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300's (Photo credit: Pesky Library)Constantly saying teachers are “poor” kind of pisses me off. I think we should stop it.
I get it. We all get it. Relative to other careers with similar education
credentials, teachers are underpaid, given that many have graduate degrees.
To wit: The average salary for full-time public school teachers in 2010–11
was $56,069 in current dollars (i.e. dollars that are not adjusted for
inflation). In constant (inflation-adjusted) dollars, the average […]
What Does The Fox Say? Shirt with Layered Heat Transfer
I was given the Heat Transfer Vinyl to create this shirt. All opinions and
instructions are 100% my own.
Still singing What Does The Fox Say from yesterday's post? Yeah, me too.
Today's shirt was made for my 5-year-old. It is more whimsical with just
the ears and the tail and with two fun colors instead of just one. Making
shirts with more than one color of vinyl is called layering heat transfer
and it is surprisingly easy and just needs a little patience. She
absolutely loves her shirt and in the week she has owned it has worn it
three times, with me doing extra laundry just so she... more »
LAND OF SCRIPT: Misrepresenting Rice!
*FRIDAY, JANUARY 3, 2014*
*Part 4—Kirkpatrick keeps script alive:* Modern journalistic practice is
marked by at least two widespread problems.
One the one hand, our press corps displays a stunning lack of basic
journalistic skills. (The ability to paraphrase fairly, and to quote
correctly, are two such basic skills.)
They also display a devotion to script. Nine years ago, Paul Krugman
described the phenomenon:
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... more »
National Threat Alert: The Mind Trust’s CEE-Trust, George Bush, and Bill Gates
By Doug Martin
The Indianapolis-based Mind Trust plays a major part in my forthcoming book *Hoosier
School Heist,*but many people don’t realize that the group founded by
former Democratic mayor Bart Peterson and David Harris is a national leader
in the school privatization movement through its CEE-Trust (Cities for
Education Entrepeneurship). Loaded with Bill Gates/Joyce and Carnegie
Foundation money, CEE-Trust actively works for charterization not only in
Indianapolis but in Kansas City, Cleveland, Detroit, Memphis, Dallas,
Denver, and New Orleans. In fact, CEE-Trust boasts of 33... more »
Love the One you're with
First written 6/2012, the following article was featured on Gail Goodwin's
beautiful website, Inspire Me Today, again today. Sign up there to receive
daily encouragement in this coming year of great changes! This message
still holds, *love the one you're with.*
~~~
Fall in love with yourself. This is it. You are here now on purpose, in
this unique, exquisite body with your brilliant mind and enormous heart.
Burst out of the constraints of “should” and “have to” and just “be”.
Gracefully dance into freedom.
You are here to love. *The hardest person for you to love is reading these... more »
BRITAIN'S SPIES OUTWITTED BY THE JEWS
*"This book unveils the reality of an inbred caste... and its ... servile
substrata of button-polishing bully-boys." - The Observer*
*Calder Walton*'s book *Empire of Secrets **tells the story of Britain's
spies.*
Empire of Secrets by Calder Walton – Observer / How Zionist Extremism
Became British Spies’ Biggest Enemy / Empire of Secrets by Calder -
Telegraph. / Bernard Porter reviews 'Empire of Secrets' / Book review:
Empire of Secrets by Calder Walton
Calder Walton explains that the British were probably the first to use
'extraordinary rendition'.
MI5 would arrest a suspect, m... more »
@johnkuhntx: The Tyranny of the Datum
By John Kuhn Data is a big deal. A great deal of innovation is happening
right now in the field of data collection, storage, and management in the
field of education. There are some well-documented fears among parents and
teachers regarding these trends. Who will control the data? How will the
data be used? Will […]
@ArneDuncan is suzerain to the vassals
The Washington Post (aka Valerie Strauss) reported just days ago that the
Secretary of Education intervened in choice of chancellor of NYC schools,
discouraging choice of MD Supe Josh Starr. How dare Duncan, yes?
Interfering in local education matters. My analysis? NYC is not merely a
local education matter. This isn’t Albuquerque. This is New […]
Guest Post: Here’s to a Progressive/Conservative Movement to Take Back Our Schools
We met the other day in the kitchen of a retired teacher. We were quite the
mix of people, with a far right conservative and a far left
progressive; longtime retired teachers, and currently
working teachers; elementary teachers, high school teachers and a university teacher. Despite our
differences, we all came together out of a single concern: what is happening to public education.
Although the meeting began as a discussion of the Common Core Standards, it quickly
moved on to all the other aspects of the current so-called
“educational reform movement.” The issues
of the most c... more »
Why do Americans still support Israel?
An article appearing in *The Jewish Daily Forward* the other day
highlighted and summarized a Pew Research Center poll recently conducted to
gauge American support for the Jewish state of Israel. According to the
article, 61% of those polled viewed Israel favorably, while 26% viewed
Israel unfavorably.
While Americans continue to hold long-time allies like Great Britain and
Canada in high esteem, they are pretty divided as to how they feel about
some of the government’s other key allies — like Israel.
A recently published *Pew Research Center poll* reveals *that 61% of
Americans vi... more »
Who killed the Palestinian Ambassador with an exploding safe, and other questions
First,
Happy New Year! I closed my FB page - keeping up with the comments was
too time-consuming. Here, I can decide when I want to set time aside to
go through comments - there, I couldn't.
So I will likely be posting here more often. I love Twitter for sharing
news stories, like this one:
"The safe that exploded and killed the Palestinian ambassador to the
Czech Republic had been in daily
Free Trade 30: BIPOR and APTIR
Many national and multilateral agencies are known for being Bureaucracies
Instigating Protectionism, Outings and Revelries (BIPOR). For instance, to
have real free trade as in freedom to trade by the people, there is little
or no need for endless negotiations if economies will declare unilateral
trade liberalization, like what Hong Kong has done. Just open the borders
to various goods and services from many countries at zero tariff, zero
regulations except the trading of guns, bombs, fake and substandard
medicines and food products, poisonous substances and a few others that can
har... more »
The Trust Deficit
Frank Graves' latest poll confirms the conventional wisdom: Canadians are
losing trust in their democratic institutions. Trust in Canadian democracy
has been on the wane for thirty years; but it has continued to decline
during Stephen Harper's time in office:
So while the Harper government is by no means responsible for the poor
democratic health of the country, it certainly hasn’t managed to slow the
trend — let alone reverse it. The rating of Canada’s democratic health has
been on a straight line downward and is now at a historical nadir. Other
polling from 2013 suggests that ... more »
The Observation Gap?
The Common Core State Standards (CCSS) has become the black hole of
education discussions or “debates.” In fact, I’d submit that we spend far
too much time and energy arguing for, or against, the CCSS that we’re
neglecting other critical aspects of our profession. Case in point: the
role classroom observations serve in providing teachers […]
CONFRONTING ISRAELI APARTHEID
- The Israeli government is torturing Palestinian children, including
keeping them in outdoor cages during winter, according to a new human
rights report. A report by the Public Committee Against Torture in
Israel claims children suspected of minor crimes have been subjected to
“public caging,” threats and acts of sexual violence and military trials
without representation.
- Ilan Pappé is foremost among the Israeli "new historians" who have
challenged the traditional view of Israeli history, especially the Israeli
role in the 1948 ethic cleansing of P... more »
Conditions of Teaching Are Conditions of Learning: On Students
Conditions of Teaching Are Conditions of Learning: On Students. via
Conditions of Teaching Are Conditions of Learning: On Students.
Pauvre Francois Hollande, people just don't want to shake his hand
Poor François Hollande, people just don't want to shake his hand.
ALEC PR is Really Their Own Propaganda Regurgitated
Been fuming over this one ever since I wrote an entry on ALECs twisting of
words ( also known by my Mom as LYING)
*Bill Meierling, a spokesman for ALEC*, said the organization "maintains
no model policy on climate change."
"on climate change" - he's being specific -
"on climate change" must have some specific mumbo jumbo meaning for ALEC
Especially when you consider the document drop the Guardian did in December
with Headline and subheads that read
ALEC calls for penalties on 'freerider' homeowners in assault on clean
energy• Documents reveal conservative group's anti-green agenda
... more »
Why Doesn't America Allow Drug Importation?
Fred Upton sold out his Michigan constituents to the drug companies long ago
I spent the holiday season on a ship cruising around the Galapagos, going
from island to island. One day the highlight was seeing a sea lion give
birth to her first pup and the next was watching an aquatic iguana rape a
female iguana. Another day we saw parent frigates take turns caring for
their chick while the other one hunted. The Ecuadorean naturalists helped
us put the experiences into context. There wasn't reliable internet access
on the ship but I did manage to come across the new Pew Poll about how
f... more »
War Watch December 31 , 2013 - Negotiators miss deadline for Afghan security pact , Pentagon plows forward with Afghan War plans despite Intelligence Estimate , Afghan Government releases 650 detainees from Bagram...... Iran, world powers agree to implement nuclear deal in late January , additional articles related to Iran nuclear talks........ Syria misses deadline for removal of chemical weapons , Lebanon Army fires on Syria Copters ....... Turkey corruption scandal updates - PM Erdogan and AKP attempt to fend off the ongoing probes , Another AKP Deputy quits AKP , Gold mining company Koza Atlinhas its activities halted at Cukuralan goldfield - Is the Company on the wrong side politically ? Faced with legal challenges,Turkish government tries to weaken top administrative court
Catharsis Ours - 3 hours ago
Afghanistan......
US Ultimatum Fails, Afghan Troop Deal Remains Unsigned'Deadline' Passes
Without Karzai's Signature
by Jason Ditz, December 31, 2013
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The Obama Administration’s “end of the year” ultimatum for President Hamid
Karzai to sign the Bilateral Security Agreement (BSA) has now officially
come and gone, and the BSA remains unsigned.
The BSA is designed to keep troops in the nation “through 2024 and beyond,”
and the administration had repeatedly warned through November and early
December that all US troops would leave if Karzai didn’t sign by the end o... more »
Untitled
*"Tort reform" = "Stop suing oil companies" ~Library Chronicles*
*Louisiana creating one-stop shop for businesses*
*Weekend offers Acadiana lots of big-name musicians ~Daily Advertiser*
O little town of Bethlehem How still we see thee lie....
Bethlehem Unwrapped has, undeniably, drawn a disturbing number of
enthusiastic and positive responses. Such a shame. It’s inflammatory in a
wholly negative way, and I’m astounded at the wrongheadedness of the
instigators. They may have begun the project with good intentions, but they leapt
onto the wrong bandwagon ‘and they don’t even know it!’
The pretence that it was an even-handed symbol of protest at ‘walls’ in
general was belied by much of the participants’ graffiti. The ‘This Wall
saves Lives’ slogan was defaced, firstly with “Doesn’t” scrawled in black
between ‘wall and ‘s... more »
Trifecta: How to Cope with Depressing News...
* Scott Ott will blow you away with his answer.*
Call Me Prescient: How My 2013 Employment Law Predictions Fared
If you are a regular reader, you'll recall that I made predictions at the
beginning of 2013 about what I thought we could expect. How did I do? Call
me Cassandra.
Here's what I said would happen, and what really did:
*1. Even More Active NLRB: Look for stepped up activity against employers
on social media restrictions, attempts to suppress worker concerted
activities and lopsided agreements. NLRB will do what other government
agencies have punted on: help employees.*
Sure enough, NLRB didn't disappoint. They were up to full strength by the
middle of the year. They continued to pre... more »
The Beginning of the Road Less Traveled
Let me tell you about my Dream.
For years and years I have had dream- a driving urge to create a
community. Not just any ol plunked down houses and random people... but to
create a true conscious community of people that are creating CHANGE.
REAL LIFE CHANGE.
I have spent years building various online communities in different areas
of the world and with varying focuses. Each has been an awesome learning
experience and in each case I have learned vital skills in leadership and
in applying those skills within non-hierarchical, no "bullshit
bureaucracy" communities. I loved the... more »
WTF Chart Of The Day: Fed Soaks Up Record $200 Billion In Year End Excess Liquidity
WTF Chart Of The Day: Fed Soaks Up Record $200 Billion In Year End Excess
Liquidity
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Submitted by Tyler Durden on 12/31/2013 12:39 -0500
http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2013-12-31/wtf-chart-day-fed-soaks-record-200-billion-year-end-excess-liquidity
A week ago the Fed announced its latest expansion to its Fixed-Rate Reverse
Repo facility, which boosted the maximum allotment per counterparty to a
whopping $3 billion from $1 billion (initially this was "only" $500
million), to wit: "this week the Committee authorized the Desk to modify
the terms of the exer... more »
Evidence of the relationship is admissible in domestic abuse cases even where such incidentally shows bad character
R. v. Carroll, 2014 ONCA 2:
[122] First, in cases of domestic homicide, evidence may be admitted during
the case for the Crown, including evidence of extrinsic misconduct, that
elucidates the nature of the relationship between the spouses. This
evidence may tend to establish animus or motive on the part of one spouse,
and thus be relevant to prove that the killer of the deceased was the
spouse with the animus or motive, rather than someone else, and that the
killing was murder: *Moo*, at para. 98; *R. v. Cudjoe*, 2009 ONCA 543, 251
O.A.C. 163, at para. 64; and *R. v. Van Osselae... more »
It Won't Change. Unless ...
... unless we DO SOMETHING.
Do you understand this?
I'd like to read about genuine strategies for change when I go online. Not
endless, pointless internet bitch festivals.
Nothing is going to change unless we DO SOMETHING.
Global warming is going to bring hell on earth inevitably. Do you believe
this or not? If you do, ... what do you propose to do about it?
Join someone else's rally for an afternoon to "demand" change from
governments in thrall to the oil industry? And if your "demands" aren't met
after you all go home, then what?
Notice how, for all our anger and criticism and "... more »
Icelanders Erupt: Overthrown Government and New Constitution
[image: Just Wondering – Alternative News and Opinions]
Wednesday, January 1st, 2014
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*[More manifestations of awakening are continuing to bust out, Iceland
being a prime example of grass roots, bold and brave activism once again.
Of course the US media are silent on the issue, just as any totalitarian
regime would be. "Mustn't encourage the natives, they might get even more
restless..." Damn these controllers, it's time to take them down any and
every way we can.*
*Non compliance is the perfect starter and ende... more »
STRONG WOMAN SONG - Sung by Lisa Muswagon and Raven Hart-Bellecourt
Lyrics: *A strong woman*
*is one who feels deeply*
*and loves fiercely.*
*Her tears flow*
*just as abundantly*
*as her laughter.*
*A strong woman*
* is both soft and powerful.*
*She is both*
*practical and spiritual.*
*A strong woman*
*in her essence*
*is a gift to the world.*
IXI ISIS - L'Esquisse Du Lys - Official Video 2013
*Published on Dec 26, 2013*
IXI ISIS - L'Esquisse du Lys -
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One of every two Americans are now in poverty or low income. We’re not just hungry for food. We’re hungry for jobs, homes, for schools, for the basic necessities of life. We are hungry for justice! Democrats and Republicans, the bipartisan corporate parties in Congress (the only parties allowed in our faux democracy), reached a budget deal that will restore full military spending while allowing food stamp and unemployment cuts to move forward. The dominant culture in the United States tells us that we have rights to abstract concepts such as freedom but not to the tangible basic necessities of education, housing, health care, jobs and more. (Exerpts from this highly researched and well written essay)
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AlterNet / *By* *Kevin Zeese and Margaret Flowers* Original
Here
America Is the Most Inhumane Developed Country on the Planet — Are We Going
to Let It Stay That Way?
*This week marked the 65th anniversary of the signing of the Universal
Declaration of Human Rights. What would it be like if people in the U.S.
knew they had these rights?*
Photo Credit: Shutterstock.com/corgarashu*December 14, 2013* | This week
marked the 65th anniversary of the signing of the Universal Declaration of
Human Rights. It was drafted by a commis... more »
January is Human Trafficing Awareness Month - Let's End Slavery In The 21st Century
January is Human Trafficing Awareness Month
*It's shameful what people will do for money. This is a billion dollar
industry worldwide. It's shameful that this form of slavery still exists
in the 21st Century.*
*Here in Sweden it's girls from eastern Europe being used in the sex trade,
businesses doing it with the help of the gov. believe it or not and pretty
much 80 to 90 % of all immigration is human trafficing through smugglars
who get from 10 to 20,000 USD to make all arrangements. It's a big cash
cow.*
For More Information:
*Huffington Post - Human Trafficing Link*
... more »
Nima Arkani-Hamed debates a novelist
*...on differences between science and arts...*
The Science Museum organized a 55-minute conversation of Nima Arkani-Hamed
with Ian McEwan, an English novelist. Note that Nima is dressed in an
unusually elegant, formal way, to show that physicists are culturally
superior. Relatively to him, McEwan is dressed like a rank-and-file
physicist. ;-) The female host mentions that Nima is an avid reader; she
doesn't even have to say that he is a spectacular piano player, too.
*The video starts with a 16-minute test of patience. Jump to 15:45 if
you're sure that you would be able to pass t... more »
Correcting a liar or a fool
I have been engaged in a Twitter debate with another anti-Israel type whose
grasp on reality is poor. This one goes by the handle @The_Mitch92 and has
tweeted that both 9/11 and 7/7 were false flag operations, but more of that
later. @The_Mitch92 sees no place for a Jewish state, except maybe in
Antarctica, says that Jews have no historical connection with the land of
Israel and tries to blame Israel and America for all the troubles of the
world.
Here's one example of @The_Mitch92's output and my responses...
@The_Mitch92's response was not to try and justify his initial claim but... more »
You must be dreaming
I
read this with my jaw on the desk.
Would this turkey, a man who was first elected on a backlash vote,
actually quit?
Are you smoking crack?
Stephen Harper believes in one thing - Stephen Harper. The man is not
your run of the mill sociopath. He believes that we, a nation of peace
seekers, truly want everything to be exactly as he learned in five
semesters of economics and the wisdom he
Wide Asleep in America's 20 Most Popular Posts of 2013
(Flickr)
A
New Year is upon us.
Reflecting on the year gone by, I feel that a few thank yous and
shout-outs are due.
First and foremost, thank you to you, the one reading this right now and
those who have ever visited this site with an open mind and without an
agenda. Your eyes are everything.
In February 2013, I was lucky enough to join the incredible staff at
Muftah, an online magazine
Greg Hunter, “Weekly News Wrap-Up 1.3.14”
*“Weekly News Wrap-Up 1.3.14” *
By Greg Hunter’s USAWatchdog.com
"The top story is the official start of Obama Care. Look at the mainstream
media headline: “Health Care sign-ups top 1 Million.” Here’s what they are
not telling you. People who have turned negative on government-run health
care are at record numbers. A CNN poll says 63% think the new law will make
health care more expensive. Here is probably the biggest headline, and it
comes from Harvard. 56% of young people ages 18 to 29 give Obama Care a
big thumbs down and are rejecting it. It is critical to get young healthy ... more »
Health Care Dollars Keep Luxury Car Market Upticking and From iPhone to Cisco Routers - NSA Hacks It All (Heritage Scrubs Up) New Paradigm Arising? (2014's Promises)
And you thought no one had made any money since the Financial Crash (2008)?
You probably won't be surprised at who did (and still does). It appears
that some have gotten fabulously wealthy since the devastation to so many
millions' portfolios. Time to reformat that resume! From "Your Health Care
Dollars At Work": Outside of Minneapolis, for example, Morrie's Luxury Auto
received 16 of
“The Santa Claus Lie – A Gateway Drug to Collective (Self) Deception”
*“The Santa Claus Lie – *
*A Gateway Drug to Collective (Self) Deception”*
By Cognitive Dissonance
“I spend what some might imagine is an inordinate amount of time thinking
about lies and self deception. But from my point of view it is a
fundamental flaw that cripples us as individuals and as a society. Lying
and lies permeate our culture from top to bottom in ways we often never
perceive and rarely wish to see. Essentially it is the foundational
building block that supports all that is wrong with us and why we
continuously repeat our oftentimes disastrous personal and societal
mis... more »
Panic, Predictions and Propaganda:Endless Empty Estimates on Iran's Nuclear Program
President
Barack Obama waves as he leaves the stage after speaking at the
International Convention Center in Jerusalem, March 21, 2013 (AP)
"As you know, Iran is just a week away from a nuclear weapon. 'They have
been for the past 20 years...,' says people who would like to bomb
Iran."
- Jon Stewart, The Daily Show, November 12, 2013
*****
It has been three years since I published "
Musical Interlude: Moody Blues, “Dawning is the Day”
Moody Blues, “Dawning is the Day”
- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ce3ym7PnXRs
Soaring Caracas Stock Exchange Undergoes 1000 For 1 "Stock Split" ......... Is further commentary required ? ?
http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2014-01-02/soaring-caracas-stock-exchange-undergoes-1000-1-stock-split
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Soaring Caracas Stock Exchange Undergoes 1000 For 1 "Stock Split"
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Submitted by Tyler Durden on 01/02/2014 21:17 -0500
- Bolsa
- Google
- Japan
inShare
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
Discover Entertainment Internet Radio with Brenda Norrell on BlogTalkRadio
Charlie HIll on Richard Pryor 1977
AIM audio recorded by Censored News and Earthcycles
By Brenda Norrell
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SAN FRANCISCO -- Oneida Comedian Charlie Hill appeared on stage with
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 »
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