English: Watchtower, Rafah, Gaza Strip border with Egypt, April 2009. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
English: Smuggling Tunnel, Rafah, Gaza Strip (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
Tent Camp, Gaza Strip (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
English: Map of the course and watershed of the Cheyenne River in the United States. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
Panorama di Gaza City (Photo credit: Wikipedia)The Bankruptcy of America – 1933
urupiper at Yesterday 's Lies - 8 minutes ago
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http://anticorruptionsociety.com/the-bankruptcy-of-america-1933/?blogsub=confirming#subscribe-blog]
[The following is excerpted from Judge Dale's *The Great American Adventure
- Secrets of America.*]
By Judge Dale, retired
[image: our corrupt legal system_2]
Public Trust
On March 9, 1933, House Joint Resolution No. 192-10 by the 73rd Congress,
was voted into law, which is the Emergency Banking Act. This Act declared
the Treasury of the United States, ‘Bankrupt’, which is an impossible feat
since the U. S. Treasury was secretly closed by the Congress twelve years
earlier in... more »
Similar Fact Evidence
James C Morton at Morton's Musings - 8 minutes ago
R. v. P.E.L., 2013 BCCA 542:
[20] Similar act evidence exemplifies a type of propensity
reasoning. It could be colloquially expressed by the aphorism that a
leopard does not change its spots. Of course, this sort of reasoning
collides squarely with the long established common law rule that no one
should be convicted simply by reason of rascality or a disreputable history
– see *Harrison's Trial*(1692), 12 How. St. Tr. 833 (Old Bailey (London)),
referred to by Binnie J. in*R. v. Handy*, 2002 SCC 56 (CanLII), 2002 SCC
56, [2002] 2 S.C.R. 908 at para. 32. He said at p. 926, p... more »
Big Foot Riders Photos by Pte San Win
brendanorrell@gmail.com at CENSORED NEWS - 1 hour ago
Photos
by Pte San WinPublished with permission at Censored News(Above) This
photo was at the Cheyenne River by Bridger the first day the OGLALA's
joined with Standing Rock and Cheyenne River relatives for the Big Foot
Ride 2013. 12-23-13
Oglala Akicita Ronald Cross Dog - Little, the morning of 12-23-13 the
first day he joined with relatives from Standing Rock and Cheyenne River
on the
Shelby County Accepts Hard Cash to Settle Civil Rights Lawsuit Brought Against Municipalities
Jim Horn at Schools Matter - 2 hours ago
Last year when Shelby County saw the lucrative Gates plan for turning over
Memphis City schools to corporations melting away, the County filed a
lawsuit against five suburban municipalities that were threatening to form
their own school systems to avoid the Gates consolidation. The ostensible
basis for the lawsuit was that the five new leafy suburban districts would
exacerbate segregation in the remaining county schools.
When the pending lawsuit failed to block the formation of the new school
districts, thanks to neo-segregationists at the state level, the County
essentially black... more »
File Under: What If...
DownWithTyranny at DownWithTyranny! - 2 hours ago
If you're following the narrative on the blog with any regularity over the
week, you probably noticed we've been taking a close look at Stephen
Kinzer's brilliant new book, The Brothers, an intense look at the two worst
and most destructive arch-villains in 20th Century American history. Having
a major international airport named after John Foster Dulles is a slap in
the face to all Americans who revere democracy and detest the aggressive
fascism he espoused his entire miserable life.
The Dulles brothers had just finished deposing the democratically elected
prime minister of Iran... more »
Remembering the Gaza Massacre
Nima Shirazi at Wide Asleep in America - 3 hours ago
Government
ministry buildings destroyed by an Israeli airstrike on December 30,
2008 in Gaza City, Gaza Strip.
(Photo Credit: Abid Katib/Getty Images)
On December 27, 2008 – five years ago today – Israel launched a
devastating military assault on the besieged people of Gaza. Relentless
bombing and destruction continued for 22 days, during which time the
Israeli army invaded the occupied
"Am I free to go?"
James C Morton at Morton's Musings - 4 hours ago
The post on Carding raised a concern among readers that cooperating with
police as a custom makes Carding effective.
That's quite true.
My concern is that for most young black men (and that's who are stopped -
let's not pretend otherwise) anything other than immediate and polite
cooperation might lead to unfortunate results. Remember it's a good idea to
save yourself and then save the world.
However, if if if one wants to exercise ones rights on being stopped a
viable line is:
"I do not wish to answer any questions. Am I free to go?"
This repeated several times will likely le... more »
Karl Muck playing Parsifal
James C Morton at Morton's Musings - 4 hours ago
One of the wonders of modern life is the ability to access major works of
art almost anywhere. I recall when finding historic recordings required
visiting record stores and hoping some obscure bin might have a Furtwangler
or Hertz or Muck. Rarely indeed were such recordings to be found.
That said, earlier today I downloaded Karl Muck's recordings of Parsifal
from the late 20's (there is some issue as to whether they are studio or
live or a mix).
Muck has a direct connection to Wagner; whether we can say this is how
Wagner would have presented Parsifal is not clear. But certainly... more »
Year’s End
theozarker at The Conflicted Doomer - 5 hours ago
December 28, 2013 I made a pot of chicken and vegetable soup for Christmas
dinner (and supper). And before you say, “Poor old woman,” this was a
deliberate choice based on several factors – the main one being, had I … Continue
reading →
Crippling Government
Owen Gray at Northern Reflections - 5 hours ago
Eugene Lang writes that, if you want to know what Stephen Harper has
"accomplished," all you need do is tally up his tax cuts:
Over the past eight years, most major categories of federal taxes have been
cut deeply — from personal income taxes, to corporate income taxes, to the
GST — so much so that Canada now has the second lowest business and
consumption taxes in the G7. In addition, a litany of tax credits have been
put in place, notably the Children’s Fitness Tax Credit, the Public Transit
Credit, The Home Renovation Tax Credit and The Tax Credit for first time
home buyers. An... more »
New look for blovel
risa bear at A Way to Live - 5 hours ago
New look for blovel header, illustration by Katrin Orav.
http://starvationridge.blogspot.com/ Book cover to follow. No, I had not
read Hunger Games when I wrote this. It's more like a The Road/Seven
Samurai mashup. http://www.lulu.com/spotlight/risabee
What research really says about "explicit and structured" phonics
skrashen at Schools Matter - 5 hours ago
Sent to the West Australian (Dec. 28)
"New reading rules for kids," (Dec. 27) states that " ...international
research has found that explicit and structured teaching of phonics - the
relationship between letters and sounds - is the most effective way to
teach reading."
Not so. What research says is that the impact of explicit and structured
phonics is strong only on tests in which children read lists of words in
isolation; it is minuscule on tests in which children have to understand
what they read.
By far, the best predictor of how well children read for meaning is the
amount o... more »
Will 2015 Be Labour's Poisoned Chalice?
Phil at A Very Public Sociologist - 6 hours ago
It's tough being a political party. Life outside of government is
relatively care free affair. You can formulate policy, spend your time
critiquing and criticising, and look forward to a fair amount of time sat
atop opinion polls. But once you're in power it's a whole different ball
game. It's time to come up with the goods you promised in opposition. It's
an occasion for breaking promises and getting found out, as our friends the
Liberal Democrats have found to their cost. A party's image takes a
battering, its representatives in local, devolved and European bodies pay
the price o... more »
Caturday Blogging
jurassicpork at Welcome Back to Pottersville - 6 hours ago
Guys, I'm so sorry for the complete lack of posts since Christmas. I'm
sure you can all appreciate what demands the silly season makes on us. And
right now, my thoughts aren't on the political landscape of the here and
now but 1888 Whitechapel. Last night, in a 4000+ word last gasp, I'd
finally completed the first draft of *Tatterdemalion*, my epic novel
spanning 244,000+ words and over 600 pages. I've been working on it since
late February this year and I finally have a complete draft. I've already
finished the reformatting and all the headaches real writers publishing
real b... more »
Are the elites in Pyongyang all that different from those in DC or NYC or most anywhere else?
KenInNY at DownWithTyranny! - 7 hours ago
*"Gee, I wish we had one of them Doomsday Machines."*
*-- Gen. Buck Turgidson (George C. Scott)*
*In the U.S. War Room, Soviet ambassador Alexi de Sadesky (Peter Bull)
reveals the existence of his country's Doomsday Machine to the American
security brain trust, including President Merkin Muffley and technology
genius Dr. Strangelove (both Peter Sellers) as well as General Turgidson.*
The execution of the uncle of Kim Jong-un, North Korea's leader, had its
roots in a firefight between forces loyal to Mr. Kim and those supporting
the man who was supposed to be his regent, according to... more »
I THANK MY MOTHER
Bruce K. Gagnon at Organizing Notes - 7 hours ago
*4th of July in Bath, Maine*
I often suffer from the world. Maybe because we moved around in my Air
Force family so much I have always found myself deeply identifying with
suffering people everywhere. Because I lived in Germany and England when I
was young I never considered myself an "American" when we moved back
stateside. Really my only loyalty to America was the Baltimore Orioles
baseball them - my version of a hometown - and hamburgers.
I didn't think much about US military bases when I was young. When we were
overseas we spent good periods of time living "on the economy" - ... more »
Sovereignty 101:Installment 3 - The Myth of Accumulation
Sophia Love at AMERICAN KABUKI - 7 hours ago
What you see as your daily life becomes burdensome as its purpose moves
further up the food chain than you. Fulfillment is part of your every day
when you have chosen a work, occupation, pastime or activity that on some
level satisfies a desire or allows an expression or expansion of who you
are.
Most of your time is currently spent consumed in activity that serves the
purpose of maintaining your physical life. You have to eat and desire a
place to sleep. Perhaps there are others you feel responsible for as well.
These facts alone create in you a “need” to work at some... more »
Thailand: Dead Policeman Shot from Above Where Regime Gunmen Were
Land Destroyer at Land Destroyer - 7 hours ago
*December 28, 2013* (Tony Cartalucci) - Thai PBS confirms that Police
Sergeant Major Narong Pitisit was killed by a bullet fired from above, in
its article titled, "Chalerm told to clarify “men in black” at the Labour
Ministry." It stated (emphasis added):
PDRC spokesman Aekkanat Promphan said on Friday that there was no way that
protesters could get into the Labour Ministry’s building and climb up to
the rooftop unnoticed whereas all the police were deployed at the centre to
prevent protesters from breaking in.
He added that he would like to know whether Chalerm was aware of the ... more »
New Year's Resolution: Resist the Lists
Karen Garcia at Sardonicky - 7 hours ago
I don't know about you, but whenever I see a headline with the words Best
Of, Worst Of, Most Shocking Moments of 2013, Best Tweets of the Year, etc.,
etc. I do an immediate Gump, and run Forrest run.
In this last week of the best of all possible worst years ever, we are
being inundated by a veritable plague of lists. Have you noticed that *Duck
Dynasty* seems to be on every single one of them? A cartoonish
Methuselah homophobe racist is only the latest wedge issue in the culture
wars that define the divide-and-conquer politics of the ruling class. The
timing of Phil Robertson's Firs... more »
Postales de Año Nuevo 2014 con mensajes bonitos
José Luis Ávila Herrera at FOTOFRONTERA - 8 hours ago
PEDOPHILES
Anon at aangirfan - 8 hours ago
*Professor Cantor*
Professor James M. Cantor claims to be an expert on pedophiles.
He takes an interest in various paraphilias, such as:
Feederism which is about being sexually aroused by eating.
Maschalagnia which is about being sexually aroused by armpits.
Pedovestism which is about being sexually aroused while dressed like a
child.
Stigmatophilia which is about being sexually roused by tatoos and body
piercings.
Professor James M. Cantor is an American clinical psychologist and research
scientist.
*He is an associate professor in the Department of Psychiatry at the
Univers... more »
Time Warped: Repeated Rhetoric of Urgency from Israel to Iran
Nima Shirazi at Wide Asleep in America - 8 hours ago
"You
will be the death of me.
You will be the death of me."
- Time Is Running Out (Muse, 2003)
Earlier this week, journalist and author Max Blumenthal posted an
excellent piece in Mondoweiss detailing the repetition of the "time is
running out" bromide, so often used in discussions about the so-called
two-state solution in Israel/Palestine by those who promote the endless
and
War Plan Red
Paul Coker at News Spike - 8 hours ago
Joint Army and Navy Basic War Plan Red, also known as the Atlantic
Strategic War Plan, was a plan for the United States to make war with the
British Empire (the "Red" forces).
It was developed by the United States Army following the 1927 Geneva Naval
Conference; and approved in May 1930 by the Secretary of War and the
Secretary of Navy and updated in 1934–35. In 1939 it was decided that
further planning was no longer applicable but that the plan be retained.
Canada (Crimson), Great Britain, Northern Ireland and Newfoundland (Red),
British Raj (Ruby), Australia (Scarlet), New Zeal... more »
Are children in D.C. learning more?
bob somerby at the daily howler - 8 hours ago
*SATURDAY, DECEMBER 28, 2013*
*In the Post, Whitmire says yes:* Are children in D.C.’s public schools
learning more than they did in the past?
Have their reading skills advanced? Do today’s students know more math than
their counterparts from earlier years?
That’s the way it looks on the National Assessment of Educational Progress,
even after disaggregation. But uh-oh! Because we liberals know as a matter
of faith that such things *cannot* be true, Valerie Strauss invented a set
of ridiculous claims to explain the score gains away.
To examine Strauss' claims, click this. As always,... more »
Gold and silver news and views - December 28 , 2013 .... Data , pertinent articles and views on and / or touching on the precious metals ..... bonus items exposing the fake fed taper (
Fred Walton at Catharsis Ours - 8 hours ago
http://www.caseyresearch.com/gsd/edition/cheaper-gold-brings-new-customers-to-dubai-in-droves
¤ YESTERDAY IN GOLD & SILVER
Despite the big decline in the dollar index, there was almost no sign of
that in the price action for gold in Far East and early London trading on
their Friday. The smallish rally in late-afternoon Far East trading got
dealt with in the usual manner at the London open---and the gold price was
back below the Thursday New York close by the London morning gold fix.
After that, the gold price didn't do a lot until around 8:45 a.m EST in
Comex trading. Then, in les... more »
Fukushima nuclear debacle updates - following Fukushima pollution around the globe and into th global food chain.... State of play and decay of Fukushima nuclear plants...... Update on removal of the fuel rods at Reactor building 4
Catharsis Ours - 8 hours ago
Energy News.....
07:34 PM EST on December 27th, 2013 | 25 comments
Radio: Experts warn ocean currents spreading Fukushima contamination across
world — Official 4,000 miles away: Radiation in seafood imports increased
noticeably; Time for all stakeholders to be on alert (AUDIO)
02:31 PM EST on December 27th, 2013 | 87 comments
Reports: Highly significant quantity of fission products are flushed into
environment by water used on Fukushima molten fuel, including plutonium and
curium — Radioactivity to recirculate for many generations in ocean food
chain, meat content will increase with... more »
I'm not against the police; I'm just afraid of them.
James C Morton at Morton's Musings - 9 hours ago
Alfred Hitchcock
Ben Carnes 'Remembering Carter Camp'
brendanorrell@gmail.com at CENSORED NEWS - 9 hours ago
Carter
Camp: R.I.P. 2013
"We Decided that our Indian people are more
important to us than long jail terms."
Carter Camp, Ponca Nation, Wounded Knee 1973
By Ben Carnes, Choctaw
Eaglemanz
Carter Camp painted as a warrior at Wounded Knee
Remembering people of their words and actions has been my way of
mourning, as a way to keep their spirit alive in our memories. His words
above
Israel's Hilarious Hysteria:or, How Many North Koreas Does It Take to Fear-Monger About Iran?
Nima Shirazi at Wide Asleep in America - 9 hours ago
Back
in April, Israeli Strategic Affairs Minister Yuval Steinitz took the
stage at the second annual Jerusalem Post Conference in New York City
and told the right-wing crowd that, among other things, an Iran with an
atomic arsenal would be "equal to 30 nuclear North Koreas."
Steinitz repeated all the favored Israeli talking points; he called Iran
an "existential threat," tossed out lazy
Carding - is it legal?
James C Morton at Morton's Musings - 9 hours ago
Carding, that is police stopping of pedestrians on the street, and asking
for identification and other information, is in the news again. (Note, if
you are stopped I urge you always to be polite with police regardless of
your legal rights. Unless you actually have something problematic on your
person cooperate fully. If you have something problematic then politely say
"I believe I do not have to answer any questions or show you what I have on
me. I refuse to answer any questions or show you what I have on me. May I
go now?" If they arrest you the police then have to justify their act... more »
AA: "Flight 11 Did Not Fly on 911!"
Len Hart at The Existentialist Cowboy - 10 hours ago
*by Len Hart, The Existentialist Cowboy*
American Airlines is the source for information that AA Flights 11 (North
Tower) and 77 (Pentagon) did not fly on 9/11. WikiScanner discovered that
American Airlines changed the Wikipedia entry to state that Flights 11 and
77 were not in the air on 9/11.
WikiScanner offers users a searchable database that ties millions of
anonymous Wikipedia edits to organizations where those edits apparently
originated, by cross-referencing the edits with data on who owns the
associated block of internet IP addresses.Reference:
http://www.wired.com/politics... more »
Judging the (European) judges
Craig at Is the BBC biased? - 10 hours ago
Some senior British judges are now echoing the concerns expressed by many
British people (including me) that the unelected judges of the European
Court of Human Rights are aggressively asserting their right to overrule
British laws, as devised by our own sovereign elected parliament, and that
that's a bad thing.
Anyone from a planet orbiting Alpha Centauri who enjoys watching what the
neighbours are getting up to behind closed clouds (especially over Britain)
and who keeps tuning into BBC News (through their ever-so-fetching green
antennae) might infer (from the BBC) that those c... more »
FEPZs on the march into education
Michael Turton at The View from Taiwan - 10 hours ago
*Are those egg cases on its back?*
The Free Economic Pilot Zone initiative continues to advance, as Taiwan
Today observes. Apparently one area to be liberalized is education, foreign
institutions will be permitted to set up schools in the zones:
The eye-catching new plan firmly demonstrates the government’s
determination to liberalize. For example, in recent years elite educational
institutions from Australia, Europe and the U.S. have established branches
in Asia, precipitating educational innovation; Singapore, South Korea and
even Malaysia have become important bases for interna... more »
Will Obama's Covert Actions In Egypt Haunt America In Future Decades The Way Eisenhower's Covert Actions In Iran Haunt Us Today?
DownWithTyranny at DownWithTyranny! - 11 hours ago
Everyone blames Nazi-sympathizer John Foster Dulles, Eisenhower's Secretary
of State, and his bumbling and incompetent brother, Allen, head of the CIA,
for the unintended consequences brought on by the violent CIA overthrow of
Iranian Prime Minister Mohammed Mosaddegh. History blames them-- and
history was meant to blame them. Eisenhower's fingers are nowhere near any
of that stuff-- only on his revered speech warning Americans about the
Military-Industrial Complex. Eisenhower, who desperately wanted a cheap
"victory" against communism, is more to blame than the venal Dulles
broth... more »
Untitled
New Orleans Ladder at New Orleans Ladder - 11 hours ago
*Federal judge dismisses most of remaining Katrina damage lawsuits ~Mark
Schleifstein*
Good News For Cold & Snow Lovers - The Big Freeze & Snow Is Coming To Many Parts Of The Country!
rss2009 at Global Cooling & New Ice Age UK - 11 hours ago
*Good News For Cold & Snow Lovers - The Big Freeze & Snow Is Coming To Many
Parts Of The Country!*
The Arctic Oscillation has remained largely positive to date throughout
December and it has been an unusually mild month overall. However, there
has still been some snow events in the early and middle part of December,
despite the milder temperatures.
*http://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2013/dec/02/snow-forecast-for-uk-freezing-weather*
*http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-25450818*
*http://news.stv.tv/scotland/257435-warnings-in-place-as-gale-force-winds-rain-and-snow-batter-scotland/*... more »
Untitled
New Orleans Ladder at New Orleans Ladder - 12 hours ago
*Feds cancel St. Bernard Parish government's Hurricane Gustav disaster loan
~Bob Warren *
War watch December 28 , 2013 -- Israel , Iran , Afghanistan and Syria in focus -- Did Secretary of State John Kerry dare to offer that the infamous spy Jonathan Pollard could be release to Israel Officials - without President Obama's prior approving such a move - who is in charge ? Iran set to move toward direct Iran - US talks ? UK Army Chief Disputes Cameron’s Call for Afghan Pullout - who's in charge ? Syrian Army Killed 60 Islamist Rebels North of Damascus - Syria Army taking charge on the battlefield....
Fred Walton at Catharsis Ours - 12 hours ago
Israel......
http://news.antiwar.com/2013/12/27/report-kerry-offered-pollard-release-to-israel/
( Kerry must think he's President or something , right ? )
Report: Kerry Offered Pollard Release to IsraelOfficials: Obama Hadn't
Approved of Idea
by Jason Ditz, December 27, 2013
Print This | Share This
Reports swirling around the Israeli press say that Secretary of State John
Kerry has offered to release convicted spy Jonathan Pollard and secure his
departure to Israel if the Israeli government doesn’t renege on the
promised releases of Palestinian detainees.
The Channel 10 report cit... more »
harper Tweets About the Ice Storm
thwap at thwap's schoolyard - 12 hours ago
Montreal Simon has another great indictment of the usurper. Far be it from
that garbage-head harper to interrupt his Christmas in hiding to make a
personal appearance during this crisis.
Some naughty Seinfeld
Not a sheep at Not a sheep - 12 hours ago
Elaine's nipple is on her Christmas card! But not alas Julia Louis-Dreyfus
George can't tear his eyes away from cleavage
What happens when Elaine talks dirty
He took it out!
Fat Free Econ 51: Ten Things About the Meralco Rate Hike
Nonoy Oplas at Government and Taxes - 14 hours ago
* This is my article the other day in interaksyon.com.
--------
1. The P4.15 per kilowatt-hour (kwh) electricity rate increase is
short-term. It should have applied for only a month (if the increase had
not been staggered) while the Malampaya natural gas platform was under
maintenance. After that, the original lower rates, other things being
equal, should return. Thus, contrary to public opinion, the rate hike is
not long term.
2. The rate increase stems mainly from the generation charge, partly from
the transmission charge, but nothing from the distribution charge. As
distributor,... more »
A Holiday Message From The Great Dictator
Obi-Wan Kabuki at AMERICAN KABUKI - 14 hours ago
A Holiday Message From The Great Dictator
[image: Tyler Durden's picture]
Submitted by Tyler Durden on 12/27/2013 13:14 -0500
*Submitted by Simon Black via Sovereign Man blog,*
*http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2013-12-27/holiday-message-great-dictator*
In September 1939, six days after the United Kingdom declared war on
Germany, Charlie Chaplin began filming one of his most epic films ever… and
the first “talkie” for the silent film star.
It was a courageous project - the ‘Great Dictator’ directly poked fun at
Adolf Hitler.
At the end of the movie, Chaplin looked into the camera and g... more »
Kruskal can read your mind and the mind of God
Luboš Motl at The Reference Frame - 15 hours ago
Gordon sent me a fun trick invented by physicist Martin David Kruskal. He
can read your mind. Choose a random word in the first 3 verses of the
Bible. So many choices!
Count the number of letters \(N\) in that word \(W\) and find the next word
that is \(N\) words after the word \(W\); for example, if you chose
"heaven" in the first verse, you will have \(N=6\) and jump to "earth" in
the following one; overlook the digits and punctuation marks. If you landed
in the 7th verse, stop. Otherwise return by two sentences in this blog post
and repeat the instruction again and again.
Le... more »
World's BIGGEST Blog - Day 6
Roobin at THROUGH THE SCARY DOOR - 16 hours ago
"Some articles consist of a list of things that are themselves about lists
of things..." Yep, this is the list of lists of lists. Possibly the most
useful thing on the internet.
The Tsar speaks
Craig at Is the BBC biased? - 16 hours ago
Apropos of nothing (as someone - can't remember who - used to say)...
There's a news headline sitting on the *My Blog List *panel at the
right-hand side of our blog at this very moment which calls out to be drawn
attention to:
*Sky News*
Smacking Children Should Be Banned, Says Tsar
How times change! The Tsar turns out to be more liberal than Putin.
As I say, 'apropos of nothing'.
Past History
Zoe Brain at A.E.Brain - 17 hours ago
When I was young, I was one of the few kids who would talk to a boy called
Stephen Bristow. Son of "Timmy" Bristow. A walking mountain. Or, as one
Judge described him in court, a "Walking Nightmare".
Oddly enough, he had a personal code of conduct that amounted to "Do unto
others as they've done unto others, with interest.". The honest had nothing
to fear. Others....
My mother disturbed an intruder in our house when coming home from shopping
once. He fled, taking some items of considerable sentimental, though not
monetary, value.
Tim Bristow got word of it.... We received them bac... more »
Christmas leftovers
Craig at Is the BBC biased? - 17 hours ago
As the effects of that enormous Christmas turkey continue to wear off (and,
no, I don't mean *Still Open All Hours*), here's a little pre-New Year
BBC-related reading from the newspapers to while away a few minutes of your
tedious post-Christmas Saturday morning. I leave you to form your own
opinions.
*1. Sir Tim Berners-Lee banned from having atheist on Radio 4's Thought for
the Day (Daily Telegraph)*
The BBC has banned Sir Tim Berners-Lee from having an atheist deliver
Thought for the Day as he guest edited Radio 4’s Today programme, saying it
must be spoken by a believer.
Si... more »
The American Enterprise Institute, Common Core, and “Good Cop”
deutsch29 at @ THE CHALK FACE - 18 hours ago
In my research on Gates’ Common Core State Standards (CCSS) spending, I
came across this unusual grant to the pro-reform group, the American
Enterprise Institute (AEI): Date: June 2012 Purpose: to support their
education policy work in four distinct areas: Exploring the Challenges of
Common Core, Future of American Education Working Groups, Innovations in
Financial Aid, and Bridging K-12 and […]
Sunday Classics preview: "Broadway in a Box"
KenInNY at DownWithTyranny! - 19 hours ago
*by Ken*
I was looking at this box, *Broadway in a Box*, that I got for some
agreeably modest price as an Amazon special -- 25 cast recordings of
Broadway musicals, mostly Original Broadway Cast recordings, but with seven
revivals mixed in, four from Broadway and three from the Music Theater of
Lincoln Center. I only had two on CD, and one of those wasn't an
original-label reissue, so I figured what the heck.
So I was looking at the box, which contains an interesting selection. Not
necessarily the 25 I would have chosen from the RCA and Coiumbia
musical-theater vaults (all now in... more »
Alan Waldman: 'A Bit of Fry & Laurie' Was Brilliant British Sketch Series
thorne dreyer at The Rag Blog - 20 hours ago
Waldman's
film and TV
treasures you may have missed:
This was most people’s first exposure to the highly original comic
genius of English national treasures Stephen Fry and Hugh Laurie, who
wrote and performed many classic sketches.
By Alan Waldman / The Rag Blog / December 27, 2013
[In his weekly column, Alan Waldman reviews some of his favorite films
and TV series that readers may have
Syria's Neighbours On Edge: A Corruption Scandal In Turkey And A Political Assassination In Lebanon Bring The Region Closer To Chaos
Saman Mohammadi at The Excavator - 20 hours ago
There are over half a million Syrian refugees in Turkey. In October, *Reuters
reported*, "The number of Syrian refugees in Turkey has exceeded 600,000
and more than 400,000 of them are living outside refugee camps, the Turkish
disaster management agency said on Monday."
There are even more Syrian refugees in Lebanon, who account for as much as
20 percent of the overall Lebanese population. According to the UN, the
official number is a little under 800,000, but "Lebanese authorities say
the exact number could be even higher since many of the Syrian refugees are
unregistered and undoc... more »
Snowden the Spook
Paul Coker at News Spike - 21 hours ago
• Raised in Elizabeth City, North Carolina and later moved to Maryland.
• Attended a community college, but never completed his coursework and
never graduated from high school.
• 2003-2004: U.S. Army, discharged after training accident
• 2005: NSA, Security Guard, University of Maryland.
• 2006: CIA, IT security.
• 2007-2009: CIA, diplomatic cover, Switzerland.
• 2009-2013: NSA Contractor, Dell and later Booz Allen Hamilton.
National Socialism - The one and only true way to free ourselves from enslavement
John Friend at John Friend's Blog - 21 hours ago
Much to think about here...
Untitled
New Orleans Ladder at New Orleans Ladder - 22 hours ago
*Eight years after Hurricane Katrina and West End still lies unrepaired
~Troy Gilbert, GulfLatitudes.com*
Thailand: Another Protester Killed as Regime Thugs Do Drive-By at Rally Site
Land Destroyer at Land Destroyer - 22 hours ago
Same violence seen used by Thaksin Shinawatra in 2010, now unfolding again.
*December 28, 2013* (Tony Cartalucci) - At approximately 3am Saturday
morning, regime gunmen drove by the anti-regime rally site near Chamai
Maruchet Bridge and gunned down one security guard - leaving several others
injured. This comes one week after the regime's "red shirt" supporters began
threatening an armed campaign of violence against protesters if the
regime's sham elections were disrupted, and just after this week's violence
in Din Daeng where one policeman and one protester were killed.
In the l... more »
The Idiocracy Files (Redux), Part 3: Republicans Seek to Create a New Country. It's Called Crackpotopia!!!
KenInNY at DownWithTyranny! - 23 hours ago
[*We continue our encore presentation of Noah's Idiocracy series. And don't
forget Noah's new "Need a last-minute Christmas gift suggestion?," "50
Years Ago Today: The Beatles," and "A Tale of Two Popes -- the one in the
Vatican and the one in North Carolina."*]
[*On Wednesday Noah began chronicling a spate of 2012 "Idiocracy moments"
that recalled for him Mike Judge's 2006 film Idiocracy, a look 500 years
into the future at a world gone, well, you know. Yesterday he was back with
more, and still his list of sightings overflowed. So today we have Part 3.*-- Ed.]
*by Noah*
All hail... more »
"I'll be back..."
noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 23 hours ago
Roger Waters, Radio KAOS, “Tide Is Turning”
- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=66nqhVtq6xo
Obviously something pretty catastrophic happened health wise here, and I
have to suspend any blog activity for at least another few weeks while
recovering from quadruple (4) coronary artery bypass graft surgery.
(Without surgical intervention I'm assured there would have been be a zero
% probability of survival, within days at most, so I'm very grateful for
that.) Recovery is usually 4-12 weeks, and this is only week 2, so not a
real happy camper at the moment. Thank you for your patience as thi... more »
Bail conditions not reasonably connected to purposes of bail are unconstitutional
James C Morton at Morton's Musings - 23 hours ago
R. v. Thompson, 2013 NSPC 124:
[8] The purposes of a constitutional bail system were described by
Lamer J. (as he then was) in *R. v. Morales*.[1] They are not hard to
grasp: bail is structured to get the accused to return to court as
required, prevent the commission of further offences, and prevent the
commission of offences against the administration of justice; public
safety and evidence preservation are implicit in this.
[9] In order for bail to be reasonable, it makes sense that the
conditions of bail must be reasonable. A condition imposed upon the
liberty interes... more »
In Memory Carter Camp, Ponca
brendanorrell@gmail.com at CENSORED NEWS - 1 day ago
Carter
Camp on far right at Wounded Knee March 1973.
In Memory of Carter Camp, Ponca
Carter Camp on far left. Photo Brenda Norrell
Carter Camp has passed over to the Spirit World. In memory, a note of
thanks for Carter and all of those present for sharing this special day
in 2004. Prayers for a good journey, Brenda, Censored News
By Brenda Norrell
Human Rights Editor
UN
Sovereignty 101:Installment 2 - Cultivating Power
Sophia Love at AMERICAN KABUKI - 1 day ago
What is happening now is exceptional. There are no moments before this one
that you can call on as reference. None have gone through such a time as
you now navigate. You have no historical figures, no guidelines, no
memories to shape the world for you – to color your actions so you do this
the “right way”.
There is no “right way”, no “wrong way” – there is your way. Each thought,
word and action is creative. Your co-creators, your “oppressors”, those
found on and off planet are all participants in the formation of this new
era. Do not assume that any greater power is held b... more »
Focusing and clarification of all Gaia Higher Dimensional energetic constructs occurs at this moment
Obi-Wan Kabuki at AMERICAN KABUKI - 1 day ago
*Focusing and clarification of all Gaia Higher Dimensional energetic
constructs occurs at this moment*
by ÉirePort
Focusing and clarification of all Gaia Higher Dimensional energetic
constructs occurs at this moment.
*"Novelty"1 energy items are being discarded* along with all grids which
support such.
Authenticity is currently required for all new energetic and (so-called)
Light Work.
Flash Points of understanding come for non-resisting Hue-Beings, as well as
hu-beings.
The "Hue-Beings / hu-being" designation is now fading rapidly.
Global Gaia awakening is near.
ÉirePort | D... more »
NSA news for December 27 , 2013 .....The NSA's Massive Phone-Tracking Program Is Legal, New York Judge William Pauley Finds - this decision is in conflict with the decision of another Federal Court , Judge Richard Leon , who ruled the NSA's "indiscriminate and arbitrary" invasion of privacy is "likely" unconstitutional .... On to the Court of Appeals and US Supreme Court it would appear to resolve the conflicting decisions....Meanwhile back at the ranch , what does it all mean ? Is the mass culling producing useful intelligence - pertaining to fighting international terrorists ? On that point , it should be noted that ..... NSA Can’t Make Sense of Masses of Culled Data Too Much Useless Data, Warns Former NSA Coder William Binney .... Cutting through prior lies , Stanford Study: It Is Trivially Easy to Identify People With Metadata .... .....
Fred Walton at Catharsis Ours - 1 day ago
http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2013-12-27/nsas-massive-phone-tracking-program-legal-new-york-judge-finds
The NSA's Massive Phone-Tracking Program Is Legal, New York Judge Finds
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Submitted by Tyler Durden on 12/27/2013 12:15 -0500
- Israel
- national security
- New York City
- New York State
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Less than two weeks after Federal Judge Richard Leon ruled that the NSA's
"indiscriminate and arbitrary" invasion of privacy is "likely"
unconstitutional, giving a trace of hope that America may *rise above *its
Orwellian Banana repub... more »
Target customer alert December 24 , 2013 - Target hackers are believed by at least one major bank ( JP Morgan Chase and Santander perhaps ) to have stolen encrypted bank PINs - CONTACT YOUR BANK - Change PINs at a minimum , consider the replacement of your debit card ...... Note both JP Morgan Chase and Santander Bank have lowered limits as to debit card withdrawals and purchase ! Target story getting bigger as now two Banks have reduced withdrawals and spending limits on debit cards , class actions suits multiply - first by customers but the Banks are going to " target " Target also ..... Was the hack internal or did the hack come through point of service technology ? Krebs on security articles discuss Target hack , the black market for credit cards and who is running the scam
Catharsis Ours - 1 day ago
http://rt.com/usa/us-banks-magnetic-card-target-651/
(
The use of outdated technology in US ( when compared with Europe and
Canada ) gives thieves an edge - banks and retailers share blame for US
weaknesses )
Magnetic swipe: Obsolete credit card tech makes US prime Target for
fraudsters
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Mike Pence's Secret Santas
Doug Martin at Schools Matter - 1 day ago
by Doug Martin
As we enter an election year here in Indiana, it is time for all of us to
start peering in on the campaign records of our beloved state politicians
and the front groups that are their publically-secret Santas. So here are
a few of Gov. Mike Pence’s, and they are many of the same people and
corporations who funded former Indiana and Florida supt. of education Tony
Bennett.
*ELI LILLY: SWINGING BOTH WAYS*
Eli Lilly’s PAC, this October, gaveGovt. Mike $10,000. Lilly, in its
various shapes and forms, has been a big player in privatizing Indiana
public schools and cl... more »
No shortage of high-tech workers
skrashen at Schools Matter - 1 day ago
Sent to the Los Angeles Times, Dec. 27, 2013.
In "Its no sin to be rich," (Dec. 27), Richard Riordan and Eli Broad state
that jobs that don't require higher education "have left the country" and
the "good jobs" that will stay require technological know-how. They
conclude that we must work harder at educating our workers in technology.
It is not clear that there is a demand for high-tech workers. In fact, some
studies conclude that there are too many qualified candidates. Rutgers
University professor Hal Salzman has reported that there are approximately
three qualified graduates ann... more »
Today The Fed Soaked Up A Record $95 Billion In Excess Liquidity Sloshing Around ...........while the Fed music is playing the bankers and traders will dance........ just beware the music will stop and most likely suddenly !
Fred Walton at Catharsis Ours - 1 day ago
Today The Fed Soaked Up A Record $95 Billion In Excess Liquidity Sloshing
Around
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Submitted by Tyler Durden on 12/27/2013 15:48 -0500
- Liquidity Bubble
- Reverse Repo
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Once upon a time, back in 2010 and 2011, the Fed's Primary Dealers would
engage in a furious game of window dressing at the end of every quarter,
when they would sell their risky assets, and convert them into cash, a
phenomenon which could be followed on the Fed's Primary Dealer asset
holding page, and which we would showcase periodically such as on the chart
below... more »
The Republican War Against Women [cont.]: "Doonesbury" explores the GOP's "Lady Problem"
KenInNY at DownWithTyranny! - 1 day ago
*With UPDATE: Saturday's Strip*
*DOONESBURY -- Wednesday*
[*Click to enlarge*]
*"Okay, I might've said it, but I was probably drunk."*
*-- how GOP pols should not respond to queries about"Lady Problem" gaffes,
says their special consultant*
*by Ken*
In our last post Howie took a nostalgic look back at the age-old and
still-raging Republican War Against Women. In case there are readers who
haven't been keeping up with this week's *Doonesbury* series, I thought we
might recap the story of this desperate GOP in-house attempt to deal --
with the help of a trainer from Sensitivity Solu... more »
When Schools Close
Angel Cintron Jr. at @ THE CHALK FACE - 1 day ago
“The Arts & Technology Academy Public Charter School (ATA) is a Pre-K3
through 5th grade elementary school {Washington, D.C.} that focuses on
performing, visual, and media arts instruction, which is infused with an
extraordinary use and application of modern technology. Charter schools are
independently run, publicly financed, and non-selective of its students.”
Although ATA is a public charter school, the […]
@johnkuhntx guest post: The Wizards of Ed.
Timothy D. Slekar at @ THE CHALK FACE - 1 day ago
By John Kuhn There is a conundrum facing American K-12 education. It is the
same conundrum that has always faced American K-12 education. How do we
educate “those” kids? “Those” refers to the kids who are dealing with any
(or all) of a host of disadvantages. They are from the “wrong” side of the
tracks. […]
A College Rating System Designed to Benefit the Testing Industrial Complex and the Efficiency Zealots
Jim Horn at Schools Matter - 1 day ago
In these days of casino capitalism, the corporate education losers look
more like losers every day. If those of us who are determined to restore
sanity to our schools and colleges keep pushing, the whole corrupt and
cowardly con game known for decades now as "education reform" will continue
to unravel in the coming year. They will not go easily, however, which
means that the education affirmation movement must keep pushing, debunking,
uncovering, revealing, analyzing, and dissecting.
No one wants the planned college rating system dreamed up by Pearson,
Gates, and the short-sighted... more »
Jon Swift Memorial Roundup 2013
Batocchio at Vagabond Scholar - 1 day ago
(The
Best Posts of the Year, Chosen by the Bloggers Themselves)
(A 2007 Jon Swift picture.)
Welcome to a tradition started by the late Jon Swift/Al Weisel. He left
behind some excellent satire, but was also a nice guy and a strong
supporter of small blogs. Lance Mannion put it well in 2010:
Our late and much missed comrade in blogging, journalist and writer Al
Weisel, revered and admired
Only one civil standard of proof - balance of probabilities
James C Morton at Morton's Musings - 1 day ago
*McLean v. McLean*, 2013 ONCA 788 makes very clear there is only one civil
standard of proof – balance of probabilities:
[39] The trial judge held that Helen was required to provide
“convincing proof” of a prior common intention to support her claim for
rectification. He relied on the decision in Performance Industries Ltd. v.
Sylvan Lake Golf & Tennis Club, 2002 SCC 19, [2002] 1 S.C.R. 678, at para.
41, in which Binnie J. held that in cases of rectification, “convincing
proof”, that is, “proof that may fall well short of the criminal standard,
but which goes beyond the sort o... more »
TOUCHING HEARTS
Bruce K. Gagnon at Organizing Notes - 1 day ago
Sent to me this morning from a friend in Maine......
Republican War On Christmas Might Be Over For The Year, But Their War Against Women Never Ends
DownWithTyranny at DownWithTyranny! - 1 day ago
Sometimes we cover the Republican War on Women, and invariably some pompous
Republican asshat denies that there's any such thing. But it's very real
and very serious and profoundly undemocratic. And it's got to stop. I've
been reading The Brothers, Stephen Kinzer's much-acclaimed book about the
two most venal Republicans who lived in any of our lifetimes, John Foster
Dulles and Allen Dulles, two deeply corrupt men-- in terms of using
government office for self-enrichment-- the former the most destructive
Secretary of State in American history and the latter, the bumbling head of
t... more »
I have nothing to say...
Adrienne at Adrienne's Corner - 1 day ago
*so how about some cute baby animals?*
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