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English: Overbrook High School in Philadelphia on NRHP since December 4, 1986. At 59th and Lancaster Ave. in Overbrook neighborhood of West Philly. Alumni include Wilt the Stilt Chamberlain and actor Will Smith. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)CruzCare-- Another GOP Weapon To Keep Working Families From Getting Health Insurance
Yesterday I went to see my doctor, Dr. Vicky. She is the bomb! And she
wrote me a prescription for 4 weeks of Doryx (200 mg). The pharmacy said
the cost is $786.00/week. With Medicare insurance the price is $25/week.
That's why seniors-- at least the ones who are awake-- react so badly to
reactionaries like Paul Ryan and Ted Cruz who want to "ease out" Medicare
and undermine Obamacare.
Also yesterday, when I got back from Dr. Vicky's office, I spoke with Matt
Moore, one of the Democrats intent on taking on Don Young for Alaska's
single, giant at-large House seat. I asked him, as ... more »
Houses have changed
Over the last decade, new New Zealand houses have gone from considering
walk-in and fitted wardrobes and en-suites a luxury to a nice-to-have to a
must-have.
What changes have American houses seen in that time? Short summary: “Open
floor plans and lots of storage.” And bigger.
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More on Broad Foundation and Education Genocide in Philadelphia
From Ken Derstine in Philadelphia:
November 29, 2013
By Ken Derstine
November 29, 2013
By Ken Derstine
“Truth is stranger than fiction, but it is because Fiction is obliged to
stick to possibilities; Truth isn’t.” – Mark Twain
*Further research into the Broad Foundation’s role in corporate education
reform in Philadelphia*
It is hard to believe that only a little over two years have passed since
Arlene Ackerman was bought out of her contract on August 22nd, 2011. The
changes in the Philadelphia School District have been so overwhelming and
rapid that it seems the events happened ... more »
2121 by Susan Greenfield
Unlike Helen Lewis, I was able to make my way through the entirety of Susan
Greenfield's debut novel, *2121*. What Helen has to say about the prose and
the lack of plotting is spot-on, so I won't be expending any wordage on the
book's stylistic merits. If that's the right phrase. What I'm particularly
interested in are the ideas Greenfield pushes, and the trap she and many
scientists and science fiction authors fall into.
Just so you know, this isn't really a novel. It's a thought experiment and
a polemic dressed up as one. Set in the eponymous 2121 (itself, a pun on
20:20 vision -... more »
Spanish Syndicalism (1) CGT Strike in Unipost
*CGT DECLARES UNLIMITED STRIKE IN SPANISH 'UNIPOST' OVER HOLIDAYS*
The following is a translation from a Spanish language article at Rojo
y Negro, the organ of the Spanish anarcho-syndicalist union the CGT. I have
had to rather "freely translate" as the particulars of Spanish labour
practices are quite different from here in the Anglosphere. Any mistakes
are my own responsibility.
*CGT UNIPOST CALLS INDEFINITE STRIKE FROM 13-D*
The stoppages will be for 24 hours (from 00:00 to 24:00) and
Saturdays, Sundays and holidays are not included. The schedule is as
follows: Dece... more »
Nobel Prize winning economist Joseph Stiglitz points out that "Most Americans have seen their incomes stagnate or fall since 2008. Median income of a full-time male worker today is lower than it was 40 years ago."
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Wage Crisis - The USA's new underclass
Journeyman Pictures
Published on Nov 4, 2013
Economic hardship in the world's biggest financial superpower
For downloads and more information visit:
http://www.journeyman.tv/?lid=66149&a...
The squeezed American middle class has been at breaking point for some
time. Now with politicians reluctant to raise the minimum wage and food
stamps being cut, the social consequences could be devastating.
Mike Doyle's plummet into the ranks of America's working poor is dramatic.
He was a ... more »
BERKELEY PASSES RESOLUTION SUPPORTING JEJU
*News Release*
On Jeju Island, an environmental jewel sixty miles south of the Korean
Peninsula, a massive naval base is being built to house US warships,
submarines and aircraft carriers, serving as a key forward base for the "
US Pacific Pivot", and turning the region into a hair trigger for global
confrontation. Seven years of principled non-violent struggle by the
affected villagers have resulted mostly in endless beatings, arrests,
fines, imprisonment; a growing international solidarity movement; but
little tangible in the way of political support from any national or local... more »
Next, outgoing NYPD Commissioner Ray Kelly will need a squad of NYPD dancing harem girls and a string of NYPD polo ponies for his security
*Wouldn't you think ex-Police Commish Rickety Ray'ssecurity will require a
string of NYPD polo ponies?*
*by Ken*
When last we encountered departing NYC Police Commissioner Ray Kelly, in "A
holiday F.U. to NYC Mayor-elect Bill de Blasio from his friends in City
Hall and especially at 1 Police Plaza," the snotbucket was thumbing his
nose at Mayor-elect Bill de Blasio (who today announced his first
appointments: Anthony Shorris as first deputy mayor, "responsible for
day-to-day operations of city government"; Emma Wolf as director of
intergovernmental affairs; and Dominic Williams a... more »
(Who Are The Third Way and What Do They Have In Mind for US?) How They Are Using Our Money To Rip Up Our Environment and Spy On US (Is It Possible We Are Governed by the Least Intelligent, Capable and Noble?)
Not really that difficult to figure out who these guys are, is it? The
conundrum (if there actually "is" one) would be "Why did they think we'd
never find out?" Or did they think we'd be too stupified to act upon the
knowledge? I mean, really. After Erskine Bowles teamed with the worst of
the worst rightwingers to gut the grannies (and grandpas)(not to mention
all those coming after them),
Despite our best evidence, Camika Royal still considers TFA a viable option. Say again?
This, from GOOD Magazine. What’s the (yet) supposed to mean? That TFA has
not violated the trust of our public education system time and again over
the last several years, aligning itself with every neoliberal outfit
imaginable? To wit: Though I find it highly problematic, I also agree with
theHarvard Crimson editorial board in this statement: […]
Your daily Senate shenanigans
Today the Senate voted 51- 30 against having Deloitte partner Michael Runia
testify about Senator Irving Gerstein's phone call to Runia amid PMO
interference in Deloitte's audit into Senator Duffy.
Background : PMO *Manager of Parliamentary Affairs* Patrick Rogers on March
8, as per the RCMP ITO:
"Senator Gerstein has just called. He agrees with our understanding of the
situation and his Deloitte contact [Runia] agrees. The stage we 're at now
is waiting for the Senator's contact to get the actual Deloitte auditor on
the file to agree. The Senator will call back once we have Deloit... more »
The Down Side of Smart Phones And New Electronic Gadgets
An excerpt from, *"Dulling the Mind: A Protest by Richard Sale"*:
All of these smart phones and other “clever” devices are a means of
weakening the ability to remember and recall. Such machines to spare the
brain labor, reducing a whole science to a handful of visual symbols and
signs, making us see at the expense of being able to deeply understand.
Today’s infinite sea of data and information depresses thought and is a
cause for disquiet. Or it should be.
An excerpt from, *"Smartphones Improvements: positive and negative impact
on society"* by Alwaleed Al Afaliq:
Redesigning smart... more »
Pope Francis: Peace for Syria, and Christians of the Middle East
An excerpt from, *"Al-Qaeda Kidnapped Nuns From Captured Syrian Village"*by Jason Ditz, AntiWar.com, December 3:
Syria’s Orthodox Patriarch has issued a call for the release of 12 nuns and
three other women who were kidnapped during the weekend fighting over the
Christian town of Maaloula. They were taken by fighters from al-Qaeda’s
Jabhat al-Nusra, which seized the town before being ousted by the military.
Video Title: Pope Francis: Peace for Syria, and Christians of the Middle
East. Source: Vatican. Date Published: December 4. Description:
Pope Francis on Saturday received a group... more »
Fukushima parade of horribles December 4 , 2013 - Solution to water problem ( dumping Pacific Ocean ) encouraged by IAEA - Countries nearby retort NIMBY ! Cover up of Fukushima motivation for new draconian secrecy law - Top Government Official says protesting secrecy law = terrorism ? And with contamination out of control ( in the water underground and ocean , in the air and on the ground ) , no solutions in sight , the inevitable massive cancer breakouts - the need to clamp discussion of what's happening to control the japanese sheeple is paramount !
Fukushima nuclear clusterfark items of note for the day - but first my
prior post and link to same....
Catharsis Ours: *Fukushima Updates December 1* , *2013* - *Surveying* *...*
Energy News......
01:25 PM EST on December 4th, 2013 | 79 comments
IAEA Official: “What we are trying to say is consider” putting all the
toxic Fukushima water in Pacific — Impact on human health must be monitored
— Nearby countries all against it (PHOTO)
10:11 AM EST on December 4th, 2013 | 81 comments
Top Official: Protesting secrecy law is act of terrorism — Japan gov’t
promotes idea that you’re... more »
War Watch December 2 , 2013 - Focus on Afghanistan ( Karzai claims US cutting supplies to force signing of Bilateral Security Agreement ) , Iran ( Israel concerns being put on ignore regarding nuclear talks between Iran and P 5 + 1 ) , Syria ( battle and chemical weapon destruction updates ) , Iraq ( death dealing updates )
Catharsis Ours - 5 hours ago
Afghanistan.....
Hamid Karzai says US cutting supplies to put pressure on security pact
Nato-led force responds to Afghanistan president: 'There has been no
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I support Rodney Hide for Epsom
[image: _RodneyHood]*Rodney Hood ponders a comeback*
Speculation all over the place this morning that Rodney Hide might be the
man to lead ACT back from the toxic wilderness to which he dragged it.
There's talk of Rodney Hide coming back as leader of the party.
Former ACT candidate Don Nicolson says Mr Hide could be the man to turn
ACT's fortunes around…
“Don Brash said there are four members who would be able to step into
the role. He said Jamie Whyte, Catherine Isaac, David Seymour and Rodney
Hide have all been mentioned as strong candidates.
“"I would welcome as many p... more »
The Case For Raising The Minimum Wage
Boehner must feel like the little Dutch boy with his fingers in the dike,
holding back the flood-- in this case, the flood of popular comprehensive
immigration reform, the flood of popular passage of a bill to end workplace
discrimination against the LGBT community, the flood against reining in
domestic spying on American citizens by the NSA and, of course, the flood
to enact a popular and long overdue rise in the minimum wage. Despite
almost sure passage of all these things, Boehner refuses to let the House
vote on any of them. He's too busy trying to further gut the food stamps
... more »
Still Hoping to Save the Filibuster
Yes, this is most certainly futile: Republicans aren't going to do it, and
most people who care don't want it to happen anyway. But I'd like to see
the filibuster saved and I think it's not only possible but actually in the
interest of all Senators, so I'll push on with it.
Basically, as I argued a while ago, I think that the filibuster (and the
good things about the Senate) has a better chance of surviving long-term if
the current post-nuclear situation is replaced by a negotiated settlement
on nominations. The key is to get both sides to agree to something which
would be better fo... more »
A (Sun)Day in the Life (of the BBC) - 2.
If you read the previous post in this series you might have expecting to
read this some time last night rather than this evening. Well, that's
anticipation for you. It can lead to fulfillment or disappointment.
Such was the theme of...
06:05 *Something Understood *
Mark Tully (formerly known as "Mark Tully in Dehli") presented a whole
episode about anticipation. I didn't anticipate much from it, but was
pleasantly surprised.
The theme of anticipation was chosen to mark the start of Advent, as Advent
is the time...need I say? Ah yes, I probably do these days!...when
Christians a... more »
Professors and “journalists” love their fake facts!
*WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 4, 2013*
*From Ehrenreich to Digby, then on to the new Salon:* We were a bit
surprised today reading the new Salon.
Falguni Sheth was criticizing the latest New York Times waste-of-time
report concerning (not yet) Candidate Clinton. She also criticized
President Clinton for welfare reform.
Clinton did sign a bill enacting welfare reform. That said, we were
surprised when we read the following—surprised, and rather skeptical:
SHETH (12/4/13): The ballast for welfare reform exploited the racial
antagonism against black women that was inflated and gained momentum... more »
Be thankful for “diminished productivity”
*For once, there might be good news coming from Washington, writes Daniel
Mitchell in this Guest Post*
Let’s do a simple thought experiment and answer the following question: Do
you think that additional laws from Washington will give you more freedom
and more prosperity?
I don’t know how you will answer, but I strongly suspect most Americans
will say “no.” Indeed, they’ll probably augment their “no” answers with a
few words that wouldn’t be appropriate to repeat in polite company.
That’s because taxpayers instinctively understand that more activity in
Washington usually translat... more »
Principles of Party Liability
*R. v. Cadeddu*, 2013 ONCA 729:(c) Principles of Party Liability
[50] Section 21 of the *Code* is set out at para. 28, above. Subsection
21(1) deals with principals, aiding and abetting. Subsection 21(2) imposes
a broader liability. It applies where one person commits an offence beyond
the one with which the parties had originally planned to assist one
another. It imposes liability on the other person if that person knew or
ought to have known that the offence committed would be a probable
consequence of carrying out the original common unlawful purpose. The
Supreme Court ... more »
BitCoin news and views highlights for December 4 , 2013........Hugh Hendry sees Momentum moving ( positively ) for BitCoin - note the rationale given though ( “This is the environment where Bitcoin could go to $1m. There is no qualitative reason, but it is trending. If I could own Bitcoin, I would. If I own 3D printing, it is just the same thing,” ) Lots of folks on one side of the Bitcoin boat...... On the Bear side , Gary North issues his cautionary vision for BitCoin - 2ND Largest Ponzi Scheme in history.......
Bulls.......
http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2013-12-04/hugh-hendry-goes-bitcoin-bull-retard-dont-tell-me-valuation-it-trending
Hugh Hendry Goes Stock, Bitcoin Bull Retard: "Don't Tell Me The Valuation,
It Is Trending"
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- Bitcoin
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- Eclectica
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Everyone knows *"you never go bull retard*," but it seems Eclectica's Hugh
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Santa arrested at Elsipogtog fracking protest!
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Nepal and its Maoist Government
* A guest post from a friend in Kathmandu. Robin is a co-founder of *Samriddhi,
The Prosperity Foundation* (http://samriddhi.org/), a free market think
tank in Nepal. He was featured in the June 2013 issue of Business 360,
Nepal's free market leaning monthly business magazine where I also write a
column under "Free Market".
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*Nepal’s new mandate for the Constitution Assembly *
Robin Sitoula
03 December 2013
Nepal has been a part of an elongated political transition for nearly half
a decade now. Following the Nepalese Civil War (1996-2006) monarchy was
abolished and the Un... more »
Health Care Villainy: There's Nothing This "GOP" Scum Won't Do
By Manifesto Joe
It's not news by now that the Obama administration made a huge logistical
mistake in the rollout of the new health care law. But the Republicans want
you to pay no attention to that man behind the curtain. "Obamacare" is
indeed a half-assed solution to the health care crisis, but the "GOP" has
nothing, I repeat, absolutely nothing, to offer as an alternative. They
simply want to go back to the way things were, and still are, with people
getting turned down for "pre-existing conditions" and insurance companies
stealing hard-earned money from healthy people with all t... more »
NOTHING Says Christmas Like A Kardashian Christmas Card! (Or Is It - A Kardashian Christmas Card Says Nothing About Christmas?)
People have complained to me that in each and every single Sunday rant, I
always close with something pertinent to America's #1 family of skanks and
trollops, the fabulous Kardashians. I honestly wish that people would
understand that I take a shot every single week at these misfits for the
simple reason that they are symbolic of the collapse of America itself by
the fact that Americans focus so much attention on garbage such as them
instead of concentrating on things that really matter... Such as actually
saving the nation from total economic collapse!
Well.... Today, I came acro... more »
Bring on the Car Taser, e2v
*The way we see it, It's too bulky at the moment with a limited range.
Those with pacemakers will be placed in danger even is not in the targeted
vehicle.*
*Possible countermeasure, wrap Vehicle's engine bay with heavy Aluminum
foil/paper with wire reaching into ground.*
*Abraham Ben Judea*
In a move that could spell the end of high-speed car chases, joyriding, and
even terrorist attacks, a UK company has created a system that can stop
vehicles at the press of a button.
The RF Safe-Stop system uses blasts of electromagnetic pulses to remotely
shut off any car engines that targeted... more »
Blossom Goodchild - 4 December, 2013
*Blossom Goodchild - 4 December, 2013 *
Good morning to you. If it's ok let's get into it straight away, as there
are a few things I'd like to clarify if I may? Yet first, let's not forget
manners ... are you well?
*We indeed FEEL of the finest energies throughout our existence. We are
aware that one thing you would like to clarify is the 'buzzing within your
head', this is correct is it not?*
Indeed. It's like I've had five strong coffee's and yet I don't drink
coffee. I try to meditate to calm it down yet that seems to almost
exaggerate the FEELING
*Do you find the FEELING un... more »
Marx on the Power of Money
That which is for me through the medium of *money* - that for which I can
pay (i.e. which money can buy) - that am *I*, the possessor of the money.
The extent of the power of the money is the extent of my power. Money's
properties are my properties and essential powers - the properties and
powers of its possessor, Thus, what I *am* and *am capable* of is by no
means determined by my individuality, I am ugly, but I can buy for myself
the most *beautiful* of women. Therefore, I am not *ugly* for the effect of
*ugliness* - its deterrent power - is nullified by money. I, in my
character... more »
Richard Bacon and James Delingpole
I have updated this piece with the original audio, listen to Richard Bacon
in all his intellectual glory.
Channel 4 News - An exclusive interview with the Edward Snowden of banking - Herve Falciani
Close to TEN THOUSAND ACCOUNTS in HSBC Switzerland's list provided by
banking whistleblower Herve Falciani and NOT A SINGLE PROSECUTION for
corruption, here in the UK.
*The affair is also an embarrassment for David Cameron, because his trade
envoy Stephen Green chaired HSBC during the period covered by the
allegations. *[source DAILY MAIL]
These opening paragraphs from Faisal Islam's C4 news blog feature kinda
says it all.
*It was the biggest bank heist in history, not of money or gold bullion,
but something far more important – data – and it all stems back to one man,
who wor... more »
The annual lecture in memory of Prof. Martin Buber | First President of the Academy
Video Title: The annual lecture in memory of Prof. Martin Buber | First
President of the Academy. Source: TheIsraelAcademy. Date Published: June
18, 2013. Description:
Chairperson: Prof. Ruth Arnon, President of the Academy
Introduction of Prof. Ginzburg Prof. Yosef Kaplan, Member of the Academy
Prof. Carlo Ginzburg Scuola Normale Superiore, Pisa
Inner Dialogues Christians, Jews and Miracles In Eighteenth-Century England
Skip to 18:15 to watch historian Carlo Ginzburg's lecture.
Dawn's Baby - Another Vaccination Injuried Story
*December 4, 2013*
Our youngest soon to be daughter (We are trying hard to adopt her) was
forced under STATE care to get vaccinated. She was given the MMR, Hepatitis
B, Chickenpox, Haemophilus Influenzae, Diphtheria Tetanus & Pertussis,
Polio, and Pneumococcal Conjugate ALL at once on November 19th 2013. On
November 30th 2013 she broke out in a rash ALL over her body. Which I
believe to be a reaction from the MMR va...ccine. I took her to her
doctor's office yesterday. They said that yes it MAY be from the vaccine
but that she would get her other MMR vaccine before going to kinder... more »
What is a Maori Ancestral Diet?
Grant
Schofield, Professor of Public Health at AUT, has done brilliant
workbringing LCHF science to the mainstream media in New Zealand. To
someone
like myself, who enjoys science best when the most cautious and rigorous
approach delivers the most revolutionary findings, Prof Schofield's
approach to publicity has been exemplary. I missed the interview where
he
said the LCHF approach would be best for Maori, but caught the response
of
Maori health provider Toi Tangata:
A public health specialist says Maori should go back to a pre-European
diet to stop chronic diseases such as diabetes... more »
What Does the PISA Report Tell Us About U.S. Education?
When the OECD releases the PISA report every three years, many people use
the ranking to claim public education in the U.S. is failing and push their
corporate education reform agenda. But looking at the data, lessons that
can be learned from the highest performing countries point in a completely
different direction. For more information: http://go.aft.org/pisa #ReclaimIt
HealthCare.gov, Amazon, and Health Care as Normal Politics
I made the point yesterday that what we're starting to see is the
re-emergence of health care as a normal political issue, along with the end
fight over passing and then repealing the ACA.
I think that's the right lens through which to understand the conversation
about the remaining visible problems at Healthcare.gov. as discussed by
Jonathan Cohn and others. Philip Klein, criticizing the improved web site,
noted that it still compares unfavorably to typical commercial sites; Cohn
considers the evidence.
Here's the thing, though. None of this has anything at all to do with the
"suc... more »
Navajo Uranium Film Festival Day 3 Livestream!
Live streaming video by UstreamClick arrow to watch livestream!
The International Uranium Film Festival is underway, Navajo Nation Museum, Dec. 2 -- 4, 2013
Watch videos of discussion sessions at Navajo Museum: http://www.ustream.tv/recorded/41369646
BLESSINGS IN UKRAINE FOR ALL
I've been trying to follow the situation in Ukraine. I don't have good
sources about Ukraine but I know that some people living there read this
blog. I would ask them to share with me their thinking about the conflict
in Ukraine.
My present take is that the Ukrainian government is corrupt and heavy
handed. The expanding NATO juggernaut is creating instability in places
like Finland, Ukraine and Georgia. The NATO-capitalist class wants
everything...we know that.....so in the competition for market and resource
control NATO must control the economies and military forces of these... more »
On Being Read
I write so you will read. I write so I can see what I think aboot. I write
so I will remember and know where to look for that thing I want to re
examine.
I am very flattered to find out a fellow blogger of extremely
discriminating taste is reading and adding my content to their blog.
H/T to http://oldephartte.blogspot.ca/
Keith Ellison: Policy Of Truth
The Depeche Mode double platinum award for *Violator* is very nice-- and I
hope you're the winner. It isn't something anyone can buy in a store, no
matter how rich they are. Very few of this particular RIAA plaque were ever
made, basically just for the band members and a few of their colleagues.
The double platinum (for achieving 2 million) is ultra-rare; by the time it
was delivered, the record had already sold 3 million. Eventually the album
sold 15 million.
But there's even a better reason to participate in Blue America's final
contest of 2013. Sure the plaque is nice but, kee... more »
The BBC and the Woolwich Trial
The charge that the BBC might be deliberately sanitising its coverage of
the trial of the alleged murderers of Lee Rigby (in an attempt to reduce
anti-Muslim sentiment) is about as serious a charge as you could possibly
make against the corporation - and it's one that shouldn't be made lightly.
And yet the signs that the BBC *is* sanitising the story continue to emerge
each day.
What do *you* make of this?:
Having just come in from work I wanted to read the latest developments from
the trial and clicked onto Sky News's account.
This led with the video of Michael Adebolajo's poli... more »
VIETNAM WAR - SECRET UK INVOLVEMENT
*Villagers slaughtered by the UK military in Malaysia. *
*www.dailyrecord.co.uk*
In the Vietnam War, there was secret British involvement.
*Britain provided the American military with:*
*1.* Intelligence.
*2.* Military hardware.
*3. *Training for US special forces.
*4.* 'Former' British soldiers.
*As many as 2,000 Britons were on the ground in Vietnam.*
Some of these were SAS (special air services) soldiers.
*Britain, Vietnam and the Special Relationship*
*5.* *US bombing raids over Laos were flown out of a British air base in
Thailand.*
*6.* British ships supported US comm... more »
And the Band Droned On
I'd missed the much-ballyhooed Amazon infomercial on *60* *Minutes* Sunday
night, being so enthralled with CNN's Death is Fun and charity extravaganza
specials as I feverishly engaged in my standard seasonal Luddite activity
of hand-crocheting Christmas gifts for friends and family.
So, after reading in the headlines that Amazon will make humans even more
redundant than they are already by using drones to deliver packages, I felt
compelled to play catch-up and watched the replay of Charlie Rose fellating interviewing yet
another multibillionaire with a mission. In this episode, the r... more »
More on Failing Writing, and Students
More on Failing Writing, and Students. via More on Failing Writing, and
Students.
HAARP and Volcano Light
It's called Volcano Light, seismic activity causes intense electromagnetic
flux.
It's the same principle HAARP works on.
Mainstream science had been trying to pretend it doesn't exist, since it's
the smoking gun for Earthquake Weaponry.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KKMTSDzU1Z4
If you have a HAARP-like array, you can bend and focus EM fields globally -
that's the official explanation for HAARP; over-the-horizon
Extemely-Low-Frequency communication with submerged nuclear submarines.
But if you can produce magnetic flux at any spot on (or below) the Earth's
surface, you can also ... more »
Strategies for a Neighborhood Prep Cooperative
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Jon David Miller
Now that we are in a time of growing awareness of the potential for a societal
breakdown disaster, forming a preparedness cooperative among your neighbors
and friends is a crucially important idea.
As one of the founders of an urban natural foods cooperative in 1975, that
continued to operate for 30 years through many changes, I understand the
value and the challenges of such a venture in normal times.
At a time of easily perceived possibilities of chaos arising from either an economic
collapse, an earth cha... more »
Ostreicher case further notes
Hurry up and wait...this is the message from the US pols and big shot
activists who claim to be helping Jacob Ostreicher.
Little do they take the time to comprehend that their activism is rude and
ignorant, that they do not listen to those who have offered advice on the
situation and that they only make more tension.
Presently a NYC Spanish speaking politician has been approached with this
mission, and, ironically reproached on one site for not jumping in earlier
- although this legislator's district does not include Ostreicher and they
are not part of Ostreicher's community. The new... more »
The ObamaFlowers Spoof: A Parody on the Affordable Care Act
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Catherine J. Frompovich
Up front and candidly admitting, this writer did not pen “Obama Flowers.”
Whoever wrote it needs to be congratulated for his or her analytical skills
and fabulous sense of humor. It’s going around the Internet and probably is
on many email users’ fast forward lists, since over 54 percent [1] of
Americans now don’t like nor want what’s become known as ObamaCare.
For those who don’t understand what bugs people about ObamaCare, maybe
substituting flowers, which everyone likes, can get the point across. W... more »
Is a "Terror" Event Coming Soon?
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Amish Family Avoiding Forced Chemo Back in U.S. But Hiding
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Heather Callaghan
Sarah Hershberger, now age 11, is still making media rounds for avoiding
forced chemotherapy for leukemia. However, they have yet to accurately
portray the whole situation, or obtain an un-spliced story from the
Hershberger family.
ABC news is still regurgitating the old story from the Akron Children's
Hospital's perspective - that she will die without the chemo treatment.
This Newsy piece tells more:
Grandpa Of Amish Girl In Chemo Case Says Sarah's Cancer-Free
Apparently, they haven't gotten the mem... more »
Nobody does it better!
*WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 4, 2013*
*Salon! What more can be said:* We know, we know.
Yesterday, we said we’d discuss Katie McDonough’s treatment of a serious
topic.
But good lord! The new Salon never stops the apparent self-parody as it
defines its new range of concerns. This morning, it offers us this:
*The top 10 oral sex scenes*
The MPAA has again cracked down on cunnilingus. Time to honor the Hollywood
movies that have dared to go there
TRACY CLARK-FLORY
TUESDAY, DEC 3, 2013 07:30 PM EST
Why can’t we have the *eleven* best scenes? What makes Salon so uptight?
In theory, Hollywood’s... more »
Mohawk John Kane 'Redskin Code Talkers?'
Navajo
Code Talkers
By John Kane, Mohawk
Censored News
To avoid arguments in the White world it is said to avoid talking about
religion or politics. We may not have the same taboos against these
general topics in Native communities but, certainly, there are two other
subjects that most regard as off limits for criticism — elders and
veterans and, especially if they are both.
Well, so
Sunni Identity Politics In Iraq After 2003
The Iraq War created a new set of sectarian politics in the country. The
transformation amongst Sunnis was a perfect example. Before they did not
have a real sense of themselves as a group, but after 2003 they felt
threatened by the Shiite parties that they conflated with Iran, and that
helped create a new communal identity. Two authors Fanar Haddad and Harith
Hassan al-Qarawee have tried to explain these transformations. Their ideas
along with statements by sheikhs, religious men, and soldiers from Anbar
show how sectarianism did not emerge from centuries long conflict, but was
... more »
Rachel Maddow’s very long, rather strange presentation!
*WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 4, 2013*
*Whose kids do we care about:* Thirteen minutes into the show, the analysts
were still completely puzzled.
Rachel Maddow had gone on and on, discussing a long succession of cases in
which her beloved news industry had shown good editorial judgment—good
taste.
She started with “a series of violent attacks in the south of France” this
past March (text below). Roughly ten minutes into her lecture, she was
giving us the examples shown below.
We still had no idea why she was saying these things:
MADDOW (12/3/13): *The press in this country is a free pres... more »
Bella Isabella - A Mothers Story Of Her Vaccination Injuried Child
*My Childs Vaccine Reaction Facebook, 2 November 2013*
This is my beautiful daughter Isabella. Bella developed normally up until
her six month vaccinations. They were done late as she had been sick.
Within 12 hours of having her shots she started having seizures. However I
did not recognise the...m as seizures.
Although my gut told me not to give her any more vaccinations I eventually
succumbed to pressure from her doctor and gave her the
12-month-vaccinations. At this time her seizures went from 20 a day to over
a hundred a day. She also stopped trying to crawl, stopped pul... more »
My Son Robert - A Mom Tells Of Her Sons Hepatis B Vaccine Injury
ROBERT
by Beth Topp (Robert’s mum)
USA
Our family’s story about the devastating effects of the Hep B vaccine law
June 1999
“I could not imagine a more difficult task than describing how my son was
before the shot. With every word I feel that bright, curious, considerate,
beautiful little boy getting farther away. My son is still here, but he’s
not the same. He changed literally overnight. He had a thorough physical
exam and our doctor said he was in great shape.
A few minutes later the nurse gave him his first “mandatory ” Hepatitis B
vaccine. The following morning he was different... more »
An appeal court must not interfere with a trial judge’s findings of fact unless, in reaching them, the judge has committed a palpable and overriding error
*Abraham v. Coblenz Holdings Ltd.*, 2013 BCCA 512 is a good current source
for the principle that an appeal court must not interfere with a trial
judge’s findings of fact unless, in reaching them, the judge has committed
a palpable and overriding error:
[10] As is well known, this Court is not a court of first instance.
This Court must not interfere with a trial judge’s findings of fact unless,
in reaching them, the judge has committed a palpable and overriding error.
The Court will interfere where the error is manifest or plainly seen, or
where, for example, the judge has ... more »
Untitled
*Saints morning report: Home sweet home ~Mike Triplett, ESPN*
*More New Orleans Students Eat All Three Meals At School ~Mallory Falk,
WWNO*
Amazon Testing Delivery by Drone Aircraft
Amazon Testing Delivery by Drone Aircraft
December 1st, 2013
Reblogged from: http://www.cryptogon.com/?p=42259
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Via: USA Today:
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Amazon PrimeAir Octocopter
*Amazon.com is testing delivering packages using drones, CEO Jeff Bezos
said on the CBS TV news show 60 Minutes Sunday.*
The idea would be to deliver packages as quickly as possible using the
small, unmanned aircraft, through a service the company is calling Prime
Air, the CEO said.
Bezos played a demo video on 60 Minutes that showed how the aircraft, also
known as octocopters, will ... more »
Radioactive load on truck, stolen in Mexico, causes concern.
*UPDATED: News about the GPS- scroll down *
*Dirty bomb seen as 'high probability, low consequence' with lower
potential for large loss of life*
Normally, I might have passed by this story. Except, I recalled the Israeli
threat issued after the P5+ 1 agreement. Giving this news story a different
context.
*Recall?*
“Naftali Bennett, Israel’s economic minister and key member of Netanyahu’s
governing coalition, said, *“if a nuclear suitcase blows up in New York or
Madrid five years from now, it will be because of the deal that was signed
this morning.”*
Yes, I did then and still d... more »
Read Stuff, You Should
Happy Birthday to Jerome Williams, 32. I was a big fan, and I'm really glad
he got to have a career. Belongs on some sort of team with Solomon Torres,
Ryan Vogelsong, and I suppose Jason Grilli.
Good stuff:
1. More on ACA, Obama, and the presidency from Scott Lemieux. By the way:
I'm open to arguments that Obama (and Waxman, and Pelosi, and Dodd, and
Harkin) could have done marginally better overall, if "better" is defined
as getting more of what they were fighting for. My overall assessment,
however, is that there was a lot more downside than there was upside; the
whole thing coul... more »
Free Passes! Free Passes! Getcha Free Passes To An Easy Reelection!
I don't suppose Lizard Man conferred with Elizabeth Warren before he
offered a free pass to reelection to Massachusetts Republican Scott Brown.
But the reptilian Schumer was boasting to Isaac Chotiner for an interview
in the *New Republic* that that is exactly what he did in 2012. Chotiner
establishes right up from that "[i]deologically, it’s not easy to
categorize Schumer. He is a populist champion of the middle class who is
also a protector and patron of Wall Street, from which he has raised scads
of money."
Schumer went to high school with Ken and I (James Madiosn in Brooklyn)... more »
OUTSCORING FINLAND: Why don’t American students score better?
*WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 4, 2013*
*Interlude—Ravitch and Ripley debate:* Why don’t American students score
better on international tests—in math, let’s say?
In recent years, a small cottage industry has grown up on the left as we
liberals try to explain our shortfalls away. That said, American
performance isn’t anything like a “disaster,” the term used on yesterday’s
Morning Joe by the elite and the clueless.
On the 2011 TIMSS, for example, our eighth-graders scored five points
behind “educational powerhouse” Finland in math. They scored two points
ahead of both England and Australia,... more »
Transparency: Bitcoin
*Transparency: Bitcoin*
*Posted by D on December 4, 2013*
I can't embed the video here but please go to the link below- starting at
the 15 minute mark and paying special attention to what is said from 21:
till the end of that segment of the show!!
Thanks to my buddy who gave me the heads up on this!!
Just an addendum to your post on Bitcoin. Bitcoin developer Jeff Garzik
explicit confirms on TV he is working with goverment and keeps updating the
bitcoin protocol often to give control and power to US goverment.
Please watch the video starting at 15:30
http://blip.tv/whatstrending... more »
OPAL Tour Norway -- Absent Limits Conference
*OPAL Tour Norway -- Absent Limits Conference*
December 4, 2013
Posted by BRIAN KELLY
http://vjindigomusic.wordpress.com/
Those of you who have listened to the radio shows since our return from
Norway, have heard how powerful of an experience that was for all involved.
No words to explain the Love we expereinced there. So many open hearts and
like minds makes for a wonderful symphony of synchronicity like any other I
have yet to experience. I hope that the forthcoming videos capture some of
the palpable energy created there. At the moment my computer is stuck in
Oslo...that's what... more »
Transparency: Bitcoin
Transparency: Bitcoin
I can't embed the video here but please go to the link below- starting at
the 15 minute mark and paying special attention to what is said from 21:
till the end of that segment of the show!!
Thanks to my buddy who gave me the heads up on this!!
*Just an addendum to your post on Bitcoin. Bitcoin developer Jeff Garzik
explicit confirms on TV he is working with goverment and keeps updating the
bitcoin protocol often to give control and power to US goverment.*
*Please watch the video starting at 15:30*
http://blip.tv/whatstrending/week-4-06-07-11-with-lupe-fi... more »
Europe Watch December 4 , 2013 .....Yanis Varoufakis discusses the current situation in Greece - What Europeans should know ( as compared with what European politicians are claiming to be the facts on the ground ) ...... Germany blamed for Europe's failed EU experiment .... Cyprus sees Unions warning on privatizations ..... Yuan overtakes Euro as second currency for global trade finance ... Impacts in Balkans and Italy from Banks credit crunch .....Russia Banks face troubles from Ukraine financial crisis
Greece ...
http://www.nakedcapitalism.com/2013/12/yanis-varoufakis-what-europeans-should-know-about-the-current-situation-in-greece.html
WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 4, 2013
Yanis Varoufakis: What Europeans Should Know About the Current Situation in
Greece
Yves here. In an interview with Edward Geelhoed, Varoufakis gives an
urgent, sobering picture of the conditions in Greece, which contrasts
dramatically with the claims made by Eurozone politicians.
*By Yanis Varoufakis, professor of economics at the University of Athens.
Originally posted at his blog*
Some positive sounds are audible from ... more »
Untitled
*Coastal Authority authorizes two lawsuits against Army Corps of Engineers
~Mark Schleifstein*
By The People
It's an indication of just how far we have strayed that Michael Chong's
bill merely seeks to put centuries old parliamentary conventions in
writing. Not surprisingly, Andrew Coyne writes, there are a chorus of
naysayers:
The bill, it was said, would never pass. Or if it did, would make no
difference. Worse, it might. Parliament would be destabilized, said some,
by a series of democratic “palace coups” against party leaders by their
faithless caucuses — the same caucuses who, others maintained, had shown no
interest in using their existing power to do the same, and thus had
demon... more »
Tech giants are fighting back
*Tech giants are fighting back*
By Jon Swartz, @jswartz, USA TODAYPosted 1d 20h ago
*SAN FRANCISCO — Google, Facebook, Microsoft and Twitter are engaged in a
costly tech arms race, with their businesses and cultures at stake. Not
against one another, mind you, but a common foe: the National Security
Agency.*
The tech juggernauts are investing in security technology, lobbying efforts
and good old-fashioned PR to thwart U.S. government snooping of their data
systems, often without their cooperation or knowledge.
For months, the narrative has focused on data breaches and spying as t... more »
You know you are too busy when...
...you are looking forward to a murder trial so you can relax and unwind ... more »
A Common MisCOREception?
I’m having a difficult time understanding the argument against the actual
CCSS. I’m not referring to HOW they were developed, or ARE financed, but
the case against using the anchor standards as a guide for lesson planning.
Basically, there are four anchor standards, each provided in length below.
As a social studies teacher, I cannot […]
Yota Launches Phone with E-ink Second Screen
*A Smartphone with two screens in which one uses e-ink technology and is
always on has been launched. *The Russian group Yota supposed the phone
would go on sale online instantly in Austria, Russia, France, Spain and
Germany. The Android-powered phone promises to expand battery life by
transferring web pages and other applications to the e-ink screen. This
smart phone will attractive to users fed up with drained batteries.
The phone has one LCD display, similar to those found on other smart
phones, and a second e-ink screen which the company says lets users see the
information t... more »
Making exceptional symmetries of SUGRA manifest
I
found at least two hep-th papers interesting today. Nathan
Berkovitsbrings us some field redefinition that maps his pure spinor
formalism to
the RNS formalism, using a new method of "dynamical twisting". My
understanding is that it's not sufficient to understand why the
calculated
amplitudes agree. But I will only discuss
Exceptional Field Theory I: \(E_{6(6)}\) covariant Form of M-Theory and
Type IIB by Olaf Hohm and Henning Samtleben.
The names may sound German to you but it's technically a French-American
collaboration. ;-) I don't know the authors but I know all 4 people
thanke... more »
France mulls new internet spying powers
*France mulls new internet spying powers*
Published time: December 03, 2013 14:13
Edited time: December 04, 2013 08:19 Get short URL
RIA Novosti/Vadim ZhernovRIA Novosti/Vadim Zhernov
http://rt.com/news/france-warrantless-internet-spying-644/
The French National Assembly has adopted a bill allowing the authorities to
access and gather internet user data without judicial approval. The bill
has been slammed by activists as going “against the principles of
democracy.”
The legislation is part of the 2014-2019 Defense Appropriation
Legislatures. Article 13 of the bill expands French p... more »
WOOLWICH WITNESSES
*1.26pm*
Chris Spivey has noticed that we are being given two different times for
the attack on soldier Lee Rigby in Woolwich in London.
*The Old Bailey Comedy Festival: Day 1 - Chris Spivey*
The above photo shows 'Lee Rigby about to be hit by a car' - at 13.26 hours
(*1.26 pm*)
But, according to the official story:
At 1.35pm Lee Rigby was at the Tower Gateway rail Station.
*Lee Rigby at 2.09 pm*
According to the official version, it was at* 2.21pm* that 'Michael
Adebolajo drove his car straight at Lee Rigby as he crossed the road'.
At 2.23pm The Vauxhall Tigra crashes to a hal... more »
PNAS: male, female brains wired along different paths
*Female brains don't separate the hemisphere much but they do divide front
and back more sharply*
I have been sure for decades that the biological differences between the
male and female brains are significant and are the ultimate reason of the
statistical differences in the interests, talents, and achievements of men
and women. The evidence is formidable and growing.
Two days ago, PNAS revealed the online pre-publication version of a
Pennsylvania-Princeton paper
Sex differences in the structural connectome of the human brain
by Ingalhalikar and 9 co-authors. The paper was discuss... more »
Number of Concentraion Camp Deaths
The above document has appeared on certain blogs.
Does it show the number of* former* inmates of concentration camps who died *after
*1945?
Or, the number of inmates of concentration camps who died before 1945?
Probably the former.
Forget Democrats And Republicans For A Minute-- Do You Vote For Warmongers?
I know this isn't going to go over well, but a deranged Jewess went
ballistic on me the other day for mildly criticizing Israel and the Jewish
congressmen who carry water for its harsh policies in Washington. She
accused *DWT* of being a right-wing anti-semitic site. Ken and I are both
ethnically Jewish. I recollect, in fact, that his pops was a rabbi. Neother
of us is anti-semitic or right-wing, unless you define the words to mean
"not automatically following Israel's far right government. I remember once
being in Morocco, in the wilds of the Rif Mountains, when we picked up a
co... more »
PM Netanyahu Meets Pope Francis at the Vatican
*A meeting with the Pope? Oh, how wonderful. Israel has officially arrived.
*
Time Mag- *"Israeli Leader Meets Pope Francis: Netanyahu presented the
pontiff with a book about the Spanish inquisition*".
*Colonel Patrick Lang:*
"IMO, "passive-aggressive" would be a good description of the behavior here
on both sides. Francis gave Bibi a plaque commemorating St. Paul who was a
Roman citizen and a Jew and Bibi presented a Spanish translation of his
father's major book on the Spanish Inquisition and the RC Church's inherent
responsibility for what the Spanish government did.
Having ... more »
Dear stephen harper: Shove your Hockey Book Up Your Ass
Gawd. His pathetic warbling and now his asshole attempt to appear like a
regular guy, some stupid ghost-written piece-of-shit about hockey. He's
like some cheesy Hollywood movie slime-ball. His attempts at being nice are
so transparently fraudulent, as he stabs everyone in the back.
2014 Grawemeyer Award Winner
Congratulations to Jacques E.C. Hymans for winning the 2014 Grawemeyer
Award for Ideas Improving World Order. The award is administered by the
University of Louisville’s Department of Political Science. Disclosure: I’m
currently the Department chair and for 17 years I directed the award
(1994-2011). There’s more on the local angle at the end of this post.
Continue reading
R U able to buy RU486 in Canada? Why not?*
Medical or chemical abortion is back in the news. We've written about it
here often, most recently here.
It's a mystery why prochoice Canada has not approved RU-486 or Mifepristone.
The Canadian Medical Association is on the case.
Health Canada is being urged to approve a drug that is considered the “gold
standard” of medical abortion and is already available in most other
developed countries.
The drug mifepristone, commonly known as RU-486, is not available in Canada
despite being the best known option for abortion, says a commentary
published in the Canadian Medical Association ... more »
Navajo Uranium Film Fest: Microcosm of truth in Indian country
Navajo
Uranium Film Festival exposes truth, as Long Walkers trek for
sovereignty, and Mi'kmaq put their lives on the line to protect their
land and water
By Brenda Norrell
Censored News
Photo by Bad Bear Sampson
The International Uranium Film Festival is underway in the Navajo Nation
Nation's capitol, with films exposing the local and global devastation
resulting from uranium mining on
James Surowiecki suggests that Obamacare is already part of a process that will help control health-care costs
*"Bob Kocher, who was a special assistant for health care in the White
House in 2009 and 2010, did a report for Lawrence Summers on the past sixty
years of health-care legislation, and found that when Congress seriously
considered enacting health-care reform the rate of health-care spending
often slowed for a year or two. Just talking about medical costs, it seems,
limits medical costs."*
--
*James Surowiecki, in his New Yorker "Financial Page"piece this week (Dec.
9),* "Controlling Health-Care Costs"
*by Ken*
After venturing the thought "Just talking about medical costs, it seem... more »
Detroit Bankruptcy confirmed as Judge Steven Rhodes rules Detroit eligible for immediate bankruptcy protection. Pension cuts will be allowed as pension debt no different from other debt - so do the Unions and pensioners just " eat their peas " ? Detroit now the blueprint for struggling Cities and States here in the US with huge unfunded pension obligations ?
http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2013-12-03/detroit-bankruptcy-judge-rules-allow-pension-cuts
Detroit Eligible To File Chapter 9; Pension Haircuts Allowed Bankruptcy
Judge Rules
[image: Tyler Durden's picture]
Submitted by Tyler Durden on 12/03/2013 10:53 -0500
- Creditors
- Detroit
- recovery
- Reuters
inShare3
*Update, and it's official: *
- *JUDGE: DETROIT ELIGIBLE FOR IMMEDIATE BANKRUPTCY PROTECTION*
- *DETROIT TO REMAIN UNDER BANKRUPTCY COURT PROTECTION, JUDGE SAYS*
As somewhat expected - though hoped against by many Detroit union workers -
Judge Ste... more »
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