English: Future President Richard Nixon makes his first newspaper appearance, 1916. This image appears in his political memoir, In the Arena on the third unnumbered photo page following page 192. In the image caption, Nixon states, "The first time my picture appeared in the paper was in 1916. My mother gave us a nickel each to put in a collection basket for war orphans, and a photographer snapped our picture. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
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Soaring Caracas Stock Exchange Undergoes 1000 For 1 "Stock Split" ......... Is further commentary required ? ?
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Soaring Caracas Stock Exchange Undergoes 1000 For 1 "Stock Split"
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For generating the greatest "wealth effect" and highest return of any
global stock market in the world in 2013, the Caracas stock exchange, which
closed the year at the ripe level of 2.7 million, is getting surprisingly
little attention or love (maybe because unlike other countries... more »
Updates On Syria [1.2]: MV Cape Ray To Destroy Syria's CW In The Mediterranean Within Weeks, Calls For A Ceasefire Grow, Health Crisis In Syria Reveals WHO's Lack Of Authority
*1. An excerpt from, "Here's The Massive Ship Tasked With 'Unprecedented
Mission' To Destroy Syria's Chemical Weapons" by Mathieu Rabechault, Agence
France Presse, Business Insider, January 2:*
With special machinery installed in the hold of this American cargo ship,
the MV Cape Ray is poised to embark on an unprecedented mission to destroy
Syria's lethal chemical agents at sea.
At a shipyard in Virginia, the 650-foot (197.5-meter) ship from the
Maritime Administration's reserve fleet has been outfitted with two
portable hydrolysis systems designed to neutralize the most dangerous
... more »
I Am Back!
Yes, I am back!
First, I must reiterate what I have been saying for some time... I truly do
hate hospitals.. The food truly sucks, and I barely had any sleep for the 3
nights that I was stuck there. I just spent the entire day today catching
up on some much needed sleep.....
I have been suffering over the last month at least with on and off
coughing, fever, and chest congestion. It is the primary reason why I took
that "week" off recently to try to work on getting myself healthy...
However with the condition not improving, I had decided by last Saturday
that if I was not better... more »
In Memorial: Listen to Charlie Hill at AIM's 40 Year Reunion
In Memorial: Listen to Comedian Charlie Hill at the American Indian Movement's 40 Year Reunion in San Francisco
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2013 in Review -- A Prayer to the Janitor of Lunacy,* Part 4: A great anniversary approaches!
*Plus more "Quote of the Year" nominees*
*[*TO MEET THE JANITOR OF LUNACY, SEE PART 1]*
*by Noah*
One of the greatest anniversaries in our nation’s history will happen this
year. Forty years ago, on August 9, 1974, President Richard Nixon resigned!
It was either that or certain removal from office via impeachment, and it
was bipartisan. That’s how bad it was. If Nixon wanted to retire with a
pension and perks, it was the only way.
The anti-semitism. The racism. The criminality, the paranoia, and the
screaming down the halls of the White House. Psychosis. "I am not a crook."
Yes ... more »
I'm back at the ASSA; you don't know how lucky you are, boy; back at the ASSA.
I am at the Philly Allied Social Science Associations conference now and
over the next few days. Terrible weather, great cheese steaks.
The publisher of my favorite textbook will be promoting the new
edition--the 7th. If you would like to get a peek, stop by the Cengage
booth. Tomorrow (Friday), I will be hanging around there from about 3:30
to 4: 15 pm.
2013 - 2014. Different date, same liberal genocidal agenda
2013 was a year of absolute liberal lunacy. The New Year is already shewing
signs of continuing the ever-accelerating march to the total genocide of
the European nation and all that we hold dear.
In 2013, the liberal bigots shewed their true colours in their hypocritical
reactions to the deaths of Margaret Thatcher and Nelson Mandela. Whilst
anti-Internationalists treated the deaths as simply a welcome end to an
equally odious pair of servants of International Finance Imperialism, the
liberal bigots reacted to each quite differently. Whereas Thatcher's death
was greeted with street ... more »
Teaser trailer for United Opt Out’s annual spring event #optout
Embed and share widely. UOO takes their fight to Denver, CO this year,
March 28th to 30th, 2014. Check their website over the coming months for
updates and details. In the past two years, UOO’s events in Washington, DC
attracted grassroots activists and prominent figures nationwide. They’ve
kindled uprisings and awareness in numerous communities. If […]
Sun Dance continues
Our dear Sol is partying like it's still New Years Eve. After a bit of a
"quiet" spell - and as SDO and SOHO have been bouncing up and down like
freakin yo yos with huge black outs of data, thats only conjecture- the sun
is once again ramping up with lots of excitement.
in the past 48 hours we've had 4 M Class solar flares, one of which was an
M9.9- which is just a hair off of being an X Class. Spot 1936 had two M
flares plus one on Dec 29th, but is just about to rotate over the limb and
be not geoeffective to earth any more. BUT.... the two today came from
spot 1944, which is ju... more »
Gold and Silver articles of note - January 2 , 2014 - highlights from GATA and Jesse's Cafe Americain !
Gata.....
IMF paper warns of savings tax and debt repudiation
Submitted by cpowell on Thu, 2014-01-02 20:57. Section: Daily Dispatches
4:05p ET Thursday, January 2, 2014
Dear Friend of GATA and Gold:
The International Monetary Fund study cited below by The Telegraph's
Ambrose Evans-Pritchard, warning of defaults, a tax on savings, and higher
inflation to repudiate excessive debt, is posted at the IMF's Internet site
here:
http://www.imf.org/external/pubs/ft/wp/2013/wp13266.pdf
Evans-Pritchard's report on the study cites "financial repression." He
writes: "Financial repression can t... more »
National Security Agency news for January 2 , 2014 .......NSA stands for ‘No Such Amendment’: Intelligence agency violates US Constitution - states former CIA officer Ray McGovern........ NSA building a ‘quantum computer’ to break all forms of encryption ....... Regardless of discussions of toothless , meaningless " reforms " , NSA will not be stopped by neither any politicians in DC nor the Courts - and they are acting as if they ave absolutely no concerns about these discussions !
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The National Security Agency is building a ‘quantum computer’ capable of
breaking any encryption used to protect the most vital records around the
world.
The US spy agency, shown to have deliberately weakened encryption
standards, is seeking an advanced-speed, *“cryptologically useful quantum
computer”* that can bypass encryption tha... more »
More amazing archaelogical discoveries in 2013
I just discovered this site (thank you Nick and JJ!). They have a very
cool selection of articles on some very interesting topics. As I posted
the article on monday about the Archeological discoveries of 2013, I
thought you might enjoy Message to Eagle's list- and again, no doubles from
the previous lists I posted, lol.
The one thing I will point out, is the number of "archeology" discoveries
that have happened in countries where the US and G8 have been actively
meddling...... Sudan, Turkey, Syria, Ethopia,..... hmmmmmmm..... kinda like
a repeat of Iraq and Afghanistan, eh?
htt... more »
Thoughts for the Brain - yet more Sherlock
Let’s use the new series of Sherlock as a jumping off point to talk about
some stuff. It is great to have our man back. I enjoyed the first episode
for what it was meant to be. It was a bricolage and sort of had to be in
order to tie up the last series and open the new one. It could not really
be taken too seriously, and it was a fun and funny episode. The ambiguities
left over, such as who is this new villain and why would he want to almost
kill John Watson, need to be taken up soon in the next episode, and I’m
sure they will.
The first part of the new episode was very self-consci... more »
Thoughts for the Brain - yet more Sherlock
Let’s use the new series of Sherlock as a jumping off point to talk about
some stuff. It is great to have our man back. I enjoyed the first episode
for what it was meant to be. It was a bricolage and sort of had to be in
order to tie up the last series and open the new one. It could not really
be taken too seriously, and it was a fun and funny episode. The ambiguities
left over, such as who is this new villain and why would he want to almost
kill John Watson, need to be taken up soon in the next episode, and I’m
sure they will.
The first part of the new episode was very self-conscio... more »
Plaintiff fails to prove damages but gets second chance at new trial
TMS Lighting Ltd. v. KJS Transport Inc., 2014 ONCA 1:
[83] It is well-established that where the absence of evidence
renders it impossible to assess damages, a plaintiff may be entitled to
only nominal damages. *Goldfarb*, for example, says so. But this is not
invariably the case. Where a plaintiff proves a substantial loss and the
trial judge errs in the assessment of damages arising from that loss, the
interests of justice may necessitate a new trial on damages. Although the
quantification of damages flowing from the established loss may prove
difficult, nonetheless t... more »
A STATE FUNERAL FOR THE BUTCHER OF SABRA AND SHATILA?
The UK Daily Telegraph reports that Israel is preparing to give the war
criminal Ariel Sharon a state funeral. The report was prompted by Sharon’s
rapidly deteriorating health as he approaches his ninth year of being in a
coma after having a debilitating stroke on 4 January 2006.
In 1982 Ariel Sharon commanded Israeli Defence Forces in Lebanon and
directly facilitated the massacres of Palestinian refugees by Lebanese
Phalangist and other right-wing irregular forces. Israeli forces had
surrounded the camps preventing anyone from leaving and provided flares to
light up the camps to al... more »
Not All Savages Are Republicans
I spent New Year's Eve watching undisturbed wildlife on the Galapagos
Islands. It was truly awe-inspiring. The animals are so unafraid of humans
that they are almost oblivious to our presence. One newborn baby sea lion
mistook one of our party for its mother and tried to get close. We were all
briefed in advance, of course, not to touch any animals. In the case of a
baby sea lion it could be life and death. If the mother were to get back
and call her baby and the baby responded and then the mother smelled
something different on the baby-- like eau-de-human-- she would reject and
... more »
The EVENT Puzzle
Sophia is seriously on a roll right now- along with several other brilliant
writers/bloggers who've been putting out some amazing articles in the past
few weeks.
"This event will happen when all pieces of the puzzle are inserted....
....There is no way to know just when the final puzzle piece will drop into
place."
So many have gone through this journey looking for the biggest answer of
"WHEN?". We have read old prophecies, looked at the stars for answers
within their alignments, listened to hour after hour of radio shows talking
about the subject, read countless pages of channe... more »
Lyndon Johnson Sometimes Did the Right Thing
This is very interesting - I had never before seen this prior to right now.
This is an excellent example of Lyndon Johnson actually doing something
right and, at a key moment refusing to be handled. Contrary to popular myth.
LBJ's brief initial statement at Andrews is rightly deemed to be completely
forgettable - what I find extremely interesting and frankly rather
surprising is that he has clearly personally amended the prepared remarks
the staff, and done so in such a way as to completely excise the entire
Cold War dimension and all hints of nationalism from the words so as to ... more »
RIGHT-WING RISE IN EUROPE
Nothing seems to be able to stop Europe's lurch to the political right.
With only tentative signs of economic growth and precious little good news
for deeply indebted countries like Greece and France, it's a movement that
seems difficult to reverse. RT's Peter Oliver takes a closer look at a
continent in search of new answers to hard problems.
The common core ignores the evidence
Sent to the Los Angeles Times, Jan 2
Al Austin, in his letter to the Times (Jan 2) notes that the common core
calls for "a sharp reduction" in literature in schools in favor of
increased exposure to informational text.
This policy was created without any empirical evidence. The common core
designers ignored (or were not aware of) not only studies showing that
reading literature contributes to an "enhanced theory of mind," described
in the Times by Robert Sapolsky ("Another use for literature," Dec. 29) but
also the massive amount of published research showing that self-selected
"... more »
Do Teachers Matter?
I am seeking ways to address teachers and workers—and the conditions
impacting all workers—as a focus of my public work in 2014.
Recently, I came across a wonderful piece about Roberto Clemente: Common
bond for uncommon men: Clemente and King shared a hatred for discrimination,
by David Zirin.
In part, this piece speaks to the importance of solidarity and community,
the sense of empathy any one person can feel and act upon in solidarity
with others.
Zirin highlights Martin Luther King Jr.'s impact on Clemente:
David Maraniss quotes Clemente's feelings about King in his 2005 biograp... more »
The Far Left's Prospects in 2014
On paper the far left agree on many things: the exploitative character of
capitalism. The primacy of the working class. The unity of democracy and
socialism. The inescapable necessity of revolution. The pro-imperialism of
the AWL. And yet it remains as divided as ever. The regroupment projects of
the last 20 years have, at best, come to nothing. At worst they have given
rise to new animosities - especially north of the border. It's not a matter
of piss-poor leadership and dismal routinism, though that has a role to
play. The far left is in a structural bind. Neoliberalism is (un)dea... more »
Terror in Volgograd
*Eric Draitser of StopImperialism.com appears on RT to discuss the recent
terror attacks in Volgograd, Russia. Draitser explains the political and
geopolitical context within which the bombings should be examined. He
notes the connections to the upcoming Sochi olympics, as well as Russia’s
policy in Syria, as possible motivations.*
BBC Radio 4 - PJ Harvey edit TODAY - Denis Halliday: 'The U.N. Security Council - Dump The Wolves'.
this morning, musician PJ Harvey was guest editor of Radio 4's three-hour
TODAY programme and had Julian Assange on as *Thought For The Day*, but the
most important speech was done by Denis Halliday the United Nations
Humanitarian Coordinator in Iraq from 1 September 1997 until 1998 and it
was titled 'The U.N. Security Council - Dump The Wolves'.
Here's a link to the BBC iPlayer stream of this morning's TODAY show:
scroll to the 49:00 mark to experience Denis Halliday's powerful words,
sorry if this link doesn't work with non-UK countries: maybe someone will
youtube/vimeo this land... more »
Two tribes, becoming more tribal!
*THURSDAY, JANUARY 2, 2014*
*Getting to know our own tribe:* Are the two tribes becoming more tribal?
If not, we can’t imagine why. By now, powerful orgs are urging each tribe
in the direction of true belief.
Such conduct is profitable, and easy to do. It helps drives tribes apart.
Of course, tribal beings can only see the tribalism in the *other* tribe. We
thought of this after perusing this post by Kevin Drum, who isn't at fault
in our story.
Uh-oh! A new Pew survey has explored belief about evolution. In the new
survey, 48 percent of Republicans said they believe that “humans a... more »
Hockey today
In my blood as thick as any football hooligan. Capable of making me equally
stupid. I am very not satisfied with the product on ice. Sure the
marketeers can milk us but what is the future. Hockey is a fringe sport on
the world market. It depends upon excitement. Like baseball hockey is on a
death spiral because it refuses to harness that. I could not care less
about basketball. However what it allows is the stars to show what makes
them stars. Hockey has chocked the chicken on that to appeal to non fans.
Anyone who has played Civilization knows it is so easy to defend and so
hard t... more »
Sovereignty 101:Installment 6 - The Force of Freedom
The force with which you live your life very much imitates the depth of
feeling held regarding liberation. Those who consider themselves to be
tightly shackled will not move around much – either figuratively or
physically. They will tend to conform – only going places in their minds
and with their bodies that are “allowed” or “suggested” by the ones doing
the shackling.
A glance at the population gives you a clear picture of which ones of us
are in fact unchained. If we take this vision to an extreme – it will show
us something quite disturbing to accepted belief systems.
Tho... more »
Alignment with Higher D “Blue Earth Star” harmonics is recommended for Hue-Beings at this moment
*Alignment with Higher D “Blue Earth Star” harmonics is recommended for
Hue-Beings at this moment*
by ÉirePort
Terrestrial concepts from prior paradigms are now dissolved and will not
hold those attempting to attach to such.
This includes such arenas as "environmental care", oceanographics,
planetary species "saving", "dangers to the environment"... and many others.
Current supported paradigm includes all dimensional levels of existence and
thus, former 3D-only oriented paradigms are not useful, nor
results-yielding.
Energy harvesting from such 3D-only oriented paradigms is compl... more »
Social Studies National Curriculum: Pearson and Gates Ready for Next Push
Even as 22 states are rethinking, restricting, or dropping prior
commitments to national Common Core corporate standards for schools, this
has not stopped the CorpEd machine from quietly pushing forward with
another prong of its overreaching and lucrative exercise to increase
testing, standardize thinking, and undercut diversity in American schools.
On September 11, 2013, a group drunk with money from the Gates Foundation
published *College, Career, and Civic Life: C3 Framework for Social Studies
State Standards*. Short on specifics and long on intent, the new C3 cram
down crew of... more »
For the idiots who believe the 9/11 conspiracy theories, including @The_Mitch92
I often read conspiracy theory nuts who state that 9/11 was an inside job
and that the buildings couldn't have fallen so quickly etc. etc.
Can I suggest that such people either seek psychiatric help or read this
Popular Mechanics report.
John Kane recipient of media award in New York
John
Kane is Recipient of Community Leader Media Award from the National
Federation of Just Communities of Western New York
John Kane
By Liz Hill
Censored News
WASHINGTON, D.C. (Jan. 2, 2014) – John Kane, Mohawk activist and
national expert commentator on Native issues, will receive a Community
Leader Media Award from the National Federation of Just Communities of
Western New York.
Thailand: Regime Plans to Counter January 13 Rally with Bused-in Mayhem
*January 2, 2014* (Tony Cartalucci) - In a last desperate bid to cling to
power, the regime plans to once again bus in mobs of its fanatical "red
shirts" on January 13, 2014, just as anti-regime protesters announced plans
to stage a massive, city-wide rally on the same day. Thai PBS reported in
its article, "UDD to stage counter-rally on January 13," that:
The pro-government United Front for Democracy against Dictatorship (UDD)
will stage a rally in Bangkok to counter the People’s Democratic Reform
Committee’s “Bangkok Shutdown” mass demonstration on January 13.
UDD co-leader Jatup... more »
Hey, kids, cramming for your Geography final? Don't forget Snoopy Island!
Twittter user @tekken8810
*@etienneeshrdlu*: "Exactly as Nostradamus predicted. A new Snoopy-shaped
island rises from the sea near Tokyo"
*"Hiroshi Ito, a volcanologist with the Japanese coastguard, said the
island could erode after the eruptions cease. 'But it could also remain
permanently,' he told the FNN news network."*
*-- from "Japanese 'Snoopy' island created byvolcanic eruption," in* The
Guardian
*by Ken*
Boy, you can bet the creationists will have a field day with this one. As
our pal Mai Armstrong, the indefatigable blogger of the (NY-NJ) Working
Harbor Coalition, wri... more »
Global Poverty Rates and Economic Growth
The figure above comes from a recent, excellent paper by Martin Ravallion, The
Idea of Antipoverty Policy, which shows a dramatic acceleration in the
reduction of global poverty since 1950,
Ravallion makes two observations based on the graph (of which he notes,
"Neither observation has been made before to my knowledge"):
The middle of the 20th century saw a marked a turning point in progress
against poverty globally. Figure 2 plots two series for the $1 a day
poverty rate, from Bourguignon and Morrisson (2000) and Shaohua Chen and
Ravallion (2010). There is a long list of data prob... more »
The Brezezinski Doctrine
INTERVIEW WITH INTERVIEW WITH DR ZBIGNIEW BRZEZINSKI-(13/6/97)
(Preliminary talk)
INTERVIEWER: Thank you very much for being willing to do an interview. I'll
start by asking about arms control: what were the Administration's arms
control objectives when they came into office?
ZBIGNIEW BRZEZINSKI: It was essentially to limit, first of all, the arms
race, and then, if possible, to scale it down. I remember vividly how
committed the newly elected President was to the idea of a significant cut
in the nuclear weapons on both sides. That was kind of a central goal of
his.
INT: How ... more »
PJ's Today
Hahahaha. Today I've been mostly listening to PJ Harvey’s Today programme.
What a shocker!! (as they say on the tabloids) It’s just the type of thing
I would’ve come up with, had I been invited, when I was about fourteen. No,
twelve.
Of course what she really wanted to do, the imp, was to make Today, Radio 4
into a teen-pop programme like, say, BBC three, amateurish but without the
wit.
All the items I heard seemed to be survivors of self-awareness-ectomies. Or
should that be otomies.
Pilger! Actually he said many spot-on things about media manipulation but
forgot to mention that h... more »
Did Supreme Court Justice Roberts "set a trap" for Obamacare?...
*Bill Dunn over at American Thinker thinks so.*
Bill Dunn is virtually smacking his lips at the cleverness of John Roberts
who, in his wisdom, saw the upcoming debacle known as Obamacare.
Supposedly, according to Dunn, he (Roberts) could in some last minute burst
of light foresee that the roll out of Obamacare was going to be a disaster
which would doom the Democrats, Obama, and the future political career of
Hillary Clinton.
One of the most overlooked aspects of the year just ended is the
vindication of Chief Justice John Roberts -- a vindication that showed up
as the national... more »
Aftermath of Shutting Down Ramadi Protest Site In Iraq
On December 30, 2013, Iraq’s Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki in conjunction
with Anbar Governor Ahmed Diab took down the protest site in Ramadi. The
province was already inflamed by the arrest of Parliamentarian Ahmed Alwani
two day before from the Iraqi Islamic Party who was one of the leaders of
the demonstrations. Immediately fighting broke out in Ramadi and Fallujah,
which has continued to the present time. This has brought the internal
divisions within Anbar to the forefront with different groups and
individuals coming out for and against Baghdad in this conflict. In the
bigg... more »
Classroom Teaching Experience and Whose Voice Matters
Classroom Teaching Experience and Whose Voice Matters. via Classroom
Teaching Experience and Whose Voice Matters.
My Antarctic diary
*Guest blog by Dr Alexander Ladislav Mrdelka*
As a member of the Czech Globe, an EU excellence institute proving that the
Earth is dying, I was honored to have been the only Czech researcher who
participated on the Antarctic mission. Our goal was to demonstrate that the
last ice in Antarctica is melting away. Due to the unsustainable crime
against Nature known as the "economic growth", Florida and other states and
countries will soon be submerged.
*We were intrigued by the photographs from the previous expedition that
investigated the impact of global warming on Antarctica.*
Also... more »
LAND OF SCRIPT: Still misquoting Rice after all these years!
*THURSDAY, JANUARY 2, 2014*
*Part 3—Benghazi script survives:* Our modern “journalistic” culture is
heavily built around script.
What the heck is script? Nine years ago, Krugman defined it:
KRUGMAN (8/3/04): *Reading the Script*
A message to my fellow journalists: check out media watch sites like
campaigndesk.org, mediamatters.org and dailyhowler.com. It's good to see
ourselves as others see us. *I've been finding The Daily Howler's concept
of a media “script,” a story line that shapes coverage, often in the teeth
of the evidence, particularly helpful in understanding cable news.*... more »
Updated: Morocco Diary #3
By American Kabuki
January 2, 2014
They have a saying in Morocco, "Morocco was the first nation to recognize
America when it became a nation. America promised to return the
favor...and Morocco is still waiting." A lot of truth in that. Morocco
regained its independence from France in 1955, yet it remains largely
forgotten by America. For a country as friendly as it is to the USA it
doesn't get a lot of American visitors. Moroccans are naturally friendly
to Americans, but they don't often see them here.
Caleb wants to create what he calls *"Caleb's House of Nerds"*, a communi... more »
Your moment of Zen
Tulum, Mexico, view from my cabana - 1990s.
The Eleven Intentions by Lynda Terry
Source of Poster:
http://notesalongthepath.com/2014/01/02/the-eleven-intentions-a-guest-post-from-lynda-terry/
@johnkuhntx Teaching: The Card Game
By John Kuhn In the spirit of “War” and “Old Maid,” I present a card game
called “Teaching.” (Note: there is something inherently icky about
symbolizing students with numbers or, in this case, playing cards. I didn’t
create this game to imply that students are merely numbers or that some
students are “worth more” than […]
Passing of Justice Webber
I knew him mainly as an arbitrator/mediator. He was a sensible lawyer and
a very decent man; he will be missed.
THE HONOURABLE JOHN B. WEBBER, Q.C. 1933 - 2013
Suddenly at home on December 26, 2013 - best friend and beloved husband of
Janet (nee Johnson) and devoted father to Wendy Jackman (Dan) and Michael
(Katherine). Proud grandfather of four wonderful grandchildren: Mallory,
Walton, Rachel and Avery. Born September 11, 1933 in Oakville to Geoffrey
and Estelle Webber. John practiced law in Brampton as a senior partner with
Lawrence, Lawrence, Stevenson and Webber, was appointed... more »
Wild Bill: Welfare Warpath...
*"Anyone who is capable of rioting is also capable of getting a job and
doesn't need welfare."*
What Does The Fox Say Shirt with Files
I was given the Heat Transfer Vinyl to create this shirt. All opinions and
instructions are 100% my own.
What Does The Fox Say? If you love or hate the video, you have to admit
that it is everywhere right now. My 5-year-old walks around singing it at
the top of her lungs on a daily basis, even my little nephew knows most of
the words. My daughter loves the music video so much, that I am pretty sure
she would wear a full on fox costume if I would let her. She was absolutely
thrilled to get a Fox shirt of her very own and wants to wear it every day.
This shirt is 1 of 2 Fox shirts, ch... more »
Help Find Michael Butler - Last Seen In White Oaks Farm, Deleware
Last seen in White Oaks Farm, Deleware. A small community outside of
Dover.
*Best wishes to those near and dear to him.*
Location of White Oaks Farm, Deleware
Fiscal Fever
Earlier this week, Paul Krugman wrote that -- in the United States, at
least -- the fiscal fever has broken:
So the good news is that this fever, unlike the fever of the Tea Party, has
finally broken.
True, the fiscal scolds are still out there, and still getting worshipful
treatment from some news organizations. As the Columbia Journalism Review
recently noted, many reporters retain the habit of “treating
deficit-cutting as a non-ideological objective while portraying other
points of view as partisan or political.” But the scolds are no longer able
to define the bounds of resp... more »
Rounding up econ blues
*Baking sweet potatoes the traditional way.*
President Ma's New Years Address laid it out (President's site). The Bloomberg
Businessweek report I felt overfocused on the China stuff. The real meet
was the call for joining trade blocs. The President called for trade
liberalization, as always, pimped his programs, and pillaged the DPP's
longtime push for a drive south into ASEAN, but still said moving toward
China can save the economy. We're long past that point... As The Guardian
observed in an article this week that got forwarded by everyone I know,
China is experiencing the same ... more »
War watch - January 2 , 2014 - Iraq caps worst year since 2007 as more than 10 , 000 killed due to sectarian fighting and instability...... Afghanistan releases prisoners held without evidence from Bagram , US upset that Afghan justice system doing its job...... Syria sectarian conflict in focus as Lebanon becomes more involved in the Syria conflict.... Turkey corruption scandal continues to bomb the economy of Turkey
Iraq......
Over 10,000 Killed in Iraq in 2013, Worst Since 20071,180 Killed in
December, Capping a Grim Year
by Jason Ditz, January 01, 2014
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2013 in Iraq began much the way 2012 did, with violence well down from the
levels of the US occupation era. Then the Maliki government attacked a
peaceful protest in Hawija in mid-April, and a sectarian powderkeg just
exploded.
By summer the death tolls were again rivaling the worst of the US
surge-era, and 2013 ended with well over 10,000 dead, and 1,180 killed in
the month of December alone. The toll is the worst since... more »
ObamaCare Updates for December 30 , 2013 - January 1, 2014 ( Open thread to be updated as warranted ) .....News dump: CMS official in charge of HealthCare.gov ( Michelle Snyder ) retiring ........ 2,016,387 people have enrolled nationally in private insurance plans sold through federal and state-run health exchanges as of Monday - but how many folks have paid that first month's premium to formally be enrolled ? Is that number less than 77,000 - as per CNBC's Larry Kudlow on December 30 , 2013 ?
Catharsis Ours - 15 hours ago
http://twitchy.com/2014/01/01/kathleen-sebelius-jubilantly-claims-that-today-there-are-millions-of-newly-insured-americans/
Yesterday, the Department of Health and Human Services announced that 2.1
million people have signed up for private health insurance plans through
Obamacare. As Twitchy noted, however, HHS still is not saying how many of
those people have paid their premiums. Under the administration’s “expanded
definition” of enrollment, people are considered enrolled if they have
simply placed a plan in their online shopping cart.
We have a feeling that some (most?) of the f... more »
What kind of society is our student-loan mess producing?
*"College graduates who borrowed for bachelor’s degrees granted in 2012
have an average student loan debt of $29,400, the highest average student
loan debt on record."*
*-- finding of the Institute for College Access and Success, *quoted by
Allison Kilkenny
*"For this story, I interviewed people who developed crippling mental and
physical conditions, who considered suicide, who had to give up hope of
having children, who were forced to leave the country, or who even entered
a life of crime because of their student debts."*
*-- Matt Taibbi, in his August Rolling Stone report,*
"Rip... more »
@susanoha has it right on the money about #highered and #teacherprep
Some places are cheaper than others. Myself or any colleague I’ve ever
known was ever offered $30K for a book chapter. But I wonder what the price
would be to sell your integrity as an academic. Considering what education
professors get paid, integrity might come cheap. A publication credit and a
top-tier journal might be […]
Wormholes into the past
Last night, Nova Cinema, a Czech TV station, aired Frequency, a 2000 sci-fi
thriller. Beware spoilers.
It's 1999 and John is still devastated because of his dad's death 30 years
earlier. The father, Frank, was a firefighter. On the night before his
fatal fire in 1969, he would turn his ham radio on. And the man on the
other side was John calling from the year 1999 and from the same ham radio.
It just happens that both men could listen to Brian Greene on TV who was
just explaining that string theory had 10 or 11 dimensions and perhaps, the
number of time dimensions could be higher,... more »
ALECer CashAmerica - Goes from Storefont to Government
Well, well, well
This mornings gem made me think of Marie Antoinette's alleged response to
the complaints of the poor and dispossessed on the eve of the French
Revolution:
*"If they have no bread, let them eat cake."*
But first they have to find the cake.
or Barbara Bush's comment when she visited the tens of thousands of NOLA
hurricane victims forced to live at the Houston Astrodome
*And so many of the people in the arena here, you know, were
underprivileged anyway, so this is working very well for them.*
All those underprivileged people
"responsible for their own situation"
* ... more »
Pity the Liberals - by Mort Sahl
"The road to fascism is paved with liberal bricks. While our job is to give
the young people time enough to become radicals, the job of the liberals is
to castrate them before they can get to the radical side, before they can
save America."
—Mort Sahl
I Stand with Russia
*"No one doubts that poison gas was used in Syria. But there is every
reason to believe it was used not by the Syrian Army, but by opposition
forces, to provoke intervention by their powerful foreign patrons, who
would be siding with the fundamentalists. *
*Reports that militants are preparing another attack — this time against
Israel — cannot be ignored."*
Vladimir Putin,
September 11th 2013,
New York Times.
*Solidarity with Russia - We have a Common Enemy!*
*A Plea for Caution From Russia*
*What Putin Has to Say to Americans About Syria*
By VLADIMIR V. PUTIN
Publ... more »
Untitled
*Saints vs. Eagles Is Perfect Matchup for New Orleans to Overcome Road Woes
~Knox Bardeen, Bleacher Report*
*Sean Payton talks about Wild Card Saturday*
*$1.5B in Louisiana storm recovery aid remains unspent ~AP*
*N.O. failed to correct fixed-asset controls, report says ~Bruce Eggler,
New Orleans Advocate*
*James Gill: How Cajun salmon came to England *
*Odd Words ~Mark Folse*
*Shuck and Jam: Founder Woody Ruiz talks about the inaugural Freret Oyster
Jam on Jan. 19th ~Lauren Laborde, myNewOrleans.com*
2014 - Start of the Year Info
Dr. John's World - Dr. John's Hiding Place - 16 hours ago
Wishing you a properous 2014, good health and a positive mindset! There are
lots of surprises coming.. [...]
The Liquid Fluoride Thorium Paradigm
T*he Liquid Fluoride Thorium Paradigm*
My origional Oil Drum post, and its 456 comments can be found here:
Many of the Oil Drum comments, did not raise the usual objections to
nuclear power. Rather it was the consequences of a successful Thorium
paradigm that bothered the commenters:
*Antius on January 20, 2009*
An excellent article and probably about the most promising alternative
energy source that exists today. Failing the development of controlled
nuclear fusion, thorium breeder reactors would appear to be almost as good
in terms of fuel security and environmental impact. Unfortu... more »
Mansion
Wednesday was a fitting day. My close friend Andrew Kerslake of Taiwan in
Cycles had his first ride after recovering from a long period of problems,
and what could be better than a flat ride through some local history? Drew
took me over to a mansion from the 1930s built for a local landlord. The
building is now a minor historical site and is in a state of complete ruin.
He said you used to be able to go upstairs but it is sealed off now. The
site is surrounded by ugly modern cookie cutter buildings, sadly.
Location of mansion on southwest side of Taichung city, not far from the
HSR... more »
Samsung Galaxy Grand Neo, Harga Murah Spesifikasi Quad-core
Samsung
dikabarkan akan segera merilis HP terbaru yang masih dalam seri samsung
galaxy yaitu Samsung Galaxy Grand Neo. produk baru ini menyasar kelas
bawah dan dibanderol dengan harga murah.
HP Android ini akan hadir dengan layar 5 inci beresolusi 480 x 480.
Meski dibanderol dengan harga murah, produk dengan nama Galaxy Grand Neo
ini dipacu prosesor quad-core.
Dijelaskan, prosesor pada
More Pallywood lies that the anti Israel Western media will ignore
The same family that was killed in Syria by Assad, also killed by IDF
bombing Gaza few days ago. http://t.co/uKVnpcEZhx
#Pallywood in action
Help Ban 2, 4D Herbicide In Canada - Sign This Petiton
BAN 2, 4-D in Canada! Please sign & share this petition far & wide! Health
Canada is proposing to extend it’s use of the herbicide 2,4-D and we have
until January 26th 2014 to stop this. Thank you.
SIGN PETITION BEFORE JANUARY 26TH: https...
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#SayNoTo24D #Herbicide #HealthCanada #PMR #Herbicide24D
#PestManagementRegulatoryAgency #Cancer #Infertility #Birthdefects #Dioxins
#Pe... more »
Paul Craig Roberts and I were born in 1939 and 1938, respectively, and by the time we were five years old, both of us walked to our respective neighborhood school by ourselves. By the time we had graduated from Georgia Tech and Carnegie Tech, respectively, "To us George Orwell’s 1984 seemed so far in the future we would never get there. Now it is 30 years in the past." "Did we get there in Orwell’s sense? In terms of surveillance technology, we are far beyond Orwell’s imagination." "...Edward Snowden made the point that a person born in the 21st century will never experience privacy. For new generations the word privacy will refer to something mythical, like a unicorn." Recently, a mother of six and nine year old kids "...was carried off in handcuffs and spent the next 18 hours in a cell in prison clothes" because a neighbor had called the police in the mistaken belief that the kids were not being monitored. If "Big Brother" had been watching us back in 1938-39, all mothers in our neighborhoods with children five years old or older would have been dragged off to jail. You younger folks should think about that ...and maybe read 1984.
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*2014 Will Bring More Social Collapse — Paul Craig Roberts*
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2014 Will Bring More Social Collapse
Paul Craig Roberts
2014 is upon us. For a person who graduated from Georgia Tech in 1961, a
year in which the class ring showed the same date right side up or upside
down, the 21st century was a science fiction concept associated with
Stanley Kubrick’s 1968 film, “2001: A Space Odyssey.” ... more »
Some anti-Israel 'satire' - allegedly from the BBC but I cannot confirm that
Oh ha ha ha, remind me where the satrical videos about Palestinian
terrorists cuttingthe throats of Jewish babies is.
NAZIS
Above, we see a victim of the Bad Nenndorf 'concentration camp'.
*The Bad Nenndorf 'concentration camp'*
The Bad Nenndorf 'concentration camp', in the town of Bad Nenndorf in
Germany, operated from June 1945 to July 1947.
There were dozens of similar 'torture camps' in other locations, including
Rome and Cairo.
The Bad Nenndorf camp held male and female 'suspects' of various
nationalities.
Many of the 'suspects' were entirely innocent.
*Victims of the British concentration camp. **Photographs: Martin
Argles. The postwar photographs that British authorities tried to keep ...*
... more »
The US Economy, in a nutshell.
*Australia wealth per capita*
2000 : 74,675 Debt 36,348 (net 40k)
mid 2013 : 301,739 Debt 100,492 (net 200k)
*USA wealth per capita:*
2000: 137,319 Debt 46,324 (net 90k)
mid 2013: 220,677 Debt 56,811 (net 164k)
*Australia 2013 per capita*
Mean wealth 402,578
Median wealth 219,505
GDP 93,244
*United States 2013 per capita*
Mean wealth 301,140
Median wealth 44,911
GDP 68,673
Source :
http://www.international-adviser.com/ia/media/Media/Credit-Suisse-Global-Wealth-Databook-2013.pdf
Somehow it seemed as though the farm had grown richer without making the
animals themselves any richer-e... more »
Black on White Crime Unveiled
Ben Garland's latest video is a must watch. Ben's website is *The End of
Zion* and he is also a contributor to *The Daily Stormer*.
Will White people continue to ignore the ongoing physical, spiritual,
psychological, and political war being waged against them? Will 2014
finally be the year White people "wake up" so to speak, and finally realize
that their interests, heritage, culture, and history are NOT being
represented and championed by ANYONE in the mainstream political and media
establishment? I sure hope so...
BBC News - Bulgarians and Romanians free to work in UK as controls end
The BBC report that:
'Home Affairs Select Committee chairman Keith Vaz greeted the first flight
from Romania as it landed at Luton airport on Wednesday morning. '
Surely being met by Keith Vaz violates these Romanians' human rights, a
cruel and unnecessary punishment in my book.
BBC News - 'Injuries in Kenya grenade attack'
The BBC report that:
'At least 10 people have been injured in a grenade attack at a Kenyan
tourist resort south of the port city of Mombasa, say police.
Attackers hurled the device into a bar in the Diani area late in the night.
"We had an explosion at the bar and about 10 people were injured," said
local police chief Jack Ekakuro, quoted in local media.
The injured are said to be in a stable condition and have been taken to
hospital.'
A random attack? Or are the BBC hiding who the attackers are and what their
motives were? Are the BBC protecting Islamist terrorists again?
Thailand: CONFIRMED - "Men-in-Black" Gunmen Were Regime Police
CAPO also confirmed to have lied about "police dressed as protesters," in
yet another egregious episode exposing Shinawatra regime as illegitimate
and intolerable.
*January 2, 2014* (Tony Cartalucci) - It is now confirmed that black-clad
gunmen seen atop the Labour Ministry building on December 26, 2013 during
deadly violence last month that left two dead were in fact police. Thai PBS
reported in an article titled, "National police chief admits men in black
are police," that:
National Police Office commissioner Pol Gen Adul Saengsingkaew this morning
admitted that the men in blac... more »
HOMELESS IN SEATTLE
*New Year's Eve feeding the homeless in downtown Seattle. Left to right:
Wayne Madsen and Silvija Germek. *
'The limousine liberals who run Seattle have passed an ordinance that makes
it illegal to feed the homeless. However, it is perfectly legal to feed
seagulls, squirrels, and pigeons. WMR happily broke Seattle's inane law to
brighten up New Year's Eve with food donations for the less fortunate among
us and, in return, received a wealth of information on the plight faced by
the homeless within the "liberal paradise."'
*January 1-2, 2014 - SPECIAL REPORT. Seattle (WMR).*
Thursday Morning Linkage – Happy New Year Edition
We’re going to kick of 2014 right with our morning linkage. I’d like to say
the stories coming out from around the world are festive and joyful, but I
suppose the habit in the profession is to be drawn to difficult news from
around the world. Here are some interesting stories that caught my eye
Continue reading
(Happy New Year!) How We're Still Being Lied To About Social Security's Finances and How Age Discrimination Affects Y O U !
I would have focused my attention on this topic sooner as I've possessed
the following wondrous financially explanatory essay for a week, but you
know how busy the holidays are (what with trying to scrounge a few dollars
to make it to the next year without starving and all) and how many things
do come up to impede your progress (like losing a whole essay to the
Blogger trickster god (Loki, I'm
Musical Interlude: David Caballero, “Ballerina”
David Caballero, “Ballerina”
- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ujeo7D-pMU8
One Little Word for 2014
Serenity. My one little word for 2013 was Fearless. Every time I was faced
with a decision to try something new, I always tried to take it. Sometimes
I failed miserably, but I also had some of the best times of my life. I
made new friends and laughed harder than I ever have before. 2013 was a
pretty incredible year for me, but if I could change one thing about the
year, it would have been the amount I worried. I worried about every little
thing, including things I had no control over. So this year, my word is
Serenity. This year, I want to stress less about the things I can't change... more »
2013 in Review -- A Prayer to the Janitor of Lunacy,* Part 3: No Cruz Control
*[*TO MEET THE JANITOR OF LUNACY, SEE PART 1]*
*Can you tell when this fellow is fibbing?* *Rafael "Ted" Cruz pretends
that the government shutdown wasn't his doing! (And oh yes, he's got a
coloring book!)*
*by Noah*
Republicans, with the help of their vast assortment of cloying,
butt-kissing media allies, keep pushing the envelope. America accepted
George W. Bush. The media loved him. He was from Texas. He was President
Assclown.
So what does the Crackpot Party do next? They huddle up and ask themselves,
"What else do we have down in Texas that we can try to push on the America... more »
Happy New Year
*Happy New Years greetings to Progressives all across Canada!!*
Happy New Year Linkage
Greetings readers! And apologies for my slap-happy blogging record of late.
Among my several resolutions this year is a return to blogging at the rate
of at minimum one substantive post per week, in addition to my bi-weekly
linkage posts. We’ll see whether I can sustain or (more hopefully) exceed
this while managing the transition
Continue reading
Fat Free Econ 52: Optimism in 2014
* This is my article in interaksyon.com last December 31, 2013.
---------
Another tumultuous year has passed. 2013 can be remembered as the year of
huge disasters, with Typhoon 'Yolanda' (international name: Haiyan) causing
death and massive destruction across several provinces in central
Philippines in early December. A month before that, a big earthquake also
devastated the central provinces of Bohol and Cebu.
On top of natural calamities, the Philippines also endured a political
storm in the second half of this year, with the pork barrel scandal
tarnishing the image of the Legisl... more »
Business 360 14: Middle Income Trap and Economic Freedom
* This is my article for the December issue of this magazine, published in
Kathmandu, Nepal.
---------
Economic freedom is a major factor for an economy and its people to move
from a low income country (LIC) to middle income country (MIC), and
ultimately to a high income country (HIC).
People need to be given enough leeway to be creative and innovative in
introducing new products and services to their consumers, resulting in
continuous and endless process of innovation and healthy competition among
the various players in the economy.
This fact is among the lessons drawn from the tw... more »
Willi Unsoeld - The Spiritual Values of Wilderness
Willi Unsoeld was a pioneer mountaineer and a teacher. Source of photo: Association
For Experiential Education.
*Wikipedia: *
*Willi Unsoeld (October 5, 1926 – March 4, 1979) was an American
mountaineer who, along with Tom Hornbein, were members of the first
American expedition to summit Mount Everest on May 22, 1963*. *Unsoeld and
Hornbein's legendary climb was the first ascent from the peak's west ridge,
and the first major traverse of a Himalayan peak.* His subsequent
activities included working as a U.S. Forest Service Smokejumper,Peace
Corps director in Nepal, speaker for Out... more »
This Is Not a New Year
published originally on CounterPunch
While in some respects the end of the month of December marks the
conclusion of a year and the beginning of a new year (the 2014th year anno
domini - the "year of our lord"), in a far more important sense what is
being celebrated is not a new year at all. It is, in fact, an actually
ancient year - or, if you prefer, an ancient type of year (a calendar
comprised of Sumerian - or biblical - seven-day weeks, and twelve ancient
Roman months, among other cultural distinctions).
At this point one might remark that I am conflating the year with the
ca... more »
Schools Matter 2013 Awards
*Most Unconvincing Ideologue In the Role as Scholar*
Chester Finn
*Most Flagrant Political Organization Posing as a Legitimate Research
Association*
AERA
*Lifetime Achievement Award*
Deborah Meier
*Self-Aggrandizement Award 2013 (tie)*
David Coleman
Michelle Rhee
*Education Book of the Year*
*The Signal and the Noise* by Nate Silver
*Biggest Corporate Losers of the Year*
Walmart
FedEx
Subaru
*Most Dangerous Pseudo-Science Title*
*How Children Succeed *by Paul Tough
*Most unread Twitter posts*
Larry Ferlazzo
*Most Wasted Time on Twitter*
Ken Libby
*Least Criticized "reigns of error... more »
"A Look to the Heavens"
“An astronomical trip from the California Nebula to the Pleiades star
cluster would cover just over 12 degrees across planet Earth's night sky.
That's equivalent to the angular extent of 25 Full Moons, as your telescope
sweeps past the borders of the constellations Perseus and Taurus. This wide
and deep mosaic image of the region explores the cosmic landscape's dusty
nebulae and colors otherwise too faint for your eye to see.
*Click image for larger size.*
On the left, cataloged as NGC 1499, the California Nebula does have a
familiar shape, though its coastline is actually over 60... more »
Hamdeen Sabahi - Nasserite
"I appreciate the American people and we are very keen to hold serious
talks with them based on equality, not subordination ...
Our approach towards western governments and administrations will differ
according to our interests under an Egyptian foreign policy that will
revive Egypt and raise its international status."
The Event Puzzle
There is not a thing to do, there are many things, collective things, in
unison, that are necessary to initiate and push forward massive change for
humanity. This event we are all anticipating is a moment, a “reward”, a
great and powerful shift within – a return, not to innocence, but to truth.
In fact it is very much a reality; a magnificent moment in which each
aspect of creation will understand, comprehend, appreciate and participate
in life as they intended to before their emergence onto the physical plane.
It is such a grand moment, that we cannot avoid the energy of it. I... more »
"I'm just going to say I'm not gay. I really, really like women" (QB Anton Rogers, answering a question he shouldn't have had to)
*Oh wait, this is the wrong Anton Rogers. This isn't the Green Bay Packers
QB, the NFL's 2011 MVP, it's the charming British actor Anton Rodgers who
played the father in the father-and-son-lawyers Britcom May to December.
(In his younger years, a less charming Anton was one of the early No. 2's
on The Prisoner.)*
*"I'm just going to say I'm not gay. I really, really like women. That's
all I can really say about that."*
*-- Packers QB Anton Rogers, in his regular weeklyappearance on Wisconsin
ESPN Radio station 540 AM*
*by Ken*
Don't you wish Anton had stuck to his guns when he sa... more »
Libya updates - January 1 , 2014 ! The GNC has confirmed that 72 GNC members have tabled a motion to withdraw confidence in the Ali Zeidan government and to form a crises government - the vote of no confidence is set for January 5 th.......... GECOL warns of Cyrenaica power cuts - impact could extend beyond Cyrenaica and hit many of Libya's regions ...... Oil stoppages cost Libya over $10 billion – Abufunas
http://www.libyaherald.com/2014/01/01/zeidan-vote-of-no-confidence-on-gnc-agenda-next-week/#axzz2pBkow7aK
[image: Is Prime Minister Ali Zeidan on his way out in Sunday's
vote-of-no-confidence? (Photo: Sami Zaptia)]
Is Prime Minister Ali Zeidan on his way out in Sunday’s
vote-of-no-confidence? (Photo: Sami Zaptia)
*Tripoli, 1 January 2014:*
The GNC has confirmed that 72 GNC members have tabled a motion to withdraw
confidence in the Ali Zeidan government and to form a crises government.
The vote will take place on Sunday 5 January. This was confirmed by the
publication late yesterday o... more »
BEST WISHES IN THE NEW YEAR
*The Daily Show*
Get More: Daily Show Full Episodes,The Daily Show on Facebook
That's why we build the wall
Via Charlie Pierce on the facebook, a brand new (to me) singer-songwriter
from lovely Vermont.
Humanitarian assistance
Don't have much hope for this one passing, but at least it will bring the
slow motion disaster that is our long term unemployed back into the news.
First bill Harry Reid will bring to the floor in the new session will be a three
month extension of unemployment benefits which expired on Saturday after
the Boehner's Heartless House of Dysfunction skulked out town for *their*holiday joy without addressing the crisis.
The Senate is expected to take up a bill sponsored by Sens. Jack Reed
(D-R.I.) and Dean Heller (R-Nev.), which would temporarily extend the
benefits without offsetting the... more »
Humor
If you will be in Philadelphia over the next few days, take note:
6th Annual AEA Economics Humor Session in Honor of Caroline Postelle
Clotfelter
At 8pm on Saturday Jan 4 2014 at the Philadelphia Marriott, Liberty
Ballroom. With an introduction by Benjamin Franklin (aka Mark Skousen) and
talks by Noah Smith, Karl Geisler, Yaniv Reingewertz, and stand-up
economist Yoram Bauman. Free and open to the public!
Buffalo Bill is Dead and I'm Not Feeling So Hot, Myself
Seriously, perhaps today was the perfect day for Obama Care to kick
in. I woke up later than usual this new year's morning, my tongue having
been surreptitiously supplanted overnight with a little angora sweater
after a couple of glasses of wine and a little cheap champagne (which isn't
as decadent as you may think. Champagne typically doesn't come in four
packs with screw-on caps).
But today is officially the first time I've been insured since I lost
my QC job in July 2002, which was the last time I'd been insured. There are
a lot of details to hash out, such what my temp... more »
Zapatistas Marcos 'Paid Press not allowed in 20 Year Celebrations'
Subcomandante
Marcos Reflects On 20th Anniversary Of Zapatista Rebellion In New
Communique
Marcos says 'paid press' won't be admitted to 20 Year Celebration
By Latin Times/La Jornado
As for the Zapatistas’ refusal to admit the press to the 20th
anniversary celebrations, Marcos asks, “What have they done to make
being a member of the media become a source of pride which doesn’t come
at the
Snott Walker - Overall, An Embarassment to ALEC.
I
woke up this morning and felt remiss about the fact that I
haven't been
keeping up my end of the bargain with ALEC lately.
Back in 2011 in a newsletter to ALEC chairs -
ALEC deemed my blog a "radical opponent".
For the past four months - life has gotten in the way of my writing -
but
not so much anymore.
Here's to a prolific ALEC 2014 - please rejoin me for the ride!
*<><><><><><><><><><*
It
was 3 years ago that Snott Walker on his first day in office he pushed
thru bills and other reforms that were straight out of two ALEC reports:
First his budget
- which was based on an ou... more »
Happy New Year
Wishing a joyous and prosperous 2014 for everyone.
What a way to start the new year...
*with a bunch of things that make you shake your head in wonderment.*
*In no particular order: *
Commie Bill de Blasio is sworn in as New York's mayor at one minute after
midnight with his "ex-lesbian" (wait - I thought you were born one way or
another) wife holding some book or another and watched over by his daughter
wearing a witch's hat and his hopelessly out of date son sporting a big
afro and scruffy jeans.
His first announcement is the imminent banning of horse drawn carriages in
Central Park, because we all know what an important issue that is.
Now read this and let it r... more »
Palestinian ambassador to Prague lethally played with explosives
The year 2014 began dramatically in Prague. The top Palestinian diplomat in
Czechia, Jamel Mohammed al-Jamal, was playing with a safebox in his new
residence next to the embassy at the International Street, Prague-Suchdol.
*The Palestinian ambassador with the new (tall) Czech president Miloš Zeman*
The safebox was moved to the new residence from the offices of the old
Palestinian embassy. At some moment, while he was playing, the explosives
in the safebox detonated. He was moved to a hospital where he died in the
afternoon, due to injuries that were incompatible with life.
His ... more »
Moonlight on Tombstones: A Fright of Ghosts
*Moonlight on Tombstones: A Fright of Ghosts*
*By Scott Corrales, Inexplicata © 2014*
Anyone would reasonably suppose that with the proliferation of
ghost-and-paranormal shows on television (*Ghost Adventures, Dead Files,
etc.*) the average citizen would be completely inured to stories chronicles
of hauntings and proof of survival beyond the grave. However, the ghost
story still has the power to petrify the reader of viewer, not only in the
United States but around the world. Cemeteries – as a rule – are places to
be shunned or at least given a wide berth, despite efforts aimed at ... more »
Challenger
A secret NASA tape reveals that the crew of the shuttle Challenger not only
survived the explosion that ripped the vessel apart; they screamed, cried,
cursed and prayed for three hellish minutes before they slammed into the
Atlantic and perished on January 28, 1986.
The tape is said to begin with a startled crewman screaming,"What happened?
What happened? Oh God - No!" Screams and curses are heard- several crewmen
begin to weep- and then others bid their
families farewell.
Two minutes forty-five seconds later the tape ends. That's when the
shuttle's crew compartment, which remai... more »
"Honoring Life Changes: The Wisdom of Fear"
*"Honoring Life Changes: The Wisdom of Fear"*
by Madisyn Taylor, The DailyOM
"Anything really worth doing in our lives will always have some fear
attached to it. Anything worth doing will always have some fear attached to
it. For example, having a baby, getting married, changing careers—all of
these life changes can bring up deep fears. It helps to remember that this
type of fear is good. It is your way of questioning whether you really want
the new life these changes will bring. It is also a potent reminder that
releasing and grieving the past is a necessary part of moving into th... more »
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