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Every California Right Wing Smear Campaign Has Been Paid For By One Deranged Trust Fund Baby Who Spent Much Of His Life In An Insane Asylum
Ahmanson, Jr-- crazy as a loon... but rich
Here in California, the name Ahmanson makes people think of great works of
philanthropy and of the golden days of mainstream Republicanism. Howard
Fieldstead Ahmanson, Sr. may have been a latter day robber baron but he
eventually gave back big time-- to the L.A. County Museum of Art, to USC,
to what's now the Disney Center (the Ahmanson Theater), to the UCLA Medical
Center, to hospitals, schools, museums... his trust has been a force for
tremendous good in California. And then there's his severely mentally ill
son, Howard Fieldstead Ahmanson... more »
Tohono O'odham Fair Powwow Photos 2013
Photos from today's Tohono O'odham Nation Fair Parade and Powwow!
Photo 4: At the powwow, the MC, Taite Honadick, Mojave from Parker, Ariz., keep everyone laughing,
and suggested a good way to deal with the Border Patrol would be for the powwow crowd
to go down to the border and have an Idle No More Round Dance.
Photos today by Brenda Norrell, Feb. 2, 2013
Grizzly Griego
Teenager kills 5 in New Mexico, police say
"New Mexico teen talks about killings, authorities say; Allegedly shot 5
family members" by Susan Montoya Bryan | Associated Press, January 22, 2013
ALBUQUERQUE — The New Mexico *teenager accused of fatally shooting his
parents and three siblings* told authorities he was annoyed with his mother
and had been *having homicidal and suicidal thoughts*, according to a
probable cause statement.
*
*
*Was he on any pharmaceuticals?*
Nehemiah Griego, 15, allegedly told the detective that he took a .22
caliber rifle from his parents’ closet and sho... more »
The Holy Trinity, a warship used to land the first Argentine forces in the Falklands War with Britain in 1982, has mysteriously sunk in an Argentine port
Arturo Puricelli, the defence minister, said the loss of the Holy Trinity
was due to "negligence in the best-case scenario, or an attack" aimed at
making the government look bad. He did not go into detail.
The destroyer, which was retired from active service in 2004, took on water
at the Puerto Belgrano naval base after a six-inch pipe burst, the navy
said.
The minister later said, however, that he was surprised that the ship sank
quickly while it was moored at the port.
First it started listing, he said. "So the breakdown must have been major,
or someone opened a value to sink it,... more »
Important Video: The Definition Of A Parasite
I have been constantly keeping track of articles from those who I consider
as true allies in this, the REAL truth movement... It is so important that
information that they present reaches as great an audience as possible, and
I therefore have no qualms in posting their material here at this site...
One such person is Buelahman, who writes "Buelahman's Revolt", at
www.buelahman.wordpress.com, and he has just put out a very amazing video,
entitled: "The Definition Of A Parasite". It is an adaptation of a recent
article from another great author, Greg Bacon, who writes the blog: Goon
... more »
Dr. Tarpley On Hillary Clinton's Legacy
*"You like Al-Qaeda, too?" Very nice! High-five!*
My Super Bowl prediction: Intangibles favor Baltimore
Something Justin Tuck of the New York Giants said on Thursday on
SportsCenter rang true to my ear:
“I like the Ravens for one simple fact -- they remind me of us. They seem
to be the team of destiny. I truly believe the 49ers are a better team on
paper. But this is a game where so many emotions have come into this game.
I think the Ravens are riding high with the whole playing for Ray (Lewis).
All types of stuff that momentum is going to come into effect on Sunday. I
think I am going with the Ravens just because of that."
A number of things cause me to think the 2012 Ravens are... more »
C'Mon, Show of Hands. Who Watched the Debate?
If being underwhelming would attract votes, the Liberal Party would be in
for a huge majority in the next election. Then again, if they could win
elections by courting Bay Street instead of Main Street, they would also be
a shoo-in.
Although I've left the Party I actually watched what was heralded a
leadership debate. As far as I could tell that was so much false
advertising, straight bait and switch.
By what they said, and avoided mentioning, it's pretty clear that most of
them will back the Northern Gateway albeit with an appropriate measure of
solemn reluctance and regret. ... more »
Winter blues? Just remember, one day Donald Trump is going to die
*If fantasizing about the demise of The Donald doesn't buck you up, you may
be beyond help.*
*"[I] my death in 15 or 20 years feels like it’s too far in the future to
wash away your blues, you can take heart knowing that I’ll start to
physically and mentally deteriorate well before then. . . . Hey, I’ve got
an idea! Let’s try a surefire pick-me-up that is certain to buoy your
spirits right this very moment: let’s think of ways I could die!"*
*-- from "When You're Feeling Low, Just
Remember I'll Be Dead In About 15 or 20 Years,"
a "commentary" by "Donald Trump" in* The Onion
*by Ken*... more »
The Ongoing Saga of Bad Websourcing:Does Al-Monitor Even Have Editors?
It
is becoming increasingly obvious that prolific Israeli commentator Meir
Javedanfar is unaware of the purpose of hyperlinks.
In his January 30 Al-Monitor article (which incidentally needs some
major copy editing, but didn't get it), Javedanfar writes, "Iran is also
using Syria as a proxy to weaken the Syrian opposition forces, which it
sees as the allies of the West, Saudi Arabia and even
COMING CRISIS ALERT: Major quake event possible for Pacific, warning extends to New Zealand, Australia and Japan -- Feburary 2, 2013
We are extending a Pacific wide alert for the next 48 hours. Nearly a dozen
6.x quakes have occurred in the Santa Cruz / Japan area over the last day,
prompting concern a major plate movement is on the way.
Of interest is the following geological event, which may or may not have
anything to do with this recent peculiar swarm, but is worth investigating
nonetheless: Tsunami Fears Over Sea Floor Collapse Near Oz
*Swarm view:*
*EMERGENCY INSTRUCTIONS:*
1. Keep tabs on global quake information.
2. In the event of a major quake pay attention to tsunami alerts.
3. Should a tsunami aler... more »
Breaking: Obama skeet scandal engulfs the internet
Never has the internet meme "just shoot me" seemed more appropriate than in
this round of wingnut driven media hysteria currently dominating the top of
Memeorandum. The only amusing aspect is witnessing David Plouffe, who only
joined the twitter this week, demonstrating his quickly acquired skill at
the trolling the intertubz.
After watching the furious investigation (complete with a highly
controversial Glenn Kessler fact check) into whether President Obama's
offhand remark about skeet shooting "all the time" is *really* true,
Plouffe posted a photograph of POTUS shooting a gun al... more »
4.6 Magnitude Earthquake SANTA CRUZ ISLANDS - 2nd February 2013
Magnitude
4.6
Date-Time
Saturday, February 02, 2013 at 22:36:01 UTC
Sunday, February 03, 2013 at 09:36:01 AM at epicenter
Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones
Location
10.710°S, 166.550°E
Depth
10.3 km (6.4 miles)
Region
SANTA CRUZ ISLANDS
Distances
78 km (48 miles) E of Lata, Solomon Islands
NDP & LPC Leadership Candidates Erin Weir & Justin Trudeau Trade Good Natured Tweets
(Click on image to enlarge ... )
*#skndpldr candidate Erin Weir had some fun with #LPCldr candidate Justin
Trudeau in the twittersphere the other day. It seems that the Yorkton
Legion Hall had been booked by some Federal Libs for a Justin Trudeau
event, right before the four Sask NDP leadership candidates held their
Yorkton debate.*
*Weir thanked Trudeau for being the 'opening act' to the Sask NDP debate.
Trudeau responded with a nice, diplomatic democratic reply!*
Ahmadinejad Unveils Iranian Stealth Fighter Jet
Iran has unveiled a fighter jet military officials claim can evade radar
and has been made by Iranian developers.
President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said in a ceremony broadcast on state
television that building the Qaher F-313, or Dominant F-313, shows Iran's
will to "conquer scientific peaks".
http://news.sky.com/story/1046717/ahmadinejad-unveils-iranian-stealth-fighter-jet
Both Syrian Oppositions in Dialogue with Assad Government
*Came across this article via* Peter @ Europe's Crowned Bloodsuckers
*I simply had to borrow and share it:* Syrian Opposition Figures Call For
Dialogue With Regime
Syria's NATO backed opposition figures (figureheads) call for Dialogue with
the Syrian government
Why? Why now?
*Dialogue with the Syrian regime will lead to a reshuffling of cards within
the Syrian opposition. The political bombshell, exposed by two
diametrically opposed opposition members,* sets even more lenient
conditions than those demanded just a short time ago to begin talks with
the regime. Two concurrent offe... more »
4.7 Magnitude Earthquake SANTA CRUZ ISLANDS - 2nd February 2013
Magnitude
4.7
Date-Time
Saturday, February 02, 2013 at 22:31:58 UTC
Sunday, February 03, 2013 at 09:31:58 AM at epicenter
Location
11.322°S, 165.113°E
Depth
10 km (6.2 miles)
Region
SANTA CRUZ ISLANDS
Distances
361 km (224 miles) ESE (106°) from Kira Kira, Solomon Islands
Saturday Play: The Mountain Goats, "This Year"
NPR posted this overpowering performance of what I consider to be one the
finest pop songs yet written, "This Year" by The Mountain Goats. Every year
since this song came out it becomes my jam around my late fall through New
Years Eve. I like the horn arrangement on this performance, but the song is
best in it's default guitar rock form.
Goodbye Barney
The best and possibly the only good thing about the Bush years was their
silly dog Barney. Always had a soft spot in my heart for Scotties ever
since I read Majorie Flack's books about her dog Angus. So sad to learn
poor old Barney died at 12 years old this week.
Honest, heartfelt sympathy to Laura and GWB on their loss.
[photo via]
An Econ Conference for Undergrads
In April at Georgetown. Click through if you might be interested.
Can Mark Kelly Close The Deal For Democrats In Arizona?
Let's say all his hatred and bile finally backs up and kills McCain and
that he dies while you're reading this post. After all the bullshit about
what a national hero he was for crashing every plane he ever piloted and
spending the Vietnam was in a prison cell is over with, the two parties
will have to come up with candidates to replace him. The Republicans have a
whole bench of zombie retreads sitting and waiting-- from sex predator John
Shadegg and Internet pornography entrepreneur Ben Quayle to whomever still
isn't in prison between Rick Renzi and J.D. Hayworth. And never forget... more »
5.1 Magnitude Earthquake SANTA CRUZ ISLANDS - 2nd February 2013
Magnitude
5.1
Date-Time
Saturday, February 02, 2013 at 21:20:35 UTC
Sunday, February 03, 2013 at 08:20:35 AM at epicenter
Location
11.132°S, 165.322°E
Depth
10 km (6.2 miles)
Region
SANTA CRUZ ISLANDS
Distances
378 km (235 miles) ESE (102°) from Kira Kira, Solomon Islands
4.9 Magnitude Earthquake BALLENY ISLANDS REGION - 2nd February 2013
Magnitude M 4.9
Region BALLENY ISLANDS REGION
Date time 2013-02-02 21:00:22.8 UTC
Location 61.33 S ; 154.24 E
Depth 10 km
Distances 1891 km SW Invercargill
4.6 Magnitude Earthquake COQUIMBO, CHILE - 2nd February 2013
Magnitude M 4.6
Region COQUIMBO, CHILE
Date time 2013-02-02 20:16:06.0 UTC
Location 31.11 S ; 71.57 W
Depth 40 km
Distances 68 km SW Ovalle. Chile
Sarai Sierra Found Dead in Turkey
A missing New York City woman has been found dead in Istanbul,
accordingTurkey's state-run news agency says
The Anadolu Agency reports residents discovered the body of a woman in a
low-income district. It says police later identified it as 33-year-old
Sarai Sierra based on her driver's licence.
Ms Sierra, a mother of two, was last heard from on January 21, the day she
was due back home. She had travelled to Turkey alone on a two-week holiday.
In its report, the private NTV news channel said Ms Sierra was stabbed to
death. The report also said authorities arrested nine people in con... more »
Remembering Stalingrad
What has the Soviet Union ever done for us? Well, to put it bluntly, the
USSR saved our asses. Between 1941 and 1945 three quarters of the armed
forces of the 3rd Reich were systematically ground down by the Soviet
people at almost unimaginable human cost. Compared to the horror Hitler
unleashed in the east, everything we officially celebrate about the Second
World War in Europe - the victories in the desert, the Normandy landings,
the doomed heroism of Arnhem, these were but sideshows to the bloody main
act that played out on the Russian steppe. That's why everyone with a
progress... more »
Could scientists have prevented the Fukushima meltdowns?
[image: Workers carry out radiation screening on a bus for a media tour at
Tokyo Electric Power Co.'s (Tepco) Fukushima Dai-Ichi nuclear power plant
in Okuma Town, Fukushima Prefecture, on 26 May 2012. Photo: Tomohiro Ohsumi
/ AFP / Getty Images]
By Jessica M. Morrison
31 January 2013
Three-Eleven is what they call the disaster. On March 11, 2011, all hell
broke loose when a 9.0 magnitude earthquake struck the eastern coast of
Japan. As if that weren’t enough, a massive tsunami followed about an hour
later, churning over everything in its path for some 200 square miles.
Entire c... more »
Ferdinand Marcos - Anthony Santiago Martin, Ultimate Agreement
A reader sent this... more data, there's a bigger story here that I don't
quite have my mind wrapped around yet but I will share this information as
it arrives. Sharing this data seems to cause others to share what they
know and perhaps this jig saw puzzle around just who Ferdinand Marcos was
becomes a bit clearer. Was the fake Anthony Santiago Martin a clone,
imposter, or what??? On the Will the name is listed as ANTHONY SANTIAGO
MARTIN indicating either a code name or a legal entity/person rather than a
specific human?? I have as many questions as I do answers on this subje... more »
Piping Down This Alabama Post
*I've been holding it hostage while I worked on other things.*
"Ala. gunman wages standoff after shooting, kidnapping" by Phillip Rawls |
Associated Press, January 31, 2013
MIDLAND CITY, Ala. — A *gunman holed up in a bunker* with a *5-year-old
hostage* *kept police at bay* Wednesday in an *all-night, all-day standoff*that began when he
*killed a school bus driver* and dragged the boy away, authorities said.
*SWAT teams took up positions* around the gunman’s rural property and
police negotiators tried to win the kindergartner’s safe release.
The gunman, identified by neighbors as ... more »
5.1 Magnitude Earthquake SANTA CRUZ ISLANDS - 2nd February 2013
Magnitude
5.1
Date-Time
Saturday, February 02, 2013 at 19:24:34 UTC
Sunday, February 03, 2013 at 06:24:34 AM at epicenter
Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones
Location
11.219°S, 165.201°E
Depth
29.5 km (18.3 miles)
Region
SANTA CRUZ ISLANDS
Distances
88 km (54 miles) SW of Lata, Solomon Islands
Caption Contest
The White House threw a sop to the gun lobby by releasing a picture of
Obama allegedly skeet shooting. It looks, to me, like a bad Photoshopping
job. For starters, since when does a skeet shooter fire with their gun at
ground level? To add another dimension of ludicrousness to the whole thing,
the White House has forbidden any Photoshopping of their Photoshopped
photo, which is like forbidding a rewrite editor to revise Clifford
Irving's biography of Howard Hughes.
It's like the White House releasing a photo of Obama gorging himself
on Big Macs or filling up a Humvee with... more »
Longest match in Davis Cup
Being a sports fan may be an amazing waste of time, especially if you get
stuck in a pond with black swan matches.
Today I decided to watch the Davis Cup doubles, Czechia vs Switzerland,
played in Geneva, a few miles from the LHC. A reason was that some friends
and relatives did the same. That was quite a silly decision, I am afraid!
Previously, the longest match in the Davis Cup was the 1982 match between
John McEnroe (USA) and Mats Wilander (SWE), 6 hours and 22 minutes. Now,
the today's match Berdych-Rosol (CZE) – Wawrinka-Chiudinelli (SUI) has been
played for 7 hours and 1 min... more »
What Mattered This Week?
I'll kick it off with Scott Brown's decision not to run for MA-Senate. Not
a huge surprise, but it certainly could have gone the other way...and his
decision probably moves the seat from about a 40% chance for a GOP win to
around a 10% chance, maybe less.
(And, yes, it's also a setback for the younger Senate. Don't want to forget
that part of it).
Congressional confirmation hearings are overrated as far as their effects
on confirmation are concerned. Hagel may or may not be confirmed, but I
very much doubt that his mediocre performance will wind up mattering.
What else? What do you... more »
6.1 Magnitude Earthquake SANTA CRUZ ISLANDS - 2nd February 2013
Magnitude
6.1
Date-Time
Saturday, February 02, 2013 at 18:58:07 UTC
Sunday, February 03, 2013 at 05:58:07 AM at epicenter
Location
10.912°S, 165.260°E
Depth
10 km (6.2 miles)
Region
SANTA CRUZ ISLANDS
Distances
367 km (228 miles) E (98°) from Kira Kira, Solomon Islands
5.1 Magnitude Earthquake SANTA CRUZ ISLANDS - 2nd February 2013
Magnitude
5.1
Date-Time
Saturday, February 02, 2013 at 18:54:32 UTC
Sunday, February 03, 2013 at 05:54:32 AM at epicenter
Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones
Location
11.028°S, 165.336°E
Depth
36.6 km (22.7 miles)
Region
SANTA CRUZ ISLANDS
Distances
64 km (39 miles) WSW of Lata, Solomon Islands
Jonathan Kay Explains Lying
Last night on Twitter, I asked Carolyn Bennett to respond to Jonathan Kay's
demonization of later-term abortions.
She did. She asked him why he misrepresented the facts.
He denied he did and challenged her to point out where he was in error.
They went off in other directions about bureaucrats and regulations and
what-not.
I chimed in with this.
@jonkay @carolyn_bennett Here is the lie: 'abortion — for any reason, or no
reason at all — at 20, 25, 30 or 35 weeks gestation'. 1/2
— Fern Hill (@fernhilldammit) February 2, 2013
Bennett agreed.
Kay's response.
@drdawg @carolyn_bennet... more »
Colorado Shooting Sequel
*I know, they are usually worse than **the original**, but.... *
"Colorado theater shooting suspect asked for notebook back" Associated
Press, December 11, 2012
CENTENNIAL, Colo. — Lawyers for the Colorado movie theater shooting suspect
said Monday that they are *planning to subpoena a Fox News journalist* who
first reported that James Holmes sent his psychiatrist a notebook full of
violent descriptions....
Holmes sent the notebook and *burned paper money* to his psychiatrist
shortly before he allegedly opened fire on a midnight screening of a Batman
movie in July....
*
**He burne... more »
White House Releases Photo Of Obama Firing Gun
The White House has released a photograph of Barack Obama firing a gun amid
growing anger over his attempts to tighten gun control.
The release of the picture, on the White House Flickr account, is seen as
an attempt to silence critics after he told an interviewer that he
regularly went skeet shooting at Camp David.
http://news.sky.com/story/1046708/white-house-releases-photo-of-obama-firing-gun
The Politics of Permissible Dose
The EPA, FDA, and other regulatory agencies establish "permissible" level
of exposure for the population to chemicals and radiation known to cause
diseases and birth defects.
However, the process of establishing a "permissible" exposure level is
fraught with scientific uncertainty and political advocacy on behalf of
polluters responsible for exposure to genotoxic substances.
New findings call into question the safety level of our established
permissible doses.
There are quite a few books on the subject. One of the most interesting
ones I've read recently is titled:
Genomics an... more »
'EU budget talks will be very difficult'
Negotiations to thrash out the European Union's next seven-year budget will
be "very difficult", German Chancellor Angela Merkel said Saturday, warning
that it may take time to reach a deal.
"We can't say yet whether the talks will succeed. I only know that the
negotiations will be very difficult," Merkel said in her weekly podcast
broadcast on her website.
The comments came as EU leaders are preparing to meet in Brussels on
Thursday and Friday for a second attempt at finding a deal on the 27-nation
bloc's 2014-2020, trillion-euro budget after failing to clinch an agreement
at a su... more »
Spanish prime minister denies corruption allegations
Mr Rajoy, 57, broke his silence to categorically deny allegations that he
and senior members of his Popular Party (PP) have received secret cash
payments from construction companies.
Mr Rajoy told Spanish television: “I need only two words: it’s false.”
Insisting he had no intention to resign, he added: “I have never received
nor distributed undeclared money.”
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/financialcrisis/9844401/Spanish-prime-minister-denies-corruption-allegations.html
Iran's security chief stresses support for Syria
The visiting head of Iran's supreme national security council, Saed Jalili,
stressed Saturday that his country will keep supporting Syria in the face
of foreign aggression, the state TV said.
Jalili set foot in the Syrian capital of Damascus Saturday for a three-day
visit, during which he will meet with Syrian cabinet members and a number
of Damascus-based Palestinian factions Saturday, and with Syrian President
Bashar al-Assad Sunday. He will wrap up his visit with a press conference
Monday morning, sources told Xinhua.
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/world/2013-02/02/c_124315032... more »
Washington Post becomes third US newspaper to be targeted in suspected Chinese hacking attack
Company officials confirmed the broad details of the attack, which was
discovered in late 2011, after the infiltration was revealed by an
independent cybersecurity blog.
"Like other companies in the news recently, we face cybersecurity threats,"
said Kris Coratti, a Post spokeswoman. "In this case, we worked... to
detect, investigate, and remediate the situation promptly at the end of
2011.
"We have a number of security measures in place to guard against
cyberattacks on an ongoing basis."
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/northamerica/usa/9844522/Washington-Post-becomes-thi... more »
Syrian town lives under al Qaeda rules
In a small town in Syria's east, Islamist militants have taken unclothed
mannequins they see as sexually enticing out of the shops.
Members of the al-Nusra Front, al Qaeda's Syria affiliate, have also
prevented women from wearing trousers, preferring that they adopt the
shapeless head-to-toe black veil.
The town of 54,000 on the Euphrates river offers a snapshot of what life
could be like if Islamist rebels take control of significant areas of Syria
as President Bashar al-Assad loses further ground.
http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/01/30/us-syria-crisis-town-idUSBRE90T0VH20130130
5.5 Magnitude Earthquake IZU ISLANDS, JAPAN REGION - 2nd February 2013
Magnitude
5.5
Date-Time
Saturday, February 02, 2013 at 18:31:38 UTC
Sunday, February 03, 2013 at 03:31:38 AM at epicenter
Location
29.414°N, 141.938°E
Depth
50.8 km (31.6 miles)
Region
IZU ISLANDS, JAPAN REGION
Distances
261 km (162 miles) N (354°) from Chichi-shima, Bonin Islands, Japan
Four killed, including Frenchman, in southern Senegal
Four people, including a Frenchman, were killed in Senegal's southern
Casamance region when suspected separatist rebels clashed with government
soldiers, a military source said on Saturday.
The shoot-out took place late on Friday after suspected members of the
Movement of Democratic Forces of Casamance (MFDC), which has led a
low-level insurgency in the region since the 1980s, robbed a bank in the
town of Kafoutine.
http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/02/02/us-senegal-rebels-idUSBRE91107F20130202
Morsi's Egypt Experiences Arab Winter, "Country On Verge of Collapse" Says Army Chief
Raw: During Egypt Clashes, Man Beaten by Police. Source: AP.
stripping protester of his clothes and beat him cruelly in Egypt. Source:
Ahmed Tayea.
Protesters attack presidential palace in Egypt. Source: CNN.
Cairo Egypt is a War zone. Source: thetruegrimghost.
Dozens wounded in clashes in Egypt. Source: agendaviews.
Egypt Army Chief: country 'on verge of collapse' as anti-Morsi protest
violence worsens. Source: JewishNewsOne.
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
Other Wisconsin Killers
*I guess that's all that happens over there if you read a Globe*:
"Wis. woman didn’t mean to kill mother, fetus, lawyer says" by Dinesh
Ramde | Associated Press, September 19, 2012
MILWAUKEE — A woman accused of killing a pregnant Milwaukee woman and
trying to steal her full-term fetus never meant for the mother or her
unborn child to die, a defense attorney said Tuesday.
In opening statements, defense lawyer Debra Patterson acknowledged that
evidence shows her client, 34-year-old Annette Morales-Rodriguez, found a
young woman in the late stages of pregnancy and used a blade to sl... more »
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
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 peddling
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
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