Margaret Thatcher with Ronald Reagan at Camp David (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
Profile photo of former Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
Ronald Reagan's Cabinet and Margaret Thatcher's Ministry meet in the White House Cabinet Room. A large jar of jelly beans sits prominently on the cabinet room table during Reagan's presidency. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
Robinson's Costa Mesa CA (Photo credit: Patricksmercy)
Cover of Margaret ThatcherWhy China is doubling down on nuclear power
[image: Sites of nuclear power plants in China, November 2008. Graphic:
Research Institute of Tepia / Japan Society of Maintenology]
*Andrew Brandler, the CEO of CLP Group, Hong Kong's biggest utility, talks
about how Asia plans to balance its soaring energy demands with the
planet's need to wean itself from fossil fuels.*
By David Whitford, editor-at-large
8 April 2013
(Fortune) – China Light and Power's roots are more than a hundred years
deep in Hong Kong. It's still the city's largest utility. But today what's
known as the CLP Group operates across Asia -- on the mainland (whe... more »
RAG RADIO / Thorne Dreyer : 'Bronx Butch' Memoirist & Performance Artist Annie Rachele Lanzillotto
Annie
Rachele Lanzillotto.
Rag Radio podcast:
'Bronx Butch' memoirist & performance artist,
Annie Rachele Lanzillotto
“Annie Lanzillotto, the bard of Bronx Italian butch, is an American
original, a performance artist and cultural anthropologist whose work is
unique... an astonishing writer possessed of an utterly inimitable
voice." -- Author John Gennari
By Rag Radio / The Rag Blog / April 9
Italian Bank Holdings Of Italian Debt Rise To All Time High | Zero Hedge
Zero Hedge
http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2013-04-09/italian-bank-holdings-italian-debt-rise-all-time-highexplains
a particularly ridiculous result of ECB rules.
'... courtesy of ECB generosity, Italian debt continues to be "cash
good
collateral" with the ECB, and as a result Italian banks can't wait to
pledge and repo it with Mario Draghi in exchange for virtually full cash
allottment. In other words, the more debt the Italian Tesoro issues, the
more fungiblecash the Italian banks have to spend on such things as
padding
up their cap ratios and making their balance sheets appear l... more »
Solow on Bernanke
In *The New Republic*, with thoughtful and thought-provoking commentary on
the financial system.
In the Midst of the Long Depression, We’re Told That the President Intends to Cuts Social Security. Obama’s Social Security Cuts Are Our Wake-Up Call (Cuts Would Also Lead to Tax Increases for All Income Levels Except the Highest Tax Bracket)
Unless the President’s budget excludes the chained CPI from IRS
calculation, it would also lead to tax increases for all income except that
in the highest tax bracket. So his Social Security cut would also be a
middle-class tax hike. Catching on yet to "our" President's neoliberal
plans? They're becoming rather hard to miss (or to keep thinking/pretending
that they're acci-
What Gene Robinson said last week!
*TUESDAY, APRIL 9, 2013*
*Familiar bold words without meaning:* Last week, we reviewed several
discussions of the Atlanta public school cheating scandal.
We meant to touch on this column by Gene Robinson. Let’s do so today.
We will start with an assumption. We will assume that Robinson doesn’t
really know a whole lot about the way the public schools work. He probably
doesn’t know a whole lot about standardized testing.
There’s no reason why he should. No one’s an expert on every issue. And the
liberal world to which he belongs devotes little time to these topics.
Robinson wrote ab... more »
Not Even One Cent Of Taxpayers Money Should Be Spent On Margaret Thatcher's Funeral - Privatising her funeral would be a fitting tribute to her free-enterprise legacy
**
*"The Iron Lady herself would surely agree that poor taxpayers should not
be further burdened in these times of British austerity. Surely, the
private sector, which benefited immensely from her time in power should
foot the full bill for the public event of her funeral."*
*by Sunny Hundal*
Margaret Thatcher's close ideological ally Ronald Reagan famously said the
10 most dangerous words in the English language were: "Hi, I'm from the
government, and I'm here to help."
Neither Thatcher nor Reagan were enamoured with the state and its role in
society. They wanted private compani... more »
Some more Thatcherisms
“The problem with socialism is that you eventually run out of other
people's money.”
“You may have to fight a battle more than once to win it.”
“If you just set out to be liked, you will be prepared to compromise on
anything at anytime, and would achieve nothing. ”
“Don't follow the crowd, let the crowd follow you.” “I always cheer up
immensely if an attack is particularly wounding because I think, well, if
they attack one personally, it means they have not a single political
argument left.”
“Consensus: “The process of abandoning all beliefs, principles, values, and
policies in se... more »
Let Us Come Not to Priase Thatcher But to Bury Her
(Image courtesy of constant reader CC)
God only knows why we're having this debate or any of these debates.
Before Margaret Thatcher had the chance to shit her bed, wingnuts were
already foaming at the mouth wondering why Google wasn't honoring her as
they had Hugo Chavez (April Fool's, morons, it was labor leader Cesar
Chavez, which still makes him just as evil in your addled minds). Another
wingnut I refuse to even link to tried to make the AP sound as if it was
Pravda 2.0 by extolling Hugo Chavez in their obituary of him while
supposedly giving short shrift to Thatcher.
... more »
THE WAY WE ARE: The professor’s big fail!
*TUESDAY, APRIL 9, 2013*
*Part 2—One of our smartest discussions:* Intellectually and
journalistically, The Way We Are is quite bad.
Sunday’s column by the New York Times public editor didn’t even rise to the
level of parody. In her bimonthly column, she sought to define the types of
questions from readers which are “perfectly reasonable.”
Incredibly, there were the three questions she chose. For details, see
yesterday's post:
1. How can I read the Times on-line without getting confused?
2. Who writes the Times editorials?
3. Can I get my wedding announcement removed from the digi... more »
The Ironic Lady: Margaret Thatcher, Supposed Champion of 'Freedom and Democracy', and Her Dictator Friends
Margaret
Thatcher in a British tank during a visit to British forces in
Fallingbostel, Germany, September 17, 1986
(AP)
Margaret Thatcher died Monday, April 8, 2013, at the age of 87. While
there is no dearth of hagiographic profiles of the former British Prime
Minister in the mainstream press and scathing vitriol elsewhere, it
should be remembered that, throughout her career, Thatcher was a
DON'T CRY
A series of short videos from Gangjeong village on Jeju Island where
yesterday people blocked the Navy base construction gates.
The polluted water from the construction site is now moving further
off-shore into the area where the UNESCO recognized endangered soft coral
reefs are located. The South Korean government once called this entire
place a "Special Preservation Area" but this designation has been washed
away by the US demand for the Navy base that will be used as part of
Obama's pivot into the Asia-Pacific to control China.
A couple of days ago a retired US Navy man... more »
Margaret Thatcher Was Not All That
I do not mourn her death. I don't rejoice in it.
I will pray for her - that she rots in hell.
All of the evil she perpetrated will continue - because others have and
will carry forth "her torch".
From a working persons standpoint - she was part of the problem. And while
most of the American media is throwing out glowing eulogies about her - I
don't share those views.
Margaret Thatcher:
Socialists cry "Power to the people", and raise the clenched fist as they
say it. We all know what they really mean—power over people, power to the
State.
She was anti-union
She was for privati... more »
Rebuilding the shores, increasing the risks – ‘The climate is changing, the ocean is rising, more storms are coming, and millions of Americans are in harm’s way’
[image: Kim Johnson looked out at the destruction caused by Hurricane Sandy
in Atlantic City, N.J., in October 2012. Photo: Mario Tama / Getty Images]
By JUSTIN GILLIS
8 April 2013
(The New York Times) – This might be a good time to take a look at the most
important environmental law that nobody has ever heard of.
The real estate industry fought that law bitterly in Congress, but lost,
and it landed on Ronald Reagan’s desk in 1982. The president not only
signed it, but did so with a rhetorical flourish, calling it a “triumph for
natural resource conservation and federal fiscal r... more »
Sadrists End Boycott Of Iraq’s Cabinet In Another Pre-Election Ploy
The Sadrists like the rest of Iraq’s political parties are all positioning
themselves for the April 2013 provincial elections. Sadr’s followers have
been doing so much longer than many. They have gone back and forth with
Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki for the last two years. Every few months
they criticize his policies, and say that they oppose his continued rule in
Iraq, but then reconcile a little while afterward. The most recent example
of this political game was the Sadr Trend’s termination of its short-lived
boycott of the cabinet.
MP Araji, head of the Sadr bloc in parliame... more »
Sumatran rhino population plunges, down to 100 animals – ‘Serious steps must be taken to roll back the tide of extinction of the Sumatran rhino’
[image: Sumatran rhino in Sabah, a neighboring state in Malaysian Borneo.
Photo: Jeremy Hance]
By Jeremy Hance
8 April 2013
(mongabay.com) – Less than 100 Sumatran rhinos survive in the world today,
according to a bleak new population estimate by experts. The last survey in
2008 estimated that around 250 Sumatran rhinos survived, but that estimate
now appears optimistic and has been slashed by 60 percent. However
conservationists are responding with a major new agreement between the
Indonesian and Malaysian governments at a recent summit by the
International Union for Conservatio... more »
Wellington water ban lifted – New Zealand’s worst drought in over 30 years may cost $2 billion
[image: A cow searches for edible grass in drought strickened paddocks in
Waiuku, New Zealand. Drought was declared in March 2013 in several North
Island regions, including the largest dairying provinces. Photo: Sandra Mu
/ Getty Images]
9 April 2013 (APNZ) – Wellington's water ban has been lifted almost four
weeks since sprinklers fell silent across the capital.
Regional authorities introduced a total ban on outdoor water use in
mid-March after revealing there were only 20 days of water supply left.
They also started drawing water from the Hutt River and urged residents in
Welli... more »
"Thatcher in Poland"
Would any other British political leader have been as resolute?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cADKFsQRl2s&feature=youtube_gdata_player
Coal mine closures
If I hear one more ex-miner celebrating the death of Lady Thatcher I might
just scream. The BBC have given airtime to numerous such people, people who
just realise one key fact.
There were more pit closures under Harold Wilson's Labour government than
under Lady Thatcher's Conservative government: 406 pits closed in the 1960s
(with 315,000 job losses), only 146 closed in the 1980s (with 173,000 jobs
losses).
I wonder why the BBC never point that out!
today is equal pay day in ontario
Today, April 9, is Equal Pay Day in Ontario. Please watch this short video
to learn why we are *still* fighting for pay equity. Then visit the Equal
Pay Coalition to learn how you can raise your voice for pay equity in this
province.
"This is not something we should still be fighting for.
Students today should be reading about this in their textbooks."
Miserable Failure
So, Tom Flanagan is back, writing in the Glib n' Stale. (He doesn't have a
steady gig like plagiarist, shit-for-brains Margaret Wente, but that might
be testimony to his inferior fellatio skills.) Anyhow, if some figure,
revered by the Canadian Left, had been filmed saying that child pornography
was just a "taste in pictures" do you think they could ever rehabilitate
themselves in the eyes of the Globe's editorial board? In Flanagan's case,
he's done sterling service for Canada's scum-bag ruling elite, attacking
and attacking and insulting the First Nations and providing a blue-print... more »
How the West was lost (part x)
' TORONTO – When a single dad signed his nine-year-old daughter up for
female-only swim lessons, he didn't realize he — as a man — was going to be
banned from watching her practice.
Chris (who didn't want his last name published) was shocked when he had the
blinds to the viewing area of the Dennis R. Timbrell Recreation Centre pool
in Flemingdon Park shut on him and then was told by staffers it was for
"religious reasons."
"I spoke to a staff member and she told me that it's because of Muslim
women, that we're not allowed to look at them or whatever," Chris, 38, told
the Toronto Su... more »
Did You Ever Have To Make Up Your Mind?
So went the lyrics of a song from my youth. Lawrence Martin writes this
morning that those lyrics should be repeating themselves inside Stephen
Harper's head. The reason for the ear worm is the ascension of Justin
Trudeau:
The Trudeau name is his worst nightmare. Mr. Harper’s animosity toward the
Liberalism of Pierre Trudeau was what ignited and drove his political
ambition. Nothing would plague him more than having a Trudeau succeed him
and begin turning back his conservative advances.
And Harper's best before date is catching up with him:
If he decides to stay, he must not onl... more »
Margaret Thatcher And EMILY's List
While we didn't cheer, nor take part in the wailing and the rending of
garments, at the announcement of Margaret Thatcher's death-- she's been
all but dead for several years-- yesterday, we did recognize her passing. I
hope you read Ken's fair and balanced obit last night. And, regardless what
you thought of her reactionary brand of politics, there is certainly no
denying her a hard-earned place in history-- England's first women prime
minister. When a similarly senile British Consul General assigned to the
L.A. garden party and high tea post, viciously anti-union Dame Barbara Hay... more »
Read Stuff, You Should
Happy Birthday to Marty Krofft, 76. Among the strangest things of the
strange 1970s was the dominance of kids network TV, for a while, by Sid and
Marty Krofft. I'm pretty sure the ultimate example of this was Lidsville --
which I certainly watched when it was on -- but I'm open to arguments that
one of the others was even stranger.
The good stuff:
1. Dylan Matthews on Margaret Thatcher's economic record.
2. Nicole Cliffe on Thatcher.
3. Jamelle Bouie on Thatcher, Reagan, ideology, and time.
4. Dan Drezner on Thatcher and IR.
5. And Thatcher and music, from Matthew Horton at NME ... more »
Chickens and Foxes
I wanted to write about two interesting blog [cross] posts by Marc Goldberg
on Harry’s Place. The comments there are nearly always as interesting as
the original post, and that’s why that website, and for me those threads
in particular, make compulsive reading.
Incidentally, does Marc Goldberg seem a bit surprised that the BBC-educated
British believe so wholeheartedly in the so-called Palestinian narrative
they’ve been fed by the likes of the BBC?
The first piece is about popular author Iain Banks’s article in the
Guardian, where he expounds on his support for BDS.
I have to say... more »
Feds Making More on Student Loans Annually Than Ford Motor Co.
With cuts to public universities and students in debt to the tune of a
trillion dollars, the Feds are raking in $34,000,000,000 each year on loans
that students are working two jobs to repay. Now that obscenity could get
worse if loan rates are allowed to double in July. From the NYTimes:
. . . .On Tuesday, the day before the White House plans to send its budget
to Congress, student advocacy groups are releasing an issue brief charging
that the federal government should not be profiting from student loans,
while more and more students bear a crushing debt burden.
The brief, citin... more »
Thatcher was evil, she said that 'there was no such thing as society'
Thatcher was evil, she said that 'there was no such thing as society' I am
sick of hearing lefty fools spouting that line.
Because no she didn't, what she actually said was this:
“I think we have gone through a period when too many children and people
have been given to understand 'I have a problem, it is the government's job
to cope with it!' or 'I have a problem, I will go and get a grant to cope
with it!'; 'I am homeless, the government must house me!' and so they are
casting their problems on society and who is society?
"There is no such thing! There are individual men and wome... more »
RESCUING HUG - KYRIE AND BRIELLE JACKSON
The 'Rescuing Hug'...
This is a story of twins.
"One baby was not expected to live.
"A hospital nurse fought to put them in the same incubator.
"The stronger baby wrapped her arm around her sister, and her touch allowed
the struggling baby's heart to stabilize and her temperature to return to
normal."
*The Twins when older. PARTLY IN ENGLISH.*
Kyrie and Brielle Jackson were born in 1995 at the Massachusetts Memorial
Hospital in Worcester, MA.
Each of the twins weighed two pounds at birth.
Kyrie was putting on a bit of weight.
Brielle was gasping and blue-faced.
Nurse Gayle... more »
Untitled
*Exxon Spills Chemicals in Louisiana While Cleaning Up Oil in Arkansas*
*As more bike paths are created, city of N.O. hosts Bike to Work Day*
*Federal City military charter school a step closer to permanent home
costing $17 million*
*MS Jury finds State Farm committed fraud against federal government*
Read more here:
http://www.sunherald.com/2013/04/08/4579415/jury-finds-state-farm-committed.html#storylink=cpy
*Chargrilled Oysters Recipe*
*Will Coviello on what's new at the 30th annual free music fest in the
Vieux Carre*~ *2013 French Quarter Festival Traffic Advisory*
Thanks Gordon Brown
'The more gold a country has, the more sovereignty it will have if there’s
a cataclysm with the dollar, the euro, the pound or any other reserve
currency,'
I read that somewhere this week and it reminded me of the great sulk
himself, Gordon Brown, who rather than hold gold, sold gold.
Past and Present: Eugenics, Standardized Tests, and the Politics of School Reform
*[Editor's note: An early draft version was posted in error. This has been
corrected.]*
*
***Guest Post by John Loflin*
*Past and present: Eugenics, standardized tests, and politics of school
reform*
“If such a thing as a psycho-analysis of today’s prototypical culture were
possible such an investigation
would needs show the sickness proper to the time to consist precisely in
normality.”
-- Theodore Adorno, *Minima Moralia*
... more »
Margaret Thatcher: 1925-2013
The world's most important female politician of the 20th century – and
Britain's #1 peacetime politician of the same era – left us yesterday after
a stroke. Her physical health has been tolerable in recent years but her
mental health wasn't which is why her life's work was essentially wrapped
up already a decade ago.
*Klaus reminds us of Thatcher's speech about the EU in Burges, Belgium. See
also what our current president Miloš Zeman wrote in the condolence letter
to Cameron.*
Her departure marks the end of an era. Together with Ronald Reagan,
Margaret Thatcher was the politicia... more »
Elysium - Matt Damon - scifi from the director of District 9
*being compared to District 9 on steroids, Sony Pictures showed a sneak
peak with 10 minutes of footage and a new trailer for Neill Blomkamp’s
Elysium at Arclight in Hollywood today. Tomorrow at 7pm EST, a new trailer
will be hitting the internet! At the moment, the buzz is very good for
Elysium, many saying how amazing this million dollar film looks.* [source
SCIFIED]
I'll update this blogpost with the exclusive first trailer tomorrow.
Russian Scientists Predict Temperature Decline
There is theory out there that we are not seeing nor having reviewed and
that bothers me. The more so since this present fifteen year plateau is
naturally biased downward at this time. The positive effects of the
present should peak this year and then disappear next year. In short we
are very much due for a reversal although not as deep as is been drummed
here.
Without any special tools or theories, I am presently uncomfortable. Of
course, western climate science will be hurled into a deep disrepute that
has been well earned and will haunt them a long time. Yet the R... more »
Poverty Collapsing
What needs to be said is that global poverty is dropping rapidly and in
fact much faster than the most optimistic projections here. Illiteracy is
no problem. The advent of the cell phone empowered everyone, even it a
child is acting as the link. Society is presently readjusting as fast as
possible because they can. Even the least connected illiterate is a good
prospect for enough literacy to operate the cell phone. The rapid drop in
the chart is reflecting this.
It is also true that doubling the economic activity of two out of three
people immediately employs the other th... more »
Mayan Blue Deciphered
A little bit of good effort here has unraveled the methodology for
producing the long lasting Mayan blue color. It is not that demanding and
is a strong contender for modern applications. After all the base is clay
and the dye binds to the clay and any heat treatment is modest. Thus a
surface can be prepared and the surface neatly finished with a blow torch
even.
Our present alternatives are usually ceramic based and hardly amenable to
shaping and painting. Our paints are thin and inevitably decay soon enough
although some excellent alternatives have been mooted about but ... more »
Non Random Order in Genetic Code?
This is not an idle question. It is one thing to anticipate a long drawn
out evolution of organic life from its raw beginnings once. We are seeing
parts of that argument falling into place. Yet it is sort of pointless to
try repeating the process when simple inoculation is plausible even by the
accidents of the universe but more convincingly by deliberate choice.
Venus is ready to be terraformed by the simple expedient of adding ample
water and methane. Once the bombardment is over, it is no trick to add a
little biology to go to work. It is really just too easy.
More... more »
Seoul Target of Nuclear Attack?
Let us think the unthinkable. North Korea creates a viable nuclear bomb
and loads it on an airplane or even a truck with a dead man switch. A
simple transport carrying this would not be seen as a threat as it flew
toward the border just north of Seoul. Once it crossed the border at say
four hundred miles an hour, it is at the right altitude and only ten
minutes away. One could even bluff by claiming to be defecting.
Even exploding directly on the border produces massive damage around
Seoul. The odds of doing much better is excellent.
Remote viewing and prophecy of... more »
Civil War and End Game in the Middle East
Here are two excellent articles covering the Middle East from Conrad Black
and Clifford May that provide ample perspective. There is actually ample
reason to be now tentatively optimistic regarding the ultimate shape of the
Middle Eastern polity.
Way more critically, with the advent of the Arab Spring, everything has
sped up. There are also plenty more shoes to drop here although it looks
as if nascent movements of the demos are holding themselves in check for
now to gain experience in terms of what can work. Just do not confuse the
quiet for a lessening of the pressu... more »
Science in on Bee Collapse
Ouch. This tells us that our bees after a certain modest threshold of
exposure must simply get lost. Even worse, two pesticides used naturally in
tandem produce cumulative damage. It is not good news and this is ample
evidence to completely redress the whole pesticide protocol and work
actively to stop exposure.
The science here is actually worse news than we had actually anticipated.
Two groups present the same impact. Without doubt, the anti mite protocol
needs to be completely revisited.
Unfortunately this movie has not ended yet. Another item tells us that th... more »
Shakespeare a Ruthless Businessman
Get real already. In the time and place in which everyone was inherently
self sufficient the trader stored capital by buying goods and grain against
future demand. It was literally the only business other that buying land
and receiving scant rentals, along with paid haulage.
We knew he was from a trading family and we know he made additional
success in London on the stage. That became successful but you can be sure
it was touchy in the early going. The point is that he was a man of
capital who had a natural skill to write and produce his own plays.
His excellence ... more »
Over Unity Hydrogen Production From Biomass
This is a huge game changer. For forty years, the hydrogen economy was a
bad joke because there was no good way to produce hydrogen. This changes
all that. Even better it will clearly be applicable at source were the
biomass is produced.
The end products will be high quality hydrogen and the remaining biomass
with the sugars still intact but broken down. It may well have improved
commercial value.
It is too soon to tell, but this sounds perfect for agriculture. An
internal source of energy is produced and the first step in biomass
management consists of shredding an... more »
Giant Squid
The quick take home is that the creature in its youth spans all oceans and
then as it reaches maturity drops below the surface waters into the deep.
I also think that other large creatures follow the same pathway and are
even more elusive. In particular, we have ample reason to think the sea
serpent fits this model although I also suspect that it goes deep much
sooner if not immediately once it leaves its fresh water nursery.
At least we are now establishing a real presence in the deep although
temporary. A longer lasting presence will allow us to discover most of
what i... more »
Reading Meta DNA Code
Slowly but surely, we are unraveling the mechanics of genetic coding, even
it we are a long way from truly managing it all ourselves. Yet reading
this, one cannot feel but rather hopeful that we are going to be able to
totally manage the whole story.
In the not too distant future we can expect a generation of robust
humanity working well into the parameters available to us but still totally
adapted to our world. This will be great news and welcome. We have all
lived with weaknesses and their unsatisfactory resolution.
This will be the true inheritance of mankind, par... more »
The New Scientific Revolution With Robert Sheldrake
Dark matter consists of neutral neutrinos. They represent over 96% of the
content of the universe. Importantly, they do not interact easily with
gravity until they have self assembled into a large enough grouping or even
decay into one of the particles we actually recognize. We live in an ocean
of such real particles.
This forms what I have described as Cloud Cosmology.
Every grouping forms up geometrically and then decays at some point or the
other. What is produced is a particle and a photon carrying of the surplus
curvature brought about by the decay. This produ... more »
Mapping Breath Diagnostics
The real take home is that breath testing is certain to be a diagnostic
gold mine simply because all reactions taking place inside the body
inevitably express themselves in terms of gaseous waste dumped into the
lungs.
Thus a simple protocol will be to determine and measure those outputs and
compare pathologies to establish associations. Once the foot work is well
done, we have the type of data to support almost automatic diagnostic
decisions with the use of a small handhold sensor.
I anticipate that this methodology will be far superior to other types of
tests such ... more »
Cloned Embryos of Extinct Frog
This item gives us another window on the developing discipline of
de-extinction. We all think that it is going to work and even if the road
is vastly longer, what we are learning is certain to allow some form of
recovery to take place.
I consider it completely reasonable to restore all extinct island biomes
as a matter of future consideration not because of any good compelling
reason that directly benefits ourselves, but because we really can and it
would please us.
In practice, restoring the full Ice Age biome in a continental setting is
likely stupid. Far better to... more »
liquid Layer Discovered in Mantle
This is quite shallow and would still be quite viscous. Yet there would
be the possibility of local movement and that would allow the mechanism to
translate compression forces forces throughout the plate allowing it to
creep forward as we observe. This actually resolves the whole issue
regarding plate tectonics.
The thickness allows a slow readjustment after a crustal shift has taken
place using my postulated far deeper slip plain. Curvature would be
disturbed generally and this zone would naturally release the stresses and
give us the sudden subsidence event of the At... more »
THE REAL THATCHER
*People in London celebrate the death of Margaret Thatcher. Photograph:
Danny E. Martindale/Getty Images*
*
*
Margaret Thatcher is one of the architects of the present economic crisis.
"Her legacy is of public division, private selfishness and a cult of greed."
"As Germany and other northern nations have shown, economic dynamism has
been possible without the squandering of social cohesion that Mrs Thatcher
promoted."
*Margaret Thatcher: the lady and the land she leaves behind*
*
*
*In Glasgow, celebrations of Margaret Thatcher's death. Photograph: Jeff J
Mitchell/Getty Images*
*... more »
Wise words indeed from Mrs Thatcher
"The state has no source of money other than the money people earn
themselves..."
"There is no such thong as public money, there is just tax-payers money"
"Prosperity won't come by inventing more and nmore lavish public
expenditure programs"
"You don't grow richer by ordering another chequebook from the bank"
Watching this short video should be compulsory for all politicians, once or
twice a day...
I didn't agree with everything Lady Thatcher did BUT bearing in mind the
state of the nation in 1979 there really was no alternative, she was a
necessary, sometimes unpleasant, ... more »
War crimes are being committed in Israel / Palestinian conflict
'As stone-throwing Palestinian children have been in the news lately it is
relevant to observe that enlistment of children to carry out these violent
acts is in effect no different than enlisting child soldiers, which is a
war crime in terms of Article 8(2)(b)(xxvi) of the Rome Statute of the
International Criminal Court (ICC).
The time has come to recognize that encouraging children to hurl stones and
firebombs, as well as using them as human shields, as practiced by Hamas,
cannot be described as anything but enlisting them to participate actively
in hostilities and therefore a w... more »
In The Guardian newspaper's report about this subject they quote a former Mackenzie Group economist as saying that as much as $32 trillion might be hidden away in offshore tax havens. This is roughly twice the GDP of the United States, by far the largest GDP in the world. $32 trillion is also about 13 times greater than the current funds in the Social Security Trust Fund and 246 times the $130 billion that Obama proposes to extract from Social Security over the next 10 years. So a one-time levy of just 0.4% imposed on the criminal corporation's current offshore stash could achive the exact same savings without stealing a nickel from our impoverished veterans, unemployed, and elderly.
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*Investigation Reveals Trillions Hidden in Tax Havens*
Bill Black: An international collaboration of investigative journalists has
released the names of wealthy individuals stashing as much as three times
the American GDP in tax havens 2013-04-05 14:11:33
More at The Real News
*Bio*
William K. Black, author of THE BEST WAY TO ROB A BANK IS TO OWN ONE,
teaches economics and law at the University of Missouri Kansas City (UMKC).
He ... more »
Top 10 Books I Read Before I Was a Blogger
I started blogging five years ago. Five. It seems like a lifetime ago. I
can't specifically remember anything I read 5 years ago, but thanks to
trusty Goodreads, I was able to find some loved titles from long ago.
1. Ella Enchanted- I know I'm an adult and this book is written for
preteens but I absolutely LOVE it. I think it will be on my favorite list
for a long time coming. In this Cinderella retelling Ella is under a curse
from a fairy that makes her compelled to be obedient. In a land of ogres,
fairies and trolls, Ella must learn how to break the curse or she could be
the ca... more »
Enbridge Northern Gateway Pipeline Will Be Stopped, The Battle For Life,
As you know Exxon Mobile, the company responsible for the latest oil spill
in Arkansas, the first reports that came out stated the diluted bitumen
Alberta tar oil hadn`t reached local water supplies, that lie was quickly
exposed as just that..*A blatant lie*
Then as reported here Exxon Mobile used incredible influence and flexed
their big dollar muscles and were granted a no flyover order by FAA, many
were wondering why Exxon wanted this power...We here at The Straight Goods
knew exactly why Exxon Mobile wanted a no flyover order, to keep the media
from seeing oil saturated water, ... more »
April 8, 1973
John Dean now meets with Earl Silbert, the Watergate prosecutor who had
been totally duped by the White House counsel for all these months.
Apparently the first meeting isn't as productive as it could be; Dean has
so much to tell that it's hard for them all to get it organized.
Meanwhile, during that meeting, Dean is called from Air Force One telling
him to be in Ehrlichman's office later in the afternoon. In that meeting,
with Ehrlichman and Haldeman, Dean doesn't even admit to the first Silbert
meeting, instead implying that it was still to come, and of course Dean is
still not le... more »
Gransnet launches local service aims to bring over-50s closer
T*he website Gransnet, an online society for the over-50s, is launching a
chain of local sites. *The novel service has received money from the
Nominet Trust, a charity which funds technology projects with a social
intention. Ofcom figures propose that 7.5 million UK adults have never been
online, and two fifths of those are aged over 75.
Many older people in the UK are still not online, leaving them potentially
isolated and at a difficulty. Baroness Lane-Fox supposed she hoped the
local Gransnet service, which will contain information about events,
classes, volunteering opportunit... more »
Is there a Downside to Open Access Publishing?
Robert Farley’s post last week about how long the journal publication
process is struck a chord. One of my journal articles took three years from
submission to appearance and was gated (I had to get my own piece through
inter-library loan since it came out and the library didn’t have a
subscription for the most
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That Whole GOP Rebranding Thing A Few Weeks Ago Was Just For Silly Gooses In The Beltway Press
Reince and Jefferson Beauregard-- not a lick of difference where it matters
(except Jefferson Beauregard left his makeup kit at home when he came for
the photo-shoot)
That nasty KKK senator from Alabama, Jefferson Beauregard Sessions III,
apparently never got-- or maybe never bothered to read-- the memo about how
the Republican Party is making a concerted effort to woo immigrants from
Latin America and Asia into the new post-bigoted GOP. Just after midnight,
on March 23, as the vote on the budget approached, Sessions offered a
rather hateful amendment which lost on a mostly party-lin... more »
What atheists scream during sex
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Excellent Editorial in Japan Times About Fukushima Fatalities
Majia here: The link for the Fukushima Symposium referenced in the
editorial is here:
http://www.nuclearfreeplanet.org/symposium-update--online-archive-now-available-at-live-stream-link.html
Excepts from the EXCEPTIONAL editorial that should be read in full at the
link provided:
‘Rosy Fukushima health report faulted by experts,’ Japan Times, by Brian A.
Victoria (Apr 9, 2013) Japan Times,
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/community/2013/04/09/voices/rosy-fukushima-health-report-faulted-by-experts/#.UWN-ecqQN-Q
Dear Prime Minister Shinzo Abe,
[Excerpted]...Prime Minister, I know many... more »
Kate Braun : Waxing Crescent Moon Is Time to Clarify Your Focus
Waxing
crescent moon. Image from Missouri Skies / EarthSky.
Moon Musings:
Waxing Crescent Moon
(April 12-14, 2013)
As Lady Moon progresses to fullness, your goals should also progress to
completion.
By Kate Braun / The Rag Blog / April 8, 2013
The waxing moon is a time to promote growth, to focus on increasing
whatever it is that you would like to see increase in your life, to
clarify focus
Alan Waldman : ‘The Vicar of Dibley’ Is One of the Funniest and Most Popular Britcoms Ever
Waldman's
film and TV
treasures you may have missed:
Dawn French heads a hilarious cast in a series about a female
clergywoman in a quirky small town.
By Alan Waldman / The Rag Blog / April 18, 2013
[In his weekly column, Alan Waldman reviews some of his favorite films
and TV series that readers may have missed, including TV dramas,
mysteries, and comedies from Canada, England, Ireland,
"The Most Beautiful People..."
“The most beautiful people we have known are those who have known defeat,
known suffering, known struggle, known loss, and have found their way out
of the depths. These persons have an appreciation, a sensitivity and an
understanding of life that fills them with compassions, gentleness, and a
deep loving concern. Beautiful people do not just happen.”
- Elisabeth Kubler-Ross
Life Skills: "Effort and Understanding: Having It Easy"
*"Effort and Understanding: Having It Easy"*
by Madisyn Taylor, The DailyOM
"When we view the lives of others and think they have it easy, we are not
seeing the whole of their life or the story they are presenting. Our lives
are an exercise in facing challenges. We dream the grandest of dreams as
youngsters only to discover that we must cultivate copious inner strength
and determination in order to meet our goals. Our hard work does not always
yield the results we expect. And it is when we find ourselves frustrated by
the trials we face or unable to meet our own expectations th... more »
The Iron Bitch (1925-2013)
*by Ken*
I see, from the NYT "Afternoon Update," that "Tributes Pour In for Margaret
Thatcher." No, I didn't waste a click on it, fairly confident that the real
key words, like "peabrain" and "bitch," would be in sparse supply.
What to say about the old Iron Bitch on the occasion of her passing? One of
washingtonpost.com's associate Fixers, Sean Sullivan, today tried to fob
off "5 moments that show why Margaret Thatcher mattered in American politics,"
but most of them aren't so much moments as, um, fuzzy symbioses between
Thatcherite Britain and Reaganitic America.
Here's one I l... more »
Lamar W. Hankins : Lyndon Baines Johnson As Tragic Hero
Former
President Lyndon Baines Johnson, August 1972. Image from the
LBJ Library / PBS Newshour.
Lyndon Baines Johnson:
My tragic hero
LBJ was doomed from the start, trapped by earlier mistakes that he could
not avoid without being vilified by the political opponents and war
hawks in his own party as well as by Republicans.
By Lamar W. Hankins / The Rag Blog /April 8, 2013
The recent
Wikileaks Posts Amazing Data Archive From Kissinger Days
Pretty interesting leaked data archive from Wikileaks, below is one gem...
*Macomber:* That is illegal.
*Kissinger:* Before the Freedom of Information Act, I used to say at
meetings, "The illegal we do immediately; the unconstitutional takes a
little longer." [laughter] But since the Freedom of Information Act,
I'm afraid to say things like that.
https://www.wikileaks.org/plusd/cables/P860114-1573_MC_b.html
Full archive here: http://wikileaks.org/plusd/
The Daily "Near You?
Porirua, Wellington, New Zealand. Thanks for stopping by.
Satire: “Facebook Unveils New Waste of Time”
*“Facebook Unveils New Waste of Time”*
by Andy Borowitz
MENLO PARK (The Borowitz Report)— “Before a rapt audience at Facebook
headquarters Thursday, Facebook C.E.O. Mark Zuckerberg unveiled new
software that he promised “will totally change the way you are wasting your
life.” Explaining the development of Facebook’s new phone software, Home,
Mr. Zuckerberg said, “Our research showed that Facebook users still had a
few hours a day when they were leading somewhat healthy and productive
lives. Our new software will change all of that.” Mr. Zuckerberg said his
developers had worke... more »
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Harry Reid threatens GOP with filibuster reform -- again
And this time he really means it:
“All within the sound of my voice — including my Democratic senators and
the Republican senators who I serve with — should understand that we as a
body have the power on any given day to change the rules with a simple
majority,” Reid told Nevada Public Radio in a little-noticed interview
Friday. “And I will do that if necessary.” [...]
“I’m a very patient man,” he said. “We made changes but the time will tell
whether they’re big enough. I’m going to wait and build a case. If the
Republicans in the Senate don’t start approving some judges, and don’... more »
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Law Times
VICTIM REMEMBERED AS DECENT LAWYER
Kevin Dunsmuir, one of the victims of a deadly East Gwillimbury, Ont.,
fire, was a brave and professional lawyer, according to a Toronto litigator
who knew him.
Dunsmuir, his wife, and two sons died in the blaze waiting for help that
never came on the morning of March 29.
Dunsmuir practised law in Newmarket, Ont., at Dunsmuir Advocates. His
practice included significant work in family mediation. "He was a decent,
straightforward and competent professional," Toronto lawyer James Morton
wrote in a blog entry about Dunsmuir.
"Someone you could t... more »
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The Iron Lady, 1925-2013
Margaret Thatcher is dead of a stroke at 87. (Read the *FT*’s fact-filled
obituary here if you need to get up to speed, or this by her biographer
Charles Moore packed with fascinating anecdotes.)
Most news reports this morning start with saying she was Britain’s first
woman Prime Minister—as if that were her signal achievement. Paraphrasing
Dagny Taggart, I suspect she’d say her achievement was being what Downing
Street had lacked for decades: a man.*
She took a Britain known as the “sick man of Europe”—a Britain who since
the war had been in thrall to statism, to socialism and to... more »
Thatcher
Let's be blunt. I hated Thatcher. I hate her politics. I hate her legacy.
So no, I'm not about to mourn her passing or say nice diplomatic things.
You knew where you stood with the Iron Lady, so it's only proper you know
where you stand with me. Though, let's be truthful too, the Thatcher I grew
up under, the Thatcher who left behind a record of no discernible merit
whatsoever, died many years ago. Thatcher had long sinces slipped into
senility, becoming a frail old woman with little of the person she once
was. But as Thatcher declined, as the fog of confusion descended over her
fa... more »
Elsewhere: Broken GOP, More
My weekend column over at Salon was my most complete piece on the broken
GOP to date. I sort of think I could go longer still, though.
At PP today, I wrote about the latest Harry Reid threat of Senate reform.
From what I saw in comments, I annoyed everyone, Democrats and Republicans
alike. Pretty much what I expected.
And at Greg's place, I talked automatic voter registration, and also postedon ENDA.
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Lockheed is Back and Pushing Hard
Now with that cursed Parliamentary Budget Officer safely out of the way, Lockheed
Martin has opened a public relations blitz to flog the F-35 to the Canadian
Armed Forces.
Lockheed used to claim the F-35 could be had by Canada for $65-million a
copy. This time it's upped the stated price to $85-million per. That's
an extra $20-million over the span of just 18-months. The pilot's helmet
alone is said to cost $2-million each, although Lockheed says the price is
barely half that.
*"It's going to survive in the short term; it's not going to survive in the
long term," says Winslow ... more »
The Iron Lady and the BBC
Margaret Thatcher, 1925-2013
It's an odd thing to be so focused on BBC bias. I'm afraid I find myself
watching too many big news stories through that filter. It's probably a
distorting lens.
It's been that way today - a day that's seen the passing of an exceptional
figure in world politics, Baroness Thatcher. She was an exceptional figure
in my life too. I admired her greatly. And yet my focus this evening has
once again fixed on the BBC and its coverage - wearing that filter again,
looking through that distorting lens again, ever alert for signs of bias
rather than focusing on th... more »
Inspire My Life Conference in St. George, A Chance to Hear Katherine Nelson Perform
I have posted before about how much I love Katherine Nelson. Her music
gives me strength as a mother when I don't have any left. It inspires me
and helps me move forward with my life. I have had the wonderful
opportunity to hear Katherine perform and if you are going to be around St.
George this weekend, you can have the opportunity too.
Katherine along with other inspiring speakers will be at the new Inspire My
Life Conference this Saturday April 13 at Dixie State College. The
conference is free to attend and will feature Katherine Nelson, Curtis
Jacobs and Charley Jenkins. The ... more »
Federal Court upheld the CSB’s legal authority to investigate the tragic April 2010 blowout and explosion in the Gulf of Mexico.
Why would Transocean opposed CSB’s legal authority to investigate the
tragic April 2010 blowout and explosion in the Gulf of Mexico? Because an
independent investigation would reveal the truth (if they are not bought up
first) that there was no Macondo Crude flooding the Gulf until 44 hours
later. It was the deliberate 2nd Explosion in the BOP that weakened the
cemented well head and induced a secondary bottom hole well blowout to
unleash the gushing crude from the Macondo reservoir.
Ans: CSB was not part of the conspiracy parties to this contrived
Planned_2_Spook_Market_Crisis di... more »
Maureen Dowd has come a long way!
*MONDAY, APRIL 8, 2013*
*Sadly, the discourse hasn't:* Like her repurposed friend Chris Matthews,
Maureen Dowd has come a long way concerning Hillary Clinton.
As late as June 2008, Matthews, Dowd and the rest of the gang were still
treating Clinton as the Dragon Lady of American politics. In the sixteen
years of this long-running mess, the liberal world had barely managed to
offer a peep of protest.
By now, Matthews has been completely repurposed. He is now paid millions of
dollars to sing the praises of Clinton.
Yesterday, on the front page of the Sunday Review, Dowd followed sui... more »
Global Insured Catastrophe Losses from Aon Benfield
In a recent report on reinsurance Aon Benfield (here in PDF) includes the
graph shown above which shows insured catastrophe losses worldwide as a
proportion of GDP. Such a graph is not equivalent to a loss normalization
of the sort that I often show. However, it does show that the re/insurance
industries have managed (by design or by outcome) insured catastrophe
losses such that there has not been a statistically significant trend in
losses 1960 - 2011.
For those interested in weather-related losses (total, not just insured) at
the global scale here is that data.
The Realist Report with John Friend
On this edition of *The Realist Report*, we'll be joined by the outstanding
historian, writer, and poet *DC Dave Martin* to discuss the Soviet
infiltration and subversion of the Roosevelt administration, Hollywood, the
news media, public policy making organizations and think tanks in the years
leading up to WWII and after. We will also be discussing *the assassination
of James Forrestal* specifically, and the systematic liquidation of all
opposition to the international Talmudic conspiracy to over throw Western
civilization generally. DC Dave will be reciting a poem or two as well.... more »
Corrupt, Corporately-Owned Pols Steve Israel And Joe Crowley Recruit Candidates Who Will Smile And Leave The Politics To Them
The ideal Steve Israel candidate-- against progressives on over 75% of roll
calls
The Paul Kane investigative journalism DCCC press release in Sunday's *Washington
Post*, Democrats push problem solvers in House races reflects a meme Steve
Israel started massaging in 2011. It might have never crossed Kane's mind
but it's how the corporate wing of the Democratic House caucus, the Blue
Dogs and New Dems-- keep in mind that Israel is an "ex"-Blue Dog and his
sidekick Crowley is an "ex"-New Dem-- have managed to grab power in the
House. In 2012 the DCCC put virtually all their recruitment... more »
Bring Back the Buffalo
The western plains of the US are witnessing an impressive boom in the
growth of ghost towns (6,000 just in Kansas). Lands having less than two
people per square mile are classified as frontier. In the 1990 census, 133
western counties were frontier. The area of these counties is one quarter
of the land in the lower 48 states (excluding Alaska and Hawaii). The
population of the plains peaked in 1920, and has been declining since. An
area that once may have supported 25,000 Indian buffalo hunters now
supports 10,000 Americans. The population is aging, because young folks
tend t... more »
QUOTE OF THE DAY: A musician explains copyright to a thief
Last year, Cracker’s David Lowery wrote an open letter to an indy
rock-loving student who’s boasted on her blog about having 11,000 songs in
her music library, of which only 15 CDs worth had been paid for.
I … find this all this sort of sad. Many in your generation are willing
to pay a little extra to buy “fair trade” coffee that insures the workers
that harvested the coffee were paid fairly. Many in your generation will
pay a little more to buy clothing and shoes from manufacturers that
certify they don’t use sweatshops. Many in your generation pressured
Apple to examine w... more »
Catch of the Day
I'll
go with a Catch to a wonderful post by Dylan Matthews that goes
through all the reasons why government budget deficits are thought to be
bad-- and why each of them is either wrong all the time, or wrong some
of the
time.
It's very, very, good. It doesn't draw any hard-and-fast policy
conclusions
about what to do right now, but what it does do is explain that some of
the
anti-deficit rhetoric is pure fantasy that we should ignore, while other
arguments are more serious.
I'm not sure that it really does answer the question, however, of why
people love balanced budgets so much. I ... more »
Mr. Guilty remains so...
*R. v. Wilson*, 2013 ONCA 222, in dismissing an appeal, holds:
[5] In the course of explaining reasonable doubt to the jury, the
trial judge said:
The presumption of innocence means that Mr. Wilson started the trial with a
clean slate. The presumption stays with him throughout the case, including
your deliberations at the end of the trial. It is only defeated if and
when Crown counsel satisfied you, beyond a reasonable doubt, that Mr.
Guilty, I’m sorry, Mr. Wilson is guilty of the crime charged. Mr. Wilson
does not have to present evidence or prove anything in this case.... more »
We Are All One
*We Are ALL One*
*
*
Thank you to Katrina Troolines for putting this together. Beautiful
message. It's time to let go of all remaining feelings of hatred, judgment,
anger and animosity. The time is NOW to join hands and take a bow for the
incredible roles we have all played. Namaste.
In Absolute Gratitude,
~ Brian
Making it real - Universal Value
Audio Version
There is an internal sense of truth. It is unemotional. It is integral,
a part of your physiology. Your body recognizes it. As you grew up, you
adapted to its presence or absence in every encounter.
It is not just you, it is everyone. In your day to day you make
agreements with each other – tell “white lies” and allow them to float in
and out of your awareness. For the most part you ignore them.
What this does is it de-sensitizes you to out and out untruths. You’ve
learned to re-name them things like anger, dislike, confusion or even love
if th... more »
Update On Patrick Cody Morgan
*Update On Patrick Cody Morgan *
April 8th, 2013
Hang in there Cody! Big changes rustling in the winds. When the house of
cards finally falls, you will have your Freedom once again. Until then,
keep shining your light my friend.
~ Brian
Email received from Stacy on April 3rd:
Hey Brian,
Things have settled down a little bit where Cody is, but they
constantly are trying to break up their bible study classes. Cody said
that they DO NOT want ANY hope to be spread around or to exist at all.
They have tried to limit the size of their bible classes. Apparantly... more »
Annette Funicello died today
I'm very sad Annette Funicello is gone and so is just about everybody else
on my interwebs. Lots of guys confessing she was their first crush. Of
course for me, it was all about the Mouseketeers. She was one of my all
time favorites on the show. Used to watch it every day. Loved her roles in
the ongoing serial stories more than the musical numbers but those are too
long to embed. So I'll post this as a tribute to her memory. I was probably
too young to remember watching this when it first aired, yet somehow it
seems hauntingly familiar.
I liked the beach blanket movies but didn't... more »
“The Psycho-Therapeutic School System: Pathologizing Childhood”
*“The Psycho-Therapeutic School System:*
* Pathologizing Childhood”*
By John W. Whitehead
“There’s a tremendous push where if the kid’s behavior is thought to be
quote-unquote abnormal — if they’re not sitting quietly at their desk —
that’s pathological, instead of just childhood.”—Dr. Jerome Groopman,
professor of medicine at Harvard Medical School.
According to a recent report by the Centers for Disease Control, a
staggering 6.4 million American children between the ages of 4 and 17 have
been diagnosed with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), whose
key sympto... more »
Pebble Beds
I recently began to think again about the Pebble Bed Reactor. In the early
days of Nuclear Green, I was encouraged by what I thought was the potential
of the Pebble Bed Reactor. The Pebble Bed Reactor is cooled by a gas; most
likely helium and the pebbles resemble tennis balls in size. They are made
from graphite and other carbon based materials. In the Pebble based
reactor, the helium coolant blows the pebbles up into the reactor core
until they reach a critical geometry and begin to support a chain reaction.
This heats the helium which exits the reactor core drawing off the surplus... more »
Margaret Thatcher is dead
I don't have much to say about (must not forget to call her Baroness) Margaret
Thatcher's death but there's no dearth of commentary about Thatcher's
politics on the internets. Never paid that much attention to her myself. I
recall being thrilled when she became the first woman PM because, milestone
for women, but her politics were so dismal the good feeling didn't last for
long. The nicest thing I can say about her is she made me laugh when she so
thoroughly put Sarah Palin in her place when Griftzilla tried to cadge a
meeting with her.
Greg Hunter: "Jim Willie: The Economy Will Implode”
*"Jim Willie: The Economy Will Implode”*
By Greg Hunter’s USAWatchdog.com
"Dr. Jim Willie of GoldenJackass.com says powerful forces around the globe
are working to do away with trading in U.S. dollars because of massive
money printing by the Fed. Dr. Willie says, “The world makes a reaction,
and what they have done is create, slowly but surely, a U.S. dollar
alternative for trade.” Dr. Willie’s sources say precious metals will be
used to back a new currency and predicts, “The gold price will be $7,500 to
$8,000, and silver will be between $150 and $250 per ounce.” This will be a... more »
Congressional ALECers - Demand Wrong Investigation
*Republicans Demand Investigation Into Beyonce’s Cuba Vacation*
By Hayes Brown on Apr 7, 2013 at 11:19 am
Two Florida Republicans are prompting the Obama administration to open an
investigation into Beyonce and Jay-Z’s recent trip to Cuba, arguing that
the couple may have violated sanctions against the communist country.
Former House Foreign Affairs Committee chairwoman Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen
(R-FL) and her colleague Rep. Mario Diaz-Balart sent a letter to the
Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control on Friday, calling
for an investigation into whether any laws wer... more »
Margaret Thatcher is dead - and not before time
Today, the evil spirit which occupied the living corpse of Margaret
Thatcher, has finally returned to the diabolical realm from whence it came.
At the age of 87, Thatcher has proven the truth of the adage that 'the good
die young'. Thatcher was evil through-and-through, and did more to destroy
the UK than any other politician, including even the horrendous rabble who
infest parliament at present.
In 1979, Thatcher promised the beleaguered people of the UK, that if they
voted for her party, she would reverse the flow of non-European immigration
which had led to mass unemployment and... more »
Karl Denninger, "How They Will Steal Your Retirement"
*"How They Will Steal Your Retirement"*
by Karl Denninger
"I've laid this out before but it's time to do it again, because it's
coming folks. The recent ditty on how "nobody needs more than $3m for
retirement", defined as "whatever you need to get a $200,000 annuity", is
just one facet of how this will play out. Since I started writing The
Ticker I have been repeatedly asked where one should put their assets to
evade confiscation, whether through outright acts of theft, devaluation or
any other means.
The simple answer: There isn't a reasonably-safe means of doing that for ... more »
THATCHER - GAY ICON AND FRIEND OF ISRAEL
*Thatcher, the first British prime minister to visit Israel. “She was
beautiful, gay, very kind and thoughtful,” Denis Thatcher said in an
interview. www.timesofisrael.com*
*Margaret Thatcher*, née Roberts, while in her final year at Somerville
College, Oxford, studied under the supervision of Dorothy Hodgkin.
Thatcher installed a portrait of Dorothy Hodgkin in Downing Street.
Dorothy married Thomas Lionel Hodgkin, a one-time member of the Communist
Party.
"Because of her political activity and her husband's association with the
Communist Party, she was banned from entering the U... more »
Chile: Contactee Accused of Damaging Archaeological Site
*Chile: Contactee Accused of Damaging Archaeological Site*
By Juan Morales – EL DIA – Las Ultimas Noticias
Date: 13 March 2013
Leonardo Codoceo, president of the Centro de Investigacion Ufologica de
Atacama said: “*What the PDI said about us wanting to build an altar in in
a house to see UFOs is a lie. This is what happened.”
“On Sunday I made telepathic contact with UFOs and obtained the information
that they would open an energy channel between 11 in the morning and 3 in
the afternoon at Cerro La Viña (80 kilometers from Copiapó). A group of 12
people set off, including members o... more »
Hope you'll help us win the Cuso contest
If you're on Facebook, my spouse and I hope you'll take a moment to visit
this link and help us win the Cuso International video contest! We've got
one week to get as many "likes" as we can for our video and for the Cuso
page.
So here's the rules: Click on the link to the Cuso International page and
check out our video, which at the moment is the only entry on the page. If
you enjoy the little song and photo show we've put together, we need you to
"like" the Cuso page overall and then also click the "like" under our
video. All the photos have been taken by Paul and I through our wor... more »
Picture Frames from Cabinet Doors and Windows
For the past few years, my walls have all been large gallery walls with
lots of different little frames. As much as I loved them, I got the evil
eye from my husband when I suggested hanging them again in our new house.
Since they take a lot of work to get perfectly straight, I got vetoed on
gallery walls. I have been looking for new ways to hang my pictures
including large picture collages and using different things such as cabinet
doors as frames.
Since we aren't remodeling anything anytime soon, I kept my eyes out
on yard sale sites on Facebook for people that were. I was lo... more »
When all the news is bad... (video)
*or seems to be - it might be time to reassess what you're doing.*
I have to meet with my tax preparer today. After that, lunch and shopping
for some garden items.
I've parked a bunch of great reads in my tabs for later, but one that stood
out for me this morning was *How They Will Steal Your Retirement*, by Karl
Denninger, posted over at Market Ticker.
Read it and heed his words.
I stumbled upon his article from a link posted by Doug Ross at *Bad Blue
Prep,* another of his wonderful aggregate sites. If you look on the top of
any of the Bad Blue's, you'll see links to all h... more »
Parental mobility
*Decaen v. Decaen**, 2013 ONCA 218** **deals with **parental mobility** and
restates the test from** **Gordon v. Goertz**, [1996] 2 S.C.R. 27**:**(b)**
* *Gordon v. Goertz*
[23] In *Gordon v. Goertz*, Justice McLachlin (as she then was),
writing for the majority, identified a number of factors relevant to a
child’s best interests in the context of possible relocation: (a) the
existing custody arrangement and relationship between the child and the
custodial parent; (b) the existing access arrangement and the relationship
between the child and the access parent; (c) the d... more »
Some news
Here’s dome news to chew on. Psilocybin, the active ingredient in magic
mushrooms, may be useful in treating severely depressed patients, but it is
a Class A drug (I did not know that) and red-tape and costs make it
prohibitive to develop.
This is of course a living critique of moralistic laws, legislating what
adults of sound mind can put into their body and the unintended knock on
effects such laws have. It also shows up the absurd contortions law based
on private property can get into. Psilocybin is made in nature, proscribing
it does not stop it from being made. You may as well... more »
Babs "Roaming Buffalo" Bagwell, Voice from the Gulf
Babs "Roaming Buffalo" Bagwell, Voice from the Gulf
Babs is from the Isle de Jean Charles Band of Biloxi-Chitimacha, Choctaw
people in, Louisiana.
Babs like so many has become an activist out of necessity. Listen to her
account of living with big oil before and after the BP, Deep Water Horizon
disaster. For more information about the Isle de Jean Charles visit... www.isledejeancharles.com
Vote for our musical Cuso volunteer video
This is utterly shameless, I admit.
Cuso International had a contest, inviting volunteers around the world to
submit videos about the experience.
We entered, with a song featuring the accordion stylings of Jody Paterson
and my guitar fumblings.
I kind of like it.
What I would like you to do is go the Cuso Facebook page and watch the
video.
If you think it's kind of OK, you have to like *both* the Cuso Facebook pageand our video to vote for us.
Footnote:
Should you want to sing along, here are the lyrics, to the tune of Leaving
on Jet Plane,
All our bags are packed, we're standing her... more »
Suppressing Reality-Based Analysis: Chomsky, the Leveretts, and America’s Iran Debate
*Source of photo.*
*Suppressing Reality-Based Analysis: Chomsky, the Leveretts, and America’s
Iran Debate*
*By Flynt Leverett and Hillary Mann Leverett *
*GoingToTehran.com*
*Published on April 8, 2013 *
Mainstream reaction to our new book, *Going to Tehran: Why the United
States Must Come to Terms with the Islamic Republic of Iran*, underscores
some important realities about America’s Iran debate—and about the
political and cultural obstacles to truly constructive change in American
foreign policy. Flynt addressed this point last week on “The Monitor,” a
news analysis program... more »
Untitled
*Harry Shearer will speak tonight at Loyola!*
Why Are Bobby Jindal And Sam Brownback So Unpopular With Voters In Their Deeply Red States?
Last week there was a minor news buzz about how unpopular Bobby Jindal has
become among Louisiana voters, 60% of whom agree he's doing a lousy,
unsatisfactory job. His approval rating had plummeted in less than a year
from 51% to 38%, coincident with his embrace of the ideologically-driven
Austerity agenda for his state-- state cuts to higher education and health
care, plans to privatize the charity hospital system and the governor’s
proposed state tax overhaul, the last of which is especially hated. 63%
oppose the plan to abolish personal and corporate income taxes and raise
stat... more »
Thatcher
Margaret Thatcher, RIP.
I find I have very little to say about her. What matters about Thatcher, or
at any rate about Thatcherism, is that there really was a significant
change among elites about the power and efficacy of markets. My general
sense -- and to be sure, this is an impression, nothing hard and rigidly
empirical about it -- is that in the 1960s and through the mid-1970s, there
really was a sense among many that markets were old-fashioned hokum, and
that bureaucracies and other centralized planners could do many things far
more efficiently. Oh, not Soviet-style central pl... more »
Secret Files Expose Offshore's Global Impact
(NICHOLAS KAMM/AFP/Getty Images)
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/04/03/offshore-companies-politicians_n_3008426.html
*
* *Secret Files Expose Offshore's Global Impact*
Center for Public Integrity | Posted: 04/03/2013 6:01 pm EDT | Updated:
04/04/2013 1:28 am
*Dozens of journalists sifted through millions of leaked records and
thousands of names to produce ICIJ’s investigation into offshore secrecy*
By Gerard Ryle, Marina Walker Guevara, Michael Hudson, Nicky Hager, Duncan
Campbell and Stefan Candea
*International Consortium of Investigative Journalists*
A cache of 2.5 milli... more »
Japan Spent 100 Billion Yen for Plutonium and Mox Fuel
Majia here: Japan shipped used nuclear fuel to the UK, beginning in 2010,
for reprocessing to extract plutonium that could be stored and incorporated
into Mox fuel. The cost for this reprocessing is rising because the British
facility is LEAKING. The Asahi covers the story:* *
*Spent nuclear fuel reprocessing costs nearly triples, a blow to utilities*By SHIN MATSUURA/ Staff Writer April 08, 2013
http://ajw.asahi.com/article/0311disaster/fukushima/AJ201304080007
[Excerpted] The cost for overseas reprocessing of spent nuclear fuel from
Japanese nuclear power stations has nearly trip... more »
...a deceiver will never lack victims for his deceptions. ~ Niccolo Machiavelli
“You can't convince a believer of anything; for their belief is not based
on evidence, it's based on a deep seated need to believe”.
~ Carl Sagan
You can call it religion. You can call it ideology. Either way, you will
never be able to dissuade someone who needs to believe in constructs that
define the core of their place in the world - whether that people are
inherently good, or at least, make social progress...or that there is
meaning to life, or some sort of spiritual anything...or that humans are
too puny to change the climate, or destroy most - if not all - of life on
earth.
... more »
The arrogance of the Marxist lefties never ceases to amaze...
To quote Voddie Baucham, from my post* Are your children in government
schools?...* (and if you haven't watched the video at that post - do so.
It's excellent.)
*"When you send your kids to Caesar for their education, don't be
surprised when they come back as Romans."*
Matt, over at Conservative Hideout, gives you more reasons that
homeschooling may be your only reasonable choice.
Head over there and listen to what Melissa Harris-Perry has to say about
your children. *
***
*MSNBC Talking Head Melissa Harris-Perry: All Your Children are Belong to Us
*
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Removing the Shackles: Your Mission, should you choose to accept it... a little fun for the week.
http://removingtheshackles.blogspot.ca/2013/04/your-mission-should-you-choose-to.html
By D.
Monday, 8 April 2013
*Your Mission, should you choose to accept it..... a little fun for the
week.*
Would you guys like to play in my little exercise this week?
For anyone that would like to play and DO with me..... because it's TIME to
DO!
I've spent that last two days "daydreaming", or visualizing if you will....
Visiting world leaders this morning. Seeing Obama at his desk, looking
forlorn and stressed out. Walking up to him and kissing him on the
forehead and placing my hand on his ... more »
Global warming could get worse quickly if huge amounts of extra heat absorbed by the oceans are released back into the air: study
[image: Ocean heat content at 0-700m depth, 1970-2912. Graphic: RealClimate]
By Environment Correspondent Alister Doyle; Editing by Peter Graff
7 April 2013
OSLO (Reuters) – Climate change could get worse quickly if huge amounts of
extra heat absorbed by the oceans are released back into the air,
scientists said after unveiling new research showing that oceans have
helped mitigate the effects of warming since 2000.
Heat-trapping gases are being emitted into the atmosphere faster than ever,
and the 10 hottest years since records began have all taken place since
1998. But the rate a... more »
Arianna Huffington, then and now!
*MONDAY, APRIL 8, 2013*
*The way your career pundits function:* Last week, Barack Obama made a
joking remark concerning the fact that Kamala Harris is conventionally
good-looking.
As a general matter, men shouldn’t make such remarks in professional
settings. By now, you’d almost think that liberals would understand why.
Many liberals do not.
Over the weekend, we were struck by some of the liberal men who complained
about the reaction to Obama’s remark. Jonathan Capehart just didn’t get it,
of course. And this is what Bill Richardson said on yesterday’s Meet the
Press:
RICHARDSON... more »
Estampie - Orepolska
Description of Estampie's album "Secrets Of The North (2012)" [*Source*]:
Estampie goes North...with their most current CD, listeners are taken on a
journey to a fascinating, boreal world of sound. The nordic ballads tell
tales of knights, trolls, and mountain kings, of enchanted nightingales,
magic horses, and dancing bears. As in fairy tales and fables, animals
reflect the multifaceted strengths of man, with magical beings such as
elves and mermaids intervening in their destinies. Estampie will whisk you
away into the timeless Nordic world of love, betrayal, and longing,
spinn... more »
Margaret Thatcher Will Always Be Remembered For Her Support Of Right Wing Military Dictatorship In Chile
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**
*On September 11, 1973, a military coup d'état led by fascist General
Pinochet. violently removed the democratically elected President of Chile,
Salvador Allende.
The military coup was extremely violent from the very beginning. The
military surrounded the La Moneda Palace with tanks and infantry troops and
bombed it with Hawker Hunter fighter jets. The president and some of his
aides were besieged in the palace. Allende refused to surrender, and
addressed the nation for a last time in a potent farewell speech. President
Salvadore Allende was murdered by soldiers in the p... more »
Margaret Thatcher, former U.K. PM, has died
Margaret Thatcher, one of the most important British politicians of the
20th century, has died. She was the first woman to become U.K. prime
minister and Britain's only prime minister of the 20th century to win three
consecutive terms.
Secrecy and ethics cast dark cloud on Stephen Harper’s government: poll
*But note 46 % say the country is headed the right way -- and 46 % is
sufficient for a crushingly large majority government... .*
OTTAWA — Two-thirds of Canadians believe Prime Minister Stephen Harper’s
Conservative government is too secretive and has failed to govern with high
ethical standards, a new poll has found.
The national survey conducted exclusively for Postmedia News and Global
Television by Ipsos Reid also finds that after seven years in office, half
of the country still believes that Harper has a “hidden agenda.”
The polling results offer some politically disconcertin... more »
The world mourns the passing of a great woman...
*RIP, Lady Thatcher.*
Apache Artist Andrew Goseyun Morrison artwork may be lost forever in Seattle
*By Sandra Rambler*
*Censored News*
**
http://www.bsnorrell.blogspot.com
*Apache Artist Andrew Goseyun Morrison artwork may be lost forever in
Seattle, Washington*
Seattle — After school officials at the Indian Heritage Middle College
passed a capital levy last month to tear down their aging building and
replace it with two new schools, the five large scale 25-foot high murals
painted by 31-year-old native of Apache and Haida descent, Andrew Goseyun
Morrison, may be lost forever.
Artist Morrison, the son of San Carlos Apache tribal elder,
Elesta Goseyun Morrison, bega... more »
We Don't Like Steve. We Don't Trust Steve. Steve Doesn't Really Care Because "We" Don't Matter.
It's not that a solid majority of Canadians don't trust Sideshow Steve
Harper or find him ethically sleazy. That should come as no surprise.
I suppose what is impressive, from a Conservative perspective, is the size
of the minority that thinks Steve's okay or simply isn't sure.
In the last election two out of five Canadians voted for Harper, three out
of five wanted someone else. That translated into a solid majority for
the Harper Cons. His numbers are down a little bit in the latest Ipsos
poll but a guy like Steve can engineer the political equivalent of
anti-matter when he n... more »
Mohawk Nation News 'Psychos Defined'
[image: mnnlogo1]
PSYCHOS DEFINED
Posted on April 8, 2013
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[image: psycho chickens]*MNN. Apr. 8, 2013. *Prime Minister Harper keeps
throwing his corporate Indians at us and the public to make himself seem
legitimate. Corporations are managed by people without moral conscience.
This is how our band and tribal councils fit into the World Health
Organizations “psychopath checklist”: **
*1. Callous unconcern for others: they will put our blood in a jar and
offer it as collateral for their benefit.** *
*[image: disnformation]2. Can’t maintain enduring relationships with us:
Their... more »
Mohawk Nation News 'Gunboat Diplomacy'
GUNBOAT DIPLOMACY
Posted on April 7, 2013
*[image: mnnlogo1]***
*MNN. Apr. 6, 2013.** Gunboat diplomacy is forcing colonial policy on
Indigenous through military power and direct threats until we comply. “Sign
here or you’ll starve!”. The BIA in the US and Indian Affairs in Canada are
military centers for worldwide operations. Money is laundered through
Indian communities. Why did Prime Minister Harper suddenly announce his
plan to “privatize” all Indigenous lands? To make us less accessible to
scrutiny!** *
[image: "Take the money, or else!"]
Chief: “Sign here and look the other... more »
Mohawk Nation News 'Sorcerers and Apprentices'
[image: mnnlogo1]SORCERERS & APPRENTICES
Posted on April 6, 2013
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*MNN. Apr. 5, 2013.* The US based sorcerer is suckering Canada into old
style genocide. Canada is a sub-sorcerer. The sorcerer’s apprentices are
the greedy “band and tribal councils”. Their only access to the colonial
lifestyle is to wear the dunce hat and mop the master’s floors. Canada is
copying failed US policies on the land grab.
*The “privatization” of Indigenous lands is planned genocide. The US and
Canada sorcerers and their apprentices suffer from the “owistah” disease of
the mind. They believe that... more »
Liberal / Tory .... Same Old Story ..... (and Justin Trudeau Knows It!)
*“The biggest distinction between a Liberal Party led by me and Stephen
Harper’s Conservatives is one of tone …”
Justin Trudeau *
*(Toronto Star print edition, April 6, 2013)*
*Wow ...... just wow!!! *
Untitled
*Mayor Landrieu Pushing 3 Bills in State Legislature*
*Owen Courreges: I’m not down with O.P.P.*
*JP's 'Pump to the River' project continues taking shape*
*Panic Attack: The Discovery Institute, Creationist “Think Tank,” Scared
Senseless By Teenage College Student ~CenLamar *
*New Orleans to host scientific conference on energy and food*
*Shotgun House Begone, Joseph Street, New Orleans, Louisiana ~The Curator
of Shit*
Iraq Unwilling To Confront Forced Labor And Sex Trade
For the fourth straight year, the U.S. State Department has reported that
Iraq has a serious problem with sex trafficking and forced labor. Women and
children in Iraq have been forced into prostitution. Foreign women have
also been shipped to Iraq for the sex trade, and Iraqi women have been sent
abroad as well as slaves. Many workers from abroad are also coming to Iraq
in increasing numbers with the growing economy, and that has opened up
opportunities to exploit them. Iraq has laws against both of these crimes,
but barely enforces them. That’s because the government does not consid... more »
Soyuz makes RECORD BREAKING trip to International Space Station
Notice that I capitalized "RECORD BREAKING"? Of course there is a reason I
wrote the headline for this post in such a way. Obviously it is being done
to grab your attention. With a mind to getting your thoughts on these
questions.....
-How significant is the ability of Russia to get to the space station in an
extremely speedy fashion in relation to intercontinental or any missile
development?
-Related to the weaponizing of space?
-The colonization of space?
-Traveling, further, farther and faster
-Or, is there no connection at all to any of the aforementioned ?
Looking for some in... more »
THE WAY WE ARE: Them the journalists!
*MONDAY, APRIL 8, 2013*
*Part 1—Public editor speaks:* What kind of creatures are we?
Answer:
In the United States, in 2013, we are remarkably dumb. Consider yesterday’s
column by Margaret Sullivan, the New York Times public editor.
In the hard-copy Times, Sullivan writes only two columns per month. In part
for that reason, we were struck by the framework of yesterday’s column:
SULLIVAN (4/7/13): *Although most of the mail that comes to the public
editor’s office can be described as frustrated complaints* (Misleading
headline! Wrongheaded columnist! Enough about Brooklyn already!)... more »
ACTION: Sign the Keystone XL Pledge of Resistance
*Sign the Keystone XL Pledge of Resistance*
"I pledge, if necessary, to join others in my community, and engage in acts
of dignified, peaceful civil disobedience that could result in my arrest in
order to send the message to President Obama and his administration that
they must reject the Keystone XL pipeline."
*Sign the Keystone XL Pledge of Resistance*
Last Friday was one of those days that remind us of just how steep a hill
to climb this fight against climate change is.
Even with a president who recently professed a lofty goal of getting all
cars off of oil, even with one of... more »
Climate Predictions as Double-Edged Sword
Recently *The Economist* caused a stir by featuring the recent slowdown in
global temperatures, illustrated above and described as follows (see also *The
Telegraph*):
Temperatures fluctuate over short periods, but this lack of new warming is
a surprise. Ed Hawkins, of the University of Reading, in Britain, points
out that surface temperatures since 2005 are already at the low end of the
range of projections derived from 20 climate models (see chart 1). If they
remain flat, they will fall outside the models’ range within a few years.
The mismatch between rising greenhouse-gas emis... more »
Florida algae bloom causes record manatee deaths –‘When algae blooms coincide with manatee movement, it results in catastrophic mortality’
[image: A manatee that had been exposed to red tide came up for air at the
Lowry Park Zoo, in Tampa. The tide killed 241 manatees by April 2013.
Photo: Steve Nesius / Reuters]
By MICHAEL WINES
6 April 2013
(The New York Times) – Florida’s endangered manatees, already reeling from
an unexplained string of deaths in the state’s east coast rivers, have died
in record numbers from a toxic red algae bloom that appears each year off
the state’s west coast, state officials and wildlife experts say.
The tide has killed 241 of Florida’s roughly 5,000 manatees, according to
the state Fis... more »
Rising seas swallow 8 U.S. cities in these climate change GIFs
[image: Jefferson-0-feet]
By Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai
6 April 2013
(Mashable) – Climate change and global warming may cause sea levels to rise
and flood coastal cities across the world.
Over the past century, the Global Mean Sea Level has risen by 4 to 8
inches. And according to estimates by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration (PDF), it will keep rising between 8 inches and 6.6 feet by
2100.
How will the world look if that happens? In November of 2012, *The New York
Times* published interactive maps displaying the effects of the sea level
rising, in a serie... more »
Maundering Monday (Links, Chains & Threads)
The Iron Lady: rust to dust.
Eleven dead Afghan children are just a thorny issue in the American
side. But a couple of Americans killed during the endless
aggressive American occupation of their country? A deplorable humanitarian
tragedy of epic proportions. Dead Muslim babies are a sticky wicket, having
the nerve to get themselves murdered in the middle of a valiant
American effort to protect American lives during American airstrikes in
which Americans shockingly also get killed anyway, when they're only there
to help Afghan children learn to read American books. (*NY Times*.)
P... more »
Fukushima still leaking .....
*Fukushima is still leaking. Radioactive water is still entering the ocean.
*
*It will take two decades to decommission these reactors. *
All the while radiation will continue leaking
The western corporate media will continue pretending this ongoing disaster
is not really happening
And, the human caused global warming indoctrinated cult will continue
promoting nuclear as 'clean/green energy'
Additionally the lies and obfuscation of this holocaust against humanity
and the planet that supports Life will continue.
Too dramatic? Perhaps. But, that is the way I feel about this situation... more »
Fukushima tank springs major leak – 120 tons of radioactive water escape from underground facility
[image: Where did it go?: Workers examine an underground tank on 6 April
2013 that leaked 120 tons of highly radioactive water at the Fukushima No.
1 nuclear plant in the town of Okuma. Photo: Kyodo]
7 April 2013 (Kyodo) – Around 120 tons of contaminated water with an
estimated 710 billion becquerels of radioactivity has probably leaked into
the ground under the Fukushima No. 1 power plant, Tokyo Electric Power Co.
revealed Saturday.
“It is the largest amount of radioactive substances that has been leaked”
since the crippled facility’s cold shutdown was declared in December 2011, ... more »
Believing The Earth Is Flat
Corporate Canada is still sitting on its profits. Despite cheer leading
from Mark Carney and Jim Flaherty, business is not investing that money and
it is not creating jobs. Carol Goar writes:
According to Deloitte Canada’s 2013 outlook, “defensive balance sheet
strategies are the order of the day.” Its survey of chief financial
officers showed their companies’ top priorities were cutting costs and
bolstering cash flow. Capital spending ranked a distant fourth. “By and
large, big companies have the power to invest,” the consultancy said. “The
missing ingredient — and one which hol... more »
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