Friday, October 04, 2013

4 Oct - Blogs I'm Following II

10:36pm MDST

Syria is NOT a Civil War, It Is A Foreign Intervention

Saman Mohammadi at The Excavator - 9 seconds ago
*Video Title: Syria is NOT a Civil War, It Is A Foreign Intervention. Source: Global Research TV. Date Published: October 4, 2013. Description:* Syria is entering a new stage of secular-on-extremist violence, with the collective war against President Assad almost sidelined by the growing mayhem. Outside plans for chaos have begun uncontrollably to shift the war, according to a number of experts. Analyst and editor of the Corbett Report, James Corbett, feels it important to emphasize the gap between the motives displayed by various factions inside Syria and the initial aim of exte... more »

We Gotta Get Out of This Place: Looking For A Heart of Math

Michael Paul Goldenberg at @ THE CHALK FACE - 4 minutes ago
Why in the world does NCTM support the Common Core Mathematics Standards? NCTM leadership fantasizes that CCSSI will accomplish what 25+ years of NCTM’s efforts failed to get done. The reality may well be that CCSS will drive the final nails into burying the progressive mathematics reforms that NCTM has supported, by associating them in […]

Are Stephen Harper And The Conservatives Working With The Tea Party Republicans To Have Keystone XL Pipeline Approval Be Part Of Blackmail Demands Against President Obama?

leftdog at Buckdog - 8 minutes ago
[image: Progressive Bloggers] * * *OTTAWA - An anti-Keystone XL pipeline crusader has written to Prime Minister Stephen Harper, suggesting Canada's aggressive lobbying for the project played a part in the ongoing government shutdown south of the border.* *Tom Steyer, a San Francisco billionaire and a major Democratic party fundraiser, chastises Harper for saying he would not "take 'no' for an answer" from U.S. President Barack Obama on TransCanada's Keystone XL.* *In a question-and-answer session with the Canadian American Business Council last week in New York, Harper took a h... more »

Sunday Classics preview: In "I Pagliacci," is it so surprising that Nedda would choose the mysterious Silvio over her husband?

KenInNY at DownWithTyranny! - 36 minutes ago
*Tonight we hear a chunk of the 1934 recording of Leoncavallo's I Pagliaccibuilt around the great tenor Beniamino Gigli. * *by Ken* In last week's *Pagliacci* post, we left Nedda in a state, after fending off the unwelcome advances of her troupemate, the hunchback clown Tonio. As unpleasant as that surprise was, she's now in for a pleasant one: the unexpected arrival -- scaling a wall! -- of a gentleman she immediately identifies as "Silvio." *WE ALREADY KNEW THAT NEDDA HAS A SECRET* When we took our close look at the monologue Nedda sings after her husband and Beppe go off to hav... more »

Rainy Saturday Links

Michael Turton at The View from Taiwan - 1 hour ago
t *A wasp captures a spider by stinging it.* How many times since the summer began have I put up rainy day links? I can't remember a year wetter than this one. On to the links before they get soaked.... - President Obama cancels Asia tour due to government shutdown insanity. - Manufacturing hits 18 month high - Chinese tourist reputations so awful the government issues new regs to put a stop to their (in)famous behavior - Overseas Chinese group in US to cease celebration of ROC national day. - Taiwan number 4 nanotech patent holder - The Economist on Ma and interna... more »

Stewart Air National Guard Base, NY

Paul Coker at News Spike - 1 hour ago
Now, this is interesting; the official caption for this DoD picture, taken with hours of the first inauguration reads: Description *English:* Vice President George Bush and other VIP's wait to welcome the former hostages to Iran home. - Location: ANDREWS AIR FORCE BASE - VIRIN: DF-SC-82-06566 Which is interesting - since other sources cite the port of entry for the returned hostages was Stewart Air National Guard Base in upstate New York - which has, to say the least, an interesting pedigree. You may remember it from 9/11 and the Northwoods plan; thusly - . 3. A... more »

MaWangMess: Weeklong Blowback Edition

Michael Turton at The View from Taiwan - 1 hour ago
*Hengchun gate.* * * What a week for President Ma "Blowback" Ying-jeou. It opened on Mondaywith the KMT losing its second court case. The High Court affirmed the district court's decision to reinstate Legislative Speaker Wang Jin-pyng in the Party and in his position. It refused to hear an appeal. The KMT then declared it would appeal to the Supremes. No matter how well Wang sings "Where did our love go?" I have some trouble believing that Wang will win there. I was saying last night how for years I was reading how totally out of touch Ma was said to be but never really believed it.... more »

The Corporate Reform School First Grade

Jim Horn at Schools Matter - 1 hour ago
Does this need commentary?

The GOP attack on the Affordable Care Act is confusing

James C Morton at Morton's Musings - 1 hour ago
Let's assume the Act is as terrible as the GOP suggests. That it will fail miserably. So? Give the Democrats the rope to hang themselves with. No one can say the Republicans wear any part of the legislation. Ah, but maybe the GOP is concerned the legislation might work ,,, The Affordable Care Act aims to increase the quality and affordability of health insurance, lower the uninsured rate by expanding public and private insurance coverage, and reduce the costs of healthcare for individuals and the government. All laudable goals. It provides a number of mechanisms—including manda... more »

Mint the coin

Libby Spencer at The Impolitic - 2 hours ago
Screw the nattering nabobs of conventional wisdom. The platinum coin is a valid idea well worthy of discussion: It's not that there's no value in knowing what's possible or likely, it's that it isn't an argument against the value of the proposition. Most things which should happen don't. We talk about them anyway. So what if it's tied up in the courts for years? It's a legal solution. It would shut down the extortionists. Somebody has to do it. Clearly Boehner isn't up to the task.

“Memories of the Soul: Past Life Regression”

noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 2 hours ago
* * *“Memories of the Soul: Past Life Regression”* by Madisyn Taylor, The DailyOM . "If you would behold the spirit of death, open your heart wide unto the body of life. For life and death are one, even as the river and sea are one." - Kahlil Gibran “The effects of a past life can manifest in your current life in many ways but should be used as a tool, not an excuse. Inside our subconscious lie our memories from past lives. Though we seldom remember even having lived these past lives, the experiences we had living them have had a hand in shaping who we are today. The effects o... more »

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New Orleans Ladder at New Orleans Ladder - 2 hours ago
*NOAA's monitoring of storm surge for TS Karen is now being posted @ QuickLook Page* ~It will be updated continuously throughout the storm event for the NOAA storm hardened stations along the coast along with NHC advisories.

Musical Interlude: Jean Michel Jarre, “Popcorn”

noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 2 hours ago
Jean Michel Jarre, “Popcorn” - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cXMhKdAwLbs

"A Look to the Heavens"

noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 3 hours ago
"An intriguing and beautiful nebula, NGC 3576 drifts through the Sagittarius arm of our spiral Milky Way Galaxy. Within the region, episodes of star formation are thought to contribute to the complex and suggestive shapes. Powerful winds from the nebula's embedded, young, massive stars shape the looping filaments. *Click image for larger size.* The dramatic false-color image also highlights the contributions of hydrogen, sulfur, and oxygen, energized by intense ultraviolet radiation, to the nebular glow. But the glow also silhouettes dense clouds of dust and gas. For example, ... more »

The Daily "Near You?"

noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 3 hours ago
Bradenton, Florida, USA. Thanks for stopping by.

Chet Raymo, “Discorruption”

noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 3 hours ago
* “Discorruption”* by Chet Raymo “The great foundational poem of religious naturalism is Walt Whitman's “I Sing the Body Electric”. Not for the first time, of course, but for the first time with a modern voice, a poet sings of the material soul. How long we labored in the Judeo-Christian West with a distrust of the body, seeing in it something verminous and corruptible. How long we dreamed of flying free of the blood and visera and foul excretions- the immaterial soul like a whiff of luminous vapor, ascending. “Mouth, tongue, lips, teeth, roof of the mouth, jaws and jaw hing... more »

A whistle-blower is vindicated (it appears), but his case may not provide much heart to others

KenInNY at DownWithTyranny! - 3 hours ago
*Ranger Danno self-published this book about his case.* *"We have seen all the types of retaliation he experienced. We just have not seen it all in one case."* *-- Jeff Ruch, executive director of Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER)* *by Ken* To amplify the above quote, the Washington Post's Miranda S. Spivack introduces it, in "Whistleblower in Snyder tree case moves on to a new job, wins settlement with park service," by noting that Jeff Ruch of PEER, "who aided Danno and his attorney, Peter Noone, said the reprisals against the decorated 30-year ranger were ... more »

Silk Road : Some Errors to Avoid

Paul Coker at News Spike - 3 hours ago
1. He boasted about running his international multimillion dollar drugs marketplace on his LinkedIn profile 2. He used a real photograph of himself for a fake ID to rent servers to run his international multimillion dollar drugs marketplace 3. He asked for advice on coding the secret website for his international multimillion dollar drugs marketplace using his real name 4. He sought contacts in courier firms, presumably to work out how to best ship things from his international multimillion dollar drugs marketplace, on Google+, where his real name, real face and real YouTu... more »

Planetary Code Red

Paul Coker at News Spike - 3 hours ago
Planetary Code Red from Spike1138 on Vimeo. *"Frightening, isn't it? To find out that there are those better versed in death than human beings..."*

Vote NO 2 ALEC

2old2care at Because I Can - 4 hours ago
The entire House of Representatives is up for re election in 2014. Our United States Representatives are up for re election every two years, as mandated in the Constitution. How many times can a member of the House a Representatives be reelected? There is no limit of the times a congressman can be reelected. *Unless you are ALEC* How many times can a member of the House of Representatives be re-elected? there are no term limits on the house of representatives. *Unless you are ALEC* *ALEC Alumni* *House of Representatives (82)* Rep. Rodney Alexander (R-LA) Rep. Justin Amash (R-MI) ... more »

Bank Blues

Michael Turton at The View from Taiwan - 4 hours ago
*Out filming with the FTV crew again this weekend.* Bloomberg has an interesting article on the difficulty US financial firms are having with using Taiwan banks to enter the China market and the low value of Taiwan banks... "Taiwanese banks were attractive to the PE firms because they were seen as having a better chance of expanding into the mainland than international rivals,” Chuang Piyen, a Taipei-based banking analyst at Mega Securities Co., said by telephone on Sept. 30. “Unhealthy banks were targeted because they could be turned around and sold at a good price.” Carlyle and... more »

The World Bank Reserve Table reflects the astounding fact that US physical gold is gone and as leased gold not counted , US reserves cupboard regarding gold is bare ! And so is Germany's cupboard , France has a mere 30 tone of physical gold ..... Jesse Crossroad Cafe missive focusing on mass exodus of gold - from the West !

Fred Walton at Catharsis Ours - 4 hours ago
From before...... http://fredw-catharsisours.blogspot.com/2013/10/gold-and-silver-updates-october-1-2013.html Excerpted from Harvey Organ - 10/ 1/13 **** Fellow Canadian Bryant Blake (who goes by the handle Rhody) has discovered something huge with respect to accounting for gold by the World Bank. The world bank has hinted in the past that it wished to discount leased gold. Its looks to me that they followed through on their promise. I will send this to Reg Howe is the authority on these matters and I will report back on his findings. from Bryant Blake *"please feel free... more »

Archangeloi of the ELOHIM and the birth of your new reality

Obi-Wan Kabuki at AMERICAN KABUKI - 5 hours ago
* * * * * * *Archangeloi of the ELOHIM and the birth of your new reality* by Karen Doonan Greetings beloved ones, we are the Archangeloi of the ELOHIM and we come to guide and to support as the New Moon energies begin to heighten and begin to illuminate all that is holding you back from entering the higher dimensional frequencies in TRUTH. *For many of you this coming linear 24/48 hours will see an increase in emotion, this emotion may be triggered solely within you or within those around you and we guide for you to see this as TRUTH. For the old 3d earth taught you to anchor these... more »

Saudi black op team behind Damascus chemical weapons attack – Russian diplomatic sources launch charge against Saudis ! Are the Saudis and Turkey in line for payback once the Syrian War " smoke " dies down ?

Fred Walton at Catharsis Ours - 5 hours ago
http://rt.com/news/syria-sarin-saudi-provocation-736/ The August chemical weapons attack in the Syrian capital’s suburbs was done by a Saudi Arabian black operations team, Russian diplomatic sources have told a Russian news agency. *“Based on data from a number of sources a picture can be pieced together. The criminal provocation in Eastern Ghouta was done by a black op team that the Saudi’s sent through Jordan and which acted with support of the Liwa Al-Islam group,”* a source in the diplomatic circles told Interfax. The attack and its consequences had a huge impact on the Syrian ... more »

Government shutdown is "bad for the Jews"

John Friend at John Friend's Blog - 5 hours ago
The federal government is officially "shutdown", as I'm sure many of you know at this point. And the Jews are upset. *Tablet Magazine* reports that the "shutdown" is "bad for the Jews." Why? Because their beloved "Holocaust" museum is closed: Yet another federally-funded casualty of the government shutdown, now in its second day? The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, a Washington, D.C. institution. “The Museum is closed to the public due to the federal government shutdown. It will reopen when the federal government resumes operation,” reads a * message* at the top of the muse... more »

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New Orleans Ladder at New Orleans Ladder - 6 hours ago
*Hurricane watch canceled for Karen*

Obamacare has become the Un-Affordable Care Act

Obi-Wan Kabuki at AMERICAN KABUKI - 7 hours ago
*I noticed that you have to apply before it shows the prices...what is up with that? -Bill* * * *Obamacare has become the Un-Affordable Care Act* WASHINGTON, October 4, 2013 — Not only is Obamacare unpopular with the general public, but it also is losing favor among the very people it’s supposed to help. The White House has difficulty getting the uninsured to buy Obamacare not merely because the government website is bad, but mostly because the product is bad. It’s overpriced. The Affordable Care Act long ago became known as Obamacare. Now it’s time to re-christen it the Un-Affo... more »

Simplified Oneness

Sophia Love at AMERICAN KABUKI - 7 hours ago
She: *You told me once you would hurt me, but I don't think so.* He*: I know, do you understand why I won’t now?* She:* Because I am as important to you as you are to me.* She:* Because you feel what I do.* She:* Because you want joy – for you, and for me, and actually, for everyone.* He:* Yes! And I cannot provide that unless I make myself dwell there.* She:* I love you. I can feel you "dwelling" there. It feels nice.* He:* If I want to hurt things, I have to hurt myself as well to do it.* He:* And if I want to love I have to love myself to do it.* * * It come... more »

This Week We All Met Marlin Stutzman

DownWithTyranny at DownWithTyranny! - 7 hours ago
"Who they hell is Marlin Stutzman?" people were asking Thursday morning. No one had ever heard of him before. Now the whole nation knows who he is-- or at least knows he's the guy who said: *"We're not going to be disrespected. We have to get something out of this. And I don't know what that even is."* President Obama, who had probably never heard of Stutzman 'til today either, answered him: "You have already gotten the opportunity to serve the American people. There's no higher honor than that… [T]he American people aren't in the mood to give you a goody bag to go with it. What ... more »

Shame on the Ugly Canadians

noreply@blogger.com (fern hill) at DAMMIT JANET! - 7 hours ago
Just when you think the Harper Government simply cannot further embarrass us on the world stage or horrify us at home, there's this shameful news. International Development Minister Christian Paradis says the government will not fund overseas projects that allow war rape victims and child brides to obtain an abortion. To its credit, the NDP jumped in with appropriate outrage. “It is simply shameful to see Conservatives putting their ideology ahead of helping these vulnerable women,” said Official Opposition International Development Critic Hélène Laverdière (Laurier--Sainte-Marie).... more »

Annie Machon - LIBE whistleblower hearing at the European Parliament

Mike Philbin at PROGNOSIS II - 7 hours ago
this week, ex-MI5 whistleblower Annie Machon was joined by ex-NSA Tom Drake, ex-Department of Justice Jes­selyn Radack, and ex-NSA Kirk Wiebe to give a state­ment to the LIBE Com­mit­tee at the European Par­lia­ment about *whis­tleblow­ing and the NSA mass sur­veil­lance scandal*. As well as describ­ing the prob­lems they had faced as intel­li­gence whis­tleblowers, they also sug­ges­t some pos­sible solu­tions.

"How It Really Is"

noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 8 hours ago
Remember the number, boys and girls, real nice and easy: 1-800-FUCKYO "Need health insurance? The Obama administration has you covered. Simply dial 1-800-FUCKYO to reach the next available health-care provider. Far from being a mistype, that’s the official number that Health and Human Services wants Americans to dial when seeking health care. Obamacare’s national call center really did list its number as 1-800-318-2596, helpfully spelling out President Barack Obama’s tendency to blatantly flip the bird in plain view." - http://coyoteprime-runningcauseicantfly.blogspot.com/

The Poet: Mary Oliver, “I Worried”

noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 8 hours ago
* * *“I Worried”* by Mary Oliver “ I worried a lot. Will the garden grow, will the rivers flow in the right direction, will the earth turn as it was taught, and if not how shall I correct it? Was I right, was I wrong, will I be forgiven, can I do better? Will I ever be able to sing, even the sparrows can do it and I am, well, hopeless. Is my eyesight fading or am I just imagining it, am I going to get rheumatism, lockjaw, dementia? Finally I saw that worrying had come to nothing. And gave it up. And took my old body and went out into the morning, and sang.”

Washington Times: The cheap tricks of the game

Obi-Wan Kabuki at AMERICAN KABUKI - 8 hours ago
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2013/oct/3/pruden-the-cheap-tricks-of-the-game/ PRUDEN: The cheap tricks of the game By Wesley Pruden Thursday, October 3, 2013 The games politicians play: Barack Obama is having a lot of fun using the government shutdown to squeeze the public in imaginative ways. The point of the shutdown game is to see who can squeeze hardest, make the most pious speech and listen for the applause. It’s a variation on the grade-school ritual of “you show me yours, and I'll show you mine.” President Obama is not a bad poker player, but the man with all the chip... more »

Boston Dynamics - Cheetah just went mobile - Project Wildcat

Mike Philbin at PROGNOSIS II - 8 hours ago
at about this time last year, I wrote about the CHEETAH project from Boston Dynamics - a quadropedal robot that could run on a treadmill faster the Usain Bolt. Well, the cheetah project just went mobile/remote aka Project Wildcat.

JUSTIN BIEBER BOYFRIEND; ONTARIO PEDOPHILE RING; COCAINE; MIND CONTROL

Anon at aangirfan - 8 hours ago
Justin Bieber is from Ontario. Justin Bieber has an androgynous image. The Sun reported that the teen pop star partied in a gay bar. A member of Bieby's posse, Jason Boyd, known as Poo Bear by Beliebers, is involved in the international cocaine smuggling biz. Bieber's Cocaine Ties Precious Treasure Holiday Co. promised to arrange illegal encounters in Ontario for pedophiles. Justin has sung about a gay love affair. Ontario has been portrayed as a haven for child-sex tourism. Justin Bieber is managed by Scooter Braun, who is Jewish, and from Atlanta. *Dr Joseph ... more »

"More Drugs… More Drones… More Credit-Pushing Drivel"

noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 8 hours ago
* * *"More Drugs… More Drones… More Credit-Pushing Drivel"* by Bill Bonner “Dad, I’ve got to do something,” begins a panicky letter from one of the children. “When I changed my job status I lost my health insurance. The best policy I can find is $550 a month. What should I do?” “Don’t buy the insurance,” we suggested. “It’s a waste of money. Just don’t get sick,” we added helpfully. There are two ways a government can rip off its citizens – force and/or fraud. Health care uses both. Back in the time of Genghis, Attila, Caesar and Napoleon, things were simpler. People were conquer... more »

Very, very stupid people

Roobin at THROUGH THE SCARY DOOR - 8 hours ago
Tommy Robinson, leader of the EDL has been stalking the proprietor of the EDL News website, an anti-EDL website, for those who don't know, sending him menacing messages and pictures of a block of flats, a front door and some mail (Roobin's Note: intercepting the mail is a crime under the Postal Act 2000)... OK so it was someone else's block of flats, someone else's front door and someone else's mail, you don't have to be smart to be a fascist, but I ask you, why hasn't the EDL been outlawed.

“Obamacare Just Gave Me A Death Sentence”

noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 8 hours ago
*“Obamacare Just Gave Me A Death Sentence”* By FedUpUSA.org "Sounds like hyperbole, right? Well, depends upon your perspective after you read what I have to say. Long time readers of FedUpUSA know me to some degree or another. I’m a real person. I’m not wealthy. I’m not special. I’m just your average person who happens to be rather opinionated and I share those opinions here on the Internets. The following is my reality after Obamacare smacked me upside the head last week. I’m prompted to share this rather personal story in the hopes that it will wake up a few more people. I’ve h... more »

90 Years from Now

Phil at A Very Public Sociologist - 9 hours ago
In 2100, the world will look like "a global wilderness dotted with gardens", apparently. And there's full communism too.

CREATING THE MIND COLONIZATION CULTURE

Bruce K. Gagnon at Organizing Notes - 9 hours ago
Introducing the series "The Century of the Self" which is about how those in power have used Freud's theories to try and control the dangerous crowd in an age of mass democracy. Sigmund Freud, the founder of psychoanalysis, changed the perception of the human mind and its workings profoundly. His influence on the 20th century is widely regarded as massive. The documentary describes the impact of Freud's theories on the perception of the human mind, and the ways public relations agencies and politicians have used this during the last 100 years for their *engineering of consent*. Am... more »

Arbitrators cannot consider equity unless expressly empowered so to do

James C Morton at Morton's Musings - 9 hours ago
*British Columbia (Forests) v. Teal Cedar Products Ltd*., 2013 SCC 51: [40] *Morriss* is also inapplicable to the case at bar because it concerned the jurisdiction of a *court* that was relying* on equity *to award compound interest. In reaching the conclusion that compound interest could be awarded by the court in that case, the B.C. Court of Appeal relied on the equitable jurisdiction of the court, which permitted the award despite the provisions of the*COIA*. The arbitrator in this case did not have jurisdiction to consider equity. Under the *CAA*, arbi... more »

It's Friday...

Adrienne at Adrienne's Corner - 9 hours ago
*what's going on.* Let us today concentrate on just one issue, and it's not the government shutdown (who cares?), Obamacare (catastrophe), John Boehner (dope), or Harry Reid (insane.) As always, when there is a big brouhaha about something, in this case the government shutdown, I start looking around for what the puppet masters don't want us to see. So let's take a look at what's going on with the dollar. Some of these articles have been sitting in my tabs for weeks. Some are as recent as today. Several of these are fairly long and not easily digested articles. However, th... more »

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New Orleans Ladder at New Orleans Ladder - 9 hours ago
*Checking the Watch: Mayor Mitchmo Talks Tropical Storm Karen Prep* *Mayor Landrieu declares state of emergency for New Orleans* *Emergency declared in St. Tammany Parish* *Gulf Seafood Institute Responds To Seafood Safety Concerns During Government Shutdown*

Archangeloi of the ELOHIM on the birth of the new paradigms

Obi-Wan Kabuki at AMERICAN KABUKI - 9 hours ago
*Archangeloi of the ELOHIM on the birth of the new paradigms* by Karen Doonan Greetings beloved ones, we are the Archangeloi of the ELOHIM and we come to guide and to support as the New Earth begins to anchor and the new paradigms begin to illuminate clearly around you, within you and through you. For many of you at this time are now stepping fully out of the old earth, whether by choice at conscious waking mind level or unconsciously by following the heart space. The birth of the New GOLDEN AGE OF HUMANKIND is now birthed in the physical waking realm. For those who are in the tr... more »

The Broad Foundation and Broadies: Kings of “Distruptive” and “Unreasonable” Trickle-Down Reform

Michael Paul Goldenberg at @ THE CHALK FACE - 9 hours ago
A study in evil from Julian Vasquez Heilig The Broad Foundation and Broadies: Kings of “Distruptive” and “Unreasonable” Trickle-Down Reform. Tagged: broad foundation, education deform, eli broad, privatization

The Problem With Charter Schools

Michael Paul Goldenberg at @ THE CHALK FACE - 9 hours ago
Reblogged from Moi Naturale: In the fall of 2008, I decided I wanted to transition from journalism to education. While I was in a master's program studying broadcast journalism at the University of Southern California, I started volunteering at a local community center called the Jackie Robinson Community Center. Through this experience, I realized I […]

Higher D Blue Sphere of Light Surrounds the Gaia-ic Globe

Obi-Wan Kabuki at AMERICAN KABUKI - 9 hours ago
* * * * *Higher D Blue Sphere of Light Surrounds the Gaia-ic Globe* by ÉirePort Higher D Blue Sphere of Light surrounds the Gaia-ic Globe. Sparkles of point crystals shimmer in this High Atmosphere. Standardized protocols have now faded completely from Gaia intention space. Gaia grids have been cleansed from the shadow web structures and are now free to operate as intended, without obstructions or restriction. Global resonance at hu-being levels is felt by all residing there. Hue-Beings now find application in Higher Realms. Inner Strength at individual consciousness points coales... more »

Procedure and the Politics of Procedure

Jonathan Bernstein at A plain blog about politics - 10 hours ago
Sarah Binder took another look at why discharge petitions are rarely useful, and why that procedure isn't going to solve the current shutdown. She's certainly correct, and Greg Sargent's post about defeating the "previous question" is part of the reason why: if dissenting Republicans are willing to go against the party on procedural votes, they have a much easier way of doing it than a discharge petition. However, as Dave Weigel makes clear, Republican clean CR supporters aren't close to voting against the party on procedural votes. (Just as I was almost done with this...Greg now re... more »

Tax refund for $500 million for BlackBerry

LeDaro at LeDaro - 10 hours ago
If you’re a big corporation and suffer losses then you may qualify for hundreds of million in tax refund. More welfare for corporations and big businesses. If an ordinary person loses his/her job no tax refund. Read more here.

Now they even have Kevin Drum!

bob somerby at the daily howler - 11 hours ago
*FRIDAY, OCTOBER 4, 2013* *The most obvious question on earth:* Everybody makes mistakes. For example, we made a mistake in 2002, though we try not to dwell or obsess on it. That said, we thought Kevin Drum got something wrong yesterday. He was annoyed with CNN’s Dana Bash for asking Harry Reid the most obvious question on earth. Republicans had proposed passing a small CR to fund cancer treatments for children, which have been suspended in the government shutdown. Working from an account by Dave Weigel, Drum posted this version of the exchange in which Bash posed her question to ... more »

Are There Really Purportedly Mainstream Republicans Who Want To Vote For A Clean CR?

DownWithTyranny at DownWithTyranny! - 11 hours ago
Nunes calls teabaggers "lemmings with suicide vests"-- but he votes with them 100% of the time No one ever accused Devin Nunes of being a "moderate." He's a hardcore conservative whose political career has been financed by the insurance industry, corporate agriculture and Big Pharma. Although his San Joaquin Valley district (CA-22) is increasingly Hispanic, the *voters* are still Republican enough there for him to not have to worry about Democrats seriously challenging him. The PVI is R+10 and Obama only garnered 43% of the vote against McCain and 42% of the vote against Romney. The ... more »

INVISIBLE CHILDREN: How to write elite con fiction!

bob somerby at the daily howler - 11 hours ago
*FRIDAY, OCTOBER 4, 2013* *Part 4—Our less advantaged great kids:* We don’t always believe the stories in Amanda Ripley’s new book. Don’t get us wrong! Her book, The Smartest Kids in the World, is an interesting book; the book is well worth reading. It proposes two or three gentle education reforms—reforms which may make perfect sense in large swaths of our society. That said, we don’t believe some of Ripley’s stories. And she basically disappears a large bunch of American kids. Let’s start with the first tale we don’t quite believe. We’ve mentioned this story before. It starts o... more »

Associated Press Fails to Follow Own Stylebook on "Illegal Immigrants"

Nima Shirazi at Wide Asleep in America - 11 hours ago
Back in early April, the Associated Press made news by officially removing the term "illegal immigrant" from its stylebook, the influential guide used by its journalists and follow by many others.  In a lengthy explanation of what prompted the decision, AP Senior Vice President and Executive Editor Kathleen Carroll noted that "illegal" should no longer be used when "labeling people, instead

The judge got it wrong; memory fails us all

James C Morton at Morton's Musings - 12 hours ago
Imagine a major trial in which evidence is given by a judge. The judge, as witness, has nothing to gain and has nothing at risk. The judge is testifying about something he knew about and affected him personally. Would you accept the judge's testimony? Of course - the judge wouldn't lie. But the judge got it wrong. It seems that recent testimony by Marc Nadon about his possible career is hockey was just wrong. And wrong in material ways. It's pretty clear that Justice Nadon didn't lie -- he told the true as he remembered it. But he was wrong. Now the reason to comment isn't t... more »

In Switzerland money rains... (where are we waiting for?)

address-withheld@my.opera.com.invalid (Dr. John v. Kampen) at - 12 hours ago
Link: http://youtu.be/iqKkERp-ias Backgrounds on 'free money' here. Have a golden weekend! John

Friday Nerd Blogging: Mashing The Best

Steve Saideman at Duck of Minerva - 12 hours ago
Some spoilers below re Game of Thrones and Breaking Bad, but good fun for a Friday chock full of deadlines Still just as much death, perhaps even more….

Argentina: UFO or Chupacabras? Mutilated Cows Reappear in Tabossi

Inexplicata (IHU) at Inexplicata-The Journal of Hispanic Ufology - 12 hours ago
*Source: Planeta UFO and Micrófono Digital (www.microfonodigital.com) Date: 10.03.2013* *Argentina: UFO or Chupacabras? Mutilated Cows Reappear in Tabossi* More or less a month ago, in a rural area 5 km from Tabossi and 10 from Viale, a family was looking for one of their cows, which was about to give birth, and found it in a remote area where they thought the birth was taking place. They were shocked to find her dead, but with her udders clearly cut away, without a drop of blood. The cow's tongue had been sectioned off as well as the eyes; the hide was entirely burned and hard. N... more »

Argentina: Residents of Tucumán Videotape a UFO over Río Nío

Inexplicata (IHU) at Inexplicata-The Journal of Hispanic Ufology - 12 hours ago
*Source: ATIFO and Planeta UFO Date: October 2, 2013* *Argentina: Residents of Tucumán Videotape a UFO over Río Nío* Members of the Agrupacion Tucumana Investigacion Fenomeno OVNI (ATIFO) recorded a strange flying object in broad daylight. The recording was made at the end of a meeting held on 23 June 12:05 pm at the ATIFO headquarters. The members were exchanging farewells without noticing the white object that emerged in the backdrop, they said. "Its shape appeares to be disk-like, a white object with an average size of 3 to 4 meters, traveling at average speed, enough to be see... more »

Note on the Chile Winged Humanoid

Inexplicata (IHU) at Inexplicata-The Journal of Hispanic Ufology - 12 hours ago
Note: The video shown at this link corresponds to a winged creature videotaped in Guadalajara, Mexico - not the Parque Bustamante entity. Inexplicata Podcasts covering items from UFO / paranormal history in Spain, Latin America and the Caribbean

Chile: Uncanny Winged Creatures Over Santiago de Chile

Inexplicata (IHU) at Inexplicata-The Journal of Hispanic Ufology - 12 hours ago
Source: zoopedia.blogspot.com and www.lared.cl *Date: 10/4/2013 Chile: Uncanny Winged Creatures Over Santiago de Chile* On 29 September around 21:00 hours near Bustamante Park in the downtown area, a strange flying creature was seen flying from one tree to another. Its size was estimated at around 2 meters tall and shaped like a manta ray. Ignacio, a young man who was the privileged witness to this brief yet disconcerting flying being sighting, does not wish to disclose his identity but made his narrative available to journalist [Juan Andrés] Salfate on Canal La Red. His description... more »

The "Muhammad Ali of the Criminal Justice System" Passes On

angola3news at Angola 3 News - 13 hours ago
This morning we lost without a doubt the biggest, bravest, and brashest personality in the political prisoner world. It is with great sadness that we write with the news of Herman Wallace's passing. Herman never did anything half way. He embraced his many quests and adventures in life with a tenacious gusto and fearless determination that will absolutely never be rivaled. He was exceptionally loyal and loving to those he considered friends, and always went out of his way to stand up for those causes and individuals in need of a strong voice or fierce advocate, no matter the con... more »

Chinese Hegemony in Asia is Unlikely, so AirSea Battle Unnecessarily Provokes the Security Dilemma

Robert Kelly at Duck of Minerva - 13 hours ago
The following is a re-up of a piece I wrote for the Diplomat last month as part of an informal back-and-forth series with the National Interest this summer on the US pivot to Asia and AirSea Battle. (Here and here are some of the other entries.) That pic, which has got to be the grossest Continue reading

SPACE WEEK EVENTS

Bruce K. Gagnon at Organizing Notes - 13 hours ago
*October 5-12, 2013* *Keep Space for Peace Week* *International Week of Protest to* Stop the Militarization of Space *No Missile Defense* *No to NATO Expansion* *No Syria Attack* *End Afghanistan Occupation* *Stop the Drones Surveillance & Killing* *No Nuclear Power in Space or on Earth* *End Corporate Domination of Foreign/Military Policy* *Convert the Military Industrial Complex* - *Albuquerque, New Mexico* (Oct 12) Drones and endless war protest at Kirtland AFB, Truman Gate, 11:00 am Stop the War Machine stopthewarmachine@comcast.net - *Andover, Massachuset... more »

Untitled

New Orleans Ladder at New Orleans Ladder - 14 hours ago
*Karen threatens U.S. during quiet hurricane season and government shutdown* ~*FEMA recalls some workers to deal with storm; other first responders remain furloughed* *Due to the Federal government shutdown, NOAA.gov and most associated web sites are unavailable. * *Only web sites necessary to protect lives and property will be maintained. * *See Weather.gov for critical weather information or contact USA.gov for more information about the shutdown.* * ~Karen at 2:45 pm CST* *Karen shifts slightly towards Louisiana coast* *Oilman industry representative, LA Gov. Jindal, declares s... more »

OUR MOTHER EARTH FROM SPACE

Bruce K. Gagnon at Organizing Notes - 14 hours ago
As we move into Keep Space for Peace Week let's get an overview of what it means to be living on our little Mother Earth spaceship. Our consciousness must evolve so that we see that all life on Earth - all the people, the animals, the plant life, the water, air - is sacred and spiritually connected. There are no national borders on our planet. As we move into space we must think about what kind of seed we take with us from our planet. A good seed or a bad seed? Do we want to take the seed of greed, war and violence with us into the heavens? As we learn to love our Mother Earth ... more »

#DefundAbortion Report 2: MASSIVE Win for Sane Majority!

noreply@blogger.com (fern hill) at DAMMIT JANET! - 14 hours ago
The Twitter air war between defunders and defenders started slowly with fetus fetishists using their supplied talking points from Campaign Lie. FACT: Canadian taxpayers fund at least *$80 million* every year for the killing of children in the womb FACT: There is a severe shortage of family doctors, nurses and funding for elder care and for treatment of autistic children across Canada FACT: Abortion is an elective procedure that is *not medically necessary* FACT: Over *96%* of abortions are performed for convenience as a back-up birth control method *Are you ok with that?* Basical... more »

Will Value-Added Testing Do as Little for the Nation as It Has for Tennessee?

Jim Horn at Schools Matter - 14 hours ago
If you go the *Washington Post* education page, hang a right down the hallway to the back bedroom and look under the bed in the box labeled "Stuff Jeff Bezos Won't Like," you will find this article, which is based largely on findings from *TMoE*. *Update 10:56 AM*: The title above, "Will Value-Added Testing Do as Little for the Nation as It Has for Tennessee?" has been changed. Why? To soften the impact for the gas bags on WaPo's Editorial Board?

TGIF

James C Morton at Morton's Musings - 14 hours ago

Consumers First. Really?

Owen Gray at Northern Reflections - 15 hours ago
John Ivison recently reported that the Harper government is going to announce a "Consumers First" agenda in the upcoming throne speech. Rick Smith writes* *that, if there is one person the Harper government hasn't stood up for, it's the consumer: Guided by the idea that Ottawa needs to get out of the way of business, Harper has been trumpeting the mantra of red-tape cutting since first elected in 2006. What this has really meant are cuts to safety inspections and costly adherence to the wisdom of deregulation. Hardly the building blocks of a “consumers first” agenda. The Harp... more »

Postales con mensajes para compartir de "Feliz Viernes"

José Luis Ávila Herrera at FOTOFRONTERA - 15 hours ago

LETTERS FROM GENERATION Rx - Independent Film Trailer

Stranger in a Strange Land at Stranger in a Strange Land - 15 hours ago
By Kevin P. Miller Green Med Info, 30 September 2013 You or loved one is suffering under the diagnosis of ADHD, bipolar, schizophrenia, or depression. You've done everything the doctors have instructed – from a mind-boggling array of medications to perhaps even an aggressive regimen of electro-convulsive therapy, but you or your loved one continues to slip further into darkness. You are frightened – fearful of the life you – or they may have to lead. What would you do – accept the condition as fate, or search the world to find a cure? * It is a question millions face every d... more »

Read Stuff, You Should

Jonathan Bernstein at A plain blog about politics - 15 hours ago
Happy Birthday to Ed Halicki, 63. Good stuff -- all on one question, today: 1. Why is the Republican Party broken? Regular readers know my answers. But worth considering the alternatives. It's 40 years of frustration!, says Ross Douthat. 2. It's George W. Bush!, says Dan Larison. 3. It's the end of the Cold War!, says Matt Yglesias. I should say: of the three, I think Douthat's is the most interesting one -- because it dovetails so nicely with mine, which primarily composed of two parts. First, the success of the conservative marketplace; second, the influence of a small group of... more »

False Equivalency, Kyrsten Sinema And The Problem Of A Hackish Media

DownWithTyranny at DownWithTyranny! - 15 hours ago
Last year Kyrsten Sinema (New Dem-AZ) tried appealing to out-of-district progressives while claiming to be a centrist in AZ-09. Obama beat McCain and Romney in the district; it's not a red district. This week Sinema, one of the Democrats who votes most frequently with the Republican on crucial roll calls, has been claiming that *both* parties are at fault over the government shut down. "Arizonans are angry and I don't blame them," she said Tuesday. "I am angry. Time has run out and both parties are responsible." Both parties? Really? I thought only lazy or brainless media hacks ev... more »

Government Shutdown - Day four items... Bond market getting more anxious ... White House determined to stand firm while House of Representatives Speaker John Boehner seems wobbly !

Fred Walton at Catharsis Ours - 15 hours ago
http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2013-10-04/someone-getting-nervous-er-er Someone Is Getting Nervous-er-er [image: Tyler Durden's picture] Submitted by Tyler Durden on 10/04/2013 08:39 -0400 - default inShare Another day, another shut government and *1-month T-Bills have surged another 6bps to 18.5bps*. Despite the relative calm in repo markets, which is likely due to expectations that any technical default will be for a minimal length, the short-term bills most likely to be affected (the 10/31/13 T-Bills) are seeing the *largest daily deterioration yet* as traders exit and p... more »

Breakthrough Institute on Cheap Nuclear Power

Charles Barton at The Nuclear Green Revolution - 15 hours ago
Low cost, abundant, carbon free energy that can be quickly available is the key to averting a climate disaster. Wind and solar energy are unreliable and lack the capacity to be produced on demand. Energy storage technology is expensive and may not be ready in the large amounts required to overcome the flaws of wind and solar power. Clearly then, massive amounts of carbon free energy may not be available within the next 40 years, yet the power companies worry about nuclear costs. The Breakthrough Institution has firmly joined the nuclear side of the energy debate and is paying att... more »

Your Employer Wants To Erase Your Personal Cell Phone And Computer

Donna Ballman at Screw You Guys, I'm Going Home - 16 hours ago
The concept of BYOD is all the rage in management-side circles right now. BYOD stands for Bring Your Own Device. Basically, the idea is that companies let employees do work for them on their own cell phones, laptops, tablets and other devices. Lots of dark-side, er, management-side lawyers are blogging about employer risks in having employees use their personal devices at work, and I don't necessarily disagree with them. Some of my management-side colleagues even offer sensible advice on the issue, and even offer advice on how to reassure employees about their privacy concerns. I'm ... more »

Kenya West Gate Mall after action review and aftermath - did the soldiers engage in concerted looting over the four days of the alleged siege ?

Fred Walton at Catharsis Ours - 16 hours ago
http://www.smh.com.au/world/kenyan-mall-looting-blamed-on-soldiers-20131004-2uymp.html *NAIROBI:* Mannequins were stripped clean, jewelery cases smashed, racks of expensive suits carted off, dozens of cash registers cracked open and at least one member of the Kenyan security services arrested, caught with a bloody wallet. The looting of the Westgate mall, the scene of a siege in which scores of people were killed last month, appeared to have the scope and organisation of a large-scale military operation, and many Kenyans are asking if that is what it was. Four-day siege or four-day... more »

Is a " Syrian Solution " emerging to end the Syria war ? Is Assad talking with FSA officers secretly due to the emergence of outsider jihadists in Syria dominating the fighting on the Rebel side and creating havoc in Syria ?

Fred Walton at Catharsis Ours - 16 hours ago
A theory that might have legs - something to keep an eye on .... http://www.moonofalabama.org/2013/09/syria-new-constellations-emerge-.html Syria: New Constellations EmergeIt is by Fisk and the guy is not always as sober as one would like but his story rings true: Six weeks ago, a two-man delegation arrived in secret in Damascus: civilians from Aleppo who represented elements of the Free Syrian Army, the rebel group largely composed of fighters who deserted the regime’s army in the first year of the war. They came under a guarantee of safety, and met, so I am told, a senior officia... more »

Practicing Patience

John Carroll at Dying in Haiti - 17 hours ago
[Dispatches from Haiti] Practicing Patience http://t.co/8hM2BsoN2F — Journal Star News (@pjstarnews) October 4, 2013

Who is Siri?

Not a sheep at Not a sheep - 17 hours ago
According to an email from CNN, Siri is Susan Bennett. Her voice is known by millions of iPhone users. Her identity, up until now, has been unknown. Meet Susan Bennett, better known as Siri, Apple's voice-activated virtual assistant. "It seemed like everyone was clamoring to find out who the real voice behind Siri is," says the Atlanta-area resident, "and so I thought, well, you know, what the heck? This is the time." Apple, typically secretive, won't confirm it. But Bennett says she is Siri. Professionals who know her voice, have worked with her and represent her legally say she... more »

I Don't Care About the US Government Shut-Down

thwap at thwap's schoolyard - 18 hours ago
I really don't care about the Republican Congress shutting down the US Government until Democrats agree to reform the Affordable Care Act. (or "Obamacare"). Because "Obamacare" is a Repug-inspired, shitty piece of legislation that forces people to buy something they don't want (and was upheld as constitutional by a Supreme Court that privileges corporate power over individual rights) and because the Repugs are a repugnant group of assholes who just want to preserve the "free-market" hellish nightmare of uncontrollable corporate fraud that was the status-quo. Both sides are anti-demo... more »

A Tale of Two Poverties: Sachs versus the world

Megan MacKenzie at Duck of Minerva - 20 hours ago
Interpreting evidence related to poverty and development is never straightforward. Neo-liberal supporters of free market economics tend to point to economic growth as evidence that global inequality is stabilising, while those “closer to the ground” often point out the limitations of economic measurements and encourage a broader understanding of the everyday signs of exploitation and Continue reading

ALL CHILD ABUSE IS THE SAME?

Anon at aangirfan - 20 hours ago
*Child abuse - political art - David Icke* * * Child abuse arouses strong passions. * **On 3 October 2013, in Madagascar, a mob killed three 'Europeans' suspected of murdering a young boy.* The boy's genitals and tongue had been cut off. The locals suspected the foreigners of trafficking in human organs. Europeans burned to death by mob of vigilantes in Madagascar after they were accused of murdering a young boy *Keanu - murdered by his mother.* Women seem to be increasingly abusing their children. Birmingham children's chief 'cannot guarantee' child safety / How could little boy'... more »

The Fire

Sophia Love at AMERICAN KABUKI - 21 hours ago
*“For me, it is as if my confidence is only as strong as my insecurities. My strength is only as powerful as my tenderness. My anger is only as powerful as my love.”* * * These words are a perfect description of the human. Of us. They are a gift, shared here so that you too can see and feel and accept what is that we are, who it is that we are becoming. We are becoming the fullness of ourselves, right before our very eyes. There is nothing more powerful than you. No being with a greater capacity for love, for creation, for exquisite being – than the one who greeted... more »

Greg Hunter, “Weekly News Wrap-Up 10.4.13”

noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 21 hours ago
*“Weekly News Wrap-Up 10.4.13”* By Greg Hunter’s USAWatchdog.com “Government shutdown became a reality this week. It’s the fault of both parties–end of story. At its core, the fight is over the Affordable Care Act (or Obama Care). The Democrats have one thing right: Obama Care, like it or not, is the law of the land. It doesn’t matter that it is a job killer or that people will be forced into part-time work. It doesn’t matter that it is an enormous entitlement that will plunge the country deeper into debt. It doesn’t matter that the Obama Administration has handed out hundreds o... more »

NYT prints a demagogic essay on women in science

Luboš Motl at The Reference Frame - 21 hours ago
*The New York Times* have published a manipulative article about women in STEM fields, Why Are There Still So Few Women in Science? by Eileen Pollack, a writer of a sort and a professor in the humanities who has received an undergraduate physics degree. She describes her – and not only her – hardcore conspiracy theory claiming that the underrepresentation of women in physics and related sciences is due to some evil cabal controlling the society. In the first paragraph, she describes a 2012 paper written at Yale that "goes a long way toward providing hard evidence" of anti-women "bi... more »

AUSTRALIAN GOVERNMENT ATTEMPTS TO POLITICALLY ISOLATE BOATPEOPLE

While anything that anyone does to ease the burden of refugees or at risk if they remain where they are can be nothing but helpful, it’s difficult to applaud such actions when one knows that it is being done for such blatantly transparent ulterior motives. Yesterday the Abbott government announced that 500 Syrian refugees currently being handled by the UNHCR will be settled in Australia. Today the Abbott government also announced that some 800 Afghans who had worked for the allies in Afghanistan will also be offered places in Australia. All of these people, however, are being admitt... more »

"THE BRITISH INVENTED THE MYTH THAT JEWS CONTROL THE WORLD"; CIA CONTROLS AL QAEDA

Anon at aangirfan - 21 hours ago
*Do Jews Rule America?* * **"The British ... invented the myth that Jews control the world."* *Read more »* (A Peace to End All Peace / Chronicles of the End of History) ~~ *Anonymous said...* Lyndon LaRouche and his followers have a similar perspective. Usually, his former followers have the same perspective, to some degree or another. Webster Tarpley comes to mind... It can be argued that WWI was before Jewish, or more accurately, Zionist influence, was at it's peak. Remember, Britain was the most powerful empire up until WWI. Certainly, the division of the Middle East was a B... more »

West Feliciana District Attorney Says Herman Wallace Has Been Reindicted

angola3news at Angola 3 News - 22 hours ago
(Herman Wallace, in ambulance after his release.)In an article published this evening, Lauren McGaughy of the Times-Picayune cites an announcement by West Feliciana District Attorney Samuel D’Aquilla, that a grand jury has reindicted Wallace. McGaughy writes further that: *George Kendall, one of Wallace's attorneys, said no one on his legal team was notified of the indictment Thursday. Documents filed in Louisiana's Middle District on Thursday show D'Aquilla notified the court of his intent to reindict Wallace.* *"We have not received any official notification of an indictment, but ... more »

Netanyahu fear mongering over Iran to mask Israel's legitimacy deficit

Land Destroyer at Land Destroyer - 22 hours ago
Nile Bowie RT The Israeli Prime Minister may have left his cartoon bomb at home, but his latest appearance at the UN contained no shortage of dubious claims aimed at strangling the nascent US-Iran rapprochement in its cradle. Just three days after the historic phone call between US President Obama and Iranian President Rouhani, hopes for a thaw in relations between the two countries were dashed when Obama confirmed that military options were still on the table during a press conference with Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu in the Oval Office. In his eloquent address to the General as... more »

Musical Interlude: Deuter, “Celestial Meadows”

noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 22 hours ago
Deuter, “Celestial Meadows” - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7zUiaEa-szk

"A Look to the Heavens"

noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 23 hours ago
“The Sleeping Beauty galaxy may appear peaceful at first sight but it is actually tossing and turning. In an unexpected twist, recent observations have shown that the gas in the outer regions of this photogenic spiral is rotating in the opposite direction from all of the stars! Collisions between gas in the inner and outer regions are creating many hot blue stars and pink emission nebula. *Click image for larger size.* The above image was taken by the Hubble Space Telescope in 2001 and released in 2004. The fascinating internal motions of M64, also cataloged as NGC 4826, are th... more »

The Daily "Near You?"

noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 23 hours ago
San Luis Obispo, California, USA. Thanks for stopping by.

'If Harper wants to be PM, job comes with questions from journalists': Mulcair

leftdog at Buckdog - 1 day ago
[image: Progressive Bloggers] * * *"Stephen Harper wants to be the prime minister of a G-8 country, to manage one of the most complex governments and economies in the world, and yet he wants to do it without talking to the public, without talking to journalists, and indeed without talking to Parliamentarians.” * *Tom Mulcair.* * The Canadian Press / National Newswatch*

Generic Drugs 4: DOH Generics Summit 2013

Nonoy Oplas at Government and Taxes - 1 day ago
The Generics Act of 1988, RA 6675, turned 25 years old last month. The Department of Health organized the "Generic Medicines Summit 2013" at the DOH Convention Hall, DOH Compound, Manila last Monday, September 30, 2013. It was a whole day activity, I was not able to attend the morning session, I went to the afternoon sessions. *Panel Session No. I, 1-2:30pm*, the theme was “The Impact of Generics Policies in Improving Access to Medicines and Health Outcomes”. The speakers were: *Presentation No. 1: * Global Achievements in Implementing Generic Policies *Presentation No. 2:*Local ... more »

Peltier Tribunal Live Day 3

brendanorrell@gmail.com at CENSORED NEWS - 1 day ago
Watch live streaming video from earthcycles at livestream.com  Leonard Peltier Tribunal on the Abuse of Indigenous Peoples Rights By Brenda News Censored News EXCLUSIVE! copyright Censored News GREEN BAY, Wisconsin -- The Peltier International Tribunal on Indigenous Rights issued preliminary findings at the conclusion of the three day Tribunal late Friday. 

Vegan Recipe - Red Beans & Lentils

Small Footprints at Reduce Footprints - 1 day ago
Red Beans & Lentils This month's dish is my own creation. It is a hearty stew full of flavor and warmth ... perfect for a cool autumn supper. [image: Vegan Red Beans & Lentils] *Ingredients* 1 1/2 Cups red kidney beans 1/2 onion (small), diced 2 garlic cloves, minced 1/2 green pepper, diced 1 Cup lentils, washed 1 Can tomatoes with juice 1 heaping Tablespoon Taco Seasoning (or to your taste) 1 bay leaf 1 pinch turmeric Chopped cilantro (optional, to your taste ... I use about 1/4 cup) Water as needed [image: Vegan Red Beans and Lentils] *Method* - Sort and wash the kidney beans. ... more »

Is The World's Most Famous Living Revolutionary Pope Francis?

DownWithTyranny at DownWithTyranny! - 1 day ago
Last week we tried to put a face on the evil far right Vatican beaurocrats who have always worked towards a Christianity devoid of Jesus Christ, by introducing you to Republican Party Cardinal Raymond Burke, a modern day Grand Inquisitor and widely recognized as one of the most purely malevolent higher-ups embedded in the Vatican. Chances are better than even that when someone refers to an unnamed member of the Roman Curia as a “narcissist," they're talking about Burke. Pope Francis is working towards a long overdue house-cleaning of the Vatican Curia and this week, the *NY Times*... more »

Chet Raymo, “The Seeds of Contemplation”

noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 1 day ago
* * *“The Seeds of Contemplation”** * by Chet Raymo “Do a Google search for "Cuthbert" and you'll get two main hits: a stunning blonde Canadian actress who I never heard of, and the 7th-century Anglo-Saxon monk I was looking for. Make that an image search and poor Saint Cuthbert gets washed away in a sea of unclad sexiness that would probably have rattled the poor abbot/bishop to his core. Well, we don't really know, do we? We don't really know what was on Saint Cuthbert's mind. Certainly he had an impressive career as a Church administrator, but be seems to have been irresisti... more »

“50 Questions That Will Free Your Mind”

noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 1 day ago
* * *“50 Questions That Will Free Your Mind”* by Marc Chernoff "These questions have no right or wrong answers, because sometimes asking the right questions is the answer. 1. How old would you be if you didn’t know how old you are? 2. Which is worse, failing or never trying? 3. If life is so short, why do we do so many things we don’t like and like so many things we don’t do? 4. When it’s all said and done, will you have said more than you’ve done? 5. What is the one thing you’d most like to change about the world? 6. If happiness was the national currency, w... more »

Mohawk Nation News 'US Honey Boo Boo'

brendanorrell@gmail.com at CENSORED NEWS - 1 day ago
US Honey Boo Boo Posted on October 3, 2013 Mohawk Nation News MNN. Oct. 3, 2013. The display on the Learning Channel of a 6 year old low class Hill Billy child and her family in all its poverty and grossness is not new to us Indigenous people. The visitors were always Red Necksand fat people. Today they are objects sold on the public entertainment chopping block, to make fun of

Pentagon Spent $5 Billion on Weapons on Eve of Shutdown

noreply@blogger.com (Say No To Corporate America!) at Say No To Corporate America - 1 day ago

Spain's Prime Minister Rajoy hoisted by his won petard ! Caught lying on air regarding Barcenas !

Fred Walton at Catharsis Ours - 1 day ago
Guest Post: Rajoy Horror Picture Show Hits The Road [image: Tyler Durden's picture] Submitted by Tyler Durden on 10/03/2013 22:24 -0400 - Guest Post - Kazakhstan inShare *Submitted by Don Quijones, via Testosterone Pit blog,* *The embattled Spanish premier Mariano Rajoy decided to take his unique brand of leadership onto the international stage last week, with what can only be described as interesting results.* His first port of call was the General Assembly of the United Nations in New York, where he urged Britain to restart talks on Gibraltar under the bilateral Bruss... more »

Philadelphia School district Crisis - October 3 , 2013 - As School have opened , the crisis atmosphere has not disappeared , the realities of the situation are sinking in ( and in some cases getting worse ) ... The situation at Constitution high , Roosevelt K-8 , teachers informed of AP / IB cuts , Parents file complaints with PA Department of Education . And just how our the kids supposed to focus on their education amidst the chaos ?

Fred Walton at Catharsis Ours - 1 day ago
HOME » BLOGS » THENOTEBOOK'S BLOG Constitution High students protest loss of more staffby thenotebook on Oct 02 2013 Posted in Latest news Share on emailMore Sharing Services COMMENTS (36)PRINT *by Isaac Riddle* Protesting further losses in staff and resources to their school, around 200 students from Constitution High School staged a “sit-in” in front of their school’s entrance early Wednesday morning. The school's staff was informed Monday during an emergency meeting that $90,000 would be trimmed from the school’s budget, according to Kathleen Melville, an English and Spanish teach... more »

Europe items of note - Gazprom in EU gunsights just as winter comes to Europe regarding alleged abuse of Gazprom's dominant market share - I'm surre Syria had nothing to do with the timing here.... EU surveillance hearing focusing on GCHQ cyber raid of Belgian firm..... Amazon in French MP gunsights regarding Amazon's discounting of books....

Fred Walton at Catharsis Ours - 1 day ago
http://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/oct/03/russia-gazprom-charges-eu-regulators EU regulators are preparing to charge Russian gas export monopoly Gazprom with abusing its dominant position in central and easternEurope, the EU's antitrust chief said on Thursday, in a move that could lead to a fine of up to €11bn (£9bn). The European commission's action against Gazprom is likely to ratchet up the tension between Europe and Russia, which has criticised EU attempts to boost energy market competition and end its over-reliance on Russian supplies. It could also play into tensions with R... more »

Ba-a-ad Republcans! Ba-a-ad Republcans!

KenInNY at DownWithTyranny! - 1 day ago
*"Not since my children were 3 or 4 years old," says NY Democratic Rep. Louise Slaughter, "have I seen such obstinate inability to accept the facts."* *by Ken* The Republican shutter-downers think they can hornswoggle American into believing that they're just trying to get a fair hearing from those Kremlin-red Democrats, including the president, for their noble ideas. Of course, they have no noble ideas, and there's a reason why they can't get a fair hearing. They're the ravings of lunatics and thugs. But I think they may do well persuading fact-deprived and reality-challenged Ame... more »

FINALLY YOU ARE ALL WAKING UP

Bruce K. Gagnon at Organizing Notes - 1 day ago
Former Minnesota Governor Jesse Ventura......also a former professional wrestler and Navy seal. He is considering running for president and calling for revolution. Ventura also speaks eloquently about the assassination of JFK.

#DefundAbortion Report I: Major Fail on Primary Point

noreply@blogger.com (fern hill) at DAMMIT JANET! - 1 day ago
I have lots to report from today's Defund/Defend Abortion bun fest, but for now the MAJOR takeaway. It was an abject failure in getting across their main spin-point. That being: the funding of abortion is a separate issue from how people feel about the procedure itself. That, in fact, a 'majority' of Canadians do not want public healthcare funding for abortion. Here they are, spinning a 2013 poll with a pie chart that demonstrates that 51% 'question' taxpayer funding of abortion. Of course, they're being creative with numbers as usual. Here is the poll report (pdf). 43% think ... more »

Is a Cyber False Flag on the way in weeks - to be blamed on Iran revenge by way of one example ? And will the scapegoats also include Russia and China ? Who are the real Cyber Terrorists ?

Fred Walton at Catharsis Ours - 1 day ago
http://theresistanceunited.com/2013/10/01/massive-nsadhs-stuxnet-false-flag-cyber-attack-on-its-way/ Massive NSA/DHS Stuxnet false flag cyber attack on its way *01**Tuesday*Oct 2013 Can you and your business survive without the Internet? Can you get through the day without communicating through social medias? What will you do if the Internet goes down? Why am I asking you these questions? That is exactly what is going to happen very soon – the U.S. government is going to take down the Internet after a false flag cyber attack. Blackberry didn’t announce that they are *laying off*... more »

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noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 1 day ago
* * *“Are You Drinking Too Much Coffee? * *Study Says Overconsumption Could Lead To Early Death” * Evidence suggests four cups a day or more may shorten your lifespan. By Jodie Gummow “Over the years, there has been an extensive health debate over whether coffee is really good or bad for our bodies, with strong arguments and research coming from both sides of the fence. Some research suggests that coffee can prevent strokes, delay the onset of diabetes and heart disease. Other findings indicate it might lead to some forms of cancer and adversely affect the metabolism. The most r... more »

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Lockheed Martin : "We never forget who we're working for"

Alison at Creekside - 1 day ago
That famous LM motto ... which in the main of course refers to their $47.2 billion client, the US government. Not just an arms manufacturer anymore, LM builds spy satellites for the NSA, plus surveillance and information processing for the CIA, the FBI, the IRS, the NSA, the Pentagon, the Postal Service, and the US Census Bureau. Lockheed Martin - counting some people, blowing other people up. Rather infamously up here in Canada, Lockheed Martin developed and supplied the data-analyzing software to Statistics Canada that scanned the 2006 census forms using “optic recognition” softw... more »

"Alien" Abduction Is Real, and can be stopped, according to MUFON Investigator

urupiper at Yesterday 's Lies - 1 day ago
[image: Alien Resistance] Alien Resistance *Jun 19, 2013* Ancient of Days Conference, Roswell NM See also http://AncientofDays.net for DVDs Or http://ChristianSymposium.com for recent events Joseph Jordan is the President and co-founder of the CE4 Research Group, an Alien Abduction investigation and research team based out of Cocoa, Florida. Joe has been a Mutual UFO Network Field Investigator since 1992. He has shared his research findings from his Alien Abduction investigations through many radio shows, newspaper and magazine articles, DVD's, and lectures. His research find... more »

Banks filling ATMs with more cash than usual in case of bank runs ? Speaking of Banks , look at what JP Morgan just announced regarding Jamie Dimon ( no longer Chairman of JP Morgan Chase & Co's main operating bank ) - note the change occurred July 1st ?

Fred Walton at Catharsis Ours - 1 day ago
http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2013-10-03/us-banks-stuffing-atms-20-30-more-cash-case-panicked-withdrawals ( Runs on banks being prepared for ? ) US Banks Stuffing ATMs With 20-30% More Cash In Case Of Panicked Withdrawals [image: Tyler Durden's picture] Submitted by Tyler Durden on 10/03/2013 18:31 -0400 - Debt Ceiling inShare Even as the fearmongering over the debt ceiling hits proportions not seen since 2011 (when it was the precipitous drop in the market that catalyzed a resolution in the final minutes, and when four consecutive 400 point up and down DJIA days cemented th... more »

US Banks Stuffing ATMs With 20-30% More Cash In Case Of Panicked Withdrawals

Obi-Wan Kabuki at AMERICAN KABUKI - 1 day ago
http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2013-10-03/us-banks-stuffing-atms-20-30-more-cash-case-panicked-withdrawals US Banks Stuffing ATMs With 20-30% More Cash In Case Of Panicked Withdrawals [image: Tyler Durden's picture] Submitted by Tyler Durden on 10/03/2013 18:31 -0400 Even as the fearmongering over the debt ceiling hits proportions not seen since 2011 (when it was the precipitous drop in the market that catalyzed a resolution in the final minutes, and when four consecutive 400 point up and down DJIA days cemented the deal - a scenario that may be repeated again), some banks a... more »

"How It Really Is"

noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 1 day ago

"Need Health Care Coverage? Just Dial 1-800-F**KYO To Reach Obamacare’s National Hotline"

noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 1 day ago
*F Word Alert! * *"Need Health Care Coverage?* * Just Dial 1-800-F**KYO To Reach Obamacare’s National Hotline"* by Katie Need health insurance? The Obama administration has you covered. Simply dial 1-800-FUCKYO to reach the next available health-care provider. Far from being a mistype, that’s the official number that Health and Human Services wants Americans to dial when seeking health care. Obamacare’s national call center really did list its number as 1-800-318-2596, helpfully spelling out President Barack Obama’s tendency to blatantly flip the bird in plain view. After allo... more »

Satire: “Boehner: Obama Stubbornly Refusing to End Crisis I Created”

noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 1 day ago
* * * “Boehner: Obama Stubbornly Refusing to End Crisis I Created”* by Andy Borowitz WASHINGTON (The Borowitz Report)— “Speaker of the House John Boehner (R-Ohio) said that he was disappointed after meeting with President Obama at the White House on Wednesday afternoon, telling reporters, “The President is stubbornly refusing to end the crisis I created. Government is about teamwork,” Mr. Boehner continued. “I’ve done my part by putting together an entirely optional crisis that has shut down the government and will throw thousands out of work. Now it’s up to the President to do hi... more »

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As a child I was bullied by bigger boys who threatened to beat me up if I didn’t give them what they wanted. But every time I gave in to their demands their subsequent demands grew larger. First they wanted the change in my pocket. Next it was the dessert in my lunchbox. Then my new Davy Crockett cap. Then the softball and bat I got for my birthday.
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It's the same in Washington. Giving into the Republican bullies who are demanding to delay a law of the land and shutting down government until they get their way will only cause them to escalate their demands; next, they'll want to repeal the Affordable Care Act; next, they'll demand to repeal other laws they dislike.

This is not like the shutdown of 1995-96. I was there. The Republicans then refused to compromise on the budget. Now, Republicans want to alter the legislative process, and distort our democracy. There must be no compromising with bullies.
 
An old friend, who has been active in politics for more than thirty years, told me yesterday that he was giving up. "I can't stomach what's going on in Washington any more," he said. "The hell with all of them. I have better things to do with my life." My friend is falling exactly into the trap that the extreme right wants all of us to fall into -- such disgust and cynicism that we all give up on politics. Then they're free to take over everything.

Make no mistake: Ted Cruz and his Tea Party followers, and the Koch brothers and their other financial patrons, are relishing this shutdown. They're delighted that 95% of the Environmental Protection Agency is down, so polluters can do whatever they want; that 80% of the Labor Department is down, so unscrupulous employers can trample on their employees; that much of the Securities and Exchange Commission is down, so corporations can have a field day. And they'd like nothing more than a default on the nation's debt in two weeks, because the resulting financial chaos will cause even more of us to become angry and cynical. That's the point: They feed off of anger and cynicism.

Our response should be the opposite: We will not give in to bullies or intimidation, and nor will we give in to cynicism about what our government needs to be and who it needs to serve. We will remain engaged and active, and push every member of Congress as well as the President to remain steadfast.
 
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