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When taking longer to finish is not failure but heroism
Sent to the Atlanta Journal Constitution, February 9, 2015
Like Peter Smagorinsky ("Opinion: Issue isn’t welding vs. Chaucer. It’s how
to remove barriers to college," Feb. 9). I also "admire people who persist
through obstacles." As Smagorinksy points out, many of those who take
longer than the traditional time period to finish high school, community
college, or a "four-year" college need to work to support themselves and
their families.
We must allow working students to take a reduced course load and and
occasional leaves of absence. During the depression, the father of a
colle... more »
President Obama: Time For Iran To Decide On Nuclear Weapons. Admits 'Very Real Differences' With Netanyahu On Iran
*Time:* *Obama: It’s Time for Iran to Decide on Nuclear Weapons*
*President Obama said Monday that Iran needs to decide whether it will
agree to end its nuclear weapons research.In a joint press conference with
German Chancellor Angela Merkel at the White House, Obama said he does not
see much chance for an extension of the upcoming deadline on negotiations
with the U.S. and several other countries, arguing that the issue is now
whether Iran has the political will to get a deal done.*
*WNU Editor:* President Obama definitely does not sound optimistic on an
Iranian deal.
*More N... more »
Review - Ultimate Cleaning Package by Radiantly You
Do-It-Yourself (DIY) recipes are available, online, for just about
everything. And that's great for people who are into making stuff.
Making stuff isn't for everyone. So we look to commercial products to fill
our needs. In my experience, shopping for Eco-friendly products at the
market is difficult. The selections are limited, the expense is high, and
one has to be very careful about ingredients because not all so-called
green items are actually green.
I was invited to try out the *Ultimate Cleaning Package by Radiantly You*.
Before agreeing to do a review, I asked about where the ... more »
Preventing A US-China Nuclear War
Fang Fenghui (L), chief of the general staff of the Chinese People's
Liberation Army, holds a welcoming ceremony for Martin Dempsey, chairman of
the U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff, prior to their talks in Beijing, capital of
China, April 22, 2013. (Xinhua/Xie Huanchi)
*James Jay Carafano, The National Interest*:* Avoiding the Unthinkable:
Preventing a US-China Nuclear War*
*"The goal is to leave everyone in Asia believing that when it comes to
solving regional problems, there are better answers than the force of
arms."*
*WNU Editor:* Using the tactics, policies, and strategies that we... more »
EFN Asia 46: A Young Korean's Reflections of Conference 2014 in Hong Kong
Here's a good reflection paper by a young participant from Seoul during the
Economic Freedom Network (EFN) Asia Conference 2014 in Hong Kong. This is
posted yesterday, 09 February 2015, at the EFN Asia website. Reposting it
here.
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*Perspective from the Youth Alliance for the Future of Korea: EFN Asia
conference 2014*
By Ms Kwon Ji-Eun, staff, The Young Alliance for the Future of Korea
… This year's topic of the annual conference was 'Liberalism: Promoting
Growth, Reducing Inequality', and the members from developing Asian
countries gather together to discuss the method... more »
Is Cyprus About To Lease Two Military Bases To Russia?
Image from MINA
*Newsweek:* *Russian Army Set to Agree Deal to Use Cyprus Ports and
Airstrips*
*The president of Cyprus, Nicos Anastasiades, has said he is in talks with
the Russian government to let its military use the island nation’s sea and
airports. He made the announcement in an interview with Russia’s state
owned news agency Itar-Tass today, having previously denied earlier reports
that Cyprus had agreed a deal to lease its facilities with the Russian
armed forces.*
*WNU Editor:* Russian media first reported over the weekend on a military
deal that would* permit Russia to ... more »
Russian President Vladimir Putin Begins A Two Day Trip To Egypt
*BBC*: *Russia's Putin arrives in Cairo for talks with Egyptian leader*
*Russian President Vladimir Putin has begun a two-day visit to Egypt, as
both sides aim to boost bilateral ties and discuss major regional security
issues.*
*WNU Editor:* Arms deals, closer bilateral relations, and regional security
issues will be on the plate for discussion.
*More News On Russian President Vladimir Putin Beginning A Two Day Trip To
Egypt *
Russia's Putin arrives in Egypt to meet Sisi -- Ahram Online
Egypt Provides a Warm Welcome for Russia's President -- Sputnik
Putin Begins Egypt Visit -- Ra... more »
BC Liberals Take The Cash At Swanky Election Fundraiser Hosted By LNG Proponent Wooodfibre, 2 1/2 Years Before The Next Election
BC Liberals Take The Cash At Swanky Election Fundraiser Hosted By LNG
Proponent Wooodfibre, 2 1/2 Years Before The Next Election(An LNG Story)
*Written by Grant G*
Well well well.....On January 13th/2015 Woodfibre LNG applies to the BC
Liberal Government for an environmental certificate on it`s proposed
project in Squamish..
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Andrew Cuomo thinks pols are either talkers or doers -- guess which he thinks he is
*The New Yorker caption for this picture is: "At close range, the Governor
is a formidable presence. His speech comes in aggressive, self-confident
bursts, especially when he's sizing up the state of political play, and he
is relentless." I thought this was kind of funny, because just looking at
the picture, I thought of some tacky horror-movie villain.*
*by Ken*
It's about as old an argument as there is in the field of government:
compromising to get stuff done vs. holding out for getting the right
thing(s) done. Of course it's kind of a fake dichotomy. I think most people
unders... more »
Real Crusades History - The First Crusaders: Their Motivations
*Pope Urban II at the Council of Clermont (1095).*
"Let those who have been accustomed unjustly to wage private warfare
against the faithful now go against the infidels and end with victory this
war which should have been begun long ago. Let those who for a long time,
have been robbers, now become knights. Let those who have been fighting
against their brothers and relatives now fight in a proper way against the
barbarians. Let those who have been serving as mercenaries for small pay
now obtain the eternal reward. Let those who have been wearing themselves
out in both body and soul... more »
Red Cross: The Afghan War Is Going To Get Worse
Reuters / Jose Miguel Gomez
*Reuters:* *Red Cross saw twice as many dead Afghan fighters in 2014, fears
worse to come*
*(Reuters) - The International Committee of the Red Cross removed more than
twice as many dead combatants from Afghan battlefields in 2014 than in the
previous year as fighting intensified, the charity said on Monday.The ICRC
retrieved the remains of 1,372 dead fighters in the 12-month period, up
from 620 the year before.*
*WNU Editor*: Afghanistan's neighbors are certainly becoming concerned on
where the security situation is heading .... *Afghan, Pakistani, Ch... more »
"A Look to the Heavens"
“What created the Waterfall Nebula? No one knows. The structure seen in the
region of NGC 1999 in the Great Orion Molecular Cloud complex is one of the
more mysterious structures yet found on the sky. Designated HH-222, the
elongated gaseous stream stretches about ten light years and emits an
unusual array of colors.
* Click image for larger size.*
One hypothesis is that the gas filament results from the wind from a young
star impacting a nearby molecular cloud. That would not explain, however,
why the Waterfall and fainter streams all appear to converge on a bright
but unusual non ... more »
Crowfoot, "What Is Life?"
"What is life? It is the flash of a firefly in the night.
It is the breath of a buffalo in the wintertime.
It is the little shadow which runs across the grass and loses itself in the
sunset."
- Crowfoot, Blackfoot warrior and orator.
"Look..."
"Look, I want to love this world
as though it's the last chance I'm ever going to get
to be alive and know it."
- Mary Oliver
Chet Raymo
*“The Sea Grows Old In It”*
by Chet Raymo
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“’The poet, like the electric [lightning] rod, must reach from a point
nearer to the sky than all surrounding objects down to the earth, and down
to the dark wet soil, or neither is of use. The poet must not only converse
with pure thought, but he must demonstrate it almost to the senses. His
words must be pictures, his verses must be spheres and cubes, to be seen,
and smelled and handled.’ - Ralph Waldo Emerson
Ah, Mr. Emerson. This seems about as good a description of poetry as one is
likely to find. I love the image. Not a hand reachin... more »
The Daily "Near You?"
Gainesville, Florida, USA. Thanks for stopping by.
Eckhart Tolle, "On Happiness"
"On Happiness"
by Eckhart Tolle
"If there is unhappiness in you, first you need to acknowledge that it is
there. But don't say, “I'm unhappy.” Unhappiness has nothing to do with who
you are. Say: “There is unhappiness in me.” Then investigate it. A
situation you find yourself in may have something to do with it. Action may
be required to change the situation or remove yourself from it. If there is
nothing you can do, face what is and say, “Well, right now, this is how it
is. I can either accept it, or make myself miserable.”
The primary cause of unhappiness is never the situation b... more »
FREE Download: Marcus Aurelius, "Meditations"
FREE Download: Marcus Aurelius, "Meditations"
"Life is neither good or evil, but only a place for good and evil."
- Marcus Aurelius
"Marcus Aurelius Antoninus Augustus (26 April 121 – 17 March 180) was the
Roman emperor from 161 to his death in 180. He ruled with Lucius Verus as
co-emperor from 161 until Lucius' death in 169. He was the last of the
"Five Good Emperors", and is also considered one of the most important
Stoic philosophers. His tenure was marked by wars in Asia against a
revitalized Parthian Empire, and with Germanic tribes along the Limes
Germanicus into Gaul and ac... more »
More Than Just A Wish - A Poem by Seldom Heard
Source:
*https://plus.google.com/u/0/108767350436427277961/posts*
"The First Rule Of Life..."
"The first rule of life is to reveal nothing, to be exceptionally cautious
in what you say, in whatever company you may find yourself. If you have a
secret, you have only to whisper it to your dearest friend with the
strictest injunction that it will go no further, and within half a day the
story is all over town, and when you do make what would seem to be a
perfectly sensible remark, you will find it reported in the most grotesque
form, thus incurring no end of criticism to rebound upon you."
- Elizabeth Aston
"Making Life Yours: Perception"
*"Making Life Yours: Perception"*
by The DailyOm
"A simple shift in attitude can help us recognize the hidden potential for
fulfillment in every event. There is no secret recipe for happiness and
contentment. The individuals who move through life joyously have not
necessarily been blessed with lives of abundance, love, success, and
prosperity. Such people have, however, been blessed with the ability to
take the circumstances they’ve been handed and make them into something
great. Our individual realities are colored by perception—delight and
despair come from within rather than wit... more »
If The Ukraine Peace Talks Fail Expect The Next Big Battles To Occur In These Cities
*Anna Nemtsova, Daily Beast:* *Is This The Next Big Battle of the Ukraine
War?*
*Western leaders are trying to negotiate a political solution to the war in
Ukraine, but Mariupol, which stands between Russia and Crimea, has to be
ready for the worst.*
*WNU Editor:* If recent reports from Ukraine are true .... *Russian-backed
rebels massing to attack key Ukrainian towns: Kiev *(Reuters) .... and if
this weeks Ukraine peace talks do fail .... the next major battle will be
for the town of Debaltseve .... * City of Debaltseve emerges as a tipping
point in Ukraine’s war * (Financial Tim... more »
Greece Updates - February 9 , 2015 - Following the Tsipras Speech to the Greek Parliament ( not a whiff of backing down to Troika ) , examination of post - mortems , news / views data for Greece - all ahead of Wednesday key EuroGroup meeting of February 9 , 2015.....
Surveying the field m the day after the Tsipras speech , before the vote of
confidence and prior to Wednesday EuroGroup !
Tweets.....
*Kathimerini English *@ekathimerini · 2h2 hours ago
Athens prepares a compromise before Eurogroup http://dlvr.it/8T8zx2
*Kathimerini English *@ekathimerini · 3h3 hours ago
British PM holds meeting with FinMin, BoE on Grexit risk http://
dlvr.it/8T74B9
*Kathimerini English *@ekathimerini · 6h6 hours ago
German Chancellor #Merkel says will wait for #Greece to make sustainable
proposal and then talk about it, Reuters reports
*Kathimerini ... more »
Commentaries, Analysis, And Editorials -- February 9, 0215
Ukrainian servicemen launch a Grad rocket towards pro-Russian separatist
forces outside Debaltseve, eastern Ukraine Feb. 8, 2015. REUTERS/Alexei
Chernyshev
*Lucian Kim, Reuters:* *Signs of desperation in West’s latest moves to halt
Ukraine crisis*
*The Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung, Germany’s Gray Lady, ran a
tabloid-style headline on its website Sunday morning: “The Day the World
Fell Apart.” The catastrophe in question was the Munich Security
Conference, an annual forum that packs dozens of world leaders into a
five-star hotel for a weekend of speeches and back-room dealings. T... more »
Aerial war on Syria is expanding- UAE is back & the US (Israel) is pleased.
I wondered at the comments from Syrian leadership?
*From: Syria- No, to Foreign Troops on Syrian Soil- Syrian/Belarus
cooperation*
Syria's foreign minister has criticized neighboring Jordan, which recently
stepped up air strikes
*"We will not allow anyone to infringe upon our national sovereignty and
we don't need (foreign) ground troops to fight the IS*"
*Jordan stepping up airstrike and troops on the ground?* What was going on
behind the scenes?
I knew Jordan had been training terrorists for some time now- I searched
through my blog and found at least three posts mentioning this ... more »
Why Your Taxes Are Going UP UP UP (Biggest Leak in Banking History Exposes Massive Tax Evasion) Truth Is Unspeakable (American Sniper Means America Loves Its Violence-Prone Image) America: Murder, Inc.
He Was Truly The Dean 88-Year-Old Retired Central Banker Expects Grexit In
His Lifetime Are you so used to stories about bankster money laundering
(for narcotics smuggling, a source of ready funds enabling excessive
lifestyles, or other questionable ventures) that they are not exciting
enough to get you going anymore? They're hoping so. Cause no one (except
maybe a confused new hire or two)
Karin Klein and Los Angeles Times still supplying snake oil
*"With the long-held popular notion that "private" schooling is better than
"public" education, along with the conservative media assault on public
education, parents were easily enticed to hitch their children onto the
charter school bandwagon."—Professor Antonia Darder*
[image: Tamar Galatzan and John Deasy discussing Eli Broad's latest plans
to profit from the privatization of of public education title=]
The Los Angeles Times published their Los Angeles Unified School District
Board of Education endorsements for the March 3, 2015 primary election. I
had the following to say:
... more »
SkyCity deal: this is what cronyism looks like.
This is an uncomfortable thing for tax- and rate-payers to read in the press
:
[image: _Quote_Idiot]Prime Minister John Key says Auckland ratepayers are
unlikely to be asked to foot the bill for cost overruns on SkyCity's
convention centre. But…
It’s all in the “but,” isn’t it. And as ratepayers and taxpayers can
probably already guess, it’s a “but” begetting an effusion of cronyism:
[image: _Quote_Idiot]Prime Minister John Key won't rule out using taxpayer
money to stop SkyCity's convention centre becoming an "eyesore."
Considering the big numbers already being thrown around – t... more »
Roswell Slide - Today's (February 9) Update
At the risk of opening the debate about my involvement in the investigation
of the Roswell Slides though I haven't talked to Don in more than a year
and much of what I know has come from Tom, I will note that the slide
circulating on the Internet is the real deal. This is what they were given
and have been attempting to vet for over two years. For some reason I
cannot get photographs to load on this blog, though I have tried everything
I can think of in the last several hours, and have even used other
computers. The best I can do is note that the slide was published here:
http://bit... more »
Bill Warner, PhD: Sacred Deception -- Taqiyya
Two of the most powerful modern Muslims, Ayatollah Khomeini and President
Barack Hussein Obama, are well-known for their big deceptions. As
politically ambitious men, they told lies to the people to reach the high
seat of power.
The leaders of the Muslim Brotherhood also weaselled and deceived their way
into power in Egypt after the revolution in 2011. How can they live with
themselves? As you'll find in the video below, their religion soothes their
conscience. Islam allows deception and lies.
It seems the Prophet Muhammad was more Machiavellian than Machiavelli
himself. But dece... more »
Grand Canyon Tram Scam: Notes on NBC News Story
Grand
Canyon Tram Scam: Notes on NBC News’ story
Leigh J. Kuwanwisiwma: "These landscapes and the canyon and the
confluence today are still very, very important to the Hopi people and
we'll never let that go. We're not going to give up on being good
stewards of these lands. Never."
by Roger Clark, Grand Canyon Program Director
Navajo President Ben Shelly sees himself “as guardian
World News Briefs -- February 9, 2015 (Evening Edition)
*Reuters*: *Obama says Russia's isolation will worsen if it doesn't change
course in Ukraine*
*Feb 9 (Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama said on Monday both the
United States and its European allies remain committed to finding a
diplomatic solution to tensions with Russia over Ukraine.*
*"Even as we continue to work for a diplomatic solution we are making it
clear again today that if Russia continues on its current course, which is
ruining the Russia economy and hurting the Russian people, as well as
having such a terrible effect on Ukraine, Russia's isolation will only
wors... more »
Ukraine War News Updates -- February 9, 2015
*Euronews:* *Ukraine forces primed for fresh assaults as separatists mass
around Debaltseve and Mariupol*
*Russian separatists have intensified assaults on Ukraine government forces
on all fronts and appear to be massing troops and hardware for fresh
attacks on Debaltseva and the coastal town of Mariupol, according to the
Ukraine military.*
*Ukraine War News Updates -- February 9, 2015*
City of Debaltseve emerges as a tipping point in Ukraine’s war -- Financial
Times
Rebel Offensive Is Push for Concessions, Says Ukraine -- WSJ
Russian-backed rebels massing to attack key Ukrainian ... more »
Russian Defense Analysts: U.S. Moves To Arm Ukraine Will Be Viewed As A Declaration Of War
*Moscow Times:* *Russia Would See U.S. Moves to Arm Ukraine as Declaration
of War*
*U.S. provision of military aid to Ukraine would be seen by Moscow as a
declaration of war and spark a global escalation of Ukraine's separatist
conflict, Russian defense analysts said.*
*WNU Editor*: I would not necessary say a "declaration of war" .... but
Moscow would view such direct American involvement as a "proxy war" with
the U.S. .... and one in Moscow they would have to respond.
*Update: *Here's what 5 world leaders think about arming Ukraine -- NPR
Michael Bloomberg's Idea Of A Real Estate Godsend Is A Catastrophe And A Nightmare For American Working Families
The L.A. Basin is filled with empty McMansions. I hear there are also lots
of big empty homes in Seattle, Vancouver, San Diego and the space-strapped
San Francisco Bay Area as well. They're like fields left fallow, although
they're not getting more fertile over time. These homes are investments
from wealthy foreigners, predominantly from China and Russia, although from
anywhere in the world where the wealthy know their riches could be seized
in a political upheaval at any time. American real estate has proven a good
parking place. The value of the investment has tended to grow, an... more »
Why aren't intelligent blondes speaking up against this abomination?
A few weeks back, I joked on Twitter about how *some* blondes made the
whole... race? species? look dumb, and that the smart ones should sue for
defamation of character.
You know, just as every secular, cultural or religious muslim should
loudly, publicly denounce every act of violence committed by barbaric
individuals and groups who exploit an ideological interpretation of Islam
to justify their carnage and sexual terrorism.
And now this, in my email box this morning.
Just put "Eve Adams" in a search box on Twitter. Hundreds of tweets and
re-tweets. Some amusing. Some informativ... more »
Supplemental: What actually happened in Haiti?
*MONDAY, FEBRUARY 9, 2015Taking the PBS Challenge:* Many PBS stations are
currently airing a three-part series, A Path Appears, which features
Nicholas Kristof.
This is the official synopsis of the PBS series:
*A Path Appears,* from the creative team behind the series *Half the Sky:
Turning Oppression into Opportunity for Women Worldwide,* follows Pulitzer
Prize-winning journalists Nicholas Kristof and Sheryl WuDunn and a group of
dedicated actor/advocates to Colombia, Haiti, Kenya, and throughout the
United States. They uncover the harshest forms of gender inequality, the
devas... more »
Behind the Story: FBI repression of anti-fossil fuel activists
Letter
to Censored News
Hi Brenda,
"My name is Sasha, and I am a co-founding moderator of the EF! Newswire.
Last month I published a story through the Defending Dissent Foundation
about state repression of anti-fossil fuel activists in Cascadia:
http://www.defendingdissent.org/now/news/why-is-the-fbi-harassing-activists-in-cascadia/
The
story was immediately posted in The Ecologist,
Why Is The FBI Harassing Activists in Cascadia?
Why Is The FBI Harassing Activists In Cascadia?
Thanks to Defending Dissent Foundation and Earth First! Journal for permission for Censored News to publish this original work!
Dissent News Wire
Censored News
Alexander Reid Ross , January 5, 2015, In : Analysis & Opinion
Editor’s note: this story has recently been picked up by The Statesman and AP… but you heard about it here first!
Unmasking an Extraterrestrial Presence
*Film - *Is the US government really lying about extraterrestrials? Are
there planets beyond our galaxy that can sustain life and have allowed
other races to evolve?
The post Unmasking an Extraterrestrial Presence appeared first on Waking
Times.
“The fiddling with temperature data is the biggest science scandal ever”
[image: GISSUSTampering]
If you have to lie to make your argument, does that leave you with any
argument at all?
Alleged climate scientists have been fiddling with temperature data for
years to hide the decline, to juice up their stories, to make their claims
about climate catastrophe.
The scandal is slowly, gradually, inexorably becoming mainstream.
[image: Warmist_Year_Evah_scr]
“The fiddling with temperature data is the biggest science scandal ever,” says
Christopher Booker.
"'Breathtaking' adjustments to Arctic temperature record," notes James
Delingpole. "Is there any 'glo... more »
Mohawk Nation News 'Homeland Security'
HOMELAND
SECURITY
Posted on February 9, 2015
Please post & distribute. Nia:wen.
MNN. Feb. 9, 2015. On May 18, 1997, over 100 Haudenosaunne/Iroquois were
brutally beaten by New York State Troopers. They disrupted a sacred
tobacco burning ceremony at Onondaga, the capital of the Iroquois
Confederacy. Lawyers, Terrance Hoffmann of Syracuse and Abramowitz,
Grand, Iason & Anello of New York
The Lie We Live
By Spencer Cathcart
Exposing the truth about our corrupt world and what humanity has
become. This is a short documentary film I made and wrote questioning our
freedom, the education system, corporations, money, the American capitalist
system, the US government, world collapse, the environment, climate change,
genetically modified food, and our treatment of animals.
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If done right, temperature adjustments are great
*Many skeptics' adjustment-phobia unmasks their anti-scientific credentials*
Christopher Booker, whom I met in Nice a few years ago and whom I like,
wrote the most read Earth-category article in the Telegraph over the last 3
days,
The fiddling with temperature data is the biggest science scandal ever
The title summarizes the main point of this article that presents many
examples suggesting that the temperature data from the weather stations
have been repeatedly retroactively adjusted.
I tend to agree that these adjustments are likely to have made the warming
trend look higher – and... more »
Mohawk John Kane's new radio talk show: 'Let's Talk' on WBAI
By
John Kane, Mohawk
Let's Talk, WBAI
Censored News
My new show, Let's Talk with John Kane is the return of WBAI's talk-back
programming. Join me every Thursday morning from 10 am till
noon. Listen on WBAI FM99.5 or streaming on www.wbai.org and participate
by phone at 212-209-2900. Let's Talk will feature guests and commentary
but most of all, you. We will look at issues from NYC to the New
Red Baiting and the Media
It's reds under the beds time! Or rather in the newly insurgent Green
Party. According to today's *Mirror*, "hard left activists" have flocked to
the Greens. Natalie Bennett has been forced to deny that significant
numbers of former Socialist Workers Party members have been signing up,
though the paper notes "her own partner is an ex-SWP stalwart". They omit
to mention that his membership ceased well over 10 years ago. It also notes
with shock that the Greens are now taking a leaf out of Syriza's book -
"the anti-austerity message seems more important to the party than its
green r... more »
Kremlin: Do Not Issue Ultimatums Or Threats To Putin
*SKY News: **Kremlin: Don't Issue Ultimatums To Putin*
*The words come as the EU suspends new sanctions - including visa bans and
asset freezes - to give peace efforts a chance.*
*WNU Editor:* I call this laying the groundwork for this Wednesday's
Ukraine peace conference in Minsk.
*More News On Russian President Putin's Response To "Pressure" From The
West*
Kremlin warns the West not to issue ultimatums to Putin as Angela Merkel
puts together 'peace plan' proposal to the White House ahead of talks over
Ukraine -- Daily Mail
Don't issue ultimatums to Putin: Russian radio cites Kr... more »
Feb. 9: bits 'n' pieces
Today's paper has little in it, so let's take a few looks back at issues
that seem to be of no interest to our news media.
Remember the airliner that was shot down over Ukraine. It's now being
examined by experts in The Netherlands to determine what shot it down. I
don't know why they bother. I mean, Obama knew right away what shot it
down. It was a rocket shot from Russian rebels on the ground in eastern
Ukraine. Obama was almost half a world away at the time. But he can tell.
There was a photo of it in the papers. It seemed pretty clear to me that it
was shot down by aircraft fir... more »
Britain seeks to combat "anti-Semitism" using sex offender laws
Over in the United Kingdom, in an effort to combat "the rising tide of
anti-Semitism," the organized Jewish community and the Jew-loving political
establishment are seeking to treat "those spreading racial hatred online"
like sex offenders. Sex offenders are often served "anti-social behavior
orders," commonly known as "Asbos," which restrict their access to the
Internet. "Anti-Semites" and those spreading "racial hatred" online would
presumably be banned from the Internet and social media outlets, according
to *The Algemeiner*.
[...] The All Party Parliamentary Inquiry Into antisem... more »
German Chancellor Merkel And U.S. President Obama Meet To Discuss Ukraine
*Daily Mail/AP:* *Obama still undecided on arming Ukraine with lethal
weapons after Washington huddle with German Chancellor Merkel*
** Obama said Monday that a 'decision has not yet been made' and he
continues to hope that diplomacy will prevail*
** If it fails, Obama said, the U.S. will look at all available options,
including lethal weapons; He would not provide a timeline for a decison*
** Merkel and France's president have adamantly opposed such steps and will
meet with the heads of Ukraine and Russia this week*
** If it becomes clear that 'success is not possible,' however, the... more »
The Economy: “What's Coming Will Be Much Much Worse Than 2008”
*“What's Coming Will Be Much Much Worse Than 2008”*
by Phoenix Capital Research
“Last week we touched upon the “white elephant” in the room: that the
biggest, most important bubble investors should worry about is in bonds,
NOT stocks. Consider the following… The financial system is based on debt.
US Treasuries, the benchmark for an allegedly “risk free” rate of return,
is the asset against which all other assets are priced based on their
relative riskiness. This “risk free” rate has been falling steadily for
over 25 years.
The Wall Street Journal estimates that a third of traders ... more »
Do the Teachers' Unions Deserve to Be Busted?
The late Dr. Gerald Bracey raised this question six years ago. Fast forward
to today and ESEA, aka NCLB, RttT, is being batted around in the halls of
Congress like a deflated football. Educators watch from the sidelines or
not at all because they are too tired or demoralized. They click on
petitions, bitch on social media and follow the battles on Twitter. Despite
the cries of the public, demonstrations, organization, letters, research
and books, blogs galore, looks like the Dems and Repubs are going to keep
annual testing alive and well.
Yet, nothing has changed since 2001. That'... more »
You’ll be hearing more about graphene
“Stronger than diamonds, more flexible than rubber, more conductive than
copper, and so thin you can barely see it with the naked eye,” graphene is
a new miracle material.
The inventors discovered the material playing around with sellotape…
The creation of graphene, a wonder material that promises to transform the
future, is already the stuff of scientific legend. As a piece of brilliant
serendipity it stands alongside the accidental discovery of penicillin by
Alexander Fleming – and it might prove just as valuable.
Two Russian-émigré scientists at the University of Manchester... more »
Top U.S. Official: Iraqi Forces Are Preparing To Launch A Massive Offensive Against the Islamic State In The Next Few Weeks
*Al Jazeera:* *Iraq anti-ISIL ground offensive to begin 'within weeks'*
*US co-ordinator for anti-ISIL coalition says operation will start "in
weeks ahead" and be backed by "major firepower".*
*More News On Reports That The Iraqi Military And Militias Will Be
Launching A Massive Offensive Against the Islamic State In The Next Few
Weeks*
Iraq to launch major ground offensive against IS group -- France 24
Iraqi PM: Plans for Mosul offensive against Islamic State take shape --
Stars and Stripes
Iraq To Launch Ground Offensive Against ISIS As Jordan Pounds Group's
Strongholds In Syria... more »
Is The Islamic State Abandoning Aleppo?
*Reuters*: *Islamic State pulls forces and hardware from Syria's Aleppo:
rebels*
*(Reuters) - Islamic State has withdrawn some of its insurgents and
equipment from areas northeast of the Syrian city of Aleppo, rebels and
residents say, adding to signs of strain in the Syrian provinces of its
self-declared caliphate.The group, which has recently lost ground to
Kurdish and Syrian government forces elsewhere in Syria, has pulled
fighters and hardware from several villages in areas northeast of Aleppo,
they said. But it has not fully withdrawn from area.*
*WNU Editor:* I understand... more »
Islamic State Loses Territory Outside Of Kobane To Kurdish And Syrain Free Army Forces
*AFP*: *Syria Kurds seize from IS a third of villages around Kobane*
*Beirut (AFP) - Syrian Kurdish forces have recaptured more than a third of
the villages around Kobane from the Islamic State group since routing the
jihadists from the town a fortnight ago, a monitor said Sunday.*
*WNU Editor*: With Islamic State forces absent outside of Kobane, there may
be some truth to this report .... *Experts: Kobane defeat a sign of ISIS
weakening* (Al Arabiya)
*More News On The Battle For The Countryside Of Kobane*
Kurdish forces advance miles outside Kobane, retake 100 villages -- Rudaw
Y... more »
Top 12 Assclowns of the GOP 2016 Presidential Field
As the rest of Obama's lame duck presidency reaches its twilight, so
begins the usual Pamplona of assclownery (or what some charitably refer to
as the Republicans' jockeying for their party's attention in the next
general election). As has been the case since time immemorial, the crop of
conservatives is a massive political sideshow that would do PT Barnum
proud. So, taking a page from my own Assclowns of the Week, crank up the
Krazy Konservative Kalliope as I present your top 12 GOP Assclowns (plus
one dishonorable mention) in the 2016 Republican presidential field.
* 12) Ted... more »
James McEnteer : The Tardy Boys and the Secret of the Haunted Castle
After a while the castle lifted off from the planet and we shot into the
galaxy. By James McEnteer | The Rag Blog | February 9, 2015 The spring of
1967 was gorgeous in Connecticut. We’d been going crazy the …
finish reading James McEnteer :
The Tardy Boys and the Secret of the
Haunted Castle
Yet Another Republican Claims to Speak for God
*By Noah*
In a move that would make Mike Huckabee and any number of republican
nutballs proud, Alabama Chief Justice Roy Moore has just banned judges in
his state from issuing same-sex marriage licenses.
Judge Moore, if you remember, is the infamous gay-bashing judge who, back
in 2002, refused to remove a Ten Commandments monument from the Alabama
state courthouse, invoking the usual “We are a Christian Nation” clause
that apparently only exists in the Republican or FOX "News" version of the
United States Constitution. He even defied a court order on the matter and
was removed fr... more »
Bias by omission
On the same theme (and as Sue mentions in the post above)...
The good folk at *Biased BBC* were (and remain) truly astonished that the
BBC and Sky have (so far) failed to report the large anti-freedom of speech
protests in London by the sort of Muslims who give Muslims a bad name, both
on the News Channel and online.
Sue confirms this too. And, doing a Google News search, so can I.
All of us can see that most other UK new sites *have* covered the protests
- the Independent, the Daily Mail, the Guardian, the Telegraph, RT, ITV
News, the Mirror, Metro, etc.
So why did the BBC or S... more »
Yemen Reconciliation Talks Off To A Bad Start
*VOA:* *Two Parties Walk Out of Yemen Talks*
*U.N.-brokered talks aimed at resolving the political crisis in Yemen
resumed Monday, but two parties promptly walked out.Islah, an opposition
party merging Islamist and tribal interests, and the smaller pan-Arab
Nasserist Organization, quit the talks in a Sana'a hotel, saying they had
been threatened by a Houthi representative, Mehdi al-Meshaat.*
*More News On The Crisis In Yemen*
Yemen Political Talks Resume but Quickly Stall Over Houthi Demands -- NYT
Two parties quit resumed Yemen crisis talks citing Houthi threats -- Reuters
Yeme... more »
U.S. Drone Strike Kills Islamic State Recruiter In Afghanistan
*CNN: **ISIS recruiter, once freed from Gitmo by U.S., killed in drone
strike in Afghanistan*
*(CNN) He was a Taliban commander captured by the United States and held at
Guantanamo Bay. But he was let go and returned to Afghanistan. Mullah Abdul
Rauf went on to become a recruiter for ISIS in Afghanistan.*
*He was killed in a drone strike Monday, two officials told CNN.*
*Rauf and five others were killed, four of them Pakistani militants, said
Mohammed Jan Rasoulya, the deputy governor of southern Helmand province. A
senior Afghan security source confirmed Rauf's death.*
*WNU Edit... more »
A Match?
Jet Stream from yesterday
http://www.wunderground.com/maps/us/JetStream.html
Netc in the US at 7:55 this morning Arizona time:
Netc readings at 11:15 this morning:
Words fail me
This Guardian report has left me all but speechless:
'A British police force has apologised after an officer told a newsagent to
hand over details of customers who purchased copies of the French satirical
magazine Charlie Hebdo in the wake of the Paris terror attacks.
...
“To my surprise, a copy arrived last Wednesday week and although the
standard of content in no way matches that of the Guardian I will cherish
it. However, two days later a member of Her Majesty’s police service
visited said newsagent, requesting the names of the four customers who had
purchased Charlie Hebdo. S... more »
Update on Alert
I haven't seen anything exceptionally unusual on the cams so far today,
although unit 3 continues to produce a very disturbing looking column of
steam or smoke:
Netc is showing scattered elevated monitors throughout northern Japan
interspersed with normal readings. The US is showing elevated radiation
levels under the jet stream. See next post.
How to Fake an Alien Invasion
By James Corbett
We all know about the crude pie-plate-on-string UFO hoaxes that have been
perpetrated in the past. But what if I were to tell you the greatest UFO
hoax of all time is being prepared right now, and it has Rockefeller
backing and UN/Vatican/presidential support? Join us this week as we peek
under the bluebeam curtain at the great alien invasion false flag.
Visit CorbettReport.com
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The Economy: “The Final Chapter in the Credit Bubble Story”
*“The Final Chapter in the Credit Bubble Story”*
by Bill Bonner
“'Nafea faa ipoipo?' Before we get to that, we note that the Dow fell 60
points, or 0.3%, on Friday. Gold was more or less unchanged. An ounce of
the yellow metal traded at $1,242 at last check. Not to leave our dear
readers in doubt, we expect a crack… or even a crash… in stocks sometime
this year. But that won’t be the end of the story. We suspect it will mark
the end of one chapter and the beginning of another – the final chapter in
the credit bubble story that began in the early 1970s.
It’s a long story. And it’s a... more »
Syria Does Not Want Foreign Troops To Fight Against The Islamic State
Syria's Foreign Minister Walid al-Moualem (R) speaks during a joint news
conference with Belarus' Foreign Minister Vladimir Makei in Damascus
February 9, 2015. (Reuters)
*Deutsche Welle:* *Syria rejects foreign soldiers entering the country to
battle IS*
*Damascus does not need outside help in its fight against the Islamic state
jihadists, foreign minister Walid al-Moallem has said. He also criticized
Jordan, which recently boosted its air strikes within Syria. *
*More News On Syrian Reports That they Do Not Want Foreign Troops To Fight
Against The Islamic State*
Syria says it d... more »
Third Party Beneficiary of Contractual Rights
Sanofi Pasteur Limited v. UPS SCS, Inc., 2015 ONCA 88:
[55] The Supreme Court has adopted a principled approach to when the
doctrine of privity of contract – under which a contract cannot confer
rights or impose obligations arising under it on anyone other than the
parties to the contract – should be relaxed. In *Fraser River*, the Court
articulated the following two-part test to be applied in determining if a
third-party should be permitted to enforce the benefit of a contractual
provision to defend against an action by one of the contracting parties:
1. did the partie... more »
Two US Wars Of Aggression You Probably Never Heard Of
John Vibes
While there are only a few wars that are recognized by the public education
system and mainstream media, the US has been involved in hundreds of
different wars and invasions all over the planet in the past 100 years.
Below is some information about just two of the wars that are often left
out of the history books.
Between 1964 and 1973, the U.S. dropped over two million tons of bombs on
Laos during 580,000 bombing missions, making Laos the most heavily bombed
country in history. The US dropped more bombs on Laos than they did on both
Germany and Japan combined during W... more »
World News Briefs -- February 9, 2015
*France 24: **Iraq to launch major ground offensive against IS group*
*A top US official announced Sunday that Iraqi troops will launch a ground
offensive within weeks to take back swathes of the country seized by
Islamic State group, while a suicide attack killed at least 12 in Baghdad
on Monday.*
*MIDDLE EAST*
Islamic State pulls forces and hardware* from Syria's Aleppo: rebels*.
U.S., partners conduct nine air strikes *in Iraq, Syria: U.S. military*.
Kurds recapture scores of *Kobane villages from ISIL*.
Kurdish fighters battle equipment woes *as well as ISIS in northern Iraq*... more »
Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- Febraury 9, 2015
U.S. Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel, second from left, waves as he
arrives with the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, U.S. Army General
Martin Dempsey, right, to testify before the House Armed Services Committee
about the FY2015 Defense Department budget on Capitol Hill in Washington
March 6, 2014. Yuri Gripas/Reuters
*Christopher A. Preble, Newsweek:* *U.S. Military Spending: A Lot? Or a Lot
More?*
*In 2015, U.S. defense spending will be about $600 billion, or about 3.24
percent of GDP. The former figure would strike many Americans as
sufficient, and a few would find it e... more »
Penguin Valentine's Day Box
I wrote this post as part of a paid campaign with Plaid Crafts and
Blueprint Social. The opinions in this post are my own.
I have always loved Valentine's Day. My mom has always said she is allergic
to crafting, but without fail every Valentine's Day she would throw herself
into making amazing boxes for us to take to school. I use to delight in
seeing what we could come up with and I was so excited to help my daughter
make her first box this year. This year we are celebrating Valentine's Day
with Plaid Crafts and both my daughter and I fell in love with the idea of
a penguin box. Th... more »
7 Awesome Uses For Glasses Cases
Firmoo sent me the glasses found at the bottom of this post but I was not
compensated for this post and all ideas are mine.
I have been wearing glasses since I was in elementary school and even
though I only get a new pair every couple years, I have ended up with a ton
of glasses cases over the years. It seems like such a shame to waste
something that is perfect for organizing and throwing into your purse, so I
have come up with some great alternative uses for those cases you have
laying around.
1. Manicure Case. I have been obsessed with little manicure sets for as
long as I reme... more »
22 Amazing Cupcakes
One of my New Years Resolutions is to get back into shape after having my
baby last year. In the past when I am getting back into shape, I cut sugar
out completely. It worked really well for me, but I hated never being to
have a treat. This time around, I am eating treats but only if they are
homemade. I don't want to waste calories on treats that aren't amazing, so
I rounded up some amazing cupcakes I plan on trying! These all look amazing
and like they are worth every bite!
Lemon Blueberry Cupcakes from Garnish and Glaze.
S'More Cupcakes by Cupcake Diaries.
Chocolate Cupcakes wi... more »
How To Make Your Tablet a Productive Tool
I got an iPad soon after they were first released, though I mocked it
relentlessly because of its goofy name. Still, I was excited because it
promised to be a lighter, faster version of a laptop. I was frustrated to
discover it wasn't productive at all. The apps weren't designed well and
the tablet itself was, well, cumbersome for much of anything beyond playing
games, reading books or checking up on social media.
The iPad revolutionized the tablet industry. Today, there are dozens of
different tablets, yet all suffer from the same problem: they're not
productive tools. It's hard... more »
$100 Target Gift Card Giveaway
If you are anything like me, a $100 to Target sounds pretty darn awesome.
Check out how to win one below!
Need a new product, but don't want to spend a fortune to get it? With
WorthIt.co, you can search for a product, name your price, then they'll
find it for you. If you're looking to shop AND save money, make it "Worth
It"!
Here's how WorthIt.co works: Download the FREE WorthIt.co app (it's
available on iOS so you can search from the palm of your hand) or use their
website. Then, search their trusted list of retailers (like Amazon, Target,
Walmart, REI, BuyBuy Baby, Nordstrom -... more »
Don't Burst My Bubble Valentine with Free Printable
When we asked our 6-year-old what kind of Valentine she wanted to give her
classmates this year, bubbles was her immediate response. Who wouldn't love
getting bubbles in their Valentine's Box this year?
Just add bubbles to this cute printable and you have a great valentine. I
found packages of 18 bubble tubes at Michaels for about $1.50. I went with
the smaller vials so that there is less potential for mess in the
classroom. I am sure the teacher is going to be thrilled to see bubbles,
but the kids will be happy, right?
You can find the download of this printable here. Please keep ... more »
Crockpot Ranch Chicken Enchiladas
One of the keys to great-tasting meat is the time and preparation that goes
into it. In today's busy world, it can feel like there's no time to invest
in that meat preparation though. But if we are what we eat, shouldn't we be
putting the best foods in our bodies?
Thankfully, crockpots can take care of much of the challenge of slow
cooking meat to provide that delicious flavor and tenderness. Such is the
case with the chicken in these ranch chicken enchiladas. It's a meal with
two separate preparations, but neither takes very long and the end result
is delicious.
*INGREDIENTS*
4 ... more »
Love Is In the Air Giveaway (Worth $1100)
I am so excited about this awesome Valentine's Giveaway! Who wouldn't want
to give their sweetheart some amazing Zales jewelry and all of these other
prizes! Check out the giveaway below.
Valentine's Day is a special day where we tell those around us how much we
love and appreciate them. Well this Valentine's Day, we want YOU, our
readers, to know just how special you are to us, so today we're bringing
you the *Love is in the Air* giveaway event full of fabulous Valentine's
Day gifts for the whole family, sponsored by some of our favorite companies!
*Shopular*: Founded in 2012, ... more »
The same old story
A prominent story on the Sky News website at the moment is Teen Allegedly
Planned To Behead Soldier. The report's first three paragraphs reads:
A teenage Muslim convert, who idolised the killers of Fusilier Lee Rigby,
has gone on trial accused of planning his own attack on members of the
British military.
Brustholm Ziamani, 19, was arrested on an east London street, carrying a
rucksack with a large knife and hammer wrapped up in an Islamic flag.
On the opening day of his trial at the Old Bailey, the court heard Ziamani
had later told a security officer he was "on his way to kill a... more »
Why?
This is a strange one.
Coming home from work earlier today (early), the Sky News website was
leading with another major shooting incident in France. ITV News had it
near the top of its new agenda too. The BBC had it nowhere.
Three hours on and it's the same story. Sky is leading with it. ITV has it
as its third story. The BBC is ignoring it.
What's going on?
Asbos for all
A sticking-plaster remedy may or may not be better than nothing, but
banning people from Tweeting and Facebooking antisemitic taunts and jibes
is a pretty tokenistic gesture.
However, as Rabbi Mark Goldsmith says, *"People do need that sense that
wherever you spread hate, it's not going to be legal"*. Meaning, I suppose,
that such actions will be defined as ‘criminal’ and therefore less likely
to be flung about with gay abandon, as it appears they are at the moment.
Stephen Sizer has received a six month ban on using social media, though he
hasn’t been defrocked. What message does ... more »
As the World Burns
Swirling snow
swirling politicians
to Kiev, Moscow
now Washington
The Merkel Express
question is
who is she working for?
which side?
It's the sides
that count
it helps to know
who is aiming
their gun at you
The British Army Wants More Muslim Soldiers
Reuters/Nigel Roddis
*The Guardian:* *British army aims to recruit more Muslims after worries
over low numbers*
*Number of Muslims in army only 0.54% compared with 4.4% in UK population,
with low representation linked to UK role in conflicts involving Muslims*
*More News On The British Army Trying To Recruit More Muslim Soldiers*
British Army Seeks To Recruit More Muslim Troops -- SKY News
British Army to recruit more Muslims in a bid to tackle Islamic extremists
-- Express.co.uk
British Army Calling for More Muslim Soldiers to Counter Extremism --
Sputnik
More Muslims needed in Br... more »
Iraqi Officials Continue To Under Report Casualties
When the insurgents launched their summer offensive in June 2014 the Iraqi
authorities stopped reporting on their casualties. Huge losses were likely
incurred with no real accounting for them. Today official disclosures are
still shoddy. An improvised explosive device or a small shootout likely
results in some figures on the dead and wounded for the Iraqi Security
Forces (ISF), militias, tribes, or Kurdish forces, but there is usually
silence after major confrontations. A perfect example of this trend was
shown when the Peshmerga Ministry recently announced losses from June 2014
... more »
Prosecuting and defending historic cases
R v Takawgak 2015 NUCJ 07:
Delay
[3] This Court in R v DeJaeger, 2014 NUCJ 21, [2014] NuJ No 22 (QL), spoke
at length of the difficulties in prosecuting, defending, and adjudicating
historical offences That memories become less precise with time and that
perceptions are influenced by intervening events and the passage of time is
natural and understandable. However, as natural and understandable as it
might be, it makes the fact finding process even more difficult.
[4] Some of the complainants in this matter were youthful, although perhaps
not children, at the time of the allegati... more »
THE FOG OF BRIAN’S VARIOUS SONGS! Mitty and Heep, together at last!
*MONDAY, FEBRUARY 9, 2015Part 1—With application to others:* Increasingly,
NBC’s Brian Williams seems like a bit of a nut.
In interviews—largely *not* on news programs—he has made an array of
peculiar statements down through the years.
These statements tend to have a bit of a Walter Mitty feel. They seem
designed to heighten our sense of Williams’ heroism and moral greatness in
the face of suffering and personal danger.
Talk about sufferin’ down below! Williams has seen rivers:
He has seen, or perhaps hasn’t seen, someone jump to his death in the
Superdome during Hurricane Katr... more »
US Army to Award Purple Hearts To Ft. Hood Victims Of Maj. Nidal Hasan
U.S. President Barack Obama places a challenge coin on a memorial as he and
first lady Michelle Obama pay their respects for the dead soldiers at the
conclusion of service in Fort Hood, Texas April 9, 2014. REUTERS/Kevin
Lamarque
*Washington Post:* *Army approves Purple Hearts for soldiers wounded in
2009 Fort Hood shooting*
*Army Secretary John McHugh said Friday that he has approved awarding the
Purple Heart and its civilian counterpart to those wounded during a mass
shooting at Fort Hood, Texas, in 2009, following years of pressure from
families and a change in rules approved b... more »
Cancer Diaries -- Intro
Josef Mengele was a physician and SS officer at Auschwitz whose name is
most often linked to the term "angel of death." Slayer's classic Angel of
Death is about Mengele but Mengele isn't the only "healer" with a claim to
that title. All born decades after Mengele, there have been a scary number
of doctors and nurses who can only be described as serial killers and who
are, collectively, responsible for the murders of hundreds of their
patients. In 1989, Richard Angelo, a nurse at Good Samaritan Hospital on
Long Island, was sentenced to 50 years in prison. He poisoned at least 35
pa... more »
Devaluing The Coin Of The Realm
http://beforeitsnews.com/
The CBC has been battered by the antics of Jian Ghomeshi, Peter Mansbridge
and Amanda Lang. South of the border, NBC is dealing with the fallout from
Brian Williams' fictionalized accounts of what he did in Iraq. And the *Globe
and Mail *has given space to Stephen Harper and John Baird to
editorialize. Michael Harris writes:
The relationship between the current Globe and the Conservative Party has
become so close, and so mutually supportive, that basic issues of trust are
in play between Canada’s old blue-h... more »
Is The A-10 Responsible For Numerous 'Friendly' Fire Deaths?
Air Force crews rearm, refuel and ready A-10 Warthogs.(Photo: Alan Lessig,
Air Force Times)
*USA Today:* *A-10 warplane tops list for friendly fire deaths*
*WASHINGTON — The Air Force A-10 attack jet has killed more U.S. troops in
friendly fire incidents and more Afghan civilians than any other aircraft
flown by the U.S. military, according to data declassified and obtained by
USA TODAY.*
*WNU Editor*: By its nature the A-10 provides close support for ground
troops .... so yes .... I am not surprised that U.S. soldiers and civilians
have been accidentally killed by this plane. But... more »
K-12 Profiteers Don't Care about Data Security for Children
Clip from NYTimes:
When Tony Porterfield’s two sons came home from elementary school with an
assignment to use a reading assessment site called Raz-Kids.com, he was
curious, as a parent, to see how it worked. As a software engineer, he was
also curious about the site’s data security practices.
And he was dismayed to discover that the site not only was unencrypted, but
also stored passwords in plain text — security weaknesses that could
potentially have allowed unauthorized users to gain access to details like
students’ names, voice recordings or skill levels. He alerted the site to ... more »
Contractors Are Lining Up To Deliver The Next U.S. Generation Bomber
A B-2 stealth bomber is parked at a Northrop Grumman facility in the
Antelope Valley. Northrop could build parts of the company’s proposed
Long-Range Strike Bomber in Palmdale. (Al Seib / Los Angeles Times)
*L.A. Times:* *New stealth bomber contract likely to be boon for Antelope
Valley*
*The Pentagon is poised to spend billions to build a new stealth bomber, a
top secret project that could bring hundreds of jobs to the wind-swept
desert communities in Los Angeles County's northern reaches.*
*Two teams of defense contractors are now battling to win what would be one
of the most ex... more »
U.S. Drones Have Killed More Than The Spanish Inquisition
*Patrick Poole, PJ Media:* *Obama’s Drones Have Killed More Than the
Spanish Inquisition*
*Controversy still swirls around Obama’s comments during the National
Prayer Breakfast this week, where he chastised Christians for getting on
their “high horse” over the ongoing global jihad, invoking medieval abuses
that occurred hundreds of years ago during the Crusades and Inquisition.But
perhaps it is Obama who should avoid getting on his high horse, since
according to recently published statistics, Obama’s drone campaign has
killed more people during the six years of his presidency th... more »
Former Federal Reserve Chief Alan Greenspan Predicts Greece Will Leave The Euro
A former U.S. Federal Reserve chairman, Alan Greenspan, predicted in an
interview Sunday that Greece will eventually have to leave the eurozone and
that the monetary union itself could eventually collapse. The former Fed
chairman is pictured here in Washington May 14, 2014. Reuters/Jonathan
Ernst
*Daily Mail:* *Greece 'will have to quit eurozone': Former U.S. Federal
Reserve chief says new left-wing government will default on its debts*
* Alan Greenspan says eurozone holds 'all the cards' against Greece
* Greek PM Alexis Tsipras has vowed to write off the country’s debts
* He yeste... more »
How Vaccinated Kids Infect The Non-Vaccinated by Sayer JI
How Vaccinated Kids Infect The Non-Vaccinated
by Sayer Ji
Green Med Info. 8 February 2015
*With the thousands of mainstream media articles blaming the non-vaccinated
for disease outbreaks, this article will provide a necessary counterbalance
by showing the vaccinated can (and do) infect the non-vaccinated... *
A groundbreaking study published in 2013 in the journal *Vaccine* titled*,
"Comparison of virus shedding after lived attenuated and pentavalent
reassortant rotavirus vaccine*," referenced the fact that rotavirus
vaccines contain live viruses capable of causing infe... more »
"Asia Powers into Forefront of Solar Revolution"
[image: FTV_Jan_91]
*Equipment for a perfect afternoon.*
Taiwan rocks the solar world, according to Climate News Network. This
growth in solar is despite a local energy policy that is straight out of
the 1950s, when it should be encouraging and supporting its solar
industries by buying their products and installing them in all new homes....
Solar power is on course to overtake nuclear as a primary source of
electricity production as the price of photovoltaic (PV) panels continues
to fall.
* Mass production in China and Taiwan has helped to increase the
extraordinary growth of the s... more »
The new Anti-terrorism and the new *anti-Semitism*
Six months ago while Israel's *Protective Edge* was reducing 100,000 homes
in Gaza to rubble, a delegation of Canadian Conservative and Liberal MPs
and senators flew to Israel to demonstrate their support ... for Israel.
Here they are shown leading a singalong at a Canada Israel Solidarity Rally at
the David Citadel Hotel in Jerusalem.
There were speeches.
"The book of dealing with terrorism is being written here in Israel," said
the mayor of Jerusalem in his speech to the rally. "Terror is not just
Israel's problem; it's a problem for democracies around the world."
In her speech,... more »
Nepal 3: Banda/Strike and Forced Closure of Shops, Schools, Transportation
When I was in Nepal, 2nd week of January this year, I experienced and saw
the Banda or strike twice. First in Pokhara, when we arrived at the
airport last January 11, there were very few vehicles and even
motorcycles. There was a banda, a strike called by the Communist Parrty of
Nepal (CPN) - Maoist. Lucky that our hotel has a complimentary airport
transfer. Other passengers were not so lucky, they have to walk from the
airport to their destination.
From our hotel, Shangrila Village Hotel, we walked for about 45 minutes
going to our destination, Pokhara lakeside, the main co... more »
Citizens Revolt in Ukraine
A woman from Zaporozhia region of south-eastern Ukraine delivers a spirited
attack against the war to Kiev military recruiters.
If peace is indeed negotiated in Ukraine it will to a large extent be
because of the citizens revolt now happening against this US-NATO war
project along Russia's border.
(Make sure you click on 'CC' in lower right hand corner of the video to get
English subtitles.)
Untitled
*Florida Everglades would be a winner, Louisiana coast a loser under
proposed Obama budget ~John Snell, WVUE*
*Groups looking to improve social media response to disasters ~Wynton
Yates, WWLTV*
*2.2 Social Aid & Pleasure Marching Club*
*"Have fun it's Mardi Gras"*
7:30PM to 10:30PM
King 2015: King David Turgeon
Throws: We give out Purple, Green & Gold flowers from canes.
*Baby Dolls Assert Their Place By Parading In The Streets ~Eve Abrams, WWNO*
The Mechanics of Consciousness and Intention
*Brandon West* - The most direct way to make a profound and lasting change
in your life is to cultivate a singular daily practice.
The post The Mechanics of Consciousness and Intention appeared first on Waking
Times.
Your Mind & Body Are Not Separate
*Joe Martino* - The illustration below is a general depiction of how
energy, experiences, emotions or beliefs we have can get energetically
stored within the body.
The post Your Mind & Body Are Not Separate appeared first on Waking Times.
True History of the Origins of Police: Protect & Serve the Masters of Society
*Sam Mitriani* - Before the 19th century, there were no police forces that
we would recognize as such anywhere in the world.
The post True History of the Origins of Police: Protect & Serve the Masters
of Society appeared first on Waking Times.
Top 10 Energy Nutrients Missing from the American Diet
*Ashley Erikson* - Approximately 10 percent of the nation has some type of
nutrition deficiency, and this can cause a long list of complications.
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first on Waking Times.
What could be more absurd than censorship on campus? Per Nick Cohen | Comment is free | The Guardian
Nick Cohen nails it in The Guardian:
'The intellectuals who excused Stalinist communism in the 1940s aren't so
different from their grandchildren, who excuse radical Islam. Orwell was
something of a "whoreophobe" himself and he warned his contemporaries: "Do
remember that dishonesty and cowardice always have to be paid for. Don't
imagine that for years on end you can make yourself the boot-licking
propagandist of the Soviet regime, or any other regime, and then suddenly
return to mental decency. Once a whore, always a whore."
Unless today's intellectuals want the same said of them t... more »
Syria- No, to Foreign Troops on Syrian Soil- Syrian/Belarus cooperation
*Here or Here*
Syria's foreign minister has criticized neighboring Jordan, which recently
stepped up air strikes against Islamic State targets in Syria, saying his
country does not need outside help in battling IS militants.
*"We will not allow anyone to infringe upon our national sovereignty and
we don't need (foreign) ground troops to fight the IS*," Xinhua news agency
quoted al-Moallem as saying in a joint press conference with his visiting
Belarussian counterpart, Vladimir Makei, who flew in a day earlier for
meetings with top Syrian officials.
*"The Syrian troops are carrying... more »
Odds Of Getting EEOC To File Suit For You? Not Much Better Than Odds Of Getting Struck By Lightning
EEOC has issued its 2014 Performance Report and the big news everyone
announced was that the number of charges dropped. What I found disturbing
when I read the summary was that there were 88,778 charges filed
nationwide, and of those EEOC only filed 133 "merit" suits, that is, suits
where they found cause and decided to sue on behalf of an individual or
group of employees.
So the odds of having EEOC sue on your behalf are .1% (133/88778=.001), or
about 1 in 1000. Now, when I'm telling clients that they shouldn't hold
their breath and hope for EEOC to file suit on their behalf, I usu... more »
France: Marseille shooting- Prior to PM visit? Police targeted?
All early reporting has masked gunmen opening fire in a low income/ alleged
crime ridden housing project. It appears that a specific police officer may
have been the target. Which is interesting, of course. Keeping in mind that
cop who suddenly decided he had to kill himself immediately after the Hebdo
incident Or perhaps the masked men just shot into the air?
* Lots of pictures of police- no imagery thus far of alleged shooters?*
Timeline:
*10:58 am*
Hooded gunmen armed with Kalashnikov rifles have fired on police in the
French city of Marseille.
Elite police troops were being se... more »
Why Are The Top 3 Most Deadly Drugs Entirely Legal?
*Victor Ochieng* - The war against lethal drugs in America has been raging
on for years.
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on Waking Times.
Untitled
*Obama’s Plan to Undermine American Higher Education*
President Obama is yet again undermining American higher education under
the guise, naturally, of trying to help those who cannot afford it.
Unfortunately, this killing with ostensible kindness strategy has been
barely noticed, so let me illuminate the evil. Indeed, our economic rivals
abroad could not have invented a more stealthy even brilliant strategy.
President Obama's recently proposed American College Promise (ACP) would
offer federal government subsidies ($60 billion over ten years plus $20
billion from the states) for ... more »
Untitled
* NCDC Breaks Their Own Record For Data Tampering In 2014*
The National Climatic Data Center has broken last year’s record for
misleading the public about US temperatures. The thermometer data they use
shows no warming over the past 90 years, and that 2013/2014 were two of the
coldest years on record in the US. But after data tampering, they report a
sharp US warming trend. The animation below flashes between the average
measured and final temperature at all stations.
[image: USHCNTampering2014]
The total amount of tampering reached record levels in 2014, at almost 1.8
degrees F... more »
Still Bitter
When I asked people, what were they going to specifically do, personally,
to try to change things, ... and they didn't answer, ... and months, years
later, nothing's changed, .... that's why.
Kapeesh?
5 Superfood Duos
*Infographic - *If you're looking to supercharge your health, add these
food combinations to your diet at least twice a week.
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Fiscal Irresponsibility 28: Greece's Public Debt and Populism
The most indebted, most fiscally irresponsible government in Europe, Greece
has been hugging international news recently because of its huge public
debt, and the huge bail out money given by many governments to it. This
useful chart was sent by a friend, Luz. I think she got this from The
Economist, am not sure.
Three years ago, Greece's debt/GDP ratio was already above 150 percent. No
sensible economy would dare touch that zone unless the bulk of such debt
are domestic, like Japan's.
source: Intl. Business Times,February 25, 2014
Regional economic community (EC) and blocs like ... more »
Chu's Revolutionary Reforms of the KMT?
*Dammit, why did I ever leave Lanyu?*
Whoa! Is this ever big news. New KMT Chairman Eric Chu is reforming the KMT
by reassigning local party chapter directors. The KMT news organ reports:
KMT Chairman Eric Chu launched the second stage of party reforms after
taking control of the KMT think tank.* Chu reportedly plans to reassign the
directors of KMT local party chapters in all counties and cities. * Chu
plans to reassign KMT local party chapters directors according to three
principles, i.e., internally-created, younger, and those who are, or have
been, public office holders. The fi... more »
Prince Charles says radicalisation of young people 'alarming' per BBC News (Update)
Yesterday I blogged:
'There is something alarming about this BBC report and it's that it fails
to mention Islam or Muslims even once.
Is Prince Charles really so politically correct that he didn't say which
young people were becoming radicalised? Or did the BBC censor what he said?
Ordinarily I would suspect the BBC but in this case...'
It seems that I did Prince Charles a disservice.
Whilst the BBC's report on a BBC interview with Prince Charles manages to
excise all mention of Muslims or Islam, Sky News manages to report what he
actually said, not what the dhimmis at the BBC wi... more »
Hbl: No Finnish Navy orders for Russian-owned shipyard
[image: Hämeenmaa-class minelayer]Since Helsinki’s Arctech Shipyard came
fully under Russian state ownership, it has been blacklisted for any future
orders from the Finnish Navy, the main Swedish-language daily
Hufvudstadsbladet (Hbl) reports on Saturday.
In December, the Russian state-owned United Shipbuilding Corporation (USC)
bought STX Finland’s share of Arctech, becoming its sole owner. The
shipyard is located in the Hernesaari district near the West Harbour in
southernmost Helsinki.
According to Hbl, the Finnish Navy is now looking for a shipyard to take on
an order worth at ... more »
Lockheed Martin Awarded Contract for Kongsberg JSM Integration on F-35 Aircraft
[image: F-35 Lightning II with Joint Strike Missile]The U.S. Department of
Defense announced that Lockheed Martin is being awarded a $35,6 million
delivery order to complete a Joint Strike Missile (JSM, the air launched
variant of the NSM - Naval Strike Missile) risk reduction and integration
study on the F-35 Air System for the Government of Norway.
The objectives of the study are to further mature JSM weapon design and to
ensure compatibility of the weapon with the F-35.
Work will be performed in Fort Worth, Texas (50 percent) and Kongsberg,
Norway (50 percent), and is expected t... more »
Exclusive Interview With The French Navy On The Barracuda SSN Program
[image: Barracuda class SSN]Between 2017 and 2027, Barracuda-type
nuclear-powered attack submarines (SSN) will replace the Marine Nationale
(French Navy's) current-generation Rubis/Améthyste-class SSNs.
Navy Recognition recently had the unique opportunity to ask the French
Navy's Barracuda program manager & officer a few questions on the next
generation submarine of the French Navy.
*Navy Recognition*: When did the program started?
Read more
Launch vehicle support equipment causes test failure
[image: X-51A Waverider]A Failure Review Board has completed its
investigation of the failed launch of the Aug. 25 Army's Advanced
Hypersonic Weapon Flight Test-2.
The FRB determined an external thermal protective cover designed to
regulate motor temperature interfered with the launch vehicle steering
assembly, resulting in termination of the launch shortly after liftoff at
the Kodiak Launch Complex.
The payload under test, a hypersonic glide body in test configuration, was
destroyed before being deployed for flight. The FRB found no issues with
the hypersonic glide body, booster... more »
Egypt deploys long-delayed U.S. Apaches for major strikes on ISIL strongholds
[image: AH-64D Apache]Egypt has launched air strikes on suspected Islamic
rebel strongholds in Sinai Peninsula.
The Egyptian Air Force sent U.S.-origin attack helicopters to attack
suspected strongholds of Islamic State of Iraq and Levant in northern
Sinai. Officials said at least 27 ISIL fighters, also called Ansar Beit
Maqdis, were killed and another 20 injured.
“The operation combined precision intelligence and targeting,” an official
said.
Read more
OneIndia Special: NLCA NP-1 outperformed our expectations, says ADA
The first prototype (NP-1) of the Naval Light Combat Aircraft (NLCA), which
had a ski-take off from the Shore Based Test Facility (SBTF) in INS Hansa
in Goa on December 20, 2014, outperformed the expectations of its designers
and engineers.
In an exclusive interview to OneIndia, his first after the historic flight
of NP-1, NLCA Programme Director Cmde C D Balaji (Retd) said that NP-1
gifted a ‘welcome bonus' at SBTF.
"There are many uncertainties and potential surprises when you attempt
something for the first time. We had built in a detail plan after looking
into all major possi... more »
Lebanese Army receives US weapon shipment
[image: M198 Howitzer]A shipment of U.S. weapons pledged to the Lebanese
Army arrived Sunday to Beirut’s port, in a move that marks a renewed
American commitment to helping Lebanon battle jihadis along its borders.
A statement released by the U.S. Embassy in Beirut said that U.S.
Ambassador David Hale presided over the delivery of $25 million in
assistance to the Lebanese Army.
The weapons delivery comes as the poorly equipped Lebanese Army battles
jihadis along its border with war-torn Syria.
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Air Force General Says Talking to Congress about A-10 Attack Jet is Treason
[image: A-10 Thunderbolt II]Members of the Air Force who discuss an
airplane’s capabilities with members of Congress are guilty of treason,
according to the vice commander of Air Combat Command.
Maj. Gen. James Post made the remarks in reference to the A-10 Thunderbolt
II ground attack plane. The plane is a unique weapon in the Air Force
inventory. Unlike the still-unproven sophisticated aircraft such as the
F-35 that are about to come on line, the A-10 is decidedly low technology.
The plane can’t even break the sound barrier. It’s basically a cannon
surrounded by an airframe, with... more »
HSBC scandal as bad as BICC scandal as bad as 1815 Rothschild scandal?
*everybody's using this google image*
Personally, I don't care who claims what about HSBC in the latest in the
series of banking cock-ups because they just get their wrists slapped and
write how they "Won't do it again, occifer." These secretive global
financial operators are notorious back-room wheeler-dealers and will do ANY
FUCKING THING to secure their hold of their market share. Any. Fucking.
Thing.
I mean, a convicted paedophile serial killer promises to, "Clean up his act
and be a good boy from now on," do we let him teach children in our
schools? Help out at swim class? Work... more »
Rolls-Royce wins new $442 mln contracts for U.S. fighter jet
British engineering company Rolls-Royce said it won new contracts worth
$442 million to produce the lift fan used in a U.S. fighter jet, the F-35
B-model.
Rolls-Royce said on Monday it agreed the contracts with Pratt & Witney,
which builds the engine for the jet, in a deal which complied with a plan
to reduce the cost of building the aircraft.
Pratt & Witney is a unit of United Technologies Corp .
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F-35 fighter, P-8A patrol jet, KC-46 tanker are big winners in 2016 DOD budget
[image: Boeing 767-2C (KC-46)]The U.S. military's F-35 Lightning II joint
strike fighter (JSF) -- one of the nation's costliest defense programs --
leads efforts by the U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) to upgrade and build
new military aircraft in the Pentagon's fiscal 2016 budget request,
submitted this past week.
In the 2016 DOD budget, U.S. military services are asking Congress for $11
billion next year to continue research and development of the F-35, as well
as to build 57 new Lockheed Martin F-35 aircraft. Fiscal 2016 begins next
October.
The JSF multi-service jet fighter bom... more »
India Improving Defence Infra Along China Border in North-East Region
[image: Heron UAV]India has embarked on upgrading infrastructure projects
along its China border as part of its strategy to improve its war
preparedness in the North-Eastern region.
"We have to make developments there (north-eastern border with China). Our
infrastructure has to improve; our war preparedness has to improve. We are
working on that," said defence secretary R K Mathur in Agartala on
Saturday, reports ANI.
He also spoke about buying Unmanned Aerial Vehicles(UAVs) from Israel.
Read more
Three Tiers of Matter by ARCLEIN
This item is meant to be a simple non rigorous description of our particle
universe as I now understand it. This description is informed by my
discoveries in mathematics, my thought experiment on the creation of the
first neutral neutrino pairing and the induced expansive growth of the
universe from this first action of intent. *I am underlying key concepts*
and that is good enough for understanding the gist of this text. All this
can be simulated and my metrics can be used to determine all action at a
distance from multiple particles.
*The physical universe consists of th... more »
Rosetta Spacecraft, First to Orbit Comet, Finds Surprises Aplenty
Inasmuch as i am predicting ample elemental carbon dust all over the
surface, we are really doing pretty good. In fact all the evidence is
screaming carbon as the primary constituent of this comet. For myself,
this is no surprise as i predicted exactly this several years ago. It is
now looking more convincing than i had expected.
In the meantime, the cinder is charging up and some of the carbon dust is
becoming airborne with more to come.
I have thought of this as a solved problem for so long that i forget that
it is not for the rest.ow we have dust dunes, fragile '... more »
Human Ancestors May Have Used Tools Half-Million Years Earlier Than Thought
[image: Picture of an Australopithecus africanus skull]
Considering that tool use is observed among a wide range of animals, it is
inevitable that humanity used tools from our rawest beginnings. Way more
important is the progressive adaptation of our hands for improved tool use
and that is what we are now picking up on. That began the moment we became
bipedal. After all even bipedal lizards can use vestigal hands.
Advanced tool use took a lot longer but then it was hardly as critical. I
think fire making was a necessary first step to refinement mostly because
it... more »
Chinese Regime Pads Military’s Pockets
[image: Chinese military officers and soldiers stand in Beijing's Tiananmen
Square on Sept. 30, 2014. A long-lasting system of corruption has allowed
China's military officers to profit from the black market and human rights
abuses. (STR/AFP/Getty Images)]
It is obvious that Xi will now work to rein in the military leadership.
Considering their sword rattling earlier this year which I presumed
belonged to one faction or the other, this should not be surprising.
Particularly when it was quite reckless as well.
It also speaks volumes that even military corruption now has to be r... more »
The Eyes of the Future RN Carrier Strike Force
[image: AW101 ASaC]The British MOD is set to select soon the future
Airborne Early Warning (AEW) system to be deployed on the future Royal Navy
(RN) Queen Elizabeth II aircraft carriers.
The Crowsnest airborne surveillance and control (ASaC) program set to
become operational in 2019, will providing the Queen Elizabeth Class
aircraft carriers an organic air surveillance and battlespace management
for the carrier strike force from 2020.
Thales UK and Lockheed Martin submitted final offers for the Crowsnest
solutions last month, competing for the £500 million ($761 million)
contract.... more »
Philippines Upgrades Navy Amid China Sea Standoff
[image: BRP Gregorio Del Pilar (PF-15)]The Philippine Navy is upgrading its
capabilities at a time of continuing tensions with China over disputed
territory in the South China Sea.
In recent weeks, an Indonesian naval shipbuilder started work on two
“strategic sealift vessels” that the Philippines is acquiring for more than
$87 million and expects within two years, said Commander Lued Lincunad, a
navy spokesman.
Each one “will enhance our defense capability and operational capabilities.
It has a helipad and can accommodate three choppers at any one time,”
Lincunad said. Each can be... more »
HSL to build two midget submarines
Underwater capability of Indian Navy will get a shot in the arm with the
in-principle decision of Ministry of Defence to place construction of two
Strategic Operating Vessels (SOVs) on Hindustan Shipyard Limited.
The Request for Proposal (RoP) will be notified in a couple of months.
Building two SOVs, also known as midget submarines each costing an
estimated amount of Rs.3,000 crore will be a prestigious project.
“We are expecting to ground work on the project by completing all the
procedures by the year-end and deliver it in three years,” HSL Chairman and
Managing Director Rear Ad... more »
FARC Invites Miss Universe To Colombian Peace Talks
Paulina Vega was the first winner from Colombia since 1958, a year in which
the country began a brief period of peace following a bloody partisan war
known simply as ‘The Violence’. Photograph: Andrew Innerarity/Reuters
*Daily Mail*: *Miss Universe invited to peace talks by Colombia's Marxist
FARC rebels in bid to end 50 years of fighting *
* Miss Universe Paulina Vega has been invited to peace talks by FARC rebels
* Talks are taking place in Cuba between rebels and Columbian government
* The business student has previously said she would attend negotiations
* FARC rebels have been ... more »
Psychosurgery and Practical Eugenics
Dr. Robert G. Heath, MK-Ultra Psychosurgery and Practical Contemporary
Eugenics
from Spike EP on Vimeo.
*"Through counter-intelligence it should be possible to pinpoint potential
trouble-makers and neutralize them…”*
*- J. Edgar Hoover, *
*March 1968*
Iraq's Shiite Militias Are Helping To Divide Iraq
Iraqi Shiite Muslim men from Shi'ite Badr organisation march during a
parade marking the annual al-Quds Day, or Jerusalem Day, on the last Friday
of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan in Baghdad, July 25, 2014. Credit:
Reuters/Thaier al-Sudani
*New York Times:* *Shiite Militia Drives Back Islamic State, but Divides
Much of Iraq *
*CAMP ASHRAF, Iraq — At their victory rally, the Shiite militiamen used
poetry, song and swagger to sweeten their celebration of an ugly
battle.More than a hundred fighters from the militia, the Badr
Organization, had been killed in the farms and villages... more »
Real Crusades History: Obama's Comments on the Crusades
*Title: Obama's Comments on the Crusades. Source: Real Crusades History.
Date Published: February 8, 2015. Description: *
At the National Prayer Breakfast, Obama made some remarks about the
Crusades that are quite interesting. I attempt to unpack them in this
video. These are Obama's remarks:
“We see faith driving us to do right, but we also see faith being twisted
and distorted, used as a wedge, or worse, sometimes as a weapon. From a
school in Pakistan to the streets of Paris we have seen acts of terror and
violence perpetrated by those who profess to stand up for faith; their ... more »
Jordan's Air Campaign Against The Islamic State Is Severely Limited
*Tyler Rogoway, Foxtrot Alpha/Jalopnik*:* What This Video Of Jordanian
F-16s Striking ISIS Tells Us Is Alarming *
*Jordan has released a video montage showing the kickoff of its retaliatory
air campaign against ISIS in Syria. Over 20 Jordanian F-16s struck ISIS
targets while US F-22s, F-16s, surveillance and tanker aircraft supported
them. Although the idea of such a campaign represents a powerful show of
force, the video hints at a much grimmer and more questionable story.*
*WNU Editor:* After reading Tyler Rogoway's analysis, ti now makes sense on
why Jordanian King Abdullah is ... more »
Meet & Greet (#MtaGt) - February - My Green Nook
Welcome
to Meet & Greet, a regular series designed to grow our green
community.
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2015, Meet & Greet will operate a bit differently than previous
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This year, I'll be... more »
For
2015, Meet & Greet will operate a bit differently than previous
years.
This year, I'll be... more » The Real Conspiracy Is Only the Tip of the Iceberg (Cui Bono - Who Benefits from the Fake Hysteria?) Birth of a Shadow Doctrine: How a Small Group of Lawyers Launched a War Against International Law
Spy Drone Can See What You are Wearing From 17,500 Feet Europe Fractures:
France Pivots To Putin, Cyprus Offers Moscow Military Base, Germany-US
Splinter On Ukraine I said to my business classes after 9/11 that something
must really be up with the idea of making a universally-acknowledged
nonviolent religion like Islam into a cause against which the West must
respond and attack with great
China Releases Its National Security Strategy
ESSENTIAL BACKING: President Xi Jinping inspecting an honor guard in
September. The armed forces are integral to his “China dream,” a
rejuvenated nation that is both peace-loving and militarily powerful.
REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon
*Shannon Tiezzi, The Diplomat: China's National Security Strategy*
*The Politburo, headed by Xi Jinping, emphasized the severity of threats
facing China’s national security.*
*On January 23, the Politburo of the Communist Party of China (CPC)
adopted the outline of a national security strategy. Chinese media reports
did not go into detail about the strateg... more »
The U.S. 2015 National Security Strategy Has Been Released
*Julianne Smith, National Interest*: *The Lowdown on Obama's New National
Security Strategy*
"The 2015 National Security Strategy does a fine job of helping us
understand this new era of increasing complexity but it does less to help
us actually navigate it."
*More News On The U.S. 2015 National Security Strategy *
Fact Sheet: The 2015 National Security Strategy -- White House
President Obama's National Security Strategy in 2015: Strong and
Sustainable American Leadership -- White House Blog
Remarks by National Security Advisor Susan Rice on the 2015 National
Security Strategy -- ... more »
Crimeans Prefer Russia
The Guardian
*Leonid Bershidsky, Bloomberg: One Year Later, Crimeans Prefer Russia*
*WNU Editor*: For the Russian majority in Crimea the choice is ridiculously
simple. Their pensions are being paid. The economy has taken a hit but
people are still getting by. Government services are still being
maintained. The choice of having their children educated in Russian is not
threatened. And with 30,000 Russian soldiers on the peninsula ... there is
no fear that the conflict in Ukraine will spread to Crimea itself. On the
Ukraine side .... the currency has been destroyed. Mass unemployment... more »
Is German Chancellor Angela Merkel's Vision Of Europe About To End?
German Chancellor Angela Merkel gets into a car upon her arrival at
Moscow's Vnukovo airport February 6, 2015. (Reuters/Sergei Karpukhin)
*Sydney Morning Herald*: *Angela Merkel faces moment of truth as war and
default threaten Europe's unity *
*After almost a decade as German Chancellor, Angela Merkel faces a moment
of truth as a resurgent Russia and fed-up Greeks challenge her blueprint
for Europe's future.As bloodshed in eastern Ukraine escalates and the new
Greek government rejects austerity championed by Mrs Merkel, her deliberate
leadership style might be reaching the limit... more »
Musical Interlude: Yanni, “Live at the Acropolis- Acroyali/Standing in Motion”
Yanni, “Live at the Acropolis- Acroyali/Standing in Motion”
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=67sx66QV0eI
The Poet: Harlan Hubbard, "The Sun Rises And Sets"
*"The Sun Rises And Sets"*
"The sun rises and sets,
it is day and night,
it will go on thus for a long time.
You get to think you are part of it and
your circumstances are related to the cosmos,
but one day your little system will break down
and the day and night will rotate indifferently.
Can this be?
It seems more like the sunrise and sunset,
the moon and stars,
this new season,
they are part of me.
I am sure they will never be the same without me,
for no one could see them just as I do."
- Harlan Hubbard, "Shantyboat Journal"
"A Look to the Heavens"
"Over 400,000 light years across NGC 6872 is an enormous spiral galaxy, at
least 4 times the size of our own very large Milky Way. About 200 million
light-years distant, toward the southern constellation Pavo, the Peacock,
the remarkable galaxy's stretched out shape is due to its ongoing
gravitational interaction, likely leading to an eventual merger, with the
nearby smaller galaxy IC 4970. IC 4970 is seen just below and right of the
giant galaxy's core in this cosmic color portrait from the 8 meter Gemini
South telescope in Chile.
*Click image for larger size.*
The idea to image t... more »
Chet Raymo, “The Loom of Life”
*“The Loom of Life”*
by Chet Raymo
“The nature writer Jill Sisson Quinn said it at the end of one of her
essays: "We've had it backwards all along: the body is immortal - it is the
soul that dies." Which says something very big in very few words. Which
brings me to our compost bin. All our food waste goes in. When we come back
next winter we'll have a bin full of rich soil. Right now I have peppers
and tomatoes growing in last year's table scrapings. New food. Same atoms.
Some of them at least.
What the peppers, tomatoes and me have in common is carbon chemistry. So,
too, the humm... more »
Was Alexis Tsipras' Speech Today The Beginning Of The End For German Bankster Domination Of Europe?
This morning we started the day looking at the apparent huge victory for
India's Aam Aadmi (Common Man's) Party in the Delhi Legislative Assembly.
Tuesday, reformer and progressive icon Arvind Kejriwal, is expected to be
named Chief Minister, a major blow to the national fascist-oriented regime
of Narendra Modi. Let's end the day looking at the political developments
in another country most Americans would be hard-pressed to find on a map--
Greece.
Today, Greece's newly elected Prime Minister, Alexis Tsipras, addressed
Parliament (and the country and the EU). On January 25 Tsipras... more »
Fear of Shiite Power Has Led Stupid Gulf Monarchies To Finance An Army of Crazy Barbarians
If the Islamic State (ISIS) took control of Saudi Arabia tomorrow, will
Saudis notice a drastic difference in everyday life? #SaudiArabia
— Nasir al-Din al-Tusi (@Islamica110) January 25, 2015
"That mix of fatalism and resolve is typical of Iraqi Shiites, who never
deserved the fanatical label imposed on them by Saddam. But collectively,
this underclass unleashed and empowered by the U.S. occupation is also the
single most revolutionary new force in the region. Guided by their
ayatollahs, they can show enormous discipline, whether marching in protest,
fighting in the streets--or vo... more »
clash of the titans
Call no man happy
who is not dead !
clash of the titans trailer
Q: What do Waitangi and Kohimarama have in common?
[image: Kohimarama conference, 1860]
*Kohimarama Beach in 1860. Cafes yet to open. [Pic from Te Ara,
Encyclopaedia of NZ]*
ANDREW LITTLE’S FLAT FEET were found walking all over Waitaingi over the
weekend, both ending up finally in his mouth.
Maori never ceded sovereignty, he seemed both to say and not say to
different audiences over different parts of the weekend.
Not said by Little at any time then or since was any genuine attempt to
justify said view.
Let’s be honest, it’s a view based on confusion, and advanced out of
political expediency.
WHEN THE TREATY WAS signed, little... more »
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"Moving Through Darkness: The Places We Go"
*"Moving Through Darkness: The Places We Go"*
by The DailyOM
"Often it takes something major to wake us up as we struggle to maintain an
illusion of control. In life, most of us want things to go to the places we
have envisioned ourselves going. We have plans and visions, some of them
divinely inspired, that we want to see through to completion. We want to be
happy, successful, and healthy, all of which are perfectly natural and
perfectly human. So when life takes us to places we didn’t consciously want
to go, we often feel as if something has gone wrong, or we must have made a
mis... more »
The Daily "Near You?"
Bogotá, Distrito Especial, Colombia. Thanks for stopping by.
"The Truth..."
"When you've eliminated the impossible, whatever remains,
however improbable, must be the truth."
- Sherlock Holmes
Cannon Fodder
I know by reading some huge
rulers who had had
thousand year influence
on my mind
But at the end of the day'
they were total asshole
so keep that close
when you thinkaboot
your own state of mind
There is not a single
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“The Dance Is Always There”
*“The Dance Is Always There”*
by Dr. Judith Rich
“Many years ago, I had an important dream. In it, I was walking on a
tightrope, wearing a business suit, carrying a briefcase, and wearing high
heels. As the dream unfolds, I'm watching myself from an enlightened
observer's viewpoint; I'm cautiously making my way along the tightrope,
every muscle tensed. My concentration is like a laser beam, every step
carefully placed. Falling would bring certain death. There is no net. At
least not one that I can see. But just beneath the tightrope, out of my
view, for as far as the eye can see, a... more »
Modern Australians have such a short attention span
Modern Australians have such a short attention span.
[image: Kevin Rudd official portrait.jpg]They grew tired of old John Howard
in 2007, throwing him over for an overwhelmingly popular prefect called
Kevin. *
[image: Julia Gillard 2010.jpg]The popularity didn’t last. They soon
remembered they couldn’t abide prefects, so his party threw him out after
three years and voted in a headmistress.
[image: Kevin Rudd official portrait.jpg]And after three years, they
remembered they really didn’t like headmistresses either and asked for the
perfect prefect back.
Meanwhile, the Blue team... more »
Welcome to New Tech City's "Bored and Brilliant": Part 2, Challenges 3-6
*"What smartphones allow us to do is get rid of boredom in a very direct
way because we can play games, phone people, we can check the Internet. It
takes away the boredom, but it also denies us the chance to see and learn
about where we truly are in terms of our goals."*
*-- Jonny Smallwood, professor of cognitiveneuroscience at the University
of York*
*by Ken*
Okay, nothing much to splain here, provided you go back to Part 1, which
contained both the introduction to WNYC's New Tech City's "Bored and
Brilliant" project, which seeks to help wean smartphone addicts from their
ad... more »
Welcome to the New Duck
In advance of this year’s ISA convention and the OAIS awards, we’re happy
to launch a new and improved Duck of Minerva with a revamped look and feel.
You will notice automatically a direct link to duckofminerva.com which
should make access more straightforward. The new site is also responsive so
will resize automatically on your […]
Failure to Obey – Documentary on Checkpoint Refusal
*Film - *Two-thirds of the U.S. population, or approximately 200 million
people, are potentially subject to detention and warrantless searches by
Border Patrol agents. Here's what happens when you refuse a warrant-less
search withing the 100-mile US border zone.
The post Failure to Obey – Documentary on Checkpoint Refusal appeared first
on Waking Times.
Ukraine Update: Battle of the Holographic Figleaf
*UPDATE: February 9, 2015 *A brief review of the headlines this morning
would indicate that the huge explosion last night missed its mark...a
chemical factory in Donetsk. But it is a message that the Kiev Junta is
willing to escalate the bombing of the Novorossiyan militia. What was it
the Yanks said about Viet Nam? *"We had to bomb the village in order to
save it." *Here is a "must read" analysis and update by one of my
favourite blog writers, Mike Whitney. As in Afghanistan, Iraq, Libya,
Syria, etc., etc., etc., the ZioAtlanticists in control of the US believe
that even whe... more »
"The Mask of Sanity: Psychopaths Rule Our World"
"The Mask of Sanity: Psychopaths Rule Our World"
by Niall Bradley
"It is evident, for those with eyes to see, that political discord between
rival criminal cartels is purely for public consumption. Bread and
circuses. Policy is not shaped by party politics. Decisions are made by a
few: everyone else adjusts or starves. Weapons of financial mass
destruction deployed by Central Bankers and Disaster-Capitalists, under the
guise of protecting the markets and improving the efficiency of the system,
vacuum the wealth of the nations - the work people produce - into ever
fewer hands.
Whil... more »
Sorry detractors: “Ayn Rand is 110 and still in your face after all these years” [updated]
Business news site CNBC confronts the legacy they still can’t escape.
[image: image]Modern-day capitalism has no shortage of heavyweight
scholars… Yet the person most frequently evoked by proponents and
detractors alike was neither a trained economist nor a traditional
businessperson.
Ayn Rand, author, thinker and political lightning rod, would have
turned 110 years old this week. More than three decades after her death,
she remains one of the most influential defenders of the free market… One
of her biggest defenders says her storytelling is one of the major reasons
why she ... more »
ALERT
Last night Netc showed elevated radiation levels around Tokyo. This morning
levels were elevated around Sapporo and they remain so, although less than
earlier according to Netc comparisons.
I'm issuing an alert because of demonstrably increased atmospheric
emissions from Fukushima Daiichi
*Feb 8 19:00 - 20:00 TEPCO webcam 4 Very High Emissions with unclear source*.
Some of it seems to be coming from the common spent fuel pool while it also
appears to be deriving to the left and off screen from the common spent
fuel pool https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EZS2vjTA1S8
*Feb 8 19 21:00 ... more »
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