Wednesday, May 28, 2014

28 May - Blogs I'm Following

12:46am MDST

“The Biggest Thing In The Universe Is So Gigantic It Shouldn't Exist At All”

noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 15 minutes ago
*“The Biggest Thing In The Universe Is So Gigantic It Shouldn't Exist At All” * by Jacqueline Howard “What's the biggest known structure in the universe? Astronomers used to think it was a "filament" of galaxies known as the Sloan Great Wall. But recent research suggests a different structure is even bigger- and its size has astronomers scratching their heads. Meet the Hercules-Corona Borealis Great Wall (Her-CrB GW). Check it out in the video below: "The Her-CrB GW is larger than the theoretical upper limit on how big universal structures can be," Dr. Jon Hakkila, an astrophysics ... more »

Urgent: Call Your State Representatives In California & Say, "Vote Yes On SB 1381"

Stranger in a Strange Land at Stranger in a Strange Land - 1 hour ago
[image: Foto: This is IT, California! This is the week #SB1381 goes to the Senate Floor and the only way it will win is if YOU unite with us. Please take a short time out of your day. Californians ONLY, call your representative ONLY! Go to http://findyourrep.legislature.ca.gov/ and call your representative. Tell them you are a constituent and you live in __________ city. Ask them to vote YES on SB 1381. That's all it takes to move SB 1381 out of the Senate and on to the Assembly. #LabelGMOs!] Share this with a vengeance please. Do not forget biotech stopped Prop 37 with lies and $4... more »

Two fathers respond to the Isla Vista shooting -- the only problem is that one is a journalistic joke

KenInNY at DownWithTyranny! - 1 hour ago
*We don't need any stinking Magic 8 Ball. Tonight to read the future we have . . . the Great Punditto!* *"The war against euphemism matters most because it forces us to look at the truth we already know. The actual consequences of the N.R.A. and the gun policy it frightens those craven politicians into sponsoring is the death of kids like Christopher Michael-Martinez. This truth may not triumph tomorrow, but the truth remains the truth."* *-- Adam Gopnik, in a Sunday newyorker.com post,* "Christopher Michael-Martinez's Father Gets it Right" *by Ken* *The New Yorker*'s Adam Gopnik b... more »

Alan Waldman : ‘Luther’ is a dark, powerful English thriller featuring a star turn by Idris Elba

Thorne Dreyer at The Rag Blog - 1 hour ago
This haunted detective, aided by a deranged former murderess, takes on the most treacherous London criminals. By Alan Waldman | The Rag Blog | May 27, 2014 [In his weekly column, Alan Waldman reviews some of his favorite films and … finish reading Alan Waldman : ‘Luther’ is a dark, powerful English thriller featuring a star turn by Idris Elba

Google’s Rachel Carson

Peter Cresswell at Not PC - 2 hours ago
[image: Rachel Carson Google doodle] I see the Google doodle this morning celebrating what would have been Rachel Carson’s 107th birthday this week, drawing this response from Iowahawk: [image: image] And this from Lyndsey Field: [image: image] Who was Rachel Carson? She wrote the book that started the modern environmental movement. Here’s some of what was written about here when her book, *Silent Spring,*turned 50 back in 2012. - “In *Silent Spring*, Carson crafted a passionate denunciation of modern technology that drives environmentalist ideology today. At its heart ... more »

More Exposure Of NASA And Their Fraud Space Missions: Is The International Space Station A Hoax? Interesting Video - Bogus Reentry Vehicles (Part I)

Northerntruthseeker at Northerntruthseeker - 2 hours ago
I started my road to the truth about our sick world by my exposure to the fraud of NASA's Project Apollo some 35 years ago.... At that time, I was a firm believer in NASA and all manned space flights... It was a shock to me, a man of science, to learn that everything that I had believed about Project Apollo, and man's 'greatest achievement' to be nothing more than a massive LIE..... I began to question everything, and over the years have gone deep down the "rabbit hole" with many important revelations about exactly what group of criminals actually controls this planet, and how these... more »

Change The World Wednesday (#CTWW) - Monarch Butterflies

Small Footprints at Reduce Footprints - 2 hours ago
Welcome to Change The World Wednesday (#CTWW)! Wondering how to live greener? You've come to the right place. Each week we challenge ourselves to try a new task ... or "amp up" something we're already doing. We raise our awareness, learn from each other and develop Eco-friendly skills which will improve our lives and protect our planet. Doing so together gives us power ... the power to Change The World! If this is your first visit, please click HERE for information and a complete list of all the challenges we've taken on so far. This post contains great information and I encourage ... more »

Why Owning Your Own Power Plant Might Not Be Crazy

rc at GlobaLove Think Tank - 2 hours ago
It’s been three months since we released *The Economics of Grid Defection *exploring when off-grid solar-plus-battery systems could reach economic parity with retail electric service. These systems could become competitive with retail electric service within the next decade for many commercial customers and for many residential customers in the decade thereafter. Since the release of our results, the industry has been abuzz with follow-on commentary considering the implications for utilities, consumers, and third-party service providers. Of course, favorable economics do not equat... more »

Psychedelic Intelligence – The C.I.A. and the Counterculture

Penny at Penny for your thoughts - 2 hours ago
Apologies readers the last couple of days have been very hectic. Time has not been on my side, sadly. So, I leave an interesting presentation from Jan Irvin at Gnostic Media. All the Laurel Canyon addicts will be pleased that Dave McGowan is a participant in this presentation! Jan did conduct two interviews with him regarding the Laurel Canyon scene as covered in his very awesome book- Weird Scenes Inside the Canyon [image: Weird Scenes Inside the Canyon] Yes, I got myself an very nicely autographed copy of the book- Thanks Dave! Then, another copy to read and share* Note to Peter:... more »

Subcomndante Marcos: 'Between Light and Shadow'

brendanorrell@gmail.com at CENSORED NEWS - 3 hours ago
BETWEEN LIGHT AND SHADOW In La Realidad [Reality], Planet Earth May 2014 By Subcomandante Marcos Excerpt: " ... Given the above, at 2:08 am on May 25, 2014, from the southeast combat front of the EZLN, I here declare that he who is known as Subcomandante Insurgente Marcos, self-proclaimed “subcomandante of unrustable steel,” ceases to exist. That is how it is. Through my voice the

Important Article: Do You Hate Us, The Jews?

Northerntruthseeker at Northerntruthseeker - 3 hours ago
A few weeks back, I came across an interesting article where it seems that the criminal "Anti-Defamation League" that is run by that troll, Abraham Foxman, ran an international "poll" where it asked the question to many people around the world if they "Hate Us. The Jews"?.... The results they got back was some 26% of respondents giving an answer of "Yes". The fraudulent ADL put their reports on this poll's findings into the international media claiming that some 26% of the world is "anti-semitic". I look at the results differently, where many people are finally waking up to th... more »

China focus May 28 , 2014 -- Chinese Currency Tumbles To 19-Month Lows As Bad Debts Hit 5 Year Highs ........ Economists discuss China's financial leverage

Fred Walton at Catharsis Ours - 3 hours ago
Chinese Currency Tumbles To 19-Month Lows As Bad Debts Hit 5 Year Highs [image: Tyler Durden's picture] Submitted by Tyler Durden on 05/27/2014 22:27 -0400 - China - Reserve Currency inShare1 As we discussed previously, delinquent loans in China are a problem... and a growing one. It seems that news is finally starting to filter to a mainstream audience as Bloomberg reports that China’s biggest banks are poised to report the highest proportion of bad debts since 2009 after late payments on loans surged to a five-year high, indicating borrowers are struggling amid an econ... more »

Ukraine Presidential Election May 25 , 2014 -- Live blog from Kiev Post ( as of time of this post , periodic updates to follow ) , articles from Itar Tass ( overview of Presidential Election ) and Russia Today ( note cyber hacking hits election voting forcing potential manual count ) .....

Catharsis Ours - 3 hours ago
Itar Tass....... Presidential elections in Ukraine World May 25, 16:23 UTC+4 According to the Central Election Committee, the highest voter participation is seen in the Kiev and Kirovohrad regions [image: Kiev] Kiev © ITAR-TASS/Zurab Dzhavakhadze [image: Kiev] Kiev © ITAR-TASS/Zurab Dzhavakhadze [image: Kiev] Kiev © ITAR-TASS/Zurab Dzhavakhadze [image: Kiev] Kiev © ITAR-TASS/Zurab Dzhavakhadze [image: Kiev] Kiev © EPA/FILIP SINGER [image: Kiev] Kiev © ITAR-TASS/Zurab Dzhavakhadze [image: Kiev] Kiev © EPA/ROBERT GHEMENT [image: Dnipropetrovsk] Dnipropetrovsk © ЕРА/FILIP SINGER... more »

John White’s Illegitimate 2013-to-2014 LEAP/iLEAP Comparisons

deutsch29 at @ THE CHALK FACE - 3 hours ago
Whenever Louisiana State Superintendent John White gets his hands on test scores, there will be problems. He withheld release of the 2014 Louisiana Educational Assessment Program (LEAP) and Integrated Louisiana Educational Assessment Program (iLEAP) scores on Friday, May 16, 2014, without explanation. Today, he defended his decision before district superintendents by telling that compared to previous […]

America Is Finished: THIS Is What Is WRONG With America - Kim Kardashina's Wedding (Yikes!), Kids React To Old Computers, And A Cat Plays Jenga!

Northerntruthseeker at Northerntruthseeker - 3 hours ago
I have indeed been playing "catch up" with what has really been happening around the world the last few days.... I see the horrendous situation is still going strong in Ukraine, the newest "reports" on "missing" Malaysian flight MH370 was just released, the continuing push for more wars by the criminals in the US government, and of course the horrific decline in our economies, etc, etc... It seems that things are constantly going from bad to worse everywhere I look! I came across the following very important and very truthful report from Michael Snyder, through the Investment Watch ... more »

Tax Those House-Builders! Or Not?

Peter Cresswell at Not PC - 4 hours ago
So on the one hand you have a politician and sundry numpties saying that the cure for affordable housing is a large and confiscatory Capital Gains Tax on developers. And on the other you have a Bill before Parliament admitting that taxation makes it difficult to supply cheap housing -- otherwise why would they have introduced a bill to exempt charities? Can someone please resolve this contradiction? [Hat tip Julian D.] Content is copyright PC.BlogSpot.Com © Please contact author for permission to republish: (organon at ihug.co.nz)

America Is Finished: The Collapse Of Consumer Spending In America - 2014 US Retail Downsizing And Store Closings Roundup!

Northerntruthseeker at Northerntruthseeker - 4 hours ago
I have again been busy with family and personal business (again) over the last few days... Only had time to fire off my weekly rant, and have had little time for surfing the net to keep up with what has been happening around our sick world.... Yes, there has been a lot of disturbing happenings everywhere, and again it seems I do have some catching up to do! I have been watching a very disturbing trend the last while here in Canada...Business at the local shopping mall is definitely down, with fewer people walking in the mall and actually shopping in the stores.... Everywhere, busine... more »

Exercise of right to silence on arrest cannot be led against credibility of accused

James C Morton at Morton's Musings - 4 hours ago
R. v. Duong, 2014 ONCA 375: [54] I agree. It was open to the trial judge to reject the appellant's explanation given at trial because it was not believable and to use that finding in assessing his credibility. However, here the trial judge used the appellant's silence when he was first arrested as one basis for finding him incredible and ultimately rejecting his testimony. This, he was not entitled to do. [55] The appellant had a constitutional right to remain silent. The use of his silence at the time of his arrest as a basis upon which to reject his trial testimony... more »

Sykes to Co-Lead the Menage of Convenience [update 2]

Peter Cresswell at Not PC - 5 hours ago
Despite the tangled menage with the Mana Party in a bid to leverage the electoral system in their favour, I had imagined Kim DotCon’s Internet Party were nonetheless serious in the policies they claimed to stand for – most notably being against the rise of the Surveillance State. [image: Annette+Sykes+Hone+Harawira+Launches+New+Political+cQUS_vP0rjcl] With the apparent naming of the Internet Party leader, if true, it would seem I was mistaken. The leader is apparently Tame Iti’s lawyer and long-time Maori activist Annette Sykes, until today the Mana Party President. Yes, really.... more »

TELL-LIE-VISION

Oberon at GlobaLove Think Tank - 5 hours ago

Being Brave Means.........by Neil Coraline

Stranger in a Strange Land at Stranger in a Strange Land - 5 hours ago
[image: Foto]Source: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Living-with-Common-Sense/154468647938561

An Alternative To A Coal Is King Mentality In Kentucky?

DownWithTyranny at DownWithTyranny! - 5 hours ago
There's a debate raging among progressives about Bernie Sanders running for president. [Blue America is encouraging him to run.] Most progressives-- or at least the ones I talk to-- think he should run. Some want him to run, as he has for his entire career, as an Independent. He would be on the ballot as an alternative to the two corporate shills the Republicans and the Democrats put up. Others want him to run in the primary as a Democrat-- something he has never done in his entire life-- so that he could debate Hillary Clinton on the issues she would rather not discuss, like econo... more »

Israel moving to being the first cashless society ? Governments believe cash is bad as they can't watch every transaction and exercise control over the sheeple with cash funding transactions ( might political dissidents see their electronic money just disappear one day ? ) Control a nation money completely and you can control the society completely - if Israel and those nations that will rapidly adopt the same control mechanism of banning cash go this route , you will be under the massive thumb of the State for good and completely subject to the whim of the Elites that control governments !

Fred Walton at Catharsis Ours - 5 hours ago
Government Plan Would Transform Israel Into The World’s First Cashless Society By Michael Snyder, on May 26th, 2014 [image: Israeli Coins]Will Israel be the first cashless society on the entire planet? A committee chaired by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s chief of staff has come up with a three phase plan to “all but do away with cash transactions in Israel”. Individuals and businesses would still be permitted to conduct cash transactions in small amounts (at least initially), but the eventual goal is to force Israeli citizens to conduct as much business as po... more »

"Prices Continue To Rise Between 3% And 33%"

Peter Cresswell at Not PC - 5 hours ago
As every wage-earner knows, wages struggle to keep up with monetary inflation. As every wage-earner *should* know, the number-one source of monetary inflation is the monetary authorities. And as wage-earners might know, the world’s chief monetary authority, for the time being at least, is the US Federal Reserve, aka, The Fed, who have the power to create and export inflation, but claim that, whatever pain wage-earners might be feeling – and even after injecting hundreds of billions in “liquidity” -- they haven’t been either producing or exporting inflation. The folks at the Fe... more »

The Bored One China Framework

Michael Turton at The View from Taiwan - 5 hours ago
*Drawing a line in the sand.* A bunch of more or less KMTers offered a "Broad One China Framework" this week which the media presented as if it were a major policy proposal rather than a KMT-inspired distraction. The Taipei Times bought into the "bipartisan" propaganda media narrative. I guess I shouldn't be surprised... (Taipei Times): Seven politicians and academics, headed by former Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) chairman Shih Ming-te (施明德), yesterday unveiled the “five principles” of a proposal, named the “broad one-China framework” (大一中原則), that they say could resolve t... more »

Tony Abbott - Trust Me

Zoe Brain at A.E.Brain - 6 hours ago
It's not just the fact that the budget is deliberately and maliciously targeted at the poor. It's the completely blatant lies, no attempt to cover them up, and no end to them, they keep on coming.

A Family Re-united and a Stereotype Smashed.

Way Way Up at Fort McMurray Adventures - 6 hours ago
Let's be honest. Teenagers probably have to be the most stereotyped group out there. They're lazy. They're ignorant. They bitch and complain. They vandalize. They think they know everything. I spent the better part of a decade working with young people in various roles so I think I've heard and seen a lot. I won't say everything because there are always surprises. How many times have you passed a group of teens on the street and just thought "ya, up to no good."? I'll raise my hand. I admit I've done that myself. Which is why I found the story of a group of Quebec teens w... more »

Global Elites panicking ? May 27, 2017 ( Two days before the start of the confab ) As they get ready for Bilderberg 2014 , what moves lie ahead ? BILDERBERG AGENDA REVEALED: ELITE DESPERATE TO RESCUE UNIPOLAR WORLD Anti-EU revolution, Ukraine crisis threaten to derail global government ......... List of attendees - look and see whom you know that will be in attendance !

Fred Walton at Catharsis Ours - 6 hours ago
How desperate might the Elites be ? BILDERBERG AGENDA REVEALED: ELITE DESPERATE TO RESCUE UNIPOLAR WORLDAnti-EU revolution, Ukraine crisis threaten to derail global government [image: Bilderberg Agenda Revealed: Elite Desperate to Rescue Unipolar World] *by* PAUL JOSEPH WATSON | MAY 27, 2014 [image: Share on Facebook]627[image: Tweet about this on Twitter]84[image: Share on Google+]0 ------------------------------ The 2014 Bilderberg meeting in Copenhagen, Denmark is taking place amidst a climate of panic for many of the 120 globalists set to attend the secretive confab, with Russi... more »

Pigs Do Fly

Peter Cresswell at Not PC - 6 hours ago
Here is a picture of the world’s first flying pig, in 1909. [image: Tags: first-flying-pig John-Theodore-Cuthbert-Moore-Brabazon pig baskett plane] Pic of John Moore-Brabazon, from the Gloucester Transport History site. Here’s the most recent. Pic by www.sunlive.co.nz Content is copyright PC.BlogSpot.Com © Please contact author for permission to republish: (organon at ihug.co.nz)

gangster for capitalism

Oberon at GlobaLove Think Tank - 6 hours ago
Smedley Darlington Butler (July 30, 1881 – June 21, 1940) was a Major General in the U.S. Marine Corps (the highest rank authorized at that time), an outspoken critic of U.S. military adventurism, and at the time of his death the most decorated Marine in U.S. history. During his 34-year career as a Marine, he participated in military actions in the Philippines, China, in Central America and the Caribbean during the Banana Wars, and France in World War I. By the end of his career, he had received 16 medals, five for heroism. He is one of 19 men to twice receive the Medal of Honor, ... more »

War watch May 27 , 2014 - ​US sends assault ship with 1,000 Marines near Libya amid growing instability , Terrorist groups threaten Libya: EU special envoy ...... The ongoing turmoil in Libya which took a turn for the worse with the current Coup attempt , continues unabated - RPG attack on Ahmed Maetig’s home , Libyan diplomat held in Derna released ............ Afghanistan Update -- President Barack Obama announces on Tuesday that the United States plans to keep just under 10,000 troops in Afghanistan after this year, if the Afghan government signs a security agreement. A senior administration official said that number would be cut by roughly half by the end of 2015, and the military would then transition to a smaller force built around embassy security operations at the end of the following year.There currently are 32,000 American forces in Afghanistan, where the United States has fought its longest war.

Fred Walton at Catharsis Ours - 6 hours ago
Libya...... ​US sends assault ship with 1,000 Marines near Libya amid growing instability Published time: May 27, 2014 21:59 Get short URL [image: USS Bataan (AFP Photo / Justin Webster)] USS Bataan (AFP Photo / Justin Webster) Share on tumblr Trends Libyan conflict Tags Clashes, Conflict, Gaddafi, Libya,Military, Security, Terrorism, Vessels, Violence The US is sending 1,000 Marines in an amphibious assault ship to Libya's coast as a “precautionary” move should the US embassy require evacuation, a US defense official said. Adding to tensions, gunmen attacked the home of Libya's ne... more »

Harder Than Drowning in the Bath

Peter Cresswell at Not PC - 6 hours ago
The TAB has earned great coverage from their gimmick promoting the Soccer World Cup, offering a prize of $5 million if you can correctly predict all 64 World Cup games. This is going several results better than the German octopus from the last Cup, and on the face of it looks “gettable,” says the *Royal New Zealand Herald*. “It’s gettable, but it’s hard – that’s why it’s five million dollars.” The experts at *Crowd Goes Wild* reckon you and I might have a shot, but. “An expert is less likely to win it than someone who just has a shot at it.” “It’s only 64 games and, as I say, t... more »

THE CHOMSKY FILE

Bruce K. Gagnon at Organizing Notes - 7 hours ago
BBC Interview with MIT Professor Noam Chomsky from 2003.

And The Winner Is?

Steve Saideman at Duck of Minerva - 7 hours ago
Obviously, too soon to tell. But with the new Obama announcement setting an enddate-ish, my nominee might just be: Pakistan. Pakistan got to have heaps of aid despite spending the entire time subverting American/NATO efforts in Afghanistan. Much American, Canadian, British, Danish, French, Germany, Dutch, Aussie (and others) blood is on Pakistan’s hands. Who else? Continue reading

New US Puppet in Kiev: Chocolate King Escalates Violence

Donn Marten at Carrying a Flag - 7 hours ago
The much hyped elections in Ukraine (at least the US-EU-NATO backed part of the country) took place on Sunday and have enthroned another greedy oligarch in Petro Poroshenko aka “The Chocolate King”. Despite much of the besieged country, under attack by the global finance mafia, rapacious corporations - like gas company Burisma Holdings which in one of those cozy crony capitalist mob deals just hired VP Joe Biden's son R.Hunter Biden to divvy up the spoils - and savage neo-Nazis that serve as the muscle for the coup regime of Arseniy Yatsenuyk or as he is affectionately referred to b... more »

Iraq's Political System Is Fragmenting (And Its Geopolitical Implications)

Saman Mohammadi at The Excavator - 8 hours ago
There are allegations that the recent parliamentary elections in Iraq, *in which 58 percent of the country's population participated*, were rigged. Salah Nasrawi *wrote in the Egyptian paper Ahram Online* on Thursday, May 22: *The main bone of contention has been the al-Maliki government’s direct or procedural interference in the elections. Reported irregularities include the unfair use of state resources and bribery to induce voters.* A video widely circulated on social networks showed a member al-Maliki's State of Law Alliance inducing voters in a southern province to vote for h... more »

ECONOMICS FOR REAL PEOPLE: The Finance Professional–Villain, or Saint?

Peter Cresswell at Not PC - 8 hours ago
[image: image] Here’s a controversial topic for this week’s session at the Auckland Uni Economics Group: There is probably no more demonised profession today than that of the finance professional. Hedge funds, private equity firms, and greedy Wall Street speculators, all singled out as real villains, the culprits that cause economic misery for millions of people. But is this criticism fair, or even accurate? In this week’s seminar Julian will address this question, by examining whether it is right to vilify the discipline of finance (finance being a subset of economics).... more »

Private schools, the strike/lockout and inequality

paul at Paying attention - 8 hours ago
Not all parents are worried about school closures in the current teachers’ dipute. Christy Clark and thousands of others have opted out of the public school system and pay large fees for children to go to private schools. They are not affected by the strike/lockout. But they’re still a factor. About 76,000 children are enrolled in private schools, about 12 per cent of all students. Their parents tend to be affluent, educated, and highly concerned about their children’s education. If their sons and daughters were being kept from school, they would be cranky. And they have much greater... more »

May 22: predicting the future

Graeme Decarie at The Moncton Times@Transcript - Good and Bad - 8 hours ago
Nobody, except the editors of Irving papers, can predict the future with certainty. But there are times when you can be pretty sure. . So let's take a try at the future based on today's sacred script by Norbert Cunningham. New Brunswick is deeply, dangerously, in debt. Just as Norbert says, cuts will be made to social services, education - and there will be rises to taxation. We shall have to adjust, says Norbert, to at least 20 years of "reduced expectations". It's cute when it's put that way. I mean, "reduced expectations" makes it sound as if we've been pampered all these years... more »

Goings-on in the People's Islamic Republic of Tower Hamlets

Craig at Is the BBC biased? - 9 hours ago
I see that the perfectly proper goings-on in the People's Islamic Republic of Tower Hamlets, where Sheikh Luftur Rahman (the district's founding father) won re-election with 99.2% of the vote, have finally caught the attention of the state broadcaster of the former colonial power (Great Britain). BBC Radio 4's *Today *reported the story this morning. It featured two British Labour activists and one British Conservative activist alleging voter intimidation outside polling stations and illegalities within polling stations (h/t Zoe Conway of the BBC). *PM* continued the story this... more »

Has Politifact Hired A Full Time Trey Gowdy Specialist Yet?

DownWithTyranny at DownWithTyranny! - 9 hours ago
The first time I heard that the worst elements inside the Republican Party had forced Boehner's hand and gotten him to establish a Select Committee on Benghazi, I said to myself, "Self, Pelosi's a smart woman and a savvy leader. No way will she ever legitimize this obvious partisan witch hunt by appointing any Democrats to the committee." Then I thought that she could one up them by just appointing *one* Democrat, a very special one: Alan Grayson, the brilliant, strategic and immensely talented litigator that conservatives most fear. Unfortunately, the conservatives who fear Grayso... more »

"How It Really Is"

noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 9 hours ago

“The Commencement Address Nobody Wants to Hear”

noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 9 hours ago
*“The Commencement Address Nobody Wants to Hear” * by Bill Bonner “Yesterday was Memorial Day in the US. We used this quiet interlude to continue the commencement address nobody wants to hear. You are heirs to a great society, a great economy, a great government... and more snaky illusions than you can shake a stick at. Memorial Day gave us an opportunity to salute the fallen. Without a moment's hesitation or thought (which is the only way to do it) those who protect us rush to the barricades or recruiting offices. Germans, French, Vietnamese... Protestant, Catholic and Muslim.... more »

WHY NO AUDIT AT THE PENTAGON?

Bruce K. Gagnon at Organizing Notes - 9 hours ago
There are fresh calls in Washington for the Pentagon to come clean about how it has been spending trillions of taxpayer dollars. The Department of Defense has not audited a single budget in more than 20 years, despite demands from Congress. Let some meager misappropriation happen in a social program anywhere in the US and the media and Congress go into a rip-snort and demand an immediate audit and even defunding of the agency. But the saintly military industrial complex, by handing over large sums of campaign cash to politicians (money which largely comes from the taxpayer), is ... more »

Central Office Administrator Admits: "it is almost impossible to get a charter school like KIPP closed"

Jim Horn at Schools Matter - 10 hours ago
Posted at Memphis Schools Matter: Since I was recently denied visitation to any of the KIPP schools in Memphis, I have considered a number of strategies that may help get me access. Today I talked with a very nice individual at Central Offices of Shelby County Schools (SCS). I explained that I had been denied the opportunity to visit any of the KIPP campuses for observation purposes and that no reason was given for that denial. The person I talked with told me that KIPP has its own board and makes its own rules and that SCS has no control over charter schools unless there is a te... more »

The Last Gasp

gail zawacki at Wit's End - 10 hours ago
*Hope in the Prison of Despair* ~ Evelyn de Morgan Sooo...is there any hope? No! I'm afraid not...not if we are referring to a thriving, vibrant web of life. The ecosystem is at it's last gasp, and fading fast. Trees are barely leafing out this spring, struggling more than ever before. The leaves of some - especially black walnut and sycamore - appear to be in suspended animation, paralyzed and only partially unfurled, while many others have branches protruding from their canopy that remain completely barren. Still others, in swathes, are standing dead - snags, as they are k... more »

Untitled

New Orleans Ladder at New Orleans Ladder - 11 hours ago
*Coastal erosion lawsuit is about protecting people and property in Louisiana ~G. Paul Kemp*~Editilla Consuellas~ Please register your opposition to this dangerous legislation with the *House Natural Resources and Environment Committee* *Bald Eagles in New Orleans ~NOLAFemmes* *The Bright Side Of An Economic Disaster: Jeanne Nathan Reflects On The 1984 World's Fair ~WWNO* *Nation pours millions into City Park recovery from Hurricane Katrina ~WWLTV* *Crowds enjoy Memorial Day along newly enhanced N.O. lakefront despite trash, lack of trash cans ~Scott Satchfield, WVUE*

"Curious..."

noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 12 hours ago
"Curious how often you humans manage to obtain that which you do not want." - Mr. Spock

Panic in Gunland, Part Two

jurassicpork at Welcome Back to Pottersville - 12 hours ago
(It's hard to add on to Joe the Plumber's open letter to the parents of the UCSB shooting and stabbing victims that wasn't already addressed by TBogg at Raw Story. But never let it be said that ole JP didn't give it the college try.) Dear Joe, Samuel, peckerhead or whatever name you're going by: Perhaps it's best if libertarian sociopaths such as you didn't attempt or feign empathy especially since a baseline of honest sympathy seems to be beyond your grasp. Because a right wing nut job attempting to forge a human connection is as doomed to failure as a fat dog walking on... more »

Why the BBC Loves UKIP

Phil at All That Is Solid ... - 12 hours ago
All that was missing from the BBC's coverage of the local and European election results was Nick Robinson giving Nigel Farage a wet, sloppy congratulations kiss. Seldom have the BBC elections team been more starstruck, more craven in its uncritical promotion of a political party. Is it yet another instantiation of a putative BBC bias? Maybe. Sure, there is an overall tendency to go soft on the government of the day. Since 2003's "dodgy dossier" and the fall out of the Gilligan/Kelly affair, the BBC have self-interestedly tiptoed around those who have the power to scrap or change it... more »

“So You Want To Go To College, Eh? (To Our Young People)”

noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 12 hours ago
*“So You Want To Go To College, Eh? (To Our Young People)”* by Karl Denninger “Look folks, I know, you've applied and been accepted. You're ecstatic at going off to school in late August or early September. Before you do it, think long and hard about it. The Bureau of Labor Statistics issues 10-year projections of job growth by occupation, including estimates of the “typical education needed for entry.” The most recent projections cover 2012 to 2022. During that period, there will be an estimated net increase of 15,628,000 jobs, but only about 27 percent of them (4,230,500) will r... more »

Argentina: Possible CE-3 - New Humanoid Presence in the Necochea

Inexplicata (IHU) at Inexplicata-The Journal of Hispanic Ufology - 13 hours ago
*Source: Planeta UFODate: 05.24.2014* *Argentina: Possible CE-3 - New Humanoid Presence in Necochea* *By Guillermo Giménez* Investigation is underway. Witnesses speak of the strange presence of a humanoid-type being in the beaches of Necochea on 20 May 2014 (date to be confirmed) at 23:00 hours (approx.). It seemed to float, was very large as its strides were quite long. It was seen from an apartment in the coastal area at the beach resort itself. It moved along the beach, near the water, before vanishing abruptly. Before this, it appeared to fade away, as parts of its body would... more »

Argentina: Pinpoint of Light Over Tucumán

Inexplicata (IHU) at Inexplicata-The Journal of Hispanic Ufology - 13 hours ago
A mysterious dot of light - manmade, natural or alien, take your pick - was photographed by *Javier Lopez Posse* on May 24, 2014 in daylight on a cloudy fall day in the Southern Hemisphere. Our thanks to contributing editor *Guillermo Giménez* for providing us with these photos. Inexplicata Podcasts covering items from UFO / paranormal history in Spain, Latin America and the Caribbean

My Top Newborn Must Haves

Debra Hawkins at Housewife Eclectic - 13 hours ago
This is a sponsored conversation written by me on behalf of Boppy Newborn Lounger . The opinions and text are all mine. Comments submitted may be displayed on other websites owned by the sponsoring brand. We were well out of the baby stage in our house when I found out I was pregnant with our second child. I hadn't changed a diaper in years and night time feedings were a distant memory. I wasn't that worried about it, surely a having a newborn is like riding a bicycle, right? Not as much as I thought it would be. We have had to ease ourselves back into the newborn phase and everythi... more »

Next Batch Of Key Primaries-- A Week From Today

DownWithTyranny at DownWithTyranny! - 13 hours ago
L.A.'s dirtiest politician, Wendy Greuel, learned her political skills while she was still openly admitting she was a Republican. Vicious, negative campaigning is all she's ever known A week from today there are important primaries in Iowa-- where progressive champion Pat Murphy is leading comfortably in his crowded House race-- in New Jersey and in California (as well as in some other states without significant Democratic contests). Here is California-- the land of the idiotic jungle primary-- there are 3 crucial races. Will enough Democrats turn out in CA-25 so that Democrat Lee Ro... more »

The Realist Report - Dave Gahary

John Friend at John Friend's Blog - 14 hours ago
On this edition of *The Realist Report*, we'll be joined by Dave Gahary, web editor for *AmericanFreePress.net*. Dave and I discussed a number of different topics. You can download the mp3 for this program *here*, or visit the *AFP Radio Network* on BlogTalkRadio to subscribe via iTunes and view past programs.

Reasonableness of verdict

James C Morton at Morton's Musings - 14 hours ago
R v Jacobs, 2014 ABCA 172: [14] A reviewing court considering the reasonableness of a trial judge's verdict must determine whether a properly instructed trier of fact could have, on the whole of the evidence, reached the same verdict: *R v Yebes*, 1987 CanLII 17 (SCC), [1987] 2 SCR 168 at paras 23-25, *R v Biniaris*, 2000 SCC 15 (CanLII), 2000 SCC 15 at para 36, 2000 SCC 15 (CanLII), [2000] 1 SCR 381; *R v Martel*, 2011 ABCA 114 (CanLII), 2011 ABCA 114 at para 16, 502 AR 200; *R v Saddleback*,2013 ABCA 250 (CanLII), 2013 ABCA 250 at para 13, 556 AR 17. This authorizes a lim... more »

Mike's Story Part 33 Alone

Jenna Orkin at From the Wilderness' Peak Oil Blog - 14 hours ago
*By **Jenna** Orkin* * December 28 2006* * Last night we talked about what sort of animals we'd have in Portland.* * "How do you feel about chickens?" Mike asked.* * I feel positively enough towards chickens.* * "But no roosters," he continued.* * "What'll we do for eggs? Borrow the rooster down the street?"* * "You don't need roosters for eggs."* * "What are you talking about? There was a komodo dragon that gave birth parthenogenically this week but it made the paper and she wasn't a chicken." * * "Oh. I heard you didn't need roosters. Well, we'll kee... more »

Weingarten and Van Roekel Represent the Antithesis of Social Justice Unionism

Jim Horn at Schools Matter - 14 hours ago
Bob Peterson has in interesting piece at Common Dreams on the need to move teachers' unions toward social justice principles and practices. I could not agree more. However, near the bottom of the piece, Peterson offers this fabrication, or thought disorder, claiming that Weingarten and Van Roekel represent and promote social justice: Support for these types of move towards social justice unionism appears to be coming from the highest levels at both the NEA and AFT. At the 2012 NEA Representative Assembly NEA Executive Director John Stocks called on members to become “social justic... more »

MY STOMACH CHURNS

Bruce K. Gagnon at Organizing Notes - 14 hours ago
My stomach churns as I watch the arrogant master crack his whip Once a slave owner its hard to give up the throne The greed and hunger for dominance is a sickness that seeps through the core of the nation Its ugly to watch but living inside the beast can at times be more than any human should have to withstand Some warn us to quiet down they fear being associated with those who try to speak the truth as best they can Truth though is not popular in the corridors of power lined with wood paneling and elegant chairs where only the best drink is taken

British ColumbiaIs Losing The LNG Horserace, or is that British Columbia Lost The LNG Horserace

Grant G at The Straight Goods - 14 hours ago
*Japan is now receiving LNG from Papua New Gunea....First Shipments just left for Japan* *[image: Shareholding in the PNG LNG Project. * The Independent State of PNG also owns 10% of Oil Search Limited.]* *Papua New Guinea becomes 20th LNG exporter as shipment leaves for Japan * *Papua New Guinea, the small nation in Oceania, has become the world's 20th LNG exporter after an ExxonMobil Corp.-operated facility constructed near the capital Port Moresby shipped its first cargo* *Six years in the making, the PNG LNG project is expected to boost Papua New Guinea’s... more »

YouTube has noticed some of my specific interests and accordingly sends me suggestions such as these ...both of which turn out to be of great personal interest. Hope they grab you too!

David L Griscom at Cherchez la Verite - 15 hours ago
------------------------------ *Why Uruguay's President is the Most Bad-Ass Leader in the World | Heroes and Villains * breakingtheset *Russia/China Energy Deal, Russia Builds Nuke Plants in Iran and Vets Die Waiting for Medical Care* Greg Hunter Cherchez la Verite

A Lovely Review of David Greene’s Néw Book

David Greene at @ THE CHALK FACE - 15 hours ago
A Lovely Review of David Greene’s Néw Book.Filed under: SHAUN JOHNSON, PHD: Musings from the Chalk Face

Energy Econ 21: Joint Statement on EPIRA Implementation

Nonoy Oplas at Government and Taxes - 15 hours ago
I just received from a friend, a Joint Statement made today on how to improve EPIRA implementation. Many of these points are practical, some are technical. I fully agree with the statement, "EPIRA is not the problem, failure to implement it properly is." The call by many populist and left-leaning groups to "junk" or "amend towards greater government role" EPIRA is wrong. ------ Amending or making changes in the Electric Power Industry Reform Act (EPIRA) or the Republic Act No. 9136 will not solve the problems because EPIRA is not the problem, failure to implement it properly is. I... more »

The Pope, Palestine, and 'Price Tag' Profanity

Nima Shirazi at Wide Asleep in America - 16 hours ago
Hate message reading, "Price tag, King David is for the Jews, Jesus is garbage" spray-painted on a Jerusalem church, May 9, 2014. (Photo credit: AFP) Jodi Rudoren and Isabel Kershner had a longish piece about the Pope’s upcoming visit to Palestine (via Jordan) and then day trip in Israel: “Seeking Balance on Mideast Visit, Pope Pleases Few.” The piece tries to establish that, with his

A Look At Iraq’s 2014 Election, Interview With Reidar Visser

Joel Wing at MUSINGS ON IRAQ - 16 hours ago
In April 2014 Iraq held its latest parliamentary elections. The vote was all about Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki. His State of Law walked away with by far the most seats, 95 in total, while his rivals only got around 20-30 seats each. In the months that follow Maliki and his supporters and detractors will hold a series of protracted negotiations to form a new Iraqi government. To help explain the results and the possible outcomes of the balloting is Reidar Visser, a noted Iraq historian. He runs two blogs Iraq and Gulf Analysis and historiae.org, and has written and co-authored th... more »

STIRRING WORDS

Bruce K. Gagnon at Organizing Notes - 16 hours ago
*The Option of Saying No* General, your tank is a powerful vehicle It smashes down forests and crushes a hundred men. But it has one defect: It needs a driver. General, your bomber is powerful. It flies faster than a storm and carries more than an elephant. But it has one defect: It needs a mechanic. General, man is very useful. But he has one defect: He can say, “No!" - Bertolt Brecht “The worst illiterate is the political illiterate, he doesn’t hear, doesn’t speak, nor participates in the political events. He doesn’t know the cost of life, the price of the bean, of the fish, of t... more »

AVOIDING THE GAPS: Porter picks and chooses!

bob somerby at the daily howler - 16 hours ago
*TUESDAY, MAY 27, 2014* *Part 1—Some of the gaps disappear:* In last week’s Economic Scene column, the New York Times’ Eduardo Porter avoided some of the gaps. We refer to the “achievement gaps” which help define the state of America’s public schools. At a glance, you might not see that Porter was avoiding some of those gaps. As he started his column, Porter stressed a familiar old theme—the alleged failure of American schools as compared to those in the rest of the developed world. Then, he cited one of our highly significant gaps—“the persistent gulf in the test results between ... more »

Why we have political parties and what that means

James C Morton at Morton's Musings - 17 hours ago
Parliamentary democracy works on the basis that voters choose the type of government they want through proxies. Specifically, a conservative voter might like Stephen Harper as Prime Minister but that voter cannot (unless they live in Mr Harper's riding) vote for him - the voter has to vote for someone else who supports Mr Harper. Similarly someone who likes Mr Harper's policies on, say, crime cannot vote directly on the issue but must vote for a member of Mr. Harper's party in the expectation that member will vote accordingly. That means, of course, that some of the freedom an ind... more »

Late breakfast

James C Morton at Morton's Musings - 17 hours ago

How Does Civil Society Influence the State

thwap at thwap's schoolyard - 17 hours ago
Right. So, bourgeois democracy is a crock of shit. It's a fool's errand that only the dull and the deluded participate in. What's more important than the state is civil society. The collective will of the people. The power of groups outside of the state apparatus. What is this power that we speak of? On its side, the state has the police, the surveillance, the courts, the prisons. The money supply. On our side, we don't have the law. Many profound thinkers have schooled me to the fact that the rule of law is a *complete* sham in this country. We have no rights. If our rights become ... more »

The Jimi Hendrix Contest Ends Today-- NSA Domestic Spying Doesn't

DownWithTyranny at DownWithTyranny! - 17 hours ago
As you may have read, Blue America extended the Alan Grayson/Jimi Hendrix fundraiser because of the Memorial Day weekend. We'll randomly pick a winner at 3pm (ET)/noon (PT). So you still have a chance to win the very rare and vert collectible Jimi Hendrix platinum album for his first release, *Are You Experienced?* But even if you're not a Hendrix fan-- even if you're a country music fan or a show tunes fan or an opera fan who never heard a single Hendrix lick-- please consider helping Grayson win his reelection bid. There aren't many Members of either party working to protect us... more »

SOMALI PIRATES?

Bruce K. Gagnon at Organizing Notes - 17 hours ago
Ukraine's president-elect, billionaire Petro Poroshenko, has promised to use full force until all separatists have been destroyed. He has now vowed to strengthen the military crackdown, making it faster and more efficient. Poroshenko is calling the people in eastern Ukraine "Somali pirates", Political scientist Mateusz Piskorski from the European Center of Geopolitical Analysis joins RT to discuss this issue.

Police State Updates May 24 , 2014 ( Think about this as we honor our courageous soldiers - dead and wounded , over Memorial Day ) - Obama finds fault with design of Congress by Founding Fathers ?? Oddly , a tech company has an App for that ( TECH STARTUP WANTS TO REPLACE CONGRESS WITH SOFTWARE Software system would decide on legislation through "on-line vote" by constituency ) ......... In a Police State , everyone is a suspect and believed to be guilty of something - CITIZEN JOURNALIST VISITED BY JOINT TERRORISM TASK FORCE FOR FILMING POLICE BUILDING Journalist with degree in criminal justice asked if a member of "Sovereign Citizen Nation" ( thought crimes for sure ) ....... TECH COMPANIES: FBI ‘GAG ORDERS’ VIOLATE CONSTITUTION Four tech companies claim that the FBI is ignoring their First Amendment rights by barring them from revealing what types of information they turn over to the government. ........ Surveillance Updates - DHS and Fusion Centers in focus....

Catharsis Ours - 18 hours ago
Info Wars..... OBAMA BLAMES FOUNDING FATHERS’ ‘STRUCTURAL’ DESIGN OF CONGRESS FOR GRIDLOCK [image: Obama blames Founding Fathers’ ‘structural’ design of Congress for gridlock] *by* DAVE BOYER | THE WASHINGTON TIMES | MAY 24, 2014 [image: Share on Facebook]627[image: Tweet about this on Twitter]28[image: Share on Google+]0 ------------------------------ President Obama is taking a swipe at the Founding Fathers, blaming his inability to move his agenda on the “disadvantage” of having each state represented equally in the Senate. At a Democratic fundraiser in Chicago Thursday night, Mr.... more »

Ukraine updates May 27 , 2014 -- Two days after the Presidential Election , Kiev military actions against South Eastern Ukraine continue with substantial loss of life ( perhaps 100 deaths between self - defense fighters and civilians just in Donetsk Region ) ..... Donbass coalminers to strike until Kiev withdraws troops from region ......

Fred Walton at Catharsis Ours - 18 hours ago
http://rt.com/news/161592-donetsk-truck-grenade-killed/ More than 50 self-defense fighters and as many civilians have been killed since Ukrainian troops stepped up their offensive in the region on Monday, according to the PM of the self-proclaimed Donetsk People’s Republic, Aleksandr Boroday. Follow RT's LIVE UPDATES on Eastern Ukraine *“We’ve lost more than 50 self-defense fighters,”* Boroday said, as cited by RIA Novosti. *“Many of the casualties are a result of two Kamaz trucks having been shelled by the Ukrainian army. The trucks were driving the wounded from the battlefield near... more »

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jonjayray at EDUCATION WATCH INTERNATIONAL - 18 hours ago
*School Hands 13-Year-Old Over to Cops for a Doodle of a Man Hanging* Another child victim of zero tolerance policies by schools around the country. The law of contagion led to a freak out over a 13-year-old boy's doodle at a school in Beaverton, Oregon. Via Courthouse News Service: [Robert] Keller, suing for himself and his son, B.R.K., claims that on May 2, 2013, his 13-year-old son "was interviewed at his school, Raleigh Hills, K-8, by officers of the Beaverton Police Department regarding an alleged threat of harm based on a doodle [showing a person being hanged ] that was d... more »

Why doesn't Taiwan have more rage killings?

Michael Turton at The View from Taiwan - 18 hours ago
*The Memorial City House of God, next to the train station in Houlong, which apparently was a hospital once.* Metro killer: 19 arrested for threatening copycat attacks...*sigh* Many people complaining that the present of police on the Metro, some with assault weapons, is not making them feel safer. One man's action has cast a long shadow over one of the world's best, safest metro systems, and now everyone must suffer. After deploring the leap to blame various things, Daniel Lin at Thinking Taiwan observes: Mass random killings are a form an extreme violence. *Although we have yet ... more »

Because on the BBC some 'holy sites' are holier than others

Not a sheep at Not a sheep - 18 hours ago
The BBC's report on the Pope's visit to Jerusalem is fascinating for what it reveals about the BBC different attitudes to Jewish and Muslim 'holy sites'. The BBC article has these two lines near the top of it: At the al-Aqsa mosque compound, the Pope urged people of all religions to "work together for justice and peace". He then prayed at the Western Wall, which lies just beneath it, bowing his head as he touched the stones. Note how the BBC carefully crowbar the word into the Al-Aqsa line but leave any mention of peace out of the Western Wall line, subtle but effective? Note how ... more »

Hilarion's Weekly Message - May 25-June 1, 2014

Obi-Wan Kabuki at AMERICAN KABUKI - 18 hours ago
http://www.therainbowscribe.com/hilarion2014.htm Hilarion's Weekly Message by Marlene Swetlishoff May 25-June 1, 2014 Beloved Ones, As the energy continues to come in waves, so too, do the symptoms your bodies are experiencing. Just when you thought that you were over the worst of them, another round is started. Take heart, Dear Ones, and know that it brings lightness of heart and being as the ancient memories in your cells are brought to the surface to be addressed and released. All that is of sorrow and sadness is being eliminated and in its place comes more refined light. A... more »

What’s Really Wrong with Advanced Placement Courses and College Board?

plthomasedd at @ THE CHALK FACE - 18 hours ago
What’s Really Wrong with Advanced Placement Courses and College Board?. via What’s Really Wrong with Advanced Placement Courses and College Board?.Filed under: PAUL THOMAS: Becoming Radical

Constructor theory: Deutsch and Marletto are just vacuously bullšiting

Luboš Motl at The Reference Frame - 18 hours ago
I can't stand pompous fools, people who are completely dumb but who like to pretend how wonderfully smart they are. So it is not hard for you to guess that I was rather upset when I was forced to read a new preprint by David Deutsch and Chiara Marletto and the associated hype in Scientific American: Constructor Theory of Information (arXiv) ------------------------------ A New “Theory of Everything”: Reality Emerges from Cosmic Copyright Law(SciAm) If you happen to forget similar factoids, Deutsch is one of the philosophical babblers who likes to say ludicrous things about the allege... more »

Financial Neutron Bomb Against Russia Latest US Lunacy

Donn Marten at Carrying a Flag - 19 hours ago
The stupid rush to a war of some sort against Russia never stops with the latest bit of exceptional arrogance directed at taking down Russia's leader Vladimir Putin being the most dangerous one yet. In a horrifying recent article written by Ambrose Evans-Pritchard at The Telegraph a new kind of weapon of mass destruction, one designed to bring down the Russian financial system not only exists but is being given serious consideration by our idiotic and short-sighted US cadre of political and bureaucratic lunatics running the big red, white and blue asylum. The article describes a se... more »

No Peace, Not Even For The Dead: Israhell Goes One Step Too Far In Bedouin Village

Saman Mohammadi at The Excavator - 21 hours ago
Israhell does not even recognize basic ancient customs and human laws. It's not enough to kill your enemy, you must uproot him from his grave as well? That's the worst form of terrorism. An excerpt from, *"Israel to ‘evict the dead’ in Bedouin village demolished over 60 times"* by RT, May 26, 2014: Israel is trying out a new sort of “flexible evictions” in its quest to root out the “illegal” Bedouin village of Al-Araqib, demolished 63 times to date. Now even those buried in the village cemetery are reportedly receiving eviction orders. The Arab Bedouin village, located in the ar... more »

Labour's Chuka Umunna knows the 'UKIP vote not about Europe'

Not a sheep at Not a sheep - 21 hours ago
Labour's would be Barack Obama doesn't have to listen to the public who voted for UKIP, he knows that the "UKIP vote wasn't about Europe". These arrogant Labour (and Conservative and Lib Dem) politicians will just not listen, because to listen would be to have to realise how much this *is*about the EU.

New Zealand Contract Signed for MBDA’s Sea Ceptor

Ko Savonije at Naval Open Source INTelligence - 22 hours ago
[image: Sea Ceptor]The New Zealand Ministry of Defence signed a contract on 21st May with MBDA for the provision of Sea Ceptor for the Local Area Air Defence element of the Royal New Zealand Navy’s ANZAC Frigate Systems Upgrade (FSU) project. This contract confirms the selection of the system by the RNZN for its ANZAC frigates that was announced in October 2013. Steve Wadey, MBDA UK Managing Director and Group Executive Director Technical, said: “I am delighted that New Zealand has confirmed its selection of Sea Ceptor for the ANZAC FSU project. Read more

Thales provides avionics equipment to Brazilian Army’s modernised helicopters

Ko Savonije at Naval Open Source INTelligence - 22 hours ago
[image: Esquilo/Fennec helicopter]Thales will provide its Integrated Electronic Stand-by Instrument (IESI) to modernise the Esquilo/Fennec helicopter fleet of the Brazilian Army. A total of 36 helicopters will be retrofitted with the Thales system with completion expected in 2018. The first batch will be completed by 2014, whereby Thales’s IESI will be integrated into six initial helicopters by Helibras, the Brazilian subsidiary of Airbus Helicopter. The Thales IESI performs three essential back-up functions: artificial horizon, altimeter and airspeed indicator, all in a single Line... more »

Poland finalizing GROM missile defense offer to Lithuania

Ko Savonije at Naval Open Source INTelligence - 23 hours ago
[image: GROM air defence missile]Poland has simplified conditions for Lithuania’s use of its air defense missile system known as GROM, Defense Minister Juozas Olekas said. “I am happy that last week we received an answer from the Polish defense minister, offering to purchase the system under simpler conditions so that it could reach Lithuania earlier. Details of the agreement are being finalized,” Olekas’ spokesperson said. “The system is vital for satisfying the immediate needs of the operations carried by Lithuania’s Armed Forces. The main advantage of the system is that it can b... more »

Acquiring SM-3 missiles not an option for S. Korea: defense ministry

Ko Savonije at Naval Open Source INTelligence - 23 hours ago
[image: Standard Missile 3]South Korea is not considering the purchase of a ship-based missile system used by the U.S., Seoul's defense ministry said Monday, reaffirming its earlier position that it will seek to develop an indigenous missile defense shield. In a recent report by its subcommittee on defense, the U.S. House of Representatives said that South Korea has been mulling the acquisition of the Standard Missile 3, or SM-3, advising Seoul to take on the U.S. technology for the Korea Air and Missile Defense (KAMD). "We've never considered adopting the SM-3 missiles... Among iss... more »

China’s Air Force Boosts Tech by Buying European Companies

Ko Savonije at Naval Open Source INTelligence - 23 hours ago
[image: Previous purchases include Aviation Industry Corporation of China’s (AVIC) acquisition of Austria’s Fischer Advanced Composite Components in 2009, and Germany’s Thielert Aircraft Engines in 2013]China just came a step closer in its bid to challenge U.S. airpower. On May 19, Guangdong Elecpro Electric Appliance Holding, a Chinese firm, announced plans to acquire two European aerospace companies. One company, the Swiss-based Mistral Engines SA, manufactures engines for light aircraft, helicopters, and unmanned military vehicles (often called “drones”). The second company, Germ... more »

Russian Sokhoi PAK FA stealth fighter superior to U.S. F-22 Raptor in many important ways

Ko Savonije at Naval Open Source INTelligence - 23 hours ago
Russia’s new fifth-generation Sukhoi PAK FA -50 (Russian: Перспективный авиационный комплекс фронтовой авиации) fighter jet performed its first demonstration flight at MAKS-2011 international air and space show in the town of Zhukovsky, near Moscow. According to all reports the Sukhou PAK preformed admirably. Spectators marveled as two T-50 jets appeared in the sky above Zhukovsky at 16:00 o’clock yesterday. Read more

How To Make And Use An Onion Poultice For Congestion by Sarah

Stranger in a Strange Land at Stranger in a Strange Land - 23 hours ago
How to Make and Use an Onion Poultice for Congestion by Sarah The Healthy Home Economist, 23 May 2914 Prior to the advent of antibiotics which came into widespread use by 1940, bacterial infections of any kind were always a serious matter. My father, who was born in 1927, remembers when he was in elementary school that numerous children could be seen with scars behind one or both ears from surgery, called mastoidectomies, to relieve pressure and congestion from a simple ear infection that got out of hand. Today, mastoidectomies are rarely if ever performed as antibiotics ta... more »

Thai Coup Stings Western Meddlers

Land Destroyer at Land Destroyer - 23 hours ago
*May 27, 2014* (Tony Cartalucci-NEO) - "America's Pacific Century," Foreign Policy magazine declared in an op-ed published by then US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton. The by-line would continue by saying, "the future of politics will be decided in Asia, not Afghanistan or Iraq, and the United States will be right at the center of the action." And indeed, it has been in the middle of the action. With an army of deeply entrenched US-funded NGOs masquerading as human rights, press freedom, and pro-democracy advocates, the US has been busy subverting and attempting to overthrow ind... more »

Spanish Inquisition Day 10

Southern Man at Southern Man - 23 hours ago
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Ottawa urged to bypass competition for purchase of fighter jets

Ko Savonije at Naval Open Source INTelligence - 23 hours ago
[image: F-35 Lightning II & F-18 Hornet]The Canadian companies that are participating in the F-35 fighter jet program are urging the federal government to bypass a competition and return to its original plan to sole-source the purchase of the U.S.-based Lockheed-Martin aircraft. “Using a competition to simply delay making a decision is costly, unnecessary and not in the interests of Canadian taxpayers or Canadian industry. That is bad management, bad policy and bad for business,” the industry group made up of 35 Canadian firms said in an open letter. But other voices are rising, arg... more »

Ukraine: A military-industrial complex to die for

Ko Savonije at Naval Open Source INTelligence - 23 hours ago
[image: SS-18 Satan]It seems that one of the most important dimensions of Russia's fixation on Ukraine is one little discussed in the mainstream media. That dimension, namely the importance to Moscow of Ukraine's surprisingly well developed military industrial complex, is a key reason Russian President Vladimir Putin won't let go of Ukraine. Moreover, the bulk of Ukraine's military industrial complex is in Ukraine's south and east, which adds clarity to Russia's focus on those parts of Ukraine. Read more

Philippine Navy celebrates anniversary amid territorial dispute

Ko Savonije at Naval Open Source INTelligence - 23 hours ago
[image: BRP Ramon Alcaraz]Amid an ongoing territorial dispute with China, the Philippine Navy will on Tuesday celebrate its anniversary at a strategic naval base facing the South China Sea. President Benigno Aquino will attend as part of his government's visible push to try and modernise the country's defence forces. After acquiring two Hamilton class cutters from the United States, the Philippines wants to purchase two more navy ships from the US to boost its maritime capabilities. The timing is important, amid increasing tension with China over disputed territories in the South C... more »

China-Russia naval drill concludes

Ko Savonije at Naval Open Source INTelligence - 23 hours ago
[image: Tian Zhong & Fedotenkov]The Chinese and Russian directors of a joint naval drill on Monday announced the successful conclusion of the seven-day initiative. Alexander Fedotenkov, Russia director of the Joint Sea-2014 exercise and deputy commander of the Russian Navy, said the two sides completed the mission with high competence and gained rich joint command experiences, describing the action as a "pleasant collaboration." A total of 14 warships, two submarines, nine airplanes and six helicopters from both sides took part in the drill, which focused on escorts, search and res... more »

Murmansk conference concludes sunken Russian subs must immediately be raised

Ko Savonije at Naval Open Source INTelligence - 23 hours ago
[image: K-27 (Project 645) submarine]It is of critical importance that two sunken derelict Russian nuclear submarines, one of which was scuttled as radioactive trash and the other of which sank in rough weather on its way to decommissioning, be raised from the floor of the Kara Sea, scholars from Moscow’s Kurchatov Institute said Friday. The two subs in question – the K-159 and the K-27 – lay on the ocean floor, the first at the entrance to Kola Bay and the second in the shallows surrounding the Novaya Zemlya Archipelago, a former nuclear bomb testing range during Soviet times, as w... more »

On Cue - China Terror Attack Mars Historic Gas Deal

Land Destroyer at Land Destroyer - 1 day ago
*May 27, 2014* (Tony Cartalucci - NEO) - As Russia and China signed a historic 30 year, 400 billion dollar natural gas contract, a deadly terror attack carried out in China's northwest province of Xinjiang killed over 30 people and wounded many more. The Wall Street Journal in their report, "Attack at Market Kills Dozens in China's Xinjiang," stated: *Violence again rocked the capital of China's restive Xinjiang region, as explosives thrown from vehicles ripped through a street market, killing 31 people and injuring more than 90, Chinese state media reported.* *China's public-secu... more »

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JR at GREENIE WATCH - 1 day ago
*Researcher hits media & admits West Antarctica ice sheet melt not traceable to humans! * *And we've got 200 years before anything much happens anyway* "I have a problem with the widespread implication (in the popular press) that the West Antarctic collapse can be attributed to anthropogenic climate change," said Mike Wolovik, a graduate researcher at Lamont-Doherty who studies ice sheet dynamics. "The marine ice sheet instability is an inherent part of ice sheet dynamics that doesn't require any human forcing to operate. When the papers say that collapse is underway, and likely to... more »

The 2008 Common Core Sales Job: Part Three

deutsch29 at @ THE CHALK FACE - 1 day ago
In 2008, the National Governors Association (NGA), the Council of Chief State School Officers (CCSSO), and Achieve, Inc., released a report, Benchmarking for Success: Ensuring U.S. Students Receive a World-class Education. I have examined this report in two previous posts. In Part One of my series on this report, I considered the report’s absence of discussions of national debt […]

Pope Francis Does Wonders In Palestine, Gives Gift of Hope

Saman Mohammadi at The Excavator - 1 day ago
*Photo source: AP.* An excerpt from, *"Pope Francis exceeds expectations for Palestinians"* by Daoud Kuttab, Al-Monitor, May 26, 2014: If the pope’s unscheduled stop at the wall provided the most dramatic image of the day, the pontiff’s speech at Manger Square in Bethlehem provided the media with a tangible news item. Standing in front of a mural of the nativity scene and a baby Jesus wrapped in a Palestinian keffiyeh, the pope called on all believers to pray for peace and justice, then turned to the politicians. Addressing Abbas, who attended along with Prime Minister Rami Hamd... more »

Politicizing The Court

Owen Gray at Northern Reflections - 1 day ago
Stephen Harper has worked very hard to politicize this country's institutions. The story of how he tried to politicize the Supreme Court is beginning to emerge. Geoff Stevens writes: I am indebted to Sean Fine, the very good justice reporter at the *Globe and Mail,* for pulling aside the curtain that normally shields the judicial-selection process from public scrutiny. Working with sources independent of the Supreme Court -- no leaks there! -- Fine uncovered two crucial lists. One was the long list, prepared by the Prime Minister's Office and the Justice Department, of six potent... more »

Finally Have Internet, Thank you ICE

Lori Anne Haskell at Adventures with Kurt and Lori - 1 day ago
Kurt went into ICE 19 days ago to request that Internet be set up at the house. The wiring and such was already here as the previous owner had it. So, they basically had to come turn it on, which has to be done in person. We had about given up on it, and today, they showed up! Did some work at the street and in the house and VOILA! Wireless internet. I can now use my laptop and iPad and hook up everything. Hooray! Before we were limited to our phones and this plug we had for one computer. We are shocked, yet thrilled. Headed out after that on a mission to find King Bed Sh... more »

Does Marco Rubio Still Snort Coke?

DownWithTyranny at DownWithTyranny! - 1 day ago
I'm not wondering if Rubio is still a cocaine user because he supported Florida coke dealer, teabagger, hate talk radio sociopath and ex-congressman Trey Radel (not to be confused with another kind of GOP sociopath, Trey Gowdy; still in Congress). I'm asking because the Tallahassee party house he and another disgraced former Republican congressman (and his ex-best friend), David Rivera, own, was once a notorious for free-flowing drugs, women and dirty cash. But maybe Rubio cleaned up his act. Watch the Colbert video and judge for yourself. And, as long as we're talking about v... more »

Do you consider your Eco-impact before buying?

Small Footprints at Reduce Footprints - 1 day ago
This month, we asked a question about purchases. Here are the results: [image: Do you consider your Eco-impact before buying?] [image: Do you consider your Eco-impact before buying?] As always, our surveys aren't scientific and, quite frankly, most participants are already "greenies". That said, I believe that it's part of a trend ... people are thinking beyond the immediate and are considering their actions in terms of the bigger picture. Along with packaging, ingredients, and locality, we are adding another criteria to our shopping decisions ... the far reaching impact of a purcha... more »

The Human Web

What Is Sustainable at What Is Sustainable - 1 day ago
Cultural cheerleaders constantly shout about how lucky we are to live in an age of miracles, a utopia of technology and progress. Everything is just great (if you cram most of reality under the bed). But the folks who rip off their blinders know better. They can perceive huge and growing crises that cannot be well addressed via the pursuit of shopping and entertainment. They can see that it’s time to learn, to think, and to change. Understanding how we got into this bog of predicaments requires learning, lots of learning. For this, we need our superheroes, the historians. Wil... more »

Why Isn't The Victim's Father Blaming The NSA Instead Of The NRA ???

Big Dan at Big Dan's Big Blog - 1 day ago
(Above: the father of one of the victims, if it even happened they way the "news" is telling us, of another "LONE NUT GUNMAN" with a "MANIFESTO" that the NSA just can't seem to catch...although they're spying on us all 24x7.) In this latest (supposed) mass shooting in which we should question so many things about it, I have two questions. 1. Was it a FALSE FLAG? It has all the hallmarks of a FALSE FLAG, as I explain in this post I put up several months ago: *Monday, February 4, 2013 BIG DAN'S BIG BLOG: Lots Of High-Profile And "LONE NUT GUNMAN" Shootings Conveniently Coincide With... more »

Welfarism 28: Nanny State Cares Too Much for its Citizens, UK Style

Nonoy Oplas at Government and Taxes - 1 day ago
A welfare and nanny state will ultimately over-extend its "care" for the citizens. Spy, stop and penalize them because it cares for them so much. This is from a Filipino-British friend living in UK, he wrote this yesterday. ---------- *We now have a heavy police presence. There are frequent checkpoints with teams of maybe 10-20 police, their vans, cars and motorbikes spread out along the road. They randomly check motorists to make sure their papers are in order. I have never seen this as part of normal police procedure in the UK. Now it's like an every day thing.* *The other day t... more »

TV Watch: In the "midseason finale" of "Mad Men," Bert Cooper sings and dances!

KenInNY at DownWithTyranny! - 1 day ago
" *One man may seem incompetent, another not make sense,while others look like quite a waste of company expense.They need a brother's leadership, so please don't do them in.Remember, mediocrity is not a mortal sin.*" -- J. Pierrepont Finch (Robert Morse), in *Howto Succeed in Business Without Really Trying* *by Ken* Okay, so it wasn't "Brotherhood of Man." (Composer-lyricist Frank Loesser, wherever you are, would you please stand up and take a quick bow?) It was still special. *"The Best Things in Life Are Free," sings Bert.* I don't feel at liberty to go into the detail of B... more »

Glenn Greenwald prepares to close his Snowden Chapter by naming names -- victims of surveillance forthcoming....... A thought ful from glenn in response to Michael Kinsley.....

Fred Walton at Catharsis Ours - 1 day ago
http://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2014/05/26/greenwalds_finale_naming_victims_of_surveillance_122747.html Greenwald's Finale: Naming Victims of Surveillance *By* *Toby Harnden* - May 26, 2014 Email Print 93 Comments The man who helped bring about the most significant leak in American intelligence history is to reveal names of US citizens targeted by their own government in what he promises will be the “biggest” revelation from nearly 2m classified files. Glenn Greenwald, the journalist who received the trove of documents from Edward Snowden, a former National Security Ag... more »

Syria: Bending Rules- "special tribunals" and specific exemptions

Penny at Penny for your thoughts - 1 day ago
It is absolutely disgusting to ponder the perception management that the NATO nations, lead by the US, will engage in to create the belief, that they are concerned with the well being of humanity. Anywhere. In this case, the somewhere were speaking of is Syria Often, when reading through information it is difficult to comprehend the level of perversity involved in these twisted machinations. Nonetheless the depravity of the war mongering, life and environment destroying psychopaths is obvious for those with eyes to see... *A push to bend global rules, that is international laws and ... more »

Musical Interlude: CCR, “Fortunate Son”

noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 1 day ago
CCR, “Fortunate Son” - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5ScisGFllPY

Election Year. Time for Some Scapegoats

Peter Cresswell at Not PC - 1 day ago
It must be election year. It must be election year, because every political party has just started blowing an anti-immigration dog whistle. It started with scare stories of “boat people,” “revealed” by a *Sunday Star Slime *as desperate for readers as David Cunliffe is for voters, and before we knew it the blame for the economic downturn, hospital waiting lists, souring race relations and the housing crisis were all being laid at the feet of those dirty migrants. “Maori have a unique position in New Zealand and advancing their cultural and social needs must be put ahead of the n... more »

KIPP: ". . .it's almost like a cult"

Jim Horn at Schools Matter - 1 day ago
Bill was an experienced urban teacher when he came to Memphis to teach at KIPP. Like other teachers I have interviewed, he found himself so compromised and burned out that he did not last very long. When he unexpectedly was offered an opportunity in another state, he bailed. Here are a few excerpts from our conversation: INTERVIEWER: How do you think KIPP achieves its purpose and its aims? BILL: They don’t, not in Memphis, and, you know, I knew about KIPP __________ when I was working down there as well. They don’t achieve their aims. Here’s what KIPP’s MO is. They’ll take kids ... more »

Change in UK politics? Well, not so much.

Peter Cresswell at Not PC - 1 day ago
It’s said that UK politics has changed overnight with the rise to prominence of Nigel Farage’s UKIP Party. Change? Well, not so much. Because the biggest winner on the night was still “None of the Above.” [image: Embedded image permalink] Just as it was, in overwhelming numbers, in previous UK elections. And some of ours. [Pic from David Pyle , via @*ampp3d* pic.twitter.com/nYbBkVDeMh] Content is copyright PC.BlogSpot.Com © Please contact author for permission to republish: (organon at ihug.co.nz)

Dr. Paul Craig Roberts was not merely Assistant Secretary of the Treasury for Economic Policy under Ronald Reagan and an Associate Editor of the Wall Street Journal. In 1982 he became the first occupant of the William E. Simon Chair for Economic Policy at the Center for Strategic and International Studies, holding this position to 1993. He became a Distinguished Fellow at the Cato Institute from 1993 to 1996. In this blog post he speaks of Zbigniew Brzezinski as his colleague, and explains the Brzezinski and Wolfowitz doctrines to prevent other countries from rising above the US. PCR: "In the Wolfowitz Doctrine, any other strong country is defined as a threat and a power hostile to the US regardless of how willing that country is to get along with the US for mutual benefit."

David L Griscom at Cherchez la Verite - 1 day ago
------------------------------ *Why War Is Inevitable — Paul Craig Roberts* ------------------------------ May 25, 2014 | Original Here Go here to sign up to receive email notice of this news letter *Why War Is Inevitable* Paul Craig Roberts Memorial Day is when we commemorate our war dead. Like the Fourth of July, Memorial Day is being turned into a celebration of war. Those who lose family members and dear friends to war don’t want the deaths to have been in vain. Consequently, wars become glorious deeds performed by noble soldiers fi... more »

How Central Banks Are Waging War on Your Savings

Peter Cresswell at Not PC - 1 day ago
*Guest post by Mark Thornton* Martin Wolf is the chief economics commentator at the influential *Financial Times*. Mr. Wolf has only deteriorated in my estimation over time. He has reached an all time low with his recent editorial (“Wipe out Rentiers with Cheap Money,” 5/6/14), where he argues that the cheap money policy used by central banks is here to stay, so get used to it. What makes his conclusion so tainted is that he understands the consequences of this policy. He even invokes the famous remark of Keynes regarding the “euthanasia of the rentier” where he supported the rui... more »

Diabetes as an Iatrogenic Disease - the Indian Experience

George Henderson at The High-fat Hep C Diet - 1 day ago
Diabetes and dairy fat in India. The epidemics of diabetes, cardiovascular disease and related conditions in India have been called iatrogenic (Raheja B.S. 1994), a product of diets high in linoleic acid as a result of “chasing the phantom of cholesterol” (Raheja et al. 1993). The traditional Indian diet (39% fat) supplied 20.3%E as saturated fats, mainly from ghee, with 5% from linoleic acid. Concerns that this diet is atherogenic have resulted in replacement of ghee with high-linoleate oils; the modern urban diet being 31.9% fat, with 5.6%E as saturated fat, and 16.9% linole... more »

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