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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 »
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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 »
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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 - 5 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 »
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*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 »
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*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 »
Cabañas para relajarse en la isla de agua turquesa
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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 »
BRENNAN UNFIT FOR CIA JOB
Now is the time to let the US Senate know that we don't support Brennan for
the CIA job - he is the consumate political hack who lies about and
distorts the consequences of the US drone program.
Why the price of gas is so high
I don't drive that much lately. The last time I filled up my car was about
a month ago. Still I noticed this mysterious spike in gas prices:
The average price of a gallon of regular gasoline has jumped 45 cents in
the past 31 days, according to AAA, the fastest run-up since 2005. [...]
Analysts differed widely on the causes of the increase.
They blame lower output from OPEC, investor concern about potential oil
supply disruption and US refinery shutdowns for routine maintenance but
none of it makes sense under the usual "supply-and-demand fundamentals."
Indeed, the price rise make... more »
Fukushima: "Radiation Of The Pacific Ocean In The Next 10 Years"
*"Radiation Of The Pacific Ocean In The Next 10 Years*
*– Japan Nuclear Disaster Video"*
"Scientists at GEOMAR have put together this time lapse showing just how
we are being affected by the radiation levels in the pacific. More info can
be found here: http://thegic.org/video/10-fukushima-."
- http://beforeitsnews.com/
About that Canada Soccer's Wellness to World Cup Long-Term Player Development Thing
"Ontario
youth soccer to stop keeping score, standings. It’s part of a
well-established, research-supported and holistic approach to player
development, common in soccer-rich countries and endorsed by the sport’s
brightest minds."
So says this article in the Toronto Star.
Ideally, I do agree with the concept that soccer in Canada needs to do
more to focus on skills and player development.
Nuclear technology and Industry Defy and Deny Democracy
hat tip for the Source: Enenews
Alain-Marc Rieu (2013) Thinking after Fukushima. Epistemic shift in social
sciencesAsia Europe Journal March 2013, Volume 11, Issue 1, pp 65-78
Abstract
The Fukushima catastrophe is a turning point in the conception, role and
management of technology in industrial societies. As did Hiroshima (on
another dimension) after 1945, the Fukushima nuclear accident questions and
transforms established conceptions and values concerning the relations
between technology, politics, industry, society and the environment. It has
become impossible to think after ... more »
Back In Action
This was the most difficult move of my life, our lives -- 425 miles, and
yet we're still in Texas. I had my first day at work Jan. 28. I had the
computer hooked up by then, but held off on posting until I felt reasonably
comfortable at work.
I will be posting again soon, probably starting this week. Thanks for
hanging around. -- mj
Boehner Is Too Weak In His Own Caucus To Negotiate Reasonable Cuts That Work For The American People
If you're on Alan Grayson's mailing list, you saw his note this week about
the damage the GOP will do if they don't back off the Sequestration mania.
(If you're *not* on Grayson's mailing list, just contribute even just one
dollar to his reelection campaign and you'll be on it-- or check out his
Facebook page and read it there.)
Opponents of The Sequester... the 12% budget cut for the military (leaving
aside soldier pay and benefits), and the 9% budget cut for other federal
programs (leaving aside Medicare and Social Security)... are focusing on
the military cuts. Their theory s... more »
About Those Keystone XL Jobs
Keystone pipeline boosters have argued the project will create jobs, lots
of jobs. US Chamber of Commerce president, Tom Donohue, has estimated the
pipeline will create 20,000 jobs immediately and upwards of 250,000 over
the lifetime of the project. Later Donohue actually upped the ante: "*In
fact, by knocking down the barriers, we can unlock up to $250 billion in
private capital for infrastructure. Leverage this with public investments,
and we could create 1.9 million jobs over 10 years*."
Sounds awfully persuasive, doesn't it? It might if the numbers were real.
They're not.... more »
The Possible Sequester Deal
Kevin Drum thinks that "There is No Possible Sequester Deal to be Made" and
goes through the various possibilities, showing that every permutation but
one -- kicking the can down the road -- is worse than the status quo for
one side or the other.
So for example, replacing the defense cuts with more domestic cuts is worse
for Democrats than just letting the sequester take effect; replacing the
defense cuts with new taxes is worse for Republicans than letting the
sequester kick in.
I think, however, there is a possible deal that could be made that he's
missing: one in which Democrats... more »
"State of the Science of Endocrine Disrupting Chemicals, 2012
Man-made chemicals cited in health scourges: UN report By Robert Evans
Reuters Feb 19, 2013
http://uk.reuters.com/article/2013/02/19/us-chemicals-idUKBRE91I0NJ20130219(Excerpted)
- Man-made chemicals in everyday products are likely to be at least the
partial cause of a global surge in birth deformities, hormonal cancers and
psychiatric diseases, a U.N.-sponsored research team reported on Tuesday.
These substances, dubbed EDCs, could also be linked to a decline in the
human male sperm count and female fertility, to an increase in once-rare
childhood cancers and to the disappearance... more »
Mubarak Had Doubts About 9/11 Story
Mubarak was a 9/11 truther. Why am I not surprised? Anyone with a brain
knows the official 9/11 story is BS. Obama is probably a 9/11 truther.
Hell, Bush is secretly a 9/11 truther.
Title: Former Egyptian Foreign Minister Abu Al-Gheit: Mubarak Did Not
Believe in 9/11. Source: MEMRI TV.
Our Rhee on Rose: The potted plant!
*WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 2013*
*Charlie rolls over and dies:* When Michelle Rhee appeared on Charlie Rose,
she and her host swapped inane ideas about the best way to evaluate
teachers.
Believe it or not, our greatest education reformer said this to our
brightest broadcaster:
RHEE (2/18/13): The reality is that we have known for a very long time that
we could identify great teachers and identify not-so-great teachers. *You
walk into any school building anywhere in this country today and you ask
parents or kids or other teachers, "Who’s the best teacher in the school?"
They’ll tell... more »
Americans (For the Most Part) Hate Them, But The Wrecking Crew Wins Again!
The wrecking crew. Working long past the time when the fake problems
disappear to try to steal the last ounce from the livelihoods of the poor.
Shock Doctrine runs amuck. Tuesday, February 19, 2013 The Wrecking Crew Is
Winning by Robert Borosage Congress is taking this week
Philip Klass Explains It All - Part Two
There are those who thought that I had been unfair to Philip Klass when I
mentioned the article from the Bangor, Maine newspaper that reported his
take on the Loring AFB unidentified craft (and note here that I didn’t use
the more pejorative UFO). Turns out, there wasn’t much in that article that
didn’t appear in his book, *UFOs: The Public Deceived*. It was just a
little more condensed in the newspaper and some of the wilder assumptions
made had been left out.
First, he seemed to be very annoyed that one of the newspaper reporters, in
this case Ward Sinclair, had been dismissive o... more »
Mohawk Nation News 'Pope on the Run'
MNN:
POPE ON THE RUN
Posted on February 20, 2013
MNN. FEB. 19, 2013. The Pope suddenly resigned because of the documented
allegations of child rape, murder and genocide. He was a Nazi youth and
an SS officer, which conditioned him to be racist and a eugenicist. An
SS officer becomes the Pope!
Pope’s new Vatican uniform!
On December 21, 2012 the Pope said that child rape isn’t bad.
What is Basic Research?
Basic research is a political symbol. What is a "political symbol"? I
explain the notion of a political symbol in my recent paper on basic
research (here in PDF):
Elder and Cobb (1983) define a symbol as: ‘‘any object used by human beings
to index meanings that are not inherent in, nor discernible from, the
object itself.’’ They continue:
Literally anything can be a symbol: a word or a phrase, a gesture or an
event, a person, a place, or a thing. An object becomes a symbol when
people endow it with meaning value or significance.
In his classic essay, Sapir (1934) distinguishes tw... more »
Why does Jeff Zucker hate CNN?
Hot on the heels of CNN's embarrassing non-stop coverage of the poop ship,
the guy who is supposed to save the sinking ratings of CNN seems to believe
the secret to success is pushing out its best talent. Zucker clearly
reneged on his promise to give her a prime-time slot, so Soledad O'Brien is
likely leaving the station. And this is the understatement of the year so
far:
The source added, “Soledad is talented at producing in-depth, serious
pieces of journalism, and is a tough interviewer. That doesn’t seem to fit
the direction the network is going.”
Rather sad to watch what was o... more »
The Balkans aren't ready for investments
*Bulgarian government collapsed due to Czech-controlled electricity*
ČEZ, the Czech Power Group, is Central Europe's largest listed company with
market capitalization exceeding $17 billion. Its 70% remains state-owned
but the rest is large enough so that it's one of the two main movers of the
Prague Stock Exchange. Anyone trading stocks in Prague probably has some
stocks of ČEZ. The price is now just slightly above CZK 600.
*Three power companies share the Bulgarian grid. ČEZ and Energo-Pro have
headquarters in Czechia (the latter also does business in Georgia, Armenia,
Turkey), E... more »
How Dick Cheney Buried the Truth of His Iraq War
Dick Cheney has buried the truth of America's conquest of Iraq so deep* *that
he will himself be long dead and buried before the facts are ever exhumed.
It might have something to do with the annoying fact that the invasion of
Iraq was a war of aggression waged on the flimsiest of pretences and,
hence, the sort of war crime for which people have danced at the end of a
rope. People with that sort of problem like to keep the details quiet.* *
*Cheney's office, according to [William Leonard, former director of the
Information Security Oversight Office] took secrecy to excessive le... more »
TOP PEDOPHILE RINGS - AUSTRALIA
*AustraliaMatters.com ...*
*There are pedophile rings which include government officials, politicians,
TV executives, TV presenters and the police.*
*
*
*This is how it works worldwide.*
By *Reina Michaelson*
federaljack.com/ebooks/ / Dr Reina Michaelson - Declarepeace.org.uk /*
http://webcache*.
"My child abuse prevention organisation" was infiltrated by members of a
police-protected top pedophile ring in Australia.
"The members of the network include senior management and executives from a
major television network, media celebrities, high-ranking politicians,
police officers in... more »
The Hunger Games, Archery, and Racing to the Top
A major goal of PE is to introduce students to a variety of sports. In this
spirit, it is exciting that archery has become so popular. According to
“Archery coming to Frontier Middle School in Wentzville” (Feb 19), one of
the motivations for including archery in school is The Hunger Games.
But the message of The Hunger Games was not to get good at shooting arrows.
The message was the Capitol’s efforts to divert the districts’ attention
from the source of their problems, the Capitol’s oppression, and to devote
their energies to competing against each other in a cruel game of death.
H... more »
Legislative Brain Freeze - 951 Days and Counting
Brace yourself. If you're hoping, praying for a progressive advance in
America's Congress, *The Atlantic* has a sobering reality check for you.
The last time a major policy bill made it through the U.S. Senate was
951-days ago. It was back on July 15, 2010 that the Senate passed the
Dodd-Frank financial reform bill.
*If you're wondering whether President Obama's ambitious second-term agenda
has a chance to make it through Congress, this little fact might be worth
keeping in mind. Pessimistic analyses of the prospects for the Obama agenda
have mostly focused on the recalcitrant... more »
ABC NEWS: Rhode Island Records Show Inner Workings of Legion of Christ
http://abcnews.go.com/m/story?id=18506172
*Rhode Island Records Show Inner Workings of Legion of Christ *
By MICHELLE R. SMITH and NICOLE WINFIELD Associated Press
Feb 15, 2013, 5:07 PM
Documents detailing the dubious fundraising practices of a disgraced Roman
Catholic religious order called the* Legion of Christ *were released to the
public Friday, showing how the organization took control of an elderly
woman's finances and persuaded her to bequeath it $60 million.
The records include the first-ever depositions of high-ranking Legion
officials. They shed light on the inner worki... more »
Thoughts for the Brain... Geology vs Iain Duncan Smith
Here are a couple of stories to talk about. Firstly Geologists Erupt After
Iain Duncan-Smith Shelf-Stacking Jibe. If nothing else the headline is a
nice little pun. When Mr Bowel-Syndrome compares geology to shelf-stacking
he is of course having a go at Cait Reilly, a geology graduate who quite
rightly argued that stacking shelves for free in Poundland was a waste of
time when she was already volunteering in a museum and searching for work
herself. IBS really is a wretch. He is far too thin skinned to be in
politics if he feels the need to denigrate a woman in her twenties looking
... more »
Search of cellphone incident to arrest proper - password on phone might have changed decision
*R. v. Fearon*, 2013 ONCA 106 holds, on its facts, that a search of a
cellphone was proper as an incident of arrest. Note that the decision
might have been different if there was a password on the phone:
[57] This case is not significantly different from *Manley*. I
cannot conclude, in the circumstances of this case, that the original
examination of the contents of the cell phone fell outside the ambit of the
common law doctrine of search incident to arrest. Apparently, the cell
phone was turned “on” and it was not password protected or otherwise
“locked” to users other than... more »
Globe Helps You Meet Your Future Self
*What **drugs** are they on.... *
"Your 2023 self could really surprise you" by Carolyn Y. Johnson | Globe
Staff, January 04, 2013
The “end of history illusion.”* *
*
**Promoted by globe-kicking empire builders and their mouthpiece media for
centuries.*
“I have to tell you that never in my wildest dreams when I had a long
ponytail and was hitchhiking around the country and playing my guitar did
it occur to me that my greatest joy would be sitting next to the love of my
life, eating dinner on a TV tray, and watching ‘Jeopardy!’ ”
**************************
One implication of the ... more »
His Name is Bond
*Who really gives a s***?*
"What’s it like being named Bond, James Bond?" by Joseph P. Kahn | Globe
Staff, November 10, 2012
With “Skyfall,” the latest Bond movie, opening in the United States this
week and with 007 celebrating his silver anniversary on the silver screen,
the suave British spy shows no signs of fading away. He is the franchise
player for a multimedia juggernaut that cast even the Queen of England in
a parachute-packing supporting role at the London Olympics to hype the new
film. To millions, he is the coolest character on the planet. (Sorry, Harry
Potter.)
But... more »
When a calorie is not just a calorie
A story from Wired magazine reports that the traditional method for
counting the calorie content of food is inaccurate, because it ignores how
much energy the human body takes to process different preparations of the
same food. The findings were presented by a panel of researchers American
Association for the Advancement of Science.
... the panel reviewed a new spate of studies showing that foods are
processed differently as they move from our gullet to our guts and beyond.
They agreed that net caloric counts for many foods are flawed because they
don’t take into account the ene... more »
Obama Sneers at Climate Activists
Pollution BabyClimate activists marching in Washington, hopeful for
government action to address carbon emissions, are like Ciocio-san in *Madame
Butterfly*, waiting for her deceitful and fraudulent husband Pinkerton to
return to what was only ever intended to be a temporary sham marriage of
convenience (his convenience). Meanwhile, Pinkerton/Obama is away in
America/Florida where his heart really lies, wedding a proper Caucasian
wife/playing golf with Texas oil barons. Could he have chosen any way to
telegraph a more deliberate mockery of the protest?? Even Pinkerton had
the dec... more »
The Joy and Love of Po$ting
"City in talks over subsidies for Lovejoy Wharf" by Casey Ross | Globe
Staff, January 04, 2013
Mayor Thomas M. Menino’s administration is moving to give public funds to
the developers of a luxury residential, office, and retail complex next to
the TD Garden.
Boston officials on Thursday acknowledged that discussions are underway to
provide a *tax break or other subsidy* to the massive Lovejoy Wharf
complex. But even though the Boston Redevelopment Authority approved the
project last month, and granted a designation to make it eligible for
public funds, the Menino administrati... more »
Private Equity Slices Pizza Crust
*It's gotta be better than the sack lunch they gave us the other day.*
"Judge rejects lawyer’s bid for bankrupt pizzerias" by Jenn Abelson |
Globe Staff, January 03, 2013
A lawyer representing *former Upper Crust workers* has *lost a last-ditch
effort to buy* four of the company’s pizzerias and block their sale *to a
private equity firm* with ties to the bankrupt chain’s ousted founder.
On behalf of ex-employees who accuse Upper Crust of seizing their wages,
Shannon Liss-Riordan *submitted a purchase plan* late Wednesday to
bankruptcy Judge Henry J. Boroff that included an offer t... more »
Pittsfield Spitball
*Went a long way.*
"Armored truck maker in middle of debate on dollars and safety" by Callum
Borchers | Globe Staff, January 04, 2013
Newtown, Conn., had been the site of one homicide in the last 13 years
until a man wearing a bulletproof vest and fatigues, carrying three guns,
shot his way into an elementary school and killed 26 women and children
last month.
*
**Except it never happened, folks. *
*Sandy Hook: Could a Mock Shooter Drill be Mistaken for the Real Event?*
By grim coincidence, even as the terrible events were unfolding in Newtown
on Friday morning, the Putnam County... more »
Biofuel rush wiping out America’s grasslands at fastest pace since the 1930s Dust Bowl – Rates of grassland loss are ‘comparable to deforestation rates in Brazil, Malaysia, and Indonesia’
[image: Map of the U.S. Plains showing the percentage of grasslands that
were converted into corn or soybean fields between 2006 and 2011. Spurred
on by the rush for biofuels, farmers are digging up grasslands in the
northern Plains to plant crops at the quickest pace since the 1930s Dust
Bowl. Graphic: Wright and Wimberly, 2013]
By Brad Plumer
20 February 2013
(Washington Post) – America’s prairies are shrinking. Spurred on by the
rush for biofuels, farmers are digging up grasslands in the northern Plains
to plant crops at the quickest pace since the 1930s. While that’s been a ... more »
How Much Is That Politician In the Window?
As if America's corporatist politicians weren't already bought and sold the
United States Supreme Court may be about to open the doors to total and
absolute political corruption in American politics. The top court is being
asked to strike down caps on individual donations to U.S. politicians.
Team Koch - line up over here.
*This latest case threatens to demolish even the modest control that
government has over direct contributions. In McCutcheon v. Federal Election
Commission, Shaun McCutcheon, a political activist in Alabama, contributed
to 16 different candidates in federal r... more »
White Flight? London? Who Knew?
Demographic change has really swept over the City of London where the white
population now makes up just 45% of residents.
*It's estimated that 620,000 white Londoners have left since the turn of
the century.*
*
**The movement of the white British is often characterised as white flight
- the indigenous population forced out of their neighbourhoods by foreign
migrants. That may be part of the story, but ...the evidence suggests it is
also about working class aspiration and economic success. *
*London's dramatic loss of white British residents is represented by a
splash of yellow and... more »
So Long, Saul Steinberg
*I hope you are roasting in hell.*
"Saul P. *Steinberg*, one of the best-known *corporate raider*s of the
1980s, died Friday at his home in Manhattan. He was 73.
The Brooklyn-born son of a rubber manufacturer, Mr. Steinberg was ambitious
from a young age. A *portly man with a cherubic grin*, Mr. Steinberg
epitomized to many the excesses of the deal-making era of the 1980s. With
his wife, Gayfryd, he *lived a gilded life* for several years.
Besides his son, Jonathan, who is married to the CNBC anchor Maria
Bartiromo, Mr. Steinberg leaves his wife; a brother, Robert; two sisters,
Ron... more »
Carving Out Another Post
"Carver man accused of punching wife; Nine-year-old son called police" by
John Ellement and Michele Morgan Bolton | Globe Staff and Globe
Correspondent, December 26, 2012
Even as his parents tried to keep him silent, a 9-year-old boy told a
Carver police sergeant that his father had punched his mother in her mouth
on Christmas Day, the latest in a series of alleged acts of domestic
violence the boy has witnessed in the past four years, according to police.
In a report filed in Wareham District Court on Wednesday, Carver police
Sergeant Sheri A. Sarmento described the interview she... more »
Rush on Obama: A deranged mind...
*and proceeds to sum up sequestration beautifully. *
"This is not about compromise."
H/T Political Brambles
Hitler's Shadow - In the Service of the Fuehrer
Video found at the excellent website *Justice for Germans*. Another
phenomenal video by Wayne from Canada.
*It is the personal story of Karl Wilhelm Krause, who was the valet. of the
Fuehrer from 1934 to 1939, and was also responsible for his personal safety
and security. Through his daily contact with Adolf Hitler, and those of his
most intimate circle, both in his public life, as well as, inside the
Fuehrer’s private quarters, no one had access like Herr Krause. Nor was
anyone ever in a better position to observe Hitler; his personal habits,
character, and demeanor, and to ass... more »
Still on My Boston Globe Books
"Antiquated state laws stir modern-day worry" by Andrew Carden and Kristen
Lee | Globe Correspondents, January 03, 2013
The principal target for the repeal-minded legislators are 19th-century
laws that *criminalize abortion* if Roe v. Wade were to be reversed....
*
**In -- gasp -- Massachusetts?*
As recently as 2007 the Essex district attorney’s office used the 1845 law
to criminally charge a Lawrence woman who took an antiulcer drug to induce
a third-trimester abortion....
*
**Not as liberal as you thought we were. *
No one would expect that using *profanity at a sporting event*... more »
A Better Way to Buy Meat
Much of Europe is reeling from the discovery that many beef products have
been adulterated by the substitution of horse meat. Cases tend to be
mainly ground beef and processed or packaged foods containing meat such as
frozen pasta dishes.
The scandal has drawn attention to alternate means of sourcing safe meatproducts.
*Crowd funding schemes allow like-minded people to pool their money and
invest in businesses and charitable projects. Some farmers are using crowd
funding sites to raise funds to buy livestock, and offer discounted produce
in return.*
*Farmer Natalie Rose of Rosew... more »
A word from our new Ambassador of Religious Freedom
"Religion, artificially divorced from the public sphere, makes for an
impoverished politics at best, and a benighted political class at worst."
Our new Ambassador of Religious Freedom, Andrew P. W. Bennett, 2 years a
dean of Augustine College, is passionate about returning religious
discourse to public life.
Our "official secular religion", he argues two years ago here, "violates
freedom of religious expression."
Huh.
In April 2011, ImmMin Jason Kenney announced that Canada's religious
freedom office "would be modeled after the Office of International
Religious Freedom within t... more »
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