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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 !
Ukraine Suspends Gas Payments To Russia [image: Reuters] REUTERS APR. 12, 2014, 6:17 AM 323 5 - - inShare1 - - - EMAIL MORE [image: A gas pipe is pictured at an underground gas storage facility in the village of Mryn, 120 km (75 miles) north of Kiev May 21, 2013. REUTERS/Gleb Garanich] Thomson Reuters FileA gas pipe is pictured at an underground gas storage facility in the village of Mryn. 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 qu... 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 »
The Daily "Near You?"
Dundee, Dundee City, United Kingdom. Thanks for stopping by.
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 - 20 hours 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 »
Did the NSA exploit the Heart Bleed bug ? From Bloomberg - NSA Abused Heartbleed Bug For Years, Left Consumers Exposed To Attack ...... In rebuttal , Government Denies It Knew About, Abused Heartbleed Bug ( does it make you feel worse that the government couldn't detect this bug despite spending countless billions for so called Homeland Security , NSA , FBI and Military dollars or worse because you believe this is just a lie ? )
http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2014-04-11/nsa-abused-heartbleed-bug-years-left-consumers-exposed-attack NSA Abused Heartbleed Bug For Years, Left Consumers Exposed To Attack [image: Tyler Durden's picture] Submitted by Tyler Durden on 04/11/2014 16:26 -0400 - national security - SPY inShare5 It is one thing for the NSA to spy on everyone in the world, especially US citizens because all of them are obviously potential "terrorizers" just waiting for their opportunity to blow shit up (except for anything in close proximity to the Boston marathon - those things the NSA promp... more »
Col. Pierre Henri Brunel
*French Spy at NATO HQ Spring of 1999**By Z. Petrovic Pirocanac* *Interview with Former French Intelligence Officer Pierre-Henri Bunel* *(Editing by CRG)* *The Serbian public learned about Colonel Pierre-Henri Bunel (53), a French intelligence officer who worked in NATO HQs in Brussels, during the 1999 spying affair, when he spent ten months in prison because he had informed the Serbs about the military targets NATO intended to bomb. In 2001, Bunel was retired, and did not serve his full prison term, but has not yet been rehabilitated. Nowadays he works as an independent expert... more »
Tinseltown Endorsements-- Do They Hurt A Candidate In… Tinseltown? In Kentucky?
You've probably noticed that I've been sympathetic-- even inspired-- by Marianne Williamson's congressional race in the very upscale L.A. Westside district, CA-33, that includes, iconic "Hollywood" communities like Beverly Hills, Santa Monica, Malibu, Venice, Bel Air, Brentwood, Manhattan Beach, Marina dell Rey, Westwood, Rancho Palos Verdes, even a little bit of West Hollywood itself. A lifelong progressive Democrat, she's running as an Independent-- the same way that Bernie Sanders has always chosen to run as an Independent, *not* as a Democrat. Although the Democrats eventually... more »
Harold Wilson and the IRA : CLOCKWORK ORANGE and The GLADIO Factor
Harold Wilson and the IRA : CLOCKWORK ORANGE and The GLADIO Factor from Spike EP on Vimeo. *"What was the state of the IRA at the beginning of 1974?"* * "They were on their knees." *- Former MI5 Officer * "Could the War have been won then?"* * "Yes." *- Former MI5 Officer In Britain, there has always been a fierce rivalry between MI5 and MI6 - my researches indicate that historically, MI6 have long been aligned with the interests of NATO and the European Union, whilst MI5 still owes it's allegiance solely to the British Crown. Therefore MI6 is perfectly capable of going around, p... more »
Abortion in New Brunswick: It's Time
By now you've heard that the Morgentaler Clinic in Fredericton (one of *only* two abortion clinics east of Montreal!) is closing. CBC report and Al Jazeera report with photos and tweets. What I hadn't realized is that New Brunswick is the original home of the TRAP law. TRAP (Targetted Regulation of Abortion Providers) laws are increasingly common in the abortion wars in the US. But New Brunswick blazed a trail, legislating against ONE SPECIFIC CLINIC. From the press release by the clinic: From the moment Dr. Morgentaler announced his intention to open an abortion clinic in Frederic...more »
Trifecta: How about some movie reviews for this weekend?...
*we'll be working outside.* Time to plant the lettuce, kale, chard, and radishes.
FUKUSHIMA FALLOUT
It's been three years since radioactive water began leaking from Japan's stricken Fukushima Nuclear reactor. And with dozens of U.S Navy personnel falling sick from radiation contamination, new questions are arising over what Tokyo's electric power company and the U.S Navy may have known about the extent of radiation exposure. RT's Ameera David reports.
NHL Playoffs
I played hockey, not well. But I think I study it with insider knowlege. My team is the Montreal Canadians. I can not understand how PK Subban can win the Norris Trophy for being flamboyant and now that is seen as a bad thing?
Dirt Update: Doug Martin on Workers' Voice Show Today at 5 PM EST
by Doug Martin I want everyone to know I am now working on several new dirt-pieces to expose more politicians and corporate school reformers and will post them in the very near future. Since the release of my book *Hoosier School Heist* on March 21, I have been very busy travelling throughout Indiana and lining up more travelling gigs. Tonight from 5 PM to 6 PM EST, I will be talking about women's rights, the evils of a male-dominated society, teachers unions, prison, what is going on in Dugger, Indiana, and many other things I haven't touched upon yet in my many radio shows late... more »
A KIPP Teacher Speaks of Her Nervous Breakdown and Post-KIPP Recovery, Part 1
*The following excerpts are from an interview conducted in February and March of this year. The findings from these in-depth conversations will comprise a significant part of a book I am writing about the experience of teaching in the No Excuses corporate reform charter schools. * *When Jane became a KIPP teacher, she had a non-education Bachelors, a Masters in Education, and several years of successful teaching experience. It was a short video that she saw during graduate school that sparked her desire to be a KIPP teacher:* *I really bought into the mission about helping kids ... more »
A weapon of mass distraction
Sent to the New York Times,April 11, 2014 Yes, there's a big problem with the tests ("We need to talk about the tests," April 10). but there's a bigger problem: The whole idea of the common core. Accurately described by Susan Ohanian as “a radical untried curriculum overhaul and ... nonstop national testing," the common core is an outrageous scheme with no justification and no empirical support. The problems described by Elizabeth Phillips will eventually be solved, or at least reduced enough to stop complaints from coming, but the common core boondoggle will continue, with new and ... more »
UK'S TRIDENT DECISION
The UK taxpayer will be stuck with a bill for almost three and a half billion dollars to modernise the nation's nuclear arsenal even though polls suggest the majority of the population think it's a waste of money. Renewing the US-built Trident missiles will happen over a 50 year time span. And is likely to leave the UK's nuclear capability dependent on Washington.
EASTERN UKRAINE UPDATE
Anti-Kiev protesters in the Eastern Ukrainian city of Lugansk have given an ultimatum to the post-coup government. They say they want a referendum to be held within 10 days on whether to breakaway and join Russia. That's their response to demands to leave occupied buildings or face a crackdown.
Very Heavy Chemtrails 4/11/14. At What Point will people WAKE UP and Realize Chemtrails are murdering us slowly and Causing Alzheimers?
The Chemtrails are super heavy. They are heavily chemtrailing the skies today. April 11 2014. This has to STOP! It is because of the poisons in the air, people are getting Alzheimers and Dementia. It is because of the chemtrails bees, birds and animals are dying. It is because of chemtrails we are being murdered with slow death! People need to WAKE UP and DEMAND this be STOPPED!
Musical Interlude: Adventure Cargo, "The Secret Chamber"
Adventure Cargo, “The Secret Chamber” - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6DgBySfL1G0
Classroom Activity: Commitment Problems
This activity comes after students are to have listened to a lecture (slides) on commitment problems. The lecture focused in particular on how the anticipation of future shifts in power can create incentives for preventive war. After walking them through a formal model fleshing out the argument, I then discussed the role of preventive motives in the US Continue reading
The Astounding Conspiracy Theories of Wall Street Genius Mark Gorton
http://gawker.com/the-astounding-conspiracy-theories-of-wall-street-geniu-1561427624The Astounding Conspiracy Theories of Wall Street Genius Mark Gorton Mark Gorton is a prominent financier and a respected entrepreneur. He founded the music sharing site Limewire, and he runs Tower Research, a famed high-frequency trading firm. Gorton also believes that the "ruthless" secret cabal that assassinated JFK and planned 9/11 could be coming to kill his family. Mark Gorton does not have a reputation as a crackpot. Quite the opposite. He's been favorably profiled in the New York ... more »
Kahlil Gibran, "A Poet's Voice XV, Part Four"
"A Poet's Voice XV, Part Four" by Kahlil Gibran "You are my brother, but why are you quarreling with me? Why do you invade my country and try to subjugate me for the sake of pleasing those who are seeking glory and authority? Why do you leave your wife and children and follow Death to the distant land for the sake of those who buy glory with your blood, and high honor with your mother's tears? Is it an honor for a man to kill his brother man? If you deem it an honor, let it be an act of worship, and erect a temple to Cain who slew his brother Abel. Is self-preservation the first ... more »
Musical Interlude: Afshin, “Prayer of Change”
Afshin, “Prayer of Change” - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=75SGQ65QhaU
"Intellectual Prostitutes..."
"There is no such thing, at this date of the world's history, in America as an independent press. You know it and I know it. There is not one of you who dares to write your honest opinions, and if you did you know beforehand that it would never appear in print. I am paid $150 a week for keeping my honest opinion out of the paper I am connected with. Others of you are paid similar salaries for things, and if any of you would be so foolish as to write honest opinions would be out on the streets looking for another job. If I allowed my honest opinions to appear in one issue of my pape... more »
兩名美國狙擊手指出就在我們剛剛拍照！美國狙擊手威脅要拍我們
什麼是可怕的是，土地管理局是政府的文化的一部分，認為它可以成功地懲罰了美國人民與有罪不罰和致命武力行使他們的憲法權利。 他們的行動，如推孕婦在地上;推著57歲的奶奶在地，只是為了拍照，並tazing的邦迪家族的一員，惡臭以色列國防軍的戰術對巴勒斯坦人的。 不幸的是，它沒有出現，這將結束好。我完全期待看到這個屬性的一個巨大的，戲劇性的收購，擁有一批死亡和受傷。我希望到地獄，我錯在這裡，但是這是一個政府可以永遠，永遠承認這是錯誤的。 但在目前，土地管理局有一個公共關係的噩夢，並迫使該問題將於事無補。 祝你好運美國人，你會需要它！
Noncompete Agreements Are Bad For Economic Development, Says Venture Capital Group
I've been talking awhile about the move afoot in Massachusetts to ban noncompete agreements. This week, Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick announced an economic development package that included a plan to ban noncompetes. You'd think big business would be screaming about this, but there are some business interests that actually support the ban, especially in the tech sector. One big supporter is the New England Venture Capital Association, a group that puts investors with businesses. Here's what they say about noncompete agreements: Today the Governor announced an economic develo... more »
Two New TV Spots-- Tom Guild (OK-05) And Pat Murphy (IA-01)
As a state legislator-- and Speaker of the House-- Pat Murphy has been working tirelessly and effectively for ordinary Iowa families for many years. They know it and we've written about it before. Blue America endorsed him and we've been asking our supporters to help his campaign. Yesterday, hours after he got the Human Rights Campaign endorsement, he released his first TV ad (above). His district has a PVI of D+5 and Obama beat McCain with 58% and beat Romney with 56%. His most recent FEC statement shows his campaign with $224,288 cash on hand. He is favored to win a crowded pri... more »
Krugman discusses the evil and ugly!
*FRIDAY, APRIL 11, 2014* *Matthews ridicules accents:* In this morning’s column, Paul Krugman discusses the decision by several dozen states to reject the expansion of Medicaid. When he quotes Jonathan Gruber, a strong word is used, then affirmed: KRUGMAN (4/11/14): What’s amazing about this wave of rejection is that it appears to be motivated by pure spite. The federal government is prepared to pay for Medicaid expansion, so it would cost the states nothing, and would, in fact, provide an inflow of dollars. The health economist Jonathan Gruber, one of the principal architects of ... more »
Greg Hunter,"Weekly News Wrap-Up 4.11.14"
*"Weekly News Wrap-Up 4.11.14"* By Greg Hunter’s USAWatchdog.com This headline is only half right–“Putin turns up the heat in Ukraine.” It should read, Obama and Putin turn up the heat. I think this is the big story, and it is being underreported. It has both financial and real war implications. Let’s start with what Russia is doing. It is now going to issue a new bond based in the yuan. Are you getting that? This is yet another move away from using the U.S. dollar to settle international trade. Russia is also hiking the price of natural gas to Ukraine by at least 50% in May. The... more »
A Most Opportune Death
well, it wasn't for Flaherty but it most certainly is for Harper. We will all die. Every one of us. But let us consider Flaherty's CONvenient demise and how Harper will play it out. All in all, Flaherty's sudden death after dumping Harper and his party, is awfully CONvenient for PMSHithead - if he needs to strike fear in his partisans. Paul Wells, a most rigorous and understated political reporter, gives us an insight into the internal gears of Harper's CPC that are grinding Canadians down as well as a portrait of a corporate conservative, here. Flaherty's death offers Harper'... more »
Untitled
*City Council delays voting on Holy Cross proposal, Perez architects' petition contains forgeries ~New Orleans Advocate* *Reward offered for information on bald eagle’s killing ~Advocate *
Supreme Court restores pre-trial credit for offenders; yet another SCC decision against recent Government initiatives
*R. v. Summers*, 2014 SCC 26: The *Truth in Sentencing Act*, passed in 2009, changed the statutory regime governing credit for pre‑sentence detention. Parliament modified s. 719(3) of the *Criminal Code* to limit credit for pre‑trial custody “to a maximum of one day for each day spent in custody”. Parliament also provided in s. 719(3.1) that despite that limit, “if the circumstances justify it, the maximum is one and one‑half days for each day spent in custody”. In this case, the accused was on remand for 10.5 months. The sentencing judge assigned a credit calcu... more »
Desireless - Voyage Voyage
Constituency meeting this evening rules out substantive blogging. So wrap your ears around this, an excellent ditty only connoisseurs of French 80s pop are likely to have encountered.
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