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North Korea Raises Military Combat Readiness Level
Four days after Kim Jong Eun was cited in the North Korean media as saying
that he would order “great national action” in response to the most recent
UN Security Council resolution sanctioning the country, the authorities
have moved the military to a state of increased combat readiness.
An inside source from North Hamkyung Province revealed news of the step on
the 30th, saying, “The status change to preparation for combat mobilization
was declared today at midnight.” A day earlier on the 29th, the authorities
issued an emergency order instructing Party cadres to stay at their desks... more »
New York Times says targeted by China hackers after Wen report
The New York Times said on Thursday that Chinese hackers had "persistently"
attacked its computers over the past four months since the paper published
a story on Premier Wen Jiabao, but sensitive material related to the report
was not accessed.
The New York Times said the attacks coincided with its report last October
that Wen's family had accumulated at least $2.7 billion in "hidden riches".
China said at the time the report smeared its name and had ulterior motives.
http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/01/31/us-china-newyorktimes-idUSBRE90U05620130131
Iran crude oil exports rise to highest since EU sanctions
Iran's crude oil exports in December leapt to their highest level since
European Union sanctions took effect last July, analysts and shipping
sources said, as strong Chinese demand and tanker fleet expansion helped
the OPEC member dodge sanctions.
Exports rose to around 1.4 million barrels per day (bpd) in December,
according to two industry sources and shipping and customs data compiled by
Reuters on a country-by-country basis and corroborated by other sources and
consultants.
http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/01/31/us-iran-oil-exports-idUSBRE90U01Y20130131
Magnitude-6.8 earthquake shakes northern Chile killing at least 1 Person
A magnitude-6.8 earthquake shook offices, toppled supermarket shelves and
broke windows on Wednesday in north-central Chile, where people fled some
buildings in panic.
A 50-year-old woman in the city of Copiapo died of a heart attack, said
Atacama Regional Governor Rafael Prohens, who attributed her death to fear
during the quake. Authorities said that damage was limited and discounted
the possibility of a tsunami.
The U.S. Geological Survey originally reported the quake at 6.7, but later
revised it upward. It struck at 4:15 p.m. (3:15 p.m.; 2015 GMT) and was
centered 27 miles (44 ... more »
Powerful storms in Georgia flip cars, decimate homes; 2 dead
A massive storm system raked the Southeast on Wednesday, generating
tornadoes and dangerous winds that flipped cars on a major Georgia
interstate, demolished homes and businesses and killed at least two people.
WSB-TV in Atlanta aired footage of an enormous funnel cloud bearing down on
Adairsville where the storm ripped through the city's downtown. Winds
flattened homes and wiped out parts of a large manufacturing plant in the
city about 60 miles northwest of Atlanta. Pieces of insulation hung from
trees and power poles, and a bank was missing a big chunk of its roof.
http://www.kgw... more »
Mysterious tics and vocalizations similar to Tourette’s syndrome hit Essex Aggie students in Massachusetts
Local and state health officials are investigating reports that more than a
dozen students are exhibiting mysterious vocal tics or hiccups at Essex
Agricultural and Technical High School.
“The school is willing to do whatever the town and the Massachusetts
Department of Public Health want to do,” said Essex Aggie
Superintendent-Director Roger Bourgeois. “The health and well-being of our
kids is our No. 1 priority.”
Bourgeois declined to speculate on what may be the cause.
http://www.salemnews.com/local/x1746083240/Mysterious-hiccups-hit-Essex-Aggie-students
*The incidents on the No... more »
Radioactive Cattle Found Near Fukushima
Thousands of cows were abandoned in the evacuated zone around the Fukushima
Daiichi nuclear power plant after the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami
that devastated the Tōhoku region of Japan and released radioactive
materials from the plant.
Now, nearly two years after the disaster, those abandoned cattle were found
to be contaminated with radioactive elements. Traces of radioactive cesium,
silver and tellurium were found in the 79 cattle analyzed by a scientific
team led by Tohoku University engineer Tomokazu Fukuda and published in the
journal PLOS ONE.
Fetuses and calves had ra... more »
Mob of wild monkeys rampage through homes in eastern Indonesian village, injuring 7 people
A mob of wild monkeys has gone on a rampage in a village in eastern
Indonesia, entering houses and attacking residents. Seven people were
injured, including one who is in critical condition.
Ambo Ella, a spokesman for Sidendeng Rappang District in South Sulawesi
province, says the surprise attack by about 10 monkeys happened in Toddang
Pulu village.
He said Wednesday that a 16-year-old boy was badly bitten in the attack
Monday and is being treated at the hospital
http://www.calgaryherald.com/news/monkeys+rampage+Indonesian+village+enter+houses+attack+hurt/7892229/story.html
Guest Post - Do your bit for the Environment and Cycle!
After Christmas and the New Year celebrations, it is normally this time of
year when the January blues start to set in, and most people start setting
resolutions as they promise themselves to detox and get fitter.
So, there is no better time than now to start thinking about how these
resolutions can not only help your own well-being but also the environment.
Nowadays, we are all becoming more environmentally focused, trying to do
our bit wherever we can and live a greener lifestyle, whether that’s
re-using carrier bags in supermarkets, buying organic produce or recycling
effectively ... more »
At Least Canadian Immigrant Ted Cruz Can Never be Presidente
Texas teabagger Ted Cruz is already making an effort to be the most
revolting badass in town. And it's working. He was the first senator out of
the box to attack fellow Cuban-American wingnut Marco Rubio and other
Republicans for working with Democrats on a comprehensive immigration
policy. And yesterday he was one of only 3 reactionaries to vote against
confirming John Kerry as Secretary of State. A chickenhawk and spawn of Joe
McCarthy himself, Cruz went out of the way to smear two decorated war
heroes, Kerry and Chuck Hagel.
And on top of all that, Cruz picked a fight with Rahm... more »
5.6 Magnitude Earthquake SANTA CRUZ ISLANDS - 31st January 2013
Magnitude
5.6
Date-Time
Thursday, January 31, 2013 at 04:31:33 UTC
Thursday, January 31, 2013 at 03:31:33 PM at epicenter
Location
10.934°S, 165.418°E
Depth
32.9 km (20.4 miles)
Region
SANTA CRUZ ISLANDS
Distances
385 km (239 miles) E (98°) from Kira Kira, Solomon Islands
America's Titanic Plot 100 years ago
If Sandy Hook, 911 and Aurora shootings had all been planned and
orchestrated by the same evil forces, then it stands to reason that the
Titanic was deliberately set on a "suicide collision" course into the
dangerous ice bergs zone to pave the way for the Federal Reserve system a
year later.
America is suffering today for that "Titanic Plot" 100 years ago. The wave
of disasters including BPGOD that hit America since the start of the
century has all been orchestrated. But the Symphony of Disasters can easily
be disrupted by the people, if only the people refuse to play to their... more »
EU Referendum Debate 'Damaging Economic Growth'........Of course nothing to do with the Failing EU or Inadequate Government
An influential group of economists has said the government debate over
having an "in or out" referendum over Europe is damaging economic growth.
The London School of Economics Growth Commission also branded Government
investment in a long-term growth strategy as "inadequate", "unstable" and
"failing".
http://news.sky.com/story/1045346/eu-referendum-debate-damaging-economic-growth
Hadiya Pendleton Shot Dead After Obama Ceremony Performance
A 15-year-old marching band member who performed at President Barack
Obama's inauguration celebrations has been shot dead in Chicago.
Police said Hadiya Pendleton was shot in the back on Tuesday in a South
Side park. She was taken to hospital, where she died.
The honour roll student was one of a dozen teens taking shelter under a
canopy during heavy rain when a man jumped over a fence, ran towards the
group and started shooting.
http://news.sky.com/story/1045378/teen-shot-dead-after-obama-ceremony-performance
West Coast Mainline Deal: Ministers 'Lied To'
The Transport Department was "irresponsible" over its role in the collapse
of the £5bn West Coast Mainline rail contract, a group of MPs have said.
Members of the Transport Committee said the Government department had
embarked on an "ambitious, perhaps unachievable" reform in haste, and
claimed that ministers and senior officials were lied to.
http://news.sky.com/story/1045432/west-coast-mainline-deal-ministers-lied-to
Arthur D Harmon Wanted for the Arizona Office Shooting
Police are still searching for a gunman after three people were shot - one
fatally - during a dispute at an office complex in Phoenix, Arizona.
The suspect has been named as 70-year-old Arthur D Harmon.
Police reportedly served a search warrant on Harmon's house seven miles
from the office park, but found nobody inside.
http://news.sky.com/story/1045275/arizona-office-shooting-gunman-on-the-run
Masonic Lithograph 1880's
An odd item picked up by a friend in the antique trade
5.0 Magnitude Earthquake SOUTHERN SUMATRA, INDONESIA - 31st January 2013
Magnitude
5.0
Date-Time
Thursday, January 31, 2013 at 04:10:46 UTC
Thursday, January 31, 2013 at 11:10:46 AM at epicenter
Location
4.613°S, 102.515°E
Depth
51.7 km (32.1 miles)
Region
SOUTHERN SUMATRA, INDONESIA
Distances
98 km (61 miles) SSE (164°) from Bengkulu, Sumatra, Indonesia
5.6 Magnitude Earthquake SANTA CRUZ ISLANDS - 31st January 2013
Magnitude
5.6
Date-Time
Thursday, January 31, 2013 at 03:58:00 UTC
Thursday, January 31, 2013 at 02:58:00 PM at epicenter
Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones
Location
10.680°S, 166.391°E
Depth
35.1 km (21.8 miles)
Region
SANTA CRUZ ISLANDS
Distances
61 km (37 miles) E of Lata, Solomon Islands
6.2 Magnitude Earthquake SANTA CRUZ ISLANDS - 31st January 2013
Magnitude
6.2
Date-Time
Thursday, January 31, 2013 at 03:33:49 UTC
Thursday, January 31, 2013 at 02:33:49 PM at epicenter
Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones
Location
10.670°S, 166.376°E
Depth
55.4 km (34.4 miles)
Region
SANTA CRUZ ISLANDS
Distances
60 km (37 miles) E of Lata, Solomon Islands
6.0 Magnitude Earthquake SANTA CRUZ ISLANDS - 30th January 2013
Magnitude
6.0
Date-Time
Wednesday, January 30, 2013 at 23:03:45 UTC
Thursday, January 31, 2013 at 10:03:45 AM at epicenter
Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones
Location
10.518°S, 166.486°E
Depth
10 km (6.2 miles)
Region
SANTA CRUZ ISLANDS
Distances
498 km (309 miles) E (91°) from Kira Kira, Solomon Islands
The Minerva Project: Time for a Disciplinary Appraisal?
A little over four years ago the U.S. Department of Defense issued its
first Minerva grants. These often substantial awards have produced a
significant number of publications by some of the “best and brightest”
(including long-term Duck of Minerva guest blogger Josh Busby) in the field
and, whether directly or indirectly, shaped the nature of
Continue reading
Musical Interlude: Adiemus, “Adiemus”
Adiemus, “Adiemus”
- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aL8kZ-iVk90
"A Look to the Heavens"
“Stars are sometimes born in the midst of chaos. About 3 million years ago
in the nearby galaxy M33, a large cloud of gas spawned dense internal knots
which gravitationally collapsed to form stars. NGC 604 was so large,
however, it could form enough stars to make a globular cluster.
*Click image for larger size.*
Many young stars from this cloud are visible in the above image from the
Hubble Space Telescope, along with what is left of the initial gas cloud.
Some stars were so massive they have already evolved and exploded in a
supernova. The brightest stars that are left emit l... more »
Patty Andrews...
*RIP*
*February 16, 1918 – January 30, 2013 *
*Three beautiful ladies with gorgeous gams... *
More: Boogie Woogie Bye-Bye
Syria: Israeli jets strike Jamaraya arms depot near Damascus leaving casualties
The Syrian government, by admitting that the Israel Air Force attacked the
Jamaraya “Military Research Institute” (a euphemism for an arms deport),
near Damascus, broke the barrier of silence the Israeli government had
clamped down on its initial involvement in the Syrian conflict. It also
indicated that Bashar Assad may have decided to pick up the gauntlet thrown
down by Israel. The Syrian statement also refuted the report by foreign
media from “Israeli sources” that Israeli jets had struck a convoy carrying
sophisticated weapons from Syria to the Hizballah in Lebanon.
The Syrian... more »
Everybody's Right (still)
(Re-post from October 2012)
I am filled with hope, love and excitement for what is to come. Something
has changed recently and although I cannot show you a picture of what it
was, I can tell you what I see. I see all of us right.
There are so many versions of truth. What if they were all correct? We
stand today a divided planet. There are nations and within them states and
within them counties and towns. Within the towns there are men, women and
children; from every nation, following every religion, team, political
party, interest and sexual preference. Within each... more »
NETANYAHU CONCEDES ISRAEL CAN’T SUCCESSFULLY ATTACK IRAN ALONE
For years I have been writing saying that Israel could not unilaterally
attack Iran without the full blessing, support and connivance of the United
States despite Netanyahu’s threats that he would. Now Netanyahu has
moderated his tune in line with what US military leaders have recently saidconceding that Israel
indeed needs US help to ensure the permanent destruction of Iran’s nuclear
facilities.
This concession to reality by Netanyahu may well be an attempt to thaw
relations with Obama now that both the US and Israeli elections are out of
the way and the rhetoric against Iran has ... more »
All cashed up with no where to grow
KDrum and Ezra are mystified. They can't imagine why multinational
corporations are hoarding cash in these amounts: "Total liquid assets held
by nonfinancial corporations have increased from 7.7 percent of GDP to 11.3
percent of GDP."
Kevin is looking for an answer:
I'm not sure. But for 15 years the people with money to bet have been
betting that they'll get better returns investing in financial instruments
than they will by investing in expansion of existing products and the
invention of new ones. Until we figure out why, we're going to be stuck
with a combination of sluggish ... more »
If there's anything we should be able to do, it's overfish the hated snakehead to extinction
*The snakehead doesn't look so bad this way -- in Rockfish chef Chad
Wells's second course of "snakefish soaked in chimichurri, napped with
avocado sauce, Nopal cactus relish and chipotle crema" (served with Flying
Dog ale), the lone actual snakehead dish served at a gala dinner devoted to
encouraging the fishing-to-extinction of the alien predator that's
devouring Chesapeake Bay and Potomac River life. (No, it doesn't look so
bad this way, but take a peek below.)*
*"'I don't like snakes, and I don't like fish,' said Nicky Safari of Tysons
Corner, who appeared to be in exactly the ... more »
Listen Steve Melendez, American Indian Genocide Museum 'Treaty Rights'
Steve on Treaty Rights. Kpft.org by Censored News
Listen to Steve Melendez, American Indian Genocide President, Pyramid Lake Paiute, speaking on Treaty Rights, on KPFT radio.
HOUSTON Canadian Consulate: Photos Tarsands Blockade www.tarsandsblockade.org
Jan. 28, 2013 In Texas, Blockaders joined with indigenous people representing Idle No More and the American Indian
Untitled
*The Wisner Fund - Battle for the Bayou -Part I ~American Zombie*
Review of Rancourt's book "Fight Against Racism"
"Hierarchy
and Free Expression in the Fight Against Racism" by Denis G. Rancourt,
Stairway Press, 2013, pp. 180.
Book review by Prof. Anatole French [1]
As a legal academic, I have been asked by the author to review his book
"Hierarchy and Free Expression in the Fight Against Racism".
Specifically, I was asked to succinctly describe what is the animal in
question. What is this book mainly
Lisa Harrison “Collective Imagination” Show 1-29-13… MP3s
http://kauilapele.wordpress.com/2013/01/29/lisa-harrison-collective-imagination-show-1-29-13-mp3s/
*Lisa Harrison “Collective Imagination” Show 1-29-13… MP3s*
Posted on 2013/01/29 by kauilapele
Okay, I have not heard this yet, but Ginger has, and here is what she wrote
about it in her email to me…
“KP – wow, did you listen to this??? Heather finally opened up big high
vibrational time on every level and well, you just have to hear this if you
haven’t yet -[link to show] and now left wondering if she is the one
Sheldon and others speak of as being the one who will be the one to de... more »
Number of Israelis updating gas masks nearly triples
The defense establishment's concerns about the potential threat of chemical
weapons from Syria and Hezbollah has not gone unnoticed by the Israeli
public.
The Israel Postal Serivce reported Wednesday that more Israelis are
updating their gas masks and ABC kits. In fact, the number of Israelis
changing their nonconventional warfare protection kits has nearly tripled
over the past month.
http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-4338964,00.html
Federal Reserve continues to print money at a feverish pace as US economy continues collapsing
The Federal Reserve on Wednesday left in place its monthly $85 billion
bond-buying stimulus plan, arguing the support was needed to lower
unemployment even as it indicated a recent stall in U.S. economic growth
was likely temporary.
The U.S. central bank predicted that the nation's job market would continue
to improve at a modest pace, and repeated a pledge to keep purchasing
securities until the outlook for employment "improves substantially."
"Growth in economic activity paused in recent months, in large part because
of weather-related disruptions and other transitory factors," th... more »
Oskar Werner Reading Rilke's Der Schaunde with English Translation
YouTube Video Description - [Channel: miladymell]:
Using scenes and clips from the film, Interlude, here is Der Schaunde (The
Man Watching) with English translation.
The Kerry Confirmation
*Just looking over his portfolio*:
"Kerry faces scrutiny over extensive investments; Panel considers steps to
prevent conflicts for secretary of state" by Bryan Bender and David
Uberti | Globe Staff | Globe Correspondent, January 16, 2013
WASHINGTON — Senator John F. Kerry and his wife hold *an array of
international investments* that could pose *conflicts of interest* for him
as secretary of state, and an ethics review is already underway to
determine whether he *needs to divest* holdings, put them in a *blind trust*,
or *recuse himself* from some discussions, according to Obama ... more »
Revising History
From *Econ Journal Watch*:
Paul Krugman Denies Having Concurred With an Administration Forecast: A Note
by David O. Cushman
Abstract
In a previous article for Econ Journal Watch, I attributed to Paul Krugman
a concurrence with the optimistic economic forecast put forward in early
2009 by the incoming Administration. Krugman reacted by denying that he had
concurred with that forecast, pointing to a blog entry of his from January
2009. But Krugman apparently did not read my paper. It concerned not a blog
entry from January 2009 but rather one from March 2009. In this note, I
take gre... more »
“Anxiety! Why We're Anxious and the Secret to Getting Better”
*“Anxiety!*
* Why We're Anxious and the Secret to Getting Better”*
By Reid Wilson
“Anxiety and its next of kin, fear, are arguably the oldest, most basic
human emotions, bequeathed to us by a vast history of prehominid ancestors.
We owe our survival as Homo sapiens to these emotions, which were literally
built into our nervous systems as an evolutionary hedge against extinction.
Yet today, while still protecting us from genuine danger, they’ve morphed
into a multitude of extraneous and dysfunctional afflictions—panic
disorder, obsessive-compulsive disorder, phobias, and all... more »
To tell the truth
This slipped under the radar. WaPo is launching a new fact check featurefor it's website -- Truthteller.
The concept is well-intentioned. Watch the vid at the link, it's short but
you can't, it basically does fact checks in real time. They have some kind
of algorithm that flags phrases and matches them to their archived previous
fact checks.
The obvious problem is the WaPo doesn't have that stellar on record on
doing fact checks. Lots of dubious "both sides do it" has been passed on by
their human "truth tellers" for "balance." And of course, the other big
problem is there's stil... more »
Our Disgusting Heroes: More Consumer-Punishing Bank Amnesty and Disturbing Facts About Obama's New CIA Boss Pick Brennan
The important thing to remember is that the MONEY never came from ANY of
the parties in the sham securitization chain starting with the originator.
While there are exceptions - like World Savings - the truth defeats further
claims regarding the Wachovia acquisition and then the Wells Fargo
acquisition of Wachovia. Either the assignments were missing or they
fabricated and forged.. . . But
The Corbett Report: Calling Out The Hypocritical, War-Loving Left
Neither the right nor the left are consistent in the application of their
beliefs and principles. James Corbett breaks it all down in this video
called, "Calling Out The Hypocritical, War-Loving Left."
Queen Beatrix's abdication: too 'typically Dutch' for the Windsors?
http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2013/jan/29/queen-beatrix-abdication
*
* *Queen Beatrix's abdication: too 'typically Dutch' for the Windsors?*
*The abdication of a monarch comes naturally to the Dutch, while the
British maintain a martyrish attitude to succession*
Joris Luyendijk
guardian.co.uk, Tuesday 29 January 2013 11.54 EST
Is there something unhealthily martyrish about the British "Queen for Life"
system? I can't be the only foreigner who wasn't even aware that t*he
British queen is like the Catholic pope; only death gets you a new one. *But
then on Monday, Queen Beat... more »
The Poet: David Whyte, “The Winter of Listening"
*“The Winter of Listening"*
“No one but me by the fire,
my hands burning red in the palms
while the night wind carries everything away outside.
All this petty worry,
while the great cloak of the sky grows dark
and intense round every living thing.
What is precious inside us does not
care to be known by the mind
in ways that diminish its presence.
What we strive for in perfection
is not what turns us into the lit angel we desire,
what disturbs and then nourishes
has everything we need.
What we hate in ourselves is what we cannot know
in ourselves, but what is tru... more »
A Case For Natural Disaster Vengeance?
Republican Congressman Peter King was correct when he said New York and New
Jersey donors would be crazy to contribute campaign money to Republican
candidates. "Anyone from New York or New Jersey who contributes one penny
to the Republican Congressional Campaign Committee should have their head
examined," he raved to CNN. "It was absolutely disgraceful. People in my
party, they wonder why they're becoming a minority party... They're going
to have a hard time getting my vote, I can tell you that. Turning your back
on people who are starving and freezing is not a Republican value."
... more »
Well yes, it's the uncertainty
So not exactly spelling doom forever, but troubling to see GDP dropped 0.1
percent in the last quarter of 2012. Part of the reason is cyclical. Fiscal
years ends in the third quarter and the Pentagon has to give back whatever
they didn't spend. So they go a wild spending spree to protect their
funding. And of course they don't spend in the last quarter because they're
out of money.
But this time the swing was bigger than usual. I have no doubt this is why:
Another possibility, as Michael O’Hanlon of Brookings told me, is that the
Pentagon has been preparing for the sequester budge... more »
Paulo Coelho, “Why Do That?”
*“Why Do That?”*
by Paulo Coelho
“Nature is telling us: ‘Change!’ And those who do not fear the Angel of
Good Fortune understand that they must go forward, despite their fear.
Despite their doubts.
Despite recriminations.
Despite threats.
They confront their values and prejudices. They hear the advice of their
loved ones, who say: ‘Why do that? You have everything you need: the love
of your parents, your wife and your children, the job it took you so long
to get. Don’t run the risk of becoming a stranger in a strange land.’
Nevertheless, they risk taking a first step... more »
Clinton's Clot
*Trying
to clear some of my Globes*:
"Announcement on Senator John Kerry is delayed; Other national security
team picks are factor" by Glen Johnson | Globe Staff, December 16,
2012
Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton was *bedridden with a virus*
that
forced her to cancel a planned trip to the Middle East and North Africa.
On Saturday, her spokeswoman said Clinton had a *concussion after
fainting*because of her illness and would work at home next week.
*
**Related: **Sunday Globe Special: Field of Dreams*
*I'm wondering if maybe that wasn't it at all.*
She had been *slated to ... more »
Untitled
*"Winning Isn’t Everything: Competing with Yourself"*
by Madisyn Taylor, The DailyOM
"When we are satisfied with our life, we do not look for experiences of
winning and losing to define our self-worth. The urges that drive us to
compete with others tend to be straightforward. Years of both evolution and
societal influences have shaped us to pit ourselves against our peers. The
needs and desires that inspire us to compete with ourselves, however, are
entirely personal and thus far more complex. A need to outdo our earlier
efforts—to confirm that we have grown as individuals—can... more »
Robert Reich's Blog:
------------------------------
Why Consumers are Bummed Out
TUESDAY, JANUARY 29, 2013
Original Here
The Conference Board reported Tuesday that the preliminary January figure
for consumer confidence in the United States fell to its lowest level in
more than a year.
The last time consumers were this bummed out was October 2011, when there
was widespread talk of a double-dip recession.
But this time business news is buoyant. The stock market is bullish. The
housing market seems to have rebounded a bit. ... more »
Is Harper Begging for Trouble?
A nagging worry I've had about the plans to ramp up supertanker traffic
through Vancouver's inner harbour and Kitimat and the Douglas Channel is
their extraordinary vulnerability to sabotage or terrorism.
It wouldn't take much to block the Second Narrows or Lions Gate and it
probably wouldn't take much more to create havoc in the Douglas Channel,
Dixon Entrance or Hecate Strait in the north.
In those waters it could take a long time to clear a scuttled hulk. And
what happens if either of those routes is blocked for any extended period?
What happens to ordinary, west coast commerc... more »
Lindsey Graham’s exciting new murder charge!
*WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 30, 2013*
*It’s time to denounce this misconduct:* Hillary Clinton stands accused of
murder all over again!
Monday night, speaking with Greta van Susteren, Lindsey Graham took the
nation down a repulsive old road.
“I haven’t forgotten about Benghazi,” Senator Graham dimwittedly said.
“Hillary Clinton got away with murder, in my view.”
What makes this a repulsive *old* road? At Salon, Joan Walsh remembers:
WALSH (1/30/13): Now, let’s give him the benefit of the doubt and assume
he’s using “got away with murder” figuratively, rather than saying Clinton
murdered... more »
Catch of the Day
(Updated)
The Catch goes to Ed Kilgore, who notes the similarities between this
year's and last year's Republican obsessions. The key point, however, generalizes
beyond that:
When a significant group of politicians decide to make some event or issue
the center of media attention, they can often do so to a considerable
extent whether it makes sense or not. When an entire political party
becomes committed to an event or issue as of transcendent importance, it
instantly becomes so regardless of the merits of the case.
That's right; we tend to assume that heavy news coverage is the res... more »
Sheldan Nidle - January 29, 2013
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* *Sheldan Nidle - January 29, 2013*
1 Cauac, 7 Yax, 9 Eb
Dratzo! We return! Your world is being held in a sacred limbo, awaiting
the magic touch that only Heaven can provide. Heaven decreed a short delay
in order to afford humanity an integration period into these very new
energies. *Long ago, when the Anunnaki wished to rule over you, a special
agreement was put forth which stipulated that the period of dark rule would
only be allowed for around 13 millennia. This time has come and is well and
truly gone. The collapse of the many timelines into one was the final
verifica... more »
Syria Claims Israeli Jets Hit Military Facility
An Israeli airstrike has hit a military research centre north west of
Damascus, the Syrian army has claimed.
In a statement carried by the state news agency, SANA, the Syrian army's
general command said: "Israeli fighter jets violated our air space at dawn
today and carried out a direct strike on a scientific research centre in
charge of raising our level of resistance and self-defence."
http://news.sky.com/story/1045063/syria-claims-israeli-jets-hit-military-facility
Liberals Infiltrating the Tea Party?
Senate minority leader Mitch McConnell is in trouble. Kentucky Tea Party
activists want him out and could spoil his re-election bid. That's got
McConnell lashing out, claiming his opponents have been infiltrated by,
gasp, Liberals.
*In a campaign fund-raising email Monday, McConnell's campaign manager,
Jesse Benton, said every conservative in the state needs to be aware of "an
important development." *
* *
*He said a report by Politico, a political journalism news group,
"confirmed that (President) Barack Obama's Democratic allies are attempting
to infiltrate conservative organiz... more »
“Keynes Said: ‘Lets Euthanize The Rentiers’; Instead, We Euthanized The Economy”
*“Keynes Said: ‘Lets Euthanize The Rentiers’;*
* Instead, We Euthanized The Economy”*
*By Andrew McKillop*
“In the end notes to his 1936 'General Theory', John Maynard Keynes said
that he looked forward to the "Euthanasia of the Rentier", to be replaced
by “communal saving by the agency of the state; maintained at a level which
will allow the growth of capital up to the point where it ceases to be
scarce”. In his time and in so-called "classical economics" a rentier is a
person who lives on interest income, called "rent" received for the loan of
capital and productive assets ... more »
6.7 Magnitude Earthquake ATACAMA, CHILE - 30th January 2013
Magnitude
6.7
Date-Time
Wednesday, January 30, 2013 at 20:15:43 UTC
Wednesday, January 30, 2013 at 04:15:43 PM at epicenter
Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones
Location
28.168°S, 70.804°W
Depth
47.5 km (29.5 miles)
Region
ATACAMA, CHILE
Distances
44 km (27 miles) N of Vallenar, Chile
Israel attacks Syria: Details sketchy and of course contradictory
Exactly what I had feared was going to happened has happened. *Israel has
attacked Syria.*
I have mentioned this fear previously at the blog and over at MoA
PennyJanuary 27, 2013 at 1:47 PM
.......
*That all said, and I do say it cautiously Israel is the wild card
They can launch a go it alone strike on Syria.*
That was three days ago. I believe I made that remark prior to that date
over at MoA
It sure looked as if that was going to happen and sadly it did
*Israeli aircraft fires missile at target in Syria*
Israeli aircraft attacked a truck convoy along the Syria-Lebanon border
We... more »
Available pleas
R. v. R.P., 2013 ONCA 53 deals with potential pleas available in Canada:
[38] Section 606(1) describes the pleas available to an accused who
is called upon to plead. The section makes it clear that, apart from the
general pleas of guilty and not guilty and the special pleas authorized by
Part XX, no other pleas are available. Thus, a formal plea of *nolo
contendere*, literally "I am unwilling to contest", is not available under
our procedural law.
[39] A plea of guilty is a formal admission of guilt and constitutes
a waiver, not only of an accused's right to require ... more »
HADIYA PENDLETON; DANGEROUS WASHINGTON
*Hadiya (Centre) who attended the elite King College Prep school.*
Hadiya Pendleton, 15, performed in a school band at Obama's inauguration.
She also performed at a presidential brunch and at a political event at
Howard University.
Days later, she was shot dead in a park, just a few blocks away from
Obama's Chicago home.
Another student from her school, Lawrence Sellers, was shot in the leg.
Police said gang members were at the park where Hadiya was killed.
The shooter jumped into a waiting car and sped away.
CPS Student, 15, Dead in South Side Shootings / Girl who performed at... more »
MNN: WOMEN, STOP CAUSING DEATH and DESTRUCTION
WOMEN, STOP CAUSING DEATH & DESTRUCTION
Mohawk Nation News
http://www.mohawknationnews.com
“Please stop dropping bombs on us!”
MNN: Jan. 29, 2013. More drone bases, more guns, more bombs,
flying killer robots, more gas, more killing fields of women, men and
kids, more hunger, malnutrition, starvation. We Indigenous women are
the “progenitors
Syrian TV says Israeli planes attacked Damascus research center
Israeli warplanes attacked a research center in Damascus province at dawn
on Wednesday, Syrian television said.
Sources told Reuters earlier that Israeli jets bombed a convoy on Syria's
border with Lebanon on Wednesday, apparently targeting weapons destined for
Hezbollah. Damascus province includes much of the border with Lebanon.
http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/01/30/us-syria-israel-attack-tv-idUSBRE90T17Y20130130
Cameron In Algeria: 'We Must Combat Terrorism'
David Cameron has arrived in Algeria and pledged to do "everything we can
do to combat terrorism" in the wake of the hostage crisis.
He said he wanted to forge a closer relationship with countries in the
region to combat the growing threat from al Qaeda.
http://news.sky.com/story/1045271/cameron-in-algeria-we-must-combat-terrorism
Mujer con alas y su pelo de colores - Arte digital
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Pajarito en las ramas cubiertas de flores
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Enamorados festejando el día del amor a la orilla del mar
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Bill Good Blasts Bloggers For Calling Him Out On Staged Stacked Calls
Billy Good is in full damage control mode today, his 10:00 a.m. to 10:45
a.m. segment attempted two things, firstly, he defended the fake Bollywood
awards as the real thing..
His "view panel" , now absent of Sandy Garrisino, the one person who spoke
from the left side, the view panel now with Alise Mills(BC Liberal
booster)..Bridgette Anderson,(Gordon Campbell`s press secretary), and now
with Sachi Curl(big fake Bollywood booster and new addition)..
Not one mention that the BC Liberals tried to get IIFA , the real awards
show to move from their traditional award date in June to Apr... more »
Arizona Office Complex Shooting: Three People 'Shot'
Arizona police say three people have been shot at an office complex in
Phoenix, but they are still searching for a suspect.
The victims were reportedly taken to hospital on Wednesday morning. One was
said to be in "extremely critical" condition while two others were less
seriously injured.
Officer James Holmes said police believe there is only one suspect, but
that witnesses gave conflicting information about how he left the scene.
http://news.sky.com/story/1045275/three-people-shot-in-arizona-office-complex
*Yes that is the officer's name!*
Hermosa ciudad bajo un cielo con relámpagos
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Mali, Chuck Hagel's Cautionary Tale
If Chuck Hagel does become America's next Defense Secretary he plans to steer
clear of entanglement in the war against Islamist insurgents in the Sahara.
*In prepared questions to the Senate Armed Services Committee ahead of his
Thursday morning confirmation hearing, the former Nebraska Republican
senator said he’d back the French campaign against Islamist forces in the
Malian north “without deploying U.S. combat forces on the ground.” Hagel
backs training a United Nations-authorized African force to take over from
the French, but the U.S. military is staying out of that effort, curr... more »
Perrito dálmata entre las rosas del jardín
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What Can You Build in Canada in 90 Days?
A Chinese company has announced plans to build the world's tallest building
which, of itself, would be an enormous achievement. But, from start to
finish, they claim it will take just 90 days.
You Know You're In Trouble When
An enterprising, multi-millionaire starts selling clean air in soft drink
cans.
*Chen Guangbiao, whose wealth is estimated at $740 million according to the
Hurun Report, sells his cans of air for five yuan (A75¢) each. It comes
with atmospheric flavours including pristine Tibet, post-industrial Taiwan
and revolutionary Yan'an, the Communist Party's early base area.*
* *
* *
* ** Mr Chen said he wanted to make a point that China's air was turning so
bad that the idea of bottled fresh air was no longer fanciful. ''If we
don't start caring for the environment then after 20 or 30 years ... more »
Imagen increíble con el mar la luna y una casa en el árbol
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Tepco's Liability for the Japanese Nuclear Disaster
Tepco is trying to limit legal liabilities for compensation.
Tepco does have some degree of legal liability for the nuclear disaster at
Daiichi under Japan’s third party liability legislation – the Act on
Compensation for Nuclear Damage - and the financial liability is not
limited by the act. However, as explained by Ximena Vasquez-Maignan, Senior
Legal Adviser at the Legal Affairs Section of the OECD Nuclear Energy
Agency, there are significant ambiguities in the law.[i]
First, the law does not define the nature of the damage that must be
compensated by the operator so the Japan... more »
Ositos que de tanto amor andan en la luna
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"Virtual Immortality"
*"Virtual Immortality" *
by Patrick Cox
"Immortality is the sole domain of the Almighty. But “virtual immortality”
is fast-becoming the domain of groundbreaking stem cell therapies. These
therapies fall generally under the banner of “Regenerative medicine” — a
field of medical innovation that seeks to reverse cellular aging by using
rejuvenated cells to repair parts of the body that have been damaged due to
illness, injury or age.
You may have seen the video of my rejuvenated heart muscle cells. Dr.
Michael West performed this process in the offices of the company he runs, ... more »
Fantástico paisaje con catarinas volando y un pasto verde
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A Most Important Video: Sylvia Stolz, A True Heroine, Speaks!
Last Sunday was "Holocaust Remembrance Day", and I celebrated it by
ignoring it.... I have long said that living in Canada, I cannot support or
deny this "Holocaust" simply because true research and investigation is
denied by the absolutely atrocious "Hate Crime" laws forced upon the
Canadian public. Few in Canada even realize that Jewish interest groups
pushed these draconian and false "Hate Crime" laws on the citizens in
1974.... It was done quietly and with little public knowledge... Even
today almost nobody in Canada is even aware of these laws!
I came across a very important ... more »
Corazones para el día del amor y la amistad
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Sure, Okay, Now Do It In a Supertanker
Garret McNamara is believed to have become the first surfer to ride a
100-foot (30m) wave.
Pretty big wave. But they also record 30 m. waves in the Hecate Strait,
the very place Steve Harper wants opened to bitumen supertanker traffic.
Maybe Canadians can look forward to a world record for the first
supertanker to surf a 100 foot wave. Maybe not.
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Oradour Re-Opened
On 10 June, 1944, troops of the 2nd SS Panzer Division, *Das Reich,*descended on the tiny French village of Oradour
sur Glane. Women and children were herded into the church where they died
under a barrage of hand grenades before the soldiers set it on fire. The
men were forced into a barn where they were shot in the legs, doused with
fuel and set alight. The Nazi troops then proceeded to turn the rest of
the town to ruins.
Oradour still stands today much as the SS stormtroopers left it. De Gaulle
ordered that the ruins be left, intact.
In the 1950's, sixty German soldie... more »
A comment about teaching the superbowl in class
In response to “Seven Super Bowl Lesson Plans and Resources for the
Classroom” published in Edutopia:
http://www.edutopia.org/blog/super-bowl-lesson-plans-matthew-davis#comment-118336
In the discussion of the superbowl in class, please also include the role
of professional athletics in society. Noam Chomsky has pointed out that
understanding of the details of athletics (eg points after touchdown,
off-side penalties, linebackers, odds, details of players’ strengths and
weaknesses …) is often more complex than politics, and that fans are
usually capable of deep critical thinking invo... more »
Corporate Lobbying by Memphis BioWorks Buys Charter Renewal for MASE
The Memphis Commercial Appeal reports this morning that the Shelby County
School Board voted 18-1 to renew the local charter school, MASE, which has
worse test scores than public schools that have been turned over recently
for charter conversion.
But heavy lobbying by officials of the school operator, Memphis Bioworks
Foundation, was evident in the split that developed on the board over the
fate of the 10-year-old school.
Below is my letter to the Shelby County Board.
January 29, 2013
Open Letter to the Shelby County School Board:
Those of us who support the concept and mission of... more »
Israel and the Middle East, a little history lesson
Please watch it BEFORE telling me it's all lies!
Congratulations - You're Richer than Zimbabwe
Yes, indeed, if you have more than $217 in your bank account, that makes
you richer than the government of Zimbabwe, or at least you were last week.
*Zimbabwe's Finance Minister Tendai Biti has said that the country only had
$217 (£138) left in its public account last week after paying civil
servants.*
* *
*However, he said that the following day some $30m of revenue had been paid
in.*
* *
*Mr Biti told the BBC he made the revelation in order to emphasise that the
government was unable to finance elections, not that it was insolvent.*
* *
*Polls are due this year, with President Rober... more »
Polish Is UK's Second Most Common Language
Polish is the second most common main language in England and Wales with
more than half a million speakers, according to new figures from the 2011
Census.
Nearly one in 10 people in England and Wales - 8% - reported speaking a
different main language other than English or Welsh in the census, findings
from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) have shown.
http://news.sky.com/story/1045121/polish-is-uks-second-most-common-language
Denial after French minister admits country is 'totally bankrupt'
A French politician’s commendable candour prompted a nationwide damage
limitation exercise after he announced the country was ‘totally bankrupt’.
Employment minister Michel Sapin made the controversial statement during a
radio interview on Sunday.
‘There is a state but it is a totally bankrupt state,’ explained the
experienced minister.
‘That is why we had to put a deficit reduction plan in place, and nothing
should make us turn away from that objective.’
http://metro.co.uk/2013/01/29/denial-after-french-minister-admits-country-is-totally-bankrupt-3372205/
Harry Targ : Advancing a Progressive Coalition
Obama
inauguration: mobilizing the progressive coalition. Photo by Win
McNamee / Getty Images
Advancing a progressive coalition
In his second inaugural address, the President clearly articulated a
progressive agenda for the next four years that we on the left should
organize around.
By Harry Targ / The Rag Blog / January 30, 2013
Workers are marching in New York City, Boston, Chicago, and San
Sodom Has Always Gotten Bigger Headlines Than Gomorrah
I just started re-reading Max Blumenthal's "bestiary of dysfunction from
the dark heart of the Republican party," Republican Gomorrah. Blumenthal's
introduction starts with a letter he uncovered from one of the last good
presidents-- and certainly the last good Republican president-- Dwight
Eisenhower. Eisenhower, a big fan of Eric Hoffer's *The True Believer*, was
worried that Americans could turn to the kind of fascism being offered by
far right Republicans like Joe McCarthy (R-WI) because it offered them a
way to abdicate civic responsibility and avoid the stresses inherent in ... more »
Satire: “N.R.A. Defends Right to Own Politicians”
*“N.R.A. Defends Right to Own Politicians”*
by Andy Borowitz
WASHINGTON (The Borowitz Report)— “In testimony before the Senate
Judiciary Committee today, National Rifle Association C.E.O. Wayne LaPierre
warned that the N.R.A. would vigorously oppose any legislation that “limits
the sale, purchase, or ownership of politicians.” “Politicians pose no
danger to the public if used correctly,” said Mr. LaPierre, who claims to
have over two hundred politicians in his personal collection. “Everyone
hears about the bad guys in Congress. Well, the only thing that stops a bad
guy with a vo... more »
Israel to give Palestinians $100 million in withheld funds
Israel will give Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas's administration
around $100 million (63 million pounds) in tax revenues that had been
withheld in retaliation for his statehood bid in the United Nations,
Israeli officials said on Wednesday.
The sum is roughly a third of the funds Israel is meant to have transferred
to the Palestinian Authority (PA) since November under interim peace
accords, but has instead kept.
http://uk.reuters.com/article/2013/01/30/uk-palestinians-israel-funds-idUKBRE90T0PW20130130
Harper's Priorities for 2103 - Environment Missing, Believed Dead
Steve Harper's priorities for 2013, announced in a "rousing" speech to his
caucus, are families, safety, pride and financial security.
*“Hear me on this, my friends,” the prime minister told fellow MPs. “For
you, for me, for all of us – the economy remains job one.”*
*“This spring, we must continue to be focused – and we will continue to be
ever more tightly, on four priorities, that Canadians care about most:
their families, the safety of our streets and communities, their pride in
being a citizen of this country, the best country in the world,” and
Canadians’ financial security.... more »
West 'to blame' for Syria's destruction, says top diplomat
Syria is being destroyed ‘bit by bit’, a top diplomat has said.
The fault for its destruction lies with president Bashar Assad’s government
and the western-backed opposition forces, the joint UN-Arab League envoy
Lakhdar Brahimi said.
Speaking at the UN he said: ‘Objectively, they are co-operating to destroy
Syria. Syria is being destroyed bit by bit.
‘And in destroying Syria, the region is being pushed into a situation that
is extremely bad, and extremely important for the entire world.’
http://metro.co.uk/2013/01/30/west-to-blame-for-syrias-destruction-says-top-diplomat-3375086/
three library issues, part 1: the all-digital library
An
enormous number of library-related stories cross my path, either
through
school or this blog. A few have stayed on my mind and seem worth
fleshing
out.
A San Antonio, Texas public library will become the first in the US (and
possibly in the world) to go completely bookless - that is, its
collection
will have no paper books, only digital books.
Much has been written about the pros and cons of digital books, and
without
recapping all that here, I think it's important to realize that there
*are*both positives and negatives. The digital book, like all
technology, is not
a panacea, no... more »
When Unexpected Contractions Strike
Ouch. The economy is contracting and apparently catching all the experts by
surprise. Well, you know what that means, people. Pain, and lots of it. For
us, not them.
Eat Your Peas and Tighten Your Belt!
In a sane world, the Great Unexpected Shriveling would be cause for a
mighty injection of some stimulative hormones in the form of a
massive government-run jobs program, a financial transaction tax, a living
wage law, appropriating the excessive wealth of the entire Walton Family
with a special 90% Surtax Law enacted just for them, the breaking up of the
too-big-to-fail/jail bank... more »
Philip Klass Explains it All... Loring AFB
I hate to keep picking on Philip Klass, but I’ve just stumbled on another
of his solutions and thought we might look at it. Back in 1975, at Loring
Air Force Base in Maine, Sergeant Steven Eichner, was working with Sergeant
R. Jones, when Jones saw a red and orange object over the flight line. To
both of them the object looked like a “stretched out football” that hovered
and then seemed to disappear as the lights went out. It reappeared over the
north end of the runway, moving in what they described as “jerky motions.”
They began to give chase, maybe just get closer for a better loo... more »
Russia Pulls Out Of Decade-Long Pact With US
Russia is pulling out of a decade-long pact with the US to tackle drug
crime, in the latest public sign of the deteriorating relations between the
two.
Washington had been helping to fund counter-trafficking operations,
particularly targeting the flow of heroin from Afghanistan, since 2002.
http://news.sky.com/story/1045108/russia-pulls-out-of-decade-long-pact-with-us
Child Held Hostage After School Bus Shooting
Police teams have massed near a property in rural Alabama where a man is
believed to be holding a six-year-old child hostage in an underground
shelter after fatally shooting the driver of a school bus.
The standoff went through the night after the man, whose name has not been
released by police, boarded the school bus in Midland City.
http://news.sky.com/story/1045148/child-held-hostage-after-school-bus-shooting
One of the most worthless Times columns ever!
*WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 30, 2013*
*Public-spirited pair run low on guidelines for guns:* In this morning’s
New York Times, a bipartisan pair offer one of the silliest op-ed columns
ever.
The famous centrists offer their thoughts about possible ways to curb gun
violence. As they start, they declare their good intentions:
BAKER AND DINGELL (1/30/13): We are as different as North and South. *One
of us, John Dingell, is a liberal Michigan Democrat and the other, Jim
Baker, is a conservative Texas Republican. *We met during the Reagan
administration and have often found ourselves on opposit... more »
Tony McCluskie Jailed For Life for the Murder of his Sister
The brother of former EastEnders actress Gemma McCluskie has been jailed
for life with a minimum term of 20 years for her murder.
Tony McCluskie had previously admitted manslaughter but was found guilty of
murder by an 11 to 1 majority.
http://news.sky.com/story/1045133/eastenders-murder-tony-mccluskie-jailed-for-life
Western sources: Israeli aircraft target Hizballah missiles in Zabadani, South Syria
Israeli warplanes carried out overnight sorties up until Wednesday, Jan. 30
against missile and arms convoys standing ready in southern Syria for
transfer to Hizballah in Lebanon, according to Western sources..
debkafile’s military sources report that the consignments were destroyed.
The Lebanese army reported the heavy presence of an approximate 12 Israeli
jets over its territory during the night up until 0200 hours Wednesday. Our
sources report that it was suspected in Israel that Syria and Hizballah
would take advantage of the rainy and overcast weather conditions in the
last 2... more »
4.9 Magnitude Earthquake SOUTHERN MID-ATLANTIC RIDGE - 30th January 2013
Magnitude
4.9
Date-Time
Wednesday, January 30, 2013 at 13:25:32 UTC
Wednesday, January 30, 2013 at 01:25:32 PM at epicenter
Location
52.199°S, 5.403°W
Depth
10 km (6.2 miles) set by location program
Region
SOUTHERN MID-ATLANTIC RIDGE
Distances
2783 km (1729 miles) SW (216°) from Cape Town, South Africa
Compelling Thoughts on Fukushima
*Who knows who wrote this. What matters are the thoughts it evokes*
*http://pastebin.ru/fPcfyIJ6 *
Ex-SKF: LDP Allows Rice to be Grown in Most Contaminated Areas of Fukushima
Ex-SKF Tuesday, January 29, 2013 Anything Goes in #Radioactive Japan under
LDP: Government to Allow Rice Growing in Former Evacuation Zones, Areas
That Exceeded 500 Bq/kg in 2011 [Excerpted] *"Everything and anything,
including allowing rice to be grown in the most contaminated areas in
Fukushima*."
Hagel Haters
*Bunch of bullies if you ask me.... *
"Announcement on Senator John Kerry is delayed; Other national security
team picks are factor" by Glen Johnson | Globe Staff, December 16, 2012
Chuck Hagel, former senator of Nebraska, a Vietnam War veteran, has been
labeled a top candidate to succeed departing Secretary of Defense Leon
Panetta, but he needs to be thoroughly vetted before being offered a job in
the administration.
Hagel has also *faced opposition from some in the Jewish community who have
complained about his criticism of Israel*’s 2006 war in Lebanon.
*
**I'm already liking h... more »
OAIS Awards: Final Countdown for Finalists
Tomorrow is the last day to cast your vote for the finalists in each OAIS
Blogging Award category. I am pleasantly surprised by the response rate.
Far more people have casts ballots than we anticipated when we rashly
decided to start this thing. Please do note that voter registration is
closed. We are not accepting
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Home Abortion: Quick and Cheap
Fetus fetishists really really hate medical abortion.
First, it's done very early -- up to 9 weeks -- so women can act quickly
and get it over with.
It's private. One doesn't necessarily have to go to a special clinic. Any
doctor can prescribe the pills. One can even buy them over the Internet to
get around idiotic laws.
It's safe and effective.
And it's cheaper than surgical abortion, but still quite a lot of dough to
find on short notice.
For all those reasons, zygote zealot are pushing hard to demonize and/or
place unnecessary restrictions on the procedure.
Today, there are... more »
BLANCO AND BALKANIZATION: We liberals get to hear silly dumb stupid shit too!
*WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 30, 2013*
*Part 3—Maddow imitates Hannity:* At the start of the week, Americans were
treated to a very rare sight:
Senators from the two major parties seemed to have reached a general
agreement about a major policy matter!
It has been a long time since the two parties seemed to be able to perform
such a task. We almost thought we could hear the end of Richard Blanco’s
inaugural poem, the one he delivered just last week, in which we the people
engage in collective action, just like Obama said:
We head home: through the gloss of rain or weight
of snow, or the plu... more »
Calculated Risk: Real GDP Decreased 0.1% Annualized in Q4
Real GDP decreased 0.1% Annualized in Q4
Read more at
http://www.calculatedriskblog.com/2013/01/real-gdp-decreased-01-annualized-in-q4.html#ReDQ5JmAI06VX1gI.99
[Excerpted] Real gross domestic product -- the output of goods and services
produced by labor and property located in the United States -- decreased at
an annual rate of 0.1 percent in the fourth quarter of 2012 (that is, from
the third quarter to the fourth quarter), according to the "advance"
estimate released by the Bureau of Economic Analysis. In the third quarter,
real GDP increased 3.1 percent....
Read Stuff, You Should
Happy Birthday to Davey Johnson, 70. Best manager of his generation, in my
view. Anybody know why the Braves released him in 1975, right at the
beginning of the season? His fluke year had been 1973, and he returned to
normal in 1974, but his normal was still a whole lot better than what Marty
Perez, who replaced him, could do. And Perez was 29, so it's not as if
there was any question about what he could do. Of course, without the full
year as a regular, maybe the Braves couldn't have managed to snag Willie
Montanez from the Giants the next year for Perez. Oh, except they also
tosse... more »
New Lewter at Treasury
*Out with the old: *
"Geithner reportedly leaving in Jan." by Hans Nichols | Washington
Post, January 04, 2013
WASHINGTON — The White House chief of staff, Jack Lew, remains the leading
contender for the Treasury job, the people said.
But because Lew’s *experience in financial markets is thin*, they said,
Obama *may seek to name a Wall Street executive* as the deputy treasury
secretary....
--more--"
*
**And in with the lew*:
"Obama likely to tap Lew for Treasury" by Jackie Calmes and Annie Lowrey |
New York Times, January 10, 2013
WASHINGTON — Despite weeks of speculation t... more »
Shell not liable for most Nigeria oil spill claims, Dutch court rules – ‘We’re flabbergasted and the people have not seen justice’
[image: An undated image showing plaintiff Nigerian farmer Eric Dooh
showing his hand covered with oil from a creek near Goi, Ogoniland,
Nigeria. Photo: Marten Van Dijl / EPA]
By Fred Pals
30 January 2013
(Bloomberg) – Royal Dutch Shell Plc (RDSA), Europe’s biggest oil company,
isn’t liable in four out of five claims bought by Nigerian farmers for
pollution, a Dutch court ruled. The company’s local venture must pay
compensation in one case.
“Shell Nigeria has been sentenced to pay damages in one of the cases,” Henk
Wien, judge of the District Court of The Hague, said today. “In... more »
WotW: Be Careful What You Text For...
I blame it all on Ryan Seacrest.
No, it's not just because he has hair that's the prized jewel of
California, or the fact that he hasn't aged a second since he turned 21.
It's because of what he did. It's that show: American Idol. They made
texting useless drivel to five-digit phone numbers popular. And now it's
causing me grief.
About a week ago, I looked on my Manilla account to see what my cell phone
bill was this month. I was expecting the typical amount, but you can never
be too careful. I'm glad I looked because my bill was $10 more than usual.
Granted, $10 isn't a lot, b... more »
5.0 Magnitude Earthquake PHILIPPINE ISLANDS REGION - 30th January 2013
Magnitude
5.0
Date-Time
Wednesday, January 30, 2013 at 12:57:50 UTC
Wednesday, January 30, 2013 at 08:57:50 PM at epicenter
Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones
Location
10.422°N, 126.922°E
Depth
35 km (21.7 miles)
Region
PHILIPPINE ISLANDS REGION
Distances
102 km (63 miles) ENE of San Isidro, Philippines
Cumbria Votes Against Nuclear Waste Site
Cumbria County Council has voted against proceeding with studies into the
building of a £12bn underground nuclear waste site in the area.
Council leaders rejected a move to the next stage of studying a possible
suitable site by seven votes to three.
http://news.sky.com/story/1045037/cumbria-votes-against-nuclear-waste-site
US Economy Shrinks For First Time In Three Years
The US economy shrank in the last quarter of 2012, the first contraction in
more than three years.
The Commerce Department said that the economy contracted at an annual rate
of 0.1% in the fourth quarter.
http://news.sky.com/story/1045103/us-economy-shrinks-for-first-time-in-three-years
Praying For the New CIA Chief
*You better pray for us all, readers. *
"CIA chief candidate chose spycraft over priesthood; Brennan could face
queries on drones, detainees" by Lara Jakes | Associated Press, January
08, 2013
WASHINGTON — John Brennan was *headed for the priesthood* when, while
sitting idly on a bus as a student at Fordham University in the 1970s, he *stumbled
on a recruiting ad for the Central Intelligence Agency*.
*
**Not much difference in jobs, really; either way you are f***ing someone
up the a**, although I suppose the priests weren't killing anyone with
drone missiles. *
Now, after years ... more »
Supernatural: Magic, Spelling & Mind Control- Out of the Shadows
Judging by the number of hits on the previous post, “Supernatural: Magic
and Spelling as Mind Control”, many individuals have found the information
contained therein thought provoking.
Jose stopped by and left a link to a follow up discussion @ Cosmic
Blueprints
joseJanuary 28, 2013 at 5:20 AM
Hi Penny,
Here is a follow-up on this presentation. An interview I gave yesterday.
http://www.blogtalkradio.com/criticalmassradioonline/2013/01/28/cosmic-blueprints
Regards!
Jose Barrera
I have listened a few times now. I notice that Jose picked up on some of
what was being discussed in t... more »
Israel 'Strikes Syrian Convoy Inside Lebanon'
Israel has struck a weapons convoy on the border of Syria and Lebanon,
according to multiple sources.
Israeli jets carried out the strike overnight on the convoy which was said
to be coming from Syria, and was in the area of the Lebanon-Syria border.
An unnamed secuity source told the AFP news wire: "The Israeli air force
blew up a convoy which had just crossed the border from Syria into Lebanon."
http://news.sky.com/story/1045063/israel-strikes-syrian-convoy-inside-lebanon
Wednesday Morning Linkage
> Anyone have good recommendations for following developments in Iraq?
Yeah, remember Iraq? I hear things aren’t exactly ice-cream and puppies
there. Dan Brumberg and Steve Heydemann have a new Wilson Center report:
“Global Authoritarians and the Arab Spring: New Challenges for U.S.
Diplomacy.” The Russian MOD looks to return to defense-industry autarky. I
wonder if there
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Republicans - Tolerate America - Hate Americans
While reading tweets I was directed to a Daily Kos diaryabout the US
senators who voted against the relief bill for Sandy victims.
*Steve Benen did a little math with these votes. In the House, 78 percent
of Republicansvoted against emergency aid. In the Senate, those 36 votes
represent 80 percent of Republicans.*
Which followed with comments like this:
*They love America but hate Americans;*
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*They love "The Right Kind of Americans"*
* *
*When they start treating Blue staters like we aren't worthy of help and
consideration, like we aren't American...it's over*
I would change th... more »
34 Homeless Deaths in Toronto
This post was supposed to get done yesterday but I did a bunch of other
good things instead. It's something that's been on my mind for a while.
I might very well have missed something, but I seem to recall that when a
homeless person froze to death in Toronto during the Mike Harris regime,
there was a great hue and cry. We were shocked. We were saddened. Even
elitist twits like margaret wente felt moved to offer [probably
plagiarized] free market "solutions" to the problem they'd created. Because
people freezing to death on Toronto's streets was something that hadn't
happened for ... more »
CHILD ABUSE NAMES?
*Naming The Living – Part 6*
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Naming The Living – Part 5
Naming The Living – Part 4*
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*Naming The Living – Part 3
Naming The Living – Part 2
Naming The Living – Part 1*
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*Beyond Good And Evil*
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*Long To Rain All Over Us*
*The Life Of PIE*
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1. *aangirfan*: *Jason Swift*; Islington children's home; hundreds of *
...*
*aangirfan*.blogspot.com/.../*jason*-*swift*
-islington-childrens-home.html
Mar 10, 2008 – In 1985, 14-year-old *Jason Swift* was killed by a
child-abuse gang. Jason is believed to have lived in Islington council's
Conewood Street *...... more »
Simple Is As Simple Does
Have you seen "Simple English Wikipedia"? This is a companion site for
"Regular English Wikipedia."
Here is the description (my emphasis):
This is the front page of the Simple English Wikipedia. Wikipedias are
places where people work together to write encyclopedias in different
languages. We use Simple English words and grammar here. The Simple English
Wikipedia is for everyone! *That includes children and adults who are
learning English.* There are 91,451 articles on the Simple English
Wikipedia. All of the pages are free to use. They have all been published
under both the Creat... more »
Imagen fantástica con árboles pavorreales y flores
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Some UKIP members are 'hooligans' - claims ECR vice-president
Britain's United Kingdom Independence Party – or UKIP as it now prefers to
be known - is full of "hooligans" and "bar fighters", alleged a vice
president of one of the European Parliament's political groups on Tuesday.
Some of UKIP's Eurosceptic MEPs "are against everything in the European
Union apart from the money and the allowances they get themselves,"
according to Derk-Jan Eppink MEP, vice-president of the European
Conservatives and Reformists - the group that is home to Britain's
Conservative Party MEPs.
Talking at a conference organised by the Association of European
Journal... more »
Hungary Wants Exit From EU Fiscal Curbs as Elections Draw Nearer
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban will seek to persuade officials in
Brussels today to free his government from European Union budget shackles
in the run-up to 2014 elections.
Orban, in the Belgian capital for one day, meets with European Commission
President Jose Manuel Barroso, EU President Herman van Rompuy and European
Parliament President Martin Schulz and will hold a joint briefing with
Barroso at 3:30 p.m. The EU this week called his budget policies
unsustainable.
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-01-29/hungary-wants-exit-from-eu-fiscal-curbs-as-elections-draw-nearer.html
A Miner Party
*Turned into a major bash.... *
"Defense lawyer in trouble after rowdy teen party" by Akilah Johnson |
Globe Staff, January 10, 2013
A *prominent Massachusetts lawyer* could face *criminal charges* after
hosting what police records describe as an *alcohol-fueled* New Year’s Eve *party
for her teenage daughter* at their Scituate home.
Scituate police *accused* Tracy A. Miner, 54, who has been deemed *one of
the best white-collar criminal defense lawyers in the country* by her
peers, of furnishing alcohol to minors, a violation of the state’s social
host law, and of keeping a diso... more »
Lou Barletta-- Face Of The KKK, Face Of The GOP, Face Of America's Dysfunctional Political System
I once lived in Monroe County, PA. Nice, all-American area, currently
represented by thoughtful progressive freshman Matt Cartwright. But when I
lived there, Monroe County was part of the 11th CD, represented by one of
the worst Democratic banking shills, Paul Kanjorski, who was elected in
1984, grew more and more corrupt (and powerful), and was finally dumped in
2010 by Democrats too sick of him to bother going to the polls. It would
have been impossible for anyone with any degree of self-respect to vote for
a crook like Kanjorski. Aside from being an NRA Democrat, anti-gay,
anti... more »
Hermosa hada acariciando un bello unicornio
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The Sheeple Gun Nuts - - -
LaPierre goes on TV and acts like a lunatic
And the result has been predictable.
More money for the NRA
More money for the gun manufacturers
More money for the ammo manufacturers
The ALEC free market at work.
From the news last night
So guns can be sold today at prices far beyond what they were two months
ago.
"AR's, AR 15 rifles are selling for, some of them, as much as five times as
what they were selling for before," Krause said.
The same goes for ammo. A $5 box is selling for $20 on many gun websites.
That's how much people want to get it. They are paying, whatever price is ... more »
Embarcadero sobre las aguas turquesa
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EU freezes 900 mln euros to Poland pending fraud probe
The European Union has frozen about 890 million euros ($1.20 billion) in
aid earmarked for building Polish roads because of a suspected fraud by
contractors, a Commission spokeswoman said on Wednesday.
The suspension, which is likely to be only temporary, comes at an awkward
time for the Polish government which is already dealing with a sharp
economic slowdown and thousands of lay-offs in the construction industry.
Poland's Deputy Minister for Regional Development, Adam Zdzieblo, said the
decision was "completely incomprehensible" and based on questionable
assumptions.
http://www.t... more »
European Commission blocks proposed acquisition of TNT Express by UPS
EU antitrust regulators blocked a 5.2 billion euro ($7 billion) bid by
United Parcel Service Inc (UPS.N) for TNT Express (TNTE.AS), denting the
world No. 1 package delivery company's hopes of expanding its presence in
Asia and Latin America.
The EU regulatory veto means the world's No. 1 package delivery company may
now have to grow via smaller acquisitions or organically, while TNT could
come under pressure to change management or revise its business strategy to
deflect activist shareholders.
http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/01/30/us-tnt-ups-eu-idUSBRE90T0H020130130
'Thunderbird 2': U.S. military blimp that could revolutionize aviation and warfare takes first test flight
The massive blimp-like Aeroscraft flies but just barely, having hovered
only a dozen feet off the floor of a former military hangar during flight
testing south of Los Angeles. Still, the fact that the hulking Aeroscraft
could fly for just a few minutes represents a step forward in aviation,
according to the engineers who developed it. Sitting in the high-tech
cockpit, flight control engineer Munir Jojo-Verge (right) told of his pride
at being involved in the groundbreaking project.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2270578/Inside-cockpit-Thunderbird-2-Flight-test-success... more »
Cascada espumosa en el atardecer junto a los árboles
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The Saugus Stealers
*It was the.... librarian?*
Saugus woman gets five years for fraud by Milton J. Valencia | Globe
Staff, January 11, 2013
A former *Saugus library aide*, declared a *psychopath* by a Harvard
psychologist, was sentenced Thursday to five years in prison for *stealing
nearly $1 million* in library and charity funds to *pay her mortgage and
dental bills and purchase jewelry and hotel stays*.
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**WTF? That's it?*
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**Hand-typed because Globe scrubbed it -- and you will see why: *
"One of *society's responsibilities is to pay for our crimes*," US District
Court Judge Douglas P. Woodlock... more »
Going To War -- Secretly
The Harper government doesn't like to release information -- on Afghan
prisoners, on the cost of fighter jets, on budget cuts. It has now applied
the same strategy to Canada's involvement in Mali. Tom Walkom reports:
But then everything about Canada’s role in Mali is treated by Ottawa as a
state secret. Canadians learned of the initial C-17 deployment only after
Mali’s president tweeted the information on the internet.
When that initial, one-week deployment was extended, we were first told not
by our own government but by Mali’s ambassador to Canada.
The pattern continues. On Tue... more »
Postal de corazones para el día del amor y la amistad
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Caleb Moore 'not expected to survive' after horror crash in front of thousands at X-Games
Snowmobiler Caleb Moore was still fighting for his life Tuesday in a
Colorado hospital after a dramatic crash at the Winter X Games in Aspen,
and a relative said the family wasn't hopeful about the 25-year-old's
chances for survival.
Moore was performing a flip last Thursday when he clipped the top of a jump
and went over the handlebars and landed face first into the snow. The
snowmobile rolled over him, but he walked off with help and went to a
hospital with a concussion.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2270403/Caleb-Moore-Champion-snowmobile-rider-expected-survive-critical... more »
I Am Waiting For You Last Summer - The Free Download of Their Latest Album, Edge Party
Youtube link: *http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YAnbrwxhEjI*
Here is a free download album called Edge Party by I Am Waiting For You
Last Summer. A Russian Electronic Music Group.
Edge Party - Album Cover
*Link To Free Download*
Visit their website: *http://iwfyls.com/*
World leaders seek $1.5 billion in aid for afflicted Syrians
Over 60,000 people dead. Millions forced to flee their homes. And thousands
of refugees spilling out of the country every week.
The humanitarian nightmare in and around Syria is spiraling out of control.
But some say funding for those affected is woeful at best.
The United Nations and world leaders are trying to tackle the issue
Wednesday at a fundraising event in Kuwait.
http://edition.cnn.com/2013/01/30/world/meast/syria-civil-war/
Egypt's opposition leader calls for dialogue involving powerful military
MARKUS SCHREIBER / AP
Activists with Amnesty International wear Nefertiti masks in protest at the
German chancellery against the visit of Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi
prior to a meeting of him with Angela Merkel in Berlin on Wednesday.
Egypt’s liberal opposition leader on Wednesday called for a broad national
dialogue with the Islamist government, all political factions and the
powerful military, aimed at stopping the country’s eruption of political
violence that has left 60 dead the past week.
http://www.thestar.com/news/world/2013/01/30/egypts_opposition_leader_calls_for_dial... more »
French military says troops control airport in key Malian city
In the latest blow to militants, the French military said Wednesday it has
seized the airport in Kidal, the last major town under rebel control in
northern Mali.
If the forces secure the town, it will be the last major city in their
sweep north to flush out Islamist militants in Mali, France's former colony.
http://edition.cnn.com/2013/01/30/world/africa/mali-conflict/?hpt=wo_c2
The Senkakus Irritant Watch: Bandwagoning Edition
Remember when Ma Ying-jeou said Taiwan was going to be a "peacemaker, not a
troublemaker"? I bet you already forgot that. I bet you forgot that one of
Ma's priority pledges before the 2008 campaign and early in his first
administration was repairing relations with the US. Remember when Ma was
pragmatic, along with his China policies? The p-word has dropped from the
media. Yup. That *thwap-thwap* you're hearing is me patting myself on the
back. Again (brace yourself, rant coming).
A new report from CRS was profiled in the Taipei Times today. The report,
Maritime Territorial Disputes ... more »
PMQs: Cameron Accused Over Borrowing
Labour leader Ed Miliband has attacked David Cameron in the wake of GDP
figures which showed the British economy shrank at the end of 2012.
Mr Miliband, at PMQs, declared it was time for Mr Cameron to admit that
"it's hurting but it's not working" when it comes to the Government's
austerity measures.
http://news.sky.com/story/1045015/pmqs-cameron-accused-over-borrowing
Untitled
*Scientists examine spill's effect on Gulf birds ~Nikki Buskey*
~The last of four pelicans oiled during Hurricane Isaac was released into
the Pointe-aux-Chenes Wildlife Management Area earlier this month.
Collected by disaster response officials on Sept. 3, the juvenile brown
pelican was oiled when an abandoned oil production facility leaked crude
during the storm. *Photo above:** Pelicans perch Tuesday near Falgout Canal
Road between Dulac and Theriot. ~Chris Heller/Staff*
*The Deal: what BP/Feds know that you don’t ~Disenfranchised Citizen*
*Next in BP spill saga: civil trial wor... more »
An Honest Coca-Cola Obesity Commercial
16 January 2013
If Coca-Cola were serious about addressing public health and making *real*changes to fix the obesity issue, the company would:
- Stop targeting kids with advertisements and stop heavily influencing
young children’s minds.
- Stop fighting and keeping quite clear research linking sugary
beverages to illness and disease.
- Stop targeting minorities and pushing products in developing countries
where obesity rates are escalating.
- Create a product that is actually healthful and beneficial and push
that over it’s health-destroying products.
... more »
Ministers to blame for high fuel prices, says competition watchdog
MPs and motoring groups have reacted furiously after the Office of Fair
Trading (OFT) decided not to hold a full inquiry into whether fuel prices
in the UK are being manipulated.
The OFT said there is “no evidence” that high petrol and diesel prices in
the UK are caused bad behaviour in the industry.
It said that the petrol market is “working well” – despite consumers paying
near-record prices at the pumps.
The report said that pre-tax, “the UK has some of the cheapest road fuel
prices in Europe”.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/motoring/news/9836448/Ministers-to-blame-for-high-fuel-pric... more »
Race equality adviser awarded £400,000 by tribunal judges because she was turned down for a council-funded job 14 YEARS AGO
A 14-year race discrimination court battle has cost the taxpayer hundreds
of thousands of pounds.
Equality campaigner Natasha Sivanandan has won £420,000 in compensation
after a council-funded anti-racism group turned her down for a job - at the
ultimate expense of the public purse.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2270535/Race-equality-advisor-handed-400k-court-victimisation-group-refused-job.html
Antidepressants During Pregnancy Could Lead to Child’s Neurobehavioral Problems by Elizabeth Renter
Source of poster: http://www.drugwatch.com/ssri/pregnancy/
Antidepressants During Pregnancy Could Lead to Child’s Neurobehavioral
Problems
by Elizabeth Renter
Natural Society, 30 January 2013
*There have been countless studies to date that demonstrate the serious
risks of women taking selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs- a
class of antidepressants) during pregnancy. The drugs have been **linked to
preterm delivery, miscarriage**, and increased risk of behavioral issues,
autism, and seizures in the child. And for every medial story we see
covering these risks, we se... more »
G4S outsourcing deal with police forces collapses
A plan by three police forces to outsource services to a private firm has
collapsed after Police and Crime Commissioners (PCCs) rejected it.
Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire and Hertfordshire forces were looking at
contracting G4S to provide joint IT and human resources.
Instead the forces said they would increase their internal collaboration.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-21246996
Family of the Victims blame Islamist rebel Nusra Front for Aleppo killings
Syrian state media blamed the Islamist rebel Nusra Front for the killing of
dozens of people in the northern city of Aleppo, contradicting activist
accounts which blamed President Bashar Assad's forces for the bloodshed.
The victims' families "have identified a number of the killed, stressing
that the Nusra Front abducted them because of their refusal to cooperate
with this terrorist group," state news agency SANA said.
http://www.jpost.com/Headlines/Article.aspx?id=301510
Mursi heads to Germany to convince Europe of his democratic credentials
Egyptian President Mohamed Mursi flew to Germany on Wednesday to convince
Europe of his democratic credentials, leaving behind a country in crisis
after a wave of violence that has killed more than 50 people.
The Egyptian army chief warned on Tuesday that the state was on the brink
of collapse if Mursi's opponents and supporters did not end the street
battles that have marked the two year anniversary of the revolt that
toppled autocrat Hosni Mubarak.
http://ca.reuters.com/article/topNews/idCABRE90N1E620130130
South Korea launches space rocket carrying satellite
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