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Wild Bill: Will justice finally be served on the Obama administration?...
*I'm not holding my breath.*
“Attack of the Taxpayer-Eating Zombie Bureaucrats”
*“Attack of the Taxpayer-Eating Zombie Bureaucrats”*
by Dan Mitchell
“When it comes to finding creative ways to piss away other people’s money
and make bone-headed choices, American politicians and bureaucrats are
ready to meet the challenge. This isn’t empty patriotism on my part. For
proof, check out this Washington Examiner story about the federal
government sending bureaucrats to a posh, $1,000-per-person conference,
where they learned…I’m not making this up…how to respond to zombie attacks.
“When zombies attack, the Department of Homeland Security will be
prepared. …mo... more »
The Economy: “World War Z”
*“World War Z”*
by Bill Bonner
“If you're a movie goer, you've probably seen trailers for Brad Pitt's
zombie movie, “World War Z”. Pitt plays a United Nations employee forced to
deal with a global zombie pandemic of epic proportions. Hollywood is
picking up on a theme we've been discussing in these pages at some length...
First, let us remind you of what zombies are. We're not talking about the
computer-animated characters you see in the movies. We're talking about
real people who live at the expense of others... people who take but don't
give... people who twist "the syste... more »
Oy, Fournier
Say what?
Why does this matter? Because a president’s credibility matters. President
Bush’s second term effectively ended when Americans grew tired of his
administration’s spinning and dissembling over Iraq and Katrina. They
stopped trusting him. They stopped listening to him. He no longer had the
moral authority to lead.
That's Ron Fournier on Benghazi and the IRS story, and it's dead wrong.
What hurt, and then destroyed, Bush's approval ratings was very simple:
events. There was no way to spin the ongoing policy disaster in Iraq from
summer 2003 through, well, pretty much the en... more »
KENGATE; CHILD ABUSE; BOHEMIAN GROVE
*Child actor Ben Fellows, and the Queen*
The 'Kengate Tapes' were made by a TV company called Carlton.
The tapes allegedly reveal that the top UK government minister Ken Clarke
groped a young child actor called Ben Fellows.
*Ken Clarke, a top member of Bilderberg, which has links to Dutroux.*
UK Prime Minister David Cameron worked for the TV company, Carlton, when
the Kengate Tapes were made to disappear.
*UK Prime Minister David Cameron.*
*Ben Fellows writes:*
*David Cameron is responsible for destroying evidence of child abuse*
"David Cameron disappeared the Kengate Tapes whi... more »
Rubio plays the fool
Well, I suppose Rubio's ridiculous demand will play well with the rubes:
Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL) on Monday called on the IRS commisioner to resign
in the wake of the agency's admission that staffers in the Cincinatti
branch targeted conservative non-profit groups for extra scrutiny in the
run-up to the 2012 elections.
You see, the well deluded base probably won't hear this on Fox News.
Commissioner Douglas H. Shulman, *who was appointed by President Bush in
2008* and held by President Obama, left the agency in Nov. 9, 2012. Any
pre-election misconduct would have had to occur on hi... more »
Divide the Right: Fetal Gore Porn Gang Targets Harper
Woo-hoo!.
From the Fetal Gore Tour nutters:
*Anti-Abortion Face-Off with Stephen Harper
Postcards with Aborted Fetus Images Alongside Harper Images Go to
Constituents*
Calgary, AB. Starting today, a group of anti-abortion activists will
circulate postcards with images of Prime Minister Stephen Harper next to
bloody, graphic pictures of late-term aborted children to homes in Harper’s
constituency. Harper is the first of five politicians the Canadian Centre
for Bio-Ethical Reform (CCBR) says it will make “Face the Children”—the
name of its new project. The group plans to distribu... more »
Kenneth Waltz
Kenneth Waltz died yesterday. From an email sent by Robert Jervis: It is
with great sadness that I have to report that Ken Waltz died last night.
As many of you know, his health had been uncertain ever since he lost much
of his sight a year ago, and about a month ago he was
Continue reading
“Round the Clock Surveillance: Is This the Price of Living in a ‘Free, Safe’ Society?”
*“Round the Clock Surveillance: *
*Is This the Price of Living in a ‘Free, Safe’ Society?”*
By John W. Whitehead
“If you’re not a terrorist, if you’re not a threat, prove it. This is the
price you pay to live in free society right now. It’s just the way it
is.”—Sergeant Ed Mullins of the New York Police Department.
Immediately following the devastating 9/11 attacks, which destroyed the
illusion of invulnerability which had defined American society since the
end of the Cold War, many Americans willingly ceded their rights and
liberties to government officials who promised ... more »
Another Vision
Last night I was lying in bed ready to fall to sleep and I had my second
vision.
I describe the first vision here, which occurred May 19, 2012. That vision
was of a worm that surged up from the earth and then exploded into a
terrible fire in the sky.
Then, rapidly, a new image was burned into my brain. It was off a bridge
shrouded in mist. I could not see the other side of the bridge. It
signified to me the uncertainty of death brought upon by the worm.
Last night a new vision appeared in my mind:
*It was signaled by purple of the same color as seen in the Tepco webcam
trained on... more »
you and me
"I'm just the same as you...
I want to enjoy my life...
live and let live."
Turkey: Military Plane Crashes-Erdogan does GW & NATOs mercs at work
Will this be spun as a reason for a no fly zone?
ht to anonymous linkie person..you know who you are :)
Turkey's military said on Monday that it had lost one of its F-16 fighter
jets near Osmaniye, about 50 km (30 miles) from the border with Syria, but
NTV television quoted military sources as saying *the crash had probably
been an accident.*
Last June, Syria shot down a Turkish F-4 reconnaissance jet off the Syrian
coast. It said it had acted in self-defence without knowing that the jet
was Turkish, although Turkey said the plane had been identifiable and in
international airspace... more »
If The Oceans Rise 40 Meters, Will Your House Be Underwater?
Sometimes I wonder why I bother following the deranged rantings of
right-wing sociopath Bryan Fischer on twitter. I keep wanting to delete him
from my twitter-feed but, it's like a 50 car pile up you just can't stop
watching... or it's my cross to bear. Yesterday I woke up with him racing
about how Republican are the science party:
The hate talk radio host and satan-worshipper is like a contrary indicator
of reality. I'm am glad he reminded me about global warming today though.
The science section of *The Guardian* has a warning for humanity that
satanists and End-of-Times acti... more »
Kurdish Alliance Agrees To Face Saving Agreement With Iraq’s Central Government To Return To Baghdad
Since March 2013, the Kurdish Coalition had been boycotting the central
government. This was the result of on-going disputes over the 2013 budget,
and the country’s oil policy. Recently the two sides came to a new
agreement that allowed the Kurdish ministers and lawmakers to return to
Baghdad. The deal was roundly criticized, because it gained no immediate
benefits for the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG). The reason why the
Kurdish list agreed to return to office with none of its demands met was
that it was gaining nothing from its absence, and simply wanted a face
saving devi... more »
Amazon rainforest on path to lose 65 percent of biomass by 2060 – study
[image: Deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon. The country is under
pressure to expand agricultural production, yet deforestation could reduce
yields, according to a study from the Brazilian federal universities of
Viçosa, Pampa, Minas Gerais, and the Woods Hole Research Center in the
United States. Photo: Leonardo F. Freitas / flickr]
By Alex Kirby
10 May 2013
LONDON (Climate News Network) – Researchers see no winners if agriculture
made possible by widespread felling in the Amazon continues to expand.
Large-scale expansion of agriculture at the expense of the forest could
entai... more »
TED - when scientists and congress organizers cross lines...
address-withheld@my.opera.com.invalid (Dr. John v. Kampen) at - 2 hours ago
Link: http://youtu.be/_SGzu8TJsyo
TED unworthy? Who are the "mysterious peers" (one of which Jerry Coyne, a
biologist, atheist but believing in evolution) and their modus operandi?
What happens when scientists encounter other scientists who pose scientific
questions they don't like? Remember the climate scam, as but one example of
'extra-ordinary' or 'misunderstood' sciences. Worse it gets when this sort
of 'science-making' mingles with crackpot-politics, and not only for money.
A fair enough question seeing the financial crisis without any working
recipe for a solution from Nobel ... more »
Free @thechalkface propaganda gallery
Images are powerful and when there’s free time, I make them. So, we offer
you the following image gallery for free to use and share at your leisure.
Many are based on WWI and II propaganda posters, others humdrum internet
memes with an education twist. Myself and others will likely keep adding to
this gallery […]
BBC News - I do... for now. UK Muslims revive temporary marriages
The BBC report approvingly of sharia compliant for Shia Muslims anyway,
temporary marriages.
http://m.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-22354201
Not so popular amongst Sunni Muslims...
Obama and the IRS...
*dealing with devil.*
*I am the Face of the Obama IRS Attacks *
From: *Wayne Allyn Root*
We are dealing with a modern-day Nixon.
The IRS just admitted to targeting and intimidating conservative and Tea
Party groups. But why? The answer- the IRS thought a quick apology and
throwing a few “low level employees” under the bus could nip it in the bud
and make it all go away. They’re wrong. This will be one of the biggest
scandals in U.S. political history- *if the media does their job.*
This IRS scandal is a threat to everything America stands for. It’s why we
fought a revolution aga... more »
Spurious Impeachment? Probably Not
I've been writing about possible impeachment for a long time, and I said
back in 2009 that "If Republicans take back the House, the odds are very
good that they will impeach Barack Obama. "
Here's the thing, though. For all the impeachment talk -- and it's been a
constant beginning just a few months into Obama's first term -- the House
hasn't actually done anything remotely like that.
I think I was wrong, and I think the chances of a spurious impeachment are
a lot lower than I thought, and a lot lower than a lot of liberal bloggers
now think (see Jamelle Bouie today, for example).
... more »
The ZLB in My Favorite Textbook
In a recent blog post, Paul Krugman writes:
As far as I know, among basic textbooks only Krugman/Wells even talks about
the liquidity trap.
This is probably a true statement. It is not that other books don't cover
the topic, however. It is just that Paul Krugman doesn't know it.
FYI, here is what the leading introductory text says about the topic:
*The Zero Lower Bound*
As we have just seen, monetary policy works through interest rates. This
conclusion raises a question: What if the Fed’s target interest rate has
fallen as far as it can? In the recession of 2008 and 2009, the ... more »
Your moment of Zen
Hop Brook. Belchertown, MA. [Steve Toutant photo]
Ever Wondered What Goes on at the International Space Station?
As if being an astronaut wasn't enough to make Canadian astronaut Chris
Hadfield (@Cmdr_Hadfield) a rock star, he actually rocks, like with a
guitar. While I usually do not recommend reading the comments section of
anything, commenter ChickChosenTube sums up my feelings rather precisely:
"Chris Hadfield, you are an amazing human being. This is possibly the
coolest thing I've seen anyone do ever." When he says, "Planet Earth is
blue," you believe him because it is literally outside the window behind
him, right over his shoulder, blue as can be. I wonder if he takes
requests? "Gangna... more »
Mold a Tricky Problem for Condominium Owners
Rachel Rindfleisch at Contaminated Nation - Water Contamination, Land Pollution & Hazardous Waste locations - 3 hours ago
By: Nathan Lamb
A mold outbreak is causing legal and financial headaches for residents of a
Palm Strings condominium complex, according to this story from the Desert
Sun.
The problem was discovered more than a year ago by retired school teacher
Rita Siegel, who found a water leak from a neighboring condo had seeped
through a shared wall and into her closet.
Siegel blames the damp conditions for causing a mold outbreak in her unit,
and she moved out of the Riviera Gardens complex shortly after. Living in
hotels while waiting for the problem to be fixed, she’s also been locked in
a... more »
A Premiership team to take on the PFA team of the year
This is the PFA team of the year.
David de Gea (Manchester United)
Pablo Zabaleta (Manchester City)
Jan Vertonghen (Tottenham)
Rio Ferdinand (Manchester United)
Leighton Baines (Everton)
Michael Carrick (Manchester United)
Juan Mata (Chelsea)
Gareth Bale (Tottenham)
Eden Hazard (Chelsea)
Luis Suárez (Liverpool)
Robin van Persie (Manchester United)
That team is a nice 4-4-2, with the option to play 4-1-3-2
Here's a team that I think could give them a decent match:
Pter Cech (Chelsea)
Patrice Evra (Manchester United)
Matija Nastasic (Manchester City)
Per Mertersacker (Arsenal)
Branislav I... more »
Whistle-blowing sounds like a good idea!
*MONDAY, MAY 13, 2013*
*Until you see Gregory Hicks do it:* Yesterday, David Brooks challenged an
emerging narrative concerning the CIA’s purity.
We want to take a similar stance concerning Gregory Hicks.
We don’t so this to criticize Hicks, although some of his testimony at last
Wednesday's hearing struck us as very shaky. We do it to counter a growing
narrative, in which people are failing to say how shaky his effort was.
Within an emerging narrative, Hicks is being sanctified as the good pure
whistle-blower. The sanctification started with the peculiar self-portrait
offered by H... more »
Fracking - Stealing Energy for Export
Frack
Export
Frack
Export
Frack
Export
And you thought that all the environmental damage caused by fracking was
for the US’s energy benefit
NOPE - energy stolen from the ground in the US to export to foreign
countries.
Fracking -
- this is not about conservation of energy sources for use at a later date,
- this is not about energy independence in the US -
It is about Corporate Profit and only about Corporate Profit.
*We can not entrust our energy needs or our environment to for-profit
entities.*
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*For-profit entities are only concerned with one thing – profit at any cost... more »
Oklahoma Lockdown Tarsands Resistance: Sixty year old arrested today May 13, 2013
WEWOKA,
Oklahoma-Monday, May 13th
Early this morning Bob Waldrop, 60, fourth generation Oklahoman and
prominent Oklahoma City community member walked onto an active
construction site for the Keystone XL pipeline in Seminole County and
locked himself to an Excavator, a piece of heavy machinery used in the
construction of the pipeline. Waldrop took a stand today in defense of
the land and the
Drought, cold cripple U.S. winter wheat crop – Western Kansas considered a disaster area
[image: Ben McClure examines a wheat stalk in a Reno County, Kansas, wheat
field. Forecasts for 2013 show a smaller crop due to drought and
late-spring cold. Photo: Travis Heying / AP]
By Roxana Hegeman
11 May 2013
(AP) – The winter wheat crop is expected to be far smaller this season
compared to last, particularly for hard red varieties used in bread, the
U.S. Department of Agriculture reported Friday.
In the first government projection on the harvest's anticipated size, the
National Agricultural Statistics Service estimated winter wheat production
will be down 10 percent to 1.... more »
Creative Showcase- Creative Features and Link up
Phew.... running a day behind this week. For some good reasons and some
bad. My cute little brother came home from two years of living in England
this week and it is so good to see him. We also lost a close family member
this week unexpectedly. It has been a week of ups and downs for us, but I
am glad to be back to blogging and creating. Here are some of my favorite
link-ups from last week's Creative Showcase.
I have always wanted to try a gel manicure and there is a great tutorial
for it from the Warfield Family.
Look at this cute Light Weight Infinity Scarf from Mama To The Max.... more »
IRS/ Tea Party Crap is Republican Drama.
The IRS/ Tea Party crap is just more Republican drama.
Two years ago I reseach the Tea party at great length and did four entries
on them – because the information that I was finding in the press about the
Tea Party was contradictory on a daily basis .
What I found was three feuding factions that all claimed to be “THE Tea
Party”
– the gist of my four entries was – “Will the Real Tea Party Please Stand
Up”.
From the fourth entry I noted:
BTW: Are you the REAL Tea Party?
Or is one of these the REAL Tea Party?
The Tea Party Express
The Tea Party Coalition
... more »
Mohawk Nation News 'Kahnawake Seigneury'
KAHNAWAKE SEIGNEURY
Posted on May 13, 2013
Mohawk Nation News
MNN. May 13, 2013. Montreal’s South Shore mayors are reeling. Quebec’s
Parti Québécois government returned 300 hectares of stolen land to the
Kahnawake Mohawks. The mayor of Châteauguay said the land belongs to
them as they stole it twice and expect to be
AS WE WAKE UP......
- I saw this new film, The Company You Keep, yesterday and really
enjoyed it. You know you are getting old when the stories of your youth
become "historical pieces". The film follows a young newspaper reporter
played by Shia LaBeouf, and after the arrest of a Weather Underground
suspect (Susan Sarandon), LaBeouf sets out on a journey to track down
another at-large member (Robert Redford) of the American radical left
organization. They got in some good statements about corporate control of
the government and our propensity to kill legions around the world.... more »
2012 Aquaculture at 42% of Global Fishery
If you inspect these charts, the one thing that is clear is that the wild
catch is not growing at all and is stable at 90 million tons. A fishery
collapse or two and it is heading down. At the same time aquaculture
innovation is continuing apace and will soon displace even the tuna with an
equivalent.
Thus it is apparent that aquaculture will surely surpass the wild catch in
2021. In time I also expect that aquaculture economics will also force the
wild fishery to contract and rationalize. In fact that has been happening
in many subtle ways.
In the long term, all f... more »
Reincarnated Boy
We have seen this story before and it is compelling. There are also a
number of rare comparables that capture a past life while producing a body
of conforming evidence gathered after disclosure. In this case we have a
followup to current and the child is continuing his life normally as
anticipated. Nothing has muddied the narrative.
At the same time we are having near death experiences coming under careful
physiological research. All this is creating a background outside the realm
of simple speculation.
It appears that the following conjectures can be proposed.
1 G... more »
Understanding Student Weaknesses
The take home of course, is that it is necessary to listen to the
students as they struggle with the new concepts been presented. That will
flush out already established error. From that starting point, the teacher
then has a chance to be effective.
Whenever we set out to change a paradigm in people's thinking, it is the
same problem. They already have a satisfactory solution in hand that they
have no reason to question. Electricity flowing like water is a great idea
and works very well. It just has zero connection to physical reality.
Let us not forget Newton's work. ... more »
Time Crystals
It is nice to know that we have a theory of time? Yet a crystal that is
apparently stable at the ground state is interesting as it is neither
releasing or absorbing energy. It may actually be an excellent tool to test
out ideas of time. This is not so much perpetual motion as frictionless
load free rotation. It is certainly not free energy.
I wonder how it might behave in low gravity.
I have not found anyone doing high level research on gravity and time
using a pure empirical approach without the built in assumptions of our
theory. If you are aware of such I could use a... more »
‘Dramatic decline’ warning for plants and animals – ‘Climate change will greatly reduce the diversity of even very common species found in most parts of the world’
[image: Forest Fire, Lake Arrowhead, California, 15 October 2012. Photo:
Pinterest]By Matt McGrath, Environment correspondent
12 May 2013
(BBC News) – More than half of common plant species and a third of animals
could see a serious decline in their habitat range because of climate
change.
New research suggests that biodiversity around the globe will be
significantly impacted if temperatures rise more than 2C.
But the scientists say that the losses can be reduced if rapid action is
taken to curb greenhouse gases.
The paper is published in the journal, *Nature Climate Change*.
... more »
Do you see how it works now?
Even the BBC report that:
'The US Internal Revenue Service has apologised for improperly subjecting
conservative political groups to extra scrutiny, a tax official said.
In the 2012 campaign season, groups applying for tax-exempt status with the
words "Tea Party" or "patriot" in their names were singled out, the IRS
said.
The agency asked some for donor lists, in violation of its own policy.
...
The words "Tea Party" and "patriot" were added to a list of red flags
without the approval of senior management.
That's how the left operate, outside of the rules and line manager
appro... more »
Deception the Bedrock of Republican Policy.
The ultra-conservative American Legislative Exchange Council and their
henchmen - try to fool the public with the idea of ALEC being bipartisan.
That's a crock and the article below is an example of the the extremist
far-right manipulation, not only the public, but policy - through
deception.
Deception the bedrock of conservative Republican policy.
SNIPS - my emphasis
*Star Ohio tax witness paid $150K a year by trust*
COLUMBUS, Ohio — COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) - An Ohio Statehouse witness on tax
and economic issues *who's relied upon for his objectivity* draws a hefty
stipend fro... more »
Dr Colin Ross: MKUltra & Mind Control Part 3
Having been so caught up in all the machinations surrounding Syria.. I let
this important interview slide longer then I should have.
If you have missed *Part 1* and *Part 2*, it would be worth taking the
time to listen to them before getting into the last installment of the
series.
Video
Audio
Audio version:
Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 1:38:14 — 56.3MB)
Thanks to Gnostic Media for making this available for us all to enjoy
I did leave a comment at Gnostic Media thanking Jan for a good series on
the subject. While there I had left a link to an interesti... more »
The Truth Is Where You Find It
Many critics of the current, false, climate consensus (on "global warming",
or "climate change") like to point to plate tectonics (or continental
drift) as an example of a once-heretical idea that overcame the former
consensus to become the central idea of all the earth sciences today. Steven
Goddard has made the latest such posting, and the following is my response,
based upon my own, much more "heretical" research findings:
*The bottom line is, truth is where you find it, not where everyone else is
looking for it. Reality is what it is, not what you would like it to be.
And the tr... more »
Brooks shoots down an emerging tale!
*MONDAY, MAY 13, 2013*
*How pure were the CIA's motives:* For our money, David Brooks authored one
of the most useful presentations about Benghazi on yesterday’s talking-head
programs.
In the statement which follows, Brooks challenged an emerging claim about
the way the now-famous “talking points” were developed.
How *were* those talking-points developed? According to an emerging
portrait, the CIA had all the wisdom and all the knowledge about the events
at Benghazi. Then, a group of meddlesome, politicized agencies messed up
the CIA’s work.
According to Brooks, that pretty much... more »
El Sueño De Morfeo - Contigo Hasta El Final - With You All The Way, Spain
*I heard this last night on Swedish TV and didn't understand the words, but
it gave me a happy feeling to listen to this song and music. I found the
Spanish and English text and now understand why I had this feeling.*
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*I hope that you enjoy.*
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*Here is the music video if you also enjoy beautiful images.*
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Youtube link: * **https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q5m8aCZSvws*
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The DCCC's Tighty Whities
Good target?
This is a list of the closest House races from last November. We list the
races where Democrats won first and then where Republicans won. The dollar
figure next to each name is the amount put into outside spending by the
DCCC and their SuperPAC, the House Majority PAC.
*DEMOCRATS*
*•* Mike McIntyre (Blue Dog/New Dem-NC)- *654* $2,005,888
*•* Jim Matheson (Blue Dog-UT)- *768* $1,269,713
*•* Patrick Murphy (New Dem-FL)- *1,904* $2,924,208
*•* Ron Barber (New Dem-AZ)- *2,454* $1,768,506
*•* Brad Schneider (New Dem-IL)- *3,326* $1,442,177
*•* John Tierney (D-MA)- *4,330* $861... more »
Stiglitz On Higher Education
Joseph Stiglitz writes in this morning's *New York Times *that, just as
America is beginning to recover from the crisis which rocked the world
financial system, another storm is about to hit:
The crisis that is about to break out involves student debt and how we
finance higher education. Like the housing crisis that preceded it, this
crisis is intimately connected to America’s soaring inequality, and how, as
Americans on the bottom rungs of the ladder strive to climb up, they are
inevitably pulled down — some to a point even lower than where they began.
Just as home owners found... more »
Extinction Denial - Will Not Work
Last Friday I read this on Common Dreams:
In 'March Toward Disaster,' World Hits 400 PPM Milestone
Levels of atmospheric CO2 have never been this high in human history;
We have succeeded in killing ourselves.
And if you're experiencing a sense of doom that we've reached a level of
CO2 the Earth hasn't seen for at least three million years, you're not
alone.
“It feels like the inevitable march toward disaster,” Maureen E. Raymo, a
Columbia University earth scientist, warned.
Yes, I have been feeling a sense of doom since Friday.
This morning, a little over an hour from the Twin Ci... more »
Read Stuff, You Should
Happy Birthday to Lena Dunham, 27.
Some good stuff:
1. Kevin Drum on the new fuel for Benghazi. Plausible.
2. John Sides has an overview of WH 2012 and electioneering. Helpful.
3. And Dan Drezner on the Richwine dissertation. Clarifying.
Untitled
*New Orleans Shooting: I Saw the Mother’s Day Parade Gunman ~Jarratt Pytell*
*NOPD releases new images of Mother's Day second line shooting*
*NOPL executive director warns of cuts if funding is not increased ~Danny
Monteverde *
*Newspaper Monopoly That Lost Its Grip ~David Carr, NYT*
*Some La. students were signed up for Course Choice without their knowledge*
*Flush with cash and no accountability, Corps of Engineers launches four
new swift canal patrol craft*
*Deb Cotton, 2010: "A Kanyesque teachable moment about second line culture
bias" ~Kevin Allman *
*Brennans squabble goes t... more »
THE ECONOMIST ON FAKE DEMOCRACY
*The Economist* (*Democracy is fake*) spills the beans on fake democracy.
The Economist refers to:
"A system of make-believe
"A land of *imitation political parties*
"*Stage-managed media*
"And *fake social movements.*"
*Democracy is fake*
www.mysticsaint.info
*According to The Economist:*
The "manipulation relies on people's indifference to politics and their
preoccupation with enjoying the many pleasures..."
When there are protests, "simpler and blunter political instruments" are
used.
*The President often struggles "to control the political clans warring
beneath him" an... more »
War watch - Turkey , Pakistan and Libya in focus !
Turkey experiences blowback from Syria interventions....
Turkish Protesters Blame Government Policy for BombingsSlam Officials for
Meddling in Syria
by Jason Ditz, May 12, 2013
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Hundreds of anti-government protesters took to the streets of Antakya,
Turkey on Sunday, condemning government policy as the major cause of
Saturday’s car bombings in Reyhanli, which killed 46.
The protesters included both nationalists and leftists, who accused the
Erdogan government of meddling in Syria’s ongoing civil war, and inviting
“jihadist murderers” into southern Turkey by over... more »
Examining witnesses regarding testimony of others
*R. v. Singh*, 2013 ONCA 315 illustrates the principle that it is improper
to ask one witness to comment on the evidence of another and especially as
to why another witness would lie in testimony:
[1] This appeal must be allowed because of Crown's counsel's
improper cross-examination of the appellant which rendered the trial
unfair. In a sustained fashion, repeated for each of the three co-accused,
the Crown cross-examined the appellant about the co-accuseds' motives to
fabricate their testimony.
[2] The trial judge did not deliver an adequate correctin... more »
For Your Consideration
Crazy-assed meth cook Walter White:
Canadian Spaceship Media Whore Chris Hadfield:
Safe return Commander!
Artist Taxi Driver - Who is The Remembrancer?
The Remembrancer is a non-elected representative of the City of London who
sits in the Houses of Parliament, right beside the Speaker of the House.
*The Remembrancer is one of the City of London’s Chief Officers and the
role dates back to 1571. His traditional role is as the channel of
communications between the Lord Mayor and the City of London on the one
hand and the Sovereign, Royal Household and Parliament on the other. The
Remembrancer is also the City's Ceremonial Officer and Chief of Protocol.*
*** The current Remembrancer is Paul Double. He joined the City of London
from th... more »
Europe Watch - May 13 , 2013 ... Germany Finance Minister throws cold water on Single Bank Resolution Agency ....Greek Construction collapses 42 percent year over year.....Italian debt auction news .....ECB says negative interest rates would be effective ( but for whom ) ....German Fin Min says Slovenia must accept tough austerity to avoid Troika tough austerity debt hell ....Spain holds big protest rally and Cyprus warns Europe must learn from its Cyprus mistakes.... Greece and Spain to get their welfare payments.....
http://globaleconomicanalysis.blogspot.com/2013/05/german-finance-minister-throws-cold.html
Sunday, May 12, 2013 10:19 PM
German Finance Minister Throws Cold Water on Single Bank Resolution Agency;
For How Long?
Germany's Finance minister, Wolfgang Schäuble, has an uncanny ability to
tread a very narrow line on formation of an EU banking union. He frequently
crosses over the line in both directions but never very far, and never for
long.
Every time he gives an inch to solidarity, he quickly takes it back, and
vice versa. And here we go again.
Weeks before the European Commission ... more »
so, my laptop has WIFI capability - why aren't I internetting for free then?
I've got this laptop and it connects to my isp or Internet Service
Provider's wireless router via the WIFI ON button. Now, this means my
humble laptop's wireless broadcast is strong enough to (not only receive
hi-def files but also) SEND material to this device through the air.
If my humble laptop can broadcast through the air, why am I still
connecting to the internet via my ISP, i.e. paying for their broadcast
distribution service?
In fact, wasn't this how the internet was SUPPOSED TO WORK in the event of
Nuclear Holocaust, where peer to peer nodes share information in encrypted
... more »
Hilsenrath tempest in teapot over the Fed allegedly halting QE shows how fundamentals pale in contrast to maintaining the ponzi flow of funds from the Fed.....
http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2013-05-13/plan-qe-hilsenrath-morning-after
Plan QE For The Hilsenrath Morning After
[image: Tyler Durden's picture]
Submitted by Tyler Durden on 05/13/2013 06:54 -0400
- Aussie
- Bank of England
- Ben Bernanke
- BOE
- Bond
- Bond Dealers
- British Pound
- Central Banks
- China
- Citigroup
- Consumer Prices
- CPI
- Crude
- European Central Bank
- Eurozone
- Germany
- Gross Domestic Product
- High Yield
- Housing Market
- Housing Starts
- Janet Yellen
- Japa... more »
JGB market - yields really moving , just check the ten year ! 5 Year bond has moved 34 bps since March 5 - a huge move in bond land !
Japanese Government Bonds
Japan Government Bond Yields
5Y:
- *Current*0.33
- *1M Ago*0.24
- *1Y Ago*0.25
2Y5Y10Y30Y0.001.00
0.33
0.24
0.25
NameYield1 Day1 Month1 YearTimeJGB 2 Year Yield0.11%+10+205/12/2013JGB 5
Year Yield0.33%+5+10+901:35:30JGB 10 Year Yield0.78%+9+17-701:31:22JGB 30
Year Yield1.75%+4+22-701:31:57
Change shown in basis points
http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2013-05-13/jgb-futures-halted-again-biggest-2-day-plunge-lehman-5y-yields-hit-13-month-highs
JGB Futures Halted (Again) For Biggest 2-Day Plunge Since Lehman; 5Y Yields
Hit 13 Month Highs
[ima... more »
Letters to the Editor
The letter to the editor is a miniature literary form like the haiku,
and one more transient than the blog post. I have written a great many over
the years; no-one taught me, I believe that no university or technical
college teaches the art that I have acquired "by doing".
When you write to the editor you are constrained in time; your letter
must be promptly relevant to a published letter or article. You are
constrained in subject; you must rehearse the points raised and your own
must be relevant to them. You are constrained in space to a paragraph or
so, and you are equal... more »
The Benghazi hearings
What happened in Benghazi is becoming more clear every day and it reflects
terribly upon Barack Obama's administration. For this reason the BBC are
desperately trying to minimise their coverage of this story., When was the
last time you heard a detailed report on the BBC News? The BBC's US &
Canada news page currently looks like this
Do you see the report hiding as the seventh most important story?
And when you read that report what do you learn?
'Official talking points about an attack on the US mission in Benghazi,
Libya, were edited by the state department to remove references to... more »
Would you vote for this woman as president?...
I didn't think so.
So classy...
MOTHER'S DAY SHOOTING - STRATEGY OF TENSION
The Mother's Day shooting in New Orleans, 12 May 2013, looks like it was
done by the US government.
"Gunmen opened fire on dozens of people marching in a Mother's Day parade
in New Orleans injuring 19, police have said.
"The wounded included a boy and a girl, both 10 years old."
*The CIA's 'Strategy of Tension' has always involved killing innocent
people, in order to get the public to turn to the military for protection.*
Police Superintendent Ronal Serpas told CNN affiliate WVUE that it appears
"two or three people just, for a reason unknown to us, started shooting at,
towards,... more »
People Of The Rainbow Tribe...........
People of the Rainbow Tribe...........DANCE............become the Ghost
Dancer......they won't stand a chance.............against our
LOVE.............against our LOVE.............they won't stand a
chance................against my love
Iran’s Ahmadinejad could face 74 lashes over election ‘violation’ - Alarabiya.net English | Front Page
'Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad may face punishment if charged with
breaking electoral rules, the country's electoral watchdog said.'
More here
http://english.alarabiya.net/en/News/world/2013/05/13/Iran-s-Ahmadinejad-could-face-74-lashes-over-election-violation-.html
It's hard not to laugh...
Extremist Islamist leaders preaching to UK students, says study - Telegraph
'Extremist Islamist leaders preached to crowds of students at almost 200
official events at universities including Cambridge in the past year, a
study has revealed.
A total of 180 events promoted by union-affiliated societies had talks
given by people who had "a history of extreme or intolerant views",
according to a study of external speakers at 21 universities, which also
included University College London and Birmingham.
More than a quarter of those public talks held by Islamic societies in the
year until March are thought to have had segregated seating for male and
female stu... more »
Musical Interlude: Clannad, “Mystery Game”
Clannad, “Mystery Game”
- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BIDzqVRFr5c
real Jason Bourne #4 masquerading as the Liberace Film trailer
what looks like an amazing blunder of reputation from Robert Ludlum's CIA
seventies man "Jason Bourne" is actually just a trailer for the new Michael
Douglas film Liberace...
...or is it?
Rumours circulating around Hollywood suggest that, once this under-cover
pre-amble has been dealt with in reel 1, Jason Bourne #4 (the Real Fourth
Movie in The Bourne Franchise (not that Liberal drug festival that was
Legacy)) kicks into high gear with enormous muscle car chases across the
American outback and Aboriginal dancing girl assassins trying in vain to
kill, murder, maim and dismember M... more »
Monday Morning Linkage
Here’s you linkage (…in case you’re still trying to avoid grading…) Manan
Ahmed of Chapati Mystery fame has an op-ed in the New York Times on
Pakistan’s Tyrannical Majority. Praveen Swami asks whether it really
matters to India who is the Prime Minister of Pakistan? Fahad Deshmukh did
a wonderful little piece on Pakistan’s election
Continue reading
Kinder Morgan Avoids Federal Taxes
This January article from Bloomberg News puts in perspective the recent
$41,000 donation Kinder Morgan made to keep Milford Beach open in the
Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area. Milford Beach was due to close
because of the federal government sequester.Since Kinder Morgan bought
Tennessee Gas Pipeline Co. last year, TGP hasn't paid federal taxes due to
subsidies for pipeline companies. TGP effectively avoided paying 36 percent
of their revenue to the federal budget. This is the kind of corruption that contributes
to the deficit we're in and the reason cuts to our Park Servic... more »
Digital Platforms Are Strategically Changing
This last week we have seen three pieces of news which were all worthy of
note but when taken together offer us an interesting insight into the
strategies players need to adopt moving forward. Today is no longer a case
of simply having one compelling offer or thinking that you own a slice of
the market. Tomorrow will be won by those with broad appeal and that add
real value.
*First *there is the launch of BT’s digital sports television service. We
already have a saturated market in the UK with players such as Sky
dominating. Taking on Sky with a straight head to head offer would h... more »
Interesting...
Some old news, but with bearing on the modern political scene. This is a
photo that shows Nigel Farage in 1997 with Mark Deavin, a BNP 'researcher',
and Tony Lecomber, a far-right thug with two convictions, one of possessing
explosives, the other of stabbing a Jewish school teacher. Farage says he
met Deavin once but denies meeting Lecomber and says the photo could be
doctored.
Malaria finally defeated? Look And Decide For Yourself.
*Published on May 2, 2013*
Malaria is finally defeated. This clinical study conducted along with the
Red Cross in Uganda demonstrates the efficiency of MMS (clo2) against
malaria. Every 40 seconds a child dies of malaria - there are 2,000
children a day worldwide. In Africa, the tropical disease remains one of
the main causes of death. The solution is so simple but the pharmaceutical
industry is not interested. If the truth comes out, that a cure for malaria
is possible with a simple water disinfectant, it would not be profitable or
patentable. In this clinical study with 781 sub... more »
Give Bees A Chance To Flourish
Source: http://www.greens-efa.eu/give-bees-a-chance-9012.html
GMO Agriculture and Chemical Pesticides are Killing the Bees
US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Slapped with Lawsuit
by Dr. Mercola
Global Research Canada, 12 May 2013
The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has failed to protect bees
from neonicotinoid pesticides, according to a lawsuit against the agency,
filed by beekeepers and environmental groups. Said Paul Towers,
spokesperson for the Pesticide Action Network (PAN), one of the groups
involved in the lawsuit:
*“Despite our best efforts to warn the... more »
Ben Fellows: Metropolitan Police can't investigate his 'Ken Clarke child groping' accusation.
The following is a conversation regarding (undercover journalist, who
exposed the G4S London 2012 Olympic Security debacle) Ben Fellows' *'touched
my penis when I was 15 years old'* complaint against Kenneth Clarke MP. The
Police inform Ben that Kenneth Clarke is above the law and can't be spoken
to regarding the case. "Police say that members of the Royal household,
Members of Parliament and Corporations are above the law?" Ben ponders in
the editorial for this video (below).
I love the way the policeman asks in a panicked voice, "Is that the dog?"
anyway...
I'd never even heard... more »
The lies we tell ourselves about moderate Islam - 'religion of peace?
'On April 30, the Pew Research Center issued the results of a wide-ranging
survey, "The World's Muslims: Religion, Politics and Society," which
entailed more than 38,000 face-to-face interviews conducted in over 80
languages with Muslims on four continents.
Among the more chilling findings – and there are plenty – relate to the
question of support for suicide bombings. It turns out that 40 percent of
Palestinians, 29% of Egyptians and 15% of Jordanians say they believe
suicide bombings and other attacks targeting civilians are justified to
defend Islam.
...
... out of Egypt's popu... more »
CARRY ON DOCTOR
In the UK, hospitals are in crisis.
The doctors seem to have vanished.
*In one small town, we often find that: *
Dr A. is on holiday, sailing his large yacht.
Dr. B. is attending yet another meeting.
Dr C. is attending a function which has nothing to do with health.
Dr D, a foreign trained locum, is attending to patients.
These doctors, working in the National Health Service, are very wealthy.
*The Daily Mail reports:*
*1.* When doctors are unavailable, senior nurses are being used to cover up
to a quarter of a million patients.
*2.* Terminally-ill cancer patients are made to... more »
Evangelism gone INSANE - exposing the Missionary Mind - ethical invasion, LOL
admittedly, this might just be the most biased editorial anyone has ever
uploaded to the 'net ... and ignore the (ridiculous) 2012 message, it never
happened ... but the shameless (under a banner of God) torture and
destruction of these Native People HAPPENED.
And not just the Incas and the Mayans, but also the African continent and
India and Australian/New Zealand peoples, crushed under arbitrary dogmas
and cumbling old rites that branded them NON-EQUAL, savage: animals.
THE BEST PREDICTER OF THE FUTURE IS THE PAST i.e. we repeat the mistakes of
our elders. It'll happen again, if... more »
US government: amputation of Defcad 3D-gun designs
The US government has demanded designs for a 3D-printed gun be in use
offline. The order to remove the blueprints for the artificial gun comes
after they were downloaded more than 100,000 periods. The US State
Department wrote to the gun's designer, Defense disseminated, suggesting
publishing them online may violate arms-control regulations.
Even though the files have been removed from the company's Defcad site, it
is not clear whether this will discontinue public accessing the blueprints.
*The Pirate Bay has also publicized its links to the files via social news
site Reedit su... more »
Mining 19: Rule of Men, Not Weak State
In most free market literatures, a very important concept is the "rule of
law" to mean that the law, rules and regulations apply to all players and
citizens. The opposite is the "rule of men", meaning that government
administrators and leaders selectively apply the law to certain people
while others are exempted from the restrictions and punishments of those
laws.
The term "weak state" is heard more in academic discourses on political
economy. As the term implies, it is an opposite of a "strong state".
A friend for more than a decade now, F. Kennedy Coronel, aka "Citizen Kori"
in o... more »
The Incredible Power Of Concentration - Miyoko Shida
*Thanks to Les for this video! Simply amazing performance of balance! -AK*
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*Beauty, harmony, balance ... on so many levels. A truly amazing balancing
act. Dance artist Miyoko Shida was born in Fukuyama-shi, Japan. She
performed as a dancer and choreographer at the Rigolo Nouveau Cirque in
Switzerland and currently lives in Paris, France.*
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Canada Has Never Been Cooler. Never, Ever.
He's a fighter pilot, natch.
F-18 pilot, test pilot, astronaut extraordinaire. With the country being
run by Harper and his minions like Joe Oliver, Canada doesn't get much good
press these days. Chris Hadfield has gone a long way to erasing some of
our newly-sullied image.
Vocals by some guy named Chris Hadfield. Oh wait, that's right, the
Fighter Pilot guy.
I'll be waiting for your safe landing tomorrow, Major Hadfield. You make
my proud to be Canadian.
Neil, Neil who? You, Hadfield, with your son Evan's guidance, have done
more to reinvigorate public enthusiasm for... more »
Shorter Green-supporter Christy Clark
Shorter Christie snorter : 'Hey leftie enviros! If you're not gonna vote
for 2nd-place me directly, please at least split the vote by voting for the
3rd place Green instead, promoted right here at the top of my full page ad
in the Times Colonist and paid for by "Today's BC Liberal Party".'
Gotta love that "Today's BC Liberals".
Nothing at all to do with Gordon Campbell's "Yesterday's Liberals"
presumably, from whom Christie inherited her unelected premiership.
Hat tip to RossK for Ian Bailey's pic of the Liberals' Times Colonist ad,
to CBC for the May 9th Ipsos Reid poll, and ... more »
James Wyckoff - Rediscovery of Ancient Truths
Related:
*James Wyckoff - There Are Two Realities*.
*James Wyckoff - "The Madness of Civilizations And Cultures."*
Below is an excerpt from, *"Franz Anton Mesmer: Between God and Devil,"* by
James Wyckoff. 1975. Prentice Hall: Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey. Pg.
20-23.
"One of the tragedies of man is that he continually makes it necessary to
discover again what was already known for many years past. In keeping with
the peculiar notion that "if science doesn't know it, then it doesn't
exist," the diligent archaeologist dredges up the information that the
Indian of the Western h... more »
“No” to racism
When One-Law-For-All is put to voters, it seems New Zealand voters can
sometimes have more common sense than their political servants often give
them credit for.
Case in point: The recent rewrite of the Local Government Act required
councils to hold a referendum before setting up race-based seats—and
although largely unreported the results are beginning to roll in.
Most recently, from the Hauraki Plains, south-west of Thames…
Results for the Hauraki District Council Maori Representation Poll that
closed on Wednesday May 1, 2013, clearly indicated the majority of those
who voted d... more »
Meet & Greet Monday (#MtaGt) - The Squishable Baby
Welcome
to Meet & Greet Monday, a regular series designed to grow our
green
community.
Banner by Art Ist
Grab our banner for your site:
*The
rules:*
1. Use the "linky" below to share your green-living blog or collection
of
environmental posts.
2. Visit at least one other blog and/or the featured site... more »
*The
rules:*
1. Use the "linky" below to share your green-living blog or collection
of
environmental posts.
2. Visit at least one other blog and/or the featured site... more » How Would You Feel If Someone Wrote, "We Need Fewer Women In Congress?"
Women make up just about 51% of the population. Women hold 98, or 18.3%, of
the 535 seats in the 113th US Congress-- 20, or 20.0%, of the 100 seats in
the Senate and 78, or 17.9%, of the 435 seats in the House of
Representatives. So, objectively, you would have to be an idiot to not see
that there is a real need to elect more women to Congress-- as well as to
elect a woman president and more women throughout the government. But not
bad ones. Replacing, for example, a progressive senator like Brian Schatz
with a more conservative woman, Colleen Hanabusa-- who's record even on
wome... more »
Christy Clark`s Ben Chin Has Some Explaining To Do Over $Billion Dollar Scandal
Ben Chin, Christy Clark`s Newest Spinner, Where the Streets have No Name
*Written by Grant G*
Grab a drink, maybe some popcorn, this is a long link rich post..
BEN Chin is up to his eyeballs in the $1 billion dollar gas plant
boondoggle in Ontario, called to testify as to what he knows, after all, he
held this position when the $billion dollar scam went down...
*Communications director at the Ontario Power Authority..*
*Read this below link first, the remaining shocking details are documented
below..*
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http://www.vancouversun.com/news/metro/Liberal+spokesman+face+questions+Onta... more »
MOHAWK NATION NEWS: 'ROTISKEN’RAKE:TEH: OUR MEN'
ROTISKEN’RAKE:TEH: OUR MEN
Posted on May 12, 2013
MNN. May 11, 2013. Indigenous men are not dumb,
drunks, wife beaters, criminals, deadbeats or studs. Guilty while being
Indian, is a contrived image. They are loving husbands, brothers, sons,
fathers, grandfathers, friends and cousins with a deep devotion to our
people and our land. The invading corporate banksters don’t like
Solar Revolution Full Movie
*Thanks to Sophia for pointing this one out! -AK*
Bashar on Future Economy Predicts U/V Ixchange
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http://briankellysblog.blogspot.com/2013/05/bashar-on-future-economy-predicts-uv.html
*Bashar on Future Economy Predicts U/V Exchange*
May 12, 2013
Thanks to Martin for the pointer to this Bashar video (only 3 minutes). If
you're not familiar with Bashar, I highly recommend his messages, they tend
to be highly enlightening and much of the time incredibly relevant to
what's happening in the world. This is most definitely one of those
occasions. He actually uses the phrase "Universal Exchange." Enjoy!
Rising temperatures increase health risks – Study finds hot days yield more respiratory ills for elderly
[image: Global Land Surface Temperature Anomaly, July 2012. Graphic: NASA
Earth Observations]
By Timothy B. Wheeler
10 May 2013
(The Baltimore Sun) – Summer is almost here, and with it likely some
blistering hot days. A recent study suggests the elderly should beware when
the temperature spikes, because they face an increased risk of winding up
in the emergency room short of breath on those days. And that's just a
taste of what health problems to expect as global climate change cranks the
heat up in many places.
Researchers for Johns Hopkins, Harvard and Yale universities reviewe... more »
On the Horizon
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* *On the Horizon – channeled by Ron Head*
May 12, 2013 in Michael, Ron's Channeled Messages
Michael
We will speak today of this newest influx of energies, centered around your
month with three eclipses. This will accelerate the societal changes
already begun to a rate not seen before. Some will be bewildered by this.
Those who have already progressed well into their awakening process will
feel some vindication for the convictions they have jealously guarded for
so long.
This also signifies, to great extent, the changes in your universe which
are soon to bring about inn... more »
Untitled
*7th Ward second-line shooting injures 19 ~Danny Monteverde, The Advocate*
*~**NEW ORLEANS — In a shooting so brazen that it shocked a city hardened
by recurrent gun violence, 19 people were rushed to local hospitals after
gunmen opened fire on hundreds who had turned out for an annual Mother’s
Day second line parade in the 7th Ward. *
Did you know inBloom plans on …
This evening Shaun and I had the opportunity to speak with Rachael
Stickland from Jefferson County, CO. Rachael is a student privacy activist
(received her training from Leonie Haimson) trying to sound the alarm to CO
parents about the “400 data points” that the state plans on sharing with
data management company inBloom. Why should […]
Thought for the day
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Satire: “FOX News Shocker: New Evidence Hillary Killed Lincoln”
*“FOX News Shocker: New Evidence Hillary Killed Lincoln”*
by Andy Borowitz
WASHINGTON (The Borowitz Report)— “In what may be the most serious
allegation ever made against the former Secretary of State, Fox News
Channel reported today that Hillary Clinton was involved in the conspiracy
to murder President Abraham Lincoln. The latest charge against Mrs. Clinton
was reported by Fox host Sean Hannity, who said that the evidence of her
role in the Lincoln assassination came mainly in the form of e-mails.
According to Mr. Hannity, “If it’s true that Hillary Clinton killed
Lincoln, t... more »
Whether in Israel or America, is it time to fight the Far Right's "smirking, obscene, proudly bigoted pronouncements"?
*Israeli "patriot" Steven Plaut had "a suggestion" for Stephen Hawking,
following the great physicist's announcement that he is boycotting the
upcoming Presidential Conference in Jerusalem because of Israel's treatment
of the Palestinians. "I suggest," Plaut wrote, "that the people of Israel
send Hawking for a free trip on the Achille Lauro!!"*
*"The Senator from Wisconsin cannot frighten me by exclaiming, 'My country,
right or wrong.' In one sense I say so too. My country; and my country is
the great American Republic. My country, right or wrong; if right, to be
kept right; and i... more »
A star is born
Commander Chris Hadfield is leaving the International Space Station today.
He's been literally orbiting the earth for a long time. A couple of days
ago he had to do a space walk to fix an ammonia leak on the station. His
last gift to us earthlings is this video, karaoke from outer space.
This and That for Mother's Day...
*in no particular order...*
I have 65 tabs open in my browser and they're all competing for the few
brain cells I still possess. I've been giving it a bit of a rest since
Carol/Bunni passed away on the 29th of April.
So many people have donated to her funeral expense fund that it's truly
inspiring. We could still use a bit of help and in my upper left corner
there is a donate button if you can help in any small way.
Opus, of American Perspective, flew from California to Chicago for Carol's
funeral and has posted a lovely remembrance along with some photo's of
Carol's "real-life f... more »
barcelona, day two
Barcelona is amazing. Some people suggested that five days here were too
many, but we can barely fit in all the things we want to do - even though
we are omitting one major tourist attraction and the most popular day-trip
in Spain. (More on that later.)
I managed to sleep a little more than usual today, a rare gift, and we
purposely got a later start than usual. After breakfast, we took the metro
to our first views of La Sagrada Familia. This building, Gaudi's great
masterpiece, is truly unique in all the world. It is also famously
unfinished, under near-permanent construction, with... more »
Heavenletter #4552 Bless This World , May 12, 2013
Heavenletter #4552 Bless This World , May 12, 2013
God said:
How lovely is a day that, by virtue of your being in it, you have planted
love. Unto this day, you have added. Unto this day, you have blessed the
Earth and all its inhabitants, every creature, every mineral, every person.
This is how you enter Heaven every day and capture some of Heaven to give
to everyone. This is at My behest.
Today, bless this world by your being in it. Bless with good-naturedness.
Bless with your desire to bless. Bless this day with good fortune. Bless
this day because to bless is uppermost in y... more »
Hilarion May 12, 2013
May 12-19, 2013
Beloved Ones,
These are the days of endurance, steadfastness and of the exploring of the
different aspects of your many faceted selves. Take the time to sit in
stillness, in quietness, to open your heart, your willingness and allowance
for further insights that may come during these moments. Be willing to go
beyond the confines of your former perceptions of self, to step into the
unknown with courage and persistence. Look beyond seeming appearances of
the outer world to the world that exists within you. There are treasures
waiting to be discovered, claimed and t... more »
Another Casualty of Reform
When I became a statistic of the education reform, which has been grinding
the education system down, I felt alone and a little scared. Since then, I
have seen a whole lot more like me deciding that the harm and policies are
too much. Yet, we all fight on, and we will continue to fight […]
Housing: Is smaller better, or even necessary?
The “housing accord” agreed to between the Auckland Council and the
National Government’s Nick Smith is being talked of as a victory for
National’s wish to extend the city out into green pastures over the
Auckland Council’s wish to intensify existing built-up areas. (A phony
dichotomy, as I’ve said before.)
Those seeing it as a defeat for the council bewail their lack of success in
getting agreement on “quotas for affordable housing to be included in the
accord.”
Let me here just focus on one grave misconception about what makes housing
affordable, because Auckland’s planners ap... more »
FBI Pushing Hard for Realtime Email, Gchat, Skype, and Dropbox Spying Powers
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http://gizmodo.com/5992568/fbi-pushing-hard-for-realtime-email-gchat-skype-and-dropbox-spying-powers
*FBI Pushing Hard for Realtime Email, Gchat, Skype, and Dropbox Spying
Powers*
The FBI wants more power. That's not any particular kind of surprising,
since the FBI always wants more power, but this push is notable for what's
it's after: real time spy privileges for your online communication.
Right now, government agencies can force ISPs and phone companies to
install surveillance gear in their networks thanks to a law passsed in 1994
called the Communications Assistance for La... more »
Nice Mothers' Day - While USA In Thrall To Industrial Rapists (Koches Explode; Peterson Cocks Up), CO2 Attains Highest Level In 3 Million Years: Devastation On Horizon Both Socially and Environmentally
Koch Comedy Duo Getting Their Yuks Out of U.S.A. Taxpayer Foolishness I
know most of us just can't wait until that Koch Comedy Duo takes over the
Tribune chain of newspapers and in alliance with the Pete Peterson Fake
Social Security Drama Society convinces the USA middle class to cheer
loudly for those not paying taxes but gladly (ab)using the best of the
country's services. After all, we
For the Show Me State of Missouri: What They Didn’t Show You
This is in response to an article from the St. Louis Post-Dispatch. This
article is missing some key information. First and foremost, we must look
at the money trail. The common core standards are a cash cow for the
corporations who plan to implement new testing, new curriculum, new
professional development, and more, in order […]
Strange Fukushima Video
Watch the entire video starting at about 1:30.
I'm not sure whether we're seeing "fog," particularly suspicious is the
black stuff near the end.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=btjw6dYIhqI
Posted by CodeShutdown at Enenews here
Gray hair as well as vitiligo now can be reversed as scientists get to the roots
http://www.examiner.com/list/gray-hair-as-well-as-vitiligo-now-can-be-reversed-as-scientists-get-to-the-roots
*Gray hair as well as vitiligo now can be reversed as scientists get to the
roots*
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* Gray hair and vitiligo are now able to be reversed at the root,
scientists report on May 3, 2013 in a new study published in The Federation
of American Societies for Experimental Biology (FASEB) Journal. The
research suggests that loss of skin or hair color can be corrected by a new
compound -- a pseudocatalase -- that reverses oxidative stress. Gray or
white hair can be restored, revers... more »
Northerntruthseeker Rant For Sunday, May 12th, 2013
Sunday.... And time again for my rant....
I have been asked over the last few days why I have been putting up some
articles about this "Texas-Israel Day" fiasco that has just occurred in
Texas, considering that I do not even live in Texas. Let me put it this
way... This "Texas-Israel Day" horrible action by the Texas state
legislature in Austin Texas is something that can and most probably will
happen in every state in the United States and every provincial legislature
here in Canada if we do not put a stop to it immediately.
What has happened in Texas with this "Texas-Israel day... more »
Sunday Question for Liberals
Mother's Day, also. I know it's impossible to separate this question from
whatever one thinks about Hillary Clinton, but give it a try anyway: How
important to you is it for the Democrats to nominate a woman for president
in 2016? How important is it for you for the Democrats to nominate a woman
for VP if they don't select a woman for president?
Bill Gates, Jeb Bush, Oprah and Warren Buffett meeting at Kiawah Island, South Carolina
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http://www.wbtw.com/story/22217297/bill-gates-jeb-bush-and-warren-buffett-meeting-at-sc-island
*Bill Gates, Jeb Bush, Oprah and Warren Buffett meeting at SC island*
Posted: May 10, 2013 8:39 AM PDT
Updated: May 10, 2013 12:35 PM PDT
By WCBD News
Warren Buffett (left) and Bill Gates (Source: Mighigan Tech University)
Nearly 20 jets parked at Charleston International Airport on Johns Island
raised questions... (Source: WCBD)
CHARLESTON, SC -
Bill Gates, Chairman of Microsoft and one of the richest people in the
world, is spending time in the Lowcountry.
WCBD confirmed the Amer... more »
More On Vetting Candidates
Is there a way to find out if a candidate is courageous on a questionnaire?
Over the weekend, I had dinner with a guy who runs a progressive PAC. We
had talked on the phone but had never met in person. He had never eaten in
a molecular gastronomy-oriented restaurant before, but he had said he was
up for "adventurous" and he loved it. He asked me what questions the Blue
America PAC asks our candidates before we endorse them. Coincidentally,
when I got home, another big progressive PAC sent me their extremely
detailed candidate questionnaire to see if I had any suggestions. It's very
r... more »
America's Nuclear Nightmare
The most terrifying thing I've read yet about our nuclear waste disposal
problem.
There's a fire burning in Bridgeton, Missouri. It's invisible to area
residents, buried deep beneath the ground in a North St. Louis County
landfill. But the smoldering waste is an unavoidable presence in town,
giving off a putrid odor that clouds the air miles away – an overwhelming
stench described by one area woman as "rotten eggs mixed with skunk and
fertilizer." Residents report smelling it at K-12 school buses, a TGI
Fridays and even the operating room of a local hospital. "It smells like
dea... more »
Sunday Question for Conservatives
For Mother's Day...I suspect I've asked this in the past, but since we're
in the recruitment season for 2014: Republicans have elected some women
governors, but have fallen far behind Democrats in electing women to the
House and Senate. Is that a problem? Any idea of why it's happened? What,
if anything, should Republicans be doing about it?
In Loving Memory of Stuart Wilde
*My friend William in South Africa forwarded this news. -AK*
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* *In Loving Memory of Stuart Wilde*
by Khris Krepcik - May 10, 2013
World Renowned Author & Metaphysical Teacher Stuart Wilde Dies, Age 66
Friends & Family sadly announce the passing of globally respected Author &
Metaphysical Teacher Stuart Wilde. Wilde suffered a fatal heart attack on a
scenic drive through Ireland on Wednesday May 1st, 2013.
As Author of over 20 books (translated into 27 languages and selling
millions of copies) on Spirituality & Personal Development, Wilde was
considered by many to be one of the ... more »
Two moms and two (or more) problems regarding #commoncore
Kudos to these education activists receiving some notoriety for their
anti-common core views in Indiana. After spending four years in the state
for graduate school, I can say I’m somewhat familiar with how that state
does things. Although, I have some concerns. First, not necessarily from an
ideological standpoint, I on this day of all […]
Johnson and Johnson Risperdal Stimulates Lactation
Rockoff, J. D. & Lublin, J. S. (2013, May 10). J&J Balks on Deal to Settle
U.S. Probe The Wall Street Journal, p. B1, B2.
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702304441404577478803503320464.html
[Excerpted] Johnson and Johnson and the Justice Department are close to
settling a protracted investigation into the company's promotion of the
antipsychotic Risperdal, for what would be one of the highest sums to date
in a drug-marketing case, according to people familiar with the matter.
Majia here: J&J are the Justice Department are negotiating a payment of
$1.5 billion minimum as ... more »
“False Flag-O-Meter Reaches The Red Zone"
*“False Flag-O-Meter Reaches The Red Zone: *
*Why A Government-orchestrated **Distraction Event*
* Is Highly Likely To Occur In The Next 7 Days”*
by Mike Adams
“This is a short but urgent warning: A false flag event, an act of war, a
bombing or some other headlines-grabbing orchestrated event is very likely
to occur in the next seven days precisely because the Obama administration
is under intense fire right now and needs a quick distraction. In stage
magic, it’s called the “art of misdirection.” In politics, it’s called the
“Clinton method.”
This is exactly what Bill Clin... more »
Saxo Bank CEO says Crisis in Europe will not pass ! Meanwhile , Germany export driven economy hits potholes !
http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2013-05-12/saxo-bank-ceo-eurozone-minefield-crisis-will-not-pass
Saxo Bank CEO On The 'Eurozone Minefield': "This Crisis Will Not Pass"
[image: Tyler Durden's picture]
Submitted by Tyler Durden on 05/12/2013 14:42 -0400
- Bond
- Corruption
- Eurozone
- Germany
- Iceland
- Niall Ferguson
- Reality
- Recession
- recovery
- Saxo Bank
- Switzerland
Niall Ferguson recently remarked, *"[Europe] is a politicial experiment
gone wrong. The experiment was to see if Europeans could be forced into an
even closer u... more »
Louisiana Sinkhole Updates - May 11 , 2013 ....Major Flooding at Lake FUBAR .....Overnight Breaches in the Berm at Lake FUBAR......
Catharsis Ours - 23 hours ago
Louisiana Sinkhole: Questions And Answers, And?
MAY 12, 2013
Reblogged from freedomrox:
(Special Thanks again to Bonny Schumacher and the Power Hour, Bonny's
website is at: http://onwingsofcare.org/ )
I would like to apologize for taking so long to publish any updates or
other news regarding the 'Great Louisiana Sinkhole'. I have been very busy
attempting to help several residents of Bayou Corne and the surrounding
areas with various problems, and one of which is another complete article,
but I have not received permission to print as of yet.
Read more… 2,631 more words, 1 more vide... more »
Double Amputee (Jeff Bauman) was an actor - Dr Stan Monteith
Dr. Stan Monteith, a 35-year orthopedic surgeon on Jeff Bauman’s leg
amputations: “I believe that this young man was an actor”
May 10, 2013 by FauxCapitalist
[image: Stan Monteith]“Grandpa Liberty”, Dr. Stan Monteith, a 50-year
veteran researcher of alternative information suppressed by the mass media,
a radio broadcaster since 1993, and a 35-year orthopedic surgeon who has
performed many leg amputations said (starting at 1:06) concerning the
Boston Marathon bombings on the May 8, 2013 episode of *Radio Liberty* (emphasis
mine and pause words removed):
“*I wanted to just call to your... more »
Gaia Portal: Portals of Understanding have Multiplied and Expanded…
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* *Portals of Understanding have Multiplied and Expanded…*
by ÉirePort
Portals of understanding have multiplied and expanded across Gaia.
Clouded visions clear as Gaia upgrades to refined vibratory structures.
These visions, of Higher Nature, occur at individual, group, and planetary
levels, and inspire all involved to release restrictions from individual,
group, and planetary growth paths.
Recognition of universal Unity and Law of Oneness by humanity-general
becomes commonplace.
Former "standards" of being are dropped as such are now viewed as
not-helpful to the Unity.
Éi... more »
Relax, It's All Recycled Pee Anyway
*This Guy Not Only Drank Your Water First, He Made It*.London's *Thames
Water* utility is polling city residents for their views on drinking
recycled sewage water. It's one solution being considered for a looming
water shortage facing the British capital.
*London residents are being asked by the company for their views on the
idea of drinking sewage water that had been treated, put back in the Thames
or another river and then retreated.*
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* **Key to whether the proposal went ahead was whether Londoners were happy
with such a water supply - or revolted by knowing its origins, eve... more »
Memphis School Fragmentation Plan Shifts Hundreds of Million to Corporate Charters
Just weeks away now from the official beginning of the Memphis/Shelby
County schools fragmentation/privatization plan, Memphis citizens continue
to be misled by the Memphis Commercial Appeal, which does not even mention
charter schools when discussing the gaping hole in the merged school budget
plan. The closest the local newspaper of record has come so far […]
Graph of the Day: Global pre-tax energy subsidies, 2007-2011
[image: Pre-tax energy subsidies, 2007-2011. Global pre-tax energy
subsidies are significant. The subsidy estimates capture both those that
are explicitly recorded in the budget and those that are implicit and
off-budget. The evolution of energy subsidies closely mimics that of
international energy prices (Figure 2). Although subsidies declined with
the collapse of international energy prices, they have started to escalate
since 2009. In 2011, global pre-tax subsidies reached $480 billion (0.7
percent of global GDP or 2 percent of total government revenues). Graphic:
IMF / OECD / ... more »
U.S. Senator Whitehouse rebuts colleague who said God won’t allow climate change – ‘Seeking magical deliverance from our troubles, not divine guidance through our troubles’
[image: Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) blasted an unnamed senator for
saying God would protect the Earth from climate change, on 8 May 2013.
Photo: The Raw Story]
By Eric W. Dolan
8 May 2013
(Raw Story) – In a nearly 17-minute speech on Wednesday evening, Sen.
Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) blasted an unnamed senator for saying God would
protect the Earth from climate change.
“I was recently at a Senate hearing where I heard a member of our Senate
community say, ‘God won’t allow us to ruin our planet,’” he remarked on the
Senate floor. “Maybe that is why we do nothing.”
Whitehouse sa... more »
Pakistan Election comes down to the wire today - can Imran Khan or Nawz Sharif pull off a surprise win ? If either wins , national policy toward the US and the Drone Wars will change .... Bomb blast kills top Afghan Intel Official .... US sends another 100 million Aid package to Syria rebels ....Turkey ups chemical war ante by claiming Syrian Government has used WMD at least 200 times....... Obama policy will lead Region to war warns ex Iraq MP....
Catharsis Ours - 1 day ago
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http://news.antiwar.com/2013/05/10/pakistans-election-three-way-race-could-come-down-to-the-wire/
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Election: Three Way Race Could Come Down to the Wire**Whoever
Wins Is Expected to Radically Change Policy Toward US*
*by Jason Ditz, May 10, 2013*
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Eric Holder schools the bed wetters
I can't be the only one who finds it darkly amusing that the same gun
hoarders who are preparing to engage in hand to hand combat with the gummit
agents of tyranny piss their pants at the thought of closing Gitmo and
giving those "dangerous" terrarists due process within the US of A's
judicial system. As AG Holder mansplains to the would be warriors of freedom,
we can do this.
The attorney general told graduates that federal courts are capable of
handling terrorism cases, accusing critics of "ignoring reality."
"Let me be clear: those who claim that our federal courts are incapabl... more »
BEN FELLOWS, TOM CRUISE, ANDREW LLOYD WEBBER...
*Ben Fellows*
*Ben Fellows spills the beans*, according to the tap.
As a child actor, Ben Fellows was "offered by his agent Sylvia Young to Tom
Cruise for sex (Tom chose someone else)"
"Christopher Cazenove made violent sexual moves on him in a hotel room."
Ben was "advised to make a Police statement to protect himself from Ken
Clarke suing him for the penis-touching allegations."
"Andrew Lloyd Webber groomed him through multiple auditions, and then stuck
his tongue down Ben's throat, grabbing Ben's genitals, when he was 15 in
1990."
*Full story here: Ben Fellows spills the ... more »
Vendor’s suicide by self-immolation reflects despair of Mideast youth – ‘There is no quick solution that will address all the aspirations of young people looking for jobs now’
[image: Issam Khedri, 29, eldest brother of cigarette vendor Adel Khedri,
smokes a cigarette outside his room in the Mellassine slum of the Tunisian
capital, Tunis on Sunday, 14 April 2013. Adel set himself on fire outside
the Municipal Theater in the heart of Tunis on 12 March 2013. Photo: Ons
Abid]
By KARIN LAUB
11 May 2013
SOUK AL-JUMMA, Tunisia (Associated Press) – On the day he chose to die,
Adel Khedri woke up at 6:30 a.m., took his black backpack and headed down
to the busy boulevard where he worked as a cigarette peddler.
It was the last in a series of odd jobs that had ... more »
Sunday Classics: What comes after Mozart's and Beethoven's minor-key symphonic opening movements?
*What comes after the monumental, mysterious opening movement of the
Beethoven Ninth Symphony, which we heard last week? At the link, Christian
Thielemann conducts the Vienna Philharmonic in what seems to me a
grindingly prosaic rendering of the thunderingly dramatic scherzo.*
*by Ken*
I realize I should have been saying more about this amazing music we've
been hearing, dipping into the two symphonies apiece for which Mozart and
Beethoven composed opening movements in the minor mode. But really, when it
comes to an incandescent movement like the opening one of Mozart's great *
late... more »
JFK ASSASSINATION - THE CASE AGAINST LBJ
Was Lyndon Johnson part of the group that murdered JFK?
Johnson was pro-Israel.
Lyndon Johnson Was First to Align U.S. Policy With Israel's Policies
"Both of Lyndon Johnson’s great-grandparents, on the maternal side, were
Jewish.
"These were the grandparents of Lyndon’s mother, Rebecca Baines.11 Their
names were John S. Huffman and Mary Elizabeth Perrin.12 John Huffman’s
mother was Suzanne Ament, a common Jewish name. Perrin is also a common
Jewish name."
LBJ was Secretly Jewish
Roger Stone, a former Nixon aide, has written *'The man who killed Kennedy
- the case against LBJ... more »
On Vancouver Island, Women Still Get a Taste of Frontier Justice
If you're going to run afoul of the law on Vancouver Island, you had better hope
and pray you're not female.
*If a man is arrested in Victoria and goes before the court and his case is
adjourned for a few days for a bail hearing, he arrives at the Vancouver
Island Regional Correctional Centre that night, says Paul Pearson,
co-chairman of the Canadian Bar Association’s criminal section in Victoria.*
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*“He’s given medical access. He’s given a change of clothes. He’s given a
shower, toiletries, access to a gym, a TV, a padded bed, all the basics of
life,” he said.*
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*“A woman in t... more »
What Gregory Hicks really said about Susan Rice!
*MONDAY, MAY 13, 2013*
*The dumbness surpasses belief:* Just for the record, what did Gregory
Hicks really say about Ambassador Rice?
Last Wednesday, Hick testified to a House committee about the attack in
Benghazi. At one point, he savaged Rice.
For background, see our previous post.
Hicks said his jaw dropped when he watched Rice on the September 16 Sunday
shows. He said he was embarrassed by the things she said.
Why did he say he felt that way? Specifically, what was his criticism?
In typical fashion, no one ever really asked him to explain! Nor have we
seen anyone note how cr... more »
When science goes silent: With the muzzling of scientists in Canada, Harper’s obsession with controlling the message verges on the Orwellian
[image: Federal researchers in Canada protest Stephen Harper's 'war on
science', 3 May 2013. Funding cuts and program closures that were buried in
two successive omnibus budget bills starting to bite—close to 1,900
scientists have received layoff warning letters as part of wider cuts
across the public service. Photo: Chris Wattie / Reuters]
By Jonathon Gatehouse
3 May 2013
(Maclean's) – As far as the government scientist was concerned, it was a
bit of fluff: an early morning interview about great white sharks last
summer with *Canada AM*, the kind of innocuous and totally apolitic... more »
And the Walls Come Tumbling Down
Another look at the century old and ongoing, lethal aftermath of the way
Britain and France carved up the Middle East following the collapse of the
Ottoman Empire post WWI. It's a topic addressed here in several posts, the most
recent just yesterday.
We're now witnessing the walls, built by the Brits and the French in
carving up the region to suit their convenience, beginning to crumble.
Will the west now step in to shore up their malignant handiwork even as it
collapses under the weight of irreconcilable ethnic and religious
tensions? From *The Independent:*
*...for the firs... more »
The Language of Slavery
In these days of endless waiting, it occurs to me that even a bank account
filled beyond comprehension will not alter the mindset of slavery. A
lifetime of ownership has left deeply rooted beliefs and habits of speech. Some
of these will be easy to let go of, while others are almost invisible.
A slave is one who is owned. Their rights and permissible actions are
determined outside of themselves; in fact, they ignore inner knowing in
favor of outside validation for truth. They do this out of fear. Regardless
of their feelings in any moment, they are obedient to their own... more »
Sask Premier Brad Wall Hypes Job Creation Of '16,700 New Jobs' In Last Year - Reality Is That 65% Were Temporary Foreign Workers ...
*The Hype .......*
*The Reality .......*
*"Saskatchewan may be creating thousands of new jobs, but most are held by
migrant workers according to a recent study by the Canadian Labour
Congress. Between 2008 and 2011, 65 per cent of "net new jobs created" were
held by temporary foreign workers, the CLC said Friday, citing data from
Citizenship and Immigration Canada and the Labour Force Survey by
Statistics Canada.*
***CLC president Ken Georgetti said he wants those workers "placed in the
permanent immigration stream, not exploited in temporary migration
schemes." A spokesperson fo... more »
BULLROAR OVER BENGHAZI: Our world!
*MONDAY, MAY 13, 2013*
*Part 1—Maureen Dowd tries to make sense:* We apologize for starting our
week-long report on Benghazi with Maureen Dowd’s latest column.
That said, Dowd is very influential within the American press corps.
Several parts of her new column help define what’s at stake as this topic
returns center stage.
At the start of Sunday’s column, Dowd described a new war in the capital
“as Hillaryland goes up against Foxworld.” She also describes the way the
capital has “plunge[d] back into Clinton Rules.”
Given Dowd’s long, destructive history, that second comment seems... more »
Don't confuse lamb and goat
The Sunday Times reports that 'goat has been found in place of lamb in
processed food'.
My view: getting goat instead of lamb, how lucky can you be...
Be explicit!!!
Draw conclusions from the graphs!
Be explicit!!!
Tell people what I expect them to see in the graphs.
(From my daily notes)
Today at 6PM EST, talking inBloom and student data privacy At the Chalk Face
This is becoming a rather interesting story within the testing debate that
few anticipated in the run up to new assessment regimes. I’ve certainly had
to rely on many prominent education activists like Leonie Haimson for
information on this. Tech company inBloom is a major player in all of this.
As you can see from […]
You Know a Guy's Nuts When...
Let's say you've got a neighbour and your neighbour has a really big
bulldozer and your neighbour becomes fond of using that bulldozer late at
night to dig seemingly random holes. Chances are that guy's nuts.
Port Angeles, Washington resident Barry Swegle is a logging contractor and,
you guessed it, he's got himself a dandy bulldozer. According to town
police, Barry just used that machine to settle some sort of property
dispute by demolishing two houses, flattening a pickup truck and snapping a
power pole. This is Barry's handiwork:
Police have charged Swegle with "*malicious... more »
Eurovision 2013 Preview
I am virtually certain the 2013 Eurovision crown will be lifted by an
British woman. But it won't be Bonnie Tyler.
It's the same old story almost every year. The UK's warbling ambassadors
take to the stage and, invariably, come home with next to no points. In the
first part of the last decade our sub-par performance was blamed on the
fall out from the Iraq War. And as the decade wore on, the UK progressively
fell foul of Gazprom-orchestrated block voting. Hmmm. Lack of success is
laid at the feet of others who refuse to play fair - a typically British
response you might say.
But it... more »
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