Helix Nebula (Photo credit: Wikipedia)Deep tweets
This is really what's wrong with everything. Perverse incentives. Traffic
counters don't count why you click a link, they just count the click. This
tweet reminds me why I keep telling people there's a fine line between
mockery as a tool to discredit and creating traffic that drives a bad
message.
So true! RT @markham: Hate traffic is the best traffic
— Ryan J. Davis (@RyanNewYork) January 10, 2014
"A Look to the Heavens"
“A mere seven hundred light years from Earth, in the constellation
Aquarius, a sun-like star is dying. Its last few thousand years have
produced the Helix Nebula (NGC 7293), a well studied and nearby example of
a Planetary Nebula, typical of this final phase of stellar evolution. A
total of 28.5 hours of exposure time have gone in to creating this deep
view of the nebula.
*Click image for larger size.*
Combining narrow band image data from emission lines of hydrogen atoms in
red and oxygen atoms in blue-green hues, it shows remarkable details of the
Helix's brighter inner region, a... more »
Sunday Classics preview: Approaching Mahler's heartbreaking "Kindertotenlieder"
*For the final stanza of "In diesem Wetter," the last of the
Kindertotenlieder, Mahler switches from minor to major*
*Thomas Hampson, baritone; Vienna Philharmonic, Leonard Bernstein, cond.
DG, recorded live, October 1988*
In this weather, in this storm, in this bluster,
they're resting as if in their mother's house,
not frightened by any storm,
by God's hand protected,
they're resting as if in their mother's house.
*by Ken*
I'm trying to think -- among the infinity of loose ends and gaps we'll
leave when the tent folds up -- which few among them we might still deal
with. It seems... more »
Syria Ships Out First Batch of Toxic Chemical Weapons Materials
Video Title: Syria Ships Out First Batch of Toxic Chemical Weapons
Materials. Source: NTDTV. Date Published: January 9. Description:
The first batch of Syria's chemical weapons materials are moved out of the
country for destruction, beginning a crucial phase of an internationally
backed disarmament program delayed by war and technical problems.
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We're
now at TheRagBlog.com
(And we're having a party!)
The Rag Blog has a new website!
We've moved to TheRagBlog.com and we're having a Launch Party this
Friday in Austin! Please join us for The Underground Goes Overboard,
with special guests Bill Ayers and Bernardine Dohrn, former leaders of
SDS and the Weather Underground. Plus live music from the Melancholy
Ramblers.
It's all
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*Court upholds approval of BP oil spill settlement ~AP, via Washington Post*
Kahlil Gibran, “The Prophet: On Death”
*“The Prophet: On Death”*
by Kahlil Gibran
“Than Almitra spoke, saying, "We would ask now of Death."
And he said:
You would know the secret of death.
But how shall you find it unless you seek it in the heart of life?
The owl whose night-bound eyes are blind unto the day cannot unveil
the mystery of light.
If you would indeed behold the spirit of death, open your heart wide
unto the body of life.
For life and death are one, even as the river and the sea are one.
In the depth of your hopes and desires lies your silent knowledge of
the ... more »
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Confidential to Governor KrispyKreme: Uh, you do know, governor, that THERE WAS NO TRAFFIC STUDY?
*"I don't know whether this was a traffic study that then morphed into a
political vendetta or a political vendetta that morphed into a traffic
study."*
*-- New Jersey Gov. Kris KrispyKreme,at his press conference yesterday*
*by Ken*
I wrote most of this post yesterday, then decided to hold my peace. (Howie
covered this ground in his late post last night.) Today maybe not so much.
Everyone is on poor Governor Krispykreme's case, and rightfully so, it
seems to me, especially given how long it took the infotainment noozmedia
to pay any heed to the story. What would have happened if... more »
The Economist explains "What is the quenelle"
The Economist reinforces the perception management as put forth by the
elites and their sycophants.
I will highlight the perception management
THE English Football Association is currently investigating an incident
during a match in which a French soccer player, Nicolas Anelka, performed
an arm gesture known as the “*quenelle”*. Mr Anelka made the sign in
celebration after scoring a goal for his English club, West Bromwich
Albion, on December 28th. It prompted an outcry in France, where the sports
minister called it “a shocking provocation”. Mr Anelka apologised. What
exactly is th... more »
Turkey corruption scandal and investigations updates January 10 , 2014 ....... HSYK ( Supreme Court of Judges and Prosecutors ) opposes government proposal, say planned changes violate Constitution .... Turkish Parliamentary Speaker launches probe against ombudsman over secret meeting with prosecutor ..... Power struggle between AKP and PM Erdogan with the Judges continues .....
http://www.todayszaman.com/news-336282-hsyk-opposes-govt-proposal-say-planned-changes-violate-constitution.html
HSYK opposes gov't proposal, say planned changes violate Constitution
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Mustafa Kirazlı, Today's Zaman)
RELATED NEWS
AK Party takes action to prevent police chiefs being investigated by HSYK
As it happens: ... more »
Gold and silver news and views - January 8 , 2014 ... Turd Ferguson asks the $ 64,000 question Germans should be asking " Where is the German Gold ? " ..... Gold Pricing And The Flows Of Gold Metal .......... Proof Gold's Latest Slam Was Not A "Fat Goldfinger" .......... Fed waging a nuclear war on the physical gold market opines Dave Kranzler....... Alsdair Macleod discusses US government has lost control of the dollar and a complete collapse of the dollar coming....
Catharsis Ours - 4 hours ago
Where is the German Gold?
By Turd Ferguson | Wednesday, January 8, 2014 at 1:48 pm
Almost a year ago, the German government put in a formal request to reclaim
(repatriate) a portion of their gold reserves held outside of Germany.
Reports on the progress of this initiative have raised quite a few
questions.
Here's the first report, from ZeroHedge and released on Christmas Eve:
http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2013-12-24/year-later-bundesbank-has-repatriated-only-37-tons-gold-700-total
At the time the plan was announced, many in the gold community made note
that it would take over*8 years*... more »
YRC Worldwide shares plunge, lender meeting canceled - This follows upon the heels of the Teamsters overwhelming rejecting a YRC concession laden contract proposal ! Here is the skinny - Before the vote, YRC executives had said rejection would put the Overland Park-based company in jeopardy. They said lenders demanded the contract extension before they would refinance more than $1 billion in debts the company can’t repay. Despite YRC's plea , the contract extension , which would have run until 2-19 , was rejected by 61 percent NO to 39 percent YES ! Teansters Statement after the vote is telling - - “The Teamsters Union believes in democracy, and we’ve let the democratic process take its course,” said Tyson Johnson, director of the Teamsters national freight division. “Our members have made huge sacrifices to keep this company alive and a majority made the decision not to sacrifice anymore.”
http://www.kansascity.com/2014/01/10/4740900/yrc-worldwide-shares-plunge-22.html
( So , what does YRC do now ? )
YRC Worldwide shares plunge, lender meeting canceled
January 10
BY MARK DAVIS
The Kansas City Star
With no word coming from YRC Worldwide Inc. Friday, investors hammered its
stock price and analysts speculated on the trucking giant’s future.
Read more here:
http://www.kansascity.com/2014/01/10/4740900/yrc-worldwide-shares-plunge-22.html#storylink=cpy
With no word coming from YRC Worldwide Inc. Friday, investors hammered its
stock price and analysts speculated on the tr... more »
"A Different Drummer..."
“If a man does not keep pace with his companions, perhaps it is because he
hears a different drummer. Let him step to the music which he hears,
however measured or far away.”
- Henry David Thoreau
"Judge's Delivery of Janning's Sentencing by the Court"
This speech is from the film "Judgement at Nuremberg," made in 1961.
Consider the principles discussed here, and how far from them we've
strayed...
"Judge's Delivery of Janning's Sentencing by the Court"
"Judge Dan Haywood's (Spencer Tracy) sentencing of Janning: "...The
principle of criminal law in every civilized society has this in common:
any person who sways another to commit murder, any person who furnishes the
lethal weapon for the purpose of the crime, any person who is an accessory
to the crime - is guilty. Herr Rolfe further asserts that the defendant
Janning was an extr... more »
The Daily "Near You?"
Davenport, Iowa, USA. Thanks for stopping by.
“The NSA: Here, There and Everywhere”
*“The NSA: Here, There and Everywhere”*
by William Blum
“The idea is to build an antiterrorist global environment,” a senior
American defense official said in 2003, “so that in 20 to 30 years,
terrorism will be like slave-trading, completely discredited.” One must
wonder: When will the dropping of bombs on innocent civilians by the United
States, and invading and occupying their country become completely
discredited? When will the use of depleted uranium, cluster bombs, CIA
torture renditions, and round-the-world, round-the-clock surveillance
become things that even men like George... more »
Carey Mulligan nude - A Rule 5 Friday Post - NSFW
Carey Mulligan is on Graham Norton tonight, here's a scene from her recent
film Shame that they probably won't show...
Carey Mulligan *by VedioTV*
A Sea of Leaves
I only wish I was as crazy. This documentary is worth watching for the
dense gardens of 1974 which are no longer in existence, and the insanity
which is peculiar to the time and place. It's full length, and bizarre, and
slow...so if you choose to become immersed in the lunacy, plan to relax and
spend some time. In a few days, your irregularly programmed ozone post
will appear.
Shiprock NM 'Rising Native Youth'
Nataanii
Means and Christopher Def-i Mike-Bidtah will be performing during lunch
time. The weather looks nice so those of you at Shiprock Flea Market
may hear us from the Drop In Center.
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Nothing sudden about the death of newspapers
My journalist friends and I are doing a lot of hand-wringing these days
over the death of the Kamloops Daily News, which has a history as a good,
strong community newspaper. The News is not the first nor the last
newspaper to die in these difficult times, but that a paper should die that
journalists themselves thought of as a good paper perhaps feels weightier
to us.
It’s all very sad, of course. A community is losing its long-time local
voice. People are losing their jobs. Loyal readers are losing their beloved
morning read. But on the other hand, nobody can possibly be s... more »
Trey Gowdy (R-SC): Gowdy Talks Immigration Reform...(because you can never have too much Trey Gowdy)...
*"there is no appetite for amnesty among my colleagues in the House."*
The shift that froze your butts off
OK,
enough. We've watched the extreme cold weather overtake most of Canada
and a huge chunk of the US. That has the climate change deniers going
nuts and the likes of SunNews Network and Fox talking heads interviewing
everything except a climate scientist to confirm that it's colder
outside than anyone can remember... therefore global warming is not
happening. The problem with that lot is
Today The GOP Voted For The 47th Time To Kill The Affordable Care Act… Zzzzzzzzz
Yadda, yadda, yadda… Nancy Pelosi, of course, voted against the latest
attempt to take health care away from poor people. So did 121 other
Democrats. But *every* single Republican *and* 67 Democrats-- many from the
Republican-wing of the Democratic Party-- voted with them. Conservative
Democrats we're out in force showing their true colors this morning for Joe
Pitts' Health Exchange Security and Transparency Act (H.R. 3811).
Republican coke freak Trey Radel (R-FL) was one of the co-sponsors.
I get Pelosi's frustration but if she was unhappy enough about this, why
not tell Steve Is... more »
Sovereignty 101:Installment 8 - The Pioneer
Within each action is held intent, even without announcement. Unconscious
intent is what has been manipulated by those controlling the planet. This
has been accomplished in ways that by now are very public – advertising,
news media, education and religion all serve their very specific agenda; to
limit your life.
This intent has been fulfilled and no longer is it necessary to
aggressively place it within society – humanity carries out the remainder
of the dialogue and programming with little encouragement.
The products we buy are in fact those which have been put in front of us ... more »
Stanley Fischer as the Fed's Vice Chair
President Obama just nominated Stanley Fischer to become vice chair of the
Federal Reserve.
Stan is a great choice: smart, sensible, open-minded, and experienced. He
also has first-rate people skills, which will come in useful handling the
many personalities on the FOMC and in Washington. He will be a perfect #2
to Janet Yellen.
In related news, Stan recently became a Distinguished Fellow of the
American Economics Association.
“The Pyromaniacs Arrive With Blowtorches on Planet Earth”
*“The Pyromaniacs Arrive With Blowtorches on Planet Earth”*
by Tom Engelhardt
“So here we are in a record-breaking “polar vortex” with Florida’s
Everglades going on a freeze watch and Minnesota registering wind chills of
-60 degrees Fahrenheit. This most extreme of weather systems, which should
warm the hearts of climate deniers, may in fact turn out to be climate-change
related (thanks to a melting Arctic warming twice as fast as the rest of
the planet). Meanwhile, halfway around the world, Australia has been
experiencing a staggering heat wave, having just emerged from a year tha... more »
Labour and Coalition Talk
Have I just hopped off the TARDIS? Everywhere I look there's talk of Labour
going into coalition with the Liberal Democrats. It looks and smells oddly
like the lead-up to the last general election. As politicians tend not to
look back at their party's second-ever worse electoral defeat with
fondness, what then has prompted Ed Balls "conciliatory" comments towards
the Yellow Party? Why is talk of renewed Lib-Lab nuptials in the air?
The political economy of our media plays a role. Continuous coverage
fosters a dull conformity among politicians. Government and opposition MPs
alike dr... more »
"What Income Inequality? Stewart Slams GOP for Whining that the Rich are Unfairly Demonized"
*"What Income Inequality? Stewart Slams GOP*
* for Whining that the Rich are Unfairly Demonized" *
By Jodie Gummow
"On last night's The Daily Show, Jon Stewart weighed in on the income
equality divide in this country, particularly the fact that conservatives
are supporting the end of long-term unemployment benefits. “Income
equality. The left thinks it’s unfair because of systemic disadvantages
built in for the less affluent. The rich think it’s unfair because
apparently those disadvantages aren’t systemic enough. And, they don't like
the fact the rich are being demonized especia... more »
Like I'm really interested in what a bunch of teenagers have to say about Obamacare...
*not at all.*
It *is *nice for the president to be able to spend time with his
intellectual equals. He looks like he's ready to doze off. Fool!
via The Blaze:
AP photo: *“President Barack Obama listens to Andres Cruz, left, as he has
lunch with five young people at The Coupe restaurant in the Columbia
Heights section of Washington, Friday, Jan. 10, 2014. The five are
spearheading creative outreach efforts to connect with and help enroll
young consumers through the [Obamacare] Marketplaces or are interested in
getting more involved with these efforts.”*
Creative outreach? How a... more »
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*DHECC: Tits and ass, corporate espionage, white-collar mercenaries...the
truth is in there somewhere ~American Zombie*
DHECC: Tits and ass, corporate espionage, white-collar mercenaries...the
truth is in there somewhere - See more at:
http://www.theamericanzombie.com/2014/01/dhecc-tits-and-ass-corporate-espionage.html#sthash.ZxlydcLM.dpuf
DHECC: Tits and ass, corporate espionage, white-collar mercenaries...the
truth is in there somewhere - See more at:
http://www.theamericanzombie.com/2014/01/dhecc-tits-and-ass-corporate-espionage.html#sthash.ZxlydcLM.dpuf
DHECC: Tits and ass, corpora... more »
TOP 10 REASONS TO ABOLISH LISTS
I spend a good amount of time on Facebook. As an organizer I can spread
information quickly and a great distance. I find many good articles and
videos. It's useful to me although I don't like their sellout to the NSA.
Lists seem to be the current fashion on FB and I am one who has all my life
tried to walk away from trends, fashion, the popular thing because I didn't
want to be like everyone else. Sometimes one succumbs to the prevailing
waves but in general I've tried to stay loyal to that attitude.
So here is my list about why lists are worn out:
10. Lists are linear thinkin... more »
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A journal, with a chapter for each month of the year, of the author's
thoughts during a year of living at Stony Run Farm, a small homestead in
Oregon's Willamette Valley. By the author of Starvation Ridge.
This thing is a bit anachronistic by now, as it chronicles life in times
now gone by (the late 1990s mostly) -- seasons were more predictable then
than now. It's a compendium of some two dozen blog posts from the... more »
The strange obsession with school uniforms in Honduras
I’ve come up with a clever, no-cost way to reduce poverty and increase
school attendance in Honduras.
Get rid of school uniforms.
The uniforms - white dress shirts, navy blue pants or skirt, black shoes
and white socks - are mandatory in public schools. Teachers are quite
crabby about it, to the point of telling kids to stay home if they aren’t
dressed in the right kit.No desks, but kids better have uniforms
For many parents, the costs are huge. Some children don’t go to school
because they don’t have the right clothes.
It’s getting worse. The government’s latest tax increases took the... more »
Chris Christie and the 21-year-old (high school) intern!
*FRIDAY, JANUARY 10, 2014*
*You (don’t) have a friend:* How does scandal journalism work? Simple:
Once a good story gets going, the facts may get invented or stretched to
make the tale work better. Some of these facts may be trivial, but they
help drive the tale.
One such widely-cited “fact” seemed to get debunked yesterday. During his
lengthy press event, Chris Christie denied the claim that David Wildstein
was his high school buddy or pal.
On cable, you’ve endlessly heard the claim. In response to a question on
that score, this is what Christie said:
CHRISTIE (1/9/14): *Well, le... more »
Should Universities Reward Academics for Public Influence?
Should Universities Reward Academics for Public Influence?. via Should
Universities Reward Academics for Public Influence?.Filed under: PAUL
THOMAS: Becoming Radical
Lying Is Complicated
The fetus fetishists have a major sub-fetish for ultrasound. They believe
that women seeking abortions are magically transformed into willing, nay,
eager brood-mares by exposure to an ultrasound image.
Oddly, a rather big study doesn't agree.
Researchers analyzed over 15,575 visits to a large, urban abortion provider
in 2011. All of the patients received an ultrasound before continuing with
the abortion procedure, and all of them were given the opportunity to look
at the image. Most patients chose not to look at it. Women did opt to view
the ultrasound about 42 percent of the time ... more »
A Little Poisoned Water Never Stopped a Good Brawl
A chemical spill into a river has spawned a major federal emergency
declaration, with hundreds of thousands of West Virginia residents told not
to drink, do laundry, or bathe with their tap water. Schools have been
closed, bars and restaurants shut down, and the National Guard called out
to deliver bottled water and emergency supplies.
But when you go to the *West Virginia Gazette* website to get more info on
this unfolding tragedy, one of the first things you learn is that the Rough
N Rowdy Brawl at the Charleston Civic Center will still go on as planned!*
Nothing will stop this ... more »
Religion and Human Rights
Link to Human Rights Commission
Under the Ontario Human Rights Code, discrimination because of religion
(creed) is against the law. Everyone should have access to the same
opportunities and benefits, and be treated with equal dignity and respect,
regardless of their religion.
Religion includes the practices, beliefs and observances that are part of a
faith or religion. It does not include personal moral, ethical or political
views. Nor does it include religions that promote violence or hate towards
others, or that violate criminal law.
Protection against discrimination applies in t... more »
Do not believe me about the F35!
Some poor slob salesperson has been tasked to pitch the F35 as a
replacement for the A10 Warthog. Its like replacing a Hummer with a Smart
car. Except in this weird world the Smart car gets half the gas mileage The
F35 does not even have auto fire extinguishers to save weight. The A10 can
take fifty cal ground fire all day long. Six percent of the planes weight
is titanium surrounding the pilot. In terms of ground support the F35 is a
stealth bomber, the A10 is a flying gattling gun shooting bullets the size
of a coke bottle at a rate of 4000 a minute.
The F35 the apogee of somet... more »
The Fukushima Nuclear Disaster: Helping To "Clear The Air" On Danger To Our West Coast - Video By Arnie Gundersen Explains The Risks!
Recently there has been much talk about the Youtube video that shows high
levels of radiation along a beach in Northern California.... This video has
gone viral, and gives the message that there is definitely something in the
water of the Pacific Ocean to give these readings. I and others have long
suspected that what the geiger counter is detecting is the first signs of
the massive radioactive plume that was released from the failed Fukushima
Daichii plant almost 3 years ago has finally made landfall on the North
American Pacific coast.
But there may be other explanations for the ... more »
Pushing for Shiite repression and Sunni supremecy in the Middle East
*WSJ: Obama & the Sunni - Shiite war * Fouad Ajami- The U.S. tilt to Iran
is upsetting allies and disrupting the Middle East.
Presenting a simplistic take on reality. Heavy on the demonization of Iran.
So much for that nuclear agreement... Just a ruse
There has been no tilt to Iran.
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http://s.wsj.net/public/resources/images/ED-AR707_ajami_G_20140109161322.jpg]
*An al Qaeda fighter in Fallujah stands guard near the Iraqi police truck
he set on fire near a government building, *Jan. 1. Uncredited/Associated
PressUncredited? Curious?
The ground burns in Iraq, Syria and Leban... more »
Wine hack
I have never heard of this and it's probably not as easy as it looks in the
video but still, good to know. Sure beats pounding the cork into the
bottle.
How Did Congress Get To Be Dominated By All Those Millionaires? Look No Further Than The DCCC And The NRCC, Institutions That Embody Beltway Corruption
This week the Center for Responsive Politics issued a widely cited
reportthat makes clear that, for the first time ever, most Members of
Congress
have net worths of over a million dollars.
For the first time in history, most members of Congress are
millionaires,
according to a new analysis of personal financial disclosure data by the
Center for Responsive Politics.
Of 534 current members of Congress, at least 268 had an average net
worth
of $1 million or more in 2012, according to disclosures filed last year
by
all members of Congress and candidates. The median net worth for the
5... more »
Miley Cyrus topless? A Rule 5 Friday NSFW post
Is this photo for real?
Egotastic say:
'...there's been a large number of you sending in this newly uncovered *Miley
Cyrus* topless photo from her Brian Bowen Smith photoshoot, some of which
photos appeared in Maxim magazine, though certainly never this topless
image. At the time, our CSI community team thought it likely fraudulent,
now, hmm, not so sure. It certainly looks like the little funbags of the
pop diva in an outtake. So, I'd say, delight in it, but keep a grain of
salt nearby.'
What do you think?
Trial judge’s expressions of impatience/annoyance do not necessarily demonstrate bias
*Martin v. Sansome*, 2014 ONCA 14:
[31] Bias is a predisposition to decide an issue or cause in a
certain way that does not leave the judicial mind open and impartial:
Wewaykum Indian Band v. Canada, 2003 SCC 45, [2003] 2 S.C.R. 259, at para.
58. The burden of establishing bias is on the party arguing that it exists.
The test, found in Wewaykum, at para. 60, is long-established:
[W]hat would an informed person, viewing the matter realistically and
practically – and having thought the matter through – conclude[?] Would he
think that it is more likely than not that [the decision... more »
Italian animal activists' threats
Italy was the homeland of Galileo Galilei, the father of science as we know
it.
I have to remind you of this ironic fact because in the past, I've
discussed several stories that painted a very different picture of Italy.
Nuclear energy was banned in the country while seismologists were sentenced
to 6 years in prison for their blasphemous inability to prophesy a
particular earthquake.
Unfortunately, we are just witnessing another battle between Italy and
science.
The cool young woman in the video at the top is Caterina Simonsen. She is
25. She has suffered from a quadruplet of... more »
A GREAT ONE PASSES.....
Amiri Baraka, the poet, playwright and political organizer died Thursday at
the age of 79. Baraka was a leading force in the Black Arts Movement of the
1960s and 1970s. In 1963 he published "Blues People: Negro Music in White
America," known as the first major history of black music to be written by
an African American. A year later he published a collection of poetry
titled "The Dead Lecturer" and won an Obie Award for his play, “Dutchman."
After the assassination of Malcolm X in 1965, he moved to Harlem and
founded the Black Arts Repertory Theatre.
In the late 1960s, Baraka move... more »
Why Didn’t the Gates Foundation Study the Policy Issues Regarding Value-Added Teacher Evaluations?
In the first three posts of this series (see Diane Ravitch’s summary of
them here), I argue that Matt DiCarlo’s retrospective analysis of
market-driven reform research in 2013, “The Year in Research on
Market-Based Education Reforms: 2013,” gives short shrift to practical
realities. DiCarlo complains, however, that the Gates Foundation’s Measures
of Effective Teaching (MET) study was […]
Bush '80
On February 7, 1980, publisher William Loeb editorialized: "Bush is
obviously the candidate of David Rockefeller and the Trilateral Commission.
If Bush, who is an oil man from Texas, is able to be nominated by the
Republicans, then you see David Rockefeller and the Trilateral Commission
will have it...As this newspaper has said before, what you are seeing in
New Hampshire is an attempt by the entire Eastern Establishment, the
Rockefellers and all the other power interests in the East, to snow New
Hampshire voters under with so much propaganda that they will fall for this
phony ca... more »
When Corporate Psychology Replaces Child Development, KIPP Style
Dr.
Martin Seligman is the most prominent leader of the popular movement
and corporate cult known as positive psychology, which Dr. Bryant
Welchdescribes as modern day version of Norman Vincent Peale's "power of
positive thinking."
Dr. Seligman is also the richest leader of the movement, after landing a
$119
million contract from Pentagon generals in 2009 to administer positive
psychology treatments to returning Iraq and Afghanistan vets with
post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Some clips from Bryant Welch's
reporting on this:
. . . .In August of 2009, in an announcement carried... more »
DUMBNIFICATION STUDIES: Cable TV's Inspectors Poirot!
*FRIDAY, JANUARY 10, 2014*
*Part 4—On the case for the full hour:* Last night, at 11 P.M. Eastern, CNN
found its latest way to avoid discussing real news.
For two solid hours in that slot, the so-called news network aired its
latest CNN Film, Sole Survivor. At the site devoted to this new group of
films, this synopsis appears:
CNN SYNOPSIS: *There have been 14 major airplane crashes with a sole
survivor in the history of commercial aviation.* Most of the lone survivors
are dealing with debilitating guilt that few can understand. These
survivors have never met each other, until now.... more »
prisoner of war
Nguyễn Văn Lém (referred to as Captain Bảy Lốp) (died 1 February 1968 in
Saigon) was a member of the Viet Cong who was summarily executed in Saigon
during the Tet Offensive. The execution was captured on film by
photojournalist Eddie Adams, and the momentous image became a symbol of the
inhumanity of war.
On the second day of Tet, amid fierce street fighting, Lém was captured and
brought to Brigadier General Nguyễn Ngọc Loan, then Chief of the Republic
of Vietnam National Police. Using his personal sidearm, General Loan
summarily executed Lém in front of AP photographer Eddie Adams... more »
When men are "silenced"...
by women, no less!!! HOW DARE THEY?!?!?!
TORONTO - Councillor Janet Davis told Councillor Doug Ford to shut his
“f---ing mouth” Wednesday.
Davis walked over and whispered the comment directly to Mayor Rob Ford’s
brother during a budget committee meeting.
She dropped the f-bomb shortly after the committee rejected a motion to
spend $409,000 for an eight-site expansion of the After-school Recreation
and Care (ARC) Program. Ford had argued against the spending and accused
councillors of wanting to “waste taxpayers’ money.”
The private R-rated remark prompted Ford to jump to his feet an... more »
BAD Science Debunked: Abortion Does NOT Cause Breast Cancer
Back in early December, when Babs Kay hitched her anti-feminism agenda
*again* to yet another BAD (biased, agenda-driven) study purporting to link
abortion and breast cancer *again*, DJ! took her on.
Joyce Arthur of Abortion Rights Coalition of Canada weighed in on the
comments, promising a fuller analysis of the study.
Here it is. It is excellent.
The anti-choice movement has been making a lot of noise over a new study
out of China, published in the journal Cancer Causes & Control, that
purports to show a 44 percent increase in breast cancer risk for women who
have had an aborti... more »
POLICE, POLITICIANS, GANGSTERS
*Leon Brittan, who was the UK government minister in charge of the police
at a time when fears were growing that the police were protecting the Elm
Guest House child brothel.*
*Gangsters have infiltrated the London police by bribing corrupt officers.*
This is according to a report, based on a police investigation called
Operation Tiberius, leaked to The Independent.
The report, written in 2002, found that the London police suffered from
'endemic corruption'.
*Exclusive: Scotland Yard's rotten core*
The Glasgow gangster *Tam McGraw* was reportedly protected by his friends
in th... more »
JEJU JOY
Mass in snowy morning at Navy base destruction gate .... Release of Kim
Eun-Hye from prison... video by Dunguree
China overtakes US as world’s biggest goods dealer
China has claimed that it is very likely that it overtook the US as the
world's top trading nation, a title the US has held for decades. According
to the most recent data, China's total *trade* grew at an annual rate of
7.6% to $4.16tn last year. The US is yet to release its full-year
information, but its trade for the first 11 months of 2013 totalled $3.5tn.
China became the world's largest goods exporter in 2009. Its imports have
also risen amid development in its economy. It is very likely that China
has overtaken the US to become the world's biggest trading country, said
Zhe... more »
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I like a bit of scathing anti-orthodoxy satire as much as the next man, so
it was perplexing to feel nothing but dissatisfaction after seeing Charlie
Brooker whose ‘acerbic’ take on TV and stuff should have made his
weekly-wipe programme a joy.
Charlie, me old friend me old beauty, are you sure you’re cocking your
snook in the right direction? Or rather why cock your considerable snook at
the right, when, if you’re as smart as we know you are, the orthodoxy you
*should* be attacking is the left, the orthodoxy that really does prevail
in your world.
By all means expose trivial l... more »
Untitled
*Alligator Blood ~SaintsWin*
*La. AG offers defense of role in noble SLFPA-E lawsuit ~WDSU*
*Odd Words*
*Transplant’s dream of urban farming imperiled by zoning, rising land
prices ~Tegan Jones, The Lens*
*La. saw another good sugar cane harvest in 2013 ~The Advocate*
*Convenience Store Pop Ups Now Trending In Bywater? ~Eater*
Stopping TPP In Its Tracks
Even though the fate of the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) is now being
described as shaky, it won't hurt to call your Congress Critter to finally
stop this abomination once and for all.
Public Citizen provides a convenient form to help you contact your reps,
urging them to deny President Obama his so-called "fast track authority" to
approve a corporation-friendly pact that has little to do with free trade
and everything to do with giving entertainment conglomerates control of the
Internet, giving multinationals the right to sue sovereign governments in
kangaroo courts, allowing B... more »
Buying Indy Mayor Ballard: School Privatizing Update
by Doug Martin
Back in the summer of 2012, when the mayor of Indianapolis, Greg Ballard,
was closing The Project School because it was the only charter school in
the city not playing the game set up by the Indiana Corporate School
Complex, I wrote about the various school privatizers funneling money into
Ballard’s campaign, which included Walmart and Betsy DeVos front man Fred
Klipsch, Mind Trust cronies, and others. Since then, the mayor’s office
has refused to turn over emails to me concerning the closing of The Project
School, stating they were not specific enough, which is non... more »
This Is What Happens When A Kid Leaves Traditional Education
An excellent article on the topic of homeschooling!! please go to the link
at the bottom to view the videos of young Logan Laplante speaking openly
about the benefits of Home schooling!
Love D
This Is What Happens When A Kid Leaves Traditional EducationSpeaking as a
mother of 4 home schooled children, this article and most especially the
video of young man Logan Laplante speaking out about the benefits of home
schooling..... I literally glowed when I read and listened to this. I have
shared this with many many friends in the past few days, including the son
of a friend of mine w... more »
A Reliable Stooge
One of the reforms Michael Chong wants to implement is open riding
nominations, free from the interference of party leaders. That proposition
is currently being tested in Calgary West, where Rob Anders is being
challenged for he nomination. The riding's recent history is interesting.
Lawrence Martin writes:
Mr. Harper represented Calgary West from 1993 up to 1997, when he stepped
out of politics and Anders, then only 25, took over the riding. Before
Harper, Jim Hawkes, a Progressive Conservative, held the constituency.
Harper worked for Hawkes but then abandoned him, ran against ... more »
Iranian President Speaks Out on Artistic Freedom
Hassan
Rouhani at his first press conference as Iran’s President-Elect on June
17, 2013, Tehran, Iran.
During his campaign to become Iran’s president this past Spring, Hassan
Rouhani often emphasized the importance of a more open society, one that
encourages freedom of expression and creativity and relies less on
censorship.
In a presidential debate on June 5, 2013, broadcast live on state
Free Trade 31: FTAs, EPAs and the Heckscher-Ohlin Theorem
In the new facebook group that I created and moderate, Government and
Taxes, Liberty and Responsibility, a friend, Dr. Yolanda "Yolie" Robles
(former Dean, UP College of Pharmacy, Director at the Philippine
Pharmacists Association, PPhA), posted in early December last year. The
exchanges that followed were nice. Posting the exchanges as is. I just
added the diagram of the Hechscher-Ohlin Theorem (HOT) here, not part of
the original exchanges.
----------
December 4-6, 2013
*Yolanda Robles* HI Nonoy. Thanks for adding me to the group. I just
attended an AIM-KOICA event in Makati with... more »
You Know Tuesday Is Do Or Die For The Democratic Party, Right?
Sink, Bircher, Jolly, Peters, some other guy
Once Bill Young announced his retirement October 9 and then quickly died on
October 18, we've written about the campaign to replace him in FL-13 a few
times (here and here). Just before he announced his retirement, a poll from
PPP for MoveOn.org showed a generic Democrat beating Young.
FL-13 is, basically, Pinellas County. When Alex Sink ran for governor
against Rick Scott in 2010, he narrowly edged her statewide 2,589,915 (49%)
to 2,522,857 (48%). It wasn't that close in Pinellas County, however. Sink
beat him 153,747 (51%) to 136,577 ... more »
Non Farm payroll huge miss on January 10 , 2014 - 74 , 000 jobs created as compared with expectations of 197 , 000 ! Unemployment drops 0.3 to 6.7 percent ! The civilian labor force participation rate declined by 0.2 percentage point to 62.8 percent in December, offsetting a change of the same magnitude in November. In December, the employment-population ratio was unchanged at 58.6 percent. ..... UI talks stall after Reid locks out Republican changes ! The done deal at least in the Senate may have come undone.....
Only 74K Jobs Added In December, Huge Miss To Expectations Of 197K: Weather
Blamed
[image: Tyler Durden's picture]
Submitted by Tyler Durden on 01/10/2014 08:31 -0500
- BLS
- Bureau of Labor Statistics
- Obamacare
- recovery
- Unemployment
inShare
So much for the recovery. Moments ago December nonfarms were revealed at
just 74,000 a huge miss to expectations of 197,000 - the biggest miss Since
December 2009. The drop from last month's revised 226K was the largest
since December 2010. Other notables: the change in private payrolls was a
tiny 87K vs expectati... more »
350.org wants AGW health warning on gas pumps
We got used to health warning on cigarettes but 350.org led by Bill
McKibben (and named after a nonsensical number in a crackpot preprint by James
Hansen et al.) wants allegedly analogous warnings on gas pumps
San Francisco environmentalist group wants global warming warning on gas
pumps (Fox News, competition)
The content of the proposal warning isn't too simple.
It's written white on black and says:
*Warning* (orange background)
------------------------------
The state of California has determined that global warming caused by
greenhouse gases poses a serious threat to the econ... more »
Donna's Employment Law Predictions for 2014
Last week I revealed how I did on my predictions for 2013 (pretty darned
good, if I do say so myself). Today, I look into my crystal ball for 2014.
Here's what I see on the horizon:
1. *Minimum Wage:* Raising the minimum wage will be a hot political
issue in 2014. We saw some movements in 2013 to make significant increases,
and that will continue. Unless something drastic happens in the midterm
elections, it's doubtful we'll see anything significant on the national
level, but look for more states to increase the minimum wage to the $ 9 -
10 range. Some may go even ... more »
Key question
Further to my pieces about the Christmas festival at St. James’s Church,
Piccadilly (Bethlehem Unwrapped) one of the participants has posted an article
on Harry’s Place.
It’s an edited version of the speech he made in an official debate that was
held during the festival.
Professor Alan Johnson, editor of Fathom and senior research fellow at
BICOM was the lone pro-Israel voice on a panel of four.The debate was
chaired by David Loyn BBC correspondent,.
I may have unfairly criticised Professor Johnson for participating in this
pantomime. I assumed his participation implied a degree ... more »
Polar Vortex Nerd Blogging
Also, disturbing rumors are circulating about Darth Vader’s involvement in
the annihilation of the Death Star.
No blog in Blogger Dashboard but logged into right Blogger account
There had been reports in the Blogger Help Forum that bloggers have been
presented with a Dashboard with no blog listed.
I myself had experienced the same thing while definitely sure I was signed
into the right Blogger account. The screenshot below showed no blogs, only
reading list in the Dashboard although clicking the download arrow at the
top right showed I was logged into the right email address:
[image: Signed in but no blogs in Dashboard]
If you found no blogs in your Dashboard, what you should do is to visit one
of your blogs while logged in and if you can see the quick edit... more »
War Watch - January 7 - 8 , 2014 - Iraq Prime Minister threatens Fallujans to kick out Al Qaeda or else ...... Syria Rebel Infighting Now Spans Four Provinces War Within a War Expanding Across Northwest ..... US continues to press Karzai to sign Bilateral Security Agreement , Karzai keeps ignoring the US and will do as he pleases.... Turkey corruption scandal keeps rolling along......
Catharsis Ours - 17 hours ago
Iraq.......
1/7....
Iraq Claims 25 al-Qaeda Killed in Anbar AirstrikesFighting Continues on
Outskirts, But al-Qaeda Retains Fallujah
by Jason Ditz, January 07, 2014
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Fighting erupted today in the Anbar Province, mostly on the outskirts of
Fallujah and Ramadi. The fighting was said to be fierce, but there was no
word yet on the casualties.
Al-Qaeda in Iraq (AQI) seized Fallujah late last week, along with parts of
Ramadi. The military has threatened to retake the territory, but the
fighting has so far been confined to the area outside the cities, with AQI
still... more »
Real courage
Aitzaz Hasan: Pakistan 'hero' recommended for award
[image: Aitzaz Hasan]Aitzaz Hasan was described as a brave and good student
Continue reading the main story
A Pakistani teenager has been recommended for a civilian award, after he
was killed when tackling a suicide bomber who had targeted his school.
Aitzaz Hasan, 15, is being hailed as a hero for confronting the attacker,
who then detonated his vest.
Police in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province have asked the local government to
nominate Aitzaz for a national award.
Fully Story
Digital Video Games and International Interactions
It has been an interesting week, I have been at a small conference in the
US on cyber security and the question frequently asked is what are you
working on? I think the assumption was that I would reply with something
in the realm of cyber security, but that would be too clichéd for me.
Continue reading
Update Terbaru Harga Sony Xperia M C2005 dan Spesifikasi
Update
Terbaru Harga Sony Xperia M C2005 dan Spesifikasi - Assalamu'alaikum,
untuk melengkapi daftar Harga Handphone yang kite-kite kupas, pada
kesempaatan kali ini kite-kite akan kembali menghadirkan ulasan terbaru
dari Brand Sony yang harus untuk anda simak, , hasil produksi - hasil
produksi dari Sony memang selalu mempromosikan berbagai pilihan
smartphone dengan Spesifikasi yang berbobot yang
Greg Hunter, "Weekly News Wrap-Up 1.10.14"
*"Weekly News Wrap-Up 1.10.14:*
*Chris Christy "Lane Closure Gate", Economic Recovery Lie, *
*UK Mint Out of Gold & More"*
by Greg Hunter’s USAWatchdog.com
“My top story is not New Jersey Governor Chris Christy and the “lane
closure gate” on the GeorgeWashington bridge between New York and New
Jersey. In a word, it is “stupid.” The amount of time the networks spent
on this story is outrageous. They should spend this much time on things
like the NSA spying and the IRS being used as a political weapon. This is
why the mainstream media is fast becoming irrelevant and untrusted. ... more »
Afghanistan Updates January 10 , 2014 - Afghanistan President Karzai continues to ignore the "high Hat " demands from US Officials , The State Department , The US Military , Obama and Kerry .... Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai has confirmed that 72 of the 88 detainees the Obama Administration is trying to keep in Bagram are now entirely cleared for release, with 45 of them totally cleared of any wrongdoing and 27 others lacking sufficient evidence to hold them ......... US Envoy: Karzai Unlikely to Meet New Deadline on Troop Deal US Keeps Setting Ultimatums, But Afghans Stand Firm
US Marines Kill Afghan Toddler ‘Mistaken for the Enemy’US Shrugs Off
Killing, Citing Bad Weather
by Jason Ditz, January 10, 2014
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Outrage is spreading across Afghanistan yet again, after an incident early
today in the Helmand Province where US Marines attacked and killed a
four-year-old boy.
The US has shrugged off the incident so far, saying that the weather was
“dusty” that day and they just assumed the four-year-old was probably the
enemy. NATO has said it will “investigate,” but reiterated that the US had
taken “all possible measures” to avoid civilian ... more »
Michael Voris: Is Fox News really conservative?...
*Michael Voris examines the top three "Catholic" anchors on Fox news. *
Disclaimer:
I don't watch Fox News. I don't watch any TV news. And I rarely access
the Fox website. I've always found Bill O'Reilly to be ponderously boring
and Sean Hannity lapses often into being a bully.
The verbal exchange between Sean Hannity and Father Thomas Euteneuer (4:16
mark) is shocking in showing how profoundly Mr. Hannity does not understand
Catholic teaching about artificial contraception. He also makes claims
that have been proven to be statistically wrong.
And contrary to the opinion of ... more »
Yet still we send aid?
I read that:
'A refitted former Soviet aircraft carrier has reached the Indian coast
after leaving Russia’s northern shipyard in mid-November, media report said
on Wednesday.
The Vikramaditya, a refurbished Russian carrier formerly known as the
Admiral Gorshkov, arrived at a naval base in Kanwar in the western state of
Karnataka on Tuesday, Indian IBN television reported citing sources in the
Navy.
The aircraft carrier was handed over to the Indian navy on November 16 at
the Semvash shipbuilder and departed from Russia on November 26.
A team of Russian specialists arrived onboard... more »
You aren't going to believe this one
But it's on YouTube. And YOU are paying for it.
... this latest initiative is more in-depth and appears to be another effort
by the Conservative government to bypass the mainstream media and
communicate its message directly to Canadians.
Wanna see? Don't bother with the popcorn, but you might want a spew bag handy.
Wow! The same guy who is destroying the Canadian Coast Guard by
Standard Model, Higgs with \(\NNN=4\) extension via noncommutative IKKT ellipsoid
Viennese physicists Harold Steinacker and Jochen Zahn completed their
interesting hep-th paper
An extended standard model and its Higgs geometry from the matrix model
which is proposing a (slightly less than) semi-realistic Standard Model
extending to the \(\NNN=4\) gauge theory at high energies (well, this
energy scale is close to the electroweak scale so far but they hope to
raise it).
They are building on a classical solution to the Japanese IKKT matrix
model. I have some trouble with that, partly because it is not a light-cone
gauge description of any string theory vacuum and I... more »
Ted Cruz: All of America Needs to be a Real "Promise Zone"...
*more expensive nonsense from Obama.*
The only promise that will be kept is a bunch of his buddies pocketing a
bunch of federal tax dollars extorted from middle class for some stupid pet
projects that will change nothing.
* U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, released the follow statement regarding
President Obama's "Promise Zones" announcement:*
"It's altogether fitting that President Obama is today talking about income
inequality because income inequality has increased dramatically as a direct
result of his economic policies. Out-of-control government spending, debt,
taxes, and regulat... more »
CANADA IS FAMOUS - FOR CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE
*Vancouver 1971*
According to the Christian Science Monitor, in 1997, Vancouver is a "a
pedophile paradise", with a "notorious sex trade", and an international
reputation "as a city where it is easy to find a child for sex."
In 1999, UNESCO named Vancouver one of the world's top three centres for
sex trafficking, child porn and pedophilia because of "suspected judicial
protection for child sex offenders."
Pedophile Judges
*The Vancouver Club.*
A lawyer named *Jack Cram*, and his assistant Renate Andres-Auger, attempted
to bring charges against two Vancouver judges for child se... more »
Maliki Faces An Authority Crisis, Military Force Won't Solve Anything
[image: Iraqi offensive in Fallouja pending]
*Source of Photo. *
*1. An excerpt from, "Three-Way Fight: Sunni Tribes Gain Ground Against
Govt, al-Qaeda in Fallujah, Ramadi" by Jason Ditz, AntiWar.com, January 9:*
That’s because following yesterday’s warnings by the local Sunni tribal
leaders, the tribal militias have begun fighting AQI in earnest, having retaken
parts of Fallujah and a solid chunk of what AQI held of Ramadi.
That may not necessarily be good news for the Maliki government, however,
as while they’ve been pushing the locals to rise up against AQI, the tribal
leade... more »
i am a youth librarian. this is a good thing.
I am *so* excited about my new position! As I mentioned, I am now a
librarian in the Mississauga Central Library's "Readers' Den" department.
It is a full-time position, and lasts until July of this year. Right now it
feels like my ideal job; I only wish it were permanent.
My main areas of responsibility involve youth services. I'll be planning
and delivering youth programming during school holidays, after school, and
Saturdays, and I'll facilitate the teen book club that meets monthly. I'll
be responsible for the library's youth book displays, and will share
responsibilities for p... more »
Belated Thursday Linkage
Apologies for the delayed linkage. This Duck has been in flight all day and
just landed (insert joke here…). I’m attending the launch of the new
AidData Research Consortium (ARC), which is a USAID funded research effort
to use geospatial data on foreign assistance to ask and answer interesting
questions. My bit is related to
Continue reading
A writer's life: Whether to blog
By
Brenda Norrell
Censored News
Many people ask me about starting up a blog or news website. First of
all, you need original content. This means either you have to be
present, or a writer/photographer has to be present.
If you just sit in your easy chair and rewrite others work -- or rewrite
press releases with a phone call added -- you won't attract readers.
The other key is to find a way to
Though Christie Didn't Put It There, New Jersey Does Have A Severed Horse's Head On It's State Flag
*The Daily Show*
Get More: Daily Show Full Episodes,The Daily Show on Facebook
As a service to people who watch Fox News, which has made a great effort to
block out the unfolding Chris Christie scandal, here's what happened today
to their shockingly incompetent hero-- aside from this, of course:
Chris Christie succeeded at one thing in his press conference today. He
acted civilly. He didn't thrust a pudgy finger into any women's faces and
scream at them; he had his bullying instincts in check. He announced that
he was "embarrassed and humiliated" that his bridge scandal was un... more »
The Politics of Some One?
Ever since Wikileaks hit the headlines with the release of its Collateral
Murder video I’ve been thinking (and sometimes blogging) about what kind of
actor it is, what kind of politics it represents, what this means for
global governance. But I could never for the life of me figure out how to
really tackle these
Continue reading
70 NEOCONS PETITION CONGRESS TO EFFECTIVELY ALLOW ISRAEL TO SAY WHEN THE U.S. SHOULD ATTACK IRAN
Seventy senior Israeli-centric neoconservatives have written an open letter
to Congress imploring them to do more to ensure Iran complies with the
conditions of any agreement finally reached with the P5+1 over Iran’s
nuclear program.
While the neocons are ostensibly asking Congress to ensure compliance, it
is clear that their real aim is to convince members of Congress to support the
bill currently passing through the Senate which calls for tighter sanctions
against Iran in the event of any waywardness on Iran’s part.
The neocons are eager to see the bill get through Congress with e... more »
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