Saint Hilarion Castle (Photo credit: George M. Groutas)Lollapalooza Single-Day Passes Sell Out
Jack Will at Yaya Blog's - 23 seconds ago
*Lollapalooza Single-Day Passes Sell Out*. Single-day tickets for
Lollapalooza sold out in less than two hours on Wednesday.
The single-day passes for the music festival in Grant Park went on sale at
10 a.m., and by 11:45 a.m., the promoters announced tickets had sold out.
[image: Lollapalooza Single-Day Passes Sell Out]
Three-day passes also sold out last month, in less than three hours; VIP
passes sold out on Tuesday.
The only tickets left for Lollapalooza are through pricey Travel Packages,
which include three-night stays at Chicago hotels, plus general admission
or VIP tickets f... more »
Shain Gandee Dead - MTV Buckwild Star Dies at 21
Jack Will at Yaya Blog's - 7 minutes ago
*Shain Gandee Dead - MTV Buckwild Star Dies at 21*. MTV Buckwild star *Shain
Gandee *and two others were found dead in his car in West Virginia on
Monday. He was 21. Kanawha County Commissioner Kent Carper of West
Virginia, where Gandee lived, told People magazine that the reality TV
personality was discovered unresponsive in his car with his uncle, David
Gandee, 48, and another person.
[image: Shain Gandee Dead - MTV Buckwild Star Dies at 21]
Carper said that the family notified authorities on Sunday that they were
missing since Saturday.
He added that MTV had been filming all week... more »
KOREA: WHAT ARE THE CHANCES OF ANOTHER WAR?
Damian Lataan at Telling the History of the Twenty-First Century as it Really Is - 1 hour ago
It’s not really a historians function to delve into the ‘what ifs’ of
history but it’s not unreasonable to ponder what may have happened had the
USSR turned up to that UN Security Council meeting in June 1950 and vetoed
the decision to militarily intervene in the invasion of South Korea by the
North. Instead, the USSR chose to boycott the UN meeting in protest against
the UN allowing the Chinese Nationalist government based in Taiwan to
represent the Chinese people and the UN voted to intervene and we ended up
with the Korean War that resulted in millions of casualties and brought th... more »
Watergate: Nixon's Options
Jonathan Bernstein at A plain blog about politics - 2 hours ago
I don't have an update today (there's stuff going on, but I'm going to fold
it into tomorrow's), so instead I'm going to answer a question from
comments.
I'm confused. The President, Haldeman, Ehrlichman and Dean have now talked
through the situation repeatedly, but never seem to have come up with a
viable plan that gets everyone who's 'on the same team' off the hook. If
there's no such possibility, then what are they doing? These are clever and
highly experienced politicians- they must have SOME plan, no?!
Surely, at some point someone needs to get the Committee to Re-Elect guys
i... more »
"All I'm asking for is compassion and dignity," says a grieving man -- I say he should be out for those scumbags' blood
KenInNY at DownWithTyranny! - 2 hours ago
*"On top of my grief and uncertainty and horror, I found myself having to
fight to claim what our legal documents already said was mine. I obtained a
court order to correct the probate and to get the items that had been
removed from my house returned. However, after thousands of dollars and
months of legal wrangling I gave up. I sacrificed most of the assets to
which I was legally entitled for the sake of my sanity. . . .
"[A]s difficult as the last year has been, I've been incredibly fortunate.
I knew my rights. I had attorneys looking out for me. I had a strong circle
of supportiv... more »
Hilarion - March 31, 2013
Brian Kelly at AMERICAN KABUKI - 2 hours ago
*
**Well this certainly explains why my cat is with me constantly and now
sleeping next to me! :) -AK*
*
* *Hilarion *
April 1, 2013 in Hilarion
Beloved Ones,
As you continue to release old patterns and cycles of thought and behavior,
you are finding yourselves feeling more sure and confident in yourselves
and your abilities. We see that you are constantly reminding yourselves of
the Light that you are and steadfastly holding to it. This is very
important as it helps to reinforce the greater field of Light that now
surrounds your planet and allows you to tap into it. Those of y... more »
Ex-Goldman Sachs trader faces fraud charge after surrender to FBI
Brian Kelly at AMERICAN KABUKI - 2 hours ago
*
*
http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2013/apr/03/goldman-sachs-trader-fbi-fraud
*Ex-Goldman Sachs trader faces fraud charge after surrender to FBI*
*Matthew Taylor expected to plead guilty amid accusations he defrauded firm
by concealing a $8.3bn futures bet gone wrong*
Dominic Rushe in New York
guardian.co.uk, Wednesday 3 April 2013 12.10 EDT
A Goldman Sachs sign on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange.
Photograph: Brendan Mcdermid/Reuters
A former Goldman Sachs trader surrendered to FBI agents Wednesday amid
accusations that he concealed a $8.3bn futures bet that went wron... more »
The Goal - To Destroy Climate Change Deniers
2old2care at Because I Can - 2 hours ago
Kinda a dollars against deniers program
From The Hill
Greens get billionaire ally, money
By Alexandra Jaffe - 04/03/13 05:00 AM ET
A California billionaire is pledging to spend as much of his fortune as
necessary to make climate change “the defining issue of our generation.”
Tom Steyer, who made his riches as a hedge fund manager, told The Hill on
Tuesday that he wants to make climate change a campaign issue for years to
come and Democratic support for environmental protections as widespread as
support for gay marriage and immigration reform.
“The goal here is not to win. The goa... more »
I Suggest Republicans Endorse Matricide
2old2care at Because I Can - 2 hours ago
Saw this headline today and it set me off - based on a post I did yesterday.
Priebus suggests Obama, Democrats 'endorse infanticide'
By Alexandra Jaffe - 04/03/13 01:43 PM ET
Republican National Committee Chairman Reince Priebus suggested Wednesday
that Democrats "endorse infanticide" by supporting women's health provider
Planned Parenthood.
In an op-ed posted on the conservative site RedState, Priebus highlights
movements made by state legislatures in North Dakota and Florida over the
past week to restrict abortion rights.
Watch this Video - Every minute of it!
How 'Pro-Life'... more »
The Great Deformation of 2008, and beyond!
Peter Cresswell at Not PC - 2 hours ago
*Guest review by Llewellyn Rockwell*
It didn’t take long for opponents of the market to pounce after the events
of 2008. The crash was said to prove how destructive “unregulated
capitalism” could be and how dangerous its supporters were—after all,
free-marketeers opposed the bailouts, which had allegedly saved Americans
from another Great Depression.
In *The Great Deformation*, David Stockman—former US congressman and budget
director under Ronald Reagan—tells the story of the recent crisis, and
takes direct aim at the conventional wisdom that credits government policy
and US Fed... more »
Walker (WI-ALEC) Loses - Beats "Someone Else" by 1 Percentage Point
2old2care at Because I Can - 3 hours ago
*The Quinnipiac University Poll *
From March 26 - April 1, Quinnipiac University surveyed 1,711 registered
voters with a margin of error of +/- 2.4 percentage points. The survey
includes 712 Republicans with a margin of error of +/- 3.7 percent. Live
interviewers call land lines and cell phones.
*(If Republican or Republican Leaner) If you had to choose, would you
prefer that the Republican party nominate for President a candidate with
experience as a governor or experience as a United States Senator?*
*(If Republican or Republican Leaner) If the Republican primary for
Pres... more »
If a government can't provide licence plats... Part 2
paul at Paying attention - 3 hours ago
A little over a year ago, I wrote about the Honduran government’s baffling
inability to get licence plates into the hands of drivers.
I saw scads of cars and motorcycles without licence plates, and thought at
first that people were just ignoring the law.
But it turned out the government didn’t actually have the plates, and
hadn’t for almost a year. That was a major hassle for drivers, who had to
keep going back to the licensing office every month to get temporary
permits, a process that took hours.
And in a country with a big crime problem, some 330,000 vehicles and
motorcycles with... more »
M408 is NOT a Free Speech Hill to Die On
noreply@blogger.com (fern hill) at DAMMIT JANET! - 3 hours ago
As regular readers here know, we don't give a flying fuck about whether Warawa's
Wank is voteable or not. As long as it's got the CONtard knickers in knots,
it's all good with us.
But for interested parties, there was this today on Twitter.
WARNING: My next series of tweets will deal w/ Mark Warawa's motion & his
so-called qstn of priv. & why journos & pundits are overreacting.
— Thomas Hall (@ThomasHall17) April 3, 2013
That would be Thomas Hall who describes himself as 'retired House of
Commons procedural clerk, Constitution nerd, and word nut dans les deux
langues officielles... more »
John Key and his Bugger in Chief
Peter Cresswell at Not PC - 4 hours ago
The story of the appointment of John Key’s acquaintance/childhood
friend/soul mate (pick one) to the position of head of our government’s den
of spies and buggers* has been revealing. And not just because it’s exposed
*again* the Prime Minister’s convenient memory, or lack thereof.** (If John
Key has really and truly forgotten all that he’s claimed over the last four
years not to have remembered, isn’t that grounds to question his
competence? And who, any longer, believes his memory is that convenient?)
Key was asked, in Parliament, whether he had had contact with Ian Fletcher
si... more »
GOODBYE for now
Brian Kelly at AMERICAN KABUKI - 4 hours ago
*
* *This blog post is from Lois Tucci's caregiver... -AK*
http://just4ublogdotcom.wordpress.com/2013/04/03/goodbye-for-now/
*GOODBYE for now*
Posted on April 3, 2013 by sojournerbe
How does one say “Goodbye” to a loved one knowing that person only left a
temporary embodiment and is still ‘Present’ in their new form? Although our
eyes cannot see that new spirit, our Inner Eye can as it is directly
connected to the Eternal Heart.
What does a new angel look like? Let’s see…..check into the Heart and
visualize~
Thank you Loie for BEing. Now you are assisting us all as Source in get... more »
Break The Spell
Mother Sharon Damnable at GlobaLove Think Tank - 4 hours ago
Ever feel that every day life is crowding in? That matters of the mundane
are obscuring your view of the enchantment? Life can be complicated at
times. If you find mundane issues are clouding your judgement I have a
tonic for you :>)
Take a multi faceted cut glass crystal wash it well. Hang it at a sunny
window, take note that the crystal is blessing you with rainbows on your
ceiling or walls. Use a large glass, rinse well and fill with water. Hold
the glass by the crystal so that tiny intense rainbows are held within the
water.
As you do this look out of the window into the worl... more »
Check your philosophical health!
Peter Cresswell at Not PC - 4 hours ago
Since your life is a function of the choices you make, your philosophical
health may be just as important as your physical health.
Take your philosophical health check here.
Do it now!
(Hat tip Russell W., who scored zero. And so did I, for what that’s worth.)
Content is copyright PC.BlogSpot.Com © Please contact author for permission
to republish: (organon at ihug.co.nz)
The worst questions to be asked at a conference
Vikash Yadav at Duck of Minerva - 5 hours ago
The following is a guest post by Peter Henne. – Once again, the
International Studies Association annual meeting is upon us, followed by
the Midwest Political Science Association conference. It’s a good bet that
most readers of the Duck will be attending one or both of these, or other
upcoming meetings. One of the best
Continue reading
Dr. Jacob Needleman - Awakened Human Beings
Saman Mohammadi at The Excavator - 5 hours ago
Source: YouTube Channel BarakaBee.
"State-Wrecked: The Corruption of Capitalism in America"
noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 5 hours ago
*"State-Wrecked: *
*The Corruption of Capitalism in America"*
By David A. Stockman
"The Dow Jones and Standard & Poor’s 500 indexes reached record highs on
Thursday, having completely erased the losses since the stock market’s last
peak, in 2007. But instead of cheering, we should be very afraid. Over the
last 13 years, the stock market has twice crashed and touched off a
recession: American households lost $5 trillion in the 2000 dot-com bust
and more than $7 trillion in the 2007 housing crash. Sooner or later —
within a few years, I predict — this latest Wall Street bubble,... more »
Why Republicans don't care what the voters want
Libby Spencer at The Impolitic - 5 hours ago
The GOPers have already rigged the system so they can't lose.
Last January, the Republican Party published a triumphant report bragging
that “Republicans enjoy a 33-seat margin in the U.S. House seated yesterday
in the 113th Congress, having endured Democratic successes atop the ticket
and over one million more votes cast for Democratic House candidates than
Republicans.” The report touts the role GOP gerrymandering played in
enabling Republicans to keep the House despite losing the popular vote,
citing states like Michigan, where “Michiganders cast over 240,000 more
votes for Demo... more »
PENTAGON TURNS SCREWS ON ASIA-PACIFIC
Bruce K. Gagnon at Organizing Notes - 6 hours ago
- Navy Admiral Samuel J. Locklear III, Commander of Pacific Command,
recently told the Boston Globe that the biggest long-term security
threat in the Pacific region is climate change. “The ice is melting and sea
is getting higher,” Locklear said, noting that 80% of the world’s
population lives within 200 miles of the coast. “I’m into the consequence
management side of it. I’m not a scientist, but the island of Tarawa in
Kiribati, they’re contemplating moving their entire population to another
country because [it] is not going to exist anymore. We have inter... more »
Neanderthals... In Northeast Georgia?
DownWithTyranny at DownWithTyranny! - 6 hours ago
*Discover* isn't a political magazine and doesn't get into the politics of
the science stories it publishes. Something tells me, though, that lunatic
fringe science-deniers on the House Science Committee, like Paul Broun (R-Pit
of Hell), Mike McCaul (R-TX), Cynthia Lummis (R-WY), Steve Stockman (R-OK
City Federal Building), Steven Palazzo (R-MS), Mo Brooks (R-AL), Tom Massie
(R-KY), Kevin Cramer (R-ND), Jim Bridenstine (R-OK), Randy Weber (R-TX) and
Chris Stewart (R-Utah), don't subscribe. They should-- if, for no other
reason-- to get a better understanding of the people who vote... more »
Don’t You Know that God Gave Americans the Power to Fix All Wrongs? What Are You? Some Kind of Idiot, an Anti-American, a Pinko-Liberal-Commie? (Plan Revealed for Stealing FDIC Insured Depositors' US Funds by Non-Anti-American Pinko-Liberal Commies)
Suzan at Welcome to Pottersville 2 (Blogging Against Fascism!) - 6 hours ago
I believe Paul Craig Roberts has the right title for his latest essay. And
to read a little further into that title, it's something I've noticed for
long over a decade because it seems to be the same national understanding
that informs the opinions of those who want to tell me that the USA is
still the best place in the world to live (it isn't, by the way), and that
I should GET A JOB (and
6 Imágenes bonitas de paisajes para disfrutar
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Velero en un bello amanecer
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VIDEO Chief Red Cloud: Destruction of Mother Earth
brendanorrell@gmail.com at CENSORED NEWS - 7 hours ago
Chief Red Cloud, Native American leaders, Medicine Men and Medicine women
talk about an Environment in Crisis. About the BP oil spill and water
shortage. We must live and teach Love and Respect for everything.
Hermosa cascada en el bosque
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El hada de la luz y la magia
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Delicada y perfumada flor del pantano
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Egyptian Satirist Bassem Youssuf Attacks MB Rule in Egypt: "They Are Driving People Away from Islam"
Saman Mohammadi at The Excavator - 7 hours ago
Source: MEMRI TV.
Recently Retired Federal Researcher Says Harper Conservatives ARE Muzzling Scientists ...
leftdog at Buckdog - 7 hours ago
*A retired federal researcher based in Saskatoon is going public with
concerns Ottawa is muzzling scientists like her.*
***Marley Waiser, 59, spent more than 25 years with Environment Canada,
most recently with the National Water Research Institute in Saskatoon.*
***She retired last year, about a year after CBC News did a story about
pollution in Regina's Wascana Creek that referenced her research.*
***In an interview, she says she wasn't allowed to talk to a CBC reporter
about that story, but now wants her voice heard.*
***"I was reticent to come forward for fear of losing my jo... more »
GOPers gone wild in North Carolina
Libby Spencer at The Impolitic - 7 hours ago
What happens when delusional voters give Republicans complete control of a
Statehouse? This bill to establish a state religion in North Carolina,
along with the possible mandating of Christian prayer in all schools and
public meetings, is getting all the buzz today. It doesn't say which
religion they intend to establish as the one and only officially sanctioned
church tasked with the praising of the Lord God. If this really happens I
see potential for some heavy infighting between the Baptists and the
Methodists. (Half kidding.)
I don't see this going anywhere myself. It's pure pan... more »
Jim Carrey's Video Is Hysterical
Manifesto Joe at Manifesto Joe's Texas Blues - 7 hours ago
http://www.funnyordie.com/videos/0433b30576/cold-dead-hand-with-jim-carrey
This hilarious video is no longer available on You Tube because too many
people have been violating copyright laws. But it's well worth it to visit
the address I've published above.
You can also get the lyrics of Jim's parody song at
democraticunderground.com
As "Sam Elliot" says, "Enjoy the show." -- mj
RESPONSE TO SHELDON NIDLE UPDATE OF APRIL 2, 2013
AMERICAN KABUKI at AMERICAN KABUKI - 7 hours ago
*Reblogged from:
http://opptanswersforquestions.blogspot.ca/2013/04/response-to-sheldon-nidle-update.html
*
Wednesday, April 3, 2013
*RESPONSE TO SHELDON NIDLE UPDATE!!!*
*From Sheldon Nidles update:*
...we are as well setting up the scenario for how your global governance
morphs into the one that we have been describing to you.
Our friends have thus given us the weapons to push this governance from
power and replace it with a temporary one that can set the stage for what
are indeed fair elections, and governance that is true to your real
needs!interesting....
Added to this is ... more »
"I need to know you're with me"
Sophia at AMERICAN KABUKI - 7 hours ago
I need to know you're with me
It seems a simple choice -
succumb, or overcome?
Succeed, or fail?
Winner, or loser?
The english language is riddled with dualities,
each one of them cheapening
the fascinating variegated integrity
of creation itself.
(I.E., us.)
Many of us are force-fed these notions
and our mind, fulfilling it's function, digests them -
integrating yes/no understandings into our identity.
Are you fat, or skinny?
Stupid, or smart?
If you're not pretty you must be ugly,
and if you're not a 'have'
you must be one of the unfortunate 'have-nots.'
Are you good at dancin... more »
Video Evidence of Significant Releases of Radioactive Steam From Fukushima Unit 3
Majia's Blog at Majia's Blog - 7 hours ago
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uBChBYpm1Cw
I recommend watching the video carefully. After about 1:30 colors -
particularly red and purple - begin to be evident in the streaming 'steam'
releases.
Opt Out Goes Viral
Judy Rabin at Schools Matter - 7 hours ago
*Opt Out Goes Viral*from Yinzercation
"We’ve gone viral again! And the Governor is listening. On Sunday, the *
Post-Gazette* published Kathy Newman’s terrific Op Ed about why she is
opting her son out of high-stakes-testing. [See “A Plague of Cheating”] In
the past 48 hours, *over 23,000 people* have shared that story on Facebook
from the paper’s website and it has generated an incredible nationwide
discussion with over 300 public comments. Yes, over twenty-three thousand
people have not only read about our grassroots movement but have shared the
story (we know the actual number of ... more »
Interested in the Autism Vaccine Controversy? New Report
Majia's Blog at Majia's Blog - 7 hours ago
* The Childhood Immunization Schedule and Safety: Stakeholder Concerns,
Scientific Evidence, and Future Studies* The National Academies Press,
http://www.nap.edu/catalog.php?record_id=13563&utm_medium=etmail&utm_source=The%20National%20Academies%20Press&utm_campaign=NAP%20mail%20new%2004.02.13&utm_content=&utm_term=
*Authors:*
Committee
on the Assessment of Studies of Health Outcomes Related to the
Recommended Childhood Immunization Schedule; Board on Population Health
and
Public Health Practice; Institute of Medicine
[Excerpt from 'Description']* The Childhood Immunization
Schedule... more »
Mark Cuban may draft Brittney Griner
Jack Will at Yaya Blog's - 7 hours ago
Mark Cuban may draft Brittney Griner - Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban
would be willing to give Baylor women's star Brittney Griner the
opportunity to prove she could play in the NBA.
Cuban said he would consider selecting Griner, a 6-foot-8 three-time
All-American and Big 12 player of the year, in the second round of the NBA
draft. If the Mavs don't draft her, Cuban said he would have "no problem
whatsoever" inviting Griner to try out for a spot on Dallas' summer league
team.
"If she is the best on the board, I will take her," Cuban said before the
Mavs' Tuesday night game again... more »
Cell phone service has arrived in Cape Dorset, Nunavut
James C Morton at Morton's Musings - 7 hours ago
*To say cellphone service is Nunavut is spotty is putting it mildly.
Rogers has no service -- I don't know why they don't put in one cell tower
in Iq.*
*
**Story*
**
*
*
The first pre-paid phones went on sale a few days ago, and similar services
will soon be coming to other parts of Nunavut.
Buyers crowded into the office at the Cape Dorset Print shop. For many, it
was their first chance to buy a cell phone.
"There is a large divide, a cell phone divide across Canada, so these guys
are now on the other side, they have cell phone service," said Adnan Ahmed,
the general manager wit... more »
Finding Dory, sequel to Finding Nemo, due for 2015 release
Jack Will at Yaya Blog's - 8 hours ago
Disney Pixar have announced that *Finding Dory*, the sequel to the studio's
classic 2003 animation Finding Nemo, will be released in cinemas in 2015.
Finding Dory Finding Nemo's long-anticipated sequel has been announced. It
is called Finding Dory, stars Ellen Degeneres and will be released in
November 2015.
Comedian Ellen DeGeneres, who voiced *Dory *in the original film, thrilled
Nemo fans when she spoke publicly about the film for the first time.
DeGeneres said the time Pixar had taken to make the sequel was "worth it",
adding: "The script is fantastic. It has everything I loved ... more »
Thoughts for the brain...
Roobin at THROUGH THE SCARY DOOR - 8 hours ago
I am, I hope, about to have something of mine (a rewrite of the recent
Another Green World post) put up on the IS Network blog. The point of the
piece will be there is something to be said for socialists incorporating
environmentalist politics in a non-utopian way.
Part of the difficulty of green politics is who is expected to put on the
agenda, let alone into action. The piece ends with a set of suggestions,
possible demands that can link improving quality of life to curbing
greenhouse gas emissions to tangible action in the here and now.
The other problem with green politics is ... more »
Mohawk Nation News 'Instigating Unity'
brendanorrell@gmail.com at CENSORED NEWS - 8 hours ago
[image: mnnlogo1]
INSTIGATING UNITY
Posted on April 3, 2013
**
[image: bring democracy]*MNN. Mar. 23, 2013. *CELAC is the “Community of
the States of Latin America and the Caribbean”. It is a newly formed
non-armed organization, established at a meeting in Caracas Venezuela on
December 4, 2011. The late President Hugo Chavez of Venezuela is one of the
founders. President Sebastien Pinera of Chile is co-chair. 33 sovereign
states of the Western Hemisphere are members, representing 600 million
people. **
*Canada and US cannot join. CELAC wants to deepen integration in the
Americas;... more »
THE CIA's 'GLADIO B'
Anon at aangirfan - 8 hours ago
Gladio B: The Origins of NATO's Secret Islamic Terrorist Proxies
*1.* The CIA's *Gladio A *carried out terrorism in Europe.
Gladio A employed many former Nazis.
The CIA's* Gladio B* did 9 11.
Gladio B uses fascist Moslems.
*Heroin routes. www.globalresearch.ca*
Gladio A and Gladio B cooperate with various mafias.
"Until 9/11, the majority of heroin operations were by Russia...
"After 9/11 that control shifts to NATO.
"With their takeover of the Afghan poppy, production skyrockets."
*Synopsizing Sibel Edmonds: The Evolution of Operat...*
AYMAN AL ZAWAHIRI of Gladio B
Gladio B... more »
Goofus and Gallant on Goldstein!
bob somerby at the daily howler - 8 hours ago
*WEDNESDAY, APRIL 3, 2013*
*Two angles into the world:* We can’t help liking Kevin Drum, although we
struggle to resist such reactions here on our sprawling campus.
That said, we chuckled when we read Drum’s post about Dana Goldstein’s epic
fail concerning Atlanta’s NAEP scores.
In this case, we played the thundering Goofus to Drum’s annoyed and
harrumphing Gallant. That said, after taking a look at the record, Drum
provides some data which we withheld:
DRUM (4/3/13): *A quick look tells me that reading scores for black 8th
graders increased from 233 to 249 during Hall's tenure, a... more »
Obama Misfires, On And Off The Court
Saman Mohammadi at The Excavator - 8 hours ago
The video below is a perfect metaphor for Obama's presidency.
Whether it comes to the economy or foreign policy Obama keeps missing the
target. The only time he got a basket as President was when the
announcement of Osama Bin Laden's death in Pakistan was made almost two
years ago, and we all know that was fake, so that didn't even count. That
was a clear violation. The scriptwriters at the CIA got the assist and the
basket on that one.
Throughout his presidency Obama has made only two shots: the elections of
2008 and 2012. And those were easy baskets because no one was guarding him... more »
California: 'Death of Delta' coffin being delivered
brendanorrell@gmail.com at CENSORED NEWS - 8 hours ago
*
http://www.fishsniffer.com/blogs/details/peripheral-tunnel-opponents-will-hold-death-of-delta-funeral/
*
*Stop Governor Jerry Brown, Natural Resources Secretary John Laird and
Deputy Secretary Jerry Meral from overseeing the Death of the Delta. Attend
the news conference outside the Bay Delta Conservation Plan meeting on
Thursday, April 4, at noon in Sacramento at the Red Lion Woodlake
Conference Center, 500 Leisure Lane.*
* *
Peripheral tunnel opponents will hold "Death of Delta" funeral
Coffin will be delivered to Jerry Meral, tunnel point man
by Dan Bacher
Posted with permi... more »
Carrying us back to old Virginny!
bob somerby at the daily howler - 9 hours ago
*WEDNESDAY, APRIL 3, 2013*
*Rachel Maddow runs us rubes about those very long lines:* In fairness,
Rachel Maddow covers some perfectly decent topics.
Her play list is limited for our taste, and her political sense is quite
weak. But worst of all, she just isn’t overwhelmingly honest.
As part of that problem, she sometimes peddles big piles of bogus facts.
Consider what happened on Monday night, which was, after all, April 1.
The state of Virginia had passed a new law requiring more documentation to
vote. That was a perfectly worthwhile topic, but Rachel just couldn’t help
it.
The... more »
Define 'illegal'
Not a sheep at Not a sheep - 9 hours ago
http://cifwatch.com/2013/04/03/will-the-guardian-be-inspired-by-a-major-news-agency-and-stop-referring-to-jews-as-illegal/
Fox News' Greatest Fuckups of All Time.
jurassicpork at Welcome Back to Pottersville - 9 hours ago
Fox News Greatest Fuckups by Robert Crawford
It's one thing to hear evidence of Fox "News'" fuckups but another
entirely to see the evidence in a barrage of images. Like pixels on
television, these screengrabs proving Fox's misinformation, stupidity, lies
and sheer ignorance paint a picture of Roger Ailes' network of being merely
the propaganda arm of the GOP, Wall Street and the US Chamber of Commerce.
What follows are over 80 of the most outrageous Fox "News' screengrabs I've
been collecting over the past 6 years.
"Why Can't It?"
noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 9 hours ago
"If stupidity got us into this mess, then why can't it get us out?"
- Will Rogers
More on Talk and Action and Agenda Setting and Climate
Jonathan Bernstein at A plain blog about politics - 9 hours ago
I wrote one over at Plum Line yesterday about a Media Matters push to get
people to lobby the broadcast networks to run more stories about climate.
My argument was that it's unlikely that such an effort would be successful,
and that if the goal was more attention to climate, the more likely way to
get results would be for activists to target politicians, and especially
the president. Basically, the path going activists to parties to
politicians to news coverage works better than the more direct activists to
news coverage path.
After some pushback, I'm thinking that it wasn't the sma... more »
Satire: Crisis Hits N.R.A.: “N.R.A. Defends Purchase of Former Congressman”
noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 9 hours ago
*“N.R.A. Defends Purchase of Former Congressman”*
by Andy Borowitz
WASHINGTON (The Borowitz Report)— “The National Rifle Association leader
Wayne LaPierre today defended his decision to purchase the former
congressman Asa Hutchinson, after an outspoken N.R.A. member complained
that the organization should be using its funds to buy current congressmen
only.
Shortly after Mr. Hutchinson appeared at a press conference in Washington
to present the N.R.A.’s plan to arm teachers and other school personnel,
N.R.A. dissident Tracy Klugian blasted the purchase of the former Arkansas... more »
"You Have To Be Kidding Me"
noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 9 hours ago
*"You Have To Be Kidding Me"*
by Karl Denninger
"Speechless, I am, speechless...
Florida country radio morning-show hosts Val St. John and Scott Fish are
currently serving indefinite suspensions and possibly worse over a
successful April Fools' Day prank. They told their listeners that
"dihydrogen monoxide" was coming out of the taps throughout the Fort Myers
area. Dihydrogen monoxide is water.
The popular deejays are mainly in all this trouble (potentially of a
felony level) because their listeners panicked so much — about the
molecular makeup of their drinking water, h... more »
Pro smack-down of M408
noreply@blogger.com (deBeauxOs) at DAMMIT JANET! - 9 hours ago
One of the MASSIVE irritants that swims in the eddy churned up by CON MP
Mark Warawa's misogynistic M408 is the twitter spamming campaign in which
the antiChoice lobby engages.
The shrieeeking, the lack of finesse, the crude lies, the pitiful attempts
at logical thinking.
My co-blogger fern hill has done a brilliant job of addressing, challenging
and smacking down the most odious of those tweets. And she has blogged
frequently at DJ! in response to the obfuscation and sheer stoopidity of
M408.
And yet, some in the media appear content to parrot Warawa's and
Woodworth's twisty pre... more »
"World Class" Oil Spill Recovery is Another Harper Scam
The Mound of Sound at The Disaffected Lib - 9 hours ago
Two officials of British Columbia's *Raincoast Conservation Society* have
gutted Joe Oliver's assurances and exposed Sideshow Steve Harper's "world
class" oil spill mechanisms as an utter sham.
Misty MacDuffee and Chris Genovali, writing in the *Toronto Star*, shred
Oliver and Harper's empty promises.
*The reality is that human nature and physical nature are the forces that
produce tragedies at sea. Unforeseen events that inevitably occur in narrow
channels, high-traffic corridors and bad weather increase the risk of oil
tanker accidents on B.C.’s coast. Major oil spills show that d... more »
A CONFLICT INSPIRED FROM ABROAD
Bruce K. Gagnon at Organizing Notes - 10 hours ago
North Korea has suspended South Korean access to a joint industrial zone -
the latest move in the ongoing conflict with Washington and Seoul.
Pyongyang also says it will restart a nuclear reactor to beef up its
arsenal - after Washington moved its military closer to the Korean
peninsula during recent US-South Korea war excercises.
North Korea earlier claimed its missile units are combat-ready and warned
of a possible pre-emptive strike on the U.S. and Seoul. Tim Shorrock has
written extensively about US foreign policy and East Asian politics - and
believes both sides should know t... more »
Gwen Graham Running For Congress In Florida
DownWithTyranny at DownWithTyranny! - 10 hours ago
Bob Graham was a wildly popular Florida governor from 1979- 1987 when he
was elected to the U.S. Senate, where he served until 2005. Previously he
had been a state rep and a state senator-- and he never lost an election in
his life. He was an environmental champion in a state where real estate
developers had ruled the roost. In his last Senate campaign he kicked
Republican Charlie Crist's ass 63-37%. Socially liberal and one of the few
Senate Democrats to oppose Bush's war against Iraq, he was pretty
conservative on economic justice issues and was a founder of the Big
Business-or... more »
With so much Love & Light, to our Loie
AMERICAN KABUKI at AMERICAN KABUKI - 10 hours ago
Lois Tucci, Mom to all of us working with the OPPT...
http://removingtheshackles.blogspot.ca/2013/04/with-so-much-love-light-to-our-loie.html
Wednesday, 3 April 2013
*With so much Love & Light, to our Loie*
Posted by D.
A little while ago the lovely and amazing Lois (Loie) left the confines of
this reality to continue her incredible work- without limits or borders.
I have such a huge amount of love for our lovely and amazing Loie - We love
you Loie!! The ground crew are ready! :>)
[10:53:10 AM] HEATHER: Loie is now working absent limits (heart)- time to
grow the wings, fly and ... more »
Mohawk Nation News 'Demilitarize McGill' University
brendanorrell@gmail.com at CENSORED NEWS - 10 hours ago
[image: mnnlogo1]
DEMILITARIZE MCGILL
Posted on April 2, 2013
****
*MNN. Apr. 2, 2013. *Last fall the Student Society of McGill University
started a campaign for a campus free from weapons development. McGill has
been asked to “divest its holdings in private militias, private military
contractors, weapons manufacturers and arms dealers, and to create and
enforce a policy of allowing no future research on weapons, surveillance
technologies with military applications … or any other project to
facilitate the use of force. McGill goes after lucrative research and
potential investors i... more »
A complainant is not more credible because of who is complained of
James C Morton at Morton's Musings - 10 hours ago
R. v. M.C.J., 2013 ONCA 205 holds:
[5] In our view, the appeal turns primarily on the emphasized
portion of the following extract from the trial judge's reasons. This
extract appears at the outset of the trial judge's analysis of the charges
involving the complainant, L.J., which were the first set of charges he
analyzed:
The defence called [J.G.] as a witness, and it was her opinion that the
complaints by [L.J.] and [L.H.] stemmed from their desire to seek
attention. Implicit in this evidence is that the allegations are untrue.
This court had the opportunity to see firs... more »
Your future is being played out in Canada...
Adrienne at Adrienne's Corner - 10 hours ago
*we've been warned.*
Think homosexual "marriage" is just about two people "loving" each other
(because we all know that nothing says love like unnatural sex)?
*Blazing Cat Fur reports* on *The Day of Pink* in the Peel District** of
Canada and it's not pretty. Supposedly everyone is to wear pink and
declare bullying to be bad. Except, the school district up there is
bullying the parents.
A highlight (emphasis mine)
- As teachers, we do not condone children being removed from classes
when we teach about Aboriginal People, people of colour, people with
disabilities o... more »
GATEKEEPERS DOWN: Specialists try to discuss public schools!
bob somerby at the daily howler - 10 hours ago
*WEDNESDAY, APRIL 3, 2013*
*Part 3—Brown grad flunks the NAEP:* Eventually, we will return to
Childress and Childress, whose vast incompetence was invisible to
gatekeepers at the Washington Post.
The vast incompetence displayed by the Post helps us ponder our lack of
competent gatekeepers. That said, this has been a week that was when it
comes to the matter of public schools.
In this morning’s New York Times, a trio of journalistic gatekeepers
attempt to discuss an array of education issues. For today, let’s skip
Thomas Friedman, who isn’t an education specialist. For today, we’ll... more »
New Documents: US spying on Occupy Movement April 2013
brendanorrell@gmail.com at CENSORED NEWS - 11 hours ago
Denver police brutalized peaceful Occupiers*New OWS Spying Documents Reveal
that Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Monitors Peaceful Demonstrations
and Activists as a Matter of Policy*
*PCJF Releases Newly Obtained Government Documents *
*By Partnership for Civil Justice Fund*
*Censored News *
*DHS surveillance of protests in Asheville, NC; Tampa; Ft. Lauderdale;
Jacksonville; Lansing, MI; Denver; Kansas City; Los Angeles; Boston;
Dallas; Houston; Minneapolis; Miami; Jersey City; Phoenix; Lincoln,
Nebraska; Chicago; Salt Lake City; Detroit *
[image: DHS logo]Government documents ob... more »
Once again this cartoon is most accurate results BBC anti Israel bias
Not a sheep at Not a sheep - 11 hours ago
http://twitter.com/docnatecohen/status/319472540378619904/photo/1
Americans and Their Conspiracy Theories - Alive and Well
The Mound of Sound at The Disaffected Lib - 11 hours ago
13% of Americans are sure Barack Obama is the Anti-Christ. A similar
percentage isn't sure but think that's definitely possible.
Despite everything their country has endured over the past five years and,
especially, during 2012, 37% of Americans still claim global warming is a
hoax.
*The survey, which was conducted by Public Policy Polling, asked a sample
of American voters about a number of conspiracy theories, phrasing the
questions in eye-catching language that will have the country's educators
banging their heads on their desks. *
*The survey also showed that 37% of Ame... more »
CIA BACKS TURKEY VERSUS GREEK CYPRUS
Anon at aangirfan - 12 hours ago
Cypriot protesters burn EU flags over bailout deal
The CIA loves Islamist Turkey and hates Christian Cyprus.
"Sibel Edmonds says there are two sides to Cyprus banks, a Greek side and
Turkish side.
"Russia and NATO are both using Cyprus, she believes Russia is probably
using the Greek side as US/NATO is using the Turkish side."
*Synopsizing Sibel Edmonds: The Evolution of Operat...*
*List Released With 132 Names Who Pulled Cyprus Deposits Ahead of Bailout*
*Gold spot - $1,568*
Is This the Poison Pill for ALEC Privatization of Education Schemes?
2old2care at Because I Can - 12 hours ago
Across the web – and here on my site – you will find thousands of articles/
tweets/ blog entries – about ALEC’s legislation to privatize public
education.
Stealing tax dollars to give to private educational corporations.
The intent of ALEC privatization of education legislation –
>>>>to put more money in the pockets of ALEC Educational Private Sector
members.
That was the intent – but – maybe ALEC didn’t really think this through.
I think ALEC legislation may have hit a snag that I don't think there is a
work-around for.
I think the ultraconservatives - themselves, may have dealt... more »
Will a common law peace bond delay a pardon application?
James C Morton at Morton's Musings - 12 hours ago
The consensus is yes - probably by one full year.
Paranoia Runs Deep
Karen Garcia at Sardonicky - 12 hours ago
I can hardly wait to see what the official Map of the Brain will look like.
Because judging from the results of the most recent Public Policy Poll, the
cartography of many a mind will reveal that the synapses are flashing with
shreds of tinfoil along with the usual microbursts of electricity.
The Truthers, Birthers, Preppers, Sovereign Citizens, Michele Bachmanns and
Rick Santorums of the world are not so fringe-y as you might think. (Either
that, or the poll is fatally flawed because a fifth of the respondents
coincidentally reside in Gooberville, Florida. Or that the people who
d... more »
Review Of The American Reconstruction Of Iraq, An Interview With Former Deputy Special Inspector General for Iraq Reconstruction Ginger Cruz
Joel Wing at MUSINGS ON IRAQ - 12 hours ago
Ginger Cruz is currently the CEO of Mantid International, and most recently
completed several evaluation reports for the United Nations in Iraq. From
2004-2012 she was the deputy Inspector General for Iraq Reconstruction.
That gave her great insight into the rebuilding of Iraq. The Special
Inspector General’s office (SIGIR) just issued its final report, which
makes it an apt time to review how the largest reconstruction effort in
U.S. history went.
*1. The American attempt to rebuild Iraq went through several stages. The
first was under Paul Bremer and the Coalition Provisional A... more »
There are places I remember
Libby Spencer at The Impolitic - 12 hours ago
So I have this little secret blog. It was my first one. It's evolved over
the years. Currently revisiting my youth after I fell in a rabbit hole and
found a treasure trove of old photos.
So far I have My Easter tradition. The Lake. The neighborhood playground. Main
Street. View from my mother's hat store.
Not done yet.
Ungentle Ministrations
gail zawacki at Wit's End - 13 hours ago
Last weekend winter still clung to the northwest corner of High Point State
Park, where the Appalachian Trail veers recklessly into the famously toxic
wasteland that is New Jersey. It's a long trip from Wit's End, but I
enjoyed it, because I can avoid traffic almost the entire journey taking
isolated back country roads. A favorite distraction in these days of
pre-ecopocalyptic dread, for me, is trespassing on abandoned farms, and in
this rural area there is no lack of them. It serves no purpose to archive
their deterioration in photographs, but it's satisfying nonetheless.
Beside... more »
Al Qaeda In Iraq Fighters Involved In Syrian War
Joel Wing at MUSINGS ON IRAQ - 13 hours ago
These photos from a militant website and reprinted by the Associated Press
purport to show Al Qaeda in Iraq (AQI) fighters in Anbar who are involved
in fighting in Syria. It has been widely reported that Islamists like AQI
have been flocking to take part in the Syrian conflict. Al Nusra Front for
example, is said to be a front group for Al Qaeda. There has recently been
blowback in Iraq as well when a group of over 40 Syrian soldiers who had
sought refuge in Iraq were ambushed and massacred in Anbar in March 2013.
Shiite militias and the Kurdistan Regional Government have either se... more »
I Hate You All
jurassicpork at Welcome Back to Pottersville - 13 hours ago
Not really. That's just a character I play in *The Misanthrope's Manual
*, a satirical dictionary I'd pieced together back in the 90's. I'd
mentioned it late last month when the Kindle version went live. Well, the
proofs I'd ordered came in the mail yesterday and, barring a few typos, it
looks pretty good. In a day or two, I'll upload the corrected proof to
Create Space and, a day or two after that, the print version will go live.
As you can expect, since many of these definitions were written over
20 years ago when I was still in the autumn of my youth, this vicious
little... more »
Obama's EU Trade Deal Would Include New Political Powers For Corporations
AMERICAN KABUKI at AMERICAN KABUKI - 13 hours ago
U.S. President Barack Obama speaks during a media conference at an EU-US
summit in Lisbon on Saturday Nov. 20, 2010. EU and US leaders will look at
ways
in which they can work together on a growing range of security issues
that affect
citizens on both sides of the Atlantic, such as cyber attacks and cyber
crime,
as well as violent extremism and terrorism. (AP Photo/Virginia Mayo)
*
* *
* http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/04/03/eu-trade-deal_n_2994410.html
*Obama's EU Trade Deal Would Include New Political Powers For Corporations*
Posted: 04/03/2013 7:30 am EDT | Updated: 04/03... more »
REMEMBERING APRIL 3 MASSACRE ON JEJU ISLAND
Bruce K. Gagnon at Organizing Notes - 13 hours ago
Uni Park writes from South Korea:
Collective amnesia. Collective trauma. On picturesque Jeju Island, its
quite easy to forget that Jeju was one big mass grave. So many deaths and
unknown remains. I imagine the numerous golf courses and sprawling hillside
resorts built above the dead. Today, April 3rd, marks the 65th anniversary
of the 1948 civilian uprising and massacre where it is estimated 1/5 [up to
80,000] of the population on Jeju Island were brutally killed for
associating or participating in people's committees or had refused to vote
in a puppet election recognizing a divid... more »
The Gang Who Can't Shoot Straight
Owen Gray at Northern Reflections - 13 hours ago
Canadian bitumen befouled the Kalamazoo River back in 2010. Now it slurps
down the streets of Mayflower, Arkansas. And the Harper government keeps
telling Americans that the Keystone XL Pipeline will be a godsend.
That sales pitch rings hollow. After all, it comes from the country which
withdrew from the Kyoto Accord and is now the only country to withdraw from
the UN Anti-Drought Convention. Tasha Kheiriddin writes that the Harper
government has managed to sabotage its path to power:
The pipeline represents not just an economic, but a political lynchpin of
their long-term nationa... more »
Homosexual paedophiles Run the UK - and boast about it.
Rufus News From Atlantis at News From Atlantis. - 14 hours ago
The following video should make any decent person's blood boil. Jonathan
King meant every word he sang in this 'charming' little ditty. Just like
the Royal Family, the Government, many people in Social Services, and of
course the media, King was a sick degenerate child rapist who got away with
raping the innocent for many years. There are many, many more like him who
are still actively destroying our people.
I despair for the UK. Why aren't we out on the streets dealing with this
vermin in the only way that they deserve? Mind you, they are so protected
by their private army of ... more »
Do teachers work too hard?
Not a sheep at Not a sheep - 14 hours ago
David Vance at http://www.atangledweb.org/?p=41234 makes a good point.
'TEACHERS were accused of wanting an "easy life" last night after calling
for no more than 20 hours a week in the classroom. Delegates at the
National Union of Teachers' conference, said some members were left with
little time to eat, talk, think or even go to the toilet. Christopher
Denson told the conference that many teachers were saying their workload
was now "totally unsustainable".
I would like to ask local teachers for their opinion on this issue but they
currently are on their Easter break, following ... more »
Power Plant Facing Legal Action for Contamination
Rachel Rindfleisch at Contaminated Nation - Water Contamination, Land Pollution & Hazardous Waste locations - 14 hours ago
By: Nathan Lamb
A North Carolina power plant accused of leaking waterborne pollutants is
facing legal action from environmental officials, according to this story
from the Citizens-Times newspaper.
A recently filed lawsuit from the N.C. Division of Water Quality alleges
that the Progress Energy plant in Asheville is leaking toxic chemicals into
groundwater and the nearby French Broad River.
Officials termed the contamination a threat to public health and water
resources, and asked the courts to require the company to assess the cause
and extent of the problem within 120 days. T... more »
Politicians On Both Sides Of The Aisle Sell Out To Pollution Lobbyists
DownWithTyranny at DownWithTyranny! - 14 hours ago
Yesterday we were wondering how it is possible that our political elites
can evade their environmental responsibilities so blatantly even in the
face of a public that is uneasy that politicians aren't doing enough to
protect society from greedy, selfish polluters. I suppose politicians take
the gamble that voters may grumble and tell pollsters they're unhappy but
that they won't use environmental concerns to determine how they vote. For
example, even if short-sighted, corrupt and irresponsible politicians don't
care about sea levels rising, most Americans do... a lot. A survey rele... more »
Untitled
New Orleans Ladder at New Orleans Ladder - 14 hours ago
*LSU spent nearly $1 million on legal fight over firing of coastal
researcher Ivor van Heerden ~Mark Schleifstein*~Louisiana State University
spent close to $1 million to wage its battle against former research
geologist Ivor van Heerden over his claims that senior university officials
destroyed his career after he criticized the Army Corps of Engineers for
its role in the failure of levees during Hurricane Katrina, according to
new documents released Tuesday by Levees.org activist group. Van Heerden,
who also served as assistant director of the LSU Hurricane Center, chaired
a pane... more »
Read Stuff, You Should
Jonathan Bernstein at A plain blog about politics - 14 hours ago
Happy Birthday to Jamie Bamber, 40.
Right to the good stuff...yeah, last night was the first west coast night
game of the season, and so there goes my sleep schedule for a while. Not
that I'm complaining about staying up to watch Bumgarner shut out the
Dodgers, mind you. Uh...yeah, the good stuff:
1. David Roberts on fracking and renewables. Interesting.
2. Good Stu Rothenberg item on House 2014. I think I agree down the line
with him on this one.
3. The next Fed Chair? Neil Irwin handicaps the race and establishes Janet
Yellen as the solid favorite. I'm just looking forward to he... more »
Untitled
New Orleans Ladder at New Orleans Ladder - 14 hours ago
*3 years later, BP Oil Spill effects still unfolding*
*Contracting Academy completes four-week course for Corps of Engineers in
New Orleans*
*Alternatives to Jindal’s tax reform begin surfacing ~Louisiana Weekly*
*Video casts uncertainty on sheriff's future*
*New Orleans Saints, Pelicans Owner Tom Benson Steps Down From League
Committees*
*Houma Navigation Canal floodgate to be ready for hurricane season*
~Hat Tweet~@swalshee vanity plate
*Mark LaFlaur: Elysian Fields reading April 7th at Garden District Book Shop
*
Rice Lake WI - Home 'o Phobes?
2old2care at Because I Can - 15 hours ago
Applebee’s employee gay-bashed by husband of co-worker says he was told not
to return to work due to bad publicity
Written by Louis Weisberg, Staff writer
Mar 31, 2013
A gay employee of Applebee’s in Rice Lake was brutally bashed by the
husband of a co-worker, then told by the restaurant’s manager he could not
return to his job due to publicity surrounding the incident, he said
Timothy Phares subsequently did return to his job as a server after Greg
Flynn, CEO of Apple American Group franchise, intervened on his behalf.
According to Phares and his sister Krista Kathrine, they were ... more »
Ernst Chladni: an anniversary
Luboš Motl at The Reference Frame - 15 hours ago
Ernst Chladni, the father of acoustics and the father of meteoritics,
passed away in Wrocław (German: Breslau, Czech: Vratislav) on April 3rd,
1827.
He was born 70 years earlier, in 1756, in Lutherstadt Edward Wittenberg.
However, his family came from Kremnica, a mining/minting town in Central
Slovakia (a part of the Kingdom of Hungary). The name "Chladni" plus minus
small variations means "cold" in Slavic languages.
Because Wittenberg is a Lutheran town, it shouldn't be shocking that his
paternal ancestors and uncles were achieved Lutherans – deans, clergymen,
historians, theol... more »
The Importance of Political Alternatives
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Orang Pendak Sighting
arclein at Terra Forming Terra - 16 hours ago
This is an interesting report from Dale Drinnon’s Blog. We have not seen
too many reports on small primates out there although they do exist. As
this one, it is a case of actually encountering them in their operational
range and that turns out to be a tall order. To start with they do not
have to do much to hide, unlike a nine foot primate like Sasquatch.
In addition this evidence tells us they operate in hunting bands and
certainly avoid contact. Even here they are going after a great food
supply and the amount likely to be harvested is so small as to make it
beneath... more »
Ocean Carbon Absorption Doubled
arclein at Terra Forming Terra - 16 hours ago
It is rather bad news when a long accepted core piece of data turns out to
not just be in error but also to be profoundly wrong. It means that all
the models depending on the original dispensation are in dire need of major
revision. This typically takes years to work its way through.
A good comparable was the Carbon 14 adjustment brought about by tree
rings. It turned archeology on its head and most texts prior to the mid
sixties ended up been grossly wrong. We are still adjusting. That is why
I beat 1159BC and 1179BC to death. They are independently confirmed.
This... more »
State Banking Gathering Steam
arclein at Terra Forming Terra - 16 hours ago
It is not socialism of course, although there are obviously those who
would like you to think so. What it is is independence from the King. A
free country must send power down stream. A tyranny must centralize all
power for the benefit of its overweening lackeys. State banking is the
first major fix for the USA economy. As shown here, it works to deliver
local prosperity even without obvious targeted expenditure programs like
the New Deal.
That other states are now considering just this move is essentially
unstoppable because of the obvious predatory nature of big capi... more »
Cyclic Heating Doubles Thermoelectric Efficiency
arclein at Terra Forming Terra - 16 hours ago
Waste heat in particular has been a source of available energy that has
been poorly utilized. This is because it is almost never built in and it
is usually a heavy capital outlay with a poor internal rate of return.
Now we discover pulsing heat opens the door to high efficiency
thermoelectric conversion. Thus more capital effective heat conversion
appears possible and plausible. This is good news.
The pay off not mentioned here is that in combination with a battery, we
have a system able to strip waste heat produced in the home as a matter of
course. Certainly a fuel b... more »
BBC missing something out?
Not a sheep at Not a sheep - 17 hours ago
The BBC have a class calculator on their website and it's a rich source of
lefty thought.
Here's two examples; there are seven UP classes, the bottom one being
described thus:
'*Precariat*
-
Percentage of population 15%
Average age 50
This is the poorest and most deprived class group. People in this group
score low for economic, social and cultural factors:
- They tend to mix socially with people like them
- Jobs in this group include cleaner, van driver and care worker
- They tend not to have a broad range of cultural interests
- People in ... more »
Italy seizes $1.7 billion from Sicilian counterpart of Al Gore
Luboš Motl at The Reference Frame - 17 hours ago
Fox News and all the other media are full of the breaking news that the
Italian police have seized €1.3 billion from Vito Nicastri.
This guy with unsurprisingly close ties to the Mafia (including Matteo
Messina Denaro, the widely believed Sicilian Mafia godfather) – which has
an intertwined history with "renewable energy" – is accused of being the
"Lord of the Wind" and the "King of Alternative Energy". The confiscated
assets include 43 wind and solar companies, 98 real estate properties, and
66 banking accounts (it must be handy to have this many).
The assets were originally f... more »
Attitude Problem
sue at Is the BBC biased? - 18 hours ago
The BBC’s Jerusalem Bureau is woefully understaffed. (It must be the cuts.)
Obviously Jeremy Bowen, Jon Donnison, Paul Danahar, Wyre Davis, Yolande
Knell and Kevin Connolly couldn’t be expected to know this all by themselves,
but it* wasn’t* Israel that broke the truce.
Oh
Dear
Poor
BBC
Send in reinforcements! (Otherwise people might get the wrong impression)
H/T Harry's Place
*UPDATE*
Don't bother to click on the first link. They've changed it!
As predicted the BBC now feel able to report
Not a sheep at Not a sheep - 18 hours ago
Over the last few days Hamas terrorists fired some rockets into Israel.
There was no discernible BBC coverage of this news. Israel responded by
attacking terrorist targets in Gaza and, as I predicted, the BBC managed to report
the news.
Here's the headline: '*Israel launches first air strike on Gaza since truce*'
and here's the first two paragraphs:
'Israel has carried out an air strike on the Gaza Strip for the first time
since an eight-day war ended in a truce last November.
Hamas, the Islamist group that runs Gaza, says aircraft bombed fields near
the border and no-one was injur... more »
A Vile Product
Phil at A Very Public Sociologist - 18 hours ago
Could this be the most disgusting headline to have hit news stands since *The
Sun's* coverage of Hillsborough? The dehumanising of the children ("bred 17
babies"), the welfare-baiting headline, the sideswipe at social workers;
seldom has a tragedy been exploited so brazenly and cynically to score
political points. And for the judgement to land at the very moment the
government are actively impoverishing hundreds of thousands of low paid
workers, unemployed people, and the disabled, it's enough to give those of
us who *aren't* of a conspiratorial turn of mind pause.
There is no meri... more »
CHRISTIAN AND ISLAMIC FASCISM
Anon at aangirfan - 20 hours ago
The US military and their friends act like Nazis.
*'I saw one man having his prosthetic leg being pulled off him, and being
beaten about the head with it before he was thrown onto the truck.'*
*dailymail *(revealing acts of torture by the US military in Iraq)
*Tortured by the CIA's Muslim Brotherhood in Egypt.*
In Egypt, the CIA's fascist Muslim Brotherhood carry out the torture.
The following is from* "Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood"* by Alaa al-Aswany, 30
March 2013
*Source *
*1.* In Egypt, "Kamal Khalil ... saw a number of demonstrators ... brutally
flogged in the mosque, to th... more »
Education, education, education
Not a sheep at Not a sheep - 21 hours ago
Another inconvenient fact for the institutionally anti Israel BB.
Trans Pacific Partnership Bad for the Middle Class: Just How Bad is the Question
Kenneth Thomas at Middle Class Political Economist - 21 hours ago
What you don't know can hurt you. I think that's a clear lesson of some
so-called trade agreements the United States has signed over the last 20
years, and illustrated further by the few that have been defeated, most
notably the Multilateral Agreement on Investment, negotiated by the
Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development from1995 to 1998, but
then abandoned in the face of ever growing protests.
Haven't heard of the Trans Pacific Partnership? That's no surprise: while
the negotiations are not really being conducted in secret (the Office of
the US Trade Representative ... more »
April 2, 1973
Jonathan Bernstein at A plain blog about politics - 21 hours ago
John Dean is doing his job by day, and at night he meets with his lawyer
and continues to lay out the facts of what actually happened.
And the scheming and plotting is reaching a new level, with everyone now
worried about getting sold out. John Mitchell speaks to Dean, and then
calls Bob Haldeman -- remember, the White House Chief of Staff -- saying
that he is worried about Dean; if Dean "does what he suggests" when he
testifies to the grand jury, "he will unravel the whole thing." Then
Haldeman talks to Dean. From Haldeman's diary:
--
[Dean] says his lawyer has told him that he mu... more »
Change The World Wednesday (#CTWW)
Small Footprints at Reduce Footprints - 23 hours ago
Welcome to Change The World Wednesday (#CTWW)! If this is your first visit,
please click HERE for information and a complete list of all the challenges
we've taken on so far.
There's a lot of great information in this post and I encourage you to read
through it ... however, if you don't have the time right now, you might
find the following quick links helpful:
- The #CTWW Gang
- The Honor Society
- My Final Thoughts on Our Last Challenge
- This Week's Challenge
Last week we took a look at our water footprint, specifically our indirect
water use. What a fascinating and ... more »
Will The Democrats Win Back The House In November? With Steve Israel Calling The Shots?
DownWithTyranny at DownWithTyranny! - 23 hours ago
I'm always Mr. Optimism. I was thinking that the DCCC might have learned
something from the dismal back-to-back failures of the Great Blue Dog
Apocalypse of 2010 (a stunning 63 seats lost, overwhelmingly by incumbents
following DCCC directives to vote with the Republicans whenever possible)
and then their pathetic failure to even come close to taking back the House
last November, as they tried stocking up the caucus with the kind of
right-wing corporate whores (Blue Dogs and New Dems) grassroots
progressives don't want to support. Funny how the Tories in the U.K. seem more
open t... more »
CNN Exposed: Former CNN Reporter, Amber Lyon, Comes Forward Showing How Network Is Totally Biased And Untrustworthy!
Northerntruthseeker at Northerntruthseeker - 23 hours ago
I and others in the so called real truth movement have said for over a
decade now that every major media outlet on this planet is totally
controlled by criminal (usually Jewish) interests, and has absolutely no
interest of ever getting any truthful information out to the
public....Instead, they continue to put up pure garbage, lies, and
completely biased reports, that they try to pass off as "news".
To show how one of the major "News" networks, CNN, is in itself nothing
more than a totally biased, controlled, and untrustworthy news reporting
network, I want to present the following ... more »
Musical Interlude: Mike & The Mechanics, “The Living Years”
noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 1 day ago
Mike & The Mechanics, “The Living Years”
- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uGDA0Hecw1k
Excellent Review of the Challenges of Treating and Managing Contaminated Waste Water From Fracking
Majia's Blog at Majia's Blog - 1 day ago
*Estimating Wastewater Impacts from Fracking*
*Charles W. Schmidt** Environ Health Perspect* 121:a117-a117 (2013).
http://dx.doi.org/10.1289/ehp.121-a117 [online 01 April 2013]
http://ehp.niehs.nih.gov/121-a117/
[Excerpted] Wastewater produced by hydraulic fracturing (“fracking”) for
natural gas in the Marcellus Shale is already overwhelming disposal options
and will continue to do so as gas development increases, according to newly
published research.1
The investigation did not evaluate environmental consequences of the
wastewater. But lead author Brian Lutz, an assistant prof... more »
Lego retrograde
noreply@blogger.com (deBeauxOs) at DAMMIT JANET! - 1 day ago
From here:
Are we really living in 2013? The Lego ads from the 1980s seem more modern
to me.
Now it's a gendered, bubblegum-pink sexist campaign geared to girly-girls -
and most certainly NOT girly-boys!
Indeed. My physician daughter, who in many ways (clothin choices, for one)
resembled the child in the advertisement above, had her own Lego sets in
the 1980s, as well as the full collection of the daring and exciting
adventures of Yoko Tsuno, a female electrical engineer of Japanese
ancestry. That's not the only reason she pursued a career in science;
strong female rol... more »
Lollapalooza or Just Legacy Tour? People Are Finally Catching On To Who The Neolibs Actually Are (And What They Intend To Do To the Rest of US)
Suzan at Welcome to Pottersville 2 (Blogging Against Fascism!) - 1 day ago
Outside my door. Karen Garcia at Sardonicky has an erudite, insightful
essay on what she has designated as Obama's Lollapalooza Legacy (about
which many of us (his past and current supporters) are starting to see much
more clearly and are deeply worried about our leadership for the long
term). Read it and see whether you agree with me about her perspicacity. At
the end of her essay is a
End Of An Era: My Dear Friend, Whitewraithe, Is Ending Her Fabulous Work At Pragmatic Witness
Northerntruthseeker at Northerntruthseeker - 1 day ago
I have been in many long discussions over the last few months with my
closest ally and a real true friend in this fight against the evils of this
world, Whitewraithe, who writes Pragmatic Witness at
www.pragmaticwitness.com. Sadly, I must inform everyone that she has
decided to quit posting articles at Pragmatic Witness, and she will instead
concentrate on getting her personal life back in order, and then possibly
start a new blog under a different format, possibly focusing on
entertainment..... It was a very tough decision, and she asked me many
times if it would be the correct ... more »
DOWN TO THE DOCTOR’S: ‘Daily Telegraph’ openly promoting Libz Party policy
Peter Cresswell at Not PC - 1 day ago
*[image: _McGrath001]This week, **Libertarianz** leader Dr Richard McGrath
is coming back a week early just to boast.*
See, I promised I'd be back within a week!
Why so soon? Because, as per the headline, a leading British newspaper has taken
on board a Libertarianz policy--that the poor shouldn't be paying any tax—and
we're proud of the *Telegraph* for doing so.
Oddly, it seems the only Britons against the idea of tax cuts for the poor
are ... yes, you guessed it: *The Guardian* and their left-wing readers.
For pity's sake. Who would have thought it? The champagne socialist
le... more »
What's in a name
Libby Spencer at The Impolitic - 1 day ago
Biggest
buzz on my interwebs today was about the super colossal revision of
acceptable Big Media syntax. The AP Stylebook banished "illegal
immigrant"from its lexicon. Meanwhile, the world breathlessly awaits to
see if the
NYT will follow suit. No. Seriously. Everybody is talking about it. I
expect we'll have days of deep analysis on why it's good, bad or doesn't
matter at all.
Haven't read a word beyond the headlines myself. All I have to say is,
it's
about damn time. Most of civil society stopped using it years ago. It's
the
contemporary version of wetback, mostly used to deperson... more »
Bulletin from civil-war-torn Damascus: Syria leads the way signing on to the BTAP
KenInNY at DownWithTyranny! - 1 day ago
*Who would have thought Syria would lead the world on BTAP?*
*by Ken*
I know that last night I promised a "for instance" of the abuse of basic
rights of an LGBT citizen so outrageous that, as I wrote, it "had me
punching the walls." You may recall that AZ GOP Rep. Matt Salmon, whose gay
son Matt's "It Gets Better" video we looked at last night, doesn't believe
that LGBT rights are a "legal issue," and so -- as much as he professes to
love his son -- apparently doesn't believe that young Matt is entitled to
any of these rights so absolutely fundamental that most straight people
nev... more »
So why’s everyone so interested in someone else’s marriage?
Peter Cresswell at Not PC - 1 day ago
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Bigger pipelines breed bigger disasters
Libby Spencer at The Impolitic - 1 day ago
The tar sands oil spill cleanup in Arkansas is ongoing, not that you're
going to see it happen. There's apparently a media blackout in place so the
only video is being surreptitiously captured by locals. But here's
something new. It's quite possible taxpayers would end up paying for a
major tar sands oil spill, say if the KXL pipeline was built and
subsequently ruptured. And this is why:
Companies that transport oil are required to pay into the Oil Spill
Liability Trust Fund, giving the government a pot of money for immediate
spill responses. The Enbridge pipeline in Michigan and t... more »
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