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Pearson Encourages More Teen Tweets
Can you dream up a more transparently-desperate act of mendacious manipulation?? No, it's not a late April Fools--it's for real.
Easter...
*Alleluia * St. John Chrysostom: Let no one fear death, for the Death of our Savior has set us free. He has destroyed it by enduring it. He destroyed Hell when He descended into it. He put it into an uproar even as it tasted of His flesh. Isaiah foretold this when he said, "You, O Hell, have been troubled by encountering Him below." Hell was in an uproar because it was done away with. It was in an uproar because it is mocked. It was in an uproar, for it is destroyed. It is in an uproar, for it is annihilated. It is in an uproar, for it is now made captive. Hell took a body, and disco... more »
Got to fight in extreme match with the great warrior noboiy cared
I beat the fuck out of him
TV Watch: Seasonal notes -- "Better Call Saul," "The Middle," and of course "Mad Men"
*It's the birth of the "real" Mike! (Foolish as those other guys are made to look, I'll bet the actors were thrilled to be doing a scene with Jonathan Banks.) In this corner, the next-to-last episode of Season 1 of Better Call Saul registered as a "wow!"* *by Ken* There's been an inordinate amount of crap to wade through on the TV scene, but also some oases. This includes a number that probably deserve -- and may yet get -- individual attention, but which I didn't want to go uncelebrated. *WASN'T THAT AN AWESOME BETTER CALL SAUL?* I'll be interested to go back and rewatch all t... more »
For those that suffer worse trying to mean what they said
I am sorry but the best way to move past C51 is symbolic stuff everyone know but in no way actionable because if your not on the inside you will no matter what and even then you will shake your head and ssy Harers Caanada.
The Origins of Easter - Ostara
This article is best read in connection with two of the previous articles exposing the Heathen roots of Christianity: The first article looked at the general theft of Heathen ideas by what became the Church of Rome http://newsfromatlantis.blogspot.co.uk/2014/12/christianity-pagan-religion.html ; The second looked specifically at the festival which the Judaised Roman Empire made into Christmas http://newsfromatlantis.blogspot.co.uk/2014/12/happy-saturnalia-for-return-to-golden.html Now it is the festival of 'Easter', and so it is once again time to turn the spotlight on the expropria... more »
DIi ttg ruggt tgubjd foR what its worth and that is billions
goverment never think about that. While actually if you have been paying attention the USA has bought over the last four yrears some miltilmilion ronnds of a wier but life stoppig dirty harry caliber. If our walking up Monteal when the shit hts the fan you will be happy a liberal goverment is in charge and not all those other overall crazies. Jewsih wis manf my fried who I expect nothing from, and still he gives me without condition a million times less. i KNOW one thing its hard to satify this guy. How do I know , what did i say/ It was nothing and evrthing in my estimation and a good... more »
Taunting Cisis Come on Motherfucker because I do not believe injustice is love
terrrorist so you say what was Norman bethuee\ so sixty or a hundred years later I am hero and not a threat I will do the time for that you facist pigs if just to expose how much you hate Canada come get me. Have you no shame no idea of what it is to be Canadian and being arrested for legal protesting not part of any game
Netanyahu's "3-5 Years" Prediction of Iranian Nukes Happened in 1995, Not 1992
You know what they say about making assumptions, right? pic.twitter.com/q40h9hMO3g — Nima Shirazi (@WideAsleepNima) March 2, 2015 I'm sure you've heard this a million times by now: As far back as 1992, Benjamin Netanyahu was warning that Iran was only "three to five years" away from obtaining a nuclear bomb, arguing that such a threat "must be uprooted by an international front headed by the
"Happy Easter"
Choir of King's College, “Hallelujah”
Health Effects of Water Fluoridation after 50 Years
*Video - *A look at the 50-year long practice of water fluoridation in America The post Health Effects of Water Fluoridation after 50 Years appeared first on Waking Times.
Musical Interlude: Poco, “Rose of Cimarron”
Poco, “Rose of Cimarron” - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QiDNlCyHp0I
"A Look to the Heavens"
“Many stars form in clusters. Galactic or open star clusters are relatively young swarms of bright stars born together near the plane of our Milky Way Galaxy. Separated by about a degree on the sky, two nice examples are M46 (upper left) 5,400 light-years in the distance and M47 (lower right) only 1,600 light-years away toward the nautical constellation Puppis. *Click image for larger size.* Around 300 million years young M46 contains a few hundred stars in a region about 30 light-years across. Aged 80 million years, M47 is a smaller but looser cluster of about 50 stars spanning 10 li... more »
The Universe
“It's part of nature's built-in checks and balances, that while there may be times when you think you can't even help yourself, precisely in such moments there will always be someone else nearby... you can help, instead. Which, I think you know, is actually one of the fastest ways to help yourself. I sure feel better.” “I hope that helps,” The Universe "Thoughts become things... choose the good ones!" - www.tut.com
Chet Raymo, “Gnomes At Home”
*“Gnomes At Home”* by Chet Raymo “When I wrote “The Path: A One-mile Walk Through the Universe," I had walked the path between my home and college almost daily for 37 years. In the Introduction to the book, I wrote: "For all of its familiarity, there has never been a day I have walked the path without seeing something noteworthy." Well, yesterday I came across something unprecedented, which I record here for the sake of historical record, and because those of you with a sense of whimsy might enjoy it. Along the path in the deep woods there is a tree with a hollow cavity at its base ... more »
The Daily "Near You?"
San Luis Obispo, California, USA. Thanks for stopping by.
“Forewarned, Forearmed..."
“Forewarned, forearmed; to be prepared is half the victory.” - Miguel de Cervantes
I have had terroristic thoughts I hope I do not get arrested or become part of Ciisis honey trap because I think I am good looking guy
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when the ice melts we will entertian I used to like the leaf as a second team now I just want to throw up when I hear hockey and them mentioned in the same vien. No its not like herion thats explainable I just wish the fucking TORONTO Conservative' owned MEDIA WOULD just give it a rest and their brother who grew up in the same neighbourhood as other seriel killers like Paul Bernardo WOW thats harsh I wish I knew a current goverment that did not give the facts that way.
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i AM JUST moving ont the possibitly of power. No matter how dark my night I would behave just like any in a NIgerian Camp under fire from IsIS AND just pray to God Harper is not re elcected for the good of hunanit I know realt8uy your a serious peson and you will be glad to know they made a TV series where I migtht be callesd bunge, bUT IT all breaks down in reality, Like all the caps in my message just failed keystrokes, no message execpt I am not an excellent typer. I ask my self often would i be any more upset with jENN chetrien\ I hope i DO not have to answer anyone for saying yes i... more »
Hi-Jacking Your Head. Eating Your Soul. The Conventional Press and Media in Canada.
*Hi-Jacking Your Head. Eating Your Soul. The Conventional Press and Media in Canada. *(Part One) *Written by Robin Mathews* Catch hold of the thread anywhere, and it pulls you into a web of unsavoury power relations. Begin with the large article by Gary Stephen Ross in the latest (April 2015) issue of The Walrus. (*That’s the chic, out-of-Toronto mag that - of course - wants to look like The New Yorker and/or The Atlantic Monthly.) * The article is called “TEAM AMERICA”, [not “TEAM U.S.A.”] and it’s about how ever... more »
"Courage, Fear..."
"Courage is not the absence of fear, but rather the judgment that something else is more important than fear." - Ambrose Redmoon *Jonathan Fields, “Turning Fear Into Fuel”*
Paulo Coelho, 12 Steps to Fulfillment”
*“12 Steps to Fulfillment”* by Paulo Coelho “When Joseph Campbell, today’s most famous scholar of mythology (and author of the excellent “The Power of Myth”) created the expression “follow your blessing,” he was reflecting an idea that seems to be very appropriate right now. In “The Alchemist,” this same idea is called “Personal Legend.” Alan Cohen, a therapist who lives in Hawaii, is also working on this theme. He says that in his lectures he asks those who are dissatisfied with their work and seventy-five percent of the audience raise their hands. Cohen has created a system of tw... more »
Way back when
I am reaching the age where everything that seems to matter much to me is a memory. This little video gathers together some murky snapshots (we had poor cameras, and later a poor scanner) from the era during which the poems and the garden journal were being written. I thought then that the 70s were the good old days. No I look upon the 90s with an equal sense of nostalgia. It's not all nostalgia. These days it appears the nation in which I live has leaped off the fascism cliff. Along with that the weather was more reliable then, and so one could actually garden! Things around th... more »
Speaking Nonsence to Truth that sme
Is there any chance my nonsese rocket will reach the sky i AM pretty sure it will happen as it does every day in a Disnesymovie where I play the beloved role as mixed up terrorist who wants to kill walt disney but has no ideaI I am talking about' the math skills to add two plus two and if idivuals whe think like me and mr mathamatics disaster are a threat then we should all be in our gardens looking forJIMMey Carters big rrabbtis! Rabbits going to nibble us to death or make us trip and fall over the clevery disguised p9o9p q
"This Is Your Radiation, This Week. "
*"This Is Your Radiation, This Week. "* by Bob Nichols "Although we can't see it, taste it, smell it or hear it we can measure radiation and observe its effects. One way to measure radiation which the United States Environmental Protection Agency [EPA] has chosen to use on its radiation websites is in Counts Per Minute. Each Count is One Radioactive Decay. A radioactive decay occurs when a radioactive isotope annihilates itself in a radioactive explosion. This happens on a regular and methodical basis. It is worse when the explosion happens inside of you. People working for governm... more »
"I'm a senior State Department official": WaPo's Philip Bump treats us to "the parody-but-it's-not-a-parody that is Official Washington"
*Just call him (or her?) "Senior Administration Official."* *by Ken* With the craziness mounting all around us, we need the occasional guffaw, don't we? Even if it's just guffawing at some of the craziness around us? In a "Fix" blogpost yesterday afternoon, the *Washington Post*'s Philip Bump treated us to a snatch of a transcript posted on the State Department website: *QUESTION*: Who are you today? Senior State -- *SENIOR STATE DEPARTMENT OFFICIAL*: I’m a senior State Department official, and you guys can report this as -- any of this as soon as we land. *QUESTION*: We can’t? *S... more »
Itds closed bay and I can not shop so much
This is the horror movie of consumptin and I am in no way like Astohian but his death surly maant so much more than shopping 24/7 pretending to love Christ. Admit it you motherfuckers you love money and power and if Jeus stood in your way you would persroaally find a contracter to nail gun him that way.
We face the greatest challange of human existance and can not leak about with our true believers stratagu
Have you seen a picture something man made without malice your could call a true photograph but what if that true undeniable picture pictured in 4k was false just a mind games of supercomputers fucking with you for no resason that would see, imoortmd amd be;oefve ,e tje ComPUTW is all one and zero and that is not even in a broadway play acknowled by the gay and straight and NFL men and general who hAVE ordred deahtm from above for a million or more citznses just wishing they had bluetooth or evenn the chance to understnd the war from above and how it would influcce the children she had tha... more »
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*Music in Motion: Roving Village Residencies Takes Over City Park ~Emily Ramirez Hernandez, GO NOLA*
Mark Garrison's Review of The Mismeasure of Education
We deeply appreciate Professor Mark Garrison's thorough, analytical and clearly-delivered review essay of TMoE. Here is the Intro section, followed by a link to *Education Review: A Journal of Book Reviews*, where you can read the rest. jh & dw *Mark Garrison* *D'Youville College* *Buffalo, New York* Recently I was asked to talk to a large group of area educators and parents about the relationship between the Common Core Standards Initiative (CCSI) and the use of student test scores on high stakes standardized tests to evaluate teachers and principals – so-called valued-added ... more »
Free Download: Nevil Shute, "On The Beach"
*"On The Beach"* by Nevil Shute “Nevil Shute's novel "On the Beach" is set in what was then the near future (1963, approximately a year following World War III). The conflict has devastated the northern hemisphere, polluting the atmosphere with nuclear fallout and killing all animal life. While the nuclear bombs were confined to the northern hemisphere, global air currents are slowly carrying the fallout to the southern hemisphere. The only part of the planet still habitable is the far south of the globe, specifically Australia and New Zealand, South Africa, and the southern parts... more »
Only Fools Like Gaddafi Trust The Lying Snakes In Washington
*Dead in a ditch surrounded by terrorists: this is where putting faith in Washington's word gets you in the end.* Washington won't live up to its agreements in the nuclear deal with the Islamic Republic of Iran. Anyone who thinks otherwise needs to give his/her head a shake. The U.S. government, under whatever politically bankrupt party, Republican or Democrat, and under whatever kind of puppet President, a newborn Christan from idiotville or a secret Muslim from Kenya, is a government without honour. It installs corrupt, oppressive regimes and then overthrows them a generation l... more »
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Hi inyhrtnyr What a discusting and primative thought. I apoligize to everyone in seeing some facts in the truth. Sorry MAN I put you down like the salt plays on the chassis of a modern BMW.Momea if you do not know this because you do not have a car. Modern tech has made us like Cuba. Every car everymade is going to last forever at least those made in the late two thousands and for those' early you will have to wikipediad to find the tehchnology/ INtersidmerma I have no idea what our comnication serves In my best moments I would be Floki though I am half Viking in which I take a lot of... more »
“Fukushima: The Extinction-Level Event That No One Is Talking About”
*“Fukushima: The Extinction-Level Event That No One Is Talking About”* by Doug Michael “March 11, 2011: A massive earthquake of 9.0 magnitude struck off the coast of Japan, triggering a devastating tsunami, which left parts of the country in utter shambles. Official reports claim that 15,891 people lost their lives, 6,152 were injured and 2,584 were reported missing. This was the most powerful earthquake ever recorded to have struck Japan, and the fourth most powerful in the world, since modern record keeping began in 1900. This earthquake was so intense in magnitude, that it shifte... more »
Happy Happy Easter
Props to the publishers of *OverDevelopment/OverPopulation/OverShoot* for making it available to read online for free. This vast collection of stunning photographs from around the world constitutes mute testimony sufficient to persuade the most delusionally optimistic fool that humanity has overrun the earth in myriad ways - except of course the authors, who cling to the completely unsupported hope that a change in human consciousness might occur. The book is presented as a "wake-up call" to save nature from the human flood, and us from ourselves. However, if you look at the pi... more »
"A Great Illusion..."
“A great illusion of cosmic security thus envelops mankind, one that the "establishment" of Church, State and Academe do nothing to disturb. Persistence in such an illusion will do nothing to alleviate the next Dark Age when it arrives. But it is easily shattered: one simply has to look at the sky.” - Victor Clube
Secret New Permit for Telescopes on Apaches Sacred Mount Graham
Previously Secret: New 20-Year Permit for the Desecration of Apaches Sacred Mountain Graham by the University of Arizona in Tucson and its partners. http://www.pinaleno.org/sites/default/files/mt-graham-international-observatory-telescope-special-use-permit-2015.pdf Also see: University of Arizona Assaults Apaches Sacred Mount Graham, while Supporting Navajos Protection of San Francisco
How much safe can we afford are we not better to safe or is it the other way around?
No one will argue that pro sports is the ultimate menstruation of capitalism it makes people eat bread they could not afford to reward something missing deep within their soiled and I have identified that today with careful analysis it is victory its is victory it is victory so certain no grey areas just total victory of hero's you have loved for a long time and to this day despite all the attractions feel deeply rooted with because they sometimes bled for you and they are very pissed off when something goes wrong and do things that you would never consider at work at home but smile thi... more »
Poroshenko Submits Martial Law Bill to Ukraine's Parliament at the behest of an NGO?
*Interesting.....* Baku-APA. Ukraine’s President Petro Poroshenko has submitted a draft law on legal procedures for introducing a martial law to the Verkhovna Rada, the parliament said on its website on Friday, APA reports quoting İTAR-TASS. The document stipulates rules for introducing and lifting martial law in the country. *"A martial law is a special legal regimen that can be introduced in Ukraine or in parts of its territory in case of a military aggression or a threat of attack, a danger for Ukraine’s state independence and territorial integrity,"* the draft law says. *A mar... more »
Turbulent Times Show Tonight, April 4th 2015, At 730PM CDT (830PM EDT)
Yes, Whitewraithe is back... And she and I have decided to get back to doing our Turbulent Times shows on Blogtalk radio.... The show tonight is at 730PM at Blogtalk radio (www.blogtalkradio.com), and I will be posting the audio link directly to the live feed as soon as available... We will also have our usual call in number available (Whitewraithe is in the process of getting a new computer for Skype feeds...) at .... The show tonight will touch on some of the current events that are happening in our sick world, including the war in Yemen, the Iranian nuclear agreem... more »
Releasing Unexpressed Emotion
*Randi G. Fine* - Feelings can be very painful, especially when we have never allowed ourselves to fully experience them. But we must learn to feel them. The post Releasing Unexpressed Emotion appeared first on Waking Times.
I am calling Bullshit on a couple of prime suspect: The F35 and the Bunker Busting Bombs
No matter how much money you ferret at high velocity to slippery winged people one can not change physics. The tell in this diagram is written in concrete. No serious state making nukes in the basement is going to go for less than WW2 tech Gunite on Steroids. Gunite is some serious hard at 3000 PSI installed to make the ultimate pool, but modern tech can make stuff ten times as hard and this multimillion dollar wet dream of a missile to going is to Beyonce off like Kanye West making a move on that front. Maybe the Iranians might be smart enough to put... more »
Sisi: Securing key Yemen strait priority for Egypt- Russia presents at UN
Cairo: Egypt's president said Saturday that securing the Bab Al Mandab access to the Red Sea off Yemen's coast is a top priority, nine days after Cairo joined a Saudi-led offensive against Yemeni rebels. "Securing navigation in the Red Sea and protecting Bab Al Mandab Strait is a top priority for Egypt's national security," Abdel Fattah Al Sisi said in a statement. The Red Sea is at the southern end of the Suez Canal, through which much of the world's maritime trade passes. A Saudi-led coalition of more than 10 countries, including Egypt, launched an offensive against Yemen's Hou... more »
From the bowels of rubbletv?
Urgh. Our esteemed blogging colleague Montreal Simon wrote this: *There's a strange and disturbing story circulating quietly on the internet. It was forwarded to me by someone I trust.* *And it seems to show that the CBC wrote a story claiming that Stephen Harper was thinking about conscripting young Canadians if he is re-elected.* Disturbing, yet plausible since it's been demonstrated that Harper is a mendacious warmonger and profiteer (politically, yes - personally, that's not known) from MASSIVE military weapons sales to Saudi Arabia. Tyrants have for centuries used mandatory mil... more »
Gaza Flotilla III Sails Soon!
. Thanks for your generosity last month as we announced Gaza Freedom Flotilla 3. Several of our international partners were in Tunis last week at the World Social Forum to talk with Palestinian supporters from around the world and while there, created the new brochure which we have included at the bottom of the email. We hope you will use this new brochure to help raise funds
Letter Home from the War Zone
On June 27, 2009, Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl sent an e-mail to his parents before he was captured by the Taliban in Afghanistan: mom, dad *The future is too good to waste on lies.* And life is way too short to care for the damnation of others, as well as to spend it helping fools with their ideas that are wrong. I have seen their ideas and I am ashamed to even be american. The horror of the self-righteous arrogance that they thrive in. It is all revolting. [...] [Three good sergeants had been forced to move to another company] [...] and one of the biggest shit bags is being put in charge... more »
Mauna Kea Defenders Rally to Protect Sacred Mountain from Telescope
RALLY HELD AT MAUNA KEA VISITORS CENTER BRINGS IN KANAKA MAOLI LEADERS FROM ACROSS THE HAWAIIAN ISLANDS University of Hawai’i law professor’s defense will prove prosecutors have no jurisdiction in the Hawaiian Islands Media Contacts: Kaiulani Milham Kamahana Kealoha sacredmaunakea@gmail.com Censored News MAUNA KEA, Hawai’i Island, April 3, 2015 — Kanaka Maoli
Resurrection of the Human Spirit
- Catholic Worker activist Art Laffin shared this photo from Washington. The annual Holy Week Faith and Resistance Retreat was held in the nation's capital and protests followed at the White House (above) and the Pentagon where seven were arrested for their Good Friday Witness against endless war. Imagine being arrested by the military forces of the so-called 'Christian nation' for trying to spread the message of the Prince of Peace. The message of Christ has been distorted from love, peace, justice and sharing to 'a personal relationship with Christ' wh... more »
Manua Kea Defenders Rally to Protect Mountain from Telescope
RALLY HELD AT MAUNA KEA VISITORS CENTER BRINGS IN KANAKA MAOLI LEADERS FROM ACROSS THE HAWAIIAN ISLANDS University of Hawai’i law professor’s defense will prove prosecutors have no jurisdiction in the Hawaiian Islands Media Contacts: Kaiulani Milham Kamahana Kealoha sacredmaunakea@gmail.com Censored News MAUNA KEA, Hawai’i Island, April 3, 2015 — Kanaka Maoli
Bacon Guacamole Grilled Cheese
[image: Bacon Guacamole Grilled Cheese | Housewifeeclectic.com] Growing up, I never liked grilled cheese. Melted processed cheese between two slices of bread has never appealed to me. When I got to college it finally occurred to me that a grilled cheese sandwich could be any type of cheese, with other ingredients between two slices of bread. Since that revelation, I haven't made a processed cheese sandwich since. My favorite cheeses for a great sandwich are Havarti and Swiss. Both cheeses give the sandwich a creamy quality that is absolutely delicious. I have experimented with a lot... more »
Congressional Oversight Of The National Security State-- Only Patsies Like Patrick Murphy Need Apply
Just under a year ago, the House had a rare victory over a U.S. spying and surveillance establishment that has no effective oversight and that has long ago run completely amok. It passed a toothless NSA "reform" bill." 51 Republicans and 70 Democrats, including Alan Grayson, of course, voted against it, but, tragically, it passed by an overwhelming 303-121. But, as I wrote at the time: Grayson did more than just vote against the flawed bill. Miraculously, he managed to add and pass a bipartisan amendment-- the first ever to actually limit the powers of the NSA in a substantive way... more »
Commencement of limitation period
Bennett v. J.K. (Jim) Moore Ltd. (Jim Moore Petroleum), 2015 ONCA 217: According to s. 5(1)(b) of the *Limitations Act*, the limitation period starts to run when a reasonable person with the abilities and in the circumstances of the appellant, knew or ought to have known enough facts upon which to base an allegation of negligence.
Unusual and Inspiring Solar Power Designs
*Video - *Here are some of the world's most creative solar power innovations. The post Unusual and Inspiring Solar Power Designs appeared first on Waking Times.
Supplemental: Waiting for Lawrence!
*SATURDAY, APRIL 4, 2015Incomparable report has to wait:* We were struck by something Lawrence said on Wednesday evening’s Last Word. Also by comments on Thursday. We thought the comments may shed some light on Lawrence’s conduct during Campaign 2000, when the fiery pseudo-liberal kept attacking Candidate Gore as a liar right through October 2000. The conduct of dead-enders like Lawrence helped send Bush to the White House. From there, it was on to Iraq! It’s not that our nation’s recent history actually matters at this point. Fairly clearly, our discourse is all about narrative ... more »
SPLC lobbying PayPal to ban "hate groups"
On November 25, 2014, PayPal *permanently limited* my account, banning me from using their platform to accept donations or online payments. Other websites, including *The Daily Stormer* and *The Daily Slave*, also had their PayPal accounts permanently limited around this time. Apparently, PayPal made this move against me and others as a direct response from the Souther Poverty Law Center, a virulently anti-White, anti-free speech organization that seeks to enforce political correctness and punish political dissidents. In *a recent blog post* on Hatewatch, the SPLC laments the fact P... more »
MENA Report ( April 4-5 Weekend Edition ) - Yemen War is headline event to focus upon , various updates as to state of play ...... Iraq / Syria Regional War in focus ( Tikrit operation in forefront of Iraq aspect ) .... Iran Nuclear Talks - after the Framework Deal , where do things presently stand ?
Note - additional items can be found at twitter feed ! Links.... *Al-Qaeda Seizes SE Yemen Army Base* *Houthis Chased From Aden After Saudi Arms Drop* *Looting & Lynching: Post-ISIS Tikrit an Ugly Sight* *After Tikrit Win, Iraq Orders Military to Win ISIS War by Year's End* *ISIS Gains in Damascus Refugee Camp, Fighting Hamas' Allies* *Most Iranians Praise Deal, Hardliners Unconvinced* *Iran Won Upfront Sanctions Relief, but With Potential Snags* *Proposed Accord Far Tougher on Iran Than Expected, Experts Say* US Program to Train New Syrian Force Faces Logistic, Diplomatic Headache... more »
John Napier: an anniversary
For decades, my Australian uncle lived in the Napier Street, Melbourne. I guess that the street was named after a different Napier than John Napier, however. John Napier, the father of natural logarithms, was born on an unknown day of 1550. He died on April 4th, 1617 i.e. 398 years ago. This Scottish laird of Merchinston (a member of gentry) was known as the Marvellous Merchinston and his education may serve as a good model for everyone. Why? He only entered school when he was 13 years old. He dropped shortly afterwards. And then, at the age of 24, he bought a castle at Gartness. Y... more »
Give Me Shelter
Ugh. It is not raining as the Futaba cam view shows dry streets so what you see below is likely radioactive emissions:
DRAGONOLOGY PART ONE AND TWO
If you missed it- you have a chance to watch episode ONE and TWO of Dragonology as Mel Ve is going to present both episodes LIVE on CCN tonight! DRAGONOLOGY PART ONE AND TWO… second chance live catch up LIVE SAT 4 April 2015 8pm Mel Ve Dragonology, Mel Ve 0 [image: dragonology artwork by Empower Media] For those who missed the live broadcasts of the first two episodes of DRAGONOLOGY, a last minute opportunity has opened up to give everyone a quick catch up on the information. Tune in at 8pm LONDON / MOROCCO time, on SATURDAY 4 APRIL 2015 for the second chance at catching the...more »
Holy Saturday...
*in stillness earth awaits the Resurrection.*
Argentina: Alleged UFO over Buenos Aires Excites Social Media
*Source: Diario Popular and Planeta UFODate: 04.04.2015* *Argentina: Alleged UFO over Buenos Aires Excites Social Media* A group of kids recording a noctural foray on a cellphone had a surprise. A phenomenon lit up the skies in several districts of Buenos Aires. On Friday morning (04.03.15) social media reported that a luminous phenomenon crossed the sky. It was seen more clearly from several districts of the city and its suburbs. There were even those who were able to capture the moment, described by some as the transit of a shooting star, or as a meteorite or even a UFO by othe... more »
Backwards in Time to the Resurrection
*Julie Henderson* - We are called to clear the decks and release ourselves from accumulated pain, sorrow, anger, fear, or frustration to make way for whatever or whomever brings us happiness. The post Backwards in Time to the Resurrection appeared first on Waking Times.
Editor's Note
Taking the rest of the day off to enjoy some quality time with the family. Blogging will return tomorrow morning.
Cartoon For Today
*WNU Editor:* Believe it or not .... some are now talking about a Nobel Peace Prize for John Kerry .... *John Kerry - Nobel Peace Prize Nominee?* (Zero Hedge)
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*Saints are well positioned to make a splash early in the draft ~Michael David Smith * *New Orleans Saints' Sean Payton most aggressive coach in NFL, report says ~Christopher Dabe* *Corps to conduct test on Bonnet Carre Spillway ~Fox 8, WVUE*
Advances Continue In Liquid Armor
*Daily Mail:* *Liquid body armour: 'Magic material' can instantly harden on impact - and is tough enough to stop a bullet* ** Clothing can include Moratex pack which instantly hardens on impact* ** Has been shown to stop bullets in lab tests - yet wearer can move around* *Scientists at a Polish company that produce body armour systems are working to put a 'magic liquid' that can harden on impact in their products.* *The liquid is called Shear-Thickening Fluid (STF), and instantly hardens upon impact at any temperature.* *In a 'liquid armour' this provides protection from penetrati... more »
This Is Where The U.S. Military Has A Military Presence
*Annalisa Merelli, Quartz*: *These are all the countries where the US has a military presence* *On Mar. 24, US president Barack Obama announced that all 9,800 US troops currently stationed in Afghanistan will remain until the end of 2015. This generated a fair amount of criticism: it was, after all, Obama’s promise that the last American troop would leave the country in 2014.* *Those expecting the US to leave Afghanistan, however, should take a minute to consider this: the US still hasn’t left Germany. In fact, there are quite a few places the US hasn’t left, and while certainly m... more »
Study: 70% of People on Antidepressants Don’t Have Depression
*Mike Barrett* - If sales for antidepressants such as Zoloft, Lexapro, or Prozac tell us anything, it’s that depression is sweeping the nation. The post Study: 70% of People on Antidepressants Don’t Have Depression appeared first on Waking Times.
Is The Islamic State Targeting Tajikistan Next?
*RT*: *Russia to give Tajikistan multi-billion military aid to fight ISIS* *Russia is ready to supply about $1.2 billion worth of weapons and military equipment to the Central Asian nation of Tajikistan, which is currently threatened by invasion from the Islamic State, a leading Russian business daily reported.* *The Kommersant Daily newspaper quoted unnamed sources in the Russian General Staff as saying the amount of planned military aid to Tajikistan could reach 70 billion rubles (over $1.2 billion at current rate) within the next few years. * *More News On The Growing Islamic... more »
best of wmtc, 2014 edition
Every year since embarking on graduate school, then beginning to work full-time, I've thought: I have no time to write, I don't write any more. And every year, Allan chooses a sizable number of wmtc posts as best-of for that year. I'm always surprised at how much I've written. I believe 2015 will finally change that. Adding my new union responsibilities to the mix seems to have displaced this blog. This time next year, we'll see if that proves to be true. For now, this page has been updated. Thank you, as always, for continuing to read wmtc.
American And Iranian Extremists Are United... In Hatred
Rightwing crackpots Ahmad Tavakkoli and Tom Cotton Normal Iranians and normal Americans seemed pretty optimistic about the deal announcement Thursday. In fact, in Iran, "ecstatic" is probably a better description than optimistic-- at least among Tehran's middle class. For Americans, far more subjected to a ceaseless barrage of extremist propaganda, optimism was as far as it could be expected to go. And in the most backward parts of the U.S., particularly the old slave-holding states of the Confederacy, there is no optimism at all-- just another reason, among so many, to be perpetual... more »
A Look Inside A Russian 'Troll House'
55 Savushkina Street, St Petersburg, said to be the headquarters of Russia’s ‘troll army’. Photograph: Shaun Walker for the Guardian *Shaun Walker, The Guardian:* *Salutin' Putin: inside a Russian troll house* *Just after 9pm each day, a long line of workers files out of 55 Savushkina Street, a modern four-storey office complex with a small sign outside that reads “Business centre”. Having spent 12 hours in the building, the workers are replaced by another large group, who will work through the night.* *The nondescript building has been identified as the headquarters of Russia’s ... more »
American And Former Soviet Tanks Are Now Fighting Shoulder To Shoulder In Iraq
American Abrams and Russian T-72C waging a concerted attack to liberate the Iraqi town of Tikrit. Source: Military.ir *RBTH*: *American and Soviet tanks fighting shoulder to shoulder in Iraq* *Despite having earlier professed a preference for the American M1A1M Abrams tank, the Iraqi army is now showing renewed interest in the capabilities of the Soviet T-72C vehicle as it ramps up the campaign to liberate its cities from Islamic State militants. According to sources in the Czech media, Iraq is soon to take delivery of a shipment of T-72Cs from the Czech army, adding to arms sent b... more »
Remembering The U.S. - Soviet Link-Up At The River Elbe At The End Of World War II
U.S. and Soviet Russian troops meet at the Elbe river in 1945. U.S. Army photo *Washington Times*: *When Americans and Soviets were comrades-in-arms* *The 70th anniversary of the link-up at the River Elbe deserves commemoration* *Seventy years ago this April 25, American and Soviet military met as wartime allies against Nazi Germany in the closing days of World War II in an obscure and now long-forgotten place on the Elbe River called Torgau.* *This was a truly special embrace of men in arms in a terribly costly but just war against the most hideous existential threat the modern w... more »
99% Of The World's International Communications Goes Through Undersea Cables
Starosielski thought the subject would be boring, but she instead wrote 'The Undersea Network,' one of the first books on the topic. Nicole Starosielski *Douglas Main, Newsweek:* *Undersea Cables Transport 99 Percent of International Data* *Things at the bottom of the sea: pale fish, manganese nodules, plastic trash and cables. Lots of cables.In our wireless, satellite-broadcasted world, it’s easy to forget that most of our electronic communications still run through wires. This includes the vast majority of international calls, text messages and Internet transmissions, which... more »
Conforming to type
Just to underline David Keighley’s observations about the BBC’s anti-Ukip formula as per Craig’s post below, James Naughtie provided a classic example for our delectation at the back end of this morning’s Today programme. The interviewees were: Lisa Markwell is Editor of the Independent on Sunday. She was previously executive editor of The Independent, i and The Independent on Sunday and has edited the features pages, and both the Saturday and Sunday supplements. She writes comment pieces for the papers and restaurant reviews for the New Review. Lisa has worked across a variety o... more »
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*UK: Student politics: where biology trumps brains* Te Independent ran an anonymous article on Friday calling for white males to be prevented from running in students’ unions elections. The piece, which has since been taken down, blamed students’ apathy towards student politics on the dilettantism of the young white men in charge. Claiming that student politics had always mirrored Westminster politics in its white-male-dominated character, the writer called for women and members of ethnic minorities to be given power on the grounds that they’re the only individuals capable of enac... more »
Who's Afraid Of Elizabeth May?
http://www.huffingtonpost.ca/ In a recent poll, Canadians made clear that they want to see Elizabeth May in the election debates. However, that doesn't mean that they'll get to see her. In the debate to extend Canada's mission into Syria, May was not allowed to speak. Michael Harris writes: The Tories denied May the right to speak about the government’s plan to expand Canada’s war with Islamic State into Syria without a plan and without a costing. I guess they prefer to listen to Defence Minister Jason Kenney’s lies and obfuscations....more »
Shirley the fracking must stop?
No and call me a Big Energy lobbyist not Shirley. Whats 2 million gallons a day in a drought anyway?
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*Damning Study Challenges CO2-Temperature Relationship* The ongoing global warming hiatus, per satellite measurements, surprised climatologists because computer climate projections never indicated a short- or long-term reprieve. Scientists anticipated temperatures to move in tandem with steadily increasing levels of CO2 – which didn’t happen – and nevertheless they insist that it’s only a matter of time before warming re-emerges. According to NOAA, the data also shows that global carbon dioxide measurements for the last seven days average around 400 parts per million, up from 380... more »
The Effects of Intermittent Fasting on Life Span and Healing
*Video - *Intermittent fasting, unlike traditional fasts or calorie restrictive diets, is a safe method used for losing weight and reversing inflammatory conditions. The post The Effects of Intermittent Fasting on Life Span and Healing appeared first on Waking Times.
Easter Saturday News Round-Up
So, Paul Martin is lambasting harper's puppet finance minister, the doddering, corrupt Joe Oliver, for pursuing a balanced budget (i.e., austerity) in his upcoming budget. Is this a case of the pot calling the kettle black, or of, the harpercons are so out-to-lunch that even Paul Martin is appalled? Having read the article, I'd say it's the latter. Paul Martin deliberately pursued austerity for its own sake. What the harpercons are doing is reacting to the collapse of the single main plank of all their economic hopes n' dreams by slashing government spending still more in order to... more »
ACTIVATION OF THE 777 CODES THROUGH THE FULL BLOOD MOON / LUNAR ECLIPSE
https://www.facebook.com/events/1083540605004902/ *ACTIVATION OF THE 777 CODES * *THROUGH THE FULL BLOOD MOON / LUNAR ECLIPSE * 4/4/2015 The next world is unbroken and open... The next unity is a love that brings 2 creations closer... The next time is imminent and shining... It is just as 7 colors dancing beyond the horizon... The tonal spheres are spiraling in from a center trace --- where a little child appears from within the light... This one image has 4 figures: And the array of semblance appears through them -- the others are but a silhouette in form... Be not afraid -- the tru... more »
FIFTEEN MINUTES OF MAGIC - Re-membering Your Power
Image Source http://www.therainbowscribe.com/fifteenminutesofmagic.htm *FIFTEEN MINUTES OF MAGIC * *Re-membering Your Power * 27 March, 2015 Greetings dear ones. I am the Keeper of Time. *Energy Waves * I am here this day to share with you what is happening on this magical planet of yours. You are changing everything every moment and it is so magical to see. As we have mentioned, all of this comes in a wave that also recedes. Many of your difficulties occur on the wave of the energy as it comes in. Fortunately it never recedes completely like the oceans do, but somehow always ma... more »
Updated Ka-27 Helicopter to Join Russian Navy in 2015
A batch of Kamov Ka-27 ship-based antisubmarine warfare helicopters will be repaired and upgraded by the Russian Helicopters Holding Company, with the first updated units slated to enter service already before the end of this year, the company press service said Thursday. "The pilot helicopter, equipped with modern target detection and identification gear, has successfully undergone state trials. It is capable of detecting and tracking submerged and surface targets, engaging them with onboard weapons or communicating the obtained data to the fleet. The upgrade of the Ka-27 aircraft... more »
Chu notes + Links
@FormosaNation on Twitter sent around these two polls from SETV. The bottom one shows that 64.3% of New Taipei City voters, where Eric Chu, the chairman of the KMT and likely Presidential candidate is Mayor, would prefer that Chu finish out his term. The top one shows that among Blue voters in New Taipei City, 56.3% don't want him to run for president (neither do 85% of the Green voters, naturally, since Chu is a formidable opponent). New Taipei City is the biggest municipality in Taiwan, so if Chu gives up his mayoralty and runs for Prez, lots of voters are going to punish him. I... more »
Congress Pressures Air Force To Finish Its Cyber Missile
If the war of the future is a cyberwar, it will need weapons with a specific anti-computer focus. While bullets and bombs can certainly destroy computers, Congress is championing an old missile for the U.S. Air Force’s cyber mission. Named the “Counter-electronics High-powered Microwave Advanced Missile Project,” or CHAMP, it’s an anti-computer missile canceled in 2012 that might just be brought back to life. CHAMP is a missile that uses microwaves to knock out electronics near where it hits, completely shutting down the cyber infrastructure of an area while leaving people and bu... more »
Japan needs 800 Tomahawks to match up to China's missile capability: experts
[image: Tomahawk Block IV cruise missile]Japan needs about 800 US-made Tomahawk cruise missiles to defend itself against a potential attack by China's huge quantity of ballistic missiles, according to Mitsuharu Furuze, a Japanese defense expert, reports Tokyo-based Livedoor News. With the Tomahawk cruise missiles, the Japan Maritime Self Defense Force (JMDSF) would be able to launch effective strikes against Chinese warships and crucial ground targets in the event of a regional conflict, according to Furuze. Jun Kitamura, a Japanese consultant to the US Pacific Command said that W... more »
The Pentagon’s $10-billion misfires
[image: Sea based X-band radar]Leaders of the U.S. Missile Defense Agency were effusive about the new technology. It was the most powerful radar of its kind in the world, they told Congress. So powerful it could detect a baseball over San Francisco from the other side of the country. If North Korea launched a sneak attack, the Sea-Based X-Band Radar — SBX for short — would spot the incoming missiles, track them through space and guide U.S. rocket-interceptors to destroy them. Read more
India to Test Fire Three Missiles This Month
[image: Agni III IRBM]In a bid to strengthen its fire power and form the triad of a credible nuclear deterrence, India has planned at least four tests of three indigenously built nuclear capable missiles off the Odisha coast this month. A reliable source at the Integrated Test Range (ITR) at Chandipur here said while an updated version of Advanced Air Defence (AAD) interceptor missile has been scheduled to be test fired against an electronic target on April 6, the weapon system will be fired to intercept an actual target, mimicking a modified Prithvi missile on April 22. The ball... more »
Russia Will Deliver Advanced S-300 Missiles to Iran if Sanctions Lifted Under Nuclear Deal, Defense Expert Says
[image: S-300PMU]Russia is ready to restart a deal to deliver advanced S-300 surface-to-air missiles to Iran if the UN lifts its sanctions on the Islamic Republic, Iran’s semi-official state news agency Fars reported on Friday, citing a leading Russian defense expert. The new possibility follows the announcement on Thursday of a framework nuclear agreement between Iran and world powers which will include the lifting of sanctions on the Islamic Republic. “Lifting sanctions on Iran, including the arms embargo, would be an absolutely logical thing to do,” said Igor Korotchenko, who hea... more »
Second Falcon 8X Joins Flight Test Campaign
[image: Falcon 8X]The second aircraft has joined the Falcon 8X flight test campaign as the ultra long range trijet continues to pass key development milestones. Falcon 8X s/n 02 took to the skies from Dassault Aviation’s Bordeaux-Mérignac facility on Monday, March 30 at 3:24 PM local time with test pilots Hervé Laverne and Etienne Faurdessus at the controls. The flight plan was similar to that of the maiden flight on February 6. After initial checks on the digital flight controls and engine system, the pilots took the aircraft to 43,000 feet and Mach 0.8 for performance tests. Afte... more »
Is this China's next generation stealth fighter bomber?
[image: H-20 fighter bomber]Although China is known to be working also on a new stealth fighter bomber, we don’t know much about the H-20, as the aircraft is believed to be dubbed. The long-range strike aircraft should be built around the concept of a subsonic, radar evading, flying wing configuration and some scale models have even appeared at aviation exhibitions. While previous artworks depicted shapes of Beijing’s LRS (long-range strike) inspired to several existing U.S. planes, including the F-117 Nighthawk, the YF-23 and the B-2, a new image has recently popped up on the prol... more »
US Military to Deploy Robotic Ghost Ships This Fall
[image: ACTUV]How do you keep track of increasingly stealthy Russian, Chinese, and Iranian submarines? If you're the U.S. military, you build a robotic ghost ship to follow them around the high seas. In 2010, the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, or DARPA, announced that they were building a 132-foot autonomous boat to track quiet, diesel-powered submarines. The program was dubbed Anti-submarine Warfare Continuous Trail Unmanned Vessel, or ACTUV. To little notice, the system earlier this year passed a critical test, moving much closer to actual deployment and potentially ch... more »
US says would back India in buying electromagnetic launching system for aircraft carriers
[image: EMALS launch]The US government would support selling General Atomics' electromagnetic launching system for aircraft carriers, and other key technologies, to India, the Pentagon's chief weapons buyer told Reuters on Friday. Defense Undersecretary Frank Kendall, who heads a joint US-India defense trade and technology effort, said he was optimistic about the two countries' efforts to cooperate on a planned aircraft carrier for India. "I'm optimistic about cooperating with them on that," Kendall told Reuters in an interview, when asked about the possibility of India acquiring th... more »
UAE’s Mysterious Airbase
Google Earth imagery has revealed a mysterious, and so far nameless air base in the United Arab Emirates desert near the country’s border with Oman and Saudi Arabia. Previously a concrete airstrip, the airfield has recently been the subject of a rapid expansion program. The original runway is now a parallel taxiway to a much longer 3,000 m (9,850 ft.) long, 60 m (200 ft.) main runway. New parking aprons have been constructed or are currently being built. Imagery of the entire base has only become available on Google Earth in the last few days, previously only half the site could be... more »
Priorities
There's a sharp difference of opinion over the worth of a particular story between the BBC and Sky News websites. The lead story on the BBC website is: *Labour to pledge new homes fund* Ed Miliband is to unveil a Labour plan to encourage banks to fund 125,000 new homes for first time-buyers in England. Sky does report that but places it down at 9th place in its running order, and places a somewhat unflattering angle on it: *Labour Adapts Tory Policy For £5bn Housing Fund* Labour is planning to use £5bn invested in savers' accounts to build 125,000 new homes over the course of the ... more »
Saturday Interview: Dr Darren Price
Dr Darren Price is an architect-planner by profession and is married with two young children. He was born and raised in Leicestershire and arrived in the Staffordshire Moorlands town of Leek in 2007 after studying, living and working in Manchester, Sheffield and London. He is now the Chair of Governors at a local school, a District Councillor and Labour’s PPC for Congleton where he has the incumbent Tory MP Fiona Bruce in his, admittedly long-range, sights. Darren also runs a candidate's blog and can be found tweeting away here. *Why did you decide to apply for a Labour PPC positio... more »
Interviewing by Numbers
Further to Sue's post about Mishal Husain's hostile interview with Nigel Farage on Thursday... David Keighley at News-watch also has an interesting piece about it, entitled More BBC pro-EU bias in Farage 'Painting by Numbers' Interview. It begins: For 16 years, News-watch has been monitoring in interviews by the BBC of Ukip leader Nigel Farage. It’s the broadcasting equivalent of painting by numbers. With wearying predictability, each one has been essentially the same. Question one usually suggests they are racist by wanting immigration controls. Question two posits the party i... more »
US-Israel Wage War on Iran in Syria
*April 4, 2015 *(Tony Cartalucci - NEO) - The ongoing conflict in Syria has always been a proxy conflict aimed at Iran, as well as nearby Russia, and more distant China. As far back as 2007, two-time Pulitzer Prize winner Seymour Hersh warned in his 9-page New Yorker report "The Redirection Is the Administration’s new policy benefitting our enemies in the war on terrorism?," that a region-wide sectarian war was being engineered by the US, Saudi Arabia, and Israel - all of whom were working in concert even in 2007, to build the foundation of a sectarian militant army. The report w... more »
NBC’s Richard Engel: Israel, Arab Nations Forming ‘Alliance’ Against U.S. - Iran Nuclear Agreement
*Breitbart:* *NBC’s Engel: Arab World United with Israel Against Any Iran Nuke Deal* *Thursday on MSNBC’s “Andrea Mitchell Reports,” NBC News chief foreign correspondent Richard Engel said he has the unique perspective of bouncing between the Arab and Israel world and is stunned how they are united in opposition to a nuclear agreement with Iran.* *Engel said the deal is “not going to go over well at all.”* *“We had a unique perspective because we’ve been bouncing between the Muslim world and going over to Israel,” Engel said. “We’re seeing an alliance—both the Sunni and Arab st...more »
Iran's Secret Nuclear Enrichment Plant Is Drawing More Scrutiny After This Weeks Nuclear Agreement
Iran’s Fordo Nuclear Facility *New York Times*: *Nuclear Plant in Iranian Desert Emerges as Flash Point in Talks* *The site looms up from the Iranian desert like something out of a thriller novel, ringed by antiaircraft batteries, a security perimeter two miles around, and huge tunnels that lead deep into the mountainous complex.* *Welcome to Fordo. Once a covert site of Iran’s sprawling nuclear program, then a closely monitored uranium enrichment plant, it is now a flash point in this week’s preliminary nuclear deal between the West and Tehran. The question is whether the propo... more »
The Iranian Nuclear Deal Has Been Signed: 10 Short Answers To 5 Key Points On Iranian Nuclear Deal Explained
I am truly shocked today... It does appear that the so called P5+1 meetings to decide the fate of Iran's peaceful nuclear power development have indeed reached a successful conclusion.. This of course comes in spite of the continuing lies coming out from the US and of course the psychotic state of Israel that this deal will "enable" Iran to obtain nuclear weapons within what they ridiculously claim is .. Less than a year.... Yes, this does appear to be a pretty good and sound deal.... The Iranian government will continue to build its nuclear power plants for power generation and wil... more »
White House Divded Over Iran
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry (L) and his Iranian counterpart Mohammad Javad Zarif discuss seating arrangements for a meeting during a new round of nuclear negotiations in Montreux March 2, 2015. Reuters/Evan Vucci/Pool *Politico*: *A changed Iran? Obama aides divided* *Some in the White House doubt a nuclear deal would alter the regime’s attitude toward the U.S.* *Both President Barack Obama and Secretary of State John Kerry have suggested that a nuclear deal with Iran could be a step towards thawed relations between Washington and Tehran. But experts and even some senior a... more »
White House Defends Its Somalia Counterterrorism Model
*Washington Post:* *White House officials defend Somalia strategy as counterterrorism model* *President Obama has cited the battle against al-Shabab militants in Somalia as a model of success for his relatively low-investment, light-footprint approach to counterterrorism.By some measures, it has paid dividends. U.S. drones have killed several of the Islamist group’s leaders, including two top planners in just the past month, a senior administration official said Friday. African Union troops backed by the United States have forced al-Shabab fighters to flee huge swaths of ter... more »
The Stupid Leaders of Pakistan, Egypt, And Turkey Are Miscalculating The Nature of The Conflict In Yemen At Their Own Peril
*The Houthis in Yemen will defeat these bastards.* *An excerpt from, "Pakistan, Turkey committed to defend Saudi Arabia’s sovereignty" Geo.Tv, April 3, 2015:* "Turkish Prime Minister Davutoglu spoke of strong ties with Pakistan. “Pakistan’s pain is our pain and Pakistan’s propriety is our prosperity.” He added the Muslim world faced several challenges and stressed on the need to hold bilateral dialogues. Prime Minister Davutoglu added that the situation in the Middle East was affecting Turkey and Pakistan and both countries were supportive of seeking a peaceful solution. *“We have... more »
Washington Helps 10 Countries Bomb Yemen, Beijing Helps 10 Countries Evacuate Their Citizens From Yemen
Beijing is rescuing citizens from ten countries who are trapped in Yemen while Washington is not even rescuing its own trapped citizens because it is too busy refueling Saudi jets for more criminal airstrikes on Yemeni civilians and infrastructure. It's pretty obvious why one is a rising power and the other is a declining power. China helps 10 countries evacuate nationals from Yemen. Source: CCTV News. Date Published: April 2, 2015.
Chet Raymo, “In A Dark Time...”
*“In A Dark Time...”* by Chet Raymo “I've quoted a few of these lines before, from a poem by Charles Simic: "It's like fishing in the dark. Our thoughts are the hooks, Our heart the raw bait. We cast the line past all believing Into the night sky Until it's lost to sight." In a sense, that's the story of my life: a long love affair with the night sky. My first book of popular science was “365 Starry Nights”. My first book of personal prose was “The Soul of the Night: An Astronomical Pilgrimage”. “An Intimate Look at the Night Sky” followed much later, but every book in between, fic... more »
Sarah Brady (1942-2015)
*Dan Gross, president of the Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence, writes: "Join me in mourning the loss of Sarah Brady and share your note of tribute with us."* *"I come before you today as not just another pretty face, but out of sheer talent."* *-- Jim Brady, to a press corps aware that First Lady-to-beNancy Reagan had wanted a Ken doll as press secretary* *"Neurosurgeon Arthur I. Kobrine later recalled telling the president's personal physician about Mr. Brady: 'It's a terrible injury. I don't think he has a chance. I don't think he's going to make it, but I think we should ... more »
The Daily "Near You?"
Port Moody, British Columbia, Canada. Thanks for stopping by.
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*Special master in Bayou Corne sinkhole settlement admits he served as attorney for plaintiffs’ counsel; Impartiality called into question ~Kyle Barnett, Louisiana Record*
Tonight's Movie Is 'The Final Countdown' (1980)
From *YouTube:* A modern aircraft carrier is thrown back in time to 1941 near Hawaii, just hours before the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. *WNU Editor:* I have always enjoyed this sci-film film .... a little twist from the usual war movie .... hope that you enjoy it.
How do Those in Power Stay in Control
*Video - *A breakdown in simple terms of how "those in power" retain their power and stay in control. The post How do Those in Power Stay in Control appeared first on Waking Times.
Commentaries, Analysis, And editorials -- April 3, 2015
*Leslie Gelb, Daily Beast:* *Obama’s Iran Nuke Deal: Winners & Losers* *The pragmatists are triumphant for the moment, but the hawks are circling.* *The emerging arrangements on Iranian nuclear programs announced Thursday are a clear plus/plus for both sides. Only those who don’t want any deal see it otherwise.* *The U.S. and its partners in the Swiss talks get a downsizing and overhaul of Iran’s nuclear facilities with strong inspection rights, stretching warning time to counter Iranian cheating from a couple of months to at least a year. Tehran gets the economic sanctions noose ... more »
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