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Thomas Piketty and ‘The Anti-Capitalistic Mentality’
*Guest post by Andrew Wilson*
Ludwig Von Mises’ treatise on why capitalism sits in the dock, falsely
accused of various crimes against humanity, is a classic: his book *The
Anti-Capitalistic Mentality *bravely saying what still needs to be said. It
offers a robust rebuttal to the jaundiced view of capitalism found (most
recently and conspicuously) in Thomas Piketty’s *Capital in the
Twenty-First Century*.
In *The Anti-Capitalistic Mentality*, Mises asks: Why do so many people
“loathe” capitalism? He gives a threefold answer.
The first factor is simple ignorance. Few people cred... more »
GAZA AND THE NEOCON LIES
Neoconservative master propagandist Jonathan Tobin writing in *Commentary*
today says about the current crisis that “Hamas set events in motion last
month when some of its operatives kidnapped and murdered three Israeli
teenagers and then escalated the conflict by shooting several hundred
rockets into the Jewish state from its Gaza stronghold”.
Rubbish.
It was Israel that set events in motion when IDF snipers shot dead Gazan
civilians during the months preceding the current crisis. A number of those
randomly murdered were farmers tending fields close to the border with
Israel. One ... more »
Apologies
Apologies for not tending the blog too well recently.
To those who asked: nothing was wrong -- I was just up to my eyes getting
out work while preparing for and attending a conference. Evidence of the
very blurry variety below.
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SUBHUMANS?
The US-NATO are pushing for war with Russia. By actively supporting the
neo-Nazi regime in Kiev, Ukraine with money, weapons, and military advisers
the plan is that Russia will eventually come to the aid of Russian ethnic
people in the eastern portion of the country thus giving the US-NATO the
pretext to fully enter into war with Russia via Ukraine.
This video about the growing reality of genocide against Russian speakers
inside Ukraine is a must watch and a must share. Ukraine is the trigger
for war with Russia. Any war with Russia is a suicide pact with the devil
for sure.
... more »
Sacramento Journalist Seth Sandronsky Reviews A Chronicle of Echoes
BOOK REVIEW/Seth Sandronsky Education Reformers’ Playbook Want names of
and motives for public school reformers? Read A Chronicle of Echoes: Who’s
Who in the Implosion of American Public Education by Mercedes K. Schneider.
The author has skin in this game. She is a public school teacher against
the corporate conquest of community-based public education. Schneider opens
[…]
Neocons Hedge Bets in Backing Flaky Rick Perry
The very definition of a fixed horserace is when the same interests own
both horses in that race. Such is the growing neocon push behind Texas
Governor Rick Perry who has been cleaned up after his 2012 GOP primary
season embarrassment to emerge as the Mexican bashing, American
exceptionist promoting ringer in the upcoming race against neocon
Democratic party candidate Hillary Rodham Clinton. They even gave him Barry
Goldwater style horn-rimmed glasses for his coming out party.
The neocon central transmission beacon The Washington Post prominently
featured an op ed allegedly penned... more »
German spy scandal spreads ( July 13 , 2014 ) - Did the CIA recruit a dozen spies among various German Ministries ?
Over a dozen CIA-recruited spies work in German ministries – report
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US secret services have recruited more than a dozen officials in various
German government ministries to work as spies, with some of them working
for the CIA for many years, a German tabloid reported on S... more »
The Poet: Langston Hughes, “I Dream A World”
*“I Dream A World”*
by Langston Hughes
“I dream a world where man
No other man will scorn,
Where love will bless the earth
And peace its paths adorn
I dream a world where all
Will know sweet freedom's way,
Where greed no longer saps the soul
Nor avarice blights our day.
A world I dream where black or white,
Whatever race you be,
Will share the bounties of the earth
And every man is free,
Where wretchedness will hang its head
And joy, like a pearl,
Attends the needs of all mankind-
Of such I dream, my world!”
“'The A**hole Effect': What Wealth Does to the Brain”
*“'The A**hole Effect': What Wealth Does to the Brain”*
By Anne Manne
"Call it the a**hole effect. That is the term coined by US psychologist
Paul Piff* after he did some stunning new research into the effects of
wealth and inequality on people’s attitudes. As we ponder [Australian
politician] Joe Hockey’s budget and his division of the world into
"leaners" and "lifters", as we learn from Oxfam that the richest 1% of
Australians now own the same wealth as the bottom 60%, we would do well to
consider the implications of Piff’s studies. He found that as people grow
wealthier, they ar... more »
Lies and More Lies
In an earlier posting I purposely and deliberately said that the Air Force
lied about sighting solutions in the Project Blue Book files. I said this
because they knew, based on their own files, that the satellite solution
for one aspect of the Portage County Chase did not work. They, which is to
say Hector Quintanilla, knew the truth. As the man in charge, he owns the
ultimate responsibility here and he had, naturally, complete access to the
Project Blue Book files.
Let’s look at something that I have found in the Air Force file on the Las
Vegas UFO crash of April 1962. A New York ... more »
I am posting this for those of you who either read my 4th of July post without linking to the original work of Eric Zuesse or missed it entirely. This is what our government is doing to Russian speaking in Ukraine while claming falsely the Russia is the villain.
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The U.S. Elite Run a Ukrainian Genocide While American Public Are Ignorant
of It
Posted on July 3, 2014 by Eric Zuesse.
Eric Zuesse
On Wednesday, July 2nd, Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko resumed
unlimited war against the residents of southeastern Ukraine, whom he calls
“terrorists” for their wanting not to be killed by his troops. European
leaders (especially Merkel of Germany, Hollande of France, and Putin of
Russia) urged him not to resume his bombing campaign against the southeast,
but the U.S. (specifically President Obama) supports the bom... more »
Goooooaaaaalllllllll!!!!!!!
President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner, Diego Maradona, Che Guevara,
gauchos, General Galtieri, tango dancers, Nazi war criminals, Jorge Luis
Borges, Pope Francis (and, therefore, Ed Stourton), Juan Peron and
Evita...Can you hear me President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner!...
Your boys took one hell of a beating!
"And Never, Never, To Forget..."
"To love. To be loved. To never forget your own insignificance. To never
get used to the unspeakable violence and the vulgar disparity of life
around you. To seek joy in the saddest places. To pursue beauty to its
lair. To never simplify what is complicated or complicate what is simple.
To respect strength, never power. Above all, to watch. To try and
understand. To never look away. And never, never, to forget."
- Arundhati Roy
"Remember..."
“Remember to be gentle with yourself and others. We are all children of
chance and none can say why some fields will blossom while others lay brown
beneath the August sun. Care for those around you. Look past your
differences. Their dreams are no less than yours, their choices no more
easily made. And give, give in any way you can, of whatever you posses. To
give is to love. To withhold is to wither. Care less for your harvest than
for how it is shared and your life will have meaning and your heart will
have peace.”
- Kent Nerburn
Satire: “Sight of Rick Perry at Border Convinces Immigrants That Anyone Can Succeed in America”
*“Sight of Rick Perry at Border Convinces Immigrants *
*That Anyone Can Succeed in America”*
by Andy Borowitz
RIO GRANDE (The Borowitz Report)— “A recent tour of the United
States-Mexico border by Texas Governor Rick Perry has had the unintended
consequence of convincing thousands of immigrants that anyone can succeed
in America.
After Gov. Perry and the Fox News host Sean Hannity toured the Rio Grande
on Thursday, news quickly spread that the two men were actually among the
most powerful in America, fueling the immigrants’ impression that the U.S.
is a place where anyone can make ... more »
MESSAGE FROM UKRAINE
Here is a message from Irina Timofeeva where she gives evidence of genocide
in Slavyansk made by so-called "National Guards" and troops of Ukrainian
army.
Dear All,
You may have heard that self-defense forces have taken the militiamen
families, armaments, and escaped from the besieged town, so long as they
were hoping Ukrainian army would stop bombing the town and civilians,
besides, DPR Commander Igor Strelkov is after winning the war and not
losing the battle as some had hoped. This is what happened thereafter.
Urgent! The truth from Slavyansk about what is happening in the to... more »
“Keeping Things in Perspective: Mountains”
*“Keeping Things in Perspective: Mountains”*
by Madisyn Taylor, The DailyOM
“From the top of a mountain, we are able to witness life from a different
perspective bringing us a new awareness. Mountains have always captured our
imaginations, calling us to scale their heights, to circle and worship at
their feet, and to pay homage to their greatness. Mountains can be seen
from thousands of miles away, and if we are lucky enough to be on top of
one, we can see great stretches of the surrounding earth. As a result,
mountains symbolize vision, the ability to rise above the adjacent lowlan... more »
A Tale of Two Reports
The BBC's coverage of the present Gaza conflict hasn't been monolithic.
Take the following pair of reports from tonight's 6 O'Clock News on Radio
4.
The first comes from Jeremy Bowen:
For much of the night the wounded and the dead were brought into Shifa,
Gaza's main hospital. It was the most sustained bombing so far. For Israel,
with American support, it's self defence but, as more Palestinian civilians
die, the pressure for a ceasefire is growing. At the mortuary blood covered
the floor as staff prepared 17 members of the al-Batsh family for burial,
including five children. ... more »
1963
*ARM’D year! year of the struggle! *
*No dainty rhymes or sentimental love verses for you, terrible year! *
*Not you as some pale poetling, seated at a desk, lisping cadenzas piano; *
*But as a strong man, erect, clothed in blue clothes, advancing, *
*carrying a rifle on your shoulder...*
1963 : Prologue - The Washington Bullets from Spike EP on Vimeo.
*"For the very first time ever, When they had a revolution in Nicaragua,*
*There was no interference from America - Human rights in America*
*Well the people fought the leader, And up he flew...*
*With no Washington bullets, what else ... more »
World Cup Live Tweeting
OK, so I'm sure everyone knows it's Argentina vs Germany in the World
Cup Final (In Red Sox Nation, that means the *other *game besides the Red
Sox/Houston matchup). A few quick peeks into the Pope's Twitter account
shows Francis and Benedict are watching the game together at Frankie's
place and the two aren't getting along so well.
Benedict & Francis made a #WorldCup bet- The loser has to wash the
Popemobile with Biden in St. Peter's Sq. stripped to the waist. #p2 #p21
— Robert Crawford (@jurassicpork59) July 13, 2014
@Pontifex: "I really hope Benedict doesn't make a Nazi sal... more »
Rail-guns and Lasers for sure
We will need them to fight the space lizards. This is the proper use of
taxpayers for security purposes.
Seriously you have to love the new attitude, the Navy promoting the fact
these weapons are less of an environmental hazard.
The mag lev catapult being installed on the George HW Bush aircraft
carriers should be installed at every airport in the world to launch
passenger jets.
Help Hamas Help Itself
Hamas has about the same amount of popular support in Gaza as Steve Harper
does in Canada. That is a core of fanatics topping out around 30%. The
repeated missile attacks on Israel are like Harper's repeated attacks on
non reported crime.
Every time an innocent Palestinian dies Hamas wins. The world should follow
Harper's lead on this and say, sorry Gaza, there is nothing else the world
can do, blame Hamas. If this futile policy is seen as futile, they may
decide to face reality and pay attention to the desires of the majority.
Seen on the internet and mostly true. I do not think L... more »
Untitled
*Gusman wants $4 million from city of New Orleans in next year to house
mentally ill inmates ~Charles Maldonado, The Lens*
*Legal battle pits law against church ~Heidi R. Kinchen, The Advocate*
*Business owner loses everything in Bywater fire ~Jaclyn Kelly, WWL*
*Hattiesburg woman is Saintsational ~Emily Ham Price, Hattiesburg American*
Breaking news- Putin & Merkel "constructive talks" regarding Ukraine
*Interesting tidbit- *
*Russian President Vladimir Putin and German Chancellor Angela Merkel have
agreed that the situation in Ukraine, where Kiev is continuing an offensive
against pro-Russian separatists in the east, is "deteriorating", the
Kremlin says.*
*"Putin and Merkel had a constructive, very thorough dialogue during which
they discussed in detail possible options for resolving the situation in
Ukraine," *Kremlin spokesman Dmitri Peskov told the Russian news agency Ria
Novosti.
*"The two leaders agreed that unfortunately the situation is
deteriorating."*
They als*o "stres... more »
Sunday Morning McCain: Fortress America Edition
This Sunday's all star lineup of war criminals, liars, charlatans, recycled
political hacks and deranged fiends featured more than the usual gaggle
trotted out to spew lies and engage in demagoguery but the one constant
remains that mangy, deranged old bastard Senator John McCain. McCain - this
week sans his little butt buddy Lindsey Graham, the Palmetto State princess
- was in his usual dyspeptic and cranky form in pushing for increased US
involvement in Iraq. The target of McCain's ire during his appearance on
State of the Union with that annoying sow Candy Crowley was Senator Ra... more »
PILGER ON PALESTINE & UKRAINE
*The Return of George Orwell and Big Brother’s War On Palestine, Ukraine
and the Truth*
by John Pilger
The other night, I saw George Orwells’s 1984 performed on the London stage.
Although crying out for a contemporary interpretation, Orwell’s warning
about the future was presented as a period piece: remote, unthreatening,
almost reassuring. It was as if Edward Snowden had revealed nothing, Big
Brother was not now a digital eavesdropper and Orwell himself had never
said, “To be corrupted by totalitarianism, one does not have to live in a
totalitarian country.”
Acclaimed by critic... more »
Compelling evidence
Sent to the Wall Street Journal, July 13, 2014
In "Test scores may move, learning doesn't" (July 12), Jo Craven McGinty
says that there is "compelling evidence" that the US education system is
inadequate, because American students "score below average in math and
average in reading and science" when compared to other countries on
international tests.
Not mentioned is the finding that when researchers control for the effect
of poverty, American scores on international tests are at the top of the
world.
Our overall scores are unspectacular because of our high rate of child
pove... more »
The Comment Awards 2014: Vote Solid
Since Twitter killed the comments box star, a lot of fine blogging
traditions have been forgotten. Memes like this one used to circulate
around blogs, driving traffic through tagging and plentiful linky-love.
There used to be lovely blog carnivals showcasing writing from your
compadres and comrades. These were excellent for community-building and
discovering smart bloggers you may otherwise have missed. And yes, one
much-missed tradition was the annual battle of the blogs. Each year,
roughly coinciding with the onset of silly season Iain Dale/*Total Politics*
would run their top 10... more »
Recent Israeli Attack on Gaza
The recent violent attacks that took place between the Israeli government
and Hamas in Gaza during the past week led to the followings:
1. The launching of more than1, 300 air strikes by the Israelis since the
offense began. A of 7/12/2014 more than 165 Palestinians died and over 1000
were injured. In addition the Israelis destroyed 200 homes and some public
buildings, including mosques and hospitals.
2. The launching by 800 rockets by Hamas. However, there were no
fatalities reported by the Israeli government.
The Israelis forces destructive attacks are not the first and will n... more »
Pay more tribute?
The Harper goverment saw no defense system it did not want. Canadian jobs
were not secondary, they were no wary. The F35, C17 Galaxy, and new trucks
were all to be made in the USA, and in the case of the planes the
lucrative maintenance would be/is outsourced there as well. The military
case for buying these systems critics consider weak to foolish. In
diplomatic circles this is called bending over. Caesar called it tribute.
Lockheed Martin would not be the first arms dealer to use a carrot and a
stick to close a deal. There is no shortage of plain brown envelopes in the closets
... more »
WEST COAST NUMBER #1 IN PRO SPORTS
*LA Kings celebrate their second Stanley Cup in three years*
*The final nail in the coffin of East Coast sports dominance was provided
by the LA Kings winning the coveted Stanley Cup for the second time in
three years with a 3-2 victory over the New York Rangers in June, 2014. As
a native New Englander, I once worshipped the Boston Bruins, Red Sox and
New York Giants but when my beloved Giants moved west in1958 shortly after
my move west as a Naval Aviator ~ my allegiance shifted and I saw the
handwriting on the wall which has now become reality. The West is now
supreme in pro ... more »
Hitler on the Roof: Netanyahu's Rampage
Murderous Lunatic Netanyahu's Killing Spree Sanctioned by USA
Sunday morning television in the USA!, USA!, USA! is where the weekly
talking points are trotted out by the political elite and the Washington
war machine. War criminals are feted as statesmen and given the sort of
credibility they are undeserving of, in any decent and civilized society
mass-murderers, psychopaths and fiends are tried for their crimes and
thrown in prison or executed - on our great star-spangled lemming farm they
are given a nationally televised forum.
Making an appearance this week on CBS's Face the Na... more »
Welcome to the Planet of the Frankensteins
It seems these days that the name *Frankenstein* is used to designate not
only the scientist Victor Frankenstein, but also the monster he created in
Mary Shelley's early 19th century novel. Rather than reflecting a mistake
of some sort, however, this may reflect the recognition of a deeper,
underlying truth. For while both creator and creation are monstrous in the
novel, in many respects it is the creator who is the more horrible. As
such, it seems entirely appropriate that his name should come to designate
not merely the monster, but the monstrous.
Among other things, it ... more »
Monsanto and the MAN!
Better living through chemistry. Monsanto has been at the forefront of the
chemical manipulation of our environment. Not all bad for sure, but this
history should slow down any positive catalyst.
H/T to Terra Forming Terra (how Kim Stanley Robinson)
Ludicrous ideas
The way the BBC reports the trouble and strife in the Middle East has its
most pernicious affect on the casual observer. Anyone with more than a
general interest in current affairs will go to their own preferred
specialist websites, newspapers and TV stations for news and views, but
the opinion of the casual observer is a litmus test indicative of the BBC’s
political inclinations.
So although some people have detected a slight shift in the general
atmosphere, starting from a low base of outright hostility to Israel where
the actual word Zionist is a pejorative, through ‘a plague on ... more »
The Diplomat: Julian Ku argues PRC Murder of Taiwanese is Legal, US defense of Taiwan is not
*The wreckage of Ku's arguments.*
*No one seems to know from what deliberations this declaration [Cairo]
issued, it was apparently drafted, at the moment, by Harry Hopkins, after
consultation only with the President and the Chinese visitors. Of all the
acts of American statesman- ship in this unhappy chapter, the issuance of
this declaration, which is so rarely criticized, seems to me to have been
the most unfortunate in its consequences. The other direct results of this
phase of American statesmanship have either been erased by subsequent
events or seem to have produced, at least,... more »
"Fantasy" - Earth, Wind & Fire
Just heard a never ending remix of this classic track and it really pissed
me off. No melody, no variation, just repetitive crap. This however is
brilliant... "Fantasy" - Earth, Wind & Fire: http://youtu.be/VZ5FsOZWC3A
Implanted Microchips are the Next Step Towards a Totalitarian USA
NSA whistleblower William Binney is absolutely correct when speaking of the
mass surveillance and data-mining and storage operations as having "the
ultimate goal is total population control". The next iteration in the
transformation into a totalitarian society will be the inevitable
implanting of tracking chips in humans. The key is getting to the point
where Americans will willingly accept the chip, mandated forced
implantation by the government could be the one thing outside of Dancing
With the Stars being taken off the air that could trigger a revolt. There
is of course that re... more »
Jalapeno Cheese Bread: Puffy vs Free-form...
*and the difference is?*
My demo yesterday was the store's lovingly made-from-scratch by our master
baker jalapeno cheese bread.
*Me to customer: *
"Let me show you the different versions. They both have the same exact
ingredients and are the same weight. Some have been baked in a round pan
producing a puffier bread. Others were baked free-form creating a slightly
flatter, denser bread."
*Customer to me with a puzzled look on her face: *
"Did you say puppy?"
*Me:*
"Huh?"
*Customer with realization dawning on her face:*
"Oh, I though you said *"puppy"* not *"puffy."*
*Me... more »
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Libya Updates ( July 13 , 2014 ) -- Fierce fighting at Libya's international Airport halts flights as rival Militias battle for control there ( Zintan Militai in control of Airport battling various Islamist Brigades ! Run of gun on full display ........
http://english.alarabiya.net/en/News/middle-east/2014/07/13/Fierce-fighting-halts-flights-into-Libyan-capital.html
Fierce fighting halts flights into Libyan capital
Airplanes are seen at the airport in Tripoli March 21, 2014. (Reuters)
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AFP, Tripoli
Sunday, 13 July 2014
Fierce fighting erupted around the Libyan capital's international airport
on Sunday as the anti-Islamist militia that control it came under attack,
airport officials said.
“Rockets struck inside the airport perimeter around 6 am (0400 GMT)”
interrupting flights, an official said.
“Clashes followed betw... more »
a spontaneous day out in Salisbury - Wessex archaeology museum - Old Sarum neolithic hill fort
couple of hours by train, from Oxford (change at Basingstoke), Salisbury
was our 'spontaneous day out' selection, this weekend. We'd been before,
but only to take the tour bus to Stonehenge and Avebury.
Upon arrival in Salisbury, like consummate tourists (or pilgrims of yore),
the wife and I made our way directly to the Cathedral for a quick shuftie
round. We wandered around the quadrangle and then inside, but it was mostly
cordoned off by a First Communion Ceremony. For those who don't realise
this, a Cathedral is a massive cemetery for the rich/patrons with a roof
over it. Outside... more »
Rank Treachery
Rank Treachery - The Mountbatten Coup and the English May of 1968 from Spike
EP on Vimeo.
To Play the King.
Adam Curtis' Rough cut of the short film "Every Day is Like Sunday"
Remember the Ottawa cop who abused a black woman?
Sgt Steven Desjourdy has a new job. That's him on the right.
Yes Desjourdy - who should NOT even be allowed within 10 metres of any
woman in police custody - now works in the division that investigates human
trafficking.
In April this year - yes in 2014 - Desjourdy was "*found guilty of
discreditable conduct at an internal Ottawa police disciplinary hearing
into a widely reported, controversial cellblock strip search in 2008.*
*In September 2008, Desjourdy left a female prisoner half naked in pants
soaked with urine; her shirt and bra had been cut off during a strip search
[...]*... more »
SHELLING OVER THE LINE
Artillery shells from Ukraine hit a private house in the Rostov region of
Russia, killing a citizen and leaving two more injured. The Russian Foreign
Ministry promised heavy consequences.
It seems likely that this shelling of Russia by the Kiev regime was timed
as Vladimir Putin was on his South American tour. It is a taunt and a
challenge to draw Russia into direct war with Ukraine - just what US-NATO
has been trying to do for the past several months.
Iran nuclear Talks Update ( July 13 , 2014 ) State of play in the Iran and P 5 + 1 Talks ( deadline to complete Long Term Agreement - 7/20/14 ) ....... A Final Agreement extremely unlikely so an extension of three to six months looming .......
Moon of Alabama.....
July 13, 2014
Iran: The Nuclear Negotiations Scam
Four "western" Foreign Ministers flew to Vienna today to further negotiate
about Iran's nuclear achievements. It is quite dubious why Kerry thought
that such a meeting now would be helpful. It looks like this was planned as
an attempt to intimidate Iran into further concessions but failed because
neither Russia's nor China's Foreign Minister are attending.
The negotiations are supposed to find a compromise until July 20. After
that the negotiations would have to be prolonged for another 6 month which
would only g... more »
The Opposite Of Truth and Freedom
http://wellington.pm.org/
The Harper government came to Ottawa promising transparency and
accountability. But, Tim Harper writes, when journalists request
information from the Throne, they get obfuscation:
When we ask for specifics on a program known as the International
Experience Canada, a supposedly reciprocal program that is
disproportionately being used by foreign workers in this country, [Chris]
Alexander’s office tells us our economic recovery is one of the best in the
G7 and “Canada’s economy ... more »
Untitled
*Texas GOP Adds School Choice to Platform, Some Lawmakers Resistant*
The Texas Republican Party added support for private school choice to its
platform after several legislative sessions in which Republican leaders
refused to advance school choice bills.
The new platform says the Texas Republican Party advocates policies that
“allow maximum freedom of choice in public, private, or parochial education
for all children.” The platform also denounces government regulation of
private schools.
“Texas children can be forgotten in arguments over budgets and funding
formulas, so it’s great... more »
Immigration chaos ! ( July 5 , 2014 ) The news and views on the subject of immigration , border security and chaos theory ......
Catharsis Ours - 13 hours ago
Border / Immigration insanity......
Sabella can't believe US immigration policy or how Higuain hit the goal
post ......
http://dailycaller.com/2014/07/05/border-meltdown-obama-delivering-290000-illegals-to-u-s-homes/
[image: U.S. President Barack Obama meets with members of his cabinet at
the White House in Washington July 1, 2014. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque]
Border Meltdown: Obama Delivering 290,000 Illegals To U.S. Homes
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Hillel Neuer Takes on U.N. Human Rights Commission
Hillel Neuer Takes on U.N. Human Rights Commission
http://youtu.be/uhWgZu6tcZU
The Ramones: Sheena Is A Punk Rocker
The Ramones: Sheena Is A Punk Rocker: http://youtu.be/zGgfHZ02I2k
RIP Tommy Ramone, the last of the original Ramones has passed away...
Tommy Ramone plays an acoustic version of "Rockaway Beach"
"Rockaway Beach" by Tommy Ramone: http://youtu.be/os5wR9OvwlY
Tommy Ramone RIP
The Ramones - Blitzkrieg Bop (Live): http://youtu.be/TYh1lRR1m6Y
I love the Ramones and may post some more tracks later today. Tommy Ramone
was the drummer with the Ramones, for whom 2. 5 minutes was excessively
long for a track...
Taiwan's brewing academic scandals?
Turn out the lights, the party's over for Minister of Education Chiang
Wei-ling whose "I didn't know" excuses are crumbling in the widening
scandal of the 60 papers retracted from a scientific journal... (TT)
Premier Jiang Yi-huah (江宜樺) has ordered the Ministry of Science and
Technology to look into an academic publishing scandal involving Minister
of Education Chiang Wei-ling (蔣偉寧), Executive Yuan spokesperson Sun
Lih-chyun (孫立群) said yesterday.
The directive came in the wake of accusations that National Pingtung
University associate professor Chen Chen-yuan (陳震遠) committed academ... more »
DCNS floats the FREMM multi-mission frigate Languedoc, fourth FREMM for the French Navy
[image: FREMM Languedoc]On 12 July 2014, DCNS floated the FREMM
multi-mission frigate Languedoc in Lorient, France.
The achievement of this industrial milestone marks an important step in the
construction of the vessel.
It once again underlines the industrial dynamism of DCNS: five
multi-mission frigates are under simultaneous construction, at different
stages of advancement.
Read more
Uh Oh — A Crappy Italian Company Might Build The Netherlands’ New Stealth Fighters
[image: F-35A Lightning II]The Dutch minister of defense recently attended
talks in Rome to decide who would build nearly 40 F-35 stealth fighters for
the Royal Netherlands Air Force. Lockheed Martin in the U.S. designed the
single-engine, radar-evading jet, but the company licenses some of the
actual manufacturing to foreign factories.
The Netherlands is considering tapping Italian firm Alenia Aerospace to
make most of the Dutch jets, which could form the backbone of the RNLAF for
many decades.
The choice is a potentially risky one. Alenia Aerospace is part of the
Finmeccanica Gro... more »
For the idiots on Twitter who claim that Hamas's hatred of Israel is not because of religion
Article 7 of the Hamas Charter:
"The hour of judgment shall not come until the Muslims fight the Jews and
kill them, so that the Jews hide behind trees and stones, and each tree and
stone will say: 'Oh Muslim, oh servant of Allah, there is a Jew behind me,
come and kill him,' except for the Gharqad tree, for it is the tree of the
Jews."
OK, that's that lie put to rest...
US Air Force integrating Raytheon aircraft-tracking transponders
[image: Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast]Raytheon Company has
started integrating Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast (ADS-B)
capabilities for the U.S. Air Force's largest airplanes to ensure that the
service meets an international deadline for equipping military aircraft
with the latest satellite-based cooperative aircraft tracking technology.
Air Force bombers, cargo planes and refueling tankers are receiving
transponder capabilities that broadcast their location and other
information while in civil airspace. ADS-B technology monitors plane
movement, and is requir... more »
North Korea Launches Missiles in Latest Test-Fire
North Korea launched two ballistic missiles into the sea on Sunday, South
Korea said, the latest in a series of test-firings seen as expressions of
anger over the North's failure to win talks on receiving outside aid, and
over U.S.-South Korean military drills.
The missiles, believed to be of Scud variations, were fired from the North
Korean city of Kaesong near the border with the South and had a range of
about 500 kilometers (311 miles), said a South Korean military official who
spoke on condition of anonymity because of department rules.
North Korea experts said it was highly un... more »
Air Force Modernization: Future Radar Planes Need On-Board Battle Management
[image: E-8 JSTARS]Air power is about more than fighters and bombers. In
the case of the U.S. Air Force, it is also about supporting the rest of the
joint force with vital enablers such as aerial refueling, long-distance
transport, and timely intelligence.
This commentary is about the intelligence — or to be more specific, what
the military calls “intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance” (ISR).
Piercing the fog of war is crucial to using combat forces effectively, and
no military service in the world is better at generating the kind of
detailed information warfighters need w... more »
Military facility hides secrets from the world
With journalists sentenced to hard labour for writing about an isolated
installation, experts are concerned about what might be being produced.
It was the kind of scoop any intrepid journalist dreams of getting, hitting
all the right notes along the way — a vast and mysterious military
installation, rumours of chemicals weapons, unexplained Chinese workers,
the gaping maw of a tunnel jutting from the earth.
No doubt the Myanmar journalists thought that, given the heady political
changes afoot in their country, something might actually come of their
revelation that the government a... more »
Get him...
I hear that The Sunday Telegraph says Tony Blair faces being summoned
before Parliament to explain "secret negotiations" he is said to have held
with Sinn Fein leader Gerry Adams over on-the-run IRA suspects.
I can hardly wait but then Blair is so slippery he'll get away scot free
Christchurch land wanted for Montessori School
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*Here’s a guest post from our friends at Nova Montessori School,
Christchurch. Can you help?*
*Christchurch land wanted for Montessori School*
Nova Montessori school in New Brighton, Christchurch operates both a
preschool, and the South Island’s only primary school true to the brilliant
principles that were developed by Maria Montessori.
You can read Montessori’s books to get an appreciation of the genius in her
method - but as a parent the thing that sells you completely is to see with
your own eyes a classroom in action, and over time the difference it makes
in ... more »
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*Pop musician creates skeptical video*
According to RawStory.com, founding OVERKILL drummer Lee "Rat Skates"
Kundrat has written ad directed a new ad that uses graphic Holocaust
footage in an apparent attempt to downplay the idea of global warming.
Check it out below.
Skates, who grew up in a middle-class household in New Providence, New
Jersey, has reportedly been making short videos for conservative causes for
the last few years. The 53-year-old former musician raised eyebrows last
December when he created a seemingly pro-Christian ad dubbed "War On
Christmas" (see below) which w... more »
Giveaway: Slide the City
One of my favorite activities as a child was playing on the slip n' slide
during the summer. As I grew the slip n' slide became less fun because
there just wasn't enough of it, but now Slide the City is putting the fun
back in slip n' slides. Slide the City is coming to Salt Lake City and
bringing with them a 1,000 foot water slide. It will stretch from the
Captiol building to the Salt Lake Temple and be one awesome ride.
Slide The City is a free weekend event open to the public with tickets to
ride the slide available for purchase. The event will require the street to
be shut down... more »
The Poet: Joy Harjo, "A Map to the Next World"
*"A Map to the Next World"*
"In the last days of the fourth world I wished to make a map
for those who would climb through the hole in the sky.
My only tools were the desires of humans as they emerged from the killing
fields,
from the bedrooms and the kitchens.
For the soul is a wanderer with many hands and feet.
The map must be of sand and can't be read by ordinary light.
It must carry fire to the next tribal town, for renewal of spirit.
In the legend are instructions on the language of the land,
how it was we forgot to acknowledge the gift, as if we were not in it or of
it.
Take not... more »
"A Look to the Heavens"
"The glare of Alpha Centauri, one of the brightest stars in planet Earth's
night sky, floods the left side of this southern skyscape. A mere 4.3
light-years distant, Alpha Centauri actually consists of two component
stars similar in size to the Sun, locked in a mutual orbit. Much smaller
and cooler, a third member of the same star system, Proxima Centauri, lies
outside this field of view.
* Click image for larger size.*
Still, the telescopic scene does reveal often overlooked denizens of the
Milky Way's crowded galactic plane that lie beyond the glare of Alpha
Centauri, including a ... more »
“7 Ways to Tell If You’re Not Currently Living Your Highest Purpose in Life”
*“7 Ways to Tell If You’re Not Currently *
*Living Your Highest Purpose in Life”*
By Jacob Sokol
*1. You’re not waking up excited in the morning.* If you’re not excited (or
at least enthusiastic) in the morning – then you’re most likely not living
your highest purpose. If you’re waking up a couple of days each week with a
monotonous feeling of having to do this again today – that’s probably a
sign that you’re “off purpose.” When you’re Living On Purpose, you wake up
excited in the morning because a personally exciting life awaits you.
“For the past 33 years, I have looked in the mir... more »
"Stained Glass..."
“People are like stained glass windows: they sparkle and shine when the sun
is out,
but when the darkness sets in their true beauty is revealed only if there
is a light within.”
- Elizabeth Kubler-Ross
Chet Raymo, “To Look And To Know”
*“To Look And To Know”*
by Chet Raymo
“Screws, rivets, ball bearings, pins, axles, couplings, belts, chains,
gears, flywheels, levers, rods, ratchets, brakes, pipes, pistons, valves,
springs, cranks, cams, pulleys. I have just spent an afternoon perusing
again Leonardo da Vinci's Notebooks, or facsimiles thereof. Anyone with an
interest in engineering cannot turn these pages without pleasure. What an
explosion of ingenuity! A mind racing pell-mell through an encyclopedia of
mechanical contrivance, moving at such frenetic speed that application gets
left in the lurch. Everything is ... more »
"Illusions..."
“Illusions commend themselves to us because they save us pain and allow us
to enjoy pleasure instead. We must therefore accept it without complaint
when they sometimes collide with a bit of reality against which they are
dashed to pieces.”
- Sigmund Freud
The Poet: Rainer Maria Rilke, "Sunset"
*"Sunset"*
“Slowly the west reaches for clothes of new colors
which it passes to a row of ancient trees.
You look, and soon these two worlds both leave you,
one part climbs toward heaven, one sinks to earth,
leaving you, not really belonging to either,
not so helplessly dark as that house that is silent,
not so unswervingly given to the eternal as that thing
that turns to a star each night and climbs–
leaving you (it is impossible to untangle the threads)
your own life, timid and standing high and growing,
so that, sometimes blocked in, sometimes reaching out,
one moment your life is a ... more »
Afghan Presidential Campaign reaches solution to Runoff Vote Controversy ( July 12 , 2014 ) -- Afghan rivals agree to UN-supervised recount John Kerry says Abdullah Abdullah and Ashraf Ghani will abide by audit of entire presidential poll to settle dispute.
http://www.aljazeera.com/news/asia/2014/07/afghan-rivals-agree-un-supervised-recount-201471219451977537.html
Afghan rivals agree to UN-supervised recount
John Kerry says Abdullah Abdullah and Ashraf Ghani will abide by audit of
entire presidential poll to settle dispute.
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The two rival candidates in Afghanistan's presidential election have agreed
to abide by the results of a UN-supervised recount of the entire poll... more »
ONE YEAR IN THE SLAMMER
After carrying out a peaceful protests at the Hancock air field in
Syracuse, New York where U.S. drones are piloted remotely, Mary Anne Grady
Flores was sentenced to a year in prison.
Mary Anne had been issued an order of protection aimed at keeping her away
from Hancock Field Air National Guard Base after she participated in an act
of civil disobedience there in 2012. Last year, Grady Flores says she
attended another peace action, but did not participate, instead
photographing it from the roadway, beyond what she believed was the base's
boundary. She was later told the base's pro... more »
CUPE Ontario has the right idea: Sex work regs ought to be about workers' rights
CUPE is my new favourite union now that CUPE Ontario president Fred
Hahn has written a piece in the National Post saying the thing Canadians
should be aiming for in laws and regulations around the adult, consensual
sex industry is a safer workplace for sex workers.
So true. The violence and vulnerability that Justice Minister Peter
McKay keeps going on about as he tries to push through the flawed and
dangerous Bill C-36 exists primarily because sex workers don't enjoy any of
the standard workplace protections that the rest of the country's workers
rely on. When you're a sex ... more »
"This Land is Mine" and Marketing the Tools of Occupation
Nina Paley's brilliant "A brief history of the land called
Israel/Palestine/Canaan/the Levant" and her Who's-killing-who viewer's guide
Some news headlines from yesterday and today ..
Haaretz :* Israel's international credit to pound Gaza is running out*
Businessweek : *Israel Tells Gazans to Leave Homes Before Intensified
Attacks*
CP : *Canada Accuses UN Official Of Unfairly Criticizing Israeli Operation
In Gaza *
G&M *: **Harper confirms Canada’s support for Israel in conversation with
Netanyahu*
Media Co-op : *Canadian hands involved in Gaza bombings*
Real News Network i... more »
US should "follow" Kiev's lead & act unilaterally on sanctions- Canada does
Let's be absolutely clear- The fascist government in Kiev is not acting
unilaterally, in any way shape or form.
So the idea that the US should follow Kiev's lead is absurd. I couldn't
believe anyone, anywhere, accepts that narrative at face value.
Does this WP editorial suggest to readers that Europe is not as willing to
fall on the sword for the US as even I had believed? And covered previously?
*Trigger a cold war to make it easier (for the US) to annex Europe *
* Or*
*"Toward a Europe Whole & Free" Via NATO global dominance *
It is spin from the Washington Post, of course.
Germa... more »
“The Universe: For Every Grain Of Sand On Earth”
*“The Universe: *
*For Every Grain Of Sand On Earth”*
by Wait But Why
“Some people stick with the traditional, feeling struck by the epic beauty
or blown away by the insane scale of the universe. Personally, I go for the
old “existential meltdown followed by acting weird for the next half hour.”
But everyone feels *something.*
A really starry sky seems vast- but all we’re looking at is our very local
neighborhood. On the very best nights, we can see up to about 2,500 stars
(roughly one hundred-millionth of the stars in our galaxy), and almost all
of them are less than 1,000 light ye... more »
The Unpeopled
July 12, 2014 The world rushes into madness again as the crumbling Empire
which designates itself indispensable becomes, in fact if not in its
fictions, dispensable and the exceptional people who rule the Empire and
its vassal states around the … Continue reading →
@the Chalk Face radio Sunday at 6:00 pm Eastern. #chalktalk #CrazyinCO.
Tomorrow night @the chalk face radio. Another installment of “Crazy in
Colorado.” We will be talking to bully journalist Karin Malchow. Karin just
doesn’t understand how paid for reports and internal board press releases
can be passed off as news to the public. We will try and help her
understand “priority journalism.” Also we’ll be […]
Terror Trains (This Is What We Reap When We Allow Media Manipulators To STOP Oil Replacement by Alternative Energy Sources) At Issue Is Who Shall Rule The World
As the bombing continues in the Gaza and Ukraine (see below) we learn about
the ecological bombing the forces of darkness (true, ultimate darkness)
have brought much closer to home. And it's not the worst bombing
ecologically that we've suffered. From the illuminative Karen Garcia (you
gotta love those Garcias!): From the Del Marva News Journal: Rail companies
balked at states
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*2014 Saints roster maybe the strongest one ever on paper, Archie Manning
says ~Ramon Antonio Vargus*
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*Family points finger at OPP after released bipolar woman struck in crash
~N.O. Advocate*
*Post-Katrina Politics in New Orleans ~Charlie Cook, National Journal*
*Homeless camp concerns grow over aggressive panhandling ~WWLTV*
*Rental demand in metro area soars to new heights ~WVUE*
*Generous retirement benefit boost slipped into bill for State Police Col.
Mike Edmonson on last day of legislative session ~Louisiana Voice*
July 12: What's going on?
Ain't nothing going on in Section A of Friday's paper.
In C, page 5, we have a headline "Pension report favours province's pension
reforms". The sub-head tells us the N.B. Superintendent of pensions is one
of the authors of the report. There is one thing it doesn't tell us; and
there is a question it doesn't ask.
It tells us that the report comes from the C.D.Howe Institute. What it
doesn't tell us is that this is a fancy name for what is, in fact, a
propaganda house for big business. It has no interest in human needs and,
indeed, no understanding of them. It's aim, it's only aim, i... more »
Dearth of Earthworms in Ontario
The Wall Street Journal reports “Worm Shortage Bites Fishing Trade” (2014,
July 12-13), p. A5
Apparently Ontario is the center of commercial picking of the earthworms
(nightcrawlers) used as fishing bait. The worms are actually “hand-picked
in the wild” and then shipped south in the millions.
This year has been the biggest collapse in Ontario’s nightcrawlers in at
least 26 years, according to the article. Bad weather in Ontario caused a
delay in Spring (March-May) picking and the shortages due to delays were
exacerbated by “a dry May” that “kept the moisture-loving creatures
b... more »
Missile-destroying Exoatmospheric Kill Vehicle Intercepts Target
[image: Ground-based Interceptor]Raytheon’s Exoatmospheric Kill Vehicle
destroyed an intercontinental ballistic missile target in space on Sunday,
marking the first successful intercept for the latest variant of the EKV
and the ninth for the overall program.
“This is an important moment for our nation,” said Dr. Taylor W. Lawrence,
president of Raytheon Missile Systems. “The successful test reflects the
tireless systems-engineering work by a joint government-industry team to
ensure the U.S. is protected from long-range ballistic missiles.”
The intercept took place during a Missile D... more »
I have coined an new word " Prepperation (TM)"
*Prepperation (TM) - the act of actively preparing or thinkingaboot
TEOTWAWKI. One who practices prepperation is a Prepperationalist (TM)*
*Copyright bitches, when the end of the world comes, I will trade the use
of this word for food.*
*These other people forgot to TM it.*
The Beast
A new e bike that tickles my fancy. They claim for use less than 10KM a day
the solar panels on the battery case will do the charging. The top model
($3500 CDN) claims a 45KM range with a top speed of 32 KM/hr.
Well done people! You can help kickstart it here. I have added it to my shopping
list for the end times.
Climate Change Hits Hard in Nevada
If you really want to understand the pickle the Southwest USA is now in
watch Cadillac Desert. Its a fascinating 1997 documentary about water
management. Red Red Flags should be going off all over America. Twenty five
% of America's agricultural output is produced in deserts. When things can
no longer move forward they stop.
@the Chalk Face radio Sunday at 6:00 pm Eastern. #chalktalk #CrazyinCO.
Tomorrow night @the chalk face radio. Another installment of “Crazy in
Colorado.” We will be talking to bully journalist Karin Malchow. Karin just
doesn’t understand how paid for reports and internal board press releases
can be passed off as news to the public. We will try and help her
understand “priority journalism.” Also we’ll be […]
Saturday Interview: Jim Jepps
*Imitation, nay, outright plagiarism is the highest form of flattery. In
this spirit find below the first in a regular Saturday feature carrying on
the fine tradition established by the late Norman Geras. Eagle-eyed readers
might spot a resemblance/"adaptation" of some of Norm's questions. So, from
now on look forward to the low down from activists, bloggers, political
types and other cool cats. And we kick off the series with ...*
Jim Jepps is a political activist in Camden, London. He's written for a
variety of publications and is involved in the *The North London Star*,
launched... more »
Latest Democrat Fundraising Scam: Obama Impeachment Looming
Bereft of ideas, loathed by many progressives as unable to continue to
maintain the illusion that they are not eaten to the core by corruption the
Democrats, facing an epic ass-kicking come November are fundraising off of
the fear tactic that the so-called Tea Party contingent is going to impeach
President Barack Obama. This is ridiculous and really, when it comes right
down to it the bastard deserves to be impeached although not for any of the
silly horseshit that John Boehner and Sarah Palin are accusing him of.
Obama, like ALL US presidents are by definition war criminals and an... more »
How many children?
I’ve been quiet recently because people on other websites have tackled
specific instances of unfair reporting more assiduously than I have been
able to.
BBC Watch in particular regularly highlights errors and thoughtless
statements made by interviewers and reporters, which are apt to compound
misunderstandings and confuse the public in the name of clarification and
impartiality.
Yolande Knell and Jeremy Bowen have been particularly unhelpful recently.
Knell is in Gaza to “tell your story” like Alan Johnston before her, but
that shouldn’t mean spouting untrue propaganda such as the ... more »
Northerntruthseeker Vacation Alert
Yes, I am taking a much needed vacation break, or as my friend Digger in
the UK says… A 'tea up' …. It is long overdue, and hopefully will
alleviate some of the stress that I have been going through over the last
while….
I will be bringing a portable laptop with me to keep me up to speed on what
is really going on in the world…..
I have asked my friend, Whitewraithe, if she wants to give it a whirl at
putting up a weekly "rant" over the next few weeks in my absence and she
said she would give it a shot….. It will be interesting to read and I can
guarantee it will be just as infor... more »
The Genocide Of The People Of Gaza: Is THIS Not A War Crime? Israel Purposely Targeting Hospitals In Gaza!
Yes, the assault on the innocent people of Gaza continues unabated as of
today… The criminal and psychotic state of Israel is well into its
murderous rampage on the largest open air concentration camp on the planet
known as the Gaza Strip and it continues to use the outright LIE that the
attacks are in "response" to "rocket attacks" originating from that strip!
The fact is that there is no way in hell considering how much Israel has
surveillance and control over the strip that materials for making such
rockets is even possible for the people of Gaza… That is why I smell
another rat... more »
Open letter to Ellie Herman, or how Green Dot's Marco Petruzzi's special education policies hurt everyone including their own administrators
*"It is not legally or morally acceptable that these so-called "schools of
choice" that are concentrated in urban communities and supported with
public funds, should be permitted to operate as segregated learning
environments where students are more isolated by race, socioeconomic class,
disability, and language than the public school district from which they
were drawn." — COPAA*
[image: Marco Petruzzi takes pride in Green Dot Charter Corporation's
discrimination against special needs students]
Wall Street privatization darling Marco Petruzzi (above) led a beleaguered
Green Dot th... more »
Supplemental: Education reporting in the Post!
*SATURDAY, JULY 12, 2014*
*The latest sorry example:* We’re often amazed by the education reporting
in the Washington Post.
Thursday produced the latest example. Education reporter Emma Brown
published a news report bearing this headline:
“Critics of D.C. education policies question test score gains.”
Test score gains are always subject to (competent) challenge, of course.
That said, we were struck by the part of Brown’s report which we've posted
below.
In this passage, Brown refers to Ellen Weiss, one of the “education
advocates” who says the District’s test score gains overstate... more »
It's Saturday...
*what's going on.*
Moonbattery: Some Blacks Can Smell the Coffee Regarding Demographic
Transformation
Conservative Hideout 2.0: Border Crisis, ISIS, IRS, VA, Benghazi, NSA,
Fast & Furious and more = Half Month Vacay for Obama
Clash Daily: PREPARE FOR INVASION: Mexico and Guatemala Partner Up And
Make Fast Track For Illegals to Cross the Border
All the Right Snark: DIANNY RANTS: Have You Had Enough?
IOwnTheWorld: Obama’s TSA: allowing illegals to fly without identification
Musings On Iraq In The News
I was mentioned in Tom Ricks post “Iraq, the unraveling (XXXVIII): Will it
exist in 5 years?” at his Best Defense blog on Foreign Policy, and quoted
in Hayder al-Khoei's "Why are Iraq's politicians dithering as their country
burns?" on CNN. I was interviewed for this article "Islamic State issues
wages to government employees in Mosul" in the Middle East Eye, and EPIC
talked with me about the current situation in Iraq in its latest Podcast "An
Iraq Update: A Look At The Iraqi Security Crisis."
REUTERS VIDEO: ISIL Parades Military Hardware In Syria
1st few vehicles were all captured in Iraq and taken to Syria
Following Rhonda's Advice: Be a "Little Badass"
With salary and benefits at $550,000 a year, it won't be easy to pry
Weingarten from her offices at AFT. But following the advice she offered
teachers at the convention, here are a few ways teachers might be a "little
BadAss":
1) Place pickets outside AFT and NEA headquarters until policies and
leadership change to protect children, teachers, and parents, rather than
exploit them.
2) Disrupt every meeting of AFT and NEA with pro-children and pro-education
pickets.
3) Write letters to your local newspaper outlining the corruption of AFT
and NEA misleadership.
4) Organize a real u... more »
That Will Take Some Doing
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Stephen Harper came to Ottawa like a bull in a china shop -- determined to
get his way in all things, even if it meant destroying the shop in the
process. But, Carol Goar writes, the bull has been wounded:
It took a while to find the chinks in Stephen Harper’s armour. But
Canadians have done it now.
They are chipping away at the prime minister’s policies on everything from
electoral reform to military procurement. Advocacy groups have raised red
flags, the media have highligh... more »
Belarus sold two "Stilet" missile systems to Azerbaijan
[image: T38 stiletto]Belarusian "Tetraedr" company, which is engaged in the
development of advanced electronic systems of armaments and modernization
of air defense, has already sold two "Stilet" type missile systems to
Azerbaijan.
As reports "Armenpress", referring to Azerbaijani media, Igor Novikov, head
of the department of the Belarusian company "Tetraedr", in a conversation
with journalists said that two "Stilet" systems had been already delivered
to Azerbaijan and the company now holds a large order.
The company also suspended cooperation with Kiev KB "Ray" to develop a new
... more »
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*UK: Boys losing out in university gender gap: Nearly 95,000 more women
apply for degrees to start this autumn*
The gender gap in the race for university places is bigger than ever as
young men become a ‘disadvantaged’ group on campus.
Nearly 95,000 more women than men applied to start degree courses this
autumn as girls’ success at school translated into university applications.
Demand among both sexes rose this year despite £9,000-a-year tuition fees
but applications from women grew faster, increasing four per cent against
men’s three per cent.
Figures published by the Universit... more »
Debate on 'Dateline'
Having spent so many posts on this blog bemoaning the bias of Gavin Esler's *Dateline
London - *especially the way that bias so often results in a soggy *bien
pensant *consensus where *all* the panelists agree with each other - it's
good to report that today's *Dateline *most definitely did *not* achieve a
cosy consensus. Very far from it...
...especially on the issue of the present Israel-Gaza conflict.
The panel split three-against-one, with Algerian journalist Nabila Ramdani
representing the Palestinian side, and the others (liberal U.S. writer
Michael Goldfarb, left-wing Frenc... more »
PH finalizing P2.68B air defense radar deal with Israel
[image: Elta ELM-2288 AD-Star radar]The Philippines is fast tracking the
acquisition of air defense surveillance radars from Israel’s Elta Systems
so it can monitor intrusions in its air space.
The project worth P2.68 billion ($62.85 million*) will fund the
installation of radar systems in Palawan to cover the West Philippines Sea
(South China Sea) and old radar sites Lubang Island in Occidental Mindoro
and Pasuquin Air Station in Ilocos Norte.
“Palawan is a new location but even the old ones have to be restored or we
have to build new basing facilities. This is part of the overall ... more »
EXACTO Demonstrates First-Ever Guided .50-Caliber Bullets
DARPA’s Extreme Accuracy Tasked Ordnance (EXACTO) program recently
conducted the first successful live-fire tests demonstrating in-flight
guidance of .50-caliber bullets.
This video shows EXACTO rounds maneuvering in flight to hit targets that
are offset from where the sniper rifle is aimed.
EXACTO’s specially designed ammunition and real-time optical guidance
system help track and direct projectiles to their targets by compensating
for weather, wind, target movement and other factors that could impede
successful hits.
Read more
Embraer to partner with Saab on fighter jets for Brazil air force
[image: Gripen NG]Brazilian aircraft maker Embraer will partner with
Sweden's Saab in the development and manufacture of 36 Gripen NG fighter
jets for Brazil's air force, the two companies said in a press release
Friday.
Embraer and Saab, which was awarded a $4.5 billion fighter-jet contract
from Brazil late last year, signed a memorandum of understanding to partner
in joint program management for the Brazilian air force's so-called F-X2
Project.
"Under this agreement, Embraer will perform a leading role in the overall
program performance as well as undertake an extensive share of ... more »
U.S. Navy maintains grounding order for F-35 fighter jets
[image: F-35C Lightning II]The U.S. Navy on Friday maintained a grounding
order for F-35 B-model and C-model fighter jets built by Lockheed Martin
Corp, saying it was still not clear what caused a massive engine failure on
an Air Force F-35 jet on June 23.
"At this time, I do not have sufficient information to return the F-35B and
F-35C fleet to flight," Vice Admiral David Dunaway, who heads the Navy's
Air Systems Command, said in an update to a fleetwide grounding order
issued by U.S. officials on July 3. A copy of the document was obtained by
Reuters.
Dunaway said in the document... more »
Brasil v Germany World Cup semi-final with no Brazilian players
The World Cup semi-final between Germany and Brazil with no Brazilian
players.
http://youtu.be/gBF9MUsNUkQ
Not too far removed from how easy it felt at the time!
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*Hurricane Katrina defies comparisons ~Jarvis DeBerry*
America Sets Sail: New Class Of Amphib, LHA-6, Leaves Shipyard
After five years in the shipyard, the first of a new class of Navy
amphibious warship set sail today from its Pascagoula, Miss. birthsite for
San Francisco, headed for the fleet. LHA-6 will be commissioned as the USS
America this October.
America has been controversial in the military and on this website. I’ve
argued the LHA-6 is a dead end in naval design, because in order to carry
more aircraft — MV-22 Osprey tiltrotors, F-35B Joint Strike Fighter
jump-jets — it sacrifices the well deck required to launch landing craft
and amtracs, which sort of takes the “amphibious” out of “amp... more »
N. Korea vows to boost nuclear forces against U.S. threat
[image: USS George Washington]North Korea threatened Saturday to strengthen
its nuclear forces as a U.S. nuclear-powered aircraft carrier prepares to
take part in joint military exercises with South Korea and Japan.
The 97,000-ton supercarrier USS George Washington arrived at South Korea's
southeastern port city of Busan on Friday to participate in naval drills
with the South Korean Navy in the country's southwest sea from July 16-21.
The carrier is also set to participate in a search and rescue exercise with
South Korean and Japanese maritime forces in waters south of the southern
... more »
Congressman Says Wrong Time to Dry Dock Cruisers
[image: USS Lake Erie]Lawmakers overseeing the nation's sea service believe
that the U.S. Navy's plans to pull half of its cruiser fleet out of
commission for expensive upgrades will send these critical missile boats to
an early grave.
Currently, the Navy has 22 missile cruisers that serve as key players in
the air defense of the service's aircraft carrier groups. These cruisers
provide ballistic missile defense but also serve as the command and control
ship for larger, guided missile destroyers, Navy officials said.
Navy leaders, testifying Thursday before the House Armed Services ... more »
Indian Navy takes delivery of INS Kolkata
INS Kolkata, the indigenously built lead ship of the Kolkata-class
guided-missile destroyers, has been delivered to the Indian Navy, following
extensive sea trials and tests at the Mazgaon Dock (MDL), India.
The MDL-built anti-submarine warfare (ASW) vessel's official commissioning
ceremony could be held in a month's time.
MDL chief managing director rear admiral (retired) R.K. Shrawat was quoted
by the Asian Age as saying that the destroyer will be called Yard 701, but
will be designated as INS Kolkata after the ceremony.
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France may have just what DND needs
[image: Dassault Rafale]A phalanx of major French defence firms is lining
up to provide Canada with new warships and planes, in hopes of prying a
share of the biggest Canadian military hardware bonanza since the Second
World War away from U.S. industry heavyweight Lockheed Martin.
In the process the French appear to be offering the Harper government a
timely and politically salable off-ramp from its multiyear,
multibillion-dollar procurement mess.
What remains to be seen is whether Prime Minister Stephen Harper and
cabinet have the wit and wherewithal to seize the opportunity, or w... more »
Britains future frigate: A look at the Type 26 Global Combat Ship
[image: Type 26 Global Combat Ship]The shake up of the armed forces is well
underway, with the UK moving forward with plans for its future of defence
and security. This has seen numerous projects announced and completed for
use on the land, in the air, and sea.
One of the biggest recent procurement projects going through the system is
the replacement of the Royal Navy's Type 23 frigates.
The al-new replacement Type 26 will also have a primary role as a
specialist anti-submarine warfare ship, but it will be expected to be
inherently flexible in capability and able to carry out a wid... more »
RIMPAC 2014 Participants Conduct Sinking Exercise
Live fire from ships, submarines and aircraft participating in the Rim of
the Pacific Exercise (RIMPAC) 2014 sank the decommissioned USS Ogden (LPD
5) at 7:28 p.m. Thursday, July 10, in waters 15,000 feet deep, 55 nautical
miles northwest of Kauai.
Units from the Republic of Korea, Norway and the United States participated
in the sinking exercise (SINKEX), which provided them the opportunity to
gain proficiency in tactics, targeting and live firing against a surface
target at sea
“The SINKEX is just one of the unique training opportunities offered at
RIMPAC on the state-of-the-art... more »
Does anyone else struggle with movement in the classroom?
This from the Answer Sheet: In the following post, Angela Hanscom, a
pediatric occupational therapist and the founder of TimberNook, a
nature-based development program designed to foster creativity and
independent play outdoors in New England, suggests yet another reason more
children are being diagnosed with ADHD, whether or not they really have it:
the amount […]
Three Year Anniversary!
Today marks the three-year anniversary of Middle Class Political Economist.
It's hard to believe I've been at this for three years!
According to Blogger, I've had over 480,000 page views in that time. I want
to thank everyone for reading, commenting, and emailing me. I owe a debt of
gratitude to all those who have helped promote my blog, including Marty
Pflugrath at BartCop Entertainment, Mark Thoma, Brad DeLong, Laffy at The
Political Carnival, the folks behind Mike's Blog Roundup at Crooks & Liars,
Mike the Mad Biologist, Lynn Parramore at AlterNet, and Dan Crawford at
Angry Bear.... more »
July 11: just annoyed. that's all..
It's late Friday night. I should be in bed doing crossword puzzles. But
It's been a bloody annoying day - starting with a CTV "news" report on
Palestine. And once annoyance after another came to me mind that I must
write about some day. Not tonight. Tonight is just about things I should
write about - and I thought maybe it might get you thinking, and sending in
things that have always bugged you.
1. The CTV news on Palestine was so biased and ignorant it was painful to
watch. These TV news bits with there exquisitely coiffed women news
readers, and the men, usually men, who claim t... more »
Satire: “LeBron Congratulates People of Cleveland on Having Him Back”
*“LeBron Congratulates People of Cleveland on Having Him Back”*
by Andy Borowitz
CLEVELAND (The Borowitz Report) — “In an emotional speech to the people of
Cleveland on Friday, N.B.A. superstar LeBron James congratulated them on
“realizing the incredible dream of having me back.” Appearing as a
fifty-foot hologram projected on the side of Quicken Loans Arena, James
seemed on the verge of tears several times as he praised the city for
achieving what he called “a goal no words can describe.” “The city of
Cleveland has taken some hard knocks over the years,” James said. “But here
you ... more »
Fukushima Nuclear Disaster Updates ( July 11 , 2014 ) Today's 6.8 quake near Fukushima is the second notable quake in less than a week for Japan ........... Plant status , updates regarding remediation attempts ......
Fukushima Diary.....
[Breaking] M6.8 hit Fukushima offshore / No update on Fukushima plant status[image:
[Breaking] M6.8 hit Fukushima offshore / No update on Fukushima plant
status]
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July 11, 2014
At 4:22 7/12/2014 (JST), a strong earthquake of M6.8 hit Fukushima offshore.
The maximum seismic intensity was 4.
In area where Fukushima nuclear plant is located, it was 3. The epicenter
was approx. 10km deep.
At this moment, no update on Fukushima plant situation has been published.
http://www.jma.go.jp/en/quake/
http://weathernews.jp/quake/
M5.8 quake hit South part of ... more »
Time Is Running Out - Iraq Edition
Whenever
the United States or its partners in war crimes face a seemingly
intractable foreign adversary - one that refuses to simply yield to
Western domination or diktat - the "ticking clock" paradigm is invoked,
lending a fierce urgency to the threats, ultimatums, and bullying
demands made by government officials. For them, time is always running
out.
Whether it's the non-existent "
Ukraine Updates ( July 11 , 2014 ) -- State of play in the ongoing civil war between Kiev and Federalists in South East Ukraine ...... Latest in the ongoing natural gas talks ( nothing will happen until Europe feels cold weather )
http://rt.com/news/172160-east-ukraine-military-killed/
'At least 30' Ukrainian military killed as militia shell convoy with Grad
rockets
Published time: July 11, 2014 18:28
Edited time: July 11, 2014 19:54
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