English: Convicted prisoners receiving Quranic education in Central Jail Faisalabad, Pakistan in 2010 (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
English: lesson manuals for elementary school teachers in Kwara State public school (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
English: Bill Ayers speaks to audience members following a forum on education reform at Florida State University (January 12th, 2009) (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
English: Education Reform I found this picture at: http://www.ed.gov/pubs/SER/FTP/intro.html (Photo credit: Wikipedia)Toronto city council is going to curb Rob Ford's power
It is about time. He has proven beyond any reasonable doubt that he is an
inebriated idiot.
Education Reform Guide
Education Reform Guide. via Education Reform Guide.
Nashville Metro Puts Brakes on Charter Expansion--CorpEd Spews
A clip from the Tennessean:
The Metro school board approved a plan Tuesday night effectively
restricting the authorization of new charter schools next year to South
Nashville or to schools tagged for three straight years of poor performance.
The resolution approved by the board requires all new charter schools to be
located either within areas where schools are above 120 percent of capacity
or in an existing school that spent three years under scrutiny as a
“target” school.
“The board is clearly interested with focusing on developing a more
thoughtful and strategic approach to how th... more »
The War In Afghanistan: A Cold Hard Truth... This War Was ALWAYS About The Opium!
Honestly, I have not done any articles on Afghanistan for a while, but why
bother? I said again and again that this war was lost a very long time ago
and was nothing more than a fraud from the very beginning... The US led
invasion of that nation was for one purpose and one purpose only: To get
the Opium poppy fields back into full production for the criminal Jewish
drug lords to reap massive profits! All other excuses for attacking that
nation have proven to be frauds pushed on gullible people.....
I want to present a new video narrated by Russia Today reporter Abby Martin
that a... more »
The Ghost Bill
I'll
give President Obama credit where it's due. By ordering the
restorationof the cancelled health policies of a couple million
Americans suffering
from the sticker shock of, say, having to pay for somebody else's
pregnancy
when they themselves are post-menopausal, he's inadvertently displaying
the
deep sickness of the for-profit health care system itself.
And I have to admit, watching Big Insurance Maven Karen Ignagnisquirming
in the bind that the predatory insurers now find themselves
in, over a law that they themselves dictated to Max Baucus for their own
sole profit, does evoke ... more »
STALKING THE FAUX EDUCATION REPORTERS: Finland on $6 a day!
*FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 15, 2013*
*Part 5—Who paid for Ripley’s trip:* Amanda Ripley prepped at
Lawrenceville, like Malcom Forbes before her.
In 1996, she graduated Phi Beta Kappa, whatever that means, from Cornell. Or
so Wikipedia says!
That pedigree may explain the way Ripley opens her ballyhooed book, The
Smartest Kids in the World. Darlings! As she starts, Ripley explains that
she used to sniff at the very *idea* of writing about public schools.
To Ripley, it just wasn’t done!
Below, you see the way Ripley opens her book. Whenever the analysts read
the highlighted statements, they ... more »
Unexpected implications from SCC privacy decision
Today's Supreme Court decision in Alberta (Information and Privacy
Commissioner) *v.* United Food and Commercial Workers, Local 401, 2013 SCC
62 holds videotaping people crossing picket lines is protected by freedom
of speech. That may have some unexpected implications. Presumably the
analysis would apply to videotaping people going into, for example,
abortion clinics, drug rehab centres or other places. The Court holds:
[11] As the parties conceded, freedom of
expression under s. 2(*b*) is clearly engaged by the Union's activities.
The Union collected per... more »
The ZAP Report 11-10-2013
*I little late with this, I was enroute to Morocco.... Not a lot of new
data, more delays in the purported RV and prosperity packages, etc.... As
usual comments in red are mine. -Bill*
*Greetings and salutations,*
*So more Web sites to check out:*
*www.nvisible.com - Solara’s updates are available monthly and weekly by
subscription, but she does have some free material, and she does release
her prior updates for free a few months later. I have been a paid
subscriber for years. In honor of the 11:11 today.*
*www.youtube.com/watch?v=u__ekrAxWdE - The Astrology of November 2013 –... more »
Under Jewish Rule (Goodbye America!)
I have been so busy the last few days, and I am again playing catch up with
this blog..... It has indeed been hard to juggle personal and family
concerns and yet try to keep up on what has been happening around the
world, and posting material here.....
I came across the following very important article from Lasha Darkmoon
(www.darkmoon.me), that I want everyone who follows this blog to read... It
is entitled: "Under Jewish Rule" and paints a very grim picture of what
America has turned into today thanks to the destruction brought about by
Jewish interests.... The entire article is r... more »
Guardian columnist blames the persecution of Mid-East Christians on Israel’s creation
'... the plight of religious and ethnic minorities in Muslim and Arab
majority countries in the region is ignored due in part to political
correctness, cultural relativism and a malign obsession with Israel.'
Because for too many on the left of politics, Israel is always to blame and
facts can be ignored in order to make this point.
More here
http://cifwatch.com/2013/11/14/guardian-columnist-blames-the-persecution-of-mid-east-christians-on-israels-creation
KILLING THE GOLDEN GOOSE
*Vietnam-vet Bob Anderson standing outside Kirtland AFB in Albuquerque, New
Mexico. The base is a major space technology development center*
- I am heading today to Washington DC to participate in the Drones
Around the Globe: Proliferation and Resistance conference being organized
by Codepink. It is being held at the Georgetown Law Center and will include
drone survivors and families of victims from Pakistan and Yemen. This
evening I am lucky to arrive in time to attend a concert featuring
folksingers Charlie King and Karen Brandow at a local church. I'll be
... more »
I've Seen This One Before
Today the House is scheduled to vote for the Upton bill, at least unless
conservatives decide at the last minute that it really is a fix, and
therefore helping Obamacare.
Some Democrats will vote for it.
A quick hint: House Democratic votes for Upton, in a situation in which the
bill won't be coming to the Senate floor, may be an indication that
Republicans have successfully crafted a bill that puts pressure on
Democrats to split their votes. But it's not an indication that Democrats
are abandoning the ACA.
This happened just a month ago, when Republicans during the shutdown
broug... more »
Benjamin Fulford - November 11, 2013: The French, Saudi, Israeli and Japanese slave governments block new financial system
Monday, November 11, 2013
*Benjamin Fulford - November 11, 2013: The French, Saudi, Israeli and
Japanese slave governments block new financial system*
The efforts to release vast amounts of funds and launch a new golden age
for humanity and the planet are now being blocked by a small group of
nations notably France, Israel, Saudi Arabia and Japan together with the
Wall Street whore politicians in Washington D.C. However, the families that
control these nations are negotiating with the White Dragon Society and its
allies so good results are expected.
We are also still hearing cre... more »
ExoNews: 50th Anniversary of NSA Hotline document revealing Kennedy Khrushchev UFO discussion
This was posted at KP's blog...
JFK explains the real purpose of the First Amendment
*Amendment ICongress shall make no law respecting an establishment of
religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the
freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to
assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.*
In his admirable and quite remarkable speech the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel in
1961 entitled *"The President and the Press,"* President John F. Kennedy
explained the precise role of the First Amendment of the United States
Constitution - the role the Founding Fathers had in mind when they added it
to the... more »
Your moment of Zen
Rice Terraces Of Northeast Vietnam. [Image Credit : Sarawut Intarob via Milky
Way Scientists]
Read Stuff, You Should
Happy Birthday to Jonny Lee Miller, 41.
Some good stuff:
1. I didn't know the Brits had set up a US-like National Security Council,
and that other nations were getting in on it. Gideon Rachman explains. I
assume, of course, that the big problem in the UK is coordinating the
efforts of the Ministry of Administrative Affairs with what's going on over
at Silly Walks.
2. Larry Pressler is (sort of) back! Eric Ostermeier is all over the
election, and the distinction he would hold if he (improbably) wins back a
Senate seat. Pressler, last seen when defeated in 1996, would be, yes, a
Bat... more »
South Sweden Police's Regstry of Roma is Illegal on Multiple Counts – and More Criticism May Well Be Coming!
So a while back I posted an admittedly rather annoyed and highly sarcastic
piece regarding the revelations of a registry of more than 4 500 people,
mostly of roma origin or related to roma people, some of them since long
dead and over 1 000 of them small children, and the feeble and completely
confused attempts of responsible police officials to deny any wrongdoing,
responsibility or simply sweep the whole thing under the carpet. After that
it has been revealed that the registry has contained a large number of
people with no suspiscion of or connection whatsoever to criminal
activi... more »
Guardian columnist blames the persecution of Mid-East Christians on Israel’s creation
Because for too many on the left of politics, Israel is always to blame and
facts can be ignored in order to make this point.
More here
http://cifwatch.com/2013/11/14/guardian-columnist-blames-the-persecution-of-mid-east-christians-on-israels-creation
Consecutive and concurrent sentences
Cumulative punishments are known as consecutive sentences. This only
applies to jail sentences, all other sentences run concurrently. All
sentences are presumed to be served concurrently.
Generally, sentences for offences that occur at separate occasions will be
served consecutively.[1] While where the offences arise out of the same
transaction, the sentences will be typically concurrent.[2] If the court
does not indicate whether sentences are concurrent or consecutive it is
presumed concurrent.[3]
Nevertheless, the decision of consecutive sentences is one entitled to
deference... more »
One Advantage Of Obama's Plummeting Approval: Maybe His Deceitful And Disastrous Trade Agenda Can Be Derailed
Last week we took another look at Obama's latest benign-sounding "free"
trade disaster-in-the-making, the Trans-Pacific Partnership. I don't know
about you, but I wouldn't vote for *anyone* who backs these kinds of
agreements, regardless of political party. At the time we mentioned how
everything was being hidden from the public and totally shrouded in
secrecy-- secrecy from the taxpayers and ordinary citizens, not from the
predatory corporations who finance the political careers of America's
ruling elites. Now wikileaks has heroically has begun releasing the
documents.
The TPP ... more »
Does My Employer Have To Pay Me Even If I'm Illegal?
I received this question from a reader:
*I'm in the process to get my green card. I worked for a guy for few weeks.
He knew that I didn't have my EAD by that time. He doesn't want to pay me.
I have been trying to get my payment over 2 weeks. Yesterday he sent me a
text saying "go f**k yourself. if you contact me again I will notify the
authorities" What can I do?*
The quick answer is that, yes, your employer has to pay you even if you
worked without the proper permit or are in the country illegally. If you
are a foreign worker in the U.S., you have some hoops to jump through to
wor... more »
Long Island Advocates to Sue Suffolk Over Tapping Environmental Fund
Advocates to Sue Suffolk Over Tapping Environmental Fund
Why Banking, Corporate America And The Government Need Each Other
http://investmentwatchblog.com/why-banking-corporate-america-and-the-government-need-each-other/
*Why Banking, Corporate America And The Government Need Each Other*
November 14th, 2013
by Gold Silver Worlds
It should not come as a surprise that banking, industry and government are
closely connected. The recent draconian decisions of the US Fed or the US
foreign policy towards the Middle East are obvious examples. In order to
understand who is behind most of those decisions and who the beneficiaries
are, one should go back in history to the end of the 19th century.
Murray N. Roth... more »
Untitled
*Lee Zurik Investigation: Are utilities the real power behind the PSC?
~WVUE*
*La. to get $68 million in barrier island, diversion projects ~Amy Wold,
The Advocate*
*Bayou Bienvenue to teach about wetlands restoration ~WDSU*
*Detonation, fire kills one at Chevron Pascagoula Refinery ~WLOX*
*John Besh Launches "Besh Box": A Monthly Subscription Gourmet Kit ~Richard
Martin, Food Republic*
The Gambia Bolts
*...and the bottom dropped out of the road.*
I've been traveling in Sabah and was reminded of how wild things are down
there by the sobering news of Taiwanese tourists killed on a small island
off the lovely east coast. But that news was overshadowed by the big news
that The Gambia has cut ties with the ROC. WSJ reports:
Taiwan said Friday that it felt "shock and regret" from the announcement,
and believed Gambia's president Yahya Jammeh made the decision unilaterally
without pressure from China.
"Right now it appears this was a personal decision made by Gambia's
President Jammeh,... more »
Al Qaeda in Syria rebels mistakenly behead one of their rebel commanders - can we put these guys in charge of ObamaCare ?
http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2013-11-15/al-qaeda-apologizes-after-beheading-fellow-rebel-mistake
Al-Qaeda Apologizes After Beheading A Fellow "Rebel" By Mistake
[image: Tyler Durden's picture]
Submitted by Tyler Durden on 11/15/2013 08:05 -0500
- Iraq
- Newspaper
- Obamacare
inShare
They may be brutal, barbarian, CIA-funded cannibal savages, but at least
they are brutal, barbarian, CIA-funded cannibal savages with manners. Case
in point: after an Al-Qaeda linked rebel group chopped the head off a
person it thought was a member of the government side, it has since ... more »
Making Accountability Real
At the beginning of the last century, the heyday of Progressivism, a new
tool was given to voters -- the recall election. The Rob Ford saga has many
lessons. But one of them is that Ontario voters should be given the right
to recall their politicians. Tasha Kheiriddin writes:
If Ford had any sense of decency, he would step down of his own accord. But
failing that, he is correct when he says that it is the people who voted
for him — not the media, or the city’s councillors — who should decide
whether he stays or goes. So why not give those same voters the power to
strip him of off... more »
THE GERMAN FRANKFURT SCHOOL
The *German Frankfurt School* was set up by certain mainly Jewish gentlemen
in the 1920s.
In the 1920s, much of the world was ruled by a corrupt elite of dictators,
Kings, lords and oligarchs.
There was a lot of *extreme* inequality and exploitation, whether in
communist Russia or capitalist America or wherever.
*1920s communist Russia.*
The *German Frankfurt School* can be seen as 'an ideas factory' and these
ideas can be used by:
(1) people who want to lessen the power of the corrupt elite,
And
(2) people who want to be part of the corrupt elite.
*The German Frankfurt Schoo... more »
As US/Russia push talks, power shifts away from western mercs and a rebrand emerges
*The headline actually states "Syria balance tilts toward Assad"*
I cannot use that headline. The power balance is not tilting toward Assad,
the person.
That is manipulation, plain and simple.
The power balance is tilting towards Syria, the nation and it's army and
leadership and the majority of it's citizens. Some may recall that a couple
of years back* Assad was polling at a 55% approval rating.*
An approval rating that President Obama could only dream of.* His latest
poll numbers have hit their lowest point just 39 percent approval-* It
would appear it is time for someone to ste... more »
War watch November 14 , 2013 - Focus on Iran , Pakistan , Afghanistan and Iraq....
Obama Administration all over the map again......
Obama warns against attacking Iran...
Obama Warns Against Attacking IranAttacking Civilian Program Could Fuel
Nuclear Drive
by Jason Ditz, November 14, 2013
Print This | Share This
It took him nearly five full years in office, but President Obama has
finally come out mostly opposed to the idea of attacking Iran, saying he
believes that the attack would be “messy” and would have costs associated
with it.
In particular, Obama echoed warnings from Pentagon officials in years past
that a military strike on Iran would, instead of scaring ... more »
Friday Nerd Blogging: Lost in Furniture
Given the low salaries many of us start out at, we probably overly identify
with the crisis contained within this trailer (no significant spoilers):
Vaccines -The Truth Behind Vaccinations - A Documentary Collage
January 14, 2013
A collection of many documentaries such as:
Shots in the Dark- Silence on Vaccines.
The Greater Good.
Vaccination -The Hidden Truth.
Vaccine and Overdose babies.
and... many many more.
Healthy & Easy To Make Chocolate Mousse
Source:
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Living-with-Common-Sense/154468647938561
Irish Bank chief quits as results released
http://www.irishexaminer.com/business/cweysnqlojgb/rss2/
*Bank chief quits as results released*
Friday, November 15, 2013
KBC chief executive John Reynolds resigned on the same day as the bank
announced it is significantly increasing bad loan provisions for the year.
John Reynolds: 'Pursuing other opportunities'
By John Walsh
In a sign the Belgian-owned bank has accelerated its attempts to work
through its troubled loans, it has significantly increased the amount of
bad debt provisions it will incur this year.
In its results presentation, it said it has reassessed its entire Irish... more »
Simple Sinus Infection Home Remedy
Source:
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Living-with-Common-Sense/154468647938561
Post Haiyan: A Very Brief Ethical Annotation Re. the Current Situation in the Philipines and Indonesia
In the aftermath of the monster typhoon Haiyan that hit especially hard in
the Philipines and Indonesia recently, news have been continuing the past
week of the tens of thousands of dead, many more injured and, of course
long-term material and economic consequences which in turn will induce
secondary and tertiary human harm, for instance through the social chaos
emerging in the tracks of a destroyed civilisation. Reports are also
coming, once again when catastrophes of this magnitude hit, of the
willingness of nations and people all around the globe to help and assist
in whatever wa... more »
EU FUTURE BREAKING: Berlin moves Germany out of the line of fire…and squarely into the driving seat
*EU FUTURE BREAKING: Berlin moves Germany out of the line of fire…and
squarely into the driving seat*
BY JOHN WARD NOVEMBER 12, 2013
'BUSINESS-FRIENDLY' EU = VICTORY FOR BANKERS AND MULTINATIONALSS DANGER
AHEAD FOR GREECE EC TO BE SIDELINED IN EZONE BANKING UNION HITLER WON AFTER
ALL VICTORY FOR THE BANKFURTERS WOLFGANG SCHÄUBLE
It is no longer possible to deny the Grossdeutschland “business friendly”
agenda in Europe
Although the process has gone largely (and very likely deliberately)
ignored by the old Robber-Baron media, in a series of moves over the last
few days, the Germa... more »
President Barack Hussein Obama lied again and again about Obamacare, so where's the outrage?
President Barack Hussein Obama lied again and again about Obamacare, so
where's the outrage?
It's here...
And here's Barack Obama lying over and over and over and over again...
Visas no longer needed for Canada: thank you
After four years, Canada abolished the tourist visa requirements for Czechsagain. The visas have been
introduced and canceled a few times in recent decades.
*Judging by the sentiment in the face, this Czech woman probably got the
visas back in 2009 when they were imposed again shortly before she was
leaving the Canadian embassy.*
The good news were announced by Otto Jelinek, the new Canada's ambassador
to Czechia (born in Prague, Third Reich), a rich guy, and a former
figure-skater. Incidentally, I do think that "binational" (yet loyal) folks
are a good choice for the chairs of am... more »
The more things change....
A friend of mine put this image of a tin of Formosa Oolong from John
Andrews of Boston, probably from the 1880s, on Facebook (more info). It
"commemorates" the Boston Tea Party. As I was searching for information on
this brand, I stumbled across this droll Consular Report on the Amoy Tea
Trade:
THE TEA TRADE OF AMOY.
I can report much more activity in the tea market at this port than
prevailed in the trade one year ago. Prices in New York are much more
satisfactory.
Up to the 24th ultimo 1,314,286 pounds more of Formosa oolongs had been
exported from Amoy to the United States th... more »
Andrew Huszar: Confessions of a Quantitative Easer
http://online.wsj.com/news/articles/SB10001424052702303763804579183680751473884
*Andrew Huszar: Confessions of a Quantitative Easer*
*We went on a bond-buying spree that was supposed to help Main Street.
Instead, it was a feast for Wall Street.*
By ANDREW HUSZAR
Nov. 11, 2013 7:00 p.m. ET
I can only say: I'm sorry, America. As a former Federal Reserve official, I
was responsible for executing the centerpiece program of the Fed's first
plunge into the bond-buying experiment known as quantitative easing. The
central bank continues to spin QE as a tool for helping Main Street. But
I... more »
You Cannot Reform Education With One Eye Closed
You cannot reform education with one eye closed. The mantra of “teacher
quality” reduces the profession to the traditional four walls of a
classroom. Unfortunately, our students deserve more than just a teacher.
Rather than place unnecessary burdens on teachers, education reformers must
encourage teachers to maximize their influence in every child’s life.
Placing too […]
Freedom of Speech in London 2013
This video is from London's School of Oriental And African Studies (SOAS)
aka School of Organised Anti-Semitism where a speaker, Mohamed El-Nabawy,
had to be ushered off stage by security guards when around 30 demonstrators
stormed a lecture theatre. Mr El-Nabawy has ties to the Tamarod group which
opposed ex President Mohammed Morsi and played a key role in the ousting of
the Muslim Brotherhood-backed Morsi in June this year.
Israel's 'Apartheid Wall' in context
'97% of this "wall" is only a fence, and it was erected IN RESPONSE to
terrorist attacks against Israeli civilians. More than a dozen other
countries use the same thing to defend against terrorist attacks, prevent
weapons trafficking, and curb illegal immigration, among other things.
Israel is no different.
Get more TRUTH at:
- FuelForTruth - http://www.fuelfortruth.org
- Twitter - https://twitter.com/fuelfortruth
- Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/FuelForTruth'
It's odd how only Israel's fence gets criticised by @lynnejones_exMP and
others.
Watch ""Brotherly Love" - Arab Treatment of Palestinian Arabs"
'See how the Arab world treats their "brothers," the Palestinian Arabs...
The world focuses on Israel's "inhumane" treatment, while Arab nations hold
them in horrid refugee camps, using them as political pawns. They were
ethnically cleansed, they were massacred, all by Arabs. And the subjugation
continues. But no one says a word.
Now THAT is "brotherly love."
Get more TRUTH at:
- FuelForTruth - http://www.fuelfortruth.org
- Twitter - https://twitter.com/fuelfortruth
- Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/FuelForTruth '
TPP - UK Prime Minister David Cameron - the FACE OF COMMON PURPOSE?
couple of quick news items before such blogs as Free Planet are quashed,
destroyed, annihilated by corporate legislation,
1) Is UK prime minister David Cameron now the public face of Common Purpose?
*The Prime Minister officially declared in a newly published register of
ministerial interests that he is patron of an initiative run by Common
Purpose, a leadership organisation whose founders set up one of the most
vocal lobbying groups for media regulation.*
*The disclosure comes days after the approval of a controversial
cross-party charter introducing a system of Press regulation u... more »
And Yet It Moves
Wit's End - 10 hours ago
Unless otherwise noted, the illustrations in this post are from one artist,
named Pamela. Her site not only merits visits for her artwork, but for her
thoughtful writing as well. Here she is, with one of her paintings:
Benjamin the Donkey, Limericist unparalleled, reminded me of the quote that
serves as the title, *And Yet it Moves - *which is attributed to Gallileo.
“ ‘*And yet it moves*’ (Italian: *Eppur si muove*; [ep’pur si ‘mwɔːve]) is
a phrase said to have been uttered before the Inquisition by the Italian
mathematician, physicist and philosopher Galileo Galilei (1564–1642) i... more »
The Future Of The Republican Party: Short And Brutish
The latest Gallup poll shows that 76% of Americans favor raising the
minimum wage-- including 58% of Republican voters. A bill doing so will
pass the Senate and probably be blocked by Boehner and Cantor in the House
where it won't even be voted on. Americans are noticing a pattern emerge--
the Senate passing popular bills and the GOP House refusing to take them
up. Instead the House voted 44 Votes to Repeal #Obamacare, and voted on an
equal number of anti-Choice bills, 99 other crazy religion bills… but zero
bills to create new jobs or do anything to relieve the burdens of a weak
... more »
Anarchist Bookfair Schedule Taala Hooghan Flagstaff Arizona
What:
A regional anti-colonial and anarchist bookfair featuring discussions,
workshops, presentations, films, skillshares, art, & more.
When: November Sat. 16 and Sun. 17, 2013
Where: Táala Hooghan Infoshop, Occupied territories Flagstaff, Arizona.
Who: Indigenous and anarchist authors, speakers, radical book
distributors, zine publishers, and more.
Why: Fire at the Mountain Bookfair
Philippines continue to deal with incredible aftermath of Super typhoon Haiyan , overwhelmed by the wipeout of housing , infrastructure , communications systems - the Filipino people are trying to find their way forward under incredible circumstances !
Catharsis Ours - 12 hours ago
Aftermath from Super typhoon Haiyan......
Tons of aid undelivered
By Jaime Laude (The Philippine Star) | Updated November 14, 2013 - 1:00am
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Making Your Own Powdered Vegetable Bouillon
Have you ever considered making your own bouillon powder (aka dehydrated
bouillon)? It's not only easy to do, but it's a healthy alternative to
commercial versions which often include things like hydrogenated oils,
Monosodium Glutamate, Salt, Palm Oil, and preservatives with
unpronounceable names. It's also economical and a great way to use up extra
veggies in your bin.
Here's my easy guide to making your own powdered vegetable bouillon:
Gather a variety of vegetables.
[image: Make your own powdered vegetable bouillon.]
Choose an assortment of vegetables. The goal is to create a nic... more »
Quote of the Day: Truth speaks...
"You cannot legislate the poor into freedom by legislating the rich out of
freedom. What one person receives without working for, another person must
work without receiving. The government cannot give to anybody anything the
government does not first take from somebody else. When half of the people
get the idea that they do not have to work because the the other half is
going to take care of them, and when the other half gets the idea that it
does no good to work because somebody else is going to get what they work
for, that my dear friend is about the end of any nation.
You cann... more »
Cheng’s Views on Chinese and American Education
We live in a time in which the worship of test scores has bred an
unprecedented, obsessive desire among corporate reformers to best other
countries on international tests. I supposed such would somehow
permanently etch into the world consciousness that the United States truly
is ”the” world power to be reckoned with. Thus, any time international test
results become available, […]
Mohawk Nation News 'Fat Cats'
FAT
CATS
Mohawk Nation News
MNN. Nov. 14, 2013. Toronto Mayor Rob Ford’s “bunga bunga” antics are
not democracy. It’s becoming obvious that the “Fat Cats” machine is in
charge of city hall.
Fat Cats: “Rob, we’ll tell you when to step down”.
The corporate system is riddled with loopholes to keep a rich dabbler
like Rob Ford in. His job is to ignore the will of the people. They can
Updates On Syria: CIA Dissent About Ghouta Chemical Attack Was Suppressed, Hezbollah Promises To Stay In Syria, Destruction of Syria's CW Is On Track
An excerpt from, *"Fixing Intel Around the Syria Policy"* by Robert Parry,
Consortiumnews, November 14:
After the Aug. 21 chemical weapons incident in Syria, a number of senior
U.S. intelligence analysts disagreed with the Obama administration’s rush
to judgment blaming the Syrian government, but their dissent on this
question of war or peace was concealed from the American people.
The administration kept the dissent secret by circumventing the normal
intelligence process and issuing on Aug. 30 something called a “Government
Assessment,” posted at the White House press office’s Web ... more »
Apocalypse now? Rural Hondurans can handle it
New biodigester in Aceituno, LempiraShould the apocalypse come one day,
we'd all be well-advised to ride it out with a Honduran campesino.
Picture a typical Canadian in the event of an apocalypse – electricity
gone, supermarkets empty, no gas for the car, that sort of thing. We'd be
hooped.
Sure, some of us keep backyard gardens, maybe even a few chickens. But
it’d be a rare Canadian who could feed themselves even through a
short-lived apocalypse. Our country talks a good game about 100-mile diets,
but almost a third of our food comes from outside the country and most of... more »
The Map and the Territory
Click here to read my review, coming out in Sunday's *NY Times Book Review*, of
Alan Greenspan's new book.
Lesson plans: Something scripted, something borrowed, something new. #ShareMyLesson
Today I was preparing a sub plans for next week and read Shaun Johnson’s
piece about lesson plan books during my lunch period. I know I will be out
for a morning next week for some dental work so I am getting my lesson
plans set for the day I will be absent. Any teacher […]
Ooh, that Obama! (With thanks to E. J. Dionne Jr. and Ian Welsh)
*Is it really much consolation to the president to be linkable to this pack
of born-and-bred nitwits and liars?*
*"For Obama, there is no escaping health care. He needs to engage in an
aggressive new defense that acknowledges problems in the individual market.
. . . But he also has to grapple with the wider causes of discontent. . . .
He can survive his enemies. He needs to win back the citizens who were once
his friends."*
*-- E. J. Dionne Jr., in his WaPo column today,*
"Obama needs his friends back"
*"When you are dealing with bad people, you must assume bad faith; bad
behavior.... more »
Charter $chool CEOs of New York
The guy at the bottom--that's the Chancellor of 1,600 New York City Public
Schools. Remember--it's all about the children. From the Daily News:
Your move Big Insurance Republicans
Dizzy from trying to follow all the media spin on Obama's fix for Obamacare.
It's bold. It's desperate. It's smart. It's incredibly stupid. It's a trap.
It's a trick. It's dictatorial. It's weak. It's generational theft, dammit.
Me, I think it was rather brilliant solution. Shorter Obama: You fools like
getting ripped off for junk policies? Fine. You can keep 'em. Let the
insurance gougers explain why they don't want to give them back to you.
Shockingly, the insurers are unhappy with this fix. They can't blame
Obamacare for cancelling insurance policies now.
The idea isn’t to retr... more »
Saving Privatized Obamacare
I got this in the email today (my few little tweaks serving to reveal the
whole subliminal message.)
Dear MoveOn member,
There's no sugar-coating it: *Obama(care) is in serious political
trouble. And Obamabots progressives need to step up and start shelling
out fighting to save him it right now.*
Obviously, the man law itself is still really good at bullshitting. But
it's clear to everyone that *rolling us* rollout has been badly botched—and
now Republicans smell blood in the water. They think this is their chance
to undo the whole thing. Worse yet, some Democrats in Congress are st... more »
City of Scranton unlikely to make required 6.3 million payment to its Pension fund ! Here is the situation Scranton faces - 195 million in outstanding debt. And another 100 million of unfunded pension debt. Another 28 millionis needed to pay off a Court ordered settlement with the Fire and Police Unions ( back pay but with pension implications as well - perhaps several million more on the Scranton tab ) and the above mentioned year end Pension fund Contribution. Add another half million required by law when the 6.3 million Pension contribution is not paid by December 31 , 2013......How long before we see a bankruptcy filing ? Might the recovery be 30 cents on the dollar - which is close to the value of the pension plan assets ?
http://thetimes-tribune.com/news/scranton-unlikely-to-make-required-payment-to-pension-fund-1.1585710
Scranton unlikely to make required payment to pension fund
BY TERRIE MORGAN-BESECKER (STAFF WRITER)
Published: November 14, 2013
It's unlikely Scranton will make the required $6.3 million contribution to
its pension plans by the end of the year, meaning city taxpayers will have
to pay an additional $504,000 in interest into the composite pension fund.
The city has until Dec. 31 to make the payment, but its failure to secure a
$27 million loan that's earmarked to pay that debt and ... more »
LORI WALLACH: "The bottom line of all of this is we need a new procedure to replace fast track that gives the public the role and Congress the role to make sure what will be binding, permanent, global laws do not undermine either our democratic process of making policies at home—that we need—or that lock us into retrograde policies that the current 600 corporate trade advisers are writing to impose on us."
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*TPP Exposed: **WikiLeaks Publishes Secret Trade Text to Rewrite Copyright
Laws, Limit Internet Freedom*
http://www.democracynow.org/2013/11/14/tpp_exposed_wikileaks_publishes_secret_trade
WikiLeaks has published the secret text to part of the biggest U.S. trade
deal in history, the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP). For the past several
years, the United States and 12 Pacific Rim nations have been negotiating
behind closed doors on the sweeping agreement. A 95-page draft of a TPP
chapter released by WikiLeaks on Wednesday details agreements relating to... more »
Will A Battle For The Soul Of The Republican Party Pit Chris Christie Against Ted Cruz?
In his attempt to fool low-info New Jersey independents and Democrats that
he's a moderate and not really a conservative, Chris Christie may have
inadvertently convinced conservatives across the country. He was reelected
governor of New Jersey last week-- while voters rejected his agenda and
specifically overturned his veto of a bill raising the minimum wage. New
polls, though, indicate that he's alienated GOP primary voters outside of
the Northeast, which still includes a good number of old fashioned
mainstream conservatives and where teabaggers are less of a force.
A new poll fr... more »
Regarding Goldhaber on VAM at AEI
My fellow blogger, John Thompson, just posted a piece that looks at the new
Mathematica study on teacher transfer incentives, and he begins with this
paragraph, to which I would like to respond:
Maybe I’m naïve, but I found it hopeful when economist Dan Goldhaber told
the conservative American Enterprise Institute that value-added models work
at the elementary level, at least in comparison with other ways of
evaluating teachers. But, he cited evidence that value-added might not work
quite so well at the high school level. He concluded that less emphasis
would have been placed on the... more »
This is bad @waldenu, very bad. Why would you do this? #phd
Earn a #PhD in #Education online, on your own time. Find out how we can
help you! http://t.co/oeh5Cy3Skg — Walden University (@WaldenU) October 10,
2013 Tagged: online, phd, walden
AZOV-FILMS USED FOR BLACKMAIL?
*Vladik (right). As a child, Vladik appeared in the 'naturist' or
'soft-porn' films produced by Azov-Films. *
Azov-Films reportedly produced child porn.
Azov-Films' headquarters was in Toronto Canada, but its films were made in
Crimea, Russia and Romania, by people including* Igor Rusanov*.
*Brian Way *and his mother* Sandra Waslov*, of Staford VA USA, were the
owners of Azov-films.com and Boyjoy.com. Way has been in custody since 2011.
*On 14 November 2013, Police in Canada announced that 348 people have been
arrested and nearly 400 children rescued during their three-year
inves... more »
SUN News Network Signs Rob And Doug Ford To Host New TV Show .... are you freakin' kidding me?!!!
*"Every TV station wants Toronto Mayor Rob Ford. But it's Sun News Network
that has landed the hottest man on the airwaves. If you have loved or even
hated the Ford Show so far, stayed tuned because there's more to come. The
Rob and Doug Ford Show is coming to Sun News Network.*
*You read it right.*
*The Fords are about to relaunch their on-air platform, this time on the
small screen.*
*The brothers have agreed to terms with Sun News to pick up where they left
off with their much-listened-to show The City on Newstalk 1010. That show
ended its run last week and a lot of people mis... more »
I have Ketchup in my Veins
National security starts with food security. For a decade we have been
giving it away. The latest casualty is Ketchup. The streets should be red
protesting this decision.
Controlling the past makes the future mallable
Obviously David thinks George Orwell is a dead Goliath.
Your moment of Zen
Abandoned City Hall Subway Station, NYC. [photo via Jeremy Duns and Expatina]
DIY Fruit/Vegetable Stand
This year, my goal was to add a handmade element to our holiday
celebrations. So many store bought toys are broken after they are barely
played with and they don't hold the same memories as the homemade ones.
My mom isn't a crafter, by any stretch of the imagination, but the
presents she made instead of bought hold many memories and we still have
them. She made my doll's sleeping bags that my 4-year-old now plays with
and a Cabbage Patch Kid jacket that is still on my sister's doll. I love
the thought and work that goes into handmade, so I am making bigger efforts
this year to ma... more »
Three D printing the new plastics
Those who remember The Graduate remember plastics. If they remade the movie
it would be 3D printing. Its a revolution as big as the industrial and
information revolution combined.
Thought Salad
I have maybe six chapters and the epilogue to write for my massive
epic, *Tatterdemalion*, so I'm going to be sprinting to the finish from
here on out. That's not to say I don't take the time to go on Twitter every
so often to bemuse my nearly 1100 followers. So here are some leftover
thoughts from the last week. Let it not be said I don't recycle.
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To the person who's, without exception, blown their nose in every
restaurant I've ever eaten in since the 60's, why haven't you died, yet?
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I'm curious: Since resigning as th... more »
NASA - Mars had lakes!
seriously, while NASA don't show *ANY JUSTIFICATION* or evolution in this
video for 'how' Mars got the way of the desert it is today, it is
(nostalgically) pretty in a retro-Pro-Gen* 80's stylee. Nice analog
Korg-age on the soundtrack. Just old-house.
*Billions of years ago when the Red Planet was young, it appears to have
had a thick atmosphere that was warm enough to support oceans of liquid
water - a critical ingredient for life. The animation shows how the surface
of Mars might have appeared during this ancient clement period, beginning
with a flyover of a Martian lake... more »
How well do we liberals know how to read?
*THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 14, 2013*
*Excerpting Richard Cohen:* Richard Cohen incited more rage from us
liberals this week.
He managed to do so in a column which pretty much savaged the tea party.
The column appeared in Tuesday’s Washington Post.
Did Cohen really attack the tea party in the column which made us so mad?
Yes, he did, without using the name, except in the headline. He focused on
those culturally conservative Iowa Republicans who, he said, will never go
for Chris Christie.
Below, you see the first two-thirds of the column, the part which hasn’t
been cut-and-pasted by us ir... more »
Impeachment!
Well, not the president. Just the Attorney General. And not actual
impeachment; just a few radicals planning to introduce articles of
impeachment today.
Ah, but this is as good an opportunity as any to admit I was pretty much
dead wrong about this one. I thought someone would formally introduce
articles of impeachment against Barack Obama long ago. Not that they would
actually go ahead an impeach him.
I will note that my prediction wasn't just "someone" -- I picked Michele
Bachmann. Which, granted, wasn't really a wild stretch, but it turns out
she's one of the group gunning for Ho... more »
那么，为什么便宜的阿富汗海洛因到美国的水灾？是谁守着罂粟田，傻！LOL
*http://online.wsj.com/news/articles/SB10001424052702303460004579193992106490318*
Healthy Ageing 4: GCOA-EMHN Meeting in Bangkok Last October
This is the continuation of my earlier article, GCOA-EMHN Policy Dialogue
in Bangkok last month, on the Global Coalition On Aging (GCOA) - Emerging
Markets Health Network (EMHN) Policy Dialogue on Aging, held on October
23, 2013 at Plaza Athenee Bangkok, Thailand.
There were about 16 of us from eight different countries. The resource
speaker was Dr. Anindya Mishra, a faculty member of the Indian Institute of
Technology (IIT), Roorke India. He gave a 30 minutes presentation entitled
“Social and Economic Challenges of Ageing in Asia: Special Focus on India.”
Among the points raised ... more »
Southern Life Hacks
A collection of tips and tricks to simplify your life, found from all over.
Sure, you can just Google "life hacks" but this page will be periodically
updated with the best ones so no need to bother. Or you could just click on
these links...
Life Hack Videos
40 Clever Life Hacks
50 Life Hacks
A Quiver of Ghosts
*A Quiver of Ghosts*
*By Scott Corrales*
[From the upcoming monograph *INEXPLICATA - The Paranormal*]
The ghostly traditions of Latin America have not received much attention in
the English language media. Perhaps the stereotypes of fun in the sun and
Carmen Miranda-type dancers make it hard to believe that hauntings form an
integral part of the traditions of countries from Mexico to Argentina, with
some apparitions dating back centuries. In Mexico alone we find La Llorona
– the ancient Aztec goddess known a Cihuacoatl, the serpent woman,
worshipped in the darkness of the temple kn... more »
The Potential Value of Teacher Transfer Data
Maybe I’m naïve, but I found it hopeful when economist Dan Goldhaber told
the conservative American Enterprise Institute that value-added models work
at the elementary level, at least in comparison with other ways of
evaluating teachers. But, he cited evidence that value-added might not work
quite so well at the high school level. He concluded that less emphasis
would have been placed on the value-added of individual teachers if
research had focused on high schools rather than elementary schools. I am
far from convinced that value-added evaluations make sense even in the
early years... more »
Republicans Can't Be Shamed
Republicans did everything they could do sabotage Obamacare including
running ads on TV urging people, especially young people, to not sign up.
Now they want to use the low sign up rates to accomplish their political
goal of repealing it. According to the *National Review*, a Republican
Party propaganda website, Boehner reminded his colleagues yesterday about
his repeal strategy and explained how bringing the “keep your plan” bill
introduced by anti-healthcare plutocrat Fred Upton to the House floor
tomorrow fits into it. “Remember the strategy for stopping Obamacare we
laid out ... more »
The suitable age for marriage - According to a fatwa from Shaykh `Abdul-`Azeez Bin Baz
*The Suitable Age For Marriage* *Question:*
*What is the suitable age for marriage for men and women, because some
young women do not accept marriage from those who are older than them?
Likewise, some men do not marry women who are older than them. We request a
response and may Allaah reward you with goodness.* *Answer:*
I advise young women not to refuse marriage from a man due to his age, such
as being ten, twenty or thirty years older than her. This is not a reason,
because the Prophet, sallallaahu alayhi was salam, married 'A'ishah, may
Allaah be pleased with her, when he was fi... more »
Fallujah Mayor Assassinated While Anbar Council Tries To Replace Provincial Police Chief
Iraq’s Fallujah has once again become a center for insurgent attacks in the
country. Most recently the mayor of the city was assassinated in November
2013. Afterward the provincial council voted to replace the chief of police
for the governorate due to the deteriorating security situation. The police
and the army have failed to protect the city, and it appears that militants
have free reign there.
(*WestherForecast.com*)
Hitting government targets has been a top priority for insurgents in
Fallujah, which recently lost its mayor. On November 13, Mayor Adnan
al-Jalbawi was gunned ... more »
Heavy Rains And Flooding In Iraq
Baghdad Nov 11, 2013 (*AFP*)
Baghdad Nov 11, 2013 (*AFP*)
Baghdad Nov 11, 2013 (*AFP*)
Baghdad Nov 11, 2013 (*AFP*)Basra Nov 2013Anbar province Nov 10, 2013
101 Sci Fi Adventures
From IO9 Top Picture from The Reality Dysfunction a book that could have
been set in the Firefly Universe or maybe the Firefly Universe was set in
his Universe.
Out of the mouths of husbands...
*spot on.*
Couldn't have said it better:
"Obama said, I'm *directing* the insurance companies blah, blah, blah. The
insurance companies can do what ever they want. They don't take orders
from him. He can go direct his own ass." *my husband*
Of course, you all realize that by saying people can keep their old
policies, Obama is essentially giving the insurance companies the right to
break the law?
Now, most insurance companies won't be able to reinstate those cancelled
policies. Bingo - the insurance companies become the bad guys.
When, exactly, will the libtards wake up to t... more »
As promised, a deeply personal and private look at (GASP!) my plan book #edchat @rweingarten #sharemylesson
Gazing into the educator’s plan book is a highly uncommon occurrence, and I
say this with just a hint of sarcasm. I don’t really know why it’s so
deeply personal, seems silly, but it really is very personal. I hear and
read quite a bit about lesson plans for this and that. Templates for, of […]
You Are Sometimes 'Known' By The Company You Keep ....
*-Rob Ford is a member of the Conservative Party of Canada.*
*-Mike Duffy is a member of the Conservative Party of Canada.*
*-Patrick Brazeau is a member of the Conservative Party of Canada.*
*-Pamela Wallin is a member of the Conservative Party of Canada.*
*-Are you a member of the Conservative Party of Canada?*
*(if so ..... I guess you are where you should be ... in bad company
......) *
Breaking: Holland drops A-bomb on millions of people!
*THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 14, 2013*
*Full-scale war may start:* Friend, do you want to avoid the atavistic
impulses which lead to full-blown tribal war?
The impulse to war is bred in us all. If you want to avoid that prehistoric
impulse, we’ll make two suggestions:
First, challenge the idea that people come in well-defined types. Example:
Suppose a study shows that members of Tribe A are more likely to do X, Y or
Z, as compared to members of Tribe B.
In that case, pay attention to the key term, “more likely.” Is the other
tribe more likely to hold some view? If so, always ask yourself th... more »
BIG TURNOUT AT FORUM IN BATH
We counted right at 90 people last night at the forum our local committee
organized here in Bath. The event, sponsored by Bath Citizens for
Responsible TIF Action, was held in the city hall auditorium and featured
three speakers. We had to use the balcony for seating as the auditorium
was packed.
The speakers included a retired college law professor who has studied
corporate tax breaks for 30 years, an economist from a leading Maine
organization, and a city councilman from nearby town of Brunswick. In the
end they all agreed on the need for greater transparency and disclosure b... more »
Obama getting ready to say something really stupid, insulting, and (no doubt) illegal...w/ Update
*so what else is new?*
If you can squelch your puke response, it's will be live on:
*C-Span*
*Of course, he's late:*
*In the realm of social psychology and psychodynamics, when we discuss
chronic lateness, we typically do so in reference to passive-aggression and
control. An individual who is passive-aggressive is, by definition,
arrogant...and arrogance is bred, not by a sense of personal power, but,
rather, through fear and insecurity. (source) *
Nicolas Cage as Disney Princesses!
The above image of Nicolas Cage as Snow White was found along with plenty
more at this Sad and Useless page. Take a look, they are really rather good.
Electoral Effects of the...Oh, C'mon, People, Really?
Sometimes, I think it helps to be a solid 1500 miles away from Washington.
Or maybe it helps to have read a little history. Or maybe I'm just an old
guy.
Anyway: we're at a point at which even Jonathan Chait, writing against panic,
says that "the current sense of dread enveloping the Democratic Party has a
very real basis. President Obama’s poll numbers are plunging to
unprecedented depths."
Yes, it's all massively overstated.
Plunging? His approval (and some associated numbers) have definitely
dropped. I suppose "plunge" is subjective, but HuffPollster's estimate, set
for "less s... more »
Succinctness of Intent is Called for by Gaia Energetic Structures at this Time
*Succinctness of Intent is Called for by Gaia Energetic Structures at this
Time*
by ÉirePort
Succinctness of intent is called for by Gaia energetic structures at this
time.
Hue-manity is currently requested to REAL-ize actual Gaia request and to
discern alternative ego desire.
Rising above the "sense-perceptibles" is required for such REAL-ization.
Gaia energetics responds only to Higher Intent in alignment with Gaia
Ascension at this moment.
ÉirePort | November 14, 2013 at 04:43
URL: http://wp.me/p2sFUY-qd
It was hard to stomach David Cameron preaching austerity from a golden throne
David Cameron prepares to speak on the need for 'permanent austerity'
at the Lord Mayor's banquet. Photograph: Ray Tang/Rex Features
http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2013/nov/13/david-cameron-austerity-public-sector-cut
*s*
*It was hard to stomach David Cameron preaching austerity from a golden
throne*
*As a waitress at the lord mayor's banquet, the contrast between what
Cameron was saying and where he was saying it felt particularly chilling*
Ruth Hardy
theguardian.com,
Wednesday 13 November 2013 12.58 GMT
David Cameron at Lord Mayor's Banquet
At a state banquet for the ne... more »
USING TYPHOON TO STAY IN PHILIPPINES
Earlier this month, negotiations between the United States and the
Philippines to sharply increase the number of US troops regularly rotating
through Philippine bases hit a snag. Critics claimed American demands, if
met, would undermine Philippine sovereignty. Increasingly, it seemed,
prospects for an accord this year looked shaky.
Then typhoon Haiyan hit.
Since the ferocious storm blasted the archipelago and laid waste to the
city of Tacloban Friday, the Filipino media have carried images of US
military personnel aiding relief operations.
Will the US use the humanitarian aid exc... more »
Stephen Harper's Bobblehead
I found Stephen Harper's Bobblehead (or bubblehead) on the internet. I just
added the bobbling.
Also found another version of the bubblehead of Rob Ford.
Happy Early Birthday, Arne Duncan, on Your 52nd Birthday
I know, I know, you just turned 49 on November 6, but since I missed your
birthday (sorry), I thought I would get ahead of the game and wish you the
best on the one birthday that all of America's teachers and parents will
celebrate, just days before your departure from the U. S. Department of
Education in 2016.
And yes, I know, some other corporate shill will take your place at ED, but
it won't be the same.
No one can come close to your false innocence, your feigned interest, your
formulaic and robotic responses, your gift for platitudes and redundant
superlatives, your "Rosa Pa... more »
Are you seeing a pattern yet?...
*of more and more government overreach?*
Some people might even go so far as to call it tyranny.
First they tell the American people what they must buy or pay a penalty tax
because "it's the law", doncha know.
Now Mary Landrieu, of the infamous "Louisiana Purchase" wants to tell
insurance companies what they must sell.
Hmmmmmmmm - makes you wonder, doesn't it?
*More:*
*The Correct Strategy For Obamacare Sufferers?*
War watch - Egypt , Iran , Syria and Libya in focus November 13 , 2013.....
Catharsis Ours - 1 day ago
Egypt
set to provide Russia access to port facilities on the Mediterranean
while buying advanced Russian weaponry......... US influence in Egypt
waning !
http://www.debka.com/article/23438/Lavrov-to-confirm-Russian-air-defense-system-surface-missiles-for-Egypt-Russian-Navy-facilities-at-Alexandria-
Russian
Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and Defense Minister Sergey Shoigu
start a two-day visit to Cairo Wednesday, Nov. 13, to wind up a major
sale
of advanced Russian weaponry for the Egyptian army and the Russian
Navy’s
access to port facilities on the Mediterranean.
DEBKAfile’s mi... more »
STALKING THE FAUX EDUCATION REPORTERS: The virtues of Cather’s immigrant girls!
*THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 14, 2013*
*Part 4—Who is Eleanor Barkhorn:* In our post-journalistic world, few group
get discussed less, or less favorably, than our American black kids, all of
whom are just kids, of course.
There’s no group we seem to care about less. Consider the current state of
play regarding these children’s test scores, which get discussed all the
time.
From 1990 to the present, black kids seem to have shown a lot of progress
in reading and math. On the National Assessment of Educational Progress,
their score gains look like this:
*Score gains by black students, public ... more »
Mob Attacks Private Security In Iraq's Rumaila Oil Field Over Imam Hussein Posters
After some private security officers took down images of Imam Hussein near
the Rumaila oil field in Basra an angry mob attacked them as shown in these
two videos. Afterward Baker Hughes said it was suspending its operations at
the field to investigate the incident.
Let's start the day with Ted Cruz...
*"Obamacare is not fixable." *
The Horror of Trans fats
It boggles the mind. When you hear GMO foods are safe, thinkaboot transfats.
Who Will Follow Harper?
Murray Dobbins writes that it's easy to become obsessed with Stephen
Harper. But whoever follows him could make things worse. After all, Paul
Martin made Stephen Harper possible, just as Brian Mulroney made Martin
possible. Together they established corporate government in Canada:
No one was prepared for what Finance Minister Paul Martin had in store for
the country (he effectively ran the Chretien government). Mulroney had
established the foundation for corporatism with the free trade deal with
the U.S. Martin delivered punch number two: the gutting of federal spending
and reven... more »
ObamaCare updates November 12 , 2013 - Hmm , The ObamaCare Healthcare.gov website Project Manager ( Henry Chao ) testifies before Congress that he was not told that security flaws posed limitless risk ( also wasn't shown the September 3 , 2013 CMS memo on same - note that the time to fix flaws of mid- 2014 to early 2015 ! ) ....Bill Clinton sticks shiv in Obama - saying Obama should honor his promise about keeping your health plan if you like it ........... Rate shock coming in January for consumers from ObamaCare - more politicians ducking from incoming political backlash ( passing Laws without reading legislation , let alone comprehending same , has consequences ! Cue Democrat panic city times !
Catharsis Ours - 1 day ago
http://hotair.com/archives/2013/11/12/cnn-source-if-white-house-doesnt-have-solution-to-canceled-plans-by-friday-dems-may-vote-for-gops-keep-your-plan-act/
(
Dem rebellion against W. H dilly dallying ? What does the fox ( obama )
say ? )
CNN source: If White House doesn’t have solution to canceled plans by
Friday, Dems may vote for GOP’s “Keep Your Plan Act”
POSTED AT 8:01 PM ON NOVEMBER 12, 2013 BY ALLAHPUNDIT
Amazing stuff via Mediaite. The “Keep Your Plan Act” is Fred Upton’s
bill,
which Jay Carney spent a few minutes attacking at today’s press briefing
because it would make c... more »
Read Stuff, You Should
Happy Birthday to Laura San Giacomo, 51. Perhaps she doesn't want to do it,
but otherwise difficult to understand why she's not starring on one of
those TVLand sitcoms. Actually, how about a TVLand sitcom with her, Amy
Yasbeck, Hector Elizondo, and Jason Alexander? Isn't that a totally
plausible cast? And, yeah, I'd watch it if it was on. It'd be better than
the last thing they did together.
Back to business: there's always good stuff:
1. Good Aaron Blake analysis of what Tea Party and other radical Republican
organizations look for when endorsing.
2. Nice back and forth this week ... more »
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