Tuesday, April 08, 2014

8 April - Blogs I'm Following II

9:42pm MDST

Arne Duncan Plays the Common Core Distance Game

deutsch29 at @ THE CHALK FACE - 2 minutes ago
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, […]

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New Orleans Ladder at New Orleans Ladder - 29 minutes ago
*Levee board lawyers offer to reduce fee to oil, gas defendants settle lawsuit ~David Hammer, WWLTV*

Lamar W. Hankins : Aslan’s portrayal of Jesus as revolutionary zealot is fanciful history / 2

Thorne Dreyer at The Rag Blog - 53 minutes ago
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?"

noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 1 hour ago
"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?"

noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 1 hour ago
Prescott Valley, Arizona, USA. Thanks for stopping by.

“Rune Charms For Warriors And For Peace”

noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 1 hour ago
*“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”

noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 1 hour ago
*“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..."

noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 1 hour ago
“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’”

noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 2 hours ago
*“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?

KenInNY at DownWithTyranny! - 2 hours ago
*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")

Fred Walton at Catharsis Ours - 2 hours ago
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 »

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Oberon at GlobaLove Think Tank - 2 hours ago

QUOTE OF THE DAY: On the Source of Today’s Inequality

Peter Cresswell at Not PC - 2 hours ago
“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,

Thorne Dreyer at The Rag Blog - 3 hours ago
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

brendanorrell@gmail.com at CENSORED NEWS - 3 hours ago
. 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

DownWithTyranny at DownWithTyranny! - 4 hours ago
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

Steve at Thinking Aboot - 4 hours ago
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

Steve at Thinking Aboot - 4 hours ago
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.

"How It Really Is"

noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 4 hours ago

“Global Rankings Study Depicts an America in Warp Speed Decline”

noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 4 hours ago
*“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!

Northerntruthseeker at Northerntruthseeker - 4 hours ago
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

Steve at Thinking Aboot - 4 hours ago
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

Peter Cresswell at Not PC - 4 hours ago
*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

Donn Marten at Carrying a Flag - 4 hours ago
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

brendanorrell@gmail.com at CENSORED NEWS - 4 hours ago
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?

Penny at Penny for your thoughts - 5 hours ago
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

Phil at A Very Public Sociologist - 5 hours ago
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

Steve at Thinking Aboot - 5 hours ago
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 »

Hollywood Accredits the Memes

Paul Coker at News Spike - 5 hours ago

‘The game is up for climate change believers’

Peter Cresswell at Not PC - 5 hours ago
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

Steve at Thinking Aboot - 5 hours ago
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 »

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New Orleans Ladder at New Orleans Ladder - 6 hours ago
*Residents settle for $48 million in one Texas Brine Sinkhole lawsuit ~David J. Mitchell, The Advocate*

Change without stuggle is an OXY Moron

Steve at Thinking Aboot - 6 hours ago
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...

Adrienne at Adrienne's Corner - 6 hours ago
*easy role for him.*

Ukraine: Sniper historical rewrite & Ukraine terrorists captured in Russia

Penny at Penny for your thoughts - 6 hours ago
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

DownWithTyranny at DownWithTyranny! - 6 hours ago
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

Steve at Thinking Aboot - 6 hours ago
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

Not a sheep at Not a sheep - 6 hours ago
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W4zzBmZa0W4&sns=em

April 8: You can just picture the scene....

Graeme Decarie at The Moncton Times@Transcript - Good and Bad - 6 hours ago
.....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

Steve at Thinking Aboot - 7 hours ago
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

Jody Paterson at A Closer Look: Jody Paterson - 7 hours ago
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?

James C Morton at Morton's Musings - 7 hours ago
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

laura k at wmtc - 7 hours ago
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

Southern Man at Southern Man - 7 hours ago
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!

Southern Man at Southern Man - 7 hours ago
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

freetoteach at Schools Matter - 7 hours ago
*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

Abraham Ben Judea at Abraham says - 8 hours ago
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

Debra Hawkins at Housewife Eclectic - 8 hours ago
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!

bob somerby at the daily howler - 8 hours ago
*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?

Steve at Thinking Aboot - 8 hours ago
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?

bob somerby at the daily howler - 8 hours ago
*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.

Sherrie Questioning All at Sherrie Questioning All - 9 hours ago
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

Grant G at The Straight Goods - 9 hours ago
(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?

Not a sheep at Not a sheep - 9 hours ago
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

Paul Coker at News Spike - 9 hours ago
*"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

Nonoy Oplas at Government and Taxes - 9 hours ago
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

James C Morton at Morton's Musings - 9 hours ago
*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-à-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 »

Panda Cub

James C Morton at Morton's Musings - 9 hours ago

Liberal Majority in Quebec

LeDaro at LeDaro - 10 hours ago
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

Steve at Thinking Aboot - 10 hours ago
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

brendanorrell@gmail.com at CENSORED NEWS - 10 hours ago
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”

noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 10 hours ago
*“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

DownWithTyranny at DownWithTyranny! - 10 hours ago
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

John Friend at John Friend's Blog - 10 hours ago
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

Karen Garcia at Sardonicky - 10 hours ago
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

James C Morton at Morton's Musings - 11 hours ago
*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

Northerntruthseeker at Northerntruthseeker - 11 hours ago
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...

Adrienne at Adrienne's Corner - 12 hours ago
*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

noreply@blogger.com (fern hill) at DAMMIT JANET! - 12 hours ago
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

Jim Horn at Schools Matter - 12 hours ago
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

Bruce K. Gagnon at Organizing Notes - 12 hours ago
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!

bob somerby at the daily howler - 12 hours ago
*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

noreply@blogger.com (fern hill) at DAMMIT JANET! - 13 hours ago
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

Joel Wing at MUSINGS ON IRAQ - 13 hours ago
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?

Owen Gray at Northern Reflections - 13 hours ago
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

        AMERICAN KABUKI at AMERICAN KABUKI - 13 hours ago
*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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New Orleans Ladder at New Orleans Ladder - 13 hours ago
*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?

deutsch29 at @ THE CHALK FACE - 13 hours ago
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?

John Thompson at @ THE CHALK FACE - 13 hours ago
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 […]

Smile!

James C Morton at Morton's Musings - 14 hours ago
A bear in Germany

METRO | Rag Blog columnist Lamar Hankins proves too much for San Marcos Mercury

Thorne Dreyer at The Rag Blog - 14 hours ago
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

DownWithTyranny at DownWithTyranny! - 14 hours ago
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

Stranger in a Strange Land at Stranger in a Strange Land - 14 hours ago
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

Stranger in a Strange Land at Stranger in a Strange Land - 14 hours ago
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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jonjayray at Food &Health Skeptic - 14 hours ago
*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 [image: Tyler Durden's picture] Submitted by Tyler Durden on 04/06/2014 18:20 -0400 - Reuters - Twitter - Twitter - Ukraine - Vladimir Putin inShare 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

Luboš Motl at The Reference Frame - 15 hours ago
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

        AMERICAN KABUKI at AMERICAN KABUKI - 16 hours ago
*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?

Not a sheep at Not a sheep - 17 hours ago
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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JR at GREENIE WATCH - 17 hours ago
*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

Paul Coker at News Spike - 17 hours ago
*"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

Not a sheep at Not a sheep - 18 hours ago
'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

Papani at DeadBanksterSociety - 18 hours ago
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

Paul Coker at News Spike - 18 hours ago
*"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”

noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 18 hours ago
Pink Floyd, “Shine On You Crazy Diamond” - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vyqgjCKm9nQ

A Tale of Two Protests: Ukraine and Thailand – End Game

Land Destroyer at Land Destroyer - 21 hours ago
[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

Paul Coker at News Spike - 21 hours ago
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

Paul Coker at News Spike - 22 hours ago
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

Michael Turton at The View from Taiwan - 22 hours ago
[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"

noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 23 hours ago
*"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

Paul Coker at News Spike - 23 hours ago
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

Thorne Dreyer at The Rag Blog - 23 hours ago
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

        AMERICAN KABUKI at AMERICAN KABUKI - 1 day ago
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"

noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 1 day ago
“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..,."

noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 1 day ago
“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*

Charli Carpenter at Duck of Minerva - 1 day ago
(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…”

noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 1 day ago
*“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"

KenInNY at DownWithTyranny! - 1 day ago
*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

Michael Turton at The View from Taiwan - 1 day ago
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 »

Hollywood Accredits the Memes

Paul Coker at News Spike - 1 day ago

The Daily "Near You?"

noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 1 day ago
Addis Ababa, Adis Abeba, Ethiopia. Thanks for stopping by.

Hollywood Accredits the Memes

Spike EP at News Spike - 1 day ago

What Kind Of People Sell Personal Information From Donors?

DownWithTyranny at DownWithTyranny! - 1 day ago
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 !

Fred Walton at Catharsis Ours - 1 day ago
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 1 6 Google +1 0 0 comments 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

Donn Marten at Carrying a Flag - 1 day ago
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

Chris Cerrone at @ THE CHALK FACE - 1 day ago
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

Greg Mankiw at Greg Mankiw's Blog - 1 day ago
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

Saman Mohammadi at The Excavator - 1 day ago
*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!

bob somerby at the daily howler - 1 day ago
*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

Penny at Penny for your thoughts - 1 day ago
This piece from Pepe Escobar is a must read along with the previous post *-Ukraine as Pandora's Box- Opened* ******************** *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

freetoteach at Schools Matter - 1 day ago
* “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

New Orleans Ladder at New Orleans Ladder - 1 day ago
*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

Peter Cresswell at Not PC - 1 day ago
“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)” Content is copyright PC.BlogSpot.Com © Please contact author for permission to republish: (organon at ihug.co.nz)

President Rand Paul? ROTFLMAO

DownWithTyranny at DownWithTyranny! - 1 day ago
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

Karen Garcia at Sardonicky - 1 day ago
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

LeDaro at LeDaro - 1 day ago
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

LeDaro at LeDaro - 1 day ago
It is very troubling and unsettling. What next?

Musical Interlude: Billy Joel, “We Didn't Start the Fire”

noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 1 day ago
Billy Joel, “We Didn't Start the Fire” - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eFTLKWw542g ◆ The Chinese proverb says, "May you live in interesting times." Indeed...

McCain is Insane

Paul Coker at News Spike - 1 day ago
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

RagBlog at The Rag Blog - 1 day ago
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...

Adrienne at Adrienne's Corner - 1 day ago
*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?”

noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 1 day ago
*“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?

bob somerby at the daily howler - 1 day ago
*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

James C Morton at Morton's Musings - 1 day ago
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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