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Why Jesus Died According to the Bible
Yeah he outed the bankstares Okay if the Koch brothers pay you directly, thats your moral choice as a CHristian. Only Christians can understand the world difficult choices because Jesus died to prevent Banks to big to fail.
"Forget about Romanians, I wouldn't want to live next door to this #UKIP women"
Alan at Biased BBC has spotted an upcoming programme on Radio 4 [next Monday, 8.00pm] called *Generation Right. *The blurb trailing the programme reads: It's a commonplace thought that the young start their lives as idealistic left-wingers, only to become more conservative with age. But are today's twenty-somethings going to debunk that as a myth? Extensive polling shows that in many respects, young people now are to the political right of their parents and grandparents when they were young. Their attitudes often appear characterised by a suspicion of collectivism and a greater sce... more »
This Week in “Please Shut Up”: Arne Duncan
This Week in “Please Shut Up”: Arne Duncan. via This Week in “Please Shut Up”: Arne Duncan.Filed under: PAUL THOMAS: Becoming Radical
Video Report: On board FREMM Normandie next generation multi-mission frigate
Navy Recognition recently had the unique opportunity to get onboard the French Navy's next state of the art frigate, the Normandie, while the ship was conducting sea trials off Toulon naval base in the Mediterranean. We already got the chance to get aboard Normandie while the vessel had just been floated out of dry-dock in Lorient, but this time it is a fully completed and functional frigate we got the chance to tour. In November 2012, DCNS delivered the FREMM Aquitaine, the first unit in the series of FREMM multi-mission frigates. Read more
THE ROLE OF THE GAPS: In just the fourth grade!
*WEDNESDAY, JUNE 11, 2014* *Part 3—Teaching from behind:* How would tougher “standards”—a more challenging course of study—address the nation’s large achievement gaps? For ourselves, we have no idea. But that seems to be Bill Gates’ basic concept of the Common Core. In Sunday’s Washington Post, Lyndsey Layton produced a valuable report about the way Gates has used his billions to create and sponsor the Common Core. Late in her piece, she described his semi-magical thinking: LAYTON (6/8/14): Now six years into his quest, Gates finds himself in an uncomfortable place—countering crit... more »
Mexico: Strange Object in the Vicinity of the Popocatepetl Volcano
*Source: Diario 26 (Argentina) and Planeta UFODate: 06.11.2014* *Mexico: Strange Object in the Vicinity of the Popocatepetl Volcano* Users of Twitter reported having seen a UFO in the vicinity of Mexico's Popocatepetl Volcano on Monday morning. In recent days, the government of that country has reported an increase in the stratovolcano's activity, recording up to 430 emanations in 24 hours with outbursts of incandescent material. Following a photograph of volcanic activity this morning by @webcamsdemexico, taken from the popular SkyAlert, Twitter users higlighted the presence of... more »
Mike's Story Part 47 - Reaching Out
*By **Jenna** Orkin* Mike reflected on a former friend from LAPD: "I thought he might not get Rubicon. I let him go. Such a good friend!” he cried. He googled the man, remembering the street where he lived, and found him, but no email address. With Mike in such a heightened state of distress, I contacted all of his old friends I could think of to whom he might listen. To Peter Dale Scott: * February 16, 2007* *hi - * * below is an email i sent last night to cynthia mckinney. this morning i suggested that mcr call you (peter; this email will also go to... more »
Ontario Vote 2014
The Ontario Election 1) Tim Hudak disqualified himself with his tea party math. If he had only said I will be a sensible manager of the public purse he might have won. However all evidence is to the contrary. E Health, Hydro inflation, ORAGE are all conservative land mines and the Liberals stepped upon every one. Then there is the biggest single sell out in Ontario History the 407. This sin can be forgiven when the contract runs out in 100 years. 2) Andrea Horwath is a vapid airhead. She stands for nothing and speaks in air farts. 3) Kathleen Wynn has made hard choices and present... more »
The Revolving Undead
If you're still suffering from your bad case of Hillary fatigue, you can look forward to a respite. For one more day, at least, the queen-in-waiting's grand tour is being pre-empted by the media/political complex's funeral for "stunningly" defeated House Majority Leader Eric Cantor. It seems like only yesterday that I was writing about Eric Cantor's sleazy financial wheelings and dealings through his shadowy Young Guns Super Pac, which finagled its way into a glowing op-ed by David Brooks. So, Cantor suffering defeat at the hands of a stupid loathsome guy named David Brat (and his... more »
America Is Finished: 19 Reasons Why You Can Laugh When Anyone Tells You That The (US) Economy Is In Good Shape
America is a mess... We are now watching shooting incidents take place on a weekly basis as the US Government continues to push for gun control legislation to strip its citizens of their last line of defense against their own leadership's rush to tyranny. At the same time, we see the US government pushing for wars across the planet as a way to keep their ponzi US dollar alive as the world's "reserve currency". We also see an American people having their minds turned to mush by the brainwashing and lies of their own media as well as the severely poisonous chemicals in their genetic... more »
Diane Ravitch's Mutating Common Core Positions
As the opposition to Common Core has spread and deepened, Diane Ravitch's position has undergone a strange metamorphosis. She had this to say at Huffington Post on March 24 in a piece entitled "The Fatal Flaw of the Common Core Standards:" *. . . .The complaints are coming from all sides: from Tea Party activists who worry about a federal takeover of education and from educators, parents, and progressives who believe that the Common Core will standardize instruction and eliminate creativity in their classrooms.* *But there is a more compelling reason to object to the Common Core s... more »
Islamic State of Iraq’s 2014 Uprising And Security Forces Collapse
The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIS) made dramatic advances across northern Iraq on June 10. Building upon its success in Mosul in Ninewa, ISIS pushed southward into Salahaddin and Kirkuk provinces. The government appeared completely ineffectual as the crisis unfolded. More importantly, the Iraqi Security Forces (ISF) collapsed in several cities hardly putting up a fight. This has left the Islamic State in control of a large swath of northern Iraq exponentially speeding up their plans to march towards Baghdad. June 10 ISIS moved down from Mosul through Shirqat and part... more »
Ravitch Urges Common Core States to Act As If They Weren't Common Core States While Remaining Common Core States
As the opposition to Common Core has spread and deepened, Diane Ravitch's position has undergone a strange metamorphosis. She had this to say at Huffington Post on March 24 in a piece entitled "The Fatal Flaw of the Common Core Standards:" *. . . .The complaints are coming from all sides: from Tea Party activists who worry about a federal takeover of education and from educators, parents, and progressives who believe that the Common Core will standardize instruction and eliminate creativity in their classrooms.* *But there is a more compelling reason to object to the Common Core s... more »
May all the 'Terrorist' (Tea Party/Libertarians) become D.C. elected Officials. Let the KICK OUTS Begin!
I am very encouraged that people are waking up to what Washington D.C. is really about. Yesterday Virginia took a huge step which I hope the rest of the country follows in Virginia's footsteps and kicks out all the D.C. elected officials. Virginia voted OUT Eric Cantor in the Republican primary, the 2nd most powerful person in the House of Representatives. That is huge for a state to give
The fall of Mosul. And, who benefits?
So, I'm reading on the events in Iraq this morning. The fall of Mosul. Yes, the fall of Mosul. Bordered by the Tigris, located between Turkey, Iran and of course Syria So, a good location if one is planning to attack or further destabilize several nations. *Oil rich. *Always a benefit. Always a concern to those who wish to control resources globally- NATO Were going long and while ambling through the brambles we will meet up with a familiar face * Let's read some commentary from the area* *FAKHRI KARIM in IRAQ'S AL-MADA * "What really happened? Why was the road so clear for a... more »
Toyota linear generator ahead of its time..
A thing of beauty... TOYOTA linear generator, Ain't it a beauty? Seed Newsvine
Oh! Those Fucking Liberals!
I don't usually make two posts in one day. But it was one thing after another thing. Go through this blog's archives and you'll see that I almost always credit liberals for being generally decent, intelligent people. But I disavow liberalism the philosophy and I despise liberal poltical parties like the Canadian Liberals and the USA's Democratic Party. And I positively loathe Liberal hackery. (And, any honest reading of this blog will show that I'm no die-hard Dipper hack.) So, here's "Big City Lib Strikes Back" belittling the gas-plant scandal in Ontario: Gasplantsgasplantzgasplan... more »
Gates Moratorium Another Scam: Beware the Roadbuilders pt. 2
Gates Moratorium Another Scam: Beware the Roadbuilders pt. 2. via Gates Moratorium Another Scam: Beware the Roadbuilders pt. 2.Filed under: PAUL THOMAS: Becoming Radical
Republican Majority Leader Eric Cantor Loses Primary To Fairly Random Teabagger Dave Brat
Not many people saw it coming and typically lame and incompetent Republican polling firms declared authoritatively that Cantor had nothing too worry about. This was the *Washington Post* hours before the polls closed in VA-07: "A conservative challenger is expected to fall far short of defeating House Majority Leader Eric Cantor (R-Va.) in Tuesday’s congressional primary. Disorganization and poor funding have stymied the campaign of tea party activist David Brat, even as he tapped into conservative resentment toward a party leader who has been courting the Republican right for yea... more »
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*Hate-filled history professors* *A violent loathing of America rules among them. As a non-American historian, I am at ease with the view that America should be seen from a cosmopolitan or international perspective. But I still view the USA as the most generous nation the world has ever seen* Every generation should remember the ultimate sacrifice made by those allied warriors who fought to liberate Europe not enslave it. Recently, Cal Thomas, in what has become a journalistic ritual, bemoaned the loss of knowledge about American history in a column titled “D-Day=Dumb Day for Man... more »
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*Beyond Storms & Droughts: The Psychological Impacts of Climate Change * *This is pseudo-science. The full "report" is here. There is NO research into climate change contained in it at all. It is at best colorful propaganda. The arguments in it are of the kind: "Big storms upset people. Therefore climate change will upset people." Any mention of the fact that extreme wind events have been less frequent in recent years is not to be found in this tripeSo their arguments are in the form of a syllogism with a premise that is both missing and false* The impacts of climate chang...more »
The Suppository Of All Wisdom
Australian prime minister Tony Abbott visited Ottawa on Monday. He and Stephen Harper got along famously. Abbott called Harper, "an “exemplar” and a “beacon for centre-right parties around the world”. Why? Because the prime minister is a climate change denier. Nothing will prevent Harper from developing the oil sands, just as nothing will prevent Abbott from developing Australia's coal industry. Paul Adams writes: More than anything, Abbott admires Harper because he sees him as a world leader in the fight against doing anything meaningful to contain global warming. Like Harper, ... more »
A cantor learns a lesson from a brat
*Oops, native English speakers probably don't know that a "kantor" is a teacher or a schoolmaster in Germany, Czechia, or Central Europe in general, so please be aware that the title is wittier than it sounds LOL* America is thrilled by the victory of an unknown Tea Party candidate, Dave Brat, an economics instructor at an unknown college in Virginia, over Eric Cantor, the House Majority (=GOP) Leader, in the Virginian Republican primaries. One has to return by a decade in time to find a majority leader (Daschle) who would lose an election and no one remembers a loss of a majority ... more »
Why the Gun-Nutz Posts?
I suspect my 13 fans might be thinking "Hey thwap! What's the big deal with these posts about gun-nuts? Do you think it's a news flash that they exist and that we can't work with them?" I confess that I wasn't really sure about why I was posting about them myself. Maybe it was their shared recognition with us that a police-state is forming around us and that they're actually fighting back (albeit in a psychotic, stupid fashion). But they're racist conspiracy theorists. There was never any serious belief on my part that they could be our allies. But in retrospect, I think it was the ... more »
Decline Your Vote Elect Some Cons!
The option to formally *Decline Your Vote* in the Ontario provincial election tomorrow has been getting some press, with the OttawaCitizen even giving detailed instructions on how to do it. It's a brilliant strategy when you think about it - getting people in a province with under 50% voter turnout in the last provincial election to think they will be making a difference this time by refusing to vote. Activism! Stand up for your right not to vote! And who benefits from lower voter turnout when the contest is between the Harper/Hudak/Ford TeaCon Trifecta entry vs the other guys ... more »
Mosul
"By the rivers of Babylon, there we sat down, yea, we wept, when we remembered Zion. 2 We hanged our harps upon the willows in the midst thereof. 3 For there they that carried us away captive required of us a song; and they that wasted us required of us mirth, saying, Sing us one of the songs of Zion. 4 How shall we sing the Lord's song in a strange land? 5 If I forget thee, O Jerusalem, let my right hand forget her cunning. 6 If I do not remember thee, let my tongue cleave to the roof of my mouth; if I prefer not Jerusalem above my chief joy. 7 Remember, O Lord, the children of... more »
Support the Troops? NATO Kills Five as America Shrugs
Five American US Special Forces troops were killed in Afghanistan on Monday and there was no outrage, no media appearances by politicians braying their indignation and no saturation media coverage, hell for as patriotic as all of the folks over at Fox News are you would think that they would at least have brought in some washed up hack to provide an "exclusive" on the nefarious circumstances behind the "friendly fire" incident. You know that Turkey is a NATO member and Turkey is filled with Muslims, could there be more than meets the eye to these latest five wasted lives in a never... more »
Study Finds 1 in 3 Americans Have Been Implanted With RFID Chips: Most Unaware
*NATIONAL REPORT* June 2014 Scientists at the Wyoming Institute of Technology (WIT) have determined that a shocking 1 in 3 Americans has been implanted with an RFID microchip. In an article published this week, they detail a study of nearly 3000 individuals, in which they identified nearly 1000 individuals that had been implanted with an RFID chip. Most were unaware that they had been implanted with such a chip. This finding comes amongst increasing predictions that RFID chip implantation will become common place in the next decade. Lead scientist on the study, John Brugle, Ph... more »
UDT: Dutch MoD advances submarine replacement
[image: Walrus class SSK]The Dutch MoD plans to finalise a specification requirement for a new submarine mid-2015 to replace the Walrus-class. ‘The cost-benefit ration for another overhaul is extensive so the submarines need to be replaced,’ said Captain Hugo Ammerlaan, Commanding Offices Submarine Services Netherlands at UDT in Liverpool A current €95.3 million Life Extension Programme (LEP) extends the life of the Walrus-class until 2025. Ammerlaan said that in 2015 the Dutch MoD will present its vision to the parliament with a requirement being finalised later that year. He exp... more »
Error and effect of submissions of counsel
*R. v. Kostyk*, 2014 ONCA 447: [42] In* R. v. Polimac*, 2010 ONCA 346, 254 C.C.C. (3d) 359, at para. 97, leave to appeal refused, [2010] S.C.C.A. No. 263, Doherty J.A. re-affirmed that counsel’s position at trial is not determinative when a misdirection or non-direction is raised as a ground of appeal; “[a] legal error remains a legal error even if counsel does not object or even supports the erroneous instruction”. Nonetheless, demonstrating a legal error is not the end of the inquiry in terms of setting aside a conviction on appeal where defence counsel has taken a contrar... more »
Brazil Updates June 11 , 2014 -- Brazil Subway workers strike updates ( Rio subway workers accept 8 percent hike but Sao Paulo strike not resolved ) , key takeaway - in Sao Paolo the strike is suspended for two days but not resolved , potential disruption for the start of the World Cup still possible !
http://www.myfoxhouston.com/story/25746189/subway-strike-suspended-in-sao-paulo SAO PAULO (AP) - With a subway strike put on hold, traffic in Brazil's biggest city returned to its normal, congested nature Tuesday, but there was no guarantee service would be on for Thursday's opening of the World Cup. Subway workers in Rio de Janeiro, meanwhile, held an assembly late Tuesday to vote on whether they would strike to demand higher wages, threatening to disrupt transportation there as of midnight local time (0300 GMT). But the union representing subway operators voted not to go on strike... more »
Ukraine Updates - Status of Ukraine / Russia natural gas talks ( Ukraine still taking gas and not paying for it , Russia extends payment deadline to June 16 , 2014 ) , Status of South East Ukraine military actions by Kiev - death toll jumping once again ......
Itar Tass...... Ukraine accumulates over 13 bcm of gas in underground storage facilities — Ukrainian PM Economy June 11, 13:03 UTC+4 Palriament-appointed Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk says at least 18.5 cubic meters of gas will be enough for the autumn and winter heating season © ITAR-TASS/Vitaly Grabar [image: Russian ambassador to the EU Vladimir Chizhov] Russian ambassador to EU comes against politicization of energy issues KIEV, June 11. /ITAR-TASS/. Ukraine has accumulated 13.4 billion cubic meters of gas in its underground storage facilities, Ukraine’s parliament-appointed Pr... more »
Crazies strike in Las Vegas -- June 8 , 2014 -- Two Las Vegas police officers and a civilian have been reportedly killed in a shooting spree that started at a pizza restaurant and spilled over to a neighboring Walmart store. Two suspects – a man and a woman – are reportedly down. The two shooters have committed suicide, according to police. Suspects told shoppers they were part of a "revolution" and wanted a shootout with Metro police force – and had a "suicide pact." Their bodies were found in the back of the store........ Looks like the civlilian at the Walmart who engaged and wounded one of the shooters might have saved a few lives today ! Bad weekend for Walmart also considering the crash involving Tracy Morgan et all occurred this weekend ..... BTW , doesn't this seem similar to the recent Seattle shootings ( random shooter , looking to kill before dying ... )
Catharsis Ours - 5 hours ago
UPDATE.....Married white supremacist shooters who killed two cops and a female bystander yelled 'this is a revolution' as they fired, then draped the bodies in 'Don't Tread On Me' flags before 'suicide pact' - A husband and wife in their late 20s reportedly stormed a North Las Vegas pizzeria and shot dead two police officers, one in the head - - The dead police officers have been identified as Alyn Beck, 41, and Igor Soldo, 31 - - White supremacist paraphernalia including swastikas was found in the young couple's apartment - Neighbors describe the pa...more »
Russian Corvette Successfully Tests Missile in Baltic Sea
[image: Soobrazitelny]A Russian anti-aircraft missile corvette has engaged and successfully destroyed a sea target imitating an enemy warship in the Baltic Sea, Captain Vladimir Matveyev of the Russian Baltic Fleet said Wednesday. “The corvette launched a rocket that successfully hit the designated sea target located a certain distance away from it. The firing involved the ‘enemy’ using radar jammers which made the task more difficult,” Capt. Matveyev said. Russia’s brand new corvette, the Soobrazitelny (Quickwitted), ran the test as part of joint war games involving the Russian Ai... more »
Saab signs contract with Ireland for RBS 70 upgrade
[image: RBS-70]Defence and security company Saab has signed a contract with the Irish Defence Forces to provide upgrades to Ireland’s RBS 70 air defence missile systems. The order has a value of approximately SEK 40 million and includes deliveries of improved firing units, new simulators, night vision equipment and associated weapons support. Ireland has requested updates to its RBS 70 systems. This recently-signed contract provides for new operator training simulators, upgraded fire units to support the BORC night-capable sight and the latest Bolide missile, new external power su... more »
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*Beyond Storms & Droughts: The Psychological Impacts of Climate Change* *This is pseudo-science. The full "report" is here. There is NO research into climate change contained in it at all. It is at best colorful propaganda. The arguments in it are of the kind: "Big storms upset people. Therefore climate change will upset people." Any mention of the fact that extreme wind events have been less frequent in recent years is not to be found in this tripe So their arguments are in the form of a syllogism with a premise that is both missing and false* The impacts of climate chan... more »
Dutch auditor calls for more transparency on NATO spending
[image: NATO flag]Top Dutch auditors, backed by the government, have called on NATO to be more transparent about its finances, asserting that hundreds of millions of euros in annual spending at the military alliance cannot be properly accounted for. The Netherlands Court of Audit, an independent organisation which reviews government spending, said on a website launched Tuesday that NATO's financial management "is not in order" and it wanted a wider debate about its spending. The push for more financial accountability comes at a time when the Ukraine crisis has compelled the allianc... more »
Indigenously made helicopter ATAK joins Turkish military
[image: ATAK helicopter]Turkey’s first locally co-manufactured assault helicopter ATAK has been delivered to the Turkish Armed Forces (TSK) during a ceremony at the Turkish Army Air Defense Command in the capital Ankara. Three ATAK, T-129 attack helicopters, which were co-produced by Italy’s AgustaWestland and the Turkish Aerospace Industry (TAI), joined the army’s inventory June 10 in a ceremony attended by President Abdullah Gül, parliamentary speaker Cemil Çiçek and Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan. Gül celebrated all contributors at the delivery ceremony. “This shows the lev... more »
Russian Advanced Prototype Fighter Jet Erupts into Flames on Landing
[image: Sukhoi T-50]An advanced prototype of Russia's fifth-generation Sukhoi T-50 fighter aircraft caught on fire attempting to land at an airfield outside Moscow on Tuesday, in a blow to one of Russia's prestige defense projects, Sukhoi's parent company, United Aircraft Corporation, said in a press release. No one was injured in the accident, which saw smoke and flame billow out of the front of the engine and caused visible damage to the exterior of the aircraft. "This incident will not impact the schedule of the T-50 test program," the release said, adding that an investigation ... more »
Are Vaccines Worth The US$300 Billion Autism Is Costing the USA Every Year?
[image: Foto] Are Vaccines Worth The US$300 Billion Autism Is Costing the USA Every Year? Posted on June 10, 2014 by Child Health Safety A new study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association Pediatrics claims the costs in the US of caring for individuals with the highest needs are $2.4m for each and every individual. This also does not include those who do not have the highest needs, so the effect of less severe autistic conditions is not included. Autism costs the UK at least £32bn a year in terms of treatment, lost earnings, and care and support for children a... more »
France confirms loss of Mirage Fighter-Bomber over Niger
[image: Mirage 2000]France confirmed on Tuesday that an air force Mirage jet crashed over Niger in Central Africa but both pilots survived after bailing out. The Defence Ministry's information office said that the plane suffered a technical fault while on a patrol mission over Mali. The Mirage 2000-D fighter-bomber, which was returning to base in Niger, is one of the most sophisticated in the French Air Force and second only to the high-tech Rafale, which is currently being offered to a number of countries, mainly India, the UAE and several other Gulf nations. Read more
Airbus discloses multiple C295 orders
[image: C295]Airbus Defence & Space has disclosed its receipt of orders for a combined 20 C295 medium transports from multiple customers so far this year, and confirmed the delivery of a first example to a new Latin American operator. “This year has been very good,” says Antonio Rodríguez Barberán, head of commercial for Airbus Defence & Space’s Military Aircraft unit, who identifies Ecuador as having ordered three C295s. The other 17 are for undisclosed customers, he says. Read more
Autism Risk Increased With Combined Vaccine – Journal Paper Confirms Risk of Seizures is Doubled Compared to Separate Vaccines
[image: Autism Awareness Comments] Child Health Safety, 10 June 2014 A new study in the Canadian Medical Association Journal confirms combining two common childhood vaccines into one rather than administering them separately doubles the risk of febrile seizures in children: Combined vaccine doubles seizure risk in children The Vancouver Sun By Elizabeth Payne, Ottawa Citizen June 9, 2014. This is the study concerned: Risk of febrile seizures after first dose of measles–mumps–rubella–varicella vaccine: a population-based cohort study CMAJ June 9, 2014. It compared ... more »
Navy: Human error led to submarine collision
[image: USS San Jacinto]The primary reason a submarine and a guided-missile cruiser collided off the coast of Florida during a 2012 training exercise was human error and poor teamwork by the submarine's watch team, according to a Navy investigation released on Tuesday. The investigation details the events leading up to the collision between the Norfolk-based USS San Jacinto and the Los Angeles-class attack submarine USS Montpelier, which were participating in an anti-submarine warfare exercise in the Jacksonville, Florida, operating area as part of an aircraft carrier's pre-deployme... more »
After Action Review - Las Vegas Mass murders ( June 9 , 2014 ) Las Vegas crazed killers now linked to White Supremacists , allegedly linked to Bundy Ranch , allegedly linked to nazi thoughts - is crazed actions of these two killers furthered by a hidden hand though ? Were the craze killers brain washed killing machines and what is the curious Batman connection with fairly recent mass murders ? From a timing standpoint , it is curious the Attorney General resurrected a dormant thought crime program just prior to this weekend's killing spree ! And of course we have police departments arming to fight a War and we have to believe the Police aren't coming for the Taliban here in the US !
Catharsis Ours - 7 hours ago
http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2014-06-09/las-vegas-cop-killers-linked-bundy-ranch-militia-raged-its-time-wake Las Vegas Cop Killers Linked To Bundy Ranch Militia; Raged "It's Time To Wake Up." [image: Tyler Durden's picture] Submitted by Tyler Durden on 06/09/2014 15:16 -0400 - Germany - Las Vegas inShare Yesterday's shooting in Las Vegas drew media attention for a number of reasons but perhaps of most note was the chilling comments and premeditation involved. AsWaPo reports, Jerad and Amanda Miller simultaneously executed two Las Vegas police officers in a pizza restau... more »
Lockheed Says It Can ‘Easily’ Improve LCS
[image: USS Freedom]In the race to replace the Navy’s controversial Littoral Combat Ship, the leading contender seems to be…. a better Littoral Combat Ship. That’s the clear implication of what we’ve been hearing from Navy leadership, and it’s clear from press briefings today that LCS contractor Lockheed Martin feels pretty confident it can do the job. (Lockheed builds the Freedom-class LCS; the Independence variant is by Austal and General Dynamics). The incumbent’s advantage here is time. Lockheed VP Joe North told reporters at the companys pre-Farnborough Air Show briefing that... more »
Indra´s technology will be implemented on board new submarines of Republic of Korea navy
[image: KSS 2 (U214) class submarine]Indra will equip two new submarines of the Republic of Korea Navy (ROKN) with its electronic defense system PEGASO. These submarines are part of the third phase of the submarine acquisition program started by the ROKN in the 90’s. New submarines will be designed and developed in South Korea and will incorporate significant improvements. This solution will allow the submarines to detect and analyze the radar signals in the mission environment and to identify the type radar and the associated threat level, becoming an essential contribution to the ... more »
Fire-struck sub back on water
A proud ceremony took place in Severodvinsk as the navy’s “Yekaterinburg” was taken out from workshop at Zvezdochka yard after two years of repair and upgrades. Expert on nuclear safety with the Bellona Foundation in Norway, Nils Bøhmer, says to BarentsObserver that the submarine should not have been put on water again. ““It is alarming that such an old submarine, so extensively destroyed by a major fire, now is back on the water again. There is unfortunately a big risk that next time this submarine is hit by a fire or other accident, we could have a real disaster,” says nuclear p... more »
Boo-Fricking-Hoo! A Tea-Brat Primaries Eric Cantor (How Easily Does Their Own Medicine Go Down Now?) GOP'ers Know It's Not Their Last Taste
Notice how so many of these GOP elders look like unrecovering alcoholics? Or maybe they're just saaad and really surprised to reap what they sowed? Perhaps it's succinctly put best by the famously outspoken Southern Beale: Buh-bye, Eric Cantor. Lost his primary to a completely off-the-rails Teanut named David Brat. I heard Brat on Chuck Toad Todd’s show this morning and he dished up some
Entanglement and networks of wormholes
The newly realized relationship between the geometric connections in the spacetime and the standard quantum entanglement has been the topic of exciting papers in recent years. One aspect of the papers that have been written down so far made them simple and too special: the entangled systems were always pretty much pairs of degrees of freedom and the wormhole correspondingly looked bipartite, like a cylindrical tunnel connecting two pretty much identical throats at the ends. A newly published 65-page-long hep-th preprint Multiboundary Wormholes and Holographic Entanglement by Balas...more »
Change The World Wednesday (#CTWW) - Reuse
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 »
Guest Post: Marianne Williamson
I was heartbroken that so many of my friends-- almost entirely male-- refused to even *consider* Marianne Williamson in her congressional bid. It wasn't even entirely sexist, since some of them were willing to consider the entirely conventional political hack Wendy Greuel. Instead it has to do with Marianne's spiritual perspective, which I found not entirely unlike Martin Luther King's or Mahatma Gandhi's spiritual perspectives. I've talked with Marianne about it, as have other people who noticed the same reaction. She wrote about it today: *Are You Serious-by Marianne Williamso... more »
What Do Different Egg Labels Really Mean?
What do egg labels really mean? Learn the different meanings to help you choose eggs from well treated & happy chickens. Which ones are you buying? READ: *http://www.davidsuzuki.org/blogs/queen-of-green/2011/03/choose-eggs-from-happy-chickens/* WATCH VIDEO: *http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=04cB0Rpjhg0* #Eggs #FreeRange #CageFree #GMOfree #Organic #FreeRun #gmofreecanada *Source:* *GMO Free Canada*
Natural Bug Spray--Tested and Approved by Me!
So, bug spray costs a ton here for some reason, and I have never liked the idea of spraying chemicals all over my body anyway. After dark, if you are sitting on our awesome front porch, you cannot escape the mosquitos. So, we needed to do *something.* So, I researched online and found that a lot of people think the same way I do. I decided to go with this website: Click here. It was supppppppppper easy. Basically, I took an empty 8 oz Victoria's Secret body spray bottle, a bottle of lavender essential oil I bought in Jaco, and rubbing alcohol at the grocery store. Fill the bott... more »
Musical Interlude: Clannad, “A Bridge (That Carries Us Over)”
Clannad, “A Bridge (That Carries Us Over)” - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gObl40QPZvk
The Fall of Mosul: A Catalyst For Constructive Solutions or Civil War?
The fall of Mosul to the terrorist group known as ISIS came as a surprise to people within Iraq and outside the country. It is all very confusing. How could an organization that has had trouble battling for small cities and villages in the Kurdish areas of northeastern Syria take control of Iraq's second largest city so easily and swiftly? I've read reports from local people on Twitter that these terrorists were actually retreating to Mosul from northern Syria, so were they attacking the city from a position of strength or desperation? And why did the Iraqi military not even put u... more »
Pol. Ideology 56: Democracy and the Devils
A friend, Ms. M, posted this in her facebook wall. The images I just added, all taken from the web. *Demokrasya... government by the people, for the people. Ang nakararami ang mapagpasya.* *de·moc·ra·cy [dih-mok-ruh-see]* *noun, plural de·moc·ra·cies.* *1. government by the people; a form of government in which the supreme power is vested in the people and exercised directly by them or by their elected agents under a free electoral system.* *2. a state having such a form of government: The United States and Canada are democracies.* *3. a state of society characterized by formal equal... more »
"A Look to the Heavens"
"Fantastic shapes lurk in clouds of glowing hydrogen gas in NGC 6188. The emission nebula is found near the edge of a large molecular cloud, unseen at visible wavelengths, in the southern constellation Ara, about 4,000 light-years away. Massive, young stars of the embedded Ara OB1 association were formed in that region only a few million years ago, sculpting the dark shapes and powering the nebular glow with stellar winds and intense ultraviolet radiation. The recent star formation itself was likely triggered by winds and supernova explosions, from previous generations of massive st... more »
Swimming in Cedar......A Quick Preview
Hello friends, readers and contributors..... Here is a little taste of what I have been doing... Near the end of the video, ....There are some *before shots.....* At the 3:18 mark there is a picture of the old leaking carport, it WAS a flat tar n gravel roof with open sides, not any more!.....The roof over the side door was tar n gravel too...That`s what they did decades ago....They have been transformed...... For My Mom Some of the improvements made...A cedar planter deck...new cedar siding, triple stained with Behr 501 natural cedar stain..cedar gutters hand made,... more »
And the country’s most indebted council is …
[image: image] Some councils save for a rainy day. And others are already heavily indebted when rain arrives. So it’s no wonder that the third-most indebted council in the country, with a debt *three times* the NZ average, is *Christchurch*, already irresponsibly over-spending when natural disaster arrived, and now struggling to pay for the infrastructure repairs a more responsible might have afforded better. The great new survey released by the Taxpayers’ Union does a great job showing the under-performance and over-spending of councils across the country, revealing however tha... more »
The Poet: Maya Angelou, “A Brave And Startling Truth”
*“A Brave And Startling Truth” * “We, this people, on a small and lonely planet Traveling through casual space Past aloof stars, across the way of indifferent suns To a destination where all signs tell us It is possible and imperative that we learn A brave and startling truth And when we come to it To the day of peacemaking When we release our fingers From fists of hostility And allow the pure air to cool our palms We, this people, on this small and drifting planet Whose hands can strike with such abandon That in a twinkling, life is sapped from the living Yet those same hands can touch ... more »
Chet Raymo, "Free As A Bird"
*"Free As A Bird"* by Chet Raymo "All afternoon I have been watching a pair of hummingbirds play about our porch. They live somewhere nearby, though I haven't found their nest. They are attracted to our hummingbird feeder, which we keep full of sugar water. What perfect little machines they are! No other bird can perform their tricks of flight - flying backwards, hovering in place. Zip. Zip. From perch to perch in a blur of iridescence. If you want a symbol of freedom, the hummingbird is it. Exuberant. Unpredictable. A streak of pure fun. It is the speed, of course, that gives the ... more »
“A Psychologist's Take on Willful Ignorance”
*“A Psychologist's Take on Willful Ignorance”* by Thom Hartmann "Nothing in the world is more dangerous than sincere ignorance and conscientious stupidity." - Martin Luther King, Jr. “According to a Psychology Today article, there are 3 types of ignorance, only one of which has a negative connotation. The 3 types of ignorance are, according to Susan L. Smalley, the author of the article, "ordinary ignorance, willful ignorance, and higher ignorance." Ordinary ignorance means that somebody doesn't know something. There is nothing wrong with that, and in fact, being "ignorant" of som... more »
Primary shocker June 10 , 2014 --- Eric Cantor ( House Majority Leader ) gets handily whipped in Virginia !
Cantor's defeat appears to mark unprecedented loss Published June 10, 2014 FoxNews.com 136 [image: cantorconcession.jpg] June 10, 2014: House Majority Leader Eric Cantor, R-Va., delivers his concession speech as his wife, Diana, listens in Richmond, Va.AP House Majority Leader Eric Cantor lost the GOP Virginia primary to a Tea Party-backed challenger Tuesday night in a stunning, apparently unprecedented upset. According to an analysis by Fox News, it appears Cantor is the first sitting House majority leader to ever lose a primary. However, other congressional leaders have been unseated... more »
“Leaving the Crew Behind: The Attack on USS Liberty, June 8, 1967”
*“Leaving the Crew Behind: The Attack on USS Liberty, June 8, 1967”* by Ray McGovern “On June 8, 1967, Israeli leaders learned they could deliberately attack a U.S. Navy ship and try to send it, together with its entire crew, to the bottom of the Mediterranean – with impunity. Israeli aircraft and torpedo boats attacked the USS Liberty, a state-of-the-art intelligence collection platform sailing in international waters off the Sinai, killing 34 of the 294 crew members and wounding more than 170. Referring last week to the controversy of the swap of five Taliban prisoners for Sgt. B... more »
The Daily "Near You?"
Cali, Valle del Cauca, Colombia
Alan Waldman : ‘Rake’ is an outrageous, bawdy, Australian legal thriller-comedy
Richard Roxborough is a seriously flawed barrister who represents criminals accused of ridiculous crimes, ranging from cannibalism to cutting off a neighbor’s weenie with garden shears. By Alan Waldman | The Rag Blog | June 10, 2014 [In his weekly … finish reading Alan Waldman : ‘Rake’ is an outrageous, bawdy, Australian legal thriller-comedy
Re. the case of Mark Shurtleff: When they're on the butt end, militant right-wingers may retreat into a "civil liberties crouch"
*Former Utah AG Mark Shurtleff* *"Aggressive police raids for thee, but not for me"* "It’s swell that [former Utah AG Mark] Shurtleff now sees the danger of excessively aggressive police raids, at least when they’re waged on people like him. It’s swell that he could see the potential medicinal benefits of marijuana for sick people, at least once he got sick. What would be nice is if politicians like Shurtleff had the capacity to empathize with the victims of these policies without needing to first become victims themselves." *-- Radley Balko, in a washingtonpost.com post,* "Aggressi... more »
NZIA Architecture Awards
[image: In order to minimise the visual impact of the house, a building site was developed below the natural ridgeline.]*Torea House*, Tennent + Brown NZ’s official architects’ organisation has announced its residential awards for 2104. [image: Dune house, designed by Fearon Hay Architects.] *Dune House*, by Fearon Hay See anything you like? *Arruba Bach*, Bossley [Pics by Simon Devitt, Patrick Reynolds, Paul McCredie] Content is copyright PC.BlogSpot.Com © Please contact author for permission to republish: (organon at ihug.co.nz)
At least Joe might get to laugh, instead of cry.
The upper stratospheres of the commentariat are aghast that a satirical political party, Ben Uffindel’s Civilian Party – already infamous for its platform of free ice cream and llamas -- is sucking up taxpayers’ money to pay for their electronic election advertising. Whale Oil especially has got all pissy, “angry” at the “rort”: by funding Ben to the tune of $33,000 they have made *a joke* of our democratic system. [Emphasis his.] Piss off, Whale. Your democratic system is already a joke, as Bradbury/Harre/Hone/DotCon have so graciously and colourfully pointed out. As is the sy... more »
There is no dealing with Beijing
*Martial dance.* J Michael spent some time on China's first ever White Paper on Hong Kong. China on June 10 issued its first-ever white paper on “one country, two systems” and the current state of things in Hong Kong, the former British colony that was re-unified with the Mainland in 1997. While the document contains little that is unexpected in terms of rhetoric that expounds the virtues of the system or calls for patriotism, the timing of its release — this summer promises to be eventful as activists prepare for a series of sit-ins, “unofficial” referenda and other escalatory me... more »
A Moment With Nature: "Sahara Wonderland"
"Sahara Wonderland" - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pHceNV0pwUE#t=17 - http://www.zoomion.ch/
Videos of the day to ponder ( June 10 , 2014 ) The most honest three and a half minutes of television, EVER...... Was the Vegas shooter Jerad Miller a useful idiot for a renewed gun control push ?
Good stuff ! From Info Wars.... A bizarre new video has emerged reportedly showing Jerad Miller, one of the Las Vegas shooters, pretending to be the Joker. The video raises questions as to how and why did it just appear ? From Info Wars....... So , how did this happen ( Vegas shooter just happened to be interviewed at Bundy Ranch ? Really ? White House spokesman Josh Earnest said Tuesday that President BarackObama is “always” looking for opportunities to act “unilaterally” again on guns, though he would prefer to work with Congress. “The president’s goal is to... more »
Well, that’s awkward.
If you read anything emanating from council planners, or from the popular and well-written Auckland Transport Blog, you’d think great cities could only be built around pubic transport. Not so. One reason people move to great cities like Auckland in such numbers is in search of a better life, a leg up. And it turns out from two recent studies that “that improving access to cars may be the best way to help the poor.” [T]wo recent studies show that cars offer more than just convenience: they can give lower income Americans an economic leg up… [C]ar owners were twice as likely as... more »
Does Negative Interest rates make Europe riskier than the US ? Alasdair Macleod discusses the implications of negative interest rates for Europe. In contrast , Bank of America sees the US as riskier than Europe ( from an investment grade credit point of view ) ...... Stay tuned to see which views carries the day !
http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2014-06-10/alasdair-macleod-all-you-need-know-about-negative-interest-rates Alasdair Macleod: All You Need To Know About Negative Interest Rates [image: Tyler Durden's picture] Submitted by Tyler Durden on 06/10/2014 18:32 -0400 - Central Banks - Deutsche Bank - European Central Bank - Eurozone - Fail - France - Italy - Lehman - Sovereign Debt inShare *Submitted by Adam Taggart via Peak Prosperity,* Last Thursday, the European Central Bank (ECB) took the historically unprecedented step of lowering certain of it... more »
THE VIEW FROM INDIA
Newsclick discusses with Aijaz Ahmad, senior political analyst, about the recent developments in Ukraine, where there is a civil war like situation in the Eastern and Southern parts of the country. Ahmad feels that in the days to com, as the IMF conditionality's begin to bite, there is going to be a conflict in Western Ukraine also. Attacks from the Kiev regime on the east, many of which are war crimes -- has increased significantly specially after the election of Petro Poroshenko as the President of Ukraine.
Americans Favor Immigration Reform, So Who Doesn't? Fox Viewers, The Tea Party And Texas Republicans
CA-25 is the northeast corner of L.A. county-- Santa Clarita and the Antelope Valley-- plus a sliver of Ventura County (Simi Valley). It's a suburban area that has long been held by Republicans but in 2012 Lee Rogers won in the Antelope Valley and came closer to dislodging forever-incumbent Buck McKeon than anyone else ever had. So close, in fact, that McKeon decided to trade his job in Congress for a job on K Street this year. That was lucky for the GOP-- and bad news for the Democrats. Two Republicans, Tony Strickland and Steve Knight jumped into the jungle primary along with Le... more »
Post # 25,000, Thank You!
This blog started on August 8, 2008 as a sort of personal journal, somewhere to place my thoughts and memories, nothing more. As I read about the economy, wars, and life in general I thought why not share these things if anyone were interested? We've never had ads, banners or popups, never made a penny, but it was worth every minute to share these things with you. I'd have never imagined that in nearly 6 years we'd have had 25,000 posts (that marker passed by unnoticed last night), 1,637,334 unique visitors from all over the world with 2,782,140 pageviews, but we have, and I want t... more »
The Iraqi Government Is A Pathetic Joke; Maliki Does Not Deserve To Rule
The Iraqi government is still using fake bomb detectors, even after they have been proven to be fake. The *con artist who sold them the devices* now sits in prison after being convicted of fraud in a British court. The Iraqi government officials involved in this scandal have not lost their jobs. Such a brain-dead government is asking for collapse. An excerpt from, *"Everything you need to know about ISIS attack on Mosul"* Digital Resistance, June 10, 2014: The Prime Minister Nouri Al Maliki has called for Parliament to declare a state of emergency, but to what end? To give his gover... more »
Dammed
“Where hunters and woodcutters once slept in their boots by the dying light of their thousand fires and went on, old teutonic forebears with eyes incandesced by the visionary light of a massive rapacity, wave on wave of the violent and the insane, their brains stoked with spoorless analogues of all that was, lean aryans with their abrogate Semitic chapbook reenacting the dramas and parable therein...” ~ Cormac McCarthy, *Suttree* These are real trees, dying trees...typical trees. As a little antidote, may I suggest, the marvelous, inspiring, beautiful but futile dreams of the past an... more »
Watch "England's Going Out (To Do It Again)"
England's Going Out (To Do It Again) - Omid Djali…: http://youtu.be/usi1WIoyIG8 All I hear is England's Going Out!
The Poet: Mary Oliver, "What Is There Beyond Knowing?"
*"What Is There Beyond Knowing?"* "What is there beyond knowing that keeps calling to me? I can't turn in any direction but it's there. I don't mean the leaves' grip and shine or even the thrush's silk song, but the far-off fires, for example, of the stars, heaven's slowly turning theater of light, or the wind playful with its breath; or time that's always rushing forward, or standing still in the same- what shall I say- moment. What I know I could put into a pack as if it were bread and cheese, and carry it on one shoulder, important and honorable, but so small! While everything ... more »
"A Ute Prayer"
*“Earth, Teach Me”* "Earth teach me quiet ~ as the grasses are still with new light. Earth teach me suffering ~ as old stones suffer with memory. Earth teach me humility ~ as blossoms are humble with beginning. Earth teach me caring ~ as mothers nurture their young. Earth teach me courage ~ as the tree that stands alone. Earth teach me limitation ~ as the ant that crawls on the ground. Earth teach me freedom ~ as the eagle that soars in the sky. Earth teach me acceptance ~ as the leaves that die each fall. Earth teach me renewal ~ as the seed that rises in the spring. Earth teach me to fo... more »
"Barbarians...
“Only barbarians are not curious about where they come from, how they came to be where they are, where they appear to be going, whether they wish to go there, and if so, why, and if not, why not.” - Isaiah Berlin
"How It Really Is"
And if you believe those lies...
The Economy: “The Corrosive Effect of Free Money...”
*“The Corrosive Effect of Free Money...” * by Bill Bonner “I got one foot on the platform The other is on the train I'm going back to New Orleans To wear that ball and chain...” – "House of the Rising Sun"* "It's true. Wealth is a burden," said a man from Australia. "And when you give it to your children, it's like putting a ball and chain on their legs." Everything was fine. All week, we had been discussing how to build a big ball of wealth and how to shackle it onto our children. Then, on Saturday night, after dinner, we were outside, laughing, singing, enjoying ourselves. And th... more »
Satire: “Hillary Considers Dropping 2016 Bid After Reading One-Star Reviews on Amazon”
*“Hillary Considers Dropping 2016 Bid After Reading One-Star Reviews on Amazon”* by Andy Borowitz NEW YORK (The Borowitz Report)— “Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said today that she is “seriously considering” not running for President in 2016 after reading an avalanche of scathing one-star reviews on Amazon for her new book, “Hard Choices.” Secretary Clinton said that she was “shattered” to discover that dozens of people had apparently purchased her book on its first day of publication, read all six hundred and fifty-six pages in one sitting, and judged the finished prod... more »
Why Defeat of the Common Core Would Represent a Major Victory for Education
A post by Diane Ravitch yesterday leaves the soured impression that beating back the Common Core would be no major victory for those opposed to corporate education reform. Her reasoning? By ending Common Core, we would still have a terribly flawed system based on test and punish and ignoring poverty, so Common Core or local core--who cares. How wrong can Diane be: let me count the ways. 1) Without Common Core, states may establish their own curriculums and standards and assessments based on the possibility of local needs, democratic process, and professional expertise. They don... more »
Canada's duplicitous deceitful treachery on display. Democracy? In what reality?
Canada's PM made a point of being in attendance at the annointing of the Ukrainian Oligarch/Warlord/Puppet Poroshenko. Canada's government has been falling all over itself to support 'freedom' and the right of some people to choose their own destiny in the Ukraine. But only some people. PM Harper does not extend this right to NATO's targeted ones. Whether in Syria or Ukraine. * "We're fully behind you on that. I also do want to express the solidarity of the Canadian people with the Ukrainian people in your aspiration for a democratic European future and not a return to the country'... more »
Paint Your Own TARDIS Umbrella
Hello again, friends! It's me again! I love being here at Housewife Eclectic, since my blog (just Lu) has taken a backseat to my new job (which I adore) as a virtual assistant. A big thanks to Debra for letting me moonlight here while she is hopefully getting some sleep and snuggles with her cute girls. The project I have for you today is one of my favorite Doctor Who projects ever: a TARDIS umbrella! And it is not as daunting as it looks -- just dive in! If you do it, *please *use fabric paint or a fabric medium -- a white fabric paint pen would be perfect! I was anxious to just do... more »
Mike's Story Part 46 - Paradigms
*By **Jenna** Orkin* * February 14, 2007* I wished Mike a Happy Valentine’s Day and he returned the wish sincerely, without bitterness at his situation. But we didn’t go out to dinner as planned because Ray was supposed to call in the evening with news of "Ernest," the guy at his house who had signed for the package. While Ray was busy tracking down the missing $10,000, his landlady asked him, “Where’s last month’s rent?” “That was it!” he exclaimed, which galvanized her into becoming a diligent aide de camp. Fortunately X, the guy who sent the package, has given a green li... more »
Lord Tebbit on the Trojan Horse Affair
No time to post any 'deep thoughts' of my own tonight, so here are some from Lord Tebbit instead: No one should have been surprised at what was going on in schools in Birmingham. It is precisely what I was talking about over 20 years ago and Enoch Powell was warning against long before that. We have imported far too many immigrants who have come here not to live in our society, but to replicate here the society of their homelands. This is not a tirade against migration from the EU, which we are largely unable to control, but from the rest of the world, which we could have contro... more »
"Escape from the 14-Year Recession"
*"Escape from the 14-Year Recession"* by James Quinn "When you ponder the implications of allowing a small group of powerful wealthy unaccountable men to control the currency of a nation over the last one hundred years, you understand why our public education system sucks. You understand why the government created Common Core curriculum teaches children that 3 x 4 = 13, as long as you feel good about your answer. George Carlin was right. The owners of this country (bankers, billionaires, corporate titans, politicians) want more for themselves and less for everyone else. They want ... more »
June 10: The paper took only a few minutes to read today.
Again, TandT reporting on the killings is almost pure sensationalism and emotionalism. We know nothing about how the killer got rifle designed specifically for killing people - and for no other purpose. Where did he make the connection? Are there other such guns in Moncton? Why don't the police have access to weapons adequate to deal with such a case? The stories of mourning and sympathy are there - as they should be. But a newspaper is not intended simply to stir emotions. It is there to explain events to us, to raise questions, to see what has to be done in future. _______________... more »
Dispatches from Haiti
Drouillard (Photo by John Carroll) Dear Reader(s), Over the last several years I have been posting on the Peoria Journal Star blog site at Dispatches from Haiti. I usually don't post these articles to this site. Thanks for reading. John www.haitianhearts.org
WE IS POOR FOLKS - MIGHT HAVE TO SELL MY JEWELRY
Hillary Clinton on Tuesday moved to contain the fallout from her comment that she and Bill Clinton were “dead broke” when they left the White House.
Is Tom Corbett the Most Hated Governor in PA's History?
ht to Ken Derstine: As many as 1,000 protesters, many angry about school funding, blocked traffic and waved signs in Center City on Monday afternoon, hoping to disrupt or at least deflect attention from a fund-raising stop by Govs. Corbett and Christie. "Our members are here because they're being mistreated," said Jerry Jordan, president of the Philadelphia Federation of Teachers. Six people were arrested for obstructing the highway - a summary offense - after sitting down on 17th Street. Police did not use handcuffs as they led them away. The names of those arrested were not availab... more »
Iraqi Army Cannot Hold Iraq's Second Largest City; PM Nouri al-Maliki Declares National State of Emergency
To sum up, the Iraqi army abandoned their posts. Mosul falls. Hundreds of thousands of people escaped the city. And now Maliki has the perfect excuse he needs to declare a national state of emergency and grab power. A week ago he couldn't muster enough support from the country's political parties to form a coalition. Now he can call the shots. This situation can only go downhill. This crisis was predictable and preventable. Jihadist terrorist groups based in Syria, filled with foreigners and mercenaries, have been covertly armed and assisted by the US, Britain, Turkey, France, Israe... more »
Tax Revenues Up - Crime Down in Washington and Colorado With Pot Reform ..
*Too bad that Stephen Harper doesn't take note ...* *Colorado * *Washington*
Supplemental: What the heck is the Common Core?
*TUESDAY, JUNE 10, 2014* *A rumination on “standards:”* What the heck are the Common Core “standards?” And why are they called by that name? The “standards movement” has been in vogue for many years now. In our view, the use of that term has always seemed a bit odd. For starters, Wikipedia tells us this about the Common Core: “The Common Core State Standards Initiative is an educational initiative in the United States that details what K-12 students should know in English language arts and mathematics at the end of each grade.” In fact, the Common Core “standards” are the skills st... more »
تلبية مساعد الطغاة Meet the helper of tyrants, Ayudante de tiranos
فكيف كثير من الناس في الشرق الأوسط وأمريكا اللاتينية هو هذا القتل مسؤولة الرجل؟كان اختراعه الطغاة تستخدمه.اندوفر هي مدينة السوق الخلابة أقل ما يقال في هامبشاير. (http://andover.nh.us/) انها وضع غير محتمل لمكاتب غاما، وهي شركة للجدل الإنترنت الأمن التي تبيع FinFisher، التي وصفها بلومبرغ بأنها "واحدة من أكثر cyberweapons بعيد المنال في العالم، والتي يمكن أن تأخذ سرا التحكم عن بعد من جهاز كمبيوتر، نسخ الملفات، اعتراض المكالمات سكايب وتسجيل كل ضغطة ".في أعقاب الربيع العربي، وذكرت هيئة الاذاعة البريطانية اطلعت عليها وثائق في مقر نهبت من مبنى أمن الدولة المصرية التي اقترح البرمجيات غاما قد... more »
Duncan Dumps on Oklahoma in a June 9 Press Conference
US Secretary of Education Arne Duncan was asked in a June 9, 2014, press conference about Oklahoma’s decision to drop the Common Core State Standards (CCSS). Oklahoma Governor Mary Fallin– who also happens to be the chair of CCSS license co-owner National Governors Association (NGA)– signed Oklahoma HB 3399 into law on Thursday, June 5, 2014. Here are the two questions asked of […]
The Realist Report - Don Advo
On this edition of *The Realist Report*, we'll be joined by attorney Don Advo. Don and I will be discussing issues pertaining to freedom of association, White rights, and his proposed amendment to the United States Constitution explicitly recognizing the right to freedom of association for all peoples. Calls are welcome! The Advo Amendment reads: *The right of freedom of association, however and by whomever exercised by persons over the age of 18 on the basis of religion, race, color, natural origin, ethnicity, gender, age, sexual orientation, or physical or mental disability, wh... more »
Michael Douglas Gets It Right
Michael Douglas has been a generous political contributor over the years. He's given to real progressives like Dennis Kucinich, Howard Dean and Russ Feingold, to conservatives like Bob Kerrey, Joe Baca, Adam Schiff and Max Baucus, and to corporate career Dems like Hillary Clinton, Tom Daschle and Dick Gephardt. Mostly, though, he just likes Democrats and has given tens of thousands of dollars to Beltway Democratic committees like the DCC, DNC and the DSCC. In a letter he sent out yesterday-- on behalf of the Council for a Livable World-- he pointed to 3 crucial Senate races. I was... more »
Untitled
*Mississippi reporter fired for remarks about Lafayette ~Megan Wyatt via WWLTV* *Defensive line colleagues praise Brodrick Bunkley for unselfishly taking pay cut this offseason ~Ramon Antonio Vargas* *Board hits reset button on N.O. airport contract ~Jeff Adelson, New Orleans Advocate* *Supreme Court: BP must pay claims during appeal~Janet McConnauhey, AP via Fresno Bee* *Chevron goes big in deepwater Gulf of Mexico ~Brian O'Keefe, Forbes* *This week in New Orleans music: Free beer and a zydeco weekend ~Leah D. Nelson, AXS*
Obstruct Justice
*R. v. Lohidici*, 2005 ABPC 171: [18] On the meaning of “obstruct”, the Criminal Code does not assist us. As is the case for many of the Code’s other terms, no definition is contained in the legislation. The invariable starting point of all judicial discussion is *Hinchliffe v. Sheldon *[1955] 3 All E.R. 406, wherein Lord Goddard posits, at p.408: “Obstructing means, for this purpose, making it more difficult for the police to carry out their duties.” [19] The* Hinchliffe *test has been variously considered, applied, softened, melded and massaged to the point w... more »
MAYBE HE'S AMISH?
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Crazy Right-Wing Extremists
So, two crazy people shot and killed some cops in Las Vegas. They see the police as an oppressive force, bullying people on behalf of corrupt elites. Some other guy in Georgia was convicted under some bullshit drug laws for a small amount of marijuna and because of that, the state *was *coming to take his guns away. So he went to the local courthouse with some guns to take some hostages, but it didn't work out like he planned. There's lots of this stuff in the USA. And, just recently, we had a Canadian version of this anti-authority gun-nut. Are the police oppressive? Obviously ... more »
Ukraine’s Other, Almost Completely Ignored, Ethnic Quandary?
BEREHOVE, Ukraine -- *A foreign leader whose country pines for its lost empire advocates self-rule for a Ukrainian province* and *gives passports to its residents*. The call resonates among many in the region, *where tens of thousands of people don't even speak the Ukrainian language. * A foreign leader whose *country pines for it’s lost empire* while *advocating for self rule* for a Ukrainian province!? Putin? Russia? No and no. Which leader and what nation? Viktor Orban and Hungary Briefly: Think Kingdom of Hungary and Carpathian Ruthenia (now part of Ukraine) *Why is it we... more »
While US officials and their "mainstream media" mouth piece conjure stories of Russian troops invading eastern and southern Ukraine, ordinary people who live there have been under attack by military forces of the US-installed government in Kiev. Fortunately, many of the troops ordered to attack their unarmed brethren have refused fire on them.
------------------------------ http://youtu.be/kvxgkIIIVio South-East Ukraine: Crisis Diary (Unique Documentary Shot by Ordinary People) RT *Published on May 3, 2014* While Crimea has already had a referendum, the situation in other Ukrainian regions is still unstable. People want their voices to be heard and are demanding a vote. RT managed to get footage from people living in various cities in southeastern Ukraine. Many of the videos and interviews you will see in this film have never been shown on television. Cherchez la Verite
THE ROLE OF THE GAPS: In low-income high schools!
*TUESDAY, JUNE 10, 2014* *Part 2—Depression, disorder, despair:* Bill Gates, a college dropout, has no background in public education. After spending his early years at Seattle’s View Ridge Elementary School, Gates never *attended* a public school, let alone taught in one. There has never been the slightest sign that he has the slightest idea how such entities work. On the brighter side, Gates has mountains of cash, and an apparent belief that he understands public schooling. Given the modern cultural context, he’s surrounded by unimpressive “elites” who go through life with both ... more »
Retire the Penny
My long-time readers know that I have long favored getting rid of the penny. If you agree, you can now let the White House know via this petition .
Expose ALEC? We'll Send the Attack Dogs
Shaking my head in disbelief this morning Right-wing rag bitching about the costs of an open records request – but that’s not the focus of this entry. The focus here is about ALEC transparency – or lack thereof. ALEC has been screaming how transparent they have become - which is an outright lie when you compare current meeting documents to older meeting documents or review their webpage for specific ALEC bills YET – when a left leaning legislator makes ALEC meetings transparent by reporting on the meetings to left-leaning publications the right goes nuts ALEC goes nuts * a... more »
Islamic State Of Iraq Launches Battle of Ninewa In Mosul
(*Washington Post*) The day after the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIS) launched a raid upon Salahaddin’s Samarra on June 5, 2014 it began a similar attack upon Mosul in Ninewa that started on June 6 and continues to the present. ISIS has dubbed it the "Battle of Ninewa". This time it wasn’t clear whether fighters entered the city from the outside as happened in Samarra or whether they were already in Mosul. That’s because there were initially clashes with the Iraqi security forces in so many different districts. Those included Tamouz, Masharaf, Al-Islah Al-Zirai in the ... more »
WHO WILL PAY FOR ELECTIONS?
I was up early this morning and at the voting station in Bath for the 8:00 am start of our Maine primary election. I set up a table on behalf of We the People Maine which is gathering petition signatures for a statewide referendum to safeguard access to the political process for everyone. We have to get about 53,000 signatures of registered voters across Maine to get the referendum on the ballot. In response to the horrid Supreme Court ruling in the Citizens United case corporations have been given the rights of people and *$$$* was determined to be "free speech". This ruling h... more »
US deploys 2 B-2 bombers to Europe for exercises
The US Air Force has deployed two nuclear-capable B-2 stealth bombers to a British air base for exercises with NATO allies, the Pentagon said Monday. The deployment, which the Pentagon said was pre-planned and short-term, comes against a backdrop of tension with Russia over unrest in Ukraine. "It certainly is yet another demonstration of America's ironclad commitment to the NATO alliance," said Colonel Steve Warren, a Pentagon spokesman. Read more
Brazil's World Cup Updates and Scary items to consider ( June 8 , 2014 ) - Isn't it fitting that this World Cup takes place amidst the turmoil of protests , tear gassings , construction failures and delays , the spectre of fixed matches as a discussion point ? One might say this is a World Cup for the WORLD today ? A beauty of a missive for the " Beautiful Game " ---- “The World Turns Around a Spinning Ball” Choreographed War and Other Aspects of the World’s Greatest Game ( Eduardo Galeano )
Catharsis Ours - 1 day ago
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Tighty Whitie Righties
Since you're all probably suffering from a severe case of Hillary Clinton fatigue by now, I thought I'd give everybody a break and and discuss that equally dapper white centrist -- David Brooks of the *New York Times.* With lesser-evil Democrats throwing out such tasty morsels as aspirational cap-and-trade (just in time for Doomsday), and bestowing student debt forgiveness upon a chosen few lucky duckies, the Republicans are desperately playing catch-up, in hopes of winning a seat (or fifty) on the pseudo-populist bandwagon. So they're doing what they always do -- they're plasteri... more »
why i'm voting liberal on june 12 and why i feel so crappy about it
Need it even be said? The rightward shift of the NDP is a colossal disappointment for me. I'm part of the NDP's natural constituency. The NDP has historically been a social democrat party, a party of the working class, a party not tied to corporate interests. The existence of the NDP, a credible, viable party on the left, is part of what made Canada such an appealing choice for me. Despite the right-leaning leadership of the NDP at both the provincial and federal levels, I still have hope for Canada. Every NDP voter I speak to, and everything I read, tells me that my disappointment ... more »
Can Rahm Emanuel And The Corporate Dems Be Stopped From Wrecking The Democratic Party?
Many years ago, I was new to the big left blogger listserv and had the temerity to harshly criticize then-DCCC chairman Rahm Emanuel. The push-back was overwhelming, one progressive blogger going so far as to suggest I might be a Republican operative. The left blogosphere has matured since then and Rahm and corporate Dems like him regularly come under more thoughtful scrutiny than they did back them. But there are still many in the Democratic Party-- including some confused souls who imagine they themselves are "progressives"-- who count themselves among fans of Rahm and other ven... more »
A Preview Of Coming Attractions
As the Ontario election campaign runs down, Kathleen Wynne says that a vote for the NDP is a vote for Tim Hudak. And Andrea Horwath says that Ontarians don't have to choose between "corrupt" and "crazy." The dilemma facing Ontario's progressives, Chantal Hebert writes, will raise its head again in next year's federal election: More so perhaps than any recent federal election, it will feature a fight to the finish for progressive voters between Thomas Mulcair and Justin Trudeau. Based on the pattern of the provincial campaign, the NDP/Liberal federal battle for Ontario will be Tr... more »
China's missing metal collateral mystery continues ( June 10 , 2014 ) ...... Takeaway -- The troubles at Qingdao, which as noted is merely the 3rd largest Chinese port, have now spread to a second Chinese port: Penglai, which is also located in the Shandong province. Putting some size numbers for context: Qingdao's copper inventory is about 50,000 tons, compared to 800,000 tons in Shanghai, analysts say. There's "little evidence" for now that traders in Shanghai fraudulently have pledged collateral to banks, said Sijin Cheng, an analyst with Barclays Research in Singapore. Little evidence will become "lots" in the coming days when we expect more "discoveries" at all other bonded warehouses as the relentless inflow of commodities finally reverses and the beneficiaries finally demand possession. As everyone who has followed even the simplest Ponzi schemes knows, this is the part of the lifecycle when many tears are shed by most.
http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2014-06-10/chinas-evaporated-collateral-scandal-spreads-second-port China's "Evaporated" Collateral Scandal Spreads To Second Port [image: Tyler Durden's picture] Submitted by Tyler Durden on 06/10/2014 08:18 -0400 - B+ - Barclays - China - Citigroup - Contango - Copper - Counterparties - default - Duration Mismatch - Hong Kong - Lehman - None - notional value - Renminbi - Standard Chartered inShare1 Starting back in May of 2013, we first predicted that China's "Lehman event", even... more »
Gold , Silver and PM Report June 10 , 2014 -- Ed Steer's report for June 10 , 2014 -- News , Data and views touching on the precious metals ....... additional items after Ed's Daily " Wrap " !
http://www.caseyresearch.com/gsd/edition/indian-chinese-central-banks-on-track-to-absorb-90-of-gold-mine-output ¤ YESTERDAY IN GOLD & SILVER The gold price didn't do much of anything in Far East trading on their Monday morning. A bit of a rally started around 1 p.m. Hong Kong time---and that lasted until the 8:20 a.m. EDT New York open. But by the time "da boyz" were done at the 5:15 p.m. electronic close, they had closed it down on the day. Volumes were exceedingly light. The high and low are barely worth looking up, but here they are anyway. The high was $1,57.30---and the l... more »
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*Florida to School Districts: No More Biometric Scanning of Our Kids* Florida became the first state in the U.S. to ban the scanning of students for biometric information when Gov. Rick Scott signed the Education Data Privacy Act into law May 12th The sweeping new privacy law prohibits any K-12 institutions from “collecting or retaining information regarding the political affiliation, voting history, religious affiliation, or biometric information of a student, parent, or sibling of a student.” Examples of biometric information include fingerprint scans, palm scans, retina or iris... more »
White House follies ( June 10 , 2014 ) -- While the White House told 80 - 90 members of the Administration about the looming Bergdahl swap for 5 Taliban Leaders , Congress apparently not trustworthy enough to be notified ( but somehow the Gitmo 5 prisoners were trustworthy enough to be notified in advance ?? ) BTW , did Chuck Hagel make the final call on the Bergdahl swap ? Thought that was the President's call and he would do it again ??? Executive Orders looming for Climate change next ( Obama: Climate change is a national security issue ) ?
http://hotair.com/archives/2014/06/09/house-dem-that-the-white-house-didnt-notify-congress-of-bergdahl-deal-did-not-sit-well/ House Dem: That the White House didn’t notify Congress of Bergdahl deal “did not sit well” POSTED AT 9:01 PM ON JUNE 9, 2014 BY ERIKA JOHNSEN - Share on Facebook*6* - - - 56 SHARES Rep. Adam Schiff, a California Democrat and a member of the House Intelligence Committee, didn’t have much to say in defense of the White House’s highly selective Bergdahl-deal maneuvering this evening. As CNN’s Ashleigh Banfield notes, “80 to 90″ administration o... more »
Rik Mayall "Being dead is absolutely brilliant...!"
Don't Fear Death: http://youtu.be/wZHR5RqKw-0 Rik Mayall did the voiceover for this Channel 4 cartoon not too long ago.
Fiscal Irresponsibility 27: PH's P2.6 Trillion 2015 Budget
The Department of Budget and Management (DBM) has announced that the projected budget of the Philippine government next year will be around P2.6 trillion ($59.63 billion at P43.60/US$) or more than P300 billion than this year's P2.26 trillion budget. That means P2.6 trillion of taxes, fees and borrowings. A P3 trillion budget for 2016, and P3 trillion taxes, fees and borrowings, is just around the corner. Government, national and local, keeps expanding. On years of no crisis or emergencies, a responsible government should have fiscal surplus, pay many loans and reduce the public de... more »
Vegas Shooters Provide Justification for Police Militarization
More details are coming out about the two would be revolutionaries who murdered two Las Vegas police officers in cold blood as they were eating lunch on Sunday at a pizza chain. The two perps, a charming couple named Jerad and Amanda Miller are being tabbed by authorities and the media as “extremists” and their history is chock full of right-wing ideology of the worst sort. These are not just libertarians concerned with the militarizing of the American police and gross transgressions of a rogue government but two obvious nut jobs who bought into too much of the same sort of agitpro... more »
Ukraine Updates ( June 10 , 2014 ) ..... Ukraine and Russia talks to resolve Restive South East Ukraine situation continue as does the fighting ........... South Stream project on hold as Russia decries politicization of energy issues ........... Russia Central Bank has now shutdown 34 Banks in Crimea ........ Ukraine Gas talks continue , Ukraine and Russia talk prices , current contract , neighboring nations and the current situation - no further payments made by Ukraine yet , even as Russia demand Ukraine pay approximately 1.9 billion for arrears !
Anti - War ... Ukraine Reports ‘Understanding’ With Russia on Peace PlanTalks Centered on 'Key Stages' of Plan to End Donetsk Revolt by Jason Ditz, June 09, 2014 Print This | Share This Two days of meetings between Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko’s new government and Russian officials have ended with what Ukraine is describing as an “understanding” on a peace plan for their common border. Exactly what was understood remains unclear, as details were scant, but Ukrainian officials say that the two sides agreed on “key stages” of a plan to deescalate violence in the Donetsk and Luha... more »
War Watch ( June 10 , 2014 ) - Despite or perhaps due to Iraq's Election where it would appear Prime Minister Maliki will get a third divisive term , Iraq has become deadlier than ever - Al Qaeda forces attacking Mosul now and Government forces seem powerless to withstand the pressure ! Syria rebel infighting continues even as the Free Syrian Army blasts the US for creating War Lords ( by supplying weapons to rivals of FSA ) ....... Libya chaotic political situation becomes even more chaotic ( coup d'etat in process while Libya Supreme court just nullified the election of PM Maiteeq ) .... Pakistan reeling from the Taliban attack at its main Airport fears worst thing are coming , Security forces shown to be ineffective !
Catharsis Ours - 1 day ago
Iraq ...... http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2014-06-10/al-qaeda-militants-capture-us-blackhawk-helicopters-iraq Al Qaeda Militants Capture US-Made Black Hawk Helicopters In Iraq [image: Tyler Durden's picture] Submitted by Tyler Durden on 06/10/2014 19:54 -0400 - Afghanistan - Google - Iraq - Middle East - None - Obama Administration - Twitter - Twitter - Washington D.C. inShare3 Just when one thought US foreign policy couldn't sink any deeper into the hole of its embarrassment, it takes out a shovel and starts digging. Overnight, in whatAP d... more »
Hong Kong's Corporate and Forest Jungle
Among the things that fascinate me about Hong Kong capitalism is that they have both corporate jungle and forest jungle, and both jungles deliver money and utility or satisfaction for its people and foreign visitors. The three photos below I got from the web, none from my camera. Well almost all developed economies have clean and green environment. Their economies create big surplus, economic and social surplus. So they can afford to retain some areas for non-commercial development and environmental conservation because they have a huge surplus. This disproves the impression that c... more »
Early polls taipei race
The Kuomintang News organ reports.... According to the latest opinion poll conducted by Apple Daily on the support ratings of candidates in the Taipei City mayoral election, Ko Wen-je (柯文哲), a pro-Green camp independent, leads the KMT's Sean Lien (連勝文), son of former Vice President Lien Chan (連戰), by approximately 11 percentage points (47.35% vs. 36.73%), while Sean Lien leads DPP legislator Pasuya Yao (姚文智) by 41.96% to 39.27%. Yao won the DPP's first-stage primary for the Taipei mayoral election in a public opinion poll on May 14. According to an opinion poll conducted by TVBS, S... more »
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