GMO Free Canada's photo.
Care about our farmers... perhaps your ability to access safe food?
CALL TO ACTION: Stop Bill C-18!
The National Farmers Union (NFU), has released "Fundamental Principles for a Farmers' Seed Act" which recognizes the inherent rights of farmers to save, reuse, select, exchange and sell seeds:
READ: http://www.nfu.ca/story/fundamental-principles-farmers-seed-act
TAKE ACTIONS HERE:
CONTACT YOUR MP - FIND THE CONTACT INFO HERE:
Members of Parliament: http://www.parl.gc.ca/membersofparliament/MainMPsCompleteList.aspx?TimePeriod=Current&Language=E
Canadian Ministry (Cabinet): http://www.parl.gc.ca/membersofparliament/MainCabinetCompleteList.aspx?Language=E&TimePeriod=Current
MORE ACTIONS HERE: http://www.nfu.ca/issue/stop-bill-c-18
NOTE: The petition to stop Bill C-18 is a hardcopy petition because Parliamentarians cannot use an online petition - elected representatives cannot recognize electronic signatures and, for this same reason, they cannot read online petitions in the House of Commons. Additionally, both the NFU and CBAN has had great success with this type of petition because it has been part of a larger campaign that encourages people to directly contact their MPs which is a far more influential action. While online petitions can be signed and shared quickly, they are only effective in certain circumstances. We need to encourage people to take actions that will actually make a difference, and encourage people to take that extra step if they can. We will continue to consider an appropriate role for online tools but in the meantime the NFU is asking people to write to their MP or collect signatures. Your support and actions are appreciated.
Print PETITION here: http://www.nfu.ca/issue/petition-right-save-seeds
“Those who control seed control food, and as a sovereign nation we must ensure that control of seed and food is protected in the public interest", said Terry Boehm, Chair of the The National Farmers Union Seed and Trade Committee.
This is not the farmers battle, it is our battle, about our food and your children's future.
#BillC18 #Aseedact #NFU #Farmersseeds #Plantbreeders #AgriculturalGrowthAct #farmersbattle #gmofreecanada
The National Farmers Union (NFU), has released "Fundamental Principles for a Farmers' Seed Act" which recognizes the inherent rights of farmers to save, reuse, select, exchange and sell seeds:
READ: http://www.nfu.ca/story/fundamental-principles-farmers-seed-act
TAKE ACTIONS HERE:
CONTACT YOUR MP - FIND THE CONTACT INFO HERE:
Members of Parliament: http://www.parl.gc.ca/membersofparliament/MainMPsCompleteList.aspx?TimePeriod=Current&Language=E
Canadian Ministry (Cabinet): http://www.parl.gc.ca/membersofparliament/MainCabinetCompleteList.aspx?Language=E&TimePeriod=Current
MORE ACTIONS HERE: http://www.nfu.ca/issue/stop-bill-c-18
NOTE: The petition to stop Bill C-18 is a hardcopy petition because Parliamentarians cannot use an online petition - elected representatives cannot recognize electronic signatures and, for this same reason, they cannot read online petitions in the House of Commons. Additionally, both the NFU and CBAN has had great success with this type of petition because it has been part of a larger campaign that encourages people to directly contact their MPs which is a far more influential action. While online petitions can be signed and shared quickly, they are only effective in certain circumstances. We need to encourage people to take actions that will actually make a difference, and encourage people to take that extra step if they can. We will continue to consider an appropriate role for online tools but in the meantime the NFU is asking people to write to their MP or collect signatures. Your support and actions are appreciated.
Print PETITION here: http://www.nfu.ca/issue/petition-right-save-seeds
“Those who control seed control food, and as a sovereign nation we must ensure that control of seed and food is protected in the public interest", said Terry Boehm, Chair of the The National Farmers Union Seed and Trade Committee.
This is not the farmers battle, it is our battle, about our food and your children's future.
#BillC18 #Aseedact #NFU #Farmersseeds #Plantbreeders #AgriculturalGrowthAct #farmersbattle #gmofreecanada
10:01am MST
Krugman writes the same (good) column!
*MONDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 2014*
*We have the same (key) reaction:* Paul Krugman has written the very same
column again.
That said, it’s a very *good* column. It starts out with an accurate claim
about the so-called “death tax:”
KRUGMAN (2/24/14): *Health Care Horror Hooey*
Remember the “death tax”? The estate tax is quite literally a millionaire’s
tax—a tax that affects only a tiny minority of the population, and is
mostly paid by a handful of very wealthy heirs. Nonetheless, *right-wingers
have successfully convinced many voters that the tax is a cruel burden on
ordinary Americans—th... more »
Rahm Emmanuel of the Irgun - Terrorist Financier
*Is it just a coincidence that CIA terrorist Osama bin Laden has numerous
accounts in the Harris Bank Chicago; that the Clinton White House says they
would freeze his accounts but cannot find them? And is it just a
coincidence that this "terrorist" has hundreds of millions in the
construction business jointly with Sharon Percy Rockefeller's family? She
is the wife of Jay Rockefeller (John D. Rockefeller 4th), who itches to be
President without an election.*
*10-16-1998*
*RAHM EMANUEL --- Foreign Exchange Crook for the Red Chinese?*
*By Sherman H. Skolnick*
Producer/Moderator, P... more »
Autonomy and freedom to choose
The concept of assisted suicide, legalization of marihuana and Gay rights
are all tied together. It is perhaps a libertarian view but the freedom to
choose is what each issue raises. And such freedom to choose is not limited
to causes favoured by the left - it also implies the freedom to contract.
These are not trivial issues but given a choice I come down for freedom and
autonomy.
Piers Morgan done with CNN
It was expected. The guy is terribly boring. It looks his contract will not
be renewed.
Read more here.
Mysterious polio-like illness...Polio in a New Dress
This headline on CNN this morning literally made my jaw drop so hard I
thought I'd dislocated it.
Mysterious polio-like illness found in 5 California children
By *Ralph Ellis*, CNN
February 24, 2014 -- Updated 0945 GMT
The lies that have been hammered into the public about the Polio vaccine
for almost 70 years have been pushed so thoroughly that they've created a
world wide population of people who are incapable of even *Considering* the
idea that the Polio Vaccine didn't save the world.
With the exception of the current mass drugging of North Americans with
anti depressants and ... more »
Sunday Night w/ the Wise Old Man
Welcome to *Sunday Night w/ the Wise Old Man*! Zan Overall, also known as
the Wise Old Man, is an activist, musician, comedian, and actor. Tonight,
we will again be hearing two of the Wise Old Man's excellent songs, along
with a comedic skit and an overview of Zan's recent activism on the UCLA
college campus.
You can download the mp3 for this program *here*, or visit *The Realist
Report* on BlogTalkRadio to subscribe via iTunes and view past programs.
Political Cowards Blaming Parents for School Closures
Tomorrow evening the titans of King Cotton in Memphis will decide the next
round of public school turnovers to the corporate welfare kings and queens
lined up at the public feeding trough.
Superintendent Dorsey Hopson is correct about one thing: closing these
schools is not about saving money. If it were, he would be hard pressed to
explain the economics of handing over $7500 per child to corporate charter
operators hand selected by the "Achievement" School District, which is
headed by a former corporate charter kingpin. See this earlier piece on
how the charter takeover cycle works... more »
England Rugby Inion coach Stuart Lancaster and Red Dwarf's Chris Barrie
Last year I posted this piece entitled 'Separated at birth - England rugby
union coach Stuart Lancaster & Brittas Empire/Red Dwarf actor Chris Barrie'
Thanks to an anonymous commenter, I now have this piece of video to
enjoy...
I wonder if Chris Barrie likes rugby.
Witnesses perceive events differently
R. v. Wilcox, 2014 BCCA 65:
[28] I do not quarrel with the proposition, stated in *Burd*, that
when a number of people observe the same event, they may see or recall the
event differently. Such discrepancies do not reflect a witness'
credibility, "but simply [show] the difficulties and frailties of
eye-witness evidence" (at para. 23). I am not convinced that this principle
applies in these circumstances.
WHO IS RACHEL MADDOW: A hint of Pyongyang!
*MONDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 2014*
*Part 1—Bold leader since earliest youth:* As a young person, did Rachel
Maddow think she might be on her way to the Olympics?
We’ve semi-wondered about that question for some time now. After a fact
check last week, it seems our curiosity may trace to Newsweek’s profile of
Maddow in December 2008.
Maddow started her nightly cable program in September of that year. As
Newsweek’s Jessica Baird profiled the emerging star, she recalled her
teenage years:
BAIRD (12/1/08): *As a teenager, her dreams revolved around basketball,
swimming and volleyball—she want... more »
FINAL GLOBAL NETWORK CONFERENCE PROGRAM
*Vandenberg’s Role in US Global Domination: Implications of US “Pivot” into
the Asia-Pacific*
* 22nd Annual Space Organizing Conference*
*March 14-16, 2014 *
*Santa Barbara, California*
*Conference Program*
*Friday, March 14*
1:30 pm Hospitality lounge & Conference registration at La Casa de Maria
Retreat Center (800 El Bosque Rd, Santa Barbara). All guests should check
in at the registration office, and then proceed to Casa San Ysidro.
2:30 pm Leave for Vandenberg AFB
4:00 – 5:00 Vigil at Vandenberg AFB
6:30 – 7:30 Dinner at Casa San Ysidro house
- Welcome by Dennis A... more »
Relaunching Comments
Not sure if anyone is still looking over here, but just in case: I'm doing
what I think of as a relaunch of comments over at Bloomberg today. I'm
going to begin zapping, pretty aggressively at first.
If any of the old readers (and commenters) from Plain Blog have given up
commenting or reading the comments over there, this is a good week to give
it another try. I can't promise that it'll be just like it was here...but
I'm going to see what I can do. At least I'll give it a try for a while,
and see what happens.
On another front...no, the rss feed for the new place isn't ready yet. Y... more »
How Faults With Iraq’s Constitution Undermines The Country, Interview with Constitutional Scholar Zaid Al-Ali
In October 2005, 79% of Iraqi voters came out in favor of a new
constitution. The document was drafted in only a few weeks however, due to
pressure from the United States. While the new government it created
included many basic rights like freedom of association, and the right to
education and work, it also had more controversial issues like creating a
new federal system. Most of these new rules were not fleshed out in the
final draft however, and were to be finalized in an amendment process that
has never happened. Because of those vagaries, and the lack of further
legislation, ... more »
Spesifikasi dan Harga Baru Sony Xperia acro S LT26w Maret 2014
Spesifikasi
dan Harga Baru Sony Xperia acro S LT26w Maret 2014 - Assalammu’alaikum,
hadir lagi nih admin yang kecil necis dari androidxperia.info. pastinya
saya hadir enggak sudah dengan lengan kosong, dampak kita sering
mempertontonkan uraian spesifikasi yang ego bumbui dengan harga terbaru
biar kabar yang lu gondol update ataupun gak berbeda dengan harga pasar
sebenarnya, sesudah terlebih
GORBY: US & EU OUT OF UKRAINE
The EU's foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton is visiting Kiev to meet the
new interim leadership. She's there to discuss measures to keep the country
afloat as reports emerge that the Ukrainian treasury is empty.
The EU has already pledged to provide Ukraine with 20 billion euro once a
new government is formed. That's after the International Monetary Fund
confirmed its commitment to provide Kiev with financial support.
Mikhail Gorbachev, the former president of the Soviet Union thinks that the
West should let the people of Ukraine decide their own political future.
Spesifikasi dan Harga Tablet Acer Aspire P3-171 Maret Terbaru 2014
Spesifikasi
dan Harga Tablet Acer Aspire P3-171 Maret Terbaru 2014 – update lagi
nih kita-kita hari ini sekarang jamanya gadget panjang akal nah tablet
yang juga merupakan gadget cerdas tidak mau ketinggalan dengan teknologi
yang timbul didalamnya, bahkan tablet termasuk dalam salah esa gadget
komplit, karena didalamnya kami bisa menggunakan media layaknya sebuah
komputer dan terlebih dengan
Bali
"* "The US produced, and for many years deployed *'Atomic Demolition
Munitions'.* The *Medium Atomic Demolition Munition (MADM*) produced *1-15
kilotons of yield,* and weighed *400 pounds.* The *Special Atomic
Demolition Munition (SADM)* yielded *.01-1 kilotons* and weighed only *163
pounds.*"
Some disinformation has poured out of Establishment websites these past two
contending the Bali Blast could not be nuclear because we do not have any
warheads less than *1.0 kilotons*; yet, here we see that we have nuclear
warheads as small as *0.01 kilotons, exactly the type of blast in Bal... more »
Knowledge: Not If, but How (and Who Decides)
Knowledge: Not If, but How (and Who Decides). via Knowledge: Not If, but
How (and Who Decides).Filed under: PAUL THOMAS: Becoming Radical
Regime change success in Kiev.Is the battle for Crimea about to begin ?
Meant to *get this up* yesterday, but, better late then not at all
In this post is a video, taken in the Crimea. It looks to me as if *a
provocative act aimed at the populace was taking place. *The locals would
have none of it. The local population are fully aware the Kiev "protestors"
are FASCISTS. Which they are. Fascists backed by the EU, US and NATO.
Fascists, whose real agenda is concealed by the spin o*f uber zionist
Bernard Henri Levy..* a man who never met a fascist he did not love, or lie
for. Especially if there was some benefit for Israel.
So, the US/NATO/EU got their ... more »
The Inconvenient Truth
If the Harperites read their own internally generated research, they know
why Justin Trudeau is a threat. The *Globe and Mail *reports that a
document prepared last October by Employment and Social Development Canada
concluded that between 1993 and 2007:
“The wages of middle income workers have stagnated. Middle-income families
are increasingly vulnerable to financial shocks."
The report is blunt in its assessment:
The authors say middle-income families have seen their earnings rise by an
average of only 1.7 per cent a year over the 15 years ending 2007.
“The market does not re... more »
Where you should bike when you come to Taiwan: some suggestions
*You could be on the 147, like Philip and Virginia in this pic.*
Some funny biking stuff the other day. My friend Michael Fahey gets in
touch with me and says that he was at a party where someone recommended me
to him as a great rider who knew the island up and down, or something
similar. Fahey was too modest to speak the truth, which is that few on the
island know its roads as well as he does, and that he taught me everything
I know, and everything he didn't teach me, was taught to me by Drew Kerslake.
Both men have been mentors and inspirations to me, and I love them dearly.
But ... more »
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*Lecture by Lt. General Russel Honoré Tonight!*
*Controversial Road Home letters the subject of public meeting ~Antwan
Harris, WWLTV*
*Sediment diversions won’t save the coast — and they’ll be bad news for
fishermen ~Captain George Ricks, The Lens*
*Sinking levee shows difficulty of protecting New Orleans from flooding
~Bob Marshall*
*Oil spill closes part of MS River between Baton Rouge and New Orleans
~International Business Times*
*Concerns linger after ruling clears way for oilfield waste storage well
~Daily Comet*
*It's beginning to look a lot like Carnival ~Confessions of a... more »
Ukraine revolution updates February 24 , 2014 -- Russia doubts legitimacy of governmental bodies in Ukraine as its Ambassador has been withdrawn and aid package placed on hold ........ Ukraine state treasury empty and country nearly bankrupt - seeking aid from the IMF , EU ( 35 billion sought ) , after formenting and supporting the unrest EU demanding " financial reforms and a stable government before showing Ukraine the money .....former President Yanukovich , who has not been seen since the weekend , is subject to arrest warrant for murdering peaceful civilians ....... 9 governors from various Ukrainian regions have resigned due to the " complex political situation " ......
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Political instability settled over Ukraine as the opposition-controlled
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Ukraine updates February 22 , 2014 - Eastern Russian speaking regions breaking away ? Ukraine president goes missing as protesters seize office - looks like the great peace talks from yesterday and the truce between the Opposition and the Government wasn't accepted by the protesters on the street ( the ones taking the bullets ) ...
Catharsis Ours - 3 hours ago
Where things stand today 2/23/14........ With Sochi over today , the
Ukrainian Games truly begin......
http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2014-02-23/eu-offers-conditional-aid-ukraines-catastrophic-pre-default-economic-state
EU Offers Conditional "Aid" For Ukraine's "Catastrophic, Pre-Default"
Economic State
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Submitted by Tyler Durden on 02/23/2014 13:58 -0500
- Gross Domestic Product
- Market Share
- Reuters
- Ukraine
- Wall Street Journal
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"*There is no money in Ukraine's Treasury account*," exclaimed 'Interim
President... more »
War watch February 24 , 2014 - Syria Rebels in continued disarray as rebel in fighting sees another rebel leader murdered , Assad forces continue to take advantage of rebel in fighting , Saudis want to send heavy arms into this quagmire in Syria...... US Mulls Plan for 3,000 Troops to Stay in Afghanistan , while Pentagon Still Wants at Least 10,000 , meanwhile the Taliban just keep flexing their muscles ... another day of death dealing in Iraq
Syria .....
Al-Qaeda Faction Kills Close Ally of Zawahiri in SyriaSalafist Militant
Among Seven Killed in Suicide Attack
by Jason Ditz, February 23, 2014
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The infighting among Syrian Islamist factions and the rivalries among the
various al-Qaeda-linked groups are increasingly convoluted. You can’t tell
the players without a program.
Today, commander of the Salafist Ahrar al-Sham faction Abu Khaled al-Soury
was assassinated, along with six other fighters, in a suicide attack by
al-Qaeda in Iraq (AQI).
Soury’s faction is part of the Islamic Front, nominally the “... more »
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*Clean teeth can hold off arthritis: Scientists discover link between gum
disease bacteria and early onset of the condition*
*On close reading, they do not appear to have discovered a link between
teeth and arthritis. They have just found that the two share a bacterium*
Brushing your teeth well could help prevent arthritis, scientists claim.
Researchers found a link between the bacterium responsible for gum disease
and earlier onset of rheumatoid arthritis, as well as faster progression
and greater severity of the condition.
The bacterium produces an enzyme which reacts with the ... more »
Post-Kristof Monday Links
Good morning Ducks, here are your links from South Asia… (I am not even
going to pretend I know what’s going on in the Ukraine, Syria, Somalia, or
Venezuela. I’ll stick to what I sort of know…). Vasundhara Sirnate at The
Hindu writes passionately in defence of the offensive. While Indian
liberals will (rightfully) continue to
Continue reading
Don't put away your fur hat and gloves. North America appears to be in for another polar incursion.
------------------------------
THURSDAY, FEB 20, 2014 01:12 PM MST
*It still isn’t over: The polar vortex is about to hit for the third
time*
*Next week is going to be brutal*
*LINDSAY ABRAMS*
Original Here
The first polar vortex (Credit: NASA/Facebook)
Remember that time when a giant pattern of Arctic air descended over the
U.S. and Canada, freezing everything in its path? Remember when it came
back?
Yeah, that’s all happening again.
Here’s ... more »
The War Against the Imagination
This article is so brilliant that it needs no further comments from me.
http://jonrappoport.wordpress.com/2014/02/22/the-war-against-the-imagination/
The War Against the Imagination
The War Against the Imagination: How to Teach in a System Designed to Fail
by Robert Guffey
(Note from Jon Rappoport: I had to print this article about education by
Robert Guffey, who teaches at Long Beach State University, and is the
author of a brilliant, challenging book, *Cryptoscatology: Conspiracy
Theory as Art Form*. I had to print this article because it’s so important
to the future of what we... more »
THAILAND - SOME CLUES
We posed the question: *ON WHOSE SIDE IS THE CIA IN THAILAND?*
In Thailand it has been the Red Shirts (supporters of the *Shinawatra* family)
against the Yellow Shirts (traditionalists).
*Anon from Australia writes:*
It's a tough question isn't it?
For mine there are a couple of salient points that sway me.
- The Shinawatras keep winning elections.
It seems they're beloved everywhere except the capital.
I know two Thai people (this is in Oz you understand) and they love Thaksin
Shinawatra.
- The first side to do the Soros-style colour code thing was the Yellows.
Shinawatra ... more »
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While writing my post on the NEA-Teach Plus “partnership,” my attention was
drawn to more of the information available regarding grant payment on the
Gates grants search engine. My curiosity concerned the simple word, “term.”
Gradual Grant Disbursement (?) On the Gates grants site, “term” definitely
means the number of months expected to fulfill the grant agreement. The […]
Traditional Dine' educate University of Arizona on water rights
Photos
by Ed Becenti, published with permission
By Brenda Norrell
Censored News
Photos Louise Benally and Marshall Johnson at UofA by Ed Becenti
TUCSON -- When the University of Arizona in Tucson invited a water
rights attorney who is protested by Dine', traditional Dine' made the
long journey from the northern part of the state to southern Arizona to
both protest the selection of the
Geopolitical Chess and Proxy War Watch February 24 , 2014 ---- US And Israel Quietly Provide Military Support And Parts To Iran, Which In Turn Is Arming Syria ...... U.S. warns Russia to keep its military out of Ukraine after protesters force president out ( National Security Adviser Susan E. Rice said the situation unfolding in Kiev “reflects the will of the Ukrainian people and the interests of the United States and Europe,” and that Russia would be making a “grave mistake” if it sends in military forces to try to reverse the developments — or to seize control of pro-Moscow eastern Ukraine. ) What could go wrong with grabbing the russian Bera's tail ? PLA Officer: China Must Establish South China Sea ADIZ; Will "Fight When Appropriate"
http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2014-02-23/us-israel-providing-military-supports-and-parts-iran-which-turn-arming-syria
US And Israel Quietly Provide Military Support And Parts To Iran, Which In
Turn Is Arming Syria
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Submitted by Tyler Durden on 02/23/2014 21:19 -0500
- Boeing
- General Electric
- Greece
- Iran
- Israel
- Middle East
- Newspaper
- None
- Reuters
- Treasury Department
- Ukraine
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Before the Ukraine, there was Syria. Before Syria, there was Iran. For over
30 years, Iran was the p... more »
Another problem with ending strategic ambiguity
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*Taiwan currently controls Pratas Island (Dongsha) and Taiping island, the
largest of the Spratlys. Map source.*
Lately calls for ending US strategic ambiguity towards Taiwan have appeared
in the media, as they do cyclically. I raked one by Etzioni over the coals
a couple of weeks ago. Joseph Bosco has also been calling for the US to
unambiguously declare it would defend Taiwan in the event of a Chinese
attack (2010 for example).
Responding to the piece on Etzioni I wrote:
In the Senkakus the situation is crystal clear: ... more »
Please take a closer look at the Common Core
Sent to the School Library Journal 2/23
Librarians may be "findings aspects of the common core to
celebrate"("What's happening at the core," Feb. 2014), but they are
ignoring very serious problems.
The standards might look like look like they involve "deeper levels of
critical thinking" but they are completely untested. There were no pilot
studies. The language arts standards force students to deal with demanding
nonfiction texts in order to promote earlier mastery of "academic
language," but there is no evidence that making reading harder produces
better results. There is, howe... more »
Foreign Policy Blog Fail
*New SRAM shifters and new bar tape, lovely old views. Nothing like 80 kms
and 1100 meters of climbing to cure what ails.*
Foreign Policy blog today offers a wonderful explanation of what is wrong
with Taiwan's media. Oh, not by explaining, but by an outstanding display
of all the faults of Taiwan's media in the article itself. Really as
wonderful a case of irony-free writing as can be imagined. To wit, the blog
explains some of the problems with the media:
Strong political beliefs among Taiwanese, Hong said, have emboldened media
outlets to reveal their own political character, t*... more »
Myths and Lessons of the Argentine “Currency Crisis”
*Guest post by Joseph Salerno*
[image: image]The crash of the Argentine peso last month brings to a close
yet another foredoomed experiment in South American left-wing populism. The
precipitous “devaluation” of the peso by 15 percent against the U.S. dollar
in January represents its steepest decline since the devaluation of 2001
when Argentina defaulted on its foreign debt. From January 21 to the close
of trading on January 23 the peso dropped from 6.88 per dollar to 8.00 on
the official market. On the black market the peso fell by 6 percent on
January 23 to 13 to the dollar. Over... more »
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*Where are the Global Warmists for Freedom?*
*Warmism is an essentially Authoritarian creed*
By Daren Jonescu
Global warming "admitters" -- to distinguish you from those of us you call
"deniers" -- I have a question for you: Do any of you have an answer to the
cataclysm your settled science has proven beyond any possible doubt is
coming which does not require totalitarian measures?
Let me rephrase that, in case the connotations of the phrase "totalitarian
measures" have not yet passed peer review, in which case their meaning may
not be able to reach minds occupying the rarefied a... more »
Neocons Crow Over Ukraine Coup d'Etat
With the cherry on top of cake of the epic spree of Russian bashing that
the U.S. establishment spewed forth for months during the lead up to the
Sochi Winter Olympic games being the weekend coup d'etat that took place in
Ukraine the Obama administration and American Neocons engaged in an obscene
victory celebration. Returning to his normal Sunday morning bloviation
circuit perch Senator John McCain railed against the hated Vladimir Putin from
the bully pulpit of CBS's Face the Nation. McCain who has had a burr up his
ass since he was shot down over Vietnam and ended up as a guest ... more »
Friday Nerd Blogging: Super-belated version
Why are we late with Friday Nerd Blogging? Because we were too busy
celebrating all that is awesome:
Len Brown Stand Down March: Media Manipulation Analysis
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Vinny Eastwood and Stephen Berry analyse Saturday’s Len Brown Stand Down
March,
a big success according to its organisers and in a way this is evidenced by
the enormous criticism thrown at it by desperate left wing commentators and
woefully inaccurate reporting by the establishment media.
To counter this propaganda we are releasing a critical analysis of a number
of these news stories and blogs so that the public may be made aware of the
lengths these scumbaggery filth will go to protect the corruption,
financial incompetence and lies of Auckland Mayor Len Brown.... more »
Identity Politics and Intersectionality
Julie Burchill wrote this. Paris Lees rejoined with this. Burchill
(paraphrased): "intersectionality is about scoring points off multiple
oppressions". Lees (paraphrased): "intersectionality is about respecting
difference". Who's right? Both of them are. Here's a 3,000 word
essaymaking that point too. But what often falls by the wayside in
discussions
around intersectionality is, to put it crudely, what intersectionality
*is
for*. It doesn't have to be for anything, of course. If you want it to
just
be a marker for mutual respect then take it. But for more people of a
more
socialist... more »
Climate science is a "Zombie science"
By
Denis G. Rancourt
Dr. Bruce G. Charlton recently (2012) wrote an informed and polemical
book entitled "Not even trying... The Corruption of real science". In
this book, Dr. Charlton defines what he calls "Zombie science".
I submit that Dr. Charlton's definition of a "Zombie science" eminently
applies to today's climate science. I predict that today's climate
science enterprise will, in
PRIVATIZED GOVERNMENT
In this week's show, Mike Lofgren joins Bill Moyers to talk about the Deep
State, a hybrid of corporate America and the national security state, which
is "out of control" and "unconstrained."
Destroy Environmental Paradise to Facilitate Acceptance of the Unacceptable
As a boy attending school was always a distant second thought, who needs
English lessons and math quizzes when one can embrace the ocean and all its
glorious treasures, my dad understood both the uniqueness and splendor of
the mighty herring, a small fish that enabled the survival of our largest
denizens of the deep..
Pender Harbour was not rare or special merely one of thousands of sheltered
harbours where a tiny fish by the millions schooled at night, so thick, so
special, and now so distant a memory...
With herring came salmon, bright silver green jumping coho salmon, chinook
... more »
Dalai Lama honors Peggy Wellknown Buffalo Crow Unsung Hero
Dalai
Lama honors Unsung Heroes, including Crow Peggy Wellknown Buffalo
Sunday, Feb. 23, 2014
By Brenda Norrell
Censored News
Honored today Grace Mashaba for soup kitchen in South Africa
SAN FRANCISCO -- His Holiness Dalai Lama honored 51 Unsung Heroes of
Compassion today, including Peggy Wellknown Buffalo, Crow, for Center
Pole in Montana. Peggy was honored for her recreation program
Putin in deep thoughts
He is thinking how to deal with Obama.;) He is upset that his buddy
Ukraine's president Viktor Yanukovich has been toppled by the Ukrainian
Parliament. Putin thinks that that is what Obama wanted.
Is cold war on again?
Smog in Beijing
It is getting really bad in Beijing. People on the streets wear masks as
well as commuters in the trains wear masks.
From Somerset to the paddy (O'Connell) fields of Bangladesh
It was like old times on this morning's *Broadcasting House*, with Paddy
O'Connell dancing in the streets (so to speak) over events in Kiev.
We've been here before.
I remember very well Paddy's enthusiastic coverage of the early days of the
Arab Spring (before it turned to deepest winter). He didn't quite say,
"Bliss is it this dawn to be alive, But to be a middle-aged BBC presenter
is very heaven!", but he could well have done so.
And then there was his now-equally-risible attempt (on both *BH *and
Twitter) to promote the idea of a 'Financial Spring' after the #Occupy
revoluti... more »
QUOTE OF THE DAY: On whitewashing Marxism-Leninism
"No self-respecting person who loves humanity
or wishes for a world of greater equality and justice
should have anything to do with whitewashing the
slavery and extermination of Marxism-Leninism."
—Anthony Gregory, “Stalin Apologia”
[Hat tip Scott DeSalvo]
*UPDATE*: The grim reality:
[Hat tip Capitalism]
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Canadian women's hockey - why is it not televised more often???
Canada's Women's Olympic Hockey Team took the gold today in a nail biting
game against Team USA. The USA was winning most of the game 2 to nothing,
and then the Canadian women tied it up during the last 5 minutes of the 3rd
period - followed by winning in overtime.
It was a truly memorable and entertaining game.
But it made us think.
Why does the CBC not broadcast women's hockey games more often?
I mean once every 4 years at the Olympics seems like showing a lot of
favouritism towards men's hockey, especially when the NHL is basically all
year round when you are living in Canada.
... more »
Russia loses the Olympics
*Russia has lost the Olympics.*
Why?
Let us count the ways.
#1. Russia lost a key hockey game against Finland and won't even get a
single men's medal in hockey. By Russian standards if you don't get gold in
men's hockey then you LOSE THE OLYMPICS. That is Russia's own measurement
of success.
#2. Pussy Riot has embarrassed the Russian government by pointing out
Russia's many human rights violations. (And to make matters worse the
Russians sent cossacks to attack Pussy Riot in the street, and it was all
caught on video.)
#3. The Russian gay community has embarrassed the Russian ... more »
Northerntruthseeker Rant For Sunday, February 23rd, 2014
Sunday… Last day of the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics, and time for much of
the world to get back to the reality of the disintegration of our economies
and much of our livelihood… And of course, time for my weekly rant…
Again, it seems that I have been spending a lot of time going over the
Sandy Hook fraud, and working at exposing the disinformation agents that
have finally exposed themselves amongst our ranks… These are of course
those who harp that many of us, including myself of course, are nothing
more than "Cass Sunstein" agents, and working against the truth… But of
course in rea... more »
Fuzzy speaks...
*and we thank her.*
*Read it at Fuzzy Logic (which is not "fuzzy" at all) *
Dear America, I Miss You
Photos Tucson Peace Fair: Defenders of Human Rights!
Never giving up, Isabel Garcia, Derechos Humanos, battling for migrants rights
Raging Grannies taking on Obama, singing of Obama's broken promises
Hopi Foundation's 'Owl and Panther' poetry and arts for children victims of torture and exile
Iskashitaa Refugee Network sustainable community: Harvesting Hope, Empowering Dreams
.
'Humanitarian Aid is Never a Crime' No More
Please Take This Oath of Allegiance
Remember back when the Bush Administration wanted academics to offer an
"oath of allegiance" of sorts in order to be considered for a role on an
expert advisory committee? Well it appears -- surprise, surprise -- that
the Obama Administration does the same sort of thing.
The Washington Post yesterday published an account from Danielle Allen of
the Institute for Advanced Study on being approached by the Obama
Administration to serve on the National Council on the Humanities:
I was not willing to commit to never criticizing the administration, nor to
restricting my publishing agenda ... more »
Read this now: Kirby Cairo
Excellent commentary.
...Such a treasonous act undertaken by the government itself is something
that requires more than rarefied political discourse. People have to be
woken up to the dangers of an encroaching fascism, to a government that
is attempting to gradually replace our democratic system with an
autocracy in which any democratic processes have been rendered exercises
in futility,
Mohawk Nation News 'World War III'
WORLD
WAR III
Posted on February 22, 2014
Mohawk Nation News
MNN. FEB. 22, 2014. US President Obama thinks he can beat President
Putin of Russia at diplomacy, war, intelligence and propaganda. It’s so
complex. They’re both powerful. Let’s try and simplify it as we did in
the Great Law using tewa’ara:ton. We want to know who the toughest guy
on earth is!
We’ll put Obama and Putin
Barry Goldwater Rolls in His Grave as Arizona Pushes to Legalize Bigotry
With last week’s crowning achievement of the Arizona legislature in passing
a bill that would provide the official state seal of approval to business
owners seeking to deny service to those who are gay or are perceived to be
gay under the guise of protecting their religious freedom there was the
satisfaction of going on up in the culture wars. Similar legislation is
being pushed in other states by big time religious right groups to pander
to flocks of ignoramuses and dinosaurs who refuse to be peacefully sucked
into the tar pits of history. Arizona has become quite a symbol for the... more »
Self-Fulfilling Prophecy: Being Poor Makes You Stupid
By Manifesto Joe
One hears much talk on the political right about the self-inflicted wounds
of the poor, and that economic outcomes are closely tied to one's
intelligence. It's a convenient way to justify highly unequal outcomes, and
can be made to sound very "noble" with the emphasis on individual
responsibility.
But science is finding that it's quite often the other way around. Being
stupid may make you poor, yes -- but being poor also makes you stupid.
In a recent study of Indian sugar cane farmers, it was found through
cognitive testing that before harvest, when the farmers are... more »
THE NAZI'S IN UKRAINE
'I'll be fighting Jews and Russians till I die': Ukrainian right-wing
militants aiming for power
Kalashnikov-wielding members of Ukraine's radical nationalist opposition
group, Right Sector, have pledged to resort to arms in their fight against
those involved in "lawlessness" and looting, saying they will shoot to
restore "order and discipline."
*"I warn you, if anyone in this town, this area, engages in 'lawlessness'
and looting, Right Sector squads will shoot the bastards on the spot. Then
there will be order and discipline,"* one of the radical nationalist
opposition group lead... more »
freedom to read week 2014: celebrate your freedom to read
Image from Freedom to Read websiteFreedom to Read Week 2014 runs from
February 23 to March 1. This year marks the 30th anniversary of Freedom to
Read Week in Canada.
Freedom to Read Week - called "Banned Books Week" in the United States -
encourages Canadians to think about and reaffirm their commitment to
intellectual freedom, a human right guaranteed to us under the Charter of
Rights and Freedoms. For me, it is also a time to celebrate the library as
a bulwark against censorship, and for library workers to reflect on our
jobs in a broader political context.
FtRW 2014 is especial... more »
Harper's Achilles Heel
Some commentators were disappointed that both of Justin Trudeau's
convention speeches were not barn burners. But Michael den Tandt
writesthat Trudeau's second speech was masterful in the way it went
after those
who voted for Stephen Harper the last time around. He did not demonize
them:
Appealing directly to disenchanted Tories, Trudeau first debunked the
notion of the Blue base as “some angry mob to be feared.” Rather, he
told
his audience, “the 5.8-million Canadians who voted Conservative aren’t
your
enemies. They’re your neighbours.”
If the Conservatives plan is to run on the ... more »
Fiction changed to informational text, #commoncore
This looks about right.Filed under: SHAUN JOHNSON, PHD: Musings from the
Chalk Face Tagged: common core, corduroy, informational text
Homer Lea
[image: IMG_2936]
*A shop on a mountainside in Miaoli.*
An acquaintance today by chance alerted me to the fact that Homer Lea is interred
in Beitou (google map link)(Thanks Russ!). I also never realized he was
closely connected to the founding of the ROC. Wiki:
Homer Lea (November 17, 1876—November 1, 1912), was an American adventurer
and author. He is today best known for his involvement with Chinese reform
and revolutionary movements in the early twentieth century as close advisor
to Dr. Sun Yat-sen during the 1911 Chinese Republican revolution that
overthrew the Qing Dynasty. Hom... more »
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*Jindal plans to swipe Coastal Protection and Restoration Funds for budget
shortfall ~WRKF*
*Levee board begs corps to get a 10-year jump on subsidence — at local
expense ~Bab Marshall, The Lens*
*Stephanie Grace: Mardi Gras heads to Washington, and the theme of the day
is flood insurance ~New Orleans Advocate*
*Saints GM Mickey Loomis talks about NFL Scouting Combine*
Foreign Policy Blog Fail
*New SRAM shifters and new bar tape, lovely old views. Nothing like 80 kms
and 1100 meters of climbing to cure what ails.*
Foreign Policy blog today offers a wonderful explanation of what is wrong
with Taiwan's media. Oh, not by explaining, but by an outstanding display
of all the faults of Taiwan's media in the article itself. Really as
wonderful a case of irony-free writing as can be imagined. To wit, the blog
explains some of the problems with the media:
Strong political beliefs among Taiwanese, Hong said, have emboldened media
outlets to reveal their own political character, t*... more »
Thailand: Regime Terror Campaign Intensifies
*Image: A regime terror attack today left at leasttwo dead - a woman and a
12 year old boy. The regimehad threatened to carry out an armed terror
campaignto quell growing dissent. It now appears the campaignis
being carried out in earnest. **February 23, 2014* (ATN) - Coordinated
grenade and gun attacks have been carried out across Thailand by the regime
of US-backed Thaksin Shinawatra and his nepotist proxy, sister Yingluck
Shinawatra in an attempt to quell growing dissent that now includes rice
farmers once considered the foundation of the regime's support. Among those
dead an... more »
Blood on the streets as bomb kills two, wounds 22 in Thai capital - while not as vilent as Ukraine and Venezuela protests , Thailand's ongoing protests are becoming more serious as we now see hooligans involved .....
http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/02/23/us-thailand-protest-idUSBREA1M02H20140223
Blood on the streets as bomb kills two, wounds 22 in Thai capital
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Gov't Report: Food Stamps Participation at Historic High ( military use of food stamps increase a record high also ) , Even as Unemployment Rate Falls ....... Walmart full year forecast disappoints as food stamp cuts take a toll ......
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A lot of discussion about these “data walls” lately
The concept of the “data wall” has been gathering some attention lately,
more so than normal. They’ve been with us, I don’t know, for a few years
now. To be honest, I don’t have much experience with them. I certainly
don’t have one in my classroom, even though I was told I needed to have […]
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*Mystic Krewe of Barkus!*
~*For the unlikely monarchs of Barkus, a happy ending*
*‘Carrollton Sunday’ a triple-header of Uptown parades ~Arthur Hardy, New
Orleans Advocate*
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http://www.theneworleansadvocate.com/multimedia/walthandelsman/8442110-171/walt-handelsman-for-feb-23]
*Live Streaming from tit rex and Chewbacchus ~small affairs*
*Fine dining while watching Mardi Gras parades ~Stacy Plaisance*
*A Lesson for Detroit in Efforts to Aid a New Orleans Devastated by Katrina
~Campbell Robertson, NYT*
Trend-spotting on 'Newsnight'
Keeping track of what Ian Katz's *Newsnight* reports over the past few
weeks, a few general trends can already be observed.
One that stands out for me is the way the programme pays close attention to
technology, and less attention to general science stories - something that
was very clearly reflected in Ian Katz's decision to abolish the role of
Science Editor and create a new role of Technology Editor instead.
Tellingly, the sacked Science Editor (Susan Watts) has a degree in
Chemistry while the new Technology Editor (David Grossman) has a degree in
Politics, which pretty much ... more »
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