English: Another view of the HAL HT-2 military trainer developed by Hindustan Aeronautics Limited. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
Mexico (Photo credit: sebpaquet)
Three U.S. Army Sikorsky UH-60A Black Hawk helicopters prepare to touch down next to the Point Salines airport runway during "Operation Urgent Fury" on 25 October 1983. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
A single BAe Hawk being built at Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) production line in Bangalore. The Hawk is being built for the Indian Air Force. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)Optionally Piloted Black Hawk Demonstrator Helicopter Takes Successful First Flight
[image: Optionally Piloted Black Hawk Demonstrator Helicopter]In
cooperation with the U.S. Army, Sikorsky Aircraft Corp. has successfully
demonstrated optionally piloted flight of a Black Hawk helicopter, a
significant step toward providing autonomous cargo delivery functionality
to the U.S. Army. Sikorsky Aircraft is a subsidiary of United Technologies
Corp.
The Optionally Piloted Black Hawk (OPBH) Demonstrator, known as Sikorsky’s
Manned/Unmanned Resupply Aerial Lifter (MURAL) Program, conducted the
successful first flight demonstration on March 11 at Sikorsky’s Development
Fligh... more »
US appeals court orders release of legal memo on drone killings
[image: MQ-9 Reaper]A three-judge appeals court panel in New York City
ordered the Obama administration to release the redacted text of the legal
analysis prepared by the Justice Department purporting to demonstrate the
president’s authority to order drone-missile assassination of US citizens.
The unanimous ruling, issued Monday by judges Jon O. Newman, Jose A.
Cabranes and Rosemary S. Pooler, partially reversed a January 2013 decision
by federal district court judge Colleen McMahon.
That decision had allowed the Justice Department to withhold the legal
memorandum and dismissed the... more »
A New Robotic System Turns Regular Navy Helicopters Into Unmanned Drones
The Autonomous Aerial Cargo/Utility System, or AACUS for short, is a set of
sensors and software developed by Near Earth Autonomy for remotely piloting
military helicopters.
The system essentially turns a pre-existing conventional helicopter into an
unmanned drone capable of being piloted and maneuvered via tablet. The
value here is in safely dispatching supplies to troops in need and in
evacuating wounded soldiers without risking the life of a pilot.
AACUS is dependent on a scanning laser rangefinder to detect obstacles and
gauge distances. Its Lidar (remote sensing technology) un... more »
U.S. Plans to Sell Mexico 18 Black Hawks to Tackle Drug Trade
[image: UH-60M Black Hawk]The U.S. approved plans to sell Mexico as many as
18 Black Hawk helicopters in a $680 million deal aimed at bolstering
efforts to combat drug trafficking.
The State Department approved the potential sale of 18 UH-60M Black Hawks
made by Sikorsky Aircraft Corp. in an announcement that comes ahead of a
planned visit to Mexico this week by U.S. Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel.
In its efforts to tackle the drug trade, Mexico has acquired maritime
patrol planes, smaller helicopters, unmanned aerial vehicles and
surveillance equipment. Its military budget has tr... more »
Air Force likely to get entire Sukhoi-30MKI fleet by 2019
[image: Su-30MKI Flanker]Walking along the Hindustan Aeronautics Limited
(HAL) production line at its Nashik plant is a good way to realise how
gargantuan the Sukhoi-30MKI fighter is.
Yet, its sheer size, the sleekness of its lines and the menacing
"bird-of-prey" droop of its nose are not why this fighter is the backbone
of the Indian Air Force (IAF).
The Su-30MKI is pure performance - it is astonishingly agile, a favourite
in aerobatics displays; and its 8-tonne armament payload makes it a
formidable multi-role aircraft.
Read more
Chinese Aircraft Carrier Gets Slick Propaganda Video
A state-run aviation company in China has produced a “Top Gun” style music
video for the Chinese military’s’ first aircraft carrier, the Liaoning.
The video, commissioned by the Aviation Industry Corporation of China,
includes the Tibetan singer Rongzhongerjia in a white suit, singing karaoke
on top of the carrier as planes rocket off, presumably to do battle against
China’s enemies.
AVIC presides over 200 different companies, 23 of which are public, and it
has total assets of over $46 billion.
Read more
Two string pheno papers
I hope you have survived the Easter if you had to undergo one. There are at
least two interesting hep-th papers on string phenomenology today. Alon
Faraggi wrote a 35-page review
String Phenomenology: Past, Present and Future Perspectives
which focuses on the old-fashioned heterotic string model building,
especially the free fermionic ones. Those were the first research direction
that convinced me more than 20 years ago that it had everything it needed
to have to become a TOE.
Faraggi doesn't discuss inflation at all and it's questionable whether good
inflation scenarios have been ... more »
Untitled
*Global warming as an evangelical faith*
*This could almost be a spoof but I don't think it is*
I have always had the feeling that my life was lacking in a way. That I was
not doing enough of something. Yet, I could not figure out what that
something was. It was a void that needed to be filled.
I remember when climate change was only a word to me. I remember when
recycling was only a chore to do.
I remember all this so well because it was only fours months ago that I
started to care about what climate change actually meant.
My sociology professor, whom I now consider to be a frien... more »
Malaysian navy needs modern assets
[image: KD Kasturi ann KD Lekir]The disappearance of Malaysia Airlines
flight MH370, the Lahad Datu intrusion and yet another kidnapping in Sabah
by Filipino militants have boosted calls to acquire new assets for the
Royal Malaysian Navy (RMN).
RMN chief Admiral Tan Sri Abdul Aziz Jaafar said sophisticated
technological assets were needed not just to protect the country's maritime
territories, but also to boost search-and-rescue operations.
"To fulfil our geostrategic needs in the face of multilateral threats, we
need to fortify ourselves with new-generation assets to enhance our
c... more »
Sweden to beef up air force to counter Russia
[image: JAS-39 Gripen E/F]The government coalition announced its plans on
Tuesday to pump more funds into the military if the four parties win the
September elections. The thrust would include more fighter jets and
submarines.
In an op-ed published in the newspaper Dagens Nyheter (DN) the four party
leaders wrote about the crisis in Ukraine and how Russia had now ramped up
boths its military and propaganda machines.
The Swedish government had, the coalition representatives wrote, a few
years back taken comfort in Russian attempts to embed itself deeper in the
global community, but ... more »
Why Taiwan Wants Submarines
[image: Hai Lung class SSK]So let’s have one, or maybe two, hearty huzzah!s
for last week’s announcement that the United States will help Taiwan
construct a fleet of diesel submarines. The Taiwan Navy can integrate these
denizens of the shallows into a people’s-war-at-sea strategy that’s sure to
give any invading force fits.
Inventively deployed alongside shore-based anti-ship missiles and
fleet-of-foot surface craft like the navy’s new Hsun Hai and Kuang Hua VI
missile boats, subs can add that (mostly) missing undersea dimension to
Taipei’s offshore defense.
Up, down, and out! a... more »
Setting the Stage for War With Pakistan
[image: 67574]*April 22, 2014* (Tony Cartalucci - NEO) - Attempts to paint
Pakistan as a dangerous enemy of the West and a prime candidate for
military intervention has been made once again by those in the Western
media. ABC News, in an article titled, “‘Double dealing’: How Pakistan hid
Osama Bin Laden from the U.S. and fueled the war in Afghanistan,” claims
that:
*What if the United States has been waging the wrong war against the wrong
enemy for the last 13 years in Afghanistan? *
*Pulitzer Prize-winning New York Times journalist Carlotta Gall, who spent
more than a decade cove... more »
Chelsea
I wish that this was a joke, but it isn't.
People really ARE that stupid...
If you believe this, you're too stupid to live.
Bob Feldman : People’s History of Egypt, Part 22, 2000-2005
Despite the repressive policies of the Mubarak regime, Egyptians continued
to fight for the democratization of their society. By Bob Feldman | The Rag
Blog | April 21, 2014 [With all the dramatic activity in Egypt, Bob
Feldman's Rag Blog … finish reading Bob Feldman :
People’s History of Egypt, Part 22, 2000-2005
Vergara v. California Part One: Thoughts on Hannah Arendt, a New Totalitarianism and Completing The Circle of Domination
Originally posted on Raginghorseblog:
The Vergara Nine surrounded by handlers. It is a peculiar, dark and
unhinged world in which we dwell and it seems to grow more so all the time.
Consider the extraordinary case of Vergara v. California, now winding down
and awaiting a judgment. Here we have nine students, bankrolled by Silicon…
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TimeWarner Cable-- Not Just Bad For Consumers… Bad For America
Last week Robert Reich penned a column about the Comcast acquisition of
TimeWarner for his blog that I've been meaning to pass along, Antitrust in
the New Guilded Age. I was a senior executive at TimeWarner when the horrific
AOL merger happened. It's what led to me deciding to retire. Earlier this
year, when the new merger was first announced, I suggested it would be an
even worse disaster for consumers than the ill-fated AOL merger was. What
Reich dealt with last week was how bad this merger is likely to be not just
for consumers, but for the country and the fabric of our society... more »
Guest Post - The People's Movement
[image: The People's Movement]*Grace Wedge Abierto*Can a stylish, casual
shoe line change the world? Mark Wystrach is committed to making just that
happen.
This former Hollywood soap opera hunk (NBC-TV’s “Passions”) and current
model/ actor co-founded The People’s Movement, a line of hip, casual shoes
made with natural materials (including natural dyes, organic cottons and
chemical free elements) and even upcycled plastic bags from beaches in Bali
and California as part of their packaging and shoe elements.
But what makes this shoe different from any other shoe on the market is
th... more »
METRO | Resilience and cooperative urban farming in Austin
What we’re doing is a nice, green, eco-conscious bit of ‘walking the walk.’
By Terry Dyke | The Rag Blog | April 21, 2014 AUSTIN — We grow food in our
neighborhood. It’s not a huge amount, and there aren’t … finish reading
*METRO* | Resilience and cooperative urban farming in Austin
Moving Prep
Since my last post, we have a done a TON to prep for the move. We had a
huge moving sale, where we sold the bulk of our furniture and a lot of
other things. We have donated a lot of winter clothes, given some stuff
away, and I helped my Dad furnish some of his house with decorations since
he had not much of anything in his house after my Grama died and the bulk
of it was cleaned out. It was crazy how many people showed to the moving
sale. It was 8-4 Friday and Saturday and on Friday, people were showing up
to the house at 715 AM before I was even dressed.
We had a nice Easter w... more »
Sex Work Alliance guide to effective consultations with Ottawa
The Canadian Alliance for Sex Work Law Reform has just put out an excellent
guide for sex workers and allies looking to be more effective in driving
legislative change. It's well-written, thorough and well-organized, and
while it's focus is decriminalization, the information in the guide would
be useful for prompting a change in thinking around any number of issues
under federal jurisdiction. It's really a how-to for the engaged citizen.
This is a big year for sex work law reform in Canada, what with the
three key laws around adult, consensual sex work having been struck down ... more »
JFK: NATO Did It
Who was the most senior member of the Military Industrial Intelligence
complex to be fired by John Kennedy in the wake of the Bay of Pigs?
Give me your first answer, don't think about it.
*Not even close.*
Allen Dulles retired, was awarded a medal for his service by John Kennedy
and remained a close friend of the family until at least 1964, probably
right up until his death.
RFK requested he go down to Louisiana as the President's envoy during the
Freedom Rider murders case because he was the only person with stature that
they trusted.
It was *Lemnitzer.*
He was fired, de... more »
But Not You..."
"Let others lead small lives, but not you.
Let others argue over small things, but not you.
Let others cry over small hurts, but not you.
Let others leave their future in someone else's hands, but not you."
- Jim Rohn
Five Louisiana “Educators” Want Common Core
On April 21, 2014, the Baton Rouge Advocate ran an article by Will Sentell
entitled, Educators Renew Support for Common Core and Its Tests. The first
line of the article is comical: Five educators said Monday morning that
they will urge state House and Senate members to support the Common Core
academic standards and the controversial tests that go with […]
Riding the Tawu/Longxi Industry Road
*The evening we stayed in Tawu we ran into this amazing man, TX Wong, from
Hong Kong. Tex was walking around Taiwan, a 30 day tour, 30-40 kms a day.
He was two weeks in and expected to take another two weeks. This was his
second trip. I am hoping to interview him in early May about his
experiences.*
Busy as heck this week, and then took three days off to go cycling. So that
explains the lack of posts...
A lovely weekend on the east coast as my friend Michael Cannon and I headed
out to explore the Tawu-Longxi industry road. Two days of fun in the sun,
with plenty of beer, great sce... more »
“12 Reasons Why New Zealand's Economic Bubble Will End In Disaster”
Forbes magazine columnist Jesse Colombo invites international investors
enamoured with NZ’s “rockstar economy” to think again – offering *12
Reasons Why New Zealand's Economic Bubble Will End In Disaster*, pointing
out among other things the conjunction of historically ultra-low
(unsustainably low) interest rates and a mortgage bubble grown by 165% in a
little over a decade, with the fact that nearly half of all NZers mortgages
have floating interest rates, with mortgages themselves accounting for
nearly 60% of banks’ loan portfolios.
So sit tight waiting for the pop when interest... more »
Musical Interlude: 2002, "Starwalkers"
2002, "Starwalkers"
- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SovcBYRFIxw
"A Look to the Heavens"
“It's the bubble versus the cloud. NGC 7635, the Bubble Nebula, is being
pushed out by the stellar wind of massive central star BD+602522. Next
door, though, lives a giant molecular cloud, visible to the right. At this
place in space, an irresistible force meets an immovable object in an
interesting way.
*Click image for larger size.*
The cloud is able to contain the expansion of the bubble gas, but gets
blasted by the hot radiation from the bubble's central star. The radiation
heats up dense regions of the molecular cloud causing it to glow. The
Bubble Nebula, pictured above in sci... more »
"Ten Rules For Being Human"
* "Ten Rules For Being Human"*
by Cherie Carter-Scott
*Rule One:*
You will receive a body. You may love it or hate it, but it will be yours
for the duration
of your life on Earth.
*Rule Two:*
You will be presented with lessons. You are enrolled in a full-time
informal school called 'life.'
Each day in this school you will have the opportunity to learn lessons. You
may like the lessons
or hate them, but you have designed them as part of your curriculum.
*Rule Three:*
There are no mistakes, only lessons. Growth is a process of experimentation,
a series of trials, errors, and occasiona... more »
Chet Raymo, “This View of Life, With Its Several Powers”
* “This View of Life, With Its Several Powers”*
by Chet Raymo
“Somewhere in his "lost" notebooks Loren Eiseley writes of the pleasure of
exploding a puffball in a woodland clearing, or shaking seeds out of their
pods. As I recall, he takes a gleeful satisfaction in messing with
evolution, in hurrying the process along.
I remember identifying with that sentiment when I read it. I like exploding
puffballs too. Dropping insects into spider webs. Picking up turtles that
are half-way across a road and placing them in a ditch on the other side.
Most of all I like breaking off the stalks ... more »
ElectRight & Prime Contact Group - from a former candidate
An election candidate who paid $22,000 to a voter contact/robocall firm in
2010 for a "Mayoral Victory Package" has a warning to similar aspirants for
2014 : *Ontario Candidate Watchdog*. It's an interesting read.
According to John James' account, following the election he lost to his
municipal rival, he and his rival shared notes about their respective voter
contact firms - James used Prime Contact Group and his rival used ElectRight
- and found they'd both been sold the exact same polling information and,
James contends, both were serviced by the same rep.
"What surprised me at ... more »
"Subversive And Revolutionary, Destructive And Terrible..."
"Men fear thought as they fear nothing else on earth – more than ruin –
more even than death... Thought is subversive and revolutionary,
destructive and terrible, thought is merciless to privilege, established
institutions, and comfortable habit. Thought looks into the pit of hell and
is not afraid. Thought is great and swift and free, the light of the world,
and the chief glory of man."
- Bertrand Russell
Planning to have a big blow-out with the significant other? First wolf down a big, gooey sundae
*This is Ohio State University psychologist Brad Bushman showing the sort
of voodoo doll used by test subjects to stick pins in to reflect anger
levels at their spouses. Apparently no option was offered to stick pins in
Ohio State University psychologist Brad Bushman. Tell the truth now --
you'd like to, wouldn't you?*
*by Ken*
Non-confrontational people who normally shy away from knock-down, drag-out
battles with their spouses or significant others may want to rethink that
habit as a result of a new study showing that the best time for couples to
mix it up is when they're on suga... more »
The Daily "Near You?"
León, Castilla y Leon, Spain. Thanks for stopping by.
“The American Dream Turns Into a Global Nightmare”
*“The American Dream Turns Into a Global Nightmare”*
By Paul B. Farrell
“The American Dream? Now a global nightmare? A ticking time bomb, a lethal
virus spreading worldwide, could destroy the entire world, backfire, take
down America and capitalism? Yes.
But, first, a little history: Five years ago Bill Gates and his
Billionaires Club asked that question. But gave up. Here’s why. Gates’
billionaires essentially asked: What do you think is the single, biggest
ticking time bomb that will eventually take down global economies? The
absolutely biggest one with a trigger mechanism that c... more »
MOYERS ON OIL-I-GARCHY
The median pay for the top 100 highest-paid CEOs at America’s publicly
traded companies was a handsome $13.9 million in 2013. That’s a 9 percent
increase from the previous year, according to a new Equilar pay study for *The
New York Times*.
These types of jumps in executive compensation may have more of an effect
on our widening income inequality than previously thought. A new book
that’s the talk of academia and the media, *Capital in the Twenty-First
Century* by Thomas Piketty, a 42-year-old who teaches at the Paris School
of Economics, shows that two-thirds of America’s increas... more »
Gold news and views - April 21 , 2014 -- China Goes Dark: PBOC To Keep Goldbugs Clueless About Its Gold Buying Spree ( Has Koos Jansen been too uncomfortably correct for the PBOC ) ...... Various GATA articles on QE / chinese gold demand / manipulations of different types ..... Gold Daily and Silver Weekly Charts - Lies, Damn Lies, and an Option Expiration
GATA Items......
If QE works so well, von Greyerz asks, why don't they do a lot more?
Submitted by cpowell on Mon, 2014-04-21 17:53. Section: Daily Dispatches
1:47p ET Monday, April 21, 2014
Dear Friend of GATA and Gold:
In an interview today with King World News, Swiss gold fund manager Egon
von Greyerz offers what may be the best mocking yet of "quantitative
easing."
"It amuses me," von Greyerz says, "that the Bank of England has just
published a paper stating that QE has raised growth in the United Kingdom
by 3 percent or 50 billion pounds. Isn't this wonderful? Supposedly money
... more »
Economic Inequality–the Austrian Economics Perspective
“The Austrian perspective is on in which we distinguish between inequality
that’s generated by consumers and consumer demand, and inequality that’s
generated by what we might call government income plundering…”
- Joseph Salerno
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There is generally something
Fog in the morning presages a high -- sunshine, warmth. This is a time to
hold off on setting out starts; they're fine in the potting shed/greenhouse
anyway. I give them a shot of water, tell them their turn will come, and go
to spread compost.
Our compost contains a high proportion of chicken manure, so we accumulate
it in one of the three compost bins until about this time every year, then
pull apart the bin (recycled pallets), haul the compost to the garden, and
hide it under grass clippings or straw. Then we reassemble the bin and fill
it with fresh hot bedding from the barn,... more »
Asia fault lines April 21 , 2014 -- Exodus Of Japan Inc. Slams China ........ Local anger at Japan island surveillance unit Residents scuffle with officials as Tokyo begins construction of coastal monitoring unit near islands claimed by China......... Other tensions between China and Japan in the news -- Tensions between China and Japan escalated once again, this time over a grudge dating back to WWII. The Financial Times reports Japanese Ship Seized in WWII Claims Dispute ...... With China and South korea nursing decade old grudges , not surprising to see - Japan Trade Deficit Largest in History; Imports Soar, Exports Barely Up In Spite of Collapsed Yen !
Monday, April 21, 2014 12:37 PM
Chinese Court Seizes Japanese Ship to Settle WWII Dispute
Tensions between China and Japan escalated once again, this time over a
grudge dating back to WWII.
The Financial Times reports Japanese Ship Seized in WWII Claims Dispute.
A Chinese court has seized a Japanese cargo ship over legal claims related
to the second world war as escalating tensions between the two countries
spill into the realm of commerce.
Japan was quick to denounce the confiscation of the vessel, warning it
could have a “chilling effect on all Japanese companies doing busin... more »
The Sad State of the Economics Profession
*Guest post by Frank Hollenbeck*
It is not an exaggeration to say the current reputation of economists is
probably just below that of a used car salesman. [*A reputation that is
highly deserved*. – Ed.]
The recent failures of economic policies to boost growth or employment have
tarnished this image even more. This, however, is in sharp contrast to the
past when economists were seen as the intellectual roadblock to popular
misconceptions, bad ideas, or more importantly, government policies sold to
the public on false assumptions. Popular slogans such as “protecting local
jobs” pl... more »
Former Teacher Describes KIPP's Special Ed Program as "a lawsuit waiting to happen"
The following excerpt is from another interview with a former KIPP teacher
who was hired to solve the special education problem at one KIPP school.
This teacher served for two years at KIPP, and it was the day she ran into
another car as she went to sleep on the way home after another 12 hour day
that she finally decided to leave KIPP. She offers many details about life
at KIPP, including the cult-like quality of life there. Here is one brief
excerpt:
*You had to have all the KIPP values posted. You had to constantly remind
the children of the KIPP values. It was Orwellian type... more »
"Kiev’s military faced off with protesters in east Ukraine on Wednesday to sort out their differences…and found none. Soldiers appeared reluctant to go into battle against anti-government activists."
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Kiev’s military faced off with protesters in east Ukraine on Wednesday to
sort out their differences…and found none. Soldiers appeared reluctant to
go into battle against anti-government activists.
Follow LIVE updates on military operation unfolding in eastern Ukraine
When Ukrainian Armored Personnel Carriers (APCs) entered downtown
Kramatorsk as part of Kiev’s mil... more »
“The Bundy Paradigm: Will You Be a Rebel, Revolutionary or a Slave?”
*“The Bundy Paradigm: *
*Will You Be a Rebel, Revolutionary or a Slave?”*
By John W. Whitehead
“Those who make peaceful revolution impossible will make violent revolution
inevitable.”
- John F. Kennedy
“Those tempted to write off the standoff at the Bundy Ranch as little more
than a show of force by militia-minded citizens would do well to reconsider
their easy dismissal of this brewing rebellion. This goes far beyond
concerns about grazing rights or the tension between the state and the
federal government.
Few conflicts are ever black and white, and the Bundy situation, with its
... more »
(Billionaire Bloomie Lays His Divine Bets) Happy Tax Day! Why the Top 1% Pay a Much Lower Tax Rate Than You (How the Global Banking Game Is Rigged: FDIC Suing) Piketty's Rich Reveal
Thomas Frank (one of the most far-sighted - and my favorite - journalists
of today) lights the fire that should put the put-upon (lazy, profligate,
worthless - according to their betters) classes aflame. And Thomas Piketty
conducts the flame to a bright light. (Did I mention I love Thomases?)
Here's the reason why it's currently so blameless to accuse the hungry of
being lazy and improvident.
UKIP's Turn to the Workers
I don't love UKIP. I don't love to hate UKIP. I simply loathe them, despise
them. UKIP is the *Daily Mail* in party form, a chamber pot spilling over
with effluvia and poison. From climate change denialism to sexism, from
'are-you-thinking-what-we're-thinking' wink-wink racism to stupid-minded
selfishness, it is the new home for everything that is vile, everything
that is anti-human about our politics. Small wonder they inspire so much
disgust. At the moment volunteers are handing out food parcels to the needy
on a scale not seen since the 1930s, UKIP appear hell bent on re-staging ... more »
"Enlightened Self Interest and Financial Industry Hypocrisy: Benevolent Self-Deception”
*"Enlightened Self Interest and Financial Industry Hypocrisy:*
*Benevolent Self-Deception**”*
Chapter One of Three, An Old Fashioned Rant
By Cognitive Dissonance
“Too often we divide the world into black and white hats on good and bad
people, or left and right ideology that’s right or wrong. Absolute
certainties make the process of determining what to believe, to deny or
just to ignore so much easier when we don’t actually need to navigate
through the cognitive fog to reach critical thinking.
Sadly this duality of extremes is used as a weapon against us at every
twist and turn for t... more »
“Enlightened Self Interest and Financial Industry Hypocrisy: We Eat What We Sow"
*“Enlightened Self Interest and Financial Industry Hypocrisy”*
*Chapter Two of Three – “We Eat What We Sow”*
An Old Fashioned Rant By Cognitive Dissonance
“I’ve written before about unspoken and unacknowledged collective
understandings, where the herd cognitively gathers in agreement as if
compelled by a special attractor, but without clear and acknowledged
leadership. The dynamics of crowd psychology are not well known to the
average Jane and Joe, yet it does have an effect even when the crowd is
widely disbursed. Some might call this the collective unconscious, others
simply the c... more »
“Enlightened Self Interest and Financial Industry Hypocrisy: We Are What We Eat”
*“Enlightened Self Interest and Financial Industry Hypocrisy”*
*Chapter Three of Three: “We Are What We Eat”*
An Old Fashioned Rant By Cognitive Dissonance
“Something that has been understood for thousands of years, and only
recently conveniently forgotten (the word ‘recent’ being a relative term)
in order to promote, and believe, the myth of a protective and benevolent
government, is that there has never been any inalienable ‘rights’
regardless of what the ‘Constitution’ says, other than those that are given
to us by our masters (the politically correct term is ‘elite’) for
social/... more »
Alan Waldman : Clever Brit series ‘Life on Mars’ combines sci-fi, 1973 police procedural, and comedy
A Manchester cop in 2006 goes into a coma after an auto accident and finds
himself in 1973, where crime solving is very different. By Alan Waldman |
The Rag Blog | April 21, 2014 [In his weekly column, Alan … finish reading Alan
Waldman :
Clever Brit series ‘Life on Mars’ combines sci-fi, 1973 police procedural,
and comedy
After Steve Israel's Coming Washout, Who Will Take Over The DCCC?
If the Democrats were to win back the House in November-- and a herd of
golden unicorns parading down Pennsylvania Avenue in honor of Earth Day
tomorrow is more likely-- Steve Israel would be a hero and be asked to
remain on as chairman for another cycle. There's no chance, not even a
small one, that that will happen. Israel is the least competent DCCC
chairman in history and Pelosi's unwillingness to fire him after his
catastrophic performance in the 2012 cycle, is dooming America to another
two years of a dysfunctional GOP-led House. Inside the Beltway, people are
already openl... more »
Wild Bill: Harry Reid is throwing verbal bombshells and possibly setting the stage for violence against patriotic Americans...
*telling it like it is - and we thank him!*
Karl Denninger, “Why Are You Charging On Cards Again?”
*“Why Are You Charging On Cards Again?”*
by Karl Denninger
“Really? Credit card companies know there’s no free lunch, but they’re
letting more customers get a taste as an enticement by gouging their
existing card members. The average credit card interest rate for people
with fair credit has hit a shocking 21 percent, up more than 2 percent from
only a year ago, according to industry group CardHub. Credit card
companies, which attract new customers with zero percent teaser rates and
more rewards, have raised rates while their costs remain historically low,
industry observers say.
... more »
Zero tolerance insanity
By Capt. Fogg
This one isn't going to be easy to pigeonhole, or to blame the NRA for. It
isn't going to do too much good to the the often irrational arguments about
Stand Your Ground which have become so intense the law doesn't have to be
cited or be at all applicable to be blamed for both acquittals or
convictions.
Despite what the public thinks about Florida's SYG law, not only does it
not allow you to shoot someone because he's "suspicious" or someone you've
been pursuing and no matter how much fun it is to say it, it may not
protect you *even if you shoot no one*. You see Flo... more »
A Sideways Look at Time
In the realm of wild nature, there are countless cycles of change. Geese
arrive at winter’s end, build nests, raise goslings, and depart in autumn. Apple
trees leaf, blossom, fruit, and drop their leaves. The sunlight has daily
cycles and annual cycles. The moon and women flow through their monthly
rituals. This is circular time, round and round and round. This is wild
time.
Once upon a time, the whole world was wilderness, and every creature was
free. The planet danced in wild time, and all was well. Wild people
caught salmon when the fish came home. They killed reindeer ... more »
Biden Goes to Kiev as America Goes to Hell
Vice President Joe Biden made a highly publicized trip to Kiev on Monday in
a show of support to the unelected, coup installed government of Prime
Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk or “Yats” as he has become affectionately
referred to by the US regime changers. The Easter “truce” was shattered
when what was likely US backed neo-Nazi militias (or mercenaries ) engaged
in a gunfight near Slavyansk resulting in at least three deaths. The
corrupt US state-corporate media had the backs of the occupying junta in
Kiev though and blamed it on Russia and that horrible, horrible man
Vladimir Putin... more »
Cowboy Indian Alliance in DC: Reject and Protect fighting Keystone tarsands pipeline
Photo
by Farhad
Cowboy and Indian Alliance tipis up and ready for action on the National
Mall in DC!
Lakota Joye Braun halting megaload.
Lakotas van in accident enroute:
Joye Braun and others from Cheyenne River in South Dakota found out
their bus wouldn't make it to the Reject and Protect action in DC.
They headed out in their van and hit a deer. They made it back home
safely
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*Mississippi River will carry enough sand needed to build new Louisiana
wetlands for at least 600 years, new study says ~Mark Schleifstein*
*MAGINNIS: Green Army Absent from Capitol Battle ~LaPolitics*
*Global Green Models How To Reduce Pumping In New Orleans ~Eve Abrams*
*Bill to lessen crime of marijuana possession backed by liberals,
libertarians ~Tyler Bridges, The Lens*
Progressives should learn to question authority!
*MONDAY, APRIL 21, 2014*
*Even that of the professors:* On Saturday, it was off to the National
Aquarium with our traveling companion, who was seven years old.
Her father was coaching one of the teams at the Morgan State Legacy track
meet. She caught a ride from Durham on the team bus for two days of quality
time.
Throughout the weekend, we skillfully lectured her on the need to question
authority. Let’s try to put that into some context:
We always listen to tips from her father about our own high jumping. He was
fifth in the worlds in 1991, eighth at Barcelona the following year.
... more »
A Panel Discussion You Don’t Want to Miss
http://www.thefire.org/video-the-state-of-free-speech-in-america-with-lukianoff-fish-rauch-posner-rosen/
Or watch it now: http://youtu.be/DYs-1cGo28o Filed under: MICHAEL PAUL
GOLDENBERG: Float Like a Butterfly, Sting Like an S.O.B.
April 22: "Earth Day" 2014...
*the wonderful event wherein soy latte drinking yuppies can gather together
to worship Gaia and insult and demean those of us who are really earth
friendly.*
Mark your calendars. Tomorrow is the big day when the above mentioned
people will hug trees that someone else planted, berate us for using
Styrofoam, and claim life on this planet is about to end due to man-made
global warming.
Carefully scrubbed from the Wikipedia Earth Day page, is one of the
masterminds behind Earth Day who was an active participant in the first
Earth Day celebration in Philadelphia (1970), Ira Einhorn.... more »
Killers & their inspiration in Syria. Elections called. US debates 'game changer' weapons
*Syria- can't forget Syria. *
*And now there are two updates!!!!*
Hoping you did not miss the fact that *Syria has removed or destroyed 80%
of it's chems*
and all expectations are that Syria will have 100 percent removal in short
order.
A bit of a round up-
The NATO media wants us to believe Syria is locked into a civil war... The
situation in Syria has never been that simple. To define what has been
going on in Syria as a civil war is newspeak. Double talk. In Syria there
has been a destabilization. Backed, aided, supported, abetted, nurtured,
created by NATO.
*And just recentl... more »
Jennifer Garrison-- A Portrait In DCCC/Blue Dog Failure… A Stepford Candidate
More dysfunction at the DCCC
Usually when Steve Israel recruit Jennifer Garrison makes the news it's
about her anti-LGBT mania, her anti-Choice advocacy or her work on behalf
of frackers in Ohio. But a few days ago she made a different kind of news--
her utter failure to raise the minimal amounts to stay on the DCCC Red to
Blue Emerging Races list, not that the smitten Israel would ever really
throw her off. Despite all the help she's getting from Blue Dogs, corrupt
lobbyists, Steny Hoyer and Steve Israel, the wealthy oil and gas industry
attorney had no choice but to write her campa... more »
April 21: Spreading ignorance - deliberately
(In advance, I have an apology. I have printed all comments that were sent
to me but, for some reason, several from yesterday disappeared. I
discovered that when I tried to write replies. I can now remember only two
of the points.
1. Six jets are not many. But they're enough to put us in a war. One would
do it. The Canadian jets have been sent in case a war breaks out. Ergo,
they will necessarily be in the fighting from the start. And we will be at
war without declaring it. Very hard to back out after the fact.
2. Canada does legally require parliamentary consent to go to war. It
can... more »
Let there be Gold
Let there Be Gold
GOLD LOCATIONS IN WASHINGTON;
Washington has not been a major gold producer, but they have produced over
2,000,000 ounces of the yellow stuff. Considerable unexploited virgin
placer deposits are known and mining claims can still be worked at a profit
in Washington. For a complete description of every lode and placer mine,
claim, or prospect in Washington request Bulletin 37, Inventory of
Washington, by Marshall T. Hunting. It can be purchased from State
Department of Natural Resources, Geology and Earth Resource Division in
Olympia, Washington.
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Putin playing long game over Russian kin in Ukraine
*Interesting title and an interesting analysis *
Russia's decision last week to sign a peace accord on Ukraine does not
mean that the Kremlin is backing down, rather that President Vladimir Putin
is prepared to be patient in pursuit of his ultimate objective.
That aim, his own reflections and those of people close to his way of
thinking seem to indicate, is one day to re-unite Russian speaking peoples,
including those living within the borders of Ukraine, within one common
home.
I am really not so sure that this is the Russian objective. It seems some
western analysts believe or ... more »
Will Harry Be Held Back in Kindergarten?
Back in December I reported on Harry, a little boy I have come to know who
goes to kindergarten in the leafy suburbs of Germantown, TN. I talked with
Harry's dad yesterday and got an update on how school is going, with only 4
weeks left in the year.
Harry's dexterity has improved since December, so that now he is not being
downgraded for not clicking in the answers on the computerized bubble
sheets fast enough. With Tennessee planning for computerized Common Core
testing, Harry has cleared this most important hurdle.
And Harry's grade cards are acceptable in all areas, from condu... more »
Proof: Chemtrail Deniers are the Liars. UN speaker talks about Chemtrails and what it is doing to our air and crops.
All those Chemtrail Deniers are proven to be Liars now! A UN speaker
discusses Chemtrails to the assembly, how it is sprayed from planes for
weather modification. Besides what it is doing to our air and crops. The
Chemtrails are causing crop failures besides animal deaths and the slow
agonizing deaths of people from the poison. The aluminum is causing more
Alzheimers and Parkinson disease
Mike's Story Part 3: Dad
*By* *Jenna Orkin*
"My dad had a great life," Mike said one day. "War hero in two
wars. Fought in one; was a [I didn't catch the term] in the other. Made
money. Died taking a shit, which he loved. So do I," he added, with a
defiant smile. "But what did he do to make the world better? Paid his
taxes; took care of [his second wife.] He just kept the system going."
On another occasion: "My dad was so in control, even after he had a
cerebral hemorrhage while taking a shit, he managed to get himself to his
favorite chair."
A major reason Mike worked so fiendishly to finis... more »
Reading Piketty
Like everyone else, it seems, I'm reading Thomas Piketty's (many good links
there, including the technical appendix) *Capital in the Twenty-First
Century*. I can't remember when I last looked forward to reading a 650-page
non-fiction book with such anticipation. I'll report back soon if work
doesn't intrude too much.
In the meantime, take a look at Paul Krugman's review of the book here, and
the roundup of reactions at Bill Moyers' blog.
Coconut Pecan Cake with Rachel from Maybe Matilda
*Today I am thrilled to introduce Rachel from Maybe Matilda. Her blog is
full of beautiful and tasty creations. Some of my favorites include her
Monsters Inc. Amigurumi and Hot Fudge Sauce. Check out her blog for more
amazing! *
Hi! My name’s Rachel, and I blog at Maybe Matilda about crochet and simple
DIY projects, family-friendly recipes, and down-to-earth style. I have an
awesome spring recipe to share today . . . a moist and flavorful coconut
pecan cake with cream cheese frosting.
Since it starts off with a cake mix, it’s simple and quick to pull
together, but the added coconut a... more »
WAYS TO DIVIDE: And get conquered!
*MONDAY, APRIL 21, 2014*
*Part 1—Getting divided by age:* Gack!
Last Friday, we took the bait on these click-bait headlines at the new
Salon:
*Boomers are humiliating themselves: Why their pandering to millennials is
so sad*
From Instagram video walls in hotel rooms to the RNC's lame ad campaign,
we're just laughing (and screaming) at you
Those stupid, insincere boomers! According to those click-bait headlines,
they have been at it again!
Sadly, we clicked. When we did, we found a largely intelligent piece about
(1) the economic challenges facing many younger people as the plutocr... more »
Canadian Moronic Prime Minister Stephen Harper On Russia: America's Useful Idiot?
I used to believe that Canada was truly a free nation, and one that other
nations around the planet would love to emulate for its peaceful idealism
and its constant usage of its limited armed forces for "peace keeping"
missions for the United Nations around the world.... But now thanks to the
idiot troll Prime Minister, Stephen Harper, those days are long gone,and
Canada is now pictured properly as another Jewish controlled stooge nation
much like the United States....
With the recent bellicose and belligerent rhetoric coming from the Canadian
Prime Minister recently in regards to t... more »
The Smell of Neocon Times in the Morning
The Ukraine reporting by the *New York Times* gets more shameless and
shoddy by the day, a reflection of the increasing desperation of the
neoliberal powers that be in their power grab for Ukraine. Tennessee
union-busting Senator Bob Corker summed it up succinctly and inelegantly on
the televised Sunday blatherfest: "*We're *going to lose Eastern Ukraine!"
He might as well have admitted that the re-ascendant American neocons
already think they own the place, just because they orchestrated a coup and
installed a puppet into power.
And now to today's lead Neocon Times article, ominous... more »
Iraq’s Northern Kirkuk Oil Pipeline Down And Out For Foreseeable Future
Iraq’s Kirkuk oil pipeline stretches across the northern section of the
country into Turkey. Unfortunately some of the provinces it travels through
like Ninewa and Salahaddin are infested with insurgents and oil smugglers
who have constantly attacked it over the last several years. Usually these
bombings only knock the pipeline out of service for a day or two at the
most. At the beginning of March 2014 that dynamic changed. Militants not
only took the pipeline out of commission, but also stayed in the vicinity,
and drove off repair crews. After several failed attempts it now appea... more »
US-NATO PUSHING WAR WITH RUSSIA... AND SOME HISTORY
NATO Supreme Allied Commander Gen. Philip Breedlove continues to play up
the idea of an imminent Russian invasion of eastern Europe, saying the
alliance is preparing “countermoves” in the region that likely will include
US ground troops along the Russian border.
Gen. Breedlove said the plan right now is for a buildup of land, air, and
naval assets in the region to “build assurance for our easternmost allies."
It never fails to astound me how hypocritical these cats are - I remember
every damn US military attack and occupation of a sovereign nation during
my lifetime....makes my bl... more »
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*Federovitch: New Orleans Saints most intriguing NFC South team*
*New Orleans ranks high for bicyclist deaths, report says ~Naomi Martin*
*Levees.Org Third Annual Levee Disaster Bike Tour*
*Long-term health effects unclear in wake of 2010 Gulf oil disaster*
*New Orleans Police Monitor Tackles Police-Community Relations ~Mallory
Falk, WWNO*
*Flood work to close Prytania Street*
*N.O ladies arm-wrestle their way to glory ~Dan Lawton*
Legalizing Marijuana Offers Lesson for Changing Course in Education Reform
Legalizing Marijuana Offers Lesson for Changing Course in Education Reform.
via Legalizing Marijuana Offers Lesson for Changing Course in Education
Reform.Filed under: PAUL THOMAS: Becoming Radical
Dear Sir (Coda)
Just as a coda to Sue's post...
Jim Al-Khalili, Dan Snow, Adam Rutherford, Natalie Haynes, Dr Alice
Roberts, Richard Herring, Tony Hawks et al are surely engaging in a spot of
either confirmation bias or sleight-of-hand when they write...
Repeated surveys, polls and studies show that most of us as individuals are
not Christian in our beliefs or our religious identities
...because such surveys also show something else - and something that runs
completely counter to their line of argument.
*YouGov*'s most recent survey on the topic *Is Britain a Christian country?* backs
up their c... more »
Rangar Lothbrok Progressive
An old liberal becomes a new hero in the 21st Century.
How Would You Like Two More Like Elizabeth Warren?
Do conservative voting records by vulnerable Democrats like Mary Landrieu(LA), Mark
Pryor (AR), and John Walsh (MT) make it hard for you to get worked up about
Democrats whining that they could lose the Senate? Are Steve Israel's
reactionary Blue Dog and New Dem recruits, like Jennifer Garrison (OH),
John Lewis (MT), Gwen Graham (FL), Pete Aguilar (CA), Jerry Cannon (MI),
Ann Callis (IL), James Lee Witt (AR), Bill Hughes (NJ) and Suzanne Patrick
(VA), demotivating you from even caring how badly the Democrats will lose
the House again in November? Do you miss 2012 when at least we h... more »
Freedom Flame Awards 3: The Magazine
I just discovered that our profile photos, recipients of the FNF's "Freedom
Flame" awards last year, are in scribd, *I am Free Report 2013*. I saw the
hard copy of the magazine earlier.
Yes, that's Dingdong Dantes and Marian Rivera on the cover. They joined the
Freedom Run 2013, the same day where the Freedom Flame awards were given in
the evening. The mascot is called "Fredo", championing freedom.
The 14 awardees, arranged alphabetically, 1st row: Abad is Congresswoman
from Batanes, Aquino is Senator, Belmonte is House Speaker, Climaco is
Mayor of Zamboanga City.
2nd row: Evangel... more »
Looking After Tom And Daisy's Interests
Martin Gilens and Benjamin Page have concluded in a recent study that
democracy has been successfully subverted in the United States. That
country, they write, is now an oligarchy.
The American Supreme Court has had a hand in establishing that oligarchy.
In the Dred Scott decision of 1857, the court concluded that those whose
skin was black were not people. In the Citizens United decision of 2010,
the court decided that corporations *were* people. The consequence, Michael
Harris writes, has been that those with more money have more free speech:
As U.S. neo-conservative consultant... more »
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*Professor suspended for Game Of Thrones shirt that threatened community
college kingdom*
Confirming yet again that the halls of academia are no place for
interpreting things, a New Jersey professor was suspended over a Game Of
Thrones T-shirt whose tagline—the Daenerys Targaryen quote, “I Will Take
What Is Mine With Fire & Blood”—was interpreted by his colleague as a
threat. The incident came about after Francis Schmidt, who teaches art and
animation at Bergen Community College, posted a photo of his daughter doing
a yoga pose in the shirt to his Google+ account, where it was see... more »
Potential Pandemic Alert April 21 , 2014 --- Report: Ebola Suspected In Europe: “Broken Through All Containment Efforts” ...... The outbreak of Ebola Virus in seven west African countries has broken through all containment efforts and is spreading like wildfire. According to Christian Relief groups working in Guinea and Liberia, the number of confirmed infections jumped 15% in just the last 24 hours. In addition, 40 illegal alien migrant workers from the outbreak area, who came ashore in Pisa, Italy, are showing signs of Ebola infection and are being isolated in Pisa Italy because of fever and “conjunctivitis” (bloody around the eyes). According to the World Health Organization, this strain of Ebola is entirely new and although it is close to the Zaire strain, it is different, thus accounting for false-negative test results . . . . . for weeks!
28 Days Later scenario , just no zombies......
Report: Ebola Suspected In Europe: “Broken Through All Containment Efforts”
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SHTFPlan.com
April 21, 2014
Though officials at the World Health Organization are feverishly working to
stop the spread of the Ebola virus in what is now seven African nations,
their efforts may be for naught. In Guinea, a hot spot for the deadly
contagion, government he... more »
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*Posting suspended*
After repeating almost daily for 8 years some version of the simple truth
that correlation is not causation, I have had enough. I expect to be
posting no more here.
The extensive sidebar here should however continue to provide a convenient
antidote to the pervasive silliness that is most medical research.
The First Petition Didn't Accomplish Anything. Get Ready for Petition Number Two!
And if THAT doesn't convince them that we're serious, ... we'll organize a
demonstration! And after that demonstration, we'll go home. And write some
articles and ...
Dear Sir
Letter to the Telegraph:
“SIR – We respect the Prime Minister’s right to his religious beliefs and
the fact that they necessarily affect his own life as a politician.
However, we object to his characterisation of Britain as a “*Christian
country*” and the negative consequences for politics and society that this
engenders.Apart from in the narrow constitutional sense that we continue to
have an established Church, Britain is not a “Christian country”. Repeated
surveys, polls and studies show that most of us as individuals are not
Christian in our beliefs or our religious identities... more »
Ukraine Updates April 21 , 2014 -- Eastern Ukraine still planning a May 11 , 2014 Referendum - as that date gets closer , expect more violence , provocations from both the Kiev Government / Right Sector forces and Separatists ..... Not unlike with the Syrian Rebels , bothe sides in the Ukraine conflict want to get their Allies further enmeshed into the political struggle ....KIEV, April 21. /ITAR-TASS/. The leader of the Batkivshchyna Party and candidate for the Ukrainian presidency, Yulia Tymoshenko, has cancelled a trip to the United States after congressmen refused to meet with her, local media outlets report on Monday.
Ukraine Combatants Aim to Bring US, Russia Into Their WarBoth Sides
Pressing Hard for 'Real Support' in Military Action
by Jason Ditz, April 20, 2014
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The on-again, off-again Ukrainian military offensive against eastern
Ukraine threatens to drag both the United States and Russia into open
warfare with one another, and the combatants on both sides seem determined
to have that happen as soon as possible.
The self-proclaimed mayor of Slovyansk is pressing Russian President
Vladimir Putin to invade immediately to save his town from western
fascists, and others in t... more »
Election 9: India's Political Dynasties vs. Democracy
India is the world's biggest democracy. People directly vote their
representatives and local executives. And they are doing it now, in India's
general elections 2014, happening in various phases from April 07 to May
12, 2014.
I like this article by a good friend, Barun Mitra, founder and Director of
Liberty Institute (LI) in Delhi. Originally posted in LI website last April
09, and reposted in EFN Asia website last April 11. For brevity purposes, I
removed certain details from the original article so that readers here can
focus on Barun's general argument,
*dynasties may exist in p... more »
Airborne early warning unit set up at Okinawa base to bolster surveillance
A new unit of early warning aircraft has been permanently assigned to an
Air Self-Defense Force base here to bolster Japan's surveillance
capabilities over its southwestern islands, including the disputed Senkaku
Islands in the East China Sea.
The four E-2C early warning planes that comprise the unit were restationed
to Naha Air Base on Okinawa's main island from the ASDF Misawa Air Base in
Aomori Prefecture.
Until now, E-2C aircraft from Misawa had only been deployed to Naha on a
rotational basis.
Read more
Harper’s tough choice on new fighter jet for Canada
[image: F-35 Lightning II]An 800-pound gorilla has moved into the Prime
Minister’s Office in the form of an “options analysis” of possible
replacements for Canada’s aging CF-18 fighter jets.
Delivered by the Royal Canadian Air Force last week, the document was
supposed to help Stephen Harper achieve his long-standing goal of buying
F-35s.
Harper has wanted F-35s since at least 2008, when his Canada First Defence
Strategy expressed an intention to acquire “next-generation” fighter jets.
The term “next-generation” is used to designate aircraft with low radar
profiles (“stealth”) and ... more »
Swedish firm sells UAVs to Chinese coast guard
Swedish firm CybAero recently sold a number of its APID 60 helicopter UAVs
(unmanned aerial vehicles) to the Chinese coast guard, which plans to use
the unmanned aerial vehicle aboard customs vessels to combat smuggling,
reports the Washington-based Strategy Page on Apr. 18.
Designed as a 180-kilogram unmanned helicopter, the APID 60 is capable of
carrying a 75-kilogram payload for up to six hours per sortie. It has a max
speed of 150 kilometers per hour, and a max altitude of 3,000 meters.
The APID 60 can also be operated up to 200 kilometers from the control
station on a ship or... more »
Iranian Army Ground Force Unveils 5 New Products
[image: Sabalan tank]Commander of Iran’s Army Ground Force on Sunday
unveiled five new defensive products which have been totally designed,
manufactured or modified by the local experts.
In a Sunday ceremony in Tehran, Brigadier General Ahmad Reza Pourdastan
unveiled the most recent defensive achievements of the Iranian ground
forces.
The products on display at the event included a six-barrel gun, a high-tech
composite armor, the Sabalan tank, a 155mm cannon, dubbed “Hoveyze”, as
well as a super-heavy tactical vehicle known as “Zuljanah”.
Read more
Wildcat helicopter replacing Royal Navy's Westland Lynx passes first major test
[image: AW-159 Lynx Wildcat]The newest helicopter in the Royal Navy's
arsenal came through its toughest test yet as it spent a fortnight taking
part in Europe's biggest naval war games.
Wildcat – which will provide the aerial eyes and punch of the Royal Navy's
frigates and destroyers for the next quarter of a century – joined HMS
Dragon on Exercise Joint Warrior.
It is the first time the helicopter – normally based at RNAS Yeovilton in
Somerset with 700W Naval Air Squadron – has spent such a concerted time at
sea, and the first time it has taken part in the exercise aboard a ship.
... more »
Almost half of Canada’s navy vessels are under repair or being upgraded
[image: HMCS Algonquin]With more than half its ships and submarines being
repaired, modernized or in a reduced state of readiness, the Royal Canadian
Navy is acknowledging that it has hit the low point in availability of its
vessels.
Of a total of 33 main ships and submarines, 15 are being repaired or
undergoing upgrades, while another four are at a lesser state of readiness
as they conduct tests on recently installed and modernized systems.
“This is our most challenging year but we have a plan to make sure we have
ships available all the time,” Commodore Brian Santarpia, director g... more »
Changes approved for submariners' sleep schedules
[image: USS Providence]With no sunlight to set day apart from night on a
submarine, the U.S. Navy for decades has staggered sailors' working hours
on schedules with little resemblance to life above the ocean's surface.
Research by a Navy laboratory in Groton is now leading to changes for the
undersea fleet. Military scientists concluded submarine sailors, who
traditionally begin a new workday every 18 hours, show less fatigue on a
24-hour schedule, and the Navy has endorsed the findings for any skippers
who want to make the switch.
The first submarine to try the new schedule on a fu... more »
Transport Econ 12: Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) and Tricycles
There is another proposal by the Department of Transportation and
Communication (DOTC) to introduce a bus rapid transit (BRT) system in Metro
Manila, Cebu City and Davao. Photos below of various BRTs in other
countries I got from the web.
In the metropolis, the key features of the system, according to this report
from rappler, DOTC eyes bus rapid transit, more walkways, car-less cities.
· *Bus-only lanes that make travel time faster because buses are
not delayed by other vehicles on the road.*
· *Dedicated lanes are in the center of the road to keep buses away
from b... more »
Gardasil: Are You Paying For Your Own Bullet? by Sandy Lunoe
Gardasil: Are you paying for your own bullet?
by Sandy Lunoe
Sane Vax, Inc. 14 April 2014
The temperature of the heated controversy concerning Gardasil was recently
raised even more when Dr. Bernhard Dalbergue (France), former
pharmaceutical industry physician with Merck, recently predicted that the
vaccine will become the greatest medical scandal of all times.
In an interview in the April 2014 issue (no. 66) of the magazine *Principes
de Santé* (Health Principles), Dr. Dalbergue, who has worked for over
twenty years with the industry, describes the widespread corruption a... more »
Start the Week
As reported here back on Good Friday (*"reported" eh? -* *ed*), Radio 4's *Today
*editor, Jamie Angus, believes the debate over man-made climate change is
settled:
I think, you know, when Justin and I and the programme team discussed that
interview, we thought we'd allowed it to drift too much into a straight
yes/no argument about the science. And, of course, the settled view of the
expert scientists is just that: Settled.
Some agree and some disagree about whether the science really is settled
but, even if it is, the public debate about it sure as heck *isn't*. Hence
the disagre... more »
Dawn Forsythe - Agrichemical Industry Whistleblower
Dawn Forsythe was the former Chief Pesticide Lobbyist for Sandoz Agro Inc.,
now better known as the eco-terrorist agrichemical giant Syngenta. Dawn has
intimate inside knowledge of how the agrichemical industry's propaganda
machine operates... and became a whistleblower. Dawn is featured in the
recent Canada 16X9 investigative program "Pesticide Peril?" about Dr.
Tyrone Hayes.
Tyrone Hayes, scientist at UC Berkeley, was hired by Syngenta many years
ago to do studies to prove that their herbicide, atrazine, was safe. What
Hayes found was the complete opposite: Atrazine posed seri... more »
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*EPA’s Tower of Pisa policies*
*Using lies to shore up policies built on shaky foundations of climate,
peak oil and sustainability*
Paul Driessen
Built on a foundation of sand, the Leaning Tower of Pisa would have toppled
over long ago, if not for ingenious engineering projects that keep it from
tilting any further. The same thing is true of ethanol, automobile mileage,
power plant pollution and many other environmental policies.
Not only are they built on flimsy foundations of peak oil, sustainability
and dangerous manmade climate change. They are perpetuated by garbage
in-garba... more »
Common Core Prescription Will Not Heal Education
During my presentations, I make the case that the Common Core Standards are
a prescriptive list of content standards, rather than a descriptive
framework. The other night, in Santa Fe, one of my more well-known audience
members disagreed, based on her opinion. What’s the difference? And why
does it matter? First of all, let’s consider […]
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of my guest appearances on other radio programs to the TalkShoe page for
The Realist Report.
As most of you know, *The Realist Report* is ... more »
Did You Fall For The CIA's Fake Letter To The Jews Of Donetsk?
I'm not sure if my friend Adam is still addicted to drugs but I do know
he's still addicted to the drug addicts on Hate Talk Radio who get all
hopped up on coke or speed and just let it rip. Adam took it on himself
last week to spread the latest set of meticuloulsy-crafted right-wing
propaganda about the woeful fate of the Jews of Donetsk in eastern Ukraine.
He cited the now debunked USAToday fantasy by Oren Dorell, a shady Beltway
journalist. When I told him that the whole thing was probably just
right-wing propaganda designed to push Americans towards a pro-war
mentality, he ba... more »
Cherry Blossoms
There's nothing like being in Washington, DC during Cherry Blossom season.
The Jefferson and Lincoln Memorials, the Capitol Building, the Washington
Monument and the new World War II Memorial. There's the Vietnam Memorial,
the Martin Luther King Memorial, the Holocaust Museum and so much more. The
city is a shining light on the hill but the Congress is dysfunctional,
ineffective and embattled in political battles that are unproductive and
destructive to the health and well being of the nation.
At this time, Common Core or National Education Standards are nice, but
high stakes testi... more »
If we want an economy that works, says Ian Welsh, we have to "break or regulate" Google and the other "oligopolists" -- even as Mike Doonesbury wonders if he's ever sunk so low
*What's driving Mike Doonesbury to all this soul-searching?*
*Dooonesbury*, *by Garry Trudeau*, today [*click to enlarge*]
*by Ken*
"You want a good economy again?" Ian Welsh asked in a recent post.
You want an internet economy that lives up to the early hype and which
provides even more jobs than the old economy? Break or regulate Google,
Apple, Facebook and all the other gatekeepers, scrapers and information
brokers.
Ian was writing from his perspective as a longtime blogger, including his
stints as managing editor of "The Agonist" and FDL. He's been in good
position, he says,... more »
Kansas Jewish Center Shooting Hoax: A Must See Video That Exposes the Fraud
I have been asked to offer up my opinion about the recent Kansas Jewish
Center "shooting" and all I can say is that considering that Sandy Hook,
the Boston Bombing, and other "shootings" are proven hoaxes, this one
definitely fits that same pattern and therefore again we are dealing with
an absolute fraud.... Originally we were told that 3 people died in this
Jewish center and that the shooter was a member of the "Ku Klux Klan" (how
convenient is that) who after the shooting was captured and when
apprehended shouted out "Heil Hitler" to the people present. The fact that
this man wa... more »
harper putting Canadian lives behind profits, ... as usual
Lorne, over at Politics and its Discontents has the info from the Toronto
Star:
*Health Canada is keeping secret the vast majority of the drug reviews it
conducts despite a clear promise from the federal minister to publish this
critical safety information.Only 24 of 152 drug reviews completed last year
by Health Canada are being considered for public release, the Toronto Star
has learned. The drug safety reviews that will be open to the public are
those triggered by alarms raised by foreign regulators, medical or
scientific literature or Health Canada’s routine monitoring activit... more »
Musical Interlude: Hong Kong Festival Orchestra Flash Mob 2013: Beethoven's “Ninth Symphony, ’Ode to Joy’"
Hong Kong Festival Orchestra Flash Mob 2013: Beethoven's “Ninth Symphony,
’Ode to Joy’"
- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QuzKk7upkdE#t=211
Transitory Income and the One Percent
From today's* NY Times*:
Thomas A. Hirschl of Cornell and I [Mark Rank of Wash U] looked at 44 years
of longitudinal data regarding individuals from ages 25 to 60 to see what
percentage of the American population would experience these different
levels of affluence during their lives. The results were striking.
It turns out that 12 percent of the population will find themselves in the
top 1 percent of the income distribution for at least one year. What’s
more, 39 percent of Americans will spend a year in the top 5 percent of the
income distribution, 56 percent will find themselves ... more »
REPRESSIVE NEW WORLD
They try to sell all of this new surveillance technology as a way to make
our lives more secure and easier. But there can be little doubt that these
technologies are all about tracking every move we make.
The next step will be getting rid of money and just having all your
financial dealings computerized. Then if you move into opposition against
the corporate oil-i-garchy they could just have your computer file turned
off and you would have no way to travel, buy food, or the like.
Think I am being paranoid? Think again. We are being sold a pig in a poke
here that will make it ea... more »
Shooting near Slavyansk Ukraine/ Sniper reports
Happy Easter to those so inclined and thanks for the good wishes
Been reading about the shooting... outside of Slavyansk.
-We clearly have local (pro-federalist) victims. As many as five.
-We have sniper reports.
-We have cars that left with shooters and potential victims?
-And, we have the western/NATO media spinning on the same message that *"We
don't know what really happened" *. That in itself is very, very curious. *Because
NATO media always knows.*
The *know* Assad, Hussein, Qadafi and Putin are all Hitler.. They *knew *Saddam
had WMD's.
The NATO media* 'knows'* that the uprisings... more »
Barry Cryer jokes
*Broadcasting House *today. Barry Cryer. Jokes. Including parrot jokes.
(1) A couple going out for dinner, and she's in the bathroom trying on a
new dress, and she came out of the bathroom and said to her husband, "Does
my bum look big in this?" He said, "Oh be fair, love, it's quite a small
bathroom".
(2) A parrot in a cage in the window, and a woman walked past in the road,
and the parrot said, "You're a fat cow", and she was outraged and
complained to the parrot's owner, and he said, "Behave or I'll sellotape
your beak up". So the parrot stopped. And two hours later the same wo... more »
1991
"What do Ronald Reagan, President George Bush, former CIA Director William
E Colby, Democratic presidential candidate Bob Kerrey, billionaire and
second richest man in America and now head of Salomon Brothers - Warren
Buffett, and Ronald Roskens, the current administrator of the Agency for
International Development, all have in common?" I asked my close friend and
adviser William Colby one day in 1991.
"I give up," former head of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) Colby
said. "What could that group have in common?"
"Three things," I replied, "all of them a burden at times for t... more »
Preaching From the Propaganda Pulpit on Easter Sunday
Pope Francis made a plea for peace in Syria and Ukraine on Easter Sunday
while the warmongers here in The Homeland took to the airwaves to sell the
exactly the opposite message. You would think that the corrupt
state-corporate media, the neocons and the American political class would
at least honor those who wish to celebrate the Easter holiday in peace with
their friends and family. In actuality, it is a great time to go on the air
with dishonest interviews of characters of ill repute, peddle outrageous
lies and reach the maximum desired audience so as to bring their horseshit
to... more »
Chet Raymo, “Live Long Enough To Live Forever?”
*“Live Long Enough To Live Forever?”*
by Chet Raymo
“Since we returned to New England from a winter on an island with little
access to medical technologies, my spouse and I have been busy sorting out
all those things that make life at age 77 active and enjoyable. Eye tests
and glasses. Hearing aids. Dental check-ups and repairs. Prescriptions
filled. Keeping the old bodies in working order.
I said to my spouse: "Just think, for most of human history our ancestors
didn't have spectacles or hearing aids." She replied: "For most of human
history our ancestors were dead before they nee... more »
Easter at the BBC
Kate Chisholm of *The Spectator *is impressed with BBC Radio's coverage of
Easter:
Given the decline of Christian belief in the UK, it’s surprising to
discover there’s quite so much about the Easter story on the airwaves this
week. You might have assumed that no space would have been found in the
schedules for a retelling of the central but yet most difficult Christian
narrative....
Yet on the evening of Good Friday, Radio 2 gave us an hour-long meditation
uncompromisingly entitled *At the Foot of the Cross *[actually, it was two
hours-long]. No avoiding, then, the implications o... more »
Sunday Classics, special Resurrection Edition: Chopin's ballades and Beethoven's Op. 111 Sonata revisited
[C*lick to enlarge*]
*Agustin Anievas, piano. EMI, recorded in London, June 1975*
*Sviatoslav Richter, piano. Praga, recorded live in Prague, Feb. 21, 1960
(mono)*
*by Ken*
Sometimes when I go back to an old "Sunday Classics" post I take heart in
the realization that if there's nothing else to be said for it, there's the
music. It happened again this week with a May 2012 post I happened to be
looking at, "A vision for the future in Beethoven's last piano sonata," for
a reason I'll explain in a moment.
After a tease of Beethoven's immensely compact and cryptic yet approachable
Op... more »
Friday Beaver - Was busy chasing Easter bunnies
Miscellaneous multi colored messages of meaningless meanderings. Put that
in you smoke and pipe it.
Almost be afraid to smoke the latest of BC bud lest the mind go into
intergalactic overdrive and that's not a far trip from what I hear. Ooh no
no no no this boy don't smoke it no mo cause ya never know who'd you wake
up next to. She didn't look that fat last night ewww.
But I digress there was a point here if I can just find it. Have to call
NSA and see if they can find it. Ah yes there it is in the last place to
look. Now why didn't I look there first? Bracket creep or more to th... more »
New broom at BBC Two
BBC Two has a new controller (and not a fat one). She's called Kim
Shillinglaw.
She worked for the *Guardian *(specifically Observer Films) before moving
to ITV and Channel 4, finally joining the BBC in 2006, where she helped
develop *Horrible Histories. *She worked in BBC News, including *Newsnight.* She
then became the head of science and natural history in 2009, overseeing the
rise of Brian Cox.
According to the *Guardian*, Kim's achievements have been to put more
science programmes into the BBC's schedules and more female experts and
presenters on screen.
She shares BBC dir... more »
All That Is Solid ...
Names matter. Take *A Very Public Sociologist*, for instance. What does it
*say*? Well, it suggests the author is a self-defined sociology fan. That's
pretty unambiguous. What then is a *public sociologist*? If you're not
party to the discipline's debates, chances are you wouldn't know public
sociology is a movement that, surprise surprise, seeks engagement with the
public. Why is it that criminologists, economists, journalists and *even
psychologists* get a look-in when it comes to opinion pieces and
talking-headery. Where's our slice of the action? But there's more to it
than cou... more »
Easter In Iraq 2014
Easter service at Our Lady of Perpetual Help Church, Baghdad (*Iraq
Pictures*)Communion at an Armenian church in Dohuk (*Radio Free Iraq*)Mass
at Armenian church in Dohuk (*Radio Free Iraq*)Mass at Chaldean Sacred
Heart Cathedral Kirkuk (*AFP/Getty Images*)Mass at Our Lady of Flowers
Catholic Church Baghdad (*AP*)Service at Our Lady of Flowers Catholic
Church Baghdad (*AP*)Our Lady of Flowers Catholic Church Baghdad (*AP*)Communion
at St. Joseph Cathedral Baghdad (*Reuters*)Catholic Priest Emmanuel Dabgean
during Easter service at Our Lady of Flowers Catholic Church Baghdad (*AP*)Ser... more »
Ukraine thoughts
So
now that NATO is rediscovering why it exists and squaring off against
Putin's Russia, and RCAF is redeploying CF-18s to the Soviet Russian
frontier in Europe, does anyone wanna argue for why the
still-undeployable F-35 is the best warplane out there? Back to the
Ukraine, the media is still reporting Russian troops in Eastern Ukraine
as "pro-Russian activists". There are pro-Russian activists
@DCSDFagen pushing propaganda: “No Shelter” for Professional teachers.
In this video Liz Fagen (Douglas County Schools Superintendent in Colorado)
attempts to spew mythology concerning market place tactics for employing
and keeping teachers (pay for performance). First let it be known that
since 1710, market principles such as merit pay have been tried to motivate
and keep teachers. The result was a narrowed curriculum which […]
Fukushima Fallout, Neurological Disorder, and Organized Insanity in Medicare
The last three weeks have been hell. My dad, who has Parkinson’s Syndrome,
has been in steep decline over the last three months. On Monday I took him
to a new neurologist. She described his extraordinarily steep decline as
unusual and atypical, although she recently had another patient who
experienced the same pattern of steep decline.
On Tuesday my dad was hospitalized because he couldn’t move. The hospital
staff at Banner Thunderbird in Glendale AZ told me that they couldn’t admit
or treat Parkinson’s patients because Medicare doesn’t recognize this as a
treatment category for h... more »
youth books, children's book edition #10, and the best part of my job
I thought readers' advisory was the best part of my job, but that was
before I began running our library's teen book club.
Once a month, I spend an evening with a group of teens who choose to spend
*their* evening at the library, talking about books. We hang out, eat
snacks, talk about books, talk about life. Although I've never had an
interest in book clubs for myself, facilitating these young people's
enjoyment of reading is a joy and a privilege.
The teens themselves come from diverse backgrounds and experiences. Most
are the first generation of their family born in Canada. Some ... more »
what i'm reading: eleanor & park, another truly great youth book for readers of all ages
If you enjoy youth novels of the realistic (non-fantasy) variety, *Eleanor
& Park*, by Rainbow Rowell, is just about as good as it gets.
Who else might enjoy *Eleanor & Park*? Readers who like beautifully drawn,
believable, yet quirky and unique characters. Readers who are teens.
Readers who have ever been teens. People who have fallen in love. People
who dream of falling in love. People who like to read.
*Eleanor & Park* is about two people who don't fit in slowly and tenderly
finding their way to each other. It's about the horrors that ordinary young
people endure, adults who mak... more »
Northerntruthseeker Rant For Sunday, April 20th, 2014
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Sunday... And yes, I have been busy these last few days taking care of
other matters,and therefore I do have a lot of catching up to do... Time
for my usual weekly rant!
First, it is Easter, and I do want to say "Happy Easter" to those who
celebrate this religious holiday... For me, I have not the time or the
patience for any religious garbage, period... I have studied enough about
all religions to see that they are used to brainwash and weaken the minds
of the masses. They are primarily used as another control mechanism for
the masses used by our criminal g... more »
The Republican Party Still Exists In New York-- But Just Barely
Rep. Yvette Clarke (D-Brooklyn)
I'm from Brooklyn. I went to PS-197 and then James Madison High School. So
did Ken-- not to mention Bernie Sanders, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Chuck Schumer
and… Norm Coleman. When Ken, Chuck and I were kids, the congressman was the
dean of the House Dems, Emanuel Celler, who served from 1923 to 1973. [An
opponent of civil rights he was finally defeated in a primary by a more
progressive Democrat, Elizabeth Holtzman. She went to Lincoln, the next
high school over.] But when I was growing up I remember there were always
Republicans who ran against Celler. You... more »
the crucifixion
from the movie "frida"
Chavela Vargas sings
"La llorona"
Untitled
*Remembering ~Disenfranchised Citizen*
*Southeast Louisiana coastal restoration, hurricane protection are new ,
booming 'water management' economic sector, Data Center says ~Mark
Schleifstein*
April 20: Just thinking out loud
This may be short; I feel the need of a break. However, there's an element
in the Ukrainian crisis that news media have not touched on. Why should we
get involved in what's going on in Ukraine?
Oh, I know - we must help the weak; we must spread democracy; we must help
little girls go to school. I've heard those many times. The reality is that
no countries go to war for those reasons. To kill a million people so that
little girls could go to school is absurd. Ditto for the usual reasons for
war that we hear about.
Sure. And big business is just desperate to go to war to spread democ... more »
BOSTON STRONG: A Celebration of the Police State
*"It is when power is wedded to chronic fear that it becomes formidable".*
*- Eric Hoffer*
On April 19, 2013 the police state came to Boston. Days after the heinous
act of cruelty and desperation that was the Boston Marathon bombing, where
two homemade pressure cooker bombs packed with shrapnel were detonated at
the finish line the order was given and the paramilitary police squads were
sent into the streets in search of one 19 year old punk. Injury was
followed by insult as a portion of the city was placed under an undeclared
state of martial law in a preview of what in the futur... more »
Eurovision 2014 Preview
Nation after nation are lining up to do battle. Natural allies and
surprising new ones will come together along a schism that will divide
Europe. No, we're not talking about the new Cold War with Russia some silly
people appear to be wishing for. We're talking about something more
important than that - the Eurovision Song Contest 2014. Saturday 10th May
is the grand final from Copenhagen so, as per tradition, here are my picks
for this year.
Let's begin with some Latvian hippies:
Readers know I usually have a guitar allergy, so something completely
acoustic - ugh. BUT Aarzemnieki... more »
Newark Citizens United Against CorpEd Miseducation Plan
*Signed by 77 local ministers:*
Hollywood Accredits the Memes: Obama Will Be Kidnapped
Hollywood Accredits The Memes: Obama Will Be Kidnapped from Spike EP on
Vimeo.
"These are warnings..."
* 18 U.S. Code § 871 - Threats against President and successors to the
Presidency*
Whoever knowingly and willfully deposits for conveyance in the mail or for
a delivery from any post office or by any letter carrier any letter, paper,
writing, print, missive, or document containing any threat to take the life
of, to kidnap, or to inflict bodily harm upon the President of the United
States, the President-elect, the Vice President or other officer next in
the order of succession ... more »
Hollywood Accredits the Memes: The Body National and the Myth of the Nation
Hollywood Accredits the Memes: The Body National and the Myth of the Nationfrom Spike
EP on Vimeo.
"Strauss believed it was for politicians to assert powerful and inspiring
myths that everyone could believe in.
They might not be true - but they were necessary illusions.
One of these was religion; the other was the myth of the nation."
HFT round up continues -- April 18 , 2014 -- "Holy Grail" HFT Firm Virtu Questioned By NY AG - but what about Citadel ?
Catharsis Ours - 1 day ago
http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2014-04-18/holy-grail-hft-firm-virtu-questioned-ny-ag
"Holy Grail" HFT Firm Virtu Questioned By NY AG
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- HFT
- Market Conditions
- Michael Lewis
- New Normal
- Risk Management
inShare
Having the trade record of Bernie Madoff and the braggadocio of a WWF
wrestlerwas just too much for New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman
to ignore.*Rigged Market HFT Poster-child, and recent-delayed IPO, Virtu
Financial has received a letter of inquiry fro... more »
Why does Easter move around in the calendar?
Easter and Christmas are both very important Christian holidays, but while
families always gather on Dec. 25
in the winter, the annual spring celebration changes drastically each year
on our calendars.
Steven Engler, a professor in religious studies at Mount Royal University,
says the basic reason the two differ is because Christmas is fixed to a
solar calendar, near the winter solstice, and Easter is based on the Jewish
lunar calendar.
He said the Last Supper, which according to Christian belief is the final
meal Jesus shared with his apostles before his crucifixion, was a Passove... more »
One Weekend Jesus Would Love to Forget
Meanwhile, as we speak, the President is indoctrinating children into
the Socialist philosophy of boiled egg redistribution. Where will it end?
Spend part of your holiday with us at 6PM EST as we speak to GA parents with a strange #optout story
Here’s the deets. Now listen to the story.Filed under: SHAUN JOHNSON, PHD:
Musings from the Chalk Face Tagged: at the chalk face, opt out, testing
Ukraine Updates - April 20 , 2014 -- Easter Truce broken by Kiev and Right Sector forces in Eastern Ukraine ? Five people have been killed in a gunfight in Slavyansk, a city in eastern Ukraine held by anti-government protesters. The fatalities include three protesters and two attackers, who are believed to be from the Right Sector paramilitary.
http://rt.com/news/slavyansk-checkpoint-shooting-killed-640/
Five people have been killed in a gunfight in Slavyansk, a city in eastern
Ukraine held by anti-government protesters. The fatalities include three
protesters and two attackers, who are believed to be from the Right Sector
paramilitary.
Read RT's live updates on Ukrainian turmoil
The deaths came after a night attack on a protester checkpoint on the
outskirts of the city. Four cars drove by the checkpoint and opened fire at
the local residents manning it, killing two people and seriously injuring
several others.
*“They app... more »
South Korea Ferry Disaster April 18 - 20 , 2014 --- April 20 , 2014 Updates -- Two more bodies recovered, raising death toll from sunken ship to 56 ........ Sewol's crew appears to have begun evacuation 40 minutes after distress call ....... -- April 19 , 2014 Updates -- Death Toll rises to 32 , 270 missing , the Ferry Sewol has sunk , Captain and two Crew Members arrested ...... April 18 , 2014 news of note - S Korea prosecutors seek ferry captain arrest , Death toll rises as details emerge that captain was not at the helm when ferry capsized....... S. Korea Ferry Incident: Transcript shows ferry captain delayed evacuation ....... S. Korea Ferry Incident: Divers pumping air into submerged ship
Catharsis Ours - 1 day ago
Updates - April 20 , 2014 --
S. Korea Ferry Incident: Delay in ferry evacuation puzzles maritime experts
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MERCHANTS OF DOUBT
Worldwide 'Biblical' disasters predicted by new UN study; successive global
catastrophes served by a small sinister network of 'institutes'; and
corporate-funded gangs trained to troll web users. Seek truth from facts
with Merchants of Doubt co-author Professor Naomi Oreskes; As You Sow chief
executive Andrew Behar; and science writer John Gibbons.
My progressive friends prefer demagoguery over truth on education reform
My progressive friends in the broader media have it frequently wrong on
corporate education reform, touting views that are hardly socially just.
Instead, they mine their neoliberal connections to peddle the same
corporate canards. It is obvious to me that mainstream progressive media
are so disinterested in education that their reporting on the issue is […]
Chemtrails Pathogen, Xenobiology & Engineered Bacteria - Vincent Freeman w/ Red Ice Radio
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April 4, 2014
Vincent Freeman is a molecular biologist and artificial intelligence
scientist who has worked on classified programs at some of the top-50
defense contractors. He has also conducted genetic and biological analysis
for the National Institutes of Health (NIH). Vincent is currently
volunteering his time as a senior consultant to the Carnicom Institute, a
non-profit research organization whose goal is to identify and expose
covert geo-engineering and bio-engineering. Vincent will discuss his
current pr... more »
How Is Steve Israel's Advice Working Out For New Hampshire Democrats?
Anne and Carol, New Hampshire Democrats with different approaches
Last year, as early New Hampshire congressional polling began showing up,
we saw an interesting trend. Anne Kuster, a New Dem who represents the
bluer of the two congressional districts (D+3) but who votes far more
conservatively, was jeopardizing her reelection by turning off the
Democratic base, while the more progressive and independent-minded Carol
Shea-Porter, who represents a Republican-leaning swing district (R+1), was
in excellent shape because, in sticking to her progressive values, she had
pleased the base an... more »
Let's all go to the mall by Robin Sparkles
Let's All Go To The Mall by Robin Sparkles - "At the mall having fun is
what it's all aboot..."
If you watch How I Met Your Mother then this will make sense, otherwise
probbaly not!
And here's the cast of How I Met Your Mother singing Let's All Go To The
Mall at 2013 Comic Con
Untitled
*Changing dietary "wisdom"*
Cut sugar intake by half, eat seven or nine portions of fruit and
vegetables a day rather than five, avoid protein, shun low-fat foods –
these are just some of the often conflicting dietary tips we have received
this year as experts seek to reiterate that what we eat has a direct effect
on our health.
But with a growing list of things that we should supposedly avoid at
mealtimes, it might be easier to ask: What SHOULD we be consuming?
For those looking to the Government for help, there is currently little
resolution. A generation of Britons has grown up... more »
Untitled
*Pushback Continues: States Grow Increasingly Wary of Common Core*
Common Core is on the ropes. More and more states are pulling back from the
national standards as the 2014–15 school year implementation deadline looms
near.
In Louisiana, Governor Bobby Jindal (R)—formerly a Common Core supporter—is
now encouraging the legislature to remove the state from the Common Core
aligned Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for Colleges and Careers
(PARCC) test. And if they don’t act, he will.
Jindal’s new stance comes after eight members of the Louisiana State House
of Representatives ... more »
Stephen Marois?
On the surface, Stephen Harper and Pauline Marois couldn't be more
different. They have diametrically opposed visions of what is best for this
country. But, Haroon Siddiqui writes, they are disturbingly alike:
Both use phony wedge issues to consolidate their base and polarize the
public. Neither cares for the long-term consequences of deeply dividing
society. Her charter of Quebec values dealt with a crisis that did not
exist. He spent billions on “tough-on-crime” initiatives when crime has
been going down.
Both exploit prejudices against minorities. Marois was crude in going
a... more »
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