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NIGER: Residents of uranium mining town fear they're being exposed to radioactive poisoning
Slow progress on fake drug war in northern Nigeria
Sanctions hit humanitarian aid to Syria
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Science & Tech
Kit
- 22 hours
ago
- news.cnet.com
CNET learns the FBI is quietly pushing
its plan to force surveillance backdoors on social networks, VoIP, and
Web e-mail providers, and that the bureau is asking Internet companies
not to oppose a law making those backdoors mandatory.
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Think You Have Zero Privacy? Wrong. It's Way Less Than Zero.
Science & Tech
J.L.
- 5 hours
ago
- upworthy.com
Science & Tech
J.L.
- 5 hours
ago
- upworthy.com
There's a pretty comprehensive life
story being made about each one of us on a daily basis. I hope they let
us look at it someday.
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Green Lifestyle
Agnes
- 5 hours
ago
- huffingtonpost.com
"An airplane does not exist like this
anywhere else [in the world]," Piccard explains in the segment. The
Solar Impulse is the world's first completely solar-powered plane that
can fly at night, and has already broken the record for the longest
fully
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Sanctions Hit Humanitarian Aid to Syria
US Politics & Gov't
John
- 4 hours
ago
- irinnews.org
US Politics & Gov't
John
- 4 hours
ago
- irinnews.org
Sanctions have increased humanitarian
needs in the country, adding to the aid caseload. Many people can no
longer afford their medicines or fuel to heat their homes.
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Secret Santa Whistleblower Files End Climate Change Catastrophe Cult
Environment
John
- 4 days
ago
- prweb.com
Environment
John
- 4 days
ago
- prweb.com
(IPCC) internal files reveal attempts by
agenda-driven activists to skew the science on climate change. IPCC
admits global warming predictions were way off and there is no trend in
extreme weather.
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Common Link to Autoimmune Diseases
Health & Wellness
John
- 8 days
ago
- envita.com
Health & Wellness
John
- 8 days
ago
- envita.com
Infectious disease, such as chronic Lyme
Disease Complex, impacts the HPA-axis via neurotoxins that compete for
the same receptor sites. This should bring our attention to the Lyme
Disease Complex, infections and neurotoxins that block serotonin
receptors
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Activist Teacher Is Climate Guy
Environment
John
- 9 days
ago
- activistteacher.blogspot.ca
Environment
John
- 9 days
ago
- activistteacher.blogspot.ca
Wish I'd taken the time to play the
video years ago. Lucid analysis of how environmentalists are missing the
boat fighting pollution while distracted with a phantom menace.
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Environment
Judy
- 12 days
ago
- commondreams.org
An indigenous community in the
Ecuadorian rainforest says they "will die fighting to protect the
rainforest" after they say they were swindled by an oil company into
signing away rights to 70,000 hectares of one of the most biodiverse
areas in the world.
5
Infiltration of Political Movements Is the Norm, Not the Exception in the United States
US Politics & Gov't
Wild
- 12 days
ago
- truth-out.org
US Politics & Gov't
Wild
- 12 days
ago
- truth-out.org
Infiltration is the Norm, not the
Exception, of U.S. Political MovementsWhen the long history of political
infiltration is reviewed, the Occupy Movement should be surprised if it
is not infiltrated. Almost every movement in modern history has been
inf
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Iran's Civilian Nuclear Program: A Primer
US Politics & Gov't
John
- 12 days
ago
- lobelog.com
US Politics & Gov't
John
- 12 days
ago
- lobelog.com
Often ignored in public discussions
about Iran's nuclear ambitions is that its interest in nuclear power and
related medicinal use spans over 40 years. The American intelligence
community has officially concluded Iran halted suspicious actions in
2003
FBI: We need wiretap-ready Web sites - now
10:15 pm MST
25,000 Signatures to Terminate ALEC
If you want to get something done – you have to advertise it – somewhere –
somehow.
Now I am pretty anal about everything ALEC on the web – and I never saw
this before tonight and it is almost a month old.
On the White House Petition Site:
we petition the Obama administration to:
TERMINATE THE AMERICAN LEGISLATIVE EXCHANGE COUNCIL, (A.L.E.C.), ET AL
made up of billionaire CEOs and members of Congress. This Council of men
and women create and pass legislation that favors wealthy businesses;
including legislation that will plunge our Government, Nation, and WE The
People, into a Pl... more »
Great Site For Research Into The Truth About Sandy Hook: "Sandy Hook Shooting Research"
A fellow truth seeker, Sherrie, who writes the blog: "Sherry Questioning
All" at www.sherryquestioningall.blogspot.com, has recently started a new
blog specifically for the exposure of the truth about the Sandy Hook
shooting operation, called "Sandy Hook Shooting Research", at
www.sandyhookresearch.blogspot.com.
I do recommend that everyone take the time to look over the important
information that Sherry has accumulated over at that important site, and to
support her in her endeavours in getting to the bottom of this criminal
operation!
I for one will not give up in my own search... more »
Elizabeth Warren Warns Someone About The Beltway/Wall Street Revolving Door
Elizabeth Warren wrote in Politico that although she likes the idea of
technical expertise coming to bear on staff positions in government (and
political expertise coming to bear on Wall Street staffs), there is a
"peril" to be wary of as well-- especially in Washington.
Big business orthodoxy against rules and regulations can seep into the
bones, including the bones of new policymakers who are charged with
protecting consumers and strengthening markets. Industry groupthink and
overconfidence can prevent clear and evenhanded analysis of problems. The
result can be a group of deci... more »
Heidegger On Religion (English Subtitles)
Source: YouTube Channel Eidos84.
The "Low Energy Light Bulbs" Fraud: Low Energy Light Bulbs Not So "Green" After All!
One subject that I covered many times before is the fraud of the so called
CFL Compact Fluorescent Light Bulbs, and the fact that these devices are
quite deadly to our environment. These insidious devices contain Mercury
vapour, that can be released into a household environment if one is
accidentally broken.... It is also a fact that removal of the Mercury
released by one of these devices, from a household, is nearly impossible
without calling in Hazardous materials experts!
We have constantly heard the constant claims by environmental advocates
that these CFL bulbs are a requirem... more »
New York's U.S. Bankruptcy Court Rules MERS's Business Model Is Illegal
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/l-randall-wray/new-yorks-us-bankruptcy-c_b_824167.html
*New York's U.S. Bankruptcy Court Rules MERS's Business Model Is Illegal*
*
* *L. Randall Wray* - Professor of Economics and Research Director of the
Center for Full Employment and Price Stability, University of
Missouri–Kansas City
Posted: February 16, 2011 03:00 PM
United States Bankruptcy Judge Robert Grossman has ruled that MERS's
business practices are unlawful. He explicitly acknowledged that this
ruling sets a precedent that has far-reaching implications for half of the
mortgages in this ... more »
It Ain't....
I want to present a new video from a fellow truth seeker, Buelahman, who
writes the blog: Buelahman's Revolt, at www.buelahman.wordpress.com, simply
entitled: "It Ain't".... It is based upon an article that was just released
by another truth seeker, Digger, who writes: "Digger For Truth" at
www.diggerfortruth.wordpress.com. First, I have that video here for
everyone to view for themselves:
Now, I want to present the article from Digger that this video is based
upon:
It ain’t ….
k
*It ain’t the Bilderburgers*
*It’s the Jews*k
*It ain’t the Illuminati*
*It’s the Jews*k
*It ain’t t... more »
Seventy Years Of Nuclear Fission, Thousands Of Centuries Of Nuclear Waste
I have been posting up periodic articles when they become available
concerning the still ongoing nuclear disaster at Fukushima Japan. It is
disgusting and disturbing that much attention around the world has been
elsewhere while this catastrophic event is still affecting much of the
Northern Hemisphere of this planet through nuclear radiation exposure via
fallout. There is still the strong possibility that thousands, if not
millions, will still die from radiation sickness that can be directly
linked to this disaster....
Right now, I want to present an article from the Truthout we... more »
Crop Circle, Hul, Nové Zámky, Solovakia, January 24, 2013
For the locals, it is not the first time they see crop-circles in this
area. Already two different designs appeared in the fields in the past.
NOVE ZAMKY. (Name of town). Some crop-circles appeared in the field between
the villages of Hul and Vlkas, in the district of Nove Zamky.
“They are huge. The ears of wheat were bent without being damaged. There
are about seven lines leading from the main, biggest circle, which then
connect to other, smaller circles. We cannot even photograph it. The
perimeter of the biggest circle is 300 meters (984ft),” says a local
resident.
http://www.... more »
Belgian MP Laurent Louis Tells The Truth About The War on Terror Fraud
This is a powerful speech by Belgian MP Laurent Louis. He tells the truth
about 9/11. He also talks about how European countries are arming and
supporting the Islamist terrorists in Syria to overthrow its government
while using Islamic terrorism as a pretext to invade Mali.
"It is about time to stop lying to us and treating people like imbeciles.
The time has come to tell the truth," said Laurent Louis.
If the House GOP weren't allowed to throw away money on right-wing boondoggles, could the economy nevertheless be saved from disaster?
*This infographic devised by the Center for American Progress and LGBT
Progress (click on it to enlarge, and let's hope for the best) envisions
other ways that the $3M dumped down the Paul Clement sinkhole by the House
GOP leadership might have been spent, thereby sparing us the horrors of
reneging on the economic bulwark of right-wing legal Keynesianism. (You can
also view the infographic here.)*
*by Ken*
It has come to my attention that I have been perhaps a tad rough on that
toxic pile of human uselessness House Speaker "Sunny John" Boehner. Not
"too rough," mind you -- could t... more »
Charter TV Screwing Their Poorest Customers
This has been a tough week for me in many ways - but the thing that has
made it more difficult is my cable service with Chart Communications.
I am a "basic" service customer. I don't get any of the channels that most
people talk about at work. I don't get much of anything. Because of that
- over the years - I have settled in to watching three particular channels
when I needed time to veg out. They are now - gone.
Let me give you an overview of what my "basic" service use to look like:
5 public access channels (local government), yes FIVE
2 Public TV channels
4 loca... more »
Fareed Zakaria GPS : Medvedev on Syria
In the video below, CNN's Fareed Zakaria tells the Prime Minister of Russia
that the heavy presence of Jihadist terrorists in Syria is bad for Russia.
He didn't mention the fact that US allies Turkey, Qatar, and Saudi Arabia,
and the US itself, are supporting these terrorists with money and weapons.
This is like someone giving another person AIDS in the night and the next
morning he says to him/her, "you know, having AIDS is bad for you." *Yeah,
no shit*.
Source: CNN.
The Daily "Near You?"
Silver City, New Mexico, USA. Thanks for stopping by.
Sing Along . . .
BUGGER THE BANKERS, performed by The Austerity Allstars.
“The Hula Hoop Theory of History”
*“The Hula Hoop Theory of History”*
by Morris Berman
"Above all, no zeal."
– Talleyrand
“There is a curious rhythm to human affairs, or perhaps more specifically,
to Western history. Some movement or idea comes along, and everyone gets
swept up in its wake. This is it, then; this is the Answer we’ve been
looking for. All of those previous answers were wrong; now, at long last,
we’re on the right track. In the fullness of time, of course, this shiny
new idea loses its luster, betrays us, or even results in the death of
millions. So apparently, we were deceived. But wait: ... more »
Kahlil Gibran, "The Perfect World
*"The Perfect World"*
by Kahlil Gibran
"God of lost souls, thou who art lost amongst the gods, hear me:
Gentle Destiny that watchest over us, mad, wandering spirits, hear me:
I dwell in the midst of a perfect race, I the most imperfect.
I, a human chaos, a nebula of confused elements, I move amongst finished
worlds-
peoples of complete laws and pure order, whose thoughts are assorted,
whose dreams are arranged, and whose visions are enrolled and registered.
Their virtues, O God, are measured, their sins are weighed, and even the
countless
things that pass in the dim twilight of neith... more »
Republicans new plot to rig the vote
Their best attempts at voter suppression didn't work in 2012, so the GOP
came up with a new scam to steal elections:
Former Ohio Secretary of State Ken Blackwell (R), who was the chief
elections officer when the state experienced massive voting problems in
2004, is planning to lead a national effort to rig the electoral college in
favor of the 2016 Republican presidential candidate.
I believe this was supposed to look like a spontaneous uprising in blue
states conveniently held at the moment by Republican statehouses, but these
two know a great grift when they see one:
Gehrke and... more »
25 years since morgentaler: celebrate and re-commit to action
Twenty-five years ago, the Supreme Court of Canada overturned the federal
abortion law in the *Morgentaler* decision, making Canada one of the few
countries in the world without criminal restrictions on abortion access.
That historic court decision was the result of activism on the part of
women and their allies, a strong, broad-based movement for reproductive
justice.
Monday night in Toronto, you can hear some of the veterans of that campaign
speak about their experiences, and what it took to win significant steps
forward for women's liberation.
We'll also hear about the challenge... more »
Iran official: Attack on Syria is attack on Iran
Issuing Tehran's strongest warning to date, a top Iranian official said
Saturday that any attack on Syria would be deemed an attack on Iran, a sign
that it will do all it can to protect embattled Syrian President Bashar
Assad.
Ali Akbar Velayati, an aide to Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali
Khamenei, made his comments as Syrian troops conducted offensive air raids
against rebels and discovered a trio of tunnels they were using to smuggle
weapons in their fight to topple Assad.
The world has been grappling over how to deal with Syria ever since an
uprising against Assad's regime e... more »
Blogger's Note: Don't miss the Frontline video at the bottom.
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The Untouchables: How the Obama administration protected Wall Street from
prosecutions
A new PBS Frontline report examines a profound failure of justice that
should be causing serious social unrest
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*Glenn Greenwald*
guardian.co.uk, Wednesday 23 January 2013 12.27 GMT
Original Here
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Eric Holder talks to DOJ Criminal Chief Lanny Breuer in 2010. Photograph:
Jason Reed/Reuters*(updated below - Update II)*
PBS' Frontline program on Tuesday night broadcast a new one-hour report on... more »
Rumi - There Is A Candle In Your Heart
This video clip is an excerpt from the 2005 film, *"Bab'Aziz: The Prince
Contemplating His Soul."* *Watch the trailer*.
Rumi - There Is A Candle In Your Heart. Source: YouTube channel tafto200.
Posted on January 8, 2013.
Tornado warning issued as ex-Cyclone Oswald bears down on southeast Queensland, Australia
Transmitters serving the Wide Bay and Burnett forecast district and parts
of the Southeast Coast district north of Brisbane are REQUESTED TO USE THE
STANDARD EMERGENCY WARNING SIGNAL BEFORE BROADCASTING THIS MESSAGE. TOP
PRIORITY FOR IMMEDIATE BROADCAST SEVERE WEATHER WARNINGfor DESTRUCTIVE
WINDS, HEAVY RAINFALL, ABNORMALLY HIGH TIDES and DANGEROUS SURF*For people
in the
Wide Bay and Burnett,
Southeast Coast and parts of the
Darling Downs and Granite Belt Forecast Districts.*
*Read entire warning here *
"Gallup: 74% Support Women in Combat"
*"Gallup: 74% Support Women in Combat"*
By Matthew Auerbach
"According to a Gallup poll released Friday, an overwhelming number of
Americans are in favor of women serving in combat. Seventy-four percent of
those polled said they would vote yes if the issue were on the ballot,
while only 20 percent said they would vote against such a measure.
Responses among the 513 adults surveyed showed strong support for the
proposal among both sexes, with 76 percent of women and 73 percent of men
claiming to be in favor of the idea. The biggest disparity fell along party
lines. Eighty-thre... more »
EnviroCan Coddles Big Fossil
Harper's EnviroCan doesn't have the stomach to prosecute oil, gas and
pipeline companies for their wanton mishaps. It prefers, instead, to
speak sternly to them or at least send them letters.
*The warnings include letters to oilsands producer Devon Canada, and to
Gibson Energy – a midstream company that manages pipelines and other
related infrastructure – alleging that two separate oil spills at their
respective facilities in 2010 were in violation of the federal Fisheries
Act.*
*The violations are punishable by fines of up to $1 million or imprisonment
of up to three years, sa... more »
Gerrymandering Is Dangerous To The Health Of Our Democracy-- So Why Won't Congress Do Something About It?
Gerrymandering undermines democracy and, from a partisan perspective, it
can cut both ways. Debbie Wasserman Schultz, one of the least savory and
most corrupt Members of Congress, recently reelected to head the DNC-- and
with a fast track to the future House Democratic Leader post in her back
pocket-- once, as a member of the Florida state Senate, drew herself a
congressional district she could run in the next year-- and has been in
Congress ever since. Several of her shady Florida colleagues (both sides of
the aisle) did the same thing.
Georgia Blue Dog John Barrow, no friend o... more »
Bill Maher, “How Did America Become a Country of ‘D*ckless Armchair Warriors’?”
*“How Did America Become a Country of ‘D*ckless Armchair Warriors’?”*
We're no longer the home of the brave.
by Bill Maher
"On Friday night, Bill Maher asked if America was undergoing a masculinity
crisis. Why do we spend more on defense than the next 13 countries
combined, Maher wondered? “Let me ask you: if a guy on your block was so
frightened of mostly nonexistent prowlers that he spent all his resources
on alarm systems and guns and cameras, so much so that he didn’t even have
enough money left to maintain his home or send his kids to college, would
you call him brave?” ... more »
"Broken Light: Work, for the Night is Coming"
*"Broken Light: Work, for the Night is Coming"*
by Chris Floyd
*"Black milk of daybreak, we drink it at evening..." *
– Paul Celan, “Deathfugue”
"The children were walking to school. The young people were going out to a
dance. The children stepped on a booby trap planted by a soldier. The young
people were shredded by the nails of a suicide bomb. They were all blown
up, destroyed. One moment, the force of life animated their biological
matter, their brains seethed with billions of electrical impulses, the
matrix of consciousness brought the entire universe into being, within ... more »
What They Did (Just To Remind US What's At Stake)
Lehman Brothers, he notes, certified it was in good health in June 2008 and
issued stock, attracting investment, including from the New Jersey
Teachers’ Pension and Annuity Fund. Secretly, Lehman was on an intravenous
drip, poisoned by bad debt. “My respect for their brains is too great to
think Lehman’s top guys didn’t know they were conveying the cynical
impression of health,” Mr. Lewis said
Image of the Day: Satellite view of bushfire scars in Australia, 14-15 January 2013
[image: The Yarrabin fire broke out on 6 January 2013, burning about 30
kilometers (19 miles) north of Nimmatabel. By January 15, firefighters had
contained the blaze, but it had charred more than 10,500 hectares (25,900
acres) of land near Wadbilliga National Forest. The Earth Observing-1
(EO-1) satellite acquired this false-color image of the affected area on 15
January 2013. Photo: NASA Earth Observatory image by Jesse Allen and Robert
Simmon]
By Adam Voiland
15 January 2013
The Yarrabin fire broke out in the Kybeyan Range on January 6, 2013,
burning about 30 kilometers (19 mi... more »
A BOY CALLED MANUEL
*Manuel Schadwald *
*
*
Was a top politician present when a young boy was murdered?
Reportedly there are photos of the top politician, in the nude, with the
boy.
Censored31 threatens to spread picture of naked SG of Justice
12-year-old Manuel Schadwald disappeared on the way to a Berlin leisure
centre.
Manuel's mother thinks that a boy who appears in a child-porn film is her
son.
*Manuel?*
In an apartment in Zandvoort in the Netherlands thousands of child-porn
photos were discovered.
The photos include the torture and rape of children as young as two.
It is believed that the... more »
Controversial H5N1 bird flu research resumes
Controversial research into making bird flu easier to spread in people is
to resume after a year-long hiatus.
Some argue the research is essential for understanding how viruses spread
and could be used to prevent deadly pandemics killing millions of people.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-21174927
H5N1 Bird Flu Re-Emerges in Cambodia, 3 New Cases & 2 Deaths
The Cambodian Ministry of Health in conjunction with the World Health
Organization announced in a joint press release that 3 new human cases of
the Avian influenza H5N1 were reported near Phnom Penh, Cambodia.
Of the 3 cases, 2 have resulted in the death of the patients.
Cambodia 1st reported an outbreak of the H5n1 influenza virus in December
2004, and also reported a major outbreak of the virus in March 2006 that
lasted until November 2006.
http://guardianlv.com/2013/01/h5n1-bird-flu-re-emerges-in-cambodia-3-new-cases-2-deaths/
EU referendum speech: why Angela Merkel needs David Cameron, but not at expense of France
David Cameron's Europe speech struck a chord not just with Angela Merkel
but with many Germans who wish they'd had a referendum too, says Thomas
Kielinger. But that's no guarantee his plan will work.
Listening to David Cameron's Europe speech last week I had the sneaking
suspicion that those who helped draft it might have included the German
chancellor, Angela Merkel, too.
After all, ideas like competitiveness, flexibility or democratic
accountability are as much part of her political vocabulary as they are of
Cameron's.
Witness the speech she gave on Thursday in Davos, where she s... more »
30 die in Egypt protests over soccer massacre verdicts
Protester tries to stop Egyptian policeman, January 25, 2013
At least 30 people were killed on Saturday when Egyptians rampaged in
protest at the sentencing of 21 people to death over a soccer stadium
disaster, violence that compounds a political crisis facing Islamist
President Mohamed Morsi.
Armoured vehicles and military police fanned through the streets of Port
Said, where gunshots rang out and protesters burned tires in anger that
people from their city had been blamed for stadium deaths last year.
http://www.jpost.com/MiddleEast/Article.aspx?id=301013
On to the next big grift
Breaking my embargo one last time to mark the occasion of Sarah Palin's
departure from Fox News. Been so long since I paid any attention to
Griftzilla of the Frozen North at all, honestly forgot she was still on the
teevee.
I see she's spinning it as having turned down the contract renewal offer.
Suspect if Ailes really did offer her a re-up, it was at a vastly reduced
rate. Imagine she thinks she can do better as a free agent. Certainly,
having taken a quick peek at her fan club, that's their story and they're
sticking to it. Why now she can go spew her word salad on *all the sta... more »
Hackers take over goverment website to avenge Swartz
CBS News reports today that Anonymous is out for revenge for the death of
the young computer programmer who helped write the software for Reddit ("a
social news and entertainment website where registered users submit content
in the form of either a link or a text") and as a 14-year-old boy wrote the
software for RSS ("Rich Site Summary: a family of web feed formats used to
publish frequently updated works, such as blog entries, news headlines,
audio, and video, in a standardized format"):
The hacker-activist group Anonymous says it hijacked the website of the
U.S. Sentencing Com... more »
The Latest Affront to Decency - Ag-Gag Laws
Big Agra has been plagued by whistleblowers exposing industrial
agriculture's excesses such as animal cruelty, food safety or environmental
degradation. Now Big Agra in the U.S. is fighting back with what are
called Ag-Gag laws. These target those who investigate and expose Big
Agra's excesses and brand their work "acts of terrorism."
That's right, terrorism. And you thought that was about some guy named
bin Laden. Sheesh.
*And who better to write the Animal and Ecological Terrorism Act, designed
to protect Big Ag and Big Energy, than the lawyers on the Energy,
Environment ... more »
4.1 Magnitude Earthquake OFF EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA - 26th January 2013
Magnitude mb 4.1
Region OFF EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA
Date time 2013-01-26 18:20:52.5 UTC
Location 52.35 N ; 159.69 E
Depth 50 km
Distances 102 km SE Petropavlovsk-kamchatskiy
Naked Man Stops SEPTA Bus
A cell phone video of a naked man stopping traffic and climbing onto the
front of a public bus while putting his boxers on his head before
dismounting and chasing after the man filming him, is raising a few
questions:
Who is he? Why is he running around naked? And what did he just inhale or
ingest?
The minute and a half-long video, which was shot in November and posted to
YouTube just yesterday, contains nudity and profanity and may not suitable
for some viewers.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2268588/Crazy-naked-man-climbs-bus-wearing-boxer-shorts-head-chasing-barber-capt... more »
Latino gang leaders arrested for attempting to drive African-Americans out of their homes in Compton with race-hate attacks
Two California men and one teenage boy are under arrest as police allege
they were behind a series of race-based attacks attempting to drive
African-Americans out of their homes in Compton. Sheriff's officials said a
group of Latino males who claimed to be part of a street gang intimidated
the residents using metal pipes and shouting racial epithets.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2268712/Family-terrorized-Latino-gang-refuses-live-near-black-people.html
Brutalism
This week's favourite tumblr has to be Fuck Yeah Brutalism. Check out these
lovelies:
Absolutely bloody brutal.
There would have been a time when this sort of thing would have made me
bristle. After all, you don't have to be royalty to have an opinion on the "monstrous
carbuncles" of post-war architecture. But I don't know. As I've got older
I've begun finding something defiant and romantic about the sharp angles,
the dour concrete, and the no-shit determination to scar a skyline. Like
the very best art it kicks you in the guts and demands you acknowledge its
presence.
As the t... more »
Law makes 'unlocking' devices to switch carriers punishable by fines between $2,500 and $500,000 and even prison
A new law that makes it illegal to 'unlock' your cell phone and switch
carriers goes into effect today and will carry fines between $2,500 and
$500,000, and in some cases, prison time.
The change made by the U.S. Copyright Office and Library of Congress to the
Digital Millennium Copyright Act will make it illegal for consumers to
unlock mobile devices without the permission of their carrier.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2268743/New-law-makes-unlocking-cell-phones-switch-carriers-punishable-fines-prison.html
What Mattered This Week?
I'll go with the end of the ban on women in combat. As with the demise of
DADT, this is one that isn't ever going to be reversed, and will make a big
difference for the people involved.
For didn't matter...the whole Hillary goes to the Hill thing is too
obvious, right? (Not that I'm against oversight hearings). If you don't
like that, I will say that Inaugural Addresses are invariably overhyped.
So that's what I have. What did you notice? What am I missing? What do you
think mattered this week?
Special Relationship at the Crossroads
That Europe is caught up in a major financial crisis isn’t news to
anyone. Standing right at the crossroads, the Eurozone will either muddle
through and risk another crisis onset in the near term or having scraped
through its worst crisis in decades take strong steps on the necessary
medium and long-term reforms. But
Continue reading
NASA: Long-term global warming trend continues
[image: This map depicts temperature anomalies, or changes, by region in
2012; it does not show absolute temperature. Reds and blues show how much
warmer or cooler each area was in 2012 compared to an averaged base period
from 1951–1980. The line plot shows yearly temperature anomalies from 1880
to 2011 as recorded by NASA GISS, NOAA, NCDC, JMA, and the Met Office
Hadley Centre. Graphic: Robert Simmon]
By Patrick Lynch and Mike Carlowicz
16 January 2013
(NASA Earth Observatory) – Scientists at NASA’s Goddard Institute for Space
Studies (GISS) say 2012 was the ninth warmest year si... more »
French Government has officially banned the word hashtag, email, blog and other foreign words it considers a threat.......'#policestate'
The French Government has banned the Twitter term 'hashtag' from all
official documents in their latest bid to ban a torrent of English words
invading their language.
The Government's powerful Académie française has decreed that the French
word 'mot-dièse' must be spoken when the '#' symbol appears in print.
Teachers have been told to urge schoolchildren to use the term, and the
media has also been asked to avoid using the English word.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2268722/Zut-alors-The-French-banned-world-hashtag--email-blog-English-intrusions-beloved-language.html
'Anonymous' hackers take over U.S. government website in retaliation for death of Aaron Swartz
The hacker-activist group Anonymous says it hijacked the website of the
U.S. Sentencing Commission to avenge the death of Aaron Swartz, an
Internet
activist who committed suicide on January 11.
The website of the commission, an independent agency of the judicial
branch, was taken over early Saturday.
Hackers replaced the homescreen with a message warning that when Swartz
killed himself two weeks ago 'a line was crossed.'
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2268707/Aaron-Swartz-Hackers-U-S-government-website-retaliation-death-internet-activist.html
Violent Diallo Allen spared jail after judge hears he only turned to crime after his family were forced to move to a council estate in the recession
A violent mugger walked free from court after the judge heard he had turned
to crime after his family were forced to move from their affluent home to a
council estate because of the recession.
Diallo Allen, 18, from Chorlton, Greater Manchester, mugged two teenage
girls and a boy stealing an iPhone, a Blackberry and a £800 designer
handbag.
Unemployed Allen, who has a number of petty previous convictions, pounced
as they left a takeaway restaurant but was later caught by police riding
away on his bicycle.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2268733/Mugger-walks-free-judge-hear... more »
Five tornadoes hit Queensland towns during ‘unprecedented’ rainfall – Rivers swell to record levels
[image: Channel 9's Darren Curtis posted this photo of the devastation
caused by a tornado that tore through Bargara, Australia, 26 January 2013.
Photo: Channel 9]
By Ellen Lutton and Anne Tarasov
27 January 2013
(Sydney Morning Herald) – Several areas of Queensland have been declared
disaster zones after five tornadoes ripped through the Bundaberg region on
Saturday afternoon.
The Premier, Campbell Newman, made the declarations as Gladstone began mass
evacuations in the face of unprecedented rain expected over the next 24
hours.
All beaches from Tannum Sands, on the central Que... more »
ALEC's RadioActive Legislation - Really!!
Oh, myyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy
ANOTHER
Pennsylvania ALEC free market experiment HARMS human subjects.
Another Pennsylvania ALEC relationship* *is* Randy Smith**,* Exxon Mobil
Government Affairs Manager. He represents Exxon Mobil on ALEC's corporate
("Private Enterprise") board as of 2011. Smith also sits on Governor Tom
Corbett's Marcellus Shale Advisory Commission that considers the impact of
natural gas drilling through the practice known as "fracking." [
http://paindependent.com/2011/03/marcellus-shale-commission-will-not-consider-severance-tax/
]
And it goes even further than that... more »
"Give 'Em Head" Harry Strikes Again
I guess "Give 'Em Head" Harry Reid decided that fellatio was a lot
easier without that pesky spine.
Last Thursday morning, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid said
something amazing to Ezra Klein of the *WaPo*: “I’m not personally, at this
stage, ready to get rid of the 60-vote threshold.” Essentially, he pulled
an Obama, negotiated in good faith with Mitch McConnell, which is like
negotiating with a pissed off cobra whose basket's been used as a snare all
week by Gene Krupa, and emerged thinking he'd scored a victory on
filibuster reform.
Problem: the deal didn't refor... more »
Good Neighbours, Bad Neighbours
Let's say your kids were doing a bit of batting practice in the backyard
and put a ball through your neighbour's window. Would you say that's the
neighbour's tough luck or would you apologize and cover the cost of fixing
the shattered window?
Most of us, I'm sure, wouldn't hesitate to pay to have the window fixed but
what would we make of the other guy, the one who shrugged his shoulders and
said, "that's your tough luck"? We'd probably think that guy was a real
shit, not the sort of neighbour you would want to have, certainly not the
sort of neighbour you would want to help or i... more »
Europeans Move Forward On A Robin Hood Tax On Financial Transactions-- U.K. And U.S... Dragging Their Feet
In December the European Parliament voted overwhelmingly in favor of the
kind of financial transaction tax Wall Street has bribed conservatives in
America to reject. And on Tuesday E.U. Finance Ministers OK-ed the new tax
which will cover inter-bank trading in stocks, bonds and derivatives,
something that's expected to bring in over $50 billion dollars in revenues
in 2014 when it's up and rolling. There's a 0.1 per cent tax on stock and
bond transactions and a 0.01 per cent tax on derivatives trades. David
Cameron, who shares the distinction with Paul Ryan of being a deranged
adv... more »
Police, the BBC and even a golf business are among 130 organisations which can fly drones in UK... and experts say numbers will rise
More than 130 organisations have been given leave to fly unmanned drones
in
the skies over the UK, it has emerged.
Scores of private firms and government bodies have been granted
permission
to fly small UAVs (unmanned aerial vehicles) in British airspace, to the
alarm of privacy campaigners who are calling for an urgent review of
regulations surrounding the technology.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2268664/Police-BBC-golf-business-130-organisations-fly-drones-UK--experts-say-numbers-rise.html
Petition urges Putin to probe activist's death in Netherlands
Russia's opposition submitted a petition to President Vladimir Putin on
Saturday, demanding an investigation into the death of an activist who
hanged himself in the Netherlands last week.
Alexander Dolmatov, who had been under investigation for alleged
involvement in violence at a protest against Putin last May, hanged himself
after being refused asylum by Dutch authorities. He fled Russia in June
after police raided his parents' apartment.
On Saturday, about a hundred people joined opposition leaders Sergei
Udaltsov and Boris Nemtsov, lining up in the freezing cold to hand in
copi... more »
European Central Bank rejects Irish bid on promissory note - sources
The European Central Bank has rejected Ireland's preferred solution to a
dispute over the cost of servicing money borrowed to rescue a failed bank,
EU sources familiar with the talks said on Saturday.
Dublin wants to avoid having to pay 3.1 billion euros a year until 2023 to
service a promissory note it issued to underwrite failed Anglo Irish Bank
during a meltdown of the main Irish lenders after a real estate bubble
burst in 2008.
http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/01/26/us-ecb-ireland-idUSBRE90P0DT20130126
5.0 Magnitude Earthquake PHILIPPINE ISLANDS REGION - 26th January 2013
Magnitude
5.0
Date-Time
Saturday, January 26, 2013 at 17:31:13 UTC
Sunday, January 27, 2013 at 01:31:13 AM at epicenter
Location
5.486°N, 127.048°E
Depth
119.7 km (74.4 miles)
Region
PHILIPPINE ISLANDS REGION
Distances
218 km (135 miles) ESE (109°) from General Santos, Mindanao, Philippines
3.8 Magnitude Earthquake NORTHWEST TERRITORIES, CANADA - 26th January 2013
Magnitude
3.8
Date-Time
Saturday, January 26, 2013 at 16:25:05 UTC
Saturday, January 26, 2013 at 09:25:05 AM at epicenter
Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones
Location
64.372°N, 130.811°W
Depth
10 km (6.2 miles)
Region
NORTHWEST TERRITORIES, CANADA
Distances
214 km (132 miles) WSW of Norman Wells, Canada
Clash between Pakistani Taliban and militia said to kill 31
At least 31 people were killed when Pakistan Taliban attacked a
pro-government militia, according to reports from the two sides on
Saturday, but the Taliban were beaten back after hours of fierce fighting.
About 300 Taliban armed with mortars and rocket-propelled grenades launched
the overnight assault in the Maiden area of Tirah, a maze of valleys on a
route from Afghanistan to the city of Peshawar, a fighter of the
pro-government Ansar ul-Islam militia said.
http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/01/26/us-pakistan-fighting-idUSBRE90P0ET20130126
Ten Afghan police officers killed in suicide bombing
Ten police officers, including the local counter-terrorism chief, were
killed in a suicide bombing in northern Afghanistan on Saturday.
Shortly after 5 p.m. (1230 GMT) a man driving a motorbike detonated a large
bomb at a busy roundabout in the north city of Kunduz near a group of
police officers, provincial police chief spokesman Sayed Sarwar Hussaini
said.
"As a result of a suicide attack 10 policemen were killed, including the
head of the traffic department and the head of the counter-terrorism
office," said Hussaini.
http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/01/26/us-afghanistan-bomb... more »
Thousands to march against gun violence in Washington
Residents of Newtown, Connecticut, site of a mass school shooting that
reignited the U.S. gun violence debate, will take part in a Washington
march for gun control on Saturday with activists, politicians and actors.
Thousands of protesters were expected for the rally on the National Mall,
part of about a dozen across the United States in favor of gun control,
organizers said in a statement.
http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/01/26/us-usa-guns-march-idUSBRE90P0DE20130126
Alan Levers died during the attempted robbery of a Ladbrokes Branch
A masked armed robber who collapsed and died after being disarmed and
pinned down by customers in a bookies has been named by police as Alan
Levers.
The 50-year-old was believed to be wearing a gas mask and holding a gun
when he entered a Ladbrokes branch on Crownhill Road in Plymouth, Devon,
shortly before 7pm on Friday night.
Customers managed to disarm Levers and held him on the floor while others
raised the alarm, police said.
Officers then arrested Levers, who was already unconscious, but he was
later declared dead.
http://news.sky.com/story/1043296/robbery-death-customers-h... more »
White Island aviation alerts upgraded
Shifting magma within the White Island crater has prompted scientists to
upgrade aviation alerts for pilots flying near the active volcano.
GNS Science vulcanologist Gill Jolly said while volcanic tremors within the
crater had decreased, "hybrid volcanic earthquakes" have started to appear.
Hybrid earthquakes were associated with moving, molten magma and heightened
unrest.
http://www.stuff.co.nz/science/8219088/White-Island-aviation-alerts-upgraded
Nine Die in Moscow Garage Fire
Nine people died and at least 14 were injured on Saturday after a fire at
an underground car park in a building in southwest Moscow, local police
said.
Seven of them died while on the way to hospital, Emergencies Ministry
spokesman Viktor Bryukov said. Another ten people were rescued unharmed, he
added.
All those who died were thought to be construction workers who were
carrying out work on the site, and were from the "near-abroad," a term
officials in Russia often use for those from former Soviet republics. Many
people from the former USSR republics work in construction in Russia,... more »
27 people killed in clashes after 21 men were sentenced to death for their part in a football riot in Egypt
Two football players are among 30 people killed in riots in the Egypt city
of Port Said following the sentencing to death of 21 fans.
Violence erupted in the city after judge sentenced the 21 people to death
over a post-match riot in February last year that killed 74 fans of the
Cairo-based Al Ahly team.
All of the people sentenced to death were fans of Port Said's main team, Al
Masry.
http://news.sky.com/story/1043203/egypt-death-sentences-spark-deadly-riots
4.8 Magnitude Earthquake SOUTHERN XINJIANG, CHINA - 26th January 2013
Magnitude
4.8
Date-Time
Saturday, January 26, 2013 at 15:41:16 UTC
Saturday, January 26, 2013 at 11:41:16 PM at epicenter
Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones
Location
39.749°N, 77.303°E
Depth
35.3 km (21.9 miles)
Region
SOUTHERN XINJIANG, CHINA
Distances
101 km (62 miles) E of Arzak, China
Some Perspective in the 'Recovery' of Homes Sales
Housing is being heralded as 'in recovery,' unless you look carefully at
the data. See how the headline frames a recovery despite not very promising
data:
"Home Sales Recovery Holds Place" by Alan Zibel The Wall Street Journal Jan
26-27 p. A3
"New home sales rose by 20% last year . . .
...last year was the third-worst on record for new-home sales, highlighting
the long road to recovery for the industry. . . . December's results were
down 7.3% on a monthly basis to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of
369,000, but figures for Sep through Nov were revised upwards."
Majia here: Now... more »
Insecticide ‘unacceptable’ danger to bees, European Food Safety Authority finds
[image: Bees in a beehive. Neonicotinoid insecticides have for the first
time been officially labelled an 'unacceptable' danger to bees feeding on
flowering crops. Environmental campaigners say the conclusion, by Europe’s
leading food safety authority, sounds the 'death knell' for the insect
nerve agents. Photo: Alamy]
By Damian Carrington
16 January 2013
(The Guardian) – The world's most widely used insecticide has for the first
time been officially labelled an "unacceptable" danger to bees feeding on
flowering crops. Environmental campaigners say the conclusion, by Europe's
l... more »
A Sharp Tool With a Smooth Handle
The Inaugural bullshit is over. Long live the eternal campaign bullshit.
It's time to forget about Selma and Seneca Falls and Stonewall. It's
time, once again, to dust off the whips and chains and scolds'
bridles for the little people, and call them *gifts*. In this week's radio
address, your President signals whose side he is really on. (Hint: it ain't
yours.) Just pretend you're a fly on the wall in the boardroom of Goldman
Sachs, and that he's talking directly to the annual convention of the
Plutocratic Mafia.
*Hi, everybody. Here in America, we know the free market is the greate... more »
Blaming the wrong person!
Michele Mandel's column today blames the Justice of the Peace who sat on
Emmanuel Owusu-Ansah's bail hearing for a brutal murder apparently
committed by Owusu-Ansah. She suggests that no one charged with assault
and threatening should get bail.
I'm sorry -- a lot of innocent people, especially during a bad divorce, get
charged. Remember people charged are not necessarily guilty and people make
false allegations.
Should everyone accused of a crime have to spend months or years in jail
waiting to be acquitted? No, that's why we have bail.
What's more we don't know what the Justice... more »
4.8 Magnitude Earthquake NORTHWESTERN IRAN - 26th January 2013
Magnitude
4.8
Date-Time
Saturday, January 26, 2013 at 15:10:51 UTC
Saturday, January 26, 2013 at 06:40:51 PM at epicenter
Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones
Location
38.295°N, 46.814°E
Depth
18.4 km (11.4 miles)
Region
NORTHWESTERN IRAN
Distances
30 km (18 miles) SW of Ahar, Iran
4.5 Magnitude Earthquake SOUTH OF JAVA, INDONESIA - 26th January 2013
Magnitude M 4.5
Region SOUTH OF JAVA, INDONESIA
Date time 2013-01-26 14:13:23.5 UTC
Location 9.34 S ; 113.15 E
Depth 10 km
Distances 121 km S Kencong, Indonesia
Breaking: Carrico just the latest of many!
*SATURDAY, JANUARY 26, 2013*
*In Virginia, our side did it first:* In Virginia, the drive to give the
most electoral votes to the loser seems to be losing steam.
As Laura Vozzella reports in the Washington Post, Virginia’s Republican
governor came out against the scheme yesterday. So did “two GOP senators
who sit on the committee that will decide the bill’s fate next week.”
In the end, Virginia may not be for fixers! But uh-oh! As Vozzella
described the apparent death of the coup, we were struck by this piece of
Virginia history:
VOZZELLA (1/25/13): In Virginia, as in most states,... more »
National Putrid Radio, and the Dolphin Slayers
I was listening to All Things Considered on NPR yesterday when one of their
fatuous announcers, I forget which one, announced in a perky aside that
apparently, a confused dolphin that was trapped in Brooklyn's Gawanus Canal
"didn't get the memo" that the waterway, long contaminated with dumping
from manufacturing, has been designated a toxic superfund site, haha.
Isn't that funny?? The dolphin didn't get the memo. Bwahahah, silly
silly dolphin! This enraged me and I thought immediately, you stupid
bitch, don't you know that poor dolphin is going to die??
Sure enough, lo and behol... more »
CZECH REPUBLIC; ISRAEL; CHILD ABUSE; ZEMAN
*Zeman in Israel*
In the *Czech Republic: the pro-Israel Milos Zeman has been elected
President.*
(Powers of the President of the Czech Republic )
In June 2011, Zeman, referring to Islam, said "The enemy is the
anti-civilisation spreading from North Africa to Indonesia. Two billion
people live in it."
He likened Muslims who believe in the Qur'an to antisemitic and racist Nazis
.
A complaint was lodged against him following the comments.[3]
*Zeman in Israel*
"In 2012, the Czech Republic proved to be Israel's key ally in Europe and
in the world.
"Israel's PM Benjamin Netanyah... more »
They've Named It - "Afrighanistan"
The Domino Theory is back. It played a fundamental role in drawing
America into a hopeless, protracted war in Viet Nam. If the Communists
weren't repulsed from South Vietnam, all of Southeast Asia would fall to
the Red horde and so America wasn't fighting for Viet Nam but for the
future of an entire region.
Now *The Economist* is playing the same refrain only this time for North
Africa.
*...all wars are different. The lessons from one campaign need not map
neatly onto the next. Looking at the arc of instability, stretching from
Somalia and Sudan in the east through Chad to Mali ... more »
Saturday Morning Linkage
The Mali campaign continues. As does the Syrian civil war. And the UN is
seeking an expanded mandate in the Congo. Anonymous hacks the United States
Sentencing Commission’s website in retaliation for aggressive prosecution
of Swartz. Jennifer Lind argues that Japanese politicians must confront
their country’s past. Anton Stezhnev isn’t so sure about Chris Fair et al.’s
Continue reading
Iranian-Hizballah convoy blown up on Syrian Golan, Border tensions shoot up
At least eight officers were killed in a mysterious twin-car bomb explosion
Friday, Jan. 25 at Syrian regional intelligence headquarters in Quneitra on
the Syrian side of the Golan Heights. Some of the fatalities were Syrian,
but Western intelligence sources disclosed to debkafile that most were
high-ranking Iranian Al Qods Brigades and Hizballah officers. The blasts
sent tensions shooting up on the Israeli and Jordanian borders with Syria.
Israeli, Jordanian and US Special Forces posted in the kingdom went on high
alert. Heavy Syrian reinforcements were seen streaming toward the t... more »
Don't Feed the Trolls!!!
I notice with considerable consternation, that the troll has returned to
Saskboy's comments section. The individual in question will obnoxiously
guffaw over the slightest errors (either real or the product of a
deliberate misreading of what someone says) but lapses into cowardly
silence when its own inconsistencies or contradictions or stupid mistakes
are pointed out to it in no uncertain terms.
Purple Library Guy (who is one smart cookie) typed an extended lesson in
politics to said troll who dismissed it with the most laughable grabbing at
straws imaginable.
Don't feed the trolls... more »
Untitled
*Advocate newspaper in talks to sell*
*More #Pelicanfacts ~Library Chronicles*
*A Saint in His City: Archie Manning in New Orleans ~NYT*
*New TV reality show focuses on bayou folk*
*Parades SATURDAY! *
*Krewe of Pontchartrain** Uptown 1:00 p.m.*
*Krewe of Choctaw** Uptown follows Pontchartrain*
*Knights of Sparta** Uptown 6:00 p.m.*
*Krewe of Pygmalion** Uptown 6:45 p.m.*
*Chewbacchus* *Faubourg Marginy 8:00 *
*Motley Krewes ’tit Rx and Chewbacchus roll Saturday** *
*
**Mystic Knights of Adonis** Westbank 12:00 *
*Krewe of Bilge** Slidell 12:00 p.m*. *Mona Lisa & Moon Pie **Slidell... more »
Toronto Has Been Forded
Christie Blatchford is ecstatic that Rob Ford won his appeal and will
remain in the mayor's chair. She has nothing but contempt for Clayton Ruby,
who took on the case against Ford *pro bono*. She has been inspired by:
The sight of lawyer Clay Ruby turning his back on a television camera, a
feat that previously would have been considered a physical impossibility
for the un-shy and, let me be frank, unctuous defender of correct thinking
and all proper causes.
For Blatchford, the case against Ford was always an improper cause. It was
always a tempest in a teapot, which boiled down ... more »
Human Freedom, 2013 Report
* This is my article today in thelobbyist.biz,
----------
The freedom from summary execution or abduction, or being imprisoned or
physically attacked for expressing one’s view, is often absent in the
consideration many global economic freedom or competitiveness annual
reports. In these reports, the Philippines never ranked high worldwide.
This week, an important report was released, Towards a Worldwide Index of
Human Freedom, January 08, 2013. It is a joint project of three big think
tanks advocating more individual freedom and limited government – Fraser
Institute in Canada, ... more »
USC-CSIS Conference on Korean Unification (3): DPRK ‘Sovereignty’ is a Sino-Russian Fig-Leaf to Slow Unification and Check US power
Here are part one and part two of this post. I spoke last Tuesday at a
USC-CSIS conference on Korean unification. I learned a lot, and it was very
good. If you’re interested in unification, start here with the primary
report on which the conference was based. The principal investigators said
a final wrap-up report
Continue reading
4.2 Magnitude Earthquake STRAIT OF GIBRALTAR - 26th January 2013
Magnitude mb 4.2
Region STRAIT OF GIBRALTAR
Date time 2013-01-26 11:36:43.0 UTC
Location 35.07 N ; 4.75 W
Depth 55 km
Distances 49 km E Chefchaouen
Paedophile Adil Rashid who said that his Islamic education 'didn't teach him' that sex with a girl of 13 was illegal is spared jail
Adil Rashid (pictured) admitted travelling to Nottingham in July last
year
and having sex with the teenager who can't be named for legal reasons.
In
interviews with psychologists Rashid claimed he had been taught by his
madrassa that 'women are no more worthy than a lollipop that has been
dropped on the ground.'
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2268395/Adil-Rashid-Paedophile-claimed-Muslim-upbringing-meant-didnt-know-illegal-sex-girl-13.html
Is "GMST" Only an Unrecognized Proxy for SST?
I first articulated, in this 2010 post, what I have since maintained as the
only real effect of added carbon dioxide in the atmosphere--that such
addition only increases the radiative pathway available for heat transfer
within the atmosphere, and thus can only increase the speed of said heat
transfer (over the much slower processes of convection and conduction); it
cannot trap or slow down heat, as climate scientists claim as the "settled
science". Soon after, I performed the first and only proper comparison of
the temperatures in the tropospheres of Venus and Earth--in this landmar... more »
The GOP Is Attempting To Rig Presidential Elections Via The Electoral College, By Introducing Legislation To Split Electoral Votes In States Where They Now Control The State Legislatures & Governor, But Who Consistently Vote For The Democratic Presidential Candidate: Pennsylvania, Florida, Ohio, Virginia, Michigan, & Wisconsin
(that's a long title for a post!)
The GOP is quickly becoming the extreme minority party, and they know they
have to cheat to win the presidency. One of their top tactics is to
suppress the vote with un-Constitutional Voter ID (photo ID) laws. Another
is to create long lines in precincts that don't vote Republican. Now we
have the ultimate cheating, which renders all their other cheating
unnecessary: SPLIT ELECTORAL VOTES ONLY IN STATES THEY NEVER WIN. For
example, the Republican Party will NOT introduce legislation to split
electoral votes in TEXAS, because they always win Texas.... more »
Klaus' successor: Miloš Zeman elected Czech president
I have "more positive than negative" opinions about both candidates but I
voted for Miloš Zeman (*1944, see a sensible story in NYT) in both rounds
of the first direct presidential elections because he seemed like a decent
enough successor to Klaus to me – and I am not claiming that Zeman is quite
in the same category as Klaus (yet). As the de facto founder of a
non-communist, major, left-wing party (in Czechoslovakia and later Czechia)
that other nations know, this guy who has lived as a pensioner in the last
10 years is one of the last active "founding fathers" of the
post-revolut... more »
Japan's ANA cancels more Dreamliner flights; no quick fix in sight
All Nippon Airways Co, which has the biggest fleet of Boeing Co's troubled
Dreamliner jets, on Saturday cancelled hundreds of flights until February
18, signaling a quick fix to the plane's safety problems was unlikely.
ANA, Asia's biggest airline by revenue and an important launch customer for
Boeing's newest plane, said another 379 flights scheduled for February 1-18
had been scrapped, bringing to 838 the number of cancellations since one of
its Dreamliners made an emergency landing in western Japan on January 16.
http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/01/26/us-boeing-dreamliner-ana-c... more »
French forces in Mali seize airport, bridge at rebel-held Gao
French forces in Mali have seized the airport and the bridge over the Niger
River at the Islamist rebel-held stronghold of Gao, the French Defence
Ministry said on Saturday.
French and Malian troops have advanced rapidly against al Qaeda-allied
Islamist militant fighters holding the Saharan north of the West African
state after France intervened earlier this month at the request of the
Malian government.
http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/01/26/us-mali-rebels-idUSBRE90O0C720130126
Chris Christie Weighs Nearly 400 Pounds... And Lies
You probably heard that billionaire Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg is hosting
a political fundraiser for New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie at his home in
Palo Alto, California on February 13. But that wasn't the only thing that
Christie was in the news for this week. Hammered by far right-wing fanatic,
Chris Chocola, fuehrer of Club for Growth, for fighting for federal aid to
help New Jersey residents pulverized by Hurricane Sandy, Christie decided
to try to win back some right-wing cred by denouncing President Obama's
Inaugural Speech. He joined a chorus of partisan right-wing hack... more »
Bankers, policymakers say Europe's crisis not over
International bankers and finance ministers warned on Saturday that
Europe's crisis was not over even though the euro currency is now
stabilized, it will take years to overcome economic malaise and mass
unemployment in Europe.
After a private meeting of leading commercial bankers, government
officials, central bankers and trade union officials, Swedish Finance
Minister Anders Borg told Reuters: "There is a clear divide between the
financial markets, who think a lot of this is fixed, and the people in the
real economy and particularly from our side as the governments."
http://www.re... more »
Anti-Doping Chief: Armstrong Lied On Oprah
The head of the US Anti-Doping Agency has claimed shamed cyclist Lance
Armstrong lied during a TV interview with Oprah Winfrey.
In an interview with CBS show 60 Minutes, which will air on Sunday, Mr
Tygart said Armstrong was not telling the truth when he claimed he was
clean of performance enhancing drugs when he made his comeback in 2009.
http://news.sky.com/story/1043148/anti-doping-chief-armstrong-lied-on-oprah
Egypt: Many Dead After Rioters Sentenced
Troops are being sent to Port Said after violent clashes erupted following
the sentencing to death of football fans who rioted during a game in 2012.
As the sentence was read out in court and broadcast live on Egyptian
television, families of those who died during the match wailed in disbelief
and relief and shouted "God is great!" from the public gallery.
Defendants' lawyers said all those sentenced were fans of the Port Said
team, Al-Masry.
Meanwhile, relatives of those sentenced attempted to storm the prison where
the defendants are being held, leading to fierce clashes with po... more »
3.5 Magnitude Earthquake NORTHERN CALIFORNIA - 26th January 2013
Magnitude
3.5
Date-Time
Saturday, January 26, 2013 at 13:10:38 UTC
Saturday, January 26, 2013 at 05:10:38 AM at epicenter
Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones
Location
39.818°N, 123.630°W
Depth
7.3 km (4.5 miles)
Region
NORTHERN CALIFORNIA
Distances
18 km (11 miles) ENE (61°) from Rockport, CA
4.9 Magnitude Earthquake NEW BRITAIN REGION, PAPUA NEW GUINEA - 26th January 2013
Magnitude
4.9
Date-Time
Saturday, January 26, 2013 at 11:01:41 UTC
Saturday, January 26, 2013 at 09:01:41 PM at epicenter
Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones
Location
6.133°S, 149.811°E
Depth
41.3 km (25.7 miles)
Region
NEW BRITAIN REGION, PAPUA NEW GUINEA
Distances
30 km (18 miles) ENE of Kandrian, Papua New Guinea
The 'Fiscally Conservative' Harper Government Ran A $1.85 Billion Deficit In The Month Of November 2012
*"The federal government ran a deficit of $1.85-billion in November but
eight months into the fiscal year, the size of the federal deficit is
coming in smaller than last year.*
*From April through November, the federal deficit for the 2012-13 fiscal
year now stands at $12.4-billion, compared to a deficit of $15.5-billion
over the same eight month period a year earlier.*
*However November’s $1.9-billion deficit was larger than the $1.6-billion
deficit posted in November 2011. Private sector economists and the Bank of
Canada have all pointed out that 2012 ended with slower than expec... more »
Stop the War on Mother Earth
St. Louis police use "pain compliance", including pressure points, arm and
neck twising, on protesters peacefully demonstrating yesterday against
Peabody Coal's destructive mining practices and pollution. Read More.
Updated, with thanks to Catman...lyrics below:
When I was a child my family would travel
Down to Western Kentucky where my parents were born
And there's a backwards old town that's often remembered
So many times that my memories are worn
"And daddy won't you take me back to Muhlenberg County
Down by the green river where paradise lay?"
"Well, I'm sorry my son, but you'r... more »
Saturday NoPP in a New Format
*I thought I'd give you a treat today, readers, and take you along for what
would have been my daily routine and ritual. *
*
**NoPP stands for no printed paper purchase. **Normally I would have
purchased a Globe with my one luxury, a morning cup of coffee; however, due
to the cold weather, snow on the ground, and other factors I am skipping
the printed paper. *
*
**Had I purchased one, I would have placed it on the table with my pens and
notepads; however, I am no longer hungry for the Boston Globe, and don't
care about Senate speculation, nor that Robert Parish is broke (I have my... more »
Mourning Moran
"Eileen Moran, 60, visual effects whiz for ‘Lord of the Rings’" by Douglas
Martin | New York Times, December 08, 2012
NEW YORK — Eileen Moran — a *visual effects producer who helped create* the
look of a bevy of blockbuster movies, from the ethereal world of ‘‘Avatar’’
down to King Kong’s 460 billion strands of wind-rustled specially lighted
fur — died Sunday in Wellington, New Zealand. She was 60.
The cause was cancer, her sister Janet Hamill said.
Ms. Moran worked closely with the director James Cameron on ‘‘Avatar’’ and
with the director Peter Jackson on the ‘‘Lord of the Rings... more »
Alan Pardew hypocrite?
http://twitter.com/BeardedGenius/status/294771585469014017/photo/1
Why 80 Percent of People Worldwide Will Soon Stop Eating Wheat by Natasha Longo
Source:
http://www.cban.ca/Resources/Topics/GE-Crops-and-Foods-Not-on-the-Market/Wheat
Why 80 Percent of People Worldwide Will Soon Stop Eating Wheat
By Natasha Longo
Prevent Disease.Com, 20 March 2012
The future of wheat is certain, and it's toxic. There are as many health
risks associated with the consumption of wheat as there are nutritional
benefits claimed by the wheat industry. Why is there such a strong emphasis
on the development of wheat products all over the world when there are so
many adverse and crippling effects such as neurological impairment,
dementia, heart ... more »
The McGovern MacGuffin
"George McGovern’s indelible mark on Massachusetts politics" by Joseph P.
Kahn | Globe Staff, October 23, 2012
“Don’t Blame Me, I’m From Massachusetts.”
Tucked away in old barns and auto graveyards are reminders of what the
1973-74 Watergate scandal felt like here in Massachusetts, where voters
chose Democratic candidate George McGovern over Republican Richard Nixon in
the 1972 presidential campaign: vindication, spelled out on fading bumper
stickers.
*
**I used to feel proud about that. *
Since 1928, Massachusetts has backed only two Republican presidential
candidates: Dwight E... more »
EU cybersecurity plans slammed by Dutch MEP
The European Commission's promised cybersecurity strategy is "incoherent
and lacking in focus," a member of the European Parliament who has read a
draft of the proposal charged yesterday.
The Cybersecurity Strategy is due to be published in the coming weeks, but
leaked draft copies have been circulating in Brussels, prompting Sophie
in't Veld, a Dutch member of the European Parliament, to comment that,
based on what she has read of it, "there doesn't seem to be any real
strategy".
http://www.computerworlduk.com/news/security/3422478/eu-cybersecurity-plans-slammed-by-dutch-mep/
4.5 Magnitude Earthquake OFFSHORE EL SALVADOR - 26th January 2013
Magnitude
4.5
Date-Time
Saturday, January 26, 2013 at 09:36:41 UTC
Saturday, January 26, 2013 at 03:36:41 AM at epicenter
Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones
Location
13.106°N, 89.224°W
Depth
76.5 km (47.5 miles)
Region
OFFSHORE EL SALVADOR
Distances
43 km (26 miles) SSE of La Libertad, El Salvador
IFA: Disjointed EU regulation damages investor interests
Tax and pensions legislation must be harmonised across Europe to ensure
investors are treated fairly as they are not in the current European
regulatory environment, an IFA has warned in a letter sent to Michel
Barnier, European commissioner for internal market and services at the
European Commission.
The letter, seen by FTAdviser, warned that investors’ interests are damaged
by the way in which regulation is enforced.
The IFA cited several examples which he has personally encountered over the
last few years. In one example he says a 38 year old British expat living
in Belgium but p... more »
EU considered freezing Britain out of budget deal
The European Commission confirmed on Friday that it had looked at ways of
getting a deal on the European Union's next long-term budget without
British consent so as to prevent Prime Minister David Cameron from vetoing
the package.
Ahead of a summit in November, diplomats said EU officials had examined
legal options to side-step a British veto, with Cameron considered the most
likely to follow through with a threat to block a budget deal.
"There was some speculation, and even preparatory work done in the
Commission, (on) whether it was feasible to have a budget ... without the
UK," ... more »
Globe Says Goodbye to 2012
*I'm about ready to say goodbye to the Globe for various reasons. *
*
*
*Exhibit A*:
"Many revelers are intent on leaving 2012 behind; Start of new year revives
hopes around globe" by Jennifer Peltz and Verena Dobnik | Associated
Press, January 01, 2013
NEW YORK —Security in Times Square was tight, with a *mass of uniformed
police and plainclothes officers assigned to blend into the crowd*.
Officers used barriers to prevent overcrowding and checkpoints to inspect
vehicles, enforce a ban on alcohol, and check handbags.
*
*
*What, no **false-flag, patsy plot** terror attack this tim... more »
Osborne to ignore IMF warning and press on with austerity
The Chancellor, George Osborne has rejected a call from the IMF’s Chief
Economist Olivier Blanchard to ease up on austerity measures in his next
budget in March.
Mr Osborne said that the the benefits and credibility with the financial
markets that Britain has built up as a result of the coalitions spending
cuts and tax rises were "hard won and easily lost and that it would be "a
huge mistake to put that at risk".
"From the beginning we have always emphasised that fiscal consolidation
should be slow and steady," he added.
http://www.myfinances.co.uk/loans-and-credit/2013/01/26/osbor... more »
Ice Storm Brewing for Chicago, Detroit, St. Louis
Prior to the return of warmer weather, an ice storm will affect areas from
northern and eastern Missouri to Michigan, southern Ontario and the
mid-Atlantic spanning this weekend into the start of next week.
A storm bringing rain to Southern California to end this week will roll
into a zone of departing Arctic air and cold ground over the Midwest.
http://www.accuweather.com/en/weather-news/new-ice-storm-brewing-for-the/4847232
Satellite images reveal North Korea ready for nuclear test
North Korea could be almost ready to carry out its threat to conduct a
nuclear test, a U.S. research institute said, pointing to recent satellite
photos.
The images of the Punggye-ri site where nuclear tests were conducted in
2006 and 2009 reveal that over the past month roads have been kept clear of
snow and that North Koreans may have been sealing the tunnel into a
mountainside where a nuclear device would be detonated.
But it remains difficult to discern North Korea's true intentions as a test
would be conducted underground.
http://www.foxnews.com/world/2013/01/26/satellite-ima... more »
US Weighing How Much Help to Give France's Military Operation in Mali
The Obama administration is debating how much more aid it can give the
French military forces who are battling Islamic militants in Mali, weighing
the benefit of striking a major blow to Qaeda-linked fighters in Africa
against concern about being drawn into a lengthy conflict there.
The immediate issue is whether and how to supply American aerial refueling
planes that would allow French jets to provide close-air support to ground
forces moving north into territory held by the extremists. French and
American officials have been in discussions for days, according to American
and Europ... more »
Armed Robber Pinned Down During Ladbrokes Raid Dies
An armed man has died after being restrained by customers during an
attempted robbery at a bookmakers, police said.
The man, in his 50s, was believed to be wearing a gas mask and holding a
gun when he entered a Ladbrokes branch on Crownhill Road in Plymouth
shortly before 7pm.
Customers managed to disarm him and held him on the floor while others
raised the alarm, Devon and Cornwall Police said.
http://news.sky.com/story/1043125/armed-robber-pinned-down-during-raid-dies
Big freeze continues to blow across the U.S. as blistering air creates 25-foot ice shoves in Wisconsin and covers iconic Michigan lighthouse in icicles
The deep freeze that continues to spread across most of the U.S. has
given
some regions in the north the appearance of a 2013 ice age. High,
freezing
cold winds forced big chunks of ice onto the shore of Lake Winnebago,
Wisconsin, creating 25-foot high ice shoves, right, while snow and ice
covered the North Pier Outer Lighthouse in St. Joseph, Michigan, upper
left, and ice formed on a jetty at the beach in Coney Island, New York,
lower left.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2268212/Animated-map-shows-chilling-Arctic-air-invasion-U-S-temperatures-continue-plummet.html
Beware the ghost of slippery Harold: David Cameron's European referendum speech was hailed as a masterstroke, but we've been here before, remember
For years, David Cameron's activists have been badgering him to call a
referendum on Britain's membership of the European Union. On Wednesday, at
long last, they got what they wanted, with Mr Cameron pledging to call an
in-out referendum by 2017 after renegotiating the terms of British
membership. But, as DOMINIC SANDBROOK explains, in 1975, Harold Wilson
conned voters with his own referendum that simply left us in hock to
Brussels. It couldn't happen again... could it?
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2268426/Beware-ghost-slippery-Harold-David-Camerons-European-referendum-sp... more »
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