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Ancient Manuals to the Afterlife
*Video -* Two of the world's most important spiritual texts from the past: the Egyptian and the Tibetan "Books of the Dead" and the teachings they share. The post Ancient Manuals to the Afterlife appeared first on Waking Times.
This Is The U.S. General Responsible For Military Strategy On Yemen, Islamic State, And Rescuing Hostages
Army Lieutenant General Bennet S. Sacolick. Army.mil *Kevin Maurer, Daily Beast*: *Meet the General Shaking Up America’s Yemen, ISIS, and Hostage Rescue Plans* *Lieutenant General Bennet Sacolick’s little-known office is grabbing the spotlight with its review of U.S. hostage policy and ISIS and Yemen strategy.* *Army Lieutenant General Bennet S. Sacolick still remembers the call: The body of an American hostage had been found in Iraq.* *It was 2004, and the Iraqi insurgency was building momentum. Four Blackwater USA contractors had recently been killed and their burned bodies hun... more »
America Is At War All Over Africa
*Nick Turse, The Nation:* *The US Carried Out 674 Military Operations in Africa Last Year. Did You Hear About Any of Them?* *The US military publicly insists its presence in Africa is negligible. Is that why they call it an American “battlefield” behind closed doors?This article originally appeared at TomDispatch.com. To stay on top of important articles like these, sign up to receive the latest updates from TomDispatch.com.For three days, wearing a kaleidoscope of camouflage patterns, they huddled together on a military base in Florida. They came from US Special Operations C... more »
TV Watch: I thought FX's "The Comedians" with Billy Crystal and Josh Gad was actually pretty funny
*Episode 2 of The Comedians airs tomorrow night on FX. I'll definitely be watching, or at least recording.* *"Last year, according to FX's data, three hundred and fifty-two scripted first-run prime-time and late-night programs aired on broadcast, cable, and streaming networks in the U.S., not including PBS. . . . When people angrily tweet at me that some show is the best thing on TV, I know they're lying: they haven't watched most of the other ones, and neither have I."* -- New Yorker* TV critic Emily Nussbaum (see below)* *by Ken* In an April 13 piece that was in fact about *Bette... more »
There is No Lone Wolf Terrorism: but there is anxiety about brown men, loneliness, and mental illness
There’s something about ‘lone wolf terrorism’ debates that stinks. I can’t quite find a singular source of the smell, but after further investigation, it seems the relatively recent surge in the use of the category ‘lone wolf’ to describe individual acts of political violence draws on extremely rank racist, sexist, and alarmist logic. When you […]
MENA Report ( Late Night Edition - April 15 , 2015 ) - Yemen , Iran Nuclear Talks ( political fronts ) , Syria / Iraq Regional War , Libya in focus !
Links ..... *Senate Compromises on Iran Bill, Obama Will Sign* *US Rejects Iraqi Calls for More Military Aid* *US Drone Strike Kills Key Yemen al-Qaeda Leader* *UN Envoy: Iran Will Be Involved in Next Round of Syria Peace Talks* *Obama: Iranian Troops in Iraq 'Must Answer to Baghdad'* *UN Imposes Arms Embargo Targeting Houthis* *Iran FM Urges Immediate Yemen Ceasefire* UAE Fighter Jets Continue Attack on Houthi Strongholds in Yemen 160 Killed in Iraq as Premier Visits White House Merkel Urges Unified Approach to Removal of Iran Sanctions Syria Says 6,000 Left in Yarmouk Palest... more »
Israel - Hezbollah Preparing For Another War?
*Photo:* Hezbollah fighters. Photo: Wikimedia Commons. *Algemeiner:* *Israeli Officials: Iran Massively Ramping Up Arming of Hezbollah in Preparation for Major Assault on Israel* *Senior Israeli officials warned on Monday evening that, over the last few weeks, Iran has considerably stepped up its operations to arm Hezbollah in order to prepare its terrorist proxy for a large-scale conflict with Israel.* *According to the officials, cited by Israel’s Channel 2, new intelligence has revealed that Tehran has accelerated its proxy war with Israel on all fronts. Iranian delegations hav... more »
Musical Interlude: Logos, “Cheminement”
Logos, “Cheminement” - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wOuXP8aVWHU Part of a very enjoyable Playlist... let it play.
"Three Things..."
“To me, there are three things we all should do every day. We should do this every day of our lives. Number one is laugh. You should laugh every day. Number two is think. You should spend some time in thought. And number three is, you should have your emotions moved to tears, could be happiness or joy. But think about it. If you laugh, you think, and you cry, that’s a full day. That’s a heck of a day. You do that seven days a week, you’re going to have something special. I just got one last thing... I urge all of you, all of you, to enjoy your life, the precious moments you have.” -... more »
Musical Interlude: Kevin Kern, “Another Realm”
Kevin Kern, “Another Realm” - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4a2JtNQublQ
"A Poetic Look to the Heavens"
*Click image for larger size.* "The Owl and the Galaxy sail these skies With blue and yellow star. They go together beneath the Big Dipper, If you wonder where they are. The Galaxy's light shines through the night, Ten millions of light-years away. But never fear the Owl is near, Inside the Milky Way. A cosmic shroud, the Owl is proud, its central star a must. And the spiral Galaxy lies on edge To show off all its dust, Its dust, Its dust, To show off all its dust." Poem: Apologies to Edward Lear - http://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap150402.html
Economic News , Data and View ( Evening Wrap - April 15 , 2015 ) .... Greece situation ( S&P cuts Greece further into junk , Creditor going nowhere fast , various incendiary statements from both sides of Talks , Grexit posturing from both sides - note GReece meeting FR in NYC with Cleary Gottlieb's Buchheit , Reforms List deadline gets closer as does next Summit ......Broader Europe ( ECB Presser turns into protest spectacle , QE update , German ten year yield keeps falling toward 0 % , Portugal and austerity - why different than Greece , Russia in focus , , Finland Elections loom ) ....... Asia in focus ( Items of interest for Japan , South Korea and China )
Evening Wrap ! Tweets ( More at blog tweet feed ) ..... Greece.... fred walton retweeted *zerohedge* @zerohedge · 3h3 hours ago Europe Will Be Very Angry When It Learns Greece Is About To Buy Russian Anti-Aircraft Missiles http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2015-04-1 5/europe-will-be-very-angry-when-it-learns-greece-about-buy-russian-anti-aircraft-miss … *fred walton* @fredwalton216 · 4h4 hours ago Varoufakis heads to Washington for crunch talks http://www. cityam.com/213734/greek-finance-minister-heads-washington-ahead-crunch-talks … via @CityAM @YanniKouts @albertjohn @Imo... more »
Rip-off News round-up. Our pick of the last week's media (Thu 16th April)
EU files antitrust charges against Google for skewing search results European Union regulators said they had reached the preliminary conclusion that Google “systematically positions and prominently displays its comparison shopping service in its general search results pages, irrespective of its merits.” That conduct started in 2008, the regulators said, adding: “The commission is concerned
Foreign Fighters Are Flooding Into Afghanistan And Helping The Taliban
*(Click on Image to Enlarge)* *Washington Post:* *Foreign fighters are spilling into Afghanistan, helping the Taliban* *KABUL — Hundreds of foreign militants are fleeing a months-long Pakistani military offensive and seeking sanctuary in Afghanistan, bolstering the ranks of Taliban factions and triggering one of the bloodiest starts to the spring fighting season in years, according to Afghan officials and analysts.* *The growing influence of the foreign fighters, officials said, was evident over the weekend in the northeastern province of Badakhshan, where a few hundred Taliban f... more »
"Compassion In the Presence of Difficulty"
*"Compassion In the Presence of Difficulty"* by Madisyn Taylor, The DailyOM True compassion recognizes that all the boundaries we perceive between ourselves and others are an illusion. Compassion is the ability to see the deep connectedness between ourselves and others. Moreover, true compassion recognizes that all the boundaries we perceive between ourselves and others are an illusion. When we first begin to practice compassion, this very deep level of understanding may elude us, but we can have faith that if we start where we are, we will eventually feel our way toward it. We move... more »
The Poet: Aldous Huxley, "Lightly"
*"Lightly" * "It’s dark because you are trying too hard. Lightly child, lightly. Learn to do everything lightly. Yes, feel lightly even though you’re feeling deeply. Just lightly let things happen and lightly cope with them. I was so preposterously serious in those days, such a humorless little prig. Lightly, lightly – it’s the best advice ever given me. When it comes to dying even. Nothing ponderous, or portentous, or emphatic. No rhetoric, no tremolos, no self conscious persona putting on its celebrated imitation of Christ or Little Nell. And of course, no theology, no metaphysics. Ju... more »
City Council cannot start with prayer
Mouvement laïque québécois *v.*Saguenay (City), 2015 SCC 16 The state's duty of religious neutrality results from an evolving interpretation of freedom of conscience and religion. The evolution of Canadian society has given rise to a concept of this neutrality according to which the state must not interfere in religion and beliefs. The state must instead remain neutral in this regard, which means that it must neither favour nor hinder any particular belief, and the same holds true for non‑belief. The pursuit of the ideal of a free and democratic society requires the state to en... more »
“On The Boulevard Of Broken Dreams”
*“On The Boulevard Of Broken Dreams”* by Chet Raymo "I seem to remember that it was Lawrence Durrell, somewhere in the "Alexandrian Quartet," who said: "Science is the poetry of the intellect, and poetry is the science of the heart.” Or something to that effect. That line has stuck in my head for thirty or forty years, without ever quite knowing what to make of it. Maybe it's time to wonder if it's saying anything meaningful. Certainly, science is the work of the intellect. One can feel a heartfelt passion while doing science, and one can experience a throb or two when observing s... more »
The Daily "Near You?"
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Commentaries, Analysis, And Editorials -- April 15, 2015
*Jean Marc Mojon and Karim Abou Merhi, Daily Star/AFP*: *For now, retaking all of Anbar beyond Iraqis’ reach* *BAGHDAD: The Iraqi government has announced that its next battle against ISIS is retaking Anbar province, but analysts say entrenched jihadis and limited Iraqi forces put a full reconquest out of reach for now.* *Anbar is by far Iraq’s largest province, shares a border with ISIS-held territory in Syria and has historically been a difficult area to control.* *Iraqi security forces and allied paramilitaries are on a high after retaking most of Salahuddin province and its ca... more »
The Economy: “Binge Is Worse Than You Imagined”
*“Binge Is Worse Than You Imagined”* by Bill Bonner Gualfin (“End of the Road”), Argentina - “Today, we plunge into the sublime. That’s right: We are leaving the ridiculous behind. Instead, it’s headfirst into the dark pool of things we will never understand and probably never should try. First, we pause to take note of the latest debt binge. Reports Bloomberg: “Just when debt-addicted American companies were starting to worry that Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen was going to take their proverbial punch bowl away, along came Mario Draghi. The European Central Bank president has... more »
Is CNCA paying parents to support CCSA's Ref Rodriguez's LAUSD Board campaign?
*“Walmart fortune heiress, Carrie Walton Penner, is currently the CCSA Board Vice-Chair (term ending 6/30/2017). By most accounts Walton Penner is close to both profiteer "Ref" Rodriguez of the PUC Charter School Corporation, and the well-heeled Ana Ponce of the Camino Nuevo Charter School Corporation.” — Robert D. Skeels* [image: PROFITS! Why Ref Rodriguez and his CCSA covet the LAUSD Board Seat] Charter industry profiteer Refugio "Ref" Rodriguez, and his California Charter Schools Association's (CCSA) ruthless campaign to capture the Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) B... more »
More intervention not the solution to housing crisis
*Guest post by Stephen Berry* A thinly-veiled call by the Reserve Bank to examine the tax status of property investors is not the solution to fixing the crisis of housing hyperinflation. What is making housing unaffordable for increasing numbers of Aucklanders is precisely the intervention by government, councils and the Reserve Bank itself.” Auckland Council is one of the main contributors to the unaffordability crisis affecting the property market. The refusal of the Council to abolish the Metropolitan Urban Limit – the planner-imposed ring-fence around the city—means that in... more »
Quote of the Day: On the world's most unaffordable housing
“‘Traffic jams,’ says Andrew Galambos, ‘are a collision between free enterprise and socialism. Free enterprise produces automobiles faster than socialism can build roads and road capacity.’ “That same collision is ever present in NZ's severely unaffordable housing markets: a demand bubble inflated by cheap credit and new immigration colliding with a supply suffocation by the socialism of the state. At a time when greater supply is desperately needed to mop up exploding demand, instead we have 'planners' -- those throwbacks to the failed central planning regimes of socialist st... more »
Ending the Classroom Factory Model: How Technology Will Personalize Education
*Video - *Will technology create a more dynamic and effective classroom environment that encourages students to help each other achieve educational goals? The post Ending the Classroom Factory Model: How Technology Will Personalize Education appeared first on Waking Times.
Relay GSE Wants to Replace Legitimate Teacher Preparation and Professional Development with Digital Merit Badges
In many areas of the country, teachers are disappearing at an alarming rate. Demoralized, terrorized, berated, hounded, bullied, and just fed up, teachers are increasingly leaving--and sharing their horror stories as they exit the classroom. Their stories, too, are finding their way through blogs, social media, and into the mainstream, and as a result university teacher education enrollment has plummeted. Without any protection from either of the teacher unions, corporate education reformers have remained free to bombard the teaching profession without fear of anti-aircraft fire ... more »
World News Briefs -- April 15, 2015 (Evening Edition)
Iraq's Prime Minister Haidar al-Abadi speaks during a news conference at the Foreign Ministry in Baghdad March 31, 2015. Reuters/Ahmed Saad *Reuters*: *Iraq PM says Yemen could stoke regional war, slams Saudi operations* *(Reuters) - Iraqi Prime Minister Haidar al-Abadi said on Wednesday the fighting in Yemen could engulf the region in war, and suggested after talks in Washington that U.S. leaders shared his concerns and "want to stop this conflict as soon as possible."* *Abadi, who met with U.S. President Barack Obama on Tuesday, also said that convincing Iraq's neighbor Saudi A... more »
Chris Christie And Hillary Clinton Take Opposite Positions On Social Security
Jeb Bush and the second-tier contenders Rutgers released a new poll this week showing that 69% of New Jersey voters agree that their governor, Chris Christie, would make a lousy president. He's in New Hampshire, where voters are less aware of what a mess he's made out of New Jersey's economy. He's there campaigning for the Republican presidential nomination... but trying to panic Republicans into backing his plan to tear down Social Security. Christie is telling GOP voters he wants to raise the retirement age to 69 and advocating the old GOP canard that would crack Social Security's ... more »
Economics for Real People: “The violence trap”
Sorry to say that students are still away from university this week on Easter break (when aren’t they away, I hear you cry) so* no session tonight* with our friends from the Auckland Uni Economics Group. But here’s what they have for you *next week*: *Next week*, during the time we our usually hold our seminars, the University is hosting *Professor Barry Weingast*, an internationally renowned expert on Political Economy, as part of the *Dean’s Distinguished Speaker Series.* Professor Weingast presents on *The violence trap: Why democracy and rule of law fail in the developing worl... more »
The Making of a Bavarian Candidate : Palace Coup - The Thule Society Purge Hitler's Praetorian Guard
*"I need you"* *Hitler's personal appeal to Ernst Rohem over the telephone, 1931.* *Rohem returned from his five-year self-imposed exile in Bolivia to help save Hitler and the rapidly collapsing NSDAP by reorganising and fully integrating the SA under party leadership and discipline for the first time since the Munich Putsch.* "If the General [Schleicher] suddenly felt that his chief, Groener, was in his way, Röhm had almost the same feeling towards Adolf Hitler. Röhm had become more and more open and confiding. towards Schleicher; *he had played Hitler into Schleicher's hands by ... more »
Isn’t it amazing what some people see
When some folk talk about art, I think immediately of this old Charlie Brown cartoon… [image: image] [Pic by United Features Syndicate] Content is copyright PC.BlogSpot.Com © Please contact author for permission to republish: (organon at ihug.co.nz)
The Banality of Internet Death Threats
So I was going to write something about this when after Oisin Tymon, the producer attacked by man-child Jeremy Clarkson received death threats on social media for, um, having the temerity to be attacked by man-child Jeremy Clarkson. Fitting then that *Top Gear* should be at the centre of the latest crop of threats. This time there was *a rumour* that Clarkson was to be replaced by Sue Perkins. In case you haven't read about it on the news, here's what she has to say. Guys, post the utterly fabricated story about me & Top Gear, my timeline has been full of blokes wishing me dead... —...more »
Israel Shamir
*"David Irving was sentenced for denial of Jewish superiority. His doom seals the reign of (albeit limited) freedom that began with the fall of Bastille. European history went full circle: from rejecting the rule of Church and embracing free thought, to the new Jewish mind-control on a world scale. Not only is Western Christian civilisation dead, but even its successor, secular European civilisation, has met its demise only a few days after its proud and last celebration by the Danish scribes. It was short-lived: about two hundred years from beginning to the end, the Europeans may... more »
Jacques Verges of the Stasi
*"It's the cigars you smell, not brimstone - the finest Havana cigars"* For many years suspected by the French DST (counter-espionage service) of being involved in international terrorism, Maître Vergès always denied this allegation. But in 1995 East German secret police (Stasi) files were leaked in Paris, and they disclosed the lawyer’s long-standing links with the terrorist group led by “Carlos the Jackal”. His Stasi code name had apparently been “Paula”. Long seen as a man of the extreme Left, Vergès became an international celebrity in 1987 when he defended the Nazi war crimin... more »
Bob Hope
*[Thunderlips makes his entrance into the arena]**Mickey:* Let's get outta here.*Rocky:* Aw, c'mon Mick, it's for charity.*Mickey:* You're wearin' your anatomy out for charity. Nobody else does this much for charity. *Rocky:* Bob Hope would.*Mickey:* *[pauses]* That's true. ------------------------------ ------------------------------ Mind Control: The Ultimate Terror*Thanks for the Memories: The Memoirs of Bob Hope's**and Henry Kissinger's Mind-Controlled Sex Slave* (*This book is available directly from Brice Taylor. See bottom of page) Table of Contents (http://educate-yourself.o... more »
Mormonism, Masonry and Satanic Ritual Abuse
" The fact that portions of the temple ceremony caused "many" people to have devastating flashbacks should be of grave concern to the Mormon people. Even those who do not claim to have been ritualistically abused have been terrified by the oaths. On June 30, 1990, a woman wrote us a letter in which she stated:* "Your article brought back old memories for me about my first temple experience in June of 1972 as a convert to Mormonism from Christianity. I, too, felt that what I was doing was wrong. Actually, a feeling of dread came over me as I began to take the blood oaths, and I k... more »
Airbus Fly by Wire Technology
"The use of fly-by-wire controls with their optimised side-stick controllers is a primary competitive advantage for Airbus, which has applied this innovation on each jetliner in its product line since the technology’s introduction in the civil air transport sector with its A320. Fly-by-wire has now become the industry standard, with a large majority of pilots praising the handling qualities of Airbus aircraft and their commonality across the complete range of products, from the company’s smallest aircraft – the A318 – to its double-deck A380 and new-generation A350 XWB. Years of... more »
The Control of Diana Mary Fluck
Jason Lake: Our house was a hotbed of drugs and orgiesIF JASON DORS-LAKE'S life story has a moral, it must be that love is not all you need. No child could have been more adored than the son of the legendary Diana Dors, Britain’s own Marilyn Monroe, and her third husband actor Alan Lake. [image: Jason Dors Lake reveals truth about childhood in new book Connecting Dors The Legacy Of Diana Dors]Jason Dors-Lake reveals truth about childhood in new book Connecting Dors: The Legacy Of Diana Dors Jason ’s bedroom was filled with toys, he was denied almost nothing and was constantly ... more »
Ukraine News Updates -- April 15, 2015
*Bloomberg*:* Fighting Persists in Ukrainian Hotspots as Casualties Rise* *Ukraine reported fresh attacks by pro-Russian forces at the most heavily contested points in its easternmost regions, adding to casualty numbers that rose this week to the highest in more than two months.* *One Ukrainian soldier was killed and two were wounded, with some of the fiercest fighting near Donetsk airport and around the coastal city of Mariupol, military spokesman Andriy Lysenko said Wednesday. The death follows the killing of six soldiers on Tuesday, interrupting weeks of relative quiet. The pr... more »
Shifting Sand
Its all shifting sand. Indian PM Modi now a rock star in Canada yesterday he was worse than Gary Glitter. I cant wait until Putin gets the same treatment. After all we still celebrate Bush/Cheney.
Top Ten Reason to see a 25th inscription on the Cup
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1)No kids of league officials playing this year 2)I will be jamming cell phones in every rink, no Buttman calls 3)Ottawa is lead by a Stoner and a Hamburgler, In the second game between the second and the third, Stone is going to get the munchies and eat the hambrugler. His pot induced paranoia will convince him to do it before DISP does. 4) French people are good looking. Bishop will not be able to resist French little boys.He will not be arrested but moved to another parish in the KHL. 5)Ottawa is a Cinderella team, "Come on Cinderella, blow me fella, we can get it on with a one ey... more »
May 15: Section A is village news.
So is most of section B. This is a serious problem for both Moncton and New Brunswick. We have a population here that is miserably uninformed - and is now used to being uninformed. And, I suspect, it doesn't want to be informed. Or, perhaps, it's afraid to be informed. Or afraid that someone might see them reading something intelligent or even just different, and report them to the Irvings. I read that 2 out of 3 university students do not want to stay here after graduation. I don't blame them. The people of New Brunswick, so far as I have seen, won't do anything to help themselves... more »
Yemen War News Updates -- April 15, 2015
*CNN:* *Three weeks of Saudi strikes in Yemen, no peace in sight* *(CNN)Thursday will mark three weeks since Saudi Arabia began airstrikes on Houthi rebels in Yemen. But there is as yet little sign that the rebels are being driven back, that the fighting in Yemen is dying down or that lives there are being saved.* *To the contrary, increasingly more Yemenis appear to be fleeing the country, attempting the dangerous trip in rickety fishing boats across the Red Sea to the Horn of Africa -- a trip historically made by people fleeing Africa rather than the other way around. Hopes for ... more »
The Control of Norma Jean Baker
*“Aside from her evenings with Frank [Sinatra], Marilyn’s life in California seemed identical to her life in New York. * *She didn‘t read, didn‘t watch television, didn’t go anywhere. * *Although the sun was always shining, Marilyn was as pale as ever. * *She didn’t like to go outside during the day.”* Marilyn Monroe - Beyond the Legend (1987) from Spike EP on Vimeo. *Jim and Norma Jean Dougherty of the Lockheed Corporation* *A photo of Norma Jean Dougherty (aka Marilyn Monroe) working on a early drone at the Radioplane Munitions Factory, Van Nuys, CA 1944. * *The photographer, D... more »
Ben Hecht - Remember Us
Ben Hecht "Remember Us" Reader's Digest, Feb 1943 When the time comes to make peace, the men of many countries will sit around the table of judgment. The eyes of the German delegates will look into the eyes of Englishmen, Americans, Russians, Czechs, Poles, Greeks, Norwegians, Belgians, Frenchmen and Dutchman. All the victims of the German adventure will be there to pass sentence-- all but one; the Jew. There are two reasons for this. First is the fact that the Jews have only one unity-- that of the target. They have lived in the world as a scattered and diverse folk who paid hom... more »
Supplemental: Speaking of insultingly vapid!
*WEDNESDAY, APRIL 15, 2015Big major pundits gone wild:* Hillary Clinton kicked off her White House campaign this week. We have no real idea why. It’s still only April—April of the year before. Putting that another way, it’s April 2015. The election in question will be held near the end of 2016. At present, no one is running against Clinton for the Democratic nomination. Putting this another way, there is absolutely no earthly reason why Clinton should be “campaigning” now. We don’t mean this as a criticism of Clinton. The press corps was screaming for her to start. Their deportmen... more »
HOUSTON Gulf Coast residents arrested protesting BP's oil disaster
By Tar Sands Blockade Censored News BREAKING: Six Gulf Coast residents were arrested this morning inside BP’s Houston headquarters ahead of the upcoming five-year anniversary of the biggest marine oil disaster in history. "The truth is that the oil is still here, and so are we. And we will not let these foreign invaders destroy us. We are the Gulf Coast – every grass, every
Nihigaal bee lina: Dineh Youths Walking in Beauty
By Nihigaal bee Iina Censored News "As we journey for existence, we encounter many obstacles but we also experience hozho. Blessings from the collective prayers of you, our families, and close friends uplifts us and our spirit and allows us to see all the beauty even as destruction continues. Our spirit can survive assimilation, violence, and environmental destruction-- nihidziil, our
Video Captures The Moment When A Suicide Bombers Car Explodes On A Landmine And Then Explodes Again While Being Catapulted In The Air
*The Telegraph*: *Islamic State suicide bomber's car explodes mid-air in Iraq* *Kurdish fighters have filmed the moment when what appears to be a suicide bomber’s car is thrown into the sky and explodes in mid-air * *Kurdish fighters have captured on camera the moment when what appears to be an Islamic State suicide bomber’s car is thrown into the sky and explodes in mid-air.* *The video, posted by a Kurdish activist to the Liveleak website, shows a massive explosion on a road several hundreds yards away from where the shots are filmed.* *Above the smoke, the clear shape of a ca... more »
Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi Did Not Get The Help He Wanted From Washington
*Washington Post:* *U.S. to give Iraq $200 million in humanitarian aid, less than Abadi sought* *The Obama administration said Tuesday that it will provide Iraq with $200 million in humanitarian assistance, an amount that fell far short of the aid sought by Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi during his visit here this week.* *President Obama made the offer during an Oval Office meeting with Abadi, saying the funds would help hundreds of thousands if not millions of Iraqis displaced during the fighting against forces from the Islamic State that have captured much of the country.... more »
Islamic State Launches A New Offensive In Iraq's Anbar Province. City Of Ramadi In Danger Of Falling
*Wall Street Journal*: *Islamic State Fighters Launch Offensive in Iraq Province* *Offensive Comes Just Weeks After Extremist Groups Suffered Major Defeat.* *BAGHDAD—Islamic State launched an offensive near the capital of Iraq’s Anbar province on Wednesday, attacking three villages and signaling that the Baghdad government’s campaign to retake control of the region from the extremist group would be arduous and bloody.* *Just weeks after they were driven from Tikrit in a major victory for the Iraqi government, militants of the radical Sunni Muslim group raided the villages of Albu... more »
Mohawk Nation News 'Cyber Control'
CYBER CONTROL Posted on April 15, 2015 Mohawk Nation News Please post & distribute. Nia:wen. MNN. 15, 2015. The government wants to pass laws to take control of the internet and of us. What better way than to inundate the net with porn, bullies, racism, gore and everything that upsets us, to make us demand government control! It’s like those people who call us trying to sell us
Mohawk Nation News 'Kanehsatake Memories'
KANEHSATAKE MEMORIES Posted on April 15, 2015 Please post & distribute. Nia:wen. MNN. 14 Apr. 2015. The colonial settlers refuse to give the traditional kanion’ke:haka Mohawks at kanehsatake any rest. On a cold winter day in 2004 the ad hoc “Aboriginal” cops were sent in to establish law and order and displace the people’s police. The incorporated band council chief, James Gabriel, had
There was a time
What you think your master looks like today. And ...... There was a time when backroom deals were filled with old fat white men whose judgement was respected and obeyed despite the fact they sucked on a cancer stick that filled the room with smoke so thick that everyone in attendance would have to testify it was a decision made by the Vinson impaired. This went on for thousands of years sometimes bloodletting interfered but no matter who won the final battle humanity ended up in the same room Can you imagine Steve Jobs in the middle ages or even in Turkey during WW1 he would have been ... more »
At Brunswick Post Office on Tax Day
Six of us from our local PeaceWorks group went to the Brunswick, Maine (population 20,000) post office today to hand out flyers about where our tax dollars go. It's a tradition in many communities to do this on Tax Day to help jog people's minds about how much of their hard earned dollars are wasted on endless war. I stood by the post box that people can reach from their cars. I had some conversations with car passengers and with folks walking down the sidewalk. One guy went on about welfare and those who are getting a bit of money because they can't work due to illness or dis... more »
Apache Elders to join Oak Flat Street Fair in Tucson
. Apache tribal elders opposing the Southeast Arizona Land Exchange involving their ancestral and holy land at Chi'Chil'Bilda'Goteel (Oak Flat) include (left to right) Harvey Logan, Helen Phillips, Darlene Longstreet, Serephina Early and Anthony Logan, Holy Ground Medicine Man were recently pictured at Oak Flat where occupation continues. Apache Elders to join Oak Flat Street Fair in
Iranian President: Our Negotiating Partner Is The White House Not The U.S. Congress
*New York Times:* *Rouhani Dismisses White House Compromise With Congress on Iran Nuclear Deal* *TEHRAN — Iran’s president on Wednesday dismissed the compromise worked out between the Obama administration and Congress over an impending nuclear agreement as internal American politics, saying the Iranians were negotiating with six countries, not just the United States.* *The president, Hassan Rouhani, also reiterated Iran’s position that onerous economic sanctions that have been imposed on the country for years by the United Nations, United States and European Union must be lifted w... more »
Hacking for hacking’s sake...
*guilty.* Just a quickie before moving on with the painting of my office. I read *Stop Hacking Your Life* over at the Art of Manliness and it really struck a nerve. I can't seem to boil an egg anymore without looking up the bestest way to boil an egg. No never mind that I end up doing it the way I always do. I feel *compelled* to read up on the boiling of eggs. It doesn't help that I've always been the type of person who, when confronted with a new task, always asks, "There must be a better, faster, more efficient way." As I said, I'm painting my office. I've been painting room... more »
Space Symposium Protest in Colorado
Citizens for Peace In Space and other groups protest at the opening banquet of the annual Space Symposium at the Broadmoor Hotel in Colorado Springs on April 13, 2015. Thousands of people from the military, government, aerospace industry and students from all over Colorado attend this space warfare bazaar each spring. It is where the big *$$$* is these days.
BREAKING NEWS: CSIS and RCMP set up Canadian Patsy for Terror in Canada
*Press for Truth breaks story about how Patsies are created in Canada* Folks, this is what greencrow has been saying for years. *CSIS or The Canadian Security and Intelligence Service is the biggest terror operation in the history of Canada. *It is a foreign mole that has embedded itself in the Canadian Government. Its purpose and goal is to create terror, instability in Canadian society and weaken the nation in preparation for future globalization. The true orders in CSIS come from the US-Israel nexus of power. Harper is supporting this operation in Canada. It has a huge budget a... more »
“Network”, “Mad As Hell Scene”
Peter Finch as Howard Beale, "Network", 1976, “Mad As Hell Scene” - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WINDtlPXmmE
The Economy: "Truth: The Cure for Cognitive Dissonance"
* "Truth: The Cure for Cognitive Dissonance"* by James Quinn "In a time of deceit telling the truth is a revolutionary act." - George Orwell "Every time the BLS puts out their monthly propaganda report on the wonderful state of the U.S. jobs market and states with a straight face the unemployment rate is a measly 5.5%, their corporate mouthpieces in the mainstream cheerleader media regurgitate the fake numbers and urge you to buy stocks. The millionaire talking heads on CNBC and the corrupt bought off politicians in D.C. make broad sweeping declarations about economic recovery, ... more »
"Inventor of Antivirus Sofware: The Government Is Planting Malicious Software On Your Phone So It Can Bypass Encryption and See What You’re Doing"
*"Inventor of Antivirus Sofware: The Government Is Planting Malicious Software * *On Your Phone So It Can Bypass Encryption and See What You’re Doing"* Spy Agencies Are Intentionally Destroying Digital Security by WashingtonsBlog "Top computer and internet experts say that NSA spying breaks the functionality of our computers and of the Internet. It reduces functionality and reduces security by – for example – creating backdoors that malicious hackers can get through. Remember, American and British spy agencies have intentionally weakened security for many decades. And it’s getting w... more »
FARC Rebels Break Truce. Kill 10 Colombian Soldiers
*BBC*: *Farc rebels 'break Colombia truce' after 10 soldiers killed* *Ten Colombian soldiers have been killed in an attack by left-wing Farc rebels in west of the country, officials say.* *The government says 17 soldiers were also injured, four of them seriously, following an attack in the Farc stronghold of Cauca.* *President Juan Manuel Santos says he will travel to the area on Wednesday.* *Analysts describe it as the biggest violation of the current ceasefire between the two sides as they hold peace talks in Havana, Cuba.* *On Twitter, President Santos wrote, "We deeply regret ... more »
Is Al Qaeda Now Eclipsing The Islamic State?
The Washington Post February 10, 2014 *Daveed Gartenstein-Ross and Bridget Moreng, Politico:* *Al Qaeda Is Beating the Islamic State* *Get ready for the clash of caliphates.The Islamic State’s lightning offensive through Iraq and Syria last year has dominated the headlines, but the jihadist group that has won the most territory in the Arab world over the past six months is Al Qaeda. On balance, the Islamic State has lost territory during this period—though it still controls more overall than Al Qaeda—most prominently, Tikrit and the southern half of the Salah al-Din province.W... more »
World News Briefs -- April 15, 2015
Iran's President Hassan Rouhani prepares to depart after the end of a press conference on the sidelines of the 69th United Nations General Assembly in New York September 26, 2014. Reuters/Adrees Latif *Reuters*: *Iran says nuclear deal depends on lifting of sanctions * *(Reuters) - Iran said on Wednesday it would only accept a deal over its contested nuclear program if world powers simultaneously lifted all sanctions imposed on it.The comments by President Hassan Rouhani came the day after U.S. President Barack Obama was forced to give Congress a say in any future accord -- inclu... more »
Evolutionary Crossroads: Four Vital Questions For a Sustainable Future
*Gary ‘Z’ McGee* - We’re the only creature capable of advanced thought, yet we quibble at the thought of being more imaginative... The post Evolutionary Crossroads: Four Vital Questions For a Sustainable Future appeared first on Waking Times.
the poison planet earth
Far out in space there exists the goofiest planet in the entire universe...the square BIZARRO WORLD known as earth ! It is the home planet of the pathetic, stupid human creatures who are the bane of the galaxy. They kill each other at an ever increasing rate, they poison the air, the water and the land of their beautiful world with their pollution and trash, and they use the ocean as their toilet. They commit suicide without even knowing it. They do everything wrong, it is as if their brains are broken but if truth be told it is that they have eyes but cannot see. I do not know ho... more »
Vibration, the Holographic Universe and Health
*Jed Shlackman* - Nothing is truly solid or stable, everything is energy in some state of motion, i.e. vibration. The post Vibration, the Holographic Universe and Health appeared first on Waking Times.
Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- April 15, 2015
*Military Times*: *China, Russia military spending surges* *While U.S. military spending from 2007 to 2014 remained largely flat, military spending among the world's top 15 military spenders skyrocketed, according to data released Monday by the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute.* *The U.S. spent about $610 billion on its military in 2014, making up nearly 43 percent of the funds spent by the top 15 spending nations. Trailing in a distant second was China, which spent an estimated $216 billion (15.1 percent), followed by Russia, which spent an estimated $84.5 billi... more »
NO FAVORITE EXAMPLE LEFT BEHIND: The Justice Department doesn’t exist!
*WEDNESDAY, APRIL 15, 2015Part 3—Restoring Michael Brown:* We’re sorry, but no, Virginia: No one went on CNN last week and “surreptitiously blamed [Walter Scott] for his own death.” No one “falsely equated” Scott’s behavior in running away from Officer Slager with Slager’s conduct in shooting Scott in the back. No one actually said that. When Charles Blow said that unnamed people were saying those things on cable last week, it made for a fabulous column, a piece from the hard tribal mold. But no one actually said those things! Blow *imagined* that those things were said, or h... more »
Electionearache
A painful case of electionearache. The media’s desperate attempts to engineer a Tory ‘split’ is particularly exasperating. That ‘stab in the back’ thing was clearly counterproductive, but the media’s continual attempts to pester any off-guard Conservative spokesperson they can lay their hands on to denounce it (or categorically endorse it) is even worse. Let it go, please. You can tell Theresa May and co. don’t particularly like Michael Fallon’s ill-conceived remark, but, like that game where you mustn’t say “Yes” or “No” , the sport of trying to catch-a-Tory-out is unhelpful a... more »
Why Parents Refuse Testing
Refuse the Tests from nLightn Media on Vimeo.
Spring Valley HS Students Prove They Know More Than School Admin Bullies
Hear the audio excerpts from a special meeting held at Spring Valley High School last week to bully students toward taking the rotted Common Core tests. ht to Defend Public Education
Tsai Formally Announces =UPDATED= x3
*Tsai Ying-wen announces. In Chinese* I'll be updating this throughout the day. Most recent updates at the top. *UPDATE 3*: Reuters reports on the Chinese reaction. "If (the DPP) upholds the Taiwan independence splittist position of 'one country on either side of the strait', then it will be hard to find a way out for cross-strait relations," spokesman Ma Xiaoguang told a regular news briefing. "This is not a new talking point - this is what happened between 2000 and 2008. One need not look far for a lesson," he added. Ma would not comment directly on the presidential election. S... more »
U.S. Commits To Defending Japanese Islands That Are In Dispute With China
Defense Minister Gen Nakatani and U.S. Secretary of Defense Ash Carter inspect an honor guard at the Defense Ministry in Tokyo. REUTERS *Reuters*: *U.S.-Japan defense guidelines to specify islands' defense: newspaper* *(Reuters) - Japan and the United States will likely include an explicit reference to defence of far-flung Japanese islands in an update of security cooperation guidelines amid concerns about China's increasing military assertivness, a Japanese newspaper reported.* *The daily Yomiuri Shimbun said on Tuesday that Japan had requested the revision include a clear commit... more »
The Lougheed Martin F-35 Flying Lemon Boondoggle: When Will People Understand That STEALTH Does NOT Work, Period!
Recently, I received a few comments to previous articles where I called the Lougheed Martin F35 "Lightning II" a flying lemon and an absolute waste of taxpayer money.... I came under fire especially for my statement that clearly "STEALTH" was a fraud and a massive hoax and swindle..... Many comments asked me for any information that I can present that backs up the case for the fraud of "stealth", and I figure now is a good time to show the evidence.... Right now, I want to present a most interesting article that comes from The Daily Beast online site, at www.thdailybeast.com, that g... more »
C-51 Committee Evidence
This is what I'll do until I get bored I guess. *The Chair (Mr. Daryl Kramp (Prince Edward—Hastings, CPC)): * We will call this meeting to order. I would ask the media present to slip out now with the cameras. Thank you very much. Welcome, colleagues, to meeting number 53 of the Standing Committee on Public Safety and National Security. Today, under the orders of the day and pursuant to the order of reference of Monday, February 23, 2015, we are looking at Bill C-51, an act to enact the security of Canada information sharing act and the secure air travel act, to ... more »
Schizophrenics in the GMO Labeling Movement
*Jon Rappoport* - Monsanto engineers food crops by inserting GMOs that specifically allow these crops to survive the spraying of toxic Roundup. The post Schizophrenics in the GMO Labeling Movement appeared first on Waking Times.
War With Islamic State Exposed Institutional Problems With Peshmerga In Iraq
In August 2014 the Islamic State (IS) decided to break a tacit truce and attacked the Kurds in Ninewa and Diyala. The Kurds were caught off guard and gave ground before rallying their forces. The war with IS exposed the institutional flaws with the peshmerga. In January 2015 Dr. Michael Knights of the Washington Institute for Near East Policy analyzedthese problems, which are due to the political divisions within Kurdistan. The Kurdish security forces are broken up into three groups, one is under the Peshmerga Ministry, and the others are run by the two main political parties the... more »
Report Pro-Test Bullying Here
If you or child or your students have been bullied, cajoled, threatened, frightened, or lied to in order to get more test forms completed, please send us your story: ontogenyx@gmail.com. Use the subject line: TEST BULLIES. See story here about testing advocate lies in New York.
The Word "Progressive" Means Something-- And It Shouldn't Be Re-Defined By Conservatives And Corporate Whores
The phrase *Große Lüge*-- Big Lie (a lie so "colossal" that no one would believe that someone "could have the impudence to distort the truth so infamously")-- comes right from Hitler's autobiography, *Mein Kampf*, although it was his propaganda minister, Joseph Goebbels, who really put the phrase on the map. If Boehner wanted to make a clumsy attempt to lure some self-identifying progressives into supporting the TPP he might start a front organization and call it the Progressive Coalition For American Jobs. But Boehner didn't distort the truth so infamously this time. It was the ... more »
Japan Facing 'Cold War' Levels Of Intrusions From Chinese And Russian Military Aircraft
A Chinese SU-27 fighter jet flies over the East China Sea, in this handout photo taken June 11, 2014 and released by the Defense Ministry of Japan on June 11, 2014. Reuters/Defense Ministry of Japan *Reuters*: *Japan jets scramble at Cold-War levels as Chinese and Russian incursions increase* *(Reuters) - Japan's air force said on Wednesday said jet fighter scrambles have reached a level not seen since the height of the Cold War three decades ago as Russian bombers probe its northern skies and Chinese combat aircraft intrude into its southern air space.* *In the year ending Marc... more »
Morphological transmutations occur easily at this moment
*Morphological transmutations occur easily at this moment* by ÉirePort Morphological transmutations occur easily at this moment. Intensities of inner uprisings increase. Latitudinal excitations permute essentials. Grand architectural models are shown for all with eyes to see. ÉirePort | April 15, 2015 at 11:55 | Categories: Uncategorized | URL: http://wp.me/p2sFUY-uJ
Egypt And Saudi Arabia Mulling Jont War Exercises
A Saudi artillery unit fires shells towards Houthi positions from the Saudi border with Yemen April 13, 2015. Reuters/Faisal Al Nasser *Reuters*: *Egypt and Saudi Arabia discuss maneuvers as Yemen battles rage* *(Reuters) - The U.N. Security Council on Tuesday imposed an arms embargo targeting the Iran-allied Houthi rebels who now control most of Yemen as battles in the south of the country intensified.* *Egypt said it and Saudi Arabia had discussed holding a "major military maneuver" in Saudi Arabia with other Gulf states, following talks on the progress of the three-week-old Saud... more »
This Movement is Alive
The Black community across the US knows it is the first domestic target for the military take down of the people. It's very similar to the story in eastern Ukraine as the US-NATO moves to kill people along Russia's border. The self-defense forces in eastern Ukraine (Donbass) and the black community are engaged in the same challenge. How do we defend our people? How do we effectively and morally fight back? How do we survive? Who will support us? *Friedrich Gustav Emil Martin Niemöller (1892 – 1984) was a German Protestant pastor and social activist and said:* When the Naz... more »
Bradley Loves: The Message, Part 1, 2 & 3
Following last nights Roundtable Discussion I wanted to republish and draw attention to Bradley Loves latest articles "The Message" , part 1, 2 &3 that he released this past week. The historical aspect of what's been happening on this planet, and it's extreme relevance to everything that is going on now is a vital part of the puzzle for people to comprehend. I firmly believe that it's only through understanding the past, especially the LIES of the past, that we can fully Grok where we are today and why. As I said earlier today, tonight on Transpicuous News I will be discussing s... more »
The War In Yemen: Saudis Face Defeat In Yemen And Instability At Home
I have been keeping tabs on the war happening right now in the southern Arabian peninsular country of Yemen, and what I see so far has been disgusting... It is definitely turning into a humanitarian disaster where thousands of Yemeni civilians are now in danger of massive starvation and famine due to the cutoff of vital food and medical supplies.... It has also turned into a quagmire for the Saudi Arabian regime that has been launching bombing raids against the Houthi "rebels" who have indeed been in the war for the primary aim of freeing their nation from the despicable dictator, A... more »
Russia's 'Night Wolves' Biker Club Plan Ride To Berlin To Commemorate World War II
Vladimir Putin rides with Alexander Zaldostanov, leader of Nochniye Volki (the Night Wolves) biker group(REUTERS/Ivan Sekretarev) *The Guardian:* *Russian biker gang to ride Red Army's route through Europe* *Night Wolves plan two-week rally to mark Soviet defeat of Nazi Germany, angering eastern Europeans over bikers’ support for Putin’s Ukraine policy* *A Russian biker gang backed by Vladimir Putin is planning to ride through Europe to celebrate the Soviet Union’s victory over Nazi Germany in the second world war, sparking controversy in central Europe.* *A two-week 3,750-mile (... more »
Living In An Alternate Universe
http://www.wired.com/ Yesterday, the provincial premiers met in Quebec City to map out a strategy to combat climate change. The federal government was invited to the conference but declined the invitation: Tuesday's meeting ended with renewed calls for the federal government to show greater initiative in addressing the issue. Quebec Premier Philippe Couillard said the time for action is now, especially with an upcoming get-together of environment ministers leading up to an international conference on climate change in Paris i... more »
In Vegas the house looks lost!
Notice what happens between June and September everyear. Is this the year Vegas goes dry? Yet the band plays on. I wonder if the turbines in the Hoover Dam can be retroffited to use steam? Oh I forgot you also need water for that.
Tonight: Rod Class, Dean Clifford, and Rebecca Cope LIVE with Sacha Stone
For everyone interested in the "Legal" and "Lawful" questions of this current paradigm of global fraud and corruption, and how we move through this quagmire, you will want to tune into CCN tonight. Sacha Stone will be talking to Rod Class, Dean Clifford, and Rebecca Cope on many of these subjects. I can guarantee that anyone involved in lawsuits, legal actions or interested in how we move forward in the realms of bureaucratic law fuckupidness, should definitely watch tonights show! New Earth Media p r e s e n t s FACE TO FACE with Sacha Stone. WEDNESDAY 4PM NEW YORK / 9PM LONDON ... more »
UN Chief Appoints '007 James Bond' Actor Daniel Craig As Global Advocate For The Elimination Of Landmines
*Daily Mail*: *Now pay attention 007, we DON'T want you to blow any of this up: Daniel Craig is appointed U.N. advocate against landmines* ** The James Bond actor was given a 'license to save' by U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon in New York on Tuesday* ** Craig will spend the next three years raising awareness for the U.N. Mine Action Service and political and financial support for the cause* ** Just last month, Craig walking cooly through smokey debris moments after a massive move magic explosion erupted on a Mexico City street* *As secret agent James Bond, Daniel Craig has a lic...more »
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*Proof that 'pupil-led' trendy teaching lowers standards* *New data from the hallowed FINLAND!* Britain should be wary of adopting trendy pupil-led teaching techniques from Scandinavia because they may be making standards worse, a new report claims. Progressive education experts in the UK have long pushed for our system to emulate the group work and independent study that is popular in Finland, which has regularly topped international league tables. But a new analysis of Finnish education suggests pupil aptitude has actually declined since the country embraced fashionable teachin... more »
Make the Source of All Knowledge Easier to Use
Admit it, you look at it. And you like it. I'm talking about Wikipedia. As much as it tends to be the butt of so many jokes, and constantly demonized in college classrooms, Wikipedia is one of the greatest sources of knowledge on the Internet. It epitomizes the best and worst of the Internet. On one hand it has an article on, well, pretty much anything you could imagine. But, not everything is necessarily factual since Wikipedia entries can be edited by anyone. Wikipedia has come a long way over the years, including a tightening of sourcing and many entries are carefully policed b... more »
today! fight for fifteen on 4-15
Today, working people across North America - and the world - will rally, demonstrate, and go on strike for two demands: fifteen and fairness. In the US, fast-food workers are joined by childcare workers, contract (adjunct) teachers, airport workers, and other low-wage earners, as this movement continues to grow. They will demonstrate in more than 50 cities. They are demanding 15 and a union: a $15/hour minimum wage and the right to organize without fear of reprisal. In Ontario, workers will demonstrate outside the Ministry of Labour in Toronto, demanding Fifteen and Fairness: a $15/... more »
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*Love that chartmanship!* *Chartmanship is a sub-branch of how to lie with statistics. In the example below the trick is to put up a long series that makes recent years look trivial. You are supposed not to notice that, while there was some warming in the 20th century, temperatures in the 21st century have been flat. The facts are there in the chart but are swamped by other details. But you can see it if you look carefully.And note that the "record" temperature is only higher than the previous "record" by three one hundredths of one degree. Utterly trivial and highly artific... more »
Transpicuous News Sunday Apr 12, video archive
Good morning everyone! Here is the video archive of Sunday nights Transpicuous News Update on April 12, 2015, and below it, all the links to last weeks News stories that I covered in TN. Tonight on The Transpicuous News Midweek Report, we're going to delve again into the CERN issues and also talk about the "Assyrian" Question with what is going on in the Middle East and in Iraq specifically. Last night on the One People's Roundtable Discussion we had Bradley Loves on and, OH! What a show it was!! Amazing conversations on several topics ranging from CERN, the "controllers", Sata... more »
Simple Herbal Remedies for 4 Very Common Problems
*Video - *Ethnobotanist James Wong guides you through the process of making four very simple herbal remedies for indigestion, migraines, moths and dandruff. The post Simple Herbal Remedies for 4 Very Common Problems appeared first on Waking Times.
South Africa's White Mercenaries Are Still Finding Work In Many Of Africa's Wars
One of several images distributed on social media purportedly showing South African contractors in armoured vehicles in Nigeria. Photograph: Twitter *The Guardian*: S*outh Africa's ageing white mercenaries who helped turn tide on Boko Haram* *Battle-hardened soldiers, many of them paramilitary leftovers of the apartheid regime, have pursued private wars simply to put bread on the table* *Leon Lotz was once a member of the Koevoet – “crowbar” in Afrikaans – a paramilitary police unit created by South Africa’s apartheid regime to root out guerrillas in what is now Namibia. Thirty ... more »
Pentagon To Officially Identify The U.S.S. Oklahoma Unknowns Killed At Pearl Harbor And Now Buried At Hawaii’s National Memorial Cemetery
*Time*: *Pearl Harbor’s ‘Unknown’ Dead to Be Exhumed and Identified Using DNA* *"We will do so with dignity, respect and care”* *The Pentagon said Tuesday that the bodies of up to 388 troops killed during the Pearl Harbor attacks, who are buried in “unknown” graves in Hawaii, will be disinterred and identified using the latest DNA technology.* *Japanese torpedoes sank the U.S.S. Oklahoma, killing 429 servicemen, during the infamous offensive of December 1941. The sailors and Marines are entombed in Hawaii’s National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, but will be examined at the Ha... more »
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*Dennis Persica: Learning to love water, not detest it ~N.O. Advocate* *NOizeFest Releases Lineup ~NOLA DEFENDER* *State to include sinkholes in disaster planning ~Alexandria Town Talk* *Dig a deeper hole ~Library Chronicles* *Heart of Louisiana: Grand Isle birds ~WVUE*
Defense Department: The F-35 Will Not Protect U.S. Gound Troops As Well As The A-10
An A-10 Warthog sits at the Al Asad Air Base in Iraq. Source: DVIDS, Master Sgt. Cecilio Ricardo *Bloomberg*:* First F-35 Jets Lack Ground-Combat Punch of 1970s-Era A-10s* *The first F-35 jets ready for combat won’t be able to protect forces in ground combat as well as the nearly 40-year-old A-10s the Pentagon wants to retire, according to the Defense Department’s chief weapons tester.* *Compared with the lumbering A-10, known as the Warthog, the initial F-35s made by Lockheed Martin Corp. will be handicapped by limits on how many weapons they can carry, flying at night and spottin... more »
A Drone's View Of The Aircraft Carrier USS Ranger
*WTKR:* *Drone films the USS Ranger on her final journey to the scrapyard* *The aircraft carrier USS Ranger, which saw action in the Vietnam War and Operation Desert Storm and appeared in the movies “Top Gun” and “Star Trek IV” is on its final journey.* *The once-mighty carrier is on a five-month cruise at the end of a tow cable from Bremerton, Washington, around the top of South America to a scrapyard in Texas.* *LiveLeak user captainslog used a drone to capture this footage of the ship as it stopped in the Bay of Panama.* *WNU Editor:* From the drone's view the carrier looks ... more »
Venezuela: Luminous UFO Reported Over Cemetery
*Source: Ovnivenezuela (ovnivenezuelagrupo.blogspot.com)Date: 15 April 2015* *Venezuela: Luminous UFO Reported Over Cemetery* *By Héctor Escalante * On March 12 2015, six people witnessed the transit of a large luminous object over the vicinity of Cementerio del Este, located in the municipality of El Hatillo in northeastern Miranda State, in the Venezuelan capital region. "At around 10:00 p.m. we were chatting as a group on an apartment terrace when one person asked us in astonishment to look skyward, and we saw three lights forming a triangle," said Jacqueline López to journa... more »
Titanic
Titanic report, The Daily Mirror, 16 April 1912. *"Everyone Safe"....."Helpless Giant Being Towed To Port by Allan Liner." * The Titanic Deception : "There were rumors that the ships had been switched and all sorts of things...." from Spike EP on Vimeo. The Titanic Deception from Spike EP on Vimeo. *"And so the myths of villainy and heroism began..."* Titanic (1943) from Spike EP on Vimeo. The Titanic Conspiracy - The Great Deception [John Hamer] from Spike EP on Vimeo.
Dark matter self-interaction detected?
*Off-topic: My Facebook friend Vít Jedlička (SSO, Party of Free Citizens) established a new libertarian country, Liberland (To Live And Let Live), where the government doesn't get on your nerves. Before he elected himself the president, he had to carefully choose a territory where no one will bother him, where no one would ever start a war; he picked seven squared kilometers in between Serbia and Croatia because these two nations wouldn't dare to damage one another. ;-) There's a catch for new citizens, however: the official language is Czech.* Lots of mainstream writers including... more »
Raytheon to test new multi-mode seeker for Tomahawk cruise missile
[image: Tomahawk cruise missile]Using company-funded independent research and development investment, Raytheon Company is preparing for a multi-mode seeker test designed for a Tomahawk Block IV cruise missile. The captive flight test, using a modified Tomahawk Block IV missile nose cone, will be designed to demonstrate the processor's ability to broadcast active radar as well as passively receive target electromagnetic radiation, which was demonstrated in February 2014. This is a critical step in enabling the missile to strike moving targets on land and at sea. Read more
Serbia Plans to Buy Russian Transport Helicopters
[image: Mi-17V5 Hip]Serbian Prime Minister Alexander Vucic has announced his country's intention to buy Russian transport helicopters. Serbia is considering the purchase of Russian army transport helicopters: either the Mi-17 or Mi-171, according to Serbian Prime Minister Alexander Vucic, as cited by the Russian news agency Regnum. Announcing the decision, Vucic said that the purchase of the helicopters will help Serbia "to be fully prepared for the protection of its skies and its sovereignty." He declined to elaborate. Read more
Beijing considers US’ missile policy a threat: US report
[image: Patriot PAC-3]China believes that the US’ ballistic missile defense (BMD) policy is “emboldening those on Taiwan who want to formalize the island’s separation from China,” a US congressional report said. It said that Beijing believes that its conventional missile deterrent against Taiwan is being undermined by US ballistic missile defense assets. At the same time, Chinese officials and academics see Washington’s ballistic missile defense deployments as a threat and a danger to strategic stability, the report said. Read more
LCA Tejas Update
[image: Tejas LCA]The LCA Tejas has completed hot and high & winter trials, including cold soak starting tests of its engine and ensuing flight performance. The success of the January 2015 tests allows the flight team to heave a sigh of relief given that there had been trepidation about full load trials at high altitude. According to ADA, With three consecutive start-ups of its engine after overnight soak in extreme cold (around -15ºC) conditions of Ladakh, that too without any external assistance, Tejas, the Indian Light Combat Aircraft has achieved yet another rare distinction. S... more »
Embraer and Saab Establish Partnership for Joint Programme Management for Brazil’s F-X2 Project
[image: Saab Gripen NG]Embraer and Saab today have signed an agreement that establishes a partnership for joint management of the F-X2 Project for the Brazilian Air Force following the Memorandum of Understanding announced on July 11th, 2014. The partnership agreement is part of Saab’s commitment to deliver industrial co-operation in relation to the F-X2 project. Under this agreement, Embraer will have a leading role in the overall performance of the programme. Embraer will also undertake an extensive share of work in the production and delivery of both the single and two-seat ve... more »
Polish Air Force F-16s join one of the most important NATO exercises in central Europe
[image: F-16 Fighting Falcon]According to a report published by the Polska-Zbrojna media outlet, six Polish F-16 Block 52+ fighters from Łask airbase are currently involved in “Frisian Flag 2015” exercise, taking place at Leeuwarden AB, in the Netherlands. The Dutch-based exercise is considered one of the most important NATO training events this year. It will involve U.S. Florida Air National Guard F-15 Eagles (currently deployed in Leeuwarden), Dutch F-16 Fighting Falcons, Finnish F/A-18 Hornets, German and Italian Eurofighters, along with NATO E-3A AWACS component and flying tanke... more »
LRASM Anti-Ship Missile Update with Lockheed Martin at Sea-Air-Space 2015
[image: LRASM Anti-Ship Missile]Navy Recognition met with Hady Mourad, Lockheed Martin's Tactical Missiles Advanced Programs Director during the Navy League’s 2015 Sea-Air-Space Exposition to learn the latest developments on the Long Range Anti-Ship Missile (LRASM). We learned some new information and even received some never-seen-before pictures. *Navy Recognition (NR): What capabilities will LRASM bring over Harpoon? * Hady Mourad, Lockheed Martin (LM): The Long-Range Anti-Ship Missile (LRASM) brings a multitude of improvements over existing capabilities, filling current gaps in th... more »
World should fear Beijing’s claims to South China Sea, says Philippine’s Aquino
[image: 9-dashed line china]China’s efforts to stake its claim to most of the South China Sea should spark fear around the world, with military conflict possible, Philippine President Benigno Aquino said. In an interview with AFP, Aquino also warned that China’s increasingly assertive actions raised the spectre of other nations having access cut to international shipping lanes and fishing grounds in the sea. ”Does it engender fear? Yes, I think it should engender fear for the rest of the world,” Aquino said when asked to assess Chinese government moves in recent years to assert its ... more »
First version of F-35s will not outdo A-10 in battlefield capabilities
[image: F-35B Lightning II]Marine Corps pilots of the first F-35 joint strike fighters scheduled to begin flying this summer will not be able to use night vision technology or carry more than four bombs and missiles, Defense Department officials testified in the House on Tuesday. Overall, the first variant aircraft will have a range of lingering shortcomings when it goes into operation and will not be able to best the capabilities of the 1970’s era A-10 Thunderbolts it was designed to replace, according to Michael Gilmore, director of operational test and evaluation at the Defense D... more »
NAVSEA Details At Sea 2016 Railgun Test on JHSV Trenton
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[image: USNS Trenton (JHSV-5)]Next year Naval Sea Systems Command will conduct the first at sea test of its electromagnetic railgun, hurling a guided 44 pound projectile and hypersonic speeds off the coast of Florida, NAVSEA officials said on Tuesday. The BAE Systems designed test weapon will be mounted on the newly delivered Joint High Speed Vessel USNS Trenton (JHSV-5) and taken to Eglin Air Force Base’s maritime test range off the Florida panhandle late in the summer of 2016. The Navy originally planned to use the JHSV USNS Millinocket (JHSV- 3) for the test. Read more
China's YJ-18 Missiles a ‘Major Threat’ to US Navy
[image: Type 052D (Luyang III) class DDG]A recent report from the Office of Naval Intelligence (ONI) has confirmed the Chinese government's own claims that "the newest class, the LUYANG III, destroyer is fitted with the new vertically-launched YJ-18 ASCM [anti-ship cruise missile]." The revelations about the the YJ-18 — a latest generation supersonic ASCM — are one of the major takeaways of the ONI's overview of the developments in the People's Liberation Army Navy (PLAN). So far there is only one Luyang III (also known as a 052D) destroyer with the proper vertical launch system (V... more »
The Information War on a Whole New Level: Space
*April 12, 2015* (Ulson Gunnar - NEO) - The information war can be quickly lost if one cannot get their assets onto the "battlefield." For the US, UK or Europe, the constant din of their propaganda spread across the planet via their impressive and immense media networks has recently run into a few snags. In nations like Russia, China or Iran, ruling governments and local industry have begun creating their own Internets, their own alternatives to US-controlled social media platforms and search engines, and in some cases, even their own hardware to run it all on. They have also take... more »
Day 1 of NY Testing: Hundreds of Thousands Refuse
This week will mark the end of the beginning in the long war to end racist and classist high stakes tests. Advantage--parents, students, and teachers. It does not matter what the Pearson and Microsoft Congressmen in Washington do or don't do with their states privatization version of ESEA. This testing orgy will end, public schools will be saved and renewed, and it will done by non-violent resistance and civil disobedience. “From what I’m hearing from other superintendents, it could be at least 300,000 students across the state that opted out,” said William Cala, superintendent ...more »
Australia awards support contract for frigate engines
[image: HMAS Arunta (F-151)]Gas turbines on Royal Australian Navy frigates will receive in-service maintenance and logistics support from General Electric International Incorporated. The contract awarded to GEII is worth more than $38 million and provides for program management and on-site field service support in addition to depot level maintenance, the Australian Department of Defense said. Services by GEII are expected to last for up to 6 1/2 years, and includes access to a Global Supply Chain and knowledge transfer to 'up-skill' RAN personnel. Read more
Submarine patrols up 50 percent over last year
[image: Delta IV class SSBN]Many more nuclear powered submarines sail the Barents Sea and Arctic Oceans today than only a year ago. And more will come, as both new subs enter service and the Soviet built fleet will be modernized. There are at any time at least one strategic missile submarine at sea from Russia’s Northern fleet and two more on alert. “For the period from January 2014 to March 2015 the intensity of patrols by submarines has risen by almost 50 percent as compared to 2013,” says Navy Commander Admiral Viktor Chirkov. Read more
Max Born's Nobel lecture
I decided to read Max Born's 1954 Physics Nobel Prize lecture, The statistical interpretation of quantum mechanics (PDF), in some detail. Even though it was written and spoken more than 60 years ago, it makes such a perfect sense. Unsurprisingly, the lecture is a combination of physics and history. Let's look at those 12 pages. We like to think about the Copenhagen school. Born makes it clear that Niels Bohr was a guru in his eyes. But he also prefers to talk about three schools, the Copenhagen school; the Göttingen school; and the Cambridge school. He was the boss of the Götting... more »
Russia tells Sweden that hunting for its submarines is ‘a mindless waste of Swedish taxpayer money’
[image: Second sighting of Sweden's suspicious submarine]Over the weekend Rear Admiral Anders Grenstad confirmed to the press that the apparent sighting of a Russian submarine on October 31 last year was in fact just a civilian working boat, after close examination of pictures taken by a former naval officer. But, he also said, the fact that Russia was sailing submarines around Swedish waters last year remains completely true: “The assessment that Swedish territory was violated in October 2014 remains correct in its entirety.” In an extraordinary response, the Russian foreign minis... more »
Second Russian Borei-class nuclear sub with 16 Bulava missiles combat ready — source
[image: Alexander Nevsky (K-550) SSBN]The Alexander Nevsky nuclear submarine, the second Borei-class vessel, has entered service with the Russian Navy combat ready forces, a Defense Ministry source told TASS on Tuesday. "The submarine has successfully passed all the trials with test firing of all types of weapons. The vessel, armed with 16 Bulava intercontinental ballistic missiles, has been commissioned with the Navy combat forces," the source said. TASS has received no official confirmation of the report yet. Read more
Arab Leaders Agree To Form A Joint Military Force!
I think that this can come together far faster than anyone really imagines. It is totally in the best interests of all the military forces to do exactly this and engagement means training for their best troops as well. After this it will be a matter for the various stakeholders to get together and knock together a simple protocol. We forget just how fast militaries can organize alliances. Better most are trained in European traditions so the process is almost seamless. The hard reality is that the Iranian threat has not abated and it has become real in every new hot spot..... more »
Struggle of Domestic Workers in Lebanon
This provides a good snapshot of conditions in a society that is somewhere in between marginal and developed. Yet this is the good news. The workers havevwoken up to the solution itself. Form a union and empower it. Better yet form a global union that takes charge of the whole employment cycle. That is obviously needed Then women sign in to their local branch and establish availability. Employers merely go to that site and recruit as needed. The union handles critical details usually in the hands of the employer. Better yet it provides an eyeball that can challenge abuse. Thi... more »
The Incredible True Story Behind the Toronto Mystery Tunnel
This is an amusing story. It reminds us of the human need for refuge where you can retreat to the world of your own thoughts. That is often not so easy to do when surrounded by folks who all are inclined to whine for attention. Thus digging a hidey hole is a plausible option when you are twenty some and work all day on construction anyway. There are obviously far easier ways to create an refuge than this though. I am sure he will get his cabin in the woods some day. There are plenty of those around and are easy to rig out. Besides underground structure are rarely built s... more »
Conrad Black: A Reply to my Atheist Critics — They Protest too Much
It is fairly simple really. There are those who accept that GOD exists and are comfortable with all that. Then we have those attempting to reject that. Everything else on the subject is usually an exercise in human manipulation. What we do know and can now show experimentally is that Dark Matter physically exists and separately that the spirit formed from Dark Matter operates our physical existence as biological entities. Then extrapolating from natural logic we can go a huge step further and observe that the Soul is the perfect pattern of our spirit body and by exten... more »
Christians under threat in the Middle East per BBC News
Jane Corbin for the BBC reports on the persecution of Jews across the Middle East, http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-32287806, there's a programme about it tonight that this article accompanies - This World: Kill The Christians will be broadcast on BBC Two on Wednesday 15 April at 21:00. The article is interesting, including where the West's invasion of Iraq is blamed for ending the Christian safety in Iraq, but it is this passage caught my eye: 'The same story is being repeated across the Middle East, where the Arab Spring unleashed forces that turned against Christia... more »
GDEB Unveils New Ohio Replacement (SSBN-X) Detailed Model at Sea-Air-Space 2015 Exposition
[image: Ohio class SSBN Replacement model]General Dynamics Electric Boat (GDEB) at the Navy League’s 2015 Sea-Air-Space Exposition is showcasing for the first time a detailed Ohio Replacement scale model. The Ohio Replacement design maximizes commonality with the existing Ohio and Virginia classes to reduce risk and cost. According to GDEB, the construction of 12 Ohio Replacement SSBNs starting in FY2021 supports recapitalization of the USA's sea-based strategic deterrent called for in the Defense Department's 2010 Nuclear Posture Review. Read more
Letter of support re write-in candidacy
I write this letter in regards to Dr. Roberto Cintli Rodriguez for the position of Chair of the NACCS Board of Directors. Dr. Roberto Cintli Rodriquez is and has been a strong community activist, advocate for the Chicano community, Chicano studies and has made important major and historical contributions to the Chicano Movement, Raza community, fight for justicia and continues to be a great example to others as an hombre who does not lie down to injustice on the streets, on the media, or as a powerful Chicano studies educator. Dr. Roberto Cintli Rodriquez is a major leader and ... more »
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Starting in 1992, the Justice Department amassed logs of virtually all telephone calls from the USA to as many as 116 countries, a model for anti-terror surveillance after Sept. 11, 2001. (Mike Christy/AP Photo) WASHINGTON (USA Today) - The U.S. government started keeping secret records of Americans' international telephone ...
A startling video showing American sailors being attacked by an angry group of Turkish youths. The footage shows the group attempting to put hoods over the heads of the service members, after calling them "murderers" and telling them to "get out of our land." They then proceed to throw cans ...
A federal judge Monday sentenced a former Blackwater Worldwide security guard to life in prison and three others to 30-year terms for killing 14 unarmed civilians in a Baghdad traffic circle in 2007, an incident that fomented deep resentments about the accountability of American security forces during one of the ...
Via Fox News : A California school co-founded by a firebrand who once called for an "intifada" in the U.S. has become the nation's first accredited Muslim college. Zaytuna College, which operates out of two rented buildings in Berkeley, Calif., and had an enrollment of 30 in 2013, was officially accredited earlier ...
(Newsmax) - Many of the top leaders of the Islamic State terrorist group (ISIS) were members of brutal Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein's inner circle, The Washington Post reports. Despite the large number of foreign fighters, members of Iraq's former Baathist army make up the majority of ISIS's military and ...
By Liz Sly April 05, 2015 "ICH" - "WP" - SANLIURFA, Turkey - When Abu Hamza, a former Syrian rebel, agreed to join the Islamic State, he did so assuming he would become a part of the group's promised Islamist utopia, which has lured ...
If George W. Bush had not "won" the presidency, would ISIS have come into being? Kind of looks as though Bush's war follies are directly responsible for the current Iraqi mess. The raw cruelty of Hussein's Baathist regime, the disbandment of the Iraqi army after the U.S.-led invasion in 2003, ...
Not too long ago we solved the mystery of America's missing wage growth by pointing to the fact that wage growth for the country's "non-supervisory" workers was in fact headed in the wrong direction, while America's bosses were seeing their pay increase. We went on to note that with the ...
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