Afternoon Delight Ravenel Bridge Charleston, SC (Photo credit: Reellady)
The DOSCO Rotary Head (Road Header) Mining Machine and It's Pineapple-Shaped Cutting Head, Underground at the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
Waste Handling Technicians Emplacing Transuranic (TRU) Waste in Room 6, of Panel 3 at the Site. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
English: , a geological repository for radioactive waste (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
To All People Around the World Please send your prayers of love and gratitude to water at the nuclear plants in Fukushima, Japan! 31.03.2011 till April 10th 12h noon in your time zone every day (Photo credit: AlicePopkorn)How Does An Actual Progressive Campaign In A Red State?
Ex-Republican/BRAVO TV star Tom Ravenel announced he is running as an
independent against Lindsey Graham in the general election. If he
manages
to pull just 10% of the anti-Graham votes, the Democrat will win the
U.S.
Senate seat. Last year, when no one wanted to Democratic nomination,
Blue
America endorsed progressive outsider Jay Stamper but when Ravenel made
it
public he was going to run the Democratic state Party Establishment got
behind hopeless conservative, Chamber of Commerce state Senator Brad
Huttowho is hoping that Ravenel can deliver the Senate seat to him.
In the vide... more »
Guest Post - The Latest Energy Saving Devices That Save You Money
Saving money is something that everyone enjoys doing, yet many people are
unaware what they can do to keep energy costs low. In most cases, the only
method used to save money
[image: The Latest Energy Saving Devices That Save You Money]
on energy is to keep the heat low in the winter, the air conditioner high
in the summer and reduced water consumption as much as possible. However,
there are several devices that can reduce energy costs without making
friends and family uncomfortable in the home. Some of the devices have been
available for some time, but new advances have made them mor... more »
EFN Asia 36: Pett J and Secretariat Work
I have written a number of papers about the Economic Freedom Network (EFN)
Asia, especially its annual conferences in different cities in Asia. Such
big regional event for many independent think tanks and academics is made
possible not only by the financial support of the Friedrich Naumann
Foundation for Freedom (FNF) but also by the hard work put by the EFN
Secretariat staff.
The head of the Secretariat is the Regional Program Officer for EFN, Pett
Jurapaiboon. Photo, Pett talking to Fred McMahon of Fraser Institute
(Canada) during the EFN 2013 Conference in Bangkok last year.
Pet... more »
Important Health News: 18 Scientifically Validated Reasons To End Public Water Fluoridation!
With the world teetering on the edge of a new world war that this time will
indeed be caused by the United States of America, I have wondered how the
American public could stand almost idly by while their criminal government
pushes the entire planet to the edge of oblivion.... The answer may lie in
the fact that for decades now the American people, and the people of other
nations as well, have had their brains turned to mush through the use of
nefarious chemicals in the very foods they digest, as well as FLUORIDE in
their drinking water.
For this article, I want to present a very im... more »
WIPP ongoing nuclear debacle updates April 24 , 2014 -- Attempting to determine what happened before the massive accident , trying to understand the extent of the radioactive releases , trying to figure out where to go from here.....
http://enenews.com/govt-report-green-burst-reported-wipp-utility-yard-minutes-before-radiation-event-began-popping-noise-heard-facility-manager
Radiological
Release Event at the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant on February
14, 2014 — Phase 1, Department of Energy’s Office of Environmental
Management, April 2014:
*The Accident*
- At 2250, security reported to the CMR [Central Monitoring Room]
that
they had observed “green burst” and heard arcing noises at the
utility
substation. The acting Facility Shift Manager (FSM) responded to the
east
fence line and heard a “popping noise... more »
Fukushima Updates April 24 , 2014 --- Fukushima Disaster in one sentence “After the massive accident at Fukushima, we are now in a situation in which massive accidents occur daily.”
http://enenews.com/journal-fukushima-has-an-ongoing-melt-out-is-this-not-the-worst-possible-outcome-nuclear-fuel-mixing-with-groundwater-and-leaking-into-sea-disaster-never-seen-in-human-history
Syndic
Literary Journal No. 10, by poet Taki Yuriko and translated by John
Saxon, Dec. 2013:
*Excerpts from ‘Fukushima has an Ongoing Melt-Out’*
- On March 11, 2011, Pandora’s Box was opened.
- TEPCO reports, “1000 tons of groundwater Flow daily into the
reactor
structure. Half the contaminated water is Pumped into land tanks, but
Half
leaks out to sea”
- In short, Melted nucl... more »
Why SHOULDN'T we have a warmer and fuzzier KKK?
*Well, if it's a warmer and fuzzier KKK we're hoping for, CNN's revised
headline -- the lower one, in case you were wondering -- is, um, fuzzier,
no?*
by Ken
Howie asked earlier today if I'd thought about writing about Cliven Brady,
and I had to say honestly that no, I hadn't, and I didn't think anyone
would be eager to hear my solution, which would be to have him killed just
so people would stop talking about him -- and also it would teach him a
lesson. You know, it's hard even to get these criminal-crackpot types'
attention, let alone teach them a lesson.
For what it's worth,... more »
Taking Friday off...
*and probably Saturday, too.*
Have a nice weekend everyone.
Heading over to visit with Bob and Raul.
Cuomo: Education Conference without Educators.
Guest post from Bianca Tanis: Upstate NY Educator and Parent: Beginning on
May 4th, Governor Andrew Cuomo will chair Camp Philos, a three day
Adirondack retreat for “Education Reform Philosophers.” The event is being
planned and facilitated by Education Reform Now, a non-profit that strongly
supports charter schools and to date has donated over $60,000 […]
Matsu, Goddess of Annexation
[image: DSC_0137]
*A religious procession in Tawu, Taitung.*
Taichung city's tourist bureau is out to build the world's largest statue
of Matsu, a sea goddess much reverenced in Taiwan and China. Taipei Times
says:
Among the NT$1.2 billion (US$39.8 million) to be spent building the
proposed Daan Matsu cultural park in Greater Taichung, around NT$600
million of the funds will go toward constructing a nearly 70m tall statue
of Matsu, including the foundation and a path of reverence for the sea
goddess. Greater Taichung’s Tourism and Travel Bureau Director General
Chang Da-chun says,... more »
“Government Dependence Reaches Epidemic Levels”
*“Government Dependence Reaches Epidemic Levels”*
by Michael Snyder
“Did you know that the number of Americans getting benefits from the
federal government each month exceeds the number of full-time workers in
the private sector by more than 60 million? In other words, the number of
people that are taking money out of the system is far greater than the
number of people that are putting money into the system. And did you know
that nearly 70 percent of all of the money that the federal government
spends goes toward entitlement and welfare programs? When it comes to the
transfer of wea... more »
Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 Mystery Day 44 April 22 , 2014 ( Newsflow dying off slowly ) ....... WHERE ARE THEY HIDING MH370? Did M'sia, Australia, US deliberately lead the world on a WILD GOOSE CHASE ? Good question ........ DON'T TRY TO BUY US OVER! MH370 families want evidence of crash from Malaysian government before death certificates issued .......... KUALA LUMPUR : Five military aircraft continued air search despite poor weather in Perth, yesterday.
Catharsis Ours - 5 hours ago
New Straits Times......
22 April 2014| last updated at 06:51PM
MH370 Tragedy: 5 military aircrafts continue air search despite poor weather
By ZAFIRA ANWAR | news@nst.com.my
0 2 <span class="stButton_gradient" style="background-attachment:
initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial;
background-image: -webkit
Elections Canada throws in the towel
It would be unseemly for a sitting government under the cloud of elections
fraud and voter suppression in 200 ridings across the country to ram
through the Fair Elections Act mainly benefitting themselves, so today Elections
Canada Commissioner Yves Côté obligingly threw in the towel on any further
investigation into what Federal Court Judge Richard Mosley called :
"an orchestrated effort to suppress votes during the 2011 election campaign
by a person or persons with access to the CIMS database"
Commissioner Côté :
"... it is not sufficient to find evidence of misdirection of an... more »
Young Vs. Old: Let's Face Whom The Real Enemy Is
By Manifesto Joe
A recent cover story on the AARP Bulletin focused on the subject of
conflict between young and old in America. Other publications, such as the
right-wing libertarian "Reason" magazine, would have people believe that
the old are ripping off the young. Hey, I want to know where my cut is --
I'm still waiting for all that trickle-down from back in the '80s. (Always
felt more like "tinkle-down" to me.)
Anybody who's been unemployed after the age of 50 can tell you that age
discrimination is a very real thing in America. If my greed for
entitlements is so debilitating t... more »
Three Varieties of Post-Marxism
1. There's what you might call 'political' Post-Marxism. Anyone who's been
around the academic lefty bloc and/or were privy to the strategic 'New Times'
debates of the 1980s will have an idea what this is about. Basically, in a
nut shell, the class politics Marxism depended on had clearly collapsed by
the end of that decade. Rather than increasing numbers of workers,
capitalism had bequeathed an expanding middle class, a tendency to smaller
workplaces, a consumer culture that eroded traditional senses of
solidarity, and a new politics organised around identity and oppression -
not ... more »
2014-- Can You Imagine A Serious Candidate Standing Up At A Debate Opposing ENDA
[*The video above is Tony Strickland speaking at College of the Canyons in
Los Angeles County, after being questioned by Lee Rogers for living outside
of the district in Ventura Country and running for the primarily Ventura
County district even 4 months ago, forgets which district he's running in.*]
Tuesday night the College of the Canyons in Valencia hosted a debate for
the CA-25 primary congressional candidates running to replace Buck McKeon,
not just frontrunner Lee Rogers (D) and his two main GOP opponents,
right-wing extremists Steve Knight from Palmdale and Tony Strickland, ... more »
MOST BIASED POLL EVER
*The AP reported that according to a recent poll, 7 out of 10 Californians
support the common core. Those who took the poll first read a description
of the common core:*
*“The Common Core State Standards are a single set of K–12 English language
arts and math standards that most states, including California, have
voluntarily adopted. The state leaders who developed the standards say they
are designed to ensure that students graduating from high school have the
knowledge and skills they need to enter college programs or the workforce.
In general, do you favor or oppose these standar... more »
The way we liberal rubes get played!
*THURSDAY, APRIL 24, 2014*
*Intimations of what Rand Paul said:* We know, we know—we already wrote
about Joan Walsh today.
Still, we thought her piece about Cliven Bundy and Rand Paul was an
instant, appalling classic.
Yesterday, Bundy offered some rather under-baked thoughts concerning forty
million of his fellow citizens. This morning, Joan moved in.
We were struck by the things she said about Rand Paul. Every liberal gets
to decide if he or she wants to be treated this way.
Joan was snorting and yelling again, as she constantly does in her new
incarnation. Forget her remarks ab... more »
Reject Keystone: Ponca Casey Camp 'The white man has turned on its own'
Casey
Camp-Horinek, Ponca, screen capture by Censored News
Ponca Casey Camp-Horinek: The white man has turned on its own, seizing
the land of farmers and ranchers
By Brenda Norrell
Censored News
Breaking News by Censored News
WASHINGTON DC -- Casey Camp-Horinek, Ponca, said the white man has
turned on its own. White farmers and ranchers on the route of the
Keystone XL pipeline are
Audio of My Friend asking Supreme Justice Scalia about Taxes at University of Tennessee. Scalia said "Perhaps you should Revolt" if it reaches a certain point.
Supreme Justice Scalia was here in Knoxville on April 15th 2014 to speak at
the University of Tennessee for the annual Rose Lecture. At the end of his
speech he took questions. One question has been covered by Fox news and
other MSM outlets. It was about high taxes, his answer is what has made
the rounds, where even Rand Paul was asked about Scalia's answer on Fox
news. It just so happens it
The U.S. presstitute media uncritally publishs lies promulgated by the government, even knowing that spreading such propaganda could lead to an unjustified hot war against Russia (World War III) pleasing no one but the neocons!
------------------------------
Original Here
*Evidence for Russian Involvement in East Ukraine Based on Shoddy
Journalism *
Robert Parry: The Obama administration and Kiev government claimed that
Russian soldiers were present at the building occupations, yet it turns out
that this assertion was based on photos the U.S. government provided to
NYTimes and that the newspaper since has had to retract - *April 24, 14*
More at The Real News
*Bio
.*
Robert Parry is an American investigative j... more »
ON THE FLY
I bought a used scooter last summer so I can more easily get to Brunswick
which is about 10 miles from Bath. It's been sitting in the shed for the
last five months but now that winter is mostly over I can get back on it.
I took it to the shop to get serviced early in the week and picked it up
today. It's a Piaggio Fly and has a maximum speed of 50 mph if I am going
downhill with the wind at my back. It does about 30 mph going up hill and
there are alot of hills around here. The scooter gets an average gas
mileage of 117 Mpg.
Today the wind was really howling. I was flying al... more »
In search of Eduardo Porter!
*THURSDAY, APRIL 24, 2014*
*Also in search of the very high cost of our American health care:* Eduardo
Porter is one of the nation’s most interesting journalists.
His “Economic Scene” analysis column appears in the New York Times every
Wednesday. The column appears on the front page of the Business Day section.
Porter’s columns are rather lengthy and they’re always intelligent or
intelligent-seeming. Perhaps for those reasons, we don’t think we’ve ever
seen his name mentioned in the national discourse.
Consider yesterday’s piece, which ran 1255 words. As he started, Porter
cited a ... more »
Canada Health Act: Then and Now, Nfld and NB
I have a question.
In this piece about what soon may be the only abortion clinic east of
Montreal, the Athena Health Centre in St John's, there's this bit of
history (emphasis mine).
According to a 1998 article in the Canadian Medical Association Journal,
from the time the St. John’s Morgentaler clinic opened until 1993 the
out-of-pocket cost for a woman having an abortion ranged from $400-$750,
despite the fact abortion was covered by the Canada Health Act as a
medically necessary procedure. In ’93, however, the province began paying
the salaries of physicians at the Morgentaler c... more »
Demotivational Thought of the Day
...because Lord knows multiculturalism is fast making these fine,
white men a vanishing breed.
More Obama Non-Lying? (Or 16th-Dimensional Chess Move As Net Neutrality Vanishes) POOF!
Those rich guys! They never quit, do they? Always one more way to screw up
common citizens' lives in order to bring to themselves a few more
(unneeded) pennies. I've often thought that Pottersville2 won't outlast the
bad economic times. Today it was announced that no private blogs will
outlast the "no net neutrality" times. Because if only well-capitalized
sites get access to the web, then
UNREST SPREADS IN EASTERN UKRAINE
In the eastern Ukraine, which is an industrial hub and key sector of the
country's economy, people are on edge, staging rallies and going on
strikes. The Donetsk and Lugansk regions are also currently hotspots for
anti-Kiev unrest. RT's Paula Slier went there to find out what's driving
people to the edge.
PROTEST AT VANDENBERG
Vandenberg from Regis Tremblay on Vimeo.
This just in from Regis Tremblay.....a short video from the Global Network
protest at Vandenberg AFB, California on the first day of our 22nd annual
meeting.
During the video Global Network board member Dennis Apel is arrested.
Apel, a Catholic Worker activist, lives near the base and has been banned
from the location because of many arrests there for non-violent civil
disobedience. Not pictured was the arrest of MacGregor Eddy (WILPF) who
has also been banned from the base.
Apel took the base ban case to the US Supreme Court which voted... more »
Doing a Documentary about Dental Costs in Mexico compared to the U.S. U.S. Dentist Overcharging with Dental work becoming unaffordable
If there is one thing that is super expensive for everyone is dental work.
Dental costs are outrageous here in the United States besides medical
costs. I have gone outside of the U.S. for my medical previously. Here is
a story my local paper did on my trip to Thailand. In that article you
will read how I have gone down to Merida Mexico for dental work. Merida is
considered the safest
Balance & Equilibrium: The "Feminine" & "Masculine" Division of ONE
Balance and Equilibrium.
bal·ance [bal-uhns] Show IPA
noun
1.
a state of equilibrium or equipoise; equal distribution of weight, amount,
etc.
2.
something used to produce equilibrium; counterpoise.
3.
mental steadiness or emotional stability; habit of calm behavior, judgment,
etc.
4.
a state of bodily equilibrium: He lost his balance and fell down the stairs.
5.
an instrument for determining weight, typically by the equilibrium of a bar
with a fulcrum at the center, from each end of which is suspended a scale or
pan, one holding an object of known weight, and the other hol... more »
That didn't take long: NYTimes declares Cliven Bundy a racist...w/Update: Bundy responds (video)
*because he allegedly said this:*
“I want to tell you one more thing I know about the Negro,” he said. Mr.
Bundy recalled driving past a public-housing project in North Las Vegas,
“and in front of that government house the door was usually open and the
older people and the kids — and there is always at least a half a dozen
people sitting on the porch — they didn’t have nothing to do. They didn’t
have nothing for their kids to do. They didn’t have nothing for their young
girls to do.
“And because they were basically on government subsidy, so now what do they
do?” he asked. “They abo... more »
Poland: The largest & most important state on the NATO frontline
*Continuing on from earlier today, US Paratroopers go to Poland/Polish
Defence Minister goes to Washington, it appears that yes, I have Poland on
my mind.*
* We are going long in this post. So settle in for a spell. *
I can't quite recall who left the link to a Votaire article regarding
Poland training the thugs from Maidan
either karin or kamnan- whichever one of you it was, thanks! It certainly
got the brain fired up.
Let's look at that article briefly if you have not seen it already?
*Ukraine: Poland trained putchists two months in advance*
*In his capacity as EU negotiator, Rado... more »
FCC Forces Blue America To Endorse New Jersey Progressive Dave Cole-- Here's Why
Hopefully you've been following Dave's inspiring campaign for the south
Jersey seat currently occupied by conservative Congressman Frank LoBiondo.
We were going to endorse him anyway but the move the FCC made against net
neutrality, one of Dave's signature issues, pushed out schedule up to…
immediately. If you believe in net neutrality, as so few Republicans and
corporate Dems do, please help Dave win this seat by contributing what you
can on the Blue America ActBlue page. And let's let Dave explain why the
FCC is totally off-base… and why their decision is much more of a danger
t... more »
Collapse is not victory
How important it is to have players
history does not doubt this at all
but must they all be so physical
when the truth is a loob ball?
We are not among the ignorant
we can not say we did not know
why the castle fell
and how picked up the bricks
and threw them at our
door.
WAYS TO DIVIDE: Greatest method of all!
*THURSDAY, APRIL 24, 2014*
*Part 4—Division through race:* We liberals have a great many ways to
divide the 99 percent.
When the 99 percent divide, the one percent tend to conquer. For that
reason, it isn’t wise to split into tribes unless we really need to.
Alas! In emerging pseudo-liberal culture, we *love* to divide ourselves
into tribes! Consider some recent reactions to something David Brooks said.
Last Sunday, Brooks appeared on Meet the Press. At one point, he engaged in
this exchange with Chuck Todd concerning the challenge facing Obama due to
Russian conduct in Ukraine:
T... more »
White Suprmacy: Alive and Well
Originally posted on Bill Ayers:
The Supreme Court continued its long backward march yesterday, ruling 6-2
that Michigan could ban race as a factor in college admissions. Affirmative
action is alive and well for white people, for the children of wealthy
donors and alumni, but dead for people who suffered centuries of slavery,
Jim Crow…
MEDIEVAL NEWS
*The Daily Show*
Get More: Daily Show Full Episodes,The Daily Show on Facebook,Daily Show
Video Archive
*The Daily Show*
Get More: Daily Show Full Episodes,The Daily Show on Facebook,Daily Show
Video Archive
Electromagnetic Effects and Car Engines
I was doing some work for my book, *The Government UFO Files*, which is a
cheap way to give it a plug and I noticed that I had included a sighting
from November 23, 1957 made by an Air Force officer that included
electro-magnetic effects. Given the discussions from the past several days,
this case becomes relevant.
According to the story told by First Lieutenant Joseph F. Long, a pilot
with the 321stFighter-Inceptor Squadron, he was near Tonopah, Nevada when
his car engine stalled. He reported:
… Attempts to restart the engine were unsuccessful, and SOURCE [Long] got
out of his ca... more »
Mint Chocolate Chip Ice Cream and Wall Art
Can you believe this is the tenth link party we’ve hosted? So many great
projects and recipes have been linked up and we really can’t wait to see
what you’ve got to share today! This party is being hosted by Jesseca from One
Sweet Appetite! I’ll turn things over to her so you can see what she’s been
up to!
[image: You're invited header 2] Who’s ready to get this party started?!
Before we get rolling let me share a few things that I’ve been working on.
This warm-ish spring weather has me inspired to make lots of cool treats. I
couldn’t wait until summer to get some of these ice creams... more »
OBAMA TRIPPING IN ASIA
Obama just had sushi in Japan and is rounding up the allies to get them to
fork over some more money to help pay for the surrounding of China. The
reward for Asia-Pacific countries that participate in such an expensive and
dangerous endeavor? A piece of the action for the top 1% if they go along
with corporate military, banking and austerity agendas. In a way Obama is
like a priest offering 'faith' for a price as the collection plate is
passed among the assembled.
Prof. Jose Maria Sison, Chairperson, International League of Peoples'
Struggle writes:
The US “pivot to Asia” is... more »
A Corrupted Party
Linda McQuaig writes that there is no better contrast between what the
Conservative Party used to stand for and what it stands for now than the
contrast between Douglas Roche and Stephen Harper. Roche represented
Edmonton between 1972 and 1984. He was appointed to the Senate in 1998. He
retired from the Senate in 2004. Throughout his career, he has been a
tireless advocate for nuclear disarmament:
Roche has spent decades championing nuclear disarmament, peace and social
justice — causes that have fallen by the wayside in our current rush to
celebrate greed and cheer on military ... more »
US Paratroopers go to Poland/Polish Defence Minister goes to Washington
*Readers here may have noticed that paratroopers arrived in Poland*
The first 150 of 600 being moved into the general area. What will the
paratroopers be used for in this situation? Will they be dropping into
Russian territory?
U.S. Army paratroopers are arriving in Poland on Wednesday as part of a
wave of U.S. troops heading to shore up America's Eastern European allies
in the face of Russian meddling in Ukraine.
Pentagon press secretary Rear Adm. John Kirby said an initial contingent of
about 600 troops will head to four countries across Eastern Europe for
military exercises over... more »
Destinys CHild
What we are seeing is a success at communication. At the NHL level the
physical abilities are closely aligned. Its like playing a RPG or nowadays
most FPS game. What attributes are going to give you a winning character?
In hockey and even NASCAR speed kills. Of all its faults todays NHL makes
it obvious that plyons like the Princess are dead dinosaurs. Those not
fleet of foot must have amazing skills in other areas. Increasingly those
skills are not going to pass NHL muster.
I am not alone in ripping our coach multiple new ones. So our current
reality caused me to suffer through s... more »
Should illegal alien invaders be deported? (Duh!)
An article recently appearing in the local *U-T San Diego* highlighted the
latest policy change supposedly being considered by the Obama
administration. Here are the basics:
A policy change reportedly being considered by the Obama administration
strikes at a key element of the debate over immigration: *Should the United
States deport people for entering the country illegally?*
The Department of Homeland Security *may halt the deportation of people who
have re-entered the country after they have been deported previously*, and *those
who are fugitives from immigration proceedings*, ac... more »
As the Times Turns
When is a *New York Times* retraction not a retraction?
When the Gray Lady gets caught with her bloomers down, but avoids any
admission of wrongdoing, and hides her "correction" in a back page instead
of right where it belongs. That, logically, would be on the front page
where the original story and photo spread appeared, accompanied by a large
type, bold print apology.
Those grainy photos of bearded "green men" that were peddled by the Obama
administration to the newspaper as proof of Russian presence in East
Ukraine, and dutifully and unquestioningly reprinted by the *Times*, have... more »
Infighting Between Iraq Insurgent Groups
The increasing violence in Iraq is a clear sign that the insurgency has
made a comeback in the country. The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant
(ISIS) gets most of the publicity, but there are several other groups
active such as the Baathist Jaish Rijal al-Tariqat al-Naqshibandi, Ansar
al-Sunna, Hamas Iraq, the 1920 Revolution Brigades, the Islamic Army, and
others. While it would appear that these organizations are all working
towards the same goal, overthrowing the government, they have different
ideologies and rivalries. In the last two years these differences have
slowly bee... more »
April 24:Some good reporting
Though section A is its usual bleak self, it does have one story that looks
like an example of good reporting and good writing. "Assess shale health
effects: experts"
The story is by Adam Huras, and it's an extensive and detailed interview
with two, qualified experts on the importance of the Dr. Cleary report.
This is the report that considers the social and physical effects of shale
gas development on people. This is also the report that the Irving press
thoroughly butchered when it appeared. We never did learn what was in it,
and the paper promptly buried it before we could find o... more »
Untitled
*Oil and Gas lobbyist Senator Robert Adley makes changes to levee board
bill, expects opposition ~Mark Ballard, The Advocate*
*Government Report Slams Senator Adley’s SB 79 ~Levees.org*
*Bill to derail parish 'big oil' lawsuits stalls ~Kevin McGill, AP via SF
Gate*
*The Sunshine Squad *~Website will expose the deceptions that Governor
Jindal and other allies of the oil and gas industry have been spreading in
the Capitol and in the news media. It will do so on a real time basis, so
that journalists, legislators, stakeholders and the people of Louisiana can
spot these deceptions as t... more »
Gold manipulation news of the day - April 24 , 2014 ! And yes , just as it appears Ukraine situation is coming to a head , in a non rational world , why not sell gold ?
24 APRIL 2014
A Comex Options Expiration 'With a Twist' - *Where the Elite Meet to Cheat*
"Tomorrow is an option expiration for the May precious metal contracts on
the Comex. As May is not an active month, and the greatest contract
activity is already moved to June, we may see an expiration with a twist."
When we were kids, we used to join hands in a line, and then swing hard
around a pivot and play 'crack the whip' outside. Once we got going the
people on the end of the line went flying.
If you look at the distribution of calls and puts in silver in
particular the 'price discov... more »
Argentina: UFO Flies Over the San Lorenzo Stadium
*Source: DiarioVeloz.com 24/7 (Argentina)Date: 04.22.2014*
*Argentina: UFO Flies Over the San Lorenzo Stadium*
Video shows the moment in which a strange light appears over the stadium
during the game against Botafogo.
The strange episode took place at el Nuevo Gasometro during the last game
against Botafogo for the Libertadores de America Cup, ending in a 3-0
victory by San Lorenzo.
The video shows a strange light making unusual maneuvers in the sky of Bajo
Flores. The recording with the unidentified flying obejct was published on
YouTube.
Could it be a UFO?
WATCH THE VIDEO A... more »
Elizabeth Warren Plans To Bring Consumer Protection To Higher Education
Tuesday night Rachel Maddow had a couple of inspiring segments on her show
dedicated to Elizabeth Warren and the release of her new book, A Fighting
Chance. She included an inspiring interview, included above complements of
YouTube. The next morning, Senator Warren and several of her colleagues
from both houses of Congress sent this letter to Education Secretary Arne
Duncan in support of changes to Title IV’s cash management rules, as she
had indicated she would on Maddow's show the night before. The letter urges
the Department of Education to protect students from unfair banking ... more »
Join The Thinking Moms' Revolution | Meet Our Children Video
**
*Source: **http://thinkingmomsrevolution.com/*
*Thinking Moms' Revolution Facebook Group*
New Post
I won't be able to add anything to the magnum opus begun with yesterday's
post. So I'll just announce that I'm reading Chris Hedge's and Joe Sacco's *Days
of Destruction: Days of Revolt.*
I'm finding it depressing.
BBC News - Labour Party seeks to cut links with Co-op Bank
The BBC article about the Labour Party moving from the Co-op bank to The
Unity Trust Bank is a little disingenuous.
The BBC report http://m.bbc.co.uk/news/business-27137762 says: ' Sources at
the Labour Party have told the BBC's business editor, Kamal Ahmed, that
negotiations have begun to move a £1.2m loan Labour has with the Co-op Bank
to the Unity Trust Bank, and that once the loan has been moved Labour would
move all its current account facilities to the same bank.'
Oddly the Unity Trust Bank website
http://www.unity.co.uk/about-us/financial-profile informs me that ' Unity
fu... more »
Untitled
*PC Common Core*
You'll notice a rather important principle missing in New York state Common
Core standards being drafted for grades K-8 – the concept of Liberty. Under
the section “Civic Ideals and Practices,” the draft reads, “Students will
explore democratic principles such as dignity for all, equality, fairness,
and respect for authority and rules, and how those principles are applied
to their community.”
However, as Education Action Group's Kyle Olson observes, “What happened to
'liberty'? You know, a word that actually appears in the Declaration of
Independence? It's a word... more »
Conditional Pro-Choice
I realize that not everyone lurks in the dark recesses of the toobz that I
do, but it would be hard to miss the brouhaha going on in the UK over Josie
Cunningham.
Ms Cunningham wears many hats, as do we all, but it is her ambition to be a
celebrity that has knickers in knots.
The telly show Big Brother was interested in her as a contestant (right
word?) until it was revealed that she's preggers. Interest cooled.
No problemo, she responded, I'll have an abortion. (And she said so
publicly, of which more anon.)
SHRIEEEEK!
How dare the hussy put her career and ambition ahead of procr... more »
DON'T EAT THOSE TOXIC FRIES
Author Michael Pollan discusses McDonald's French fries and home cooking
versus unhealthy corporate food.
War Watch April 21 - 22 , 2014 -- France backs claims that Syrian forces have used chemical weapons recently François Hollande says France has 'information' that toxic gases have been used against opposition in recent attacks .........At Least 46 Killed in Two Days of US Drone Strikes in Yemen Most 'Suspects' But Some Confirmed Civilian Deaths ......Foreign Suicide Bombers Kill Thousands and Bring Iraq to the Brink of Civil War Isis using Twitter to publicise nationalities of jihadists it has brought across Syrian border ..... Afghanistan Election appears set for a Run off between Abdullah Abdullah and Ashraf ghani , the question of with whom the other candidates align will probably determine the outcome .....
Catharsis Ours - 17 hours ago
Afghanistan.....
Report: US Considers Option for Less Than 10,000 Troops in AfghanistanPentagon
Presented 10,000 Option as 'Bare Minimum'
by Jason Ditz, April 21, 2014
Print This | Share This
The latest reports from administration officials suggest that they are
looking to the Pentagon to put together another option for them to consider
for Afghan troop levels,one that is an “under 10,000″ option.
The Pentagon won’t like that – they presented 10,000 troops as the “bare
minimum” for Afghanistan repeatedly, and have been push for even bigger
options for the residual force occupying Af... more »
Despite More Lies Being Exposed the Obama Provocations Continue
The infamous aluminum tubes that were a vital piece of the tapestry of lies
making the case that Saddam Hussein was pursuing nuclear weapons was a
critical component in selling the American sheeple on the Shock and Awe attack
on Iraq. The story was given added heft in that it was published in the
exalted *New York Times* and was used by the Bush-Cheney regime despite the
fact that the story was a lie - not revealed until after it had served the
purpose. It was a neocon plant in the nation’s *newspaper of record* although
that led to the attack and invasion of a country that did not... more »
A quantum proof of a Bousso bound
*An aspect of holography is demystified. Perhaps too much.*
In the early 1970s, Jacob Bekenstein realized that the black hole event
horizons have to carry some entropy. And in fact, it's the highest entropy
among all localized or bound objects of a given size or mass. This
"hegemony" of the black holes is understandable for a simple reason: in
classical physics, black holes are the ultimate phase of a stellar collapse
and the entropy has to increase by the second law which means that it is
maximized at the end – for black holes.
The entropy \[
S = k \frac{A}{4G\hbar}
\] (where we ... more »
Automatism and Mental Disorder
R. v. S.H., 2014 ONCA 303:
(1) The Nature of Automatism
[62] Automatism is a state of impaired consciousness in which a person,
though capable of action, has no voluntary control over that action: *Stone*,
at para.156. The term "automatism" has been held to refer to involuntary
conduct that is the product of a mental state in which the conscious mind
is disassociated from the part of the mind that controls action: *Luedecke*,
at para. 54.
[63] Automatism relates to the *actus reus* or external circumstances of
an offence. To be more specific, automatism has to do wit... more »
Vietnam to arm new Gepard-class frigates with Palma CIWS
[image: Palma CIWS]The People's Army of Vietnam (PAVN) Navy will equip its
third and fourth Russian-built Gepard 3.9 (Project 11661) light frigates
with the Palma close-in weapon system (CIWS), Nudelman Precision
Engineering Design Bureau confirmed in a statement issued 22 April.
The PAVN is scheduled to take delivery of the vessels, reported to be
anti-submarine warfare (ASW) variants, in 2017.
The first two ships in class, Dinh Tien Hoang and Ly Thai Ho , were
commissioned in March and August 2011 respectively and loaded with a
similar CIWS.
Read more
Recovery From Autism Is Real - A Video Presentation
Recovery From Autism Is Real
The Thinking Moms' Revolution, 23 April 2014
Over the last few years, some of our kids have acheived that
all-too-elusive word. *Recovery*. In the upcoming TEAM TMR ebook (visit the TEAM
TMR website to learn more), some of the authors have children who have
recovered. We have heard from you, our Thinkers, and listened to the
stories of your childrens’ recoveries. For those of you starting out, start
strong. There is so much hope. For those of you who have been on this
well-worn road for many years, pause here and get your fill of support. I
am re... more »
Raytheon Recovering From Missile Delivery Delays, Air Force Says
[image: AIM-120D AMRAAM]Raytheon Co. has recovered almost 30 percent of
about $621 million withheld by the U.S. Air Force since 2012 because it
missed deadlines for delivering missiles.
Raytheon, the world’s largest missile maker, received $179 million of the
performance payments that had been held back as of March 5, Ed Gulick, a
spokesman for the Air Force, said in an e-mailed statement.
The funds were released under a revised delivery schedule agreed on in
December 2012.
Read more
Sometimes I know exactly how Anderson feels - the 'expert' whose answers, whilst correct, just aren't helpful
The life of a technical expert is not always easy, the problem is
explaining to corporate or arty types what is and what is not possible. In
reality it is usually much easier than in this video but sometimes...
*Thanks to Yvonne in the Biased BBC comments for the link.*
Akash Missile Fails to Destroy PTA Target
[image: Akash missile]Misfortune struck the Akash missile project once
again during a user associate trial from the Integrated Test Range (ITR)
off the Odisha coast on Wednesday. The missile, test-fired by the Indian
Air Force (IAF) personnel, reportedly failed to destroy the target.
After twin successes in February, this sophisticated surface-to-air nuclear
capable missile this time missed the ‘missed-distance’ proximity. It was
the missile’s first trial of the three-trial series.
Defence sources said the missile was launched from the launching
complex-III of the ITR at Chandipur-o... more »
Trifecta: Unmasking Margaret Sanger...
*that happy clappy eugenicist. *
This is part one of what will be a three part series.
Untitled
*"We do not recycle. We teach our daughter not to recycle" *
*This letter was sent by Steven Landsburg, professor of economics at the
University of Rochester and the author of several popular books on the
subject, to his daughter's teacher. It concerns the school's attempts to
indoctrinate the girl in environmentalism. The letter forms part of an
article by Landsburg in which he discusses the need for pluralism and
respect for those with different views, noting how these environmentalists
seem to fail on both counts.*
Dear Rebecca:
When we lived in Colorado, Cayley was the only J... more »
Army to get new missile for upgraded Pantsir-S system by end of 2014
[image: Pantsir-S]The Russian army will get an upgraded version of the
Pantsir-S air defense system and a new missile for it by the end of the
year, Colonel Yuri Muravkin, deputy commander of the air defense troops,
said on Wednesday, April 23.
“The modernization of the serial Pantsir-S systems with new missiles is
underway now, and we expect to get them by the end of the year. It will be
a new upgraded version of the serial system,” he said.
The new missile will increase the system’s range of fire from 20 to 30
kilometers. “The dimensions of the missile will be altered slightly but... more »
US Navy deploys Standard Missile-3 Block IB for first time
[image: SM-3 launch]In partnership with the Missile Defense Agency, the
U.S. Navy deployed the second-generation Standard Missile-3 Block IB made
by Raytheon Company for the first time, initiating the second phase of the
Phased Adaptive Approach.
"The SM-3 Block IB's completion of initial operational testing last year
set the stage for a rapid deployment to theater," said Dr. Taylor W.
Lawrence, president of Raytheon Missile Systems.
"The SM-3's highly successful test performance gives combatant commanders
around the world the confidence they need to counter the growing ballistic
... more »
International customer signs agreement with USG valued at $750 million for Raytheon's TOW missiles
[image: BGM-71 Tow]An international customer signed an agreement with the
U.S. Government for a foreign military sale (FMS) of tube-launched,
optically tracked, wireless-guided (TOW) missiles to be supplied by
Raytheon Company in a deal valued at approximately $750 million.
Raytheon plans to deliver nearly 14,000 TOW missiles to the customer over a
three-year period beginning in 2015.
A resulting order is expected to be executed by the U.S. government with
Raytheon in the coming weeks.
Read more
Oto Melara DART/STRALES 76mm guided ammunition successfully tested
The first lot of DART/STRALES 76mm guided ammunition, produced by OTO
Melara, was successfully tested at the end of March.
The firing trials were conducted on board one of the Italian Navy’s ships
equipped with Strales 76mm SR and Selex NA25 fire control system.
The firing trials were conducted with quick bursts of fire against fast,
manoeuvring and non-manoeuvring, radio controlled targets at low and very
low altitude and at a range of more than 5000 metres.
Read more
NATO Eyes Antimissile Gains in Surveillance-Plane Upgrades
[image: E-3A Sentry]NATO has begun initial deliberations for upgrading the
alliance's surveillance-aircraft fleet, with an eye toward improving its
missile-defense capabilities.
At issue is the way forward in replacing the alliance-owned Airborne Early
Warning and Control aircraft—Boeing E-3 Sentry planes commonly known by the
acronym AWACS—sometime in the 2030s.
Given the expectation of a long acquisition process for the project, some
officials believe that the time is now to begin planning.
Read more
Thursday Linkage: Earth Day edition
Johannes gave a spirited and optimistic take on Earth Day, which was
Tuesday April 22nd. I think as an advocacy strategy that an optimistic call
to arms strikes the right tone. One of the core findings from some framing
studies carried out in the early 2000s suggested that overwhelmingly
negative messages on issues like climate
Continue reading
Increasing P-8A Capability
[image: P-8A Poseidon]Boeing is testing the first P-8A maritime patrol
aircraft to be produced for the U.S. Navy under the third Low Rate
Production (LRIP-3) batch, marking the start of a new expansion phase which
will see the operational fleet increase to 21 by the end of 2014.
The aircraft, which is due for delivery in June, will join the force around
the time that the second operational P-8A patrol squadron, VP-5, is
scheduled to deploy.
The first squadron, VP-16, based at Naval Air Station Jacksonville, Fla.,
has achieved initial operational capability and the third squadron, V... more »
New Growler construction may depend on upcoming Navy exercise
[image: EA-18G Growler]The Navy will conduct a battle exercise off the West
Coast next month that could help determine whether another 22 more EA-18G
Growler aircraft will be built at a Boeing factory in St. Louis.
The Navy’s Carl Vinson Carrier Strike Group will conduct three days of
exercises to see whether seven or eight Growlers on an aircraft carrier —
rather than the five currently assigned — would provide better support for
attacks from fighter jets and ground forces.
A Navy vice admiral said that paper analysis indicated the higher number
was more effective and that exercis... more »
RAF sees off Russian ‘Bears’ as fears rise over Ukraine
[image: Eurofighter Typhoon & Tu-95 Bear]The Typhoons were sent up to
investigate after radar detected two large aircraft.
The Tupolev Tu-95 “Bears” were nearing UK airspace off the north-east coast
but were picked up well out by the fighters.
Ministry of Defence officials said the incident was routine. There were
eight similar contacts last year.
Read more
China's aircraft carrier Liaoning will undergo its first interim maintenance
[image: Liaoning]China's first aircraft carrier, the Liaoning, returned to
Dalian Shipyard dock to undergo its first interim service on April, 17,
2014.
Experts predicted that the service will last for six months; comprehensive
overhaul and maintenance will be conducted on the power, weapons, and other
systems.
Complex weapon systems require regular maintenance, and aircraft personnel
also need to be trained and rest to maintain combat effectiveness.
Read more
Punching above military weight
[image: Prime Minister Tony Abbott]One of the least reported developments
of Prime Minister Tony Abbott's visit to China this month may also be one
of the most significant: Australia's ambitions to work in military harmony
with the region's biggest and fastest-growing power.
Abbott took this even a step further, raising the possibility of acting as
a broker between China and the United States to develop joint exercises
involving the three countries in Australia's north, where a rotating US
Marine task force already operates.
Australia wants to build on its existing high-level and ex... more »
Flying Car’s Maiden Flight
[image: Black Knight Transformer]Advanced Tactics Inc. announced that it
has successfully completed the first flight test of the Black Knight
Transformer, a modular and roadable vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL)
aircraft.
According to sUAS the AT Transformer technology combines the capabilities
of a helicopter, such as the ability to take off and land anywhere, with
the capabilities of an off-road automobile.
The AT Black Knight Transformer completed driving tests in December 2013
and completed its first flight tests in March 2014. The aircraft has a
maximum takeoff weight of 4,... more »
Navy cruisers go into 'laid up' status at Pearl Harbor
[image: USS Port Royal]A 20-year-old guided-missile cruiser will join two
other ships in “laid up” status at Pearl Harbor.
The USS Port Royal, along with the USS Lake Erie and the USS Chosin, is
among 11 Navy cruisers that will be placed on reduced operating status
while they are modernized, the Honolulu Star-Advertiser reported Monday.
The Navy has attempted to retire the Port Royal, the newest guided-missile
cruiser in the Ticonderoga class, since it grounded in 2009 off Honolulu
Airport’s Reef Runway, but Congress has resisted the move.
Read more
[Videos] Marked for Destruction: The Plight of Syria's Christians with Christian Community Leaders + Armenia's Ambassador to the UN, H.E. Garen Nazarian at the UNSC
*"Forgotten Fire" by Adam Bagdasarian, a novel about the Armenian Genocide.
It was a finalist for the National Book Award in 2002. *
Today, April 24, 2014, marks the 99th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide.
A hundred years later, Armenians and other minorities in northern Syria
continue to face threats to their lives from the Turkish government, its
NATO partners, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, and global Jihadist terrorists who are
under their influence.
An excerpt from, *"Turkey’s Armenian syndrome"* by Fehim Taştekin, Al
Monitor, April 22, 2014:
The three simultaneous events above ill... more »
(Dems Lead Repubs for 2014) FBI/CIA/Military Even More Out of Control Than We Thought - BP Coup D'état, How WWIII Starts (Nobody Indicted Nobody Goes To Jail . . . Except You) And Certainly Not Flash Boys
The stories of our time? Republicans Freak Out After Polls Show Democrats
Leading 3 Out of 4 Senate RacesRepublicans are freaking out after new polls
showed Democrats leading or tied in four key Southern Senate races. The
latest New York Times Upshot/Kaiser Family Foundation Senate polls
contained some bad news for Republicans. In three out of four Senate races
they polled, Democrats led. In
Untitled
*New Orleans Saints 2014 Schedule *
*Thoughts on the Saints 2014 schedule ~Andrew Juge, Saints Nation*
Hundreds of media cover Cowboy Indian Alliance in DC resisting Keystone XL pipeline
From
Russia and China, to Nebraska and Kansas, to the New York Times and
CBC, the media is covering the Cowboy Indian Alliance in DC!
By Brenda Norrell
Censored News
Hundreds of newspapers and TV stations -- from China and Russia to
Nebraska and Kansas, to the New York Times, NBC, CBC and more -- are
covering the Cowboy and Indian Alliance in DC, the Reject and Protect
campaign
Untitled
/> METRO | Exclusive Bruce Melton report on critical sea level rise at
Padre Island leading to significant beach loss.
Untitled
METRO EVENT | Rag Blog Highbrow Happy Hour with writers Gregg Barrios and
Tom Zigal, Friday, April 25, 5-8 p.m., at El Mercado South in Austin.
Republicans-- Plus Blue Dogs Steve Israel And Collin Peterson-- Gave Us Death Panels... And Only Idiots Think Otherwise
Has Wasserman Schultz ever asked her pal Steve Israel why he voted for
death panels?
Debbie Wasserman Schultz doesn't write to me too often. Ever since I helped
expose her endorsements of 3 Miami-Dade Republicans-- Ileana Ros-Lehtinen
and the Diaz-Balart brothers-- in 2008, when she was chair of the DCCC's
Red to Blue Program no less, she's been a little stand-offish. (Or maybe
she just doesn't like me calling attention to her financial relationship to
the sugar cartel or the private prison industry. Who knows? Who cares?)
Yesterday, though, I did get some spam from her. "Whatever ha... more »
Why are whole foods healthy?
This month's survey asked "How do you maintain health?"
Here are the results:
[image: Eat a variety of Whole Foods to Maintain Health.]
Other:
- yoga
- Eat lots of fermented foods.
The #1 Answer
[image: Why are whole foods healthy?]
*The body can distinguish betweenwhole foods and supplements*Eating a
variety of whole foods was the number one answer.
We all know that whole foods are better for us, but have you ever wondered
why? After all, processed foods are often "fortified" and supplements can
fill in the gaps. So what's the deal with whole foods?
Read on ...
- Ph... more »
Bobby Bridger : My relationship with Rod Kennedy in four acts
Kerrville was a great vision that all of us involved in Texas music shared, but — ironically — one that only someone of Rod’s unique talents as an impresario could actualize. By Bobby Bridger | The Rag Blog | April … finish reading Bobby Bridger : My relationship with Rod Kennedy in four actsRelated articles
Fukushima Ground Sinking Beneath Reactor? Ice Wall Put On Hold(nuclear-news.net)
DOE investigation criticizes WIPP(abqjournal.com)
Poor management, safety to blame for WIPP leak(krqe.com)
DOE blames management, safety and oversight for radiation release from WIPP(enformable.com)
WIPP Workers 'Not Permitted To Speak' To The Press - Preparing For Radiation Levels So High, Only Robots Can Be Used(infiniteunknown.net)
Only US Nuclear Weapons Waste Storage Site Still Closed and Hot(readersupportednews.org)
WIPP and Fukushima Out to Get Ya(nolongervictims.wordpress.com)
Safety review: WIPP response "unsatisfactory"(abqjournal.com)
Posts
No comments:
Post a Comment