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An Ethical Difference
Senator Brandis is the Shadow Attorney General. One cannot get into that position without having an IQ greater than your shoe size. Though one might well wonder after his rude interruption of a witness before the Legal and Constitutional Affairs Legislation Committee a fortnight ago. ParlInfo - Legal and Constitutional Affairs Legislation Committee : 24/01/2013 : Human Rights and Anti-Discrimination Bill 2012 Senator PRATT: So you would like to see, if religious exemptions were to continue, intersex status specifically taken out of those exemptions? *Gina Wilson * : Certainly. T... more »
Liquefied Natural Gas export threatens Columbia River
Liquefied Natural Gas export threatens Columbia River By Karen Doris Wright Censored News This is a NO LNG meeting in the Pacific Northwest, in Astoria Oregon, just across Columbia River (and the bridge) from Washington. This meeting is about stopping the Export LNG plant called "Oregon LNG" that will be at the mouth of SKIPANON RIVER River, where it flows into the YOUNGS BAY RIVER, which
SOTU
State of the Union speeches are plagued by the format. They have to be laundry lists; that's the nature of it. At best, a president can drop in a nice phrase or two, a nice moment. But mostly, as speeches, they just aren't going to be memorable. Tonight's? No exception. I counted one moment that stood out, Barack Obama's demand for a vote on gun legislation in the name of the victims of gun violence. The rest was fine, but nothing special as oratory. Nor has Obama really mastered the Joint Session of Congress setting. He's okay; better than either Bush, I'd say. But he doesn't fully... more »
Excellent Video: Truth About Libya
When the innocent nation of Libya was attacked and destroyed by the criminals in both NATO and the United States some two years ago, we were told by the liars in the mainstream media and our own governments that the destruction of Libya was "necessary" to remove the "dictator" Muhammar Gadaffi, and to bring "peace" to the Libyan people. We now know differently... Libya was destroyed primarily to prevent Gadaffi from breaking away from the US "Petro-Dollar" fraud, and also to prevent his establishment of a new African Gold based currency that could have freed his nation from the ev... more »
Change The World Wednesday (#CTWW)
Welcome to Change The World Wednesday (#CTWW)! If this is your first visit, please click HERE for information and a complete list of all the challenges we've taken on so far. There's a lot of great information in this post and I encourage you to read through it ... however, if you don't have the time right now, you might find the following quick links helpful: - The #CTWW Gang - The Honor Society - This Week's Challenge Last week we decided to apply a little political pressure by contacting our officials about Fracking, a dangerous method of extracting natural gas and oi... more »
Violence Against Women... It's A Republican Family Value
GOP spokesmodels Rand & Marco favor violence against women This afternoon the Senate overwhelmingly voted to reauthorize the Violence Against Women Act, 78-22. Every Democrat plus 23 Republicans voted for it. All four of the Republican women in the Senate, Kelly Ayotte (NH), Susan Collins (ME), Deb Fischer (NE) and Lisa Murkowski (AK) were among the 23 who voted YES. And then there were the other 22-- all male, right-wing extremists, the Hatred and Bigotry wing of the Republican Party. What a disgrace, that on the same day Republicans were showcasing potential 2016 presidential nomin... more »
Alan Waldman : ‘MI-5’ is a Gripping, Timely Brit Counterspy TV Series
Waldman's film and TV treasures you may have missed: Enjoy 10 seasons of a great, well-made thriller ripped from the headlines. By Alan Waldman / The Rag Blog / February 13, 2013 [In his weekly column, Alan Waldman reviews some of his favorite films and TV series that readers may have missed, including TV dramas, mysteries, and comedies from Canada, England, Ireland, and Scotland. Most are
North Korea Greets Kerry With Nuclear Bomb
*Was that very nice?* "John Kerry plots course for first official trip; Expected to visit Europe, Israel, and possibly Egypt" by Bradley Klapper | Associated Press, February 12, 2013 WASHINGTON — Just hours before Kerry was sworn in to replace Hillary Rodham Clinton, militants provided a *stark reminder* of the *inherent danger in American diplomacy* as a suicide bomber struck the US Embassy in Turkey. * **Another agenda-pushing false flag operation? Seriously, a Marxist?* And in the days since, Japan alleged that *China locked weapons-targeting radar* on a Japanese destroyer and ... more »
Stephen Colbert: POPE QUITS
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Update by Sheldan Nidle for the Spiritual Hierarchy and the Galactic Federation 02/12/2013
Update by Sheldan Nidle for the Spiritual Hierarchy and the Galactic Federation 02/12/2013 2 Ben, 1 Zac, 9 Eb Selamat Balik! We return with much more to tell you! The special deadline set by Heaven is practically upon us. The dark continues to scramble in vain to find a means of maintaining your shrinking world reality, but the old perceptions are fading as the new precipitates more confidently into your realm. It is only the old sacred agreement that is holding together the dark, cold world that you have known since birth. This is now set to convert into something that can brin...more »
BOOKS / Ron Jacobs : The Panthers and 'Black Against Empire'
Black Against Empire: The legacy of the Black Panther Party "We didn't preach to the people, we worked with them." -- Former Black Panther Mumia Abu Jamal By Ron Jacobs / The Rag Blog / February 12, 2013 [Black against Empire: The History and Politics of the Black Panther Party by Joshua Bloom and Waldo E. Martin Jr. (George Gund Foundation Imprint in African American Studies) (2013:
Sunlight stimulates release of carbon dioxide in melting permafrost – ‘Permafrost carbon is potentially a huge factor that will help determine how fast the Earth warms’
[image: Regions of melted permafrost in the Arctic, 11 February 2013. Photo: Rose Cory / PNAS] By Monte Morin 12 February 2013 (Los Angeles Times) – Ancient plant and animal matter trapped within Arctic permafrost can be converted rapidly into climate-warming carbon dioxide when melted and exposed to sunlight, according to a new study. In a report published Monday in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, a team of environmental and biological scientists examined 27 melting permafrost sites in Alaska and found that bacteria converted dissolved organic carbon materia... more »
Pope Benedict resigned to avoid arrest, seizure of church wealth by Easter - Diplomatic Note was issued to Vatican just prior to his resignation
Historic, Breaking News: Wednesday, February 12/13, 2013 *Pope Benedict resigned to avoid arrest, seizure of church wealth by Easter - Diplomatic Note was issued to Vatican just prior to his resignation* http://lightworkersxm.wordpress.com/2013/02/12/itccs-why-the-pope-retired-for-real-kevin-annett-european-governance-issued-an-arrest-warrant-and-closure-and-seizure-of-vatican-assetts-here-are-all-the-notices-and-dates/ New Pope and Catholic clergy face indictment and arrest as “Easter Reclamation” plan continues A Global Media Release and Statement from The International Tribunal... more »
Thirteen Ohio School Districts "Scrubbing" Low Scoring Students
From CantonRep.com: Four more Ohio districts, including Canton City Schools, removed poor-performing students from their rolls, state Auditor David Yost said Monday in the final step of his investigation into a practice whereby schools attempted to improve performance ratings. More than 70 schools or districts also had attendance reporting errors, though these didn’t appear to be purposeful, Yost said. The four districts bring to nine the number that Yost has identified in his investigation of the data withdrawal practice known as “scrubbing.” The districts Yost identified Monda... more »
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Freedom is an Attitude ~ OPPT-IN
We are not changing so much as becoming. The difference is that in the first, you keep looking back to what was and it slows you down; comparisons and judgments are heavy offerings. The second is a brand new BEing, with a way of DOing that has never existed. There has very recently been a new addition to my family. For sure we are all watching “who he BE and what he DO” with nothing but joy – he is brand new! So are you. This day, with this body, these thoughts, feelings and abilities has never been. History is being re-written. Throw out society’s expectations. Pick ... more »
Ractopork coming to a supermarket near you?
There's been much commentary on Taiwan this month from the Heritage and Brookings, both of which hosted Taiwan-related events. Rupert Hammond-Chambers, head of the US-Taiwan Business Council, opined that the Ma Administration should be announcing soon that FTA agreements with major trading partner Singapore and also with New Zealand should be finalized soon. Good news, if true. He and other speakers at the Heritage Foundation mentioned that, in the context of the TIFA trade talks between the US and Taiwan, the issue of ractopork should be easily solved and the talks moved forward (r... more »
Ayatollah Khamenei To President Obama: Prove You Have Goodwill Then We Will Negotiate
The Obama administration said it wants to have direct talks with the Islamic Republic of Iran. But it is offering to sit down and talk with Iran while simultaneously it is imposing illegal sanctions on Iran, killing its scientists, waging cyber warfare against it, demonizing it, funding terrorist groups, and politically supporting the terrorist cult MEK. It is safe to say that the White House's current approach vis–à–vis Iran is insane. There is no other word for it. No one in their right mind can take the Obama administration seriously. Someone who is hitting you and insulting ...more »
David Evans - The Drones of Empire (A Poem)
*The Drones of Empire* By David Evans As the drones of empire circle the earth Witness we hell fire queen's grim plan To give fear and loathing a new birth From Hoboken River to North Waziristan. Alas the vanguard of death have found their mark Unleashing their digital death orders, From break of dawn to fall of dark Across angry ancient borders. The Angel of Death has had a field day Caressing the burning circuits of doom Where taunting electrons laugh and play And the virgins of armageddon quietly loom. Launching virtual war against faces nameless Stalking them with surgi... more »
Secret Memo: Bin Laden Was Killed By Masked Man Bane
*This is the masked man who allegedly killed Osama Bin Laden. His name is Bane.* *Background* - Read: *"Esquire reporter: Man who killed bin Laden faced life ‘like a mafia snitch’ after leaving Navy."* If President Obama came forward and said, "Bane killed Bin Laden," it would sound more believable than anything that has already been said about the incident. Washington has become a total joke. The President has no authentic authority. The U.S. government is pathetic. It's not even fun to make fun of these screwballs anymore. The myth makers can't even create a realistic, beli... more »
The Next Pope?
An excerpt from *"Canadian Cardinal Marc Ouellet would bring ‘strong sense of collegiality’ as pope"* by The National Post: Mere hours after Pope Benedict XVI announced his resignation Monday, *Canadian Cardinal Marc Ouellet became one of the most talked about candidates to replace him as leader of the world’s one billion Catholics*. If elected by his 120 or so peers in the Vatican next month, the hockey-playing kid from Abitibi, Que., would make history not just as the first Canadian pope, or even the first from North America, but the first ever appointed from outside Europe — a... more »
Saturday Night Live - Dress Rehearsal C-Span Chuck Hagel Hearings
*Andrew Sullivan:* After being banished from earnest Washington discussion for decades by various press gate-keepers, the absurdly overblown power of the Greater Israel lobby is now seeping into the popular culture. SNL captures the lunacy:
Paulo Coelho, “Convention For Those Wounded In Love”
*“Convention For Those Wounded In Love”* by Paulo Coelho *“General provisions:* *A –* Whereas the saying “all is fair in love and war” is absolutely correct; *B –* Whereas for war we have the Geneva Convention, approved on 22 August 1864, which provides for those wounded in the battlefield, but until now no convention has been signed concerning those wounded in love, who are far greater in number; *It is hereby decreed that:* *Article 1* – All lovers, of any sex, are alerted that love, besides being a blessing, is also something extremely dangerous, unpredictable and capable o... more »
“Cooperation: Acting Together for Good”
*“Cooperation: Acting Together for Good”* by Madisyn Taylor, The DailyOM “Cooperation is allowed to flow more easily when we let go of the necessity to be right all the time. Cooperation seems simple: working together toward a common goal for the benefit of all involved. But amazingly it can be quite challenging, even when we have so many successful examples all around us. Human society is based upon the concept of cooperation, but finding a balance to ensure the good of all members of society is difficult. In nature, symbiotic relationships form between unlikely allies: a bee a... more »
Government: "One Hundred Years of Intrusions"
*"One Hundred Years of Intrusions"* by Jeffrey Tucker "Imagine a time when the government knew nothing about the money in your bank. It cared nothing about how much you made, where you made it, and what you did with it. You could take your earnings in gold, silver, paper, or anything else, and never filed a sheet with the government. How you earned a living was none of the business of the political class. For that matter, your bank account could be under a false name and absolutely no one cared. This was the world of a mere 100 years ago in the United States. That’s why it was c... more »
"Your Time Is Limited..."
“Your time is limited, so don’t waste it living someone else’s life and don’t let the noise of others’ opinions drown out your own inner voice. Most important, have the courage to follow your heart and intuition. They somehow already know what you truly want to become.” - Steve Jobs
Chet Raymo, “The (Unattainable) Thing Itself”
* “The (Unattainable) Thing Itself”* by Chet Raymo ․ “Clear water in a brilliant bowl, Pink and white carnations. The light In the room more like a snowy air, Reflecting snow. A newly-fallen snow At the end of winter when afternoons return. Pink and white carnations- one desires So much more than that. The day itself Is simplified: a bowl of white, Cold, a cold porcelain, low and round, With nothing more than the carnations there.” “Simplicity. Morning. Forty minutes till sunrise. Coffee. An English muffin. Sit on the terrace. The sky a deep v... more »
Satire: “Pope’s Decision to Come Out of Retirement Stirs Controversy”
*“Pope’s Decision to Come Out of Retirement Stirs Controversy”* by Andy Borowitz VATICAN (The Borowitz Report)— “Pope Benedict XVI stunned the world for the second time in twenty-four hours today by announcing his decision to come out of retirement. “I thought I was getting too old for this,” the Pope explained via his Twitter account, “but I’ve still got plenty left in the tank.” The Pope’s abrupt unretirement left many fans wondering if his original decision was little more than a publicity stunt, but according to one Vatican source, “The situation was a lot more complicated ... more »
"Barack Obama 2013 State of the Union Drinking Game"
* "Barack Obama 2013 State of the Union Drinking Game"* by Will Durst "WHAT YOU NEED TO PLAY: Four taxpayers of any sex: One rich white banker-type wearing a Suit. Cuff links would be nice. 1 person in a Blue work Shirt, another in a White shirt and one wearing Rags that in a former life might have been an integral part of a frantic escape through the sewers of Paris. At high tide. The four group around a cocktail table directly in front of a television with newspapers laid on the table and floor. One shot glass per person. Everybody brings own and places on table. Suit gets f... more »
“A Warning To My Generation: Tyranny Has Come, Will You Take Action?”
*“A Warning To My Generation: Tyranny Has Come, Will You Take Action?”* by Alec Scheer, Edited by Emilie Rensink “To my generation, Upon writing a letter to President Obama regarding his gruesome and unconstitutional drone policy, I feel it is paramount that I write a letter to you warning you about what is to come; warning you – that if you do not take action now – you will not be able to enjoy the life pleasures you have been acquainted to. I know, from personal experience, that most of you would rather be out partying, hanging out with friends, watching television, play... more »
“End of Liberty (The Societal Collapse Of America)”
NIA, Gerald Celente, “End of Liberty (The Societal Collapse Of America)” - http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=AQv-sdMCClQ#! - http://facethepolitics.com/
Native American Music Awards Nominees 2013
Censored News congratulates nominees NATIVE AMERICAN MUSIC AWARD Nominees Announced for the Fourteenth Annual Native American Music Awards To Be Held On Friday, May 10, 2013 At The Seneca Niagara Hotel & Casino In Niagara Falls Tickets On-Sale Now At All Ticketmaster Outlets & At The Seneca Casino Box Office February 12, 2013 – New York, NY. Nominations for the 14th Annual
Northerntruthseeker Status: Returning To Blogging!
As many of you have been aware... I have spent the last while with taking care of family concerns, especially those of my elderly mother that recently suffered from a stroke... Everything is now in place in terms of the care necessary for my mother, and I can now say that I am returning to other business, including writing and posting articles in this blog... I want to thank everyone that has sent their condolences and their concerns... I do appreciate the thoughtful messages.... I also want to thank everyone for their patience..... It is good to be back... New articles at this blo... more »
Inside the Eye - Live! w/ John Friend
Earlier today I guest hosted *Inside the Eye - Live!* on *Oracle Broadcasting*. Dennis Fetcho, AKA "The Fetch", was away on business and asked me to fill in for him. I interviewed Andre from *Total Fascism* and we discussed the concepts of *National Socialism and Fascism* as reactions to Jewish international communism and international capitalism, * Christianity* and spirituality, *feminism*, cultural Marxism and *the organized Jewish assault on traditional European culture and society*, and related matters. You can download the entire show *here*.
Taiwan isn't a dirty word: we need to talk about Taiwan
*Happy New Year from Taiwan, 1930. Formosa Vintage Museum Cafe vintage photo . * Still on vacation in Borneo, but you're welcome to enjoy these links. The writer, Ben Moles, attended an Emerging Leaders Dialogue in Taiwan as a guest of Taiwan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Three blog posts: *Taiwan isn't a dirty word: we need to talk about Taiwan* (Part One)(Part Two)(Part Three) _______________________ [Taiwan] Don't miss the comments below! And check out my blog and its sidebars for events, links to previous posts and picture posts, and scores of links to other Taiwan blogs and fo... more »
Is it so hard to understand why CT Rep. Joe Courtney is upset by this misrepresentation in LINCOLN?
*Democrat Joe Courtney has represented CT's 2nd CD since 2007.* *"I'll stick to my nice safe snakepit in Washington."* *-- Rep. Joe Courtney (D-CT), reflecting on his accidental immersion in the politics of Hollywood* *by Ken* Here's another one for the "You Don't Know Whether to Laugh or Cry" file. [Connecticut Dem Rep. Joe] Courtney told us Monday he was captivated by the movie until it came to that moment: How, he wondered, could a Connecticut congressman have voted that way? “Our state abolished slavery completely in 1848. Children of slaves were emancipated by 1784,” he said. “... more »
Fox News hetero fail
One would think that a prerequisite for pontificating on same-sex marriage would be the ability to distinguish between same-sex and opposite-sex unions. The apparently uber-straight titans of heterosexuality at Fox News? Epic fail.
Paraphrasing economist Bill Black: Flagstar was a big mortgage lender that lent among the riskiest kinds of mortgages and was a major user of liar's loans. These were the pervasively fraudulent loans that were insured by an insurance company that specialized in guaranteeing the quality of these kinds of loans, once they were packaged. They bank covered its fraud by making the home buyer appear to be the liar. The real significance of this case is that the same methodology is being used in an enormously bigger case against the Bank of America ...which would be wiped out if it is found guilty.
------------------------------ * the**REALnews Permalink* February 11, 2013 *Judge Rules Against a Bank - Precedent Could Cost Bank of America Billions* Bill Black: Judge rules that Flagstar, a big mortgage lender that gave "liars loans", is liable to insurance company - same issues at stake in Bank of America case Watch full multipart The Black Financial and Fraud Report More at The Real News *Bio* William K. Black, author of THE BEST WAY TO ROB A BANK IS TO OWN ONE, teaches economics and law at the U... more »
Paulo Coelho, “Convention For Those Wounded In Love”
*“Convention For Those Wounded In Love”* by Paulo Coelho *“General provisions:* *A –* Whereas the saying “all is fair in love and war” is absolutely correct; *B –* Whereas for war we have the Geneva Convention, approved on 22 August 1864, which provides for those wounded in the battlefield, but until now no convention has been signed concerning those wounded in love, who are far greater in number; *It is hereby decreed that:* *Article 1* – All lovers, of any sex, are alerted that love, besides being a blessing, is also something extremely dangerous, unpredictable and capable o... more »
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Atlas in South America
Turns out that Atlas Shrugged, Objectivism and Ayn Rand—and Austrian economics—are growing in popularity in South America, including reports from Cuba of a tractor and cart used for transportation between two villages wit he words “John Galt” emblazoned on its sides. And in Guatemala the Universidad Francisco Marroquin (UFM) has a Ludwig von Mises library, a Centro del Capitalismo, a Centro Henry Hazlitt, and has made *Atlas Shrugged* required reading for all students—with the events in the novel integrated with the economics courses—and *The Fountainhead*assigned reading for all a... more »
“Cooperation: Acting Together for Good”
*“Cooperation: Acting Together for Good”* by Madisyn Taylor, The DailyOM “Cooperation is allowed to flow more easily when we let go of the necessity to be right all the time. Cooperation seems simple: working together toward a common goal for the benefit of all involved. But amazingly it can be quite challenging, even when we have so many successful examples all around us. Human society is based upon the concept of cooperation, but finding a balance to ensure the good of all members of society is difficult. In nature, symbiotic relationships form between unlikely allies: a bee a... more »
Korean Hostage Crisis
*Caught themselves a spy did they? * "North Korea says it has detained a US citizen" by Jean H. Lee | Associated Press, December 22, 2012 PYONGYANG, North Korea — North Korea said Friday that a *US citizen* has been *detained* after confessing to *unspecified crimes*, confirming news reports about his arrest at a time when Pyongyang is facing criticism from Washington for launching a long-range rocket last week. The man was identified as Pae Jun Ho in a brief dispatch issued by the state-run Korean Central News Agency in Pyongyang. News reports in the United States and South Kore... more »
"The Only Example..."
“The evolution of the brain not only overshot the needs of prehistoric man, it is the only example of evolution providing a species with an organ which it does not know how to use.” - Arthur Koestler
You've Been Warned
I don't put much stock in State of the Union addresses. They are an annual theatrical exercise in pomp and circumstance. Or pomposity and circumlocution. Remember the mortgage fraud task force rolled out last year, for example, and how it was never fully staffed or funded and how it was just a smokescreen to reward the criminal behavior of banksters? And if this preview just released by the White House is any indication, President Obama will again go full-bore humane Republican in tonight's demagogy: *“It is our generation’s task, then, to reignite the true engine of America’s eco... more »
The Iron Lady of Asia
*"She cited the former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher and Queen Elizabeth I as her role models."* *Started out soft*: "Candidate seeks dialogue with North Korea" by Sangwon Yoon | Bloomberg News, November 06, 2012 SEOUL — Park Geun Hye, the presidential nominee of South Korea’s ruling party, said Monday that she wants to meet North Korean leader Kim Jong Un to *improve relations* if she wins next month’s election. ‘‘I am willing to meet the leader of North Korea for the advancement of inter-Korean relations,’’ Park said at a televised press briefing in Seoul to announ... more »
“A Dying Civilization: The Moral Order”
* “A Dying Civilization: The Moral Order”* by Morris Berman “The notion that there was a way of life characteristic of modern (or industrial) societies that was qualitatively different from the way of life found in pre-modern (or folk) societies goes back, at least, to the German sociologist Max Weber. Modern societies, said Weber, are governed by bureaucracies; the dominant ethos is one of “rationalization,” whereby everything is mechanized, administered according to the dictates of scientific reason. Weber famously compared this situation to that of an “iron cage”: there was n... more »
DID AUSTRALIAN MOSSAD MAN KNOW TOO MUCH ABOUT 9/11?
Australia’s ABC TV network aired its weekly *Foreign Correspondent* program last night about a Jewish Australian who had immigrated to Israel and joined Israel’s Mossad intelligence agency. According to the program, Ben Alon, also known as Ben Zgier, somehow managed to hang himself while being held in a top secret ultra-high security prison cell in 2010. His body was flown back to Australia for burial seven days after his death. According to the program, Alon had left Australia for Israel in late 2000. Alon, a lawyer, was aged 24-25 by the time he arrived in Israel. He married an Is... more »
The Emperor Has No Clothes!
A pine that snapped in Sandy, already well rotted on the inside, stands brokenly in New Jersey Every day, I check in several times at Nature Bats Last, because even if there isn't a new post from Guy McPherson, I know I will find wonderful comments and fascinating links. It's one of the rare places on the web where the commenters are in general agreement that our host is correct in his conclusion that Near Term Extinction has become a foregone conclusion. There are minor quibbles about whether it is more likely to arrive from, say, nuclear plants melting down, or perhaps drought in... more »
Hey, Reporters: 60 Votes Required Means Filibuster
Okay, this may appear to be redundant and overkill, but as long as people are still getting it wrong... I've been criticizing some reporters on the Hagel nomination because they've been saying either that Republicans won't filibuster or that it's not clear whether Republicans will filibuster, when in fact it's been clear for four years that Republicans have established a 60 vote requirement on practically everything. Josh Rogin's reporting made it a bit more clear today what's going on: "We're going to require a 60-vote threshold," Inhofe told The Cable. Cornyn told The Cable, "...more »
Crystals Of Naica mine
*Prediction...* *Some where in the world there are more of these growing crystals as giant as the ones in Naica mine.* *They will find a Amethyst cave with Crystals larger than most tree trunks...* *Ben Judea* The Naica Mine of Chihuahua, Mexico, is a working mine that is known for its extraordinary crystals. Naica is a lead, zinc and silver mine in which large voids have been found, containing crystals of selenite (gypsum) as large as 4 feet in diameter and 50 feet long. The chamber holding these crystals is known as the Crystal Cave of Giants, and is approximately 1000 feet do... more »
The "Bar" Treaty of 1947
* * * * *The "Bar" Treaty of 1947* * * Effectively Tying the Bar Associations of the Respective Pan-American States Together and subverting our Constitution to United Nations International Law Today an attorney is a sworn officer of the court, and by his own admission, as that officer, his duty is to impose the will of the state against the citizen. AMERICAN BAR ASSOCIATION (Organized at Saratoga Springs New York, August 21, 1878) It's object shall be to advance the science of jurisprudence, promote the administration of justice and uniformity of legislation and of judicial decis... more »
Attention: Occupy Movement
By Grant Williams – OPPT NYC http://oppt.thegsolution.com/a-call-to-occupy-worldwide/ To all those who participated in the OCCUPY Movement worldwide! I’d like to offer you a choice. Do you really want to get to the root of all the issues you were protesting – All thecorrupt bankers, government officials and systems. Well the One People’s Public Trustgot to the root of it all. I can only show you the door. Only YOU can open it. I encourage you to become familiar with OPPT and what they have accomplished with the UCC filings made late last year. You can see for yourself after... more »
Ayatollah Khamenei To President Obama: Prove You Have Goodwill Then We Will Negotiate
The Obama administration said it wants to have direct talks with the Islamic Republic of Iran. But it is offering to sit down and talk with Iran while simultaneously it is imposing illegal sanctions on Iran, killing its scientists, waging cyber warfare against it, demonizing it, funding terrorist groups, and politically supporting the terrorist cult MEK. It is safe to say that the White House's current approach vis–à–vis Iran is insane. There is no other word for it. No one in their right mind can take the Obama administration seriously. Someone who is hitting you and insulting ...more »
Solar energy is clean energy?
You like solar energy because it’s “clean energy”? But are you sure about that? Despite the daydreams by the likes of Russel Norman, solar energy still struggles to be economic. It’s not sustainable. This industry that’s never made a profit wouldn’t survive without being subsidised by industries that do. And it’s *filthy*: Nowhere is the waste issue more evident than in California, where landmark regulations approved in the 1970s require industrial plants like solar panel makers to report the amount of hazardous materials they produce, and where they send it. California leads th... more »
How Not to Write About Catholicism
On marking the imminent resignation of Pope Benedict XVI, this from Shiraz Socialist: Perhaps covering up for child abuse, promoting anti-gay bigotry, spreading AIDS throughout the world, and explaining away his organisation’s hatred of 50% of the human race finally wore him out? Anyway, the former Hitler Youth member (in fairness, he claims he had no choice) has decided to stand down. Pity his organisation (the Church, not the Hitler Youth) survives. “Man will never be free until the last king is strangled with the entrails of the last priest.” ― Denis Diderot Okay. As far as ... more »
IL-02 Special Election And The Gun Question
Last October no one thought California state Senator Gloria McLeod had much of a chance to defeat incumbent Blue Dog Congressman Joe Baca in the new CA-35. Baca raised over a million dollars and McLeod had only raised $302,550. But on election day McLeod wound up with 72,562 votes (56%) to Baca's 57,304 (44%). What happened? The big anti-NRA PAC, Independence USA, funded, in part by Mayor Bloomberg, dumped independent expenditures into the district to the tune of $3,296,583 (almost all of it in the last week) and that was the end of one of the NRA's most enthusiastic Blue Dogs. Bu... more »
QUOTE OF THE DAY: What’s at stake
“Future generations will wonder in bemused amazement that the early 21st century’s developed world went into hysterical panic over a globally averaged temperature increase of a few tenths of a degree, and, on the basis of gross exaggerations of highly uncertain computer projections combined into implausible chains of inference, proceeded to contemplate a roll-back of the industrial age.” - Professor Richard Lindzen Content is copyright PC.BlogSpot.Com © Please contact author for permission to republish: (organon at ihug.co.nz)
Let's Talk about Self-Serving Abuses of Power
Here at DAMMIT JANET!, we've had occasion to blog about cause marketingbefore, mainly over pinkwashing and the Komen Kaper. This kick at that can is prompted by today's Bell's Let's Talk campaign for mental health/illness awareness. First, yes, of course it is a worthy cause. Mental health issues are stigmatized and silenced. My friend Vicky Sanderson writes movingly (but not without her trademark snark) on the toll stigmatized, silenced suffering takes on individuals, families, and communities. Mental health care and research and outreach are all also woefully underfunded. So, i... more »
Japan's Children and the Fukushima Legacy
Evidence of the Fukushima children’s ongoing internal contamination is perhaps the greatest tragedy of this disaster. Activists had called for evacuations of children and pregnant women in the first months of the disaster because of their special susceptibilities.[i] Yet, evacuation orders were not timely and wide enough to prevent contamination. For this reason it was particularly concerning when allegations began surfacing in the fall of 2012 of manipulation of government tests results of thyroid nodule detections in Fukushima children. An independent blogger and filmmaker, Ia... more »
What are the business leaders afraid of?
Sent to the NY Times, Feb 12, 2013 Why has the business community posted a full-page ad in the NY Times praising the “tougher” academic standards and more “rigorous” expectations of the common core? (“Open Letter from 73 Business Leaders,” Feb. 12). Maybe it is because there is greater awareness that harder standards and increased testing do not help students, and greater awareness that American academic performance is high: Test scores of American students not living in poverty rank near the top of the world. Maybe business leaders fear that more of the public will learn this, and ... more »
"The Purpose Of Life..."
“I think the purpose of life is to be useful, to be responsible, to be honorable, to be compassionate. It is, after all, to matter; to count, to stand for something, to have made some difference that you lived at all.” – Leo C. Rosten
CIA TO CHOOSE NEXT POPE?
*Cardinal Bertone (right)* "The *Secretary of State *and the real power behind the papacy is *Cardinal Tarcisio Bertone*, an old insider who also engineered the sacking of *Gotti Tedeschi*, head of the Vatican Bank, last May. "Tedeschi had taken seriously the call of the European Parliament for 'greater transparency' by the Vatican Bank /IOR, and *was about to disclose to Brussels how his bosses had been laundering money for the mob for decades. * "It was the pivotal Cardinal Bertone who leaked the pope's diary and other incriminating papers to a catholic-friendly journalist in R... more »
Harry Targ : Celebrate the 'Historical Revisionists' / 1
Historian William Appleman Wiliams circa 1986. Image from Oregon State University Libraries Special Collections / Daily Barameter / The Nation. Celebrate the 'Historical Revisionists' / 1 William Appleman Williams’ classic text, The Tragedy of American Diplomacy, broke new ground in the early 1960s as opponents of the Cold War and the escalating Vietnam War policy began to challenge reigning
Phil space
The first Satellite Eye on Earth of the year. Here's a special picture. They Payun volcanic field in northern Argentina: green is vegetation, black is cooled lava, orange is exposed iron oxide.
Econ Summer Camp
Those with an interest in the history of economic thought might want to consider this summer program. I have been told that the program is designed primarily for faculty members in economics, other social sciences, and the humanities, though three of the twenty-five slots are reserved for graduate students.
GOP responds to SOTU with Cirque du So Lame
Apparently President Obama is so powerful it now requires three Republican responses to the SOTU. Latest legacy media darling Marco Rubio will handle the official GOP duties because, Hispanic outreach. Which ironically won't be broadcast in Spanish as planned because the "English only" cons in Congress protested. Rand Paul will deliver the privately sponsored official Tea Party response which he promises won't be any different from the official GOP position because, solidarity. Or something. In other words, pointless. Meanwhile, appearing as the true representative of the crackpot... more »
David Evans - The Drones of Empire (A Poem)
*The Drones of Empire* By David Evans As the drones of empire circle the earth Witness we hell fire queen's grim plan To give fear and loathing a new birth From Hoboken River to North Waziristan. Alas the vanguard of death have found their mark Unleashing their digital death orders, From break of dawn to fall of dark Across angry ancient borders. The Angel of Death has had a field day Caressing the burning circuits of doom Where taunting electrons laugh and play And the virgins of armageddon quietly loom. Launching virtual war against faces nameless Stalking them with surgi... more »
Geopolitics: "A Rising Superpower, The Next Cold War?"
*"A Rising Superpower, The Next Cold War?"* by Chris Mayer "It is in the air and has no name, but something wicked this way comes. Stirrings of another cold war — this time with the giant in the East. In what follows, we’ll take a look at a potential flash point in the South China Sea, run over some geopolitical history and circle back with investment conclusions. The impetus to take to the keyboard starts with the worrisome tensions between China and Japan over a mishmash of contested islands. If that were all, it would be bad enough. But it is far worse. As The Wall Street Jo... more »
אסיר ללא שם, תא ללא מספר.רצח מוסד?
היזהר אם אתה הופך למרגל עבור ישראל זה עלול להיות גם הגורל שלך. בן יהודה אסיר כל כך אנונימי שככל הנראה אפילו לא סוהריו ידעו את שמו ומדוע הוא היה נעול היה 34-בן שגויס על ידי מוסד, על פי תאגיד השידור האוסטרלי. הוא התאבד בכלא הישראלי בשנת 2010, לאחר שנערך במשך חודשים, דוחות ABC. זה אומר ראיות ממליצות לו הייתה בן Zygier, שהשתמש בשם בן האלון בישראל ועבר ממלבורן 10 שנים קודם לכן.הסיבה למאסרו נשארה בגדר תעלומה. רשת ABC מדווחת: "המוות הולך חלק מהדרך כדי להסביר את קיומו בישראל של האסיר X כביכול, העריך נרחב בתקשורת המקומית והבינלאומית כאסיר שנוכחותו כבר הודה על ידי אף מערכת הכלא ולא לממש... more »
HONORING PAUL & ESLANDA ROBESON
In a Black History Month special, Democracy Now remembers the lives of the legendary civil rights activist, singer and actor Paul Robeson and his wife Eslanda, whose story is not as well known. One of the most celebrated singers and actors of the 20th century, Robeson was attacked, blacklisted and hounded by the government for his political beliefs. Eslanda Robeson, known by her friends as "Essie," was an author, an anthropologist and a globally connected activist who worked to end colonialism in Africa and racism in the United States. Democracy Now is joined by historian Barbara ... more »
Benedict Bails Out
*Must be some nasty information about to come out from under those robes.... * "Pope Benedict stuns Catholic world with resignation; Citing frailty, Benedict XVI announces his departure after 8 years marred by controversy; cardinals are expected to elect a successor next month" by Lisa Wangsness | Globe Staff, February 12, 2013 Pope Benedict XVI, whose reign was hobbled by the clergy sexual abuse crisis, as well as internal Vatican scandals and external controversies, announced Monday that he would relinquish the post he has held for barely eight years. The *surprise announceme... more »
Prisoner without a name, Cell without a number Mossad Murder
A prisoner so anonymous that apparently not even his jailers knew his name or why he was locked up was a 34-year-old who had been recruited by Mossad, according to the Australian Broadcasting Corporation. He committed suicide in the Israeli jail in 2010 after being held for months, the ABC reports. It says evidence strongly suggests he was Ben Zygier, who used the name Ben Alon in Israel and had moved from Melbourne 10 years earlier. The reason for his imprisonment remains a mystery. ABC reports: "The death goes part of the way to explain the existence in Israel of a so-called Pris... more »
GAIA PORTAL: Gaia Energy Influx Limitations Have Been Removed
* * * * *Gaia Energy Influx Limitations Have Been Removed* by ÉirePort Gaia energetic influx limitations have been declining gradually over this past year. Subsequent to the 12-21 to 12-31-12 upgrade period, limitations were at minimum level. These limitations have now been removed. Ascension of humanity consciousness levels as well as Hue-manity " release of limitations" has permitted these removals of energy influx limitations. Gaia is now subject to the full impact of Cosmic Higher Light. Hue-manity is aware of this. humanity (small h) should prepare to be surprised. ÉirePort ... more »
Government: "One Hundred Years of Intrusions"
*"One Hundred Years of Intrusions"* by Jeffrey Tucker "Imagine a time when the government knew nothing about the money in your bank. It cared nothing about how much you made, where you made it, and what you did with it. You could take your earnings in gold, silver, paper, or anything else, and never filed a sheet with the government. How you earned a living was none of the business of the political class. For that matter, your bank account could be under a false name and absolutely no one cared. This was the world of a mere 100 years ago in the United States. That’s why it was c... more »
Greg Hunter, “One-On-One With Dr. Paul Craig Roberts”
*“One-On-One With Dr. Paul Craig Roberts”* By Greg Hunter’s USAWatchdog.com "Former Assistant Treasury Secretary Dr. Paul Craig Roberts says, “I think we have three of the biggest bubbles in history. The bond market, stock market and the U.S. dollar , and something is going to go.” Roberts thinks,“This is possibly one of the riskiest years in Western civilization.” When it comes to recent revelations about the extensive use of drones to kill terrorists, both foreign and domestic, Dr. Roberts says, “It’s not just unconstitutional, murder is illegal.” When it comes to drone strikes... more »
中国军队的调动信号战争吗？
*American Scofflaw* 日本和中国之间的任何军事冲突将不可避免地拖累美国与日本结盟，由于条约。 传统的美国对中国的战争，美国政府非常糟糕的，因为它不拥有的兵力，制造，或金钱，以确保取得圆满成功。 这意味着这样的战争很可能去核的速度比光的速度。 但是这里有一些好消息 http://grandmalow.com/
The NHC Sandy Report
The National Hurricane Center has issued its final report on Hurricane Sandy (here in PDF). Kudos to the scientists at NHC for their fast and comprehensive work. As I guessed, Sandy will remain categorized as a "post-tropical cyclone" upon making landfall in the US. This determination had already been established in a New Jersey executive order and widely implemented in insurance payouts. To determine otherwise would have wreaked havoc, regardless of the scientific justifications for the decision. Interestingly however, future Sandy-like storms may be classified differently, at l... more »
Maddow: Obama’s address should be a real hoot!
*TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 12, 2013* *Just look who will be in the gallery:* Several fascinating education reports appeared in the weekend’s newspapers. We’ll look at them in the next several days. For today, we thought we’d revisit the life and the death of Chicago’s Hadiya Pendleton. Pendleton, 15 years of age, was shot and killed just one week after performing in last month’s inaugural parade. On Saturday, her funeral was held in Chicago. In Sunday's Washington Post, Philip Rucker quoted her friends and described a lost ambition: RUCKER (2/10/12): [Mrs.] Obama sat quietly as Pendleto... more »
When nothing goes right
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I´m having one of those days that Cuso International warns its volunteers about - one where the frustrations of life in a new country and culture build up to the point that you´re at risk of snapping rudely to just about anyone, "Come on, you people, get your freakin´act together!" Admittedly, some of the frustration is petty. Everything seems to break here, including the kitchen clock we bought after we arrived that has now developed the habit of stopping every time the hour hand passes "1." The electrical current is so irregular that I´ve burned through an expensive electric toot...more »
Only If You Really, Really Want to Know
If you're looking for evidence or irreversible climate change - you know, runaway global warming, feedback loops - just look up, look northward because it's happening right in our back yard, right now. Two months ago we dealt with the thawing of the circumpolar tundra and the fires that were breaking out in this rich, carbon-heavy natural fuel source. Together with the retreat of glaciers and the loss of Arctic sea ice, the tundra thaw and burn represented three active feedback loops. But wait, there's more. Researchers found a massive increase in methane release in ice-free Arct... more »
United Native Americans: Round Dance and Protest at Hearst Castle March 29, 2013
United Native Americans Inc. will host an IDLE NO MORE Round Dance and Rally on Friday, March 29, 2013 at the Hearst Castle to Protest and Demand Reparations and Accountability for the illegal theft of the Black Hills and the Homestake Gold Mine.We will meet at the Hearst Castle Entrance, located at 750 Hearst Castle Rd. in San Simeon, California.The event will begin at 8:00 AM PST and end at
Ratzinger Resigns: Follow the Vatican Bank Money
*UPDATE AT THE BOTTOM. OF, THE FLASHBACK TYPE...* Ratzinger's sudden resignation; The first such resignation in hundreds of years Why? * Pope Ratzinger emulating the Grinch* *An opinion piece from Kevin Annett * *The Rat Scurries from the Vat: The Latest Coup in Rome: by Kevin D. Annett* Theories are abounding this week now that the first pope in seven centuries is resigning his office.* But as always, the most direct way to the truth behind the world's oldest corporation is simply by following the money: and specifically, Vatican Bank m... more »
Satire: “Tea Party Issues Scathing Rebuttal to State of Union Twelve Hours Before Speech”
* “Tea Party Issues Scathing Rebuttal to State of Union* * Twelve Hours Before Speech”* by Andy Borowitz WASHINGTON (The Borowitz Report)— “In a break with tradition, Tea Party Republicans issued their official rebuttal to tonight’s State of the Union address a full twelve hours before President Obama was scheduled to deliver it. Sen. Rand Paul (R-Kentucky) appeared on Fox News Channel at 9 A.M. (E.T.) to read the rebuttal, which some historians called the most brutal response ever to a Presidential speech that had not yet been made. Calling Mr. Obama’s speech “full of the same ... more »
Rihanna - Gratuitous nudity alert - NSFW - Rule 5 Tuesday
Rihanna - Gratuitous nudity alert - in the video for her new single 'Stay' which seems to have been shot in one take in the bath. There is a another version of the video and here's that one with Mikky Ekko in the bathroom along with Rihana.
Some Republicans Who Voted To Impeach Bill Clinton Are Still In Congress
The Senate could have removed Bill Clinton from office. There was, after all a 55-45 GOP majority, in the Senate when they voted on the House's impeachment articles. But they wisely backed away from the entirely partisan ledge their colleagues in the House had dragged them to. No Democrats voted for removal and 8 Republican senators voted not guilty on at least one of the two articles. The only Republicans left in the Senate who voted to remove Bill Clinton from office are: Miss McConnell (R-KY) John McCain (R-AZ) Jim Inhofe (R-OK) Jeff Sessions (KKK-AL) Pat Roberts (R-KS) Mike En... more »
Wrestling is Out?
Wrestling is being scrubbed from the Olympics. Apparently it's a victim of dwindling popularity. Being considered to replace wrestling are sport climbing, wake boarding, roller sports and - wait for it - wushu. In case you're wondering, here is Jet Li's championship wushu performance from 1978. If the ancient Greeks did it, up on mount Olympus, shouldn't wrestling be kept on the roster if only for old times sake?
Writer Vs Author
In one of two or three writing communities to which I belong on Linked In, the place where middle-aged and elderly wouldbes go to commiserate, someone asked the same Creative Writing 101 question, obviously fancying themselves to be asking something startlingly original that had never been asked before: "What's a writer and what's an author?" It's one of those questions that involves such a necessarily subjective answer that if you ask 100 self-identified writers that question, you'll get 150 responses. Being an analytically-minded writer and political blogger myself, in w... more »
Catch of the Day
To Brad DeLong, who takes apart a Julia Ioffe TNR profile of Ezra Klein. To begin with: for those who don't know, Ezra Klein has always been a terrific friend and supporter of Plain Blog, of me, and of political scientists in general. So I'm not exactly unbiased on this. On the other hand, I'd take his support to be pretty convincing evidence that he is not, as Ioffe believes, always looking "upward" -- I mean, really, when Ezra first took notice of me I couldn't have been more of a nobody, and even now it's hard to see that there's much percentage in it for him in (as he does) occa... more »
Brindis para el gran día de San Valentín
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Corazón de perlas rojas entre el arcoiris del amor
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Corazones llenos de amor por siempre
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Corazones y rosas para los amigos de verdad
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Enamorados bajo la lluvia en el paraíso del amor
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Gatito listo para regalar rosas rojas el 14 de febrero
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WE WANT CUTS IN THE WAR MACHINE
Bring Our War $$ Home now.
Hermosa postal de corazones para el día del amor y la amistad
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Perritos festejando el día de San Valentín
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Regalos para los enamorados y amigos
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A few more of those forbidden histories!
*TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 12, 2013* *And one or two additional targets of those legends and myths:* Yesterday, we said that much of what we regard as “fact” and “news” is actually myth and legend. Then too, we have our “forbidden histories,” one of which Nick Turse described to Bill Moyers last weekend. See THE DAILY HOWLER, 2/11/13. We described a twenty-year era of fact and legend aimed at Democratic candidates. We said we couldn’t think of a Republican who got the same treatment during that era. Later, it seemed to us that we might have mentioned one or two. In 1996, Lamar Alexander ... more »
Current Political Scientist to Congress: Please Ignore Greg Ferenstein
Another day, another op-ed or blog post saying that the social sciences contribute nothing and that we must be more policy-centric or policy-relevant or policy-synergistic or policy-policy-policy-policy. You know, it’s funny. I’ve just finished reading a history of Bell labs (these journalistic nonfiction books go by quick–about the same time as a movie and a Continue reading
Scientific genius isn't extinct
*...just the number and influence of stupid people who don't care about it and who don't even try to see it has increased...* I am going to (mostly) agree with Sabine Hossenfelder after quite some time: The end of science is near, again (Backreaction) She discusses a January 30th essay in Nature written by self-described "distinguished professor" Dean Keith Simonton, After Einstein: Scientific genius is extinct (Nature, behind a paywall) Sabine's points are good; see also another critical Big Think comment by Ross Pomeroy. What does Mr Simonton actually want to say? The first w... more »
Rosas hermosas suaves y perfumadas
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Mixing an Italian Martini
*Start with a shot:* "Italy hails Cardinal Martini, who wanted church to change" Associated Press, September 04, 2012 ROME — From politicians to the pope, to rank-and-file Catholics and nonbelievers, Italy bid farewell Monday to Cardinal Carlo Maria Martini, a rare liberal voice among top churchmen who died last week after battling Parkinson’s disease.... Martini had encouraged discussing divisive church issues including homosexuality and priestly celibacy. In an interview published posthumously, Martini criticized the church as being “200 years behind the times” and urged radical... more »
Lightning Appears To Strike St. Peter's Basilica Hours After Pope Benedict XVI Announces Resignation (PHOTO, VIDEO)
Was it just Mother Nature or a sign from God? Lightning appeared to strike St. Peter's Basilica in Vatican City on Monday just hours after Pope Benedict XVI announced his resignation, according to the BBC. The lightning strike happened around 6 p.m. local time. *SCROLL FOR PHOTO* Global news agency Agence France-Presse was the first to publish the startling photo of a lightning bolt coming out of the heavens and appearing to strike the dome of St. Peter's Basilica, one of Catholicism's holiest sites. AFP photographer Filippo Monteforte caught the amazing photograph on M... more »
Batman: Defender of the Church
*too funny!* Cheerfully stolen from Creative Minority Report.
ROSA PARKS AT 100: Reasons to read Theoharis!
*TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 12, 2013* *Interlude—Things you can learn from her book:* Before we return to the myths and legends which emerge from Professor Theoharis’ book, let’s take consider some reasons why her book is well worth reading. There is a great deal a person can learn from the life of Rosa Parks. In our view, Theoharis tends to be doctrinaire and is strongly inclined to advance new myths about Mrs. Parks. But for those who want to negotiate those inclinations, Theoharis’ book is full of information about the life and the times of Rosa Parks—and Mrs. Parks, who was born in 1913... more »
UNDERSTANDING THE KOREA NUCLEAR TANGLE
North Korea has exploded its third underground nuclear test. I am against all nukes - every one of them - on all sides. But the hypocrisy of the US (who has done 1,054 nuclear tests) is blinding. Here is part of a statement by the U.S. Working Group for Peace & Demilitarization in Asia and the Pacific* *that I am part of. We oppose the development, possession of, and threats to use nuclear weapons by any nation. We have deep concerns that North Korea’s third nuclear weapons test contributes to an increasingly dangerous region-wide nuclear arms race. We understand the North Kor... more »
Justin Trudeau's Defence Of The Existing Senate Structure Is NOT What You Could Call 'Democracy'
Trudeau says appoint better senators, forget reforming upper chamber * Imagine! The man who wants to lead the Liberal Party of Canada believes in APPOINTED Senators. My question to Trudeau is this ... 'in what version of 'democracy' do you appoint the legislators? I thought 'democracy' was about the People ELECTING their law makers!* * **This is so typical of the old old old style Liberal Party of Canada. Nothing new here folks .... move along* *"ORLEANS, Ont. - Liberal leadership front-runner Justin Trudeau says there's nothing wrong with Canada's scandal-plagued Senate that could... more »
Vanishing homeland of Kiribati leaves people with nowhere to go – ‘Climate change is the greatest moral challenge of the 21st century’
[image: A wave crashes against a seawall in Kiribati. Salt intrusion and coastal erosion threaten caused by global warming the tiny nation's survival. Photo: radioaustralia.net.au]By Linda Uan 12 February 2013 (WA Today) – On an average day in Kiribati we can look out across our calm and peaceful lagoons and see people fishing and going about their daily business and everything is at it has been for many generations. But this is deceptive. We now know that we are being subjected to a gradual, creeping and insidious process: climate change. This directly threatens the future of o... more »
China jails pollution protesters: state media
[image: Demonstrators storm the municipal government building in Qidong, in a demonstration against pollution, 28 July 2012. The Chinese language Epoch Times reported that several thousand residents of the coastal city of Qidong in Jiangsu Province, China protested against dumping waste from the Japanese Oji Paper mill into the sea. Photo: AFP / Getty Images] Shanghai, 7 February 2013 (AFP) – A Chinese court has jailed three people and given 13 others suspended sentences over their roles in a violent anti-pollution protest last year, state media said. A court in Qidong on Wednesd... more »
Another Berlusconi Comeback
*The title of the post came as easy as ABC.... * "Italy’s premier to resign; Berlusconi will run again ROME — Prime Minister Mario Monti told the Italian president Saturday that he plans to resign after the sudden loss of support from Silvio Berlusconi’s party, paving the way for early elections a year after the economist helped pull the country back from the brink of financial disaster. Only hours earlier, Berlusconi said he would run again for prime minister, aiming for a comeback just a year after he quit in disgrace as Italy teetered toward the brink of financial disaster. The o... more »
Advocates shocked by president's veto of Kenyan climate authority bill – ‘We can only hope the next parliament will rectify the anomaly’
[image: Kenya's President Mwai Kibaki attends the opening ceremony of the 20th Ordinary Session of the Assembly of Heads of State and Governments at the African Union headquarters in the Ethiopian capital Addis Ababa on 27 January 2013. President Kibaki rejected a law that would have created a Kenya Climate Change Authority in January 2013. Photo: Tiksa Negeri / REUTERS] By Maina Waruru 11 February 2013 NAIROBI, Kenya (AlertNet) – Kenya’s hopes of becoming one of the first countries in sub-Saharan Africa with a body legally empowered to advise on mitigating the effects of climat... more »
Ratz abandoning ship
. Sixth Estate celebrates Pope Benedict XVI’s tenure. I hadn't realized Bennie had annointed two Canadians to sainthood for performing miracles - one of which involved a cure consisting of prayer and antibiotics. Heh. Go. DAMMIT JANET! does the Best of Bennie. .
Krugman: The Ignorance Caucus
[image: Economist Paul Krugman. Photo: Fred R. Conrad / The New York Times]By PAUL KRUGMAN 10 February 2013 (The New York Times) – Last week Eric Cantor, the House majority leader, gave what his office told us would be a major policy speech. And we should be grateful for the heads-up about the speech’s majorness. Otherwise, a read of the speech might have suggested that he was offering nothing more than a meager, warmed-over selection of stale ideas. To be sure, Mr. Cantor tried to sound interested in serious policy discussion. But he didn’t succeed — and that was no accident. ... more »
The Growth of the Welfare State
Source. Click on the graphic to enlarge.
The Women Have Arrived
When Kathleen Wynne introduced her cabinet yesterday, she became the fifth woman premier in the federation. Lawrence Martin writes: Now, women run much of the federation. They are at the controls in five provinces – including every big one in the country – and one territory. There’s Kathleen Wynne, who was sworn in as the Premier of Ontario on Monday. There’s Alison Redford in Alberta, Christy Clark in British Columbia and Pauline Marois in Quebec. Add to them Kathy Dunderdale in Newfoundland and Labrador. And don’t forget Eva Aariak in Nunavut. Which leads to the question, wil... more »
Dare to Dream- Disney On Ice Giveaway for Utah
Depending on the day, either Tangled or Princess and the Frog is my 4-year-old's favorite movie, so when I found out not only were the coming back to Utah, but they were coming back with a show that features Tiana, Cinderella and Rapunzel, I knew we had to be there. Disney on Ice will be at the Energy Solutions Arena in Salt Lake City from March 6- March 10th. You can buy tickets for any of the nights from Smith's Tix or from the Box Office at the Energy Solutions Arena. Ticket Prices range from $17, $23, $40 (VIP) and $52 (Front Row) with a special $12 price being available fo... more »
What Happenes When The Profoundly-- Aggressively-- Ignorant Get Their Hands On The Levers Of Power?
Petulance Krugman's column Sunday didn't pull any punches-- the GOP "dislikes the whole idea of applying critical thinking and evidence to policy questions. And no, that’s not a caricature: Last year the Texas G.O.P. explicitly condemned efforts to teach “critical thinking skills,” because, it said, such efforts “have the purpose of challenging the student’s fixed beliefs and undermining parental authority.” The truth is that America’s partisan divide runs much deeper than even pessimists are usually willing to admit; the parties aren’t just divided on values and policy views, they... more »
Read Stuff, You Should
Happy Birthday to Tara Strong, 40: She's Timmy Turner, and Bubbles, and she was on Boondocks. That's a pretty good combination! Dozens of other things, too. You probably want some good stuff, too: 1. Turnout in 2012, by Michael McDonald. 2. Health care costs and the budget, from Annie Lowery. 3. And an old, but terrific, post by Matt Glassman on why the SOTU matters.
Million Dollar Manhunt
*I had to do some hunting of my own to bring you this post*: "Amid storm, Calif. manhunt focuses on mountain; Killing suspect’s tracks lost on frozen ground" by Greg Risling and Tami Abdollah | Associated Press, February 09, 2013 BIG BEAR LAKE, Calif. — Law enforcement officers working in falling snow searched a Southern California mountain Friday for the *former Los Angeles police officer* accused of carrying out a *killing spree* because he felt he was unfairly fired from his job. ‘‘We’re going to continue searching until either we discover that he left the mountain or we find h... more »
Graham's Grandstanding Gripes
"Senator vows to hold up defense, CIA nominees; Wants answers on Libya before allowing a vote" Associated Press, February 11, 2013 WASHINGTON — Senator Lindsey Graham, Republican of South Carolina, said Sunday he would hold up Senate confirmation of President Obama’s nominees to head the Pentagon and the CIA until the White House provided more answers about the Sept. 11 attack against a US installation in Benghazi, Libya. Graham accused the White House of ‘‘stonewalling’’ requests to release more information about the attack that killed four Americans. ‘‘We’re going to get to the b... more »
OK, this is silly
From an Inuktitut phrasebook -- but not a good one: English: Do you speak English? Inuktitut: doo YOO speek ING-lush?
NRA "Effect" - Kill Kids at Will
Speaking at a Wisconsin state NRA meeting over the weekend, lobbyist Bob Welch said, "We have a strong agenda coming up for next year, but of course a lot of that’s going to be delayed as the 'Connecticut effect' has to go through the process."* * *The NRA Effect - "Stand your Ground" and randomly shoot at cars.* *The NRA Effect - Kill Kids at Will* *And the slaughter of our children continues - tragedy, last night, here in Minnesota* OAKDALE, Minnesota — A gunman apparently firing randomly at cars killed a 10-year-old and wounded the child's mother and another woman Monday night... more »
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The Core Disbelief
I can’t vouch for believers, but from the atheist perspective, arguments about religion seem tediously slippery. No sooner than a point seems to be established the terms of the argument magically change. What sounded like a fact turns out to have been only allegory, and it is the atheist who is branded naive for ever thinking otherwise. I would like to propose a means of avoiding much of this slipperiness, a simple initial question that can be asked of all participants that will hopefully close-off some of these blind alleys. But first, a couple of examples of the problem. Let’s ... more »
Zombie Alert broadcast during US televised programming
*The zombie meme and semiotics* *It's worrisome. Why does this meme keep cropping up?* * In** *medical drills? *In* comic books put out by the CDC *The* meme is used to describe random killings. *It is a meme. Clearly. * *Zombie movies, zombie games. The yearly zombie walk in many cities* *Where has all this come from? And why? * A medical drill should just be a medical drill. A random killing is just that, a killing. It is not a 'zombie' murder I understand about sensationalistic promotion. Believe me, I get it. That said, why not werewolf killings? Instead of zombie walks, why not gho... more »
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Tuesday Morning Linkage Club
Tim Burke suggests ways to fix the dissertation, but I’m skeptical that the way to reduce the overproduction of Ph.D.s is to lower the costs of earning a Ph.D. [Easily Distracted] Will Moore wonders what the standard for presenting results as a consensus is; a response to Voeten and Nexon. Via Anton Strezhnev, a critique Continue reading
Satan Enthroned
. It is a central feature of our human nature that when we witness or hear about the suffering of innocents we instinctively turn to God. Not necessarily the *idea* of God (though many do) but the *presence* of God. Our psyches, our conscious minds, recoil in horror and instinctively dissociate from any feeling of connection to the perpetrator of the vile offense. The conscious mind retreats into the affirming comfort that is the subconscious mind. We cleave to the 'Kingdom of Heaven' within, that which affirms what is, which is exactly what the subconscious mind does. It accepts ... more »
The Mathematically Perfected Economy
*The Mathematically Perfected Economy** - **Guest article by Sven* *How the banks work*: The bank does not lend money. It is illegal for a bank to lend out its customers' deposits. So where does the money come from? When you fill out a loan form, or apply for a mortgage, you are promising you will earn the equivalent money to then give back to the bank. The bank then publishes this promise in the form of cash, or credits to your account. The bank risks nothing at all by doing this, and you then work to acquire the money to pay the bank back. On top of this, the bank adds int... more »
Vertu chooses Luxury Android has £7,000 price tag
*Luxury Smart phone producer Vertu has launched its first Android operated handset. The Vertu Ti costs 7,900 euro and is made at the firm's headquarters in Church Crookham, Hampshire.*The device had a titanium frame and sapphire screen but was not 4G-enabled, supposed its designer Hutch Hutchison. Until last year the business was owned by Nokia and specialized in highly priced handsets intended for the Symbian operating system. Each device is assembled by hand. The name and signature of the person who assembled the phone is laser inscribed onto the inside lid of the SIM card pos... more »
How to crash a helicopter while filming a clip?
Link: http://youtu.be/6EsoWpTO2qg Making a visually attractive commercial and having the right effects in place to make it 'effective' is one thing. Overconfidence however may have catastrophic consequences. That is what seemingly happened during the shooting of this Top Gear Korea clip. Helicopters don't fly and that is what the stunt-pilot learned. It has been told that he walked away from this accident... John
‘Pay to Peek’ Is Not The Answer For Bookstores
It is often hard to see the opportunities when we look at the threats to book retailers today. Many just see dome and gloom and create what some would say is an environment of self prophesying decline. Geographic markets are different and within the UK there are clear government and civic challenges of higher rates, rents the unfair status afforded to charity shops manned volunteer staff. That’s without the corporation tax avoidance advantage achieved by many internet stores within the EU boundaries and the current EU digital VAT fiasco. There are the challenges of competing no... more »
Did Pope Benedict read The Telegraph on Saturday?
We only have a few rituals in the Notasheep household and one of them is doing The Saturday Telegraph's Pub quiz. Before lights out Mrs NotaSheep asks the questions and I try to answer. I've never managed 20/20, highest score is 18, usually get 15 or 16. This Saturday, question 14 was: Celestine V, in 1294, is the only man in history to abdicate which title? I got the answer right, POPE, I wonder if Pope Benedict XVI did as well...
CHILD ABUSE; GREEN FIELD HOUSE; VICTIM WRITES BOOK
The Paedotrial is an easy to read, intelligently written book, which includes a member of the Royal family and Lord Lucan Allegedly, Oliver Gilbart-Smith sexually abused John Affleck, when Affleck was a child. A pedophile ring abused 9 boys, including John Affleck, at the Green Field House Children's hostel, in Maidenhead, Berkshire, in the UK. *The 'Nine' have received an out-of-court settlement totalling more than £300,000.* However, no-one has ever been convicted of criminal offences regarding the abuse at the council-run Green Field House, between 1964 and 1970. The home was... more »
Bill Gates Dodges Questions on Why He Owns 500,000 Shares of Monsanto by Anthony Gucciardi
Source: http://vaticproject.blogspot.se/2011/01/bill-gates-of-hell-foundation.htmlBill Gates Dodges Questions on Why He Owns 500,000 Shares of Monsanto by Anthony Gucciardi 12 February 2013 Bill Gates is primarily known as the multi-billionaire who Microsoft, the company behind the most popular computer operating system known as Windows. With this massive wealth, he has retired from leading Microsoft and now instead focuses his money and time on furthering genetically modified technology, geoengineering, experimental vaccinations, and preaching about how Monsanto is the answer t...more »
SPOOKY SWEDEN; NAZIS AND CHILD ABUSE; CIA AND MOSSAD
Allegedly, Sweden is run by right wing pedophile rings. The film 'Call Girl' includes scenes that 'clearly convey' that the late Swedish Prime Minister Olof Palme paid for sex with a 14-year-old prostitute. Family of late Swedish minister sues over 'slanderous' film *1.* In October 2011, in Sweden, 23 women were convicted of child pornography offenses. According to the charges, the women, aged between 38 and 70, received scores of sexually explicit video clips and photographs of children. The material included girls and boys of all ages, from toddlers to teenagers. 23 women co... more »
Fat-Free Econ 38: Jobless Growth vs. Jobless Non-Growth
* This is my article today in TV5's news portal. ---------- One of the never-ending criticisms of the country's recent economic performance is that it was a “jobless growth” or “elitist growth." The people who say this refer to the lack of sufficient jobs created in the economy and hence point to further social inequality. Last week's column has attracted similar skeptical comments in social network sites, such as “growth for the rich”, “what growth, growth of the urban slums,” “gobbledygook growth,” and so on. Perhaps it is a case of people being too mired with slow growth in the p... more »
Garlic Proven 100 Times More Effective Than Antibiotic
The immediate take home is that all sausages need to use this although we will now have a garlic odor. The key molecule happens to produce the odor. In fact the effective amounts need to be investigated and tested. Get over it. It is pretty clear that garlic will be actively applied as a matter of course. In practice, it makes excellent sense for ground meats to already incorporate raw garlic as they are manufactured. Had it been done in the past, we would actually demand it and take it all for granted. Garlic has found its way into our diets rather well over the past ... more »
Seven Good Reasons to Admire Pope Benedict XVI
He tackled the problems of the church and did it as well as can be expected and did not avoid the difficult issues. I do not know that any man could do better. The church itself can go forward cleansed and under a new pope, reinvigorated in its primary mission. There are always voices pulling the church into the secular world in its many manifestations. That has never been its mission but just as you and I, it must interact. Let it be. Humanity is everywhere absorbing the Christian idiom and under Benedict’s predecessor, the church regained its primacy. Today, mo... more »
Super Antibiotic Honey
Honey has been used everywhere for its antiseptic powers but never as a blanket solution, nor was it ever that. Here we have discovered that a specific type can tackle all bacteria. It will be no trick at all to produce application creams either. The power of the method is spelled out here and expect it to come into general usage quickly. *Honey, I killed the superbug* *JOHN STAPLETON * *June 18, 2009 12:00AM * * http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/honey-i-killed-the-superbug/story-e6frg6n6-1225737035676 * *AUSTRALIAN researchers have been astonished to dis... more »
Canadian Foreign Policy with Conrad Black
It is natural for Canadians to think that their foreign policy as a minor side show under the shadow and direct leadership of the USA. Yet that has never been true. Historically Canada has been able to often do what the USA could not and be well ahead of Washington on many important decisions. I expect current Canadian policy toward Israel as decisive and important and it turns out even timely. The newly emergent Arab political consensus must reach a satisfactory settlement with Israel and all others are either self excluded or tainted as is the USA. The next three ... more »
Ahoy there, matey! Talk about maritime disasters! Trapped on a CAPP-sized banana boat with Ezra Levant!
The captain of the the MV Zuiderdam tells Michael Coren, right, to fetch him a cup of Starbucks. Sun News Network tour group hosts may not appear exactly as illustrated. But you’ve got to admit it’s a pretty good likeness! Below: a sample of unethical oil. Call me Ishmael! Would you pay $8,679, or even ...more »
Safety Group Blows Lid on ‘Secret Virus’ Hidden in GMO Crops by Anthony Gucciardi
Source: http://skepticalswedishscientists.wordpress.com/scientific-method/Safety Group Blows Lid on ‘Secret Virus’ Hidden in GMO Crops by Anthony Gucciardi Natural Society, 7 February 2013 Yet another disturbing reason has emerged as to why you should be avoiding health-devastating genetically modified organisms, and it may be one of the most concerning yet. We know that GMO consumption has been linked to a host of serious conditions, but one thing we are not so sure about is the recent discovery of a *hidden viral gene deep within genetically modified crops*. For years, GMO... more »
Hilarion: In Humanity, all that is Base and of Lower Vibration is Slowly Falling Away
* * * * *Hilarion: In Humanity, all that is Base and of Lower Vibration is Slowly Falling Away* Posted by Alice C on February 11, 2013 As channeled by Marlene Swetlishoff/Tsu-tana – February 10, 2013 http://www.therainbowscribe.com/hilarion2013.htm Beloved Ones, The effects of the latest waves of energy being directed to Earth are now being felt in each soul. To those who have been doing the inner work, there is a lightening of their spirit as they go about their daily lives. This Light is discernable to those who know them but do not see them regularly. There is an indefinable s... more »
A sign from above? Lightning strikes Vatican hours after Pope's shock resignation
* * * * * * http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/world-news/lightning-strikes-vatican-on-the-day-the-pope-1704295 *A sign from above? Lightning strikes Vatican hours after Pope's shock resignation* 11 Feb 2013 21:47 The lightning touched the roof of St. Peter's Basilica, one of the holiest Catholic churches, hours after Benedict XVI's shock announcement This was the moment lightning struck the Vatican today - hours after Pope Benedict XVI's bolt-from-the-blue resignation. The lightning touched the dome of St. Peter's Basilica, one of the holiest Catholic churches, after the Pope's shock ... more »
You're Toast. Raytheon's RIOT Has Your Number
Leading U.S. defence contractor, Raytheon, has developed RIOT, the Rapid Overlay Information Technology software programme that can gather, sort, digest and analyze all your social media telltales. It can even predict where you'll be and what you'll be doing in the future. *The Guardian* recently got their hands on a copy of this Raytheon video describing RIOT Notice what the reviewer talked about? RIOT let him know this fellow would be working out in the gym every morning from 6 till 7. And with that he quipped what better time to get the fellow's laptop or at least access i...more »
Monday Movie Post
Hey, a Monday Movie Post that's not just another Reagan movie! How about that. Today's movie is Network, from 1976, directed by Sidney Lumet and written by Paddy Chayefsky. I hadn't seen it for years, but I've been meaning to rewatch ever since the Glenn Beck fad a couple of years ago, and I finally got around to it. Eh. As a movie, my sense is that it doesn't really hold up well. It's a weird mixture of two genres -- the paranoid thriller of the early and mid 1970s, and the TV news in decline drama that we've been living with, probably, since the 1940s. Or maybe this is when the T... more »
How Green Will Your Country Be?
Let's do another survey, shall we? Polls are a great way to open up discussions about issues that affect us all. So, please answer the question and then leave a comment explaining why you chose your answer. Feel free to respond to other people's answers as well. Let the discussion begin ... In 10 years do you believe that the country, which you live in, will be implementing more environmental policies? ** *Image courtesy of xedos4 / FreeDigitalPhotos.net*
The pope: Th-th-that's all, folks!
*"My mother -- she had a lovely Quebec name, Lucienne -- was the sort of faithful Catholic who believed history was destined to leave us in a good place. So she was not the sort to close herself off to what she could learn from what was going on around her. . . . "Because of her and my dad, I always bridle when people declare themselves 'self-made.' Such people may exist (socially if not biologically), but I’m skeptical and would never make that claim for myself. We can never pretend that we were wise enough to have chosen great parents."* *-- E. J. Dionne Jr., in his WaPo column* ... more »
Secret Memo: Bin Laden Was Killed By Masked Man Bane
*This is the masked man who allegedly killed Osama Bin Laden. His name is Bane.* *Background* - Read: *"Esquire reporter: Man who killed bin Laden faced life ‘like a mafia snitch’ after leaving Navy."* If President Obama came forward and said, "Bane killed Bin Laden," it would sound more believable than anything that has already been said about the incident. Washington has become a total joke. The President has no authentic authority. The U.S. government is pathetic. It's not even fun to make fun of these screwballs anymore. The myth makers can't even create a realistic, beli... more »
Points to Ponder
Forbidden fruit creates many jams. "We are shaped by our thoughts; we become what we think. When the mind is pure, joy follows like a shadow that never leaves". - Budda Adversity is like a strong wind. It tears away from us all but the things that cannot be torn, so that we see ourselves as we really are". - Arthur Golden
The Realist Report with John Friend
On *this edition* of The Realist Report, we'll be joined by *John de Nugent*to discuss his political views, experience in the pro-White movement, and related matters. Calls will be taken throughout the conversation. You can download the entire program *here*, or subscribe to *Truth Militia* via iTunes *here*. Below are two videos I recently watched produced by John de Nugent. Check out all of John's videos *here*.
Did You Know...
English naturalist Charles Darwin was born in 1809. By the 1830's, when he was still a young man, he had established himself in the scientific community. Darwin is most famous for his theory of evolution. A black-eyed pea is an edible legume that is thought to have made its way to North America from Africa or Asia during the slave trade in the 1600s. The kidney-shaped bean has a black dot at its centre. American singer-songwriter and musician Josh Groban, a top-selling pop and classical artist, shares his February 27th birthday with his brother, Chris, who is four years younger. A... more »
The Chaucerian Difference
Every modern language seems to have its vital, foundational literary work: Italian has Dante's *Divine Comedy*, Spanish has *Don Quixote*, and English has Chaucer's *Canterbury Tales*. And yet, like other such works, the writings of Chaucer are more often talked about than read; unlike Shakespeare's, his characters have not so often strutted upon the stage. In the UK, the BBC has done them both as a period puppet piece as well as a modernized version, and in 1972 the great Italian director Pier Paolo Pasolini made a memorable film version -- but here in the US there have been no maj... more »
Lamar W. Hankins : Drone Assassinations and Our Misguided Foreign Policy
Political cartoon from AFP / Getty Images. Drone assassinations: The latest misguided U.S. foreign policy The American belief in technology as our savior, even in carrying out assassinations, knows no bounds. By Lamar W. Hankins / The Rag Blog / February 11, 2013 Ever since homo sapiens walked in East Africa 200,000 years ago and feared the rustling in the grass, we have known that this is
"A Look to the Heavens"
“Grand spiral galaxies often seem to get all the glory, flaunting their young, bright, blue star clusters in beautiful, symmetric spiral arms. But small galaxies form stars too, like nearby NGC 6822, also known as Barnard's Galaxy. Beyond the rich starfields in the constellation Sagittarius, NGC 6822 is a mere 1.5 million light-years away, a member of our Local Group of galaxies. *Click image for larger sizes. * About 7,000 light-years across, the dwarf irregular galaxy is seen to be filled with young blue stars and mottled with the telltale pinkish hydrogen glow of star forming...more »
The Next Pope?
An excerpt from *"Canadian Cardinal Marc Ouellet would bring ‘strong sense of collegiality’ as pope"* by The National Post: Mere hours after Pope Benedict XVI announced his resignation Monday, *Canadian Cardinal Marc Ouellet became one of the most talked about candidates to replace him as leader of the world’s one billion Catholics*. If elected by his 120 or so peers in the Vatican next month, the hockey-playing kid from Abitibi, Que., would make history not just as the first Canadian pope, or even the first from North America, but the first ever appointed from outside Europe — a... more »
"Your Time Is Limited..."
“Your time is limited, so don’t waste it living someone else’s life and don’t let the noise of others’ opinions drown out your own inner voice. Most important, have the courage to follow your heart and intuition. They somehow already know what you truly want to become.” - Steve Jobs
Mohawk Nation News 'GMO Indian Scam'
MNN: GMO INDIAN SCAM Posted on February 11, 2013 GMO INDIAN SCAM Is this the bankers telling the Senators to hurry up? MNN. Feb. 10, 2013. Senator Brazeau turns out to be a ‘No’gonquin Indian created by Indian Affairs. One day he became a member of Kitigan-zibi, an Algonquin community north of Ottawa. Brazeau may meet the blood quantum of the corporate Indian
Chet Raymo, “The (Unattainable) Thing Itself”
* “The (Unattainable) Thing Itself”* by Chet Raymo ․ “Clear water in a brilliant bowl, Pink and white carnations. The light In the room more like a snowy air, Reflecting snow. A newly-fallen snow At the end of winter when afternoons return. Pink and white carnations- one desires So much more than that. The day itself Is simplified: a bowl of white, Cold, a cold porcelain, low and round, With nothing more than the carnations there.” “Simplicity. Morning. Forty minutes till sunrise. Coffee. An English muffin. Sit on the terrace. The sky a deep v... more »
Aztec in Persspection by Monte Shriver - Part Three
(*Blogger’s Note:* The following is reprinted by permission. Given the length of the original article, I have broken it into three parts and will publish all three over the next week. It was written by one-time resident of Aztec, Monte Shriver, and provides an interesting insight into the alleged crash. This is Part Three, the final installment. Again, reprinted by permission of Monte Shriver.) THE IMPROBABLE JOURNEY OF MANUEL SANDOVAL Considering the timing related to the finding of the disc, I think it is reasonable to assume that it landed (crashed?) in Hart Canyon between 4... more »
Bob Feldman : Union Growth in Texas Followed by Crackdown, 1940-1953
After a 1953 CIO-led strike in Port Arthur, Texas Gov. Allan Shivers, here shown addressing a campaign rally in Austin, led a move to make membership in the Communist Party illegal. Image from AlternativeHistory.com. The hidden history of Texas Part 12: 1940-1953/1 -- Union growth followed by backlash against collective bargaining. By Bob Feldman / The Rag Blog / February 11, 2013 [This
Can Staten Island Crooked Republican Michael Grimm Handle The Truth?
Mikey Grimm (R-Mafia) Former Congressman Mike McMahon sat out the 2012 election and let another former Staten Island congressman's son, Mark Murphy, take on one of Congress' most overtly corrupt members, Michael "Mikey Suits" Grimm. Although Obama won the 11th district (51.6-47.3%)-- and even won the more conservative Staten Island 65% part of the district (67,524- 66,420)-- Grimm was reelected 53- 46%, losing in Brooklyn but beating Murphy 53-46% on Staten Island. As my sister, a resident, said, "People know he's a Mafioso... and they like that." With major encouragement from DCCC ... more »
Saturday Night Live - Dress Rehearsal C-Span Chuck Hagel Hearings
*Andrew Sullivan:* After being banished from earnest Washington discussion for decades by various press gate-keepers, the absurdly overblown power of the Greater Israel lobby is now seeping into the popular culture. SNL captures the lunacy:
Obama: My buddy the Pope...
*spoken like a true malignant narcissist.* Seriously! Obama's statement about Pope Benedict (emphasis mine) *From CNS News: Obama--Sued by Catholic Church for Attacking Religious Freedom--Boasts of His 'Work Together' With Pope* “On behalf of Americans everywhere, Michelle and I wish to extend our appreciation and prayers to His Holiness Pope Benedict XVI. Michelle and I warmly remember our meeting with the Holy Father in 2009, and *I have appreciated our work together over these last four years,*” Obama said. “The Church plays a critical role in the United States and the world, ... more »
Dr. Benjamin Carson: Will he run for president?...
he just may. H/T Capitalist Preservation
U.S. CEOs See Dim 1st Quarter Economic Outlook
S. Thurm (2013, Feb 11) 'Companies Fret Over Uncertain Outlook' The Wall Street Journal, p. A1 The article examines CEO attitudes about this quarter earnings. 63 S&P companies are reported as having lowered forecasts for 1st quarter earnings. Only 17 raised them. The article states: "Many executives see shrinking economies in Europe. Closer to home, they worry about hesitant US customers, chilled by continued Washington gridlock." Majia here: It is not "Washington gridlock" that is chilling US consumers. I have reported quite a few times that the US consumer now, on average, has ... more »
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10 Jun 2012 ... By virtue of being upstream from Iraq and Syria on both the Tigris and the Euphrates Rivers, Turkey effectively controls the flow of water ...
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18 Jan 2012 ... The Kura (Mtkvari) River meets with the Aragvi in Georgia. ... Georgian critics of Turkey's dam plans say reducing the water level in the river ... said last year that Turkey's restriction of water flows to Iraq was "unacceptable" and ...
www.futuredirections.org.au/publications/food-and-water...
28 Aug 2012 ... Turkey has accused Iraq of poor water management practices, ... to construct dams along the Euphrates River, declining flows into Iraq have ...
www.greenprophet.com/2011/06/turkeys-dams-are-violating...
4 Jun 2011 ... Turkish dams don't just affect Turks — they cut off access to water inIraq ... and Euphrates rivers don't bode well for the future of Iraq's marshes.
www.thecornerhouse.org.uk/resource/downstream-impacts-t...
30 Jul 2002 ... Downstream Impacts of Turkish Dam Construction on Syria and Iraq ...reduced the downstream flow of the river Euphrates (and to a lesser extent ... watersharing and use; and with "best practice" guidelines for dam projects ...
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www.treehugger.com/energy-policy/turkish-dams-leaving-i...
22 May 2009 ... The Najaf province in southern Iraq has already banned farmers from ...These dams allow Turkey to regulate the flow of rivers according to its ...
http://iraqwaterproject.org/
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21 Jun 2012 ... The well sat by the side of the road, without restricted access. ... "A lot of people are going to get sick, and a lot of people may die." .... can allow fluids to seep into the earth, where they could migrate into water supplies. ..... satisfied that there was enough rock between my injection zone and the fresh water.
I noticed when the world map was shown pointing out areas of the world that had had ...so now that making money has poisoned our 'fresh' water, we are forced to use ... in areas that can't support it, in a finite environment with limited resources! .... Only problem I see there is that people without arable land would soon be ...
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