Image via CrunchBaseCloddish CIA Head John Brennan, Who Was Too Preoccupied Trying To Spy On The Senate, Missed The Crimea
Earlier this week, Harrison Samphir interviewed Paul Craig Roberts
regarding how mainstream media is twisting the facts about the crisis in
Ukraine. You may remember Roberts as an Assistant Secretary of the Treasury
under Reagan. A former editor of the *Wall Street Journal* and *Business
Week*, he is also a noted civil libertarian who has written extensively how
Bush and Obama have used the so-called "War of Terror" to strip away
American citizens' constitutional protections. In 2011 he forever broken
with the Establishment elite saying that "The west prides itself that it is
the... more »
Guest Post - How to Create a Zen Garden
[image: How to Create a Zen Garden.]
Your home is your sanctuary.
You need a space – no matter how small – where you can find peace.
That space can be tiny (about notebook size) or huge (several acres). A Zen
garden can fit anywhere.
But the theme is always the same. Simplicity.
Creating a Zen garden is easy if you follow these 6 steps.
Step 1: Decide on the scale
Do you want a small desktop Zen garden? A corner of your outdoor yard or
garden? All of your garden? It can be wherever works best for you.
A Zen garden is traditionally made only of sand and stones. Larger gardens
have... more »
(Overseas Tax Shelter LIFT Fraud Exposed) Tech Companies (Apple, IBM, MS, Cisco, Intel, Oracle, Google, Facebook, Intuit and H-P) Hide Assets Overseas To Await Lobbied-For Repatriation Act So Taxes Not Paid Instead Dispersed As More Job Outsourcing, Bonuses and Stock Options (Profits From Unpaid Taxes Invested in U.S. Debt Yielding Another Public-Funded Gold Mine To Overseas (Even More Untaxed) U.S. Entities)
Our heroes! Those smarty-pants techie gurus! So corruption laden with even
greater big $$$$$$ dreams running amok. And serious people still say these
sweet-assed techie honchos can't really want to bankrupt their native
country (that provided them with so much of their stake at their
beginnings). According to Securities and Exchange Commission filings,
Apple, Microsoft and IBM accelerated
Measuring Slack in the Phillips Curve
According to a new paper coauthored by Alan Krueger, the short-term
unemployment rate works better than the standard unemployment rate in
explaining changes in inflation, and according to this measure, the economy
was about at its NAIRU in 2013. This finding is related to issues I
discussed in a recent *Times *column. Here is a relevant graph from the
Krueger paper.
Bill Gates’ Sobering 2009 Speech to Legislators
On March 13, 2014, Bill Gates had dinner with 80 senators and other elected
officials. Given his keynote the following day to members of the National
Board of Professional Teaching Standards (NBPTS), make no mistake that
Gates used his time with the senators and other officials to push the
Common Core State Standards (CCSS). However, Gates is more than […]
Rot in hell, Fred Phelps (1929-2014)
*Thanks, Hank Fox! I too am struggling to be a bigger person about the
(now) death of Fred Phelps, just as Alexandra Petri suggests -- see below.
But it's hard.*
So don't dance on the grave. Don't cheer. It's an understandable urge.
Instead:
• Stop picketing funerals at all, ever, full stop. It is a terrible way of
getting attention.
• Play with a kid. Do not hand that kid a hateful sign. Again, this should
go without saying.
• Love someone.
• Send someone a thank-you note.
• Call your grandmother.
• Take a nap.
• Make a big colorful sign that says something polite. Take it to a pla... more »
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*Edwards Leads Congressional Poll ~Jeremy Alford, John Maginnis, LaPolitics*
*Garret Graves forgoes coastal position to run for congress ~LaCoastPost*
Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 Mystery - the search down under resumes March 21 , 2014 ......
http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/mar/21/mh370-search-for-missing-plane-resumes-at-daybreak-live
10.13am AEST
In case you missed it earlier, we’ve put together a graphic of the search
area and its knowns and unknowns –* you can see the full graphic here, *
which includes a step-by-step sidebar of how the search would progress
should debris from MH370 be confirmed.
[image: Southern Indian Ocean search area]Southern Indian Ocean search area
Photograph: The Guardian via Malaysia Airlines/Malaysia Govt/Australian Govt
10.04am AEST
Though the Australian prime minister, Tony Abbott, ... more »
CATHOLIC WORKER - THE WORKS OF MERCY
In 1971, Dorothy Day and Tom Cornell were interviewed on the Christopher
Closeup Show. Dorothy was introduced as the cofounder of the Catholic
Worker movement, author of several books, and widely travelled lecturer.
Tom Cornell was the former editor of the Catholic Worker newsletter.
During the interview, Dorothy, comments that “There is a movement of
nonviolence all over the world.”
2014 OAIS Blogging Awards and Reception, Thursday, March 27!
Mark your calendars for one week from tonight! Please join us for the
second annual IR blogging awards and reception at ISA next week: Thursday,
March 27 from 7:15pm to 8:30pm in Sheraton Ballroom C at the Sheraton
Centre Hotel in Toronto. The reception and awards are co-sponsored by SAGE
Publications and Duck of Minerva.
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Ukraine citizens facing a trio of hardships as soon as April ? Ukraine ponders imposing a "wealth tax " aka " haircut " ( thanks IMF ) on deposits ....... Meanwhile , a 40 percent hike on natural gas is looming as soon as April 1 , 2014 ( thanks to US / US / Russia sanctions tiddly winks and Russia and Ukraine mutual posing ) ..... Finally , pensions also may take a " haircut " of perhaps 50 percent this Spring ( once again , as soon as April - take another bow , IMF ) ..... will Ukrainians have any hair left by June after the haircuts ? And after possible bank runs and any russian enclave able to obtain shelter in the Russian Federation has left the new Ukraine , who pays the freight ?
Thursday, March 20, 2014 1:34 PM
Ukraine to Impose Wealth Tax on Deposits; Run on Ukrainian Banks Coming?
*IndexToday* has an interesting story on a Ukraine Wealth Tax.
The Prime Minister of Ukraine Arseniy Yatsenyuk proposed on Wednesday 19th
of March 2014 the adoption of taxes on wealth of the richest Ukrainians in
order to tackle the economic crisis in the country, clarifying that the law
will apply to him as well.
The Ukrainian prime minister stated that the proposed tax measures should
apply on deposits more than 50,000 hryvnia (less than 4,000 euros). The
measure is expect... more »
Japanese Stocks Tumble To 13-Month Low Against Dow After 35th Consecutive Trade Deficit on March 19 , 2014 but really the action is in China ( slipping back toward 2,000 once again and keep your eyes on the CCFDs and corporate default situations ) ....... Grant Williams notes........Things That Make You Go Hmmm... Like Every New Fed Chair Gets A Test ........ Is Belgium a front for the ECB buying Treasurys ?
Catharsis Ours - 5 hours ago
Cruising for a bruising......
"The Cacophony Of Fed Confusion," David Stockman Warns Will Lead To
"Economic Calamity"
[image: Tyler Durden's picture]
Submitted by Tyler Durden on 03/19/2014 20:22 -0400
- Ben Bernanke
- Carry Trade
- Gross Domestic Product
- Main Street
- Monetary Policy
- recovery
- Saks
- Sears
inShare
"We never should have painted ourselves so deep in this QE corner in the
first place," chides David Stockman, "because *the whole predicate [of Fed
policy] is false*." The author of The Great Deformation holds nothing back
i... more »
US thinktank ponders- How about annexing Canada?
Curiously? Or not really*? **the only article mentioning the pondering of
US annexation of Canada is from the Guardian.* I looked and didn't find
this 'debate' reported on at any Canadian news websites. Checked for major
American news outlets covering the Woodrow Wilson Centres musings about
annexation and nothing.
Of course you and I know or should know, that this is the NAU being spoken
of, openly, *in the UK *
Have we had any real discussion or public acknowledgement of the elites
moving us towards this long planned union?
And the proof of connivance in moving Canada/US/Mexico ... more »
Kith
Jay Griffiths soared away on a seven-year pilgrimage to forage for the
knowledge that illuminated her book Wild. She spent a lot of time with
wild tribes, and with conquered people who still had beautiful memories of
wildness and freedom. As she bounced from place to place, both modern and
indigenous, she became aware of a glaring difference between wild people
and the dominant culture — their children.
This presented her with a perplexing riddle. “Why are so many children in
Euro-American cultures unhappy? Why is it that children in many
traditional cultures seem happier, flue... more »
Ukraine and Russia go head to head at the U.N.
Ukraine's ambassador to the UN used the phrase "civilized world" during his
plea for international support for his regime at the UN. That is a major
red flag, and shows he is a bullshit artist. Does he really believe that
Russia is uncivilized and the EU and IMF banksters who now rule Ukraine
represent the epitome of civilization? LOL, what a moron. Dividing the
world into civilized and uncivilized does not reflect the reality of the
21st century. The thugs and lawless snipers who were behind the coup in
Ukraine can't be called civilized.
Title: Ukraine and Russia go head to head at... more »
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*Republicans Koch Suckers take aim at oil and gas legacy lawsuits ~Billy
Gunn, The Advocate*
*Ousted levee authority member John Barry rallies support in St. Bernard
for suit against energy companies ~Benjamin Alexander-Bloch*
“'Then They Fight You'- Why The 1 Percent Is In Full Panic Mode”
*“'Then They Fight You'- *
*Why The 1 Percent Is In Full Panic Mode”*
by Will Bunch
“It was nearly a century ago that a trade union leader said this: "And, my
friends, in this story you have a history of this entire movement. First
they ignore you. Then they ridicule you. And then they attack you and want
to burn you. And then they build monuments to you." The quote is often
misattributed to Gandhi, and it's usually paraphrased: "Fist they ignore
you, then they ridicule you, then they fight you, then you win." But the
reason it's remembered at all is because it's a pretty darned goo... more »
John Kane: Republican-Democrats, Liberal-Conservatives: What's the Difference?
Republican-Democrats,
Liberal-Conservatives … What's the Difference?
John Kane
By John Karhiio Kane, Mohawk
Censored News
Although I cannot embrace the rape of the planet and obscene support for
the rich lords of capitalism that seems bound to Republican DNA, there
is no question that some of the worst actions and most aggressive
policies our people have seen toward our trade and
Haslam and Huffman Sued by TEA Teacher Over VAM Unfairness
Full story from the Tennessean:
Tennessee’s largest teachers’ union is suing Gov. Bill Haslam and his
commissioner of education over an evaluation tool they say penalizes good
educators unfairly.
It’s the second suit filed recently against the Knox County Board of
Education on behalf of a teacher, but this one expands legal action to name
top state officials as defendants. The plaintiff is Mark Taylor, a science
teacher held up by the union as an example of why they believe a tool that
scores teachers based on student learning gains doesn’t work.
Taylor teaches high-school-level phys... more »
I don't like to speak ill of the dead, but the air is a bit fresher today ...
I don't like to speak ill of the dead, but the air is a bit fresher today
http://t.co/md8U85ZUbn #RevFredPhelps
— leftdog (@leftdog) March 20, 2014
*Anti-gay hate monger, Rev Fred Phelps dies ...*
*(I'm not even going to put his ugly pic up on my site ...)*
*Montreal Gazette*
Russian national anthems
This is very by-the-by (especially for a blog about BBC bias), but I
learned today that what we hear being sung as the national anthem of
Putin's Russia - namely the old national anthem of the Soviet Union - has
very different words these days, as might (perhaps) be expected.
In its final version the lyrics of the old Soviet Union read:
An unbreakable union of free republics,
The Great Russia has welded forever to stand!
Long live the creation of the will of the people,
The united, mighty Soviet Union!
CHORUS:
Be glorious, our free motherland,
A reliable stronghold of peoples' frie... more »
Delivery Deficit
I have a bad feeling about Princess. I don’t think she will get heart
surgery and I don’t think she will make it. And I really hope I am wrong.
With Princess we don’t have a medical diagnostic dilemma. We have a
delivery dilemma.
The technology that exists to diagnose Princess is magical. Not too many
years ago who would have thought bouncing sound waves off a 7.5 pound
baby's heart could be done in Port-au-Prince, one of the most dilapidated
cities on the face of the earth? And who would have thought that these
sound wave images could be converted into a video that showed Prince... more »
Are We Russophobes?
Lots of words have been spilled on this Crimea thing, and so it is
reasonable to ask whether our opposition to Crimean self-determination
might be more about our feelings about Russia than about
secession/irredentism. Chris Blattman asked: Bleg: Someone please explain
to me why I should accept that the annexation of Crimea is a terrible
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FRIDAY MORNING RAMBLE: St Patrick’s Week edition
*Q: Why do the Irish wear green on St Patrick's Day? A: So that later we
can CGI ourselves out of the embarrassing videos. - *Iowahawk
Maybe that could work for the Greens, who “like to think they’re friends of
the earth but aren’t so keen on all its earthlings.”
*Enemy of affordability* – HOME PADDOCK
And Labour donors of an evening are also partial to a wee portion of
xenophobia.
*Selwyn Pellett blaming the Chinese* – KIWIBLOG
Mind you, so are the New Zealand Government. “New Zealand is actually
quite strict when it comes to permitting foreign investment. We are
actually ... more »
Mohawk Nation News 'Quebec 1970 False Flag'
QUEBEC
1970 FALSE FLAG
Posted on March 20, 2014
MNN. Mar. 20, 2014. Watch Quebec’s ‘pure laine’ leader Jacques Parizeau
ruminate on the “final solution to the Mohawk problem”. Parizeau, is
from the corporate version of the oligarchical matrix. He thinks Mohawks
should be done away with! Parizeau’s final solution!
The FLQ Crisis of 1970 was a continuation of the bankers’ assault on us
in
Mohawk Nation News 'Real Referendum'
REAL
REFERENDUM
Posted on March 19, 2014
Mohawk Nation News
MNN. Mar. 19, 2014. The Kaianerekowa is clear on the rights of the
people. The “Keepers of the Eastern Door” to Great Turtle Island, the
Mohawks, have a duty to guard the entrance to our land from the East. On
June 25, 1701 [Great Peace of Montreal], we allowed our European
visitors to live here if they adhered to the laws of
Mohawk Nation News 'Divostock 'Tea Party'
DIVOSTOCK
“TEA” PARTY
Posted on March 19, 2014
Mohawk Nation News
MNN. Mar. 18, 2014. We heard the Russians and Chinese are dressing up as
Mohawks and dumping the US dollar into the Sea of Japan to start the
“Dollar Revolution”.
China and Russia can destroy the dollar very quickly. People the world
over are tired of paying a cut to the US Federal Reserve just for using
the US
Mississippi Is Going To Elect Someone… To The U.S. Senate
And the Democrat still isn't worth voting for!
Joe Manchin (WV) is the most conservative Democrat in the Senate. According
to ProgressivePunch, his lifetime crucial vote score is 60.71, pretty
dreadful. He's the 55th "most progressive" member of the Senate. Every
Republican is worse. The 5 Democrats almost as bad as Machin-- from bad to
worse-- are Kay Hagan (NC), Joe Donnelly (IN), John Walsh (MT), Mark Pryor
(AR), Mary Landrieu (LA), all in red or purple states. These 6 cross the
aisle and vote with Republicans far more than any other Democrats. The half
dozen Republicans who occas... more »
Beverly Baker Moore : Finding some happiness nearby South By
There may have been insanity downtown but my friendly neighborhood venues
were rife with talent all day and all evening all week. By Beverly Baker
Moore | The Rag Blog | March 20, 2014 AUSTIN, Texas — South By Southwest …
finish reading Beverly Baker Moore :
Finding some happiness *nearby* South By
Pelosi: "It's the Affordable Care Act, not Obamacare" Is this woman certifiable?...
*why yes, yes she is.*
I just saw this over at White House Dossier (and we thank him) and couldn't
believe what I was seeing with my very own eyes.
People actually voted for this woman?
Schoolkids are more indoctrinated than during late communism
*A report by Václav Klaus, quick translation by L.M.*
*Summary of the fifth Dialogues at Hanspaulka*
*Is the degree of indoctrination at our schools higher or lower than during
late communism?*
On Wednesday 19th, the halls of the Institute of Václav Klaus witnessed the
fifth "Dialogues at Hanspaulka [a neighborhood in Prague]". The
participants – about 20 panelists – were spending their time with the issue
of our education system from a particular angle described in the title
above: they were deciding whether the degree of indoctrination of our kids
at schools is higher or lower t... more »
Tom Hayden : The Cold War that threatens democracy
The new Cold War doctrine is that democratically elected nationalist or
socialist leaders are new dominos threatening the fall of a U.S.-controlled
order. By Tom Hayden | The Rag Blog | March 20, 2014 While the first Cold
War was … finish reading Tom Hayden :
The Cold War that threatens democracy
Does Rakuten Deal in Blood eCommerce?
Japanese retail giant Rakuten who own the likes of Play.com and ebook
operator Kobo has been exposed by the Environmental Investigation Agency
(EIA) as the world’s biggest online marketplace for elephant ivory and
whale meat products. The EIA in conjunction with Humane Society
International (HSI) have issued a joint report “Blood e-Commerce: Rakuten’s
profits from the slaughter ofelephants and whales” which reveals that
Rakuten’s Japanese website carries more than 28,000 ads for elephant ivory
products and some 1,200 whale meat products ads. Japan's controls continue
to fail to co... more »
Why don’t we hear about low-income kids?
*THURSDAY, MARCH 20, 2014*
*Michael Lind, being unpleasant:* Michael Lind is a hold-over from the old
Salon.
In his new piece, he tells a naughty tale. For once, the headline basically
captures the tone of the piece:
“College-educated professionals could doom progressive politics.”
Lind starts by noting an obvious fact: “college-educated professionals are
an increasingly important part of the base of the progressive movement and
the Democratic Party.”
As he continues, he lists three reasons why “the growing domination of the
center-left by college-educated professionals is bad on ... more »
NO to NATO/Newport
*Clothcap @ Clothcaps place asked if I wouldn't mind terribly bringing this
to readers attention?*
Not a problem Clothcap!
*NO NATO- Newport- check'em out!*
On 4th & 5th September 2014 the NATO summit will be taking place at the
Celtic Manor Resort in Newport. We will be opposing it. Join in!
*Wales could see its biggest protests in a generation as 60 world leaders
meet at the Celtic Manor in Newport for the NATO summit on 4th -5th
September to plan their war on the world. Previous summits in Chicago and
Strassbourg saw thousands protest war, austerity and global inequality.Fro... more »
The Digital Devil's In The Detail
One of the most disturbing rulings occurred this week in the court of US
Judge Naomi Reice Buchwald and relates to a case of copyright infringement
brought by HarperCollins in 2011 against Open Road in relation to the ebook
publication of Jean Craighead George’s 1973 bestselling children’s book ‘Julie
of the Wolves’.
The judge ruled that the original contract which was signed in 1971
differed to that of the 2001 ruling in Rosetta vs RandomHouse and clearly
granted HarperCollins exclusive right to licence electronic publications as
then in 1973 and into the future. They still need... more »
Equinoxious
Happy first day of Spring, everybody! Let us rejoice in one of only two
magical days in the astronomical year when, legend has it, Night and Day
achieve parity. (equinox is Latin for "equal night") Twelve hours of
sunlight and twelve hours of darkness. Isn't equality grand? I imagine that
Consensus Builder in Chief Obama is reveling in this rare, balanced
approach. On the one hand, darkness has its soporific benefits, as in an
entire population too exhausted and depressed to notice they are living
under the most secretive, privacy-killing, income-disparate political
system in Ameri... more »
What’s the Status of the Decline of War?
In light of Russia’s annexation of Crimea, Josh raised the question this
morning about how we are all feeling about the war decline thesis. Also in
reaction to Russia’s actions, Mlada Bukovansky issued a strong call to end
the complacency regarding the acceptance and influence of global liberal
norms and institutions. These comments appear to
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Chicago: It’s surprising how often this happens!
*THURSDAY, MARCH 20, 2014*
*New York Times attempts to cite statistics:* It’s surprising how often
this happens.
This morning, a headline said this in our New York Times: “Gang-Related
Shootings Decline in Chicago.”
That sounded good to us. But uh-oh!
When we sought the specific information, we were confronted by this:
YACCINO (3/20/14): *Gang-related shootings here [in Chicago] are steadily
declining, officials said on Wednesday,* citing violence-reduction efforts
that prevent gang retaliation and that are prompting the interest of other
cities.
*Since the beginning of the yea... more »
Congress Can Control College Costs-- Guest Post By Mark Levine, VA-08 Congressional Candidate
*Mark Levine, former Chief Legislative Counsel to Democratic Congressman
Barney Frank, is currently running for Congress himself to represent the
8th Congressional District of Virginia. His nickname is "The Aggressive
Progressive" and we asked him to write a guest post explaining his ideas on
college affordability and the skyrocketing costs of college as a threat to
the American Dream, one of the issues on which he's campaigning in his bid
to win the crowded primary to replace Jim Moran in northeastern Virginia.*
The millennials may be the first generation in American history to be... more »
Repeal of early parole violates rights, Supreme Court rules
*Canada (Attorney General) v. Whaling*, 2014 SCC 20:
W, S and M were all serving federal penitentiary sentences. As first‑time,
non‑violent offenders, all three were eligible for accelerated parole
review (“APR”) under the system in place at the time of their sentencing.
With the coming into force of the *Abolition of Early Parole Act* (“*AEPA*”),
APR was abolished. Section 10(1) of the *AEPA* made the abolition of APR
apply retrospectively to offenders already serving their sentences. This
changed the timing of eligibility for day parole: eligibility after the
offender had served... more »
:Love is a beautiful thong
Never felt heartbreak
never faced that recall
I just think I was given
something special
I am a tool
that needs no more information
to work as it was meant so
no drama no conquest
I came to love
as a modest view
I saw this girl
and then i saw her twice
and so many times after that
She saw me as well
which made our first coupling
swell
No more people could be so far
apart as me
and my sweetheart
and thats what makes
me weak at the knees
we can love and hate
we can have all these great debates\
but at the end of the day
when the sheet need to be washed clean
we all know one sound that rings
l... more »
Real Wages Rise Slightly but Remain below Peak for 41st Straight Year
Remember the *Economic Report of the President*? If you've been reading
this blog for at least a year, of course you do. It's where we get our
annual data on real wages (and apparently some other stuff, too). The 2014
edition was released on March 10. As you may recall, I made my first post
on the declining real wage trend through 2011 and was literally the firstperson to notice 2012's further slight decline.
The good news is that, in what is now Table B-15 rather than B-47, real
wages advanced somewhat in 2013, from $294.31 per week (in 1982-84 dollars)
to $295.51, an increase of 0.... more »
OLD IBM LOTUS NOTES R5 COMMERCIAL - "I AM" - Did they know?
On Mar 19, 2014, at 10:55 PM, Denise wrote:
Do you think they knew then what was coming? I woke up after a dream last
night recalling an old commercial from GE or another big company from the
1990s. Couldn't find that one, but this one came up when I searched.
Cannot link, but you can copy into browser. Lotus from IBM "I AM"
commercial. ..
2006
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rRAhCCGb7BY
Peace,
Denice
"I AM, I AM SUPERMAN and I can do anything" a refrain/chant repeated over
and over
who is everywhere (writing)
I am
Who is aware?
I am
who is powerful?
I am
who is human?
I am
... more »
The Return to Morocco: What is, IS.
Good morning everyone I will preface this article by asking for your
indulgence to deal with what will most likely be horrible typing, lol. I
am currently using Nick's computer/laptop.... and his keyboard doesn't like
me much. I"m also sitting outside and the brightness is making it very
difficult to see the screen, so more than likely this will not be the
neatest article I've ever written, lol.
(ps: Nick's spacebar also doesn't like me but I'll try my best to not make
too many runon words!!)
As you probably know by now, my family and I have just returned to Morocco
a few days a... more »
We Are Watching You Rand Paul
Video produced by *B'Man's Revolt*
Chocolate Dipped Marshmallows and Spring Banners- You're Invited Link Up
These link parties are quickly becoming one of my favorite things! I LOVE
seeing what you are all working on and we are so thankful to each of you
that takes the time to link up projects every week! We would love it if you
would link up your projects this week as well, but first, we need to get to
some features from last week. [image: You're invited header 2] As you know,
we each take a week to choose the features, and this week the features come
from Jonie who blogs at Just Between Friends. Hey everyone! I am so excited
to share some of my favorite projects with you as well as pick ... more »
The Supreme Court of Canada has ruled that retroactive changes to parole eligibility brought in by the Harper government are unconstitutional
The Supreme Court of Canada has ruled that retroactive changes to parole
eligibility brought in by the Harper government are unconstitutional.
The top court was the third successive court to find that the March
2011 legislation was in clear breach of the Charter of Rights because it
imposed new punishment on people who had already been tried and sentenced.
The retroactive changes which lengthened the amount of time a
non-violent, first-time offender had to spend behind bars before being
eligible for parole were deemed by the court to be a form of double
jeopardy.
The rul... more »
Business 360 16: ASEAN Economic Community 2016
* This is my article for B360, a monthly business magazine published in
Kathmandu, March 2014 issue.
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The Association of SouthEast Asian Nations (ASEAN) is composed of 10
countries in East Asia -- Thailand, Myanmar, Laos, Cambodia, Viet Nam,
Philippines, Brunei Darussalam, Indonesia, Malaysia and Singapore. It has
a combined population of around 670 million people -- about twice the US
population.
The ASEAN Economic Community (AEC) has been envisioned to be a common space
to facilitate mobility of goods and people markets of the member-countries.
It will officially mat... more »
US-ISRAEL PUSHING 'MISSILE DEFENSE'
Israeli Homeland Security (iHLS) interviews Missile Defense Advocacy
Alliance (MDAA) Chairman Riki Ellison about American and Israeli missile
defense.
Ellison's expertise appears to come from being a former pro-football
linebacker for the San Francisco 49ers where they used to put up defenses
against the 'long bomb'.....other than than I can't figure out why he is
the 'leading citizen proponent' of MD.
The truth is that the aerospace industry needs some kind of 'grassroots'
base to promote MD. Since there is not really any out there the industry
funds Ellison to travel around th... more »
Sound of my Voice
*Sound of my Voice *with Brit Marling
Somewhere in the valley, there is a woman living in a basement. She claims
to be from the future and she’s amassing followers. These people believe
that she will actually lead them to salvation. The FBI say she is
perpetrating a con ..stockpiling weapons and forming a militia.
'Free Speech' and censorship - the debate goes on (outside the mosque)
Do you remember that BBC Three discussion programme, held in a mosque,
which featured a short film of a Muslim drag queen asking the question,
"When will it be right to be Muslim and gay?", before the presenter turned
to the audience and said
We were going to debate that question today, but after speaking to the
Mosque, they have expressed deep concerns with having that discussion
here..so we'll move on to our next question.
before the programme did, indeed, move on to another question without
inviting either the audience or the panel to comment on this act of
censorship?
If yo... more »
Musical Interlude: Moody Blues, “The Voice”
Moody Blues, “The Voice”
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-umqM9R8cnI
What? LOL, after 5 1/2 years and over 24,000 posts I've earned the right to
play a little, lol...
- CP
Energy Econ 16: Electricity and Development
* This is my article in thelobbyist.biz last March 07, 2014.
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Energy is development. It is not possible to develop economically and
socially if a country or economy has little electricity and hence, energy
prices are high and there is frequent brown out.
In many economic literatures, growth in energy use is often used as proxy
or “checking mechanism” for GDP growth as there is a generally one on one
correspondence in energy use and real GDP growth.
A data from the Asian Development Bank (ADB) is very interesting, below.
Countries are grouped into three: Northeast Asia, So... more »
TALKING TO OURSELVES: Whitesplanations of belly-dancing!
*THURSDAY, MARCH 20, 2014*
*Interlude—Salon serves the one percent:* Current progressive messaging is
built around a weird distinction.
Quite correctly, we talk about the power of the one percent. In this way,
we fashion ourselves as part of the 99.
This raises a puzzling question:
How in the world can the one percent maintain so much control over policy
and politics?
In part, we’d say the answer lies with the way we progressive choose to
talk to ourselves. In the process, we help fragment the 99 percent,
obliterating natural bases for unity.
No one performs this service better... more »
PEEK INSIDE THE FAR RIGHT
BBC Newsnight's Gabriel Gatehouse investigates the links between the new
Ukrainian government and Neo-Nazis.
The Hanged Man and the Towers
As the Fool leaves the throne of the Goat God, he comes upon a Tower,
fantastic, magnificent, and familiar. In fact, The Fool, himself, helped
build this Tower back when the most important thing to him was making his
mark on the world and proving himself better than other men. Inside the
Tower, at the top, arrogant men still live, convinced of their rightness.
Seeing the Tower again, the Fool feels as if lightning has just flashed
across his mind; he thought he'd left that old self behind when he started
on this spiritual journey. But he realizes now that he hasn't. He's been
s... more »
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*General Honore and the "Green Army" coming for Sasol hearing ~Theresa
Schmidt*
*Louisiana's coastal insects still dying from BP oil spill, researcher says
~Mark SchleifStein*
*Offshore Drilling Rig Marketing is Becoming Very Serious Business ~Rob
Almeida, gCaptain*
*Port engages agency in India ~WDSU*
*Russia bans entry to US lawmakers, including La. Sen. Landrieu ~AP, via
WWLTV *
*Still in Rotation: The Big Easy Soundtrack ~Ron Thibodeaux, Midlife
Mixtape*
*French Quarter Fest Releases Full Schedule ~NOLA DEFENDER*
*Uptown Super Sunday 2014 ~WWOZ*
Iraq’s Anbar Council Claims Stability Returned To Ramadi
Fighting continues every day in Iraq’s western Anbar province. Recently
however, the Anbar provincial council has claimed that the city of Ramadi
has become a bastion of stability in an otherwise unstable governorate. Its
talked about the end of military operations in the city, the return of
displaced families and everyday life, and called on Baghdad to send funds
to help the refugees and compensate those that have suffered losses. Those
statements are contradicted by the fact that Ramadi has seen the most
violence in the governorate over the last several weeks.
(*BBC*)
Beginnin... more »
Policy Follies
My experience has made me skeptical. I believe that’s a requirement for
scientists and “herd quitters.” After all, the opposite of skeptical is
gullible.
When sustainability comes up, I’m usually left wondering who’s defined the
criteria. It frequently seems that profitability isn’t part of these
discussions, for example. But there’s no sustainability without profit.
After all, there are easier ways than farming to not make money!
A definition I am most comfortable with describes sustainability as “ …
meet[ing] the needs of the present without compromising the ability of
future ge... more »
Spending our Money like bees harvesting honey
(steve at Newton)
Alison Redford retired yesterday
she was a women
who fought battles
with men
and when the writ was dropped
she rose the top.
So revealing what came then
she thought she was Bill Gates
or Larry Ellison
because on her personal spending
she opened the floodgates/
We want good people in goverment
this is the system established very
well in Singapore
where their goverment and governance
leaves every other looking
like clown throwing coins
down a wishing well.
Everybody knows
Knowledge flows
and Singapore is
on the GPS
but we resit
Lee Quan Yew
because he puts his nation
first... more »
Musical Interlude: Justin Hayward, “Forever Autumn”
Justin Hayward, “Forever Autumn”
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bU0_BOSgyRs
This song, at 31:00, is from Jeff Wayne's wonderful "War of the Worlds",
narrated by Richard Burton. The full album is here:
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jFPIDCk8FIs
Students Occupy the Legislature, Roundup and Linkfest =UPDATED=
*UPDATE 4:* One of my students just walked into my office, back from the
protest. She said that when the taxi driver took her down to the protest
last night, when he found out she was going to join the protest, he knocked
$200 NT off her fare.
No violence overnight. Yay!!!!!!
*UPDATE 3: *China Post says flower shops have sent over sunflowers to the
sunflower student movement
*UPDATE 2 *Friday morning Taiwan time. Student statement:
“It has now been 48 hours since we occupied Taiwan’s legislature. We, a
non-partisan group of students, civic activists, and people from all walks
o... more »
A form of madness
I always enjoy The Life Scientific. I wasn’t even put off by the episode
where the subject turned out to be a prominent anti-Israel campaigner as
well as an eminent scientist. Well, I was a bit, and I probably learned to
be even more distrustful than I already was.
Anne Glover
Anyway, I listened to the delightful Anne Glover, professor of molecular
and cell biology at Aberdeen University amongst other things, and one thing
in particular resonated with me, and stayed in my mind. The strap line to her
episode states: “Opposing GM crops is a form of madness”
Her expertise is in the... more »
Musical Interlude: Justin Hayward, John Lodge, “This Morning”
Justin Hayward, John Lodge, “This Morning”
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ImN3OpvI1l8
Music should make you *feel*...
Musical Interlude: Justin Hayward and John Lodge, “I Dreamed Last Night”
Justin Hayward and John Lodge, “I Dreamed Last Night”
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3C9DHVeuXH0
Possible next steps for Russia after Crimea ? Might not necessarily be the Eastern or Southern Regions in Ukraine ......
Estonia Next? Russia "Signals Concern" For Its Citizens In The Baltic
Republic
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Amid the growing Crimea crisis, Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania - which like
Ukraine were all parts of the old Soviet Union and have very significant
concentrations of ethnic Russian-speaking citizens - have expressed growing
apprehension over Moscow's intentions. As R... more »
Full Blown Paranoia
Commentators are lining up to praise Jim Flaherty. Andrew Coyne is not
among them. Under Flaherty, he writes, budgets ceased to have much meaning.
They became masterpieces of obfuscation:
Under Flaherty, not only did budgets cease to be budgets — now they are
Economic Action Plans — but they ceased to mean much of anything.
The budget and the estimates are not only expressed on different accounting
systems, but parliamentarians are provided with no means of reconciling the
two. Actual departmental spending, as recorded in the public accounts,
routinely bears no resemblance to ei... more »
Could Lindsey Graham Lose to a Democrat?
The South Caolina Senate race may be more of a tossup than anyone realizes.
With Patty Murray, the architect of the DSCC's stunning series of victories
in 2012, having turned over the reins of the committee to one of the
Senate's weakest, lamest and least capable members, Michael Bennet, there
are ominous signs ominously pointing to the possibility that Democrats will
narrowly lose the Senate this year. The hackish executive director, Guy
Cecil, who totally controls Bennet has vetoed DSCC involvement on behalf of
grassroots progressives in races in South Dakota and Maine and Senate... more »
Singing & Music Were Given To Man - A Discourse by Peter Deunov
*Singing and music are given man as a method of transforma**tion of
energies*.
Music plays in Nature the role of a transformer. Music is a transformer not
only for man but also for the whole of Nature.
The occult science recommends singing as a method of transformation of
negative energies into positive.
Music uplifts the vibrations of human organism and on the other hand,
revives the vital energies. Knowing the power and action of music upon the
organism man should sing in all life conditions – being sick or healthy,
during difficulties, trials, sufferings.
When sic... more »
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*Saturated fat 'ISN'T bad for your heart': Major study questions decades of
dietary advice*
Guidelines urging people to avoid ‘unhealthy’ fat to stave off heart
disease are wrong, according to a major study.
After decades of advice on the harm done by saturated fat such as butter,
scientists have found no evidence of a link with heart problems.
A ‘mega’ study which analysed a huge amount of existing data also said
so-called healthy polyunsaturated fats, such as sunflower oil, had no
general effect on the risk of heart disease.
In contrast, a dairy fat called margaric acid ‘signifi... more »
Parody or parody of parody
I must say I wasn’t as impressed by the much lauded W1A last night as I’d
hoped to be. It wasn’t that the acting was any less sharp or the characters
any less truly parodic. But there was one weakness that spoiled the whole
thing and made me think of mirrors of infinity.
What if the writers of W1A were in fact the creation of another set of
writers, sitting round the table at a script meeting and having a creative
brainstorming whilst creating writers sitting round the table having a
creative brainstorming about the script of W1A.
Let’s imagine the writers discussing their idea ... more »
Music: The Language of Creation by Omraam Mikhael Aivanhov
*Music* - the language of creation and its creatures
"Running streams, gushing springs, the falling rain, roaring torrents, the
ceaseless motion of oceans and seas, the sound of the wind blowing, of
leaves rustling, of insects chirping and birds singing… everything in
nature is music. And from the dawn of time, it is this natural music that
has awakened and sustained human beings’ feeling for music. It has prompted
them to express themselves through an instrument or through song, to evoke
the important moments of their life, to express their love, their joys and
their sorrows. T... more »
Fukushima nuclear debacle update March 20 , 2014 -- An absolute shocker and should be a government rocking scandal ( assuming anyone in Japan gives a damn ! ) KPFA in Japan: I’ve learned over 800 people have disappeared from Fukushima plant — “May have been killed or died during work” — “Government actually in business with the Yakuza” !
http://enenews.com/kpfa-in-japan-ive-learned-over-800-people-missing-from-fukushima-plant-they-may-have-been-killed-or-died-during-work-govt-is-actually-in-business-with-the-yakuza-audio
KPFA
Flashpoints, Mar. 10, 2014 (*at 3:00 in*):
*Steve Zeltzer, reporting from Japan*: One of the things I learned in
Osaka
from the president of the day laborers is that many of the day laborers
being brought into the plant, they’re not being registered and they’re
disappearing. There were over 800 day laborers who have disappeared from
contact by the union, which means they may have been killed or d... more »
Gold and Silver News and views - March 20 , 2014 -- Not surprisingly , on the FOMC Meeting Announcement Day , gold and silver take a tumble ! Ed Steer's daily report , numerous news and views items touching on the precious metals !
http://www.caseyresearch.com/gsd/edition/india-allows-more-banks-to-import-gold-in-easing-of-curbs
¤ YESTERDAY IN GOLD & SILVER
Yesterday's trading session in gold turned out pretty much as I talked
about in *The Wrap* yesterday, except for the fact that I thought that
JPMorgan *et al* would hit the gold price harder on the Fed news, but they
didn't. But it was still a lousy day nonetheless.
The CME Group recorded the high and low ticks as $1,360.20 and $1,327.80 in
the April contract.
The gold price closed in New York yesterday at $1,330.60 spot, down $24.90
from Tuesday's close. ... more »
Ukraine situation March 20 , 2014 State of Play -- • Crimea 'self defence' militia on Wednesday stormed Ukrainian military facilities • Moscow has approved annexation of strategic peninsula • EU leaders meeting in Brussels to discuss response to Russian seizure of Crimea • Splits have emerged in Europe over whether annexation should trigger sanctions • Barack Obama has ruled out military intervention in Ukraine • Ukraine plans war games with US and UK though no confirmation from London
*Latest*
*12.04 *Here's a fuller report from* Reuters* on this morning's UN human
rights meeting in Geneva, where Ukraine's ambassador to the organisation
has warned that Russia is planning further incursions into Moscow-leaning
parts of the country:
*Russia may be preparing a further military incursion to Ukrainian
territory, Ukraine's ambassador to the United Nations in Geneva told UN
diplomats on Thursday.*
*"There are indications that Russia is on its way to unleash a full blown
military intervention in Ukraine's east and south," ambassador Yurii
Klymenko said at a briefing on ... more »
ATMS purposely left wide open and exposed by two thirds of the banks in the world ( as of April 8 , 2014 ) ..... So , the Banks are leaving their ATMS open to hacking globally ( how did that work for bitcoin , leaving a security open for hackers ? ) This is happening just as Ukraine wobbles toward a possible war of some type involving Russia ( Nato dragged in perhaps ) ....... And as we suddenly decide today to freeze diplomatic relations with Syria for no particular reason and quite curious timing ( did I mention there's a missing jet plan - a 770 Boeing jumbo jet ? )
Catharsis Ours - 15 hours ago
ATMs Open to Hacking
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- Bank of America
- Citigroup
- Federal Reserve
- goldman sachs
- Goldman Sachs
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- JPMorgan Chase
- Morgan Stanley
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Computer programs are obsolete before they even get put on the market and
it’s been that way for years now. There’s also the added bonus of actually
making sure that the buyers keep buying and always want the latest.
Obsolesce... more »
"What Is There To Fight For?"
"Life is a beautiful, magnificent thing, even to a jellyfish. The trouble
is you won't fight. You've given up. But there's something just as
inevitable as death. And that's life. Think of the power of the universe-
turning the Earth, growing the trees. That's the same power within you- if
you'll only have the courage and the will to use it."
- Charlie Chaplin,
Calvero's answer to Terry's question: "What is there to fight for?" in
“Limelight”, (1952)
Musical Interlude,1968:“Classical Gas”, “Love is Blue”
Mason Williams, “Classical Gas”
- http://www.youtube.com/
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Paul Mauriat, “Love is Blue”
- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rjsNNcsUNzE
Malaysia Airlines 370 Mystery - Day thirteen , March 20 , 2014 -- Possible debris sighting ( unconfirmed presently ) by way of satellite .... Alleged debris comprised of two objects in the south corridor ( which seems to be the focus rather than the northern corridor ) .... Press Conference from the Malaysian Transport Minister - focusing upon debris observed , search efforts , care of / concern for family members
http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/mar/20/mh370-two-possible-objects-may-have-been-found-in-australian-search-zone
13m ago
Here’s a summary of the latest developments:
*• Australia’s maritime search agency is focusing all of its resources on
finding two objects picked up on satellite images that they believe could
be related to the missing Malaysia Airlines plane.* One of the objects is
said to around 24 metres (79ft) long.
*• Australia has despatched four search planes and two ships to the area. *So
far there’s has been no word on the results of those searches. A US search
fligh... more »
Toronto to Pond Inlet is the same distance as Toronto to Vancouver
About 3300 km – but to Vancouver you go west and to Pond Inlet you go north.
Canada is a very big country!!!
Putting character in issue is not a condition precedent to having a prior criminal record admitted
*R. v. Lepine*, 2013 NWTCA 8 is a source for the proposition that while
putting character in issue is relevant to a Corbett application such is not
a condition precedent to having a prior criminal record admitted. The Court
holds:
[6] The leading case is *R v Corbett* 1988 CanLII 80 (SCC),
[1988] 1 SCR 670, 85 NR 81, 41 CCC (3d) 385 in which six judges took part.
Dickson C.J.C. wrote a judgment in which two others concurred. LaForest J.
dissented, but Dickson C.J.C. agreed (para 49) “with the discretion
recognized by the reasons of LaForest J.”. That judge emphasized t... more »
Our Men in Kiev: Fascist Goons Beat TV Executive
In an amazing exhibit of raw stupidity which as of late has been in
abundant supply a pack of western coup d’etat empowered goons including an
MP of the unelected government in Kiev burst into the office of a Ukranian
TV executive and filmed themselves beating him. Oleksandr Panteleymonov
acting CEO of the First National TV channel was set upon by thugs belonging
to the Svoboda party, one of the fascist, neo-Nazi, anti-Semite infested
coalitions comprising the recently installed puppet regime of Arseniy
Yatsenyuk and brutalized into signing his resignation. This is not
surprising... more »
"How It Really Is"
The purest love there is... and like Will Rogers said,
"If there are no dogs in Heaven, then when I die I want to go where they
went."
Me too, Will, me too... - CP
Spring officially arrives at 12:57 p.m. Thursday
Oh yes, very Springlike!!!!
Chile: A Flying Object As Large as Two Soccer Stadiums
*Source: Planeta UFO and Terra
Peruhttp://noticias.terra.com.pe/internacional/ovni-en-chile-organismo-estatal-dice-que-fenomeno-es-realDate:
03.18.2014*
*Chile: A Flying Object As Large as Two Soccer Stadiums*
*By Ricardo Francino Saldivia*
*The UFO seen at the El Yeso Reservoir was twice the size of the National
Stadium.*
The photo of an alleged UFO in Chile has left more than one viewer startled
after that country’s Comité de Estudios de Fenómenos Aéreos Anomalos
(CEFAA) confirmed its authenticity.
The image was taken in the area known as El Yeso Reservoir by a Venezuelan
co... more »
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*Déjà Vu All Over Again: UN Climate Talks In Bonn Fail*
The latest round of UN Climate Talks in Bonn have failed with the usual
lack of trust between the parties.
The UN Climate Circus met in Bonn, Germany last week, though with the
exception of dedicated Green news outlets and blogs the whole event passed
with no main stream media attention, such is the state of global warming
fear fatigue these days.
The divisions are along the usual lines of who will cut emissions and by
how much, the lack of contributions from the so called rich countries to
the Green Climate Fund and Loss and... more »
President Barack Obama & Ayatollah Khamenei: You Will Both Fall To Ashes Along With The Zionist Terrorists
*President Obama and Ayatollah Khamenei: You Will Both Fall To Ashes Along
With The Zionist Terrorists. *
In his *2013 Nowruz message*, President Barack Obama, aka the Curse Upon
Humanity, made some wonderful statements, and some statements that were not
so wonderful.
Reflecting on Iran's supposed isolation in the international community, *Obama
said*, "Every day that you are cut off from us is a day we’re not working
together, building together, innovating together — and building a future of
peace and prosperity that is at the heart of this holiday." Good words, no
doubt. But, ne... more »
“First Glimpse of Big Bang Ripples From Universe's Birth”
*“First Glimpse of Big Bang Ripples From Universe's Birth”*
by Lisa Grossman
“Waves in the very fabric of the cosmos are allowing us to peer further
back in time than anyone thought possible, showing us what was happening in
the first slivers of a second after the big bang. If confirmed, the
discovery of these primordial waves will have rippling effects throughout
science. It backs up key predictions for how the universe began and
operates, and offers a glimmer of hope for tying together two foundational
theories of modern physics. It might even net the discoverers a Nobel prize.
... more »
ONE HAND AND HIS MOTHER
Christmas 1990 was approaching and I had shopping to do.
Mo, my middle aged driver, wasn’t smiling. I could tell, as I could see a
tense little mouth in my vehicle’s front mirror. It was the late afternoon
rush-hour and I had asked him to stop on a very busy street called Jalan
Katedral, a street which has Jakarta’s main mosque on one side and its
cathedral on the other. I had spotted something strange. Seated at the
roadside with his rough featured, peasanty mum, and a plump baby, was a boy
aged about six. The boy had no hair and no shoes. Even worse, he had no
trousers and one o... more »
“Dmitry Orlov: Collapse and Systemic Failure at All Levels Coming to U.S.”
*“Dmitry Orlov:*
* Collapse and Systemic Failure at All Levels Coming to U.S.”*
By Greg Hunter’s USAWatchdog.com
“Dmitry Orlov is a Russian blogger who writes about the parallel between
the U.S and the USSR. Orlov lived through the financial collapse of the
Soviet Union in the early 1990’s, and he thinks the U.S. is on the same
trajectory. Orlov contends, “The trajectory is defined by this sort of
incompetent militarism where more and more money results in bigger and
bigger military fiascos around the world and less and less of actual
foreign policy that can be pursued or articulate... more »
Do the British have a deterrent against Russia
Do the British have a deterrent against Russia, what would Britain do? Is
Putin using 'salami tactics'.
Yes, Prime Minister always was prescient.
Syria's Recent Victories Betray Last Year's WMD Lies
*Image: Syrian forces have made irreversible gains across the country
against foreign-backed militants. Such gains began long before the August
2013 "chemical weapons attack" in Damascus - exposing thepivotal event as
not only a false-flag attack carried out by the West and its proxies, but
as a result of not Syrian desperation, but rather Western desperation. **March
20, 2014* (Tony Cartalucci - LD) - Since the beginning of 2013, Syrian
troops had begun an irreversible push to take back territory overrun by
foreign-backed militants, including along Syria's borders with Lebano... more »
11 Apps To Help You Be GMO Free
Are you eating GMO Free? Yep, there's an app for that! Actually, there are
11 Apps that can help you avoid GMOs. Add Fooducate to the list in this
article and that makes 11! Happy GMO Free eating!
*READ MORE and get the links HERE:*
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Social contracts - they're so-o-o last century
According to lawyers for the Attorney General fighting the class-action
suit filed by six Afghanistan veterans, the social contract Prime Minister
Robert Borden promised to Canadian Armed Forces and their families just
before Canadian soldiers went off to Vimy Ridge in 1917 was just a
politician talking so they are under no particular obligation to honour it.
Good to know.
Federal government response, BC Supreme Court,* Page 17 :*
"The defendant further pleads that at no time in Canada's history has any
alleged "social contract" or "social covenant" having the attributes
plea... more »
Redford Resigns
It just seemed like it would be an interesting day this morning when I left
for work. And it was....the first day of a new shift, a pleasant discovery
of a recording of all 6 of Bach's Brandenburg Concertos by I Barrochisti, a
nice spring dump of snow continuing on as I type this, a mere few hours
before the (supposedly first day of Spring. But the biggest surprise of
the day was undoubtedly the news of the resignation of Premier Allison
Redford.
Now without being too partisan here, I can say I'm not particularly
surprised or upset. I had a feeling it might come to this what wit... more »
2013 Film Roundup, Part 1: The Oscars and the Year in Review
(I'm
further behind than usual on my annual post-Oscar film roundup, a
pre-blog tradition I'll be tweaking after this edition. But here's part
one in the meantime.)
2013 was a good year for film. Fare for adults was plentiful and
varied. The comic book movies and other would-be blockbusters were
mostly decent yet unexceptional, but Gravity was a cut far above in
terms of spectacle popcorn
Thursday Linkage
With Crimea’s secession and accession drama still unfolding, we wait with
baited breath about whether we will bear witness to yet another war
(Kimberly Marten’s post on the Monkey Cage is sobering). Sure hard to
believe that Steven Pinker is right with Syria blazing, the Central Africa
Republic aflame, and Ukraine and Russia poised for
Continue reading
Alternative Universe
I read today an AP article that was surely written about an alternative
universe:
Fishing Industry in Japan Recovers from 2011 Tsunami. By E. Kurtenbach and
E. Wang (2014, Mar 19), The Arizona Republic, A18
The article covers the challenges to, and 'recovery' of, fishing in
northeastern Japan. For example:
[excerpted] Businesses throughout Japan's northeastern Tohoku region face a
reality tv show's worth of obstacles to setting up shop: from shortages of
financing and construction workers and materials, to lengthy delays in
administrative approvals and overburdened transport netw... more »
Haslam Fiddles with Vouchers and More Tests While Tennesseans Go Without Health Care
Is school privatization really more important than keeping the most
vulnerable citizens from having access to health care? What would it cost
the State of Tennessee to say Yes to expanded Medicaid under the Affordable
Care Act? Nothing, except the wrath of the billionaires.
*The Daily Show*
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New Dem Colleen Hanabusa-- Fighting On The Wrong Side Of The Minimum Wage Battle… As Usual
I have no idea why, but corrupt conservative New Dem Colleen Hanabusa has
me on her mailing list. Usually I just delete all the EMILY's
List-generated spam she sends out, but this morning I opened one because
"minimum wage" was in the subject line. A consistent shill for Big Business
and K Street lobbyists, I wanted to see if she was using Republican talking
points in her argument. As it turned out, she claimed to be in favor of
raising the minimum wage-- just not as much as any other Democrats!
President Obama and the Senate Dems are willing to settle for $10.10 an
hour, which i... more »
17 Tips For Spring
[image: Eco-friendly tips for spring.]*Spring is HERE!*Welcome to the first
day of Spring!! I'll bet that you thought it would never get here, right? I
had my doubts! But it's here and it's time for our annual spring tips and
ideas.
*If you're moving into Autumn instead of Spring, you might be interested in
Eco-Friendly Tips For Autumn.*
Eco-Friendly Tips for Spring
1. Spring is traditionally a time to tackle those big cleaning jobs.
Instead of using toxic chemicals, opt for more earth-friendly cleansers.
Check out How to Make a Non-Toxic Cleaning Kit for ideas and rec... more »
Lamar W. Hankins : Both Democrats and Republicans have it wrong
Once the Republicans tried to wrest back welfare reform as a political
issue from Clinton, it was a race to see who could pander most successfully
to the electorate. By Lamar W. Hankins | The Rag Blog | March 19, …
finish reading Lamar W. Hankins :
Both Democrats and Republicans have it wrong
NATO's "Mystery Gunmen" Seek to Strengthen Kiev Regime's Hand
*Image: Provoking a confrontation with Russia allows the West to furtherarm
and aid the regime in Kiev - not against a military conflict it has nohope
of winning against Moscow, but against the inevitable uprising itfaces from
the Ukrainian people. Nazi thugs were able to blitz theelected government
out of power, but will not be able to hold on withoutextensive Western
aid. **March 20, 2014 *(Tony Cartalucci-NEO) - In yet another attempt to
widen the confrontation between Russia, Crimea, and the Western-backed
regime in Kiev, snipers have opened fire on both Ukrainian and Crimea... more »
march 19, 2003: don't call it a failure. it was a huge success for so many.
Eleven years ago today, the US invaded Iraq.
This unprovoked invasion of another country that had not threatened the
United States was justified by the pretense of finding weapons of mass
destruction (which the US knew did not exist), and as payback for 9/11
(which the US knew Iraq had no part in), and by ridding the world of Saddam
Hussein (who was trained and financed by the US). Many such rationales were
advanced, including a Christian crusade against Muslims.
None of the stated rationales for the invasion mentioned the massive
profiteering that would reap trillions in profits fo... more »
Lowongan Kerja Apoteker Di Surabaya April 2014 Terbaru
Lowongan
Kerja Apoteker Di Surabaya April 2014 Terbaru - mungkin anda adalah
salah satu orang yang telah bekerja tapi anda inginkan adalah pekerjaan
di perusahaan baru karena perusahaan anda yang sekarang sudah anda rasa
tidak cocok atau habis masa kerja, anda bisa mencoba melamar kerja ke pt
UNITED DICO CITAS jika anda sudah berpengalaman kerja sebagai apoteker
penanggung jawab minimal 1 tahun
China update March 19 , 2014 -- The Chinese Yuan Is Collapsing and the wealthy are cashing out offshore luxury homes for cash .....
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Dollar Surges, Chinese Yuan Plunges In FOMC AftermathSubmitted by Tyler
Durden on 03/20/2014 - 07:16
In the aftermath of yesterday's key market event, the FOMC's $10 billion
tapering and elimination of QE with "*QualG*", not to mention the "dots"
and the 6 month period, the USD has been on fire against all key pairs,
with the EURUSD sliding below 1.38, a 150 pip move in one day which should
at least give Mario Draghi some comfort, but more importantly sending the
USDJPY soaring to 102.500 even as US equity futures, and not to mention the
Nikkei which... more »
Government Agency Warns If 9 Substations Are Destroyed, The Power Grid Could Be Down For 18 Months .......
Government Agency Warns If 9 Substations Are Destroyed, The Power Grid
Could Be Down For 18 Months
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*Submitted by Michael Snyder of The Economic Collapse blog,*
What would you do if the Internet or the power grid went down for over a
year? Our key infrastructure, including the Internet and the power grid,
is far more vulnerable than most people would dare to imagine. These days,
most people simply take for granted th... more »
The Sandy Hook HOAX! A Great List Of Sandy Hook "Oddities"
As I have said many times, as more important information presents itself
that exposes the fraud of the Sandy Hook "shooting" I would present it here
at this blog for everyone to see.... It is a fact now that most people are
finally waking up to the fact that Sandy Hook was indeed a criminal
operation, which has both the criminals behind the operation, and the
disinformation agents out there trying to discredit any researchers,
reeling!
I came across the following article from a fellow real truth seeker,
"SoldierofYah" that writes the great blog, Truthseeker Archive, at
www.truthsee... more »
More kudos for Bryan Cranston's portrayal of LBJ -- but the "Edith Bunker"-ing of Lady Bird J is no sale
*No shrinking violet she*: *Al Kamen reports that former LBJ chief of staff
Jim Jones "said there was a scene where Johnson dismissed [Lady Bird] with
a curse -- which he said 'would never happen.' "*
*by Ken*
Since I devoted a post last week ("Bryan Cranston as LBJ, according to
people who worked with him") to Al Kamen's WaPo "In the Loop" item "Bryan
Cranston gets two thumbs up from LBJ staffers" ("Like Walter White’s epic
transformation from meek family man to unrepentant meth lord, Bryan
Cranston transforms so completely into President Lyndon B. Johnson that for
those who actu... more »
Costa Rican Car
What an exhausting day.
Got up super early to drive to Cuyahoga Falls, OH, to buy our new car for
Costa Rica. Had to go to the bank there first to get a cashiers check and
deposit money to get this check. A simply transaction ended up taking an
hour as they could not figure out the transaction since I was getting a
check made out from me and not the business to the dealership. Super
frustrating. We then got to the dealership (finally) and that transaction
seemed to take much longer than necessary as well, but finally, drove off
with our new Nissan Xterra. Stopped for lunch at a... more »
HOW TO AVOID COLLAPSE?
According to a new scientific study funded by NASA, modern civilization is
heading for collapse within a matter of decades. In the study,
mathematicians used theoretical models to predict what will happen to the
industrialized world over the course of the next century. And they found
that even with conservative estimates, the Earth is headed down a very
tumultuous path. RT's Ameera David reports.
Not Just Another Word (for nothing left to lose)
Note: The following is a guest post from Mlada Bukovansky, Professor of
Government at Smith College. The word freedom has to come into it, when
speaking of the Ukraine crisis. It has become exceptionally difficult to
use that term without wincing in the post-Bush era, but still I think it
needs to be said. I
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Libya updates March 19 , 2014 -- UN imposes sanctions on vessels involved in illegal oil exports .... Former Interior Ministry Undersecretary kidnapped ...... Air Force chief says he is still in post ...... Thinni holds first cabinet meeting in Ghat ..... Sebha camp handover claimed – and disputed
Oil tanker being escorted back by 25 US personnel and a warship
*Tripoli, 20 March 2014*:
There are 25 American personnel on board the oil tanker *Morning Glory*,
which is sailing back to Libya under escort of a US warship.
The American sailors are supervising transit and performing security,
navigation and communication tasks, a Pentagon spokesperson said.
“The three Libyans who had taken control of the *Morning Glory* remain now
under US control aboard the Morning Glory,” he added.
The 21-person crew are also still on board the vessel. It is not known what
will happen to the six Paki... more »
China items of note - March 17 , 2013 ..... Yuan Tumbles To 11-Month Lows As China Home Price Growth Slows ..... "Putin Did The Right Thing" Says Marc Faber, But Fears China Implications More ...... China and gold related news items !
Catharsis Ours - 1 day ago
Yuan Tumbles To 11-Month Lows As China Home Price Growth Slows
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It would appear that the widening of the daily trading bands (we discussed
last night) are having a directional effect on USDCNY as the devaluation
continues on the back of forced carry-trade unwinds. *At 6.19, CNY is its
wea... more »
A Defence of #NoMakeUpSelfieForCancer
Another good cause. Another charity stunt exploiting social media. If
you're unfamiliar with #NoMakeUpSelfieForCancer, it's pretty
self-explanatory. Post a "bare" selfie of your face to the social media
platform of your choice and make a donation to Cancer Research UK.
Theoretically, friends in your timeline/feed will see it, do the same, and
so on. As viral campaigns go, it's been a success with the charity reporting
a surge in donations. It's very clever and raised a bag of cash. Great
stuff, right?
Not a few Twitter celebs have written about the problematic character of
the ini... more »
Who Can Tolerate Bill Gates and His Ignorance and Apathy for Another Minute???
http://theindignantteacher.wordpress.com/2014/03/19/the-indignant-teacher-can-no-longer-tolerate-bill-gates-ignorance-and-apathy/Filed
under: SHAUN JOHNSON, PHD: Musings from the Chalk Face
KavKaz confirms the death of Dokku Umarov
*Caucasus Emirate's Emir Dokku Abu Usman martyred, Insha'Allah. Obituary*
Dokku Abu Usman (Dokku Umarov) went to jihad in 1994, as soon as he learned
about the invasion of Chechnya by Russian troops. He gave up his lucrative
business in Russia and returned home.
Since then, Dokku Abu Usman was forced to leave Chechnya for several months
only once, at the beginning of 2000 due to a severe wound. After treatment,
he returned home and continued the Jihad.
After the first Russian-Chechen war of 1994-96, Ichkerian President Aslan
Maskhadov appointed Dokku Umarov Secretary of the Securit... more »
Somebody Had to Punch the Bully
Barack Obama is going to Europe and America is going to Hell. Still
smarting over the audacity of the newest devil of *The Homeland* Russian
leader Vladimir Putin's pretty much telling Barry and the boys to go and
fuck themselves and annexing Crimea despite the empty threats and howls of
protestation from the political class El Presidente is soon to be on his
way across the pond to meet with the heads of US client states over the
next move. You have to give it to the man, he never gives up and never
learns from his mistakes, January 2017 cannot possibly get here soon enough
provid... more »
Interplanetary Phenomenon Unit Summary - July 22, 1947
The other night as I was cursing the cable I blundered into another of
those UFO programs filled with hysterical narration and a belief that
nearly every outrageous claim is based in reality. In this case they were
talking about the Interplanetary Phenomenon Unit as if the documentation
existed to prove that the Army had, at one time, investigated UFOs under
that unit title. They flashed some documentation but in today’s world with
nearly everyone and her brother creating UFO documents for fun and profit
you would think that a little caution would be called for. But there was
reall... more »
Ukraine: Chess Piece For Global Power
Source: THElNFOWARRlOR.
Timber!!
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*Courtesy of Michael Green Architecture*
Sure, you can build a multi-story timber building if you want to. That’s
two concepts above. And here’s a design for one in Stockholm:
[image: C. F. Møller designs world's tallest wooden skyscraper]
Here’s another concept, for somewhere in the US, by architect Michael
Charters:
You can even head here to watch time-lapse videos of the construction of
this one, in Prince George, Canada.
In 2011, this was the world’s largest timber apartment block, Bridport
House in
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Untitled
*Louisiana to have more than $2 billion in coastal restoration work built
or under construction by 2015, official says ~Mark Schleifstein*
*New Orleans by Streetlight ~David Gonzalez*
Alan Grayson: GutsPAC
This week, Alan Grayson opened a leadership PAC, GutsPAC. You can contribute
to it here, but let me warn you, it cannot accept more than $5,000 per year
from any individual. He plans to use it to help elect other progressives to
Congress. I asked him a couple of quick questions:
Q: What will you be doing with that leadership PAC, donating to Steve
Israel so you can rise in the House leadership?
A: Well, here are some things I won’t be doing: spending 145 times as much
on legal fees as on candidate support, as Rep. Michele Bachmann did in the
first half of 2013. Paying my spouse ov... more »
Robert Sharlet : Jim Retherford, the ‘Man in a Red Devil Suit’
Jim has been a fearless New Left editor, a political performance artist,
part of a guerrilla theater troupe, and has worked with some of the
legendary figures of the ’60s. By Robert Sharlet | The Rag Blog | February
19, … finish reading Robert Sharlet :
Jim Retherford, the ‘Man in a Red Devil Suit’
True Torah Jews Runs Radio Ads Against Israeli Draft
True Torah Jews March 18, 2014
March 12, 2014 will unfortunately go down in history as a black day for
Orthodox Jewry, the day when the Israeli government finally passed their
law to forcibly draft Orthodox youth into their army. Starting in 2017,
Jews refusing the draft for religious reasons will be sent to jail. But
this is no time to sit and mourn. We must wake up from our shock and shake
up the world with an outcry of protest. Orthodox Jewry has already shown in
the case of the law mandating the drafting of girls (in 1954) that even
after the decree passed the Knesset, it rem... more »
iBookstore Sans Nipples
Some will say that a picture paints a thousand words, and that book jackets
sell books.
The Deric Longden ebooks we have published which feature cute kittens on
their covers have sold better than those without the cats and with just
Deric on their jackets. This is despite these some of these catless books
having won film and writing awards. We now actually fear that we have made
the mistake on his latest jacket, ‘Radio Times: Take 1.’ in that we haven't
put a cute kitten on the jacket.
Apple belief that a jacket image can also be offensive, inappropriate and
they continue to impo... more »
A misleading statement on 'Newsnight'
*Newsnight *reported from the Central African Republic last night.
The conflict there had a pretty clear trajectory in its early days - a
trajectory most news organisations reported at the time. It was summed up
by the *Telegraph*'s Mike Pflanz last November:
*Who is fighting whom now, and why?*
Armed Muslim units drawn from the Seleka rebel alliance that seized power
in March have defied the new president’s demands that they disarm, and have
continued the rampage they began before their successful coup. They have
targeted mostly Christian civilians, murdering, raping, torturing an... more »
“Democracy? Forget About It...”
*“Democracy? Forget About It...” *
by Bill Bonner
“They say we have violated international law. At least they remember about
international law – better late than never.” – Vladimir Putin, talking
about US and the West.
“Once again, world politics dominate the news. The Crimea drama is over...
finished... done. The Russians did what you would expect. So did the
Crimeans. Crimea has voted overwhelmingly to join Russia. And the markets
seem to be celebrating. The US stock market, as measured by the Dow, rose
88 points yesterday. Gold – the antidote to crises of all sorts – dropped
$... more »
Christy Cluck Cluck Clark Versus Jack Mintz And The LNG Energy Companies(who made who)
*Written by Grant G*
In the run-up to British Columbia`s 2013 provincial election Christy Clark
told the electorate, told the world and told the foxes(multi-national
energy companies) that LNG was a $trillion dollar golden egg that would fix
all of BC`s fiscal and economic woes, Christy was quite specific, a dozen
LNG plants, BC would receive 5 times the North American price(Henry Hub
pricing) from Japan..
My how times change...
If British Columbia who owns our natural gas resources wants to get 4 to 5
times the North American price for natural gas we must build our own
Briti... more »
O’Reilly and Maddow go Malaysian!
*WEDNESDAY, MARCH 19, 2014*
*Not all that slowly they turn:* On Monday night, Bill O’Reilly was saying
he just couldn’t do it.
Despite the high ratings the topic produces, he wasn’t going to spend his
time speculating about the Malaysian airplane mystery.
“As far as I'm concerned, I can't do it. I just can't,” he told Bernie
Goldberg, after noting the high degree of speculation involved in ongoing
cable coverage of the missing airplane.
“I told a bunch of people,” O’Reilly said. “I said, I can only do stories
grounded in reality. I cannot do, ‘Well, maybe this happened,’ you know... more »
The truth is out: money is just an IOU
THIS is a must read article!!! The Truth IS out!!!! This is transparency
in it's finest moment in the financial world and in the eyes of the general
public: Money is just an IOU.
The following is an article by The Guardian News Paper, and a pdf copy of
the original document that this article is based upon.
This is a revelation of epic proportions coming directly from withIN the
banking industry, from the Bank of England itself. Of course, this isn't
the "whole" truth, and really it is just barely scratching the surface, BUT
is is a huge piece of the puzzle. WE know all of thi... more »
How Many Anti-Pelosi Candidates Has Steve Israel Recruited This Year?
It's a dirty little secret that Hoyer and his corrupt, conservative allies
in the House Democratic caucus forced Nancy Pelosi to appoint Long Island
"ex"-Blue Dog and model of Wall Street corruption, Steve Israel as DCCC
chairman. We've mentioned a few times how Israel's "strategy" mathematically
guarantees that the Republicans can never lose the majority in the House,
or at least not while he is DCCC Chair. Aside from only naming 16
Red-to-Blue candidates (when the Dems need a net of 17 red-to-blue wins),
Israel has made a deal with the NRCC to not target any senior Republicans, ... more »
His Highness Stephen Harper does not answer questions
Inconsiderate reporters waste the time of His Majesty Stephen Harper. Following video speaks volumes about Harper's attitude. He is accountable to no one. It is a shame. Who would have thought that we will have dictatorship in Canada.Related articles
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