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Russia’s Net Outflows Hit Their Highest Level Ever
Via: Business Insider: Net outflows by companies and banks reached
$151.5 billion in 2014, more than two times as much as in 2013,
according to the Russian Central Bank . The last time the level of
outflows was this high was during the global financial crisis in 2008,
when it reached $133.6 billion. The fourth […]
Miss Lebanon gets slammed for selfie with Miss Israel, says she was photobombed
Miss Lebanon took a selfie with Miss Israel and two other Miss Universe
contestants during some downtime last week, and now the seemingly
innocent photo of four smiling women has turned into an international
incident
Lebanese media reportedly pounced on Miss Lebanon, whose name is Saly
Greige. The country and Israel are technically at war, although conflict
has been minimal over the past nine year
'Bigfoot' filmed walking through snowy woods
Footage has emerged showing a large hominid strolling through the snows
of a Russian forest. Details about the circumstances surrounding the
video are...
Gavin Schmidt now admits NASA are only 38% sure 2014 was the hottest year
I said the vaguest scientists in the world lie by omission, and it’s
what they don’t say that gives them away. The “hottest ever” press
release didn’t tell us how much hotter the hottest year supposedly was,
nor how big the error bars were. David Rose of the Daily Mail pinned
down Gavin Schmidt of NASA GISS to ask a few questions that bloggers and
voters want answered but almost no other journalis
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The Corbett Report // actions
Interview 991 – New World Next Week with James Evan Pilato
Welcome to New World Next Week — the video series from Corbett Report
and Media Monarchy that covers some of the most important developments
in open source intelligence news. This week:
Story #1: Beware The IDES Of The IRS As The ‘International Data Exchange
Service’ Launched
http://ur1.ca/jg946
IRS Unleashes Global FATCA Data Exchange, Offshore Transparency
Everywhere
http://ur1.ca/jg947
IMF Hea
Negative Inflation, Cyber Insecurity, Paris Circus – Geneva Business Insider
This month on the Geneva Business Insider James and David discuss: the
unfolding deflationary cycle in the commodities markets and its
long-term effects; the suspiciously convenient timing of Obama’s new
cybersecurity proposal; and the continuing hypocrisy of the Paris Hebdo
circus.
SHOW NOTES
Iron Ore Imports by China Advance to Record as Price Collapses
Copper Carnage Continues – Bloodbath At Ch
Interview 990 – Geneva Business Insider with David L. Smith
This month on the Geneva Business Insider James and David discuss: the
unfolding deflationary cycle in the commodities markets and its
long-term effects; the suspiciously convenient timing of Obama’s new
cybersecurity proposal; and the continuing hypocrisy of the Paris Hebdo
circus.
SHOW NOTES
Iron Ore Imports by China Advance to Record as Price Collapses
Copper Carnage Continues – Bloodbath At C
Solutions: Guerrilla Gardening (video)
The problems are obvious: food safety scandals, the death of family
farming, food supply insecurity, the revolving door between corporate
lobbyists and government regulators, and many more. The solution should
be equally obvious: rolling up our sleeves and getting in the garden.
Join us today as we explore this simple, natural solution to one of our
most fundamental problems.
CLICK HERE for the au
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The EnvironmentaList // actions
2014 Was the Hottest Year on Record
The past year was the 18th consecutive year in the US in which the annual average temperature was above normal
Major Disease Outbreaks are Inevitable in Our Increasingly Connected World
In Review: Spillover: Animal Infections and the Next Human Pandemic
The Second Great Sardine Crash May Have Ended, but It’s Not Over
Ripple effect of dwindling sardine populations may be felt by other marine species for years to come
Obama Moves to Cut Methane Emissions by Almost Half
EPA to cut oil and gas industry methane emissions by 45% by 2025
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Is the BBC biased? // actions
Theresa May, but will the BBC?
I was intrigued that Maxine Mawhinney introduced the speech on
antisemitism that Theresa May gave to the Board of Deputies of British
Jews as ‘today’s top story’. And jolly good a speech it was too. It
seemed to have gone down well. I’m not so sure about the tactfulness on
that particular occasion of including Muslims when stressing the
government’s aim to make all minorities feel safe, but I can
Samantha has to nip out now...
And talking of Nabila Ramdani, and as it's Sunday....Here's a selection
of classic jokes from the one Radio 4 comedy programme that even the
Prophet Mohammad would find funny, I'm Sorry, I Haven't a Clue:Samantha
tells me she has to nip out now as she's been invited to an exclusive
club to meet a group of aristocrats. She's very excited to see where all
the big knobs hang out. She says at such a p
Tread carefully
I enjoyed The Andrew Marr Show today. The paper review featured David
Aaronovitch of The Times and someone he introduced as "Isabel Hardman of
almost everywhere", which is both funny and true - though she's still
got a long way to go to beat Nabila Ramdani (who, according to Twitter -
and, therefore, clearly true - will be reading Radio 4's Shipping
Forecast later today).There was a tell
Yet another completely irresponsible tweet from the BBC's Jon Donnison
I'd just like to comment on a thread at Biased BBC that concerns blog
'favourite', BBC Sydney correspondent Jon Donnison as there a few points
that need making......and, at the end of this post, we'll see another
terrible example of Jon Donnison's irresponsible tweeting.***Alan's post
notes that a BBC News website article, Israel-Palestinian 'war crimes'
probed by the ICC, contains the following p
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@ the chalk face // actions
Happy New Year!
A.D. 2014 has been a great year. First of all, my mother celebrated her
69th birthday on December 6th. In 2005, when she was 59, she went
missing for a week during Hurricane Katrina. When the storm hit, she was
alone at my sister’s house in Meraux, which filled with water in five
minutes as […]
To York, PA: What Charter Schools USA Employees Think of Charter Schools USA
York, Pennsylvania, schools are facing being handed over to a
for-profit charter school company, Charter Schools USA, via court order.
The York schools are broke, and one man, David Meckley, has been chosen
by the state to fix York’s money problems. For some reason, Meckley
believes that handing over York’s schools to a profit-driven company
will solve […]
A DC Response on My Pearson-Saudi Arabia Post
On December 28, 2014, I wrote a post about the Pearson ingratiation and
subsequent takeover of the Saudi Arabian education system. I also
cross-posted my piece on December 29, 2014, on my Huffington Post blog.
On December 29, 2014, I heard by email from The Gulf Institute Media,
Institute of Gulf Affairs, in Washington, DC. Someone […]
Pearson Overtakes Saudi Arabian Education System
This June 24, 2014, article is from Innovation Africa Kigali, Rwanda.
It seems that Pearson– which already “has a significant presence in
Saudi Arabia”– has “pledged its support for a new education initiative”
in Saudi Arabia. Saudi King Abdullah is adding an extra $21 billion to
the Saudi Arabian education budget. Pearson is there– already– to dip
into those […]
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The Rules of Exposition // actions
Commas are simpler
I use commas to set off phrases, like this one, that add a little
something to a sentence. But then (sometimes) I'll use parentheses
instead, to place less emphasis on the interrupting phrase. And
sometimes -- more noticeably -- I'll set a phrase off with dashes
because I want more emphasis on it.But if I have a sentence that I want
to be very, very clear, I only use the commas. The other forms ad
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A Closer Look: Jody Paterson // actions
It takes all kinds to make a world
An acquaintance made a comment recently to me about what it was like
for me living in "the Third World." I've struggled for years to
understand that term as something other than a euphemism for dirt poor
and uncivilized, but it definitely isn't a phrase I'd use to describe
Central America whatever the interpretation. Apparently the term was
first used in the 1950s by people who gro
The cost of development
Wealthy nations depend on poor countries to produce cheap goods, in
factories that enjoy tax-free status in the countries where they
operate. What actually works to "develop" a country? I think about
that a lot in this work in Central America, but the answers remain
elusive. Let's start with the most obvious issue: Who defines
"development"? Do the people who live in po
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A Different Perspective // actions
Curse of Oak Island - An Expanded History Part IV
(Blogger's Note: The first parts of this article follow.)Who Owned the
Treasure?As the Oak Island Treasure Company retreated to Halifax to
devise another attack plan, another problem arose. The legal ownership
of any treasure recovered was in suddenly in dispute. English law,
enacted centuries earlier, gave the rights to any treasure to the crown,
allowing the monarch to reassign a percentage to t
Curse of Oak Island - An Expanded History Part III
(Blogger's Note: Early postings about this follow. The entire article
is more than 12,000 words and should contain a good history of Oak
Island.)Another Company Takes Over the OperationA new company, the Oak
Island Contract Company was formed, attempted to attract investors, and
failed miserably. They estimated they needed about six thousand dollars,
but couldn't raise it. When that failed, they a
The Curse of Oak Island - An Expanded History Part II
(Blogger's Note: Early postings about this follow. The entire article
is more than 12,000 words and should contain a good history of Oak
Island.)A New Company is FormedRecords show that Pitbladdo and a man
identified as Charles D. Archibald, on August 1, 1849, applied to the
lieutenant general of the province for a license to dig for treasure on
Oak Island. They received the permission but it was
The Curse of Oak Island: An Expanded History - Part One
Longer ago than I care to admit I bought a book entitled This Baffling
World (for those who care the copyright was 1968 and it sold for $6.95
in hardback… I think I bought it in 1970). It contained a section on Oak
Island and that is where I first learned about the Money Pit. There are
very few cases where the exact location of the treasure is known. Most
of the time, it is a shipwreck where the d
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A Very Public Sociologist // actions
Ed Miliband and Cynicism
Just a very quick note about the headline on this morning's Mail on
Sunday. We're told that Ed Miliband and Ed Balls knew the economy was
speeding into a brick wall and therefore privately urged Gordon Brown to
go for an election in Autumn 2007. This, from a book by former
Doncaster mayor and self-styled fixer for Labour in Yorkshire, Martin
Winter.An aside. Apparently EdM confided all this to Win
Notes on the Green Surge
1. In many ways, the surge in Green Party membership is more
significant and remarkable than the rise of UKIP. Consider the people
people bleaters for a moment. Since about 2011 this has been the
anti-establishment party the establishment can't get enough of. Every
advantage has been afforded them. The backing of certain papers,
wall-to-wall rolling news coverage, loads of slots on Question Time.
Too Many Opinions?
What does it mean to be opinionated? Is it possible to have too many
opinions? As the chorizo soup dripped from my spoon last night - special
offer on "posh" Tesco brand - Paris Lees dumped her take on the Charlie
Hebdo massacre on Twitter in a series of tweets (first here). Or rather
her take on the takes on Charlie; that our opinion formers were putting
their views out for the sake of
Je Suis Charlie and Hypocrisy
It's not often state-sponsored demonstrations take place in a liberal
democracy, but that's what today's Unity March in Paris was. That isn't
to deny it was a genuine popular upwelling of people disgusted by
Wednesday's atrocity. No amount of establishment handwringing can bring
3.7m people out onto the streets if the sentiments weren't truly
heartfelt. And it was a fantastic display of solidarity
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A Way to Live // actions
Tasks and tea
Conditions are murky, and one wants to stay by the fire, but some
necessary activities are beginning to assert themselves.A thing that
needs doing is testing the new broadfork to see how it works. I'm not
quite ready to lock the poultry out of the main garden, even the upper
part, which is often planted in April or even late March with things
like peas and early greens. That's still a ways off and
One aspires to be that
Like most anyone in the northern hemisphere, I suppose, that has a
garden year, I begin in January with a short hike to the potting shed to
see how much clearing away must be done before entertaining thoughts of
flats and seeds. A cursory glance tells me it's not as bad as some
years. Nevertheless, I have my excuses -- cloudy, wet and windy out --
old, stiff and cold -- and head back for another s
The Old-Woman-Who-Watches-the-Sunset Sutra
I'm getting on in years and a bit weak-minded, so here is a bit of a
wrap-up of my thoughts at this point, adapted from a series of posts in
the next blog over, where I've been looking at points of agreement
between Buddhism and Permaculture. There is no claim here to omniscience
or originality, nor to authority, just a few possible glimpses as a
result of experience and of having read stuff by so
Yard tea
The chickens and ducks have, as they do each year, leveled the piles of
grass clippings, leaves and barn waste we have dumped on the garden,
and return every day to sift through the sheet mulch for slugs, pill
bugs and the like.They're also nipping off quite a lot of kale and
collards, but I think we've had all of two frost nights so far, so the
stuff is not as appealing to us as it might have bee
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A.E.Brain // actions
Republican Puts $2,500 Bounty on Transgender Children
Republican Puts $2,500 Bounty on Transgender People | AlternetThink
Progress breaks down the insanity:The bill provides that any student who
encounters “a person of the opposite biological sex” in a bathroom or
locker room shall have a legal cause of action if it’s because the
school gave the trans student permission or didn’t explicitly prohibit
the trans student from using that facility. The “ag
It wasn't always like this....
And standing there as big as life,And smiling with his eyes,Joe says,
"What they can never kill,Went on to organise.-- Joe Hill From Royal
College of Psychiatrists – (UK)16 April 2002Trans People in the New
NHSHistorical context:From the 1930s to the 1960s, Trans people were
understood to experience a congenital physical condition, and after
appropriate clinical intervention, they had full ci
When Worlds Collide.
World-views anyway. Here are two therapeutic handbooks, both widely
used in psychological counseling. The first is The Christian World View
of Psychology and
Counselingwww.reformation.net/COR_Docs/Christian_Worldview_Psychology.pdfMr.
George C. Scipione, Th.M., M.A., ChairmanDr. Lawrence Crabb, Ph.D.,
Co-ChairmanDr. Ed Payne, M.D., Co-ChairmanWith contributions by members
of the Psychology and Cou
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Activist Teacher // actions
Frederick Douglass explained the truth about social change
Frederick Douglass's "West India Emancipation" speech of 1857 is
possibly the most incisive description of the true mechanism of social
change ever written.
The speech is brilliant like only works resulting from liberation praxis
can be.
LINK TO SPEECH
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Adrienne's Corner // actions
WTHell? Muslim Call to Prayer Broadcast at UCLA?...
how about broadcasting a rosary, too.This is nauseating. Posted by Jim
Hoft on YouTube:This video was taken in front of the student activities
center on the north side of the UCLA campus near the athletic field off
Sunset Boulevard. Frida's Islamic call to prayer.Hat Tip AviYeah, I
know. Something else I can't do anything about. Down girl...
Kerry plays the fool in France...
and brings along washed up James Taylor to sing "You've Got a Friend"
to Hollande.People died violently at the hands of Islamic crazies, and
we offer up James Taylor? It just doesn't get anymore trite and moronic
than this.Here's some pics that could use captions.
Call me cynical, but...
exactly what was the purpose of millions of people marching in
France?Is anything going to change?I doubt it.The only change you can
control is your own.More on that later (maybe tomorrow.)The mayor of
Rotterdam gets it:Moroccan-born mayor of Rotterdam tells fellow Muslims
who do not appreciate the 'freedoms' of living in the West to 'pack your
bags and f*** off' on live TV.Popping my way around t
Suicide: The ultimate act of selfishness...
people who commit suicide (IMO) are sick.Their egos are so wounded that
they can't see the damage they leave behind. They have devolved into a
complete state of narcissism where they have determined the world
revolves around their pain. Many are schizophrenics - a very nasty
affliction and not of their doing. However, to willfully involve others
in aiding your demise is just horrible.The Blaze re
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Adventures with Kurt and Lori // actions
Panama Border Run Trip
Kurt and I have applied for residency in Costa Rica. Until we are
approved though, which generally takes about a year (give or take), we
have to leave the country every 90 days. Our last two trips have been
to Nicaragua. This time we decided to go to Panama. I think I have
avoided Panama in the past because a lot of people on the expat message
boards I am on talk about having more problems at
Driving In Costa Rica, The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly
Driving in Costa Rica is.................interesting.I found out from a
friend recently that there are no driver's training courses here. It
is very apparent when driving, and Kurt and I only drive from our house
to town, which is about three miles away, only about 1 on the highway.
Here are some strange things you will encounter in Costa Rica while
driving. And for those of you who use your ph
Christmas in Herradura 2014
So, this was the first Christmas that Kurt and I were actually home!
Normally, we travelled on Christmas, as it was a down time at work and
the one time of the year we could get away for more than a few days at a
time. Now, I live in paradise and truthfully have no desire to leave.
I would like to see family for the holidays, but there is no way I am
going back to Michigan in the cold. Thus, I
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AL JAZEERA ENGLISH (AJE) // actions
Hezbollah fighters killed in 'Israeli attack'
Lebanese group confirms deaths of slain leader Imad Mughniyeh's son and several others in air raid in Syria's Quneitra.
Officials confirm ISIL present in Afghanistan
Commander of army's ground forces says "elements under ISIL flag" have been trying to recruit fighters.
Toll rises in anti-cartoon riots in Niger
Five people killed inside churches and bars on second day of violence linked to anger at French satirical weekly.
Libyan government army declares ceasefire
Tobruk-based authority's move follows similar decision by rival faction in advance of next round of UN-brokered talks.
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Allen L Roland's Weblog // actions
Having Fun At 81
Allen L Roland, spiritually guiding Marina, on Skype,
as she heals herself by facing and going through her early childhood
fears.There can be no greater feeling of satisfaction, as a heart
centered advisor and consultant, than guiding someone through their
deepest fears to the euphoric joy of embracing and giving a voice to the
innocent and fearless child within themselves. Every
America'S Love Affair With Dark Side / Drone Attacks
America is still exploring Dick Cheney's dark side path of fear
through Drone attacks and that path has led to anger, hate and immense
suffering as well as significant blowback. As a result, we have
obviously not only lost track of who we are but also our moral bearings.
Like a Black Hole in space, unless we begin to explore the path of
light and our evolutionary innate need to love as well as so
1.1 Trillion Dollar F 35 / Symbol Of America'S Misplaced Priorities
F 35 Supersonic all weather single place Strike Fighter ( 2015 )
Development Cost = 1.1 Trillion Operational ( Maybe never )
Approximately 45 cents of every dollar of Government spending goes to
the Military and much of it is wasted dollars and misplaced priorities
such as the current 1.1 Trillion dollar F 35 Strike Fighter. With the
advent of Drones, the future of manned military aircraft is d
Year End Thoughts On 2014 / Allen L Roland
Here I am perched on this pale blue dot in space,
Earth. Our Sun, which is 4.7 billion years old, is located 26,000
light-years away from the galactic center on one of the spiral arms of
our galaxy ~ the Milky Way. The Sun makes one complete orbit around the
galaxy about once every 225 million years. In contrast, stars near the
galactic center complete a lap in a few million y
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AMERICAN KABUKI // actions
Urban Farming Guys MakerSpace
Discovered at: http://www.cryptogon.com/December 24th, 2014Via: Urban Farming Guys:
Irish: The Forgotten White Slaves
IRISH: THE FORGOTTEN WHITE SLAVESSource: http://goo.gl/LQ9JTWThey came
as slaves: human cargo transported on British ships bound for the
Americas. They were shipped by the hundreds of thousands and included
men, women, and even the youngest of children.Whenever they rebelled or
even disobeyed an order, they were punished in the harshest ways. Slave
owners would hang their human property by their h
UFO: Mothership Leaves Sun Causing Solar Explosion
http://www.ufosightingsdaily.com/2014/12/mothership-leaves-sun-causing-solar.htmlMothership
Leaves Sun Causing Solar ExplosionDec 24, 2014UFO Sighting News.Date of
sighting: Dec 24, 2014Location of sighting: Earths SunSource:
http://helioviewer.org/Was looking at the Helioviewer online and noticed
this giant triangle UFO leaving our sun. It exit caused a massive solar
explosion. I say in the video
Ukraine Central Bank Conned Into Swapping Its Gold For Lead Bricks
http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2014-12-22/ukraine-central-bank-conned-swapping-its-gold-lead-bricksWe've
been saying for two years there is no gold in the repositories. Its
been moved off world. -AK Ukraine Central Bank Conned Into Swapping Its
Gold For Lead Bricks Submitted by Tyler Durden on 12/22/2014 17:26 -0500
inShare20 Just when one thought the story of Ukraine and its (now
non-exist
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American Scofflaw // actions
沒有血是好奇，但如果你仔細看看慢動作，在1:03，你會看到，槍擊射向警察（誰恰好是穆斯林）未命中。
沒有血是好奇，但如果你仔細看看慢動作，在1:03，你會看到，槍擊射向警察（誰恰好是穆斯林）未命中。 但我想張貼此的主要原因是，它證實了以色列媒體副總編只是碰巧那裡得到場景視頻。
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Angola 3 News // actions
Urgent UK Action Needed: Governor Jindal in London on Monday --Stop Him From Speaking Now
To all A3 supporters, please pick up the telephone and make 2 calls
now. Governor Bobby Jindal will be in London on Monday speaking at the
House of Commons about democracy and human rights whilst the state of
Louisiana impedes justice for Albert. He has been invited by Damian
CollinsMP and The Henry Jackson Society so we need to call them now and
let them know that Jindal should not be given a pl
Robert King in Sweden with Amnesty International for the release of a new song and music video about Albert Woodfox by Meja
Robert King of the Angola 3 is currently in Sweden supporting Amnesty
International’s ongoing campaign to "Free Albert Woodfox" through the
launch of a new song called Yellow Ribbon, written by the Swedish
artist, Meja, as well as an accompanying music video featured above
(view Amnesty's press release here).Meja's song Yellow Ribbon is helping
to publicize Amnesty Sweden's online petit
Humanist Sociologists Vote to Support the Release of Black Panther Activist Albert Woodfox
Featured below is the full text of a public statement just released by
the Association for Humanist Sociology. For more information, please
contact: Kathleen Fitzgerald, AHS President, fitzy88so@gmail.com or
Rebecca Hensley, AHS Secretary, luv2lurn@earthlink.net. The AHS website
is www.ahssociology.org.(PHOTO: Albert Woodfox billboard in Louisiana,
April 2014)Humanist Sociologists Vote to Support
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ArmsControlWonk // actions
Reconsidering Deterrence Stability
Above: Monument to the Chagai (or Chaghi) Hills nuclear test site,
Faizabad Interchange, Islamabad, Pakistan.
What benefits are conferred by nuclear weapons? Do they provide status?
Not like in the past. North Korea and Pakistan haven’t gained status by
having the Bomb. Instead, they have become more worrisome countries. Do
they alleviate security concerns? Possessing nuclear weapons against a
si
Geospatial Analysis and the Serial Podcast
We love Serial. But what does it have to with arms control,
nonproliferation, and disarmament – nothing, really. So why talk about
it? Geospatial analysis, of course.
No, really!
Today, Jeffrey and Aaron speak with Susan Simpson, an associate at the
Volkov Law Group (and an expert in national security law), about
geospatial analysis and how it relates to the Serial podcast.
The View From LL2 |
The Silent Treatment in South Asia
Secretary of State John Kerry is headed for the subcontinent, where his
most important messages will be delivered in private and his public
remarks will be as bland as possible. That’s how the game is played.
Don’t expect U.S. officials to say much in public about nuclear issues
or the pathways to confrontation and conflict between India and
Pakistan. Press releases and public statements are desi
Year’s End and Contest Winners
As 2014 comes to a close, it’s time to count blessings and announce the
winners of ACW’s year-end contest to name movie titles and creatures
related to the Bomb.
The arms-control business is a notoriously glass-half-full/half-empty
enterprise. In the spirit of the season, let’s acknowledge some
positives. The stock values of nuclear weapons for major powers
continued to fall after another year wi
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Because I Can // actions
For 40+ Years I have been a Democratic sheeple, No More
For over 40 years I have pretty much voted a straight Democratic ticket
- even when the candidates did not reflect my values.I am a liberal
progressive. I am a liberal progressive.Being a liberal progressive - no
longer makes me a Democrat. Many of the values I hold are similar to
those of the Democratic party.In today's political arena the values of
the Democratic party are becoming more and more
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Big Dan's Big Blog // actions
France Charlie Hebdo Shooting Looks Like A FALSE FLAG
The time is NOW to stop believing this propaganda bullshit about
"terrorists".The France Charlie Hebdo shooting has all the hallmarks of a
government FALSE FLAG:- Masked men yell Muslim phrases like "Allah
Akbar" which is ridiculous, they yell it to make people think they're
Muslims so everyone blames patsy Muslims. Why do you think they're
masked but yell Muslim phrases? - The
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Blood & Treasure // actions
inland waterways and gratuitous acts
Hello again. Allegedly, we have a serial killer:
Claims that a serial killer could be stalking Greater Manchester’s
canals and rivers have been dismissed by police.
Professor Craig Jackson, head of psychology at Birmingham City
University, said 61 bodies have been pulled from the region’s rivers and
canals in six years.
He said the death toll was ‘alarming’ and claimed it was possible a
canal
over the horizon
This is interesting:
The next big project the Air Force is considering is the Long Range
Strike Bomber, a successor to the B-1 and B-2 whose specifications
include an ability to do bombing runs deep into China. (A step so wildly
reckless that the U.S. didn’t consider it even when fighting Chinese
troops during the Korean War.) By the time the plane’s full costs and
capabilities become apparent, C
may all your operations be special
Here's a Christmas card dropped to the Danish resistance by SOE in
1944, courtesy of the psywar twitterfeed. Have a good one folks, and see
you on the other side.
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Brave New World // actions
Apps versus the Mobile Web
Unlike that old question, ‘which came first, the chicken or the egg?’,
we know the answer to which came first, the web site, or the app. But
will this be the case in years to come and are we now starting to
redefine the development process and presentation, not based on
chronological order but on fast evolving mobile needs?The IBA have just
published a survey they commissioned from Harris Poll, wh
Jellybooks Introduce ePub Reader Analytics
The buzz is currently is about big data, or collecting very granular
consumer and transactional information and then being able to analyse
it. The results may help spot trends, aid development, identify detail
which was impossible to compute, or even recognise using traditional
methods. As we gather more and more data, the trick is to exploit it in a
ways that improve the product, enhance the cons
Zuckerberg (Facebook) Declares A Year of Books
Celebrities have always influenced what people read, listened to and
watched and we have many book examples such as Oprah in the US and to a
lesser extent Richard and Judy in the UK. Now Facebook founder and CEO,
Mark Zuckerberg has stated his intent to not only read a book every two
weeks, but to invite everyone to share the experience with him on
Facebook. He has already launched a dedicated Fac
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Buckdog // actions
With Oil Prices Tanking, Thank Gawd That Premier Brad Wall Set Aside Some Royalty Money For Saskatchewan's Hard Times
... oh wait!!! That never happened!! Brad Wall blew a multi billion
dollar surplus left to him by the former government AND he allowed the
Oil industry to rip of Billions of dollars out of the ground in the last
7 years with only a pittance in resource royalties paid to the province
AND he spent every nickel that came into the public treasury!!So much
for the 'Saskatchewan Advantage' Brad !!!! :(
With Oil Prices Tanking, Thank Gawd That Premier Brad Wall Set Aside Some Royalty Money For Saskatchewan's Hard Times .......
... oh wait!!! That never happened!! Brad Wall blew a multi billion
dollar surplus left to him by the former government AND he allowed the
Oil industry to rip of Billions of dollars out of the ground in the last
7 years with only a pittance in resource royalties paid to the province
AND he spent every nickel that came into the public treasury!!So much
for the 'Saskatchewan Advantage' Brad !!!! :(
New York Times Editorial Board Calls For Prosecution Of Bush, Cheney And Torturers !
"Since the day President Obama took office, he has failed to bring to
justice anyone responsible for the torture of terrorism suspects — an
official government program conceived and carried out in the years after
the attacks of Sept. 11, 2001.He did allow his Justice Department to
investigate the C.I.A.'s destruction of videotapes of torture sessions
and those who may have gone beyond the tor
http://ifttt.com/images/no_image_card.png "The dangerous patriot: The one who drifts into chauvinism and exhibits blind enthusiasm for military actions. He is a defender of militarism and its ideals of war and glory. Chauvinism is a proud and bellicose form of patriotism, ...which identifies... Vía Global Research http://www.globalresearch.ca/2015-year-of-the-militaristic-neocons-looming-global-financial-crisis-and-wars/5422093?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=2015-year-of-the-militaristic-neocons-looming-global-financial-crisis-and-wars ...
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