Toscanini and Wife (Photo credit: Wikipedia)'Newsnight' - 16-20 June
Here, somewhat later than usual - as I've been away in Keswick - is this
week's run-through of last week's editions of *Newsnight*. What did they
cover, how did they frame it, who did they interview, and why on earth
didn't they mention Keswick?
*Monday 16/6*
1.* Iraq*: *"The Islamo-fascist forces sweeping through the north of Iraq
'have to be stopped', the American Secretary of State said today, since
they threaten the very existence of the country. But how? We have views
from America and Iran, and our diplomatic editor is here. [*Mark Urban: "*With
images emerging of Iraqi pris... more »
Cameron Diaz's pubic hair - NSFW
Cameron Diaz on the importance of not maing unreversible decisions about
pubic hair.
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*Activists use pedal power to oppose fracking ~WDSU*
*Report: Louisiana ranks high in toxic releases into waterways ~Amy Wold,
The Advocate*
*St. Bernard Sheriff: Three men arrested for stealing $1500 in crab traps
~WWLTV*
*Causeway Police practice water rescue training ~WVUE*
*Five years after Corps of Engineers rated Trinity River levees
unacceptable, an inspection and an update ~Dallas Morning News*
*Playing the waiting game in flooded northwest Iowa ~Des Moines Register*
Discussions of race at the chalkface. It’s TL for you, then fine, DR.
Last night, perhaps during the day yesterday, I was engaged in a debate on
race via Twitter. There seemed to be some misunderstandings, which is very
easy to do on Twitter. That’s why I personally have a love/hate
relationship with the medium. I really hate it. But then again, well, I
don’t love-it-love-it. It’s more […]
THE UPLIFTING CARTOONS OF CHARLES BARSOTTI 1933 -2014
*(Click on Cartoons to enlarge)*
*Charles Barsotti died this week at 80 years old but his New Yorker
cartoons touched myself and millions of others with their wonderful quirky
sense of humor and imaginative insights into profound truths which were
both delightful and thought provoking. His presence will be sorely missed
for his cartoons provided much needed solace in our chaotic ego driven
world: Allen L Roland *
I love the New Yorker not only for its in depth reporting but also for its
staff of excellent cartoonists who seemed to fully capture the themes of
our times ~ *but my f... more »
Ghost of Sunday Classics: Everybody loves Luisa Miller
*NBC Symphony Orchestra, Arturo Toscanini, cond. RCA-BMG, broadcast
performance from Studio 8-H, July 25, 1943*
*Berlin Philharmonic, Herbert von Karajan, cond. DG, recorded 1976*
*RCA Italiana Orchestra, Fausto Cleva, cond. RCA-BMG, recorded June 1964*
*Orchestra Filarmonica della Scala, Riccardo Muti, cond. Sony, recorded
Sept. 5-7, 1993*
*by Ken*
The rousing and stirring Overture to *Luisa Miller* is a piece I adore, and
I'm surprised to see that, as far as I can tell, we've never listened to
it. I thought we would at least have heard the performance from Tullio
Serafin's EMI... more »
Jack A. Smith : Obama’s foreign policy bait and switch
Obama focused on defending his policies from the warhawks instead of the
‘pivot’ to Asia and maintenance of unilateral global hegemony. By Jack A.
Smith | The Rag Blog | June 22, 2014 President Obama chose to ignore the
most … finish reading Jack A. Smith :
Obama’s foreign policy bait and switch
Is the Foolhardy Obama About to Start World War III?
2014 is the one-hundred year anniversary of the beginning of World War I, a
conflict of such savagery, really the first time in history that mass
slaughter was industrialized and the resulting carnage was unprecedented.
The war itself was the result of a series of events that rapidly careened
out of control. The spark that ignited the whole conflagration being the
assassination of Archduke Ferdinand of Austria that was followed by a
cascading series of events that led to a conflict of empires that forever
changed the world. WW I in particular leading to the rise of the Nazis and
t... more »
Northerntruthseeker Rant For Sunday, June 22nd, 2014
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Sunday... June 22nd.. And time again for my weekly look at what has been
happening in our sick world over the last week..
Today is June 22nd, and today marks the 73rd anniversary of Germany's
Operation Barbarossa invasion of the former Soviet Union during the second
World War. Many of our so called "history" books called that attack an
invasion, but the truth has been coming out that it actually was a
pre-emptive strike to stop the criminal Stalin from launching his own
carefully planned attack on Europe that was to take place on July 5th, 1941
under the code... more »
Musings On Iraq In The News
My interview with Alexandre Massimo on Iraq’s deteriorating security
situation was mentioned in “Examining the Causes of the Islamic State’s
Resurgence in Iraq” on the Syrian site Tahrir Souri, while my talk with
Aaron Zelin "The Islamic State of Iraq Attempts To Create A State in Syria
and Iraq" was posted on the Washington Institute for Near East Policy's
website. I was quoted in "Maliki's most solemn hour" by Paul Mutter in the
Arabist.
The thickness of Peter Mackay
Let's
face it, Peter Mackay is not among the sharpest implements in a drawer
full of dull blades. His latest attack on women demonstrates a thought
process that is not only overly-simplistic but flawed to the point of
being dangerous. Tabatha Southey does a low-level strafing run on Mackay
demonstrating his consistency in being wrong on, well, everything.
At this point, I’m impressed with the
Prepping TFWs for the Northern Gateway Pipeline
This week Employment Minister Jason Kenney replaced the old LMOA, *Labour
Market Opinion Assessment*, with the brand new LMIA, or *Labour Market
Impact Assessment* - henceforth to be known as the *LabourMinister Missing
in Action* program for its accelerated 10- working- day approval process to
put TFWs in skilled trades.
Remember those 270 unionized welders and pipefitters laid off a Husky
Sunrise tarsands project last October and replaced by temporary foreign
workers?
As one of the former workers explained :
"We had to conduct a handover to Saipem, detailing to them where we h... more »
Hitting the Wall
Well, I guess this is it, then.
It won't even be worth putting the air conditioner in the bedroom
window because, barring a miracle, it looks as if we'll be evicted during
the summer.
I'm sorry I was such a burden and a constant aggravation to my regular
and former readers as well as the one-timers who surf in once and leave. It
seems if I stay in any one person's life long enough, I wind up alienating
them for a bewilderingly eclectic variety of reasons. Why should the
political blogosphere of which I've been a part for going on a decade be
any exception?
Yester... more »
US Experts Throw Beijing a Helping Hand
*Camouflage expert.*
In the Washington-Tokyo-Taipei-Beijing quadrangle, one of Beijing's most
important strategic goals is to transfer tension from the
Washington-Beijing relationship to the Washington-Taipei relationship. Not
only does that occur often, in each case to the detriment of Taiwan, but
one also sees, sadly, that US experts frequently incorporate this idea
"tension" into their analyses of the Washington-Taipei relationship. As in this
piece the other day that Ben Goren ripped (link below). The writers of the
report, Michael O'Hanlon and Jim Steinberg, note:
Beijing sho... more »
Mike's Story Part 58 - Emerging From the Winter of His Discontent
*By **Jenna** Orkin*
* To Mike's psychiatrist:*
*...we discovered that there's a fire exit to the ward which warns that if
u open it, an alarm goes off. i understand why a fire exit shouldn't be
locked but still, it seems to me (and no doubt also seemed to mike) that it
would be v easy for a determined patient to flee out to that stairwell and
throw themselves down the shaft before anyone could stop them, alarm or no
alarm. *
*he's on zoloft and depacote and feels no better. *
* To Cynthia McKinney 3/25/07: *
* when i proposed that he call you he said, 'what would i say?... more »
WNYW Fox 5 News - Day of 9/11 08:48am - 09:46 am (approx.)
WNYW Fox 5 News - Day of 9/11 08:48am - 09:46 am (approx.) from Chris Tracey
on Vimeo.
"Jim, just a few moments ago, something believed to be a plane crashed into
the South Tower of the World Trade Center. I just saw flames inside, you
can see the smoke coming out of the tower; we have no idea what it was. It
was a tremendous boom just a few moments ago. You can hear around me
emergency vehicles heading towards the scene.
Now this could have been an aircraft or it could have been something
internal.
It appears to be something coming from the outside, due to the nature of
the o... more »
Following The Weather Vane
Charles Pascal writes that there were several low points in the Ontario
election campaign. However,
When Horwath said in defence of her non-platform that she “walks in the
footsteps of Tommy Douglas,” I felt faint with incredulity as I instantly
recalled my most treasured moment when it comes to my fascination with
politics — a long and deeply memorable lunch with Tommy in the fall of
1983. He said something to me on that late September day that those
aspiring to replace Ontario’s current NDP leader at some time, sooner or
later, should heed.
Pascal recalled that, at a time when... more »
Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi
*"But who is exactly is the man who is threatening to plunge Iraq back to
its darkest days, and why has he become so effective?*
As with many of al-Qaeda’s leaders, precise details are sketchy. His FBI
rap sheet offers little beyond the fact that he is aged around 42, and was
born as Ibrahim Ali al-Badri in the city of Samarrah, which lies on a
palm-lined bend in the Tigris north of Baghdad. *Abu Bakr al-Baghdad*i is a
nom de guerre, as is his other name, *Abu Duaa*, which translates roughly
as “*Father of the Summons”*.
Some describe him as a farmer who was arrested by US forces ... more »
Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl
Originally posted on Bill Ayers:
My brother Rick was one of the heroes of the American war against Viet
Nam—he helped to organize and articulate war resistance in his unit,
refused to kill people or to be killed in pursuit of the rulers’ imperial
dreams, and deserted the US Army, spending the next decade on…
Why Blue Dog Mike Ross Will Lose His Run For Arkansas Governor
The ad above was released 3 days ago by the Republican Governors
Association. It's an unadulterated attack ad on Mike Ross, the Democratic
Party candidate for governor of Arkansas, who is running against extremist
GOP sociopath Asa Hutchinson. I don't care who wins because both candidates
are the worst garbage American politics has to offer. I suppose a lesser of
two evils argument could be made in favor of Ross, but, given his
virulently reactionary and anti-working family record when he was in
Congress, that would be a stretch. Ross was one of the leaders of the Blue
Dogs and--... more »
War Watch ( June 19 , 2014 ) -- Afghanistan in focus -- Abdullah Claims Fraud, Calls for Halt in Afghan Vote Count Breaks Ties With Electoral Commission , Meanwhile President Obama catches flak on the Hill regarding the Afghanistan pullout ( in light of Iraq ) ........ Libya accuses US of violating its sovereignty Libya describes arrest of Ahmed Abu Khatallahan on its soil an attack on country's sovereignty and demands his return , Libya's political strife continues along with electricity woes in Benghazi ......... Iran Nuclear Talks Stall on Western Centrifuge Demands Khamenei Set 'Red Line' Opposing Cuts , Iran offers to help in Iraq ( if the US does the same )
Catharsis Ours - 7 hours ago
Afghanistan......
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Karzai
asks UN to help solve election crisis
- AFP
- June 21, 2014
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*Even Among Democratic Lawmakers, Support Grows for School Choice *
Only 8,700 students rely on Louisiana’s state public scholarship program to
attend the school of their choice today, but the state’s lawmakers worked
this session to expand options for additional children.
The state legislature passed three school-choice bills pass this year,
including a new public school choice program and modifications to existing
programs. Gov. Bobby Jindal, a Republican, is expected to sign them all.
One of the measures fully funds the state’s growing voucher program, which
allows students in p... more »
The Media
The Media from Spike EP on Vimeo.
*"The News is a corporate entity. The News is owned." *- John Judge, 1993
Finally found it! Half Man Half Biscuit - Dickie Davies Eyes
Back in 2008 I blogged about the wonderful Half Man Half Biscuit and posted
videos of Trumpton Riots, Joy Division Oven Gloves and I Think We're Alone
Now but said that I just couldn't find the video for Dickie Davies Eyes,
well now I have...
"Mention the Lord of the Rings just once more,
And I'll more than likely kill you.
"Moorecock, Moorecock, Michael Moorecock"
you fervently moan.
Is this a wok that you shove down my throat,
Or are you just pleased to see me?
Brian Moore's head looks uncannily like London Planetarium.
Chorus:
And all those people
Who you, romantically,
Like to s... more »
Iraqi Military Out of Hellfires in Battle Against ISIS
[image: Cessna AC-208B]The Iraqi military ran out of Hellfire missiles six
days ago, and though the U.S. is rushing more missiles into the country,
Iraq has only two modified Cessna aircraft to launch them in their battle
against the radical Islamic militia ISIS.
ISIS has captured 28 tanks and shot down three helicopters, a significant
percentage of the government force, and the militia killed an entire Iraqi
Security Force brigade in the last couple of days at the border with Syria,
which ISIS now controls.
The losses have left the Iraqi military with no offensive capability, and
... more »
Five Revolutionary American Weapons of War That Never Happened
[image: XB-70 Valkyrie]Weapons die for all kinds of different reasons.
Sometimes they happen at the wrong time, either in the midst of defense
austerity, or with the wrong constellation of personnel.
Sometimes they fall victim to the byzantine bureaucracy of the Pentagon, or
to turf fights between the services. And sometimes they die because they
were a bad idea in the first place.
For the same reasons, bad defense systems can often survive the most inept
management if they fill a particular niche well enough.
Read more
You may watch Particle Fever soon
If you have been thinking about watching the 99-minute movie about the LHC, *Particle
Fever* (by Mark Levinson and David Kaplan), it's time for you to recheck
the movie's website which provides you with diverse ways how to be able to
see the thriller.
What's your place where you usually get movies? Amazon? iTunes? Something
else? ;-) Whatever it is, you should look there because chances are that
you may see the movie very soon, sooner than you expect! You may find
traces of the movie that you haven't found before when you tried. I hope
that the hints have been sufficient. :-)
I ... more »
India can export fighter planes, missiles: DRDO chief
[image: Tejas LCA]With Prime Minister Narendra Modi stressing on the need
for increasing arms exports, DRDO has said India can sell combat aircraft
and missiles whose production cost would be “much lower” than some of the
weapons sold by countries such as China.
Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) chief Avinash Chander
said that the country needs a “policy mechanism” for exporting weapon
systems and the defence research agency has suggested a “single window
clearance” for sale of arms to friendly foreign countries in a time-bound
manner.
“We have a list of equipmen... more »
Russia to bring first unmanned combat aircraft into service by 2020
[image: Tu-143 Reys]The Russian Air Force is to receive its first unmanned
combat air vehicles (UCAVs) into service by 2020. It is expected that state
trials or field tests of the new UCAVs may start in 2017. According to
Deputy Defense Minister Yury Borisov, research and development work for
this project is now nearly complete.
Drone fighters are able to tackle strategic tasks because they are
difficult to detect and have better combat sustainability than manned
aircraft. There are over 600 types of unmanned aerial vehicles produced in
the world today, including 25 in Russia.
A ... more »
Japanese Defense Ministry to study new missile defense systems
[image: THAAD interceptor]The Defense Ministry will conduct full-fledged
studies on new missile defense systems that would better equip Japan to
intercept North Korean ballistic missiles, officials said.
The ministry has started consultations with the United States on
introducing the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) system and a
ground-based version of the Standard Missile-3 interceptors mounted on
Aegis destroyers, according to the officials.
Currently, the Self-Defense Forces employs a two-stage system to intercept
ballistic missiles. In the first phase, Aegis ships lau... more »
Indian officials trash U.S. think-tank report
[image: INS Arihant]Indian officials have trashed the report published by a
military intelligence think tank based in the United States, which, citing
satellite imagery alleged that New Delhi was covertly expanding its nuclear
weapons programme.
The report is “mischievously timed,” ahead of a meeting on Monday of the
Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG) in Buenos Aires, and is intended to divert
focus from the real culprits of proliferation, said an official source, who
did not wish to be named.
“It is interesting that such reports questioning India’s nuclear
credentials are planted at r... more »
Chimeraworld resurgence going on...
you may not have heard about the Chimeraworld series.
It was an annual book project of horror, weird, bizarre stories from
writers from around the world, that I edited for six years i.e. six
editions published via Chimericana Books.
I'm bringing this up now because Chimeraworld seems to be making a bit of a
comeback, a resurgence.
Russian Navy to be supplied with more than 50 vessels before end of 2014
[image: Project 636 submarine]Russia's Navy is to be supplied with more
than 50 new vessels before the year end, Navy Commander-in-Chief Admiral
Viktor Chirkov said on Saturday.
One of them is a Project 636 diesel-electric submarine due to be launched
next week.
"On June 26, the diesel-electric submarine Rostov-on-Don will be launched
at Admiralty Wharves for the Black Sea Fleet," Chirkov told graduates of
naval colleges at a ceremony in St. Petersburg, adding that altogether the
fleet would be supplied with six Project 636 submarines.
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Some Health Benefits Of Dill
Source of poster:
*Organic Facts*
Denmark: Journalism Like This Could Ultimately Cost Lives by Sanne Maja Funch
Denmark: Journalism like this could ultimately cost lives
By Sanne Maja Funch
Sane Vax., Inc., 21 June 2014
Critical journalism about the HPV vaccine is a battleground with reporters
and the drug company Sanofi Pasteur MSD each in their own corner of the
ring. While journalists are talking about a company that controls the
angles and spreads fear among the sources; the drug company believes that
journalism is so unfair that girls are at risk of dying because they do not
dare to be vaccinated.
“*My impression was that Sanofi was indirectly the reason why these
sources woul... more »
Musical Interlude: Fairport Convention, "Tam Lin"
Fairport Convention, "Tam Lin"
- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jy3ihk205ew
Observations on the Iraq Fiasco
Not that I believe that anything that I say will influence anyone of any
political standing. But I'm a narcissistic blogger and I gotta blog!
1. Notice how nobody is all that concerned about getting george dubya
bush's views on the Iraq crisis? Doubtless all of his supporters and his
media enablers realize that he's an absolute imbecile and there's nothing
to be gained from the exertions that would be required to present him as an
"elder statesman" at this point in his dotage.
2. Can we really be all that sure that the takeover of vast swaths of the
country by Sunni militants is ent... more »
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*News that is music to Al Gore's ears*
The Arctic Ocean is warming up, icebergs are growing scarcer and in some
places the seals are finding the water too hot, according to a report to
the Commerce Department yesterday from Consulaff, at Bergen, Norway.
Reports from fishermen, seal hunters, and explorers all point to a radical
change in climate conditions and hitherto unheard-of temperatures in the
Arctic zone. Exploration expeditions report that scarcely any ice has been
met as far north as 81 degrees 29 minutes.
Soundings to a depth of 3,100 meters showed the gulf stream still ve... more »
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*News that is music to Al Gore's ears*
The Arctic Ocean is warming up, icebergs are growing scarcer and in some
places the seals are finding the water too hot, according to a report to
the Commerce Department yesterday from Consulaff, at Bergen, Norway.
Reports from fishermen, seal hunters, and explorers all point to a radical
change in climate conditions and hitherto unheard-of temperatures in the
Arctic zone. Exploration expeditions report that scarcely any ice has been
met as far north as 81 degrees 29 minutes.
Soundings to a depth of 3,100 meters showed the gulf stream still ve... more »
METRO | Alice Embree : Grassroots Leadership takes on the prison profiteers
The group helped end immigrant family detention at T. Don Hutto private
prison and is challenging Travis County Sheriff Hamilton’s deportation
policies. By Alice Embree | The Rag Blog | June 22, 2014 AUSTIN —
Grassroots Leadership says that Texas … finish reading *METRO* | Alice
Embree : Grassroots Leadership takes on the prison profiteers
Anonymous Operative Is Back-- And He Seems Pissed Off
This is from EMILY's List Australia. The U.S. version wouldn't use
"progressive" or "passionate"
*The Lamest Operation in Americaby Anonymous Operative*
The definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and
expecting different results. Well, according to that defintion, Emily's
List feels as though they have the right to raise millions of dollars from
indviduals and do insane things with it.
Year after year, Emily's list and their thuggish operatives travel around
the country raising the same $500, $1000, and $1,000,000 checks from the
same individuals, who tru... more »
Mike's Story Part 58 - Emerging From the Winter of His Discontent
*By **Jenna** Orkin*
* To Mike's psychiatrist:*
*...we discovered that there's a fire exit to the ward which warns that if
u open it, an alarm goes off. i understand why a fire exit shouldn't be
locked but still, it seems to me (and no doubt also seemed to mike) that it
would be v easy for a determined patient to flee out to that stairwell and
throw themselves down the shaft before anyone could stop them, alarm or no
alarm. *
*he's on zoloft and depacote and feels no better. *
* To Cynthia McKinney 3/25/07: *
* when i proposed that he call you he said, 'what would i say?... more »
Musical Interlude: 2002, “Suddenly Yours”
2002, “Suddenly Yours”
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jQn4U-IxDL8
Cosmology: "The WOW Signal"
*"The WOW Signal"*
by CBC News
“On August 15, 1977, a radio telescope at Ohio State University pointed
skyward picked up an unusual signal. The telescope was searching the radio
wave spectrum as part of the Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence, or
SETI, program. Four days later, a volunteer with SETI, Professor Jerry
Ehman of Franklin University in Ohio, went over the printout of the day's
results and came across the readings. Seeing the unusually strong spike,
Ehman circled the results and scribbled in the margins: "Wow!"
The radio spike that became known as "the Wow signal" st... more »
Tom Hayden : Are we seeing the ‘dismemberment’ of Iraq?
The other Hayden says Iraq is ‘dead’ and will be replaced by three
‘successor’ states. By Tom Hayden | The Rag Blog | June 21, 2014 Former CIA
director Michael Hayden says Iraq is dead, “will not be reconstituted,”
and … finish reading Tom Hayden :
Are we seeing the ‘dismemberment’ of Iraq?
"A Look to the Heavens"
"Like grains of sand on a cosmic beach, individual stars of barred spiral
galaxy NGC 1313 are resolved in this sharp composite from the Hubble Space
Telescope's Advanced Camera for Surveys (ACS). The inner region of the
galaxy is pictured, spanning about 10,000 light-years.
Hubble's unique ability to distinguish individual stars in the 14 million
light-year distant galaxy has been used to unravel the fate of star
clusters whose bright young stars are spread through the disk of the galaxy
as the clusters dissolve. The exploration of stars and clusters in external
galaxy NGC 1313 off... more »
"Members Of Our Species..."
"Human beings never think for themselves, they find it too uncomfortable.
For the most part, members of our species simply repeat what they are told-
and become upset if they are exposed to any different view. The
characteristic human trait is not awareness but conformity, and the
characteristic result is religious warfare. Other animals fight for
territory or food; but, uniquely in the animal kingdom, human beings fight
for their 'beliefs.' The reason is that beliefs guide behavior, which has
evolutionary importance among human beings. But at a time when our behavior
may well lead ... more »
"If Only..."
“How do the geese know when to fly to the sun? Who tells them the seasons?
How do we, humans, know when it is time to move on?
As with the migrant birds, so surely with us, there is a voice within,
if only we would listen to it, that tells us so certainly when to go forth
into the unknown.”
- Elisabeth Kubler-Ross
Chet Raymo, “Speak, Memory”
*“Speak, Memory”*
by Chet Raymo
“There is no mystery in science more baffling than memory– the way a
melon-sized ball of meat can store a lifetime of recollections and recall
them at will without erasing. To think about it is almost to doubt the
materialist paradigm. Almost, but not quite. We have computers to remind us
that it is in principle possible. This little box I am writing on contains
every Science Musing post of the past eight years and the images that went
with them.
Still, I stand in awe of someone like Gabriel García Márquez, who seems to
have remembered every detail ... more »
The Poet: Maya Angelou, "When Great Trees Fall"
*"When Great Trees Fall"*
"When great trees fall,
rocks on distant hills shudder,
lions hunker down in tall grasses,
and even elephants lumber after safety.
When great trees fall in forests,
small things recoil into silence,
their senses eroded beyond fear.
When great souls die,
the air around us becomes
light, rare, sterile.
We breathe, briefly.
Our eyes, briefly,
see with a hurtful clarity.
Our memory, suddenly sharpened,
examines, gnaws on kind words unsaid,
promised walks never taken.
Great souls die and our reality,
bound to them, takes leave of us.
Our souls, dependent upon their... more »
Vive la libération: St. Louisans celebrate as their city is declared a George F. Will-free zone
*"Indignation is the default position of certain people in civic discourse.
They go from a standing start to fury in about 30 seconds."*
*-- George F. Will, responding to the public furor in responseto his
syndicated column in defense of college rapeboys*
*"The change has been under consideration for several months, but a column
published June 5, in which Mr. Will suggested that sexual assault victims
on college campuses enjoy a privileged status, made the decision easier.
The column was offensive and inaccurate; we apologize for publishing it."*
*-- from **the *St. Louis Post-Disp... more »
The Daily "Near You?"
Strabane, United Kingdom. Thanks for stopping by.
Iraq Is Staring Into The Abyss; Maliki Is An Iraqi Redneck; Maliki's Nixonian Paranoia (And Other Insights From Dexter Filkins's New Yorker Piece On Iraq)
"*Richard Nixon*: That's our tragedy, you and I Mr. Frost. No matter how
high we get, they still look down at us.
*David Frost*: I really don't know what you're talking about.
*Richard Nixon*: Yes you do. Now come on. No matter how many awards or
column inches are written about you, or how high the elected office is,
it's still not enough. We still feel like the little man. The loser. They
told us we were a hundred times, the smart asses in college, the high ups.
The well-born. The people who's respect we really wanted. Really craved.
And isn't that why we work so hard now, why we... more »
Ukraine- 10 k or 100 k buffer zone.Israel gets first deliver of Kurdish Oil
The Ukraine and Israel. The nazis and the zionists. As it was in the past
so it is in the present.
Weird how history repeats? Isn't it? Then there are the Kurds & Israel, yet
another special 'relationship'?
Recall two previous posts on the lack of border demarcation?
You can access them both at the link below
*Does the Ukraine occupy Russian Territory? Ukraine attempts one sided
demarcation*
We have had conflicting reports regarding Ukraine's planned buffer zone?
And curiously the Globe & Mail was reporting on the buffer zone and then
censored the coverage???
What the heck is up wit... more »
"Alas, goodness has ceased to be a feature of US policy and simply cannot be found in any words or deeds emanating from Washington or the capitals of its European vassal states. The Western World has succumbed to evil." "There are few patriots in Washington but many tyrants." -- Paul Craig Roberts
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*Washington Is Beating The War Drums — Paul Craig Roberts*
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Washington Is Beating The War Drums
Paul Craig Roberts
I wish I had only good news to bring to readers, or even one item of good
news. Alas, goodness has ceased to be a feature of US policy and simply
cannot be found in any words or deeds emanating from Washington or the
capitals of its European vassal states. The Western World... more »
"The Texans"
*"Are you threatening me, Master Jedi?"*
"On August 5, 1974, the White House released the transcript of the
celebrated “smoking gun” taped conversation of June 23, 1972 in which Nixon
discussed ways to frustrate the investigation of the Watergate break-ins.
Chairman George was one of the leading Nixon Administration figures
consulting with Al Haig in the course of the morning. When Bush heard the
news, he was very upset, undoubtedly concerned about all the very negative
publicity that he himself was destined to receive in the blowback of
Nixon’s now imminent downfall. Then afte... more »
METRO | Marlo Blue : Pacifica Radio on the brink
Money problems, political struggles, could lead to dismantling of iconic
progressive radio network. By Marlo Blue | The Rag Blog | June 21, 2014
HOUSTON — Once again the radio network for peace, Pacifica Foundation
Radio, is at war. Plagued … finish reading METRO | Marlo Blue : Pacifica
Radio on the brink
Have China and Russia reached the point where they might really go after the Dollar ? ( June 18 , 2014 ) --- Putin Advisor Proposes "Anti-Dollar Alliance" To Halt US Aggression Abroad ....... As with many things these days , one must ask what might China do , how frustrated might China be with US meddling in areas of Chinese National security in the East and South China Seas ? With the BRICS meeting set for Brazil two days after the end of the World Cup ( July 15 - 17 ) , the BRICS may give signals as to what direction they may choose to go !
Catharsis Ours - 22 hours ago
http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2014-06-18/putin-advisor-proposes-anti-dollar-alliance-halt-us-foreign-aggression
Putin
Advisor Proposes "Anti-Dollar Alliance" To Halt US
Aggression Abroad
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- China
- European Union
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- Iraq
- Nat Gas
- Ukraine
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Syria: NO UN 'aid' without permission from the elected government
Can't say as I blame Syria. The Useless Nations is, as has been said
before, the shiny happy face of the NATO global war machine. As an
organization it attempts to mask the ugliness of the killing machine
*Readers here should recall when a UN helicopter got caught gunning humans
down in Ukraine?*
The UN has *voiced concerns *over the apparent *use of UN-marked
helicopters by Kiev troops in their military operation against Donetsk
regional militia*. A video of a white-painted Mil Mi-24 strike helicopter
with UN logo has emerged.
Voiced concerns?... Yah, that someone got video fo... more »
Study: Jewish job seekers receive preferential treatment
An article appearing in *The Jewish Daily Forward* highlighted a recent
study which found that Jews are often given preferential treatment in the
job market, especially when they actually indicate their religious/racial
affiliation or background on their resume.
As a college student often working on my resume, I am always given
impersonal directions. “Keep the sentences concise and specific —
subject-verb-object, then get out,” college advisor wags; “Move that
‘Award’ section where it can be seen,” Mom presses; “Strong verbs are
critical. Throw in an ‘Achieved’ or ‘Progressed’ for b... more »
Think Obamacare isn't working? Think again
Republicans seem obsessed with the idea that Obamacare is a failure; that
it is a "train wreck" exacerbating unemployment. But is that really so?
First of all, the claim that the Affordable Care Act is a job killer flies
in the face of reality, as Dan Diamond at *Forbes* reports: Since the law
was signed in March 2010, the economy has added 7.7 million jobs, 982,300
of which are in the healthcare field. If Obamacare is a drag on employment,
its effect is being drowned by other factors. Of course, the fact that
healthcare is gaining jobs at a healthy clip suggests it's not a drag on ... more »
Internet rage and real rage
The other day I grabbed a trolley in supermarket entrance, but unbeknownst
to me someone had silently crept up behind me, very close, like a kind of
pedestrian tailgate. Taking a step back to extricate the trolley I came
unexpectedly into contact with a body; smack!
Slightly shocked, I let out an involuntary “Sorry” - for the bump - not an
admission of liability; for who in their right mind would push the trolly
further into the stack when removing it, rather than taking a small step
back? Not I.
The collision was obviously the fault of the person facing forward, (again
not I) wh... more »
"I Hope..."
“With optimism, you look upon the sunny side of things. People say, 'Studs,
you're an optimist.' I never said I was an optimist. I have hope because
what's the alternative to hope? Despair? If you have despair, you might as
well put your head in the oven.”
“I hope for peace and sanity - it's the same thing.”
- Studs Terkel
"What Is The Hegelian Dialectic?"
*"What Is The Hegelian Dialectic?"*
by Stirling
"The individual is handicapped by coming face-to-face with
a conspiracy so monstrous he cannot believe it exists."
- J. Edgar Hoover
“Why is it important for you to understand the subject of the Hegelian
Dialectic? Because it is the process by which all change is being
accomplished in society today. More importantly, it is the tool that the
globalists are utilizing to manipulate the minds of the average American to
accept that change, where ordinarily they would refuse it.
The Hegelian Dialectic is, in short, the critical process by wh... more »
"Why Do 'Normal' People Talk to Themselves?"
"Why Do 'Normal' People Talk to Themselves?"
By C. Claiborne Ray
Q. Why do “normal” people talk to themselves?
A. The old joke is that it is the only way to be sure of having an
intelligent conversation, but it has some real uses. “Young children often
conduct a conversation with an imaginary friend, or a real friend who just
happens not to be there,” said Randy Engle, a professor of psychology at
the Georgia Institute of Technology. And, he said, it is a normal part of
development.
When adults talk to themselves, Professor Engle said, it could reflect a
mental disease, but most pe... more »
Yes, Progressives Are Proud Running On Health Care Reform-- Meet Martha Laning Of Sheboygan
A few days ago we took a look at the first of our progressive candidates
for the Wisconsin state Senate, Assemblywoman Penny Bernard Schaber from
Appleton. Blue America is working to help Wisconsin Democrats flip the
state Senate and deprive Scott Walker-- yes, that Scott Walker-- of his
near dictatorial control over the state. They only need to win three races
to do it. Our second candidate, Martha Laning has never run for office
before. But her stunning record of achievement in the realm of civic
engagement would be the envy of most politicians.
Martha and her husband and their ... more »
Russia to Swap Intel-AMD Processors For Local Technology
Breaking the back of multinational monopolies is a matter of national
security.
*Image: The NSA is not an independent agency nor doesit merely answer to
those in Washington. It is amanifestation of an overreaching corporatocracy
thatwill stop at nothing to expand its various monopolies.The key to
defeating the NSA is not attacking it directlybut by undermining and
replacing the corporateinterests that created it and direct it in the first
place. **June 22, 2014* (Tony Cartalucci - LocalOrg) - Russia's ITAR-TASS
News Agency reported in an article titled, "Russia wants to repl... more »
“Gaza Will Live”
*“Gaza Will Live”*
by César Chelala
“As Gaza reaches seven years of occupation the situation continues to
deteriorate, causing enormous and unnecessary civilian suffering to a
population whose main sin is to want to remain alive and proper in their
own land.
As a result of the Israeli government actions, a “separation policy”
between the Gaza Strip and the West Bank is in effect, closing the
possibility of family reunions either to celebrate or mourn the death of a
relative. As Amir Rotem, Director of the Public Department at Gisha – Legal
Center for Freedom of Movement, an Israel... more »
Obama and ISIL
President Obama announced that the U.S. will send up to 300 military
advisors to assist the Iraqis in the fight against the Sunni Islamic State
in Iraq and the Levant, ISIL, but there will be no American troops on the
ground and no air strikes for now. “Ultimately, this is something that is
going to
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Satire: “Bush Creates Painting of What He Imagines Iraq is Like Today”
*“Bush Creates Painting of What He Imagines Iraq is Like Today”*
by Andy Borowitz
DALLAS (The Borowitz Report)— “President George W. Bush unveiled his latest
offering as an artist today—a painting of what he imagines Iraq looks like
now. Talking to reporters at the George W. Bush Presidential Library and
Museum in Dallas, the President said he did not read the news before
composing his latest work. “I was never big on that,” he said. Pronouncing
himself pleased with his painting of Iraq, Mr. Bush said he was getting to
work on a new painting entitled, “The World’s Really Nice Climat... more »
The Iraqi Army Is Not A Genuine Fighting Force, But A Giant Cash Making Machine
For people who have trouble understanding how a few thousand Jihadist
fighters managed to take large cities from the Iraqi army, whose numbers
are so much larger, remember one thing: this is the army that is still
using fake bomb detectors on checkpoints and streets that were sold to them
by a British con artist during the U.S. occupation years ago. That is all
that the world needs to know to better understand the nature of the Iraqi
army.
Even after the bomb detectors were proven to be fake Iraq's military
leadership still have not gotten rid of them. This might be a small and
ins... more »
Emma Hewitt - Rewind (Mikkas Remix)
The Solid disco has been too, too commercial of late. It's *even had
guitars on*. Enough of this nonsense, let's get back to brass tacks.
Tonight's dancefloor is reverberating with the sound of this:
Who’s on First?
June 21, 2014 Okay, let me see if I can get this straight. The Saudis
(our Sunni friends) trained ISIS (their Sunni terrorists) to fight in Syria
(their Shia enemies) and we supported them because they were the “good”
terrorists … Continue reading →
Top 10 Suggestions That Should be Made by the North Carolina Black Advisory Board
Yesterday, the Republican National Committee announced it was forming
a Black Advisory Board in North Carolina. Chairman Reince Priebus said, “We
are fortunate to have this accomplished group of leaders to help guide our
engagement efforts in North Carolina. Their knowledge and roots in black
communities across the state will be invaluable as we share our message of
empowerment and expanding access to the American Dream.” However, just last
February, that same state passed one of the most restrictive voter ID laws
in the nation in light of the Supreme Court essentially gutting ... more »
Vermont Governor Peter Shumlin - A Governor of The People.
IN VERMONT, the GMO battle between the people and corporate greed rages on. Vermont
Governor Peter Shumlin signed GMO Labeling Bill H.112 into law. But the
Grocery Manufacturers Association (GMA), made up of companies like
Monsanto, Syngent...a, Kellogg's, Nestlé, and General Mills, seems to be
allergic to the democratic process - and fearing that consumers will reject
genetically engineered foods if labeled - has sued Vermont to overturn the
law. This suit is in addition to their attempts at the federal level to
outlaw states' rights to pass laws mandating GMO labeling.
Vermont ... more »
Big Agri's GMO "Super Bananas for Brown People"
Perhaps the most racists, disgusting public relations stunt yet to sell
genetically modified poison to the masses and monopolize the world's food
supply.
*June 21, 2014* (Tony Cartalucci - LocalOrg) - Much of the starvation and
malnutrition across the so-called "developing" or "third" world, is due to
the unmitigated, global campaign of human exploitation driven by
globalization. The Walmarts and Tescos of the world line their shelves with
goods cultivated, manufactured, and otherwise sourced from millions of
people living under unhealthy, inhumane conditions up to and including
li... more »
June 21:It was last night on St. George St.....-
.....as I drove by I caught a glimpse of an elderly man. He looked pretty
ragged, and he was sleeping in the doorway of a business closed for the
day. Gosh, I thought. We really should do more for these people. Then it
hit me. Big business has already taken steps to solve that problem. We'll
borrow over a hundred million to build an "events centre'. Yeah. That that
old man will have a much nicer doorway to sleep in.
That all came to mind as I read E6 of today's paper. with pictures of three
people who never sleep in doorways. It seems they're being honoured by the
New Brunswick Busi... more »
Notes on a co-location. It’s the little differences. #charterschools @revolutionfoods
We are often told that, in some areas, charter schools are STILL public
schools, as if this is meant to placate any of our concerns. This comment
proves that we should have something to worry about. I can think of
innumerable ways charter schools are both exactly like public schools and
not in the least […]
Siméon Denis Poisson: a birthday
Siméon Denis Poisson was born at the beginning of Summer 1781, on June 21st
(like today), to a French royal soldier. He would die in 1840, at age of
58. He was a top French mathematician, geometer, and physicist of his era.
Both Lagrange and Laplace were his advisers. Liouville, Dirichlet, and
Carnot (of the thermodynamic cycle fame) were among his students.
Revolutionary changes in France have influenced him in many professional
ways. You may read it elsewhere.
But I want to mention his work. It's remarkable how many insights have been
named after him.
First, there are some ... more »
Some Candidates For Congress Favor Domestic Spying And Some Oppose It-- Where Do You Stand?
I almost never leave the house anymore unless I'm going to Mali or India or
Tuscany or someplace cool. But Thursday evening I went out-- to the
Japanese Community Center to see a lecture by Glenn Greenwald, ostensibly a
book talk for No Place To Hide. It was sold out-- every single seat taken
and when Glenn walked out onto the stage, he had a roaring standing
ovation. The event, at least for me, was better than most rock shows. I touched
on it yesterday but up top you can watch a section, towards the end of his
talk, about why privacy-- which authoritarian/comformist societies are... more »
HISTORY LESSON: YOUR TAX $$$ AT WORK
The U.S. Army's Top Secret Arctic nuclear base under the ice - "Camp
Century" restored classified film.
In the late 1950's, during the height of the Cold War, the Pentagon created
a "secret base" in the Arctic for "research purposes".
Project Iceworm was the code name for a top-secret US Army program during
the Cold War to build a network of mobile nuclear missile launch sites
under the Greenland ice sheet. The ultimate objective of placing
medium-range missiles under the ice – close enough to strike targets within
the Soviet Union – was kept secret from the Danish government. To... more »
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*St. Rose Stench Traced to Crude ~NOLA DEFENDER*
*Our Views: The decider is upstairs ~The Advocate*
*2014 IFT Annual Meeting*
*New Orleans Based Franchise Expands into Poland ~Digital Journal*
*Forgotten Bayou, life on the edge of the Bayou Corne Sinkhole*
Transcript of Gates’ March 2014 Washington Post Interview
On June 7, 2014, Washington Post reporter Lyndsey Layton published a
blockbuster article largely based on a 28-minute interview she had with
Gates following his keynote speech at the National Board for Professional
Teaching Standards’ (NBPTS) Teaching and Learning Conference in Washington,
DC, on March 14, 2014. I am writing my second book, this one on the origins
of the Common […]
US Supreme Court Protects Polluters
A week or so ago the US Supreme Court ruled 7-2 that state laws posing
statutes of limitations for environmental crimes are NOT trumped by the
federal Superfund law:
"Toxic Water Ruling May Doom Marines' Claims" (2014, June 10) The Arizona
Republic, p. 3B."North Carolina's law requiring lawsuits to be brought
within 10 years of contamination is not superseded by a federal law
designed to give victims a two-year opportunity to file claims after the
pollution comes to light"
Other states have similar laws limiting liability for polluters. Victims
are simply out of luck.
Another a... more »
French anti-Semitism on the front page!
*SATURDAY, JUNE 21, 2014*
*Colbert King's column inside:* Atop the front page of the Washington Post,
Anthony Faiola offers a powerful portrait of growing anti-Semitism in
France. We strongly recommend it.
(First point of weirdness: Faiola’s impressive piece dominates the front
page of the hard-copy Post. But go figure! As we write, his report isn’t
cited anywhere on the front page of the Post’s web site. It isn’t linked
there at all.)
Faiola builds his portrait around the work of the demented French
“comedian,” Dieudonné M’bala M’bala. We’ll admit that several uncharitable
conne... more »
Security In Iraq’s Anbar Shows Battle Against Insurgents Will Be Long And Often Futile
The Iraqi insurgency’s sudden charge across the country has focused most of
the world’s attention upon Ninewa, Salahaddin, and to a lesser extent
Diyala province. In western Anbar however, the Iraqi Security Forces (ISF)
have been in a pitched battle against militants since the very end of
December 2013. The fighting there provides important examples for how the
government’s forces will confront the insurgency in the rest of the
country. The major lessoned learned is that the army and police even with
help of local tribes can take any area, but they simply cannot hold it
leading t... more »
UPDATING FROM HOT KANSAS
- Having a great visit with my son in Kansas City where he brought 17 of
his debate students from Taiwan for a big tournament. There were about
3,000 kids at the tournament from the US and around the world. Six of his
kids made it to quarterfinals and it was fun to see them get their awards
yesterday in the closing ceremony. Last night we took seven of the boys to
a Kansas City Royals baseball game. This morning one of the Taiwanese moms
thanked me for raising such a good son. Just the kind of compliment a
parent likes to hear about their kid. Right n... more »
The Ukraine Genocide and Its Cheerleaders
(Ed. note: Be sure to follow the link to State Department Spokesperson Jen
Psaki's press conference earlier this week, in which she seemed O.K. with
the Ukrainian ambassador's characterization of ethnic Russians as
"subhuman.")
By Vera Graziadei
crossposted from Global Research
copyright globalresearch.ca
As the world’s media circus moves on to Iraq and the international
community’s already-waning attention switches from Ukraine to a new series
of the ‘US foreign policy disaster’ horror show, the Prime Minister of
Ukraine Yatsenyuk publicly announces Kiev government’s genocida... more »
Multiple Use Mid-River highway - more economical & beneficial than the proposed riverside project.
- by BK Lim & FASEI ( Jan 2013, revised 18 June 2014 with special
emphasis on the Chao Phraya Mid-River project)
*Duped into Oil Addiction when cheaper & cleaner alternatives are available*
The world had been duped into over-dependence (read addiction as in drug
addiction admitted by Pres. GW Bush) on expensive “fossil oil” by the Oil
Cabal Mafia (OCM). The truth is, more than 90% of the so-called fossil oil
extracted commercially to-date, were abiogenic (ie non biogenic/fossilised
fuel) in origin. Through slow geological migration process, these long-term
renewable de... more »
Multiple Use Mid-River highway - more economical & beneficial than the proposed riverside project.
- by BK Lim & FASEI ( Jan 2013, revised 18 June 2014 with special
emphasis on the Chao Phraya Mid-River project)
*Duped into Oil Addiction when cheaper & cleaner alternatives are available*
The world had been duped into over-dependence (read addiction as in drug
addiction admitted by Pres. GW Bush) on expensive “fossil oil” by the Oil
Cabal Mafia (OCM).
The truth is, more than 90% of the so-called fossil oil extracted
commercially to-date, were abiogenic (ie non biogenic/fossilised fuel) in
origin. Through slow geological migration process, these long-term
renewable d... more »
KIEV'S JOB: TRANSLATE INSTRUCTIONS FROM WASHINGTON
The real job of the new "president" of Ukraine is to translate instructions
from the US.
Any talk about ceasefire is a joke as US-NATO do everything possible to
bring the conflict to Russia.
The western media distortions of the reality underway in Ukraine is more
than revealing to anyone actually paying attention to what is going on.
Trans-National Corporate Mole, Stephen Harper, Corporation`s Inside Man
*Written by Mark Taliano*
*Stephen Harper’s very ascent to the Prime Minister’s office was enabled by
a corporate media strategy of censorship through omission. *
Corporate media conveniently suppressed Harper’s previous affiliation with
the fascistic Northern Foundation Northern Foundation and the National
Citizens Coalition – an extreme right wing lobby group. The convenient
suppression of his past political associations --- enabled by media baron
Conrad Black (who was also a member of the Northern Foundation), allowed
Harper to present himself as a “moderate” conservat... more »
Ukraine situation Updates June 21 , 2014 -- Russia launches Snap Drill in its Central Region as the Ukraine unilateral ceasefire is panned by Russia and the Ukraine Opposition .......Donetsk Republic seeks recognition from fourteen countries including Russia and China ....... US rolls out more unilateral sanctions ( against leaders of Luhansk and Donetsk Republics ) .....Russia puts foot down regarding any further discounts for Ukraine in ongoing natural gas dispute.....
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Russia Puts Troops In Central Region On Combat-Ready Alert After Launch Of
Massive Surprise Drill - Video
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So much for the Ukraine ultimatum.
As we reported yesterday, at the same time as Ukraine president Poroshenko
implemented a unilateral "ceasefire" proposal which was said to have been
accepted by Russia o... more »
A comparison of Formula One pitstops in 1950 and today
Quite a difference, but they can go wrong...
Mike's Story Part 57 - The Social Ladder of Psychiatric Asylums
*By **Jenna** Orkin*
*3/13/2007 2:44:24 PM Eastern Standard Time*
*To Ray *Kohlman
*Subj: he wants to know the likelihood of your being named administrator *
*[email text] if he died intestate. **he's rattled bcs the will requires
three witnesses. he knows i wouldn't help out there. nor should i, if i'm
named in it. *
*i think he could probably get the three witnesses at the stationery store
[a central source of materials required by the legal profession and
located on the accurately named "Court Street" in Brooklyn, the store could
have summoned five witnesses at a snap simp... more »
Kansas? Louisiana? Nope. New Brunswick refers patients to religious counsellors
Imagine for a moment that you or a friend or rellie has a health concern.
It's not (yet) 911-ambulance time, but you want some information on what
your options are should it come to that.
All (?) provincial health ministries run handy tele-health lines with
supposedly trained professionals ready to answer your questions with good,
up-to-date info. In New Brunswick, this service is called Telecare.
Back in April, when we learned that the only private abortion clinic east
of Montreal was closing, we predicted that there'd be some unintended
consequences for the NB and PEI governments... more »
On Inherited Wealth
Click here to read my column in Sunday's *NY Times*.
Rahm Emanuel: "MEGA"
*"MEGA" reads "My Pet Fish" to some constituents he has just realised
cannot legally vote*
*Prior to the IDF.*
"...And then after the mid-air rendezvous over the Stewart Air National
Guard Base, we replace each of the 767s with a drone..."
*"It is possible to create an incident which will demonstrate convincingly
that a Cuban aircraft has attacked and shot down a chartered civil airliner
enroute from the United States to Jamaica, Guatemala, Panama or Venezuela.
The destination would be chosen only to cause the flight plan route to
cross Cuba. The passengers could be a group of col... more »
All sorts of corruption, but who is actually being punished?
*Suhua views*
Today offered contrasting corruptions. First, Ex-Chiayi County Council Yu
Cheng-ta skipped out on his prison sentence...(TaiwanNews)
The 53-year-old's guilty verdict was upheld by the Supreme Court on May 22
for soliciting a bribe of NT$1 million (US$33,000) from local businessmen
in 2007 when the county organized street fairs for the Taiwan Lantern
Festival that year. In the final verdict on the case, the court gave a
sentence of 10 years and four months with a suspension of civil rights for
five years. His jail term was set to begin June 6, but Yu did not show up.
... more »
Dennis Ross Taunts His Moderate Tampa Bay Constituents That He's "More Conservative Than Allen West"
A few days ago, we pointed out that a Tampa-area district, FL-15, has been
off the national electoral radar but has come into play in light of a poll
showing that voters are open to replacing right-wing extremist Dennis Ross
with Alan Cohn, the progressive Democrat running for the seat. Cohn is the
recipient of the 2007 George Foster Peabody Award, one of journalism's
highest honors, for uncovering and then reporting on a case that showed
defective parts were being installed on Black Hawk helicopters built by
Connecticut-based Sikorsky Aircraft.
Unlike O'Reilly, Cohn is an *actua... more »
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*After Denying Promotion to Conservative Prof, UNC Must Pay His $700K Legal
Tab*
A criminology professor who successfully sued the University of North
Carolina at Wilmington (UNCW) for denying him a promotion because of his
conservative and Christian views has been awarded over $700,000 in legal
fees.
Last week, U.S. District Court Judge Malcolm Howard ruled that UNCW must
pay Prof. Mike Adams' attorneys' fees after a jury concluded in March that
the university had unfairly discriminated against him.
But since UNCW is a state university, North Carolina taxpayers will have to
foot... more »
Smoke Gets in Your Eyes
By Capt. Fogg
Remember Rosemary Woods? Perhaps I should give my customary sigh and ask
if you're even *old *enough to remember Richard Nixon's secretary who, as
she claimed was dextrous enough 'accidentally' to erase a potentially
incriminating tape *seven times*! that was long before e-mail but she gave
many months of material to the comedians of the mid 70's when Republicans
were heavy handed thugs and bungling burglars as well as ordinary liars,
crooks and cheats. The psychotic religious mystics and professional
manipulators came later. Somehow we became inured to such executi... more »
The Norwegian Model
As a truly nasty fight takes shape over the Northern Gateway, Mitchell
Anderson writes that there was always another way. Call it the Norwegian
Model -- and it contains three distinct lessons which Stephen Harper
ignored:
Lesson 1: *Norway built pipelines -- to Norway*
Back in the early 1970s, Norwegians insisted that North Sea petroleum be
processed in Norway through a pipeline controlled by their state-owned oil
company Statoil. This was not just an economic advantage, but an expression
of resource sovereignty. The outraged negotiators for Phillips Petroleum,
who were counting ... more »
US vs Syria: How to Lose a War in 3 Years
*June 21, 2014* (Tony Cartalucci - NEO) - The government in Damascus and
the Syrian Arab Army have begun restoring order across the country after
over 3 years of devastating fighting. The so-called "capital of the
revolution," the city of Homs, has been reclaimed by government forces and
people have begun returning home. A recent election carried out across
Syria and throughout expatriated Syrian communities around the world
portrayed widespread support for the government in Damascus and more over,
the idea of Syria as a nation itself.
It is becoming increasingly difficult for the ... more »
S-400 Air Defense Systems to Protect Russia's Kamchatka
[image: S-400 Triumf]Anti-aircraft defense in Kamchatka will be reinforced
with new S-400 Triumf systems, the Ministry of Defense said Friday.
“They acquired new military hardware there – air defense missile system
S-400, which in the near future will be delivered to the anti-aircraft
division in northeast Russia,” Pacific Fleet spokesman Roman Martov said.
Several months ago combat units from the Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky air
defense missile division underwent successful training at the Air Force
Training center in Gatchina, Leningrad Region.
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How much has the Affordable Care Act reduced potential GDP?
The Affordable Care Act added "about six percentage points to the marginal
tax rate faced, on average, by workers in the economy." So estimates the
University of Chicago economist Casey Mulligan.
Given that labor income was already taxed by income and payroll taxes, that
figure indicates the return to working fell by about 10 percent. If we
apply a plausible aggregate labor supply elasticity of 0.5, this in turn
suggests a decline in labor supply of about 5 percent. In the long run, as
the capital stock adjusts, a fall in labor supply leads to a proportionate
fall in output. So w... more »
Yars missile complex facilities to be commissioned in Kaluga region in December
[image: RS-23 Yars ICBM]Infrastructure facilities at the Yars missile
system complex near the city of Kaluga in central European Russia are to be
commissioned in December 2014, in line with the schedule, the press service
of Russia’s Federal Agency for Special Construction Projects (Spetsstroi)
told ITAR-TASS on Friday.
The Kozelsk missile troops unit has been shifting to RS-24 Yars
intercontinental ballistic missiles since 2012 to be the first one in the
Russian army to be completely equipped with such weapons.
“The complex is planned to be commissioned in December 2014 in full
co... more »
Tu-95 bomber fires new cruise missiles at Kamchatka range in training
[image: Tu-96MS Bear]A Tu-95MS strategic bomber in exercises on Friday
fired six new high precision cruise missiles at targets in Kamchatka, the
press service of the Russian Defense Ministry told ITAR-TASS.
The ground targets in the Kura firing range in Kamchatka were hit
successfully.
"One strategic missile carrier Tu-95MS fired six new air-launched high
precision cruise missiles with the use of a multipurpose launcher at ground
targets in the air firing range of Kura. The crew carried out its tasks
well the training targets in the range were hit," a defense ministry source
said.
... more »
Mauritania turns DC-3 into surveillance aircraft
[image: BT-67 aircraft]The Mauritanian Islamic Air Force (FAIM) has
increased its ability to monitor the country's vast, sparsely populated
territory by upgrading its Basler Turbo BT-67 with an electro-optical (EO)
turret and associated mission systems so it can carry out surveillance as
well as transport duties.
The upgraded aircraft featured in a news package broadcast by the France
24's Arabic channel, which included footage of the aircraft taking off from
Nouakchott International Airport and carrying out a surveillance mission
over Assaba, more than 500 km to the southeast, on 2... more »
Astra Missile Testfired from Fighter Jet
[image: Astra missile launch]The country’s first indigenously developed
Beyond Visual Range air-to-air missile Astra was test-fired successfully
from fighter aircraft Su-30MKI by the Air Force from a naval range off Goa
on Friday.
Defence sources said the launch conducted at an altitude of six km was a
control and guidance flight, which successfully demonstrated interception
of an electronically simulated target at long range.
On June 9, a similar trial was conducted from the same defence base. Both
the tests conducted to demonstrate the aerodynamic characteristics of the
missile, ... more »
More Than 400 Military Drones Have Crashed Worldwide
[image: Drone crash]More than 400 military drone aircraft have crashed in
“major accidents” both abroad and in the United States since 2001,
according to a new Washington Post investigation.
The report Friday, based on more than 50,000 pages of documents obtained
under the Freedom of Information Act, found that hundreds of military
drones have crashed in previously unreported incidents due to a host of
problems, including mechanical failure, human error, weather and other
reasons.
No deaths from drone crashes have been reported yet but the documents
detail close calls, including in... more »
The Air Force Is Already Planning Its Next-Generation Drone Fleet
[image: Phantom Ray]Air Force leaders are in the early stages of planning
the service’s next-generation drone fleet that could reshape the Air
Force’s entire fleet and continue to lower the number of airborne pilots,
service officials said.
The Air Force’s drone fleet has taken over a much more prominent role in
combat operations over the past ten years, but the technologies
incorporated into the Air Force’s drone fleet still lag woefully behind the
most advanced manned fighters and bombers.
This could change over the next 25 years if the service can execute its
Remotely Pilot Airc... more »
Japan criticizes Navy defense drill
[image: ROCN Parkdongjin]The Navy carried out a gunnery exercise in waters
near the Dokdo islets in the East Sea yesterday, rejecting Japan’s request
Thursday not to conduct the drill as it overlaps with a maritime zone the
island nation claims.
The exercise came after North Korean leader Kim Jong-un paid a visit to a
North Korean submarine unit. The South Korean Navy said it released
information about the drill, which is conducted annually but not usually
publicized, as a measure against heightened threat from Pyongyang.
“The drill is intended to deliver a strong message after Pyo... more »
Musical Interlude: Brule', “Stomp Dance”
Brule', “Stomp Dance”
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9_l2Zt_um6M
Northrop set to receive $4B contract with Navy for Hawkeye aircraft
[image: E-2D Advanced Hawkeye]Falls Church-based Northrop Grumman Corp. is
likely to win a $3.86 billion contract from the Navy to build new
surveillance and reconnaissance aircraft, according to Bloomberg
Businessweek.
Northrop’s E-2D Advanced Hawkeye aircraft would help boost Navy carriers’
ability to detect incoming hostile aircraft and missiles. The five-year
contract for 25 Hawkeyes to be flown from aircraft carriers may be awarded
by the end of the month.
The future contract was revealed in a notice sent by Pentagon acquisitions
chief Frank Kendall to Congress last month.
Re... more »
U.S. House of Representatives Approves $570 Billion Defense Bill
[image: A-10C Thunderbolt II]In an election-year challenge to President
Barack Obama, the Republican-led House of Representatives on Friday
overwhelmingly approved a $570 billion defense bill that halts any
Guantanamo transfers for a year, in the furor over the American-for-Taliban
swap, and pulls back government spying.
The vote was 340-73 for the legislation that provides money for military
operations in Iraq and Afghanistan, personnel, ships and aircraft. An
unusual coalition of libertarian Republicans and liberal Democrats pushed
through new limits on National Security Agency su... more »
Video art - Vincent Brady - Toroidal Sky
While experimenting with different photography tricks and techniques back
in 2012, photographer Vincent Brady was shooting 360 degree panoramas in
the daytime and long exposures of the stars streaking in the sky at night.
It suddenly became clear to Brady that the potential to combine the two
techniques could be a trip! Since the Earth is rotating at a steady 1,040
mph he created a custom rig of 4 cameras with fisheye lenses to capture the
entire night-sky in motion. The images show the stars rotating around the
north star as well as the effect of the southern pole as well and a 36... more »
Musical Interlude: Enya, "Only Time"
Enya, "Only Time"
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U6g2BoHQGwk
EMALS to start sled trials on CVN 78 in late 2015
Dead-load launches from the Electromagnetic Aircraft Launch System (EMALS)
technology equipping the new Ford-class nuclear-powered aircraft carrier
USS Gerald R Ford (CVN 78) are set to start in late 2015, the US Navy (USN)
has confirmed.
At-sea aircraft launches from EMALS are expected to follow in 2016 after
Ford 's delivery from Huntington Ingalls Industries' Newport News
Shipbuilding business.
An industry team led by General Atomics has developed EMALS as the
successor to the venerable C-13 steam catapult installed on all current USN
nuclear-powered aircraft carriers. Ford , n... more »
Musical Interlude: Vangelis, “Last of the Mohicans”
Vangelis, “Last of the Mohicans”
- http://www.youtube.com/
A Czech anti-Maidan warrior
This guy came to Eastern Ukraine to protect Donbass and to fight against
the Maidan regime:
I must say that I sort of admire him. His name is Ivo Stejskal and he is a
teacher of physical education and civic education in Brno, Moravia,
Czechia. He must be sort of inspiring for his (basic school, Novolíšeňská
Street) students. The Czech media inform that he's a polite, likable person
who gets the best ratings from his friends and colleagues.
In his broken but decently understandable (surely for me!) Russian, he told
the demonstrators that he considers himself a Slav and came ther... more »
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