Wednesday, June 03, 2015

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Reality doesn't exist if you don't look at it
A new quantum physics experiment has confirmed the idea that reality doesn't exist until it is measured. The mind-bending concept, which implies that ...
Bazinga! Lego announces 'Big Bang Theory' set
Now fans of The Big Bang Theory can replicate Leonard and Sheldon's living room in their very own homes— at least on a much smaller scale. The show is getting its very own Lego set and the gang's all here. The set was created by two designers, Alatariel from Sweden and Glen Bricker from the USA. They submitted the design to Lego Ideas, where it was approved for mass production after receiving at l
Two More Finance Firm Employees Dead
They’re starting to go two at a time now. Thomas Hughes: Investment Banker Jumps To His Death In NYC — Sarvshreshth Gupta: Goldman Sachs Analyst Found Dead Hours After Complaining to Father of ‘100 Hour Weeks’
Bullied 8-year-old boy grew out his hair for 2 years so he could donate it
After 8-year-old Christian McPhilamy from Melbourne, Florida, saw a commercial for St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, he decided to grow out his hair and donate it to a foundation called Children With Hair Loss It's been two years, and Christian finally reached his goal hair length; he donated four 10-inch ponytails, despite facing criticism from his peers along the way See also: High school s
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THE CORBETT REPORT //  actions

Interview 1048 – Michel Chossudovsky on Global Warfare in the New World Order
[audio mp3="https://www.corbettreport.com/mp3/2015-06-03%20Michel%20Chossudovsky.mp3"][/audio]Cyberwar. Economic war. Covert war. Theatre war. Proxy war. Nuclear war. Today we talk to Michel Chossudovsky about the development of the global multi-front long war against humanity in the emerging New World Order and the propagandists who make it possible.
The Bankster Suicides
Truth Music
Need to get pumped to fight the New World Order? Well here are some suggestions for your soundtrack. Join James today as he goes through some of his faves and some tracks that some listeners sent in. SHOW NOTES “What Would You Do?” by Paris “To join the fight” by Ditch Your Box The Thing […]
Solutions, Solutions, Solutions!
Are you interested in solutions to the problems that the alternative media spends so much time discussing? Well you’ve come to the right place! The Corbett Report has done dozens and dozens of reports on solutions to various aspects of the New World Dis-order. Join James for today’s thought of the day as he introduces […]
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THE ENVIRONMENTALIST //  actions

Why Prohibiting Trade in Ivory Won’t Save Elephants
A controlled, legal trade is more likely to slow elephant poaching
China to Shut Down Domestic Ivory Trade
Announcement offers hope amid African poaching crisis and dwindling elephant numbers
A Conservationists’ Conundrum: In Some Places, There are Too Many Elephants
South Africa is struggling with too many animals and too little open land
In Review: The Water Knife
By Paolo BagicalupiOrbit, 2015, 376 pages
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IS THE BBC BIASED? //  actions

Kick it out
I switched on the radio in the night, as you sometimes do when you can’t sleep. It was a documentary called “The Documentary” and the episode was a story about the Tibetan Women’s Football team, the “Snow Lionesses”.It seems a motley crew of aspirational  young Tibetan women football players had travelled from afar to a training camp, where they were to be coached with the aim of playing a match i
Is the BBC Trust biased in favour of anti-Israel complainants?
Moving onto the latest batch of Editorial Standards Findings (every complaint and appeal being, as usual, "not upheld")...Among the published rulings, there's one attacking the BBC for being pro-Israel (p.38) and another for being anti-Israel (p.25) - just the way the BBC seems to like it so they can claim to be 'getting it about right'.The BBC has thrown both complaints out, but there's
"An unfortunate coincidence"
Sticking with those latest batch of BBC Complaints appeals...The one on the Patagonian episode of Top Gear appears in this month's offerings. If you recall, the issue arose because of a confrontation with Argentinian locals arising from the said Argentinians noticing Clarkson and Co's registration plate and not taking a liking to it:Many saw it as implying '1982 Falklands' and read it as a typical
You Can't Call Me 'Mo'
The latest batch of BBC Complaints appeals are out (for April). Among them I spotted someone complaining about having their comment 'moderated' off a BBC thread (on an article by Dominic Casciani entitled Analysis: Can extremism plan work?). Here's how the BBC describes what happened:The complainant had posted several comments on the article. During a thread which was discussing Islamic State (IS)
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A CLOSER LOOK: JODY PATERSON //  actions

Who you gonna call? Fact Checkers
The Washington Post is doing some great work these days with their Fact Checker feature, which is digging into all kinds of "statistics" being thrown around out there to see where the figures come from and whether there's any truth to them. Think of it as the rhetoric version of that TV show Mythbusters.Today's myth-busting was around the "fact" that 300,000 U.S. children are a
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A DIFFERENT PERSPECTIVE //  actions

UFOs - The Never Ending Saga
There was a time when I believed that once a sighting had been solved, once a real solution had been offered, we could eliminate that case from our files. We wouldn’t have to worry about it because we all knew what the answer was. That was back when I was younger and somewhat naïve.Today I see us still talking about the so-called Philadelphia Experiment as if it wasn’t an admitted hoax. That’s rig
The Roswell Slides and the Mummy's Placard
You would have thought that once the placard in the slide had been read, and once that there was nearly universal acceptance of the translation suggesting that the body in the slide is that of a young boy, the debate would have ended. But this is ufology when nothing is ever ended no matter what the proof might be. It doesn’t matter what can be shown because there are those who won’t believe anyth
Richard Doble and the Roswell Slides - Update
Yes, I know that I said I was done with the Roswell Slides but then I’ve published the comments by Tony Bragalia and Don Schmitt. I’ve heard nothing from Tom Carey and don’t personally know the others involved in this. However Richard Doble has issued a statement about the ongoing mess which might be of interest here. Although his comments mirror much of what he said during his Skype interview on
A Final Fatal Statement about the Roswell Slides
(Blogger’s Note: I had said that I would post, without comment, any statement from Don Schmitt or Tom Carey. I did that with Carey’s statement which suggested he was still of the opinion that the slides showed an alien creature. The note appended at the end, written by Schmitt, suggested that he was unaware that others had independently deblurred the note and that the placard was readable. Seeing
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A VERY PUBLIC SOCIOLOGIST //  actions

Jog On, Tommy
It's been a while since this blog last acquainted itself Tommy Sheridan, but the acquittal of the Andy Coulson at his perjury trial also means re-dredging his spurious allegations regarding one of the saddest periods in Scottish radical history. It might be worthwhile revisiting the road to today's events.For readers who weren't around or have long filed the Sheridan saga under 'do not re-open', h
Caitlyn Jenner and Punching Downwards
If the inhabitants of these fair islands get the politicians they deserve, can the same be said about the professional commentariat? I feel moved to ask because Brendan O'Neill, the faux ra-ra-revolutionary turned tedious troll has indecently exposed his idiocy, or his cynicism depending on how you see these things.Let's step back away from things for a moment and consider the object of O'Neill's
Remembering Charles Kennedy
Turning on BBC News this morning, I was thrown by the sad passing of Charles Kennedy.Not being a LibDem and living hundreds of miles from his constituency (as was), I never had occasion to bump into him in real life. Like most other political people the Charlie Kennedy I knew was the kindly presence on Have I Got News For You, Question Time, and (whisper it) This Week.Perhaps by virtue of the medi
The Political Economy of Scapegoating
Immigration and benefits. Immigration and benefits. Immigration and benefits. I can barely remember a time when these weren't commanding headlines or the imaginations of politicians. One might say that this is no surprise, seeing as they are both hot button issues for the public - though it might be said these issues are fabricated and amplified by those with vested interests to do so. Left critic
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A WAY TO LIVE //  actions

The longest journey
Thirty years ago, I was helping a friend move into her Jimmy Carter house, and noticed a pile of apple tree prunings by the road, put there by the people who cleaned up the lot for construction. One small branch appeared to be quite straight and potentially useful, so I purloined it and threw it in the back of the pickup.At home I trimmed off the tip and twigs, peeled the bark, waited a few days,
Their appreciation knows no bounds
Here, we are adding beans around the edges of the corn block. A few days ago we added pumpkin seeds down the middle. The corn is planted a little thickly for this but I am always expecting high mortality and then when everything lives, I can't bear to thin. Not right away, anyway.The ground is scraped in the appropriate spot for small sprouted weeds, then indented by the end of the bean pipe. The
It was good
Providing partial shade to greens with broadbeans is all right, but eventually this gets to be too much of a good thing, so I'm walking up and down with a pair of scissors, basically deadheading the beans. it's chop-and drop; the tops will join the grass clippings and straw as mulch.Here we have some black-seeded Simpson lettuce, which seems to be thriving with the beans. You may also find Red Sai
You can almost hear it growing
A late spring evening on an acre in the country is lovely if one gets to see it. Many of my neighbors, I fear, are indoors watching television, poor things. Toto and I are carrying out a few late chores -- carrying straw to the paths around the summer squash and winter squash beds and weeding, mostly.Earlier in the day we moved firewood from the woodshed by the driveway to the "house" pi
She was anyway
Sit tight
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AL JAZEERA ENGLISH (AJE) //  actions

Nusra leader: No end to conflict with ISIL in Syria
Abu Mohamad al-Golani in an exclusive interview to Al Jazeera says his group is ready to fight with the rival group.
Rockets fired from Gaza at southern Israel
Israeli jets attack empty fields used by Hamas fighters in Gaza after two rockets fired from Palestinian territory.
Rohingya migrant recounts escape to India
Mohammad Kareem, from Myanmar's Rakhine state, wants to trace his family and bring everyone to a place of safety.
FBI to probe Russia and Qatar World Cup bids
Qatar confident of hosting event amid decision to include awarding of 2018 and 2022 tournaments in US investigation.
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AMERICAN KABUKI //  actions

Cutting Edge Humans
An alarm bell sang out all morning in the neighborhood here: “pay attention”, “pay attention”, “PAY ATTENTION”, “PAY ATTENTION!!!” With each blast, a peacefully gorgeous day is interrupted.  The contrast is startling.The sparrows too, tap and chirp incessantly from the wires and the gutters and the rooftops – sending Morse code sequences of warnings.  What is the message?After a while, the screami
Elon Musk's growing empire is fueled by $4.9 billion in government subsidies
http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-hy-musk-subsidies-20150531-story.htmlElon Musk's growing empire is fueled by $4.9 billion in government subsidiesBy JERRY HIRSCH MAY 30, 2015, 8:00 AMLos Angeles entrepreneur Elon Musk has built a multibillion-dollar fortune running companies that make electric cars, sell solar panels and launch rockets into space.And he's built those companies with the help o
WikiLeaks offers $100K bounty for trade text © Provided by The Hill WikiLeaks offers $100K bounty for trade text
Never good news when the President won't even tell Congress what's in it... -AKhttp://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/wikileaks-offers-dollar100k-bounty-for-trade-text/ar-BBkCzDG?ocid=UP97DHPWikiLeaks is offering $100,000 for the text of President Obama's trans-Pacific trade deal.Kevin CirilliThe transparency organization released a video on Tuesday asking for donations to crowdsource the funds.La
If you could see magnetic fields
found here: http://www.rumormillnews.com/cgi-bin/forum.cgi?read=18607
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ACTIVIST TEACHER //  actions

Climate stupidity and human survival
By Denis G. Rancourt [a] The human animal has an instinct to identify potential dangers and to warn others. It is a built-in survival mechanism of any animal that lives in a group. And it is a strong and constant activity, re-enforced by environmental stressors. This plays out on several time scales, from the immediate in the case of a potential physical assault, to the weekly in checking
Canadians, before you vote, remember the Liberals
There is no point replacing Harper with a brainless twit who will continue to drive Canada in the same direction. Trudeau is no Trudeau, when it comes to Canadian independence and fundamental values. Trudeau is the continuation of the new Liberal line: Paul Martin, Stéphane Dion, Michael Ignatieff ... Martin destroyed the party by infighting to veer the country clearly towards US interests
Interesting reader-suggested links about learning and schooling
An avid reader of this blog, contacted me and suggested these very interesting links about schools and about learning: Authoritarian Schooling: A Catalogue of Damage compiled by David Gribble Annenberg Learner: Teacher resources and professional development across the curriculum Meaningful Learning Research Group Articles How we confuse symbols and things Student Alternative
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ADRIENNE'S CORNER //  actions

Wild Bill: Bruce Jennercide
sums it up nicely.
Bruce Jenner: Distraction du jour...
I'll keep this simple and short, which is still more than this story deserves. No, Bruce, you're not a woman no matter how much silicone you cram into your chest or how many evening gowns you wear.A question:Bruce claims he's always been attracted by women.  His multiple marriages and a gaggle of kids seems to back this statement up with facts.I also read somewhere that he doesn't plan on having h
Would someone please explain to me what the latest feminist outrage called "mansplaining" is...
because I have beaucoup work to do outside before it gets hot and therefore, no time to look it up.  Thank you in advance.
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ALLEN L ROLAND'S WEBLOG //  actions

WORLD WAR THREE Will BEGIN ON THE SOUTH CHINA SEA
  In 1960 I patrolled the South China Sea in my all weather Navy Interceptor F3H Demon and often crossed paths with Communist MIG 15 Interceptors but in a similar non-combat role but now 55 years later, the times have changed, the war drums are beating and the setting for a Bay of Tonkin false flag incident on the South China Sea could well begin World War Three as well as engulf the far east, inc
Lebron James Versus Stephen Curry / Looming Epic Nba Championship Final
The NBA pretenders Atlanta and Houston are being eliminated by Cleveland and Golden State in the division NBA championships. Now it's finally time for the show down we have all been waiting for ~ NBA MVP Stephen Curry versus all world LeBron James in an epic battle for NBA supremacy: Allen L Roland, Ph.DIt's difficult not to get excited about the upcoming NBA finals  between the Cleveland Cavalier
Worldwide Spiritual Resurrection Happening
 Art design  by Cameron GrayAs Teilhard de Chardin once correctly wrote ~ We are not human beings having a spiritual experience, we are spiritual beings having a human experience ~ for right now the innate evolutionary forces of love and light are manifesting  on the planet and they are demanding that we all participate and find our role in this rapidly evolving loving plan in action: Allen L Rola
My Living Will / Updated
             Allen L Roland at 81 going on 82 years youngSince I’m approaching 82 and partially disabled with a military service related condition, it’s time to update my Living Will along with a promise ~ inspired of course by the irrepressible Paul Rudnick of the New Yorker: Allen L Roland, Ph.D"Me and Merle were talking, ain't many of us left ~ We were chuckling about that. Where'd everybo
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AMERICAN SCOFFLAW //  actions

“這是中國海軍......你走吧!”
CNN在船上的P8-A海神,美國最先進的監視和海底狩獵飛機.“這是中國海軍......這是中國海軍......請走開......為了避免誤會,”英語語音通過飛機在美國有線電視新聞網存在的無線電劈啪作響。
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ARMSCONTROLWONK //  actions

NPT Review Conference Follies Part 1
The 2015 Review Conference of the Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty, known among wonks as the REVCON, collapsed in acrimony. After weeks of debate over disarmament between the nuclear haves and have nots, the parties failed to agree to a consensus state after Egypt and the United States deadlocked over the details of a long-planned conference on Weapons of Mass Destruction-free zone in the Middle Ea
China MIRVs Some Missiles
The Pentagon’s annual report on China’s military power (PDF) describes for the first time, China’s CSS-4 mod 3 missile equipped with multiple independently-targetable re-entry vehicles. MIRVs! Hans Kristensen noticed the passage and, over the weekend, David Sanger and Bill Broad published a nearly 1000 word piece in the New York Times that includes quotes by several experts including Jeffrey. Aaro
A Wobbly Nuclear Order
The global nuclear order is becoming more dynamic and unsettled. The top tier is contracting, but at a slow pace. Newcomers feature prominently in the second tier, eclipsing the old-timers. And the newest entrants into the nuclear club either have or seem to want three-digit-sized arsenals – something few envisioned when these late arrivals barged into the nuclear club. A bumpy NPT Review Conferen
Notes from the RevCon II
I was just in New York for a few days and heard some very interesting things about the coming trainwreck at the RevCon. But I wasn’t allowed to repeat any of them! Lucky us, Gaukhar Mukhatzhanova has written another “Notes from the RevCon” post.  (See her first note here.) While she was careful to stick to things said in public, published online and reported in the papers, it’s kind of amazing to
DPRK SLBM Test
Notes from the NPT REVCON
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BP SLICK //  actions

Pipeline that leaked wasn't equipped with auto shut-off
Pipeline that leaked wasn't equipped with auto shut-off Workers prepare an oil containment boom at Refugio State Beach, north of Goleta, Calif., Thursday, May 21, 2015. More than 7,700 gallons of oil has been raked, skimmed and vacuumed from a spill that stretched across about 9 miles of California coast, just a fraction of the sticky, stinking goo that escaped from a broken pipeline, officia
Finding California oil spill's cause could take months
Finding California oil spill's cause could take months Published: Friday, May 22, 2015 at 3:30 a.m.Last Modified: Friday, May 22, 2015 at 3:05 a.m. GOLETA, Calif. (AP) — The operator of a broken oil pipeline that fouled a California shoreline says it could be weeks or even months before investigators are able to determine what caused the break and subsequent spill.Crews have yet to excavate the
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BIG DAN'S BIG BLOG //  actions

Do They REALLY Think That We Believe Bradley Chelsea Manning Has A TWITTER Account ???
Remember whistle-blower Bradley Manning? He passed classified information to whistle-blower Julian Assange and Assange's WIKILEAKS site. He leaked this information because he felt what the military was doing was immoral. Besides documents he leaked, he leaked this video that showed a U.S. Apache helicopter in Baghdad opening fire on a group of individuals that the crew believed to be insurgents. A
Pam Geller and the Garland Texas "Shooting": They Just Won't Stop The FALSE FLAGS
Enemies within the gates ruining America (rightwing media calls her a "patriot"): Jewish Zionist Mossad Agent Pam GellerThere are so many FALSE FLAGS in this country that it seems like I can't get onto another subject when another one comes up to write about. This time Jewish anti-Islam hatemonger Pam Geller was involved. How can someone have a "job" that solely involves puttin
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BLOOD & TREASURE //  actions

separatism and discipline
I have an op-ed up at the National on the pro-independence turn in Hong Kong politics. Elsewhere, James has an examination in Vice on the shuanggui process, the means by which boss Xi and the gang are purging the Party. I'm not too keen on the Hong Kong indy crowd, but you can understand here what they want to separate themselves from.
mass incident watch: Linshui
How much do you want high speed rail? Enough to riot when you don't have it? Tens of Thousands of residents of the southwestern county of Linshui gathered in the morning and marched about 3km. Photos posted by the protesters on social media also showed violent attacks by a police tactical team(SWAT)and the resistance that followed lasted all day and well into the night... ...The residents want (n
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BRAVE NEW WORLD //  actions

'Plastic Will Do Nicely,Sir'
The UK Payments Council today stated that the use of cash by consumers, businesses and financial organisations fell to 48% of payments last year. This means that cashless payments have overtaken cash payments for the first time in the UK. The cash volumes are expected to fall further by 30% to some 34% over the next 10 years. It is claimed that 4.4% of adults ‘rarely use cash and the average ATM w
Spotify No Longer Just Music
When we look at the future of on demand and streamed media services the clue is in the word media. We are no longer shackled to thinking of vertical movie, music, games but media hubs that satisfy all under one subscription.To bring the point firmly home Spotify has announced it is adding more non-music content to its app. The expanded service will include radio podcasts, news bulletins, video cli
Are Enhanced eBooks a Digital Grail?
What is the state of the ebook market and are there significant differences between the various different market segments and geographical regions?The question is not new and there are a significant number of opinions on the answers. However, different markets move at different speeds and sometimes in different direction and facts are often out of date and views often reflect vested interests. The
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CENSORED NEWS //  actions

Mohawk Nation News 'You're a Bad Boy, Murray Sinclair'
YOU’RE A BAD BAD BOY, MURRAY SINCLAIR! Posted on June 3, 2015  Mohawk Nation News Please post & distribute. Nia:wen. MNN. June 3, 2015. Judge Murray Sinclair of the private Truth and Reconciliation Commission Inc., reminds us of the Warren Commission on the cover-up of the Kennedy Assassination. You were authorized by our butchers, the CROWN, to complete their goal of getting away with
Apache Resistance at Oak Flat June 2015
Apaches maintain resistance at Oak Flat  to Sen. McCain's copper mine PHOTOS AND COMMENT BY SANDRA RAMBLER, SAN CARLOS APACHE CENSORED NEWS TIME TO TAKE THIS BEFORE THE INTER-AMERICAN COURT ON HUMAN RIGHTS!! SAVE CHI'CHIL'BILDA'GOTEEL (OAK FLAT)!! IT'S ALL ABOUT THE FUTURE OF OUR CHILDREN, GRANDCHILDREN AND THE UNBORN. HOW MUCH MONEY WILL YOU TAKE TO TURN AGAINST YOUR OWN TRIBE
Mohawk Nation News 'Canada Did the Crime. Now Do the Time'
CANADA DID THE CRIME. NOW DO THE TIME. Posted on June 1, 2015  Mohawk Nation News Please post & distribute. Nia:wen. MNN. June 1, 2015. The Truth and Reconciliation Commission is a white wash of the ongwe’hon:weh genocide. TRC is trying to help the perpetrators and those who benefited from genocide to reconcile with its victims! No, it’ going to be reconciliation according to us! We have
Most Censored: US tragic fictional theater before UN Human Rights Council
By Brenda Norrell Censored News English and Dutch The United States is like that pretty girl in high school that thrives on her own self-promotion. But eventually the stardom wanes, the wrinkles take over, and well, its all down hill from there. The US has a partner in self promotion at the United Nations, an ally in its cheerleading to distract from its human rights violations. Its fellow
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CATHARSIS OURS //  actions

Economic News and Views ( June 3 , 2015 ) Greece Updates ( Tsipras meets with EUC Chief Juncker amidst a flurry of exchanged proposals between Greece and Troika , ultimatums from both sides , questions on Friday's IMF payment being made and time running out for a near term resolution ) ........ Broader Europe - bond market turbulence continues after Tuesday debt markets routs ..... Opec and ECB on deck ........ Data from Germany , Italy Spain and France to consider
Tweets...The Greek Analyst ‏@GreekAnalyst  39s40 seconds ago#Greece will not pay #IMF on Friday without prospect of a deal - #Syriza spox http://reut.rs/1IfefcG  via @ReutersThe Greek Analyst ‏@GreekAnalyst  13m13 minutes ago#Syriza's parl group to convence on Thur in order to discuss the progress of negotiations & agreement-text w institutions. via @vimapoliticsEMerging Equity ‏@EM_Equity  27
Economic News , Data and Views ( June 2 , 2015 ) - Greece Updates ( After a Monday full of rumor , innuendo , Emergency Meeting by Creditor Groups , Government Meetings to assess Negotiations and Creditor Talks - Tuesday finds the state of play still at - status unchanged , no deal , redlines still in place , both sides still far apart on critical details and major issues ) ...... For Broader Europe , rising yields one major item to keep an eye upon , data splash for various countries in EZ , keep eyes on the euro , yen and dollar today - as well !
Tweets....Paul Mason ‏@paulmasonnews  4h4 hours agoGreece summary: no proposal emerged from Merkel-Lagarde-Draghi last night. Lenders at odds over whether/how much debt relief to give (1/2)Paul Mason ‏@paulmasonnews  4h4 hours agoGreece (2/2)... absent proposal, argument within GR govt muted, with only Left Platform openly refuseniks. Scale of debt relief = critical.MineForNothing ‏@minefornothing
Economic News , Data and Views ( June 1 , 2015 ) Asia Overnight ( China, Vietnam , India , Indonesia headline news from Asia ) ....... Broader Europe ( Italian Elections Key Non - Greece News ) , Greece Updates ( Weekend Round Up On Key Item Touching on Greece Situation )
Broader Europe and Asia ....The Daily Star ‏@DailyStarLeb  40s40 seconds agoItalian premier's Democrats facing loss in key regional race http://bit.ly/1AEorca  The Daily StarItalian premier's Democrats facing loss in key regional racePremier Matteo Renzi's squabbling Democratic Party appeared headed for a stinging defeat in a key race in voting for governorships in several Italian regions, partial
Economic News and Views ( May 31 , 2015 ) - Greece Updates ( Greece may be edging to a tentative agreement on an Interim Deal with the Troika - take with a grain of salt naturally , Varoufakis denies tht he's about to resign , Sunday Teleconference between Tsipras / Merkel and Hollande on deck ) ....... Italy to cast votes in Regional Elections today ( 7 Regions in play - bigger test for Renzi or Berlusconi ? )
Tweets....Greece....Keep Talking Greece ‏@keeptalkingGR  15m15 minutes ago#Greece Tsipras to talk with Merkel & Hollande via teleconference Sunday eveningKeep Talking Greece ‏@keeptalkingGR  27m27 minutes ago#Greece’s Creditors’ Crazy Commands: austerity measures €4-7billion, pensions just 53% of salary http://www.keeptalkinggreece.com/2015/05/31/greeces-creditors-crazy-commands-austerity-meas
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CENTAURI DREAMS //  actions

Mission Data: An Early Summer Harvest
What a time for space missions, with data returning from far places and a nail-biter close at hand. On the latter, be advised that the LightSail mission team has decided to divide sail deployment into two operations, one of them starting today as the CubeSat’s solar panels are released and an imaging session verifies the craft is ready for sail deployment. The actual deployment will then follow on
A Kuiper Belt in the Making
The Scorpius-Centaurus OB association is a collection of several hundred O and B-class stars some 470 light years from the Sun. Although the stars are not gravitationally bound, they are roughly the same age — 10 to 20 million years — their formation triggered by a series of supernovae explosions in large molecular clouds. Now the Gemini Planet Imager on the Gemini South instrument in Chile has un
LightSail Reboots: Sail Deployment Soon
It was a worrisome eight days, but LightSail has broken its silence with an evident reboot and return to operations, sending telemetry to ground stations and taking test images. We now have sail deployment possibly as early as Tuesday morning EDT (15:44 UTC), but according to The Planetary Society’s Jason Davis, much will depend on today’s intensive checkout. Planetary Society CEO Bill Nye issued
Transhumanism and Adaptive Radiation
Centauri Dreams regular Nick Nielsen here tackles transhumanism, probing its philosophical underpinnings and its practical consequences as civilization spreads outward from the Solar System. In a sense, transhumanism is what humans have always done, the act of transcendence through technology being a continuing theme of our existence. But accelerating technologies demand answers about human freedo
Into Plutonian Depths
SETI: The Black Hole Alternative
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CHERCHEZ LA VERITE //  actions

The backstory of this article is that Russia was planning a gas pipeline under the Black Sea to arrive in Greece and from there move up the Balkans serving nearly everyone all the way up to Vienna. Everyone was happy about that. But then came Washington’s lies demonizing Russia by falsely claiming that Putin had attacked Ukraine. This mischief was followed by sanctions that hurt the EU much more than Russia. Then the US forced Bulgaria to block the Russian pipeline. Still it could have gone through Greece and Macedonia, but the U.S. responded that in that event Russia would have to pay a toll for all of the gas delivered by Russians in Europe. Undaunted, Putin made a deal with Turkey (a NATO nation!) to bring the pipeline just outside the border from Greece, so if there ever was to be such a toll it would be paid by Europeans. To solve that problem, Washington decided that the time had come to stop the Russian pipeline by overthrowing the government of Macedonia …with the results…
Guest Column by Thierry Meyssan–The Failure of the US Coup in Macedonia May 26, 2015 | Original Here                                            Go here to sign up to receive email notice of this news letterWashington’s Coup In Macedonia Was BlockedThierry Meyssan reports on the failure of Washington’s armed overthrow of the Macedonian Government.Originally published here: http://www.voltairenet.or
The Wolfowitz Doctrine: “Our first objective is to prevent the re-emergence of a new rival, either on the territory of the former Soviet Union or elsewhere, that poses a threat on the order of that posed formerly by the Soviet Union. This is a dominant consideration underlying the new regional defense strategy and requires that we endeavor to prevent any hostile power from dominating a region whose resources would, under consolidated control, be sufficient to generate global power.”
War Threat Rises As Economy Declines — Paul Craig Roberts May 11, 2015 | Original Here                                            Go here to sign up to receive email notice of this news letterWar Threat Rises As Economy DeclinesPaul Craig Roberts, Keynote Address to the Annual Conference of the Financial West Group, New Orleans, May 7, 2015The defining events of our time are the collapse of the So
If enough NATO nations decide to reject Washington's push for a war with Russia, there may be no war!
The Choice Before Europe — Paul Craig Roberts May 5, 2015 | Original Here                                            Go here to sign up to receive email notice of this news letterThe Choice Before EuropePaul Craig RobertsWashington continues to drive Europe toward one or the other of the two most likely outcomes of the orchestrated conflict with Russia. Either Europe or some European Union member
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