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Once Upon A Time ... Hidden in Hair
*HIDDEN IN HAIR*
*The Plot*
A tale of good vs. evil ... of mystery and intrigue. A story of dedication
... and triumph. Based on actual events, this story will amaze you!!
*The Cast of Characters*
The Innocent Victim ... played by The Earth
The Damsel in Distress ... played by Isabelle
The Bad Guy ... played by Flea
The Accomplice ... played by Feral Cat
Our Hero ... played by Art
Art's Flea Sword ... played by Flea Comb
Our Heroine ... played by Small
*The Tale*
Once upon a time, in a magical land called Asheville, there lived a very
green family. T... more »
It's The Republican Ideology That's Killing The Republican Party... And Hurting American Families
The Republicans have a future?
Right-wing propagandist Ross Douthat seems mistrustful of the GOP's rising
stars, Rubio, Jindal, Cruz and Cantor. "[P]oliticians, he writes, referring
to the quartet of Tea Party darlings, "who talk up 'libertarian populism'
or 'opportunity conservatism' or the 'Rawlsian lens' and then end by
calling for a Balanced Budget Amendment, hard money and a flat tax aren’t
actually reforming the Republican Party; they’re just wrapping losing ideas
in slightly smarter rhetoric than poor Mitt Romney was ever able to come up
with." Democrats, he continues, harshly... more »
“It is the Grating Habit of Partisans on the Winning Side to Tell the Losers How They Might Have Done Better”
And thus Bret Stephens lambasts Democrats for daring to tell the GOP to
moderate its foreign policy. Stephens recipe for “Getting the GOP’s Groove
Back“? Obama foreign policy, but with an assist from the Resolve Fairy on
Iran. I’m not kidding. If you have a Foreign Affairs subscription, you can
check it out for yourself. The sad thing
Continue reading
Thursday's Banner Drop From Milford Bridge That Connects NJ and PA
This banner drop happened from the Milford Bridge over the Delaware River
Thursday morning. The bridge connects PA and NJ where we're both fighting
the Tennessee Pipeline Northeast Upgrade.
Donations Needed! Sponsor Gifford and The Crew!
Friends and supporters of the brave blockaders and tree sitter - here is
another way to help! We have compiled a list of items we will need to
sustain these blockades throughout the upcoming cold late-winter days here
in the forests of Pennsylvania. If you are able to offer monetary
donations, please do by following our WePay link!
Items currently needed include:
- Spinal collar and other such medical supplies
- Binoculars
- Tools
- Food
- Solar phone chargers
- Rope
- Climbing gear
- Warm clothing
Remember, donate HERE if you can!!
Refrigerator art a... more »
ALEC Legislators - Outsourcing Their Work to ALEC Corporations
An older piece of video on ALEC
that is still very worth the ten minute investment of your time.
If there is anyone that you are trying to "educate" on ultraconservative,
extremist, right-wing American Legislative Exchange Council - this would be
a good clip to forward to them (and Moyers' expose on ALEC)
Thom Hartmann: The Secrets of ALEC Exposed
"An Imaginary Look To the Heavens"
“How would you change the course of an Earth-threatening asteroid? One
possibility - a massive spacecraft that uses gravity as a towline - is
illustrated in this artist's vision of a gravitational tractor in action.
In the hypothetical scenario worked out in 2005 by Edward Lu and Stanley
Love at NASA's Johnson Space Center, a 20 ton nuclear-electric spacecraft
tows a 200 meter diameter asteroid by simply hovering near the asteroid.
The spacecraft's ion drive thrusters are canted away from the surface.
Their slight but steady thrust would gradually and predictably alter the
course o... more »
Paulo Coelho, “Closing Cycles”
*“Closing Cycles”*
by Paulo Coelho
[Several times I've received via Internet some texts attributed to me,
which I did not write, as the text below. I made several changes and
decided to post it here. - Paulo Coelho]
"One always has to know when a stage comes to an end. If we insist on
staying longer than the necessary time, we lose the happiness and the
meaning of the other stages we have to go through. Closing cycles, shutting
doors, ending chapters – whatever name we give it, what matters is to leave
in the past the moments of life that have finished.
Did you lose your job? ... more »
The Daily "Near You?"
Mikado, Michigan, USA. Thanks for stopping by.
NRANJ's - Support the Troops or Shoot the Troops
Just Google guns against government
And you will see a lot of strange things.
Here are some snips:
"It is for our protection -- and the founders' quotes make that very very
clear -- including against a government that would run amuck," Gohmert said,
The Second Amendment was meant to guarantee individuals the right to
protect themselves against government as much as against private bad guys
and gangs. … Gun control is part and parcel of the ongoing collectivist
effort to eviscerate individual sovereignty and replace it with dependence
upon and allegiance to the state.
Guns are ... more »
Taiwanese Posing as Scouts to Spy on....Korean Baseball team
Haha. Winning is everything... From Deadspin:
You might not realize it from the USA's roster, but many countries think
the World Baseball Classic is important. One of those is Taiwan, which is
expecting big things. After failing to get out of a group of death in the
2009 tournament, they enter this year's WBC ranked fifth in the world—just
a spot behind 2009 runners-up South Korea. Taiwan is hosting its regional,
beginning a week from Saturday, and one thing stands in its way—poolmates
South Korea.
(NESN)
The Chinese Professional Baseball League — the governing body of Taiwan’s
ba... more »
Put a 75% Tax on Guns
Been waiting for this topic to come up for almost a month now.
Haven’t been able to understand why it hasn’t been on the table - before
this.
Why not tax the hell out of guns????
Was glad to see this – but I think the tax is too low.
Tax should be 50% - 100%.
But this is a start of the dialogue.
*Dem lawmakers: Tax guns to buy guns*
By Pete Kasperowicz - 02/21/13 01:19 PM ET
Rep. Linda Sanchez (D-Calif.) and 18 other House Democrats have proposed
legislation that would impose a 10 percent tax on concealable firearms and
use this revenue to fund federal grants for gun buyback progr... more »
Observations from Borneo
*A river ferryboat pulls into the pier in Sibu, Sarawak.*
I just spent 16 days biking and traveling through Malaysian Borneo, in the
states of Sabah and Sarawak.
[image: Broneo_2013_1064]
*Niah Cave National Park, near Batu Niah, Sarawak.*
I was totally excited to go deep into Sarawak, since my whole life I've
wanted to go to Borneo. We had originally planned to go all the way from
Kota Kinabalu in Sabah to Kuching in Sarawak, 1300 kms, by bicycle, but as
fate would have it, we lost a few days when we blew all our spare tubes
just as the shops closed for Chinese New Year.
[image:... more »
Coffee in crisis
This fungus-stricken plant has at least
some ripe cherries.
A Honduras coffee finca is usually a beautiful sight at this time of year.
The leaves are a rich and shiny dark green year-round, so a hillside finca
is always attractive. But this is the season when the harvest is finishing
up and the plants are even prettier, covered in new growth and small white
flowers that herald the coming year’s crop.
Sadly, that’s not how it is out there right now. A recent tour I did of
several small fincas around Sesesmil, Copan demonstrated just how hard the
fungus known as *la roya *has hit the Ho... more »
Napoleon On Public Opinion
*Related:*
*Napoleon On Men of Destiny*.
*Napoleon On Speculators And Profiteers*.
*Napoleon On An Age of Transition & The Dangers of A Militarist Government
*.
*Napoleon On Alexander The Great*.
*Napoleon On Public Debts*.
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. Pg. 120-121.
[Conversation, 1815] Public opinion is an invisible power, mysterious and
irresistible. Nothing is more mobile, nothing vaguer, nothing stronger. No
matter how capricious, i... more »
Two videos: one (Kindle Paperwhite) sane and happy, the other (the modern-day wedding non-invite) plain crazy
*Husbands*
*by Ken*
Okay, I don't suppose there's really any connection between these videos,
except in my head, which doesn't really count. But I had the first one, the
Kindle Paperwhite one, passed on to me yesterday, and am still utterly
delighted by it, and even momentarily inspired to think that there just may
be hope for this old world after all. By contrast, the one about this new
"trend" in wedding invitations -- the non-invitation that basically says,
"Eff you, asswipe, just stay the hell away from our wedding if you know
what's good for you" -- rather tends to reconfirm o... more »
Frank Hsieh Trolls Beijing
TeaLeafNation has the call:
Within twenty-four hours of registration, Sina Weibo (China’s equivalent of
Twitter) deleted the microblog account of Frank Hsieh, former premier of
Taiwan’s pro-independence Democratic Progressive Party (DPP). Ironically,
Hsieh’s last tweet before he lost the power to post on Weibo was: “Whether
or not there is freedom of speech does not depend on how freely you speak
when you criticize high officials or people in power, but whether you lose
your freedom after you speak.”
What followed was a wave of Chinese netizen attack: they criticized the
Chinese go... more »
February 21, 1973
Very little today; Haldeman's diary says that he spoke to the president
only once but Nixon "covered an amazing array and range of subjects. His
first concern was the meeting he had with Rex Scott [?] about the colors in
the [new White House] bowling alley..."
About Watergate, nothing exciting, but this seems worth including:
--
Haldeman: Ervin's come up with a slick move on his general -- on his Chief
Counsel for his committee. He's trying to get [former Republican Senator]
Ken Keating, which, weighing the alternatives, may be the best bet for us,
because he is --
-- the next cho... more »
Buying an ALEC Legislator - The $$$'s
Here are the real numbers and the guesstimates for the
ALEC Annual Meeting
to be held in
Chicago
August 7 - 9.
It is their 40th Birthday!!!
How much are corporations willing to pay
to meet with (BUY) your legislator
BEHIND CLOSED DOORS
OUT OF THE EYE OF THE PUBLIC
To write, discuss and vote on ALEC "model Legislation"
THAT DESTROYS YOUR LIFE!!!!!
To write, discuss and vote on ALEC "model Legislation"
THAT DESTROYS OUR DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC,
REPRESENTATION OF/BY/FOR THE PEOPLE!!!
How much does it cost for corporations to have private, secretive,
unregulated meetings with YOUR Americ... more »
"5 Signs Extreme Wealth Deadens the "Empathy" and "Honesty" Parts of the Brain"
*"5 Signs Extreme Wealth Deadens the *
*"Empathy" and "Honesty" Parts of the Brain"*
By Paul Buchheit
"The wealthy give plenty of excuses for our outrageously unjust society.
They just go to show that extreme wealth can destroy your brain. As we try
to grasp the reasoning behind cuts to life-saving programs while billion-dollar
incomes and trillion-dollar profits are being made, we must understand that
extreme wealth deadens parts of the brain. Empathy and honesty go first.
Then rationality, as evidenced by some of the outlandish excuses given by
the very rich for their abuses.
... more »
** FLASH MOB OPPORTUNITY** Sentencing for Patrick C. Morgan to Take Place Monday in Houston, Texas for Crimes He Did NOT Commit
The Full Details of the Kidnapping of Patrick C. Morgan
See the original story here:
http://removingtheshackles.blogspot.com/2013/02/the-full-details-of-kidnapping-of.html
THURSDAY, 21 FEBRUARY 2013
*** FLASH MOB OPPORTUNITY** Sentencing for Patrick C. Morgan to Take Place
Monday in Houston, Texas for Crimes He Did NOT Commit*
*Cody thanks ALL of you from the bottom of his heart and is blown away
that you would take time to acknowledge his situation. He has filed the
Courtesy Notice with the court, sending his own UCC filings again, along
with it. His sentencing is Monday, ... more »
President’s memo cites executive reshuffle at Athabasca University
Athabasca University – safe for the moment, president says. Major executive
changes have been made at Athabasca University, with the departure of
several senior executives widely rumoured among university staff today. In
an email to faculty sent early this afternoon, Athabasca University
President Frits Pannekoek tried to reassure employees about the changes,
and about reports ... more »
Egyptian Poet Abd Al-Rahman Al-Abnoudi: Egypt Is Becoming Another Afghanistan
Afghanistan used to be a modern, progressive, growing, enlightened, and
vibrant country. Now it's the butt of jokes. It was the governments of the
United States, Pakistan, England, and Saudi Arabia that fucked Afghanistan
up and funded the Taliban extremists, turning them into a powerful force in
the country.
This Egyptian guy in the video below didn't mention that little piece of
history, but his larger point is still valid. Islamic extremism is an evil
that must be gotten rid of through education and enlightened leadership.
But, more importantly, the CIA, Mossad, MI6, Qatar, and S... more »
Faddish interventions v. preschool for all!
*THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 2013*
*Kevin Drum’s reactions:* After reading our post about those (forbidden)
rising NAEP scores, Kevin Drum says he had a similar reaction when, if we
might borrow from Keats, first he star’d at NAEP scores.
As Drum described his reaction, he made a distinction which rang a few more
bells for us:
DRUM (2/21/13): *Like Bob, I was also surprised the first time I really
started to dig into test score data: it showed pretty clearly that we've
made consistent progress over the past three decades,* especially at the
elementary school level. It turns out that Am... more »
How Fast Does Energy Access Occur?
The figure above was shown by Morgan Bazilian, Deputy Director of the Joint
Institute for Strategic Energy Analysis, in his talk at our Center today
(details plus a webcast of the talk here). It comes from Chapter 19 of the
2012 Global Energy Assessment by IIASA (here in PDF).
The graph shows for 10 countries the historical growth in energy access. In
1920, only 35% of Americans had energy access (here shown as "electricity
access" defined as "household electrification"). This total reached 100% by
the mid-1950s. In contrast, Mexico was at about 35% access in 1930, and has
yet to ... more »
Forensic Audit Reveals Sask Party Gov't Carbon Sequestration Project Flawed And Potentially Fraudulent
*A report on the Sask. Party’s IPAC-CO2 project has revealed a conflict of
interest scandal that appears to have cost taxpayers millions of dollars --
despite the Sask. Party’s false claims that money was well spent. Here is
CBC Saskatchewan's Report:*
*A forensic investigation into a high-profile Saskatchewan scientific
venture has raised concerns about conflict of interest, millions paid
without contracts and a dispute over who owns assets paid for with tax
dollars. *
***CBC News has obtained a copy of the report written by the accounting
firm Meyers Norris Penny that says rul... more »
State-owned companies in the REAL world
Via Dim Post:
Solid Energy is at a crisis point, with a Government bailout almost
inevitable, mine closures possible and further job cuts likely in another
restructure to try to salvage the debt-ridden coal mining company.
The state-owned enterprise yesterday revealed it was in talks with its
banks and the Government over its future after its debt rose to $389
million and a further “significant loss” would be in its half-year result.
The company posted a $40 million loss last year…
Solid Energy’s financial condition has deteriorated over the past two
years, a slump i... more »
Time to fly - Free
Welcome to the Quest! In truth, although we talk about it for just one
week each month, it is ongoing. Life is the Ultimate Quest.
There is so much to look at that I am not sure where to focus. Personally
and globally we are being asked to declare what we know and who we are. There
is only Truth. It rests in two words. *I am.*
Embracing truth is another thing altogether. Whether you are aware of it
consciously or not, you are, with each decision, choosing. We’ve heard
about this next dimension. With our own set of beliefs and expectations,
we each began this transfor... more »
The Rebuild(TM): Tell us your story [updated]
[image: DSC_0061]
It’s now exactly two years since the big earthquake that tore Christchurch
apart, two-and-a-half years since the first large shake, and despite lots
of talk about The RebuildTM, there’s been precious little rebuilding and
lots and lots of hindrances and prohibitions on any building at all.
Perhaps because all the talk has been about The Rebuild—a phrase revealing
the top-down thinking of central planners, who move with glacial pace their
wonders to under-achieve--rather than about *rebuilding*—a word describing
a process in which people just get on with it.
Whic... more »
How Toxic Is The NRA's Political Embrace Now?
Right now there's a contest in the House. Which Democrat has voted most
frequently with Boehner and Cantor against progressive ideas in crucial
roll call votes? When you just count the current session, Arizona
ConservaDem Ann Kirkpatrick-- who has cast aside her 100% pro-Boehner
voting record-- and is now tied exactly tied with Rick Crawford (R-AR),
Aaron Schock (R-IL), and Jim Sensenbrenner (R-WI), 14.29%-- is the worst of
the worst. 13 Republicans score higher than Kirkpatrick before you get to
the next most horrible Democrat, freshman Gloria Negrete McLeod, who clocks
in at a ... more »
Total Information Awareness
Total Information Awareness is alive and well.
The initials T.I.A, means AUNT in Spanish.
Microsoft and the Facist state of New York City have agreed to implement a
total information awareness network available to NYPD for all 911 calls.
the NYPD says that the information is to be used only for and when dealing
with Terorrist situations. The problem is that ALL 911 calls are routed
through TIA first. What does a 911 responder know about you when you call
them?
Well in the TIA room the main screen Shows, the number of the caller
followed by the adreess associated with the number..
Abo... more »
Jimmy Who?
I see on twitter that Jimmy Carter will go on Piers Morgan tonight to whine
about how Barack Obama isn't nice enough to him.
This naturally got me thinking about what sitcom character most resembles
Carter...no, resembles isn't exactly it. Captures the idea of Jimmy Carter?
Helps explain Carter? It's somewhere in there.
My first thought, perhaps because I've been watching quite a bit of 30
Rock, was Jenna Maroney, who nicely captures Carter's constant emphasis on
himself. Jenna, too, was ambitious beyond her talents (although she is
talented, right?), and could be quite vicious on b... more »
Who is Winning the War in Syria?
*By the time you are finished reading this post I hope you understand why I
no longer want to blog about the Boston Globe. *
"*The resumption of fighting, which had lapsed for the past few weeks, as
part of a renewed effort by rebels to seize control of central Damascus,
the Syrian capital, although that depiction seemed highly exaggerated.
Witness accounts said many people were going about their business, while
others noted that previous rebel claims of territorial gains in Damascus
had almost always turned out to be embellished or unfounded*."* *
*
**Oh, like war propaganda regardi... more »
The seeds of our destruction...
*were sown long ago.*
If you have not read:
*Matt Bracken - Democide... *
please take the time to read it.
Feel free to re-post Matt's article. It needs to be read. It's way more
important than anything S. E. Cupp is doing.
* And then head over to American Thinker and read the three part serious
series by* *Daren Jonescu. As always, I recommend you read the comments.
*
***Part One: * *Total Destruction of the U.S.: An Interview with Larry
Grathwohl *
*Part Two:* *American Education: Rotting the Country from the Inside *
*Part Three: The Endgame for the Destructi... more »
Kiilliniq (Victoria Island) has the same land area as the British Isles
The Western Arctic is a big place
MY VISION WAS CLOUDY
Renowned American peace activist and former US Army colonel and State
Department official Ann Wright spoke at a public meetings in the Teachers'
Club, Parnell Sq, Dublin on Thursday, February 14, and at Richardson's Bar
in Galway on Monday February 18th. The Dublin meeting was jointly organised
by the Peace and Neutrality Alliance (PANA) and the Irish anti-War Movement
(IAWM) and the Galway meeting by Galway Alliance Against War (GAAW).
Earlier on Thursday Ann Wright will met TDs and Senators who are opposed to
the US and British wars and the use of Shannon as a military airport. O... more »
“Body of Hue-manity” Formation Nears Completion
*
* *
* *“Body of Hue-manity” Formation Nears Completion*
by ÉirePort
"Body of Hue-manity" formation nears completion. "Awakened to Higher
Purpose" Hue-Beings have listened to the Higher instructions and acted in
concert as a Rainbow Collective.
Smaller Hue-Groups have come together, and these are also assembled into
wider collectives, a Rainbow Craft. These are what some call "Ships".
These Ships follow Inner Guides, and are Intra- and Inter-Galactic. As
Hue-manity awakens to Intra- and Inter-Galactic Higher identity, Intra- and
Inter-Galactic travel occurs readily.
Those desiri... more »
“The Overview Effect”
*“The Overview Effect”*
by Planetary Collective
"On the 40th anniversary of the famous ‘Blue Marble’ photograph taken of
Earth from space, Planetary Collective presents a short film documenting
astronauts’ life-changing stories of seeing the Earth from the outside – a
perspective-altering experience often described as the Overview Effect. The
Overview Effect, first described by author Frank White in 1987, is an
experience that transforms astronauts’ perspective of the planet and
mankind’s place upon it. Common features of the experience are a feeling of
awe for the planet, a pro... more »
“The Overview Effect”
*“The Overview Effect”*
by Planetary Collective
"On the 40th anniversary of the famous ‘Blue Marble’ photograph taken of
Earth from space, Planetary Collective presents a short film documenting
astronauts’ life-changing stories of seeing the Earth from the outside – a
perspective-altering experience often described as the Overview Effect. The
Overview Effect, first described by author Frank White in 1987, is an
experience that transforms astronauts’ perspective of the planet and
mankind’s place upon it. Common features of the experience are a feeling of
awe for the planet, a p... more »
Office of Religious Freedom
deBeauxOs added a link to this splendid new creation by Stephen Lautens to
a recent post, but it really needs to seen in all its glory. (It continues
to perplex me how link-averse many people are.)
More wonderful Demotivational Conservative Posters here.
China's Water Woes
China does not seem able to come to grips with the pollution that is
inexorably poisoning the country. While Beijing talks about green energy,
including 5th generation reactor technology, it brings online a new
coal-fired power plant almost daily. The country imports truly massive
quantities of coal from the Pacific Rim, especially from Australia, with
Canada getting its share also. And China is eager to receive regular
shipments of Athabasca bitumen to process through its own refineries.
Just how bad is it? Last year it was reported that some 40% of the
country's productive fa... more »
Gatitos jugando muy contentos
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Ricas bebidas naturales y muy saludables
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Moda para damas y caballeros
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Paisaje natural para una tarde inolvidable
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Cryptome webpage Encore
THIS
IS NOT the official Cryptome for the Official Site click here
Donate for the Cryptome Archive DVDs of 74,000 files (17GB) from June
1996 to December 2012. *Search Cryptome*
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*2013-0148.htm PRC Scraping Cryptome
February 21, 2013*
*2013-0147.htm Jesse and Sandra Jackson, Jr.'s Money Pot
February 20, 2013**2013-0146.htm APT BISCUIT
February 20, 2013**2013-0145.htm PRC Unit
61398 February 20, 2013**2013-0144... more »
PROF. McMURTRY; 9 11; NAZIS
Renowned philosopher Prof. John McMurtry has written *"The Decoding of
9-11: Beyond the U.S. Criminal State, The Grand Plan for a New World Order"*
*
*Professor McMurtry argues:
*1.* "A Bay Street broker... was frank:
"'You can call it what you want, but America needs a war to pull the people
together and expand into new resource rich areas.
"'That what it has always done from Mexico on.'
* "And all the deaths?*
"'It had to be done - far less than it could have been'..."
Rockefeller. aangirfan: ROCKEFELLER
*2.* *The US leadership, since 1945, has been Nazi.*
*
*"A supranation... more »
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No shit Sherlock of the year, decade...
Fatah official: "We have not abandoned armed struggle"
http://t.co/zr5V6lQugY -- CiF Watch (@CiFWatch)
1.5C Enough to Unleash the Permafrost Greenhouse Gases
A team of researchers, led by Oxford University scientists, has concluded
that global warming of just 1.5 degrees Celsius will trigger the melting of
the world's permafrost and, with it, the release of the CO2 and methane
greenhouse gases it now holds safely trapped.
The circumpolar permafrost belt that makes up 24% of the landmass of the
northern hemisphere is believed to hold hundreds of gigatonnes of
greenhouse gases that, if released, would cause "a massive warming effect."
*However, any such melting would be likely to take many decades, so the
initial release of greenhouse gas ... more »
Gaviota pescando en el mar su deliciosa cena
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Hermosa cascada entre las montañas
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BC Navigable Waters Protections Gutted at Pipeline Operators' Request
The Canadian Energy Pipeline Association used its clout with the sleazy
government of Sideshow Steve Harper to modify the Navigable Waters
Protection Act. Greenpeace used the Freedom of Information Act to uncover
the truth.
*The Canadian Energy Pipeline Association met with senior government
officials in the fall of 2011, urging them not just to streamline
environmental assessments, but also to bring in "new regulations under
(the) Navigable Waters Protection Act," a CEPA slide presentation shows.*
*A copy of the Oct. 27 presentation made to then-deputy minister of trade
Louis Le... more »
Exóticas orquídeas coloridas y perfumadas
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Free Download: Andrew M. Lobaczewski, "Political Ponerology"
*"Political Ponerology:
A Science on the Nature of Evil Adjusted for Political Purposes"*
by Andrew M. Lobaczewski
"Imagine - if you can - not having a conscience, none at all, no feelings
of guilt or remorse no matter what you do, no limiting sense of concern for
the well-being of strangers, friends, or even family members. Imagine no
struggles with shame, not a single one in your whole life, no matter what
kind of selfish, lazy, harmful, or immoral action you had taken. And
pretend that the concept of responsibility is unknown to you, except as a
burden others seem to accept wi... more »
Mother of 11 having £400k taxpayer-funded house built 'bought flying lessons for partner as Christmas gift' | Mail Online
Can
you spell contraception? Having multiple children and raising them on
the State's money should not be an option.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2282142/Mother-11-having-400k-taxpayer-funded-house-built-bought-flying-lessons-partner-Christmas-gift.html
What Blackberry Has to Do to Win Back the Corporate Market
The
situation has changed since my review of the Blackberry Z10. I have
come to the unfortunate conclusion that Blackberry, the company and its
products, is no longer a viable enterprise solution. Given that
Blackberry is an Enterprise Solution Provider, that's not good.
The Blackbery 10 corporate experience is buggy and incomplete. On
release day our company obtained two Z10s (one of which I
"Why Does the World Feel So Wrong?"
*"Why Does the World Feel So Wrong?"*
by Will Groves
"There are more things in heaven and earth, Horatio,
than are dreamt of in your philosophy."
- William Shakespeare, "Hamlet"
"Consider these events:
1. A president who started two aggressive wars, who bears responsibility
for the loss of thousands of American lives along with hundreds of
thousands of Iraqi and Afghan lives, leaves office as a free man without a
felony record or any negative repercussions.
2. Meanwhile, the same populace that has intimate experience with lying
politicians appeared utterly smitten with a smoot... more »
The Wise Old Man Disses four 2013 Movies
*The Wise Old Man Disses four 2013 Movies:*
*Lincoln / Django Unchained / Zero Dark 30 / Argo*
Zan Overall, The Wise Old Man, will be on the street again this year, as
close as he can get
to the Kodak Theatre, protesting those four films. He will pass out flyers
(see below) and display a placard reading:
*JEWISH HOLLYWOOD 2013*
*PROPAGANDA DISGUISED AS ENTERTAINMENT*
After doing these one man demonstrations for some ten years, he has still
not brought Hollywood to its knees, blubbering for his forgiveness - but
there's always next year!
Look for him at Hollywood and Orange, just wes... more »
“National Security and Your Digital Data”
*“National Security and Your Digital Data”*
by Jeffrey Tucker
“One of the most dangerous threats to liberty and privacy today is called
the “Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act,” or CISPA. The
activists slayed this monster last year. Or so it seemed. But of course,
the beast didn’t die. Some powerful members of Congress are pushing it
again.
CISPA would allow government to force telecommunication providers to cough
up your personal data on demand — no warrant, no notification, no chance
for you to object. It is being pushed by two members of the House
Intelligence Com... more »
Toi Hutchinson-- Knowing Where To Draw The Line
Keeping the focus on the bad guy, Debbie Halvorson
Yesterday, in the midst of the unraveling of Breitbart's Friends of Hamas
silliness, a tweet flew by my feed making fun of some right-wing numbskull
for accusing Chuck Hagel of being a puppy killer. No one likes a puppy
killer. It reminded me of some distinctively *non* right-wing numbskullery
from a couple weeks ago by some over enthusiastic Robin Kelly supporters
who felt the best way to advance their candidate would be to destroy her
primary opponent, not the self-described conservative Debbie Halvorson but
the fellow-progressive ... more »
Update from the forest
Horace Greeley hiked in to Gifford Pinchot's tree stand and talked to the
logging crew who was cutting within 100 ft, and convinced them to stop.
They walked back to the other crew cutting toward Cummins hill Rd about 200
yards east of Crawford Branch. One worker who we will call Jake, said 'I
grew up in northern Wisconsin along Lake Superior and if this was coming
through my community, I'd have to quit work. I'm tired of being the bad
guy.' Horace is now taking cover until the end of the work day to make sure
no trees are cut around the sit. With the high winds, the biggest dange... more »
Lying Costs! Send Money!
Regular readers of DJ! know that we are not keen on much to do with the
Vatican Taliban here, with one exception, Raymond Gravel.
Seems he was a tad ticked at being called 'pro-abortion' by LifeShite, so
he sued.
Today we learn that the case is going to trial.
A libel and defamation lawsuit against LifeSiteNews.com, filed by Canadian
priest Father Raymond Gravel who describes himself as “pro-choice,” will go
to trial.
Fr. Gravel claims that LifeSiteNews' depiction of him in the agency's news
articles as “pro-abortion” is libelous, because he says he is “pro-choice”
but does not su... more »
Lightning and Vultures
The Vulture Culture that feasts on the suffering of abortions gone wrong
will be sooo disappointed. The cause of death of the woman trumpeted as
'killed' by Dr Carhart is natural causes.
A 29-year-old woman died of natural causes after visiting an abortion
clinic in Montgomery County and suffering a rare complication related to
childbirth, according to an initial finding by the Maryland medical
examiner’s office.
The complication, which occurred when amniotic fluid was pushed into the
woman’s bloodstream, can occur during or after abortions, natural
deliveries or Caesarean secti... more »
LET'S TRY IT AGAIN
Last time I posted this fantastic film it was taken down from the
Internet. Let's see if we can do it again.
A Palestinian saying he is an Oscar nominee? It seems impossible for Los
Angeles airport security! Not even when they show him his invitation to the
ceremony!
Emad Burnat, whose "5 Broken Cameras" is competing for an Oscar, said US
immigration officials took him, his wife and young son aside when they
arrived in Los Angeles from Turkey.
Michael Moore writes: "Although he (Burnat) produced the Oscar invite
nominees receive, that wasn't good enough & he was threatened with... more »
Why Would Teacher Satisfaction Be Falling?
It is hard to understand why teachers’ satisfaction has dropped to an
all-time low during the Obama Administration. Yes, Secretary of Education
Arne Duncan has doubled-down on the bubble-in madness of NCLB. Duncan has
pushed the agenda of the “Billionaires Boys Club” which threatens to kill
the principle of public education. The administration has dumped “innovation”
after “innovation” risky gamble after risky gamble on teachers, and set us
up as scapegoats when they fail.
But, hasn’t the President who we supported also said nice things about us?
Even though he forgot about it, ... more »
The gun control ad ClearChannel refused to air...
*to quote Liberty's Torch:*
The ClearChannel network refused to air this advertisement, but we here at *Liberty's
Torch* aren't that lily-livered:
All Americans Now
"More than half of immigrants in Mass. are citizens" by Maria Sacchetti |
Globe Staff, February 21, 2013
More than half of the immigrants in Massachusetts are now US citizens,
according to the latest census estimates, crossing a critical threshold
that brings with it the right to vote, run for political office, and apply
for certain scholarships and federal jobs.
Slightly more than 500,000 of the 983,000 foreigners in Massachusetts had
taken the oath to become citizens in 2011, the most recent year available.
Analysts say the increase in new citizens has been building here and
... more »
What Will 2016 Dems Fight About?
I have a piece up at TAP trying to predict the issues that might divide
Democratic candidates in 2016; yes, it's early, but as I say over there, if
it's not too early to rank the candidates, why not also rank the issues?
I'm not looking at the issues they'll run on, so much, but on those that
might spark real disagreement. After all, in contested primaries, issues
are one of the ways that candidates attempt to differentiate themselves
from the pack. At the same time, while party-aligned groups may try to
achieve consensus (as health care reform advocates basically did in 2008,
or as... more »
Russian Anti-Terror Troops Arrive in Syria: Really?
Last post for the day! Promise.
I am unsure what to make of this ABC article.
Admittedly, I don't like how the piece is written. It reads like a gossip
piece.
So, why even promote or use it?
Propaganda to demonize Russia?
Fact?
A message from one party to another via the media?
Perception management?
Be sure to share a thought or two....
A Russian military unit has arrived in Syria, according to Russian news
reports, a development that a United Nations Security Council source told
ABC News was "a bomb" certain to have serious repercussions.
Russia, one of President Bashar al-Assad'... more »
A Most Ingenious Paradox
In 2004, during the height of the Bush era crimes against humanity and
logic, *The Onion* ran a piece called "Nation's Liberals Suffering from
Outrage Fatigue".
It provides a list of symptoms necessary for an official diagnosis of
outrage fatigue syndrome. The general theory behind this creeping
scourge is that the more information people get about government
corruption, the more inured to it they become. After awhile, people have
become so benumbed that each new jolting revelation of political
malfeasance becomes one more shot of Novocaine. Too many doses of outrage
end up being a... more »
Our Rhee on Rose: When Kevin got hissed!
*THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 2013*
*This has the faint sound of a novel:* Although it apparently wasn’t his,
George Burns was famous for saying it:
“Sincerity is everything in show business. Once you learn to fake that,
you’ve got it made.”
That’s how it works in show business. To understand the American discourse,
you have to master three basic concepts: Novels, scripts and “zombie
facts.” (Paul Krugman; just click here.)
When Michelle Rhee sat down with Charlie Rose, Charlie inquired about her
husband. Rhee is married to Sacramento mayor Kevin Johnson, the former NBA
all-star.
Johns... more »
Steal From the Poor (They Don't Mind - They're Already POOR), Summers Expects Trouble in 2013 (Far Worse Than 2008), and Wal-Mart Bashes Self
ALEC
strikes again (and again, and again).
Like a rattlesnake.
Working with the folks at ALEC, and with the assistance of the complete
roster of the state's profiteers, Walker got passed the Wisconsin
Omnibus Tort Reform Act of 2011.
One group of profiteers was composed of the people who run the state's
nursing homes and, as their participation ribbon in the game of
dismantling The Wisconsin
Japan vows to continue whale poaching after failed illegal refueling attempts
[image: After the Japan whale poachers' factory ship, the Nisshin Maru
(right), had rammed the Sea Shepherd ship, the Steve Irwin, on 20 February
2013, the Steve had to run to avoid further damage from ramming. The Bob
Barker (center) took the Steve's place at the port side of the fuel tanker
Sun Laurel (left), to blockade any further illegal attempts to refuel the
Nisshin Maru. Photo: Sea Shepherd Conservation Society]
TOKYO, 21 February 2013 (AFP) – Japan vowed to continue its whale hunt in
the Southern Ocean after clashes with the militant conservationist Sea
Shepherd group, wh... more »
Alert! Loggers Cutting Dangerously Close to Tree Sitter #Too Close
We have just received word from Gifford that they are* cutting closer to
his tree* and he is concerned for his safety. Please call Tennessee Gas and
let them know that the world is watching.
*Please call:*
*Tennessee Gas Pipeline
877.366.2650
570.296.7520*
* Ask that they suspend all logging within 600 feet of his tree for his
personal safety. *
*Update from Gifford:* cutting approximately 30 feet from his tree. OSHA
regulations require a buffet of at least 500 feet.
Iraq Still A Far Deadlier Place Than Afghanistan
Many have tried to compare Iraq and Afghanistan, but the nature of their
conflicts are quite different. Afghanistan has a healthy insurgency, and is
a mostly rural nation. Iraq on the other hand suffers from high levels of
urban terrorism. For five of the last six years casualties in Afghanistan
have increased, while Iraq’s have dropped dramatically for three years, and
then increased slightly over the last two. Most would think that
Afghanistan would suffer from far higher levels of violence, but in fact,
Iraq’s militants have been able to take a far deadlier toll. That’s because ... more »
Hunting Around in My Boston Globe
*I bagged these two stories for you. Enjoy.*
"Captive hunting in Vermont lures amid criticism" by Brian MacQuarrie |
Globe Staff, February 21, 2013
FAIRLEE, Vt. — The fenced-in hunting ground covers 129 rocky acres of hilly
forest near the Connecticut River, a rugged place where 200 “exotic”
animals, from American buffalo to wild boar, roamed — with a price on their
heads.
Stalked and shot as trophies — often at close range, according to law
enforcement officials — the animals allegedly fetched from $750 for a boar
to about $6,000 for an elk in a captive-hunting camp that state w... more »
David Cameron attacks BBC over 'stupid' Eastleigh by-election coverage - Telegraph
If
David Cameron had balls he'd take action over BBC's institutional bias
against Conservative party. But he hasn't, so he won't.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/politics/david-cameron/9885680/David-Cameron-attacks-BBC-over-stupid-Eastleigh-by-election-coverage.html
Chinese Cyberattacks - What you aren't hearing
SNIPS from a couple of different article (my emphasis)
Chinese hackers have hit every Washington network, intelsays
By Cheryl K. Chumley
The Washington Times
Thursday, February 21, 2013
.Unit 61398 of the People's Liberation Army, which has been recruiting
computer experts from the school for at least a decade, is alleged to be
one of several hacking operations run by China's military.
*A recent report *from a Virginia firm found that a special unit of China’s
military holed in a small, nondescript office is to blame for cybersecurity
breaches at 141 different targets around th... more »
SCHOOLED ABOUT PRESCHOOL: Decades of silence!
*THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 2013*
*Part 4—Why Obama faces great odds:* Last Tuesday, President Obama proposed
“working with states to make high-quality preschool available to every
child in America.”
With blinding speed, some unlikely suspects fell into line, stating their
heartfelt agreement with this lofty goal. For one example, let’s return to
one part of Gail Collins’ column.
According to Collins, here’s what happened after Dick Nixon vetoed a day
care bill in 1971. In this passage, Collins’ concern about preschool seems
boundless. Below, we’ll note a few points:
COLLINS (2/14/13)... more »
mississauga m.p. calls for "investigation" of abortions: conservative m.p.s continue their anti-choice agenda
Wladyslaw Lizon, Member of Parliament for Mississauga Cooksville East (my
own riding), is back in the news. The Conservative MP has teamed up with
two of his fellow backbenchers in an attack on Canadian women's
reproductive rights.
The last time Lizon surfaced, he had "alerted" Citizenship and Immigration
Minister Jason Kenney that a Mississauga woman had worn a niqab during a
citizenship ceremony. Thanks to Lizon and Kenney, face veils are now banned
from those ceremonies. This man is anti-choice in more ways than one.
More recently, Lizon, Maurice Vellacott (Saskatoon—Wanuskewin)... more »
Morning Day 4
Alert! Loggers cutting dangerously close to tree sitter.
Several residents from near Cummins Hill Road sent out an alert this
morning. They were concerned to see workers walking from the road with
chainsaws and fuel. Workers are now deeper in woods. It seems they are
trying to clear cut on either side of Gifford Pinchot's tree sit. It is
legal to park on Cummins Hill Road and stay within 25 feet of the road.
We ask that folks who want to head to Cummins Hill Road to stage a protest
wear bright colors for safety.
The scenic view of Cummins Hill is ecologically and economically
import... more »
Oregano Healing & Health Benefits: Growing Your Own Medicine by Elizabeth Renter
Source:
http://articlesofhealth.blogspot.se/2012/07/alkalizing-health-benefits-of-oregano.htmlOregano
Benefits: Growing Your Own Medicine
by Elizabeth Renter
Natural Society 20 February 2013
An herb whose name means “mountain joy”, oregano is a savored spice widely
used in Italian, Mediterranean, and Mexican dishes. But few know just how
healthy this herb can be. As with many flavorful kitchen herbs, when you
cook with oregano, you are getting far more than a flavorful punch—you’re
also receiving a range of health and healing benefits. And if you wanted to
*experience oregano... more »
No Platform for Israelis
So says George Galloway:
Further clarification by way of Twitter:
Oh dear.
Galloway's career has seen alternating cycles of popular acclaim and public
self-immolation. As Galloway is an intelligent man and a seasoned political
bruiser, none of this is entirely accidental.
The political capital gained from his celebrated trip to Washington was
poured down the drain less than a year later with his excruciating stint on
*Celebrity Big Brother*. His work as an anti-war populariser has no doubt
influenced hundreds of thousands of people, but an equal number have always
found this co... more »
42 Fallacies for Free: Professor Michael Labossiere
PDF Link *:42 Fallacies.*
Michael Labossiere "Worth every penny" ;)
Except in Canada.
A country that has stopped making pennies.
But. I digress.....
If you are unfamiliar with Mr Labossiere, you can check out a presentation
with Jan Irvin, linked at the side of the blog* : Logical
Fallacies/Propaganda Techniques explained*
Then, download the book (about 60 pages) and get an understanding of
logical fallacies.
No Longer Bonding With My Boston Globe
*I haven't been, and it shows in the garbage posts that populate this blog.*
"Bonds, once a safe haven, may be next big risk" by Beth Healy | Globe
Staff, February 15, 2013
Investors are well trained to worry about stock market crashes. But what if
the next big risk lurking on the horizon is in bonds?
*Wall Street firms and many well-known market strategists* are *sounding
alarms* about these seemingly benign — even boring — investments. A *30-year
bull market in bonds*, which drove prices sky-high as interest rates
plunged, is *ending*, they say.
*
**The Globe basically stopped s... more »
Pennsylvania's Had Some Pretty Crappy Governors In Recent Years-- Backed By Even Worse Money Men
Republican ex-Senator Judd Gregg and Rendell are co-chairs of Pete
Peterson's slimy anti-Social Security Campaign-- Fix the Debt. Other
members: Robert Zoellick, former president of the World Bank; Erskine
Bowles; Dave Cote, CEO of Honeywell; Larry Fink, CEO of BlackRock; Maya
MacGuineas, president of the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget;
Pete Peterson, founder and chairman of the Peter G. Peterson Foundation;
Steven Rattner, chairman of Willett Advisors; Alice Rivlin; and Paul
Stebbins, CEO of World Fuel Services
I wonder if anyone has told the MSNBC hosts and producers t... more »
If only Circe* were around to set things aright...
In July of last year, after the Missing Women Commission of Inquiry
presentations had been concluded and before Oppal's final report was
released, I wrote a DJ! post about the controversy surrounding Coquitlam
RCMP officer Cpl. Jim Brown.
In light of ongoing criticism of the RCMP, of charges of sexual harassment
against female officers and of reported incidents of systemic and
individual violence against indigenous women, I wondered what had happened
to him.
Brown's right to privacy, an entitlement to satisfy his transgressive
sexual appetites and the privilege to separate pers... more »
Water officials accused of hiding contamination in New Jersey
Rachel Rindfleisch at Contaminated Nation - Water Contamination, Land Pollution & Hazardous Waste locations - 15 hours ago
By: Nathan Lamb
Two New Jersey water officials are facing criminal charges, accused of
hiding drinking supply contaminants from regulators, according to this
story from the Times of Trenton newspaper.
The officials allegedly shut down contaminated wells before testing to
conceal elevated levels of the dry cleaning solvent tetrachlorethyene,a
potential carcinogen that causes a variety of short- and long-term health
problems.
East Orange Water Commission executive director Harry Mansmann was indicted
on Feb. 13 on multiple counts of violating the state’s Safe Drinking Water
Act and... more »
Read Stuff, You Should
So many good choices, but Happy Birthday to Alan Rickman, 67.
Also, good stuff:
1. Friends of Hamas are everywhere -- Tim Murphy reports. As does Adam
Serwer.
2. Apparently the way the US does security clearances is a few decades
behind the times. No surprise. John Hamre proposes an update.
3. Matt Yglesias on BipartisanThink.
4. Since I linked to the original: CAP's Neera Tanden responds to TNR on
think tanks.
5. And Andrew Gelman cites Bill James correctly.
The New Grand-Strategic Divide? A Response to Thomas Wright
The style of this piece deviates from what I usually put up here. By way of
explanation: I wrote this after some initial indications of interest
by Foreign Policy in running a response. But they’ve got a lot on their
plate and they no longer seem intrigued. Frankly, that’s for the best; this
is now about as
Continue reading
Boost Cinnamon Intake to Ward off Alzheimer’s Disease by Elizabeth Renter
Source:
http://www.rebellesociety.com/2012/11/30/benefits-of-cinnamon/health-benefits-of-cinnamon-2/Boost
Cinnamon Intake to Ward off Alzheimer’s Disease
by Elizabeth Renter
It’s good on apples and sprinkled on toast; it’s used in a variety of
recipes for its sweet and subtly spicy flavor. But, it’s far more than a
kitchen spice—it’s a natural healer and may even be able to help prevent
and reverse Alzheimer’s disease. What we’re talking about is *cinnamon*.
Cinnamon is the inner bark of a tropical evergreen tree native to India. It
is grown in southeast Asia and has been treasu... more »
Trucking Around My Boston Globe
*Not
making very many deliveries these days.... *
"Trucking jobs abound, but applicants are few" by Russ Bynum |
Associated
Press, October 31, 2012
SAVANNAH, Ga. — Even amid high unemployment, trucking companies have
had a
tough time hiring young drivers willing to hit the road for long hauls.
Now
the *United States is speeding toward a critical shortage of truck
drivers*as the economy recovers and demand for goods increases, an
expert in the
inner workings of supply chains said in a report Tuesday....
The Department of Labor says the *median yearly wage* for
tractor-trailer
driv... more »
Marijuana possession still widely prosecuted in Canada
In 2011 Canadian police recorded 61,406 criminal incidents in which
possession of marijuana was the most serious offence. 28,183 possession
charges were laid. This does not reflect all charges for possession as it
does not include situations where more serious offences took place and
marijuana charges were also laid -- say an aggravated assault where
marijuana was found on the accused and charges for aggravated assault and
possession were laid.
A Personality Cult?
Andrew Coyne --with some justification -- is frustrated. The Liberal Party,he writes,
is preparing itself for Justin Trudeau. And, to that end, it will
"transform itself into a personality cult. Anything but define itself."
I confess that I have reservations about the younger Trudeau. His support
for the oil sands is a little too full throated for me. But, the oil sands
aside, Coyne's knock against Trudeau is that he has no platform -- except
for some vague defense of the middle class.
But let's be realistic. The way politics is played these days is different
than the way it use... more »
Help To Pass A GMO Labelling Law in Maine, USA
Source Of Poster: http://www.mofga.org/
*MOFGA’s Right to Know –
GMO Labeling Campaign*
Join MOFGA and our coalition partners to help enact An Act to Protect Maine
Food Consumers’ Right to Know. GMOs (Genetically Modified Organisms) should
be labeled so consumers can make informed choices about what to buy and
what to eat.
Public interest in GMO labeling dramatically increased as a result of a
2012 referendum on the issue in California.
MOFGA's Board of Directors designated GMO labeling a strategic priority for
2013. MOFGA has built a strategy with key Maine legislators to pass ... more »
Untitled
*Lee Zurik Investigation: Sheriff’s budget bloated by mystery legal fees*
*Begin with the hurricane and the levee failures*
*Michoud facility to see jobs again with new projects coming in *
*Iberia Parish lawmaker would give Louisiana Legislature permission to
steal BP fine money*
Gutter Testing
Question: Define the purpose of guttering on a house.
Answer: Choose the response that represents your thinking.
a. to catch rain water coming off the roof
b. to catch and direct rain water deflected by a roof out away from a
vulnerable foundation
c. to correct an imposition
d. to protect a preconception
We have a gutter on our house that is a bit askew in one place over the
porch and near the front steps. Consequently the rain will come off the
room slip by the gutter in that spot and pour straight down. This has
clearly been the case over the years prior to our occupation as the f... more »
Teddy Ruxpin & Divorced Dads
I have two sons. One is 20 the other is 5. When my first son was around 5
he ended up with a second-hand book from Teddy Ruxpin adventures. Teddy
Ruxpin had been some cheesy toy from the mid-1980s. A battery-operated
talking bear. Ronald Reagan's deregulation of advertising had allowed toy
companies to create products and essentially market them with accompanying
cartoon series (see: "Consuming Kids" for more information.)
When I was in college, some of the other lads in my class came up with
putting a pornographic cassette tape inside a Teddy Ruxpin doll, giving him
a cavalcade... more »
Israelis arrested in Romania: Suspicion of human egg trafficking
Israel and organ trafficking. Israel and human trafficking. Israel and drug
trafficking.
How about Israelis and human egg trafficking?- Ynet
God's chosen?
Just when you think you have read it all......
The two Israelis involved have had their passports returned, therefore I
would expect they will make their way back to Israel
Two Israelis who were arrested Tuesday in Romania have been released to
their hotel in Bucharest, Romania early Wednesday.
The two got their passports back, but the stay of exit order issued
against them still stands.
The two, Prof. Raphael Ron-El who runs t... more »
SpraySpace
We live in a wondrous world, where such talent can be shared planetwide.
Thunderbolts Project - Huge Quasar Cluster refutes Big Bang Theory
"Distance is proportional to redshift," in contemporary Big Bang theory. I
really don't like this because it means that 'relatively distant objects'
are moving apart at somewhere close to LIGHT SPEED with/without any
accelerational concerns or LOGIC.
But what to make of the 'Huge Quasar Cluster' and how can their proximity
account for their extreme red-shift value, based on the Big Bang i.e.
gravitational, model of the universe?
As you know, Hertzan Chimera Unit (also an electrical i.e. state
oscillation) theory suggests that red shift is associated with 'age' i.e.
we only deal w... more »
Martyn Daniels joins Haven Books as Non-Executive Director
PRESS RELEASE:
For immediate release: 6/2/13
*Martyn Daniels joins Haven Books as Non-Executive Director*
*
*The Haven Books Group, owners of educational resource brands Badger
Learning, Pandora Books and School Bargain Bookshop are delighted to
announce the appointment of Martyn Daniels as a Non- Executive Director.
Martyn steps into the new role immediately and with his extensive digital
knowledge and skills, he will help guide the digital development and
strategy of Haven Books.
Steve Cheetham, Managing Director of Haven Books said, ‘Martyn brings a
wealth of commercia... more »
Sony’s Announcement in New York: Play Station 4
*At an occasion in New York, Sony has announced its next generation gaming
console the PlayStation 4.* Its new hardware is planned to offer superior
graphics as well as new social features including the sharing of recorded
gameplay clips. It will be successful the PlayStation 3, which went on sale
in 2006 and has sold about 75 million units. Sony's next generation device
is likely to take on more significance not less.
A successful launch might urge on sales of Sony's new televisions and other
consumer electronics, helping turn around its fortunes.The PS4 will
ultimately compete a... more »
George Galloway showing his true colours
George Galloway - "I don't debate with Israelis... I don't recognise Israel
and I don't debate with Israelis"
My feelings about George Galloway are quite obvious and this incident
really makes little difference to them, however hopefully it will show
others the true George Galloway. A man who won't debate with Israelis but
was happy to take the money and work for Iran's Press TV, supported Syria's
President Assad and of course to assist Hamas.
LINDSAY LOHAN, LEON BRITTAN, ANN DEXTER-JONES; KOSHER NOSTRA
*Ann Dexter-Jones*
Ann Dexter-Jones knows a lot of interesting people, including Lindsay Lohan
and Leon Brittan.
*dailymail.co.uk/femail/*
Some of these people are members of 'the Kosher-Nostra'.
Some have links to the spooks.
Some may be victims of Monarch brainwashing, which is designed, in part, to
produce sex-slaves.
*Leon Brittan, formerly in charge of MI5*
Former UK Home Secretary Leon Brittan is related to Ann Dexter-Jones
Former UK Foreign Secretary Malcolm Rifkind is also related to Ann
Dexter-Jones.
Ann Dexter-Jones is upper- middle-class Jewish.
Ann's father, Fre... more »
Poverty Point Earthen Mound Built In One Season
What this means it that the main structure was built in one season by an
extended community of at least ten thousand. It also clarifies an important
issue. This was an excellent method by which a community could demonstrate
its power and size while easy to build and maintain. Other communities
would have followed suit as we know from the archeological record.
At the same time, poverty Point was the Atlantean factory town that
received raw copper from Aztalan by the Mississippi access to Lakes
Michigan and Superior. Here the copper was smelted and formed into ingots
for ship... more »
Renewables Winning Economic Argument
Without question the thermal coal industry is setting up to simply
disappear. The hard driver will be the rapid build out of natural gas
burning plants. No one can stand up against that type of competition.
Way more important it that sooner or later we will have super conducting
power transmission to send power anywhere to anywhere at slight cost and we
will have effective batteries to store surplus energy as a huge energy
buffer. With that environment, wind is a gift that never stops giving and
geothermal also become highly attractive for base load.
Fuel based syste... more »
Health Care Privatization in Spain
Once again the rational behind this escapes me except to assign it all to
stupid people who have misplaced authority over others. The health care
service can become more efficient and it can become better. What it cannot
do is become cheaper except by kicking costs back to consumers and that
merely negates the whole premise. It it wants to be come a profit making
business, then it must cherry pick and overcharge those who can pay. The
ethics of this formula are not worth discussing.
*If the only service provided by the insurance industry is cash
management, then why are th... more »
Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy Kills 7 in One Family
Let us make it simple. Anyone who collapses needs two things
immediately. A 911 call for emergency assistance and CPR now. The
breathing will not be too helpful at all, but the sloshing of the blood
will save your life and brain until help arrives and has a chance to
restart the heart.
Most victims are excellent candidates for shocking the heart back into
action. Thus having the tools available at schools and similar situations
is only wise. Training available personnel is even better.
At least this spells out why we do have so many such events out there. It
is... more »
dream - intriguing new bramble staircase at 37 Elizabeth Road, Haydock
back at dream location 37 Elizabeth Road in Haydock, Merseyside, where I
used to live with my Auntie Nellie. Yes, I've had a lot of dreams in this
place, and last night was no exception ... except.
Everything was as it used to be; living room, fire place, Rusty (her Jack
Russell dog) nothing was amiss. Auntie Nellie was there this time, she lent
me 4 x £1 coins out of her own money for going to Bingo.
But someone had been hard at work, renovating the place. If you go
upstairs, the toilet is facing you. To your right are two doors: right hand
side leads to front bedroom, left leads ... more »
Those Dreaded Costly Seniors, How Dare They
Every morning on cknw Michael Campbell spews venom and vitriolic hatred
towards Canada`s growing senior population, Michael loudly proclaims that
pensions and healthcare must end, we can`t afford to heal, or nurture or
even keep our enshrined in law commitments we made, those dastardly evil
senior citizens hell-bent on bringing an end to Canada as we know it..
What am I missing, how can a radio station continue to promote such a
shallow thinker, a man devoid of thought, a tiresome bore whose blather
falls on deaf ears.
Is Canada the first nation in history to have a populous age... more »
Paul Craig Roberts: "Forty Senate Republicans made it clear that not only do they refuse to put their service to America ahead of their service to Israel, but also that they will not even put their service to America on a par with their service to Israel."
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*America Shamed Again: A colonized people — Paul Craig Roberts*
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February 17, 2013 | Go here for original
Americans have been shamed many times by their elected representatives who
cravenly bow to vested interests and betray the American people. But no
previous disgraceful behavior can match the public shame brought to
Americans by the behavior of the Senate Republicans in the confirmation
hearing of Senator Chuck Hagel as Secretary of Defense.
Forty Senate Republicans made it clear that not only do they refuse to put
the... more »
‘Freddy Lee’ Morton, the journalistic sequel: We’ve already seen this horror movie, thanks!
Freddy Lee Morton, in happier times, with your blogger. Below: Firewaller
Tom Flanagan; the entire separatist 2001 Firewall team (grabbed from the
National Post). Freddy Lee “Ted” Morton, the worst premier Alberta never
had, was back in the pages of the Calgary Herald the other day, bloviating
at length about the need for brutal attack ... more »
The jockeying begins for the late Senator Inouye's to-die-for Capitol "hideaway"
*In 2011 both Senators Inouye and Levin declined to trade up.*
*by Ken*
The late Sen. Daniel Inouye of Hawaii was a lot of things, most of them
admirable, and many of them enduringly special. He did a lot of good for
the people of his state and the people of his country, and I'm sure that
mattered to him.
But the senator was something else, something that probably mattered more
to his fellow members of the world's greatest deliberative body (or
whatever it was the Senate used to call itself before it became too silly
for words) than to you or me. He was, by the time of his death, ... more »
"A Look to the Heavens"
"Big, beautiful spiral galaxy NGC 7331 is often touted as an analog to our
own Milky Way. About 50 million light-years distant in the northern
constellation Pegasus, NGC 7331 was recognized early on as a spiral nebula
and is actually one of the brighter galaxies not included in Charles
Messier's famous 18th century catalog. Since the galaxy's disk is inclined
to our line-of-sight, long telescopic exposures often result in an image
that evokes a strong sense of depth. The effect is further enhanced in this
sharp image by galaxies that lie beyond the gorgeous island universe.
*Clic... more »
The Poet: Rainer Maria Rilke, "Sunset"
*"Sunset"*
"Slowly the west reaches for clothes of new colors
which it passes to a row of ancient trees.
You look, and soon these two worlds both leave you,
one part climbs toward heaven, one sinks to earth,
leaving you, not really belonging to either,
not so helplessly dark as that house that is silent,
not so unswervingly given to the eternal as that thing
that turns to a star each night and climbs –
leaving you (it is impossible to untangle the threads)
your own life, timid and standing high and growing,
so that, sometimes blocked in, sometimes reaching out,
one moment your life ... more »
The Connecticut Elementary School Shooting: PROOF - Sandy Hook Was A Staged Media Hoax - Anderson Cooper Knows! (Video)
Readers...I have been taking the last few days again to spend time with
family and to visit my mother... I have been returning home late at night
and have not been doing much on this blog... Please bear with me.. The
situation with my family will be finally under control by next week
(hopefully), and I should be able to return to this blog on a regular basis
after that... I do thank everyone for their patience...
As stated in my previous article, I was on the Truth Hertz internet show (
www.oraclebroadcasting.com)on Monday, to primarily discuss the phoney Sandy
Hook operation with my... more »
Musical Interlude: Alan Parsons Project, “Ammonia Avenue“
Alan Parsons Project, “Ammonia Avenue“
- http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=NK-_2G7MMgc
February 20, 1973
Haldeman's Diary:
--
John [Ehrlichman, presumably] and I had a long meeting this evening with
John Dean, on the whole Watergate question. Dean is very concerned,
especially about the financial-support aspects. But doesn't know how to
handle his concern, and feels that we've got to get Mitchell into it and
get some help from him.
--
In other words: they're still paying hush money, but as they started to
realize in the recent California meeting, that doesn't just mean making a
decision to do it. After all, especially now that the campaign is over (and
pre-reform money is no longer ... more »
Untitled
*May God, or perhaps Darwin, bless the "troublemakers" ~Library Chronicles*
"I Wish You Enough"
"I Wish You Enough"
by Bob Perks
"I never really thought that I'd spend as much time in airports as I do. I
don't know why. I always wanted to be famous and that would mean lots of
travel. But I'm not famous, yet I do see more than my share of airports. I
love them and I hate them. I love them because of the people I get to
watch. But they are also the same reason why I hate airports. It all comes
down to "hello" and "goodbye." I must have mentioned this a few times while
writing my stories for you.
I have great difficulties with saying goodbye. Even as I write this I am
expe... more »
"Life Is About..."
"Life is about discovering things that *do* matter in the end."
- Robert Brault
Calling all beer lovers
I have need of your assistance.
Help!
My local tennis club is changing its beer supplier to DB, who are putting
money into the bar in return for an exclusive supply agreement. Result
being that the *only* beer the bar can stock is a DB beer—which is to say
either a DB or a Tui or a Monteith’s. And after a decent run around the
tennis court (my standard of tennis meaning I’m the one usually doing the
running), a man is desperately in need of a decent drop.
I do have the opportunity to recommend something drinkable out their range
to come out of the club’s taps or beer fridge, but ... more »
Sacred Sites Advocates urge Kirkpatrick: Protect sacred Oak Flat
Sacred Sites Advocates Urge Ann Kirkpatrick to Protect the Sacred Oak Flat
By Klee Benally, Dine'
Censored News
http://www.bsnorrell.blogspot.com
FLAGSTAFF,
AZ -- A handful of Dine' protestors showed up in Flagstaff to urge
Congress woman Ann Kirkpatrick to "Say No to Resolution Copper! Protect
the Oak Flat & stop the destruction and
desecration of Apache lands!"
Although the grand
Alan Wieder : Race to the Bottom
Image
from Diary of a Public School Teacher.
Race to the bottom:
Educating Obama
Inspiration and curiosity and breadth and depth in learning are often
usurped by crowded and underfunded schools, high stakes testing, zero
tolerance and incarceration, and the demonization of teachers.
By Alan Wieder / The Rag Blog / February 21, 2013
At about the same time that President Obama was reelected,
RAG RADIO / Thorne Dreyer : Musician and Journalist Hector Saldaña of The Krayolas
Hector
Saldaña, left, and David Saldaña of The Krayolas in the KOOP studios
in Austin, Texas, Friday, February 15, 2013. Photos by William Michael
Hanks / The Rag Blog.
Rag Radio podcast:
Hector Saldaña with David Saldaña
of San Antonio's rockin' Krayolas
By Rag Radio / The Rag Blog / February 21, 2013
Music journalist and rock musician Hector Saldaña, founder of San
Antonio's pioneering
Leonardo da Vinci: The Context of Leonardo's Anatomical Studies
YouTube Video Description - [Channel: SchAdvStudy]:
02-02-12 The Warburg Institute
Leonardo da Vinci: Painting as Philosophy - The Context of Leonardo's
Anatomical Studies
Speaker: Martin Clayton
A conference was held to coincide with the exhibition at the National
Gallery November 2011-February 2012. Focusing particularly on his
paintings, papers will be asking how Leonardo set about expressing visually
different and sometimes competing ideas about the universe and its causes,
in a Christian era. What did Leonardo mean by promoting painting as a
science, as knowledge, and how... more »
LOL @ This Poll
An Excerpt from, *"Poll: 99 Percent of Americans Believe Iran is Threat to
U.S."*:
A new poll finds that nearly 100 percent of Americans believe that Iran is
a threat to the vital interests of the United States.
The Gallup poll reveals that 99 percent of Americans are threatened by
Iran’s development of nuclear weapons as 83 percent believe the Islamic
state is a critical threat while 16 percent believe Iran is an important
threat.
This poll is 100 percent propaganda. It is sad what the American media has
become. It's fucking pathetic. These guys don't even try to disguise their
p... more »
Colibrí entre las flores del jardín
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“Learning from the Big Picture: Cycle of Life”
*“Learning from the Big Picture: Cycle of Life”*
by Madisyn Taylor, The DailyOM
“While we are on earth we are all human beings in different phases of our
lives and soul development. As we walk through the world, the people we
encounter appear so different from one another. We see babies, old men,
pregnant women, and teenaged boys. We know couples on the verge of marriage
and lonely widows. We interact with toddlers and the terminally ill. As
different as each person seems, they are all living the human experience.
They are just at different places in the cycle that begins with bi... more »
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GOP 101... Using The Power Of The State To Warp The Minds Of Students With Ideology And Bronze Age Fairy Tales
In an ideal Republican University, everyone would be required to take an
ethics course taught by Tom DeLay, Jack Abramoff and Ralph Reed. Paul Ryan
and Ayn Rand's corpse would be teaching economics. Science would be no
problem either and they're already honing their skills in the states that
they control-- like poor delusional Kansas.
Last week, the Kansas House Education Committee introduced a bill that
mandates teachers question the scientific basis of global warming, becoming
the latest state to take up one of American Legislative Exchange Council’s
“model bills” aiming to mis... more »
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Firsthand Accounts of Day 3's Tree Sit Adventures
Gifford Pinchot holds fast in the trees, even with loggers cutting as close
to 100' from his post.
*Foreward: All of this will be even better if you or anyone know you know
is able to donate to the Anti-Fracking Bail Fund, to ensure future actions
will be well supported!
Posted on behalf of Crabgrass and Alex, who are resting...*
"Today marked the first day of a full time tree sit to stop the highly
controversial Tennessee Gas Pipeline, a very good friend, Gifford ascended
45 feet high on a platform to show his dedication.
With safety being our number one concern with something of t... more »
Legal Prostitution: what can we learn from the empirical record?
No, this isn’t one of those posts where we go all “Monkey Cage” on our
readers and pimp (sorry) promote political-science research, but rather a
“Dan is befuddled, perhaps readers might help” kind of thing. In other
words, I make no effort to answer the question of the title. The post is an
extended version
Continue reading
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D.I.Y. complaining
The Herald this morning has a special supplement on building and
renovating, with a cover story wringing its hands about NZers love for
Do-It-Yourself—the basic tone being, “how dare they!”
Former Labour Prime Minister Norman Kirk famously built his own home back
in the fifties, “Big Norm” even casting his own bricks. Nowadays, Big Norm
would be arrested, fined, and his house probably demolished, being doing it
yourself is mostly illegal. DIYers these days are restricted by law (both
National’s and Labour’s) to doing bugger all around their own house.
Anything more than a bit of p... more »
Oscar
*This Oscar Pistorius story is all a bit strange, isn't it? There must
definitely be more to it. He seemed so happy just the other day, he had
such a spring in his step…*
Yes, it was only minutes after Oscar Pistorius’s arrest that the jokes
began … all taking the Pistorius.
His lawyer's got a hard job ahead of him. Realistically, it looks like
Pistorius hasn't got a leg to stand on.
Oscar clearly misunderstood when his girlfriend told him that on
Valentine's Day he had to take her out.
Oscar Pistorius is pleading not guilty due to temporary diminished
responsibility. He clai... more »
Integrity walks . . .
THE
MARCH ON STEVIE continues, the Journey of the Nishiyuu, as the
concerned aboriginals progress through Waskaganish yesterday on their
way to consult with Stevie and the GG. Be sure to join 'em.
Breaking Harper's Siege on Science
Could the courts force Sideshow Steve Harper to take his gags off federal
government scientists? *Democracy Watch* and the University of Victoria's
*Environmental Law Clinic* may soon test the legality of Harper's abuse of
democracy.
*The Information Commissioner of Canada is being asked to investigate
whether "federal government policy forcing scientists to jump through hoops
before speaking with the media" breaches the Access to Information Act.*
*"In sharp contrast to past Canadian practice and current U.S. Government
practice, the federal government has recently made efforts... more »
BUILD COMMUNITY AND SURVIVE
- Professor Yang-Yoon Mo is back in jail on Jeju Island for his third
time and is hunger striking against the Navy base for his third time. How
can people be put in jail for non-violently trying to protect nature? The
real criminals who are destroying a South Korean government designated
"special preservation area" never stand trial. This photo was taken a
couple of nights ago when supporters held a candlelight vigil outside the
jail. Yang is now on his 19th day of fasting and has been moved to the
prison hospital. Several other protesters are going to ... more »
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