James Bond 007 (Photo credit: Dave McLear)
Lyndon B. Johnson taking the oath of office on Air Force One following the assassination of John F. Kennedy, Dallas, Texas, November 22, 1963 (Photo credit: Wikipedia).jpg)
In re. Smartypants Researchers v. James Bond, I'm inclined to side with 007
*Caption from the medical journal BMJ:* "*James Bond’s weekly alcohol
consumption by year of book publication*"
*by Ken*
When it comes to awe for doctors, my friend Peter had his pretty well
derailed by going to school with a sizable number of schlubs who were fated
to go on to become same. As a result, in his mind, medical degrees and
licenses notwithstanding, they remained pretty much the same schlubs he had
known in high school and college.
And so in approaching this research into the drinking habits of Commander
James Bond, aka 007, I'm inclined to bear in mind that the resear... more »
TV Watch: Searching for bright spots in this cataclysmically awful TV season
*Even though, or perhsps because, the comic-book store has descended into
ghostly solitude, Stuart (Kevin Sussman) has amply rewarded the increased
attention of The Big Bang Theory's producers -- and the other "supporting"
characters are coming up aces too.*
*by Ken*
I haven't been doing much "TV Watch"-ing lately, which might be because I
haven't been doing much TV watching, but anyone who knows me knows that
that's a laugh. Especially with two shiny new TVs, I've probably never
watched more TV in my life. It's just that less and less of it is, you
know, *TV*. At least not curren... more »
JFK50: "Lyndon Did It".
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Defaming The Dead:
A Legal Remedy for Absurd Charges That LBJ Murdered JFKBy JOHN W. DEANFriday,
Mar. 12, 2004
In October 2003, Barr McClellan published *Blood, Money & Power: How L.B.J.
Killed J.F.K.*. As its title suggests, the book makes an astounding claim
that former President Lyndon Johnson, and other deceased officials and
persons, were involved in a conspiracy to murder President Kennedy. This
claim is patently absurd. Yet according to the *New York Times*, over
75,000 copies of the book have been sold.
McClellan is a retired Texas attorney who says h... more »
Musical Interlude: Yanni, “To the One Who Knows”
Yanni, “To the One Who Knows”
- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jF3kxNYTmsk
A scheduled Harperectomy . . .
SOCIAL
MEDICINE:People like the Koch brothers, Stevie and Rob Ford are
actually mentally-ill from the POV of rational humanist social norms.
By their lights, though, their greed is 100% rational and desirable,
regardless of cost to others. The sad truth of history is that other
people who think like that have managed to do a lot of damage before
they were stopped.THE POLITICAL SCALPEL:
Many rivers to cross for Christie
While I continue to think Christie's bridge scandal will ultimately lead
nowhere, the story has a lot longer legs than I first anticipated. The
hundreds of pages of documents will keep the media busy for at least a
couple of weeks and if it turns out the lane closures were illegal somebody
could get indicted. It could become a enduring scandal of his
administration. But hell, we're talking about Jersey. Politicians and their
operatives are always getting caught in scandals. It's part of the fabric
of life in The Garden State.
Everybody who's not a gullible, hardcore conservative kn... more »
Guided Reading in Kindergarten is one of the many dramatic outrages of #commoncore
As the regular reader knows, I am now teaching Kindergarten in SE
Washington, DC this year. Enjoying it so much more than teaching at the
university level. This entire school year for DCPS, for whom I worked
previously over a decade ago, there has been an obsession with the use of
Guided Reading. My expertise […]
Think you better slow your Mustang down
I'm still moving slow this week. So have some funky music.
We're One and we're done.
With the completion of this experiment on humanity, a wide diversity of
emotions surface. Anger, disbelief, fear, exhaustion and skepticism are
among them. What can be trusted? Who has our best interests at heart? How
do we discern assistance from manipulation? What are the motives of anyone
in power; of anyone period?
Each question leads ultimately back to you. It depends always on your
point of view. We are sharing a pivotal moment. Each of us decided to
join this party for our own reasons. As of late, those reasons are coming
into sharper focus as our paths diverge. I... more »
Coming out of the Cold
January 11, 2014 We went from zero for a high (with a low of -10) on
Monday or Tuesday of last week to thirty-four for a low tonight and sixty
degrees for a high tomorrow. Like much of the country, … Continue reading →
Canada Stupid, Norwary Smart
Every citizen of Norway is now a millionaire. The same would be true in
Canada if PET had not lost to Brian Mulroney.
“Rich People on Spending Sprees May Find One Day That Income Inequality Bites Them in the Wallet”
*“Rich People on Spending Sprees May Find One Day*
* That Income Inequality Bites Them in the Wallet”*
By Lynn Stuart Parramore
“For the past five years, the market for luxury goods has been on a roll,
even as the rest of the economy sputtered. Fancy cars are flying off the
production lines. Tiffany and Prada are in the pink. Even Big Tobacco is in
on the action, doing brisk business in high-end cigars. Consumer spending
is up! the latest headlines shout. Rejoice! But wait — if a big chunk of
this is driven by sales of luxury goods, is that ultimately a good thing
for the economy?
... more »
We On The Grind In... Georgia
In Georgia, they want Medicare expansion and they want to keep their crazy
anti-healthcare Governor. Maybe they listen to too much Hate Talk Radio and
watch too much Fox News and have wound up with addled brains, but an
Atlanta *Journal-Constitution* poll released today yields a portrait of one
very confused electorate. Let's start with this interesting finding among
Peach State respondents: 57% of them favor Medicaid expansion. OK, that
makes sense and is pretty much in line with what voters in other red states
without Medicare expansion want. But the guy who's preventing Medicare... more »
Are the Greens Progressive?
Are the Greens a progressive party? Are they enemies of the labour movement
that need combatting alongside the Tories, UKIP, LibDems and the rest? I
ask because, as *Graun* readers may have seen, Ian Sinclair posed the
question last week; "why does the left ignore the Green Party?" It's a fair
enough question to ask. Ian provided a list of policies most Labour types
wish we would take on board. Wild ultra-leftist promises like
renationalising rail and public utilities, which also happen to be backed
by the public at large. All progressive, all would go some way to making
Britain a ... more »
BEN ALI, THEY FOOLED US!
It is now three years since the CIA, NATO and Mossad overthrew Zine
Ben-Ali, the man who ensured Tunisia was peaceful, easy-going and
increasingly prosperous.
As a result of the CIA-NATO-Mossad coup, crime and poverty have soared.
On 7 January 2014, protesters were out in force.
The cry one could hear in streets across Tunisia is: *"Ben Ali, they fooled
us! Come back soon!"*
*'There has been a surge of nostalgia' for Ben Ali in Tunisia *- FRANCE 24
- Jan 10, 2014
In Tunis, the words* 'Vive Ben Ali'* have been written on the walls of
buildings.
A Facebook page entitled *'Forg... more »
Assorted observations
In the wake of all those uplifting pro-immigration stories and items
featuring irreproachable Bulgarian and Romanian professional individuals
who intend coming here, or who are here already, I was stunned when a
little upcoming item on local BBC TV was trailed....... “How easy it is for
immigrants to claim welfare.” The link has disappeared from the BBC iPlayer
(it was there earlier) so you'll have to take my word for it.
*“They call this country 'a field of wonders!' ”* At least I'm pretty sure
that’s what this Russian interpreter who helped them apply for their
benefits said. Howev... more »
“Terrorist Baloney - The Al-Qaeda Scam”
*“Terrorist Baloney - The Al-Qaeda Scam”*
by Eric Margolis
“How did al-Qaida, a tiny anti-Communist group in Afghanistan that had no
more than 200 active members in 2001 become a supposed worldwide threat?
How can al-Qaida be all over the Mideast, North Africa, and now much of
black Africa? This after the US spent over $1 trillion trying to stamp out
al-Qaida in Afghanistan and Pakistan?
The answer is simple. As an organization and threat, al-Qaida barely
exists. But as a name, al-Qaida and “terrorism” have become the west’s
handy universal term for armed groups fighting western in... more »
Solar Update: ...... Something stinks.
Well after the events of past 4 days it is, in my opinion, absolutely
conclusive that NASA, NOAA and there sister agencies are lying through
their teeth, or completely incompetent.
On Wed I published a Solar Update HERE, mostly focused on the X class flare
from spot 1944 and the predicted upcoming geomagnetic storm caused by the
CME (Coronal Mass Ejection) generated by the X Flare.
"NOAA is giving a risk 80% of M Class and 50% of X Class flares for
today.... I'm going to go out on a limb and say that I give it 100% chance
of an MClass flare today from 1944/6, and I expect we'll see ... more »
Will Obama Raid Your Pension To Bailout Bankers? ...
*you betcha.*
It *will* happen.
And you better keep your eyes on your 401K and savings accounts, too
From: The Western Center for Journalism
Will Fukushima Daiichi Kill Vast Swathes of Life in the Pacific Ocean?
(Hat tip: The argument outlined here was suggested in a careful assemblage
of Enenews headlines, particularly this one:
Radiation jumps around Fukushima plant — Now ~1,000% previous levels —
Tepco kept strontium-90 data secret for months — Officials knew of increase
but ‘too busy’ to do anything — Gov’t holds Friday meeting about what can
be done. I've made the argument explicit using additional data.)
The nuclear village is prepped for the propaganda war.
Nuclear scientists are lined up ready with their research to minimize the
impact. Even non-biased scientists may grossly undere... more »
A Week's Worth of 'Newsnight'
As promised earlier this week, here's a review of this week's *Newsnight.*
OK, before I begin I've got to say that I almost immediately regretted
promising to make 2014 *Is the BBC biased?*'s year of *Newsnight*. I'd
nearly forgotten that I don't actually enjoy watching *Newsnight. *It's
fair to say that I've now experienced 'total memory recall' though - and,
no, I still don't like watching *Newsnight*.
And now that ex-*Guardian* assistant editor Ian Katz is in charge it's
becoming more *Guardian-*like than ever - full of *Guardian*-geared topics
and hip-'n-happening features abo... more »
Satire: Andy Borowitz, “Christie Unaware He Was the Governor”
*“Christie Unaware He Was the Governor”*
by Andy Borowitz
TRENTON (The Borowitz Report)— “At a hastily called press conference today,
Chris Christie revealed that he only became aware that he was the governor
of New Jersey in the past seventy-two hours. “Unbeknownst to me, some
people I thought I could trust were secretly working to elect me governor
of this state,” a visibly stunned Christie told reporters. “I have acted
swiftly and fired them all.” While asserting that he had terminated all of
the people who were involved in the scheme to elect him, he said that, if
he finds add... more »
Nationalism
*"For Mazzini, a nationality means a race, a fixed array of behavior like a
breed of dog or a species of animal. *
*He is not thinking of a national community united by a literate language
and a classical culture to which any person can become assimilated through
a political choice. *
*For Mazzini, race is unchangeable, and race is destiny. *
*It is a matter of blood and soil. *
*Cats fight dogs, French fight Germans, Germans fight Poles, and so on
through all eternity. These hatreds are the main datum of sensory
perception.*
*Each of Mazzini’s organizations demands immediate nationa... more »
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Iron Buddhas is a lightly fictionalized memoir of a woman's experiences
tree planting and fire fighting in the Pacific Northwest in the 1970s.
Stephanie Smith sets out from Georgia to Oregon in the winter of '75
seeking work in the woods. She finds that and more. By the author of
Starvation Ridge.
*PDF $1.99Epub $2.99*
The price of the paper edition, alas, had to go up, but the epubs have not
changed in price, and there is a blov... more »
USDOE's Guiding Principles: School Climate and Discipline (Part 1)
Reblogged from Ward 8 DC Teacher: Guiding Principle #1, creating a safe and
supportive school environment, is a great first step. However, we must move
beyond expressing idealistic principles, and more towards implementing
pragmatic best practices. Schools consisting of low-income, high-trauma,
and at-risk student populations need targeted approaches. My school, a DCPS
traditional public middle […]
THIS ISSUE ON CORPORATE WELFARE
My latest public access TV show with guest Orlando Delogu who is a retired
law professor at the University of Southern Maine. He specializes on
corporate welfare issues and helped us tremendously in our recent campaign
here in Bath to try to block the requested tax break by General Dynamics
that owns Bath Iron Works. We were able to trim about one million dollars
from this proposed corporate tax break. A bit more money for the local
people and less for those at the top of the war machine.
Shelley Moore Capito Says She "Stands With West Virginia Against Obama’s War On Coal"-- As Her Constituents Line Up For Bottled Water
Most West Virginians never seem to learn any lessons about the natural
resource exploitation companies that hold absolute power in their state.
Their bottom lines-- the only priority they care about-- trump the
well-being of the rest of society. That simple. It's why healthy societies
protect themselves from predators with regulations and effective
government. Now people in Charleston and 9 surrounding counties are praying
the trucks of bottled water arrive and keep arriving, courtesy of the
National Guard-- 9 counties where they can't use their regular water
sources for drinking... more »
Speaking of Long, Strange Trips
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I'll just get it out of the way right now. As this New Year has
already been strange and thick for us here at Pottersville, rarely if ever
in a good way, I can tell you that by the 29th, I will have already
forgotten that my 9th anniversary as a blogger is coming up. Coming up 13
days before that, or in the next five days, is my 55th birthday.
As I've stated recently, everything is hitting me all at once, namely
annual auto inspection, the renewal of my license and regist... more »
Question: Could the mess in Fort Lee, New Jersey have been a bungled attempt at a study?
*SATURDAY, JANUARY 11, 2014*
*Its ostensible purpose:* Is it possible?
Is it possible that the mess in Fort Lee really was some sort of bungled
traffic study?
After scanning the new cache of documents released yesterday, we can’t
exactly say. Before we offer our reasons for saying that, we’ll offer an
overview:
We liberals are inclined to want to believe the worst about a pol like
Christie. All over the globe, we humans have always been so inclined.
That said, our public discourse has been a viper’s nest of bungled and
misleading narratives for the past many years. Examples:
In ... more »
Hamas Founder Ariel Sharon Dies
Sharon War Plan Exposed:
Hamas Gang Is His Tool*by Jeffrey Steinberg*
[PDF version of this article]
Highly placed U.S.-based sources have provided *EIR* with details of
Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon's plans for a new Mideast war, plans
that were set in motion within days of his taking office earlier this year,
and which are now set to be activated. According to the sources, shortly
after he was elected, Sharon met with a group of trusted political and
military allies, and spelled out, in several confidential memos, a war plan
targetting the Palestinian Authority, the Hashemite... more »
Lawfully killed. "But", says 'Newsnight'
After seeing all of the evidence before them, the jury at the inquest into
the shooting of Mark Duggan by armed police found that he had been
"lawfully killed". They found that the alleged drug dealer and gangster
*had* been carrying a gun but that he'd thrown it out of the minicab window
just after police challenged him. As the police were unaware that he'd done
that, they still considered him 'armed and dangerous'. Thus, the jury found
that the police had acted in the best interests of public safety. However,
Duggan's family, and elements within 'the black community', were angry ... more »
MYSTERIOUS STEPHEN WARD
*Christine Keeler, who, as a teenager, was used by members of the elite.*
One can imagine certain people at the *Bilderberg* meeting in Cannes in May
1963, such as *David Rockefeller*, *Edward Heath* (friend of the
*Rothschilds*) and *Antoine Pinay* (friend of Rockefeller), discussing the
following possibilities:
*1.* The removal of John F Kennedy.
*2.* The removal of Britain's prime minister Harold Macmillan, to be
replaced by Harold Wilson.
*3.* The removal of General de Gaulle.
*4.* The giving of nuclear secrets to Israel.
Bilderberg may also have discussed Martin Luther King... more »
Thailand: Anti-Regime Protesters Tell Their Side of the Story
*January 10, 2014* (ATN) - Akanat Promphan is a spokesman for Thailand's
current protests. He has created a series of brief videos explaining the
political conflict from the protesters' point of view. Quite clearly, the
message he is telling is different than what the Western press has
attempted to claim.
In this video titled, "Thailand Protest 2013 - PDRC's Spokesman answers to
foreign medias on democracy," Akanat enumerates the transgressions of the
current regime of Thaksin Shinawatra that have brought protesters out into
the streets - transgressions which include:
- Attem... more »
Untitled
*Saints ready for another test in Seattle ~Ramon Antonio Vargas*
At last a clue in which side to support in Thailand
Chitpas Bhirombhakdi, whose family owns the Boon Rawd Brewery, said rural
areas did not
understand democracy
Beer is the answer. The presumptive future of the oldest brewery in
Thailand, maker of the potent Singha Gold has taken the position that the
country can not handle democracy. That is an interesting argument in
itself. Nations without strong institutions may find democracy is easily
played by plahyers. So it just becomes a dictatorship with varying depths
of democra... more »
COOKING DAY
I got an early start this morning with my day of cooking. I got my pasta
sauce (from scratch) going that will cook for several hours. We are
hosting the birthday party sleep-over at the Addams-Melman House tonight
for one of our local friends who is turning 15. She's having a bunch of
friends over for dinner and slumber party. She requested my spaghetti so I
decided to make enough sauce that I can freeze. It's always good to have
some sauce in the freezer.
While cooking I've been listening to a CD of Italian music that a friend
made for my 60th birthday party. I listen to it... more »
Train Carrying Oil Derails, Catches Fire in New Brunswick, Canada
Too many train derailments carrying crude oil. This time in New Brunswick.
Luckily it happened in a non-populated area and nearby community Plaster
Rock was evacuated. There seems to be no end to these derailments. I could
not find the video which shows as if an atomic bomb was exploded.
How much damage this kind of crude oil transportation will cause before
Harper government will take any action?
Ariel Sharon
May he *NEVER* rest in peace...
Dig him up, and *kill 'im a-goddamn-gain... *
Because he *didn't die hard enough...*
After the mid-seventies, Nidal’s renegade attacks on Palestinian Fatah
leaders far outweighed those against Israelis and Jews. Arafat’s most
trusted lieutenants were Nidal’s favourite targets, most notably PLO's
former intelligence chief Abu Iyad. Apart from Arafat, all the other
founding members of Fatah were killed by Nidal in concert with Israel.
Israel exploited their control of Nidal to the greatest effect in June 1982,
*“Three gunmen seriously wounded t... more »
Will Helmholtz coils allow fusion reactors?
Ariel Sharon died, RIP, the new (and optimal) Czech ambassador to Slovakia,
Livia Klausová, is facing tons of vitriol from 95% of the Internet
commenters – a screwed rabble – but I will talk about some potentially
pleasant developments in the fusion research. (Some local good news: the
babe MP who was the victim of a recent acid attack in Pilsen seems to be
out of lethal danger. The tubes are gone, she can talk, and is interested
in their puppy. Some extra good news: Google cooled its relations with an
ex-German leader and freshly renamed Berlin's Adolf-Hitler-Platz to
Theodor-Heuss... more »
Millions of Reasons to Reject CC in One Paragraph
Numbers may speak louder than words. Here are millions of reasons to reject
Common Core in just one paragraph (from With Torlakson in the room,
Sacramento teachers and parents discuss Common Core): [click to enlarge]
Also of concern, later in the piece: Implementation so far has been
inconsistent [emphasis added], not only from district to district […]
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*St. Claude Main Street has volunteers from New Jersey building a
"community park" on out-of-state Board Member's property ~Shtetl Chic*
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~Editilla Hotellas~ I woke early this morning with my first thought: Saints
Game Day! Then my second thought was Out Of Coffee. Walking across St Cloud
to Mike's for coffee, my 3rd thought remains: What The Fuck Is This,
illegally placed Katrina Shorthand on La State Hwy 49? *And btw does anyone
know this asshole below?* He wouldn't give me his name while h... more »
Weekend Fun 54: World Map of Country Images
I gor these images from the web, especially from different facebook photos,
funny.
United States of... the World.
Today, I saw this article from the Business Insider,
http://www.businessinsider.com/what-countries-are-best-at-2014-1
Their larger images, North and South America...
Africa, Europe, Asia, Australia...
Happy weekend.
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See also:
Weekend Fun 50: Pacquiao, Rios and Pacman U., November 30, 2013
Weekend Fun 51: Martilyo Gang Jokes, December 20, 2013
Weekend Fun 52: Nixon had Watergate, Binay has Dasma Gate, December 20,
2013
Weekend Fun 53: Mayor Days be... more »
Unadulterated Stupidity
In the wake of yesterday's news that Canada lost 46,000 jobs in December,
it's instructive to consider what Henry Ford did one hundred years ago. He
raised his worker's wage to five dollars a day -- double the going rate.
Tony Sanger writes:
Ford was virulently anti-Semitic, anti-union and paternalistic, but he
realized higher wages would reduce the turnover of workers, boost
productivity and also ultimately increase demand for autos. And it was
remarkably successful. Turnover plummeted, his company's profits doubled in
two years, and with surging productivity and production, the... more »
Sarah Montague: "Misleading" over Israel
Talking about *Today, *here's an update on a story from last November. But
first the story so far...
Hadar at BBC Watch highlighted a *Today* interview between Sarah Montague
and Baroness Warsi concerning the persecution of Christians, during which
Sarah Montague asked this question:
But are you saying – can I just ask – countries like Pakistan that you
refer to, or perhaps Israel or even Iraq where there is a functioning
government – is it just down to the politicians in those countries to speak
out and this problem could be solved?
Many listeners took that to falsely imply that... more »
Olympia Snowe Was A Moderate… Susan Collins Has Always Been A Mainstream Conservative
Let me start by saying that Blue America is backing Shenna Bellows for the
Maine Senate seat currently occupied by conservative Republican Susan
Collins. We are raising money for her and helping her connect to
like-minded voters in Maine. (You can contribute to her grassroots campaign
here and you can read everything I've written about her here.) OK, that out
of the way, I want to point out that the Beltway media's idea of covering
the Senate race in Maine is to tout-- zombielike-- Collins' "moderate"
credentials. None of them examine it or define their terms. They just
repeat it,... more »
Ariel Sharon dead
* Updates at bottom*
Top of the news heap this am. Don't know why. He has been dead for a long
time anyway.
Certainly none of us ordinary people would be kept on life support for the
length of time this man was.
There are articles referencing his leadership
*Hero or Butcher?*
Since he was a military man. In a lead position. Filled with hate. I am
going with butcher, myself.
WP-Many had written off Ariel Sharon after his ill-fated 1982 invasion of
Lebanon and a government commission’s finding that* he was indirectly
responsible for the massacre of hundreds of Palestinians at the Sabra... more »
Spain: Orange Sphere Videotaped Over Algeciras
*Source: HORA SUR and Andalucía MisteriosaDate: 9 January 2014*
ALGECIRAS - It is no secret that the Bay of Algeciras, the Strait of
Gibraltar or the Campo de Gibraltar have always been sites for UFO
activity. However, the debate has been reactivated in recent days on social
media due to the sighting of strange balls of intense orange hue, seen by
residents of Algeciras. The objects moved slowly across the sky.
Witnesses claim that the spheres moved very slowly and gave off an intense
color that was clearly visible despite the lack of stars in the night sky.
Photographer *Cesar C... more »
Mark Duggan, Operation Trident and Informant U
http://www.thefreelibrary.com/GANGSTAS+IN+PARADISE%3B+EXCLUSIVE%3A+BRIT+TOURISTS+CAUGHT+IN+GANG+WAR...-a0105901084
Letter purporting to be from journalist to inquiry claiming he was
investigating corruption in Trident who he alleges were protecting
informant U1 who set up Duggan. The identity of U1 is suggested by googling
the stabbing of Dizzee Rascal.
http://dugganinquest.independent.gov.uk/docs/CD001513_-_CD001519.pdf
"Reportedly, Mark Duggan is related, through marriage, to the late 'Irish
gangster Desmond Noonan of Manchester'.
In the 1980s and 1990s, the ant-fascist Desmon... more »
DNA, Frequency, Energy and Quantum Communication and Teleportation, or: "How to sprain your Brain before Coffee"
WARNING: This article is not for the faint of heart, nor those not fully
charged on caffeine!!!
This article is a bit of a brain sprainer, but it is well worth battling
through the science to grasp it.
Quantum teleportation and communications are happening within our own
bodies/meatsuits every moment of every day. Our bodies are pure energy!
Pure LIGHT and ENERGY, that exists in a quantum state that goes beyond
linear "time" and "space".
We ARE the VALUE!! But most people still try to equate "VALUE" with
"Money. Our VALUE is NOT MONEY, Monetary or Financial in nature. Our ... more »
"You’ve made that point well"
Matthew Holehouse, political correspondent of the *Daily Telegraph,* follows
his article about BBC's Radio Merseyside 'biased' interview with David
Cameron with another piece about biased BBC interviewing - this time Evan
Davis on yesterday's *Today* programme.
The article cites complaints of bias against Evan from three Conservative
MPs and thirteen listeners.
The main charge is that Evan Davis gave the pro-EU Lord Mandelson an easy
ride whilst giving the Eurosceptic Lord Dobbs a rough ride.
Matthew's article (and the complaints from the MPs) concentrates on the
alleged pro-E... more »
Trifecta: Getting high in the mile high state...
*where are the Cheetos??*
Bill Whittle has a bunch, like, man, to say - sort of, wow - is that a bird?
When I was but a wee girl in Houston we had this really cool, like super
totally rad grocery store. It was a teeny tiny place in the Westheimer
district with shelves up to the ceiling and a very high end comprehensive
meat area in the back. At 3:00am it was thriving hot spot for hungry pot
smokers. You could find all sorts of exotic items to feed your hunger. Can
you say caviar?
We would fill our cart to overflowing with greens of all sorts, beans,
peppers, and ham hocks. Whe... more »
DMRT1 prevents female reprogramming in the postnatal mammalian testis
Another one for the reference library: DMRT1 prevents female reprogramming
in the postnatal mammalian testis Matson et al *Nature* 476, 101–104 (04
August 2011)
Sex in mammals is determined in the fetal gonad by the presence or absence
of the Y chromosome gene *Sry*, which controls whether bipotential
precursor cells differentiate into testicular Sertoli cells or ovarian
granulosa cells1. This pivotal decision in a single gonadal cell type
ultimately controls sexual differentiation throughout the body. Sex
determination can be viewed as a battle for primacy in the fetal gonad
betw... more »
Thailand: Regime's "Men in Black" Strike Again
Regime threatens protesters daily, attacks them nightly - with their
notorious "men in black" force.
*January 11, 2014* (ATN) - There have been several troubling warnings by
the regime and its backers that they plan to deploy covert violence against
protesters and their own police in order to disrupt growing dissent against
the embattled regime of dictator Thaksin Shinawatra. These warnings are
coming ahead of a fourth mass mobilization this Monday, January 13, 2014,
and after nearly nightly attacks on protesters by "men in black" gunmen.
Previous mobilizations have seen over a mil... more »
Collared doves and BBC bias
Every day I put out a little food for the birds, and my most regular
customers these days are a couple of collared doves. Ever since I can
remember, I've woken to their (and their ancestors') monotonous yet
strangely soothing calls (especially on Sunday mornings).
coo COO coo....coo COO coo...coo COO coo...
David Attenborough's *Tweet of the Day *yesterday described their call as
being like "a bored football fan unenthustiastically urging on his team"
u NIT ed...u NIT ed...u NIT ed...
I was very surprised when I reached adulthood to be told that these
ubiquitous birds only came t... more »
Ha ha ha... A slightly post the event Christmas joke - Miley Cyrus related!
What did Miley Cyrus have for her Christmas dinner?
Twerky...
Sorry!
Mining 39: Taxes, SDMP and Small Scale Mines
After I posted my previous article, *Canada's $7.8 B a year tax revenues vs
PH's $0.3 B * last month in my fb wall, several friends commented on it.
Some lively exchanges here.
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December 17-18, 2013.
*Andrew.* Yep, pretty sad. I note that Indophil/Xstrata's project is being
delayed until 2019 thanks to an OC mining prohibition. Mind you, with that
large-scale project, in this economy, it was always probably going to be
delayed until then anyway. In fairness though, mining doesn't proceed so
easily in populated areas like East Coast Aust. i.e. Coal mining conflicts
with winer... more »
Those who have visited my preceeding re-post of a recent Paul Craig Roberts blog are likely to be shocked by his summation of the disastrous features of "ObamaCare" -- aka the Affordable Care Act, nearly 11,000 pages long. Apparently PCR has been one of a very few persons to have read it through. So he may be the sole credible person to make public the nastiest features of ObamaCare. On top of that, due to his having been Assistant Secretary of the Treasury and an Editor of the Wall Street Journal, he would be the one to believe when he says that the financial markets are being rigged by the banksters with assistance of the Fed. Protect your nestegg!
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*Dr. Paul Craig Roberts-U.S. Markets Rigged by its Own Authorities–It Blows
the Mind*
By Greg Hunter On January 8,
2014 Original
Here
*By Greg Hunter’s USAWatchdog.com*
Economist Dr. Paul Craig Roberts says, *“We have a situation where all the
markets are rigged. All the markets are manipulated.”* As an example, Dr.
Roberts points to the stock market. Dr. Roberts contends, *“We have a
stock market at all-time highs, and where is the economy? There’s not
one. There’s no recove... more »
Tomorrow never knows
*"Stop the fight ..turn off your mind, relax and float downstream
..tomorrow never knows" *~ John Lennon
Phil space
Satellite Eye On Earth is back after several months away, presumably
because of the US government shut down last year. This one here is a
composite showing the night flight of Typhoon Haiyan.
(The Ultimate Trickle-Up?) For Believers In Ronald Reagan's Candyland Fantasies How About Those Emerging Better Media Companies Serving the 1%? (After All, Murdoch Got His US Citizenship From RR's Boys So Why Not?) No Free Lunch for Kids!
So much news. So little time. If you thought Rupert Murdoch's use of his
News of the World site had been exposed enough and thus they wouldn't dare
to reassert that kind of control (lying and spying) again . . . I guess it
doesn't have to be Murdoch running things this time, does it? Imagine how
many people have been in on the ground floor of this particular scam for a
loooong time. Just
january 12-19: let them stay week 2014: stop the deportations!
This month marks the 10th anniversary of the arrival in Canada of Jeremy
Hinzman, the first US Iraq War resister to seek asylum here after refusing
to participate in an illegal and immoral war. Yet 10 years on, Jeremy and
his family, and many other U.S. war resisters, are still living in limbo –
not certain if they will be forced to return to the US, where they face
harsh punishment for their courageous decision.
From January 12 to 19, join Canadians across the country in *Let Them Stay
Week 2014*, to send a message that U.S. war resisters are welcome in
Canada, and that the Canadi... more »
Musical Interlude: The Moody Blues, “Nights in White Satin”
The Moody Blues, “Nights in White Satin”
- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WsQCa6bOeNw
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.
THE RAG BLOG HAS MOVED!!!
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 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 the ... 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
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conference hall at Parliament while discussing the new HSYK bill. (Photo:
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 - 1 day 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, but I also see in the decay and
decadence of the mother and daughter a parable for our collapsing earth.
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.
.
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 compendiu... 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 the alternate reality the Military Industrilal Complex works
in its not a problem that the Smart car gets half the gas mileage of a
Hummer. 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
bullet... 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 »
GANGSTERS RUN THE UK
*Solly Nahome, who was Britain's top crime boss.*
According to a UK police report, gangsters have infiltrated all the key
parts of the criminal justice system from the police to the juries to the
prisons.
They have infiltrated: "Revenue and Customs, the Crown Prosecution Service,
the City of London Police, the Prison Service ... juries and the legal
profession."
*The corruption of Britain: UK's key institutions infiltrated by criminals*
*Finchley in London, home to top criminals and a very large Jewish
population.*
In 2000, a key police informant was secretly helping the police... 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 stateRelated articles
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