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Guest Post - Why Electric Radiators Are Essential For Eco-Friendly Living
For years night storage heaters have been the most globally popular
technology for heating homes around the world. This has been largely due to
home and business owners taking advantage of the low running costs they
offer, even though there has always been a concern over the harmful carbon
release resulting from such usage.
[image: Why Electric Radiators Are Essential For Eco-Friendly Living]
But now thanks to 21st century technology, night storage heaters no longer
have any benefits that modern eco-friendly electric radiators don't. On the
contrary, there are many extra capabiliti... more »
The Clintons and Their Banker Friends (The Idea That a Subsidiary’s Problems Can’t Taint or Destroy the Host (or Bank Holding Company) or Create “Catastrophic” Risk Is a Myth Perpetuated by These Bankers/Political Enablers That Continues to This Day) Eviscerating Glass-Steagall: The Miracle of the Citigroup/Rubinesque Authorization Triumphs Again and Again
After 14 years in Afghanistan the US has been defeated by a few lightly
armed Taliban. After 8 years, half of Iraq is in the hands of the militant
Islamic State. Washington has squandered trillions of dollars on wars that
Washington has lost, while the US economy and living standards declined as
a result of the trillions of dollars wasted on futile wars. The
neoconsevative warmongers
CNN: We're Burning Through the Earth's Carbon Budget
*North America, in a world without glaciers (click to enlarge)*
*by Gaius Publius*
While Fast Track and TPP sort themselves out in the Senate — another vote
on which could come soon — I want to pass on some climate news from CNN.
As you may know, I believe we have very little time to address the
challenge of climate change. Michael Mann puts the most likely date for crossing
+2°C global warming in the 2030s. We're already at +1°C warming, with
another half degree in the pipeline, guaranteed. We've crossed 400 ppm
atmospheric CO2 for the first time since before humans walked the ea... more »
MENA Report May 14 , 2015 ( Iraq / Syria Regional Conflict Updates ( note the war within the war occurring in Iraq between Shi'a and Sunnis ) ...... Yemen ceasefire mostly holds today ....... Iran nuclear talks items..... Global ISIS and Al Qaeda items ..... Hezbollah leader having health issues ( minor heart attack or stroke alleged ) ..... Libya updates ..... .
Links.....
*Pakistan Admits Defector's Role in bin Laden Op*
*90 Killed in Saudi Airstrike on Yemeni Capital*
*Training for Iraq's Sunni Tribesmen to Fight ISIS Off to Slow Start*
*ISIS Affiliate Kills 43 Followers of the Aga Khan in Pakistan*
5 Million Syrians at Risk From Explosive Weapons: NGO
Nuclear Talks With Iran Resume in Vienna
Rebuffing Iran, IAEA Head Says Deal Allows Access to Military Sites
Obama to Meet With Saudi Crown Prince, Deputy in Oval Office on Wednesday
Report: Hezbollah Leader Being Treated for Heart Attack
ICC Prosecutor Wants Probe of ISIS in Libya
Twe... more »
Sex Watch: "The 15 Easiest US Cities to Get Laid" -- wouldn't you just like to know?
*Tell the truth now:* *You'd click through, wouldn't you? (Hey, I saw that
mouse pointer edging toward the link!)*
*by Ken*
As is so often the case, there are two ways of looking at this. On the one
hand, can you imagine anything more idiotic or sleazier than a feature
called "The 15 Easiest US Cities to Get Laid," which in fact purports to
tell us exactly that? On the other hand, *I clicked through*. Wouldn't you?
I mean, *just to see WTF they're up to*. Of course it shouldn't be terribly
mysterious; they seemed pretty upfront about it in the blurb on their
e-mail front page:
Le... more »
How Synchronicity and Magic Mushrooms Changed This Man’s Life
*Video - *Terence Mckenna shares his personal experiences with magic
mushrooms and Carl Jung’s synchronicity, which is often regarded as
coincidences in life.
The post How Synchronicity and Magic Mushrooms Changed This Man’s Life
appeared first on Waking Times.
Filmmakers Ash and Kamanaka Discuss Radiation, Secrets and Lives
Filmmakers Ash and Kamanaka discuss radiation, secrets and lives (2015,
May
13)
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/community/2015/05/13/issues/filmmakers-ash-kamanaka-discuss-radiation-secrets-lives/#.VVNYKpNBmFs
[Excerpted] Ian Thomas Ash and Hitomi Kamanaka are perhaps the two most
widely viewed filmmakers who have produced documentaries about the
effects
of radioactivity in Fukushima since the March 11, 2011, disaster. Ash’s
commitment to the subject arose after the multiple nuclear meltdown.
Kamanaka, on the other hand, has been Japan’s designated nuclear
documentarian for nearly tw... more »
Mob Justice Rules
It
was with some qualms that I joined in the social media hunt to name and
shame the men that had verbally harassed CityNews reporter Shauna Hunt.
I'm not supportive of the social justice mob and it's desire for
vengeance. It's never clear if the mob is interested in punishment or
reform.
It was beyond any doubt that what these men had done was reprehensible.
But when one was fired from his job,
Rising "anti-Semitism" allegedly driving Jews away from Jewish life, according to top rabbi
According to Pinchas Goldschmidt, president of the Conference of European
Rabbis, European "anti-Semitism" coupled with increasing numbers of
"terrorist attacks" purportedly targeting Jews are driving more and more
Jews away from leading an active Jewish life, *The Algemeiner* recently
reported.
The recent string of attacks against Jews in Europe has driven many Jews
away from an active Jewish life, said the president of one of Europe’s
leading Orthodox Jewish networks on Tuesday.
*“We’re dealing with a large number of Jews who because of the risk
involved, and terrorist attacks, h... more »
Online Media Caucus Call for Papers for ISA 2016 Reminder
Our new caucus seeks to promote the use of online media in our teaching,
research, policy engagement and service. We have a broad imagination both
about what we mean by online media and what kinds of papers/panels would be
of interest. Online media include social media such as twitter, blogging,
facebook, tumblr, and the like, […]
Blog Stats, Hawaii Pics
This is a follow up to my previous post, *Blog Stats this Month* (April 19,
2015). This site is able to sustain nearly 500 pageviews a day, higher
than the previous <400 a day, January-March this year. The main drawer or
attraction is my article, The 1st PRPX, May 2007 in Hawaii, Photos (May
04, 2015) and majority of readers are from the US, Russia and the
Philippines. See below.
I think my friends and readers like the photos eight years ago in the
Hawaii conference. I lost my folder of those photos, dug them only from my
old emails. Here are more photos. Below, Barun Mitra (Indi... more »
Editor's Note
Traveling this evening. Blogging will return tomorrow morning.
Musical Interlude: Deuter, “Black Velvet Flirt”
Deuter, “Black Velvet Flirt”
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9qWFCocIfXI
Musical Interlude: Justin Hayward, “Celtic Heart”
Justin Hayward, “Celtic Heart”
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lnVnVWrwwnU
Musical Interlude: Justin Hayward and John Lodge, “I Dreamed Last Night”
Justin Hayward and John Lodge, “I Dreamed Last Night”
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3C9DHVeuXH0
Commentaries, Analysis, And Editorials -- May 13, 2015
*BBC: **Burundi: What is behind the coup bid?*
*A Burundi army general has said that President Pierre Nkurunziza has been
"overthrown".The move follows weeks of demonstrations, mainly in the
capital, Bujumbura.Why has there been a coup attempt?The trouble began in
April when it was announced that President Pierre Nkurunziza would run for
a third term.Protesters took to the streets saying the former rebel leader,
who has been in power for nearly 10 years, was not entitled to do so.They
are unhappy that the constitutional court has ruled that as Mr Nkurunziza
was appoint... more »
Housing: It’s basically unintended consequences all the way down
With house-price inflation in Auckland fast approaching 10% per year
nobody, not even the Prime Minister now, denies there is a housing crisis.
But few agree on an effective solution.
“It’s a supply issue!” says government. And, yes it is, but what’ s
happening to remedy that is still too little too late.
“It’s a demand issue!, says the government’s critics. And, yes, it is that
too – supply and demand being two blades of a pair of scissors, with both
blades doing the cutting .
But is the Reserve Bank’s latest move to remedy that going to remedy
anything?
This latest remedy (30... more »
Labour's SNP Lessons
The cataclysm came and Scottish Labour was obliterated. There are calls for
Jim Murphy to go, calls that should be heeded for the good of the party.
Yet what exactly happened in Scotland? We've visited some of the reasons,
but there are wider points Labour needs to take on board from the SNP's
success that are of direct relevance to England and Wales as well.
I often hear from comrades in Scotland that we down in England do not
understand what's happening. Yours truly has been accused of that myself.
But you don't need to strap yourself to a Souter-owned Stagecoach and
barrel up t... more »
Institutional Thinking – The Matrix, 1984 and The Allegory of The Cave
*Ethan 'Indigo' Smith* - The prisoner eventually learns to distinguish
between reality and shadows.
The post Institutional Thinking – The Matrix, 1984 and The Allegory of The
Cave appeared first on Waking Times.
World News Briefs -- May 13, 2015 (Evening Edition)
*BBC: **Burundi coup bid: President Nkurunziza's return 'thwarted'*
*Burundi President Pierre Nkurunziza's attempt to return home to tackle a
coup has failed and he has returned to Tanzania where he was attending a
summit, officials there told the BBC.Another source said the plane turned
back after 10 minutes as it would have been unable to land safely in
Burundi.The coup announced by Maj Gen Godefroid Niyombare had brought
thousands on to the streets to celebrate.*
*MIDDLE EAST*
US rules out military pact *with Arab Gulf states*.
Yemen's humanitarian truce barely holds* as v... more »
A Collapsing Bridge Is Never Sexy
Yesterday Elizabeth Warren was on NPR fighting against the latest attack by
Wall Street-owned politicians on the middle class. Her main emphasis was
the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP), the conservatives' toxic trade agenda,
which David Dayen eviscerated at *Salon* yesterday.
"I have three objections," explained Warren. "The first is that the
president is asking us to vote to grease the skids on a trade deal that has
largely been negotiated but that is still held in secret. The second is
that we know that corporations under this deal are going to get to sue
countries for regulat... more »
Musical Interlude: Andrey Vinogradov, “Without You”
Andrey Vinogradov, “Without You”
- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HKD9G4GNXis
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 »
"Cycle of Life: Learning from the Big Picture"
*"Cycle of Life: Learning from the Big Picture"*
by Madisyn Taylor, The DailyOM
"While we are on earth we are all human beings in different phases of our
lives and soul development. As we walk through the world, the people we
encounter appear so different from one another. We see babies, old men,
pregnant women, and teenaged boys. We know couples on the verge of marriage
and lonely widows. We interact with toddlers and the terminally ill. As
different as each person seems, they are all living the human experience.
They are just at different places in the cycle that begins with birth... more »
The Daily "Near You?"
Brookings, Oregon, USA. Thanks for stopping by.
"Benedicto"
*"Benedicto" *
“May your trails be crooked, winding, lonesome, dangerous, leading to the
most amazing view. May your mountains rise into and above the clouds. May
your rivers flow without end, meandering through pastoral valleys tinkling
with bells, past temples and castles and poets' towers into a dark primeval
forest where tigers belch and monkeys howl, through miasmal and mysterious
swamps and down into a desert of red rock, blue mesas, domes and pinnacles
and grottos of endless stone, and down again into a deep vast ancient
unknown chasm where bars of sunlight blaze on profile... more »
"Remember..."
“Every time you wake up ask yourself, ‘What good things am I going to do
today?’
Remember that when the sun goes down at sunset, it will take a part of your
life with it.”
- Native American proverb.
The Poet: Rainer Maria Rilke"The Apple Orchard"
*"The Apple Orchard"*
"Come, let us watch the sun go down,
and walk in twilight through the orchard's green.
Does it not seem as if we had for long collected,
saved and harbored within us old memories?
To find releases and seek new hopes,
remembering half-forgotten joys,
mingled with darkness coming from within,
as we randomly voice our thoughts aloud
wandering beneath these harvest-laden trees
reminiscent of Durer woodcuts,
branches which, bent under the fully ripened fruit,
wait patiently, trying to outlast,
to serve another season's hundred days of toil,
straining, uncomplaining, ... more »
"The Weaving Of Human Living..."
"...and this is the weaving of human living:
of whose fabric each individual is a part;
each is intimately connected with the
bottom and the extremist reach of time:
and not one of these things nor one of these persons
is ever quite to be duplicated or replaced:
but each is a new and incommunicably tender life,
wounded in every breath, sustaining for a while,
without defense, the enormous assaults of the universe."
- James Agee,
"Now Let Us Praise Famous Men"
"How Your Brain Handles Terror Scares"
*"How Your Brain Handles Terror Scares"*
by Alan Boyle
"The whole aim of practical politics is to keep the populace alarmed (and
hence clamorous
to be led to safety) by menacing it with an endless series of hobgoblins,
all of them imaginary."
- H. L. Mencken
"Today's endless stream of "news" can add a real-life fear factor to the
fictional scares that folks typically experience. Whether the scares are
make-believe or real, neuroscience provides some strategies for channeling
our fear response in the right way. Millions of years of evolution have
optimized our brains' hard wiring t... more »
The Economy: "Low Wage America"
*"Low Wage America" *
People think minimum wage is for young workers but the average age of
someone on minimum wage is 36. Half of Congress is made up of millionaires.
by mybudget360
"People have a hard time understanding the vast number of Americans working
in low wage jobs. There is a very real reason why dollar stores paint the
heartland. We also have 46 million Americans on food stamps. One of the big
issues that we will certainly hear about during this campaign season is the
erosion of the middle class. Even though the stock market is hovering near
all-time peaks, the regular wo... more »
Get Real or No Vote from Us
*Real progressives talk about militarism, war and military spending!*
*To: Bernie Sanders, Elizabeth Warren and all other Progressives *
By U.S. Labor Against the War (USLAW)
We call upon all those who seek our political support to speak out
forcefully, with clarity and passion, for a new definition of national
security that puts the welfare of our people and the planet ahead of the
interests of the Pentagon brass, military contractors, multinational
corporations and the military-industrial complex.
*Why is this important?*
*Populist: *someone who embraces a political doctrine ... more »
Thomas Cahill: Today Began a Long Time Ago
Thomas Cahill is the author of, *"How the Irish Saved Civilization,"* *"Sailing
the Wine-Dark Sea: Why the Greeks Matter,"* *"Mysteries of the Middle Ages:
The Rise of Feminism, Science, and Art from the Cults of Catholic Europe"*
and many other books.
*Wikipedia:*
Thomas Cahill (born 1940; New York City) is an American scholar and writer.
He is best known for The Hinges of History series, a prospective
seven-volume series in which the author recounts formative moments in
Western civilization.
*Video Title: Thomas Cahill: Today Began a Long Time Ago. Source:
SunlightOxygen. Date... more »
Votes Have Consequences: Greens Take On Blumenauer over TPP
*"Progressive" Rep. Earl Blumenauer gets a Fast Track talking to*
*by Gaius Publius*
As we reported, TPP lost its first major vote in the Senate when Fast Track
enabling legislation (formally, "Trade Promotion Authority") failed to
clear the 60-vote barrier:
Senate Democrats on Tuesday delivered a stinging blow to President Obama’s
trade agenda by voting to prevent the chamber from picking up fast-track
legislation.
A motion to cut off a filibuster and proceed to the trade bill fell short
of a 60-vote hurdle, 52-45. Sen. *Tom Carper (Del.) was the only Democrat
to back it*.
Sen... more »
Plane Records Flight Through Unusual/Mysterious Antimatter Cloud
*This is a different kind of story for the blog. But it's so dam
interesting I can't pass it by!*
*Please share some thoughts???!!! *
* DJ*
*Gizmodo *
In what sounds like a tale from the Bermuda Triangle, an atmospheric
physicist, called Joseph Dwyer, was flying through a massive thunderstorm,
when he suddenly found himself in the middle of a huge cloud of antimatter
The physicist was piloting a modified Gulfstream V plane on a scientific
mission and came across the strange phenomenon by accident.
Gulfstream V plane
Dwyer and his co-pilot mistook a line of thunderstorms for the Ge... more »
President Obama Meets Two Key Saudi Leaders In The Oval Office
*Reuters*: *Obama meets two Saudi princes after King sent regrets *
*President Barack Obama on Wednesday went out of his way to praise two of
Saudi Arabia's top leaders before meeting privately with them at the White
House and played down the absence of King Salman, who pulled out of the
visit last week.*
*"The United States and Saudi Arabia have an extraordinary friendship and
relationship that dates back to (President) Franklin Roosevelt," Obama said
at the start of the meeting with Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin
Nayef and Deputy Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman in th... more »
May 13: Let's skip most of today's Irving press.
There really isn't much there. A full half of A8, for example, is a story
about a Moncton man who will be cheering for Mexico (because he was born
there) in the FIFA World Cup this summer. So bloody what?
The editorial page has a good cartoon. Norbert has a really excellent
column on Harper's disregard for citizen rights. It's informed. It's
logical. It's clearly written. This is first rate stuff.
All of the letters to the editor are worth reading.
And Alec Bruce has an excellent column on our understanding of science. The
only problem with his column is us. New Brunswick has a sham... more »
Rainforest Medicine and Indigenous Culture – Liberation Frequency
*Interview* - A conversation on the healing powers of the medicines of the
rainforest, and how life comes full circle.
The post Rainforest Medicine and Indigenous Culture – Liberation Frequency
appeared first on Waking Times.
"Should we value extremism?"
Watching Mark Easton's BBC News at Six report on the Conservative
government's plans to introduce banning orders for extremist organisations
who use hate speech in public places, but whose activities fall short of it
being proscribed as a terror group, it was very hard to escape the
conclusion that Mark Easton wasn't keen on them.
Except for a clip of Theresa May, everything Mark said was from the 'anti'
side.
We got him arguing that it's hard to define extremism, and that Gandhi and
Nelson Mandela and Winston Churchill might have been caught out by such
legislation.
We got hi... more »
Islamic State Takes Credit For Terror Bus Attack That Killed 45 Shiite Pilgrims In Pakistan Today
*BBC:* *Pakistan gunmen kill 45 on Karachi Ismaili Shia bus*
*At least 45 people have been killed and 13 injured in a gun attack on a
bus carrying Ismaili Shia Muslims in the Pakistani city of Karachi, police
say.Police said six gunmen on motorcycles had stopped the bus and fired
indiscriminately at passengers.Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has condemned
the attack and ordered an investigation.Pakistani Taliban splinter group
Jundullah and Islamic State (IS) both said they had carried out the
attack.Later, the militant group Tehrik Taliban Pakistan (TTP) also said it
was behi... more »
Hugh Sykes calls Prince Charles "an extraordinarily ugly thing"
And talking of Prince Charles, here's the extremely veteran BBC reporter
Hugh Sykes cracking a most un-PC joke in response to two items of today's
news:
Supplemental: It’s very good being Christina B!
*WEDNESDAY, MAY 13, 2015Why certain things go unmentioned:* In this
morning’s Washington Post, Sally Jenkins does something that’s rarely done.
Jenkins gets it right!
Jenkins does the unthinkable. In the course of her new column, she mentions
the comical problems the NFL had when officials tried to measure the air
pressure of those Patriots’ footballs.
We told you that no one would do this. Jenkins proved us wrong:
JENKINS (5/13/15): DeflateGate would be more of a ‘Gate’ if the league had
proven that the balls were in fact deflated. But it hasn’t. That’s what is
so peculiar about... more »
Winger's Sticky Fingers Copycat Recipe
There are some foods that take you back to certain times and places with
just one bite. One of those foods for me is Winger's sticky fingers.
For those not familiar with Winger's, it's a Utah-based chain that
specializes in chicken wings and sticky fingers: a type of chicken finger
coated in sweet-spicy sauce. It's delicious, and reminds me of going to
Winger's on game nights in college because the local restaurant had game
day special. It reminds of me good times, great wins and wonderful food.
As kids have come along, the ability to easily go to the restaurant has
decreased, but... more »
"Are Human Rights not cool anymore?"
BBC World Service journalist Steph Hegarty has recently made quite a name
for herself with her biased BBC tweets.
Here's a new duly impartial opinion to add to the ever-growing collection:
Are Human Rights not cool anymore? #TheresaMay #refugees #migrantcrisis
— Steph Hegarty (@stephhegarty) May 13, 2015
Spider letters, ITV and the BBC
My goodness, there was one heck of a difference between the ways BBC One's
News at Six and ITV's News at 6.30 reported Prince Charles's 'spider
letters'!
The angle on ITV's main evening news bulletin was that the Prince had
warned Tony Blair's government about shortages in equipment for British
troops in Iraq. ITN's Tim Ewart's report gave us a glimpse of one of
Charles's letters to Tony Blair and then two extracts from Tony Blair's
long and clearly carefully considered response, showing how seriously the
Prince's intervention. This was followed by the welcoming of Prince
Charle... more »
Civil War In Syria News Updates -- May 13, 2015
*Voice of America*:* US Officials Alarmed at New Syrian Rebel Alliance*
GAZIANTEP, TURKEY - Battlefield gains by insurgents in northern Syria, in
an alliance dominated *by an al-Qaida affiliate, and hardline Islamist
militias are presenting the Obama administration with a dilemma — whether
to support the new insurgent momentum against President Bashar al-Assad or
to have nothing to do with it, U.S. officials say. *
*While the victories last month and this month over forces loyal to Assad
in Idlib province west of Aleppo may mark a turning point in the fortunes
of the rebels in the... more »
Iran Threatens War Against The Saudi-Led Coalition If ‘Aid Ship’ To Yemen Attacked
*IBTimes*: *Iran Warns Saudi-Led Coalition Against Interfering With Yemen
Aid Ship As Ceasefire Continues*
*An Iranian military official warned the Saudi-led coalition Tuesday that
any attempts to block an Iranian cargo ship bound for Yemen with
humanitarian aid will “spark a fire.” The comments come amid concerns from
the United States and Saudi Arabia that the ship might be used to supply
weapons to the Houthi rebels during the temporary ceasefire.*
*"I bluntly declare that the self-restraint of Islamic Republic of Iran is
not limitless," General Masoud Jazayeri told Iran's Arab... more »
Didn't dullard Duncan say Katrina was the best thing to happen to New Orleans?
*“…let me be really honest. I think the best thing that happened to the
education system in New Orleans was Hurricane Katrina.” — Arne Duncan*
[image: The absolute worst education President, and Secretary of Education
in U.S. history: Barack Obama and Arne Duncan]
The absolute worst education President, and Secretary of Education in U.S.
history.
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*For Immediate Release:* May 13, 2015
*Contact:* Madison Donzis, madison@fitzgibbonmedia.com, 210.488.6220
*New Report Exposes Holes in Louisiana’s Charter School Program and
Millions in Taxpayer Dollars Was... more »
Yemen War News Updates -- May 13, 2015
*Reuters:* *Yemen truce broadly holds, but reports of violations*
*A five-day truce in Yemen appeared to be broadly holding on Wednesday,
despite reports of air strikes overnight by Saudi-led forces and continued
military activity by the country's dominant Iranian-allied Houthi group.*
*Witnesses in the southwestern city of Abyan said warplanes had hit
positions there after the Houthi seized the area following the start late
on Tuesday of the ceasefire, which is intended to ward off a humanitarian
catastrophe.*
*Residents of the southern provinces of Shabwa and Lahj, which have
w... more »
Urah! Urah! Urah!
*Russian Military on Parade in Red Square, Moscow*
Saturday, May 9, 2015
One of the most electrifying moments in the Russian Military Parade
Spectacular that was held in Moscow last Saturday, May 9, 2015, was the
moment when Putin shouted the war cry:* "Urah! *to the assembled thousands
of soldiers and they repeated the cry back to him three times...Red Square
reverberated with the roar. You can watch *that moment at the 57 to 104
second point at this video *of the entire parade. YouTube will not allow me
to upload the video of the parade onto my blog. Curious.
In any case...it go... more »
The Economy: "Young and American? You’re Out of Luck"
*"Young and American? You’re Out of Luck"*
by Bill Bonner
Gualfin (“End of the Road”), Argentina - "Old age and treachery will always
triumph over youth and skill. At least, that is the way it looks. Our
speech to the Class of 2015 (you can catch up here and here) left out some
important points. The jobs picture, for example, is even bleaker. And
depriving young people of jobs is like depriving pandas of bamboo shoots:
It’s all they have. Older people can watch their stocks, real estate, and
bonds go up in price. A young person can only look at the “Help Wanted”
ads… and hope for a... more »
Spain: The Springtime Siege of Malaga (1974)
*Source: Planeta UFODate: 05.10.2015*
*Spain: The Springtime Siege of Malaga (1974)*
On March 29, 1974, SUR offered a worldwide exclusive when it photographed a
fleet of UFOS for the first time ever. The photographs were disseminated
worldwide and television networks from many countries headed for Malaga.
Salvador Salas Andrade and Fernando Gonzalez Perez were the ones who
secured the snapshots that shook public opinion.
On March 29, 1974, SUR presented a worldwide exclusive that shook public
opinion both in Spain and worldwide. A series of unidentified flying
objects (UFOs) had... more »
Will U.S. Military Plans In The South China Sea Risk War With China?
The aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68), the guided-missile cruiser USS
Chosin (CG 65), the guided-missile destroyers USS Sampson (DDG 102) and USS
Pinkney (DDG 91), and the guided-missile frigate USS Rentz (FFG 46) operate
in formation in the South China Sea. US Navy
*Wall Street Journal:* *U.S. Gambit Risks Conflict With China*
*Option to challenge Beijing in South China Sea is fraught with danger.*
*SHANGHAI—After repeated and unheeded warnings to China to halt its
massive reclamation works in the South China Sea, the U.S. is contemplating
an option fraught with danger: limite... more »
Is The U.S. And China Heading For A Naval Showdown In The South China Sea?
An aerial photo taken though a glass window of a Philippine military plane
shows the alleged on-going land reclamation by China on mischief reef in
the Spratly Islands in the South China Sea, west of Palawan, Philippines,
May 11, 2015. Reuters/Ritchie B. Tongo
*WSJ:* *U.S. Military Proposes Challenge to China Sea Claims*
*Moves would send Navy planes, ships near artificial islands built by China
in contested waters *
*The U.S. military is considering using aircraft and Navy ships to directly
contest Chinese territorial claims to a chain of rapidly expanding
artificial islands, U.S... more »
Mexico: Maussán’s Alleged “Alien Truth” is Refuted
*Source: Planeta UFO & Vanguardia.com.mxDate: 05.12.2013*
*Mexico: Maussán’s Alleged “Alien Truth” is Refuted*
MEXICO – Less than a week after having gathered seven thousand followers at
the National Auditorium, a renowned British physician has refuted Jaime
Maussán, ascertaining the provenance of one of his main items of evidence
adduced during the event: the “alien” photograph was pure theater.
The host of the Tercer Milenio television show affirmed that the corpse
corresponded to one of the alleged aliens that crashed in Roswell, U.S.A.
in 1947.
*Pure Theater*
British daily *... more »
Abandoned Uranium Mines Plague Navajo Nation
*Sonia Luokkala - *Mining companies have left behind a legacy of poisoned
wells and contaminated earth.
The post Abandoned Uranium Mines Plague Navajo Nation appeared first on Waking
Times.
Iraq Report: Islamic State's Second In Command And Acting Leader Killed In U.S. Led Air Strike
*Reuters*: *Iraq defense ministry says Islamic State's second in command
killed*
*Iraq's Defence Ministry said on Wednesday the second most senior member of
Islamic State had been killed in a coalition air strike on a mosque where
he was meeting with other militants in the north of the country.*
*"Based on accurate intelligence, an air strike by the coalition forces
targeted the second in command of IS, Abu Alaa al-Afari," the ministry said
in a statement on its website.*
*Abu Alaa al-Afari, whose real name is Abdul Rahman Mustafa Mohammed, is an
ethnic Turkmen from the town of T... more »
World News Briefs -- May 13, 2015
*IBTimes*: *Burundi coup: Celebrations in Bujumbura as general says he has
deposed President Nkurunziza*
*Major General Godefroid Niyombare announced that he had deposed Burundi's
President Pierre Nkurunziza for seeking an unconstitutional third term in
office, and was working with civil society groups to form a transitional
government.*
*MIDDLE EAST*
Yemen truce broadly holds, *but reports of violations*.
Iran warns US against *stopping Yemen-bound aid ship*. Iranian general
warns Saudis, US to not block *ship bound for Yemen*.
Iranian destroyer locks on target* in Gulf of Aden... more »
Feel Lost, Disconnected, No Passion or Purpose? You Are Expanding
*Michael Forrester - *What you are feeling at this very moment is a
transition--only one step of many on this grand journey of ascension on
this planet that is progressing every second.
The post Feel Lost, Disconnected, No Passion or Purpose? You Are Expanding
appeared first on Waking Times.
Not All We See
*Ida Lawrence - *Intuition is a ‘direct knowing’ of what is, and it
operates best when the obstacles are removed.
The post Not All We See appeared first on Waking Times.
Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- May 13, 2015
Northrop Grumman concept for Long Range Strike Bomber, aka the B-3.
*Robbin Laird, Breaking Defense:* *What The B-3 Bomber Should Be*
*The bomber has a long and distinguished history in the Air Force and its
predecessor, the Army Air Corps. When the B-17 Flying Fortress was born, it
was a controversial aircraft, but proved its worth when Nazi Germany
controlled a continent and only the B-17 fleet could deliver strikes inside
Nazi-controlled territory, thanks to the bomber’s range and payload.*
*But the road to the B-17 was not smooth. Before the war, fighter pilots
and bomber advo... more »
Thoughts on the New Science Advisory Structure of the European Commission
Today, the European Commission released its new plans for science advice
under Jean-Claude Juncker, the EC President. The new structure comes after
Juncker terminated the office of the Chief Scientific Advisor, led by Anne
Glover, which was put in place by his predecessor, Juan Manuel Barosso. The
new structure is shown visually in the figure at the top of this post.
While there are many details of the plan still to be announced (here is the
EC press release with a link to a presentation given earlier today), here
are three quick reactions.
*1. The 7-person super committee will lik... more »
EU Preparing Military Operations Against Libyan Networks Responsible For The Current Refugee Crisis
Photo from Blazing cat Fur
*The Guardian*: *Migrant crisis: EU plan to strike Libya networks could
include ground forces*
*Exclusive: Strategy paper for the mission focuses on air and naval
campaign, but adds that ‘presence ashore’ might be needed to destroy
smugglers’ assets*
*European plans for a military campaign to smash the migrant smuggling
networks operating out of Libya include options for ground forces on Libyan
territory.*
*The 19-page strategy paper for the mission, obtained by the Guardian,
focuses on an air and naval campaign in the Mediterranean and in Libyan
ter... more »
ENABLERS OF THE SCANDALOUS TIMES: Bellantoni defends the guild!
*WEDNESDAY, MAY 13, 2015Part 3—A familiar old insider con:* Could it be
true that the national media are “primed to take Hillary Clinton down?”
That’s what Dylan Byers has said. Can Dylan Byers say such things? Is he
crazy out of his head?
Byers covers media issues for Politico. He made the comment in question in
a column last week.
For us, Byers’ remarks raise a set of questions:
Is it possible that Byers is actually *right* in some way? Is it possible
that the New York Times is part of some such syndrome?
Is it possible that the syndrome in question dates all the way to the New... more »
North Korea's Defense Minister Executed By Anti-Aircraft Gun
*BBC*: *North Korea Defence Chief Hyon Yong-chol 'executed'*
*North Korea's Defence Minister Hyon Yong-chol has been executed for
showing disloyalty to leader Kim Jong-un, South Korea's spy agency has told
parliament.*
*MPs were told Mr Hyon was killed on 30 April by anti-aircraft fire in
front of an audience of hundreds, the Yonhap news agency reports.*
*It said Mr Hyon had fallen asleep during an event attended by Kim Jong-un
and had not carried out instructions.*
*South Korea said a senior military officer was also killed.*
*The news comes weeks after the reported executio... more »
Coup Underway In The African State Of Burundi
*BBC*: *Burundi general declares coup against President Nkurunziza*
*A Burundi army general says President Pierre Nkurunziza has been
"overthrown", amid unrest over his bid to be re-elected for a third term.*
*Major General Godefroid Niyombareh said a salvation committee had been set
up, but his level of support is unclear.*
*Thousands protesting against the president in the capital, Bujumbura, are
now reported to be celebrating.*
*President Nkurunziza is currently in Tanzania. The presidency's Twitter
site said the coup attempt had failed.*
*Mr Nkurunziza has been meeting other ... more »
Former Fidel Castro Body-Guard Publishes A Tell-All Book
*William O’Connor, Daily Beast: **Speed Read: Castro Tell-All Calls Cuban
Leader a House-Hungry, Hoops-Cheating Cuckold*
*A new trash-talking biography by a disaffected bodyguard says the Cuban
leader owns houses galore, can’t dance, and always has to win when he
shoots hoops. *
*Sometimes, the biggest danger to a ruler is not an opposing politician,
but somebody working in their own home.*
*Various residents of the White House had their dirty laundry aired
earlier this year by staff, and now it’s Fidel Castro’s turn.*
*Juan Reinaldo Sanchez was part of Castro’s elite security ... more »
Trinidad and Tobago Coast Guard contracts Damen for fleet of 12x coastal patrol craft
[image: Damen coastal patrol craft]Following a 4-year acquisition
programme, the Government of Trinidad and Tobago has agreed to purchase
twelve vessels for the Trinidad and Tobago Defence Force from Damen
Shipyards.
The Signing Ceremony, which took place at the Ministry of National
Security, Temple Court 1 Building, was attended by Permanent Secretary Carl
A. Francison behalf of the Ministry of National Security andDamen Sales
Director AmericasSander van Oord.
Trinidad and Tobago has ordered a complete package of vessels with the aim
of enhancing the country’s maritime security a... more »
ON ED POLICY AND MENTORING
“As one gang member told an interviewer working for the sociologist Deanna
Wilkinson:
“I grew up as looking for somebody to love me in the streets. You know, my
mother was always working, my father used to be doing his thing. So I was
by myself. I’m here looking for some love. I ain’t got nobody to give me
love, so I went to the streets to find love.”
Teachers provide that love through mentoring.
However recent education policies have diminished the time teachers have to
do this loving role.
I can probably say that unofficially I have been someone’s mentor since I
was still in hi... more »
Greece Has No Plan To To Tackle Its Debt And Economic Crisis
Greek Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis arrives on a motorbike at Maximos
Mansion to attend a governmental meeting with Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras
in Athens May 10 2015. REUTERS/Kostas Tsironis
*Hugo Dixon, Reuters*: *Greece seemingly has no Plan A or Plan B on debt*
*Strategy is a word with Greek roots. But, sadly the current government led
by Alexis Tsipras doesn’t seem to have a strategy for extricating the
country from its parlous state.*
*Its government lacks a credible plan for reaching agreement with its euro
zone creditors and the International Monetary Fund. It doesn’t... more »
This Is Sickening: Criminal Harper Regime Gives Gift Of Vaccines In Honor Of New "Royal Princess".
I and others have been trying our best to get the message out to everyone
for a very long time about the dangers of vaccines and the simple fact that
NOBODY should go and take vaccines into their bodies, period.... The facts
are absolutely true and easily backed by research that vaccines are
poisonous to the human body and anyone that is gullible enough to allow
themselves to roll up their sleeves and allow the criminals to inject
themselves with their deadly concoctions has to have their heads
examined.....
It is a fact that our own criminal crooked governments are pushing hard to ... more »
No particle upon a quantum field means no information
Backreation promotes a paper,
Information transmission without energy exchange
by Jonsson, Martin-Martinez, and Kempf, which claims that in 1+1
(exception), 2+1, 4+1, and other odd dimensions, and in curved spaces, the
information may be transmitted by a massless quantum field without any
exchange of energy. Moreover, the signals move much slower than the speed
of light and the communication involves production of no quanta in the
field.
The authors play with some subtle "defect" of the Hyugens principle in odd
dimensions (and other spaces) and they try to convert this "strange thi... more »
Where Are America's Allies?
U.S. President Barack Obama delivers a statement in the Brady Press
Briefing Room at the White House in Washington, April 23, 2015.
*Thomas Donnelly, Weekly Standard*: *America's Collapsing Alliances*
I*t was a long time ago and a galaxy far, far away: In July 2008,
presidential candidate Barack Obama made big, bold news by travelling to
Berlin to – as The New York Times triumphantly recorded – “restore the
world’s faith in strong American leadership and idealism.” With 200,000
Berliners waving campaign-provided American flags, Obama called for
renewing America’s alliances and undo... more »
Iraq During The Summer Insurgent Offensive Interview With North America Western Asia Holdings CEO & Pres Paul Brinkley
The insurgent’s summer offensive in Iraq in 2014 shocked the country and
the world. The seizure of Mosul in Ninewa was followed by a quick surge
south that took part of Kirkuk and Salahaddin province along with the
seizure of Tikrit. A few weeks later the Islamic State turned north and
attacked the Kurds in Ninewa and Diyala. Iraq was reeling only to be saved
by Ayatollah Sistani’s fatwa to defend the country, and the entry of the
Iranians and the U.S.-led Coalition. Paul Brinkley is a former U.S. Deputy
Undersecretary of Defense who led a Task Force in Iraq focused on economic
st... more »
THE REAL PROBLEM IS WITH HOW PEOPLE VIEW INNER CITY PUBLIC EDUCATION.
*https://dcgmentor.wordpress.com/2015/05/12/stevie-wonder-knew-the-real-problem-with-how-people-view-americas-inner-city-public-education/*
*“Wow,
new york, just like I pictured it*
*Skyscrapers and everything*
*[Verse 5] **Hey hey brother, hey come here slick Hey you look, you look
hip man*
*Hey you wanna make yourself five bucks man*
*You look hip*
*Run this across the street for me right quick Okay, run this across the
street for me*
*[Verse 6] **What? Huh? I didn’t know!*
*Put your hands up you punk!*
*I’m just going across the street*
*Lay down, shut your mouth*
*Hell no, what did... more »
Obama's Snafu
* *Updated below.*
The giant middle finger that Barack Obama has been giving us these past six
years is now dangling at the root, the victim of its own terminal
corruption. And yet he and his sycophants persist in downgrading
yesterday's crumbling of the "pillar of his presidency" into an annoying
little hangnail.
"It's just a procedural snafu," whined Josh Earnest, the aptly named White
House press flack of the "stinging defeat" Obama suffered from members of
his own party, who shockingly denied him the right to "fast-track"
democracy into oblivion via the secretive Trans-Pacific ... more »
Are Chuck Schumer And Jon Tester Trying To Take Over Ohio Next?
Rank-and-file Democrats are smart enough to make their own decisions, and
don't need party insiders and bosses telling them how to vote, especially
not party insiders and bosses from Inside-the-Beltway. Democratic voters in
Florida know Patrick Murphy isn't a real Democrat no matter how deeply
buried up his ass Jon Tester has been instructed by Chuck Schumer to bury
his head. Voters in Maryland may fear Chris Van Hollen is a careerist
wheeler-dealer ready to compromise their interests at the drop of a
corporate campaign check, but they know that Donna Edwards-- like Alan
Grayson ... more »
Tennessee County Tries 1950s Strategy to Avoid Integration
In the years after the 1954 Brown Decision, school systems across the South
jacked up building programs for black schools. The purpose, of course, was
to do anything they could afford to do to assuage and placate black
citizens and the federal government, even as local officials clung
desperately to the practice of segregation.
Now 60 years later Robertson County has been found out of compliance with
federal requirements that schools at least have 15 percent diversity
representation. In a throwback move reminiscent of Jim Crow days, the
County has offered to build the black Spri... more »
America's Nazi Buddies at Work.....
You don't have to speak the lingo to understand this one. The US-NATO
backed Nazis torment this man and have a good laugh afterwards.
During Hitler's time they were called Brown Shirts. Today the US calls
them 'freedom fighters' against Russian backed 'terrorists'.
I'd call what the Nazis are doing in Ukraine terrorism for sure. It's
sickening to think that the US is arming and training these cats.
Wake up America!
Right-Wingers Responding to NDP Victory in Alberta
I'm taking a break from my leisurely summary of the Public Safety &
National Security Committee hearings on Bill C-51 (which has passed the
House of Commons and is now in the House of Patronage) to talk about the
right-wing response to the Alberta NDP's amazing victory.
It might have been a CBC story, or the Globe & Mail, ... I forget, ...
something in my Facebook feed anyway. But those crazy right-wing fuckers
had obviously become totally unhinged. A few of them managed to retain
their composure and say that it was merely a protest vote, it wouldn't
last. But even those (perhaps o... more »
KMT: Wang on hold as Ma objects
*Puli in the morning.*
Solidarity evidently had a slow day at the office, for he translated a
bunch of stuff today. One piece explained why Speaker of the Legislature
Wang Jin-pyng did not announce his bid for the KMT candidacy today as
expected last week:
The KMT’s presidential nomination registration period is nearing the end,
and legislative speaker Wang Jin-pyng’s 王金平 intention to declare his
candidacy is clear, but the “iron blues” are fighting back in a big way,
forcing Wang to delay his plans again and again. He’s been forced to scrap
his original plans to go to the KMT hea... more »
U.S. Sen. MaCain: President Obama Will Offer Missile Defense To The Gulf States For His Iran Nuclear Deal
President Barack Obama and Senator John McCain press conference. Pete
Souza, White House
*Sputnik: **McCain: Obama Wants to Bribe Gulf States Over Iran Deal*
*US Senator John McCain told Sputnik the White House is seeking to sway
Gulf countries into supporting an Iranian nuclear deal by offering
integrated ballistic missile defense in exchange.WASHINGTON, May 13
(Sputnik) Leandra Bernstein — The White House is attempting to bribe
members of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) to support an Iranian nuclear
deal by offering integrated ballistic missile defense at this week’s Camp ... more »
Green Goodness
Companies that have sustainability at their core. (Oracle not so much) It
proves the bottom line grows faster with green than carbon black.
H/T Oldphartte
A post about Star Wars and Internet sustainability
A double Hat tip to the Laughing Squid. Did you know the Internet uses more
juice than a fleet of Death Stars?
If a compilation of Star Wars sounds makes you tingle.
Untitled
*Denzel Washington to College Grads: 'Put God First'*
In delivering the commencement speech at Dillard University on Sunday,
Academy Award-winning actor Denzel Washington told the college graduates to
"put God first" in everything they do, adding that everything he has
accomplished in this life was due to "the grace of God."
"I’m going to keep it short," said Washington, who received an honorary
doctorate of Humane Letters at the ceremony.
"Number one: Put God first," he said. "Put God first in everything you do."
"Everything you think you see in me, everything I’ve accomplishe... more »
Goverment by showbusiness
Its nothing new. The war hero is more valuable on the bond field than the
battlefield. This week the mind reels absorbing how far we have come. All
those military spectacles at sports events are paid advertising. Yes the
billionaire owners managing mostly temporary millionaires are receiving
millions of dollars a year each to stage military pageantry at the big
game.
Remember the movie Zero Dark Thirty, which begot the even more odious American
Sniper, well both are way closer to fiction than truth. In the case of the
killing of Osama Bin Laden the truth may never come out. The b... more »
Ukraine Parliament Approves Martial Law Legislation And For The Internment Of Those Who Oppose Them
© ITAR-TASS/Maxim Nikitin
*ITAR_TASS:* *Ukraine’s parliament passes law to allow interning Russian
citizens*
*KIEV, May 12. /TASS/. The Ukrainian parliament broadly approved a law on
Tuesday, allowing measures to intern Russian citizens living on the
territory of Ukraine.The law on martial rule was approved by 254 deputies
compared with the required minimum of 226 voices in its favor.Ukrainian MPs
approved the bill in the first reading on April 9, after which it was sent
for finalization after evoking many critical remarks.*
*Update #1:* Poroshenko Green-Lights Bill Allowing ... more »
Untitled
*Greenies hitting those who can least afford it again*
*For a totally theoretical reason. Asthma is a very draining ailment,
including financially draining. But the inexpensive inhalers that
asthmatics used to use to relieve their symptoms have now vanished from the
martket, leaving only expensive ones available. Why? Because of a FDA ban
designed to protect the ozone layer -- an old Greenie scare that has
amounted to nothing, as is usual with Greenie scares. The hole in the
ozone layer waxes and wanes as it has always done, despite the ban on
simple refrigerant chemicals*
... more »
Taxes Or Integrity?
It's beginning to look like taxes -- whose tax cuts are best -- will be the
central theme of the next election. But, Lawrence Martin writes, if the
central theme is integrity, the Harperites will be toast:
So let’s say an audit is being done on you or your organization and that
the audit could land you in deep trouble. It could possibly lead to
criminal charges. Wouldn’t it be nice if you could just order up changes to
the audit? How about having the offending paragraphs deleted?
But even if you could, you wouldn’t want to take the risk. If you got
caught, you would be in worse t... more »
Bathroom Storage Candelabra
Over the course of our marriage, I have decorated our bathrooms many
different ways. A frog bathroom, a princess bathroom, and an all blue
bathroom. I have changed it up so many times because I never found
something that I really loved. Just recently I decided to change up our
bathroom upstairs and I wanted to go for a more classic look. I came up
with this candelabra for some of our most used items and I absolutely love
it. It completes the look of the bathroom and looks really nice and I
didn't have to spend a lot of money on it.
You will need:
- a candelabra
- enough ja... more »
What Placebos Tell Us About the Failure of Drugs and the Power of Self-Healing
*Video - *Dr. Michael Murray discusses how some conditions can be healed
with placebos in place of using prescription drugs.
The post What Placebos Tell Us About the Failure of Drugs and the Power of
Self-Healing appeared first on Waking Times.
Economic News , Data and views ( May 13 , 2015 ) - Morning data splash from Europe ( GDP Q1 Numbers from Germany disappoint / Italy and France surprise , Belgian Cash deficit widens , EZ Industrial Production data declines ) ....Several nations opt out of EU Refugee resettlement plan ( UK / Ireland and Denmark ) .... Greece in focus ( Political situation , economic updates , state of play in creditor talks ) ....... Bonds / bunds and ECB items of note
Tweets....
*MineForNothing* @minefornothing · 14m14 minutes ago
UK, Ireland & Denmark to opt out of EU's migrant resettlement scheme
*Russian Market retweeted
*Efthimia Efthimiou* @EfiEfthimiou · 15m15 minutes ago
Efthimia Efthimiou retweeted capital.gr
#Greece Fin Min Varoufakis: I can't guarantee that the govt will be in
power until January
Efthimia Efthimiou added,
*capital.gr* @capitalgr
Γ. Βαρουφάκης: Δεν μπορώ να δεσμευθώ ότι θα είμαστε κυβέρνηση τον Ιανουάριο
Jonathan Ferro retweeted
*Bloomberg Markets *@markets · 29m29 minutes ago
Five things everyone will be... more »
BGOS Greens AGM
The following is presented as a service to my local Greens
*The Annual General Meeting of the Bruce-Grey Owen Sound Green Party of
Canada Electoral District Association will be held Thursday, May 21, 2015
at 7:00 pm at the Williamsford Mill Book Store & Cafe, 316070 Highway 6,
Williamsford, ON.*
*A new executive is elected at the AGM. Nominations will be taken from the
floor for the positions of President (CEO), Chief Financial Officer and
other executive positions. The meeting is open to all Green supporters and
to the general public. Green Party of Canada memberships will be avail... more »
"Circus Lion Freed From Cage Feels Earth Beneath His Paws For The First Time"
*"Circus Lion Freed From Cage Feels Earth Beneath His Paws For The First
Time"*
By Stephen Messenger
"Footage shared this week by the Rancho dos Gnomos Santuário in Brazil
shows the thrilling moment a lion named Will experiences, for the first
time, the feeling of soil and grass beneath his feet.Prior to being rescued
and taken to the sanctuary, Will had been forced to perform with a
traveling circus. For 13 long years, the lion had been confined to a
cramped cage and denied any semblance of a normal existence.
Within seconds of his release, Will can be seen eagerly running his paws... more »
At IDEF 2015 WASS Showcased the Black Scorpion and Black Arrow torpedoes
[image: Black Scorpion torpedo]Talking to Navy Recognition during IDEF
2015, a WASS representative explained that the Black Scorpion was designed
to be launched from sonobuoy tubes found on board ASW helicopters and
Maritime Patrol Aircraft.
The mini torpedo is intended to be used when the submarine contact is not
accurate. The Black Scorpion "pings" in the water which either locates the
target or forces the target to move. Black Scorpion retains the abillity to
hit the target and induce damage with its small warhead.
In a complex international scenario in which the ASW is rapidly ... more »
Air & Missile Defense Radar sails through Critical Design Review
The U.S. Navy and Raytheon Company have completed the AN/SPY-6(V) Air and
Missile Defense Radar (AMDR) critical design review. The outcome confirms
Raytheon's design and technologies as mature, producible and low risk; on
track to meet all radar performance requirements, on schedule and within
cost.
The CDR assessed all technical aspects of the program, from hardware
specifications, software development, risk mitigation and producibility
analysis, to program management, test and evaluation schedules, and cost
assessments.
The review concluded with Navy stakeholders impressed wit... more »
NAS Corpus Christi to inspect training aircraft following flight line flooding
Naval Air Station Corpus Christi wasn't immune to all the flooding from
last night's heavy downpour.
Dozens of Navy aircraft used for training were lashed to the flight line as
the winds and water came rushing in from Corpus Christi Bay.
Crews will now need to closely inspect 38 of the T-6 aircraft for potential
damage to the landing gear, electronics and fuselage.
Read more
Why the Indonesian air force wants the Su-35
[image: Su-35 Flanker-E]The Indonesian air force wants to replace its
outdated American built F-5 fighters with the brand new Russian Su-35 Super
Flanker, but the country’s political leadership is unable to act quickly
because the U.S. is pitching in with its F-16 and F-18 jets.
The Indonesians operate both American F-16s and Russian made Flankers –
five Su-27s and 11 Su-30s. How Russian aircraft ended up in the air force
of an American ally is interesting. “Indonesia’s turn toward Russian
fighters stemmed partly from necessity,” explains Defense Industry Daily
(DID).. Its 12 remain... more »
China’s missiles can reach nearly all of U.S.: Pentagon report
A 2015 report by the Department of Defense says that China has dozens of
nuclear-capable missiles that could reach almost anywhere in the U.S.
China’s CSS-4 can hit anywhere except Florida; its DF-31A can hit most of
the Pacific coast and parts of the midwest; and the JL-2 is a sea-based
nuclear-capable ballistic missile, Business Insider reported Monday.
“China’s military modernization has the potential to reduce core U.S.
military technological advantages. China’s officially disclosed military
budget grew at an average of 9.5 percent per year in inflation adjusted
terms from 2005... more »
Security Needs Drive Australian F-35 Base Program
Australia has begun building the infrastructure it will need to support its
planned force of at least 72 Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightnings, with much of
the work driven by U.S. demands for tightened security of the aircraft and
their systems.
Construction began this month at RAAF Williamtown, the main fighter base of
the Royal Australian Air Force.
Initial facilities should be ready at that facility, on the east coast at
Newcastle, in 2018, when the first RAAF F-35 to be based in Australia is
due to arrive in the country.
Read more
Turkey seeking to woo Ukrainian defense experts amid Russia crisis
[image: FD2000/HQ-9 system]Turkey shocked its NATO allies on Sept. 13,
2013, when it announced that it selected a Chinese company to build its
first long-range air and anti-missile defense system.
That deal, worth $3.44 billion if Turkey insists on opting for a Chinese
solution, remains a mystery, but Turkey is looking at other non-NATO
suppliers of weapons systems.
Last month, Ankara hosted a Ukrainian delegation under the umbrella of
Ukroboronprom, a state-owned defense conglomerate bringing together 130
companies and engineering institutions.
Read more
What The B-3 Bomber Should Be
[image: Northrop Grumman concept for Long Range Strike Bomber, aka the B-3]The
bomber has a long and distinguished history in the Air Force and its
predecessor, the Army Air Corps.
When the B-17 Flying Fortress was born, it was a controversial aircraft,
but proved its worth when Nazi Germany controlled a continent and only the
B-17 fleet could deliver strikes inside Nazi-controlled territory, thanks
to the bomber’s range and payload.
But the road to the B-17 was not smooth. Before the war, fighter pilots and
bomber advocates argued who was best and the bombers won, at great cost.
... more »
Philippines controls aircraft from USAF AWACS
[image: E-3G Sentry]The Philippine air force (PAF) has demonstrated
air-to-air operation of indigenous aircraft from a US Air Force Boeing E-3
Sentry airborne warning and control system (AWACS) aircraft.
The demonstration took place during Exercise Balikatan at the former Clark
AFB in the Philippines.
The annual bi-national event provided the opportunity for five PAF battle
managers at a time to direct its aircraft from the Boeing 707-derived
Sentry, providing operational experience for Philippines personnel ahead of
a potential acquisition of a similar type.
Read more
Northrop to receive $4bn worth of Global Hawk work through 2020
[image: U2 Dragon Lady & RQ-4 Global Hawk]The US Air Force plans to award
Northrop Grumman contracts valued at $4 billion to sustain and modernize
the RQ-4 Global Hawk over the next five years as the high-flying unmanned
aircraft emerges from the shadow of potential retirement into a normalised
defence programme.
The awards would follow a protracted debate in Washington over whether the
spying variant of the RQ-4 should be retired in favor of the manned
alternative – Lockheed Martin’s U-2 Dragon Lady – which saw Northrop’s
Global Hawk Block 30 programme dropped from the air force’s ... more »
RAF fighter jets scrambled to intercept Russian spy plane
[image: Il-20M Coot]British Typhoon jets were scrambled to intercept a
Russian spy plane flying close to Estonian airspace today as tensions
intensify between Nato forces and Moscow.
The two RAF planes, which are currently policing the Baltic skies, were
alerted after the Russian Ilyushin IL-20 Coot surveillance aircraft was
spotted.
The Ministry of Defence (MoD) said the incident took place in international
airspace over the Gulf of Finland at lunchtime.
Read more
U.S. Military Helicopter on Aid Mission in Nepal Is Missing
[image: UH-1 Huey]A United States Marine helicopter assigned to the relief
efforts in the aftermath of the latest earthquake in Nepal was missing,
military officials said Tuesday.
A Pentagon spokesman said that six Marines and two Nepalese were believed
to be on board, and that the helicopter had been out of contact for several
hours.
A Defense Department official said search-and-rescue teams were looking for
the UH-1 Huey helicopter, which disappeared near Charikot, a village that
was hit hard by a magnitude 7.3 quake on Tuesday. That earthquake was the
worst aftershock since the ... more »
Chuka Umunna man of the people asked how to avoid mixing with 'trash' on an elite social network
'Chuka Umunna, tipped as a potential future leader, has admitted his is a
member of ASmallWorld, which is known as MySpace for Millionaires".
In public, the MP for Streatham has been keen to stress his humble
background growing up in south London.
But in private, Mr Umunna is a member of the exclusive online networking
club for the global jet-setting elite.
According to The Daily Mail, the MP registered under his middle name,
Harrison. In comments on the site from 2006, he said: "Is it just me or is
there a serious lack of cool places to go in central London at the weekends.
"Mos... more »
Alien Interaction: The Maringa Abduction
This is an excdellent eye witness report and it is worthwhile to read the
transcription. What appears clear is that these aliens are modified
humanity at least or a closely related template. We have had enough
reports to observe that an underlying theme is an ongoing interest in
hybridization to produce offspring.
In fact the whole alien interaction scenario and testing protocols applied
could possibly be ascribed to gathering samples and test data in support of
just that. We have had no other hint of any other direction so far and the
level of sampling appears far too high fo... more »
Ayahuasca Psychedelic Tested for Depression
The tragedy is that we do not have this data decades ago. These drugs were
all known but first ignored by bad mouthing the source and then banned
because it was a mind drug. Did it ever occur to anyone that mental issues
might respond successfully to drugs that impact the brain?
Only now do we have a proof of concept that is highly suggestive.
Hopefully we can redress this rubbish science within the next ten years and
perhaps even solve some serious problems. Empirical reports suggest that
ayahausca is highly effective for a range of problems including depression.
.
*Ayahua... more »
Navy Super Hornet Crashes in Persian Gulf, Crew Safely Recovered
[image: F/A-18E Super Hornet]An U.S. Navy F/A-18 F Super Hornet has crashed
in the Persian Gulf on Tuesday at about 9:30 A.M. EST, Navy official told
USNI News this afternoon.
The crew onboard the two-person Boeing strike fighter ejected out of the
aircraft and were safely recovered by crew aboard the USS Theodore
Roosevelt (CVN-71), the service said.
“Initial reports indicate both are conscious and alert and without serious
injury,” read a Navy statement. “The crash was not a result of hostile
activity.”
Read more
China Builds Latest ASW-Capable Corvette Warship
[image: Type 056 corvette Huangshi]Images from Chinese state television
suggest that the People’s Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) has commissioned the
latest in its Type 056 Jiangdao-class corvette vessels.
Under the name Huangshi, the vessel was built at the Shanghai Hudong
shipyard and is now the 20th in-class to be commissioned. According to HIS
Jane, the ship was inducted into the PLAN’s North Sea Fleet after a
ceremony at the Wiehai maritime garrison.
The type 056 Corvette vessels, which combine a stealth design with modern
weapon systems and sensors, are armed with one 76 mm main ... more »
Next-Generation Harpoon Missile Offered to Navy
[image: RGM-84 Harpoon]Boeing is trying to sell the Navy an upgraded
anti-ship and land attack weapon designed to double the range of the
service’s existing Harpoon.
The Harpoon Next-Generation is a sea-skimming land, submarine, air or
surface– launched missile guided by GPS and inertial navigation systems to
destroy a wide range of targets such as enemy ships, small boats and land
targets.
It is engineered to fire from Navy submarines and ships such as destroyers,
frigates, patrol boats and aircraft including the F/A-18, F-15, F-16 and
P-3 surveillance plane. It can also fire from... more »
A new twist to German arms for Israel
[image: Saar-V class FS]Israeli President Reuven Rivlin is in Germany on
the anniversary of German-Israeli relations. In the port of Kiel, four
warships will soon be built for Israel - and an Arab company will make
money on the deal.
The official program for the third day of Israeli President Reuven Rivlin's
visit to Germany was fairly straightforward. At 9:50 a.m. he met with the
premier of Schleswig-Holstein state, Thorsten Albig, and held discussions
with students. At 11:50 Rivlin's official visit to Kiel was over.
But he didn't travel all the way from Berlin to Germany's norther... more »
Amid Russian Aggression, France Offers Subs, Cruise Missiles To Poland
[image: Scorpene class SSK]Amid tensions with Russia, Poland could soon buy
new weapons -- namely submarines and missiles -- designed to help deter
aggressors. France stepped in Monday and offered to supply the country with
cruise missiles and submarines, reported Defense News.
Tomasz Siemoniak, Poland's deputy Prime minister and defense minister, had
announced that the country's government planned to buy cruise missiles to
go along with an intended purchase of three new submarines.
France said it would supply Poland with its cruise missiles -- provided the
Polish government opted ... more »
Prelude to a Japanese Revival
What needs to be understood is that the developed world has been forced to
accepts no meaningful growth in terms of its middle class while China
essentially spent its way into the club. It has been painful, but not so
painful as it might have been nor so painless as it could have been.. In
fact the private sector has taken full advantage of this unique transition
to become even larger and more global.
China now must accept adjustments upward in wages and social costs all of
which will quickly level the playing field and growth in the USA and Japan
will alway... more »
Did Atlantis really exist on the Moroccan coast?
What has not been understood is that Atlantean world was a Global culture
and civilization without a centralizing political structure. Thus cities
are all important, yet not often huge either. At the same time we have an
excellent conforming site on the coast south of Seville.
I also expect to see centers along the Atlantic coast or at least stations
even perhaps as robust as Mycenae. Thus this site is well located and it
certainly shows the right type of surrounds as per tradition. It also
would have been vulnerable to the 1159 BC tsunami that ended the European
Bronze Age.
... more »
North Korea Didn’t Launch Submarine Missile, U.S. Officials Say
[image: Greg Thielmann]North Korea didn’t launch a ballistic missile from a
submarine, contrary to its government proclamations and news reports,
according to two U.S. officials.
Instead, the U.S. intelligence assessment is that the secretive communist
country may have tested the compressed-gas ejection system that’s needed to
begin launching a missile from a submerged vessel, according to the
officials, who asked not to be identified discussing the internal appraisal.
North Korean state media showed leader Kim Jong Un watching a projectile
blast out of the sea and said on Saturday ... more »
Why Petronas LNG Proposal Is Caput(podcast) and Meet Murray Christoff, The Racist Port Edward Councilor
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/british-columbia/bc-first-nations-group-rejects-1-billion-offer-from-lng/article24413849/
Final vote today, unanimous rejection, wrong location...Move your site
Petronas or go away, three strikes, you`re out!
___________
A very good discussion on Petronas`s LNG proposal takes place in this
podcast, ...
Petronas and the Christy Clark Government have failed to have any
meaningful discussions with First Nations...Time for another supreme court
law suit, this time against Petronas and the BC Government..
First things first, listen to the below po... more »
Papal encyclical: will AGW, Catholic churches merge?
Environmentalism used to be one of the small building blocks of the
nationalist socialist ideology in Germany but it kept on growing and was
adopted mainly by the far left-wing, atheist youth.
However, in recent decades, another perspective on environmentalism – and
especially its most radical incarnation, the global warming alarmism – was
becoming increasingly self-evident. Global warming alarmism is a religion.
This point was described in many TRF blog posts a decade ago, too.
Many people have made the point before 2000 but one of the first articulate
texts about this topic was ... more »
Aljazeera Arabic: Should We Kill All Alawites?
*In Syria, manufactured terrorist groups like ISIS are doing the killing
and media propaganda channels like Al-Jazeera are doing the story-telling.
But they are not the ones who should be held responsible in the court of
world opinion for the senseless bloodshed. **If there is a genocide of
Alawites, Druze, and Christians in Syria in the aftermath of a regime
collapse, those who will deserve the most blame will be Saudi Arabia, the
United States, England, France, Qatar, Turkey, Jordan, Kuwait, UAE, NATO,
and Israel. They have looked away from the Armenian genocide, so the
genocide ... more »
A Shift In U.S. Policy Towards Ukraine?
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry (C) shakes hands with Russian President
Vladimir Putin as U.S. Ambassador to Russia John Tefft (L) watches at the
presidential residence of Bocharov Ruchey in Sochi, Russia May 12, 2015
(Reuters / Joshua Roberts)
*Sputnik: **Kerry: Poroshenko Should 'Think Twice' Before Using Force in
Donbass*
*Following an extensive six hour discussion between US Secretary of State
John Kerry, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, and President Putin,
Kerry stressed that any Ukrainian efforts to seize the Donetsk Airport
through force would violate the Minsk P... more »
U.S. - Russian Discussions End With No Breakthrough
*Voice of America:* *US, Russia Talk Cooperation, but No Breakthroughs *
*Top U.S. and Russian officials said they hoped to work together on
contentious issues such as the conflicts in Ukraine and Syria but offered
no sign of concrete progress after more than eight hours of talks in the
Black Sea resort of Sochi on Tuesday.*
*U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry met for more than four hours each with
Russian President Vladimir Putin and Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov to
discuss topics including the Iran nuclear talks as well as the civil strife
in Yemen and Libya.*
*WNU Editor: *I... more »
Change The World Wednesday (#CTWW) - Indoor plants
Welcome to Change The World Wednesday (#CTWW)!
Wondering how to live greener? You've come to the right place. Each week we
challenge ourselves to try a new task ... or "amp up" something we're
already doing. We raise our awareness, learn from each other and develop
Eco-friendly skills which will improve our lives and protect our planet.
Doing so together gives us power ... the power to Change The World!
If this is your first visit, please click *HERE* for information and a
complete list of all the challenges we've taken on so far.
This post contains great information and I encourag... more »
U.S. Marine Helicopter With Eight Aboard Missing In Nepal
*Reuters*: *U.S. Marine helicopter with eight aboard missing in Nepal quake
zone*
*A U.S. Marine Corps helicopter was declared missing on Tuesday with six
Marines and two Nepalese soldiers aboard as it was ferrying rice and tarps
to earthquake victims in rugged terrain in Nepal, near a town hard hit by
the latest deadly aftershocks.*
*Army Colonel Steve Warren, a Pentagon spokesman, said reports from the
field indicated the helicopter's crew was overheard talking about fuel
problems before U.S. military officials lost contact with the light attack
helicopter.*
*A 90-minute searc... more »
Two titles to be found in first characters of each line
(*Praying for rain*)
Perhaps the seedlings were better off inside,
Really. She's never sure what's best for them,
All down the years trying peat pots, blocks,
Yanking down flats from storage, penciling markers,
Ingratiating herself with baked soils,
Now trying perlite, vermiculite, moss,
Getting out lamps and heaters, rotating flats,
Fighting intruding snails, mice and rats
Or even knotweed and morning-glories
Running their tendrils up through brick.
Right now, she wishes she hadn't hurried.
All her helpless babies in cracked clay!
If it doesn't rain tonight, she tells herself,
Never ag... more »
Hersh on Bin Laden Murder
According to legendary journalist Seymour Hersh, the US fabricated several
key claims regarding the 2011 mission in which a US Navy SEAL team killed
Al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden. Hersh reveals all the details in interview
with RT.
Iran Is Ready to Accept Lower Oil Prices In Exchange For A Nuclear Deal
Facilities at phases 2-3 of the South Pars gas field, owned jointly by Iran
and Qatar, are illuminated at night in Assaluyeh on Iran’s Persian Gulf
coast, May 27, 2006. REUTERS/Morteza Nikoubazl
*Jan H. Kalicki, Reuters*: *How an Iran nuclear deal means cheaper oil and
why Tehran is OK with that*
*Reuters: The nuclear framework agreement reached with Iran in Lausanne,
Switzerland, was an important milestone. Now detailed negotiations will
focus on crucial details relating to safeguards and lifting international
sanctions. Ending sanctions, however, leads to another critical part of... more »
Plato’s Cave: An Explanation of Reality and Awakening
*Video - *Here is an animated version of Plato's Cave, the most popular,
most insightful attempt to explain reality as we know it.
The post Plato’s Cave: An Explanation of Reality and Awakening appeared
first on Waking Times.
Well, Tom Brady still has his agent in his corner -- plus the Big Rat Bastard Gummer of NJ
*It's hard to believe the Pulitzer people still haven't found a category to
honor memorable writing like this.*
*by Ken*
It's Dropping of the Other Shoe Week hereabouts. Yesterday I reported that
now-former New York State Senate Majority Leader Dean "The Indicted (And My
Boy Too)" Skelos, whose caucus was so solidly behind him in the belief that
hell no, he didn't hafta step down, has in fact stepped down, because
enough members of that caucus had paid brief visits to reality and
discovered that reality was kind of killing them.
Today we report the aftermath of another development... more »
60 Plus Israeli Soldiers Tell The Truth About Israel’s War Crimes In Gaza
*Arjun Walia* - A new report based on the testimonies of more than 60
Israeli soldiers is making its way around the web.
The post 60 Plus Israeli Soldiers Tell The Truth About Israel’s War Crimes
In Gaza appeared first on Waking Times.
Untitled
*Irvin Mayfield's Jazz Orchestra agrees to give money back to Library
Foundation ~WWLTV*
Iran Sanctions Collapsing Already
*Eli Lake, Bloomberg*: *With Plane Delivery, Iran Sanctions Collapsing
Already*
*With a deadline to end nuclear negotiations less than two months away, the
crippling sanctions against Iran are already beginning to collapse. The
latest evidence came over the weekend when nine used commercial airliners
arrived in Iran to bolster the fleet of Mahan Air.*
*The U.S. has threatened to sanction western companies that sell planes to
Iran, although a prohibition against Iran acquiring airplane spare parts
was lifted in an interim agreement signed with Iran at the end of 2013.
U.S. officia... more »
Iranian Warships Will Accompany Aid Ships To Yemen
*CNN: Pentagon*: *'Absolutely unnecessary' for Iran warships to escort
vessel to Yemen*
*Washington (CNN)The Pentagon is calling on Iran not to unload humanitarian
supplies in Yemen but rather dock a ship full of relief items in next door
Djibouti, where the United Nations is setting up a supply hub.*
*If the Iranians are "planning some sort of stunt," perhaps using the ship
to deliver weapons, that would be "unhelpful," Pentagon spokesman Col.
Steve Warren told reporters Tuesday.*
*A U.S. defense official separately told CNN that the current intelligence
indicates there are no w... more »
"A Look to the Heavens"
“What if you could stand at the top of a volcano and peer out across the
universe? If the timing is right, you might see an amazing panorama like
the one featured here. In this case, the volcano is the Hawaii's Mauna Kea,
and the time was a clear night last summer In the foreground of this
south-facing panorama lies a rugged landscape dotted with rocks and hardy
plants. Slightly above and further out, a white blanket of clouds spreads
horizontally to the horizon, seemingly dividing heaven and Earth. City
lights illuminate the clouds and sky on the far left, while orange lava in
the ... more »
The Poet: Emily Dickinson, “Much Madness”
*“Much Madness”*
by Emily Dickinson
“Much madness is divinest sense
To a discerning eye;
Much sense the starkest madness.
’Tis the majority
In this, as all, prevails.
Assent, and you are sane;
Demur- you’re straightway dangerous,
And handled with a chain.”
Anthropology: "What is Cueva de las Manos?"
*"What is Cueva de las Manos?"*
by Wikipedia
"Cueva de las Manos (Spanish for Cave of the Hands) is a cave located in
the province of Santa Cruz, Argentina, 163 km (101 mi) south from the town
of Perito Moreno, within the borders of the Francisco P. Moreno National
Park, which includes many sites of archaeological and paleontological
importance. The Cave lies in the valley of the Pinturas River, in an
isolated spot in the Patagonian landscape, some 100 km (62 mi) from the
main road, National Route 40. It is famous (and gets its name) for the
paintings of hands, made by the indigenou... more »
Chet Raymo, “A Chancy Universe”
*“A Chancy Universe”*
by Chet Raymo
"It's hard not to like Wendell Berry. Farmer, poet, philosopher, ecologist,
economist. Champion of perennial values rooted in land and faith. Speaker
of truth to power. What's not to like? Yet I do not always find myself in
full sympathy with Berry, as for example on the occasion of his dueling
books with E. O. Wilson. Or as I read his poem "By Chance, Of Course" in
the February, 2009 issue of "Harper's Magazine". I wish I could quote the
entire poem here, or that it was available without subscription on Harper's
website. But let me try to convey... more »
Social Security-- Still A Target For Conservative Predators
Conservatives have never been boosters of Social Security. Republicans and
right-wing Democrats decried it as socialism back in the 1930s.
Disgracefully, Southern "Democrats" only agreed to support it at all when
they were able to exclude most African-Americans. The legislation was
immensely popular among the voting public and after delaying it and
watering it down as best they could, dozens of Republicans in fear of the
electorate went along and voted for it in the end. The Social Security Act
of 1935 passed in the House on April 19, 1935 by a vote of 372-33 (+ 2
Members voting "... more »
Quote of the day: On what liberty is *for*
*"By liberty I mean the assurance that every man shall be protected in
doing what he believes his duty against the influence of authority and
majorities, custom and opinion. Liberty and good government do not exclude
each other; and there are excellent reasons why they should go together.
Liberty is not a means to a higher political end. It is itself the highest
political end. It is not for the sake of a good public administration that
it is required, but for security in the pursuit of the highest objects of
civil society, and of private life." *-- Lord Acton in his "The Hist... more »
Midday Musical Interlude: Cat Stevens, "Sad Lisa"
Cat Stevens, "Sad Lisa"
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2mn9cEJjJZE
11 Common Symptoms of the Global Depopulation Slow Kill
*Sigmund Fraud* - To be sick is the new normal, and to be healthy is
outstanding and unusual.
The post 11 Common Symptoms of the Global Depopulation Slow Kill appeared
first on Waking Times.
Commentaries, Analysis, And Editorials -- May 12, 2015
Had frank discussions with President #Putin & FM #Lavrov on key issues
including #IranTalks, #Syria, #Ukraine. pic.twitter.com/KDHrXgB0oH
— John Kerry (@JohnKerry) May 12, 2015
*Adam Chandler, The Atlantic:* *Why Is John Kerry in Russia?*
*The Secretary of State went to Sochi on Tuesday to meet with Vladimir
Putin for the first direct talks in two years.Tuesday seemed like a
particularly strange day for Secretary of State John Kerry to pay the
highest-level U.S. visit to Russia in nearly two years. The ceasefire in
Ukraine hasn’t stopped the daily violence between pro-Russian se... more »
World News Briefs -- May 12, 2015 (Evening Edition)
*Al Jazeera*: *Cease-fire between Saudi-led coalition, Houthi rebels begins
in Yemen*
*Prior to start, Saudi-led coalition bombs killed as many as 90 people in a
single raid of a rocket base, authorities say*
*With cargo ships poised to launch a desperately needed aid operation in
embattled Yemen, a five-day humanitarian cease-fire began Tuesday night,
just hours after Saudi-led coalition warplanes struck against Houthi rebels
and their allies.*
*It wasn't immediately clear if the two sides were honoring the cease-fire,
which began at 11 p.m. (2000 GMT, 4 p.m. EDT), but only hour... more »
Yemen War News Updates -- May 12, 2015
*Reuters:* *Raids hit Yemen capital, Iran sends cargo ship *
*Saudi-led air strikes hit the rebel-held Yemeni capital Sanaa on Tuesday
hours before a five-day humanitarian truce was set to begin, and Washington
cautioned against "provocative actions" after Iran dispatched a cargo ship
to Yemen.The United States said it was tracking Iranian warships
accompanying the vessel bound for the port of Hodaida, and urged Iran
instead to use a U.N. distribution hub in Djibouti to provide help to
people in the war-damaged Arabian Peninsula country."We're certainly
tracking this convoy cl... more »
There Is No Fatah-Hamas Unity
Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas, left;
Hamas leader, Khaled Meshaal, right
Photo from San Francisco Sentinel
*Deutsceh Welle*: *Fatah-Hamas unity in tatters*
*A year after signing a reconciliation deal, the Fatah-Hamas unity
government is in disarray as Fatah continues to loses support in the West
Bank to Hamas. Mel Frykberg reports from Ramallah. *
*The fluid and rapidly changing dynamics of politics in the Middle East,
where allegiances can shift dramatically, is impacting Palestinian politics
and the biggest loser appears to be the Fatah-affiliated Palestinian
Authority (PA) ... more »
The Daily "Near You?"
Engordany, Escaldes-Engordany, Andorra. Thanks for stopping by!
"The Encouraging Thing..."
"The encouraging thing is that every time you meet a situation, though you
may think at the time it is an impossibility and you go through the
tortures of the damned, once you have met it and lived through it you find
that forever after you are freer than you ever were before. If you can live
through that you can live through anything. You gain strength, courage, and
confidence by every experience in which you stop to look fear in the face.
You are able to say to yourself, 'I lived through this horror. I can take
the next thing that comes along.' The danger lies in refusing to face ... more »
Slavs Don't Own Any Newspapers
"The German racists assigned the Slavs to the lowest rank of human life,
from which the Jews were altogether excluded.
The Germans thus looked upon Slavs as people not fit to be educated, not
able to govern themselves, worthy only as slaves whose existence would be
justified because they served their German masters.
Hitler's racial policy with regard to the Slavs, to the extent that it was
formulated, was "depopulation."
The Slavs were to be prevented from procreating, except to provide the
necessary continuing supply of slave laborers."
*— Lucy Dawidowicz, *
*The Holocaust an... more »
"Cutting Cords: A Sense of Closure"
*"Cutting Cords: A Sense of Closure"*
by Madisyn Taylor, The DailyOM
"Sometimes the emotions we are feeling belong to the person we are in a
connection with and an energetic cord must be severed. In every
relationship, people are constantly exchanging energy that can become a
chord connecting two people. This energetic cord forms just below the
breastbone and can remain long after a relationship has ended. This
unbroken cord may leave an open channel between you and another person,
through which emotions and energy can continue to flow. If you are unaware
that the chord exists, it ... more »
The Universe
“Courageous is the soul who adventures into time and space to learn of
their divinity. For while they cannot lose, they can think they have, and
the loss will seem intolerable. And while they cannot fail, they can think
they have, and the pain will seem unbearable. And while they cannot ever be
less than they truly are- powerful, eternal, and love - they can think they
are, and all hope will seem lost. And therein lies their test. A test of
perceptions: of what to focus on, of what to believe in, in spite of
appearances. Courageous indeed... the pride of the Universe, and I should
... more »
Satire: "Scientists: Earth Endangered by New Strain of Fact-Resistant Humans"
*"Scientists: Earth Endangered by New Strain of Fact-Resistant Humans"*
by Andy Borowitz
MINNEAPOLIS (The Borowitz Report) – "Scientists have discovered a powerful
new strain of fact-resistant humans who are threatening the ability of
Earth to sustain life, a sobering new study reports. The research,
conducted by the University of Minnesota, identifies a virulent strain of
humans who are virtually immune to any form of verifiable knowledge,
leaving scientists at a loss as to how to combat them. “These humans appear
to have all the faculties necessary to receive and process informati... more »
"Himmler Telegram Kept and Destroyed by Me"
"Himmler Telegram Kept and Destroyed by Me." - Timewatch : Himmler, Hitler
and the End of the Reich from Spike EP on Vimeo.
*"During our interview the Prime Minister mentioned that [Heinrich] Himmler
appeared to be trying to show that he wasn't so bad as painted, and [the]
PM said, if it would save further expenditure of life, he would be prepared
to spare even Himmler. *
*I suggested there were plenty of islands he could be sent to."*
*Personal Diary Entry,*
*Admiral Sir A B*
*First Sea Lord *
*April 1945*
"On August 31, 1944, the head of MI6 forwarded to the prime minister,
... more »
The Rag Blog : METRO EVENT |Author Smadar Lavie speaks on the Israeli elections and the Mizrahi predicament
By The Rag Blog | The Rag Blog | May 12, 2015 What: Smadar Lavie discusses
her book, ‘Wrapped in the Flag of Israel’ Date: Sunday, May 24, 2015 Time:
4-6 p.m. Where: Resistencia Bookstore Address: 4926 E. Cesar Chavez, …
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*METRO EVENT* |Author Smadar Lavie speaks on the Israeli elections and the
Mizrahi predicament
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