How the ‘War on Terror’ Became a War on the Constitution
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By-election: The Empty Chair in the Room
When I heard about the all-candidates debate in town tonight for the June 30 by-election, my interest was piqued. Here was a chance to see the candidates and hear their stances on the issues affecting our region. I even considered booking today off as I was due to work so that I could attend. In the end though it turns out I wouldn't be hearing from all the candidates because one of them would not be attending. There would be an empty chair in the room. I can understand candidates having busy schedules during an election campaign though I have to wonder what could be so pressin... more »
While Republicans Bicker, Whine, Posture And Stab Each Other In The Back, Obama Keeps His Eye On The Ball-- Captures Ahmed Abu Khatallah
The sick and obstructionist Republican peanut gallery-- largely driven by the vile racist neo-Confederates in their caucus-- seems to be incapable of accepting the reality that the American people elected Barack Obama, an African-American, to the presidency… twice. Like their top donors, they have never recognized Obama's legitimacy and have been content to sit on their fat asses for the last 6 years hatching plots and conspiring with Hate Talk Radio clowns to invent "scandals" like "Benghazi!" Meanwhile, the president, exasperated, has just done what he could to fulfilled his con... more »
Change The World Wednesday (#CTWW) - Grey Water
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 »
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*Helis seeks approval today for north shore fracking site ~WVUE* *Attorney General Buddy Caldwell should intervene in coastal damages lawsuit ~Oliver Houck* *Judge Sets May 2015 Date for BP Investors’ Suit Over Oil Spill ~Nate Raymond, Insurance Journal** ~Hat Tweet @stuartsmithlaw* *Arbitrator to decide Jimmy Graham’s grievance with Saints ~Ramon Antonio Vargas, New Orleans Advocate * *Report ranks La. second to last in compensating crime victims ~WWLTV* *The sign painters of New Orleans ~Alex Woodward, Gambit * *NOLA History: Voodoo and St. John’s Eve ~Edward Branley, GONOLA* *G... more »
Iraqi PM Maliki Is Saying What Needed To Be Said
*An excerpt from, "Iraqi Government Accuses Saudi Arabia of Supporting Potential Iraqi Genocide" by Ben Mathis-Lilley, Slate, June 17:* *The government of Iraqi prime minister Nuri al-Maliki said in a statement today that Saudi Arabia's alleged support of ISIS rebels makes the country responsible for "crimes that may qualify as genocide: the spilling of Iraqi blood, the destruction of Iraqi state institutions and historic and religious sites."* Regardless of the truth of the accusation (the Saudis deny it), as a political move it is 180 degrees away from the collaborative approach ... more »
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*British boffin tells Obama's science advisor: You're wrong on climate change* A top British scientist has come out with new research flatly contradicting the idea that extremely cold winters in North America – like the one just past – will become more frequent due to global warming. This new analysis disagrees completely with the assessment of President Obama's personal science advisor. Dr James Screen of Exeter uni in England is a mathematician who has been studying the arctic ice sheet for several years. According to a university announcement highlighting his latest research: ... more »
Fukushima ongoing nuclear disaster updates ( June 17 - 18 , 2014 ) -- Trouble reported with inner ‘ice wall’ at Fukushima; Highly radioactive water underground won’t freeze — Tepco: “We can’t make temperature low enough” after trying for months; Fluctuating water levels beneath Unit 2 blamed — Expert: Ground can liquify around reactors, form sinkholes ( Why am I not surprised that Tepco is in the midst of creating another unintended clusterfuck ? ) ...... [Photo] Japanese rice ingredient manufactured in Fukushima is sold in Australia ( anyone stupid enough to eat food products from Fukushima is cruising for an internal bruising ! ) ....... Several earthquakes in Japan - two offshore Fukushima at M 5.5 ......
Fukushima Diary..... Preceding frozen water wall hasn’t worked since April Posted by *Mochizuki* on June 17th, 2014 · 9 Comments Share on facebookShare on twitterShare on emailShare on printMore Sharing Services Related to this article.. Fukushima worker “Frozen wall was originally designed to stand with clay wall but they removed to cut the cost.” [URL] A preceding part of the frozen water wall hasn’t been frozen for over a month, according to Tepco. Tepco has started installing the frozen water underground wall to isolate 4 reactor buildings in Fukushima plant. Preceding the wall, ... more »
A Moment With The Sea: John Denver, “Calypso”
John Denver, “Calypso” - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=35x_rwyBh-8
“Thinking Like a Mountain”
*“Thinking Like a Mountain”* By Aldo Leopold . "For I have learned to look on nature, not as in the hour of thoughtless youth, but hearing oftentimes the still, sad music of humanity." - William Wordsworth “A deep chesty bawl echoes from rimrock to rimrock, rolls down the mountain, and fades into the far blackness of the night. It is an outburst of wild defiant sorrow, and of contempt for all the adversities of the world. Every living thing (and perhaps many a dead one as well) pays heed to that call. To the deer it is a reminder of the way of all flesh, to the pine a forecast of m... more »
John (Fire) Lame Deer, "On Natural Diversity…"
"On Natural Diversity…" by John (Fire) Lame Deer "Even animals of the same kind – two deer, two owls – will behave differently from each other. I have studied many plants. The leaves of one plant, on the same stem – none is exactly alike. On all the earth there is not one leaf that is exactly like another. The Great Spirit, Wakan Tanka, likes it that way. He only sketches out the path of life roughly for all the creatures on earth, shows them where to go, where to arrive at, but leaves them to find their own way to get there. He wants them to act independently according to their own... more »
"Of Sound Mind..."
“A man who is "of sound mind" is one who keeps the inner madman under lock and key.” - Paul Valéry, “Mauvaises Pensées et Autres”, 1942
"Remember..."
“Remember, we all stumble, every one of us. That’s why it’s a comfort to go hand in hand.” - Emily Kimbrough
Don’t call them liberals, but don’t call them progressives either
*Guest post by Brian Micklethewait* I strongly agree with Americans Dan Klein and Kevin Frei that “liberal” and “liberalism” are words that should never be relinquished to those who don’t believe in liberty. They have started something called Liberalism Unrelinquished. Good for them. We the undersigned affirm the original arc of liberalism, and the intention not to relinquish the term *liberal* to the trends, semantic and institutional, toward the governmentalization of social affairs. Way back in 2010, I did a posting at the UK site Samizdata entitled ‘They are not liberals and ... more »
Are We Being Suckered Again? Busted! US Trained ISIS At Secret Jordan Base!
I indeed have been watching all the reports coming out of Iraq, especially when it comes to this "ISIS/ISIL" army that is running rampant in the northern part of that nation. This "army" that suddenly appeared seemingly out of nowhere has supposedly most of the US puppet regime in Baghdad's army on the run, and is now threatening to march into Baghdad itself.... We have received so many interesting and laughable stories coming out of the Jew spew media over the last few days about this ISIS/ISIL being the latest and greatest "terrorist" group and suddenly and magically a "thre... more »
Roald Dahl - British Spy, Adept of OTO and Children's Author
RAF Air Attaché Roald Dahl "The Irregulars", 1940-1945 Washington DC CROWLEY: *“Let him train himself to think BACKWARDS by external means, as set forth here following:* *(a) Let him learn to write BACKWARDS. . .(b) Let him learn to walk BACKWARDS. . .(c) Let him. . . listen to phonograph records REVERSED.(d) Let him practice speaking BACKWARDS. . .(e) Let him learn to read BACKWARDS. . .(f) Instead of saying “I am he” let him say “eh ma I”(Crowley, Aliester. Magick:Liber ABA, book four, 1994 Ordo Templi Orientis ediiton, p. 639)This good luck gremlin mascot flew with 482... more »
Is Weingarten Really Against VAM? Or Was Her Conversion “A Sham”?
In January 2014, American Federation of Teachers (AFT) President Randi Weingarten finally stated that she is completely opposed to using value added modeling (VAM) as a component on teacher evaluations. As Audrey Amrein-Beardsley notes on her blog, Vamboozled: …Randi Weingarten, the current president of the American Federation of Teachers (AFT), has (finally) expressed her full opposition against using […]
Musical Interlude: Bryan EL, “Interstellar”
Bryan EL, “Interstellar” - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pZnWxltGzKw
"Join With Those..."
"Join with those who sing songs, tell stories, enjoy life, because happiness is contagious. Join those who walk with their heads high even when they have tears in their eyes. Avoid those who have never shed a tear." - Paulo Coelho
"A Look to the Heavens"
"A favorite target for astronomers, big, beautiful spiral galaxy NGC 7331 is one of the brighter galaxies not found in Charles Messier's famous 18th century catalog. About 50 million light-years distant in the northern constellation Pegasus and similar in size to our own Milky Way Galaxy, NGC 7331 is often imaged as the foreground of a visual grouping that includes an intriguing assortment of background galaxies some ten times farther away. This striking image of the well-studied island universe and environs was produced using data from the Calar Alto Observatory in southern Spain. ... more »
Chet Raymo, “Why Cranes Fly”
*“Why Cranes Fly”* by Chet Raymo "There were a few Comments here recently about herons, from right around the world. What is the power of this bird to touch our minds and hearts? The naturalist Aldo Leopold was intimately familiar with the cranes of Wisconsin, cousins of our New England great blue heron, the Irish gray heron, and Adam2's aosagi from Japan, and wondered about their ability to move us so deeply. In A Sand County Almanac he watches as a crane "springs his ungainly hulk into the air and flails the morning sun with mighty wings." Our ability to perceive beauty in nature... more »
When The Elite showed its hand in 1973, there was barely a whimper
When The Elite showed its hand By Jon Rappoport June 16, 2014 www.nomorefakenews.com In a minute, I'm going to print a stunning 1978 conversation between a US reporter and two members of the Trilateral Commission. I discovered the conversation in the late 1980s, and ever since then, I've been looking at it from various angles, finding new implications. Here, I want to point out that the conversation was public knowledge at the time. Anyone who was anyone in Washington politics, in media, in think-tanks, had access to it. Understood its meaning. But no one shouted from the rooftop...more »
Oh no, not more on Iraq?!
*Of course Marc Thiessen is an idiot, an ignoramus, a lunatic, and a thug, but does everyone know this? Like his editors at the Washington Post? They publish stuff like this, after all, without labeling it as "toxic ravings of an idiot, ignoramus, lunatic, and thug."* What can the United States do? It has already done quite a bit, of course. The invasion of Iraq, in 2003, by destroying the Iraqi state, empowered the Shiite majority—Maliki in particular. As long as American troops remained in Iraq, they could restrain Maliki and his Shiite brethren from their worst sectarian impulse... more »
Little Jimmy Scott, 1925-2014: He wanted all of it
Just heard the news that singer Jimmy Scott, “the jazz vocalist with "more pain and prettiness in his voice than any singer anywhere",” has died. "He sang like no one else," said saxophonist Dexter Gordon. "Ahead of the beat. Behind the beat. In a haunting high-pitched voice that was neither male nor female but both at the same time." … Kallmann syndrome, a condition that halted Jimmy's hormonal growth, left him with an alto voice that remained unchanged. "Some thought he was a woman in drag," said Gordon. "He caught hell for being different – not just as a singer, but as... more »
David P. Hamilton : SPORT | Was the Spurs win a symbolic victory for the left?
Besides the triumph of the Spurs’ collectivism over the Heat’s individualism, internationalism won over Americanism. By David P. Hamilton | The Rag Blog | June 17, 2014 How is the victory of a major professional sports franchise, the San Antonio … finish reading David P. Hamilton : *SPORT* | Was the Spurs win a symbolic victory for the left?
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FRONT PAGE | David Hamilton says the San Antonio Spurs’ win over the Heat was a ‘symbolic victory for the left.’
Percy Shelley
*"...at Plas Tan-Yr-Allt... he had allegedly been... attacked during the night by a man who may have been... an intelligence agent.* I Quote The Enemy: "Some believed his death was not accidental, that Shelley was depressed in those days and wanted to die. Others said that he did not know how to navigate; or that pirates mistook the boat for Byron's and attacked him; or even more fantastical stories. There is a small amount of material, though scattered and contradictory, describing that Shelley may have been murdered for political reasons. Previously, at Plas Tan-Yr-Allt, the Re... more »
[Video] Iraq: Dramatic Images of Shia Preparing to Fight (Source: Wall Street Journal)
*The president of the United States is the biggest arms dealer in the world. * "US and allies arm ISIS in Syria. US arms Maliki in Iraq. ISIS and Maliki use arms to fight each other. A very twisted game." - *Rania Khalek*. The Iran-Iraq war comes to mind, when Washington cynically armed both sides to keep the war going for as long as possible. Instead of directing their animus at their real enemies in Washington and Tel Aviv, Sunnis and Shiites are mindlessly fighting each other to the benefit of their murderers and torturers. Stupidity has a high price. The criminal and inhuman g... more »
The Truth about Savings and Consumption
Time to squelch again the popular myth that consumption drives the economy. Fact is: Consumption is the *final*, not the *efficient*, cause of production. The efficient cause is savings, which can be said to represent the opposite of consumption: they represent *unconsumed* goods. Consumption is the end of production, and a *dead end*, as far as the productive process is concerned. The worker who produces so little that he consumes everything he earns, carries his own weight economically, but contributes nothing to future production. The worker who has a modest savings account, an... more »
Mary Austin - Freddie Mercury's Girlfriend
"The pair shared a bedsit and then moved into a modest one-bedroom flat in nearby Holland Road. They were blissfully happy but hadn’t discussed a future together. *‘Then, when I was 23 he gave me a big box on Christmas Day. Inside was another box, then another and so it went on. It was like one of his playful games. Eventually, I found a lovely jade ring inside the last small box. * *‘I looked at it and was speechless. I remember thinking, “I don’t understand what’s going on.” It wasn’t what I’d expected at all. So I asked him, “Which hand should I put this on?” And he said, “Ring... more »
"Knowledge, Intelligence..."
“Knowing a great deal is not the same as being smart; intelligence is not information alone but also judgment, the manner in which information is collected and used.” "It seems to me what is called for is an exquisite balance between two conflicting needs: the most skeptical scrutiny of all hypotheses that are served up to us and at the same time a great openness to new ideas. If you are only skeptical, then no new ideas make it through to you. On the other hand, if you are open to the point of gullibility and have not an ounce of skeptical sense in you, then you cannot distinguis... more »
JACKPOT! Speculators Win Big as Iraq Shuts Down Refinery
Nothing can collapse the economic house of cards that is the phony Obama recovery faster than a massive spike in prices - oil and food or simply just oil as the black gold drives damned near everything and keeping the hoax of the "recovery" alive is getting tougher by the day for the big boys and their footstool at 1600 Pennsylvania Ave. With the brutal wave of violence raging through Iraq, still a mystery as to the exact cause but the US warmongers supplying arms to religious zealots including admitted cannibals is a probable factor the early winners are already in and they are t... more »
The Daily "Near You?"
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Humanity: The Poet: Robinson Jeffers, "Love That"
"This photo, taken during the 1994 Sudan famine, won a “Pulitzer prize.” It shows a famine stricken child crawling towards a United Nations food camp, located a kilometer away. The vulture is waiting for the child to die so he can eat it. This picture shocked the whole world. No one knows what happened to the child, including photographer Kevin Carter, who left the place as soon as the photograph was taken. Three months later he committed suicide due to depression." *"Love That"* by Robinson Jeffers "Then what is the answer?— Not to be deluded by dreams. To know that great civilizati... more »
"Feeling Fed Up with Humanity, In the World and in Ourselves"
*"Feeling Fed Up with Humanity, In the World and in Ourselves"* by Madisyn Taylor, The DailyOM "We are all capable of the best and the worst that humanity has to offer and knowing this allows us to find compassion. From time to time, we may all feel fed up with humanity, whether it’s from learning about what’s going on around the world, or what’s going on next door. There are always situations that leave us feeling as if people are simply not capable of behaving in a way that is coming from a place of awareness. Often it seems as if people are actually geared to handle things in th... more »
Satire: "Dick Cheney: 'My Thoughts and Prayers Are With the Iraqi Oil Wells'”
*"Dick Cheney: 'My Thoughts and Prayers Are With the Iraqi Oil Wells'”* by Andy Borowitz JACKSON HOLE, WYOMING (The Borowitz Report)— "Former Vice-President Dick Cheney broke his silence about the crisis in Iraq on Tuesday, telling reporters, “My thoughts and prayers are with the Iraqi oil wells.” Speaking from his Wyoming ranch, Cheney said that he had planned to remain quiet about the current state of affairs in Iraq, but “thinking about those oil wells has kept me up at night. If Dick Cheney won’t speak for the Iraqi oil wells, who will?” he said. Cheney indicated that, as of no... more »
All Lies and Jest
Wit's End - 6 hours ago
And I am just a poor boy. Though my story’s seldom told, I have squandered my resistancewal For a pocketful of mumbles, Such are promises All lies and jest Still, a man hears what he wants to hear And disregards the rest. from *The Boxer* ~ Paul Simon This photo of Portland, Oregon was shared by David Lange, who blogs at WindSpiritKeeper. It captures and epitomizes much of the tumultuous wreckage that is driving the world ever more horrendously and violently askew - crass advertisement, artificially cheap energy borrowed from the future of our children, mindless addictions to things ... more »
Fuck the Jews
They are attractive and smart and have a culture of success. I have spent enough time in Malaysai to scope out the place. A furry headed orthodox Jew could live there without press covey, They are very mindful of political opinion. In fact for over twenty years the main guy who wanted to stop all the partisans and sycophants from sucking up all the wealth of the nation has been on trial for Sodomy. I am not making this up. This guy has been on trial for Sodomy for twenty years. Jew you could live there full batty hat and log robes and trailing wife to your hearts connent without p... more »
Given a Real Choice, Weingarten Goes With the Proven Corporate Education Stooge
You have to love the way Weingarten apologizes for Malloy, who has been the consistent enemy of teachers for 4 years. A clip: *Malloy . . . upset Connecticut teachers in 2012 when he said, “Basically the only thing you have to do is show up for four years. Do that, and tenure is yours.”* *In an interview outside the convention hall Tuesday, Weingarten said Malloy has privately expressed regret for those remarks.* *“He was very regretful for the statement,” Weingarten told a group of reporters.* What will it take for hard-working dues-paying teachers to bounce this corporate boot ... more »
“Debt, Civic Decay, Global Disorder - Fourth Turning Accelerating”
*“Debt, Civic Decay, Global Disorder - Fourth Turning Accelerating”* by James Quinn “In retrospect, the spark might seem as ominous as a financial crash, as ordinary as a national election, or as trivial as a Tea Party. The catalyst will unfold according to a basic Crisis dynamic that underlies all of these scenarios: An initial spark will trigger a chain reaction of unyielding responses and further emergencies. The core elements of these scenarios (debt, civic decay, global disorder) will matter more than the details, which the catalyst will juxtapose and connect in some unknowable... more »
Can There Still Be Doubt That Il Doofus' Iraq Invasion Was A Grotesque Mistake?
By Manifesto Joe Day by day I am reminded of April 1975, when the South Vietnamese "government" was being toppled. President Gerald Ford actually wanted to send U.S. troops back to Vietnam as it became clearer that the South would be unable to survive. Congress, overwhelmingly Democratic after the 1974 midterm elections, said no. Hell no. This time, a half-Republican Congress seems ambivalent, and President Obama appears to have been bamboozled by the military establishment. As an early opponent of Il Doofus' foolish invasion of Iraq, Obama should know that you can't fix stupid. An...more »
Iraqi Awakening Opposition / ISIS aka ISIL / Baathists / Sunni Tribal Fighters of various loyalties except to the Iraq Government launch attack on Baghdad ( June 15 - 16 , 2014 ) ......... Follow various detailed tweets ( Mark and Kami ) setting forth the very fast moving events in Iraq as Operation Baghdad is apparently well underway . Embassies including the US Embassy . Baghdad's Airport closed and taking fire , the Green Zone being shelled - As noted by in one tweet , might Baghdad fall before Damascus ? ISIS approach Kurd with peace deal ( will they take it ? )
Catharsis Ours - 7 hours ago
Updates - late afternoon / Evening tweets .... Always ( FWIW ) *The New Yorkers* @TischNewYorkers · 22m Iraqi rebels have occupied most of al-Taji military base (north of Baghdad) #Iraq - *The New Yorkers* @TischNewYorkers · 25m Heavy fighting near Baghdad International Airport #Iraq *The New Yorkers* @TischNewYorkers · 30m Iraqi rebels have occupied 3 more areas in Baqubah #Iraq *The New Yorkers* @TischNewYorkers · 3h Iraqi rebels control the old road between Fallujah and Baghdad #Iraq *The New Yorkers* @TischNewYorkers · 3h Our reporters in Baghdad say 2 big explosions have ro... more »
Make Prayers to the Raven
In 1976 and 1977, anthropologist Richard Nelson lived with the Koyukon people of northwestern Alaska. Their vast forested homeland is in the region where the Koyukuk River feeds into the Yukon River. They are Athapaskan people, and they live inland from the Inupiaq Eskimos, who inhabit the coastal region to the west. When Russian explorers found the Koyukon in 1838, they already had tobacco, iron pots, and other stuff, acquired via trade with Eskimos. They had already been hammered by smallpox. In 1898, they experienced a sudden infestation of gold prospectors; luckily, their s... more »
The Economy: “A Survivor's Guide to the World of Funny Money”
*“A Survivor's Guide to the World of Funny Money”* by Bill Bonner “The longer the world lives with its funny money, the funnier things get. Here's a headline from yesterday's "Financial Times": "Central banks pour money into equities." We paused. We collected our thoughts. And we wondered: What the hell? From the FT: "A cluster of central banking investors has become major players on world equity markets." That was the conclusion of a central bank research and advisory group called the Official Monetary and Financial Institutions Forum (OMFIF), which goes on to warn that this tr... more »
AFT’s Weingarten Supports Malloy, and Likely, Cuomo
On June 16, 2014, I wrote a post in which I wondered what American Federation of Teachers (AFT) President Randi Weingarten would say on June 17 at the official AFL-CIO endorsement of the re-election of blatantly-anti-teacher, Connecticut Governor Dannel Malloy. Here is what the Connecticut Mirror had to offer by way of Weingarten’s participation in endorsing an undeniably […]
Eric Cantor And John Boehner Could Never Do The Kind Of Harm To The Democrats That Steve Israel Does
Another vulnerable Republican Israel made sure would have no opponent Anti-immigrant extremists who follow the lead of Steve King (R-IA) in the House, have been dancing around clicking their heals, claiming that Eric Cantor lost last week because he was "soft" on Hispanics and was opposed enough to giving them a pathway to citizenship. That isn't why he lost his primary, nor is it true that Cantor was sympathetic to the legitimate goals of immigrant reform groups. As he made clear in the expensive directing mailings he did to every Republican voters in VA-07, he was personally respon... more »
Making my intentions clear
People are not dogs or cattle. Yet for most of human history they have been treated that way, Darwin would not be surprised. This exists today. We have not moved forward so far we can sit back. Slavery is a real thing in most countries and prostitution exits in every country with a blind eye or a licence to fuck. When the rubber hits the road Asia is blow out, Africa is a fender bender but the middle east is a full blown car crash. There is no need for this bad traffic. Northern European nations have life more or less sorted out. Slave wages make slave products Chinese production ... more »
Chris Lintott on 'The Life Scientific'
The* Sky at Night*'s Dr Chris Lintott was Jim Al Khalili's guest on *The Life Scientific *this morning. I remember his first appearances on *The Sky at Night. *He struck me as being very young but highly knowledgeable. I've liked him ever since. He was very much in the right place at the right time as regards the school he was sent to - namely Torquay Boys' Grammar School. Two members of staff there had already "put themselves through the hell of running teenage discos in the school hall" to raise enough money to build an observatory at the school - a full-blown observatory with a ... more »
Roundup Review
Just hunkering down on the radio they are all about the storm but I hope it will miss me cause when I think of the weather its always warm If this planet has turned against us and denined our biggest thursts do we have enough rockets to take out what with mother nature gave us trust Do we need more roundup more GMO frankenstiens when on the beaches like Normandy people died by thousands to prevent toxic substance from being forced down the throat there are victims that are so toxic they can not be put to ground.
Is the BBC’s coverage of rural England distorted by a metropolitan bias?
Something to look out for... According to *The Times*' media editor Alex Spence, a BBC Trust report from former civil servant/BBC insider Heather Hancock is to be published this week which will say that "the BBC’s coverage of rural England is distorted by a metropolitan bias" and that "the public broadcaster’s news and current affairs programmes too often fail to reflect the wide range of interests outside of England’s main urban centres." The BBC Trust commissioned it, Alex Spence says, in an attempt "to examine whether the BBC’s reporting on rural matters, such as badger culls ... more »
What we have wrong on transit
There are two ways to do transit. The Hong Kong way or the Vienna way. Toronto is not adopting either model they are doing it the KL (Kula Lumpur) way. Wien (Austria) says the most important concept of transit is to plan so you do not need it. Hong Kong says if I move 6 million people before breakfast I will make a great profit. Toronto decide.
Price of Gas Vs News of Threat Matix
*I can not produce it everything in one dot in the top corner.*
Expect a teachers' strike in September
The chances of reaching a new teachers’ contract this month range from slim to none. There can always be breakthroughs when both parties sit down and bargain seriously, especially with the help of a mediator. But that usually requires some preconditions. The number of outstanding issues needs to be reduced, and the distance between employer and union positions narrowed. The negotiators need to have prepared their principals - politicians and union members, in this case - for inevitable compromises. And both sides need to feel under pressure to reach an agreement. None of those are in... more »
Tom Hayden : The madness in Iraq and the comeback of the neocons
The original blame for this disaster is on the Bush administration, but also on all those who succumbed to a Superpower Syndrome, which claimed we could redesign the Middle East. By Tom Hayden | The Rag Blog | June 17, … finish reading Tom Hayden : The madness in Iraq and the comeback of the neocons
Kate Braun : Celebrate vitality, creativity, abundance at Summer Solstice
It starts a time of reflection, contemplation, and evaluation of where you are, what you have done, what has been left undone, and why. By Kate Braun | The Rag Blog | June 17, 2014 “The sun appears to stop/And … finish reading Kate Braun : Celebrate vitality, creativity, abundance at Summer Solstice
Supplemental: Keeping the focus on “resegregation!”
*TUESDAY, JUNE 17, 2014* *Bouie survives the real stats:* In her lengthy report, “Segregation Now...,” Nikole Hannah-Jones focused on the alleged “resegregation” of Tuscaloosa’s public schools. She said this “resegregation” is occurring all over the country, especially in the South. Are American schools being “resegregated?” Early in her report, Hannah-Jones offered this deeply flawed statistical comparison: HANNAH-JONES (4/16/14): In 1972, due to strong federal enforcement, only about 25 percent of black students in the South attended schools in which at least nine out of 10 stu... more »
TRUTH IS ALWAYS HARD TO SWALLOW
British journalist tells the truth on Ukrainian TV about what is going on in eastern Ukraine (Donbas) and the stunned looks on the faces of those in the audience is more than precious. They are not used to hearing anything from the Kiev oligarchy controlled TV except lies, omissions and distortions. It would be the equivalent of us hearing from someone on American corporate controlled TV acknowledging that our country is run by an oil-i-garchy and that our wars are not being fought for 'freedom and democracy' but rather for the corporate interests that control our government.
June 17:Moncton's priorities
The Scots have a profound sense of sinning, and a constant need to repent. That's why they suffer Presbyterianism. That's why the national dish is haggis, a dish that needs lots of ketchup to kill the taste of parts of a sheep I would rather not mention. That's why the ancient scots invented a game of throwing rocks along frozen streams in winter while freezing in their kilts and saying, "We're havin' some fun, ay? (There isn't much else to do in Scotland in winter.) (Oh, a small correction. ancient Scots didn't wear kilts. They were invented by an English factory owner in the nine... more »
The Realist Report - Andrew Carrington Hitchcock
On this edition of *The Realist Report*, we'll be joined once again by Andrew Carrington Hitchcock. Andrew and I will be discussing his books *The Synagogue of Satan* and *In the Name of Yahweh*. Calls are welcomed! 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: - *Test Your Holocaust Knowledge!* - *Lying Jew Holohoaxer Dr. Caroline Sturdy-Colls Cancels Speaking Engagement After Daily Stormer Call to Action - Daily Stormer* - *J... more »
Do You Favor Sending Troops Into Iraq Again? Put A Sock In It
Although the TV networks seem certain that lots of war talk from the unprosecuted war criminals who lied us into the Iraq War on their networks last time, is good for ad revenue, the American people are unconvinced by the same old arguments being trotted out by the same out neocons and drooling spokesmen for the war profiteers. And it isn't just Fox. CNN and even MSNBC have been a cavalcade of warmongers who should have been lined up against walls and shot years ago-- Paul Bremer, John Bolton, Paul Wolfowitz, Bill Kristol, Rove, McCain, Lindsey Graham... I think even Mitt Romney ... more »
Does the Ukraine occupy Russian Territory? Ukraine attempts one sided demarcation
Recall this previous post? Ukraine has no demarcated borders? At the time I wondered, is this correct? Could Ukraine have no internationally recognized demarcated border? This does indeed look to be correct. *Ukraine has NO demarcated border. * Ukraine is presently, attempting to unilaterally demarcate a border. Russia isn't going to recognize this land grab. *So, Ukraine having no demarcated border is acknowledged by Ukrainian officials!* *Which begs the question- What is the Ukraine? Is it really just a borderland? * *No demarcated borders means Crimea was not part of Ukrain... more »
Sir Elton John
*Sir Elton John - Knighted for Service to AIDS* *(Not service to AIDS Relief, service to AIDS)* *Note the cock&balls hanging from his right ear.* *It's not politically correct to call him a creepy old poof, but he is.* *"Ladies and Gentlemen, by all rights, I shouldn't be here.* *I should be dead. Six foot under, in a wooden box.* *Every day I ask myself, "How did I survive..?"* *Because the AIDS Disease is caused by a virus..."* *Candle in the Wind 1997 sold 11 million physical copies in the United States alone, and at least 3.5 million copies in the UK.* *The proceeds of which, ... more »
Mike's Story Part 53 - Klutz
*By **Jenna** Orkin* *Today was a more normal day - we went to the bank, ordered joint checks, talked, joked, watched part of Command - The Far Side of the World, with Russell Crowe. Another he-man’s movie about male bonding during hardship; a stalwart leader.* * I pointed out what progress this represented but Mike assured me he felt as depressed as ever.* * “I want you to know I don’t think I’m going to make it,” he said.* * I never know if his occasional cheerfulness stems from the knowledge that he's holding onto suicide as a way out. Psychologists have observed that p... more »
6 Year Anniversary Of Musings On Iraq
Today is the six year anniversary of Musings On Iraq. What started off as a point of interest in 2001 and then a hobby by 2002 has now obviously become a passion of mine. Thank you to all the readers and especially to all the people who have been willing to take to me about Iraq.
FLYING DUTCHMAN SOARS IN WORLD CUP
*Robin van Persie of the Netherlands scores the team's first goal with a diving header in the first half during the 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil Group B match between Spain and Netherlands at Arena Fonte Nova on June 13, 2014 in Salvador, Brazil. (Photo by Jeff Gross/Getty Images) * *There is always a moment in a major sporting event when a spectacular shot or throw captures the true essence of the sport and that moment this year was Robin van Persie's on the fly header which tied the game with Spain and shocked the world with its uninhibited audacity, brilliance and joy and also e... more »
IMF states headquarters may be in China in future and U.S. is blocking emerging countries. Christine Lagarde and IMF are Frustrated. China in UK securing Trade Deals right now
The U.S. is grasping at their waning control of the IMF, which is frustrating Christine Lagarde and other countries. Lagarde said the IMF needs to make reforms but the U.S. has been blocking them. The IMF is suppose to be headquartered in the largest economy and that is going to be China in the future. Lagarde said the U.S. is blocking China, India and Brazil who are coming up strong from
WHY DON'T THEY LOVE US IN IRAQ?
Winning hearts and minds in Iraq. Why aren't they loyal to the US interests? The translator was likely giving the Iraqi police trainees a new recipe for hummus rather than passing on these 'words of wisdom' from the US military trainer.
Peter Smagorinsky: Response to the new NCTQ Teacher Prep Review
Peter Smagorinsky: Response to the new NCTQ Teacher Prep Review. via Peter Smagorinsky: Response to the new NCTQ Teacher Prep Review.Filed under: PAUL THOMAS: Becoming Radical
PREVIEW: New Film Opening June 17, 2014 – “NCTQ Hill”
PREVIEW: New Film Opening June 17, 2014 – “NCTQ Hill”. via PREVIEW: New Film Opening June 17, 2014 – “NCTQ Hill”.Filed under: PAUL THOMAS: Becoming Radical
The Islamic State of Iraq Attempts To Create A State in Syria And Iraq Interview With Aaron Zelin
The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIS) recently seized control of wide swaths of northern and central Iraq in June 2014. In Mosul, Iraq’s second largest city, ISIS has issued a charter for how it will be run. Long before that the Islamic State was administering sections of Syria such as the city of Raqqa. This is a new turn for the organization, which is far more notorious for its terrorist attacks. To help explain how ISIS has tried to create its own proto-state is Aaron Zelin who is the Richard Borow Fellow at the Washington Institute for Near East Policy and also runs ... more »
Freddie
*'It was Freddie's decision to finally end it all. He chose the time to die,'* Mary recalls in a whisper. *'He knew it was coming. The quality of his life had changed so dramatically and he was in more pain every day. * *He was losing his sight. His body became weaker as he suffered mild fits. It was so distressing to see him deteriorating in this way. * *One day he decided enough was enough and stopped all the medical supplements that were keeping him going. * *The overwhelming thing for me was that he was just so incredibly brave. * *He looked death in the face and said, "Fine... more »
DISDAIN FOR THE GAPS: First, you embellish!
*TUESDAY, JUNE 17, 2014* *Part 2—This dog doesn’t parse:* First, you embellish. All too often, that’s the way journalists create interest in an alleged problem. In a lengthy study of Tuscaloosa’s schools, Nikole Hannah-Jones focused on an alleged problem which basically can’t be solved—the problem of “segregation” in our public schools. Writing for ProPublica and The Atlantic, Hannah-Jones produced a 10,000-word report on the “resegregation” of Tuscaloosa’s schools. Her report is fascinating, but we’d have to say the embellishments started early and came fairly often. Building ... more »
WAR AND MORE WAR
- I got the photo above from my dear friend Will Park in Florida. He wrote, "Look how early our children are 'prepped' to love things military and war. No wonder so few care about peace and justice." The future generations are being 'prepped' for a life of endless war to aid the corporations that control our government and have turned us into nothing more than a glorified resource extraction service. - I am convinced that after being thrown out of Iraq (largely because Iraq refused to give US troops legal immunity from their attacks on the Iraqi pe... more »
The Starbucks, ASU, and Pearson Scam
If you thought wow! yesterday when Starbucks announced that CoffeeCorp will fund its employees' college educations from here on out, look a little closer before you fill up your mug. First off, Arizona State has joined the state-run exploitation college model perfected by the University of Maryland, whereby overseas military personnel and the stateside poor pay for junk degrees while funding lavish campus health clubs and libraries that only the on-campus college crowd can take advantage of. UMaryland's profits were $350 million annually in 2012. ASU hopes to be raking in $200... more »
Some Tories pushing to dump Tim Hudak immediately
Story Probably a mistake -- Hudak did lose an election he should have won (and he did that twice) but there is no election coming for some time. Dumping him now would just lead to confusion (and give the deputy leader a leg up). Also running a campaign now would exclude some of the possible (*but very credible*) dark horses - say Richard Ciano for example -- which may, of course, be why some are pushing for an immediate replacement.
The recent appointment of a Federal Court Judge to the Quebec Court of Appeal may well be invalid
Rocco Galati is challenging the nomination of Justice Robert Mainville of the Federal Court to the Quebec Court of Appeal, as announced Friday by Justice Minister Peter MacKay. Rocco may well have a decent technical argument. And following the technical reading given by the Supreme Court of Canada to the appointments process in *Nadon* [*Reference re Supreme Court Act, ss. 5 and 6* 2014 SCC 21] the Court may well be inclined to a technical argument. Judges and judicial officers are not members of their respective provincial or territorial bars. Hence in Ontario the professional co... more »
Staying a Law Society Discipline Matter for Inordinate Delay in Proceeding
The Hearing Panel in *Law Society of Upper Canada v. Davies Bagambiire* 2012 ONLSHP0122 summarized the test for a stay for inordinate delay in proceeding as follows: [20] In considering the *Blencoe *[2000 SCC 44 (CanLII), 2000 SCC 44] decision and the authorities that have followed it, it is clear that the test for this panel to apply is to determine: (i) whether there was inordinate delay; and (ii) if so, did the delay cause prejudice to the Lawyer’s ability to have a fair hearing or cause other prejudice to him that constitutes an abuse of... more »
Not-so-gentle news from the East
Oh dear, Canada's Gentle Island is showing a narsty streak of intolerance, yea, verily, even bullying. The presentation of an award meant to honour a pro-choice group over the weekend was postponed because the organizer was concerned about safety. Alex Maine, project director for the Isleawards, told CBC News he received 30 to 40 emails and calls protesting his group's decision to honour the P.E.I. Reproductive Rights Organization. "I would say that they had threatening attitude, but not directly threatening," said Maine. And it gets worse. Disappointed to see that the #PEI Right ... more »
Ukraine-Russia Near "Serious Conflict" Following Gas Transit Pipeline Explosion ( June 17 , 2014 ) ... With 2 Russian TV journalists killed in recent days and on the heels of Russia's cutting off Ukraine's gas supply for non-payment, Interfax is reporting that: *EXPLOSION ON UKRAINE GAS TRANSIT PIPELINE REPORTED: IFX *INTERFAX CITES UKRAINE INTERIOR MINISTRY ON GAS PIPELINE BLAST ....
Putin has been biding hit time regarding Ukraine . Is that time up ? http://vineyardsaker.blogspot.com/2014/06/the-time-has-come-for-putin-to-make.html ( H/T to Kev ! ) TUESDAY, JUNE 17, 2014 The time has come for Putin to make the most important decision of his Presidency Today I would like to just share two thoughts with you and suggest that each and every one of you come to his/her own conclusions. First, Russia was literally "sucked into" WWI by the Germany. Russia did not have to enter the war as Russia herself was not attacked. "Only" Serbia was. Russia was not ready to ... more »
EFN Asia 39: Rainer Adam's Farewell Letter
I received this warm, friendly and well-written farewell letter today from Rainer Adam. I have met him first time -- along with many Friedrich Naumann Foundation for Freedom (FNF) officials, Asian free marketers and friends -- in 2004, 10 years ago in Hong Kong, for the Economic Freedom Network (EFN) Asia conference. After that, I would meet him yearly except in 2007 and 2009, for the annual EFN conferences or some FNF major events here in Manila. Cool guy, always smiling. When I first met him in 2004, I immediately thought that he looked like Eric Clapton, among my favorite rock st... more »
NEW DRONE FILM
DRONES follows two Nevada desert-based drone operators as they pilot an unmanned craft over Afghanistan. Surveilling a possible terrorist hideout, the pilots face a range of complicated moral dilemmas when they are ordered to kill a suspected terrorist and, consequently, many innocent bystanders — including children. DRONES explores the complex moral issues facing a US military that relies more and more heavily on the remote use of unmanned drones to execute its strategies.
Our Dear Leaders
@Formosanation passed this around on Twitter today. That's President Ma Ying-jeou in the vibrant red and black in the first panel. _______________________ [Taiwan] Don't miss the comments below! And check out my blog and its sidebars for events, links to previous posts and picture posts, and scores of links to other Taiwan blogs and forums!
David Evans' notch-filter theory of the climate is infinitely fine-tuned
*The required notch filter itself is the key disease showing that the particular solar model is almost certainly incorrect* More than two months ago, Jo Nova's partner David Evans sent a group of people including your humble correspondent impressively looking and formally convincing documents about a new solar theory of the climate. I have spent many hours with reading them and thinking about them, exchanging e-mails with David, and so on. Because the documents were rather long, I needed an hour at the very beginning to see what the model really says, but that was followed by many o... more »
Untitled
*Student Attacks on U.S. Teachers Up 34.5%; Record 209,800 in 2011-12 School Year* A record 209,800 primary and secondary school teachers reported being physically attacked by a student during the 2011-2012 school year, according to new data released Tuesday by the federal government. That was up 34.5 percent from the previous record of 156,000 teachers who were attacked by students in the 2007-2008 school year. The data was published in "Indicators of School Crime and Safety," which was released yesterday by the Justice Department's Bureau of Justice Statistics and the Departmen... more »
Fox lies, America dies
By Capt. Fogg "You’ve done enough. Have you no sense of decency, sir? At long last, have you left no sense of decency?" asked Joseph Welch of "tailgunner Joe" McCarthy, for decades the prototype for the vicious, unscrupulous and dishonest Republican Jihadist. The unstated but nearly universally understood answer was "hell no." McCarthy has been somewhat de-demonized after years of propaganda and revision, but compared to what we had in 1954, at the height of the Communist witch hunt, the wealthy Corporate Political monsters now stomping on America like something from a 50's Jap... more »
When Bill Moyers Refers To "The Lap Dogs In Congress" He Isn't Just Talking About Jeb Hensarling And The Republicans
The House passed *Dodd-Frank* on Decenmber 11, 2009 without a single Republican vote. As always, the Republicans were for the crooked banksters-- but so were 26 Democrats. Most of those Democrats have since been fired by the voters-- or forced to resign-- and only 6 remain in Congress today: *•* Ann Kirkpatrick (New Dem-AZ) *•* Peter Visclosky (IN) *•* Mike McIntyre (Blue Dog-NC) *•* Marcy Kaptur (OH) *•* Kurt Schrader (Blue Dog-OR) *•* Henry Cuellar (Blue Dog-TX) Many of the ones who were driven out of office are now well-paid lobbyists on K Street. We've been urging you to read... more »
It's Driving Him Crazy
Popular wisdom holds that Stephen Harper's incandescent hatred of Pierre Trudeau is rooted in the National Energy Program. But, Michael Harris writes, it goes much deeper than that: Stephen Harper’s real fight is not with the Supreme Court *per se*, but with the 1982 Constitution that created the charter. The problem for the Supreme Court is that it has the sole responsibility to assess *all* laws passed by Parliament against their interpretation of the charter. That means laws sometimes get struck down — although Parliament always has the option of responding with another law. U... more »
Paul Craig Roberts considers Vladimir Putin to be the top world leader because he is willing compromise with other world powers in order to avoid conflicts (particularly nuclear war). By contrast, the U.S. has recently changed its nuclear war model from "mutually assured destruction" (MAD) to the notion that the U.S. can win a war by "first strike" (INSANE). PCR regards today's U.S. government to be "the greatest collection of dangeous fools in world history."
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US-made Stinger missiles have likely fallen into ISIS hands, officials say
[image: ISIS]U.S. officials with access to the latest U.S. intelligence on Iraq told Fox News it "appears likely/probable" that U.S.-made Stinger missiles have fallen into the hands of Sunni insurgents. It is possible that the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) fighters acquired them from army bases they have taken over in recent days, the sources said. The Stinger missile is a shoulder-fired surface-to-air weapon that is used against aircraft. Read more
US-made Stinger missiles fall into ISIS hands
' U.S. officials with access to the latest U.S. intelligence on Iraq told Fox News it "appears likely/probable" that U.S.-made Stinger missiles have fallen into the hands of Sunni insurgents. It is possible that the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) fighters acquired them from army bases they have taken over in recent days, the sources said. The Stinger missile is a shoulder-fired surface-to-air weapon that is used against aircraft.' Maybe flying to India and the Far East has just become a little more risky. More here http://pamelageller.com/2014/06/us-made-stinger-missile... more »
NCTQ: “their remedies are part of the disease”
NCTQ: “their remedies are part of the disease”. via NCTQ: “their remedies are part of the disease”.Filed under: PAUL THOMAS: Becoming Radical
What you should be reading
*A dragon among the lychees.* 1. China Post goes all in for independence. Not kidding, the second page of this is mind-blowing coming from the Taiwan-denyin' KMT-lovin' China Post. 2. Commonwealth on the vast wealth gap that is choking the life out of Taiwan. Another superb effort. 3. Banks exposure to China at record high. China has the local financial industry exactly where it wants it. Some other links..... ___________________ *Daily Links*: - Tsai Ing-wen, a notable person of Hakka descent - AAUP comes out with statement on Confucius Institutes - Macau becoming too dep... more »
Giveaway: Princess Festival in West Jordan
This year, the Princess Festival is being held in multiple locations, including West Jordan. We love the Princess Festival. My daughter loves getting all dolled up and spending the day with her favorite princesses. She loves all of the fun and I love that the festival is focused on teaching girls to be good, kind people, not on looks. At last year's festival, my daughter and her friends went on a "bear hunt" and one of the characters taught them a song about not being afraid, we have sung the song many times since the festival whenever my daughter was feeling particularly scared ab... more »
The Truth About US Troops "Sent to Iraq"
*Image: US troops aren't going "to Iraq." They are going to bolster security at the US Embassy in Baghdad. Attempts to portray the routine move as an "intervention" is a ploy to undermine the credibility and sovereignty of the Iraqi government. **June 17, 2014 *(Tony Cartalucci - LD) - Indeed, nearly 300 troops are being prepared to deploy to Iraq, as they would be to any nation on Earth where a US embassy is located, and may possibly require evacuation. It is in no way an "intervention" or a gesture of "assistance" to the government of a destabilized country. However, in Iraq, W... more »
Bombs Away! Neocons Set for Sequel in Iraq
*"Anyone can go to Baghdad. Real men go to Tehran"* *-unnamed Bush administration official* Mistakenly left for dead after the wet dream of the conquest of the Middle East commencing with the US attack and invasion on Iraq unraveled far short of the glorious thousand year American Reich that the ideologues envisioned, leaving them discredited and for the most part ousted during the latter years of the lamentable George W. Bush regime the neocons are now resurgent and this time they are not leaving power again. The post September 11, 2001 era after the tragic and horrific attacks on ... more »
How to Use Garlic As a Medicine
How to Use Garlic As a Medicine Natural Health Care For You, 16 June 2014 Garlic is one of the most healing foods worldwide. Besides cure colds and flu due to its antibacterial effects, it is also used in other situations. If you suffer from any of these problems, read how to use garlic as a medicine : - Hair Loss If you have a problem with hair loss, garlic is the right solution for you. It only takes you cover the whole head of garlic oil or garlic fresh cracked once a week and massage your head around 10 minutes and then wash your hair with your favorite shampoo. The res... more »
John Oliver funnily interviews Stephen Hawking
Stephen Hawking has demonstrated that he's a good comedian once again. John Oliver asked many important questions about the Universe, the alien life, the dictatorship by robots, and his abilities to date someone in a parallel universe. Stephen Hawking could offer deep answers about all these questions. At least I hope that Hawking has actively participated in this exchange – that it wasn't fully engineered by the writers in HBO that recently aired the interview. I am actually sure that Stephen Hawking had to actively participate in writing the answers. In particular, his an... more »
RAF Flying High In New Chinook Helicopter
The first of the RAF’s fourteen new Chinook helicopters have been unveiled today by the Defence Secretary, Philip Hammond, following its entry into service on time. During a visit to RAF Odiham in Hampshire, the home of the Chinook force, Philip Hammond also announced a new £115 million agreement with Boeing Defence UK to maintain the engines of the RAF’s increased fleet of 60 Chinooks. A move that will replace five existing support contracts with one arrangement, saving the taxpayer over £20 million. The first of 14 Chinook Mark 6 helicopters, which were ordered in 2011 as part o...more »
Musical Interlude: Deuter, “Black Velvet Flirt”
Deuter, “Black Velvet Flirt” - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9qWFCocIfXI
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Russia Tests Pantsir Air Defense Systems in Arctic
[image: 0]Russia is testing its Pantsir S-1 short-range air defense system in the Arctic to ensure security in the resource-rich region, which is soon expected to become the centre of oil and gas exploration for the country, Alexander Denisov, head of the High-Precision Systems holding told RIA Novosti Monday. "We are proud that Pantsir S-1 has been entrusted with the role of a pioneering air defense system in the Arctic Circle. Today, a squad of several war vehicles is already undergoing a stage of experimental military testing in the extreme conditions of the North," he said. R... more »
MOD Minister announces FASGW(L) contract for Thales
[image: AW159 Wildcat]Philip Dunne MP, Minister of Defence Equipment, Support and Technology, today announced that Thales has been awarded a contract worth €56 million (£48 million) from the UK Ministry of Defence (MOD) for the demonstration and manufacture of the Future Anti Surface Guided Weapon (Light) system. The contract covers the development, qualification and integration of the FASGW(L) system – which comprises a five barrel launcher and a laser guidance system – for the Agusta Westland AW159 Wildcat helicopter, and provision of deployable test equipment. FASGW(L) is design... more »
S-97 RAIDER™ Helicopter Powered On for First Time As Next-Gen Rotorcraft Moves Closer to First Flight
[image: S-97 RAIDER™]Sikorsky Aircraft Corp. today announced it has turned on electrical power for the first time to the S-97 RAIDER™ prototype helicopter, signaling successful installation of the avionics system and a major step toward completing the assembly of the new – and first – light tactical rotorcraft featuring X2 Technology™. Sikorsky is a subsidiary of United Technologies Corp. The key milestone on the first of two aircraft planned to be built in the RAIDER program took place May 28, 2014, at Sikorsky’s Development Flight Center where the aircraft is being assembled. Th... more »
Software Upgrade Solves IAF Su-30MKI’s Display Problem
[image: Su-30MKI]A software upgrade has solved the Indian Air Force Su-30MKI’s cockpit displays and head up display (HUD) blanking off problem. Besides, a failure of the mission computer has been addressed to by replacing the faulty computer wherever necessary. The display blanking off and mission computer failure had caused a furore in the media earlier this year after hackers released correspondence between Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) and Rosorobonexport, in which the latter had complained of this serious issue dogging Indian Air Force’s front line fighter aircraft. Read... more »
No fighter jet replacement contract before 2018: government guide
[image: CF-18 Hornet]A contract to replace Canada's aging fleet of jet fighters won't be finalized until at least 2018. The Harper government has released its long-anticipated defence acquisition guide, which is meant to provide industry a snapshot of the military's expected equipment needs over the next two decades. Defence Minister Rob Nicholson recently notified defence contractors that the guide, which contains some 200 different pieces of kit, is not a commitment to buy and that it's meant to start a dialogue with manufacturers. Read more
USS Mesa Verde Arrives in Gulf, Can Evacuate Americans if Need Be
[image: USS Mesa Verde]The Pentagon said this morning that the USS Mesa Verde has arrived in the Persian Gulf to join the aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush, destroyer USS Truxtun, and USS Philippine Sea. “Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel ordered the amphibious transport dock ship USS Mesa Verde into the Arabian Gulf today. The ship has completed its transit through the Strait of Hormuz,” Pentagon press secretary Rear Adm. John Kirby said today. “Its presence in the Gulf adds to that of other U.S. naval ships already there — including the aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush — ... more »
French naval ships in Halifax let Canada do some window shopping
[image: FS Halifax]The arrival of two French naval ships in Halifax Harbour for joint exercises gives France a chance to showcase just what their equipment can do, as Canada continues to search for designs for its new combat vessels. “There’s billions at stake here,” says Dalhousie University political science professor Ken Hansen, a retired navy commander who has written extensively on Canada’s military. The Mistral, an amphibious assault ship and helicopter carrier, and La Fayette, a frigate, are now docked in Halifax. Canadian soldiers from Valcartier, Que., will board the Mistr... more »
USS Ross Arrives in Rota
[image: USS Ross]The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Ross (DDG 71) arrived at Naval Station Rota, Spain to begin her forward deployment to the U.S. 6th Fleet area of operations, June 16. Ross, departed Norfolk, Va., June 3, and is the second of four Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyers to be forward deployed to Rota, joining USS Donald Cook (DDG 75) which has been on station since February. "On the global and regional stage, we are allies, and we share a common interest in maintaining a Europe that is safe, secure and prosperous. Read more
Shen heats up Taipei Mayor Race
*SETTV Poll* News out: DPP says it will support the independent Ko in Taipei race, agrees with TSU not to field candidate. Quid pro quo: As part of the reciprocal commitment, Ko agreed to hold talks with DPP candidates in other mayoral and commissioner elections to formulate “shared platforms” and, if he wins the election, take the same positions as DPP mayors and commissioners on major policy discussions. Ko also pledged to campaign for DPP candidates in the Taipei councilor elections. On Twitter @Formosanation sent around this SETTV poll. The poll has Ko Wen-je, the independent... more »
Obama's commencement speech and the illusion of science literacy
Obama gave a commencement speech at UC Irvine: He said some optimistic words, left-wing clichés about the inequality and the tautologically untrue propositions about the superior importance of the middle class, the need to welcome immigrants, and especially various words about the good quality of UC Irvine. This school sort of sucks but because they sent him 10,000 postcards to make him visit, they must be great. I will discuss his comments about the climate and science in general. Go to 8:00 or so where this segment begins. This junk unfortunately goes on and on and on. Obama... more »
Obama, commencement, and illusion of science literacy
Obama gave a commencement speech at UC Irvine: He says some optimistic words, left-wing clichés about inequality, the need to welcome immigrants, and especially various words about the good quality of UC Irvine. This school sort of sucks but because they sent him 10,000 postcards to make him visit, they must be great. I will discuss his comments about the climate and science in general. Go to 8:00 or so where this segment begins. This junk unfortunately goes on and on and on. Obama says that he has never seen the existence of a problem that would be denied by the opposition. B... more »
N Korea cruise missile fuels proliferation concerns
[image: Kh-35]North Korea appears to have acquired a sea-based copy of a Russian cruise missile, the latest step in an effort to enhance its maritime strike capability, a US think-tank said today. A state propaganda film disseminated on social media sites, including YouTube, provides a very brief glimpse of the missile being launched from a naval vessel. Writing on the closely watched 38 North website of the US-Korea Institute at Johns Hopkins University, arms control expert Jeffrey Lewis said the missile would mark “a new and potentially destabilising addition” to North Korea’s mi... more »
If Everyone Were Living According To..........Wise Words From Osho
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Sevastopol: Home of Russia’s Black Sea Fleet
The city of Sevastopol has come to international attention during the past months as Crimea was reunited with the Russian Federation. The Black Sea Fleet, biggest employer of the area, will be completely modernized by 2020, Defence Minister Sergey Shoigu announced on the Fleet’s 231st anniversary. Sevastopol has other assets as well. It is a city full of historical monuments and a popular seaside resort with a marine biology centre. Read more
Dhruv chopper likely to be deployed on-board INS Vikramaditya
[image: Dhruv helicopter]Indigenously-built Dhruv helicopter is likely to be deployed on the country's largest warship- Russian-origin aircraft carrier INS Vikramaditya for carrying out the role of detecting hostile submarines. If inducted, the Advanced Light Helicopter (ALH) will be the first indigenous system to be integrated on the warship, which so far operates only imported equipment such as the MiG 29K naval combat fighters and the Kamov-31 helicopters. The Hindustan Aeronautics Limited-built ALH Dhruv is undergoing trials for carrying out role of detecting hostile submarines... more »
Sindhurakshak brought out of water after lengthy salvage operation
Submarine INS Sindhurakshak, on which 18 sailors were killed after it sank due to "internal explosions" at the Mumbai naval dockyard last August, has finally been fished out of water in the complex salvage operation underway since February. "The Kilo-class submarine, on a special pontoon, was brought to the dry dock on Monday. After forensic and other examination of the vessel now, the pending board of inquiry (BoI) can be completed to establish the exact cause that led to the mishap," said an officer. On August 14 last year, INS Sindhurakshak had been fully-loaded with 18 missi... more »
Scots keener than English to keep Trident on Clyde
[image: Vanguard class SSBN]More Scots believe Trident nuclear missiles should stay in the country if it becomes independent than think the weapons should be removed, research has revealed. Two-fifths of people north of the Border said that if there was a Yes vote in the referendum, Britain’s nuclear submarines – currently sited at the Faslane base on the Clyde – could continue to be based there. But 37 per cent did not agree with the weapons remaining in Scotland if the country voted for independence. Alex Salmond’s Scottish Government has made its opposition to nuclear weapons cl... more »
ATLAS race: conquering K2 for the first time
If someone happens to occasionally follow the ATLAS Higgs Contest Leaderboard, she could have noticed that among the 677 athletes or teams, your humble correspondent jumped to the 2nd place early in the morning. (Too bad, the T.A.G. team jumped above me an hour later, by a score higher by 0.00064 than mine, so I am third again.) This is how I imagine the formidable competitors. Lots of powerful robotics and IT under the thick shields, boasting the ability to transform from one form to another, consuming terawatts of energy, and so on. Most of them would have competed in numerous s... more »
WILL THE CRISIS IN IRAQ PROVIDE COVER FOR AN ISRAELI ASSAULT ON GAZA?
The kidnapping of three Israeli settler youths in the West Bank has been used by Israel as an excuse to round up Hamas leaders in the West Bank with a view to possibly deporting them to the Gaza Strip. One wonders if, while the world’s attention is drawn to the crisis in Iraq, whether or not the Israelis might also be planning an all-out incursion into the Gaza Strip. Without actually mentioning the Gaza Strip, Israeli commander in chief, Lt. Gen. Benny Grantz, has been quoted as saying: "We have a goal, and that is to find these three boys and bring them home”, but he also went on t... more »
Weekend in Paradise
***Midas is a handsome boy. He followed me around the yard while I took pics, so I of course, had to take pics of him*. Friday is Farmer's Market Day, yay! They were out of Kurt's blackberry pie, so this time, he bought an apple which he says was BETTER. I tried a piece of the crust, and WOW. Awesome. Bought the other standard stuff. Nice that even in the rain, the outdoor market is open, with tarp covering! Friday was Gretel's Day to go to the beach! She was not as excited about the water as Midas. She was more smart too, quickly figuring out the tide going in and out. S... more »
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*Why Millenials Embrace Oil, Fracking* Katie Kieffer There’s hope for the future. My generation of Millennials is embracing entrepreneurial oil jobs to keep America’s lights on. On June 2, the Obama administration proposed new carbon regulations calling for a 30 percent reduction in carbon emissions by 2030. Why 2030? Who knows! It’s an arbitrary date, not a number based on sound science. Coal currently supplies 39 percent of America’s electricity. TIME Magazine reports that Obama’s proposal will promote “fuel switching” from coal to so-called clean forms of energy such as solar. ... more »
Getting To Know Politicians-- Probably Better Than Running Yourself
JFK comes to Kings Highway, 1960 I was 12 when I met Senator John Kennedy at Dubrow's on Kings Highway, a couple of blocks from my house on 17th Street in Brooklyn. He was campaigning for president and I wanted to figure out what I could about the guy who wanted to follow Dwight Eisenhower into the White House. A few tumultuous years later, when I was 16, I was an elevator operator, a volunteer they couldn't figure out what else to do with, at his brother's senate campaign headquarters in Manhattan. I never got to "know" either man but I did get to exchange a few words with each and ... more »
Why Mass Shootings Make Gun Control Less Likely to Pass Congress
**This is a guest post by Dr. Christopher Neff, Lecturer in Public Policy at University of Sydney.** This past week President Obama marked one year since legislative efforts at gun control failed in the Congress. He lamented at the normalization of school shootings in the United States, noting, “my biggest frustration is that this society has not Continue reading
"A Look to the Heavens"
“Galaxies NGC 5216 (top) and NGC 5218 really do look like they are connected by a string. Of course, that string is a cosmic trail of gas, dust, and stars about 22,000 light-years long. Also known as Keenan's system (for its discoverer) and Arp 104, the interacting galaxy pair is some 17 million light-years away in the constellation Ursa Major. The debris trail that joins them, along with NGC 5218's comma-shaped extension and the distorted arms of NGC 5216, are a consequence of mutual gravitational tides. The tides disrupt the galaxies as they repeatedly swing close to one another. ... more »
"Two Lessons..."
“I have learned two lessons in my life: first, there are no sufficient literary, psychological, or historical answers to human tragedy, only moral ones. Second, just as despair can come to one another only from other human beings, hope, too, can be given to one only by other human beings.” - Elie Wiesel
Chet Raymo, “To Love The Darkness”
*“To Love The Darkness”* by Chet Raymo "You darkness, that I come from, I love you more than all the fires that fence in the world, for the fire makes a circle of light for everyone, and then no one outside learns of you. But the darkness pulls in everything: shapes and fires, animals and myself, how easily it gathers them! - powers and people - and it is possible a great energy is moving near me. I have faith in nights." "I have long pondered these verses by the poet Rainer Maria Rilke (here translated by Robert Bly). I think I firs... more »
The Poet: Mary Oliver, "One"
*"One"* "The mosquito is so small it takes almost nothing to ruin it. Each leaf, the same. And the black ant, hurrying. So many lives, so many fortunes! Every morning, I walk softly and with forward glances down to the ponds and through the pinewoods. Mushrooms, even, have but a brief hour before the slug creeps to the feast, before the pine needles hustle down under the bundles of harsh, beneficent rain. How many, how many, how many make up a world! And then I think of that old idea: the singular and the eternal. One cup, in which everything is swirled back to the color of the sea and ... more »
Paulo Coelho, "How To Behave Like A Fool"
*"How To Behave Like A Fool"* by Paulo Coelho "Mullah Nasrudin (the central figure in almost all tales of the Sufi tradition) had already become a sort of attraction at the main market in the town. Whenever he went there to beg, people would show him a large coin and a small one: Nasrudin always chose the small one. A generous man, who was tired of seeing everyone laugh at Nasrudin, explained to him: “When people offer you two coins, choose the larger one. Then you will have more money, and people will not think you a fool.” “You are surely right”, replied Nasrudin. “But if I alway... more »
Charter School Strong-Arming Where No One Wants Charters: A Case Study
The Emerald Academy Charter School Application submitted to and approved by the Knox County Board of Education is signed by Steve Diggs, who is the Executive Director of the Emerald Youth Foundation (EYF), a Christian ministry with some of Knoxville’s and the State’s highest rollers onboard. This effort represents a prime example of corporate missionaries being joined by Christian missionaries to force-feed charters where no one wants them. *2013 Board of Trustees* Doug Kennedy, Chair CEO, Johnson & Galyon General Contractors Tim McLemore, Vice-Chair Attorney, Gentry, Tipton... more »
The world now produces more farmed fish than beef
You know, years ago when this blog first started, we had a discussion about property rights in fish, large and small, and talked about property rights as a way both to save the oceans, and to de-politicise them. The solution to the imminent and watery Tragedy of the Commons represented by whale-harvesting and out of control fishing is similar to the problem solved by nineteenth century cattlemen by the imperfect means of branding, and eventually by the invention of barbed wire. It is one of recognising and legally protecting the property right in these animals. And no, it’s no... more »
Modelling a Negative, Or the Easy Proliferation of Hypotheses in Science Today
Jo Nova has a series of posts on the apparent discovery of a "notch filter" mechanism in the Earth's climate system, that doesn't do anything positive, but only negates, quite improbably, an "expected" dependence of the global mean surface temperature on the total solar irradiation (TSI). I submitted the following: *It is just too pat (i.e., characterized by a highly improbable "coincidence"): You find the temperature doesn't follow the 11-year solar cycle of TSI; now you find that something (apparently, the Sun's magnetic field) is cancelling that "expected" following--with an impr... more »
“Eurosceptics”? European Union Haters? Don’t Ask The Canadian Media.
What Is The Significance Of The “Eurosceptics”? The European Union Haters? Don’t Ask The Canadian Media. *Written By Robin Mathews* June 15, 2014 There have to be reasons for the downright, fundamental badness of present Major Media work in Canada. People still go to CBC – and to CBC Radio especially – believing the fiction that *there *they will get some real reporting and real analysis. It isn’t so. In the parlo... more »
"The People Who Broke Iraq Have A Lot of Ideas About Fixing It Now" (Hayes Brown)
*Ari Ferchrissakes Fleischer? Shouldn't he be out somewhere on a roadside trash-pickup crew?* *by Ken* Howie wrote at length about the mess in Iraq on Saturday "Who Will Save Iraq Now -- Obama? Rouhani? The Anunnaki? A Negotiated Rational Partition?," and on the whole I would prefer not to touch the subject. But it's so much another case of the chickens coming home to roost and, American-discourse-style, not being recognized as either the old chickens or the old roost, that I have to jump in. And always hanging over any possible discussion of the subject is not just this habit of... more »
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Free Download: Nevil Shute, "On The Beach"
*"On The Beach"* by Nevil Shute “Nevil Shute's novel "On the Beach" is set in what was then the near future (1963, approximately a year following World War III). The conflict has devastated the northern hemisphere, polluting the atmosphere with nuclear fallout and killing all animal life. While the nuclear bombs were confined to the northern hemisphere, global air currents are slowly carrying the fallout to the southern hemisphere. The only part of the planet still habitable is the far south of the globe, specifically Australia and New Zealand, South Africa, and the southern parts... more »
“Fomenting a Revolution: Extreme Acts of Greed Against the American People”
*“Fomenting a Revolution: * *Extreme Acts of Greed Against the American People”* by Paul Buchheit “Examples of extreme inequality are becoming easier to find. Progressive leaders have us thinking about revolution. If a revolution is to take place, Americans — especially young Americans— need to know the facts, and they need to know how they're getting cheated, and they need to get angry. The following should help. *1. $1,000,000,000,000,000 in Sales. Not One Cent for Sales Tax: *The trading volume on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) reached an incomprehensible $1 quadrillion i...more »
Those Nonsense Annual NCTQ Ratings Are Coming on June 17
On June 17, 2014, the so-called National Council on Teacher Quality (NCTQ) will unleash upon the world its ratings of teacher training programs. Here is part of an announcement sent on June 9, 2014, to members of the press: Washington, DC – On Tuesday, June 17, the National Council on Teacher Quality (NCTQ) will release the […]
Shifting Sands, Swimming Against the Tide and Being Screwed At Every Node (Little Truth To Be Found On MSM (Still) No Matter the Consequences)
I guess it's no wonder that Dumbya's kitty boo-boo and nakedy pics had to dominate the national AND local U.S. news coverage (so to speak) recently as we now have finally been let in on about what to expect when we get those next reports of the big explosions in Iraq. Shock and awe, indeed. And . . . “We got what we had coming,” wrote Rep. Eric Cantor in his book “Young Guns” in 2010. He was
Have you stopped beating your wife?
An inquiry into tragedy has ended up in farce. The recommendations of Owen Glenn’s inquiry into child abuse and domestic violence range from the banal (NZ courts are dysfunctional, who knew!) to the farcical (let’s just presume everyone is guilty until they presume otherwise). In that, they are no different to the outcome of the government inquiries this one was intended to mirror. But this one was supposed to be different. Yes, we all know NZ courts are time-consuming, elephantine and dysfunctional. But reversing the presumption of innocence is not a recipe to fix that: it’s a r... more »
Two opposing views of Iraq...
*which one is correct?* Doug Hagmann, at Canada Free Press, has a wildly different take on the Iraqi issue than Mike Konrad at American Thinker. Mr. Hagmann sees the middle east conflagration as the beginning of WWIII, and Mr. Konrad thinks we should just sit back and let the Muslims kill each other. While I like the idea of the Muslims wiping each other off the map, common sense informs me it isn't going to happen. They've had thousands of years to reach that goal, if you date it back to Ishmael from the Book of Genesis, the son of Abraham by way of his handmaiden Hagar, and th... more »
Blocked
I think I might be one of life's tiptoers. In fact I'm sure of it. That may sound a little self-insulting but I've always felt warmly towards a couple of lines from Yeats' *The Second Coming*: The best lack all conviction, while the worst Are full of passionate intensity. I could take that as my motto. Still, sometimes even a tiptoer must place his foot down firmly and say what he really, really thinks - even if he's about to walk on fire... I read all the outrage at the *Telegraph *and *Biased BBC* about Frankie Boyle's Radio 4 pilot comedy *Blocked *with great interest (tipto... more »
Solving the Productivity Problem
The high foreheads down at the Bank of England are stumped, confuzzled. Employment is up, output is up, economic growth is up but productivity is stubbornly stalled. In fact, it remains well below the pre-crisis peak. Such a scenario in economics is what Jack the Ripper is to murder mystery. There's a definite culprit, but none of the received models are capable of pinning down the guilty party. Is it the statistical measures? Is it the weather? Naturally, the Bank are right to be concerned - the less productive the UK economy, the more pronounced its relative decline would be *vis... more »
6 Weight Loss Tips for Busy Moms with Slimfast
“This shop is part of a social shopper marketing insight campaign with Pollinate Media Group® and Slimfast, but all my opinions are my own. #pmedia #14daystoslim http://my-disclosur.es/OBsstV” Becoming a mom of two has been one of the hardest and more rewarding things I have ever done. I didn't realize just how much time a second child would take up, but I am loving every second of it. One thing that I am having trouble finding time for is weight loss. I would love to get the baby weight off as soon as possible, but I don't have tons of extras hours in the day to hit the gym. These... more »
GOP Leadership Battles Wednesday And Thursday
Wednesday morning the 233 House Republicans will get together and vote for a replacement for Eric Cantor as Majority Leader. Since he already has commitments from way more than the 117 Members needed to ascend the predetermined leadership ladder, Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) will surely beat the wacko-bird caucus fave, Raúl Labrador. Labrador is being pushed by Hate Talk Radio hosts (who claim they defeated Cantor and think they have the right to name his successor) and by FreedomWorks. Whatever chance Labrador had-- basically none-- he wound up with even less of a chance after last week... more »
Right standing.
If you have the time, please take a listen to *Generation Right *(Radio 4, 8.00pm). I expected the worst (and said as much), but I'll now happily eat my words. This was an absolute pleasure to listen to from start to finish, fascinating and - especially gratifying - scrupulously fair too. All credit then to the BBC's Declan Harvey [who I bashed the other day for an injudicious anti-UKIP tweet], Vicky Spratt and Lewis Goodall for making such a fabulous, unbiased programme. It can be done. *Generation Right* explored and gave voice to the political views of 'Generation Y' - i.e. to... more »
June 16: Sound and fury meaning nothing....
I have just read the report of Brian Gallant speaking to kick off his campaign in Dieppe. What a tiresome and brainless experience that was! Gallant, it seems, is a classical political speaker. Roughly, it went something like the following..... "Fellow Liberals, we must spend. But we must spend carefully." (Applause) "Fearlessly, we must not make promises we can't keep." (Standing ovation.) "I would go further, and say we must be honest." (Audience goes wild. Maidens swoon.) As far as one can tell from that speech, Gallant has no platform. All he has is a set of stale platitudes t... more »
Nancy Pelosi ("ardent Catholic") schools Archbishop Cordileone and Wild Bill schools liberals about Christians...
*a twofer for Monday.* You absolutely can not make this stuff up. I have been watching world events from a Catholic perspective and here's what I see: The Catholic Church has been infiltrated with an anti-Catholic Marxist leaning bunch of scalawags. World and Church events are running on train tracks side by side. Lest you think you're immune if you're not Catholic, you had better take a hard look at whatever church you attend. Does your church promote "social justice", prosperity gospel, or celebrate homosexuality? *From SFGate:* House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi took the ... more »
New Report from Brazil on Global Civil Society and Small Arms Control
For a perspective on how global civil society might better mobilized for armed violence reduction read this new report, by a Brazilian humanitarian disarmament NGO, Instituto SoudaPaz. “What’s Next?” is both an up-to-date manifesto on the importance and political tactics by which small arms advocates might more meaningfully influence global debate and policy, and a reflection on the Continue reading
The thng is
The thing is that people are people. When people know something they are better people. All this threat of a super Al Qaeda virus take it with some salt. Every Muslim country is under great tension of falling to the great Satan, as are we all.
What Will Weingarten Say in Connecticut on June 17?
Connecticut Governor Dannel Malloy is no friend to public education. As education historian Diane Ravitch notes in December 2013: Malloy has abandoned his commitment to equality of education opportunity and now relies on high-stakes testing, evaluation of teachers by test scores, and ample funding to charter schools as the reforms that can take the place of […]
The Very Disappointing Teacher Impact Numbers from Chetty
The Very Disappointing Teacher Impact Numbers from Chetty. via The Very Disappointing Teacher Impact Numbers from Chetty.Filed under: PAUL THOMAS: Becoming Radical
Should Ontario MDs Be Allowed to Refuse Basic Healthcare to Women?
There was a spot of bother a few months back when "at least three" Ottawa family doctors refused to prescribe birth control because such an act would violate their Gord-given right to control women. The Ontario College of Physicians and Surgeons, feeling the heat, has decided to revisit its policy on human rights and is inviting public input. The site says the questionnaire will take only a few minutes and it does, but first you should read the existing policy. It's not all bad but does provide some pretty wide wiggle-room for anti-choicers. After citing some "general principles" f... more »
Nuclear Propaganda: "Safer Fuel"
Associated Press (2014, June 15). *Fukushima No. 1 meltdowns stir industry quest for ‘safer’ nuclear fuel Designs by U.S. researchers offer hope of heading off future meltdowns*. The Japan Times, available http://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2014/06/15/national/science-health/wake-fukushima-disaster-industry-explores-accident-resistant-fuel/#.U58DI7G9YpM [excerpted] In response to the disaster at the Fukushima No. 1 plant, the U.S. government dramatically increased funding to develop tougher protective skins for nuclear fuel, hoping to spur innovation in designs that had not changed... more »
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METRO | Mariann Wizard asks if planning in SE Austin is controlled by bickering special interests & if minority neighborhoods will be prey for the bulldozer?
Teachers' June strike a tactical error
I don’t understand the teachers’ union decision to strike with two weeks left in the school year. Parents resent school closures at any time; they impose serious hardships on working families. My entirely unscientific sampling in the Comox Valley suggests parents blame both government and union for the strike/lockout. But shutting down schools now has little real impact. End-of-year events are lost, but starting summer holidays two weeks early doesn’t pose much of a threat to learning. Government can wait out the strike without much pressure from parents. Based on the first reports on... more »
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*Analysis: 'Big oil' lawsuit issues linger ~Kevin McGill, AP via SFGate* *Despite low coal use, La. must reduce CO2 by 40% ~Amy Wold, The Advocate* *Felon alleges legal retribution after gold business shakedown with St. Tammany DA ends ~WWLTV* *Placenta…it’s what’s for dinner ~New Orleans Moms Blog!* *Tango dancers take hold of New Orleans with return of festival ~Jaclyn Kelly*
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