English: The Fall of the Berlin Wall, 1989. The photo shows a part of a public photo documentation wall at Former Check Point Charlie, Berlin. The photo documentation is permanently placed in the public. Türkçe: Berlin Duvarı, 1989 sonbaharı (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
Republican National Convention (Photo credit: NewsHour)
English: I took photo with Canon camera in Pueblo, CO. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
Official portrait of United States House Speaker (R-Ohio). (Photo credit: Wikipedia)Is Republican Opposition To Education Predetermined By Conservatives' DNA? (Plus Bonus: Tonight's Default Vote)
Do you ever wonder why Republicans hate public education? A lot depends on *
which* Republicans you're talking about. The Old Skool Conservatives just
don't think wealthy men's taxes should go towards educating poor men's
daughters. That kind of defines core conservatism. But the GOP New Skool
isn't conservative; it's some kind of sick conglomeration of reactionaries,
neo-fascists, racists and nihilists. They fear and oppose modern society in
general; it almost makes no sense even discussing issues with them from the
perspective of reason. They're pretty much against everything and... more »
Understanding ALEC: How ALEC’S Duplicity Undermines the American Public Education Project
Can’t ALEC Make Up Its Mind? Or….Has It? Just three years ago I had never
heard of The American Legislative Exchange Commission, the uber right wing
neoconservative think tank that forges pro corporate policies in secret
with their legislative buddies. But for those of us studied in the ways and
means of education reform, we […]
Tip of the Iceberg: Why Beating the Common Core State Standards Might Be The Booby Prize for Progressive Education
The “plot” to take over public education predates both Bill Gates as a
major player and the birth of the Common Core Standards. His presence and
money, and organizations that are closely affiliated with him, his
foundation, etc., in the development and political promulgation of this
particular set of standards is hard to ignore. As […]
Rethinking “Rethinking Schools”: An Open Letter to Chester Finn
Mr. Finn– I noticed in your blog entry, Rethinking High School, you are
concerned about issues in America’s (public?) high schools, including flat
ACT and SAT scores and America’s no longer having “…the world’s highest
graduation (and college going) rate.” You note that other countries (the
examples you provide include Finland, South Korea, and Poland) […]
Bad Bear's Photos: Long Walk 4 Lamar, Colorado
Photos
by Carl 'Bad Bear' Sampson, Western Shoshone long walker. Thank you!
Longest Walk 4 Return to Alcatraz will reach Pueblo, Colorado, on
Friday. After six straight days of walking 30 miles each day, the
walkers will have a gathering on Saturday, Oct. 19, 2013, at the Pueblo
Library, followed by a potluck. The walkers will be walking through
Pueblo on Sunday, Oct. 20, and
Updates On Syria: Turkey Builds A Wall, Assad Battles The Scorpion, OPCW Is Moving Quickly
"Terrorism is like a scorpion." - The immortal words of Bashar the Lion of
Damascus.
An excerpt from, *"The Wall of Fear – Turkey Builds New Wall Along Border
with Rojava"* (Source: The Rojava Report, October 11, 2013):
When border fences and minefields were not enough to separate the Northern
Kurds and the Kurds in Rojava, Turkey started to build a wall along the
border, says a report in today’s Özgür Gündem. Resembling the Berlin Wall
and the Wall Israel built along the border with the West Bank, the wall
exposes Turkey’s policies of preventing Kurds from attaining their free... more »
"The problem with modern Republicans is not fanaticism in the few but cowardice in the many" (Garry Wills)
*Why isn't this man crying?*
*"Republicans say, 'Remember one thing. We are standing up for an important
principle. And as soon as we figure out what it is, you will be the first
to know.' "*
*-- Bill Maher*
*"John Boehner holds the nation hostage because the Tea Party holds him
hostage. The problem with modern Republicans is not fanaticism in the few
but cowardice in the many, who let their fellows live in virtual secession
from laws they disagree with."*
*-- Garry Wills (see below)*
*by Ken*
By the time you read this, it's possible that somehow the deal agreed to by
Senate Majo... more »
Fall Break Day Zero
Normally Southern Man posts these holiday "Day Zero" posts 'cause he gets
off early enough to get a jump on vacations but alas his current schedule
has him working until late evening tonight. But nonetheless Fall Break is
about to begin. The plan is to drive a few hours to pick up Teen Daughter
from her mother, head in to Branson, MO, for a couple of days of eating and
attractions (she's already indicated that she wants to hit the Ripley's
Believe-It-Or-Not Museum) and sleeping and geocaching, drop her back off on
Saturday, and spend Sunday catching up on laundry and chores as well a... more »
He who passively accepts evil is as much involved in it as he who helps to perpetrate it. He who accepts evil without protesting against it is really cooperating with it. — Martin Luther King, Jr.
This is true but gosh it's tough to act on. It's one thing, for example, to
behave fairly and justly to all people; but to go the extra step and decry
the bigot (who may be an employer, or client or older relative) that's
hard. I suppose knowing what we should do isn't everything - the challenge
is actually doing what we should do.
What’s Wrong with FETs? Thoughts from Gendering Global Conflict
(editor’s note: This post is cross-posted at the Columbia University Press
Authors’ Blog) Over the last couple of years, the US military has begun to
employ FETs (Female Engagement Teams) in Afghanistan, characterizing their
purpose as “to engage the female populace” of the country. The mission of
these groups of female soldiers seems to be
Continue reading
WALKING TO END MILITARY MADNESS
- We walked 12.6 miles from Farmington to Waterville today (had to
shuttle a bit because of the long distance.) After our lunch stop at
the half-way point our support mini-bus would not start and we had to have
it towed to a repair shop. Don’t yet know what the problem was. Going
to likely cost us an arm and a leg for the towing and repair.
- A man named Mike from Cape Elizabeth, Maine showed up this morning to
join us for the rest of the walk. He read one of the articles in the
paper over the weekend and decided he wanted to jump in with us. Good
... more »
"Confirmed: Chase Bank Drops The Hammer On Capital Controls"
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* "Confirmed: Chase Bank Drops The Hammer On Capital Controls"*
by Mike Adams
"I admit that when I saw today's breaking news on InfoWars.com about Chase
Bank limiting cash withdrawals and banning international wire transfers, I
was skeptical. Many readers didn't believe it, either. So just to check it
out, I called my own accounting team to ask if we had received a similar
letter from Chase, announcing that no international wire transfers would be
allowed after Nov. 17th. Sure enough, we were sent the same letter! Click
here to see the hi-res scan of this letter. This is the ... more »
CALIFORNIANS TO PROTEST GOV. BROWN’S ENVIRONMENTAL AWARD
The
Browning of the Greens
WHAT: Protest of Jerry Brown receiving environmental award
WHEN: Thursday, Oct. 17, 5:30-7 - Speeches/Press Conference at 6
WHERE: Le Parc Hotel, 55 Cyril Magnin St. San Francisco
By Donald Goldmacher
Censored News
On Thursday, October 17, approximately 200 California residents will be
outside Le Parc Hotel in San Francisco protesting the Blue Green
Bonus Quote of the Day:
“The whole notion that an honest and explicit debt default by the U.S.
government is an unprecedented event and the worst possible outcome
in the current situation is ludicrous given that the U.S. has been
continually and surreptitiously defaulting on its debt since World War 2
via inflationary finance…”
- Joseph Salerno, from his article
“Bruce Bartlett’s Nutty Government Default
Hysteria: Here’s Another Economist for His Hit List”
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“Participation Portals” have been Opened to hu-manity
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**“Participation Portals” have been Opened to hu-manity*
by ÉirePort
"Participation Portals" have been opened to hu-manity.
Consciousness levels have risen sufficiently to permit these openings.
Such Participation Portals have been available to Hue-Beings, but
narrowness of these has prohibited entry by those residing in the lower
3D-4D.
Hu-manity energetic levels are at near Hue-manity entry levels.
Opening of these Participation Portals to hu-manity portion of Gaia
populace is intended to stimulate final step of hu-manity individuals from
hu-being to Hue-Being.
ÉirePor... more »
Fall Foliage
One thing I still haven't adjusted to here is how short the fall season
seems to be and I do miss the brilliant colour of the leaves back in
Ontario this time of year. My ash trees do go a long way to make up for
things though. Not only have their leaves long outlasted any of my
neighbours but they add a nice splash of colour to the front yard.
Since I haven't exactly been trigger happy with the camera the last little
while I thought I'd take advantage of a relatively warm day off and play
around with it a bit before the leaves completely disappear for the season.
These leaves be... more »
Erich Priebke - Rest In Peace
Erich Priebke fought for Europe against the international materialist
tyranny which has since swept over our lands. He fought for freedom and
for national survival. As a part of the struggle for European survival,
Erich Priebke was a part of a defensive measure in Italy against the
Marxist terrorists of Bandiera Rosa. In 1944, under his direction, 335
terrorists were executed for the crimes of murdering loyal Europeans, some
of whom were serving in the armed European resistance to global finance
imperialism. For the act of liquidating the vermin of Bandiera Rosa, Erich
Priebke w... more »
Million Vet March - From removing barricades at the World War 2 Memorial , to taking the Protest to the front of the White House ! News and photos on Today's exercise of First Amendment Rights !
Catharsis Ours - 5 hours ago
http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2013-10-13/protesting-veterans-tear-down-dc-barricades-chant-shut-down-white-house
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Chase Bank announces it will limit cash withdrawals and ban international wire transfers FOR ALL Business account holders ! These changes will be effective November 17 , 2013 ! Cash withdrawals limit is 50, 000 a month ! ! Chase customers told that if they want to avoid " capital controls " , they have to upgrade to a much more expensive type of account ! if this applies to your business , how will you function with a 50,000 per month cash withdrawal limit and a total bank on international wire transfers ? Is this just a JP Morgan and Chase scheme or are all big banks going to apply similar capital controls on smaller businesses ? And what is the significance of November 17 , 2013 ( why not January 1 , 2014 ? ) Is JP Morgan in financial distress or are have they created a new way to harvest excessive fees from customers ?
http://www.infowars.com/chase-bank-limits-cash-withdrawals-bans-international-wire-transfers/
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Capital controls imposed on small business owners
*Paul Joseph Watson*
Infowars.com
October 16, 2013
***UPDATE: Chase Bank confirmed to Infowars that all business account
holders were being subjected to these new regulations. They indicated that
customers would have to pay a fee on every dollar withdrawn over the l... more »
Satire: “Cruz: ‘The Dream of Keeping Poor People from Seeing a Doctor Must Never Die’”
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*“Cruz: ‘The Dream of Keeping Poor People *
*from Seeing a Doctor Must Never Die’”*
by Andy Borowitz
WASHINGTON (The Borowitz Report)— “Acknowledging that the government
shutdown was coming to an end, an emotional Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) took to
the Senate floor today to make an impassioned speech, telling his
colleagues, “The dream of keeping poor people from seeing a doctor must
never die.” His eyes welling up with tears, Sen. Cruz said, “I embarked on
this crusade with a simple goal: to keep affordable health care out of the
reach of ordinary, hard-working Americans. And w... more »
Karl Denninger, “Oh, Now Being A Patriot Is Bad?”; A Comment
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*“Oh, Now Being A Patriot Is Bad?”*
by Karl Denninger
“Things that make you want to puke in the morning.... Cramer. And Buffett.
First, Warren. Warren, of all people, knows damn well that borrowing more
and more money on an indefinite forward basis does not and cannot work.
But he doesn't give a crap, because he's an old bastard and will be eaten
by worms before the worst of the consequences of what he advocates comes
home to roost. And let's not forget that when you're one of the people who
gets inside information and have what amounts to an unlimited exemption to
make mo... more »
Iran talks on October 15 -16 with P 5 + ! seem to go well ! Significant progress and a seeming desire to offer pragmatic concessions appear to be in play. Usual suspects trying to upset the applecart between Iran and P 5 + 1
No Deal Yet, But Significant Progress in Iran TalksNegotiators Praise
Iran's Offer as Important Contribution
by Jason Ditz, October 16, 2013
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Two-day talks between Iran and the P5+1 ended today in Geneva, with a next
round of talks scheduled for November 7-8. Unlike the past meetings without
agreement, where both sides agreed to simply punt the talks down the road,
these talks appear to have yielded substantial progress.
The European Union was quick to praise Iran’s offer, saying they were an
“important contribution,” and even US officials conceded they’d never ... more »
Quote of the Day: On Reputation
“There are persons esteemed on their reputation who by
showing themselves destroy the opinion one had of them.”
- Joseph Conrad, from the ‘Personal Record’
he attached to his novella *The Shadowline,
*paraphrasing from an essay by Anatole France
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NSA Chief Keith Alexander stepping down ! Blowback after Snowden disclosures and checkered record of actual success in foiling terror probably forced Alexander's hand - better to leave with dignity rather tan being shoved out the door !
http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2013-10-16/keith-alexander-nsa-head-stepping-down
Keith Alexander, NSA Head, Stepping Down
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After eight years at the helm of "America's secret cyber army", NSA head
Keith Alexander, has decided to spend more time with his family and less
time with yours, and is stepping down. According to US officials, the
director of the NSA and his deputy are expected to depart in coming months,
in a move that almost certainly would not have happened ... more »
Durkheim and the Division of Labour
Poor old Durkheim. Picture the scenes in FE colleges, lecture rooms and
tutorials across the land. For the best part of a century, generations of
sociology students have been introduced to the discipline's canonical
'founding fathers'; Karl Marx, Max Weber and Emile Durkheim. Unfortunately
for Durkers, as programmes march on through a succession of modules chances
are Marx will continue to get a look-in. Weber might as well. But Durkheim?
He's left to bother classical social theory modules, or the opening
sessions of methods and religion lessons. For all intents and purposes,
he's ... more »
So they’ve raised the debt ceiling.
So they’ve raised the debt ceiling.
For three months.
A reason to drink in celebration?
Or a reason to drink to oblivion?
What’s your call?
*UPDATE*:
And a further question: “Is There a Big Loophole in the Debt Ceiling Deal
that Will For All Practical Purposes Eliminate the Ceiling Forever?”
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Heroes To The Rescue!
I'll be impressed when these same UN technicians and inspectors are sent to
Israel to remove its *illegal stockpile of chemical weapons*. Until that
point, they remain slaves of cruel masters.
I'm sure they are nice people, hard-working and dedicated professionals. In
their minds they are doing the Lord's work. But, their personal beliefs and
personal characteristics do not matter, because, at the end of the day,
they are tools of USrahell. And that is just the reality.
Germany: OPCW inspectors train for UN mission in Syria. Source: RuptlyTV.
Date Published: October 16, 2013. Descr... more »
In the Year 2013-- Not The Year 1913… And In Suburban Pennsylvania, Not Rural Texas
When Elizabeth Warren rails against what she called "backward-looking
ideologues" she meant the 15-20 reactionaries who met to plot strategy with
Ted Cruz at the notorious Tortilla Coast meeting Monday night, a meeting
that included outright racists and secessionists like Steve King (R-IA),
Tom Cotton (R-AR), Steve Southerland (R-FL), Mark Meadows (R-NC), Jim
Jordan (R-OH) and, of course, Louie Gohmert (R-TX). She says these
hostage-takers and terrorists "cannot cope with the realities of our
democracy" and urges them to get out of the way so adults can save the
country from the ... more »
Honoring Horse Nation: Dine' Trail Ride to Tuba City Fair Photos
Photos
by Kris Barney, Dine'. Thanks for sharing with Censored News!
Kris said, "The Horse Trail Ride to the Tuba City Fair Yei Bei Chei, a
healing ceremony. The theme this year is for the Wild Horses and to
promote a peaceful message to the Round Ups that are happening."
“Every Picture Tells a Story, Don't It?”
Rod Stewart, “Every Picture Tells a Story”
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"There would have been a time for such a word.
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", (Act 5, Scene 5, lines 17-28)
Happy Shut-the-Fuck-Up-13 Day
At his last Con caucus meeting and presser five months ago, Harper so
disliked the grilling he got from media about Nigel Wright's cheque to
Senator Mike Duffy and what Steve knew about it - see above - that today he
decided to allow only cameras into his pre-throne speech caucus meeting
without the accompanying annoying reporters.
The press gallery rebelled, responding that if reporters weren't to be
allowed in, then cameras and photographers wouldn't attend either.
No one was surprised when Sun Media broke ranks and bravely stepped into
the breach with a:
*Sun News Exclusive : H... more »
Time to go beyond gimmicks
Today's Throne speech promises consumer goodies. And certainly no one can
object to getting free stuff – except that the free stuff seems to be
coming from the bottom line of businesses and, regardless, at best deals
with symptoms rather than causes of economic issues in Canada. As Justin
Trudeau noted in the Globe & Mail today,
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*"And in the midst of all this, the Harper Conservatives have neglected the
most pressing issue facing the country – the fact that middle class
Canadians have not had a decent raise in 30 years."*
The problems that face Canadians cannot be solved by forc... more »
Deference to Masters
2189205 Ontario Inc. v. Springdale Pizza Depot Ltd., 2013 ONCA 626 holds
that deference is owed to Masters making findings of fact:
[8] The Master was the primary finder of fact. Provided his
findings of fact were reasonable and rooted in the available evidence, the
reviewing judge, as Lederman J. recognized, was bound to accord those
findings deference. The Master and reviewing judge were well aware of the
deficiencies alleged in the respondents' proof. The findings made are
grounded in the evidence, untainted by any misapprehensions, errors in
principle, or palpable and o... more »
Appeal deference for sentence
*R v Korgak ,* 2013 NUCA 09 is a good source for the general principle of
deference to the trial judge on sentencing appeals:
[6] Moreover, we are constrained by the principle of deference. Even if
members of this panel would have given a longer sentence if the respondent
had been sentenced by them, an appellant court cannot vary a sentence order
simply because it feels that a different order ought to have been made. An
appellant court should not intervene unless it is shown that the sentence
is demonstrably unfit, that the sentencing judge erred in principle, failed
to consider a r... more »
Failure -- US Default Looms
Many years ago I had an important appeal. I was a young lawyer and
prepared hard for the hearing; and as soon as I stood up realized my
preparations were all for naught and I was in way over my head. My careful
arguments were irrelevant and merely looked foolish.
I did a dreadful job; I still look back and am embarrassed. I learned a
lot from that appeal and never again approached a case the way I did.
Oddly though, and for no reason related to me, *I won the appeal.*
My client was delighted and stayed with me after.
My client cared about results; not effort or quality of argum... more »
Guest Post: Ten Things to Expect from Obamacare in 2014
*Since the arguments about partial government shutdown and debt ceilings
were linked to opposition to ObamaCare, I figured some of you might like to
know something about it. So here, courtesy of the Casey Daily Dispatch, is Dan
Steinhart introducing Dr Elizabeth Lee Vliet to brief you.*
Obamacare's health exchanges opened on October 1, with a system so crummy
that even the *Washington Post* is calling it a disaster.
Though Obamacare has been America’s law of the land for 3½ years, this
marks its first major milestone that impacts Americans on an individual
level. That's because Ob... more »
"Stop Fretting: The Debt-Ceiling Crisis Is Over!"
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*"Stop Fretting: The Debt-Ceiling Crisis Is Over!"*
By Jonathan Chait
"If you’re reading the newspapers just now to get caught up on the
debt-ceiling crisis, you may have the impression that events are now
spinning utterly out of control. “A day that was supposed to bring
Washington to the edge of resolving the fiscal showdown instead seemed to
bring chaos and retrenching,” reports the New York Times. “A campaign to
persuade House Republicans to lift the federal debt limit collapsed in
humiliating failure Tuesday, leaving Washington careering toward a critical
deadline just t... more »
Chase Bank Limits Cash Withdrawals, Bans International Wire Transfers
Chase Bank Limits Cash Withdrawals, Bans International Wire Transfers
Preparing for looming financial crisis in U.S.?
*Paul Joseph Watson*
Infowars.com
October 16, 2013
*UPDATE:* *Chase Bank confirmed to Infowars that all business account
holders were being subjected to these new regulations. They indicated that
customers would have to pay a fee on every dollar withdrawn over the limit.
Given that even a relatively small grocery store or restaurant is likely to
turnover more than $50k a month in cash payments, this appears to be part
of a wider move to shut down businesses who... more »
ECONOMICS FOR REAL PEOPLE: John Butler on the US dollar – is there an alternative global currency?
*Our friends at the Auckland Uni Economics Group wanted me to remind you
that **their guest speaker tonight is BNZ chief economist Stephen Toplis**,
(6pm, Case Room 4, Level O, Owen G. Glenn Building, Grafton Rd), and to let
you know about their* next *event, this Monday night, (note, Monday, not
the regular Thursday night) at the same place.
The speaker is a respected global investment adviser, talking on a subject
sure to become more topical by the day.*
*John Butler: The US dollar – is there an alternative global currency?*
“It is perhaps a good time for the befuddled world to... more »
Please Help Find Maddie & Emily Dorcich In California
Sisters: Madeline (left), 16, and Emily Dorcich (right), 13, were last seen
at San Jose's Del Mar High School campus around 7:30 p.m. Sunday
(10/13/2013) in the main quad area. The girls were at a church event at the
high school. They both attend Valley Christian High School located 100
Skyway Drive in San Jose, California.
Madeline, who also goes by Maddie, is described as 5’1” tall, weighs 105
pounds, has blue eyes and brown wavy hair. She was last seen wearing black
jeans, a dark hooded sweatshirt and was carrying a black bag.
Her sister, Emily, stands 5’3” inches tall, weigh... more »
New York Times Editorial Fails Another Fact Check on Charter Schools
The NYTimes Editorial Board is one of the most reliable voices for the
corporate education losers who continue to double down on testing
accountability policies and privatization schemes that now have decades of
evidence to substantiate their failure. Today's entry is on charter
schools, which has this nugget:
The editorial states: "A study published earlier this year shows that the
typical New York City charter student learned more reading and math in a
year than his or her public school peers."
This is simply a lie. Even if you give credence to the CREDO study, which
has been c... more »
McReading to a Healthier Future?
Charlie Powell, campaigns director of the Children's Food Campaign - an
alliance of 150 education bodies, health groups and children's charities
says it's hard for parents to stand up to the barrage of junk food
advertising. ‘There are huge hurdles they have to surmount to keep their
children healthy. It's stuff that wasn't around in years gone by and food
manufacturers are very sophisticated in the techniques they use to appeal
to children.’
Once again we have to ask why the trade is continuing to tie the promotion
of reading with Fast Food and openly supporting McDonalds advertisi... more »
Christopher Matthews, beloved again!
*WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 16, 2013*
*Learning where love comes from:* The analysts are all back on their feet
after Monday night’s shock to the system.
Several had to be hospitalized after viewing Rachel Maddow introduce Chris
Matthews this way:
MADDOW (10/14/13): *My beloved colleague and pal, Chris Matthews,* has just
published the best-timed book ever about the real legacy of Ronald Reagan’s
approach to governance, specifically his contentious but civil working
relationship with the legendary Democratic Speaker of the House Tip O’Neill.
Joining us for an interview with the host of MS... more »
Quick Project XIII update: Servers are down for system move...
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* *Quick Project XIII update: Servers are down*
Posted by D.
Goooooooood Morning!
This is just a quick update- and I ask if people can share this info around
on the web please.
PROJECT XIII is currently down. Caleb is having the servers moved and
there seems to of been a delay. He thinks that it will only be maybe
another 6 hours at the most till they are back up and running.
In other news, I've been peering over Caleb's shoulder and watching him
work on all sorts of new stuff for PXIII and ....... WOW!!!! Caleb and his
team have been just ripping along and creating amaz... more »
Ted Cruz speaks about the Senate agreement...
*and I have only one thing to say about Obamacare.*
I don't care anymore what happens. This doesn't mean I'm giving up the
fight. What it *does* mean is that I'm going to sit back and enjoy (nay,
actively wish for) the major sh*t storm that Obamacare is going to reign
down on every last miserable POS who voted for the Kenyan klown. Many of
these people are in my own family and dare to call me stupid, crazy, hater,
mean, and a right-wing religious fanatic. My message for you? May you and
your families enjoy the new Communist States of Amerika. As for me and my
friends - we'll be... more »
And Now, Humorous Credit-Taking
Earlier
I watched a truly great politician moment: "Gang of 14" Senators
going to the Senate floor and congratulating themselves for working out
an
agreement to re-open the government and raise the debt limit. Not
*the*agreement; the actual deal was apparently only tangentially related
to the
Gang's. But an agreement, nonetheless. They are immensely proud of
having
participated in a process which had little or nothing to do with ending a
shutdown almost three weeks in, and raising the debt limit at the last
minute.
There are basically two ways to take this.
One of them, and the one ... more »
Keith Koffler lets loose...
* and I couldn't agree more.*
*The Tea Party is Both Sensible and Victorious *
I realize that sounds quite delusional to many people, particularly here in
Washington. But it makes total, absolute sense.
The muttering class Inside the Beltway is very pleased with itself: The
doomed Tea Party strategy is foundering on the shoals of idiocy, just like
they said it would. The Republican “brand” has been downgraded yet again.
America is looks foolish abroad: “The world has reacted mostly with
disbelief that a superpower could fall into such dysfunction,” wrote the
New York Times today. ... more »
The one hundred and sixty fourth weekly "No shit, Sherlock" award
Apparently 'Manager Roy Hodgson says England are not one of the favourites
to win next summer's World Cup in Brazil.'
No shit Sherlock, do you think!
Ta-Nehisi Coates on “The Million Vets March!”
*WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 16, 2013*
*Which two hundred people attended:* What if they held a “Million Vets
March” and 200 people came?
That’s what happened in D.C. this Sunday, if the Washington Post can be
trusted. That’s why we tend to disagree with Ta-Nehisi Coates’ reaction to
the day’s events.
Coates began his post as shown below. As a general matter, we agree with
his comment about “lone idiots,” although we aren’t inclined to refer to
regular people that way and we think his attention is somewhat misplaced.
Our main point of disagreement begins with his use of a term that doesn’t... more »
'Expenstagram' .. New App For Conservative Members Of Parliament And Senators !!
*H/T to our friends at 'This Hour Has 22 Minutes' .... *
The Worst Prime Minister In Canadian History, With The Largest Debt And Deficit In Our History ... Is On His Way Out!!!
*Our crooked, corrupt Conservative government is going to try and pull the
wool over voters eyes with a new Speech from the Throne today. Nothing in
the document will address:*
*-the Senate scandal*
*-the Robocalls Scandal*
*-the highest deficit and debt in Canadian history*
*-how $114 Billion tax dollars bailed out Canada's banks*
*-How you paid for Harpers Keystone XL Pitch at NYC Event*
*etc. etc. etc.*
*Stop Harper! *
Are Texans Having Buyer's Remorse Over Ted Cruz?
And no one likes a loser
Yesterday I heard Peter King (R-NY) and Charlie Dent (R-PA) each go on CNN
to rail against Ted Cruz's extremism. They were speaking for dozens of
non-Confederate Republicans in seats where successful candidates need
independent voters-- and for more than a few Republican senators who wish
his nut job father had never moved to America. But what about Texans who
supported their junior senator and sent him to Washington on his mission of
mayhem?
This week, the editors of the *Houston Chronicle* began an editorial by
asking, "Does anyone else miss Kay Bailey Hut... more »
The Realist Report with John Friend
On this edition of *The Realist Report*, we'll be joined by Sofia
Smallstorm. Sofia and I will be discussing a number of subjects relating to
health and male-female relations, including the systematic feminization of
men and the reversal of traditional gender roles.
Please visit *The Realist Report* on TalkeShoe to download this and past
episodes.
Below are relevant links for this program:
- *Sandy Hook Demolition Crew Sworn to Silence* by Dr. James Tracy
- *Sandy Hook Actors' Elite Political Connections* by Dr. James Tracy
- *Dr. Mercola - The Disappearing Male*
- *Dr.... more »
Creating the Conditions and Narrative for a FAILED Geneva II
Judging by the contents of recent NATO news outlet reports it appears a
story line, regarding Syria, is being created. The characters are Saudi
Arabia. Turkey. The US. But, not Israel. Although the Israeli connections
and potential gains in the destruction of Syria are plentiful and
acknowledged. Israel seems to be lacking from this fable? Which should not
really come as a surprise to anyone who is aware of the media obeisance to
approved reporting surrounding Israel.
*This most recent narrative goes something like this:*
The US wants to negotiate a political settlement for Syria. ... more »
Mohawk John Kane 'Change the Name or End the Genocide'
John
Kane
By John Kane, Mohawk
Censored News
Change the Name or End the Genocide?
To suggest there are many and far more pressing issues facing Native
people than being exploited and insulted by sports teams is an obvious
understatement. Should the NFL franchise from the capital of one of the
world’s superpowers change its name? Of course it should. As should all
those high school,
Creative Rebranding? Human Rights vs. Human Security
I had a boy break up with me once by saying “we’re not breaking up, we’re
taking a break.” I guess the boy assumed that “taking a break” would be
easier for me to accept than “breaking up.” He was right: it took me a
while[1] to actually figure out that “taking a break” was
Continue reading
Duck Forum on Teaching US Foreign Policy
Duck of Minerva is pleased to announce the start of a four-part series of
posts on teaching US Foreign Policy. The forum includes contributions from
the authors of major undergraduate textbooks on U.S. foreign policy: Bruce
Jentleson (Duke University), Steven Hook (Kent State), Jim McCormick (Iowa
State), and James Scott (Texas Christian) and Jerel Rosati (University of
South
Continue reading
Duck Forum on Teaching US Foreign Policy #1
[Note: This is a guest post by Bruce Jentleson from Duke University. It
is the first in a four-part forum on teaching US Foreign Policy.] Six
Concepts in Teaching American Foreign Policy by Bruce Jentleson As the Cold
War went on, among scholars and teachers of American foreign policy there
was some settling in to
Continue reading
It's Wednesday...
*what's going* *on.*
Always On Watch: *Sign Up For ObamaCare, and Get a Free SmartPhone*
Lonely Conservative: *Obama Planning Immigration Push*
WyBlog: * Obama would rather default on the debt than enroll himself in
Obamacare*
1389 Blog: *Leftists dismayed “because, while Obamacare was built to fail,
it wasn’t expected to fail so early.”*
V for Victory: *Why We Can't "Just Let Obamacare Implode"*
Liberty's Torch: *Glitch Or Threat?*
Bunkerville:* **Obama to cut off November Food Stamps across Nation *
* *
More Common Core in the Real World (or at Least Florida)
I have already explored how the real-world consequences of Common Core are
guaranteed to do far more harm than good; we have decades of how standards
and testing fail even their most nuanced advocates’ claims. Sarah Carr
(excellent journalist and author of Hope Against Hope) offers an often
disturbing window into the good intensions of […]
Are Tablets Becoming Cheap Ticket Commodity Items?
We are starting to see a real convergence in the mobile device market.
Tablets are shrinking with 7 inch now becoming a norm and smartphones are
growing with 5.5 inch being just the starting point. We are also seeing
tablets starting to become real throwaway commodities with prices now
falling to under £100 and the big retailers starting to own brand and go
after the market.
The challenge for many tablets is how they can now maintain a high price
ticket yet offer little extra value over their cheap and cheerful
counterparts? They have the same operating system, same apps and let’s... more »
Talking About Sexual Harassment in Science
*UPDATE: In the comments Andrew Maynard replies to this post.*
Several colleagues have pointed me to the unsavory episode that is
presently the talk of the science communication field involving the
magazine *Scientific American*. I actually don't read *Scientific American* or
its blogs and my professional work only occasionally crosses paths with
those who identify themselves in "science communication." So I don't know
anyone involved in this issue. Yet, this is an episode about which those
who care about science in society should openly discuss.
The issue involves a case of sexua... more »
Counting Hard
Some foolish liberals, back in 2009-2010, used to blame Barack Obama for
things when the actual problem (from their perspective) was that they just
didn't have the votes in the Senate. But, to be fair, that was somewhat
complicated: Democrats had a large majority, and I can definitely
understand the frustration when that large party majority didn't actually
work out to a policy majority (in some cases a supermajority, but often
just any regular majority) for some specific liberal policies.
So if I called them out on it then, I should probably make note of this utter
nonsense from s... more »
Getting Ripped: How illiterate were they?
*WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 16, 2013*
*Finland’s largely illiterate kids in the summer of 64:* In her ballyhooed
book, The Smartest Kids in the World, Amanda Ripley describes miraculous
Finland’s amazing advances in the realm of public education.
More specifically, she talks about Finland’s astonishing rise in
international test scores. Yesterday, we showed you the full-paragraph
quotes. Here’s the story according to Ripley:
“Until fairly recently,” Finland was “a largely illiterate farming and
logging nation.” Change came within a single generation. Without pausing
for breath, the country... more »
94 Maidens - The Mandate Video - YouTube
https://www.youtube.com/embed/4V4bmm6yJMw
A CorpEd Quandary: How to Reward Teachers in High Poverty Schools With a System That Punishes Them for Working There
Always looking for an opportunity to support corporate ed reform school
losers, the Memphis Commerical-Appeal has an editorial today in support of
Mississippi’s attempt toestablish merit pay for its teachers. The
editorial board offers no research to support its support, and the editors
use the same conflicted rhetoric that CorpEd losers use to call for
rewarding teachers based on test scores, while rewarding teachers for
working in high poverty schools. My reaction, just posted in the comments:
It would seem that you want too many things in one editorial, especially
when one wo... more »
Wild Bill: Keeping Them Poor...
*is exactly what the left intends.*
LUX dark matter event: October 30th
*The dark matter particle may become visible to us in 14 days; or even
darker*
One of the potentially coming discoveries in particle physics is – no, it's
not the discovery what happens when you hit the debt ceiling, it is – the
discovery of the dark matter particle.
A war has been taking place between (and within) direct dark matter search
experiments. Some teams claim that they have already glimpsed the evidence
for a dark matter particle that would be surprisingly light – beneath
\(10\GeV\) (I like to quote the figure from CDMS II-silicon, \(8.6\GeV\)).
Others, most notably XENO... more »
U.S Government Shutdown
The writing is on the wall that the U.S is hurting because of this
shutdown. After tomorrow the U.S government may not be able to pay its debt
installments. Warren Buffett calls it 'pure act of idiocy'. What is wrong
with the Congress?
Visit NBCNews.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy
*"I know it's been used in the past, but we used the atomic bomb back in
1945 but we decided we weren't going to do something like that again," he
said. *
Read more here.
Giveaway for Running Scared 5K and 10K
The Running Scared 5&10K is happening in Herriman, Utah on October 26th!
This fun, family event will starts at 10am. Kids under 7 run for free. If
your family doesn't want to run with you, they can stay at the finish line
and be entertained by the carnival style party! Including face painting,
games, and cotton candy! The race is both competitive and non-competitive.
Costumes are encouraged: spandex is optional.
AND we want you to race FREE! YAY for GIVEAWAYS! Each blogger will be
giving away one free entry to Running Scared! And it's super easy to
enter...
Come on, we all need... more »
Political Support For Sunni Protests Waning As Mutahidun Tries To Negotiate Their End
Protests started in Anbar province in December 2012 when arrest warrants
were issued for some of then Finance Minister Rafi Issawi’s guards. They
quickly spread to other Sunni areas of the country, as many other people
were feeling unhappy with their representatives and how the government was
acting, and decided to take their frustration out into the streets. A mix
of tribes, political parties, clerics, and insurgents quickly came to
support the demonstrations, which created divisions as each was in it for
their own ends. That has come to the fore as the Mutahidun Party is
offeri... more »
Iraq Families Visit Relatives In Baghdad Cemetary To Mark Eid Al-Adha
The Muslim festival of Eid al-Adha, the Feast of Sacrifice, began on
October 15, 2013. Many Iraqi families took the time to visit their deceased
relatives as seen in these pictures from a Baghdad cemetery by AFP
photographer Ahmad al-Rubaye.
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Collapse Café at the Doomstead Diner
Monsta from the Doomstead Diner called and created a podcast of our
conversation. We had intended to talk about trees but became so engrossed
in more general issues about collapse that he has since recorded a separate
conversation, about the death of forests from pollution, which isn't posted
yet. Meanwhile, here's the first discussion. Be sure to visit the Diner
for news and their forum - where anyone can sign up and start a topic
around the Kitchen Sink!
Eve of Destruction
Don't forget to hang up your stockings by the chimney with care tonight,
kiddies, because the Default Elf will be making his rounds.* It's the
Nightmare Before Halloween! The whole world is watching, waiting and
scared. So you might want to leave him a pot of hot water and some tea bags
as a sacrificial offering. Or maybe you don't believe in default Armageddon
any more, because your own personal catastrophe has already struck. Maybe
you're so broke you can't see the dentist and your teeth have started
falling out. If so, you might try putting them under your pillow in hopes
that th... more »
WE THE WALKING DEAD: Decades of shambling!
*WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 16, 2013*
*Interlude—O’Reilly plays an old card:* Sunday’s panel on Meet the Press
featured the walking dead.
In Jim Sheridan’s film, In America, a grieving father, defeated by grief,
says he “can’t think...can’t feel.” Our intellectual elites have been
afflicted by this condition for quite a few decades now.
This death-in-life may be hard to see when it afflicts our elites. The
people in question are famous TV stars. They’re well-known and quite
self-assured.
Our brightest young journalists won’t describe the condition. Doing so
could end their careers.
At a... more »
Republican Party Doomsday Clock: Default Countdown
Although Pelosi said on Tuesday that Boehner apparently needs to humor his
troops, she claimed that the chances of a deal to prevent a default
tomorrow are good-- even if poor McConnell is being pilloried by DeMint,
Cruz and the crackpot suicide caucus for "leading the surrender." In case
yours got stuck in the spam folder, his is from the letter DeMint's Senate
Conservatives Fund sent out to their supporters claiming McConnell "has
made winning virtually impossible" for the far right, while McConnell and
Reid were trying to hammer out a compromise that both sides could live with ... more »
The spin masters in Indian country
Fraud
and Deception in Indian Country Media
By Brenda Norrell
Censored News
When you've been in the news business a long time, some things become
very clear. Flashy tribal politicians use backroom press writers to
write their scripts. This leads to their popularity, resulting in more
oil and gas drilling like that in North Dakota, and more dirty coal
energy like that on the Navajo Nation. It
WotW: Make Shareable Images in Seconds with Recite
Take a minute to think about your Pinterest habits. No, this isn't a guilt
trip about how much time you are or are not spending on the site. I want
you to think about the types of images you pin or re-pin. Chances are there
is a look and feel to the images you re-pin.
And you're probably not alone. Many people share similar tastes. But who
creates these ultimately shareable images? Graphic design gurus? Perhaps.
But you don't have to be graphic designer to join in on the fun. With a
simple site called Recitethis.com you can easily create shareable images.
This site is about as si... more »
Greece updates - October 16 , 2013 - third bailout for Greece looms - but what will the fourth bailout look like ? More news of the day for Greece !
http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2013-10-16/what-third-greek-bailout-will-look
What The Third Greek Bailout Will Look Like
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Submitted by Tyler Durden on 10/16/2013 08:30 -0400
- Creditors
- European Central Bank
- Greece
- International Monetary Fund
- Newspaper
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Mere weeks after the Merkel re-election, it will come as no surprise to
anyone that Greece is to be bailed out for the third time. Germany's Die
Zeit newspaper notes the government is assembling a *Greek bailout plan
which essentially has four gimmicks to fill t... more »
War watch - October 13 , 2013 - Afghanistan Bilateral Security Agreement faltering on the issue of US troop immunity ( as did Iraq's BSA ) ...... Iran draws its own redline for nuclear talks - handing over enriched uranium to be sent abroad ..... Syria War updates - alleged moderates increasingly marginalized as islamist have the upper hand n receiving funding and arms... Looming False Flag involving hijacked jet airliners once again ? .
Catharsis Ours - 15 hours ago
Afghanistan....
http://rt.com/news/us-afghanistan-troop-immunity-123/
Kerry fails to secure deal on US ‘troop immunity’ in Afghanistan
Published time: October 13, 2013 07:51
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October 12, 2013 with Afghan President Hamid Karzai at the presidential
palace in Kabul.(AFP Photo / Massoud Hossaini)]
US Secretary of State John Kerry (L) gives a press conference on October
12, 2013 with Afghan President Hamid Karzai at the presidential palace in
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Truthout/Speakout: Operation Streamline Shutdown: Si Preguntan Porque? - If They Ask Why?
Scouring media outlets nationwide, it is evident that Operation Streamline
– which was shut down by human rights activists on Oct 11 in Tucson –
remains “America’s dirty little secret.”
One of the media outlets reporting on this unprecedented action – which
included blocking the entrance to the federal courthouse’s parking lot –
plus the disabling of two immigration buses – elicted this response from
readers:
“They should be shot on site.”
“Just run them over.”
While many will decry this wanton display of inhumanity – the lens should
not be cast on these types of dehumanize... more »
Diane Ravitch Documents the Danger of "E-land"
In *Reign of Error*, Diane Ravitch writes, “Some - a small but important
number – believe they are acting rationally by treating the public
education sector as an investment opportunity.”
Who can argue with that conclusion?
Ravitch is tough on Secretary of Education Arne Duncan and his chief of
staff, Joanne Weiss. Ravitch did not put words in Weiss’s mouth, however,
when the director of the Race to the Top said it was designed to create new
education markets. It was Weiss, not Ravitch, who said that the RttT called
for common standards so that entrepreneurs “will enjoy national ma... more »
Untitled
*Corps of Engineers closes Regulatory Offices across the nation due to GOP
Shutdown*
*Budget may exclude jail reform, past-due NOFD pensions ~Bruce Eggler, The
Advocate*
*Residents urge insurance commissioner to join lawsuit over flood rates ~
WVUE*
*Robbery at Magazine Street restaurant causes ‘lockdown’ of surrounding
eateries ~Uptown Messenger*
*In this excerpt from the book "Hell and High Water," Rebecca Theim
describes the day staffers learned their fates at The Times-Picayune ~My
Spilt Milk
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*The Meters once again nominated for Rock and Roll Hall of Fame ~NOLA
DEFENDER *
He's Desperate
Michael Den Tandt writes that today's throne speech is aimed directly at
Justin Trudeau:
It also betrays more than a whiff of desperation. For of all the issues the
Conservatives could have made their own, few contain more sheer political
peril than this. It is a gusher that, once tapped, will be difficult to cap.
Why the desperation? Put simply, despite all the hype and the message
discipline, the Conservative record is a record of failure:
On procurement — the Byzantine process by which Ottawa buys hardware for
the military — nothing short of a stand-alone procurement agency, ... more »
Read Stuff, You Should
Happy Birthday to David Greenwalt, 64.
Some good stuff:
1. Joshua Huder with the case that it's internal Congressional incentives,
rules, and procedures that produce the extreme polarization we're seeing. I
have no argument with that; however, I'll note that the presidency, too,
has become far more partisan than it has been. Regulars know what I think:
strong parties, including strong party networks, are a significant factors
in all of this.
2. I don't think that Ross Douthat's argument about the radicals and policyreally holds up...but it's worth taking seriously.
3. Medicare Adva... more »
Government incompetence or all part of a clever plan to strip assets ? While the budget and Debt Ceiling DC Follies continue , consider the failure of DHS to actually provide security for travelers , the obvious failures with ObamaCare , the EBT looming cutoff as of November 1 - then ponder the recent IMF plan to loot deposits - if you think IMF's plan will only apply to Europe , I have a nice Bridge for sale , just for you !
DHS .....
http://michellemalkin.com/
Homeland insecurity alert: Dry ice and dry runs[image: Share]
By Michelle Malkin • October 16, 2013 02:58 AM
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*Not forgotten*
Homeland insecurity alert: Dry ice and dry runs
by Michelle Malkin
Creators Syndicate
Copyright 2013
Testing, 1, 2, 3, testing. Jihadists never go on furlough. While shutdown
theater preoccupies Washington, terror plotters remain on the clock. The
question is: Will America keep hitting the post-9/11 snooze button?
At Los Angeles International Airport, two dry ice bombs exploded this week,
and two others wer... more »
We are all living in a myth, you can change the outcome
As Lenord Cohen brilliantly made into song, everybody knows. We all know
that the movie of our lives is filled with huge plot holes. Personal ones
are trivial its the world that operates like a bad horror movie. Most
people shrug their shoulders and worry about feeding. How did a couple of
hundred people keep a million people under slavery, this is the real
question no one is asking.
Government shutdown - Day 16 ( October 16 , 2013 ) .... Less than 24 hours before the Treasury Department's X Date gets hit , all is quiet at present - there is no deal , there are no worries ( stocks higher in US pre-market ) , expectations for a deal / some deal remains optimistically high ..... Fitch puts US AAA sovereign rating on credit watch Tuesday ( Moody's and S&P quiet ) ... Overnight news , data and views from Asia and Europe ! .
http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2013-10-16/less-day-until-x-date-hope-and-optimism-remain-if-not-much-else
Treasury Bills Are Collapsing As Stocks Surge Once Again
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Having given back all of Charlie Dent's optimism rally overnight (and half
of Harry Reid's), *US equities are rallying once more on the back of
another JPY induced momentum ignition. This utter farce is becoming
whimsical as the Treasury Bill market is literally collapsing*. 10/31/13
Bills are 16bps higher in yield overnight at 6... more »
Bad Bear's Classic Car Collection Long Walk 4 Photos
Photo
by Carl 'Bad Bear' Sampson, Longest Walk 4
On the Longest Walk 4 Return to Alcatraz, Carl 'Bad Bear' Sampson,
Western Shoshone long walker, shares his photos from the road with
Censored News, Lamar, Colorado, Oct. 15, 2013. Thank you!
Bad Bear's song for these photos:
Anishinabe Keith Secola's NDN Kars:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v916En8ORvI
Quick Project XIII update: Servers are down
Goooooooood Morning!
This is just a quick update- and I ask if people can share this info around
on the web please.
PROJECTXIII is currently down. Caleb is having the servers moved and there
seems to of been a delay. He thinks that it will only be maybe another 6
hours at the most till they are back up and running.
In other news, I've been peering over Caleb's shoulder and watching him
work on all sorts of new stuff for PXIII and ....... WOW!!!! Caleb and his
team have been just ripping along and creating amazing new bits and pieces
to the program- many might seem like small thi... more »
“A Survival Guide To The Debt Ceiling Default Apocalypse“
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*“A Survival Guide To The Debt Ceiling Default Apocalypse“*
by Jason Linkins, Sam Stein and Zach Carter
“America may be on the verge of a catastrophic default on its national
debt.There would be no real reason for this default- it can easily be
avoided,
and is only being considered because our politicians, particularly
Republicans in Washington, have gone insane. So what should you do, in
the
meantime, to prepare yourself?
It’s a good question! Right now, U.S. Treasury bonds are an important
benchmark in the global economy. Trillions of dollars of transactions
depend on the se... more »
What are VACCeptable Injuries?
*For More Information, please click on the link provided below:*
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*http://www.vacceptableinjuries.com/*
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New FDA Rules Will Put Organic Farms Out Of Business by John Evans
New FDA Rules Will Put Organic Farms Out Of Business
by John Evens
Survival Gardening, 14 October 2013
In its efforts to ensure the safety of food, the US government may actually
be ignoring the real problem while shutting down small organic farms.
So says the Cornucopia Institute, a Wisconsin-based farm policy research
group which released a 16-page analysis accusing the Food and Drug
Administration (FDA) of implementing the Food Safety Modernization Act
(FSMA) in a way that will crush “the country’s safest farmers” while
leaving what Cornucopia calls the “root threats to hum... more »
In such a world
Example 1:
"Let's break down Transfers into component parts:"
Example 2:
"Here's a breakdown of Transfers into component parts:"
For a post on my econ blog, I revised the first example to eliminate the
"let's" because I think "let's" is creepy. But in the process, the words
"break down" changed to one word.
In the first example we're doing something. We're breaking down something.
So I think "break down" is a verb.
In the second example we're looking at something. We're looking at a thing,
a breakdown. Since the breakdown is a thing, I'm thinking "breakdown" is a
noun.
As a noun,... more »
SINGINGEST WALK EVER
Of all the walks I've ever been on this is the most singingest walk I've
experienced yet. We've had incredible singing during breaks and evening
programs. Here is just a sampling by two of our Japanese friends.
THE McCANNS VERSUS THE WORLD'S BIGGEST MAFIA
Kate and Gerry McCann are up against the world's most powerful child abuse
mafia.
They appear to know this.
Various top people have been attracted to the Algarve - European royal
families, Cliff Richard, Tony Blair, David Cameron, the Beckhams, Jose
manuel Barroso, Ronaldo, José Mourinho, Hugh Grant, Colin Montgomery, John
McEnroe, Bjorn Borg...
Before the Madeleine McCann story broke, the McCanns were not important
people.
If there had been no involvement by any high powered pedophile ring, then
the Madeleine story would have had had little impact.
But, *MI5 and a whole host... more »
Musical Interlude: 2002, “Cycle of Time”
2002, “Cycle of Time”
- http://www.youtube.com/
"A Look to the Heavens"
“What created the Waterfall Nebula? No one knows. The structure seen in
the region of NGC 1999 in the Great Orion Molecular Cloud complex is one of
the more mysterious structures yet found on the sky. Designated HH-222, the
elongated gaseous stream stretches about ten light years and emits an
unusual array of colors.
*Click image for larger size.*
One hypothesis is that the gas filament results from the wind from a young
star impacting a nearby molecular cloud. That would not explain, however,
why the Waterfall and fainter streams all appear to converge on a bright
but unusua... more »
Chet Raymo, "Free Will?"
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*"Free Will?"*
by Chet Raymo
“In an essay in the 14 May, 2009 issue of “Nature”, German biologist Martin
Heisenberg asks the question: "Is free will an illusion?" And he answers:
No.
We are free, says Heisenberg, if our actions are self-generated, and not
mere responses to external stimuli. But how can they be self-generated in a
world of cause and effect? As befitting the son of Werner Heisenberg,
father of the Uncertainty Principle, Martin invokes the stochastic nature
of quantum mechanics. Presumably, randomly firing neurons equal free will.
One does not have to be consci... more »
The Daily "Near You?"
Thessaloníki, Thessaloniki, Greece. Thanks for stopping by.
“Whatever Became Of Western Civilization?”
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*“Whatever Became Of Western Civilization?”*
by Paul Craig Roberts
"What do I think of Western civilization?
I think it would be a very good idea."
- Mahatma Gandhi
“Not that long ago government and free market proponents were at sword’s
point, but no more. With little left in the private sector to rip off, the
financial gangsters have turned to the public sector and put to work for
them the free market economists’ advocacy of privatization. Governments
themselves became part of the conspiracy once the politicians realized that
looting public assets was an efficient way ... more »
Nike Unveiled activity-tracking wristband
*Nike has unveiled its second generation activity-tracking wristband,
addressing criticism that its earlier device failed to identify that some
activities use more energy than others.* The Fuelband SE lets owners define
the start and end of a meeting and then tag it - for example as yoga or
basketball.
However, speculation that Nike would add a heart monitor or other new
sensor to progress accuracy proved incorrect. The New York launch came a
fortnight after the Fitbit Force was unveiled a rival activity tracker that
introduced a height-measuring altimeter that can record how man... more »
Trouble Brewing.
*"No, no - don't get up."*
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*"Why is it that my mother has never been permitted to visit Moscow even
though she has made three very formal applications for the trip?" *
Stalin glared at Elliott and said, *"You don't know why?" *
Elliott replied,* "No!" *
Quickly, Stalin responded, "*Don't you know who killed your father?" *
Roosevelt-shocked-answered, *"No." *
Stalin took a few steps around the office, and almost in a rage roared,* "They
poisoned your father, of course, just as they have tried repeatedly to
poison me." *
*"They, who are they," *Elliot asked
*"The Churchi... more »
The Second Bill of Rights: Affordable Healthcare
*"Necessitous men are not free men." *
People who are hungry and out of a job are the stuff of which dictatorships
are made.
*In our day these economic truths have become accepted as self-evident. We
have accepted, so to speak,a second Bill of Rights under which a new basis
of security and prosperity can be established for all regardless of
station, race, or creed.
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Among these are:*
- *The right to a useful and remunerative job in the industries or shops
or farms or mines of the Nation;*
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- *The right to earn enough to provide adequate food and cloth... more »
It's All Over Now, Baby Baby Baby Blue, Shit Knower Knows Fan Hit Coming, Jamie D Moving On To Boca Loco, and Roy Cooper for NC Governor!
(If throwing a contribution Pottersville2's way won't break your budget in
these difficult financial times, I really need it, and would wholeheartedly
appreciate it. Anything you can afford will make a huge difference in this
blog's lifetime.) Well, it's not over yet. But it sounds like a good gambit
for ending this nightmare. (And I don't mean the "draw" joke.) Gently
lifted from the most
This Winter 2013/14 For The UK & Ireland + Coldest Winter In 100 Years Again??? + Cold End To October/November
*This Winter 2013/14 For The UK & Ireland + Coldest Winter In 100 Years
Again??? + Cold End To October/November*
Since earlier this year (April 2013), a detailed winter 2013/14 weather
forecast has been available to subscribers via Exacta Weather for the UK
and Ireland. This was issued before any other suggestions from other
forecasters/companies, with a clearly defined statement that the 2013/14
winter period is something that has been earmarked within my forecasting
parameters since 2009. The report clearly states that we can expect another
much colder than average winter with ... more »
“Once-A-Decade Typhoon Threatens Already-Leaking Fukushima Nuclear Plant”
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*“Once-A-Decade Typhoon Threatens *
*Already-Leaking Fukushima Nuclear Plant”*
By Andrew Breiner
“Typhoon Wipha appeared set to make a close approach to Tokyo Wednesday
morning (Tuesday evening EDT), potentially bringing a storm surge, heavy
rain, and flooding to the massive metropolitan area of more than 35
million. It is also likely to impact the still-damaged Fukushima nuclear
reactor 130 miles northeast of Tokyo, already leaking hundreds of tons of
contaminated water into the ocean daily as of August.
Wipha is the strongest typhoon to approach eastern Japan since Tokage... more »
Free Planet and the Global Debt Ceiling - you forgot, you forgot, you forgot.
*Free Planet and the Global Debt Ceiling - you forgot, you forgot, you
forgot.*
I know it's normal to leave the TITLE of these free planet blogposts up
there, in its rightful, procedural, place, but, today, I felt that this
issue is now CRUCIALLY IMPORTANT that it be re-iterated as part of the text
or rantorial.
Free Planet and the Global Debt Ceiling - you forgot, you forgot, you
forgot.
*You forgot that money is fake.*
There's no such thing as money. Even the alternative-press-exalted
gold-backed money is fake. Ask yourselves why? Population is rising. Gold
is a limited resou... more »
October 15, 1973
The Appeals Court had ruled against Richard Nixon in the battle over the
tapes, but it left him an out: instead of appealing up to the Supreme
Court, he could try to work out a deal. That's what begins now: the
attempted Stennis compromise.
It actually began on Sunday the 14th. Nixon met with Senate Armed Services
Chair John Stennis, a southern Democrat but a Nixon supporter, and
suggested a plan in which the White House would provide transcripts, and
Stennis would listen to the actual tapes to verify the accuracy of the
transcripts.
The record then gets confused; this is another o... more »
Your moment of Zen
Sycamore drive in restaurant in Bethel, CT -- with car hops -- 1960s. Still
in operation.
Review of Braumoeller’s The Great Powers and the International System
The following is an all too common path through graduate school: spend 3-9
months wondering what the heck you signed up for and why realize that every
topic you’re interested in has been written on and assume there’s nothing
left to say gain a little confidence and criticize everything you read for
leaving something (inconsequential)
Continue reading
Another Republican Sex Scandal-- And For Staten Island Again?
We probably cover Michael "Mikey Suits" Grimm more than any other
blogsoutside of his Staten Island/south Brooklyn district. Usually,
we're
posting about his Mafia connections and other criminal activities. I
don't
think his latest scandal rises to "criminal" but it might just be the
one
that ends his ridiculous congressional career. My sister lives on Staten
Island and she always warns me that exposing Grimm's mafioso dealings
just
makes him stronger among her absurd neighbors. They all fantasize that
they're in the Mafia too.
But congressional public sex acts-- drunk or not-- may... more »
Change The World Wednesday (#CTWW) - Blog Action Day (#BAD13)
Welcome to Change The World Wednesday (#CTWW)!
Wondering how to live greener? You've come to the right place. Each week we
challenge ourselves to try a new task ... or "amp up" something we're
already doing. We raise our awareness, learn from each other and develop
Eco-friendly skills which will improve our lives and protect our planet.
Doing so together gives us power ... the power to Change The World!
If this is your first visit, please click HERE for information and a
complete list of all the challenges we've taken on so far.
I'm a bit under the weather this week so won't be doi... more »
South Africa: Standard Bank Faces FIVE Counts of Civil Fraud.
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Monday, September 17, 2012
http://www.ubuntuparty.org.za/2012/09/standard-bank-faces-five-counts-of.html
The summons consist of 5 counts of civil fraud and 3 counts of
contravention of the Bank Act. As far as we know this is the first time
ever that any bank has been taken to task on charges of fraud. There is no
doubt that this will escalate into a major media story as soon as it leaks
out and the media realise the astronomical implications of this case.
In all the court appearances that we have had to date, that is Te... more »
Dine' CARE Risks of Navajo Mine Press Conference Oct. 16, 2013
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Dine' CARE
Censored News
ATTENTION Navajo citizens! What: Press Conference in front of Navajo
Nation Council Chambers in Window Rock. AZWhen: 10: October 16,
2013Who: Impacted Navajo citizens and Diné CAREWhy: To inform the people
about the uncertainty, risks, and liabilities on the purchase of the
Navajo MineCome out if you can and spread the word!
While Navajo politicians continue to
Global Public Consensus: Putin Deserved Nobel Peace Prize, Not OPCW And Obama
* Obama is not impressed with Putin's heroics. *
History will record that President Putin was robbed of a Nobel Peace
Prize, while President Obama was undeservedly awarded a Nobel Peace Prize.
The Nobel Peace Prize is truly useless and meaningless since the
propagandists who hand out the prize make their decision not based on
merit, dedication to peace, and honest service, but for political reasons.
The Nobel Peace Prize has lost its prestige, which makes it valueless.
The world has no need for such a prize.
Below is an excerpt from, *"Awarding Nobel Peace Prize to OPCW was... more »
Philadelphia Man Moves to Foreclose on Wells Fargo Over Mortgage
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http://abcnews.go.com/Business/philadelphia-man-forecloses-wells-fargo-mortgage/story?id=12932362
*Philadelphia Man Moves to Foreclose on Wells Fargo Over Mortgage*
Feb. 17, 2011
By SUSANNA KIM
Business Digital Reporter
The saga began in 2009, when Patrick Rodgers first wrote to Wells Fargo,
requesting itemized information about the mortgage on his home in
Philadelphia. His homeowners' insurance provider was forcing him to take
out a $1 million policy on his home, which he maintains is worth far less
than that.When a Philadelphia man became fed up with his bank for failing
... more »
The ZAP Report October 15, 2013
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* *Poofness Office & ZAP Update - October 14, 2013: The season of change*
*Greeting and Salutations,*
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* *Fortunately the Kabuki theatre [ooh like that term! or is that a threat
like last October?] is nearly ended, and the currency revaluation is
beginning. Pay attention to the activities after the banking holiday this
coming week; I'm hearing it could be a very exciting time.*
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* *The best thing that happened in DC came from the chaplain of the
Congress. Here is his prayer for the Congress and the country:*
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* *http://chaplain.house... more »
Benjamin Fulford - October 15, 2013: Will humanity’s long nightmare finally begin to end this week with the bankruptcy of DC?
Monday, October 14, 2013
*Benjamin Fulford - October 15, 2013: Will humanity’s long nightmare
finally begin to end this week with the bankruptcy of DC?*
All of us who have watched in horror and disgust over the years as the
rogue regime in Washington D.C. has carried out mass murder and countless
other unspeakable crimes are hoping they will go bankrupt this week on
October 17th.
It is a fact that this criminally insane rogue government has murdered
through over 50 million people since World War 2 ended. This cabal also
recently staged a sarin gas attack in Syria in yet another... more »
Ready to detonate: Saudi-backed rebels strap bombs to Geneva-2 talks
Nile Bowie
RT
As Syria’s rebels refuse to take part in Geneva-2, Saudi Arabia has emerged
as the primary state-backer of rebel groups now trying to escalate the
Syrian conflict and topple Assad by force.
When Vladimir Putin met with Prince Bandar of Saudi Arabia in August, the
newly appointed Intelligence Chief reportedly tried to cut a deal with
Moscow by promising to buy billions in Russian arms and pledging not to
challenge Russian gas sales to Europe in exchange for withdrawing support
for Syrian President Bashar al-Assad. Though later refuted by the Kremlin,
the media reports... more »
Dine' Medicine People: Horse Nation should be respected without outside intervention
Jones
Benally and son Clayson Benally
Dine’ Traditional Leaders express concern that Navajo Nation agreement
to stop horse slaughter, while a step in the right direction, may not
adequately address Indigenous rights and deeply held Spiritual beliefs
Statement by Nohooka Dine
Censored NewsKAYENTA, Ariz. -- For months, Dine’ (Navajo) elders and
medicine people have been reaching out to Ben
Putting The Fraud Of The Jewish "Race" Out Of Its Misery: New Article By Gilad Atzmon - Jews Are Not A Race, But Jewish Identity Is Racist
Just last week, I again put up an article that explained in detail how Jews
were ABSOLUTELY and POSITIVELY NOT a distinct "race" of mankind.... That
article showed that the vast majority of the fraud "Ashkenazi" Jews had
European ancestry in them, and that they have absolutely no links to the
region of Palestine, period. People need to understand, especially those
in the "Christian Identity" (CI) crowd, that the Jews have long needed to
be seen as a distinct and separate race because (a) it would somehow
justify in their psychotic thinking the need to band together because of
thei... more »
I miss Dylan Ratigan!!!
A friend posted this on Facebook, it is believed to be from 2003.
Dylan Ratigan quit his news job to run a hydroponic organic farm, “Archi’s
Acres” in San Diego County, that trains Vets to be organic hydroponic
farmers.
walking death
One child dies every five seconds
as a result of hunger and malnutrition.
Exposing The Fraud Of Obamacare: New Article By John Kaminski -
In my Sunday rant, I touched on some reality about the so called
"Obamacare" and how it indeed is nothing more than a scam and a massive
swindle on the American public. I described in my rant how during last
Friday's Skype call to John Kaminski, both John and I talked about this
"Obamacare" swindle, and how it is in reality just another massive tax grab
on the American people....
John Kaminski informed me that he was working on a new article that would
expose Obamacare for the fraud it really is....John finished the article,
and posted it up today at The Rebel (www.therebel.org/new... more »
GOP in disarray
Went offline for a few hours. Nothing much changed except the GOP's Crackpot
Caucus doubled down on the crackpottery. Boehner's House of Dysfunction
reportedly adjourned without taking a vote on anything. Hearing speculation
they will vote on the Senate bill tomorrow but who knows? I suppose it
depends on how well fortified with liquid courage poor ole Johnny is when
he arrives on the Hill.
Meanwhile, the fearsome Huckleberry Closet Case** scolds the mean
Democrats:
Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) told TPM that he was "proud" of Speaker John
Boehner's handling of the fiscal crisis but ... more »
NOW! Tarsands Megaload heads to Nez Perce Oct. 15, 2013
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Wild Idaho Rising TideTuesday, Oct. 15, 2013Second and Washington
Streets, near Moscow City Hall, Moscow, Idaho
TONIGHT! If state/corporate powers send four small "sump sections," we
cannot rail against "megaloads"? If they do not disclose module
destinations, we cannot protest Alberta tar sands mining? If they do not
invade Highway 12, we cannot defend indigenous and
"It's now a rough world for people who do sloppy work," says Paul Krugman -- but "somehow [he] can't seem to muster any sympathy"
*by Ken*
Somehow I seem to have found myself on the Nobel beat. First, there was the
rush of the unexpected but wildly deserved Literature prize for Alice Munro.
Now there's the curiosity of an Economics prize split three ways, with two
of those three, Chicago's Eugene Fama (an old-Chicago-school worshipper of
the mojo of "markets") and Yale's Robert Shiller (who has a very different
view of markets), being economists whom even I know you don't ever expect
to see sharing, well, *anything*.
Although *The New Yorker*'s John Cassidy has an excellent blogpost, "Inefficient
Markets: A... more »
Congress Has Had Enough Conservative Patrick Murphys Already-- It's Time For A Progressive One… From Iowa
Yesterday, failed right-wing politician Rick Santorum announced that his
silly little PAC was endorsing another lunatic fringe candidate, Iowa
teabagger Walter Rogers from Cedar Falls. "I can say without hesitation,"
proclaimed Santorum, "that he would be a terrific congressman to represent
northeast Iowa. I am all in, in support of Walt Rogers' candidacy, and I
look forward to joining him on the campaign trail soon."
Iowa's first congressional district-- the northeast of the state, including
Dubuque, Cedar Rapids, Waterloo, Marshalltown and Decorah-- is an open seat
because the c... more »
THE MAGIC OF THE WALK
We were walking along today from Mercer to Farmington when a big green bus
zoomed by us. I noticed it said Bread & Puppet on the back. Then minutes
later the bus had turned around and pulled into a parking lot in front of
us. A bunch of young people jumped out and they immediately began
unloading band equipment from the rear end. Soon we had the Bread & Puppet
marching band leading our walk. They played When the Saints Go Marching In
and Down by the Riverside as we continued walking. Then they apologized
saying they had to get on to do a show someplace and headed back to the... more »
NYT Propaganda About OPCW
Below is an excerpt from, *"NYT's OPCW "He Said, She Said" Reporting Misses
Major Judgement" *by 'b' of Moon of Alabama, October 15, 2013:
In 2002 José Bustani, the then head of the now Nobel prized Organization
for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons, was fired because his insistence
on bringing Iraq into the Chemical Weapon Treaty conflicted with the war
plans of the Bush administration.
The New York Times recently picked up on the story:
Mr. Bolton, then an under secretary of state and later the American
ambassador to the United Nations, told Mr. Bustani that the Bush
admini... more »
Who does the US Govt owe?
Here’s everybody the US Government owes money to, in one simple graphic.
[image: pm-gov_debt_v-624[1]]
Oh, and here’s the US Debt Clock. It just keeps ticking. Note, if you will,
the *un*funded liabilities…
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Pleas for civility. Please! #edreform
Hither and thither on Twitter today, and perhaps from a post by Education
Week, I’ve seen folks from the education deform camp plea for civility.
That is, educators and parents and students are not affording folks like NY
state education official John King enough respect. That we can indeed
engage in civil debate. Civility? I […]
Satire: "Rand Paul Proposes Reopening Just Enough of Government to Hold New Hearings on Benghazi"
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*"Rand Paul Proposes Reopening Just Enough of *
*Government to Hold New Hearings on Benghazi"*
by Andy Borowitz
WASHINGTON (The Borowitz Report)—Adding his voice to the eleventh-hour
debate about the government shutdown, Senator Rand Paul (R-Kentucky) today
proposed reopening just enough of the government to hold new hearings on
Benghazi. “Across this great nation of ours, people are suffering,” he told
Fox News’s Megyn Kelly. “Suffering, Megyn, because they still don’t know
what really happened in Benghazi.”
Noting that the government shutdown had furloughed investigators wh... more »
UK court to hear evidence ahead of landmark Libor ruling
http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/10/12/libor-court-idUSL6N0HY3E220131012
UK court to hear evidence ahead of landmark Libor ruling
By Matt Scuffham
LONDON | Sat Oct 12, 2013 7:00pm EDT
Oct 13 (Reuters) - A British court will this week consider whether
attempted manipulation of the benchmark interest rate Libor can invalidate
loans and other deals or show that banks mis-sold products that were based
upon the rate.
The Court of Appeal will on Tuesday begin a 3-day hearing examining two
separate cases brought by clients against Barclays and Deutsche Bank. It is
expected to hand d... more »
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