Monday, March 07, 2016

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Man saves phone-distracted kid from flying baseball bat
Get off your damn phone. A seemingly boring spring training game between the Pittsburgh Pirates and Atlanta Braves on Saturday hit headlines when a runaway bat was accidentally tossed into the stands. The bat made its way right into the face of a young boy who was more concerned with his phone than the game. Luckily, the man sitting next to him saved the day, deflecting the bat from the boy. SEE
Canada's Justin Trudeau cuddles with baby pandas
Just when you thought Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau couldn't get anymore charming, he went and hugged some pandas. Trudeau cuddled with the first panda cubs born on Canadian soil on Monday, and he introduced them to the nation at a naming ceremony at the Toronto Zoo. SEE ALSO: Dazzling Justin Trudeau sweater is the winter garment of your wildest dreams "I can assure you my children
Sanders, Cruz Win 'Super Saturday' Weekend; Michiganders on Sunday's Dem Debate in Flint: 'BradCast' 3/7/2016
On today's BradCast [full audio linked below], Bernie Sanders and Ted Cruz defied 'conventional wisdom' to win more delegates than front-runners Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump in their respective parties over "Super Saturday" weekend; Louisiana's Primary reveals another serious and troubling long-term failure of the U.S. Electoral System; and two Michiganders join us for analysis of Su
Pensioner photographs 'Close Encounters' UFO
John Macdonald from Scotland managed to take an impressive picture of a strange, brightly lit object. The 65-year-old had been driving home along rura...
 

Popular in news

More Latinos Seek Citizenship to Vote Against Trump
Mr. Trump’s harsh language against Mexican immigrants has compelled legal residents to seek citizenship in time to vote against him in November.
Canada Fears Photo of Prime Minister with Pandas Could Worsen American Refugee Crisis
TORONTO (The Borowitz Report)—Canada, already bracing for the possible inflow of millions of American refugees in November, might have made matters worse by releasing an unacceptably adorable photo of its Prime Minister hugging two baby pandas, Canadians fear.See the rest of the story at newyorker.comRelated:Mr. Mushface, Internet-Darling Dog, Dies at ElevenDaily Cartoon: Monday, March 7thCampaign
Revealed: the 30-year economic betrayal dragging down Generation Y’s income
Exclusive new data shows how debt, unemployment and property prices have combined to stop millennials taking their share of western wealthWho’s winning? Find out how your income compares with every other generationThe full scale of the financial rout facing millennials is revealed today in exclusive new data that points to a perfect storm of factors besetting an entire generation of young adults a
Tom Hardy, Tom Hiddleston, Idris Elba … who should be the next James Bond?
Four well-spoken white Brits, one charming black Londoner and an Irishman prone to taking his shirt off are the favourites to don Daniel Craig’s tuxedo Related: Tom Hiddleston fuels Bond rumours with praise for 'extraordinary opportunity' of 007 role If Spectre does end up being Daniel Craig’s James Bond swansong, director Sam Mendes certainly did his best to give the most popular 007 since Sean C
 
 

Popular in science

Collective memory discovered in bacteria
Individual bacterial cells have short memories. But groups of bacteria can develop a collective memory that can increase their tolerance to stress. This has been demonstrated experimentally for the first time.
'Person-on-a-chip': Engineers grow 3-D heart, liver tissues for better drug testing
Researchers have developed a new way of growing realistic human tissues outside the body. Their 'person-on-a-chip' technology, called AngioChip, is a powerful platform for discovering and testing new drugs, and could eventually be used to repair or replace damaged organs.
Death by gamma-ray bursts may place first lower bound on the cosmological constant
(Phys.org)—Sometimes when a star collapses into a supernova, it releases an intense, narrow beam of gamma rays. Gamma-ray bursts often last just a few seconds, but during that time they can release as much energy as the Sun will produce in its entire lifetime, making gamma-ray bursts the most powerful explosions ever observed in the universe. They are so intense that, if pointed at the Earth from
Total Solar Eclipse & Asteroid Flyby on Tuesday, a Cosmic Double Feature
Tuesday seems to be a double-header for cosmic events: A total solar eclipse will shadow Indonesia and the North Pacific Ocean, and a 100-foot-wide (30 meter) asteroid will streak past Earth.
 

Popular in youtube

YETI Presents "Malloy Brothers"
Following in the footsteps of their father, the Malloy brothers have been blazing trails off the beaten path since before they knew how to stand up on a surfboard. Their love of adventure has brought them to remote beaches all over the globe, earned them spots at the top of the competitive surfing world, and fueled their endless exploration. To see more YETI Presents content click here: youtube.co
Guest Room
A young woman with Down syndrome questions her place in the world. (Teaser: youtube.com/watch?v=eNoCKcwCKnI) Written & Directed by Joshua Tate Starring Lauren Potter ("Glee"), Michael Iovine (lovelandfilm.com), Elizabeth Dement, Chelsea Landon SXSW 2015 WINNER: Audience Award (Competition Short), Dances With Films Palm Springs Short Fest / Cleveland Int'l Film Festival / New Orleans
See all U.S. National Parks in One Minute
There are 59 recognized National Parks in the United States. Now you can see them all, in a minute, from your couch. Enjoy! Can you spot all five links hidden within this video? They're disguised as boxes, so look closely. Tell us in the comments below! Mobile Users - check out more National Park videos in the description! For more information on the National Parks, visit: http://nationalgeographi
World Champion Gymnast Goes for the Gold
Gymnast Simone Biles has three world titles under her belt, and hopes to take home a medal in the Summer Olympics!From: TheEllenShow
 

The Corbett Report 

Interview 1149 – Claire Bernish on the Arming of Police Drones
[audio mp3="http://www.corbettreport.com/mp3/2016-03-04%20Claire%20Bernish.mp3"][/audio]Claire Bernish of TheAntiMedia.org joins us today to discuss her latest article, "So It Begins: American Police Start Pushing to Weaponize Domestic Drones." We discuss the pending legislation and the legislative precedent for this type of armed police drone and how these regulations are like
Interview 1148 – New World Next Week with James Evan Pilato
[audio mp3="http://www.corbettreport.com/mp3/2016-03-03%20James%20Evan%20Pilato.mp3"][/audio]This week on the New World Next Week: a BC town talks about injecting "prolific offenders" with GPS trackers; the DoD holds a contest to test the Pentagon computer's security; and Google chief Eric Schmidt joins Pentagon innovation advisory board.
 

The EnvironmentaList   

Switching Cosmetics Can Help Teens Reduce Exposure to Hormone-Disrupting Chemicals
Using off-the-shelf products labeled free of these chemicals for even three days can lead to a big drop in exposure levels, study shows
Agriculture’s Wild Ways
Five year study explores use of wildflowers to attract native bees to farms
Berta Cáceres, Honduran Indigenous Rights Leader, Murdered at Home
Cáceres was awarded the Goldman Environmental Prize in 2015 for her courageous opposition to mining and other mega-development projects
The Cradle of Conservation
Envisioning a new type of conservation in North Dakota’s broken badlands
 

@ the chalk face   

Extending school days and year will continue flux in DCPS
The Chancellor of DC Public Schools is hell bent on transitioning the entire District, mainly vis a vis most beleaguered schools, to an extended day and school year. The Mayor and Chancellor recently announced a list of roughly ten schools who will be implementing an extended school year of 20 days. These schools are all […]
 

A Closer Look: Jody Paterson   

When all the smoke clears and you see
     I’m just back in Nicaragua after a couple of weeks back in Canada hanging out with my family, and I’m going through one of those re-entry things where I’m suddenly reawakened to the many sad stories in Managua.       Mostly, people cope down here, and with a smile on their face. But when you re-enter after two weeks of happy family time with all your healthy, well-fed and extremely well-tende
These are the streets I know: My walk to work, Los Robles to the far side of Bolonia
    Join me on my one-hour walk/bus to work in Managua through these 19 photos of the people and sights that I see most days as I walk along. It was a fun exercise collecting the pictures, as I'd never asked people's names before when I passed. Using the excuse that I was doing a "project" for my friends and acquaintances back home also made me feel more confident about just boldly askin
 

A Different Perspective   

My Last Word on the Bermuda Triangle
I was reading a story on the Internet about some mystery that had been solved and the writer felt the urge to mention that some mysteries might never be solved. He suggested as one of those the Bermuda Triangle,I will not go into the reasons that I believe the mystery there has been solved, but will supply a list of my postings that explain the point in detail. If any of you feel the need to revis
Project Camelot and My Life on Mars
The other day I did Rob McConnell’s X-Zone radio show. As usual, we had a lot of fun and he mentioned to me that Kerry Cassidy had been on his show a few days earlier. It was her premise that “Soldiers who are alleged to be going to Iraq or Afghanistan are actually being sent off planet to places like Mars to fight battles alongside other alien races. Those men and women will have their minds wipe
A Little Help with Norma Gardner
I have spent too much time recently looking for a specific report and thought that maybe someone here could help out. I think I have found a case of one witness co-opting the testimony of another.In UFO Crash at Roswell, we wrote about Norma Gardner (not to be confused with Mary Ann Gardner) who told of her experiences cataloging UFO debris. Len Stringfield was the one who supplied this informatio
Darwin Rasmussen and the Roswell Bodies
In keeping with my series on Chasing Footnotes, I have found a subtopic that is almost as interesting (well, it is to me) which is finding original sources (which, of course, is sort of the same thing). Not all that long ago I ran across an analysis of the Roswell case in which it was claimed that Captain Darwin Rasmussen (later Colonel) had assisted Major Jesse Marcel in recovering the alien bodi
 

A.E.Brain 

Correcting a falsehood
The state’s Human Rights Commission wants to be clear: A new rule allowing transgender people to use restrooms that match their gender identity does not permit men to undress in women’s locker rooms. The agency sent out a news release Friday responding to a recent incident in which a man undressed in a women’s locker room in Seattle. According to the news release, the man refused to leave, citing
Sometimes you win...
With such a document, I can apply for a correction of my UK birth certificate under the UK Gender Recognition Act (Overseas Track).I've been waitimg (and agitating and lobbying, and informing, and educating, and persuading) for ten years. I can wait another 6 months.
Ethical Guidelines Related to Mental Health Care
For the record...Mental health professionals need to be certified or licensed to practice in a given country according to that country’s professional regulations (Fraser, 2009b; Pope & Vasquez, 2011). Professionals must adhere to the ethical codes of their professional licensing or certifying organizations in all of their work with trans- sexual, transgender, and gender-nonconforming clients.T
Mental Health of Transgender Children Who Are Supported in Their Identities Olsen et al Pediatrics March 2016CONCLUSIONS...
Mental Health of Transgender Children Who Are Supported in Their Identities Olsen et al Pediatrics March 2016CONCLUSIONS: Socially transitioned transgender children who are supported in their gender identity have developmentally normative levels of depression and only minimal elevations in anxiety, suggesting that psychopathology is not inevitable within this group. Especially striking is the comp
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Activist Teacher   

It's the Geopolitics, stupid!
By Denis G. Rancourt, PhD Geopolitics determines domestic policy. Geopolitics determines domestic policy. Geopolitics determines domestic policy. This is apparent in the client country "Canada", where no sovereignty is allowed, and where domestic policy is entirely about preventing any emergence of actual democracy. It is glaringly obvious, to anyone who escapes the constant institutiona
Canadian Members of Parliament Vote in Express Contempt for Democracy, in Support of Israel's Apartheid Regime
On February 22, 2016, 68% of the federal members of parliament in Canada's House of Commons voted FOR this motion: That, given Canada and Israel share a long history of friendship as well as economic and diplomatic relations, the House reject the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) movement, which promotes the demonization and delegitimization of the State of Israel, and call upon the
BRUCE CLARK fought the entire Canadian legal system for aboriginal sovereignty rights -- Extraordinary interview
Source: Ontario Civil Liberties Association This interview is an important historic record in the story of Canada’s genocide of the aboriginal peoples. The Ontario Civil Liberties Association (OCLA) interviewed Dr. Bruce Clark, the lawyer and jurisprudential scholar who describes what ails the Canadian justice system when it comes to dealing with Aboriginal sovereignty issues. Bruce Clark
 

Allen L Roland's Weblog 

Tap Into The Field And Heal Yourself In The Process
The basic underlying and uniting force of the universe is a psychic energy field of love and soul consciousness ( the Unified Field ) which lies not only beyond time and space but also beneath our deepest fears ~ and whose principle property is the universal urge to unite. Tap into this timeless and joyous energy field by surrendering to love and heal yourself in the process as countless others, b
Asymptotic Freedom Proves Gravity Subject To Another Force ~ Love
Click on photo to enlargeMerging black holes, spiraling white dwarfs, and spinning neutron stars all emit gravitational radiation. For the first time, astronomers have seen one of these elusive signals / Astronomy: Roan Kelly Now that Gravitational fields have been detected and heard from deep space ~ it's time to postulate that even Gravity may be subject to a subtle but a far more powerful for
R.I.P / Edgar Mitchell / Naval Aviator, Astronaut And Visionary Explorer
         As a former high altitude Navy interceptor, I have felt and glimpsed the sanctity of high flight as well its effect on my own sense of global consciousness as well as in my heart centered  work. Edgar Mitchell also fully felt a desire to explore inner space and the need for a people oriented global consciousness, while viewing our planet on the moon. In 1998, Mitchell's Institute of Noeti
 

Angola 3 News   

Poem by Tina Otito Tamsho-Thomas: Tribute to Albert Woodfox
Tribute to Albert WoodfoxAngola 3 Political PrisonerEach and all are waitingHeart, Spirit,Mind.Waiting for the justice day,Liberating Humankind.Years forty three imprisoned,conscious voice unarrested.Waiting for the justice day,Liberty attested.We will bring our warrior home, gifted to the world,Honouring his justice day,freedom flags unfurled.Copyright©Tina Otito Tamsho-Thomas
A3 Newsletter: Albert Is Free - Support Albert's Fund
A3 Newsletter, February 25, 2016: Oh Happy Day - Albert Woodfox is Free At Last (PHOTO: Left to Right, Robert King, Albert Woodfox, and Malik Rahim. This photo and two further below of Albert spending quality time with friends and family are courtesy of Palomita Firecracker's Facebook page.)Giving ThanksWe dedicate this newsletter to the spirit of Anita Roddick for her dedication to the Angola 3 s
Democracy Now! interviews Albert Woodfox
Well, joining us now in a broadcast exclusive from New Orleans PBS station WLAE is Albert Woodfox himself, giving his first televised interview since his release on Friday. Also joining us there is Robert King, the other surviving member of the Angola 3. And Albert Woodfox’s attorney, Billy Sothern, also joins us from New Orleans.We welcome you all to Democracy Now! Albert Woodfox, how does it fe
The Guardian interviews Albert Woodfox following his release: "I would not let them drive me insane"
The UK Guardian has just released the first in-depth interview with Albert Woodfox since his release yesterday afternoon:In his first interview since being released from West Feliciana parish detention center in Louisiana, Woodfox told the Guardian that in 1972, when he was put into “closed cell restriction”, or CCR, he made a conscious decision that he would survive. He and his comrades from the
 

BeggarsCanBeChoosers.com  

Reagan in 1988: Senate's "Obligation" to Fill Supreme Court Vacancy in Election Year
..By MARC McDONALDMaybe this wasn't news to many progressives, but until I saw MoveOn.org's recent email about this, it was news to me. In 1988, Ronald Reagan (as shown in the video above) stated clearly that it is the Senate's "obligation" to work to fill a Supreme Court vacancy in an election year.Kudos to MoveOn.org for drawing attention to this story. But I will point out that it's p
 

Big Dan's Big Blog   

Why Is No One Bringing Up Hillary's "BRIAN WILLIAMS MOMENT" ??? And The Introduction Of The Phrase: "MISSPOKE"
Since I seem to be one of the very few people who can remember things from more than a week ago, and since I've noticed Hillary's Democratic Machine surrogate attack dogs beginning to be let loose on Bernie Sanders in the media, I'd like to remind everyone with short attention spans, and especially the media, of Hillary Clinton's "Brian Williams Moment". Here it is: Hillary totally LIED

Buckdog   

Liberals Reneging on Pot Reform Promises !!! Trudeau Instructs Police Forces To CONTINUE Arresting Canadians For SImple Possession. LYING LIBERALS !!
LYING LIBERALS RENEG ON POT REFORM - 'Keep busting them' says Trudeau!!!Justin Trudeau has advised the nations police to continue to harass and arrest Canadians for simple possession of marijuana. What a lying bunch of opportunists you guys elected as the federal government:Straight.com
 

Cherchez la Verite 

By now the readers of my blog know that Paul Craig Roberts is my main source of materials to repost, and he is my hero. Still, my ability to explain my attachment to him is no match to the kudos that Professor Edward Curtin has writen to honor him in this short essay built around PCR's most recent book.
The Neoconservative Threat To World Order: Washington’s Perilous War For HegemonyReview of Paul Craig Roberts’ Book By Prof. Edward Curtin                                                                                                                                       Region: USAGlobal Research, February 28, 2016                                                          Theme: Global Economy, U

Creekside   

The Doc the Koch Brothers Don't Want You to See
One year ago, Global News pulled "The Koch Connection" by acclaimed Canadian TV producer and investigative journalist Bruce Livesey just days before it went to air. Promo material about the Koch brothers' influence in Canada, including an interview with an Alberta cattle rancher, was also scrubbed off their site. Livesey told his story on Canadaland and was subsequently fired - along wit
Shopping for human rights
Passed yesterday in the House : "That, given Canada and Israel share a long history of friendship as well as economic and diplomatic relations, the House reject the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) movement, which promotes the demonization and delegitimization of the State of Israel, and call upon the government to condemn any and all attempts by Canadian organizations, groups or indiv
Cons struggle to find their opposition feet
"They're stealing all our best shit," wailed CPC MP Remplestiltskin from her parliamentary selfie twitter account, rattling off all the HarperGov ideas embraced by the Liberals since they formed a majority government in October :Saudi arms deal - checkTPP signed - checkReturn of the F35 bid - checkKeystone XL pipeline - checkEnergy east pipeline - checkVoted for C-51 - checkCanadian Whea
Cindy Blackstock
Who knows about love and fairness? Children do.Racial discrimination against children must no longer be tolerated in Canada.First Nations Child & Family Caring Society of Canada filed their complaint in 2007. Tyee : Scared and Spied On Under Harper, Why Child Advocate Didn't Give UpAlso, while we're at it ... Cindy Blackstock for Governor General of Canada.
 

DAMMIT JANET! 

Mocking the Predators: Guelph Report
40 Days of Preyers seems to be rather a fizzle in Canada this year. First, they're down to only 8 cities -- and a part-time vigil in Saskatoon -- from 15 in the fall last year.There's not much bragging on social media of huge turn-outs or of women successfully coerced convinced to turn around.And if a Québécois MNA is successful with her private member's bill, all such predatory demonstrations wou
Nope. This "Preborn" Victims Law Won't Pass Either
I'm loath to get into this one again, as it drives people cuckoo-bananas, but this is my beat and this story is part of it. Just about a year ago, we reported on the fallout from a brutal murder of a pregnant woman that also resulted in the death of her fetus. That fallout was a petition titled "Molly Matters: Reconsider and Pass Bill C-484."Ken Epp's private member's bill C-484, or &quo
Abortion in Canada: Good and Not Nearly Good Enough News
To its credit, Global News has been running several stories lately about abortion -- especially abortion access -- in Canada. Yesterday, it had two.First, a new poll on unrestricted abortion.Canadian attitudes toward abortion appear to be shifting, according to a new Ipsos poll, as six in ten say abortion should be permitted whenever a woman decides she wants.The Ipsos poll, given exclusively to G
Zika, Like Rubella, a Game-Changer?
I’ve been collecting links on the Zika virus for weeks now. If you haven’t been keeping up, here are some points to know:• there isn’t a concrete link yet between reported cases of microcephaly and the Zika virus in Central and South America;• some researchers in Latin America suggest that it is not Zika but a Monsanto-linked larvicide causing microcephaly;• microcephaly is a variable diagnosis de
 

Dr Cintli   

Tucson Alternative Spring Break Tax-Deductible Donations:
TUCSON ALTERNATIVE SPRING BREAK TAX-DEDUCTIBLE DONATIONS:(Please post and share)Tucson, Az March 14-20In a little over a month, an amazing confluence of conferences, gatherings and events are taking place in Tucson, during spring break, between March 14-20, 2016. They are being co-sponsored by many departments and organizations throughout the state of Arizona, but principally the Mexican American
 

Fort McMurray Adventures 

Some Composers Were Just Sorta.....Weird
This is a post that's been playing around in my head for some time now, mainly because I keep finding out new information and, as a side effect, the number of composers I initially wanted to look at has expanded.  There's the old stereotype of your "classical" composer as a starched-collared  wearing killjoy, conducting music in a grand hall full of other starch-collared wearing killjoys
Lougheed House: An Alberta Treasure
                              One place I was really interested in seeing while I was in Calgary was Lougheed House.  Given that it was Sunday, I didn't expect it to be open but I figured that at least I would get a few photos and enjoy some decent temperatures while I waited to check in to my hotel.   As it turned out, it was open and I ended up spending well over an hour there.A provincial and n
Living the Childhood Dream
After a great night in Edmonton, I was once again up early Saturday morning for a shorter trip down to Calgary.  This concert had been on my radar for a couple of months.  It featured a piece I have been wanting to see performed live for almost as long as I can remember.  Not only that but it was to be performed by Canadian pianist Angela Hewitt, whose Bach interpretations I absolutely adore.  I w
Friday Night at the Symphony
Normally getting on a bus for me at an early hour means heading off to work but this weekend was a welcome exception to the rule as I took in a couple of symphony concerts in Edmonton and Calgary.  Initially I wasn't expecting to see Friday's performance of the Edmonton Symphony Orchestra.  I had planned to see the Calgary Philharmonic the following evening and for whatever reason had it in my hea

GEEZERPOWER

The Modern Paul Revere in The New Millennium
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Israel's Worst Nightmare
                                                Pan-ArabismFrom Wikipedia, the free encyclopediaPan-Arabism is an ideology espousing the unification of the countries of North Africa and West Asia from the Atlantic Ocean to the Arabian Sea, referred to as the Arab world. It is closely connected to Arab nationalism, which asserts that the Arabs constitute a single nation. Its popularity was at its h
 

GLOBAL POLITICAL AWAKENING 

17 Krishnamurti Quotes That Will Turn Your World View Outside In
“The ability to observe without evaluating is the highest form of intelligence.” ―Jiddu Krishnamurti by Dylan Charles A sage is someone who can put into words the aspects of our mysterious nature that most of us can only feel. At times in my life I have been overwhelmed by the world and confused about the purpose of it all. I spent much time in anguish, behaving in self-destructive ways, wonde
 

Inexplicata-The Journal of Hispanic Ufology   

Argentina: Airliner Has a Run-In with UFO Over Rio Grande
Source: Luis Burgos (FAO), Jorge Fernandez Gentile (Quinto Milenio) and www.infouegina.comDate: March 3, 2016Argentina: Airliner Has a Run-In with UFO Over Rio GrandeA pilot from a well-known airline saw a strange "object" as he was about to land in Rio Grande, this object was in an area "forbidden" or restricted to air traffic at such a time, and the pilot asked the tower if t
Argentina: Commotion over UFO (or Drone) in the Mountains of Patagonia
Source: Planeta UFO and Grupo Crónicahttp://www.cronica.com.ar/article/details/55191/conmocion-por-ovni-en-montanas-de-la-patagoniaDate: 02.22.2016Argentina: Commotion over UFO (or Drone) in the Mountains of PatagoniaThe sighting took place between San Martín de los Andes and Villa Melquinia. The discovery took place when a family returned from its vacation and went through their photos carefully
Cuba: A UFO Over Matanzas Bay (1959)
Source: Planeta UFODate: 02.21.2016Cuba: A UFO Over Matanzas BayBy Orestes GirbauIt was the morning of the 5th of July of 1959. At 9:30 a troop of Boy Scouts who had set out from the Versailles district, walked along the nearby coastline. There were a total of more than 30 people clustered to one edge of the shore, while their guides were relatively nearby. The troop’s exact position was nearly fa
Spain: "I Was Threatened With a Court Martial if I Spoke About the UFO"
Source: PLANETA UFO and Diari de Tarragona (www.diaridetarragona.com)Date: 02.17.2016Spain: "I Was Threatened With a Court Martial if I Spoke About the UFO"By Raul Cosano and Jaume AparicioGabriel Font, a native of Reus, discusses the questioning to which he was subjected after seeing a phenomenon - from the control tower - which the Army investigated and kept "classified" for
 

Lexicon Daily   

"What Everyone Should Know About Bicycles for Fun and Safety"
Below are the front and back cover and a few interior pages from a booklet I found among her books called, "About Bicycles." My mom likely brought this home from an S&L in Davis then called Central California Federal Savings and Loan Association. I think this is the same institution that became Heart Federal and today is a branch of US Bank.The copyright on this booklet is 1965, thou
How teachers are getting it wrong on climate change
There is, sadly, nothing surprising in the results of “a major new survey of U.S. middle school and high school science teachers” regarding the teaching of climate change.While it is being taught, most teachers don’t understand that there is an overwhelming (greater than 95%) consensus that it is due to human activities, many are teaching it as if it is or might be “a natural process,” and some “s
Relying on BMI as a health metric is a bad idea
While it may be generally true that an exceedingly high body-mass index score suggests poor health, it is not always true, and a UCLA study, according to an LA Times story, suggests relying on BMI as a health metric is a bad idea:“A new study from UCLA finds that some 54 million Americans who are labeled as obese or overweight according to their body mass index are, when you take a closer look, ac
 

Paying attention

All in, I'd rather have cheap, bad buses
I've begun to treat my bus ride to work as a sign of how the day is going to go.If I have an OK seat, not too crunched and arrive not limping, I bounce away from the bus whistling. Nod cheerily to the man with the wire cages full of puppies and the two guys who spend their days turning pallets into furniture by the side of the road.It's an easy commute. I walk about 10 minutes to the Carreterra Ma

Pesticide Action Network   

Monsanto's dream bill is back
You heard right, the "DARK Act" is back. Next week, Senator Pat Roberts (R-KS) is planning to introduce a bill that would block state rights to label genetically engineered (GE) food, even if labeling laws are already on the books. The bill would also prohibit states from regulating GE crops at all. Dubbed the "Denying America's Right to Know" Act by opponents, a version
Multiple pesticides, magnified harms
A new report by scientists at UCLA highlights the risks of exposure to multiple pesticides at a time. Learn more Slideshow Category: Flex Slider
A tale of corporate capture in Minnesota
What do you call it when the nation’s largest potato company, with strong ties to the pesticide industry, digs in its deep pockets to dodge accountability for its impacts on local communities? Here at PAN we call it “corporate capture” — the outsize influence that pesticide companies and other corporate powerholders in our food system have over the agencies that are meant to regulate them. R
Report: Multiple pesticides, magnified harms
A new report by scientists at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) reminds us that we have a lot to learn about the risks of exposure to multiple pesticides at a time. Hmmmm. "Exposure to multiple pesticides at a time" — isn't that what we face in the real world? Yes, it is. Read on. The researchers, who work with UCLA's Sustainable Technology & Policy Program, look

Philosophical Comment

Personalised, Individualised or Precision Medicine: Three Unaddressed Socio-economic Hurdles
After the BRAIN initiative of 2013, in 2015 US president Obama announced another large scale government funding scheme for biomedical science, on so-called Precision Medicine. Just recently this initiative announced its first pilot study. Leaving the unfortunate terminological analogue of "precision bombing" (eventually known precisely for its lack of precision) to a side, precision medi
 

Real History Blog   

About Bernie Sanders' support for Sierra Blanca as a nuclear waste site
A lot of Hillary's supporters are trying to hit Bernie Sanders with a non-issue. But people don't know the truth and they're falling for this. So let me quote Bernie Sanders, since this is a site for REAL history, about why he supported this. These are his unedited remarks in support of this, from http://www.c-span.org/congress/bills/billAction/?print/1410681: 3:21 PM EDT Bernie Sanders, I-VT

Screw You Guys, I'm Going Home   

Florida Adds "Financial Information" To List of Trade Secrets That Can Get You Tossed In Jail
Florida continues to be one of the worst states in the nation for employees. Zippo has passed so far in favor of employees this legislative session, but legislators thought, "Gee, Florida just isn't rotten enough for employees. Let's make it worse."So they added the very broad category of "financial information" to the list of trade secrets that, if taken, can land employees in
Employment Law Blog Carnival (#ELBC) Freaky February Holiday Edition
February isn't just Valentine's Day, despite what the greeting card and flower industries would like you to believe. February ought to be designated National Weird Holiday Month, because it is filled with odd and different holiday celebrations. Since I'm honored to be hosting the Employment Law Blog Carnival this month, featuring the best employment law blogs around in one handy place, I get to sh
Grow Up! Florida Legislators Need To Get Over Potty Issues
Potty issues are apparently a big political concern here in Florida.When I first moved to Florida from the liberal Northeast, I became involved in the campaign to pass the Equal Rights Amendment. I thought it was a no-brainer. But while phone banking I encountered numerous people arguing with a straight face that passing the ERA would mean unisex bathrooms. I was astounded. Well, now we have plent
 

Syria Comment   

Harakat al-Hawiya al-Arabiya al-Druziya: Defending Druze Identity in Suwayda’
By Aymenn Jawad Al-Tamimi Emblem of Harakat al-Hawiya al-Arabiya al-Druziya, using the familiar colours associated with the Druze sect. Although the Druze originate from a sect within Shi’i Islam, the religious movement evolved over time such that the Druze identity is deemed separate from that of the Shi’a. The same has been true of the Alawites, though as is well known, a number of efforts have
The Dir’ al-Watan Brand: Liwa Salah al-Din al-Ayyubi
By Aymenn Jawad Al-Tamimi A logo of Liwa Salah al-Din al-Ayyubi The previous post profiled the emergence of Liwa Dir’ al-Watan (Homeland Shield Brigade) as a Damascus-based militia during the autumn of 2015, complete with its own media office and social media profile. As was also made clear, Liwa Dir’ al-Watan, despite its outward Syrian nationalist appearance, is actually led by the commander of
Liwa Dir’ al-Watan: A New Pro-Assad Militia in Damascus
By Aymenn Jawad Al-Tamimi Emblem of Liwa Dir’ al-Watan The brand of “Dir’ al-Watan” (“Homeland Shield”)- and more broadly the concept of a “shield” force- gained increasing currency among pro-Assad militias last year. In part, this branding reflected a regime strategy of consolidating and defending areas deemed more vital in the wake of the loss of more peripheral areas like Idlib and Palmyra, wh
Liwa Usud al-Hussein: A New Pro-Assad Militia in Latakia
By Aymenn Jawad Al-Tamimi Original emblem of Liwa Usud al-Hussein. The province of Latakia has seen a variety of militias operate in its territory in the bid to drive out rebel forces entirely from the coastal front, including the Muqawama Suriya, the Syrian Social Nationalist Party’s Nusur al-Zawba’a, and Suqur al-Sahara’. Foreign Shi’a militias have also participated in Latakia battles, the mos

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Recalibrating the BBC’s scales
Improbable as it might sound, all news media are obliged to present themselves as unbiased. This is quite understandable. The alternative would be to openly declare that they distort the truth to suit their own agenda. As the ostensible purpose of news is to convey truth, this would be an own goal. Other, less frank, news outlets would round on the transgressor, shrieking in indignation – how coul

The Earth and Man: Setting the Stage   

Ben Is Glory, Glory Is Ben
I read a comment on the jonova site that referred to "the gravitational warming theory". My response: There is no "gravitational warming", per se. There is instead gravitational distribution of atmospheric pressure (the pressure at any level is just the weight of the atmosphere above that level), which imposes a vertical temperature distribution (the "lapse rate" stru
In One Ear and Out the Other
The Real Science site has a post on "Understanding Climate Science in One Paragraph", a paragraph that informs the reader that the globe warmed from 1977 to 1991, and very little if any since. I find this interesting, because I informed the Real Science author and his readers of this (I specified the time period as 1976 to 1989/90) as early as September 2013, nearly two and a half years

The Galloping Beaver   

New Con boss on the Twitters
I think it's going to take the Cons a long time to climb out of the pit their last boss and his pals dug them into.  They've maybe got an intractable problem now in that their vision of the country is simply unpalatable to 60 to 70% of the electorate. This number is likely to shrink further as the older generation (60+ years) of hardline Tory voters passes on. Younger Canadians, X-ers,
Trudeau and ISIL: some guesses and thoughts
Just watching the press conference about Canada withdrawing CF-18s from Iraq and increasing the number of special forces and logistical support...some quick thoughts. - Half a dozen CF-18s bombing the odd truck or position every few days is not massive air campaign. I'd venture to guess that there is an oversupply of strike aircraft in the region relative to available targets. Unless a
 

The High-fat Hep C Diet 

The state of nutritional science, 2016
Someone sent me a link to this paper the other day, it's not something I would have looked at otherwise. However, next time you read a "totality of the evidence" snowjob supporting guidelines on saturated fat consumption, this paper will probably have been thrown on the pile, weighting it a little bit further. Finucane OM, Lyons CL, Murphy AM et al (19 authors). Monounsaturated fatty ac
Good News from Melbourne University's NZO Mouse LCHF "Paleo" Study
The egregious behaviour of Prof Sol Andrikopoulos in his press release to global media has obscured the finding that was the primary purpose of the "Three Mouseketeers" study.The study was supposed to answer a question that is actually of great importance in diabetes research: - the blood sugars of people with diabetes usually improve and can become completely normal on the LCHF diet - t

The Nuclear Green Revolution   

Nuclear Industry Subsidies Part I: Definitions
Update: I am reposting this series on Nuclear Power Industry subsidies in proper order.  This reposting will serve as an introduction to a new series on subsidies which will look at the justification of subsidies as well as their motives.  The primary focus of these new posts will be on the justification, if any, of nuclear power subsidies.  Any analysis of nuclear industry subsidies should begin
Nuclear Industry Subsidies Part II: The Mining Sector
Doug Koplow, in a Union of Concerned Scientists report titled, Nuclear Power: Still not viable without subsidies," has offered us an attempt to assess subsidies offered by the Government to the Nuclear Industry. Koplow charges that one form of government subsidy has to do with Uranium mining,The mining and milling stages have historically been environmentally damaging, and available data (Tab
E. F. Schumacher and the Retreat from Modernity
Update: This post is a reposting of a December 2008 post.  In that post I points to an outright coal advocate who has greatly influenced environmentalists thinking about energy, and arguably has influenced it for the worse.  We will begin to see how E. F. Schumacher  began to reconstruct economics to fit 19th century Roman catholic Dogma, but cleverly disguised what he did.  We will also see how S
Sakib Hasan Comments on The Torch of 2011
I posted the original "Torch of 2011" on July 19th of that year.  Within a few weeks, I received 12 comments in responce.  The last responce came over two years later.  I had not responded to it before, and beg to be excused from failing to perform that obligation at the time The comment was received.  Today I will attempt, belatedly, to perform what I regard as an obligation to respond.

The White Hats Report

March 7, 2016 – White Hats Report #52 – The Trump Factor – Bush crime family pulls out the Tramp in an attempt to discredit The Donald
The 2016 US Presidential election season has officially entered the Twilight Zone.Before we cue up the Rod Serling lead-in, a history lesson is in order. It’s always good to review the past in order to put the present into proper context.  In the US, from now until November, the Presidential election party primary circuses will take center stage.  The traveling road shows are in full swing with th
February 29, 2016 – White Hats Report #51 – The Trump Factor – More obfuscation, this time by the alternative media
As we gear up for resumption of operations, it has been brought to our attention that a website has cited Lord James’ historic speech of February 16, 2012 as source material for an article that is filled with inaccuracies.  Before we get to that, it should be pointed out that this is the second time his speech has been cited in a disinformation piece, the first being penned by Gordon Duff of Veter
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Vagabond Scholar  

Blogroll Amnesty Day 2016
It's Blogroll Amnesty Day again, a tradition started by skippy and the late Jon Swift. Be sure to head over to read skippy's post for the event, but the basic idea is to give some link love to good blogs that don't get the heaviest traffic. Several from my blogroll: Bark Bark Woof Woof: Mustang Bobby offers short, sharp political takes and good music picks. Cheyanne's Campsite: Cheyanne (
 

Viva Bolivia   

Ramphastos toucans of Bolivia
Ramphastos Toucans are the largest of the toucan family, related to the Asian/African hornbills, along with woodpeckers, barbets, jacamars and kingfishers.These toucans are tropical and subtropical near passerine birds from Mexico, and Central and South America, which are brightly marked and have enormous, often colourful, bills.This genus has a size ranging from 42 to 61 centimetres (17 to 24 in)
New York Times on Bolivia; journalism or malicious gossip?
For years we have passed information to the New York Times and other papers. They have ignored it, even when a Bolivian consul offered his house to a NYT journalist and offered to set up an interview with Evo Morales. A press reception in the Bolivian consulate in New York, on 30 June, 2010, was ignored by the NYT, the NY Post and the NY Daily News. A short cab or subway ride away from their offic
 

Wide Asleep in America 

Netanyahu's Zoomorphic Bigotry: A Retrospective
Benjamin Netanyahu pets his dog Kaia, a biter, at the Prime Minster's residence in Jerusalem. (Credit: Facebook) "Anyone who approaches the Zionist problem in a moral aspect is not a Zionist." - Moshe Dayan, quoting David Ben-Gurion Ha'aretz correspondent Barak Ravid reported yesterday: Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said during a tour to the construction site of a barrier on the
The Consistency of Official Iranian Commentary: What 'Death to America' Means Is Obvious
Ayatollah Ali Khamenei (Photo Credit: Bloomberg) In a meeting with students this week, Iranian leader Ali Khamenei addressed the meaning of the phrase "Death to America," which gained popularity as a revolutionary slogan over three and a half decades ago in defiance of the U.S.-backed Shah. "Obviously by 'Death to America', we don't mean death to the American people," Khamenei

Wit's End   

Love Is Not Enough
Following is the transcript for the 25th Dispatch From the Endocene, which can be heard at ExtinctionRadio.org.  The artwork is by Arthur Rackham, whose depiction of trees rendered them veritable sentient characters in his illustrations of fairy tales.Thanks as always Gene, and welcome Listeners, to the 25th Dispatch From The Endocene.  The transcript and pertinent links will be found on my blog,
A Borrowed Poem
With his kind permission, please find below a poem written by Lee McCormack, a hermit living in the dank and moldy primal forests of Martha’s Vineyard. Writing poetry for 55 years, he is the first ever Martha’s Vineyard Poet Laureate in the island’s history, nominated from 162 members of the MV Poetry Society. He is also a member of the Cleaveland House Poets.Late For the Dance?Can you believe the
I think we're in real trouble
~ Mitch Brenner, from Alfred Hitchcock's The Birds, 1963Thank you Gene, and welcome listeners, to the 24th Dispatch From the Endocene.As winter is drawing to a close, I thought I would quote from Silent Spring, which Rachel Carson published in 1962.  She described the changes to a bucolic town…“...a strange blight crept over the area and everything began to change. Some evil spell had settled on t
Always the Hell…And a Little Bit of Heaven
The title for this post is taken from a video about the artist Jheronimus Bosch, which can be seen in an article that will send you to a wonderful interactive site, created to enhance appreciation for the exquisite details in his triptych, Garden of Earthly Delights.  This masterpiece is is unparalleled for its depiction of humanity's progression as it was seen in 1500, beginning with creation and
 

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Column: This is what happens when you take Ayn Rand seriously
Column: This is what happens when you take Ayn Rand seriously: The core of Ayn Rand's philosophy is that unfettered self-interest is good and altruism is destructive. So what if we indeed allowed ourselves to be blinded to all but our own self-interest?
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WWF - Latest News   

Coral bleaching renews concerns for Great Barrier Reef
Reports that an island in northern Australia is experiencing the worst coral bleaching since 2002 is sparking renewed concern for the Great Barrier Reef. Earlier this week, WWF-Australia released video and photographs of bleaching on the reef's Lizard Island showing a wide variety of corals being impacted. "Right now, the Great Barrier Reef is on a knife-edge," said WWF-Australia Great B
Lack of support endangers wildlife rangers
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia – The men and women who protect the planet's wildlife feel they lack support from governments to enable them to do their do jobs safely, the results of an Asia-based survey released on World Wildlife Day shows. Ranger Perceptions: Asia surveyed 530 rangers across 11 tiger range countries and found that 63 per cent had faced a life-threatening situation, 74 per cent of ranger
European action plan helps global fight against wildlife trafficking
WWF strongly supports the launch of an EU Action Plan against Wildlife Trafficking by the European Commission. The action plan details a robust set of measures that will allow the EU to fight the illegal trafficking of wildlife products more effectively in the EU and globally. Poaching has reached unprecedented levels for some species in recent years and the role of organized criminal groups in wi
From commitment to action on safeguarding the integrity of Belize's coastal and marine areas
Belize City, Belize - Today the Deputy Prime Minister of Belize Gaspar Vega, who is also the country's Minister of Agriculture, Forestry, Fisheries, the Environment and Sustainable Development, announced the government's endorsement and commitment to implement the Belize Integrated Coastal Zone Management Plan. WWF welcomes this announcement by the recently elected administration, which will ensur
 
 

A Very Public Sociologist 

Retro Collect Video Game Market, Doncaster
Doncaster. Famous for the race course, Ed Miliband, and, um, that's it. Not that I'm particularly bothered. It was the idea of tooling up on digital artifacts of a certain vintage that drew comrade @alexdawson1978 and I to the West Riding of Yorkshire this day for the Retro Collect Video Game Market. Despite my status as an inveterate video game hunter, I had never been to a proper games market li
Donald Trump's "Liberal" Support
There is little Donald Trump can say to shock any more. Last night's implication that his underwear packs something beastly is a case in point. I must admit, it raised a chuckle here. As the Republican party takes a dark turn that won't end well for millions of Americans, not least those supporting Trump, sometimes laughter is the only response you can muster as all the rules about US politics is
Understanding Roma in the Criminal Justice System
Does the English criminal justice system discriminate against the Roma? Well, of course it does, would be the right-on answer. Haven't years of experience with the police, the courts, the prisons shown us that the whole thing is institutionally, irredeemably racist? As with most things once you scratch the happy official reality and dig a bit deeper than most radical critiques one finds a messy, c
Gender and Ghostbusters
Who you gonna call?It looks very jolly, doesn't it? I'll more than likely head up 'anley duck to watch it come the release.As you might expect, a few people have had a moan about the Ghostbusters reboot. Some of it is justified (three white scientists and a "street" black woman, really?), but the big whinges are reserved for the all-female cast. Never mind that comedy action family romps

Adrienne's Corner      

A Farewell to Nancy Reagan...
loved by Ronald.
Judge Jeanine: Mitt Romney awoke a sleeping giant...
eight minutes of pure fury.Wonderful!
Pastor Tim Remington who did opening prayer at Ted Cruz Rally in Coeur d' Alene shot multiple times today at his church...
please pray for his recovery.From KREM:COEUR D’ALENE, Idaho – Coeur d’Alene police are searching for a suspect who shot a man in the parking lot of a church Sunday afternoon.Just before 2:00 p.m. police were called to the Alter Church on the corner of 9th and Best. Officials said they found a man with multiple gunshot wounds. The victim was transported to Kootenai Medical Center but his condition
Ted Cruz Rally In North Idaho...
over three thousand people with only a one day notice of event.  Fifteen hundred of us lucky ticket holders were inside, while sixteen hundred bravely stood outside.  At least the rain had eased off.I arrived at the North Idaho Fairgrounds in Coeur d'Alene at noon and lined up in the rain.  Thank goodness I own a bunch of umbrellas.  The doors were to open at 1:00 pm and the event was to start at

AMERICAN KABUKI   

As We Shift - Breaking Free (What our Neighbors are Seeing and Saying)
This is Part II.  Read Part I here.  In order to appreciate the reasons for releasing them together, here is a bit of an introduction.  These were back to back conversations, they were both visual, and they relate to each other, although they were held with different beings.  This is not the first time I've had such topics introduced (the one you are about to read).  They have been saying this sor
How The U.S. Government And HSBC Teamed Up To Hide The Truth From A Pennsylvania Couple
How The U.S. Government And HSBC Teamed Up To Hide The Truth From A Pennsylvania CoupleSubmitted by Tyhttp://m.watchcartoononline.com/parasyte-the-maxim-episode-12-english-subbedler Durden on 03/02/2016 19:00 -0500Submitted by Mike Krieger via Liberty Blitzkrieg blog,The reason both the Democratic and Republican establishments are in full on panic mode about the rise of Donald Trump and Bernie San
As We Shift - Confirming our Oneness (The Pleiadians Speak)
What follows is the first post in a series of 2 (so far).  I am compelled to share these now as my ability to do so for the next ten days is limited (I will be traveling) and it feels as they are meant to be "out there" for a wider audience, sooner, rather than later.The following conversation took place yesterday.  What is surprising about it is the force of the visual that accompanied
Gaia Portal: Energies of the 'Cosmic Now' permeate Gaia planetary body
Energies of the ‘Cosmic Now’ permeate Gaia planetary bodyTransparencies near fulfillment. Heavens of earlier timelines are exposed and dissolved.Streams of Luminal flow are entered.

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