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Alan Waldman : ‘Inspector Morse’ and Sequel ‘Inspector Lewis’ are Smart, Taut British Mystery Series
Waldman's
film and TV
treasures you may have missed:
The great John Thaw and amiable Kevin Whately star in two gripping
series from respected mystery writer Colin Dexter.
By Alan Waldman / The Rag Blog / March 26, 2013
[In his weekly column, Alan Waldman reviews some of his favorite films
and TV series that readers may have missed, including TV dramas,
mysteries, and comedies from Canada,
"They are going to let me die..."
Early this morning Marie texted me: "They are going to let me die, Doctor
Carroll."
I quickly called her on Skype. She does not sound good. Marie cannot
breathe well or sleep well. She seems to be dying of congestive heart
failure due to her mitral valve which has been destroyed.
I have e mailed multiple people in the States and in Haiti requesting help
for Marie. She needs to be hospitalized for oxygen and aggressive diuresis.
And then she needs valve replacement.
@micheljmartelly Please help young lady with heart problem. She was
operated in Illinois...needs help today..Marie at... more »
Undermining Democracy-- As American As Apple Pie
From the very beginning of the American experiment, conservatives have
worked diligently-- and successfully-- to "temper" the urges for democracy.
A "republic" is not a "democracy." And the kinds of restrictions that
conservatives have always wanted-- and continue to want-- on who gets to
vote and who doesn't is antithetical to the notion of democracy.
The whole idea of the way the Senate was set up-- and why-- was
specifically aimed to counterbalance any notion of democracy-- which is
still does... and quite effectively. The Brits were mature enough to pass
the Parliament Act of ... more »
Lamar W. Hankins : Texas' Pedernales Electric Coop Violates Cooperative Values
Then
Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson at PEC headquarters in Johnson City,
Texas, in 1961.
PEC violates cooperative values
and principles of liberty
Perhaps the greatest irony about membership in the PEC is that I have no
choice about being a member if I want to purchase electricity.
By Lamar W. Hankins / The Rag Blog / March 26, 2013
SAN MARCOS, Texas -- In 2006, my wife and I built our
Catch of the Day
To Harry Enten, who teaches WaPo's Richard Cohen a bit about Republican
primary and caucus electorates. Uh, yeah, New Hampshire Republicans are
sharply less*,* not more, conservative than typical GOP primary-goers.
I do wonder about Iowa, however. As Enten details it, caucus attendees are
quite a bit more likely to call themselves "very conservative" than primary
voters in Ohio. I should know more about this than I do, but presumably
some of that is about caucuses compared with primaries (caucuses get only
the most intense voters, who are most likely not only to be strongly
ideologi... more »
Speaking of Inequality (with correction)
Travis Waldron at Think Progress pointed out this excellent article by David
Cay Johnston. It dovetails well with my last post, which showed the fall of
individual real wages and their failure to regain their peak fully 40 years
after it was reached.
Johnston writes:
Incomes and tax revenues have grown from 2009 to 2011 as the economy
recovered, but an astonishing 149 percent of the increased income went to
the top 10 percent of earners.
If you wonder how that can happen, the answer is simple: Incomes fell for
the bottom 90 percent.
While this data is at the level of tax filing h... more »
Tuesday Afternoon Linkage Club
A very restricted number of links today: Jennifer Victor lays out the
strategy for an effective lobbying effort for political science. [The
Mischiefs of Faction] Phil Schrodt delivers a sensible assessment of the
state of play, including a warning about vitriol and a savage critique of
the APSA. My thoughts are mixed: Vitriol is probably
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Shakespeare, Cyprus, and the End of the Euro Crisis
Much ado. Investors keep getting burned in betting on the exit of members
of the Eurozone, let alone the breakup of the currency/monetary union of
the EU. And econ/business experts keep getting their predictions wrong.
The simple reason: the EU, from its econ/financial area to the vast array
of its other policy areas, at heart is a political project. Events
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'CHILD ABUSE RING IN LAMBETH'
*Clive Driscoll*
In the UK,* Detective Chief Inspector Clive Driscoll* was on the trail of
certain politicians involved in child sexual abuse.
He was removed from the case.
*Paedo MP cover-up claim: policeman removed from sex abuse probe after
naming politicians as suspects*
*
*
According to reports, children's homes throughout the UK have been used as
child-brothels by top people and the abuse has been covered up by top
policemen.
Clive Driscoll began his investigation of child sex abuse in the London
borough of *Lambeth* in 1998.
*Clive Driscoll "suddenly found himself booted ... more »
De-Skilling of College Educated Workers
Majia here: Interesting article in the Wall Street Journal about a new
thesis on workforce changes. Some economists have concluded (as previously
recognized in economic sociology), that de-skilling is occurring at rapid
rate, even among professional workers:
“high-skilled workers have moved down the occupational ladder and have
begun to perform jobs traditionally performed by lower-skilled workers
This de-skilling process, in turn, results in high-skilled workers
pushing low-skilled workers even further down the occupational ladder and,
to some degree, out of the labor force al... more »
Fukushima Does NOT Look As if Fuel Cooling is Fixed
Majia's Blog - 2 hours ago
I don't understand why the world isn't paying attention to this. Tuesday
last week Tepco announced that it had lost cooling for its spent fuel pools.
The TBS and Tepco cameras reveal very highly radioactive emissions at the
plant, suggesting that the cooling problem has not been fully resolved.
And no one is paying attention. The TBS cam has 25 watchers right now. I
don't understand. If those pools erupt into flames we are looking at
nuclear dominoes that will destroy the northern hemisphere. Yet no one
seems to be paying attention.
I'm speechless.
Previous Posts over the last week... more »
California "Reformers" Seek Judicial Over-Reach Based on No Evidence
Dave Welch, Chief Strategic Officer of Infinera. and the famed attorney
Theodore B. Olson believe that five education laws "are destroying
California's public education system, demoralizing the teaching profession,
and robbing California children of their future." They believe they know
how to rid the state of "stagnant, disinterested and uninspiring
teachers." So, they have filed *Vergara v California* which would strip
Californians of their democratic rights to a public education system
consistent with their beliefs.
In their press release, Welch and Olson claim to believe, "recen... more »
So, where's the CONspiracy? Has #TGDN gone global or delusional?
#TGDN = Twitter Gulag Defense Network.
In case you don't gaze towards the Excited States of America much these
days, or don't tweet, this little right-wing nutjob conspiracy hoohaw might
have not caught your attention.
From here:
Twitter makes it easy to report accounts for spam. When enough users report
an account, it automatically gets suspended. Some users abuse this feature
by organizing a group to report or “spam-block” a single account in order
to get it suspended.
Conservatives created the “Twitter Gulag Defense Network” or #TGDN to stop
spam-blocking attacks. Aware that ac... more »
Bill Brockbader: Opposition and Response
Bill Brockbader - Opposition and Response
Uncle Tom
The BBC must be in a quandary. Their very own (and Gavin Esler’s)
favourite
‘Middle East Expert’ Abdel Bari el-Atwan has come out with another
tirade,this time against another of the BBC’s heroes, US President
Obama.
*"Palestinian 'journalist' Abdel Bari Atwan describes US President
Barack
Obama as an "Uncle Tom" - an epithet derived from Harriet Beecher
Stowe's
1852 novel, Uncle Tom's Cabin."*
* S*ays 'Media Hawk' in The Commentator.
How will this affect the televisual ubiquity of the former or the
obsequiousness shown to the latter on the part of the BBC?
The BBC seems to over... more »
Syrian"opposition" at Arab League. "Requests" US counter SA Airpower
Each day the NATO/GCC/Israeli axis of evil makes another move on their
geopolitical chessboard
You know the chessboard that has humanity as the pawns?
*First: Opposition takes Syrian seat at Arab League*
Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani, the emir of Qatar, opened the conference on
Tuesday by inviting Moaz al-Khatib, the president of the Syrian National
Coalition, to take Syria's seat.
Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani, the emir of Qatar, opened the conference on
Tuesday by inviting Moaz al-Khatib, the president of the Syrian National
Coalition, to take Syria's seat.
He told the audience of kin... more »
SCOTUS fever
The most amusing thing about every time SCOTUS gets to oral arguments is, everybody
is either an expert on the case law or has discovered their inner
mindreader and is certain they know what the Justice's questions really
mean.
Me, I stopped trying to divine the future years ago. We won't know for a
few more months how it all shakes out. What is most interesting about this
particular round is how many politicians have been inspired to come out in
favor of equal marriage rights. Clearly they're opportunists for the most
part, but I welcome them all. Even if they're "coming out" for ... more »
Regarding the Cayman Islands and the Phenomenon of Off-Shore Banking
There is a disturbing trend in the developed countries, especially in the
United States, in which the very wealthy – the so-called super-rich – along
with multinational corporations are using offshore accounts to evade
taxation from their home countries. This is phenomenon is referred to as
offshore banking. For US-based multi-nationals and private citizens, the
usual repository for their capital is the Cayman Islands. These banking
institutions are not subject to local financial regulations or local
taxation.
This kind of financial activity represents an increasingly sizable po... more »
MPs' Rights? Yeah, Right
This is adorable. (bold mine)
Backbench MPs are turning up the pressure in frustration over the Prime
Minister's Office stifling debate in the House of Commons.
MPs who oppose abortion and want to see legislated limits for it are
pushing back against caucus discipline, particularly in light of an
all-party committee shutting down debate last week on a non-binding motion
to condemn sex-selective abortion.
But they aren't the only ones upset with heavy-handed tactics on the part
of the Conservative leadership. That frustration boiled over Tuesday in the
House of Commons, leading sever... more »
LEGIONS
Reposted from: http://realityinsight.weebly.com/1/post/2013/03/legions.html
*LEGIONS*
03/26/20130 Comments
In most of my writing I am careful to only present information I can
support with other documentation. But today I am going out on a limb.
My life has been dedicated to researching reality since I was 15 and they
killed President Kennedy and then lied about it. Along the way I have been
guided in this research. Who is guiding me, I cannot be certain. It may be
my “Higher Self” or soul or perhaps ET’s or Angelic or Ascended Beings
communicating telepathically. But after 50 y... more »
The US-Iraq Conflict: A War of Rivalry?
This is a guest post by Konstantinos Travlos of the University of Illinois
and Brandon Valeriano of the University of Glasgow. The mark of the ten
year anniversary of the beginning of the US invasion of Iraq in 2003 has
been, as such anniversaries tend to be, a chance for scholars, pundits and
politicians to take
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Your moment of Zen
Shadow of an adventurer. Sky Sutton photo.
[Photos are better if you click on them to embiggen.]
Love & Light Request for Bill & Eva
*Love & Light Request for Bill & Eva*
Bill Brockbrader has court today, so I told Eva I would put the word out
for some energetic support. After all Bill has been through, it is time for
him to be released from the drama. Bill, as well as all other eternal
essence's embodied, who have been falsely imprisoned for crimes the did not
commit, or ANY crime without a victim, deserve to be free to co-create our
new paradigm. The time is NOW to remove the shackles. The illusion of
suffering is OVER. SO IT IS DONE. Much Love to you Bill and Eva!!
In Absolute Gratitude,
~ Brian
A... more »
Public comments on Keystone XL pipeline won’t be made public, U.S. State Department says
[image: Aerial view of sunset over the Athabasca bitumen mine in Alberta,
Canada. The proposed Keystone Pipeline System will transport petroleum
products from the bitumen mine through the U.S. for export. Photo:
revistamundoverde.net]
By John H. Cushman Jr.
25 March 2013
WASHINGTON (InsideClimate News) – When the State Department hired a
contractor to produce the latest environmental impact statement for the
controversial Keystone XL pipeline, it asked for a Web-based electronic
docket to record public comments as they flowed in each day. Thousands of
comments are expected to be ... more »
Rachel Maddow keeps keeping it up!
*TUESDAY, MARCH 26, 2013*
*And we gullibles get propagandized:* What does propaganda look like? As
opposed to news or reporting?
Rachel Maddow showed the world again at the end of last evening’s program.
Once again, she fed us the facts—rather, she fed us the limited set of
facts she felt we needed to know.
To watch the segment, click this:
MADDOW (3/25/13): *Over the last couple weeks, we have been covering on the
show the protesters in the city of Detroit who’ve been taking to the
highways in and around the city and driving really ostentatiously slowly.*They’re causing huge traf... more »
MISSILE DEFENSE ARC BEING CREATED ACROSS ASIA-PACIFIC
As part of Obama's recent announcement about expanding "missile defense"
(MD) systems in Alaska, along with studies to determine a possible site for
an East Coast base in the US, the Pentagon also announced a second MD
X-band radar would go into Japan.
The US military uses X-band radars to precisely track the trajectory of an
"enemy" ballistic missile, allowing its forces to launch Army ground-based
(PAC-3) and Navy sea-based (SM-3) interceptors as soon as a missile is
detected.
The Kyogamisaki base in Japan, on the Sea of Japan coast, has been selected
as the site to deploy the s... more »
Find Your Zen – the Art of Sublime Writing With Author Robert Crawford
[image: Find your Zen – the art of sublime writing with author Robert
Crawford]
Find your Zen – the art of sublime writing with author Robert Crawford
“Apollo is smiling down on us tonight. He’s gotten with the times and has
traded his lyre for a plugged-in Strat. He’s playing through me, through
all of us, pleasingly pounding the marrow in our bones. It’s that kind of
night when even chaotic feedback is exploitable and my vibrating skeleton
recycles that energy through my fingers. Maybe Apollo had a hand in helping
Jimi Hendrix control and incorporate feedback. But he and perhaps... more »
New Poll Shows Convergence Of American Opinion Upon Iraq War, But For Different Partisan Reasons
Iraq was a very divisive war in the United States. The decision to invade
in 2003 split the public, and the Democrats and Republicans. A new poll by
the Pew Research Center however, shows that many Americans now share a
similar view of the conflict. This is the result of several factors. First,
many Republicans who were always the most supportive of the war, now want
to blame President Obama for Iraq, and therefore do not see things as
positive as they once did. Democrats, many of which were against the war,
now have a slightly better opinion, because of the withdrawal of American... more »
Inconsistent verdicts - are the verdicts are supportable on any theory consistent with law?
*R. v. S.L.,* 2013 ONCA 176 holds:
[5] In a jury trial on a multi-count indictment against a single accused,
a claim of inconsistent verdicts turns on the question whether the verdicts
are supportable on any theory of the evidence consistent with the trial
judge’s proper legal instructions: see R. v. J.F., 2008 SCC 60, [2008] 3
S.C.R. 215, at para. 23; R. v. Pittiman, 2006 SCC 9, [2006] 1 S.C.R. 381,
at para. 7. Here, the verdicts will be supportable if the trial judge’s
instructions were proper legal instructions that could have led the jury to
accept a theory of the evidence prod... more »
Harry Targ : The Destruction of Public Institutions
Image
from econoclass.com.
One by one:
On the road to
destroying public institutions In the dystopian society the rich and
powerful wish to create there will be education, health care, physical
security, and a sustainable and fulfilling quality of life for those who
can pay for it...
By Harry Targ / The Rag Blog / March 26, 2013
I've traveled round this country
From shore to shining shore
It
纵观历史，从伽利略到恩斯特曾德尔，只有谎言和骗子，纷纷向法院提起诉讼，以强制遵守的教条。
整个政府和媒体的情况下解除武装的美国人民依赖的假设，美国人应该永远不必担心美国政府滥用自己的权利，这不仅是历史上不合理的，但在现今的情况下，我们有政府公开承诺法外谋杀，折磨无辜的人死亡，不存在大规模杀伤性武器，并走上了一个明确的政策，解决华尔街的问题，
趁火打劫的人。
有没有限制言论自由。
那些声称已在一个陌生的太空飞船冤大头没有摧毁他们的职业生涯。
纵观历史，从伽利略到恩斯特曾德尔，只有谎言和骗子，纷纷向法院提起诉讼，以强制遵守的教条。
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I ANNOUNCEMENT 1121: Universal Value Exchange, Release of Advanced and Absolute Technology
Universal Value (UV) Exchange Final Announcement 1121
With the following announcement I send this message to the Eternal
Essence's embodied in our Galactic brothers and sisters from Source's
Universe:
We, the Bridge Crew and those wishing to work with us, offer ourselves as
TRUE liaisons to meet with you as equals in Body, Mind and Eternal Hearts
and Essence. To work with you to move forward in the reintroduction of our
Galactic families to the Eternal Hearts that call Earth home and to
introduce, openly and equally to all, the advance technologies discussed in
this announceme... more »
THE ROAD TO IRAQ: Matthews keeps it up!
*TUESDAY, MARCH 26, 2013*
*Part 2—Getting by with the help of his friends:* Was Chris Matthews “a
lonely voice” in the run-up to the war in Iraq?
Well actually no, he was not. But last Friday night, in the 10 PM hour,
that’s the way David Corn said he remembered it.
(For background, see part 1 of this award-winning series. To watch the full
program from last Friday night, just click here.)
Corn and Matthews were part of an all-star panel discussing Hubris, an
MSNBC documentary. Corn vouched for Matthews as the great broadcaster
rewrote the history of his own work in the run-up to ... more »
Boris, Alison and Moi
A little while ago, in the comments section of one of her posts, Alison at
Creekside was asked why she isn't blogging so much anymore. She replied
that there didn't seem to be much point to blogging in the face of official
sanction for an illegitimate government.(I don't remember which post this
conversation occurred in.)
Yesterday, Boris at the "Galloping Beaver" announced his own change of
focus:
I've had much less energy for blogging over the past while, my posts have
gotten shorter and from my view, aren't the same class as some of my
earlier stuff. I've shifted quite a bit i... more »
Mark Kelly's daughter's out of control "assault dog" kills innocent sea lion baby...(video)
*shouldn't "assault dogs" be banned?*
While Mark Kelly's assault rifle "purchase"* has been rescinded by the
store and he has been sent a full refund,* his daughter's dog, an American
Bulldog, broke free of his leash and attacked a baby sea lion in Laguna
Beach, CA. Mark Kelly was with his daughter when this occurred and
eventually was able to pull the large dog off the sea lion who later died.
The authorities have decided that she did "nothing wrong" and refused to
press charges.
Really? If you can't control your dog perhaps you should opt for a smaller
dog. Or maybe we shoul... more »
Prof Sir John Beddington warns of floods, droughts, and storms – ‘The evidence that climate change is happening is completely unequivocal’
[image: Homes in Tiddlington lie under several feet of water. Photo: Lee
Sanders / Photoshot / Landov]
By Pallab Ghosh, Science correspondent, BBC News
25 March 2013
(BBC) – The UK government's chief scientist has said that there is already
enough CO2 in the atmosphere for there to be more floods and droughts over
the next 25 years.
Prof Sir John Beddington said there was a "need for urgency" in tackling
climate change.
He said that the later governments left it, the harder it would be to
combat.
Prof Beddington made his comments in the final week of his tenure as the
governme... more »
Why Russian doomsday climate predictions may prove prophetic
[image: An aerial view of permafrost tundra in the Yamal Peninsula. The
entire region is under heavy threat from global warming as temperatures
increase and Russia’s ancient permafrost melts. Photo: Steve Morgan /
Greenpeace]
By Olga Dobrovidova
25 March 2013
(RTCC) – Climate change was back in the spotlight for the Russian media
last week, with doomsday-style predictions of more extreme weather events,
rapidly warming Arctic and growing global average temperatures.
The scary headlines literally say stuff like *Arctic temperatures might
rise by up to 7 degrees by 2100 compared to... more »
Scott Ritter Was Right (And Almost All the Knowledgeable Commentators Wrong)
Scott Ritter was one of my heroes during the rush to judgment on the
necessity to attack Iraq. He's still one of the smartest guys around on
these issues and events, and The New York Times has almost apologized to
him. Almost. Ritter’s opponents on Iraq still aren’t willing to grant that
he knew something they didn’t. The way they see it, Ritter, whose position
on W.M.D.’s swung
Read Stuff, You Should
Happy Birthday to James Caan, 73.
Yes, good stuff:
1. How political science should lobby, by Jennifer Victor.
2. Wait -- you mean goofy-sounding research may actually be useful? Carl
Zimmer.
3. Gershom Gorenberg on Obama's speech in Jerusalem.
4. Irin Carmon on Justice Ginsburg, abortion, and marriage.
5. And E.J. Graff on marriage.
Easter Centerpiece in 5 minutes or Less
Whenever Easter comes in March, I get behind. I can't quite seem to stay
caught up on my holidays when Easter comes this early. This year, I decided
to keep the Easter decorations simple and affordable, so I found myself
wandering around the dollar store looking for something cute to pull
together for our Easter table, that wouldn't take me all month. I found
most of the supplies at the dollar store and was able to make Homemade
Easter Grass myself.
You will need:
A small Easter basket
glitter eggs on sticks from the dollar store(You could also make these
yourself)
homemade Eas... more »
What's Wrong With The Confused Republican Position On Sequestration? Stockman, Bachmann, Isakson
Bachmann: all pearls, no meat
Monday I noticed that far right-extremist-- some would say domestic
terrorist-- Steve Stockman (R-TX), who keeps changing his twitter handle as
though he's trying to hide from the FBI again, tweeting away about how
Obama is responsible for the Sequester's painful impact on people in his
poverty stricken, backward district northeast of Houston. No one who knows
squat about Stockman's virulently anti-family ideologically-driven voting
record could possibly think he gives a damn about Texas special ed students
or poor students-- even if he is a former vagra... more »
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*Katrina whistle-blower case starts in federal court in Mississippi ~Anita
Lee, Sun Herald*
Read more here:
http://www.sunherald.com/2013/03/25/4551768/katrina-whistle-blower-case-starts.html#storylink=cpy
*Future of historic New Orleans restaurant Tujagues unclear after death ~The
Advocate*
*Digital subscriptions coming to Houma Courier*
~Hat Tweet @UptownMessenger
*Bollinger delivers fifth cutter to Coast Guard ~N.O. City Business*
~Each fast response cutter is named for an enlisted Coast Guard hero who
distinguished him or herself in the line of duty. This vessel is named
after ... more »
Blood Donation 4: At the Philippine General Hospital
Below are my facebook notes today when I went to the Philippine General
Hospital (PGH) to donate blood to a patient who has been at the intensive
care unit (ICU) for a month now…
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Arrived at the hospital around 7:30am. Guard at the entrance won't allow me
because I don't have written authorization letter from the patient or
his/her guardian that I am donating blood. I said I don't have one because
the notice to ask for blood donors was done only via facebook.
Anyway, I went to the 6th floor, patient's room. I was told to go to 2/F,
ICU, the patient is there. I saw Rosalie at t... more »
The Death Of Television News
The late Edward R. Murrow understood the great potential of television. He
also understood that it could merely propagate ignorance. In 1958, he told
the Radio and Television News Directors Association:
This instrument can teach, it can illuminate; yes, and it can even inspire.
But it can do so only to the extent that humans are determined to use it to
those ends. Otherwise it is merely wires and lights in a box. There is a
great and perhaps decisive battle to be fought against ignorance,
intolerance and indifference.”
He would not have been happy with the job done by television... more »
Immigration: A Rant
I am bloody fed up of lies, lies, and more lies about immigration. Unlike
the tossers who peddle crap about housing queues, over the last couple of
years I have helped dozens and dozens of people get on or move up the City
Council's housing waiting list. How many of those, do you suppose, were new
arrivals? How many of those were non-white? Do you really want to know? In
Stoke-on-Trent, not a mono-cultural city by any means, I helped my first
and only non-white family two weeks ago. So forgive me if I think Dave's
dog-whistling on immigration and housing is a pile of shitting arses.
Kauilapele's Blog: OPPT-IN Radio Show 3-25-13… MP3s (and notes from Ginger)
*
* *Special thanks to KP for converting these to MP3s. I had a bit of an
accident yesterday afternoon and got some sap from a Euphorbia
tirucalliplant in my left eye. Spent the show time at the urgent care
clinic
getting my eye flushed out. Turns out my lovely bush is highly toxic, a
bit
like getting poison ivy in my eye. The left side of my face looks like I
have bells palsy at the moment but it will subside in a couple of days.
No
permanent damage. In all this mal-adventure I missed the show... thanks
to
KP I can listen to it at his early our while the blogspot servers are
... more »
NUCLEAR INCIDENTS IN THE UK
The UK's Ministry of Defence has been evading an international ban on
dumping radioactive waste into the sea.
It has redefined thousands of uranium weapons fired in the Solway Firth as
"placements".
*General Sir Peter Wall*
At an MoD meeting in June 2004, an official pointed out that there could be
"a future problem" firing Depleted Uranium into the sea.
The *Convention for the Protection of the Marine Environment of the
North-East Atlantic*, known as the OSPAR convention, agreed by 15
governments, including the UK, said "it was illegal to dump waste into the
sea".
But anot... more »
Students Gather in Chicago to Discuss Testing Boycott Success
Headline and story by Sharon Schmidt at *Substance News:*
'Out of a possible 810 students, the administration of Seattle's Garfield
High School was able to test only 118...' Teachers and students who boycott
tests speak of their experiences at CTU 'More Than a Score' forum
Next Media Deal Falls Through
WSJ has the news:
Hong Kong media magnate Jimmy Lai's Next Media Ltd. (0282.HK) said Tuesday
that buyers for its Taiwan print operations have decided to let the
agreement lapse ahead of a deadline.
Next Media signed a preliminary deal late last year to sell its Taiwan
print assets for 16.0 billion New Taiwan dollars (US$540 million) to a
group that includes Tsai Eng-meng, chairman of the Want Want China Times
Group; Jeffrey Koo Jr., the eldest son of Chinatrust Financial Group's
chairman; William Wong, chairman of Formosa Plastics Group; and David Lee,
chairman of funeral-service... more »
Maharashtra drought: Many in Mumbai promise Holi without water-India News - IBNLive Mobile
'It's tough to imagine Holi with no water, but that is exactly what Mumbai
is aspiring to do this year. An extreme water crisis in the state has
prompted various institutions in the city to try and do their bit during
this festival. As Maharashtra faces one of its worst droughts in four
decades, the city promises to do its bit.'
More at IBN
"A Look to the Heavens"
“If not distracted by the picturesque landscape, waterfalls, stars, and
auroras, you might be able to find Comet PANSTARRS. The above image,
capturing multiple terrestrial and celestial wonders in a single shot, was
taken last week in southwest Iceland.
*Click image for larger size.*
The popular Gullfoss waterfalls are pictured under brilliant auroras that
followed a M1-class solar flare and powerful Coronal Mass Ejection two days
earlier. Give up on locating the comet? Comet PANSTARRS is faintly visible
as a light blip just above the horizon toward the left of the above image. ... more »
Islam and modern day slavery
There are some strange people out there.
It wasn't just Prior!
Andrew Samson, BBC Test Match Special statistician
THAT'S A RECORD
"Stuart Broad sets a new Test record for the longest time at the crease
without scoring. It took 103 minutes and 62 balls to get off the mark."
Broad beats the previous record which was set by New Zealand's Geoff Allott
who took 101 minutes on this ground against South Africa in 1999.
'Mockers' update - Ben from Bath did apologise
Ben, Bath: "Expecting a lynch mob outside my house if we lose this. All I
can say is sorry, and this is the last time I'm texting praise for England
players!"
BEREZOVSKY STILL ALIVE OR KILLED BY SPOOKS?
*Boris, former girlfriend Elena and their children*
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Boris Berezovsky is still alive?
Russian politician Viatcheslav Nikonov says that Berezovsky is probably not
dead.
"I have doubts," said Nikonov.
Imprensa russa tenta explicar morte de magnata Berezovski
Berezovsky had financial difficulties; Robert Maxwell had financial
difficulties.
Some people believe that Jewish tycoon Robert Maxwell faked his own death.
*The Truth Seeker - Is Maxwell Still Alive? Part I / Part II*
*Berezovsky's yacht in Eilat in Israel. *www.panoramio.com
Reportedly, in January 2013, the leader of th... more »
This is how 'the mockers' work...
From last night's cricket BBC text commentary:
GET INVOLVED
Ben, Bath, via text on 81111:"Where are Bell's detractors now? Magnificent
exhibition of will-power and mental strength."
WICKET- Bell c Southee b Wagner 75 (Eng 237-7)
What a sickener. Just like in the final over before lunch, Ian Bell drives
hard outside off stump but, unlike earlier in the day, the catch is safely
taken by Tim Southee at third slip.
Oh well done Ben from Bath!
Baltic Bronze Age at 1159 BC
Let it be said, that the textual evidence supporting the Baltic as the
true venue of the books of Homer is convincing and I am convinced. Add in
the contemporaneous high civilization of
Atlantis crowding things in the Mediterranean and you have compelling
negative evidence. It is equivalent to the Iroquois writing their
eighteenth century history without mention of New France and New England.
It can not be done.
More precisely, the Iliad is dated using astronomical methods to 1180 BC
or twenty years prior to the final demise of the Atlantean world in 1159BC.
And yes V... more »
Mission Unaccomplished With Peter Van Buren
Trying to write the history of the Iraq adventure is sad and about
historical inevitability. Inevitable because once good will evaporates,
sectarian power beckons and genocide ensues. The USA merely broke all the
china.
Worse, it disbanded the police and military in place, making it impossible
to escape until it was reconstituted. That is why it took ten years.
Pile on top a total lack of strategic sense and we have the present
festering pickle. Worse we threw away all possible strategic options and
now stand by waving our finger.
The political truth that needs to b... more »
Will Hypnosis Lead the Revolution in Healthcare?
Actually yes. We are just beginning to understand energy flows and balance
and that the mind can influence both. So while a target specific substance
is perhaps more difficult to manage through the direction of the mind those
effects are not. Even the effects of pharmaceuticals can be plausibly
managed.
Remember all those old shamans and witch doctors? I wonder?
What is now needed is a search for effective protocols that begin with an
assumption of success and the aforementioned processes. We are even now
gaining scientific explanations that sell. I just covered the law... more »
Should We Revive Extinct Species?
OF Course!!
It took centuries and the assistance of our rats, cats and dogs to destroy
unique island ecosystems. Because we can define largely what came before
because we collected samples we can progressively restore. What is far
more important, we do have centuries to make it all good.
The same holds true for the Pleistocene biome of mammoths and mastodons in
particular. This one will occur far sooner. The process is well begun.
I think that we want to do it in order to enjoy those biomes.
Once we have a few mastodons roaming around a refugia and a protected
pass... more »
Welcome to Vancouver Island's Bubbly Gulch.
*Deep beneath the ocean surface, in Bubbly Gulch off Vancouver Island, a
crab doing an inadvertent backflip has given scientists new information
about the world’s largest source of untapped fossil energy.*
**
*The crab was taking a Jacuzzi-style bath in bubbles of methane gas
percolating from the ocean floor in Barkley Canyon when its muddy face was
caught by cameras on Wally the Crawler, NEPTUNE Canada’s undersea robot.*
**
*The methane bubbles — which are lighter than water — stuck under the
crab’s shell, upsetting its balance and fascinating NEPTUNE scientists
looking at the changi... more »
Labrador : les néo-démocrates présentent leur candidat - Harry Borlase
**
*Le Nouveau Parti démocratique propose Harry Borlase à titre de candidat
dans la circonscription fédérale du Labrador en vue de l'élection partielle.
*
*Il se mesurera au député conservateur sortant, Peter Penashue, qui a
démissionné du caucus fédéral récemment parce que son équipe a accepté des
dons inadmissibles durant la campagne électorale en 2011.*
*M. Borlase a grandi à Nain et à Happy Valley-Goose Bay. Il travaillait
récemment comme analyste du Nord chez C-Core, une société de recherche et
développement sans but lucratif.*
*Les libéraux n'ont pas encore choisi leur candid... more »
The Realist Report with John Friend
On this edition of *The Realist Report*, we'll be joined by Andre from *Total
Fascism*. Andre and I will be discussing some of his recent articles, the *American
Nationalist Association*, and potential solutions to our problems. Calls
will be taken throughout the conversation.
You can download the entire program *here*, or subscribe to Truth Militia
Radio via iTunes *here*. Thanks for listening everyone!
There are two forms of debt, public and private. Public debt is accrued by the government, and in the case of the U.S. does not have to be repaid (so long as the rest of the world continues to tolerate continued printing of more dollars). In fact, since the 2008 financial crisis, the U.S. (via the Fed) has printed $13 TRILLION(!) to bail out the big banks from their reckless mortage loans. Most of the private debt was socked on American citizens when the bank-created real-estate bubble burst. In the past, when there was a financial crisis the banks had to eat their losses, and private debts were written down to whatever the market could afford. But now the government is saying that there cannot be a market solution (because it would hurt its largest campaign contributers, the big banks). So the Obama administration and the Republicans are saying that more private debt (in the form of reinflating the real estate market) is the solution to the present "financial crisis." But in order to appear fiscally "responsible" the government claims that it should cut some part of the deficit ...and the only thing left to cut is Social Security, Medicare, and other social spending. But not only would this be stealing from the rapidly disappearing American middle class (whose payroll taxes have fully paid for these things), it would also be poor economics: As a result, the growth of private debt would grow to even more than the current 75 to 80 percent of family income, essentially shutting down all discretionary consumption ...whereas consumers consuming comprise 70% of the U.S. GDP. "We must destroy the village in order to save it"?
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*Government Debt and Deficits Are Not the Problem - Private Debt Is*
Michael Hudson: Why do they call for governments to balance the budget by
pushing the economy at large deeper into debt, while trying to save the
banks from taking a loss? -
More at The Real News
*Bio*
Michael Hudson is a Wall Street Financial Analyst, Distinguished Research
Professor of Economics at the University of Missouri, Kansas City and
author of Super-Imp... more »
Everyone Knows The Song, It's Amazing!
A full blown "Time After Time" sing-a-long busts out on *Parks and
Recreations*.
Headline Twist
So, this headline for LA Observed:
Means that this guy:
Endorses this woman in the Los Angeles mayoral race:
But for a split-second, I read it as Clinton endorses:
Hey, it's more filling than cake.
Amnesty International responds to AG James Caldwell: "Louisiana's 'justice' keeps man locked up in isolation for over 40 years"
*Reprinted below is a statement from Amnesty International, made in
response to an email released last week by Louisiana Attorney General James
Caldwell, where among other things, he claimed that the Angola 3 "have
never been in solitary confinement." Please support Amnesty's campaign
urging Caldwell to not appeal last month's ruling that overturned Albert
Woodfox's conviction for a third time. Take action here!*
*Louisiana’s “justice” keeps man locked up in isolation for over 40 years*
*By Amnesty International*
March 26, 2013
Albert Woodfox has spent more than half his life in a... more »
Mobile locality data present ambiguity risk
*According to scientists it is remarkably easy to identify a mobile phone
user from just a few pieces of location information. *Whenever a phone is
switched on, its connection to the system means its position and movement
can be plotted. This fact is given namelessly to third parties, both to
drive services for the user and to target advertisements.
But a study in Scientific Reports warns that human mobility patterns are so
expected it is possible to recognize a user from only four data points. *The
growing ubiquity of mobile phones and smart phone applications has ushered
in an e... more »
Does Austerity Always Lead To Fascism? Someone Ought To Ask Paul Ryan
Many of the videos of Greek fascists (Golden Dawn) beating up immigrants,
usually women, have been removed and disabled and can no longer be viewed.
A few days ago I showed one of the Golden Dawn videos from earlier in the
month to my friend Roland. He was stunned and repulsed, the way any normal
non-right-winger would be. Take a look for yourself because that video is
in the news again.
When Roland watched it, he asked if the Greek authorities had taken any
kind of action against the "star." I said I wasn't sure but I think the
star is in Parliament now and probably has immunity... more »
Were you raised green?
I've been thinking about how we become "green". Some of us are raised in
green families ... others learn about the environment in later years.
So ... let's take a poll.
Were you raised "green"?
As always, feel free to use the comment section below to expound on your
answer.
*Image courtesy of digitalart / FreeDigitalPhotos.net*
Life Skills: "The Road to New Beginnings: Completion"
*"The Road to New Beginnings: Completion"*
by Madisyn Taylor, The DailyOM
"Just as new beginnings are important, so is honoring the experience of
closure. Life is a collage of beginnings and endings that run together like
still-wet paint. Yet before we can begin any new phase in life, we must
sometimes first achieve closure to the current stage we are in. That’s
because many of life’s experiences call for closure. Often, we cannot see
the significance of an event or importance of a lesson until we have
reached closure. Or, we may have completed a certain phase in life or path
... more »
Satire: “Gay Marriage Shocker At Supreme Court"
*“Gay Marriage Shocker At Supreme Court:*
*Scalia Says Marriage Views Not Affected by Lifelong Fear of Gays”*
by Andy Borowitz
(The Borowitz Report)— "As the Supreme Court prepared to hear two cases
involving same-sex marriage this week, Justice Antonin Scalia said that he
would not allow his votes to be influenced “in any way” by his lifelong
fear of gays. “As Justices of the Supreme Court, we have a sacred duty to
check our personal feelings at the door,” he told the Fox News Channel. “In
my case, that means putting aside my longstanding and profound fear of
homosexuals.” Ju... more »
Boots
One of my tenants gave me a good chuckle when she pointed out that I have
more boots than women have shoes. I never really pair much attention to
just how many pairs of boots I own until I stood back from the doorway and
realized just how many were taking up residence in my front foyer. In my
defense, they all serve a utilitarian function rather than a vanity
function. Two pairs of summer work boots, my winter work boots, my Sorels,
a pair of winter boots for my days off and another pair of winter boots I
own just because. If memory serves me correctly, I also have another pair
... more »
The Daily "Near You?"
Spokane, Washington, USA. Thanks for stopping by.
The Economy: "Cyprus Update"
*"Cyprus Update"*
By Stephen Lendman
"It's all over but the post mortems. Eurocrats demanded their pound of
flesh. Cypriot officials surrendered. They sold out their people. They
deserve better. Expect greater than ever hard times. Expect growing
poverty, unemployment and despair. Expect public anger. At issue is whether
it'll bubble up and explode.
Zero Hedge headlined "Next Up For Cyprus: Depression." It forecasts real
GDP declining over 20% by 2017. "Risks are clearly on the downside." Ahead
expect more bailout help needed. With tongue in cheek perhaps, European
Commissi... more »
It's a pretty standard coming-out story, with a couple of wrinkles (like it's a U.S. senator's son)
*Rob and Jane Portman's son does his parents proud.
(No, the photo isn't from the *YDN*. It's from Twitter.)*
*"It gave me pause to think that the one thing that nobody had known about
me for so many years would suddenly become the one thing that everybody
knew about me. . . .
"I hope that my dad's announcement and our family's story will have a
positive impact on anyone who is closeted and afraid, and questioning
whether there's something wrong with them. I've been there. If you're there
now, please know that things really do get better, and they will for you
too."*
*-- Yale junio... more »
Sheila Orr, Christy Clark Apologist(practice what you preach Sheila)
Katie Hyslop had an article posted at the Tyee online news magazine, the
gist of her column was that Christy Clark was being treated unfairly by
media and in a sexual way, and today ex federal Liberal Sheila Orr on with
Bill Good echoed those sentiments in a very partisan selective way...
http://thetyee.ca/News/2013/03/22/Christy-Clark-Coverage-Sexist/
Where to start, let`s start with Katie Kyslop`s article in the Tyee, as a
longtime reader and commenter most of the names who commented on the story
are familiar to me, and yes maybe those people dwell more on the left of
center uni... more »
Proof - ALEC Economic Policies Won't Work
*"Those who ignore history *
*are bound (or doomed) to repeat it"*
* From and article at Think Progress:*
Still, Republicans in Kansas, Ohio, Indiana, Wisconsin, North Carolina,
Louisiana, and Nebraska are pushing massive tax cuts that largely benefit
corporations and the wealthy under the banner of boosting economic growth.
Those tax cuts will leave lower and middle class families with higher tax
rates and fewer services on which they depend. What they won’t deliver,
however, is a stronger state-level economy.
These types of policies reflect the destructive state economic policies... more »
Your moment of Zen
Tabula rasa. This morning at the Library of Congress, Packard Campus in
Culpeper, Va. Guessing it's just about melted by now.
Exclusive interview with White House food taster...
*on White House Dossier is not to be missed.*
Really!
*Exclusive! WHD Interviews Former Obama Food Taster *
“Military Suicides: What Isn't Being Said”
*“Military Suicides: What Isn't Being Said”*
by Alyssa Rohricht
"On March 21, 2013 at around 11 p.m., a tragedy occurred as a U.S. Marine
shot and killed two co-workers at the Marine Corps Base in Quantico,
Virginia and then committed suicide. While this instance is a tragedy in
itself, it marks an alarming trend among U.S. active-duty soldiers and
veterans.
Suicides in the U.S. military have been climbing, reaching a record high
in 2012 when 349 soldiers took their own lives, about one every 25 hours.
By comparison, 301 U.S. soldiers died in active combat in 2012, marking ... more »
Effects of Cesium on Embryonic Development
Majia here: Cesium is shown in this study to adversely affect embryonic
cell fusion in chickens. I imagine similar effects must impact all mammals.
The researchers also speculate that cesium causes adverse affects for
mitochondrial functioning.
Effects of Cesium on in vitro Myoblast Differentiation: An Electron
Microscopic Study Walter Malorni, Pietro L. Indovina, Giuseppe Arancia,
Stefania Meschini and Maria T. Santini In Vitro Cellular & Developmental
Biology Vol. 26, No. 4 (Apr., 1990) (pp. 399-410)
[Excerpted from ABSTRACT] This paper describes the microscopic evidence
su... more »
Manifestos! Lots of Manifestos!
The decision to deem Warawa's Wank non-voteable is producing some
foot-stomping, manifesto-issuing fun.
Fetus fetishists are turning against PMSHithead BIG TIME.
First, it was the Fetal Gore Tour Gang with its 'Against Stephen Harper: A
Pro-Life Manifesto'. About what you'd expect but with a handy list of
Harper's evil anti-life deeds.
Then SUZYALLCAPSLOCK got into it with her own screed. Same title, note.
http://www.bigbluewave.ca/2013/03/against-stephen-harper-pro-life.html
Against Stephen Harper: A Pro-Life Manifesto
The problem is that there are a lot of pro-lifers in the Co... more »
Socialism and the Family
Eli Zaretsky's short book *Capitalism, The Family, and Personal Life*, is
well worth a read. In plain english it explains the development of the
family as an outcome of the class struggles that marked the passage of
feudalism to the early, middle, and late stages of capitalism. In so doing
it bursts with insights that have either been taken up in highly abstract
ways by professorial Marxists, or have been dismissed/ignored by the far
left. That's a shame, because Zaretsky simply and concisely explains how
gender, the family and the struggle for personal autonomy are definitely
not ... more »
The Great Coal Train Tour: Concert for Columbia Riverkeeper
Dana Lyons: The Great Coal Train
Tour
Concert and Fundraiser for
Columbia
Riverkeeper
Friday,
April 5th, 2013
Blue
Scorcher Bakery and Cafe
1493 Duane
Street,
Astoria ,
OR
7-9
PM Free
and family friendly!
Join singer Dana Lyons
and Columbia Riverkeeper for an
evening of great music and conversation. Dana has perfected his musical talent
to both entertain and inform
Stand-Up Economist is coming to Harvard
Click on graphic to enlarge.
Phil Griffin is going to kill news journalism
Interesting profile of MSNBC Chief Phil Griffin in TNR. Also disturbing.
The shorter would be: Fuck delivering the news, I just want to beat Roger
Ailes -- hard -- in the ratings. To be fair, he comes off as a pretty cool
guy, but here's the scary part:
But even if MSNBC doesn’t surpass its main rival in the next year or the
next five, Phil Griffin has managed an unprecedented feat. He has created a
thriving and lucrative liberal TV business, the long-sought answer to Fox
News and conservative talk radio. Above all a businessman, though, Griffin
understands that people’s tastes cha... more »
Photo Journey of Nishiyuu arrives in Ottawa
Today, March 25, 2013:
The Journey of Nishiyuu. Ottawa. As the youth spoke, a lone eagle circled high in the sky.
Photo by Paul Seesequasis, thank you for sharing!
Modern Day Steam Engine video
*A Modern Day Steam Engine*
*It produced steam almost instantly without an open flame, and took 30
seconds to reach maximum power from a cold start. Their third prototype,
EZEE03, was a three-cylinder unit meant to fit in a Škoda Fabia
automobile.The EZEE03 was described as having a "two-stroke" (i.e.
single-acting)
engine of 1,000 cc (61 cu in) displacement, producing up to 220 hp (164
kW)
(500 N·m or 369 ft·lbf). Exhaust emissions were said to be far below the
SULEV standard. It had an "oilless" engine with ceramic cylinder linings
using steam instead of oil as a lubricant.*... more »
John Locke vs. Ayn Rand on IP and more!
[image: image]*Guest post by patent attorney **Dale Halling**. Feedback is
welcomed.*
[image: image]This paper is exploratory not definitive. Comments and input
is greatly appreciated. My interest in the comparison between Rand and
Locke started when I wrote my book *The Decline and Fall of the American
Entrepreneur*, spurred on by reading the excellent book *The Power and the
Glory: The Key Ideas and Crusading Lives of Eight Debaters of Reason vs.
Faith*, by Burgess Laughlin.
In my opinion, John Locke is often misrepresented by both his supporters
and his detractors. (I freely ... more »
A Different Kind Of Bipartisanship
Right kind of bipartisanship-- auditing the Fed with Ron Paul and Alan
Grayson
David Broder is no longer among the quick but the kind of Beltway
Establishment bipartisanship he always championed and extolled-- the kind
that launched the Iraq War, the TARP bankster bailout, the sequester and,
last week, the latest Austerity-orineted Continuing Resolution is alive and
well... and working overtime to dismantle the New Deal. Boehner and Obama
very much want to shake Social Security to its foundations by taking away
earned benefits from seniors-- they call it the Chained CPI, severe pain ... more »
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 »
Greg Hunter, "European Bank Runs Could Spread Like Wildfire Due to Cyprus Banks"
*"European Bank Runs Could Spread Like Wildfire Due to Cyprus Banks"*
By Greg Hunter’s USAWatchdog.com
"In January, Economist Dr. Laurence Kotlikoff said he was “worried” that
the economy was reaching “a real threatening point.” The Cyprus banking
crisis hit the Globe last week. Now, when asked if he was still “worried,”
he replied, “This morning, I moved my money out of the stock market because
I’m worried about Cyprus.” Dr. Kotlikoff explained his dire concern by
saying, “The rich people are already running on these banks. That’s been
going on for a year. The everyday wo... more »
Kierkegaard On Socrates And The Immortality of The Soul
Related: * *
*Kierkegaard On Socratic Ignorance*.
*Kierkegaard On "Man."*
Below is an excerpt from, "The Soul of Kierkegaard: Selections from His
Journals." Edited by Alexander Dru. Dover Publications, Inc: Mineola, New
York. 2003. Pg. 184.
Socrates did not first of all get together some proofs of the immortality
of the soul in order then to live in that belief, on the strength of the
proofs. The very reverse is the case; he said: the possibility of there
being an immortality occupies me to such a degree that I unquestionably
stake my whole life upon it as though it were the mo... more »
Hilarion – March 24 – 31, 2013
Hilarion – March 24 – 31, 2013
March 24, 2013 in Hilarion
Beloved Ones,
There has been a great influx of higher Cosmic energies that have been
inundating the atmosphere of Earth and this energy is working through all
of Humanity in a way of cleansing which is not a pleasant process for those
who have not been awakened to the knowledge of the evolutionary process
that is now occurring. Knowledge or not, each person on the planet must go
through the process, for it is planet wide. As the mental and emotional
upheavals take place within each Soul, a greater awareness of their own... more »
The Economy: "Goodnight Europe"
*"Goodnight Europe"*
by Karl Denninger
"It's over folks. The Euro clowns have now said out loud that the Cyprus
model is how banks will be resolved in the future as a "template." Good.
Now what is Deutsche Bank's leverage ratio? The real one, not what they
claim? Oh, and the rest of the banks in Europe too. How many are still
running at 50:1 or even 100:1 leverage- 1-2% reserve ratios in fact despite
their claims, when one looks at actual values of assets and not
mark-to-fantasy and uncollateralized derivatives? That would be virtually
all of them. Do you have your money in ... more »
Congress launches futile search for Michele Bachmann's ethics
They just loaded a bunch of new charges on to the barge of fail that was
Michele Bachmann's loser campaign for President.
The Daily Beast has learned that federal investigators are now interviewing
former Bachmann campaign staffers nationwide about alleged intentional
campaign-finance violations. The investigators are working on behalf of the
Office of Congressional Ethics, which probes reported improprieties by
House members and their staffs and then can refer cases to the House Ethics
Committee.
Of course, despite the boatload of law suits currently on file against the
Queen of ... more »
Chag Sameach (and Elsewhere)
So I'll wish a Gut Yontif to everyone celebrating the Passover tonight.
Absolutely the best holiday.
Which also explains why there's nothing much here today. Well that, and
(hope you don't mind a little kvetching, otherwise just skip ahead to the
"elsewhere" section below)...look, it's one thing to be up half the night
with a sick kid; as parents, we all sign up for that. What's not fair is
when, after doing that, you have to take the (feeling much better,
fortunately) kid young woman to the airport because her first college
spring break is over...which among other things means she'... more »
Anishinabe Terrance Nelson: War Oil and US White Privilege
War Oil and US White Privilege
By Terrance Nelson
Roseau River Anishinabe
Censored News
http://www.bsnorrell.blogspot.com
Brenda,
It is critically important for our people to
understand what we are up against. Your posting of the Native leaders
from US and Canada joining forces in opposing the Transcanada pipeline
is good but Native Americans and First Nations people must
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Wild Bill: Homosexuals in the Military...
*anyone ever think to ask the military what they think about this?*
Good question.
Sally Kohn, addled like them!
*MONDAY, MARCH 25, 2013*
*At Salon, support simply isn’t enough:* On Saturday morning, March 16, the
New York Times reshaped space and time.
That morning, the paper reported, on page A11, that Ohio senator Rob
Portman had come out in favor of gay marriage. And good lord!
That very same morning, on page A20, the Times already had a letter saying
that Portman was a hypocrite for having done so!
The letter appeared in the hard-copy Times on the same day as the news
report! How in the world does the liberal world do it?
Here’s how:
The letter-writer was reacting to an on-line post ... more »
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Sacred Lands Rally during NIGA in Phoenix 2013
Drummers, Singers and Dancers to Gather at Phoenix Convention Center
By Wayland Gray
waylandgray@yahoo.com
918-729-2955
www.savehickoryground.org
PHOENIX -- Native American tribal and religious leaders will be holding a
Sacred Lands Solidarity Rally and Press Conference at the North Side of
the Phoenix Convention Center on Tuesday March 26, 2013, from
11:30 am-1:
Glenn Greenwald at Yale Law School - "With Liberty and Justice for Some"
Glenn Greenwald at Yale Law School - "With Liberty and Justice for Some."
YouTube Video Description - [Channel: Nathan Robinson]:
The Green Haven Prison Project at Yale presents Guardian journalist Glenn
Greenwald speaking about the rule of law.
JIMMY SAVILE; JACONELLI; DR WHO; ELM GUEST HOUSE; GRANGE HILL
*The Sir Jimmy Savile Associate Peter Jaconelli, former Mayor of
Scarborough (right)*
*Reportedly, "the former Mayor of Scarborough, Councillor Peter Jaconelli
... abused children in his ice-cream parlours and his Ippon Judo Club as
part of a ring involving Jimmy Savile and others....*
*
*"North Yorkshire Police were aware of this at the time and turned a blind
eye to his depraved activities..."
*In February 2013, one of Jaconelli’s victims formally confirmed to Scarborough
Borough Council Chief Executive Officer Jim Dillon that the accusations
against Jaconelli are, in his opinion... more »
Get down to the Park!
[image: Peter Fulton scored his second century of the match,]
After heroic performances from Peter Fulton (above, with a century in each
innings), Trent Boult (6 wickets for 68 runs in the first innings), Kane
Williamson (partnership with Fulton in the first, and two wickets for five
runs in this one), Brendon McCullum (attacking captaincy all through, and a
timely and bludgeoning half-century yesterday) … from all around the New
Zealand dressing room, New Zealand is on the verge this morning of a famous
victory: the first series win against England at home since 1984!*
That’s a h... more »
Speed of light is variable: only in junk media
If you open Google Science News at this very moment, the #1 story is saying
things like
new research shows that the speed of light is variable in real space.
The only problem is that the "research" is pure crackpottery. Those stories
build upon the following two papers in a journal called European Physical
Journal D I have never heard of in the context of fundamental physics:
A sum rule for charged elementary particles by Gerd Leuchs, Luis L.
Sánchez-Soto (free: arXiv)
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The quantum vacuum as the origin of the speed of light by Marcel Urban,
François Cou... more »
Microsoft, Too, Says FBI Secretly Surveilling Its Customers
http://www.wired.com/threatlevel/2013/03/microsoft-nsl-revelation/
*Microsoft, Too, Says FBI Secretly Surveilling Its Customers*
BY DAVID KRAVETS03.21.132:31 PM
A breakdown of the number of National Security Letters the FBI has issued
to Microsoft targeted accounts (“identifiers”) for user data. Source:
Microsoft
Microsoft said the Federal Bureau of Investigation is secretly spying on
its customers with so-called National Security Letters that don’t require a
judge’s approval, a revelation Thursday that mirrors one Google announced
two weeks ago.
Redmond, Washington-based Micr... more »
God Save Me From A Normal Life — Part Three
The vision that guides our society is peculiar. Step 1 is to absorb as
much education as you can endure and afford. Step 2 is to plug into the
economy, aggressively pursue every opportunity for advancement, and make as
much money as you can, by any means necessary. Step 3 is to spend that
money in a manner that continuously increases your display of personal
status, as defined by the current trends of consumer society.
Obviously, this culture is disconnected from our ancestral roots, and from
the family of life. Countless millions devote their entire lives to
acquiring and di... more »
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