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More signposts on the road to the post-Climate-scare world
… Not so long back, Deutsche Bank were writing 50 page reports on
the science of climate change. They paid for giant 70 foot high towers
of doom counting carbon emissions near Madison Square Gardens. They were
so concerned about the planet they had a division called Deutsche Bank
Climate Change Advisors (DBCCA). They weren’t driven by money, of
course, only by the science. “…we at Deutsche Bank Cl
Taxes, climate and more political notes
I am finishing that article on the NSA/Prism brouhaha, stay
tuned. Also coming: my reactions to Ironman 3, Atlas Shrugged 2 and the
coming sequel to “300.”In mental formulation -- a story on how banking
secrecy affects developing nations, especially after honest governments
realize how much wealth was squirreled away by former kleptocratic
rulers. The archetypes would be Fernando Marcos of the Ph
Starships, cultish non-science and exciting advances
Another potpourri of science wonders! After an announcement or
two... and a brief re-look at METI.First - announcing: a first round of
videos are now up from the Starship Symposium at the Arthur C. Clarke
Center for Human Imagination, with speakers Peter Schwarz, Freeman
Dyson, Patti Smith, Geoffrey Landis, Neal Stephenson, Robert Zubrin and
Chris Lewicki… all about the prospects for some child b
JCU caves in to badgering and groupthink — blackballs “politically incorrect” Bob Carter
So much for “higher” education. James Cook University (JCU) has
blackballed Professor Bob Carter, not because of any flaw in his
scientific reasoning, but because he speaks outside the permitted
doctrine. His views on climate science do not fit with the dominant meme
(or the grant applications). And then there were pesky complaints and
emails from disgruntled fans of the prophets-of-doom. (Quite
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Sunday Inspirations: Two African Students Develop Anti-Malaria Soap
In 2010, 219 million people were affected with malaria, and out of that
number over 600,000 died. Malaria is also one of the leading causes of
death in Central Africa.
Two students in Burkina Faso, pulled their science knowledge and
resources together to invent a mosquito repelling soap in order to
prevent malaria. Gérard Niyondiko and Moctar Dembélé, both students at
Intsitut International de l’
“What has happened to the Black Blogosphere Pt.1&2″ by Victor Amenta
The articles speak for themselves (note: give the posts a moment to load after you click on the links):
What has happened to the Black Blogosphere Pt.1
What has happened to the Black Blogosphere Pt. 2
You will also appreciate this by Eco.Soul.Intellectual: Black Blogs Lost, Black Blogs Dead
Byts and Bytes: Father’s Day – A Day of Honour?
As Father’s Day approaches, the Black/African community in the
Diaspora particularly, gears up once again for the yearly conversation…
today it’s primarily in the form of tweets and Facebook postings (for
at least a weekend)… about the importance of Black fathers and
fatherhood in general.
I will share a number of articles and videos which I had saved to set
the stage for this day of honour. I wi
Sunday Inspirations: African Girl Goes from Poverty to International Chess Star
It is difficult to survive with your siblings by scrounging for food.
But that’s the life that was once lived by Phiona Mutesi out of Uganda.
Called “the ultimate underdog” by those who admire her, the young woman
has risen to become one of the most celebrated and respected chess
superstars in the world. In fact, they are planning to make a Disney
movie out of her story.
When she was three, Mutes
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A Closer Look: Jody Paterson 8 unread articles // actions
Black, white and the many shades in between
At the risk of starting too many posts with "One thing I've
learned from this Cuso volunteer experience...," I have something new to
add to the growing list. The latest learning is that this work tests
your core values, in ways that get right past the pretty words and down
to what you can actually live with. What's right? What's wrong? For
possibly the first time in my life, I feel like I'm
Scary travel warnings are hurting Honduras
One of the papers ran a big feature this week on tourism in
Copan Ruinas and what strategies might kickstart the flagging industry.
Somebody mentioned that one problem might be that the marketing approach
had become too boring. Maybe. But I have a feeling that the
terrifying travel warnings about Honduras issued by virtually every
developed country might be the bigger problem. The U.S. State
Advice for the Moskitia: Be careful. Very, very careful
June 12, 2013Sure, it's pretty here, but not yet ready for
tourists Day 6 here in the Moskitia, and I’m bored dead. You don’t
know what you’ve got ‘til it’s gone, as good old Joni once sang, and
what I miss the most right now is freedom. One of my co-workers
describes Palacios as a “beautiful prison.” That sums up the place
nicely. The little town is a short boat ride away from Batalla, the Ga
Dangerous and underpaid: Working in the Moskitia
I’m sitting at this moment in a Moskitia hotel frequented
almost exclusively by scary, armed men in the cocaine-distribution
business, in a town that even the more adventurous guide books tell you
to avoid. The bar downstairs is blasting narco-ballads, the deceptively
cheery music that relates hair-raising stories of life in the
illegal-drug trade. The presence of scary, armed men is great fo
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Vetting the UFO Field
Almost from the point that civilian UFO investigations began,
there has been an expressed desire to find evidence of alien visitation.
The mere fact that these organizations were looking toward the
extraterrestrial does not negate the research they have done. Often
scientists have an opinion of how an experiment will conclude, which is
one of the reasons for double blind tests. But the gathering o
Pre-Arnold UFO Sightings
I have been searching for any documentation of a flying saucer, a
disk-like craft, being described in the months prior to the Arnold
sighting of June 24, 1947. There are many such references, but all of
them seem to have been published after Arnold. The Project Blue Book
files list several… and it should be noted that there are fewer listed
there today than there were originally… the lone exceptio
Spy Balloons and Philip Klass
In the last few days I have been fielding some inquiries about
the Staff Sergeant Charles L. Moody abduction in August 1965. Moody had
mentioned to Jim Lorenzen, then the International Director of the Aerial
Phenomena Research Organization (APRO), that after his UFO encounter,
he had gone to the news stand and bought a copy of Official UFO. I
wondered what might have been in that issue and thought
Citizen Hearing and the USS Helm
There was another aspect to the Citizen Hearing on Disclosure
that was more personal than anything else. I looked at it as an
opportunity to engage in some first-hand research. I could talk to some
of the people who had witnessed UFO sightings and UFO events and get
their perspective without those perspectives being filtered through
another research or writer. I could learn if their stories had be
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A Way to Live 2 unread articles // actions
A quiet time
The neighbors have all rushed to get in their hay before the next
rain, and most of them have succeeded. The local grass seed farmer,
though, whose acreage seems to comprise half the valley, had to wait a
bit longer to begin cutting for seed, and is caught out; the windrowing
machines will be busy for days.Our new cherry trees, which made an
effort last year, are sleeping on the job, like most of
Old roses
I try to keep most of the plants that came with the place intact,
with an eye to utility. The grapes, being a long way off and not apt to
get maintenance, I dug out, despite their maturity, and brought down to
the garden, where they did fine. Trees that I cut for wood tend to be
of regenerative native species, which I leave to come back from the
stump, "eight rods to the stool" as they say in the
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One more small step for Mankind
From The Associated PressA Chinese spacecraft blasted off to
begin the country's fifth and longest manned space mission, taking three
astronauts to an orbiting space lab from where they will give science
lessons to youngsters.A Long March 2F rocket carrying the Shenzhou 10
astronaut capsule lifted off as scheduled at 5:38 p.m. (0938 GMT)
Tuesday from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center on the edge
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Adventures with Kurt and Lori 3 unread articles // actions
Aloha!
I was contacted by Aloha Island Lei in Aiea, Hawaii. The company
had read our blog and liked it, and asked if they could send us their
product to review on our website. Of course, I said sure! I forgot
about the exchange of emails until today.A box was delivered to my
office, overnight from Hawaii. We received two leis and a little
package of macadamia chocolates. One of the leis is made of tu
Baltimore Tigers Weekend
I had an awesome weekend.Kurt and I went to Baltimore with our
friends, Ron and Erika (same couple we went to Vegas with back in March
2013). This trip was short, but filled with lots of fun things. We
flew Delta into Baltimore on Thursday night (late). Went straight to
the hotel as we were tired and passed out. We stayed at the Homewood
Suites (Hilton hotel) and I loved it. We had a Suite on
July Trip
Super psyched! I finally booked our July trip, and we are going
to Spain! We are spending 3 nights in Barcelona, 4 in Ibiza and 3 in
Madrid! I can't freaking wait!
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Fade To Black / James Gandolfini 1961 - 2013
James Gandolfini died like his last lines in the final scene of
The Sopranos, remembering the good times, but this world class actor
deserves far more accolades than just his role of Tony Soprano, for many
thought that what he brought to television was what Brando brought to
movies ~ himself: Allen L Roland"I have lost a brother and a best
friend. The world has lost one of the greatest actors of
East County Peer To Peer Band Of Brothers / A Dream Becomes Reality
Click on photo to enlargeBlue Star mother Josie Monaghan
surrounded by her all era veteran brothers and sisters.Blue Star mother
Josie Monaghan's dream of creating a veterans resource center as well as
an all era veterans peer-to-peer group which meets and breaks bread
with each other every Wednesday, with commonality, camaraderie and
mutual sharing being the empowering agenda, has become a reali
PRISM / NSA's PRIVATIZED RETRIVAL AND INFORMATION SPECTRUM MANIPULATION
So now it's common knowledge that America has built a massive
full spectrum privatized information retrieval apparatus (PRISM) which
becomes fully operational this fall and confirms that we are now living
in Orwell's invasive Oceania ~ where technology is being consciously
used to manipulate the public as well as crush human liberty and deny
our privacy. All of this is preparation for the fast ap
It'S 2013 But Still 1984 / We'Re Not Free And Resistance Is Victory
Slowly but surely the fear driven Orwellian noose closes in as
constitutional civil liberties and freedoms in America, which were once
taken for granted, are gradually restricted or ended and always for the
same reason, National Security and the War on Terror ~ but the tide is
changing and an inevitable and unpredictable mass resistance movement is
already under way: Allen L Roland "Those who wou
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Amnesty International: Herman Wallace of Angola 3 Diagnosed with Liver Cancer, Send Messages of Support
(Reprinted below is today's statement of support from Amnesty
International, who has also released an accompanying blog posting by
Amnesty UK's Urgent Action Network, and a customized solidarity card for
Herman and Albert on their Tumblr page.) Herman Wallace of Angola 3
Diagnosed with Liver Cancer, Send Messages of SupportBy Jasmine
Heiss, Amnesty International USA’s Individuals & Communities
Angola 3′s Herman Wallace, Gravely Ill, Still Held in Isolation
(April 2013 photo of Herman Wallace)Angola 3's Herman Wallace,
Gravely Ill, Still Held in IsolationBy James Ridgeway and Jean
Casella(Reprinted with permission from Solitary Watch)Herman Wallace,
71, has been diagnosed with liver cancer. He is being held in a locked
prison hospital room at the Elayn Hunt Correctional Center at St.
Gabriel, Louisiana. The prognosis is grave, according to persons w
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To all Angola 3’s devoted supporters, we’ve received some
devastating news. Herman Wallace has had an initial diagnosis of liver
cancer. There are still very few details to share. Outside medical
specialists are visiting him today. Both the legal team and supporters
are exploring every avenue of relief for Herman, whose criminal case has
been stalled in the courts for over three years. As we recei
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AM640 On-Air Personality on ONDP Leader: “I think whore is the operative syllable there”
Via Lucile Barker of the Canuckistan Pink(o) Fringe:
Schizas: Just to get back to our previous quick quotes on Andrea
Horwath. I think whore is the operative syllable there. Oakley: Well,
well let’s not take it that farSchizas: What do you mean? She was
bought.Oakley: (in agreement) Alright, bought and paid for. Alright,
it’s pejorativeSchizas: Alright, Sorry, I’ll take the hit.Oakley: That’s
alri
Stay Classy, Sun Media
Oops: AM640 ‘s Lou Schizas calls Andrea Horwath a ‘whore’ |
canada.com o.canada.com/2013/06/12/and… via @natnewswatch— Lorrie
Goldstein (@sunlorrie) June 13, 2013
@mistervermin @natnewswatch Exactly.— Lorrie Goldstein (@sunlorrie) June
13, 2013
h/t Justin Stayshyn
Filed under: Canadian politics Tagged: AM640, Andrea Horwath, Lorrie
Goldstein, Lou Schizas, Ontario NDP, Ontario Politics, Sun Media
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WILK's Steve Corbett Goes BONKERS Whenever Someone Says "Tony Antonello"
Remember in the movie YOUNG FRANKENSTEIN whenever someone said
"FRAU BLUCHER" the horse went insane?Well, all you have to do to set off
WILK's Steve Corbett like the horse in YOUNG FRANKENSTEIN is say the
words "TONY ANTONELLO".Watch when caller Laureen Cummings says "Tony
Antonello":Anthony Antonello is a local activist who is a 24x7 activist.
He's dedicated his life to it. The only other local a
Wiretapping Our Phone Calls Started Under Bush/Cheney
...and was just continued under Obama, as well as the wars,
bankster bailouts, the police state, creating and renewing
un-Constitutional laws such as Michael Chertoff's The Patriot Act, NDAA,
and more. We're run by cowardly criminal traitor liars...they're called
REPUBLICANS & DEMOCRATS. It all started with the BIG LIE: 911, and
in my opinion, anyone who talks about this government spying NOT
How telling it is when our government passes un-Constitutional
laws like NDAA and don't apply it to themselves! It reeks of a corrupt
government creating laws to stifle whistleblowers, political enemies,
and people who question the government.“Vet Hating” McCain Caught
Meeting Al Qaeda Kidnapper: Hawkish US Senator McCain met with infamous
kidnapper in SyriaAbove: Hawkish US Senator John McCain (C
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