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The Ecconomist: "First Principles: Russia’s annexation of Crimea has given NATO renewed purpose"
*“We see Russia speaking and behaving more as an adversary than as a partner... Transdniestria, South Ossetia, Abkhazia, and now Crimea. What connects those crises is one big country unilaterally deciding to rewrite international rules.”* - Anders Fogh Rasmussen, NATO Secretary-General. *Russia’s annexation of Crimea has given NATO renewed purpose* LAST November, in their biggest live-fire exercise since 2006, NATO forces repelled an imaginary attack on Estonia by a fictitious country called Bothnia. Steadfast Jazz 2013 was partly a response to huge and deliberately intimidat... more »
Do All Democrats Back Net Neutrality? No, Many Are On The Corporate Gravy Train With The Republicans
This week, Rick Weiland, the populist Democrat running for open Senate seat in South Dakota, sent his supporters a statement called "The Lost Highway," and, of course, he was talking about the Internet. "Everybody," he began, "seems to think the so called net neutrality issue is incredibly complex. It isn't." Weiland isn't much loved by the Big Money interests or the Establishment shills from either party. When CREDO sent out a petition this week "about 20 turncoat Democrats who sold us out," there was no one remotely like Weiland on their list. "20 turncoat Democrats sold us out t... more »
Holistic Living - Developing and Maintining a Positive Attitude
*[image: Attitude is a matter of choice]**Attitude is a matter of choice*Last month we talked about stress. Sometimes, stress is caused by our own thoughts ... by how we choose to view a situation. I once worked in a large office. On a grey and rainy morning, employees dragged themselves through the front door with heads down and angry looks on their faces. Everyone complained about the weather and commented on what a dreary day we had ahead of us. An older woman entered, smiling and walking with purpose. Everyone noticed her. As she made her way to the desk next to mine, I commente... more »
His mother's doctors recommended abortion...
*his mother said no.* How many voices have been silenced by abortion? When I’m alone I dream on the horizon and words fail; yes, I know there is no light in a room where the sun is absent, if you are not with me, with me. At the windows show everyone my heart which you set alight; enclose within me the light you encountered on the street. Time to say goodbye to countries I never saw and shared with you, now, yes, I shall experience them. I’ll go with you on ships across seas which, I know, no, no, exist no longer. It’s time to say goodbye… When you are far away I dream on the ho... more »
Mike's Story Part 29: Anxiety
*By **Jenna** Orkin* "The two people whose pictures I had on the wall in Ashland were suicides: Jack Gubanc and Gary Webb. And Jack was bi-polar [as Mike had been told by a psychiatrist might be his diagnosis as well.]" Jack, I believe, was the guy who had paid for FTW's Washington Post ad years ago. The headline was an allusion to the Wizard of Oz: "Who is the man behind the curtain?" December 26 "You know what keeps churning in my mind now?" I named the triumvirate of villains who Mike believed had precipitated the downfall of FTW. "The [newspaper] article will co... more »
Day 3--Furniture Shopping in Sarchi and Meeting a Neighbor
We got up and decided to head to Sarchi to look for some furniture since we were not having a lot of luck in Jaco. Sarchi was .about 1.5 hours from the house, kinda towards San Jose. Anyway HOLY furniture stores! This little town had about 100 furniture stores (or it seemed). All handmade, local wood, gorgeous stuff. I was seriously overwhelmed. I really wanted rocking chairs. We ended up buying a king size bed that is being delivered tomorrow, two fabric/cushion chairs on wood bases that are being delivered Friday or Saturday and being custom made for us, two rocking chairs w... more »
Income tax PR move
*The rift valley near Yuli.* Earlier this month the government "raised taxes" on "the wealthy" ( FocusTaiwan)... Based on the concept, the tax reform package includes the creation of a new individual income tax bracket with a marginal income tax rate of 45 percent for people reporting annual taxable income of over NT$10 million (US$329,446) a year. Under the current tax code, the 40 percent rate bracket kicks in at a taxable income of more than NT$4.4 million. The revision, if put through, is expected to affect around 9,500 people and generate an additional NT$9.9 billion in tax ... more »
Subway knife rampage? World media is all over that one.
*Policeman on the subway this morning.* Unless you live in a vast, deep cave whose depths light reaches once every ten thousand years, you've probably heard that yesterday a deeply disturbed individual went on a knife wielding rampage in a Taipei Metro station (Taipei Times): The suspect, who has been identified as Cheng Chieh (鄭捷) from Greater Taichung’s Tunghai University, allegedly started attacking passengers around him with a 30cm-long fruit knife while the train was traveling between the Longshan Temple Station and the Jiangzicui Station at approximately 4:26pm. He was app... more »
Everyday life in Anglo-Saxon England
In some ways, it was the best of times: The Anglo-Saxon élite founded monasteries and nunneries (and some "double monasteries" with both monks and nuns) in which many great works of art and literature were copied and preserved; land under tillage increased, and there was a gradual shift from a war footing to a comfortable peacetime. Women enjoyed nearly equal status with men: they could own and bequeath property, work in a profession, and if they needed a divorce, all they had to do was walk out of the house. The decorative arts also flourished, and the skill and craft displayed in ... more »
ALECers in the KY & GA Primaries
The hope is to give you as much information as I can, so we can take out the extremists of the American Legislative Exchange Council in November. Remember these lists are partials lists - cause most ALEC members hide their memberships - because they are thoroughly ashamed of their affiliation with ALEC. Vet every candidate, every time. Cash and Boots to the Ground are needed in every race, every state, every candidate - to get rid of ALEC. Even if it's not your district - it is your country! *#VoteNo2ALEC * *Work against ALEC candidates! * *May 20 Primaries* *Kentucky* *Not very... more »
At the time of Tiananmen, veteran China-watcher Jonathan Mirsky was confident that "China would never be the same again"
*NYRB caption: "Some of the two hundred thousand pro-democracy student protesters face to face with policemen outside the Great Hall of the People in Tiananmen Square, Beijing, April 22"* *by Ken* Last night I teased you with the piece that longtime China watcher Jonathan Mirsky has posted on the *New York Review of Books* blog on the occasion of the 25th anniversary of the Tiananmen Square massacre, "Tiananmen: How Wrong We Were." Since Mirsky's title, presumably intentionally, doesn't reveal *what it is*that "we" were so wrong about, I tried to do the same, and offered this slig... more »
The Rise Of Predator Economics And The Fall Of Good Governance
*The Rise Of Predator Economics And The Fall Of Good Governance* *Written By Mark Taliano* If the definition of good governance includes the sound management of public monies and resources, then Canada has very bad governance. The manufactured health care crisis is a case in point. Solutions to challenges of cost, quality, and access are fairly straightforward but wilfully ignored, and current trajectories towards corporatizationare leading us in the wrong direction. If the challenges are responsibly addressed, every Canadian will have access to exemplary hea... more »
Are we observing the slow motion financial equivalent of the 9-11 coup ? ( May 21 , 2014 ) The U.S. is in desperate need of a benefactor to purchase its ever rising debt and keep the system running. Strangely, a buyer with apparently bottomless pockets has arrived to pick up the slack that the Fed and the BRICS are leaving behind. But, who is this buyer ? Brandon Smith opines it sure isn't Belgium ! Peter Schiff opines on the " Belgium " connection .......... India coming back into the gold market set to unleash more BIS induced gold market chaos ?
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QUOTE OF THE DAY: On “Old Money”
“[Working with new money is] much more interesting than old. People with old money are nearly always having to be adjusted downwards.” - Prince Rupert zu Loewenstein, banker, Bavarian aristocrat, and financier for the Rolling Stones, quoted in his Telegraph obituary today. Content is copyright PC.BlogSpot.Com © Please contact author for permission to republish: (organon at ihug.co.nz)
Is This What They Mean By Bi-Partisan? ($$$$$ Galore! For the Connected) Dubya Back In Triumph? (Keep Watching Those Family Feuds(!) Unwind) The Financial Crisis and America's Political Duopoly Guarantee the Continuing Decline of the USA USA USA!!!
All ready for the long overdue return of our favorite bad boy President? No, I don't mean Willy. Georgy's (or would that be Gyorgy?) up at bat again, with smarmy pictures for sale to rich supporters and stories of long-ago victories just waiting to be again once-told. The most relevant factoid you must never forget about those Bushes (no matter how hard you try) is how easily their personal
Ideas wanted...Your Ideas
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A National Prayer Breakfast for Israel, Pipelines, and Evangelicals
What an odd photo this is. Chuck Strahl - - former Aboriginal Affairs Minister and Chair of SIRC, - Enbridge lobbyist and Chair of the Manning Centre, - member of the *Christian and Missionary Alliance* along with Stephen Harper and Preston Manning is seen here wearing a FN headdress and giving a speech at the first Annual National Aboriginal Prayer Breakfast in Ottawa on June 21 last year. You'll notice he's speaking in front of the flags of Israel, Canada, and the U.S. - but none that I can see for First Nations. Seated is Prayer Breakfast founder and former Cre... more »
Rod, Nigel, Romanians and Germans. And James O'Brien.
...and finally... to end UKIP Night here at *Is the BBC biased? *we turn away from the BBC and towards James O'Brien at LBC... Mr O'Brien was, as you may recall, aghast at Nigel Farage for comparing the neighbourliness of Romanian immigrants with Germans immigrants (like Mr Farage's wife), to the considerable disadvantage of the Romanians - and aghast despite the fact that Mr O'Brien had aggressively goaded Nigel Farage into making such a comparison. Rod Liddle has James O'Brien's number though*. *Unlike the BBC's Nick Robinson, he's prepared to tell the truth here: FOI requests... more »
The Chimera of Inequality and the Capitalist Villain
*Guest post by Joel D. Hirst* We hear it a lot more these days: the word inequality. It has become the panacea by which people — both rich and poor, powerful and weak — pretend to express their solidarity with those less fortunate. “It’s not about money” they insist; “it’s really about its distribution. There’s plenty for everybody,” they go on, “if only there were just less inequality” — the word spoken with sufficient heartfelt drawl that the assertion leaves no room for challenge. They then turn their lazy eyes upon the “villain” — capitalism and the capitalist countries — ost... more »
Corbett Report: Demographic Winter in the Asia-Pacific - The Asia-Pacific Perspective
Video Title: Demographic Winter in the Asia-Pacific - The Asia-Pacific Perspective. Source: corbettreport. Date Published: May 19, 2014. Description: Welcome back to The Asia-Pacific Perspective, that monthly show where James Corbett of corbettreport.com and Broc West of apperspective.net break down all the latest news and headlines from the Asia-Pacific region. In this month's conversation: STORY #1: Tensions escalates between China and Vietnam over controversial oil rig http://ur1.ca/hcf0d Vietnam stifles new demonstrations as China fumes http://ur1.ca/hcf0f Hot oil on troubled wat... more »
Saint Etienne - Who Do You Think You Are?
Sunlight has beat down on my goth-pale skin all day, and yet lobsterish hues have not set in. Yes, it's the final push for the local and European elections. I am quietly confident that Newcastle-under-Lyme, our next door constituency, will see returned a net gain of Labour councillors. I'm going to stick my neck out and go so far to say Labour will top the polls in Newcastle and Stoke-on-Trent both. But of that another time. Right here, right now I want to get lazy. And you know lazy here normally means a music feature. On this occasion, you can chillax. It's not trance. Instead grab... more »
It Was Never A Matter Of IF Greuel Would Go Negative-- Only When
CA-33 is a blue, blue district encompassing iconic California dreamscapes like Santa Monica, Venice, Malibu, Beverly Hills, Westwood, Redondo Beach, Manhattan Beach, El Segundo… a canvas for a David Hockney painting-- or a Beach Boys career. One of the most well-educated congressional districts in the country, it isn't friendly to the Republican message. The PVI is D+11 and McCain only managed 34% in 2008 while Romney took 37% in 2012. Henry Waxman has represented the district since 1974 and his dignified, sensible retirement next year has voters considering 18 candidates this year... more »
'Pricks', 'normos', UKIP and Robert Peston
It's UKIP Night tonight here at *Is the BBC biased? *(and, very unusually for me, being - generally-speaking - a politically *in*decisive man, it *will* be UKIP Day for for me tomorrow), so.. An eagle-eyed soul at *Biased BBC *has spotted a revealing re-tweet from Robert Peston, no less. He re-tweeted something from saxophonist Pete Fraser (who's saxed for the Pogues no less). Many of Pete's recent tweets have been anti-UKIP. (He's even played the 'racist' card against them). Here's what Robert Peston chose to re-tweet from him: DO go and vote on thurs. It isn't hard, and a lot of... more »
Video: Head of False Libyan Revolution Admits Ghadafi did not Kill Protesters
America and NATO ended secularism in Libya and brought Islamic extremists to power, who have committed many crimes, including *massacring thousands of black Libyans* during the immediate stages after the destruction of Gaddafi's regime. Video Title: Head of False Libyan Revolution Admits Ghadafi did not Kill Protesters. Source: Karma Justice. Date Published: May 20, 2014. Description: Mustafa Abdul Jalil, Head of the National Transitional Council in Benghazi in 2011, admits: Gaddafi did not order the shooting that started the false revolution in Libya. Now after the destruction o... more »
"Stabbed in face by so called Muslim neighbors who are avid Labour supporters, whose teenage kids batter my 6-10yr olds, call my kids and wife kafirs and n****rs"
Whilst reading *Guido Fawkes *for the last-but-one piece I came across a disturbing post, *UKIP candidate stabbed by Labour supporters*: UKIP council candidate Bobby Anwar is claiming he has been stabbed by “avid Labour supporters” in Blackburn. He alleges: “Stabbed in face by so called Muslim neighbors (sic) who are avid Labour supporters, whose teenage kids batter my 6-10yr olds, call my kids and wife kafirs (infidels) and n****rs (mum is African descent and converted). All go to MMA cage fighting clubs which the teenagers were using on my son. Without me using any profanity or thr... more »
Marshall Tuck's Legacy of Bigotry and Failure
*First submitted May 21, 2014 to LA Progressive* Portions of this article were contributed by Cheryl Ortega and Dr. John Fernandez. ------------------------------ *"Tuck will most likely have a huge pot of money in his war chest coming from the likes billionaire boys clubbers like Broad, DFER and other corporate reformers." — Professor Mike Klonsky* [image: Los Angeles Parents and Community Protesting Marshall Tuck of Partnership for Los Angeles Schools and Green Dot Charter School Corporation. Photo by Ron Gochez.] Los Angeles Parents and Community Protesting Marshall Tuck. Photo... more »
Is Michael Crick Romanian? No, he's English.
The insults, smears and downright lies heaped on UKIP over the past few weeks by large sections of the media, much of the political class and the nastier kind of political activists have been just jaw-dropping (and very disillusioning), so it's something of a relief to find that one or two 'old media' types still have enough integrity to 'do the right thing' when an anti-UKIP smear is unfolding before their eyes. As Alan at *Biased BBC *noted yesterday, the BBC's home page featured Street clashes force Nigel Farage no-show as one of its lead stories. Among the activists hurling ins... more »
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*Payments from BP claims settlement could resume soon — or maybe not ~Richard Thompson, New Orleans Advocate* *Dozens of Raceland landowners could lose property to N.O. hurricane protection ~Jacob Batte, Daily Comet* *New Orleans Convention Center readying plans for major upriver expansion ~Robert Morris, Uptown Messenger* *City says cracking down on illegal short term rentals is difficult ~WWLTV * *Closed case file reveals new details about Landry shooting* *80-year-old New Orleans firm cranks out 'snoballs' ~David Dennis, CNN Money*
The Return to Separate but Equal 60 Years Post Brown
Originally published by emPower Magazine on Wednesday May 22, 2014. As we celebrate the 60th anniversary of the landmark Supreme Court ruling Brown vs. Board of Education, which put an end to segregation of public schools, many have argued that the goals of that case have not been met as many black and brown students […]
An anti-UKIP BBC News Channel editor exits Twitter left, pursued by a bear
*Guido Fawkes* has 'done a DB' (*internet slang, '*to catch out a BBC reporter/editor's bias by monitoring their Tweets'). The BBC editor he's caught out is Jasmine Lawrence, a BBC News Channel assistant editor whose *Linkedin *profile boasts "I have impeccable editorial judgment *(sic)*." According to Mr F, her Twitter feed apparently "largely consists of retweets of Labour MPs and left-wing journalists" and... Today she has been sharing her thoughts on UKIP, joining those using the anti-UKIP parody #WhyImVotingUKIP hashtag to attack the party: *#WhyImVotingUkip – to stand u... more »
TWO WOMEN: A familiar old story!
*WEDNESDAY, MAY 21, 2014* *Interlude—Two letter writers explain:* We're having connectivity issues today. Thanks to a special arrangement with Kinko's, we're able to bring you this post. What explains Jill Abramson's plight? In this morning's New York Times, two readers fall back on a familiar old story. This story has often been right in the past. It could even be right in this case! The first letter writer, from West Newton, Mass., feels sure about what she's been hearing: LETTER TO THE NEW YORK TIMES: I’ve been a reader of The New York Times for a very long time now, and this ... more »
FROZEN OUT OF MELTING ICE CONFAB
I tried hard to get into the "Leadership in the High North: A Political, Military, Economic and Environmental Symposium of the Arctic Opening" conference held yesterday and today in Bangor, Maine and in the end was unsuccessful. The event was co-sponsored by University of Maine School of Policy and International Affairs and the Maine Army National Guard. My first try was to directly contact the organizers on May 1 to request a ticket for entry. I was told the event was sold out. I didn't believe it. I wrote a blog post about the event and the bigger issues of melting ice in... more »
Worst Days in canadian Conservative History?
Um. 1 July 1867, aka Canada Day. 1 August 1834, the formal end of slavery in the British Empire.
America’s Billionaire-to-National-Debt Contradiction
In 1983, the Reagan Administration published the now-infamous report, A Nation at Risk, a report that declares the American education experience is “eroding” due to “a tide of mediocrity.” Here are the opening sentences of that report: Our Nation is at risk. Our once unchallenged preeminence in commerce, industry, science, and technological innovation is being overtaken by […]
Pepe Escobar is the roving correspondent for Asia Times/Hong Kong, an analyst for RT, a TomDispatch regular, and the originator of "Pipelineistan," refering to existing and contemplated countries that are now and/or hoping to later carry oil and gas to the rest of Asia as well as to ports where these critical energy sources can be exported to the rest of the world. He begins by raising the specter haunting Washington's intention to achieve world hegemony, namely, the "unnerving vision of a Sino-Russian alliance wedded to an expansive symbiosis of trade and commerce across much of the Eurasian land mass -- at the expense of the United States."
------------------------------ *Tomgram: Pepe Escobar, Who's Pivoting Where in Eurasia? * Posted by Pepe Escobar at 4:49pm, May 18, 2014. Follow TomDispatch on Twitter @TomDispatch. *The Birth of a Eurasian Century * *Russia and China Do Pipelineistan * By Pepe Escobar HONG KONG -- A specter is haunting Washington, an unnerving vision of a Sino-Russian alliance wedded to an expansive symbiosis of trade and commerce across much of the Eurasian land mass -- at the expense of the United States. And no wonder Washington is anxious. That alliance is already a done deal in a variety of w... more »
How About A Useful Select Committee In The Senate To Balance Out The Circus Routine In The House?
All the Blue America bloggers have been agitating for Pelosi to refuse to legitimize the Benghazi clown show and to instead appoint just one Democrat-- Alan Grayson, who is bound to make the Republicans wish they were not the party of sedition and obstruction. Yesterday, Grayson told Brett Logiurato at *Business Insider* that the Republicans are "scandalmongers without a scandal. They're trying to offer the American people bread and circuses-- without the bread" and that he could think of much better uses for a Select Committee that to plow over the ground Darrell Issa has already... more »
An interview with Melissa Franklin
I am a bit busy these days, also because of the Higgs challenge. As a temporary linker-not-thinker, let me share the following URL with you (thanks to David Simmons-Duffin for the hyperlink): ‘Physics was paradise’ (Harvard Gazette) It is a rather interesting interview with Melissa Franklin, an experimental particle physicist who has been the physics department chair at Harvard since 2010. I've served on several thesis committees with her which is not the only reason why I know her pretty well, of course. She talks about her initial (and later) excitement about physics and some ... more »
Fed Up
Majia's Blog - 11 hours ago
Yes I am pretty fed up. The propagandists are actively working to make Californians believe that their coast line has not yet been contaminated by Fukushima radiation. People living in other west coast states are also targeted but I see California as being the key focus of the propaganda campaign. The aim of the campaign is to confuse the public into thinking that the only threat from Fukushima is the ocean plume, which according to the propaganda campaign will have little influence on ocean life. The reason the campaign is propaganda is that the radionuclides are already here. Th... more »
Sneering weasel liar Jay Carney praises Obama for requesting budget increases for the VA while ignoring dead veterans... w/Update
*while at the same time we hear that billions of dollars will possibly be used to bail out insurance companies over Obamacare losses. * *Time for my favorite kitteh:* *More:* Hot Air: * Carney: Silly press corps, we have now entered the stop-asking-questions phase of the VA scandal* * Update:* The perfect analysis in the combox: *Thanks McNorman of McNorman's Weblog!* *Teh won is REALLY mad...he hurled the sippy cup (but not too far cuz he throws like a little kid).Barry 101...* *Never heard of anything. Just heard through the media that this was a problem.* *He won’t s... more »
The Realist Report - Joel Skousen
On this edition of *The Realist Report*, we'll be joined by Joel Skousen, editor of *World Affairs Brief*. Joel and I will be discussing Putin, Russia, and Ukraine, and the alleged "fall of Communism" with the collapse of the Soviet Union and the Communist regimes of Eastern Europe in the early 1990s. Callers are welcome! You can download the mp3 for this program *here*, or visit the *AFP Radio Network* on BlogTalkRadio to subscribe via iTunes and view past programs. Below are relevant links for this program: - *Analysis of Strategic Threats In the Current Decade (2010-2020) - ... more »
Navigating Love
It is as if there was a puppeteer overseeing the movements you make, the feelings you express and the words you use to express them; a sort of repetitious master with limited creativity and variety. This would be your ego self. It exists as a by product of the day to day situations of your life – reacting and coming to conclusions as it has since you were very young. The sum of those conclusions, reactions and opinions has become your personality – your ego self. This is not exactly the same self you portrayed when you were 2, but he or she is not far off. The ego personality ... more »
Spanish Inquisition Day 4
After a leisurely breakfast we met our two guides, Auxi and her father Vicente, who (as we would learn) knows *everyone* in Córdoba. He gave (and she translated) a fine lecture on the history of the aforementioned Great Cathedral, and then we made the short walk for a visit. The walled courtyard on the north side of the complex is filled with trees and fountains... Travel Bugs "Norma" and "Little Roswell" pay a visit. The tower at the northeast corner of the cathedral, viewed through a 120-year-old olive tree. ...and then we went inside. Southern Man didn't bother trying to tak... more »
May 21: Shame, shame, shame....
The first page of today's TandT features a story from a research group. "N.B. health waits a "shame": report." It's about long waits for some medical services, especially in NB. There are lots of things that are a shame. This one is a shame on the newspaper. When big business began making an organized and serious attempt to take over government more than fifty years ago, it discovered a wonderful way to do it. It set up think tanks, groups of supposedly impartial researchers who would publish reports damaging to institutions they didn't like. And they didn't like anything publicly ... more »
Climate change may bury the Famous landmarks in U.S
Climate change is real. Governments and public need to pay more attention to the global warming and catastrophe in the making. Please watch the video here
Mike's Story Part 28 - Christmas
*By **Jenna** Orkin* December 24 Mike came in from the stairwell where he'd been having his morning coffee and cigarette. "Actually, today I think I'm going to start an outline. For the novel. And it occurs to me that your family....." *"Knows agents?"* I thought. I knew one who'd achieved prominence by sticking with mainstream topics and literary fiction. My brother and sister-in-law knew others; my mother's connections in that field were all dead, retired or fallen away. "...could be interesting material." We were going to see them the next day for Christmas. ... more »
The Opacity of Trope
As if we needed any more clear and convincing evidence of the complete collapse of morality in American politics, there's this from the* New York Times*: Facing the potential defeat of an appeals court nominee, the Obama administration decided Tuesday to publicly release much of a classified memo written by the nominee that signed off on the targeted killing an American accused of being a terrorist. The solicitor general, Donald B. Verrilli Jr., made the call to release the secret memo — and not appeal a court order requiring its disclosure under the Freedom of Information Act — an... more »
The Economy: “The Impossible Is Still Impossible”
*“The Impossible Is Still Impossible”* by Karl Denninger “So let me guess- when you have a fishwrapper called "The Economist" you don't actually have to analyze, think or deduce, you can just claim things- over and over again, in the face of contrary evidence? “The battle to save the euro has led to the centralisation of powers over banking, taxing and spending; and, while most euro-zone voters want to keep the euro, they have made it quite clear that they oppose the accretion of ever more intrusive powers to the ECB, the European Commission and the European Parliament. The EU’s ab... more »
Terry Dyke : What’s left of liberals
Contrary to the popular American usage, ‘liberal’ is qualitatively different from ‘left.’ It is a centrist position meant to preserve the status quo. By Terry Dyke | The Rag Blog | May 21, 2014 Ever since George Bush the Elder … finish reading Terry Dyke : What’s left of liberals
PANDERING FOR POWER
V-P Biden was in Romania yesterday pitching for NATO expansion. Note the way he says "Romania belongs to NATO". NATO has become the primary military tool of corporate capitalism to be used to take down any nation that hesitates being "absorbed" by Mr. Big. Russia and China refuse to become full adjuncts of Wall Street and the financial district in London thus they are being surrounded by the cancerous NATO and their partners. Back in 2000 Biden was running for president but his campaign went no where. During the Democratic party convention in Los Angeles I watched a speech B... more »
When Will Iraq Pass Its 2014 Budget?
Iraq is supposed to pass its budget by November of each year. It is now May 2014 and there is no deal on the table to move the legislation forward. Many provinces have complained that they have halted their projects and can’t pay their employees because there are no funds coming from the central government. There have even been protests over the issue. The problem is that the political parties are caught up with the election results and the coming negotiations to form a new government. The budget was originally held up because Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki wanted to punish Kurdi... more »
Our Duty........by Anthony Douglas Williams
*Accept not a fallen state for Mankind. Pick each other up from the mire and continue with the goal of human evolution and enlightenment.* M.N. Hopkins
Why Did Cory Booker and Mark Zuckerberg Ignore Newark’s Families?
Dale Russakoff’s New Yorker profile “Schooled” is a wonderful account of Mark Zuckerberg’s $100 million investment in Newark school reform, and how and why it failed. It implicitly asks what did the founder of Facebook, and other elites, not know about school improvement and if they will develop an interest in why they did not […]
9/11 Museum Gift Shop is a Gross Exploitation of Tragedy
Over three thousand innocent Americans were murdered and all that I got is this lousy T-shirt. While I jest with that line there is nothing even remotely funny about the gift shop at the National September 11 Memorial Museum. That the museum itself should be a national outrage and more shameful exploitation of the tragic events that took place on that horrific Tuesday morning on September 11, 2001 in that the attacks that destroyed the World Trade Center is yet another point. The attacks have been used as justification for the implementation of unconstitutional mass surveillance an... more »
Florida Democratic Party-- A Picture Of Pitiful Dysfunction
May 2nd was the last day to file for federal office in Florida for 2014. Of the 16 congressional seats held by Republicans, 5 have no Democratic candidates at all. Many others have just vanity Democratic candidates or wild-eyed idealists with no real chance, but these are the 5 with no Democratic opponents:, along with the incumbents and the district PVIs: *•* FL-04- Ander Crenshaw- R+19 *•* FL-12- Gus Bilirakis- R+7 *•* FL-13- David Jolly- R+1 *•* FL-25- Mario Diaz-Balart- R+5 *•* FL-27- Ileana Ros-Lehtinen- R+2 Obama beat Romney 53-47% in FL-27 and 50-49% in FL-13. Crenshaw is u... more »
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*School inspection abandoned after angry parents confront Ofsted staff for asking children as young as NINE about their attitude towards homosexuality* A school inspection was forced to be abandoned yesterday after angry parents confronted Ofsted staff over claims children as young as nine were asked about their attitude to homosexuality. A review of the Olive Tree Primary School in Luton, a Muslim faith school, had to be halted after parents said they would withdraw their pupils from the school if the inspectors remained. Parents were said to be concerned that the Ofsted staff we... more »
Junta / Coup Watch Updates -- May 21 , 2014 --- Libya , Thailand and Ukraine in focus.......
Libya.... Anti war.... State Dept: US Not Supporting General’s Libya TakeoverOfficials Could Decide to Evacuate Embassy at Any Minute by Jason Ditz, May 20, 2014 Print This | Share This Given Libyan General Khalifa Hifter’s decades of US (and CIA in particular) ties, the State Department has apparently decided it can’t stay completely mum on his military takeover of parliament. State Dept. spokeswoman Jen Psaki says that “we do not condone or support” anything Gen. Hifter is doing, including his attack on Libya’s parliament, nor did they play any role in “assisting” the operation. S... more »
Russia & China make energy AND banking deal- bypassing US dollar
First we will read bit and pieces from WSJ- BBC and Reuters Beijing and Moscow said they signed a much-anticipated contract to supply China with hundreds of billions of dollars worth of Russian natural gas following a decade of difficult talks. The deal is not just about energy supply it is also about payment for that supply, we will get to that most important point. Read on. Putin & Xi Jinping China and Russia signed a long-awaited natural gas supply deal on Wednesday, securing the world's top energy user a major new source of the clean-burning fuel and opening a market to Moscow ... more »
They Don't Know What They're Talking About
Yesterday, Tasha Kheiriddin announced that she would not be voting for Tim Hudak: I have been a life-long small-c conservative. I supported the Common Sense Revolution of Mike Harris. I believe in balanced budgets, low taxes and value for money. I like the PCs’ plans for ending corporate welfare and encouraging job creation. I am also the parent of a four-year-old child with special needs in Ontario. And that’s why I cannot vote for you, Tim Hudak. For kindergarten, we were looking at private, and much more expensive, school options, in large part because the public classes in h... more »
I...I was going to try a different format,
but, something tells me, it wouldn't be enough to disguise the messed-up sentence structures; mangled grammar; dicey punctuation; and, overall cringe-worthy, error-filled, and heartfelt expressions of mine. So, in the interest of saving us all from any further pain, I shall see you around, and do what I originally planned to do, which was to get a user-name and, once in a while, comment at my favourite places. That was all I set out for. One that reflected me, and said a lot in a small amount of space. But they offer you *this* set-up, and, well, before I knew it, the... more »
WE NEED JUSTICE FOR OUR SISTERS - NOW!
Why is Canada getting a pass, on it's own atrocities? Residential Schools to today's prisons; Food Experiments (and, what else?) to substandard water, health-care, education, and FOOD. We should be making THAT playing field- level. ...Shouldn't we? .
Questions To Ask The Government Of Canada, On Mother's Day...
ON BEST PRACTICES 1 Why are we not following the German model of Company-Union co-operation? Best Practices?? The 'stick' doesn't work!! derp... 2 Why are we not following the French Model of health-care? They actually believe that recovery is important to overall health- unlike our Conservative's, who DO NOT CARE- if we're shipped out, asap, home to maybe no-one...that we can't afford the prescription, anyway... and, as has happened more than once, if we're found dead in a snow-bank, steps from our door. WORLD - DO NOT follow the Canadian Conservative Model of health-care. Follow Fr...more »
My Pick For Best Rock 'n Roll Album- Ever...
The BEATLES. Double White. I bought the CD in 04 at a Pawn Shop. My first copy in 92 was the album recorded on a cassette tape. I wore it out or lost it along the way. Got me over three of the worst times of my life. EVERY. SINGLE. SONG...is great. It's got everything. .
FORGET UNION BUSTING!! WE DON"T NEED RIGHT-TO-WORK LAWS!!!
Canada's Conservatives will ALWAYS find a way, to do through the back door- what is illegal; immoral; and, yes- unjust. Sorry, but I'm permanently stuck in that- "Just Society"- decade or two, we sometimes still speak of... .
JASON KENNEY- MINISTER OF CANADA'S SHADOW WORK FORCE
...owns one facial expression- (I learned how to read people a bit, over the years.) (which is one more than the entire back-bench own; especially that one dude...someone needs to tell him to hold up a book or something- it's pathetic!!) that of a cold, lying, bowl of porridge. MUSH. Except for that fake, millisecond long, half-smile, as he approaches a scrum- to let us know, I would assume, that he's somewhat capable of showing us, a quasi-effort to be human...Yee. Haw. P.S. Meet the new Boss- not a bit like the old boss!! .
FREEDOM'S JUST ANOTHER WORD
...for nothin' left to lose... Stay tuned for Some Day's edition/list of 'What You Get To Lose'- by dropping from the middle-class to down here, with us! And, should I cut out, unexpectedly... it's just a budgetary blip- (hey, you can only slash your food groups, so much, for this) fear not, I'll be back :) CHEERS! P.S. Am I to understand, that P McKAY, he of 'Beer-Bong Fame'... is Canada's Attorney General?? Sucks to be us, in my humble opinion. .
A BIG P.S. TO - MR. FLANAGAN -
I guess I couldn't have been more clear, earlier, other than to ask- is this your 'Attwater' Moment? He and Dubya made the Nixonites look like choir boys. Ramped it up, fuelled by cocaine, booze, and hate. Attwater had his moment in an interview with LIFE. Dubya, well, I don't keep up with what the Bush's are down to; 'though I hear G.W. takes solace in his art-work. Like George Zimmerman does, with his, I wonder? .
YOUR- 'I FELL INTO THE LIFE-BOAT'- DEFENCE, TOM FLANAGAN
isn't worth shit, to this Liberal. Was winning at all cost- really worth your soul? Or is this an 'unloading' of sorts? Whatever, if we ask- He forgives... What did you really 'come back' for? It sure wasn't us. Or, were you ever even 'here'? What did you escape the U.S., from? Americans generally seek refuge and good-will, here. So, you 'just happened' to be asked by some powerful; dangerous; idealogues; hell-bent on ratfucking a nation... and thought, "hey- this just might be for me!?" So, now you're baring your soul to us? On your book tour? Well. Heavy Load? You an... more »
Dear RURAL And SUBURBAN Ontario VOTERS;
Before you hand Mr.Hudak-Con, the keys to re-take Ontario, please remember these simple but vitally important truths- Yes- farmers feed cities. Cities support farmers. Truckers make it happen. Suburbia is not a separate nation/enclave, where you get to blindly ignore the people in our cities. "Render unto Caesar that which is Caesar's..." and, if you think you're going to lay any 'right-to-work' laws on us; making Ontario- Canada's most populous fly-over state- I mean province; well, we've gotten stronger since your last turn at it, so, do consider the whole picture, ... more »
JOHN IVISON- on CTV QUESTION PERIOD with FIFE...
NEWSFLASH Ivison- "picking fights for the heck of it"...re Supreme Court of Canada; is no way to run a sandbox, nevermind governing the 'best country' in the world. Are you sure you want to continue to justify and defend- dangerous and hateful idealogues, with no capacity for governing rationally? It kinda makes you part of the problem, dude. But we already knew that; This is for the international readers to ponder. Yes, we here at LALI- have a varied and growing readership. And, to each of you, I say- WELCOME!! COME FOR THE LIBERAL AND STAY FOR THE FUN!!! Today's Idiot Awa... more »
EVERLAST - WHITEY FORD SINGS THE BLUES...
I'm positively delighted to say, has not lost a bit of it's relevance. Unlike a certain LIMP BIZKIT, I once knew. Yes, I did, it was my 'angry phase'. And? They're worth listening to, just to hear the Outtro, with Ben Stiller- laughing for what seems like 5 minutes, AT the band. Hilarious. Whitey Ford sings about JCASH and The Road Less Travelled- and the piano work, must be why I love it! .
LECTURING OTHERS ON MISSING WOMEN...
PM HARPER and FOREIGN AFFAIRS MINISTER BAIRD- is breathtakingly repugnant. Even for Canadian Reform-Conservatives. .
Let's Get The Friday Nite Funny Over With First...
CUE THE LAWYERS!!! GO!! I probably shouldn't be loving this, but I'm glad they've pissed off the last remaining vestiges of credibility in Canada! Nothing is quite like pissing off the Judicial and legal branch of a so-called "law and order- first-world nation", in front of the whole universe, is it? BRAVO PM HARPER! Bloody well played, I must say. There are lawyers, judges, hey- even people like me, who don't roll like Arthur Hamilton and Co., the PMO, the CPC apparatus, and, yourself, quite frankly. Now that the ball has been hand-delivered by your 'team', to the ... more »
Why Conservatives Will Keep On Winning Elections
In point form- -Israel -Canadian's greed (economy) -Racism ...that about covers it. Sorry to break it to you, kids- best be prepared- it's gonna get a lot worse before better... .
THIS IS WHY PM HARPER CHICKENHAWKED CANADA RIGHT OUT OF THE U.N....
And, just so we're crystal clear- I haven't even touched on substandard food; shelter; education; disproportionate imprisonment under third-world conditions; etc; etc; etc. *MENS REA* much Harper? Of course not- that's why our people are going over your head to the United Nations; and, *that's* why you conveniently and cowardly, ran Canada out of there, is it not- sir? Oh, and do have Jenni memo the minions on this vital truth, please- It is not "the HARPER CONSERVATIVE Government", or any variation thereof, It is THE GOVERNMENT OF CANADA- THE CAN... more »
A Final Few Words On- LINKS
...unless you have one- then, I'm listening... I now believe, friends and otherwise, that the last thing I would want to do if you had happened by, in this gazillion-site world, the very last thing I would want to do is 'send' you away! Happened to me, early on. Lost- for a weekend at Illuminati. Thanks, guys. Never again... So, I became a *wee* bit more discerning, with time. Most of my reads today, post the link and an excerpt, which is just about enough for me. I sometimes go to learn about specific subjects, but hey that's what I call WWW.tripp'n! Comment section's o... more »
A Sincere Apology & The Road Less Travelled...
Briefly: To all people who either survive, or make our world a better place- by recycling found dumpster materials, (including food and shelter) I'm sorry. I'm mulling over a few different terms to use in future. God Bless. In a visit with Owen, at Nor-Re.blogspot.ca, the 'Road Less Travelled'- term came up. Well, I suddenly re-realized, with our 32, (yeah, that's right, 32- on a lean AND mean Liberal team!) that small number was the one consolation I had- the whole first year after the decimation of democracy handed us by those crazy Con's...when Flanagan was still on P'nP- wearing a ... more »
DUMPSTER DIVING CONSERVATIVE & SENATE POLITICS
ETA: THOSE SCRIBES ARE CULPABLE- who didn't follow-up on Madame Le Breton's and J MacDonald's blurtings nation-wide on the Senate Scam, although, one supposes, knowing the Conservative Brand of Trench-Warfare Court-room Tactics and all levels of Conservative politicians well-documented refusal to co-operate with the LAW, *ffs*, well, you'd better hope you tried. No wonder Weston's getting out. Happy trails Greg and whatever you do- just do it old school! (no little ones, you're right- there is no other kind) Mr. Patrick Brazeau did not deserve to be lured; groomed; and coached; th... more »
Quick Congrats To The PM!!
...on the young un's auto-priviledged induction into what would have been one of the universities of my choice, and not for their being the number one party town either; had opportunity glanced my way. I did however pass by the various beautiful,historic, buildings of the institution, on the bus, so there's that. Oh- oh- and I got - the HAT! Class of 97, left behind by a student, who didn't treasure it, as I have, all these years. The hat. From Queens. K-Town has the best Sally Ann Store I've come across, on my travels. Tons of stuff,almost carelessly left behind. What up with that?... more »
A 1000 Word Essay re: My Thoughts On The Monarchy...
...evidently, the feeling is mutual. I would have pirouetted too, given the chance! This, kids, is passion! LIBERTIE!!
Just How EFFING 'Insipid And Offensive' Does One Need Be- To Get Gonged Off The Youtube??
Avril? Uh, we had a few words, a bit ago. If I filed stuff under really cool and funny tags, well, I'd remember where, wouldn't I? Never being one to 'go with the flow', I shall leave well-enough alone- for now, kids.
BECAUSE I SAID SO- THAT'S WHY!!
...anyone else's mum an' dad? Yup, that's the way it used to be, kids. And we didn't cuss 'n moan- we damn well liked it!
As You May Have Surmised By Now
I don't 'link'. Necessary? Redundant? I will continue to rely on my powers of suggestion and persuasion, until you tell me otherwise. ...in the meantime, terrific renditions of Jerry 'Killer' Lee in full albums, via YouTube- "Jerry Lee Lewis and Friends (full concert 1989)" with VAN MORRISON!! and others!! Great sound quality- and, in his prime! also, a fine, 'accelerated'- according to the comments, (Cash has some good remixed versions) full album- "Jerry Lee Lewis- Old Time Rock'n Roll- BOOTLEG CD"- youtube. JLL needs an advisory on some of his music, but it's in my blood-... more »
Russia - China Alliance Updates May 21 , 2014 -- After 10 years of negotiations, Russia's Gazprom and China's CNPC have finally signed a historic gas deal which will provide the world's fastest growing economy with the natural gas it needs to keep pace for the next 30 years....... Infrastructure investment from both sides will be more than $70 billion and will be the world's largest construction project, with Russia providing $55 billion up front and China $22 billion. This is Gazprom's biggest contract to date........ Regardless of what the final price ended up being, and whether or not China got the upper hand in the negotiations, the final outcome is there and it is real: as a result of his disastrous foreign policy in the past two months, Barack Obama finally pushed Russia into China's hands, culminating with a deal that was ten years in the making and was never certain, until the Ukraine crisis.
Russia And China Finally Sign Historic $400 Billion "Holy Grail" Gas Deal [image: Tyler Durden's picture] Submitted by Tyler Durden on 05/21/2014 06:07 -0400 - Barack Obama - China - fixed - Germany - Natural Gas - None - Renminbi - Reserve Currency - Reuters - Ukraine - Unemployment - Vladimir Putin inShare7 There was some trepidation yesterday when after the first day of Putin's visit to China the two countries did not announce the completion of the long-awaited "holy grail" gas dead, and fears that it may get scuttled over ... more »
Boston bombing related oddities continue May 17 , 2014 .... Doubts about the already controversial shooting of Boston Bombing figure Ibragim Todashev in Florida last year are sure to grow with new revelations about the FBI agent who shot him ....... Accused Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev’s lawyers have asked the judge in the case to determine if a flood of leaks and public comments by law enforcement officers are prejudicing the defendant’s right to a fair trial ..... The US government’s latest report on the Boston Marathon bombing is so full of revealing information buried in plain sight, it seems as if an insider is imploring someone—anyone—to dig deeper. It reads like the work of an unhappy participant in a cover-up.
Catharsis Ours - 16 hours ago
http://whowhatwhy.com/2014/05/17/todashevs-killer-no-wonder-his-identify-was-secret/ Todashev’s Killer: No Wonder His Identify Was Secret [image: Print This Post] Print This Post By Christian Stork on May 17, 2014 [image: Aaron McFarlane. Photo by Craig Lee. SFGate, May 30, 2003] Aaron McFarlane. Photo by Craig Lee. SFGate, May 30, 2003 Doubts about the already controversial shooting of Boston Bombing figure Ibragim Todashev in Florida last year are sure to grow with new revelations about the FBI agent who shot him. As *WhoWhatWhy* previously reported, the case is full of anomalies and... more »
Some Headlines Just Rub You the Wrong Way
Neil Macdonald doesn't appear to be the worst thing that the CBC foists upon us. But the blurb for this editorial really rubbed me the wrong way. IMF head Christine Lagarde, former secretary of state Condoleezza Rice, religious activist Ayaan Hirsi Ali — all smart, conservative women being 'disinvited,' shouted off university podiums. What gives in America's halls of learning? Did you catch it? I mean, I don't know much about the other two women, but Condoleezza Rice as "smart"? She of the "smoking gun in the shape of a mushroom cloud" mixed metaphor? Her of the "birth pangs of a ne... more »
Vote Funky
Heres a story they’re pushing like mad on Sky. Police to Patrol More Than 100 Polling Stations. Why would that be? And where? In the third world one might think. No, it’s here. In “predominantly Asian areas” What was that? Wash your mouths out you racists at Sky! Nothing on the BBC as far as I can tell. But I didn’t listen to the Today programme this morning, and now they’ve made the Today website impossible to search (must be the cuts) I can’t swear the BBC is ignoring it. I’m hoping there’s not too much intimidation round my hideously white neck o’ the woods because I might have ... more »
"Jewish Extremists Have Gone Too Far" and other stories.
Craig and I are sorry to observe that John Laurenson, whom Craig formerly regarded as fair, and shall I say... ‘healthy’ - is showing some worrying symptoms. I can only assume Laurenson has succumbed to a contagion that is sweeping the country - shall I say ... a pandemic? Diagnosis: an acute case of BBC groupthink. Prognosis :uncertain. If these opening remarks strike you as alarmist, and - shall I say obscurantist ... very sorry indeed, but read BBC Watch and all will be revealed. Laurenson went off to Bethlehem where no man has been before; to boldly go in search of the a... more »
China tests S-300PMU-2 missile
[image: S-300PMU-2]An air defense brigade of the People's Liberation Army in the Jinan Military Region test-fired its S-300PMU-2 surface-to-air missile introduced from Russia on May 2, according to our sister paper Want Daily. China Military Online, the official website operated by the PLA, published a photo of the exercise taking place in the Bohai Sea region. Designed based on the S-300PMU-1, the S-300PMU-2 has a range of between three to 200 kilometers and is capable of intercepting targets at between 10 and 27,000 feet. The report indicates that the S-300PMU-2 has between an 8... more »
The Lowest Prescription Price Possible and a $25 Visa Giftcard Giveaway
For whatever reason, I have always assumed that prescription prices were the same across the board. If my prescription costs $5 at Walgreens, it must cost $5 at CVS too, right? The first time I filled a prescription at a different pharmacy after we moved and my regular prescription was almost $5 cheaper, I was floored. Now I know to shop around for everything, including prescriptions. In order to shop around for prescription prices, you used to have to call each pharmacy, give them your prescription information and have them look up your information. Enter the new LowestMed App. I... more »
The Ballad of Geeshie and Elvie
In some regards it is a miracle that so much of traditional music was salvaged, including the good with the doubtful. That artists also slipped through the cracks was also inevitable. That great voices have never been heard is attested to today in shows like America’s got Talent and its like. What I do want to see more of is a mandated local content rule as part of broadcast licensing. It worked wonderfully in Canada and applied in some form everywhere makes perfect sense. It could be even be driven by a distance formula, just for fun. After all, distance has controlled ph... more »
Magma rising in Washington State's Mount St. Helens volcano
There does not appear to be anything to be concerned with, but what impresses me is the development of seismic mapping and ongoing dynamic modeling of an active volcano. This is all very good news. It means that we have scant excuse to ever again be blindsided as happened originally back in 1981 when no one understood that rapidly increasing potential energy had the be violently released and volcanos and atomic bombs are not noted for channeling their energies safely. We still have folks who know much better taking excessive risks around volcanoes. After all, if you find your... more »
Change The World Wednesday (#CTWW) - Junk Mail
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 »
Canada’s modernized CP-140 Aurora has ‘James Bond’ properties
[image: CP-140 Aurora]The Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) knows it as the Block III CP-140M Aurora long-range patrol aircraft. And it’s an airplane that is crammed with gadgetry fit for James Bond. Fourteen Auroras are undergoing a significant modernization; six have now passed rigorous RCAF testing and achieved “Initial Operational Capability” (IOC). The upgraded Auroras have “M” appended to their alphanumeric designation. Read more
Raytheon's Excalibur Ib moves closer to full rate production
Raytheon Company and the U.S. Army completed Initial Operational Test and Evaluation (IOT&E) for Excalibur Ib during a series of successful tests. This milestone moves the program one step closer to full rate production. During IOT&E, artillerymen from Fort Riley's 1st Battalion, 5th Field Artillery fired numerous Excalibur Ib rounds, scoring several target hits and averaging less than two meters miss distance. "Excalibur's performance and reliability continues to reach new levels in every test event," said Lieutenant Colonel Josh Walsh, U.S. Army Excalibur Product Manager. Read ... more »
Confessions Of A USAF KC-135 'Flying Gas Station' Boom Operator
[image: Hooking up]It is one of the coolest jobs in the entire U.S. military, "Booms" as they are affectionately called, are the folks who directly provide sustenance to America's thirsty air power as the gas station's of the sky. From flying over war zones to fueling top secret experimental aircraft, being a Boom is truly a dynamic career choice. Not only do you get to wear pajamas to work (flight suit) everyday but you also have the best view of any office in the world. The back of America's KC-135 Stratotankers and KC-10 Extenders feature panoramic windows that would give Willy ... more »
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*Cynical lies designed to pressure big food companies* *Warming would make great new areas of Northern Canada and Siberia suitable for grain farming. So the problem would be TOO MUCH food, not too little. And if some of the soils there are poor, adding supplements of various sorts is already routine* The price of cereals such as Corn Flakes could surge by as much as 44 percent in the next 15 years because of climate change, Oxfam has warned. The charity has claimed the 'Big 10' food and drink companies combined emit more greenhouse gases than Scandinavia, and has warned these fir... more »
Thailand's "Operation Valkyrie"
*Image: Aftermath of the failed assassination attempt on Adolf Hitler. **May 21, 2014* (Tony Cartalucci - ATN) In 1944 a daring assassination attempt was made on Germany's Adolf Hitler. The plan was hatched not by Allied commanders, but amongst the ranks of the Germany army itself. In the immediate wake of the planned assassination, the Germany army was to take over cities across the country, arrest the Nazi leadership and disarm the various militant wings it assembled to protect its political machine. The order to be distributed upon Hitler's assassination concluded by stating: ... more »
Russia conducts test-launch of ballistic missile
[image: SS-27 Topol-M]Russia today carried out a successful test-launch of an intercontinental ballistic missile, news agencies reported citing the defence ministry, amid a standoff between Moscow and the West over Ukraine. Interfax and ITAR-TASS quoted the defence ministry as saying a successful test of the RS-12M Topol ICBM had been carried out from Russia’s Kapustin Yar rocket launch site near the Caspian Sea at 2238 IST (1708 GMT). The missile hit its target in the Sary Shagan ballistic missile test range that Russia leases in Kazakhstan, it said. Read more
F-16 planes from Jordan included in PAF fleet
Pakistan Air Force (PAF) on Wednesday organized a formal ceremony to include F-16 fighter jets from Jordan Air Force into the national forces fleet here at Sargodha Airbase. The fighter jets arrived from Pakistan’s middle-eastern friendly country Jordan and were included in PAF Nineteenth Squad. The fighter aircraft have been purchased from Jordan and they were in the use of the Royal Jordanian Air Force (RJAF). Read more
U.S. fighter jet drops fuel tanks due to emergency
[image: F-16 Fighting Falcon]Two fuel tanks were dropped from a U.S. fighter jet Wednesday due to an emergency situation, but no casualties were reported, the U.S. Air Force said. The F-16C Fighting Falcon dropped the auxiliary fuel tanks at around noon after an emergency situation took place inside the jet, it said, without elaborating further. The tanks fell on a rice paddy some 11 kilometers southeast of the Gunsan Air Base in the southeastern city of Gimje, North Jeolla Province, and just some 200 meters away from an elementary school, though no casualties were reported. Read ... more »
A joint approach to the development of Europe's next generation drone
[image: European Union Flag]Europe's Industry is ready to develop a next generation advanced European Unmanned Aerial System (UAS). After their call for the development of a European drone at last year's Paris Airshow, the three most relevant European aeronautical companies have now agreed on further details for a joint approach. Airbus Defence and Space, Dassault Aviation and Alenia Aermacchi delivered a proposal for further defining a European UAS to the Ministry of Defence of France, Germany and Italy. The offer proposes a Definition Phase which has been prepared by joint devel... more »
Iran Stages Anti-Drone Air Defense Drills in Persian Gulf
[image: Ya Zahra air defense missile]The Iranian Armed Forces staged daylong massive air defense drills in the Persian Gulf's air defense zone to elevate the level of their preparedness against any possible hostile drone flights over the country's territorial waters and islands. According to a statement by Khatam ol-Anbia Air Defense Base, during the exercises codenamed 'Mesbah al-Hoda' (Lantern of Guidance), different types of radar, missile, artillery and electronic systems used for encountering and combating enemy flying objects were tested and proper tactical measures were adopt... more »
Drones Nigeria bought from Israel grounded, reveals manufacturers
[image: Aerostar tactical UAV]With agency report Aircraft manufacturers have revealed how Nigeria bought Israeli surveillance drones years ago, which are now grounded owing to poor maintenance. Had the planes handy, they would have been deployed to hunt Boko Haram, especially on the abduction of schoolgirls in Chibok, Borno State, they stated. “To the best of our knowledge, these systems aren’t operational,” Tsur Dvir, marketing officer for Aeronautics Defense Systems, a firm based south of Tel Aviv, Israel that supplied Nigeria with Aerostar unmanned aerial vehicles, told Reuters... more »
PH to spend P16B for new air assets
[image: Jeffrey Delgado]The Philippine military is allocating a total of P16.3 billion for brand new air assets, including long range patrol aircrafts and anti-submaritine helicopters, to boost the country's maritime security capabilities. The Department of National Defense (DND) invited bidders for the following projects: - P5.976 billion for two brand new long range patrol aircrafts, including its sensors, sensors integration, mission support facilities and integrated logistics support (ILS) package for the Philippine Air Force (PAF) - P5.405 billion for two ant... more »
Military budget: Four ways US lawmakers are blocking Pentagon cost-cutting
[image: USS George Washington]The Pentagon is under considerable pressure to cut spending, but while top defense officials and military analysts are in general agreement about where those cuts should be, Congress often balks. Lawmakers face pressure from lobbyists, after all, to keep expensive weapons programs going, particularly when they bring money and jobs to congressional districts. As the defense budget comes up for debate on Capitol Hill this week, the House Armed Services Committee has already voted to block many of the cost-saving measures proposed by the Pentagon. While th... more »
TNI says no need for aircraft carrier
[image: General Moeldoko]Indonesian Military (TNI) chief Gen. Moeldoko said the country had no intention of procuring an aircraft carrier to strengthen its primary defense system. “An aircraft carrier is inappropriate for the Indonesian Military’s doctrine,” Moeldoko said as quoted by tempo.co on Monday. He added that an aircraft carrier was unnecessary as the country had thousands of islands, from Aceh to Papua, that could accommodate the Air Force’s aircraft. Read more
Northwest critical to military's pivot to Pacific
[image: P-8A Poseidon]The Northwest is key to the Obama administration’s rebalance of military forces toward the Pacific, the man directing Navy efforts in the region is telling local sailors this week. Adm. Harry Harris Jr., commander of the Pacific Fleet, visited naval bases Monday and Tuesday in Bremerton and Bangor and Wednesday and Thursday will travel to Whidbey Island and Everett. “The strategic value of the Northwest can’t be overstated,” said Harris, who commanded a P-3 Orion patrol squadron at Whidbey in 1995-96. “This is a huge center of gravity for the U.S. military. I t... more »
Ed Miliband speaks... rubbish mostly
Ed Miliband on BBC Radio Swindon showing how well briefed he is and repeating himself as usual... Ed Miliband showing how out of touch he is on Good Morning Britain... If this had been a Conservative, UKIP or maybe even a Lib Dem senior politician then the BBC would be all over these stories and the BBC's tame satirical comedians would be revving up the lazy jokes to garner easy laughts. However as this was the Labour leader (no really, he is) the silence will be deafening. Remember Ed Miliband has form with these brain freeze moments, here he is stuck on repeat in 2011... Does... more »
If the Daily Mail made Sat Navs
Armstrong and Miller of course... With the EU elections tomorrow, sentiments we should all bear in mind - 'turn right'
United States Navy selling its Oliver Hazard Perry FFG class frigates — ‘no reasonable offer refused’
[image: Oliver Hazard Perry class FFG]Ever wanted to own your own warship? Now’s your chance to light the fires and kick the … erm, lifesavers. The US Navy has several up for grabs, “no reasonable offer refused”. The cold-war era guided missile frigates may be difficult to find a mooring for, but one would certainly turn heads. And the prices are rock bottom, supplier-direct, bargain basement great-big deals. Yes, used warship salesman US Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel is literally giving them away. Read more
india and Modi
On the other hand, he may be just the medicine that India needs. He governs with a strong hand because one must in order to overcome the culture of corruption that stifles change in India. Roads are not improved even when the money is spent. It is all stolen instead. When governments can build roads, the rest naturally follows. Fear mongering is silly today. Performance will shape his policies and outcomes will give him reelection. In the meantime the congress party has a well-earned holiday and gets to clean house. What is really happening is that the Indian political syste... more »
Human Stem Cells Used to Repair Damaged Monkey Hearts
Unbelievably they have actually done it. They have been able to restore failed heart tissue with new tissue in a substantial manner. This was one of the original dreams when stem cells were first recognized three decades ago. Now we are seeing real delivery. The next decade will see the full advent of therapeutic tissue replacement become standard. It will also see teeth replacement and bone replacement as well. That is not a lot of time. As usual it is understated, but real progress has been far swifter than expected and time frames appear to represent the maximum needed ... more »
Josephine County, Oregon Have Voted To Make Their County A GMO Free Zone
[image: Foto] BREAKING NEWS: THE PEOPLE OF JOSEPHINE COUNTY HAVE SPOKEN. Measure 17-58 to restrict the cultivation of GMO crops has PASSED. JOSEPHINE COUNTY IS NOW A GMO-FREE ZONE. WOOT WOOT!!!! CONGRATULATIONS! Sending love & hugs & deep gratitude to all in Josephine County Oregon Happy dancing! *Source:* *GMO Free USA*
Earth Angels - Transcript May of 2014
My daughter Kimberlee is able to identify and communicate with what we will call Earth Angels. As they themselves state, they are separate from spirit, good or evil which contain souls and are integral to our presence on Earth. My present position is that the soul represents the meta mathematical operator of the ideal, while spirit represents the messy experience of free will associated with the individual soul. I am also becoming much more clearly and rigorously informed. This is the first such transcript. Once I understood that Kimberlee was successfully transcribing inf... more »
How to Make Graphene in a Kitchen Blender
What I find intriguing is that a suspension is produced. It may be possible to charge up a receptive layer that acts as an attractor and generates a skin of graphene. This could then be treated in order to set the layer and then processed to remove all but a single layer. The whole process can then be repeated again and again until a near continuous layer less than three thick is produced. This can generate high volumes of sheet graphene and through continuous milling we may produce a continuous ribbon. With that most anything else can be realistically fabricated including ... more »
Carrington-class CME Narrowly Misses Earth
Obviously Earth has not been hit with a large Carrington class event 1859 and that has been just as well. The chances of been hit is not zero but since we now have detection capability for perhaps a decade and we have seen one major event, the events themselves are rare. If an event covers one degree of arc and we have a decadal prevalence, then we are facing real probabilities of once every thousand years or so. We can tighten this up but the mere gap of one hundred and fifty years since the last event tells us that the odds are not so bad at all. Yet it is foolish to be unpro... more »
Brain implant to Restore Memory?
Oh really. The one thing coming soon will be the bill. This work is as tentative and speculative as any I have ever seen. At best they hope to someday be able to restore physical damage at least and perhaps this can lead to fresh access. I suspect we are really looking at decades of brain mapping and experimentation in order to discover promising methods. Not least we can start with reversal of concussion damage and scar tissue removal. This is our biggest challenge and it provides the best payback. This is the beginning however, of the beginning. *Coming soon: a brain im... more »
Downtown Mega Power Plant.
What this image here represents is a revolution in grid energy production. It can put out according to an engineering work up done through a NASA engineering group a total of one million brake horsepower. It uses no fuel whatsoever and no inputs whatsoever. It will be made from concrete and that includes the inner shell. It needs to be six hundred feet high to establish a two degree gradient between ground level and the higher atmosphere. This is a sixty story building. The outer sleeve of rising air will rocket out through the top at over one hundred miles per hour. T... more »
12 Brightest Dog Breeds
I grew up working with a border collie and have absolutely no doubt. He ended up organizing the local dog pack and then proceeded to run down foxes in our locale. This made for a confrontation one bright morning with an angry fox who seriously wanted to pick a fight one on one. I would not contemplate working with animals without a border collie assisting. I am now pretty sure that they do read our minds rather well. That happens to be the best and simplest explanation for the behavior I observed. Most dogs no longer have active working lives which is a shame. *12 Bright... more »
Egyptian Secret to Moving Huge Pyramid Stones
This is not the whole story of course but it is certainly part of the story and a very important part. It allows a sand roadbed to be constructed from the block making locale to the pyramid for direct haulage in order for the blocks to be stockpiled in preparation for construction. I had anticipated a canal, but this would work quite as well. One can even grade the sand to optimize its effectiveness as well. In this way a sledge of blocks may even be sped steadily across the desert without let up. We have perhaps all seen that particular image as well and never grasped its s... more »
Side Effects of Chemo
The sad truth remains that in virtually all applications, that the progress is only arrested and then briefly enough. That arrest is enough to claim remission and a statistical cure but no cure in real terms. The practical reality is that it is likely better to simply accept fate and do what can be done with surgery to slow and mitigate the progress of the disease. There is also a battery of safe productive protocols which the medical profession generally fails to implement. That means it is up to the individual to tackle that end of the spectrum of options. I personally kno... more »
Science Validates Vedic history
This is excellent news. It polices up the historical framework of India rather well. What is pleasantly surprising is that language itself remained largely intact throughout as has the Chinese language. Thus information does pass through rather well. What is clearly emerging is a post Pleistocene Nonconformity India that sustained a civilization almost immediately and quickly grew populous. This is reasonable as it was not necessary to invent new plant foods such as wheat. Again the impetus of the Atlantean Bronze Age and high quality bronze triggered a robust global buil... more »
Eat Right to Help Lower Your High Blood Pressure
I am adding this item here as a convenient guide to suppress high blood pressure and to prevent it from developing. The whole topic remains fraught with controversy but we all want excellent health. The absolute least we can all do is to learn to eat properly. This is an excellent place to start. Even with good choices, it is best to not ever overindulge any particular item that you may prefer. Too many nuts may not be a good idea. A vegetarian friend of mine loved granola until it began to affect the lining of his intestine. Who would have even though of this? Most imp... more »
Brazil Field Trial for Genetically Modified Mosquitoes
Amid the usual hail of wilfully misinformed criticism, we are having a major field trial aimed at the primary dengue mosquito. If it succeeds in suppressing the problem, then it can be applied globally and will secure the protocol for other obvious applications as well. It bothers me that the press actually gives these deviant opinions any platform, let alone the platform provided by the proponent. This is not about free expression, it is about propagating the propaganda of mindless ignorance and assigning it some sort of standing in the court of public opinion. When a scien... more »
Why Science Does Not Disprove God
Actually, my Cloud Cosmology build on an exact mathematical description of the first movement and the resultant expansion of the physical universe necessitates the external will or consciousness or the Ubermind as part of the internal mathematica of the physical universe while still external. It is really quite astounding. As well much of the ongoing debate in terms of God fails miserably to address just what GOD is. Five thousand years of hand waving simply does not cut it. As indicated, GOD is the conscious content of our universe and is understood by ourselves only to the ... more »
Forty Hertz Zap Triggers Lucid Dreams
I am having a researcher test this out to get some informed feedback. However this clearly conforms to my conjectures regarding ring stones in which we expect resonant sources to stimulate the physical mind sufficiently to allow access to at least the first luminous plane. This has now been described as lucid dreaming and practice allows the individual to manage the experience. It is also clearly invoked when spiritual realms are reached through meditation. Thus it is extremely useful to be able to investigate on demand. At least we now have clear confirmation that we ... more »
Genesis of Plate Tectonics?
This is better a clear explanation for the actual initiation of plate tectonics. As far as Venus is concerned, I suspect that it is just too early. There is also erosion transport that needs to be considered which also happens on the margins. That could also be enough to provide a nudge. Yet we see gross subsidence in the Rift Valley and gross upheaval and spreading in the mid-Atlantic Ridge. That suggests much more. *Scientists Unravel One Of The Keys To Life On Earth — And It's Right Beneath Your Feet* *By Leslie Baehr | * *https://ca.finance.yahoo.com/news/scientists-u... more »
Scientists Reconstruct Massive Precambrian Impact
I often wonder if Iceland will turn out to be a huge impact crater? The present explanation appears more than ample but it is also plausible that an initiating impact triggered the ongoing separation of the two plates. They are clearly related and linked and may well represent a lot more than we anticipate. This item does tell us just how severe the age of bombardment was. The Earth sponged up all the debris related to its formation and that was like sucking up the asteroid belt which presently lacks a large enough attractor and may be inside a zone of gravitational instabil... more »
Major Breakthrough of Thymus Restoration Reverses Old Age Decline
This is a huge breakthrough and it real promise is to fully restore health and vigor to the elderly. This is no small accomplishment and will be used much sooner than understood. Recall that wild animals show little effect of aging until the last months of their lives and collapse is then precipitous. The natural equivalent would be for us to live in full health and vigor until around ninety eight at which the actual collapse kicks in. It is obviously possible because we are the actual exceptions that prove the rule. This tells me that we now have a simple work around through ... more »
A Modern Pope gets Old School on the Devil
The modern world has had a serious problem confronting the afterlife at all as part of a rational worldview. A large part of that derives from almost antique notions that have themselves not been properly recast. The fundamental problem for everyone is that we have first personified GOD and this naturally leads to personifying SATAN. It is better to understand both as separate magnets to attract human intentions first of the physical mind and through that to modify the spirit. I think that we can all agree that it is possible to be attracted to behavior and ideas that can be ... more »
Tractor Beams Demonstrated
This folks is a simple proof of concept that can now be extended to forms of wave production. More specifically, it applies directly to applications using higher ordered cyclic functions that promise to seriously tame gravity as we know and presently understand it. We already know from multiple UFO sightings that tractor beams are possible and certainly desirable. Since a UFO also is using a gravity control device in the form of a large ring band it makes perfect sense that it may also be tapped to provide a tractor beam as well. Thus a proof of concept is important confirmat... more »
Shipping Firm Using Drones in Arctic
This is such an obvious application we can be certain to see it become standard practice. It will also cause our ice predictive capabilities to be nicely polished. Add in hovercraft ice breaking technology and the Arctic looks a lot less challenging for heavy shipping. As I have posted in the past, an Asian – Arctic - Passage – Atlantic is likely feasible for 500,000 ton nuclear powered hovercraft. Such a craft would make over eighty kilometers per hour in the open sea and possible as much as fifty kph over passable ice. Such a service would hammer the long haul container t... more »
New Method Confirms Humans and Neandertals interbred
This report can be considered scientific housekeeping and assures us that we are certainly dealing with interbreeding. I have no doubt, but only because I am familiar enough with natural and almost barbarian societies to have read plenty of clear evidence. We only need to recall the Altai wild women who became a convenient source of sexual release within a small group. This led to several offspring. Quite clearly, interbreeding becomes inevitable in anything approaching primitive conditions. Lack of opportunity is not a viable argument at all when we have historical evidenc... more »
The Seven Epochs of Man
This item is from Robert Schoch who is a geologist and has plenty to say about the aging of the sphinx. Otherwise, I have become quite frustrated with the shortsightedness of the archeological community generally who ignore literally mountains of hard data over and over again until someone rubs their noses in it for a couple of lifetimes. What I do want to do is to define several Epochs of mankind history to assist us in understanding human history more generally. I have spoken to parts of this throughout this blog, but I am now going to set up a complete list for us. *Pre hum... more »
A Solution For Graphene Production
This is actually very promising. It may also prove possi8ble to induce setting up as a substrate on to a skin with similar methods. At least this has real promise to produce a vast supply and that is well worth going after. If we are really lucky it may become possible to produce a graphene skin cheap and easy while retaining appropriate characteristics. This is very good news. We may be able to also lay down a vapor level of amorphous metal to or even an insulator on top of the exposed surface, dissolve the carrier and then reduce the graphene layer to best thickness. ... more »
Unified Theory of Evolution
Understanding the central role of consciousness resolves these issues. Although the argument has been driven by those with a naïve understanding of both science and GOD and the concept of intelligent design, we have now reached a point where we can understand the salient role of consciousness itself throughout all aspects of the physical. We also now understand or at least I understand that we are profoundly biased to act in a conservative manner and that we are also profoundly informed at a sub brain level with access to that knowledge and response systems. For that reason eve... more »
Proof That the Human Body is a Projection of Consciousness
We have understood the key foundational aspect of what we perceive as consciousness. It is integral to the natural logic of existence as the operator that confirms the output itself. If logically one plus one equals two, the operator confirms going to the next step that this result is satisfactory and sufficient to complete that step. With that simple building block we can comprehend consciousness in the same way we model and comprehend the particle universe and make it integral. Let us then get our language correct. The body is not a projection of consciousness. They are ... more »
Arclein Diet Four Years of Success
In September of 2010, I commenced to follow a diet regimen that I then named the Arclein Diet. This is almost four years ago. It has been stunningly successful and completely without pushback from my metabolism or the mind itself. It is essentially trivial to implement and sustain and does not demand any special foods or props at all. Having tested a number of other protocols, including Atkins for three years and vegetarianism for three years, I am not lacking experience with the expected problems any other protocol typically presents. As well I expect that if you got this far... more »
ECONOMICS FOR REAL PEOPLE: What Philosophers (And Everyone Else) Can Learn From Economics, And Vice Versa
*Here’s what’s on offer at tomorrow night’s Auckland Uni Economics Group meeting:* Hi All, This week, we discuss the greatest lesson economics has to teach everyone else—yet one that few economists even know – and even fewer philosophers. We will also look at something everyone else has to teach economists—if only economists were able to listen. The first topic involves one of the great and fundamentally benevolent conclusions of economic thinking, and the great economist who promoted it. The second, the “axiomatic concepts” that most economists take for granted, but w... more »
Musical Interlude: 2002, "Remember Now"
2002, "Remember Now" - http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=Bq4qjI8VVzg#!
Time For VA-08 Progressives To Unite Behind Patrick Hope?
I hope you read VA-08 resident Pachacutec's very detailed rundown of the candidates running in his northern Virginia district. Although he found more than one well-qualified candidate, he came to the conclusion that Patrick Hope was the best candidate overall *and* the best candidate to beat the heavily financed conservative Establishment Democrat, Don Beyer. That was back in April. Today marked 3 weeks out from the election and the race has had time to develop. Polls clearly show the race shaping up to be between Patrick Hope, the progressive oriented towards working families and... more »
Gold and Silver Saturday May 17 , 2014 Report ( Ed Steer's fine 5/17/14 Report - news , data and views ) , additional add on items from GATA , Jesse Cafe Americain et al ......
Catharsis Ours - 1 day ago
http://www.caseyresearch.com/gsd/edition/how-long-can-phase-ii-of-the-gold-pool-be-sustained ¤ YESTERDAY IN GOLD & SILVER Except for the fact that "da boyz" and their algorithms showed up at the New York open, it was pretty much a nothing sort of day in the gold market yesterday. With the gold price on an obvious very tight leash, it was a given that the price wasn't going to be allowed above the $1,300 spot price mark, or the 200-day moving average. The high and low ticks were recorded by the CME as $1,298.30 and $1,287.70 in the June contract. Gold finished the Friday trading sessi... more »
"All About The Folly..."
"Archimedes said, "Give me a fulcrum and I will move the Earth"; but there isn't one. It is like betting on the future of the human race - I might wish to lay a bet that the human race would destroy itself by the year 3000, but there is nowhere to place the bet. On the contrary, I am involved in the world and must try to see that it does not blow itself to pieces. I once had a terrible argument with Margaret Mead. She was holding forth one evening on the absolute horror of the atomic bomb, and how everybody should spring into action and abolish it, but she was getting so furious abo... more »
"Real Church Sign- A Sign Of The Times"
"Yeah, we're doing ok, thanks for asking..." - CP
"A Look to the Heavens"
"Is this what will become of our Sun? Quite possibly. The bubble of expanding gas pictured below is the planetary nebula PK 164 +31.1, the remnants of the atmosphere of a Sun-like star expelled as its supply of fusion-able core hydrogen became depleted. Visible near the center of the nebula is what remains of the core itself- a blue-hot white dwarf star. This particularly photogenic planetary nebula shows intricate shells of gas likely expelled at different times toward the end the star's demise, and whose structure is not fully understood. *Click image for larger size.* This deep i... more »
Paulo Coelho, “The Cycle of Nature”
*“The Cycle of Nature”* by Paulo Coelho “In the cycle of nature there is no such thing as victory or defeat: there is only movement. The winter struggles to reign supreme, but, in the end, is obliged to accept spring’s victory, which brings with it flowers and happiness. The summer would like to make its warm days last for ever, because it believes that warmth is good for the earth, but, finally, it has to accept the arrival of autumn, which will allow the earth to rest. The gazelle eats the grass and is devoured by the lion. It isn’t a matter of who is the strongest, but God’s way... more »
"A Lion Fight..."
"It's good to be scared. It means you still have something to lose. So chin up. Put your shoulders back, walk proud, strut a little. Don't lick your wounds: celebrate them. The scars you bear are the signs of a competitor. You're in a lion fight. Just because you didn't win doesn't mean you don't know how to roar." - "Dr. Meredith Grey", "Grey's Anatomy"
The Daily "Near You?"
Fremont, California, USA. Thanks for stopping by.
Chet Raymo, "Splat!"
*"Splat!"* by Chet Raymo "In Stephen Crane's American classic, "The Red Badge of Courage," young Henry Fleming goes off to war fired by dreams of heroic sweep and grandeur. "He had read of marches, sieges, conflicts, and had longed to see it all. His busy mind had drawn for him large pictures extravagant in color, lurid with breathless deeds." In the war to preserve the Union he would mingle in one of the great affairs of the earth. He longs, yes longs, for the symbolic wound, the blood-red badge of courage. The first foes Fleming encounters are some Confederate pickets along a ri... more »
Lou Vincent: a Sorry, Pathetic Excuse For a Man [updated]
Former cricketer and self-admitted match fiddler Lou Vincent is alleged to have received several hundred thousand dollars in ill-gotten cash over the years he betrayed his team-mates and teams’ fans, feeling no compunction about the betrayal because, he says, Cricket NZ had treated him badly over the years. Poor lamb. For this he sold out everything he purported to stand for, and whatever integrity he once might have had. The way he was treated is nothing compared to the way he treated his employers, and those who love and follow his sport. To those he put two fingers up and r... more »
"The Weaving Of Human Living..."
"...and this is the weaving of human living: of whose fabric each individual is a part; each is intimately connected with the bottom and the extremist reach of time: and not one of these things nor one of these persons is ever quite to be duplicated or replaced: but each is a new and incommunicably tender life, wounded in every breath, sustaining for a while, without defense, the enormous assaults of the universe." - James Agee, "Now Let Us Praise Famous Men"
Day One/Two of my New Life
Woke up pretty early, which I guess is the norm here. Sun comes up around 530 AM, so the pugs are ready to get up around then too, LOL. I think we actually got up around 700 AM. However, weirdly, I don't even really care what time it is here. Kurt started pulling all the luggage and bags in the house and I started unpacking it all. Clothing, electronics, shoes, toiletries, jewelry, etc. There are literally no closets in this house, so Kurt is going to turn one of the bedrooms into a huge closet vanity and storage area for us. Right now, my clothes are separated on the floor ... more »
Getting to Costa Rica
I am here! And so happy to see my family. The journey down here was long and exhausting. It started on 5/18, with Ron picking me up from the house at 945 AM. Loaded my 10 suitcases, 1 backpack, 1 camera bag, and purse into his truck and got to the Delta part of the airport. Unloaded the suitcases. Went to the counter to check in outside and was told that I had to go to another part of the airport and check in at Special Services because of the cat. Begged the guy to help me, and he put my luggage onto a cart and took me to where I needed to go. Waited in line there a bit. Th... more »
Sandwich Watch: End of an era -- the sandwich and deli worlds mourn as Philip Roth says almost 80 years' worth of sandwiches is enough
*But skeptical sandwich observers ask, was it really his last?* *Let the record show that this corned-beef job was not Philip Roth's last sandwich, which was reported by The Borowitz Report to have been a turkey with lettuce and tomato on whole wheat (condiments unspecified -- surely not dry?).* *"Not only have I had my last sandwich, I have made my final public statement about sandwiches."* *-- novelist and essayist Philip Roth, to a Dutchinterviewer, as reported by The Borowitz Report* *by Ken* Well, we knew this day had to come. It was one thing when Philip Roth revealed tha... more »
Oil rich Nigeria descending into chaos ? More than 100 ( maybe 200 + ) killed in Nigeria twin blasts Car bomb explosions in crowded business district in city of Jos kills at least 118 people, officials say.
Al Jazeera....... Dozens killed in attacks on Nigerian villages Suspected Boko Haram fighters kill 48 people near town where 276 schoolgirls were abducted last month. Last updated: 22 May 2014 02:16 [image: Listen to this page using ReadSpeaker] [image: Email Article] [image: Print Article] [image: Share article] [image: Send Feedback] Al Jazeera's Mohammed Adow reports from Jos, where twin blasts struck a bus terminal and market on Tuesday Suspected Boko Haram fighters have killed 48 villagers in northeastern Nigeria near the town where the group kidnapped more than 270 s... more »
April's Airings:HS Message - Exhaling/Expressing the New
http://aprilsairings.blogspot.com/2014/05/hs-message-exhalingexpressing-new.html *Lot's of truth in this message! -AK* *HS Message - Exhaling/Expressing the New* by April Bender My dearest April, you have done incredibly well as have countless other Warriors of Light, and this is to be highly commended, as those final in-breath moments as well as the marked release or out-breath phase which began during this most recent full moon, was highly volatile in terms of energetic conditions/flows. As previously discussed, an incredible amount of light/information flowed and/or fluctuated... more »
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