Proposed National Homeland Security Agency (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
National Security Agency - Public Info - Photo Gallery - Cryptographic Machines - Purple Analog (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
STU-III secure telephones on display at the National Cryptologic Museum in 2005. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)Tech giants are fighting back
*Tech giants are fighting back*
By Jon Swartz, @jswartz, USA TODAYPosted 1d 20h ago
*SAN FRANCISCO — Google, Facebook, Microsoft and Twitter are engaged in a
costly tech arms race, with their businesses and cultures at stake. Not
against one another, mind you, but a common foe: the National Security
Agency.*
The tech juggernauts are investing in security technology, lobbying efforts
and good old-fashioned PR to thwart U.S. government snooping of their data
systems, often without their cooperation or knowledge.
For months, the narrative has focused on data breaches and spying as t... more »
You know you are too busy when...
...you are looking forward to a murder trial so you can relax and unwind ... more »
A Common MisCOREception?
I’m having a difficult time understanding the argument against the actual
CCSS. I’m not referring to HOW they were developed, or ARE financed, but
the case against using the anchor standards as a guide for lesson planning.
Basically, there are four anchor standards, each provided in length below.
As a social studies teacher, I cannot […]
Yota Launches Phone with E-ink Second Screen
*A Smartphone with two screens in which one uses e-ink technology and is
always on has been launched. *The Russian group Yota supposed the phone
would go on sale online instantly in Austria, Russia, France, Spain and
Germany. The Android-powered phone promises to expand battery life by
transferring web pages and other applications to the e-ink screen. This
smart phone will attractive to users fed up with drained batteries.
The phone has one LCD display, similar to those found on other smart
phones, and a second e-ink screen which the company says lets users see the
information t... more »
Making exceptional symmetries of SUGRA manifest
I
found at least two hep-th papers interesting today. Nathan
Berkovitsbrings us some field redefinition that maps his pure spinor
formalism to
the RNS formalism, using a new method of "dynamical twisting". My
understanding is that it's not sufficient to understand why the
calculated
amplitudes agree. But I will only discuss
Exceptional Field Theory I: \(E_{6(6)}\) covariant Form of M-Theory and
Type IIB by Olaf Hohm and Henning Samtleben.
The names may sound German to you but it's technically a French-American
collaboration. ;-)
Supergravity (or M-theory) compactified on tori produc... more »
France mulls new internet spying powers
*France mulls new internet spying powers*
Published time: December 03, 2013 14:13
Edited time: December 04, 2013 08:19 Get short URL
RIA Novosti/Vadim ZhernovRIA Novosti/Vadim Zhernov
http://rt.com/news/france-warrantless-internet-spying-644/
The French National Assembly has adopted a bill allowing the authorities to
access and gather internet user data without judicial approval. The bill
has been slammed by activists as going “against the principles of
democracy.”
The legislation is part of the 2014-2019 Defense Appropriation
Legislatures. Article 13 of the bill expands French p... more »
WOOLWICH WITNESSES
*1.26pm*
Chris Spivey has noticed that we are being given two different times for
the attack on soldier Lee Rigby in Woolwich in London.
*The Old Bailey Comedy Festival: Day 1 - Chris Spivey*
The above photo shows 'Lee Rigby about to be hit by a car' - at 13.26 hours
(*1.26 pm*)
But, according to the official story:
At 1.35pm Lee Rigby was at the Tower Gateway rail Station.
*Lee Rigby at 2.09 pm*
According to the official version, it was at* 2.21pm* that 'Michael
Adebolajo drove his car straight at Lee Rigby as he crossed the road'.
At 2.23pm The Vauxhall Tigra crashes to a hal... more »
PNAS: male, female brains wired along different paths
*Female brains don't separate the hemisphere much but they do divide front
and back more sharply*
I have been sure for decades that the biological differences between the
male and female brains are significant and are the ultimate reason of the
statistical differences in the interests, talents, and achievements of men
and women. The evidence is formidable and growing.
Two days ago, PNAS revealed the online pre-publication version of a
Pennsylvania-Princeton paper
Sex differences in the structural connectome of the human brain
by Ingalhalikar and 9 co-authors. The paper was discuss... more »
Number of Concentraion Camp Deaths
The above document has appeared on certain blogs.
Does it show the number of* former* inmates of concentration camps who died *after
*1945?
Or, the number of inmates of concentration camps who died before 1945?
Probably the former.
Forget Democrats And Republicans For A Minute-- Do You Vote For Warmongers?
I know this isn't going to go over well, but a deranged Jewess went
ballistic on me the other day for mildly criticizing Israel and the Jewish
congressmen who carry water for its harsh policies in Washington. She
accused *DWT* of being a right-wing anti-semitic site. Ken and I are both
ethnically Jewish. I recollect, in fact, that his pops was a rabbi. Neother
of us is anti-semitic or right-wing, unless you define the words to mean
"not automatically following Israel's far right government. I remember once
being in Morocco, in the wilds of the Rif Mountains, when we picked up a
co... more »
PM Netanyahu Meets Pope Francis at the Vatican
*A meeting with the Pope? Oh, how wonderful. Israel has officially arrived.
*
Time Mag- *"Israeli Leader Meets Pope Francis: Netanyahu presented the
pontiff with a book about the Spanish inquisition*".
*Colonel Patrick Lang:*
"IMO, "passive-aggressive" would be a good description of the behavior here
on both sides. Francis gave Bibi a plaque commemorating St. Paul who was a
Roman citizen and a Jew and Bibi presented a Spanish translation of his
father's major book on the Spanish Inquisition and the RC Church's inherent
responsibility for what the Spanish government did.
Having ... more »
Dear stephen harper: Shove your Hockey Book Up Your Ass
Gawd. His pathetic warbling and now his asshole attempt to appear like a
regular guy, some stupid ghost-written piece-of-shit about hockey. He's
like some cheesy Hollywood movie slime-ball. His attempts at being nice are
so transparently fraudulent, as he stabs everyone in the back.
2014 Grawemeyer Award Winner
Congratulations to Jacques E.C. Hymans for winning the 2014 Grawemeyer
Award for Ideas Improving World Order. The award is administered by the
University of Louisville’s Department of Political Science. Disclosure: I’m
currently the Department chair and for 17 years I directed the award
(1994-2011). There’s more on the local angle at the end of this post.
Continue reading
R U able to buy RU486 in Canada? Why not?*
Medical or chemical abortion is back in the news. We've written about it
here often, most recently here.
It's a mystery why prochoice Canada has not approved RU-486 or Mifepristone.
The Canadian Medical Association is on the case.
Health Canada is being urged to approve a drug that is considered the “gold
standard” of medical abortion and is already available in most other
developed countries.
The drug mifepristone, commonly known as RU-486, is not available in Canada
despite being the best known option for abortion, says a commentary
published in the Canadian Medical Association ... more »
Navajo Uranium Film Fest: Microcosm of truth in Indian country
Navajo
Uranium Film Festival exposes truth, as Long Walkers trek for
sovereignty, and Mi'kmaq put their lives on the line to protect their
land and water
By Brenda Norrell
Censored News
Photo by Bad Bear Sampson
The International Uranium Film Festival is underway in the Navajo Nation
Nation's capitol, with films exposing the local and global devastation
resulting from uranium mining on
James Surowiecki suggests that Obamacare is already part of a process that will help control health-care costs
*"Bob Kocher, who was a special assistant for health care in the White
House in 2009 and 2010, did a report for Lawrence Summers on the past sixty
years of health-care legislation, and found that when Congress seriously
considered enacting health-care reform the rate of health-care spending
often slowed for a year or two. Just talking about medical costs, it seems,
limits medical costs."*
--
*James Surowiecki, in his New Yorker "Financial Page"piece this week (Dec.
9),* "Controlling Health-Care Costs"
*by Ken*
After venturing the thought "Just talking about medical costs, it seem... more »
Detroit Bankruptcy confirmed as Judge Steven Rhodes rules Detroit eligible for immediate bankruptcy protection. Pension cuts will be allowed as pension debt no different from other debt - so do the Unions and pensioners just " eat their peas " ? Detroit now the blueprint for struggling Cities and States here in the US with huge unfunded pension obligations ?
http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2013-12-03/detroit-bankruptcy-judge-rules-allow-pension-cuts
Detroit Eligible To File Chapter 9; Pension Haircuts Allowed Bankruptcy
Judge Rules
[image: Tyler Durden's picture]
Submitted by Tyler Durden on 12/03/2013 10:53 -0500
- Creditors
- Detroit
- recovery
- Reuters
inShare3
*Update, and it's official: *
- *JUDGE: DETROIT ELIGIBLE FOR IMMEDIATE BANKRUPTCY PROTECTION*
- *DETROIT TO REMAIN UNDER BANKRUPTCY COURT PROTECTION, JUDGE SAYS*
As somewhat expected - though hoped against by many Detroit union workers -
Judge Ste... more »
Pragmatic Ma Moves Capital to Nanjing
*Taiwan black pigs, 1915.*
I'm too lazy to search for all the media descriptions of President Ma
Ying-jeou as "pragmatic." I'm sure there probably still are a few
desperately out of touch individuals who see Ma as pragmatic. But for those
of us living in the real world, nothing could be more in character for Ma,
who is a right-wing nationalist ideologue, than his Ministry of Education
moving the capital back to Nanjing. No really: the TT reports today:
A government document ordering schools’ procurement of teaching materials
that mark Nanjing as the capital of the Republic of China... more »
Obama: "We're Not Repealing Obamacare as Long as I'm President"...
*well I have a solution for that little impediment.*
Pour yourself a drink (trust me, you'll need it) and watch and listen to
this petty self-serving malignant narcissist as he blathers on about how
wonderful Obamacare is.
There are millions of people in this country who have been hurt by this
odious "law." Does he really believe by running around for the next few
weeks telling everyone a bad thing is a good thing those people are
suddenly going to embrace this horrible legislation?
HILARION'S WEEKLY MESSAGE 2013
HILARION'S WEEKLY MESSAGE 2013
December 1-7, 2013
Beloved Ones,
There are mighty signs in the heavens that humankind can no longer ignore
or deny. Something big is taking place that involves not only the planet
Earth but the entire cosmos. You are the conduits who are now taking on an
even greater role of keeping the Earth in balance. This is a most important
function of your presence here on Earth. Daily ground your roots into the
crystalline diamond core of Mother Earth and as you feel the Earth’s
energies rising upwards through your column of light, connect into the
great ... more »
Into the snow, Longest Walk 4 to Carson City, Nevada
.
.
Longest Walk 4 Return to Alcatraz walked toward Carson City, Nevada,
today, from Fallon, after a grand welcome by the Stillwater Paiute
Shoshone Indian community. Thanks to Western Shoshone long walker Carl
'Bad Bear' Sampson for sharing photos each day with Censored News!
More photos!
Stillwater Paiute Shoshone Grand Welcome to Long Walkers
Why Are We (Still) Failing Writing Instruction?
Why Are We (Still) Failing Writing Instruction?. via Why Are We (Still)
Failing Writing Instruction?.
Alan Waldman : ‘Last of the Summer Wine’ Has Kept Millions Laughing for 37 Years
Waldman's
film and TV
treasures you may have missed:
British national treasure, Roy Clarke, created and wrote all 295
episodes of this droll series about three elderly Yorkshiremen with too
much time on their hands.
By Alan Waldman / The Rag Blog / December 3, 2013
[In his weekly column, Alan Waldman reviews some of his favorite films
and TV series that readers may have missed, including TV
The Final Proof That You Can't Trust the Persians
The following post was co-written with Jon Schwarz and published on MichaelMoore.com.
The Final Proof That You Can't Trust the Persians
Look at these sneaky liars, we can't bomb them fast enough (Credit: Flickr user Hamed Saber)
By Nima Shirazi and Jon Schwarz
This is complicated, but stick with us, it's worth it.
If you've been following the news about the interim agreement with
Breaking News...
re: Frankie
Back story *HERE*
*No Cone of Shame!!*
He's resting comfortably in his little bed.
Balé, Ma Mitunim: Rouhani’s Own "Yes, We Can" Video
Still
frame from the Iranian music video commemorating the first 100 days of
President Hassan Rouhani's administration.
(YouTube)
Riding the high of signing a breakthrough diplomatic accord with six
world powers over its nuclear program after barely 100 days in office,
just as he promised he would do during his remarkably successful
campaign this past Spring, Iranian President Hassan Rouhani
Keep Calm Tehran: A Video Respite
Covering
the absurdity of nuclear negotiations, U.S.-Iran relations and Israeli
propaganda, rejectionism and warmongering, requires taking a break now
and then.
These two beautiful videos sure do the trick:
Keep Calm TEHRAN by Ali Narimani.
Iran by Mandy Tay.
For more on photographer Mandy Tay’s trip to Iran, check out this
excellent interview with Azadeh Moaveni in IranWire.
*****
Updates On Syria [12.3]: FSA Rebels Cause Havoc In Lebanon, ISIS Declares A Blockade Against Kurdish Areas, Hezbollah Gains New Battlefield Experience
*1. An excerpt from, "Fleeing Syrian rebels accused of aggravating violence
in Lebanon" by Mitchell Prothero, McClatchy, December 2: *
A long-feared influx of rebels fleeing Syrian battlefields for Lebanon was
being blamed Monday for weekend violence that saw fighting spread
throughout much of Syria’s tiny neighbor.
The ongoing battle between forces loyal to Syrian President Bashar Assad
and anti-Assad rebels for the rural mountainous region of Qalamoun, along
the Syria-Lebanon border, has pushed scores, if not hundreds, of fighters
from a variety of Syrian rebel groups into Lebanon... more »
Another leader down
With John Banks confirming he won’t be standing at the next election, ACT,
the party of ‘values over politics’—or so its brochures say—has once more
leader down with self-inflicted injuries.
Which begs two immediate questions:
- who will be the next leader?
- why would they bother?
Cameron Brewer has been talked about as the “ideal” ACT candidate, and in
many respects those suggesting him are correct. He is bright, personable,
and completely disinterested in freedom and property rights—which makes him
Banks’ perfect replacement. And as Orakei councillor elected unopposed ... more »
Tuesday Post-Dusk Linkage
I tried to get this out at dusk, but Steve Martin and I both have a problem
with doing things at dusk. This week’s Tuesday links follow thusly:
First, Duck-ster Phil Arena demonstrated the power of twitter as his rant
on twitter about the events in Ukraine got picked up by Max Fisher of the
Continue reading
Flash points have been activated
*Flash points have been activated*
by ÉirePort
Flash points have been activated and such are in progress.
All dimensional levels are involved and none are exempt.
Centeredness in all affairs will moderate effects.
Enlightenment in full for hu-manity is in process.
ÉirePort | December 3, 2013 at 21:01
URL: http://wp.me/p2sFUY-qF
Yesterday Steve Israel Handed Out Free Reelection Passes In Illinois-- Peter Roskam Got Very Lucky
no, not in play-- thanks to Steve Israel
Yesterday was the deadline for congressional candidates to file in
Illinois-- the first in the nation. (Next up: Texas, December 9 and, in
January, West Virginia and Kentucky.) But Illinois is all set now in terms
of congressional candidates. The lucky ones are the candidates with no-- or
only token-- opponents. They can spend their election dollars building
power by helping their colleagues. In the four overwhelmingly Democratic
districts in Chicago, the NRCC isn't running anyone.
*•* Bobby Rush- D+28 (Jimmy Tillman II is running again)
*•* ... more »
Westminster council deputy leader - a "basic salary is £50 to £80k"
That's a paraphrase, but it's accurate. Cllr Robert Davis called for more
affordable housing so people in their 'first' jobs, doing basic work for
basic pay (£50-80k pa) can live in London. Now, Councillor, you may think
you live in London, but really you've come straight from the Land of
Chocolate. The average UK wage (i.e. including all the multi-millionaries
who pay themselves fat sums) is £26k. £50k puts you in the top 10% of
earners
This is all a casual outrage and madness, utter madness, but there's a
logic to it too. A person who earns fifty thousand pounds starter salary is ... more »
Russia Debates Outlawing US Federal Reserve Notes
http://thelip.tv/
By Susan Duclos
Russia is debating a bill that would completely outlaw the US Dollar,
predicting the dollar’s total collapse by the year 2017, with Russian
lawmaker Mikhail Degtyarev quoted as saying “If the U.S. national debt
continues to grow, the collapse of the dollar system will take place in
2017. The countries that will suffer the most will be those that have
failed to wean themselves off their dependence on the dollar in time….”
More on this in the video below from The Lip TV:
Via the video details:
Russian lawmakers are debating a bill that would ban t... more »
WE KILL PEOPLE & BREAK THINGS
Highly anticipated documentary from director Robert Greenwald on the impact
of the U.S. Drone Wars, at home and abroad.
Mohawk Nation News 'Mi'kmaqs Eastern Gatekeepers of Turtle Island!'
MI’KMAQS
EASTERN GATEKEEPERS OF TURTLE ISLAND!
Posted on December 3, 2013
Mohawk Nation News
MI’KMAQS continue to follow their original instructions and their duties
as the “Eastern Gatekeepers of Turtle Island”. We give our
utmost nia:wen to the Mi’kmaq people for standing strong to protect the
natural world according to their path from the Creation. The following
video was
In Defense of Partisan Hack Pundits
Jonathan Chait argued something yesterday that I think is wrong:
[L]et me reveal a couple professional secrets here. Intellectual
consistency is a basic value for political commentators. You want to be
sure your strongly held views are the product of an actual philosophy,
because the temptation to see events through the prism of partisan bias is
strong.
He says this to put the hurt on Charles Krauthammer's flip on the
filibuster and the nuclear option between the Bush-era Senate showdown and
the recent Obama-era version.
Intellectual consistency is a basic value, perhaps, for some... more »
NanoShip Anonymous Shipping Platform powered by Bitcoin
*Note: Our data indicates Bitcoin is currently under the control of the US
Treasury. -Bill*
*NanoShip Anonymous Shipping Platform powered by Bitcoin*
https://bitcoinstarter.com/projects/327Project
*Description*
NanoShip supplies a shipping system that matches the freedom and global
nature of the Bitcoin economy.
NanoShip would function similarly to a social network or shopping service,
where people can join using anonymous email such as Bitmessage.ch or with
Bitmessage itself. They could choose to be a courier, someone who will just
use the service to send packages or both.
Cour... more »
Cue Card Libertarianism: Education
*Each 'Cue Card Libertarianism' entry forms part of a series intended to
introduce newbies to the terms used (or as used) by local libertarians. The
series so far can be found archived **here**, and here, and the
Introduction **here*
*. This entry seems particularly relevant today. [image: image] Cartoon by
Nick Kim *
“
*A tax-supported, compulsory educational system is the complete model of
the totalitarian state.”*
– Isabel Paterson, 'The God of the Machine.'
EDUCATION: The system of compulsory, taxpayer-funded education is another
prime example of the state performing the op... more »
150 things
I posted this here way back in 2006: a list of 150 things to do before you
die, from good to very good to bad. So I wondered how many more I can
cross off now. Turns out not many. Sadly. (Cross yours’ off by 'bolding'
the things that you've done, and let me know your ‘score’ in the comments)
01. *Bought everyone in the bar a drink *(small bar)
02. Swam with wild dolphins (couldn't -- one of the fuckers was pregnant)
03. *Climbed a mountain* (well, some tall hills)
04. Taken a Ferrari for a test drive (how about enjoyed a test drive in one
while a friend drove?)
05. Been inside ... more »
The Power within... Why the world is changing.
Dr. John's World - Dr. John's Hiding Place - 15 hours ago
Dr. Bruce Lipton, see below another article about him, is showing us an
impressive fu [...]
Thailand: Who are the Anti-Regime Protesters?
*December 3, 2013* (Tony Cartalucci) - After clashes with police in Bangkok
and the taking of several government buildings, anti-regime protesters
prepared for the next phase of their resistance - the protracted encampment
of key governmental centers. Thousands of protesters are now permanently
entrenched in an area winding for nearly a mile through the capital city.
They have built up a city within a city at three main locations that are
linked by the constant stream of protesters coming and going to and from
the protest sites.
*Image: It appears that the anti-regime protesters kn... more »
Some clarity regarding those PISA scores!
*TUESDAY, DECEMBER 3, 2013*
*Regarding Finland and Massachusetts, watch the Atlantic move script:* We
hadn’t planned to comment further today about the reporting of the new PISA
scores.
That said, Motoko Rich’s report in the New York Times turns out to be
utterly woeful. Since we quoted so much of her report in our earlier post,
we thought we ought to provide a bit of clarity.
At the Atlantic, Julia Ryan makes her usual succession of errors concerning
the new PISA scores. That said, she offers a more coherent framework than
Rich for discussing the scores.
Ryan reports, or attemp... more »
Another confusing BBC headline
Confusing BBC headline of the day:
Irish police colluded in IRA murders
Does that mean the Irish police colluded in the murder of IRA members, or
does it mean that they colluded with the IRA in murdering other people (of
an unspecified nature)?
Sky News's headline is far less ambiguous:
IRA And Irish Police 'Colluded Over Murders'
And ITV News is even clearer:
Irish police 'colluded with IRA over RUC murders'
You would hope that it wasn't beyond the ability of someone at the BBC News
website to write an unambiguous headline.
No stand alone duty of good faith in contract
MHR Board Game Design Inc. v. Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, 2013 ONCA
728:
[5] The appellants argue that the respondent was under a duty to
edit the presentation in good faith. However, as observed in *Transamerica
Life Canada Inc. v. ING Canada Inc.* (2003), 68 O.R. (3d) 457 (C.A.) at
paragraph 53:
…Canadian courts have not recognized a stand-alone duty of good faith that
is independent from the terms expressed in a contract or from the
objectives that emerge from those provisions. The implication of a duty of
good faith has not gone so far as to create new, unba... more »
Republican Civil War Roils Iowa House Race-- Bad News For Boehner-Buddy Tom Latham
Another crackpot teabagger wants to go to Congress
The GOP civil war is ravaging the party in Iowa, mostly because of the half
dozen or more Republicans vying for the U.S. Senate nomination (and the
near certainty of being beaten by Democrat Bruce Braley next November). But
now the bloody fraternal warfare has come to the 3rd CD, the southwest part
of the state from Council Bluffs to Des Moines. All of Des Moines. Obama
won this district in 2008 (52-46%) and again last year (51-47%). The PVI is
exactly zero and in last year's incumbent vs incumbent battle,
Establishment Republican To... more »
ASSORTED GEMS
- The Boston Globe reports that Santa Claus will be protected this
Christmas by a jet-fighter escort. Adding the jets is “part of our effort
to give the program more of an operational feel,” said Navy Captain Jeff A.
Davis, a spokesman for the command that sponsors the annual Santa tracking
event, the North American Aerospace Defense Command, also known as NORAD.
“I think people are quite aware of the military’s true mission,” said Amy
Hagopian, a professor of public health at the University of Washington, who
has written extensively about military recruiti... more »
Listening
As we are in the mid-northern latitudes of the northern hemisphere, it's
that quiet time of the year, with not much happening other than assorted
feast days.
The ducks and chickens are in the garden, cleaning up slug eggs and pill
bugs and the like.
The birds are specialists to some extent. Susannah, the goose, prefers
grass and weeds. The ducks are all about stuff that is two inches deep in
the mud. The chickens look under leaf piles on the surface mostly, and also
snack on kale and beet greens.
Duck's bills get caked with mud when this kind of thing is going forward. I
keep a b... more »
Minimum Wage Redux
In his Times column today, Paul Krugman argues in favor of a higher minimum
wage, suggesting that the adverse employment effects are trivial.
Unfortunately, Paul presents a highly selective review of the literature.
For example, this paper is relevant. From its abstract:
"new evidence based on methods that let the data identify the appropriate
control groups leads to stronger evidence of disemployment effects, with
teen employment elasticities near −0.3. We conclude that the evidence still
shows that minimum wages pose a tradeoff of higher wages for some against
job losses for othe... more »
Updates On Syria [12.3]: World And Regional Powers Block Kurdish Aspirations For Independence At Geneva, UN Discredits Itself By Labeling Assad A War Criminal, Qatar Changes Policy On Syria
*1. An excerpt from, "The War in Rojava has Carried Over to Geneva" by
Ferda Çetin, The Rojava Report, December 2:*
The war in Rojava is coming to an end. In this war Turkey, Saudi Arabia and
Qatar openly supported al-Qaeda; the United States and the EU openly
supported the Free Syrian Army. However this broad alliance has suffered a
strategic defeat at the hands of the YPG.
After the victory Kurds proclaimed self-administration while asserting
their control over Rojava. *At just this point the United States, the
Turkish State and the KDP began a war to neutralize the agents of thes... more »
"The President of Pakistan Did NOT Kill Bhutto..."
"The President of Pakistan Did NOT Kill Bhutto..." from Spike EP on Vimeo.
Blackwater, the Joint Special Operations Command (JSOC) and The
Vice-President of the United States Did.
Catch of the Day
To Scott Lemieux for (once again) shooting down liberal fantasies that the
only thing preventing Congress from passing single-payer health care
insurance in 2009-2010 was a failure of will from the president.
It's an excellent job, and sadly necessary, over and over again.
One key point that Lemieux doesn't mention this time: in one sense, this
really isn't about 2009 at all. It's about 2007 and 2008, when the three
leading Democratic presidential candidates converged on essentially the
same plan (with Obama famously omitting the individual mandate). That says
a lot. It says that no... more »
What Did The OPPT Really Do for Humanity?
*The following is Justin's article on the what the OPPT did. Comments
below in red are mine solely. I thought I'd expand on some of the thoughts
expressed below. My comments are meant to expand on what is presented
below, this is not a critique what Justin has written to the best of his
knowledge and heart. I want to express my sincere thanks to Justin for his
timely article! -Bill*
*Reblogged from *
http://i-uv.com/justin-what-did-the-oppt-really-do-for-humanity/
*What Did The OPPT Really Do for Humanity?*
MONDAY, 02 DECEMBER 2013
By Justin stillness in the storm, publishe... more »
Sandra Stotsky Responds to My Common Core-Achieve Post
On December 2, 2013, I wrote a post about the role of the governor- and
business-run nonprofit, Achieve, Inc., in the creation of the Common Core
State Standards (CCSS). In my post I also discuss Achieve connections to
(now designated) “founding partner” of Student Achievement Partners, Sue
Pimentel, and I refer to the College and […]
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*State may sue Army Corps of Engineers over Mississippi River-Gulf Outlet
wetlands restoration ~Mark Schleifstein*
*Federal NOPD monitor releases first report, chides NOPD for moving too
fast on policy rewrites ~Andrew Vanacore, New Orleans Advocate*
*Kristin Palmer Not Seeking Re-election ~NOLA DEFENDER*
*Judge Schloegel 'ponders with astonishment' actions of MS auditor,
attorney general ~Anita Lee, SunHerald.com*
Read more here:
http://www.sunherald.com/2013/12/02/5161557/schloegel-ponders-with-astonishment.html#storylink=cpy
So a guy who has never played a team sport writes a book about hockey ...
...
And we're supposed to believe that anything in it is in the slightest
bit accurate? Because Stephen Harper is such a renowned historian ... on
anything?
Stephen Harper has not provided a single satisfactory answer to any
question about his involvement in the alleged attempt to subvert a
senator and commit a fraud. Not one. And the thing just keeps getting
bigger.
And we've got a line-up
Christmas Tree Pine Cones
As the snow falls outside, we pull out the kids crafts inside. I love to
craft with my 4-year-old, especially crafts where she can make most of the
craft by herself, with some supervision. These darling Pine Cone Christmas
Trees were perfect!
You will need:
- Small pearl type beads
- Mod Podge
- Twine
- Glitter
- Plastic Snowflakes (I cut mine from a garland)
- Hot Glue
- Foam Brush
- Pine Cones
- Glue
Add Mod Podge to the edges of of the pine cone with a foam brush. I
supervised while my daughter spread the Mod Podge, and she did pretty good
all by ... more »
Constructive Dismissal
Hynes v. Qulliq 2013 NUCJ 25:
To reach the conclusion that an employee has been constructively dismissed,
the court must therefore determine whether the unilateral changes imposed
by the employer substantially altered the essential terms of the employee's
contract of employment. For this purpose, the judge must ask whether, at
the time the offer was made, a reasonable person in the same situation as
the employee would have felt that the essential terms of the employment
contract were being substantially changed. The fact that the employee may
have been prepared to accept some of the... more »
Why care about the Jews
The wheels are turning and the Jews are about to become the usual bulls-eye.
Long before DNA the Jews breed their people in a mixture designed to be
successful in a secular way. No matte where you stand on the promised land
there is one fact about the Jews you must understand. On a best practices
scale they have moved us to the future way out of proportion to any other
way.
Why Auburn outranks Arizona State!
*TUESDAY, DECEMBER 3, 2013*
*What every top sports pundit knows:* Who belongs in the BCS title game?
Following yesterday’s award-winning post, we offer several additional
points:
*The six computer systems:* Yesterday, we linked to one of the computer
services used by the BCS. If you want to review the other five, you can
just click this.
Note: In standard BCS fashion, that page links to all Sagarin computer
rankings *except* his rankings for football! To review those rankings,
click here.
*Alleged SEC results:* The SEC has a fabulous football culture. That said,
how strong has th... more »
Navajo Uranium Film Fest Day 2 Livestream!
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The International Uranium Film Festival is underway, Navajo Nation
Museum, Dec. 2 -- 4, 2013
NAVAJO NATION -- On the second day of the International Uranium Film
Festival on the Navajo Nation, Shiprock NM Councilman Russell Begaye
spoke on the detrimental way uranium cleanup is being done in the
Shiprock area.
Reported Security Incidents Across Southern Iraq In 2013
MUSINGS ON IRAQ - 20 hours ago
Southern Iraq has witnessed plenty of violence in 2013, but it pails in
comparison to central and northern Iraq. While a province like Baghdad
might have five to ten attacks per day, some provinces in the south have
that many in a year. Different governorates have also gone through
different experiences. In Babil for example there has been a relentless
wave of attacks mostly aimed at average citizens. Basra has seen a mix of
Al Qaeda in Iraq bombings, and religious, political, and sectarian
violence. Karbala and Najaf have gone through repeated attempts to stir
sectarian tensions... more »
Australian eagle steals croc-cam and takes a "selfie"
This was posted at: Rumor Mill News
Full article at The Register
There is not truth, only progress over a road paved with cheap petrochemicals lies
Credibility Traps
These are everywhere and while you may escape them in your own time
in history they will rise up and bit you in the ass.
We live in an era where being serious is
not appreciated
but in the context of history
all those fuzzy edges will
become cystal clear
revealing that behind
the titanium mask of freedom
you where a villain indeed
not only did you line
your pocket with filthy money
Money of which John Wesley Harding
would have said gave him indigestion
Its money that they stole from us
and then repeated back as an affront
a vehicle to drive home
a tactical comprise
wher... more »
Harry and the Common Core
A couple of nights ago I was at a small gathering where Harry's mom was
responding to comments about how much Harry, now "five and a half" as he is
quick to tell you, has shot up in the past few months.
Oh, he's doing great, says Harry's mom, except for a bit of a dexterity
problem in his hands.
And how do we know of this problem? It has been pointed out by Harry's
kindergarten teacher when he does his practice tests by clicking with the
mouse pointer. (Unlike most of Tennessee's schools, Harry's Germantown
school already has all the technology in place that will be needed to t... more »
The danger of the Fukushima nuclear plant disaster spelled out
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Go to the original to find the earlier parts of this series.
*TEPCO Downplays Huge Risks Involved in Removing Fukushima Fuel Rods*
Arnie Gundersen: Agencies overseeing cleanup like the IAEA are biased
towards defending and promoting nuclear power - December 2, 13
More at The Real News
*Bio*
Arnie Gundersen has over 40-years of nuclear power engineering experience.
He attended Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) where he earned his
Bachelor Degree cum laude while also becoming the recipient of a
prestigious Atomic Energy Commission Fellowsh... more »
Ring: On Consciousness and Levitation- Free your Mind
I would like to ask everyone to take 1 hour and 40 minutes out of their
busy daily routine and watch this video. Heather sent me this link about
6 days ago and told me to watch it- and kept reminding me.... Last night I
finally had a chance to sit and watch.
.... I was blown away from beginning to end.
Ralph Ring worked with Otis Carr, who was Tesla's protege and who worked
with Tesla on several incredible projects. Including levitating.
Ring outlines his own personal history working from the 1950's on projects
BUILDING "flying saucers". He talks about his 40 years of being ru... more »
Don Bongino: Quote of the Day...
*and we thank him. *
*From: *
*Obama's Secret Service agent: Drain D.C. cesspool *
“Voting is not enough. It’s not. You haven’t done your duty by voting. If
you’re not calling your congressman, if you’re not sending letters to the
office, if you’re not volunteering for campaigns or volunteering for a
cause, if you’re not donating money to a cause or a campaign, even a
dollar, then folks you’re not part of the (solution), you’re the problem,”
Bongino said.
“We need you. We need your voice. The left has been experts at this for
years at whittling away our freedom. Voting is not enou... more »
The slow-motion car wreck known as Salon!
*TUESDAY, DECEMBER 3, 2013*
*Another sad sign of the times:* Early this morning, we clicked on Salon.
This exciting new report sat at the top of the pile:
*“How do I become a male porn star?”*
After I wrote about the adult film industry, I got emails from men all over
the globe with one common request
SUSANNAH BRESLIN
MONDAY, DEC 2, 2013 07:00 PM EST
Inquiring minds have been fleeing Salon. Apparently, those which remain
want to know about matters like this.
This weekend, we returned to our sprawling campus from our Thanksgiving
travels. On Sunday night, these are some of the repor... more »
End Zero-Tolerance Policies: A Reader
End Zero-Tolerance Policies: A Reader. via End Zero-Tolerance Policies: A
Reader.
The Rise of Libertarians
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Stillwater Paiute Shoshone Grand Welcome to Longest Walk 4
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A grand welcome for the Longest Walk 4! Photos by Carl 'Bad Bear'
Sampson, Western Shoshone long walker, on Longest Walk Return to
Alcatraz, at Stillwater Paiute Shoshone Indian Nation, Fallon, Nevada,
on Monday, Dec. 2, 2013. Thank you for sharing with Censored News.
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Photos Bad Bear and Emilio presentation in Fallon Nevada
How Edward Snowden is Transforming the Global Political Landscape
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The Anxiety Epidemic: Causes, Symptoms, Solutions by Christina Sarich
The Anxiety Epidemic: Causes, Symptoms, Solutions
by Christina Sarich
Natural Society, 3 December 2013
Are you anxious reading this? Millions of people throughout the world
suffer from some form of anxiety or another. In the US alone, more than 40
million people experience either a social anxiety disorder, obsessive
compulsive disorder, post-traumatic stress, some type of phobia which
causes them anxiety, or a generalized anxiety disorder.
These various types of anxiety cost more than $42 billion annually in
medical costs. A slew of medications are prescribed to help individuals... more »
Pandemic Potential Increases as H7N9 Spreads to Hong Kong at the Start of Regular Flu Season
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Chris Carrington
An Indonesian resident in Hong Kong has become the island's first H7N9 bird
flu victim. The woman who is 36 years old is in isolation and is in a
critical condition.
She recently traveled to Shenzhen on the mainland and had contact with live
poultry.
The World Health Organization has said that although:
There is no evidence of sustained human to human transmission, H7N9 is an
unusually dangerous virus.
Hong Kong's food and health secretary Dr. KO Wing-man said the woman
…has a history of travelling to Shen... more »
OUTSCORING FINLAND: Muddling ahead!
*TUESDAY, DECEMBER 3, 2013*
*Interlude—New PISA scores:* Normally, we’re out of the house by the time
Morning Joe starts.
This morning, we lingered. For that reason, we heard the news from the
Morning Joe gang:
The new PISA test scores have been released, a group of shocked doomsayers
told us.
Before the week is through, we’ll look at the various things this clueless
gang said. For today, we’ll only say this:
None of the gang showed the slightest sign of knowing what they were
talking about. That didn’t stop them from waxing at length—from waxing and
rattling script.
Scarboroug... more »
Hurricane forecasts are worthless
I don't know the methods that folks in NOAA are using to forecast the
number of Atlantic hurricanes and I am not interested in these methods
because they clearly don't work. Pages such as this one (with different
years in the URL) show you tables with the predicted and actual number of
named storms, hurricanes, and major hurricanes for the relevant year.
Let us look at years 2001-2013 and focus on the actual numbers from NOAA in
May. Note that the hurricane season includes months between June and
November and the 2013 season has officially ended last Saturday.
Let's start with ma... more »
Read Stuff, You Should
Happy Birthday to Damon Berryhill, 50. I mentioned Jamie Moyer recently.
Moyer is a big deal for my larger cohort; Berryhill was a big deal, for
roughly the same reasons, for me personally. Hey, you could do worse. I
mean, if you have to pick a player who you want to have a long, long, long,
career, you could do worse than a professional backup catcher who
switch-hits. Alas, despite a very respectable 1997 season, he didn't get
another shot.
Good stuff:
1. Annie Lowry on ACA costs continuing to be less than anticipated, both
for consumers and for the government.
2. Dan Drezner on ... more »
Dutch Central Bank follows ECB and Fed with its warning against BitCoin , recall the parallel track for attacking BitCoin seems to be the UK co-opt plan to invade cyber currency space and make BitCoin and its cyber siblings unattractive / riskier and ultimately irrelevant ....
Regulatory action coming in 5 , 4, 3 , 2 , 1.......
http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2013-12-03/another-central-bank-warns-bitcoin-risks
Another Central Bank Warns Of Bitcoin Risks
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Submitted by Tyler Durden on 12/03/2013 08:31 -0500
- Bitcoin
- Central Banks
- ETC
- European Central Bank
- Volatility
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First the ECB, then the Fed, and now the Dutch central bank have come out
and *explicitly warned of the dangers of virtual currencies*like Bitcoin
and Litecoin. Their explicit statement this morning, raising questions
about... more »
Ukraine's Tragic Mess-- And Iceland's Move Against Bankster-Imposed Austerity
Yesterday, on my travel blog, we took a little look at the demands in
Thailand that Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra, sister of deposed
right-wing populist Thaksin Shinawatra, resign. There are widespread
anti-government demonstrations and increasing police reaction-- which have
already led to several deaths and scores of serious injuries. Ukraine looks
like it could be even worse. Hundreds of thousands of demonstrators want to
see their country move out of the Russian orbit and towards the E.U. And
they're demanding that President Viktor Yanukovich resign. This morning a
no-co... more »
Mankind Is The Business Of Foreign Affairs
Trade Minister Ed Fast announced last week that, under the Harper
government, the Foreign Affairs Department would focus on "economic
diplomacy." Michael Harris writes that Preston Manning understood Stephen
Harper's limitations:
Former mentor and Conservative guru Preston Manning remembered this of
Harper’s time as a Reform MP: “One thing that did surprise me about Stephen
… He had no interest in international stuff. We simply couldn’t get him to
travel.”
Harper, Manning said, had a one track mind:
“The economy, the economy, the economy … The way into his head is the
economy. ... more »
War Watch december 3 , 2013 - Syria war updates and news relating to chemical weapon destruction...... Afghanistan news - why Karzai resists US and Nato pressure to immediately sign the Bilateral Security Agreement .....
Syria......
Kurdish Women Join Militias in Syria to Fight al-QaedaMilitias Won't Accept
Islamist System in Kurdistan
by Jason Ditz, December 02, 2013
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When al-Qaeda fighters started invading Syrian Kurdistan over the summer,
militiasissued a call to arms, urging every able-bodied Kurdish man to take
up arms against the foreign invaders. They got lots of men, and
surprisingly a lot of women as well.
While women haven’t been publicized as heavily involved in the Syrian civil
war, Buzzfeed has a new article detailing the Kurdish women who eagerly
joined up, fi... more »
War Watch November 30 , 2013 - Iran President Rouhani declares Iran will not dismantle its nuclear facilities and will maintain its uranium enrichment program ....Iran plays to domestic hawks as well as International critics , US and Israel continue public spat over Interim Deal , future of sanction center stage even as US oil waivers continue to key Iranian oil importers ....Afghanistan President maintains stance that the Bilateral Security Agreement will not be signed his preconditions are met - recent drone killings of two women and a child increase his leverage - US perceived weakness on display again as this US puppet refuses to play ball on US terms and is prepared to call another poor US bluff..... Similar to Afghanistan , drone killers lighting fires of unrest and blowback in Pakistan... Iraq sees the return of sectarian death squads .........
Catharsis Ours - 22 hours ago
Iran........
http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2013-11-29/irans-rouhani-we-are-not-dismantling-our-nuclear-facilities-iran-will-maintain-its-u
Iran's Rouhani: "We Are Not Dismantling Our Nuclear Facilities; Iran Will
Maintain Its Uranium Enrichment Programme"
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Submitted by Tyler Durden on 11/29/2013 16:27 -0500
- Barack Obama
- Iran
- Israel
- None
- Obama Administration
- Saudi Arabia
- Uranium
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In case there was any confusion just how "historic" last week's agreement
with Iran, loudly trumpeted by the Obama ... more »
ObamaCare Updates November 30 , 2013 - Another extended shutdown of Healthcare.gov , another indication that bolt-on fixes on the fly aren't going to cut it....Will the self- imposed deadline from the White house pass the smell test of functionality ? Whether or not the Rube Goldberg contraption works sufficiently not to crash once traffic comes back in volume , the more interesting question will be whether too many consumers have been turned off to care ? Technical problems still lurk beneath superficial improvements and major concerns surrounding security , verification of user identifications , transmission of accurate information to insurers remain and of course the payment processing aspect has not even been built yet ! Ironically , does Obamacare even provide increased access to medical care - NY Times says not so regarding Medicade ...
Catharsis Ours - 23 hours ago
I love the smell of hubris in the morning.......Healthcare.gov will be
working really well by .... wait for it .... 2017 ? Saying 2017 now is
like moving the goalposts to a Stadium in another State , right ?
CNN Tests "Fixed" Obamacare Website And... It Crashes
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Submitted by Tyler Durden on 12/01/2013 18:04 -0500
- Barack Obama
- fixed
- Obamacare
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'If you think health care is expensive now, wait until you see what it
costs when it's free.'
- P.J. O'Rourke
If CNN was doing its best this morning to prove that the seco... more »
Coup Watch December 3 , 2013 - Thailand Police & Military Step Aside As Anti-Government Protesters Reach PM's Office; Declare Victory ......Note Prime Minister Yingluck still in power and Opposition Leader Suthep still faces insurrection charges.... Ukraine Government survives no confidence vote - Government promises to resume talks with EU concerning integration and a free trade zone - Allegedly EC and EU ready to consider financial compensation to Ukraine ...
Thailand ...
http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2013-12-02/police-military-step-aside-anti-government-protesters-reach-pms-office-declare-victo
Thailand Police & Military Step Aside As Anti-Government Protesters Reach
PM's Office; Declare Victory
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Submitted by Tyler Durden on 12/02/2013 23:56 -0500
- Consumer Confidence
- The Economist
inShare1
As the "peoples' coup" in Thailand gets the blessing of the country's
Military leader (who stated he would not intervene), the police have also
undertaken an unexpected reversal of strategy by *removi... more »
Setting up a password - NSFW language
This story is allegedly about setting up a password on the Obamacare
website but it could apply to so many sytsems...
*I decided to go on line to sign up for Obamacare. The first thing you
need to do is establish a password, so this is what happened.... *
*"You must enter a password to proceed."*
*-roses*
*"Sorry, too few characters."*
*-pretty roses*
*"Sorry, you must use at least one numerical character."*
*-1 pretty rose*
*"Sorry, you cannot use blank spaces."*
*-1prettyrose*
*"Sorry, you must use at least 10 different characters."*
*-1fuckingprettyrose*
*"Sorry, you must use a... more »
Dave and Energy Bills
They just aren't switched on. Since Ed Miliband announced Labour's plans
for an 18 month energy price freeze should he be forming a government in
2015, the Tories have not been able to properly respond. Shouting
"Marxism!" had zero effect, their whinging about wholesale gas prices has
been unconvincing - especially when the Big Six energy companies are
posting burgeoning profits, and attempt to dub the 'energy price freeze' as
the 'energy price con' has gone nowhere. Even Dave's pledge to reduce bills
by cutting the "green crap" requiring companies to invest in sustainable
energy s... more »
iGradeU: The 7 Superpowers Every Teacher Must Master
Are you a superhero teacher? Well, what about a good teacher with
superpowers? Personally speaking, I rather be the latter. Here’s my list of
superpowers, which I’m constantly developing. By no means does this imply
that I have the magic formula. However, this is a list I use to remind
myself that teaching requires constant […]
About Gout
*Fields of chili peppers near Jhuolan.*
If you've lived in Taiwan for any length of time, you've encountered gout.
I know several foreigners who struggle with it. Apparently Taiwan is number
one in the world as new research observes gout has strong inherited aspect:
The oldest recorded disease in medical history, gout, has long thought been
thought to be a result of an overindulgent lifestyle; excessive drinking
and meat consumption leads to deposits of uric acid in the joints, causing
debilitating pain. *But new research done in Taiwan, where gout is most
prevalent in the world,*... more »
Over 300,000 defy protest ban in Ukraine
*Do they understand the financial state of the EU? -Bill*
*Over 300,000 defy protest ban in Ukraine*
*Fierce clashes erupt after protesters take to streets again, chanting
"revolution" as anger against government grows.*
Last updated: 02 Dec 2013 02:12
http://www.aljazeera.com/news/europe/2013/12/tens-thousands-back-streets-kiev-2013121123920784539.html
A protest by about 300,000 Ukrainians angered by their government's
decision to freeze integration with the West turned violent, when a group
of demonstrators besieged the president's office and police drove them back
with truncheons... more »
Join Us for Albert Woodfox's Fifth Circuit Court Hearing in New Orleans on Tuesday, January 7th (A3 Newsletter)
*Please sign the Amnesty International petition demanding Albert's release!*
Over the holiday, we learned that 2014 will begin with the final courtroom
chapter of Albert Woodfox's current struggle to finalize Judge Brady's 2013
ruling which overturned his conviction for a third time based on a finding
of racial discrimination in the selection of the grand jury foreperson.
On Tuesday morning, January 7th, 2014, a yet unnamed three judge panel of
the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals in New Orleans will hear oral arguments
from the State of Louisiana about why they believe Albert's convict... more »
THE ECONOMY IN 2014
Gold has been hit hard by a strengthening US economy.
On 2 December 2013, Gold stood at $1,218 a troy ounce.
Jim O’Neill, former chairman of Goldman Sachs Asset Management, thinks that
the world economy will grow at a faster rate in the next decade than it did
in the last one.
He says that the economic crisis around 2008 was essentially about the USA
consuming too much and saving nothing, while China consumed very little and
saved too much.
He says the USA is now far more competitive and multinationals are now
moving back to the USA.
However, some economists think that the US ... more »
Consciousness, the Z Fire
http://www.giulianaconforto.it
Archangeloi of the ELOHIM message to humanity 1st december 2013
*Archangeloi of the ELOHIM message to humanity 1st december 2013*
Posted: December 1, 2013
Author: Karen Doonan
Category: Channeling
http://truthcodes.wordpress.com/2013/12/01/archangeloi-of-the-elohim-message-to-humanity-1st-december-2013/
Greetings beloved ones, we are the Archangeloi of the ELOHIM and we come to
guide and to support ALL as the energy of both Mother Earth and her
children now expand and deepen dramatically. For many of you who have taken
human form the expansion will be a very physical one, with many different
sensations being experienced on ALL levels of YOUr BE... more »
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