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By Brenda Norrell
Censored News
Here's some of the strategies used by the media to keep poisoning the
earth, either to appease their advertisers, or because of their personal
prejudices.
(1) Distraction: Focus on safe and easy issues that are not
controversial, including those that take up a lot of time.
(2) One-sided PR spin, such as in the statement of Tex Hall on
indianz.com and
You would think that after World Wars 1 and 2 that Europe -- and particularly Germany -- would do anything and everything to avoid the horrors of a WW 3. But, no, German chancellor Angela Merkel, apparently a devoted puppet of Washington, seems ready to stop the first bullet (or nuclear blast) for her "lord", the criminally insane American government.
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*THE FAILURE OF GERMAN LEADERSHIP Merkel Whores For Washington*
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Washington, enabled by its compliant but stupid NATO puppets, is pushing
the Ukrainian situation closer to war.
German Chancellor Merkel has failed her country, Europe, and world piece.
Germany is the strength of the EU and NATO. Had Merke... more »
(Too Big To Fail Means Too Big To Not Be Criminals?) Bombshell Documents Vanish and Suicides Ensue Among Employees in the JPMorgan-Madoff Investigation - Press Sees Nothing Suspicious Occurring (See No Evil/Hear No Evil/ Report No Evil)
This is going out a little bit late, but you know how events are really
picking up speed now and it's tough to get everything in. Too bad there's
no real investigative reporting going on for these affairs. Or is there?
(See below.) Credit Suisse 'Cloak-and-Dagger' Tactics Cost US Taxpayers
Billions – Senators John McCain and Carl Levin (EXTRA! The White House Has
Been Covering Up the
Dimble-bias?
The other thing I missed out on this week was the latest right-wing assault
on BBC One's *Question Time*.
As regular readers will know, *Question Time *both fascinates and repels
the two of us here at *Is the BBC biased?, *and we've posted umpteen posts
about it, wrapping ourselves up (or, to be fair to Sue, wrapping* my*self
up) in all manner of Gordian knots over it.
My main concern remains the left-wing-activist-hijacked audiences (a very
real issue, even if you accept that the BBC tries to be 'representative'),
but...
...both *Breitbart London* and the *Daily Mail* have been ... more »
“The Coming US Power Blackout (and What to Do When It Happens)”
*“The Coming US Power Blackout (and What to Do When It Happens)”*
by Bill Bonner
“Dow down hard – 231 points. Gold flat. What's behind the big drop in
equities? Our colleague Chris Hunter reckons it's the two “C"s – China and
Crimea. These two hotspots are giving investors the jitters.
Meanwhile, our friends over at Agora Financial gave us a fright. They
pointed to an article in the Wall Street Journal: “Nation's Power Grid
Vulnerable to Sabotage." A few low-tech saboteurs could put the nation in
the dark for 18 months, says the WSJ. The folks at Agora Financial reckon
there cou... more »
The TUC/BBC's Duncan, Wel....come! (and we're watching you)
It's been a particularly busy week at work (and at home), so - as is the
part-time blogger's inevitable tragic fate - Friday night is catch-up
night...
If you're behind Guido (and Alan at *Biased BBC*) you've probably got a
job, and might have missed out on...
...*Newsnight*'s latest appointment: Its Economics Editor.
We at *Is the BBC biased? *had a go at predicting who'd replaced 'Citizen
Mason' last August. Would it be a *Guardian *economics reporter, we
wondered, or a left-wing economist?
It seemed a straight choice.
That, of course, might have been a right-wing blogger's ... more »
Bitcoin news - March 12 , 2014 -- Wall Street getting ready to snatch control of bitcoin -- High-speed telecommunications provider Perseus Telecom and digital currency trading platform Atlas ATS formally launched Wednesday a globally integrated bitcoin exchange system in New York, Hong Kong and Singapore to facilitate trading in the digital currency by high-frequency trading firms and other large financial institutions........ Bitcoin Derivatives Platform BTC.SX Resumes Trading After Mt Gox-Induced Freeze ........ Bank of Mexico Restricts Banks from Bitcoin Use, Reports Suggest ........ Chicago Court Freezes Assets of Mark Karpeles in the US ....Overstock CEO Patrick Byrne discusses Wall Street's greed and bitcoin's value - good stuff , his battles with short sellers were legendary !
Catharsis Ours - 6 hours ago
http://globaleconomicanalysis.blogspot.com/2014/03/high-frequency-bitcoin-trading-coming.html
Wednesday, March 12, 2014 12:56 PM
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Hijacking Hijab: The West’s Myopic Misrepresentation of Iranian Women
A
woman window shops outside a wedding dress store in Tehran, Iran.(Photo
Credit: Nima Shirazi)
In mid-2012, Alex Shams, editor-in-chief of the indispensable Persian
and Iranian socio-culture site, Ajam Media Collective, wrote,
It is nearly impossible to read any article about Iranian women and not
spend the entire time rolling your eyes. Historically, the Western media
has tended to make
Tony Benn (1925-2014)
Like many of you I guess (perhaps making dodgy assumptions about your age),
Tony Benn has been a presence in my life for what feels like forever.
I'd almost forgotten until today (when it all came flooding back to me),
just how much I disliked the man and everything he stood for when I was a
teenager back in the 1980s. (I really did.)
His double act with Eric Heffer (who, BTW, I spotted deep in thought during
my trip to parliament with Dame Elaine Kellett-Bowman) sent shivers down my
Thatcherite spine.
He was a genuinely dangerous man back then - a man who espoused extreme
left-... more »
A second possible explanation for Maddow’s scandal reporting!
*FRIDAY, MARCH 14, 2014*
*Cable star may believe her own twaddle:* How crazy were the Fort Lee lane
closings?
Consider a crazy idea which floated a few weeks ago.
In February, the city of Fort Lee released several thousand pages of
documents, including the police chief’s daily log. On the Maddow show, the
Wall Street Journal’s Heather Haddon described one particular document:
HADDON (2/19/14): *The most interesting document for me in there was the
handwritten log from the Fort Lee police chief* where he’s recording his
observations during the lane closures and his calls and what ... more »
Free Planet - this planet is not ours to own - it's ours to protect from ourselves.
*right to protect our homeworld*
we need to think of a way to TOTALLY ANNIHILATE the Profit-making Mindset
on this insane Economy-ruined planet.
Once and for all.
A decisive manoeuvre so that no-one in the future will ever want to begin a
FOR PROFIT WAR in the name of some ideal or democracy or "freedom".
We're being played, people. Those who 'think' they run this world don't
realise that AT ANY MOMENT we, that's all seven billion of the sovereign
individuals who really run this world can say,
"STOP!"
and that'll be it. All wars will end. All slavery will end. All unethical
t... more »
film review - Ender's Game - five stars from me.
*the faceless killer*
so, was I right?
"What?"
Was I right when, in October of 2013 after seeing the first trailer, I
suggested:
*ENDER'S GAME (as a visual experience) looks like Anthony Burgess's
Clockwork Orange set in space, where a band of uncontrollable yobbos go
about their deadly and immoral business of ETHNICALLY CLEANSING THE
UNIVERSE.* [source Free Planet preview of Ender's Game]
Yes, the military recruit and train ABSOLUTE FUCKING PSYCHOPATHS. But
that's not the point here, every war needs its general. Right? Every war
that's necessary. But since when has war been nece... more »
Satire: “Obama’s Plan to Pay People Enough to Eat Stirs Controversy”
*“Obama’s Plan to Pay People Enough to Eat Stirs Controversy”*
by Andy Borowitz
Washington (The Borowitz Report) — “President Obama has sparked outrage in
Congress and renewed calls for his impeachment by signing a daring
Presidential memorandum that would pay workers enough to eat. The
memorandum, which is based on the President’s view that people should be
paid for the hours they actually work, is shaping up as one of the most
controversial and incendiary actions of his Presidency.
House Republican leaders held a press conference this morning to warn Obama
that, by advancing his ... more »
Gilad Atzmon interview BBC
gallier2March 14, 2014 at 9:56 AM
Hi Penny,
interesting interview of Gilad Atzmon on BBC.
http://www.egaliteetreconciliation.fr/Gilad-Atzmon-interviewe-par-la-BBC-24061.html
Thanks Gallier! After forcing myself to listen to John Kerry's hypocrisy
this was both refreshing & thought provoking. Approximately 28 minutes
long.
*And yes, this post- Lavrov and Kerry have spoken- What about Israel's
annexation policy ?*
*has been updated and will be again later today. *
Farewell Tony Benn
What an awful week for the labour movement. The shocking passing of Bob
Crow and now our well-loved comrade, Tony Benn. Tony, in many ways, was the
ideal-typical politician of yesteryear. Patient and polite, persistent and
principled. He was the embodiment of a rare breed of MP, a man who entered
Parliament out of conviction and after a 50 year career in the Commons left
it "to spend more time on politics". As such he commanded respect from
across the political spectrum and was one of the few political figures who
was readily recognisable outside the Westminster bubble long after hi... more »
Some News
We're also bringing on Emily Oster (@ProfEmilyOster) and Roger Pielke Jr. (
@RogerPielkeJr) as contributing writers at @FiveThirtyEight
— Nate Silver (@NateSilver538) March 14, 2014
I'm thrilled to be joining Nate and the excellent team @FiveThirtyEight!
On a day like this...
To say “I once met Tony Benn and I saw him speak dozens of times and
thought he was wonderful” is not to say much. I met and saw Tony Benn
during his golden age, after parliament. He spoke to millions of people in
this time the vast majority of them, I’m sure, were moved and inspired by
him like I was.
His willingness to travel up and down the land, to speak to anyone and
everyone, from army officers to far-left activists, helped popularise the
socialist idea and keep it in public life at a time when there has been no
mass party willing to do the job. No man can substitute for an o... more »
搜索地圖不包括迪戈加西亞！這不是一個巧合！
搜索地圖不包括迪戈加西亞！這不是一個巧合！證據堆積如山，美國盜版飛機的一個尚未未知的目的，它被空運到迪戈加西亞，在太平洋的那部分的唯一跑道足
夠長的時間降落的777安全，然後允許起飛。777-200ER，裝滿燃料，能飛7,700海裡這使所有中東，歐洲大部分地區，包括黑海，可用於假標誌罷！
The radar return off the plane at Silver Island in the Malacca Straights
was something the plotters did not expect. Absent that datum, everyone
would presume the plane continued northeast. The evidence is piling up that
the US commandeered the plane for an as-yet unknown purpose, and it was
flown to Diego Garcia, the only runway in that part of the Pacific long
enough to land the 777 safely and then allow a takeoff. The 777-200ER,
ful... more »
Missing Flower
*The elusive wreck of the Portuguese carrackFlor do Mar*
by Pascal Kainic
From all the sunken treasures in the world, there is at least one which has
been described as the ultimate prize for treasure hunters, the Holy Grail
of shipwrecks and most legendary lost treasures:
The Flor do Mar, also named Flor de la Mar.
Since her loss in early 1512 and until nowadays, no effort was spared to
try to locate her remains and salvage the immense treasures she was said to
be carrying. Speculations, assumptions, theories about her whereabouts has
been the never ending subject of numerous ... more »
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CIA front corporations giving out counterfeit Dollar bill victims
CIA Printing False US Dollars...Read Below...
Two false CIA/NSA corporations implicit in circulating Counterfeit money...
Who did the CIA gave false money too? Survivors of "mistaken" Drone
attacks, "Victims of US soldiers aggressions. These are some of the
recipients of fake CIA/NSA money. Who knows maybe even informants are
getting False Dollars.
Abraham Ben Judea
*Haab Enterprises ousted as a CIA Front Company*
Posted on February 20, 2014 by Cryptocomb
Rep. Andy Patrick’s nasty divorce has revealed that he funneled money for a
CIA front company called “Haab Enterprises”.
... more »
Wild Winter in the UK same as Wild Summer? Then repeat
*Below in this post are some pictures of the flooding caused by the recent
TRAIN/RASH of storms that has hit the UK since November...Before that it
was a very wet Summer. The prediction from this desk is that because there
is a new ocean current that is cooling the North flowing Gulf currents.*
*Britannia will now have to become a costumed to wild weather like this
wild winter year. The Summer will not be much better, just as wet or worse
this year...Storms are now forming right of the North East coast of America*
*Abraham Ben Judea*
Below is a pictogram showing the location of a n... more »
Two sisters will die...climate change
This author is prone to making predictions. making those predictions based
upon extrapolations and possible permutations.
The picture to the left shows 6 Hadley circulation cells. It is a very real
possibility that these 6 cell will become 4 in the not too distant future,
60 years at the most.
Two of these sisters will die or merge into others. The polar sisters will
remain and so too will the Two near the Equator. So what is left and how
will this coming merger of the Hadley cells work?
Only Two possibilities remain.
Possibility #1
The 0 to 30 degree Hadley cell will Eat the 30 to ... more »
Grape seed extract...Magic cancer cure?
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Active Component of Grape Seed Extract Effective Against Cancer Cells
Dec. 4, 2013 — Controlled lab studies of grape seed extract (GSE) show
anti-cancer activity without toxicity to healthy ... *full story*
As Colorectal Cancer Gets More Aggressive, Treatment With Grape Seed
Extract Is Even More Effective, Study Shows
Jan. 17, 2013 — When the going gets tough, grape seed extract gets going: A
new study shows that the more advanced are colorectal cancer cells, the
more GSE inhibits their growth and survival. On the other end of ... *full
story*
Antioxid... more »
New field of medicine II Gut Bacteria, Microbiota
*The Key to a VERY long life...is in a healthy intestinal microbiome*
*Abraham Ben Judea*
Genetic Makeup and Diet Interact With the Microbiome to Impact Health
Sep. 25, 2013 — New research shows that an individual’s genomic makeup and
diet interact to determine which microbes exist and how they act in the
host intestine. The study was modeled in germ-free knockout mice ... *full
story*
How Hormones and Microbes Drive the Gender Bias in Autoimmune Diseases
Aug. 22, 2013 — Females can mount more powerful immune responses than
males, but the flip side of this enhanced protection against ... more »
Untitled
*New Orleans ~Moria Donegan, n+1*
~When I pulled off of I-10 the day that I first arrived in town, a soldier
in desert-colored fatigues stood beneath a blackened traffic light,
directing cars with his stiff palms. On the road behind him felled oak
branches lay downturned on the asphalt like hands. I had to steer around
them. This was August 30, 2012, and my timing could have been better.
Hurricane Isaac had made landfall two days earlier, the first major storm
to hit New Orleans since Katrina. Power was out in much of the city, and
further downriver, in swampy Plaquemines Parish, tw... more »
MESSAGE TO OKINAWA
I was recently asked to send a message to people on Okinawa who are
resisting the expansion of US military bases there which are part of
Obama's 'pivot' into the Asia-Pacific.
I am told that my message was printed yesterday in the newspaper. Here is
what I wrote:
It was very encouraging to hear that Mayor Susumu Inamine of Nago City was
reelected despite misguided efforts of [Japanese Prime Minister] Abe and
the US to influence the election with promises of money. The US military
is desperate to expand its military operations in the Asia-Pacific region
in order to control and d... more »
FRACKED UP
A string of small earthquakes in Mahoning County, Ohio this week triggered
the Ohio State Department of Natural Resources to order a halt on fracking
operations near the tremor site. Hilcorp Energy, which is producing oil and
natural gas out of the Utica Shale, is the only company with fracking
operations near the epicenter. Although, the boom in oil and gas drilling
central and southern U.S. has been tied to an increase in the number of
earthquakes in the region, RT's Perianne Boring reporters there is little
evidence to show that hydraulic fracturing is actually the cause.
India: Grassroots Activism Builds Wall Against Western Imperialism
[image: 7287764d378ca80f44d7a97681332289_large]*March 14, 2014* (Tony
Cartalucci - NEO) - In the Times of India article, “Farmers’ groups give
wish list to parties,” it states:
*More than 100 farmers’ organisations from about 14 states on Thursday
presented a charter of demands to political parties for their considering
while preparing the manifesto for the Lok Sabha elections.*
*The groups demanded guarantee of minimum income for farm households,
ecologically sustainable farming, shift to organic farming and control of
rural communities over agricultural resources, including land,... more »
Nonstop hi-tech testing
Sent to the Los Angeles Times, March 14, 2014
Not mentioned in the Times' editorials (March 13, 14) is the astonishing
amount of testing required by the Common Core and the requirement that
testing must be done online.
No Child Left Behind "only" required tests at the end of year in reading
and math in grades 3-8 and once in high school. The common core aims to
test all subjects in all grades, and includes interim tests to be given
throughout the school year. There is also discussion of pretesting in the
fall, to judge "improvement."
To take the tests, students must be connected... more »
Watch "Brian Williams Raps "Rapper's Delight"" on YouTube a Friday night treat
Brian Williams Raps "Rapper's Delight": http://youtu.be/-YCeIgt7hMs
The BBC are utterly shameless
I hear that the BBC have replaced Stephanie Flanders, former girlfriend of
both Labour leader Ed Miliband and Labour's Shadow Chancellor Ed Balls,
with the TUC’s senior economist Duncan Weldon. He previously worked for the
labour party, was a Labour candidate in 2010, has written for several
Labour blogs (including LabourList and Owen Jones and UNITE's CLASS think
tank*.*
How can anyone think it right that such a person be appointed as the
economics expert on the BBC's flagship news and current affairs programme
at any time, let alone just over a year before a general election?
Hav... more »
Greed: Tales of the Tolls
Austerity
for the many and prosperity for the few is taking its toll,
big-time.
Ask not for whom this deafening dissonant clanger of a bell tolls,
proles.
It tolls for thee.
Thee who drive in cheaply made overpriced cars with stuck accelerators
and
faulty airbags. Thee who ride the rusty rails from upstate New York
backwaters in a quest for stagnating wages in the Income Disparity
Capitalof the nation. Thee who work and live in crumbling buildings
heated by gas
coming from pipes constructed, as Charles Pierce points out, during the
administration of Grover Cleveland.
Ironically, t... more »
TRUE DETECTIVE SOARS TO SPIRITUAL HEIGHTS
*Matthew McConaughey (Rust Cohle), left, and Woody Harrelson ( Marty Hart)
played partners in Louisiana on the HBO series “True Detective.”** Credit
Lacey Terrell/HBO*
*Seldom have I seen a television series as brilliantly **accomplished** as
HBO's True Detective. It seemed that Matthew McConaughey and Woody
Harrelson inspired each other to new heights of character development.
Essentially this series was about the fall and redemption of two morally
fallen detectives who both reconnected to the love that was deepest within
themselves in the final episode ~ after almost being kille... more »
Not quite Churchill
If I gave you some poisned tea would you drink it?
If I was your husband yes!
It may not be clear in our mental combat. I admire what you have done with
so little thought.
Setting aside a default - Five factors
Traditionally there are three factors considered in setting aside a
default. But Mountain View Farms Ltd. v. McQueen, 2014 ONCA 194 lists five:
[48] The court must consider the following three factors:
(a) whether the motion was brought promptly after the defendant learned of
the default judgment;
(b) whether there is a plausible excuse or explanation for the defendant's
default in complying with the Rules; and
(c) whether the facts establish that the defendant has an arguable defence
on the merits.
[49] To this list, I would add the following two factors the court
... more »
Lakota Allies Gather to Stand Their Sacred Ground
Lakota
Allies Gather to Stand Their Sacred Ground
Debra White Plume on far left.
by Natalie Hand and Kent Lebsock, Owe Aku International Justice Project
(www.oweakuinternational.org)
Censored News
“We sought spiritual guidance and were told that the spirit of Unci Maka
will awaken people to protect her. For us it has always been about
protecting sacred water, whether it's
Happy White Day. Onward to the White Man March
Today, the 14th March is White Day. This is a day when boys are supposed
to give sweets to girls that they like. Never heard of White Day? Well,
unless you live in Korea, you aren't likely to be familiar with it. In
these times of United Nations sanctioned International Days for all manner
of nonsense - such as a day to 'remember' the ludicrous propaganda about
kosher bars of soap - one would expect there to be a day dedicated to the
people of Europe, but alas, there is not. So White Day remains a day for
the confectionery trade in Korea, and there is no recognition of the
cont... more »
Lavrov and Kerry have spoken- What about Israel's annexation policy ?
updated and will likely again
Just watched the BBC live press conference. I will post something asap
Lavrov said that Crimea is more important to Russia then the Falklands is
to the UK
(not exact quotes)
*WP: *
Lavrov told a news conference after the lengthy session with Kerry that
Russia would respect the result of a referendum Sunday in Ukraine’s Crimea
region
Lavrov also said that Russian remains deeply concerned about law and order
in Ukraine, asserting that measures to ensure security were not being taken
by the new pro-Western government in Kiev.
“We have said more than... more »
Swift we need you now!
In the great tradition of letters i write you to solicit your support for
my great endeavor.
Gulliver's travels was a fairy tale that moved the world like an
earthquake. When I read it I can not see the power. Yet at the time the sly
suppositions and juxtapositions moved the intellectuals who at that time
where conveniently for Mr Swift the ruling junta.
This was a era where beautiful thoughts and arguments dominated. We live in
an era where cold hard digits ones and zeros make you one of the two.
Symbiotic relationships are possible like the little fish that clean the
skin of th... more »
IN SEARCH OF EVEN THE MOST BASIC SKILLS: Scripts and errors from the Post!
*FRIDAY, MARCH 14, 2014*
*Part 5—The fruit of a slacker elite:* The modern “press corps” is best
understood as an under-skilled slacker elite.
Consider reaction within the Washington Post to last week’s announcement
that the SAT will be changed.
Last Saturday, Alexandra Petri debuted the scripted standard reactions from
within the Post.
PetrI is Harvard class of 2010. (We misstated the year in yesterday’s post,
which we have corrected.) As such, she’s barely 25.
But Petri has learned to mock her lessers in the way approved by her
owners. She has also learned to leap to standard ... more »
Another Blow to the Claim that Successful Charters Serve the “Same” Students
For years, charters have gotten away with the spin that they serve the
“same students” as high-poverty charter schools. In almost every case,
those brazen claims were transparently false, but they were repeated with
such confidence that many seemed to believe them. Rarely was there an
effort to explain the seemingly arcane issue of “backfill.” […]
Israel, ADL dictate American "counter-terrorism" policy
The viciously anti-White, Jewish supremacist Israeli propaganda and
intelligence gathering organization known as the Anti-Defamation League *proudly
announced* on its website recently that it and the usurping Zionist entity
occupying Palestine shape and *essentially dictate* American
"counter-terrorism" policy:
A delegation of law enforcement executives from around the globe are
participating in an Anti-Defamation League (ADL) National Counter-Terrorism
Seminar (NCTS) in Israel from March 8-16, meeting with security experts,
intelligence analysts, and commanders in the Israel Nation... more »
Extending time to appeal by Crown
R. v. Hobbs, 2014 ONCA 183:
[2] The test for an extension for the Crown in these circumstances
is the interests of justice, having regard to factors such as whether the
Crown formed a*bona fide* intention to appeal during the relevant time
period, whether reasonable diligence was used in locating the party for
service, whether the respondent would suffer undue prejudice and whether
there is an arguable appeal: see, *R. v. Watkins*, [1999] O.J. 2314 (C.A.
In Chambers). This is not a rigid test. The focus is on the interests of
justice. The failure of the Crown to establish ... more »
Democracy Now! Uranium Mining Leaves Toxic Nuclear Legacy on Indigenous Land
"A
Slow Genocide of the People": Uranium Mining Leaves Toxic Nuclear
Legacy on Indigenous Land
Democracy Now Friday March 14, 2014
The iconic Grand Canyon is the site of a battle over toxic uranium
mining. Last year, a company called Energy Fuels Resources was given
federal approval to reopen a mine six miles from the Grand Canyon’s
popular South Rim entrance. A coalition of Native
Democracy Now! U.S.-Mexico Border Militarization Threatens Way of Life for Native Tribe
Friday
March 14, 2014
Caught in the Crossfire: U.S.-Mexico Border Militarization Threatens Way
of Life for Native Tribe!
Today on Democracy Now
http://www.democracynow.org/2014/3/14/caught_in_the_crossfire_us_mexico
President Obama has deployed thousands of new U.S. Border Patrol agents
to the southern border of Arizona, a state known for its controversial
crackdown on immigrants.
How ISA is Like a Kansas Family Reunion
As Megan noted, ISA is coming up. I hope to see all of you at the blogging
reception on Thursday evening, March 27th. As I’ve been preparing for the
conference these last couple of weeks, I’m also preparing to be “blessed”
with an unexpected visit from my grandparents in-laws today.[1] One of the
“bonuses” of
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Corporate Welfare Queen, Eva Moskowitz, Strong Arming of School Staff and Students to Save Her Empire
from the Nation:
On the first Tuesday in March, thousands of students, parents and teachers
rallied at the New York state capitol in Albany to protest what the media
quickly dubbed New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio’s “war” on charter
schools and minority students. Eva Moskowitz, the founder of the Success
Academy charter network and one of the mayor’s fiercest critics, closed all
twenty-two of her schools so that students and staff could participate in
what she called “the largest civic field trip in history.”
But it wasn’t merely a field trip; the rally was a political event, in
p... more »
Guest Post - 3 Upcycling Ideas to Get You Started
The time has come. You’ve got a house full of… stuff, for lack of a better
word, and it needs to go. Whether if you’re planning on a new minimalist
lifestyle, where you’re scaling back to the bare necessities, or you’re
simply after a fresh (and tidier) start, you’re ready for a change. That
old sofa with the coffee stains on its cover, the kitchen table with the
one stumpy leg, those horrible lace curtains that your mum gave you, that
belonged in the 80s… they’re going to go to a better place.
They don’t fit in your home, that much is true. But at the same time, it
seems such a sha... more »
I am a frog watching my community boil
I am a frog
sitting on the side
of the fridge
because God gave
me sticky pads
and the ability to observe
Looking down at the stove
its burning gas
and despite the fact
this pollution is
expelled real fast
outside where God
can make sure
it does no harm that lasts
my eyes are burning
I guess I am the sensitive one
I see my fellow frogs
packed into the pan
the temperature is rising
and they vote
to keep the heat off the man
They took away our Lilly
pad and gave us concrete
perches
we all said yes
because how could
solid ground
not supersede
a search for unreliable
organic free floating ... more »
Bluffs and double bluffs
It was a neat twist that the presenter who was chosen to host the item
about BBC 3‘s censorship of the gay/Muslim debate was Mishal Husain the
‘Asian’ rather than Evan Davis the ‘Gay’.
The internet has been speculating as to whether ‘Muslim’ trumps ‘gay’ in
the BBC’s hierarchy of specially protected minorities. It seems Muslim
*does* trump gay, which is odd when you take into consideration the
relative preponderance of BBC employees in each category. But I guess gays
haven’t go so much leverage or something.
“Dr Mohammed Naseem, chairman of Birmingham Central Mosque, and Terry
Sand... more »
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*Backers of coastal-erosion lawsuit launch new website ~Jeff Adelson, New
OrleansAdvocate*
*Is Rep. Robideaux LOGA's 'waterboy'? ~Patrick Flanagan*
*Study: In some cases, pipelines can rebuild wetlands more cheaply than
diversions ~Bob Marshall, The Lens*
*After clearing Senate, Flood Bill sent to Obama's desk ~Mark Ballard*
*Intel on Jairus Byrd from Buffalo Bills columnist @ChrisTrapasso ~Andrew
Juge, Saints Nation*
*New Orleans to begin replenishing oak trees on section of Esplanade Avenue
~AP, Greenfield Daily Reporter*
The Worst In History?
When historians eventually get around to rendering judgement on the Harper
Government, they will point to many things. They will certainly cite the
gutting of Statistics Canada. Jeffrey Simpson writes:
In the summer of 2010, more than 200 institutions and individuals asked
Stephen Harper’s government not to eliminate the long-form census.
They represented a Who’s Who of experts in statistics. All sorts of groups,
from B’nai Brith to business associations and trade unions, argued that the
long-form census, which required some, but only some, citizens by law to
answer questions for... more »
The left don't want cleaned up electoral rolls, they want nice fat electoral rolls, so long as they are fat with left wing voters
American Thinker has this story from Florida but I'm sure similar would be
found all over the UK. I'd link to think that central governmnet in the UK
would not be as anti-truth but when we next get a Labour government I may
be proved wrong.
WBBH TV in Ft. Myers, Florida has performed a public service with its
investigative reporting documenting non-US citizens voting regularly in
local elections. The segment can be seen below, but Judicial Watchsummarizes it:
The segment focused on Lee County, which has a population of about 620,000
and Collier County with a population of around 32... more »
What is the Jewish festival of Purim about?
A story that still has relevance today.
Is My Noncompete Contract Superseded? Which Contract Applies?
This reader question was left on my post Non-Compete Agreements - Top 5
Ways To Get Out of Yours:
Hi Donna, I am in the State of PA and had signed two year non competes to
get options grants. I left the company under a voluntary separation
agreement and part of it was a 1 year non-compete Agreement. Question is
does the latter 1 year non compete supersede the 2 year Agreement. Also the
Agreements are broad and cover the entire globe - what if I have not worked
in the potion of the globe where I may work for the last two years?
The first thing I do when I look at a severance agreem... more »
The Last Days of the President LBJ in Retirement by Leo Janos - Atlantic Magazine, July 1973
*Johnson Didn't Do It.*
"I never believed that Oswald acted alone, although I can accept that he
pulled the trigger."
"We had been operating a damned Murder Inc. in the Caribbean."
"After the Warren Commission reported in, I asked Ramsey Clark [then
Attorney General] to quietly look into the whole thing. Only two weeks
later he reported back that he couldn't find anything new... I thought I
had appointed Tom Clark's son—I was wrong."
*The Last Days of the President *
*LBJ in retirement *
by Leo Janos
.....
On the night before Christmas, 1971, Lyndon Baines Johnson pla... more »
Musical Interlude: Deuter, “Uno”
Deuter, “Uno”
- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vOnMnbdfwp
JOKO TO RUN FOR PRESIDENCY
On 14 March 2014, it was announced that Joko Widodo (above), the highly
popular Governor of Jakarta, is to run for the presidency in Indonesia, in
July 2014.
Joko will be the candidate of the party linked to Sukarno, the PDI-P party.
*The PDI-P and its traditional 'finger' sign. *
Sukarno was toppled by the CIA in the mid 1960s.
In the coming presidential contest, Joko is expected to easily beat Prabowo
Subianto, the former general who reportedly helped the CIA to topple former
president Suharto in 1998.
*Joko Widodo. Photo: Michael Bachelard*
Joko was born in a riverside slum ... more »
One of Tony Benn's views that the pro-EU BBC won't be repeating
Tony Benn hits out at unelected EU officials, something the BBC will not
allow to be heard if they can help it.
The Great Invisible
BP has been this week permitted to apply for contracts to drill in deep
water in the Gulf of Mexico.
Doug Martin on Workers' Voice Radio Show, March 14, Today
by Doug Martin
I will be joining labor studies professor Patrick Hill and unionist and
blogger Randy Obenchain for a discussion on the Workers' Voice Show at
Indiana University Kokomo's Radio Free Kokomo tonight, Friday March 14th,
from 5-6 pm.
I am a big fan of this show, since I learn something new every time I
listen in. I, too, hope to cover some new ground that I haven't mentioned
on air yet, specifically the Walmart/Amway attack on Indiana public
schools, workers' rights, GM's math for killing off people in vehicles,
$857 popcorn, and Jim Horn on eugenics and school testin... more »
Malaysian Airline Flight 370 mystery updates March 14 , 2014 -- Even as Transport Minister Hussein gives another press statement , questions abound regarding th track of the missing plane . Search area now include indian Ocean. Was the plane being taken to the Middle East or Europe and why ? A few key points to consider -- The fact that the aircraft – if it was MH370 – had lost contact with air traffic control and was invisible to civilian radar suggested someone on board had turned its communication systems off, the first two sources said. In addition , new details were given on the direction in which the unidentified aircraft was heading – following aviation corridors identified on maps used by pilots as N571 and P628. These routes are taken by commercial planes flying from south-east Asia to the Middle East or Europe and can be found in public documents issued by regional aviation authorities . As a result , Malaysia was requesting raw radar data from its neighbours Thailand, Indonesia and India, which has a naval base in the Andaman Islands.
DAY 7 .......
http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/mar/14/mh370-search-for-missing-plane-extends-to-the-indian-ocean-live-updates
9.56pm GMT
Summary
We’re going to wrap up our live blog coverage for the day. Here’s a summary
of where things stand:
*• No tangible clue to the fate of Malaysia Airlines flight 370 had emerged* after
a week of searching. The plane disappeared north of Kuala Lumpur in the
early hours of 8 March with 239 people aboard.
*• US ships, helicopters and surveillance aircraft expanded a search **on
the Indian Ocean side of Malaysia.* India sent flights with heat ... more »
Ukraine situation March 14 , 2014 -- UN Security emergency meeting and the comments of the Russian Ambassador regarding the Crimea Referendum and Ukraine situation........ At least one person died and 10 were taken to hospitals with injuries following clashes between rival rallies in the eastern Ukrainian city of Donetsk. Key takeaways from activists -- “The authorities pursuing through repressive and provocateur methods,” Tsiplakov says. The people in Donbass region are angry at the Kiev’s government because the authorities there have simply “armed”and offered government positions to ultra-nationalist “fighters”, he says, warning that plans to officially create militarized units out of extreme right fighters “will lead to guerrilla warfare.” “Right now the tension within society is great,” the activist told RT. “No-one has listened to Donbas people when they were holding peaceful rallies, and when we had People’s Governor Pavel Gubarev, who strictly insisted on a peaceful course of action. He and his like minds were arrested,” Tsiplakov says claiming the reasons for Gubarev’s detention and arrest were fabricated. ........ If this is representative of the views of russian speaking Ukrainians in Eastern and Southeastern Ukraine , the Crimea Referendum could very well be a first act ! Update from late Thursday March 13 , 2014 and Friday morning March 14 , 2014
Notable events before the historic events of the weekend .....
http://rt.com/news/unsc-ukraine-meeting-crimea-694/
Addressing the chorus of criticism at the UN Security Council meeting on
Ukraine, Moscow’s ambassador has reconfirmed that Russia does not want any
escalation of the Ukraine crisis and is not interfering with the upcoming
referendum in Crimea.
*“Russia does not want war and neither do the Russians, and I'm convinced
the Ukrainians don't want that either,”* ambassador Vitaly Churkin told an
emergency meeting of the Security Council on Thursday. *“We don’t see any
basis... more »
Greg Hunter, "Weekly News Wrap-Up 3.14.14"
*"Weekly News Wrap-Up 3.14.14"*
By Greg Hunter’s USAWatchdog.com
"Once again, the Ukraine crisis is the top story. President Obama is
threatening Russian President Putin with international sanctions if he does
not back off in Ukraine. Russia is countering threats of sanctions with
threats of sanctions of their own. Russia may also demand payment for its
oil and natural gas in gold. Dr. Jim Willie brought this up this week on
USAWatchdog.com. It’s not just the U.S., but the European Union is also
leaning towards sanctions, and it appears Germany is on board. This comes
at a time whe... more »
Obama Appoints Brennan/DiFi Forgets Why? (Surprise! One Oil Exec Wrote To Take Another Oil Exec To Task for Fracking In His Back Yard)
I keep being reminded (for some abstruse reason) as to why I haven't
respected much of anything that Obama's done (that I thought I had
specifically heard during the campaign and voted for) since winning the
2008 election. And how I've cringed every time he's closed his mouth
(especially after announcing an appointment). And I certainly have not had
any respect for Dianne Feinstein in over a
Flight 370 was US weapons demo for Putin, Payback for Tribunal vs Israel, US/UK
!!!!! Alfred Webre interviews Leuren Moret: Flight 370 was US weapons demo
for Putin; Payback for Tribunal vs Israel, US/UK
Posted on March 13, 2014by Jean
*“World War III will be a guerrilla information war with no division
between military and civilian participation.” Marshall McLuhan
(1911-1980), Canadian thinker*
*Leuren Moret: Flight 370 downing was U.S. Navy Energy weapons demo for
Putin; Payback for Kuala Lumpur War Crimes Tribunal verdicts vs. Israel, US
and UK*
VANCOUVER, BC – In an exclusive EcologyNews.com interview with Alfred
Lambremont Webre, radiation and directed ener... more »
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*Under Putin's Shadow, EU Parliament Excludes Shale Gas From Tougher
Environmental Rules *
EU politicians on Wednesday voted for tougher rules on exposing the
environmental impact of oil and conventional gas exploration, while
excluding shale gas.
Member states such as Britain and Poland are pushing hard for the
development of shale gas, seen as one way to lessen dependence on Russian
gas, as well as to lower energy costs as it has in the United States.
The plenary vote of the European Parliament in Strasbourg, France follows a
compromise deal on the draft law in December, which ... more »
MH370 vaporised by DEW Laser?
This has not been given any coverage at all by the MSM. Worth considering.
http://actb42late.blogspot.com/2014/03/all-bullshit-still-doesnt-add-up-3-days.html
All the details coming out of the most recent airline crash, Malaysian
Airline System (MAS) flight MH370, still doesn't add up so far. The number
of blunders by MAS, the main stream media and government of Malaysia is
starting to make a serious tragedy look like a circus. It appears we are
being led into one wild goose chase after another. If the authorities knew
the score (or at least suspected), why continue the charade of ... more »
Chet Raymo, “A Little Bird Told Me”
*“A Little Bird Told Me”*
by Chet Raymo
“Donna Tartt's “The Goldfinch” is unquestionably a tour de force- bordering
on showing off– but I can't say that I liked it. Tartt is a powerful
writer, and I wish her all the success she will undoubtedly have, but I
closed the book at the end feeling sullied and dispirited. The novel is as
drug-addled as many of her characters, few of whom are likable. The
protagonist/narrator, in particular, has few (any?) admirable qualities,
and although he finds redemption of a sort in the end, I resented being
lectured in the final pages on the meaning ... more »
The Daily "Near You?"
Lenexa, Kansas, USA. Thanks for stopping by.
“Litany Against Fear”
*“Litany Against Fear”*
“I must not fear.
Fear is the mind-killer.
Fear is the little-death that brings total obliteration.
I will face my fear.
I will permit it to pass over me and through me.
And when it has gone past I will turn the inner eye to see its path.
Where the fear has gone there will be nothing.
Only I will remain.”
- Frank Herbert, “Bene Gesserit”, “Dune”
Countdown to ISA: heal the world, make the ISA a better place
It’s that time of year again. IR freaks, geeks, superstars, and fans flock
to the International Studies Association Annual Conference (except those
wimps that avoid the cold Canadian destinations). Over the next week I’m
going to write a few short, fun posts as we countdown to the jet lag,
red-eyed check in (red carpet arrival
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Louisiana Parents: That Nameless Pilot Test is None Other Than PARCC
Corporate reform loves opaque communications. Never call a thing what it
is. Use catchy lingo that disguises (and often contradicts) the reality
behind a so-called reform. If this does not work, rebrand. Rename. Or drop
the naming altogether. Anything to obscure the privatizer-benefiting true
intent. This way, a disgruntled public might be fooled into believing that
the […]
War watch March 12 , 2014 --Saudi vs Qatar rumble for supremacy in the GCC - Saudis demand ( in large part ) Qatar shutdown Al Jazeera or face air / land and sea blockades ( Saudis also want Brookings Institute and Rand Corporation expelled from Qatar , Muslim Brotherhood ties severed ) ! Syria news items -- West Plans Major New Rebel Offensive in Southern Syria . US, Saudis Pushing New Offensive to Back 'Moderates' ..... In other Syria rebel news , Al-Qaeda Faction ( Al Qaeda in Iraq ) Executes 22 in Syria, Including Rival Rebels . Executions Reported After Capture of Aleppo Border Town ..... News from Jordan -- Netanyahu ‘Regrets’ Israeli Killing of Jordan Judge Killed Over Argument . Soldiers Tried to Paint Judge as Terrorist ...... Libya oil tanker clusterfark finally results in Prime Minister Zeidan getting booted from his job , Libya position as Sultan of the MENA open marketplace for ams smuggling including manpads remains unchallenged . Militia rule and rule of the gun / rifle and anti-aircraft weapon remains the law of the land in Libya ! Pakistan benefits from 2014 " Surge " in US funding , new fair hair child in Af- Pak since Afghanistan hasn't played ball lately ? Turkey protests sparked by death of 15 year old Berkin Elvan ( after 269 days in a coma ) , remarkable photographs h/t Hurriyet !
Catharsis Ours - 1 day ago
Saudi vs Qatar rumble for supremacy in the GCC
Saudis to Qatar: Close al-Jazeera or Face BlockadeAlso Wants Ouster of US
Think Tanks
by Jason Ditz, March 11, 2014
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Saudi Arabia and Qatar are normally on good terms, but following a broad
new “anti-terrorist” edict by the Saudi King Abdullah the two nations are
at loggerheads, with the Saudis threatening air, land, and sea blockades of
Qatar.
Though couched as targeting terrorism, the Saudi demands are targeted at
Qatar’s international politics, with the primary demand a full closure of
popular TV news channel ... more »
Economic interdependence as a facilitator of war?
Note: This is a guest post by John Mueller of Ohio State University. The
ongoing crisis/standoff in the Ukraine relates in some ways to a
long-standing debate about the potential connection between economic
interdependence and war. The debate is over the idea that the decline in
interstate war has been caused by the fact that
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What is the best number?
Today is the 73rd day of this year.
Big Bang Theory fans will guess what's coming.
*Sheldon:* What is the best number? By the way, there's only one correct
answer.
*Raj:* 5,318,008?
*Sheldon:* Wrong! The best number is 73. [Short silence] You're probably
wondering why.
*Leonard & Howard:* No no, we're good.
*Sheldon:* 73, is the 21st prime number, its mirror 37 is the 12th and its
mirror 21 is the product of multiplying, hang on to your hats, 7 and 3. Did
I lie?
*Leonard:* We did it! 73 is the... Chuck Norris of numbers!
*Sheldon:* Chuck Norris wishes! In binary, 73 is a pali... more »
Thursday Linkage
We’re on spring break here in Austin, Texas so this will be a short post as
I’m just back from some SXSW events (trying to steer clear of the drunk
drivers). Mostly, I’ll link to some news from the blogosphere, including
changes at the Monkey Cage (4 new additions) and Foreign Policy (Drezner
and Lynch
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Libya updates March 13 , 2014 -- Kidnapped CBL employees released but banks still concerned about safety , North Korea severs ties with tanker, ship sails on in murky waters ....... A look at declining oil revenues , that mystery tanker , the ongoing blockade and the current caretaker government ......
Even Central Bank of Libya Employees subject to kidnappings by armed thugs
and / or militias !
Kidnapped CBL employees released but banks
still concerned about safety
*By Ashraf Abdul Wahab.*
*Tripoli, 13 March 2014:*
Two Central Bank of Libya (CBL) employees kidnapped on Monday were released
today amid widespread anger over deteriorating security conditions for bank
staff.
The employees, one a clerk and the other a security guard, were kidnapped
by gunmen in Tripoli’s Garyan district. They had been transporting foreign
currency between CBL branches in the capital.
CBL workers an... more »
Activism MUST go beyond online efforts
To peruse the internet, one cannot fail to appreciate that the efforts of
activists in bringing forbidden truths to a wider audience, are having a
positive effect upon those who are seeking solutions to the problems
created by the international menace. The multi-faceted attacks upon all we
hold dear are routinely exposed by an ever-increasing number of internet
activists. Issues such as the dangers of Wi-Fi, mobile 'phone radiation,
aspartame, vaccinations and all manner of health-related concerns, are ably
confronted online. In these fields at least, we are winning the battle
f... more »
Tennessee House Votes 82-11 to Halt Implementation of Common Core: Haslam/Huffman Rebuked
*It is essential that you call your state senator and urge her to vote with
the House on this. Find your senator here.*
from the Tennessean:
Tennessee lawmakers voted to delay the Common Core education program for
two years, as opponents staged an ambush Thursday morning on the floor of
the state House of Representatives.
A coalition of Republicans and Democratic lawmakers used an unrelated bill
on American government to force a reckoning on the controversial new
teaching standards. Lawmakers voted 82-11 to freeze in place Common Core,
which has been rolling out gradually over the ... more »
!
Oh dear, that's three posts in a row with exclamation marks in their title!
(And this makes four!!)
According to strict grammarians (and their blogging equivalents), "People
tend to use a lot of exclamation marks in informal writing such as emails
or text messages, but you should avoid using them in formal writing."
Oh dear!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
When did this controversial punctuation mark first come into English usage?
According to *Wikipedia*,
The exclamation mark was first introduced into English printing in the 15th
century to show emphasis, and was called the "sig... more »
Common Core Presentation for Public Forums
From Rog Lucido:
In the ongoing effort to debunk the Common Core Standards and associated
testing, I have created a PowerPoint called *Common Core Exposed*. I have
posted it in two downloadable versions. The first is a Read Only version
that can be used at one’s own pace for presentations at school boards,
parent meetings and the like. References for each slide are below each
slide by just hitting Esc on your keyboard.
The second version is that same PowerPoint made into a YouTube movie with
music in the background that proceeds at a given rate. This is best viewed
in the full scree... more »
Puppet Show: Obama Hosts 'Leader' Installed by Ukraine Coup d'Etat
In the garden variety state-corporate media friendly greeting of foreign
leaders the hand-picked Ukrainian puppet Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk
met with President Barack Obama in a heavily publicized visit to the White
House on Wednesday. “Yats” as he is endearingly referred to by neocon
meddler Victoria "Fuck the EU" Nuland has come to America, hat in hand to
get the money to back his illegitimate, neo-Nazi friendly regime in Kiev.
The former central banker, a bespectacled, pencil-necked geek “Yats” is the
latest bagman for the global finance mafia who is charged with the task ... more »
“The People vs Big Brother - Fourth Turning”
*“The People vs Big Brother - Fourth Turning”*
by James Quinn
"The risk of catastrophe will be very high. The nation could erupt into
insurrection or civil violence, crack up geographically, or succumb to
authoritarian rule. If there is a war, it is likely to be one of maximum
risk and effort - in other words, a total war. Every Fourth Turning has
registered an upward ratchet in the technology of destruction, and in
mankind's willingness to use it." - Strauss & Howe, "The Fourth Turning"
"In the need to develop a capacity to know what potential enemies are
doing, the United States... more »
Security " insecurity " Watch March 11 , 2014 --- Report: U.S. Electric Grid ‘Inherently Vulnerable’ to Sabotage ........ Recent Breaches / Hacks of note -- Experian , Smucker's online store , Sally Beauty , Chicago Taxi Cabs , Assisted Living Concepts ........
Catharsis Ours - 1 day ago
Report: U.S. Electric Grid ‘Inherently Vulnerable’ to Sabotage
Multiple unreported incidents raise security concerns
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FRIDAY MORNING RAMBLE: It’s Alright Ma, It’s Only an Election
David Cunliffe is going to "lead" NZ on a top-down "economic upgrade... a
journey from volume to value." How? Compulsory KiwiSaver, Capital Gains Tax
and thinking "outside the square." Oh, and subsidies.
This is not satire.
*David Cunliffe’s speech to the New Zealand Institute* – SUB-STANDARD
She’s losing her house over a political protest about rates, even as
Incapable Brown tries to extract even more from long-suffering ratepayers.
*Activist faces forced house sale* – STUFF
*Brown's bold tax plan* – STUFF
“The ACT party – or at least its biggest funder – was in the news last
w... more »
Gawd 'elp us!
I'll admit to being very dubious about Twitter (though, compared to Sue, I
could almost be Stephen Fry!).
Still there's more to Twitter than just being able to smear people with an
'innocent face' (oh yes)...
I spotted a tweet a while back from Stephen Pollard (*Jewish Chronicle *editor)
describing a documentary he'd heard on Radio 4:
The @Sarah_Montague doc on learning on @BBCRadio4 now is one of the most
fascinating documentaries I've ever heard.
On the strength of that I thought I'd give it a go, despite its title being *My
Teacher Is an App,* and despite it being presented b... more »
#commoncore standards or @slekar standards?
Fact! The common core standards were written to be tested. Fact! The tests
will provide invalid data about students, teachers and schools. Fact!
INVALID data will drive decisions to purchase curricular and instructional
snake oil. Fact! Taxpayers will cover the costs. Fact! After spending
billions of tax dollars we will learn AGAIN that America has an achievement
[…]
SPACE ORGANIZING CONFAB SET TO BEGIN
*Global Network board member Dennis Apel from Santa Maria, California reads
a statement at Vandenberg AFB during a recent protest vigil at the base.
He was arrested after making his statement.* *Apel is hosting the GN's
22nd annual conference this year.*
Groups to hold vigil at VandenbergProtest part of Santa Barbara conference
by peace activistsSanta Maria Times
A network of global peace groups will kick off a weekend conference in
Santa Barbara with a Friday afternoon vigil at Vandenberg Air Force Base’s
main gate.
The Global Network Against Weapons & Nuclear Power in Space (GN)... more »
John King's "Bar Exam" for Teachers Who Are Paid Like Clerks
Lawyers' median pay? $113,000. Teachers' median pay? $53,000. Judicial
law clerk? $47,000.
Ready or not, here comes John King's Pearson test:
New York Education Commissioner John King and a Board of Regents committee
have released a full-throated endorsement of the state's controversial new
teacher certification system.
In a statement distributed this morning, King rejected calls to postpone
the implementation of the new system, which the department calls the "bar
exam" for teachers. In response to criticism that the system has been
rushed, King said the state began working on... more »
Maddow continues to ratchet revulsion!
*THURSDAY, MARCH 13, 2014*
*Once again, reminiscent of Fox:* For decades now, our public discourse has
turned on phony, high-profile stories.
In 1972, Muskie wept—until David Broder acknowledged that maybe he didn’t.
In 1997, Al Gore said he inspired Love Story—unless you spoke to the two
journalists who were present to hear what he actually said.
The stories just keep coming. Just this week, Glenn Kessler, the Washington
Post Fact Checker, debunked two tales that were too good to check—Paul
Ryan’s story about the kid who wanted his lunch in a brown paper bag, and Julie
Boonstra’s ... more »
Leonard Peltier being denied medication in prison March 13, 2014
By
International Leonard Peltier Defense Committee
Censored News
Coleman, Florida U.S.A. March 13, 2014
It has come to our attention that the Federal Prison in Coleman, Florida
is denying Leonard Peltier, a native american political prisoner,
medication that is essential in dealing with life threatening medical
conditions. The ILPDC as well as Amnesty International and numerous
Economists on a Minimum Wage Increase
Hundreds are in favor, hundreds are opposed.
D.Ricardo, JS Mill, A.Smith and Bong Mendoza on Taxes, BIR vs. Doctors
Two good essays here by a friend, Dr. Amado "Bong" Mendoza of the UP
Political Science Department. There is a need of course to justify which
are the real "public goods" that need continued provision by government and
hence, would need continued taxation. There is a growing role for corporate
and civil society sectors in providing many public goods that used to be
monopolistically provided by governments then. Like quick dispatch of
relief goods and food items to victims of calamities like heavy flooding
and storm surges. Or residential villages that provide many services to the
com... more »
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