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Something Fishy About Fish Oil? Probably Not
I take a lot of supplements. I'm cutting back drastically. But I still take
something like 30 a day. In the essential oils category, I've been taking,
a the recommendation of my doctor, two different kinds. I take 3 omega
fatty acid softgels-- Udo's 3-6-9 Blend-- made from flax, sesame,
sunflower, coconut, & evening primrose. And I've been taking two EPA-DHA
720 softgells made by Metagenics and made from sardine, anchovy and
mackerel oil. My doctor says it's the best on the market. Then a few days
ago, in the *NY Times* I read that this kind of fish oil may cause prostate
cancer. ... more »
After Assassinations In Arab Spring Nations, Protesters Express Their Anger At The Muslim Brotherhood
*Libya*
An excerpt from, *"Musmari killing sparks protests against Muslim
Brotherhood"* by Maha Ellawati (Libya Herald, July 27):
The killing of popular Libyan political activist, Abdulsalam Musmari, in
Benghazi has sparked country-wide protests against the Muslim Brotherhood.
*Hundreds of men and women in Benghazi took to the streets last night in
fury at the assassination of Musmari, one in a string of recent killings.
Two military officials were also assassinated last night in Benghazi, one
shot in the back while he was praying.*
*Convinced that members of the Muslim Brotherhoo... more »
ON THE STREETS OF SYDNEY
Yesterday morning Victoria and I joined a protest by the Australian
Anti-Bases Campaign in Sydney. We met at a park where people dressed
themselves in white with white masks and carried signs calling themselves
the Invisibles since the Australian corporate media refuses to cover their
protests against the growing militarization of their country.
As we walked in single file through the busy Saturday morning streets
leaflets were handed to people, cars honked, a bus driver flashed us the
peace sign, and we got a nice reaction from the public. We ended up at city
hall and a sound syste... more »
"sharecroppers on wheels": port truckers are organizing, and they are winning
When is an employee not an employee? The answer to this riddle is rapidly
becoming the true face of employment in the North America today.
In her brilliant investigative book *Bait and Switch*, Barbara Ehrenreich
writes about "jobs" that require scare quotes. These "jobs" provide no
salary, no benefits, and no workplace. In most cases, the "employee"
finances the most basic tools of the trade out of their own pockets. Real
estate agents, insurance salespeople, and cosmetic salespeople often fall
under this category. You might be surprised to learn that many truckers do,
too.
From Ch... more »
a teenager's courage reveals the brutality of anti-choicers: "please stop calling me a whore"
This articulate and courageous 14-year-old girl says she wants to be a
science teacher when she grows up. I hope she will also be a writer,
because this is one of the best personal essays I have read.
I'm a 14-year-old girl who has lived in Austin, Texas, my whole life. I
like art, music and talking on the phone with my friends. When I grow up,
I'd like to become a science teacher.
I also believe in the right to choose and the separation of church and
state. Or to put it another way -- to put it the way I wrote it when I was
protesting at the Capitol last week:
*"Jesus isn't a dic... more »
Population Control 18: Billions of RH Services Even Without an RH law
This poster has been circulating in some friends’ facebook wall, like new
but good friend, Butch Cabanban. I made this comment on Butch’s wall,
*Ako naman Butch, Ethell, anti-RH but for zero religious reason, pure econ
and pol philosophy lang. No one prohibits people from donating their own
resources to distribute condoms, pills, etc. for free to the poor. Gawad
Kalinga (GK) or Books for the Barrios (BftB) or Rotary Homes, etc. did not
say that they needed a GK bill or BftB bill to become a law first before
they will build a single house or distribute books to the poor. If people
h... more »
Untitled
*Levee board’s suit could be landmark case ~Jeff Adelson, New Orleans
Advocate*
YouTube Watch: From Paraguay with love -- "Watch the First 54 Seconds. That's All I Ask. You'll Be Hooked" (Adam Albright-Hanna)
*by Ken*
This video (which, given its wide-screen format, you might want to watch on
YouTube directly) came to me as a pass-along, from an upworthy.com post by
Adam Albright-Hanna whose full title is:
*"Watch the First 54 Seconds. That's All I Ask. You'll Be Hooked After
That, I Swear" (Adam Albright-Hanna)"*
It's at about 0:51 that the boy who has just described how his "cello" was
constructed -- out of discarded scrap materials, starting with an oil can
for the body of the instrument -- begins to play the opening Prelude of the
Bach First Cello Suite. And sure enough, I was hoo... more »
Fear for the future . . .
WIRED
has a frightening report by John Bohannon, “Why Are Some People So
Smart? The Answer Could Spawn a Generation of Superbabies”. Really, just
sooner than I was expecting. After sixty years of DNA research and
computer development, serious effort is being made by non-dogmatic
people taking advantage of today's super-computers to get the crunching
done. The article is worth contemplating if
Six Nations of the Grand River
The Grand River 'Champion of Champions' Powwow Committee is a group of
highly motivated, community spirited volunteers who have for the past three
decades, staged and organized, on behalf of the Six Nations of the Grand
River, a Aboriginal Multicultural event, annually the fourth weekend of
July; so as to promote our rich arts heritage by showcasing our 'pride' in
music, dance, arts and crafts.
1200 prisoners break out of Benghazi prison ? Only 18 captured so far , meaning 1,182 on the run ! Benghazi Congresswoman quits citing deteriorating security across the Libya... Forgotten Libya reveals decline in state of affairs has gotten sharper......
http://www.libyaherald.com/2013/07/27/massive-jailbreak-near-benghazi-1200-convicts-on-the-run/
Massive jailbreak near Benghazi – 1,182 convicts on the run
*By Ahmed Elumami*.
Kuayfia prison, the scene of a major jailbreak in the early hours of this
morning
*Benghazi, 27 July 2013*:
More than a thousand prisoners are on the run in the east of Libya,
following a major jailbreak during a riot at Kuayfia Prison near Benghazi.
A total of 1,200 convicted criminals escaped from the government facility,
which is some ten kilometres to the east of Benghazi, at 4.30 this morning.
They made the... more »
Spain and humor in the crisis. Artistic but razor-sharp political parodies as social lightning rods.
address-withheld@my.opera.com.invalid (Dr. John v. Kampen) at - 4 hours ago
Link: http://youtu.be/l3mteHWav1o - click in picture to start this film!
*Humour is a gift of the gods*. In particular in times of a crisis. Spain
is in a crisis as never before. President Mariano Rajoy and his team of
ministers is desperately trying to lift their beautiful country and
generally light-hearted, positive people out of a structural mess that
hardly took 12 years to grow out of control. Enough is told about that. How
do people survive?
It's hardly possible! Social structures within Spain weren't prepared to
deal with long-lasting high unemployment, too little action was... more »
Gaia Portal: Collapsing Shadow Forms Seek Retrieval of Energies via Reverse Vortex Rotation
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* *Collapsing Shadow Forms Seek Retrieval of Energies via Reverse Vortex
Rotation*
by ÉirePort
Collapsing shadow forms ("dark" entities) seek retrieval of energies via
reverse vortex rotation at local and individual levels.
Disruptions in "standard" 3D-4D surface Earth operations and services may
result, depending largely upon status of individual and group consciousness
levels at those locations.
Resistance of such reverse vortexes only strengthens the intensity of such,
whereas rising above such disempowers them.
Such situations are temporary only and persist only as long... more »
Gaia Portal: Alignment and attunement with Gaia Central is called for at this now moment
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* *Alignment and attunement with Gaia Central is called for at this now
moment*
by ÉirePort
Alignment and attunement with Gaia Central is called for at this now
moment. Inner Enlightened Earth calls for alignment and attunement, in
particular, with dissolution of non-Gaia-serving "protocols" and
"paradigms", and formation of Higher Gaia protocols and paradigms.
Alignment and attunement with Essence is essential.
ÉirePort | July 27, 2013 at 17:29
URL: http://wp.me/p2sFUY-ne
Twenty questions the sheeple mainstream media won't touch with the proverbial ten foot pole.......
http://intellihub.com/2013/07/25/20-controversial-questions-the-mainstream-media-wont-touch-with-a-ten-foot-pole/
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Today, the average American watches 153 hours of television a month. That
is a staggering amount of information that is being pumped into our brains,
and they don’t call it “programming” for no reason.
Unfortunately, even though Americans are so “plugged in”, there are many
important things that they never get to hear about. The following are 20
questions that the mainstream media won’t touch with a ten foot pole right
now…
*#1* Was foul play involved in the he... more »
Considering the imprisonment of Abdulelah Haider Shaye for three years in Yemen for reporting on drone deaths caused by US drones , in light of the strange death of Michael Hastings in his exploding Mercedes that went out of control - and then the hasty and unapproved ( by his family ) cremation , which of course makes investigation in his death extremely difficult , I would be careful if I was Glenn Greenwald ( wisely testifying remotely from Brazil ) as unfortunate things to reporters who aren't following the pre-approved scripts......
Abdulelah Haider Shaye ‘put in prison because he had the audacity to
expose’ deadly US drone strike
By *Jacob Chamberlain*
*Common Dreams*
July 26,2013
The White House is “concerned and disappointed” over the news that Yemeni
Journalist Abdulelah Haider Shaye, who was kept in a Yemeni jail for three
years per the request of the Obama administration after he exposed a deadly
U.S. drone strike, was released Tuesday.
Following news of Shaye’s release, journalist Jeremy Scahill, who has
written extensively about Shaye’s story, contacted the White House for a
comment.
The White House’s re... more »
'1984 is now!': Germans Protest Berlin's Role in NSA Spying on Snowden Day, 27 July 2013
*Published on Jul 27, 2013*
* *
Privacy rights activists have demonstrated across Germany against U.S.
worldwide surveillance - and Berlin's role in it. The revelations by Edward
Snowden, have ignited public anger among Germans who say that their
government let them down - as RT's Peter Oliver reports.
BERLIN, GERMANY - JULY 27: Activists protest against the electronic
surveillance tactics of the NSA on July 27, 2013 in Berlin, Germany. The
NSA scandal has been especially contentious in Germany after media reports
claimed the NSA had conducted wide scale gathering of el... more »
Urging the One People to come together
[image: Picture]
*“A written word is the choicest of relics. It is something at once more
intimate with us and more universal than any other work of art. It is the
work of art nearest to life itself. It may be translated into every
language, and not only be read but actually breathed from all human lips;
-- not be represented on canvas or in marble only, but be carved out of the
breath of life itself.”
― Henry David Thoreau, Walden
This is an urgent call to the one people. WE ARE ONE. WE ARE ONE. WE ARE
ONE.
A PART OF US HAS STOOD UP FOR ALL OF US. SHE IS CURRENTLY B... more »
In high summer
We think of late July as high summer. It's a bit more droughty this year
than even last year, as we did expect, and we are having to pay a great
deal of attention to the mulch and water.
The potatoes should be lifted soon, as they have attracted the attention of
gophers. Tomatoes and beans have set fruit but are not ready to pick. The
corn is tasseling out and the pumpkins are greenly growing on the vines.
Risa has been cutting up excess vegetation from around the place and adding
it to the compost heaps. She's moving irrigation and deepening mulch. She's
also hiding a lot. There h... more »
Summers Love? NC Guv. Pat McCrory - Not As Astute As He Thought - Doesn't Know Or Care What's In Vote-Denying-But-Art-Pope-OK'd Bill and Conscience Laundering (Buffett's Son's Apologia)
Newsflash! Looks Like Larry Summers Will Be Named New FED Chairman by
ObamaWhat does this deep Love of Summers tell us about the White House and
today’s Democratic Party?Ezra Klein, whose White House sourcing is
eminently reliable, has provided the launching pad for most of the Summers
trial balloons. Klein and co-writer Evan Soltas stated
unequivocally Thursday that “President Obama wants
The poison spreads . . .
THE
TORONTO STAR has a frightening report by Emma Pullman and Martin
Lukacs: ‘Nobody understands’ spills at Alberta oil sands operation.
There's been a bitumen blow-out — and they don't know how to stop it.
This apparently originated from a government scientist. The question is,
how long has the Stevie government known about this, and what are they
doing about it?
Obamacare lowering insurance rates
In a mad rush to beat the clock on reality, Republicans are still trying to
figure out how to destroy Obummercare. It appears they're going to lose
that race, as the good news on Obamacare keeps rolling in.
Health premiums in Maryland’s exchanges will be “among the lowest of the 12
states that have available proposed or approved rates for comparison,” the
state’s exchange — Maryland Health Connection — announced Friday. The news
comes just as New York,Oregon, Montana, California, and Louisiana are also
reporting lower than expected premiums.
How did this happen, you ask? Well in Ma... more »
Earth, Wind & Fire - Fantasy
1977 was a great year for many reasons. *Star Wars*. My entering the world.
And this:
On Au
Click here to read my column in Sunday's *NY Times*.
The topic is whether you should invest in gold as part of your portfolio.
After you read the column, you might find the following problem of
interest. It is based on roughly plausible assumptions.
Imagine that you start off with a portfolio of 60 percent stocks and 40
percent bonds. The returns on stocks, bonds, and gold are uncorrelated.
Stocks earn a higher expected return than bonds. Bonds and gold earn the
same lower expected return, but gold returns are three times as volatile as
bond returns, as measured by the standar... more »
What Should We Do About Obamacare?
Obamacare was a flawed, compromised "solution" from day one, based on a
mediocre conservative set of ideas that were meant to prevent the passage
of a single payer system (Medicare for All) by progressives. At best,
people see the benefits, overlook the flaws and are coming to accept it,
despite partisan GOP hysteria. I hope you read Norm Ornstein's report for *The
Atlantic* about the unprecedented, contemptible GOP quest to sabotage
Obamacare. "What the Republicans are doing now," he assets-- and proves--
"goes beyond mere hardball politics-- and could hurt millions of Americans ... more »
Lambeth
BANNED BOOK JAN 2013!!! - UK GOVT - WHISTLEBLOWER - BOOK BANNED!!! from
Spike1138 on Vimeo.
http://lambethchildabuseandcoverup.com/
Due to two Court Orders made by Mr Justice Tugendhat at the Royal Courts of
Justice in London on 1 February 2013 (at which the Publisher nor either
author was present), this website has been suspended until further notice.
Please note that the book FROM HILLSBOROUGH TO LAMBETH is also the subject
of the Court Orders and therefore is not presently for sale or distribution.
The Court Orders are to be the subject of an Appeal.
Any comments can be sent ... more »
This Doesn't Look Quite Right
A knife-wielding man on a TTC streetcar last night wound up on the
receiving end of a barrage of police gunfire. A horde of cops had the
streetcar surrounded when one officer opened fire. First three shots.
Then another four shots and then another and finally one last shot.
Nine shots? The cop firing was obviously a good distance from the
suspect. Plenty of other officers were just casually milling around,
apparently not in any fear for their safety.
We can't see what the suspect was doing before the officer opened fire or
to the point where the firing finally stopped. Pe... more »
INTERNET FILTER
*The Chinese firm Huawei controls the internet filter praised by the UK
Prime Minister David Cameron*
*
**Anonymous comments:*
The artificial debates between Capitalism and Communism, "*nationalised*"
central banks and *private* ownership, *democracy* and dictatorships are *
deceptions*.
Obviously it does not matter who owns a corporation:
Who *secret*ly *control*s it rules.
"Huawei strongly denies having close ties with the Chinese government,
pointing out it is 98.6% owned by its employees - with the remaining amount
held by Mr Ren"
"Huawei's founder Ren Zhengfei, a former o... more »
“FEMA Mobilizing For Collapse – 2nd American Revolution?”
*“FEMA Mobilizing For Collapse – 2nd American Revolution?”*
By Live Free or Die
According to financial experts in this excellent video, a compilation of
MSM news reports just released today by Jason A, there is nothing that can
stop the forthcoming collapse in America. To quote Jeff Berwick in this
report, founder and chief editor of The Dollar Vigilante, “…there is no
chance of recovery, we are in the last days of this financial system in the
US, this is Zimbabwe. When it starts to collapse, it’s going to happen very
fast. If people don’t wake up to what is going on, they’re going... more »
Jon Leyne 1958-2013
A familiar face (and voice) to those of us who blog about the BBC and are
interested in matters Middle Eastern, Jon Leyne, one of the corporation's
most experienced reporter, has died of a brain tumour. He was taken ill
whilst reporting from Cairo, some time ago.
You may remember that he also used to report from Tehran - until the regime
there threw him out.
Fran Unsworth, acting BBC Director of News, has said:
"Jon was a brave and courageous journalist in the best traditions of the
BBC. He had an insatiable curiosity and told complex stories in an engaging
and accessible way."
Robin Roberts and ABC News!
*SATURDAY, JULY 27, 2013*
*Incompetent, morally feckless:* ABC News must be the purest distillation
of overpaid moral fecklessness.
Also of incompetence! Consider the high-profile segment it broadcast on
Thursday evening’s Nightline.
The segment featured excerpts of Robin Roberts’ interview with Juror B29,
one of the jurors in the George Zimmerman trial. Because various jurors
have gone into hiding, this juror only revealed her first name: Maddy.
How incompetent is ABC News? The Nightline segment ran just 1700 words.
Midway through, this exchange occurred:
ROBERTS (7/25/13): What ... more »
What’s Going On In My Garden
July 27, 2013 What’s going on in my garden, so far this year, seems to echo
what’s going on in the wider world. Everything that survived the ravenous
rabbits seems to be just sort of hanging in there. The trash can potato
garden produced a couple of pounds of potatoes of decent eating size and […]
Dee Dee Na Na Na / Saturday night / I feel the air is getting hot / Like you baby
Time to predict what's coming up on Radio 4's *Sunday *tomorrow, guided by
the programme's biases...as is now customary at *Is the BBC biased?*
Well, Archbishop Justin's declaration of intent regarding pay day loan
companies (Wonga, et al) is bound to feature, as that sort of thing ['bad
capitalism'] is right up *Sunday*'s street. If this subject doesn't
feature, I'll eat my hat. (It's a fine baseball cap, should you be
wondering). If the issue does feature, will the programme balance a
defender of pay day loan companies with a critic from the Church? Or, more
likely (if my exper... more »
8/3 Organizers Retreat and 8/4 Pipeline Tour
*On Saturday 8/3, all concerned community members are invited to our
permitted campsite in the Delaware State Forest in Milford PA for an
afternoon and evening of training, presentations on pipeline progress, and
how we are fighting back. *The retreat agenda will begin at 1PM, refreshments
and dinner will be provided. There are spots for 10 individuals to camp at
the site overnight. Additional camping can be found anywhere in the
Delaware State Forest by following the PA DCNR rules for small group,
primitive campsites. Housing in and around Milford PA is available for
those who wis... more »
What Mattered This Week?
I'll go with what looks to be the beginning of an open fight within the GOP
about foreign policy and civil liberties -- we had the House vote on the
NSA, and then Christie's smackdown of Rand Paul. There's disagreement among
Democrats, too, but I don't think it's reached "open fight" stage yet.
Didn't matter this week? Maybe Obama's economic speech, but even more so
the reaction to Obama's economic speech.
Fun with Abortion Polls
Two recent polls on abortion provide yet another demonstration of lack of
adequate care in designing and reporting on polling results. Conservatives
are furious about a Washington Post poll for its wording of questions
concerning recent efforts to restrict abortions. The objection? That the
question on abortion clinics biases the poll outcome. Obviously,
the Post didn’t have the
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Judge Alters Charge Sheet Against Bradley Manning, as Gov't Closing Argument Says He's a Traitor and Anarchist
GLOBAL POLITICAL AWAKENING - 10 hours ago
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image source *Activist Post*
Nathan Fuller at Bradleymanning.org has given us gracious permission to
reprint his daily firsthand reports, which you can find below highlighted
by date. Summaries, commentary, and videos provide a comprehensive
chronicle of events from start to finish.
*Summary*
After some bizarre testimony on Day 20 from Manning's former supervisor,
Jihrleah Showman, as well another witness claiming memory loss, Judge
Denise Lind has formally changed the charge sheet in another bizarre move.
Day 21 saw the w... more »
Open Letter to Jonah Pantsload Goldberg
Dear Jonah:
I just caught sight of your inexplicably syndicated and amplified one
man Horah on Helen Thomas' freshly dug grave, "Tributes to Helen Thomas
Misguided" (retitled "The real Helen Thomas" in its reprinting in that
right wing septic tank known as the American Enterprise Institute's
website). And I think a response is in order.
First off, your screed gives the appearance of an ant shaking its fist
at the gigantic boot heel that had just crushed its hill. Thomas' many
accomplishments will stand head and shoulders above that of most
journalists, not the least of wh... more »
Maybe We Shouldn't Put All our Eggs in One Aerial Basket
Britain did something profoundly stupid in the early 30s. It invested a
huge amount of its air force budget in twin-engine, light bombers. These
designs were easily capable of out-running fighter aircraft of the day like
the Hawker Fury and the Gloster Gladiator. That meant bombers could range
independently, in daylight, with very little defensive armament or armour
plate protection and simply outrun enemy fighters if they showed up. Or so
the thinking went.
A decade later the air combat world had been stood on its head. Fast,
agile and heavily-armed fighters like the Hurric... more »
Looking To Climb The Ladder? Which Ambitious Politicians Voted For And Against The Bill To Curb Domestic Spying?
Wednesday night we looked at some of the amendments to the Pentagon
spending bill. Today, let's just single out the one that most people are
talking about, Justin Amash's and John Conyer's amendment that attempted to
protect the 4th Amendment by limiting the ability of the government and its
agents to spy on Americans without warrants and without probable cause. The
amendment failed-- though narrowly-- 205-217. The leadership of both
parties whipped frantically-- even desperately-- to defeat the amendment.
Boehner, who, like most Speakers, almost never votes, voted against it
Wed... more »
From Paradise to Paradise Lost
If you've never experienced the magic of California's Pacific Coast
Highway, you might want to add that to your list of things to see before
they're gone forever.
To a motorcyclist, Hwy 1, the "PCH", is paradise. The two-lane blacktop
undulates along the rugged California coast, dipping from cliff tops to
sea-level ravine crossings, it offers almost non-stop corner carving.
Unfortunately the PCH may soon become Paradise Lost. Last month's issue of
*Vanity Fair* had an article on how the richest of the rich in Nantucket
and in Malibu are watching helplessly as sea level rise be... more »
NOAA Releases New Warming Data - Deniers Flummoxed, Again
Here's
the skinny from the *National Climate Data Center* of the U.S.
*National
Ocean and Atmospheric Administration*. It's just boring data but it
goes
to refute the claim that global warming has magically stopped.
- *The combined average temperature over global land and ocean
surfacesfor June 2013 tied with 2006 as thefifth highest on record,
at 0.64°C (1.15°F) above the 20th century average of 15.5°C (59.9°F).
*
- *The global land surface temperature was 1.05°C (1.89°F) above the
20thcentury average of 13.3°C (55.9°F), marking the
third warmest June on record. For the ... more »
Hypocrisy In the Age of Obama
You know that letter Eric Holder wrote to Uncle Vlad promising that he will
neither kill nor torture Edward Snowden if Russia sends him back? I suspect
it was nothing more than a cute public relations ploy meant for the
consumption of mere citizens. It's the Obama Administration's way of
telling us that we're a bunch of paranoid sillies for thinking that America
is anything but a big old cuddly teddy bear. And to prove its point, the
White House immediately and magnanimously released *two whole* Guantanamo
prisoners on the very same day! Scratch that -- it *cleared them* for
transfe... more »
Huge Victory: Non-GMO Label for Meat, Eggs Approved for U.S. Use by Elizabeth Renter
Source:
http://www.ewg.org/meateatersguide/decoding-meat-dairy-product-labels/
Huge Victory: Non-GMO Label for Meat, Eggs Approved for U.S. Use
by Elizabeth Renter
Natural Society, 27 July 2013
The American people want to know whether or not their food has genetically
modified components inside. But for the most part, the FDA has resisted any
efforts to label foods as GMO-free or containing GMOs. Now, however,
advocates for Non-GMO foods have done their work with a different
regulatory agency, the USDA, *in order to get labeling approved for meats
and eggs that also indicate... more »
Free Virtual Conference Interviews With 30 Worldwide Experts - Hosted by Marc David on August 5 - 9 , 2013
*August 5- 9, 2013*
Join Marc David, Founder of the Institute for the Psychology of Eating as
he interviews over 30 cutting edge experts in eating psychology,
embodiment, weight, health, and nutrition. They’ll share key insights into
our relationship with food and present new ideas to advance our
understanding of eating in this one-of-a-kind virtual conference!
*Marc David*
**
Marc David is the Founder of the Institute for the Psychology of Eating, a
leading visionary, teacher and consultant in Nutritional Psychology, and
the author of the classic and best-selling works *Nourishi... more »
Climate Change and the Attack of the Cannibal Lobster
It's kind of funny but it's really not, anything but.
Do not expect the truth on Greece's next bailout from Germany until after the elections in September ..... Meanwhile nothing changes for the haves and have not classes in Greece !
*Schaeuble rules out second Greek debt restructuring in interview with Bild*
Germany's finance minister has categorically rejected a second writedown of
Greek debt.
Wolfgang Schaeuble told weekly Bild am Sonntag in an interview that Greece
would continue to receive support beyond 2014 if needed and provided the
country meets the demands of international creditors.
Schaeuble was quoted as saying «it's certain, however, that there will be
no second debt writedown for Athens."
Extracts of the interview, to be published Sunday, were released by the
paper Saturday and confirmed by the Fina... more »
When Obama Courted Ho Chi Minh
It's creepy how America's radical right *New Think* breezes straight past
history to mislead the public.
Case in point. The man who struggled against the Japanese, the French and
ultimately the Americans to unify Viet Nam was inspired by Thomas
Jefferson, the Declaration of Independence and the U.S. Constitution. Ho
Chi Minh thought a liberated, post WWII Vietnam should emulate America and
its democracy.
I don't know why that should surprise anybody. It's been an historical
fact for more than 60-years. Even I knew it.
So, here's the deal. Obama is visiting Vietnam. Emerging... more »
Pentagon preparing for first strike nuclear war with China ? And who authorized these war preparations , asks the Yale Journal ?
http://yalejournal.org/2013/06/12/who-authorized-preparations-for-war-with-china/
*Abstract—*The Pentagon has concluded that the time has come to prepare for
war with China, and in a manner well beyond crafting the sort of
contingency plans that are expected for wide a range of possible
confrontations. It is a momentous conclusion that will shape the United
States’ defense systems, force posture, and overall strategy for dealing
with the economically and militarily resurgent China. Thus far, however,
the military’s assessment of and preparations for the threat posed by China
have n... more »
FUBARshima watch - July 27 , 2013..... 2.35 Billion Bq/L of cesium in water in trench emitting from Reactor 2Turbine Building - TEPCO does not now what it's doing , yet they remain in charge ...... just pray for Japan......
http://ex-skf.blogspot.com/2013/07/fukushima-i-nuke-plant-groundwater_26.html
FRIDAY, JULY 26, 2013
#Fukushima I Nuke Plant Groundwater Contamination: 2.35 Billion Bq/L of
Cesium in Water in Trench That Comes from Reactor 2 Turbine Building
5,000 cubic meters, or 5,000 tonnes of this water is in the trench.
It's one thing or another at Fukushima I Nuclear Power Plant, and now it's
back to contaminated groundwater along the seawall.
After sheepishly admitting the groundwater that got somehow contaminated
along the way to the seawall may have been seeping into the sea after all
(but ... more »
Ed Steer's Gold and Silver Report - July 27 , 2013.... News , Data and Views on the precious metals...
http://www.caseyresearch.com/gsd/edition/ted-butler-market-dominance
Ted Butler: Market Dominance
Jul
*27*
- Yesterday in Gold and Silver
- Critical Reads
- The Funnies
- The Wrap
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"It was another day where the high-frequency traders showed up during the
Comex trading session"
¤ YESTERDAY IN GOLD & SILVER
There was a tiny rally in gold during morning trading in the Far East on
their Friday, but starting around 2:00 p.m. in Hong Kong, the gold price
began to develop its usual negative bias. That ended at the beginning of
Comex trading...and the subsequent r... more »
It Got Them Killed: Barnaby Jack
*For once, I'm going to let you find your own way home on this one...*
Longest Walk 4 Return to Alcatraz Day 12
By
Longest Walk 4 Return to Alcatraz
Day 12: We have made it to Ruffs Dale and will be in Washington tomorrow
and Wheeling on Sunday night. It has been difficult due to the ongoing
problem of getting the truck fixed, which is more a question of time to
get into a shop. Some supporters in Wheeling are currently helping us
with this and we anticipate it to be fixed this weekend. In the
The True Situation in Climate Science
I have submitted the following comment at Steven Goddard's Real
Sciencesite, where another commenter noted that he had only just noticed
a change
in the "Earth Energy Budget" diagram put out by NASA et al., no longer
showing "back radiation":
*They changed the diagram because it was so obviously ridiculous, as
only
I, so far as I am aware, first strongly pointed out in 2010, here. But
they
never changed their theory -- not just the "greenhouse effect", but the
underlying, radiation transfer theory (which is basically just a
simple-minded "light extinction" model, of light extinction ... more »
UK Regulators tell Co Op Bank investors they come second to " stability " ....... Spain levies consumption tax on sunlight - everyone act surprised that Spain is an Idiotcracy......DSK faces trial ( again ) for pimping - when do the banksters who have "pimped " taxpayers and investors go on trial for same ?
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/newsbysector/banksandfinance/10205973/Regulators-tell-Co-op-savers-that-they-come-second-to-stability.html
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Szu Ping Chan
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In a letter to Mark Taber, who represents small bondholders, Andrew
Bailey,
head of the Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA), said that while he
sympathised with investors, a “successful economy” was the PRA’s
priority.
"Tthe PRA has a general statutory objective to promote the safety and
soundness of the firms we supervise, focusing on the adverse effects
that
they can have ... more »
The Medinah Charter
THE MEDINA CHARTER
622 C.E.
*
*
*In the name of God the Compassionate, the Merciful.*
(1) This is a document from Muhammad the prophet (governing the relations)
between the believers and Muslims of Quraysh and Yathrib, and those who
followed them and joined them and labored with them.
(2) They are one community (umma) to the exclusion of all men.
(3) The Quraysh emigrants according to their present custom shall pay the
bloodwit within their number and shall redeem their prisoners with the
kindness and justice common among believers.
(4-8) The B. ‘Auf according to their present cu... more »
Huh. Catholic News Agency More Responsible than G&M & BBC
Who woulda thunk?
From Catholic News Agency.
Headline: Abortion rights activists vandalize cathedral in Chile
Santiago, Chile, Jul 26, 2013 / 04:31 pm (CNA).- Abortion activists
interrupted Mass at the Cathedral of the Chilean capital Santiago the
evening of July 25, destroying confessionals and defaming several side
altars with blasphemous graffiti.
From the Globe and Mail.
Headline: Pro-abortion demonstrators vandalize Chile cathedral
From BBC.
Headline: Santiago cathedral closed after Chile abortion protest
The Catholic cathedral in the Chilean capital Santiago is to remain c... more »
Who are the Al Qaeda affiliates the US are at war with , asked Congressman Carl Levin ? The response by the Pentagon was " It's classified " Defense Industry handsomely rewards its loyal political stooges with campaign donations......Barnaby Jack ( hacker supreme ) mysteriously and suddenly dies at 35 - just before he was to reveal how one could remotely kill pacemaker patients at the Black Hat Conference ? Nothing to see here folks , move along........Docile sheeple Americans to dumb to stand up for their constitutional rights ....US basically admits law is irrelevant and will be ignored when deemed inconvenient to the perceived national agenda ....
Who Are We at War With? Sorry, That’s “Classified”July 26, 2013
Print Version
*Source:* Michael Krieger, Liberty Blitzkreig
You’d think that a nation that has allowed the shredding of the civil
liberties enshrined in its founding document might deserve to know who the
dastardly enemy is to justify such a dramatic transgression, right? Wrong.
Amazingly, Carl Levin (D-Michigan) asked the Pentagon to define who exactly
the “Al-Qaeda affiliates” we are at war with are. While Mr. Levin received
and answer, guess what he told the public? Yep, you guessed it. It’s
classified.
From ProPub... more »
Barnaby Jack, World’s Most Elite Computer Hacker, Dead At 35
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Chris Carrington
Barnaby Jack, reputed to be one of the best computer hackers on the planet
and head of embedded devices at security firm IOActive, is dead.
The 35 year old was highly respected in computer security circles, often
finding ‘back doors’ into systems that left them open to cyber attacks.
He found fame when he publicly hacked an ATM machine making it give out
random amounts of money in a technique that became known as ‘jackpotting.’
His death, which is being described as ‘unexpected’ by friends, occurred on
Thurs... more »
Is GMO Really Necessary to ‘Feed the World’?
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*We are continuously inundated with the message that our world is
overpopulated because humanity is reproducing at a rate much faster than
the Earth’s resources can possibly accommodate us.*
Melissa Melton
This propaganda is pushed on us as an excuse for all manner of messing with
mother nature: from risky geoengineering projects — to Environmental
Protection Agency (EPA) regulations set to cost the economy billions in
revenue and millions of jobs — to ethanol production which was supposed to
be “greener” but which studies h... more »
18 Similarities Between The Last Financial Crisis And Today
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Michael Snyder
If our leaders could have recognized the signs ahead of time, do you think
that they could have prevented the financial crisis of 2008? That is a very
timely question, because so many of the warning signs that we saw just
before and during the last financial crisis are popping up again. Many of
the things that are happening right now in the stock market, the bond
market, the real estate market and in the overall economic data are eerily
similar to what we witnessed back in 2008 and 2009. It is almost as if we ... more »
The Wisdom Of Direct Investment
One of the Right's favourite shibboleths is that, when government
invests
directly in people, it encourages sloth. Far better to offer citizens
tax
credits. Government shouldn't invest, they say. It should cut taxes. But
Carol Goar writes in *The Toronto Star*:
The C.D. Howe Institute, financed primarily by business, has
concludedafter a thorough analysis of the tax system that Ottawa should
switch back
to investing in social programs.
Economists Alexandre Laurin and Finn Poschmann found that the more a
working family earned, the more it lost in clawed back benefits and
higher
... more »
Untitled
*Professional thief, 14, is shot after threatening man's pregnant wife and
newborn daughter*
*Neighbors react to Marigny homeowner protecting to his family *
*Meet with us about oil, gas, pipeline lawsuit on Aug. 15, East Bank levee
authority leader tells state ~Mark Schleifstein *
*Sheriff Br'er Rabbit expects higher legal settlements; city would like
better budget details ~Sarah Rahman, The Lens*
*2 would-be WTC redevelopers discussing joint plan ~Jaquetta White, New
Orleans Advocate*
*Former Rep. Lindy Boggs of Louisiana dies at 97*
*Pie-Deprived New Orleans Roots For Bakery, A... more »
Strangling the City: How ‘Sustainable’ is Boxing in Freedom
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*Is the city building up or closing in?*
Aaron Dykes
At least in Austin, it is thus: The city is moving in all around us; but
look carefully, those amenities are boxing us in, not setting us free.
We made some comments about the Texas capital’s heavy dose of Agenda 21 in
this mostly informal video that shows some of the city’s recent development:
So goes the nation, or is this just our local issue? By the appearances of America2050.org
(driven by the Regional Plan Association and funded by both the Rockefeller
Foundation a... more »
Stones and eggs hurled at Hasidic Jewish boys in sickening attack in Sheerness
'Stones have been thrown at a coach carrying Jewish boys before they were
egged in a sickening attack in Sheerness.
Witnesses saw around seven teenage boys and girls hurling missiles at the
vehicle and shouting "go back to where you came from". Moments later, the
group of 10 to 14-year-olds were set upon again with eggs.'
If this had been an attack on Muslim schoolchildren then I am sure the BBC
news would be reporting this with all due seriousness. However as it's
religious Jewish children, I doubt the story will make it onto the BBC.
More here
http://www.kentonline.co.uk/tim... more »
Who Does Satan's Work In Washington?
Neo-fascist extremist and deranged "pastor," Bryan Fischer wasn't trying
his hand at stand-up comedy this week with his demon hunter routine
(above). Fischer is an annoying crackpot but Satan has higher-placed
surrogates to do his work Inside the Beltway. In his brilliant book, The
Machine, investigative journalist Lee Fang introduces us to the Koch
Empire's chief political operative, Tim Phillips, one of the sleaziest and
most destructive lobbyists in the history of K Street. If you don't believe
in Satan, how do you explain Phillips?
As one of the most prolific creators of fro... more »
Fired For Standing for Freedom: “I Got Into Law Enforcement to Serve and Protect, Not Be a Bully.”
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Mac Slavo
How do you know you’re living in a Police State?
When whistleblowers, truth advocates and government officials are vilified,
criminalized and terminated for doing the right thing, that’s how.
Auburn, Alabama is home to sprawling plains, Auburn University, and a
troubling police force. After the arrival of a new police chief in 2010,
the department entered an era of ticket quotas and worse.
“When I first heard about the quotas I was appalled,” says former Auburn
police officer Justin Hanners, who claims he and ... more »
War Watch - July 27 , 2013 - Syria Rebels summarily execute more than 50 captured Syria Government troops ( if this is correct , that is a violation of the Geneva Conventions - FYI UN and the West ) ...... Unnamed US Officials offer criticism of Pakistan Drone report reflecting civilian deaths caused by drones - if the criticism was valid , the officials would come public and they would put their names and reputations on the line.... Tunisia sees fresh turmoil after a leading Opposion leader murdered ...
Syria.......
Rebels Execute Over 50 Syrian Troops, 150 Killed OverallRebel Fighters
Retake Key Aleppo Town
by Jason Ditz, July 26, 2013
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Syrian rebels have retaken the strategically important town of Khan
al-Assal in Aleppo Province, killing at least 150 Syrian troops in the
process, according to internal reports from within the group.
A large number of the troops slain, more than 50 by rebel accounts, were
actually captured and summarily executed, and rebels issued video footage
of the rows of bodies of slain soldiers.
Exactly which rebel faction is responsib... more »
A Nation of Psychopaths
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Shock: Father of SEAL Team Member Claims His Son Was Set Up
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*Editor's Note:* *In no way do we endorse Michael Savage. He is a neocon
Islamophobe and a gatekeeper of the left-right paradigm. However, this
story is too important to go unpublished.*
Paul Lawrance
Charles Strange, the father of one the 22 SEALs killed when their
helicopter was shot down by Afghan insurgents in August, told Michael
Savage on his radio broadcast that he undoubtedly believes that his son and
the rest of the SEALs were set up.
Charles Strange told Savage that on multiple occasions he and family were
appr... more »
Despite Declining Deficit, Foreigners Aren’t Bailing Us Out, So the Fed Will Keep QE Going
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Bud Conrad,* Chief Economist*
*Casey Research*
The basic imbalance driving our economy is the government deficit, which
spun out of control as a result of the Credit Crisis of 2008/9. But the
sequester, improving tax base, lower interest rate, and elimination of
stimulus spending have caused the big government deficit, while still
extreme, to drop to half its previously nosebleed levels.
Even so, the deficits remain well out of proportion for a sustainable
future. Projections for future government expenditures, including tho... more »
Egypt protests commencing Friday leave many dozens dead as Military harshly escalates its response to the Pro - Morsi protesters ( perhaps 92 -120 killed , accounts vary )
http://rt.com/news/egypt-dead-clashes-brotherhood-664/
Clashes have left at least 92 people dead and hundreds injured in Cairo
after security forces attacked supporters of ousted President Morsi,
Egypt's Health Ministry told RT Arabic. However, the Muslim Brotherhood
puts the death toll at over 200.
The casualties were taking part in a pro-Morsi rally when they were
attacked by members of the security forces, the Brotherhood alleges. They
used tear gas to disperse the activists, the Egyptian Interior Ministry has
confirmed.
*
"They are not shooting to wound, they are shooting to kil... more »
Arctic methane bubbles will destroy 1/2 of your wealth
Tons of journalists have promoted a "Stern review on steroids", namely a
commentary about the Arctic methane that Gail Whiteman, Chris Hope & Peter
Wadhams have published in Nature:
Climate science: Vast costs of Arctic change.
For the sake of brevity and accuracy, I will refer to the authors as the
three imbeciles. We're told that some frozen permafrost in the Arctic will
melt within a decade and via the methane-induced global warming and sea
level rise and other things, this will destroy $60 trillion of wealth in
the next decade.
The figure is approximately equal to the global ... more »
How to Buy Weed Online in 3 Easy Steps
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Eric Blair
The risk of being thrown in a cage for possessing a relatively benign
plant forces responsible pot smokers to rely on shady drug dealers to get
weed. Not anymore.
With two states, Colorado and Washington, legalizing cannabis for
recreational use, more civilized ways to get weed are finally emerging.
However, the federal government proved this week that they will continue
to fight a war against weed by raiding legal marijuana dispensaries in
Washington.
The government is good at fighting wars, but they've proven... more »
Antiwar website sues FBI for spying on them
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The Young Turks Fail : Climate Science
*Too much Sorros money sloshing around in their brains...*
Well, that's actually *exactly* what it may mean - given that the study
gives a confidence / error margin of 0.2 - 0.56 *C, it's completely within
normal standard deviation, and 60 years is a facile and farcical period of
time across which to measure fluctuations in global climate anyway.
This chart is complete nonsense.
This is tobacco science. It's junk.
Global temperature averages were meant to have increased by 4*C from 2000
to 2012 and that just hasn't happened.
*At all.*
Soros plots his next move.
Again, ... more »
Mind-Control Scientists Successfully Implant False Memories
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image source Nicholas West
The race to decode the brain continues. A wild array of new possibilities
are opening in the field of mind control. The mind control of the future
forgoes all pretense at indirectly altering perception through media and
politics, or even mind-altering drugs and environmental toxins. The mind
control of the future goes straight into direct programming.
This direct programming could take place in a number of ways, from gadgets
that create a brain-computer interface, to magnetic manipulation via "neur... more »
Dance of Death
Nothing stops the BBC's *Dateline* from sending out invitations to
controversial "Palestinian writer" Abdel Bari Atwan, the programme's most
regular guest.
None of his earlier notorious statements - whether it be saying that he
would dance in Trafalgar Square if Iranian nuclear missiles were to strike
Tel Aviv or describing the Mercaz HaRav massacre (an attack on young
students) as "justified" - has acted as a bar to those invitations from *
Dateline,* or dinted the friendly respect shown to him by the programme's
presenter, Gavin Esler (who even helps him launch his books), whene... more »
By-Election Results July 2013
Party
No. of Candidates
Total
Vote
%
Average/
Seat
+/- 2nd Quarter
Holds/
Wins
Lost
Seats
Conservative
17
4,428
19.9%
260
-240
5 (+2)
3
Labour
16
8,676
38.9%
542
-12
7 (+1)
0
LibDem
10
3,207
14.4%
320
+17
2 (+2)
1
UKIP
11
1,953
8.8%
177
-289
0
0
SNP*
0
Plaid Cymru**
1
162
0.7%
162
+86
0
0
Green
4
1,809
8.1%
452
+264
0
1
BNP
0
TUSC
3
262
1.2%
87
+22
0
0
Independent***
8
1,657
7.4%
207
-90
3 (+2)
1
Other****
2
119
0.5%
59
-70
0
0
* There were no by-elections in Scotland
** There were three by-elections in Wales, o... more »
Woman died after Muslim nurse refused to help as he was praying from the Telegraph
'An elderly woman was left on the floor at a care home for up to ten
minutes because a nurse was praying, an inquest heard.
Alzheimer's sufferer Dorothy Griffiths, 87, was found sitting down after
staff heard a bang and a carer went to the office for help to lift her.
But agency nurse Abdul Bhutto, who was in charge, said they would have to
wait.
Carer Zoe Shaw told the Sheffield hearing: "It took between five and ten
minutes because he was praying upstairs in the office on his prayer mat. A
staff member told me we had to wait for him to finish."'
More here
http://www.telegra... more »
Pigs and Placards
Take a look at these idiotic “No to Israeli Water Meters” clowns, then read this
wonderful article by Qanta Ahmed that puts them and their ilk to shame.
“Boycotting Israel, whether academic or cultural is not an act of moral
indignation, but* an act of moral turpitude.”*
**
*“*The shockingly ignorant acquiescence to the widespread braying for
boycott, now a socially acceptable sport eclipsing the spirit of academe,
whether led by Stephen Hawking or others, reveals the depth to which
anti-Israel bias is now entrenched in our ivory towers.The reality is
simple: Calling for an Israe... more »
'...forgotten pop classics' FORGOTTEN!
I have long detested The Independent newspaper for it's 'right-on' stance,
it's anti-Israel outlook and its supposed championing of individuality when
it's so often read by identikit left-wing faux intellectuals of the worst
and sheepiest kind. However today they have gone too far.
This article about Alan Partridge's new film 'Alpha Papa' is headlined
'A-ha! Alan Partridge movie Alpha Papa gives airtime to forgotten pop
classics'.
'The soundtrack to* Alan Partridge: Alpha Papa*, which receives its world
premiere in Norwich on Wednesday, will deliver an unexpected sales boost to
a c... more »
JP Morgan and where's the gold?
It's not just HSBC that is corrupt beyond any reasonable level, it's all
the major banks. JP Morgan Chase is a leader of the pack when it comes to
dancing the dance of lies and deceit, covered over with some tawdry slight
of hand tricks. The thing is, more and more info is coming out in the main
stream media- you just have to gather up the pieces and put them together
to see the picture....
I'm still working on the article about the "New" financial system and the
RV, but here is a bit of reading for you to pass the time with. Further
research homework is optional. As usual, my pe... more »
Chris Hedges, socialism, and the NDP
Part 6 of a 7-part interview from the Real News Network with Chris Hedges,
author and activist following 15 years as a foreign correspondent with The
New York Times.
"To even call yourself a socialist in this country is to essentially remove
yourself from the acceptable parameters of public discourse."
Certainly the NDP agrees with that statement - its delegates having voted 960
to 188 three months ago to expunge the word "socialism" from their
constitution, presumably in the vain hope of dampening Steve's enthusiasm
for flinging it about come 2015.
Well, it's only a word, right?... more »
Russian phone thief messes with the wrong woman
This Russian thief picked on the wrong woman when he tried to steal her
mobile phone...
Be Like Water
Thanks to Lisa for pointing out this amazing video of Bruce Lee...
Wait till you see how he plays ping pong!
MYSTERIOUS SARA - DAUGHTER OF BIN LADEN?
*Sara Al Amoudi*
*Sara Al Amoudi may be:*
*1.* A daughter of Osama bin Laden.
*2.* An estranged wife of King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia.
*3.* A prostitute.
*Sara Al Amoudi may have dated:*
*1.* Hollywood star Joaquin Phoenix.
*2.* Hollywood star Colin Farrell.
*3.* Former Arsenal footballer Freddie Ljunberg.
*Elliot Nichol*
Sara Al Amoudi has been linked to the occult.
Elliot Nichol, a former associate and alleged ex-lover of Sara Al Amoudi,
"is accused of dabbling in the occult with her at the Cliveden estate in
Berkshire, scene of the Profumo scandal."
aangirfan: KENNEDY B... more »
Charles Olson - In Cold Hell, In Thicket
Related: *Charles Olson reads 'Maximus to Gloucester, Letter 27
[withheld]' (Mar 1966)*.
*Wikipedia:*
Charles Olson (27 December 1910 – 10 January 1970) was a second generation
American modernist poet who was a link between earlier figures such as Ezra
Pound and William Carlos Williams and the New American poets, which
includes the New York School, the Black Mountain School, the Beat poets,
and the San Francisco Renaissance. Consequently, many postmodern groups,
such as the poets of the language school, include Olson as a primary and
precedent figure. . . Olson's first book, C... more »
Sacred Silence in Sufism and the Vedanta
*Video Title: Sacred Silence in Sufism and the Vedanta. Source: Festival of
Faiths. Date Published: May 27, 2013. Description:*
Seyyed Hossein Nasr, one of the world's leading experts on Islamic science
and spirituality, and Swami Atmarupananda, renowned teacher of Hinduism,
will talk about Compassion as being intrinsic to who we really are -- the
true Self, the "image of God" which is free of all alienation. And that is
wisdom itself, love itself, discovered in inner silence -- the still point
that unites us to both God and the universe.
"There's several ways that we can overcom... more »
John Dalton: an anniversary
*...and also Baron Loránd Eötvös...*
This CV looks ordinary but it is an experiment. ;-)
John Dalton was born to a family of a weaver (and Quakers, independent
Christians dissatisfied with the existing denominations) in Northwest
England on September 6th, 1766.
He died on July 27th, 1844 i.e. 169 years ago.
He is known for insights on color blindness (Daltonism), atomic theory
(that we will discuss in detail), chemistry, and meteorology (the Dalton
minimum of solar activity is named after him, too). He also wrote a book on
English grammar in 1801. ;-)
He died in 1844 after his ... more »
Friday Baseball Post
Here's the thing: as Bill James said long ago, and as I've often repeated,
the worst thing you can do after a championship season is to try to keep
the exact same team together. For one thing, it means you're pretending
that there are no weaknesses on the team, which is never true. For another,
almost all champions get there in part because they have guys who were at
least a bit over their heads, and they're going to come down to earth. It's
just a terrible idea.
And lo and behold, there you are: twice Sabean tried to keep the exact same
team, and twice it ended with a terrible year... more »
Sunday Classics preview: A Leon Fleisher postscript
*Leon Fleisher plays a piece we've heard a lot (most recently endorsed by
mezzo Susan Graham!),"*Clair de lune*" ("Moonlight") from Debussy's Suite
bergamasque, from this July 1956 Epic Debussy-Ravel LP.*
*by Ken*
No, no, Fleisher hasn't died -- at least not that I know. What I mean in
the post title is a "postscript" to last week's post, in which we did a
sort of hare-and-tortoise journey, "Adding Schubert's mighty *Wanderer* to
our roster of musical fantasies," with the then-35-year-old Leon Fleisher
as our "hare" and the ripely matured 78-year-old Arthur Rubinstein as our
"tor... more »
Gander: The Other Lockerbie
Misc Archives #48 - The Gander, Newfoundland Crash of 1985: Are U.S.
Officials Covering Up a Terrorist Bombing?(1990)
*M-48 (ONE STEP BEYOND 12/16/90)*
Explores the Arrow Air plane crash of December 1985 as an act of terrorism
which may very well have been connected to Arrow's role as a major arms
carrier in the Iran-Contra scandal.
Gander: The Other Lockerbie from Spike1138 on Vimeo.
*A Short History Lesson*
*
*
*The CIA assessment of Afghanistan.*
http://www.lockerbietruth.com/2012/08/a-little-history-lesson-for-magnus_14.html
Just over Iran’s eastern frontier lies the unstable... more »
Sebastian Brock on the Syriac tradition in Christianity
Sebastian P. Brock is the author of, *"The Syriac Fathers on Prayer and
the Spiritual Life"* (2006).
*Wikipedia:*
Sebastian Paul Brock (born 1938, London) is generally acknowledged as the
foremost and most influential academic in the field of Syriac language
today. He is a former Reader in Syriac Studies at the University of
Oxford's Oriental Institute and currently a Professorial Fellow at Wolfson
College. He is a Fellow of the British Academy.
Video Title: Sebastian Brock on the Syriac tradition in Christianity.
Source: Киностудия Богослов. Date Published: March 27, 2012. D... more »
Urban Gadabout: Summer gadding around the outer boroughs of NYC, with news from MAS, Jack Eichenbaum, and the NY Transit Museum
*Lighthouse Park at the northern tip of Roosevelt Island -- we'll be
there
tomorrow evening for the Municipal Art Society's walking tour, Roosevelt
Island: The Northern Route.*
*by Ken*
I haven't been writing much about my late-spring and summer wanderings,
but
after my enforced decommissioning in late April and May, I've been
getting
my rhythm back, and having some especially good times outside Manhattan.
In
fact, including tomorrow night's *Roosevelt Island: The Northern
Route*(7/26, 6pm -- an evening tour, note), with Roosevelt Island
Historical
Society president *Judith Berdy* ... more »
Illinois - the State that is emulating Detroit ! Additionally , Yves breaks the backstory behind Chicago's recent three step downgrade by Moody's ........
COMPTROLLER SAYS SHE CAN'T PAY ILLINOIS
LAWMAKERSFriday, July 26, 2013
Comptroller Judy Baar Topinka said Thursday her hands are tied and she
cannot issue paychecks to state lawmakers.
Topinka said Gov. Pat Quinn’s action earlier this month to cut money from
the budget needed to pay legislators prevents her from issuing their
paychecks. Quinn said he was halting pay to lawmakers because they haven’t
passed a pension reform bill.
Topinka said she reviewed the issue with her legal staff, Attorney General
Lisa Madigan’s office and attorneys for Quinn and the legislature. She said
a pr... more »
The Ugly, Torturous & Hypocritical US Government
*U.S. Assures Russia Snowden Will Not Face Death Penalty*
* Attorney General Eric H. Holder Jr. said in a letter sent to the Russian
minister of justice this week that the United States would not seek the
death penalty against Edward J. Snowden*
*The letter also offered reassurances that the United States would not
torture Mr. Snowden*
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What does this letter from Eric Holder say to the reader and the entire
world about the US?
As a nation? As an ideal? As a sel... more »
Shock Video: Business Owner’s Surveillance Cameras Seem to Catch Undercover Police Agent Planting the Crack That Landed Him in Jail
reblogged from: http://www.rumormillnews.com/cgi-bin/forum.cgi?read=283281
*Shock Video: Business Owner’s Surveillance Cameras Seem to Catch
Undercover Police Agent Planting the Crack That Landed Him in Jail*
Unbelievable video captured by a New York business owner’s surveillance
cameras appear to show an undercover police informant (not a police
officer) planting and photographing crack cocaine, which ultimately led to
the man’s arrest.
Scotia and Schenectady County Police reportedly became suspicious of Donald
Andrews, Jr., who owns a smoke shop on Mohawk Avenue in Sco... more »
Heavenletter #4627 Other People’s Lessons, July 26, 2013
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* *Heavenletter #4627 Other People’s Lessons, July 26, 2013*
God said:
There is one person only that you have to educate, and that is yourself. No
one else.
Does that seem contrary to the idea that you are your brother’s keeper?
Look, everyone is responsible for everyone else. Your thoughts are heard
around the world. That you are responsible for others does not mean that
you take others on as a project. Not at all.
The best thing you can do for others is to take active responsibility for
yourself. You do not accommodate yourself to everyone else. You are not a
chameleon. ... more »
"A Deep Look To The Heavens"
"In 2003, the Hubble Space Telescope took the image of a millenium, an
image that shows our place in the universe. Anyone who understands what
this image represents, is forever changed by it."- YouTube/NASA
"It helps to put things in perspective here on our frenetic little planet
with a look at this extraordinarily powerful and moving video of the Hubble
Space Telescope mapping of the Universe, whose known size is 78 billion
light years across. The video of the images is the equivalent of using a
"time machine" to look into the past to witness the early formation of
galaxies, ... more »
"Only In Such Moments..."
"The truth is that our finest moments are most likely to occur when we are
feeling deeply uncomfortable, unhappy, or unfulfilled. For it is only in
such moments, propelled by our discomfort, that we are likely to step out
of our ruts and start searching for different ways or truer answers."
- M. Scott Peck
Barnaby Jack found dead , well known for hacking ATMS and medical devices - a week before the Black Hat cyber security conference ? He was thirty five.... no foul play suspected but an autopsy will be performed....
http://www.theverge.com/culture/2013/7/26/4561176/barnaby-jack-hacker-atm-pacemaker-dies
Barnaby Jack, respected hacker of ATMs and medical devices, found dead in
San Francisco
By Carl Franzen on July 26, 2013 06:45 pm Email @carlfranzen26*COMMENTS*
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Barnaby Jack, a programmer and hacker who gained worldwide recognition and
respect for numerous technical feats including hacking medical implants and
hijacking an ATM (cash machine) and forcing it to spit out money, was found
dead on Thursday evening in an apartment in S... more »
"A Son Meets His Father"
*"A Son Meets His Father" *
by Jason Burnett
"Late last year, while resting in my hotel room on a business trip to
India, I saw my father being interviewed on CNN International; this was the
first time I had seen him or heard his voice in 27 years. The coincidence
intrigued me enough to attempt to contact him and after I returned to the
States, I spent the next few days trying various combinations of e-mail
addresses until I finally hit upon the right one, and received a response.
Before I knew it, we had set a date in February to meet. I was about to
find myself face to face wit... more »
The Daily "Near You?"
Port Moody, British Columbia, Canada. Thanks for stopping by.
"A Father Meets His Son"
* "A Father Meets His Son"*
by John S. Burnett
"There was a water-stained photograph, faded from years of tropical heat,
of my 10-year-old son and me as we walked away down the pier toward my
sailboat. I had my arm around his shoulders and his arm was around my
waist; there was a lot of love in that picture. Permanently framed in the
boat, the photo captured that sad moment — the last time I was to see my
son for 27 years.
I met him again in a crowded hotel lobby in New York City. We had agreed
to meet, to test the waters. A son was now ready to find out who his father
was, a f... more »
Chet Raymo, “The Uses of Enchantment”
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* “The Uses of Enchantment”*
by Chet Raymo
“There was a time when every wood, every tree, was thought to be inhabited
by spirits called dryads, every pool and stream by naiads. Even not so long
ago, our road here in Ireland was called "the fairies' road." The world, we
say, was enchanted- every stone and plant infused with an animate spirit.
Science put paid to all that, chased the spirits from their woods and
pools, drove the fairies from their hills. Disenchanted the landscape.
Well, maybe not. It depends on how you define enchantment.
Remember those spider webs I wrote abo... more »
Halliburton charged with criminal acts
But of course it's Halliburton, which is apparently above the law so, no
real penalties will incur.
Under the plea agreement, which requires court approval, Houston-based
Halliburton will also face three years' probation, pay the maximum fine of
$200,000 and continue to cooperate in the Justice Department's criminal
investigation of the April 2010 explosion and fire on the drilling
platform, which killed 11 rig workers off Louisiana.
The Justice Department said it would not pursue further criminal charges
against Halliburton or its subsidiaries. [...]
Halliburton's energy-servic... more »
What God Wants You to Know This Week
More *Tweets of God*:
*I get too much credit for Friday and not enough for Saturday.*
*If women didn't want to be sexually harassed they shouldn't have been born
with intelligence, self-respect and dignity. *
*My philosophy is always leave 'em wanting more. Money, food, time on
earth, whatever.*
*If you can make a difference in the life of one person, it should probably
be you.*
*The circumstances under which you should send a photo of your penis to
other people are as follows: never.*
*The people who think the world will end all at once will be largely
responsible for it endin... more »
School District of Philadelphia layoff updates - July 26 , 2013 ..... Citing 33 million in available funds , it appears one secretary will be restored to each of 220 schools that will open in the Fall , music and sports to be reinstated. Status still murky as to the overall bailout plan for the School District - we are 6 weeks before the schools open.....
http://thenotebook.org/blog/136237/33-million-additional-funds-hite-restores-secretaries-music-sports
Citing $33 million in available funds, Hite partially restores secretaries,
music, sportsby thenotebook on Jul 26 2013 Posted in Latest news
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*by Dale Mezzacappa for the Notebook and Holly Otterbein for NewsWorks*
With new money for Philadelphia schools coming in at a trickle, even though
schools are just six weeks from opening under a doomsday scenario,
Superintendent William Hite said Friday that he believes the District has
enough funds on hand to r... more »
Analysis Of The Coup In Egypt: Various Voices, Different Dissections
*August 2012: General al-Sisi and deposed president Mohammed Morsi.* *Photo
Source*.
Dissecting the events in Egypt is too complicated, it is above my
understanding, expertise, and knowledge. There are so many interests,
parties, and political voices involved in propagandizing their cause; so
many conspiracies and agendas at stake. And that is only politics inside
the country. The American empire and Israel are hovering like poisonous
vultures above Egypt. They don't want to see any serious and positive
transformation taking place there. They would much rather see the country
co... more »
Groundswell
Still having major internet issues. Limited computer time, so outsourcing
to Anne Laurie. This appears to be the crackpot con's version of the famed
librul Journolist they were so fond of smearing back in the day.
Dubbed Groundswell, this coalition convenes weekly in the offices of
Judicial Watch, the conservative legal watchdog group. During these
hush-hush sessions and through a Google group, the members of
Groundswell—including aides to congressional Republicans—cook up battle
plans for their ongoing fights against the Obama administration,
congressional Democrats, progressive ... more »
Fukushima updates - July 26 , 2013 .... Clusterfuck to the Death House in Japan.....
[Insight] Data doesn’t show Tepco dumping contaminated water to the sea,
but it’s worse than that.
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Last week, Tepco finally admitted the contaminated groundwater is flowing
to the sea.
Looking around the media coverage, I noticed there is a huge
misunderstanding about this issue. Here I want to correct it.
*1. The data don’t suggest their dumping, but it’s worse than that. *
As we all know, Tepco is a liar. The government wants to conceal the fact.
... more »
While The Mainstream Media Was Doing Their Job Distracting You With Anthony's Weiner & Anything Related To Zimmerman (fake heroics, jurors, etc), REPUBLICANS Voted FOR Obama's NSA Spying
(above: Republicans Michele Bachmann, munching on an ObamaDog, and Tom "I
pretend I hate Obama" Marino voted FOR Obama's NSA spying on Wednesday)
The mainstream media was doing their job just fine once again, keeping you
distracted with Anthony's Weiner, *Zimmerman's fake heroics* of saving a
family of four (or was it A GUY?) from an overturned truck, and a Zimmerman
juror who acquitted him now acting like she DIDN'T acquit him.
Guess what was WAAAAAAAAAY more important that the mainstream media, the
fake left media, and the fake right media didn't tell you? Republican
Justin Ama... more »
Behold a White Horse
*"Their hostility to the lawful government of the country has at length
become so violent that no officer bearing a commission from the Chief
Magistrate of the Union can enter the Territory or remain there with
safety, and all those officers recently appointed have been unable to go to
Salt Lake or anywhere else in Utah beyond the immediate power of the Army. *
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*Indeed, such is believed to be the condition to which a strange system of
terrorism has brought the inhabitants of that region that no one among them
could express an opinion favorable to this Government, or even propose ... more »
SR SROCCO missive on JP Morgan nervousness regarding their Silver inventories , closely followed by the news today that JP Morgan is exiting its physical commodity business ! ! But is JP Morgan exiting gold too ? What about silver ? Right now the answer is unclear but the GATA article suggests not yet ! REgarding the ongoing discussion of COMEX and whether a COMEX default is in the cards , Kid Dynamite offers his point of view to how COMEX works and a caustic rebuke to various blogs and bloggers .....
http://srsroccoreport.com/is-jp-morgan-getting-nervous-about-its-silver-inventories/is-jp-morgan-getting-nervous-about-its-silver-inventories/
Is
JP Morgan Getting Nervous about its Silver Inventories?
Filed in Precious Metals by SRSrocco on July 26, 2013 • 1 Comment
Something interesting has been going on in the Comex silver warehouse
inventories this week. Not only have large amounts of silver been
removed
from the Comex since Monday, but there also have been some large
transfers
that seem quite peculiar.
In the beginning of the week, there was a large 2.2 million oz
withdrawal
of ... more »
Tar Sands: To the Ends of the Earth - Documentary
*Published on June 17, 2013 *
This documentary follows the efforts by local communities in Madagascar to
protect their island from tar sands development. Representatives travel to
Canada to experience first-hand the devastating social and environmental
impacts of tar sands, before returning to their communities to share these
experiences.
*My Source:*
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*Friends Of The Earth Europe*
Elsewhere: Trump Again, Boehner, Immigration, More
Let's see....I complained about anyone taking the latest Donald Trump for
president scam seriously. Granted, there's sort of a catch-22 on that one,
since I'm pretty much yelling "don't pay attention to Trump!" But what are
you gonna do.
I did another pro-Boehner one today, also, saying that I'm pretty sure he's
going to at least try to avoid a government shutdown or default this fall.
I guess we'll see.
Hmmmm...yesterday I did one on Steve King and immigration which I thought
was a bit of a rehash, but a bunch of people said they liked.
And earlier this week I wrote something like... more »
Feds tell Web firms to turn over user account passwords
(Credit: Photo illustration by James Martin/CNET)
*Feds tell Web firms to turn over user account passwords*
*Secret demands mark escalation in Internet surveillance by the federal
government through gaining access to user passwords, which are typically
stored in encrypted form.*
http://news.cnet.com/8301-13578_3-57595529-38/feds-tell-web-firms-to-turn-over-user-account-passwords/
The U.S. government has demanded that major Internet companies divulge
users' stored passwords, according to two industry sources familiar with
these orders, which represent an escalation in surveillance... more »
PROJECT XIII IS NOW UP AND RUNNING!!!!!
YIPEE!!!!!!!! I got word from Caleb on tuesday that he was pretty much
ready to go, so I'm thrilled to get the news out to everyone: PROJECT XIII
IS NOW UP AND RUNNING!!!!! We will have more details very soon on
developments and all that's going on with PROJECT XIII, so stick close for
updates!!!This is from AK- go to american kabuki to see more pictures of
the apsD Project XIII for Windows 8 Phone is Released and Now in Microsoft
App Stores for Download
I just finished speaking to Caleb Skinner, the force behind Project XIII.
We have some good news! The Windows 8 Phone app is now ... more »
Front Groups And Republican Self-Delusion
Not every right-winger is a moron. Sure, every *teabagger* is a moron, but
some right-wingers aren't teabaggers. This week Alabama winger Byron York
was asking his fellow Republicans if they've been "fooling themselves"
about Obamacare. He may not have figured out yet that his fellow
Republicans have built themselves an operation that fools themselves about
every little ole thing.
When I mentioned that every teabagger is a moron, I wasn't trying to be
gratuitously mean. It was just a plain vanilla statement of fact. These are
people who have persuaded themselves that they're playi... more »
Don't worry!
The United States government has made representations to Russia trying to
get Edward Snowden extradited. He apparently won’t be tortured or killed.
"These claims [that Snowden would be tortured or killed] are entirely
without merit," [US attourney general] Holder said. In addition to his
assurance that Snowden would not face capital punishment, the attorney
general wrote: "Torture is unlawful in the United States."
Maybe so, but it’s hunky dory in Guantanamo Bay.
In other news the United Nations described the treatment of prisoner
Bradley Manning as likely torture. The UN Rapport... more »
Untitled
*Video: What is the one question Drew Brees is getting tired of answering? ~New
Orleans Advocate*
“The Individual vs. The Illusion Of Consensus Reality”
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*“The Individual vs. The Illusion Of Consensus Reality”*
by Jon Rappoport
“This is such a supercharged subject, I could start from a dozen places.
But let’s begin here: the individual is unique, because he is he. He is
unique because he has his own ideas, because he has his own desires,
because he has his own power. That power belongs to no one else. In
particular, it doesn’t belong to the State. The State will try, will always
try to suggest that it is granting power to the individual, but this is a
lie. It’s an illusion broadcast with ill-intent.
While everyone else is tryi... more »
Project XIII for Windows 8 Phone is Released and Now in Microsoft App Stores for Download
I just finished speaking to Caleb Skinner, the force behind Project XIII.
We have some good news! The Windows 8 Phone app is now in the windows app
store! The iPhone app will follow on in week or so. The Windows phone app
will only work on Windows 8 phones, not the prior version of windows
phones. Caleb said their policy will be to always support the latest
version of phones plus the previous generation.
The iPhone app is complete but Caleb is moving some of the buttons around
so that the user interface is more friendly to the phone owner.
The app is free to downlo... more »
Sometimes They Go Too Far - But Never For Them (Glenn Beckkk Follies) and Who Authorized Preparations for War with China? (Turn Over Your Passwords!) No. We Won't Kill Snowden. Promise! (Happy 70'th, Mick!)
In an odd rant about the secret symbolism on the $1 bill, right-wing
conspiracy theorist Glenn Beck told an audience on Wednesday that America’s
founders established the country so that conservative Christians could help
the nation of Israel come into being nearly 200 years later. And this is
what we gave up all our "public access" to the airwaves for? Sheesh! And on
other
Henry Geiger - The Uses of Make Believe (1983)
*Related: *
* Henry Geiger - Symbol And Myth (1974).*
*Henry Geiger - The Present And The Long View (1979)*.
*Henry Geiger - Moonshine And Sunlight (1984).*
*Wikipedia:*
Henry Geiger (1908?-15 February 1989) was the editor, publisher, and chief
writer of MANAS Journal which published from 1948-1988. Abraham Maslow
called him “the only small ‘p’ philosopher America has produced in this
century.”
*Wikipedia:*
MANAS was an eight-page philosophical weekly written, edited, and published
by Henry Geiger from 1948 until December 1988. Each issue typically
contained several short es... more »
GOP DC Circuit Strategy, Revisited
Glenn Sugameli writes to me after I wrote this one, saying:
I watched Pillard’s hearing, and read all of the broad-ranging letters to
the Senate on her nomination, and every article, opinion piece, blog post,
and Senator Statement on her nomination, and as a result I agree with much
of your post , but strongly disagree with this portion: “with lots of
hot-button issues in her writings for them to attack. …. Pillard, however,
will have serious opposition, and it's probably more likely than not that
she'll be killed by filibuster.”
At her hearing, only three Judiciary Committee Republ... more »
"When Will The Economy Collapse?"
*"When Will The Economy Collapse?" *
by StormCloudsGathering
"When will the economy collapse; is there a way to really know? According
to this brand new video from StormCloudsGathering, we need to be on the
lookout for several clear signs that are linked below the video. Unlike
what the politicians and the mainstream media are telling us, the economy
is not going to ‘bounce back’. Time is rapidly ticking away now."
- http://beforeitsnews.com/
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"The Derivatives Black Hole"
- http://business.time.com/2013/03/27/w…
"America’s Economic Death Spiral:
65% of Americans Think Har... more »
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