11:52 am MST
Hamas commentary says women spread disease - The Commentator
Here's something you won't find reported on the 'we are all Hamas now'
supporting BBC.
http://www.thecommentator.com/article/2629/hamas_commentary_says_women_spread_disease
Peres asks Netanyahu to form new Israeli government
Israeli President Shimon Peres on Saturday formally asked incumbent Prime
Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to form a new governing coalition following the
January 22 general election.
Netanyahu will initially have 28 days to form a coalition. His rightist
Likud-Beitenu party took a battering at the ballot box and won 31 seats, 11
fewer than it had going into the election, but it nevertheless emerged as
the largest party.
http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/02/02/us-israel-politics-idUSBRE9110BK20130202
Sylvia Stolz: Reply To Holocaust Denial Accusations
I recently put up an article that contained a most amazing video of a
speech given by a very brave woman, Sylvia Stolz, at a conference last
November... In that speech, she explained why and how she defended Ernst
Zundel at a kangaroo court in Germany back in 2008, on the trumped up
charges of "Holocaust Denial". For her proper defense of that brave man,
she herself spent over 3 years in jail! It was indeed a travesty of
justice...
Now, I want to present the followup video where Sylvia Stolz defends her
actions and speech at that November conference. I have that video right
h... more »
Elder of Ziyon: PLO's new attempt to use UNESCO to co-opt Jewish history
'... the PLO's strategy of joining UNESCO has nothing to do with culture or
education. It is meant to do no less than to co-opt, and delegitimize, the
history of Jewish people.'
http://elderofziyon.blogspot.no/2013/02/plos-new-attempt-to-use-unesco-to-co.html
( UNESCO has indeed perverted history and education in the past....under what some would call Zionist initiatives. Regardless of that provenance, it's an interesting charge, don't you think ? )
Muslim Persecution of Christians: November, 2012 | Raymond Ibrahim
Can you see what's going on yet?
http://www.raymondibrahim.com/muslim-persecution-of-christians/muslim-persecution-of-christians-november-2012/
If You Actually Thought Obama's Presidency Meant the Right-Hate Would Abate, Obama's Picks Would Be Untainted, or Austerity Gated - Keep Hope Alive! (Don't You Just Love "Conspiracy Theories?")
Sean Hannity and Liz Cheney Praise Ted Cruz' Deceptive Attack on Chuck
Hagel Texas Assistant DA Assassinated, Possible Aryan Brotherhood Link More
Fun Details About Mary Jo White Matt Taibbi, Rolling Stone Matt Taibbi
writes: "More fun details about your new chief of the SEC. Do you feel
safer? I know I do." few more things about Mary Jo White, the former
prosecutor and corporate lawyer
العدل الإسلامي؟
الدعاة الإسلامية ليست أفضل من الدعاة الكاثوليك؟
وقال نشطاء حكم على الداعية السعودي الذي اغتصب له خمس سنوات وابنته البالغة
من العمر تعرض للتعذيب حتى الموت لها لدفع
"الدية" إلى الأم بعد أن قضى عقوبة السجن لمدة قصيرة يوم السبت.
واعترف لمياء الغامدي الى المستشفى في 25 ديسمبر 2011 مع إصابات متعددة، بما
في ذلك سحق جمجمة، كسور في الأضلاع والذراع الأيسر، وكدمات واسعة الحروق، وقال
النشطاء. توفيت في أكتوبر الماضي 22.
فيحان الغامدي، والداعية الإسلامي وضيف منتظم على شبكات التلفزيون مسلم، اعترف
أنه الكابلات المستخدمة وقصب للايقاع اصابات، ونشطاء من مجموعة "نساء بقيادة
السيارات"... more »
Health Transparency 14: More on Senior Citizens Drug Price Discount
There will be another meeting, the 16th meeting of the DOH Advisory Council
on the Implementation of RA 9502 (Cheaper Medicines Law of 2008) next week,
February 13 at the DOH. I have told the Secretariat that I will join the
meeting.
I think the new Department Order regarding the sharing of burden of the
mandatory 20 percent discount for medicines of senior citizens will be
shown to us members of the Council. Or has it been officially issued
already, I don't know.
In my blog post last December on this subject, there were two comments
there, one from Leonie Ocampo, the President of ... more »
If Hollywood sex scenes were realistic - NSFW
Nicely done by College Humour.
Every Homophobe I Ever Heard From In South Carolina Is Interested In Sex With Men. What About Chris Culliver?
Chris Culliver
I never went to an NFL game in my life and I doubt I've even done a post
about football before. But I lived in San Francisco for the better part of
two decades and the 49ers football news did manage to seep through the
Hagel nomination battle noise. I was sad to read at AmericaBlog that the
49ers have disavowed the anti-bullying "It Gets Better" video they made--
and now say they were "tricked" into making. Two of the players, Ahmad
Brooks and Isaac Sopoaga, were uncomfortable being part of the video
project.
When four members of the San Francisco 49ers made an anti-... more »
Memphis Commercial-Appeal Continues to Ignore Reasons Behind Projected School Budget Deficit
Today the *Memphis Commercial-Appeal* has a big story on the 80-90 million
dollar hole in next year's school budget for the new "unified" Shelby
County Schools. Reporter Michael Kelly manages to point to a number of
reasons for the shortfall without ever mentioning the primary reason,
charter schools, the expansion of which creates inefficiencies throughout
the system that will cost taxpayers hundreds of millions over the next
decade if current charter plans continue.
Has Kelly not bothered to read the transition plan ( it is available on the
Web), which spelled out these facts i... more »
No-money-down mortgages are back: Here we go again
It’s 100% financing—the same strategy that pushed many homeowners into
foreclosure during the housing bust. Banks say these loans are safer:
They’re almost exclusively being offered to clients with sizable assets,
and they often require two forms of collateral—the house and a portion of
the client’s investment portfolio in lieu of a traditional cash down
payment.
In most cases, borrowers end up with one loan and one monthly payment.
Depending on the lender and the borrower, roughly 60% to 80% of the loan
can be pegged to the home’s value while the remaining 20% to 40% can be
secur... more »
Darrien Long: A real black man tosses out the trash in Atlanta
In case you aren't familiar, this security guard deals with the sort of
trash seen in these videos.
6.9 Magnitude Earthquake HOKKAIDO, JAPAN REGION - 2nd February 2013
Magnitude
6.9
Date-Time
Saturday, February 02, 2013 at 14:17:34 UTC
Saturday, February 02, 2013 at 11:17:34 PM at epicenter
Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones
Location
42.812°N, 143.078°E
Depth
103.1 km (64.1 miles)
Region
HOKKAIDO, JAPAN REGION
Distances
15 km (9 miles) SW of Obihiro, Japan
Kevin Page
I don't think Harper had any idea just who he as appointing when he named Kevin Page as Parliamentary Budget Officer.
The man cannot be intimidated and will crawl through mud and fire to do his job and then some.
Groundhog Day Roundup / Open Thread
Whether he saw sunshine or he saw shadow, the groundhog is now predicting Sequestration
Spring will be sprung upon us right on schedule. Austerity does appear to
be in our future, after all, even though it has been proven not to work.
For society as a whole, that is. But if it works out for the plutocrats,
then it's all good. The poor can never be too thin, or the rich too rich.
But there's more important stuff to talk about. For instance, a pile of
squishy little purple balls has been found in the Arizona desert! Nobody
knows what they are or how they got there, although some peopl... more »
The Era of Austerity or the Era of Intervention?
A variety of commentators listened to President Obama’s Inauguration
speech and, having heard few words devoted to foreign policy, declared that
the second term of this Administration will be marked by less activism on
the global stage. The draw downs from Iraq and Afghanistan readily
reinforce this view, as do a variety of academics
Continue reading
An Arctic CSI case: Cyclone is absolved in record sea ice melt
[image: An unusually strong storm formed off the coast of Alaska on 5
August 2012 and tracked into the center of the Arctic Ocean, where it
slowly dissipated over the next several days. The Moderate Resolution
Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on NASA’s Aqua satellite captured this
natural-color mosaic image on 6 August 2012. The center of the storm at
that date was located in the middle of the Arctic Ocean. NASA Goddard Space
Flight Center]
By Becky Oskin, OurAmazingPlanet
1 February 2013
The scene of the crime: The Arctic.
The suspect: The Great Arctic Cyclone of August 2012... more »
Collapse of New England cod fishery forces historic fishing cuts in catch rates – ‘We’re doomed, as they say’
[image: Dennis Robillard, left, and Kevon Hughes fish for cod off the coast
of Massachusetts. On 30 January 2013, the New England Fishery Management
Council recommended slashing cod catch rates by 77 percent in the Gulf of
Maine. The council also voted to cut 55 percent of cod catch rates in
Georges Bank Photo: David Ariosto / CNN]
By David Ariosto, CNN
31 January 2013
(CNN) – An old wooden carving known as "the Sacred Cod" hangs in the
Massachusetts State House.
That figurine has stared down at lawmakers for more than two centuries as a
reminder of how important cod fishing has ... more »
Lipidleggin': How about a Saturday smile?...
*you betcha!*
An adaptation of F. Paul Wilson's classic science fiction short story
"Lipidleggin'," originally published in Isaac Asimov's Science Fiction
Magazine in 1978. The story has been reprinted many times, and stands as a
wonderful morality fable about the unintended, sometimes humorous and
bizarre consequences of government regulation.
The Obama administrations 160 page directive to oversee the snacks in
schools makes me wish I was still in school. I would be making a fortune
selling the good stuff to the other kids. It's how I roll...
H/T Bruce McQuain - and we than... more »
Untitled
Call the OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL Attorney General, Eric H. Holder,
Jr., 202-514-2001 and the OFFICE OF THE DEPUTY ATTORNEY GENERAL Deputy
Attorney General, James Cole, 202-514-2101.
Tell them it's time to take a stand.
Sikh Shooter Censorship
*I'm glad I didn't throw away the scripts!*
At Sikh temple, children’s warning saved others
*That's odd because my printed paper carried this*:
"Wade Michael Page: Excessive drinking cost Sikh temple shooter his
military career, civilian job" by Michael Laris, Carol D. Leonnig and
Sandhya Somashekhar, The Washington Post, August 7 2012
OAK CREEK, Wis. —Wade Michael Page, the gunman in Sunday’s Sikh temple
shooting, had a *history of problems with alcohol*, which led to him *losing
his military career* and, more recently, a job as a trucker.
Page, 40, was discharged from the Army in... more »
Saturday Morning Linkage
I am sitting in a David’s Bridal while my daughter picks out a flower-girl
dress. If I were looking at ESPN.com then the stereotype would be complete.
We are anxiously (and by “anxiously,” I mean “not very anxiously”) awaiting
the results of the first-round voting for the OAIS blogging awards. Once
our crack guy-with-a-survey-account sends them to
Continue reading
Why Isn't There a White History Month?
(By Cyril Blubberpuss, Esq.)
Last week as I stepped on a crippled, homeless veteran to avoid
walking into a puddle on Wall Street, I was asking a junior stockbroker,
"How come the blacks get their own history month? Why don't
Caucasian-Americans have their own history month?" He looked at me as if I
had Occupy Wall Street hippies crawling out of my cock hole but it's a fair
enough question.
It's literally impossible to overlook the contributions of
Caucasian-Americans. After all, it's Harvard, Yale, Princeton and Bob Jones
university alumni who went on to become the... more »
Premier Brad Wall's MLAs Interfere With And Obstruct Saskatchewan's Provincial Auditor In The Performance Of Her Duties ...
*"I just hope the discussion around here, and with all due respect, is not
a message to me and to my staff that we should not be operating
independently and performing the work we think is appropriate," *
*Bonnie Lysyk *
*Provincial Auditor*
*Province of Saskatchewan *
**
"*I just hope that in terms of looking at our financial plan . . . that
this is not a message being put before me that we want you not to do
performance work and we want you not to question the general revenue fund
and summary financial reporting for the province," Lysyk told the
committee, reiterating that Saskat... more »
They Want In
When Preston Manning's neo-conservatives rode into Ottawa twenty years
ago, their rallying cry was, "The West Wants In." They claimed that they
had been outsiders for too long. And, with the hypocrisy which has
characterized them since their arrival, they then proclaimed that there
should be "No More Prime Ministers From Quebec."
They succeeded, not by filling a big tent, but by carefully targeting
voters and excluding -- by robocalls and other dubious techniques -- the
majority of Canadian voters. It is curious then, Rick Salutin writes, that
their exclusive politics has empowe... more »
Sasha Marsden Died from Stab Wounds
A 16-year-old girl whose body was found burning in an alley was stabbed to
death, a post-mortem examination has found.
It showed that Sasha Marsden's body was set on fire after she had died from
stab wounds to the head and face.
Police cordoned off the area in South Shore, Blackpool, after her body was
discovered at 9pm on Thursday.
http://news.sky.com/story/1046646/blackpool-burning-body-teen-stabbed-to-death
4.5 Magnitude Earthquake AUSTRIA - 2nd February 2013
Magnitude
4.5
Date-Time
Saturday, February 02, 2013 at 13:35:35 UTC
Saturday, February 02, 2013 at 02:35:35 PM at epicenter
Location
46.509°N, 14.642°E
Depth
10 km (6.2 miles)
Region
AUSTRIA
Distances
27 km (17 miles) ESE (120°) from Klagenfurt, Austria
Untitled
*DOJ: 'Disappointed' by city's attempt to throw out consent decree*
*Cab drivers face long wait times at city inspection station ~Charles
Maldonado, Gambit *
*On Roger Goodell and the Media ~Saints Win*
*Les Miles' $549K pay raise approved by LSU board*
*Founder of Shaw Industries gunning for Secretary of Energy appointment*
*New Orleans Community Print Shop*
Will The GOP Slap Down Obama By Torpedoing Chuck Hagel?
I've never been a fan of Chuck Hagel's-- and I'm not about to start now.
Would he be a better Defense Secretary than Casper Weinberger, Frank
Carlucci, Dick Cheney and Don Rumsfeld (or, for that matter John C. Calhoun
and Jefferson Davis, although back in their days it was called Secretary of
War)? He could hardly be worse. But I'm not going to get stampeded into
"rooting" for him just because warmongers and partisan shitheads like
McCain and Ted Cruz are opposing him. Cruz, for one, will oppose anyone
Obama nominates for anything. He was one of only 3 who voted against John
Kerr... more »
Pension Contention
The island of contention is in tension over public pensions with protests,
criticisms, public discussions, and the like. Lots of stuff for the media
to print. This week the military even slyly alluded to a legislator's
affair in order to shut him up after he criticized retired military for
double-dipping even though they have relatively good pensions. Yes, you
know when spokesmen for the ROC's stuffy military are making veiled
references to sex in KTVs, there's something serious going down.
This week President Ma released his plans to "reform" the pension system to
prevent bankrup... more »
dear Sanri is no longer with us.
Oxford resident and regular Free Planet correspondent/contributor since
2009 Sanri has suffered a second, catastrophic, stroke at too young an age
and is no longer with us.
Sanri, whom I met through mutual acquaintance and fellow Oxford resident
Nick, was a very warm-hearted, open-minded and eternally-inquisitive
researcher into *the alternative universe* who contributed many suggestions
or topics of interest to the Free Planet mix in the few years we were in
contact.
Sanri suffered her ultimately fatal second stroke about a week and a half
ago, and I've only just found out.
three quick film reviews - Looper, Dream House and Limitless.
LOOPER:
was just garbage. I tried so hard to like this film, but, "What was the
point of all that plastic make-up on Joseph Gordon-Levitt's young-Joe
face?" And how did they get the future Joe back to his past Joe, if the
Looper fraternity just gets random anonymous targets to dispose of?
DREAM HOUSE:
I really wasn't enamoured by this film ... until the second reel
turnaround/reveal. In fact, it was very enjoyable ... until an unconscious
Daniel Craig dreamt up a ghostly distraction. Oh, dear.
LIMITLESS:
my favourite film of the trio. Simple as that. Opening line, and I'm fished
... more »
How many ways does the National Post get it wrong?
*Exhibit A*
The headline: "quandry"? Is that something like a quandary?
*Exhibit B*
The photo: its caption reads "Anti-abortion protesters attend the March for
Life on Jan. 25, 2013 in Washington, DC."
Were the excitable young *Canadian* people who staffed the FetusMobile (aka
the Whine-a-bago) Gore Tour across Canada last spring not photogenic enough
for the National Post's exacting standards of attractiveness?
*Exhibit C*
The content: facile misdirection, truthiness and glib obfuscations faxed
directly from the Fetus Lobby HQ aka MP Maurice Vellacott's office.
One physic... more »
4.5 Magnitude Earthquake SOUTH OF JAVA, INDONESIA - 2nd February 2013
Magnitude
4.5
Date-Time
Saturday, February 02, 2013 at 11:54:04 UTC
Saturday, February 02, 2013 at 07:54:04 PM at epicenter
Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones
Location
9.729°S, 112.960°E
Depth
35.1 km (21.8 miles)
Region
SOUTH OF JAVA, INDONESIA
Distances
149 km (92 miles) S of Krajan Tambakrejo, Indonesia
4.8 Magnitude Earthquake CRETE, GREECE - 2nd February 2013
Magnitude
4.8
Date-Time
Saturday, February 02, 2013 at 11:33:53 UTC
Saturday, February 02, 2013 at 01:33:53 PM at epicenter
Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones
Location
34.261°N, 24.983°E
Depth
9.4 km (5.8 miles)
Region
CRETE, GREECE
Distances
83 km (51 miles) S of Pirgos, Greece
Lavender Is Effective Against Drug Resistant Staph Infection by Heidi Stevenson
Lavender Is Effective Against Drug Resistant Staph Infection
by Heidi Stevenson
Green Med Info, 1 February 2013
Lavender has long been a favorite plant for use in essential oils and for
its lovely scent in sachets. Those are useful and pleasant effects, but
hidden inside this unassuming and easy-to-grow plant are abilities that
modern medicine can't provide. Among other benefits, lavender can
counteract *drug resistant staph infections* (MRSA) and fungal infections.
And that's not the end of lavender's health benefits. It's one of nature's
great gifts, providing all of the foll... more »
Some Good Reasons To Eat Beets
7 Reasons to Love Beets
by Michelle Schoffro Cook
Care2 Make A Difference, 18 January 2013
Beets are among my favorite vegetables. Not only are they delicious, they
are nutritional powerhouses. Here are 7 reasons to love beets:
*1. Lower blood pressure (when high).* A recent study at London’s Queen
Mary University found that one glass of beet juice daily was more effective
at lowering high blood pressure than medication. Of course, this doesn’t
mean you should stop taking medication if you have high blood pressure.
But, it does mean that adding a cup of beet juice and more ... more »
Delhi gang rape, murder: Five accused plead not guilty
Five men pleaded not guilty on Saturday to charges they gang raped and
murdered an Indian trainee physiotherapist, in a case that led to a
shake-up of laws against sexual crimes after protests about a rising number
of attacks on women.
A Reuters witness saw the men file into the court room with their faces
covered, where lawyers in the case said they were read thirteen charges
including murder, which carries a maximum penalty of death. They left after
15 minutes.
http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/02/02/us-india-rape-idUSBRE91104W20130202
EU data protection reform could start 'trade war', US official says
Back in 1998, British comedian Eddie Izzard quipped on his Dress to Kill
tour that the European Union was "500 million people, 200 languages. No
one's got a clue what they're saying to each other. It's the cutting edge
of politics in a very extraordinarily boring way." Fifteen years on, it's
easy to understand how prescient his words were.
But after spending two days in the Belgian capital, it's clear that
digitally-minded officials, activists, lobbyists and members of the
European Parliament are focused squarely on what could become a massively
important change to the European Unio... more »
European Union has frozen nearly one billion euros in funding for Polish Roads
The
European Union has frozen nearly one billion euros in funding for
Polish roads, as prosecutors here pressed charges against 11 people
suspected of price fixing tenders in road works co-funded by the
European
Union (EU).
“The European Commission has, as a precaution, interrupted payments
until
the situation is clarified, the necessary control measures are taken and
the extent of the problem is established,” it said in a statement on
Jan.
31, adding that the Commission has zero tolerance when it comes to
fraud.*(That's Rich!! How many audits have the European Commission and
Parliam... more »
North Korea threatens US over response to rocket launches
North Korea is threatening to retaliate for what it calls U.S. double
standards over recent rocket launches by Pyongyang and U.S. ally Seoul.
A North Korean Foreign Ministry spokesman did not elaborate on what that
might entail in his comments Saturday to the official Korean Central News
Agency. But Pyongyang has recently threatened to conduct its third nuclear
test in response to what it calls U.S. hostility.
Washington says Seoul's rocket launch Wednesday had no military intent
while Pyongyang's in December was a test of banned ballistic missile
technology.
http://www.foxnews.co... more »
Argentina Becomes First Nation Censured by IMF on Economic Data - Bloomberg
' Argentina
became the first country to be censured by the International Monetary Fund
for not providing accurate data on inflation
and economic growth under a procedure that can end in expulsion.
The declaration of censure was adopted yesterday by the IMF's 24-member
board of directors, the Washington-based fund said in a statement. While it
doesn't have immediate effects, the decision takes the country a step
closer to sanctions that include being barred from access to IMF loans.
The IMF's executive board found that Argentina's progress in implementing
so-called remedial measures... more »
Egypt's new 'bodyguards' to protect women protesters from sex assault
With bright neon vests and hardhats gleaming at dusk, a dozen Egyptian
volunteers fanned out through Cairo's crowded Tahrir Square. Their project:
end a surge in sexual assaults on women that activists say has become the
darkest stain on the country's opposition street movement.
Patrolling on Friday, the men and women have joined Tahrir Bodyguard - one
of several informal groups that have arisen to protect female demonstrators
after women were stripped, groped and assaulted in a string of attacks this
past year. Over the past week alone, while mass protests filled city
squares arou... more »
Japan coast guard says detains Chinese fishing boat near Okinawa
Japan's coast guard detained a Chinese fishing boat near the southern
Japanese island of Okinawa on Saturday and arrested the captain for
collecting coral illegally, a coast guard official said.
The vessel was detained off Miyako Island, some 150 km (95 miles) from
islands in the East China Sea at the centre of a territorial dispute
between the two countries, and about 400 km (250 miles) east of Taipei.
http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/02/02/us-china-japan-idUSBRE91103T20130202
Pakistan Army Checkpoint Attack: 23 Killed
Militants have attacked an army checkpoint in Pakistan's northwest, killing
at least 23 people - including 10 members of one family.
The Pakistan Taliban claimed responsibility, saying the attack on the
isolated post at Lakki Marwat was in response to a US drone strike in
neighbouring North Waziristan last month, which killed two commanders.
http://news.sky.com/story/1046573/pakistan-army-checkpoint-attack-23-killed
4.5 Magnitude Earthquake BANDA SEA - 2nd February 2013
Magnitude
4.5
Date-Time
Saturday, February 02, 2013 at 07:21:20 UTC
Saturday, February 02, 2013 at 04:21:20 PM at epicenter
Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones
Location
6.549°S, 130.017°E
Depth
145 km (90.1 miles)
Region
BANDA SEA
Distances
210 km (130 miles) NW of Saumlaki, Indonesia
ELM GUEST HOUSE - BBC
*Dalek from the BBC's Dr Who*
In 1982, Elm Guest House was raided by the authorities.
One of those arrested was a 17-year-old rent boy.
*Reportedly, this boy was a teenage actor who had appeared in the BBC's Doctor
Who television series.*
*Elm Guest House - boy brothel for the elite.*
Peter Hatton-Bornshin died in mysterious circumstances, aged 27.
As a young boy, Peter had been in the notorious Grafton Close Children’s
Home, run by the notorious Richmond borough council in London.
Eighteen years after his death, the police are being forced to look again
again at the Peter Hatt... more »
Free Natural Gas with Brian Hicks
This item is an informed observers bird's eye view of just how significant
the fracking revolution really is. We have had enough time now to get a
decent handle of the situation. I had concerns on decline rates but that
was something that while serious enough it also meant that almost all
production is flush production. You get it inside of a few months and you
then have a slow drainage system that will keep going for decades as tight
resources slowly leak out. It is also amenable to additional stimulation.
So unless the industry is losing gobs of cash doing this, and that i... more »
Coal Embedded Artifacts
Aging an artifact by the material it is embedded in is a serious mistake.
It fails to recognize that mining voids are not stable at all. This is
particularly true for coal. Any geological movement at all will cause such
voids to be squeezed out. This not much of a concern over a few centuries,
but over a few thousands of years it is reasonable that little trace is
left.
Recall that mining must leave pillars behind besides so there is never a
lack of material. Thus artifacts left behind in mining are readily embedded.
Since we have a working conjecture for modernism ar... more »
Gene Flow From India to Australia about 4,000 years ago
I always have thought that the argument for Australia been cut of as
unproven and worse unlikely. Thus is turns out that the Sahul had a first
populating event around 45,000 years ago nicely coinciding with the first
full peopling that took place throughout Eurasia. These first populations
were a clearly primitive lineage although I am loath to use the term as it
is unfashionable. They were certainly living a primitive lifeway.
Now we find that 4000 years ago, coinciding with the global Bronze Age
world of the Atlantean culture, an injection of genetics took place from
t... more »
Wind in the Willows Makes Better Biofuel
How very odd and unexpected. The extra stress produces a higher quality
bio fuel. Thus we can breed for all this to produce a superior product.
The same likely applies to most other trees as well that are not of
interest for this application but it is good to know that it is an effect.
I am not an optimist for this type of fuel although a confluence of
willing partners can surely make it work. Not unlike a contractor and a
cement company deciding to operate a waste methane operation. They work out
fine except afterward everyone is wondering why anyone bothered.
*... more »
5.0 Magnitude Earthquake IZU ISLANDS, JAPAN REGION - 2nd February 2013
Magnitude M 5.0
Region IZU ISLANDS, JAPAN REGION
Date time 2013-02-02 06:26:32.0 UTC
Location 31.06 N ; 142.75 E
Depth 30 km
Distances 570 km SE Yokohama
4.4 Magnitude Earthquake OFFSHORE SUCRE, VENEZUELA - 2nd February 2013
Magnitude
4.4
Date-Time
Saturday, February 02, 2013 at 05:10:01 UTC
Saturday, February 02, 2013 at 05:10:01 AM at epicenter
Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones
Location
10.727°N, 62.278°W
Depth
89.6 km (55.7 miles)
Region
OFFSHORE SUCRE, VENEZUELA
Distances
16 km (9 miles) N of Gueiria, Venezuela
China denies hacking New York Times
The New York Times says Chinese hackers have carried out sustained attacks
on its computer systems, breaking in and stealing the passwords of
high-profile reporters and other staff members.
According to The Times, one of the biggest and most respected U.S.
newspapers, the cyberassaults took place over the past four months,
beginning during an investigation by the newspaper into the wealth
reportedly accumulated by relatives of the Chinese premier, Wen Jiabao.
http://edition.cnn.com/2013/01/31/tech/china-nyt-hacking/index.html?hpt=hp_t3
U.S. Army suicides at record high
The U.S. Army reported Thursday that there were 325 confirmed or potential
suicides last year among active and nonactive military personnel.
"Our highest on record," said Lt. Gen. Howard Bromberg, deputy chief of
staff, manpower and personnel for the Army.
The grim total exceeds the number of total U.S. Army deaths (219) and total
military deaths (313) in Operation Enduring Freedom in Afghanistan,
according to figures published by the military's Defense Casualty Analysis
System.
http://edition.cnn.com/2013/02/02/us/army-suicides/index.html?hpt=hp_t3
MASKS
www.conspirazzi.com
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Back in the late 70's I worked with with an Austrian man who was fast
coming up to retirement, and despite the generation gap got to know him
reasonably well-he had been a pow and stayed here as his family had been
killed during the raids on German town's (I think he came from the Hamburg
region).
He was reluctant to talk about the war, but as my own father had been a
veteran in some of the campaigns he had fought in (albeit on the winning
side), we built up some... more »
Steven Chu quits, misunderstands the end of Stone Age
Physics Nobel Prize laureate Steven Chu is leaving the chair of the U.S.
energy secretary.
Energy Secretary Chu steps down, blasts climate-change skeptics (Yahoo News)
His final words are all about the climate skeptics. He boasts that "only"
1% of the nonsensical green projects he has funded have gone bankrupt.
Well, these are low standards, indeed. A project should only make one happy
when it repays all the initial investments, expenses, and subsidies, not
while it manages to avoid bankruptcy by exploiting the "nest" that's been
given to the project at the beginning. Of course, he ... more »
Spectacular 360-degree interactive images give bird's eye view of erupting Russian volcano
This
is the moment a volcano erupted in the snowy wastes of Russia's remote
far east.
The stunning pictures were captured by a Russian film crew who swooped
across in a helicopter and braved roasting hot pyroclastic flows on the
ground to create an immersive, interactive panorama.
Plosky Tolbachik is one of four volcanoes, all within 110 miles of each
other, that have been active simultaneously on the peninsula in Russia's
far east since late November.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2271934/Watch-volcano-exploding-Amazing-360-degree-interactive-panorama-shows-eruptio... more »
Blogroll Amnesty Day 2013
The
first weekend in February marks the observance of Blogroll Amnesty Day,
when we celebrate small blogs by linking some of 'em. This event was
co-founded by the late Jon Swift (who explained its origins here), and
by skippy. (My most extensive post on the tradition was this one, back
in 2008.)
If you participate, make sure to e-mail skippy so he can include you in
his B.A.D. roundup(s).
If Obama and/or the Congress begins to talk about cutting Social Security in any way whatsoever, We The People should not abide it!
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Hands Off Social Security and Veterans' Benefits
January 31, 2013
Cherchez la Verite
Purple Alien Eggs Found In Arizona Desert?: Mystery as thousands of tiny water-filled purple spheres are found in the desert
Tuscon locals are baffled by the appearance of thousands of tiny, purple
sphere that have appeared in the middle of a desert. Geradine Vargas and
her husband discovered the strange collection Sunday. Some of the
spheres
were watery and others translucent. Some have suggested that it is a
type
of unusual fungus while others think it may be a manmade substance
dumped
in the desert.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2272296/Theyre-world--Mysterious-purple-spheres-desert-spark-speculation.html#axzz2JiU9po7D
When toy shopping gets political... Amazon users pen sarcastic and hilarious reviews of children's Predator drone toy modeled on controversial death plane
The customer reviews section of an Amazon page selling a children's
model
of a military aircraft has become a target of abuse for American's
unhappy
about the use of predator drones by the Obama administration. 'This is
the
best toy ever. Finally I can pretend that I'm a winner of the Nobel
Peace
Prize' write one reviewer in a thinly veiled reference to President
Obama.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2272288/When-toy-shopping-gets-political-Amazon-users-pen-sarcastic-hilarious-reviews-children-s-Predator-drone-toy.html
Sarai Sierra Missing Case, 'Taylan' Arrested: Police in Turkey arrest man last in contact with missing married American mom as they reveal her phone has been activated TWICE since she vanished
Police in Istanbul have detained a man who was one of the last in contact
with missing New York mother Sarai Sierra who vanished the same day she
planned to meet up with him.
The man only identified as 'Taylan' on social media sites was taken into
police custody today after questioning on the disappearance of the
33-year-old mother of two who went missing while vacationing alone in
Istanbul.
Sierra was last heard from on Jan. 21, the day she was to start her journey
back home to Staten Island as well as the day she planned to meet up with
'Taylan,' according to their online commu... more »
More than 40 huge sinkholes open up all over Pennsylvania's capital... but the city is too broke to fix them
Officials in Pennsylvania's state capital are dealing with a deep issue
they can't afford to fix: 41 massive sinkholes throughout the city running
as wide as 50 feet and as deep as a typical grave. The mix of loose sandy
soil and century-old leaking water pipes underlying Harrisburg's streets
have made the area susceptible to such holes, city officials say. But the
city is too broke to replace many of the aging pipes as it deals with
ongoing budget woes and the looming threat of bankruptcy.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2272278/More-40-huge-sinkholes-open-Pennsylvanias-cap... more »
ANOTHER U.S. newspaper targeted by Chinese hackers as Washington Post reveals it was targeted by cyber spies
The
Washington Post is the latest newspaper to have been attacked by
Chinese hackers, it was revealed today.
The hackers targeted three servers and many desktops that allowed them
to
get access to the network, as well as reporters' usernames and
passwords,
for more than half of 2012, sources said.
The newspaper had to bring in outside consultants from the National
Security Agency and the Defense Department for help.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2272197/ANOTHER-newspaper-targeted-Chinese-hackers-Washington-Post-spent-2012-trying-deal-cyber-spies.html#axzz2JiU9po7D
European Space Agency unveils plans for mankind's first habitable MOON BASE... built almost entirely out of lunar soil by robots....what happened to Austerity?
The outpost, designed by the European Space Agency, will be built using
state-of-the-art 3D printing technology to transform raw Moon soil into
livable domes. The ESA teamed up with architectural firm Foster + Partners
in a bid to set the wheels in motion for a permanent human presence on
Earth's only natural satellite.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2272028/European-Space-Agency-unveils-plans-mankinds-habitable-MOON-BASE.html
What lives under a glacier? Signs of life discovered in lake buried HALF A MILE beneath West Antarctic Ice Sheet
The first tantalising signs of life have been detected in waters from a
subglacial lake half a mile beneath the snowy wastes of the Antarctic,
scientists said.
Water retrieved from sub-glacial Lake Whillans contains tiny cells which
glowed green in response to DNA-sensitive dye applied in preliminary tests.
While researchers need to carry out further time-consuming tests to see
whether the cells are actually still alive, it offers the possibility that
there could be as yet unknown life lurking beneath the ice.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2272015/Signs-life-discov... more »
David Cameron gets ticking off from statistics watchdog after boasting on TV that he'd cut the national debt (it's risen by £289billion)
David Cameron was today accused told off by the official statistics
watchdog for claiming the government had cut the nation’s debts.
The Prime Minister boasted in a Tory party election broadcast that he
was
‘paying down Britain's debts’.
But the UK Statistics Authority today wrote to Number 10 pointing out
that
public net debt has actually *risen by £290billion* since the coalition
was
formed.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2271961/Cameron-gets-ticking-statistics-watchdog-boasting-TV-hed-cut-national-debt-risen-289billion.html#axzz2JiU9po7D
Man in his 20s stabbed in court by masked gang when he got stuck in revolving door as he tried to flee armed youths
A
man in his 20s was stabbed at court today by a gang of masked youths in
a
suspected revenge attack.
The victim saw the gang jump out of a car as he was leaving Inner London
Crown Court and tried to run back inside but got stuck in the revolving
door.
They knifed him in the stomach in front of security and then fled, while
police and the London Ambulance Service treated him on the floor of the
security hall.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2271932/BREAKING-NEWS-Man-20s-stabbed-gang-masked-youths-court-entrance-security-guards.html#axzz2JiU9po7D
Alabama 'survivalist killer' Jimmy Lee Dykes wants a reporter sent into underground bunker to tell his story in exchange for releasing 5-year-old hostage
The survivalist who allegedly shot a school bus driver before taking a
five-year-old boy hostage has said that he will release his hostage if a
reporter is sent in to tell his story.
MailOnline has learned that Jimmy Lee Dykes made the extraordinary offer on
the first day of what has now turned into a siege situation with the FBI’s
Hostage Rescue Team on site, emergency services and a host of media focused
on the piece of Alabama bluff under which Dykes and the boy, Ethan, are
holed up.
A source with the local sheriff's office has revealed that a CID Lieutenant
spoke with Dykes for... more »
Jimmy Lee Dykes Siege: 'He has no regard for human life': Terrifying ordeal of five-year-old boy held hostage for four days in U.S. bunker by 'survivalist killer' - who has enough supplies to last MONTHS
As the stand-off entered its fourth day, police have settled in to
Midland
City, Alabama, for the long haul as they continue to negotiate with
jimmy
Lee Dykes and plead with him to let Ethan go without harm. Though he is
not
believed to have hurt Ethan, Dykes has a violent reputation in the quiet
town after he allegedly beat his neighbor's dog to death with a lead
pipe
and would threaten to shoot any child that would come on to his
property,
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2271325/Terrifying-ordeal-Alabama-boy-held-hostage-underground-bunker-Jimmy-Lee-Dykes.html#axzz2JiU9po7D
S. Korea, U.S. in naval drill amid N. Korea tensions
South Korea and the United States will hold a joint naval exercise next
week, a report said Saturday, a move seen as a warning to North Korea ahead
of its widely expected nuclear test.
The three-day exercise involving a US nuclear submarine and other warships
will begin on Monday in the Sea of Japan (East Sea) off the South Korean
port city of Pohang, Yonhap news agency reported.
"It will includes anti-submarine and anti-air trainings and maritime
manoeuvrings," a military official was quoted as saying in the report.
http://www.dailystar.com.lb/News/International/2013/Feb-02/204753... more »
Journey of Nishiyuu: Youth trekkers in Chisasibi
After17
days of walking, the Journey of Nishiyuu, youth trekkers, arrive in
Chisasibi, enroute to Ottawa, in solidarity with Idle No More. Photo Kim
Moses.
Suicide Attack at Market in Northwest Pakistan Kills at Least 21
An explosion in a market in northwestern Pakistan on Friday killed at least
21 people and wounded 33 in what the police described as a suicide bombing.
The Pakistani Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack in Hangu, about
70 miles west of Peshawar, the capital of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Province. Abu
Omar, a Taliban commander in the neighboring tribal region of North
Waziristan, said in a telephone interview that the attack was in revenge
for the killing on Thursday of a Sunni cleric.
http://www.nytimes.com/2013/02/02/world/asia/attack-on-mosque-in-pakistan-kills-many.html?_r=0
Envoy makes "last appeal" for Syria as officials meet
Senior U.S., Russian and U.N. officials, along with the leader of the
Syrian opposition, were all expected at a security conference in Munich on
Saturday, providing a rare opportunity for talks to revive efforts to end
the civil war in Syria.
Moscow and the United Nations, however, played down Syrian opposition
assertions that its leader would hold a joint meeting with Russian Foreign
Minister Sergei Lavrov, U.S. Vice President Joe Biden and U.N. envoy
Lakhdar Brahimi in Munich.
http://uk.reuters.com/article/2013/02/01/uk-syria-crisis-idUKBRE9100KS20130201
Marxist group blamed for suicide bombing at US embassy in Turkey
A man approached a visitor’s gate at the U.S. embassy in the Turkish
capital, Ankara, Friday afternoon and detonated an explosives-packed vest,
killing himself and a Turkish security guard, blowing a gaping hole in the
wall and raising new fears about the protection of U.S. diplomats serving
in this region.
Within hours Turkish authorities blamed the attack on a homegrown Marxist
organization, and Friday evening Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan said
the issue had “pretty much been clarified” because the bomber had been
identified, by a skin mark on his head, as a former prisoner ... more »
Mexico probes if blast was attack or accident, 33 dead
Mexico's government vowed on Friday to find out whether an explosion that
killed 33 people at the headquarters of its state-run oil monopoly Pemex
was a deliberate attack or yet another stain on the company's poor safety
record.
Rescue workers continued to pull bodies from the debris on Friday and
officials said the search would continue until they account for everyone
inside the Mexico City building.
http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/02/02/us-mexico-pemex-idUSBRE90U1FF20130202
Sunday Classics chronicles: Remembering Eugen Jochum (1) -- Haydn and Bruckner, part 1
*Eugen Jochum conducts his longtime orchestra, the Bavarian Radio Symphony,
in the first part of the opening Allegro moderato of one of his signature
pieces, the Bruckner Seventh Symphony. (The conclusion of the movement is
posted below.)*
*by Ken*
During Sunday Classics's hiatus, while I ponder its future and concentrate
on importing more of the Sunday Classics "legacy" into the new stand-alone
"Sunday Classics with Ken" blog (at sundayclassicswithken.blogspot.com --
hey, on the long march back to 2008 we've already gotten back as far as
June 2012!), I've stumbled across issues a... more »
Halal Prison Food Found To Contain Pork DNA
A company which supplies Halal meat to prisons has had its contract
suspended, after traces of pork DNA were found in pies and pasties.
The Ministry of Justice said it had withdrawn the products immediately,
while justice minister Jeremy Wright said the Prison Service was
investigating "as a matter of urgency".
http://news.sky.com/story/1046495/halal-prison-food-found-to-contain-pork-dna
Twitter Hacked: Up To 250,000 Passwords Taken
Around 250,000 Twitter users may have had their accounts compromised by
computer hackers.
The social networking site said usernames, email addresses and encrypted
passwords may have been taken during an "extremely sophisticated" attack on
its systems.
It said one attack was shut down moments after it was detected, adding that
the passwords of users who may have been affected had been reset.
http://news.sky.com/story/1046518/twitter-hacked-up-to-250000-passwords-taken
5.6 Magnitude Earthquake SANTA CRUZ ISLANDS - 2nd February 2013
Magnitude
5.6
Date-Time
Saturday, February 02, 2013 at 04:16:20 UTC
Saturday, February 02, 2013 at 03:16:20 PM at epicenter
Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones
Location
11.086°S, 165.174°E
Depth
28.6 km (17.8 miles)
Region
SANTA CRUZ ISLANDS
Distances
83 km (51 miles) WSW of Lata, Solomon Islands
4.9 Magnitude Earthquake SANTA CRUZ ISLANDS - 2nd February 2013
Magnitude
4.9
Date-Time
Saturday, February 02, 2013 at 03:39:51 UTC
Saturday, February 02, 2013 at 02:39:51 PM at epicenter
Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones
Location
10.864°S, 165.347°E
Depth
19.8 km (12.3 miles)
Region
SANTA CRUZ ISLANDS
Distances
55 km (34 miles) WSW of Lata, Solomon Islands
5.1 Magnitude Earthquake TAIWAN - 2nd February 2013
Magnitude
5.1
Date-Time
Saturday, February 02, 2013 at 03:39:51 UTC
Saturday, February 02, 2013 at 11:39:51 AM at epicenter
Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones
Location
23.735°N, 121.989°E
Depth
22.5 km (14.0 miles)
Region
TAIWAN
Distances
47 km (29 miles) SE of Hualian, Taiwan
4.9 Magnitude Earthquake SANTA CRUZ ISLANDS - 2nd February 2013
Magnitude
4.9
Date-Time
Saturday, February 02, 2013 at 01:20:41 UTC
Saturday, February 02, 2013 at 12:20:41 PM at epicenter
Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones
Location
10.828°S, 165.238°E
Depth
35.2 km (21.9 miles)
Region
SANTA CRUZ ISLANDS
Distances
66 km (41 miles) W of Lata, Solomon Islands
5.1 Magnitude Earthquake SUNDA STRAIT, INDONESIA - 2nd February 2013
Magnitude
5.1
Date-Time
Saturday, February 02, 2013 at 01:19:36 UTC
Saturday, February 02, 2013 at 08:19:36 AM at epicenter
Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones
Location
6.960°S, 105.401°E
Depth
38.7 km (24.0 miles)
Region
SUNDA STRAIT, INDONESIA
Distances
30 km (18 miles) WSW of Tugu Hilir, Indonesia
5.0 Magnitude Earthquake SANTA CRUZ ISLANDS - 2nd February 2013
Magnitude
5.0
Date-Time
Saturday, February 02, 2013 at 01:15:49 UTC
Saturday, February 02, 2013 at 12:15:49 PM at epicenter
Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones
Location
11.146°S, 165.387°E
Depth
26.9 km (16.7 miles)
Region
SANTA CRUZ ISLANDS
Distances
68 km (42 miles) SW of Lata, Solomon Islands
4.4 Magnitude Earthquake GUAM REGION - 1st February 2013
Magnitude
4.4
Date-Time
Friday, February 01, 2013 at 23:16:04 UTC
Saturday, February 02, 2013 at 09:16:04 AM at epicenter
Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones
Location
13.787°N, 144.592°E
Depth
153.9 km (95.6 miles)
Region
GUAM REGION
Distances
37 km (22 miles) NNW of Asan-Maina Village, Guam
5.7 Magnitude Earthquake SANTA CRUZ ISLANDS - 1st February 2013
Magnitude
5.7
Date-Time
Friday, February 01, 2013 at 22:18:35 UTC
Saturday, February 02, 2013 at 09:18:35 AM at epicenter
Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones
Location
11.133°S, 165.361°E
Depth
22.3 km (13.9 miles)
Region
SANTA CRUZ ISLANDS
Distances
382 km (237 miles) ESE (102°) from Kira Kira, Solomon Islands
Mohawk John Kane 'The Governor's New Good Ideas'
The Governor's New Good Ideas
By John Kane, Mohawk
Host of Native Pride
http://letstalknativepride.blogspot.com
New York State Governor Andrew Cuomo recently gave his State of the State
Budget address. In it he proposed a couple of brand new ideas to stimulate the
economy and raise revenue for the State of New York.
The first of his innovative ideas is to create retail
China: Henan bridge collapse may have caused the trucks full of fireworks to explode after falling, not the other away around
At 8:52 on the morning of February 1st, a cargo truck transporting
fireworks suddenly exploded while traveling eastbound on the Lianhuo
highway over the Yichang Bridge at the 741km marker in Mianchi County of
Sanmenxia City in Henan province. According to media reports at 11am, the
accident had already caused 26 deaths. According to the Henan Provincial
Safety Supervision Bureau’s latest information at 1:30pm, the Lianhuo
Highway Yichang Bridge Roadway Collapse had so far caused 9 confirmed
deaths and 13 injured. The blastwave lifted and flipped approximately 10
nearby vehicles in... more »
Emily Dickinson - I Felt A Funeral, In My Brain
YouTube Video Description - [Channel: poetictouch2012]:
Emily Dickinson - I Felt A Funeral, In My Brain - Read by Jane Alexander -
From the 1988 Voices and Visions series.
I Felt A Funeral, In My Brain
by Emily Dickinson (1830-1886)
I felt a Funeral, in my Brain,
And Mourners to and fro
Kept treading — treading — till it seemed
That Sense was breaking through —
And when they all were seated,
A Service, like a Drum —
Kept beating — beating — till I thought
My Mind was going numb —
And then I heard them lift a Box
And creak across my Soul
With those same Boots of Lead, again,
Then ... more »
Death to Job Talks!
I was part of a short conversation last night about the standard job-search
process in political science. For those of you who aren’t political
scientists, but nonetheless feel compelled to read this, the process for
junior candidates looks something like this: Starting in the late summer,
political-science departments post position announcements with the American
Political
Continue reading
There Will Be No Recovery Without Reform
There are 4 million fewer Americans employed now than the month before the
recession began (I believe the recession officially began November of 2007).
There were 5.3 million more workers during the "jobless recover" of the
depression in the early 2000s after the dot.com bubble burst.
These statistics are from Spencer Jakab "Jobs Environment Changes With the
Times" The Wall Street Journal February 1, 2013 p. C1.
I would like to note that most of the jobs that have been created during
this current recession "cycle," which began at the end of 2007, are
low-wage and part-time jobs.
... more »
How to Respond in Court
Thanks to Carm for forwarding this one...
If you repeat a lie often enough ...
Why do zygote zealots and fetus fetishists lie and lie and lie and lie?
Self-righteous pricks like Con MPs Woodworth, Vellacott and Warawa claim
they want to *open the debate*. The sixth estate exposes their lies; these
rightwing religious fundamentalists want to pass laws that criminalize
abortion.
With the help of paid propagandists like Jonathan Kay, who can't be
bothered to present accurate and correct facts in his odious piece of
obfuscating glurge.
My first pregnancy ended in a miscarriage.
It required a medical intervention to prevent an infection that could have
killed... more »
South Korea raises military alert level over possible imminent North Korean nuclear test and accompanying missile tests
The ROK’s military authorities have raised the readiness level of all units
over concerns that a North Korean nuclear test may be imminent.
“The Joint Chiefs-of-Staff (JCS) has raised the alert of all units to a
higher level,” a source with the South Korean government revealed on the
31st, explaining that units in charge of intelligence and military
operational matters are working at an even higher alert status.
A second South Korean source added, “We are using all our surveillance
assets, including those of U.S. Forces Korea. The U.S. is closely
monitoring the nuclear test site i... more »
Mohawk Nation News 'History Repeats'
MNN: HISTORY REPEATS
Posted on February 1, 2013
Mohawk Nation News
http://www.mohawknationnews.com
HISTORY REPEATS
MNN. Feb. 1, 2013. In the 1770’s Joseph Brant was
one of the most prominent traitors of the Mohawks. In 1804 he was kicked
out of the Iroquois Confederacy by the people. He committed treason and
treachery to help the British try to wipe out the
Ed "How'm I Doin'?" Koch (1924-2013)
*And Noah declares today "Eulogize an Asshole Day"*
*Mayor Ed's final kvetching place has been waiting for him in uptown
Trinity Church Cemetery. Do click to enlarge -- it's a pretty picture.*
*by Ken*
Ed Koch wasn't such an evil son of a bitch as to command a slot on my
personal "would like to dance on his grave" list, but he was a miserable
self-serving son of a bitch, and while I can't say I'm happy we're finally
rid of him (I've got a list of those too, which largely duplicates the
"would like to dance on his grave" one), I can't say I'm sorry either.
Early today our poor collea... more »
Sandy Hook Hoax?
*That is what some people are saying*:
*Anderson Cooper: Suppressing the truth about Sandy Hook?** *
Anderson Cooper, easily one of the most establishment serving, despicable
scum bags in the mainstream mass media, is incredulous, and a bit irate,
about *some of the legitimate statements* and *claims* made by Florida
Atlantic professor of communications *James Tracy *about the Sandy Hook
"shooting" hoax.
The excellent writer and actual journalist DC Dave Martin's *Seventeen
Techniques for Truth Suppression* will come in handy after viewing the
video above. Which techniques are And... more »
Flynt Leverett and Hillary Mann Leverett: Going To Tehran
*Talking and trading is better than fighting.*
Read: *"The U.S. needs a completely different approach to Iran,"* and *"Just
Talking to Iran Won’t Do It."*
Egypt: Protester Killed Amid Fresh Clashes
One person has been killed and dozens injured during clashes between police
and protesters in the Egyptian capital of Cairo.
Egypt's health ministry said a 23-year-old man died after being shot in the
chest and forehead on Friday. Some 53 people were wounded in protests that
took place across the country, mainly in Cairo.
http://news.sky.com/story/1046469/egypt-protester-killed-amid-fresh-clashes
Sasha Marsden Murder: 2 People Arrested
Two people have been arrested after the body of a 16-year-old girl was
found burning in an alley in Blackpool.
Police have cordoned off the alley off Kirby Road, South Shore where the
body was found and specialist forensic officers are searching a nearby
hotel.
A 22-year-old man and a 20-year-old woman were arrested nearby and are now
being questioned by police.
http://news.sky.com/story/1046371/blackpool-murder-burning-body-found-in-alley
Intermezzo
. in·ter·mez·zo/ [in-ter-met-soh, -med-zoh]
noun,
2. a short musical composition between main divisions of an extended
musical work.
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Origin:
1805–15; < Italian < Late Latin intermedium; see intermediary
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It is perhaps incumbent upon tHE mAN to make addicts of us all, and at this
hE is deft and insidious.*
Recently, during the restless interim between two periods of - what I've
been falsly led to believe all my life w... more »
Hagel survives surreal Senate hearing
Seem to be slowly succumbing to some evil scourge so I've been a bit out of
the loop. Didn't watch the Senate hearings for Chuck Hagel. But the twitter
verdict among The Village insiders seems to have been Hagel was something
of a disaster. Much tut-tutting about how unprepared he was for the
inquistion. Judging from the reaction among us outsiders in my stream,
think that harsh assessment is unfounded.
Wondering if they've forgotten Chuck has been outside the bubble for
Obama's entire term. He's been busy. He hasn't been sitting on the social
nets for the last four years closely ... more »
IRAN RESISTS ISRAELI PROVOCATION OVER SYRIAN ATTACKS
Can the Israeli attacks last week against Syria be seen as an attempt to
provoke Iran into retaliation in order to provide Israel with a *casus belli
* to attack Iran directly, an action that would likely draw in the US in an
all-out war against Iran? The *Washington Post* seems to think that the attack
could even be seen as a mini-rehearsal for an attack directly against Iran.
The Israeli attack came just a day after Iran warned that it would regard
any attack against Syria as an attack against Iran though the Iranian
threat was not specific about what they would do.
In recent days... more »
Spooky School Shooting Post
*It sure is looking back on it. It's almost as if the Globe knew something.*
"Canton students to be trained to counter shooters" by Meg Murphy | Globe
Correspondent, November 09, 2012
For years, the standard instructions to teachers and students if a
Columbine-style attacker launched a rampage at their school were the same:
lock down and hide.
But now, in Canton and in a *growing number of schools nationwide, police
and school officials are training teachers, staff, and eventually even
students* that in some cases they should *fight against armed attackers*.* *
*
**So they are g... more »
4.9 Magnitude Earthquake SANTA CRUZ ISLANDS - 1st February 2013
Magnitude
4.9
Date-Time
Friday, February 01, 2013 at 22:26:30 UTC
Saturday, February 02, 2013 at 09:26:30 AM at epicenter
Location
11.148°S, 165.339°E
Depth
9.8 km (6.1 miles)
Region
SANTA CRUZ ISLANDS
Distances
380 km (236 miles) ESE (102°) from Kira Kira, Solomon Islands
7 people stabbed in random attack in Vancouver West End
Police say a man ran through the hallways of a Vancouver apartment
building, slashing seven people in what they believe was a completely
random attack,
Sgt. Randy Fincham said Friday seven people were injured in the high rise
building on the city's west end during the attack Thursday night. Six
people were taken to hospital and one woman remains in critical condition.
Another bystander was treated at the scene and released.
The 33-year-old male suspect, who was not a resident of the building, was
taken into custody Thursday night.
http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/C/CN_CANADA_VA... more »
Stone Age tribe kills fishermen who strayed on to island
One of the world's last Stone Age tribes has murdered two fishermen whose
boat drifted on to a desert island in the Indian Ocean.
The Sentinelese, thought to number between 50 and 200, have rebuffed all
contact with the modern world, firing a shower of arrows at anyone who
comes within range.
They are believed to be the last pre-Neolithic tribe in the world to remain
isolated and appear to have survived the 2004 Asian tsunami.
The two men killed, Sunder Raj, 48, and Pandit Tiwari, 52, were fishing
illegally for mud crabs off North Sentinel Island, a speck of land in the
Andaman ... more »
My Memories Utah Meetup
Are you a crafter, scrapbooker, blogger or just love spending time with
other great women? Do you live in Utah? Then this is the perfect event for
you. My Memories is hosting a meet-up in Provo, UT on Saturday, March 9th.
It will feature workshops taught by Ashley from Make It and Love it and
Julie from Leelou Blogs in the morning and mingling, prizes and games in
the afternoon.
Becoming active in the blogging/crafting community was one of the best
things I have ever done. You will never find a group of people more
supportive of each other. These really are amazing women and ... more »
16-year-old screamed as he was hacked to death with swords in central London
A mother was forced to stand at a police cordon and watch as her
16-year-old son bled to death after he was stabbed to death with "swords"
in a busy central London street.
The boy, who has not been named, was heard screaming for his life as he was
attacked in Lupus street, Pimlico, shortly before 7pm yesterday,
eyewitnesses have claimed.
He was rushed to hospital where he died from his wounds, becoming the first
teenager to be killed in London this year.
Scotland Yard have launched a murder inquiry and said that they are keeping
an “open mind” on the motive for the attack.
Witnes... more »
6.7 Magnitude Earthquake SANTA CRUZ ISLANDS - 1st February
Magnitude
6.7
Date-Time
Friday, February 01, 2013 at 22:16:37 UTC
Saturday, February 02, 2013 at 09:16:37 AM at epicenter
Location
10.997°S, 165.403°E
Depth
34.2 km (21.3 miles)
Region
SANTA CRUZ ISLANDS
Distances
384 km (239 miles) E (99°) from Kira Kira, Solomon Islands
TSUNAMI INFORMATION STATEMENT NUMBER 1
NWS PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER EWA BEACH HI
1225 PM HST FRI FEB 01 2013
TO - CIVIL DEFENSE IN THE STATE OF HAWAII
SUBJECT - TSUNAMI INFORMATION STATEMENT
THIS STATEMENT IS FOR INFORMATION ONLY. NO ACTION REQUIRED.
AN EARTHQUAKE HAS OCCURRED WITH THESE PRELIMINARY PARAMETERS... more »
Congratulations to Jim Stock
President Obama has appointed my Harvard colleague Jim Stock to be a member
of the Council of Economic Advisers.
Catch of the Day
A great one, from Kevin Drum. It seems that conservatives have found their
smoking gun against the Affordable Care Act: coverage under the ACA will be
really expensive!
Which, as Drum points out, seems to overlook the point that coverage before
the ACA was really expensive.
And that subsidies, which phase out as income rises, mean that for a whole
lot of people coverage will cost less. Also, that plans through the
exchanges will have regulated benefits, so that generally people are
getting more for their money. And that there's a pretty large group of
people who want but can't get ... more »
The Republican Party War Against Women... Sputtering A Little
The GOP has hired consultants to talk to Members of Congress about the
right way to discuss Hispanics, immigrants, minorities and women in public
without offending them. That's not *really* a step in the right direction
because... well, it just addresses how they talk about them publicly, not
how they formulate policy that impacts their lives. And reauthorizing the
Violence Against Women Act-- which notorious woman-hater Miss McConnell has
kept bottled up-- is a good example that it isn't what they say that's
important; it's how they vote. Thursday only 33 of them (+ honorary
Repu... more »
Flying to Finland but stopping at France!
*FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 1, 2013*
*Who the heck is E. D. Hirsch:* We’ve always been puzzled by E. D. Hirsch,
the well-known—
Well darn it, there we go again! Who the heck *is* E. D. Hirsch?
Kevin Drum does a post today about Hirsch’s latest education pronouncement,
in which Hirsch says it’s good for a student to have a large vocabulary. Or
something like that. (Yes, we’ve read the whole piece, at City Journal.)
As always, Hirsch’s somewhat fuzzy piece made us wonder who he is. We often
get a “Being There” feel when we read pieces by Hirsch.
Who the heck is E. D. Hirsch? We journeyed to ... more »
Israeli warplanes reportedly conduct ‘mock raids’ over Lebanon
Israel Air Force jets on Friday night flew low over southern Lebanon and
carried out “mock raids,” Lebanese National News Agency reported.
The government outlet said that Israel planes were reported by its
correspondents over the southern Lebanese towns of Nabatieh, Tuffah,
Marjayoun and Bint Jbeil.
Earlier on Friday, a Lebanese security official reported that Israeli
warplanes flew over southern Lebanon and were headed toward the eastern
Bekaa Valley that borders Syria. He spoke on condition of anonymity in line
with regulations.
Israel Radio Friday cited a Lebanese media report... more »
Demonizing Late-Term Abortion Must Stop
Because Canadians are ignorant on the facts of abortion in Canada*, the
Fetus Lobby® is able to get away with repeated -- and unrefuted -- lies and
distortions.
Like this from Jonathan Kay today. Writing about Vellacott et al.'s
ridiculous grandstanding, he says:
The fact is that Canada is the only nation in the Western world without *any
* abortion law. It is perfectly legal in Canada to have or perform an
abortion — for any reason, or no reason at all — at 20, 25, 30 or 35 weeks
gestation. This is a disturbing state of affairs.
While this is true in the strictly legal sense, it i... more »
Rico postre con fresas uvas y naranja
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Chocolates y rosas para regalar el 14 de febrero
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Signs of Canadians in Algeria plot concern U.S.
Signs that Canadian citizens were involved in the attack by hostage-taking
Islamist militants on a remote gas plant in Algeria are of great concern to
American authorities, U.S. intelligence officials said on Thursday.
While Algerian authorities apparently have not yet provided Western
governments with cast-iron proof, a senior U.S. intelligence official said,
"We're taking very seriously the reports of the two Canadians' involvement."
http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/01/31/us-algeria-violence-kidnapping-canadians-idUSBRE90U1DD20130131
Dozens hurt as protesters petrol bomb Egypt's palace
Dozens of Egyptian protesters were wounded on Friday when youths hurling
petrol bombs at President Mohamed Mursi's palace clashed with riot police,
as thousands took to the streets to demand the overthrow of the Islamist
leader.
Youths threw petrol bombs and shot fireworks at the outer wall of Mursi's
Cairo presidential compound as night fell, and police responded by firing
water cannon and tear gas.
http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/02/01/us-egypt-protests-idUSBRE90U1CN20130201
Turkey: US Embassy Attack 'Act Of Terror'
A suicide bomber has carried out an attack at an entrance to the US embassy
in the Turkish capital Ankara, killing himself and a guard.
The bomber's device went off as he was going through an X-ray machine at a
security gatehouse, Sky sources said.
The White House condemned the suicide bombing as a "terrorist attack," but
said it did not yet know who was behind it.
http://news.sky.com/story/1046168/turkey-us-embassy-attack-act-of-terror
4.6 Magnitude Earthquake HOKKAIDO, JAPAN REGION - 1st February 2013
Magnitude
4.6
Date-Time
Friday, February 01, 2013 at 18:23:06 UTC
Saturday, February 02, 2013 at 03:23:06 AM at epicenter
Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones
Location
42.868°N, 142.792°E
Depth
131 km (81.4 miles)
Region
HOKKAIDO, JAPAN REGION
Distances
34 km (21 miles) W of Obihiro, Japan
Maybe it's time to stop waiting for a miracle
It’s the festival of Our Lady of Suyapa in Honduras, a celebration of a
tiny carved image of Mary, the mother of Jesus, that’s venerated here.
The carving - less than three inches tall - is credited with miraculous
healing powers. Suyapa is seen as a benelovent force looking after
Hondurans when times are hard, as they usually are.
Sunday is the main celebration of the 250-year-old icon. Thousands of
people have been making the pilgrimage to the Tegucigalpa neighbourhood
where the caarving, usually in a small church, is moved to a basilica built
specially for its display.
I haven’t be... more »
4.4 Magnitude Earthquake BANDA SEA - 1st February 2013
Magnitude
4.4
Date-Time
Friday, February 01, 2013 at 18:04:10 UTC
Saturday, February 02, 2013 at 03:04:10 AM at epicenter
Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones
Location
6.843°S, 129.557°E
Depth
156.1 km (97.0 miles)
Region
BANDA SEA
Distances
229 km (142 miles) WNW of Saumlaki, Indonesia
Hermoso pavorreal blanco como la nieve
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Jeremy Scahill on the myth of objective journalism
Making an invisibile war visible with DIRTY WARS. Source: sundancechannel.
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Summer School in Economic Theory
Grad students in economics can click here to learn about 2013 Jerusalem
Summer School in Economic Theory. It is ten-day program run by my Harvard
colleague Eric Maskin.
BBC News - Prison meat supplier suspended over non-halal meat' fears
The horror, the absolute horror...
' A meat supplier to the Ministry of Justice (MoJ) has been suspended after
tests found that it may have supplied Halal products to prisons which
contained traces of non-Halal meat.
The products concerned, thought to be pies and pasties from a
Halal-certified supplier, have been withdrawn.
Justice minister Jeremy Wright said the situation was "absolutely
unacceptable". '
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-21302925
Our Fractional Prime Minister
Surely any responsible policy making process requires that all relevant
circumstances be considered. If you omit an important factor then you
might come to a false assessment, perhaps even dangerously wrong. Yet
time and again Steve Harper shows that excluding relevant factors is
essential to his policy making. There's a real wanton recklessness to that.
I suppose Steve Harper could be considered 3/8ths of a genuine prime
minister for he excludes as much if not more than he considers.
Take our militarized foreign policy. That appears to have been outsourced
to Capital Hill ... more »
Winnie pooh y sus amigos festejando el día de la amistad
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BBC News - Woman disfigured in Dagenham acid attack
The BBC reports
http://www.thinkgeek.com.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-21299687 thus:
' A young woman has been left disfigured after acid was thrown in her face
in east London.
Naomi Oni, 20 was walking in Lodge Avenue, Dagenham, when she was attacked
at about 00:40 GMT on 30 December. The attacker fled from the scene.
The Metropolitan Police said Ms Oni managed to get home and an ambulance
was called.
Ms Oni, who was treated for burns, has been released from hospital. Nobody
has been arrested over the attack.
A police spokesman said officers "retain an open mind as to the mo... more »
Fat-Free Econ 37: PH GDP Growth 2012
* This is my article yesterday in TV5's news portal.
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In November 30, 2012, this column made a rather bold statement about the
economy for the fourth quarter of that year.
The National Statistical Coordination Board (NSCB) yesterday announced that
fourth-quarter growth came in at 6.8 percent, or just 0.2 percent shy of
the forecast.
It was not an “ambitious” figure to target for the fourth quarter. For one,
the growth momentum for the first three quarters of the year was already
there: 6.3 percent in the first quarter, 6 percent in the second, and 7.1
percent in the third... more »
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