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English: More than 100 international protesters from labor and community groups rallied Jan. 12, 2009 at San Francisco’s landmark Transamerica Pyramid building. Union leaders from the International Longshore and Warehouse Union, International Brotherhood of Teamsters and the Dutch dockworkers’ union FNV slammed the alleged looting of more than 60,000 Dutch dockworkers’ pension benefits by Dutch insurance giant Aegon, the parent company of Transamerica. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
Bloomberg (Photo credit: MIKI Yoshihito (´･ω･))Conservative Unions Backs Conservative Candidates-- Let's Look At Hawaii's Senate Race
*Hanabusa with her longtime friend, anti-gay legislator Sam Slom (the only
GOP State Senator in Hawai`i). She calls him "Sammy" during their frequent
joint appearances on conservative talk radio in Honolulu. *
Historically, the International Longshore and Warehouse Union has always
prided itself on being among the most progressive labor unions.
For four decades, starting with its founding in 1937, the ILWU was led by
radical Harry Bridges. Opposing FDR because the New Deal didn’t go far
enough, Bridges was always skeptical of labor partnerships with mainstream
politicians. He regarde... more »
Education policy “wonks” + pop culture = train wreck
Michael Petrilli, the executive vice president of the Thomas B. Fordham
Institute in Washington, D.C., and, according to his profile, “one of the
nation’s most trusted education analysts,” apparently has a lot of time on
his hands. I’m not against having fun at work, and I even applaud these
policy “wonks” attempt at creating a […]
JP Morgan Chase limits debit card use for customers at risk in Target breach ! 2 Million Chase customers could be impacted by 100 buck limit in daily cash withdrawals and 300 buck total purchases daily limit ( does this remind you of Cyprus ? ) Time limit fo restriction ( not immediately given ??? ) ..... some help at Chase branches available but how many folks will find out about these restrictions while shopping ? And how many banks will follow Chas with these de facto capital controls , which look like they will last until debit cards are canceled and replaced for Chase customers ? !
WTF ? Capital controls imposed by Chase on customers who used debit cards
at Target between Thanksgiving and mid - December ?
http://usnews.nbcnews.com/_news/2013/12/21/21998899-chase-limits-debit-card-use-for-customers-at-risk-in-target-breach?lite
Chase limits debit card use for customers at risk in Target breach
By Erin McClam, Staff Writer, NBC News
JPMorgan Chase, the largest bank in the United States, told customers
Saturday that they would be limited to $100 in cash withdrawals and $300 in
total purchases per day if they used Chase debit cards at Target during a
recent secu... more »
Why Is Blackstone Gobbling Up Homes? (Source: Bloomberg)
An excerpt from, *"Meet Wall Street: Your New Landlord"* Zero Hedge,
December 20:
Blackstone Group appears to be trying to oligopolize the business of
renting single-family homes in the U.S.. As Bloomberg reports, after the
housing crash left more than 7 million foreclosed homes in its wake, the
investment firm has spent more than $7.8 billion purchasing about 41,000
single-family homes for rental conversion. The world's largest private
equity firm has quickly become the largest landlord (of rental homes) in
the U.S. and in October, Blackstone offered the first-ever
"rental-home-ba... more »
SILENCE OVER THE SECRET BLACK BUDGET
The Pentagon has secured a $630 billion budget for next year, even though
it's failed to even account for the money it's received since 1996. A
whopping $8.5 trillion of taxpayer cash have gone to Pentagon programmes -
none of which has been audited. This black budget has sparked concerns over
potential fraud, as Gayane Chichakyan reports.
Some years ago a journalist who writes for Jane's Defense Weekly studied
the US black budget to try to determine where this secret budget
architecture came from. He came to the conclusion that the Nazi operatives
smuggled into the US after WW I... more »
Pandemic watch December 21 , 2013 - Scientists Angry over work to make H5N1 bird-flu virus MORE dangerous to humans ...... Does the possibility of a release ( accidental or otherwise concern scientists ) Reminds me of the start of 28 Days Later , just not the " Rage " virus ..... When you consider the continuing dangerous releases from Fukushima debacle - impacting not just Japan and the countries in that region , but the West Coast of North America ( and let's not forget the sailors on US ships at the time of Fukushima debacle on March 11 , 2011 ) , contaminated foods , Mystery illnesses , insecticides in the food chain ........ Is there a conspiracy to cause mass deaths ?
Scientists Angry over work to make H5N1 bird-flu virus MORE dangerous to
humans
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Coalition of leading scientists claim ferret experiments could lead to a
pandemic / via independent.co.uk
Some of the world’s most eminent scientists have severe... more »
China Rejects Over 1 Million Pounds Of U.S. GM Corn As Unsafe
http://blogs.naturalnews.com/china-rejects-over-1-million-pounds-of-u-s-gm-corn-as-unsafe/
*China Rejects Over 1 Million Pounds Of U.S. GM Corn As Unsafe*
By Paul A. Lauto, Esq.
Posted Friday, December 20, 2013 at 03:39pm EST
Keywords: China, corn, Exports, GM Food, GMO Label Law
by Long Island Attorney Paul A. Lauto, Esq. http://www.liattorney.com
Over 60 countries around the world either prohibit, restrict or require
genetically modified (GM) food to be labelled, excluding the United States.
In fact, one thing the U.S. government and the government of China have in
common, is th... more »
Morocco Diary #2 Unusually calm sea in spite of the winds...
By American Kabuki
Thought you might be interested in the unusually calm Mediterranean Sea
near us, despite the howling winds. This has been going on for several
days. The sea has been like glass... you could water ski on it.
I've lowered the sound volume some as there's a lot of wind noise on this
iPhone made video.
Below are some lion tracks I found on the beach the day after Heather's
encounter with the dolphin. Seems like a lot of animal life is showing
up... my foot is on the right I wear a size US size 12 shoe (Euro size 45
cm).
Interesting stuff
You've heard about peak oil, and the debate about said concept, but we may
also be reaching peak agriculture. Global crop yields are struggling, and
there needs to be a 60% increase in the amount of food produced (by
2050) to keep pace with demand. Projections of food production were based
upon "one time innovations" such as breeds of wheat, artificial fertilizers
or pesticides. There is, of course, the problem of soil exhaustion, and
let's not forget global climate change (agriculture has a huge effect on
the climate).
Any civilisation, let alone one dedicated to competitive accum... more »
Alberto Juantorena's World Record breaking 1976 Olympic 800 gold medal run - commentator David Coleman
David Coleman RIP
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rBTG-QwbNsE&feature=youtube_gdata_player
This isn't the "opens his legs and shows his class" commentary. That was
from the same Olympics but in an earlier race I think...
What Mattered This Week?
Sure, why not do this one?
Let's see...I'll go with the nominations that made it through the Senate.
Yes, there was some foot-dragging that successfully delayed others, but
nothing that's really a big deal, and the ones that got through are now
done. Plus there were new judicial nominations this week. Both the number
of judicial vacancies and vacancies without nominees -- most of them blue
slip issues -- remain stubbornly high, but things are better than they were.
Obviously this week's silliness -- Pajama Boy, White Santa Claus, Duck
Dynasty, whatever else -- didn't matter, and onc... more »
Is California “Common Core Unrest State #23″?
In response to my post, UPDATE: Common Core Unrest in 22 States, I received
the following comment: You should include California. It is the sleeping
giant that no one is paying attention to and here is why: First, this past
summer, California Republican Party overwhelmingly passed a resolution
condemning Common Core. Based on your above analysis, this […]
JB Campbell on The Realist Report
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Ducking the Truth: The Real American Dynasty
(By *American Zen*'s Mike Flannigan, on loan from Ari.)
"*Start with homosexual behavior and just morph from there.
Bestiality, sleeping around with this woman and that woman and that woman
and those men.*" - Phil Robertson, GQ
"*Free speech is an endangered species: Those 'intolerants' hatin' &
taking on Duck Dynasty patriarch for voicing personal opinion take on us
all.*" -Sarah Palin from her Mooselini Twitter balcony
There are many things that do not subscribe to common sense in the
Phil Robertson storm raging across the internet. The first that comes to
mind is w... more »
Why It Makes No Sense To Travel With A Conservative, Even A Nice One
When I was 13-- and all my friends were studying for their bar mitzvahs-- I
was making my first big hitch-hiking excursion. My grandparents were in
South Beach, which was very grandparent-friendly back then, for Easter and
I decided to see what hitching would be like. Brooklyn to Florida with $20
and a toothbrush in my pocket. I got as far as the New Jersey Turnpike and
got arrested. They made my father come pick me up. He gave me the dough for
a Greyhound. But it wasn't about the destination. I wanted to try out
hitchhiking. I had plans.
A couple years later-- having sent farmin... more »
Thailand: Protesters Must Stay Out of the Gutter
Key
to winning the nations back is winning the hearts of those who disagree
with you most.
*December 21, 2013* (Tony Cartalucci) - The regime of Thaksin
Shinawatrabuilt itself upon a foundation of corruption, deceit, fear,
intimidation,
bigotry, violence, and mass murder. Its followers, the "red shirts," are
notorious thugs, having barricaded schools threatening teachers and
parents, slapping university lecturers, and even going as far as hacking
their opponents to pieces, committing massive city-wide arson, and armed
insurrection. Though they only represent at most 7% of the popula... more »
The Ed-ventures of Edysseus
Edysseus lived on the island of Paideia with his wife, Sophia, and son,
Foiti̱tí̱s. Far away, on the island of Columbia, the “war of the
pedagogues” threatened to spread to the peaceful island of Paideia.
Although Edysseus tried to avoid entering the war, it was no use, as he had
sworn to the gods of […]
Ted Cruz speaks...
*we should be listening.*
It's up to us...
WEATHER CHANGES
MB and I are on Cape Cod, Massachusetts to attend a wedding. We went for a
walk this morning along the ocean. The weather here is quite mild for this
time of year.
When we left Maine yesterday there was almost two feet of snow on the
ground. After nearly a six hour drive south we found no snow here when we
arrived last night. And much higher temperatures.
We return home tomorrow and the weather report calls for an ice storm in
Maine as we head back north. It's quite amazing how just a few hours
difference can usher in such huge changes in weather conditions.
The Big Chill
Why, asks Lewis Lapham, are there no 21st century Mark Twains around to
lambast the malefactors of great wealth and the corrupt politicians
enabling them, making us collapse into gales of laughter as we revel in the
skewering?
Part of the reason is that independent newspapers, for which Twain once
wrote, have been subsumed by six media conglomerates controlling 90% of
everything we see, hear and read. And so, Lapham observes,
We have today a second Gilded Age more magnificent than the first, but our
contemporary brigade of satirists doesn’t play with fire. The marketing
directors w... more »
Libya disaster just keeps getting worse every day......Colonel Fethallah al-Gaziri, newly appointed head of military intelligence in Benghazi, shot dead during a family visit..... Just three 4x4s to patrol 120 Jufra desert weapons stores ...... UN Security Council Concerned At Worsening Security, Political Divisions in Libya
Libyan military colonel assassinated
Colonel Fethallah al-Gaziri, newly appointed head of military intelligence
in Benghazi, shot dead during a family visit.
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Colonel Fethallah al-Gaziri, the newly appointed chief of military
intelligence in Benghazi, has been assassinated during a visit to his
family in the e... more »
Liberalism: A Mental-Developmental Disorder
What is Liberalism? Is it a political, economic or social ideology? Is it
a faith? No. Liberalism is a Mental Disorder; a disorder resulting from a
failure to develop from a child to an adult.
When one debates with a liberal, one is not debating with another adult;
one is debating with a person who has the outward appearance of an adult,
but inwardly has the mentality of a child - and a spoilt child at that.
Liberals will not listen to reason. This is because they are incapable of
seeing the world from any perspective other than their own; in exactly the
same manner as children... more »
With Syria and Iran becoming yesterday's news ( from the view of where will the next limited kinetic action occur ) , is Africa the new " hotness for 2014 ? US Aircraft, UN Helicopter Attacked In South Sudan ....... ‘Humanitarian Intervention’ in Central African Republic
http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2013-12-21/us-aircraft-un-helicopter-attacked-south-sudan
US Aircraft, UN Helicopter Attacked In South Sudan
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- China
- France
- goldman sachs
- Goldman Sachs
- Iran
- Middle East
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inShare
With a wave of detente spilling over the Middle East, following the
surprising US overture to calm relations with Syria and Iran just months
after it nearly launched an offensive war in the country over a few
fabricated YouTube clops Looks li... more »
Gold and Silver report - December 19 - 20 , 2013 - P.M. Kitco Roundup: Gold Slumps To 6-Month Low Post-FOMC, And Amid Stronger U.S. Dollar ........Comex registered gold slumps to new multi-year lows ( 490 , 000 ounces ) , JPM takes deliveries as Customer or Eligible gold rises notably ( Turd Ferguson wonders if JP Morgan is buying for China in an interesting post ) ..... Meanwhile London's gold vault' virtually empty .... What gives is the question that should be asked ?That question and how broadly are those chinese buyers smiling as gold price suppression continues unabated along with chinese buying of physical gold ? Additional news , data and views on Gold primarily.......
Catharsis Ours - 5 hours ago
December 20 , 2013......
http://jessescrossroadscafe.blogspot.com/2013/12/jp-morgan-takes-on-more-gold-61790.html
20 DECEMBER 2013
JP Morgan Takes On More Gold, 61,790 Ounces Come Out of Mocatta
The big stopper JPM added about two tonnes of gold, and 61,790 ounces of
bullion came out of the Scotia Mocatta registered inventory.
This brings the total deliverable (registered) ounces of gold down to
432,612 which is a number that we have not seen in this inventory category
since the early 1990's, well before the gold bull market.
Supposedly Simon Weeks of Scotia Mocatta, who is also t... more »
Wild Bill: Dancing with Ducks...
*"If you want to make a liberal mad, tell him the truth."*
Major computer security firm RSA took $10 million from NSA to weaken encryption
**
*Amazing... they sold their company's future reputation down the drain for
only $10 million? -Bill*
*Major computer security firm RSA took $10 mln from NSA to weaken
encryption*
Published time: December 20, 2013 23:48 Get short URL
RSA SecureID electronic keys (Reuters / Michael Caronna)RSA SecureID
electronic keys (Reuters / Michael Caronna)
The National Security Agency arranged a clandestine US$10 million contract
with computer security power RSA that allowed the spy agency to embed
encryption software it could use to infiltrate the company’s widely used
products, Reuters r... more »
ObamaCare updates December 19 , 2013 - As Many Uninsured Oppose Obamacare as Favor It , which is not what the expectation would have been ! In other news , note the shocker of the day -- Surprise: Insurers extend deadline to pay first month of ObamaCare plan premiums until January 10th ....... And on the new head of Healthcare.gov.......
Catharsis Ours - 6 hours ago
http://www.infowars.com/boehner-calls-for-one-year-obamacare-delay/
Boehner Calls for One Year Obamacare Delay
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Infowars.com
December 20, 2013
House Speaker and Ohio Republican John Boehner has called for a one year
delay in the individual mandate under the Obamacare bill. Boehner made the
suggestion on Friday following the Obama administration’s announcement it
would exempt people who had ... more »
Has the GOP Inspired Prejudice about Texas?
*by Len Hart, The Existentialist Cowboy*
For some reason, millions of people who have never been to Texas persist in
spreading lies, and misconceptions about the state, "dissing it" though
they have never bothered to confirm their prejudices by actually visiting
the state. Nevertheless --they are convinced or have convinced themselves
that Texas is a horrible and backward place. How much blame must be
directed at Bush for having destroyed the reputation of a state that had
been Democratic/progressive for over one hundred years
The fact is, Texas is not a 'backwater'. Second only to ... more »
Meaningless Sentence of the Day
This *NY Times* story on the middle class's struggle with the new
healthcare law is generally pretty good, but this sentence struck me as
comically meaningless:
Experts consider health insurance unaffordable once it exceeds 10 percent
of annual income.
What the heck does this mean? The typical American spends more than a
third of income on housing. Does that make housing unaffordable?
Presumably not. What makes 10 percent the magic threshold for health
insurance but not for other categories of crucial spending? Who are these
experts, and what criterion do they use to determin... more »
New York Times bungles test scores again!
*FRIDAY, DECEMBER 20, 2013*
*The era of living incompetently:* On Thursday morning, the New York Times
reported, or tried to report, the new NAEP scores for New York City.
For reasons you can review, we described the news report as the work of
functional illiterates. That was *before* we fact-checked the newspaper’s
factual claims.
Yesterday, we fact-checked their claims. Truly, we are all trapped in the
era of living incompetently!
What did Al Baker and Motoko Rich claim in their multiply bungled report?
As you can recall at the link we’ve provided, this was the passage we foun... more »
Hypocrisy Squared
There was something a little hollow about Stephen Harper's praise for
Nelson Mandela. Murray Dobbin writes:
In 1989 Harper was a member of the Northern Foundation (NF) about the same
time that he became policy chief of the Reform Party. The exclusive mandate
of the NF was to counter the serious efforts of the Canadian government of
Brian Mulroney to pressure the South African government to release Nelson
Mandela from prison and to end apartheid.
Certainly, when it comes to the matter of justice, the two men live on
different planets. Steve Sullivan delineates their differences:... more »
LGBT Equality In The Enchantment State-- New Mexico Democrats Are Jubilant While DCCC Hack Is Mum
“Denying same-gender couples the right to marry and thus depriving them
and
their families of the rights, protections, and responsibilities of civil
marriage violates the equality demanded by the Equal Protection Clause
of
the New Mexico Constitution,” Justice Edward Chavez wrote for the
five-member court, which ruled unanimously Thursday, making New Mexico
the
17th state jun the Union to back marriage equality for LGBT citizens.
New Mexico is a pretty live-and-let-live kind of state. Bigots and
haterstend, like everywhere, to gravitate towards the Republican Party,
which now
has j... more »
The lawyer, the wife and the boobs
The lawyer is Cameron Diaz, the wife is Leslie Mann and the boobs is Kate
'sweet smelling sweat' Upton.
Joblow.com have examined, very closely, the above video and created their
highlights only version...
Untitled
*How much will Saints, Panthers tweak? ~Mike Triplett, ESPN*
And What Is Everyone Doing About Toronto's TTC Fare Increase?
Just to bring non-Torontonians up to speed: Toronto has gone from having
what was widely regarded to be a good public transit system to having what
is widely regarded as being a bad transit system. Bus service in the outer
city is deplorable. Long waits to get on over-crowded buses, or to watch
over-crowded buses pass your stop. Streetcar service that can mean it's
faster to walk from Yonge to Bathurst than it is to wait for a streetcar.
An over-crowded subway system prone to signals breakdowns and other
interruptions.
This has happened because for the past few decades, neo-liberals... more »
Supporting Common Core Is Supporting Entire Reform Machine
Supporting Common Core Is Supporting Entire Reform Machine. via Supporting
Common Core Is Supporting Entire Reform Machine.
Pearson's $300 Toll Road to Teaching
If you need some extra holiday cash, you might consider working part-time
from home to help Pearson decide who will become teachers and who won't.
It's easy--just complete a few online tutorials, and Pearson will send you
a bunch of student teaching portfolios, complete with video clips of
student teachers and classes with students whose parents have no idea that
Pearson now has in their permanent libraries. All to become part of Big
Data.
In working for Pearson, you will help universities to decide the curriculum
for teacher candidates, for remember, what gets tested gets taught. ... more »
War watch December 21 , 2013 - Syria Peace Talks crumbling as the Syrian rebels crumble , coupled with Iran not attending ....... Pakistan passes symbolic reolution against US drone death dealing , while Pakistan Civilian leadership passively agrees with US drone death dealing policy - and the Government still wants that 1.6 billion in US blood money .... Iran nuclear talks continue even as the US Senate tries its best to derail the nuclear talks with ever more sanctions against Iran...
Syria......Geneva Peace Talks D.O.A
Geneva Peace Talks Crumbling: Syria Rebels, Iran May Not AttendUS Is Still
Trying to Keep Iran From Being Invited
by Jason Ditz, December 20, 2013
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The Geneva II peace talks were initially scheduled for June, and after
months were finally set up for January 22, with a watchmakers’ convention
forcing the talks to Montreaux. Even though these talks have been “set” for
weeks there remains doubt over whether they’ll actually happen.
That’s because as the Syrian National Coalition (SNC) loses what little
credibility it had among t... more »
Delivering
"The health care website problems were a source of great frustration.... I
now have a couple million people, maybe more, who are going to have health
care on Jan. 1.
And that is a big deal.
That's why I ran for this office,"
Provocative thoughts and thinking - December 17 , 2013 ....Obama Allows Great Lakes Water To Be Sold To China As Half The U.S. Faces Extreme Water Crisis ........ Nukes on the Loose...... The Most Dangerous Woman In America
Catharsis Ours - 9 hours ago
http://beforeitsnews.com/economy/2013/12/obama-allows-great-lakes-water-to-be-sold-to-china-as-half-the-u-s-faces-extreme-water-crisiss-2579664.html
Obama
Allows Great Lakes Water To Be Sold To China As Half The U.S. Faces
Extreme Water Crisis
Monday, December 16, 2013 17:17
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(Before It's News)
[image: Drought Monitor December 2013]What in the world is Barack Obama
thinking? At a time when the United States is facing the greatest water
crisis that it has ever known, Obama is allowing water from the Great
Lakes
to be drained, bottled and shipped to China and other countries around
t... more »
Lost your corkscrew? All is not lost.
A nifty way of opening a bottle of wine if you're minus a corkscrew.
Quatermass
*"I wish Bernard were here..."*
*"Chance'd be a fine thing - British Rocket Group's got it's own
problems..."*
The Quatermass Experiment - Episode 1 - "Contact Has Been Established..."
(Tx.18 July 1953)
from unpersonal on Vimeo.
One morning, two hours after dawn, the first manned rocket in the history
of the world takes off from the Tarooma Range, Australia.
The three observers see on their scanning screens a quickly receding Earth.
The rocket is guided from the ground by remote control as they rise through
the ozone layer, the stratosphere, the ionosphere, beyond the air.
... more »
The #ChristmasMyths #4: The Birthplace and Surroundings of the Little Baby Jesus
*Part of a continuing series looking at the pagan origins of the Christmas
Myths, one day at a time.* Today, the story and pagan origins of where
Jesus was said to be born…*
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Jesus was born in a manger and visited by shepherds, say the authors of
*Luke*.** No, say the authors of *Matthew*, he was born in a house in which
he and Mary were visited by an unconfirmed number of Magi from the East (
*three* being a later gloss).
There were no little drummer boys.
The authors of *Mark* and *John *don’t bother with any of this carry on. To
them, it clearly doesn’t matter a... more »
Home Grown - A Song by Keith Cross
*Published on Novemer 6, 2012*
Grow your own and free yourself!!!
Get the song at keithcrossmusic.com
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The Mexican Government Reveals Mayan Documents Proving Extraterrestrial Contact
*The Mexican Government Reveals Mayan Documents Proving Extraterrestrial
Contact*
December 18, 2013 by Joe Martino.
The reality of extraterrestrial contact with human civilization is becoming
more clear by the month as streams of information about the
extraterrestrial presence and past influence hits. While some of us still
have our doubts about ET contact, many are starting to realize the truth
that has been talked about for centuries. One big story involves the
Mexican government who has released documents and images of objects found
on the site of Calakmul, Mexico which help... more »
Divine Law
Source:
http://notesalongthepath.com/2013/12/20/divine-law-a-guest-post-from-jamie-sams-and-david-carson/#respond
5 Hot Benefits of Hot Peppers and Capsaicin by Elizabeh Renter
5 Hot Benefits of Hot Peppers and Capsaicin
by Elizabeth Renter
Natural Society, 21 November 2013
*Containing a compound known as capsaicin, cayenne peppers have been found
to aid in weight loss, lower blood pressure, and reduce inflammation, all
while giving your food a spicy kick. So, what’s the evidence of cayenne
pepper benefits? Read on.*
As mentioned, the compound credited with the health benefits of cayenne
peppers is known as capsaicin. It’s also the compound that makes the
peppers so spicy. Capsaicin has been found to reduce inflammation, which
can aid in the treatmen... more »
Don't Dismiss Slacktivism
*From Catherine Buca*
talesfromtheend:
I’m not kidding about this, and I’m not being hyperbolic. If I had to name
the worst thing about my industry, it would absolutely be this. It’s a
cancer within, and it’s worse than all the other problems we have, and it
makes me angry and ashamed. I don’t want to look at it anymore. We need to
stop pretending that it’s nothing, that it’s just some kids letting of
steam, or whatever nice little comforting story we tell ourselves that lets
us gloss it over time after time. It needs to stop. It really needs to
stop. These assholes aren’t making ... more »
Buying your wife and/or girlfriend sexy lingerie for Christmas? Have you thought of smartening up your own underwear?
Buying your wife and/or girlfriend sexy lingerie for Christmas? Have you
thought of smartening up your own underwear? This video makes the point
rather nicely.
Growing Trend: More American Teenagers Choose Organic
Research shows teens are turning to organic foods. Some recent studies dish
up hope: Youths do not live by Flamin’ Hot Cheetos alone. In fact, many
consider it cool to munch on chemical-free kale. A survey released in
October by the investm...ent firm Piper Jaffray & Co. said, “Teens are
increasingly choosing organic food options, with 39 percent eating organics
versus just 33 percent two years ago.” SAY NO TO GMOs & PESTICIDES!
*READ MORE:*
*http://www.kansascity.com/2013/12/17/4699398/more-young-people-turn-to-organic.html*
*#teens* *#HealthyFood* *#organic* *#gmo* *#NoGMOs*... more »
HOT SEX IN THAILAND?
*Photo-shopped?*
*Allegedly*, the photo above shows a British diplomat on holiday in
Thailand in September 2013, and, a young boy dressed as a girl.
*Of course the photo could be quite innocent.*
*Or, it could have been photo-shopped, and be part of a disinformation
campaign.*
*Interestingly, there appears to be no Michael Easton working at the
British Embassy in Moscow. *
*British Embassy Moscow - GOV.UK*
The following is from *CHUOONG HUA,* 20 December 2013:
"The ... 'diplomat' is ... a British Secret Intelligence Service (MI-6)
agent working undercover in the British Embassy... more »
A Message To New Hampshire; Live In Food Freedom Or Die
NEW HAMPSHIRE is looking for some boots on the ground. Send us a message if
you're from NH and you'd like to get involved with GMO education and
outreach. Please spread the word!
Thank you
*Note:* *Mike's 2 cents. Perhaps their motto should be, "Live in Food
Freedom or Die"*
*Source:*
*GMO Free USA*
The New Hampshire State Motto is: Live Free Or Die
Organic Gingerbread House Recipe
*Make some holiday memories this season by making a GMO Free gingerbread
house with your family. Bake the house using your favorite recipe and a
re-usable mold or find a template online. Or keep it simple, and start with
ready made Organic G...**raham Crackers. Our Royal Icing recipe is a simple
way to glue the house together and decorate. Be creative!*
*Here are some suggestions - please share your own!:*
Re-usable molds: Amazon.com
Organic Graham Crackers: Annies; Erewhon
Decorations:
TruSweet Organic Candy Canes
TruJoy Organic Starlight Mints
UnReal Candy M&Ms
Candy Tree Orga... more »
in which my library career takes another step forward
I am very pleased to announce that I've landed my first full-time librarian
gig! It's a temporary position, for six months, in the "Readers' Den"
Department of the Mississauga Central Library. Readers' Den takes in all
the fiction, magazines, movies, and very importantly, the Youth department,
both teen fiction and teen programs. I'll be working with teens again,
something I love, I'll be sharpening my readers' advisory skills, and I'll
be able to work as a full-time librarian while I wait for a permanent
position to post.
Please forgive my bragging, but I must tell you that I tota... more »
Alan Guth: a talk at Hunter College
Alan
Guth of MIT was one of the nine inaugural winners of the $3 million
prize. He was awarded for his cosmic inflationary theory.
In May 2013, he gave a 80-minute talk at the Hunter College, CUNY, New
York:
The video was posted on the YouTube channel of the Milner physics
prizethat you're invited to look at – it's full of acceptance speeches
by the
winners, aside from long talks by Polchinski, Linde, and others.
Alan was introduced as a postdoc from 1979 who was visited by a muse and
biked to his office at Stanford or SLAC. Then he won the Milner Prize a
year ago. How did it fe... more »
BBC News ask 'How did Michael Adebolajo become a killer?'
The answer is, to the BBC obvious:
'... could another government scheme have stepped in? Whitehall had poured
millions of pounds into an extensive programme of preventing violent
extremism and a parallel programme of deradicalisation.
But when some of that funding was pulled after the 2010 general election,
one of the groups that lost out was an initiative called Street, based in
south London.
Its founder Abdul Haqq Baker told the BBC's Panorama that before Street
lost its funding, members of his team had identified Adebolajo as a
possible threat.
"Some of my youth workers knew [A... more »
BBC News - NHS 'was too powerful to criticise' says regulator
The trouble with this BBC report is that whilst it starts thus:
'The NHS "became too powerful to criticise" despite many patients receiving
a "wholly unsatisfactory" service, the health regulator has said.
David Prior told the Daily Telegraph that even the most senior staff were
afraid of speaking out.The Care Quality Commission chairman said the NHS
should not be treated as a "national religion" beyond criticism.'
It is, of course, the BBC and their fellow travellers on the left of
politics who most often treat the BBC as 'a "national religion" beyond
criticism"'.
More reporting... more »
SCHOOL SEX; CALDICOTT SCHOOL; HORACE MANN SCHOOL
*Nick Clegg, after he left Caldicott*
Britain's Deputy prime Minister Nick Clegg was 'head boy' at Caldicott Prep
School, a fee paying school in Buckinghamshire, for boys aged 7-13.
On 17 December 2013, a former headmaster of Caldicott, Roland Peter Wright,
was convicted of multiple sex offences against pupils at Caldicott between
1959 and 1970.
*Peter Wright*
Three other teachers, Hugh Henry, Martin Carson and John Addrison have also
been convicted of similar offences in the 1960s and 1970s.
After university, Nick Clegg went to work for the EU Commissioner and
senior Conserva... more »
The Simplest Explanation is Usually the Correct One
The real explanation is that he used to attach endless earmarks for his
district and his far-right interests to unrelated bills that could not fail
to pass Congress and then vote* "No" *on them when they came to the floor.
And then pretend he has moral scruples and principles.
IF ISRAEL UNILATERLLY STRIKES IRAN, WILL THE U.S. CONGRESS PRESS FOR AMERICA TO SUPPORT ISRAEL MILITARILY?
There
is an interesting article in the neoconservative *Weekly
Standard*online magazine this week that is well worth a read. The
writer,
neoconservative Uri Sadot, a research associate with the Council on
Foreign
Relations, argues that Israel, based on its historical record of
successes
in pulling off seemingly impossible military operations, might very well
consider a pre-emptive unilateral strike against Iran.
Netanyahu has already stated that, because Israel was not part of the
deal
struck between Iran and the so-called P5+1, the US, UK, France, Russia
and
China being the 5 and Ge... more »
Almost Christmas
I'm still alive. Just really busy with real life this week. And it's almost
Christmas so time for some music. Possibly the best rendition of this
Christmas carol ever by my friend Mike Finnigan.
Diamonds and the Apartheid States
Disclaimer: I do not endorse Murray Rothbard, or his ecconomic theories -
however, his analysis of the history of the Rhodes-Round Table Commodity
Cartel of DeBeers and other German, Belgian and Dutch Zionists in the
Colonial conquest, occupation, exploitation and neocolonial reconquest of
Africa beginning with the Cape Colony in this case is valuable.
I would also like to further make the point that American and European Jews
of both an Orthodox and Hassidic background in particular have been
admirably and disproportionately courageous in their criticism and
condemnation of the Z... more »
Sunday Classics preview: The gala Sunday Classics "Nutcracker (The Whole Deal)" returns AGAIN (one last time!)
*You'd want to think twice before bidding on this record. The ABC Command
label tells you it's one of the inferior later pressings; you want an
original gold-label issue. (Note: Unfortunately, last year's
preview-opening video clip of the Nutcracker Suite segment of Walt Disney's
Fantasia has disappeared -- not entirely surprisingly, I guess. To be
honest, I don't like it much anyway.)*
*by Ken*
As far back as the mind recalls, Sunday Classics has celebrated the holiday
musically at least in part with music from Tchaikovsky's ballets, and two
years ago I went whole hog and offered ... more »
Ralph McGehee
"The CIA is not now nor has it ever been a central intelligence agency.
It is the covert action arm of the President's foreign policy advisers.
In that capacity it overthrows or supports foreign governments while
reporting "intelligence" justifying those activities.
It shapes its intelligence, even in such critical areas as Soviet nuclear
weapon capability, to support presidential policy.
Disinformation is a large part of its covert action responsibility, and the
American people are the primary target audience of its lies."
Whose Side Are You On?
Do you stand with the victims or with the aggressors?
Do you stand with the tortured or the torturers?
Do you stand with the oppressed or with the oppressors?
Do you stand with the raped or the rapists?
Do you stand with the weak or with the strong?
Do you stand with the poor or with the rich?
It's amazing how many "conservative" bloggers stand on the wrong side of
things, isn't it?
Acclaimed Iranian Director Asghar Farhadi's New Film Comes to American Screens
(Credit:
Memento Films International)
"Le Passé" (or "The Past"), the new film by celebrated Iranian director
Asghar Farhadi, was released in select U.S. cities today. Already
highly acclaimed for its beautiful and intricate storytelling - a
hallmark of filmmaker Farhadi - "The Past" is another unflinching
exploration of love, trust, deceit and family and a fitting follow-up to
his last
Musical interlude: Elton John- "Border Song" W/ Lyrics
Elton John- "Border Song" W/ Lyrics
-mhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4kVgrvOpf9A
Really? "Duck Dynasty" isn't a ripoff of beloved cartoon ducks like Donald and Daffy?
*Jumpin' Jehosophat! I thought maybe it wasDaffy Duck who said those
terrible things.*
*by Ken*
As God is my witness, I thought *Duck Dynasty* was a cartoon show, and I'm
not thinking of live-action animation. No, I thought it was, like, a ripoff
of some of our classic cartoon ducks, like maybe Daffy -- that would have
fit the story, wouldn't it? Or more properly, when you think about a "duck
dynasty," who would you think of but our Donald and his Uncle Scrooge and
his mischievous nephews Huey, Louie, and Dewey?
Yesterday, as the *Washington Post's* Matea Gold reports,
conserva... more »
The Worst People in the World - by Hunter S. Thompson
*The Worst People in the World *
*Memo to my editor:* It was the morning after Election Day when I finally
made the decision to apply for the journalist-in-space program. I stayed up
all night and drove down to the post office at dawn to pick up the official
application form. There was only one press seat, according to the people at
NASA, and the competition would definitely be fierce.
Walter Cronkite was the natural choice, they said, but he was far too old
for the weight training and his objectivity was suspect.
Ten years ago, or more, Walter had taken a profoundly personal in... more »
Drones, Cheap Tablets, The Cloud, Robots and Publishing!
This month we have read of the $38 tablet, Amazon’s statements on the
potential use of Drone technology to delivery local parcels and the growth
of stuff that is now and predicted to be connected to the Internet. Some
would suggest that these are interesting but don’t apply to their world,
others would suggest that they are part of the relentless march of
technology which is now promising so much, whilst threatening so much at
the same time.
*Drones*
Drones have started to revolutionise warfare in the same way that
communications did before them. The move from open warfare, to in... more »
What Your Beer Says About You
So, turns out I’m a direct, aggressive reader of Nietzsche who embraces
change, has a drunk mother-in-law, and hides a heart of gold behind my
thick skin.
Or something.
[image: What Your Beer Says About You]
What does *your* beer supposedly say about *you*?
*PS:* What do New Zealand’s ten best beers for 2013 say about *us *as a
culture? (And I say that as someone who in no way truly gives a shit.)
Content is copyright PC.BlogSpot.Com © Please contact author for permission
to republish: (organon at ihug.co.nz)
Irish banking world rocked as three financiers in court
*Irish banking world rocked as three financiers in court*
published by Tom Sullivan on Fri, 2013-12-20 20:56
A former chief executive of Irish Life & Permanent (IL&P) and two other
former bankers will stand trial on charges of conspiring to mislead Anglo
Irish Bank investors in the run-up to the banking crisis of September 2008.
One of the three men charged is Denis Casey (54) from Raheny, Dublin, who
becomes the first chief executive officer (CEO) who was in charge of an
Irish financial institution during the crash to have charges brought
against him.
The trials will be closely... more »
Navajo Councilman Leonard Tsosie pushing for uranium mining to poison Navajo water
Friends,
Leonard
Tsosie representing Littlewater,
Pueblo Pintado, Torreon, Whitehorse Lake,
Baca/Brewitt, Casamero Lake, Ojo Encino,
Counselor NM
Please be advised that the following actions are currently taking place
and we need your help to tell the Navajo Nation Council Delegates to
vote NO on Navajo Nation Legislation 0373-13.
Navajo Nation Council Delegate Leonard
First Nation Terrance Nelson 'The Image of Canada'
The
Image Of Canada
By Terrance Nelson
Roseau River Anishinaabe
Censored News
Stephen Harper loves to point the finger at other countries for human
rights violations. Iran is a constant target for the Conservative
Government of Canada. The rights of women in Iran is a favorite subject
for the Harper Government. The rights of indigenous women in Canada is
far less an issue
A Tale of Two Protests: Ukraine and Thailand - Part II
As unrest continues in both countries, a sharp, hypocritical divide widens
for the "intentional community."
*December 21, 2013* (Tony Cartalucic) - For audiences around the world
watching pro-EU protests unfold in the streets of Ukraine's capital of
Kiev, they may have noticed flags bearing a lifted hand giving a
"three-fingered salute." This is the reformed Nazi salute of right-winged
nationalist group Svoboda. Along with other racist, bigoted, extremist
political parties including "Fatherland," Svoboda has filled the streets,
clashed with police, occupied government buildings an... more »
The Importance of Screening
Editor’s Note: this is an abbreviated version of a post that originally
appeared on my personal blog. In my previous post, I articulated one way
international institutions can deter bad behavior. In this post, I’ll argue
that even if we assume institutions don’t have access to information that
isn’t already available to states, they still
Continue reading
“The Prophet”, “The Farewell”
* “The Prophet”, “The Farewell”*
by Kahlil Gibran
“And now it was evening.
And Almitra the seeress said, "Blessed be this day and this place and
your spirit that has spoken."
And he answered, Was it I who spoke? Was I not also a listener?
Then he descended the steps of the Temple and all the people followed
him. And he reached his ship and stood upon the deck.
And facing the people again, he raised his voice and said:
People of Orphalese, the wind bids me leave you.
Less hasty am I than the wind, yet I must go.
We wanderers, ever seeking t... more »
Bad Bear's Photos: Longest Walk 4 Final Day Walking to Alcatraz
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Photos by Western Shoshone Long Walker Carl 'Bad Bear' Sampson. The
final day of the five month walk to Alcatraz. On Saturday, Dec. 21,
walkers arrive on Alcatraz. On Dec. 22, a Sovereignty Gathering will be
held at the Inter-tribal Friendship House in Oakland.
Longest Walk in San Francisco
December 21- The Walk will start at 5:00 AM sharp from the Marin Vista
Point of the Golden
Grey Lady talks Hockey Prospects
Its not often the lens of the lady falls on our sport.
Any Cause for Carolling will do
Lest you think the title of that last post followed by an ominous silence
meant anything well, no, it didn't...only that the pre-Christmas rush has
left little time for blogging and, despite there being so much of
importance going on in the news and in the world of BBC reporting, this
post is just to say that things will be very slow here in the coming couple
of weeks (well on my part anyway), bursting out anew in 2014.
Actually, it's not *just* to say that at all.
The one BBC programme I've had the time to listen to closely was Jeremy
Summerly's *A Cause for Carolling* on Radio ... more »
More Retirements-- Or Will Some Of Them Be Carried Out Of Congress In Boxes?
That Buck McKeon is finally retiring from Congress is no longer news in the
L.A. area and especially not up in Santa Clarita. Everyone already knows he cut
a deal with sleazy carpetbagger Tony Strickland and everyone knows that GOP
McKeon-haters have drafted the most far right and extreme state Senator in
California, bizarre hate-monger Steve Knight. And the McKeon family already
has an office ready for ole Buck at the family lobbying firm, which Buck collecting
clients for now. So will we see an outburst of Beltway hubbub when he
finally makes the official announcement, the way we... more »
The Law of Time: False Paradigm to Control Reality
I'm sending out a HUGE thank you to Justin for getting this article out
when I just could not (I was catering a party and cooking for 2 days
straight! lol). I finally had a moment tonight to repost this excellent
article that really struck me as.... timely.
Some of the comments made when this article was discussed in the Energy
Workroom:
nick : Not even sure how to put it into 'English'. During reading through
the article, I kept getting the connection between the mechanical construct
of time and the 'worship' of that construct. One major commonality between
most of the world rel... more »
All You Need To Know About Liberals And Morality
Hat tip to Gay Patriot. Click on the link; the folks in the comment thread
make some interesting points.
Airshow MacKay rolls out more of that "Compassionate Conservatism"
First
it was James Moore, telling us he was fine with Canadian children
starving; then it was that nasty little shit, Flaherty, making it clear
that the elderly can continue to eat cat food.
Next up? None other than Elmer MacKay's entitled brat, Peter "Airshow"
MacKay.
MacKay said poor offenders could pay the fine back over time or consider
selling some of their belongings to pay off the
DILBIT : National Enbridge Board approves Northern Gateway
From The Enbridge Northern Gateway Project Joint Review Panel :
"In the unlikely event of a large oil spill ... we found that the adverse
effects would not be permanent and widespread."
And just in case you aren't convinced of this by reading it just the once,
the National Energy Enbridge Board repeats it three more times in their
report.
But "in the unlikely event of a large oil spill ..." :
"Our final condition requires the company to maintain insurance and other
financial resources totaling $950 million. The financial assurances would
include $100 million in ready cash for imme... more »
UPDATE: Common Core Unrest in 22 States
On November 23, 2013, I wrote a post briefly detailing the 17 states in
which officials (legislators, governors, state superintendents) have
formally registered some anti-Common Core (CCSS) intention (e.g.,
legislation, resolution). Today I will repost the original 17 states and
add another 5, to yield now 22 states in which CCSS questioning might well
lead […]
Hair or Antennae... I'm not cutting it!
When I read this article I truly had a *thud* moment as my jaw hit the
floor. Seriously!! My husband Nick sent this to me this morning, saying
that as soon as he read it, he knew it described me.
A little background: I have long hair. Really Really long hair. I mean,
I actually sit on it and have on occasion almost strangled myself (and
others, lol) with it.
For the past couple of years I have been saying "I have to cut my hair....
even just a trim....." I plan for it, arrange it...... and then I can't do
it. It has become very clear to me this last few months that it's not j... more »
Salon has itself a creeped-out little Christmas!
*FRIDAY, DECEMBER 20, 2013*
*We’ve seen this movie before:* We’re going to make an admission:
Until yesterday, we had never listened to the lyrics of “Baby, It’s Cold
Outside,” a non-Christmas Christmas song which publicly dates to the 1949
Esther Williams film, Neptune’s Daughter.
Yesterday, we listened for the first time, inspired by Salon’s
street-fighting agent of change, Daniel D’Addario. Reprising what is fast
becoming a seasonal tradition at Salon, he told the on-line magazine’s
readers what the song is really about:
D’ADDARIO (12/19/13): “Baby, It’s Cold Outside” is one of... more »
Summation of Obama presser...
- The economy is growing like wild fire
- Housing market is way up
- Millions upon millions of wonderful new jobs have been created
- NSA is not spying on anyone at all
- All insurance before Obamacare were junk policies
- Obamacare is working just fine
- Everyone loves Obamacare
Need I point out that everything he said was diametrically opposed to the
facts - otherwise known as a lie?
I didn't think so.
He's still dissembling and, for the most part, not making a bit of sense.
I'm going to take a short nap before work.
FINDING THE CHRIST IN CHRISTMAS
*To find the Christ in Christmas we must go beneath the lights, ornaments,
Santa Claus and the seeming profound insanity of our present external world
and enter the sacred inner kingdom of the soul and rediscover a world of
Love and soul consciousness ~ the ultimate transmutation and stabilizing
agent for mankind: Allen L Roland*
*“Then the Grinch thought of something he hadn't before! What if Christmas,
he thought, doesn't come from a store. What if Christmas...perhaps...means
a little bit more!” *
~ Dr. Seuss, How the Grinch Stole Christmas!
On De... more »
Fountain of youth found, Fuente de juventud encontrada
*Researchers have discovered a cause of aging in mammals that may be
reversible*
The essence of this finding is a series of molecular events that enable
communication inside cells between the nucleus and mitochondria. As
communication breaks down, aging accelerates. By administering a molecule
naturally produced by the human body, scientists restored the communication
network in older mice. Subsequent tissue samples showed key biological
hallmarks that were comparable to those of much younger
The essence of this finding is a series of molecular events that enable
communication in... more »
2014 Is Going to Be a Great Year for Education
THERE IS NO PLACE LEFT FOR THE WIZARD BEHIND THE CURTAIN TO HIDEDING DONG
THE WITCH IS DEAD!FRIDAY, DEC 20, 2013 12:45 PM UTC
From Salon.comExposing the education “reformers’” big lie: Here’s how
progressives — and our kids — beat the corporate establishmentA populist
uprising is coming in defense of public schools. Are Democrats on the side
of Wall Street or the people?JEFF BRYANT
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"Grave Faults"
“Only the following items should be considered to be grave faults: not
respecting another's rights; allowing oneself to be paralyzed by fear;
feeling guilty; believing that one does not deserve the good or ill that
happens in one's life; being a coward. We will love our enemies, but not
make alliances with them. They were placed in our path in order to test our
sword, and we should, out of respect for them, struggle against them. We
will choose our enemies.”
― Paulo Coelho, "Like the Flowing River"
lol, oh yeah, we've loved our enemies a whole bunch around here, and it
ain't over... more »
Live Stream: Obama presser ...
before he flies off on his luxurious Hawaii vacation while millions upon
millions of people worry about their cancelled health insurance.
Of course, he's late.
JOIN THE LIVE CHAT
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Denis MacShane's plea in mitigation...
Denis MacShane is guilty of expenses fraud, but his lawyer has included in
his submission that Denis MacShane is a union man... as if that should be a
mitigating factor.
The Obamacare 12 Days of Christmas...
*is for you while he jets off today for 17 luscious days of frolicking in
the Hawaiian sunshine. *
Perverted Jewish pornographer Al Goldstein, dead at 77
*“The only reason that Jews are in pornography is that we think that Christ
sucks. Catholicism sucks. We don’t believe in authoritarianism.” *
*- Al Goldstein*
Al Goldstein, the perverted Jewish pornographer and publisher of *Screw
magazine*, has died at the age of 77. This filthy, despicable man was the
epitome of the "dirty old Jew" stereotype, and Goldstein seemed to relish
in it, as *The Jewish Daily Forward* admitted. *The New York Times* reports:
Al Goldstein, the scabrous publisher whose Screw magazine pushed hard-core
pornography into the cultural mainstream, died on Thursday... more »
'The Qur’an is “Hate Speech” and Should be Banned' - So says Alex Jones' Infowars' and not me.
I'm not advocating banning the Koran but I'm interested as to how leftists
would justify their inconsistencies.
'If we are to accept in the aftermath of the 'Duck Dynasty' controversy
that criticism of homosexual activity represents "hate speech," then the
Qur'an, which advocates stoning gay people to death, should also be
denounced as hate speech and banned.
According to Democratic Party political pollster Bernard Whitman,
who appeared on Fox News yesterday, along with a plethora of other
leftists, Phil Robertson's comments are hateful and said they shouldn't be
allowed to be ai... more »
CFRB Child Speaks
Hi John,
Its Christmas and I am unemployed. Who is to say in the future its not the
equivalent of Aids. People wanting some value for their work are an
infection unless they can really cook. Cook some value to a stock that
seems tasteless. I micro you, you micro me, we did it on a napkin in the
rest room at a coffee shop, so no need to worry about the FCC.
Without a Zombie collapse I will be alright. My wife avoided my advice and
did not put all her eggs in Nortel. Her eggs were fertile and we spawned a
number one daughter and a number one son. We always hoped one of the two
woul... more »
Folks Need Health Care-- Even In Deep Red Oklahoma
OK, let's get back to where we left off at the 6AM post this morning-- the
warning FDR gave us about GOP intentions. Except this time let's home in on
healthcare. In fact let's home in on one very red state, Oklahoma and one
congressional election in that state, the one that pits right wing
extremist James Lankford against progressive Democrat Tom Guild in the
Oklahoma City area. This is the most difficult race Blue America has taken
on for the 2014 cycle. The district has a PVI of R+12 and Guild is anything
*but* a Republican-lite Blue Dog. He's an outspoken advocate of
single-p... more »
Last Minute Gift Ideas
Can you believe that Christmas is only 5 days away? I think my shopping
is
officially done, but I have a huge mountain of wrapping to do. Since
Christmas is so close, I thought I would share some of my favorite gifts
that you can pull together in less than 30 minutes.
Perfect for the reader in your life, this Book Page Bracelet can be
pulled
together fast!
Still need small gifts for your children's friends? This Snowman Candy
Caneis the perfect way to dress up an ordinary piece of candy.
A pair of old shoes and a can of spray paint can have some awesome
results
like these Spray Pa... more »
Should Governor Ultrasound be ruined?
*FRIDAY, DECEMBER 20, 2013*
*Rachel the Destroyer:* Last night, the Maddow show had nothing about Chris
Christie.
The enormous national story had apparently died down. In its place, we got
an early tease about Governor Ultrasound:
MADDOW (12/19/13): *Will Bob McDonnell be the first-ever Virginia governor
to be criminally indicted while still in office?* Today, we got an answer
to that question, and it turns out it’s a fascinating answer.
*That story is ahead. Stay with us.*
The second tease was longer. It jacked up the power of the story, which
Rachel called “mind-blowing:”
MAD... more »
Musical interlude: Moody Blues, 'Land of Make Believe"
Moody Blues, 'Land of Make Believe"
An historic day for sex workers, but a storm's building
And so it comes to this: Girding my loins for a battle to stop sex work
from being declared illegal in Canada. Good grief, my idealistic
30-year-old self would have been gob-smacked to hear she'd grown into a
person holding the completely opposite view on prostitution.
It's a long story on how I got from there to here, and you can find more
details here if you're curious. But the quick version is that for the last
17 years I've had the pleasure of getting to know many, many people who
work in the business. Over time, I learned that my idealistic vision of a
world where ... more »
More detailed summary of Bedford 2013 SCC 72
The three impugned provisions, primarily concerned with
preventing public nuisance as well as the exploitation of prostitutes, do
not pass *Charter* muster: they infringe the s. 7 rights of prostitutes by
depriving them of security of the person in a manner that is not in
accordance with the principles of fundamental justice. It is not necessary
to determine whether this Court should depart from or revisit its
conclusion in the*Prostitution Reference* that s. 213(1)(*c*) does not
violate s. 2(*b*) since it is possible to resolve this case entirely on
s. 7 grou... more »
Bill Whittle: The End of the Beginning (a must see video)
*No, really. A must see.*
Wake up America!
NSA SPY PARTNERS
Denmark, Belgium, the Netherlands and several other EU countries were named
among "third party partners" in the NSA-led global signal intelligence
program, a new leak submitted by journalist Glenn Greenwald to Danish TV
reveals.
Housekeeping
Well, this is a big one.
I've accepted a position as political blogger for Bloomberg View. I'm
consolidating all my stuff over there. Yup, after four plus years, I'll be
your Plain Blogger no more.
Or at least, not over here. The plan is basically to do what I've been
doing since I started: same topics, same regular items, same everything. I
won't, at least at first, be doing columns there (or elsewhere). Just the
blogging, all back under the same roof, as it was when I started here. It
all kicks off a little after New Year's. I'm very excited about it; it's
exactly what I've wante... more »
Canada v Bedford 2013 SCC 72
The Supreme Court of Canada has unanimously struck down the country's major
prostitution laws, saying that bans on street soliciting, brothels and
people living off the avails of prostitution are arbitrary and create
severe dangers for vulnerable women.
The rulings effect is suspended for one year to allow Parliament to
respond. Quaere if charges will be laid in the interim?
On March 26, 2012 the Court of Appeal struck down the bawdy house
provisions as unconstitutional and amended the Criminal Code provisions to
clarify that the prohibition on living on the avails of prostitution... more »
FIVE KEY POINTS AND ELEVEN SOLUTIONS: Haven’t been there, done that!
*FRIDAY, DECEMBER 20, 2013*
*Part 4—The word from the absentee experts:* In his new book, I Got
Schooled, M. Night Shyamalan presents “the five keys to closing America’s
education gap.”
In this recent post, Kevin Drum summarized Shyamalan's ideas.
In her own book, Reign of Error, Diane Ravitch offers eleven solutions. On
page 229, she starts with this:
*SOLUTION NO. 1* Provide good prenatal care for every pregnant woman.
That sounds like a good idea to us! We’ll look at other solutions below.
We don’t necessarily disagree with any of the recommendations from these
two observers.... more »
Untitled
*Proposed noise ordinance makes New Orleans City Council debut ~WWLTV*
*Report: Hospital privatization fraught with 'uncertainties' ~Marsha
Schuler, The Advocate*
*Lee Zurik Investigation: Dicharry fired; legislative auditor starts probe
~WVUE*
*Developer reconsidering Habana Outpost in French Quarter ~WDSU*
*House Releases Strengthening Fishing Communities and Increasing
Flexibility in Fisheries Management Act ~Ed Lallo, Gulf Seafood Institute*
Happy Holidays, Wendy--Now, Goodbye!
Wonder if this will earn the Pittsburgh School Board some threatening
letters from Exxon-Mobil for its non-CorpEd stance:
Here’s some education news that you don’t hear every day: The Pittsburgh
school board is rescinding a $750,000 contract with Teach For America, and
keeping open an elementary school slated to be shuttered.
The board’s four new members, taking a new reform tact, drove the decision
to drop the contract by a 6-2 vote with one abstention; in late November,
before the new members were sworn in, the board approved the contract 6-3.
The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reported th... more »
Mad And Stupid
Ken Dryden writes, in this morning's *Globe and Mail*, that Stephen Harper
is the prime minister of Canada and Rob Ford is the mayor of Toronto
because people are mad as hell:
People everywhere are mad. Mad at their jobs, mad at the money they don’t
make. Mad at others for getting the chances they don’t. Mad at seemingly
getting the short end of every stick. Mad at the mess around them: crime,
litter, traffic. In stores, on phones, mad at being treated as if they
don’t matter. Mad that others get away with everything they don’t, mad at
not being able to stop them. Mad that life is... more »
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