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English: Map of the dominant self-identified ethnic origins of ancestors per census division. Actual physical origins of ancestors may be different. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)The Death of Democracy in Canada. The Death of James Michael Flaherty
*The Death of Democracy in Canada. The Death of James Michael Flaherty* Written by Robin Mathews For the Canadians increasingly convinced that all conventional politicians are betraying Canadian democracy, the death of James Michael Flaherty underscores their position. The response to his death by federal (and other) parliamentarians and politicians says it all. The praise of a major actor in the betrayal and deception of Canada and of all Canadians reaches across the parties in the House of Commons (and across the country) without interruption. Let us not confuse respect ... more »
Disenfranchising America-- What Is Obama Going To Do About It? BONUS: The Gay Agenda Revealed
It's not exactly news-- at least not to anyone who reads *DWT*-- but Friday, President Obama accused the Republicans of undermining democracy by pushing disenfranchisement legislation in several states where they have managed to win control. He came right out and accused them of reacting to a fake problem with a blatantly political tactic. That's pretty heavy stuff coming from a POTUS. And, at least in my book, that makes him obligated to do something about it. If he wants to acknowledge that the GOP is "trying to rig the elections by making it harder for older people, women, minor... more »
Pte Ospiye Spiritual Camp at Bridger begins resisting Black Snake tarsands pipeline
Keeper of the White Buffalo Pipe blesses new camp resisting Black Snake tarsands pipeline By Joye Braun, Lakota Censored News Today April 12, 2014 The Pte Ospiye Spiritual Camp in Bridger has its grounds blessed today by the Keeper of the White Buffalo Calf Pipe. Campers and organizers of the camp started the journey of the camp in Green Grass, South Dakota, with prayers and then
Funny anecdote on the edTPA
I see a few folks here and there starting to talk more about the Teacher Performance Assessment (edTPA), or the Pearson product that will now be used to score and certify student teachers. I scored some of these things. Painfully mediocre stuff. Here’s a quick note about my experience that I shared with some others […]
MH370 staged Crash Scene - a remake of the 2004 Boxing Day Indian Ocean Tsunami USS San Francisco Crash
~ Amin In the light of the staged MH370 crash scene in the Indian Ocean, thousands of miles away from the real crash scene in South China Sea, is history repeating itself? Judge for yourself. Could the “grounding and high speed head-on collision” involving the USS San Francisco be another stage play like the 2Aug 1964 Gulf of Tonkin (USS Maddox Incident) incident which gave President Lyndon Johnson the excuse to escalate the Vietnam war; to bomb Vietnam back to the “stone ages”? Forty years after the Nam War, many will agree it was another senseless war with sinister selfish agend...more »
Blowback question of the day: Are teachers also ceding control of their profession to parents?
I may get blowback for this one, so here goes: is the relative apathy of teachers, and the myopic ignorance of the larger political realities affecting education, forcing them to cede control of the activist narrative to parents? I am part of many activist groups, passively and otherwise. Many of these groups are led by […]
Zapatistas invite Indigenous for exchange in May 2014
To: The Sixth in Mexico and the World From: Subcomandante Insurgente Moisés Compañeras, compañeros and compañeroas of the Sixth: We send greetings from all of the Zapatista men and women of the EZLN We want to let you know about our next steps: 1. Native Peoples: During the week of May 26 to 30, 2014, in one of our Caracoles, we will have an initial exchange with brothers and sisters
Food Watch: So you think you're a "celebrity chef"?
*"A good rule of thumb: If you feel the need to call yourself a celebrity chef, you aren’t one."* *-- Dan Myers, in* "Sorry, But You're Not a Celebrity Chef" *by Ken* And in support of the above thesis, "Daily Meal" Eat/Dine Editor Dan Myers leads off his post "Sorry, But You're Not a Celebrity Chef" with a picture of Mario Batali captioned: "Mario Batali is allowed to call himself a celebrity chef, but we'll bet that he doesn't." "A couple weeks ago," Dan begins, "I was browsing Twitter when I encountered a profile belonging to a chef who hailed himself (via his profile blurb) a... more »
Stephen Colbert on the Common Core
ht to Lisa Guisbond at CPS: *The Colbert Report* Get More: Colbert Report Full Episodes,Indecision Political Humor,Video Archive
Yes Another Earth-Shaking Republican Scandal In Wisconsin
You probably read yesterday that Tom Petri (R-WI) will be formally announcing on Monday that he will be retiring from Congress at the end of this year. He just doesn't have it in him to fight off right-wing extremist Glenn Grothman, the union-hating kook who wants to abolish weekends. Grothman doesn't live in Petri's district, but part of his own state senatorial district is part of WI-06, Petri's district. Another state Senate seat that makes up part of WI-06 is the 19th district, currently held by another Republican extremist, Senate President Michael Ellis. He represents parts... more »
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*Dear Editilla, help Louisiana stop Senate Bill 553!* *The vote Monday on the Senate floor will set the tone for the rest of the session! It's absolutely critical that we stop Senator Adley's bill SB 553. SB 553 will halt the SLFPAE lawsuit if passed through process and not ruled unconstitutional in court. We need your strong grass roots effort between now and Monday evening! Please pick up the phone and call these four State Senators and ask the staffer to leave a message.* *Sen Dale Erdey** (225) 686-2881 * *Sen David Heitmeir** (504) 361-6356* *Sen A.J. Crowe** (985) 643-3... more »
The Wayshowers Shoes
There is not much sense in living out the days ahead as if all that matters is the physical existence you know now. All of this can and will change as the evolution of the species takes place. These changes to the physical you are a process that takes place gradually and all at once. You are not the same human of a year ago and won’t be in a year’s time. What changes have occurred, have allowed a greater un-folding of the multi-faceted you that is truth. This version, the true version of the human, has within a vast collection of memories and abilities. As these begin to sur... more »
Mommy I see Monsters
Yep your kid has been watching the news in North America, Mexico and way too many other countries. But what about the countries where monstors are rare and children can watch the news without fear. Do those countries as they do, simple solution to a complicated problem. After all its all about the children is it not. If this is really true bring in a team from Finland to manage the USA until the adults have learned thier lessons.
Bitcoin Items of note April 12 , 2014 -- Points of View from China - ‘It’s not a survivor’s game. It’s a loser’s game.’ .... .Bitcoin : the future of currency ? Panel Discussion -- Atlantic Council
http://bitcoinblog.de/2014/04/12/its-not-a-survivors-game-its-a-losers-game/ ‘It’s not a survivor’s game. It’s a loser’s game.’ Posted on 12. April 2014 by Christoph Bergmann // 0 Comments (cc) Ravi Chahal / flickr.com *A few days in the life of a Chinese Bitcoiner. Zhang Weiwu meets the CEO of a large exchange and is surprised to find himself in a conversation about its future. Here, he explains why the Chinese think China is the world and finds out that the biggest Chinese exchange really might shut down, while he waits for his plane to Saigon.* I waited at the airport for my plane... more »
Nothing Lasts Forever
April 12, 2014 I miss the dog – her soft snoring as she slept beside my desk when I worked at the computer, the twitchy “running” dreams of her last days when her legs no longer followed her commands … Continue reading →
Exiting the Common Core Memorandum of Understanding
In October 2013, I wrote a post examining the details of the Common Core State Standards (CCSS) memorandum of understanding (MOU), the agreement that state governors and state education superintendents signed with the US Department of Education (USDOE) in which “states” agreed to be “state led” in developing “common standards” according to the criteria set forth in […]
April 12:When the real headline is the bottom line.
There's a curious story that gets a banner headline on page of today's TandT. "B.B changes handling of young offenders" It tells how young offenders have been held in open custody homes in or within reach of their communities. It also says these have been quite successful. But now it is moving to a quite remote facility. The province's child and youth advocate says it doesn't sound like a good idea, and he'd like to hear what the motivation is. He points out that such a remote ,"closed" custody is contrary to the advice of the law, itself. As I read the story, I grew impatient with ... more »
"2014 is shaping up as a year of reckoning for the United States. One of two things will happen: Either the US dollar will be abandoned and collapse in value, thus ending Washington's superpower status and Washington's threat to world peace, or Washington will lead its puppets into military conflict with Russia and China. The outcome of such a war would be far more devastating than the collapse of the US dollar." -- Paul Craig Roberts
------------------------------ *Is the US or the World Coming to an End? — Paul Craig Roberts* ------------------------------ April 9, 2014 | Original Here Go here to sign up to receive email notice of this news letter *Is the US or the World Coming to an End?* *It will be one or the other* Paul Craig Roberts 2014 is shaping up as a year of reckoning for the United States. Two pressures are building on the US dollar. One pressure comes from the Federal Reserve’s declining ability to rig the price of gold as Western gold supplies shrivel ... more »
Sorting Through This Week's Budget Mess In Washington
Louisville Congressman John Yarmouth, a Democratic member of the House Budget Committee, was right when he said the latest edition of Paul Ryan's annual Austerity budget "is pretty much a rhetorical exercise" that isn't going anywhere. It passed Thursday 219-205, every Democrat voting NO, as did a dozen Republicans: *•* Paul Broun (R-GA) *•* Phil Gingrey (R-GA) *•* Jack Kingston (R-GA) *•* Rick Crawford (R-AR) *•* Chris Gibson (R-NY) *•* Ralph Hall (R-TX) *•* David Jolly (R-FL) *•* Walter Jones (R-NC) *•* Frank LoBiondo (R-NJ) *•* Tom Massie (R-KY) *•* David McKinley (R-WV) *•* Aust... more »
Interesting thought: Are the corporate reformers lamenting Colbert’s move to the Late Show?
From that Russo guy: For years now, Colbert has been riffing off of education issues, bringing education-related guests on the show, and generally making us all feel like we’re involved in something interesting and important. Fewer “heavy-hitting” and “wonkish” interviews with corporate education reform dilettantes, and intellectual geniuses, like Michelle Rhee and Wendy Kopp, in […]
Years of Living Dangerously
*An expensive superstitious program on drought and CO2* By most quantitative criteria, James Cameron is the world's most successful film director and film producer. He has earned almost $1 billion just for himself and some of his works are blockbusters – like Titanic and The Terminator; let me not include Avatar here. He's also a deep-sea explorer. You can have some unusual hobbies if your worth approaches a billion. However, when it comes to issues like the climate, he is just batshit crazy. He's much more religious about this nonsense than Osama bin Laden was religious when it c... more »
Musings On Iraq In The News
Iraq’s Sotaliraq republished my article "Opinions On The 2014 Elections By Iraq Observers". I was also interviewed for this article in Egypt's Ahram "Violence in Iraq grows as polls near."
France in 2014, will it be the UK in 2016?
Will Ed Miliband become the British Francois François Hollande? I think it's quite likely, after all in 2012 we were told that Ed Miliband had agreed to work with the new Socialist President of France to “tilt” Europe away from austerity.How'd that work out? France marooned with high taxation and a stagnant economy - just what you'd expect with a Socialist government. Meanwhile the UK has, relatively, lower taxation, much better growth and if it wasn't for the Lib Dems and a liberal Prime Minister the situation could be even better.
Denial of Fukushima Effects Depends upon Deception
PROPAGANDA ALERT The Wall Street Journal has a discussion article titled "A Radiation Reality Check" on the front page of the Weekend Review section by the author of a new book, The Age of Radiance: The Rise and Dramatic Fall of the Atomic Era (April 12-13 2014 p. C3) While I’m sure this new book by Craig Nelson is interesting, it also contains some verifiable mis-information, which is also evident in the article. Specifically, Nelson’s article in the WSJ notes that of the 600,000 Americans dying every year from cancer, 11,000 will be caused by atmospheric testing. Nelson the... more »
LET’S PLAY DUMBBELL: Father Matthews forgives David Brock!
*SATURDAY, APRIL 13, 2014* *Epilogue—A well-funded Code of Silence:* Citizens can get *very* dumb watching the cable show Hardball. Concerning our recent journalistic history, a Code of Silence will quickly kick in. The dumbing of Hardball’s unfortunate viewers will be impressively thorough. How complete is the Code of Silence concerning this recent history? How thorough is the dumbing of viewers? Consider what happened on March 26, when David Brock played Hardball. To watch the whole segment, click here. In the early 1990s, Brock was a high-ranking, fully-funded, professional C... more »
The Bundy Ranch Standoff: We all know it's not about a turtle...w/Update
*don't we?* I have to go to work, but this morning's reading has given me more to consider. One thing I do know is that Harry Reid is into this up to his beady little eyeballs. It's always about money. *Possible scenarios:* - Water rights. *See this article on American Thinker* - Fracking. I read somewhere that there is lots of oil on the Bundy land. - Chinese solar farm Below is one of the reasons that I like to read comments. * The following comment is from the above mentioned American Thinker article.* You may or may not be correct that this is about water rig... more »
I am conflicted over teacher resignation letters
The latest from a CO high school teacher, Pauline Hawkins, that has achieved “viral” status. Is this heroic? I think that’s a complicated question. It certainly adds some drama to the destructive potential of corporate education reform. That is, veteran educators are willing to sacrifice their chosen professions in the face of being compelled to […]
The Firing: A KIPP Teacher Speaks of Her Nervous Breakdown and Post-KIPP Recovery, Part 2
*At the end of Part 1 of my conversation with Jane, the results for the first interim assessment for the state test had been announced, and the KIPP administration was in crisis mode due to lower than expected scores. * JANE: So when they had their big crisis . . . . And these kids, honestly, a lot of them don’t have dads. You know? They come from rough families. They don’t have a lot of stability. Some of my kids are exhausted because they’ve had to move in the middle of the night again because it’s the end of the month. And, you know, having stability in their life is important. ... more »
Libya updates April 12 , 2014 - signs of some stability and increased security are good signs ! Amazigh Supreme Council continues boycott of Constitutional Assembly ....... Libya looks to past for new constitution
Some stability and security ? Hariga port “under Petroleum Facilities Guards control” *By Jamal Adel.* *Tripoli, 11 April 2014*: The official Petroleum Facilities’ Guard (PFG) has said it is in control of Hariga oil terminal in Tobruk and that the eastern port is now open and ready for exports. Spokesperson for the PFG Waleed Al-Tahourni told the *Libya Herald* that his brigade had moved into the port and that it was now “safe and ready for work”. Hariga is one of two eastern oil terminals to be reopened under a deal struck on Sunday between the government and Cyrenaica federalists... more »
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*9th Ward Festival! Today, 11:00 am to 8:00 pm, 4219 Urquhart St.* *Atlanta firefighter killed in New Orleans bike wreck ~Alexis Stevens, ajc.com* *Fest season floods market with illegal short-term rentals ~Scott Satchfield, WVUE* *Survey: New Orleanians like cops better ~John Simerman, New Orleans Advocate* *Home & Garden Events calender for today * *We Won't Bow Down, Mardi Gras Indian Doc Explores Untold Stories Over 8 Years ~M.D. Dupuy, NOLA DEFENDER * [image: https://twitter.com/djsoulsister/status/455015286647693313] *
The Vapid Party
Conservatives, Andrew Coyne writes, believe in absolutes and reject moral relativism: Conservatives at their best disdain the lazy moral relativism that passes for sophistication in some corners of the left. There are such things as right and wrong, they insist, not right for some and wrong for others. Some absolutes remain. And, in a democracy, there are still a few absolutes: Ideas previously accepted as axiomatic — that everyone has a right to vote, that those who don’t vote should be encouraged to, that public confidence in elections should not be undermined nor the inte... more »
Republicans Blocked Pay Check Fairness For Women-- And, Yes, Even Susan Collins, Joined The GOP Filibuster
This week, Senate Republicans were unanimous in their opposition to Barbara Mikulski's equal pay for women legislation. It was filibustered by the Republicans and an attempt at cloture failed 53-44. Yes, even self-proclaimed "moderates" like Susan Collins (R-ME), Kelly Ayotte (R-NH), Mark Kirk (R-IL), Dean Heller (R-NV) and Rob Portman (R-OH) voted to keep the filibuster going. Nancy Pelosi: "The promise of equal pay for equal work should not be a partisan issue-- it should be a matter of common sense and fairness, an essential step for the security of our families, the growth of... more »
Fracking Causes Earthquakes
Fracking caused over 100 earthquakes in Ohio. *State geologists in Ohio have for the first time linked earthquake activity in the Marcellus Shale basin to hydraulic fracturing, confirming the suspicions of activists pushing for drilling limits in the interest of public health.State Oil & Gas Chief Rick Simmers told The Associated Press on Friday that a state investigation of five small tremors in the Youngstown area last month has found a probable link.He said Ohio is setting new permitting conditions in earthquake-sensitive areas and has halted drilling indefinitely at th... more »
Have I Got News For UKIP?
Last night's *Have I Got News For You *launched a full-scale humour assault on Nigel Farage, UKIP and UKIP voters. Nigel Farage himself was present as this particular roasting, and laughed and groaned his way through punchline after punchline at the expense of his own expenses and his (alleged) ex-marital activities, a round called 'Fruitcake or Loony?', plus various jokes about racism and homophobia, mostly read out by actor Stephen Mangan. I note that many UKIP supporters took to Twitter to denounce the BBC's left-wing anti-UKIP bias. Given that they, their leader and their pa... more »
Gold and Silver News April 11 , 2014 Updates -- Blythe Masters( Former JP Global Commodities Head ) Under Investigation By Federal Prosecutors ....... Ed Steer's Gold an Silver Report for April 11 , 2014 - data , News and Views - focus on the precious metals !
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Blythe Masters Under Investigation By Federal Prosecutors [image: Tyler Durden's picture] Submitted by Tyler Durden on 04/10/2014 22:28 -0400 - Bloomberg News - Blythe Masters - Brazil - default - Enron - Futures market - Goldman Sachs - goldman sachs - LIBOR - New York City - None - Risk Management inShare5 There is much new info in the just released Bloomberg profile on the infamous ex-JPMorganite Blythe Masters, among which the disclosure that she had made it clear that she had wanted to go along with the disposable JPM ... more »
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*Oral Zinc for the Common Cold* *The Cochrane study below is properly cautious but it seems that zinc does do some good. The result when zinc was used to prevent colds among children was particularly impressive* By Rashmi Ranjan Das, MD, FCCP1; Meenu Singh, MD, FCCP2 ABSTRACT Clinical Question Is oral zinc associated with a shorter duration, decreased severity, and reduced incidence of the common cold compared with placebo ? Bottom Line When initiated within 24 hours of symptom onset, oral zinc is associated with a shorter duration of the common cold in healthy people. However... more »
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*Pushing Back Against Common Core Lobbyists* Michelle Malkin Attention, class: A Common Core mouthpiece wants to rap my knuckles with his Gates Foundation-funded ruler. In response to my column two weeks ago about the marketing overlords pushing the Fed Ed racket, Chad Colby of Achieve Inc. demanded corrections. Let's go to school. "I wanted to take a moment to highlight two points that were incorrect regarding Achieve," Colby complained. "Contrary to Ms. Malkin's assertion, Achieve employs no lobbyists and we never have." No? Never? Someone didn't do his homework. Mr. Colby, mee... more »
YANG OUT OF JAIL
Yang Yoon-Mo was released yesterday at midnight after 435 days in prison on Jeju Island. His crime? Non-violently resisting the Navy base construction by blocking construction vehicles. This was his fourth jail sentence. About 100 people from all over Korea came to welcome him as he came out of jail. In the photo above Father Moon greets Yang in the traditional way with tofu as he walks out of the prison compound. Gangjeong villagers are now in their seventh year of resistance to the Navy base that will port US aircraft carriers, submarines, and destroyers outfitted with 'mis... more »
Milk Up Bank Farm ~ Under Siege
Bailiffs moved in last week, with dogs to remove Paula from Milk up Bank farm, which was sheltering 350 animals at the time, Paula Campbell has run her farm as Rainbow Ark Animal Sanctuary for many years, encouraging visitors and school parties to learn about the animals living there. There have been ongoing problems with the mortgage because an assessor had valued another property wrongly, however Paula had stayed in touch with the financers Redstone Mortgage Company, and has contacted the ombudsman, and she has done everything she could to keep Rainbow Ark running and her animal... more »
Ukraine updates April 12 , 2014 ( Mexican stand off with Russia continues ) -- KIEV (Reuters) - Ukraine's state-run energy company Naftogaz has suspended gas payments to Russia until the conclusion of price talks, chief executive Andriy Kobolev was quoted as saying on Saturday...... Russia sets 4 conditions in return for aid to Ukraine -- Ukraine should recognize Crimea’s independence, reform the country’s constitution, regulate the crisis in its eastern regions and guarantee the rights of Russian speakers if it wants to get financial help from Moscow, Russia’s finance minister has said.......More items of note !
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News from Ukraine..... Ukraine Prepares Military Response To Russian "Act Of Aggression"; Fears Specter of "Gas Wars" [image: Tyler Durden's picture] Submitted by Tyler Durden on 04/12/2014 15:26 -0400 - Newspaper - Reuters - Twitter - Twitter - Ukraine inShare Following more firefights and government building seizures amid the so-called "liberation of Southeast Ukraine," the Maidan's demands that the government not "give up like in Crimea" appear to be resonating woth leadership. Ukraine's interior minister Arsen Avakov has declared: "*The Ukr... more »
War watch April 11 , 2014 -- 51 Killed as al-Qaeda Fights al-Qaeda on Syria-Iraq Border Factions Clash Over Oil-Rich Border City ......... Iraqi Sunni Political Alliance Aims to Stop Maliki’s Reelection Eyes Kurdistan-Style Autonomy in Anbar Province , Bombs, Gunmen Kill 78, Wound 123 Across Iraq ....... Turkey economic , Corruption Scandals and You Tube controversy Updates !
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Syria..... 51 Killed as al-Qaeda Fights al-Qaeda on Syria-Iraq BorderFactions Clash Over Oil-Rich Border City by Jason Ditz, April 10, 2014 Print This | Share This Major fighting erupted in the oil-rich city of Bukamal, in Syria’s Deir Ezzor Province, as al-Qaeda in Iraq (AQI) attempted to wrest control from its rival al-Qaeda faction, Jabhat al-Nusra. The city is doubly valuable for rebel factions, as it is both a source of oil revenue for its occupier and has a border with Iraq’s Anbar Province, a particularly big incentive for AQI, which presently controls much of Anbar as well.... more »
Word of Loud Mouth
Radio 4's *Word of Mouth, *like Laurie Taylor's *Thinking Allowed*, is hosted by a man who's rarely afraid to express his strong left-wing beliefs - namely the children's author and socialist activist Michael Rosen. As a result, it's hardly surprising to find those views reflected in *Word of Mouth. * This week's edition, for example, which discussed 'Journalese', paused midway for a piece of Victorian journalism which, as I was listening to it, I guessed was by either Marx or Engels. We weren't told who wrote it though, so it probably wasn't by either of those illustrious figure... more »
a lovely five days in Seville, Spain
in this latest episode of the irregular Free Planet series 'holidays' we visit Seville, Spain, for five days. Very smooth flights from and back to Gatwick, thanks Ryanair. April 5th-10th, 35% humidity. 30°-35° from 8am to 8pm. Bus service into and out of Seville town, from our room at Al Alcazur, Architecture and history MAGNIFICENT, mostly. Seville is a lot bigger than any of us suspected, kinda reminded us of the time we got lost wandering around Hiroshima in Japan. The Reales Alcazares isn't as convincing (architecturally) as the Alhambra in Granada - I suspect it's a lot ... more »
Vladimir Putin to European Politicians: ‘We Urgently Need to Stabilize Ukraine’s Economy’
Vladimir Putin to European Politicians: ‘We Urgently Need to Stabilize Ukraine’s Economy’ Global Research Canada, 11 April 2014 *Yesterday the Russian President Vladimir Putin made public his Open letter to European politicians on dire economic situation in Ukraine and urgent need to coordinate an economic assistance package to this nation. * *Transcript of full text of President Putin’s letter:* Ukraine’s economy in the past several months has been plummeting. Its industrial and construction sectors have also been declining sharply. Its budget deficit is mounting. The condit... more »
A Natural Way To Strengthen A Child's Immune System
*Source:* *Abolish The FDA Facebook Group*
We Will Produce Organic Food For Our People says Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev
RUSSIA WILL NOT IMPORT GMO PRODUCTS. “If the Americans like to eat GMO products, let them eat it then. We don’t need to do that; we have enough space and opportunities to produce organic food,” said Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev. *READ: **http://rt.com/news/russia-import-gmo-products-621/* #Russia #Moscow #DmitryMedvedev #YouEatIt #gmo #labelgmos #NeedToKnowGMO #GMOImports #GMOExports #RussianMarket #organic #OrganicFood #gmofreecanada #gmofreeusa *Source:* *GMO Free USA*
Has the BBC has found its latest bogeyman?
Various academics, artists and MPs [including Baroness Helena Kennedy, author Salmon Rushdie, solicitor Imran Khan, Labour MP John McDonnell MP and artist Anish Kapoor] wrote a letter to the *Guardian *yesterday expressing their grave concerns at the prospect of Narendra Modi, leader of India's major centre-right party, the BJP, winning the current general election there. *Newsnight *led its coverage of the Indian election yesterday with that very angle, and one of the signatories, Pragna Patel from the Southall Black Sisters, was invited on the programme to air her concerns, alo... more »
Earth is a place of Rest & Recuperation from our Tortured Dream Reality
"Those that ask to 'see' must endure the 'vision'." That's my summary of the Dream State as alternative Reality to this one, this soft cosiness. I mean, they've happened all my life, these insane vivid nightmares. I thought I'd grow out of them, like I grew out of my teenage asthma. But, no......... night after night........ three, four, five times a night............. hyper-vivid action-adventure dreams that feel 'a lot more real' than this bland place, this Water Planet of Corporate Profit known as "Earth". A Dream World so real and detailed and ruthless, that I have to FORCE... more »
'Newsnight': 7-11 April
Saturday morning's regular review of what *Newsnight *chose to cover over the past week follows (as you can see, unless you're excessively hung over this morning). Do you see BBC bias here? *Monday 7/4* 1. *Ukraine/Russia*: "The U.S. warns Russia to back off from Eastern Ukraine, or else. Or else what?...Is the West's main weapon now bluster?" Interview with Dr Gary Samore, White House Co-ordinator for Weapons of Mass Destruction 2009-13 & Dr Alex Pravda, Oxford University. 2. *Maria Miller*: "Do Tory MPs want the culture secretary Maria Miller simply to disappear?" 3. *Rwandan ... more »
Georgia Moms Stand Firm Against Testing
Guest post by Meg Norris It was my fourth or fifth speech about Common Core and why I had left my teaching position to fight against it. By the time I was finished, I noticed a beautiful, young couple in the second row. He looked okay, but she looked like I had just punched her […]
Why I Don’t Participate at Political Science Rumors
Over the last week we’ve had an excellent post by Cynthia Weber on queer theory and the forms of academic disciplining and bullying that take place on the website Political Science Rumors, as well as a interesting (and surprisingly convincing) piece by Steve Saidman on why he participates on the website. At first thought, the Continue reading
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Food Watch: Don't forget to celebrate National Grilled Cheese Sandwich Day (April 12)
*For National Grilled Cheese Sandwich Day, all post offices and banks operate on normal Saturday schedules. Check your municipal authority for information about trash collections. In NYC, alternate side of the street parking is suspended. (Note: That last part is a joke. Our lawyers say you can get into big trouble misrepresenting regulations on alternate side of the street parking.)* *by Ken* Who can keep track of all these holidays? Apparently not only is tomorrow, April 12, National Grilled Cheese Sandwich Day, but the whole danged month is National Grilled Cheese Month. I have... more »
Jimmy Byrnes - Skull & Bones Candidate for President, 1944
MI6 agent *Roaldl Dahl* became a close "friend" of *Vice President Henry Wallace.* Unknown to Wallace, Dahl was *spying* on him and sending his private papers to Sir William Stephenson at 30 Rockefeller Plaza: Marsh had given him a draft of a pamphlet written by his close friend Henry Wallace. Entitled "Our Job in the Pacific," it summarized the vice president's postwar goals, among them international control of the airways, economic assistance for the industrial development of Asia, and the demilitarization of Japan. Wallace was also in favor of 'the emancipation of colonial subj... more »
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*Letter: Residents’ opposition to Holy Cross plans falls on deaf ears ~New Orleans Advocate*
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*BP oil spill choked off important pelican nesting sites on Louisiana coast ~Bob Marshall, The Lens*
Musical Interlude: Kevin Kern, “Above the Clouds”
Kevin Kern, “Above the Clouds” - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NvxDYTt3Tpo
Musical Interlude: Yanni, “To the One Who Knows”
Yanni, “To the One Who Knows” - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jF3kxNYTmsk
"A Look to the Heavens"
"Galaxies don't normally look like this. NGC 6745 actually shows the results of two galaxies that have been colliding for only hundreds of millions of years. Just off the above digitally sharpened photograph to the lower right is the smaller galaxy, moving away. The larger galaxy, pictured above, used to be a spiral galaxy but now is damaged and appears peculiar. Gravity has distorted the shapes of the galaxies. *Click image for larger size.* Although it is likely that no stars in the two galaxies directly collided, the gas, dust, and ambient magnetic fields do interact directly. In ... more »
The Poet: Rainer Maria Rilke, "And Yet..."
"And yet, though we strain against the deadening grip of daily necessity, I sense there is this mystery: All life is being lived. Who is living it then? Is it the things themselves, or something waiting inside them, like an unplayed melody in a flute? Is it the winds blowing over the waters? Is it the branches that signal to each other? Is it flowers interweaving their fragrances or streets, as they wind through time?" ~ Rainer Maria Rilke
TV Watch: Two excellent things about CBS's choice of Stephen Colbert to succeed David Letterman
*Rush asks over and over, do we really care what he thinks about it? Great point, Rush! Who in his right mind could possibly care? Except for the fact that you've got still got a lot of people listening to you who aren't in their right mind.* *by Ken* It really seems as if some note should be taken of the news that Stephen Colbert has been named to succeed David Letterman as host of CBS's *Late Show* -- at some date to be determined next year after Dave finally packs it in. Two things occur to me -- both good, let me hasten to say. I'm certainly not claiming that they're profound... more »
Judicial independence for justices of the peace
The Justices of the Peace Review Council in re EM released a decision this evening saying: 26. Judicial independence for justices of the peace was considered in the Supreme Court of Canada decision of Ell v. Alberta. Justice Major, writing for the Court, held that the principle of judicial independence applies to justices of the peace as it does to all other judicial officers (see para 17). The Court also provided historical context for judicial independence in para 21: The historical rationale for independence was to ensure that judges, as the arbiters of disputes, are at comple... more »
"The Paradox of Our Time"
Dr. Bob Moorehead, "The Paradox of Our Time" - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=181B7yainqY ◆ *"The Paradox of Our Time"* “The paradox of our time in history is that we have taller buildings, but shorter tempers; wider freeways, but narrower viewpoints. We spend more, but have less; we buy more, but enjoy it less. We have bigger houses and smaller families; more conveniences, but less time; we have more degrees, but less sense; more knowledge, but less judgment; more experts, but more problems; more medicine, but less wellness. We drink too much, smoke too much, spend too recklessly,... more »
"For This Is What We Do..."
"For this is what we do. Put one foot forward and then the other. Lift our eyes to the snarl and smile of the world once more. Think. Act. Feel. Add our little consequence to the tides of good and evil that flood and drain the world. Drag our shadowed crosses into the hope of another night. Push our brave hearts into the promise of a new day. With love: the passionate search for a truth other than our own. With longing: the pure, ineffable yearning to be saved. For so long as fate keeps waiting, we live on. God help us. God forgive us. We live on." - Gregory David Roberts, “Shantara... more »
Chet Raymo, “Cranes or Skyhooks?”
*“Cranes or Skyhooks?”* by Chet Raymo “In the late 19th century, an intractable problem bedeviled scientists. Geologists had convincingly demonstrated that the Earth was hundreds of millions of years old, and fossil evidence suggested that life had been around for most of that time. Which means the Sun must have been burning more or less steadily throughout the duration. Yet physicists and chemists could not provide any credible source of energy that would keep the Sun shining for all that time. Not gravitational contraction. Not chemical combustion or any other known chemical reac... more »
Paulo Coelho, "Solitude..."
*“Solitude Is Not The Absence of Love”* by Paulo Coelho “Without solitude, Love will not stay long by your side, because Love needs to rest as well, so that it can journey through the heavens and reveal itself in other forms. Without solitude, no plant or animal can survive, no soil can remain productive for any length of time, no child can learn about life, no artist can create, no work can grow and be transformed. Solitude is not the absence of Love, but its complement. Solitude is not the absence of company, but the moment when our soul is free to speak to us and help us decide ... more »
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4 alleged chemical attacks being investigated by US/UK/Israel in Syria
*Does this nonsense ever end?* AnonymousApril 11, 2014 at 1:11 PM Pen, US UK claims/investigating FOUR chem weapon attacks by Assad http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2014-04-11/usuk-investigating-new-assad-chemical-attacks-syria I have not read zerohedge so can't tell you all what they are writing about- but- Anonymous had to know that was going to pique my interest! Thanks anonymous, with that tip under my hat, I began my own search That’s the way I like to do things... I found some site called Mediaite- Spinning on 'New Chemical Attacks in Syria" Obviously trying to pass itself off ... more »
The Economy:"The Fed's Childishly Naïve Theory of Credit”
*"The Fed's Childishly Naïve Theory of Credit”* by Bill Bonner Gualfin, Argentina. “Today, we return to familiar territory. We have seen it before: The slowdown in the economy. The overpricing of assets (particularly stocks). The huge increase in debt. The Fed's QE and ZIRP. But for all its familiarity, it remains strange... and mysterious. Let's backtrack... The foundation for today's peculiar economy was laid in the 1960s and 1970s. In 1968, President Johnson asked Congress to end the requirement that US dollars be backed by gold. Then in 1971, President Nixon issued Executive O... more »
Obama's Move Now as Glenn Greenwald Returns to US
As he had previously stated he would, investigative journalist Glenn Greenwald was going to force the issue and has now returned to the hallowed shores of *The Homeland* to accept his George Polk Award for his reporting on former government contractor turned NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden. Mr. Greenwald, formerly of The Guardian whose new venture for *First Look Media* "The Intercept" arrived in New York on Friday along with fellow Polk Award winner Laura Poitras who has also been instrumental in exposing the anti-American, anti-Constitutional rampage of Obama's NSA Stasi which i... more »
Ed Steer's Gold and Silver Report -- April 10 , 2014 -- News of the day , data and views touching on the precious metals ! Additional items on the day after Ed's Morning Wrap .....
Catharsis Ours - 1 day ago
http://www.caseyresearch.com/gsd/edition/jay-taylor-prepare-for-a-bull-market-to-shock-even-the-most-ardent-goldbugs YESTERDAY IN GOLD & SILVER The gold price rallied about five bucks or so during early trading in the Far East on their Wednesday, but then began to sell off a bit starting around 2 p.m. Hong Kong time---an hour before the London open. Then, at the noon London silver fix, the gold price got sold down another five bucks or so---and then didn't do much until the Fed minutes were released at 2 p.m. EDT. The subsequent price spike ran into a not-for-profit seller within... more »
November Surprise 1974 - Henry Kissinger, The Nugan Hand Bank and the Dismissal of the Australian Government
November Surprise 1974 - Henry Kissinger, The Nugan Hand Bank and the Dismissal of the Australian Government from Spike EP on Vimeo. *"Jerry Aaron's interpretation of the Shackley Cable is shared by former CIA agent Ralph McGehee. Was Shackley in a position to be ordering ASIO about, I mean, you worked under Shackley in Vietnam. Is he a senior CIA officer?"* * Ralph McGehee:* Oh, yes, he was a top CIA officer. He was also one of* Ed Wilson's* closest friends. *Ed Wilson*, of course, was head of *Task Force 157*. Prior to that, Wilson had been in the CIA. And there are all sorts of...more »
'Woman's Hour is not for me'
To mark the passing of Richard Hoggart, who was partial to a bit of poetry, I thought I'd express my feelings about a particular BBC programme in verse: *Woman's Hou*r is not for me, In spite of stats I heard today, For - by per cent - we're 43, Us men, Of those who tune to Jane and Jen - Or so I heard Ms Garvey say, On *Feedback*, now, this very day. This morning's edition of *Woman's Hour *had four items on its agenda, not one of which fired me with any great urge to listen to it: (1) some hand-wringing about the lack of racial diversity in children's books, (2) a call for men ... more »
Echobelly - Great Things
Just caught the end of Brit Pop at the BBC. Didn't see any Echobelly so here's "Great Things" Sonya Madan doing the Indian pixie haircuted (with added pigtails) tomboy thing to perfection...
"The Heartbleed Bug Goes Even Deeper Than We Realized- Here's What You Should Do"
*"The Heartbleed Bug Goes Even Deeper Than We Realized- * *Here's What You Should Do"* by Alexis Kleinman "Cisco Systems and Juniper Networks, two of the biggest creators of Internet equipment, announced on Thursday that their products had been impacted by the Heartbleed bug. Routers, firewalls and switches from these manufacturers and others have all likely been affected by the bug, leaving your personal information at risk of being stolen by hackers. When information is passed through the Internet, it is encrypted, meaning it is turned into unreadable code, so it can't be easily...more »
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