Tuesday, February 26, 2013

26 February - RSS SnapShot! Pt II

800 women strikers for peace on 47 St near the...800 women strikers for peace on 47 St near the UN Bldg / World Telegram & Sun photo by Phil Stanziola. Group of women from holding placards relating to the Cuban missile crisis and to peace. Wikipedia abstract: "Women Strike for Peace (WSP, also known as Women for Peace) is a United States women's peace activist group. It was founded by Bella Abzug and Dagmar Wilson, and was initially part of the movement for a ban on nuclear testing." (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

IPS - Inter Press Services

  • Q&A: South Korean Brands Invade Global Markets
    IPS U.N. Bureau Chief Thalif Deen Interviews SAMUEL KOO, chair of Korea's Presidential Council on Branding
  • All Eyes in Haiti on Duvalier Hearing
    Angry and frustrated, but also cautiously hopeful, victims, human rights advocates and the Haitian population are waiting for Thursday, Feb. 28, the day former dictator Jean-Claude “Baby Doc” Duvalier has been ordered to appear at a hearing to determine whether or not he will face charges for hu ...
  • Profits Before Safety in Pakistan’s Fact ...
    Twenty-seven-year-old Muhammad Arif works at a steel re-rolling mill in Lahore, capital of Pakistan’s northeastern Punjab province, producing steel ingots from scrap. He holds no letter of appointment, does not know the name of his employer, receives his weekly wages in cash from a contractor an ...
  • Peace and Dead Sea at a New Low
    This is the second of a two-part report on environmental and political issues over the proposal to feed the Dead Sea with water from the Red Sea.
  • Afghan Girls Give More Than Their Hands in Mar ...
    In Afghanistan, the maternal mortality rate is on the rise; hospitals are filling up with anaemic women and girls; and in over 200 districts, high schools are devoid of even a single female pupil. These issues are not unrelated – they are all products of a grave social problem in this coun ...

My AntiWar

CASMII - Campaign against Sanctions and Military Intervention in Iran

  • Even if Iran gets the Bomb, it won’t be worth ...
    Summary: 'All options remain on the table”, goes the mantra. This is code for saying that the West retains the choice of using military force to stop Iran acquiring a nuclear weapon. We’ll hear it repeated this week, as negotiations between Iran and the “P5 +1” (the permanent members of the U ...
  • Washington Is On a “Collision Course” with Teh ...
    Summary: The latest International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) report on Iran’s nuclear activities, which confirmed that the Islamic Republic is installing second-generation centrifuges—as it has been telling the Agency for some time it would do—has prompted predictable bloviation from the Oba ...
  • The P5+1 latest lackluster
    Summary: In anticipation of renewed talks between Iran and the P5+1 (the nuclear-armed permanent members of the U.N. Security Council - Russia, China, France, Britain and the United States - plus Germany) being held later this month in Almaty, Kazakhstan, anonymous Western officials have reve ...
  • Time to Face the Truth about Iran
    Summary: Fifty years ago, during the Cuban missile crisis, the United States faced what is frequently described as the defining challenge of the Cold War. Today, some argue that America is facing a similarly defining challenge from Iran’s nuclear activities. In this context, it is striking to ...
  • Make Tehran a Serious Offer
    Summary: Western leaders appear positively lackadaisical about striking a deal with Iran. As the New York Times recently reported, “Mr. Obama’s aides seem content with stalemate.” If the alleged threat from Iran’s nuclear program is so urgent that the United States—or Israel—would even consid ...

The Daily Galaxy

  • Saturn's 'Spring Sun' Lights Up Bizarre Polar ...
                   Saturn's polar hexagon was originally discovered in images taken by the Voyager spacecraft in the early 1980s. It encircled Saturn at about 77 degrees north latitude and was estimated to have a diameter wider than two Earths. The jet stream is believed to whip along the h ...
  • Naming Pluto's New Moons --Vulcan & Cerberus Lead
                                 The team that discovered Pluto's fourth moon in 2011 and its fifth last year has asked the public to vote on a list of 12 potential names, including Cerberus, Hercules and Orpheus. Tradition dictates that such names are taken from Greek and Roman mythology ...
  • NASA to Livestream Black Hole Observations Wed ...
                     NASA will host a news teleconference at 10 a.m. PST (1 p.m. EST), Wednesday, Feb. 27, to announce black hole observations from its newest X-ray telescope, the Nuclear Spectroscopic Telescope Array (NuSTAR), and the European Space Agency's XMM-Newton X-ray telescope. ...
  • White Dwarf Stars Offer Best Potential to Iden ...
                            "In the quest for extraterrestrial biological signatures, the first stars we study should be white dwarfs," said Avi Loeb, theorist at the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics (CfA) and director of the Institute for Theory and Computation. Even dying stars ...
  • NASA Joins Europe for Exploration of Jupiter's ...
                     NASA has selected key contributions to a 2022 European Space Agency (ESA) mission that will study Jupiter and three of its largest moons in unprecedented detail. The moons are thought to harbor vast water oceans beneath their icy surfaces. The mission will explore the ...

Natural News

  • If psychiatrists could give you the raw truth, ...
    Since knowing the truth sets you free, then truth should be psychiatry's primary medicine. Given that, psychiatrists should be the most insightful and direct people on earth. Doctors would be so effective at helping people heal emotional wounds that we'd almost have...
  • Low vitamin D levels increase breast cancer risks
    More evidence from a new study shows that lower vitamin D levels could be more hazardous to women because it leads to a higher risk of breast cancer. The latest research, conducted by scientists at the Westmead Breast Cancer Institute, Westmead Hospital, in New South...
  • Vaccine-induced strokes on the rise among youn ...
    Research that late last year identified an increased prevalence of stokes among younger populations has failed to properly identify and investigate all potential causes of this dire phenomenon. Since they have increasingly become associated with a range of other medical...
  • U.S. government joins lawsuit against Lance Ar ...
    Trouble for Lance Armstrong, the disgraced cyclist who has had all seven of his Tour de France titles stripped from him, just keeps mounting. Now, it seems, he will even have to endure the ire of the federal government. According to NBC News, sources said the Justice...
  • Four tips to cut processed foods from your die ...
    They're convenient, they're enticingly packaged, and for some people they're so addictively tempting that indulgence is a constant, uncontrollable urge. But processed foods are a collective Trojan horse of bad health just waiting to rear its nasty head when you least...

Threat Level

  • Supreme Court Thwarts Challenge to Warrantless ...
    The divided Supreme Court halted Tuesday a legal challenge to a once-secret warrantless surveillance project that gobbles up Americans' electronic communications, a program that Congress eventually legalized in 2008 and again in 2012.
  • Stuxnet Missing Link Found, Resolves Some Myst ...
    A new variant of the sophisticated cyberweapon known as Stuxnet has been uncovered by researchers and may have been released in 2007, two years earlier than previously uncovered versions of the code, according to research released Tuesday. The new variant ...
  • The Court of Public Opinion Is An Alternate Sy ...
    The court of public opinion is an alternate system of justice. It's very different from the traditional court system: This court is based on reputation, revenge, public shaming, and the whims of the crowd. Having a good story is more ...
  • ISPs Now Monitoring for Copyright Infringement
    The nation's major internet service providers on Monday said they are beginning to roll out an initiative to disrupt internet access for online copyright scofflaws. The so-called "Copyright Alert System" is backed by the President Barack Obama administration and was ...
  • Legalized Online Gambling Coming to a Computer ...
    That old adage of "What Happens in Vegas Stays in Vegas" might not apply to the digital age after Nevada's governor signed legislation legalizing online poker betting.

PERRspectives : Blog

  • About That Massive Cover-Up
    Ever since the tragic attack on the U.S. consulate in Libya that killed Ambassador Chris Stevens and three other Americans, "Benghazi" has been the Republican response to almost every question. Despite receiving the report of the State Department's Accountability Review Board (whose recommendati ...
  • Republicans Cheer as Woodward Moves from Plame ...
  • Boehner Admits Having "No Sense" of Job Losses ...
    Less than two weeks ago, Congressional Budget Office (CBO) Director Douglas Elmendorf warned the House Budget Committee that the looming March 1 sequester would have a devastating impact on U.S. employment. "We think that would reduce the level of employment at the end of the year," Elmendorf c ...
  • Meet Douglas Holtz-Eakin, Deficit Fraud
    Douglas Holtz-Eakin is everywhere. This week, the conservative economist and former director of the Congressional Budget Office co-authored a widely read--and widely panned--prescription for Republican health care reform. And for months, the President of the American Action Forum has used his ...
  • Bob Woodward Rewrites the History of the Sequester
    No account of how the United States ended up at the brink of the $1.2 trillion, ten-year budget sequester is complete without these two phrases: "debt ceiling hostage-taking" and "Super Committee." Nevertheless, in his grandstanding campaign to lay blame for the automatic spending cuts at Presi ...

Blackspot News Feed

  • THREE PANELS OPEN: Eric Grissom & David Halvorson
    Eric & David have a free download of the zero issue of their comic PLANET GIGANTIC here.
  • “Central Park Five”: New Film On How Police Ab ...
    An explosive new documentary looks at a case once referred to as "the crime of the century”: the Central Park Five. Many people have heard about the case -- but far too few know that innocent men were imprisoned as a result. The film tells the story of how five black and Latino teenagers were ar ...
  • Former GOP Strategist Kevin Phillips on the Ro ...
    With the Republican Party in a state of turmoil following Mitt Romney's loss three weeks ago, we begin today's show with a guest who was once one of the most influential Republican strategists. In 1969 Kevin Phillips wrote the groundbreaking book, "The Emerging Republican Majority." Newsweek des ...
  • Headlines for November 28, 2012
    Egypt: More than 200,000 Fill Tahrir Square in Biggest Protest Against Morsi, At Least 34 Dead in Syrian Car Bomb Blasts, Shiite Worshipers Among At Least 30 Killed in Iraq Explosions, Report: M23 Rebels Preparing to Leave Goma After Initially Defying Deadline, Bangladeshi Factory Managers Arres ...
  • Palestine Activism in the UK
    Across Britain growing numbers of people are acting in solidarity with Palestinians

Consortium News

TruthOut

  • Congress Must Debate the Libya War
    The US is now at war in a third Muslim country, according to the "official tally" (that is, counting Iraq, Afghanistan and Libya, but not Pakistan or Yemen, for example.) But Congress has never authorized or debated the US military intervention in Libya. (A sharply disputed claim holds ...
  • News in Brief: Daniel Ellsberg, Col. Ann Wrigh ...
    Daniel Ellsberg, Col. Ann Wright Among 30 Arrested for Protesting Against Abuse of Bradley Manningread more
  • In This Nuclear World, What Is the Meaning of ...
    In a nuclear crisis, life becomes a nightmare for those people trying to make sense of the uncertainties. Imaginably, the questions are endless. Radiation is invisible, how do you know when you are in danger? How long will this danger persist? How can you reduce the hazard to yourself and famil ...
  • Richard D. Wolff: "Personal Debts" (Video)
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  • Charmed Into Battle: How a Volunteering Vacati ...
    About to turn thirty, Conor Grennan planned a year-long trip around the world. He started his trip with a three-month stint volunteering in the Little Princes Orphanage in war-torn Nepal. What was supposed to be just a three-month experience changed Conor's life, and the lives of countless other ...

Planetsave

  • Eco-Friendly iPhone Covers
    There are a lot of products out there meant to enhance the iPhone. SD cards, headphones, bluetooth devices… things you add on to make the most of your mobile. Cases are probably the most popular, as they can be entirely customized to your specifications. I know I have seen some really cool ...
  • New Micro-Continent Discovered Underneath Huge ...
    Two islands located east off Madagascar – Réunion and Mauritius — have recently revealed they are hiding a micro-continent that was once a part of what is now Madagascar and India. The micro-continent — or continent fragment — known as Mauritia detached approximately 60 m ...
  • Higher Levels Of Toxic Metals In The Bodies Of ...
    New research from Arizona State University has revealed that children who are diagnosed with autism have considerably higher levels of numerous toxic metals in their blood and urine than compared to children not diagnosed with autism. The research was done by comparing fifty-five children diagno ...
  • New Imaging Technique Allows Real-Time Trackin ...
    Presenting at the annual Science conference in Boston last week, Dr, Robert H. Singer of Albert Einstein College of New York, captivated the packed room of scientists and science journalists with motion images of real-time messenger RNA activity in living (mouse brain) cells. The visualization i ...
  • Why Does Traditionally-Made Sourdough Bread Re ...
    Traditionally-made sourdough breads have a good degree of resistance to mold, in contrast with conventionally-made leavened bread. The exact mechanisms for this have been unclear. But now, new research has found that some of the bacteria used in sourdough production convert the linoleic acid tha ...

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Axis of Logic

  • Illuminati Planning Another Financial Crash? ...
    "The American people are being disenfranchised, disinherited, and enslaved." The PBS Documentary "The Warning" proves the Illuminati bankers deliberately sabotaged the financial system before 2008. This was not the first time nor will it be the last."Economic c ...
  • CIA directing arms shipments to Syria’s “rebel ...
    22 June 2012 CIA agents have been deployed to Turkey to organize the arming of the so-called rebels in Syria seeking the overthrow of the government of President Bashar al-Assad, the New York Times reported Thursday. The report, citing information provided by senior US officials as well a ...
  • UNASUR Foreign Ministers in Paraguay to Discus ...
    Río de Janeiro, June 21 (Prensa Latina) Foreign ministres from member countries of the Union of South American Nations (UNASUR) are scheduled to leave today for Paraguay to discuss the situation in that country in the wake of decisión by the Chamber of Deputies to open an impeachment against Pre ...
  • The Right Wing Move to Impeach Paraguay's Pres ...
    Editor's Note: Does this sound familiar to anyone? It was 3 years ago this month that democratically-elected President Zelaya was thrown out of office by a coup in Honduras backed by the US State Department. In January, 2010 we published Mike Whitney's article, In South America, left-wing presid ...
  • WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange speaks from E ...
    22 June 2012 Australian and US governments “playing word games”  WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange spoke out today from the Ecuadorian embassy in London about the escalating assault on his democratic rights and why he had been compelled to seek political asylum in Ecuador. Interviewed b ...

They Gave Us a Republic

  • You Can't Be "Serious"
    By @TedFrier Better late than never. In the very first months of the Obama administration in 2009 it was evident that the Republican Party's idea of bi-partisanship was a liberal Democratic president governing as a right wing Republican or not at all. With Republicans digging in their heels like ...
  • Political Class Exhibits GOP's Insanity
    By @TedFrier Any family forced to suffer the tragedy of mental illness or substance abuse (and what family hasn't?) knows that one consequence of living with a sick relative is that feeling of imprisonment you get being held hostage by your kinfolk's insanity and then having to rearrange your ow ...
  • CREDO Action Petition: right wingnut gun legis ...
    Overlooking the Missouri House chamber. A petition on CREDO Action has been started by Representative Stacey Newman (D): Stop Pro-NRA Bills Just to Attack Lawmakers To: Pro-NRA Legislators in the Missouri State Legislature Stop outrageous pro-NRA Missouri bills making it a felony to propose gun ...
  • OK, Let's Just ALL Quit Paying For "Stuff We D ...
    Okay, that's fricking it! I've had it and I can't take any more of the stupid that is wrapped in our daily dose of the lame old standby Tea Party/Conservative screed that the rich shouldn't be taxed to pay for shit they don't use. I have therefore come up with the following list of shit I don't ...
  • Conservatives Demand New Republican Party
    By @TedFrier Add one more name to the list of conservatives who are unimpressed with Republican efforts so far to reinvent themselves after the thumping they took in the last election. If Republicans are going to be successful in the future, writes Washington Post columnist Michael Gerson today ...

Care 2

  • Take Action: PETITION: Pass the Buffett Rule NOW!
    Support the Buffett Rule ensure that all Americans play by the rules, and pay their fair share. Submitted by J.L. A. to US Politics & Gov't  |   Note-it!  |   Add a Comment
  • Take Action:Tell USDA: I Support Healthy Options
    Roughly 40 percent of students buy a snack at school each day. Even if students eat a healthy lunch, research shows they often still consume excess calories from side dishes their cafeteria might serve, such as french fries. Submitted by J.L. A. to Health & Wellness  |   Note-it ...
  • Polish archaeologists in Sudan claim 'unique' ...
    Polish archaeologists working in Sudan have found remains of human settlements that appear to date back as far as 70,000 years. If confirmed, the discovery in the Affad Basin of northern Sudan will challenge existing theories that our distant ancestors Submitted by Marty Powell to Science & ...
  • Take Action: Tell the CA Legislature: "End Tax ...
    Support State Senator Ricardo Lara's Senate Bill 323, stripping tax exempt status from youth groups which ban LGBT members. Groups like the Boy Scouts of America shouldnt enjoy tax exempt status while practicing discrimination. Submitted by J.L. A. to Society & Culture  |   N ...
  • Take Action: Tell Congress to prevent cuts to ...
    Unless Congress takes action by Friday, March 1st, every federal program, including diabetes research and prevention programs, will be cut dramatically through across-the-board funding reductions known as sequestration. Submitted by J.L. A. to Health & Wellness  |   Note-it! &nbs ...

Smirking Chimp

Paul Krugman

No Quarter

  • Oscar Open Thread
    How many of you are watching the Oscar’s tonight? I think Barack Obama deserved to be nominated for best actor. His hysteria and weeping over the last week while pretending “he don’t know nuthin about birthin” that sequester, is truly award winning chutzpah. Now, as I hav ...
  • John Kiriakou Goes to Prison
    God bless Code Pink. Now, I don’t agree with many of their policy positions, but at least they practice what they believe. I am fed up, disgusted by the politicians who make a promise but, when it comes to standing firm, fold like a portable card table. I applaud Code Pink for having the c ...
  • The Sequester Bamboozle
    Boy. Listening to the caterwauling from Obama and some Republicans over the impending sequester, one would think this is the result of magic and forces beyond human control. If I did not know better I would swear this is what the Mayan prophets had in mind when the warned about the end of the lo ...
  • Worrying Economic Signs
    While some in the media continue to indulge the fantasy that we are in a booming recovery (Shep Smith on FOX is one of these clowns), the actual news is disturbing and alarming. First, there is Japan: GDP data reveal Japan mired in recession . . . The yen has fallen by about 16 per [...]
  • Update on the Benghazi Talking Points
    Man, Susan Rice does not know when to be quiet. She appeared Thursday night on the Daily Show: Appearing on The Daily Show with host Jon Stewart last night, U.N. Ambassador Susan Rice addressed the ongoing criticism of the administration of President Barack Obama and its handling of the attack o ...

Futurismic

  • Science fiction and science, part II: smashing ...
    So, last week saw me take the train down to London in order to give a presentation on science fiction narratives as strategic planning tools to the Strategic Special Interest Group of the British Academy of Management. (That’s neither a topic or audience I’d have ever expected to add ...
  • Science fiction and science, part I: you’re do ...
    *blows dust off microphone* I’ve been absent from here for a while because I’ve been working on other things, but those things are very much related to Futurismic as a project, both in terms of what it has been, and what it will be. More on that later, though. I want to get things ba ...
  • Hope for a Global Spring?
    Perhaps it’s because of the economy is beginning – finally – to pick up in the US. Perhaps it is because I’m sick to death of bad election-year politics, so I’m looking at anything else that comes along of interest. Maybe it’s even because I wrote about creative destruction the last time I did a ...
  • The only way to change your past is to steal s ...
    I get a fairly regular flow of emails about independent film projects. Most of them, to be honest, bounce straight off me – which says less about their quality than it does about my own taste in cinema. Independent cinema – like independent music and literature – has lots of pr ...
  • Censorship: I’m guilty as charged
    So, I stand accused of censorship by someone whose comment I declined to approve on this post. I figure anyone willing to throw around accusations of censorship is probably a big fan of radical transparency; hence, by way of amelioration, here is the digital papertrail for the full exchange. (Em ...

Mountaintop Removal

  • The Few and the Many: Linking a Campaign to a ...
    Huffington Post The Few and the Many: Linking a Campaign to a Movement Huffington Post Realizing the importance of having a campaign with a specific target, we chose to focus on PNC Bank's financing of mountaintop removal coal mining. The Pennsylvania-based bank with Quaker roots was one of ...
  • Remembering The Coal Tragedy At Buffalo Creek ...
    Remembering The Coal Tragedy At Buffalo Creek unEARTHED, from Earthjustice (blog) Stop Mountaintop Removal Mining. Mountaintop removal is a destructive form of strip mining in which explosives are used to blast off the tops of mountains in order to reach the coal seams that lie underneath.
  • Committed to cutting kilowatts, and heck on wh ...
    UC Berkeley Committed to cutting kilowatts, and heck on wheels UC Berkeley What coal mining “did to them,” as she puts it, and what it continues to do to the land – via mountaintop-removal and strip technologies – grieves this “proud hillbilly.” “Every time I go back home there's a new mount ...
  • OOPS Fights Dirty - KSU | The Sentinel Newspaper
    KSU | The Sentinel Newspaper OOPS Fights Dirty KSU | The Sentinel Newspaper Eric Blevins, a member of a mountaintop removal prevention group and Seth Gunning a campaign organizer for the Georgia chapter of the Sierra Club, a conservationist organization, talked about mountaintop removal and the ...
  • Conservatives Attacking Ashley Judd Mistakenly ...
    Conservatives Attacking Ashley Judd Mistakenly Focus On Her Awesome ... Wonkette (satire) On her decision not to have kids with her husband: “It's unconscionable to breed, with the number of children who are starving to death in impoverished countries.” On her comparing mountaintop removal t ...

Memeorandum

  • Senate approves Hagel for Defense secretary af ...
    Fox News: Senate approves Hagel for Defense secretary after historic nomination fight  —  The Senate approved Chuck Hagel's nomination for Defense secretary Tuesday, ending a contentious battle that exposed deep divisions over the president's Pentagon pick.  —  A ...
  • Senate Backs Hagel for Defense Post (Sara Murr ...
    Sara Murray / Wall Street Journal: Senate Backs Hagel for Defense Post  —  WASHINGTON—The Senate on Tuesday confirmed Chuck Hagel as the nation's next defense secretary largely along party lines, after several Republicans earlier in the day ended their effort to stop a vot ...
  • Hagel wins confirmation to lead Pentagon (Paul ...
    Paul Kane / Washington Post: Hagel wins confirmation to lead Pentagon  —  Chuck Hagel won confirmation Tuesday to become defense secretary over objections to his views on Middle East security and the administration's handling of an attack on a U.S. consulate in Libya.  &mda ...
  • Apple Joins Morgan Stanley to Back Gay Marriag ...
    Greg Stohr / Bloomberg: Apple Joins Morgan Stanley to Back Gay Marriage at Supreme Court  —  Dozens of companies, including Apple Inc. (AAPL) and Morgan Stanley (MS), are planning to urge the U.S. Supreme Court to legalize same-sex marriage nationwide, saying bans in 41 states h ...
  • Immigration and Customs Enforcement Frees Deta ...
    Elise Foley / The Huffington Post: Immigration and Customs Enforcement Frees Detainees As Sequester Looms  —  WASHINGTON — Immigration and Customs Enforcement released some people from immigrant detention facilities across the country on Monday in response to looming feder ...

Energy & Environment News

5+ quakes - 7 days

  • M 5.4, near the east coast of the Kamchatka Pe ...
    Tuesday, February 26, 2013 21:43:48 UTC Wednesday, February 27, 2013 09:43:48 AM at epicenterDepth: 133.80 km (83.14 mi)
  • M 5.0, Ryukyu Islands, Japan
    Tuesday, February 26, 2013 20:44:57 UTC Wednesday, February 27, 2013 05:44:57 AM at epicenterDepth: 28.20 km (17.52 mi)
  • M 5.2, Fiji region
    Tuesday, February 26, 2013 19:57:55 UTC Wednesday, February 27, 2013 07:57:55 AM at epicenterDepth: 611.20 km (379.78 mi)
  • M 5.1, Dominican Republic region
    Tuesday, February 26, 2013 17:07:34 UTC Tuesday, February 26, 2013 01:07:34 PM at epicenterDepth: 8.00 km (4.97 mi)
  • M 5.1, Tonga
    Tuesday, February 26, 2013 15:57:31 UTC Wednesday, February 27, 2013 04:57:31 AM at epicenterDepth: 44.10 km (27.40 mi)

China Dialogue

  • 中国动物保&#2525 ...
    彼得·李表示，过去对动物的怜悯曾经被认为是“反革命的”，但如今年轻一代越来&# ...
  • 中国海外投&#3616 ...
    伴随着中国企业的海外扩张，其腐败、工人待遇、缺乏社会交流和公关协调等问题也 ...
  • 莫桑比克海&#2373 ...
    本来是市场和犯罪网络造成的破坏，出生入死的渔民却要被当作替罪羊莫桑比克海岸 ...
  • 环保机构对&#2906 ...
    罗伯特۰梅在接受中外对话采访时说，民间组织和学术界需要拓宽工作重点以帮助人& ...
  • 智能手机能&#2154 ...
    一篇新报告指出，“众包”出行能够为中国城市减排减压中国城市超常的增长已经为&# ...

AlterNet Top Stories

  • The Blind Sheikh: A Flashpoint for Terror 20 Y ...
     February 26th, 2013, the 20th anniversary of the World Trade Center bombing, which killed six and injured a thousand, may be the latest proof of George Santayana’s prediction that “those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it.” Why? Because ...
  • Christians Protest Yoga in Schools -- But Welc ...
    The following is reprinted with permission from Religion Dispatches. You can sign up for their free daily newsletter here.When is touching your toes just touching your toes, and when is it an effort to indoctrinate small children in Hinduism?That is the question that emerged from re ...
  • Atheist Group Created at Christian School Want ...
    A group of students who attend the Texas Christian University have created an atheist organization, and they now want official recognition from their school. The Christian News Networkreports that the group is called the “Freethinking Frogs,” a reference to the school mascot. The ...
  • Everybody Listen Up! The Deficit Is Actually S ...
    There is no deficit problem. The deficit is down 50 percent as a share of gross domestic product just since President Bush’s fiscal year 2009 deficit and is falling at the fastest rate since the end of World War II. Yet the Washington debate is about how and where to cut us back i ...
  • Physicist: If All Science Were Run Like Mariju ...
     In the face of obstacles to marijuana research from both the Drug Enforcement Administration and the National Institute on Drug Abuse, a theoretical physicist at the California Institute of Technology and one-time MacArthur Fellow is calling out the federal ...

Threat Level

  • Supreme Court Thwarts Challenge to Warrantless ...
    The divided Supreme Court halted Tuesday a legal challenge to a once-secret warrantless surveillance project that gobbles up Americans' electronic communications, a program that Congress eventually legalized in 2008 and again in 2012.
  • Stuxnet Missing Link Found, Resolves Some Myst ...
    A new variant of the sophisticated cyberweapon known as Stuxnet has been uncovered by researchers and may have been released in 2007, two years earlier than previously uncovered versions of the code, according to research released Tuesday. The new variant ...
  • The Court of Public Opinion Is An Alternate Sy ...
    The court of public opinion is an alternate system of justice. It's very different from the traditional court system: This court is based on reputation, revenge, public shaming, and the whims of the crowd. Having a good story is more ...
  • ISPs Now Monitoring for Copyright Infringement
    The nation's major internet service providers on Monday said they are beginning to roll out an initiative to disrupt internet access for online copyright scofflaws. The so-called "Copyright Alert System" is backed by the President Barack Obama administration and was ...
  • Legalized Online Gambling Coming to a Computer ...
    That old adage of "What Happens in Vegas Stays in Vegas" might not apply to the digital age after Nevada's governor signed legislation legalizing online poker betting.

Equality Trust

  • UK Drug Policy Commission Report published today
    The UK’s approach to drug policy appears simplistic in several ways. Seeing all drug use as invariably problematic can reduce the cost-effectiveness of policy. Equally, drug problems need to be seen and addressed within their wider social and economic context; entrenched drug problems appear to ...
  • The Spirit Level Documentary Film
    We're delighted to introduce The Spirit Level Documentary - a forthcoming film based on the best-selling book, which will show why a more equal society is better for us all. Find out more...    
  • Act Local = Reduce the Gap
    Find out more about our new campaign: Act Local = Reduce the Gap
  • We work in partnership with One Society
    Visit the website of One Society which works in partnership with The Equality Trust. One Society draws on a wealth of research which shows that large divides in income at the top and bottom of society – beyond ‘proportional rewards’ – are damaging to our economy and society, not just for those ...
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    Read the latest edition of our supporter newsletter  

PDA AMERICA

  • Wikiarguments: A Practical Plan to Get Big Mon ...
    Wikiarguments: A Practical Plan to Get Big Money Out of Politics By Carmen Yarrusso There are a thousand hacking at the branches of evil to one who is striking at the root.”–Henry David Thoreau Clearly, our government ...
  • IOT: Healthcare for All Jan Call
    Call – Healthcare for All IOT Date – Jan 18, 2011 Agenda: 1. Introductions—Dr. Bill Honigman, PDA Healthcare for All IOT coordinator and California State Coordinator 2. National Single Payer Movement—Katie Robbins, Healthcare-NOW! 3. States Single Payer Movement–Chuck Pennacchi ...
  • PDA Weekly Field Report 1/7/2011 – 1/18/2011
    Little Victories! Field Site: onenationpda.org California ADEM elections: Congratulations to all our PDA California friends and allies who completed a sweep up and down at the state at the recent CA Democratic Party Delegate elections. This will put the ...
  • War is a Crime: Join In For Justice
    WarIsACrime.org JOIN IN FOR JUSTICE! 1/17/11 Washington, D.C., and Quantico, Va. Protest of FBI Raids and Bradley Manning Imprisonment http://www.defendingdissent.org/action/Events.htm 1/18/11 Washington, D.C. Panel with Rep. Rush Holt, Emily Berman from the Brennan Center for Justice, Shah ...
  • An American Suicide Terrorist
    William John Cox The shooter of Congresswoman Gifford acted as a domestic suicide terrorist on the political “battleground” of American politics. His YouTube postings and “goodby” phone messages are ominously reminiscent of the traditional farewell videos ...

Marler Blog

  • Employees with Salmonella Should not be on the Job
    During the time period of the outbreak, April 18 to April 30, 2002, over 7,000 people ate at the Western Sizzlin’ restaurant in Spruce Pine, North Carolina.  The Health Department... Continue Reading
  • Salmonella in Cucumbers and Pistachios, thanks ...
    What would we do without efoodalert? Food Safety Recall: Altiza Inc. (Chula Vista, CA) recalls Malichita brand Cucumbers (44 lbs/box; Lot #MA012304), due to possible Salmonella contamination. The recalled product was distributed in... Continue Reading
  • Hugh Pennington, if you eat raw horse meat, ke ...
    I like microbiologist Hugh Pennington, emeritus professor of bacteriology at Aberdeen University.  I have read many of his books and shared a few stages with him over the years.  I... Continue Reading
  • Hepatitis A Risk at Hooters and Whiskey Warehouse
    I must admit that I had a “business meeting” at a Hooters with several lawyers – all male – in Milwaukee several years ago.  I must also admit that I... Continue Reading
  • Food Fraud in US? Who Knows?
    JoNel Aleccia, Staff Writer for NBC News posted an interesting article yesterday: “Horse meat in the US? Unlikely, but tests are rare.” I have been wondering when the food fraud... Continue Reading

AutoblogGreen

  • Video: Toyota sizzle reel gives better look at ...
    Filed under: Concept Cars, Toyota, Design/Style, Electric Toyota is taking the tiny tandem Tango to Tron town. In a teaser video for the new i-Road, debuting at the Geneva Motor Show next week, we catch a light-bike-like glimpse of Toyota's quirky tandem-seat concept. We still don't know much ...
  • Official: Mercedes AMG and Cigarette Racing de ...
    Filed under: Etc., Marketing/Advertising, Mercedes-Benz, Electric Take the Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG E-Cell, stretch it and take off the wheels then make it float and you've basically got the just-unveiled Cigarette AMG Electric Drive Concept. Powered by an all-electric powertrain that offers 2,2 ...
  • Report: Coda Automotive undergoes "massive lay ...
    Filed under: Sedan, Hirings/Firings/Layoffs, Earnings/Financials, Electric Plug In Cars is reporting that there have been "massive layoffs" at California electric vehicle startup Coda Automotive. Apparently, more than 50 employees, "including a substantial part of its sales and marketing staf ...
  • Los Angeles: Ford Fusion wins 2013 Green Car O ...
    Filed under: LA Auto Show, Hybrid, Sedan, Ford After three years that saw a diesel, a plug-in and a natural gas vehicle win Green Car Journal's Green Car of the Year award, the Ford Fusion won the title this year at the start of the second day of the LA Auto Show. The Fusion was nominated in ...
  • Quick Spin: 2014 Ford Fiesta 1.0-liter EcoBoost
    Filed under: Budget, Hatchback, Ford, Quick Spins There's an analogy to diesel engines hiding in the new Ford Fiesta with the 1.0-liter EcoBoost powerplant. There's still a segment of the population that has bad memories of diesel engines, and that makes it harder for Audi or Volkswagen to se ...

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Invisible Opportunity

  • Vaccine-induced strokes on the rise among youn ...
    by: Ethan A. Huff, staff writer (NaturalNews) Research that late last year identified an increased prevalence of stokes among younger populations has failed to properly identify and investigate all potential causes of this dire phenomenon. Since they have increasingly become associated with a ra ...
  • Mexican official: CIA ‘manages’ dr ...
    Chris Arsenault Last Modified: 24 Jul 2012 14:16 The CIA refused to comment directly on the allegations of complicity made by a low-level Mexican official [Reuters] Juarez, Mexico – The US Central Intelligence Agency and other international security forces “don’t fight drug tra ...
  • US farmers flood fields with dangerous poison ...
    by: Jon Rappoport (NaturalNews) You’re a farmer. Season after season, you watch your fields being taken over by Monsanto superweeds, which are resistant to the herbicide Roundup. What are you going to do? You’re locked in. You’re buying your GMO seeds from Monsanto, and the foo ...
  • CDC bioterror labs cited for security flaws in ...
    Alison Young, USA TODAY1:15p.m. EST February 26, 2013 Laboratories at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have been repeatedly cited in private government audits for failing to properly secure potential bioterror agents such as anthrax and plague, and not training employees who work w ...
  • U.S. sicker than rest of developed world—nutri ...
    Brittany McNamara and Patrick Rea A new report released last month found that Americans are unhealthier than 16 other developed countries. The report, which was compiled by the National Research Council and the Institutes of Medicine, found that, despite the fact that Americans spend the most mo ...

Global Insights

  • Less Than a Week Away
    We encourage you to register for Awake and Aware.George Green will be a featured speaker.September 19th & 20th • Burbank, CAClick here for Tickets & Reservations 
  • The Georgia Guidestones
    On one of the highest hilltops in Elbert County, Georgia stands a huge granite monument. Engraved in eight different languages on the four giant stones that support the common capstone are 10 Guides, or commandments. That monument is alternately referred to as The Georgia Guidestones, or the ...
  • The Creation
    THE CREATION (A recent message given to George Green from the "guys upstairs") We are pleased to bring understanding and clarification on what is the Creation. This is a challenge because your language of communication has not the words for describing this conception of Creation. So as not to pu ...
  • The Long Emergency: Surviving the Converging C ...
    In his previous books, James Kunstler focused on the shortsighted vision of suburban planning; now he expands that view to the country's urban growth challenges and the need to drastically change our current course of auto and oil dependency. The Long Emergency is filled with history plus eye-op ...
  • About George Green
    Dear Friends, Thank you for your interest in our catalog of unusual and informative materials. The knowledge gained will give you choices in the days ahead and lessons of discernment as the chaos increases. It is necessary for those of you who are now in the "know" so to speak, to begin to fo ...

Twilight Earth

  • Cartoon caption contest
    Take a look at the cartoon below and enter your caption idea in the comment section (more ifo on prize, etc. below the cartoon). Eligible captions will be those posted on my site, Elephant Journal, Wend Magazine, PlanetSave, Eco-Snobbery Sucks, Ecolutionist, Ecopolitology, and Twilight Earth. Wi ...
  • Exposed: Why the GOP wants to eliminate Clean ...
    Whether we can believe this see-through-elephant-trunk footage or not, the possibility that elephants have a triple fitration system within their trunks has to have some credence. Otherwise, why on earth would leading Republicans try to make it easier for big polluters to further pollute the air ...
  • Apples may lose trees [cartoon]
    The rest of Joe Mohr’s cartoons, and cartoon updates and other green news on Twitter @GreenCartoons. Related posts:The Aging Activist Monsanto Gets Beat–May Lose Beets (cartoon) Eco-Snobbery Sucks: The Cartoon Related posts:The Aging Activist Monsanto Gets Beat–May Lose Beets (cartoo ...
  • Mixed message from USDA chief Vilsack [cartoon]
    US Ag Secretary, Tom Vilsack tells us to eat more natural foods a few days after fully deregulating GMO alfalfa…I’m confused. Confused as well? Read the links below and try to figure out this mess. From The New York Times: Government’s Dietary Advice: Eat Less From Elephant Journal: ...
  • BREAKING: Deleted Monsanto cartoon panel, leaked!
    Unlike the former Monsanto cartoon on this subject, this version shows a bit more clearly who surrendered the future of organic agriculture to Monsanto. There’s been a lot of talk from both sides (organic and biotech) about compromise. That is misleading and almost laughable (read: cryable ...

Fabius Maximus

  • Who lies to us the most? Left or Right?
    Summary:  Finally an answer to a vexing question! Left or Right in America, who has the greater contempt for truth? Which tribe exaggerates the most in their propaganda?  Looking at the big picture of America, the answer seems obvious.  Considerable efforts gets expended to hide the answer.  In ...
  • The World of Wonders: Everybody Goes Nuts Toge ...
    Summary:  We live in an age of wonders, in which things unforeseen — or even unimagined — become daily fare for the news, or remain unremarked.  This is the third chapter in this series, attempting to open your eyes to the amazing things taking place.  Today we have the second half o ...
  • The World of Wonders: Monetary Magic applied t ...
    Summary:  We live in an age of wonders, in which things unforseen — even unimagined — become daily fare for the news, or even remain unremarked.  This is the second chapter in this series, attempting to open your eyes to the amazing things taking place.  Today we have a guest post by ...
  • The world of wonders: Democratic Party takes c ...
    Summary:  We’ll take a break on the FM website from exploring our future (seen in the seeds of today) to look at our present.  We are surrounded by wonders, ranging from the never-before-seen (our monetary and fiscal stimulus policies) to the hail of unexpected technologies. Even in the mu ...
  • Public employee unions – an anvil chaine ...
    Summary:  The Democratic Party has received one of the greatest boons possible in the madness of its major opponent. But they have a burden that offsets much of this advantage in their core supporters — attorneys and public employee unions. The former exract their benefits from society lik ...

WIRED Magazine | Science

  • Wired Science Space Photo of the Day: Hot Spac ...
    XMM-Newton EPIC (blue) and CTIO optical H-alpha (red) and [O III] (green) images of the bubble S308 around the Wolf-Rayet star HD 50896. The large angular size of this WR bubble required the acquisition of a mosaic of four XMM-Newton ...
  • The Ever-Changing Forest Comes to Life in This ...
    Immerse yourself in the sights and sounds of a year in the forest with this beautiful time-lapse video. The film comes from filmmaker and photographer Samuel Orr, who spent nearly two years in a small house at the edge of ...
  • Spider-Man Physics: How Real Is the Superhero?
    Spider-Man might be a fictional superhero, but at least two of his tricks exist in the real world. Now, scientists have shown that it's possible spin silk strong enough to stop a train, and are crafting a new, super-sensory suit ...
  • Ask DIY Space Designers Kristian and Cameron A ...
    Ever wanted to build a rocket and shoot yourself into space? Now's your chance to find out how from someone who is really doing it. DIY space capsule designer Kristian von Bengtson (who blogs for Wired Science at Rocket Shop) and ...
  • Wired Science Space Photo of the Day: Young St ...
    This image shows an object known as HH 151, a bright jet of glowing material trailed by an intricate, orange-hued plume of gas and dust. It is located some 460 light-years away in the constellation of Taurus (The Bull), near ...

PakAlert

  • Gaining Momentum: Now 44 Gun Companies Have St ...
    The list of companies that have stopped selling firearms and ammunition to law enforcement agencies in states that are restricting the Second Amendment has more than doubled since Wednesday and is more than five times larger than just one week ago. There are 44 companies on our list, with more b ...
  • The Second American Civil War: Why It Has To H ...
    The Federal government is gunning for YOU! It is true, how else can the DHS’s purchase of TWO BILLION HOLLOW POINT BULLETS be explained? The Government is purchasing HOLLOW POINT bullets in bulk to be fiscally responsible…for the FIRST time ever? No. Hollow Point bullets are not target rounds, t ...
  • Conn. lawmakers ask Zuckerberg to take down Ne ...
    Three lawmakers from Connecticut have written a letter to Facebook founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg requesting that pages being used to harass or exploit the families of the victims of the Newtown shootings be taken down. “It has come to our attention that Facebook has received multiple reques ...
  • Obama Administration Moves Forward on Climate ...
    President Barack Obama is tired of waiting for Congress to move on legislation to reduce carbon emissions, and his administration is poised to move forward on actions to do just that—including a move that will effectively eliminate the possibility of any new coal plant opening in the United Stat ...
  • Our Children Don’t Want to Live Under the New ...
    rowing up is filled with challenges, disappointments, excitement and anticipation of the future. Growing up should contain some measure of enjoyment and the self-satisfaction that the pride in our own personal growth can bring. However, for too many of our soon-to-be young adults, life is filled ...

Andy Worthington

  • Photos: From Mile End to Bow and Stratford on ...
    From Mile End to Bow and Stratford on a Summer’s Day, a set on Flickr. This photo set, the 80th in my ongoing project to photograph the whole of London by bike, which I began last May, is the second of three that precedes and follows on from a set I published last July, entitled, [...]
  • Radio: Guantánamo, Black Sites and Torture &#8 ...
    On Friday, following the publication of my article “America’s Disappeared” on the website of the Future of Freedom Foundation, I was interviewed by Scott Horton, with whom I have been talking since August 2007, when he first picked up on my Guantánamo work, and then followed up ...
  • URGENT: Save the NHS Now! Legislation Enforcin ...
    UPDATE 7.30pm, Feb. 25: The campaigning group 38 Degrees has now launched its own official petition calling for a debate on the provisions for implementing enforced competition in almost all NHS services, which the Tories had been hoping would pass in a month’s time without even being noti ...
  • Adventures in History: Photos of the Mile End Road
    Adventures in History: The Mile End Road, a set on Flickr. This is the 79th photo set in my ongoing project to photograph the whole of London by bike, which I began last May. I currently have around 8,000 photos to publish, to add to the 1,500 or so I have already published, so it [...]
  • America’s Disappeared
    Injustices do not become any less unjust the longer they are not addressed, and when it comes to the “war on terror” launched by President Bush following the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, those injustices continue to fester, and to poison America’s soul. One of those ...

Glenn Greenwald - Salon

The BiPartisan Report

Sciencebase

  • Sciencebase Twitter archive
    Now, that almost anyone can download an archive of all their twitter activity, there are a few neat things you can do with the data once you’ve got it. For instance, you could upload it all to your Google Drive, set the folder as public and let anyone trawl through all your old tweets. So, ...
  • Meteorite map malarkey
    As is obvious within a few seconds of having tweeted the map purportedly showing “every meteorite that has hit Earth since 2300 BC”, the map actually just shows where the people are and where people have recorded meteorite impacts. The first comment on the Gizmodo item puts this quit ...
  • Exercise, alcohol, fruit and veg
    There was a strike at the BBC yesterday, so the usual “You and Yours” on Radio 4 was replaced with an annotated compilation of recent in-depth reports by Michael Moseley from past episodes (I believe). It made for an interesting alternative podcast listen on my dog-walk today. He dis ...
  • Five major challenges to avoid food crunch
    Growing population and an increasing poverty gap are major challenges for global food security especially when the issue of biofuels produced from crops is introduced. According to Tahereh Alavi Hojjat of DeSales University, in Center Valley, Pennsylvania, USA, governments around the world must ...
  • Sciencebase to be grilled by Cambridge student ...
    UPDATE: 2012-02-13 It’s on again and this year I can offer a little advice on how to get a popular science book published if any students are interested in hearing my thoughts on that. Also, I’ve dropped the price for students on the PDF version of Deceived Wisdom for the next couple ...

Common Dreams -News

  • Manning's Right to a Speedy Trial Not Violated ...
    Bradley Manning has not had his rights violated while waiting in a cell for almost three years before being granted a trial, judge Colonel Denise Lind ruled in a pre-trial hearing Tuesday. read more
  • In 'Disturbing Decision' Supreme Court Rejects ...
    In what the ACLU has described as a "disturbing decision," the U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday rejected a challenge brought by human rights groups, journalists and others against the federal government's warrantless wiretapping program. The FISA Amendments Act of 2008 the groups chal ...
  • Big Winner in Italian Election? The Five Star ...
    Massive crowd in Milan's Duomo square at a 'Tsunami Tour' rally of Beppe Grillo, comedian-turned-political activist, in Milan, Italy, in this Feb. 19, 2013 photo. Grillo describes himself merely as the spokesman or “guarantor” of the Five Star Movement. (AP Photo/Alessandro Treves) ...
  • BP Trial Shows 'Culture of Greed' Led to Deepw ...
    BP failed to implement a safety plan on the Deepwater Horizon drilling rig despite obvious risks of a blowout in the Gulf of Mexico, the first witness in BP's civil trial for the 2010 disaster testified on Tuesday. "There is ample evidence of intense pressure within the system to save t ...
  • 'Collusion With Austerity' Will Sink Obama, sa ...
    As the deadline of the so-called "budget sequestration" nears, progressives are warning President Obama that his obsession with giving credence to the "cut the deficit" antics of Republicans is a trap and that if Democrats don't jettison the failed "economics of aust ...

Lifehacker

  • Internet Explorer 10 Now Available for Windows 7
    The latest version of Internet Explorer comes with Windows 8, but if you've decided not to upgrade, you can finally download Internet Explorer 10 today. More »
  • Google+ Adds Sign-In, Allowing Third-Party App ...
    One glaring omission from Google+ was the lack of third-party app support, preventing you from sharing activity from certain apps and more. Today Google released sign-in for Google+ so developers can offer greater options. More »
  • Backupify Migrator Moves One Google Apps Accou ...
    When you've got data in one Google Apps account and need it in another, manual migration can take a bit of work. Some data you can't even migrate. Backupify's new Migrator tool changes that by automating the entire process. More »
  • Hacker Challenge: Share Your Best DIY Laptop Hack
    Welcome, Lifehackers, to our next Hacker Challenge! Each week, we issue a new challenge. You get until Sunday to prepare your submission and send it to us. That gives you a few days to think about it and a whole weekend to work it up. Our editors pick the best submissions and our favorite ...
  • Format Your Resume So It Gets Past Applicant S ...
    Before your resume gets in the hands of a hiring person, it will probably first have to go through screening software designed to weed out the "good" resumes from the "bad." Besides carefully crafting your resume to get past those screeners, you may also need to format your resume so it do ...

Water Privatization

Guardian

  • Manning prosecution may call Navy Seal to test ...
    Government to call 'John Doe' American who may have been involved in Bin Laden raid to prove Manning 'aided the enemy'The US government is planning to call an American, possibly one of the 22 Navy Seals involved in the Abbottabad raid that killed Osama bin Laden, to give evidence at the trial of ...
  • Dominique Strauss-Kahn fails to have kiss-and- ...
    Former IMF chief did win a court order insisting a card outlining his objections should be placed inside every copy of the bookDominique Strauss-Kahn has failed to have a kiss-and-tell book by an old mistress banned but won a court order insisting a card outlining his objections should be indivi ...
  • US Senate approves Chuck Hagel as Obama's next ...
    Former senator from Nebraska approved to replace Panetta with support of four Republicans after bitter confirmation battleAfter one of the lengthiest and most bitter confirmation fights in recent history, the Senate on Tuesday voted to confirm Chuck Hagel as president Barack Obama's next secreta ...
  • Police failed to investigate sex attacks acros ...
    A man accused of rape was allowed to walk free and kill two children as a result of a policy to manipulate crime statisticsA man accused of rape was allowed to walk free and later kill two children as a result of a "disturbing" police policy to manipulate crime statistics by failing to record se ...
  • Barcelona 1-3 Real Madrid (Real win 4-2 on agg ...
    • Barcelona 1-3 Real Madrid • Alba 89; Ronaldo 13pen 57, Varane 69 • Real win 4-2 on aggregateReal Madrid are in the final of the Copa del Rey. These were set to be eight decisive days – Barcelona away, Barcelona at home and Manchester United away – but the threat was always a promise. Here, it ...

McClatchey

  • 100th Tibetan self-immolation reported in a pr ...
    An account released on Wednesday of an ethnic Tibetan man in western China lighting himself on fire earlier this month, calling for the long life of the Dalai Lama before…Click to Continue »
  • Agencies warn Congress not to use humanitarian ...
    Humanitarian groups are lobbying hard against a proposal by several U.S. senators that would turn over the delivery of millions of dollars in U.S. aid to a Syrian opposition council…Click to Continue »
  • Democrats offer long-shot bill to meet Obama&# ...
    Democrats in Congress wasted no time in taking up President Barack Obama?s challenge Tuesday night that lawmakers take a "market-based" approach to addressing climate change, even if their effort has…Click to Continue »
  • Panetta: Congress hurting itself and U.S. imag ...
    The world is nervously watching a dysfunctional Congress and wondering ?whether or not we can rise to the challenges? that face the United States, outgoing Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta…Click to Continue »
  • GOP’s complaints about looming spending ...
    Republicans forced the budget crisis that helped create the pending across-the-board cuts in the first place. And Republicans provided crucial votes for the 2011 deal that ended that impasse, an…Click to Continue »

Afghanistan Sun

  • US military deaths in Afghanistan at 2047
    As of Tuesday, Feb. 26, 2013, at least 2,047 members of the U.S. military had died in Afghanistan as a result of the U.S.-led invasion of Afghanistan in late 2001, according to an Associated Press ...
  • Outlook on Afghan Progress Remains Positive Pr ...
    By Army Sgt. 1st Class Tyrone C. Marshall Jr.American Forces Press Service WASHINGTON, Feb. 26, 2013 Despite discovery of a clerical error that incorrectly indicated a drop in Taliban attacks, ...
  • Taliban Vows to Keep Targeting Afghan Officials
    The Taliban says it will continue to target Afghan officials and civilians linked to the United States. The threat made Thursday by Taliban spokesman Zabiullah Mujahid comes despite a warning from ...
  • APNewsBreak Taliban attacks not down after all
    WASHINGTON (AP) -- The American-led military coalition in Afghanistan backed off Tuesday from its claim that Taliban attacks dropped off in 2012, tacitly acknowledging a hole in its widely repeated ...
  • Data-Entry Error Led Military to Falsely Claim ...
    A soldier from the 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, climbs a mountain in Kunar Province, Afghanistan, January 2012. Photo: U.S. Army The U.S. military proudly touted a 7 percent drop ...

Futurismic

  • Science fiction and science, part II: smashing ...
    So, last week saw me take the train down to London in order to give a presentation on science fiction narratives as strategic planning tools to the Strategic Special Interest Group of the British Academy of Management. (That’s neither a topic or audience I’d have ever expected to add ...
  • Science fiction and science, part I: you’re do ...
    *blows dust off microphone* I’ve been absent from here for a while because I’ve been working on other things, but those things are very much related to Futurismic as a project, both in terms of what it has been, and what it will be. More on that later, though. I want to get things ba ...
  • Hope for a Global Spring?
    Perhaps it’s because of the economy is beginning – finally – to pick up in the US. Perhaps it is because I’m sick to death of bad election-year politics, so I’m looking at anything else that comes along of interest. Maybe it’s even because I wrote about creative destruction the last time I did a ...
  • The only way to change your past is to steal s ...
    I get a fairly regular flow of emails about independent film projects. Most of them, to be honest, bounce straight off me – which says less about their quality than it does about my own taste in cinema. Independent cinema – like independent music and literature – has lots of pr ...
  • Censorship: I’m guilty as charged
    So, I stand accused of censorship by someone whose comment I declined to approve on this post. I figure anyone willing to throw around accusations of censorship is probably a big fan of radical transparency; hence, by way of amelioration, here is the digital papertrail for the full exchange. (Em ...

Whistleblowers Protection Blog

  • January 2013 Decisions of the Administrative R ...
    The USDOL/OALJ Reporter has published case summaries and case links for cases decided in January 2013 by the Administrative Review Board.  The decisions are found at http://www.oalj.dol.gov/PUBLIC/ARB/REFERENCES/Caselists/01_2013.HTM
  • OSHA Announces Interim Rule on Whistleblower P ...
    Last Friday, OSHA published an interim final rule, and invited public comment on whistleblower protections for reporting violations of Affordable Care Act's health insurance reforms.  The Affordable Care Act contains various provisions to make health insurance more affordabl ...
  • IRS On Verge Of Crippling Whistleblower Program
    Whistleblower Advocates Submit Extensive Comment  in Response to Proposed IRS Regulations Yesterday, the National Whistleblower Center ("NWC"), the National Whistleblowers Legal Defense and Education Fund ("Fund"), Bradley Birkenfeld, Scott Rosen, and Gene Ross jointly ...
  • IRS Whistleblowers Received Record Payouts in ...
    The Internal Revenue Service Whistleblower Office announced that it paid a record $125.4 million in 2012 to whistleblowers that provided evidence of tax cheating, but new rule changes place future recoveries at risk.  The IRS report, which was made public on Wednesday, stated that more than ...
  • OSHA announces interim final rules on Seaman's ...
    Last week OSHA published interim final rules on the Seaman’s Protection Act procedures governing whistleblower complaints under the Act. The Seaman’s Protection Act protects seamen from retaliation for engaging in protected activity under the Act, including providing information to t ...

Science Express

  • Pollution from Asia Circles Globe at Stratosph ...
    (PhysOrg.com) -- The economic growth across much of Asia comes with a troubling side effect: pollutants from the region are being wafted up to the stratosphere during monsoon season. The new finding, in a study led by scientists at the National Center for Atmospheric Research, provides additiona ...
  • After growth spurt, supermassive black holes s ...
    Supermassive black holes found at the centers of distant galaxies undergo huge growth spurts as a result of galactic collisions, according to a new study by astronomers at Yale University and the University of Hawaii. Their findings appear in the March 25 edition of Science Express.
  • Research team finds structure of 'swine flu' virus
    A team of scientists from The Scripps Research Institute and other institutions has solved the structure of a key protein from the virus that caused last year's "swine flu" influenza epidemic. The structure reveals that the virus shares many features with influenza viruses common in the early 20 ...
  • Lizard moms choose the right genes for the rig ...
    (PhysOrg.com) -- Two Dartmouth biologists have found that brown anole lizards make an interesting choice when deciding which males should father their offspring. The females of this species mate with several males, then produce more sons with sperm from large fathers, and more daughters with spe ...
  • More than One: Long-Reigning Microbe Controlli ...
    (PhysOrg.com) -- Marine scientists long believed that a microbe called Trichodesmium, a member of a group called the cyanobacteria, reigned over the ocean's nitrogen budget.

TechDirt

  • Swedish Pirate Party Stops Hosting The Pirate ...
    Last week, we wrote about how the Hollywood-backed Swedish anti-piracy organization, "Rights Alliance," was threatening the Swedish Pirate Party with criminal charges for hosting The Pirate Bay. It didn't stop there, however, also going after some of the connectivity firms further up the chain, ...
  • Sheet Metal And Air Conditioning Contractors U ...
    We've long been big fans of the work that Carl Malamud has done, helping to make public information actually available. Among his many, many projects, is one important one, in which he buys up (often expensive) publications of standards that are built into federal requirements, and makes them p ...
  • Indian Music Industry Exec Says The Unthinkabl ...
    If you've followed this site for any length of time, you've heard many opinions on file sharing from many different people. While there are many who have taken a pragmatic or even receptive approach to file sharing (and seen a bunch of "freeloaders" cough up a whole lot of cash), there are many ...
  • Why Does The Entertainment Industry Insist Tha ...
    For years, we've seen that the entertainment industry honestly seems to think that it has the right to veto and kill off any new technology that doesn't fit into its own business model plans. Of course, they've had some support in this from copyright maximalists, like former head of the Copyrig ...
  • French Politicians Worry That Free Creative Co ...
    As Techdirt noted last year, France has a regrettable habit of dreaming up really bad ideas when it comes to the Internet, most famously with the three-strikes scheme, now known there by the name of the body the oversees it -- Hadopi. Guillaume Champeau points us to a piece in the French newspa ...

VacTruth

BroadSnark

  • Enough With Your Superiority Complex
    You are not better than anyone else. I don’t care how aware you think you are or how many books you have read on anarchism or racism or sexism or whatever. I don’t care what ist you are. I don’t care if you can quote Marx or Judith Butler. I don’t care if you eat [...]
  • Things You Might Have Missed
    The big news this week is that white paper. I read it last night at the bar. I wasn’t drunk enough for that shit. Greenwald’s breakdown here. A must read interview of Lynn Paltrow over at Guernica about what is happening to pregnant women. In short, get pregnant and kiss your rights ...
  • Trans Issues are Core Issues
    A few weeks ago, a piece by Suzanne Moore called Seeing red: The power of female anger started a bit of a shitstorm. Moore was looking to get women riled up and she succeeded – just not the women she was aiming for. Trans women were furious at her comment that women are angry with themselv ...
  • Things You Might Have Missed
    I really loved this essay on joy by Zadie Smith. The pursuit of joy may actually explain a lot of the ridiculous shit I do.  Though I don’t know if it now seems more or less sensical. Fascinating article on Why Anti-Authoritarians are Diagnosed as Mentally Ill. Our friends at Red Emmas are ...
  • Legality, Morality, and Dehumanization
    According to Oliver Willis, some of us on the left are dumb because we aren’t ready to declare that a woman arrested for prostitution with her son present is an open and shut case of wrongness. He claims it isn’t about whether or not we think prostitution should be legal. It is illeg ...

Executive Intelligence Review - LaRouche

War in Context

  • The militarization of the internet
    Katherine Maher writes: Governments around the world are sounding alarms about the existential threat posed by cyberwar. From hostile foreign regimes to lawless nonstate actors, the threat of attacks on critical infrastructure to the theft of state secrets, the danger of economic warfare to corp ...
  • Video: Wade Davis warning on the industrial as ...
  • Who can talk about Jews controlling Hollywood?
    Like most Iranians, I didn’t watch the Oscars and I haven’t seen the winner of Best Picture, Argo. And like the attendees of a recent conference in Tehran on “Hollywoodism”, I share the view that the American film industry exerts political influence — it is not just ...
  • Problem-solving and pattern recognition
    The Telegraph reports: The apes, which are our closest relatives in the animal kingdom, seem to get the same level of satisfaction out of solving brain teasers as their human evolutionary cousins. A study published by the Zoological Society of London shows that six chimpanzees who were given a g ...
  • Music: Dhafer Youssef — ‘Aya 1984’

Watts Up With That?

  • New survey shows ‘climate change’ ...
    International Surveys Show Environmental Issues Rank Low Among Most People’s Concerns From the University of Chiago, Chicago, IL–A newly released international study reveals that the issue of climate change is not a priority for people in the United States and … Continue reading →
  • Here’s a chance for Michael Mann to get ...
    After being told by the IPCC in no uncertain terms that he can’t make claims like “Nobel Prize Winner”, now with enough cash, he could at least make the claim of Nobel Prize owner. It seems that one is for … Continue reading →
  • The Lunar Orbiter Image Recovery Project, Orig ...
    Guest post by Dennis Ray Wingo Introduction The foundation of all observational science is data. This is true whether the data is temperature measurements from ground networks, satellites, or any other thing in nature that can be observed, quantified, and … Continue reading →
  • Ocean Temperature And Heat Content
    Guest Post by Willis Eschenbach Anthony has an interesting post up discussing the latest findings regarding the heat content of the upper ocean. Here’s one of the figures from that post. Figure 1. Upper ocean heat content anomaly (OHCA), 0-700 … Continue reading →
  • Unprecedented: Climate takes an entire categor ...
    WUWT nominated in two categories. The competition this year is more skeptical than ever! This year, the choices are tougher, since there are so many favorites. Last year I thought it was tough because they threw big names in websites … Continue reading →

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Biosingularity

  • 3D printing breakthrough with human embryonic ...
    A team of researchers from Scotland has used a novel 3D printing technique to arrange human embryonic stem cells (hESCs) for the very first time. It is hoped that this breakthrough, which has been published today, 5 February, in the journal Biofabrication, will allow three-dimensional tissues an ...
  • Calcium Supplements May Raise Mens Death Risk ...
    Men taking calcium supplements may be running a nearly 20 percent increased risk of dying from cardiovascular disease, a new study suggests.Both men and women take calcium supplements to prevent bone loss. In this study of calcium intake, the risk of dying from heart disease was higher for men b ...
  • Researchers unveil first artificial enzyme cre ...
    There’s a wobbly new biochemical structure in Burckhard Seelig’s lab at the University of Minnesota that may resemble what enzymes looked like billions of years ago, when life on earth began to evolve – long before they became ingredients for new and improved products, from detergents to foods a ...
  • HIV (Human immunodeficiency virus)

  • Alya Red: A Computational heart
    Alya Red is a project of the Barcelona Supercomputing Center for simulating a human heart. In this video we explain the scientific background of the project, and show scientific visualizations of simulations using the computational electromechanical model applied to a rabbit heart.

CFACT

  • High time to defund the IPCC!
    Rep. Luetkemeyer's bill would prohibit future U.S. funding for the alarmist Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), and also for the Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), a scam devoted to redistributing American wealth in penance for our unfair capitalist free market prospe ...
  • Of moose and man
    Visitors to the National Parks of the American West know and love moose. But they may be surprised to learn moose are not a native species. Shawn Regan, from the Property and Environment Research Center, explains. . . [audio http://www.cfact.org/radio/254/5071.mp3]
  • Pachauri would not admit over a decade without ...
    IPCC chief Rachendra Pachauri refused to acknowledge that global temperatures had not risen for over a decade when CFACT's Josh Nadal interviewed him at UN's COP 16 in Cancun, Mexico. This week he caved in Australia and admitted it.
  • BBC’s Sir Attenborough: “We are a plague ...
    Are humans a plague on the Earth? Most people probably don’t think so. But at least one leading environmentalist, Sir David Attenborough of England, believes we are. [audio http://www.cfact.org/radio/254/5070.mp3]
  • Carbon tax hallucinations
    Average planetary temperatures haven’t budged in 16 years. Hurricanes and strong tornadoes are at or near their lowest ebb in decades. Global sea ice is back to normal, Arctic ice is nearly normal, and the Antarctic icepack continues to grow. The rate of sea level rise remains what it was in 1900.

Ria Novosti Online News

  • Record 21,000 People Visit Russian Barque Sedo ...
    A record number of over 21,000 people visited in Hong Kong the largest sailing ship in the world, which is Russia’s barque Sedov, Lyubov Yolkina, a spokeswoman for the Federal Agency for Fishery, said.
  • US Senate Confirms Hagel as Sec. of Defense
    After a two month battle by a group of Republican senators opposing his nomination, the US Senate Tuesday confirmed former Republican senator Chuck Hagel to be the next Secretary of Defense by a vote of 58-41.
  • Marijuana ‘Hash Oil’ Explosions on Rise in US
    US authorities are warning of a dangerous increase in explosions at homes and hotel rooms across the country that have left dozens of people badly burned while using butane to manufacture a concentrated form of marijuana called “hash oil.”
  • US Releases Illegal Immigrants to Cut Costs
    Illegal immigrants being held in detention facilities across the United States have started to be released in what is being called a cost-cutting move made necessary by mandatory federal budget cuts set to go into effect on Friday, the US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agency announce ...
  • Main News of February 26
    A roundup of what has happened in the past 24 hours

Ria Novosti - Science & Technology

  • Meteorite’s Powerful Blast Due to ‘Space Colli ...
    The powerful blast of a meteorite above the Urals city of Chelyabinsk was probably caused by its previous “space collisions” with other celestial bodies, said Professor Erik Galimov of the Vernadsky Institute of Geochemistry and Analytical Chemistry.
  • ‘Faulty Ukrainian Parts’ Blamed for Zenit Laun ...
    The crash of a Russian Zenit-3SL rocket earlier this month was caused by defective components manufactured in Ukraine, Ivan Kharchenko, first deputy head of the Russian government's military-industrial commission, said on Tuesday.
  • Scientists Look to Mammoth Brain for Clues on ...
    Russian scientists have started potentially groundbreaking work to study a well-preserved mammoth brain, in the hope of understanding more about the extinct animal’s behavior, Albert Protopopov from Yakutia’s Academy of Sciences has told RIA Novosti.
  • Main News of February 25
  • Canadian Asteroid-Hunting Satellite Launched i ...
    The Canadian Space Agency (CSA) on Monday launched a suitcase sized satellite into space aboard an Indian rocket that will search for large asteroids that could impact Earth and keep track of space junk in the solar system.

Pruning Shears

  • In praise of local TV news
    I will admit to having had a snobbish view towards local TV news for most of my adult life. I think it is at least somewhat justified; local TV news frequently has a disreputable whiff. Whether it’s the “if it bleeds, it leads” ethos, sweeps week stunts (this item is in almos ...
  • Is TARP disappearing from Washington's memory?
    On last Sunday’s “Up With Chris Hayes” there was a discussion about political calculations for Republicans. The question was whether to work with Democrats or go with straight obstructionism. At one point Hayes said:Bob Bennett was a fairly conservative senator from Utah, rig ...
  • Nook & Cranny - 'The Bird With the Broken Wing ...
    Nook & Cranny took the top spot on my best music of 2012 post, so it’s safe to say I’m a fan. They’ve got a new album coming out soon, and here’s a live take of one of the tracks - The Bird With the Broken Wing.Pretty sweet, eh?
  • Blogroll Amnesty Day 2013 is here!
    Today is Blogroll Amnesty Day (BAD), the day where bloggers promote their lesser trafficked bretheren (and sisteren(?)). Skippy has officially kicked it off, so here are my 2013 selections:Systemic DisorderThe Titanic sails at dawnMario Piperni dot ComAlternate BrainThe Mills River Progressivep ...
  • Away from energy independence, and towards ene ...
    Two of the more loaded words in contemporary politics are independence and freedom. Despite their similarities in meaning they get used in very different ways. Independence is used in a more national sense, which might be natural because of its prominence in what is arguably our founding docum ...

Organic Consumers.org

  • Hybrid Seeds vs. GMOs
    What's the difference between hybrids and genetically modified (GM) vegetable varieties? Click here to read this article
  • Coalitions of Mutual Endeavor Blog
    A number of 2012 end-of-year articles take a look back, and wonder what the future might bring from an environmental, economic, and progressive political perspective. Perhaps not too surprisingly, it's fairly easy to connect the dots among them.Click here to read this article
  • The Next Big Thing in Energy: Decentralization
    The smart energy analysts over at Pike Research - which puts out weekly reports I'd love to see but can never afford - recently published an interesting brief, and for once it's free! It's a high-level overview of "Five Metatrends to Watch in 2013 and Beyond" in the energy sector. Metatrends!Cli ...
  • So-Called Conventional Medicine: Exposinging O ...
    First question: How many hundreds of thousands of doctors in America prescribe useless, toxic pharmaceuticals that keep you coming back to them for more, with different versions of the same sickness? This is health basics 101: How many MDs, surgeons and oncologists use barbaric methods to treat ...
  • U.S. Dairy Industry Petitions FDA to Approve A ...
    You probably already know that the FDA has declared war on raw milk and even helped fund and coordinate armed government raids against raw milk farmers and distributors. Yes, it's insane. This brand of tyranny is unique to the USA and isn't even conducted in China, North Kora or Cuba. Only in t ...

Center for a Livable Future

  • Farm Bureau is a dubious ‘voice of agriculture ...
    The bill is being introduced for a third time, and for a third time its main opposition comes from the Maryland Farm Bureau. This persistent opposition begs two questions: What is the Farm Bureau, and whom does it represent?
  • Feeding animals to animals: EU weakens rule on ...
    Also contributing to this post is Jillian Fry, Project Director, Public Health & Sustainable Aquaculture Project In a disturbing turn, the EU has again weakened regulations addressing feeding animals to other animals, bringing their rules more in line with flawed U.S. policies. The decision, ...
  • The CLF Week in Links: Fish, Beef, Pork—Whom T ...
    A UNEP study urges people in the rich world to halve their meat consumption, and become "demitarians," there’s a good chance that yellow perch in three Maryland rivers are being affected by toxic pollution, horse meat, and more.
  • Peces y Plantas—Juntos Felices
    First, find an afterschool teen pregnancy prevention program for underserved Baltimore Latino high school students. Then put those teenagers inside a greenhouse that supports a delicate aquaponics demonstration project. What do you get? For starters, a lively translation project that reaches out ...
  • Food & Faith Project launches contest to inspi ...
    All congregations that successfully complete the Good Food Challenge will receive a 2013 Good Food Sanctuary certificate, and entering will also put your congregation in the running for one of three cash prizes.

Investigate - Breaking News

My Care2 Picks

  • Japan Mass Media Banned From Reporting Radiati ...
    a joint French and Japanese NGO project found that external radiation continues to cause unacceptable health risks for hundreds of thousands of citizens and that government estimates ignore internal consumption of radionuclides Submitted by John Farnham to Health & Wellness  |  &nbsp ...
  • Crowdsourcing the WUWT Paleoclimate Reference Page
    Ive posted all of the credible 3rd party paleoclimate graphs Ive compiled thus far, but I am sure there are lots more. Please post links to any credible paleoclimate data sources Submitted by John Farnham to Science & Tech  |   Note-it!  |   Add a Comment
  • China admits pollution brought about 'cancer v ...
    According to Greenpeace East Asia, 320 million people are without access to clean drinking water in China and 190 million people are drinking water severely contaminated with hazardous chemicals. Submitted by to World  |   Note-it!  |   Add a Comment
  • Dandelion Salad : Videos
    foreign policy, drones,terrorism,wars,censorship,Palestine Submitted by John Farnham to US Politics & Gov't  |   Note-it!  |   Add a Comment
  • Iraq : A Twenty-Two Year Genocide
    Iraq was being systematically destroyed. It was not even noticed by the outside world that about seventy miles of Iraq had been entirely illegally donated to Jordan. Kuwait benefited similarly.James Bakers vow reduce Iraq to a pre-industrial age Submitted by John Farnham to US Politics & G ...

Angry Indian News

  • Excellent Service to Solve Your Fluid Mechanics
    <!--[if gte mso 9]> Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 ... [[Continue reading Inteligentaindigena Novajoservo...]]
  • Home insurance and the dilemma of replacement ...
    When it’s time to renew your home insurance policy, make the time to go over the details. Understanding the nuances in the fine print can save you money. It is up to you to decide if money today is... [[Continue reading Inteligentaindigena Novajoservo...]]
  • Sushi - Trend and Tradition
    Today sushi is associated with a global trend as well as a Japanese food tradition. Not all countries’ traditional dishes are welcomed that eagerly by the rest of the world, like lutefisk from Norway... [[Continue reading Inteligentaindigena Novajoservo...]]
  • How Online Learning Has Introduced MBA Courses
    Few decades back we hardly thought of distance learning evolving as a major schooling practice. With the advent of distance education students were surprised at the numerous opportunities they were... [[Continue reading Inteligentaindigena Novajoservo...]]
  • Online High School Programs Help Troubled Students
    As the popularity of online higher education continues to grow, a younger group of students has noticed the convenience of online learning. Online courses are a realistic option for young students... [[Continue reading Inteligentaindigena Novajoservo...]]

Farm Wars

True/Slant Headline Grabs

Citizens for Legitimate Government

  • Senate votes to clear Hagel for confirmation vote
    ShareThisBreaking: Senate votes to clear Hagel for confirmation vote 26 Feb 2013 Senators voted to end debate today on President Obama's nomination of Chuck Hagel to be the secretary of Defense. He now faces a formal vote on confirmation. Hagel's confirmation seems virtually assured, as Democ ...
  • Concrete cracks won't factor into nuclear powe ...
    ShareThisConcrete cracks won't factor into nuclear power plant relicensing 25 Feb 2013 (NH) The cracking of safety-related concrete structures at the Seabrook Station nuclear power plant has made a lot of news recently, but the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission has decided not to make the is ...
  • Lawyers, journalists have no standing to chall ...
    ShareThisLawyers, journalists have no standing to challenge foreign surveillance law, SCOTUS rules 26 Feb 2013 A group of plaintiffs that includes lawyers and legal organizations has no standing to challenge a foreign surveillance law, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled Tuesday in a 5-4 opinion. Jus ...
  • Supreme Court blocks challenge to anti-terrori ...
    ShareThisSupreme Court blocks challenge to anti-terrorism law 26 Feb 2013 One of the most controversial anti-terrorism laws passed in the wake of the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks may be beyond normal judicial review, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled Tuesday. In a 5-4 decision, the court's conservative ...
  • Manning headed back to court in Maryland
    ShareThisManning headed back to court in Maryland 26 Feb 2013 A U.S. Army private accused of sending hundreds of thousands of classified documents to the anti-secrecy website WikiLeaks is back in court for a four-day hearing that may address his attorney's motion to dismiss the charges agains ...

Daily Loaf

  • 5 books that are sure to heat up your kitchen life
    I like to read — a lot. I could make lists counting the hundreds of books that make great reads. Unfortunately, we don’t have the time and you may not have the attention span for that. To keep it short and sweet, here’s a list of five books that I feel add depth and meaning [...]
  • Beer Review: Victory Hop Devil/Victory Hop Wallop
    Victory Brewing Company opened up fifteen years ago in Downingtown, Pennsylvania, but only recently entered the Florida market.  With such beers as their highly touted Prima Pils and Storm King Stout, Victory has earned a rightful place among the respected craft brewers in the United States.  St ...
  • D’s nuts: Rays’ crazy defense feeds hitting, p ...
    Tampa Bay took the series victory against the Chicago with the win, getting back to .500 and improving to 2 games back in the American League East division. Rays look for sweep tomorrow.
  • Interview with Michael Foley about the Florida ...
    The Florida Dance Festival provides a springboard for raw talent and fresh ideas.
  • Just plain cheesy: Celebrate National Grilled ...
    April is National Grilled Cheese Month: an entire four weeks devoted to the American classic. The following sandwich recipe is from cheese expert and author Laura Werlin’s book, Great Grilled Cheese.

Vaccine Resistance Movement

  • VRM: Mandatory Vaccinatio​ns – How They ...
    The modern healthcare system, like any powerful corporation, is designed to favor those who acquiesce with their rules & regulations; likewise to weed out & alienate those who do not fall into line with the rest of the “herd”. The entire cesspool of Western Allopathic Medicine, fueled by ...
  • VRM: The A,B,C’s of Respiratory Health
    Typically those living in the West are annually starved of the life-giving UVA Ultra-violet light rays (which manifest as the steroid hormone Vitamin D3) throughout the entire duration of Winter & early Spring. As a result the Lymphocytes in their lungs cannot process Vitamin C & E, whic ...
  • VRM: Weaponized Polio & The African Green Monk ...
    According to a groundbreaking, controversial report, released in 1961 in the wake of the Salk & Sabin Polio vaccine debacle, Medical researchers identified that ‘all primary monkey kidney may contain one or more latent viruses whose characteristic cytopathology becomes evident when such tiss ...
  • VRM: World Health Organization Mafia – L ...
    ‘The prospect of domination of the nation’s scholars by Federal employment, project allocations, and the power of money is ever present – and is gravely to be regarded. Yet, in holding scientific research and discovery in respect, as we should, we must also be alert to the equal and ...
  • VRM: The Autism Report
    Due to the complex nature of Autism Spectrum Disorder a formal definition will be helpful in establishing the parameters of this report; while differentiating the co-factors from other similar conditions. The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) , considered the standard of current Medical Industry ...

B.C. Preppers Network

  • You Know You're Getting Old When...
    A few weeks back we received our new high-efficiency front loading LG washer and dryer set and I have to say, I'm pretty impressed by them. The set was only around $1000 (on sale) but I felt like I'd gone from a Chevette to a Cadillac when compared to our old set.  A cute little luxur ...
  • Control Your Home Thermostat On the Internet!
    Today a fellow from our natural gas company came by to install a new thermostat as part of the Peaksaver program that we signed up for. If you haven't heard of Peaksaver, basically what it does is allow the Ontario government electricity provider to turn off your central air conditi ...
  • Happy Day!: The Water Bill Arrived!
    After being shocked a few months ago with a water bill of over $240 I decided to do a few things to cut down on our water use We converted our main toilet to a dual-flush and installed a water saving device on the second (haven't switched it over to a dual yet). We also installed a new ...
  • Strawberry Picking
    Our family went strawberry picking this morning, it's a fun thing to do once in a while and I think it's a good way to help our 3-year old daughter realize where food comes from. While my wife picked berries with our oldest I went for a walk around the farm with our youngest in the stroller ...
  • Pioneer Solar: PV System For Free?
    I received a flyer from Pioneer Solar in the mail the other day which claims to help people get a solar system installed on their house, farm, or business for free. Sounds too good to be true, right? Well, like most things there's good and bad points about it and what might be a good deal fo ...

Michael Yon

  • Chris Kyle, Navy SEAL Murdered: Some Thoughts
    04 February 2013 News of Chris Kyle’s shooting has reached around the world.  Many people are asking for my thoughts, and so this morning I write these words in response. Chris was credited with killing about 160 enemy combatants in Iraq. He is called the most deadly sniper in US history. ...
  • FBR: Burma Army Attacks Continue in Kachin State
    Burma Army Attacks Continue in Kachin State Kachin State 29 January 2013 From Free Burma Rangers Despite the Government of Burma declaring a ceasefire, Burma Army troops still continue to launch attacks in Kachin State. In this Report: • Burma Army troops take Hkaya Bum after repeated attack ...
  • Air Force Crashing
    25 January 2013 Team AFMC, The budgetary uncertainties currently facing the Department of Defense combined with a projected $1.8 billion shortfall in Air Force funding for overseas contingency operations, require us to take prudent steps to mitigate budget execution risks. Based on guidance r ...
  • SAR Overnighter
    24 January 2013
  • US Military Preparing to take Gut Shot
    24 January 2013  

The Killing Train

  • Can 1.7 Billion Dollars Imagine Wrong?
    21 February, 2013 Countercurrents.org A review of Nandan Nilekani's Imagining India: Ideas for the New Century (Penguin Books 2009) If you're so smart, why aren't you rich? It's a daunting task to critique a book by a billionaire. JK Galbraith once wrote that conventional wisdom has it that wea ...
  • Canada and the Palestine Question, by Dan Free ...
    Dan Freeman-Maloy, whose blog is notesonhypocrisy.com, has collected several significant pieces of research on Canada and the Palestine Question and published them as a single PDF (Aaron Swartz would be proud). He has also done a major talk on the same issue, that elucidates some of the main poi ...
  • The Delhi Rape and the Struggle for Space
    First published at http://www.countercurrents.org/podur310113.htm Sometimes, at night in the city where I live, in Toronto, I will be walking alone to or from the subway station. No one else will be on the street, and I'll see a woman walking towards me in the distance. My protocol is to cross t ...
  • Questioning Natural & Community Capital
    A Conference at York University about Capitalizing Power, organized by Jonathan Nitzan. In my talk, I try to relate Nitzan's "Capital as Power" framework to environmentalist thinking.
  • Two Uprisings
    A Review of Douglas Bland. 2009. Uprising: A Novel. Blue Butterfly Books. read more

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Telegraph - Climate Change

National Geographic | Environment

Jurist - Legal Research

  • Germany court rules for Motorola in Microsoft ...
    [JURIST] The Mannheim Regional Court in Germany ruled for Motorola Mobility, a subsidiary of Google, against Microsoft [corporate websites] on Friday. This was the fourth decision [FOSS Patents report] in a suit between Motorola and Microsoft to be issued this year, all of which were countersuit ...
  • UN: proposed Ukraine gay propaganda ban violat ...
    [JURIST] The UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) [official website] on Friday condemned [press release] a draft law [bill 8711 materials, in Ukrainian] that would ban pro-gay "propaganda" in Ukraine. The OHCHR said that the bill would be open to abuse and that it violates ...
  • UK court allows Kenya ex-prisoners to sue for ...
    [JURIST] The Queen's Bench Division [official website] on the High Court of England and Wales ruled Friday that three elderly Kenyans can sue the British government for torture they suffered while in detention under the British Colonial Administration in the 1950s. Judge Richard McCombe ruled th ...
  • UK court approves extradition of terror suspec ...
    [JURIST] The High Court of England and Wales on Friday approved the extradition of five terror suspects to the US. The court's decision comes a week after the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) [official website] gave its final approval of the extradition, which it had initially approved [JUR ...
  • Australia High Court upholds tobacco plain-pac ...
    [JURIST] The High Court of Australia [official website] on Friday published its reasons [text, PDF] for dismissing a lawsuit brought by several large international tobacco companies challenging the labeling requirements of the Tobacco Plain Packaging Act 2011 (TPP Act) [materials]. The court ori ...

Atlantic | Mark Ambinder

COAT - Coalition to oppose the Arms Trade

Expose the BNP

  • Expose the BNP: activists’ meeting
    Over the summer we have seen the extreme right enter parliament in Sweden and racist deportations of Roma people from France. Here at home the EDL have continued to target cities with Muslim communities, while the police are bringing trumped-up charges against anti-fascists. November 6 sees a na ...
  • Rotherham fascist leads secret double life
    A BNP activist is living a secret double life, desperate to prevent his employers from finding out about his extremist views – despite having stood as a candidate in last month’s election. Tom Holmes (25) received 715 votes in the recent elections for Rotherham Council but has managed to keep hi ...
  • Nick Griffin humiliated in Barking defeat
    The British National Party have suffered a humiliating defeat in the general election when Nick Griffin failed to gain a Westminster seat for the East London ward of Barking. Labour MP Margaret Hodge secured the seat with a 16,000 majority, with Griffin trailing third after the Conservative cand ...
  • Ten questions that expose Nick Griffin
    On the day that the BNP launches its election manifesto, Expose the BNP has researched 10 questions for journalists to put to the BNP leader, the answers to which reveal him to be a deeply racist, anti-Semitic Holocaust denier who boasts about his criminal past. 1. In which year did you stop den ...
  • Workshy Griffin left his parents penniless
    On yesterday’s Today programme, BNP leader Nick Griffin told the Radio Four audience that “Liberal economics … have utterly bankrupted this country.” The truth is that Nick Griffin was himself declared bankrupt in 1991. Over several years thereafter he destroyed his parents’ finances as we ...

Ode Magazine

  • Sonic boon
    A search for the healing power of sound I’m lying in A bed that’s as hard as nails with a series of strings along the sides and two gongs above my head. It’s known as a gong bath, and Gwen de Jong, a practitioner of sound healing at Spirit Connection in Amsterdam ...
  • The secret’s in the sauce
    What my father’s recipe for pasta marinara says about the future of capitalism As the daughter of a Neapolitan, I grew up eating pasta with marinara sauce. My father didn’t always make it from scratch, but he did so often enough for me to follow his recipe through memories. Fr ...
  • Clean water, clean energy
    In the prosperous West, we generally only get worked up about clean water and electricity when the bill arrives in the mail, and we discover that once again, we’ve been showering too long and leaving the lights on too often. But in many parts of the world, people can only dream ...
  • Blocking CO2 to beat malaria
    Mosquitoes are so difficult to elude because they pursue us via the CO2 exhaled in our breath. That’s annoying when we’re relaxing outside on a summer evening, but it’s devastating for the 200 to 300 million people who contract malaria annually. More than 1 millio ...
  • A winter’s tale
    Celebrating the return of the bald eagle In the Iowa winter, as the poet Robert Hass wrote, “a farmer’s dreams are narrow,” and autumn can inspire me with a kind of dread as I work in the garden that will soon be buried under snow. But this coming winter, as the ...

OpEd News

  • Too Fat To Vote
    The Voting Rights Act was the law that Martin Luther King Jr had a dream about a half-century ago: that all citizens will be able to exercise their right to vote. But, like all pleasant dreams, morning means waking up to the ugly reality sleeping next to you.
  • Why Obama Must Meet the Republican Lies Directly
    The White House apparently believes the best way to strengthen its hand in the upcoming "sequester" showdown is to tell Americans how awful the spending cuts will be, and blame Republicans for them. It won't work. These tactical messages are getting in the way of the larger truth, which the Pres ...
  • Oscar 2013: Hollywood's CIA Celebration
    This is the movie season to consider the CIA as a benign force, occasionally stumbling but in the end, driven by good intentions. The example of Iran, where the "Argo" caper is set, is instructive of the absurdity of that view. Iran for the past half century has been ravaged precisely by such CI ...
  • Sanders Disputes Manufacturers on Climate Bill
    Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) today disputed claims by the National Association of Manufacturers on the economic impact of a carbon tax. "The price that America cannot afford to pay is the price of doing nothing to reverse global warming," said Sanders.
  • Making "Other America" Fail
    Behind today's fight over government spending is a bigger struggle for U.S. democracy's future, pitting the traditional white-ruled country against a new multicultural nation, or the Right's Real America against Other America. To win, Real America must make Other America fail.

Switchboard

  • EPA's Balancing Act
    Brian Siu, Policy Analyst, Washington, D.C. The transportation sector uses 71% of the nation’s petroleum.  Petroleum is also our largest source of carbon pollution. In that context, developing biofuels for transportation makes good sense. ...
  • Idaho Numbers Remind Us that Traps Don't Discr ...
    Zack Strong, Wildlife Conservation Fellow, Livingston, Montana According to an article recently published by The Wildlife News, wolf and other trappers in Idaho reported 246 “nontarget captures” during the 2011-12 trapping season. (&ldqu ...
  • Cornell Holds Zero Landfill Game and Eco-Panel ...
    Alice Henly, Research Fellow, New York It was a big weekend for sports greening at Cornell. The University hosted two impressive events to advance Cornell’s work in athletics sustainability. First, the University held a panel discussion featu ...
  • Time to Strengthen Fracking Standards, Not "St ...
    Frances Beinecke, President of NRDC, New York City President Obama has repeatedly stressed his commitment to clean energy and climate action in the past few weeks.  “We will respond to the threat of climate change, knowing that failure to ...
  • NRDC-WSP Cloud Computing Study Wins Award
    Pierre Delforge, Director, High Tech Sector Energy Efficiency, San Francisco Thought the Hollywood award season was over?  Not quite!  The Climate Change Business Journal (CCBJ) just awarded the Project Merit award for Smart Grid & Ene ...

Lawyers,Guns,& Money

  • “Big Labor”–Another Example ...
    Given its namesake, Mother Jones is not exactly great on labor issues. I want to point out this problematic article by James Ridgeway and Jean Casella about AFSCME’s opposition to closing an Illinois prison. The problem isn’t that they are wrong to criticize AFSCME. Although it is th ...
  • Our First Priority Is Upper-Class Tax Cuts. O ...
    I think Chait gets the lay of the land right here. What matters to congressional Republicans is low taxes for the wealthy, period. They’ll take cuts to spending for the poor, and they’ll accept cuts to middle class programs if they can blame Democrats for them, but given the choice t ...
  • The World’s Smallest Violin Is Not Nearl ...
    Booo-hoo-hoo-hoo-hoo-hoo-hoo.
  • Satire and Defenses of (De Facto and De Jure) ...
    The great Emily Nussbaum links to, while critiquing, a defense of the Onion‘s Quvenzhané Wallis tweet. To amplify Nussbaum’s response a little, I actually agree with Johnson that the intent of the tweet was to mock misogynist attacks on girls and women in Hollywood. The problem is th ...
  • Ashley!
    Thanks to the Daily Caller, I’m now a strong supporter of Ashley Judd’s potential 2014 Senate bid: - On her comparing mountaintop removal to the Rwandan genocide: “President Clinton has repeatedly said doing nothing during the genocide in Rwanda in 1994 is the single greatest regret ...

Desert Research Institute

  • Noah Fraser, Mar. 2013 Featured DRI Graduate S ...
    Meet Noah Fraser, a Ph.D student in hydrologic sciences. His current area of study involves utilizing high resolution datasets of ephemeral streams to analyze flooding in non-instrumented river basins across the Southwestern U.S.
  • Harry Reid, U.S. Senate Majority Leader highli ...
    Senator Reid discusses the success of DRI's GreenPower Program and its K-12 teacher training workshops specifically.
  • Antarctic ice core extracted by DRI scientists ...
    A team of U.S. ice-coring scientists and engineers in Antarctica, funded by the National Science Foundation and led by Dr. Kendrick Taylor, a research professor with the Division of Hydrologic Sciences at Nevada’s Desert Research Institute, have recovered from the ice sheet a record of past clim ...
  • DRI’s GreenPower Administrator was recognized ...
    Amelia Gulling, DRI’s GreenPower Administrator was recognized at the annual Women To Watch ceremony for the Las Vegas business magazine, Vegas Inc at the Vdara in City Center on Tuesday Jan. 29th.
  • Kathryn Bywaters, Jan. 2013 Featured DRI Gradu ...
    Meet Kathryn Bywaters, an Environmental Science student working on her Ph.D. Her current work focuses on utilizing microalgae and cyanobacteria consortia as a potential source for biofuel production.

Earth Techling

National Law Journal | U.S.

  • Controversial copyright alert system to combat ...
    A "six strikes" program designed to thwart individuals who download copyright-protected material was launched by the film, television, and music industries -- their latest effort to combat online piracy.
  • Trial starts in multibillion-dollar blame game ...
    An army of lawyers for BP, Transocean, the DOJ and others began staking out their positions at trial on Monday in New Orleans, nearly three years after the catastrophic spill that fouled the Gulf of Mexico and surrounding coastlines.
  • MIDSIZE MATTERS: Reaching mid-career, partner ...
    It was now or never for John Canoni. After 13 years at New York-based Kasowitz Benson Torres & Friedman, he felt he'd grown a little too comfortable. So in February, he jumped to Hawkins Parnell Thackston & Young to launch a New York office for the 120-attorney, Atlanta-based law firm.
  • Tenth Circuit finds no constitutional right to ...
    In a ruling that avowed exceptions to the Second Amendment, a federal appeals court has upheld a dismissal of a Washington state resident's suit against Colorado officials for denying him a concealed handgun license.
  • Settlements don't end Toyota's legal headaches
    Toyota Motor Corp. has agreed to pay more than $1 billion to resolve hundreds of lawsuits centered on alleged sudden acceleration defects associated with the recall of more than 10 million vehicles, but the company's legal troubles don't end there.

How Shall We Do The Mountain ?

  • DEP Accountability…Too Late?
    This video with Jude Stiles giving testimony of what her family has dealt with since 2010 at a hearing for the Pennsylvania DEP accountability standards. Her husband is now deceased and she and her children are very sick due to the contamination of there well water from gas drilling. At one poin ...
  • Everything’s a Mess and No One’s R ...
    I received a link to this article from my mother who lives near the Tioga County/Potter County line and keeps tabs on that area for me. Both she and some local friends have been monitoring the smaller creeks in that area for a while now…thank you! So the article found here talks about one ...
  • State Impact PA
    I’ve posted links to the State Impact PA site before but wanted to remind folks that there is a great resource here and even though the gas industries have slowed down for now there is still a lot of good journalism work being done by Chris Amico, Danny DeBelius, Scott Detrow and Matt Stil ...
  • Worried about Water in Blossburg, PA
    Blossburg, PA had a scare the other day of high mercury levels in their water supply. Update info says new tests show the levels are now reading appropriately but folks living in the borough of Blossburg should avoid drinking the water or washing their dishes in it. You can read more details abo ...
  • Community Workshop in Tioga County on Environm ...
    The Clean Air Council and Penn Environment, state-wide environmental groups, will give an educational workshop in Tioga County for residents of north-central Pennsylvania on Saturday, March 24, 1-4 PM. The training will be held at the W.M. Tokishi Training Center, NYPUM Drive, Wellsboro, PA 1690 ...

News Blaze

environment 360

  • Major U.S. Utility Will Close Three Coal-Burni ...
    One of the U.S.’s largest electric utilities has agreed to close three coal-fired power plants in the Midwest, the latest sign of how the U.S.'s electricity supply is shifting away from coal to natural gas and renewable energy. American Electric Power (AEP) will shut down the three plants in Ind ...
  • In Tibet, Change Comes to the Once-Pristine Ro ...
    Renowned biologist George Schaller has been traveling to the Tibetan Plateau for nearly three decades, studying its unique wildlife. But with climate change and overgrazing taking a toll on the landscape, he reports, scientists and the Chinese government are working to preserve one of the planet ...
  • Labor Capacity To Fall as Planet Gets Warmer, ...
    Increasingly warm and humid conditions that are predicted in the coming decades could slash worker productivity 10 percent worldwide by mid-century and could eliminate worker capacity altogether in some regions during the hottest months, a new U.S. study predicts. In an analysis of labor capacit ...
  • A 1.5 C Temperature Rise Could Release Greenho ...
    A global temperature increase of 1.5 degrees Celsius could unleash more than 1,000 gigatons of carbon and methane currently trapped beneath Siberian permafrost and accelerate global climate change, a new study says. In a study conducted in a frozen cave in Siberia, researchers analyzed stalactit ...
  • To Control Floods, The Dutch Turn to Nature fo ...
    The Netherlands’ system of dikes and sea gates has long been the best in the world. But as the country confronts the challenges of climate change, it is increasingly relying on techniques that mimic natural systems and harness nature’s power to hold back the sea. BY CHERYL KATZ

Red Ice Creations

  • Sunken continent discovered at the bottom of t ...
    It isn’t quite Atlantis, but scientists from Norway, Germany and Britain have found what they say is a lost continent that they’ve named Mauritia at the bottom of the Indian Ocean. The strip of continent, now at the bottom of the Indian Ocean, once connected Madagascar, the island archipelago of ...
  • Pull The Other One: Silverstein says calling 9 ...
    Larry Silverstein is well known in 9/11 research circles. The real estate tycoon made strange and revealing remarks in a PBS documentary detailing the events of September 11, 2001. In a seeming blunder he revealed that there was an understanding, a plan, to ’pull’ the WTC 7 building (assumedly w ...
  • The Quickening Art: The True Healing Power of ...
    The true power of music - it connects us to who we were and who we are, our deepest memories, and our truest self:
  • Secret Space War: America’s Former Nazi Scient ...
    In an exclusive interview with the Voice of Russia, Bruce Gagnon shares little known facts about the militarization of space by the United States, the development of first strike space drones and the foundation of the US military industrial complex by Nazi scientists bent on victory in World War ...
  • Volunteers Mourn at Pauper Funerals
    "Thanks to the efforts of volunteers and students from some local high schools, the penniless are given proper goodbyes with funeral services at a local cemetery for the poor."

Russia Today

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Not My Tribe

  • Lincoln: from Obama we hoped for a presidentia ...
    President Barack Obama couldn’t deliver on the campaign inference he’d fill Abraham Lincoln’s shoes, so what do we do? Cut the Great Emancipator down to size. Portray America’s most lionized president as political operator, and distribute copies of the film to all the nat ...
  • Police are pretty much thugs here, there, and ...
      Mexico’s and the USA’s prison system is run by thugs!   Capitalism has long created and enforced a thug-like prison system. I have recently been told the experience of someone in this system and which thousands of people do too. I am also reading The Trial by Franz Kafka  ...
  • Do you care about two white people in South Af ...
    Could this ugly crime matter less? Except that the media is exploiting the story to deny domestic violence (The Blade Runner couldn’t have meant to kill his model girlfriend, she was so beautiful). And except now that it looks like the Oscar Pistorius case is taking a JonBenet Ramsey turn. ...
  • Fracking protest message at Denver 350 rally c ...
    DENVER, COLORADO- Score another success for Colorado Fractivists who crashed this weekend’s climate rally with their unequivocal anti-fracking message. The February 17 event was intended to urge President Obama “Forward on Climate”, to borrow his most recent campaign vagarity, ...
  • Manitou Indian Center yet Idle No More
    MANITOU SPRINGS- Idle No More organizers from Denver and Pueblo woke the sleepy local Native American community with a spirited gathering on Saturday, smack in the middle of Manitou, neath the town clock, only blocks from the CS Indian Center.

Debunking the Debunkers

  • Project Truth (WTC) - No Sound Claim (Audio C ...
    As I've written about the last comparison clip shown: Note: "Debunkers" will point out that the audio of the Tower "collapsing" in the above video, which comes from the Discovery Channel's Inside the Twin Towers documentary, is not the correct soundtrack. There has been dispute about thi ...
  • Book Launch - Postmark 9/11 - The Lost Letters ...
    "…a fascinating story that I hope will awaken the imagination of the American people to the truth about what really happened on 9/11. It has been the failure of the public to imagine the `inconvenient truth' that is the major challenge — not a lack of explosive evidence. This story may just be t ...
  • Debunking False Arguments
    Great article on ae911truth.org right now teaching "How to Handle False Arguments Used to Reject the WTC Evidence." The piece notes, "Links to AE911Truth.org and the informative FAQ responses listed on the website can also be utilized." Another good idea for refuting false arguments is to ...
  • CANCER IS CURABLE NOW! - FULL LENGTH DOCUMENTARY
    Related: Firefighters responding to 9/11 at increased cancer risk Ways to help from Fire Fighters for 9/11 Truth
  • Michael Isikoff To Rachel Maddow: Obama Has 'M ...
    Published on Feb 5, 2013 YouTube - ThePrincessHira Rachel Maddow spoke to NBC News' Michael Isikoff Monday night about his acquisition of a Justice Department white paper that lays out some of the Obama administration's thinking behind its practice of killing American citizens with drone str ...

Fooducate

Traffikd

  • How to Do It Yourself: DIY SEO Campaign
    People who are just beginning to focus on their website or blog may or may not know that they should make their content live up to the standards of search engine optimization or SEO. Making content SEO rich is the one of the most effective strategies for boosting the number of visitations on you ...
  • Twitter Step by Step
    Twitter management can be a daunting task. There are a lot of articles telling you the do's and don'ts of Twitter, however it can still be difficult to pin down exactly what you should be doing each day step by step. If you are having a hard time getting organized and keeping up with everything ...
  • SEO Tips For Your Blog and Business
    When was the last time you thought about your site beyond adding content? It is probably time to take a look at how things are organized. When you started the site you had certain goals, ideas and experiences, now as time has passed it is a good idea to take another look at those goals [...]
  • How To Choose Keywords
    Every day millions of searches are performed on the internet and all of those search terms are saved and provided to us to peruse at our discretion. Unfortunately, on the other hand, there are millions of searches performed every day on the internet and ALL that data is saved and provided to us ...
  • Why Social Media Isn’t Working For You
    So you took the first step and signed yourself up for some social media sites and started marketing yourself and now you're waiting for the traffic to start rolling in. You've done your research about social media marketing and everyone tells you to find followers, engage them and turn them into ...

Survival International

  • 'Noble Savages': Chagnon's new book triggers r ...
    Davi Kopenawa, Yanomami spokesperson and shaman, has spoken out against Napoleon Chagnon's new book 'Noble Savages'.© Fiona Watson/SurvivalA new book by controversial American anthropologist Napoleon Chagnon has triggered a wave of protests among experts and Yanomami Indians: ...
  • ‘Unprecedented’ suspension of mining on Colomb ...
    Many Embera-Katío have been uprooted by extreme violence that plagues their land© WikipediaA Colombian judge has suspended mining concessions in an ‘unprecedented move’ to protect Embera-Katío Indians’ land in north-west Colombia. The decision comes after waves of violence in Alto Andágueda in ...
  • SUCCESS: Gas giant backtracks on exploration i ...
    Uncontacted tribes in Manu National Park are now safe from Pluspetrol's gas exploration, but the Nanti continue to be threatened by the expansion of Camisea.© SurvivalThe Argentine gas giant Pluspetrol has publicly backtracked on plans to expand the notorious Camisea gas project in southeas ...
  • Survival’s ‘dangerous’ ‘self-destructive’ ‘fal ...
    Jared Diamond's book has come under attack for saying that most tribal peoples live in a state of constant warfare.© Survival InternationalOn February 4 2013 Jared Diamond was interviewed on BBC TV about his new book ‘The World Until Yesterday’. He would not agree to a Survival ...
  • Secret plans for gas exploration in UNESCO Wo ...
    Plans to explore for natural gas in the Nahua-Nanti Reserve threaten the uncontacted relatives of this Nanti man.© Survival InternationalA report leaked to British newspaper The Guardian has revealed secret plans by Argentine gas giant Pluspetrol to explore for natural gas in an area inhabited b ...

Greg Palast

  • Defend Martin Luther King's Dream Act: Protect ...
     Sign this petition RIGHT NOW at Care2. Dr. King's Dream Act is under attack. On Wednesday February 27, the U.S. Supreme Court will hear a challenge to the law's requirement that states with a history of Jim Crow voting rules let the Justice Department review new voting procedures. This is the o ...
  • Too Fat to Vote Will a Supreme Ku Klux Kourt k ...
    By Greg Palast for Vice Magazine You know why black folk in the south don't vote? According to The New York Times and the experts at the Pew Charitable Trust, they're just too damn fat! Normally I wouldn't care what the Times is passing off as fact, except for that, on February the 27th, the [...]
  • Thousands demand Obama to Smoke Pipe
    Rally Against Keystone XL Pipeline Photos by Zach D Roberts, photojournalist funded by the Palast Investigative Fund, at Sunday's rally in Washington DC, on assignment for Truth-out.  More photos here.
  • "I want my fair share–and that's ALL OF IT." T ...
    By Greg Palast for Vice Magazine Activists alert: Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and his son Connor Kennedy were arrested Wednesday in Washington while protesting against approval of the Keystone XL Pipeline. A rally in Washington, DC, protesting the Pipeline, has been called by Forward on Climate for Su ...
  • Billionaire Burglar Breaks into Obama's Cabin ...
    By Greg Palast for Truth-out A parade of media reports this week name Penny Pritzker as Obama's prime choice for Secretary of Commerce. No longer will criminal bankers have to lobby the administration - because now they'll have one of their own in the Cabinet. We never heard of this guy Barack O ...

How Can I Recycle This ?

  • How can I reuse or recycle a wooden shoe rack?
    There was a neighbourhood “give and take” event near me at the weekend – people took along their unwanted items and took home anything other people had donated that took their fancy — all for free. It was mostly small things – crockery, household knick-knacks and bo ...
  • How can I reuse or recycle old glass blocks/gl ...
    We’ve had an email from Whitney, asking about reuse/recycling ideas for glass blocks (or glass bricks, as they’re also known): We just bought a house and making a lot of renovations. We removed some glass blocks from an old bathroom window and I want to reuse them for something. I lo ...
  • How can I “reuse” fresh eggs that ...
    (Hi! Sorry to regular readers for the stupidly long break in posting – I’ve been reading all the comments as usual as they come in, just not posting any new content myself due to a combination of busy-ness, illness and laziness. I’m hoping to get back to regular scheduled blogg ...
  • How can I reuse or recycle toilet seats?
    Apologies for the break in blogging – I’ve been super busy with other things over the last month. And in my absence, Recycle This had its sixth birthday! Happy Birthday website! :D Anyway, moving on: we’ve had an email from Stephanie about toilet seats: I just came into about 2 ...
  • How can I reuse or recycle empty bottled gas/p ...
    Lyndon has emailed to ask about reusing – or recycling – propane gas canisters (the ones for heating, barbecues or patio heaters etc): Trying to tidy up the yard at work, what can I do with some old gas bottles? If there is a company name on the bottles (like Calor Gas, Flo Gas or [...]

Age of Autism

  • Deflated
    By Kim Stagliano Deep sigh. Ever have a day where you just plain feel tired? It's not just physical fatigue, it's a bone deep exhaustion that sneaks up on me. And my husband. And fellow autism parents. Yesterday was one...
  • HMS Brian Deer Holed Beneath the Waterline?
    Part II Deer’s hideous revenge By John Stone On Friday AoA reported that the journal Nature had been persuaded to remove from its on-line news service derogatory and misleading remarks by Brian Deer about whistleblowing scientist Dr David Lewis. The...
  • Dachel Media Update: Newtown Child, Genetic Te ...
    Feb 24, 2013, Boston Globe: Parents of girl killed in Newtown talk about life with, and without, their daughter, Joey Gay Feb 24, 2013, Fox13 Salt Lake City: New genetic test may improve autism diagnosis Feb 24, 2013, Seacoastonline.com: Helping...
  • Jake Crosby: "SafeMinds Ignores Major Allegati ...
    Editor's note: I declined to run Contributing Editor Jake Crosby's original article on this topic for reasons outlined here. Since then, it appeared elsewhere and generated a great deal of comment within our community (and without). We subsequently ran a...
  • Setback Step-Up
    By Cathy Jameson Mid-week last week I got a phone call from the nurse at Ronan’s school. It hadn’t been more than half an hour since I’d dropped Ronan off when I saw the school’s phone number flash across my...

Global BDS Movement

Farm Wars

Open Your Eyes News

  • Chile’s Gen Pinochet ‘tried to cli ...
    BBC – Late Chilean military leader Augusto Pinochet wanted to hold on to power when he lost a referendum on his rule in 1988, newly declassified documents in the US suggest. They say Gen Pinochet sought the support of his closest military allies to overthrow the results. Read article
  • Asian Stocks Fall With U.K. Futures on Italy C ...
    Bloomberg – Asian stocks and U.K. equity index futures fell on concern Italy’s elections will lead to renewed turmoil in European markets. The yen weakened, following its biggest gain since May 2010, and oil declined. The MSCI Asia Pacific Index slid 0.5 percent at 1:17 p.m. in Tokyo. The ...
  • Asian Stocks Snap Two-Day Gain as Italy Electi ...
    Bloomberg – Asian stocks fell, with the regional benchmark index poised to close lower for the first time in three days, on concern Italy’s elections may reignite Europe’s debt crisis. Sony Corp. (6758), a Japanese consumer electronics maker that gets a fifth of its revenue in Europe, lost ...
  • UN calls for inquiry into Palestinian death
    Aljazeera – The United Nations has called for an independent inquiry into the death of a Palestinian in Israeli custody, warning that mounting tensions risk an eruption of violence in the occupied territories. The Palestinians also demanded an independent investigation in a letter to the U ...
  • Study finds BPA may harm developing brains
    ABC – A US study has prompted calls for the chemical bisphenol-A to be banned in Australia after it raised questions about its impact on embryo brains. Researchers at the Duke University Medical Centre in North Carolina found that bisphenol-A [BPA] may suppress a gene vital to the developm ...

L.A. Times - Greenspace

  • Cooking up toxic air pollution
    When UC Davis scientists collected air pollution particles in Fresno and then exposed laboratory mice to them, they found that one of the most toxic sources was the backyard grill.
  • Some plastics should be classified as hazardou ...
    Less than half of the 280 million metric tons of plastic produced each year ends up in the landfill.  A fair bit of the rest ends up littering the landscape, blown by the wind or washed down streams and rivers into the sea.
  • Religious beliefs drive hunting decisions in A ...
    Stanford researchers have discovered that the introduction of Western religions is changing hunting patterns in the Amazon and affecting the region’s biodiversity.
  • Climate change threatens wolverines; protectio ...
    Citing shrinking mountain snowpacks as a result of climate change, federal wildlife officials are proposing to list wolverines as threatened under the Endangered Species Act.
  • Does Central Valley irrigation boost the South ...
    Irrigation in California’s Central Valley pours so much water vapor into the atmosphere that it significantly drives up summer rainfall and runoff in the Southwest, according to a new study.

water.org

  • A WaterCredit Pilot
    Christine Mbati has three children and was recently widowed. She is a member of the K’Obonyo self-help group and lives at Ulanda village.
  • Strike With Me to Raise Awareness
    At a press conference in Los Angeles, Water.org co-founder Matt Damon announces his strike to raise awareness for the water crisis.
  • Learning Through Plays
    Children and adults learn about good hygiene practices through a series of street plays, including hand washing and the importance of using a toilet instead of practicing open defecation. They also learn about the connection between water-related illnesses and prevention.
  • A Loan Leads to More
    Mrs. Lalitha Patil lives in Gojaga Village. She took a loan for Rs.10,000/- from Water.org's partner, Grameen Koota (GK), and constructed a toilet in her home. Afterwards, she became highly motivated and decided to work with her village to become completely clean and hygienic.
  • From Kutcha Well to Water Point
    In Assam, access to safe drinking water and sanitation in rural communities and small towns is often unavailable. Community residents are dependent on rain, streams, and rivers for drinking and agricultural water. Additionally, unhygienic practices have contributed to the pollution of available ...

Cryptogon

  • Advanced Persistent Threats Subverting Encrypt ...
    The fact that the underlying systems represent weaker links than the encryption schemes has been there since the beginning. However, with states and other organizations allocating increasing resources to offensive information warfare, these weak links are increasingly being exploited to do end r ...
  • Britain: Man Refuses to Pay for TV License Bec ...
    Via: Daily Mail: A 49-year-old man refused to pay his TV licence because he believed the BBC covered up facts about the 9/11 terrorist attacks. Tony Rooke, who represented himself today at Horsham Magistrates’ Court in West Sussex, said he did not want to give money to an organisation ‘fun ...
  • Palestinian Prisoner Was Tortured Before Dying ...
    Via: Guardian: A Palestinian prisoner whose death in Israeli custody fanned violent clashes across the West Bank over the weekend was tortured before he died, the Palestinian Authority has said. The results of an autopsy conducted in Tel Aviv were revealed at a press conference in Ramallah on Su ...
  • Why a One-Room West Virginia Library Runs a $2 ...
    Via: Ars Technica: Marmet, West Virginia is a town of 1,500 people living in a thin ribbon along the banks of the Kanawha River just below Charleston. The town’s public library is only open Thursdays, Fridays, and Saturdays. It’s housed in a small building the size of a trailer, whic ...
  • Foxconn Reshuffle: Some Manufacturing Going to ...
    Via: Forbes: Last Monday, Gou announced that Foxconn’s next major expansion push would be focused on Taiwan, where he wanted to put plants in New Taipei City, Taichung, and Kaohsiung. This comes at a time when the company is putting off the expansion of one of its China facilities, in Zhengzhou. ...

The Economic Collapse

  • Will Italy Be The Spark That Sets Off Financia ...
    Is the financial collapse of Italy going to be the final blow that breaks the back of Europe financially?  Most people don't realize this, but Italy is actually the third largest debtor in the entire world after the United States and Japan.  Italy currently has a debt to GDP ratio of more than 1 ...
  • 50 Signs That The U.S. Health Care System Is A ...
    The U.S. health care system is a giant money making scam that is designed to drain as much money as possible out of all of us before we die.  In the United States today, the health care industry is completely dominated by government bureaucrats, health insurance companies and pharmaceutical corp ...
  • The Big Dogs On Wall Street Are Starting To Ge ...
    Why are some of the biggest names in the corporate world unloading stock like there is no tomorrow, and why are some of the most prominent investors on Wall Street loudly warning about the possibility of a market crash?  Should we be alarmed that the big dogs on Wall Street are starting to get v ...
  • 20 Signs That The U.S. Economy Is Heading For ...
    Is the U.S. economy about to experience a major downturn?  Unfortunately, there are a whole bunch of signs that economic activity in the United States is really slowing down right now.  Freight volumes and freight expenditures are way down, consumer confidence has declined sharply, major retail ...
  • Money Is A Form Of Social Control And Most Ame ...
    Is America really "the land of the free"?  Most people think of money as simply a medium of exchange that makes economic transactions more convenient, but the truth is that it is much more than that.  Money is also a form of social control.  Just think about it.  What did you do this morning?  W ...

Desertification

  • Desertification And Drought (Google / Economi ...
    Read at : http://economicconfidential.net/new/features/1233-mitigating-impacts-of-desertification-and-drought Mitigating Impacts Of Desertification And Drought Over the years, desertification and drought are two related disasters largely contributing to the occurrence of famine, especially in th ...
  • A Promising Fruit: The Tree Tomato or Tamarill ...
    Read at : http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/02/130225121920.htm A researcher at the UPM is collaborating in the characterization of genetic resource of the tree tomato to enhance its cultivation and commercialization in Andean and Mediterranean countries. The tree tomato is originally fr ...
  • Spatial assessment of desertification (Science ...
    Read at : http://scienceindex.com/stories/2619130/Spatial_assessment_of_desertification_in_north_Sinai_using_modified_MEDLAUS_model.html Spatial assessment of desertification in north Sinai using modified MEDALUS model submitted by forilolefeyoh This study aims to use spatial analyses and a geog ...
  • A dynamic simulation model of desertification ...
    Read at : http://scienceindex.com/stories/2689848/A_dynamic_simulation_model_of_desertification_in_Egypt.html A dynamic simulation model of desertification in Egypt This paper presents the development of a system dynamic model to simulate and analyze potential future state of desertification in ...
  • A test of critical thresholds and their indica ...
    Read at : http://scienceindex.com/stories/2690760/A_test_of_critical_thresholds_and_their_indicators_in_a_desertificationprone_ecosystem_more_resilience_than_we_thought.html A test of critical thresholds and their indicators in a desertification-prone ecosystem: more resilience than we thought s ...

The Paper Trail

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backofthebook.ca

  • Robocalls: Mr. Sona goes to Ottawa
    By Alison@Creekside Former Guelph Con Party communications director Michael Sona relates how he was sitting in his Hill office on Feb. 23 2012 when he was shocked to hear Sun News reporter Brian Lilley fingering him on air for the Guelph robocalls election fraud. Sona: “I contacted a few p ...
  • Argo: We’ve written ourselves out of history
    By Paul Mather Okay I never do this, but everybody else in the house is occupied and it’s too icy to jog (or at least that’s what I’m telling myself). So, I’ve poured a cup of coffee, and here’s a long post. I was reading today about Argo. If you haven’t seen it, it’s a [...] Tags:   ...
  • A Modest Opinion – A day in the life of ...
    By Nathaniel Moher On Jan. 28th, Stephen Harper took a break from using the Internet for the purpose of helping all machines become sentient and thus beginning the robot revolution, in order to take to Twitter and post some pictures of a day in the life of Stephen “I Swear I’m Not A Robot – [... ...
  • Taxes are bad — unless, of course, they& ...
    By David@Sixthestate.net Here’s a puzzle for my readers: try to guess which one of the following two editorials, each of them discussing a slight bump in the tax rate for the wealthiest individuals, comes from The Globe and Mail, and which one comes from the local leftist rag: An extra two per c ...
  • You’re paying for your government’ ...
    By John Klein (aka Saskboy) The Conservative government is out of control. The Guardian UK newspaper confirms what environmentalists have already suspected (since the Conservatives have openly accused them previously): This Conservative government regards environmentalists as a threat to nationa ...

libcom

  • Neo-Nazi terror marked the protests in Sofia ( ...
    HoRa (People-against-Racism) warns: nationalist and neo-Nazi tendencies made provocations during today’s (Feb. 24, 2013) procession, which started officially from the Ministry of Economics in protest of high electricity bills. HoRa su ...
  • Factory in Greece resumes production under wor ...
    Vio.Me_.JPG Production at the bankrupt Vio.Me building supplies firm has resumed under control of the workers. After 3 days of intense mobilization, the factory of Vio.Me. start ...
  • Syndicalists protest racial profiling targetin ...
    563419_329153847196331_341168228_n.jpg Hunting down undocumented immigrants like animals is immoral and a waste of police resources, argues syndicalist weekly Arbetaren’s editor-in-chief Daniel Wiklan ...
  • 5 Rising Fascist Groups You Should Know About
    tumblr_m5t89yPQPG1rob2aoo1_1280.png Concerning support for neo-fascist groups grows in the global financial crisis. Indeed for some the idea of something akin to Nazi Germany ev ...
  • First successes in struggle against against fo ...
    It has already been over two years since Doorbraak started an experiment in Leiden of using ‘organizing’ elements in the battle against the government cuts. We have reported back a few times, and this time we can report the first actual results! ...

Free Range International

  • The Last Post
    This will be the last post I write for the FRI blog.  If this is the first time you have seen this blog stop reading this right now and go back to October 2011 in the archives section because those are some of the best posts I ever wrote about Afghanistan.  Or go to the [...]
  • How Do You Mend A Broken Heart?
    Our little posse made it out of Afghanistan without any dramas.  My brother Tim left with me because The Bot had made it perfectly clear that his IED hit from the year before had made him completely unstable and a big pain in his ass.  We went to London again and both my brother and [...]
  • Vision Quest
    Editors note: Be sure to start this series from the beginning (Dalton Thomas Comes Home) so it makes sense.  We will try to get more posts up sooner than we have been lately but Dalton is, to be honest, not doing as well as we hoped .  Baba Tim is also banged up again and [...]
  • Band On The Run
    Editors Note:  It is important for first time readers to start this story from the beginning.  This is a (mostly) fictional account by my brother, Dalton Thomas Lynch, who is using the pen as therapy as he adjusts to living a normal life back in the states.   Any donations received by the FRI bl ...
  • Dead Man Walking
    Dalton continues to heal himself using creative writing as his vehicle for change.  Any donations our loyal readers are able to spare for this cracking tale will go directly to Dalton.  For the record, I (Baba T) did not say “Vet or Ventilate” and insist it was “If we can&#8217 ...

The Story Behind the Story

  • Can You OPPT Out of the “System”? ...
    Folks, the Edomite Bankster’s Gig is Up. People are waking up to the causes of their oppression and covert slavery like never before. The problem is, the Synagogue of Satan that controls Mormonism and all organized religions have what is best described as psychological Samson Complex &#821 ...
  • The Mormon Mafia Mind Control – No Diffe ...
    This open letter speaks for itself!!!!!!! An Open Letter to the Leadership of the Mormon Church View The following letter appeared on Craigslist. It captures the reasons why leaving the Mormo-Demonic Church is so painful.       Dear Elder (Name): As one who suffers from within, I ...
  • The Message – For All Who Love Christ
    I am posting this because I have seen the exact same thing, on the exact same date. My 25th Birthday – (2+5=7) was September 28, 1984. (Gematria of my birthday, 9-28-1959: 9+2+8+1+9+5+9 (seven numbers) = 43.  4+3=7.) In my vision, I met him and one other man who are to testify of Christ an ...
  • The Message – For All Who Love Christ
    I am posting this because I have seen the exact same thing, on the exact same date. My 25th Birthday – (2+5=7) was September 28, 1984. I met him and one other man who are to testify of Christ an Him alone in this final age.   There are to be three mortal witnesses who will [...]
  • We The People Vs. “Them” – ( ...
    This story is deeply troubling in many ways.  First of all it clearly shows the POWER the EDOMITE SYNAGOGUE OF SATAN Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) wields in “programming” their own private gang of enforcers in order to keep the Goyim (human livestock) in line.  The atheist, powe ...

du la bab - Now is the Time

Mansbridge One on One - CBC

Scotts Contracting

  • Deadline 8 a.m. tomorrow
    Share This: Dear Scotts: Tomorrow at 8 a.m. a committee in the Missouri legislature will here infamous Senate Bill 207’s identical twin, House Bill 398 that would allow energy companies to dig even deeper in our pockets to charge more money for the same service. Take a stand today and send a mes ...
  • StLouis One Week from Today!
    Hello Slay for Mayor Volunteers! We have just one week to go until the the election that will set the course for the next four years, and for generations to follow! March 5th represents a cross-roads for our city. With the competent leadership of Mayor Slay, we can continue to move forward on th ...
  • St Louis Energy News-MCE Yays and Nays: Energy ...
    Donate Now Become A Member Volunteer Forward to a Friend Like Us on Facebook Follow Us on Twitter MO Legislative Session Yays and Nays: Energy Edition Please Call Key Legislators Today!!! Please Forward!!! First, thanks to all of you who have made phone calls to your elected officials about impo ...
  • NEW-St Louis Business Directory
    ClicksEffect.com, which helps local businesses with their online presence started a new venture called Explore By Mobile. Explore By Mobile is a platform that opens local business guides around the world.What’s so special about it ? Simple. It’s optimized for Mobile device users. As ...
  • No title
    Couple of my latest CAD Designs for a Solar Layout in St Louis MO 63109 Stay Tuned for the Reasons why this solar installation looks different than most of the systems on the Market.     Related articles Solar Equipment-Typical St Louis Home-CAD Designs (scottscontracting.wordpress.com ...

The View From Abroad

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Foreign Policy in Focus - Military (US)

Law.com

Iranian.com

  • Iranian dissident and French lawmakers urge ne ...
    French lawmakers invited the head of a previously shunned Iranian dissident group to parliament on Wednesday, aiming to help it gain credibility as a viable opposition to Tehran's government. read more
  • زهر مار ایرانی برای نجات سربازان آمریکایی
    در راهنمای پزشکی فرماندهی مرکزی نیروهای آمریکا در افغانستان تاکید شده است که پادزهر تولید شده در انستیتو رازی تهران، بهترین دارو برای مقابله با نیش مارهای کبرا و انواع دیگر مارهای سمی و خطرناک آسیای میانه است که در افغانستان به فراوانی وجود دارند.
  • نسرین ستوده اعتصاب غذای خود را شکست
    ه گزارش رسیده به کلمه، متعاقب دیدار رضا خندان همسر این زندانی سیاسی و گروهی از فعالان زنان با برخی از نمایندگان و پیگیری های محمدرضا تابش و ابوترابی فرد و مذاکره آنها با رییس مجلس و قوه قضاییه و با برداشتن محدودیت های قضایی از مهراوه خندان، دختر نسرین ستوده، وی به اعتصاب غذای خود پایان داد.read more
  • Iran’s Claim of Drone Capture Is Denied by U.S.
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  • Significant Changes Made to Parchin High Explo ...
    The latest image from DigitalGlobe clearly showing the new blue roofing of the two major buildings, new equipment and materials and the rows of earth piles. Numerous cars present at the site suggest a considerable level of activity at the site.

Most Revolutionary Act

  • Guess Who Funds the Climate Denial Industry?
    According to the Guardian, a newly released Greenpeace study reveals it’s not just Exxon and the Koch brothers who fund the climate denial industry. In a recent article, they describe how a secretive charity known as Donors Trust enabled anonymous billionaires to donate nearly $120m ...
  • A Radical Alternative: Teaching Students to Think
    Lakeside School Seattle This is final in a series of guest posts by Dr Danny Weil from an article (World Class Standards: Whose World, Which Economic Classes and What Standards?) he originally published in Daily Censored. In the ninth section, Dr Weil describes the alternative &ndas ...
  • Education Standards as Big Business
    KIPP is one of the largest charter school chains This is the eighth of a series of guest posts by Dr Danny Weil from an article (World Class Standards: Whose World, Which Economic Classes and What Standards?) he originally published in Daily Censored. In the eighth section, Dr Weil ...
  • Educational Standards and Totalitarian Conformity
      This is the seventh of a series of guest posts by Dr Danny Weil from an article (World Class Standards: Whose World, Which Economic Classes and What Standards?) he originally published in Daily Censored. In this seventh section, Dr Weil argues that federal imposition of ...
  • Using Schools to Reinforce White Male Privilege
      This is the sixth  of a series of guest posts by Dr Danny Weil from an article (World Class Standards: Whose World, Which Economic Classes and What Standards?) he originally published in Daily Censored. In this sixth section, Dr Weil argues that conservative ideologues and corpora ...

Michael Moore - Must Read

  • From 'Epilogue: The Execution of Michael Moore'
    Excerpted from Here Comes Trouble: Stories from My Life by Michael Moore It was the night of March 23, 2003. Four nights earlier, George W. Bush had invaded Iraq, a sovereign country that not only had not attacked us, but was, in fact, the past recipient of military aid from the United States. ...
  • Statement of Emad Burnat, Co-Director of '5 Br ...
    Last night, on my way from Turkey to Los Angeles, CA, my family and I were held at US immigration for about an hour and questioned about the purpose of my visit to the United States. Immigration officials asked for proof that I was nominated for an Academy Award® for the documentary 5 BR ...
  • Ten Years Ago Today from the Washington Post: ...
    The Washington Post ran this front page article referring with no caveats to Saddam Hussein's "chemical and biological weapons" exactly ten years to the day before printing quotes from a made up "interview" Michael Moore supposedly gave to an Iranian magazine 2-Week Window Frames Bush's Decisio ...
  • Ten Years Ago Today from the Washington Post: ...
    The Washington Post ran this article referring with no caveats to Iraq's made up "weapons of mass destruction" exactly ten years to the day before printing quotes from a made up "interview" Michael Moore supposedly gave to an Iranian magazine EU Leaders Agree: Inspectors Should Get More Time ...
  • 'Irrefutable' -- the Washington Post on Colin ...
    The Washington Post's below unsigned editorial published the day after Colin Powell's Iraq presentation to the UN Security Council is no longer available on the Post's website Irrefutable February 6, 2003 Editorial, Pg. A36 AFTER SECRETARY OF STATE Colin L. Powell's presentation to the Unite ...

Salon

SMB News

  • Indonesian volcano rumbles as president visits ...
    For SMB News Indonesian volcano rumbles as president visits camps PURWOBINANGUN: Indonesia’s Mount Merapi volcano spewed more deadly heat clouds Wednesday as President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono visited some of the 50,000 evacuees in shelters. Searing gas billowed from the crater of the 2,91 ...
  • Kasaba throws spit on the camera
    \Kasaba throws spit on cameraMUMBAI: Ajmal Kasaba webcam spit on Tuesday during a hearing in the Bombay High Court for confirmation of the death penalty, which led the court strictly tell him to behave properly. Judjes a warning when they Kasaba altercation with the police and spit at the camera ...
  • K’taka Speaker disqualifies 16 MLAs
    For SMB News KBANGALORE: Hours ahead of the trust vote for beleaguered Karnataka Chief Minister B S Yeddyurappa in the Assembly, Speaker K G Bopaiah disqualified sixteen rebel MLAs, including eleven from ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), legislative sources said on Monday. Bopaiah signed the ...
  • Twin bombing at Shah Ghazi’s shrine kills 8
    For SMB News Twin bombing at Shah Ghazi’s shrine kills 8 KARACHI: Eight people including two children were killed and over 65 others suffered injuries when two suicide bombers blew themselves up outside Abdullah Shah Ghazi’s shrine in Clifton, official sources said here Thursday. Two heads, beli ...
  • Musharraf seeks Pak nation’s apology for ‘mistake
    For SMB News Musharraf seeks Pak nation’s apology for ‘mistakes’ LONDON: Former president Gen. (Retd.) Pervez Musharraf Friday admitted that political mistakes were committed in the twilight years of his regime and sought apology from Pakistani nation for the same. “These mistakes caused damage ...

Toronto Star - Editorials

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Energy Collective

  • Climate Change May Dry Up Important U.S. Reser ...
    As climate change makes the regions of the West, Southwest, and Great Plains warmer and drier, water demand will continue to increase, and the combined effect will place an ever greater burden on the country’s fresh water supplies.
  • Is Guilt the Path to Serious Action on Climate ...
    Will pictures of an oil-soaked duck, malnourished children roaming an African desert, or at-risk Arctic caribou convince us to ditch the car?
  • Chasing Ice in a Warming World
    The world's climate is heating up due to human-caused, carbon-based emissions. Scientists are confirming that more clearly every year, and their calls to action are only growing stronger with the storms.
  • Liquid Natural Gas Exports: Job Creation and E ...
    New analysis by the consulting firm ICF International indicates significant potential economic benefits from the export of U.S. liquefied natural gas
  • Massive Investment in North Sea Oil
    Investment in the North Sea is the highest for 30 years and rising, according to a report by an oil and gas trade body. It credited the recent introduction of tax relief to encourage investment in “difficult projects."

EU Times

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Stonecipher News

Liquida : Worldwide News & Opinion

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Groklaw

  • "A small company is suing us for patent infrin ...
    "We'll be fine unless..." - Dilbert
  • Apple will give popular jailbreak tool the ba ...
    Apple's next minor point iOS update will fix the exploits that allow iPhones to be jailbroken with a very popular tool, according to a report from MacRumors. The 6.1.3 update, which was seeded to developers as a beta one week ago, will break the functionality of the jailbreaking tool known as "e ...
  • Ladyada on President Obama's Fireside G+ Hangout
    Published on Feb 15, 2013 President Obama Participates in a Fireside Hangout on Google+ with Ladyada: -Ladyada proposes patent reform 0:50 -Ladyada asks the President if his daughters are considering careers in science and engineering 3:35 -Ladyada proposes each high schooler learns a computer ...
  • Apple and Samsung's Australian case so large i ...
    According to in-court reports from The Australian Financial Review, the two-judge system was required due to the sheer volume of patents in suit, with Apple alone asserting 19 properties on 120 infringement claims. The Cupertino, Calif., company is targeting nine Samsung smartphones and two tab ...
  • Study: Crowdsourcing a Valuable Resource in Me ...
    Arnaout said that the study-which was released in the scientific journal Nature Biotechnology on Feb. 7-showed that crowdsourcing is "100 percent beneficial," calling the solutions from TopCoder users "mind-bogglingly elegant." Of the 122 responses to Arnaout's TopCoder post, 16 of the algorith ...

WideShut

  • The Story of CHRIS: A Critique of Naming and S ...
    This is the story of C.H.R.I.S. (Children Have Rights In Society) – a website run by a convicted football hooligan who couldn’t be a worse poster child for the name-and-shame concept.
  • Who Are The English Defence League?
    The EDL may claim to be a grass-roots anti-Islamic extremist movement out to protect Britain, but their creation and leadership are fundamentally tied to the war-mongering Zionist ideology of Israel and NEOCON agenda of the US.
  • What Zero Dark Thirty isn’t Telling You about ...
    Critically acclaimed film Zero Dark Thirty might win awards and make money, but that doesn't mean it presents the truth about the CIA and their history with Bin Laden. Why would it? The CIA helped with the film's development.
  • Police Further Contradicted Over Mark Duggan S ...
    Mark Duggan didn't shoot at police, appears to have been unarmed and the pathologist's injury analysis does not match police testimony.
  • Satanic Panic Reemerges In Jimmy Savile Scandal
    Notorious "satanic ritual abuse" psychoanalyst Valerie Sinason, uses the Jimmy Savile scandal to give new coverage of her baseless theories, and the press who once mocked her are eating it up.

Politics in the Zeros

  • Code, baby, code. Code.org launches
    Code.org has launched with the motto, “Every student in every school should have the opportunity to learn to code” and I completely agree. They plan to get computer programming classes in as many schools as possible and some mighty big names are behind it. Learn about a new “ ...
  • Italy election to banksters – drop dead. Mains ...
    Comedian turned blogger Beppe Grillo won 25% of the Italian vote Voters in the Italy election convincingly rejected austerity on Sunday. Appointed prime minister Mario Monti, member of the Bildeberger Group and advisor to Goldman Sachs, got clobbered, with a mere 9%. Comedian Beppe Grillo runnin ...
  • Climate Change Adaptation Roadmap
    Those crazed environmental extremists at the Department of Defense assume climate change is happening and are planning for it. CCAR basically describes how DoD decision-making will pivot around climate science and related fields, by fully integrating “climate change considerations into its exta ...
  • $400 billion later – Pentagon grounds F-35 fleet
    The $400 billion F-35 program is years behind schedule, way over budget, our most expensive weapons program ever, and a stunning pork barrel inefficiency and transfer of money from the government to bloated and apparently incompetent defense contractors. Defense officials on Friday said they we ...
  • Bloomberg – Too Big To Fail Banks get $83 bill ...
    It’s time to put an end to corrupt bank parasites Bloomberg says our big banks essentially are insolvent parasites that exist solely due to government bailouts. The Too Big Too Fail banks receive huge implicit subsidies since they can borrow from the government at lower rates, because if t ...

TVNZ - Top Stories

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Just World News

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frogblog

  • Marriage equality – the submissions against
    I haven’t blogged this year yet on the Marriage Equality Bill, but it has in fact been a major focus for me. I know some opponents of the Bill are trying to kick up a fuss about lots of submitters who wanted to make an oral submission not getting the opportunity, but having read literally [...]
  • WHO study highlights dangerous chemicals
    Chemicals are the building blocks of life but synthetic chemicals in numerous combinations can be incredibly dangerous. A new study by the WHO has alarming news that over 800 chemicals are known or suspected to be EDCs (endocrine disrupting chemicals). Our endocrine system is our hormone system, ...
  • John Banks: learn a little history?
    Charter schools are no joke. What’s funny, however, is John Banks’ referring to the opponents of charter schools as “Cassandras”, seemingly unaware that back in the day, poor old Cassandra was famous for her prophetic insight and the fact that her accurate warnings were ignored. John Banks proba ...
  • Protecting our tuna/eels – Tuna legend B ...
    Bill Kerrison is a legend when it comes to tuna or eels and it was privilege to meet him during a recent Dirty Water tour in the Bay of Plenty. Over several decades he has transferred an estimated 25 million eels around Bay of Plenty dams such as the Matahina on the Rangitaiki River. New [...]
  • Ralph Hotere, making small holes in the silence
    Although I didn’t study law, I spent a bit of time in the law building at Otago University during my five years there, either for LAWS 101 lectures and tutorials in my first year, debates and fixtures for the Otago University Debating Society, or visiting lawyer friends in their offices th ...

Patronus Analytical

J Kozy

  • The Real New World Order. Bankers Taking over ...
    A real new world order has emergedthe world's downtrodden against the West and its puppet, surrogate colonial governments. These non-state but similarly minded actors will determine the course of future world history. There is now a new world order that the West cannot control, that military ...
  • Violence: The American Way of Life
    The United States of America was conceived and nurtured by violence. Americans not only engage in violence, they are entertained by it. Killing takes place in America at an average of 87 times each day. Going to war in Afghanistan is less dangerous than living in Chicago. The Romans went to ...
  • Democracy's Sickness Unto Death
    Governments do not exist for the benefit of common people, those people referred to in the Constitution as "We the people." Regardless of what officials claim, common man exists merely as a means to fulfill the ends the factions in control wish to attain. Madison's "diseases of faction" have ...
  • Fraudulent Educational Reform in America
    What goes on in America's schools is essentially identical to what goes on in the Madrassas of the Muslim world. In both, orthodox beliefs are taught as truth and critical examination is discouraged. Two worlds clash in loggerheads.
  • The Short, Miserable Life of American Prosperity
    History is not always progressive; there have been many instances of extensive regression. Immoral institutions can more easily become worse than better. When the Capitalists have accumulated all the wealth there is and have the means to take away any that is subsequently created, what will ...

Dr. Mercola Natural Health

  • Vaccine News: AAP Opposes Ban on Thimerosal, W ...
    By Dr. Mercola According to public health doctors and a medical trade association representing U.S. pediatricians, poor children in developing countries should continue to get vaccines containing the mercury preservative, thimerosal, because providing these children with mercury-free vaccines ...
  • Two Latest GE-Related Health Threats: 'Monster ...
    By Dr. Mercola Fish — and salmon in particular — has always been an ideal source for the animal-based omega-3 fats EPA and DHA, but as levels of pollution have increased, fish in general have become less viable as a primary source of healthful fats. Soon, there will be even mor ...
  • Ten (Mostly) New Illusions to Kick Start Your ...
    By Dr. Mercola If you’re looking for a fun way to kick start your brain into working just a little harder today, then take a couple of minutes to watch this short video by British psychologist and professor Richard Wiseman. I love these types of optical illusions as these are a powerf ...
  • 10 Lies and Misconceptions Spread By Mainstrea ...
    By Dr. Mercola There's no shortage of health myths out there, but I believe the truth is slowly but surely starting to seep out there and get a larger audience. For example, two recent articles actually hit the nail right on the head in terms of good nutrition advice. Shape Magazine fe ...
  • The Dramatic Benefits of Minimally Invasive De ...
    By Dr. Mercola Dental health is an important part of your overall health. Unnecessary drilling and filling your teeth with toxic materials can have far-reaching, long-term health ramifications. Fortunately, there are options, but it can be tricky finding a dentist that is fully familia ...

JAMA

Survival - tribal peoples

  • 'Noble Savages': Chagnon's new book triggers r ...
    Davi Kopenawa, Yanomami spokesperson and shaman, has spoken out against Napoleon Chagnon's new book 'Noble Savages'.© Fiona Watson/SurvivalA new book by controversial American anthropologist Napoleon Chagnon has triggered a wave of protests among experts and Yanomami Indians: ...
  • ‘Unprecedented’ suspension of mining on Colomb ...
    Many Embera-Katío have been uprooted by extreme violence that plagues their land© WikipediaA Colombian judge has suspended mining concessions in an ‘unprecedented move’ to protect Embera-Katío Indians’ land in north-west Colombia. The decision comes after waves of violence in Alto Andágueda in ...
  • SUCCESS: Gas giant backtracks on exploration i ...
    Uncontacted tribes in Manu National Park are now safe from Pluspetrol's gas exploration, but the Nanti continue to be threatened by the expansion of Camisea.© SurvivalThe Argentine gas giant Pluspetrol has publicly backtracked on plans to expand the notorious Camisea gas project in southeas ...
  • Survival’s ‘dangerous’ ‘self-destructive’ ‘fal ...
    Jared Diamond's book has come under attack for saying that most tribal peoples live in a state of constant warfare.© Survival InternationalOn February 4 2013 Jared Diamond was interviewed on BBC TV about his new book ‘The World Until Yesterday’. He would not agree to a Survival ...
  • Secret plans for gas exploration in UNESCO Wo ...
    Plans to explore for natural gas in the Nahua-Nanti Reserve threaten the uncontacted relatives of this Nanti man.© Survival InternationalA report leaked to British newspaper The Guardian has revealed secret plans by Argentine gas giant Pluspetrol to explore for natural gas in an area inhabited b ...

Montreal Gazette

Food World Order

  • Midway: Message from the Gyre
    from cryptogon.com: Midway: Message from the Gyre http://www.midwayfilm.com/ http://www.midwayjourney.com/ Related: Vice Garbage Island: An Ocean Full of Plastic
  • Salt, Sugar, Fat: How the Food Giants Hooked U ...
    from guardian.co.uk: New York Times journalist Michael Moss spent three-and-a-half years working out how big food companies get away with churning out products that undermine the health of those who eat them. He interviewed hundreds of current and former food industry insiders – chemists, nutr ...
  • Blue Cross and Blue Shield antitrust lawsuits ...
    from reuters.com: A litigation onslaught facing the Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association and its 38 member health plans over alleged antitrust violations has snowballed ahead of a legal status conference scheduled for Thursday. Three more lawsuits were filed last week alleging a conspirac ...
  • UN Offers Banquet Of Blemished Food To Highlig ...
    from reuters.com: The United Nations treated government ministers and officials to a meal of blemished African fruit and vegetables on Tuesday to highlight how perfectly edible food is being rejected by European supermarkets. The five-course meal for 500 delegates at a week-long United Nati ...
  • Justices Skeptical Of Farmer Who Planted Paten ...
    from latimes.com: In a closely watched patent case, Supreme Court justices appeared ready to dash the hopes of an Indiana farmer who claimed the unfettered right to plant the next generation of Monsanto Co.'s genetically modified soybeans. The justices strongly suggested in oral arguments T ...

CrusadeWatch

  • The Bait of Christian Fundamentalism in Africa
    source:  Huffington Post, 8/24/2011 Michael Mungai Co-founder, Dagoretti 4 Kids I grew up in the hovels of Dagoretti, an impoverished suburb in the outskirts of Nairobi, Kenya. Raised by an unemployed single mother, my two siblings and I would take turns missing school to babysit our ...
  • Puttur: Four Arrested for Forcing Religious Co ...
    source:  Daijiworld, Aug 29, 2011 Puttur, Aug 29: Four persons, reportedly belonging to a Christian sect, were handed over to the police by the residents of Boodujal of Nedle village near Uppinangady on Sunday August 28. The locals, including some dalits, accused K J Kunhimonu (30) from Mun ...
  • Andhra Pradesh: Church priest rapes minor girl ...
    source:  India today, July 1, 2011 A Christian priest has been arrested for raping a 16-year-old girl and setting her ablaze in his house at Nadendla village of Guntur district in Andhra Pradesh.
  • The changing face of the church
    source:  Deccan chronicle, July 13, 2011 Its a well-documented fact that people adopt aspects of other cultures around them. The churches in Andhra Pradesh are following this custom and Indianising some of practices. At St Andrews Orthodox Church, West Marredpally, a Dwaja Stambam has been ...
  • Pastors wife accuses him of sexual abuse of mi ...
    source: Bangalore Mirror, June 17, 2011   In her police complaint, Priyalatha has charged Shantaraju, pastor of Bethel Church and Bethel Student Centre, with having sex with young girls and getting them to abort   S Shyam Prasad  

Whole Truth Coalition

  • Vox Populi, Methods of Manipulation
    COTO Report and Megan ‘Verb’ Kargher are proud to present Vox Populi, Methods of Manipulation. It has become increasingly evident that large portions of the planet are descending with alarming speed into Orwellian police states. What is the New World Order and what are their plans fo ...
  • The Big Awakening Conference 2011
    Click here for more information …
  • Lawfull Rebellion - Roger Hayes challenges Liv ...
    “Wirral Council is taking Roger Hayes to Birkenhead county court for non-payment of council tax. Mr Hayes, chairman of The British Constitution Group, claims the council tax is illegal and imposed without his consent. His stand has won support from all over the country, and demonstrators t ...
  • Truthjuice Gathering 2011
                                                         SPEAKERS CONFIRMED CHARLIE VEITCH - THE END OF FEAR MARK FOSTER - EMPOWERMENT FOR THE PEOPLE PHIL MEDLEY - STARGATES: A PERSONAL JOURNEY MICHAEL HALLAM - BURSTING THE ECONOMIC BUBBLE AND PRACTICAL TOOLS FOR LOCAL COMMUNITY BUILDING IAN MOORE ( ...
  • COTO Report This Ain’t Oz an Interview w ...
    COTO Report and Megan Kargher are pleased to bring you a special two day interview with Freeman of freemantv, the freeman perspective and the free zone http://www.youtube.com/user/Freemantv… http://thefreemanperspective.blogspot… http://freemantv.com/ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O ...

The Economic Collapse

  • Will Italy Be The Spark That Sets Off Financia ...
    Is the financial collapse of Italy going to be the final blow that breaks the back of Europe financially?  Most people don't realize this, but Italy is actually the third largest debtor in the entire world after the United States and Japan.  Italy currently has a debt to GDP ratio of more than 1 ...
  • 50 Signs That The U.S. Health Care System Is A ...
    The U.S. health care system is a giant money making scam that is designed to drain as much money as possible out of all of us before we die.  In the United States today, the health care industry is completely dominated by government bureaucrats, health insurance companies and pharmaceutical corp ...
  • The Big Dogs On Wall Street Are Starting To Ge ...
    Why are some of the biggest names in the corporate world unloading stock like there is no tomorrow, and why are some of the most prominent investors on Wall Street loudly warning about the possibility of a market crash?  Should we be alarmed that the big dogs on Wall Street are starting to get v ...
  • 20 Signs That The U.S. Economy Is Heading For ...
    Is the U.S. economy about to experience a major downturn?  Unfortunately, there are a whole bunch of signs that economic activity in the United States is really slowing down right now.  Freight volumes and freight expenditures are way down, consumer confidence has declined sharply, major retail ...
  • Money Is A Form Of Social Control And Most Ame ...
    Is America really "the land of the free"?  Most people think of money as simply a medium of exchange that makes economic transactions more convenient, but the truth is that it is much more than that.  Money is also a form of social control.  Just think about it.  What did you do this morning?  W ...

CASSE

The Talking Clock

  • Every end is a new beginning...
    Just remember that death is not the end... So, whilst The Talking Clock is - for now at least - mothballed, the many friends and regular readers who are "awake" might want to join me in my little sidestep venture: http://conspiracywatch.blogspot.co.uk/ Blogrolls need to be added and the ...
  • Okay Captain Ranty... this blogger resigns fro ...
    On the day that the BEST blogger in the blogosphere - Captain Ranty - has posted to announce 'end of transmission' (though not for the first time)... ...having mulled over what Captain Ranty has to say, rather than replying to the above linked blogpost in comments or via 140 characters on Twi ...
  • European Union (Approval of Treaty Amendment D ...
    Here are the highlights of the European Union (Approval of Treaty Amendment Decision) Bill, Second Reading debate which took place in the House of Commons yesterday. Bill Cash MP Plainly, the implosion in Europe does affect us, and this failed attempt to put a sticking plaster on an increasi ...
  • Nothing Tutu Hide, Nothing Tutu Fear, Mr. Bliar
    Archbishop Desmond Tutu is all over the world's media for boldly coming out in public with a call for George W. Bush and Tony Blair to stand trial at the International Criminal Court in The Hague for war crimes over the invasion of Iraq and overthrow of Saddam Hussein. Part of Tutu's thinking ...
  • The People's Memorial: 15th Anniversary Tribut ...
    As is now a yearly thing for this blog, a few images of the tributes left at Kensington Palace for the fifteenth anniversary of Diana's death. Those of our readers who come here as fellow Diana admirers are more than welcome to save the images - links back greatly appreciated. Click on the th ...

Facing South

  • INSTITUTE INDEX: A year after Trayvon Martin's ...
    It was a year ago today that an unarmed teen was shot to death in Sanford, Fla. by a neighborhood watch volunteer. The tragedy sparked questions about Florida's and other states' "stand your ground" self-defense laws, but they all remain on the books today. read more
  • VOICES: As BP trial begins, Gulf businesses an ...
    BP could be on the hook for as much as $21 billion in fines for its 2010 Gulf oil spill disaster. An effective investment strategy would address both environmental and economic interests. read more
  • Southern states would be hit uniquely hard by ...
    Automatic spending cuts set to take effect this week will reduce military spending in Southern states by $3 billion. Could that drive the region's Republicans to a budget compromise with President Obama? read more
  • Can vote-by-mail fix those long lines at the p ...
    A big potential drawback to the convenience of absentee and mail voting: Studies show that ballots are rejected at a higher rate than for voters who brave the wait at polling places. read more
  • INSTITUTE INDEX: Turning back the clock to pre ...
    North Carolina banned payday lending in 2001 over concern about usurious interest rates. But now some lawmakers want to bring back the industry, which new research finds often leads to snowballing financial trouble for desperate consumers. read more

CenterLine

  • Search for new executive director of Center on ...
    Karen Greenberg, executive director of NYU Law’s Center on Law and Security (CLS), announced she is leaving to pursue other career opportunities. Greenberg’s tenure as executive director began with the founding of the Center in 2003.  Under her stewardship, CLS … Continue reading →
  • Today’s Terrorism News
    Today’s Terrorism News post will be the last one for the summer. Along with the staff here at the Center on Law and Security, and with particular thanks to The Soufan Group for its generous support and to Carolyn O’Hara … Continue reading →
  • Today’s Terrorism News
    In Association with The Soufan Group At Radicalization Hearing, Rep. King Says al Shabab Poses Threat Rep. Peter King (R-N.Y.) held a third congressional hearing on Islamic radicalization in the United States Wednesday, this one focused on the threat of … Continue reading →
  • Today’s Terrorism News
    In Association with The Soufan Group Four Indicted for Drug Trafficking to Benefit Terrorism Federal prosecutors in New York unsealed indictments Tuesday against four men they say conspired to sell drugs and buy weapons for Hezbollah and the Taliban in … Continue reading →
  • Today’s Terrorism News
    In Association with The Soufan Group In Arkansas, Man Accused of Killing Soldier Strikes Plea Deal A man on trial for shooting two U.S. soldiers, one of whom was killed, outside of a military recruiting station in 2009 reached a … Continue reading →

Short Sharp Science

Tech Drive In

  • Ubuntu Speech Recognition App Enters Invite-On ...
    Just a day ago, we introduced you to an upcoming Ubuntu speech recognition app, which looked pretty amazing in the featured demo video. Its author, James McClain, had promised the imminent release of the app to the public with an open source license. Ubuntu voice recognition app has now e ...
  • Shank 2, Waking Mars Arrives on Steam for Linux
    Highly acclaimed 2D brawler, Shank 2, finally arrives on Steam for Linux. After the official release of Steam client last year, Valve created waves by finally making the Steam client available in Ubuntu Software Center for free download just a few days ago. Barrage of games went on SALE for a ...
  • 6 Most Good-Looking Music Players for Linux
    There is no dearth for good quality music players in Ubuntu. Even the default Rhythmbox is pretty darn good. But how many of those music players can be considered as good-looking? It is a tricky question since looks are very subjective. Anyway, here's a collection of 6 best music players for L ...
  • A Brilliant New Voice Recognition App for Ubun ...
    This has to be the find of the day. I was skeptical about the relevance of a full-fledged voice recognition application in a desktop OS like Ubuntu. But all that changed once I saw the video demonstration of the same. Not only does the app looks awesome, it is tightly integrated with Ubuntu' ...
  • Canonical Unveils Ubuntu on Tablets: "It is th ...
    Ubuntu is on a roll. Barely a month and a half after the official unveiling of Ubuntu for Phones, Canonical has just revealed their next flagship product, dubbed as Ubuntu on Tablets. With the introduction of platforms tailor-made for phones and tablets now, Canonical have made their intenti ...

Case About Bird Flu

  • NEW WEBSITE HAS GONE LIVE @ www.janeburgermeis ...
    Check out my new webiste under http://www.janeburgermeister.de. As Chancellor Angela Merkel warns a rerun of the Nazi rise to power in Germany can only be stopped by people of courage and conscience., I will be reporting on the fight for freedom and democracy from the German capital. http://www. ...
  • COMING NEXT WEEK: MY NEW WEBSITE FROM BERLIN, ...
    Check out this blog for details of my new website due to go live next week. In addition to writing new books, I also hope to do regular reports from Berlin, Germany, where I have taken up residence after leaving Austria this summer. The capital of Europe’s most powerful economy, the decisi ...
  • AUSTRIANS VOTE BY TWO THIRDS FOR DRAFT ARMY IN ...
    *Austrians vote overwhelmingly to keep conscription in historic referendum and triumph for direct democracy *Mainstream media propaganda machine suffers death blow as new style of political campaign emerges *Politicians use internet to connect with grass roots, bypass corporate media *Austria&#8 ...
  • The Death of a Father: an old photo brings bac ...
    Sipping some wine to mourn – or perhaps to celebrate? – my leaving Austria, one of my elderly neighbours  mentioned the resignation speech of Austrian Chancellor Kurt Schusschnig in 1938, which ended with the words “May God protect Austria.” Every Austrian knows what happened after the Annexatio ...
  • The Death of a Father: an old photo brings bac ...
    Sipping some wine to mourn – or perhaps to celebrate? – my leaving Austria, one of my elderly neighbours  mentioned the resignation speech of Austrian Chancellor Kurt Schusschnig in 1938, which ended with the words “May God protect Austria.” Every Austrian knows what happened after the Annexatio ...

Invisible Opportunity

  • Vaccine-induced strokes on the rise among youn ...
    by: Ethan A. Huff, staff writer (NaturalNews) Research that late last year identified an increased prevalence of stokes among younger populations has failed to properly identify and investigate all potential causes of this dire phenomenon. Since they have increasingly become associated with a ra ...
  • Mexican official: CIA ‘manages’ dr ...
    Chris Arsenault Last Modified: 24 Jul 2012 14:16 The CIA refused to comment directly on the allegations of complicity made by a low-level Mexican official [Reuters] Juarez, Mexico – The US Central Intelligence Agency and other international security forces “don’t fight drug tra ...
  • US farmers flood fields with dangerous poison ...
    by: Jon Rappoport (NaturalNews) You’re a farmer. Season after season, you watch your fields being taken over by Monsanto superweeds, which are resistant to the herbicide Roundup. What are you going to do? You’re locked in. You’re buying your GMO seeds from Monsanto, and the foo ...
  • CDC bioterror labs cited for security flaws in ...
    Alison Young, USA TODAY1:15p.m. EST February 26, 2013 Laboratories at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have been repeatedly cited in private government audits for failing to properly secure potential bioterror agents such as anthrax and plague, and not training employees who work w ...
  • U.S. sicker than rest of developed world—nutri ...
    Brittany McNamara and Patrick Rea A new report released last month found that Americans are unhealthier than 16 other developed countries. The report, which was compiled by the National Research Council and the Institutes of Medicine, found that, despite the fact that Americans spend the most mo ...

Veterans Today

electric politics

  • Slavery and the Second Amendment
    High School civics does not provide a sufficient basis for understanding the Constitution. "Exhibit A" being the Second Amendment. Whereas modern American myth treats the Second Amendment as if it were written to guarantee the right of freedom loving men to defend their homes and sacred honor, i ...
  • A Hermeneutic and an Erotic Philology (of Brig ...
    It's not that Brigitte Bardot brings life to the meaning of the word pulchritude, although of course she does, it's that somehow she forces us to cherish our ignorance of her. A truly rare (and great) gift. And if in the superposition of a spacetime vortex she fundamentally altered the history o ...
  • Wrangling the Facts
    From the earliest times diplomacy has been a balance between honest interlocution and soothing ephemera. The art, some say, of allowing another person to have things your way. And always — always — with an iron requirement for accurate factual appraisal. Ambassador Dan Simpson is one ...
  • Congo Nocturne
    The Europeans required over a thousand years to come up with the European Union (and the EU still doesn't work right). The Congo, approximately the same size as Europe, has never had any history of legitimate, national self-governance. When Europeans started exploring the region in the late 1800 ...
  • On Magical War
    Secure in the ignorance of our traditions we treat war as if it were a game, as if we should try to win when we play. Oorah! But if we think like a human being war assumes a great deal more complexity, indeed, a necessary ambiguity. Dr. David Keen challenges conventional wisdom in a great book, ...

PR News

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Field Notes - Alberta Environment

Stop NATO

  • Interview: U.S.-Led NATO Forces Perpetrate Ong ...
    Press TV February 26, 2013 ‘US-led NATO forces perpetrated crimes against Afghans’ AUDIO U.S.-led NATO forces have committed crimes against the Afghan people since they invaded the country more than a decade ago, an analyst said. “NATO has perpetrated any number of crimes against the people of A ...
  • Anatole France: War is the last redoubt of oli ...
    ==== Anti-war essays, poems, short stories and literary excerpts Anatole France: Selections on war ==== Anatole France From his preface to the French edition of Jack London’s The Iron Heel For various reasons the War, which showed itself so cruel to the lower middle classes, stripped them ...
  • U.S. Warrior President’s Extrajudicial K ...
    Stop NATO February 26, 2013 Extrajudicial Killings through Drones By Sajjad Shaukat ==== U.S.-led coalition forces have failed to stop incursions of heavily-armed insurgents in Pakistan from the Afghan side who have killed more than 100 personnel of Pakistan’s security forces in the last two yea ...
  • Globalization Of NATO Integral To U.S. Asia-Pa ...
    Global Times February 26, 2013 NATO reaches into Asia-Pacific on behalf of US foreign policy interests By Clifford A. Kiracofe* ==== With respect to the Asia-Pacific, NATO developed the Tailored Cooperation Packages which took in Japan, Australia, New Zealand, Singapore, and South Korea. This le ...
  • Interview: U.S. Global Drone Warfare, NATO Pus ...
    Voice of Russia February 26, 2013 Countries will start to shoot down US drones – exclusive interview with Rick Rozoff John Robles AUDIO The world is just starting to take notice of the expansion of US drone usage worldwide. US drones are becoming increasingly larger, deadlier and greater i ...

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Intel Hub

  • US Supreme Court Refuses to Let Americans Chal ...
    RT February 26, 2013 The United States Supreme Court will not let Americans challenge a provision in a foreign intelligence law that lets the federal government secretly eavesdrop on the intimate communications of millions of Americans. On Tuesday, the top justices in the US said the country’s h ...
  • I Hope You’re Ready: “The Sell-Off Today Is Th ...
    By Mac Slavo SHTFPlan.com February 26, 2013 They’d have us believe that happy days are here again. And, if your only source of information for economic news is the mainstream media and their talking heads, then in all likelihood you’ve bought into the hype about an economy on the rebound, consum ...
  • Hanford Nuclear Reservation Has Leaking Waste ...
    By Chris Carrington  theintelhub.com February 26, 2013 The Hanford Nuclear Reservation, situated on the banks of the Columbia River has found that six of it’s underground storage tanks are leaking nuclear waste. Hanford which was set up as part of the Manhattan  Project to develop the atomic bom ...
  • Dow Jones In Nose-Dive Over Italian Uncertainty
    By Chris Carrington  theintelhub.com February 26, 2013 Stock markets have fallen around the world as traders get jittery over the unclear outcome of the Italian Elections. After a brief respite where it was hoped Europe was on the mend worries about the financial health of the Eurozone have floo ...
  • U.S. Dairy Industry Petitions FDA to Approve A ...
    Mike Adams | You probably already know that the FDA has declared war on raw milk and even helped fund and coordinate armed government raids against raw milk farmers and distributors.

FRS

  • To get over Oscars’ fuzzy bling for raci ...
    Public Enemy – Burn Hollywood Burn (Video) FROM THE ALBUM “FEAR OF A BLACK PLANET” (1990) Filed under: culture, Imperialism, Racism, Slavery, torture, U.S., US Wars Tagged: academy awards, argo, bling, culture, culture wars, django, imperialism, Oscars, racism, slavery, torture ...
  • To get over Oscars’ fuzzy bling for raci ...
    Public Enemy – Burn Hollywood Burn (Video) FROM THE ALBUM “FEAR OF A BLACK PLANET” (1990) Filed under: culture, Imperialism, Racism, Slavery, torture, U.S., US Wars Tagged: academy awards, argo, bling, culture, culture wars, django, imperialism, Oscars, racism, slavery, torture ...
  • ex-Israeli Ambassador to S. Africa counters &# ...
    The Times of Israel As long as there is no Palestinian state and Israel rules over the West Bank, Israel is a de facto apartheid state, a former top Foreign Ministry official said Wednesday, using a highly contentious term usually employed only by radical anti-Israel activists. Alon Liel, a form ...
  • ex-Israeli Ambassador to S. Africa counters &# ...
    The Times of Israel As long as there is no Palestinian state and Israel rules over the West Bank, Israel is a de facto apartheid state, a former top Foreign Ministry official said Wednesday, using a highly contentious term usually employed only by radical anti-Israel activists. Alon Liel, a form ...
  • Israel OKs oil drilling on occupied Golan
    [In addition to this news from UPI, Saudi Arabian news reported that "It’s bad enough that over the decades the strategic plateau has been extensively settled by Israelis; now, Israel would like to get its hands on Syrian oil, a decision liable to have far-reaching political repercussions. The l ...

Ken O'Keefe

  • Words from an Honest, Intelligent & Compassion ...
    Words from an honest, intelligent and compassionate Jew... words from a respected brother with a hugely important message that should be heeded by every single Jew on this planet.
  • Press TV’s News Analysis – Israel ...
    In this program I get to respond directly to one of Israels countless prostitutes of propaganda in the mainstream media, Daniel Pipes.
  • Trade Not Aid Update – November 6, 2012 &#8211 ...
    Today was the final hearing for the case against the Trade Not Aid hijackers Cate (Catherine) Myles (aka Soraya Fitzgerald) and Sammi Coulthard (aka Saja Rana & Maitreyi Atmaja).  It cost over £600 in court fees, money that should have gone directly into the cause.  It took countless hours o ...
  • Transcript & Video – Update from Ken O&# ...
    Catherine Myles, I have found the funds for you to come to Gaza. We will pay for you to go to Gaza. I will pay for your tickets from the UK to Cairo and then your taxi fare to Gaza and your accommodation in Gaza and your return taxi fare back Cairo, back to the UK. You have a paid, PAID trip to ...
  • Max Igan & Ken O’Keefe in Gaza – F ...
    I think this is going to be one of people's favorite videos as it is genuinely funny and yet very serious. Max Igan and myself get into this one by showing a sycophantic Patrick Clawson of the Washington Institute for Near East spouting some truly incredible historical narrative. This useful idi ...

StillSmallVoice

  • Life is change and change is life
    And here is proof: The Courant's parent company, Tribune, is backing away from maintaining this particular blog format -- Movable Type -- in favor of another blog platform, one that is unworkable here. Namely, the new format allows blog comments to go online unapproved, and -- I say th ...
  • Maybe CEO salaries need a Buffett rule
    "Peer benchmarking" helps move compensation for CEOs ever higher. Perhaps one of the high-dollar bosses should take a page from Warren Buffett, who in August suggested in a New York Times essay that the rich don't carry their weight in taxes. Meanwhile, Buffett, himself, has refined his earlier ...
  • De-pinkifying breast cancer
    There's a growing movement that seeks to turn the pink ribbon upside down. You can read more here. Flickr photo
  • Why the occupation?
    You can see more Mother Jones charts here. You can read about Hartford's budding Occupation here, with a planning meeting set for 8:30 a.m. Wednesday at Bushnell Park, and again at 5 p.m.
  • Cleansing after Yom Kippur
    Yom Kippur starts at sundown on Friday and here's one man's take on it. Flickr photo

Associated Content

  • Hacking an Act of War? China Hacking Report Ra ...
    A new reports blames China for extensive hacking into U.S. companies and organizations, claiming that People's Liberation Army Unit 61398 is a government/military corps of hackers dangerously proficient in gaining access to American servers.Contributor: Calvin Wolf Published: Feb 19, 2013
  • SOTU: Obama was Right to Call for Nuclear Arms ...
    The U.S. has more than enough nuclear weapons to defend itself, and it has no moral high ground to call on countries like North Korea and Iran to not create any while we hoard and/or build more nuclear weapons.Contributor: Roy A. Barnes Published: Feb 13, 2013
  • Dorner Case Tests the LAPD
    It seems an inappropriate time to review the firing of fugitive Christopher Dorner--yet that's what LAPD chief Charlie Beck ordered.Contributor: Anthony Ventre Published: Feb 11, 2013
  • Giffords’ Plea for More Gun Control Legislatio ...
    Gun control legislation won’t solve all of the country’s gun violence problems, but at least laws would put the authorities in the position to enforce tighter measures and make it harder for criminals to get access to certain weapons.Contributor: Roy A. Barnes Published: Jan 31, 2013
  • Georgia Storm Warnings Get an “A,” Preparation ...
    Tornadoes struck West Georgia again. The only lesson that seems to have been learned from prior disasters is to provide a ton of warnings. But we had those back then. What we need are protective shelters, not hallways.Contributor: John A. Tures Published: Jan 30, 2013

Popsci - Science

  • Astronomers Calculate Russian Meteorite's Orbi ...
    The Chelyabinsk meteorite came from a well-known family of Earth-crossing space rocks known as the Apollo asteroids. Thanks to dozens of video reports, scientists are getting a pretty good handle on the life history of the massive meteorite that exploded above Russia earlier this month. They k ...
  • Scientists Spot Possible Remains Of "Rodinia," ...
    Fragments of an ancient microcontinent may have been hiding between the land masses now known as Madagascar and India. Tourists vacationing on the sunny isles of Reunion and Mauritius have no idea what secrets those sandy beaches hold. The islands could be hiding the remains of an ancient micro ...
  • Fruit Flies Force-Feed Their Children Alcohol
    But it's to protect them! Humans have been using alcohol as a medicine since ancient times, using it as an antiseptic and a pain killer, among other things. We're not the only species that does so, apparently. According to biologists at Emory University, fruit flies force alcohol on their larva ...
  • European Space Agency Decides Which Asteroid T ...
    2022 mission to a double asteroid could be a trial run for a deflection mission. A European mission to intercept and deflect an asteroid now has a target: asteroid Didymos. The proposed Asteroid Impact and Deflection Assessment mission couldn’t have had better timing, sounding a call for propos ...
  • Getting 'Em Early: Pharma Reps Give Gifts To M ...
    Think of the children! Or at least the medical students—and their future patients. In spite of medical schools' efforts to shield budding doctors from the dark forces of the medical-industrial complex, more than half of medical students end up receiving gifts from pharmaceutical representative ...

Veterans Today

War is Business

Hudson's Weather & Climate

Internat'l Political Economy

  • Too Long in Exile: ADB's Kuroda Next BoJ Guv'nor?
    It is curious that Western financial new media is finally paying attention to Asian Development Bank President Haruhiko Kuroda. Despite being the head of the most prominent regional lender in our part of the world, he has so far toiled in relative obscurity outside Asia. How obscure is he? His W ...
  • Japanese Stimulus: Enough White Elephants Yet?
    When it comes to the most pigheadedly wasteful spending to supposedly jump-start an economy, portly and profligate Americans only have one serious rival: the Japanese. Granted, the Japanese have been attempting to escape stagnation for over two decades now instead of America's one. Still, the sh ...
  • Redefining 'Lame': Proposed EU-US Trade Deal
    If you're wondering about scant coverage of the proposed EU-US FTA in what purports to be the IPE Zone, nobody said that I had to cover rather pointless trade deals. While I am not entirely indisposed to doing so, the ones I do mention at least have some entertainment value alike the (rather unl ...
  • 2014 Sochi Winter Games = 1936 Berlin + Oligarchs?
    A vainglorious leader with an authoritarian streak; a country with a chip on its shoulder against Anglophone powers; and massive Olympic spending to burnish a national reputation--where did we see all these things before? The parallels are not exactly edifying, but they're there nonetheless. Re ...
  • England's Comeuppance to EU Exit: Scots Exit UK
    British politics are weird. No sooner did British Prime Minister David Cameron appease Eurosceptics within his party by promising a referendum on the UK remaining in the EU by 2017 that he warned the independence-minded Scottish National Party (SNP) about breaking away from the United Kingdom th ...

Economic Collapse Blog

  • Will Italy Be The Spark That Sets Off Financia ...
    Is the financial collapse of Italy going to be the final blow that breaks the back of Europe financially?  Most people don't realize this, but Italy is actually the third largest debtor in the entire world after the United States and Japan.  Italy currently has a debt to GDP ratio of more than 1 ...
  • 50 Signs That The U.S. Health Care System Is A ...
    The U.S. health care system is a giant money making scam that is designed to drain as much money as possible out of all of us before we die.  In the United States today, the health care industry is completely dominated by government bureaucrats, health insurance companies and pharmaceutical corp ...
  • The Big Dogs On Wall Street Are Starting To Ge ...
    Why are some of the biggest names in the corporate world unloading stock like there is no tomorrow, and why are some of the most prominent investors on Wall Street loudly warning about the possibility of a market crash?  Should we be alarmed that the big dogs on Wall Street are starting to get v ...
  • 20 Signs That The U.S. Economy Is Heading For ...
    Is the U.S. economy about to experience a major downturn?  Unfortunately, there are a whole bunch of signs that economic activity in the United States is really slowing down right now.  Freight volumes and freight expenditures are way down, consumer confidence has declined sharply, major retail ...
  • Money Is A Form Of Social Control And Most Ame ...
    Is America really "the land of the free"?  Most people think of money as simply a medium of exchange that makes economic transactions more convenient, but the truth is that it is much more than that.  Money is also a form of social control.  Just think about it.  What did you do this morning?  W ...

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Voiceless Victim

  • How many Cardinals will return from Rome?
    In Australia on Friday, Cardinal “Big George” Pell luxuriously draped his massive frame up the pointy end of a plane, heading for Rome and the preliminary rounds of the title fight known as the papal conclave. There he will duck and weave and sucker punch with the best of them before ...
  • Rat in the Vat Gives Up Funny Hat
    Out of the blue, the world’s most powerful paedophile protector has announced he is handing over the keys to the best room in the Vatican. This sudden and unexpected break with six centuries of tradition, where aged and often senile Popes usually only release their maniacal grasp on absolu ...
  • Child Rape, Truth and Politics
    Regular readers will know Voiceless Victim was chosen to represent victims at a morning tea with the Australian Prime Minster, Julia Gillard, at her gorgeous official Sydney residence, Kirribilli House, the day after the announcement of the terms of reference for our long awaited Royal Commissio ...
  • George “Marie Antoinette” Pell tel ...
    Like the opulently robed 18th Century Queen of France, Marie Antoinette, who reportedly dismissed her  starving peasants’ need for bread with the stunningly insensitive quip, “let them eat cake”, the opulently robed Cardinal Archbishop of Sydney, George Pell, yesterday dismisse ...
  • Voiceless Victim Invited to Tea with the Prime ...
    Who would have imagined as little as twelve months ago, that Australian victims would be about to start work on their submissions to the Royal Commission into institutional child sex abuse we were told so many times would never happen. And that we would be generally pretty happy with its newly a ...

WL Central

  • 2013-02-04 Julian Assange receives Yoko Ono Le ...
    On 3 February 2013 at a private dinner at the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) in New York City, attended by more than 150 guests, Julian Assange will receive the Yoko Ono Lennon Courage Award for the Arts 2013 for his WikiLeaks work including, amongst other releases, Collateral Murder. This award is ...
  • 2013-02-02 Exclusive: CIA Drug Money Plot to O ...
    WikiLeaks Central presents an exclusive interview with Chilean journalist Patricio Mery, who claims the CIA has been actively plotting to destabilise or even assassinate Ecuador’s President Rafael Correa, after US anger over decisions such as the granting of political asylum to Julian Assange an ...
  • 2013-01-17 Senator Ludlam to Foreign Minister ...
    Senator the Hon Bob Carr Minister for Foreign Affairs PO Box 6100 Senate Parliament House Canberra ACT 2600 14 January 2013 Dear Minister, Please find below a series of statements made by members of the Swedish Executive and government officials on the Assange case. read more
  • 2013-01-17 Senator Ludlam to Foreign Minister ...
    Senator the Hon Bob Carr Minister for Foreign Affairs PO Box 6100 Senate Parliament House Canberra ACT 2600 28 November 2012 Dear Minister, Please find below a series of links to evidence relating to the existence of a criminal grand jury investigation into Wikileaks. read more
  • 2013-01-02 Inside the Hourglass, A World Risin ...
    With economic and military force, in the last decades the United States has attained sole superpower status in the world. The legacy of the US empire carries a dark history: genocide of natives, slavery of blacks and criminalizing immigrants from the South. None can deny that much of US hegemon ...

U N News

  • UN human rights experts urge greater oversight ...
    A group of United Nations independent experts back from Honduras today urged that Government to tighten oversight of the increasing number of private security companies, as well as to strengthen the judicial system to properly investigate and prosecute potential human rights violations stemm ...
  • Haiti: fight against cholera continues, but cl ...
    The United Nations has ramped up its efforts to eliminate cholera in Haiti. At the same time, claims against the Organization on that matter are "not receivable," a spokesperson for Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said today, after officials in the Caribbean nation were informed of the decision.
  • UNESCO chief calls for investigation into murd ...
    The head of the United Nations agency tasked with defending press freedom today called for an investigation into the murder of Marcelino Vázquez, the owner and manager of a radio station in Paraguay.
  • Haiti must ensure justice for victims of past ...
    A senior United Nations official today urged Haiti to ensure there is no impunity for human rights violations committed during the presidency of Jean-Claude Duvalier, who is scheduled to appear in court on Thursday.
  • UN kicks off Year of Quinoa' with focus on wor ...
    Top officials from the United Nations and the Andean community of Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador and Peru today launched the International Year of Quinoa' to raise awareness of the nutritional, economic, environmental and cultural value of a food that has been traditionally cultivated for thousands ...

Conspiracy Reality TV

  • Aurora Batman Shooting – Many Coincidences
    The trailer for Gangster Squad (shown before the movie) shows a theatre full of people being shot by numerous gunmen. This Batman comic "The Dark Knight Returns" depicts a Batman inspired shooting at a movie theatre.
  • CIA Agent Warns: “Never Watch the TV, the Grea ...
    He'll never give anything away whatsoever, except one bit of advice. He said, never watch the television. Never watch the television. It's the greatest scientific indoctrination tool ever devised.
  • The Magic Weed
    Hemp growing doesn't need any weed killing, no pesticide. Its raw material grows naturally and it doesn't need chemical intervention.
  • Blood Coltan
    Blood coltan still exists. I'm holding a mobile phone. And I know that the microprocessor it contains uses coltan. And if this coltan has been obtained at the massacre of 10 or 20 villagers through slave labor, the suffering of children forced to work in the mines by the armed militia. This is i ...
  • CAMP FEMA 2: Enemy of the State
    Some state governments passed measures to forcibly quarantine residents, incarcerate those who refuse to be vaccinated, and to forcibly vaccinate your children. Legislation like this passed during the much hyped H1N1 flu outbreak.

Rewilding Institute

Asia Sentinel

We Know the Lies

  • HR 9118 - PL 87-297... Complete and General Di ...
    On September 19, 1961, the order for Complete and General Disarmament became law - HR 9118 - PL 87-297! ~ Vicky Davis - Links - Document read more
  • The New Madrid Mega Quake... Is It Being Engin ...
    The Powers-That-Be seem to be making a continuous effort to drive a stake right into America’s heart(land). 'Natural' disasters are on the rise, and an increasing amount of evidence is leading to the conclusion that these natural disasters might not be completely 'natural'. ~ Zen Gardner - Ni ...
  • Russia Threatens Nuclear War Against America
    According to Lyndon LaRouche's LPAC and statements made in this video by Russian President Medvedev, Russia has threatened nuclear war against America if it were to interfere in the sovereignty of Syria, Iran, North Korea and other sovereign nations. ~ Video read more
  • Arrest Warrant For Pope Benedict Will Be Issue ...
    Rev Kevin Annett of the ICCS will be LIVE on The Pete Santill Show this morning at 11:20am PST / 2:20pm EST to give a report on the BREAKING NEWS regarding the guilty verdict issued by the courts against the Pope. ~ Pete Santilli Show - Audio read more
  • No Mercy!... 10 Bank Foreclosure Horror Stories
    During the last housing crash, the big banks begged the federal government for help and they received it, but when average Americans ask the big banks for help most of the time the banks show no mercy whatsoever.  If you fall behind on your mortgage payments, the big banks have shown th ...

Tarpley

Modern Survivalism

  • Coffee Is Great Prep Item
    Coffee, most of us can’t live without it, or think that we can’t… While considering food types to add to your survival food storage, don’t forget the coffee! If it ever comes to the point of having to dig deep into your food storage, finding pounds of stored coffee will b ...
  • Being Street Smart
    Whether you are set to travel into a bad neighborhood or if you are preparing for a societal collapse in which most neighborhoods will turn bad, knowing how to be street smart may save you trouble or your life. You cannot just learn it by reading about it and then saying to yourself that you [...]
  • How To Block IR Infrared Thermal Imaging
    A warm body can be detected by the IR (Infrared) heat that it gives off with thermal imaging equipment, and provides a difficult challenge to someone or some thing wishing to avoid detection. You may be camouflaged in the best concealment that there is, but you may be highly visible to thermal i ...
  • Waterproof Your Boots
    Not only is it important to keep your powder dry, but keep your feet dry. Wet feet from leaky boots will quickly lead to big problems with your health and mobility. One preventative measure is to maintain your boots and keep them waterproof. If your boot’s manufacturer recommends a product ...
  • What Are You Prepping For?
    People have all sorts of reasons why they are prepping. Some reasons are very specific and others span a range of risks. The wide array of reasons that people prep sometimes invite criticism as to the rationality of this or that logic, as some of the reasons may seem far-fetched or highly unlike ...

Fast Company

  • TED Prize Winner Sugata Mitra To Create A "Sch ...
    The educational innovator receives $1 million to seed child-driven, Internet-enabled learning centers in India and around the world. Today Dr. Sugata Mitra became the eighth winner of the TED Prize, which now consists of $1 million presented to social entrepreneurs to make their dreams hug ...
  • Rethink's Baxter Robot Got A Job Packaging Toy ...
    The friendly robot booked his first few gigs in factories around the United States. Most people are scared that we may soon have too many robots. "I'm scared we won't have enough robots," said Rethink Robotics founder Rodney Brooks during his TED talk on Tuesday. The MIT professor's vision ...
  • Former Square COO Keith Rabois Joins Khosla Ve ...
    Rabois resigned in January after being accused of sexual harassment. Former Square COO Keith Rabois has found himself a new gig, about a month after departing the mobile payment startup because of allegations he sexually harassed a Square employee. The Silicon Valley veteran will be joinin ...
  • What California’s Carbon Market Is Doing Right
    The second auction of carbon permits for the world’s second-largest carbon market beat analysts’ expectations--but can it drive real environmental results? The California Air Resources Board, which currently runs the world’s second largest carbon market, confirmed Friday ...
  • Instagram Has 100 Million Monthly Users
    The announcement came only a month after Instagram said it reached the 90 million monthly user mark. Less than three years after it launched, Instagram has officially hit the 100 million monthly user mark, the picture sharing service reported on Tuesday. The road hasn't been completely smo ...

Jadaliyya

  • Death of the Dissertation?
    [The following article was originally published on Tadween Publishing's blog. For more information on the publishing world as it relates to pedagogy and knowledge production, follow Tadween Publishing on Facebook and Twitter.] The lives of docto ...
  • Arabian Peninsula Media Roundup (February 26)
    [This is a roundup of news articles and other materials circulating on the Arabian Peninsula and reflects a wide variety of opinions. It does not reflect the views of the Arabian Peninsula Page Editors or of Jadaliyya. You may send your own recommendations for inclusion in each week's roundup to ...
  • غزة بلوز
    في مذكراته التي تحمل عنوان “اسطنبول” يخصص الكاتب التركي أورهان باموك، الحائز على جائزة نوبل للآداب قبل سبعة أعوام، فصلاً كاملاً للحديث عن مفهوم الحزن، وعلاقته بالمدينة التي أحبها و ترعرع بها. و يتطرق إلى (مركزية) الحزن في ثقافة اسطنبول، في الشعر، والموسيقى والفنون الجميلة، لأن أهل المدينة العريق ...
  • O.I.L. Media Roundup (February 26)
     [This is a roundup of news articles and other materials circulating on Occupation, Intervention, and Law and reflects a wide variety of opinions. It does not reflect the views of the O.I.L. Page Editors or of Jadaliyya. You may send your own recommendations for inclusion in each biweekly r ...
  • The Disappearing Frontiers of US Homeland Secu ...
    In the wake of the 1995 Israeli bombing of the UN refugee camp at Qana in Lebanon, a videotape of the massacre was distributed across global media. The African American poet June Jordan, who had participated in US-based Palestine solidarity movements and would visit Lebanon in 1996, thought that ...

mediagazer

  • NASCAR explains wreck-video blockage (Erik Wemple)
    Erik Wemple: NASCAR explains wreck-video blockage  —  On Saturday afternoon, a crash at a Nationwide Series race at Daytona International Speedway injured at least 30 NASCAR fans.  As the media swarmed the scene and questioned authorities on the fallout, a secondary story l ...
  • Pig Rescues Goat, and the Video Is Really Cute ...
    Dave Itzkoff / New York Times: Pig Rescues Goat, and the Video Is Really Cute, but Totally Faked  —  It seemed too adorable to be fake, but it was too good to be true.  —  On Sept. 19 a 30-second video appeared on YouTube, depicting a baby goat that had become st ...
  • High court throws out challenge to surveillanc ...
    Reuters: High court throws out challenge to surveillance law  —  (Reuters) - U.S.-based journalists, lawyers and human rights groups cannot challenge a federal law that allows surveillance of some international communications, the Supreme Court ruled on Tuesday in a case touchin ...
  • Tribune confirms it has hired bankers to weigh ...
    @suntimes: Tribune confirms it has hired bankers to weigh offers it is getting for the company's newspapers. http://suntm.es/Xes699
  • Glam Media Just Secretly Filed For An IPO (Owe ...
    Owen Thomas / Business Insider: Glam Media Just Secretly Filed For An IPO  —  Two sources familiar with the matter say that Glam Media, the digital lifestyle-content publisher, has filed confidential documents as part of a new secret IPO process.  —  Glam got its ...

Chemtrail News

  • CHEMTRAIL AND UFO SIGHTING, PORIRUA, NZ ...
    I suspected it of being a Chemtrail and therefore pulled out the video camera to film it. Many planes went by during the shooting, more than any other time I have ... https://chemtrailsnorthnz.wordpress.com/.../chemtrail-and-ufo-...
  • Maui residents craft legislation to ban geo-en ...
    Maui residents craft legislation to ban geo-engineering 'chemtrails' www.naturalnews.com/033691_chemtrails_Maui.html
  • 10 mile long chemtrail 1 Video
    probably longer. denver,co 9/23/11 Author: Boondox681 Keywords: denver ten mile long chemtrail Added: Tue, 27 Sep 2011 00:33:25. vodpod.com/watch/15460352-10-mile-long-chemtrail-1
  • ChemTrail Pilot Admits to 'Domestic ...
    Headlines ChemTrail Pilot Admits to 'Domestic Terrorism'! ... Chemtrails: The Consequences of Toxic Metals and Chemical Aerosols on Human Health · Heavy ... www.davidicke.com/.../53899-chemtrail-pilot-admits-to-dome...
  • Chemtrail Rainbow - YouTube
    Chemtrails caused rainbow....no rain. ... I have several (which I think are ... www.youtube.com/watch?v=pcOyMeW0xpU

World News - Top Stories

  • Is Loving Yourself Selfish or Self-Responsible?
    In one of my free webinars -- one that focused on what it looks like to love yourself -- Grant asked the following question: "Isn't it selfish and pathetic to love yourself? Isn't it better and healthier to put your full attention on helping others?" I feel sad that anyone thinks it is selfish a ...
  • Displacement in Syria giving way for serious g ...
    Print 26 February 2013 &#150 A senior official with the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) today warned of the enormous humanitarian impact of the ongoing Syria crisis, particularly on civilians who have been displaced and face threats such as gender-based violence. “Thi ...
  • Laura Robson fighting fit
    The British number two has been playing with the illness since London 2012, although it became more persistent at the start of the year and failed to improve after several courses of antibiotics. Having consulted a specialist, however, and been given further medication, Robson is on the road to ...
  • Drones and the Dawn of Automated, Automatic Wa ...
    Article by WN.com Correspondent Dallas Darling During the 19th and early 20th centuries developments in technology vastly transformed warfare. The age of machine guns, steam-powered battle ships, and tanks replaced the era of flintlock muskets, sailing wooden ships, and cannonballs. But these ne ...
  • Military leaders say Congress must stop sequester
    WASHINGTON — The billions of dollars in defense budget cuts scheduled to begin at the end of the week will have a swift and severe impact on military readiness and Congress needs to take fast action to stop them, members of the Joint Chiefs of Staff said Tuesday in an 11th hour bid to keep the r ...

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Anna's News

  • Now it's 4D film: The high-tech cinemas which ...
    Hollywood is converting blockbuster films into 4-D because cinemagoers are shunning pricey multi-dimensional 3-D versionsBut the experience has left some fans feeling sick, damp and pummeled after watching movies like Kung Fu Panda 2 and the latest ...... Submitted by Anna Smith to Science & ...
  • 10 Best British Open Performances
    Rory McIlroy's Tiger-esque performance at Congressional has many golf fans wondering what the 22-year-old has in store for Royal St. George's, one of the most difficult courses in the Open Championship rotation. Past winners Walter Hagen, Sandy Lyle and.. Submitted by Anna Smith to World   ...
  • Tiny snails survive digestion by birds
    Snails are able to survive intact after being eaten by birds, according to scientists.Japanese white-eyes on the island of Hahajima, Japan feast on tiny land snails. Submitted by Anna Smith to Animals  |   Note-it!  |   Add a Comment
  • National Parks at Risk: Photos
    National parks represent our country's last stronghold of wilderness. But the large majority of parks are suffering, too.Ninety-five percent of parks assessed in a recent study have lost key species that once helped define them. Meanwhile, 91 percent .... Submitted by Anna Smith to Animals &nbs ...
  • Suicide rates in Europe 'linked' to financial ...
    The financial crisis "almost certainly" led to an increase in suicides across Europe, health experts say.The analysis by US and UK researchers found a rise in suicides was recorded among working age people from 2007 to 2009 in nine of the 10 nations...... Submitted by Anna Smith to Health & Well ...

Medical Marijuana

  • 2/21/13 - North Carolina Bill to Legalize Medi ...
    medicalmarijuana.procon.org - North Carolina Bill to Legalize Medical Marijuana Defeated - The House Rules Committee gave HB84 an "unfavorable report," which killed the bill on Feb. 20, 2013. Eight states currently have pending legislation that would legalize medical marijuana if passed.
  • 2/21/13 - Incarcerated Felon Population by Typ ...
    felonvoting.procon.org - Incarcerated Felon Population by Type of Crime Committed, 1974-2010 - As of 2010, US state and federal prisons housed a total of 1,552,600 inmates. In state prisons, 53.2% of the prisoners are in for violent crimes, while in federal prisons 52.1% are in for drug-relate ...
  • 2/19/13 - NEW: Should churches (defined as chu ...
    churchesandtaxes.procon.org – NEW: Should churches (defined as churches, temples, mosques, synagogues, etc.) remain tax-exempt? – Read pro and con quotes from religious leaders, scholars, politicians and organizations including the US Supreme Court (pro), famous atheist Richard Dawkins (con), th ...
  • 2/19/13 - Raw Milk Laws State by State
    milk.procon.org - Raw Milk Laws State by State - The sale of raw milk in stores is legal in 12 states. 17 states only permit raw milk sales on farms; 4 states only allow raw milk acquisition through "cow-share” agreements; and in 17 other states all sales of raw milk are prohibited. Our new char ...
  • 2/15/13 - Do religious displays on public prop ...
    aclu.procon.org - Do religious displays on public property violate the Constitution? - Read pro and con arguments from the ACLU (pro), Supreme Court Justice Anthony M. Kennedy (con), retired Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens (pro), and the Republican National Committee (con).

Truth About Our World

Gyrovague's Raves

  • Verbs, nouns, grammar
    Vex, Hex, Smash, Smooch Constance Hale I wanted really to understand the relationship between nouns and verbs. Another question that I had: Why do linguists look so scathingly at grammarians? And why do grammarians look so scathingly at the history of English? Why is there a divide? And why is t ...
  • V. Bush
    Vannevar Bush This has not been a scientist’s war; it has been a war in which all have had a part. The scientists, burying their old professional competition in the demand of a common cause, have shared greatly and learned much. It has been exhilarating to work in effective partnership. No ...
  • The Killing of the Liberal Arts
    JOSEPH EPSTEIN In a loose definition, the “liberal arts” denote college study anchored in preponderantly Western literature, philosophy, and history, with science, mathematics, and foreign languages playing a substantial, though less central, role; in more recent times, the social science subjec ...
  • Tyrants and Art
    Culture thrives on conflict and antagonism, not social harmony – a point made rather memorably by a certain Harry Lime, says philosopher John Gray. "In Italy, for 30 years under the Borgias, they had warfare, terror, murder and bloodshed, but they produced Michelangelo, Leonardo da Vin ...
  • Barthes in China
    Adrian Versteegh “It will be necessary to start off with the major fact,” writes Roland Barthes in Travels in China, “the absolute uniformity of clothes.” That this should count as a “major fact”—partway through a journal that opens with a gripe about freshly stained trousers—ought to provide so ...

In Verbena | Royal Society

  • Brian Cox does some heavy lifting for UK science
    A personable presentation and a skilled Q&A given by Brian Cox last night, on receipt of the 27th Royal Society Michael Faraday award and lecture. Cox shared a story, his own personal timeline – a scientific journey littered by moments and personalities (Apollo, Benoski, Sagan, Feynman, the ...
  • Ashes to Ashes
    “Ashes to ashes” is how Government Chief Scientific Adviser (GCSA) John Beddington’s term in office has been coined, as he started with the crisis around the volcanic eruption of ash from Iceland’s Eyjafjallajökull volcano and is coming to a close with the issues around Ash die-back disease affe ...
  • Memorable metaphors and the Two-Row Wampum
    There are a few big ideas – or metaphors for them – that tend to resurface time and time again in my mind. Admittedly, these are usually provided by the likes of Shakespeare, Samuel Beckett or Bob Dylan. But more frequently than you might think, the world of science policy offers up ...
  • Cymrodyr Cymru: Carlton House Terrace hits Cardiff
    The Royal Society is the UK’s national academy of sciences. This national remit can sometimes be overlooked given how much of our activity takes place at Carlton House Terrace in London. This week I have been reminding myself that the rest of the UK exists by visiting Manchester and Cardif ...
  • Time to get smarter on justifying science spend?
    What are the prospects for UK science? We know that the research budget fared comparatively better than other areas of public spend in 2010 (up to 2014/15) but these are difficult times, and what might happen after 2014/15, and following the next election? In Barack Obama’s State of the Union ad ...

NAU Resistance

  • End of Nations: Canada, the US and the “Securi ...
    Regardless of whether this particular agreement bears fruit for those seeking to bring the two countries into a closer union, or whether it is just another waypoint on the road of a much longer and more detailed process, the very real concerns about the erosion of national sovereignty implicit i ...
  • Goodbye Kyoto, Make Way For The North American ...
    "On Tuesday December 13th the Minister of the Environment Peter Kent announced that Canada is removing itself from the Kyoto Protocol. Kent is pushing for a more unified agreement that would unite all nation's on a global scale."
  • The Pretext For A North American Homeland Secu ...
    "Any deal which gives the Department of Homeland Security more personal information poses a serious risk to privacy rights"
  • Welcome To Fortress North America! NAU-Phase One
    We knew that there was nothing “new” at all to be found in this "new border vision"
  • Paving The Way For A North American Union
    By: Press For Truth (http://www.pressfortruth.ca) Release Date: 11/9/11 The agenda for a North American Union is underway and a new security perimeter deal will blur the lines at the border and further erode the sovereignty of Canadians and Americans. On November 13th Stephen Harper, Barack Ob ...

Gaea Times

  • Now, hairbrush that reads your mind
    WASHINGTON - Who says hairbrush can only be used to comb locks? Scientists have made a hairbrush like device that would be able to monitor mental activity. One of the main techniques for measuring and monitoring mental activity, called functional near infrared spectroscopy (fNIRS), can often b ...
  • Man U?s bemused Fergie tells shifty Roo to res ...
    LONDON - Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson has told key striker Wayne Rooney that he must respect the club and its traditions if he wants to stay on. Commenting on reports that suggest that the star player wants to leave Manchester United for another club - either Manchester City or ...
  • Google Street Viewers spot ?God? floating over ...
    SYDNEY - Google Street View has spotted a god-like figure floating midair above a lake in Quarten, Switzerland. Although the image, discovered by the Gawker blog, is apparently the result of some sort of light distortion or lens flare, blogger Max Read has questioned whether it might have more ...
  • Dogs reduce stress in autistic children: Study
    WASHINGTON - Dogs-apart from being man’s best friend-have a special role to play in the lives of children with special needs. A new study by the Universite de Montreal has suggested that specifically trained service dogs can help reduce the anxiety and enhance the socialization skills of ...
  • How sex hormones influence right heart function
    WASHINGTON - A new study has revealed human sex hormones influence the structure and function of the right ventricle (RV) of the heart. The researchers found that in women receiving hormone therapy, higher estrogen levels were associated with higher RV ejection fraction and lower RV end-systol ...

TruthNews Australia

  • Child abuse in foster care and orphanages is a ...
    Forgotten Australians National Day of Action - 6 Feb 2013 With all the news we have heard over the years about the abuse of children in various Church organisations you may have drawn the conclusion that everything is now out in the open and, the worst is behind us and the wheels of justice ar ...
  • Fracked to death: how gas companies and their ...
    Explaining coal seam gas and its extraction (Source) Today's show reveals the shocking truth about the toxic, and one might say, genocidal effects of Coal Seam Gas, which is now spreading like a cancer throughout the country in both rural and urban environments. My guest in the second hour i ...
  • Count me out of the Sandy Hook truther movement!
    You know what worries me even more than the predatory agenda of the ruling elites? It's the tendency of truthers to fall into line like lemmings on any given conspiracy, to engage in mass group think and, even worse, the readiness to leap to defammatory accusations about people whom they know ...
  • 3 way discussion on guns, your rights and the ...
    President Obama's attempt to "get tough" on gun control has provoked a massive backlash from the patriot community in the US who are sworn to uphold the 2nd amendment at all costs, even if that means civil war. On today's show we take a long hard look at some of the key questions in the debate ...
  • Lies and cover-ups by the Australian national ...
    Today, in the second hour, we welcome journalist Chris Graham to the show. Chris is the founding editor of the National Indigenous Times and the recipient of the prestigious Walkley Award for Excellence in Indigenous Affairs reporting. In the course of our interview Chris documents a range of ...

Beacon

  • The Cutest Predator
    On February 8, Oceana and National Geographic launched an expedition to explore the waters off of the remote Desventuradas Islands more than 500 miles off the coast of Chile. By documenting marine life and habitat the team hopes to persuade the Chilean government to protect more than 60,00 ...
  • Oceana CEO: A Shocking Report on Your Seafood
    Do you know what you're serving? Photo © Oceana   Do you know what you are serving your family tonight? If it’s fish there’s a good chance that you don’t. Today Oceana unveiled its landmark national seafood fraud report, one of the largest of its kind and one that should make consumers ...
  • NY Times Talks to Oceana About Seafood Fraud
    Right now on the New York Times TimesCast Oceana senior scientist Kimberly Warner is discussing Oceana's landmark National Seafood Fraud Report issued today. You can watch that interview above and read the Times' take on this sweeping investigation. The report found that one third of the seafoo ...
  • Marylanders Rally for Wind Power
    ©Oceana/Caroline Wood More than 60 people (and one adorable dog) attended a lively rally last Wednesday outside the State House in Annapolis, Maryland. The mood was festive and ripe with anticipation, as attendees held signs, listened to several speakers, and spoke to the press. Oceana handed ...
  • Pura vida! (Pure life!)
    On February 8, Oceana and National Geographic launched an expedition to explore the waters off of the remote Desventuradas Islands more than 500 miles off the coast of Chile. By documenting marine life and habitat the team hopes to persuade the Chilean government to protect more than 60,000 ...

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Taylor Marsh

  • Call Him Mr. Secretary
    THE REPUBLICANS did their worst, but Vietnam war hero Chuck Hagel was confirmed today as President Obama’s Secretary of Defense. A simple majority won the day, 58-41. So, it’s finally over. The biggest loser is Jennifer Rubin, who disgraced herself and the Washington Post with her di ...
  • Rennard Steps Back Amid Sex Scandal
    It sounds like Lord Rennard has been a bit of a naughty boy. On hearing of this latest “scandal” I was convinced it was going to be of the “Benny Hill” nature, complete with daft background music. How wrong I was. It’s actually rather serious. For those of you with no idea of who Lord Renn ...
  • Republicans Unraveling Over Sequester
    “We have moved a bill in the House twice. We should not have to move a third bill before the Senate gets off their ass and begins to do something.” – Speaker John Boehner [The Hill] ROCK, HARD PLACE, meet John Boehner. President Obama here in Virginia, a state that’s getting slammed ...
  • Queer Talk: Chris Hayes Says He Won’t Attend C ...
    This is actually about more than Chris Hayes invitation to be on a CPAC (Conservative Political Action Conference) panel, and his refusal to do so unless the conservative LGBT group, GOProud, is invited. It should also include the fact that while GOProud isn’t welcomed, the NRA’s Wayne LaPierre ...
  • BP ‘Well From Hell’ Oil Spill Trial Has Begun
    Almost three years ago BP’s Deepwater Horizon spill occurred. Eleven people died. The explosion led to what became the largest oil spill in U.S. history. The civil trial began yesterday in New Orleans, with eleven teams of lawyers participating. They day before, reports say, the U.S. Justice Dep ...

Hudson New York

  • Pink Anti-Semitism Is No Different from Brown ...
    The core characteristic of anti-Semitism is the assertion that everything the Jews do is wrong, and everything that is wrong is done by the Jews. For the anti-Semite every rich Jew is exploitive, every poor Jew a burden on society. For the anti-Semite,
  • How Sickening Will Sweden Get?
    How to deal with one madman is tricky enough, but how do you rectify things if the whole world has gone mad? Take Sweden and its apparent determination to deport Reza Jabbari back to his native Iran, most likely to be killed for having converted from
  • The War of Ideologies in the Arab World
    If one were to ask an Arab what has happened to the Arab countries, and why the terrorism and extremism we see today did not exist in the 1950s and 1960s, the answer would probably point to the frustrations and struggles of dual identities: Arab
  • Islamist Assassinations in the West
    Terrorism broadly takes two forms: against random individuals who happen to be at a market place or on a bus at the wrong time; or against specific individuals because of who they are. The latter in turn divides into two: against broad categories of
  • Palestinians Plan Violence to Force the US to ...
    There are many signs that the Palestinian Authority is seeking to escalate tensions in the West Bank ahead of US President Barack Obama's visit to the region next month. Although the Palestinian Authority probably does not want an all-out confrontation

Urban Survival

  • Housing Data: Percentages or Dollars?
    The Case Shiller/S&P Housing report is out and depending on how you look at it, the numbers could be very good news for the economy…   “New York, February 26, 2013 – Data through December 2012, released today by S&P … Continue reading →
  • Coping: Tuesday at the WuJo
    Reader note:  The main report will be up about 8:15 AM Central when the housing data is out from Case Shiller/S&P…so onto the first cuppa…   A reader wondered the other day what the WuJo is…well, simple enough.  It’s whatever … Continue reading →
  • Record Dow Week?
    It won’t take a lot to get 316-million people to ‘drink the Kool-Aid’ this week here in the land of economic fairytales.  Just a good report on housing from Case Shiller/S&P tomorrow, maybe a tick up in tomorrow’s Consumer Confidence … Continue reading →
  • Coping: With False Saviors and Free Lunches
    (Ellijay, GA) OK, old grumpy George is strapped to the keyboard for another week’s onslaught of watching people want to believe there is a free lunch out there somewhere.  Here’s an email to ponder:   “Hi George, I’m not exactly … Continue reading →
  • The Incredible Shrinking EU
    Well, not exactly unanticipated, we see how the Euro lands are about to see a second year running of economic decline according to reports out this morning. Not that growth is exactly overwhelming in the US and Asia, but any … Continue reading →

Trends & Forecasts

Radical Chic

  • NIGERIAN PARTIES vs PARTIES IN ENGLAND
    Once you have been to ‘one’ Nigerian party in your life it is safe to say that you will always know the menu. It is an unwritten rule that you can be as exotic as you like, but if your party lacks certain fundamental items, it really isn’t a party. There ‘must’ be J ...
  • AFRICAN ROMANCE: ‘Thorns With Roses&#821 ...
    I once attended a wild party where I had an unusual encounter. It came in the form of a one night stand. I was a twenty-two year old student, sent to the US to get my MBA so I could take over my father’s thriving business someday. My girlfriend whom I’d whimsically thought would become [...]
  • AWKWARD TOPICS: A 12 Year Old Has A Baby, Shou ...
    This topic is for you, yes, you! I want to know your opinion on this matter. What do you think? A 12 year old has a baby, should she be allowed to keep it? On a biological level this is perhaps not a very common scenario, but for some reason, Amy is 12 years old [...]
  • RANDOM RANTS: ‘Infidelity’ – ...
    It’s one of the biggest issues facing sexual relationships today and the demise of most relationships can usually be traced back to it. But what exactly is cheating? The dictionary defines it rather unhelpfully as “marital disloyalty; adultery”. I find this definition almost insulting. Where do ...
  • FLASH FICTION: ‘A Christmas Miracle&#821 ...
    Spending Christmas in hospital was not how Yinka envisioned her holidays. Hospitals were places where she received bad news: “I’m sorry your aunt is dead”; “I’m sorry you can’t concieve children naturally “; and so on. She and her husband, Tunde had worked hard all year, deferring all their annu ...

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NRDC Switchboard

  • EPA's Balancing Act
    Brian Siu, Policy Analyst, Washington, D.C. The transportation sector uses 71% of the nation’s petroleum.  Petroleum is also our largest source of carbon pollution. In that context, developing biofuels for transportation makes good sense. ...
  • Idaho Numbers Remind Us that Traps Don't Discr ...
    Zack Strong, Wildlife Conservation Fellow, Livingston, Montana According to an article recently published by The Wildlife News, wolf and other trappers in Idaho reported 246 “nontarget captures” during the 2011-12 trapping season. (&ldqu ...
  • Cornell Holds Zero Landfill Game and Eco-Panel ...
    Alice Henly, Research Fellow, New York It was a big weekend for sports greening at Cornell. The University hosted two impressive events to advance Cornell’s work in athletics sustainability. First, the University held a panel discussion featu ...
  • Time to Strengthen Fracking Standards, Not "St ...
    Frances Beinecke, President of NRDC, New York City President Obama has repeatedly stressed his commitment to clean energy and climate action in the past few weeks.  “We will respond to the threat of climate change, knowing that failure to ...
  • NRDC-WSP Cloud Computing Study Wins Award
    Pierre Delforge, Director, High Tech Sector Energy Efficiency, San Francisco Thought the Hollywood award season was over?  Not quite!  The Climate Change Business Journal (CCBJ) just awarded the Project Merit award for Smart Grid & Ene ...

Injustice Everywhere

  • National Police Misconduct NewsFeed Daily Reca ...
    Here are the 10 reports of police misconduct tracked for Saturday, February 23 to Monday, February 25, 2013: Houston, Texas: An officer has been accused of telling two women, including an undercover HPD investigator, he would tear up their traffic … Continue reading →National Police ...
  • Citizen Review Board Rules for Police 16 Years ...
    From the Charlotte Observer: Mayor Anthony Foxx is questioning how Charlotte’s Citizen Review Board handles allegations of police misconduct. Also, the review board’s chairman says the panel will consider drafting reform proposals for City Council to consider. In his first … Co ...
  • National Police Misconduct NewsFeed Daily Reca ...
    Here are the 9 reports of police misconduct tracked for Friday, February 22, 2013: Update: Indianapolis, IN: A suspended police officer received an eight-year sentence after he was found guilty earlier this month of two counts each of robbery and … Continue reading →National Police M ...
  • National Police Misconduct NewsFeed Daily Reca ...
    Here are the 7 reports of police misconduct tracked for Thursday, February 21, 2013: Memphis, Tennessee: A police officer who was involved in a car crash that killed two people has been fired. ow.ly/hVmCK Nassau County, New York: A jury … Continue reading →National Police Misconduct ...
  • National Police Misconduct NewsFeed Daily Reap ...
    Here are the 10 reports of police misconduct tracked for Wednesday, February 20, 2013: Washington Park, Illinois: Court documents show a police officer was accused of violating a woman’s civil rights by allegedly arresting her with no justification, then shooting … Continue reading & ...

Total Collapse

  • Russia Puts Nuclear Bombers On High Alert Over ...
    A truly unsettling Space Forces Command (VKS) report circulating in the Kremlin today states that President Putin had ordered a fleet of Tupolev Tu-95 strategic bombers equipped with Kh-55 nuclear armed cruise missiles to “prepare for strikes” against US targets in the Pacific should Russia be a ...
  • Russia Goes On High Alert After UFO Shoot-Down ...
    A grim report prepared by the Space Forces Command (VKS) circulating in the Kremlin today says that one of its air defense units operating in “high alert”status, and located at the Urzhumka settlement near Chelyabinsk, fired at and destroyed an “unidentified cosmic object” at an altitude of 20 k ...
  • Vladimir Zhirinovsky denies meteorite, claims ...
    Russian nationalist lawmaker Vladimir Zhirinovsky, long known for his flamboyance and outrageous remarks, said Friday that meteorite fragments had not rained down on Russia in the morning, but that the light flashes and tremors in several of the country’s regions resulted from US weapons tests, ...
  • Russian Navy to Get over 50 Warships by 2016
    The Russian navy will receive more than 50 new warships by 2016, the Defense Ministry said Thursday. In the coming three years, 18 surface warships, 30 special-purpose and counter-subversion vessels as well as six multi-purpose strategic submarines will be put into service, the ministry said in ...
  • Obama Warned To Prepare For Hillary Clinton Death
    A startling Foreign Military Intelligence (GRU) report circulating in the Kremlin today states that President Obama was informed by White House medical personal shortly after Secretary of State Hillary Clinton’s return to the United States that her health prognosis was “grim” as her likelihood o ...

Daily Dose

  • TNW’s Daily Dose: Google+ Sign-In, Angry ...
    In today’s Daily Dose: Google+ Sign-In, The Flixies, music making money and Rovio’s Angry Birds Toons. You can catch The Daily Dose every Monday through Friday right here on The... Keep reading →
  • TNW’s Daily Dose: Mobile World Congress ...
    Mobile World Congress is in full swing in Barcelona. Listen to today’s Daily Dose for a roundup of news from the first 24 hours of the event. Check our full... Keep reading →
  • TNW’s Daily Dose: Google Glass details, ...
    In today’s Daily Dose: Google Glass pricing and availability, North Korea’s 3G plans and tech words in the dictionary and more. You can catch The Daily Dose every Monday through... Keep reading →
  • TNW’s Daily Dose: Amazon in Canada, Sony ...
    In today’s Daily Dose; Sony announces the PlayStation 4, the issue of unlocking cell phones in the US goes to the White House and the Amazon app reaches Canada. You... Keep reading →
  • TNW’s Daily Dose: HTC’s latest, Ub ...
    In today’s Daily Dose, HTC unveils its latest offering, Canonical takes Ubuntu to tablets and drawing with a pen becomes three-dimensional. You can catch The Daily Dose every Monday through... Keep reading →

Beyond Zero Emissions

  • Don't waste solar energy on coal
    Matthew Wright Port Augusta is the ideal location in South Australia for a solar thermal power plant, due to its very good direct annual solar radiation and its proximity to a strong piece of grid infrastructure that services the old lignite burning power plants that are located there, owned ...
  • Greens push 100pct renewables plan for W.A.
    By Giles Parkinson The Greens Party has unveiled an ambitious new document that outlines possible pathways to turn Western Australia – one of the most energy-intensive states in the world – into one where its stationary energy needs are powered 100 per cent by renewable energy sources in les ...
  • Go LED and kill Hazelwood?
    By Trent Hawkins According to analysis conducted by Beyond Zero Emissions, lighting in homes is responsible for about seven per cent of household electricity use, and around 30 per cent of electricity for commercial and retail buildings. That's quite a large amount of energy use, but it could ...
  • A turn for the better
    If there’s one thing Wonthaggi has plenty of it’s wind. Energy researcher BEN COURTICE looks at whether it could prove to be one of the shire’s biggest assets. IF YOU install solar panels to offset your entire electricity use, you pay no electricity bill – you may even get a credi ...
  • Submissions to the SA Select Committee on the ...
    To download BZE's full submission click here. To download the Repower Port Augusta Alliance submission click here. (NOTE: Some people have trouble downloading files from our website, with some downloads stopping before completion. If you have this problem then right-click on the li ...

Monga Bay ( News )

  • Good news about climate change? Evolving techn ...
    In the wake of the hottest and driest summer in memory throughout much of North America, and Super-storm Sandy that flooded cities and ravaged large swaths of the Mid-Atlantic coast, many now recognize that the climate change isn’t just real, but that it is already at our doorstep. As this ...
  • Chinese government creating secret demand for ...
    The number of tigers being captive bred in China for consumption exceed those surviving in the wild—across 13 countries—by over a third, according to a new report by the Environmental Investigation Agency (EIA). The report, Hidden in Plain Sight, alleges that while the Chinese govern ...
  • Asiatic cheetahs: on the road to extinction?
    Cheetahs (Acinonyx jubatus) are unique among large cats. They have a highly specialized body, a mild temperament, and are the fastest living animals on land. Acinonyx jubatus venaticus, the Asiatic subspecies, is unique among cheetahs and the only member of five currently living subspecies to oc ...
  • Child labor caught on film at palm oil plantat ...
    School-age children were caught on camera working for a palm oil plantation company, PT Sinar Sawit Andalan (SSA), in Indonesia’s West Kalimantan province.
  • Rise in 1.5 degrees Celsius likely to spark ma ...
    While nations around the world have committed to keeping temperatures from rising 2 degrees Celsius (3.6 degrees Fahrenheit) above the pre-industrial era, new research published in Science suggests that the global climate could hit a tipping point at just 1.5 degrees Celsius (2.5 degrees Fahrenh ...

Sierra Express

  • Colonial Bridge Surrenders
    The notorious collapse of the antiquated Mabang Bridge did not come as a surprise; I was long expecting that the colonial bridge would give up one fine day and cause calamity and that is exactly what has happened. The collapse of the bridge is a gross manifestation of recklessness on the part of ...
  • More Support for Eye Care in Sierra Leone
    The Head of the Eye Clinic at Connaught Hospital, Doctor Mathew Vandi, has commended government for supporting eye care service in the country. During an exclusive interview with this medium, Doctor Vandi stated that since 2010, government has been providing a special budget for eye care and has ...
  • Discriminating the Disabled in Sierra Leone
    Although His Excellency the president, Ernest Bai Koroma, has taken the bold step to appoint a disabled, Mustapha Bai Atilla, as Deputy Minister of Social Welfare, Gender and Children’s Affairs, the disabled community continues to be discriminated and marginalized. Disabled people are not treate ...
  • Sierra Leoneans commend Comium Sierra Leone
    Sierra Leoneans in the landscape have commended Comium Sierra Leone as one of the best GSM mobile companies that is meeting to the satisfaction of its customers. Speaking to this medium Madam Mariatu Sesay of Kambia commended Comium SL for providing the people of Kambia a stable network. She not ...
  • UNAMID Officer Settles Disputes
    The leadership tussle  that recently erupted at Mount Zion has been laid to rest as a result of the intervention of  the substantive Chairman of Mount Zion community or New Site Development Committee (NESDECO), Assisstant Superintendent of Police (ASP) Samuel Benson Kargbo, who is  serving  as P ...

Dairy Industry - NZ Herald

  • Fonterra holds payout, issues bonus shares
    Fonterra, the world's biggest dairy exporter, has held its forecast farmgate payment on expectations of higher global prices in the second half of the season, and wants to grow its winter milk supply, meaning a tinkering with the...
  • Dairy clear of DCD from November - Ministry
    Testing for a toxic agricultural substance in New Zealand dairy products has found no traces of it after mid-November last year.The Ministry for Primary industries and the dairy industry conducted voluntary testing after dicyandiamide...
  • Dry summer pushes up world dairy prices (+graphic)
    Dry conditions in the North Island helped drive milk product prices higher at the latest fortnightly global dairy auction, but ongoing strength in the New Zealand dollar is acting to take the cream off the top for farmer returns,...
  • World dairy prices up 3.1pc overnight (+graphic)
    Prices of dairy products in Fonterra's latest GlobalDairyTrade auction rose by the most in five months, adding to positive sentiment that has pushed the kiwi dollar to near a 2 ½ - year high.The GDT-TWI Price Index rose 3.1...
  • Secret meeting on new Fonterra HQ
    A secret Auckland Council agenda item revealed the Wynyard Quarter as a possible site for Fonterra's planned new $100 million campus-style world headquarters.The confidential agenda item - prepared for a full council meeting on...

Hit & Run | Reason

  • ATM Makes Bitcoin Even Easier to Access
    Zack Harvey from New Hampshire has graced the world with its very first Bitcoin ATM. Bitcoin is the worlds first decentralized virtual currency. This currency has only been around for four years and has already gained a following among critics of central ban ...
  • Supreme Court: You Can Only Sue the Feds If Th ...
    Somebody breathe some life into Joseph Heller's moldering corpse, quick! We need him to cover Supreme Court news. As noted by Reason 24/7, the justices just tossed out a challenge to surveillance conducted under a 2008 amendment to the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) t ...
  • Nick Gillespie Says Argo Screw Yourse ...
    "None of the other best pic nominees took the actual craft and artistry of filmmaking more seriously than Django Unchained," writes Nick Gillespie. "In the end, it is a movie about other movies in the same way that Don Quixote is a book about other books and the ...
  • Rand Paul Continues Attempt to Block Chuck Hag ...
    This morning, Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) voted no on cloture on the Chuck Hagel appointment for Secretary of Defense--meaning he's voting to continue to block a vote on the nomination. Paul was in the minority of a 71-27 vote, and the actual vote on Hagel's nomination might happen as ear ...
  • Gene Healy on the Looming Fiscal Tsunami
    It's hard to hear yourself think over all the caterwauling on Capitol Hill about the looming sequestration "crisis." For opponents of the spending cuts—at $85 billion, 2.3 percent of the $3.6 trillion federal budget—the rallying cry is half Lord Keynes, half St. Augustine: "Grant me ...

Mercury Rising

  • The Onion, 01/17/01: More Truthful Than It Kne ...
    Somebody dusted off the scarily and sadly prescient article on George W. Bush from the January 17, 2001 issue of The Onion and added links in the appropriate spots so we could all see just how accurate it was. Here’s a taste: Bush swore to do “everything in [his] power” to undo ...
  • Another interesting Book-TV presentation: Ben ...
    Ben Barber on what things would be like if mayors ran nations here. Frances Fox Piven comes on at 50 minutes. Her talk is the best part of the presentation. Apparently it is radical to believe that political leaders should make sure they are doing things that benefit their constituents, like see ...
  • Rotten hierarchy, great art
    Despite the seamy authoritarian side of the Catholic Church that was exposed by the sex abuse scandal, there is a lot to love about the Church. Its art represents extraordinary human spiritual exploration. Our friend Brother John has been doing a pilgrimage to the holy sites of Italy. He has pro ...
  • A book to understand the financial crisis
    Alan Blinder on C-Span describes his book After the Music Stopped.
  • Frank Vennes Pleads Guilty, Vows To Cooperate ...
    While I was distracted, Frank Vennes decided to cut short the fun planned for his trial set to start on February 5 by pleading guilty four days before the start date. Here’s part of the Minnesota DoJ’s press release, courtesy of Ken Avidor: MINNEAPOLIS—Late this afternoon in federal ...

Reality Sandwich

Desertification

  • Killer Heat Waves and Floods Linked to Climate ...
    Killer heat waves, floods and storms are increasingly caused by climate change, new research reveals. Scientists in Germany say they have found how greenhouse gases from burning fossil fuels are helping to trap the jet stream, resulting in extraordinary weather such as the 2010 Pakistan flood an ...
  • Biofuels Converting U.S. Prairielands at Dust ...
    The rush for biofuels in the United States has seen farmers converting the United States’ prairie lands to farms at rates comparable with deforestation levels in Brazil, Malaysia and Indonesia – rates not seen here since the Dust Bowl of the 1930s. A new study finds that, between 2006 and ...
  • In Conservatives’ Canada, It’s Not ...
    Canada’s police and security agencies think citizens concerned about the environment are threats to national security, and some are under surveillance, documents reveal. The RCMP, the national police force, and Canada’s spy agency CSIS are increasingly conflating terrorism and extrem ...
  • Sahel Region Learning to Reap the Benefits of ...
    In Africa’s Sahel region, agroforestry techniques using traditional plantings known as “fertiliser trees” to increase soil fertility, as well as harvesting and grazing regulations, are offering new solutions to both food and human security. Such approaches were nearly lost in r ...
  • Thawing Permafrost May Be “Huge Factor&# ...
    Thawing permafrost is emitting more climate-heating carbon faster than previously realised. Scientists have now learned that when the ancient carbon locked in the ice thaws and is exposed to sunlight, it turns into carbon dioxide 40 percent faster. “This really changes the trajectory of th ...

Blogging Canadians

  • At the End of Capitalism’s Rope – BENJAMIN J. ...
    I suggest you go to Counterpunch and read the whole article, but here we see the benefit of Marx’s analysis of capitalism. “In Stack’s “manifesto”, he quotes Karl Marx.  Ironically, Marx is useful here.  Explaining how human labor-power is objectified in commodities, which then becom ...
  • "The Singular / National 'United States'"
    US vs USA by Alfred Adask As originally posted on: Adask's law November 24, 2012 A couple of friends sent an email to me concerning the meanings of “United States,” “United States of America” and “The United States of America”. I replied as follows: It seems to me that the Founders were ...
  • "The Criminal Justice System"
    In the criminal justice system, the people are represented by two separate yet equally important groups: Nerds and Jocks by "Cannonball Titcomb" As originally posted on: Cannonball Titcomb (thatsnotkosher) on Twitter August 20, 2012
  • Ottawa Press Gallery finally catching up on Tr ...
    The disgraceful and obscene amounts of money Liberal leader wannabe Justin Trudeau makes booking himself as a speaker is not newly known as for example, I blogged about it back in July 2010 (see here) Nice to finally see the Press Gallery catch up with us lowly bloggers but now will they also lo ...
  • Far too late for Brits trying to brush off cob ...
    The damage has been done and nothing, absolutely nothing can turn back the clock now. In a way, I am glad that we in North America have Britain and the rest of the EU as examples of what can happen to us  too if  we don't employ and deploy drastic measures with the utmost haste wit ...

Press TV - Middle East

CUNY SPS Community Blog

  • Spring 2013 Welcome Letter From Dean Mogulescu
    Dear SPS Students: I hope you have enjoyed your winter holidays, and are looking forward to the challenges and rewards of the upcoming semester. Whether you are a new or returning student, I am happy to welcome you to the School of Professional Studies for the Spring 2013 term, and to thank you ...
  • On The Day My Life Changed Forever
    Recently I read an FB status on a friend’s page that asked what a panic attack felt like and I smiled in sympathy. I wanted to reply and describe it, but I didn’t want to take up that much space. I recently experienced my first panic attack. Now if you’ve been a reader for a [...]
  • MA in Applied Theatre Students and Alumni in t ...
    In September, SPS announced that Linda Key (’12) received a prestigious Fulbright award. Applied Theatre students and alumni continue to break ground. At elementary schools in all five boroughs, Leah Page (’13), Liz Parker (’11), Rachel Evans (’13), Amy Sawyers (’13), Anneka Fagundes (’11) ...
  • Code for Change: Student-to-Student Text Book ...
    In October of this year, Paul Russo, Ph.D., SPS’s Director of Online Programs and an instructor in the Sociology program, led a team of current CUNY students and graduates to develop a free student-to-student text book exchange as part of the ApplicationsforGood codathon sponsored by the M ...
  • I am a marathoner.
    Reblogged from xahndra: I’ve struggled with putting words to my incredible marathon experience… That’s why it’s taken me so long to even think about this post; but here I go. The day before the Philly Marathon, with “Rocky.” The back of my marathon shirt&#8230 ...

Dissident Voice

  • Veterans For Peace Supports U.N. Committee in ...
    Leah Bolger, President of Veterans For Peace, applauded a United Nations Committee this week for raising concerns about the recruitment of children into the U.S. military, the U.S. killing of children in Afghanistan, the U.S. detention and torture of children labeled “combatants,” an ...
  • The Dawn of Medicare
    A highly risible tactic of the Tea Partyers in the United States has been criticism of president Barack Obama as a “socialist”1 (insulting to Obama but more so to socialists), particularly since he attempted to reform a medical care system in a country where over 50 million were without medical ...
  • Hope is for the Lazy: The Challenge of Our Dea ...
    In 2005, I preached on the ecological crisis in a sermon I titled “Hope is for the Weak: The Challenge of a Broken World.”  Looking back, I realize that I had been far too upbeat and optimistic, probably trying too hard to be liked. Today I want to correct that. Hence, my updated title: “Hope [...]
  • Inflation of the University Degree
    Catch 22s Well it seems now that college graduates are up in arms about the student loan payments that they will have to make after graduation, and while Congress and the President have taken the necessary measures to keep student loan rates from increasing, college graduates still must confront ...
  • After The Fireworks Have Faded
    On July 4, the people of the U.S. marked the passing of another year’s perfunctory Independence Day festivities. The date, also, was occasioned by the formal announcement from physicists at CERN (European Organization for Nuclear Research) that, according to the banner headline at CERN&#82 ...

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