English: Virgin Mary altar in northeast corner of St. Leonard's Catholic Church in . The church was designed in Romanesque Revival style by architect Jacob M. Nachtigall, and built in 1913. With its rectory and a garage, it is listed in the . The statue of at lower left is a relatively recent addition, and not part of the original church furnishings. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
English: Church of St Leonard, Minety. The church of St Leonard (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
Spaghetti alla Bolognese (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
English: Tagliatelle with the Bolognese sauce (Photo credit: Wikipedia)"We have a preliminary test result that suggests the presence of horse DNA in our 500g Beef Bolognese sauce. As you'd expect, we have withdrawn this product from our shelves," Asda spokeswoman Jo Newbould said.
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Well as far back as the early 90's the NIH had published studies about finding equine luteinizing hormone and equine gonadotropin in production chicken. They regulate the sexual development, used to speed up maturation. The studies indicated that the accumulatory factors of these substances in the food chain may be an indicator of a transgenesis mechanisms for extraspecies disease transfer not to mention early onset pubescent development in humans. Monsanto and Dow and Conagra also have had leaked internal documents that indicate that their own researchers had concerns about intercellular transfer of their modified genetic material causing various genetic abnormality in test animals, increased obesity, lower brain functions, diabetes. The materal is out there if you look for it. Most people pass over the information due to "inattentional change blindness" where they don't see something that is right in front of them because they don't want to.When Lies Are Legal, The Truth Is A Crime
I want to present a recent article by John Kaminski (www.therebel.org) that was also picked up and posted by John Montecristo, who writes for Lasha Darkmoon's blog, Darkmoon, at www.darkmoon.me, here for all of my own readers to view for themselves. It is entitled: "When Lies Are Legal, The Truth Is A Crime", and is a definite must read by everyone, especially now when we are watching the downfall of the once great United States of America happen right before our very eyes... Here is that article, and I do have some of my own thoughts and comments to follow: When Lies are Legal, t... more »
A Gentle Reminder
This one's just a tiny meteor, not an asteroid. It's no bigger than a Greyhound bus. Travelling 30 km/sec though....
Sunday Classics chronicles preview: Remembering Charles Rosen (1927-2012)
*Cézanne's "Pierrot and Harlequin" (1888)* *SCHUMANN: Carnaval, Op. 9:* *2. Pierrot*: Moderato (2/4) *3. Arlequin*: Vivo (3/4) 2. "Pierrot" (Moderato) is a revolutionary work of pure instrumental music in its use of the grotesque. It is a character piece: relentless, deliberately monotonous, but with sudden jerky movements like the personage of the *commedia dell'arte*; it makes no pretensions to beauty or charm. The drama arises from the cumulative crescendo towards the end with a final and very original pedal effect, as the penultimate chord gradually frees itself of all the heav... more »
Adolfo Nicolás: "The globalization of superficiality"
"The world is becoming very superficial. We have more information than ever, but less ability to think, to reflect, to digest that information. So there is a globalization of superficiality. . . And even if the first news are totally biased or prejudicial, that's what sticks in the mind. And we don't have the ability to confirm, to study, to see whether this is true or whether this is balanced." - Adolfo Nicolás, the thirtieth and current Superior General of the Society of Jesus. What he says is very true. Blame television and the mass media for this catastrophic situation. The "mai... more »
Elizabeth Warren goes back to Washington
The talk of the toobz today was about Elizabeth Warren kicking the SEC's ass at her first Senate Banking Committee hearing. She politely asked why no banksters had been brought to trial. This apparently unexpected inquiry left the SEC flailing, and failing, to come up with an adequate answer. Our intrepid Senator Warren then proceeded to explain in great detail why the failure to meaningfully prosecute the banksters was not a particulary effective deterrent to criminal manipulation of the financial markets. And her sidebar on the double standards of the justice system was a thing o... more »
Canada Gets New Flag - February 15th, 1965
*Here's your political history lesson for the day: * "From the Tory benches the prime minister (Pearson) was greeted by jeers and hoots and shouts of derision. 'Vote with pride', "All right," exclaimed Mr. Pearson, "they have turned it down with jeers and insults, but we will vote with pride." Shouts, screams, desk-banging - even obscene gestures - marked the final phase of the Conservative fight against the red Maple Leaf Flag. Introduced in senate today, and even with the last vote they declared that they would not quit and that the fight would go on in the senate, where a simi... more »
A conviction based on a not overwhelming case may not be unreasonable
R. v. Bryan, 2013 ONCA 97 holds: [4] We conclude that on the whole of the circumstantial evidence in this case, the verdicts are ones that a properly instructed jury, acting judicially, could reasonably have rendered. In particular, on this record, a properly instructed jury could reasonably conclude that the appellant's guilt was the only rational conclusion. See *R. v. Biniaris*, 2000 SCC 15; *R. v. Beaudry*, 2007 SCC 5; *R. v. R.P.* (2012), 282 C.C.C. (3d) 435 (S.C.C.). ... [13] Viewed cumulatively, we are persuaded that these factors were sufficient to support... more »
A conviction based on a not overwhelming case may not be unreasonable
R. v. Bryan, 2013 ONCA 97 holds: [4] We conclude that on the whole of the circumstantial evidence in this case, the verdicts are ones that a properly instructed jury, acting judicially, could reasonably have rendered. In particular, on this record, a properly instructed jury could reasonably conclude that the appellant's guilt was the only rational conclusion. See *R. v. Biniaris*, 2000 SCC 15; *R. v. Beaudry*, 2007 SCC 5; *R. v. R.P.* (2012), 282 C.C.C. (3d) 435 (S.C.C.). ... [13] Viewed cumulatively, we are persuaded that these factors were sufficient to support ... more »
Ban Ki Moon, Go Fuck Yourself
"We should not give much more time to the Iranians, and we should not waste time," Ban said. "We have seen what happened with the DPRK." For more quotes, read: *Ban Ki Moon Is A Bad Diplomat*.
The Connecticut Elementary School Shooting: Sandy Hook Tragedy - Corporate Media's "Lone Gunman" Storyline Losing Ground!
I have been busy again the last two days taking care of family business... It does not appear to ever end! I sometimes feel that I have been letting down my readers, due to lately having to take care of family concerns and not doing any articles in this blog... So, to make up for some lost time, I want to focus on a real important subject here that is still very much in everyones' minds.... The stories about the Sandy Hook Operation (and Yes, everything still points at it definitely being an Operation!) put out by the liars in the Mainstream media continue to try to spin and promote... more »
Urban Gadabout: Some highlights of the MAS March-May schedule
*The only image I could find of Ada Louise Huxtable's 1961 book Four Walking Tours of Modern Architecture in New York City, which Matt Postal points out is long out of print, was pathetic and unusable. So here's a really lovely photo of Ms. H.* *by Ken* Talk about a happy coincidence! This weekend I have walking tours in three boroughs with three of my very favorite tour leaders, all of whom I've written about here frequently: Clinton Hill (Brooklyn) with *Matt Postal*on Saturday, and "New York in the Time of George Washington" in Lower Manhattan with *Francis Morrone* and and "*Th... more »
An Airship Photograph
I am probably one of the worst people when it comes to promoting my work. I think that others should do that and that each book should generate interest because of what is in it rather than what I have to say about it. But, sometimes, there are reasons to promote what I have written… and sometimes it is important to report what others have done to make the book even better. Such is the case with *Alien Mysteries, Conspiracies and Cover-ups*. One of those who was helping find illustrations made a telephone call that I hadn’t thought about. He found a photograph that I didn’t know ex... more »
Vallejo Calif. 'Idle No More' Feb. 23, 2013
YOU ARE INVITEDSHOW SOLIDARITY WITH IDLE NO MOREat VALLEJO, CaliforniaSATURDAY FEB 23 1:00 - 5:00 p.m. Unity Plaza, 505 Santa Clara St. (intersection of Georgia St.), Vallejo, California 94590 Below excerpts from http://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2013/02/03/18731271.php Idle No More calls on all people to join in a revolution which honors and fulfills Indigenous sovereignty which protects
Mohawk Nation News 'Women, Put Your Boots On'
MNN: WOMEN, PUT YOUR BOOTS ON! Posted on February 15, 2013 WOMEN, PUT YOUR BOOTS ON! MNN. FEB. 15, 2013. Elimination of Indigenous women is government policy. We are being sacrificed for private profit. The bankers fear the women as the owners of the land and for having the power to stop the war. Who created the misconceptions of Indigenous women? Fur traders,
“Taking a Time Out: You Are Not Crazy”
*“Taking a Time Out: You Are Not Crazy”* by Madisyn Taylor, The DailyOM “Sometimes as adults, we just need a time out to refocus and gather ourselves before starting out again. Most of us feel a little crazy from time to time. Periods of high stress can make us feel like we’re losing it, as can being surrounded by people whose values are very different from our own. Losing a significant relationship and moving into a new life situation are other events that can cause us to feel off kilter. Circumstances like these recur in our lives, and they naturally affect our mental stability... more »
Democracy in Palestinian Territories
' President Abbas's term ended four years ago. He has clung to power as an unelected autocrat for nearly half a decade.' http://mobile.nytimes.com/2013/02/12/opinion/palestines-democratic-deficit.xml
NYT: Palestine's Democratic Deficit
Free speech in Palestinian Territories example 1 ' LAST week, a 26-year-old Palestinian activist, Anas Awwad, was sentenced in absentia by a court in Nablus, the West Bank, to one year in prison for "extending his tongue" against the Palestinian Authority's president, Mahmoud Abbas, on Facebook. Thousands have joined a Facebook group to show their solidarity with Mr. Awwad, but the damage has been done. Free speech has been set back, and a chill sent throughout Palestinian society.' http://mobile.nytimes.com/2013/02/12/opinion/palestines-democratic-deficit.xml
Message from the Guardians
IT'S A MISTAKE LYRICS - MEN AT WORK Jump down the shelters to get away The boys are cockin' up their guns Tell us general, is it party time? If it is can we all come Don't think that we don't know Don't think that we're not trying Don't think we move too slow It's no use after crying Saying It's a mistake, it's a mistake It's a mistake, it's a mistake After the laughter as died away And all the boys have had their fun No surface noise now, not much to say They've got the bad guys on the run Don't try to say you're sorry Don't say he drew his gun They've g... more »
Hillary Mann Leverett: Does Obama Want Regime Change in Iran?
Related: *Flynt Leverett: Nixon's China Visit as a Blueprint for Obama & Iran*. Video Title: Does Obama Want Regime Change in Iran? YouTube Video Description - [Channel: carnegiecouncil]: American University lecturer Hillary Mann Leverett says that Obama wants "soft regime change" and "tremendous concessions" from Iran. She explains how many Democrats thought the 2009 Iranian election would make these goals easier to achieve.
Syria: Assassination attempts and Saudi casualty count = more lies
Believe it or not, I have been paying attention to Syria It appears as if the NATO mercs *are *making another push on that beleaguered country. Things would improve if NATO and Israel would call off their hired killers *Hired Killers. May Karma strike them down...* *The propaganda war is on an upswing. * *There was an alleged car bomb explosion a few days ago at the Syrian/Turkey border.* I mentioned this in the comments section a few days back.. The external opposition is spinning this as an attempt to derail talks offered by SNC. Bullocks! Pure showmanship. *Let's have a look at th... more »
Guess Who Reportedly Made $1B+ Betting Against the Yen
Getty Images http://www.nesaranews.blogspot.ca/2013/02/guess-who-reportedly-made-1b-betting.html Friday, February 15, 2013 *Guess Who Reportedly Made $1B+ Betting Against the Yen* George Soros, founder of Soros Fund Management LLC, at the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos, Switzerland, on Jan. 25, 2013. (Photographer: Simon Dawson/Bloomberg). Has he struck it rich (again)? Billionaire philanthropist and liberal activist George Soros has reportedly made $1 billion since November 2012 by betting against the Japanese yen, Bloomberg reports. “The Japanese wager helped the firm retu... more »
Friday Nerd Blogging, Hiatus Ends Appropriately
We have fallen short of our Friday responsibilities, but given the theme of the week, this video seems most appropriate. Of course, this raises all kinds of possibilities and re-definitions of “bad” PR. My guess is that the best episode of this series of six web-isodes will be the next one. The third will be Continue reading
Support for SWP Central Committee Statement
----- Forwarded Message ----- From: Charlie Kimber To: Charlie Kimber ext email [redacted] Sent: Friday, 15 February 2013, 11:01 Subject: Deadlines, support for CC statement, and faction meetings *Deadlines for motions and IB, support for CC statement, and faction meetings.* Dear comrade, Here is some information in the run-up to the SWP special conference on 10 March. *Internal bulletin and motions* May I remind you that the *deadline for the internal bulletin* is 10am, Friday 1 March. This is also the deadline for *motions*. Motions must be passed by a properly-organised branch... more »
The Zombies Keep Shambling On (The Full Zombie Fatal Attraction Depicted In Living Color)
After listening to the nonsensical response to the State of the Union address of the Rethugs' savior, Marco Rubio, it seems clear that either they don't know anything about economics, finance, and business in general (or what caused the financial catastrophe of 2008-forever for the lower classes), or they are just lying about it and pretending not to understand the ramifications of it at all.
State Terrorism
'Afghans Blame Coalition Airstrike for Civilian Deaths' by M. Abi-Habib & H. K. Totakhil. The Wall Street Journal, Feb 14, 2013 p. A11 [excerpted] "A coalition airstrike in Afghanistan killed 10 civilians, mostly women and children, Afghan official said... According to the Aghan officials, five of the 10 dead were women and four were children..." 'America Doesn't Torture'—It Kills by Katha Pollitt The Nation http://www.thenation.com/article/172896/america-doesnt-torture-it-kills?rel=emailNation# [excerpted] Whatever happened to arresting people, extraditing them, giving them lawye... more »
BREAKING NEWS: What’s it like on a big cruise ship when the toilets won’t flush?
*FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 2013* *Inquiring scribes want to know:* Early this morning, at 1 AM, we flipped over to CNN. We wondered what topic Anderson Cooper was going to deal with first. Normally, Cooper’s program re-airs at 1 AM. But this morning, good lord! There was Erin Burnett! And the chyron said she was on the air LIVE, dealing with BREAKING NEWS. Had war broken out in some distant port? Was A-Rod back on the human growth hormone again? Actually no, it was worse than that! We’ll let Erin and her sidekick, Martin Savidge, explain what news was BREAKING: BURNETT (1/15/13): I'm... more »
Won't you let me take you on a sea cruise
I love to travel but I've never felt the urge to take a cruise on a giant oceanliner. For one thing if I cared about endless buffets and cheezy floor shows, I'd go to Vegas where at least you get the added benefit of the neon lights. And the drinks are free at the casino. For another, the idea of being trapped on a boat, no matter how big, with a bunch of American tourists is not in any way appealing. Being trapped on a broken ship with virtually no services like the doomed Carnival cruise is my worst nightmare. Nothing brings out the ugly in the ugly privileged American like a ... more »
REMOVING THE SHACKLES: Looking for Absolute Data: IQD & the new financial system The Wizards behind the curtain have been busy this week.
Come Visit the New RTS Community!! http://removingtheshackles.net/forum/index.php FRIDAY, 15 FEBRUARY 2013 *Looking for Absolute Data: IQD & the new financial system* *The Wizards behind the curtain have been busy this week.* So have their puppets. For those of you holding foreign currency, waiting for a knock on the door and waiting for that grand announcement or your banking codes, well..... there is a shit load of stuff going on in the back ground right now. Some of the stuff going on makes it very clear to anyone watching, with even any amount of neutrality and the ability t...more »
Peer-Reviewed Survey Finds Majority Of Scientists Skeptical Of Global Warming Crisis - Forbes
' Only 36 percent of geoscientists and engineers believe that humans are creating a global warming crisis, according to a survey reported in the peer-reviewed Organization Studies . By contrast, a strong majority of the 1,077 respondents believe that nature is the primary cause of recent global warming and/or that future global warming will not be a very serious problem.' Here's the report. http://www.forbes.com/sites/jamestaylor/2013/02/13/peer-reviewed-survey-finds-majority-of-scientists-skeptical-of-global-warming-crisis/ I won't hold my breath waiting for the BBC to cover this... more »
Bad Freshmen, Bad, Bad, Bad... A Letter
Patrick Murphy & his political mentor, sleazy opportunist Charlie Crist Last week 5 or 6 progressive freshmen called me to warned me that lifelong Republican Patrick Murphy (D-FL) was working all the freshmen for some idiotic statement of "bipartisanship" he had concotted. I mentioned it Thursday and it was made public this morning, much to the delight, no doubt, of Beltway Media Broderists. Almost no Democrats signed his pathetic, badly crafted letter-- but lots of Republicans did. So disappointing to see Ann Kuster (D-NH) lending her good name to this foolhardy initiative. Most of ... more »
Motrin Case One in a Million
*"Fewer than 1 in 1 million cases"* "Family awarded $63 million in Motrin case" by Todd Wallack and Kay Lazar | Globe Staff, February 13, 2013 The family of a Plymouth-area girl who nearly died and was left legally blind after taking one of the country’s most common household medicines, Children’s Motrin, was awarded $63 million Wednesday by a Massachusetts jury that found health care giant Johnson & Johnson failed to warn patients adequately about the painkiller’s potential side effects. The family of Samantha Reckis, who was 7 at the time she suffered the severe reaction, said ... more »
Operation Arctic Shield
*Got stuck in the ice!* "Coast Guard expands patrol in Arctic; Role to grow as global warming melts icy waters" by Kirk Johnson | New York Times, July 22, 2012 BARROW, Alaska — The effort, called *Arctic Shield*, began this month as a pilot project combining search and rescue responsibilities with disaster response and maritime safety enforcement. It will presumably only expand, Coast Guard officials say, as global warming melts these once ice-locked waters.... “The Arctic has been identified as a priority,’’ said Commander Frank McConnell, the operations coordinator for Arctic S... more »
Bad Lawrence plays with his A-S-bombs!
*FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 2013* *And our tribe gets more like theirs:* The NRA is one of the dumbest and least constructive of all major lobbying groups. It also has a large membership. It adopts positions its members don’t share. Almost surely, many of its members don’t understand how absurd its conduct is. NRA president Wayne LaPierre is pretty much out of his mind at this point—or at least he’s prepared to pretend. But then again, so is Lawrence O’Donnell. Lawrence made this all too clear on Wednesday evening's program. Lawrence began to tease a certain segment midway through the p... more »
Flynt Leverett: Nixon's China Visit as a Blueprint for Obama & Iran
Video Title: Nixon's China Visit as a Blueprint for Obama & Iran. YouTube Video Description - [Channel: carnegiecouncil]: Penn State professor Flynt Leverett says that the United States needs to come to terms with Iran for its strategic interests in the Middle East. He explains that Nixon and Kissinger's visit to China in 1972 could be a model for how Obama should approach a trip to Tehran.
About that Gallup LGBT Survey
In a nifty contribution to our understanding of LGBT politics, Gallup has surveyed more than 200,000 Americans to ask if they identify as LGBT or not. This gives us what Gallup claims and I’ll accept as the first state-level estimate of this dataset. But Gallup mistakenly interprets their own findings (or, rather, do not fully Continue reading
The Christian Taliban Strikes Again
Fetus fetishists revel in any injury or complication associated with abortion. Almost daily, LifeShite and others like it crow about *'another'*ambulance reported -- by one of their clinic harassers of course -- taking someone to hospital from a clinic. They dance in the streets when a clinic is investigated for any cause, often at their own instigation. They worship predatory quacks as anti-heroes. But what really gets them creaming their Depends is a death that can be linked to abortion. There's been one such recently in the US but what they are doing with this one is utterly d... more »
Supporting Derechos Humanos: A Humanizing Campaign
*By Roberto Dr. Cintli Rodriguez * XColumn@gmail.com - http://drcintli.blogspot.com/ For several thousand years, Arizona was a great place to live. Then Gov. Brewer became governor… joining Sheriff Joe Arpaio as the undisputed rulers of this now, godforsaken desert… Actually, Arizona is still a great place to live, primarily because it is the home of numerous human rights organizations, including Tucson’s *Derechos Humanos*, perhaps the premier immigrant/human rights organization in the nation. And now, Derechos needs our assistance. The Tucson/Arizona desert is where migrants d... more »
Looks like the asteroid missed
Asteroid 2012 DA14 has safely passed by Earth, according to NASA. The closest approach was 17,500 miles above Indonesia. "It has passed closest approach and this asteroid is going away," said Paul Chodus of the Near Earth Object team. The asteroid is estimated to be about 150 feet (45 meters) across with an estimated mass of 130,000 metric tons. Its flyby was the closest ever for an object this large, according to NASA. Looks like I was wrong...
The NATO of Trade Deals
*More globalization, more centralization, more corporatization, more enslavement.... no thanks.* "US-EU talks set on free trade; Meal starter kits get a fresh twist" by Don Melvin | Associated Press, February 14, 2013 BRUSSELS — The European Union and the United States said Wednesday that they have agreed to pursue talks aimed at achieving an *overarching trans-Atlantic free trade deal*. The 27-country European Union said such an agreement, first announced in Tuesday’s State of the Union address by President Obama, would be the *biggest bilateral trade deal ever negotiated*. Any... more »
Economist Paul Krugman debunks the G.O.P. reply by Senator Marco Rubio to Obama's State of the Union Address.
------------------------------ OP-ED COLUMNIST Rubio and the Zombies By PAUL KRUGMAN Published: February 14, 2013 611 Comments The State of the Union address was not, I’m sorry to say, very interesting. True, the president offered many good ideas. But we already know that almost none of those ideas will make it past a hostile House of Representatives. On the other hand, the G.O.P. reply, delivered by Senator Marco Rubio of Florida, was both interesting and revelatory. And I mean that in the worst way. For Mr. Rubio is a rising star, to such an extent that Time magazine put h... more »
Alan Singer: What has Race to the Top achieved?
President Obama said “that his signature education program, Race to the Top, was 'a competition that convinced almost every state to develop smarter curricula and higher standards, for about 1 percent of what we spend on education each year.' I am not sure why Obama felt entitled to brag. Race to the Top has been in place for four years now and its major impact seems to be the constant testing of students, high profits for testing companies such as Pearson, and questionable reevaluations of teachers. It is unclear to me what positive changes Race to the Top has actually achieved.” ... more »
Should we build a defense system against meteorites?
We were promised that today, the 2012 DA14 asteroid would pass just 27,700 km away from the surface of Earth today (watch live later tonight). That would be the closest distance recorded by humans for an object of this or larger size (diameter about 50 meters). Also, we were told that no object would actually hit the surface of Earth on Friday 15th, 2013. Technically speaking, that was wrong. ;-) An unrelated meteor (Google News) was seen – and affected – the Chelyabinsk region in central Russia, 300 km South from our (Pilsen's) twin city of Yekaterinburg (formerly Sverdlovsk, named... more »
Silent Doctors
Why Doctors Remain Silent nyti.ms/12pTk17 — John A. Carroll (@haitianhearts) February 15, 2013
Friday funny
OMG! Larry fell down. Whew! He's alright. (Admit I watched this more once in a row).
"Oh, they don’t always get to ride the roller coaster. Sometimes they only get to spin the teacups"
One of my favourite Big Bang Theory lines, in context... Mrs Cooper: I hear that Leonard has a new girlfriend. How are you doing with all that? Penny: Oh, fine. You know, it’s been a while. I’m getting back out there. Mrs Cooper: Let me ask you, when you get back out there, are you wearing this? *(Holds up a skimpy top)* Penny: Well, it’s super cute on. That top has paid for itself in free drinks like ten times what it cost. Sheldon: Yes, Penny has a lot of her money tied up in promiscuity futures. Mrs Cooper: Hon, you think maybe the reason why you’re having trouble finding a gu... more »
Crowdfunding - The Way to Get Help Where It's Needed
It's easy to balk when you're asked to donate a hundred bucks to this cause or that or to take on an open-ended, monthly donation to help some individual or cause on the other side of the planet or the other side of town. That's where crowdfunding comes in. What if you could just kick in five bucks to help famine relief in the Sahel or to promote the next big idea? If enough people chip in just a little it turns into a lot very quickly. *By visiting Web sites like Kickstarter and Indiegogo, you can give money to any number of causes. These Web sites collect small amounts fro... more »
When the "Personal" is Party Business
One more quick one on Chuck Hagel. Kevin Drum argues that GOP opposition to Hagel is personal, based on his lack of loyalty to the party: "It's crazy and off the rails, but it's also personal." I think it's reasonable to suspect that Hagel's turncoat actions made him a target, and I think Drum is right to say that it's been underappreciated (including by me, in my item earlier today). But if it's really exactly that -- what an article Drum quotes from lists as tacit support for Obama over McCain in 2008, and support for Bob Kerrrey over Deb Fischer in last year's Nebraska Senate con... more »
Science is the Shortcut
There is a new paper out by Brysse et al. in *Global Environmental Change* (here $) which includes as co-authors Naomi Oreskes (author of *Merchants of Doubt *) and Michael Oppenheimer (long-time IPCC contributor and a contributing lead author for the AR5). The authors report a remarkable finding -- they have identified a shortcut to divining the true state of knowledge of the science of climate change. As the authors' explain: Evidence from recent analyses suggests that scientists, particularly acting in the context of large assessments, may have underestimated the magnitude and ... more »
Napoleon On An Age of Transition & The Dangers of A Militarist Government
Related: *Napoleon On Men of Destiny*. *Napoleon On Speculators And Profiteers*. From, *"The Mind of Napoleon: A Selection from His Written and Spoken Words,"* edited and translated by J. Christopher Herold. Columbia University Press: New York. 1955. "[Conseil d'Etat, 1806] My usual reading fare, when I go to bed, is the old chronicles of the third, fourth, and fifth centuries. I read them or have them translated for me. *Nothing is more curious, or less known, than the change from the old way of life to the new*, than the transition from the ancient political bodies to the n...more »
Is The BBC Losing Its Way?
The BBC now appears to be losing its way in a sea of redefinition and a constant stream of new Director Generals. This week they announced a significant restructuring and rebranding within their organisation. Gone is the name ‘vision’ to be replaced by ‘television’ and also gone is ‘audio and music’ and in steps ‘radio.’ Yes the BBC is planning for the future by defining itself in the past! Children’s TV has its own channel with associated brands, merchandise and trading rights. There is an argument that it would make sense to do the same with sport, drama, news but irrespective p... more »
ROSA PARKS AT 100: Embellished facts right there on page 1!
*FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 2013* *Part 8—To what extent does it matter:* Does it matter if new myths and legends are created about Rosa Parks? Does it matter if people are fed new bogus “facts?” Truth to tell, it doesn’t *hugely* matter. Today, Rosa Parks is one of the best-known people of the past century. That said, most people don’t know that she (bravely) worked for the NAACP long before her famous refusal to stand. But in truth, that doesn’t gigantically matter. Nor will it gigantically matter if people start thinking that her personal hero was Malcolm X, although there’s littl... more »
UN Security Council Delves Into Climate Change
The United Nations Security Council is conducting hearings to explore the connections between climate change and global conflict. *Imagine India in 2033. It has overtaken China as the most populous nation. Yet with 1.5 billion citizens to feed, it’s been three years since the last monsoon. Without rain, crops die and people starve. * *The seeds of conflict take root. * *This is one of the scenarios Joachim Schellnhuber, director of the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research, will present today to members of the United Nations Security Council in New York to show the connecti... more »
Bebes disfrasados de ositos hermosos y tiernos
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Attawapiskat First Nation and Africa fight De Beers exploitation and abuse
Update Friday night, Feb. 15, 2013 Attawapiskat***Emergency news update from my reserve of Attawapiskat blockade against the De Beers mine: Just got word that the conjunction for OPP to go to our reservation to arrest the blockaders went thru. At the meeting this evening, the council met with the blockaders and only the women are left standing and will not give up and keep on going even if
Bellos floreros dandole vida al hogar
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Would You Vote For the BC Liberals If They Had A Different Leader?
UPDATED AT BOTTOM OF POST--5:00 p.m. CKNW's Question of the Day, for February 15th/2013-9:40 am Would you vote for the BC Liberals in the upcoming election if the party had a different leader?Yes)-46.2%no)-63.8% __________________________Those are the current results at 9:40 am Friday, February,2013Why, why that question today?There has been very few(just me) people in the bloggosphere who have brought up this scenario, no one in our mainstream media have mentioned this...There is more on this subject over at The Gazatteer, Ross K`s PlaceBut, earlier this week Vaughn Palmer muse... more »
INSIDE THE PIRATE STORY
Stolen Seas presents a chilling exploration of the Somali pirate phenomenon and forces you to rethink everything you thought you knew about pirates. With first hand accounts from leading experts on the subject refuting the common misconceptions, Stolen Seas explores theories of what drives a country to piracy, from every point of view. It is a film about a country on the brink, at the mercy of global capitalism in overdrive, and young boys with nothing to loose. Stolen Seas is an eye opening refutation of preconceived ideas on how or why piracy has become the world's most fright... more »
Book Review: The Girl of Fire and Thorns
I have most YA books figured out by the second chapter. I can tell you who the heroine is going to end up with and how. There is a pattern to most of these books and it isn't too hard to figure out. Two chapters into A Girl With Fire and Thorns by Rae Carson, I told my husband exactly how it was going to end. I have never been more wrong about a book ending. It took twists and turns that I had never thought of, relying less on a romantic element and more on the strength of the heroine. Elisa is a 16-year-old princess and the story opens on her wedding day. The first time she sees ... more »
New Studies Confirm Conservatives are Fear-Driven
Sideshow Steve Harper understands the power of fear to distract and manipulate his supporters. He conjures up images of threats and dangers and watches his Conservative flock recoil in shock and terror. Two new* *studies confirm the brain differences between conservative and liberal minds. *First, in the American Journal of Political Science, a team of researchers including Peter Hatemi of Penn State and Rose McDermott of Brown University studied the relationship between our deep-seated tendencies to experience fear—tendencies which vary from person to person, partly for reason... more »
Bonito paisaje con animles de diferentes especies
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Republican Armageddon-- 2016
In the *National Journal* Ron Fournier reported on interviews he's done recently with Republican Party leaders and operatives who are worried that their party is going to split in two. It would make sense because the Republican Party has always been two distinct, often mutually hostile, entities with little holding them together beyond a thirst for power. On the one hand we have the long-dominant and traditional Greed and Selfishness wing of the party. And on the other, the foot soldiers from the Fox-brainwashed masses, the Hatred and Bigotry wing. The Greed and Selfishness wing ca... more »
Indigenous Women Unite to Shut Down Tarsands
Photo Lakota Media Project, thanks for sharing with Censored News!
Camaleón de colores mirando a su alrrededor
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Changes in Arctic and Antarctic Ice Area Do Not Affect the Global Mean Temperature
Steven Goddard has a post stating that changes in the Antarctic sea ice area affect the shortwave (SW) radiation reaching the surface from the Sun, thus suggesting that could contribute to global warming or cooling. This of course assumes that the atmosphere is warmed, at least partially, by heat from the solar-warmed surface; virtually all scientists today believe this. The following is my response: *In my seminal Venus/Earth temperatures comparison, that temperature ratio is a constant--at points of equal pressure in the two atmospheres, and over the range of Earth tropospheric pr... more »
Delfines nadando a orillas de la gran isla
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"Meteor Streaks Across Russian Urals, Leaves Nearly 1000 Injured"
*"Meteor Streaks Across Russian Urals, Leaves Nearly 1000 Injured"* By Jim Heintz and Vladimir Isachenkov MOSCOW — "A meteor streaked across the sky and exploded over Russia's Ural Mountains with the power of an atomic bomb Friday, its sonic blasts shattering countless windows and injuring nearly 1,000 people. The spectacle deeply frightened many Russians, with some elderly women declaring that the world was coming to an end. Many of the injured were cut by flying glass as they flocked to windows to see what the reason was for such an intense flash of light. The meteor – estimate... more »
Gatitas perdidas entre los jardines
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Hermosa ciudad con edificios y luces impresionantes
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3C, Maybe. 5C, Possibly.
The British scientist who formerly chaired the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) says we've pretty much lost any chance of holding climate heating to 2C and now have just a 50/50 chance of staying within 3C. *The scientist, Professor Sir Robert Watson, chaired the Panel from 1997 until 2002, when he was ousted after US pressure for his removal.* * * *Professor Watson says there is a 50-50 chance of preventing global average temperatures rising more than 3°C above their level at the start of the industrial age, but a 5°C rise is possible. That would mean the Earth war... more »
A Case for Playing it Straight
I have just participated in a lengthy Twitter exchange with Marshall Shepherd (@DrShephard2013), a professor at the University of Georgia and President of the American Meteorological Society. The occasion for the exchange was Dr. Shepherd's presentation yesterday at a Congressional Briefing sponsored by the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works (his prepared remarks can be found here in PDF). The briefing focused on "the latest trends and scientific evidence related to the growing impacts associated with climate change." Three other scientists testified at the briefing,... more »
Instrumento musical esperando que alguien toque sus cuerdas
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CHILD ABUSE COVER UP; WATERHOUSE; ISLINGTON
Islington Children’s Homes: A History of Abuse Pedophile rings for top people operated in many of the UK's government-run children's homes. *I began compiling a map highlighting the extent of...* * * *Welsh Children's Home* *From: kazgray@hotmail.com To: enquiries@macurrevie...* *Was any pressure brought to bear upon those participating in the Waterhouse Inquiry?* Yes. It has already been documented from various sources that orders were given to destroy damning photographs. *Also, all documents relating to the residents of Bryn Alyn Community (thought to number in excess of 500 ... more »
America's Tab for 2008? 22-Trillion Dollars.
The non-partisan Government Accounting Office has done the math on the 2008 financial crisis and concludes it cost America over 22-trillion dollars. *“The 2007-2009 financial crisis, like past financial crises, was associated with not only a steep decline in output but also the most severe economic downturn since the Great Depression of the 1930s,” the report read. The toll on economic output may be as much a $13 trillion—an amount equal to a year’s GDP. Paper wealth lost by homeowners equaled $9.1 billion. * * * *The report was published as part of a cost-benefit analysis of the Do... more »
Boston Globe Lunch Sack
*It's about time for a break.* "Meal starter kits get a fresh twist" by Candice Choi | Associated Press, February 14, 2013 NEW YORK — There’s *nothing more satisfying* than a *home-cooked meal*, especially if it comes *out of a can or a pouch*.... * **Actually, I can think of a lot of things.* Call it the *next generation of dinner-in-box sets* like Rice-A-Roni and Hamburger Helper that were rolled out as moms flooded the workforce in the ’50s, ’60s, and ’70s. But the new kits go beyond just browning meat and throwing evaporated cheese and seasonings into boiling water — the *idea... more »
Linda familia de caballos paseando por los bellos paisajes
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Wireless power charging update
*What is Wireless Charging Technology?* Most of us have already experienced the wireless technology. The best example of this technology would be the radio or the mobile phone. Like the radio station transmits the songs in the form of radio waves and the receiver decodes it before we listen to the song. In other words i can say that the power is transmitted from one end without wires in the form of radio waves using electromagnetic radiation and the other end receives this signal, decodes it and uses it. So why cant we use this technology for charging the cellphone or an ipod? An... more »
Let us Speak of Sand Dunes and Water
I've been saying recently that trying to make an impact on the internet is like pouring water (or, if you have something extraordinary to offer the world, ambergris) into a sand dune. Self-published writers struggle and usually fail like sperm cells in an attempt to be The One that kick-starts something wonderful and magical. But the water-in-the-sand-dune analogy could apply to virtually everything else in life. You could try until you're literally Democratic blue in the face and pour fact upon fact and truth upon truth for bottomlessly ignorant wingnuts who still insist ...more »
Magnifico campo de flores con árboles y unas montañas cubiertas de nieve
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Secret funding helped build vast network of climate denial thinktanks – Anonymous trusts funded media campaign against windfarms, solar projects, and planning for sea-level rise
[image: Climate denial funds from fossil fuel sources, 2002-2010. Shown are Donors Trust, Koch Foundation, and Exxon Mobil. Graphic: Greenpeace] By Suzanne Goldenberg, US environment correspondent 14 February 2013 (guardian.co.uk) – Conservative billionaires used a secretive funding route to channel nearly $120m (£77m) to more than 100 groups casting doubt about the science behind climate change, the *Guardian* has learned. The funds, doled out between 2002 and 2010, helped build a vast network of thinktanks and activist groups working to a single purpose: to redefine climate cha...more »
Making Sense of Iraq, Ten Years On
The Hawks were wrong. That's the view of Huffington Post UK political director, Mehdi Hasan, about Iraq ten years after the Anglo-American conquest. Hasan concludes that, contrary to neo-con mythology, post-Saddam Iraq isn't better off. *Over the past ten years, Iraqis have witnessed the physical, social and economic destruction of their country – the aerial demolition of schools, homes and hospitals; the siege of cities such as Fallujah; US-led massacres at Haditha, Mahmudiyah and Balad; the biggest refugee crisis in the Middle East since the ethnic cleansing of Palestine in 19... more »
Greg Hunter, ‘Weekly News Wrap-Up 2/15/13”
*"Weekly News Wrap-Up 2/15/13”* By Greg Hunter’s USAWatchdog.com “The big story this week was the State of the Union address by the President and the rebuttals. Please note “rebuttals” plural. Everyone knows Senator Marco Rubio, but not much coverage was given to Senator Rand Paul from Kentucky. I thought President Obama and Senator Rubio did a fine job of presenting their points and vision. (I do not care about the stupid controversy over Rubio picking up a bottle of water.) I thought the most important points made in the State of the Union address were given by Senator Paul, ... more »
Friday Morning Linkage.
If it looks like a Duck — the Monkey Cage’s take on the Hagel filibuster and the politics of the Senate Daniel Serwer thinks the US should be funneling money to Moaz al Khatib and the National Coalition of Syrian Revolutionary and Opposition forces. Corruption and inefficiency in the delivery of humanitarian aid — Continue reading
Announcement: Wide Asleep in America Meets Muftah
I am thrilled to announce that I have joined the online magazine Muftah as co-editor of its Iran, Iraq and Turkey pages. Founded in 2010 by Maryam Jamshidi, Muftah is dedicated to providing "incisive analysis on the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) that eschew[s] Western obsessions with terrorism, oil, and Islamism and, instead, highlight[s] issues and concerns that mattered to the region’s
Looking for the next dimension?
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Too Big For Trial?
Senator Elizabeth Warren asks government regulators a simple question--when was the last time you took a Wall Street bank to trial?
Rome Lives on in the Roman Catholic Church
Gwynne Dyer points out that *Roman Catholic* is more than just a name. *How Roman are the traditions and instincts of the church that Pope Benedict XVI has led for the past seven years? Well, one of his titles is “pontifex maximus”, usually translated from the Latin as “Supreme Pontiff”.* *That was the title of the high priest of the old Roman (pagan) state religion under the Republic. When Rome became an empire, the emperors took it over, starting with Augustus. And somewhere in the fifth or sixth century—the timing is not clear—the title was transferred to the Christian bishop o... more »
WSJ: Japan's GDP Shrinks for Third Straight Quarter
by M. Obe (14 February 2013) The Wall Street Journal, p. A14 [paraphrasing] Japan's GDP shrank at the rate of 0.4% for the third consecutive quarter, steeper than analysts expected. Japan's exports are 3.7% down. Corporate capital outlays are also down. [end] Majia here: I think Japan's woes stem more from the general global depression than specifically from Fukushima, although contaminated Japanese exports (including cars) have been sent back by some nations and one can imagine dampened consumer demand for Japanese food products, in particular. Majia here: In early Jan, Abe's LDP... more »
Meteorite Story
Meteorite hits central Russia, more than 500 people hurt http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/02/15/us-russia-meteorite-idUSBRE91E05Z20130215[excerpted] A local ministry official said such incidents were extremely rare and Friday's events might have been linked to an asteroid the size of an Olympic swimming pool due to pass Earth at a distance of 17,100 miles but this was not confirmed. Russia's space agency Roscosmos said the meteorite was travelling at a speed of 19 miles per second and that such events were hard to predict. The Interior Ministry said the meteorite explosion had ca... more »
Can You Please Pull Back the Curtains?
It has occurred to me that we are wasting our time. Culture, economics, government, any and all of our organizing institutions, are against the individual "becoming" fully a thinking and feeling being...something more than an animal, but also something more than an animal with a modicum of mind. That is, it seems to me that most of us have done little more growing into the vast spaces of our becoming than simply thinking we are "selves" and that we are "special" because of it. Apes and some chimps apparently recognize themselves as distinct beings and so we have not moved far of... more »
Ted Cruz and the Hagel Fight
Twitter back-and-forth caught my eye: Philip Klein: Imagine how differently the Hagel vote would have turned out had Dewhurst won TX Sen primary. Dan Drezner: Not an iota's worth. Philip Klein: Disagree. Cruz was the leader of the opposition publicly & privately & his presence is has moved Cornyn to the right. Dan Drezner: Cruz has alienated as many as he impressed. And in yesterday's vote, wavering GOP senators followed McCain's lead, not Cruz. If the honest answer is probably "we don't know," it's still worth a bit of speculation. Would Republicans in general decided to target H... more »
Sheila Fraser Calls for Regular Audits of Commons and Senate
Former auditor general, Sheila Fraser, says Canadians shell out half a billion dollars a year on Parliament and are entitled to know where their money is going and how it's spent. *Fraser suggests that the auditor general conduct comprehensive audits of the Senate and Commons at least every 10 years, or more frequently if the spending watchdog smells possible trouble.* *"All these allegations are calling into question the reputation of the Senate," she argues. "So it goes beyond the individuals and really to the institutions."* ** *Fraser's often scathing reports on government waste...more »
Putin Changes Russian Politics
*He already had by driving out the Jewish mafia.* "Russia ousts opposition legislator; Loses immunity to prosecution" by Kathy Lally | Washington Post, September 15, 2012 MOSCOW — Another *step toward silencing criticism* of President Vladimir Putin.... Serious opposition parties have been kept out of Parliament through *manipulation of election laws*, and until recently the Just Russia party operated more as a Kremlin ally than opponent. But last winter, as demonstrators took to the streets to protest *vote-rigging and limits on democracy*, Gennady Gudkov, a 56-year-old former K... more »
Harper's Grotesque Spectacle
Maybe we should call him Sideshow Steve for, when it comes to distracting the Canadian public with gimmicks, Steve Harper has the instincts and moral compass of a carnival barker. Steve reads people's fears and knows how to play them. That much was evident when he recently staged a photo-op to announce that he was cracking down on mental illness. In Harperland, those who "get off" from conviction for crimes on the grounds of mental incapacity can still be slammed up, in prison, indefinitely if the judge finds them "high risk" of something or other. Not to a mental institution ... more »
Video of Meteor that Hit Russia
Pretty dramatic stuff
The China Dream
Prominent Chinese military officers are speaking of an east Asia from which the U.S. has been forced out. And they're hoping to see that reality within 20-years. *Senior Colonel Liu Mingfu, at the People's Liberation Army's National Defence University, told Fairfax Media this week that American strategic influence would be confined ''east of the Pacific midline'' as it is displaced by Chinese power throughout East Asia, including Australia.* * * *Colonel Liu's interpretation of one facet of what the new Chinese leader, Xi Jinping, calls ''a new type of great power relationship'' a... more »
NOAA: February 2012 to January 2013 warmest on record
[image: Significant climate events for January 2013. Graphic: NOAA / NCDC] By Lauren Morello 14 February 2013 (Climate Central) – January was warmer and wetter than average in the contiguous U.S., despite the persistent drought in the nation's heartland, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration said Thursday. The average temperature in the lower 48 states reached 32.0°F last month. At 1.6°F above the 20th century average, January 2013 ties 1958 as the 39th-warmest January on record. That was still warm enough to make February 2012-to-January 2013 the warmest February-t... more »
Traces of anxiety drug may affect behavior in fish
[image: Researchers have found that dilute concentrations of Oxazepam, a generic anti-anxiety medication, can change behavior in wild fish. Photo: Bent Christensen / Agence France-Presse / Getty Images] By PAM BELLUCK 14 February 2013 (The New York Times) – Traces of a common psychiatric medication that winds up in rivers and streams may affect fish behavior and feeding patterns, according to a study in the journal *Science* published Thursday. Researchers in Sweden exposed wild European perch to water with different concentrations of Oxazepam, an anti-anxiety medication that can... more »
NGO's in Haiti
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SERVING LIFE SENTENCE
Documentary now showing in theaters in major cities across the nation. See more *here*
Maplecroft 2013 Global Risk Atlas
The Maplecroft consultancy has released its 2013 Global Risk Atlas shown in its most basic form here. Green is low, yellow is medium, orange is high and red is extreme. Sort of looks like what you might have expected, eh? Don't expect the Green sector to expand much during your or your kids' lifetimes.
World Press Photo of the Year 2012
This photo of mourners carrying the bodies of two dead children through the streets of Gaza City has been selected World Press Photo of the Year, 2012. The girls died when an Israeli missile destroyed their home. Paul Hansen/Dagens Nyheter/EPA
DRONING ON AND ON
- Drone medals? The out-going Secretary of War Leon Panetta has announced that the Pentagon will begin awarding the Distinguished Warfare Medal to individuals for "extraordinary achievement" related to military operations that occurred after Sept. 11, 2001. But unlike other combat medals, it does not require the recipient risk his or her life to get it. It will be given to drone pilots and cyber "warriors" who sit at computer screens safely distant from the "battlefield". The medal will be considered a bit higher in ranking than the Bronze Star, but is low... more »
They Know They Can Get Away With Them
For the Harperites, denial is Standard Operating Procedure -- until they're caught in a lie. Then they back off their denial. But they do it without blushing. Take the case of Pamela Wallin's senate expenses. Lawrence Martin writes that, even though Wallin was on a list of audited senators, Senator David Tkachuk, chair of the Senate committee that reviews senator expenses, told The Globe and Mail that no, she was not on the list. But then, just a few minutes later came a CTV report in which Ms. Wallin herself confirmed she was being audited. Why would Tkachuk, certainly in positi... more »
ten years ago today, the world said no to war. say no to obama's wars, too.
Ten years ago today, my partner and I took the day off work, dressed in many layers of clothing, and joined nearly a million people in the streets of New York City. It was February 15, 2003, and the world was saying no to war. The bitter cold didn't stop demonstrations in 80 Canadians towns and cities, including 150,000 people who braved minus-30 wind chill in Montreal. In the US, protests were held in 225 communities. In London, at least one million people gathered. Every European country saw huge crowds, but they were all topped by Rome, where three million people formed the larg... more »
Blood libels and the BBC
Following the shooting of Gabrielle Giffords, some two years ago, the BBC published an article entitled What does 'blood libel' mean. It's quite a long piece and mainly concerned with rubbishing Sarah Palin, but it does include some interesting parts. There's this piece on the history of the 'blood libel' and why it's fallacious: 'The allegations behind blood libel originate in the Middle Ages when Jews were falsely accused of ritualised murder, in particular the murder of children. The allegations were used to justify violence against Jews. Amy Spitalnick, press secretary for the p... more »
Republicans Looking For More Icing On Their Austerity Cake: A Recession
Republicans are poppin' woodies all over Capitol Hill as they contemplate killing 750,000 jobs, wrecking the economy, and jeopardizing national security with their sequester scheme. They're determined to make Americans feel pain and now they're cheering that a really big painful chapter is coming at us full steam ahead. Around 750,000 jobs are at risk by the end of the year if the cuts from the sequestration-- which is set to begin March 1st-- goes into effect, according to the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office. “We think that would reduce the level of employment by the end... more »
Read Stuff, You Should
Happy Birthday to Nate Schierholtz, 29. Hey, he might not be much, but he was a piece of the 2010 World Series Champs, and I suppose he was sort of a piece of the 2012 World Series Champs, too. A bit of good stuff: 1. Wait, deregulation may not have lowered airline fares? Huh. Kevin Drum brings us all up to date. Either way, airline deregulation in 1979 remains one of the strong pieces of evidence against "Reagan changed everything." 2. The anti-sequester plans, collected and explained by Brad Plumer. 3. And your MA-SEN special update, from David S. Bernstein.
FAMOUS LANZAS
Brigadier General Steve Lanza, spokesman for the U.S. military in Iraq, 2009. General Stephen R. Lanza assumed duties as the Chief of Public Affairs on 7 September 2010. Mario Lanza Steve Lanza, research associate, Department of Economics, and executive editor of The Connecticut Economy. Photo by Daniel Buttrey... Senator Andrew Lanza. Jonathan Lanza. artsblog.dallasnews.com... inglesfashion.deviantart.com ... * * *Obituary of Peter Salvatore Lanza, 83* * *EagleTribune.com, North Andover, MA, *December 7, 2010* PLAISTOW, N.H. — Peter S. Lanza, 83, a resident of Newton Road...more »
Untitled
*"Bob's Battle" proves to be a long road to victory*~*Almost every day, Bob Breck makes the life-saving walk through the doors of East Jefferson's Yenni Pavilion for radiation treatments. He will make 43 trips in all. He has a little more than 20 to go.* *2 La. community newspapers to fold at end of month ~New Orleans City Business* *My God Man! JEDCO is like shooting fish in a barrel and this is the best you can come up with? ~Slabbed* *Jindal airs tax plan in D.C. but here at home leaves details to his aides ~The Lens* *Jindal says tax plan still being prepared * *Floodgate de... more »
You Have The Right To Discuss Salary With Coworkers
Many people who are trying to figure out whether they've been the victim of discrimination miss an obvious way to find out how much coworkers are making: asking them. Some employers try to prevent this by putting in handbooks or contracts a provision prohibiting salary discussions among coworkers. Those employers are, for the most part, breaking the law. If you work for a non-government employer and aren't a supervisor or management, you likely have the absolute right to discuss your salary, benefits and other working conditions with your coworkers. The National Labor Relations Act ... more »
Meteorite Shower hits Russia in advance of Asteroid pass
It's not the cleanest footage, however, it captures the emotion of those that experienced this first hand. The Telegraph did a "science behind the strike" video The meteor strike comes in advance of the "to close for comfort" Asteroid pass set to take place today at 2:25 pm Eastern Standard Time Asteroid arrives today for extra-close flybyClosest approach to Earth will occur at 2:25 p.m. ET The space rock is currently zooming toward Earth at 28,100 km/h, or 7.82 kilometres per second. It will be just 27,000 kilometres above the Earth's surface — one-tenth of the distance b... more »
Punishing Anti-Nuke Protesters by John LaForge
*From left, Greg Boertje-Obed, Sister Megan Rice, and Michael Walli. (Saul Young/News Sentinel)*Punishing Anti-Nuke ProtestersProtesters facing 35-year jail sentence by John LaForge Global Reasearch Canada, 13 February 2013 *A twisted part of modern America is that harsh punishments are given to people who stand for truth and justice, while torturers and war criminals go free. That’s the case for Bradley Manning who released secrets and anti-nuclear protesters who tied “crime scene” tape to a nuke site.* Risking your personal freedom for a worthy cause is as American as apple pie... more »
When I Say 'Senate' ....
*You say .. 'ABOLISH' ....* * **(well unless you are a Liberal or a Conservative in which case you will likely say something like 'reform' or 'hands off') .... * [image: Progressive Bloggers]
Galileo Galilei: an anniversary
Galileo Galilei, the father of science, the scientific method, physics, modern physics, and astronomy, among other things (including 2 daughters and 1 son, all of them out of wedlock), was born on February 15th (Julian calender i.e. Old Style), 1564 in Pisa, a town in the Duchy of Florence. His father Vincenzo Galilei was an achieved lutenist (like an obsolete guitar player) and music theorist and the family was doing fine. Nevertheless, this father needed lots of money for some dowries and extra expenses needed for Galileo's younger brother Michelagnolo Galilei (another lutenist, o... more »
Anger is like drinking poison and expecting the other person to die
A great quotation attributed by some to Buddha. Probably best to say unknown author.
Now here's a story that doesn't fit the BBC narrative of Israel blockading Gaza and so won't be covered by the BBC
My campaign to get the BBC to acknowledge that Gaza has a land border with Egypt as well as Israel and therefore if Israel is blockading Gaza, so is Egypt has had the occasional victory. The most satisfying being detailed here. The BBC's continued pushing of the narrative that Israel is blockading Gaza, that Israel controls entry to and exit from Gaza when in fact there is a long land border between Gaza and Egypt, means that such stories as the following are usually not reported on the BBC. The Jerusalem Post reports that: 'Egyptian forces have flooded smuggling tunnels under the ... more »
The Kids Are All Right in Russia
*Everyone likes a happy ending.* * **"The pleasure of finally having the children has smoothed over much of the last month’s distress and the women expect to leave Russia with favorable memories."* *What started it all*: "Russia threatens to respond tit-for-tat to US bill" by Vladimir Isachenkov | Associated Press, December 08, 2012 MOSCOW — Moscow has strongly criticized *US legislation* that calls for *sanctions against Russia*n officials accused of human rights abuses and warned that it will *respond in kind*. A leading anticorruption crusader, however, hailed the bill as ‘‘pr... more »
Michael Rivero - All Wars Are Bankers Wars - video
well, Michael Rivero makes some rather bold statements in this little film made by Zane Henry called ALL WARS ARE BANKERS WARS, detailed and illustrated transcript at that link. Ready for this revelation? You better hope it's *NOT TRUE*: *AFTERNOON UPDATE:* and for further reading into Rivero's wildly insane claims about centralised banking and trade wars leading to WORLD WARS here's a recent article on WASHINGTON BLOG entitled, Top Economic Advisers Forecast War and Unrest.
People wounded in Russia by meteorite rain - 1 hour ago
Link: http://youtu.be/36MEsWC1Pzc Link:http://youtu.be/Mc5BRMIALI8 -- hear supersonic bangs and glass shattering! I am collecting more data that comes in like a tsunami. Today the small planetoide 2012DA14 will pass Earth at a close distance. There exist claims that it is accompanied by "dust", i.e. smaller parts that could hit Earth. Does it already? Watch your head! John More here: http://youtu.be/D8BFjDrSj1g and here overview: YouTube.
Gatitos listos para su ciesta
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IF asteroid 2012 DA14 was going to hit the Earth would they tell us?
Asteroid 2012 DA14 is going to pass very close to the Earth, coming within the Moon's orbit indeed. We are assured that there is no chance of asteroid 2012 DA14 hitting either the Earth or the Moon, its track has been calculated very accurately. This is almost certainly true, but ask yourself this: if asteroid 2012 DA14 was going to hit the Earth would they tell us? Imagine the panic, the rioting, the destruction. Would world governments accept that or would world leaders just disappear into their nuclear war bunkers and sit and wait it out? If you are worried about the veracity of...more »
The Dreyfus Affair Of Our Age | Standpoint
Fascinating article... 'Just as the enemies of Dreyfus anticipated fascism, the left-wing intellectuals who went for Rushdie in 1989 anticipated a future when many on the Left would be happy to go along with reactionary and obscurantist forces as long as they were anti-Western. Had it not been for Khomeini's incitements to murder in 1989, wrote the constantly shallow and occasionally sinisterIndependent columnist Yasmin Alibhai-Brown in 1994, "the world would be hurtling, unchallenged, towards the inalienable right to wear blue jeans and eat McDonald's hamburgers". Many on the Left... more »
HITLER'S PHILOSOPHER - MARTIN HEIDEGGER
*Martin Heidegger* The German philosopher Martin Heidegger supported the Nazis. According to heidegger: "the Führer himself and alone is the German reality, present and future, and its law." Denis Dutton on Walter Kaufmann and Martin Heidegger... Someone asked Heidegger how he could allow a man as ''uncultivated'' as Hitler to rule Germany. Heidegger merely replied: ''Culture doesn't matter. Just look at his marvelous hands.'' When Smart People Get Dumb Ideas... Heidegger had a number of Jewish philosophers among his fans. Heidegger's work strongly influenced Leo Strauss, wh... more »
Apple: Brazilian iPhone Vrademark Verdict
*Brazilian regulators have ruled that Apple does not have private rights to use the iPhone trademark in the country.* Still though the US tech giant has previously lodged an appeal against the decision with the Brazilian regulators. The ruling is the result of a local group, Gradiente Eletronica, registering the name in 2000, seven years before the US firm. Apple can persist to sell iPhone-branded handsets in Brazil. But the conclusion means that Gradiente has a choice of suing for exclusivity in South America's biggest market. The Institute of Industrial Property supposed that ... more »
Strategizing to Defeat Control Unit Prisons and Solitary Confinement --An interview with author/activist Nancy Kurshan
*Buy the new book Out of Control here.* *Strategizing to Defeat Control Unit Prisons and Solitary Confinement* *--An interview with author/activist Nancy Kurshan* * * *By Angola 3 News* Author and longtime activist Nancy Kurshan’s new book, entitled *Out of Control: A Fifteen Year Battle Against Control Unit Prisons*, has just been released by the Freedom Archives. Kurshan’s book documents the work of The Committee to End the Marion Lockdown (CEML), which she co-founded in 1985 as a response to the lockdown at the federal prison in Marion, Illinois. It quickly turned into a broad... more »
dream song - waiting for the music of your love
*shorter neck, longer beak*I can't work out whether this is a 'private message' meant for just ME (about Determination) or a 'public message' intended for THE WIDER PUBLIC (about Custodianism), from the birds. When I was a young lad, I lived in several towerblock locations in Nottingham; this is where this morning's dream seems to be set. An amalgam of those sorts of hi-rise locations, and it's not the first time either. I'm younger, I think, in the dream. I'm looking out of the living room window, in that type of building, that'd be the back of the building, overlooking the commun...more »
SSC Naples - Viktoria Pilsen
The soccer team in my hometown, FC Viktoria Pilsen (web), has already brought some quality moments to its fans in Pilsen, in Czechia, and beyond. After decades in which it struggled on the boundary of the top Czech league and the next-to-top league, the team (now led by the new stellar coach, Mr Pavel Vrba) won the top Czech league two years ago (it was second on the following year) and showed the best Czech team results ever in the super prestigious UEFA Champions League and the UEFA Europa League. A year ago, they once played 2-2 against AC Milan, defeated Atlético Madrid two m... more »
Iain Dale - a sensitive soul
Yesterday I posted this light-hearted post about Iain Dale's Talk Radio Top Totty List 2013. So I was surprised to receive two comments from Iain Dale which were singularly lacking in humour. They and my response follow: [image: Blogger] Iain Dale said... It was a bit of fun. And how was it slightly sexist, pray tell?! 14 February 2013 19:33 [image: Delete][image: Blogger] Iain Dale said...How was it slightly sexist? 14 February 2013 19:34 [image: Delete][image: Blogger] Not a sheep said...Really Iain? I post all sorts of interesting and relevant things on my blog, as well as some l... more »
Comet of the Century
This comet appears very promising and we are long over due for a spectacular event. The comment here is that the tail is formed from complex molecules. That is the accepted explanation. It is my conjecture that the bulk of the dust is in the form of elemental carbon which naturally charges up as it passes through the solar flux. That acquired charge naturally produces a huge halo. This one is in the high end of probability so sit back for a neat ride. It is too bad we cannot get something up there to intercept it and recover samples. In the meantime it is time to put i... more »
Reconciliation Between Arabs and Israelis
Over and over again it is the boots on the ground who find real answers to the big problems that thwart general political solution. The initiative described here needs to be promoted and encouraged as it is obvious that people of good will can solve the practical aspects of living check and jowl. The general solution is painful expulsion. The local solution is simple face to face cooperation. It should also be obvious now that the Palestinian cause is of no interest today to the Arabs who have turned inward to concentrate on political reform and modernization. The Arab S... more »
EU Urges Two-year Ban on 'Disturbing' Bee Insecticides
Here we are, a decade into the colony collapse disease syndrome in which these new pesticides are clearly indicated and are in fact the only new factor plausibly introduced and the lobby keeps grinding. This is one of those situations were it is proper to halt usage and demand compelling evidence for renewal before the ban is lifted. Of course it is not fair. How about putting up a billion dollar plus bond to cover damages while it is all sorted out? This is serious as are other plausible pesticide related environmental issues such as amphibian decline. In the mean...more »
How Salt Halts Plant Growth
Thus gives us an actual understanding of just how the root goes dormant and points us toward actively managing it. As it is also plausible that biochar dressing locks up the unwanted salt ions, it is possible that it will be possible to reclaim irrigation wreaked soils with a combination of protocols. Ideally one such protocol can actually collect the toxic salt. Here we are beginning to see the road map. As posted before, biochar allows direct sequestration but does not remove. That may well be good enough but likely troublesome as the ions will still alter surroundin... more »
7 Natural Brain Foods for Cognition and Concentration By Mike Barrett
7 Natural Brain Foods for Cognition and Concentration By Mike Barrett Natural Society, 14 February 2013 *If you have ever had problems concentrating, you know how extremely frustrating it is to get anything done. As we age, it seems to be more and more difficult to keep our thoughts collected or even remember where we put our keys. This may be a part of the aging process to some degree, but diet and lifestyle certainly has a lot to do with it as well. Luckily, there are several brain foods that you can include in your daily diet to boost cognitive function, boost concentration, ... more »
Seek the possible best outcome in every new turn of events.
* * * * *Seek the possible best outcome in every new turn of events. * – channeled by Ron Head February 13, 2013 in Michael, Ron's Channeled Messages Michael As you can see, things are beginning to break loose now. They will continue to pick up steam and, as we have told you for quite some time, will become quick enough to have you in a state of disbelief. There will be people all around you who are unable to process what they are seeing and who will retreat into total denial. You need not spend your energies convincing anyone of anything, dear ones. Events and truth will ta... more »
Carretera en las alturas sobre árboles verdes
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Bello paisaje con árboles y un sol brillante
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GAIA PORTAL: Restlessness… due to significant Alterations in DNA coding
* * * * *Restlessness… due to significant Alterations in DNA coding* by ÉirePort Restlessness may be a characteristic of current sensations in the 3D body. Specific changes and upgrades to DNA familial patterns requires significant alterations in DNA coding. These DNA upgrades allow ease of transition out of 3D dysfunctional familial patterns and into Galactic family connections. Such upgrades are necessary for full disclosure process to proceed. ÉirePort | February 15, 2013 at 06:59 URL: http://wp.me/p2sFUY-6s
Ardilla corriendo por los montes en busca de comida
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Arboles en otoño a la orilla del río
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Musical Interlude: Roger Whittaker, “I Dont Believe in if Anymore”
Roger Whittaker, “I Dont Believe in if Anymore” - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Lx8c3-djc8
Edmonton’s homeless shelters home to body lice, ‘refugee-camp-like conditions’
Alberta’s perpetually mismanaged boom-and-bust economy makes homelessness worse, as hopeful immigrants flock here in hopes of a better life, and find nowhere to live. At least this guy has warm boots. Below: Dr. Stan Houston and Dr. Mat Rose. Welcome to Alberta, the Richest Place on Earth, where body lice are showing up on residents ... more »
Beautiful Women...
*are dazzling.* * **The graceful neck of a swan...* *The uniqueness of features...* * The sly glance...* *The eyes, the lips - oh my! * *Absolute perfection in proportions...* *The grace and softness...* *And my favorite beautiful woman, Erica, who is currently drooling with ecstasy on my keyboard. Perfect proportions, unique coloring. And the whiskers? Enchanté...*
Greetings from the Great State of Canaveral
Neil Freeman (@fitnr), of *Fake Is The New Real* redrew the map of the U.S.so that each state will have roughly 6.175 million people (h/t *TPM*). "The fundamental problem of the electoral college," Freeman wrote, "is that the states of the United States are too disparate in size and influence. The largest state is 66 times as populous as the smallest and has 18 times as many electoral votes. This allows for Electoral College results that don't match the popular vote." Can we all just agree to adopt this and move on?
THE BEN ZYGIER AFFAIR: THE PLOT THICKENS
The latest rumblings about the Zygier affair comes from Israeli news outlet *Ha’aretz* who report that Zygier may have been imprisoned because he was about to ‘spill the beans’ about Mossad’s misuse of Australian passports in various Mossad operations, including the one that murdered Hamas leader Mahmoud Al-Mabhouh in Dubai on 19 January 2010. The problem with this line of supposition is that ‘the beans had already been spilt’ by ex-Mossad officer Victor Ostrovsky certainly by February 2010. While Zygier may well have threatened to elaborate on the Al-Mabhouh assassination, it seems ... more »
Just Lock Up All The Kids…
by Suzanne Turner Consider this: • The U.S. has more children in custody than any other developed country. • The number of juveniles incarcerated as adults has increased by more than half over the last decade. Two years ago then-12-year-old Cristian Fernandez was charged as an adultin the death of his younger brother, David Galarraga. He faced a mandatory sentence of of life-without-parole. On Friday, Cristian accepted a plea bargain that allowed him to serve six years in a juvenile facility. But not all children are so lucky. In past because Cristian’s prosecutor was the some-wo... more »
Drone Games: The Broadcast of Christopher Dorner's Death
Dr. Corey Gold in an interview with Alex Jones said: "The media out here has made Christopher Dorner a celebrity. And there were people rooting for Christopher Dorner because he was fighting back against evil police, almost once again pitting civilians against the police, trying to create that divide, you can't trust anybody. . . a divide and conquer type of mentality. And people were saying that the police deserved it. *It was almost like a game show going on. It was like a reality show playing out in Southern California. And some people were sad to see it end because it was kin... more »
Valentine's Day (The Death of True Love)
I detest cheap sentiment. — Margo Channing (Bette Davis) in All About Eve Ever since I found out in 6th grade that Valentine's Day was largely invented by a greeting card company, I've thought it was complete bullshit, because, well, it is. I mean, Kwanzaa is invented too, and its critics have some good points, but at least it's about honoring your ancestors and stuff. Valentine's Day is
Quickest Way to Kill 3D Printing - Get the Government Involved
*February 14, 2013* (LocalOrg) - The US State of the Union speech made by US President Barack Obama excited many across the tech community. Obama mentioned 3D printing as one of several emerging technologies that might help revitalize US industry. *Image: A screenshot taken from the "enhanced broadcast" of President Obama's State of the Union speech. Seen napping and slumped in their seats, are the vanguards of corporate special interests, ever ready in bi-partisan fashion to betray their voters in the service of big-business special interests, and who, along with whoever occupies ... more »
U.S.-Iranian Relations and the Future of International Order: A Penn State Symposium
*Symposium to consider potential outcomes of U.S.-Iran relationship* *Penn State Journal of Law and International Affairs* January 18, 2013 Thought leaders Flynt Leverett, professor at Penn State Law and School of International Affairs, and Hillary Mann Leverett, authors of the new book *Going to Tehran: Why the United States Must Come to Terms with the Islamic Republic of Iran*, will headline a symposium, “The U.S.-Iranian Relationship and the Future of International Order.” The event will assess how the course of U.S.-Iranian relations will affect the rules-based regimes and le... more »
Mike Davis : Christopher Dorner and the Exterminating Angels
"Exterminating angel" overlooking a Gothic cemetery in Comillas, Cantabria. Image from Nitehawk Hatched. Exterminating angels If Dorner had been standing on a skyscraper ledge or holding Rupert Murdoch hostage, the world might have paid more attention to the injustices that he chronicles. By Mike Davis / The Rag Blog / February 15, 2013 Racism, as readers of Richard Wright and Chester Himes
Steve Russell : The Unlikely Story of Dr. Wahoo, Professor Illiniwek, and RGIII
Chief Illiniwok, the long-embattled mascot of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, was retired in 2007. Illiniwok was opposed by American Indian groups and others for perpetuating cultural stereotypes. Native American caricatures live on as mascots in Cleveland and Washington, D.C. Image from The Society Pages. The unlikely story of Dr. Wahoo, Professor Illiniwek, and RGIII We
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