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China Rebukes North Korea - Says No State Should Sow Chaos
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By Ben Blanchard and Jane Chung
BEIJING/SEOUL | Sun Apr 7, 2013 7:58pm EDT
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(Reuters) -* China's leaders issued thinly veiled rebukes to North
Koreafor raising regional tensions, with the president saying no country
should
throw the world into chaos and the foreign minister warning that Beijing
would not allow mischief on its doorstep. **The weekend comments were
the
strongest yet by China in response to more than a month of North Korean
rhetoric that has included threats to launch a nuclear attack on the
United
States and to wage war with Seoul.*
***No country "should be allo... more »
Meet & Greet Monday (#MtaGt)
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environment or ways to live green? If you answered yes to any, you're
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Do Progressives Vote To Abolish The Estate Tax? I Asked Feinstein And Boxer
Feinstein is 79 & Boxer is 72-- time to step aside for younger leaders?
In the run-up to a vote on the Senate budget on March 23, dozens and dozens
of pointless, ideological amendments were offered late into the night. I
recall Jim Inhofe offering some kooky black helicopter amendment about the UN
coming to take away our guns after 4 AM as the whole absurd process was
finally winding down. Earlier in the evening, however, North Dakota and
Virginia corporate whores John Thune and Mark Warner offered separate
amendments to repeal the estate tax. Thune's was more radical and it failed
... more »
The Decision Tree
Lisa Harrison forwarded this poem, I don't know who the author is...
Kindergarten Fukushima Science Project Says it All: “Now tuna fish in California have cesium. YUK!” | #OccupyNuclear
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**[the report]..focused on the fact that this deadly radiation is now
contained within the bodies of tuna and other edible fish in the great
Pacific...*
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Kindergartener, Savanna Urry was busy presenting her drawings, a poster
setup, and an exclusively iPad shot and edited video, that all featured the
nuclear topic, and focused on a very plain and daunting fact: The fact that
deadly, and highly carcinogenic plutonium and cesium isotopes were spewed,
and continue to be spewed into the Pacific Ocean to this very day from the
world’s first, full blown, (triple) nuclear core MEL... more »
Yellowstone business owners unhappy campers
Guessing most of these owners vote for Republicans because, small
government. That would be the same Republicans who forced the sequester
cuts designed to take a chainsaw to the national budget to take effect
because, pisses off liberals, or something. Then the business owners
discovered *this* is what "small government" looks like.
Yellowstone Park having to cut something, suspended snow plowing for a
couple of weeks to save $400K . Bad for business. Via Kevin Drum, owners
decided to pony up the cash to get it done themselves.
But therein lies the perennial rub: Cuts that are wel... more »
Rosa perfumada color roja
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THE WAR EFFECTS STILL REMAIN.......
Nao Rozi is a former soldier and lives and struggles with the Afghan Peace
Volunteers, seeking a better life, seeking a better world.
He is a very beautiful human being.
Hermoso amanecer en el mar
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THE GOLAN HEIGHTS: A NEW FRONT LINE AGAINST ISRAELI EXPANSIONISM?
I mentioned over a year ago that the civil war in Syria was likely to spill
into the Golan Heights, Syrian territory seized by Israel in the Six Day
War of 1967, and now it seems that the prospect of that is fast becoming a
reality.
The question, then, is: Why do the Israelis support the Syrian opposition
in their fight against Syrian President Bashir al-Assad when it has been
al-Assad that has continued to provide some semblance of security to Israel
in the Golan Heights? Sure, it can be argued that Israel is dead set
against al-Assad because of his support for Hezbollah in Lebanon... more »
Dibujos animados con casas y árboles.
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Sure, what Terry McAuliffe needs to get elected governor of Virginia is better staff than he had in 2009
*Pick your poison -- D vs. R*
*"[S]ome Democrats said privately that both McAuliffe and his team were
disillusioned after the [2009] primary loss, making it unsurprising that a
different cast would be in place this year."*
*-- from Ben Pershing's WaPo report, "*Building campaigns,
McAuliffe cleans house while Cuccinelli keeps old hands"
*by Ken*
It doesn't seem to happen as often as it used to -- crackpot right-wing
lurkers denouncing us here at *DWT* for bad-mouthing their slime-sucking
heroes while giving a pass to what they view as satanic Democrats. Is it
possible that people h... more »
Arboles de color rosa a orillas del rio
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Henry Corbin On A Major Philosophical Difference Between Shiites And Sunnis
"Henry Corbin was a partisan of the freedom of the Imagination and an
implacable enemy of fundamentalism and totalitarianisms of all kinds." -
Tom Cheetham, author of, *"All the World an Icon: Henry Corbin and the
Angelic Function of Beings."* This quote is taken from the website, *
"virtualborscht."*
Below is an excerpt from Henry Corbin's book, *"History of Islamic
Philosophy."* 1993. Kegan Paul International: London. Pg. 125-126.
The book was first published in 1964 in French. Here is a description from *
Amazon:*
Published in English for the first time, this work by Henry Cor... more »
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Fat-Free Econ 41: Cut Income Taxes
* This is my article yesterday in interaksyon.com. The "movie editor" that
I referred here is Manny Castaneda, my co-cast in the late 80s political
satire program, "Sic O Clock News" aired in IBC 13 and directed by the late
Marilou Diaz-Abaya.
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Mid-April each year is the deadline for filing income tax payments made the
previous year for both individuals and corporations. A friend, a local
movie director, commented in his Facebook wall, “April,* buwan ng
pagbabayad ng *tax. Personally, it's like throwing my hard earned money
into a toilet bowl.* Wala naman itong silbi sa b... more »
RBC Temporary Foreign Worker WTF
RBC
has found itself the center of a employment controversy thanks to this
article by the CBC.
My Twitter feed exploded this morning over the replacing domestic
Canadian jobs with foreigners working on a Visa. The article quotes Dave
Moreau, who works in IT systems support as one of the displaced
workers. This alarmed me immediately as "IT Systems Support" is how I
earn my living. Nothing like
The Realist Report with John Friend
On this edition of *The Realist Report*, we'll be joined by Bill Finck of *
Christogenea.org* and *The Mein Kampf Project*. Bill and I will be
discussing the role of Christianity in the development and advancement of
Western civilization, including how Christianity impacted and influenced
some of the most prominent figures and political ideologies in Western
history, such as the Founding Fathers of America and Adolf Hitler of
National Socialist Germany. Where did Christianity go wrong? How was
Christianity subverted and perverted to the point where now organized
Christianity merely... more »
LaPierre and NRA are 'Clowns at the Circus'
From Crooks and Liars
The world works in complicated ways
I know he wasn't talking to me, but since I actually mentioned it myself, I
can't stop thinking about what Atrios said about 2010 a couple of day ago.
This is a rare occasion where I don't think he has it quite right.
I don't know what Atrios was reading, but I certainly didn't bring up the
lessons of 2010 as a rebuke to pissed off progressives. Even when I
disagree on tactics, I've long said everyone should do what they think will
be most effective. But it seems useful to look back and see how what
tactics worked -- or didn't.
Not saying people shouldn't bitch about bad policy ch... more »
What do you mean, ‘give back’?
Successful businessmen get virtually no praise for what they do in their
day job, only when they give their money away.
This is called “giving back.” It is, say Yaron Brook and Don Watkins, “One
of the World's Most Impoverishing Commands”:
“Give back.” That’s the message sent to successful businessmen. You built a
company? You made a lot of money? Fine. Now it’s time for you to use the
money you’ve made to do some real good in the world.
Apparently, creating our modern standard of living and our modern
lifespan doesn’t count.
Think of the history of America. Its transfor... more »
Northerntruthseeker Rant For Sunday, April 7th, 2013
Sunday, and again it is that time of the week when I take so called news
reports, and tear them to shreds....
Many have wondered where the heck I have been and why I have not been
putting up as many articles now at this site than what I used to.... I have
said a while back that I would definitely be spending more time for the
next while concentrating on both rest and relaxation, and spending time
taking care of family and personal business. This blog has always been an
outlet for myself for me to give my thoughts on what I see is wrong in this
world, and I am very happy to see tha... more »
Monopolistic Corporations Controlling Global Food Supplies Pass Laws Making Dissent Illegal
Our food may be killing us as factory farming pollutes the environment
and
breeds super-viruses and bacteria requiring ever greater use of
antibiotics:
Taping of Farm Cruelty Is Becoming the Crime by R. OpelApril 6, 2013,
The
New YorkTimes,
http://www.nytimes.com/2013/04/07/us/taping-of-farm-cruelty-is-becoming-the-crime.html?nl=todaysheadlines&emc=edit_th_20130407&_r=0[Excerpted]
On one covert video, farm workers illegally burn the ankles of Tennessee
walking horses with chemicals. Another captures workers in Wyoming
punching
and kicking pigs and flinging piglets into the air. And a... more »
So, there are two kinds of drinkers
There are two kinds of drinkers. Those who mean it when they say, “I’m
going for a couple of quick ones.” And those who, when they say “I’m going
for a couple of quick ones,” really mean: "Come, fill the cup, and in the
fire of Spring—your Winter-garment of repentance fling"!
Which kind are you?
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Ileana vs Beyoncé-- Is Debbie Wasserman Schultz The Dark Presence Behind The Curtain?
The Florida Republican Party moved to shore up Ileana Ros-Lehtinen's shaky
House seat by giving some strongly Democratic areas-- like the Key West--
to much disliked David Rivera in FL-26. Rivera, plagued with a tough
district and an unending series of corruption scandals, was promptly
defeated for reelection. Ileana survived in a district (FL-27) that has
more of Miami's Cuban neighborhoods, including Little Havana, without many
African-American neighborhoods, just over her district line. In November,
Obama won FL-26 and FL-27 with identical percentages against Romney,
53.1-46.4%... more »
If I go...
They're out to get all pro-Israeli bloggers, if I go then think well of
me...
IRELAND - Claim: Top civil servant had 'inappropriate level of contact' with tycoons
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* *Claim: top civil servant had 'inappropriate level of contact' with
tycoons*
*Paddy McKillen complains to Michael Noonan of Secretary General's
informality and familiarity in dealing with Barclays*
John Moran,
RONALD QUINLAN SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT – 07 APRIL 2013
THE most powerful civil servant in the Department of Finance is at the
centre of controversy this weekend and under pressure to explain a series
of emails in which he discussed with a key representative of the
billionaire Barclay brothers their efforts to buy the loans of Irish
property tycoon Paddy McKillen from t... more »
hundreds of nyc fast-food workers walk off the job, demand a living wage (plus: don't fly porter)
Hundreds of fast-food workers in New York City walked off the job this
week, demanding a living wage. This is their second walkout in six months,
as this exciting labour movement continues to grow.
The workers, who have organized themselves as Fast Food Forward, are a
model for people throughout the US who are employed but live in poverty.
Low-wage workers in Chicago are involved in the same fight, under the
banner of Worker Organizing Committee of Chicago. Both groups are calling
for a $15/hour minimum wage.
The National Restaurant Association says its industry "provides more than... more »
Quakers sponsoring of Bolivian students
*Learning the Life of the Spirit*
While frosty spring winds kiss the crocuses in much of the North, let us
whisk you away for a moment to warm, mild Cochabamba to meet Gaby Chambi
Perca, Friendly Farmer in training.
Gaby just started her ninth semester in Agronomy and Animal Husbandry at
the University of San Simón, thanks to a BQEF sponsorship by a US family.
International Lecturers:
[image: Turn on Images to see the cows admire Gaby in her brilliant boots]Last
semester, Gaby’s section had a workshop on calf management. A lecturer from
Argentina taught about life in the calf’s e... more »
Inside Britain's Sharia courts - Telegraph
The BBC actually investigating Britain's Sharia courts.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/law-and-order/9975937/Inside-Britains-Sharia-courts.html
I'm shocked
GIYUS: On anti Israel rhetoric, Muslim propaganda and anti Semitism - Interview with Professor Porat
'In the last few years, anti Semitism has been hiding behind anti Zionism.
The calls and actions to de legitimize Israel's right to exist and to frame
Israel as the devil which tortures the poor innocent Palestinians hide in
many cases anti-Semitic feelings and expressions.'
More here
http://www.giyus.org/2011/01/anti-israel-rhetoric-muslim-propaganda-and-anti-semitism-interview-with-professor-porat.html
"KIM GETS $3 BILLION FROM USA"
*CIA asset Kim*
According to Tom Heneghan's * Intelligence Briefing's Blog*, Kim Jong-un
has just received a load of money from the USA.
"It can now be reported that a P140 U.S. aircraft cargo plane left Langley,
Virginia at 3:30 p.m. EST destination North Korea.
"The aircraft contains $3 BILLION that was made available by the Dallas
branch of the German Commerz Bank.
"The $3 BILLION will be delivered directly to North Korea dictator Kim
Jong-un by U.S. officials."
*Bill Richardson. photo AP*
"The U.S. team is headed by former Clinton Administration official, North
Korean bag m... more »
Hang on to your Tin Foil Hats!
Gosh, there really are conspiracies! And the reluctance of people to admit
they have been duped, and that they live in a sham Truman's World phoney,
crumbling screen set, is one of the reasons that the oligarchs have been
allowed to take over and are now plundering what little remains of the
natural world while turning everyone who isn't as filthy rich as they are
into brainwashed slaves.
I was 13 years old when Martin Luther King was killed on April 4, and life
has never been the same since. I guess in some deep way I started to get
the inkling that things are not what they are... more »
Special Prosecutors, Special Courts, Justice Denied, Time For Star Chambers
*John Les as Mayor of Chilliwack was allowed to keep the proceeds of
crime... *
Robin McFee...What a good name, because what Robin McFee did was ........He
robbed the taxpayers of heavy fees and delivered nothing, he failed
miserably, a pathetic investigation not worth the paper it was written on,
let me explain.
Robin McFee(The special prosecuter assigned to the John Les corruption
scandal) had no mention in his report that John Les`s real estate agent
Lorraine Dyck presented a small in scale development plan for the Rosebank
property to Chilliwack council, 6 days later John Le... more »
Sunday Question for Everyone (2)
What should the minimum age for voting be? Why?
Why Newt Gingrich Is Still On TV/Revered By the Owners (Where the Idea of Chained-CPI Came From) Right. We Wuz Robbed and It's Coming Around Again
Have you spent much time lately wondering why "our" liberal/progressive
"change" President continues to push the fake deficit scam? After the noted
economist Dean Baker addressed the history of this scam (and how even the
tepid job growth under the weak Obama stimulus has halved it already),
hasn't the stated necessity for adding a Chained-CPI requirement to
minimize Social Security growth (and
Of Jet Streams and Rossby Waves and a Political Class That Couldn't Care Less
There was something strange on U.S. weather/drought maps recently. The
northern hemisphere, or "polar" jet stream was shown plunging down into
Mexico. It was down where the sub-tropical jet stream is supposed to be.
Mexico. Not Oregon or even northern California but Mexico, a country that
actually dips down into the tropics. I do tend to pay attention to the
jet stream, especially when it heads north up toward Alaska. That tends
to bring us warm, southern air and, in high summer, we get a high pressure
cell that builds out in the Pacific off Vancouver Island that means hot,... more »
Creative Showcase- Creative Linkup and Features
I can't believe that it is April already. April has been fabulous for so
far, full of roller coasters and book signings. What have you been up to?
Here are my favorite link-ups from the last couple Creative Showcases.
Want a chance to be featured? Link up your projects, outfits, book reviews
and anything else you have done to the linky below.
These Cheater Chicken Enchiladas from A Mouse in My Kitchen, look easy
and delicious!
This cute Chalk Frame from Lemon Tree Dwelling.
My mouth is watering over this Orange Butterhorns from Newlyweds on a
Budget
I absolutely love this ... more »
ROSE FINESILVER
*Rose Finesilver*
Rose Finesilver, a Polish Jewess living in London, was 'involved' in the
security services during World War II.
She had been dropped into Poland to act as an agent.
*Smoke whilst you're praying... Summer of Love*
She had used her influence with the Kray Twins stop the blackmail of Sir
Cyril Smith.
*MORE FROM THE INTEL FILES ON ROTHSCHILD by KJ Field*
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*John Harper*
John Harper grew up in the East End of London, home to the Kray Twins.
Rose Finesilver came into his life at age 13.
*Smoke whilst you're praying... Summer of Love*
*Rose is sitting on the extre... more »
Defending Democracy in Canada
If we don't take steps to defend democracy in Canada we may face a huge
struggle to salvage it in the future. There's a price to be paid for
inaction.
Look at the United States of America for example. Democracy there has
been supplanted by plutocracy. Democratic power has been "captured" by
corporatism and harnessed into the service of the oligarchs, the richest of
the rich. This did not happen overnight. It was set in motion three
decades ago and has progressed ever since. In its wake America's middle
class has been dismembered and vast wealth has been transferred out of ... more »
Resisting the State - Chapter 5
This was maybe the most problematic chapter of Scott Neigh's *Talking
Radical:Resisting the State* for me. It's about Don Weitz of the Anti-Psychiatry
Movement. Now, I've heard of the Anti-Psychiatry Movement before. And I get
that mental institutions were, and remain, frightening places where
horrific abuses have occurred. I get that people are over-medicated, given
what are essentially chemical lobotomies. I know about the CIA mind-control
experiments (read: torture) at the Allen Institute in Montreal (to provide
but one Canadian example of this horror). But I also know that there ... more »
GAIA PORTAL: Energetic “Rivers of Sustenance”
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* *Energetic “Rivers of Sustenance”*
by ÉirePort
Energies of sustenance are provided for all Gaia ground crew at this now
moment. Multiple timeline effects, activated by departing dark-intenders,
have brought in avenues for potential confusion. These are being dealt with
at Higher Levels.
Awareness is key for Gaia ground crew, and confusion may be avoided by
rising, in Mind, to what may be imaged as a "River of Sustenance". Each
will understand an image which works for them.
Portal stillness is still experienced, and includes portals of
transformation. We suggest resting an... more »
You and me and rain on the roof
This is a brilliant idea. Harvesting rainwater.
In the video above, Lancaster demonstrates how he turned his own
neighborhood into a kind of vessel that would make the most out of its
natural rainfall—and it doesn't require any money or a significant amount
of time to maintain.
Simply cutting into the sidewalk curb prevents downstream flooding, while
allowing rainwater to disperse among plant life; planting native,
fruit-bearing trees opens a low-maintenance source of fresh, whole foods;
and the entire system promotes wildlife, cleaner air, cooler ground
temperatures and a better... more »
'Rainbow Fog' at Fukushima
Majia's Blog - 11 hours ago
ChasAha at Enenews pointed out the 'rainbow fog' at
Fukushima Daiichi this
morning:
Here is a screen shot in its entirety illustrating this phenomenon:
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src="data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAASMAAADYCAIAAAAvYBIUAAAgAElEQVR4nLy865LkSnIeeIwvwB9azZzTl+qu7uqqyguAuPk9bkBWnxntPtXqRUjNkNKzrK0ZVxKHEm2fZn8EMqvOGZLi2l7C3Koz0UgkEsAX7v755/HD3/3nv/+7//L3f/ef/9+1P/3df/7T7e3/8V/+9Pd/+u9//w//P9g//tL+tR/8r//w3//rP/dff9rt//Ep/cun+q888/97v+tXn/3TP/zjn/7bP/7pv739ln/95fond/vnPvir7f/yj/3/0v7bG/tX7vY/sj9d//4r7R/++//5v/3vf/fDtq2ttd7bZVsv27pd+rq1t9a31rf+xtZh69bXtfe1b9t6uWzb1retbVvbLmXd8r... more »
Gov report: Actually, evil City traders DIDN'T cause the banking crash • The Register
Re HBOS collapse:
' This was a traditional bank failure pure and simple. It was a case of a
bank pursuing traditional banking activities and pursuing them badly.'
More here at the Register
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/04/05/hbos_collapse/
The link between Nazism and Islamists
'Haj Amin Al-Husseini (1895-1974), Grand Mufti of Jerusalem, is a man of
the past, at the same time he is a man of the present. Not only was he one
of the best Arab friends the Nazis ever had, he also worked for them and
was handsomely paid by them in the crucial war years between 1941 and 1945
when he lived in a villa in Berlin. Today, he is a model for many radical
Muslims who share his views on the Jews, Sharia law and the West. He was
the father of Palestinian nationalism. Why did he feel so deeply attracted
to Nazi ideology? Why did the Nazis see the Grand Mufti as their close... more »
Sunday Classics: From Risë Stevens in "The King and I" to Patricia Neway in "The Consul"
*In 1960, the year after she created the role of the Mother Abbess in
Rodgers and Hammerstein's The Sound of Music, soprano Patricia Neway
re-created the role of Magda Sorel in The Consul, Gian Carlo Menotti's
first full-length opera, which she had created in 1950, including a
289-performance Broadway run.*
*by Ken*
As I mentioned in remembering mezzo-soprano Risë Stevens, after her
retirement from the Met, she was tapped by Richard Rodgers for the
production of *The King and I* he oversaw at the Music Theater of Lincoln
Center in 1964. We heard a couple of excerpts from RCA's cas... more »
Your moment of Zen
Found growing from a lily pad at Sandy Ridge Reservation in Ohio. Scott M
Duncan photo.
Dutch Holocaust Survivor - "I Saw How The Mufti Of Jerusalem
' March 5, 2012 - San Francisco, CA - PipeLineNews.org - "It was a very hot
day in June or July 1944 when I was at work in Monowitz, also known as
Auschwitz III. And then I suddenly noticed a group of people who looked
like actors. They were wearing long robes and strange headgear.
Occasionally, internees did perform a play in the camp. I wanted to find
out myself and as I walked towards that group I was stopped by a high
ranking SS-officer whom I didn't know. He was from the main camp (Auschwitz
I) or Birkenau (Auschwitz II). The officer asked me, 'What do you want?' 'I
just want... more »
Argentina flood damage exceeds $500 million
[image: People wade through flooded streets as the water starts subsiding
in La Plata, located 63 km south of Buenos Aires, on 3 April 2013 after a
powerful storm pummeled the Argentine capital overnight from Tuesday to
Wednesday. Photo: Daniel Garcia / AFP / Getty Images]
7 April 2013 (Voice of Russia) – The material damage from the recent flood
in La Plata, Argentina, exceeds $500 million, according to a report just
released by the city authorities.
51 people died and more than 350,000 were displaced and almost one-fouth of
local buildings were damaged by a long spate of torren... more »
Phil Plait: The march of antireality continues
[image: Because we know that globes should be shaped like a pancake.
Graphic: controversy.wearscience.com]
By Phil Plait
5 April 2013
*"Against unreason, the gods themselves contend in vain." —with apologies
to Friedrich Schiller*
(Slate.com) – Lately I’ve been trying to write more about science, rather
than write about those who attack it. I love science, and I love promoting
it. It gives us wonder, knowledge, advances in technology and medicine,
increases our lifespan and the joy that fills it. It also reveals the world
as it truly is, and while that may not always be comfortin... more »
U.S. Midwest farmers looking for best crop in decades
[image: Corn plants dry in a drought-stricken farm field on 17 July 2012
near Fritchton, Indiana. The corn and soybean belt in the middle of the
nation is experiencing one of the worst droughts in more than five decades.
Photo: Scott Olson / Getty Images]
5 April 2013 (Reuters) – A cool spring in the Midwest has farmers eager for
soils to warm up before planting what is expected to be the region’s
biggest crop in decades. Farmers this week could begin planting corn in
many spots across the upper Midwest, according to insurance policies that
cover costs if they have to replant beca... more »
Sunday Question for Everyone (1)
Off format this week just for a little variety...I won't divide these by
conservative/liberal
As regular readers know, I'm a fan of John Seary's arguments about the
minimum age for elected officials. Currently the minimum age for President
of the United States is 35, Senate is 30, and House of Representatives is
25. What should it be? Are there any other changes (in any direction) for
qualifications for office that you would make?
Stubborn drought tests Texas ranchers – U.S. cattle herd at lowest level in 60 years – ‘Beef will come back. But who’s going to be left to produce it?’
[image: Gary Price is a rarity among cattle ranchers in 2013. He’s making
money on his herd of 200 cows in this tiny town about an hour south of
Dallas-Fort Worth. Mr. Price and his wife manage their land to help them
avoid buying food and water for their cattle. Photo: By Brandon Thibodeaux
/ The New York Times]
By STEPHANIE STROM
5 April 2013
BLOOMING GROVE, Texas (The New York Times) – Gary Price is a rarity among
cattle ranchers these days. He’s making money on his herd of 200 cows in
this tiny town about an hour south of Dallas-Fort Worth.
“The market is very good, and we’... more »
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*LSU spent a lot trying to quash academic freedom and befriend the Corps of
Engineers ~James Gill*~*LSU comes out looking petty, vindictive and
dishonest while taxpayers get a bill for $1 million. Will anyone get fired
over this? Hell, no. That punishment is reserved for straight shooters.
Ivor van Heerden must have been such a one, else the state would hardly
have paid him $435,000 last month to settle his wrongful termination
lawsuit. We now discover that LSU's futile resistance cost more than that
in legal fees, which rather belies the notion that flagship universities
attract to... more »
On the Fitch Ratings Upgrade
* This is my article in thelobbyist.biz last Friday.
Fitch Ratings’ upgrade of the Philippine economy from non-investment grade
BB+ to investment grade BBB is indeed good news.
For starters, there are three other investment grade status that the
Philippine economy and Philippine-based companies can aspire to reach: A,
AA and AAA, with the latter as the most stable, most reliable status. There
are intermediates of +/- between these grades, like A-, A, A+.
For the non-investment grade, the rates range from D (defaulted on some
obligations and can default more) to C (vulnerable to ba... more »
Infrastructure
Haiti's Infrastructure
(Photo by John Carroll---April 7, 2013)
I just love the word "infrastructure". We all love to talk about Haiti's
infrastructure.
Merriam-Webster defines infrastructure as: The underlying foundation or
basic framework (as of a system or organization).
The infrastructure in the picture above is in LaPlaine. This depicts
Haiti's infrastructure pretty well.
And this infrastructure looked like this before the earthquake of 2012.
Nothing has changed about this infrastructure except possibly the cow.
Haitians raise their families on this infrastructure. And they wa... more »
The New Abolitionists
Offered on Thursday at Arne Duncan's workplace:
Testing Abolitionists
We are engaged in a struggle to abolish high stakes standardized tests and
to bring back local public control to a public school system that serves
the needs of all children who choose it. Resistance is growing among
teachers, parents, students, legislators, and unions (at least in
Chicago). And though our numbers are still thin and our voices, perhaps,
muted and our sprouting resistance sometimes subverted and coopted, that
does not keep our actions from advancing, nor does it diminish the
rightness of our caus... more »
Any Other Church Acting Like This Would Have Been Bulldozed to the Ground Long Ago
"*I ran home shaking like a dog. I had wee short trousers on*
* and the shite was running down my leg.*
* My mum and my auntie had to wipe me down*."
As the Cardinals of the Roman Catholic Church met in conclave in the
Vatican to select a new pope, 62-year old Scot, Pat McEwan, related how his
parish priest raped him when he was just eight years old.
*The juxtaposition of those two images: the powerful institution that
represents 1.2 billion Catholics and the abused child, tells the story of a
church with two faces: one public and one private. Last month, the church
was plunged into... more »
The Demonisation of Paris Brown
Blogging twice about *The Mail* in a single week is something I wouldn't
wish on my worst enemy, but here we are. It's Sunday, and that means prime
time for the right-wing press to hypocritically vent at an unfortunate hate
figure. And for 7th April, that most unwelcome of spotlights has fallen on
one Paris Brown (pictured), Youth Police and Crime Commissioner for Kent.
Her crime? *The Mail* thunders "Is this foul-mouthed, self-obsessed Twitter
teen really the future of British policing? Youth crime tsar's sex and drug
rants".
With the chutzpah only *The Mail* could manage, they at... more »
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*Jindal Republicans take aim at gutting solar power tax credit*
*Could the flood of 1983 happen again? *
*St. Claude Food Truck and Art Bazaar*
*Mule-Drawn Music*
Eco-Warriors
Coming soon - the story of Edward Abbey - and the contemporary heirs to his
Monkey Wrench Gang, the pioneers of anarchic eco-activism...something to
look forward to!
Damned Lies and Statistics
"There are lies, damned lies and statistics," Sam Clemans said. The Harper
government has done its best to undermine Canada's statistical database.
But, occasionally, it still likes to use them. The devil, however, is
always in the way they are used. In a recent article in the Literary Review
of Canada, George Fallis wrote:
It is said that Canada has a severe and growing problem of income
inequality — the rich get richer while the poor get poorer and the middle
class struggles to stay even. The picture is not accurate.”
In response, Carol Goar wrote in the *Toronto Star*:
There ... more »
Real ethnic cleansing in the Middle East
' Hebron's Jewish community, which currently includes some "90 families and
200-350 yeshiva students", is perhaps the oldest Jewish community in the
world
(dating back to Biblical times) and is designated as the second holiest
city in Judaism, containing sites of historical significance such as
the Tomb of the Patriarchs
.
Jews have lived in Hebron almost continuously throughout
the Byzantine, Arab, Mameluke, and Ottoman periods, and it was only in 1929
— as a result of an Arab pogrom in which 67 Jews were murdered and the
remainder forced to flee — that the city became temporari... more »
Etzioni Explains How Beltway Conseratives Rule America
I was a sociology student in college. The most revered contemporary writer
at the time was Amitai Etzioni, an Israeli who had escaped from fascist
Germany as a child and who I assumed was Italian because if his name. His
first book, *Modern Organizations* made such an impression on me that years
later I used it to run my record company. I feel there are a lot of people
who had great influence on how I've turned out, my grandfather for example,
but Etzioni sure fits into that category. I'd like to share a short essay
he wrote for Salon this week, How conservatives still run America,... more »
New Blogs
Another month, another slew of new(ish) blogs that deserve your attention:
1. Fourth International Revolutionary Marxists (4I)
2. A Thousand Flowers (Unaligned/Feminist/LGBT)
3. Disillusioned Marxist (Unaligned)
4. Don't Mention the 47 (TUSC) (Twitter)
5. Fur Coat Nae Nicks (Unaligned)
6. Harlow Council Tax Benefit Rebels (Unaligned)
7. Howie's Corner (Unaligned)
8. Kwami Odoom (Unaligned) (Twitter)
9. PCS Croydon (PCS) (Twitter)
10. People's Plain Dealer (Unaligned) (Twitter)
11. Splogs (Unaligned/Teaching)
12. Sussex Against Privatisation (Unaligned/Occupy) (Twitter)
13. Tea and Solidar... more »
'Secret law' storm as police chiefs ban public from knowing who they arrest: Shock new blanket ban in the wake of Leveson report angers civil liberty groups who condemn threat to democracy | Mail Online
'Britain's police chiefs are drawing up draconian rules under which the
identities of people they arrest will be kept secret from the public.
The move, which follows a recommendation by Lord Justice Leveson in his
report into press standards, has been branded an attack on open justice and
has led to comparisons with police states such as North Korea and Zimbabwe.
Under current arrangements, police release basic details of a person
arrested and in many cases will confirm a name to journalists. But the
practice varies from force to force.
Under the new guidance, to be circulated b... more »
Around the Twitterverse
What follows are the more interesting news posts I've seen on Twitter
just today.
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DINOs Barack Obama and Bill Nelson have cooked up some hare-brained
scheme that involves grabbing an asteroid from outer space and towing it
into earth's orbit then putting it into the moon's orbit so we can, uh, get
to Mars. The cost? Well, they first say it'll be a mere $100,000,000 that
Obama will squeeze into his 2014 budget but the total cost will be closer
to $2.3 billion (while Obama in that same budget will insist on cuts to
Social Security and Med... more »
Apr 21: Taiwan Bookfest
*Three days of riding on the east coast and in Kenting this week. Post up
later today.... *
Taiwanease.com has the skinny on the Bookfest. Go thou and read.....
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[Taiwan] Don't miss the comments below! And check out my blog and its
sidebars for events, links to previous posts and picture posts, and scores
of links to other Taiwan blogs and forums!
Surrealist Sunday.
For a moment I thought it was April Fool’s day all over again when in fact
I was hearing a surreal edition of Sunday. Nothing about the Pope (maybe I
missed it) and nothing about the Jews (well only a passing mention).
The topic was ‘grooming’, featuring the Pollyanna of the MCB, Sheikh
Ibrahim Mogra.
It got off to a good start when the good Sheikh nearly got away with
mumbling ‘the nine men who were convicted happened to be from our
community.’
“Happened? ventured Ed Stourton, gently.
The representative of the sunny side of Islam continued regardless.
Everything these men did... more »
Rockin' the Music World - Thomas Edison
*Thomas Edison' - Anti-Semite, Racist, Inventor - (With Robert Lloyd)*
*A two-part extravaganza!*
If there was ever a great story to be heard on behalf of the White culture,
and what we can accomplish, the story of Thomas Edison is it... as told by
your host, Robert Lloyd. This two part episode, with drama, comedy and
music, leaves no stone unturned as we look into the struggle for survival
in business for Edison, and what he had to overcome to bring his inventions
to the world. Of course this man invented the light bulb, but did you know
he also invented the motion picture camera (m... more »
Bruce Robert Dell - Euclideon just went MEGA CORPORATE!
back in 2011, Free Planet reported on Bruce Robert Dell's amazing Unlimited
Detail Euclideon Engine for proposed use in 3D games and such; a visual
database algorhythm for super-high-resolution 3D models onscreen. It never
came out, never got adopted by the corporate 3D games conglomerate at least.
Woah!
I've just looked at EUCLIDEON's website this morning and it's all gone MEGA
CORPORATE. Of course, the Euclideon Engine was always just a 'database
manager' so that enormous amounts of data could be compressed onto the
screen in super-high-resolutional detail. Sure, you can use it ... more »
PROVED FAKE: Photo of Palestinian Prisoner Maysara Abu Hamdiya Handcuffed to Bed • IDF Blog | The Official Blog of the Israel Defense Forces
http://www.idfblog.com/2013/04/04/proved-fake-photo-of-palestinian-prisoner-maysara-abu-hamdiya-handcuffed-to-bed/
More media lies about Israel, Payywood are good aren't they?
SAVILE: POLICE CHIEF QUITS INVESTIGATION; FORMER GOVERNMENT MINISTER; ORPHANAGE ABUSE
*Spindler, who was leading Operation Yewtree, Operation Fernbridge and
Operation Fairbank.*
Peter Spindler, the police chief investigating the Jimmy Savile affair, has
quit.
He has quit in the middle of the Operation Yewtree investigation, *the
Sunday People reports*.
Spindler has also quit from Operations Fernbridge and Fairbank, which are
'investigating' top people's links to child abuse rings.
"Spindler has faced criticism over the strategy of arresting people."
Det Chief Supt Hamish Campbell, who led the 'disastrous' Jill Dando murder
inquiry, has been put in charge of Ope... more »
Percival Zhang: cheap hydrogen fuel from any plant
Joseph S. has sent me links to articles (e.g. UPI, Forbes) about an energy
breakthrough claimed by Percival Zhang, a bio-engineer from Virginia Tech.
He claims to have completed a system of biotechnologies that produce a
large enough amount of hydrogen out of plants.
He used the second most important sugar in plants (xylose, the simplest
among abundant sugars that is named after wood [in Greek] from which it was
first isolated) and some enzymes to prevent the microorganisms from
practicing their main hobby – reproduction – which increases the amount of
produced hydrogen three-f... more »
TV Watch: Finally I understand why ABC hasn't been able to find a show to go with "The Middle," "Suburgatory," and "Modern Family"
*Polly (Sarah Chalke, mercifully back to camera), stepdad Max (Brad
Garrett), and mom Elaine (Elizabeth Perkins) in ABC's latest hit, How to
Live with Your Parents (for the Rest of Your Life). In case you hadn't
heard, Max only has one ball. You can see a "Just the Jokes" clip here.*
*by Ken*
The things I do in the name of blogorific responsibility!
As we all know, ABC has -- for a change -- a hole in its Wednesday-night
comedy lineup. Amazingly, the hole doesn't seem to have been plugged by
this fall's *The Neighbors*, which I've seen described (and not
pejoratively!) as a "subu... more »
The Lizards Behind the Curtain
One of the most surprising twists for me was learning about the existence
of the immortals and divines that operate on this planet. Its not a
subject much discussed either in light worker circles or among the
conspiracy theorists.
There's some asians that live extraordinary long lives. They seem to be the
one who have the gold deposits. Hints of this have come from Fulford,
Keenan, Drake, and Heather confirmed. One patriarch is said to be 5000
years old, and the elite bankers call him "the old man". We call these
"immortals" because for all practical purpose they are.
Then ... more »
"Dozens of journalists sifted through millions of leaked records and thousands of names to produce ICIJ’s investigation into offshore secrecy. ... The total size of the files, measured in gigabytes, is more than 160 times larger than the leak of U.S. State Department documents by Wikileaks in 2010."
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SECRECY FOR SALE: INSIDE THE GLOBAL OFFSHORE MONEY MAZE
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*Secret Files Expose Offshore’s Global Impact*
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*By Gerard Ryle, Marina Walker Guevara, Michael Hudson, Nicky Hager, Duncan
Campbell and Stefan Candea | April 3, 2013, 6:00 pm*
*Dozens of journalists sifted through millions of leaked records and
thousands of names to produce ICIJ’s investigation into offshore secrecy*
A cache of 2.5 million files has cracked o... more »
Vulture Banking Meets Its Maker
*Vulture Banking Meets Its Maker*
By American Kabuki
My search for understanding the banking system began as quite a young man.
My high school years were rather unspectacular. I thought I was not too
bright, after all my grades were Bs and Cs, and that report card meant to
me and my parents that I wasn't that bright. Throw in slight case of
undiagnosed dyslexia and I convinced myself I was none too bright. My
limits were set low. What I really was in high school, was bored and
unchallenged. I found out I was smarter than I thought when I went to
University.
My high school g... more »
John W. Perry: Visionary Experience or Psychosis (excerpt) - Thinking Allowed w/ Jeff Mishlove
YouTube Video Description - [Channel: ThinkingAllowedTV]:
NOTE: This is an excerpt from a 30-minute DVD.
http://www.thinkingallowed.com/2jperr...
The psychiatric community errs in treating visionary experience as a form
of mental illness, says Jungian psychotherapist John Weir Perry, M.D.. The
late Dr. Perry was the author of many books including The Heart of History
and The Far Side of Madness. He suggests that psychiatric labelling and the
use of anti-psychotic drugs serve to stifle the valuable integration of
life's mythic dimensions.
Can Our National Parks be Saved from Mining?
From the Center for American Progress (5 minutes)
The story of the assault on Theodore Roosevelt National Park is only one
example of how energy development and land conservation are out of balance
on our public lands. Over the past four years, the Obama administration has
leased two-and-a-half times more acres of public lands to oil and gas
companies than it has permanently protected. It’s time for the
administration to put policies that protect and conserve our public lands
and national parks for future generations on equal ground with policies
that promote more oil and gas drill... more »
GOP In Tumult? Scott Brown And Peter King
So he's an unrepentant Islamophobe... the Dems will take him anyway
Defeated Republican Senator Scott Brown wants to get back into the Senate
but polls showed him that Massachusetts voters had had enough of him and he
passed on the prospect of running against Ed Markey. But he hasn't passed
on running altogether. Maybe he finds lobbying demeaning after being the #1
target of lobbyists affection for so long. So he's been hinting he could
run in New Hampshire against Democrat Jeanne Shaheen, the most popular
political leader in the state, with a career-high approval rating. "In the
mos... more »
Two Minutes Hate
New must watch video from *The End of Zion*:
Chain of fools
In the interests of my blood pressure, decided long ago to save my outrage
for things that are clearly imminent. So I'm not all that exercised about
Obama's new budget even though it's said to offer up the chained CPI on
Social Security. Matt thinks it's dangerous but it's not scaring me yet.
Looks like just another deal that isn't meant to happen.
It's a budget proposal. A political document that has more to do with
messaging than policy. I do agree with Charlie Pierce though. Offering up
yet another dismal grand bargain with these kind of optics is stupid
politics and reinforces ... more »
Antarctic melt shakes up food chain
[image: Major changes to the food chain, weather and landscape of
Antarctica have provided stark evidence of the impact of global warming, a
report on a polar expedition has revealed. The preliminary report on the
research by scientists from the Australian Antarctic Division and the Woods
Hole Oceanographic Institute near Boston suggest significant changes at the
lowest level of the food chain, a vital source of sustenance for seabirds,
seals, and whales. Photo: Steve Jones]
By Tim Barlass
7 April 2013
(Sydney Morning Herald) – Major changes to the food chain, weather, and
lands... more »
"Fuck Off!!! We ARE a Beacon of Light!!!"
We are being watched by everyone. The story of our “Breaking Free” has
been headline news in the Universe for quite some time. The most
fascinating part is that it’s a reality show that’s lasted lifetimes. Sort
of like the Truman Show, only with multiple generations of “Trumans” AKA
“Humans”.
Do you remember the part where a light from the set falls from the sky
and he see’s it? That’s the part we’re at now folks. The artificial
lights are dropping like flies.
For your consideration; this posting from my light warrior sister, D, at
Removing the Shackles: Be you... more »
John Weir Perry On The Psychic History of Man
Below is an excerpt from John Weir Perry's book, *"Lord of the Four
Quarters: Myths of the Royal Father."* 1966. Collier Books: New York. Pg.
26-27.
"Inasmuch as the cosmology of myth is the exteriorized self-portrayal of
the inner psychic world, we may now attempt a paraphrase of its features
from the image-language of mythology into the conceptual language of
psychology. Man's everyday life is bounded by a spiritual world above and a
chthonic world below, the former associated with the Father, the latter
with the Mother (these cosmic parents having been separated by a hero's a... more »
Rooftop Campout 2013
One of the things that impresses me about Fort McMurray is how generous the
community is when it comes to supporting various charities. Its a
little-known fact that on a per capita basis Fort McMurray residents have
been the biggest supporters of organizations such at United Way for a
number of years. Unfortunately, things like often get forgotten in the sea
of ignorance and negativity that the city can get in the media.
When I heard a group of local firefighters (6 in all i believe) had been
camping out on the rooftop of a local pub to raise money for local
charities here I made a ... more »
North Carolina Republicans-- Anti-Democracy Authoritarians At Work
A few days ago we looked at some of the craziest things Republicans are
doing in their national crackup. And we started with North Carolina's
attempt to set up some kind of official religion. The next day, after an
incredible uproar from outraged citizens, the Speaker of the state House,
Thom Tillis, killed the nonsense, despite 14 Republicans having had already
signed on as cosponsors. Although the bill wasn't going to pick between
Christian sects-- just make "Christianity" the state religion-- North
Carolina has a considerable number of non-Christians including around
25,000 Je... more »
Lead Stories
Hmm. I've been out and about this evening and have come back to find that
the obviously newsworthy matters of tax, the Philpott welfare row, Fatboy
Kim's North Korean madness and the British lady murdered in Kashmir are
dominating the news headlines. Understandably so.
The Guardian, as you might expect, goes on the tax issue with Families 'to
lose £4,000 a year' under tax changes (quoting that nice Ed Balls). The
paper's second story is N Korea warns embassies over safety. (Apparently
young Kim is threatening to eat them. The *Grauniad* seems a bit behind the
curve on that one, ... more »
Electric cars - really an option?
address-withheld@my.opera.com.invalid (Dr. John v. Kampen) at - 1 day ago
Link: http://youtu.be/qvPosSzUGVI
Having read about the "Fisker" troubles and its tremendous subsidies to (as
is claimed) not produce a single car since July last year, seeing my
personal electro-favorite "Tesla Motors" going forward, I wonder if
electric cars will ever make it on the heavy and very expensive, low
lifetime, huge and costly batterypacks. Portugal and Spain have great
interest in opening this market. If I had the money to spend on a Tesla car
I would buy and test one here, in our high and rough scenery. On our
highways going up to 4.000 feet (1300 meters) and down to... more »
Either with us, OIRA against us
This is the scariest thing I've read in months. I had no idea that buried
in the subterranean depths through which our federal legislation flows
there exists the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (known as
“OIRA”) which effectively renders all our regulatory agencies as mere
figureheads. All regulations, including "rules on worker health,
environmental protection, food safety, health care, consumer protection,
and more" must pass through OIRA before they're allowed to go into effect.
Or not.
In his revealing book, Sunstein tells us why: It is because he, Sunstein,
had t... more »
Armchair Nationalists - Ineffective and Reactionary
A reader sent in a comment critical of 'armchair nationalists. The thrust
of his argument can be summarised as follows:
- Nationalists in general seem to be desperately waiting for somebody
else to act or a saviour to rise from the swamp of depravity in which we
live
- The Establishment is your bitterest enemy, its paid servants are not
on your side and they never will be: 'Help For Heroes', my arse -
Historically there was never much pity for mercenaries, why should there be
now?!
- Most nationalists are just reactionaries, longing for a return to a
1... more »
What is so special about the Palestinians?
Is it because they are the only people 'oppressed' by Jews?
Chronicles of a Fallen Love
One of the greatest tunes from last year. I never rated the Bloody
Beetroots, but this is something else.
Has Everyone Lost Their Minds? No, But the Entire Elite Has Been Influenced by Economic Myths of the Robert Rubin-Pete Peterson-Fix the Debt Propagandists and GMO Toxic Chemical Pushers
Krugman rules again. So what’s this about? The answer, I fear, is that
Obama is still trying to win over the Serious People, by showing that he’s
willing to do what they consider Serious — which just about always means
sticking it to the poor and the middle class. The idea is that they will
finally drop the false equivalence, and admit that he’s reasonable while
the GOP is mean-spirited
Republicans Introduce NEW way to Steal Elections
My emphasis
Bozeman Democratic Senator Mike Phillips (R) holds a copy of the
Legislature's rule book in Helena, Montana April 5, 2013.
Credit: Reuters/Dan Boyce
By Dan Boyce
HELENA, Mont | Sat Apr 6, 2013 11:10am EDT
(Reuters) - Over loud objections from Democrats, *Montana's
Republican-controlled Senate* on Friday voted to put proposals on the 2014
ballot that would tighten voter registration and *restrict the rights of
third parties to compete in general elections*.
The measures, which are expected to be approved by the Republican-majority
House, do not need approval from the ... more »
Five die in sectarian clashes in Egypt | ITV News
Good enough reason for people to die?
'... the violence broke out yesterday when a group of Christian children
were drawing on a wall of a Muslim religious institute.'
http://www.itv.com/news/update/2013-04-06/five-die-in-muslim-christian-clashes-in-egypt/
Anyone care to bet how many of the dead are Christians and how many
Muslims?
She Makes Me A Slave (Addendum)
*Willgesta
(Photo by John Carroll--April 6, 2013)*
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*Mom speaks fast. No one usually listens. She needs her say.*
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*Willgesta is 11 months old and was born at home. She has been sick for two
months.*
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*The spaces between her tiny ribs suck in with each breath. But she fights
like a tiger. *
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*Please give her the breast, her cry is bad. *
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*I have been to five hospitals and clinics and doctors.*
*No one does anything for her.*
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*Receipts she has paid spill onto the table from a black garbage sack.*
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*They say she has a hole in her heart. Her echo report is in C... more »
Free Planet Counselling - is this where my future lies?
last night, I took the bus to Burwell Hall in Witney to attend a
demonstration by Guest Spiritualists. Not a 'mass' on this occasion i.e.
there was no catholic hymn singing, I did all my choiring in my childhood
thank you very much. It wasn't a 'service' to 'god' or 'jesus', it was just
three experienced and two trainee 'mediums' giving their opinion of the
family auras and presences that supposedly surround us in our everyday
humdrum lives.
If you believe all that stuff; and for me there's no decisive evidence
either way - I'm open to REALITY, whatever form it takes, by whichever ... more »
Movie review: SWITCH
[image: Logo of the Geological Society of America's Switch Energy Awareness
campaign. Graphic: GSA]
By Ray Pierrehumbert
2 April 2013
(RealClimate) – This year, the Geological Society of America is rolling out
their Switch Energy Awareness campaign. The centerpiece of the campaign is
a documentary film, *Switch*, which purports to be about the need for a
transformation in the world’s energy systems. Recently, I attended the
Chicago premier of the film, presented as part of the Environmental Film
Series of the Lutheran School of Theology. I had high hopes for this film.
They wer... more »
What Mattered This Week?
Probably wishful thinking, but: Harry Reid is threatening majority-imposed
Senate reform, and soon. If it produces reform, it matters; if it gets a
few more judges confirmed, it matters. If everyone ignores it and he
doesn't follow through...
I don't really have much for "doesn't matter" during this slow news
week...I suppose I continue to believe that the North Korea saber-rattling
doesn't matter very much, so I'll go with that.
That's what I have. What about you? What do you think mattered this week?
IT'S ALL ABOUT CORPORATE MINING
Obama is promising $100 million (as he goes after Social Security and
Medicare) to launch a mission that is aimed at helping scientists capture
asteroids. This mission is really about testing the technologies to fly to
an asteroid and prepare to mine them. The taxpayers are paying for this
research and development phase and when it becomes technically possible to
carry out the missions the process will be privatized. Thus the public
finances the aerospace industry start-up costs and gets very little in
return.
I've noticed Al Jazeera is increasingly more conservative by touting ... more »
THE BAYLIS BOYS 'KIDNAPPED'; A BABY SNATCHED
*The Baylis Boys.*
"We are, *Kevin Christian Baylis,* 15 Years old, DOB 11th October 1996,
South African citizen with dual nationality with America due to our father,
and *Jenvey Trevor Baylis*, 12th years old.
"We were abducted by fraud and trafficked to the United Kingdom by ........
(Mr N.)
"He had the support of the United Kingdom embassy.
"We need to state this is not the first time he did it.
"We would you like you to reunite us with our loving parents Jeremy Lynn
Baylis and Maryna Baylis."
*APPEAL TO THE U.N. + MESSAGE FROM JENVEY BAYLIS.*
DISCLAIMER: THE POSTING OF STO... more »
Canadian Special Forces Take Third Place in International Competition
Special forces teams from around the world gathered in Amman, Jordan, to
strut their stuff. Thirty-five teams representing 18-countries, including
the United States, Britain, France and Russia competed. Events included
hostage rescue, aircraft assault, building entry and casualty handling.
Out of the 35 teams, Canada got a respectable podium finish. So, who took
the gold and the silver? The United States? Nah. Britain? Nope.
Russia then surely. Nyet.
First and second place went to Chinese teams. China's Snow Leopard
commando unit took first with second going to a team f... more »
The Honest Sheikh Imran Hosein: Turkey Will Be Called Upon To Attack Syria
* The Three Stooges Have Reunited. Obama, Netanyahu, and Erdoğan are not
statesmen, they are clowns that history will not remember fondly.*
Below are quotes from the interview that Morris of the YouTube Channel
'108Morris108' had with Sheikh Imran Hosein. *Visit his website* to learn
more about him. Here is a brief bio that's taken from his site:
He was born in the Caribbean island of Trinidad in 1942 from parents whose
ancestors had migrated as indentured labourer from India. He is a graduate
of the Aleemiyah Institute in Karachi and has studied at sevaral instutions
of higher l... more »
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