4:06pm MST
Long Walk 4 at Stillwater Paiute Shoshone Indian Nation
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by Ellen Johnson
By Ellen Johnson
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This morning we were blessed to have Long Walkers visit the Stillwater
Indian Church. Emilio gave a brief explanation of journey's purpose. The
mood was warm and cheerful with Emilio and Carl Sampson offering prayer
and honor in song. Thank you Long Walkers for what you do.
Why is this young couple subsidising the ‘Politicians Bankers Welfare Fund’?
*Guest post by Hugh Pavletich from **Performance Urban Planning*
[image: image]In yesterday’s* New Zealand Herald* article “Buyers Turning
To The “Bank Of Mum and Dad ,” reporter Russell Blackstock illustrates how
young Kiwis are unnecessarily taking on excessive mortgages and pressuring
their parents for financial support, eroding parents’ retirement savings
and encumbering their own home—and all entirely unnecessarily.
The problem is housing supply.
Young Jamie Clark and Jenna Close have just purchased their first home for
$450,000, with a mortgage load of $360,000—and a deposi... more »
Bob Dylan Was Right About The Croats-- Most Are Still Fascists To The Core
Croatian fascist leader Ante Pavelić with enthusiastic Franciscan monks
Today Croat voters overwhelmingly-- and true to form-- chose to
institutionalize the idea that their own LGBT community is less equal than
other Croats. With four-fifths of the votes counted, a solid majority
appears to have backed the move to amend the Constitution so that gays and
lesbians can never get married. I drove through Croatia in 1969. The
scenery was beautiful and I remember thinking how awesome Dubrovnik looked,
even though it was kind of like Disneyland, the original city having been
destroyed in 12... more »
The Greatest thing ever to happen to the internet
illustration by Minh Uong/The New York Times
Imagine broadband was free and unlimited, imagine unless you went to a big
server site your communications were free from unwarranted snooping. Well
you do not have to imagine anymore. There are unsung heroes amogst us.
People toiling away for low pay just for the satisfaction of making life
better for everyone. Their only reward putting it to the MAN and advancing
the human condition.
One of these men speaks below.
“In an age of pervasive government surveillance and corporate data mining,
the Commotion project is an essential resource ... more »
TICKING MASS EXTINCTION TIME BOMB IS NOT FUKUSHIMA ~ IT'S METHANE
*Permafrost in Siberia.*Methane emissions from the Arctic permafrost
increased by 31% from 2003-07, figures show. Photograph: Francis
Latreille/Corbis
*Our planet Earth has experienced five major species extinctions over the
past billion years and the common denominator has always been a sudden
acceleration in Global Warming with the rapid release of Methane being the
most likely culprit: Allen L Roland*
Experts say methane emissions from the Arctic have risen by almost
one-third in just five years, and that sharply rising temperatures are to
blame ~ *but very few p... more »
Bunkering Down
December
1, 2013 Forbes had a fascinating article on their forbes.com
page this past week, titled, “Billionaire Bunkers: Beyond the Panic
Room,
Home Security Goes Sci-Fi”.
http://www.forbes.com/sites/morganbrennan/2013/11/27/billionaire-bunkers-beyond-the-panic-room-home-security-goes-sci-fi/?utm_campaign=forbestwittersf&utm_source=twitter&utm_content=bufferc37c9&utm_medium=twitter
The caption under the picture at the top of the page … Continue
reading →
Empowering Native Youth Media: Vote on new videos
By
Klee Benally
Outta Your Backpack Media
Censored News
Here are the videos from OYBM’s recent 48 Hour Film Making Challenge.
Four films were produced with the theme “Hunger” and the requirements of
including:- The line: “Don’t bite the hand that feeds you.”- Drawing of
a spiral.- Close-up of a hand clap.- Either a flashback or split
screen.
Please vote by either thumbs up or commenting (
The Mind is the Ultimate Resource: Thank Inventors and Innovators for a Better Life
*Guest Post by Doug Bandow*
Hans Riegel recently died at age 90. He changed the world for the better.
He brought us the treat known as gummi bears.
Politicians routinely crusade against wealth and inequality, but that
occurs naturally when people create products and offer services benefiting
the rest of us.
Today people live on their cell phones. Once we didn’t even have
telephones. Thank Alexander Graham Bell, born in Edinburgh, Scotland.
The internal combustion engine auto came from Karl Benz. He was a design
engineer who in 1886 won a patent for a “motor car.”
In 1903, ... more »
Sunday Question for Liberals
Same one that I used for conservatives. What are you hoping for on
Afghanistan? Is the agreement to keep the US there (in a non-combat role)
after 2014 a good idea? Bad idea?
Peter McLaren's Review of The Mismeasure of Education
We posted a piece of Peter's remarks in the advance reviews, but his
inimitable style and rhetorical sweep here is classic McLaren. Both
humbling and gratifying:
It is no exaggeration to say that public education is under threat of
extinction. The uneven but inexorable progress of neoliberal economic
policies clearly provided the incubus for transferring the magisterium of
education in its entirety to the business community. The world-producing
power of the corporate media has not only helped to create a privatized,
discount store version of democracy that is allied with the arroga... more »
Sunday Question for Conservatives
What are you hoping for on Afghanistan? Is the agreement to keep the US
there (in a non-combat role) after 2014 a good idea? Bad idea?
We’ll discuss the #teaparty element to the #commoncore debate tonight. For now… #tcot #p2
The Tea Party or right wing element of the common core debate frames the
standards and its affiliations as an Obama-centric initiative. Perhaps
calling it “Obamacore.” I see references to the United Nations, socialism,
and everything RW conservatives hate about Obama, even referencing his
birth certificate. Neoliberal education reformers, or those enamored by
CCSS, use […]
JFK50: “I laugh because I must not cry, that is all, that is all. ” - Abraham Lincoln
JFK50: Dicks With Time Machines from Spike EP on Vimeo.
*“I laugh because I must not cry, that is all, that is all. ” *
― Abraham Lincoln
A Truer Path Into the Past of Mankind
Steven Goddard mentions, in this post, Viking travellers across a quieter
past Atlantic ocean to a warmer past Greenland. I submitted the following
comment, with a wider view:
*If you are prepared to have your mind broadened by a wider understanding
of the ancient past--not limited to climate records, for example, but who
travelled where, and spread their civilizations to a greater or lesser
extent--read "America B.C" (1976), by anthropologist Barry Fell. The book
details evidence for settlers from many lands (Celts, Libyans, Egyptians,
etc.) in North America, between roughly the 10... more »
Sunday Classics: In Gilbert and Sullivan's hands, a madrigal can be buoyant, or sad, or sad and funny
*The end of the Sextet in the Off-Monroe Players' 2010 production of
Patience*
*GILBERT and SULLIVAN: Patience: from the Act I finale, Lady Saphir, "Are
you resolved to wed this shameless one? . . . Sextet with Chorus, "I hear
the soft note"*
*Recitative*
*LADY SAPHIR* [*coming left of *BUNTHORNE]:
Are you resolved to wed this shameless one?
*LADY ANGELA* [*coming right of* BUNTHORNE]:
Is there no chance for any other?
*BUNTHORNE* [*decisively*]: None!
[*Embraces* PATIENCE. *Exit* PATIENCE *and* BUNTHORNE.]
*Sextet -- the Ladies Ella, Saphir, and Angela; the Duke, Major, and
Colo... more »
Banks confess to massive mortgage fraud. Government declines to prosecute either the CEOs or the companies. Too big to jail?
------------------------------
Original Here
*Documents in JPMorgan settlement reveal how every large bank in U.S. has
committed mortgage fraud*
Bill Black: Justice Dept.'s failure to understand pervasive schemes of
fraud in financial industry obstructs meaningful prosecution of banks -
November 29, 13
More at The Real News
*Bio
.*
William K. Black, author of THE BEST WAY TO ROB A BANK IS TO OWN ONE,
teaches economics and law at the University of Missouri Kansas City ... more »
Updated: Alleged ET Removal of Restricted Tech Captured in Afghanistan...
I was sent this video, its quite remarkable. I have no way of verifying the
location or events so use your discernment on this one... The video creator
claims the USA captured some sort of tech in Afghanistan (a Star Gate?) and
ETs destroyed it. This video has nothing to do with ISON.
Deep tweets
Strange tweet from a few days ago. Never saw another word about it.
Look who visited #Guantanamo today: Obama's closers, shown at GTMO
airstrip, in media blackout fact-finding trip. pic.twitter.com/LBkvWqCeyy
— Carol Rosenberg (@carolrosenberg) November 25, 2013
Apparently Ben Smith never heard of them. In response to his query, she
tweeted this: Hey, @BuzzFeedBen They're Obama special envoys Cliff Sloan
(State) and Paul Lewis (Pentagon).
Keith Ellison (D/Muslim MN) does his best shuck and jive routine to cover this administrations talking points on why we were too stupid to understand what Obama was saying about Obamacare...
*no, really.*
The magnitude of his stupidity on display this morning on "This Week" is
awe inspiring.
And, no - I haven't suddenly started watching the Sunday morning arrogant
talking heads. This clip is compliments of Free Beacon - and we thank
them.
Success Academy Tax Documents: Moskowitz Can Afford the Rent
Since 2006, Eva Moskowitz has been running a small charter empire that has
at least $50 million in government per-pupil funding, at least $30.9
million in total, end-of-year assets, and the support of hedge fund
millionaires. Why is it, then, that her Success Academies have never paid a
dime in rent for the public school space occupied […]
Your moment of Zen
Aurora Borealis, Alaska. [photo via Tamitha Skov and Watergate Summer]
Northerntruthseeker Rant For Sunday, December 1st, 2013
Sunday, the beginning of a new month, and time again for my weekly rant...
I continue to get plenty of comments from our friends in the Hasbara/JIDF
community, and it still startles me that they continue to send these
comments knowing full well that they will never see the light of day.... It
is also laughable that they are resorting to the ridiculous tactic of
changing up the "name" of the person generating the comments in the vain
hope that I will not see through the deception... Are they really this
stupid? Do they not even realize that they give themselves away in an
instant by... more »
My Glitch is Fixed!
I tweeted about this last night, but why not make a post out of it: I've
been stuck at the same place at Healthcare.gov since mid or late October,
and now they've fixed my glitch! I tried last night for the first time in a
week, and suddenly the program didn't hang at the spot it's been hanging.
Exciting!
For what it's worth: the problem was in the initial family information,
towards the end. It asked about whether my eldest was a full-time student
(she is), and then whether she had a parent in the same state in which she
attends school (she doesn't), and then it couldn't save and c... more »
Thanksgiving Day Omen - Playing Economic Roulette ? After three near misses with financial turmoil ( trial balloons ) , Brandon Smith discusses what lies ahead for 2014 .....Is Obama symbolized by " ObamaCare " set up as the 2014's Oswald as the face of the looming financial Crisis to come ? Has the Federal Reserve found their patsy for the fall and looming crisis to come ? China about to go its own way ( note the present geopolitical games over those disputed islands and China new air defense map ) .... GoldCore warns on US mortgage market , Howard Marks and David Stockman warn on market risks ....... Don't say you haven't been put on notice !
Catharsis Ours - 6 hours ago
http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2013-11-27/we-are-playing-economic-russian-roulette
"We Are Playing Economic Russian Roulette"
[image: Tyler Durden's picture]
Submitted by Tyler Durden on 11/27/2013 19:15 -0500
- Central Banks
- China
- Crude
- Crude Oil
- Debt Ceiling
- default
- Fail
- Federal Reserve
- Global Economy
- International Monetary Fund
- Iran
- Janet Yellen
- Main Street
- None
- Obama Administration
- Obamacare
- recovery
- Reserve Currency
- Unemployment
- White House
- Yuan
... more »
Cattle Mutilations: Interview with a Puma Hunter
*Argentinean cattle mutilation researcher Daniel Ubaldo Padilla posted this
interview with a cattleman and hunter as part of his ongoing investigations
into his country's mutilation phenomenon. "The idea of this interview," he
writes, "is to disabuse the notion of the puma as the apex regional
predator. Pumas did not attack the animal appearing in the photographs [at
the start of the video]. Nor are pumas still causing mutilations in La
Rioja. Over the years, these strange depredations (mutilations) could have
been camouflaged by successive deaths, with the blame for all of these
... more »
We Don’t Need Longer School Days; We Need Smarter Ones.
I support the intentions behind DCPS’ A Capital Commitment: Better Schools
for All Students by 2017. I salute Chancellor Henderson and Capital One for
agreeing to a strategic plan, which sets ambitious goals for our most
vulnerable students and schools. It’s not only the right thing to do, but
also an effective use of time and […]
Iceland Government presents debt relief plan - citizens first before banksters , what a novel idea ?
Iceland thumbs nose at international opposition to advance $1.2 billion
debt relief plan
Published time: December 01, 2013 03:14
Edited time: December 01, 2013 04:02
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[image: A general view of houses in the town of Vik in southern
Iceland.(Reuters/ Ingolfur Juliusson)]
A general view of houses in the town of Vik in southern Iceland.(Reuters/
Ingolfur Juliusson)
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Iceland’s government has announced that it will be writing off up to 24,000
euros ($32,600) of every household’s mortgage, fulfilling its election
prom... more »
Live Ustream Virtual Event December 10, 2013 - GE Foods & Human Health From Alberta, Canada
The local Albertan GE Speakers Event scheduled for Dec. 10, is SOLD OUT,
due to over-whelming response... so THEY ARE TAKING IT ONLINE! They are
setting up a live Ustream of this exciting event. Please REGISTER...
registration is FREE, butallows them to keep track of participants. If you
are planning to HOST A LOCAL U-STREAM VIRTUAL EVENT ... awesome! Then just
please register with one ticket, and e-mail "Albertan's for Food Safety" @
ab4foodsafety@gmail.com with the # of seats in your venue. There is a max
on the FREE tickets they can make available (500,000).
EVENTBRITE ticke... more »
Woolwich: The Lee Rigby "Trial"
To a man, according to their brief, every single Crisis Actor on the street
who spoke to the media (*Resuscitation Man, Orange Girl*, etc.) said
*"he looked like he was wearing a Help for Heroes T-shirt."*
No he wasn't.
That's a hooded sweatshirt, he's wearing it in *July*, and how could they
see that from where they were standing anyway...?
*[Whilst he was being stabbed / run over / partially decapitated / actually
decapitated....]*
Also, I have personally examined that lamp-post myself, and it wasn't hit
by a car.
At least not one travelling faster than perhaps 2 mph.
Massive protests in thailand threaten to topple Government - Protsters attempt to storm Government house as police use water cannons and tear gas to repel protesters , Prime Minister Yingluck forced to vacate Government House for an undisclosed location ! Formerly peaceful protests have turned violent on the past 24 hours.....
Bangkok police use tear gas on protesters besieging govt buildings (PHOTOS)
Published time: December 01, 2013 07:58
Edited time: December 01, 2013 08:50
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[image: An anti-government protester throws a tear gas back to the police
outside Governement House during a demonstration in Bangkok on December 1,
2013. (AFP Photo / Nicolas Asfouri)]
An anti-government protester throws a tear gas back to the police outside
Governement House during a demonstration in Bangkok on December 1, 2013.
(AFP Photo / Nicolas Asfouri)
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Massive Pro - EU protest raging in Ukraine ......Ukrainians protst suspension of EU integration talks and demand President Yanukovich's resignation.....
Clashes in Kiev amid massive pro-EU protests: LIVE UPDATES
Published time: December 01, 2013 12:14
Edited time: December 01, 2013 15:08
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[image: People supporting EU integration hold a rally in Kiev, December 1,
2013. (Reuters / Gleb Garanich)]
People supporting EU integration hold a rally in Kiev, December 1, 2013.
(Reuters / Gleb Garanich)
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Thousands of Ukrainians protesting the suspension of talks on EU
integration filled the iconic Maidan in Kiev despite the ban, and the
violent ejection of the rally earlier. Chaotic scenes ensu... more »
Fukushima Nuclear debacle updates November 27 , 2013 -- Updates on the first operation to remove spent fuel rods from the Spent Fuel Pool at Reactor Building Four .....Updates on the radiation impacts on both the Pacific at large , sea life in the Pacific , detailing strange behavior of sea life and birds impacted by Fukushima radiation....
Catharsis Ours - 7 hours ago
November 30th.....
Simply Info...
Second Set Of Unit 4 Fuel Loaded In Common Pool
November 30th, 2013 | Add a Comment
[image: Second Set Of Unit 4 Fuel Loaded In Common Pool]
TEPCO reports as of November 30, 2013 JST the second set of 22 fuel
assemblies were loaded into the fuel racks of the common pool. The work was
completed about 5pm JST according to NHK. NHK also reports that TEPCO will
now give spent fuel priority for removal over the unused assemblies in the
pool. This article would not be possible without the extensive efforts of
the SimplyInfo research team Join the conver... more »
US interest in normalizing relations with Iran underscored by the US return of a priceles Artifact to Iran as well as an alleged interest by Obama ( by way of Al Jarida ) to visit Iran..... Normalizations also motivated by commercial interests of multi-nationals .....Noise will continue from Israel , Saudis and Congressional War Hawks .....
http://www.businessinsider.com/iran-chalice-diplomatic-talks-2013-11
( The point of this item is this is an indication the US very badly wants
to normalize relations with Iran ....... thus , noise from the Saudis and
Israel will be very much discounted although lip service from the White
House and State Department will be given .... )
The Breakthrough Iran Nuclear Deal Came After The Return Of A Priceless
Artifact
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New Left Blogs November/December 2013
New month. New blogs.
1. Ancient Ribs (Unaligned)
2. Andrew's NUT Blog (Unaligned/NUT)
3. Carter the Blogger (Unaligned)
4. chekov.org (Ireland - Unaligned) (Twitter)
5. Democratic Revolution Syria (Unaligned/Syria Opposition)
6. Keep Our NHS Public South Warwickshire (Unaligned) (Twitter)
7. Left Blog (Ukraine - Unaligned) (Twitter)
8. Left Unity Milton Keynes (Left Unity)
9. London Campaign Against Police and State Violence (Unaligned)
10. Raised on a Diet of Broken Biscuits (Unaligned/Feminist) (Twitter)
11. Social Abjection (Unaligned) (Twitter)
12. Socialist Project (Canada - Unaligne... more »
Makes sense that a for-profit outfit like @cu_portland would base an entire program on propaganda #commoncore
Here’s information on the program itself, a one year masters in CCSS
Instructional Leadership. I see that the program includes a one semester
course on research methods. Will it give students enough of a critical
vocabulary to actually conclude that there is little to no research base
supporting CCSS? It seems that this is one […]
Mohawk Nation News 'Black Friday'
BLACK
FRIDAY
Posted on December 1, 2013
Mohawk Nation News
MNN. Nov. 30, 2013. Black Friday is “owistah” on steroids! Thanksgiving
is not a day to be thankful. The real story is that every massacre of
Indigenous people was followed by a celebration by the murderers.
[Please See: Susan Bates. "Real Story of Thanksgiving". Financiers Jay
Fiske and Stephen Gould first organized this kind
The Surveillance State
Stephen Harper claims that Bill C-13 is the bane of cyber-bullies. That's
true. But, Michael Spratt writes, the bill is much more than that:
The government’s talking points notwithstanding, only a small portion of
C-13 deals with cyber-bullying. Most of the bill is devoted to expanding
police powers to search and seize personal Internet data.
Bill C-13 is the successor to Bill C-30, which the Conservatives said was
aimed at child pornographers:
The main criticism of Bill-30 related to the expansion of warrantless
search powers for Internet data that would allow the police to bu... more »
Mohawk Nation News 'Fourth Reich!'
FOURTH
REICH!
Mohawk Nation News
MNN. Nov. 29, 2013. The banking “crime” families are the Fourth
Reich. Ia’kon, we are told [and did not see it ourselves] that Jesus
went to the temple in Jerusalem and found that the money-changers had
turned it into a “den of thieves”. They were practicing usury, that is,
charging interest on loans to people. It was immoral. He tipped their
tables and
Things for Today
*Today was a spectacularly clear day. Winter in central Taiwan is cool and
crisp. Here my man Steve checks out the vineyards of Jhuolan.*
Much too busy to blog, so... first, Tobie Openshaw sends this around:
大家好：以下點選Youtube幫我寶貝凱倫微電影按個讚幫她集個人氣。感謝妳，你們：）Hi, here is the movie we made for
the 48-Hour Film Competition Taipei. We won Best Costume and are hoping to
have a crack at winning Most Popular. You can do us a huge favour by
watching it on YouTube and up-voting it there...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZxF1GCIC8x0Thanks so much!
Second, you should be reading J Michael Cole's acc... more »
Untitled
*Saints vs Seahawks Week 13 "Battle in Seattle™" Update ~Saints Tailgate *
*Coastal chief Garret Graves sparks, then smokes his own rumors of state
lawsuit over wetlands ~Kelly Connelly, Houma Courier*
*City Council to revisit Jail-size issue again ~Andrew Vanacore, New
Orleans Advocate*
*Federal cases against NOPD crumble, but spawn systemic changes ~Laura
Maggi*
Belief Culture: “We Don’t Need No Education”
Belief Culture: \”We Don\’t Need No Education\”. via Belief Culture: “We
Don’t Need No Education”.
Who Is Israel Backing For President… Of The United States?
Hillary and her Israeli controller, Haim
Israel covers its bases. Two dual citizens, both billionaires, GOP mobster
Sheldon Adelson and Democratic media magnate Haim Saban help finance both
party establishments. Whoever wins, Israel has a friend in the Washington--
or, more appropriately, many, many friends. Adelson and Saban and their
wives have shelled out tens of millions of dollars of dollars each for
their "teams." This kind of undue influence over national security from a
foreign state should be *strictly* illegal and Adelson and Saban should
be-- but will certainly never be-- ... more »
eBooks and the Law, the Taxman, the EU and the French
Taxation and the law are often used to steer communities into a certain
culture and direction. Sometimes they respond to changing values and
aspirations, in other the aim to act as a catalyst to change and in some it
is to pursue blind dogma.
We have seen aggressive tax efficiency programmes by many large
corporations exploit the low tax rates of some EU member states to the
clear detriment of others. We have seen huge subsidies being lavished on
the likes of Amazon by UK authorities in order to build warehouse in areas
of high unemployment, or to stimulate local communities. The... more »
Metro North Trains Derails in the Bronx New York City , several train cars may have plunged into the water nearby ...
Metro-North passenger train derails in NYC, plunges into river
Published time: December 01, 2013 13:20
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A Metro-North passenger train has derailed in the Bronx area of New York
City, with a number of injuries being reported. Several cars plunged into
the river Hudson, authorities said.
Rebecca Schwartz, a witness at the scene, told the AP news agency that some
of the carriages were submerged in water and that numerous emergency
vehicles were at the scene.
The derailment happened just north of Manhattan on Sunday morning.
The line involved in the accident s... more »
#AmericanGirl + Pearson = reality.
From what I hear the American Girl series of dolls from Mattel strives to
create a realistic version of 9-11 year old girls. Congrats Mattel! This
accessory is right on the mark for a young girl attending a public school.
The backpack includes a Pearson enVision Math text book that is Common Core
aligned. Hopefully […]
Should SC Increase Charter School Investment? No!
Charter school advocates are calling for more investment from South
Carolina, according to Jamie Self at *The State* (Columbia, SC):
South Carolina’s public charter schools struggle to find and pay for space,
and often end up without access to kitchens, libraries, or places for kids
to play – a problem the S.C. General Assembly needs to address, according
to a new report.
The challenges that the state’s 49 brick-and-mortar public charter schools
face are outlined in a new report, published with help from the Public
Charter School Alliance of South Carolina by the Charter School Facil... more »
World's First Known Magnetic Cellulose Loudspeakers: Potential for Magnetic Cellulose Comes in Crisp and Clear
*World's First Known Magnetic Cellulose Loudspeakers: *
*Potential for Magnetic Cellulose Comes in Crisp and Clear*
http://www.rexresearch.com/magncellulose/magncellulose.htm
Nov. 20, 2013 — They're flat, ultra-thin and great-sounding. The world's
first known magnetic cellulose loudspeakers have been demonstrated at KTH.
Throughout the ages, Swedes have relied on their country's vast forests as
a source of sustenance and economic growth. Now add the world's first
magnetic cellulose membrane loudspeakers to the list of products that can
be produced from wood.
These flat, sonorous ... more »
Five Most Popular Posts for November
The five most read posts of the month were:
1. It's Time to Scrap Pairing
2. How London-Centric is Political Blogging?
3. Stoke Labour and Political Crisis
4. Day of the Doctor - Review
5. Capitalism, Asperger's and Autism
Nice to see some political commentary rise to the top in November. But what
has left me non-plussed is the inexplicable popularity of the piece about
Stoke-on-Trent's local politics. Well, perhaps inexplicable is the wrong
word. We're not talking flying saucers or anything. I hypothesise that
either the audience for blogs about Stoke's political scene is bigger tha... more »
Our National Political Discourse
I
wanted to try to visualize how our national political discourse should
work, and discus how it does work instead. Here's a simplified version:
Politicians make their pitches; the media asks them questions; voters
make judgments based on this process. The political lineup shuffles
accordingly with each election, and the process repeats. Long live
democracy!
Of course, this is basic
Fury as new auction of Hopi sacred objects announced in Paris
Fury
as new auction of Hopi sacred objects announced in Paris
By Survival International
Photo Lawyer Pierre Servan-Schreiber met two katsina priests when a
katsina was returned to the Hopi in July 2013.
© Survival
A French auction house has announced that it is putting up for sale a
large number of katsinam – objects sacred to the Hopi tribe of Arizona
– just months after a similar auction
FLOWERS, SAVILE, SMITH, SATANISM
*Paul Flowers (centre) in dressing gown.*
*Paul Flowers *was the Chairman of a UK bank which has recently been bailed
out.
Co-op Bank hit as savers take money and run
Beginning in the early 1980s, Methodist minister Paul Flowers was
vice-chairman of the committee which oversaw *Knowl View School.*
*Knowl View School* was a 'boy brothel' or 'sweet shop for paedophiles'.
*http://www.dailymail*.
*Knowl View School, *in the town of Rochdale,was founded in the 1960s by
the late *Sir Cyril Smith, *who reportedly loved sex with boys.
Sir Cyril Smith was a top member of parliament li... more »
When government gets involved in health care
Satire is so informative...
*Thanks to Theo Spark for the spot.*
Updates On Syria [12.1]: Assad Says Syria Is Now In An Open War With Saudi Arabia, Honest Fighters Abandon Corrupt FSA, PKK And KDP Discuss Syria, Mother Agnes Mariam Faces Persecution And Death For Advocating Peace
*1. An excerpt from, "Assad: Our Battle With Saudi Is Open-Ended" Al
Akhbar, November 30: *
Assad explained that Saudi Arabia “is leading the most extensive operation
of direct sabotage against all the Arab world,” adding, *“Saudi Arabia led
the countries of the Gulf Cooperation Council in the battle against all
nations and parties that stand in the face of Israel. *The [Saudis] gave
cover to the Camp David agreement, supported the war on Lebanon in 1982,
and today, they are engaged in an open-ended war against Syria. *We are now
openly saying that we are at war with them.* True, w... more »
Chelyabinsk UFO sighting - Tsuchov flying machine - dream communication?
despite the copyright caption, this is exactly how it lookedat the time of
writing, soon after getting out of bed to do so, I don't know if/where
*Chelyabinsk* is, nor whether *Tsuchov* was an 'eighties flying machine',
nor whether either has been a recent news item, or what... but here goes.
*It's an evening walk. Stars are out, but it's also patchy cloudy.
Suddenly, I notice the clouds moving past a star. No, wait a minute, it's
the star that's moving out of cloud cover. It's quite faint. Then more
appear, there are about SEVEN of them in a line. Well, half a dozen of them
are en... more »
John Friend vs. Mike Delaney & Scott Roberts
Do you really still believe "hijacked airplanes" crashed into the WTC
towers on 9/11? Do you really still believe the video footage - both the
live news network footage and subsequent amateur footage - on 9/11 is
authentic? Really?I "debated" Mike Delaney and Scott Roberts on *Prothink
Radio* this evening. We discussed a number of subjects relating to 9/11.
You can download the mp3 file *here*.
This "debate" turned out to be an utter disaster for the most part. The
only thing it really demonstrated is how immature, dishonest (about this
subject specifically), unprofessional, and ego... more »
The Downfall Of America: Black Friday Violence 2013 - Shootings, Fights Break Out Early On American Thanksgiving Day
I have been watching for the last few years the downfall of the United
States happen right before our very eyes…. I have said again and again that
it is like watching a "train wreck happening in slow motion" and I have not
seen anything that has changed my mind on that aspect….
But yesterday was "Black Friday" in the United States (as well as here in
Canada and the United Kingdom), and it was an annual ritual of mayhem in
American cities as dumbed down citizens rushed out and fought over consumer
goods like wild animals! I have read many of the reports between
yesterday and today ... more »
Science writers' weird obsession with the resurrection of ISON
*The
comet has been doomed at least since the first moment when it looked
so; claims to the contrary were always just some irrational religion*
The good folks who were excited about the alleged resurrection of Jesus
Christ were not too unreasonable. To say the least, they were not more
unreasonable than most science writers who were producing stories about
comet ISON's "survival" in recent days.
When I wrote the satire about the comet's destruction by global
warming(yes, there were some readers who didn't understand it was a
satire!), I
took one claim for granted: the comet couldn't ... more »
CHILD ABUSE ISLAND
The island of Jersey is known as the child abuse island.
Families beware.
More, and comments, here http://voiceforchildren.blogspot.com/...
Britain could also be called the child abuse island.
*Diana police probe: Inquiry into soldier's claims that Princess was killed
by the SAS is closed.*
*Former lover of Paedophile rocker Ian Watkins'wanted to kill a baby' and
had sick fantasies aboutgetting her pregnant* ...
*Bank chief *Crystal Methodist in link to school described as 'sweet shop
for paedophiles' as plans for Amsterdam holiday with male prostitutes is
revealed
*School ... more »
Paul Walker
I quote The Enemy:
"The Skulls is a 2000 American psychological thriller film starring Joshua
Jackson, Paul Walker and Leslie Bibb, directed by Rob Cohen. Its plot is
based upon some of the conspiracy theories surrounding Yale University's
Skull and Bones student society."
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Skulls_(film)
THE DARK SIDE OF CHRISTIAN HISTORY
*The Dark Side of Christian History*
The Dark Side of Christian History by Helen Ellerbe: Morningstar and Lark,
Orlando Florida, 1999 ISBN 0-9644873-4-9
This is the sort of book that I had to force myself through. It was
not so much the purported subject matter but rather the author's
not-so-well-hidden agenda. This is *not* an overview of the crimes of the
Roman Catholic Church and the Protestant churches except insofar as these
can be slotted into Ellerbe's *real* purpose. This purpose is to argue
against Christianity and for pop-religious New-Age "spirituality" with a
thi... more »
While Italy's Economy Was Going Down The Toilet, Guess What Silvio Berlusconi Was Doing
Silvio and Ruby
Italy's 77 year old right-wing former Prime Minister, Silvio Berlusconi, a
flamboyently crooked billionaire, was finally kicked out of Parliament
Wednesday. Ostensibly it was because he had been convicted for tax fraud.
The Senate vote was 192-113 with 2 abstentions. He'll never face prison on
the tax conviction but the loss of his Senate seat also means the loss of
his immunity against prosecution for all sorts of other criminal activities
he's been immersed in for decades. Probably the first one he'll have to
face involves the charges of bribery in the sex scandals ... more »
International Red Cross (IRC) Official Records Reveal That Only 271301 People Died In German Work Camps During World War II. OK, WHY Has The IRC NOT Been Charged With "Holocaust Denial"?
For decades now, I and others living here in Canada have been constantly
bombarded with the "fact" that "6 Million" Jews died by the hands of the
Germans during the second World War… Primarily through the action of being
put to death by "gassing". This has been rammed into our brains in this
nation and many others, and now to deny this "fact" can have many in over a
dozen nations in Europe, and here in Canada, charged with "Holocaust
denial". To deny this information can spell years in a prison cell and
basically destroy a person forever….
I do need to ask therefore WHY the Intern... more »
Time To Bomb Israel - With Truth!
It does appear that the shaky agreement reached between the so called P5+1
members and the peaceful nation of Iran over its non-existent "nuclear
weapons" program is holding.. At least for now… In spite of the constant
rhetoric by the belligerent and most diabolical Israeli government
officials, especially the main madman himself, Benyamin Miliewkowsky
(Netanyahu), it does appear that the hawkish push for war on Iran has been
temporarily shelved… The maniacal push for war on another innocent country
has not happened as these lunatics have wanted, and we can only hope that
it does no... more »
"Please accept our apologies"
You may recall an earlier post about a 2003 episode of *Days That Shook the
World, *re-broadcast around two weeks ago on BBC Two to mark the 50th
anniversary of the assassination of John F. Kennedy.
The programme risked misleading its viewers into assuming that right-wing
Republicans were guilty of the assassination of JFK. The programme also
falsely asserted that Texas was a "very Republican" state in 1963.
If you're new to this, that might seem (at first glance) like a far-fetched
statement, but please click on the link above and you'll see that it isn't.
That's precisely what... more »
Resurrected from oblivion: a march for General Patton's Third Army
*The U.S. Army Concert Band plays Gregorio A. Diaz's "Third Army March."*
*by Ken*
There was a time a bunch of years ago when the *New York Times* was
constantly finding stuff. What was it, a Bach manuscript? And, well, just
all sorts of stuff, given credibility by the presence of a reporter from
the Newspaper of Record.
I don't think we can accuse the *Washington Post* of belatedly trying to
play catch-up. This is just kind of a happy story about the resurrection of
a long-presumed-lost march written for the army of one of the U.S. military
historic personages. And if you've list... more »
Deep Tweets
Kind of the anti-Zen. Nothing peaceful in this image yet thought provoking.
Awe inspiring in the truest sense of the word.
@Reuters photographer Gleb Garanich keeps working despite being wounded by
Ukraine riot police. pic.twitter.com/6mtaM4dl2n
— Pedro da Costa (@pdacosta) November 30, 2013
Longest Walk 4 walks to Grimes Point sacred Paiute land
Photos by Western Shoshone long walker Carl 'Bad Bear' Sampson, on Saturday, Nov. 29, 2013.
The Longest Walk 4 walked from Sand Mountain to Grimes Point, sacred land of the Paiute.
LISTEN TO THE GRANDMOTHERS
Thirteen Indigenous Grandmothers: Walking the Talk from Omega Institute on
Vimeo.
The International Council of Thirteen Indigenous Grandmothers, including
women from the Arctic Circle; North, South, and Central America; Africa;
and Asia, represents a global alliance of prayer, education, and healing.
They are women of prayer and women of action who regularly travel the globe
to bear witness to the wounds of people and of the earth.
Made in Canada legal system costs policy precludes access by design
By
Denis G. Rancourt
The express policy and practice of legal costs payable by the losing
party of any and all litigation steps in a Canadian legal action are
unjust by design, and preclude access to justice, yet the Canadian legal
establishment has been morbidly and steadfastly silent about this
systemic perversion.
By a straightforward application of Foucaultian institutional analysis,
LISTEN TO THE GRANDMOTHERS
Thirteen Indigenous Grandmothers: Walking the Talk from Omega Institute on
Vimeo.
The International Council of Thirteen Indigenous Grandmothers, including
women from the Arctic Circle; North, South, and Central America; Africa;
and Asia, represents a global alliance of prayer, education, and healing.
They are women of prayer and women of action who regularly travel the globe
to bear witness to the wounds of people and of the earth.
(Inequality Is Driven By Greed - Not Technology) John Kenneth Galbraith said, “The sense of responsibility in the financial community for the community as a whole is not small. It is nearly nil.” Larry Summers Wants US To Go Back for Another Helping of Poor!
John Kenneth Galbraith said, “The sense of responsibility in the financial
community for the community as a whole is not small. It is nearly nil.”
It's not only nearly nil, it's self-aggrandizing, oily and mendacious as
well. Saturday, Nov 30, 2013 Sorry, Neoliberals: Inequality Is Driven by
Greed, Not Technology A new study shows low wages are really caused by low
minimum wage,
LISTENING TO THE GRANDMOTHERS
Thirteen Indigenous Grandmothers: Walking the Talk from Omega Institute on
Vimeo.
The International Council of Thirteen Indigenous Grandmothers, including
women from the Arctic Circle; North, South, and Central America; Africa;
and Asia, represents a global alliance of prayer, education, and healing.
They are women of prayer and women of action who regularly travel the globe
to bear witness to the wounds of people and of the earth.
The International Council of Thirteen Indigenous Grandmothers includes:
- Aama Bombo (Tamang from Nepal)
- Margaret Behan (Arapaho/Cheyenne from... more »
The USS New York - Update
Back on July 30, I posted a column dealing with an alleged radar sighting
aboard the *USS New York*. The claim was that the ship had fired on a UFO.
The story appeared in a magazine back in 1945, and it was suggested that
the solution was Venus. Someone had seen Venus in the daytime, thought it
was some sort of a Japanese attack and they opened fire. The ship’s
navigator rushed up on deck and made the identification. To me, that ended
the story. At best it was an IFO.
But as happens in the world of the UFO someone just didn’t like that
solution and without much in the way of inform... more »
Iran Interim Deal aftermath - sorting through the details of what was and wasn't agreed upon..... positioning for the next steps by concerned parties and non parties to Iran's nuclear talks... Giving peace a chance ? Israel isn't the only anxious party - Saudis having fits over what successful talk with Iran might mean as well !
Catharsis Ours - 1 day ago
Still sorting through things .... What does the Interim Deal cover and not
cover ? What do Israel and Saudis do in response ? Some things coming to
light....November 27th items....
« Breaking News »Iran FM Zarif: Iran will continue building Arak reactor
DEBKA*file* November 27, 2013, 9:31 PM (GMT+02:00)
Foreign Minister Javad Zarif said Wednesday, Iran will pursue construction
at the Arak heavy water reactor despite the deal he signed with world
powers Sunday to shelf a project capable of yielding plutonium for nuclear
weapons. This was presented by Barack Obama as one of the great... more »
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*A night out on the town in the 1930s ~Richard Campanella*
PART TWO OF THE SAUDI STORY
With former Florida Senator Bob Graham.....
This story holds great interest for me. One is because I lived in Florida
for 30 years, much of it during the time Bob Graham was Governor and US
Senator for that state. He was a middle-to-left kind of guy, no raving
radical. But generally he was a decent man. Of course like most
politicians in the US he supported much of what the military industrial
complex wanted in the way of money and wars.
Secondly this whole Saudi story is very relevant for my work today in Bath,
Maine as recent reports indicate that Bath Iron Works is at the t... more »
buzzfeed announces no negative book reviews: what that means (and doesn't mean) and why it's good
In a *New York Times* op-ed, I've learned that BuzzFeed has announced the
hiring of its first book editor, and will start publishing book reviews.
*But* it will not run negative book reviews. Isaac Fitzgerald (formerly of The
Rumpus and McSweeney's) said:
BuzzFeed will do book reviews, Fitzgerald said, but he hasn’t figured out
yet what form they’ll take. It won’t do negative reviews: “Why waste breath
talking smack about something?” he said. “You see it in so many old
media-type places, the scathing takedown rip.” Fitzgerald said people in
the online books community “understand th... more »
Maybe You Can’t Teach an Old Dog New Tricks
November 30,2013 I am so sorry, but I went to save my post so I could copy
and transfer it. Instead, I managed to erase it completely and no amount of
fiddling over the last two hours has restored it. … Continue reading →
If Henry Waxman Doesn't Stay On His Toes, Marianne Williamson Will Beat Him Next Year
I don't want to demonize Henry Waxman. As congressmen go, he's been a
fairly decent one, for the most part, relatively progressive and-- except
on issues relating to Israel and the Middle East-- pretty open-minded. The
only time I remember really disagreeing with him, in fact, was when he
backed Cheney's and Bush's horrific decision to attack Iraq without
provocation. And he has been in Congress for 20 terms, about 39 years… long
enough for anyone, *way* too long for most. But Waxman should realize when
his time is up on his own and bow off the congressional stage gracefully.
Demo... more »
Updates On Syria [11.30]: Washington Fears Iraq's Disintegration In Wake of Historic Turkey-Kurdistan Oil Deal, FSA Turns To Extortion To Survive, UN Calls Attack On Russian Embassy In Damascus An Act of Terror
*1. An excerpt from, "Washington on edge as Kurds flex their muscle" by Tim
Arango and Clifford Krauss, International New York Times, November 30: *
The sharp, dry mountains that run between Turkey and Iraq have long marked
a front line in the battle between the Turkish government and Kurdish
separatists, where cross-border attacks have taken many lives on both
sides.
*But now, though a rapprochement has calmed the border, the United States
fear stability may be in even greater danger. The problem is not war - but
commerce.* Iraqi Kurds are selling oil directly to Turkey, infuriati... more »
Can There Be Equitable School Choice for All?
It never fails. No matter what the discussion was originally intended to
be, it almost always seems to devolve (or sometimes even evolve) into a
very passionate and sometimes nasty debate about parental choice in
education. Every time I read through one of these often entertaining
threads on a discussion board or Facebook, I always […]
Simon Shack on The Realist Report
Many
thanks to Dave Mansfield, a loyal listener of The Realist Report and
regular commenter here on this website, who made the following videos of
my
interview with Simon Shack, producer of the must-watch 9/11 documentary
*September
Clues*. Be sure to subscribe to *this new YouTube channel
*(*TruTube.TV*channel will be set up shortly as well), as more videos
produced by Dave
will be forthcoming.
Tom in Connecticut and I will be debating Mike Delaney and Scott Roberts
on *Prothink
Radio* this evening. The debate will focus on 9/11, particularly on the
well established conclusions Sept... more »
Updated: When is a Comet not a Comet?
Notice the tail of ISON doesn't point away from the Sun when it leaves the
Sun like other comets do. If it doesn't quack like a duck, is it a duck?
Or is it something else? Something rather special? :)
Ask yourself the question "What is ISON? What DO I know?" Notice the
response you get back.
- BⒾLL
PS: My daughter the aspiring astrophysicist student sent this reply to me
about the strange tail...
"Actually a comet has two tails: the dust tail and the ion tail. The ion
tail goes in the opposite direction of the suns magnetic field, but often
what's visible is the dust tail... more »
Sherlock Lives
Dear me, I've turned into a shill. Richard Seymour became a Euro-com
(apparently) I've become a barker for prime-time BBC shows. Talk about
moving to the right... Anyway, sarcasm over; Sherlock is alive and back on
the 1st of January. Here is far and away the best explanation of how he
managed to pull it off. The actual mechanics are simple. The distracting
ruse is the tricky thing... genius.
Whither Left Unity?
Today saw the launch of Britain's newest political party. Left Unity is
officially alive. Since Ken Loach called for a left alternative to
Labourback in March, there has been a tortuous road to today's founding
conference, as the cpgb's coverage and comment has demonstrated in
anything
but gripping detail. Yet 10,000 Facebook likes, 1,000 paid up members,
and
a founding conference later, the new party is with us. The closing
speaker
remarked Saturday 30th November *could* be a historic day. Is this
boosterism for the troops, the usual left hype that attends these sorts
of
events; or... more »
Recycling Day
@*WalmartNewsroom* If your #*BlackFridays* & #*BlackThursdays* get any more
violent, your circulars will have to come with an obituary column.
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@WalmartNewsroom Stockers & greeters make as much as doctors? Gee, I didn't
know that many doctors were on SNAP &welfare. #liveandlearn
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@OutFOXedNEWS @ohiomail God knows where this white, male rage is coming
from, since they keep electing a Congress that's 75% white & male.
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So, it's OK to play & upload clips of ultra-violent games on XBox 1 but you
can... more »
Brian Pallister ... the Conservative Who Wants To Be Premier Of Manitoba ... Wishes you 'Merry Christmas' .. Even you infidel athiests too!!!!!!
*What is it with the Right Wing in Canada lately ... are your REQUIRED to
take those 'Stupid Pills"????*
Thailand: As Promised, Regime Deploys Black-Clad Militants
Several already murdered in Bangkok as regime militants confront
protesters.
*UPDATE: Regime gunmen have been identified by their shirts as a sect drawn
from Phitsanulok province, part of the Thaksin Shinawatra regime's
northeast political stronghold. This particular groups has strong
affiliations with leading pro-regime mob leader and regime MP Jatuporn
Prompan, and was involved directly with bloodshed in 2010's violence as
well. The group was trained by the now deceased Khattiya Sawasdipol, better
known as "Seh Daeng," who was shot dead at the height of the 2010 armed
insurrecti... more »
JIMMY SAVILE, IAN WATKINS, JERSEY, SATANIC SEX CULT
*The BBC's Sir Billy Cotton Jr, Jimmy Savile, Nigel Broackes, Lord and Lady
Matthews (**former head of Express Newspapers).*
*Lord Matthews* died at his home on the child abuse island of *JERSEY* in
1995.
*Jimmy Savile* was a frequent visitor to Jersey.
Jimmy Savile was a friend of *Sir Billy Cotton Jr*.
*The information that follows was originally Posted by strikeback at the* *David
Icke** Forum.*
The BBC's Head of Light Entertainment *Sir Billy Cotton* was the great
uncle of *Fearne Cotton*, the TV presenter.
Fearne Cotton's former boyfriend is *Ian Watkins*, lead singer of th... more »
How Jeb Bush and Tony Bennett Invaded Sullivan County, Indiana
By Doug Martin
Since my last article on the possibility that two schools in tiny Dugger,
Indiana may be closed soon by the Northeast School Corporation of Sullivan
County, I have unearthed something shocking that residents, teachers,
parents, and students should know, and it points to Jeb Bush, the former
Florida governor and brother and son of two past U.S. presidents.
As I detail in one chapter of my upcoming book, *Hoosier School Heist*, Jeb
Bush was one of the main players behind school privatization in Indiana,
among other things recruiting his pals at the for-profit Charter S... more »
A peace exhibition that highlights warmongers and some peace activism...
On Monday I posted this about the damage that Harper's CPC Con revisionists
are about to wreak upon the Museum of Civilization now Canadian History.
On Thursday I toured Peace: the Exhibition at the War Museum.
It was Dr Lotta Hitschmanova's birthday - over 104 years ago; she had a
small place in one of the vignettes that acknowledge her role as a
post-WWII refugee to Canada, and her contributions to reconstruction work.
More about Lotta, whose voice and brilliant *branding* of the USC through
her public service announcements on the CBC, is acutely remembered by
people who grew ... more »
9/11 Truth Links Directory
*ATTENTION: With an advertising budget of zero dollars we ask everyone who
has websites and blogs to copy and paste these links into them as a
directory, to help spread the word! **Thanks!*
*9/11 LINKS INDEX - Victim Fraud, Media Fraud*
*Radio Shows - Jim Fetzer. Deanna Spingola, Debbie Lewis*:
- Deanna Spingola, Larry McWilliams, Phil Jayhan - 911 Media Deception -
part 1
- Deanna Spingola, Larry McWilliams, Phil Jayhan - 911 Media Deception -
part 2
- Part 1 -Deanna Spingola - The Debris Pile of 9/11, Hollow Towers &
Missing Contents
- Part 2 -Deanna ... more »
NAVY MISTAKES BRING MORE $$$$$
I
- Today was the first Saturday vigil at Bath Iron Works during the
Advent season. The vigils will continue each Saturday for the next three
weeks. These protests are organized by the Smilin' Trees Disarmament Farm
from Hope, Maine. The seasonal vigils been held at BIW for many years.
- *Defense Daily* reported last week:
The Navy has continued to accept delivery of ships containing hundreds and
in some cases thousands of deficiencies despite recent efforts to improve
quality control, and is not adequately pressuring contractors to minimize
the number of flaws.... more »
"Threads"
I
have often thought the only way to "win" a nuclear exchange is to not
use yours. That way you ensure at least some coherent civilisation
remains. This British film explains why, and uses experts' views to
build its scenarios and narrative. WARNING: This is a deeply disturbing
film.
under the skin
The film was shot on location in Glasgow and the Scottish Highlands.
Scarlett Johansson plays an alien predator. She wears a black wig and is
not immediately recognizable as she cruises through Glasgow and the
surrounding countryside picking up hitchhikers in a van equipped with
hidden video cameras. Like candid camera, their reactions are real and
authentic. Their stories offer a glimpse of society from the point of view
of the ultimate outsider.
Adapted from the book by Michel Faber
The EOS grid-storage system and nuclear power: a marriage made in heaven
EOS
Energy Storage is peddling a megawatt-scale, fully containerized energy
storage solution based on zinc-air (or zinc-oxygen?) cells.
Self-contained in a standard 40-foot footprint, the cutaway shows blocks
for batteries, inverters, and cylindrical objects which seem likely to
be some sort of gas storage or perhaps filtering/processing system. The
stated performance figures:
$1000/kW
$160/
Under House Republicans The War On Poverty Has Morphed Into A War On The Poor
House Republicans may not have "the time" to vote on important measures
with wide popular support like comprehensive immigration reform, ending
workplace discrimination against the LGBT community (ENDA) or raising the
minimum wage-- none of which Boehner will allow onto the 2013 schedule--
but they do have time to further attempt to steal the food out of the
mouths of children by more chopping from the food stamp program. House
Republicans look at the weeks between Thanksgiving and Christmas and what
they see is another chance to pass a bill to accelerate their endless class
warfa... more »
Syria and Libya Updates November 30 , 2013.......Syria Peace Talks - An exercise in futility as Assad is not leaving and the Syria Coalition does not represent Al Qaeda and other jihadists linked groups....So , this is just another kick the can exercise , this time foreign policy kick the can.... Updates from forgotten Libya.....
Syria rebels say peace talks destined for failure
by Michael Pizzi
@pizzi89
November 30, 2013 9:00AM ET
Syrian Coalition faces uphill battle in convincing armed factions to sign
on for Geneva conference
Topics: Syria Syria's War International
[image: SyriaRebelBurningFlag]
A rebel fighter burns a Syrian flag found in a building that belonged to
Syrian government forces in the northern city of Aleppo on Nov. 21.Karam
Al-Masri/AFP/Getty
The Bashar al-Assad regime and the Syrian National Coalition, Syria’s
Western-backed political opposition, committed this week to peace talks
aim... more »
Capitalism's Bankrupt Plan for Rating Higher Ed
Spot on, from the Chicago Sun-Times:
By Ann M. Lousin November 27, 2013 2:58PM
President Obama has proposed tying financial aid to American colleges and
universities to a “rating system” of higher education. The administration
has conducted a number of public forums at college campuses over the last
few weeks to purportedly collect input on the proposal. We can only hope
these forums enable the president and Secretary of Education Arne Duncan to
see how little they know about the realities of higher education.
Obama and Duncan have, so far, relayed their concern about how many
studen... more »
The Pope's Rhetoric
I see that the pope has decided to weigh in on economic issues:
“Some people continue to defend trickle-down theories which assume that
economic growth, encouraged by a free market, will inevitably succeed in
bringing about greater justice and inclusiveness in the world,” Francis
wrote in the papal statement. “This opinion, which has never been confirmed
by the facts, expresses a crude and naive trust in the goodness of those
wielding economic power and in the sacralized workings of the prevailing
economic system.”
A few reactions:
First, throughout history, free-market capitalism... more »
What Mattered This Week?
Not much up on a Thanksgiving week. Plus with travel and all I'm sure I
missed plenty. I'm sort of tempted to go with "blue slip" obstruction
breaking through into national news, but I'm not sure yet whether it
matters or not....I'll be dull and just repeat one of my items from
yesterday about the ACA end-of-month deadline: fixes (or failures)
certainly matter to the individuals affected, but I still don't think the
future of the program is at stake, or that how close healthcare.gov is to
fully functional in the next week (or even month) will have much effect on
the 2014 or 2016 ele... more »
BitCoin crosses 900 - will it cross 1000 this week ? What happens next ? Noting a positive development , BitCoin will host its own Black Friday ! On the negative news side of things , note the recent uptick in BitCoin robberies ( Denmark heist of a million BitCoin involving Bitcoin Internet Payment Services , 1.4 million robbery involving Inputs.io , a chinese exchange that disappeared along with 4 million in customer funds , thefts also have occurred in Poland , Czech Republic - how long before a major " Italian Job " type of sophisticated large scale robbery occurs ?
Catharsis Ours - 1 day ago
http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2013-11-26/bitcoin-surges-new-usd-record-high
( 976 at 7:55 pm EST... )
Bitcoin Surges To New USD Record High (+100% In 7 Days)
[image: Tyler Durden's picture]
Submitted by Tyler Durden on 11/26/2013 14:31 -0500
- Bitcoin
- Black Swan
- China
inShare4
A week after spiking above $900, before dropping 50% in the following 48
hours amid last week's Senate hearings, Bitcoin has recovered the losses
(i.e. doubled) and is now trading at record high levels against the USD -
$930 on Mt.Gox. Notably, in China, Bitcoin remains well off its reco... more »
Trifecta: How the Better Half Thinks...
*that would be sarcasm of the highest order.*
Harvey Weinstein, co-founder of Miramex Studios, thinks this country is
"embarrassing."
Nashville Limits Charters As Memphis Doubles Down
Nashville Metro has acknowledged the impending $23 million shortfall in
next year's budget is due to the drain from corporate charter schools. As
a result, the school board has decided to cut its losses by restricting the
spread of these segregated zero-tolerance chain gangs. With the TN
Department of Education staffed by TFA cultists and losers from the Gates
Foundation, there is plenty of gnashing in Nashville this winter as bogus
charter reports are generated to show that life cannot continue without the
total compliance punishment boutiques.
We have to wonder when Memphis and ... more »
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*New Orleans Saints vs Seattle Seahawks connections*
*Key to Saints' success: A little patience ~Mike Triplett, ESPN*
*'Unfathomable City' maps highs, lows of New Orleans ~David D'Arcy, Houston
Chronicle*
*Northshore strawberry farmers breathe sigh of relief after crops survive
freezes ~Heath Alllen, WDSU*
The Hungry Lion Throws Itself on the Antelope
~ Henri Rousseau, 1905
This is they way the jungle habitat of the lion looked a hundred years ago
- or at least, it is the way the artist imagined it to be, based on
descriptions of those who had been there, and illustrated books.
This is a delightful short movie about lions, who are as playful as
domesticated kittens. But it is bizarre bordering on freakish that the
filmmakers can sit around the campfire chortling at the images their
robotic camera has recorded without, apparently, noticing that just about
everything other than the lions is dead. I couldn't watch it without bein... more »
"I Could Care Less"
That was Stephen Harper's message to the Conservatives Halloween
convention. This week -- after watching their western numbers drop, after
refusing to call witnesses to testify to the Senate Committee looking into
Mike Duffy's expenses, and after listening to Paul Calandra's absurd
answers in question period -- it's obvious that the Harper Party could care
less about the truth or parliamentary democracy.
Chantal Hebert writes in this morning's *Toronto Star*:
How else to describe a strategy that systematically involves the government
maniacally digging itself deeper in what is fas... more »
Do Public Officials Ever Lie? Better Question: Do They Ever Tell The Truth?
Since taking over from Tim Sebastian in 2006, Stephen Sackur has been the
anchor for the BBC's flagship news interview show, *HARDtalk*, which runs
four times a week. I travel a lot, so I see it a lot. Sackur has a
well-deserved reputation as the voice of Establishment Group Think
propaganda and for asking questions and then aggressively interrupting his
guests when they attempt to answer. He's one of television's most annoying
little twits and I often wonder why credible figures ever agree to be
interviewed by him. Last week, he interviewed Glenn Greenwald. I haven't
been able t... more »
Whats A Guy Gotta Do
Joe Nichols - 'What's A Guy Gotta Do' - some fun country music
Should SC Increase Charter School Investment?
Should SC Increase Charter School Investment?. via Should SC Increase
Charter School Investment?.
Mexico: Alleged “Luminous Entities” Photographed in Playa del Carmen (Quintana Roo)
*Mexico: Alleged “Luminous Entities” Photographed in Playa del Carmen
(Quintana Roo)*
*By Arq. Salvador Mora – Director of La Esfera Azul with D.G. Hernán Bado*
ALL PHOTOS ARE PROPERTY OF ERNESTO Z. ORTIZ, COURTESY OF LA ESFERA AZUL
On March 20, 2013, a highly interesting and controversial event occurred:
photographs of 3 luminous entities at the place known as Plaza Fundadores
in Playa del Carmen, Quintana Roo, Mexico.
These images were taken by Ernesto Z. Ortiz, a known professional with a
master’s degree in Regional Development and Sustainable Tourism, a
Nicaraguan national w... more »
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