Elizabeth Warren is accusing President Obama of again putting Wall Street regulation in the hands of Wall Street insiders. Justice Ginsburg has stent placed in... This time, she's blasting his nominee for a top Treasury post that oversees U.S. banks and financial regulations. The Massachusetts senator says Antonio Weiss, a banker with ...
New York Times columnist Andrew Ross Sorkin has earned a reputation over the years for being friendly with the Wall Street giants he covers. If you read his bizarre rant against Senator Elizabeth Warren, it's not hard to see why. Elizabeth Warren (cc photo: New America Foundation) Warren, who has spent years ...10:42pm MST
Happy Thanksgiving!
Have a safe and very happy Thanksgiving, folks!
Musical Interlude: 2002, “Deep Still Blue”
2002, “Deep Still Blue” - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e3lcidv5ZrE
Andrew Sorkin Wants To Know Why Elizabeth Warren Doesn't Understand That A Bankster Who Is a Protégé Of George Plimpton Is A Different Breed Of Bankster
Antonio Weiss with Lazard Frères chairman Michel David-Weill at the Frick Collection Autumn Dinner (2013), proof that banksters appreciate art and should run the world Saturday we looked at the reasons why Elizabeth Warren and Bernie Sanders are opposing President Obama's nomination of multimillionaire bankster Antonio Weiss for a cush position as a Treasury Under Secretary. Progressives would like Obama to stop nominating anti-social Wall Street criminals to government positions-- i.e., people like Weiss. Andrew Ross Sorkin, a *NY Times* columnist and CNBC host (for the reactionary... more »
Reduce Footprints is on hiatus
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Paul Craig Roberts' reflection on the meaning of Thanksgiving: "When Americans celebrate Thanksgiving, they don’t know what they are celebrating." "Thanksgiving became a national holiday with the completion of the Reconstruction of the South after the War of Northern Aggression and the extermination of the Plains Indians by the Union generals in the 1870s. This taints Thanksgiving as a celebration of the preservation and expansion of the American Empire and accurately reflects the goal of the political forces behind Lincoln."
------------------------------ *What Americans Celebrate On Thanksgiving Day — Paul Craig Roberts* ------------------------------ November 25, 2014 | Original Here Go here to sign up to receive email notice of this news letter What Americans Celebrate On Thanksgiving Day Paul Craig Roberts When Americans celebrate Thanksgiving, they don’t know what they are celebrating. In American folklore, Thanksgiving is a holiday that originated in 1621 with the Pilgrims celebrating a good harvest. Some historians say that this event is poorly document... more »
Paul Craig Roberts' shocking revision of the American history that we've all been taught in school was immediately supported by Prof. Thomas DiLorenzo, who has studied and written extensively about the many falsehoods in American school books put there to conceal U.S. government war crimes.
------------------------------ *The War Crime Deniers: Guest Column by Professor Thomas DiLorenzo* ------------------------------ November 26, 2014 | Original Here Go here to sign up to receive email notice of this news letter The War Crime Deniers I was pleased to see my article, “What Americans Celebrate on Thanksgiving,” reprinted on LewRockwell.com together with Professor Thomas DiLorenzo’s article reminding the Lincoln Cult that numerous distinguished historians have documented the extraordinary war crimes committed by Lincoln and his ... more »
Ferguson: When Is Everyone Going To Wake Up To The Government and Police Protest Tactic Of AGENT PROVOCATEUR and LOOTING?
*Our Top Story: Government and Police Agent Provocateurs are at it again...WHOOPS! I mean...LOOTING AND MOLOTOV COCKTAILS BY PROTESTERS IN FERGUSON* *The first thing you will hear in the "news" about every major protest is: "LOOTING" (and to some extent "MOLOTOV COCKTAILS"). * *Here's why:* First, you need to realize that for every major protest since the 1960's, the government has employed the AGENT PROVOCATEUR/LOOTING strategy. That is a strategy where the government sends in people who work for them to mingle with the protesters and "LOOT" so the media can then discredit the... more »
"A Deep Look to the Heavens"
"In 2003, the Hubble Space Telescope took the image of a millenium, an image that shows our place in the universe. Anyone who understands what this image represents, is forever changed by it."- YouTube/NASA "It helps to put things in perspective here on our frenetic little planet with a look at this extraordinarily powerful and moving video of the Hubble Space Telescope mapping of the Universe, whose known size is 78 billion light years across. The video of the images is the equivalent of using a "time machine" to look into the past to witness the early formation of galaxies, perha... more »
Gangstalkers Record Brain Frequencies for Torture with Electronic and Acoustic Weapons
*now this is very disturbing but valuable information . .. forever testing, poking and prodding the unsuspecting & trusting public . . .* [image: Skizit Gesture] Skizit Gesture *May 7, 2014* Americans are being selected for disposal, no indictment, no trials, no jury. Go directly to torture and death sentence. Thousands of Americans are deliberately being murdered after being selected fo... more »
"The Human Touch- 5 Seconds Equals a Thousand Words"
"The Human Touch- 5 Seconds Equals a Thousand Words" by Nicholas Bakalar "Researchers have found experimental evidence that a touch can be worth a thousand words, that fleeting physical contact can express specific emotions — silently, subtly and unmistakably. Scientists led by Matthew J. Hertenstein, an associate professor of psychology at DePauw University, recruited 248 students, each to touch or be touched by a partner previously unknown to them to try to communicate a specific emotion: anger, fear, happiness, sadness, disgust, love, gratitude or sympathy. The person touched wa... more »
"In the Inbox"
"In the Inbox" From: Coordinator of Volunteer Services "We have a young man, thirty-six, on hospice, who has a very young child. They want someone to help him do a life review and perhaps put some pictures together for he and his wife so the child will know him. Call me if you are willing to do this." The next time, friend, your life seems too hard, check your Inbox. - Jose Orez
"The Difference Between Stress And Burnout"
"The Difference Between Stress And Burnout" by Kari Henley "Clearly the stress barometer in our country, and around the world, is escalating. The reaction to the recession has moved from shock and fear, into anger and rage. The honeymoon of President Obama's 100 days has evaporated into gun carrying dog fights, screaming matches, and the high hopes of "Yes We Can" have deteriorated into, "Is This Ever Going to End?" Research shows that some stress is important in our lives. It keeps us on our toes, helps to strive toward goals, and makes us feel alive. The hormones related to feeli... more »
The Daily "Near You?"
Chandler, Arizona, USA. Thanks for stopping by.
"Thanksgiving: A Time To Imagine"
*"Thanksgiving: A Time To Imagine"* By Frank Joseph Smecker "Imagine if aliens from a galaxy light-years from Earth, decide to seek out a New World. Imagine they discover Earth, it’s the New World, they assume. And they pursue a relentless campaign of occupation, colonizing the planet. One by one, these aliens systematically remove, with much violent force, the people of the planet, starting with the First World dominant culture, because, of course, they’ll want what that culture has: access to the land and resources which that culture controls. Imagine these aliens succeed with su...more »
Nutrition: "Sunflower Seeds- Nature's Anti-Depressant, And More"
*"Sunflower Seeds- Nature's Anti-Depressant, And More"* by NaturalNews "Sunflowers are the earthly representation of the sun. They have such an affinity for the life giving force that they twist on their stems so their faces can bask in sunlight all through the day. Photons from the sun are stored in the DNA of the sunflower, making its seed resonate with the photons in human cells. This resonance is good for mind as well as body, and makes sunflowers one of the top foods for fighting depression. If we believe that we are what we eat, it is clear that nerves depend on what they are... more »
"How It Really Is"
Well of course, never enough "stuff"...
"The Pilgrims Should Have Been Thankful for a Spirochete"
*"The Pilgrims Should Have Been Thankful for a Spirochete"* By Madeleine Johnson "Rat urine. As we feasted on succulent turkey, moist stuffing, and glistening cranberry sauce this Thanksgiving, the furthest thing from our minds was probably rat urine. Yet it’s quite possible that America as we know it would not exist without rat urine and leptospirosis, the disease it spreads. The disease conveniently cleared coastal New England of Native Americans just prior to the Pilgrims’ arrival and later killed the helpful Squanto. It still lurks among us, underdiagnosed, an emerging menace. ... more »
"Holiday Stress Advice"
*"Holiday Stress Advice"* by Dr. Phil McGraw "My dad used to joke that holidays are that time of the year when you find yourself thrown together with people you don't really know that well or have much in common with any more. You spend too much time jammed into too little of a space, and wind up making each other miserable all in the name of "togetherness!" Dad wasn't a humbug and he was kidding... well sort of kidding. He just saw what could happen when, as he put it, we start "over-expecting" and romanticizing at Thanksgiving and Christmas. And let's be honest, if your family i... more »
#walmartstrikers + international buy nothing day = don't shop at walmart
I don't know when people starting calling the day after US Thanksgiving "Black Friday," but the expression has become synonymous with over-consumption, empty consumer culture, and the bizarre importance assigned to hunting for bargains. And what a bargain it is: a multibillion-dollar corporation sells a piece of crappy future landfill at an artificially low price by manufacturing it halfway around the globe with child labour, dumping toxins into the environment, and paying its own customers sub-living wages. In return, consumers agree to see nothing and know nothing except the price... more »
In the firing of SecDef Chuck Hagel, the person who comes out looking best (or least worse) is Chuck Hagel
*In announcing Secretary Hagel's departure Monday, President Obama said only good things about him, but people who work for the president had already made sure that the secretary looks like a bumbling, stumbling fool.* *by Ken* Somebody, or I guess I should say *somebodies*, in the White House, the Pentagon, and the media went to a lot of trouble to portray now-lame-duck Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel as a bumbling nitwit, so out of his depth, if not stumblingly incompetent, that even President Obama, who doesn't hardly fire anybody, had to give him the ax. I got to watch a little ... more »
"I've been wondering why it's taking twice as long to build a house now than it used to”
Why do we take these things for granted? Why have New Zealanders taken it lying down? John is 78 years old. He spent most of his working life in the construction industry. He tells me there are still far too many elderly people [in Christchurch] who have not had their damaged houses fixed. This is a bloke who can look at how a house is being built and provide a real, educated assessment of the situation. "I've been wondering why it's taking twice as long to build a house now than it used to. We used to price a three-bedroom house on a timeframe of 400 to 600 hours. In th... more »
VFP Member Attacked by Cops in St. Louis
Veterans for Peace member Russell Johnson from Asheville, North Carolina was arrested at St. Louis city hall today as crowd was dispersing after sitting on steps to building....he was walking away from the city hall steps and was attacked from behind......more than 100 riot cops attacked the non-violent protest...he's now got a dislocated shoulder
4 Houses You Couldn’t Build in New Zealand
Despite everything you’ve heard, New Zealand “enjoys” some of the most restrictive building regulation on the planet. Here are four houses built “at the edge of the earth” that a NZ building inspector would love to get his hands on – every one breaking a rule (sometimes more than one) they wouldn’t be allowed to get away with here! For which we are all the worse. Halifax Architects & Building Designers MacKay-Lyons Sweetapple Architects Limited Seattle Architects & Building Designers MW|Works Architecture+Design Austin Architects & Building Designers Andersson-Wise Architects... more »
Free Trade
*"Turmoil has engulfed the Galactic Republic. The taxation of trade routes to outlying star systems is in dispute.* *Hoping to resolve the matter with a blockade of deadly battleships, the greedy Trade Federation has stopped all shipping to the small planet of Naboo.* *While the congress of the Republic endlessly debates this alarming chain of events, the Supreme Chancellor has secretly dispatched two Jedi Knights, the guardians of peace and justice in the galaxy, to settle the conflict...."*
Ferguson and the False Promise of “Revolution”
*Tony Cartalucci* - "Build, don't burn. Collaborate, don't complain. Don't simply "resist" the system, replace it altogether." The post Ferguson and the False Promise of “Revolution” appeared first on Waking Times.
We are still Standing: Breakthoughs in the QEG
Hope has been keeping us updated on Jamie's progress with the QEG, and this week things got really exciting! I haven't had a chance to listen to the show yet, but I am really quite excited with what's been going on this past few days. Love D https://hopegirl2012.wordpress.com/2014/11/26/we-are-still-standing-big-breakthroughs-in-qeg-project/ WE ARE STILL STANDING. BIG BREAKTHROUGHS IN QEG PROJECT.[image: still standing] My question to you humanity is: How much do YOU want free energy? We wanted it bad enough to do something about. Enough to put ourselves on the front line to ... more »
UPDATE to "Without Going into Details"
I just about broke the blog trying to update the post on reaction to the partial defunding by Ontario Trillium Foundation of a fake clinic. I have no idea what I did but I undid it and am trying this instead. Our Number One Fan, in addition to stalking, runs a sideline in conspiracy theories, shared by SUZY ALLCAPS. Here's what SHE quoted from his blogpost: Andrea Cohen Barrack [CEO, Ontario Trillium Foundation] just “happens” to be the Chair of the International Planned Parenthood Federation/Western Hemisphere Region! Plain text for the usual reason of juvenile redirects on hype... more »
Did You Know Congressman Chaka Fattah May Go To Prison Before Congressman Michael Grimm?
Future Club Fed roommates? Chaka Fattah has a decent progressive voting record. Not stellar, but better than most. Earlier this month, despite corruption charges swirling around Fattah, he beat Republican Armond James more than convincingly-- 177,648 (87.7%) to 24,987 (12.3%)-- in a district that encompasses the black neighborhoods of North and West Philly and some of the tony white Main Line suburbs like Ardmore, Bryn Mawr and Bala Cynwyd. His constituents may not have been concerned about the charges-- he actually hasn't been indicted yet-- but many betting Members of Congress say ... more »
Hacking, Tony and the Roswell Slides, Part II
*(Blogger’s Note:* A couple of weeks ago, Tony sent me the tale of the hacking with an article to be posted then. After a couple of days, I emailed him and asked if he still wished for it to be posted. At that point he withdrew it and thought it best to wait. Last week I learned that Rich Reynolds had posted a hacking story that differed in some aspects from what Tony had said to me. I asked Tony, at that point, if he wished to post his version. He sent a new article to me. I found a point or two I thought were needlessly aggressive and asked to tone those down. He provided his sug... more »
Quote of the day: "We can’t keep on blaming the white man."
‘In 1961, Martin Luther King Jr. spoke to a congregation in St. Louis. He challenged his black audience in a way that few black leaders, including President Obama, do today. ‘“Do you know that Negroes are 10 percent of the population of St. Louis and are responsible for 58 percent of its crimes?” he told a congregation. “We’ve got to face that. And we’ve got to do something about our moral standards.” ‘He also said that, “We know that there are many things wrong in the white world, but there are many things wrong in the black world, too. We can’t keep on blaming the white... more »
Zombie Go Boom!
A site dedicated to Zombie Defence. Also worth mentioning Baltimore Knife and Sword. IMHO a Rapier may be the best Zombie killer.
Angelina Jolie and the Mansion Tax
Oh noes, whatever are we to do? Angelina Jolie might be put off from moving Brad and the kids to London. Why? Because of the mansion tax. I'm sure some Tories are happy that Jolie has, as we used to say in Trot circles, objectively lined up with their opposition to the tax. I don't know how closely she follows British politics. I'm almost certain she's never cast her beadies across this here blog. And I'm willing to give her the benefit of the doubt too. She's reportedly eyed up a £25m pad, so stretching to £250/month or whatever it will be for ludicrously overpriced celebrity crib... more »
BBC correspondent and presenter since 1974. Views my own not anyone else's.
It only seems a couple of weeks ago since I wrote this: And when I first came across Biased BBC it was in the wake of the Iraq War - the example Media Lens cites as being a prime example of BBC pro-state bias. I didn't find the BBC to be pro-that-war at all (as Media Lens and those who think like them believe it was). Hugh Sykes' reporting, Orla and Fergal, John Humphrys' questions on Today, the proven dislike of many BBC reporters for Bush, the Blair government v BBC battle culminating in the Hutton report and the resignation of Greg Dyke - those are just some of the things I reme... more »
Ferguson: Far From Over
*Protests during last 24 hours spreading all over the world. This one in Atlanta is a winner.* *This morning on steps of historic court house in St. Louis* Several of us from Veterans For Peace attended an incredible protest action today in downtown St. Louis within a stone's throw of the famous arch along the Mississippi River. We marched from a local park to the historic courthouse facing the river that was a place that slaves were once sold. It was also the courthouse where the famous Dred Scott case was first heard. At the old courthouse a moving series of young black speake... more »
UVA and the Culture of White Male Privileged Rapists
Grizzly story in *Rolling Stone*.
Sock puppets & the PM’s texts
If you want to go down the rabbit hole, read about “the person who –allegedly – leaked the details of Key’s recent text conversation with Slater.” It’s possibly not who you think it is. But it might be. Content is copyright PC.BlogSpot.Com © Please contact author for permission to republish: (organon at ihug.co.nz)
Money-Creation & Society
Well, let’s be honest, you don’t hear debates like this in *any *parliament normally, *but we should*. Yet here we are in the mother of parliaments debating* the destruction caused by the way money is now created*. *“No one can argue prosperity has not increased [since 1974], but if distributional effects matter at all, one must ask “Who benefits?”* *This was a backbench debate, which means that no vote is taken at the end and no laws are changed; it is simply an opportunity to discuss important policy issues outside of the government’s agenda.* Well done Steve Baker, MP! NB: No... more »
Burnaby Mountain: Suzuki family members and Tahltan Nation members arrested
UPDATE NOW BELOW: Livestream of Burnaby Mountain Wed. Nov. 26, 2014 Click here for livestream by Sea Shepherd: http://www.ustream.tv/channel/sea-shepherd-vancouver?fb_action_ids=10154822036885705&fb_action_types=ustream_og%3Acomment Today via Twitter: In the video, a group of women including Suzuki family members and Tahltan Nation arrested on Burnaby Mountain, as the struggle
Common Core Drives 57% Increase in Testing Business Since 2010
Link to the study here, well worth reading:
Protest Snowbowl Opening Day 2014: Sewage Snow on Sacred Mountain
Protest Planned for Snowbowl's Opening Day By Klee Benally Protect the Peaks volunteerindigenousaction@gmail.com FLAGSTAFF, AZ -- Arizona Snowbowl is opening their controversial ski area on November 28, 2014 with snow made from 100% treated sewage on the San Francisco Peaks. This protest is being held to address environmental issues, public health concerns, and ongoing religious
Science Vs. Music
*Video* - An excellent demonstration of how frequencies and energy affect physical matter... The post Science Vs. Music appeared first on Waking Times.
The Economy: “Fantasy Land”
*“Fantasy Land”* by Bill Bonner "...as if they were wiser than God." – Plymouth Colony governor William Bradford “Wall Street was calm again yesterday. Little movement in either direction. We head off this morning – out the Holland Tunnel and down I-95 to Baltimore. It is not likely to be a nice drive. The highway is the most heavily traveled corridor on the East Coast. And the day before Thanksgiving is the heaviest travel day of the year. We should have left yesterday! But yesterday we were busy observing how almost the entire world seems to be living in Fantasy Land. In politi... more »
Kremlin and anti-Brussels parties in Europe
*Another reason to be thankful to Russia?* The writers in The Independent, The EU Observer, and many others have agreed on a new story. *Marine Le Pen and Dmitry Rogozin* Putin is conquering Europe by funding anti-EU or far right or populist parties – the descriptions slightly differ in various articles. Most importantly, Le Pen's "Front National" in France received a EUR 9 million loan from a small Moscow bank, The First Czech-Russian Bank. (I would say that the word "Czech" appears in the name in order to beautify the name. It's the second best proposed name they had after "The... more »
Energy Econ 30: Germany's Renewable Problems and Expensive Electricity
Here are more inconvenient stories for the lovers of Expensive-electricity-ok-so long-as-they're-from-renewables movement, focus on Germany's experience. (1) From Wall Street Journal, Oct. 16, 2013: *Last week the CEOs of Europe's 10 largest utilities finally cried uncle and called for a halt to wind and solar subsidies. Short of that, they want subsidies of their own. They want to be paid, in essence, not to produce power.* *The root cause of all this is the Continent's so-called feed-in tariffs for renewable energy, which began in Germany in 1990. A feed-in tariff is a form of... more »
British Columbia LNG, More White Noise Announcements From Our Elected Grifters Rich Coleman and Christy Clark
*Written by Grant G* More white noise LNG announcements by the BC Liberals..... This latest batch of announcements have a strong stench of desperation emanating from, dissecting these corpse announcements is child`s play. How many LNG export licenses have been granted, too many too count, how many industrial environmental assessments have the BC Liberals turned down?...None, the BC Liberal grifters have approved everything, including Tesako`s proposed prosperity mine, a project so destructive that even Stephen Harper`s Federal Environmental assessment board rejected, rejecte... more »
Ferguson and the False Promise of "Revolution"
*November 26, 2014 *(Tony Cartalucci - LD) - When faced on the battlefield with a numerically superior enemy, one must attempt to divide his enemy into smaller, more easily dispatched opponents, or even more ideally, divide them against one another, and have them defeat each other without ever drawing your sword. For Wall Street's 0.1%, divide and conquer is a way of life. *Divide and Conquer* Never in human history has there been a more effective way for tyrants to rule over large groups of people who, should they ever learn to cooperate, would easily throw off such tyranny. At t... more »
SHORT WEEK, SHARP DECLINE: The painful discussions of Morning Joe!
*WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 2014Part 2—Harvard professor “explains:”* It’s hard to fathom the sheer inanity of our journalistic elites. Sometimes they call in the Harvard professors; often, this makes matters worse. Consider Dr. Laura McNeal’s performance on today’s Morning Joe. The gang had already discussed the finding of the grand jury in Ferguson, with Willie Geist Jr. showing, again, that he knows the right things to say but hasn’t done basic homework. Eventually, Mika summoned the expert. To watch this segment, click here: BRZEZINSKI (11/26/14): Joining us now from Atlanta, l...more »
How to Pick the Best Organic Seeds & Avoid GMO Seed Varieties
*Christina Sarich* - "Biotech would like us to believe that genetically modified organisms have been around for ages..." The post How to Pick the Best Organic Seeds & Avoid GMO Seed Varieties appeared first on Waking Times.
Will The Republicans Impeach Obama If He Moves Unilaterally To Stop Wage Theft?
The poll last week by NBC and the *Wall Street Journal* confirmed that most Americans support a progressive vision of our country beyond what the fractured, sclerotic Beltway Establishment Democrats have the guts to push-- and on another planet from the reactionary Republican vision of a mean, crabbed country divided in perpetual class war. 82% want to lower the cost of student debt. 75% want to spend more money on infrastructure. 65% want to raise the minimum wage. 59% support addressing climate change by limiting carbon emissions. Conservatives and Wall Street whores oppose all ... more »
THOUGHTS ON THE FERGUSON GRAND JURY PROCEEDINGS
THOUGHTS ON THE FERGUSON GRAND JURY PROCEEDINGS. via THOUGHTS ON THE FERGUSON GRAND JURY PROCEEDINGS.Filed under: SHAUN JOHNSON, PHD: Musings from the Chalk Face
Black Berets Cofounder Henry Dominguez speaks at AIM West
. earthcycles on livestream.com. Broadcast Live Free By Brenda Norrell Censored News Video by Govinda, Earthcycles SAN FRANCISCO -- Listen as Henry Dominguez, cofounder of Black Berets, shares his memories at the American Indian Movement gathering in San Francisco, Nov. 21 --22, 2014. Sharing his heartfelt memories, Dominguez, wearing the coat he wore on the Longest Walks,
"Sex without explicit consent"
A few days ago, some charming Liberal partisans were howling: "A man's career has been ruined because of some lying little bitch!" I don't know what happened. I have found the whole thing to be confusing. Not as confusing as Sheila Copps, but confusing. Parliamentarians are supposed to be powerful people in theory. They're people trusted by tens of thousands of others to represent them. Once in Parliament, they're supposed to be colleagues. But all this theory was designed when parliamentarians were all rich, white men. Poor people were dirt. People of colour were animals. And women... more »
Premier Abadi’s Attempt To Reform Iraq’s Security Forces
Prime Minister Haider Abadi had the unfortunate experience of becoming Iraq’s leader after the fall of Mosul. When he stepped into office the Iraqi Security Forces (ISF) had collapsed in the north in the face of the insurgency. This was due to deep institutional problems and the politicization of the force by his predecessor Nouri al-Maliki. Abadi has attempted to reform the ISF by getting rid of Maliki loyalists and those deemed unqualified. This is a necessary step in a very long process to create a professional military and police that can defend the country. (*EPA)* Given the... more »
Nez Perce and Paiute: Water Rights and Borders at AIM West
Watch live streaming video from earthcycles at livestream.com . By Brenda Norrell Censored News SAN FRANCISCO -- Listen to Webster Arthur, Nez Perce living on Pyramid Lake Paiute, and his daughter Raquel Arthur, Pyramid Lake Paiute, speak on borders, Paiute water rights to Pyramid Lake, and more Native American rights, at the American Indian Movement gathering in San Francisco, AIM
Tribes Unite to Protect Grand Canyon from Escalade Development
Tribes Unite to Protect Grand Canyon from Escalade Development Posted on November 26, 2014 by Roger Clark Hopi and Save the Confluence (STC) leaders meet with Havasupai Tribal Council, Nov. 14, 2014. Attendees included STC coalition member Renae Yellowhorse, Hopi Chairman Herman Honanie, Havasupai Council member Carrie Sinyalla, Havasupai Chairman Rex Tilousi, and Hopi Cultural
A Veteran Teacher Turned Coach Shadows 2 Students for 2 days – a Sobering Lesson Learned
[image: http://www.wakingtimes.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/Students-School-Education.jpg] The clear take home is actually two fold. It really does not work that well at all and worse we have scant clue of how to do all this better. The result is gimmicks aside a default system that teachers accept because it is easiest for them to execute. I do suspect that we need to think in terms of specific brain developmental and measurement targeting specific mental skills. We know already that this works and works well enough though at different rates for individuals. A simple ... more »
Benefits of Magnesium
I do think that it is all good but that the necessary supply can be easily achieved by attention to our diets. The alternatives are all chancy if only because we cannot measure needs properly. The last sentence tells us the story. All good otherwise. I am not sure how much magnesium is bioavailable through sea salt but it is worth keeping in mind as well. The take home here is that any proper diet should provide ample magnesium. . *Benefits of Magnesium Are Far Greater Than Previously Imagined* *By Dr Mercola, www.mercola.com | November 5, 2014* *http://www.theepochti... more »
Is Avocado the Perfect Food?
Not quite of course but it certainly is a serious addition which is not true for most foods. It is easy to imagine avocados been a staple at least as it is in Mexico where it joins corn and beans to provide an exceptional diet. with that everything else is a bonus. What is certain is that it is a sufficient fat provider to the diet of any vegetarian and needs to be respected. What this actually suggests is that we are overdue to discover a proper perfect diet protocol that delivers ample nutrients and energy. Custom and tradition only goes so far and correction throug... more »
The Quest for the Fountain of Youth
This revisits an old legend and since it was respected in its day it is well; worth revisiting. I suspect however that the phenomena can be explained by biological oxygen rich water. Such water will hold around one through five percent of biologically available oxygen which provides the imbiber sufficient oxygen to divert the oxygen demand produced by the digestive system. That happens to be a third of total demand, thus the imbiber immediately is full of energy that usually lasts at least a couple of hours. We have actually used it to replace oxygen tanks for the elderly an... more »
7 Ways to Cleanse Your Aura
*Meme -* The human aura represents your physical, mental, emotional as well as spiritual energies. The post 7 Ways to Cleanse Your Aura appeared first on Waking Times.
Federal Plans to Suck Remaining Air from Teacher Education Classrooms
Last summer corporate lackey, Arne Duncan, acknowledged that "testing issues today are sucking the oxygen out of the room in a lot of schools." In order to make his statement truer still, Gates and the USDOE just announced a 60 day comment period on a plan to use K-12 student test scores to grade teacher preparation programs. With student assistance tied to K-12 student test scores where teacher candidates eventually end up teaching, the most obvious effect will be that prospective students applying to university programs that send lots of students to poorer schools will n... more »
Honda Motors: Same Old Story
The Wall Street Journal reported today: Auto Maker's Chief Issues an Apology p. B6 (Nov 26, 2014): Honda Motor Co's chief executive apologized for the auto maker's failure to report to US regulators more than 1,700 incidents involving death or injuries over the past decade, saying there had been 'multiple mishandlings'... Mr. Ito's apology comes as Honda is embroiled in one of the biggest safety recalls ever. The latest Honda recall is over airbags that contain shrapnel capable of killing drivers and passengers. Honda's management style seems a lot like TEPCO's. Of course, Ameri... more »
ISIS Supplying Half of all Afghan Heroin Entering Europe
*Interesting?* Russia is making this claim and of course that means it is to be ridiculed. But, knowing the history of drug running, CIA and the funding black ops I can't see how this can be dismissed or derided. Bearing in mind that by all appearances ISIS seems to be NATO covert army. The ability for it to move mass quantities of heroin from Afghanistan (occupied largely by the US under that giant NATO umbrella) to fund it's operations at an arms length seems in keeping with other sordid episodes in history of this type Iran/Contra of course comes to mind. But that wouldn't be the o... more »
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Majia's Blog - 14 hours ago
I have no idea what this purple light is at Fukushima Daiichii, but it lasted for several minutes. It has not been raining so its not a raindrop. <img alt="" height="202" src="data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAeUAAAEzCAIAAACANYwHAAAgAElEQVR4nOx9d1xVx7p2aAKWxK5g1yTGluSknJxzYmJN7GID6aKowKZudu+9917YdERAkN6lSrEiIKAIilQLWLFH3d8fA8vtBknOuafce7/7/N7fdtasaWvWzDPvvPMu/Oij92ABfi0tLS0sLCwtLN/deO/SwsLk1hiwsLCw+MgCFGhpaWVlZWVlZW1lZWVhYTFc11AqS0srG2sbOzt7Ozv7ceNsbWzGWVlbD6e3trCwtLAAhViCvBYWltZW1uPG2VpZWYNLS0sr8GtjY2NtbWNpaWVpOVSdpYWljc04Ozt7e3t7O1v7cTbjrK2t7ezs7e3sbe3sQPnWVtZWVtY2NuPApY2N... more »
Militants Are Targeting Polio Workers In Pakistan
Hospital staff stand near the bodies of anti-polio drive campaign workers who were shot by gunmen, at a hospital morgue in Quetta November 26, 2014. Credit: REUTERS/Naseer Ahmed *Pakistan Gunmen Kill Four Polio Workers In Quetta -- BBC* Four polio vaccination workers have been shot dead and three injured in the south-west Pakistani city of Quetta. Police said the three female health workers and their male driver were attacked by two gunmen on a motorbike. Anti-polio efforts in the province have been suspended, the authorities say. The shootings are the latest in a series targeting... more »
Caught! US Government Creates Virus To Attack Russia - Cyber War!
The Jew spew news is continuing to run wild with their reporting about the "racial tensions" in Ferguson Missouri stemming from the Grand Jury properly coming back with a verdict that Officer Darren Wilson acted in self defense in his shooting of Michael Brown.... I have stated it clearly already that Brown was a hoodlum, and what we are watching right now are ridiculous "riots" across America that seem to be the work of agent provocateurs that have been planning this unrest for quite some time.... But while there is so much focus on the situation in Ferguson, there is indeed intere... more »
Witness the end of Ferguson...
*by a few thugs.* Allow me to say this again. The population of Ferguson is 21,111 as of 2013. At least 20,000 of these people had nothing to do with what you are about to see. It is a town of well kept bungalows and clean streets. It is a town that is forever destroyed due to just a minority of people acting like savages. Residents of Ferguson have had their property values destroyed. Minority business owners have been burned or looted out of their livelihoods. Their employees no longer have jobs. There is no doubt in my mind that these rampaging fools are in Section 8 hou... more »
Russian - German Relations Are Now At The Lowest Point Since The Fall Of The Berlin Wall
Chancellor Angela Merkel in the lower house of parliament Bundestag in Berlin, Nov. 26, 2014. Stefanie Loos—Reuters *German Chancellor Says Russia’s Actions Are Unjustifiable -- Time* Angela Merkel appears to be taking a tougher stance against Vladimir Putin German Chancellor Angela Merkel Wednesday suggested she is prepared for a drawn-out confrontation with Russian President Vladimir Putin over the Ukraine crisis “We need patience and staying power to overcome the crisis,” Merkel told German lawmakers in a speech to Berlin’s parliament. She added that economic sanctions on Russ... more »
I love to eat food
You can own great property but global warmming is going to make that a struggle. But if you know that you are what you eat your going to work well with tommorwo. I am so GMO free.
A Lifesaving Transplant for Coral Reefs
*This is a subject that is dear to my heart. Early in my marriage I kept a coral reef tank, and spent a small fortune doing so. But I was a well paid computer consultant working long term contracts for the airlines. Corals are very sensitive creatures. They literally are the "canary in the mine" as far detecting pollution. * *Corals require very clean very oxygenated water that is not too deep. The surfs of the reef stir up the water to pull oxygen from the air and the motion of the surf itself plays into the health of the reef. Corals spawn during full moons, and also in a... more »
Justin Did the right thing!
There is a power imbalace between women and men. When a women makes an accustation it should be taken very seriously. When your a member of Parliament you should be given ultimate credability. Obviosly both of the women behind these complaints have some kind of case. If this was a honey trap it would unfold differantly I think. Two married Liberals behaved like frat boys. Govering the country is a responsiblity to every citizen. If you are a sexual predetor you are automatically disqualified. No matter what the legal case, both of these men discrasd themselves. As we assemble a bett... more »
Carbon fueled futures are all shorts
Just because something can be done is not a reason to do it. This is carbon today. Cheaper faster better not by a long mile. At some point people will decide that pumping up the atmosphere with carbon is not a good thing. In fact it is killing ourselves to live. There are so many alternative avaliable now that oil will join buggy whips as a fuel source with a decade.
Checking in from Ferguson
*On the streets last night in West St. Louis (I am on the right in the red)* Last night I had the chance to ride around St. Louis and Ferguson with Veterans For Peace (VFP) Executive Director Michael McPherson who is also serving as co-chair of the Don't Shoot Coalition. I was quite impressed with the planning and coordination that is going around the protests that continue both in St. Louis and nearby Ferguson. We made stops at several 'safe houses' where food, medical workers, and other volunteers were assembled to give aid to people who are currently protesting or have been relea... more »
Tokyo I never could sleep in your Arms
Although I have not been there in a decade I image Tokyo remains the coolest place on the planet. If you believe in evolution I believe the Japanese are the most advanced humans on the planet. Right now it appears they have run into a brick wall of reality. However never underestimate the potential of a cornered human sapian. See for yourself.
The Crisis In Ukraine Has Wrecked Its Banking System
People stand in line to withdraw money at an automated teller machine (ATM) of Ukrainian bank Privatbank in Simferopol, Crimea, on Mar. 14, 2014. Vasily Fedosenko / Reuters *Russia Has Basically Blown Up Crimea's Banking System -- Steve Stecklow, Elizabeth Piper, and Oleksandr Akymenko, Business Insider * Outside a high-rise building on the outskirts of this disputed region’s capital, a steady stream of frustrated residents exited a government office, clutching folders of bank records and shaking their heads in disgust. “They are not returning the money,” complained Margarita Pobu... more »
Movement of the People
When throngs of people take over highways and bridges and tunnels in one unified national mobilization, there is reason to both celebrate and hope. In one fell swoop, the media meme of civic apathy has been destroyed. Those "disengaged" people who didn't turn out to vote in the mid-terms a few weeks ago are far from apathetic. They simply realized that representative democracy is no democracy at all. They finally took to the streets to protest a police killing that has become the symbol of the punishing oligarchic state. People took to the streets, took back the public spaces, took... more »
Ferguson simple solution is Cop Cams
This will solve everything.
ET’s & Shadow Governments – What Else Does This Astronaut Know?
*Buck Rogers* - "When a renowned astronaut and pioneer of human consciousness studies says with confidence that extra-terrestrials are already here on planet Earth, and that the military is under the control of a secret shadow government, how does this affect your worldview?" The post ET’s & Shadow Governments – What Else Does This Astronaut Know? appeared first on Waking Times.
NATO Top Commander: Russian Forces Are Still In East Ukraine
Pro-Russian separatists from the rebel Interior ministry attend an oath-taking ceremony in Donetsk, eastern Ukraine, October 25, 2014. Credit: Reuters/Maxim Zmeyev *NATO Commander: Russian Troops Are In East Ukraine Providing A 'Backbone' For Separatists -- Business Insider/Reuters* KIEV (Reuters) - NATO's top military commander said during a visit to Kiev on Wednesday that Russian forces were still operating in eastern Ukraine, providing the "backbone" to separatist rebels fighting government forces. U.S. Air Force General Philip Breedlove, NATO's Supreme Allied Commander Europe,... more »
With No Political Price To Pay, Republicans Are More Likely To Shut Down The Government Over Immigration Measures
Right after the Republican Party decided a good electoral strategy would be to cater to the hardcore elements inside their own Fox-fed base and shut down the government, polling showed that dozens of Republicans in Congress had put themselves in jeopardy of electoral defeat for that vote. After being told that the their congressmember had voted to shut down the government, voters across the country said they were more likely to vote for the Democrat, including in these 15 key districts: *•* CO-06- Coffman- 41%, Democrat- 51% *•* FL-02- Southerland- 41%, Democrat- 50% *•* FL-27- Ro... more »
Happy Thanksgiving Everyone!
May all of you in the United States have a happy Thanksgiving weekend! Those of us overseas will find some American's somewhere and adapt the local foods and situation to the spirit of the holiday. Adaptation is something Americans do very well. The most memorable Thanksgiving I ever had was in Lille France in 1990. I was working at SNCF railway and met some American students on an exchange program who were teaching English at the local university. There was about 10 of us in total in small upstair apartment loft. The girls could not find a turkey, but found some unusually la... more »
The Quiet Native Revolution
http://fullcomment.nationalpost.com/ In his book, *A Fair Country*, John Ralston Saul argued that Canada owed its existence to three founding nations -- Britain, France and its First Nations. But he took the argument further than that. What was best about us, Saul wrote, was what we unconsciously inherited from our First Nations. That inheritance has made us a "*Metis Nation."* In his latest book, *The Comeback, * Saul argues that Canada is in the midst of a Quiet Native Revolution. Lawrence Martin writes: What’s happening today is compa... more »
Iran's Ayatollah Ali Khamenei: US And Europe Have Failed To Bring Iran ‘To Its Knees’
*Iran’s Leader Denounces West Over Nuclear Talks Extension -- Irish Times* *Ayatollah Ali Khamenei says US and Europe have failed to bring Iran ‘to its knees’* Iran’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, has said the West has failed to bring Iran “to its knees” over its nuclear programme. Meeting Muslim clerics in Tehran, the ayatollah dismissed the diplomatic and economic pressure that world powers have brought to bear on his country over its nuclear ambitions. He spoke the day after a deadline for concluding an agreement was extended for seven months. “In the nuclear issue, ... more »
Riots And Unrest Spread In America
*Riot-Hit Ferguson Sees Second Night of Unrest -- VOA* The Midwestern U.S. town of Ferguson faced a second night of unrest and solidarity demonstrations were held nationwide to protest a grand jury's decision to not indict a white police officer who shot and killed an unarmed black teenager. More than 2,000 National Guard soldiers have been deployed in Ferguson, Missouri to guard against fresh racially charged riots, which broke out late Monday after it was announced that charges would not be filed against officer Darren Wilson. Forty-four people were arrested during a second, ca... more »
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*UK: Head of Tristram Hunt's old school criticises Labour's 'bigoted' attack on private education* *Boiling Leftist hate of private schools* The headmaster of Tristram Hunt’s old school has accused Labour of peddling “offensive bigotry” after the shadow education secretary unveiled plans to strip fee-paying institutions of up to £700 million in tax breaks. Mark Beard, the head of University College School, north London, said the party should spend more time attempting to raise standards in state schools rather than relying on the independent sector to do the job. In an outspoken ... more »
Syria / Iraq Regional War ( November 26 , 2014 ) Focus on ISIS war , Updates on Syria Army bombing of Raqqa with heavy civilian loss , Nato not considering No Fly Zone , state of play in Iraq and Syria generally....
Links... *ISIS Offers Cash Rewards for Foreign Spies* *Syrian Airstrikes Kill 63 in ISIS City, Mostly Civilians* *Key Provincial Capital in Iraq May Be About to Fall to ISIS* *Years of Bombings Have Iraq Changing Baghdad Security* Evening Tweets.... *Joel Wing* @JoelWing2 · 7m 7 minutes ago Local officials in Baiji hearing complaints of militias burning houses & attacking civilians http://www.almadapress.com/ar/news/40312/ %D8%A8%D9%8A%D8%AC%D9%8A-%D9%82%D9%84%D9%82%D8%A9-%D9%85%D9%86-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B5%D8%AD%D8%B1%D8%A7%D8%A1-%D9%88%D8%AC%D8%AF%D9%84-%D8%AD%D9%88%D9%84-%D... more »
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*The Ethanol Mandate Proves the Government Is a Poor Central Planner* The federal government’s mandate to require Americans to use expensive, inefficient biofuels is so broken and dysfunctional it can’t even decide the ideal target amount of production. On Friday, the Environmental Protection Agency again announced that it would not determine the amount of ethanol and biofuels required to be mixed into every American’s fuel tank for 2014 by the Energy Independence and Security Act. In 2005, Congress mandated that alternative fuels, primarily corn-based ethanol, progressively be add... more »
OPEC Members Prepare To Meet As Oil Prices Continue To Drop
*This Week’s OPEC Meeting Is The Most Important In Years -- Washington Post* For most of the past four years, OPEC has had an easy time. The Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries hasn’t had to do much to keep oil prices over $100 a barrel. Disruptions in supply — most notably the Libyan civil war — and rising demand have kept the cartel’s coffers full. It has been, say Barclays’ commodities analysts, the culmination of OPEC’s “golden age.” Is that golden age ending? High prices are often the seeds of their own destruction, providing incentives for new developments and ... more »
Benjamin Fulford: Note to RMN “The global elite are not a monolith” November 24, 2014
*Views below are those of Benjamin Fulford. -AK* Note from Benjamin Fulford… “The global elite are not a monolith” Posted on 2014/11/23 Source: RMN Hi Shahji, The global elite are not a monolith. They had a big split in 2000 between two big factions. One was the Nazionist (Nazi/Zionist) group that wanted to kill 90% of humanity and enslave the rest in order to “save the environment,” and create a race of supermen (themselves) to rule over the sheeple. The other group, let us call them the Warmists, wanted to use fraudulent global warming as an excuse to create a global tax a... more »
Petr Hapka (1944-2014)
A top Czech composer of dozens of film music scores (e.g. The Virgin and the Monster or Boys the Masters), Petr Hapka, died at age of 70, due to Alzheimer that has annoyed him for a year. The lyrics for his songs were usually written down by Michal Horáček. November 2014 is a negative month for Czech music – Petr Skoumal, another composer, died a few weeks ago. This duet, "May the earth rest lightly on me", is unfortunately the most natural summary of the sad event. Hapka himself was singing – which is what those Czech composers and actors, who are not professional singers but who ... more »
ASEAN Economic Community - Why, For What, and By Whom?
*November 26, 2014* (Tony Cartalucci - NEO) - On TV, upon the magazine rack, in schools, and on billboards around the country, the coming ASEAN Economic Community (AEC) is being heralded everywhere across Southeast Asia. Upon ASEAN's official website, the AEC is described as: *The ASEAN Economic Community (AEC) shall be the goal of regional economic integration by 2015. AEC envisages the following key characteristics: (a) a single market and production base, (b) a highly competitive economic region, (c) a region of equitable economic development, and (d) a region fully integrate... more »
US Marine Corps awards Rolls-Royce v-22 engine services contract
[image: Rolls-Royce AE 1107C engine]Rolls-Royce has been awarded a new, two-year contract to provide aftermarket engine support for the US Marine Corps and Air Force V-22 fleets, which provides a more than 30 percent reduction in support costs. The contract, through the company’s innovative MissionCare™ model, is valued at up to $287 million and will cover all V-22 aircraft across the Marine and Air Force fleets. Rolls-Royce is the sole engine provider for V-22 aircraft and has delivered 750 AE 1107C engines to the program. Read more
Denmark to Russia: We won't be intimidated
[image: Helle Thorning-Schmidt]Denmark's PM and defence minister say that they are "not worried" about Moscow and are ready to "do what is necessary" to keep the Russians at bay. Despite Russian aircraft having made several encroachments into Danish and Nato airspace, including a simulated attack on the island of Bornholm, Danish leaders say they refuse to cower before Moscow. Prime Minister Helle Thorning-Schmidt told the Financial Times that Denmark is not overly concerned about Russian aggression. Read more
Bulava missile to be launched from Alexander Nevsky submarine in late November — source
[image: Alexander Nevsky SSBN]Russia’s Borei class strategic submarine, the Alexander Nevsky, is due to launch the Bulava missile later this month, a source in the headquarters of the Russian Navy told TASS on Tuesday. “It is planned that in late November the Alexander Nevsky will fire the Bulava from the Barents Sea at the Kura test range on the Kamchatka Peninsula,” the source said. The launch is due on November 28-30. The Alexander Nevsky is to fire the only missile that will be on board. In October, the Yuri Dolgoruky submarine carried out the launch with a full load of Bulava m... more »
S-400 missile defense systems reinforce military forces in eastern Russia
[image: S-400 Triumf]One more unit in Russia’s Eastern Military District was armed with modern S-400 Triumf air defense missile systems, chief press officer of the military district Colonel Alexander Gordeyev said on Tuesday. “An air defense missile unit in the Eastern Military District is about to complete rearming to modern S-400 Triumf air defense missile systems,” Gordeyev said, noting that staff of this unit was having fire drills at a special fire range in Russia’s Volga River Volgograd Region and after that missilemen will go to a permanent base. Air defense system-producing ... more »
Ghana to acquire Super Tucanos, Z-9s, Mi-17s and C-295s
[image: A-29 Super Tucano]The Ghana Air Force will acquire Super Tucano trainer/light attack aircraft, Z-9 helicopters and additional Mi-17 helicopters and C-295 transport aircraft, according to President John Dramani Mahama. He made the announcement during the unveiling of a new hangar, equipment and vehicles at the Air Force Base in the capital Accra on 20 November. The hangar, named after late Chief of Air Staff Air Marshal John Asamoah Bruce, is equipped with a forklift, refuelling truck, fire truck and an ambulance. Read more
UK reviewing arms exports to Israel
[image: Hermes 900 UAS]Britain is conducting a review of arms export licenses to Israel to ensure equipment it sells is not use in contravention of international law. The UK government has already conducted one such review during Israel's summer war with Gaza, saying it would suspend 12 military export licenses to Israel if hostilities with Hamas resume. On Monday a government spokeswoman said the fresh review was prompted by Sunday's shooting death of a Palestinian in Gaza by Israeli troops along the border. It was the first such fatality since a ceasefire agreement was reached be... more »
Ebola is Not Over
The Ebola crisis isn’t over. In the absence of new infections in the United States, Americans have moved on to other preoccupations (Ferguson anyone?), but the problem hasn’t gone away even if Google searches have plunged. There has been some positive news out of Liberia with a decline in the rate of new infections from 80 new Continue reading
The Rise of Arab Air Power
[image: Mariam Al Mansouri]When pictures of Mariam Al Mansouri – the first female fighter pilot in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) – traveled around the world in September, it symbolized the changing role of women in the Arab world and the collective fight against the Islamic state. But it also captured a new military phenomenon: after decades of strategic irrelevance, Arab air power is on the rise. In 2014, as Syria, Egypt, and Libya face strategic challenges for which their traditionally large air forces appear to be ill-suited, Gulf states such as Saudi Arabia, the UAE and Qatar... more »
France delays sending two new aircraft carriers to Russia 'until further notice' after Hollande says situation in Ukraine 'does not allow for delivery'
France on Tuesday pushed back 'until further notice' the delivery of a controversial warship to Russia because of the Ukraine crisis, sparking a measured initial response from Moscow. President Francois Hollande said in a statement that the 'current situation in eastern Ukraine still does not allow for the delivery of the first' of two Mistral-class vessels France has built for Russia. 'He therefore decided to delay until further notice' the decision on whether to grant the export licence needed to deliver the ship to Russia, the statement added. Read more
E-2D Advanced Hawkeye aircraft launched by US Navy’s VAW-121 squadron
[image: Bluetails E-2D Advanced Hawkeye]The US Navy's carrier-based airborne early warning squadron (VAW)-121, the Bluetails, has launched its first E-2D Advanced Hawkeye aircraft, marking an end to its 37-year association with the previous model E-2C Hawkeye. VAW-121 operations officer lieutenant commander Nolan King said: "It's still an E-2 and we're going to be capable to provide all the functions and perform all the same missions as we did with the E-2C. "With the added improvements in our sensor capability we're going to be able to improve efficiency and lethality of the strike... more »
Two Vietnamese frigates in PHL, a first of its kind
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[image: Dinh Tien Hoang (HQ-011)]Two warships of Vietnam People’s Navy are in the country for a three-day goodwill visit. Dinh Tien Hoang (HQ-011) and Ly Thai To (HQ-012) arrived Monday, November 24 and will stay in the Philippines until Wednesday, November 26. These two warships are carrying approximately 200 officers and crews. Dinh Tien Hoang (HQ-011) and Ly Thai To (HQ-012) are Russian-made frigate designed to perform search and destroy missions. During the visit two parties will tackle visits and exchanges, personnel education and training exchanges, naval technology exchanges ... more »
Investigations Into Submarines' Accidents
[image: INS Sindhurakshak]Two accidents occurred on-board Indian Navy Submarines during July 2013 to March 2014. On August 14, 2013 an explosion occurred on-board INS Sindhurakshak resulting in her submergence and loss of life of 18 service personnel. On February 26, 2014 there was fire on-board INS Sindhuratna resulting in loss of life of 02 officers. Read more
David Johnston backtracks on 'canoe' remarks towards Australian Submarine Corporation
[image: Collins class SSK]Defence Minister David Johnston has backtracked on his criticism of the Government's ship-building company, telling the Senate he did not intend to cause any offence. During a heated debate in Question Time yesterday, Senator Johnston lashed out at the Adelaide-based Australian Submarine Corporation (ASC), saying he would not trust it to "build a canoe". The comment prompted South Australia's Opposition to demand an apology from Senator Johnston. Read more
Heavenletter #5114 Imagine a Great Being Unaware of His Greatness
Heavenletter #5114 Imagine a Great Being Unaware of His Greatness November 25, 2014 God said: In Oneness, We are. We are never separated, and you are never alone. In ignorance, however, so fraught with fear and other sundries, you may feel and think you are alone on Planet Earth, as if stranded here on a deserted island. Here youare, a Great Being unaware of your Greatness. This sense of loneliness applies to the Big Timers and the two-bit Timers. It applies to those seen as the Highest in the Land and to those who are seen as the Lowest of the Low. This applies to those p... more »
Clumsy CIA Drone Strikes Kill 41 Bad Guys Over A Span of Years, Angry Afghan Mother Kills 25 Bad Guys In One Battle Alone
The two articles below sum up the U.S/NATO fiasco in Afghanistan. An Afghan mother, with little means but great motivation, put the Afghan army, NATO, and the CIA drone operators to shame. She and a few other family members killed 25 Taliban members in a seven-hour battle to avenge her son's murder. The Taliban will only be defeated by fed-up local Afghans like her, not indifferent foreigners who created the conditions that gave rise to this barbaric group, and religious radicalism in general. The Afghan army will fold just like the Iraqi army did when the U.S. leaves and the T... more »
Is a Fox News gig in Darren Wilson's future?
*By MARC McDONALD* There are three things in life that are inevitable. Death, taxes, and the fact that Fox News loves white males who are involved racially divisive situations. For evidence of that, look no further than the likes of the right-wing ex-cop Mark Fuhrman, who has made regular appearances on Sean Hannity's program. Fuhrman, in fact, rode his notoriety from the O.J. trial to fame and fortune (and a lucrative book-writing and radio talk show career). Fox News has long embraced characters like Fuhrman. It all feeds into the network's unstated dog-whistle view that *white m... more »
"A Look to the Heavens"
“Sculpted by stellar winds and radiation, a magnificent interstellar dust cloud by chance has assumed this recognizable shape. Fittingly named the Horsehead Nebula, it is some 1,500 light-years distant, embedded in the vast Orion cloud complex. * Click image for larger size.* About five light-years "tall", the dark cloud is cataloged as Barnard 33 and is visible only because its obscuring dust is silhouetted against the glowing red emission nebula IC 434. Stars are forming within the dark cloud. Contrasting blue reflection nebula NGC 2023, surrounding a hot, young star, is at the lo... more »
Kalidasa, "Look To This Day"
*"Look To This Day"* "Look to this day for it is life, the very life of life. In its brief course lie all the realities and truths of existence, the joy of growth , the splendor of action, the glory of power. For yesterday is but a memory, And tomorrow is only a vision. But today well lived makes every yesterday a memory of happiness, and every tomorrow a vision of hope. Look well, therefore, to this day..." - Kalidasa
The Poet: Carl Sandburg, "What Shall He Tell That Son?"
"What Shall He Tell That Son?" "A father sees a son nearing manhood. What shall he tell that son? 'Life is hard; be steel; be a rock.' And this might stand him for the storms and serve him for humdrum and monotony and guide him amid sudden betrayals and tighten him for slack moments. 'Life is a soft loam; be gentle; go easy.' And this too might serve him. Brutes have been gentled where lashes failed. The growth of a frail flower in a path up has sometimes shattered and split a rock. A tough will counts. So does desire. So does a rich soft wanting. Without rich wanting nothing arrives. Tel... more »
The Daily "Near You?"
Orlando, Florida, USA. Thanks for stopping by.
Chet Raymo, “In The Sweet By And By”
*“In The Sweet By And By”* by Chet Raymo “In the Bahamas there's a saying: Everbody wanna go to hebben, but nobody wanna die. I suppose you could find the same expression anywhere in the world. It's one of those universal axioms, a cognitive dissonance the human species has learned to live with. We want to live forever, but there's always that nagging fear that death is final. When someone comes along promising eternal life, we are quick to jump on board, to buy into the program, to make our Pascal's Wager with a generous tithe. The Keys of the Kingdom have always been the ultimate...more »
"Dreams..."
"What is life? A madness. What is life? An illusion, a shadow, a story. And the greatest good is little enough; for all life is a dream, and dreams themselves are only dreams." - Pedro Calderon de la Barca
Paulo Coelho, “The Black Man (A True Story)”
*“The Black Man (A True Story)”* by Paulo Coelho "We are at the restaurant of a German University. A red haired student, and undeniably German, takes her tray and sits down at her table. She then realizes she has forgotten her cutlery and gets up again to pick it up. Coming back, she sees with astonishment that a black man, possibly sub-Saharan by his appearance, is sitting there and is eating from her tray. Straight away, the young woman feels lost and stressed, but immediately changes her thought and presumes that the African is not familiar with European customs concerning priva...more »
Will Harry Reid's Sell Out Of The Middle Class Help Solidify An Open Rebellion Caucus?
Trouble for America John Nichols post-election piece for *The Nation*, Democrats: The Party of Pablum, is pretty harsh... but completely on track, a track the geriatric, sclerotic Democratic congressional leadership is now utterly incapable of dealing with. When Bernie Sanders gets to griping about the Democratic Party, which happens frequently, he asks, “What does it stand for?” The independent senator argues that, after years of sellouts and compromises on issues ranging from trade policy to banking regulation, and especially after letting campaign donors and consultants define i... more »
Change The World Wednesday (#CTWW) - What would you change?
Welcome to Change The World Wednesday (#CTWW)! Wondering how to live greener? You've come to the right place. Each week we challenge ourselves to try a new task ... or "amp up" something we're already doing. We raise our awareness, learn from each other and develop Eco-friendly skills which will improve our lives and protect our planet. Doing so together gives us power ... the power to Change The World! If this is your first visit, please click HERE for information and a complete list of all the challenges we've taken on so far. This post contains great information and I encourage ... more »
Coherence
[image: Picture] Today again my friends at BRAVE Mandala will explain the journey you'll take with the Chak-dala above... ~Sophia ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Todays Mandala is about Coherence. This quote was part of the inspiration for it: "The pollution of the planet is only an outward reflection of an inner psychic pollution: millions of unconscious individuals not taking responsibility for their inner space.” Eckhart Tolle 2. Todays CHAK-dala is about Coherence. Being whole, undivided. Bringing all our disparate and desperate thoughts into alignment with... more »
Federal Judge Blocks Review Of Alaska Mine's Impact On Salmon | ThinkProgress
*‘King Salmon’, United States, Alaska, Naknek, Bristol Bay, 2013. * CREDIT: FLICKR/ CHRIS FORD A federal judge has dealt a procedural blow to the EPA’s efforts to protect a remote part of Alaska from the impacts of what could be the largest copper and cold mine in North America. On Monday, Judge H. Russel Holland of the U.S. District Court of Alaska issued a preliminary injunction in favor the Pebble Mine’s efforts to block the EPA, thus preventing the EPA from taking further steps in its Clean Water Act (CWA) review process. Under section 404(c) of the CWA, the EPA has the authori... more »
"The Majority Of Us..."
"The majority of us lead quiet, unheralded lives as we pass through this world. There will most likely be no ticker-tape parades for us, no monuments created in our honor. But that does not lessen our possible impact, for there are scores of people waiting for someone just like us to come along; people who will appreciate our compassion, our unique talents. Someone who will live a happier life merely because we took the time to share what we had to give. Too often we underestimate the power of a touch, a smile, a kind word, a listening ear, an honest compliment, or the smallest act... more »
"When We Don’t Take Action: The Effect of Not Doing"
*"When We Don’t Take Action: The Effect of Not Doing"* by Madisyn Taylor, The DailyOM "Our actions shape our lives, but what we don't take action on can be just as powerful. Life is sculpted on a moment-to-moment basis. Every one of the thoughts we think, the words we speak, and the actions we take contributes to the complex quality and character of the universe’s unfolding. It simply is not possible to be alive without making an impact on the world that surrounds us. Every action taken affects the whole as greatly as every action not taken. And when it comes to making the world a b... more »
US Police Out of Control
*by Kevin Barrett, TruthJihad.com, first published in Farsi at Vatenemrooz Newspaper* *[This was written before the Grand Jury decision and resulting protests in Ferguson. I just discussed the Ferguson situation with Gordon Duff and Richie Allen on Truth Jihad Radio.]* The shootings of unarmed Missouri teenagers Michael Brown and Vonderitt Myers Jr. have sparked huge protests and called attention to the systematic abuse of African-Americans by police. But Brown and Myers are not the only victims. According to the FBI, at least 404 Americans were killed by police last year. The rea... more »
Bahe: Keeping Legends Alive, Radio Show About October Sheep-Impoundments
From: "NaBahii Keediniihii" Keeping Legends Alive, Radio Show About October Sheep-Impoundment Greetings All, 40 years, I have lived and witness my Dineh community stand up for liberation, honor the Treaty of 1868, honor their ancestors who have fought against the colonial Spainards and Euro-Americans, honor the Great Spirits of the Female Mountain (Big Mountain and Black Mesa),
"’Ullo, I recognise that ol’ leitmotif!"
When George Harrison was sued for plagiarising the Chiffons – when Men at Work were sued for plagiarising the melody of a Boy Scout song – when Radiohead are sued for plagiarising Albert Hammond, or Coldplay for plagiarising Joe Satriani -- the common response is “Look, there are only so many musical notes, chords and riffs that a person can string together into a song.” But while that’s technically true, it’s practically just bollocks. Because, *practically speaking*, the number of possible notes and chords you can can combine together to form a melody is … well, *practically in... more »
ADR Institute, Part 2
The newly-launched think tank, Albert Del Rosario Institute for Strategic and International Studies (ADR Institute), held last Friday, November 21, 2014. The Board members, from left: 1. Benjamin Philip Romualdez, President of the Chamber of Mines of the Philippines (COMP), 2. Victor Andres "Dindo" Manhit, Founder and Managing Director, Stratbase, also Professor of Political Science, DLSU, 3. Manny V. Pangilinan, head of Metro Pacific Investments, Smart/PLDT, Meralco, TV5, etc., 4. Edgardo Lacson, honorary Chair of the Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industry (PCCI) and Presiden... more »
'Honoring Our Ancestors' Traditional Meal
Ruben Cu:k Ba'ak | Tohono O'odham UnderGraduate | ASU | "I am Here To Change The World." Upon suffering beyond suffering: the Red Nation shall rise again and it shall be a blessing for a sick world. A world filled with broken promises, selfishness and separations. A world longing for light again. I see a time of Seven Generations when all the colors of mankind will gather under the
This 3-Question Quiz Predicts Whether You Believe in God
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Of course there's no chance of any actual discussion about immigration
*From today's *Washington Post* "Tuesday's Opinions" e-mail* *by Ken* If I told you that I didn't bother to click through to the specimen of op-ed illumination promised by the above e-blurb, and merely waved it at you saying "See? See?," you would probably say, "Well, sure, that's dumber than dirt, but it probably doesn't represent what that noted far-right-wing sage Marc A. Thiessen really wrote or, you know, *oversimplifies* it." (As if everything MAT writes didn't come to us presimplified down to the single-cell-life-form level.) So I clicked through, and you know what? What th... more »
Malaysian Flight 370 Updates ( November 25 , 2014 ) - Just won't fall off the radar , despite the best efforts to dustbin this unsolved mystery ....Emirates Chief Tim Clark speaks on Flight 370 .... One day debris will appear - that's what the experts say...... Official story under scrutiny.....
http://www.smh.com.au/world/full-transcript-emirates-chief-sir-tim-clark-on-mh17-and-mh370-20141121-11rc70.html ( Entire interview at the link.. ) The full transcript of German aviation journalist Andreas Spaeth's interview with Emirates chief Sir Tim Clark. *It's many months later and we know nothing about MH370, having disappeared on March 8, 2014. What can be done?* TIM CLARK: Malaysia Airlines 370 remains one of the great aviation mysteries. Personally I have the concern that we will treat it like that and move on, and it will go onto National Geographic as one of aviation's g... more »
harper government's nuanced views on Nazism
Just when you think these harpercon scum couldn't sink any lower! Russian gangster Vladimir Putin, takes advantage of the neo-Nazi orientation of the gangsters running the Ukraine by putting to vote at the United Nations a resolution to combat the glorification of Nazism. The Ukraine government voted against it because they're nazis. Their excuse though, is that they also suffered under Stalinism. Right. You can't condemn the Nazis without condemning Stalinism. Why not propose a resolution to combat the glorification of communism, or imperialism then? The real reason, again, is b... more »
“So Many People Are Badly Traumatized by Life in America: It's Time We Admit It”
*“So Many People Are Badly Traumatized by Life in America:* * It's Time We Admit It”* *From a crushing economy, to government spying, to endless wars, are we breaking down?* By Lynn Stuart Parramore “Recently Don Hazen, the executive editor of AlterNet, asked me to think about trauma in the context of America’s political system. As I sifted through my thoughts on this topic, I began to sense an enormous weight in my body and a paralysis in my brain. What could I say? What could I possibly offer to my fellow citizens? Or to myself? After six years writing about the financial cris... more »
Ukraine Energy situation ( November 25 , 2014 ) -Russia tightens screws on Ukraine by cutting off Russian coal ! Natural gas has gotten the focus , however coal is critically low - at the prest rate 2015 shaping up to be extremely problematic if power plant coal supplies are exhausted by the end of 2014 !
http://www.poandpo.com/politics/russia-suspends-coal-supplies-to-ukraine-25-11-2014/ Russia suspends coal supplies to Ukraine inShare Tuesday November 25, 2014 6:40AM ET Russia has suspended supplies of coal to Ukraine, the press service of the Ukrainian Energy and Coal Industry Ministry reported, citing Energy Minister Yuriy Prodan. [image: Russia coal] "According to the information obtained by the Ukrainian Energy and Coal Industry from Centrenergo and DTEK, coal supplies from Russia have been suspended," Prodan said. Reports on November 24 said that the Russian side on Satur... more »
"We Are the Enemy: Is This the Lesson of Ferguson?"
*"We Are the Enemy: Is This the Lesson of Ferguson?"* By John W. Whitehead "If you dress police officers up as soldiers and you put them in military vehicles and you give them military weapons, they adopt a warrior mentality. We fight wars against enemies, and the enemies are the people who live in our cities—particularly in communities of color."- Thomas Nolan, criminology professor and former police officer. "Should police officer Darren Wilson be held accountable for the shooting death of unarmed citizen Michael Brown in Ferguson, Missouri, on August 9, 2014? That the police off... more »
A question about NZ temperatures
So the answer is “temperatures in New Zealand have been plummeting since 1998, and are cooler now than they were 60 years ago.” [image: ScreenHunter_4788 Nov. 25 00.49] I’ll let you work out what the question is. [Source Real Science, hat tip Climatism Content is copyright PC.BlogSpot.Com © Please contact author for permission to republish: (organon at ihug.co.nz)
Editor's Note
Battling a very bad cold right now. I have been traveling a lot in the past few weeks .... and I guess everything is catching up to me right now. Blogging was difficult today (between the sniffles, coughs, and feeling drowsy) .... so I am taking a break tonight. Hope that I will feel much better tomorrow. *Update Wednesday, 8:30 EST:* Still under the weather. Will blog until I can.
Ukraine President Poroshenko Under Western Pressure To Form A New Government And Institute Reforms
Ukraine's President Petro Poroshenko (R) and U.S. Vice President Joe Biden walk into a hall before a news conference in Kiev, November 21, 2014. Credit: REUTERS/Valentyn Ogirenko *Ukraine Leader, Under Pressure From West, Pledges New Government Soon -- Reuters* (Reuters) - Ukraine will take the first steps this week towards forming a new government, President Petro Poroshenko said on Monday, seeking to assuage concern among his Western allies that the delay is holding up reform and imperiling Western assistance. The U.S. and other Western governments are criticizing Kiev's tardine... more »
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