitutional
The Supreme Court of Canada has ruled that retroactive changes to parole
eligibility brought in by the Harper government are unconstitutional.
The top court was the third successive court to find that the March
2011 legislation was in clear breach of the Charter of Rights because it
imposed new punishment on people who had already been tried and sentenced.
The retroactive changes which lengthened the amount of time a
non-violent, first-time offender had to spend behind bars before being
eligible for parole were deemed by the court to be a form of double
jeopardy.
The rul... more »
Business 360 16: ASEAN Economic Community 2016
* This is my article for B360, a monthly business magazine published in
Kathmandu, March 2014 issue.
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The Association of SouthEast Asian Nations (ASEAN) is composed of 10
countries in East Asia -- Thailand, Myanmar, Laos, Cambodia, Viet Nam,
Philippines, Brunei Darussalam, Indonesia, Malaysia and Singapore. It has
a combined population of around 670 million people -- about twice the US
population.
The ASEAN Economic Community (AEC) has been envisioned to be a common space
to facilitate mobility of goods and people markets of the member-countries.
It will officially mat... more »
US-ISRAEL PUSHING 'MISSILE DEFENSE'
Israeli Homeland Security (iHLS) interviews Missile Defense Advocacy
Alliance (MDAA) Chairman Riki Ellison about American and Israeli missile
defense.
Ellison's expertise appears to come from being a former pro-football
linebacker for the San Francisco 49ers where they used to put up defenses
against the 'long bomb'.....other than than I can't figure out why he is
the 'leading citizen proponent' of MD.
The truth is that the aerospace industry needs some kind of 'grassroots'
base to promote MD. Since there is not really any out there the industry
funds Ellison to travel around th... more »
Sound of my Voice
*Sound of my Voice *with Brit Marling
Somewhere in the valley, there is a woman living in a basement. She claims
to be from the future and she’s amassing followers. These people believe
that she will actually lead them to salvation. The FBI say she is
perpetrating a con ..stockpiling weapons and forming a militia.
'Free Speech' and censorship - the debate goes on (outside the mosque)
Do you remember that BBC Three discussion programme, held in a mosque,
which featured a short film of a Muslim drag queen asking the question,
"When will it be right to be Muslim and gay?", before the presenter turned
to the audience and said
We were going to debate that question today, but after speaking to the
Mosque, they have expressed deep concerns with having that discussion
here..so we'll move on to our next question.
before the programme did, indeed, move on to another question without
inviting either the audience or the panel to comment on this act of
censorship?
If yo... more »
Musical Interlude: Moody Blues, “The Voice”
Moody Blues, “The Voice”
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-umqM9R8cnI
What? LOL, after 5 1/2 years and over 24,000 posts I've earned the right to
play a little, lol...
- CP
Energy Econ 16: Electricity and Development
* This is my article in thelobbyist.biz last March 07, 2014.
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Energy is development. It is not possible to develop economically and
socially if a country or economy has little electricity and hence, energy
prices are high and there is frequent brown out.
In many economic literatures, growth in energy use is often used as proxy
or “checking mechanism” for GDP growth as there is a generally one on one
correspondence in energy use and real GDP growth.
A data from the Asian Development Bank (ADB) is very interesting, below.
Countries are grouped into three: Northeast Asia, So... more »
TALKING TO OURSELVES: Whitesplanations of belly-dancing!
*THURSDAY, MARCH 20, 2014*
*Interlude—Salon serves the one percent:* Current progressive messaging is
built around a weird distinction.
Quite correctly, we talk about the power of the one percent. In this way,
we fashion ourselves as part of the 99.
This raises a puzzling question:
How in the world can the one percent maintain so much control over policy
and politics?
In part, we’d say the answer lies with the way we progressive choose to
talk to ourselves. In the process, we help fragment the 99 percent,
obliterating natural bases for unity.
No one performs this service better... more »
PEEK INSIDE THE FAR RIGHT
BBC Newsnight's Gabriel Gatehouse investigates the links between the new
Ukrainian government and Neo-Nazis.
The Hanged Man and the Towers
As the Fool leaves the throne of the Goat God, he comes upon a Tower,
fantastic, magnificent, and familiar. In fact, The Fool, himself, helped
build this Tower back when the most important thing to him was making his
mark on the world and proving himself better than other men. Inside the
Tower, at the top, arrogant men still live, convinced of their rightness.
Seeing the Tower again, the Fool feels as if lightning has just flashed
across his mind; he thought he'd left that old self behind when he started
on this spiritual journey. But he realizes now that he hasn't. He's been
s... more »
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*General Honore and the "Green Army" coming for Sasol hearing ~Theresa
Schmidt*
*Port engages agency in India ~WDSU*
*Russia bans entry to US lawmakers, including La. Sen. Landrieu ~AP, via
WWLTV *
*Still in Rotation: The Big Easy Soundtrack ~Ron Thibodeaux, Midlife
Mixtape*
*French Quarter Fest Releases Full Schedule ~NOLA DEFENDER*
*Uptown Super Sunday 2014 ~WWOZ*
Iraq’s Anbar Council Claims Stability Returned To Ramadi
Fighting continues every day in Iraq’s western Anbar province. Recently
however, the Anbar provincial council has claimed that the city of Ramadi
has become a bastion of stability in an otherwise unstable governorate. Its
talked about the end of military operations in the city, the return of
displaced families and everyday life, and called on Baghdad to send funds
to help the refugees and compensate those that have suffered losses. Those
statements are contradicted by the fact that Ramadi has seen the most
violence in the governorate over the last several weeks.
(*BBC*)
Beginnin... more »
Policy Follies
My experience has made me skeptical. I believe that’s a requirement for
scientists and “herd quitters.” After all, the opposite of skeptical is
gullible.
When sustainability comes up, I’m usually left wondering who’s defined the
criteria. It frequently seems that profitability isn’t part of these
discussions, for example. But there’s no sustainability without profit.
After all, there are easier ways than farming to not make money!
A definition I am most comfortable with describes sustainability as “ …
meet[ing] the needs of the present without compromising the ability of
future ge... more »
Spending our Money like bees harvesting honey
(steve at Newton)
Alison Redford retired yesterday
she was a women
who fought battles
with men
and when the writ was dropped
she rose the top.
So revealing what came then
she thought she was Bill Gates
or Larry Ellison
because on her personal spending
she opened the floodgates/
We want good people in goverment
this is the system established very
well in Singapore
where their goverment and governance
leaves every other looking
like clown throwing coins
down a wishing well.
Everybody knows
Knowledge flows
and Singapore is
on the GPS
but we resit
Lee Quan Yew
because he puts his nation
first... more »
Musical Interlude: Justin Hayward, “Forever Autumn”
Justin Hayward, “Forever Autumn”
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bU0_BOSgyRs
This song, at 31:00, is from Jeff Wayne's wonderful "War of the Worlds",
narrated by Richard Burton. The full album is here:
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jFPIDCk8FIs
Students Occupy the Legislature, Roundup and Linkfest
English language liveblog from inside. Just heard over 20,000 down there
tonight. Much fear there will be police violence against the protesters.
Thousands now out supporting the students, with students from universities
all over Taiwan coming up to join them and to rally outside the legislature
to support them. Even the KMT paper said 20,000 rallied there on Wednesday
night. My Facebook and email are overwhelmed with pictures, etc. Really an
amazing moment in Taiwan's history. Dafydd Fell explained in the Taipei
Times today....
Over the past six years pressure has been building up... more »
A form of madness
I always enjoy The Life Scientific. I wasn’t even put off by the episode
where the subject turned out to be a prominent anti-Israel campaigner as
well as an eminent scientist. Well, I was a bit, and I probably learned to
be even more distrustful than I already was.
Anne Glover
Anyway, I listened to the delightful Anne Glover, professor of molecular
and cell biology at Aberdeen University amongst other things, and one thing
in particular resonated with me, and stayed in my mind. The strap line to her
episode states: “Opposing GM crops is a form of madness”
Her expertise is in the... more »
Musical Interlude: Justin Hayward, John Lodge, “This Morning”
Justin Hayward, John Lodge, “This Morning”
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ImN3OpvI1l8
Music should make you *feel*...
Musical Interlude: Justin Hayward and John Lodge, “I Dreamed Last Night”
Justin Hayward and John Lodge, “I Dreamed Last Night”
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3C9DHVeuXH0
Possible next steps for Russia after Crimea ? Might not necessarily be the Eastern or Southern Regions in Ukraine ......
Estonia Next? Russia "Signals Concern" For Its Citizens In The Baltic
Republic
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- European Union
- Joe Biden
- Kazakhstan
- Latvia
- Lithuania
- Newspaper
- Reuters
- Ukraine
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Amid the growing Crimea crisis, Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania - which like
Ukraine were all parts of the old Soviet Union and have very significant
concentrations of ethnic Russian-speaking citizens - have expressed growing
apprehension over Moscow's intentions. As R... more »
Full Blown Paranoia
Commentators are lining up to praise Jim Flaherty. Andrew Coyne is not
among them. Under Flaherty, he writes, budgets ceased to have much meaning.
They became masterpieces of obfuscation:
Under Flaherty, not only did budgets cease to be budgets — now they are
Economic Action Plans — but they ceased to mean much of anything.
The budget and the estimates are not only expressed on different accounting
systems, but parliamentarians are provided with no means of reconciling the
two. Actual departmental spending, as recorded in the public accounts,
routinely bears no resemblance to ei... more »
Could Lindsey Graham Lose to a Democrat?
The South Caolina Senate race may be more of a tossup than anyone realizes.
With Patty Murray, the architect of the DSCC's stunning series of victories
in 2012, having turned over the reins of the committee to one of the
Senate's weakest, lamest and least capable members, Michael Bennet, there
are ominous signs ominously pointing to the possibility that Democrats will
narrowly lose the Senate this year. The hackish executive director, Guy
Cecil, who totally controls Bennet has vetoed DSCC involvement on behalf of
grassroots progressives in races in South Dakota and Maine and Senate... more »
Singing & Music Were Given To Man - A Discourse by Peter Deunov
*Singing and music are given man as a method of transforma**tion of
energies*.
Music plays in Nature the role of a transformer. Music is a transformer not
only for man but also for the whole of Nature.
The occult science recommends singing as a method of transformation of
negative energies into positive.
Music uplifts the vibrations of human organism and on the other hand,
revives the vital energies. Knowing the power and action of music upon the
organism man should sing in all life conditions – being sick or healthy,
during difficulties, trials, sufferings.
When sic... more »
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*Saturated fat 'ISN'T bad for your heart': Major study questions decades of
dietary advice*
Guidelines urging people to avoid ‘unhealthy’ fat to stave off heart
disease are wrong, according to a major study.
After decades of advice on the harm done by saturated fat such as butter,
scientists have found no evidence of a link with heart problems.
A ‘mega’ study which analysed a huge amount of existing data also said
so-called healthy polyunsaturated fats, such as sunflower oil, had no
general effect on the risk of heart disease.
In contrast, a dairy fat called margaric acid ‘signifi... more »
Parody or parody of parody
I must say I wasn’t as impressed by the much lauded W1A last night as I’d
hoped to be. It wasn’t that the acting was any less sharp or the characters
any less truly parodic. But there was one weakness that spoiled the whole
thing and made me think of mirrors of infinity.
What if the writers of W1A were in fact the creation of another set of
writers, sitting round the table at a script meeting and having a creative
brainstorming whilst creating writers sitting round the table having a
creative brainstorming about the script of W1A.
Let’s imagine the writers discussing their idea ... more »
Music: The Language of Creation by Omraam Mikhael Aivanhov
*Music* - the language of creation and its creatures
"Running streams, gushing springs, the falling rain, roaring torrents, the
ceaseless motion of oceans and seas, the sound of the wind blowing, of
leaves rustling, of insects chirping and birds singing… everything in
nature is music. And from the dawn of time, it is this natural music that
has awakened and sustained human beings’ feeling for music. It has prompted
them to express themselves through an instrument or through song, to evoke
the important moments of their life, to express their love, their joys and
their sorrows. T... more »
Fukushima nuclear debacle update March 20 , 2014 -- An absolute shocker and should be a government rocking scandal ( assuming anyone in Japan gives a damn ! ) KPFA in Japan: I’ve learned over 800 people have disappeared from Fukushima plant — “May have been killed or died during work” — “Government actually in business with the Yakuza” !
http://enenews.com/kpfa-in-japan-ive-learned-over-800-people-missing-from-fukushima-plant-they-may-have-been-killed-or-died-during-work-govt-is-actually-in-business-with-the-yakuza-audio
KPFA
Flashpoints, Mar. 10, 2014 (*at 3:00 in*):
*Steve Zeltzer, reporting from Japan*: One of the things I learned in
Osaka
from the president of the day laborers is that many of the day laborers
being brought into the plant, they’re not being registered and they’re
disappearing. There were over 800 day laborers who have disappeared from
contact by the union, which means they may have been killed or d... more »
Gold and Silver News and views - March 20 , 2014 -- Not surprisingly , on the FOMC Meeting Announcement Day , gold and silver take a tumble ! Ed Steer's daily report , numerous news and views items touching on the precious metals !
http://www.caseyresearch.com/gsd/edition/india-allows-more-banks-to-import-gold-in-easing-of-curbs
¤ YESTERDAY IN GOLD & SILVER
Yesterday's trading session in gold turned out pretty much as I talked
about in *The Wrap* yesterday, except for the fact that I thought that
JPMorgan *et al* would hit the gold price harder on the Fed news, but they
didn't. But it was still a lousy day nonetheless.
The CME Group recorded the high and low ticks as $1,360.20 and $1,327.80 in
the April contract.
The gold price closed in New York yesterday at $1,330.60 spot, down $24.90
from Tuesday's close. ... more »
Ukraine situation March 20 , 2014 State of Play -- • Crimea 'self defence' militia on Wednesday stormed Ukrainian military facilities • Moscow has approved annexation of strategic peninsula • EU leaders meeting in Brussels to discuss response to Russian seizure of Crimea • Splits have emerged in Europe over whether annexation should trigger sanctions • Barack Obama has ruled out military intervention in Ukraine • Ukraine plans war games with US and UK though no confirmation from London
*Latest*
*12.04 *Here's a fuller report from* Reuters* on this morning's UN human
rights meeting in Geneva, where Ukraine's ambassador to the organisation
has warned that Russia is planning further incursions into Moscow-leaning
parts of the country:
*Russia may be preparing a further military incursion to Ukrainian
territory, Ukraine's ambassador to the United Nations in Geneva told UN
diplomats on Thursday.*
*"There are indications that Russia is on its way to unleash a full blown
military intervention in Ukraine's east and south," ambassador Yurii
Klymenko said at a briefing on ... more »
ATMS purposely left wide open and exposed by two thirds of the banks in the world ( as of April 8 , 2014 ) ..... So , the Banks are leaving their ATMS open to hacking globally ( how did that work for bitcoin , leaving a security open for hackers ? ) This is happening just as Ukraine wobbles toward a possible war of some type involving Russia ( Nato dragged in perhaps ) ....... And as we suddenly decide today to freeze diplomatic relations with Syria for no particular reason and quite curious timing ( did I mention there's a missing jet plan - a 770 Boeing jumbo jet ? )
Catharsis Ours - 6 hours ago
ATMs Open to Hacking
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- Bank of America
- Citigroup
- Federal Reserve
- goldman sachs
- Goldman Sachs
- Housing Bubble
- JPMorgan Chase
- Morgan Stanley
- Wells Fargo
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Computer programs are obsolete before they even get put on the market and
it’s been that way for years now. There’s also the added bonus of actually
making sure that the buyers keep buying and always want the latest.
Obsolesce... more »
"What Is There To Fight For?"
"Life is a beautiful, magnificent thing, even to a jellyfish. The trouble
is you won't fight. You've given up. But there's something just as
inevitable as death. And that's life. Think of the power of the universe-
turning the Earth, growing the trees. That's the same power within you- if
you'll only have the courage and the will to use it."
- Charlie Chaplin,
Calvero's answer to Terry's question: "What is there to fight for?" in
“Limelight”, (1952)
Musical Interlude,1968:“Classical Gas”, “Love is Blue”
Mason Williams, “Classical Gas”
- http://www.youtube.com/
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Paul Mauriat, “Love is Blue”
- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rjsNNcsUNzE
Malaysia Airlines 370 Mystery - Day thirteen , March 20 , 2014 -- Possible debris sighting ( unconfirmed presently ) by way of satellite .... Alleged debris comprised of two objects in the south corridor ( which seems to be the focus rather than the northern corridor ) .... Press Conference from the Malaysian Transport Minister - focusing upon debris observed , search efforts , care of / concern for family members
http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/mar/20/mh370-two-possible-objects-may-have-been-found-in-australian-search-zone
13m ago
Here’s a summary of the latest developments:
*• Australia’s maritime search agency is focusing all of its resources on
finding two objects picked up on satellite images that they believe could
be related to the missing Malaysia Airlines plane.* One of the objects is
said to around 24 metres (79ft) long.
*• Australia has despatched four search planes and two ships to the area. *So
far there’s has been no word on the results of those searches. A US search
fligh... more »
Toronto to Pond Inlet is the same distance as Toronto to Vancouver
About 3300 km – but to Vancouver you go west and to Pond Inlet you go north.
Canada is a very big country!!!
Putting character in issue is not a condition precedent to having a prior criminal record admitted
*R. v. Lepine*, 2013 NWTCA 8 is a source for the proposition that while
putting character in issue is relevant to a Corbett application such is not
a condition precedent to having a prior criminal record admitted. The Court
holds:
[6] The leading case is *R v Corbett* 1988 CanLII 80 (SCC),
[1988] 1 SCR 670, 85 NR 81, 41 CCC (3d) 385 in which six judges took part.
Dickson C.J.C. wrote a judgment in which two others concurred. LaForest J.
dissented, but Dickson C.J.C. agreed (para 49) “with the discretion
recognized by the reasons of LaForest J.”. That judge emphasized t... more »
Our Men in Kiev: Fascist Goons Beat TV Executive
In one of the more amazing pieces of raw stupidity - quite an achievement
as of late - members of the US backed coup installed government in Kiev
burst into the office of a Ukranian TV executive and filmed themselves beating
him. Oleksandr Panteleymono acting CEO of the First National TV channel was
set upon by goons from the extremist Svoboda party, one of the fascist,
neo-Nazi, anti-Semite infested coalition members of the western installed
puppet regime of Arseniy Yatsenyuk and brutalized into signing his
resignation. At least three of the thugs are allegedly members of the
une... more »
"How It Really Is"
The purest love there is... and like Will Rogers said,
"If there are no dogs in Heaven, then when I die I want to go where they
went."
Me too, Will, me too... - CP
Spring officially arrives at 12:57 p.m. Thursday
Oh yes, very Springlike!!!!
Chile: A Flying Object As Large as Two Soccer Stadiums
*Source: Planeta UFO and Terra
Peruhttp://noticias.terra.com.pe/internacional/ovni-en-chile-organismo-estatal-dice-que-fenomeno-es-realDate:
03.18.2014*
*Chile: A Flying Object As Large as Two Soccer Stadiums*
*By Ricardo Francino Saldivia*
*The UFO seen at the El Yeso Reservoir was twice the size of the National
Stadium.*
The photo of an alleged UFO in Chile has left more than one viewer startled
after that country’s Comité de Estudios de Fenómenos Aéreos Anomalos
(CEFAA) confirmed its authenticity.
The image was taken in the area known as El Yeso Reservoir by a Venezuelan
co... more »
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*Déjà Vu All Over Again: UN Climate Talks In Bonn Fail*
The latest round of UN Climate Talks in Bonn have failed with the usual
lack of trust between the parties.
The UN Climate Circus met in Bonn, Germany last week, though with the
exception of dedicated Green news outlets and blogs the whole event passed
with no main stream media attention, such is the state of global warming
fear fatigue these days.
The divisions are along the usual lines of who will cut emissions and by
how much, the lack of contributions from the so called rich countries to
the Green Climate Fund and Loss and... more »
President Barack Obama & Ayatollah Khamenei: You Will Both Fall To Ashes Along With The Zionist Terrorists
*President Obama and Ayatollah Khamenei: You Will Both Fall To Ashes Along
With The Zionist Terrorists. *
In his *2013 Nowruz message*, President Barack Obama, aka the Curse Upon
Humanity, made some wonderful statements, and some statements that were not
so wonderful.
Reflecting on Iran's supposed isolation in the international community, *Obama
said*, "Every day that you are cut off from us is a day we’re not working
together, building together, innovating together — and building a future of
peace and prosperity that is at the heart of this holiday." Good words, no
doubt. But, ne... more »
“First Glimpse of Big Bang Ripples From Universe's Birth”
*“First Glimpse of Big Bang Ripples From Universe's Birth”*
by Lisa Grossman
“Waves in the very fabric of the cosmos are allowing us to peer further
back in time than anyone thought possible, showing us what was happening in
the first slivers of a second after the big bang. If confirmed, the
discovery of these primordial waves will have rippling effects throughout
science. It backs up key predictions for how the universe began and
operates, and offers a glimmer of hope for tying together two foundational
theories of modern physics. It might even net the discoverers a Nobel prize.
... more »
ONE HAND AND HIS MOTHER
Christmas 1990 was approaching and I had shopping to do.
Mo, my middle aged driver, wasn’t smiling. I could tell, as I could see a
tense little mouth in my vehicle’s front mirror. It was the late afternoon
rush-hour and I had asked him to stop on a very busy street called Jalan
Katedral, a street which has Jakarta’s main mosque on one side and its
cathedral on the other. I had spotted something strange. Seated at the
roadside with his rough featured, peasanty mum, and a plump baby, was a boy
aged about six. The boy had no hair and no shoes. Even worse, he had no
trousers and one o... more »
“Dmitry Orlov: Collapse and Systemic Failure at All Levels Coming to U.S.”
*“Dmitry Orlov:*
* Collapse and Systemic Failure at All Levels Coming to U.S.”*
By Greg Hunter’s USAWatchdog.com
“Dmitry Orlov is a Russian blogger who writes about the parallel between
the U.S and the USSR. Orlov lived through the financial collapse of the
Soviet Union in the early 1990’s, and he thinks the U.S. is on the same
trajectory. Orlov contends, “The trajectory is defined by this sort of
incompetent militarism where more and more money results in bigger and
bigger military fiascos around the world and less and less of actual
foreign policy that can be pursued or articulate... more »
Do the British have a deterrent against Russia
Do the British have a deterrent against Russia, what would Britain do? Is
Putin using 'salami tactics'.
Yes, Prime Minister always was prescient.
Syria's Recent Victories Betray Last Year's WMD Lies
*Image: Syrian forces have made irreversible gains across the country
against foreign-backed militants. Such gains began long before the August
2013 "chemical weapons attack" in Damascus - exposing thepivotal event as
not only a false-flag attack carried out by the West and its proxies, but
as a result of not Syrian desperation, but rather Western desperation. **March
20, 2014* (Tony Cartalucci - LD) - Since the beginning of 2013, Syrian
troops had begun an irreversible push to take back territory overrun by
foreign-backed militants, including along Syria's borders with Lebano... more »
11 Apps To Help You Be GMO Free
Are you eating GMO Free? Yep, there's an app for that! Actually, there are
11 Apps that can help you avoid GMOs. Add Fooducate to the list in this
article and that makes 11! Happy GMO Free eating!
*READ MORE and get the links HERE:*
*http://www.nanny.net/blog/10-iphone-apps-to-help-keep-you-eating-gmo-free/*
#gmofree #phoneapps #gmo #boycottGMOs #BUYCOTT #TrueFood #ShopNoGMO
#GMOChecker #ipiit #ChemicalMaze #FruitChecker #NonGMOProjectShoppingGuide
*Source:*
*GMO Free USA*
Social contracts - they're so-o-o last century
According to lawyers for the Attorney General fighting the class-action
suit filed by six Afghanistan veterans, the social contract Prime Minister
Robert Borden promised to Canadian Armed Forces and their families just
before Canadian soldiers went off to Vimy Ridge in 1917 was just a
politician talking so they are under no particular obligation to honour it.
Good to know.
Federal government response, BC Supreme Court,* Page 17 :*
"The defendant further pleads that at no time in Canada's history has any
alleged "social contract" or "social covenant" having the attributes
plea... more »
Redford Resigns
It just seemed like it would be an interesting day this morning when I left
for work. And it was....the first day of a new shift, a pleasant discovery
of a recording of all 6 of Bach's Brandenburg Concertos by I Barrochisti, a
nice spring dump of snow continuing on as I type this, a mere few hours
before the (supposedly first day of Spring. But the biggest surprise of
the day was undoubtedly the news of the resignation of Premier Allison
Redford.
Now without being too partisan here, I can say I'm not particularly
surprised or upset. I had a feeling it might come to this what wit... more »
2013 Film Roundup, Part 1: The Oscars and the Year in Review
(I'm
further behind than usual on my annual post-Oscar film roundup, a
pre-blog tradition I'll be tweaking after this edition. But here's part
one in the meantime.)
2013 was a good year for film. Fare for adults was plentiful and
varied. The comic book movies and other would-be blockbusters were
mostly decent yet unexceptional, but Gravity was a cut far above in
terms of spectacle popcorn
Thursday Linkage
With Crimea’s secession and accession drama still unfolding, we wait with
baited breath about whether we will bear witness to yet another war
(Kimberly Marten’s post on the Monkey Cage is sobering). Sure hard to
believe that Steven Pinker is right with Syria blazing, the Central Africa
Republic aflame, and Ukraine and Russia poised for
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Alternative Universe
I read today an AP article that was surely written about an alternative
universe:
Fishing Industry in Japan Recovers from 2011 Tsunami. By E. Kurtenbach and
E. Wang (2014, Mar 19), The Arizona Republic, A18
The article covers the challenges to, and 'recovery' of, fishing in
northeastern Japan. For example:
[excerpted] Businesses throughout Japan's northeastern Tohoku region face a
reality tv show's worth of obstacles to setting up shop: from shortages of
financing and construction workers and materials, to lengthy delays in
administrative approvals and overburdened transport netw... more »
Haslam Fiddles with Vouchers and More Tests While Tennesseans Go Without Health Care
Is school privatization really more important than keeping the most
vulnerable citizens from having access to health care? What would it cost
the State of Tennessee to say Yes to expanded Medicaid under the Affordable
Care Act? Nothing, except the wrath of the billionaires.
*The Daily Show*
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New Dem Colleen Hanabusa-- Fighting On The Wrong Side Of The Minimum Wage Battle… As Usual
I have no idea why, but corrupt conservative New Dem Colleen Hanabusa has
me on her mailing list. Usually I just delete all the EMILY's
List-generated spam she sends out, but this morning I opened one because
"minimum wage" was in the subject line. A consistent shill for Big Business
and K Street lobbyists, I wanted to see if she was using Republican talking
points in her argument. As it turned out, she claimed to be in favor of
raising the minimum wage-- just not as much as any other Democrats!
President Obama and the Senate Dems are willing to settle for $10.10 an
hour, which i... more »
17 Tips For Spring
[image: Eco-friendly tips for spring.]*Spring is HERE!*Welcome to the first
day of Spring!! I'll bet that you thought it would never get here, right? I
had my doubts! But it's here and it's time for our annual spring tips and
ideas.
*If you're moving into Autumn instead of Spring, you might be interested in
Eco-Friendly Tips For Autumn.*
Eco-Friendly Tips for Spring
1. Spring is traditionally a time to tackle those big cleaning jobs.
Instead of using toxic chemicals, opt for more earth-friendly cleansers.
Check out How to Make a Non-Toxic Cleaning Kit for ideas and rec... more »
Lamar W. Hankins : Both Democrats and Republicans have it wrong
Once the Republicans tried to wrest back welfare reform as a political
issue from Clinton, it was a race to see who could pander most successfully
to the electorate. By Lamar W. Hankins | The Rag Blog | March 19, …
finish reading Lamar W. Hankins :
Both Democrats and Republicans have it wrong
NATO's "Mystery Gunmen" Seek to Strengthen Kiev Regime's Hand
*Image: Provoking a confrontation with Russia allows the West to furtherarm
and aid the regime in Kiev - not against a military conflict it has nohope
of winning against Moscow, but against the inevitable uprising itfaces from
the Ukrainian people. Nazi thugs were able to blitz theelected government
out of power, but will not be able to hold on withoutextensive Western
aid. **March 20, 2014 *(Tony Cartalucci-NEO) - In yet another attempt to
widen the confrontation between Russia, Crimea, and the Western-backed
regime in Kiev, snipers have opened fire on both Ukrainian and Crimea... more »
march 19, 2003: don't call it a failure. it was a huge success for so many.
Eleven years ago today, the US invaded Iraq.
This unprovoked invasion of another country that had not threatened the
United States was justified by the pretense of finding weapons of mass
destruction (which the US knew did not exist), and as payback for 9/11
(which the US knew Iraq had no part in), and by of ridding the world of
Saddam Hussein (who was trained and financed by the US). Many such
rationales were advanced, including a Christian crusade against Muslims.
None of the stated rationales for the invasion mentioned the massive
profiteering that would reap trillions in profits... more »
Lowongan Kerja Apoteker Di Surabaya April 2014 Terbaru
Lowongan
Kerja Apoteker Di Surabaya April 2014 Terbaru - mungkin anda adalah
salah satu orang yang telah bekerja tapi anda inginkan adalah pekerjaan
di perusahaan baru karena perusahaan anda yang sekarang sudah anda rasa
tidak cocok atau habis masa kerja, anda bisa mencoba melamar kerja ke pt
UNITED DICO CITAS jika anda sudah berpengalaman kerja sebagai apoteker
penanggung jawab minimal 1 tahun
China update March 19 , 2014 -- The Chinese Yuan Is Collapsing and the wealthy are cashing out offshore luxury homes for cash .....
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Dollar Surges, Chinese Yuan Plunges In FOMC AftermathSubmitted by Tyler
Durden on 03/20/2014 - 07:16
In the aftermath of yesterday's key market event, the FOMC's $10 billion
tapering and elimination of QE with "*QualG*", not to mention the "dots"
and the 6 month period, the USD has been on fire against all key pairs,
with the EURUSD sliding below 1.38, a 150 pip move in one day which should
at least give Mario Draghi some comfort, but more importantly sending the
USDJPY soaring to 102.500 even as US equity futures, and not to mention the
Nikkei which... more »
Government Agency Warns If 9 Substations Are Destroyed, The Power Grid Could Be Down For 18 Months .......
Government Agency Warns If 9 Substations Are Destroyed, The Power Grid
Could Be Down For 18 Months
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Submitted by Tyler Durden on 03/19/2014 20:49 -0400
- New York Stock Exchange
- Reality
- Wall Street Journal
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*Submitted by Michael Snyder of The Economic Collapse blog,*
What would you do if the Internet or the power grid went down for over a
year? Our key infrastructure, including the Internet and the power grid,
is far more vulnerable than most people would dare to imagine. These days,
most people simply take for granted th... more »
The Sandy Hook HOAX! A Great List Of Sandy Hook "Oddities"
As I have said many times, as more important information presents itself
that exposes the fraud of the Sandy Hook "shooting" I would present it here
at this blog for everyone to see.... It is a fact now that most people are
finally waking up to the fact that Sandy Hook was indeed a criminal
operation, which has both the criminals behind the operation, and the
disinformation agents out there trying to discredit any researchers,
reeling!
I came across the following article from a fellow real truth seeker,
"SoldierofYah" that writes the great blog, Truthseeker Archive, at
www.truthsee... more »
More kudos for Bryan Cranston's portrayal of LBJ -- but the "Edith Bunker"-ing of Lady Bird J is no sale
*No shrinking violet she*: *Al Kamen reports that former LBJ chief of staff
Jim Jones "said there was a scene where Johnson dismissed [Lady Bird] with
a curse -- which he said 'would never happen.' "*
*by Ken*
Since I devoted a post last week ("Bryan Cranston as LBJ, according to
people who worked with him") to Al Kamen's WaPo "In the Loop" item "Bryan
Cranston gets two thumbs up from LBJ staffers" ("Like Walter White’s epic
transformation from meek family man to unrepentant meth lord, Bryan
Cranston transforms so completely into President Lyndon B. Johnson that for
those who actu... more »
Costa Rican Car
What an exhausting day.
Got up super early to drive to Cuyahoga Falls, OH, to buy our new car for
Costa Rica. Had to go to the bank there first to get a cashiers check and
deposit money to get this check. A simply transaction ended up taking an
hour as they could not figure out the transaction since I was getting a
check made out from me and not the business to the dealership. Super
frustrating. We then got to the dealership (finally) and that transaction
seemed to take much longer than necessary as well, but finally, drove off
with our new Nissan Xterra. Stopped for lunch at a... more »
HOW TO AVOID COLLAPSE?
According to a new scientific study funded by NASA, modern civilization is
heading for collapse within a matter of decades. In the study,
mathematicians used theoretical models to predict what will happen to the
industrialized world over the course of the next century. And they found
that even with conservative estimates, the Earth is headed down a very
tumultuous path. RT's Ameera David reports.
Not Just Another Word (for nothing left to lose)
Note: The following is a guest post from Mlada Bukovansky, Professor of
Government at Smith College. The word freedom has to come into it, when
speaking of the Ukraine crisis. It has become exceptionally difficult to
use that term without wincing in the post-Bush era, but still I think it
needs to be said. I
Continue reading
Libya updates March 19 , 2014 -- UN imposes sanctions on vessels involved in illegal oil exports .... Former Interior Ministry Undersecretary kidnapped ...... Air Force chief says he is still in post ...... Thinni holds first cabinet meeting in Ghat ..... Sebha camp handover claimed – and disputed
UN imposes sanctions on vessels involved in
illegal oil exports
*Tripoli, 19 March 2014*:
The UN Security Council today voted unanimously to adopt a resolution
condemning attempts to illicitly export oil from Libya and imposing
sanctions on any vessels attempting to do so.
The move came after the tanker *Morning Glory* successfully loaded a
shipment of crude oil from Sidra oil export terminal, which has been under
the control of a group of federalists operating under Ibrahim Jadhran since
August last year. The tanker escaped a naval blockade to sail into
international waters but, w... more »
China items of note - March 17 , 2013 ..... Yuan Tumbles To 11-Month Lows As China Home Price Growth Slows ..... "Putin Did The Right Thing" Says Marc Faber, But Fears China Implications More ...... China and gold related news items !
Catharsis Ours - 19 hours ago
Yuan Tumbles To 11-Month Lows As China Home Price Growth Slows
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Submitted by Tyler Durden on 03/17/2014 22:21 -0400
- Bond
- Capital Markets
- Carry Trade
- China
- Copper
- Hong Kong
- Morgan Stanley
- Price Action
- Real estate
- Shadow Banking
- Volatility
- Yuan
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It would appear that the widening of the daily trading bands (we discussed
last night) are having a directional effect on USDCNY as the devaluation
continues on the back of forced carry-trade unwinds. *At 6.19, CNY is its
wea... more »
A Defence of #NoMakeUpSelfieForCancer
Another good cause. Another charity stunt exploiting social media. If
you're unfamiliar with #NoMakeUpSelfieForCancer, it's pretty
self-explanatory. Post a "bare" selfie of your face to the social media
platform of your choice and make a donation to Cancer Research UK.
Theoretically, friends in your timeline/feed will see it, do the same, and
so on. As viral campaigns go, it's been a success with the charity reporting
a surge in donations. It's very clever and raised a bag of cash. Great
stuff, right?
Not a few Twitter celebs have written about the problematic character of
the ini... more »
Who Can Tolerate Bill Gates and His Ignorance and Apathy for Another Minute???
http://theindignantteacher.wordpress.com/2014/03/19/the-indignant-teacher-can-no-longer-tolerate-bill-gates-ignorance-and-apathy/Filed
under: SHAUN JOHNSON, PHD: Musings from the Chalk Face
KavKaz confirms the death of Dokku Umarov
*Caucasus Emirate's Emir Dokku Abu Usman martyred, Insha'Allah. Obituary*
Dokku Abu Usman (Dokku Umarov) went to jihad in 1994, as soon as he learned
about the invasion of Chechnya by Russian troops. He gave up his lucrative
business in Russia and returned home.
Since then, Dokku Abu Usman was forced to leave Chechnya for several months
only once, at the beginning of 2000 due to a severe wound. After treatment,
he returned home and continued the Jihad.
After the first Russian-Chechen war of 1994-96, Ichkerian President Aslan
Maskhadov appointed Dokku Umarov Secretary of the Securit... more »
Somebody Had to Punch the Bully
Barack Obama is going to Europe and America is going to Hell. Still
smarting over the audacity of the newest devil of *The Homeland* Russian
leader Vladimir Putin's pretty much telling Barry and the boys to go and
fuck themselves and annexing Crimea despite the empty threats and howls of
protestation from the political class El Presidente is soon to be on his
way across the pond to meet with the heads of US client states over the
next move. You have to give it to the man, he never gives up and never
learns from his mistakes, January 2017 cannot possibly get here soon enough
provid... more »
Interplanetary Phenomenon Unit Summary - July 22, 1947
The other night as I was cursing the cable I blundered into another of
those UFO programs filled with hysterical narration and a belief that
nearly every outrageous claim is based in reality. In this case they were
talking about the Interplanetary Phenomenon Unit as if the documentation
existed to prove that the Army had, at one time, investigated UFOs under
that unit title. They flashed some documentation but in today’s world with
nearly everyone and her brother creating UFO documents for fun and profit
you would think that a little caution would be called for. But there was
reall... more »
Ukraine: Chess Piece For Global Power
Source: THElNFOWARRlOR.
Timber!!
[image: Courtesy of Michael Green Architecture]
*Courtesy of Michael Green Architecture*
Sure, you can build a multi-story timber building if you want to. That’s
two concepts above. And here’s a design for one in Stockholm:
[image: C. F. Møller designs world's tallest wooden skyscraper]
Here’s another concept, for somewhere in the US, by architect Michael
Charters:
You can even head here to watch time-lapse videos of the construction of
this one, in Prince George, Canada.
In 2011, this was the world’s largest timber apartment block, Bridport
House in
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*Louisiana to have more than $2 billion in coastal restoration work built
or under construction by 2015, official says ~Mark Schleifstein*
*New Orleans by Streetlight ~David Gonzalez*
Alan Grayson: GutsPAC
This week, Alan Grayson opened a leadership PAC, GutsPAC. You can contribute
to it here, but let me warn you, it cannot accept more than $5,000 per year
from any individual. He plans to use it to help elect other progressives to
Congress. I asked him a couple of quick questions:
Q: What will you be doing with that leadership PAC, donating to Steve
Israel so you can rise in the House leadership?
A: Well, here are some things I won’t be doing: spending 145 times as much
on legal fees as on candidate support, as Rep. Michele Bachmann did in the
first half of 2013. Paying my spouse ov... more »
Robert Sharlet : Jim Retherford, the ‘Man in a Red Devil Suit’
Jim has been a fearless New Left editor, a political performance artist,
part of a guerrilla theater troupe, and has worked with some of the
legendary figures of the ’60s. By Robert Sharlet | The Rag Blog | February
19, … finish reading Robert Sharlet :
Jim Retherford, the ‘Man in a Red Devil Suit’
True Torah Jews Runs Radio Ads Against Israeli Draft
True Torah Jews March 18, 2014
March 12, 2014 will unfortunately go down in history as a black day for
Orthodox Jewry, the day when the Israeli government finally passed their
law to forcibly draft Orthodox youth into their army. Starting in 2017,
Jews refusing the draft for religious reasons will be sent to jail. But
this is no time to sit and mourn. We must wake up from our shock and shake
up the world with an outcry of protest. Orthodox Jewry has already shown in
the case of the law mandating the drafting of girls (in 1954) that even
after the decree passed the Knesset, it rem... more »
iBookstore Sans Nipples
Some will say that a picture paints a thousand words, and that book jackets
sell books.
The Deric Longden ebooks we have published which feature cute kittens on
their covers have sold better than those without the cats and with just
Deric on their jackets. This is despite these some of these catless books
having won film and writing awards. We now actually fear that we have made
the mistake on his latest jacket, ‘Radio Times: Take 1.’ in that we haven't
put a cute kitten on the jacket.
Apple belief that a jacket image can also be offensive, inappropriate and
they continue to impo... more »
A misleading statement on 'Newsnight'
*Newsnight *reported from the Central African Republic last night.
The conflict there had a pretty clear trajectory in its early days - a
trajectory most news organisations reported at the time. It was summed up
by the *Telegraph*'s Mike Pflanz last November:
*Who is fighting whom now, and why?*
Armed Muslim units drawn from the Seleka rebel alliance that seized power
in March have defied the new president’s demands that they disarm, and have
continued the rampage they began before their successful coup. They have
targeted mostly Christian civilians, murdering, raping, torturing an... more »
“Democracy? Forget About It...”
*“Democracy? Forget About It...” *
by Bill Bonner
“They say we have violated international law. At least they remember about
international law – better late than never.” – Vladimir Putin, talking
about US and the West.
“Once again, world politics dominate the news. The Crimea drama is over...
finished... done. The Russians did what you would expect. So did the
Crimeans. Crimea has voted overwhelmingly to join Russia. And the markets
seem to be celebrating. The US stock market, as measured by the Dow, rose
88 points yesterday. Gold – the antidote to crises of all sorts – dropped
$... more »
Christy Cluck Cluck Clark Versus Jack Mintz And The LNG Energy Companies(who made who)
*Written by Grant G*
In the run-up to British Columbia`s 2013 provincial election Christy Clark
told the electorate, told the world and told the foxes(multi-national
energy companies) that LNG was a $trillion dollar golden egg that would fix
all of BC`s fiscal and economic woes, Christy was quite specific, a dozen
LNG plants, BC would receive 5 times the North American price(Henry Hub
pricing) from Japan..
My how times change...
If British Columbia who owns our natural gas resources wants to get 4 to 5
times the North American price for natural gas we must build our own
Briti... more »
O’Reilly and Maddow go Malaysian!
*WEDNESDAY, MARCH 19, 2014*
*Not all that slowly they turn:* On Monday night, Bill O’Reilly was saying
he just couldn’t do it.
Despite the high ratings the topic produces, he wasn’t going to spend his
time speculating about the Malaysian airplane mystery.
“As far as I'm concerned, I can't do it. I just can't,” he told Bernie
Goldberg, after noting the high degree of speculation involved in ongoing
cable coverage of the missing airplane.
“I told a bunch of people,” O’Reilly said. “I said, I can only do stories
grounded in reality. I cannot do, ‘Well, maybe this happened,’ you know... more »
The truth is out: money is just an IOU
THIS is a must read article!!! The Truth IS out!!!! This is transparency
in it's finest moment in the financial world and in the eyes of the general
public: Money is just an IOU.
The following is an article by The Guardian News Paper, and a pdf copy of
the original document that this article is based upon.
This is a revelation of epic proportions coming directly from withIN the
banking industry, from the Bank of England itself. Of course, this isn't
the "whole" truth, and really it is just barely scratching the surface, BUT
is is a huge piece of the puzzle. WE know all of thi... more »
How Many Anti-Pelosi Candidates Has Steve Israel Recruited This Year?
It's a dirty little secret that Hoyer and his corrupt, conservative allies
in the House Democratic caucus forced Nancy Pelosi to appoint Long Island
"ex"-Blue Dog and model of Wall Street corruption, Steve Israel as DCCC
chairman. We've mentioned a few times how Israel's "strategy" mathematically
guarantees that the Republicans can never lose the majority in the House,
or at least not while he is DCCC Chair. Aside from only naming 16
Red-to-Blue candidates (when the Dems need a net of 17 red-to-blue wins),
Israel has made a deal with the NRCC to not target any senior Republicans, ... more »
His Highness Stephen Harper does not answer questions
Inconsiderate reporters waste the time of His Majesty Stephen Harper.
Following video speaks volumes about Harper's attitude. He is accountable
to no one. It is a shame. Who would have thought that we will have
dictatorship in Canada.
The Realist Report - Eric Hunt: Jewish Gas Chamber Hoax
On this edition of *The Realist Report*, we'll be joined by Eric Hunt. Eric
and I will be discussing his films *The Last Days of the Big Lie* and *The
Jewish Gas Chamber Hoax*.
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:
- *The Jewish Gas Chamber Hoax*
- *The Last Days of the Big Lie*
- *One Third of the Holocaust*
- *What is the "Holocaust" story really all about? - John Friend*
- *1.2m killed at Auschwitz in just one day - ... more »
One Woman Blockade: Cheyenne River Hero Halts Megaload
Joye
Braun: NO! to fat takers, halts megaload to oilfields
By Brenda Norrell
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EAGLE BUTTE, S.D. -- A Cheyenne River Lakota woman turned a megaload
around today, saying "No!" to fat takers and megaloads" headed to the
oil fields, adding that "you have to be the change you want."
Joye Braun told Censored News, "There were two trucks that
Vindication For Edward Herman
Just a little footnote in history. But yesterday I read a columnist (can't
remember who) saying an former Iranian official has admitted that it was
his country that blew up Lockerbie, Pan Am Flight 103, and not Libya. The
Libyan guy convicted of the bombing was mysteriously given an early release
on the grounds that he had three months to live before his cancer killed
him, but he lived another three years. The deal to get him out of prison
was dodgy to say the least.
Aha! It was Gwynne Dyer!
Abdelbaset al-Megrahi, a Libyan airline official who was convicted of
placing the bomb aboa... more »
TALKING TO OURSELVES: Salon says Ryan is worse than he looks!
*WEDNESDAY, MARCH 19, 2014*
*Part 3—Talk like a South Ossetian:* On Monday morning, Salon’s Brian
Beutler broke our hearts again.
His piece appeared beneath a set of Salonistic headlines. You can’t fully
blame Beutler for this. But prepare to be scared, really scared:
*Paul Ryan’s race flap even worse than it looks*
The notion that Ryan was dog-whistling to racists is actually the best-case
scenario. Here’s the scary alternative.
What makes those headlines Salonistic? Easy:
According to Hard Salon Tribal Law, every “flap” involving race has to be
“even worse than it looks.” Also, p... more »
Reading Out of Context: “But there was something missing,” Walter Dean Myers
Reading Out of Context: “But there was something missing,” Walter Dean
Myers. via Reading Out of Context: “But there was something missing,”
Walter Dean Myers.Filed under: PAUL THOMAS: Becoming Radical
Stemming STEM Will Help Everyone Except the Billionaires
I have been railing for a number of years about the corporate socialism at
work in the creation of an oversupply of scientists, technocrats, and
engineers. Follow the links.
So here is a clip from a very thoughtful piece from the Atlantic today,
which concludes that the creation of an oversupply of workers in science,
tech, and engineering could, in fact, make these fields of endeavor so
unattractive as career fields that the phony shortage may, indeed, become
real.
So the short term goal of creating an oversupply to drive down wages serves
no one except Bill Gates and Billionaire... more »
The extraordinary deeds of ordinary men
By Capt. Fogg
I won't comment on the proposition that the men who were honored with the
Congressional Medal of Honor yesterday had been overlooked because they had
been identified with some less favored ethnic group. It takes away from
their individual stories and suggests that by honoring them we're doing
them some sort of favor by elevating them to the level of "regular"
Americans.
Having listened yesterday to the long recitation of the deeds of these
medal recipients, I don't doubt that they all earned the long delayed
distinction in full. In fact I felt that although I had o... more »
Anbar Before And After The Awakening Pt. XII General Nouri al-Fahadawi
General Nouri al-Din Abdul al-Karim Muhlif al-Fahadawi was appointed the
head of intelligence in Anbar in May 2007. Before that he worked with the
local police in Anbar, and then the Defense Ministry in Baghdad. In 2009
the U.S. Marine Corps interviewed him about his experiences in the
province. He talked about how the Americans initially mishandled the
security situation in Anbar, but then how Al Qaeda in Iraq (AQI) lost its
support as a result of its own mistreatment of the population.
In April 2003 U.S. forces entered Anbar without a fight, but in less than a
year the provinc... more »
Free Planet - second ever LIVE remote viewing session.
Well, it's that time again, that back-right of my head is tingling and I
need to do another LIVE remote viewing experiment that's actually more like
Automatic Typing that Remote Viewing but let's not distract ourselves...
I'm going to 'flavour' this LIVE remote viewing with a question, "What is
the purpose of my life," and by this I mean I want to focus on 'the
possibility' that I'm not just here to eat, shit and die, and that there
might actually be 'some point' to my occupying this Flesh Machine for 48
years now.
Right, I'm ready...
1. fish bone archon
2. immediate dial... more »
Israel launched airstrikes into Syria- supporting their Islamists, of course
*Israel boasts* &* Syria confirms Israeli attack*
Where is John Kerry? Bald headed Hague? Why are these two hypocrites,
spewing their usual hyperbole, always missing in action when it comes to
Israel?
You know Kerry who utters such stupidities as this regarding Crimea
*"You just don't in the 21st Century behave in 19th Century fashion by
invading another country on completely trumped up pretext."*
Kerry, where are you? I am waiting for your condemnation of Israel. And
for the US to take action against this heinous breach of Syrian sovereignty
and territorial integrity.
Not the fi... more »
Provocations- Crimean sniper fire updated- UN Security council to meet
*The Crimean killings........updated from yesterday*
Sniper attack in Crimea- Two dead- Maidan take two?
As mentioned: Two dead. One Ukrainian military. One Russian self defence
force.
The NATO/corporate media is now also mentioning the two deaths.
*UPDATE-G&M* One *"Ukrainian soldier was killed when he was shot in the
heart"*.
News reports out of Crimea said *"one of the pro-Russian soldiers also
died"*
*Regarding earlier reports of one sniper down? Bogus*
Earlier, a fake Twitter account supposedly belonging to Prime Minister
Sergey Aksyonov had stated that a sniper had indeed bee... more »
Ban anti human Activity
We have a world court in the Hague that functions well. So lets just pass
laws at that level against anti human activity. Sure we can not bring most
to justice, but being on notice as a tendency to change behavior. The world
has a success story in the war on Ozone defeating activities. Lets take
down the humanity hurting scumbags for once and for all.
Untitled
*Carville: More attention on benefits, not costs of coastal restoration
~Amy Wold, The Advocate*
*Timeline shows how energy industry violated laws, levee authority
attorneys say ~Mark Schleifstein*
*Assessors eye La. salt caverns as revenue source ~David J. Mitchell*
*CB&I, Chiyoda awarded $6 billion contract to construct Cameron
liquefaction project; Sempra to hold 50% ownership in Cameron, project
~Renita D. Young*
*BP making 31 bids in Gulf oil lease sale ~AP*
*BR-N.O. passenger rail service estimated at $262 million ~Timothy Boone*
*UnfairBnB: What Unlicensed Short-Term Rental... more »
Bitcoin news March 17 , 2014 - Regulatory statements and related actions -- China ( Temporary QR Code Ban ) , South Africa and Germany ( Bundesbank member comment ) , investment fron ( Bitstamp item ) , Blockchain.info Is Down For Unscheduled Maintenance, Due To Issue With Database
Catharsis Ours - 1 day ago
China’s Temporary QR Code Ban
Could Have Implications for
Bitcoin’s Future
Pete Rizzo (@pete_rizzo_) | Published on March 17, 2014 at 19:01 GMT |
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The People’s Bank of China (PBOC) has placed a temporary ban on payments
made by scanning quick-response (QR) codes with mobile devices.
The move by China’s central bank, which was announced on 14th March, is
aimed at stopping, at least for the moment, the upcoming launch of ‘virtual
credit cards’ by major Internet companies.
Alibaba, China’s leading e-com... more »
Better To Reign In Hell
Jim Flaherty jumped ship yesterday. It came as no surprise. When he
questioned the wisdom of income splitting, he signalled that he was heading
for dry land. He had the temerity to question the central tenet of
Harperism. The surplus could not be used to pay down the national debt.
And, more unacceptable still, it could not be invested in national
priorities. It had to be used for tax cuts.
Tax cuts don't serve the nation. They serve one purpose -- and one purpose
only. They buy votes. And, therefore, they keep Stephen Harper in power. It
was the equivalent of questioning the ... more »
PCCC Endorses Brian Schatz
This morning, Brian Schatz added another grassroots progressive group to
his growing list of endorsers. The PCCC came out strongly in favor of
Schatz's campaign after their local members voted 4 to 1 in favor of the
organization endorsing Brian over New Dem Colleen Hanabusa. They cited
Social Security as the "defining issue" in the race and in their decision.
Hanabusa, one of the most corrupt politicians in Hawaii, has adamantly
refused to to rule out cutting Social Security benefits. She did not join
many of her House colleagues who signed the Grayson-Takano letter, which
promis... more »
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*Millions of healthy Britons are set to be prescribed them, but why do many
GPs say they won't take statins?*
*As Dr Chand says, the litmus test is if you get better by stopping the
pills. Many do. It shows that the pills are the cause of the problems, not
just a coincidence*
He’d been a GP for a quarter of a century and had written ‘tens of
thousands of statin prescriptions’. Then two years ago, Dr Kailash Chand,
too, started taking the cholesterol-lowering pills to protect his heart.
As Dr Chand, who is the deputy chairman of the British Medical Association
— the doctors’ uni... more »
Bitcoin and cryptocurrencies news March 19 , 2014 -- Breaking: CoinEx.pw hacked, all coins stolen ....... Sean’s Outpost & Satoshi Forest Under Attack ....... Breaking: Blockchain Outage And Cause Of The Issue ...... BREAKING: As Promised, Bitcurex Resumes Operations on Tuesday ....... Bank of Thailand issues another statement on Bitcoin
Breaking: CoinEx.pw hacked, all coins stolen
Christoph Marckx
19/03/2014
Bitcoin, Bitcoin Exchanges, Breaking News, News, Security
Posted 2 hours ago
[image: coinex got hacked, coins stolen]
CoinEx.pw got hacked, all coins are stolen as reported by founder Erundook.
Another one bites the dust. CoinEx.pw seems to be the next exchange that
became the victim of a successful hack. Today, CoinEx finally responded on
Bitcointalk.org.
A few days ago, people started complaining in CoinEx’official thread at the
Bitcointalk forum. At first, deposits and withdrawals seemed impossible.
Sh... more »
NSA spying on everyone updates March 19 , 2014 -- NSA Recorded the CONTENT of 'EVERY SINGLE' CALL in a Foreign Country ... and Also In AMERICA ? Proof of lies -- NSA whistleblower Russel Tice – a key source in the 2005 New York Times report that blew the lid off the Bush administration’s use of warrantless wiretapping – says that the content and metadata of all digital communications are being tapped by the NSA. ......
NSA Recorded the CONTENT of 'EVERY SINGLE' CALL in a Foreign Country ...
and Also In AMERICA?
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The Washington Post reports – based upon documents leaked by Edward Snowden
– that the NSA is recording *“every single”*phone call in one foreign
country (at the request of the NSA, the Post is withholding the name of the
country. However, the Post notes that the NSA is also planning on expanding
th... more »
Malaysia Airline mystery March 17 , 2014 - Alternative theory from Keith Ledgerwood -- Did Malaysian Airlines 370 disappear using SIA68/SQ68 (another 777) ? And if so , might the plane that no one can find debris for actually be in Xingjian province, Kyrgyzstan, or Turkmenistan ? India fears a 9/11 type attack and continuing triple talk from Malaysian Government Officials - just make folks very nervous and distrustful !
Catharsis Ours - 1 day ago
http://keithledgerwood.tumblr.com/post/79838944823/did-malaysian-airlines-370-disappear-using-sia68-sq68
Did Malaysian Airlines 370 disappear using SIA68/SQ68 (another 777)?
*Monday, March 17, 2014 - 12:01 AM EST*
*UPDATED: Monday, March 17, 2014 - 9:00 AM EST**Typo was made during the
conversion of UTC times. Meeting of SIA68 and MH320 occurred at 18:00UTC -
18:15UTC. MH320 dropped off of civilian radar at 17:22UTC.*
*UPDATE - Monday, March 17, 2014 - 12:15 PM EST**Some have raised the
statement that TCAS doesn’t work if the transponder is disabled… this is
only partially correct... more »
Reasons to Invest in apartment Buildings by Jeff Adams
When most people hear about the millions of dollars investors make buying
and selling real estate, the majority of them imagine about homes and
duplexes. That’s because nearly each person starts on its own family
market.
The main reason investors start out buying homes is because they have heard
all the stories or watched an infomercial where some guru is pitching the
latest and greatest money down technique. Buyers think they can purchase
homes with no money using a variety of methods including foreclosure,
rehab, fix and flip, subject to, lease option, partnerships, wholesaling... more »
War watch - Ukraine , Syria and Iraq items of note March 19 , 2014 !
Ukraine......
EU Hawks Call to Escalate Sanctions, But Not Everyone Is SoldAustria,
Others See Sanctions War as Losing Proposition
by Jason Ditz, March 18, 2014
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A first round of EU sanctions against Russia, unveiled yesterday, has been
roundly mocked by Russian officials as weak and meaningless. Hawks among
the EU foreign ministers are inclined to agree, and are pushing for an immediate
and dramatic escalation of sanctions.
That’s not going to be an easy sell, as the EU can’t impose anything that’s
not unanimous, and with Russian trade ties vital to many natio... more »
Malaysia Airlines Mystery March 19 , 2014 -- A day 12 rolls on , Malaysian Authorities swat down theories ( Maldives sighting ) , try to keep relatives calm ( as relatives try to storm pres briefing ) , attempt to tamp down speculation ( while trying to retrieve deleted files from the pilot's home flight simulator ) and still are requesting military radar ( has the US supplied its data yet from Diego Garcia ? )
Catharsis Ours - 1 day ago
http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/mar/19/mh370-assumed-lost-in-the-indian-ocean-live-updates
9.32pm GMT
Summary
We’re going to tie up this live blog. Here’s a summary of where things
stand:
*• **The 13th day of the search for MH370 has opened *in the southern
Indian Ocean, with five merchant ships answering a call to search alongside
surveillance aircraft from Australia, the US and New Zealand.
*• Frustrated relatives of missing passengers were ejected from a news
conference with Malaysian officials* Wednesday. The relatives accused
authorities of withholding information. “We can... more »
Recusal motion
*Dugas v. Gaudet et al.*, 2014 NBCA 7: [5] The grounds giving rise to the apprehension of bias must be sufficiently serious to rebut the presumption that the judge will abide by his or her oath of office and “[judge] a particular controversy fairly on the basis of its own circumstances” (see United States v. Morgan, 313 U.S. 409 (1941), at p. 421, excerpt quoted with approval in R. v. S.(R.D.), 1997 CanLII 324 (SCC), [1997] 3 S.C.R. 484, [1997] S.C.J. No. 84 (QL)).Related articles
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