10:42 pm MST
It is named after the Celtic god of thunder, can fly faster than the speed
of sound and evades enemy radar with its single-wing stealth design. This
is Taranis, Britain's latest pilotless combat aircraft, which is even
capable of selecting its own targets. The revolutionary superdrone, shown
above in a graphic, is due to make its maiden flight in the next few weeks
and could spearhead the fight against terrorism in Africa.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2268909/Set-Britains-deadly-superdrone-picks-targets.html
Matthew Allen Spent Nine Weeks Missing In Bushland
Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 18 minutes ago
A teenager feared dead after he went missing from home for nine weeks has
been found exhausted and dehydrated after wandering in dense Australian
bushland.
Matthew Allen, 18, had lost half his body weight, was covered in leeches
and insect bites and was suffering from exposure-related injuries when he
was discovered by hikers who called police.
Acting police inspector Glyn Baker said: "He was completely exhausted,
completely dehydrated, suffered significant weight loss, somewhere up to
50%. He was suffering from partial blindness and he had leeches all over
him.
http://news.sky.c... more »
Brazil Nightclub Fire: Amateur footage shows firefighters battling the blaze
Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 25 minutes ago
Pro-Europe leftist Milos Zeman wins Czech presidency, trumps aristocrat
Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 25 minutes ago
PRAGUE--Czechs chose Europe-friendly leftist and ex-Premier Milos Zeman as
their new president Saturday for the first time by direct popular vote, as
he trounced his conservative aristocrat rival with an anti-austerity
campaign.
At 68 the burly, silver-haired Zeman scored 54.8-percent in the
second-round vote against 45.19 percent for Foreign Minister Karel
Schwarzenberg, final results showed.
http://www.chinapost.com.tw/international/europe/2013/01/28/368731/Pro-Europe-leftist.htm
Sweden PM Opposes Merkel Competitiveness Idea
Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 25 minutes ago
Sweden's Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt opposes a suggestion from
Germany's Chancellor Angela Merkel to improve competitiveness, because it
would give more national powers to the European Union, German daily
Handelsblatt reported Monday.
Ms. Merkel, the newspaper said, suggested E.U. states make agreements with
the E.U. Commission on reforms involving labor costs, research and
development spending, infrastructure expansion and public sector efficiency.
Mr. Reinfeldt said such measures should be voluntary.
http://www.4-traders.com/news/Sweden-PM-Opposes-Merkel-Competitiveness-Idea-... more »
EU commission staff member now acting as the Italian prime minister's official spokesman
Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 34 minutes ago
Cockroach
of the day, or hang around the European Commission long enough
and something nasty always crawls out: now it turns out that the
spokesman
for the Italian prime minister Mario Monti is neither an Italian civil
servant, nor an employee of Scelta Civica, (the ‘list’ of candidates
supporting Monti in the current election), but a full-time employee of
the
European Commission.
http://synonblog.dailymail.co.uk/2013/01/eu-commission-staff-member-now-acting-as-the-italian-prime-ministers-offical-spokesman.html
Palestinian deaths raises concern over Israeli army use of live fire
Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 40 minutes ago
At least five unarmed young Palestinians, including a 21-year-old woman,
have been shot dead by Israeli soldiers in 13 days since the start of the
year, prompting mounting concern about the unwarranted use of live fire. A
sixth was killed on his 17th birthday last month, and a seventh death this
month is disputed by the Israeli military.
The commander of the Israeli Defence Forces (IDF) in the West Bank,
Brigadier-General Hagai Mordechai has ordered all commanders to reiterate
to all soldiers the rules of engagement, a military spokesman told the
Guardian.
http://www.guardian.co.uk... more »
Australian state of Queensland hit by flooding
Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 40 minutes ago
Three people have died and hundreds of homes are under water after heavy
rain brought flooding to parts of the Australian state of Queensland.
The town of Bundaberg, where rescuers have been trying to airlift some
residents to safety, is expecting its worst floods on record.
In Brisbane, the state capital, almost 5,000 homes and properties are at
risk.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-21226178
Obama Pledges to Continue Crackdown on 'Irresponsible Behavior'
Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 40 minutes ago
President Barack Obama pledged this morning in his weekly radio address to
continue to crackdown on "irresponsible behavior."
"Here in America, we know the free market is the greatest force for
economic progress the world has ever known. But we also know the free
market works best for everyone when we have smart, commonsense rules in
place to prevent irresponsible behavior," Obama began.
http://www.weeklystandard.com/blogs/obama-pledges-continue-crackdown-irresponsible-behavior_697900.html
Liberty Bell threat
Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 40 minutes ago
Bomb squad members investigate two backpacks after a man threatened to blow
up the Liberty Bell on Saturday. No explosives were found, but police shut
down Market Street, between 7th and 8th streets, much of the morning.
(Jonathan Lai / Staff)
A man threatening to blow up the Liberty Bell was detained Saturday, police
said, after leaving two backpacks nearby that he said contained explosives.
Police investigated and found no explosives.
http://www.philly.com/philly/news/breaking/20130126_Police_in_Center_City_close_portion_of_Market_Street.html
Meet & Greet Monday (#MtaGt)
Small Footprints at Reduce Footprints - 41 minutes ago
Welcome
to Meet & Greet Monday!
Banner by Art Ist
Grab our banner for your site:
Do you have an Eco-friendly blog? Do you occasionally write about the
environment or ways to live green? If you answered yes to any,
you're
invited to link up. Here are the rules:
1. If you have a green-living blog and/or write about the environment,
sustainability, etc., please use the "linky" below to
list your site.
2. If you only occasionally write about green living, please use tags
such
as "green", "Eco",
"Environment", etc. and then link to that collection
of
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Inmigración... Einwanderung... Immigrazione... Imigracja...Göçmenlik... However You Say It, Boehner Wants To Welcome You To America
DownWithTyranny at DownWithTyranny! - 42 minutes ago
The reformers?
Until the GOP made their deal-with-the-devil pact with racists and Southern
Know Nothing rednecks, the Republican Party has often been a
pro-immigration party. The plutocrats who underwrite the careers of the
entirety of Republican Party officialdom want, more than anything else,
cheap labor. They want to destroy unions and worker solidarity and they
want an economic system that gets as close to their model economic ideal--
slavery-- as they can get away with. Lots of immigrants willing to work for
low wages was always a GOP ideal-- and one labor unions weren't thrille... more »
Japan launches 2 intelligence satellites
Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 45 minutes ago
Japan launched two intelligence satellites into orbit on Sunday amid
growing concerns that North Korea is planning to test more rockets of its
own and possibly conduct a nuclear test.
Officials say the launch Sunday of the domestically produced HII-A rocket
went smoothly and the satellites - an operational radar satellite and an
experimental optical probe - appear to have reached orbit.
http://www.myfoxdc.com/story/20716052/japan-launches-2-intelligence-satellites
INDIA TESTS NUCLEAR-CAPABLE MISSILE
Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 45 minutes ago
An
Indian news report says India has successfully tested a medium-range,
nuclear-capable ballistic missile fired from an underwater platform in
the
Bay of Bengal.
The Press Trust of India news agency says the missile would soon be
ready
for deployment on platforms, including a nuclear submarine.
India's Defense Ministry spokesman was not available for
comment.
http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/A/AS_INDIA_MISSILE_TEST?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT&CTIME=2013-01-27-07-49-27
Pentagon to boost cybersecurity force
Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 45 minutes ago
The Pentagon has approved a major expansion of its cybersecurity force over
the next several years, increasing its size more than fivefold to bolster
the nation’s ability to defend critical computer systems and conduct
offensive computer operations against foreign adversaries, according to
U.S. officials.
The move, requested by the head of the Defense Department’s Cyber Command,
is part of an effort to turn an organization that has focused largely on
defensive measures into the equivalent of an Internet-era fighting force.
The command, made up of about 900 personnel, will expand to ... more »
Obama, Clinton defend record in Middle East
Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 45 minutes ago
President Obama and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton defended their
foreign policy record in the middle East, saying in an interview aired
Sunday that they wisely chose not to “shoot from the hip.”
In a joint interview aired on CBS’s “60 Minutes,” the president and
secretary of State said the United States has not retreated from the world
stage, a charge made by critics urging the Obama administration to do more
to intervene in Syria and take a tougher stance with Egypt’s President
Mohamed Morsi, a member of the Muslim Brotherhood.
http://thehill.com/blogs/global-affairs/middle-ea... more »
Israel warns of possible pre-emptive chemical weapons strike in Syria
Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 45 minutes ago
Israel could launch a pre-emptive strike to stop Syria's chemical weapons
from reaching Lebanon's Hezbollah or al Qaeda inspired groups, officials
said Sunday.
The warning came as the military moved a rocket defense system to a main
northern city, and Israel's premier warned of dangers from both Syria and
Iran.
Israel has long expressed concerns that Syrian President Bashar Assad,
clinging to power during a 22-month civil war, could lose control over his
chemical weapons.
http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-202_162-57566072/israel-warns-of-possible-pre-emptive-chemical-weapons-strike-in-sy... more »
Call Back Summertime
Wit's End - 51 minutes ago
And all her empires are falling down*
*And winter's closing in...
~ Joni Mitchell
Every Christmas, spoiled beloved daughters insist upon the elaborate
production of a Bûche de Noël. It's a traditional French gâteau that
represents the Yuletide log, with a génoise rolled around pastry custard
and cream filling, decorated with a lusciously silky, dense rich chocolate
icing and meringue mushrooms. In all honesty this year's was the best
ever. And why not? It's likely the last.
It is always so wonderful to forget about mass extinction for a little bit.
Youngest came home so we too... more »
We could back a 'No' vote on EU, says Tory chairman: Senior Tories issue warning if Britain fails to claw back powers from Europe
Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 52 minutes ago
Senior Tories yesterday indicated that they would back a ‘No’ vote in the
EU referendum if Britain fails to claw back powers from Europe.
In a long-awaited speech last week, David Cameron announced an in-out
referendum on Britain’s membership of the EU in 2017 if the Conservatives
win the next election.
He vowed to negotiate to get a range of powers repatriated from Brussels
and said he would campaign ‘with all my heart and soul’ for Britain to stay
in a reformed EU.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2269288/We-No-vote-EU-says-Tory-chairman-Britain-fails-claw-powers.html
37 jailed killers walk out and flee: Alarm over security at open prisons as figures reveal 175 inmates absconded last year
Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 52 minutes ago
Dangerous criminals, including predatory paedophile Ivan Leach (above
right), have simply walked out of open prisons such as North Sea Camp
prison (top) in Boston, Lincolnshire, or disappeared on day release, it has
been revealed. Conservative MP Philip Davies (left), who has revealed that
175 inmates absonded last year, said: 'The public expect to be protected
from serious offenders, and the fact that so many can abscond is outrageous
and unacceptable.'
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2269258/37-jailed-killers-walk-flee-Alarm-security-open-prisons.html
Israel using deadly force on unarmed protesters, watchdog says
Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 52 minutes ago
Israel is breaking its own rules of engagement by using deadly force to
disperse unarmed Palestinian protesters in the occupied West Bank, the
Israeli rights group B'Tselem reported on Monday.
Israeli forces have killed 56 people since 2005 in clashes with
rock-throwing Palestinians, said B'Tselem, which accused the military of
having "extensively and systematically violated" rules barring deadly
retaliation for non-lethal assault.
http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/01/28/us-palestinians-israel-rights-idUSBRE90R04620130128
Kiss Nightclub Fire: Bouncers initially blocked people from leaving club
Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 52 minutes ago
Obama says struggling over whether to intervene in Syria
Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 52 minutes ago
President Barack Obama said he has been wrestling with the question whether
a U.S. military intervention in Syria's 22-month-old civil war would help
resolve the bloody conflict or make things worse.
In a pair of interviews, Obama responded to critics who say the United
States has not been involved enough in Syria, where thousands of people
have been killed and millions displaced according to U.N. officials.
Transcripts of both interviews were released on Sunday.
http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/01/28/us-obama-syria-idUSBRE90R00V20130128
Google faces legal action over alleged secret iPhone tracking
Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 52 minutes ago
Google is facing a fresh privacy battle in the UK over its alleged secret
tracking of the internet habits of millions of iPhone users.
An estimated 10 million Britons could have grounds to launch a privacy
claim over the way Google circumvented Apple's security settings on the
iPhone, iPad and desktop versions of its Safari web browser to monitor
their behaviour.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2013/jan/27/google-legal-action-secret-iphone-tracking
Egypt's Morsy declares curfew in 3 cities, vows 'justice' for those behind violence
Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 52 minutes ago
Raising his voice and sternly wagging his finger, Egyptian President
Mohamed Morsy said late Sunday that he won't stand by in the wake of recent
violence, declaring a limited state of emergency and suggesting more such
moves could be in the offing.
"I will act, and now I am acting," the defiant Morsy said in a nationally
televised speech.
http://edition.cnn.com/2013/01/27/world/africa/egypt-unrest/index.html
Rilke: The Future
Saman Mohammadi at The Excavator - 1 hour ago
"The English translation of R. M. Rilke's The Future." Source: YouTube
Channel miladymell.
Coast Guard: Barge hits bridge in Vicksburg, Miss.; leaks light crude oil
Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 1 hour ago
A barge carrying 80,000 gallons of oil hit a railroad bridge in Vicksburg,
Miss., on Sunday, spilling light crude into the Mississippi River and
closing the waterway for eight miles in each direction, the Coast Guard
said. A second barge was damaged.
Investigators did not know how much had spilled, but an oily sheen was
reported as far as three miles downriver of Vicksburg after the 1:12 a.m.
incident, said Lt. Ryan Gomez of the Coast Guard's office in Memphis, Tenn.
http://www.startribune.com/nation/188590501.html
5.2 Magnitude Earthquake RYUKYU ISLANDS, JAPAN - 27th January 2013
Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 1 hour ago
Magnitude
5.2
Date-Time
Sunday, January 27, 2013 at 20:57:35 UTC
Monday, January 28, 2013 at 05:57:35 AM at epicenter
Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones
Location
27.214°N, 128.362°E
Depth
57.9 km (36.0 miles)
Region
RYUKYU ISLANDS, JAPAN
Distances
78 km (48 miles) NNE of Nago, Japan
Nothing New
Lori Anne Haskell at Adventures with Kurt and Lori - 1 hour ago
I don't really have anything uber important to say, so this post will just
be a bunch of random crap. Sound good? OK.
I rented another Jillian Michael's video from Netflix. I ordered this one
as I thought it would be a great arm workout instead of cardio like the one
I posted about in my last post. This one is called Shred It with Weights.
This video consists of two segments, one is considered level one and one
is level two. I did level one once with Kurt. The next night, I did level
two. Oh this video is used with a kettle bell (or handweight if you dont
have a kettle bell).... more »
The Real News - Israeli Elections: The Center Cannot Hold
Saman Mohammadi at The Excavator - 2 hours ago
Zapatistas Marcos Part 5 'Them and Us'
brendanorrell@gmail.com at CENSORED NEWS - 2 hours ago
Them and Us Part 5: The Sixth by Subcomandante Marcos
THEM AND US
V.- THE SIXTH
ZAPATISTA NATIONAL LIBERATION ARMY.
MEXICO.
January 2013.
Espanol
To: The compañeros adherents to the Sixth Declaration of the Lacandon Jungle all over the world.
From: The Zapatistas from Chiapas, Mexico.
Compañeras, compañeros, and compañeroas:
Compas in the Network Against Repression and for Solidarity:
The Fukushima Nuclear Disaster: High Radioactivity Readings In Snowfall In Arkansas (Fukushima Fallout?)
Northerntruthseeker at Northerntruthseeker - 2 hours ago
I said for a very long time that I have been looking for any new reports
about actual radioactivity readings across North America.... I have long
said that the readings should absolutely still be very high, due to the
logic that the failed reactors at Fukushima are still spewing out their
deadly radiation into the atmosphere and the Pacific Ocean, and that will
still be going on for much of the near future as well....
I was alerted this last week to a recent video that shows radiation
readings taken after a short snowfall in Arkansas, USA, and I definitely
want to share that video h... more »
The Keiser - "The Day of Reckoning Is Upon Us"
Saman Mohammadi at The Excavator - 3 hours ago
Max Keiser's unpleasant facts on UK economy - Jan 25, 2013.
"He'll be back, Debs. He always comes back" -- "Shameless"'s Fiona Gallagher to her sister, about their father
KenInNY at DownWithTyranny! - 3 hours ago
*He's ba-ack!* *Frank (William H. Macy) has rewarded the devotion of Debbie
(Emma Kenney), his last remaining fan among the Gallagher offspring, just
the way you would expect.*
*"The only way to make money when you're poor is to steal it or scam it."*
*-- Lip (Phillip) Gallagher (Jeremy Allen White),
in Episode 2 of Season 3 of Shameless*
*by Ken*
It's one of the most dependable plot formulas the people behind Showtime's *
Shameless* having going: the return, yet again, of the utterly useless,
parasitic Frank Gallagher (William H. Macy) to what he always points out is
his home. And ... more »
International Treaty to Protect the Sacred from Tar Sands Projects
brendanorrell@gmail.com at CENSORED NEWS - 4 hours ago
Faith
Spotted Eagle signing the Treaty.
Ranchers and farmers pledged their mutual defense and support.
INTERNATIONAL TREATY TO PROTECT THE SACRED FROM TAR SANDS PROJECTSThe
representatives from sovereign Indigenous Nations, tribes, and
governments, participating in the Gathering to Protect the Sacred on
January 23 – 25, 2013, on the 150 year anniversary of the Treaty
And nothing else matters
Libby Spencer at The Impolitic - 5 hours ago
There's a reason our corporate and political overlords aren't troubled by
insanely high unemployment some five years after the crash. Wall Street is
doing just fine so, no problem. This from an interview with some financial
wizard explains it all:
*Q:* But unemployment remains high, and there are other troubling signs in
the economy.
*A:* Yes, but it's better when you look at what drives the stock market,
and that's corporate earnings. Stocks continue to be priced inexpensively
relative to the earnings they generate and we're seeing decent earnings
growth. And America's competit... more »
Because I Have a Friend in Wales
Pippa at Pippa's Place - Environmentally Speaking - 5 hours ago
Snow at Westonbirt Arboretum, Gloucestershire. The cold spell is giving way
to heavy rain. Photo courtesy: Matt Cardy/Getty Images via guardian.co.uk
More than 200 flood alerts are in place across the UK as heavy rain has
mixed with melting snow.
There have been more reports of flooding in south Wales overnight as the
downpours replace almost two weeks of snow. Norfolk police have reported
flooding caused by melting snow and ice, which has closed a number of roads
in the area.
Wales, central England, and the south-west will be the worst-hit areas,
with at least 2.5 cm (1 in) of ra... more »
Israel warns of possible pre-emptive chemical weapons strike in Syria
Matt at The Coming Crisis - 5 hours ago
srael could launch a pre-emptive strike to stop Syria's chemical weapons
from reaching Lebanon's Hezbollah or al Qaeda inspired groups, officials
said Sunday.
The warning came as the military moved a rocket defense system to a main
northern city, and Israel's premier warned of dangers from both Syria and
Iran.
Israel has long expressed concerns that Syrian President Bashar Assad,
clinging to power during a 22-month civil war, could lose control over his
chemical weapons.
http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-202_162-57566072/israel-warns-of-possible-pre-emptive-chemical-weapons-strike-in-s... more »
ALEC - Training Ground for Unethical Behavior
2old2care at Because I Can - 5 hours ago
*"Virtually every interaction that a lobbyist*
*has with a congressman*
*is money well spent,*
*from the lobbyist's point of view,"*
*Abramoff told ABC News.*
Think about it –
When we allow – yes allow (if we are not stopping it), our legislators to
attend ALEC meetings – where we are condoning their attendance in closed
door private meetings with corporate lobbyists – we are basically telling
them that unethical behavior is okay.
Take a look at some of the behaviors of members of the ultraconservative,
extremist, right-wing American Legislative Exchange Council that most would
co... more »
A Judge's Guide for "Handling" Common Law and Sovereign CItizen Movements
Obi-Wan Kabuki at AMERICAN KABUKI - 5 hours ago
Your Judge probably has one of these in his office... "a how to guide" on
how to handle Sovereign Citizen and Common Law movements...
The Anti-Government Guidebook for Judges by
Brazil to Conduct a Tree Census
Pippa at Pippa's Place - Environmentally Speaking - 6 hours ago
A deforested area of rainforest along the border of the Xingu river in
northern Brazil. Photo courtesy: Antonio Scorza/AFP/Getty Images via
guardian.co.uk
The Brazilian government is to launch a four-year tree census of the Amazon
to improve understanding of the impacts of deforestation, climate change
and conservation efforts.
The study will also help to assess the potential value of the biodiversity
under the canopy and the growth of human settlements in the Amazon region,
which is home to a number of fast-expanding cities, as well as uncontacted
indigenous tribes.
The catalogu... more »
Can you see the emissions from Fukushima?
Majia's Blog - 6 hours ago
close
up of Fukushima emissions from yesterday 1/22/2012
<img alt=""
src="data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAASsAAAI7CAIAAAA7+CrlAAAgAElEQVR4nOy9W5skJ66o3bff3nPw2V2ZESAJIrOqPZd7rxm77bXW//9V3wUBISRBEJFZbXv24uGZcWfFgQC9SAgBH+hUCjnlHzAERPQpE0IrIwKiJ4KU8y2AjdQpAxIhEYQte0IgAiRfisIyDD85dBPFQDFgnWmJtMR4v93u9+V+D7cFY/CIDvx1nq5u9ohI5L2f5xkQYozLssQYQwitwgAAAHjvHUtzTumf3nuwUrkrXdD5ZH4XIop/9uq/vpjfgpgaB0PEEDFGipHSf4eARADovJ+dn+b5KvI0Xab5OnsHgZbbcnt9vd3vFINDmNw8e+cRoW53CLg2OoDzs4fJw+TcNLsrzx5m5ycAxyWQ5xDWooocAqYsrk+ijugBtlbwLKVmmud5Yim1CwB8++23v/7664fdih6TUdLlG88tAneLgUG0BEEgIPKEIut39GWrlwJ... more »
Who Says Kids Can't Help Change The World
Pippa at Pippa's Place - Environmentally Speaking - 6 hours ago
Photo courtesy: © My ReCycler
At an age when most youngsters are just beginning to get acquainted with
the world they've inherited, 10-year-old Vanis Buckholz was already
thinking of ways he could help make it a better one for others -- and
grown-ups have taken notice.
After learning about the importance of recycling on Earth Day at his
elementary school a few years back, Vanis began to to notice how much
reusable stuff people were throwing away every day, and decided to try to
make a difference. So, at the ripe young age of 7, he became one of the
nation's youngest eco-entreprene... more »
Sunday Question for Liberals
Jonathan Bernstein at A plain blog about politics - 6 hours ago
This is going to be the same one that I set for conservatives; as I said
there, I don't think I've done it for a while. Which liberal columnists,
bloggers, radio hosts and TV pundits are overrated and overexposed? Which
ones should get more attention?
(And meanwhile -- this is the second time in a week that I forgot to hit
the final button for a post to go live. Argghh!).
Davos 2013: World Leaders to Discuss Aliens, Super-Humans, and Immortals
Obi-Wan Kabuki at AMERICAN KABUKI - 7 hours ago
http://english.ruvr.ru/2013_01_25/Davos-2013-world-leaders-to-discuss-aliens-super-humans-and-immortals/
*Davos 2013: world leaders to discuss aliens, super-humans, and immortals*
Yulia Zamanskaya
Jan 25, 2013 15:01 Moscow Time
© Colalge "The Voice of Russia"
This year, apart from the traditional economic concerns, the program of the
World Economic Forum in Davos is scheduled to address a number of highly
controversial issues which have been kept classified for decades. Called
the 'X factors', these issues include the potential risks of medically
induced enhancement of cogniti... more »
No Urgency for the Poor
John Carroll at Dying in Haiti - 7 hours ago
Elie Joseph, February 2012
(Photo by John Carroll)
*How long should we let hundreds of thousands of Haitians live in horrid
tents and shacks after the earthquake of 2010? They have been living in
squalid conditions for three years now.
And how long should we let a two year old little boy named Elie live with a
hole in his heart in one of these tents in Port-au-Prince? Until he dies?
Yes, until he dies.*
*When I first examined Elie in February of 2012 he was a tiny irritable
toddler who clung to his mother more fiercely than any baby I had ever
checked. He refused my exam as much ... more »
D-FOX: Please contact us if you can read this
Matt at The Coming Crisis - 7 hours ago
To D-fox: if you're reading this, please contact us at
thecomingcrisis@gmail.com. It's important -- we believe.
Iranians And Jews Have A Shared History That No Catastrophe Will Erase
Saman Mohammadi at The Excavator - 7 hours ago
"It can rightly be said that the Jewish diaspora, spanning twenty-seven
centuries, begins in Iran. In fact, it has been argued that Iran is second
only to Israel in historical importance for the Jews. The religious and
cultural tradition now known as Judaism underwent one of its most radical
transformations as a result of contact with Iranians. This influence, which
is felt in the later development of Christianity and Islam, reverberates
throughout the cultures of more than half the world today." - Richard C.
Foltz. *"Spirituality in the Land of the Noble: How Iran Shaped the World... more »
best of wmtc, 2012 edition
laura k at wmtc - 7 hours ago
The wmtc greatest hits page has been updated with the best posts of 2012,
as chosen by my editor and second-biggest* fan. Thanks for reading, and
thank you always for your support.
* My mother, who else?!
Lindos perritos posando para la foto rodeados de rosas
José Luis Ávila Herrera at FotoFrontera - 7 hours ago
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*Nota:* Click aquí para ver más *imágenes de perritos*
Por favor visite nuestra página oficial: www.fotofrontera.com
The blame game
Libby Spencer at The Impolitic - 7 hours ago
President Obama did an interview at The New Republic. Best question was
about Obama's unfortunate habit of referring to Congress in describing
Capitol Hill gridlock, giving the impression he's playing the same "both
sides do it" game as the media. The President gave the right answer:
Well, no, let me be clear. There's not a—there's no equivalence there. In
fact, that's one of the biggest problems we've got in how folks report
about Washington right now, because I think journalists rightly value the
appearance of impartiality and objectivity. And so the default position for
reportin... more »
Sunday Classics: Verdi's King Philip -- a man in crisis
KenInNY at DownWithTyranny! - 7 hours ago
*On 78s, to fit on a single side, Philip's monologue was often begun at
"Dormirò sol nel manto mio regal," as in the case of this classic recording
Ezio Pinza made for Victor on Feb. 17, 1927*
*KING PHILIP*: I will only sleep in my royal mantle,
when I have attained the evening of my days.
I will only sleep beneath the black vault,
I will sleep beneath the black vault
there in my tomb in the Escurial!
If only the royal crown gave me the power
to read in hearts what God alone can see!
Ah, if only the royal crown &c.
[*Spoken in half voice*]
If the prince sleeps, the traitor is standing... more »
Rico desayuno decorado con flores y frutas
José Luis Ávila Herrera at FotoFrontera - 7 hours ago
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Northerntruthseeker Rant For Sunday, January 27th, 2013
Northerntruthseeker at Northerntruthseeker - 7 hours ago
Another Sunday, another rant.....And there has been so much happening this
last week, so here we go....
First, I and a few others in what I call the real truth movement have been
under ridiculous fire from others within our ranks for our stance on Sandy
Hook being a criminal operation. Honestly, I really could not believe
what I was seeing and what these individuals have suddenly started calling
us.... "Tin Foil Hatters"... "Whackos"... "Nuts"..... It has been shocking
to suddenly realize that these people cannot even take the time and
actually look at all the evidence and see for... more »
Drought is killing trees across the U.S. Midwest – ‘We’ll see trees still dying for the next two or three years’
Jim at Desdemona Despair - 7 hours ago
[image: Mark Utzig paces through Tannenbaum Acres, a Janesville, Wisconsin,
tree farm, during the fall of 2012. The high temperatures and record
drought of summer 2012 wreaked havoc on the farm. 'Normally we lose 5
percent of the trees for various reasons. This year, it was 95 percent.'
Photo: Mark Kauzlarich / The Janesville Gazette / AP]
By Judy Keen
27 January 2013
(USA TODAY) – Thousands of trees died in the historic drought of 2012, and
many more will succumb in the next few years. Communities that have lost
trees are hesitant to replant now.
Hundreds of thousands of trees d... more »
Puerto flotante con palacios y edificios
José Luis Ávila Herrera at FotoFrontera - 7 hours ago
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Hermoso pajarillo azul en las ramas de los árboles
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President George HW Bush Religious Crusade Bonds• Laundered Drug Money •
Obi-Wan Kabuki at AMERICAN KABUKI - 7 hours ago
The following is from a being known as Ernest Bey aka "Ernest Rauthchild"
(no current known relationship to the banking family Rothschild)....
These are the bonds financing President George HW Bush Religious Crusade
including the identifiers. They are said (by Earnest) to be laundered drug
trafficking money.
-American Kabuki
Pres George H.W. Bush Global Religious Crusade Bonds by American Kabuki
President Obama on Syria: A Response by Reality
Saman Mohammadi at The Excavator - 7 hours ago
*Source: The New Republic*.
*The last question is about Syria. I wonder if you can speak about how you
personally, morally, wrestle with the ongoing violence there.*
President Barack Obama:
Every morning, I have what's called the PDB—presidential daily briefing—and
our intelligence and national security teams come in here and they
essentially brief me on the events of the previous day. And very rarely is
there good news. And a big chunk of my day is occupied by news of war,
terrorism, ethnic clashes, violence done to innocents. And what I have to
constantly wrestle with is w... more »
Is the financial sector too large?
Greg Mankiw at Greg Mankiw's Blog - 7 hours ago
Here are two attempts at addressing this question:
1. Robin Greenwood and David Scharfstein.
2. John Cochrane.
Finalization of Ascendance Energy Structures is in Process
Obi-Wan Kabuki at AMERICAN KABUKI - 8 hours ago
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*
http://gaiaportal.wordpress.com/2013/01/27/finalization-of-ascendance-energy-structures-is-in-process/
*Finalization of Ascendance Energy Structures is in Process*
27 JAN 2013
Finalization of ascendance energy structures is in process. Priorities are
given now to individualized optimization of human structures, of 3D, 4D,
5D. Sweeping transformation occurs within each consciousness unit.
Peligrosos tiburones y mantarrayas en el fondo del oceano
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Christy Clark`s Not So Secret Election Adviser, BOB PLECAS
Grant G at The Straight Goods - 8 hours ago
The below article was posted on February 20/2012....Please read the below
post from February 20/2012 first, then the few remarks atop will make
sense.. The BC Liberal media has talked and mused about Christy Clark`s
silly Enbridge position, right-wing pundits and BC Liberal sycophants of
course call (her ideas?)visionary.. and of course we know how the media and
internal rats brought john Cummins and his party way down in da polls. And
further, the recent Jim Shepard nasty attacks ads against, based on the
90`s..And now the BCTF/Government feud, the ongoing feud..All orchestrated
i... more »
The greatest rugby try ever scored?
Not a sheep at Not a sheep - 8 hours ago
Gareth Edwards scoring a wonder try for the Barbarians against the All
Blacks on 27 January 1973, 40 years ago today.
Have you ever seen a better try?
Iran actively weighs Syrian-Israeli clash
Matt at The Coming Crisis - 8 hours ago
Tehran is looking seriously at a limited Syrian-Lebanese clash of arms with
Israel – possibly using Bashar Assad’s chemical weapons as a trigger,
debkafile’s military and intelligence sources disclose. Reacting to this
news, Israel announced Sunday, Jan. 27, the deployment of Iron Dome
anti-missile batteries some days ago to reinforce security in northern
Israel and the key Haifa port.
The Iranians see three strategic benefits in embroiling Israel in a limited
war with its two allies, Syria and Hizballah:
1. A new outbreak of armed violence would direct world attention away from
t... more »
4.5 Magnitude Earthquake GUATEMALA - 27th January 2013
Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 8 hours ago
Magnitude
4.5
Date-Time
Sunday, January 27, 2013 at 20:27:22 UTC
Sunday, January 27, 2013 at 02:27:22 PM at epicenter
Location
14.181°N, 91.711°W
Depth
67 km (41.6 miles)
Region
GUATEMALA
Distances
25 km (15 miles) ESE of Champerico, Guatemala
You Light-bearers are filling the world with the fire of divine Love
Obi-Wan Kabuki at AMERICAN KABUKI - 8 hours ago
*
*
http://johnsmallman.wordpress.com/2013/01/27/you-light-bearers-are-filling-the-world-with-the-fire-of-divine-love/
*You Light-bearers are filling the world with the fire of divine Love*
01/27/2013 by John Smallman
When you come to terms, as soon you will, with the realization of what an
extraordinary energy shift occurred in December last year, affecting Earth
and all the life forms she so lovingly supports, you will be truly amazed.
It was not a one-off momentary event, but one of enormous power and
magnitude that had been planned most carefully, so that over a period of
mon... more »
Egypt unrest: Morsi declares emergency in three cities
Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 8 hours ago
Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi has declared a state of emergency in the
cities of Port Said, Suez and Ismalia after days of deadly unrest.
A daily curfew from 21:00 to 06:00 will be imposed for 30 days from Monday,
he said in a speech to the nation.
At least 33 people died over the weekend in Port Said, where a court
judgment sparked rioting.
Unhappiness with Mr Morsi's rule fuelled unrest elsewhere.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-21224643
Egypt: Mohammed Morsi imposes state of emergency
Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 9 hours ago
Five people died on Sunday at funerals for some of the 31 people killed
the
day before, hospital officials said, after protests against death
sentences
handed down to football rioters were met with live fire as well as tear
gas.
In an especially worrying development, protesters were also armed and
fired
shots at police lines.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/africaandindianocean/egypt/9830409/Egypt-Mohammed-Morsi-imposes-state-of-emergency.html
Wyatt McDaniel, 7, Died after being buried alive in sand in a terrible accident
Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 9 hours ago
A seven-year-old boy has died after being buried alive by his younger
brother as they played in a pile of sand at their rural home.
Wyatt McDaniel was pulled unconscious from the mound of sand after his
five-year-old brother alerted their father.
Despite desperate efforts by Charlie McDaniel to revive his son with CPR
and later by paramedics the boy went into cardiac arrest.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2269134/Wyatt-McDaniel-Boy-7-dies-BURIED-ALIVE-little-brother-playing-sand.html
5.2 Magnitude Earthquake SOUTHERN EAST PACIFIC RISE - 27th January 2013
Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 9 hours ago
Magnitude
5.2
Date-Time
Sunday, January 27, 2013 at 19:32:41 UTC
Sunday, January 27, 2013 at 12:32:41 PM at epicenter
Location
34.733°S, 108.974°W
Depth
14.8 km (9.2 miles)
Region
SOUTHERN EAST PACIFIC RISE
Distances
2294 km (1426 miles) ESE (123°) from ADAMSTOWN, Pitcairn Islands
Sunday Question for Conservatives
Jonathan Bernstein at A plain blog about politics - 9 hours ago
I don't think I've done this one for a while: which conservative
columnists, bloggers, radio hosts and TV pundits are overrated and
overexposed? Which ones should get more attention?
Petroleum's Dark Shadow
gail zawacki at Wit's End - 9 hours ago
This documentary raised the alarm about the dangers of bisphenal A,
which
has since often been replaced by bisphenal S...except...research
indicatesthat the substitute has the same endocrine-disrupting
effects...and more
studies show that male reproductive problems continue to worsen.
Hada fantástica sobre el campo de las flores
José Luis Ávila Herrera at FotoFrontera - 9 hours ago
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Rocky Marquez Escape: Police take FIVE DAYS to realise man escaped jail ... for the second time this year
Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 9 hours ago
Rocky Marquez, 34, slipped out of the jail on January 20, but it took
guards and police five days to realize he was gone. Amazingly, it is the
second time he has escaped prison this year.
Authorities are now on the hunt for Marquez, who they say escaped from
the
Wayne County Jail by impersonating another inmate set for release.
He is considered armed and dangerous.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2269112/Wayne-County-Jail-Police-FIVE-DAYS-realise-Rocky-Marquez-escaped--second-time-year.html
GOP Won't Bend on Climage Change
The Mound of Sound at The Disaffected Lib - 9 hours ago
Congressional Republicans see climate change as a minefield for the
Democrats.
*"People want jobs. Jobs. Jobs. Um, should I say it again? Jobs," one
Republican said.*
*"Far too many more-important issues. Republicans should be happy if
Democrats go out on a limb on global warming ... and saw it off," another
said. Yet another snarked: "Americans still prefer affordable energy over
pie-in-the-sky, Al Gore-inspired happy talk."*
*Some pointed out that the American people, even if convinced of the
dangers of climate change, were not ready to adopt painful measures to
address the prob... more »
Instagram and Facebook Demanding users send in a copy of their 'Government ID'
Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 9 hours ago
Dozens of Instagram and Facebook users have been left frustrated and
alarmed after both sites locked them out of their accounts this week and
demanded copies of Government-approved ID to allow them to regain access.
Online comment threads were inundated with questions from concerned users
on Tuesday who thought the approach was a phishing scam, CNET reported.
However, yesterday it was confirmed the request was official and users
would need to follow the strict instructions in order to get their accounts
reactivated.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2269103/Instagram-Faceboo... more »
One in four violent criminals escapes with just a CAUTION as police wrongly let off sex offenders and burglars
Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 9 hours ago
One
in four violent criminals is cheating justice by escaping with a
caution, magistrates warned yesterday.
They are among tens of thousands of crooks, including sex offenders and
burglars, wrongly let off with a 'slap on the wrist' by police.
New figures showed one in five sex offenders are also cautioned as well
as
an astonishing one in 20 of offenders with more than 10 previous
convictions.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2269104/One-violent-criminals-escapes-just-CAUTION-police-wrongly-let-sex-offenders-burglars.html
FEARS GROW THAT LIBYA IS INCUBATOR OF TURMOIL
Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 9 hours ago
Libya's upheaval the past two years helped lead to the ongoing conflict in
Mali, and now Mali's war threatens to wash back and further hike Libya's
instability. Fears are growing that post-Moammar Gadhafi Libya is becoming
an incubator of turmoil, with an overflow of weapons and Islamic jihadi
militants operating freely, ready for battlefields at home or abroad.
The possibility of a Mali backlash was underlined the past week when
several European governments evacuated their citizens from Libya's second
largest city, Benghazi, fearing attacks in retaliation for the French-led
militar... more »
JonBenet Ramsey grand jury voted to indict parents in 1999, but DA refused to prosecute
Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 9 hours ago
On a brilliantly clear autumn day more than 13 years ago, Boulder District
Attorney Alex Hunter stepped to the podium before an anxious media horde to
announce that the grand jury investigation into the death of JonBenet
Ramsey had come to an end.
"I and my prosecution task force believe we do not have sufficient evidence
to warrant a filing of charges against anyone who has been investigated at
this time," Hunter told the reporters assembled outside the Boulder County
Justice Center on Oct. 13, 1999.
Yet multiple sources, including members of the grand jury, have now
confirmed to... more »
Casey Anthony Files For Bankruptcy
Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 9 hours ago
Casey Anthony has filed for bankruptcy in a Florida court, claiming to have
debts mounting to $792,000 (£501,000).
Court records show that Ms Anthony, who was acquitted in 2011 of killing
her two-year-old daughter Caylee, sought chapter seven bankruptcy
protection in Tampa on Friday.
According to court records, most of Ms Anthony's debts are related to her
trial over Caylee's 2008 death.
http://news.sky.com/story/1043574/casey-anthony-files-for-bankruptcy
Bristol Hit-And-Run: 2 Killed
Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 9 hours ago
A man and a woman have been killed in a hit-and-run in the Hanham area of
Bristol, police said.
http://news.sky.com/story/1043622/two-killed-in-hit-and-run-in-bristol
Feinstein has assurance assault weapon ban will get a vote
Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 9 hours ago
The senator leading the charge to revive a assault weapons ban conceded on
Sunday, just days before hearings on gun control open, that winning Senate
passage will be tough but said she has been assured she will have the
chance to bring it up for a vote.
President Barack Obama, who has made gun control a top priority after 20
children and six adults were killed by a gunman on December 14 at a
Connecticut school, said in remarks published on Sunday that gun control
advocates should take into account the views of rural Americans who use
guns for hunting.
http://www.reuters.com/article... more »
U.S. House budget chief: automatic spending cuts "going to happen"
Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 9 hours ago
Automatic spending cuts postponed at the start of the year will go into
effect as scheduled in March but "no one" is talking about allowing a U.S.
government shutdown, the Republican House of Representatives Budget
Committee chairman said on Sunday.
The automatic spending cuts had been delayed by two months as part of the
deal to avoid the "fiscal cliff" of tax hikes and deep spending reductions
- known as sequestration - that had loomed at the beginning of this month.
http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/01/27/us-usa-fiscal-ryan-idUSBRE90Q0FN20130127
Israel Deploys Missiles as Netanyahu Sees Syria Collapse
Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 9 hours ago
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said that Israel must prepare for the
threat of a chemical attack from Syria as the army deployed its new Iron
Dome anti- missile system near the border with its northern neighbor.
Netanyahu told members of the Cabinet during the weekly meeting in
Jerusalem today that Israel faces dangers from throughout the Middle East.
Top security officials held a special meeting last week to discuss what may
happen to Syrian stocks of chemical weapons amid the civil unrest there,
Vice Prime Minister Silvan Shalom told Army Radio.
“We must look around us, at what... more »
Elegante pavorreal luciendo su preciosa cola
José Luis Ávila Herrera at FotoFrontera - 9 hours ago
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PYTHON
Anon at aangirfan - 10 hours ago
*Sofia Svenqist* (asa.svenskdam.se/.../)
A Swedish playboy prince struck up a romance with a glamour model who posed
topless with a *python.*
aangirfan: *HARRY AND OTHER ROYALS*
*The Kray Twins (Piranhas), by Monty* *Python*.
Want to become a British citizen? Better swot up on Monty Python
aangirfan: *KRAY TWINS BRAINWASHED?*
*Sofia*
A former teacher at Sandy Hook Elementary School says she remembers Adam
lanza at the school as a smart, sweet boy in her second-grade class.
Carole MacInnes says Adam Lanza did not require extra academic attention
and he acted normal socially.
*... more »
When American-Trained Soldiers Butchered Canadian-Trained Soldiers
The Mound of Sound at The Disaffected Lib - 10 hours ago
Dateline Mali.
If you want to know how screwed up the civil war in Mali truly is look no
further than the cast of characters. Everything began falling apart when
the popularly-elected president was ousted by a military coup.
*"In years past, U.S. Special Operations Command frequently sent commandos
to the West African country in order to train Malian troops. But the U.S.
government announced that relationship ended in March of last year, after
the very Malian army officers the U.S. trained toppled the democratically
elected government, which began a chain of woes that led to the I... more »
It's just temporary genocide
noreply@blogger.com (fern hill) at DAMMIT JANET! - 10 hours ago
After years of denial that Israeli health officials were practising blatant
racism in the small matter of injecting Ethiopian immigrant women with a
long-acting and controversial contraceptive, they have now admitted to it.
A government official has for the first time acknowledged the practice of
injecting women of Ethiopian origin with the long-acting contraceptive
Depo-Provera.
Health Ministry Director General Prof. Ron Gamzu has instructed the four
health maintenance organizations to stop the practice as a matter of course.
The ministry and other state agencies had previously den... more »
Corazones y anillos para comprometerse el 14 de febrero
José Luis Ávila Herrera at FotoFrontera - 10 hours ago
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Star Control for the Sega Mega Drive/Genesis
Phil at A Very Public Sociologist - 10 hours ago
On its release for Sega's Mega Drive/Genesis in 1991, *Star Control* was
immediately noteworthy for a couple of things. At that time it was the
largest game cartridge to appear for a home system in the West - it weighed
in at a whopping 12 megabits (1.5 megabytes, give or take). And it, along
with a batch of rather average games published contemporaneously by Accolade,
successfully challenged Sega's restrictive third party licensing procedures.
*Star Control* is also a game of some nostalgic import to me. After
salivating for weeks over reviews, on the very day I picked up my Mega
... more »
Clashes flare amid mass Egyptian funeral, killing three more
Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 10 hours ago
Clashes flared anew in the turbulent Egyptian city of Port Said on Sunday,
killing at least three more people as a mass funeral was held for most of
the 37 people who died during intense riots in the city a day earlier.
The three were killed when police exchanged fire with gunmen trying to
storm two police stations and the local prison, according to the city's
director of hospitals, Abdel-Rahman Farah. A total of 418 people were
injured, some of them with gunshot wounds, he said.
Tens of thousands of mourners poured into the streets for the mass funeral
of those killed a day earlier... more »
5.1 Magnitude Earthquake NEAR THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN - 27th January 2013
Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 10 hours ago
Magnitude
5.1
Date-Time
Sunday, January 27, 2013 at 18:41:48 UTC
Monday, January 28, 2013 at 03:41:48 AM at epicenter
Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones
Location
36.526°N, 140.534°E
Depth
70.9 km (44.1 miles)
Region
NEAR THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
Distances
7 km (4 miles) NNW of Funaishikawa, Japan
Gingrich: Republicans "clearly have to change"
Rich Rifkin at Lexicon Daily - 10 hours ago
On the television program Face the Nation this morning, former Republican
Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich told host Bob Schieffer that his party
needs to repair itself, if the GOP hopes to win moving forward.
Gingrich ... pointed to overly conservative policies as the GOP's 2012
curse. "When I said as a candidate we're not going to deport a grandmother
if she's been here 25 years, we had a nominee who said yes, we would, that
she would self-deport," Gingrich said. "I think at that point we lost
Asians, we lost Latinos. You can't lose Asians, L... more »
Bonita postal para el día del amor y la amistad
José Luis Ávila Herrera at FotoFrontera - 10 hours ago
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Hindus Slam Canadian Government for Racism in Hungary
The Mound of Sound at The Disaffected Lib - 10 hours ago
Apparently the Harper government has posted billboards in Hungary aimed at
Roma (Gypsy) would be asylum-seekers that some Hindus have denounced as inappropriate
and blatantly racist.
*"Hindu statesman Rajan Zed, in a statement in Nevada (USA) today, said
that this unprecedented billboard and other media campaign in Miskolc
(second largest urban center of Hungary in northeast), which reportedly had
higher concentration of Roma community and home of many Canadian refugee
applicants, with such an unwelcoming tone was prejudiced, intolerant and
racist.*
**
*"Zed, who is President of Uni... more »
SANDY HOOK; LAND OF OZ SEX SHOP; NARCOTICS; MONSIGNOR WALLIN
Anon at aangirfan - 10 hours ago
*Monsignor Kevin Wallin*
Monsignor Kevin Wallin bought an adult video and sex toy shop in the
Connecticut town of North Haven.
The shop is named "Land of Oz and Dorothy's Place."
ctpost.com/news/crime/article/Feds-Monsignor-Meth-dealt-drug-bought-sex-shop
Monsignor Wallin has been arrested on federal drug charges.
Alegedly he sold drugs out of his apartment in Waterbury.
Officials of the Diocese of Bridgeport became concerned about Wallin in the
spring of 2011, diocese spokesman Brian Wallace told the Connecticut Post.
"We became aware that he was acting out sexually - with men ... more »
George Osborne is destined to be remembered as the most inept Chancellor in British history
Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 10 hours ago
It wasn’t a great week for the Coalition. First the Prime Minister made his
much-awaited EU speech, which increased the levels of uncertainty for UK
businesses just when they needed it least. Firms are sitting on loads of
cash but are not willing to invest it as consumers aren’t spending; they
are even less likely to do so now after David Cameron’s intervention.
This may have satisfied his Eurosceptic MPs, but was disastrous in economic
terms. Any foreign firm considering setting up business in Britain as a
gateway to Europe will inevitably be having second thoughts. The speech was
... more »
5 mini postres de diferentes sabores
José Luis Ávila Herrera at FotoFrontera - 10 hours ago
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Renegade Jewish Settlers - Full Vice Documentary
Matt at The Coming Crisis - 10 hours ago
*Watch here:*
http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLC40D73AF3460D6CA
Google Earth exposes North Korea's secret prison camps
Matt at The Coming Crisis - 10 hours ago
Human rights activists are turning to Google Earth to identify the vast
network of prison camps that dot the North Korean countryside and hold as
many as 200,000 people deemed hostile to the regime.
Rights groups are pushing the United Nations high commissioner for human
rights to open an international investigation into Pyongyang's "deplorable"
record on its citizens' rights, including a system of political prisons
that has operated for more than 50 years.
Pyongyang insists that the camps do not exist and are merely foreign
propaganda, but the advent of high-resolution, free ima... more »
Did Harper Give China a Toehold to Canada's Arctic Resources?
The Mound of Sound at The Disaffected Lib - 10 hours ago
China in Tuktoyaktuk? That's right. China has eyes on Arctic resources,
including ours.
*You didn't hear much Chinese spoken on the Mackenzie River until the
summer of 1999. But then excitement swept through the sleepy Tuktoyaktuk
settlement in Canada's Northwest Territories, when a vast ship with a crew
from the Asia-Pacific unexpectedly docked in the port. Local authorities
were caught off-guard by the arrival of the research icebreaker Xue Long,
which means "snow dragon." The vessel -- 170 meters (550 feet) long and
weighing 21,000 metric tons -- had in fact informed faraway ... more »
I Am a Prepper, Sort Of
The Mound of Sound at The Disaffected Lib - 11 hours ago
I am something of a "prepper" but so are most of my neighbours. Our
provincial and local governments encourage us to be that way but not for
the reasons you see on those TV shows with oddballs who believe the
Russians are bound to invade.
I'm a prepper because sometime between this afternoon and a hundred years
from now a 9+ Richter Scale earthquake event is expected to hit this
island. By some accounts it will have enough power to shift this whole
island, all 300+ miles of it, some 15 to 18-feet closer to Ottawa (not that
that's a good thing).
Our government gives us lists of... more »
Whither Wynne?
Owen Gray at Northern Reflections - 11 hours ago
Ontario's Liberals have a new leader. They cannot call her "Premier Dad."
But, even though she can leave the epithet behind, she will not have an
easy time. As Thomas Walkom writes in *The Toronto Star*:
Regardless of who leads it, this is a party — and a government — in deep,
deep trouble.
The Liberals are at war with the province’s teachers. If Wynne sticks to
the position she supported as a minister in Dalton McGuinty’s cabinet — a
position that demands serious spending cuts in order to balance the
province’s books — that war will be difficult to end.
More important, this is ... more »
Sydney braces for wild weather as cyclone system moves south – ‘The extent of the rainfall and how heavy it’s been would only be seen once every few decades’
Jim at Desdemona Despair - 11 hours ago
[image: Waves break over onlookers at Shorncliffe, a Brisbane suburb, 27
January 2013. The heavy rainfall following cyclone Oswald which caused
widespread flooding in Queensland is hit Sydney on Monday, 28 January 2013.
Photo: Michelle Smith / Sydney Morning Herald]
By Sally Willoughby and Georgina Mitchell
28 January 2013
(Sydney Morning Herald) – The heavy rainfall following cyclone Oswald which
has caused widespread flooding in Queensland is forecast to hit Sydney on
Monday as long-weekend holidaymakers return to the city.
Experts describe the flooding and tornadoes battering ... more »
Mohawk Nation News 'Enemy Undone'
brendanorrell@gmail.com at CENSORED NEWS - 11 hours ago
MNN:
ENEMY UNDONE
Mohawk Nation News
http://www.mohawknationnews.com
MNN: ENEMY UNDONE!
MNN. JAN. 26, 2013. We are subduing the enemy without physically
fighting them. Now he is ours. The bridge is there, but they will not be
able to escape. Their only retreat is to jail or death.
Bankers’ cul du sac!
Our enemy is irritated because of their own
What's the biggest shock of the FA Cup fourth round?
Not a sheep at Not a sheep - 11 hours ago
Norwich 0 - 1 Luton
QPR 2 - 4 MK Dons
Brentford 2 - 2 Chelsea
Leeds United 2 - 1 Tottenham
Oldham 3 - 2 Liverpool
I would say non-League Luton beating Premiership Norwich was a shock but
Norwich are hardly in form.
Division 1's MK Dons beating bottom of the Premiership QPR at Loftus Road
may indeed have been a bigger shock and I know plenty of denizens of
Shepherds Bush who will take quite a while to get over the shock. However
QPR are hardly in form and Harry Rednapp may have bitten off more than he
can chew in taking on the job of QPR manager.
Brentford (the form team in Division ... more »
America: Freedom To Fascism, 2006 Documentary by Aaron Russo
Matt at The Coming Crisis - 11 hours ago
"We've Got To Stop Being The Stupid Party" ... And Squishes
DownWithTyranny at DownWithTyranny! - 11 hours ago
But Jindal was talking about Todd Akin, Allen West and Richard Mourdock,
not Paul Ryan, Rand Paul, and Eric Cantor. And, worse, the real problem is
a Republican Party base that has been brainwashed by Fox and deranged Hate
Talk Radio hosts-- Michael Savage, Rush Limbaugh, Sean Hannity, Ann
Coulter, Glenn Beck, Laura Ingraham, G. Gordon Liddy, Mike Gallagher and
Bill O'Reilly-- that is electing even crazier and crazier candidates in
their gerrymandered, closed little worlds of reality-denial. (Even a
right-wing extremist like Texas Tea Party Senator Ted Cruz admitted
yesterday, wh... more »
No Urgency for Haiti's Poor
John Carroll at Dying in Haiti - 11 hours ago
Elie Joseph, February 2012
(Photo by John Carroll)*
*
*How long should we let hundreds of thousands of Haitians live in horrid
tents and shacks after the earthquake of 2010? They have been living in
squalid conditions for three years now.
And how long should we let a two year old little boy named Elie live with a
hole in his heart in one of these tents in Port-au-Prince? Until he dies?
Yes, until he dies.*
*
**When I first examined Elie in February of 2012 he was a tiny irritable
toddler that clung to his mother more fiercely than any baby I had ever
checked. He refused my exam as m... more »
On a Diet Rich in Carnage and Mayhem
The Mound of Sound at The Disaffected Lib - 11 hours ago
I'm not sure but I think there was a time when a news account of a car bomb
in some market square killing 25 innocent people would have been quite
disturbing. It would be emotionally engaging, certainly attention getting.
Now there is often one or more stories like this almost every day but what
I find troubling is the callous indifference I've developed to them. I
see the headline and turn away. *Nothing to see here, now move along.*
The place no longer matters. The circumstances no longer matter. Whether
it's a car bomb or an IED or militants boarding and spraying down a b... more »
Sharp divisions in U.S. electorate over climate change – ‘No one under 28 has experienced a cooler-than-average month. Global warming is all we’ve ever known.’
Jim at Desdemona Despair - 11 hours ago
[image: Percentage of Americans who say there is solid evidence of global
warming and that it is caused by human activity; percentage who say global
warming is a very or somewhat serious problem, 4-7 October 2012. Graphic:
The Wall Street Journal]
By KEITH JOHNSON
25 January 2013
(The Wall Street Journal) – Climate change is back on the agenda in
Washington after President Barack Obama's call to action in his second
inaugural address. And while polls suggest that public belief that manmade
causes are behind warmer temperatures isn't yet back to the levels seen in
the middle of t... more »
Lord Stern: ‘I got it wrong on climate change – it’s far, far worse’ – ‘Do we want to play Russian roulette with two bullets or one?’
Jim at Desdemona Despair - 12 hours ago
[image: Lord Nicholas Stern, author of the government-commissioned review
on climate change that became the reference work for politicians and green
campaigners, now says that he underestimated the risks, and should have
been more 'blunt' about the threat posed to the economy by global warming.
Photo: Sarah Lee for the Guardian]
By Heather Stewart and Larry Elliott
26 January 2013
(The Observer) – Lord Stern, author of the government-commissioned review
on climate change that became the reference work for politicians and green
campaigners, now says he underestimated the risks, an... more »
4.7 Magnitude Earthquake RUSSIA-XINJIANG BORDER REGION - 27th January 2013
Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 12 hours ago
Magnitude mb 4.7
Region RUSSIA-XINJIANG BORDER REGION
Date time 2013-01-27 16:24:58.8 UTC
Location 49.84 N ; 87.55 E
Depth 1 km
Distances 53 km S Aktash
Disaster Bonds Question
Majia's Blog at Majia's Blog - 12 hours ago
Jan 25 2013 The Wall Street Journal ran a remarkable article about disaster
bonds written by J. Neumann.
The article discusses a trend in public financing. Public entities - state
agencies, county governments, and cities and towns- are issuing bonds on
behalf of private companies.
The article illustrates the trend with an example from Iowa: "In December
an Iowa state agency issued $1.2 billion in municipal bonds for an
Egyptian company to build a fertilizer factory. The bonds qualified for
tax-exempt status under a US program to aid Midwestern states flooded in
2008." p. A1
The ... more »
Follow the 4th Hate Crime Symposium via web streaming!
noreply@blogger.com (Christian Munthe) at Philosophical Comment - 12 hours ago
As you may recall, I have now and again posted in connection to the project
*When Law and Hate Collide*, where I and my assistant David Brax have been
active since two years, collaborating with researchers at the law school of
the University of Central Lancashire and psychologists and special
education researchers at the Göthe Universität Frankfurt. These earlier
posts are all assembled here, and among other things they link to videos
from symposia arranged within the project in 2011 and 2012.
We are now in the final stages of this project and on tuesday we will hold
the final and 4... more »
U.K. authorizes guns for Madagascar despite threat of lemur extinctions – ‘Illegal hunting of protected species is becoming a major conservation issue’
Jim at Desdemona Despair - 12 hours ago
[image: A poached red-ruffed lemur, a commonly hunted but critically
endangered lemur species. Photo: Rhett A. Butler / mongabay.com]
27 January 2013 (mongabay.com) – Britain has authorized the export of
thousands of guns to Madagascar, according to TanaNews.com, sparking
concerns that the firearms could be used for hunting endangered lemurs.
Data from the UK government’s Strategic Export Controls website shows that
licenses for the export of 3,174 guns to Madagascar were granted between
August 2011 and June 2012. Most of the weapons were for anti-piracy
activities, but 190 sport... more »
Childhood Poverty Up in US
Majia's Blog at Majia's Blog - 12 hours ago
New report details explosive growth of poverty among Detroit children By
James Brewer 26 January 2013 http://wsws.org/en/articles/2013/01/26/detr-j26.html
[Excerpted] In the last ten years, child poverty in Detroit has risen 65
percent, according to a new study issued this week. The report, produced by
Data Driven Detroit (D3) is entitled “State of the Detroit Child” and
funded by the Skillman Foundation. A picture of unprecedented social
devastation in the city of Detroit is revealed in the data.
The growth of poverty over the last decade has resulted in 57 percent of
Detroit’s ... more »
Woodland heists: Rising energy costs drive up forest thievery in Germany
Jim at Desdemona Despair - 12 hours ago
[image: Germany's forests have become an attractive target for thieves as
energy prices has increased. Photo: DPA]
By Renuka Rayasam
17 January 2013
(Der Spiegel) – With snow blanketing the ground, it's the perfect time of
year to snuggle up in front of a fireplace. That, though, makes German
foresters nervous. When the mercury falls, the theft of wood in the
country's woodlands goes up as people turn to cheaper ways to heat their
homes.
"The forest is open for everyone to enter and people just think they can
help themselves, but they can't!" says Enno Rosenthal, head of the fo... more »
A Sensible Liberal When the Party Most Needs One
The Mound of Sound at The Disaffected Lib - 12 hours ago
The Liberals are lucky. They have a leadership candidate that could
actually help them and the country. No, it's not Trudeau and it's not
Hall-Findlay or Garneau. It's Joyce Murray of Vancouver.
Murray, unlike her rivals, wants to restore progressivism to the Liberal
Party, something that has been consigned to obscurity since Ignatieff
opened shop. Unfortunately the wanna-be Latter Day Ignatieffs that fill
the leadership ranks remain decidedly centre-right.
Here's a Murray idea that deserves consideration. The Libs could join
forces with those of us from the Green Party. ... more »
European UFO Files - are we being watched?
address-withheld@my.opera.com.invalid (Dr. John v. Kampen) at - 12 hours ago
Link: http://youtu.be/-pBlHhOjMlA
For many years I've written several books (in Dutch) on this subject from
an open-minded viewpoint.
I investigated well over 1.000 Dutch UFO cases between 1976 en 1996, of
which but very few could be classified as "undetermined", often by lack of
sufficient data. Nevertheless I take this subject (ufos) seriously as I do
with some paranormal phenomena. There is far more between Heaven and Earth
than we understand. Only in the last few years I've seen a 'revival' of
these phenomena. Is there a natural correlation between f.ex. more
volcanic/earthquak... more »
American pastor sentenced to eight years in Iranian prison for preaching Christianity in homes
Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 13 hours ago
An American pastor from Idaho has been sentenced to eight years in one
of
Iran's harshest prisons for preaching Christianity in Iranian homes, it
was
revealed today.
Saeed Abedini, a U.S. citizen who was born in Iran, has been held since
September and charged with 'threatening the national security of Iran.
The 32-year-old father of two says he was in the country only to
establish
and orphanage and was not preaching Christianity.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2269086/BREAKING-NEWS-American-pastor-sentenced-years-Iranian-prison-preaching-Christianity-homes.html
Berlusconi defends Mussolini, draws outrage from political left
Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 13 hours ago
Former prime minister Silvio Berlusconi triggered outrage from Italy's
political left on Sunday with comments defending fascist wartime leader
Benito Mussolini at a ceremony commemorating victims of the Nazi Holocaust.
Speaking at the margins of the event in Milan, Berlusconi said Mussolini
had been wrong to follow Nazi Germany's lead in passing anti-Jewish laws
but that he had in other respects been a good leader.
http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/01/27/us-italy-berlusconi-mussolini-idUSBRE90Q0B620130127
Israel threatens Syria strike if rebels get chemical arms....Thought our governments said the Terro....Rebels were the good guys?
Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 13 hours ago
Any sign that Syria's grip on its chemical weapons is slipping as it
battles armed rebels could trigger Israeli military strikes, Israel's vice
premier said on Sunday.
Silvan Shalom confirmed a media report that Prime Minister Benjamin
Netanyahu had last week convened a meeting of security chiefs to discuss
the civil war in Syria and the state of its suspected chemical arsenal.
http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/01/27/us-syria-crisis-israel-idUSBRE90Q03I20130127
Bail and misguided media outrage
James C Morton at Morton's Musings - 13 hours ago
A dreadful murder where the suspect was on bail has, once again, led to
media outrage. Calls to restrict or even prohibit bail have been made.
Even the Justice of the Peace who heard the bail hearing has been
pilloried for making a publication ban required by the Criminal Code itself.
What is striking about the media outrage is how ill informed the response
seems to be about bail itself.
There is a Constitutional right to reasonable bail not to be refused
without good reason. People charged with offences have not been convicted
and while most people charged are, in fact, ultima... more »
Palin Tributes Just Keep Rollin' In
The Mound of Sound at The Disaffected Lib - 13 hours ago
From Salon.com. A collection of tweets in reaction to the FOX News
announcement that the network was parting company with Sarah Palin.
*- The Blaze and Al Jazeera in a bidding war for Palin.*
*- The Palin business will be v hard to explain to future generations, like
Boulangerism in France *
*
**- best of luck to sarah palin as she returns to the meth business*
*- Hey Sarah, how's that Fox-y News-y thing workin' out for ya?*
*- Congratulations, Governor Palin. If I remember the Gospels correctly,
Jesus only worked at Fox for a few years too. *
*- Sarah Palin actually lasted lon... more »
Britain warns of specific security threat in Somalia
Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 13 hours ago
The British government warned on Sunday of a "specific threat" to
foreigners in Somalia's breakaway enclave of Somaliland and urged its
nationals to leave the country immediately.
Britain's Foreign Office gave no details of the threat in the Horn of
Africa state, but highlighted in a statement the ongoing danger of
"kidnapping for financial or political gain, motivated by criminality or
terrorism".
http://uk.reuters.com/article/2013/01/27/uk-britain-somalia-idUKBRE90Q09R20130127
Tornadoes, flooding hit Queensland, Australia
Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 13 hours ago
Wild weather from ex-cyclone Oswald continued to batter coastal towns in
Queensland on Sunday, after five tornadoes hit the Bundaberg region on
Saturday, injuring at least 17 people and damaging at least 150 homes,
Australian media reported.
Rescuers freed a man trapped in a drain in Hervey Bay on Saturday night,
and three men had to be led to safety after their car became submerged in
Bundaberg.
Queensland's State Emergency Service said it had received more than 1,000
calls for help during the wild weather.
http://www.cbc.ca/news/world/story/2013/01/27/australia-storm-damage.html
Egypt holds mass funeral after soccer riot verdict clashes leave 37 dead
Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 13 hours ago
Tens of thousands of mourners poured into the streets of the restive
Egyptian city of Port Said on Sunday for a mass funeral for most of the 37
people killed in rioting a day earlier, chanting slogans against Islamist
President Mohammed Morsi.
Violence erupted briefly when some in the crowd fired guns and police
responded with volleys of tear gas, witnesses said. State television
reported 110 were injured.
“We are very worried about what may happen after the burial,” said local
youth activist Rasha Hamouda, noting the city was fraught with tension.
http://www.thestar.com/news/world... more »
4.7 Magnitude Earthquake SOUTHERN EAST PACIFIC RISE - 27th January 2013
Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 13 hours ago
Magnitude
4.7
Date-Time
Sunday, January 27, 2013 at 14:34:33 UTC
Sunday, January 27, 2013 at 07:34:33 AM at epicenter
Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones
Location
35.597°S, 108.738°W
Depth
10 km (6.2 miles) set by location program
Region
SOUTHERN EAST PACIFIC RISE
Distances
939 km (583 miles) S of Hanga Roa, Chile
The Upcoming War On Iran: Insane Israeli Defense Minister Says Israel May Rely On US "Scalpels" To "Contain" Iran!
Northerntruthseeker at Northerntruthseeker - 13 hours ago
I have stated it in previous articles, and I will state it again.... IRAN
IS NOT BUILDING ANY NUCLEAR WEAPONS, PERIOD. That should be the end of all
discussion on planning any attacks on the peaceful and innocent nation of
Iran, because there has been absolutely no evidence anywhere that the
Iranians are, or have ever planned on developing and building nuclear
weapons to be used on Israel.
Instead of people everywhere understanding that Iran is absolutely not a
threat to anyone, the compliant Jewish controlled mainstream media is again
starting to slam Iran at every chance it get... more »
4.6 Magnitude Earthquake NORTHERN SUMATRA, INDONESIA - 27th January 2013
Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 13 hours ago
Magnitude
4.6
Date-Time
Sunday, January 27, 2013 at 14:24:12 UTC
Sunday, January 27, 2013 at 09:24:12 PM at epicenter
Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones
Location
4.953°N, 95.850°E
Depth
45.6 km (28.3 miles)
Region
NORTHERN SUMATRA, INDONESIA
Distances
49 km (30 miles) SSW of Sigli, Indonesia
Europeans Tax the Kings, Sharp Tool Obama Puts Fox In Charge of Henhouse, and Pipeline A Done Deal
Suzan at Welcome to Pottersville 2 (Blogging Against Fascism!) - 13 hours ago
We're always the last to find out. And the last it seems now to move
towards greater equality of treatment (of the lower classes anyway).
Saturday, January 26, 2013 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
what i'm reading, children's books edition: # 5
laura k at wmtc - 14 hours ago
In this post, I look at two nonfiction books for young readers. Both are
featured in the current "Forest of Reading" program, a province-wide
recreational reading program sponsored by the Ontario Library Association.
Both fiction and nonfiction winners of the various Forest of Reading awards
- Silver Birch, Red Maple, and so on - are featured in public and school
libraries throughout the province. In other words, lots of kids will read
these books. And that is a very good thing.
*The Sea Wolves: Living Wild in the Great Bear Rainforest*, Ian McAllister
and Nicholas Read, 2012
This ... more »
Welcome to the Anthropocene - 250 years animated journey - industrial revolution forward
Mike Philbin at FREE PLANET - 14 hours ago
"Welcome to the Anthropocene" is a film about the state of the planet in
terms of man's transportational impact upon the Earth that takes us through
the last 250 years of Human History, from the start of the Industrial
Revolution to the present. The film charts the growth of humanity into a
global force on an equivalent scale to major geological processes.
Welcome to the Anthropocene from WelcomeAnthropocene on Vimeo.
Hmm, a "safe operating space for humanity," should have mentioned
re-wilding the planet to usher in a new era of Free Planet and
local-solution Diversities where eve... more »
Freedom and Human Rights
thwap at thwap's schoolyard - 15 hours ago
So I saw this YouTube video via Sister Sage, and I thought that, well, the
first thing then is that a lot of these trolls' comments will dry-up after
the taxpayer money spigot has been turned off. Secondly, that when we get
power in this country we will destroy the Conservative Party of Canada as a
political force by legitimate means and not through such cowardly
skulldudgery as they use. But finally, and most importantly, that we should
never be afraid of the consequences of free speech except the social ones
if we're genuinely offensive, or the legal ones in cases of slander or
li... more »
Richard Bush on ROC 100th, Sept 2012
Michael Turton at The View from Taiwan - 15 hours ago
Richard Bush's speech to the Academia Historica in Taipei last September,
up at Brookings this month. Bush is a major US government expert on Taiwan.
The speech is studded with errors and omissions, most likely the result of
a need to play to its audience. I'd like to isolate a couple of points.
Bush writes:
Civic nationalism, I would suggest, is becoming the dominant type for a
majority of Taiwan people. It is an attachment to the island’s democratic
system and its norms of popular sovereignty and majority rule. To put it
simply, it is an attachment to today’s ROC and all it stand... more »
5.1 Magnitude Earthquake SOUTHERN EAST PACIFIC RISE - 27th January 2013
Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 15 hours ago
Magnitude
5.1
Date-Time
Sunday, January 27, 2013 at 13:50:36 UTC
Sunday, January 27, 2013 at 06:50:36 AM at epicenter
Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones
Location
35.328°S, 108.676°W
Depth
9.9 km (6.2 miles)
Region
SOUTHERN EAST PACIFIC RISE
Distances
909 km (564 miles) S of Hanga Roa, Chile
Ben Kinsella's family blast £20,000 payout to killer's father because police hurt his ankle when they raided his house....'Where's the justice?'
Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 15 hours ago
Michael Alleyne - the father of one of his killers - has received £20,000
compensation from police for injuries and 'trauma' he suffered when they
raided his flat
The family of murdered teenager Ben Kinsella told of their fury after the
father of one of his killers was handed £20,000 by police.
Michael Alleyne's son, also Michael, stabbed Ben to death in north London
in 2008 - but his father has now won a settlement over injuries he suffered
during the Met Police hunt for the murderer.
Parents George and Debbie Kinsella received just half of that when Ben, 16,
was killed outside... more »
Rise of 'white flight': British families are 'self-segregating' as more Caucasians abandon urban areas for the countryside
Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 15 hours ago
Outer London boroughs including Enfield, Waltham Forest and Redbridge have
seen their white British population drop by around a quarter over a decade.
The same applies to urban areas around the capital such as Luton, Reading
and Bedfordshire. Meanwhile, the white British population in many suburban
and rural districts just next door has soared, according to research
produced by Birkbeck College, University of London, in conjunction with
think tank Demos.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2269058/British-families-self-segregate-whites-abandon-urban-areas-countryside.html
Ireland blames Polish supplier for horsemeat in burgers
Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 15 hours ago
Dublin has said ingredients imported from a Polish supplier were
responsible for the horse meat in burger scandal, which forced UK and Irish
supermarkets to pull 10m beef burgers off their shelves.
DNA test results released by the Irish government on Saturday traced the
contamination of burgers made at ABP Food Group’s Silvercrest plant in
Ireland to a low value beef cut and trimming product sourced from an EU
accredited Polish supplier.
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/df8477fa-687d-11e2-ad8f-00144feab49a.html
Nick Clegg: EU referendum is against national interest
Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 15 hours ago
Nick Clegg has warned David Cameron that a promise to hold a referendum on
membership of the European Union is against the national interest and risks
derailing the fragile UK economy.
The deputy prime minister criticised the prime minister as opinion polls in
two Sunday newspapers suggested the Tories had received an opinion poll
bounce from the policy.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/politics/2013/jan/27/clegg-eu-referendum-national-interest
Brazil Nightclub Fire Update: More Than 240 Dead
Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 15 hours ago
Police say 245 people have died in a fire which swept through a crowded
nightclub in southern Brazil.
Around 200 others were injured after the blaze broke out at the Kiss club
in the city of Santa Maria while a band was performing.
http://news.sky.com/story/1043501/brazil-nightclub-fire-more-than-240-dead
Are Primaries Worth The Trouble? Highest Ranking Member Of Congress Was First Elected By Beating An Incumbent In A Primary
DownWithTyranny at DownWithTyranny! - 15 hours ago
With the plethora of hopelessly gerrymandered districts-- a small and
shrinking number of House seats are competitive-- almost the only way to
hold a congressman accountable for corruption, malfeasance or incompetence
is at primary time. Last cycle, two of Blue America's most memorable
achievements were helping Beto O'Rourke overcome corrupt conservative
incumbent Silvestre Reyes in El Paso and helping Matt Cartwright take down
a far worse Blue Dog, Tim Holden, who Steny Hoyer was stumping for...
aggressively. We don't know who our target will be in 2014, but there's a
good chance... more »
Untitled
New Orleans Ladder at New Orleans Ladder - 15 hours ago
*Saints Coach Payton urges New Orleans to show Roger "Da Putz" Godh
ell hospitality*
*Saints New Defensive Staff? Connecting The Dots To Crennel and Mangini
~Saints Tailgate*
*Yes Virginia, these new age Coastie politicians are rotten to the core
~Slabbed*
*New Orleans Launches Its Loyola Streetcar, With Another Leg Awaited ~Susan
Buchanan *
*SUNDAY PARADES!*
* *
*Krewe of Carrollton** Uptown 12:00**`~Krewe of King Arthur** Uptown 1:15.*
*Mystic Krewe of Barkus* *French Quarter 2pm *
*Krewe of Thor **Metairie 2:00 p.m. ~**Mystic Krewe of Perseus** Slidell
1:00 *
*Krewe of Dionysus*... more »
4.6 Magnitude Earthquake IZU ISLANDS, JAPAN REGION - 27th January 2013
Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 16 hours ago
Magnitude
4.6
Date-Time
Sunday, January 27, 2013 at 11:39:12 UTC
Sunday, January 27, 2013 at 08:39:12 PM at epicenter
Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones
Location
32.391°N, 141.845°E
Depth
34.4 km (21.4 miles)
Region
IZU ISLANDS, JAPAN REGION
Distances
206 km (128 miles) ESE of Hachijo-jima, Japan
Mexico: Police Hunt For 20 Missing Musicians
Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 16 hours ago
Police are searching for 20 members of a Mexican band who have gone missing
after playing a gig.
Relatives said Kombo Kolombia's 12 musicians and eight crew were scheduled
to play in Hidalgo in the northeast Mexican state of Nuevo Leon on Thursday
night.
But the group, who play Colombian vallenato music, seem to have vanished.
http://news.sky.com/story/1043497/mexico-police-hunt-for-20-missing-musicians
Brazil Nightclub Fire Tragedy: 180 Killed
Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 16 hours ago
At least 180 people have died after a fire swept through a crowded
nightclub in southern Brazil.
Around 200 others were injured after the blaze broke out at the Kiss club
in the city of Santa Maria while a band was performing.
http://news.sky.com/story/1043501/brazil-nightclub-fire-tragedy-180-killed
Bubble Bursts for Pennsylvania Charter School Scores
Jim Horn at Schools Matter - 16 hours ago
Ron Tomalis is Secretary of Education for Pennsylvania. He holds a
Bachelors Degree in Political Science, which makes him at least as
qualified as Margaret Spellings was for her job as former Secretary of
Education for the U. S under Bush II. Before Margaret Spellings, there was
Rod Paige, whose leadership during fraudulent Houston Miracle era earned
him a spot as W's first Secretary of Ed.
Paige had a Deputy Secretary from Pennslyvania by the name of Eugene
Hickok, who was put in charge of passing out $75,000,000 dollars in federal
discretionary grants to Bush Administration cro... more »
NATO Terrorists in Syria Attack Kurdish Minority
Land Destroyer at Land Destroyer - 16 hours ago
*January 27, 2013* (LD) - The Western media and Western government
representatives from the United States and across the European Union, still
insist that the sectarian bloodbath unfolding in Syria, fueled by US,
British and EU weapons and cash, is a so-called "pro-democracy" uprising.
Why then, one might ask, are these so-called "pro-democracy" freedom
fighters turning their weapons on Syria's Kurdish minority if the "rebels"
are allegedly locked in mortal combat with a "dictatorship" they seek to
overthrow for the sake of all Syrians?
The answer of course is that the conflict is m... more »
Flu Shot Narcolepsy, Bye Bye Scanners, Privacy Glasses - New World Next Week With James Corbett & Media Monarachy
Stranger in a Strange Land at Stranger in a Strange Land - 17 hours ago
24 January 2012
Welcome to *http://NewWorldNextWeek.com* - the video series from Corbett
Report and Media Monarchy that covers some of the most important
developments in open source intelligence news. This week:
Story #1: Evidence Grows for Narcolepsy Link to GSK Swine Flu Shot
*http://ur1.ca/clo4e*
Breaking: Scientists To Resume Work With Lab-Bred Bird Flu
*http://ur1.ca/clo4h*
Nurses Fired for Refusing Flu Shot
*http://ur1.ca/clo4k*
Story #2: TSA Removes Body Scanners From Airports
*http://ur1.ca/clo4n*
'Naked' Airport Scans Could Undergo Revamp In Canada
*http://ur1.ca/clo4p*
... more »
Tory ministers in new war with Brussels
Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 18 hours ago
Days after David Cameron signalled an historic in-out referendum, a series
of ministers and the Mayor of London took hardline positions on elements of
British policy towards Brussels.
They were led by Owen Paterson, the Environment Secretary, who condemned
moves by the European Parliament to pay farmers twice for doing the same
work as “immoral and illegal”.
The row over the supposed “reform” of the controversial Common Agricultural
Policy (CAP) came as ministers studied plans to rein in the European
Commission by giving national parliaments, including Westminster, powers to
veto p... more »
Majority of Turks against EU membership: Survey
Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 18 hours ago
A new survey suggests that the majority of individuals in Turkey believe
the government should abandon efforts for a full membership in the European
Union.
The poll, conducted by TNS Turkey organization on behalf of the Center for
Economy and Foreign Policy Research (EDAM), was based on interviews with
1,509 people aged 18 and above.
The results of the study showed that two thirds of Turkish people are
apathetic about the EU bid.
http://www.presstv.ir/detail/2013/01/27/285786/many-turks-reject-eu-membership-poll/
3 believed dead after plane wreckage found in Antarctica
Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 18 hours ago
Authorities found the wreckage of a plane that crashed days ago in
Antarctica in a condition that suggested no one survived.
Searchers found the plane, a Twin Otter aircraft carrying three people,
close to the summit of Mount Elizabeth in Queen Alexandra Range, in
Antarctica.
The plane "appears to have made a direct impact that was not survivable,"
Maritime New Zealand said Saturday.
http://edition.cnn.com/2013/01/26/world/antarctica-plane/index.html?hpt=hp_t3
Are you thinking of taking your toddler out to lunch today?
Not a sheep at Not a sheep - 18 hours ago
Please don't...
Now imagine the time spent by others in the restaurant glaring at your
scraming brat...
Happy Holyhoax Day!
Rufus News From Atlantis at News From Atlantis. - 18 hours ago
Today in the UK, and in many other countries under Zionist Occupation, is
Holocaust Remembrance Day. The Talmudists who have wrecked the UK use the
27th January as the day in which they celebrate their creed for the Goyim;
today is the holiest day for the Cult of Holocaustianity.
In our schools, all year round children are spoon-fed lie after lie about
the treatment of Jews in wartime Europe, and about the 'guilt' they must
feel because their grandparents and great-grandparents didn't do enough to
protect the Usurers who were rightfully removed from positions of influence
in Europ... more »
Australian Open - men's singles final - jock v djok
Mike Philbin at FREE PLANET - 18 hours ago
*image source, METRO UK*yeah, it's a corny 'jock v djok' subtitle but it's
the only one that seems fitting for this rivetting battle of equals, tie
break dominated, Murray vs Djokovic Australian Open men's single final.
SET ONE: one hour
Murray, 7/6 tie break.
SET TWO: one hour
Djokovic, 7/6 tie break.
SET THREE:
It's on, and God only knows who'll dominate but this mind-game has the
potential to go to five sets, and at this rate that's FIVE HOURS of stamina
draining gameplay (even to watch).
SET THREE: half hour
Well, it didn't go to plan, Djokovic took the third set in double-quick... more »
Dramatic flood rescue: Toddler winched from submerged truck in Australia
Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 18 hours ago
Poland's investigation into secret CIA prisons loses steam
Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 18 hours ago
Lawyers for two men who say they were held illegally in a secret CIA jail
on Polish territory argue that a landmark criminal investigation into the
"black site" is being stalled because a trial will embarrass the Polish
state.
Polish prosecutors are investigating the country's role in a global
operation run by U.S. secret services a decade ago to transport suspected
al Qaeda members to facilities outside the United States where they could
be held and interrogated without the safeguards set out under U.S. law.
http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/01/27/us-poland-cia-idUSBRE90Q03M2013... more »
Israel vows Syria strike at any sign of chemical arms transfer
Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 18 hours ago
Any sign of Syria's grip on its suspected chemical weapons slipping as it
battles an armed uprising could trigger Israeli military strikes, Israel's
vice premier said on Sunday.
Silvan Shalom confirmed a media report that Prime Minister Benjamin
Netanyahu had last week convened security chiefs to discuss the civil war
in nearby Syria and the state of the country's chemical arsenal.
The meeting, held on Wednesday, had not been publicly announced and was
seen as especially unusual as it came while votes were still being counted
from Israel's national election the day before, which Net... more »
Egyptian youths, police clash in fourth day of violence
Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 18 hours ago
Police fired tear gas at dozens of stone-throwing protesters in Cairo on
Sunday in a fourth day of street clashes that have killed at least 41
people and compounded the political challenges facing President Mohamed
Mursi.
In the worst violence, security sources said 32 people died in Port Said on
Saturday when protests erupted following a court verdict sentencing 21
people, mostly from the city, to death for their role in a deadly stadium
disaster last year.
http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/01/27/us-egypt-anniversary-idUSBRE90N1E620130127
Brazil Kiss Nightclub Fire: At Least Ninety Killed
Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 18 hours ago
At least 90 people have reportedly died from smoke inhalation after a
nightclub fire in southern Brazil.
Around 200 others are being treated in several hospitals after the blaze in
the city of Santa Maria in Rio Grande do Sul.
http://news.sky.com/story/1043501/ninety-killed-in-nightclub-fire-in-brazil
Sunday Globe Special: Globe Erases Petition Signatures
Rocker at MSM Monitor - 18 hours ago
*We call it censorship around here.*
"Right to petition White House no laughing matter" by David Nakamura |
Washington Post, December 16, 2012
*No, it isn't. It's a right enshrined in the ruling document of this land;
however, I'm sure the agenda-pushing media will make a joke of it. *
WASHINGTON — Forget the fiscal cliff: When it comes to the nation’s most
pressing concerns, other matters trump financial calamity.
Several thousand Americans, for example, are urging President Obama to
nationalize the troubled Twinkies industry to prevent the loss of the snack
cake’s ‘‘sweet crea... more »
France destroys Mali Islam leader's house
Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 19 hours ago
FRENCH air strikes destroyed the home of the leader of an al-Qaeda-linked
group in northern Mali as French-led forces advanced on Sunday on the
Islamist stronghold of Timbuktu.
The overnight strikes in Kidal came 24 hours after French-led troops seized
Gao, the most populated town in Mali's Islamist-controlled arid north,
which is roughly the size of Texas. Gao is home to about 60,000 people.
http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/breaking-news/french-led-troops-in-mali-seize-airport/story-e6frf7k6-1226562678052
Military surface-to-air MISSILE LAUNCHER handed in at Seattle gun buyback event
Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 19 hours ago
Police officers collecting weapons during Seattle's first gun buyback
program in more than 20 years were shocked when someone brought in with a
military surface-to-air missile launcher Saturday.
According to a member of the Seattle Police Department’s bomb squad, the
launcher was a single-use military device that had already been used once.
A man who was at the event bought the weapon for $100 from the person who
brought it in, but it was temporarily confiscated by Seattle police.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2268911/Military-surface-air-missile-launcher-shows-Seattle-gun... more »
Wisconsin sheriff urges residents to ARM themselves - because there are not enough officers to defend them
Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 19 hours ago
*Call to arms: Milwaukee County Sheriff David Clarke released an ad calling
on residents to defend themselves because the old model of having a citizen
call 911 and wait for help isn't always the best option*
A Wisconsin sheriff has stirred controversy this week after releasing a
radio ad urging Milwaukee-area residents to learn to handle firearms so
they can defend themselves while waiting for police.
In the 30-second commercial, Milwaukee County Sheriff David Clarke Jr. says
due to law enforcing cutbacks, personal safety is no longer a spectator
sport.
‘I need you in the game,’ ... more »
6.0 Magnitude Earthquake TONGA - 27th January 2013
Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 19 hours ago
Magnitude M 6.0
Region TONGA
Date time 2013-01-27 09:59:27.0 UTC
Location 16.03 S ; 173.38 W
Depth 10 km
Distances 41 km E Hihifo
Flu Shots Reported Links to Narcolepsy in Children & Adults
Stranger in a Strange Land at Stranger in a Strange Land - 19 hours ago
Source: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Agriculture-Society/217990047058
Flu Shot Linked to Child Narcolepsy – Reuters ReportsChild Health Safety,
25 January 2013
Reuters reports that GlaxoSmithKline’s Pandemrix H1N1 swine flu vaccine has
caused 800 cases of narcolepsy in children. Taking under-reporting into
account, this could amount to between at least 5,600 cases or a figure
around up to 40,000 in the countries concerned. Cases have been recorded in
children from Sweden, Finland, Norway, Ireland and France. Narcolepsy is a
serious condition which can debilitate a child for lif... more »
Flu epidemic continues to sweep the U.S. with 37 children dead
Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 19 hours ago
The U.S. is still in the grip of a flu epidemic but case are decreasing in
many parts of the country, according to a Centers of Disease Control and
Prevention report on data from the week of January 13 to 19.
There was a drop from 48 states reporting flu activity to 47 states
reporting 'widespread' cases of influenza. In this report, 'widespread'
means more than 50 per cent of geographic region is reporting flu activity.
Those numbers only report how far the flu has spread, not how severe it is.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2268806/Flu-epidemic-continues-sweep-U-S-37-ch... more »
Connecticut police officers Elson Morales, Joseph Lawlor and Clive Higgins caught on camera 'kicking and stomping on man after disabling him with a stun gun'
Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 19 hours ago
Three Connecticut police officers have been put on administrative leave
after they were caught on video brutally beating a suspect in a local
park.
Elson Morales, Joseph Lawlor and Clive Higgins, all 10-year veterans of
the
Bridgeport Police Department, are shown on the tape kicking and stomping
on
a man they had already subdued with a stun gun.
They will remain on paid administrative leave while the May 2011
encounter
is investigated.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2268908/Three-Connecticut-cops-leave-caught-tape-kicking-stomping-man-theyd-subdued-stun-gun.html
Taranis: Britain's deadly superdrone that picks its own targets but experts warn plane could mark the start of 'robot wars'
Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 19 hours ago
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