Australian Coat of Arms (adopted 1912) (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
World War III (comics) (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
World War III 43240 (Photo credit: Wikipedia)“On The Beach”
*“On The Beach” (1959) Part 1 of 2*
“Set in 1964, in the months following World War III. The conflict has
devastated the northern hemisphere, polluting the atmosphere with nuclear
fallout and killing all life. While the bombs were confined to the northern
hemisphere, air currents are slowly carrying the fallout south. The only
areas still habitable are in the far southern hemisphere, like
Australia. The Australian government arranges for its citizens to receive
suicide pills and injections, so that they end things quickly before there
is prolonged suffering from the coming radiati... more »
Obama's 14th-Dimensional Chess Moves Questioned by Events/Testimony
It's been a pretty big day for news. Less so for comprehension. Those
rebels shown in a New York Times video executing Syrian soldiers after
torturing them – those were FSA "moderates." And remember the Syrian rebel
cannibal who filmed himself eating the heart – or was it a liver? – of a
captive soldier? "With the guy who was eating a heart, he was part of a
moderate faction," says
Here's Why We Endorsed Daylin Leach
I used to be the president of my university's Young Democrats. That didn't
even last a full semester. I soon discovered that there was a sharp, sharp
difference between a progressive and a Democrat. These days there aren't
any Republicans who are progressive. There are barely any Republicans left
who are even conservative. They've moved *so far* right-- from conservative
to reactionary-- that they left plenty of room for the Republican wing of
the Democratic party to feel comfortable donning conservative mantles.
Those aren't the kinds of Democrats Blue America backs. In fact, tho... more »
A #CTWW Sneak Peek - Get Ready!
[image: National Ceiling Fan Day by Fanimation]
My Top Ten Books to Read
I always have a long list of books I want to read. Between my list of holds
at the library and my book buying problem, I often get stacks of books
waiting to be read. Here are some of the ones I am looking forward to in
the next little while. Linking up with The Broke and the Bookish.
Allegiant by Veronica Roth- Who is NOT waiting for the conclusion of this
trilogy?
The Bitter Kingdom by Rae Carson- This last book in The Girl of Fire and
Thorns trilogy just came out at the end of August. I can't wait to find out
what happens to some of my favorite characters of all time. If my hold... more »
Wings Wanted
Here is a story of facing your fear and letting go. The ending isn’t
completely written yet, maybe you can help.
This is written by my son, and, although he’s at the other end of the
planet right now, it sounds like he’s working on the same things mentioned
the other day (Note to Self). Enjoy.
*(Link to original article: The curious catalyst.)*
*Thursday, September 12, 2013*
*i done fucked up *
*this post may sound a bit rough - that's how i feel at the moment. i'm
sitting with the resonances of a pretty massive learning, and it's still
digesting. i want to put m... more »
Jean Trounstine : Education in Prison Works
Image
from audaciousideas.org.
So are we listening?
Study proves education in prison works
The largest ever meta-analysis of prison education and its overwhelming
positive effect on recidivism was released in August, so what are we
going to do about it?
By Jean Trounstine / The Rag Blog / September 16, 2013
It was barely six months ago when I first wrote about the battle to
bring back Pell
My testimony to the UN commission on Dag Hammarskjold's plane crash is mentioned in their report
I
was one of three Americans to testify to a new commission that has been
reinvestigating the death of Dag Hammarskjold for the last year. I'm
named in the report that is now out. Please see my summary of the report
over at Consortium News here:
http://consortiumnews.com/2013/09/16/the-mysterious-death-of-a-un-hero/
There are two worlds - one in which covert operations are well known,
and one in
Ravitch’s Reign of Error: My Review
In considering my review of education historian Diane Ravitch’s latest
book, Reign of Error: The Hoax of the Privatization Movement and the Danger
to America’s Public Schools, I decided to write with traditional public
school teachers in mind as my audience. For one, I am a genuine public
school teacher, the kind that makes a career of classroom teaching […]
"We Shall Endure..."
“We draw our strength from the very despair in which we have been forced
to live.
We shall endure.”
- Cesar Chavez
“Despair means hopelessness. When you don't see any ray of hope, all doors
seem closed to you, you experience despair. Despair kills all hope inside a
human being. To kill the feeling of despair, one needs to move on and
accept the reality. Action is the antidote or remedy to kill the feeling of
despair and nip it in the bud. In the words of William Cowper, “Absence
from whom we love is worse than death; and frustrates hope severer than
despair.” Failure, heart... more »
Chet Raymo, “Eureka!”
*“Eureka!”*
by Chet Raymo
“I mentioned before that Tom and I like to tease each other with views
from Google Earth: Where is this? Here's a view I sent him a few days ago.
It didn't take him long to respond, not with the place name, but with a
Latin phrase: "Noli turbare circulos meos!"
Yep. Syracuse. Tom knows his history of science. When the Roman general
Marcus Claudius Marcellus conquered the Greek colony of Syracuse in Sicily
in 212 B.C., he ordered that the brilliant
mathematician/astronomer/engineer Archimedes be spared. Soldiers entered
Archimedes' house where they... more »
Our 'Scaredy Cat' Prime Minister Won't Convene The House Of Commons But New Democrats Are Going To Ask Question Regardless ...
*Stephen Harper is afraid of democratic process. He won't recall the House
of Commons. Never the less, Canada's Official Oppostion New Democrats are
going to hold a 'Virtual' Question Period today ...*
NDP's 'virtual' question period
Postmedia's Attempted Rehabilitation Of Stephen Harper's Crappy Image ....
[image: Progressive Bloggers] * *
*Stephen Harper's image and popularity has taken a bit of a nose dive
lately. Senate scandals, arrogant government and other assorted Tory sins
have left Mr. Harper facing the prospect that the nation is getting ready
to dump him.*
*
**To the rescue ..... Canada's corporate media! Image rehabilitation is in
full swing!*
*
**
**How Canada's corporate media is trying to rehab Harper's image with the
nation *
snowden, greenwald, miranda, and the creeping police state: one month later, we should still be disturbed
One month ago, something happened that should trouble us gravely.
Something happened that people who believe in democracy and free speech and
an independent media and civil liberties and human rights should find
appalling and unacceptable.
It's old news by now; anything that occurs one month ago is ancient
history. I wasn't able to blog about it at the time, and in a way that is
good. Events of great significance occur - our rights continue to shrink,
governmental powers continue to expand, fascism and police states continue
to be normalized - and we rarely have a moment to process ... more »
Kate Braun : During Fall Equinox Give Thanks for Earth's Bounty
Honor
Mother Earth on Fall Equinox. Image from Seeds of Good Fortune.
Fall Equinox:
A time to seek balance in all things
By Kate Braun / The Rag Blog / September 16, 2013
“Come, ye thankful people comeRaise the song of harvest home...”
Sunday, September 22, 2013 is the Fall Equinox, aka Mabon, Harvest Home,
Second Harvest, or Cornucopia. Hours of day and night are equal on
this day. As
Musical Interlude: Alan Parsons Project, “Ammonia Avenue”
Alan Parsons Project, “Ammonia Avenue”
- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SM-eGUiK4bU&html5=1
Untitled
*Bobby Jindal to axe officials who took on Big Oil ~John Upton, Grist *
The horror in D.C.
*Here's video from this morning.*
*by Ken*
At the moment, the day's confusion in and around the Washington Naval Yard
is still a long way from being sorted out. The last I heard, from
washingtonpost.com's Rachel Weiner at 8:22pm ET:
Fourteen people were wounded in today's shooting, according to the latest
count from the Navy. Along with the 13 killed, including the gunman, that
makes 27 casualties. All were civilians, Vice Adm. William French
told reporters at a press conference just now.
At 7:49pm Carol Leonnig posted ("Alexis had security clearance):
Aaron Alexis had been worki... more »
Q Day 8: A Baseball Question
What happened to the Giants this year? Is there hope of them turning it
around next year?
Fine; I'll do a baseball one to close out, and then I'll try to go back to
comments on the original post to do short hits on a few.
What happened to the Giants? That's easy. As of today, they have 47 starts
from pitchers with ERA+ higher than 80, and 103 starts from pitchers with
ERA+ under 80. That's not the whole story, but it's most of it. I'm not
going to look it up, but I'd say that if you get over 100 starts from
terrible starting pitchers, you're not going to win very often.
Can they ... more »
"Nothing..."
“Nothing that is worth doing can be achieved in our lifetime; therefore we
must be saved by hope. Nothing which is true or beautiful or good makes
complete sense in any immediate context of history; therefore we must be
saved by faith. Nothing we do, however virtuous, can be accomplished alone;
therefore we must be saved by love. No virtuous act is quite as virtuous
from the standpoint of our friend or foe as it is from our standpoint.
Therefore we must be saved by the final form of love which is forgiveness.”
- Reinhold Niebuhr
Fukushima: "No Comment..."
No comment... what could I possibly say?
- CP
Crackpot cons make their own reality
Apparently they believe their own crackpottery. In the world according to
the vandals of the Crackpot Caucus in John Boehner's House of Dysfunction,
you can shut down the federal government for the sole purpose of abolishing
a duly enacted law of the land outside the normal process of governance and
simply pin the blame on President Obama.
They are urging Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) and Majority Leader Eric
Cantor (R-Va.) to gamble that Obama and Senate Democrats will take the
blame if they reject legislation that keeps the government running but
stops ObamaCare.
At least 43 co... more »
The Realist Report with John Friend
On this edition of *The Realist Report*, we'll be joined by Mark Baird, a
leading advocate for the state of Jefferson. Please visit *
http://jeffersondeclaration.net/* for more information about the state of
Jefferson.
Please visit *The Realist Report* on TalkeShoe to download this and past
episodes.
Shanghai Cooperative Organization's meeting on September 13 , 2013 - could you imagine a more triumphant setting for both Russia and China after the success to date in diplomatically halting ( with eloquence ) the mad rush to start another War by the West and GCC Countries ? With a shooting entre into War by the US and its so called willing Coalition , the eyes of China and Russia turn to the Iran situation ....
Catharsis Ours - 4 hours ago
Shanghai Cooperative Organization September 13 , 2013 meeting and
strategies - items of note....
http://dailycaller.com/2013/09/14/report-putin-to-travel-to-iran-for-nuclear-strategy-talks/
Russian President Vladimir Putin has accepted Iran’s invitation to visit
Tehran to work out a strategy for the Islamic regime’s nuclear program, Fars
News Agency reported Saturday. The West believes the Iranian program is a
front for developing nuclear weapons.
Putin, seen by Iran’s clerical establishment as a strong opponent to
America and the West — especially after his successful political p... more »
“Fukushima Reactor Cores May Have Had “Melt Through to China Syndrome”
*“Fukushima Reactor Cores May Have Had*
* “Melt Through to China Syndrome”*
by Dr. Helen Caldicott, MD
“It is becoming apparent that the three molten cores, each weighing 120 to
130 tons have not only melted their way through 6 inches of steel in the
reactor vessels, but they now either sit on concrete floors of the severely
cracked containment buildings or they have melted ("burning at 5,600
degrees F- CP) their way into the earth itself– this, in nuclear parlance,
is called ‘A Melt Through to China Syndrome’. Each reactor core contains
500lbs of plutonium, but Reactor 3 cont... more »
Q Day 7: Evaluating Presidents?
Dan asks:
When evaluating presidents, what weight do you give to the actual policies
they pass or support? Can someone be a "good" president while supporting
policies that are morally awful?
It's a hard question to answer. I try to evaluate them based on policy
"success" in which success means that it worked...but what works and what
doesn't is, admittedly, not always an objective call. I mean, sometimes is
it: losing a war is generally objectively less successful than winning a
war -- or avoiding a war. And it's at least somewhat possible to
objectively characterize winning and lo... more »
NASA's Voyager 1 is sending spooky noises
Are these noises from aliens? Not yet.;) Stay tuned.
HISTORY / Bob Feldman : A People's History of Egypt, Part 9, 1924-1930
Mural
shows Saad Zaghlul, first Egyptian prime minister, giving the finger to
the military council. Image from Egypt 2011 and Beyond.
A people's history:
The movement to democratize Egypt
Part 9: 1924-1930 period --The Wafd government and the repression of
communists.
By Bob Feldman / The Rag Blog / September 16, 2013
[With all the dramatic activity in Egypt, Bob Feldman's Rag Blog "
Pope’s meets with the father of liberation theology; Vatican media praises the Peruvian priest
Dominican priest Gustavo Gutierrez suffered
years of criticism over the liberation theology *
* *
* *This is a radical departure from the previous Popes! I can hardly
believe my eyes! -Bill*
http://en.mercopress.com/2013/09/15/pope-s-meets-with-the-father-of-liberation-theology-vatican-media-praises-the-peruvian-priest
Sunday,
September 15th 2013 - 20:16 UTC
*Pope’s meets with the father of liberation theology; Vatican media
praises
the Peruvian priest*
Pope Francis' September 11 meeting with Dominican Father Gustavo
Gutierrez
was an informal one, held in the in the pope's reside... more »
Untitled
*Vacuum system alleviates methane buildup ~David J. Mitchell, The Advocate*
Please Join Us at Albert Woodfox's Court Hearing on Sept. 17
Although our hearts and minds are all preoccupied with Herman right now, in
late August, the A3 civil case legal team filed a TRO to stop the now
routine strip searches Albert has had to endure since March (view the legal
filing here).
Judge Brady has set a set of evidentiary hearings on the issue for this on*Tuesday, September 17th
*at *8:00am *and *9:30am *in *Baton Rouge*.
The cruel and rather perplexing irony of all this is that it was Albert who
sued the State in 1978 and successfully put an end to this practice, and it
is still that precedent that holds these searches as ille... more »
Leland Grass 'Navajo Nation reverses position on Horse Slaughter'
Navajo
Nation Reverses Position and Now is Against Horse Slaughtering
Leland Grass
By Leland Grass, Sacred Legacy
Censored News
BLACK MESA, Ariz. -- (September 16, 2013) – The Nohooká Dine’, Elders
and Medicine People of the Dine’, unanimously approved a Resolution
opposing any and all action that leads to the slaughter of horses. The
Horse is sacred to the Dine’ and is a central part
Differences
Sometime tomorrow this will be a half-way interesting post but right now it
is Southern Man trying to get blogger to accept an HTML table.
Column 1Column 2Entry 1Entry 1Entry 2Entry 2Entry 3Entry 3
So far so good...
"Greatness..."
"To go beyond the bounds of moderation is to outrage humanity. The
greatness of the human soul is shown by knowing how to keep within proper
bounds. So far from greatness consisting in going beyond its limits, it
really consists in keeping within it."
- Blaise Pascal
Native American Long Walkers harassed by Kansas police
Photo by Bad Bear
The sweet smell of sage and racism in Kansas
By Brenda Norrell
Censored News
Photo by Bad Bear
KANSAS -- Native Americans on the Longest Walk 4 Return to Alcatraz said, "Day 64-nothing like a little racism."
Long Walkers said that after five straight days of walking they were "racially harassed" near Kansas City in Kansas.
"Some ding dong called the police when we
Washed out in Colorado
I know everybody has been preoccupied with Syria and then the Navy Yard
shooting today, but I'm genuinely surprised at how little internet chatter
there's been about this. This is huge. The devastation from the floods in
Colorado is stunning.
Twitter tells me the GOP fought against funding dam maintenance there. Many
dams failed in the epic rain. Yeah for deficit reduction... [More photos at
the link.]
Kerry Was Wrong
*
* *
* *Kerry Was Wrong*
*Turkish police raids al-Nusra safe house in Adana.*
*Turkish prosecutor indicts six jihadists for alleged attempts to acquire
chemicals with intent to produce sarin*
-
The Turkish Republican Prosecutor in Adana has issued a 132-page
indictment, alleging that six members of the al-Qaeda-aligned al-Nusra
Front and Ahrar ash-Sham – one Syrian and five Turks – tried to acquire
chemicals with the intent to produce the chemical weapon sarin.
The Turkish newspaper Radikal reports that the suspects were under
surveillance by Turkish police after they received inf... more »
LEAP/E2020: GEAB N°77: 3 Sparks And A Powder Keg”
*LEAP/E2020: GEAB N°77: "3 Sparks And A Powder Keg” *
Finance, The Economy, Politics And The World Situation At The End of 2013
by LEAP/E2020
"The 2013 summer sun, far from having brought the lull for which some
hoped, has continued to heat finance, the economy, and especially global
geopolitics white hot. The Syrian apple of discord has shown the extent to
which the international community was no longer one; the economic news,
despite all the tricks possible, stubbornly refuses to announce a long
awaited recovery; currency wars have flared up again, hitting the emerging
coun... more »
Q Day 6: Predicting Good Presidenting Skills?
Yet another anonymous commenter asks:
Does Hillary Clinton display any skills at 'Presidenting' that set her
apart from Biden, Cuomo, Warren, and company? How much of this can we
determine from past achievements?
If I had an answer for that question...
Here's, I guess, what I would say:
1. Experience is better than lack of experience. Broader experience is
better than narrow: Clinton's particular strength is that she's been
involved in state government, she's been, if not quite White House staff,
pretty close to it; she's been in Congress (don't forget that she's been
House commi... more »
“The Untrustables”
*“The Untrustables”*
by Merrill Matthews
“I have come to the point that I cannot believe a thing President Obama
says. That’s not quite the same as saying I don’t believe anything he says.
When he speaks he may be telling the truth, he may not be, or he may be
parsing his words to mislead. But it’s impossible to know which is
which? It has been his pattern since, well, forever, as John Heilemann and
Mark Halperin demonstrate in their excellent book on the 2008 presidential
election, "Game Change."
One revealing passage recounts Obama’s decision to run for president. The
aut... more »
Pretty Darn Funny- Fitness Challenge and a Giveaway!
Something I loved about my husband when we met? He hated exercise as much
as I do. Seriously there is pretty much nothing in the world I loathe more
than putting on spandex and running. A little over a year ago, my husband
found an exercise routine he loves and has since abandoned me to sitting on
the couch by myself. Now don't get me wrong. I exercise. I run and I curse
every second in my head. I finally found something that describes how I
feel in Pretty Darn Funny Season 2, episode 5. Check it out for a good
laugh. Even if you love to exercise!
To celebrate this week's episode ... more »
Féria de Baza - where I was last week
address-withheld@my.opera.com.invalid (Dr. John v. Kampen) at - 7 hours ago
Link:
http://youtu.be/LkTJyfYk96k
The "Féria de Baza", the Baza Fair, has got its reputation as an
important
(inter)national tourist attraction. Held about September 6th and lasting
a
week it comprises the famous "Cascamorras" tradition, an absolute *Must
See*for people who want a thrill of the super-extraordinary kind. Yes,
as a
visitor you may expect a lick of black grease when watching that
mega-event, as evidence you were really there! Apart from that the cosy
and
noisy fair itself is breath-taking. With lots of fine dining tents,
chiringuitos (small shops for small products, loc... more »
Orwell Updated-- In An Infiniti Q50 TV Ad?
Or maybe it was Aldous Huxley's 1931 dystopian novel, Brave New World that
the creators of Infinity's new television ad for the Q50 ("Factory of
Life") based the new ad on. The blue chip advertising company,
TBWA\CHIAT\DAY (part of the edgy and "disruptive" Omnicom marketing group)
was also responsible for Apple's classic "1984" campaign for the newly
introduced Macintosh (below) thirty years ago! That ad was conceived of by
Steve Hayden, Brent Thomas and Lee Clow at Chiat/Day, in Venice, California
and directed by Ridley Scott, who had just directed Blade Runner, based on Do
And... more »
Quote of the day: On Syria … and Obama
*“It is hard to say whether Obama won or lost in the showdown over
Syria, because we don't really have any idea what he was trying to do.”
*- Robert Tracinski, “The Assad Regime's Long Con”
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Q Day 5: 51st State?
Bart asks:
What will be the 51st state? DC? Puerto Rico? A handful of conservative
counties in Colorado? A wildcard?
I continue to think that the failure of the Democrats to push DC statehood
in 2009 (and, for that matter, 1993) was odd, at best, and inexplicably
foolish, at worst. The District certainly has the best case for statehood
(and, yes, there's also a legitimate case for just returning it to
Maryland). But Democrats seem mostly uninterested in pushing something
which most of them agree with on the merits, not to mention something which
would get them two safe Senate seats... more »
Just WHO does the NSA work for? Who does it protect?
By American Kabuki (Bill)
The more this NSA thing unravels the more remarkable it becomes. Its name
"National Security Agency" seems lately a bit like the other misnamed
organization the Federal Reserve System, which is neither Federal nor a
Reserve. The agency is unique in that it refers to those who get its data
as "customers". We know the NSA turns over information to private
corporations like Boeing, in the case of the intercepts they did when
Airbus paid bribes for a sale of planes to a Saudi Prince. Bill Clinton
used that information to make a direct sales pitch to King ... more »
An Idle Bully Pulpit
I knew about the Stand Up for Science rallies today and had planned to
attend the local one (until rent-paying activities intervened), but this
hadn't occurred to me until I saw Canadian Cynic's tweets.
Can someone please tell me where in the hell is Cmdr Chris Hadfield, and
why he isn't leading the charge for science in this country?
— CC (@canadiancynic) September 16, 2013
Because as much as he's so gosh-darned adorable with his zero-gee guitar
playing, his country sort of needs him right around now.
— CC (@canadiancynic) September 16, 2013
Yeah. So where is our Tweeting Super ... more »
Red Ice Radio: William Engdahl - War in Syria & Manufactured Conflicts
"All the evidence points to the fact that the so-called rebels, the
al-Qaeda and other terrorists inside Syria, were provided chemical weapons
by most likely the Saudis in order to create what's called in the
intelligence business a false flag incident that would trigger the red line
that Obama foolishly declared a year ago as a casus belli dared not be
crossed by Bashar al-Assad's government, namely, the use of chemical
weapons in the conflict." - F. William Engdahl.
Red Ice Radio: William Engdahl - War in Syria & Manufactured Conflicts.
Source: YouTube Channel Sundrumify.
This Clown Can't Even Get The Words Out
Ban Ki-Moon is the war criminal, not Assad. Ban Ki-Moon is violating
international law, not Syria.
Yaqui maintain highway blockade, call for international support
Yaqui
Highway Barricade
Yaqui maintained their highway blockade as the Indigenous National
Congress met over the weekend
By Brenda Norrell
Censored News Exclusive
Sept. 16, 2013
VICAM PUEBLO, Sonora, Mexico -- Yoeme (Yaqui) in Vicam Pueblo maintained
their highway barricade in defense of their water in the Rio Yaqui, as
representatives of the National Indigenous Congress met over the
Oh to be A Virginia Republican
If you're a die hard Republican in the state of Virginia, going into the
voting booth in the state elections will be a lot like a Fellini movie.
You've got Ken "Kooch" Cuccinelli running for governor. This guy, despite
his awkward nickname, wants the State to ignore the U.S. Supreme Court and
reinstate laws banning oral and anal sex even amongst married couples. *Way
to go, Kooch.*
And if Kooch Cuccinelli doesn't slake your thirst for nutjobs there's his
running mate for Lieutenant-Governor, E.W. Jackson, who espouses many
fanciful notions such as yoga is a "gateway to Satan." E... more »
Q Day 4: CoS?
Another anonymous commenter:
Are there any chiefs-of-staff who stand out as exemplary at the job? What
about awful? How much does quality of White House personnel affect
legislative outcomes?
Exemplary? I don't know...I think Jim Baker for Reagan did well; the
Clinton chiefs-of-staff after McLarty were generally a good lot; and, yeah,
I think Rahm Emanuel did a good job -- in part, by wisely leaving before he
went all Sununu. Howard Baker probably goes on this list, too. Maybe
Sherman Adams?
Awful? Well, I think Bob Haldeman sort of goes in a category all his own as
a major disast... more »
A Terrorist Attack on the Washington Navy Yard?
There are reports that up to three gunmen might be involved in an attack at
the Washington Navy Yard, the U.S. Navy's oldest shore installation.
The mayor of Washington says there have already been a dozen deaths
including one gunman. Authorities believe there were likely two, possibly
three gunmen involved in the attack.
Pol. Ideology 51: Liberalism is Not Welfarism
* This is my article yesterday in thelobbyist.biz.
----------
In the on-going pork barrel scandal and deliberation of the 2014 budget,
many sectors are advocating that the money for legislators’ pork barrel or
PDAF that has been abolished will be inserted back to the budget as
additional funding of the different Departments for various welfare and
subsidy programs to the poor.
They make this suggestion because they believe that slow but endless
expansion of government spending and bureaucracies are fine so long as the
poor benefit from it, and that the Liberal government of Presiden... more »
ASEAN 4: Some Economic Data on PH, TH, Vietnam and Cambodia
A friend asked me to give an informal discourse about politics and
economics in Thailand, Vietnam and the Philippines. I am not following
closely politics in those two countries, I can only gather a few
macroeconomic data. And since Cambodia is sandwiched between Thailand and
Vietnam, I also included it in the list that I gave him today.
Please note that those data refer mostly to the central or national
government. I think local government units (provinces or regions, cities,
villages or barangays) and government enterprises data are not included
there, at least for the Philippine... more »
Editor of Al-Ahram: US Plans Russia Revolution, Supports Iran's Nukes, Provoked Pearl Harbor Attack
This guy is awake. He knows the Arab Spring in nations like Syria, Egypt,
and Libya is a fraud that was designed in advance by evil and depraved U.S.
and Israeli political strategists. He knows what the ruthless and cynical
globalists in Washington have planned for the Middle East, as well as
Russia, and other countries.
*Read: *
*October 7, 1940: The Day That Should Have Lived in Infamy*.
*U.S. Sanctions Aim To Provoke An Iranian Pearl Harbor*.
Editor of Al-Ahram: US Plans Russia Revolution, Supports Iran's Nukes,
Provoked Pearl Harbor Attack. Source: MEMRI TV.
REVIEW: “Reign of Error,” Ravitch 3.0 | the becoming radical
REVIEW: “Reign of Error,” Ravitch 3.0 | the becoming radical.
Q Day 3: MA Presidential Candidates?
An anonymous commenter asks:
Why has Massachusetts produced so many presidential candidates? Is it
attributable to specific characteristics of its state parties, or a
historical fluke?
Let's see...we have party nominees in 2012, 2008, and 1988 (plus 1960);
also, the 2012 winner was one of two runners-up in 2008, and there were
runners-up also in 1980 and, sort of, in 1992. Yes, that seems like a lot.
My inclination is to say that it's mostly just a fluke, although I suppose
it's possible that there's some political culture explanation that might
have some weight -- if there is, for... more »
VOYAGER ONE'S INTERSTELLAR MESSAGE TO THE GALAXY
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**
*The VLBA made this image of Voyager 1's signal on Feb. 21, 2013. At the
time, Voyager 1 was 11.5 billion miles (18.5 billion kilometers) away. The
image is about 0.5 arcseconds on a side. An arcsecond is the apparent size
of a penny as seen from 2.5 miles (4 kilometers) away. The slightly oblong
shape of the image is a result of the array's configuration**.*
*As Voyager 1 escapes our star solar system and enters the uncharted black
void of interstellar space, it carries a non-threatening message to the
millions of solar neighbors in our Milky Way galaxy an... more »
George Schmidt’s “The American Federation of Teachers and the CIA”
For those disinclined to the more tiresome and mundane details of the
proto-fascists shenanigans of CorpEd, take a break and read a little
history. Compelling, still. Tagged: aft, CIA
Canadians Don't Want Tar Sands Being Shipped Through Vancouver. Wonder Why?
The Wisconsin Federation of College Republicans wants the GOP to take the
lead on combating climate change. That's not happening in Wisconsin and
it's not happening anywhere else. Republican politicians refuse to
recognize climate change and continue to fight on behalf of polluters and
energy producers-- who finance their political careers.
HuffoPo ranks Vancouver, British Columbia the 4th prettiest city in the
world, after Florence, Marrakech and Sydney. (They rank Venice #6, Rio #9
and Paris #13.) Last week, the *Vancouver Observer* reported that Canada's
Conservative Prime Min... more »
1,000 Years of European History in Three Minutes
It's like a game of *Civilization*, except it's real.
UN Report regarding Chemical attack at Ghouta
U.N. Report on Chemical Attack in Syria by Robert Mackey
Link
*Pg 18- The time necessary to conduct a detailed survey of both locations
as well as take samples was very limited.* *The sites have been very well
travelled by other individuals both before and during the investigation.* *Fragments
and other possible evidence have clearly been handled/moved prior to the
arrival of the investigation team*.
Very limited thanks to the US. Who wanted the investigation team out of
Syria promptly.
And an east, south east. trajectory?
Rockets arriving from the northwest?
*Consistent with... more »
Exit Sandman
Last evening at Fenway Park, history wasn't made as much as
commemorated when the Boston Red Sox honored Mariano Rivera, indisputably
the greatest closer of all time. This being Number 42's final season and
last night capping the last series between the two teams, Rivera was feted
with a short roast by Kevin Millar, Bill Mueller and Dave Roberts, the
three men who'd victimized the usually reliable closer in Game 4 of the
2004 ALCS. The Red Sox weren't just close to extinction, they were
thisclose to getting swept in what had been a storybook season. And Millar,
Mueller and Rob... more »
Dana Woldow: Denying Children Food is Penny Wise, Pound Foolish
Dana Woldow: Denying Children Food is Penny Wise, Pound Foolish Tagged:
budget cuts, class, education, neoliberalism, nutrition, poverty,
privatization, racism, rdsathene
Censored News: In these times of impotent media
By
Brenda Norrell
Censored News
In these days of impotent, plagiarizing and gutless media, there are
several things on my mind.
Plagiarism. Indian Country Today has found a new source to plagiarize
for Navajo Nation news. It is the Farmington Daily Times. (Psst Daily
Times, they should be paying you for your work.) Ask the Indian Country
Today 'reporters' why you haven't seen them present on
Recusal not justified by the mere fact that a judge was involved in some interlocutory part of a case
*Toliver v Koepke,* 2013 ABCA 297:
[5] The appellant also suggests that two other judges of this
Court are disqualified from hearing this appeal, because they also had
minor involvement in interlocutory proceedings in the trial court. However,
the mere fact that a judge is involved in some interlocutory part of the
proceedings does not mean that the judge cannot act in any later parts of
it. This is so even if the judge rules against one of the parties on
interlocutory issues: *Collins v Canada*, 2011 FCA 123 (CanLII), 2011 FCA
123, 418 NR 196; *Lavesta Area Group In... more »
Probation order as part of conditional discharge may not require charitable donation
R. v. Choi (J.W.), 2013 MBCA 75:
[50] In my opinion, the imposition of a condition in a
probation order which forms part of a conditional discharge sentence
requiring that an accused make a donation of $6,000 to each of two named
charities is not a sentencing option available under the *Code*.
Kingdom of Jerusalem
The Kingdom lasted for nearly two hundred years - from 1099 to 1291.
Not just Fox
This could be said of most of our teevee media. [photo via Kennett Area Dems
]
SYRIA - PROBLEMS REMAIN
"Admiral Jonathan W. Greenert, the chief of US Naval Operations, was
evacuated from his residence at the Navy Yard complex shortly after the
first report of shots fired..."
At least 7 dead in Navy Yard shooting. Two possible suspects at large
"One of the shooters has been confirmed as 'a former Navy official in his
50′s whose work status recently changed.' He was apparently 'disgruntled'
about his job. Six Dead In Mass Shooting at Navy Yard
The incident has “no known connection to terrorism,” according to the
Department of Homeland Security.
*The UN report on the gas attack does... more »
Witch Hat Halloween Decoration
My 4-year-old loves Halloween. She talks about it all year long and then
can't sleep the night before. She would take Halloween over Christmas any
day of the week and was so disappointed to find that we had hardly any
Halloween decorations. So last year we set out to make sure this year we
had tons. Here is the darling Witch Hat she requested. She wanted a witch
hat with leaves on it, this is what I came up with.
You will need:
a witch hat, any size, mine is a smaller hat
fake leaves and pumpkins, mine are also smaller
ribbon
raffia
fake spiders
hot glue
Tie a ribbon ... more »
Q Day 2: Speaker Boehner?
Kal asks:
What would it take for you to consider Boehner a "failure" as Speaker?
This is a great question, since I often say that Boehner is a pretty good
Speaker, but don't always really explain what I mean.
So, what would make Boehner a failure? First and foremost, if his own
conference turned against him (especially early in his tenure). That would
be pretty good evidence. But you're probably thinking: there was a
semi-revolt against him at the beginning of this Congress! Well, yes, but I
think that's hard to hold against him; those who opposed him were from the
fringes of the p... more »
Judge halts tarsands megaloads through Nez Perce land!
DEMOCRACY
NOW!
Judge Halts Tar Sands "Megaloads" Through Nez Perce Land in Idaho
In a victory for Native Americans in Idaho, a federal judge has
temporarily blocked a massive load of equipment bound for tar sands oil
fields in Canada from passing through tribal land and along federally
protected rivers. Environmentalists and members of the Nez Perce tribe
had formed blockades to stop
Mohawk Nation News 'Gas Ovens Fired Up'
Mohawk
Nation News 'Gas Ovens Fired Up'
Posted on September 15, 2013
MNN. Sept. 15, 2013. The settlers are restless! Corporation of Quebec
Premier, Pauline Marois, has issued her “Charter of Values” that her
people must follow and how her political opponents will be eliminated.
The rest of Canada has already put this program in motion. The state
sets the values to which everyone is
Pepe Escobar is the roving reporter for Asia Times. He really roves, and he knows knows many of the languages. He was the first, and perhaps the only, reporter to note the possible assassination of Dubya Bush's Saudi friend Bandar bin Salton a year ago. Bandar has now reappeared and is an active party to the destablization of Syria. Here Pepe explains in detail why Syria is so coveted by many global power centers. You are not likely to learn this from the mainstream media.
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*Pepe Escobar on Pipeline Politics and what was really behind the U.S.
wanting to bomb Syria?*
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry and Russian Foreign Minister Sergey
Lavrov hold a press conference on US-Russia reaching an agreement on Syria
Weapons. Roving correspondent Pepe Escobar of Asia Times discusses the
geopolitical machinations behind what was really behind the developments in
Syria. We discuss the possibility of an Iran-Iraq-Syria pipeline and how
the regional play... more »
I'm Pretty Sure This Was What Elizabeth Warren Had In Mind
When last week she said if the U.S. Supreme Court continues on its
corporatist path, "*sooner or later you’ll end up with a Supreme Court that
functions as a wholly owned subsidiary of big business."*
Another Tweeter who has no knowledge of geography this time its @BigDunc123
It's @BigDunc123 this time for showing his ignorance yesterday and today...
No reply as yet from 'Big Dunc'...
Reminds me of my battle with the similarly ill-educated @kjfella1 earlier
this year.
By the way, it was I that managed to get the BBC to change their favourite
map of Gaza so it showed Egypt as well as Israel, read the story here.
Here's the BBC map that might explain the idiotic statements of some
twitterers
And here's the fixed one that shows the Gaza Egypt border
Maybe @BigDunc123 should peruse it before calling my comments 'moronic'.
On The Syrian Front, The World Is Not Out of The Woods Yet: Prepare For New False Flags To Be Blamed On Assad
Why is the Syrian government *declaring victory* after the U.S. and Russia
made a deal about the status of its chemical weapons? This is an obnoxious
and stupid move. No victory is a victory if it is not decisive.
Don't the Syrian officials know that full-scale war against them is still
on the agenda? This diplomatic breakthrough between the United States and
Russia is tentative at best, and purposely designed to fail because of the
artificially shortened timetable to hand over the chemical weapons.
Syria has conceded its chemical weapons stockpile, but what has the Obama
administra... more »
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*Game Balls VS No Balls: Week 2 New Orleans Saints vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers~Brian Bienemy, Nola Rundown
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*Same As It Ever Was? ~Saints Win *
Scientists Across Canada Protest Harper Gag Rules
It's no secret that Canadian government scientists are infuriated at the
lockdown imposed on them by the ultra-secretive Harper government. Why,
it's almost as though the Harper regime has something to hide or, perhaps,
a good many things.
*In a series of demonstrations to be held across the country on Monday,
groups of scientists and science advocates are aiming to put their concerns
about the state of Canadian research in the public spotlight – and put
politicians on notice.*
*Organizers of “Stand up for Science” said that rallies are planned for 16
cities from Halifax to Vanc... more »
The March of the Robots
The age of the robot is here, especially on the battlefield. Here are a
pair of videos from *Aviation Week. *The first shows technologies in
development for ground forces. The large, four-legged creature that seems
to move like a horse is actually an artificial mule designed to lug cargo
around for the infantry.
The second video captures seven carrier landings by the UCV, or unmanned
combat vehicle, XB-47. Note the precision achieved indicated by the nose
wheel placement. Remember, this is on a moving ship with wind variations.
Your moment of Zen
Hand raised Monarch in Maeve's magic garden.
Competition Policy 3: Jemy Gatdula's Article
The proposal to have a Competition Law in the Philippines has been there
since about two decades now. No law yet, and neither is it becoming a law
soon.
Somehow I support having a Competition Law, but this is secondary to the
bigger, more important proposal, to amend the Philippine Constitution to
abolish the limit on foreign equity investments, and the restriction on
foreign professionals to practice their profession here.
Meanwhile, a friend, Atty. Jemy Gatdula, recently wrote an article on
Competition policy, posted in his column in BusinessWorld last September
05, 2013. Italics... more »
PRISM-carnivour NSA Headquaters pictures
Pre occupancy pictures
Watch out for the virus in the pages
http://www.dbia.com/portfolio/us-army/
http://www.dbia.com/stealth/
Seed Newsvine
New Jersey: First Superstorm Sandy and now Boardwalk Fire
New Jersey is having real bad luck. First Superstorm Sandy and now
Boardwalk Fire.
*A firefighter runs in front of flames at Kohr's Frozen Custard in Seaside
Park, N.J., on Thursday --Courtesy Justin Auciello / Jersey Shore Hurricane
News*
Read the full story here.
Heavy rains and flooding is an international phenomena - picture of the day
Here is a picture from Russia.
*SHORING UP: A man walked near sandbags that were piled up Sunday in
Komsomolsk-on-Amur, Russia, to protect the area from flooding. (Bobulev
Sergey/ITAR-TASS/Zuma Press)WSJ*
Q Day 1: Immigration Timing?
Leviathan asks:
...[F]or most Republicans standing in the way of reform, the issue is a
primary challenge and not a general election challenge.
If for a good chunk of those congressmen, their main disincentive is a
primary challenge while their true preference is for immigration reform to
pass either out of personal conviction or because of their assessment of
the GOP's future, then the most opportune time for a vote would be after
primary season either before or after the general election.
So my question is this. What do you think of this theory and what do you
think of the chance... more »
Tone, Tone, Tone: Prelude to REIGN OF ERROR
As a prelude to Diane’s book and my review to be posted tomorrow, my tone
series:
http://radicalscholarship.wordpress.com/2013/09/15/tone-pt-1-does-tone-matter-in-the-education-reform-debate/
http://radicalscholarship.wordpress.com/2013/09/16/tone-pt-2-on-hostile-rhetoric-laziness-and-the-education-debate/
http://radicalscholarship.wordpress.com/2013/09/16/tone-pt-3-mirror-mirror/
(new) Tagged: education debate, education reform debate
Monday Linkage
The Navy Yard in DC came under fire this morning. Developing. 9/11
Anniversary commentary of note: Tom Junod on the sanitization of disaster
footage. Dan Nexon’s original thoughts on this are always worth a re-read.
Reframing the anniversary by conservatives (Benghazi) and human rights
activists (Santiago). So President Assad pledged to accede to the Chemical
Weapons Convention. Yochi Dreazon on why
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Memory Loss as Imperial Effect
Editor’s Note: This is a guest post by Naeem Inayatullah. It is the
22nd installment in our “End of IR Theory” companion symposium for
the special issue of the European Journal of International
Relations. SAGE has temporarily ungated all of the articles in that
issue. This post refers to Arlene B. Tickner‘s article (PDF). Her post
appeared earlier today. Other entries in the symposium–when available–may
be reached via the
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Perverted President Of A Perverted People
Last week Tuesday, I took the time to take a close look at the criminal US
President's speech to the American public, and honestly it was one of the
most revolting speeches I had ever read... I posted an article tearing it
basically to shreds and showed clearly that the US President Barry
Obama/Soetoro/Davis (take your pick as to what his real last name is) was a
liar and a man absolutely bent on war against the innocent nation of
Syria.... It was so disgusting and basically made me sick...
Now, I want to present the latest work by John Kaminski, who writes
articles over at The Reb... more »
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*Inspector general reveals he trashed police monitor’s report in 2011 ~New
Orleans Advocate*
*Fraternal Order of Police files federal challenge to new NOPD police
detail system ~Kim Holden, WVUE*
*Audit: Louisiana could be losing oil royalty money ~Melinda Deslatte, AP*
*UNO prof gets $87K cybersecurity training grant*
*In Praise Of New Orleans Resourcefulness ~Brett Will Taylor, WWNO*
Read more here:
http://www.thestate.com/2013/09/16/2983268/uno-prof-gets-87k-cybersecurity.html#storylink=cpy
Lord Palmerston’s Multicultural Human Zoo by Webster G. Tarpley, Ph.D.
Speaking from the vantage point of Lord Palmerston’s British Empire circa
1850, Schiller Institute U.S. President Webster Tarpley chaired the panel
on “Lord Palmerston’s Multicultural Zoo” at the Schiller Institute’s
conference on Feb. 20. Tarpley served as tour guide through the centuries,
and as the “choral” backdrop to the historical drama, introducing each of
the seven speakers in turn and concluding the panel. What follows is
Tarpley’s introduction. Subtitles have been added.
I am now standing in the shadow of the Houses of Parliament in the part of
London called Westminster... more »
The Fall of Summers
I think President Obama might have been all set to announce his nomination
of the new Fed chief today, to coincide with his glowing report about how
great the economy is doing in the throes of the Long Depression, and how he
and Larry saved us from utter destruction back in those dark days of
Aught-Nine.
Then, in the midst of crafting their trumpeting celebration of The Recovery
as orchestrated by Larry Himself, somebody in the White House noticed the
cover of *National Journal*, the subtlety of which perfectly matches that
of Summers Himself, and belatedly decided to pick up the ph... more »
Iran, Syria and the US Navy Yard
Obama is going to have a face to face meeting with President Rouhani of
Iran at the UN next week.
The first time that has happened since 1977.
And just as I got done saying that, there's a lone, crazed killer in
tactical gear, running around DC at the Navy Yard, global command and
control centre, 5 blocks from the US Capitol.
*I'm sure that's just a complete coincidence.*
I just saw the US Secret Service lead helicopter, Eagle 1 Medivac-ing
someone from the Naval Yard.
The President is in the White House, why are the Secret Service attending
the scene and getting involved?
... more »
Exploring The Structural Problems With Iraq’s Economy, Interview With Lehigh University Prof. Frank Gunter
Iraq’s economy is based upon a contradiction. It has huge natural wealth
with its petroleum reserves that are being developed, and provides most of
the country’s revenues. At the same time that industry hardly provides any
jobs. That is a classic dilemma posed by the oil curse. To help explain
this issue and others that affect the country is Lehigh Professor of
Economics Frank Gunter. Previously Prof. Gunter was the lead economist to
the U.S. military in Iraq from 2005-2006 and 2008-2009. And he is the
author of *The Political Economy of Iraq: Restoring Balance in a
Post-Conflict S... more »
On Birmingham’s most famous Sunday!
*MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 16, 2013*
*What two ministers said:* Yesterday was the fiftieth anniversary of
Birmingham’s most famous Sunday.
As many people mentioned yesterday in the formal commemoration, Birmingham
is not the same city today. We were struck by one part of the editorial in
yesterday’s New York Times.
Three days after the bombing killed four children at Sunday school, Dr.
King described the four girls as “victims of one of the most vicious and
tragic crimes ever perpetrated against humanity.” Reading yesterday’s
editorial, we were struck by what two Birmingham ministers had ... more »
Core, periphery and (neo) imperalist IR
Editor’s Note: This is a guest post by Arlene B. Tickner. It is the
21st installment in our “End of IR Theory” companion symposium for
the special issue of the European Journal of International
Relations. SAGE has temporarily ungated all of the articles in that
issue. This post refers to Tickner’s article (PDF). A response, authored
by Naeem Inayatullah, will appear at 10am Eastern. Other entries in the
symposium–when
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WHO BUILT THE PYRAMIDS AND WHY BASED ON THE HOPI CREATION STORY - A Video Presentation by Thomas O. Mills
*14 September 2013*
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The Hopi Creation Story tells us who built the pyramids and why. How the
pyramids and many of the unexplained sites around the world relate to
global warming, our melting polar ice caps and what their purpose was for
in the past.
*Thomas O. Mills*
Author of: The Book of Truth A Knew Perspective on the Hopi Creation Story
& Stonehenge, If This Was East
Youtube link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XRNdyLckaLg
Question Day!
I haven't done one of these for ages, so let's go. Whatever you want:
budget, nominations, 2016, money in politics, Boehner's
position...whatever. I'll take questions here in comments, through email,
or via twitter, whatever is easiest. I usually can't get to all of them,
but I'll do what I can. Ask away!
Ma-Wang Tussle Round Up
*Apple Daily has had some wonderful front page illustrations during this
Ma-Wang disaster.*
I need to go away for a vacation (post below) more often if President Ma is
going to melt down like this. What fun! Some observations, in no
particular order:
Let's remember -- this affray is entirely the result of Ma's decisions.
Nothing called for him to do anything but make his usual noises about
resolving things by the law, the KMT is clean, he is against corruption,
etc. He didn't have to go after Wang and spark a political and possibly
even constitutional. This crisis is entirely of ... more »
DIVISION AND CONQUEST: The one percent are making up time!
*MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 16, 2013*
*Part 1—The Wreck of the Whole 99:* “The Wreck of the Old 97” is one of
America’s most famous train songs.
You couldn’t *make* Johnny Cash stop singing it. When Vernon Dalhart
recorded it in 1924, it became perhaps the first million-selling country
music recording.
The song memorialized the wreck of the famous “Fast Mail” train, which had
been trying to make up time heading south toward Danville. According to the
famous lyrics, the engineer “was going down the grade making ninety miles
an hour when his whistle broke out in a scream.”
That was The Wreck... more »
Active shooter reported at the Washington D.C, Naval Sea Systems Command - two reported injured so far !
http://washington.cbslocal.com/2013/09/16/active-shooter-at-washington-navy-yard-reports-of-multiple-people-shot/
*WASHINGTON (CBSDC/AP)* — At least two people have been shot and an active
shooter is on the grounds of the Washington Navy Yard in Southeast D.C.
The U.S. Navy says three shots were fired at 8:20 a.m. Monday at Naval Sea
Systems Command Headquarters building and D.C. police say at least two
people have been shot.
The Navy Yard is on lockdown and a “shelter in place” order has been
issued, the Navy says. About 3,000 people work in the building, the Navy
says.
The 11th S... more »
Updated: Universal Value Exchange
*Note: Added two missing images in the bottom of the post. What can I say
it was early in the morning... -Bill*
*Universal Value Exchange*
Many people have asked about the documents that Heather spoke about two
months ago, specifically the documents that will outline the current
financial system and how it works vs the "New" financial system (ie: the
Universal Value Exchange System) and I Value. Over the course of the past
couple of months more and more information, intel, and absolute data has
become available on this. Each step of the process of has become very
clear- to the ... more »
Right Wing Grifters Are Tapping Into Manufactured GOP Rage Over "Benghazi" To Raise Money For Themselves-- And "Fire" Boehner
"Benghazi" is a Republican Party cudgel, albeit a flimsy one, to use as an
anti-Hillary weapon in 2016. Normal people don't pay it much heed but it
motivates the far right conspiracy theory fringe who get the bulk of their
information from Hate Talk Radio and Fox. And that group has so bought into
it that there is now serious blowback against *Republicans* for not "doing
something about Benghazi." This is what happens when children play with
matches.
The latest child to get burned dies his hair, employees a discreet plastic
surgeon and doesn't look nearly his 63 years. John Boehne... more »
John Kerry: After concluding a deal with Russia over Syria, he headed for Israel
*U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry, left, shakes hands with Israel's Prime
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*Minister Benjamin Netanyahu after speaking to the media at the prime
minister's *
*office in Jerusalem, Israel, Sunday, Sept. 15, 2013. Kerry on Sunday sent
a strong *
*warning to Syria, saying 'the threat of force is real' if it does not
carry out *
*an internationally brokered agreement to hand over its chemical weapons.*
* (AP Photo/Larry Downing, Pool)*
It looks the deal between the U.S and Russia regarding Syrian chemical
weapons needs Israeli blessings. John Kerry, Secretary of State, headed
straigh... more »
War watch for September 16 , 2013 - Iraq , Afghanistan and Libya in focus ......
Iraq ........
82 Killed, 205 Wounded in Iraq Bombing Spree
by Margaret Griffis, September 15, 2013
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The start of the workweek began with a series of bombings across Baghdad
and the Shi’ite south. At least *82 people were killed and 205 more were
wounded*. Shootings and bombing also took place throughout the country, but
most of the casualties occurred south of the capital.
A pair of near-simultaneous bombs at a Hilla market killed at least 15
people andwounded at least 34 more. At least two more bombs and four more
deaths were reported.
In *Baghdad*, a bomb tar... more »
Read Stuff, You Should
Happy Birthday to Jennifer Tilly, 55.
Monday morning, and plenty of good stuff:
Are all Obama conspiracy theories basically explanations for the basic
"fact" that Obama hates the US? Elspeth Reeve and Philip Bump say so.
Plausible!
I expect I'll be writing about the Summers sage later...meanwhile, Ezra
Klein says it should be Yellen.
So does Paul Krugman, who adds some personal musings, for those who enjoy
that kind of thing.
James Fearon on Syria, the UN, and post-Cold War interventions.
And Fred Kaplan on Syria.
Project XIII Alpha Desktop app is Available
Three nights ago- in the wee hours of the morning over here- Caleb released
the first Alpha version of the Project XIII desktop app. I didn't post
about it until I had had a chance to download it myself and play with it
for a while.
The desktop app can be downloaded from http://www.projectxiii.com/ click
on "News" in the upper right hand, and there is a link to start the down
load.
I made my first attempt to set up ProjectXIII on my computer two nights ago
and didn't have very much luck. When I spoke with everyone in the RTS
skype room, many there were having the same problem th... more »
The Emerging Police State
It all began with the War on Drugs and racial profiling. If you're looking
for the origins of the new police state, Chris Hedges writes, that's where
you should begin. Both developments made it easy to target minorities. Any
police state begins with an attack on an easy to identify minority:
The unrestricted and arbitrary subjugation of one despised group, stripped
of equality before the law, conditions the police to employ these tactics
against the wider society. “Laws that are not equal for all revert to
rights and privileges, something contradictory to the very nature of
nation... more »
KEVIN KELLY: The Nine Laws Of God
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* http://www.kk.org/outofcontrol/ch24-b.html
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* *Excerpt from the book Out of Control, by Kevin Kelly*
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* *Out of nothing, nature makes something.*
First there is hard rock planet; then there is life, lots of it. First
barren hills; then brooks with fish and cattails and red-winged blackbirds.
First an acorn; then an oak tree forest.
I'd like to be able to do that. First a hunk of metal; then a robot. First
some wires; then a mind. First some old genes; then a dinosaur.
How do you make something from nothing? Although nature knows this trick,
we haven't learned much just by wat... more »
Post - Larry Summers exit from consideration as Fed Chair - Asian stocks / European stocks / US stock futures elevate , US treasuries and German bunds prices up as taper concerns lessen , USD weakens while pound , yen and euro strengthen , EM to be boosted ...... favored prospect Yellen seen as even more dovish than Bernanke ....Oil , gold and silver fall ?
Summers exits , Geithner say " No Thanks " .... And is Kohn also signaling
to the President don't look my way either ?
The Firm Where Don Kohn Works Says Obama Has No Choice But To Nominate
Janet Yellen
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Donald Kohn, then Vice Chairman of the Board of Governors of the Federal
Reserve System, speaks at the Symposium on Interest Rate Risk Management in
Arlington January 29, 2010.
The big news of the day is Larry Summers' withdrawal from the race to
become t... more »
Mayor Rob Ford shows his dance moves
Rob Ford, Senator Mike Duffy and Senator Pamela Wallin have something in
common. They're all good at contortion moves and dancing. The Canadian
public is at awe at the expertise of these three public figures.
Alishan Take Three
*James checks his pics. Not a great day for pics; by the time we got up
high, the rain and fog was rolling in. Moral of the story: you can never
start too early in the mountains. Yet it was still a surpassingly lovely
ride.*
Another weekend, another ride. This time I avoided the growing horror of
President Ma Ying-jeou's mind-numblingly stupid assault on Wang Jin-pyng by
hiding in the mountains for a lovely two day ride over two of my favorite
roads, the 169 up Alishan, and the 159A into Chiayi city, which is really
the prettiest road on the island. Click on READ MORE to read more.... more »
Organized bullying against Larry Summers, Rebecca Ann Sedwick
When I woke up today, I opened (a dozen of mails including) a mail from
Gene who informed me that Larry Summers became a victim of the political
correctness again. He withdrew himself from Fed consideration by sending a letter
to Barack Obama that said:
I have reluctantly concluded that any possible confirmation process for me
would be acrimonious and would not serve the interest of the Federal
Reserve, the administration or, ultimately, the interests of the nation’s
ongoing economic recovery.
He clearly wanted the job. He was a right man for the job. But if you have
watched the re... more »
Syria updates - September 16 , 2013 .....West increasing help for Jihadist / Al Qaeda Rebels , while championing agreement on chemical weapons with Syria Government , all the while touting military action given the slightest excuse !
http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2013-09-16/turkish-army-said-down-syrian-jet-turkey-syria-border
( Turkey desperately seeking a response from Syria ? )
Turkish Army Said To Down Syrian Jet By Turkey-Syria Border
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A flurry of headlines suggesting the Syrian situation may not be contained,
after Turkish media report a Syrian jet crashed 400 meters away from the
Syrian-Turkey border.
- *MILITARY JET SAID TO CRASH ON SYRIA BORDER: TURKEY’S DHA*
It also appear... more »
Fukushima set for hit by tropical storm Monday September 16 , 2013 Man - Yi ....with existing contamination probems already befuddling Tepco , workers scramble to protect the facility from strong winds and torrential downpours ... Cranes , pumps outdoor piping at risk ,, as well as the risk highly contaminated water in reactor basements could overflow !
Typhoon Man-yi hits Japan raising fears about Fukushima nuclear plant
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*Mark Willacy*
ABC Australia
September 16, 2013
Typhoon Man-yi has hit central Japan as officials issued a “special
warning” of heavy rain, amid fears the storm could go on to hit the
crippled Fukushima nuclear plant.
The typhoon is generating heavy rain and wind gusts of more than 140
kilometres per hour.
It is tracking north-east al... more »
Get Your NSA On - Star Trek Fantasy Spy Centre
*NSA director **modeled war room after Star Trek's Enterprise*
"When he was running the Army's Intelligence and Security Command, [Gen.
Keith] Alexander brought many of his future allies down to Fort Belvoir for
a tour of his base of operations, a facility known as the *Information
Dominance Center.* It had been designed by a Hollywood set designer to
mimic the bridge of the starship Enterprise from Star Trek, complete with
chrome panels, computer stations, a huge TV monitor on the forward wall,
and doors that made a "whoosh" sound when they slid open and closed.
Lawmakers and ot... more »
Love Rules The Lands - A Poem by M.N. Hopkins
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*That would be wonderful*
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*People acting in Faith*
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*Expressing Kindness*
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*Love*
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*With a natural courage*
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*A natural strength*
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*Freed by heartful connection*
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*When man*
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*Again*
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*Remembers *
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*That once he*
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*And *
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*She*
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*Yes*
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*We*
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*Were known as Man*
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*Balanced in Nature*
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*Balanced in Love*
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*With fear fled from our doors*
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*No need for hinderances*
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*No need for diversion*
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*No need for division*
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*Acting in Faith*
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*Knowing our own ways*
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*Travelling together*
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*Never apart*
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*Enjoying the journey*
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The most dangerous job in the world ...
Police
officer in Afghanistan ... if you're a woman.
Doesn't concern Steve. He's too busy. Not drinking alcohol. Keeping dope
away from your kids. Telling us that Syria's use of poison gas is
"unprecedented" ... because he's never heard of the Great War or the
Nazi gas chambers of the 2nd World War.
This man is in so far over his head.
Lucas – Knowing The Power Within – Being Oneness and Unity Within – 15 September 2013
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* *I have edited slightly this article for readability by Americans.
Lucas' English is still better than my Dutch! The Dutch have always amazed
me with how many languages they can communicate with. **-Bill*
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* *Originally posted at: *
http://lucas2012infos.wordpress.com/2013/09/15/lucas-knowing-the-power-within-being-oneness-and-unity-within-15-september-2013/
*Lucas – Knowing The Power Within – Being Oneness and Unity Within – 15
September 2013*
Posted on September 15, 2013
by lucas2012infos
Knowing all your power is within makes it easier and easier to see through
the bones... more »
Fortification of Grand Portals Nears Completion
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by ÉirePort
Fortification of Grand Portals nears completion. Such fortification
supports Higher Dimensional upgrades on all levels, for all
Ascension-intendeds.
Cosmic Light bearers come forth in multiplied numbers as fortified Grand
Portals now support such.
3D somatics* are transmuted to Higher D Cosmic somatics, as fortified Grand
Portals now support such.
Ascension paradigms near completion.
[* Èireport note: 'somatic' definition]
ÉirePort | September 16, 2013 at 05:11
URL: http://wp.me/p2sFUY-oa
*Definition of soma... more »
Telegraph Parades UK-Coddled Syrian "Defector" in PR Push
Unemployed, has lived in UK hotel for over a year, parroting Western
talking points - strains limits of credibility - admittedly lodged at the
expense of the UK government.
*Image: "Former Syrian diplomat" Khaled al-Ayoubi, fed, clothed, and housed
for the past year by the British government "outside of London," represents
the latest unqualified appeal to authority by the propagandists at the
London Telegraph. (Photo: JULIAN SIMMONDS) *
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**September 16, 2013* (Tony Cartalucci) - Attempting to lend credibility to
Western "doubts" over a Syrian-Russian weapons deal meant to impe... more »
Perigo on the telly
Lindsay Perigo appears here on the “baby boomer” show *The Beat Goes On*
to discuss life, love, grammatical excellence, and his latest book *One
Tenor: A Salute to Mario Lanza**.*
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#SurveillanceState: Set your controls for the heart of surveillance
Art and architecture are extremely revealing. Of your choices in these
sciences of the soul it could be said, “by your choices shall we know ye.”
What then for the choices of the One-Star General in charge of the NSA,
General Keith Alexander, among whose first move upon his appointment to the
role of being the world’s Bugger in Chief was to commission Hollywood set
designers to model his central control room after Star Trek's Enterprise.
A room he christened his 1100 square metre "Information Dominance Center”:
It had been designed by a Hollywood set designer to mimic the bridge ... more »
New Money Printer in Chief just waiting to be announced
The next Ruler of the Free World’s Bank has been all but announced, after
the other leading candidate thought better of grasping what Tyler Durden
calls “the Fed’s shitty stick.”
World’s most central Central Banker, the Chairman of the US Federal Reserve
and the hope of billions of dollars is to be current Deputy Chairman Janet
Yellen, who was one of Chairman Ben Bernanke’s main in-house cheerleaders
as he furiously blew up asset bubbles in stocks and bonds.
Which means what we’re likely to see from Yellen is more of the same asset
bubble inflation, at least until any more is made... more »
The Ravitch Hawks Are Circling: Time To Take Action
Diane Ravitch As most people (at least those following the daily attempts
by deformers to crush public schools, teachers unions, and the wills and
souls of countless students, teachers, parents, and others who believe in
public education and democracy) are aware, Diane Ravitch has a new book
being officially released tomorrow: REIGN OF ERROR: The […]
Urban Gadabout: Catching up with Justin Ferate's New York
*The previously scheduled visit to Staten Island's in-development
Freshkills Park had to be postponed because of Superstorm Sandy damage. The
tour has been rescheduled for November 9.*
*by Ken*
A couple of days ago I promised an update on the fall tour schedule of the
Wolfe Walkers, now programmed by the peerless tour guide Justin Ferate. The
brochure is available online now, with this introduction:
*FALL PROGRAM: 2013*
Dear Friends,
This Fall, we have an exciting selection of touring options. Our first tour
of the season will view and explore a diversity of important and well-lo... more »
Meet & Greet Monday (#MtaGt) - EcoGrrl
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to Meet & Greet Monday, a regular series designed to grow our
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of environment... more » Assad: "We're Not Social Media Government, We Are The Government That Deal With Reality"
"How can you talk about what happened if you don’t have evidences? We’re
not like the American administration. We’re not social media administration
or government. We are the government that deal with reality." - Syrian
President Bashar al-Assad, from his interview with CBS (Cultivating
Bullshit) host Charlie Rose. (*Source*).
Good way to put it.
The Obama administration is relying on social media for its intelligence
gathering in Syria. It's fucking pathetic. A huge empire is using faked
YouTube videos to defend its case of why it is threatening Syria and why it
must be attacked.
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Republicans in disarray
I'll probably rot in hell for taking such untoward pleasure in watching the meltdown
of Boehner's House of Dysfunction. The establishment GOPers empowered the
crackpots in order to gain a majority. Clearly it didn't go quite the way
they expected.There's a raging civil war going on within the party. Rank
and file Republicans are looking for some leadership to chill down the Tea
Party caucus and they aren't finding any. Both Johnny and Cantor are in
hiding.
I think it's going to get ugly but the way forward is clear.
There will be voices of caution about how the Democrats have to b... more »
Los Angeles parent-activist sounds off on CCSS
“We had 23 different language groups at my son’s school. How can one common
core be relevant to all of these very different people?” — Teresa Sitz,
LAUSD Parent-Activist I founded
Communities & Families Resisting Proposition 39 Charter Colocations along
with several families fighting against the privatization project’s latest
ploy, the colocation. While the group was pretty 90026 specific (we have
two […]
Lazy crazy days of Summers
Well. On top of having averted an air strike by the US and another chemical
weapons strike by Assad inside of Syria this week, here's more good news
from inside the Beltway.
Former White House economic adviser and Treasury secretary Lawrence H.
Summers has withdrawn his name as a candidate for Federal Reserve
chairman...
I couldn't be happier. He would have been a disaster in that spot. Of
course, I don't suppose we'll get Janet Yellen either. Certainly not if President
Obama really believes the banking industry is just fine. It's not. It's
still very much broken.
Musical Interlude: Vangelis, “Message”
Vangelis, “Message”
- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xZpTTokiCrE&html5=1
"A Look to the Heavens"
"Barred spiral galaxy NGC 1365 is truly a majestic island universe some
200,000 light-years across. Located a mere 60 million light-years away
toward the chemical constellation Fornax, NGC 1365 is a dominant member of
the well-studied Fornax galaxy cluster.
*Click image for larger size. *
This sharp color image shows intense star forming regions at the ends of
the bar and along the spiral arms, and details of dust lanes cutting across
the galaxy's bright core. At the core lies a supermassive black hole.
Astronomers think NGC 1365's prominent bar plays a crucial role in the
ga... more »
"Some Things Can't Be Improved Upon"
*"Macbeth," Act 5 Scene 5:*
"Tomorrow, And Tomorrow, And Tomorrow"
(Spoken by Macbeth)
"Tomorrow, and tomorrow, and tomorrow,
Creeps in this petty pace from day to day
To the last syllable of recorded time,
And all our yesterdays have lighted fools
The way to dusty death. Out, out, brief candle!
Life's but a walking shadow, a poor player
That struts and frets his hour upon the stage
And then is heard no more: it is a tale
Told by an idiot, full of sound and fury,
Signifying nothing."
"Macbeth", by William Shakespeare
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"Tomorrow, And Tomorrow, And Tomorrow"
Soliloquy,... more »
"The Other L-Word"
*"The Other L-Word"*
by Christopher Hitchens
"When Caroline Kennedy managed to say “you know” more than 200 times in an
interview with the New York Daily News, and on 130 occasions while talking
to The New York Times during her uninspired attempt to become a hereditary
senator, she proved, among other things, that she was (a) middle-aged and
(b) middle class. If she had been a generation younger and a bit more
déclassé, she would have been saying “like.” When asked if the Bush tax
cuts should be repealed, she responded: “Well, you know, that’s something,
obviously, that, you k... more »
The Reign of Error: My New Activist Handbook
I am currently reading Diane Ravitch’s new book, The Reign of Error. Simply
put, it is excellent. Diane has covered all aspects of the privatization of
public schools – she clearly articulates how the corporate reformers’ ideas
don’t work – while offering research-based solutions which indeed DO work.
I began reading the book during a […]
"The Bank of Time"
"Imagine there is a bank account that credits your account each morning
with $86,400. It carries over no balance from day to day. Every evening the
bank deletes whatever part of the balance you failed to use during the day.
What would you do? Draw out every cent, of course? Each of us has such a
bank. It's name is TIME.
Every morning, it credits you with 86,400 seconds. Every night it writes
off as lost, whatever of this you have failed to invest to a good purpose.
It carries over no balance. It allows no over draft. Each day it opens a
new account for you. Each night it burns the... more »
"The Sole Purpose..."
"As far as we can discern, the sole purpose of human existence
is to kindle a light in the darkness of mere being."
- Carl Jung
"What Is the 'Overview Effect?'"
*"What Is the 'Overview Effect?'"*
by Rebecca Sato
"In February, 1971, Apollo 14 astronaut Edgar Mitchell experienced the
little understood phenomenon sometimes called the “Overview Effect”. He
describes being completely engulfed by a profound sense of universal
connectedness. Without warning, he says, a feeing of bliss, timelessness,
and connectedness began to overwhelm him. He describes becoming instantly
and profoundly aware that each of his constituent atoms were connected to
the fragile planet he saw in the window and to every other atom in the
Universe. He described expe... more »
The Daily "Near You?"
Eufaula, Oklahoma, USA. Thanks for stopping by.
Tone, pt. 2: On “Hostile Rhetoric,” Laziness, and the Education Debate | the becoming radical
Tone, pt. 2: On “Hostile Rhetoric,” Laziness, and the Education Debate |
the becoming radical.
Fascist-Oriented Oklahoma Coming To Grips With Their Most Famous Native Son, Anti-Fascist Singer Woody Guthrie?
Markwayne Mullin (R-OK) can make a case that there isn't another
congressman as extreme right-wing as he is. Last year he won an open
Democratic seat after reactionary Blue Dog Dan Boren retired. A 36 year old
plumber and radio talk show host, Mullin is probably best known as an
arch-hypocrite who railed incessantly against Obama's stimulus program
while his company secretly look $370,000 for the program. His
ProgressivePunch crucial vote score is an abysmal 3.85 and he's racked up
zeroes in about every category, from clean water, global warming and land
conservation to Big Broth... more »
The ZAP Report 9-15-13
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*I keep wondering, "What debt?" Its fraudulent debt, so why are they paying
it off? - Bill*
*Greetings and Salutations,*
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* *When a society suffers collective amnesia, when it loses its historical
consciousness, the values formed through that society's history inevitably
erode. That decay undermines the society's political, social, and
intellectual cohesion, and may threaten its survival. Introduction: The
Mainstream of CIVILIZATION, 1989 *
From Zap..........
*Hi All*
For some reason unbeknownst to me, some have decided my identity is really
that of Marion Horn Jr. of Five... more »
"Want War In Syria?"
Want war in Syria, or anywhere else for that matter?
No, you don't...
All these chickenhawk cowards, these scum politicians and big mouth talk
show hosts, eager to send my kid or yours to die, for profits to the oil
companies usually, gotta keep those big dividends going to the
shareholders, don'tcha know? Funny how they talk all that crap, big tough
guy Warlord wannabes, but never quite managed themselves to serve in the
military, or God forbid, actually fight in a war. Far too dainty for that,
but what big fat mouths they have urging the rest of us to go do their
dirty work...
... more »
New Documentary Reclaims “The Canadian Caper” from Affleck’s “Argo”
Ken
and Pat Taylor attend the premier of “Argo” in Washington, DC on
October 10, 2012.
(Photo Credit: Leigh Vogel/AFP/Getty Images)
A year after it premiered at the Toronto Film Festival, eleven months
after its blockbuster opening weekend, nearly seven months after being
released on DVD and winning three Academy Awards, and less than a week
after premiering on HBO, Ben Affleck’s movie “Argo”
Not me. I read it in April.
(My response to Chalkface, PhD’s inability to get beyond page 30 of
Ravitch’s Reign of Error.) That book is a weapon. Diane sent me the
unpublished manuscript to help inform me on my own corporate reform
whistleblower book. I just sent my finished manuscript to my publisher
yesterday. Also just finished writing my own review […]
2013 Ig Nobel Prize winners
An example of the Prize is:
*"Psychology Prize, which went to a French-led research team confirming in
2012 that people who think they are drunk also think they are attractive."*
*Masanori Niimi of Japan and his colleague Xiangyuan Jin, dressed as a
mouse, *
*received the 2013 Ig Nobel Medicine Prize for 'assessing the effect of
listening *
*to opera, on heart transplant patients who are mice.' (Brian
Snyder/Reuters)*
I believe Stephen Harper and Barack Obama deserve it too. Harper's
excellent play of Pro-rogue and Obama for his moving and unstable red-line
with regard to Syria.
T... more »
Fukushima debacle - September 13 - 14 , 2013 .... continuous leakage problems , an unexplained drop in pressure at Unit 2 , evegrowing radiation contamination problems erupting all over the plant - yet the Japan government continues to lie day after day that everything is under control ....Japan's government is lying - the UN security Council needs to convene and order emergency action to save the planet while it can be saved.....
Catharsis Ours - 1 day ago
Energy News......
03:01 PM EST on September 14th, 2013 | 3 comments
AP: Japan’s Olympics speech ‘backfires’ — Headline: “Credibility of PM’s
message to overseas is shaking… Contaminated water ‘control’ running astray”
11:16 AM EST on September 14th, 2013 | 5 comments
Tepco Adviser: Fukushima contaminated water ‘problem’ will go on until all
3 molten fuel cores are somehow removed — Company “simply not capable of
handling the extremely difficult issue”
09:18 AM EST on September 14th, 2013 | 16 comments
NHK: ‘Worrying discovery’ at Fukushima plant — Radioactivity level ‘sharply
rising’ ... more »
Sunday Question for Liberals
So -- do you have a candidate for Fed Chair? Do you care?
Sunday Question for Liberals
So -- do you have a candidate for Fed Chair? Do you care?
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