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Arne Duncan Plays the Common Core Distance Game
On April 2, 2014, Louisiana has witnessed the lame demonstration of “Common
Core distancing” from the governor (Bobby Jindal) who signed the state onto
“the standards” (CCSS) in 2009– before they were written. In 2010, US
Secretary of Education Arne Duncan accepted Louisiana’s CCSS MOU
(memorandum of understanding) despite the majority of Louisiana school
districts rejecting the idea. Like Jindal, […]
Lamar W. Hankins : Aslan’s portrayal of Jesus as revolutionary zealot is fanciful history / 2
Aslan provides embellishments that make for an interesting read but many of
his assumptions, according to Biblical scholar Bart Ehrman, lack historical
accuracy. By Lamar W. Hankins | The Rag Blog | April 8, 2014 Part two of
two. In … finish reading Lamar W. Hankins :
Aslan’s portrayal of Jesus as revolutionary zealot is fanciful history / 2
"Are There Any Questions?"
"Are There Any Questions?"
by Robert Fulghum
"Are there any questions?" An offer that comes at the end of college
lectures and long meetings. Said when an audience is not only overdosed
with information, but when there is no time left anyhow. At times like that
you sure do have questions. Like, "Can we leave now?" and "What the hell
was this meeting for?" and "Where can I get a drink?"
The gesture is supposed to indicate openness on the part of the speaker, I
suppose, but if in fact you do ask a question, both the speaker and the
audience will give you drop-dead looks. And some foo... more »
The Daily "Near You?"
Prescott Valley, Arizona, USA. Thanks for stopping by.
“Rune Charms For Warriors And For Peace”
*“Rune Charms For Warriors And For Peace”*
by Sunnyway
"I've been asked numerous times by soldiers and family members for magical
charms to aid and protect our soldiers and news corps in the Middle East
and elsewhere. I've put together a collection of Galdrastafir - Viking era
"magical staves." Most of these talismans are very ancient and effective.
According to tradition, the Aegishjalmur "helm of awe" should be worn over
the forehead, perhaps scratched or drawn on the inside of one's helmet. Its
purpose is protection and "irresistibility" in battle (as in the Borg's,
"Resistance... more »
History: “Why the Vikings Were Feared”
*“Why the Vikings Were Feared”*
by Patrick Cockburn
“Journalism is said to be the first draft of history, but it is often
disappointing to find that the second or third drafts, by historians, move
little further in establishing the truth about what happened. Errors made
by reporters in the heat of the moment, instead of being eliminated, have
become part of the authorised version. Factors that are crucial in creating
the context within which events occurred go unmentioned.
That context is the mix of hopes, fears, hatreds and habits, frequently the
fruit of an individual’s or a comm... more »
"Justice..."
“Justice consists not in being neutral between right and wrong, but in
finding out the right and upholding it, wherever found, against the wrong.”
- Theodore Roosevelt
“Matt Taibbi: ‘U.S. Should Be Ashamed It Treats Pot Smokers Worse Than Wall St. Criminals’”
*“Matt Taibbi: ‘U.S. Should Be Ashamed It Treats *
*Pot Smokers Worse Than Wall St. Criminals’”*
by Alexander C. Kaufman
“A Wall Street bank accused of laundering money for drug cartels only had
to pay a fine. Meanwhile, a man caught with a joint in his pocket had to
spend 47 days in jail. For that, journalist Matt Taibbi thinks prosecutors
should be "ashamed." The former Rolling Stone writer- who recently
announced he's leaving the magazine to join an as-yet unnamed publication
at First Look Media- railed against the Department of Justice Monday night
for its failure to criminally ... more »
Simon Cowell had an AFFAIR? This is a joke, right? Somebody had SEX with him?
*Probably the young lady is just asking for directions, and it hasn't
occurred to her that by making actual physical contact she's likely to wind
up with Cowell-cooties. (What? You say the woman is --?)*
This comes of being out of sync with the Zeitgeist. You know quite well
enough who Simon Cowell is, but you try hard not to keep up to date with
his carryings-on. And so it's like being slammed upside the head when you
read, under the Aol.com headline "Simon Cowell admits affair, battle with
depression":
Though Simon Cowell's affair with his friend's wife was widely reported
last ... more »
Goldman abandoning High frequency trading updates April 8 , 2014 - First COO Gary Cohn bashed HFT in a WSJ Op ED .....Then Goldman bid goodbye to the NYSE and its own designated market maker post ...... Now the Trifecta has been completed - Triple Whammy Shocker: Goldman considering Shutting Down Sigma X , its own dark pool ? Just what does Goldman see in the near to medium term for markets ? More instability - And The CME Breaks (Due To "Technical Issues")
http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2014-04-08/triple-whammy-shocker-goldman-shutting-down-sigma-x
Triple Whammy Shocker: Goldman Shutting Down Sigma X?
[image: Tyler Durden's picture]
Submitted by Tyler Durden on 04/08/2014 19:27 -0400
- Credit Suisse
- Dark Pools
- dark pools
- FBI
- Goldman Sachs
- goldman sachs
- HFT
- Michael Lewis
- New York Stock Exchange
- Sigma X
- Sigma X
inShare
Back on March 21, before the release of Michael Lewis' Flash Boys and
before the infamous 60 Minutes interview, when Goldman COO Gary Cohn wrote
his... more »
QUOTE OF THE DAY: On the Source of Today’s Inequality
“Capital in the form of credit is normally and, certainly, properly,
extended out of previously accumulated savings. In sharpest contrast,
credit expansion is the creation of new and additional money out of thin
air, which money is then lent to business firms and individuals as though
it were a supply of new and additional saved up capital funds…
“The truth is that credit expansion is responsible not only for the
boom-bust cycle but also for another major negative phenomenon for which
public opinion mistakenly blames capitalism: namely, sharply increased
economic inequality, i... more »
Bob Feldman : A People’s History of Egypt, Part 21, Section 1, 1992-2000,
The Mubarak government responds to Islamist violence with heavy-handed
repression; the Muslim Brotherhood splinters; Egyptian poverty increases.
By Bob Feldman | The Rag Blog | April 8, 2014 [With all the dramatic
activity in Egypt, Bob Feldman's Rag Blog "people's … finish reading Bob
Feldman :
A People’s History of Egypt, Part 21, Section 1, 1992-2000,
Mike Wilson: US Border Patrol shot Tohono O'odham at border
.
Mike Wilson, Tohono O'odham
Tohono O'odham struggle against abuse by US Border Patrol and failure of
Tohono O'odham government and police to protect O'odham
By Brenda Norrell
Censored News
SAN MIGUEL, Tohono O'odham Nation -- Mike Wilson, Tohono O'odham, said
the US Border Patrol shot two Tohono O'odham at the border, one in the
face. The Border Patrol claims O'odham side-swiped
MI-08… Another Lost Opportunity For The Democrats Courtesy Of The Lamest DCCC Chair In History
I remember where I was when I found out the right-wingers in Dallas had had
President Kennedy murdered-- walking up a stairwell at James Madison High
School in Brooklyn. I also remember where I was when I heard that Mike
Rogers would be announcing his retirement from Congress a few weeks ago--
at my station, texting with someone who was on the phone with a big shot in
Michigan Democratic politics. I didn't care how big a shot he was, I said
it is impossible. Rogers would never retire. Then I remembered that this
was the guy who told me that Henry Waxman would retire a couple of da... more »
Wish I could go back in time
Where would I go
what would I do
there would be some
pain for the future
no matter what
timeline I pursue
I would go to
old America before
she had been borne
and made them
acknowlege a charter of right
do not worry about slavery
its really not a salient point
but giving human rights
to corporations
thats a despot
I would slant
Giving
You know yourself and when it comes
to giving your first in line
if the cause is worthy
you scrape down to your
last disposable dime
now should such cause
be tax deductible that giving
gets better over time.
I want to give so much
I want to see a Canada
where America can eat
at our brunch.
I rod a few fancy horses
but lost to Virgina
can we not
make a level
playing field
where a Canadian horse
can compete
full time.
“Global Rankings Study Depicts an America in Warp Speed Decline”
*“Global Rankings Study Depicts an America in Warp Speed Decline”*
By CJ Werleman
“If America needed a reminder that it is fast becoming a second-rate
nation, and that every economic policy of the Republican Party is
wrongheaded, it got one this week with the release of the Social Progress
Index (SPI).
Harvard business professor Michael E. Porter, who earlier developed the
Global Competitiveness Report, designed the SPI. A new way to look at the
success of countries, the SPI studies 132 nations and evaluates 54 social
and environmental indicators for each country that matter to... more »
German Gold Repatriation Watch April 7 , 2014......Germany getting a bit anxious about repatriating its gold from the US and France ? Bundesbank's president says it aims to hasten gold repatriation ...... German Gold Makes It Way Back Home From Fed, Slowly ........ And back at the end of 2013 , note that Germany Has Recovered A Paltry 5 Tons Of Gold From The NY Fed After One Year ! Adding together the 37 tons allegedly repatriated in 2013 and Ukraine's gold ( 33 tons as per William Kaye ) allegedly hustled out of the country and landing at the New York Fed , we get almost spot on to those approximately 69 tons of gold German has retrieved thus far ! Fascinating stuff.......
Catharsis Ours - 4 hours ago
http://www.caseyresearch.com/gsd/edition/bundesbanks-president-says-it-aims-to-hasten-gold-repatriation
( Note FT Article was on 3/13/14... Ukraine gold airlifted out 3/7/14 ! )
)
Bundesbank's president says it aims to hasten gold repatriation
The head of Germany's Bundesbank has attacked Chancellor Angela Merkel's
reform agenda, warning that changes to the labour market and the
coalition’s softer tone on the country’s trade surplus risk weakening the
eurozone's economic powerhouse.
Jens Weidmann, the president of the central bank and a former adviser to Ms
Merkel, on Thursday s... more »
The Mystery Of Malaysian Flight MH370 Continues: Do NOT Believe The Black Box "Ping" Story!
It has now been a full month since Malaysian flight MH370 mysteriously
"disappeared" somewhere over the Indian Ocean. I for one am amazed that
the liars in the Mainstream Media have been able to continue their lies and
falsehoods as they spin their stories that this flight went down everywhere
from the South China Sea all the way to the Antarctic Ocean….. I again say
to everyone to look at what the liars in the MSM are absolutely avoiding,
and that is the "secret" US military installation at Diego Garcia in the
British Indian Ocean Territory that sticks out like a sore thumb in the... more »
Pump up the voume
It can make the lame
sound alright
if your skilled
enough and desperate
for a hit
it becomes a soundtrack
for a dead rose
You talk to BOB
and you will not
carry on like that
Everyone he had ever
known who was white
and not from his home
took everything they
could steal from his art
collection and they did it so
with anglo saxon zeal
this black story can
not be fueled
We got no
places lower we can go
so lets snuff this stuff
while our randy
coke smoking princess
real.
Entrepreneurship: The Driving Force of the Economy
*Author of The Capitalist and the Entrepreneur, Peter Klein has published
numerous books and articles on entrepreneurship from an Austrian
perspective. Dr. Klein, who is executive director and Carl Menger Research
fellow at the Mises Institute, was interviewed in late 2013 by eTalks' Niaz
Uddin on the topic of entrepreneurship:*
*Niaz Uddin: Tell us about entrepreneurship. What are the different
contexts of entrepreneurship?*
*Peter Klein: *The terms “entrepreneur,” “entrepreneurship,” and
“entrepreneurial” are used in many ways, not always consistently! On the
one hand, entrep... more »
Kerry and Obama Lying US into Yet Another War
President Barack Obama and his Secretary of State John Kerry did their
damed level best to lie to Americans in order to pimp a war last summer
based on trumped up information in Syria and now they are doing the same
thing in Ukraine. In an ongoing spectacle that has all of the fascinating
qualities of one of those RNC talking point "train wrecks" the duo continue
to agitate and push for an ill-conceived and ultimately disastrous fight
with Russian leader Vladimir Putin who can't be counted on this time to
save the dynamic duo (or us for that matter) from themselves. Today's
escala... more »
Waking up in the Sonoran Desert
Photo
Thomas Wiewandt, Desert Dreams
By Brenda Norrell
Censored News
Waking up in the Sonoran Desert is a profound experience. It is silence
as never experienced before. Before dawn the Morning Dove is the only
sound in a silence that can only be described as delicious. At sunrise,
the noisy Gila Woodpecker starts making its noise. Somewhere out there,
cactus are bursting into bloom, and
Ukraine has no demarcated borders?
What to make of this?
UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has made an interesting statement on
Ukraine, which, for some reason, was overlooked by the Ukrainian media.
That’s according to the Ukrainian Choice news portal. The United Nations
Security Council has, for the umpteenth time, considered the Ukrainian
issue, and experts made a rather unexpected conclusion. It turned out that
Ukraine has no official boundaries. Since the break-up of the Soviet Union
in 1991, Kiev hasn’t demarked its borders. Nor has it registered at the
United Nations the demarcation of its borders as a sovereig... more »
Peaches Geldof and Celebrity
Like most people, I never knew Peaches Geldof. She was always someone who
lurked on the outer edges of my consciousness, bobbing up and down among a
pantheon of minor celebrities. I knew her, but paid her little mind. And
yet, and I'm sure I'm not alone in this, when her death was announced
yesterday it threw me a bit. Like millions of others I took to social media
to announce it, usurping and filling in for the news media organisations
who were tens of seconds behind. But there are a never-ending procession of
deaths of young women every single day. Each life ends, potential gone, ... more »
How could an individual exceed the limit
I have never wanted to be part of a two on one. Yes I can see the
attraction of those that would paddle their boats in alternity. Now it may
be very progessive and world changing to expect like Ranger Lothbrok that
you could have damesi in every respect, As this series expects you to do
think about the way,
we see women and just do not give them credit everyday. Rangar Lothork who
could not read an write gave humanity more respect than the republicanism
who I say without prejudice by evidence are the borg
The world is built upon Gilligans Island do not fake me
If your a critic you h... more »
‘The game is up for climate change believers’
The *Herald* -- the *New Zealand Herald* – *Granny* Herald --- published an
astonishing piece yesterday. Head there now and read it, before you read
the snippets below. It’s called: ‘The game is up for climate change
believers.’
That’s right. In the *Herald*.
Filched from the UK *Telegraph*, and presumably published while the present
NZH editor was on leave, the op-ed by former *Telegraph* editor Charles
Moore purports to be a review of a “tremendous book” by Rupert Darwell. It
is that, and more – it outlines, in a way you’d never expect to see in the *Royal
New Zealand Herald*,... more »
On being timeless
I paint a picture that is muddled off colour and even befuddled. I do not
accept the world the way it is. Those who thought we could ignore slavery
are still in charge and they use the same old skills to make what should be
a simple a victory something that causes good thinking citizens to think
they are on the cusp of some victory for those that would deceive.
We live in a world where facts are used
as a weapon to give the writers of the same
a heart attack
No matter what Ayn Rand or Adam Smith said
there is a kind of reality compnet
that one would of freard and the other just said
h... more »
Untitled
*Residents settle for $48 million in one Texas Brine Sinkhole lawsuit
~David J. Mitchell, The Advocate*
Change without stuggle is an OXY Moron
If we teach nothing else in the quest to be excellent, we got to let the
children know that people behind the oxy moron are in control.
There was a time not so long ago
leaders were fearless
and determined no matter
what their flaws
to propel their society
ahead of it time.
Now we are increasingly looking back
the challenges of living modern
are the best plan of attack
Sure I have no solutions
but if you remeber back
I was a sweetheart
who had all the answers
when your bra
I did attack.
To rule a modern country
you need more than
folk tales
and false economics
you got to have best
practic... more »
Trey Gowdy questions Ag Holder. Holder plays dumb...
*easy role for him.*
Ukraine: Sniper historical rewrite & Ukraine terrorists captured in Russia
This* news item* got me thinking about how we are saddled with official
state sanctioned versions of history. Explaining our collective ignorance. *In
this article we can see/read and understand how the future is written by
those who control the present through reinforcing lies albeit officially
sanctioned lies.*
*A draft resolution of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe
strongly condemns the Ukrainian authorities’ use of snipers and firearms
against protests in the country’s capital* in February known as Euromaidan,
according to the document, which was obtained by ... more »
Politico's Alex Isenstadt Gets Slammed In The Face By DCCC Mystery Meat
Poor Sean Eldridge is getting blamed for Steve Israel's "Mystery Meat
Strategy." He and his husband, Chris Hughes, have contributed so much money
to Steve Israel's corrupt enterprise that, surely, he deserves better.
First Israel downgraded him to a mere "Emerging Race," a bad signal to
institutional donors, and now he's left Sean to rot in the hands of the
high-priced, cynical and incompetent consultants who will rob him blind and
leave him with… at best, a lesson learned.
When the Democrats sift through the ashes of their fake campaign to take
back the House in November, I bet ... more »
You Should Not Do That
We all know that when we are doing that. And So it goes. In this world no
matter how you lawyer up or buy the press it remains a fact.
Palestinians killed in a refugee camp but as Israel can't be blamed I doubt the BBC will report it
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W4zzBmZa0W4&sns=em
April 8: You can just picture the scene....
.....a young man goes to journalism school to fulfil his childhood dream of
becoming a reporter, digging for stories, getting at the truth. As well as
journalism, he studies political science, history, the basics of science,
everything he needs to see significance where others see - nothing in
particular. He gets a job. The editor calls him in.
"We need you to write up a big story. This is for page one. So write a
story about potholes."
And there it is on page one. "Pothole season in full swing."
Lower on the page, Brent Mazerolle has a zinger that must have people all
over town t... more »
Art of War
This is a truth of 6000 years of history we have embraced. If combat is
envitable it works well but what about peace? Smart monkeys as we are we
know the first instict is to beat the brains out of the opposition. But
that result is not moving forward in any actual event. So lets just spill
our guts before the CIA does the same somewhat. The future is here,
anything we could imagine in our youth is now here for people to market and
serve to the populations needing relief.
The question that should be on every glad hand
is can the world sustian all the people
you have on the master pla... more »
Two different worlds, and something to be said for both of them
Thetis Lake I've found myself using the phrase, “And the infrastructure
here!” a lot since arriving back on the Island from Honduras, so I guess
that must be one of the things that has struck me most now that I am back
to the life of a Canadian.
But in truth, there are so many points of comparison, good and bad. I
do like sewage pipes big enough to embrace toilet paper, and water that
comes straight out of the tap ready to drink. And the green spaces – well,
I’m ecstatic about the green spaces. Honduras has the right climate for
amazing public boulevards but at the moment ther... more »
What is hearsay?
R. v. Badgerow, 2014 ONCA 272:
[96] Although a universal definition of hearsay is elusive, hearsay
is often identified by its characteristics: (a) it is adduced for the truth
of its contents; and (b) there is an absence of a contemporaneous
opportunity to cross-examine the declarant in court and under oath: *R. v.
Baldree*, 2013 SCC 35, 298 C.C.C. (3d) 425, at para. 30; *Khelawon*, at
paras. 35-41.
we movie to canada: wmtc annual movie awards, 2013-14 edition
It's time, once again, for the wmtc annual movie awards. To recap, my silly
rating systems so far:
- Canadian musicians and comedians (2006-07 and 2007-08)
- my beverage of choice (2008-09)
- famous people who died during the past year (2009-10)
- where I'd like to be (2009-10)
- vegetables (2010-11) (I was out of ideas!)
- and last year, Big Life Events in a personally momentous year.
Now completely bereft of ideas but hopelessly locked into this system, I
appealed for help on Facebook. Lucky for me, my friends are more creative
than I am. Thank you to David H for this year's deliciou... more »
A Sunday In The Life
7:00 Wake up8:00 Arrive at gym, work out, shower10:00 Arrive at church
for Bible study (we're working our way through Hebrews right now)12:00 Lunch
with friends2:00 Geocaching in the park4:00 Haircut5:00 Pedicure
(Southern Man occasionally spoils himself; also, he can't reach his own
toenails)6:00 Grocery Shopping7:00 Home for dinner and movies and
relaxation
A day of rest, indeed. You didn't see "work" mentioned in any of that, did
you?
Coffee and Weddings and Caching, Oh My!
Saturday was a busy, busy day - Coffee Talk in the morning, an outdoor
wedding in the afternoon, and geocaching well into the dark of night.
First off was our monthly meet for coffee and fellowship and Bible study.
Our hosts recently moved (and to a location that's just a stone's throw
from Southern Man's workplace) so this is the first one in a couple of
months.
In The Kitchen
Paul chillin' out
Shirley
Since work was nearby and there was plenty of work on his desk Southern Man
slaved away in the office for a few hours, then headed into Southern City
for the wedding.
The g... more »
Helen Gym Philadelphia Hero
*When parents unite for public schools.*
*From Helen Gym: *
*By far one of the most intense experiences of my life was going on stage
atTEDx Philadelphia at the beautiful Temple Performing Arts Center on March
28. TEDx is quite the production, and my fellow speakers were simply
stunning. From the luminous Natalie Nixon who talked about seeing life
through jazz, to talks on education from Science Leadership Academy student
Nikki Adeli and YouthBuild Executive Director Simran Sidhu, to Austin
Seraphin conveying the wonders of accessibility tools when you grow up
blind, TEDx was a trib... more »
Air plane for the Garage
For only $189,000
Sport Pilot License
*It’s flying pure and simple with fewer complexities*
In conjunction with the 2004 creation of Light Sport Aircraft category, the
Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) created the Sport Pilot License
(SPL). The SPL is a new type of pilot certificate designed to get you
safely and easily trained for recreational flying in Light Sport Aircraft.
By restricting recreational flying for sport pilots to daytime, good
weather, and in uncongested airspace, much of the complexities of learning
to fly have been removed.
As a result, the time ... more »
Man-Catching Beignets
After the Disney Movie, Princess and the Frog, labeled Beignets, as
man-catching, my family hasn't been able to refer to them as anything else.
Beignets are also one of my husband's absolute favorite treats, giving more
credit to the name. They are pretty easy to pull together, but do need time
to adequately rise.
You will need:
- 1.5 cups lukewarm water
- 1/2 C. sugar
- 1 envelop yeast
- 2 eggs, beaten slightly
- 1 1/4 t. salt
- 1 cup evaporated milk
- 7 cups flour
- 1/4 C. Shortening
- Pan with oil for frying
- 2- 3 C. Powdered Sugar
Mix the sugar... more »
In which the liberal world becomes Fox!
*TUESDAY, APRIL 8, 2014*
*A very striking example:* The talk-show right got there first.
For years, Rush and Sean churned disinformation in a way their tribe found
pleasing.
For years, we liberals condemned their dishonesty. Often, we rolled our
eyes at the ditto-heads who would swallow such ludicrous work.
More and more, day by day, our tribe is adopting Fox culture. Yesterday’s
post by the two professors was a remarkable case in point.
The post appeared at Salon—where else? Today’s confusion regarding the
gender wage gap is an additional case in point.
More and more, our emergi... more »
Why Kill the Jews?
Kill the Juice, hit them in the JEWels. If you misunderstood it was because
I asked too much. Kill the Juice is what the haters say because in the 21st
century you can not make a universal statement like that about a recognized
entity without prison time in the civilized world. But you can still call
for death to environmentalist, or stoners, or pacifist. Dear Leader
McSplooges on the Jews. That is why he needs to be hit by the Jews in the
Jewels. Harper panders to every entities Lizard brain. His 24/7 Harpo
podcast should be called Lizard Brain Stimulation. Just as real people ... more »
How much less do women get paid for the same or equal work?
*TUESDAY, APRIL 8, 2014*
*Also, should liberals be honest:* A few weeks ago, we mentioned Katie
McDonough’s somewhat peculiar piece about the gender wage gap. To read that
piece, click here.
It seemed to us that McDonough had cherry-picked a single study (from 2003)
to keep a favorite claim alive—the claim that women “still earn around 80
percent of men’s wages” for doing the same or equal work.
We said we’d return to the topic. A news report in today’s New York Times
provides the perfect chance.
It also displays a certain type of lazy work one often finds in the Times.
How large... more »
China Rejects Another shipment of GMO Animal Feed trying to be slipped in. 601,000 tons rejected last year.
China is not accepting GMO corn/feed/food in any way. They rejected
another shipment that tried to be slipped in for animal feed from the U.S.
Last year they rejected 601,000 tons of GMO corn. This shipment was
21,800 tons of corn from the U.S. Why is it the U.S. is about the only
country that allows GMO food? Why haven't our 'leaders' protected us as
the leaders protect their citizens
John Horgan, British Columbia`s Next Premier
(April 8th/2014....I wrote the first bit below immediately after Adrian
Dix`s stunning failure in our provincial election...Grant G)
May 14th/2013..This is a repost from the time of the B.C. NDP leadership
campaign..
I have no words right now, congratulations to the BC Liberals, I won`t be
posting for a while, anyone needing to contact me can email...All I can say
is, we couldn`t win with the honest Carole James, and I knew back when I
posted this story, we couldn`t win with Adrian Dix`s baggage, not with a
corrupt media...If John Horgan was elected leader at that time, we would ... more »
Do you want to charge your Samsung Galaxy S4 or S5 from flat to full in 30 seconds?
Thanks to some Israeli technology you might soon be able to...
StoreDot Flash-Battery Demo: http://youtu.be/9DhJZAhjbcI
It's Israeli technology so BDS arseholes had better not be tempted...
(Not Funny!) U.S. Wealth Up $34 Trillion Since Recession - 93% of You Got Almost None of It (Write Home!) TV News Dumbed Down for American Viewers (Hope You Can Read It!)
Who can pass this very simple test? How many of these well-known facts are
you ignorant of? (Relax. This essay only has eight.) 1. U.S. Wealth Up $34
Trillion Since Recession. 93% of You Got Almost None of It. That’s an
average of $100,000 for every American. But the people who already own most
of the stocks took almost all of it. For them, the average gain was well
over a million
Bob Geldof is Evil
*"Saint Bob, and Wild Boy Rock Star. *
*You pick the one who people are going to believe. *
*One day, the truth will be told.” *
*- Michael Hutchance, final interview*
Friday, November 29, 2013
Threat of prosecution forces an apology from Peaches Geldof after exposing
baby abusers
Peaches Geldof apologises for tweeting names in Ian Watkins case
Peaches Geldof said 'lesson learned'
Peaches Geldof has apologised for tweeting the names of the two mothers
whose babies were abused by rock star Ian Watkins.
Lostprophets frontman Watkins admitted attempted rape of a baby on
Tuesday... more »
Rule of Law 22: IAF Seminar in Germany
The
Friedrich Naumann Foundation for Freedom (FNF) is calling for
nominationand participants to this seminar, deadline of application on
April 11, this
Friday.
Target participants for this seminar are young politicians, journalists,
civil society activists and academics.
The application and elimination process before one can be accepted to
the
actual seminar in Gummersbach (near Cologne), Germany is two-stage.
First,
FNF Philippine Office will shortlist from among the many applicants, get
only about five or so, and the selected ones will participate in an
online
discussion involvi... more »
"Victim" is not an appropriate usage prior to a finding of guilt
*R. v. J.V.*, [2002] O.J. No. 1027 (Hill J):
*79 * Senior Crown counsel, Mr. Carruthers, agreed that the use of the
word "victim" in the prosecutor's recitation of the facts relating to the
outstanding robbery charge faced by J.V. was improper. While the term
appears in Part XVI of the Code, i.e. s. 515(4.1), in-court use of the
expression vis-Ã -vis the accused, prior to a finding of guilt, is obnoxious
to the presumption of innocence: see Seaboyer v. The Queen; Gayme v. The
Queen (1991), 66 C.C.C. (3d) 321 (S.C.C.) at 333 per L'Heureux-Dubé J.
*R. v. Seaboyer; R. v. Gayme,* [1991... more »
Liberal Majority in Quebec
Pundits were cautious about the Liberals, seeing a majority as a remote
possibility, more likely a minority. The third party CAQ was seen as having
a last minute "surge" in the campaign but that surge did not materialize to
the extent some pundits expected. While CAQ did pick up a few more seats,
the Liberals won a comfortable majority (with CBC projecting very early in
the night). This exceeded even optimistic expectations of the Liberals.
Liberals won 70 seats (early count) and 63 are needed for the majority.
The leader of PQ, Pauline Marois, lost her own seat.
The vote, it se... more »
The Pono Player
I lived through all the technical wonder of advancing Hi Fi. The CD (16
Bit 44 hrz) turned out to be a barrier to further advancement that has been
very difficult to breach. Neil Young is making a spirited try and breaking
down the walls of technology and commerce that have kept musical
masterpieces largely unavailable. Yes you can download FLAC 32 bit 194 Hrz
files today. But its the equivalent of having a reel to reel in 1977.
Hopefully the Pono Player will be successful. A huge part of this would be
for the record companies to give us a break. Any music older than twenty
years ... more »
Snowden: US spied on human rights workers
By
Luke Harding
The Guardian
The US has spied on the staff of prominent human
rights organisations, Edward Snowden has told the Council of Europe in
Strasbourg, Europe's top human rights body.
Giving evidence via a videolink from Moscow, Snowden said the National
Security Agency – for which he worked as a contractor – had deliberately
snooped on bodies like Amnesty International and Human
James Quinn, “Welcome To Terminus”
*“Welcome To Terminus”*
by James Quinn
“Life improves slowly and goes wrong fast, and only catastrophe is clearly
visible.”
– Edward Teller
“I was a late arrival to the ‘Walking Dead’ television program. I don’t
watch much of the mindless drivel passing for entertainment on the 600
worthless channels available 24/7 on cable TV. I assumed it was another
superficial zombie horror show on par with the teenage vampire crap
polluting the airwaves. Last year a friend told me I had to watch the show.
I was hooked immediately and after some marathon watching of seasons one
and two, I unde... more »
Scott Brown Wants To Change New Hampshire-- "Live Free And Die"-- And Thomas Ravenel Wants To Do Something Weird In South Carolina
Last night, Rachel Maddow's opening segment was the Scott Brown Story
(above). It's an excellent piece of reportage and I recommend it. Thursday
he makes his "official" declaration of candidacy to run for Senate (in New
Hampshire). There are 4 other Republicans running, including an ex-New
Hampshire 2-term U.S. Senator, Bob Smith. He might find it awkward using
the carpetbagger charge against Brown because after he was ousted by John
Sununu is the 2002 primary he moved to Florida (and ran for Senate there,
unsuccessfully, in 2004 and 2010). But, awkward or not, he'll use it. And
... more »
The Realist Report - Dave Gahary: American Free Press
On this edition of *The Realist Report*, we'll be joined once again by Dave
Gahary, a regular contributor and web editor for *American Free Press*.
Dave and I will be discussing a variety of topics.
You can download the mp3 for this program *here*, or visit *The Realist
Report* on BlogTalkRadio to subscribe via iTunes and view past programs.
Oh, Those Demonizing Dems
I don't know what's funnier: that Beltway insiders are professing shock
that Democrats are boldly demonizing the Supreme Court, or that the
corporate Democrats in mid-term election mode actually think they'll be
taken seriously as raging born-again populists.
Because when Senator Chuck Schumer (D-Wall Street) rails against predatory
plutocrats, hilarity not only ensues -- it explodes:
“They wish to dismantle all limits on giving, piece by piece, until we are
back to the days of the robber barons, when anyone or anything could give
unlimited money, undisclosed, and make our political... more »
Intoxication relevant in arson
*R. v. Tatton,* 2014 ONCA 273:
[42] If a fire results after a person does something while
intoxicated, it would not necessarily follow that the person intended to
set fire to their home, or foresaw that a fire would result. In my view,
the defence of accident should not be constrained, or effectively
foreclosed, by a rule that prevents the trier of fact from considering
evidence of consumption of alcohol. As a practical matter, it would be
unreasonable and unnecessarily complicated to ask a jury to
compartmentalize their thinking by excluding from their consideration the
effe... more »
Important Health News: Why Vaccines SPREAD Disease - An In-Depth Analysis Of Flawed Vaccination Science
I have been busy the last few days clearing up some personal business. I
have stated many times that it gets to be tough at times to do any articles
at this blog, considering that family does come first…
I want to step away for the moment from all the reports about the missing
Malaysian flight MH370 news (Yes, I am watching to see what they find with
those reported "pings" coming from the Indian Ocean), and present another
important article concerning major health issues…. I have always said that
the criminals who want to dominate our planet are definitely out to "cull
the herd" by... more »
It's Tuesday...
*what's going on.*
iOwnTheWorld: *The Stupefying Idiocy of the Left and Its Equal Pay Day*
Weasel Zippers: *Fun Fact: Thanks To Obamacare, Number of Americans Now On
Medicaid Exceeds Population of The UK…*
Reaganite Republican: * Idiots, as Demonstrated in 'Selfies' *
The Federalist: *Why Obama’s Presidency Has to Be All About Race Now*
Whiskey and Gunpowder: *The Disturbing Truth Behind Your Next Income Tax
Return*
Gateway Pundit: * Obama White House to Spend More Than $1.5 Billion on
Obamacare Advertising *
Nox & Friends: *Holder Wants to Explore Gun Tracking Bracelets *
... more »
More on the Canadian Sexual Two-Step
First, the step back:
DJ! fave (^NOT) Stephen Woodworth is at it again.
Meanwhile, Conservative MP Stephen Woodworth hits the stage at the National
Press Theatre for "an important announcement" on his backbench bid to have
the Commons "affirm that every Canadian law must be interpreted in a manner
that recognizes in law the equal worth and dignity of everyone who is in
fact a human being" -- which is, of course, a not terribly veiled attempt
to restart the 'conversation' that he had hoped to trigger with his
original, more obviously abortion-targeted motion in 2012.
As he has alre... more »
Corporate Welfare Charter Schools--the Vampire Squid of Education
from Alan Singer at HuffPo:
On Sunday, March 23, 2014 in a speechat Riverside Church in Manhattan, New
York City Mayor Bill de Blasio, faced with declining public opinion poll
numbers, made nice to charter school companies and their wealthy backers.
He told congregants that his administration and the charter movement have a
common goal and share common ground. But de Blasio should not have made
nice. They do not share common ground. Many charters, including those
not-for-profits operating by leading de Blasio critics, are about making
money for top executives. Educating children, wh... more »
CONNECTING THE DOTS IN MAINE: APRIL 11-12 EVENTS UPDATE
This weekend Maine Veterans for Peace, and other sponsors, will hold three
events in our state to make public the issue of the US military 'pivot'
into the Asia-Pacific. This pivot is being used to provocatively surround
China and Russia as 60% of US forces move into that region. Vital in this
pivot will be naval forces, many of which are built at Bath Iron Works.
Remembering the call to work within our 'bio-region' the issue of the
Navy's April 12 ceremony in Bath thus looms crucial for our collective
movements. The ‘christening’ of the new $4 billion Zumwalt ‘stealth’
destr... more »
LET’S PLAY DUMBBELL: What Matthews said and did in real time!
*TUESDAY, APRIL 8, 2014*
*Part 2—The things the guild won’t tell you:* The spittle-flecked host of
the cable show Hardball has come a long way, baby!
Last Friday, the analysts came out of their chairs as Chris Matthews
praised Hillary Clinton's political brilliance back in the 1990s. Let’s
recall what Christopher said to one of his silent enablers.
Michael Tomasky was saying that it’s the Democrats’ job to connect with
working-class voters who vote Republican. Matthews broke in to say this:
MATTHEWS (4/4/14): But you know who’s doing that, and not to sell them too
hard because they... more »
Elsewhere in Canda: GSAs, Abstinence-Only Sex Ed, Parental Consent for Abortion
Gazillions of electrons will be spilled today poring over the entrails of
the election in Quebec. Since I know little and understand less of QC
politics, I'm turning my attention to some neglected stories from Alberta
and Saskatchewan.
First up: Valiant but doomed effort to mandate Gay Straight Alliances in
Alberta.
A motion from a Liberal MLA to mandate that schools support the
establishment of student-led gay-straight alliances to help curb bullying
and discrimination was defeated in the legislature Monday.
Calgary-Buffalo MLA Kent Hehr said in the debate that clubs that bring
... more »
Russia’s Lukoil Finally Begins Production At Iraq’s West Qurna 2 Oil Field
At the end of March 2014 it was announced that Russia’s Lukoil began
producing oil at its West Qurna 2 field. The company originally won a
contract for the field in 2009, but ran into a series of delays, which set
back its work for two years. Those problems included having to demine the
area it was operating in, disputes with local tribes, late contracts, and
its partner Norway’s Statoil pulling out of the deal. Lukoil eventually
overcame those situations, but its difficulties may not be over as Iraq’s
oil export infrastructure may provide more hold-ups.
(*Le Blog Finance*)
Last ... more »
Gone The Way Of History?
Chantal Hebert writes this morning that the Parti-Quebecois may turn out to
be a one generation wonder:
One of the PQ’s worst fears has long been that it would turn out to be the
party of a single generation.
Over their short time in office, Marois and her team have done much to turn
that fear into a self-fulfilling prophecy.
Like the Harper Conservatives, the PQ is tone deaf:
To every message that Quebec voters were tuning out sovereignty, the PQ has
essentially responded by shutting its ears to all but those who sang from
its hymn book.
Over the past month, that self-imposed... more »
Heavenletter #4882 You Would Arise as If from a Pool
*Heavenletter #4882 You Would Arise as If from a Pool*
April 7, 2014
God said:
I love you. Yes, I love you. I love you more than you can fathom. You are,
it seems, actually shy of love. You are afraid it is too much for you. You
might feel there is obligation if you should realize the enormity of My
love for you. You might feel you have to become a different person. No, not
at all. Not a different person, absolutely not.
On the contrary, you would become more of yourself as you really are. You
would shed layers of pretense and a misguided picture of yourself. You
would become s... more »
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*Battle Brewing In Holy Cross Over Proposed Riverfront Highrise Condos
~Karen Gadois, The Lens via WWNO*
~*“When it became clear to them that they were not going to be getting
community support , they needed to create something that would allow them
to manufacture the illusion of community support,”* Lower 9 resident Sarah
DeBacher said.
The illusion of community support included a website created by the
developer called “*Revive Lower 9*”. At first glance, it seems to be a
general interest site dedicated to the revival of the neighborhood. But
it’s actually part of the developer’s... more »
Video: Which Louisiana Teachers Wrote Common Core?
When I debated Stephanie Deselles of the Council for a Better Louisiana
(CABL) in November 2013, she mentioned “three Louisiana teachers” who were
involved in writing the Common Core State Standards (CCSS). Never mind that
“three” is an embarrassingly low number. Deselles provided no names. During
April 2014 testimony on the writing of CCSS and […]
If Economists Studied Education Research, Would They Still Promote Value-Added Evaluations?
Vergara versus California seeks to strike down the due process rights of
that state’s teachers. The case is based on the opinions of the plaintiffs
that legal protections for teachers damage the civil rights of poor
children of color. The evidence for this extraordinary argument is largely
based on the opinions of a few […]
METRO | Rag Blog columnist Lamar Hankins proves too much for San Marcos Mercury
By Thorne Dreyer | The Rag Blog | April 8, 2014 SAN MARCOS — Former San
Marcos City Attorney Lamar W. Hankins has published his provocative,
hard-hitting column in The Rag Blog since June 2010. A version of his
column … finish reading *METRO* | Rag Blog columnist Lamar Hankins proves
too much for San Marcos Mercury
Boehner, A Captive To His Party's Sick Confederate Wing, Refuses To Allow A Vote On The Bi-Partisan Senate Unemployment Extension
Although the successful 61-35 cloture vote last week to break the
Republican filibuster on extending unemployment benefits was the real test,
yesterday the Senate officially passed the bill, 59-38, and sent it to the
House. Boehner and Cantor have already decided that unemployed people and
their families can die of hunger and cold for all they care and are
refusing to allow the House to vote. Six Senate Republicans-- Dean Heller
(R-NV), Susan Collins (R-ME), Mark Kirk (R-IL), Lisa Murkowski (R-AK), Rob
Portman (R-OH) and Kelly Ayotte (R-NH)-- voted for it and there are enough
Repu... more »
Are The Ingredients in Sunscreen Destroying Your Health? by Food Babe
Harmful Sunscreens
The Ingredients in Sunscreen Destroying Your Health
Food Babe, 5 April 2014
Your skin is your largest organ.
It covers and protects everything on your body. How you treat it is
incredibly important to your health. However, the skin is one of the most
unappreciated organs, and one that I used to totally take for granted,
slathering products full of toxic chemicals on it day after day. When I
look back at all the different potions I’ve tried, I shake my head in
disbelief and wish I would have known better. Not only would I not have
developed eczema all over my b... more »
In 100 Years Of Medical Fraud, Vaccines Are Ranked #1
100 Years Of Medical Fraud: Vaccines Rank #1
Family Health Freedom Network, 8 April 2014
The concept of vaccinating to immunize began in 1796, when British
apothecary (pharmacist) Edward Jenner inserted cowpox pus under the skin of
an eight year old boy. Jenner based his experiment on an unsubstantiated
rumor that anyone who had experienced cowpox would be immune to
smallpox. Over the next couple of years, Jenner vaccinated others with
cowpox to immunize them against smallpox. Without any actual proof of
efficacy and safety, Jenner impressed King George III enough with a bogus ... more »
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*Why so-called 'superfoods' could be BAD for you: Nutritionist says kale
can send your thyroid haywire and quinoa irritates the gut*
They are hailed as the key to health, but so-called superfoods may do more
harm than good, a nutrition expert has warned.
Foods such as Gillian McKeith's favourite goji berries, quinoa and kale can
cause a host of problems from thyroid malfunction to arthritis flare-ups,
says Petronella Ravenshear .
Writing in this month's Vogue, she says: 'My only comment about these foods
is that they should be avoided'.
She goes on to explain that kale - a favour... more »
War Watch April 6 , 2014 ..... Ukraine -- From Russia with love - Eastern Ukraine in uproar ........ EU to Rethink Sanctions War With Russia Pushed Toward Confrontation, Some in EU Urge Caution , Raiffeisen Bank subsidiary to close Crimea branches , Russia seeks over $11bn in 'debt' from Ukraine , Eastern Ukrainian city of Donetsk rallies in favor of independence referendum ....... Syria -- Locals rise up in central Syria against islamists and allegedly kill 50 fighters , US allegedly finalizing plans to aid Syrian Rebels ( training and small arms ) ...... Iraq death dealing as Iraqi Election loom later this month..... Iran upbeat on nuclear talks with P5 + 1 Group ( 4/8 and 4/9 ) after allegedly helpful expert talks
Catharsis Ours - 15 hours ago
Ukraine...... eastern Ukraine map shows what the next step could be......
click on image to enlargen
Recent history rhymes.......
Ukraine Loses State Buildings In Key Eastern Cities To Protesters; Blames
Putin - Live Webcast
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Earlier this morning we reported that "Pro-Russia Protesters Seize
Government Building In East Ukraine, Demand Autonomy." We suggested that
this was only the ... more »
Alan Guth's 1979 handwritten notes
First, let me mention that the CERN accelerator complex is in the middle of
the Two Years' Vacation which is the right moment to begin its reawakening.
See LHC begins long road to restart at the Symmetry Magazine.
They first restart the source, then the smaller rings and boosters etc. –
the chronology of the restart pretty much mimics the 6-minute video above
that describes the CERN rings etc. culminating in the LHC itself. In one
year, e.g. in April 2015, the collisions at 13 TeV should begin. Because of
the quantitative leap in energy, all "null results" may be instantly
forgott... more »
RESONANCE
*RESONANCE*
By American Kabuki
*resonance*
a : the intensification and enriching of a musical tone by supplementary
vibration
b : a quality imparted to voiced sounds by vibration in anatomical
resonating chambers or cavities
c : a quality of richness or variety
d : a quality of evoking response
(Source: Merriam-Webster Dictionary)
In the course of my journey with the banker resignations and then the OPPT
filings and the later I AM filings, a concept has come to the fore that I
had never considered prior to 2013 in all that much depth. But the roots of
the issue with me go much ... more »
Will there be tears for Peaches Geldof from Richard Bacon today?
Will there be tears for Peaches Geldof from Richard Bacon today? If there
are then maybe you should watch this video as well... Can I suggest that
from 2:48 would be the most illuminating.
It's from the BBC's Most Annoying Person list for 2010 - Peaches Geldof.
What's that you're saying Richard Bacon?
"No matter how much we might want Peaches to go away"
Hmmm, want to retract those unfortunate words now, Richard Bacon?
As I Tweeted yesterday, Peaches Geldof's death is a tragedy for her family
and friends but should not have been the top news story on the BBC news
last night. ... more »
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*The Little Ice Age Was The Coldest Period For 10000 Years*
Jørgen Peder Steffensen is Associate Professor at the University of
Copenhagen and one of the world’s leading experts on ice cores. Using ice
cores from sites in Greenland, he has been able to reconstruct temperatures
there for the last 10000 years. So what are his conclusions?
* Temperatures in Greenland were about 1.5 C warmer 1000 years ago than now.
* It was perhaps 2.5 C warmer 4000 years ago.
* The period around 1875, at the lowest point of the Little Ice Age, marked
the coldest point in the last 10,000 years.
* Oth... more »
The Obama Doctrine
*"Doing nothing is not an option.*
*Where foreign governments cannot or will not effectively stop terrorism in
their territory, the primary alternative to targeted lethal action would be
the use of conventional military options. *
*As I’ve already said, even small special operations carry enormous risks.
*
*Conventional airpower or missiles are far less precise than drones, and
are likely to cause more civilian casualties and more local outrage. *
*And invasions of these territories lead us to be viewed as occupying
armies, unleash a torrent of unintended consequences, are d... more »
An interview from. The BBC's Arabic Service that the BBC English language service will 100% not report = Arafat lied when he condemned suicide bombings
'Muhammad Al-Daya, longtime bodyguard of Yasser Arafat, said in a recent
TV
interview that Arafat used to lie when he denounced bombings in Israel.
Arafat "would condemn the bombing in his own special way, saying: 'I am
against the killing of civilians.' But that wasn’t true," said Al-Daya,
in
a BBC Arabic interview which aired on April 3, 2014.'
More here
http://elderofziyon.blogspot.co.uk/2014/04/arafats-bodyguard-arafat-lied-when-he.htmlbut
definitely not on the anti Israel BBC where any Palestinian leader is
above criticism.
India's new Hitler rises from the ashes of Gujarat
THE BUTCHER OF GUJARAT BECOMES PM OF INDIA.
Narendar Modi, wanted war criminal and IMF house nigger, becomes new PM
after beating Rajiv Gandhi in the elections. Coming from the Zionist RSS
and Hitler worshipping BJP he now has his sights on cutting off Pakistan's
water supply by blocking the water reaching the Indus river basin through
multiple dams constructed in India's Himalayan regions.
This serial rapist and mass murderer of many innocent men, women and
children in Gujarat and other places has sworn to destroy muslims and
especially Pakistan. Some of his best friends are the ... more »
Hands Off Russia
*"The imperialist Powers know that the very essence of Socialism is its
international policy of a World Republic of Labour. They realise that the
triumph of Socialism in Russia is but the first step towards the triumph of
Socialism internationally. Hence their united designs and attacks to crush
the Bolsheviks in order to prevent the spread and triumph of revolutionary
Socialism in other countries. ...*
*The sheer savagery of these [White Russian] usurpers has only had the
effect of driving honest moderate socialists and non-Bolshevik elements
into the camp of Lenin and Trotsky."*... more »
Musical Interlude: Pink Floyd, “Shine On You Crazy Diamond”
Pink Floyd, “Shine On You Crazy Diamond”
- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vyqgjCKm9nQ
A Tale of Two Protests: Ukraine and Thailand – End Game
[image: image (1)]*April 8, 2014* (Tony Cartalucci - NEO) - Nothing
illustrates the bottomless hypocrisy of the West’s alleged principles more
than its stance on two simultaneously unfolding political conflicts – one
raging in Eastern Europe’s Ukraine, the other in Southeast Asia’s Thailand.
Not only is the West’s rhetorical stance on each protest hypocritical, but
the support they have demonstrably lent to players in each conflict
illustrates a troubling pattern of foreign special interests meddling in,
and shaping the future of nations around the world. Such meddling is
divergen... more »
Hollywood Accredits the Memes
When the film opened, the *American-Arab Anti-Discrimination
Committee*came out against the film. Its spokesman Hussein Ibish said
*"The
Siege is extremely offensive. It's beyond offensive. We're used to
offensive, that's become a daily thing. This is actually dangerous." *
He thought it was "*Insidious and incendiary" *because it* "reinforces
stereotypes that lead to hate crimes." *Ibish acknowledged that Arab
terrorists did, in fact, bomb the World Trade Center in 1993, but said
that
Arab and Islamic groups are upset by *"the very strong equation between
Muslim religious practic... more »
Hollywood Accredits the Memes
Lord Lew Grade selling the Big Lie that the Titanic sank in 1912.
The film only grossed about *$13.8 million* against an estimated *$40
million* budget.
Lord Grade famously remarked *"it would have been cheaper to lower the
Atlantic".*
A model of the Titanic was built for *$350,000. *When it was finished, it
was too big for its tank. A bigger tank had to be built, for *$6 million. *
This tank could hold forty million liters of water and it was built next to
the existing smaller tank which had been used for the production of a
number of movies.
Reportedly, the total cost of *$... more »
Ma Looks Down from Orthanc: Winners and Losers Edition
[image: IMG_7881]
*On the remains of the rail line out to Dongshih in Taichung.*
* A shadow passed over Saruman's face; then it went deathly white.
Before he could conceal it, they saw through the mask the anguish of a mind
in doubt, loathing to stay and dreading to leave its refuge. For a second,
he hesitated, and no one breathed. Then he spoke, and his voice was shrill
and cold. Pride and hate were conquering him. "Will I come down?" he
mocked. "Does an unarmed man come down to speak with robbers out of doors?
I can hear you well enough here."*
Well, the students are leav... more »
The Poet: Mary Oliver, "Evidence"
*"Evidence"*
"Where do I live?
If I had no address, as many people do not,
I could nevertheless say that I lived in the same town as the lilies of
the field,
and the still waters.
Spring, and all through the neighborhood now there are
strong men tending flowers.
Beauty without purpose is beauty without virtue.
But all beautiful things, inherently, have this function -
to excite the viewers toward sublime thought.
Glory to the world, that good teacher.
Among the swans there is none called the least,
or the greatest.
I believe in kindness. Also in mischief.
Also in singing, especi... more »
Duke is a Spook
Duke is a Spook from Spike EP on Vimeo.
The Klu Klux Klan is defined as an illegal, subversive terrorist
organisation under the Klan Act of 1871.
As the Grand Wizard of the Klu Klux Klan, David Duke was, by definition, a
terrorist.
Terrorists that evade HM Customs and enter the UK illegally do not get
invited on television talkshows by the BBC.
Alan Waldman : ‘The No. 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency’ is utterly delightful series set in otherworldly Botswana
American singers Jill Scott and Anika Noni Rose are priceless in this
charming 2008-2009 British series. By Alan Waldman | The Rag Blog | April
7, 2014 Scotsman Alexander McCall Smith wrote 13 delightful The No. 1
Ladies’ Detective Agency … finish reading Alan Waldman :
‘The No. 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency’ is utterly delightful series set in
otherworldly Botswana
One million buried in mass graves on forbidden New York island
A sailboat passes behind an abandoned building on Hart Island in New York,
where each white plastic pipe near the building marks an infant mass
gravesite, one plastic pipe per 1,000 babies, pictured on April 5, 2014A
sailboat passes behind an abandoned building on Hart Island in New York,
where each white plastic pipe near the building marks an infant mass
gravesite, one plastic pipe per 1,000 babies, pictured on April 5, 2014*All
this in the land of the free? OMG!!! -AK*
http://www.france24.com/en/20140408-one-million-buried-mass-graves-forbidden-new-york-island/
08 April 2014 - 0... more »
(Pay the Girls Well, They'll Take the Blame) Somebody's Gotta OUT This Madman (And This (Another) Fraudulent Jobs Report)
BREAKING NEWS: Charles Keating, conman behind 80's S&L scam dies at 69.
Behind the Scenes of Charles Keating’s Sexist Financial Empire He’d taken a
small-time institution in Orange County - Lincoln Savings & Loan of Irvine,
Calif. - and, using newly unfastened federal rules, parlayed the S&L into a
juggernaut. He poured depositors’ money into speculative real estate, junk
bonds, hastily
"A Look to the Heavens"
“Delicate in appearance, these filaments of shocked, glowing gas, draped in
planet Earth's sky toward the constellation of Cygnus, make up the western
part of the Veil Nebula. The Veil Nebula itself is a large supernova
remnant, an expanding cloud born of the death explosion of a massive star.
Light from the original supernova explosion likely reached Earth over 5,000
years ago.
*Click image for larger size.*
Blasted out in the cataclysmic event, the interstellar shock wave plows
through space sweeping up and exciting interstellar material. The glowing
filaments are really more like... more »
"We Don't Know..,."
“Most ignorance is vincible ignorance.
We don't know because we don't want to know.”
- Aldous Huxley
Taiwan’s Sunflower Movement: Some Analytical Questions*
(This is a solicited guest post by University of Chicago’s Eric Hundman,
who is currently conducting fieldwork in Taiwan. Also follow him on
Twitter.) At around 7:30pm on Tuesday, March 18, around 300 protesters
scaled the fence around Taiwan’s Legislative Yuan (Taiwan’s equivalent of a
parliament) and occupied the building. The protesters then barricaded
themselves
Continue reading
Chet Raymo,“The Last Chapter…”
*“The Last Chapter…”*
by Chet Raymo
“The last chapter in John Updike's book of memoirs, “Self-Consciousness”,
is called "On Being a Self Forever." As a reflection on personal
immortality I would recommend it over the labored ponderings of any
philosopher or theologian you can name. I say this even though Updike had
an optimistic sense of an afterlife- just as he carried a nuanced Christian
faith to the grave, rather as one might keep and treasure old family
photographs.
Updike was well versed in science. He was no biblical literalist, and was
aware of the aching, empty immensities... more »
Book Watch: New from the people who brought us "Inside the Apple" -- "Footprints in New York"
*An 1847 view up Wall Streeet to the third (and currrent) Trinity Church,
completed just the year before, distributed as last week's "Postcard
Thursday" offering from the Inside the Apple blog.* [*Click to enlarge.*]
*by Ken*
Last week's "Postcard Thursday" e-mail from the *Inside the Apple* Michelle
and James Nevius (viewable as a blogpost here) had special significance for
me, even though we were told that it's "not, technically, a postcard." The
closer-up view at right gives some feeling of what it looks like today.
It's a streetscape I haunt virtually every day, and two of the ... more »
House Passes Taiwan legislation
The US House passed legislation that is important for Taiwan (here). Rep.
Royce's announcement:
Today, the House of Representatives passed with overwhelming bipartisan
support H.R. 3470, the Taiwan Relations Act Affirmation and Naval Vessel
Transfer Act of 2014, introduced by Rep. Ed Royce (R-CA), Chairman of the
House Foreign Affairs Committee.
The legislation reaffirms U.S. commitment to the Taiwan Relations Act and
strengthens ties with key U.S. security partners by transferring ships that
meet shared maritime security requirements. Specifically, the legislation
authorizes the ... more »
The Daily "Near You?"
Addis Ababa, Adis Abeba, Ethiopia. Thanks for stopping by.
What Kind Of People Sell Personal Information From Donors?
If someone offered me a huge sum for the Blue America mailing list, I would
tell them no. If they doubled the offer, I would tell them to go suck wind.
Today I got an e-mail from a candidate in New York who I've never been in
contact with, Aaron Woolf, a film producer from New York's North Country
who is trying to hold a rough swing district for the Democrats. The current
incumbent, right-wing leaning New Dem, Bill Owens, saw the handwriting on
the wall and announced he would be retiring. Happy to see him go. His 32.87
Progressive Punch crucial vote score is exactly tied with Repub... more »
Europe's Failed Bank Resolution Scheme Updates - April 7 , 2014 -- Battle Cry of the Day: Save the Bondholders; Failed Bank Resolution on Verge of Unraveling Days Before Ratification ..... Greece updates ....... Open Europe blogspot items to ponder on Euro Land politics !
Monday, April 07, 2014 1:17 PM
Battle Cry of the Day: Save the Bondholders; Failed Bank Resolution on
Verge of Unraveling Days Before Ratification
In lengthy negotiations last month the EU reached a deal on how to handle
failed banks. The European parliament was set to ratify the deal in a
matter of days.
Today, the UK decided it doesn't like the deal. France, Italy, Sweden, and
Portugal also decided they don't like the deal.
The Czech Republic and Denmark don't want changes. Nor does the European
Parliament.
Please consider EU Deal on Bank Failures Risks Unravelling
A landmar... more »
Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 Day 30 , April 6 , 2014 --FREESCALE PATENT HOLDERS WEREN'T ON FLIGHT 370 ....... Hopes of finding the missing plane rise based upon possible pings from SAR ships Haixun and Ocean Shield ..... For those who have lost a love one , something from Sade to ponder....
Catharsis Ours - 1 day ago
An overview........
06 April 2014| last updated at 10:44PM
MH370 Tragedy: Chronology on missing plane
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KUALA LUMPUR: Following is the chronology of the missing Malaysia Airlines
(MAS) Flight MH370:
* March 8 - Flight MH370, carrying 227 passengers and 12 crew, left the KL
International Airport at 12.41am and disappeared from radar screens about
an hour later while over the South China Sea. It was to have landed in
Beijing at 6.30am on the same day.
- A search and rescue (SAR) operation for the missing aircraft was launched
at 5.30am, involving 15 Ro... more »
Anti-Austerity Pushback Begins in Ukraine
The frantic Cold War obsessed, neocon infested US state-corporate media are
blowing their mighty klaxons today as there is more festering unrest in
Ukraine. Not that such a thing should be unexpected given the US-EU-NATO
Axis of Evil hostile, neo-Nazi backed takeover that ousted the
democratically elected president Viktor Yanukovych only to replace him with
a western puppet charged with looting the country. With the reported seizure of
government buildings in the city of Donetsk and demands for secession from
the illegally installed austerity government the western media is in the ... more »
New York’s Secret Test
Guest post from Bianca Tanis, New York State Parent and Educator. In
recent days the 2014 New York ELA tests have been the subject of much
attention. It did not come as a surprise to most educators that the tests
were more difficult than last year. After all, NYSED had informed teachers
that this year, even 3rd […]
Teaching the Liquidity Trap
Users of my favorite intermediate macro textbook will be familiar with the
dynamic model of aggregate demand and aggregate supply, which I first put
into the book in the 7th edition. That new chapter shows the student how to
incorporate a standard Taylor rule into business-cycle theory, as well as
how to trace the dynamic response of the economy to
various shocks. Instructors who teach that chapter might be interested in this
new paper, which shows how to incorporate the zero lower bound into the
model.
Three Videos About Saint Catherine of Siena
*Wikipedia: *
Saint Catherine of Siena, T.O.S.D. (25 March 1347 in Siena – 29 April 1380
in Rome), was a tertiary of the Dominican Order, and a Scholastic
philosopher and theologian. She also worked to bring the papacy of Gregory
XI back to Rome from its displacement in France, and to establish peace
among the Italian city-states. Since 18 June 1866 she is one of the two
patron saints of Italy, together with St. Francis of Assisi. On 3 October
1970 she was proclaimed a Doctor of the Church by Pope Paul VI, and on 1
October 1999 Pope John Paul II named her as a one of the six patr... more »
Professors engage in full-tilt Salonsplain!
*MONDAY, APRIL 7, 2014*
*Canaries seen dead in the mine:* An obvious question came to mind: Who
could Andrew Burstein and Nancy Isenberg possibly be?
We wondered because their new piece at Salon starts as shown below. You
might say the pair have engaged in a fiery bit of Salonsplaining:
BURSTEIN AND ISENBERG (4/7/14): *In the recently released report he
commissioned on the bridge closing scandal, New Jersey Governor Chris
Christie’s lawyer depicts the client as the innocent who was ensnared in
the web woven by an “emotional” woman.* No longer is Bridget Anne Kelly his
hard-working... more »
The $1 Trillion Dollar Sanctions Curbing EU "problem"- Pepe Escobar
This piece from Pepe Escobar is a must read along with the previous post *-Ukraine
as Pandora's Box- Opened*
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*Take it away Pepe!*
German Chancellor Angela Merkel could teach US President Barack Obama one
or two things about how to establish a dialogue with Russian President
Vladimir Putin.
As if Obama would listen. He’d rather boost his constitutional law
professor self, and pompously lecture an elite eurocrat audience in the
glittering Palais des Beaux-Arts in Brussels, like he did this Wednesday,
on how Putin is the greatest threat to the US-administered gl... more »
Brooklyn Schools Lead the Way
* “There was inappropriate content, many highly ambiguous questions, and a
focus on structure rather than meaning of passages.” *
*Brooklyn schools lead the way. From The Nation*
There’s a growing nationwide movement opposing these tests as the result of
a corporate-driven agenda that has distorted real learning, widened the
achievement gap, increased financial strain on schools and parents,
unfairly stigmatized teachers and introduced unnecessary stress into the
lives of young people. There’s a litany of grievances cited by critics and
the opposition comes from both the left and t... more »
Untitled
*Sen. Mary Landrieu treading oil and water in debate over levee board
lawsuit ~Melinda Deslatte, AP via Shreveport Times*
*Damning Photos Reveal Wetlands Loss Due To Oil and Gas Pipelines ~Jonathan
Henderson, Gulf Restoration Network *
Quote on the Day, 1: On Income Distribution
“With regards to income distribution, Von Mises made the case that it
is a flawed concept. We do not produce something and then distribute
the income generated by it. The distribution of that income is already
decided, agreed and precedes production. And that product gets made
precisely because of and not in spite of, that agreed income distribution.”
- Martin Sibileau, from his post “What Is Economic Growth? (And Why Don't
We Have Any)”
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to republish: (organon at ihug.co.nz)
President Rand Paul? ROTFLMAO
It's no secret that Blue America is as excited about the Shenna Bellows
race in Maine this cycle, as we were about the Elizabeth Warren race in
Massachusetts last cycle. The two women are different in many ways, of
course, but both are strong, independent-minded, brilliant and focused on
breaking through the same-ole/same-ole that has made Washington so utterly
dysfunctional. Bellows raised some eyebrows among progressives in the last
few weeks by asserting that she is looking forward to working across the
aisle, not to compromise away the economic interests of working families
th... more »
Vomitrocities, Part 2
Little did I guess when I chose the title to the previous post that I'd
soon be experiencing my own little vomitrocity, culminating in my admission
to hospital over the weekend with the mother of all gallbladder attacks.
Talk about karma! I am feeling much better now (morphine drips sure are
grand!) but not up to my usual mental or physical par -- so blogging will
be limited.
Meanwhile, I'll be doing the lazy aggregation thing and posting links as I
try to play catch-up on the news I've missed. When I got home last night, I
naturally turned on CNN to see if they were still playing ... more »
Rwanda genocide: Canadian soldiers deal with horrific memories
It was ghastly. Why we humans carry out such brutalities against each other?
Fires in California in winter and melting of glaciers on the Northern Pole
It is very troubling and unsettling. What next?
Musical Interlude: Billy Joel, “We Didn't Start the Fire”
Billy Joel, “We Didn't Start the Fire”
- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eFTLKWw542g
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The Chinese proverb says, "May you live in interesting times."
Indeed...
McCain is Insane
McCain is Insane from Spike EP on Vimeo.
"Mr McCain fought in Vietnam. I think that he has enough blood of peaceful
citizens on his hands. It must be impossible for him to live without these
disgusting scenes anymore. Mr McCain was captured and they kept him not
just in prison, but in a pit for several years, anyone would go nuts."
Response to John McCain's tweet "Dear Vlad, The Arab Spring is coming to a
neighbourhood near you."
METRO | GI coffeehouse, Iraq vets respond to latest Fort Hood tragedy
By Alice Embree | The Rag Blog | April 7, 2014 KILLEEN — When Spec. Ivan A.
Lopez opened fire on fellow soldiers at Fort Hood on April 2, he killed
four people and wounded 16 more. He was one … finish reading *METRO* | GI
coffeehouse, Iraq vets respond to latest Fort Hood tragedy
Earthquakes, Hurricanes, Tornadoes, Blizzards, Floods, and Zombie attacks...
*are you prepared?*
Stuff happens. Stuff happens more often than you may think. And stuff can
happen to you. Rational people are prepared to the best of their abilities.
Can you go one week without a source of water? How about two, three, or
four weeks without water?
You can survive three or four weeks without food, but only about three or
four days without water. So what happens when the diet soda is gone from
the fridge?
If it's winter you could melt snow. Not very clean and a whole bunch of
work. Live within walking distance to flowing water such as a river? Not
much fun... more »
“Can the ‘Thin Air’ Economy Keep Going?”
*“Can the ‘Thin Air’ Economy Keep Going?” *
by Bill Bonner
“Gualfin, Argentina. Dow down 159 on Friday. Gold up $18 an ounce.
Remember, it's just a matter of time until US stocks begin to fall. How
much time? Darned if we know!
We spent Friday cosechando (harvesting). We were on our knees going through
the vineyard at the family ranch, harvesting grapes. The going rate for
such work is 5.70 Argentine pesos (or about $0.70) per gamela – the plastic
bin we dragged along after us. This was the first time we had ever worked
as a grape picker. Experienced, hardy pickers can fill 40 gam... more »
Why did Kelly send that email?
*MONDAY, APRIL 7, 2014*
*How honest should Maddow be:* Yecch. Let’s finish last week’s opus with a
question:
How honest should Maddow be?
Our question is inspired by the presentation we’re posting below. Like the
various groaners we discussed last week, it comes from Rachel Maddow’s
program on Thursday, March 27.
The Mastro report had been released that morning. That evening, Maddow
devoted most of her program to the Mastro report.
As we showed you last week, she made an array of major “mistakes” that
night. In the passage below, Maddow discussed, or pretended to discuss, one
p... more »
Summary judgment rule in child protection matter
1.
*DCFS v A.S. & D.P.* 2014 NUCJ 13:
[71] Rules 174-184 are the Rules that deal with summary judgment.
Although the rules have not been applied in Nunavut to a child welfare
matter they have been applied in other litigation. I summarized the rules
at paragraphs 17-21 in Nunavut Tunngavik Inc. v Canada (Attorney General),
2012 NUCJ 11, [2012] NuJ No 16 [NTI]. I adopted the test set out below
by Vertes J. in Norn v Stanton Regional Hospital, [1998] N.W.T.J. No. 88
at para 17, 26 CPC (4th) 276:
The test on a summary judgment motion is wel... more »
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