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Guest Post - 6 Tips for Community Gardening
Over the past few years, there has been an enormous increase in green living and organic, self-sustainable gardening in the United States, and the idea of feeding yourself and your family while at the same time helping the environment is one that even people who live in cities want to be a part of. The problem there though, is obvious: Where are they going to find the space to garden when their front yard is a busy intersection and their backyard is a parking lot? Many communities have taken to solving this problem with community gardens: Public land where individuals and families ... more »
Paul Ryan's Anti-Jesus Christ Budget
Yesterday, Jerry Nadler (D-NY) was one of several Democrats on the House floor raging against Ryan's extremely ideological Law of the Jungle budget-- what he referred to as "merely a repackaging of the same extreme agenda that the American people rejected last fall." “The House Republicans’ budget would again try to end Medicare as we know it by replacing the guarantee of health coverage with a private voucher program that would reduce benefits. This throws seniors back onto the mercy of the private insurance market, while every year giving them less and less of the health benef... more »
Henry Corbin On "The Heavenly Twin"
Related: *Henry Corbin On "The Trilogy of the Soul."* Below is an excerpt from Henry Corbin's book, *"The Man of Light in Iranian Sufism."* Translated by Nancy Pearson. Shambhala Publications, Inc: Boulder, Colorado. 1978. Pg.33-37. "In Mandean gnosis, every being in the physical universe has its counterpart in the heavenly Earth of Mshunia Kushta, inhabited by the descendants of a mystical Adam and Eve (*Adam kasia, Eva kasia*). Every being has his archetypal Figure (*mabda' = dmutha*) there, and the latter sometimes communicates with its earthly counterpart (as for example in ... more »
Viva Las Vegas!
So, I had a blast in Vegas. It was a much needed relaxing getaway. We went with our friends, Ron and Erika. We left on Friday morning via direct flight through Delta. Flight left on time and we arrived in Vegas on time. Got luggage right away, and headed to the hotel, Monte Carlo. We tried to check in, but our rooms were not ready yet, so we all headed to lunch at Serendipity 3. I had been craving a crab Caesar salad from there since Thanksgiving. Ate there then headed back to the hotel. Our room was ready, but Erika and Ron's was not yet. So, we all headed to our room, a... more »
While We Wait -- Geocaching
*While We Wait -- Geocaching* http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geocaching Some of you may already be aware of this global phenomenon called Geocaching. I've known about it for a while but only recently decided to give it a shot. This inspiration was seeded by the need to get outside and away from my computer screen! There's a description of what Geocaching is at the wikipedia link above, but I warn you, it is incredibly addictive! In a nut shell, it's like modern day treasure hunting. Here is a quick description: Geocaching involves two separate parties, which are composed ei... more »
Let the End Times Begin
Rushing out of the house today, a message shows up, gifted by two angels – Gabrielle and Michael. It is here for you also, you will find it below. It is at once demanding, mesmerizing and clear; We are in the End Times. I can not fully describe how grateful I am for their work. On the road a red tailed hawk circled back and forth over the road three times. At the appointment I was helped by a beautiful angel with wings tattooed on her shoulders. She works parts of days and spends the rest of her days giving freely. While waiting, I listen to a voice mail from a lawyer... more »
"A Look to the Heavens"
“Moving left to right near the center of this beautifully detailed color composite, the thin, bright, braided filaments are actually long ripples in a sheet of glowing gas seen almost edge on. The interstellar shock wave plows through space at over 500,000 kilometers per hour. Cataloged as NGC 2736, its elongated appearance suggests its popular name, the Pencil Nebula. *Click image for larger size.* The Pencil Nebula is about 5 light-years long and 800 light-years away, but represents only a small part of the Vela supernova remnant. The Vela remnant itself is around 100 light-yea... more »
Chet Raymo, “The Burden Of Thinking”
*“The Burden Of Thinking”* by Chet Raymo “Let me speak for gray. Not black or white. Good or evil. Truth or falsity. Yes or no. Let me speak for maybe. Sort of. More or less. I think so. I am reluctant to speak for gray for fear of being considered wishy-washy. Indecisive. Unprincipled. But lately it seems as if we are surrounded on every side by zealots, and it's not a pretty sight. We are surrounded by people who are so certain of their Truth that they are willing to strap bombs to their chests and walk into crowded pizza parlors. Or fly airplanes into towers. Or bomb ab... more »
Satire: “N.R.A. Can’t Believe How Well National Conversation About Guns Is Going”
*“N.R.A. Can’t Believe How Well National * *Conversation About Guns Is Going”* by Andy Borowitz WASHINGTON (The Borowitz Report)— "As the national conversation about guns enters its fifth month, the National Rifle Association C.E.O. Wayne LaPierre gave it his seal of approval today, saying that he hopes the conversation continues “forever.” “I must admit, when the national conversation about guns started in those dark days of December, I thought it was a bad idea,” said Mr. LaPierre. “People kept saying that things would be different this time, and that scared the bejesus out... more »
Climate Attribution Alchemy
In a paper just out in the journal *Climate Dynamics* Holland and Bruyère(HB13) claim to have found a signal of greenhouse gas emissions on global tropical cyclone behavior. They use data from Weinkle et al. 2012 -- our recent paper on global landfalls -- as part of this argument. They write: Weinkle et al. (2012) examined the global number of hurricanes that actually make landfall in each of the Saffir–Simpson categories. The proportion of Cat 4–5 at landfall to all landfall hurricanes in their data set has increased with ACCI [Anthropogenic Climate Change Index -- a measure of gl... more »
The Daily "Near You?"
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"We Are All..."
"We are all in the gutter, but some of us are looking at the stars." - Oscar Wilde
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The Environment: "Side With the Living"
*"Side With the Living:* *A Note to Those Who Would Demonize Nature"* by Derrick Jensen "The other night I saw a commercial for a PBS program that breathlessly described how orcas “dominate” the oceans. And the nature program I had the misfortune to see before that talked of different species of bears “conquering” each other’s territories. The program repeatedly emphasized the powerful bite of one particular type of bear—making sure we got the point by always playing scary music when these bears were depicted—and only late in the program did viewers learn that these bears were... more »
The Inkhorn Controversy
The "Inkhorn controversy" is the name generally given to the extended dispute, largely in the late fifteenth and early sixteenth centuries, over whether English should continue to add words from Latin and Greek -- regarded by their fans as ornaments, by their detractors as moldy old things that came from an "inkhorn" (a reservoir of ink make of bone and worn about the neck of lawyers and clerks) rather from what they regarded as the good, wholesome, Saxon-rooted world of "native" English words. The difference can be seen at once in the texts on both sides of this question, as well ... more »
Reefs devoured by tiny plants as oceans warm and acidify – ‘If we think of the reef as a scaffold, it’s now being taken apart faster than it can re-build’
[image: This boring microalgae, Ostreobium, grows inside coral skeleton material. It reduces the structural strength of the skeleton material and interferes with the animal depositing new skeleton material. The world’s coral reefs will erode more rapidly as the oceans warm and acidify, stimulating growth of microscopic borers. Photo: Bob Goemans] 20 March 2013 (Practical Fishkeeping) – A study has found that, weakened by microscopic borers, the world’s coral reefs will erode more rapidly as the oceans warm and acidify. This phenomenon, combined with a slower growth of coral reefs ... more »
Iraq + 10 Years: The celebration continues!
By the time the American troops appeared in the center of Baghdad, on April 9th, everyone I knew had lost a relative in one or another of the bombings or the lethal street crossfires of the previous twenty-fours hours. For all their "smartness," enough bombs had gone awry or missed their targets to kill many hundreds of civilians. Still, among the Iraqis I knew, their mourning families attributed their losses to the fate of God while expressing their satisfaction that the Americans, after so long, had come to rescue them. They waited to be told what to do. No instructions ever cam... more »
"Two Reasons Climate Change Is Not Like Other Environmental Problems"
*"Two Reasons Climate Change Is Not * *Like Other Environmental Problems"* by David Roberts "If you’ll forgive me for stating the obvious: Most people don’t understand climate change very well. This includes a large proportion of the nation’s politicians, journalists, and pundits — even the pundits who write about it. (I’m looking at you, Joe Nocera.) One reason for the widespread misunderstanding is that climate change has been culturally coded as an “environmental problem.” This has been, in all sorts of ways, a disaster. Lots of pundits, especially brain-dead “centrist” pun... more »
Fluoride Fight: The forced drugging of society
Fluoride Fight: The forced drugging of society. Source: Corbett Report and Global Research TV. YouTube Video Description: TRANSCRIPT AND SOURCES: http://www.corbettreport.com/?p=7144 Scientific studies have linked fluoridation of the water supply to lowered IQs, increased risk of cancer, and bone disease, amongst other conditions. So why do we still fluoridate? As researchers like Anthony Gucciardi warn, fluoridation may in fact only be the thin edge of the wedge when it comes to forced medication of the population. This is the GRTV Backgrounder on Global Research TV.
Syrian Chemical Attack Was Definitely Done By The Criminal Mercenary "Rebels": Syrian Terrorists Blamed For Chemical Attacks
When the news first came out a few days ago about a chemical attack launched against a small village outside the Syrian city of Aleppo, I instantly smelled a rat.... We all know by now that the Syrian criminal murderous mercenaries, aka "Rebels" have been losing the war against the Syrian government and its army, and is now desperate to get their American, NATO, and Israeli benefactors, directly involved in the war. We also know that the criminal US President, Barry Soetoro, has already said that the so called "red line" to direct US involvement, aka, an invasion by US/NATO forces... more »
Big Dry pressures New Zealand farmers – ‘I have farmed on the West Coast for the best part of 25 years and been in the industry all my life, and this is the biggest event in terms of a summer dry I’ve seen’
[image: A dried lake bed bakes in the sun during New Zealand's record drought, 22 March 2013. Photo: Christine Cornege] By Ben Aulakh 22 March 2013 (The Westport News) – A West Coast farming expert says he is seeing first-hand the pressures being put on farmers battling to combat the effects of the big dry. CRT technical feed specialist for the West Coast, Tasman and Marlborough, Andrew Mitchell said he'd seen a significant increase in demand for feed from farmers. "The market changes from season to season, but we are definitely seeing a fairly significant rise in what we are do... more »
Learning from Iraq? It's we who need to. The media hasn't, and won't.
On Tuesday there was a chemical weapons attack in Syria that killed 25 people and wounded 110. The attack occurred in a government-held area, was immediately publicized including video footage of the victims in hospital by the Syrian government, and the Syrian government quickly called for a U.N. investigation into the attack. Despite the obvious conclusion from these three facts - that the attack was done by rebels - various pundits managed to look at TV footage of people lying in hospital beds and pronounce that they showed "no signs of chemical weapons attack", while U.S. Preside... more »
Ancient Symbol Carved Into Dry Oregon Lake Bed
This is a fascinating story for those of you who didn't hear about it back in 1990. No surprise how something this big doesn't make it on mainstream news ;) ~ Brian * * *Ancient Symbol Carved Into Dry Oregon Lake Bed * * * Original article can be found here: http://cropcircleconnector.com/ilyes/ilyes9.html As you may know, Eastern Oregon was Gifted with the Sri Yantra Mandala Formation in August 1990. It arrived in a dry wilderness lake bed east of Steens Mountain, and consisted of 13.3 MILES of lines, each 10" wide and scored to a depth of 3 inches in the hardpan. The... more »
Great Video: The Truth Is 'Anti-Semitic"
We all know by now that the criminals responsible for the mess that the world is presently in are Jewish fraud bankers with their criminal Usury debt based monetary systems. We have seen the result of the entire planet's folly of allowing these sick criminals to impose their fraud monetary system on us all that has done nothing more than crush entire countries and leave entire populations destitute. It does seem to me that these monsters have never cared about the rest of humanity, and it is time that we removed them from our lives, or we will see the end of our civilization as w... more »
Freedom ain't free and neither is Iraq
I've been suffering a bad case of PTSD this week and I wasn't ever deployed to that hell hole. Just following the news and trying to rally an outcry to make it stop was as much trauma as I could stand. But with the 10th anniversary retrospects, it's coming back to me in waves of recollection. Don't think I'm the only one. Thinking we need to make the warmongers live the motto they used to perpetrate that atrocity. Never forget. Starting with the true cost of the Iraq war. That's just the measurable costs and I doubt it includes all of them. It doesn't count the human toll. Neith... more »
What Diplomatic Truce?
*Students sell popsicles to raise money for clubs.* China continues to try to squeeze Taiwan's international space: *A Taiwanese delegation was forced to withdraw from the third Jakarta International Defense Dialogue (JIDD)* without being given an explanation, Ministry of Foreign Affairs deputy spokesman Calvin Ho (何震寰) said yesterday. Ho said that the ministry has already instructed the Taipei Economic and Trade Office in Jakarta to demand an explanation from the Indonesian government, which was hosting the conference, soon after the four-member delegation was informed that it cou... more »
Stephen Harper Bursts Christy Clark`s LNG Prosperity Bubble
http://www.vancouversun.com/news/Finance+Minister+Flaherty+nixes+request+break+help+liquefied+natural/8133958/story.html The Federal Government told the BC Government and LNG Industry to get stuffed, no more tax breaks, no more subsidies(details in the above Vancouver Sun link).. As you know Geoff Morrison(spokesman for CAPP) told Christy Clark and the media in British Columbia that without a change to manufacturer status, which would bring a massive capital building write-off, without this help from the Federal Government they couldn`t go forward with their proposed British Columb... more »
Walk As a Universal Being on Earth
* * *Walk As a Universal Being on Earth* by Eileen Meyer I've been reflecting this morning on "perception based on identity"... and how momentous it is in our evolution to remember the truth of who we are in feeling-knowing (frequency) consciousness - as opposed to our mental conditioning here that has limited the view to only the "known" ideas and concepts that are endlessly repeated and pontificated over. I was reminded of this transmission that came 9 years ago, and felt the inspiration to share again in this time and place. Actually, I believe that what came through, followi... more »
Planning to be Shocked
One of the most repeated, and most dubious, axioms about strategy is the notion that being proactive is wiser than being reactive, and that reactivity is something we should be allergic to. In the words of Briain's foreign secretary William Hague, 'the nation that is purely reactive in foreign policy is in decline.' Likewise, written into the folklore of the US foreign policy establishment is the notion that the 'strategic shocks' that struck America - such as Imperial Japan's attack on Pearl Harbor or 9/11 - happened because Washington was passively sleeping. A quick read of Presi... more »
Quick Note
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Obama Bows Down To Israhell In Ramallah
Obama and Abbas are slaves of Israhell. AlJazeera: Analysing Obama's visit to Ramallah. "Obama has NO place amongst us!" Palestinians show their respect to Obama's visit to Bethlehem.
FRIDAY MORNING RAMBLE: Test Day Edition
*Test Day? It’s the first day a cricket test has been played at Eden Park for … years! It won’t last long, so don’t hold back. Here’s some things to read in between watching wickets fall.* To say that the tensions within the European "Union" are getting unbearable would be an understatement. *Cyprus President To Rehn: "I Told You Tax Wouldn't Pass. Regards To Mrs Merkel"* – Tyler Durden, ZERO HEDGE Ever wondered what a one-million dollar bus shelter would look like? Me too. *How Much Is A Bus Shelter Worth?* – THE AUCKLAND BANNER Since everyone has become an instant expert… *Fi... more »
House Republicans cave on government shutdown
It seems the House GOPers didn't see a large enough ransom potential in a government shutdown at this time and decided not to take the economy hostage. Instead the House easily passed a bill to keep the government running, at least in the short term. The House gave final approval Thursday, in a bipartisan 318 to 109 vote, to a continuing funding resolution that outlines spending through the end of the fiscal year, Sept. 30. It assures that the government will stay open when the current funding measure expires March 27. The House vote came a day after the Senate approved the bill. I... more »
The interventionist leadership finally grinds into action...
And it's a calamity. Julie Sherry's article in the Guardian is appalling. It dodges every substantial criticism made of the SWP during this crisis. The only defence offered (that the matter was investigated and voted on) is actually what people find MOST offensive about the leadership's handling of the Delta case - that the leadership thought itself capable of investigating then ruling on an allegation of sexual assault. Even if it was a good article it has come out THREE months after the crisis broke; so much for interventionist leadership. Here is a link to an IS Blog piece resp... more »
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*Corps of Engineers is still blaming Environmentalists for Katrina Flooding, new video from Levees.org! *
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*"Reading the Leaves in the White Teapot" ~Christine Horn, Nolafugees*
Why the EU goes crazy!
Link: http://youtu.be/35Ut2xBasZE *The lies of politicians* fly into your face these days. Something must be wrong in the world and in particular in Europe. Its 'outpost' to the East, Cyprus gets its treat from it now, after Ireland, Portugal, Greece, Spain, Slovenia and Italy. France may be next, Belgium and the Dutch. Now Cyprus is cornered. Its people would have to pay for debts others created. However the moment of truth has come for this Europe. Extortion, theft, violence and lies are the means "governments", represented in Brussels' European parliament and commissions, apply ... more »
Massive Pile Up Of Over 100 Cars In Leduc Alberta ...
*A multi-vehicle crash of approximately 100 cars on the Queen Elizabeth II highway south of Leduc, Alta. — 33 km south of Edmonton — has sent around 100 people to hospital.* *Latest is 100 minor to moderate injuries in Leduc incident. One serious to UAH. Six moderate to nearby hospitals.* *-CTV News Has More ...* * * [image: Progressive Bloggers]
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UFO Over Kootemy Lake, British Columbia
A reader shared this image with D. from Removing the Shackles blog. Photo was taken over Kooteney Lake in British Columbia Canada a few days ago.
Ron Van Dyke Answers Paul Short's Zen Gardener Article on the OPPT
By American Kabuki I have an article in progress on Paul Short's article on the Zen Gardner Blog (and since mirrored on Drake's web site), but as I was working through it, I found a bit of sarcasm coming out in my own response to what to me was sheer ignorant fear on the part of Paul Short. Sarcasm never translates well in electronic medium because it lacks the tone of voice that makes it funny. Humans have invented emoticons to put a bit of that emotional tone back into electronic conversations, but its just not the same as saying something in person. I decided to put my attempt... more »
Your moment of Zen
A happy pepper. [Photos are better if you click on them to embiggen.]
Catch of the Day
How about one for Conor Friedersdorf, who today looks back at the demonization of opponents of the Iraq War during the run-up and early stages of that conflict. It's a good item. I do want to think about this stray point: You know the conservative account of how the media covered Tea Party rallies, heaping disproportionate attention on offensive signs and crackpot attendees, as if the least defensible elements of the protest movement represented and defined the whole? That's basically how the pro-war faction covered the protest movement that opposed the war. I think that's basicall... more »
Biden: "If you need more than 3 rounds to hunt you're an embarrassment"...
* and shouldn't be hunting in the first place.* *Really, Joe? You're a world-wide joke and you have the cojones to talk about "embarrassment." * * *
Will The GOP Wander Back Onto A Mainstream Path? Not Likely
RNC... yesterday, today and tomorrow Now that the Autopsy report ordered by Reince Priebus for the Republican Party has been studied by the media, Priebus is probably wishing he had never broken the first rule of rebranding-- never tell the public you're "re-branding." Even the Beltway's ultimate symbol of contentless, mealy-mouthed pabulum, Charlie Cook, is telling the GOP they now have 2 choices: change or extinction. It may not be too melodramatic to say that over the next couple of years, the Republican Party faces a fork in the road. Following one path, the GOP can seek to add... more »
Baltimoreans say the darnedest things!
*THURSDAY, MARCH 21, 2013* *Ben Carson hits the front pages:* Ben Carson is on the front page of this morning’s New York Times. In our view, some basic principles can be learned from his recent political rise. Why is Carson on the front page? As he starts, Trip Gabriel includes parts of the Standard Story: GABRIEL (3/21/13): *Dr. Benjamin Carson was a political unknown just weeks ago.* *Then with a single speech delivered as President Obama looked stonily on, he was lofted into the conservative firmament as its newest star:* a renowned neurosurgeon who is black and has the credibi... more »
Mircea Eliade On The Modern Man's Passion For Historiography
Below is an excerpt from Mircea Eliade's book, *"Myths, Dreams and Mysteries: The Encounter Between Contemporary Faiths and Archaic Realities." * Harper & Row, Publishers: New York. 1960. Pg. 233-36. "It is sometimes surprising to see how certain cultural habits, which have grown so familiar to us that we regard them as the natural behaviour of every civilised man, disclose unexpected meanings as soon as they are viewed in the perspective of another culture.We need only instance one of the most specific features of our own civilisation---namely, the modern man's passionate, almost... more »
AERA's Bill Tierney: Clueless Per Usual
Ever since Bill Tierney began his not-so-subtle business-friendly nods to the austerity zealots and the plutocrats who think they know more about education than educators, his emails to the AERA membership have consistently shown him to be a neoliberal do-gooder who has no notion of what it means to do social science research that matters to the educational, political, and cultural health of democratic societies. Here's an example from near the end of his latest email that offers a failed opportunity to take up the subject of poverty in a way that would lay down a challenge to rese... more »
Is This the End of the Democratic Party Progressives? (We Are ALL So Screwed)
Many of us think that's a rhetorical question. Especially Bobby Reich. (Don't miss the comments!) Selling the StoreBy Robert Reich, Reich's Blog 21 March 13 Prominent Democrats - including the President and House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi - are openly suggesting that Medicare be means-tested and Social Security payments be reduced by applying a lower adjustment for inflation. This is
"Are Americans Too Stupid For Democracy?"
*"Are Americans Too Stupid For Democracy?"* How can we rationally pursue our self-interests when we don't know what's going on? By Joshua Holland "In 2011, Newsweek asked 1,000 Americans to take the standard U.S. Citizenship test, and 38 percent of them failed. One in three couldn't name the vice-president. A 2009 study in the European Journal of Communications looked at how informed citizens of the U.S., UK, Denmark and Finland were of the international news of the day, and the results weren't pretty (PDF). “Overall,” the scholars wrote, “the Scandinavians emerged as the... more »
Farce of new £545m NHS Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham which is too SMALL | Mail Online
No mention of immigration? http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-2296951/Farce-new-545m-NHS-Queen-Elizabeth-Hospital-Birmingham-SMALL.html
THE CYPRUS PLOT
*"The Turks are interested in buying Israeli gas... * *"Any pipeline from Israel to Turkey would run through Cyprus*," Israel's Haaretz reported. Turkey-Israel gas pipeline deal would cut through Cyprus www.naturalgaseurope.com *Reportedly, the USA, Israel and the EU want Greek Cyprus to do the following:* *1.* *Unite with Turkish Cyprus*, thus ending its hostility to Turkey. *2.* *Allow Greek Cyprus's natural gas, and 'Israel's' natural gas, to be taken by pipeline, through Cyprus, to Turkey, and then onwards to Western Europe.* This would compete with pipelines from Russia. ... more »
March 21: JP Morgan's Jamie Dimon Should Be Tried For Perjury and Market Manipulation
JP Morgan was recently 'downgraded' by regulators when its leadership should be tried for perjury. Here is the article describing the downgrade: Fitzpatrick, D & Lublin, J. S. (2013, March 20). J.P. Morgan bosses Hit by Bank Regulator. The Wall Street Journal, p. A1, Majia here: The article explains that a “confidential government scorecard” downgraded JP Morgan from a 2 to a 3, on a 5 point scale with 1 being the best. The rationale was not restricted to the London Whale trade, but the exact rationale was not disclosed. How could it be when JP Morgan’s transgressions are so ...more »
"Economist Laurence Kotlikoff: U.S. $222 Trillion in Debt"
*"Economist Laurence Kotlikoff: U.S. $222 Trillion in Debt"* By Joseph Lawler "In December, the Republicans Chris Cox and Bill Archer argued in the Wall Street Journal that a more accurate accounting of the government's liabilities would show that the national debt was closer to $87 trillion than to the stated $16 trillion. Some commentators, including the Atlantic's Derek Thompson, took issue with Cox and Archer's analysis, arguing that the only way to assess debt is the way it's currently done- by summing up the number of government bonds outstanding. I asked Boston Univer... more »
"Deposit 'Taxes': Should We Prepare?"
*"Deposit 'Taxes': Should We Prepare?"* By Douglas French "There’s no way it could happen in the United States. That’s the conventional wisdom on this side of the pond about the ECB’s bailout of the banks in Cyprus. That caper looks as if it may take a chunk out of the hides of at least some bank depositors on the tiny Mediterranean island. So far, the Cyprus parliament can’t pull the trigger on a plan to tax insured and uninsured bank deposits to pay a share of the bailout. However, a bank holiday has been declared and Cypriot depositors are nervous, taking all they can from... more »
10 Years On in Iraq: the Chance We Missed
The debate is indeed on, and the Duck is paddling rapidly on this one with excellent posts from Robert, Jon, and Dan. I take/took a slightly different tack. I opposed the war at the time and like everyone else watched how President Bush–whose job ratings were so low on 9-10 that he was rapidly on Continue reading
TOXIC CONSEQUENCES FROM IRAQ ATTACK SHOWING UP IN NEW BORN BABIES
Al Jazeera reporter Dahr Jamail discusses with Democracy Now how the U.S. invasion of Iraq has left behind a legacy of cancer and birth defects suspected of being caused by the U.S. military’s extensive use of depleted uranium and white phosphorus. Noting the birth defects in the Iraqi city of Fallujah, Jamail says: "They’re extremely hard to bear witness to. But it’s something that we all need to pay attention to... What this has generated is, from 2004 up to this day, we are seeing a rate of congenital malformations in the city of Fallujah that has surpassed even that in the wak... more »
Dark Deeds! Pulled Strings! Conspiracy!
Aaaand the temper tantrums and dark allegations on the demise of Warawa's Wank begin. The question was brought up unexpectedly at the Sub-Committee on Private Members’ Business on the day the government is set to release its budget for 2013, meaning newsrooms across the country are locked up. The sub-committee vote, believed to be at the instigation of the Prime Minister’s Office, was unanimous. Oo. 'Unexpectedly'! And during the budget lock-up! Fun, isn't it, when fetus fetishists -- themselves masters of sneaky, back-door tactics -- get a little payback. Also. They're lying. I ... more »
Listen: Media Mornings 'Journey of Nishiyuu'
Media Mornings: Thu, Mar 21 — Journey of Nishiyuu 1,500km walk, Charlie Smith (Straight) W2MEDIA.CA | On today’s 7-8am broadcast of Media Mornings over Vancouver Co-op Radio 100.5 fm: Listen online: http://w2radio.wordpress.com/2013/03/21/media-mornings-thu-mar-21/ The Journey of the Nishiyuu has swelled to 200 walkers as it enters Algonquin territory. Photo: Ottawa Citizen
Another "Reformer" Cherry-Picks Data
Not all reformers read a quantitative study that seems to confirm their opinions and then get rhapsodic in speculating about Mr. Keating, the teacher at the “tony prep school” portrayed in the classic film, Dead Poet’s Society. But, Sarah Rosenberg’s “Oh Captain! My Captain!”illustrates the common pattern of wonks who cherry-pick studies in order to support their preferred policies. Rosenberg misstates the findings of the Calder Center’s “Portability of Teachers Effectiveness Across Schools,” by Zeyu Xu, Umut Ozek, and Matthew Corritore. It uses value-added data from tens of thousa... more »
Monsanto - developers of Round-Up ready crops...
*jumps on the Agenda 21 bandwagon.* Why am I not surprised? Have you heard of the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD)? It would be wise if you learned about them because their long-term plan is to run the world, and the UN’s Agenda 21 is how they expect to get control. You can start by reading about them at Wikipedia or at the WBCSD home page. The Wikipedia link tells us who some of the players are: General Motors, Dupont, 3M, Nestle's, Coca-Cola, Sony, BP, Royal Dutch Shell, Unilever, Bank of America, and now we learn that Monsanto has decided to become a m...more »
RAG RADIO / Thorne Dreyer : Legendary Music Producer Chris Strachwitz and Filmmakers Maureen Gosling & Chris Simon
From left: Chris Simon, Chris Strachwitz, and Maureen Gosling at the studios of KOOP-FM in Austin, Texas, Friday, March 15, 2013. Photo by Bob Simmons / The Rag Blog. Rag Radio podcast: Arhoolie Records founder Chris Strachwitz, filmmakers Maureen Gosling & Chris Simon This Ain't no Mouse Music! paints a "vivid portrait of an obsessive sonic sleuth" as the film takes "a hip-shaking stroll
How to make Homemade Easter Grass
I liked holiday traditions as a kid. I LOVE them as an adult. There is something about recreating the magic my mom created when I was a kid that makes me practically giddy. We used to jump out of bed the Saturday before Easter and start searching for the Easter baskets we knew our dad had hidden. I usually found mine in a few minutes, but it always took my oldest brother a good part of an hour. He and my dad had a sort of hiding competition going on. My dad would hide his in some CRAZY places. I think the attic may have been involved one year. Every year after we had found our... more »
International Day of Solidarity with Lakota Grandmothers
On April 9th, we are asking the world to join us in an International Day of Solidarity Action in support of Indigenous Lakota Elders as they visit the United Nations in New York City to demand an end to genocide. Mass gatherings, protests, blockades, street dances, non-violent direct action, and other forms of culturally appropriate support are welcome! If 80 and 90 year old Grandmothers
Christy Clark`s Goose, Cooked, Stick A Fork In The BC Liberal Party, They Done
*UPDATED, detailed tables are in, details below* Yes indeed, as Susan Lambert said last weekend... *"I might be a lame duck, but Christy Clark`s goose is cooked"* Kyle Braid`s polling outfit Ipsos Reid released a polled last week giving the NDP a 19 percentage point lead..And today Angus Reid has released a poll, Mario Canseco`s polling outfit Angus Reid has released a poll today that has the BC Liberals below 30% for the first time in ages...BC Liberals...28%. NDP..48%.. As for individual regions of the province.. ______ Metro Vancouver...NDP 50%..Libs 30% Vancouver Island.... more »
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Can The Democratic Party Survive An Obama-Boehner Grand Bargain?
The challengers Blue America has endorsed so far this year-- Andrew Hounshell (D-OH), Nick Ruiz (D-FL) and Carl Sciortino (D-MA) for House seats and Ed Markey (D-MA) for an open Senate seat-- have all publicly endorsed the Grayson-Takano No Cuts letter. It states very clearly that "we will vote against any and every cut to Medicare, Medicaid, or Social Security benefits-- including raising the retirement age or cutting the cost of living adjustments that our constituents earned and need." The most recent signer, this week, was Emanuel Cleaver (D-MO), who joined over two dozen othe... more »
UN to investigate merc/rebel attack in Syria- Hitto "Syrian PM" from Texas
* Updated below* Making sense of nonsense, is a trying task. We had the chemical attack in northern Syria the other day. Clearly the attack was undertaken by the NATO backed merc/rebels. Mercenary/Rebels, they who collectively come into Syria from all parts of the globe, inflicting themselves on the Syrian nation and it's people. Germany, France, UK, Libya, Pakistan, Chechnya, Tunisia, Saudia Arabia and other nations have all provided mercenary fighters to destroy one country. One people. It is awful. Truly awful. NATO's Islamist army. These are the individuals who launched the chemi... more »
Mohawk Nation News 'Counterfeit Canada'
Counterfeit Canada Posted on March 21, 2013 by admin MNN. Mar. 20, 2013. To reduce opposition to theft of our resources, Prime Minister Harper appointed a new strategist. Doug Eyford is supposed to steer Indigenous land and resource owners out of their way. He replaces Tom Flanagan, the man-boy love advocate, and reports
"Resisting the State" ... More
So, yeah, more about Scott Neigh's *Talking Radical: Resisting the State*. In Chapter 2, Neigh talks about the transplanted Trinidadian, Toronto lawyer Charles Roach. Neigh begins with an in-depth explanation of how the cultures of other lands filter into a locale via the process of immigration and migration. He does this to show how Roach brought to Toronto a different understanding of the British Empire than that understood by Anglo-Canadians (and others of the white-ish persuasion). Roach's first activism in Canada was in the anti-nuclear weapons movement that tried to support P... more »
Blog Archeology: The Discursive Bundle that Justified the Iraq War
Yesterday morning I forgot to link the National Security Archive’s “Iraq War Ten Years After” page. It highlights some of the greatest hits of the period. I founded the Duck after the start of the Iraq War, but, as was the case for many US political and international-affairs blogs, the team blogged a fair amount on Continue reading
Warawa Wankless!
It was unanimous. As predicted in countless private members' business-related posts passim and, most recently, in today's OotD, Conservative MP Mark Warawa's non-binding motion to condemn sex-selective abortion has been deemed non-votable by unanimous vote of the subcommittee charged with overseeing private members`business. Why? Ostensibly, because it's provincial jurisdiction and the House already voted on abortion. @just_a_josh @kady what was the rationale given? — kady o'malley (@kady) March 21, 2013 Warawa can appeal. Oh look. Members of PMB Sub-Committee broke rules to... more »
Political Science as an Interest Group
Dan Drezner has a very pessimistic item on the lobbying power of political scientists. It's good, and I agree with most of it. I do think, however, that political science does have one advantage that virtually no other interest group shares: political scientists just happen to have tons of personal connections with Members of Congress and Hill staff. The less important factor: many political scientists get to know politicians and their staffs in the course of doing their jobs -- we study them, we invite them to speak to our classes, some of them use our expertise, and more. Most of ... more »
Barack And Bibi Are Buffoons
Source: *Time Magazine - AVI OHAYON / GPO HANDOUT / EPA* These buffoons have the world's attention? Really? These are the two best and most intelligent men that the talented people of America and Israel can produce? Really? Humanity has fallen. Seeing these buffoons strut around like they're conquerors and kings is hilarious. They are not leaders. They are not even good speech makers or storytellers.
TBS Cam is Alarming This Morning
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Haiti's Cholera Crisis
Haiti's cholera crisis bit.ly/10n3NrI — John A. Carroll (@haitianhearts) March 21, 2013
Masters of War - Love and Liberty - Tatiana Moroz
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Graph of the Day: Global average surface temperature, 20,000 BC-present, with projection to 2100
[image: Global average temperature since the last ice age (20,000 BC) up to the not-too distant future (2100) under a middle-of-the-road emission scenario comprising the temperature reconstruction of Shakun, et al. (green – shifted manually by 0.25 degrees), of Marcott, et al. (blue), combined with the instrumental period data from HadCRUT4 (red) and the model average of IPCC projections for the A1B scenario up to 2100 (orange). Graphic: Jos Hagelaars] By Jos Hagelaars 19 March 2013 The big picture (or as some call it: the Wheelchair): Global average temperature since the last ic... more »
Links / Open Thread
Oh dear. The doomed assault weapons ban vote in the Senate is leaving the poor Dems vulnerable. To say nothing of all the incipient victims in classrooms, malls, theaters and other community gathering spots. But never mind. The recent lack of filibuster reform by Harry Reid is having the desired effect. Popular bills backed by the majority of the citizenry will die by preordained plan, but the Dems will still be seen as having "tried." So sit back, wait for the next massacre, and then watch amazed as the politicians cry on cue before the TV cameras, and your inbox fills up with fund-... more »
Those savage cuts in perspective
The BBC and the Labour Party, connected as they are by a common agenda, have spent the last three years railing agianst the 'savage Tory cuts', 'too deep, too fast' they cry. Do remember that Labour under Tony Blair and Gordon Brown, asisted by such as Ed Balls and Ed MiMiliband increased state spending by 50% in a decade and the BBC never thought that extrvagent or unwise. Now the Conservative lead coalition have dared to reduce spening by a measly 2.7% we are meant to believe that that is evil?
Claim Benefits? Then Bank Charges are Unlawful
Many thanks to Catriona Grant for letting me know about this very useful piece of *Tory* legislation. This needs spreading far and wide. Did you know that Section 187 of the Social Security Administration Act 1992 There is an Act of Parliament which over-rides banks taking charges from your account if you are in receipt of any of the following benefits. • Income Support • Tax Credits • Child Benefit • Job seekers allowance • Incapacity benefit • Disability living allowance • Attendance Allowance • CSA payments • Other DWP payments These social security benefits are granted t... more »
The New York Times forgets itself!
*THURSDAY, MARCH 21, 2013* *Blames everyone else for Iraq:* Last night, Lawrence O’Donnell kept pouring it on concerning the run-up to war with Iraq. “It was hard being against the invasion of Iraq,” O’Donnell sadly intoned, perhaps conveying the impression that *he* had spoken out. Lawrence ran through a long list of Hollywood actors who bravely resisted. For more than ten minutes, he kept playing tape of the various things they had said. We kept wondering when Lawrence would play the tape of the various fiery things *he* said. But how weird! No such tape ever appeared! That’... more »
ALEC Legislators Want Their Privacy
Damn! The crap coming out of ALEC just keeps on getting more ridiculous. On my Google search today I found this: *in response to requests by public sector members * *of the American Legislative Exchange Council.* ALEC legislators requested this report. ALEC legislators specifically asked for this report. The general public did not ask for this report. The general public did not ask their ALEC legislators, to ask for this report. ALEC legislators - requested this report. *The name of the new ALEC Report??????* *The name of the new ALEC Report requested by ALEC legislators??????* *Abus... more »
Elections In Iraq’s Anbar and Ninewa Provinces Postponed
Iraq’s cabinet recently announced that it was postponing the April 2013 provincial elections in Anbar and Ninewa for security reasons. This was instantly criticized as a move to undermine the voting process in those two governorates. Both provinces have seen major anti-government demonstrations since December 2012, which have concerned Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki. At the same time, the councils in Anbar and Ninewa have gone through major divisions. In fact, the former called for a delay in polling before the cabinet’s decision. This maneuver could be the result of these local an... more »
I think the BBC Weather twitter account (@bbcweather) may have been hacked
Usually the @bbcweather twitter account is pretty non-controversial, not so recently. A couple are rather unpleasant about Israel, promising a nuclear attack on Tel Aviv on Saturday and suggesting that residents of Haifa 'return to Poland'. Other targets for the hackers, apparently Syrian, include Saudi Arabia, Qatar and Turkey. I'm sure normal service will be restored soon and we'll be seeing more tweets like this one from earlier today
Robots have failed Fukushima Daiichi and Japan – ‘For all of Japan’s high-tech prowess, none of those lauded humanoid helpers were any good at all’
[image: Workers at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant. Photo: Oshikazo Tsuno / AFP / Getty Images] By Michael Fitzpatrick 20 March 2013 (FORTUNE) – Two years since a shudder in the Earth's crust devastated Japan, the country's scientists and engineers are still attempting to develop technologies to make Fukushima safe from radiation. But progress has been slow and—because of institutional failings—more advanced technologies have not been available to workers at the sire. A country known as a technological superpower ultimately had to rely on low-tech methods during the disaster,... more »
Gulag Nation USA: 2.3 Million Inmates, Forced Labor, Rancid Food -- and It's Making the Corporate Overlords Wealthy. Until we slay the beast of corporate capitalism, our prison industry and the horror it perpetuates will only expand.
------------------------------ ------------------------------ Chris Hedges' Columns *The Shame of America’s Gulag* Posted on March 17, 2013 Original Here By Chris Hedges Illustration by Mr. FishIf, as Fyodor Dostoevsky wrote, “the degree of civilization in a society can be judged by entering its prisons” then we are a nation of barbarians. Our vast network of federal and state prisons, with some 2.3 million inmates, rivals the gulags of totalitarian states. Once you disappear behind prison ... more »
KLEIN ON THE LAWN: His work is often very bad!
*THURSDAY, MARCH 21, 2013* *Part 4—So too for the work of his wife:* Is Ezra Klein even minimally competent? Consider this post from yesterday’s Wonkblog, a post which the normally perspicacious Kevin Drum chose to praise. We know what you’re thinking—the “Irvine crew” will always stick together! Having noted your rank unfairness, we’d have to say that young Klein’s post was *not* especially competent. Young Klein was tackling a knotty problem—why will spending on health care programs rise in the next twenty years? This is the (rather murky) way he started. Nothing he said here ... more »
Unwanted electronic gear rising in toxic piles – ‘Lots of smaller recyclers are in over their heads, and the risk that they might abandon their stockpiles is very real’
[image: Flat-screen technology has made monitors and televisions like the ones seen here in Porterville, California, obsolete, crushing the demand for the recycled tube glass in them and creating stockpiles of the useless material across the country. Photo: Gary Kazanjian for The New York Times] By IAN URBINA 18 March 2013 (The New York Times) – Last year, two inspectors from California’s hazardous waste agency were visiting an electronics recycling company near Fresno for a routine review of paperwork when they came across a warehouse the size of a football field, packed wi... more »
Floridians Should Ignore ALEC Economic Advice
“Certainly Florida has moved in the right direction; based on the data, it seems that Florida is once again a model for other states to emulate,” Jonathan Williams, Tax and Fiscal Policy Task Force director at the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) tells Sunshine State News. “Florida has recovered in a better way than many other states. Phasing down the business tax burden as the governor is trying to do; taking a hard look, as the Legislature has, at pension reform; those things are sending a message to businesses and other states: Florida is open for business again.” ... more »
MONOPOLY; USA; CYPRUS; BANKS...
The game of Monopoly can go on for ever, so long as you are allowed to borrow money. You land on 'Mayfair' where your opponent has hotels. You haven't got enough cash, so you borrow from 'the bank', which has limitless money. Each time you pass 'Go' you pay 5% on your borrowing. If your opponent lands on your hotels on 'Oxford Street', you then have enough money to pay back the money borrowed from the bank. Of course, if your opponent has far more properties and hotels than you, you will end up with growing debts. But, the bank always allows you to borrow more money. So the g... more »
In drought ravaged U.S. plains, efforts to save a vital aquifer
[image: Depletion of the Ogallala aquifer. Since Americans first began industrial irrigation of the Great Plains in the 1940s, water levels across most of the Ogallala have fallen at least five feet, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. Almost one-fifth of the area has dropped at least 25 feet, while 11 percent has lost 50 feet or more. In some of the worst-off areas of Kansas and Texas, the water table has declined as much as 200 feet. The most recent drought has compounded the problem, drying up riverbeds and forcing farmers to rely even more heavily on groundwater. Graphic:... more »
The deliberately 'offensive' Michael White
His words, not mine... One question is why is he being so deliberately offensive towards me and at least one other blogger, @yidtech. The other questions are a) why Michael White made that original 'settlements' comment and b) why he is so shy of answering that simple question? One final question, I've been nothing but polite when questioning him, so why has he been so 'offensive'? UPDATE: Since writing, but not posting this piece yesterday afternoon, I have continued to try and elicit a reply from Michael White to my questions; I have not been successful... I've tried for seve... more »
hugo chavez vs lies western media tells us
Linda McQuaig recently wrote an excellent column about the blatantly false portrayal of the late Venezuelan president Hugo Chavez in the Western mainstream media. Chavez should be a hero to anyone who cares about social justice, but if your primary news sources are anywhere from CNN to the CBC to the *New York Times*, you might wonder why millions of Latin Americans mourned Chavez's passing rather than celebrating. You might imagine they were in the thrall of a charismatic tyrant. I found the mainstream media's description of Chavez as a "dictator" particularly rich, given the US en... more »
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*Modernization of flood insurance risk assessments, ending of mandatory policies behind levees recommended ~Mark Schleifstein* ~Commenter johnbgood~* "The modern methods would be similar to those the Army Corps of Engineers used in determining the risk of hurricane storm surge and rainfall flooding as part of its design of levee improvements in the new Orleans area after Hurricane Katrina." * Please do not use that flawed methodology as the standard. There were too many things done wrong by the Corps on that study. The Corps and all of its PR-engineers will state at every public meet... more »
Read Stuff, You Should
Happy Birthday to Sabrina Le Beauf, 55. Didn't realize she was in a Star Trek. The good stuff: 1. The Senate, on a voice vote, has cut off (some) funding for political science research. Awful. 2. The Arkansas Medicaid plan. Will it fly? Sarah Kliff examines it. 3. I didn't know about this, and now I do and I'm happy: the British budget box. From Matt Phillips. 4. And Jay Ulfelder wants social scientists to have some fun.
Contamination Study May Extend Veteran Benefits
Rachel Rindfleisch at Contaminated Nation - Water Contamination, Land Pollution & Hazardous Waste locations - 15 hours ago
By: Nathan lamb A recent study has shed new light on long-standing water contamination issues at a North Carolina military base—and that could help veterans claiming adverse health impacts from their time at that post. The study indicates that drinking water at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune had elevated levels of carcinogens for more than 60 years, according to this story from the Kansas City Star. At peak levels, the contaminants were 150 times higher than safety standards—and the report estimated up to one million service personnel and their families may have been exposed while... more »
Boehner Protecting Chinese Currency Manipulation Again?
When China can undervalue its currency, they can flood the U.S. market with "cheap" goods and destroy industries and, obviously, capture good-paying American manufacturing jobs. Also, that undervalued currency rate means U.S. goods become artificially and prohibitively expensive when entering the Chinese market. U.S. manufacturers-- and workers-- get killed both ways. Wall Street has no preference for profits that come from American manufacturing or Chinese manufacturing-- it's all the same for them-- and their bought-and-paid-for agents in Congress have been perfectly happy with ... more »
War on Women - Pregnancy Will Cost You
Saw this in a Daily Kos Diary and it piqued my interest Being a woman - my first thought was about pregnancy leave - but this is much, much bigger than that. Being that I have been in the workplace for a looooong time I know that women have a tendency to bank sick and vacation time in advance of a pregnancy. They intentionally do not use up their paid time off - so that when they go on maternity leave they receive a certain amount of time where they are using paid time off at 100% of their pay. Then (if available) most go on short term disability at 60% of their pay. Now ------- we... more »
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*Steve Gleason Helps Kickoff New Orleans Entrepreneur Week* *FOIA-Matic: A One-Click Interface for Gulf Pollution Response* *Gulf lease bids exceed $1.2 billion * *Oil revenue sharing bill introduced* *Troy Dugas: The Shape of Relics* *Dat Dog adds to the pack * *Edible School Yard New Orleans, Garden Party Under The Stars Tonight!* *Tujaques is in danger of closing * *AXS beams New Orleans Jazzfest live* *Music is the voyage at Congo Square festival* *Local bands go Hog Wild for Brain Cancer*
The sorry truth is that the virus of anti-Semitism has infected the British Muslim community
'It pains me to have to admit this but anti-Semitism isn't just tolerated in some sections of the British Muslim community; it's routine and commonplace. Any Muslims reading this article – if they are honest with themselves – will know instantly what I am referring to. It's our dirty little secret. You could call it the banality of Muslim anti-Semitism. I can't keep count of the number of Muslims I have come across – from close friends and relatives to perfect strangers – for whom weird and wacky anti-Semitic conspiracy theories are the default explanation for a range of national a... more »
WH Petition: Congress Should Wear Corporate Logos
we petition the obama administration to:Require Congressmen & Senators to wear logos of their financial backers on their clothing, much like NASCAR drivers do.Since most politicians' campaigns are largely funded by wealthy companies and individuals, it would give voters a better sense of who the candidate they are voting for is actually representing if the company's logo, or individual's name, was prominently displayed upon the candidate's clothing at all public appearances and campaign events. Once elected, the candidate would be required to continue to wear those "sponsor's" names ... more »
Why the Sun goes crazy!?
Link: http://youtu.be/8s5c-JfGibc Link: http://youtu.be/Hueen7jPi0w "*The music makes the song*" is a French saying, of course in that language. Which is why I repeat the message about our star, the Sun, and its influence on Earth and all that is in and on it. However this time from 2 somewhat different but -in a way- complementary perspectives. To my opinion worthwhile to compare them at points. We live at a time of a "solar maximum" that manifests itself as a minimum. Does the Sun go crazy? What are the consequences on the long run? What have we learned and what urgently needs to... more »
Pietro Mennea R.I.P.
I am sure that most of you have never heard of Pietro Mennea but I remember him well. He was the Italian sprinter who broke the 200m world record in Mexico in 1979, his time 19.72 Pietro Mennea was often in races with Allan Wells and they were usually close, here's the 1979 Europa Cup 200m In the Moscow Olympics of 1980 it was Pietro Mennea that passed Allan Wells on the line to deny Allan Wells a 100m and 200m double. Pietro Mennea was fast, indeed to this day only eight other athletes have run 200m faster than he did that day in Mexico City, albeit Pietro Mennea did ha... more »
The Saudis oppress their people and expect visitors to look the other way » Spectator Blogs
' Saudis who espouse human rights and secular ideals can hang (often literally) if the trade-off means our short-term goals are secured. We betray progressives and empower reactionaries. Should we really then be all that surprised if more people embrace radical jihadist narratives which advocate change through violent means?' http://blogs.spectator.co.uk/coffeehouse/2013/03/the-saudis-oppress-their-people-and-expect-vistors-to-look-the-other-way/
The New York Times: Muslim Brotherhood's Words on women
' "A woman needs to be confined within a framework that is controlled by the man of the house," Osama Yehia Abu Salama, a Brotherhood family expert, said of the group's general approach, speaking in a recent seminar for women training to become marriage counselors. Even if a wife were beaten by her husband, he advised, "Show her how she had a role in what happened to her." "If he is to blame," Mr. Abu Salama added, "she shares 30 percent or 40 percent of the fault."' The delightful face of the Muslim Brotherhood. http://mobile.nytimes.com/2013/03/15/world/middleeast/muslim-brother... more »
Lectures From Hypocrites
Jim Flaherty's lecture to Manulife caused the company to reverse its mortgage rate -- and it caused a kerfuffle in the Conservative chorus. Mad Max Bernier publicly disagreed with his cabinet colleague. Even Stephen Harper's favourite economist -- Jack Mintz -- says that mortgage rates are not Flaherty's business. What Flaherty's intervention showed us is what we have known for a long time. The prime directive in the Harper government is, "Do As I Say." This is the government that has told native peoples that pipelines will cross their land. If they disagree, they will lose their... more »
SCRAP TRIDENT IN SCOTLAND
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Behind their back - A six year anniversary
I have come across this video which shows David Cameron sneakily popping a mint into his mouth during yesterday's Budget announcement by George Osborne Ifyou want to understand the difference between this Prime Minister and the last, the lamentable Gordon Brown, here's Gordon Brown having a sneaky bogey nibble during a Tony Blair PMQs from 21 March 2007 David Cameron eats mints to keep his breath fresh, Gordon Brown.... And just imagine the state of the back of Gordon Brown's tie.
I couldn't have said it better myself
From the comments on Biased-BBC this morning: Doublethinker says: March 21, 2013 at 6:58 am Agree. The problem that contributors to this site have is that the BBC is stuffed full of employees with a liberal/left view of the world and that because there is no centre right counter weight in side the BBC their view determines how the BBC goes about its business. Their own prejudices become a collective BBC bias which gives open door to causes they agree with, eg state spending , global warming and multiculturalism, but firmly shut doors to causes they don’t agree with ,eg less state s... more »
Socialized Healthcare 14: Health Spending / GDP Ratio
In my blog post the other day, On Inequality and Inclusive Business in HC, I wrote: *On government health spending, I think the ADB, WHO, UN, etc. data on PH public health spending is understated and wrong. They usually count only DOH + PhilHealth spending. They do not include some or all of other govt spending such as:* *1. LGUs, with provincial and city health centers and hospitals. Manila City alone has six city-owned hospitals. 2. Philippine General Hospital (PGH), budget about P2 billion a year, part of the UP annual budget; hence, it is not counted as health spending but educ... more »
Sasha Polyakov joins the Milner Prize winners
- *Off-topic, cosmology:* Planck, the WMAP's successor, has released the data: press release, BBC, published papers, real time, data, ESA live TV. The cold spot is much larger than previously thought and almost certainly not an irrelevant fluke. The composition of the cosmic energy (dark energy / dark matter / baryonic) was modified from 73-23-4.5 to 68-27-5 percent. Jesus' father was born 13.82 billion years before Christ, up from the previous age 13.73 billion years. ;-) *The Universe when it was 380,000 years old (via Planck)* High-\... more »
Cop Repellant
Most of us have scant interaction with authority. For that reason alone we are ill prepared. Yet the innocent as well as the guilty do get caught up in the clutches of cops and their like. It is an universally unpleasant experience. Imagine that you are dealing with someone who cares less about your innocence and then twists everything however obliquely into something black. It can happen. After all these guys spend their entire working live honing these unpleasant skills. This item pretty nicely spells out how to deal with the situation as best one can. It reminds us that... more »
Atmospheric CO2 Jumps
This brings up two issues. The first is that it appears that the CO2 number is continuing to rise. If the linkage to industrial production is valid then this pretty well shows us that global consumption has not abated at all. If the linkage is not valid, then the alternative explanation is that a warmer Earth is releasing a lot of CO2. The logic is inescapable. CO2 production is a lagging indicator to a warming Earth or the present stable temperature plateau lasting fifteen years is not affected by rising CO2. The second issue is that Mauna Loa is effectively our only d... more »
Freeze Drying
Freeze drying solves a fundamental problem of agriculture. It is high quality storage. You can mobilize the manpower to process the crop at season's height but you cannot ever sell more than the market can absorb of fresh food. Freeze drying is the one size fits all solution and superior to all others. We are merely used to dealing with the alternatives to produce satisfactory outcomes. This tells us that deliverable technology is not there yet at the small operator scale at an attractive price. It needs to be. As I have posted many times, the current limiter for moder... more »
Esa-maps of ancient light-Planck satellite
*Innovative maps of the oldest light in the Universe will be out soon by the European Space Agency. *The light carries main information about what happened abruptly after the Big Bang, and can be used to work out the age of the cosmos - 13.7 billion years being the present estimate. The metaphors were assembled as of data acquired by the organization’s 600m euro Planck satellite. Planck is the third western satellite to learn the so-called space Microwave Background. The CMB is the light that was lastly allowed to spread out across space once the Universe had cooled adequately to ... more »
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Dave Zirin : Steubenville and the Bond Between Jock Culture and Rape Culture
Image from Serious Insanity. The verdict: Steubenville shows the bond between jock culture and rape culture ''I think that if rape is inevitable, relax and enjoy it.'' -- Bob Knight, Hall of Fame basketball coach, 1988. By Dave Zirin / TThe Rag Blog / March 21, 2013 Progressive sportswriter Dave Zirin will be Thorne Dreyer's guest on Rag Radio, Friday, March 22, 2013, 2-3 p.m. (CDT), on
March 20, 1973
I'll start with the biggest development of the day, although it won't be visible until the end of the week. On March 20, James McCord -- convicted, but still awaiting sentencing -- leaves a letter for Judge John Sirica. Sirica, after getting witnesses in case it's a bribe, opens and reads the letter and reseals it, telling his clerk: "This is going to break the case wide open." Meanwhile, Dean is busy with the lose end that they're all more worried about: Howard Hunt. Deciding to try to meet Hunt's new demands, he checks with Erlichman and calls Mitchell. Erlichman, meanwhile, talk... more »
Yes, Bush and Cheney sold the war, but why did Americans buy it?
OK, the 10-year retrospectives on the Iraq War are in and the debate is on. Yes, Bush, Cheney, and the neocons sold the country a bill of goods on Iraq. They are war criminals and should be held accountable. Iraq was a strategic disaster, it was a financial disaster, and for far too many it Continue reading
Thursday Morning Linkage
Manta rays and sharks get new protections, CITES closes on a hopeful note Yet new slaughter of elephants in Chad Black market for sea cucumbers in Mexico, driven by demand in China Oh yeah, Senate passes measures restricting NSF funding for study of democracy (cuz that’s not important), NSF can only fund study of issues germane to national Continue reading
Why Is The World Economy Doomed? The Global Financial Pyramid Scheme By The Numbers!
I have been like everyone else the last few days in watching what is unfolding in Cyprus right now. It is in my honest opinion that the Cypriots should absolutely NOT accept any criminal IMF or Euro-Bank imposed "austerity" that calls for a levy on every single bank account held by the Cypriots themselves. They should say absolutely NO to the criminal actions by the evil Jewish bankers and their own government, and do exactly what Iceland did, and tell the fraud Jewish bankers to take their demands and shove it up their asses! Debt enslavement is absolutely not the way to go, and... more »
17 Eco-Friendly Tips For Spring
Welcome to Spring!! After a cold winter with some severe storms throughout the world, warmer weather and sunshine is definitely welcome. But with the change in temperature, our green routines must change as well. Here are a few tips to get us started: If you're moving into Autumn instead of Spring, you might be interested in 39 Tips For Fall. 1. Spring is traditionally a time to tackle those big cleaning jobs. Instead of using toxic chemicals, opt for more earth-friendly cleansers. Check out How to Make a Non-Toxic Cleaning Kit for ideas and recipes. 2. Clean out closet... more »
The Back To Work Budget Didn't Pass
No one thought it would pass. It's far too good-- too sensible, too weighted towards the non-rich-- for any Republican to consider voting for it. It failed today 84-327 and, sure enough, not a single Republican voted for it. But, then again, neither did most Democrats. More than a few non-Progressive Caucus Members voted for it-- like Stephen Lynch who desperately wants Massachusetts Democratic primary voters to think he's a progressive-- but I was horrified and disappointed by the CPC members who didn't vote for it, as well as by other progressives who voted NO. Last week, writin... more »
Ben Swann - Full Disclosure: Al Qaeda in Syria, the Story You Haven't Heard?
YouTube Video Description - [Channel: Ben Swann]: Ben Swann Full Disclosure talks with Emilio Ibrahim, a Syrian man living in Damascus about the U.S. and Saudi funding of Al Qaeda fighters who are leading the so called Syrian revolution. Full Disclosure: Al Qaeda in Syria, the Story You Haven't Heard?
Paulo Coelho, “The Cycle of Nature”
*“The Cycle of Nature”* by Paulo Coelho “In the cycle of nature there is no such thing as victory or defeat: there is only movement. The winter struggles to reign supreme, but, in the end, is obliged to accept spring’s victory, which brings with it flowers and happiness. The summer would like to make its warm days last for ever, because it believes that warmth is good for the earth, but, finally, it has to accept the arrival of autumn, which will allow the earth to rest. The gazelle eats the grass and is devoured by the lion. It isn’t a matter of who is the strongest, but Go... more »
Johnny Rustywire : The Hitchhiker
Window Rock, Arizona, Navajo Nation. Image from Flickriver. The hitchhiker I thought it must be an old person, since the figure was small in size and wrapped in a blanket head to toe. I could see the person standing in my headlights, wrapped against the blowing crystals of cold snow. By Johnny Rustywire / The Rag Blog / March 21, 2013 I was on the road near Woodsprings, west of Window Rock,
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Video: Reggie Watts tallies the price of carbon pollution
13 March 2013 (Climate Reality Project) – Narrated by Reggie Watts. We are all paying the price of carbon pollution. It's time to put a price on carbon and make the polluters stop the carbon destruction. The Price of Carbon Technorati Tags: carbon dioxide,carbon,global warming,climate change,coal,oil production,corruption,pollution
Oil Spill Response Vessel Runs Aground After Almost Crashing With A BC Ferry
Joe Oliver was in Vancouver on Monday to announce that the Harper was creating an oil tanker inspection panel, and to announce the appointment of a special envoy whose duties would be to liaise between British Columbia, Alberta, First Nations and the Harper regime. Joe Oliver wanted to make a really big splash with his announcement, the Federal Government spent money and ordered British Columbia`s largest oil spill response ship to come from Esquimalt harbour base to Vancouver harbour to make a big impression, seems that everything went really really wrong, on a relatively calm day ... more »
Princeton Mind-Matter Interaction Research
Psyleron - Princeton Mind-Matter Interaction Research from Psyleron on Vimeo.
Were the CIA and MI6 told that Iraq had no WMDs? Tony Blair's "too busy" to comment -- how 'bout George and Big Dick?
*Why, if it isn't former British PM Tony "Too Busy" Blair! If he wasn't so busy, he might be able to clear up this matter of MI6 having received high-level secret Iraqi information that Saddam Hussein didn't have WMDs.* *"There were ways in which people were misled or misled themselves at all stages."* *-- Lord Butler, "the former [British] cabinet secretary who led an inquiry into the use of intelligence in the runup to the invasion of Iraq"* *by Ken* My, how time flies! Here we are already plunging into the festivities celebraing George and Dick's Excellent Adventure in Iraq! I k... more »
“37 Percent of People Have No Clue About What's Going On”
*“37 Percent of People Have No Clue About What's Going On”* By Mark Morford "Six percent of Americans believe in unicorns. Thirty-six percent believe in UFOs. A whopping 24 percent believe dinosaurs and man hung out together. Eighteen percent still believe the sun revolves around the Earth. Nearly 30 percent believe cloud computing involves… actual clouds. A shockingly sad 18 percent, to this very day, believe the president is a Muslim. Aren’t they cute? And Floridian? Do you believe in angels? Forty-five percent of Americans do. In fact, roughly 48 percent – Republicans and... more »
GAIA PORTAL: Stations of Light are Established
* * * * *Stations of Light are Established* by ÉirePort Stations of Light are established over and around Gaia to enable smoother transitions for humans to Hue-mans, in this period following seasonal change. Locations of Stations of Light are flexible and move as required. Those called within to steward such will feel the pull... strongly. We of ÉirePort station are monitoring planetary consciousness levels as Light levels upon and within Gaia increase. The Stations of Light stewardship crews will be called to take appropriate steps to bridge discontinuities as they are noted. É... more »
Eternal Presence - Live with It
To buy Eileen Meyer's songs the easiest way is to go to iTunes. https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/songs-of-anima/id295309520 If you want to buy the actual hard copy CD buy direct from Eileen Meyer's website: http://eileenmeyer.com/Music.html If people want to just listen to all the songs from my CDs, they are on Reverbnation: http://www.reverbnation.com/eileenmeyer
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