Sunday, March 31, 2013

31 March - Blogs I'm Following

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Is Anyone Asking You For Money This Weekend?

DownWithTyranny at DownWithTyranny! - 57 seconds ago
Nick Ruiz, a professor, not a politician-- he won't sell you out; not ever Today's the last day of the FEC quarter, and politicians are using a ridiculous fake deadline to wind everyone up for (often undeserved) donations. I get a lot of e-mails from politicians. But I think I got more this last week than the total since the November election. The DCCC and New Dems were especially aggressive in urging candidates to badger and barrage their lists with ominous and dire warnings. Elizabeth Warren sent out a plea for some of her colleagues with a message that started this way: "If your e... more »

Happy Easter

jurassicpork at Welcome Back to Pottersville - 20 minutes ago
This is Mrs. JP's and my fourth Easter dinner together. We had a baked ham semi-glazed in pineapple juice, mashed potatoes, Charlene's Cheesy Potatoes, stuffing, Brussels sprouts, butternut squash, pork gravy and a good white wine that was a steal at $12.99. So, how did you distend *your*waistline?

ALEC - Twenty Years fo Pro-Gun Propoganda

2old2care at Because I Can - 28 minutes ago
Think about it – just think about it - - - - - Firearms Owners’ Protection Act of 1986, culminated with the one-two punch of the Brady Bill—mandating background checks on gun buyers— in 1993, and the “Assault Weapons Ban” of 1994. Since then there has been a complete reversal of fortunes for gun control. Congress allowed the “Assault Weapons Ban” to expire in 2004, and passed the Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act in 2005, which protects firearms makers from lawsuits. Think about it – just think about it - - - - - *During that time, * *ALEC has been "educating" you... more »

Cut to the (not so) quick

Craig at Is the BBC biased? - 1 hour ago
The BBC News website has been leading all day with: Welfare cuts unjust, say churches Four churches join forces to accuse the government of making cuts in welfare payments they say are unjust and target society's most vulnerable people. Their main report goes on to say: The Easter criticism has come from the Baptist Union of Great Britain, the Methodist and United Reformed Churches, and the Church of Scotland. "Easter criticism" by the churches? Well, not according to the *Spectator*: COFFEE HOUSE UPDATE It appears that the timing of this – Easter – may have been chosen by the BB... more »

Sunday Question for Liberals

Jonathan Bernstein at A plain blog about politics - 1 hour ago
Are you optimistic or pessimistic about the legislative progress on guns and immigration?

Native Americans Rally to Save Hickory Ground at NIGA Conference

brendanorrell@gmail.com at CENSORED NEWS - 1 hour ago
Native Americans Rally to Save Hickory Ground at NIGA Conference Press statement Posted at Censored News http://www.bsnorrell.blogspot.com   PHOENIX -- On Tuesday, March 26, 2013, Native American sacred lands activists from throughout the country, including O’odham, Navajo, Havasupai and Muscogee Creeks, demonstrated at the National Indian Gaming Association (NIGA) conference to support

Moses, don't get lost

Libby Spencer at The Impolitic - 2 hours ago
Working on clearing out the archives on quiet Sunday afternoon. This seems like the perfect time to post this video. John Davis And The Georgia Sea Island Singers:

Sunday Question for Conservatives

Jonathan Bernstein at A plain blog about politics - 2 hours ago
The conservative push in GOP Senate primaries over the last several cycles: a net plus or net minus for conservative policy outcomes?

Easter and fecundity, Easter and chocolate

noreply@blogger.com (deBeauxOs) at DAMMIT JANET! - 2 hours ago
My favourite Easter joke — which I told countless times as an adolescent because there was bound to be someone among family members and Francophone community who would take offense — was this one. Jesus has been nailed to the cross, he's weakened by his ordeal and his disciples gather below him. Peter notices him staring, struggling to say some words. Resources are marshaled by the small group to get Peter up near Jesus so his last words can be heard. (Elaborate details on the maneuvers and acrobatics required to do so.) Finally Peter is propped up to a level where he can hear w... more »

Whitewashing?

Craig at Is the BBC biased? - 2 hours ago
Many of you will remember last year's high-profile child sexual abuse scandal trial in Rochdale. As the abuse was perpetrated by eight men of Pakistani origin and one Afghan asylum seeker and all the victims were white under-aged girls, the case provoked a nationwide debate on whether the crimes had a racial/religious/cultural motivation. Concerns were raised that the police, CPS, local council and social services had failed to investigate the abuse properly out of fear of being accused of being racist/anti-Muslim. The debate raged across blogs, newspapers, radio and television. ... more »

The prosecution of George W. Bush for murder

Hani Fakhouri at Middle East Today - 2 hours ago
On the tenth anniversary of the American invasion of Iraq (March, 2003), numerous articles appears in the American mass media reflecting on the biggest blunders committed in the history of the U.S. by the Bush administration. The few people who were concerned about American national interest predicted this tragedy. However, the major newspapers of the media began to dance to the tune of music set by the Bush administration and the lobbyists representing those who would benefit from the invasion of Iraq. The American congress, which Harry Reid described as the most corrupt in the ... more »

Michael Moore reads his poem for freedom for Leonard Peltier

brendanorrell@gmail.com at CENSORED NEWS - 3 hours ago
Peter Coyote introduces Michael Moore. Moore speaks on how the innocent are imprisoned in the US, and the role that the media and public play in convicting people, including Leonard Peltier. Moore speaks on the lies of governments and corporations. "We were a country founded on genocide," Moore said, "and built on the backs of slaves." "Americans kill people, that's what we do," said Moore

Why is Ralph Klein Greater Dead Than He Was Alive?

The Mound of Sound at The Disaffected Lib - 3 hours ago
They're all lining up to heap praise upon old Ralph now that he's dead. They sure didn't seem to be so reverential to him while he lived. Yes, Ralph Klein did balance the provincial government's books. Yes, Ralph Klein did pay off the provincial government's debts. Yes those were both wonderful achievements. So what happened? Why is Alberta in such a mess today? Are Ralph's fingerprints also on what went wrong? Was it not under Ralph Klein that the Alberta government allowed itself to become dependent on fickle oil royalties to pad its operation budget? Was it not Ralph ... more »

The Real News: Shutting Down Critique of Israel on Campus

Saman Mohammadi at The Excavator - 3 hours ago
Video Title: Shutting Down Critique of Israel on Campus. YouTube Video Description - [Channel: TheRealNews. Uploaded on March 30, 2013]: Michael Ratner: Regulations against hate speech used to close down criticism of Israeli occupation. "And the question I've asked myself over time is how do we change a policy in the United States if the people who want to push for change in the United States can't engage in free speech on that policy." - Michael Ratner, "an attorney, President Emeritus of the Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR), a non-profit human rights litigation organizat... more »

Oil Pipeline Ruptures, Again and Again(Breaking News)

Grant G at The Straight Goods - 3 hours ago
Breaking news, Exxon Mobile`s Alberta Bitumen Pipeline ruptures in Arkansas, homes evacuated... I am getting sick of these environmental crimes, and a little testy.. See the shocking video here..... http://www.treehugger.com/energy-disasters/oil-spill-arkansas-exxon-pipeline-breaks-spilling-84000-gallons-dangerously-close-lake-conway.html Easter long weekend in Arkansas means pipeline oil spill special.. This spill in a populated city setting has made a huge mess, and guess this... Homeowners reported the spill, homeowners reported the gushing oil, not sensors, not technology,... more »

Why Doesn't Warawa Go Out and Start, Oh I Don't Know, a Reform Party?

The Mound of Sound at The Disaffected Lib - 3 hours ago
That's the ticket. Disgruntled Conservative backbenchers should take a page out of the past and split. They should form their own party, one that speaks to their concerns and aspirations. They should create a new party, a populist party, an alliance of sorts, a party for genuine reform. They could call it - the Reform Party. Or maybe the Alliance Party. Or the Canadian Reform Alliance Party or some sort of *CRAP *like that. Chantal Hebert says the social conservatives in the Harper government are fed up. *Some Conservative MPs are apparently getting tired of barking on... more »

Syria and the Chemical Weapons Hoax

Saman Mohammadi at The Excavator - 3 hours ago
Video Title: Syria and the Chemical Weapons Hoax. YouTube Video Description - [Channel: corbettreport. Uploaded on March 31, 2013]: James Corbett of corbettreport.com joins Gary Franchi of WHDT9 on the Next News Network to discuss recent reports of chemical weapons attacks in Syria. They also talk about the new so-called Syrian Prime Minister-in-exile, the possibility of war in the region, and the implications of the government-media nexus.

Obama's Too Modest Dream

The Mound of Sound at The Disaffected Lib - 3 hours ago
Barack Obama has unveiled plans for a multi-billion dollar programme to repair and upgrade America's decaying highways, bridges and other critical infrastructure. *Among his proposals were renewed calls for a $10bn "infrastructure bank." He also mentioned new plans for $4bn in loans and grants for infrastructure projects and tax breaks for foreign pension funds to encourage investment.* *The president addressed America's "ageing infrastructure badly in need of repair" during his state of the union speech in February. The "fix it first" policy called for investing $50bn in transpor... more »

Why "Happy Easter"?

The Mound of Sound at The Disaffected Lib - 3 hours ago
Why Happy Easter? Because, before the crucifixion and resurrection of Christ got tacked onto it, Easter - or Ishtar or Eostre - was a celebration, a lovely pagan festival. *...What is interesting to note here is that in the ancient world, wherever you had popular resurrected god myths, Christianity found lots of converts. So, eventually Christianity came to an accommodation with the pagan Spring festival. Although we see no celebration of Easter in the New Testament, early church fathers celebrated it, and today many churches are offering "sunrise services" at Easter – an obviou... more »

South Africa copter crash kills 5 soldiers while patrolling for rhino poachers

Jim at Desdemona Despair - 3 hours ago
[image: A rhino in Kruger national park, South Africa, where poaching is escalating. Photo: Mario Moreno / Barcroft Media] By Faith Karimi, CNN 31 March 2013 (CNN) – Five South African soldiers died in a helicopter crash while patrolling for rhino poachers in the sprawling Kruger National Park. All aboard the flight were killed in the crash Saturday night, according to a government spokesman. The soldiers were conducting Operation Rhino, which aims to combat rampant poaching at the park. "On behalf of government and the entire nation, we wish to express our sincere condolences... more »

Sunday Classics: Our "J" and "K" conductors shine in Mozart's "Don Giovanni" and "Così fan tutte"

KenInNY at DownWithTyranny! - 4 hours ago
*Eugen Jochum (a few years older in the picture!) conducts the Berlin Philharmonic in the Overture to Mozart's Così fan tutte, from his December 1962 DG recording of the complete opera.* *by Ken* We're showing off our "J" and "K" conductors in Mozart operas this week. In Friday night's preview we heard both Eugen Jochum and Josef Krips conducting the opening of *The Abduction from the Seraglio*. Today we're going to hear each in excerpts from one of the great operas Mozart wrote with his supreme librettist, Lorenzo da Ponte: Krips conducting *Don Giovanni* and Jochum conducting *... more »

Image of the Day: Satellite view of extensive ice fractures in the Beaufort Sea

Jim at Desdemona Despair - 4 hours ago
[So much for the “recovery” of Arctic sea ice that the antiscience blogs keep predicting. –Des] By Adam Voiland 29 March 2013 (NASA) – The Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite (VIIRS) on the Suomi NPP satellite captured this view of extensive sea-ice fracturing off the northern coast of Alaska. The event began in late-January and spread west toward Banks Island throughout February and March 2013. Visualizations of the Arctic often give the impression that the ice cap is a continuous sheet of stationary, floating ice. In fact, it is a collection of smaller pieces that const... more »

The Dark Face of European Anti-Semitism

The Mound of Sound at The Disaffected Lib - 4 hours ago
I am a regular critic of Israel, particularly its policies and acts toward the Palestinians and its destabilizing nuclear arsenal. One cannot speak of these things without inviting accusations of anti-semitism plainly intended to stifle critics. Anti-semitism does, however, remain a real and ongoing challenge to us all and to our hopes for a better society. Katrina Lantros Swett, writing in *The Guardian*, has a disturbing account of the rise of anti-semitism in Europe. *In Hungary, my parents' native country, the leader of its third largest party recently urged the government to... more »

The Tiny Dot or The most dangerous Superstition

address-withheld@my.opera.com.invalid (Dr. John v. Kampen) at - 4 hours ago
Link: http://youtu.be/H6b70TUbdfs If you are still in doubt about what you heard in a funny and over-simplified way, see Larken Rose' website. More pragmatic issues relating this subject you find at James Corbett's website "Corbett Report" and YouTube about the 'government illusion'. Times, they are changing, aren't they? John

Canada defends pulling out of UN convention on droughts – ‘A departure from global citizenship’

Jim at Desdemona Despair - 4 hours ago
[image: Aerial view of the boundary of the Athabasca oil sands with the boreal forest in Alberta, Canada. Photo: Matthew Arnold / The Eighth Fire] OTTAWA, Ontario, 29 March 2013 (AP) – Canada defended its decision to pull out of a United Nations convention that fights the spread of droughts just a month before a major gathering would have forced the country to confront scientific analysis on the effects of climate change. Canada is the only country in the world outside the agreement. Prime Minister Stephen Harper's government has been vilified an as outlier on climate change poli... more »

"We Will Not Let Them Fail" - At Least Not Yet

The Mound of Sound at The Disaffected Lib - 4 hours ago
British general Bob Bruce, commander of Task Force Helmand, says now's the perfect time to let Afghan army troops take over the job of battling the Taliban. General Bob added, "*We will not let them fail. When they really need us, we will intervene*." What went unsaid was the caveat, "*this year anyway, next year we'll be out of this hellhole and they're on their own."* Brigadier Bob also said something that you weren't likely to hear from guys like Sideshow Steve Harper or Rick "Big Cod" Hillier. *"This is their problem. This is their insurgency. We know for a fact there is no ... more »

'Don’t burn this house. It belongs to a Muslim’

Not a sheep at Not a sheep - 4 hours ago
http://atlasshrugs2000.typepad.com/atlas_shrugs/2013/03/dont-burn-this-house-it-belongs-to-a-muslim.html

Monopoly Game: Civil Disobedience at Wells Fargo, Occupy Sacramento

brendanorrell@gmail.com at CENSORED NEWS - 4 hours ago
. Photo 1: Protest at Wells Fargo on March 28, 2013. Photo 2: Quanah Parker Brightman with his father Lehman Brightman, founder of United Native Americans, and victim of Wells Fargo fraud and home seizure.  From Quanah Parker Brightman:   Thank U Again for Helping Spread Awareness on Our Plight to Save My Father's Home from Being Stolen. It's Really Shameful that Contra Costa County,

Marcott, et al., respond to criticisms of their groundbreaking paper that shows 11,000 of climate change

Jim at Desdemona Despair - 4 hours ago
[image: Reconstruction of global average surface temperature by Marcott, et al., 2013, with RegEM reconstruction and HadCRUT4 data appended. Graphic: Tamino] 31 March 2013 (RealClimate) – Readers will be aware of the paper by Shaun Marcott and colleagues, that they published a couple weeks ago in the journal *Science*. That paper sought to extend the global temperature record back over the entire Holocene period, *i.e.* just over 11 kyr back time, something that had not really been attempted before. The paper got a fair amount of media coverage (see, *e.g.,* this article by Justin... more »

Four day weekend - part 2

Roobin at THROUGH THE SCARY DOOR - 4 hours ago
The Coral - Grey Harpoon Franz Ferdinand - Darts of Pleasure Arctic Monkeys - Brianstorm Queens of the Stone Age - No One Knows

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New Orleans Ladder at New Orleans Ladder - 4 hours ago
*Sinkhole shines light on failings in state regulations ~The Advocate* *'Simpsons' actor Harry Shearer will speak at Loyola* *Cocodrie once again seeking ‘Ultimate Fishing Town' title ~Daily Comet* *Tennessee Williams New Orleans Literary Festival Rocks ~Karen Dalton-Beninato*

Up From the Ground Came a Bubblin' Crude, Bitumen That Is

The Mound of Sound at The Disaffected Lib - 4 hours ago
The latest grand winner in the Athabasca bitumen sweepstakes is the State of Arkansas and what a state it's in thanks to an Exxon Mobil pipeline failure that has released what the company is calling "over 10,000 barrels" of heavy crude. The pipeline has been shut down and Exxon crews are working to "contain" the spill as in trying to keep it from reaching a nearby lake.

EPA to study flame retardant chemicals

Jim at Desdemona Despair - 4 hours ago
[image: Polybrominated diphenyl ether. Wikipedia Commons]By Kate Sheppard 29 March 2013 (Mother Jones) – The EPA announced this week that it will study the health and environmental risks of 23 chemicals, with an emphasis on chemical flame retardants that are found in many common products. [*cf*. Blood levels of flame-retardant chemicals doubling every few years in North Americans] Even though they were phased out of baby clothes back in the 1970s due to health concerns, flame retardants are still used in baby cribs and car seats, couches, and electronics. Many have been linked to ... more »

The War on the Poor

Phil at A Very Public Sociologist - 5 hours ago
April 1st is usually the time for a bit of a knockabout. Indeed, you can expect bouts of the usual silliness tomorrow. David Cameron and Nick Clegg to record *Especially For You* for charidee? Brilliant. Harry Cole taken on as Number 10 press officer? What a hoot. Boris Johnson to go for Prime Minister? Chortle. But while Tory ministers are chuckling over their cold meats and croissants, few of them will be sparing a thought for the hammer they're smashing down on our poorest and most vulnerable households. For April Fools' Day this year will live in infamy as hundreds of thousands ... more »

Mohawk Nation News 'Crawling Creature'

brendanorrell@gmail.com at CENSORED NEWS - 5 hours ago
CRAWLING CREATURE Posted on March 31, 2013 MNN. Mar. 25, 2013. The Great Law provides that, “As a weapon against a crawling creature, I lay a stick with you so that you may thrust it away from the Council Fire”. A crawling creature may be a disrespectful person seeking to disrupt the people and must be removed. [Wampum 4]. Serpent of Discord. We Indigenous are

NESARA & the "RV": The Grandest Contrast of All!

Obi-Wan Kabuki at AMERICAN KABUKI - 5 hours ago
SUNDAY, 31 MARCH 2013 Posted by D. *NESARA & the "RV": The Grandest Contrast of All!* I'm posting this article below about the "Batman Call" because this guy gives probably one of the most succinct run downs of "How the New Financial System and major political changes" are suppose to roll out. We're going to use this as a basis to look at the Grand Contrast that is about to play out in front of our eyes. And oh what a grand contrast it is going to be!!!! Take a moment and jump down and read the Batman article I've posted below..... .... Done? Good. Now let's talk about the... more »

SEND MESSAGE TO JEJU ISLAND JAIL HOUSE

Bruce K. Gagnon at Organizing Notes - 6 hours ago
*Professor Yang-Yoon Mo now in Jeju jail for the 4th time with an 18 month sentence* *Grassroots media activist Park Sung-Soo in Jeju jail for 28 days after refusing to pay large fines* Yang Yoon-Mo and Park Sung-Soo (Dungree) hit their 60th and 7th day respectively at the Jeju prison in South Korea as of March 31. You can send a solidarity message to these two non-violent peace workers by emailing them via gangjeongintl@gmail.com Professor Yang ended his long hunger strike last week and we hope his recovery is going well. Park (Dungree) has for the past couple of years been one... more »

3 Questions

Obi-Wan Kabuki at AMERICAN KABUKI - 6 hours ago
On 3/31/13, at 5:55 AM, Jarrafusa wrote: To all: In Absolute Love, Gratitude and Peace: *What IS value?* *Where IS that value located?* *Who has control of THAT value?* If you spend the energy to answer those three questions you will have the Absolute Truth of where you consciously BE at this moment of NOW. If you know where you consciously BE at this moment of NOW, you can consciously choose what you DO. Eternal essence filing Notice of I/UV Exchange With Absolute Love, Gratitude and Peace Heather Ann Tucci-Jarraf eternal essence embodied and DO'ing ♥ ... more »

Christianity destroyed from within by Judaic infiltrators

Rufus News From Atlantis at News From Atlantis. - 6 hours ago
Across the globe, the Easter celebrations are in full flow. Easter is a commemoration of the martyrdom of Jesus, at the hands of the Pharisees, or as we would now call them, the Elders of Jewry. Easter is a solemn and sombre occasion for reflection; it is a religious time, which is completely divorced from any expressions of materialism. At least that is how it is supposed to be in the Christian world. Until the capture of the Church by Judaic infiltrators, the murder of Jesus by the Jewish Elders was openly spoken of. The advent of Vatican II saw the revision of theology to abs... more »

No Waiting

Sophia at AMERICAN KABUKI - 6 hours ago
As the days stretch into months, one can’t help but consider the notion of waiting. In order to wait, you have to embrace linear time, for without it, waiting is impossible. Everything is now. Let’s back up. About a year ago, many of our clocks broke. It was mentioned here and reported by dozens of readers. Time was just not operating “like clockwork” any longer. It seemed to be moving faster. We are still catching up. In my home, we now rely exclusively on our cell phones for the correct “time”. Even they sometimes are all over the map. Unless we hav... more »

Hegemonic Warfare Watch: Does Sanity Suddenly Prevail in Taipei

Michael Turton at The View from Taiwan - 7 hours ago
The Asahi Shinbun reports that Taipei will not insist on sovereignty over the Senkakus in fishery talks....... In a marked policy shift, Taiwan plans to skip its claims to the Senkaku Islands in negotiating a fisheries agreement with Japan, sources close to the negotiations said. * The change removes a major barrier for fisheries talks, but it remains unclear whether an agreement can be reached*. This is because Japan and Taiwan claim fishing rights in overlapping waters between Okinawa Prefecture and Taiwan. Fishermen are keen for the matter to be resolved quickly because past ta... more »

SUNDAY SONG

Bruce K. Gagnon at Organizing Notes - 7 hours ago

Pope Francis and Nuclear Power

Charles Barton at The Nuclear Green Revolution - 7 hours ago
Before his election, Pope Francis had an interesting vocation for a Jesuit. In many respects his life style is closer to a Franciscan monk than a Jesuit. Franciscans are noted for their simple lifestyles and for their commitment to the poor while Jesuits are more committed to education and often hobnobbed with members of the elite. The nature of the Franciscan vocation is such that a Franciscan could loose sight of an important issue with respect to the poor. That is, the ultimate service to the poor is to provide the poor with the means by which they can exit poverty. In this rega... more »

He is Risen...

Adrienne at Adrienne's Corner - 7 hours ago

Something misunderstood

Craig at Is the BBC biased? - 7 hours ago
Happy Easter! Radio 4's *Sunday *celebrated the Christian world's holiest day by talking to a Christian pastor in the Bekaa Valley about the Syrian refugee crisis, following this with a report on Rowan Williams's involvement with a Cambridge Food Bank in these times of austerity and benefit cuts, an interview with a Cypriot journalist about the Orthodox Church's role in the present crisis (he wasn't enthusiastic), a piece on a female saint (Egeria) and an interview with a Labour peer, Lord Touhig, who has added his name to a letter to Pope Francis calling for reform to the Catholi... more »

Easter Tidings

DownWithTyranny at DownWithTyranny! - 8 hours ago
Something like a billion people are commemorating and celebrating the resurrection of Jesus Christ today, one of the central tenets of Christianity. The new Argentine Pope kicked off the festivities on Thursday, at the Last Supper Mass, by washing the feet of 12 inmates of a juvenile detention center in Rome. There's a little bit of a scandal because one of the detainees who got her feet washed by the Pope was not just a female but a Muslim to boot. No pope in history has washed the feet of a woman, much less a Muslim. In his homily, the Pope made no reference to the religious b... more »

It's going to be a long day!

Not a sheep at Not a sheep - 9 hours ago
The clocks went forward an hour so I have to manually adjust: Two alarm clocks One bedside clock Central Heating Two underfloor heating controllers Two ovens Burglar alarm One wall clock One mantelpiece clock Four timers for lights Phone system Numerous cameras Old spare mobile phones Clocks in two cars Thank heavens for the devices that adjust themselves!

Mining 10: Urban Tailings vs. Mining Tailings

Nonoy Oplas at Government and Taxes - 10 hours ago
This is a continuation of my earlier article, Rio Tuba Mining in South Palawan last March 17, 2013. Among the most commonly-cited reasons why many people dislike mining in general and large-scale mining in particular, are the mine tailings -- or mining dumps, slimes, tails, residues that look ugly and discolor rivers and seas. Four photos below I got from the facebook wall of JB Baylon, posted March 16, 2013. Urban tailings, or upland farm tailings or mud, coming from Pasig River and its upland tributaries like portions of Laguna Lake and Marikina River. Manila Bay, mouth of Pasig R... more »

Top Ten Ways Pope Francis is Deviating From Convention

jurassicpork at Welcome Back to Pottersville - 10 hours ago
These past couple of weeks, Pope Francis, the successor to Benedict XVI, had tried the patience of Catholic traditionalists by eschewing the tradition and pomp resurrected by his immediate predecessor. Among them was carrying his own luggage, making peace with Islam and washing the feet of women, symbolic of Christ washing the feet of his 12 Apostles. But there were other ways in which the Pontiff had deviated from Vatican tradition. What were they? ------------------------------ 10) Read his first Mass in Ebonics. 9) Will spend Easter washing and waxing the Popemobile in the m... more »

Tom Banks: holographic axioms against firewalls

Luboš Motl at The Reference Frame - 12 hours ago
Bill Zajc sent me a link to the following fresh CERN talk by my (former) PhD adviser Tom Banks: The Unruh Effect, the S-matrix and the Absence of Firewalls It's the same kind, unimitable style I have known for years. Tom also uses (or approves of) many assumptions I consider right or even dear and he reaches various conclusions I agree with. In particular, there are no black hole firewalls. See his and Willy Fischler's paper about firewalls. But otherwise the results are presented as corollaries of some much deeper wisdom that I've been exposed to since 1999. Although I added anothe... more »

dream: FREE PLANET t-shirt on backwards - weird news day

Mike Philbin at FREE PLANET - 12 hours ago
I have no idea what such a DREAM SYMBOL could mean but, this morning, I had a 'turn coat' dream whereby my I realised I was wearing my Free Planet t-shirt INSIDE OUT. I looked down, and there it was, inside out. Did I get dressed in the dark? LOL: but this latest video from David Icke about the way we're all being SOFTENED UP by T.H.E.Y. isn't funny. Remember, after all this commercial bullshit and corporate nastiness is over with, "This is a FREE PLANET for which we are the Custodians." This is our vibrant homeworld and it can be A WHOLE LOT BETTER, ffs. *AND IN OTHER NEWS:* *E... more »

Grammar/spelling instruction fever in the UK

skrashen at Schools Matter - 13 hours ago
How to improve grammar and spelling Sent to the Telegraph (UK) According to the Telegraph, Kent County “Teachers (are) 'to be given lessons in spelling and grammar'” (March 31) so they can better prepare 11-year-olds to take tests in grammar and spelling. Neither the Kent County Council nor the UK Department of Education appears to be aware that there has been extensive research on this topic, and the results are very consistent: (1) Direct instruction in grammar and spelling produces very limited results. (2) Nearly all of our knowledge of grammar and spelling is acquired, absorbed,... more »

JIMMY SAVILE; PETERBOROUGH; MYSTERIOUS DEATHS

Anon at aangirfan - 13 hours ago
*Sir Jimmy Savile in Peterborough, 1995.* Sir Jimmy Savile once lived in Peterborough. "Jimmy used to work as a consultant for travel agent Thomas Cook...." "Nigel Hards, now the chairman of Peterborough and Stamford Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, worked with Jimmy in the early 1990s at Thomas Cook." How Sir Jimmy Savile fixed Peterborough *EAST ANGLIA. Child abuse ring in Peterborough. Murder of Holly and Jessica from Soham. Body found on Queen's estate near Kings Lynn...* On 31 March 2013 it was reported that in *Peterborough, in the UK, Police have smashed the 'biggest child-... more »

Easter 2013...

Adrienne at Adrienne's Corner - 14 hours ago

GAIA PORTAL: Stars of Radiance

Obi-Wan Kabuki at AMERICAN KABUKI - 14 hours ago
* * *Stars of Radiance* by ÉirePort Awakening Stars within individual Hue-Beings connect to new Gaia portals within 5-7 D levels. Bodies of Radiance become visible to these Beings, and become visible to others with Higher Sensitivities. Such Stars of Radiance become commonplace among Gaia planetary teams as Higher Level missions are acknowledged and accepted. This occurs in the Now moment. ÉirePort | March 31, 2013 at 05:37 URL: http://wp.me/p2sFUY-i9

Outrageous Jewish hypocrisy and double standards on immigration

John Friend at John Friend's Blog - 15 hours ago
Consider the following two headlines and brief excerpts objectively. How furious are you? From the *Jewish Telegraph Agency*: WASHINGTON (JTA) -- An array of Jewish groups urged President Obama and Congress to ease the path to citizenship for undocumented immigrants. *Nineteen national groups and dozens of local groups and clergy* signed on to a letter sent last Friday that was timed for Passover. "American Jews know too well the impact of restrictive immigration policies, and we have seen how the immigration issue can become a flashpoint for xenophobia," said the letter, which wa... more »

Happy Easter

Libby Spencer at The Impolitic - 16 hours ago
In case you were wondering what to do with all those hard boiled eggs... [Photos are better if you click on them to embiggen.] *Addendum*: Also too, WaPo's annual peeps diorama contest.

TV Watch: Is there anything "Shameless"'s Frank Gallagher won't do if he's paid? (Not that we know of)

KenInNY at DownWithTyranny! - 17 hours ago
*"Apparently, I've caused a ruckus because I said that gay folks deserve certain . . . civil rights. Rights that the breeders don't want to bestow upon me. [Chortles]" Watch this great clip from last week's episode of Shameless -- Frank Gallagher as impassioned gay-rights crusader -- here. (I had it successfully embedded but discovered that then I couldn't have any line breaks in the post. Sigh. I thnk someone should be shot, but then, nobody asked my opinion.)* *by Ken* What? Is Frank Gallagher gay? This drunken galoot with six children (that we know about), who'll nail any wom... more »

Frithjof Schuon On Dogmatic Exoterism

Saman Mohammadi at The Excavator - 17 hours ago
Below is an excerpt from Frithjof Schuon's 1989 book, *"In the Face of the Absolute."* World Wisdom Books: Bloomington, Indiana. Pg. 21-22. Dogmatic exoterism, as we have mentioned more than once, exhibits providential limitations determined by its mission and thus by its reason for being. To begin with, it excludes the idea of universal relativity --- of *Maya* --- and therefore is unaware of the diverse and at times antinomic aspects of things, as well as of the points of view which take them into account; this amounts to saying that it identifies itself with a particular point... more »

19 Imágenes bonitas de figuras abstractas

José Luis Ávila Herrera at FotoFrontera - 17 hours ago
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ALEC-er Inhofe - PROUD to Be Climate Denier

2old2care at Because I Can - 17 hours ago
From HuffPo Sen. James Inhofe is taking criticism of his climate change denial as a compliment. The Oklahoma Republican is one of the central targets in the newly released climate change documentary "Greedy Lying Bastards," which examines attempts by the fossil fuel industry to thwart emissions standards and mispresent the facts in the face of changing global climate conditions. The film airs Friday at a special screening in Tulsa, Okla. "I was not surprised to see myself front and center on the promotional material for this climate change movie," he told the Tulsa World, "and ... more »

ALEC-er - "Good to oppose the black guy in the White House"

2old2care at Because I Can - 17 hours ago
http://www.charlestonbusiness.com/news/46590-s-c-doctors-urge-lawmakers-to-expand-medicaid-eligibility *The politics are going to overwhelm the policy.* *It is good politics * *to oppose the black guy in the White House right now, * *especially for the Republican Party*. South Carolina Representative Kris Crawford From the South Carolina Campaign Finance Webpage Individual Reports Candidate Campaign Disclosure 2012, October 10th, Pre-Election Report Candidate: *Crawford, Kristopher R* Position Sought: State House Representative District/Locale: 63 Election Type: General Election Date... more »

The Daily "Near You?"

noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 17 hours ago
Spofford, New Hampshire, USA. Thanks for stopping by.

"Now You Know Why Cyprus Has No 2nd Amendment"

noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 18 hours ago
*"Now You Know Why Cyprus Has No 2nd Amendment"* by Karl Denninger "Because if they did... With banks confiscating up to *80* *percent* of uninsured deposits over 100,000 euros ($130,000) and the country facing a deep economic crisis, Cyprus has forgiven loans to politicians and companies while others are generally being required to pay in full, media reports said, setting off fury on the island country. The Greek newspaper Ethnos and the website 24h.com.cy said that loans to Members of Parliament from the three major political parties and other officials in the public adminis... more »

The Terrorists In Our Government, Banks, & Mainstream Media Are At It Again, On Several Fronts

Big Dan at Big Dan's Big Blog - 18 hours ago
*By the very definition of "TERRORISM", our government, banksters, & mainstream media are "TERRORISTS" based on their consistent non-stop terrorist actions against the American people and undermining of the Constitution.* It's human nature: satanic psychopaths always rise to the tops of all organizations such as government, religion, banks, corporations, and the military. The phrase "MONEY IS THE ROOT OF ALL EVIL" applies to what's going on. The psychopaths make sure good people do NOT get to the tops of organizations. If they DO, they do FALSE FLAGS and kill them and to boot blam... more »

March 30, 1973

Jonathan Bernstein at A plain blog about politics - 18 hours ago
It's a travel day: Nixon, Haldeman, and Ehrlichman are off to the Pacific White House. Which means, alas, no more tapes during the following week. Before they leave, however, we do get Nixon and Haldeman talking. And elsewhere, it's a very busy day. Jeb Magruder spends the day chasing after his former assistant, Robert Reisner, who he now learns from the Washington Post has been subpoenaed by the Ervin Committee. Alas for him and them all, to no effect. Reisner, by the way, checks in during the day with Fred Fielding, who works under Dean at the White House -- and Fielding, accordin... more »

google, what have you got against choice?

laura k at wmtc - 18 hours ago
Google is losing a lot of friends lately. Their recent decisions to discontinue iGoogle and Reader are making many people unhappy. Today, to the great dismay of many Gmail users, Gmail's new compose interface - a small box in the corner of your screen - became the default. Google says the previous compose style - the more typical large box in the centre of your screen - will be discontinued. Why? Why not give us options? If some people like to compose an email in a small box in the corner of their screen, that's grand. They can. And if other people prefer to compose an email in as ... more »

Everything I know, I learned from Mayberry

Libby Spencer at The Impolitic - 19 hours ago
Don't often pass on facebook memes and I'm reasonably sure that is not Opie in the photoshop but this is, as the cool kidz say, well played.

Sulfur Is For Republicans Rotting In Hell, Not For Normal People Breathing Here On Earth

DownWithTyranny at DownWithTyranny! - 20 hours ago
Friday morning we were wondering who would be picking up the tab for damage from earthquakes caused by fracking if Big Oil & Gas won't. Well, the same people who pick up the tab for all pollution caused in the pursuit of private profits-- the tax payers. So that same morning when I heard some GOP shill on the radio whining how forcing Big Oil to reduce sulfur emissions from their gasoline would increase the companies' costs, I couldn't help but think about the billions of dollars in healthcare costs from gasoline pollution and who pays those costs. The reason he was on the radio m... more »

The UK's future in Europe

Craig at Is the BBC biased? - 20 hours ago
[image: Image for 2] As a fairly regular listener (for over a quarter of a century) to Radio 4's *The World Tonight* I often find myself viewing its homepage. For several weeks now, prominently positioned just beneath its 'Latest episode' link, the homepage has been showcasing one particular edition of the programme, from last December: The UK's future in Europe Can the UK prosper outside Europe and can Europe prosper without the UK? I presume the reason for featuring this special edition so prominently and for so long must be because they are especially proud of it and think it re... more »

Delmarva Peninsula residents must come to terms with sea level rise

Jim at Desdemona Despair - 20 hours ago
[image: This house, which is now completely underwater, was once inhabited and on dry land. Rising sea level is a reality that many who live in coastal areas will have to come to terms with in the near future. Photo: Delmarva Now] 29 March 2013 (DelmarvaNow) – Last October’s Hurricane Sandy was a costly affair for Somerset County, hitting Crisfield residents especially hard, with flood waters up to 5 feet deep that destroyed property and in the aftermath, shook the town’s economic and physical foundations. There was little time to escape rapidly rising waters as the storm swept a... more »

Holy Saturday Night in Haiti

John Carroll at Dying in Haiti - 20 hours ago
Sleeping with Mitral Stenosis in Port-au-Prince (Photo by John Carroll, March 30, 2013)This is how Marie has been trying to sleep for months. She cannot lie down because she cannot breathe. Her exam today revealed a very tight mitral valve. The tissue is scarred down and does not let blood normally drain into her left ventricle which is her main pumping chamber. And fluid ends up in her lungs which has caused her right ventricle to become overloaded. And this causes fluid to engorge her liver and causes her abdomen to be painful. And untreated strep throat caused all of this when Mar... more »

Warburg, Benjamin and the Archives of Outsider Art

Saman Mohammadi at The Excavator - 20 hours ago
*Wikipedia: * Abraham Moritz Warburg, known as Aby Warburg (June 13, 1866 – October 26, 1929), was a German art historian and cultural theorist who founded a private Library for Cultural Studies, the Kulturwissenschaftliche Bibliothek Warburg, later Warburg Institute. At the heart of his research was the legacy of the Classical World, and the transmission of classical representation, in the most varied areas of western culture through to the Renaissance. He suffered from depression and symptoms of schizophrenia, and was hospitalized in Ludwig Binswanger's neurological clinic in ... more »

5 Creative Ways to Decorate an Easter Egg and Creative Linkup

Debra Hawkins at Housewife Eclectic - 20 hours ago
This year I promised my 4-year-old some awesome dyed eggs, but in the wake of my 4-year-old's recent illness, I almost completely forgot about Easter. To make up for me not being on top of my game, I told her we could try out lots of different ways to decorate eggs. These are the ones we want to try. Chalkboard Eggs from Mom.Me. Seriously what kid wouldn't love these? Glittered Eggs from Martha Stewart. Hello glitter! Rubber Cement Dyed Eggs from Crap I've Made. These are the eggs my 4-year-old is most excited about. They look awesome. DIY Marbleized Eggs from Camille Styles... more »

"How It Really Is"

noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 21 hours ago

"Eternal Enemies..."

noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 21 hours ago
"Liberty and democracy are eternal enemies, and every one knows it who has ever given any sober reflection to the matter. A democratic state may profess to venerate the name, and even pass laws making it officially sacred, but it simply cannot tolerate the thing. In order to keep any coherence in the governmental process, to prevent the wildest anarchy in thought and act, the government must put limits upon the free play of opinion. In part, it can reach that end by mere propaganda, by the bald force of its authority — that is, by making certain doctrines officially infamous. But i... more »

World Must Unite Against US-Saudi-Israeli Proxy War in Syria

Land Destroyer at Land Destroyer - 21 hours ago
- US, Saudi Arabia, and Israel have conspired to destroy Syria by way of arming sectarian extremists since 2007. - The West now admits it, along with Saudi Arabia and Qatar, have provided thousands of tons of weapons to militants in Syria - while also conceding that Al Qaeda's Syrian franchise, Jabhat al-Nusra is the best armed, most well equipped militant front in the conflict. - US, Saudi, Israeli-backed terrorists are now committing a myriad of horrific atrocities against all of Syria's population, including Sunni Muslims - meaning neither "democrac... more »

“Agency of Fear: The FBI's Bomb Factory”

noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 22 hours ago
*“Agency of Fear: The FBI's Bomb Factory”* by Jeffrey St. Clair “It’s nearing dusk on November 26, 2010. More than 25,000 people have gathered in a light rain at Pioneer Square in downtown Portland, Oregon to watch the annual lighting of the holiday tree, a 100-foot-tall Douglas-fir logged from the Willamette National Forest. Three men in a nearby hotel room have just finished eating a take-out pizza. The TV turned to a local news channel, which is covering holiday celebration. The men spread towels on the floor and say an Islamic prayer, asking that Allah bless their operatio... more »

The Long-run Budget Path

Greg Mankiw at Greg Mankiw's Blog - 22 hours ago
Click here to ready my column in Sunday's *NY Times*.

Clean up begins for Mayflower, Arkansas Oil Spill

Mark Daniels at GLOBAL POLITICAL AWAKENING - 22 hours ago
Amy Hancock KTHV It was a rough start to the Easter holiday weekend after an oil spill struck in Mayflower. Authorities said as many as 40 homes had to be evacuated Friday afternoon. Mayflower Police Chief Robert Satkowski said that the evacuations will remain in effect over-night. The chief also stated that it's too early to say how much oil spilled, but crews have prevented it from getting into Lake Conway. That was a big concern all day; the work ahead will focus on clean-up around the affected areas in town. "So that is a pipeline that has busted and has flooded the neighbor... more »

The Leveretts Use Logic And Reason To Combat Irrational Foes of An American-Iranian Peace Deal

Saman Mohammadi at The Excavator - 23 hours ago
Read, *"Up For Debate: Do Insiders or Outsiders Have the Clearer View of Iran?"* by Flynt Leverett and Hillary Mann Leverett. The article is a response to a review of their highly praised book, *"Going to Tehran: Why the United States Must Come to Terms with the Islamic Republic of Iran,"* by historian and author Abbas Milani called, *"The American Voices of the Islamist Regime in Iran: Two Former U.S. Officials Make the Case for Accommodation."* Milani is a research fellow and co-director of the Iran Democracy Project at Stanford University's Hoover Institution. The Leveretts are ... more »

“You Have the Right to Remain Silent, But…”

noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 23 hours ago
*“You Have the Right to Remain Silent, But…”* by Dave Lindorff “Willie James Sauls is unlikely to see the outside of a prison. Last fall a court in the state of Texas sentenced this 37-year-old man to 45 years in jail. His crime: he snatched the purse from an old woman. In Norway, meanwhile, a court sentenced Anders Behring Breivik, a right-wing racist who slaughtered 77 people, mostly teenagers, and injured several hundred, to 21 years in prison, with an option for that detention to be extended by five-year increments if he is determined to be still dangerous. Otherwise, th... more »

Busted! Proof of HAARP! Satellite Imaging Shows Coil Wave over Prince Edward Islands [Indian Ocean not Canada]..

Obi-Wan Kabuki at AMERICAN KABUKI - 23 hours ago
Reblogged from: http://www.rumormillnews.com/cgi-bin/forum.cgi?read=272951 *Busted! Proof of HAARP! Satellite Imaging Shows Coil Wave over Prince Edward Islands..* Posted By: Jordon Date: Saturday, 30-Mar-2013 15:00:17 The images from march 26th 2013 show a Huge Coil , Spiral Wave like Feature coming from the Prince Edward Islands ! Amazing Proof of Weather Modification ! NASA Pictures showing the effects of TTA'S and HAARP ! http://youtu.be/frwBLtv3EN8 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Weird Cloud ‘Coils’ Captured by Earth-Observing Satellite These are some of the strang... more »

Bowie Keeps Swinging

DownWithTyranny at DownWithTyranny! - 1 day ago
Early in the 70s I washed up in Amsterdam, after a couple years of wandering down the Hippie Trail across Asia and back. I didn't have a dime to my name and no reason to go back to America, which was still systematically destroying Vietnam under Richard Nixon. Necessity created an ascetic and I got a job at the Kosmos, Amsterdam's meditation center. I ate brown rice and vegetables for 4 years and lived... modestly. It was also the time I was slowly coming to realize I was gay. I had another set of friends besides the meditation center crowd. They were some American and British ex... more »

Freedom of speech in Palestinian Territories

Not a sheep at Not a sheep - 1 day ago
'A Palestinian man who clicked "Like" on a Facebook status criticizing a Palestinian Authority official has been sentenced to six months in prison. Anas Ismail, 29, of Salfit, near Nablus, was found guilty of "libel and slander."' More here http://www.jpost.com/Breaking-News/Palestinian-imprisoned-for-Facebook-Like-308190 but not on the institutionally biased against Israel BBC.

Sweet charity

Libby Spencer at The Impolitic - 1 day ago
I didn't find this at all surprising. Anybody who has ever worked in the restaurant/hospitality industry knows the rich are tightwads. Indeed the richer the are, the stingier they are with tips. So it goes with charitable giving. One of the most surprising, and perhaps confounding, facts of charity in America is that the people who can least afford to give are the ones who donate the greatest percentage of their income. In 2011, the wealthiest Americans—those with earnings in the top 20 percent—contributed on average 1.3 percent of their income to charity. By comparison, Americans ... more »

Washington Post: Texas wants its gold back! Wait, what?

Obi-Wan Kabuki at AMERICAN KABUKI - 1 day ago
Gold at the New York Fed. (Federal Reserve Bank of New York) *Thanks Deva for posting this. First thought that popped in my head was is this a move by the "Texas Camp" to keep themselves going? Gold increases in value as the dollar decreases, other wise its just a commodity... -AK* http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/wonkblog/wp/2013/03/26/texas-wants-its-gold-back-wait-what/ * * *Texas wants its gold back! Wait, what?* Posted by Neil Irwin on March 26, 2013 at 10:58 am Texas has generally been at the front of the pack of a certain variety of uber-hawkish, vaguely paranoid monetary... more »

New Site Announcement -- Understanding the OPPT

Brian Kelly at AMERICAN KABUKI - 1 day ago
*Understanding The One People's Public Trust -- A Beginner's Guide to the OPPT* * * Link to the site: http://understandingtheoppt.info/ * * There are still many out there who have not yet been exposed to the OPPT. While I do believe we are approaching a time where ALL the actions that have taken place will be brought into the light for all BE'ings to see and know, I still think it's important to have dedicated sites such as this one, available as a resource for those who are looking for answers to questions which have and will continue to surface. A BIG thank you to Tom ... more »

There are 70 conflicts worldwide, so why do we focus on just one? | Irish Examiner

Not a sheep at Not a sheep - 1 day ago
'The same could be said about Chechnya. The Russians have just announced the end of their "counter-terrorism" operation. There are no solid figures for the number of civilians killed since the second war began there in late 1999, but estimates range anywhere between 25,000 and 200,000. Put that in context. Israel might be geographically small – smaller than Munster – but in population terms Chechnya is absolutely tiny. A region with a little more than one million inhabitants has seen anything up to one-fifth of its civilian population killed in two decades of war. And one school si... more »

Tom Flanagan's Too Brief Exile

The Mound of Sound at The Disaffected Lib - 1 day ago
Consider Tom Flanagan rehabilitated. All it took was a dead premier to get him back in the public eye. That and the Globe & Mail. On the occasion of the passing of Ralph Klein, the G&M is running a testimonial from Tom Flanagan: *All politicians say they went into public life “to make a difference.” Ralph Klein actually did make a difference. He showed Alberta – and Canada – how to deal with runaway deficits and public debt.* *The Klein model was a steroidal version of short-term pain for long-term gain. Rather than just level off the growth in spending, he made deep actual red... more »

The World Should Consider North Korea As Dangerous And Deranged, Now Threatening Others In The Global Community ...

leftdog at Buckdog - 1 day ago
*I don't think it's wise to ignore the political lunacy spewing from North Korea this week. They are isolated and paranoid. Their rigid ideology leaves them reacting to everything with confrontation and threats of violence. * *Like an armed crazy person making threats in a public place, North Korea should be considered as potentially dangerous to the world community. Personally, I think that North Korea could go over the edge with this nonsense. They would probably consider it courageous and glorious! * *It's time for the People's Republic of China to instruct North Korea to to... more »

NC GOP attacks voting rights

Libby Spencer at The Impolitic - 1 day ago
Suppressing the (Democratic) vote has been an ongoing effort since the idiot GOPers took over our statehouse and they're not letting up for a minute. Not content to trust their extreme gerrymandering of the districts, which went as far as to split a college campus down the middle, the GOP's latest assault on voting rights is going for the ALEC approved attack on voting access. They're double teaming this one: Senate Bill 428, filed by Sen. Jerry Tillman, R-Randolph, would cut the early voting period from two weeks to one and would eliminate same-day voter registration. House Bill... more »

CYPRUS: DEPOSITORS MIGHT BE ISSUED BANK STOCK WORTH 37.5% OF AMOUNTS OVER 100,000 EUROS, “WHILE THE REST OF THEIR DEPOSITS MAY NEVER BE PAID BACK”

Obi-Wan Kabuki at AMERICAN KABUKI - 1 day ago
Reblogged from: http://www.cryptogon.com/?p=34315 *CYPRUS: DEPOSITORS MIGHT BE ISSUED BANK STOCK WORTH 37.5% OF AMOUNTS OVER 100,000 EUROS, “WHILE THE REST OF THEIR DEPOSITS MAY NEVER BE PAID BACK”* March 30th, 2013 Killing Joke - European Super State from Digital Beast on Vimeo. Via: Reuters: Big depositors in Cyprus’s largest bank stand to lose far more than initially feared under a European Union rescue package to save the island from bankruptcy, a source with direct knowledge of the terms said on Friday. Under conditions expected to be announced on Saturday, depositors in... more »

Yale Journal of Economics

Greg Mankiw at Greg Mankiw's Blog - 1 day ago
Students at Yale have started a new journal, called the Yale Journal of Economics, which aims to publish the best undergraduate papers, not just from Yale, but from any school. Click on the link to read the first issue or to find out how to submit. The editors hope professors will encourage their students who write noteworthy papers to send them in. Yesterday, I had the pleasure of being the featured speaker at the event where the inaugural issue was released. Below is a picture of me with the new journal's editorial board after a dinner at Mory's, the classic Yale eating establis... more »

Holy Saturday...

Adrienne at Adrienne's Corner - 1 day ago

Sea Lion Deaths

Majia's Blog at Majia's Blog - 1 day ago
*Enenews ‘Federal gov’t declares rare Unusual Mortality Event in So. California — 70% of all newborn sea lions may be dying — Testing for toxins, infectious agents (VIDEO)’ (2013, March 28), * http://enenews.com/noaa-declares-rare-unusual-mortality-event-in-so-california-70-of-all-newborn-sea-lions-may-be-dying-testing-for-toxins-video Majia here: I'm so saddened by the sea-lion deaths. I love sea-lions. I grew up mostly on the north California coast and then went to college at San Diego State. I love the pelicans, sea-gulls, and sea-lions. I also love the hermit crabs. Last summer ... more »

What Mattered This Week?

Jonathan Bernstein at A plain blog about politics - 1 day ago
It was sort of this week, sort of not, but I'll make a mention here of all of the implementation fights on the Affordable Care Act: they certainly matter. I'll go with North Korea again in the "doesn't matter" category. I'm not sure what to do with the SCOTUS hearings on marriage, so I'll leave it to you. And beyond that, I've probably missed stuff...what do you think? What do you think mattered this week?

SEEKING PEACE & JUSTICE

Bruce K. Gagnon at Organizing Notes - 1 day ago
*Solidarity action with Guantanamo hunger strikers at Times Sq. in NYC last Thursday* - On Sunday, March 24 human rights activists throughout the US (including NYC, Chicago, Ohio) began a seven day fast and series of actions in solidarity with the men currently on hunger strike at the US prison in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. The US Navy now reports that three hunger strikers have been hospitalized and that ten are being force fed — a practice condemned by human rights organizations and used in efforts to “break” prior hunger strikes at Guantanamo. Some hunger striker... more »
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