English: Seatown beach looking east This view, (complete with old car wheel) is of the cliffs from Seatown towards Ridge Cliff and East Ebb rocks. It is an area of regular landfalls (as can be seen from the precarious overhanging cliff top) and it is serious folly to go too near the cliffs, either at the top or at the bottom. Just nearby, at the top of the cliff, a fencepost dangled from the end of a wire fence, where once had been solid ground! (Photo credit: Wikipedia)Ask Not What Your Country Can Do for You
I have - never - asked what my country can do for me but would appreciate it if it's government would leave us the hell alone and mind their own damned business.
Friday Nerd Blogging
I realize I am putting my Twitter standings at great risk by potentially appearing to make light of an important social issue. But when I found this treatise on the importance of tighter regulations for dragons I couldn’t resist sharing. Happy Friday! Game of Thrones – Dragon Control by TheShortsShow
The Predictable Failure of School Improvement Grants
In the second annual data dump on the eve of the anniversary of the assasination of President Kennedy, the Duncan administration has again announced the disappointing results of its School Improvement Grant (SIG.)Once again, the SIG's failure is being released in the "take out the trash" end-of-the-week news dump. In retrospect, I was naïve about the SIG and its roots. My experiences teaching in the inner city, and in participating in whole school and whole system reform were crystalized by Mass Insight's "The Turnaround Challenge." In 2007, I saw it as one of the most profound anal...more »
Graphs of the Day: Major US Hurricane Drought Continues
Data here. The US good luck with respect to hurricane landfalls -- yes, good luck -- continues. The graph below shows total US hurricane landfalls 1900 through 2013. The five-year period ending 2013 has seen 2 hurricane landfalls. That is a record low since 1900. Two other five-year periods have seen 3 landfalls (years ending in 1984 and 1994). prior to 1970 the fewest landfalls over a five-year period was 6. From 1940 to 1957, every 5-year period had more than 10 hurricane landfalls (1904-1920 was almost as active). The red line in the graph above shows a decrease in the number of... more »
GOP melts down under nuclear option
I'm seeing speculation that the GOPers forced Harry Reid's hand as part of some eleventy dimensional liar's poker
move. Maybe it's true that McConnell thinks Harry changing the rules slightly to get governance moving again is going to give him some kind of great cover if he ever gets the Senate gavel back and proceeds to immediately annihilate the filibuster altogether. Of course that assumes McConnell will survive to see that day. Looking at his current re-election chances, that's not necessarily a sure bet. Whatever sort of devious GOP plot this *might* be, for the moment their p... more »
move. Maybe it's true that McConnell thinks Harry changing the rules slightly to get governance moving again is going to give him some kind of great cover if he ever gets the Senate gavel back and proceeds to immediately annihilate the filibuster altogether. Of course that assumes McConnell will survive to see that day. Looking at his current re-election chances, that's not necessarily a sure bet. Whatever sort of devious GOP plot this *might* be, for the moment their p... more »Bill Whittle talks common sense about health care...
*and we thank him!*
Israel’s Spoilsports
Christiane Amanpour likes to call Israeli politician Naftali Bennett “Mr. No” because he’s against making a bad deal with Iran. He makes the case for Israel on CNN to (somewhat unnecessary) theatrical effect with the aid of an ancient artefact, which he took out of the country illegally. "This coin, which says "Freedom of Zion" in Hebrew, was used by Jews 2,000 years ago in the state of Israel, in what you call occupied. One cannot occupy his own home." says he. Mr Bennet is by no means the only Israeli who the BBC sees as a spoilsport for not wanting to hug an Ayatollah. On... more »
What Happens To Our Body After Drinking Coca-Cola?
[image: Related Posts Plugin for WordPress, Blogger...] Have you ever wondered what exactly Coca Cola is? After 10 minutes: The sugar contained in a glass of Cola can cause a devastating “strike” on the body. The cause being the phosphoric acid which inhibits the action of sugar. After 20 minutes: A leap in insulin levels in bloodstream occurs. After 40 minutes: Ingestion of caffeine is finally completed. The eye’s pupils are expanding. Blood pressure rises because the liver disposes more sugar into the bloodstream. The adenosine receptors become blocked thereby preventing drows... more »
Film Trailer 'Black Mesa Film'
Black Mesa Film Read more about this film work in progress, and the work of Bahe Katenay of Big Mountain and the filmmakers at: http://blackmesafilm.com/
Endorsements: South Carolina, Wyoming, California's Inland Empire
Here in Southern California, there's a little bit of controversy in CA-31(San Bernardino and the 'burbs between Upland and Redlands) over the "unanimous" and coordinated endorsements by 4 Democratic Clubs of DCCC empty suit Pete Aguilar over three better-qualified Democratic candidates. One DCCC operative told me these kinds of phony club endorsements are standard procedure for the DCCC to help prop up weak candidates like Aguilar. Former Congressman Joe Baca, running for his old seat despite a vicious and determined campaign against him led by Steve Israel, told me this week that... more »
"I'm not that kind of Angel"
“We are like the caterpillar now; not knowing yet it is a butterfly, but seeing bits of light as the cocoon it has been slumbering in is dissolving... Our wings are still wrapped close around us, as it is our belief they are for protection. *We do not need protection, for we can fly*.” (re-posted from December 2011 ) Today, “Wake Me Up” is the number one song in seventy countries, making it the most popular song in the world. We are collectively speaking, sensing our re-birth, and celebrating it! “*Life’s a game made for everyone, and love is the prize*”! (Wake me up - A... more »
SEX AND THE CIA IN INDIA
India's top investigative newspaper is called Tehelka. *It was Tehelka which revealed that over 100 American 'Christian' evangelical groups in India were working for the CIA.* (Cached) *Modi, blamed for a massacre in Gujarat in India.* Tehelka is unpopular with supporters of India's Hindu Nationalist *BJP*party. The BJP is led by Narendra Modi, who may become India's next Prime Minister. Modi has been criticised over allegations that one of his key advisers harassed a woman several years ago. In October 2007, Tehelka reported on the Tehelka Gujarat riots sting : Several Hindu na... more »
BRITTEN
Benjamin Britten, who wrote the music for the 1936 documentary film *Night Mail*, died aged 63, "riddled with syphilis" Britten liked pre-pubescent boys. Britten was recruited to the CIA. In 1939, Britten went temporarily to America rather than stay and fight during World War II Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2511530/Maestro-Malice-He-undoubted-genius-So-Benjamin-Britten-born-100-years-ago-today-unpleasant-human-being.html#ixzz2lMS74fQg aangirfan: BENJAMIN BRITTEN
League group collapse likely to cost investors $320 million
The collapse of Victoria-based League Assets, unfolding in grim fashion in B.C. Supreme Court, isn’t getting nearly enough media attention. By the time the dust settles, this will be one of the worst investment disasters in Canadian history, with thousands of people seeing retirement plans crumble. Investors will likely get back about ten cents on the dollar as the complex web of companies is wound up. Some 32,000 investors gave League $363 million. League claimed to offer small investors a way into the commercial real estate market. The company promised security and great returns. ...more »
The New York Times goes to Dallas again!
*FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 22, 2013* *Fascinating logic:* Once again, the New York Times has taken a trip back to Dallas. This morning, the portrait is painted by long-time Timesman Sam Tanenhaus. During a nine-year reign which ended in April, Tanenhaus edited the Sunday Book Review section. As so often occurs at the Times, we found ourselves struggling with Tanenhaus’ logic, from his fifth paragraph on. The Times may even have noticed this problem. A piece which may have been written for page one occupies A18. Treat it as a reading assignment. How well can you articulate the overall poin... more »
Memphis Sales Tax Increase to Fund Corporate Pre-K Defeated
Despite the fact that the Hyde Family (Autozone) spent hundreds of thousands on a media campaign, and despite the fact that the *Memphis Corporate Appeal* gave unlimited free space to push this plan, the voters of Memphis voted 60-40 against. The Memphis sales-tax referendum failed Thursday by an overwhelming margin of 60 percent to 40 percent, or 17,636 votes to 11,659, in the evening’s final unofficial tally. Only 7 percent of the city’s 417,174 registered voters participated. The result represents a victory for skeptics of the plan to raise the sales tax to expand preschool train... more »
JFK50: Public Service
The President of the United States gave a 25 minute speech at the Smithsonian about service, public service specifically, and sacrifice - the monumental, and ongoing sacrifices exacted from every corner of the Kennedy Family in the service of American exceptionalism. It was a really nice speech - and EXTREMELY low key. But never once in that speech anywhere did he mention that any of them had been murdered for their commitment to their individual and collective beliefs. He marked the 50th Anniversary of the Assassination without ever once mentioning the assassination. He also -... more »
Noori Dresses- A Christmas/Flower Girl Dress Destination For Girls
I was given a dress from Noori Dresses to review in exchange for my honest opinion. All opinions are my own, no other compensation was provided. Christmas dresses are a big deal to me. I used to make my little girl's dresses until I realized that much stress, right around the holidays wasn't very conducive to a Merry Christmas. When I started buying her dresses, I ran into the same problem every year. I would work hard to find a darling Christmas dress that we both loved, only to get to church around Christmas and see three other little girls in the same dress. It didn't bother me t... more »
Mohawk Nation News 'Corporate Barbecue'
CORPORATE BARBECUE! Mohawk Nation News MNN. Nov. 21, 2013. The scandals in Toronto and Ottawa are meant to cover up the illegal provincial Indian Land Acts of 1924 to steal our natural resources without any oversight by us. The Corporation of Canada was registered in Washington DC, on July 1, 1867, #0000230098 CANADA DC SIC: 8880. The 13 ‘royalist’ shareholders of the corporation! The
JFK magic bullet: irrationality of conspiracy theories
Today, it's been 50 years since the assassination of JFK. The murder took place on Friday, just like today. For generic two years, the probability is 1/7 that a given day occurs on the same day of the week. However, for a 50-year gap, the probability is approximately 1/3 because each of the 50 years shifts the day of the week by 1 plus 11-13 (mostly 12) from leap years (it may be just 11 because about 3/8 of the 50-year intervals include a non-leap year like 1900). *A historical movie from that day, 15 minutes. Death at 6:01.* The shift is therefore 60, 61 (most likely), or 62 d... more »
TRIBE AND RACE: Yet this is us!
*FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 22, 2013* *Part 5—Soaked in tribal certainty:* To what extent is Obama disrespected on the basis of race? It’s an interesting question, although, of course, it can’t be answered in anything resembling a precise way. Charles Blow discussed this question last weekend, responding to what Oprah Winfrey had said. Early in his column, he offered a potentially helpful framework: BLOW (11/16/13): To what extent does this president’s race animate those loyal to him and those opposed? Is race a primary motivator or a subordinate, more elusive one, tainting motivations but... more »
Equity in Global Climate Governance: An Update From Warsaw
Following on my round of links on Thursday, this is a guest post from Jennifer Hadden from the University of Maryland who is in Warsaw at the global climate negotiations (follow her on Twitter here). Yeb Saño, Climate Change Commissioner of the Philippines, opened the annual negotiations of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change Continue reading
Vires of regulations under statute
*Katz Group Canada Inc. v. Ontario (Health and Long-Term Care),* 2013 SCC 64 deals with, among other things, whether a regulation is properly within the scope of the relevant enabling legislation: [24] A successful challenge to the *vires* of regulations requires that they be shown to be inconsistent with the objective of the enabling statute or the scope of the statutory mandate (Guy Régimbald, *Canadian Administrative Law *(2008), at p. 132). This was succinctly explained by Lysyk J.: In determining whether impugned subordinate legislation has bee... more »
Voluntariness
Todays decision in *R. v. Meeko* 2013 NUCJ 28 is useful for its review of the common law regarding voluntariness. Of special importance is the Court's consideration of factors that may be relevant to oppressive conduct: para 18. The decision is as yet not available on line but I have a PDF for anyone who needs a copy.
Bad Company
Does ‘sharing a platform with’ automatically bind one to the other speakers at, say, an event alongside Muslim hate preachers ? If so, that would besmirch one helluva lot of the great and good in this country. As a fan of Harry’s Place, particularly when the debate reaches levels that no other blogs can reach, I couldn’t help noticing the name of the BBC Commissioning Editor for Religion and Head of Multicultural Programming, Aqil Ahmed, when it cropped up in the comments section of this gripping thread. The article concerns MP Andrew Slaughter’s litigious reaction to being criti... more »
Subsidy Insanity in Western Missourii
I have written before about the gross waste of taxpayer monies on retail in the St. Louis region. According to the East-West Gateway Council of Governments (p. 18), governments in the bi-state metropolitan area pumped about $2 billion worth of subsidies into retail projects from 1990 to 2007, but only saw a net increase of 5400 jobs, meaning that each low-wage, low-benefit retail job cost the cities of the region $370,000 apiece. The price is only this low on the generous assumption that the subsidies were solely responsible for this job creation. However, given the growth of income... more »
November Tax-Cast Highlight Fiscal Secrecy Index and Retrospective on President John F. Kennedy
This month's Taxcast from the Tax Justice Network highlights the results of the newest edition of the Financial Secrecy Index as well as U.S. President John F. Kennedy's attempts to rein in tax havens 50 years ago. These are definitely worth your while!
LOOKING AT THE NUMBERS
- A new ABC News/Washington Post poll reveals that public belief that the National Security Agency (NSA)unnecessarily intrudes on privacy rights has grown, but so has the sense that Edward Snowden damagedU.S. security by disclosing the spy agency’s activities. Forty-eight percent in the poll think the NSA intrudes without justification on some Americans’ privacy rights and 42 percent think it intrudes unjustifiably on their own privacy, both up by 8 percentage points since July. Democrats, protective of the Obama administration, are less critical of the N... more »
The unfolding tragedy at Fukushima Dai'ichi Unit 4
I feel it's time to expand on the analysis of Harvey Wasserman on the spent fuel issue. As he says, "We are now within two months of what may be humankind’s most dangerous moment since the Cuban Missile Crisis." In a terribly dangerous process, 22 fuel elements from the Fukushima Dai'ichi Unit 4 spent fuel pool came within mere light-years of causing the end of all life on earth. Lifted one at
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*Saints hold off Falcons to reach 9-2! ~Ramon Antonio Vargas, New Orleans Advocate* *Resilient Saints win again on way to Seattle ~Mike Triplett, ESPN*
November 22, 1963
It's not a cliché to say that if you were above the age of reason 50 years ago on this day, you remember with a preternatural clarity where you were and what you were doing the moment you got the news that John F. Kennedy was dead. I was in my seventh grade art class at Assumption School in Westport, CT making a collage out of construction paper when Sister Superior of the Order of Notre Dame announced over the loudspeaker in her inimitable Boston accent that the president had been shot and killed. Here are some links: Art Buchwald's memorial poem. Michael Winerip of the *New Yo... more »
DRONE WALK ACROSS IOWA
Walking the Walk: A March Against Drone Warfare from Caneyhead Pictures on Vimeo. In June of 2013 a group of peace activists set out for a walk across Iowa to protest the Predator drone control center planned for the Iowa National Guard Air Base in Des Moines. Beginning at the arms depot at Rock Island Illinois and ending at the National Guard Air Base in Des Moines, the intimate journey of 25 peace pilgrims is documented in the film Walking the Walk: a March Against Drone Warfare. For two weeks and one hundred ninety-five miles, the walkers discuss their mission, their hopes, fea... more »
China preparing to wage economic war against US Dollar ? Crude oil to be priced in yuan at Shanghai Futures Exchange ?
China Announces That It Is Going To Stop Stockpiling U.S. Dollars - [image: The Alex Jones Channel][image: Alex Jones Show podcast][image: Prison Planet TV][image: Infowars.com Twitter][image: Alex Jones' Facebook][image: Infowars store] *Michael Snyder* Economic Collapse November 22, 2013 China just dropped an absolute bombshell, but it was almost entirely ignored by the mainstream media in the United States. The central bank of China has decided that it is “no longer in China’s favor to accumulate foreign-exchange reserves”. During the third quarter of 2013, China’s f... more »
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*Fire destroys Historic LeBeau Plantation ~WWLTV*~*Hat Tweet to M. Morel-Ensminger @RevMelanieNOLA** for hipping us to this great blog post on LeBeau. I'm heartbroken over the loss of this fine house, a tragedy compounded by apparent arson, according to news reports.* *FOX 8 WVUE New Orleans News, Weather, Sports * *~Also: Report and pics from Carlie Kollath Wells. * *Blowing smoke: Jindal "hints" at suing the Corps of Engineers ~Jeff Adelson* *Gulf wetlands loss rate more than doubled, new five-year federal study says ~Mark Schleifstein* *Stephanie Grace: Flood insurance rings ala... more »
Steve Israel Thinks Recruiting A Figure From The Jerry Sandusky Child Abuse Scandal Is Just What The DCCC Needs
Although donors don't have any idea, it's widely known Inside-the-Beltway, that the party committees often make spending decisions based on shady practices that line the pockets of staffers rather than on accomplishing anything for the Democratic or Republican parties. It's a revolving door world between the DCCC, for example, and the consultants and vendors who get rich off campaign donations regardless of which candidates win or lose. Although Steve Israel's second wife-- and the second one to have thrown him out for adultery-- has been threatening to go to the House Ethics Commi... more »
Fifty Years Ago
Fifty years ago, I was sitting in a high school geometry class in Montreal when the intercom came on, piping in a live radio report that John F. Kennedy had been shot. The same thing had happened a little more than a year before, when the intercom and radio informed us that Russian warships had turned back from Cuba. On that October day, I walked to the bus stop, not knowing if I would come home in the afternoon. But at least I had some context for the first announcement. On November 22nd, there was no context. I got off the bus and walked home. My mother had turned on the TV... more »
Read Stuff, You Should
Happy Birthday to Terry Gilliam, 73. One of those days with lots of good choices, but I'll go with the Python. 1. Greg Koger on the post-nuclear Senate. 2. Paul Krugman is right on Republicans, news cycles, and the ACA. 3. And Jennifer Lind on apologies. Interesting. What I really am looking for, however, is a good analysis of the various players on the US side in the US/Afghanistan negotiations on post-2014, and who wants what and why. My general sense of it is that Barack Obama probably should just want out, and that the (apparent) effort to stay indicates that he's getting rolled... more »
Walmart Should Have Listened To Me About Firing Striking Workers
About exactly a year ago, I wrongly predicted that Walmart wouldn't fire their striking workers. The article was called Why Walmart Won't Fire Striking Workers - And What That Means For You. The reason I predicted that they wouldn't fire their workers for striking is that the National Labor Relations Act says even non-union American workers have the right to strike and take other actions to protest and try to improve working conditions, and they can't be fired in retaliation. Despite my warning that the strikers couldn't be legally fired, at least 23 workers were fired and another 4... more »
DRONE WALK ACROSS IOWA
Walking the Walk: A March Against Drone Warfare from Caneyhead Pictureson Vimeo. In June of 2013 a group of peace activists set out for a walk across Iowa to protest the Predator drone control center planned for the Iowa National Guard Air Base in Des Moines. Beginning at the arms depot at Rock Island Illinois and ending at the National Guard Air Base in Des Moines, the intimate journey of 25 peace pilgrims is documented in the film Walking the Walk: a March Against Drone Warfare. For two weeks and one hundred ninety-five miles, the walkers discuss their mission, their hopes, f... more »
DRONE WALK ACROSS IOWA
In June of 2013 a group of peace activists set out for a walk across Iowa to protest the Predator drone control center planned for the Iowa National Guard Air Base in Des Moines. Beginning at the arms depot at Rock Island Illinois and ending at the National Guard Air Base in Des Moines, the intimate journey of 25 peace pilgrims is documented in the film Walking the Walk: a March Against Drone Warfare. For two weeks and one hundred ninety-five miles, the walkers discuss their mission, their hopes, fears and outrage. Among the walkers are a man just released from prison for attempt...more »
One Billion Rising Against Rape - February 14, 2014
ONE IN THREE WOMEN ON THE PLANET WILL BE RAPED OR BEATEN IN HER LIFETIME. ONE BILLION WOMEN VIOLATED IS AN ATROCITY ONE BILLION WOMEN DANCING IS A REVOLUTION On V-Day’s 15th Anniversary, 2.14.13, we are inviting ONE BILLION women and those who love them to WALK OUT, DANCE, RISE UP, and DEMAND an end to this violence. ONE BILLION RISING will move the earth, activating women and men across every country. V-Day wants the world to see our collective strength, ou numbers, our solidarity across borders. What does ONE BILLION look like? On February 14th, 2013, it will look like ... more »
Hawaii’s Big Island Bans GMO Crops and Biotech Companies by Kaye Spector
Hawaii’s Big Island Bans GMO Crops and Biotech Companies by Kaye Spector Eco Watch News, 21 November 2013 The Big Island of Hawaii has a new law that bans biotech companies, as well as all open-air growing of genetically modified organisms (GMOs). The bill exempts papayas and other GMO crops currently being cultivated and includes fines of $1,000 a day for violators. Mayor Billy Kenoi hasn’t indicated his stance on the bill, but he has 10 days to veto it. The county council could override a veto with a vote from six members. “WOOHOO! WE DID IT!” read the Facebook page of GMO... more »
SEX ORGANISED BY THE DEEP STATE
*Ellen Rometsch* Reportedly, Ellen Rometsch had affairs with both J F Kennedy and Gerald Ford. Presidents Kennedy, Ford had affairs Ellen Rometsch was born in Kleinitz, in what became East Germany. *In 1955 Rometsch fled to West Germany.* Her second marriage was to Rolf Rometsch, a sergeant in the West German air force. In 1961 she arrived in the USA with Rolf who was part of West Germany's military mission in Washington. Most likely, Rolf was a spy. Ellen Rometsch : Biography - Spartacus Educational *Baker* Ellen became a regular visitor to the Quorum Club which had been se... more »
War watch November 22 , 2013 - US issues ultimatum to Afghan Government to approve Bilateral Security Agreement by December 31 , 2013 or else US leaves..... Latest round of Iran and P 5 + 1 talks dragging along inconclusively ..... Nato set to lose Pakistan supply route to Afghanistan after latest drone strike ....
Afghanistan.... http://news.yahoo.com/kabul-rebuffs-us-demand-sign-security-deal-soon-075540930.html Kabul (AFP) - Afghanistan on Friday rebuffed a US demand to sign a highly anticipated security pact as soon as possible, insisting the document must wait until after next year's presidential election. Related Stories - US warns Karzai to sign security pact AFP - US, Afghanistan agree post-2014 troop deal AFP - United States gives Afghanistan year-end deadline for crucial security deal Reuters - Karzai says doesn't trust U.S., but needs security pact Reuters - Afgha... more »
Fifty years ago
We called the village Camelot. And then, on this date a half a century ago, everything changed.
Mapping magnetic Earth with Satellite trio
*Three European spacecraft will launch from northern Russia presently on a mission to make the most comprehensive global maps yet of Earth's magnetic field.* Known as Swarm, the trio of satellites should help scientists comprehend better how the field is generated, and why it appears to be weakening. The European Space Agency mission is going up from the Plesetsk Cosmodrome on a customized intercontinental ballistic projectile. Lift-off is timed for 12:02 GMT. The satellites are expected to split from the Breeze upper-stage of their Rocket launcher some 91 minutes later, at an ... more »
The 50 Year Itch
As the old saying goes, the more things change, the more they stay the same. A half century ago today, John F. Kennedy, the 35th President of the United States, was assassinated in Dallas, Texas. Along with September 11th 2001, it was one of those rare world-changing events in which the inevitable question was asked: "Where were you and what were you doing at that moment?" It's the kind of question to which everyone could respond. On November 22nd 1963, my family and I were stationed in West Germany. I was four, going on five, and have no memory of that day or its afte... more »
Cole on the Aerotropolis in Taoyuan and Traditional Media failure in Taiwan
J Michael Cole, who is leaving the Taipei Times, writes of traditional news organizations in Taiwan and how they are utterly failing the nation and their readers: If newspapers like the Taipei Times, which a good number of people in Washington, D.C., rely on almost exclusively for their information, were more serious about reporting news that matter, much greater effort would be made to plug the many gaps that exist in their reporting. O*nly then would we avoid situations where Taiwan “experts” cannot understand why a delegation led by Chen Deming (陳德銘), the new chairman of China’s... more »
Scandal-riffic!
Gawd, but Rob Ford's stupidity and hypocrisy, .... his total lack of shame, ... his bullshit apologies, .... it's like as if all the mental sludge of the "Blogging Tories" ooozed out of their brains and congealed into this rancid parody. And stephen harper's response o his own self-inflicted disaster betrays the man's innate cowardice, selfishness and sleaze. T'would appear that Duffy has destroyed him. In denial, harper the pathetic imbecile, thinks he can throw Nigel Wright under the bus. harper is a dead man walking though. he's implicated and his months and months of lying are ... more »
When even Time magazine say that Barack Obama broke his promises is the hero worship over?
Of course I exempt the BBC from this possibility as they will worship the Obamamessiah right up until the time his Democratic Party successor is in position.
Hillary Clinton for 2016?
I'll remind you because the pro-Democratic Party media have forgotten this story. Because nothing must be allowed to stop Hillary Clinton being elected in 2016, after all it's only fair that the first black (well half black) US President is followed by the first female US President - so long as both are from the Democratic Party of course, I don't think that Sarah Palin would fit the bill.
JFK50: The Actress, the President and his Brother
"Look, there, my liege!" RFK: - "Camelot.!" JFK: - "Camelot.....!!" Arthur Schlessinger Jr.: - ".....she's only a model."
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*As lawsuits proliferate, will Big Oil join in a ‘grand bargain’ to save the coast? ~Mark Moseley, The Lens*
Ice Cube bombarded by Extraterrestrial Neutrinos
*28 Extraterrestrial Neutrinos Detected by Antarctic Detector 'Ice Cube'* *Neutrinos are thought to be produced in astrophysical sources outside our solar system but, up until recently, they had only been observed from one supernova in 1987. Aartsen et al. (10.1126/science.1242856; see the cover) report data obtained between 2010 and 2012 with the IceCube neutrino detector that reveal the presence of a high-energy neutrino flux containing the most energetic neutrinos ever observed, including 28 events at energies between 30 and 1200 TeV. Although the origin of this flux is unknown, t... more »
You Cannot Depend On the Emergency Room for Free Care (Or Much Care At All But You Can Depend on Bills and Collections Agents) and Tribute to Real JFK Assassination Investigators Amid MSM Frenzy
It's All Capitalism All the Time, folks. Try to keep that in mind whenever you read an essay about health care in the U.S. (or actually about anything in the U.S.). After all, what did you think Paul Wolfowitz and Barney Feith were doing after the fire bombing of Iraq? Helping the wounded? It seems we've been made into a country of sociopaths who see people in need of aid every day all
Was Israel involved in the JFK assassination conspiracy?
*Book Review: Final Judgement - The Missing Link in the JFK Assassination Conspiracy* *"Israel need not apologize for the assassination or destruction of those who seek to destroy it. The first order of business for any country is the protection of its people." * *Washington Jewish Week* *October 9, 1997* Michael Collins Piper's well researched and thoroughly documented book *Final Judgement: The Missing Link in the JFK Assassination Conspiracy* is simply a must-read for all serious students of the assassination of President John F. Kennedy. Amazingly, but perhaps unsurprisingly, th... more »
Electron electric dipole moment: moderately natural SUSY may come in 2015
Three weeks ago, the ACME collaboration (Jacob Baron et al.) improved (i.e. reduced) the previous, 2012 best limit on the electron's electric dipole moment by a factor of \(12\) (and by 3 orders of magnitude relatively to TRF 2011) in the article Order of Magnitude Smaller Limit on the Electric Dipole Moment of the Electron The experiment looks like this (click to zoom in): OK, some exotic thorium monoxide molecules (which have the strongest known "internal" electric fields) with optical pumping via lasers in electric and magnetic fields are changing and the (produced) photons ar... more »
ISRAEL LOBBYING CONGRESS TO SUPPORT WAR AGAINST IRAN
During all of the time the administration has been negotiating together with the so-called P5+1 team for a deal with Iran lower sanctions, Israel has been demanding any such deal be contingent on Iran dismantling its nuclear program and facilities entirely. Netanyahu hasn’t budged one bit from this demand and nor have his hard right Zionist supporters both in Israel and their supporters in America and around the world. While Secretary of State John Kerry has been beavering away working on a deal that would partially relieve sanctions on Iran in return for a halt to further enrichmen... more »
Now that Garry Trudeau's "Alpha House" TV show is (sort of) on the air, we're finally getting new "Doonesbury"s
[*Click to enlarge (a little)*] *by Ken* I don't know why I'm so uncomfortable now that Garry Trudeau's DC TV-fantasy is, well, not on the air, but in the Intertubes (it's Amazon's debut series). As the master of *Doonesbury*, Trudeau is a veritable god to me, and as a case in point I offer today's strip, from the "recap" series with which GT is apparently weaning us off the summer's and fall's reruns, while he's been playing with his TV show. (I really haven't even been able to complain about the reruns, because *Doonesbury* reruns are pretty terrific. And there *were* new Sunday... more »
Eco-Friendly Shopping
Holiday shopping is a lot of work, especially when we focus on Eco-friendly gifts. We have to research companies to make sure that their products are actually "green", browse their sites & catalogs for items which will please the receiver, and then be willing to pay a bit more because high-quality, environmentally-safe products typically cost more. Let me make it a bit easier for you! The newly redesigned Reduce Footprints' Special Offers page, which has been relocated from Facebook to this blog, has some great gift ideas. Each one is earth-friendly and (the best part) each one incl... more »
The Collapse Of America: The Writing Is Now Definitely On The Wall - China Caps Its Dollar Holdings And Plans Crude Oil Futures Priced In Yuan!
I have been watching all the economic news the last while, and what I see happening is definitely not pretty...Many of the reports of the impending collapse of the American economy have been purposely kept out of the Jewish run mainstream media, and I can see why... These criminals absolutely do not want the truth about the real state of the American economy to be seen by the average American.. Instead, these criminals are continuing to prop up the failing US economy and hope they can get their American slaves to g to war "one more time" for their glorious psycho state of Israel, th... more »
Friday Morning Ramble: The ‘Obamaware is Failware’ Edition
*Pic by **Bosch Fawstin* “’Barack Obama is a lying sack of garbage.’ That was the exact sentence that went through my head when I opened my mailbox and saw the followin message from my health insurance company.” *ObamaCare Rage* – Robert Tracinski, TRACINSKI LETTER A record has been broken: “The so-called “Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act”—the showpiece of democratic welfarism in the 21st century—has made history as the largest, fastest failure in the history of State-provided welfare programs.” And that’s not an easy record to break! *Catastrophic Plans: The largest,... more »
Due Diligence in Supreme Court of Canada
*La Souveraine, Compagnie d'assurance générale v. Autorité des marchés financiers,* 2013 SCC 63 deals with due diligence in regulatory law and declines to decide whether reasonable mistake of law can be a defence in regulatory matters. The Court holds: [56] The due diligence defence is available if the defendant reasonably believed in a mistaken set of facts that, if true, would have rendered his or her act or omission innocent. A defendant can also avoid liability by showing that he or she took all reasonable steps to avoid the particular event (*Sault S... more »
Deep tweets
I never get into internet spats but I was in a mood today. When my waste of Senator Richard Burr started spewing the GOP talking points about Harry's big move I tweeted him like mad. He actually responded to me today for the very first time on the twitter. It doesn't show on the ticker so you have to go to my twitter page to see it. And then you have to click on the convo to see the whole exchange. But the upshot was he tried to nail me with the stale quote random Democrats from 2005 trick. To which I replied, oh Im sorry, I forgot to tell you I was quoting Mitch. Then I hit him with... more »
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Why I will never vote for the Christian Democrats
I put them last on the ballot, after the white supremacists and anti-science nutters. "This morning, the Christian Democrats blocked a notice of motion acknowledging today as the annual Transgender Day of Remembrance. “It is very disappointing that the (NSW)Parliament will not pass a motion commemorating victims of homicide just because they are transgender." The Transgender Day of Remembrance is not a day of protest. There is n political activity, nor fundraising. It is, quite simply, a day where we read out the names of those slain for being Trans or Intersex, or killed for eve... more »
Ukraine selects closer Russian ties as compared with signing an EU trade deal Putin wins again !
http://rt.com/news/eu-ukraine-agreement-reaction-125/ 'Mission is over': Europe in shock as Ukraine kills integration plan Published time: November 22, 2013 01:56 Edited time: November 22, 2013 10:01 Get short URL [image: Special EU envoys Aleksander Kwasniewski (L) and Pat Cox react after voting in the parliament in Kiev on November 21, 2013. (AFP Photo /Sergei Supinsky)] Special EU envoys Aleksander Kwasniewski (L) and Pat Cox react after voting in the parliament in Kiev on November 21, 2013. (AFP Photo /Sergei Supinsky) Share on tumblr Tags EU, Investment, Opposition, Politics,Russi... more »
DCCC's Forked Tongue In New Mexico
New Mexico's second congressional district-- which is bigger than some states-- is not going to be easy for any Democrat to win next year. There's a relatively popular Republican incumbent, a very, very rich one, and Democratic and independent voters will need a reason to turn him out of office. A Republican-lite candidate of the DCCC brain trust variety is not going to be able to do it. And, of course, the heavy-footed and bumblingly incompetent Steve Israel has come down against the progressive in the primary, Leslie Endean-Singh, and on the side of the more conservative Democra... more »
Michelle Malkin favorited this tweet of mine. Interesting. #tcot
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Agape.
This misunderstanding about love is perhaps THE MISUNDERSTANDING. Agape is unconditional SELF-love. To love without condition means to accept all facets of existence. Every dark thought, angry outburst and violent emotion must be absorbed into the fabric of you and loved. You can no longer afford to love half way or part way – *the energetic push of creation in this moment now is asking of you – everything.* This shift you are participating in is not just something you are watching, it is what you are doing. All of the wondrous changes you hear about in the next dimension... more »
So, the BATS still can’t be bothered to sign a darn petition?
Why are BATS not flying on this one? Have we finally gauged the limits of slacktivism? That is, a like on Facebook translating to almost nothing. Not that I or we put too much stock in petitions. But it’s been an interesting few days, where I’ve seen an actual White House petition to dump Duncan […]
Russia in Revolt
*RUSSIA IN REVOLT: THE FIRST CRACK IN TSARIST POWER* 'Russia in Revolt: The First Crack in Tsarist Power' by David Floyd. Macdonald Library of the 20th Century, Macdonald and Co., London 1969 Good old history light ! The Macdonald Library of the 20th Century is a series of brief books about outstanding events, personalities and trends in that century. The series ranges through the alphabet from 'The Anarchists' to 'Woodrow Wilson'. All are heavy on pictures and light on text, each one readable in one day. Despite their brevity they can be very useful introductions. ... more »
Friday Morning No-Ramble.
Sorry folks. No Ramble today: Just as I was about to press “publish,” the computer melted down—and I’m unable to recover the post. Maybe tomorrow… Content is copyright PC.BlogSpot.Com © Please contact author for permission to republish: (organon at ihug.co.nz)
Update On Syria [11.21]: Syrian Opposition Opposes Geneva II Conference
An excerpt from, *"Syrian government and opposition jockey ahead of Geneva II"* by Haytham Mouzahem, Al Monitor, November 19: On the other hand, Syrian parliamentarian Sharif Shehadeh said that the success of Geneva II depends on all parties. In an exclusive telephone interview with *Al-Monitor*, he said, *"The Syrian opposition, to this moment, does not want [Geneva II] to succeed. The statements the opposition has made recently are directed in a negative manner toward disrupting the conference."* Shehadeh added that the Syrian government "does not deal with the Geneva conference ... more »
Battlefield gains to boost Assad hand at Geneva talks to be held Dec 12
*Yahoo UK * *Divisions in rebel ranks and more committed loyalist fighters* are helping the Syrian regime notch up military victories that would give it the upper hand at peace talks, analysts and rebels say. *The army's capture this week of the strategic town of Qara*, north of Damascus, followed three days of fighting against Al-Nusra Front jihadists. It comes after a series of government advances in Damascus province and southwest of Aleppo, in northern Syria. *Rebels 'totally demoralised' by US backtracking* International developments have also played a role in the rebels' lo... more »
A Watershed Moment in Foreclosure Battle: Judge McConnell Hailed as Savior to Thousands of Downtrodden Homeowners
*A Watershed Moment in Foreclosure Battle: Judge McConnell Hailed as Savior to Thousands of Downtrodden Homeowners* Written by Babcock News. Federal Court Judge John J. McConnell issued a decision in the Cosajay v. MERS case this week. This case provides the plaintiffs with an opportunity to over-turn thousands of home foreclosure cases and will be viewed as a watershed moment in foreclosure law. Judge McConnell's decision in the case puts to bed once and for all the contention that homeowners have no right to challenge fraudulent assignments appearing in their chain of titl... more »
Reid shuts down Republican obstruction
It was a good day for democratic governance. Admit I didn't think he'd go through with it. Happy to be wrong. Harry Reid made history today. After years of threats and warnings, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) and his Democratic majority on Thursday executed the "nuclear option" to eliminate the filibuster for executive branch and judicial nominees, except for the Supreme Court. Of course, everybody has an opinion but it's probably not going to restore the Senate to a functional body. The "Reid Rule," as supporters are calling it, does not affect the minority party's abi... more »
Finally!
An excerpt from, *"Iraq militia says fires mortar bombs at Saudi as warning"* by Angus McDowall and Suadad al-Salhy, Reuters, November 21: Six mortar bombs landed near a border post in northern Saudi Arabia in an attack claimed by an Iranian-backed Iraqi Shi'ite militia, which said on Thursday it was warning the kingdom to stop meddling in Iraqi affairs. The mortar rounds hit desert on the far northwestern fringes of the kingdom's oil-producing region on Wednesday, several hundred kilometers (miles) from the major fields operated by the world's largest oil exporter and biggest Arab ... more »
The Germanic God Rune and the Egyptian God Hieroglyph
*The Germanic 'God' Rune and the Egyptian 'God' Hieroglyph*by Steed*, Eye of Woden* Much evidence is coming to light of the Indo-European origins of Ancient Egypt. King Tutankhamen is reported to have DNA which matches the majority of Western European men. So when I study the wisdom of our ancestors I try to remain open-minded to the connections between the teachings of ancient North-Western Europe and other cultures Worldwide. One such source of literature which provides great opportunity for comparing the origins of man is the 'Earth Chronicles' series of books by Zechariah Sitchin... more »
Stoke North: After Joan
I was privileged enough, almost by chance, to be at Stoke North Constituency Labour Party's meeting last Friday when Joan Walley announced her retirement. But no sooner had the story gone public the speculation began about who will fill her shoes after 2015 - assuming, of course, Labour wins in that part of the world. On this matter, as an ordinary member in Stoke-on-Trent *Central* I have no nag in this steeplechase. Besides, it would be rather inappropriate if I was to back a particular candidate. I do not have any weight to boast of and, quite rightly, the members of Stoke North... more »
Obama Is Being Led By Republicans Down The Wrong Path On Social Security, The Same Way He Was On Healthcare
Medicare is a progressive Democratic Party approach to healthcare. If Obama wasn't so silly he would have ignored phony GOP blandishments towards his favorite position-- compromise-- and pushed for Medicare for all, not the conservative, pro-insurance company Frankenstein's monster that became Obamacare. Social Security is another progressive Democratic idea that Republicans have a "reform" for they're selling Obama on: Chained CPI. And he's biting again! Hopefully, this time, congressional Democrats will tell him and Boehner that they're on their own. The progressive Democratic f... more »
War watch update November 20 , 2013 - Iran , Afghanistan , Libya and Syria in focus ...
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Iran.... Israel Growing Resigned to Iran Deal, But Will Still Oppose ItIsraeli Officials Insist Deal May Mean War by Jason Ditz, November 19, 2013 Print This | Share This Israeli officials are very public in their opposition to diplomacy between the international community and Iran, but seem increasingly resigned to the idea that their shrill predictions of doom may not be enough to destroy the talks outright. Instead, they’re planning for the “day after,” and what to do if and when the P5+1 and Iran reach an interim deal, something which may well come this week. “We will be more f... more »
SAMANTHA SMITH IN CRIMEA
Samantha Smith (1972 - 1985) was an American schoolgirl and peace activist from Manchester, Maine, who became famous when she went to a children's camp in Crimea in the Soviet Union. She was hated by certain people in the American military-industrial complex. She died in mysterious circumstances in 1985. In 1982, Samantha wrote a letter to the newly appointed Russian leader Yuri Andropov, and received a personal reply which included a personal invitation to visit the Soviet Union, which she accepted. Samantha attracted lots of media attention in both countries. Samantha Smith - W... more »
Rob Ford made headline in Kuwait newspaper
Kuwaitis are having fun about Rob Ford comparing himself with Kuwait being attacked by Saddam Hussein. Read the story here.
The New York Times still doesn’t [HEART] Texas!
*THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 21, 2013* *The latest pathetic example:* The New York Times doesn’t care for Texas. Last year, its former editorial page editor toured the country making absurd, deeply clueless remarks about the Lone Star state’s public schools. It was easily one of the dumbest such outings in post-journalistic history. Last Sunday, the nation’s dumbest newspaper managed to strike again. It found a very silly boy to write a silly profile of Dallas, the famous “city of hate” which simply will *not* reform. It ran his piddle in the Sunday Review. This is the way the deeply pitiful... more »
It’s the Day John Kennedy Died
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Nukie Kabuki
Kaboom! The United States Senate just went all radical and decided to experiment with majority rule, toying with the concept of democracy for a change. Awesome. Mind you, the filibuster reform only pertains to Obama's judicial (non-Supreme) and executive appointments. Super-majorities will still be required for such goodies as extending unemployment insurance, background checks for gun purchases, restoring food stamp cuts and other stuff benefiting ordinary people. Don't get me wrong -- the federal judiciary was getting top heavy with ultra-right wingers willing to yank the last r... more »
We Can Question the Word "Grit" but Embrace Research on Nurturing the Socio-Emotional
As I explained in a Huffington Post accompanying Angela Duckworth’s TED Talk Weekend, twenty-something years ago, I entered the classroom through alternative certification. Then and now, I was committed to the progressive education tradition. I soon recognized, however, why conservatives, as well as the new generation of career-changers who were then entering the teaching profession, dismissed progressives as soft-hearted, and soft-minded. Too many times, progressive educators have tried one gimmick after another to get around the reality that students must take responsibility for t... more »
Prelude harmonization in progress
*Don't ask me, I haven't a clue what it means! But it sounds important! ;) -Bill* *Prelude harmonization in progress* November 21, 2013 Prelude harmonization in progress. Markup at 5.5. System setup at Omicron 9.2.
Bigger than Libor? Forex probe hangs over banks
A global investigation into forex trading abuses is the latest legal headache for the banking industry. http://money.cnn.com/2013/11/20/investing/forex-probe-lawyers/index.html?hpt=hp_bn1 *Bigger than Libor? Forex probe hangs over banks* By Virginia Harrison @vharrisoncnn November 20, 2013: 8:30 AM ET forex probe lawyers *A global investigation into forex trading abuses is the latest legal headache for the banking industry.* LONDON (CNNMoney) Yet another dark cloud is looming over global banks as officials examine their behavior in the massive foreign exchange market, threatening to ... more »
Senator Strangelove Finally Does It
I can only hope that Majority Leader Reid considered that one day, when the Democrats are the minority party in the upper chamber, they, too, will need the filibuster for judicial appointees in case a Republican President wants to appoint Orly Taitz or Robert Bork's rotting corpse to a federal bench. But a couple of hours ago, after a false start last July 16th, Harry Reid used the long-threatened but never-used nuclear option and blew up the filibuster for presidential judicial nominees (save for the Supreme Court). The measure passed along razor-sharp party lines, 52-48.... more »
Hunter Shoots Deer — 63 Seconds Later, Video Shows Him Getting the Absolute Scare of a Lifetime! | Video | TheBlaze.com
The Blaze has this story. A deer coming back to life having been shot, where is that Woody Allen video? Here it is, although it's a moose not a deer in this instance. I love this piece of Woody Allen standup, he's really good... The end line is one of my comedy favourites...
Sometimes I Amaze Myself With My Prophetic Political Posts ....
* Here's the post I published on May 20, 2013* *where I outlined the problem Stephen Harper created for himself with inappropriate Senate appointments:* * "When Stephen Harper decided to add Pamela Wallin and Mike Duffy to Canada's unelected, undemocratic Senate, he started in motion a series of events that has ultimately become an ugly, nasty political scandal. For starters, neither Duffy nor Wallin qualified for senate appointment as representatives of their respective native provinces. While Ms. Wallin is originally from Saskatchewan, she has lived away for most of her adult ... more »
Quick Post-Nuclear Fizzle
The Senate has gone nuclear. My first notes are up, over at Plum Line. I'm sure I'll have more on this, but one quick note. Soon after the key vote, Harry Reid asked for, and received, unanimous consent for committees to meet. That's normally a routine request. The fact that it remains a routine request, even immediately after the Democrats acted, is a quick answer to one question: no, Republicans will not "blow up" the Senate to retaliate for majority-imposed reform. I suppose it's possible that they'll regroup and change their minds, but much more likely will be some sort of mino... more »
CHILDREN'S MEMORIES OF PAST LIVES
*Bobby Jones* Hunter lives in California. At the age of three, Hunter said that he had once been the top golfer Bobby Jones. When Hunter saw Jones on TV, Hunter told his parents that, when he had been 'big', he had been Bobby Jones . Hunter decided he wanted to be called Bobby. Hunter's father showed Hunter six pictures of golfers from the 1930s and asked which one was Jones. Hunter picked out Bobby Jones and said: 'This me.' *New book reveals the children who believe they have been here before*. Hunter's father showed Hunter pictures of several different houses. Hunter pick... more »
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