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| English: KHYBER-PAKHTUNKHWA PROVINCE, Pakistan (Aug. 27, 2010) A Marine Corps CH-46E Sea Knight helicopter assigned to the White Knights of Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron (HMM 165) (Reinforced) flies over the Tarbela Damn en route to Kohistan, Pakistan, during humanitarian relief efforts in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Province, Pakistan. (U.S. Navy photo/Released) (Photo credit: Wikipedia) |
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Suicide Attack at Market in Northwest Pakistan Kills at Least 21
An explosion in a market in northwestern Pakistan on Friday killed at least
21 people and wounded 33 in what the police described as a suicide bombing.
The Pakistani Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack in Hangu, about
70 miles west of Peshawar, the capital of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Province. Abu
Omar, a Taliban commander in the neighboring tribal region of North
Waziristan, said in a telephone interview that the attack was in revenge
for the killing on Thursday of a Sunni cleric.
http://www.nytimes.com/2013/02/02/world/asia/attack-on-mosque-in-pakistan-kills-many.html?_r=0
Envoy makes "last appeal" for Syria as officials meet
Senior U.S., Russian and U.N. officials, along with the leader of the
Syrian opposition, were all expected at a security conference in Munich on
Saturday, providing a rare opportunity for talks to revive efforts to end
the civil war in Syria.
Moscow and the United Nations, however, played down Syrian opposition
assertions that its leader would hold a joint meeting with Russian Foreign
Minister Sergei Lavrov, U.S. Vice President Joe Biden and U.N. envoy
Lakhdar Brahimi in Munich.
http://uk.reuters.com/article/2013/02/01/uk-syria-crisis-idUKBRE9100KS20130201
Marxist group blamed for suicide bombing at US embassy in Turkey
A man approached a visitor’s gate at the U.S. embassy in the Turkish
capital, Ankara, Friday afternoon and detonated an explosives-packed vest,
killing himself and a Turkish security guard, blowing a gaping hole in the
wall and raising new fears about the protection of U.S. diplomats serving
in this region.
Within hours Turkish authorities blamed the attack on a homegrown Marxist
organization, and Friday evening Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan said
the issue had “pretty much been clarified” because the bomber had been
identified, by a skin mark on his head, as a former prisoner ... more »
Mexico probes if blast was attack or accident, 33 dead
Mexico's government vowed on Friday to find out whether an explosion that
killed 33 people at the headquarters of its state-run oil monopoly Pemex
was a deliberate attack or yet another stain on the company's poor safety
record.
Rescue workers continued to pull bodies from the debris on Friday and
officials said the search would continue until they account for everyone
inside the Mexico City building.
http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/02/02/us-mexico-pemex-idUSBRE90U1FF20130202
Sunday Classics chronicles: Remembering Eugen Jochum (1) - Haydn and Bruckner, part 1
*Eugen Jochum conducts his longtime orchestra, the Bavarian Radio Symphony,
in the first part of the opening Allegro moderato of one of his signature
pieces, the Bruckner Seventh Symphony. (The conclusion of the movement is
posted below.)*
*by Ken*
During Sunday Classics's hiatus, while I ponder its future and concentrate
on importing more of the Sunday Classics "legacy" into the new stand-alone
"Sunday Classics with Ken" blog (at sundayclassicswithken.blogspot.com --
hey, on the long march back to 2008 we've already gotten back as far as
June 2012!), I've stumbled across issues a... more »
Halal Prison Food Found To Contain Pork DNA
A company which supplies Halal meat to prisons has had its contract
suspended, after traces of pork DNA were found in pies and pasties.
The Ministry of Justice said it had withdrawn the products immediately,
while justice minister Jeremy Wright said the Prison Service was
investigating "as a matter of urgency".
http://news.sky.com/story/1046495/halal-prison-food-found-to-contain-pork-dna
Twitter Hacked: Up To 250,000 Passwords Taken
Around 250,000 Twitter users may have had their accounts compromised by
computer hackers.
The social networking site said usernames, email addresses and encrypted
passwords may have been taken during an "extremely sophisticated" attack on
its systems.
It said one attack was shut down moments after it was detected, adding that
the passwords of users who may have been affected had been reset.
http://news.sky.com/story/1046518/twitter-hacked-up-to-250000-passwords-taken
5.6 Magnitude Earthquake SANTA CRUZ ISLANDS - 2nd February 2013
Magnitude
5.6
Date-Time
Saturday, February 02, 2013 at 04:16:20 UTC
Saturday, February 02, 2013 at 03:16:20 PM at epicenter
Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones
Location
11.086°S, 165.174°E
Depth
28.6 km (17.8 miles)
Region
SANTA CRUZ ISLANDS
Distances
83 km (51 miles) WSW of Lata, Solomon Islands
4.9 Magnitude Earthquake SANTA CRUZ ISLANDS - 2nd February 2013
Magnitude
4.9
Date-Time
Saturday, February 02, 2013 at 03:39:51 UTC
Saturday, February 02, 2013 at 02:39:51 PM at epicenter
Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones
Location
10.864°S, 165.347°E
Depth
19.8 km (12.3 miles)
Region
SANTA CRUZ ISLANDS
Distances
55 km (34 miles) WSW of Lata, Solomon Islands
5.1 Magnitude Earthquake TAIWAN - 2nd February 2013
Magnitude
5.1
Date-Time
Saturday, February 02, 2013 at 03:39:51 UTC
Saturday, February 02, 2013 at 11:39:51 AM at epicenter
Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones
Location
23.735°N, 121.989°E
Depth
22.5 km (14.0 miles)
Region
TAIWAN
Distances
47 km (29 miles) SE of Hualian, Taiwan
4.9 Magnitude Earthquake SANTA CRUZ ISLANDS - 2nd February 2013
Magnitude
4.9
Date-Time
Saturday, February 02, 2013 at 01:20:41 UTC
Saturday, February 02, 2013 at 12:20:41 PM at epicenter
Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones
Location
10.828°S, 165.238°E
Depth
35.2 km (21.9 miles)
Region
SANTA CRUZ ISLANDS
Distances
66 km (41 miles) W of Lata, Solomon Islands
5.1 Magnitude Earthquake SUNDA STRAIT, INDONESIA - 2nd February 2013
Magnitude
5.1
Date-Time
Saturday, February 02, 2013 at 01:19:36 UTC
Saturday, February 02, 2013 at 08:19:36 AM at epicenter
Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones
Location
6.960°S, 105.401°E
Depth
38.7 km (24.0 miles)
Region
SUNDA STRAIT, INDONESIA
Distances
30 km (18 miles) WSW of Tugu Hilir, Indonesia
5.0 Magnitude Earthquake SANTA CRUZ ISLANDS - 2nd February 2013
Magnitude
5.0
Date-Time
Saturday, February 02, 2013 at 01:15:49 UTC
Saturday, February 02, 2013 at 12:15:49 PM at epicenter
Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones
Location
11.146°S, 165.387°E
Depth
26.9 km (16.7 miles)
Region
SANTA CRUZ ISLANDS
Distances
68 km (42 miles) SW of Lata, Solomon Islands
4.4 Magnitude Earthquake GUAM REGION - 1st February 2013
Magnitude
4.4
Date-Time
Friday, February 01, 2013 at 23:16:04 UTC
Saturday, February 02, 2013 at 09:16:04 AM at epicenter
Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones
Location
13.787°N, 144.592°E
Depth
153.9 km (95.6 miles)
Region
GUAM REGION
Distances
37 km (22 miles) NNW of Asan-Maina Village, Guam
5.7 Magnitude Earthquake SANTA CRUZ ISLANDS - 1st February 2013
Magnitude
5.7
Date-Time
Friday, February 01, 2013 at 22:18:35 UTC
Saturday, February 02, 2013 at 09:18:35 AM at epicenter
Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones
Location
11.133°S, 165.361°E
Depth
22.3 km (13.9 miles)
Region
SANTA CRUZ ISLANDS
Distances
382 km (237 miles) ESE (102°) from Kira Kira, Solomon Islands
Mohawk John Kane 'The Governor's New Good Ideas'
The Governor's New Good Ideas
By John Kane, Mohawk
Let's Talk Native Pride
http://letstalknativepride.blogspot.com
New York State Governor Andrew Cuomo recently gave his State of the State
Budget address. In it he proposed a couple of brand new ideas to stimulate the
economy and raise revenue for the State of New York.
The first of his innovative ideas is to create retail
China: Henan bridge collapse may have caused the trucks full of fireworks to explode after falling, not the other away around
At 8:52 on the morning of February 1st, a cargo truck transporting
fireworks suddenly exploded while traveling eastbound on the Lianhuo
highway over the Yichang Bridge at the 741km marker in Mianchi County of
Sanmenxia City in Henan province. According to media reports at 11am, the
accident had already caused 26 deaths. According to the Henan Provincial
Safety Supervision Bureau’s latest information at 1:30pm, the Lianhuo
Highway Yichang Bridge Roadway Collapse had so far caused 9 confirmed
deaths and 13 injured. The blastwave lifted and flipped approximately 10
nearby vehicles in... more »
Emily Dickinson - I Felt A Funeral, In My Brain
YouTube Video Description - [Channel: poetictouch2012]:
Emily Dickinson - I Felt A Funeral, In My Brain - Read by Jane Alexander -
From the 1988 Voices and Visions series.
I Felt A Funeral, In My Brain
by Emily Dickinson (1830-1886)
I felt a Funeral, in my Brain,
And Mourners to and fro
Kept treading — treading — till it seemed
That Sense was breaking through —
And when they all were seated,
A Service, like a Drum —
Kept beating — beating — till I thought
My Mind was going numb —
And then I heard them lift a Box
And creak across my Soul
With those same Boots of Lead, again,
Then ... more »
Death to Job Talks!
I was part of a short conversation last night about the standard job-search
process in political science. For those of you who aren’t political
scientists, but nonetheless feel compelled to read this, the process for
junior candidates looks something like this: Starting in the late summer,
political-science departments post position announcements with the American
Political
Continue reading
There Will Be No Recovery Without With Reform
There are 4 million fewer Americans employed now than the month before the
recession began (I believe the recession officially began November of 2007).
There were 5.3 million more workers during the "jobless recover" of the
depression in the early 2000s after the dot.com bubble burst.
These statistics are from Spencer Jakab "Jobs Environment Changes With the
Times" The Wall Street Journal February 1, 2013 p. C1.
I would like to note that most of the jobs that have been created during
this current recession "cycle," which began at the end of 2007, are
low-wage and part-time jobs.
... more »
How to Respond in Court
Thanks to Carm for forwarding this one...
If you repeat a lie often enough ...
Why do zygote zealots and fetus fetishists lie and lie and lie and lie?
Self-righteous pricks like Con MPs Woodworth, Vellacott and Warawa claim
they want to *open the debate*. The sixth estate exposes their lies; these
rightwing religious fundamentalists want to pass laws that criminalize
abortion.
With the help of paid propagandists like Jonathan Kay, who can't be
bothered to present accurate and correct facts in his odious piece of
obfuscating glurge.
My first pregnancy ended in a miscarriage.
It required a medical intervention to prevent an infection that could have
killed... more »
South Korea raises military alert level over possible imminent North Korean nuclear test and accompanying missile tests
The ROK’s military authorities have raised the readiness level of all units
over concerns that a North Korean nuclear test may be imminent.
“The Joint Chiefs-of-Staff (JCS) has raised the alert of all units to a
higher level,” a source with the South Korean government revealed on the
31st, explaining that units in charge of intelligence and military
operational matters are working at an even higher alert status.
A second South Korean source added, “We are using all our surveillance
assets, including those of U.S. Forces Korea. The U.S. is closely
monitoring the nuclear test site i... more »
Mohawk Nation News 'History Repeats'
MNN: HISTORY REPEATS
Posted on February 1, 2013
Mohawk Nation News
http://www.mohawknationnews.com
HISTORY REPEATS
MNN. Feb. 1, 2013. In the 1770’s Joseph Brant was
one of the most prominent traitors of the Mohawks. In 1804 he was kicked
out of the Iroquois Confederacy by the people. He committed treason and
treachery to help the British try to wipe out the
Ed "How'm I Doin'?" Koch (1924-2013)
*And Noah declares today "Eulogize an Asshole Day"*
*Mayor Ed's final kvetching place has been waiting for him in uptown
Trinity Church Cemetery. Do click to enlarge -- it's a pretty picture.*
*by Ken*
Ed Koch wasn't such an evil son of a bitch as to command a slot on my
personal "would like to dance on his grave" list, but he was a miserable
self-serving son of a bitch, and while I can't say I'm happy we're finally
rid of him (I've got a list of those too, which largely duplicates the
"would like to dance on his grave" one), I can't say I'm sorry either.
Early today our poor collea... more »
Sandy Hook Hoax?
*That is what some people are saying*:
*Anderson Cooper: Suppressing the truth about Sandy Hook?** *
Anderson Cooper, easily one of the most establishment serving, despicable
scum bags in the mainstream mass media, is incredulous, and a bit irate,
about *some of the legitimate statements* and *claims* made by Florida
Atlantic professor of communications *James Tracy *about the Sandy Hook
"shooting" hoax.
The excellent writer and actual journalist DC Dave Martin's *Seventeen
Techniques for Truth Suppression* will come in handy after viewing the
video above. Which techniques are And... more »
Flynt Leverett and Hillary Mann Leverett: Going To Tehran
*Talking and trading is better than fighting.*
Read: *"The U.S. needs a completely different approach to Iran,"* and *"Just
Talking to Iran Won’t Do It."*
Egypt: Protester Killed Amid Fresh Clashes
One person has been killed and dozens injured during clashes between police
and protesters in the Egyptian capital of Cairo.
Egypt's health ministry said a 23-year-old man died after being shot in the
chest and forehead on Friday. Some 53 people were wounded in protests that
took place across the country, mainly in Cairo.
http://news.sky.com/story/1046469/egypt-protester-killed-amid-fresh-clashes
Sasha Marsden Murder: 2 People Arrested
Two people have been arrested after the body of a 16-year-old girl was
found burning in an alley in Blackpool.
Police have cordoned off the alley off Kirby Road, South Shore where the
body was found and specialist forensic officers are searching a nearby
hotel.
A 22-year-old man and a 20-year-old woman were arrested nearby and are now
being questioned by police.
http://news.sky.com/story/1046371/blackpool-murder-burning-body-found-in-alley
Intermezzo
. in·ter·mez·zo/ [in-ter-met-soh, -med-zoh]
noun,
2. a short musical composition between main divisions of an extended
musical work.
------------------------------------------------------------------
Origin:
1805–15; < Italian < Late Latin intermedium; see intermediary
Dictionary.com Unabridged
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It is perhaps incumbent upon tHE mAN to make addicts of us all, and at this
hE is deft and insidious.*
Recently, during the restless interim between two periods of - what I've
been falsly led to believe all my life w... more »
Hagel survives surreal Senate hearing
Seem to be slowly succumbing to some evil scourge so I've been a bit out of
the loop. Didn't watch the Senate hearings for Chuck Hagel. But the twitter
verdict among The Village insiders seems to have been Hagel was something
of a disaster. Much tut-tutting about how unprepared he was for the
inquistion. Judging from the reaction among us outsiders in my stream,
think that harsh assessment is unfounded.
Wondering if they've forgotten Chuck has been outside the bubble for
Obama's entire term. He's been busy. He hasn't been sitting on the social
nets for the last four years closely ... more »
IRAN RESISTS ISRAELI PROVOCATION OVER SYRIAN ATTACKS
Can the Israeli attacks last week against Syria be seen as an attempt to
provoke Iran into retaliation in order to provide Israel with a *casus belli
* to attack Iran directly, an action that would likely draw in the US in an
all-out war against Iran? The *Washington Post* seems to think that the attack
could even be seen as a mini-rehearsal for an attack directly against Iran.
The Israeli attack came just a day after Iran warned that it would regard
any attack against Syria as an attack against Iran though the Iranian
threat was not specific about what they would do.
In recent days... more »
Spooky School Shooting Post
*It sure is looking back on it. It's almost as if the Globe knew something.*
"Canton students to be trained to counter shooters" by Meg Murphy | Globe
Correspondent, November 09, 2012
For years, the standard instructions to teachers and students if a
Columbine-style attacker launched a rampage at their school were the same:
lock down and hide.
But now, in Canton and in a *growing number of schools nationwide, police
and school officials are training teachers, staff, and eventually even
students* that in some cases they should *fight against armed attackers*.* *
*
**So they are g... more »
4.9 Magnitude Earthquake SANTA CRUZ ISLANDS - 1st February 2013
Magnitude
4.9
Date-Time
Friday, February 01, 2013 at 22:26:30 UTC
Saturday, February 02, 2013 at 09:26:30 AM at epicenter
Location
11.148°S, 165.339°E
Depth
9.8 km (6.1 miles)
Region
SANTA CRUZ ISLANDS
Distances
380 km (236 miles) ESE (102°) from Kira Kira, Solomon Islands
7 people stabbed in random attack in Vancouver West End
Police say a man ran through the hallways of a Vancouver apartment
building, slashing seven people in what they believe was a completely
random attack,
Sgt. Randy Fincham said Friday seven people were injured in the high rise
building on the city's west end during the attack Thursday night. Six
people were taken to hospital and one woman remains in critical condition.
Another bystander was treated at the scene and released.
The 33-year-old male suspect, who was not a resident of the building, was
taken into custody Thursday night.
http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/C/CN_CANADA_VA... more »
Stone Age tribe kills fishermen who strayed on to island
One of the world's last Stone Age tribes has murdered two fishermen whose
boat drifted on to a desert island in the Indian Ocean.
The Sentinelese, thought to number between 50 and 200, have rebuffed all
contact with the modern world, firing a shower of arrows at anyone who
comes within range.
They are believed to be the last pre-Neolithic tribe in the world to remain
isolated and appear to have survived the 2004 Asian tsunami.
The two men killed, Sunder Raj, 48, and Pandit Tiwari, 52, were fishing
illegally for mud crabs off North Sentinel Island, a speck of land in the
Andaman ... more »
My Memories Utah Meetup
Are you a crafter, scrapbooker, blogger or just love spending time with
other great women? Do you live in Utah? Then this is the perfect event for
you. My Memories is hosting a meet-up in Provo, UT on Saturday, March 9th.
It will feature workshops taught by Ashley from Make It and Love it and
Julie from Leelou Blogs in the morning and mingling, prizes and games in
the afternoon.
Becoming active in the blogging/crafting community was one of the best
things I have ever done. You will never find a group of people more
supportive of each other. These really are amazing women and ... more »
16-year-old screamed as he was hacked to death with swords in central London
A mother was forced to stand at a police cordon and watch as her
16-year-old son bled to death after he was stabbed to death with "swords"
in a busy central London street.
The boy, who has not been named, was heard screaming for his life as he was
attacked in Lupus street, Pimlico, shortly before 7pm yesterday,
eyewitnesses have claimed.
He was rushed to hospital where he died from his wounds, becoming the first
teenager to be killed in London this year.
Scotland Yard have launched a murder inquiry and said that they are keeping
an “open mind” on the motive for the attack.
Witnes... more »
6.7 Magnitude Earthquake SANTA CRUZ ISLANDS - 1st February
Magnitude
6.7
Date-Time
Friday, February 01, 2013 at 22:16:37 UTC
Saturday, February 02, 2013 at 09:16:37 AM at epicenter
Location
10.997°S, 165.403°E
Depth
34.2 km (21.3 miles)
Region
SANTA CRUZ ISLANDS
Distances
384 km (239 miles) E (99°) from Kira Kira, Solomon Islands
TSUNAMI INFORMATION STATEMENT NUMBER 1
NWS PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER EWA BEACH HI
1225 PM HST FRI FEB 01 2013
TO - CIVIL DEFENSE IN THE STATE OF HAWAII
SUBJECT - TSUNAMI INFORMATION STATEMENT
THIS STATEMENT IS FOR INFORMATION ONLY. NO ACTION REQUIRED.
AN EARTHQUAKE HAS OCCURRED WITH THESE PRELIMINARY PARAMETERS... more »
Congratulations to Jim Stock
President Obama has appointed my Harvard colleague Jim Stock to be a member
of the Council of Economic Advisers.
Catch of the Day
A great one, from Kevin Drum. It seems that conservatives have found their
smoking gun against the Affordable Care Act: coverage under the ACA will be
really expensive!
Which, as Drum points out, seems to overlook the point that coverage before
the ACA was really expensive.
And that subsidies, which phase out as income rises, mean that for a whole
lot of people coverage will cost less. Also, that plans through the
exchanges will have regulated benefits, so that generally people are
getting more for their money. And that there's a pretty large group of
people who want but can't get ... more »
The Republican Party War Against Women... Sputtering A Little
The GOP has hired consultants to talk to Members of Congress about the
right way to discuss Hispanics, immigrants, minorities and women in public
without offending them. That's not *really* a step in the right direction
because... well, it just addresses how they talk about them publicly, not
how they formulate policy that impacts their lives. And reauthorizing the
Violence Against Women Act-- which notorious woman-hater Miss McConnell has
kept bottled up-- is a good example that it isn't what they say that's
important; it's how they vote. Thursday only 33 of them (+ honorary
Repu... more »
Flying to Finland but stopping at France!
*FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 1, 2013*
*Who the heck is E. D. Hirsch:* We’ve always been puzzled by E. D. Hirsch,
the well-known—
Well darn it, there we go again! Who the heck *is* E. D. Hirsch?
Kevin Drum does a post today about Hirsch’s latest education pronouncement,
in which Hirsch says it’s good for a student to have a large vocabulary. Or
something like that. (Yes, we’ve read the whole piece, at City Journal.)
As always, Hirsch’s somewhat fuzzy piece made us wonder who he is. We often
get a “Being There” feel when we read pieces by Hirsch.
Who the heck is E. D. Hirsch? We journeyed to ... more »
Israeli warplanes reportedly conduct ‘mock raids’ over Lebanon
Israel Air Force jets on Friday night flew low over southern Lebanon and
carried out “mock raids,” Lebanese National News Agency reported.
The government outlet said that Israel planes were reported by its
correspondents over the southern Lebanese towns of Nabatieh, Tuffah,
Marjayoun and Bint Jbeil.
Earlier on Friday, a Lebanese security official reported that Israeli
warplanes flew over southern Lebanon and were headed toward the eastern
Bekaa Valley that borders Syria. He spoke on condition of anonymity in line
with regulations.
Israel Radio Friday cited a Lebanese media report... more »
Demonizing Late-Term Abortion Must Stop
Because Canadians are ignorant on the facts of abortion in Canada*, the
Fetus Lobby® is able to get away with repeated -- and unrefuted -- lies and
distortions.
Like this from Jonathan Kay today. Writing about Vellacott et al.'s
ridiculous grandstanding, he says:
The fact is that Canada is the only nation in the Western world without *any
* abortion law. It is perfectly legal in Canada to have or perform an
abortion — for any reason, or no reason at all — at 20, 25, 30 or 35 weeks
gestation. This is a disturbing state of affairs.
While this is true in the strictly legal sense, it i... more »
Rico postre con fresas uvas y naranja
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Perro alaska sobre el hielo
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Chocolates y rosas para regalar el 14 de febrero
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Signs of Canadians in Algeria plot concern U.S.
Signs that Canadian citizens were involved in the attack by hostage-taking
Islamist militants on a remote gas plant in Algeria are of great concern to
American authorities, U.S. intelligence officials said on Thursday.
While Algerian authorities apparently have not yet provided Western
governments with cast-iron proof, a senior U.S. intelligence official said,
"We're taking very seriously the reports of the two Canadians' involvement."
http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/01/31/us-algeria-violence-kidnapping-canadians-idUSBRE90U1DD20130131
Dozens hurt as protesters petrol bomb Egypt's palace
Dozens of Egyptian protesters were wounded on Friday when youths hurling
petrol bombs at President Mohamed Mursi's palace clashed with riot police,
as thousands took to the streets to demand the overthrow of the Islamist
leader.
Youths threw petrol bombs and shot fireworks at the outer wall of Mursi's
Cairo presidential compound as night fell, and police responded by firing
water cannon and tear gas.
http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/02/01/us-egypt-protests-idUSBRE90U1CN20130201
Turkey: US Embassy Attack 'Act Of Terror'
A suicide bomber has carried out an attack at an entrance to the US embassy
in the Turkish capital Ankara, killing himself and a guard.
The bomber's device went off as he was going through an X-ray machine at a
security gatehouse, Sky sources said.
The White House condemned the suicide bombing as a "terrorist attack," but
said it did not yet know who was behind it.
http://news.sky.com/story/1046168/turkey-us-embassy-attack-act-of-terror
4.6 Magnitude Earthquake HOKKAIDO, JAPAN REGION - 1st February 2013
Magnitude
4.6
Date-Time
Friday, February 01, 2013 at 18:23:06 UTC
Saturday, February 02, 2013 at 03:23:06 AM at epicenter
Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones
Location
42.868°N, 142.792°E
Depth
131 km (81.4 miles)
Region
HOKKAIDO, JAPAN REGION
Distances
34 km (21 miles) W of Obihiro, Japan
Maybe it's time to stop waiting for a miracle
It’s the festival of Our Lady of Suyapa in Honduras, a celebration of a
tiny carved image of Mary, the mother of Jesus, that’s venerated here.
The carving - less than three inches tall - is credited with miraculous
healing powers. Suyapa is seen as a benelovent force looking after
Hondurans when times are hard, as they usually are.
Sunday is the main celebration of the 250-year-old icon. Thousands of
people have been making the pilgrimage to the Tegucigalpa neighbourhood
where the caarving, usually in a small church, is moved to a basilica built
specially for its display.
I haven’t be... more »
4.4 Magnitude Earthquake BANDA SEA - 1st February 2013
Magnitude
4.4
Date-Time
Friday, February 01, 2013 at 18:04:10 UTC
Saturday, February 02, 2013 at 03:04:10 AM at epicenter
Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones
Location
6.843°S, 129.557°E
Depth
156.1 km (97.0 miles)
Region
BANDA SEA
Distances
229 km (142 miles) WNW of Saumlaki, Indonesia
Hermoso pavorreal blanco como la nieve
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Jeremy Scahill on the myth of objective journalism
Making an invisibile war visible with DIRTY WARS. Source: sundancechannel.
Pajaros de colores jugando en las ramas
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Summer School in Economic Theory
Grad students in economics can click here to learn about 2013 Jerusalem
Summer School in Economic Theory. It is ten-day program run by my Harvard
colleague Eric Maskin.
BBC News - Prison meat supplier suspended over non-halal meat' fears
The horror, the absolute horror...
' A meat supplier to the Ministry of Justice (MoJ) has been suspended after
tests found that it may have supplied Halal products to prisons which
contained traces of non-Halal meat.
The products concerned, thought to be pies and pasties from a
Halal-certified supplier, have been withdrawn.
Justice minister Jeremy Wright said the situation was "absolutely
unacceptable". '
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-21302925
Our Fractional Prime Minister
Surely any responsible policy making process requires that all relevant
circumstances be considered. If you omit an important factor then you
might come to a false assessment, perhaps even dangerously wrong. Yet
time and again Steve Harper shows that excluding relevant factors is
essential to his policy making. There's a real wanton recklessness to that.
I suppose Steve Harper could be considered 3/8ths of a genuine prime
minister for he excludes as much if not more than he considers.
Take our militarized foreign policy. That appears to have been outsourced
to Capital Hill ... more »
Winnie pooh y sus amigos festejando el día de la amistad
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Ositos enamorados festejando el día del amor
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BBC News - Woman disfigured in Dagenham acid attack
The BBC reports
http://www.thinkgeek.com.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-21299687 thus:
' A young woman has been left disfigured after acid was thrown in her face
in east London.
Naomi Oni, 20 was walking in Lodge Avenue, Dagenham, when she was attacked
at about 00:40 GMT on 30 December. The attacker fled from the scene.
The Metropolitan Police said Ms Oni managed to get home and an ambulance
was called.
Ms Oni, who was treated for burns, has been released from hospital. Nobody
has been arrested over the attack.
A police spokesman said officers "retain an open mind as to the mo... more »
Fat-Free Econ 37: PH GDP Growth 2012
* This is my article yesterday in TV5's news portal.
-----------
In November 30, 2012, this column made a rather bold statement about the
economy for the fourth quarter of that year.
The National Statistical Coordination Board (NSCB) yesterday announced that
fourth-quarter growth came in at 6.8 percent, or just 0.2 percent shy of
the forecast.
It was not an “ambitious” figure to target for the fourth quarter. For one,
the growth momentum for the first three quarters of the year was already
there: 6.3 percent in the first quarter, 6 percent in the second, and 7.1
percent in the third... more »
Lindo parque natural con su lago
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Sweeping Up Sandy Coverage
*Related: **Getting Set For **Sandy *
"Hurricane’s wide reach causes havoc for millions" by James Barron | New
York Times, October 30, 2012
NEW YORK — Hurricane Sandy battered the mid-Atlantic region Monday, its
powerful gusts and storm surges causing once-in-a-generation flooding in
coastal communities, knocking down trees and power lines and leaving
hundreds of thousands of people — including a large swath of Manhattan — in
the rain-soaked dark.
The mammoth and merciless storm made landfall near Atlantic City around 8
p.m., with maximum sustained winds of about 80 miles per hou... more »
Top 6 Reasons Why Discrimination Laws Are Good For White Guys
I just finished an interesting online live chat with AOL Jobs about gay
rights in the workplace. One of the participants espoused the view that all
discrimination laws are bad and that corporations shouldn't have to spend
their money defending against discrimination claims. I was the only old
lady on the chat, that is, the only person old enough to remember the bad
old days when discrimination was legal. Trust me. We don't want to go back
there.
I hear white guys complain about anti-discrimination laws all the time, and
I understand that it's tough to have the top-banana spot taken ... more »
Removing the Shackles: Last Will and Testament of Ferdinand Marcos
http://removingtheshackles.blogspot.ca/2013/02/last-will-and-testament-of-ferdinand.html
FRIDAY, 1 FEBRUARY 2013
*Last Will and Testament of Ferdinand Marcos*
Last Will and Testament of Ferdinand Marcos of The Philippines
This is the Last Will and Testament of Ferdinand Marcos. It contains yet
more clues to the vast amount of money that the Cabal(s) having been trying
to steal for decades, and the dramas that have been perpetuated by various
players in the realm of the internet.
This article HERE gives a little more insight to Ferdinand Marcos and the
deception ... more »
Hadas haciendo magia en el bosque
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Quck and easy way to improve life for children of poverty: invest in libraries
A quick and easy way
Sent to This Week in Poverty, the Nation Magazine, comment on “This Week in
Poverty: Time to Take On Concentrated Poverty and Education”
Original article:
http://www.thenation.com/blog/172589/week-poverty-time-take-concentrated-poverty-and-education#
Missing from This Week in Poverty’s list of projects designed to alleviate
the effects of poverty are projects aimed at providing more access to
books. There is very consistent evidence showing that
1. children of poverty living in high-poverty areas have little access to
books at home, at school, or in their comm... more »
Bella mujer pintada de muchos colores
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Cyanide in Gwanda dam, Zimbabwe
Tests have shown that water in Gwanda town’s main supply dam is
contaminated with cyanide suspected to be from surrounding mines. Cyanide
is used in gold processing and can cause death in humans if
swallowed. Gwanda Town has been without water for nearly two weeks due to
emergency water rationing following reports of contamination.
Zimbabwe National Water Authority’s Umzingwane Catchment manager Engineer
Tommy Rosen yesterday confirmed that traces of cyanide had been found in
Gwanda’s water.
http://www.herald.co.zw/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=65569:cyanide-in-gwanda... more »
Blackpool Murder: Burning Body Found In Alley
Two people have been arrested after the body of a 16-year-old girl was
found burning in an alley in Blackpool.
Police have cordoned off the alley off Kirby Road, South Shore where the
body was found and specialist forensic officers are searching a nearby
hotel.
A 22-year-old man and a 20-year-old woman were arrested nearby and are now
being questioned by police.
http://news.sky.com/story/1046371/blackpool-murder-burning-body-found-in-alley
4.7 Magnitude Earthquake SALTA, ARGENTINA - 1st February 2013
Magnitude
4.7
Date-Time
Friday, February 01, 2013 at 17:21:23 UTC
Friday, February 01, 2013 at 02:21:23 PM at epicenter
Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones
Location
24.076°S, 66.906°W
Depth
179.5 km (111.5 miles)
Region
SALTA, ARGENTINA
Distances
62 km (38 miles) WNW of San Antonio de los Cobres, Argentina
David Cameron pledges to keep spending 'billions in overseas aid'
Speaking in Liberia, where he is attending an aid conference to set the
next Millennium Development Goals after 2015, he said he wanted to plan
British spending in the developing world.
He said: "Liberia is a country that was absolutely devastated by conflict
and civil war. It is now recovering, but there’s still desperate poverty
here.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/politics/9842051/David-Cameron-pledges-to-keep-spending-billions-in-overseas-aid.html
How Jeb Bush's FEE Became the Conduit for Corporate Cash to Make ED Policy
Through
FOIA, In the Public Interest has acquired hundreds of documentsthat
provide the much-needed links between corporate interests and state
and federal education policy makers. Below is a commentary from IPI and
below that are some page views that offer some graphic evidence of the
depth of the sewer, which promises to give corruption in education
policy
entirely new boundaries.
What we find, essentially, is that Bush's Foundation for Excellence in
Education is the conduit that carries money, communication, lobbying,
and
logistics for making education policy at the state and fed... more »
SANDY HOOK AND THE MEDIA
*Fake.*
The Guardian had an article by the spooky Oliver Burkeman entitled:
*Sandy Hook 'truthers'*.
*(The Guardian's circulation has dropped to 204,222 copies sold per day.) *
*Here are some of the comments:*
TyroneSandalphon
"The rifle is the smoking gun"
Dr. H. Wayne Carver... stated ... that these bullets were fired from a
"long weapon" meaning a rifle...
No rifle was found anywhere near Lanza's body or anywhere inside the
school...
If Lanza, killed the children with a rifle [long weapon] and then shot
himself with a hand gun. How did this rifle end up back in his car? ...
... more »
Hamza Yusuf - The Critical Importance of Al-Ghazali in Our Times
*Wikipedia:*
Hamza Yusuf Hanson is an American Islamic scholar. He is a convert to
Islam, and is one of the signatories of A Common Word Between Us and You,
an open letter by Islamic scholars to Christian leaders, calling for peace
and understanding. He has described the 9/11 attacks as "an act of 'mass
murder, pure and simple'". Condemning the attacks, he has also stated
"Islam was hijacked ... on that plane as an innocent victim". The Guardian
newspaper in the United Kingdom reported that he "is arguably the west's
most influential Islamic scholar" and added that "many Muslims fin... more »
Protestors target president's palace in Egypt unrest
Opponents of Islamist President Mohamed Mursi hurled petrol bombs at his
palace on Friday as protesters returned to the streets of Egypt demanding
his overthrow after the deadliest violence of his seven months in power.
Youths threw about two dozen petrol bombs and launched fireworks at the
outer wall of the presidential compound in Cairo as night fell and
thousands of peaceful demonstrators had dispersed.
http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/02/01/us-egypt-protests-idUSBRE90U1CN20130201
Book Review: The Night Circus
It is a circus like no other. Magical tents full of impossibilities. Open
from dark until dawn with sweet treats and amazing acts. Home of a deadly
competition where there can only be one victor.
The Night Circus by Erin Moregenstern is the story of Celia and Marco, two
people who grow to love each other powerfully, but are locked against each
other in a battle of magic and imagination. Before Celia and Marco ever met
they are destined to compete against each by their teachers, a competition
that is sealed in blood and must go one until one of them succeeds. The
stage is set, the... more »
Most Unemployed Young People Give Up Looking for Work: Korea
A staggering eight out of 10 young jobless Koreans are giving up looking
for work altogether, a survey by the Korea Employment Information Service
suggests.
The survey of 10,000 people between 15 to 29 conducted from 2007 to 2012
shows that the proportion of jobless young people who give up searching for
work rose from 75.9 percent in 2009 to 82.3 percent in 2011.
People who have not looked for work for a month are considered to have
given up. Four out of 10 such people look after household chores or raise
children, according to the survey, which led the service to conclude that
th... more »
Timbuktu and our Serious People!
*FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 1, 2013*
*David Brooks’ basket case:* In this morning’s New York Times, David Brooks
lays out the case for comprehensive immigrations reform.
The evidence all supports it, he says. He ends his column with a warning:
BROOKS (2/1/13): The first big point from all this is that given the likely
gridlock on tax reform and fiscal reform, immigration reform is our best
chance to increase America’s economic dynamism. We should normalize the
illegals who are here, create a legal system for low-skill workers and bend
the current reform proposals so they look more like the Ca... more »
4.9 Magnitude Earthquake SULAWESI, INDONESIA - 1st February 2013
Magnitude
4.9
Date-Time
Friday, February 01, 2013 at 17:08:26 UTC
Saturday, February 02, 2013 at 01:08:26 AM at epicenter
Location
0.182°S, 123.068°E
Depth
124.9 km (77.6 miles)
Region
SULAWESI, INDONESIA
Distances
81 km (51 miles) S (181°) from Gorontalo, Sulawesi, Indonesia
Toi Hutchinson-- The Best Candidate For The Job
Over the last few weeks, we’ve written a lot about the special election in
the 2nd District of Illinois. We’ve sounded the alarm: there’s a good
chance that if we do nothing we’ll send the corporatist Debbie Halvorson
back to Congress. Just to refresh your memory, Halvorson is the same
congresswoman who proudly describes herself as a “conservative Democrat”
and sided with big Wall Street banksters against her own constituents every
chance she got. She voted against Wall Street Reform. She voted against
cramdown measures that would have helped homeowners underwater on their
mortga... more »
Ed Koch dead: Mayor who became a symbol of New York City passes away at 88
Among the many things to love about Ed Koch was his willingness, unusual
for a politician, to say things just how they were. He never came across as
fake. Even when Mayor Koch stumbled, I respected the fact that he was a
forthright man.
Sadly, the New York Daily News is reporting that Koch passed away yesterday.
Three-term mayor Ed Koch, whose exuberant "How'm I doin'?" tagline made him
synonymous with New York chutzpah, is dead at age 88. The Bronx born pol
was a reformer who saved the city from bankruptcy but whose final term was
marked by scandal and corruption. Political fri... more »
In Britain, They're Betting on Extinction
British betting shop, Ladbrokes, is taking bets on the extinction of
certain fish stocks.
*The gambling company Ladbrokes has been offering odds on the conservationstatus of various fish species. Earlier
in the week it was taking bets on mackerel after it was taken off
conservationists' "fish to eat" list last month. Recently it has encouraged
people to punt on the survival prospects of stocks of yellow fin tuna,
swordfish and haddock. You can, if you wish, gamble on extinction.*
* Just before Christmas (which could explain the paucity of coverage the
story received), the British ... more »
If Only There Was a Way
Imagine how the world would be different today if our political leadership
was liable to criminal sanctions for willful dereliction of duty causing
harm to the public.
We do it for others, why not those who, in our name, are entrusted with the
ultimate levers of power?
There is a trial underway right now for the ship's officer who commanded
the B.C. Ferry, *Queen of the North*, the night she ran over a rocky
outcropping and quickly sank to the bottom some 600-feet below (almost
right where Harper and Enbridge want to build their supertanker port).
Two passengers were never seen... more »
BLANCO AND BALKANIZATION: A week in the life!
*FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 1, 2013*
*Epilogue—Bye Bye Blanco:* To state the obvious, we liberals can’t fix our
nation’s polarization all by ourselves.
In our view, our current “basket case” status began with the creation of
pseudo-conservative entities decades ago. For decades, these entities have
broadcast disinformation and encouraged tribal loathing. This has lessened
the chance that we can function as Richard Blanco’s “one country—all of
us.”
(For part 1 in this award-winning series, go ahead—just click this.)
But we the liberals have increasingly aped the conduct of The Others. In
ou... more »
Holocaust Denier Ordered To Visit Memorial
A convicted Holocaust denier has been ordered to visit Hungary's holocaust
memorial centre, Auschwitz death camp or the Yad Vashem memorial in Israel.
Gyorgy Nagy, who was also given an 18-month suspended jail sentence, will
have to write down his thoughts about the experience in order to complete
his sentence, the court said.
If he chooses the Budapest Holocaust Memorial Centre he will have to make
three visits.
http://news.sky.com/story/1046315/holocaust-denier-ordered-to-visit-memorial
Bolshoi Acid Attack: New Production Halted
The Bolshoi Ballet has postponed its new production because of the acid
attack on its artistic director.
A spokesperson for the theatre confirmed to Sky News that its planned
performance of The Rite of Spring would be delayed until Sergei Filin was
able to return to work.
http://news.sky.com/story/1046260/bolshoi-acid-attack-new-production-halted
North Korea 'Hides Nuclear Test Site Tunnel'
North Korea has concealed the entrance to an underground nuclear site to
prevent satellite monitoring, according to South Korean intelligence
sources.
Imagery of the Punggye-ri nuclear test facility in North Hamgyong Province
seen by the South Korean officials suggests that covers have been placed
over a tunnel entrance.
There is widespread international concern at North Korea's threat to
attempt a nuclear detonation - its third since 2006.
http://news.sky.com/story/1046285/north-korea-hides-nuclear-test-site-tunnel
4.8 Magnitude Earthquake NEAR THE SOUTH COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN - 1st February 2013
Magnitude
4.8
Date-Time
Friday, February 01, 2013 at 14:06:48 UTC
Friday, February 01, 2013 at 11:06:48 PM at epicenter
Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones
Location
35.550°N, 139.958°E
Depth
72 km (44.7 miles)
Region
NEAR THE SOUTH COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
Distances
11 km (6 miles) WNW of Ichihara, Japan
Post offence conduct
*R. v. Angelis,* 2013 ONCA 70, released this morning, has a very helpful
summary of the law on post-offence conduct or what used to be called
consciousness of guilt:
[51] An accused’s post-offence conduct is generally admissible to
show that the accused acted in a manner which, based on human experience
and logic, is consistent with the conduct of a guilty person and
inconsistent with the conduct of an innocent person: *R. v. Peavoy* (1997),
34 O.R. (3d) 620 (C.A), at p. 629.
[52] However, evidence of post-offence conduct may be susceptible to
jury misuse, especially whe... more »
Costs in trust litigation
*Sun Indalex Finance, LLC v. United Steelworkers*, 2013 SCC 6 is a complex
and lengthy decision dealing with pensions. In the course of the decision
the Court considered an award of costs from a trust – comments which may
have relevance broadly to estates and other similar circumstances:
[250] The decision whether to award costs from the
pension fund remains a discretionary matter. In *Nolan*, Rothstein J.
surveyed the various factors that courts have taken into account when
deciding whether to award a litigant its costs out of a pension trust. The
fi... more »
The Filibuster and Hagel
This is getting interesting.
The reporters on the scene -- Dave Weigel today, Josh Rogin yesterday, and
others -- believe a filibuster is unlikely in the Chuck Hagel nomination;
they believe that if a simple majority support Hagel, he'll be confirmed.
By this standard, Hagel is pretty safe; not a single Democrat has announced
opposition, there's one Republican (Thad Cochran) supporting him, and so
Hagel only needs to hold all but six of the unannounced Democrats. Barring
anything new happening, that appears pretty much certain.
Indeed, the reporting has been that way from the begin... more »
Liberal Leadership Watch
In our role as pro-choice watchdogs of Canadian politics, we bring you two
endorsements for Marc Garneau.
.@marcgarneau So Karygiannis campaignlifecoalition.com/index.php?p=Fe… and
McKay campaignlifecoalition.com/index.php?p=Fe… supported #M312 - Why
#antiChoice MPs on yr #lpcldr team?
— deBeauxOs(@deBeauxOs1) January 30, 2013
We're sure Marc is a nice guy and all, but what the heck do two anti-choice
Liberals know about him that would lead to their support?
Just askin'.
Mess at the Mouth of the Mississippi
*Not to worry, Americans, government has got it all cleaned up.... *
*
*Race to keep Mississippi open
‘‘Rumors of a river closure have been greatly exaggerated,’’ Mike Petersen,
an Army Corps spokesman in St. Louis, told the Associated Press on Thursday.
*
**Related: **Mississippi Post Runs Dry** *
*That's the AmeriKan media for you, but now we have a different problem:*
"Barge hits Mississippi bridge and leaks oil" Associated Press, January 28,
2013
VICKSBURG, Miss. — A barge carrying 80,000 gallons of *oil* hit a railroad
bridge in Vicksburg on Sunday, spilling light crude into the... more »
Teacher accused of making sixth-graders write on sandpaper until their fingers bled, world also ceases turning
A teacher at a public middle school in Florida has rubbed parents and
school officials the wrong way with her highly unorthodox teaching methods.
The teacher, Anna Garrett, is on paid leave and under investigation because
she allegedly used sandpaper to punish students who misspelled words during
a spelling lesson, reports St. Petersburg CBS affiliate WTSP.
The alleged incident occurred on Jan. 23 in class in a sixth-grade class at
Burns Middle School in Brandon, Fla., a rapidly growing Tampa area suburb.
Students and parents complained that Garrett forced the students to write
prev... more »
Boston Can Finally Breathe a Sigh of Relief
*Better take a deep breath first.*
"Asthma reduced in Boston public housing; Officials cite effort to wipe out
vermin" by Kay Lazar | Globe Staff, January 01, 2013
Getting the vermin out of Boston’s public housing may have improved living
conditions in more ways than one: With the move has come a sharp drop in
asthma symptoms among residents.
Boston health officials say new city data indicate that asthma incidences
have dropped nearly by half since 2005. That is when the housing authority
teamed up with the Boston Public Health Commission to reduce the number of
roaches and rode... more »
How Do You Like Your Kids, Roasted, Toasted, Fried or Grilled?
*"And to Monsieur Harper, I Can Only Say This"*
Oh so conservative head of the International Monetary Fund, Christine
Legard, says the world is staring down the double barrels of climate change
and resource scarcity. She just couldn't get much more blunt and to the
point in her comments at the World Economic Forum, Davos.
*"...the most startling statements came from the heads of those bastions of
economic orthodoxy: the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund.
Speaking at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, Christine
Lagarde, the managing director of the IMF and ... more »
SEC Nominee Mary Jo White Unfit
One has to wonder about the suitability of a candidate when *The Wall
Street Journal *describes her thus in "A Market Cop Image May Be
Challenged" by S. Patterson and J. Holzer 1/31/2013 C13:
[Excerpt] "Mary Jo White, Pres. Barack Obama's pick to head the Securities
and Exchange Commission, has argued against pursuing corporations in
criminal courts and pushed, on behalf of corporate clients, for rules that
could discourage whistleblowers from coming forward...."
...Ms. White at times has said prosecutors should rarely if ever indict
corporations for criminal wrongdoing. Rather, th... more »
Life immitating art
2013 in Porchester, England
1973 Jamaica - James Bond's Live and Let Die
"Think..."
"Think of the thing you have, that if you lost it,
nothing else would console you, and then try not to lose it."
- Robert Brault
Climate scientists biased toward overly cautious estimates: ‘Erring on the side of least drama’
[image: Sea level measured by satellite altimeter (red with linear trend
line; AVISO data from (Centre National d’Etudes Spatiales) and
reconstructed from tide gauges (orange, monthly data from Church and White,
2011). Tide gauge data were aligned to give the same mean during 1993–2010
as the altimeter data. The scenarios of the IPCC are again shown in blue
(third assessment) and green (fourth assessment); the former published
starting in the 1990 and the latter from 2000. Graphic:
skepticalscience.com]
By dana1981
30 January 2013
A paper recently published in *Global Environm... more »
Shock Claim: “The New Litmus Test Of Leadership In The Military Is If They Will Fire On US Citizens Or Not”
*"Shock Claim: The New Litmus Test Of Leadership In*
* The Military Is If They Will Fire On US Citizens Or Not”*
by Mac Slavo
“Had the following comments been made on a fringe corner of the internet
most would dismiss them as outright conjecture. However, what you are about
to read comes from one of the world’s foremost philanthropists, Jim Garrow,
who has spent tens of millions of dollars of his own money to help over
35,000 Chinese baby girls from near certain death under China’s
one-child-per-couple policy. He was one of the 206 nominees for the 2009
Nobel Peace Prize, whic... more »
A one-stop shop for water worries: Aqueduct’s global water risk mapping tool – ‘For us, water is a strategic issue’
[image: Aqueduct's global water risk mapping tool. Graphic:
aqueduct.wri.org]
By RACHEL NUWER
30 January 2013
(The New York Times) – Water, or the lack thereof, is one of the defining
challenges of the 21st century. As temperatures rise and droughts become
more frequent, the threat of dwindling water resources worries not just
environmentalists and governments but companies and their investors, too.
Nearly every industrial sector, from food and beverages to mining to
pharmaceuticals, depends on water for its operations. Figuring out which
places are likely to be hit hardest can ... more »
Salt-Loving Microbes Turn Lake Pink
An aerial shot shows the causeway that divides the northern and southern
parts of the Great Salt Lake. The rosy color of the northern waters is the
result of the pigmented, salt-loving microbes. Photo courtesy: Courtesy of
Great Salt Lake Institute via ouramazingplanet.com
So much salt is dissolved in the northern part of Utah's Great Salt Lake
that its edges can become encrusted with crystals that sparkle against a
treeless landscape and vast sky.
The salt concentration of the water hovers near saturation, reaching nearly
10 times the salinity, or salt content, of the oceans. The... more »
Amateur Statistics and Pro Grandstanding
Fetus fetishist and amateur statistician Patricia Maloney has been fooling
around with StatsCan's CANSIM tables since at least last October when she
found, well, *something*.
She wasn't sure what exactly but it sounded exciting.
CANSIM tables are kind of fun if a bit intimidating to the uninitiated or
hard-of-thinking. Here's the one she was playing with.
You can add and remove data and then add, subtract, and come to odd
conclusions.
Like 491 aborted fetuses were born 'alive'.
(Doncha love the smell of paradoxes in the morning?)
After a couple of months of harassing public offi... more »
Greg Hunter, "Weekly News Wrap-Up 2/1/13"
*"Weekly News Wrap-Up 2/1/13"*
By Greg Hunter’s USAWatchdog.com
"The Middle East and North Africa are hot and getting hotter in terms of
war and conflict. Pick a country from Mali to Egypt or Yemen to Syria;
there are wars and rumors of war. Israel jet fighters attacked a convoy in
Syria this week. Israel says it was missiles to be used against Israel.
Both Syria and Iran say they will retaliate. The U.N. says it is “gravely
concerned” about the escalation of violence. Russia, which is backing the
Assad Regime in Syria, calls the situation “unacceptable.”
Meanwhile, the... more »
Still Burning For the Boston Globe
Man held, is called suspect in 24 fires
*
**I'm sorry I had to snuff that out along with all the other fire stories.*
"Man allegedly doused girls with gas" by Brian Ballou | Globe
Staff, January 10, 2013
PEMBROKE — A *hearing- and speech-impaired man with a history of mental
illness* was in court Thursday to answer charges of assault to murder
after allegedly dousing his girlfriend’s two daughters with gasoline and
attempting to ignite a propane tank inside their home.
*
**The first thought is, of course, was he on some type of pharmaceutical. *
“He really could have blown up not ... more »
Israel's strike on Syria: Practice runs for Iran and target softening
Let’s talk about the attack undertaken by Israel on Syria.
What exactly happened is unclear*. Did Israel strike once or twice?*
Having given this quite a lot of thought over the past day, based on the
many news stories in the main stream *I do think Israel made two hits.*
But, I do not believe for a moment there was any convoy of anti-aircraft
missiles being delivered to Lebanon from Syria. That aspect seems
farfetched. It seems to work best as a cover story.
There are even conflicting reports on who really struck the alleged convoy.
*Syrian Rebels 'Steal' Credit from Israel for Attack*... more »
"IRS: Cheapest Obamacare Plan Will Be $20,000 Per Family"
*"IRS: Cheapest Obamacare Plan Will Be $20,000 Per Family"*
By Matt Cover
"In a final regulation issued Wednesday, the Internal Revenue Service
(IRS) assumed that under Obamacare the cheapest health insurance plan
available in 2016 for a family will cost $20,000 for the year. Under
Obamacare, Americans will be required to buy health insurance or pay a
penalty to the IRS.
The IRS's assumption that the cheapest plan for a family will cost $20,000
per year is found in examples the IRS gives to help people understand how
to calculate the penalty they will need to pay the govern... more »
January 2013 may be worst Beijing smog ever recorded – New Delhi air pollution exceeds even Beijing’s
[image: A thick blanket of smog over New Delhi on Thursday morning, 31
January 2013. Photo: Manish Swarup / Associated Press]
By HEATHER TIMMONS
31 January 2013
NEW DELHI (The New York Times) – Beijing’s air pollution has reached such
toxic levels recently that the Chinese government is finally acknowledging
the problem – and acting on it.
But in New Delhi on Thursday, air pollution levels far exceeded those in
Beijing, only without any government acknowledgement or action. It is not
the first time pollution in India’s capital has outpaced that in China.
The level of tiny par... more »
Evaluation of Gates Research on Teacher Effectiveness
From the NEPC Policy Center:
Reference Publication:
Review of Two Culminating Reports from the MET Project
*Gates Foundation’s MET Study
Fails to Solve the Teacher Evaluation Challenge*
*Contact:*
William J. Mathis, (802) 383-0058, wmathis@sover.net
Jesse Rothstein, (510) 643-8561, rothstein@berkeley.eduZ
Jamie Horwitz, (202) 549-4921, jhdcpr@starpower.net
URL for this press release: *http://tinyurl.com/a9yrxtv*
BOULDER, CO (January 31, 2013) – A review by the National Education Policy
Center (NEPC) of a newly released and long-awaited study on teacher
evaluation strongly questions t... more »
Heritage Event: Shoring Up the U.S.-Taiwan Partnership
An impressive list with some of my favorite Taiwan-related people.
*+++++++++++++++*
Heritage Foundation Event: Shoring Up the U.S.-Taiwan Partnership
~ Co-hosted by Taiwan Benevolent Association of America ~
Please join us for a discussion of the future of the U.S.-Taiwan
partnership and how to strengthen it both on the economic side and
political, security side. On the political side, this may entail anything
from support for Taiwan’s democracy to removing unnecessary diplomatic
barriers to providing Taiwan the military wherewithal and political support
it needs. On the economi... more »
must-watch video: how canadian women won abortion rights and what we must do to keep them
The Harper anti-choice brigade is back in the news, this time taking aim at
a different abortion controversy to try to chip away at our fundamental
rights.
Wladyslaw Lizon - sadly, the MP for my own riding - is holding forth
against later-term procedures. (You may remember Lizon's name through his
memorable Islamophobia, which caused Jason Kenney to forbid the wearing of
niqabs during citizenship ceremonies.) When it comes to later-term
abortions, don't be fooled. The overwhelming majority of abortion
procedures in Canada are performed in the first trimester of pregnancy. In
the ti... more »
A Time For Sublime Madness
Chris Hedges believes that we face a dark future. What awaits us is an era
of upheaval:
The planet we have assaulted will convulse with fury. The senseless greed
of limitless capitalist expansion will implode the global economy. The
decimation of civil liberties, carried out in the name of fighting terror,
will shackle us to an interconnected security and surveillance state that
stretches from Moscow to Istanbul to New York.
There is every reason to despair. But, he writes, what has saved us in the
past is our power to imagine a better future:
It was the human imagination that... more »
Have The Republicans Finally Managed To Tank Economic Growth?
Tuesday we looked at how David Cameron's Conservative government has used
an Austerity agenda to steer the U.K. into a crippling triple-dip
recession. The next day the Commerce Department surprised everyone by
projecting that this nation's GDP shrank by 0.1 percent in the last quarter
of 2012. The White House blamed the obstructionist Republicans for pushing
the same Austerity agenda that has crippled the British economy-- not to
mention the economies of Spain, Greece, Italy, Ireland and Portugal, all of
which have cut back on government spending in the face of economic
slowdowns.... more »
16 Ways to Avoid Colds and Flu
***Source of picture and text at the botton of the page: **
http://www.macssgroup.com.au/news_preventingcoldsandfluintheworkplace.html* 16
Ways to Avoid Flu and Colds this Holiday Season & Through the Winter Months
Agriculture Society, 6 December 2011
Winter is here, and if you get sick a lot this time of year, there are many
natural ways you can improve your body’s ability to stay healthy –
especially with the foods you eat and lifestyle you maintain.
Many people believe that hand-washing is one of the best ways to keep
illnesses away. In the last two decades we’ve seen a huge i... more »
Friday Night Lights
*Making *lu wei* eggs at a factory in Gangshan.*
WantWant goes after student who got Chomsky to pose with anti-media
monopoly image. Chomsky and another academic contacted have clearly said
they did not know that the words "China's black hand" were included in the
sign. The student appears to have misled them. Great work, now it appears
WantWant has a genuine grievance. Perhaps the student can supply the
documentation? Because at this point it appears that not only has the
student invalidated Chomsky's action, she's also made it that much harder
for the anti-media monopoly campaign... more »
You can CON some of the people...
The federal government's public health and safety programs that Harper and
his Reformatory thugs have been ravaging since he came to power, have been
deeply cut.
Remember how Agriculture Minister Ritz made jokes about listeriosis deaths?
Which may explain why this toxic coffee-maker, a cheap copy of an Italian
product, is being recalled 6 years after being released on the Canadian
market.
Note that it's the Bialotti Coffee Maker (and not the Bialetti brand) that
puts lead into your cup of espresso.
The knock-offs are manufactured by National Aero-Technology - Hangzhou... more »
Read Stuff, You Should (And a little Housekeeping)
Happy Birthday to Big Boi, 38.
Okay, I've been doing these links posts as a daily thing for a year now;
Terry Jones, now 71, got the first birthday greetings; if I keep doing
this, I'm going to try not to repeat, although I won't promise, since I'm
very capable of forgetting and don't want to spend too much time looking it
up.
More importantly, I suppose I need to decide whether to keep doing these as
daily hits. They do seem to spark some discussions, which is good; I just
don't really know whether anyone cares about links posts these days. And of
course there is some opportunity... more »
ALEC Promotes the Hypocritic Oath
I found this very disgusting when I read it.
It 1997 – Bonnie Sue Cooper – then President of ALEC wrote
Government, as the servant of the people, should seek to make its highest
priority to follow the first rule of the Hippocratic oath: First, do no
harm .
Unfortunately, as long as there are those who are psychologically compelled
to seek the power of government coercion to force their will, values and
whimsies on the American people, there will continue to be violations of
the "do no harm" rule .
Since ALEC's inception they have been bashing our government.
Hmph! LIke ALEC thi... more »
Yep - Koch Foundation Still Funding ALEC
Well – the truth came out yesterday
The Kochs are still funding the American Legislative Exchange Council -
anyway Charles is.
No – I’m not talking Koch Industries which makes massive donations to ALEC
as
A private sector member
Through meeting sponsorship fees
And paying extra fees for seats on task forces so they can write and
pass legislation
I’m talking money from the Koch 501c3 foundations.
This information is really hard to come by and was released today by the
Center for Public Integrity.
The Charles Lambe Foundation
The bad news is that the Kochs are reproducing w... more »
China: Truck carrying fireworks explodes, kills 26 people and destroys motorway
The huge blast destroyed an 80-metre stretch of highway outside the city of
Sanmenxia in Henan province, and was powerful enough to shatter windows of
a nearby truck stop. Emergency crews closed the highway at the accident
site, said China National Radio, which reported the death toll of 26.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2271775/Giant-firework-explosion-kills-26-destroys-motorway-China.html
Fears for hundreds of birds on south coast as 'palm oil fell off passing ship' reacted with sea water create 'super-glue'
The Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB) said more than 100
distressed birds, mostly guillemots, (left) were discovered at Lyme Bay
in
Dorset. Some have been so badly injured they have died (inset right).
There
are fears that hundreds more could be affected in the next few days. The
RSPCA (bottom right) has helped in the operation to help clean the
glue-like substance off the birds.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2271691/South-coast-seabirds-sticky-ordeal-Hundreds-wash-coast-covered-palm-oil-fell-passing-ship.html
Iran threatens to retaliate after Israel bombs 'Russian weapons convoy' in Syria
Syria and Iran today threatened to retaliate after Israel launched an air
strike near Damascus.
Syrian Ambassador to Lebanon, Ali Abdul-Karim Ali, says Damascus has 'the
option and the surprise to retaliate'.
He said he cannot predict when the retaliation will be, saying it is up to
relevant authorities to prepare for it.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2271125/Iran-threatens-retaliate-Israel-bombs-Russian-weapons-convoy-Syria.html
Lorraine Bloice who called special needs pupils 'beasts' and 'little s****' can carry on teaching
A teacher who called her pupils 'beasts' and referred to a child with
special needs as 'a f****** little s***' will still be able to work as a
teacher, an education panel has ruled.
Lorraine Bloice, 32, was found guilty of inappropriate behaviour when
teaching at a special needs school in Aberdeen, but will still be
allowed
to teach.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2271523/Special-education-teacher-Lorraine-Bloice-called-pupils-beasts-ruled-FIT-educate.html
Barclays under investigation over claims it lent Qatar £6bn to buy its own shares and avoid a Government bailout at height of 2008 financial crisis
Barclays has been accused of lending billions to Qatar just so the Arab
state would plough it back in again to help avoid an embarrassing
government bailout, it emerged today.
The deal is alleged to have been set up in 2008, at the height of the
banking crisis, and is being probed by the Serious Fraud Office and the
Financial Services Authority.
According to reports more than £6billion was lent to Qatar Holding, part of
the rich country's huge investment fund, which then bought shares in
Barclays to help them avoid becoming part-nationalised like Lloyds Bank and
the Royal Bank of ... more »
Untitled
*Flooding lawsuit planned against Corps of Engineers ~Sioux City Journal*
*Lack of information in Superdome after Katrina increased fears: Letter* ~Hat
Tweet @LeveesOrg
*~Foremost, it's important that readers know that most of the deaths in New
Orleans were due to a shoddy levee system that failed to withstand a
Category 3 storm. It was the flooding, not Katrina that caused so much
death and destruction. *
*From the Federal Flood of New Orleans 8/29/05 (miss-labeled as Katrina) to
Kaepernick Part I*
*Super Bowl XLVII: Steve Gleason remains the spirit of New Orleans
~Washington Pos... more »
Kevin Michael McGeever he was held and tortured for EIGHT MONTHS and had ‘thief’ carved into his forehead
The businessman found on Tuesday after being missing for eight months has
told gardaí he was kidnapped and tortured by Russian gangsters.
Kevin Michael McGeever had the word ‘thief’ carved into his forehead and he
said he had been kept in a darkened container because he owed money to both
Russian gangsters and the IRA.
The property developer found wandering barefoot on a remote country road
was being protected by armed gardaí in hospital last night.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2271786/Kevin-McGeever-claims-held-EIGHT-MONTHS-thief-carved-forehead.html
Israeli silence on Syria is strategic
Military secrets are not readily divulged anywhere. But in Israel the
blanket silence that envelops officials after an event like Wednesday's
mysterious air strike on Syria reflects a deeper strategy involving both
deterrence and outreach.
Beyond customary concern to safeguard spies and tactics for a government
currently engaged in a graver confrontation with Iran, Israelis see such
reticence as allowing their foes to save face and thus reduce the risk of
reprisal and escalation.
http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/02/01/us-israel-security-silence-idUSBRE9100BU20130201
Turkey: 'Deadly' Bombing Outside US Embassy, 2 Killed
Two security guards have reportedly been killed after a suicide bomb attack
at an entrance to the US embassy in Ankara, Turkey.
The bomber tried to enter the building and then blew himself up, Sky
sources suggested.
http://news.sky.com/story/1046168/turkey-deadly-bombing-outside-us-embassy
Royal Hoax Call DJs Will Not Face Charges
The Australian DJs who made a prank call to the hospital treating the
Duchess of Cambridge will not be prosecuted.
No charges will be brought against Mel Greig and Michael Christian over the
hoax, the Crown Prosecution Service said.
http://news.sky.com/story/1046193/royal-hoax-call-djs-will-not-face-charges
CHEMICAL WEAPON ATTACK - DAILY MAIL
It is possible that the documents are fakes. *Britam*-*Fakes* |
chartophylakeion tou polemou
*apxwn*.*blogspot*.com/*2013/01*/*britam*-*fakes*.*html* - Translate this
page
The following is from the David Icke site:
*Why has this massive story of global importance been removed from the
Daily Mail Website?*
Friday, 01 February 2013 10:55
This image of the article was captured by Dr Manjir Samanta-Laughton who
read the story and thought that it may well disappear given the content.
She was right.
This was the original Daily Mail link for the article:
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news... more »
If I Were The Mossad, And Wanted To False-Flag The Super Bowl To Blame Iran...
I have focused much attention over the last while on the fracturing
infighting in our efforts against the Jewish criminals out to enslave our
planet... It is now time to concentrate on other happenings around the
world...
We have seen over the last few days reports coming out first about a
possible Israeli operation in Iran itself against one of its nuclear
facilities. There have been reports of an explosion at said facility, and
I am waiting for further reports before posting an article about it here...
It would make sense that the Israelis would indeed attack an Iranian
facility... more »
Suicide bomb kills 19 outside mosques in Pakistan northwest
A suicide bomber killed 19 people and wounded 45 on Friday in a crowded
market outside two mosques from separate Muslim sects in Pakistan's restive
northwestern town of Hangu, police and officials said.
The attack occurred in a tight lane that houses both a Shi'ite and a Sunni
Muslim mosque. Some officials said the anti-Taliban Sunni Supreme Council
often holds its meetings in the Sunni mosque, which was the possible target.
http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/02/01/us-pakistan-mosque-idUSBRE9100ER20130201
Blast at U.S. embassy in Turkey kills at least one
An explosion at a side entrance to the U.S. embassy in the Turkish capital
Ankara killed at least one person on Friday in what some Turkish media said
may have been an attack by a suicide bomber.
A Reuters witness saw one wounded person being lifted into an ambulance as
police cordoned off the area following the explosion, which sent smoke and
debris flying into the street.
http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/02/01/us-turkey-usa-explosion-idUSBRE9100I620130201
4.4 Magnitude Earthquake NEAR THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN - 1st February 2013
Magnitude
4.4
Date-Time
Friday, February 01, 2013 at 10:55:26 UTC
Friday, February 01, 2013 at 07:55:26 PM at epicenter
Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones
Location
38.496°N, 142.344°E
Depth
50.7 km (31.5 miles)
Region
NEAR THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
Distances
83 km (51 miles) SE of Ofunato, Japan
4.7 Magnitude Earthquake SOUTH OF THE FIJI ISLANDS - 1st February 2013
Magnitude
4.7
Date-Time
Friday, February 01, 2013 at 10:39:46 UTC
Friday, February 01, 2013 at 10:39:46 PM at epicenter
Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones
Location
26.560°S, 178.987°W
Depth
368.1 km (228.7 miles)
Region
SOUTH OF THE FIJI ISLANDS
Distances
318 km (197 miles) NNW of Raoul Island, New Zealand
thwap the Online "Activist"
For reasons that will be a big secret for now, the old thwapster thinks
he's going to take an indefinite break from online "activism" I can't see
wasting my time bloviating on the inter-toobz about how this or that
atrocity is a shitty atrocity.
The phone lines are open though. You're free to submit your own suggestions
as to how we might be able to actually change the general abysmal course of
Canadian politics in actual meat-space. In the meantime:
See here and here.
Turkey: 'Explosion' Outside US Embassy
Several people have been hurt after an explosion in front of the US embassy
in the Turkish capital Ankara, reports say.
http://news.sky.com/story/1046168/turkey-explosion-outside-us-embassy
The man who Ken Livingstone called "one of the most authoritative Muslim scholars in the world today" who "has done most to combat socially regressive interpretations of Islam on issues like women's rights and relations with other religions"
Here's Sheikh Yusuf al-Qaradawi speaking recently
So Ken, what do you think about Sheikh Yusuf al-Qaradawi's stand on
apostacy?
Do you still think that Sheikh Yusuf al-Qaradawi is "one of the most
authoritative Muslim scholars in the world today" who "has done most to
combat socially regressive interpretations of Islam on issues like women's
rights and relations with other religions"?
In case you think that maybe Sheikh Yusuf al-Qaradawi has hardened his
views recently and maybe after Ken spoke, here's the same Qaradawi from
2006
And here's Ken Livingstonespeaking at a Stonewa... more »
Erick Erickson, the One Man Rapture
You have to admit, it's a pretty good time to be a liberal these days,
even if the Oval Office will be occupied for the next four years by the
same moderate right winger who cozies up to Wall Street psychopaths and
kills innocent people with drone strikes.
It was almost worth seeing Obama decisively win re-election last
November just to see the collective reaction of right wing crackers who
can't understand how a black man could get elected President even once let
alone twice. Once again as with late 2008, we'd seen gun sales (and gun
violence) escalating, renewed calls to... more »
Article Over At Pragmatic Witness: Understanding Whitewraithe, My Perspective...
Just the other day, I completed an article that I posted over at Pragmatic
Witness (www.pragmaticwitness.com) that I had in the works for the last
week ... It is in response to all those whom I used to support in this
fight who have suddenly turned on Whitewraithe (and myself).
The message in that article is an important message to those who want to
fracture our efforts. Therefore, I have decided to re-post that article
right here for my own readers to view for themselves.. It is entitled:
"Understanding Whitewraithe, My Perspective...", and gives my sincere
perspective on what ma... more »
Many Killed, Injured After Mexico Explosion
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