Young Adult Area (Photo credit: chelmsfordpubliclibrary)
Jersey City (Photo credit: Wikipedia)October 10, 1973
Elizabeth Drew:
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The phone call that comes in the early afternoon saying that the
Vice-President has resigned is astonishing. I had thought about the event,
even anticipated it. Now reality, as it has done in other instances, other
contexts, has betrayed anticipation. We had been getting ready for this,
and we hadn't.
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The twenty-fifth amendment was only ratified in 1967. Up until that point,
a vacancy in the vice-presidency would just remain empty until the next
election; LBJ had no VP until Hubert Humphrey took office after the 1964
elections. So for the first time, a sitti... more »
Musical Interlude: Kevin Kern, “Above the Clouds”
Kevin Kern, “Above the Clouds”
- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NvxDYTt3Tpo
Finally... Bill Young (R-FL) Is Retiring
When C.W. "Bill" Young was born, Herbert Hoover had just led the United
States into the Great Depression. Young's entire childhood past the age of
2 was in the backdrop of FDR's presidency-- first in a poor coal-mining
area of western Pennsylvania and then in the Tampa Bay area. When he
finally retires next year he'll be 84. Even his family has been whispering
about him retiring for nearly a decade now. Young never went to college or
even finished high school and before getting on the political gravy train
in 1960, was an insurance salesman. His early political life was devoted to ... more »
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Capitalist Fascism or Democratic Socialism.
Fascism And Contemporary Canada. Locating The Present Conservative
Government Led By Stephen Harper. ..
"The fog of Fascism and Famine, neither kill quickly and not until you can
see where you `re going will you know from where you came"...Grant G
Part Five.
Capitalist Fascism or Democratic Socialism.
Written by Robin Mathews
At the present, in Canada, it’s fascism, Conservative government style.
Built on a mountain of lies. [In a democracy fascism has to be
built on a mountain of lies.]
The first lie is the hardest to see, the biggest - The Killer – “there ... more »
Your moment of Zen
Aurora Borealis over Foster's Bridge in Cabot, Vermont on October 8th 2013.
[Jon Vose photo]
New York Fed fires Whistleblower who simply tried to hold Goldman Sachs accountable for breaching client ethic rules and for numerous conflicts of interest ! Justice may be blind but the Fed has both eyes on protecting its " client banks " like Goldman !
http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2013-10-10/goldman-whistleblower-sues-ny-fed-wrongful-termination
Goldman "Whistleblower" Sues NY Fed For Wrongful Termination
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Submitted by Tyler Durden on 10/10/2013 21:15 -0400
- Bank of New York
- Bill Dudley
- Capmark
- Chinese Wall
- Federal Reserve
- Federal Reserve Bank
- Federal Reserve Bank of New York
- Goldman Sachs
- goldman sachs
- Jan Hatzius
- KIM
- Reuters
- Securities and Exchange Commission
inShare
After seven months of investigating Goldman ... more »
"Fukushima Update 10/10/2013"
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*“Former Top U.S. Nuclear Official: *
*Removal Of Melted Fuel at Fukushima May Not Be Possible “*
By ENENews
• “Melted Fuel Removal at Fukushima Plant Seen Optimistically Starting in
2020”
- http://www.japantimes.co.jp/
• Dr. Gregory Jaczko, former chairman of the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory
Commission: “There will be the removal of the melted fuel, or perhaps the
inability to remove the fuel and the need to simply leave it in place. And
then ultimately some type of decommissioning of these reactors, a process
that will take probably my entire life.”
• Arnie Gundersen, Faire... more »
"Treat People..."
"Treat people as if they were what they ought to be,
and you help them to become what they are capable of being."
- Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
HILARION October 6, 2013
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* *HILARION'S WEEKLY MESSAGE 2013*
October 6-13, 2013
Beloved Ones,
The process of the re-evaluation of your lives and what is important for
your greater health, well being and happiness and the letting go of all
that does not serve you has been uppermost in your hearts. Some decisions
are difficult to make as it means a resetting and reformulating of your
former priorities and goals. Asking yourselves some hard questions has been
helping you to see with more clarity those areas and ways of being that
hold you back from moving forward with enthusiasm and joy. Just remember... more »
BK's Blog: Ascension Rising Conference Nov 1-3: Special Discount for OPAL Tour
*Ascension Rising Conference Nov 1-3: Special Discount for OPAL Tour*
October 9, 2013
Please see below from Sierra regarding the conference. There will also be
a package created for those who are only interested in seeing mine and
Bob's workshop, as well as The One People panel with Bob, Lisa and myself.
Can't wait to see everyone in Sedona! ~Brian Kelly
My name is Sierra Neblina. I am the producer of the upcoming Ascension
Rising Conference and I would like to share with you my vision of this
conference and why it came about. Last year, 2012 brought a great awakening
for the pe... more »
The Daily "Near You?"
Lawton, Oklahoma, USA. Thanks for stopping by.
"Reality..."
"Reality is what we take to be true. What we take to be true is what we
believe. What we believe is based upon our perceptions. What we perceive
depends upon what we look for. What we look for depends upon what we think.
What we think depends upon what we perceive. What we perceive determines
what we believe. What we believe determines what we take to be true. What
we take to be true is our reality."
- Gary Zukav
This Michigan judge cracks down on his own danged cell-phone-abusing self
*"Why would I treat myself any different?" says Judge Clarke. "That would
make me a hypocrite."*
*by Ken*
Here's a touching little story I wanted to make sure you saw. There's one
detail in the HuffPost Tech account, one that happened to bother me, which
isn't quite right, as you'll see by referring to Judge Clarke's actual
courtroom sign, reproduced above.
*Michigan Judge Hugh Clarke Holds Himself In Contempt After Smartphone
Rings In Court*
Anyone who's ever visited Judge Hugh Clarke's courtroom in Lansing, Mich.
knows the rules -- turn off your cellphone or silence it before... more »
Free Download: Olaf Stapledon, "Star Maker"
* "Star Maker"*
By Olaf Stapledon
"Stapledon undertakes the immense task of describing the entire history of
life in the universe. It dwarfs in scale even his 1930 book "Last and First
Men," which is a history of the human species over two billion years. It
tackles philosophical themes such as the essence of life, of birth, decay
and death, and the relationship between creation and creator. The narrator
starts with a concern at the clash of ideas on Earth and finds analogies to
both communism and fascism among the aliens he visits. A pervading theme is
that of progressive unity ... more »
Carl Sagan, "Where We Make Our Stand"
*"Where We Make Our Stand"*
by Carl Sagan
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“We wish to pursue the truth no matter where it leads. But to find the
truth, we need imagination and skepticism both. We will not be afraid to
speculate, but we will be careful to distinguish speculation from fact. The
cosmos is full beyond measure of elegant truths; of exquisite
interrelationships; of the awesome machinery of nature.
Once we overcome our fear of being tiny, we find ourselves on the
threshold of a vast and awesome Universe that utterly dwarfs — in time, in
space, and in potential — the tidy anthropocentric pr... more »
GOP brand in the dumper
You all know how I feel about polls but this new NBC News/Wall Street
Journal poll is so stunning it has even the tragically jaded journos
dragging their jaws across the floor.
By a 22-point margin (53 percent to 31 percent), the public blames the
Republican Party more for the shutdown than President Barack Obama – a
wider margin of blame for the GOP than the party received during the poll
during the last shutdown in 1995-96.
Just 24 percent of respondents have a favorable opinion about the GOP, and
only 21 percent have a favorable view of the Tea Party, which are both at
all-tim... more »
Three Articles About Syria
*Global leader of al-Qaeda (pictured above), and the foot soldiers of
al-Qaeda (pictured below).*
Below is an excerpt from, *"A Syrian Solution?"* by Philip Giraldi,
AntiWar.com, October 10, 2013:
"For those who argue that a negotiated settlement can’t happen in Syria
because too much blood has been shed one need only point to the examples of
similar conflicts in Africa and Asia over the past fifty years. They too
seemed intractable and some of them have continued to fester but, by
pushing the right buttons and enabling the right compromises, most of them
have been resolved or ... more »
Impact of shutdown to be felt by DC charter schools, but…
… notice the list of priorities here. Is this in any particular order?
Ramona Edelin, executive director of the D.C. Association of Chartered
Public Schools, said the payment, totaling $101 million, is supposed to go
toward preparation for SAT and other entrance tests as well as food
services and teacher pay. “Some schools have something […]
Are the Feds planning to close I-495 on Friday in an attempt to derail the Mass protest and blockade by Truckers for the Constitution ( set for October 11 -13 , 2013 ) .... apart from the Truckers , Vets plan a Millon Vet March this weekend as well ? Freedom Leadership Conference website and Redstate.com say that allegedly is the plan ! FWIW and Friday will reveal what actually goes down !
Report: Feds Order National Guard to Close I-495 to Derail Trucker Protest
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Conservative group claims Department of Transportation source confirmed plan
*Paul Joseph Watson*
Infowars.com
October 10, 2013
A conservative group claims it has spoken to sources within the Department
of Transportation who admitted plans by the feds to order armed National
Guard troops to close Washington DC’s Interstate Route 49... more »
Asia crows that America is a diminishing Super Power ! The absence of the President at APEC this weekend , Asia's observation as to how the US was " schooled " by Russia and China regarding Syria , further education coming soon with Iran , the embarrassing spectacle of the Government shutdown and another debt ceiling spectacle ( second since 2011 ) ....... is Asia correct in viewing the US is suffering " terminal decline " ?
Catharsis Ours - 4 hours ago
http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2013-10-07/now-chinese-are-wagging-their-fingers-obama
Now The Chinese Are Wagging Their Fingers At Obama
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Submitted by Tyler Durden on 10/07/2013 17:21 -0400
- Barack Obama
- China
- default
- Federal Reserve
- Treasury Department
- Vladimir Putin
inShare2
*Submitted by Simon Black of Sovereign Man blog,*
*“Diminishing Superpower”*
This was the headline streaking across the weekend edition of the Jakarta
Globe, one of the largest newspapers in Indonesia.
The photo beneath was of Barack Oba... more »
Profound BigMedia Fail
Real life still keeping me offline so just catching up. As always,
outsourcing to Charlie Pierce's eviseration of Politico. Yes, read the rest
that goes with this closer:
I think I can assure the kidz here that both the sequester and the
government shutdown are having serious material effects on the lives of
millions of people all around the country, regardless of what the polls say
about their exhaustion with the rhetoric coming out of Washington. That
they do not connect that rhetoric with the hardship in their own lives is a
profound failure of journalism of which TBOTP is a per... more »
China angling to undermine the Trans- Pacific Partnership ? Will they succeed ? Understand TPP is NOT about trade but unleashing the full power of corporate interests to basically do what they want globally without national regulation !
http://www.nakedcapitalism.com/2013/10/will-chinas-gambit-to-undermine-the-trans-pacific-partnership-succeed.html
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 10, 2013
Will China’s Gambit to Undermine the Trans-Pacific Partnership Succeed?
While eyes in the US have remained focused on the budget cliffhanger in
Washington, in Bali, two sets of meetings were taking place. The first was
the latest set of Trans-Pacific Partnership negotiations. The US, led by
John Kerry (Obama was supposed to make an appearance but the budget drama
kept him away) met with representatives of the 12 nations it is pressing to
agree t... more »
Heavenletter #4703 God Wants You to Soar, October 10, 2013
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* *Heavenletter #4703 God Wants You to Soar , October 10, 2013*
God said:
I am like a harbor, not as a retreat, but as a starting-off place. With Me,
you and I together, We can venture beyond mooring places. We venture
beyond. That is what We do. We venture beyond ordinary limits. Sometimes it
is like someone has painted limits beyond which you are not to step. How
arbitrary are these painted lines. They do not really exist, yet you think
they exist. You think they are giant fences without gates when they are
only painted lines that you can easily step over once you dare to ... more »
Astronomy: "'Trillions Of Earths' Could Be Orbiting 300 Sextillion Stars"
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*"'Trillions Of Earths' Could Be Orbiting 300 Sextillion Stars"*
by Mark Memmott
"There's that there may be three times more stars in the universe than was
previously thought- and many, many planets that could support life. If
they're right, it means there could be as many as 300 sextillion (a number
we weren't familiar with, to be honest) stars. Want to write that down?
It's a 3 followed by 23 zeroes. Like this:
300,000,000,000,000,000,000,000.
The research, led by Yale astronomer Pieter van Dokkum, is being further
analyzed. In an interview von Dokkum said the findings a... more »
Public Myth: Philip Zelikow on Thirteen Days
*"[Leo]
Strauss believed it was for politicians to assert powerful and
inspiring myths that everyone could believe in.*
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*They might not be true - but they were necessary illusions."*
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*Reality*
*Hollywood*
http://www.historycommons.org/timeline.jsp?investigations:_a_detailed_look=complete_911_timeline_role_of_philip_zelikow&timeline=complete_911_timeline
*May
2000: Future Authors of 9/11 Report Produce John F. Kennedy Book
Riddled with Errors *
An eminent historian finds serious flaws in a historical treatise about
former President John F. Kennedy. The book, *The Kenned... more »
Gold - factoring in the fierce chinese demand as we see the daily manipulations here in the US and the overall state of play amidst manipulated markets - October 10 , 2013 ....DC follies , US Treasuries and Bond watch ( Kyle Bass ) , World Bank whistleblower ( Karen Hudes ) interview.....
http://jessescrossroadscafe.blogspot.com/2013/10/gold-daily-and-silver-weekly-charts-cap_10.html
10 OCTOBER 2013
Gold Daily and Silver Weekly Charts - Cap and Slap in the After Hours Trade
*"For I behold the heavens, the works of your fingers: the moon and the
stars which you have made.
What is man that you are mindful of him? or the Son of Man that you dwell
with him?
You have made us a little less than the angels, and you have crowned Him
with glory and honour,
And have set Him over all the works of your hands."*
Late breaking news says that President Obama has refused the offer o... more »
Friday Morning Ramble: The #Shutdown Edition
*The US Government wasn’t the only thing partially shut down these last
seven days. My back came out in sympathy too, thus no Ramble last week. So
here’s a few morsels of interest spotted out in the wild these last two
weeks…*
Just as it says.
*US Government Shutdowns, a Brief History.* – Chris Mayer, MONEY MORNING
AUSTRALIA
*A Brief History of the Federal Debt Limit* – HISTORY NEWS NETWORK
*Shutdown? It’s not a bug, it’s a feature.* – NOT PC
*Leftist Fanatics Responsible for Government Shutdown* – GEORGE REISMAN’S
BLOG
*Who Shut Down the Government?* – Thomas Sowell, TOWN H... more »
Governor Otter meets his match!
*THURSDAY, OCTOBER 10, 2013*
*The loneliness of the Gail Collins reader:* We heard the unmistakable
whimpering shortly after 5 this morning.
Someone banged on a door from within—from within the padded chamber to
which we assign our readers of Gail Collins columns.
“The horror, the horror,” we heard a voice cry. That’s when we knew it:
Collins must be discussing the debt limit crisis.
Even we couldn’t begin to imagine the *way* Collins chose to discuss it.
After we opened the door and a young analyst wildly rushed past, we
discovered what he had been reading.
What he’d been forced ... more »
Marc Faber, “A Corrupt System that Rewards Stupidity”
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*“A Corrupt System that Rewards Stupidity”*
by Marc Faber
“For the greater part of human history, leaders who were in a position to
exercise power were accountable for their actions. If they waged wars or
had to defend their territories from invading hostile forces, they
frequently lost their lives, territories, armies, power and crowns. I don’t
deny that some leaders were irresponsible, but in general, they were fully
aware that they were responsible for their acts and, therefore, they acted
responsibly.
The problem we are faced with today is that our political and (frequent... more »
EngageNY website – not so boring after all!
Several authors here at The Chalk Face have discussed the scripted
curriculum modules that the New York State Department of Education has
placed on its education reform propaganda website EngageNY.org. The modules
are widely considered by teachers, and now and growing group of parents and
children as being boring lessons killing student interest and creativity.
[…]
Israel kicks off it's Yom Kippur Propaganda Blitz via twitter
That is how I see it! How about you?
*Globe and Mail*
Excerpted:
The Tweet was true, but it wasn’t news. The posting referred to an
attack
40 years ago in the Yom Kippur war, the latest in a series of Tweets
from
the Israel Defence Forces Twitter handle (@IDFSpokesperson)
commemorating
the war.
The Tweet just before 10:30 a.m. ET stated: “October 10
#YomKippur73:*Israel Air Force bombards airports in Syria to prevent
Soviet weapons
reaching the Syrian Army.*” It then links to a website that gives a
day-by-day account of the war.
“Obviously this was part of our Yom Kippur Twitte... more »
A Druid Perspective
John Michael Greer is a writer, philosopher, bookworm, mage, and Grand
Archdruid. He’s brainy, articulate, and a notorious outside-the-box
thinker (see his interview on PeakMoment.TV). On some issues, my
conclusions are different from his, but he’s a stimulating lad. I’m just
going to jabber a bit about a few of the ideas presented on his blog.
For many years, I struggled to find a solution to the Earth Crisis. I
learned a lot along the way, but was never able to discover a silver bullet
cure. I failed because I didn’t comprehend the vital difference between problems
and predi... more »
Time For House Republicans To Lead The Country Into A War Against Iran?
The Good Lord, in His wisdom, has dealt Trent Franks a most unfortunate
hand-- and he's been taking it out on the American people for a very long
time
Over 60% of American voters understand it was the Republicans who are
behind the manufactured crisis threatening a worldwide economic
catastrophe-- and they blame them for it. Congressional approval is now an
astounding 5% and independents have turned on the GOP in a BIG way.
Democrats lead the generic Congressional ballot 46/41, including a 42/33
lead with independents. Independents have shifted 21 points on the generic
ballot from ... more »
Ryan Pivots Away From Cruz For Boehner-- Will It Work?
Cuccinelli, struggling to stay in the 30's in recent polls, has already
started cutting back on media spending. He knows he lost. The hit the
Republican brand took during his gubernatorial campaign was too great to
iovercome-- even as his opponent, corrupt political wheeler-dealer Terry
McAuliffe, was one of the most flawed and unattractive candidates the
Democrats could have possibly put up. Gallup shows the GOP at the lowest
approval rating-- 28% and rapidly dropping-- ever! Even Ted Cruz's Utah Tea
Party lackey, Mike Lee, has seen his approval among home state voters
evaporate... more »
My Employer Filed Bankruptcy. Does That Mean They Can't Enforce My Noncompete?
This question was asked on my post Non-Compete Agreements - Top 5 Ways To
Get Out of Yours:
My employer has filed for chapter 11 bankruptcy and is reorganizing. Does
this also invalidate their employment contracts?
Wayne
This is a good question, Wayne, especially considering how many
bankruptcies have been filed in the past few years. I should first say
that, being an employment lawyer, what I don't know about bankruptcy law is
a whole lot. However, I'll do my best to explain why there's no easy answer
to this question. If there are any bankruptcy lawyers out there who want to
... more »
InBloom Wants Your Child's Data
*CHICAGO (CBS) –* The head of a Chicago parents group was warning parents
the Chicago Public Schools system plans to upload personal student
information into a national database run by billionaire media mogul Rupert
Murdoch.
Julie Woestehoff, executive director of Parents United for Responsible
Education (PURE), said the InBloom database upload is an invasion of
privacy, masquerading as a program to individualize educational programs.
She said uploading personal data like disciplinary records, information on
disabilities, and parental income — along with the child’s name — will
allo... more »
Ron Comrade
Hmm, Leninism, isn't it...? Iron cohort... discipline... three and in...
1917... jumpers for goalposts... workers and soldiers... in the soviet...
Petrograd... the Aurora... Paul Gascoigne... 1966... storming the Winter
Palace... firm leadership... key link in the chain... not like 1936...
Trotsky... Stalin rubbing dogshit on the ball... Bobby Moore... penalty
shoot out... 1990.. Barcelona... Hungary... Iran 1979... the shoras...
wingless wonders... organising the vanguard... Lenin... twinkle in his
eye... at the podium... Peace Land and Bread... enduring image, isn't it?
But can y... more »
Fools In Charge (Again?)? Just Wait for Their Next Act!
How did I miss this jewel yesterday? Can't resist running their lovely
photos with tales of the uneducated idle to follow. Tuesday, Oct 8, 2013
Right-Wing Nutjobs’ Last Stand: The Debt Limit Endgame ArrivesAs the debt
limit deadline approaches, conservatives are trotting out the real
nonsense. The fantasy is almost over.By Brian Beutler (Click on photo for
full wingnut effect.) Ted Cruz
Bad Bear Photos: Longest Walk 4 walking to Garden City, Kansas
Thanks to Western Shoshone long walker Carl 'Bad Bear' Sampson for the photos from the road today!
www.returntoalcatraz.com
Mohawk John Kane: Tewatahtawi 'We Carry Ourselves'
Mohawk
John Kane: Tewatahtawi 'We Carry Ourselves'
By John Kane, Mohawk
Censored News
In 1776, when a group of 13 British colonies broke off from their
empire, there was more than just a battle that needed to be fought.
First, there needed to be a rationale or philosophy that the rest of the
world (Europe, in particular) could embrace for such a revolt. The
rationale was laid out in the
FREE ALICE MUNRO
Via Lawyers, Guns, and Money, we learn of the international campaign
unleashed by the audacious choice of the Nobel prize committee to give the
literature prize to dissident Canadian writer Alice Munro:
State media in Canada reacted positively to the news, calling it a great
victory for the Canadian nation and the state ideology. Still, Munro is
expected to come under intense pressure from Canadian exile communities,
who are already calling on the author to use this moment to focus greater
attention on the lack of political freedoms in Canada.
Margaret Atwood could not be reached... more »
Elsewhere: Shutdown/Debt Limit, Gerrymandering, more
Today I did a notes-style post while waiting for details of whatever the
House is going to do on the debt limit, covering some of the next steps on
shutdown/debt limit.
Earlier I argued that it's still all about mainstream conservatives House
Republicans. Not Boehner, not the (relatively) moderate group, and not the
Tea Party group -- it's about the mainstream conservatives.
Here's some more:
Gerrymandering didn't break the House.
The basic story: Democratic unity.
Republicans are demanding a price for negotiations.
Professors Need to Stop Recommending TFA’ers to Be Teachers
TFA is Losing Its Luster There is still good, quality, genuine education
going on around the country despite the anti-teacher, anti-intellectual and
misogynistic meme of accountability and performance, test scores, and
measuring every student every year, over and over and over again, on
standardized fill in the bubble sheets. TFA, just like so much of […]
Predictive Programming: Alex Jones and the Assassination ofPresidentBarack H. Obama
Is Alex Jones a Disinformation Agent ? from Spike1138 on Vimeo.
*"Alex Jones is a viscous White Supremecist"*
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*"Aside from a 2011 report that Alex Jones is actually working for the Obama
administration, Alex Jones is one of 10 or so “celebrities” that have
openly predicted the future assassination of U.S. President Barack Obama.
In a video uploaded on February 15, 2010, Jones emphatically states that he
is “100%” sure an Obama assassination is going to happen.*
*There are many reasons to believe that an Obama assassination by the ... more »
Oxford Cheiromancy ... ever been curious?
about twenty years ago, I wondered if the ancient divining techniques I'd
gleaned from a tatty old book (The Cheiro Book of Fate and Fortune by Count
Louis Hamon aka *Cheiro) *that I'd found on the shelf in a bedsit I'd
rented as an art student could be applied to the modern world. I gave local
people readings for a few florins and (despite my skepticism) it seemed to
just work.
Back then it was either face-to-face or (if you weren't local) it was inked
hands or photocopies sent through Royal Mail - it was a bit laborious. Now,
as everyone has a digital camera-phone or similar devi... more »
Brad Wall's Sask Party Gov't Will Continue To Fund Research To Try And Prove Dr. Zamboni's Debunked Multiple Sclerosis Theory ...
*(Sask Health Hon. Minister Dustin Duncan)**
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* Sask. health minister says new study doesn't necessarily debunk MS
liberation therapy*
*"Saskatchewan’s health minister says the province won’t be deterred by a
new study that found the narrowing of the veins leading from the brain is
just as prevalent in patients with Multiple Sclerosis as in people without
the disease.*
*** (Minister) Dustin Duncan says the findings of the study don’t
necessarily debunk the efficacy of the liberation treatment for MS.*
*** “I don’t think the information, the evid... more »
Truffle Party Favors
*Disclosure: I participated in this post on behalf of Burst Media. I was
compensated for my time and commitment, but all opinions are my own. This
post is sponsored by GODIVA.*
When I throw a baby shower, I love it when everything matches. All the
way down to the little details. I have made a lot of party favors in my
life, but none have gotten such a good as these simple little pots with a
truffle inside. They are easy to make and they really have wow factor.
You will need:
Small ceramic pots (You can buy these at the craft store)
Paint in the color scheme of your party
Ribbon that... more »
My Textbook on Religion
*Preface*
Every society in the history of the world has engaged in some form of this
batshittery. We would like to move on from it, but many, many people have
made damn good livings over the centuries practicing, teaching, and writing
about it, so we thought, what the hell?
Universities and colleges being no better, yours is offering you a course
on this crap and here's the textbook for it.
Suck it up, buttercups.
*Introduction*
This text is organized along the usual nutbar lines. We'll do the oldest
stuff first, when humans were still pissing their pants over thunder and
lightning... more »
TFA is Losing Its Luster
There is still good, quality, genuine education going on around the country
despite the anti-teacher, anti-intellectual and misogynistic meme of
accountability and performance, test scores, and measuring every student
every year, over and over and over again, on standardized fill in the
bubble sheets.
TFA, just like so much of corporate education reform, fails to acknowledge
the "appropriate role of a TFA recruit" in a school where there are
experienced teachers who have devoted their lives and their careers to a
particular school and community and its children.
And so, TFA'ers, ... more »
Evidence Presented in the Case Against Growth Models for High Stakes Purposes
*Posted earlier today at Substance News:*
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**Evidence Presented in the Case Against Growth Models for High Stakes
Purposes*
*Denise Wilburn and Jim Horn*
*The following article quotes liberally from The Mismeasure of Education, and
it represents an overview of the research-based critiques of value-added
modeling, or growth models. We offer it here to Chicago educators [and
educators everywhere] with the hope that it may serve to inspire and inform
the restoration of fairness, reliability, and validity to the teacher
evaluation process and the assessment of children and schools.*
... more »
British Columbia Court of Appeal upholds federal ban on assisted suicide
*Carter v. Canada (Attorney General),* 2013 BCCA 435:
The Facts and Reasons of the Trial Judge:
The plaintiffs Ms. Carter and Ms. Taylor, both of whom suffered from
intractable and progressive diseases and are now deceased, joined with
others in bringing this civil claim challenging the constitutionality of
the Criminal Code provisions against assisted suicide and euthanasia,
specifically ss. 14, 21(1)(b), 21(2), 22, 222(1)-222(5), and 241 of the
Criminal Code. The main focus of their case, however, was s. 241(b), which
prohibits assisting another person to commit suicide... more »
Analysis and range for manslaughter of children
*R v Choy, *2013 ABCA 334:
[12] The judge did not have the benefit of this Court's decisions
in *R v Nickel*,2012 ABCA 158 (CanLII), 2012 ABCA 158, 524 AR 366 and *R v
SDC*, 2013 ABCA 46 (CanLII), 2013 ABCA 46, as they issued after she
delivered her reasons in this case. *Nickel* laid out a framework for
analysis of child abuse cases. In *Nickel*the majority stated that "perhaps
the most important consideration when assessing moral culpability of the *actus
reus* is the child's exposure to harm", (para 34). Here the exposure was
prolonged, and at the hands of a caregiver... more »
Have we become too connected?...
*smartphones, computers, Facebook, Twitter - all clamoring for our
attention. *
I practice a bit of reverse snobbery when it comes to all this. I don't
have a smartphone. Why the hell would I want a phone that's smarter than
me? We do have a Tracfone for emergencies which I never remember to take
with me.
I don't text. I remember witnessing a friend having an argument with her
brother by texting back and forth. I couldn't help thinking a phone call
would have been much better and easier.
I still find Twitter incomprehensible.
And Facebook? Good grief. We're raising a gene... more »
Smell the Earth, Taste the Rain...Hear the Sun Rise and Night Fall
The exquisitely vibrant version of the tangerine maple was taken in
Peapack, New Jersey back on October 13, 2010. It was the prettiest tree I
could find that year, when the portentous symptoms of tree decline had been
apparent for at least two years. By the time a summer season of absorbing
pollution was coming to a close in autumn, most leaves were already showing
visible damage impeding photosynthesis. That trend has since lurched ahead
most inauspiciously. The second image is the same tree October 11,
2012...while the last and thinnest is from yesterday - October 9, 2013. In ... more »
Memewatch: What if we fail to raise the debt limit?
*THURSDAY, OCTOBER 10, 2013*
*The Times almost starts to report:* What will happen if we don’t raise the
debt limit?
Timorously, barely daring to speak, the New York Times has finally begun to
answer that question. But just barely!
Annie Lowrey’s news report appears on page A14. With one week to go before
we drop dead, the New York Times has finally started explaining what would
happen!
That said, you have to read Lowrey’s report with great care if you want to
get clear on the facts.
If we fail to raise the debt limit, will Treasury be able to keep paying
our “debt service?” That... more »
Roy Spencer vs citizen scientists
*Willis Eschenbach didn't deserve such a universal criticism*
Citizen scientists typically – or, given some terminology, by definition –
lack the official education and familiarity with the existing body of the
technical literature in a scientific discipline. They're autodidacts and
they haven't been "rated" by any well-established institutionalized system.
That means that the quality of their research differs. When it comes to
atmospheric physics, we can find citizen scientists at many levels.
The Sky Dragon Slayers represent the bottom end of the spectrum; they're
full-fledged c... more »
Smell the Earth, Taste the Rain...Hear the Sun Rise and Night Fall
The exquisitely vibrant version of the tangerine maple was taken in
Peapack, New Jersey back on October 13, 2010. It was the prettiest tree I
could find that year, when the portentous symptoms of tree decline had been
apparent for at least two years. By the time a summer season of absorbing
pollution was coming to a close in autumn, most leaves were already showing
visible damage impeding photosynthesis. That trend has since lurched ahead
most inauspiciously. The second image is the same tree October 11,
2012...while the last and thinnest is from yesterday - October 9, 2013. In ... more »
Calling Wendy Kopp!
With the government shutdown, a great opportunity exists for those
entrepreneurs who see education as fertile ground for their innovative
innovations.
Wendy Kopp, here is an idea for you—free of charge:
*Govern for America*
Call on bright young college grads with no expertise or experience in
government to commit to 2-year (House) or 6-year (Senate) stints in the
U.S. Congress!
[You're welcomed..]
GONNA STUDY WAR LOTS MORE: Survey said!
*THURSDAY, OCTOBER 10, 2013*
*Part 4—A surprising response:* At the new devolving Salon, we liberals are
studying war.
More specifically, we’re being told that the other party is a gang of
snarling racists—that this is the obvious explanation for the other tribe’s
crazy beliefs. We're being trained in the joy of hate at this devolving
site.
Race has played a giant, disastrous role in our brutal American history.
That said, *is* the tea party a gang of racists? And how can a person tell?
Consider a recent post by Kevin Drum. Drum is one of our favorite writers.
He’s a very intelli... more »
Explaining Senator Obama's Debt Limit Speech
Matt Yglesias had a fun item yesterday with a little analysis of Barack
Obama's speech against, and vote against, raising the debt limit back in
2006. It's a good item:
All in all, a pretty ridiculous display. But note what Obama doesn't
do—attempt to hold the country hostage in order to advance a policy agenda.
To use a technical term, what Obama's doing here is bullshitting. The debt
ceiling bill has majority support in both houses and is clearly going to
pass. Rather than doing the right thing and voting "yes," Obama has decided
to make a "no" vote and then deliver a speech denou... more »
Dr. Ben Carson on Megyn Kelly Show...
*he speaks for himself.*
via *Freedom's Lighthouse* - and we thank them.
Demonize and ridicule. It's the liberal's way. Every conservative who has
not been called stupid, a hater, or made fun of, please raise their hand.
Double Ten Day: Ma's speech
Quote from the snoozefest of speakery today:
"My fellow citizens: The people of both sides of the Taiwan Strait are all
Chinese by ethnicity. Cross-strait relations are not international
relations."
This is the same language that Ma used in his 2008 inaugural address where
he not only brought out the ethnic links but also said sovereignty was not
important in cross-strait issues. As I noted:
...the English text says "our common Chinese heritage" but the Chinese is
explicit -- the people on the two sides of the Strait both belong to the
Chinese race" (兩岸人民同屬中華民族).The second trans... more »
The World Is Made for Edward Burkhardt
Remember the CEO of Rail World Inc., and owner of the MMA trains that
derailed in Lac-Megantic, killing 42 people? He pushed deregulation, fought
unions, pursued profit over safety, and when the inevitable happened,
blamed everyone but himself and had MMA declare bankruptcy so as to escape
paying for his own disaster.
This is the naked face of capitalism. This sort of shriveled soul is the
hero in an Ayn Rand novel. (That horrible writer's main character pretended
to run a railroad herself!) This is how capitalism avoids being as bad as
Hitler or Stalin or Mao. Burkhardt wasn't sett... more »
Turkey's Spymaster Plots Own Course on Syria. Good Cop/Bad Cop spin?
So, yesterday we looked at the spin being done on the Saudi role in Syria.
You know taking a lead role? Strategic decision making? Saudi interests?
All the while downplaying the US role. As mentioned in the comments section
in the post from yesterday. The Saudi role is *not *a new development in
the continuing destruction of Syria.
* Saudi Arabia has been paying for mercs since the destabilization began 2
and1/2 years ago. *
However it seemed Saudi Arabia took the regional terror reins, still in
sync with Israel, some months back as mentioned in a post from July 10/13
called :Syria... more »
The Mainstreaming of Iran: From Ancient Persian Ruins to Iranian Living Rooms
A
photograph from “Iranian Living Room”: Mohammad at home with his dog
Loosy
(Photo Credit: Nazanin Tabatabaei Yazdi)
The perception of Iran, as presented in the Western media, is beginning
to change. What was once only flaming flags, wild-eyed mullahs and
spinning centrifuges is being, slowly, replaced by images of beautiful
landscapes and, more importantly, human beings (instead of
Places to Go, Things to Do: Night Owl and Becoming.com.tw
Will Grazecki, who operates the wonderful Early Bird Diner in Taichung (62
Chung Ming South Road 忠明南路62號,04 2320 2608 -- Facebook), has opened the
Night Owl next door. Both are great places to hang. Go thou and enjoy!
I just found about Becoming (http://becoming.com.tw), a creative exchange
project run by some of the most beautiful and talented people you will ever
meet. I am taking their Flash Fiction writing workshop on Tuesdays, run by
my friend Marc Anthony. Just went to first meeting. Hope you can find
something useful....
_______________________
[Taiwan] Don't miss the comment... more »
Anti-Pension Protests Return To Iraq
October saw hundreds of people across Iraq return to the streets to protest
against pensions for the country’s politicians. This was the third major
day of demonstrations over this issue, and organizers promised more unless
things were changed. After the first round of marches parliament and Prime
Minister Nouri al-Maliki promised to reform the system, but nothing has
happened since then. Nothing likely will, as part of the rewards for
getting elected to office is all the money that comes along with it.
There were protests in at least 15 of Iraq’s 18 provinces on October 5,
2013... more »
Iran 5+1 talks set to resume on October 15 2013 - With Iran preparing a fresh proposal which seems to be welcomed by Europe , will the US and Israel scuttle an agreement ? While the US is making positive noises and seem to be broaching with Israel that sanctions will be eased , the situation is fluid and the outcome of the talks remains to be seen !
Iran sanctions to be be partially lifted soon ?
Ya'alon to Hagel: Easing of Iran sanctions will cause their collapseIsraeli
defense minister meets U.S. counterpart in Washington for third time in six
months to discuss Syria's chemical weapons and Iran's nuclear program.
By Gili Cohen | 12:19 09.10.13 | 8
Defense Minister Moshe Ya’alon met his U.S. counterpart, Chuck Hagel, at
the Pentagon on Tuesday for talks on dismantling Syria’s chemical weapons
and pressure over Iran's nuclear program.
Hagel told Ya'alon during their meeting that while the United States
intended to consider the ... more »
Why Didn’t the US “Re-interpret” the UN Charter on Syria?
[Note: This is a guest post by Ardeshir Pezeshk, PhD candidate at
University of Massachusetts-Amherst, in collaboration with Charli
Carpenter.] For a brief moment a few weeks back, law and policy elites in
the US gave serious consideration to whether there was a legal basis for a
military strike in Syria, either under the auspices of civilian
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Little Burma in Taipei
[image: IMAG0410]
Double Ten. Holiday, but I spent it working in the morning and evening. But
in the afternoon my student Liting, who is from Burma, took me down to the
Nanshijiao metro to visit Little Burma on Huaxin Street... sadly, it was
spur of the moment, so I didn't have a decent camera with me. So forgive me
for the cellphone shots.
Take Exit 4 from the Nanshijiao Metro.
[image: IMAG0407]
Our first stop was a little eatery where we had this Burmese tea leaf
salad, which Liting told me was a staple. Delicious. Peanuts, tea leaves,
garlic, tomatoes, lettuce...
[image: IMAG04... more »
ObamaCare Fail
With all the stories about the government shutdown it was pretty easy to
miss the rollout of the much-delayed and much-anticipated HealthCare.gov,
the health insurance marketplace where everyone could get "affordable"
health care.
How health care used to work.
What Democrats think will work better.
Too bad, because it is and continues to be an epic failure, with numerous
reports of users unable to access the system. It's gotten to the point that
they're resetting everyone's password. How this will help, Southern Man
cannot tell. But they're trying it.
What you may not know is ... more »
Untitled
*Official: Demand rising for offshore service vessels ~Richard Thompson,
New Orleans Advocate*
*Army Corps of Engineers faces furloughs ~WAPT*
*Major Construction Set To Begin On Lakefront Pumping Stations ~Eileen
Flemming, WWNO*
*Face Of Poverty In New Orleans Increasingly Suburban ~Diane Mack, WWNO*
*Two large security districts balk at NOPD reforms ~John Simerman*
*Killer amoeba response: Parishes check chlorine records*
*The 504: John Desplas on this year's New Orleans Film Festival ~WWLTV *
*Wooden Boat Festival! *
*Voice of the Wetlands Festival returns to Houma ~Carolyn Sco... more »
Why Didn’t The US “Reinterpret” The UN Charter on Syria?
[Note: This is a guest post by Ardeshir Pezeshk, PhD candidate at
University of Massachusetts-Amherst, in collaboration with Charli
Carpenter.] For a brief moment a few weeks back, policy elites in the US
gave serious consideration to whether there was a legal basis for a
military strike in Syria, either under the auspices of civilian
Continue reading
11 Health Benefits of Pumpkin Seeds by Charlie Pulsipher
11 Health Benefits of Pumpkin Seeds
by Charlie Pulsipher
Sunwarrior, 27 February 2013
*Pumpkins are rich in beta carotene and can be used in more ways than just
making a seasonal pie. Pumpkin can be used in breads, soups, granola,
salads, waffles, guacamole, and much more. Don’t forget the seeds though;
pumpkin seeds are packed with nutrition.*
**
*Natural Anti-Parasitic* – Pumpkin seeds have been used to treat parasites
for thousands of years in ancient China. Pumpkin seeds help the body expel
parasites, especially tapeworms and round worms. These seeds also have
antifun... more »
Common Core in the Real World: Destroying Literacy through Standardization (Again) | the becoming radical
Common Core in the Real World: Destroying Literacy through Standardization
(Again) | the becoming radical.
Read Stuff, You Should
Happy Birthday to Bradley Whitford, 54. Wesleyan Class of '81.
Can't forget the good stuff:
1. Nolan McCarty, Keith T. Poole and Howard Rosenthal on gerrymandering.
2. Andrew Rudalevige on beating the debt limit.
3. The latest on teaching creation myths, from Sarah Posner.
4. Greg Koger on the conservative record on deficits. But tell us something
we don't know (which I mean literally: I'd be very interested in seeing
this evidence for the 1960s, 1970s, and 1980s).
5. And Zach Beauchamp on race, Republicans, and shutdown.
How The Ghost Of The Center Aisle Caucus Will Keep The House In Republican Hands No Matter What Polls Say About How Much People Hate GOP Extremists
No one's afraid
For the Democrats to take back the House and put an end to fanatic Tea
Party excesses, the DCCC has to wrest at least 25 seats away from GOP
incumbents (or win in open red districts). That's because it's likely that
several Blue Dogs and New Dems who have disappointed their constituents--
particularly Mike McIntyre (NC), Jim Matheson (UT), Scott Peters (CA),
Kyrsten Sinema (AZ) and John Barrow (GA)-- will lose reelection efforts.
Right now the DCCC has 15 "Jumpstart" candidates they're backing. These are
Steve Israel's priorities so far:
*•* Ann Callis (IL-13)- vs R... more »
The US-EU Transatlantic Free Trade Agreement (TAFTA): Big Business Corporate Power Grab by Colin Todhunter
The US-EU Transatlantic Free Trade Agreement (TAFTA): Big Business
Corporate Power Grab
by Colin Todhunter
Global Research Canada, 4 October 2013
*The Transatlantic Free Trade Agreement (TAFTA) between the US and EU
intends to create the world’s largest free trade area, ‘protect’ investment
and remove ‘unnecessary regulatory barriers’. Corporate interests are
driving the agenda, with the public having been sidelined. Unaccountable,
pro-free-trade bureaucrats from both sides of the Atlantic are facilitating
the strategy (1) *
In addition to the biotech sector and Big Pharma... more »
Colour It Beige
Lawrence Martin doesn't expect much from the upcoming throne speech. He
predicts that it will be a pretty bland document:
If the leaks are to be believed, this Throne Speech will be a
bean-counter’s delight, with vote targeting evident in every paragraph. It
will feature all kinds of consumer-friendly initiatives, such as addressing
excessive telecom charges. There will be support for families. There will
be a sermon on how proud we should be to be Canadians – especially under
this government.
The speech will have new offerings in areas such as military procurement
and greenhous... more »
Are terrorists conducting dry runs to test security ahead of another jet hijack scheme ? Airline pilots and Federal Marshalls say " yes " , this is happening now !
http://www.wtsp.com/news/topstories/article/339104/250/INVESTIGATORS-Memo-warns-of-terrorist-dry-runs-on-planes
Orlando, Florida -- It was a flight bound for Florida, and some airline
pilots believe it also may have been a dry-run for terrorists.
The 10 News Investigators have obtained an internal memo that details a
frightening incident that brings back memories of the September 11, 2001
terrorist attacks.
Since then, federal efforts have gone in place to prevent a similar attack,
leading many to believe another attack what happened on 9/11 could never
happen again.
Wolf Koch, who ... more »
Libya Prime Minister briefly kidnaped by armed gunman on October 10 , 2013 - was this a reflection of milita anger after last weekend's kidnapping of Libya citizen al - Libi ? Was this militia anger at endemic corruption and another demonstration that even the Prime Minister is " touchable " ? Whatever the motivation , this action demonstrates militias remain the strongmen in Libya and the government is still the proverbial 98 pound weakling...
Libya Herald.....
http://www.libyaherald.com/2013/10/10/gunman-threatens-to-blow-himself-in-tobruk-up-over-american-kidnapping/#axzz2hJwH3NxN
Gunman threatens to blow himself in Tobruk up over American kidnapping
*By Ashraf Abdul-Wahab.*
[image: Man, arrested in Tobruk threatening to kill himself over the
kidnapping of]
Man, arrested in Tobruk threatening to kill himself over the kidnapping of
*Tripoli, 10 October 2103*:
Police arrested a man in Tobruk who had threatened to blow himself up in
the town’s main square over the kidnapping last Saturday of alleged former
Al-Qaeda member... more »
Government shutdown - Day 10 ( October 10 , 2013 ) - A 4- 6 week kick the can continuing spending resolution and debt ceiling extension brings hopes that we can replay this all over again around Thanksgiving - what conditions will be attached remain to be seen naturally , whether the GOP will completely abandon opposition to Obamacare as part of the short term extensions remains to be seen as well ..... Marker re-caps for Asia and Europe , news bulletins from Bloomberg and RanSquawk ..... overnight review of different asset classes ...... Deutsche Bank's Jim Reid wraps with his daily assessment ! ......
http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2013-10-10/hong-kong-raises-haircut-treasury-bill-collateral-over-debt-default-dears
Hong Kong Raises Haircut On Treasury Bill Collateral Over Debt Default Fears
[image: Tyler Durden's picture]
Submitted by Tyler Durden on 10/10/2013 07:44 -0400
- China
- Creditors
- Debt Ceiling
- default
- Hong Kong
- Japan
- Lehman
- Reality
- Repo Market
- Reserve Currency
inShare
While there is hope that DC will engage in its favorite, can-kicking
activity any minute and if not resolve then at least push back the fundi... more »
Phil Schneider
Age Of TruthA Truth InfoPedia Portal
*Philip Schneider* (April 23, 1947 – January 1996) claimed to be an
ex-government geologist and structural engineer who was involved in
building underground military bases around the United States (possessing a
level 3 security clearance, “Rhyolite 38″), and to be one of only three
people to have survived a deadly battle in which 66 American and NATO
“Delta Force” soldiers were killed. This battle allegedly occurred in 1979
between Grey aliens and U.S. military and NATO forces at an underground
base at Dulce, NM (c.f.: “The Dulce Wars: Undergro... more »
John Horgan, The Only Real Choice For NDP Leader, Democracy Be Damned
Well well well, time to discuss the NDP leadership issue, actually, it`s
time to discuss who gets to vote for the new leader..
At present, one member one vote bullshit, $10 dollars to have the right to
vote..
This is bullcrap, the party needs the best leader not who can win a
popularity sign-up contest, and there are also external forces at play..
There are no safeguards against BC Liberals, BC LIBERAL PARTY MEMBERS OR
OPERATIVES FROM HIJACKING THE NDP LEADERSHIP CONTEST..
You all know who my choice is, the honourable John Horgan, yet he is at a
disadvantage because of the re... more »
Say what?!
I thought I was good at accents but now I'm not so sure.
Iraqgate
December 7, 2002:
Iraq files a 12,000-page weapons declaration with the UN in order to meet
requirements of resolution 1441. UN weapons inspectors, the UN security
council and the U.S. feel that this declaration fails to account for all of
Iraq's chemical and biological agents.
March 7, 2003:
The Washington Times publishes a report detailing recent US intelligence
showing that France has been secretly selling spare parts to Iraq for its
fighter jets and military helicopters during the past several months. Other
intelligence reports indicate that Iraq had succeeded in acquiring ... more »
On weights and coding errors: odd coincidence or dress rehearsal?
Angus Deaton recounts an unpleasant episode in his career. Followers of
the Reinhart-Rogoff controversy, take note.
Who is to blame for energy price rises? “Yes, there are upward pressures on energy bills, and that makes life difficult for people, including those in fuel poverty, but it is right that we go down the low-carbon energy route.”
Despite what Ed Miliband said in his BBC Watchdog interview last night,
when Mrs NotaSheep and I were mesmerised by his over white teeth and goofy
expression more than his words, the 'green taxes' are to blame for at least
part of price rises and Ed Miliband knew that they would be.
Guido Fawkes has been right on top of this story
Ed Miliband admitted in 2009 that his green taxes would have a direct
negative effect on the cost of living.
When pushed by Andrew Marr about the impact of green measures *“on the
price of energy”* and *“the price of basic living necessities”*, the then
En... more »
“Shocking Surprise! US Adults Are Dumber Than The Average Human”
* *
*“Shocking Surprise! *
*US Adults Are Dumber Than The Average Human”*
by AP
“It’s long been known that America’s school kids haven’t measured well
compared with international peers. Now, there’s a new twist: Adults don’t
either. In math, reading and problem-solving using technology – all skills
considered critical for global competitiveness and economic strength –
American adults scored below the international average on a global test,
according to results released Tuesday.
Adults in Japan, Canada, Australia, Finland and multiple other countries
scored significantly higher t... more »
These New $100 Bills Are Going to Be Huge Overseas
A view of a the new 2009 series $100 bill on Oct. 4 in Washington.
Photograph by Brendan Smialowski/AFP via Getty Images
*D. asked me to post this as she is busy right now. -Bill*
*
* *D's comments below in blue: *
*
* *[10/9/13 12:12:38 PM] D: yep- lower right hand side- it says "Series
2009" **thank you bloomberg and main stream media for showing us the
transparency!*
*
* *[10/9/13 12:14:38 PM] D: history: in Oct 2011 I saw the first copy of a
photo of the "new" $100 bill. I didnt' think anything of it at the time.
then in 2012 other "leaked" photos of the "New" $100. I blew ... more »
RELIGION MEANS PATHWAY TO TRUTH
*Religion Means Pathway To Truth, Some Pathways Are A Long Winding Road*
"The popular history of churchianity begins from 325 years after Christ,
the 20th year of the reign of Constantine the Great, when the famous
Council was convened at the City of Nicea.
"Those who have read the life of this august Roman Emperor will remember
how remarkable was the character of this so called pious supporter of the
church dogmas.
"He put to death his own son and his wife Fausta on groundless suspicion,
cut off his brother-in-law Licinius and the unoffending son of Licinius and
massacred every... more »
Is Capture and Kill Bad Guys Good Counter-Terrorism?
The U.S. had two dramatic efforts to capture high priority terrorist
targets, one in Libya and another in Somalia. The snatch and grab operation
in Libya was a seeming success (though I’m wondering if last night’s
kidnapping of the Libyan Prime Minister was retaliation). The Somalia
mission, coming one day after the 20th anniversary of
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Governing Through Ungovernability
It's 2011 all over again. House Republicans are once more threatening to
force the country into default by not raising the government's debt
ceiling. Markets are beginning to get nervous with default only a week
away. Fidelity, the country's largest manger of money market funds, has
sold off all its government debt maturing in late October and early
November.
Unlike 2011, the government is shut down, throwing hundreds of thousands of
government workers out of work and reducing gross domestic product by
billions of dollars. On the good side, President Obama so far has refused
to neg... more »
Musical Interlude: The Moody Blues, “Blue World”
The Moody Blues, “Blue World”
- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fBK3fXWnH50
Behind Boehner's Decision To Shut Down The Government: A Self-Pitying Personal Life
Will Boehner's son-in-law introduce him to Peter Tosh's music?
It's not a secret around Washington that Speaker John Boehner is an
unstable alcoholic. Anyone who's ever gotten within a couple of feet of him
has smelled the booze. Dozens of Members who have been sworn in by him have
told me he was somewhere between drunk and staggering drunk when he asked
them to put a hand on the Bible and take the oath of office. And reports
are rampant that his drinking went completely out of control this year.
Boehner got his wife Debbie got married 40 years ago. A vain and pompous
little man, he... more »
Retired police officer ( note retirement was thirteen years ago ) Thomas Piccard ( Picard ) opens fire at a West Virginia Federal Court House and a YMCA today for no apparent reason.....
http://www.centredaily.com/2013/10/09/3830346/marshals-gunman-fires-at-us-courthouse.html
WHEELING, W.VA. — A retired police officer armed with an assault weapon and
a handgun fired up to two dozen shots at a U.S. courthouse in West Virginia
on Wednesday before police returned fire and killed him, authorities said.
Wheeling Police Chief Shawn Schwertfeger identified the gunman as Thomas J.
Piccard, 55, of Bridgeport, Ohio. He was a retired Wheeling police officer.
Schwertfeger did not say whether Piccard used both weapons during the
assault on the Wheeling Federal Building or speculat... more »
Government shutdown - Day 6 October 6 , 2013 - Speaker Boehner rallies the GOP House to stand firm while adding there aren't the votes to pass a clean continuing spending resolution in the House ... Treasury Secretary Jack Lew says Dems and President Obama open to a reasonable discussion and that the President is willing to negotiate in good faith - regarding the debt ceiling , Jack Lew rules out the 14th amendment route to break a deadlock in Congress on raising the debt ceiling . Discharge Petition even if successful not likely to be heard before October 28 , 2013 . Round up of news and views as the second week of the Government shutdown begins !
Catharsis Ours - 1 day ago
http://www.businessinsider.com/can-the-treasury-prioritize-payments-if-the-debt-ceiling-is-breached-2013-10
Theoretically, breaching the debt limit doesn't mean the U.S. needs to
default on its debt.
Those who are sympathetic to debt ceiling brinksmanship rightly point out
that the U.S. has way more tax revenue coming in each day* than it has to
pay each day in interest payments, and so therefore the U.S. does have the
financial means to be good on its debt obligations without incurring more
debt.
The argument is that after the debt limit is hit the Treasury can
"prioritize" paymen... more »
Musical Interlude: Justin Hayward, “I Heard It”
Justin Hayward, “I Heard It”
- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k7ONxsCbDqE&list=PLF6BBBB6ABA85A3EC
Hint: let it keep playing once this song is over ;-)
"A Look to the Heavens"
“Almost every object in the below photograph is a galaxy. The Coma Cluster
of Galaxies pictured above is one of the densest clusters known - it
contains thousands of galaxies. Each of these galaxies houses billions of
stars - just as our own Milky Way Galaxy does. Although nearby when
compared to most other clusters, light from the Coma Cluster still takes
hundreds of millions of years to reach us.
*Click image for larger size.*
In fact, the Coma Cluster is so big it takes light millions of years just
to go from one side to the other! Most galaxies in Coma and other clusters
are ... more »
"Do You Remember?"
"Do you remember still the falling stars
that like swift horses through the heavens raced
and suddenly leaped across the hurdles
of our wishes- do you recall?
And we did make so many!
For there were countless numbers of stars:
each time we looked above we were
astounded by the swiftness of their daring play,
while in our hearts we felt safe and secure
watching these brilliant bodies disintegrate,
knowing somehow we had survived their fall."
- Rainer Maria Rilke
Chet Raymo, “Spiders In the Mist”
* *
*“Spiders In the Mist”*
by Chet Raymo
“We had a stretch of unusually warm weather recently. This generally meant
foggy mornings as I walked to college at dawn. And foggy mornings meant
spider webs were relieved of their invisibility by beads of dew. "What
refinement of art for a mess of Flies! Nowhere, in the whole animal
kingdom, has the need to eat inspired a more cunning industry," wrote Jean
Henri Fabre in The Life of the Spider. He should know. He spent a good part
of his life attending to spiders. Fabre made himself the Homer of insects
and arachnids, observing their ha... more »
The Daily "Near You?"
Pensacola, Florida, USA. Thanks for stopping by.
Assad Clarifies Reality For German Propaganda Rag Der Spiegel
Below is an excerpt from a recent interview that the German propaganda rag
Der Spiegel conducted with Syrian President Bashar al-Assad. (*Source:
Syrian Arab News Agency*. October 7, 2013).
Der Spiegel: The legitimacy of a president does not rest on slogans and
promises, but on actions. As a result of the gas attack against your
people, you forfeited every right to be in your position.
President Assad: We did not use chemical weapons; this is not true. And the
picture you are drawing of me is not true. The United States, the entire
western world, the richest countries in the Ar... more »
Gold news - October 9 , 2013 - Big news of the day is the relentless importation of gold by China . Data for August reveals 300 tons of gold imported into Hong Kong with another 110 tons into the Chinese mainland ! Even more interesting , note US and Switzerland were the two largest exporters of gold to Hong Kong . If China and India imports represent 90 percent of world production and with other central banks also buying gold , is there any surprise we have seen World Bank data reflecting the incredible shrinkage of western physical gold - but where is the gold coming from to meet that demand from non Chinese and Indian Central Banks ?
http://www.caseyresearch.com/gsd/edition/china-imports-110-tonnes-of-gold-through-hong-kong-in-august
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The big news yesterday were the August gold import numbers for China. Here
are the updated charts courtesy of Nick Laird over at *sharelynx.com*. The
first one shows the monthly import data, and the second one is the yearly
import data, with the bar for 2013 representing year-to-date imports.
If they keep up this pace, China will import around 1,200 tonnes of gold
through Hong Kong in 2013, which represents about half of all the gold that
will be mined this year. And those ... more »
Stating the obvious
Is there really anyone who didn't know this? Anonymous senior GOP source
admits they need Democratic help to escape their own snares in the shutdown
insanity. Not at all clear they understand yet how little leverage they
have but this is a start.
This source believes that at the end of the day, enough people in the GOP
caucus could be OK with this because the economic implication of breaching
the debt limit "scares people." This source also acknowledged that under
this scenario, House GOP leaders may have to agree to pass a debt ceiling
bill without all Republicans on board, and wi... more »
A Matter Of Record
From the Congressional Record, 3/16/2006...
Apparently he was against it before he was for it.
"Far Too Easily..."
"Our passions are not too strong, they are too weak.
We are far too easily pleased."
- C.S. Lewis
The Fukushima Nuclear Disaster: Important Video -Nicole Sandler Speaks With Dr. Helen Caldicott
After I posted my last article that had Arnie Gundersen from Fairewinds
narrate a very good video that shows exactly what the TRUE situation is at
Fukushima Japan, I went and checked what a few of my friends and fellow
bloggers have been up to.... Believe it or not, but my friend Noor, who
writes the excellent blog: Snippits And Snappits, at
www.snippits-and-slappits.blogspot.ca had just posted a great article about
Fukushima herself!
For this article, I want to bring forward first the video that Noor had
posted at Snippits.... It is entitled: "Nicole Sandler Speaks With Dr.
Hele... more »
Dana Milbank says, "The Supreme Court is poised to legalize corruption"
*Is Justice Nino's great legal mind preparing
to further roll back campaign spending limits?*
*"It is what it is."*
-- *Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia, pressed about
the Court's previous mangling of campaign finance law*
*by Ken*
Is it any wonder that some people herald Justice Nino's as one of the great
legal minds of our time? (They must be very stupid people, you say? But of
course!)
So meanwhile, while we're all wrapped up in the Shutdown Follies, back at
the Supreme Court . . . .
There's a certain irony in the Supreme Court remaining open while much of
the federal gove... more »
The Spanish Inquisition by Joseph Perez
*The Spanish Inquisition [*Joseph Perez, Yale University Press, 2005,
ISBN 0-10790-0 ; Translated from the French]
I found this brief history and analysis of the Spanish Inquisition to
be a real eye opener. The institution is followed from its inception in
1479 to its final abolition in 1834. The book is structured into two parts
the history per se and the setting of the 'Holy Office' in the political,
economic and social life of Spain.
It should be noted that the Spanish Inquisition, in contrast to the
Inquisition elsewhere in Europe, was more a creation of the state as... more »
Color requires light and dark
*Johann Wolfgang von Goethe*
I read some of Goethe's work on colors, its a remarkable study on the
nature of light that artists can appreciate. Quite different from the
approach of physics. -Bill
Light Darkness and Colors: A fascinating Journey Through the Universe
of
Colors
Alexandra Bruce
October 6, 2013
Reposted from:
http://www.forbiddenknowledgetv.com/videos/art/light-darkness-and-colors-a-fascinating-journey-through-the-universe-of-colors.html
This
film is unquestionably unusual: it's about how the renowned German
philosopher/poet, Goethe actually spent most of his... more »
International Institutions Mobilize Opponents Too
Members of international institutions typically honor their commitments.
But that does not, by itself, tell us much. States are unlikely to join
institutions that require them to do things they have no intention of
doing. Indeed, some argue that institutions merely act to screen out those
least likely to comply. Others, however, have argued that
Continue reading
The State Blogging's In
Long time readers know I'm a stickler for anniversaries. As it happens,
Monday just gone saw the passing of another - a full year since I returned
to blogging. Hasn't time flown? Surely only five minutes have elapsed since
I threw down some thoughts about Stephanie Flanders take on Marx? Nope, the
Earth had indeed made a single revolution around the sun. In the interval
between then and now this blog has attracted just shy of half a million
page views, and audience figures are around the point regular service ceasedin February 2011. I've also had the
odd piece go viral, and overall ... more »
As to prepping
As to prepping: when it really hits the fan, there will be rationing, first
in one place and then another. As that comes your way, you'll encounter
increasing propaganda as to how prepping is really hoarding.
You know what hoarding is; it's irrational storage of stuff you're obsessed
with, to the point of your being unable to function well -- you can't get
to the bathroom because your heap of Pez bottles is in the way.
There's nothing irrational about, say, food preservation: canning, drying,
freezing and fermenting your produce. Or buying farm produce cheap at the
height of the ... more »
Kyle Bass discusses US bonds and the " No Way Out " scenario if US Treasuries default ! World Bank whistleblower Karen Hudes gives startling interview - states dollar worthless and will soon crash !
http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2013-10-09/general-collateral-turmoil-bill-battering-finally-slams-repo
General Collateral Friendo'd As Bill Battering Finally Slams Repo
[image: Tyler Durden's picture]
Submitted by Tyler Durden on 10/09/2013 09:48 -0400
- Debt Ceiling
- Friendo
- Repo Market
inShare4
As we first pointed out, yesterday's stunning, near-failure in the 4-Week
Bill auction, was the straw that broke the illusion of the market
stability's back and as even Goldman pointed out, led to the first true
"fear-driven" drop in stocks. Today, things are getting from ... more »
Holy hell, that joke Doctor Steve Perry unloads and unhinged on Twitter. Say hey, @drsteveperry
Can you believe this guy? Does he not know the internet is forever? Tagged:
edreform, Ravitch, steve perry
Operation Streamline: Expedited Indian Removal
On the left side of the courtroom, 60 to 70 short, dark-brown men and a few
women are seated, handcuffed and shackled from the wrists, waist and
ankles. All are silent. They take up about 20 rows, including the two
corresponding to the jury box. The scene is surreal. Their chains, their
color and height are very pronounced - yet in this courtroom, are hardly
noticed by the lawyers and other court officials, including the judge.
This kangaroo court called Operation Streamline is America's modern version
of Expedited Indian Removal; chase, capture, pseudo-judicial proceeding,
incar... more »
Who Are the Conservative Advocacy Groups (and Individuals) Behind the Shutdown? The United States Feared No More (Because We Look Like Dumb Asses?)
It's not a mystery as to whom the inhabitants of This Town are. Here are a
few who benefit from the price the shutdown has imposed on the rest of US:
Meet One of the Conservative Advocacy Groups Behind the GOP's Government
Shutdown Strategy Chris Moody, Yahoo! News The activists at Heritage
Action, one of the conservative groups that successfully persuaded enough
Republicans to refuse to
US finally decides Egypt had a coup , cuts Egypt's military aid .... Iran previews its offer to P5 + 1 on its nuclear program - how does the P5+! respond , will the US be isolated if it takes a contrary stance this time , how long before sanctions come off the table ? Anyone recall Syria , the War going on , the threat of chemical weapons ?
Egypt - more foreign policy confusion.....
Hours After Denial, US Cuts Egypt Military AidWill Withhold Heavy Weapons,
Cash Pending Election 'Progress'
by Jason Ditz, October 09, 2013
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A 24-hour span has seen reports, counterreports, denials, and
counterdenials, but the Obama Administration has finally confirmed what was
reported in the first place, that the US is going to significantly cut
military aid to Egypt’s junta.
Just hours after State Department spokeswoman Marie Harf issued a public
denial of the reports that this was coming, State Department spokeswo... more »
The Rockerfellers Can't Read
Jules Abel, in his 1965 book about the Rockefellers, wrote:
*"The influence of the Lincoln School, which, as a progressive school,
encouraged students to explore their own interests and taught them to live
in society has been a dominant one in their lives....Yet Lawrence gives
startling confirmation as to "Why Johnnie Can't Read." He says that the
Lincoln School did not teach him to read and write as he wishes he now
could. Nelson, today, admits that reading for him is a "slow and tortuous
process" that he does not enjoy doing but compels himself to do it. This is
significant evi... more »
"Why the Rich and Powerful Have Less Empathy"
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*"Why the Rich and Powerful Have Less Empathy"*
By Kathleen Geier
"Psychologist Daniel Goleman has written a fascinating piece** for today’s
New York Times about social status and empathy. It seems that the richer
and more powerful a person is, the less empathy he or she is likely to have
for people who are lower in status: "A growing body of recent research
shows that people with the most social power pay scant attention to those
with little such power. This tuning out has been observed, for instance,
with strangers in a mere five-minute get-acquainted session, where the more... more »
Heavenletter #4702 Living and Loving in Oneness, October 9, 2013
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* *Heavenletter #4702 Living and Loving in Oneness, October 9, 2013*
God said:
Lift up your eyes to Mine. Even if you can’t literally see My eyes, I will
be looking into the depth of your eyes. We will look into the depths. We
will immerse in the Vastness, and you will know that it is not clear to you
which One of Us is Which. Just as Our hearts meld, so do Our eyes. We are
One, beloveds, whichever way you slice it. We are One. Oneness is, and We
are One, and We are Each Other as One. One it is. One is enough. One is
plenty. What more can We desire but to live in Oneness?
... more »
#Shutdown: Who slapped who?
*“Well, Doctor, what have we got—a Republic or a Monarchy?”
“A Republic, if you can keep it.”*
- response attributed to Benjamin Franklin, at the close of the
Constitutional Convention of 1787
It’s fair to say that few commentators on the shutdown appear to know
anything at all about the American constitutional structure—and in that
number I include the President himself, who seems entirely unaware that the
division of powers entrenched by James Madison, John Adams and colleagues
was not intended to establish an activist all-powerful presidency, a a
virtual monarch presiding ov... more »
Manufacture of consent vs the wisdom of the crowd
Richard Seymour has an article on CiF riffing on a recent BBC poll. The
trouble with polls is that quite often the people polled are wrong. This
flies in the face of the Wisdom of the Crowd. The dregs of the Guardian
comment sections have roused themselves to condemn the article. It is true
that demagogues extol the virtues of the people until the people turn
against them. The thing is, in this case, Richard is the rationalist, the
commenters are the demagogues.
The wisdom of the crowd relies on the averaged computing efforts of an
average sample of people proving more accurate tha... more »
This is how it’s done, that professional development stuff.
I see how it is. So, teachers are offered the choice to join a pilot for
the Kindergarten GOLD assessments. In exchange, you get an iPad mini,
yours to keep. And a “day off” for training. Nicely done, consultants.
Nicely done. Tagged: gold assessments, professional development, reading
If you are this person, then you have no business in education. Quit now. Leave. Good-bye.
Here’s the model citizen in question. Are you a homophobe, or just so
blatantly stupid that it hurts? Quit. Tagged: education, gawker, homophobe,
teacher
Janet Yellen
This Means *Jobs.*
"Yellen is considered by many on Wall Street to be a "dove" (more concerned
with unemployment than with inflation) and as such to be less likely to
advocate Federal Reserve interest rate hikes, as compared, for example, to William
Poole (former St. Louis Fed president) a "hawk" (see definitions under
Inflation)."
Eldon Taylor: How what you do, affects the human heart
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*Eldon Taylor: How what you do, affects the human heart*
Posted by American Kabuki
October 9, 2013
I was driving late last night and Coast to Coast AM with George Noory was
on the radio. George was interviewing Eldon Taylor and I found this
particular section on the heart pertinent to this moment of NOW. Many are
struggling with the concept of thinking with the heart rather than the
intellect, and I think this might help.
You can listen to the full interview here:
http://www.coasttocoastam.com/show/2013/10/08
Perverse Incentive Watch
Okay, it's mostly funny that Ted Cruz showed up at a meeting of Senate
conservatives with a poll he himself commissioned that "shows" why his
shutdown strategy is a brilliant success, especially since his poll showed
that more people blame Republicans for the shutdown.
But if we want to stop giggling (Alex Seitz-Wald: I only trust polls
commissioned by Louie Gohmert.) for a minute at the possibility that his
colleagues might actually believe anything they saw in that poll...
The detail I'd note about it is that Cruz -- presumably his campaign
committee -- paid for the poll. Which me... more »
Untitled
*State shuffling dollars to pay for Bayou Corne sinkhole ~Michelle
Millhollon, The Advocate*
*So I hear my ears shudda been burning last night: A periodic examination
of the media and journalism in the public interest ~Slabbed*
*Sheriff agrees to pay $900G in legal fees to civil rights group that sued
prison ~Marta Jewson, The Lens*
Should I Tell My Boss About My Mental Illness? Why You Should Not (And Three Times You Should)
A reader at AOL Jobs recently asked:
*I have 7 years tenure with my company with great reviews. My last 6 month
review I had met expectations in every area. I am going through a traumatic
personal situation. A new manager was hired in October, and she's the one
who gave my last review. In January, I disclosed to her I had PTSD. After
that she met with me a month later accused me of not working. Took me to
regional manager. They said I was making excuses and were disappointed. She
recently told me "maybe you can't do this job anymore". She then lied on
coaching logs saying I could no... more »
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