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What the Other GOP Candidates Can Learn from Trump
[image: 2016 Republican candidates_forum__1438686374_70.119.142.63] According to polls, the No. 1 thing Donald Trump’s fans like about him is that he “tells it like it is.” I think his fans are wrong about this. But that’s a column -- actually a lot of columns -- for another...more »
Is the Republican Party Already Circling The Drain?
Even Republican voters hate the assholes they elected to Congress. Most of the dumbed-down, Foxified party base is in full revolt against their own party's twisted establishment, whether or not they realize that they themselves put them in their positions. The *Des Moines Register* Iowa poll that came out Sunday shows that among the party's base, approval of Republicans in Congress is horrendous. 54% say they are unsatisfied, and on top of that another 21% say they are "mad as hell" at the Republicans in Congress. That makes 75%. Among Democrats, only 8% are "mad as hell" at thei... more »
Musical Interlude: Gandalf, "Mystic Voyage"
Gandalf, "Mystic Voyage" - https://www.youtube.com/
2015 Canadian General Election Anthem: Harperman
This is officially the anthem of the 2015 Canadian general election. "Harperman" was created by Canadian singer / songwriter / scientist Tony Turner. Remember a vote for the Liberals or the NDP are both good, but you may want to vote strategically in your riding if you want to make sure Stephen Harper is kicked out of office. The good news is Stephen Harper keeps falling in the polls.
Golfers and their endless search for accessories
Traveling On The Golf Course Your golf cart is something that you probably have pride in as it's taken on the course. There are different sizes that you can see on the course as well as various styles. Some of them are personalized with fun paint schemes and accessories while others have the natural colors that are seen when the cart is purchased. One thing that all carts have in common is that they will need replacement parts at some point. Golf cart parts can be purchased online or at businesses that sell off-road vehicles. You might need to place an order for a specific part as ... more »
Open Letter To Prime Minister Stephen Harper - Smoking in Canada
Open Letter To Prime Minister Stephen Harper: Want to be remembered as doing something good for the benefit of the health of all Canadians? *Make smoking illegal.* It doesn't matter what people are smoking, whether it be tobacco, marijuana or crack cocaine - they are all known to be harmful to the health of Canadians. Recent lawsuits in Quebec, Ontario and other provinces have already proven this, as do thousands of scientific studies. You could save the Canadian healthcare system billions of dollars simply by making all smoking products illegal - and simultaneously put a stop to th... more »
I'm Thinking of Becoming a Unitarian
When I participated in an "Anti-Torture Caravan" with the magnificent Matthew Behrens, (who would have thought that such a thing was ever necessary?) I was struck at how almost every place we stopped was a church. The spaces set aside for people to collectively participate in larger, non-commercial initiatives were generally churches. What is "public space"? Where can you go to meet with others and not have the owner, or some agent of the owner, evict you for any reason whatsoever or no reason at all? Where can people without means congregate; socialize, without being told to "mo... more »
The Economy: “Bond Market Explosion Not Stoppable- Craig Hemke”
*“Bond Market Explosion Not Stoppable- Craig Hemke”* By Greg Hunter’s USAWatchdog.com "Financial expert Craig Hemke says there is an explosion coming in the bond market–it’s just a matter of when. Hemke explains, “Yes, at some time eventually, yes, just because mathematically the debt based system is unsustainable. It’s now grown so large in the amount of continued debt that it takes to service the existing debt makes it all move exponentially against you, and it is spiraling towards an eventual failure.” What can they do to stop the bond market from blowing up? Hemke contends, “Yo... more »
"Soaking up carbon dioxide and turning it into valuable products"
There is a seemingly exciting story up on Science Daily, reporting a breakthrough which suggests we may be able to capture carbon and convert it into usable products: A molecular system that holds great promise for the capture and storage of carbon dioxide has been modified so that it now also holds great promise as a catalyst for converting captured carbon dioxide into valuable chemical products. Researchers with the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE)'s Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) have incorporated molecules of carbon dioxide reduction catalysts into the sp... more »
USOC Selects L.A. as Official U.S. Bidder for 2024 Summer Olympics
[image: Los Angeles Coliseum Olympics - 900] Los Angeles has been chosen as the U.S. candidate to bid for the 2024 Summer Games, capping a tumultuous month in which the city went from Olympic also-ran to serious contender. The U.S. Olympic Committee finalized its selection on Tuesday, moments... Continue reading *“USOC Selects L.A. as Official U.S. Bidder for 2024 Summer Olympics”* at *latimes.com*.
Score One for Carly? CNN Amends Criteria for GOP Debate
[image: CNN Republican Debate - 400] CNN is amending the criteria for its Republican presidential debate on September 16, possibly opening the door for Carly Fiorina to join the other top-tier candidates on the stage. The cause: a lack of national public polling following the August... Continue reading *“Score One for Carly? CNN Amends Criteria for GOP Debate”* at *cnn.com*.
September 1: The importance of fiction.
Damn. I spent hours on a long blog - and lost it all. So this will deal with the same themes, but be much shorter. Norbert Cunningham's column today deserves a careful read and some serious thinking. It's about what he calls national 'fictions'. We live in a world of reality - hills, trees, sun. But we also, as societies, depend on things which depend on fiction. A piece of paper money, even of a thousand dollars - has no value in reality. It's just a piece of paper. But we make it into something important to us. National boundaries have no reality. They hadn't existed for million... more »
These Are The World Heritage Sites In Syria And Iraq That Are In Danger Of Being Destroyed
*Washington Post:* *Map: There are 10 world heritage sites in Iraq and Syria. Nine are in danger* Satellite imagery released by the United Nations on Monday has confirmed that the Islamic State destroyed one of the most important ruins in the ancient city of Palmyra over the weekend. The destruction of the 1st-century Temple of Bel appears to be part of a broader campaign by the group against not just Palmyra but a variety of ancient sites -- a campaign that appears to be motivated by both ideology and greed. Worse still, the Islamic State is only one part of a wider situation i... more »
Greg Sargent looks at the real story of widespread compliance with the Supreme Court's legalization of same-sex marriage
*The great Mike Luckovich drew this glorious cartoon back when legalized same-sex marriage came to Massachusetts. As marriage equality gradually (but, in the grand scheme of things, remarkably rapidly) became the law of the land, homophobes surely continue to wish desperately that same-sex couples would "act a little scarier."* *"Given that the ruling happened only a couple of months ago, things are going exceedingly smoothly. This shows that clerks are following the law, whether or not they support the freedom to marry, and irrespective of their religious beliefs."* *-- Marc Solo... more »
The ‘Field of Elixir’ Is More Important to Spirituality Than the Pineal Gland
*Dylan Charles* - Training and developing the major energy centers of the body will change your life. The post The ‘Field of Elixir’ Is More Important to Spirituality Than the Pineal Gland appeared first on Waking Times.
The Economics of Bernie Sanders
*Bernie Sanders is not a new Mao or Marx. He’s really just a modern New Dealer recycling old New Deal plans and rhetoric. And, just like the original, Sanders’s New Deal would do nothing to end the current economic malaise, and much to prolong it, says guest poster William L. Anderson. ------------------------------* As the political campaign of Hillary Clinton continues to run aground, Democrats are flocking to the campaign of Bernie Sanders, the self-described “socialist” US senator from Vermont who has been a fixture in that state for more than three decades. Not unlike the pre... more »
Commentaries, Analysis, And Editorials -- September 1, 2015
Soldiers from the People's Liberation Army training last week for the military parade. Credit Damir Sagolj/Reuters *Julie Makinen, L.A. Times*: *China is rattling nerves as it prepares to strut its military might* Amid florid pomp and extreme security measures, China on Thursday will mark the 70th anniversary of the end of World War II by staging a massive parade featuring tanks, aircraft and thousands of goose-stepping soldiers. Chinese leaders say the spectacle is intended to “remember history and uphold peace,” but the weaponry display is already adding to grave concerns in the... more »
The Patriot Act: The Unpatriotic Ruse to Spy on US Citizens
*Infographic - *Statistics prove that instead of catching terrorists, the Patriot Act has made it easier for the US government to spy on ordinary Americans. The post The Patriot Act: The Unpatriotic Ruse to Spy on US Citizens appeared first on Waking Times.
World News Briefs -- September 1, 2015
Refugees and migrants disembark from the passenger ship 'Tera Jet', following their trip from the island of Lesbos to the port of Piraeus, near Athens, Greece September 1, 2015. REUTERS/ALKIS KONSTANTINIDIS *Reuters:* *Greek ship ferries hundreds more migrants to mainland* A ship bringing about 1,800 migrants and refugees from an eastern Greek island to the port of Piraeus arrived on Tuesday night, the Greek coastguard said. Greece has seen a spike in the number of refugees and migrants arriving on the islands by rubber dinghies via nearby Turkey this summer, with aid agencies est... more »
Gay Divorce and Child Custody in the Age of Progress
[image: child custody] She's seen paternity battles, struggles for alimony, vicious tugs-of-war over children, but veteran family attorney Susan Bender had never handled a custody fight quite like this. A gay male couple donated sperm from one of the men to a lesbian... Continue reading *“Gay Divorce and Child Custody in the Age of Progress”* at *nypost.com*.
Do ‘All Lives Matter’ or Not?
[image: Black Lives Matter - 400] Who gets believed, in our age of ever-present media, is who talks the loudest. Donald Trump, for example. Then there's the Black Lives Matter movement, with its clamorous dedication to the idea that white racism is behind the killing of... Continue reading *“Do ‘All Lives Matter’ or Not?”* at *realclearpolitics.com*.
Why does Montessori matter?
Why does Montessori matter? Because your child’s success and happiness matters. That’s the message of a recent book by Charlotte Cushman, *Montessori: Why It Matters For Your Child's Success and Happiness*, “an informational paperback explaining the benefits of a Montessori education for a child.” The book grew, she says, out of independent pamphlets written to help parents understand the Montessori method. And her explanations are clear, essentialised and replete with examples that make her points easily understood, says experienced Montessorian Dr. Michael Berliner. *At the... more »
The Rat Race in Space
*Nuclear powered Cassini space craft orbits Saturn* We treat one another on our satellite Earth like we are aliens from another planet It takes much ignorance and arrogance to miss the point that all humankind is family on this spinning orb Somehow the elites have successfully turned us against one another Next they will take this competition into space into the heavens Who will control the planetary bodies for resource extraction? The profit motive appears to know no bounds the rat race moves into space
Blair forced Labour to recognise a change in the nation's mood. Now it's Corbyn's turn
The Tory majority hides what happened when you count individual votes. The Tory rise of 0.8% was less (apart from the LibDems, of course!) than any of the other major parties. UKIP were up by 9.5%, followed by the SNP at 3.1% and the Greens at 2.8%. Even the Labour vote rose by 1.5%. The Big Question is how many of UKIP's votes were for its rightist policies and how many for its leftist,
Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- September 1, 2015
China's President Xi Jinping is set to roll out a new command structure that will solidify his control of the country's armed forces. In this photo, a picture of Xi seen behind soldiers of China's People's Liberation Army marching during a training session for a military parade to mark the 70th anniversary of the end of the World War Two, at a military base in Beijing, China on Aug 22, 2015. Reuters/Damir Sagolj *Bloomberg*: *China's President Xi Solidifies Power with Overhaul of Military* President Xi Jinping will as soon as this month announce the most sweeping overhaul of the C... more »
“In The Month Of September 2015 We Officially Enter The Danger Zone”
*“In The Month Of September 2015 * *We Officially Enter The Danger Zone”* by Michael Snyder “Is September 2015 going to be one of the most important months in modern American history? When I issued my first ever “red alert” for the last six months of 2015 back in June, I was particularly concerned with the months of September through December, and not just for economic reasons. All of the intel that I have received is absolutely screaming that big trouble is ahead. So enjoy these last few days of relative peace and quiet. I mean that sincerely. In fact, that is exactly what I have b... more »
"A Look to the Heavens"
“From where do these neutrinos come? The IceCube Neutrino Observatory near the South Pole of the Earth has begun to detect nearly invisible particles of very high energy. Although these rarely-interacting neutrinos pass through much of the Earth just before being detected, where they started remains a mystery. Pictured here is IceCube's Antarctic lab accompanied by a cartoon depicting long strands of detectors frozen into the crystal clear ice below. *Click image for larger size.* Candidate origins for these cosmic neutrinos include the violent surroundings of supermassive black hol... more »
"Woulda, Coulda, Shoulda..."
"It is what it is, and it was what it was. Don’t fret the could-haves because if it should-have, it would-have." - Unknown
The Poet: David Whyte, "One Day"
*"One Day"* "One day I will say the gift I once had has been taken. The place I have made for myself belongs to another. The words I have sung are being sung by the ones I would want. Then I will be ready for that voice and the still silence in which it arrives. And if my faith is good then we'll meet again on the road, and we'll be thirsty, and stop and laugh and drink together again from the deep well of things as they are." - David Whyte, "Where Many Rivers Meet" "The poem is a little myth of man's capacity of making life meaningful. And in the end, the poem is not a thing we see - it... more »
Chet Raymo, “Thinking Like A Tortoise”
*“Thinking Like A Tortoise”* by Chet Raymo “The average lifespan in a hunter-gatherer society is 32 years. If you think you'd like the simplicity and ecological integrity of a hunter-gatherer lifestyle, be sure to take your mobile phone and not wander too far away from a hospital. Culture, medical and biological science in particular, changed things dramatically. A century-and-a-half ago life expectancy at birth was 50 years, with child mortality being the most significant limiting factor. By the time I was born, life expectancy at birth was pushing 70 years, with the age-range 14-... more »
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A Wyoming Rancher’s Case Shows Why So Many Businesses are Worried About EPA’s Water Rule
[image: farmer - 400] Wyoming rancher Andy Johnson wanted to build a pond on his property for his cattle. He got the necessary state permits and did it. Cattle now drink from the pond, and birds and fish call it home. But Johnson didn’t... Continue reading *“A Wyoming Rancher’s Case Shows Why So Many Businesses are Worried About EPA’s Water Rule”* at *uschamber.com*.
Bush Hits Back: ‘The Real Donald Trump’
[image: Donald Trump-400] A new video posted today on Governor Bush's website hits back at Donald Trump. Partial-birth abortion, higher taxes, single payer health care and praise for Hillary Clinton. These are just a few of the liberal things Donald Trump supports, proving... Continue reading *“Bush Hits Back: ‘The Real Donald Trump’”* at *nationalreview.com*.
Court Rules There’s No Right to Transfer Schools
[image: School Bus] A federal appeals court has ruled that no constitutional right exists for parents to choose what public school their children attend, a blow to efforts to expand public school choice. The case decided Monday revolves around a group of parents... more »
Hillary Clinton Intentionally Originated and Distributed Highly Classified Information
[image: Hillary Clinton13 - 400] A review of recently released e-mails shows that former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton repeatedly originated and distributed highly classified national security information. Clinton's classified e-mail missives were not constrained to State Department staff, either. She also sent classified information... Continue reading *“Hillary Clinton Intentionally Originated and Distributed Highly Classified Information”* at *thefederalist.com*.
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*A second chance for Road Home: Who qualifies and where the money comes from ~Robert McClendon*
"Remembering Childhood Joys, Just For Fun"
*"Remembering Childhood Joys, Just For Fun"* by Madisyn Taylor, The DailyOM "Fun isn’t something that is given or done to you, it is something that you allow yourself to experience. As adults, we often get so caught up in “grown up” business that we can forget how to have pure fun. This isn’t the kind of fun that comes from doing a specific kind of activity or being in a specific mood for fun. Rather, this is the fun born from the state of pure being. You see this kind of fun in small children who are so busy being fully present to their lives and in their own bodies that the glow o... more »
"Live All You Can..."
"Live all you can; it's a mistake not to. It doesn't so much matter what you do in particular, so long as you have your life. If you haven't had that, what have you had?" - Henry James
Parents of Woman Killed by Illegal Immigrant in SF File Claims
[image: WASHINGTON, DC - JULY 21: Jim Steinle, father of Kathryn Steinle who was killed by an illegal immigrant in San Francisco, testifies during a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on Capitol Hill, July 21, 2015 in Washington, DC. The committee heard testimony from family members who have had loved ones killed by illegal immigrants. (Photo by Mark Wilson/Getty Images)Steinle who was killed by an illegal immigrant in San Francisco, testifies during a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on Capitol Hill, July 21, 2015 in Washington, DC. The committee heard testimony from family membe... more »
Who is Really Responsible for Refugee Crisis?
"I am not a terrorist, this is not a terrorist... We are human beings. Where is the humanity? Where is the world to see... Posted by Al Jazeera English on Monday, August 24, 2015 The US-NATO create a war to try to topple the government of Syria. Massive refugee crisis ensues and the people who are running for their lives are met with this bitterness and violence. The real evil here is the US-NATO for creating the war in Syria. Similarly refugees from the US-NATO Libya take down debacle are also seeking safety and comfort. African refugees are growing as the US corporate imper... more »
Major African Union Base In Somalia Overrun By Al Shabaab Fighters. Reports That 50 Peacekeepers Were Killed
*Reuters:* *Al Shabaab raids Somali African Union base, many killed* Al Shabaab militants stormed an African Union base in southern Somalia on Tuesday, where they say they killed 50 peacekeepers, in what the AU mission called a "heinous" attack. The al Qaeda-aligned militants said one of their fighters rammed a car bomb into the base, in Janale, about 90 km (55 miles) south of the capital, Mogadishu, and then gunmen poured inside. The African Union peacekeeping mission, known as AMISOM, did not immediately release casualty figures for the attack, which came roughly a year after a... more »
Iran: U.S. 'No.1 Enemy' Despite Nuclear Deal
*New York Times*: *U.S. Remains the Great Satan, Hard-Liners in Iran Say* TEHRAN — Flexing their muscles, some of the toughest anti-American voices in Iran said on Tuesday that the United States remains their country’s top enemy, guilty of “uncountable” crimes. Their remarks hinted at a developing struggle over domestic influence because of the nuclear deal with world powers. The head of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps, Maj. Gen. Mohammad Ali Jafari, announced plans to expand the reach of Iran’s missiles and warned that despite the nuclear deal, America is still the “sam... more »
Tavistock
Who We Are The Tavistock Institute of Human Relations (TIHR) applies social science to contemporary issues and problems. It was established as a not for profit organisation with charitable purpose in 1947. The Institute is engaged with evaluation and action research, organisational development and change consultancy, executive coaching and professional development, all in service of supporting sustainable change and ongoing learning. The TIHR is dedicated to the study of human relations for the purpose of bettering working life and conditions for all humans within their organisat... more »
Trump May Be Setting The GOP 2016 Agenda On Racism... But Not On Economic Issues, At Least Not So Far
Over the weekend Trump was in Nashville, where he promised his cheering fans that he would protect their Social Security and Medicare without cutting benefits. That isn't as powerful as Bernie Sanders' laying out the details of how he plans to expand benefits... but it's a LOT better than any of the other Republican presidential contenders, who seem to have convinced themselves that Social Security is a Ponzi scheme and that Medicare needs to be, in Jeb Bush's words, "phased out." So if the entire GOP field is happy to follow Trump down the rabbit hole of racism and bigotry-- trip... more »
Iran Now Wants Its Own Drone Program
An image posted Nov. 18, 2013, by Iran's state-controlled IRNA news agency shows the Islamic Republic's alleged new Fotros combat drone. IRNA *US News and World Report:* *Here Come Iran's Drones* *The nuclear deal will likely free up money for Iran to advance its drone program.* The U.S. military recently concluded its annual two-week exercise known as Black Dart. Conducted every year since 2002, but only open to select media for the past two years, Black Dart brings together government, academic institutions and private companies to test out their latest technologies designed for... more »
Satire: “Cutting Losses, Kochs to Sell Scott Walker”
*“Cutting Losses, Kochs to Sell Scott Walker”* by Andy Borowitz WICHITA (The Borowitz Report)— “Saying that “things just didn’t work out,” the billionaire Koch brothers have decided to put Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker up for sale. The Kochs, who earlier had purchased Gov. Walker with great fanfare, announced their plan to sell the politician in a terse statement from Koch Industries headquarters in Wichita. “Scott Walker is a fine individual, and we wish him well,” the Kochs’ statement read. “We are confident that he will be a good fit for some other billionaire industrialists.”... more »
US Military Is Developing 'Gremlin' Drones
*Daily Mail*: *US military is developing 'Gremlin' drones to overwhelm enemy defenses and conduct missions too dangerous for manned aircraft* * Each drone could be reused upto 20 times * Drones would 'swarm' together to carry out missions on the front line * Launched in mid-air from larger aircraft and then retrieved in same way They were the mischievous creatures blamed for causing mechanical failures and faults on aircraft during World War Two and later the destructive monsters in a hit film franchise. So Gremlins might not seem like the first choice for a fleet of robotic aircr... more »
The Economy: “QE4 and Dow at 25,000”
*“QE4 and Dow at 25,000”* by Bill Bonner GUALFIN, Argentina – “The Great Zombie War is proceeding as expected... Cannons to the left. Cannons to the right. And a fool on every corner. It will become more and more dangerous, we predict. Then in a fiery ball of hyperinflation and bombastic imbecility, it will all be over... If we’re lucky. Then we will return to sanity – older, wiser… and much poorer. *Nuts to Lend at Zero: *But that won’t happen in a day. Or a week. Or even a year. Yesterday, the stock market bounce that began at the end of last week reversed course. The Dow closed... more »
The Great Job-Creating Machine
*As robots begin to do more and more of what humans did, cries are heard again from luddites that “machines are taking our jobs”—another “lump of labour” fallacy that just never seems to die. The latest outburst comes as McDonalds workers lose jobs to robots; blowback it seems from unions making McDonalds a particular target in their campaign for a much-higher minimum wage, but the job replacement leading to more ludditery. Guest poster Chelsea German looks at what the luddites don’t know about machines and jobs and the Great Job-Creating Machine … ------------------------------*... more »
My thoughts on the flag debate
Frankly my dear, I don’t give a shit. Anything else you’d like to know? Content is copyright PC.BlogSpot.Com © Please contact author for permission to republish: (organon at ihug.co.nz)
Students Protest Transgender Classmate’s Use of Girl’s Locker Room
[image: Lila Perry - 411] Nearly 200 students walked out of a Missouri high school on Monday because Lila Perry was changing in the girl's locker room. While Caitlyn Jenner and other transgender celebrities have been greeted with almost universal acceptance, the road has been... Continue reading *“Students Protest Transgender Classmate’s Use of Girl’s Locker Room”* at *foxnews.com*.
Is Vaccine Induced Herd Immunity Really Possible?
*Video - *A discussion about herd immunity and if it really is an effective way to control disease outbreak. The post Is Vaccine Induced Herd Immunity Really Possible? appeared first on Waking Times.
SPHERE ALLIANCE MESSAGE #81The Lucifer Project, its origin and purpose - Part 1
The following is a conversation the Sphere Alliance about the term "The Lucifer Project". Words in UPPER CASE CAPS are from the Sphere Alliance. Questions are mine. Some minor comments by Denice also. Always use your own heart resonance will all sources, including me. -AK [8/31/15, 11:45:02 PM] AK/Bill/Terran: [8/31/15, 2:05:50 PM] AK/Bill/Terran: They mentioned the LUCIFER PROJECT, heard that in a channeling once... can you ask them to describe what that project was? There seems to be many interpretations. I understand there was the angel who was type cast by the Draco K... more »
Manhunt Continues for 3 in Murder of Illinois Police Officer
[image: Police officers gather before heading out for a manhunt after an officer was shot in Fox Lake, Ill., on Tuesday, Sept. 1, 2015. Lake County Major Crimes Task Force Cmdr. George Filenko says an officer was shot Tuesday morning in Fox Lake, 55 miles north of Chicago. (Stacey Wescott/Chicago Tribune via AP) MANDATORY CREDIT CHICAGO TRIBUNE; CHICAGO SUN-TIMES OUT; DAILY HERALD OUT; NORTHWEST HERALD OUT; THE HERALD-NEWS OUT; DAILY CHRONICLE OUT; THE TIMES OF NORTHWEST INDIANA OUT; TV OUT; MAGS OUT; NO SALES] A police officer who was shot Tuesday morning has died, Fox News confirme... more »
NY Court Refuses to Hear Appeals in Chimp Personhood Case
[image: Chimp Business Monkey Animal Rights Phone - 900] ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) -- An animal rights group seeking legal personhood for chimpanzees won’t get a hearing in the state’s highest court. The Court of Appeals, without comment Tuesday, declined to hear the appeals by The Nonhuman Rights Project on... more »
CIA Launches Secret Drone Campaign To Target Islamic State Leaders In Syria
Image from The Register. Washington Post:* U.S. launches secret drone campaign to hunt Islamic State leaders in Syria* The CIA and U.S. special operations forces have launched a secret campaign to hunt terrorism suspects in Syria as part of a targeted killing program that is run separately from the broader U.S. military offensive against the Islamic State, U.S. officials said. The CIA and the U.S. Joint Special Operations Command are both flying armed drones over Syria in a collaboration responsible for several recent strikes against senior Islamic State operatives, the officials ... more »
Islamic State Militants Have Destroyed The Ancient Temple Of Bel Mira in Palmyra
*WSJ: **U.N. Condemns Destruction of Ancient Palmyra Temple* *Satellite photographs show 2,000-year-old temple completely demolished by Islamic State fighters* BEIRUT—The United Nations on Tuesday condemned the destruction of the 2,000-year-old Temple of Bel in the ancient Syrian city of Palmyra, a monument it called one of most important in the Middle East. Initial reports indicated Islamic State fighters had partially destroyed the temple on Sunday using explosives. But late Monday, the U.N. Institute for Training and Research said the temple’s inner sanctuary and nearby column... more »
The Moral Argument against the Minimum Wage
[image: minimum wage] The minimum wage has been in the news recently, as there are a number of movements to raise the minimum wage from its national rate of $7.25 an hour. The largest battleground has been in Seattle, where a $15 minimum... Continue reading *“The Moral Argument against the Minimum Wage”* at *douglasgroothuis.com*.
DOJ: Bobby Jindal’s Decision to Strip Planned Parenthood’s Medicaid Funds Violates Federal Law
[image: Planned Parenthood10 - 400] The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) says that Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal's decision to end his state's Medicaid contract with Planned Parenthood violates federal law. In a court filing that appears to support Planned Parenthood's lawsuit days before the Jindal... Continue reading *“DOJ: Bobby Jindal’s Decision to Strip Planned Parenthood’s Medicaid Funds Violates Federal Law”* at *breitbart.com*.
Networks Haven’t Covered a Single Planned Parenthood Video Release in One Month
[image: Planned Parenthood Federation of America - 400] More fuel doesn't mean more fire - at least when it comes to the media's coverage of Planned Parenthood. As more and more undercover footage surfaces, the networks dedicate less and less time to reporting on the horrific videos released... Continue reading *“Networks Haven’t Covered a Single Planned Parenthood Video Release in One Month”* at *newsbusters.org*.
Pope Benedict Was Right About Condoms
[image: Pope Bible hands - 900] The faith, in this case, was ideological, ridiculing Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI for saying that distribution of condoms had not stemmed the HIV/AIDS epidemic in Africa and had actually made it worse. The science, brilliantly summarized by Dr. Christine Zainer,... Continue reading *“Pope Benedict Was Right About Condoms”* at *jsonline.com* .
The Economics of Bernie Sanders
[image: 1berniesanders] As the political campaign of Hillary Clinton continues to run aground, Democrats are flocking to the campaign of Bernie Sanders, the self-described "socialist" US senator from Vermont, who has been a fixture in that state for more than three decades.... Continue reading *“The Economics of Bernie Sanders”* at *mises.org*.
Wal-Mart Cuts Some Workers’ Hours After Pay Raise Boosts Costs
[image: wal-mart] Wal-Mart Stores Inc., in the midst of spending $1 billion to raise employees' wages and give them extra training, has been cutting the number of hours some of them work in a bid to keep costs in check. Regional executives... Continue reading *“Wal-Mart Cuts Some Workers’ Hours After Pay Raise Boosts Costs”* at *bloomberg.com*.
Should Mt. McKinley be Renamed Denali? 35 Tweets on the Pros, Cons and Obama’s Use of Executive Power
[image: Mt McKinley - 400] President Obama announced Sunday he is issuing an executive order to rename Mount McKinley, reinstating its original native Alaskan name, Denali. The White House said the renaming of North America's highest mountain peak honors the "sacred status" of Denali to Alaskan... Continue reading *“Should Mt. McKinley be Renamed Denali? 35 Tweets on the Pros, Cons and Obama’s Use of Executive Power”* at *dailysignal.com*.
Supplemental: Rachel [HEART] Public Policy Polling!
*TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 1, 2015Payola probe to begin:* Last night, the screeching started not too long after 9 o’clock. We rushed to our Analyst Viewing Chamber to see what was going on. “She just won’t stop,” the analysts cried. We rewound the tape on the Maddow Show to see what had them upset. Sure enough! It was just as they had described! After a moment of folderol, Rachel had started her program like this: MADDOW (8/31/15): But we start with some legitimately new news hot off the presses. *What I have in my hot little hand here is new national polling.* New national—a new nati... more »
Slain TV Cameraman Remembered in Va. Hometown
[image: Adam Ward-900] ROANOKE, Va. (AP) -- Hundreds of mourners crowded into a church Tuesday to honor Adam Ward, the 27-year-old television cameraman who was slain while filming a live interview. The Rev. Rob Lough told more than 500 people in the First...more »
Police in Illinois Hunt for 3 Suspects After Officer Killed
[image: Police officers gather before heading out for a manhunt after an officer was shot in Fox Lake, Ill., on Tuesday, Sept. 1, 2015. Lake County Major Crimes Task Force Cmdr. George Filenko says an officer was shot Tuesday morning in Fox Lake, 55 miles north of Chicago. (Stacey Wescott/Chicago Tribune via AP) MANDATORY CREDIT CHICAGO TRIBUNE; CHICAGO SUN-TIMES OUT; DAILY HERALD OUT; NORTHWEST HERALD OUT; THE HERALD-NEWS OUT; DAILY CHRONICLE OUT; THE TIMES OF NORTHWEST INDIANA OUT; TV OUT; MAGS OUT; NO SALES] FOX LAKE, Ill. (AP) -- Police with helicopters, dogs and armed with rifle... more »
Could Clinton Lose Iowa and New Hampshire? You Bet.
[image: Hillary Clinton Still Won’t Answer on Keystone: I’ll Tell You When I Become President] In politics, the unthinkable must be thought about. Not all that long ago, it was unthinkable that Hillary Clinton could lose Iowa, the first of the 2016 presidential contests. True, she had lost the Iowa caucuses in 2008, coming in... Continue reading *“Could Clinton Lose Iowa and New Hampshire? You Bet.”* at *politico.com*.
SPHERE ALLIANCE MESSAGE #80 What was LUCIEL/LUCIFER?(the decommissioning of Lucifer in 2014)
A Particular, not knowing its role in the creation of form and no form by Source, but having declared it was I AM publicly went into another state of consciousness in PURE LOVE and found the being, Luciel/Lucifer. When the particular located it, they found a being of light of extreme brilliance. The being had no darkness to its nature, it was full of architecture, advanced science, sacred geometry and huge amounts of data. It felt logical but with no heart. It felt computational in nature. While Luciel was of light, and had no detectable frequency of darkness, *but neither did ... more »
What Malcolm Gladwell Gets Wrong about Poverty
[image: Malcolm Gladwell] Malcolm Gladwell's latest New Yorker piece considers the Hurricane Katrina victims who left New Orleans and what their experiences can teach us about poverty. The reasons people remain stuck in poverty are complex, interconnected, and range from the environmental to... Continue reading *“What Malcolm Gladwell Gets Wrong about Poverty”* at *thefederalist.com*.
How Was Your Day . . . Forest Firefighter?
[image: Firefighter Uniforms Hanging - 400] When I hear there's a fire and I'm going on it, at first I get excited. Then I get all logistical. I want to know everything I can about it. The call comes over the PA, and we hustle to... Continue reading *“How Was Your Day . . . Forest Firefighter?”* at *ozy.com* .
Post Atomic Reality
VICE accompanies photographer Donald Weber to the buffer zone at Fukushima, Japan, where the eerie silence mirrors that at Chernobyl, and follow him as he attempts to document the unfolding nuclear crisis.
Kentucky Clerk Not Issuing Same Sex Marriage Licenses Causes Uproar. North Carolina Shows Better Way.
[image: Kim Davis - 900] In the wake of the Supreme Court's ruling redefining marriage throughout the country, there's an open question as to what happens to people who believe marriage is the union of husband and wife. Yesterday the Supreme Court declined to review...more »
How the 3 Congressional Investigations of Planned Parenthood Will Work
[image: Planned Parenthood8 - 900] A Planned Parenthood-commissioned report on the string of undercover Planned Parenthood videos does not appear to have any impact on Congress's ongoing investigations into the group's alleged wrongdoings, The Daily Signal has learned. Congressional aides from all three committees investigating... more »
North Dakota Legalizes Weaponized Drones. Is that a Good Idea?
[image: drone-407393_640 - 900] North Dakota just legalized police drones to be outfitted with tasers, pepper spray and other "non-lethal" weaponry. As the drone debate continues over right to airspace versus right to privacy, the North Dakota bill is the first that moves the...more »
Can UKIP Overcome the Doldrums?
Remember UKIP? You know, that garishly-branded so-called people's party that has form on the privatisation of the NHS, massive tax cuts for the mega wealthy, and thinks things like the minimum wage and maternity pay should be at an employer's discretion? Reminding us they're very real and very relevant, UKIP have made their first headlines since Farage's farrago over the party's leadership all the way back in May. They will, apparently, be launching their own 'no' campaign for EU withdrawal independent of the others competing for its official mantle. After a period of much welcome ... more »
Sanders Within Striking Distance of Clinton in Iowa
*Graphic showing latest Clinton-Sanders poll results in Iowa via the *Des Moines Register* & *Bloomberg Politics*, with an editorializing headline (source)* *by Gaius Publius* I recently did a piece about Sanders doing very well in New Hampshire, the nation's second Democratic primary. According to the polling firm PPP (my emphasis throughout): There's been a big shift on the Democratic side since April as well. *Bernie Sanders now leads *the field in the state with *42% to 35% for Hillary Clinton*, 6% for Jim Webb, 4% for Martin O'Malley, 2% for Lincoln Chafee, and 1% for Lawren... more »
Israel's Mitznefet Helmet Cover Sold To The Ukraine Army
Israel has supplied Ukraine with an unusual helmet covering that hides the shape of a military helmet and stops light reflecting from its surface. Pictured: Israeli soldiers are shown wearing the mitznefet helmet covering during a march at the end of combat training in Jerusalem, July 23, 2015. REUTERS/Baz Ratner *IBTimes:* *East Ukraine War: Ukrainian Military Mitznefet Helmet Cover Delivered By Special Israeli Defense Force* The Ukrainian military is set to receive the unusual looking mitznefet military helmet cover, also known as the "clown hat," from the Israeli defense force,... more »
The Left Sees Only White Evil
[image: Angry Left Crowd Graphic - 900] In the past week, two television reporters in Roanoke, Va. -- Alison Parker and Adam Ward -- were murdered by a black man who hated whites, and a white police officer in Houston -- Darren Goforth -- was murdered by... more »
Richard Muller vs basics of general relativity
*Does anyone care that a well-known instructor at Berkeley has no clue about modern physics?* Dilaton, Bill, and Rehbock were among those who followed the newer exchanges under the comment by Richard Muller of Berkeley who has essentially stated that modern physics was a religion (link to Quora). Some of the newer answers that have appeared there convey the old important points and some new ones – including the comments by David Simmons-Duffin of IAS Princeton (I am still proud for having sold him my furniture), Scott Stratton, and of course also Dilaton and Rehbock. The most impor... more »
Mystery Deepens: Dead British Spy Hacked ‘Secret Clinton Data’
[image: National Security Agency - 900] The British spy found dead in a padlocked duffel bag five years ago had angered his MI6 boss by hacking into a Bill Clinton file, a new report on the still unsolved case reveals. Gareth Williams had "illegally hacked into secret Clinton data,"...more »
Ceasefire Still 'Holding' In Eastern Ukraine
A man wearing a camouflage uniform walks with a child as they enter a school on the start of the new school year in Donetsk, Ukraine, Tuesday. Children in the eastern rebel-held city of Donetsk attended their first day of school on Tuesday as a Kiev military spokesman said first signs were that parties to the Minsk ceasefire deal were adhering to the call for a more effective truce to mark the start of a new school year. ALEXANDER ERMOCHENKO/REUTERS *Reuters:* *Big guns in east Ukraine fall silent, two more die from wounds in Kiev protests* A fragile truce between Ukrainian govern... more »
Ukraine Still Reeling After Yesterday's Riots
*VOA*: *Ukraine’s Poroshenko: Violent Kyiv Protest ‘Stab in the Back’* Ukraine's President Petro Poroshenko has described as a "stab in the back" a violent nationalist demonstration against legislation that grants more autonomy to pro-Russian separatists in eastern Ukraine. In a televised address Monday evening, Poroshenko said the protest outside the parliament in Kyiv earlier in the day was "an anti-Ukrainian action for which all organizers, all representatives of political forces without any exception must carry full responsibility." A Ukrainian security officer was killed and ... more »
Jay Dyer: James Kelley & the Psychopathology of Jim Jones/Jonestown
Seriously, seriously interesting interview! Must Listen. "James and I delve into the bizarre oddness of what is Jim Jones and the People’s Temple cult and their mass suicide. Beware, this is not a PG interview – things get pretty…well, funky. It gets rather potty themed, but with a reason given Jones’ ever-evolving ideology. Given the nature of this interview, I’ve decided to make it all free" *Thanks Jay Dyer! Always linked in the sidebar.* Before you listen to this interview I'm going to ask you all to let me know if you too notice the similarities between the perception manag... more »
As Migrants Pour Into Europe Hungary Shuts Down Budapest Train Station
*New York Times*: *Keleti Train Station in Budapest Cuts Off Service to Migrants Amid Crisis* BUDAPEST — Keleti train station here, which has emerged as ground zero in Europe’s spiraling migration crisis, cut off service to migrants on Tuesday as European countries remained bitterly divided and confused over how to handle the situation. Emphasizing the sense of confusion, Austria’s interior minister, Johanna Mikl-Leitner, called on Germany, the preferred destination for many of the migrants, to clarify its stance on asylum rules, and Chancellor Werner Faymann lashed out at Hungar... more »
How many languages are spoken in the world?
The total languages are 6,500. How these languages evolved? I don't know the answer.The top language spoken in the world is Chinese. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ *There are roughly 6,500 spoken languages in the world today. However, about 2,000 of those languages have fewer than 1,000 speakers.The most popular language in the world is Mandarin Chinese. There are 1,213,000,000 people in the world that speak that language* Language1 Approx. number of speakers 1. Chinese 2 1,213,000,000 2. Spanish 414,000,000 3. English 335,000,000 4. Hindi 260... more »
Authors’ pharma ties cause Cochrane to withdraw two diabetes reviews
The Cochrane Library has withdrawn two reviews evaluating the effectiveness of diabetes treatments because some of the papers’ authors work with pharmaceutical companies. Bianca Hemmingsen, first author on both reviews, told us the Cochrane Library asked the authors to remove the researchers with ties to pharma, but after one “refused to withdraw,” both papers were […] The post Authors’ pharma ties cause Cochrane to withdraw two diabetes reviews appeared first on Retraction Watch.
Mass Legal Immigration Will Finish Conservatism
[image: immigration4 - 400] Conservative luminaries have been warning that Donald Trump poses a threat to the Republican party and to the political future of conservativism. Charles Krauthammer has called him "political poison." Fred Barnes says Trump has "made the GOP's future dicey." George... Continue reading *“Mass Legal Immigration Will Finish Conservatism”* at *nationalreview.com*.
Small Business Owners Fear the Feds are about to Crush Their Way of Life
[image: Pizza Hut - 400] Several franchisees urged members of Congress Monday to help reverse a recent federal rule change which could destroy many small businesses. A federal labor case involving Browning-Ferris Industries has allowed the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) to expand a critical franchising... more »
Uber Now in the Delivery Business? NJ Woman Gives Birth During Uber Ride
[image: Lincolntunnel - 900] NEW YORK (AP) -- Officials say a baby girl was successfully delivered in the backseat of an Uber car parked at the mouth of the Lincoln Tunnel. The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, which operates the tunnel,... more »
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Red Baron Shoots Down F-35
Lockheed Upbeat Despite F-35 Losing Dogfight To Red Baron http://t.co/X4TZlW2q8e pic.twitter.com/IVQaRaBUW2 — Duffel Blog (@DuffelBlog) August 31, 2015
Should The U.S. Provide Military Assistance To Philippine Supply Missions In The South China Sea?
Image Credit: Flickr/ U.S. Navy *Franz-Stefan Gady, The Diplomat:* *Philippines Asks for US Military Assistance in South China Sea* *Manila feels harassed by Beijing when resupplying its military personnel in the West Philippine Sea.* Last week, Philippine Defense Secretary Voltaire Gazmin requested military assistance from the head of U.S. Pacific Command, Admiral Harry Harris Jr., to strengthen the Philippines’ position in the South China Sea, AFP reports. According to Colonel Restituto Padilla, a military spokersperson of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP), “[i]t was a s... more »
The True Revolution
*Frank M. Wanderer* - The revolution of our time is the revolution of the Consciousness. The post The True Revolution appeared first on Waking Times.
Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer is Pregnant with Twins
[image: Marissa Mayer] SAN FRANCISCO (AP) -- Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer is pregnant with identical twins. Mayer said on her blog that she and her husband are expecting twin girls in December. “I have some exciting news to share -- I’m pregnant!” wrote... more »
West Point Professor Resigns after Advocating Attacks on Colleagues
[image: West Point-400] A West Point law professor has resigned after arguing that fellow legal scholars who criticize the war on terrorism are "treasonous" and should be arrested, interrogated and even attacked as "unlawful enemy combatants." William C. Bradford resigned from his post on Sunday following an uproar... Continue reading *“West Point Professor Resigns after Advocating Attacks on Colleagues”* at *washingtonpost.com*.
U.S. Marines Prepare for Future Warfare
(Photo: Cpl. Anna Albrecht/Marine Corps) *Marine Times:* *New intel report: megaslums, drones and invisible enemies in the next decade* It is Aug. 10, 2017. A team of unarmed Marines with Special-Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force–South has deployed to Cartagena, Colombia, to begin a two-week security and cooperation training mission with Colombian marines. Three days into the mission, guerrillas with the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia begin attacking government targets, while Venezuelan marines, with Russian advisers and Chinese equipment, launch an amphibious assault n... more »
BACK TO SCHOOL PREVIEW: New Orleans has fashioned a miracle too!
*TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 1, 2015Part 2—The superintendent's tale:* According to laws of our modern “news” business, American news comes in two flavors: If an anniversary of real news occurs, it will be treated as news. If Donald Trump is speaking somewhere, that constitutes *breaking* news. Last week marked the tenth anniversary of Hurricane Katrina. In accord with the first precept listed above, this touched off an imitation pseudo-discussion of the New Orleans schools. Various people stated their view of the current state of those schools. Professor Gabor, a skeptic and perhaps a det... more »
Planned Parenthood Video #9 - "The abdomen is always ripped open"...
*these videos are usually presented here without comment.* Not this time. That there are people who continue to defend this leaves me both outraged and sad. I even have "Catholic" relatives who think this is just fine, since it would be silly and wasteful to just throw away all these little baby parts instead of using them for something "good." The "good" part, of course, refers to medical research that would possibly enhance *their* lives at the expense of the willful murder of another human. People who think like this have neither morals or any firm grasp of ethics. Let me hel... more »
Family matters
Several recent stories raise this question. Are there circumstances in which self-examination is justifiably kept ‘within the family’? I wrote about this once before, with regard to an angst-ridden article on Harry’s Place by Marc Goldberg. More recently he’s come up with another piece, which outlines his misgivings about what he sees as the IDF’s gratuitously callous behaviour towards Palestinians. I wrote, then: “Fundamentally Goldberg is a staunch Zionist, but his criticisms of the Israeli government, albeit well-meant, are beginning to look a bit disloyal. No matter how aff... more »
Central & Kurdish Governments Turning Blind Eye To Sex Trafficking In Iraq
The latest annual reporton trafficking by the State Department noted that Iraq remains an important hub for the sex trade and human trafficking in the Middle East. People are both shipped to and out of the country, which has only gotten worse since the Islamic State’s onslaught in the summer of 2014. The State Department found that Iraq continues to have an active sex trade. Iraqi females are often victims of temporary marriages, where their husbands then put them into the sex trade. Syrian refugee women are often targeted for exploitation. Foreign women are told that they are go... more »
Time To End The Fraud Of Political Correctness: University Of Tennessee Tells Staff To Stop Using "He" Or "She", And Switch To "Xe", "Zir", And "Xyr" Instead! (This Is NOT A Joke!)
I for one have always been sick by this bullshit called "Political Correctness" ... Every day I see examples everywhere I go where people are being told that they should not say or do what they are usually long accustomed to doing, simply because it is not "politically correct"... To me, this is so outlandish and ridiculous and has done nothing other than to stifle free speech and free thought and has actually been a detriment to society as a whole! I came across the following report today that shows "political correctness" gone wild and I want to share it here with my own readers..... more »
Pope Extends Olive Branch on Abortion, Traditionalist Dissent
[image: Francis] ROME - One day after taping a video session with three US communities set to air Friday and described by those who've seen it as a "home run," Pope Francis executed a daring pastoral double play on Tuesday, reaching out... Continue reading *“Pope Extends Olive Branch on Abortion, Traditionalist Dissent”* at *cruxnow.com*.
Four Reasons Hillary Clinton Should Apologize for her Inflammatory Abortion Rhetoric
[image: Hillary Clinton12 - 400] If you believe in human rights for all, including the unborn, you "don't want to live in the modern world." Your position is "extreme" -- something we'd expect from "terrorist groups." That's what Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton said last week... Continue reading *“Four Reasons Hillary Clinton Should Apologize for her Inflammatory Abortion Rhetoric”* at *religionnews.com*.
A Look At The Future Of Land Warfare
*(Click on Image to Enlarge)* *Michael O'Hanlon, Brookings:* *'The Future of Land Warfare'* In my new book, "The Future of Land Warfare" (Brookings Institution Press, 2015), I attempt to debunk the new conventional wisdom (which began with the Obama administration but also permeates thinking beyond): Messy ground operations can be relegated to the dustbin of history. That is a paraphrase and dramatization, to be sure—but only a modest one, since the administration’s 2012 and 2014 defense plans both state that the U.S. Army will no longer size its main combat forces with large-scale... more »
Is This What Naval Warship In 2050 Will Look Like?
*(Click on Image to Enlarge)* *Daily Mail:* *HMS Hi-tech, the warship of the future: Royal Navy's Dreadnought 2050 has space-age control room, 'see-through' hull and a crew of just 50 * * Images have emerged of intimidating vessel, dubbed Dreadnought 2050, that could be the future of the Royal Navy * The stunning vessel pushes today's engineering boundaries to the limits, with hulls that can make them invisible * Engineers believe it could be crewed by 50 people, rather than the current 200, thanks to remote-control technology * New-style operations room could allow commanders to fo... more »
War Crimes Continue Against People in Donbass
So the shelling and killing continues against the innocent people in eastern Ukraine. Why does the US-NATO get away with these obvious war crimes? Who will stand up to the runaway pirates in Washington-Brussels-London-Bonn?
Russia And China Are Working Together To Identify U.S. Spies
*L.A. Times*: *China and Russia are using hacked data to target U.S. spies, officials say* Foreign spy services, especially in China and Russia, are aggressively aggregating and cross-indexing hacked U.S. computer databases — including security clearance applications, airline records and medical insurance forms — to identify U.S. intelligence officers and agents, U.S. officials said. At least one clandestine network of American engineers and scientists who provide technical assistance to U.S. undercover operatives and agents overseas has been compromised as a result, according to... more »
Clerk Again Refuses to Issue Same-Sex Marriage Licenses Citing ‘God’s Authority’
[image: Overseas Courts Differ on Same-Sex Marriage] MOREHEAD, Ky. (AP) -- A county clerk in Kentucky who invoked “God’s authority” Tuesday for defying the U.S. Supreme Court on gay marriage has been summoned by a federal judge to explain why she should not be fined or jailed... more »
Chipotle Sued Over GMO-Free Menu Claims
[image: chipotle] Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc’s new GMO-free menu claims have lured diners and boosted the burrito chain’s stock price, but it has some consumers crying foul. A California woman has accused the popular chain in a lawsuit of false advertising after... Continue reading *“Chipotle Sued Over GMO-Free Menu Claims”* at *news.yahoo.com*.
New Planned Parenthood Sting Video: Intact Babies So Far Along They ‘Just Fell Out’
[image: PPvideo9_still] The latest Planned Parenthood sting video introduces us to a new player in the baby body parts industry: Advanced Bioscience Resources, Inc. (ABR), a small company that has trafficked human tissue from Planned Parenthood longer than any other entity. The... more »
Ashley Madison Hack Could Become National Security Threat
[image: ashley madison billboard__1440253437_70.119.142.63] The Ashley Madison hack surely spurred some fights in American households, but new reports show it also poses a national security threat. The Pentagon is parsing through the names and sexual fantasies revealed in the hack of the Ashley Madison... more »
Two groups mistakenly publish case reports on the same patient
Talk about a popular patient: A woman who developed a case of internal bleeding while taking the anticoagulant Xarelto (rivaroxaban) was written up in not one — but two — case reports. The trouble was, both groups didn’t realize what the other was doing, so the more recent article is now being retracted from the Journal […] The post Two groups mistakenly publish case reports on the same patient appeared first on Retraction Watch.
Drone Usage Is Soaring In Latin America
Students and a trainer at Mexico City’s Drone Academy practice flying a six-rotor drone on Aug. 16, 2015. Tim Johnson McClatchy *McClatchy News:* *As drone usage soars in Latin America, so do concerns* * In mishaps, drones hit pedestrians, pop star * Criminals also turn to them for smuggling * Fears arise of drone assassins, flying bombs As the chief executive of what may be the first academy to train drone operators in Latin America, José Luis González is acutely aware that unmanned aerial vehicles can be used for both good and evil. Most of the students who study at his Drone Acad... more »
Trouble at the top of Trump Tower
There is a burger joint that sits a little above the superhighway that bisects Roppongi from the sky. Its something about Japan that I can not take away. Even though its a burger joint that want more money from me and you. It tried the burger it was not fine, it was even worse considering that from a twenty I would not be able to pay the smallest bar fine. But something about Johnny Rocket an American Invention was sitting high above Roppongi a area long remembered for other affections, makes me want to sit there , coldly staring atall the people who have no idea what it means to... more »
The Pacific War (Photo Gallery)
*History in Orbit*:* A Look At The War in the Pacific* Some of the largest atrocities in world history took place within Europe during World War II. However, the Mediterranean theater wasn’t the only battleground. On the other side of the world, another war was being fought against an entirely different enemy. The Pacific War began with the Japanese bombing of Pearl Harbor in December 1941, and ran until the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki in August of 1945. Among the countries involved, there were a total of 6 million military deaths and a staggering 26 million civilian... more »
French Fry Pancakes (Potato Latkes)
A couple months ago I bought my husband a julienne peeler so he could make more zoodles dishes. It's kind of sad how much we love zoodles... But, being who he is, he got bored with zoodles and wanted to find something else to do with the peeler. Letting his brain juices run wild he got stuck and ended up fixated on potatoes. Kind of boring, right? That's what I thought too, but the final product ended up amazing. He made potato latkes, or potato pancakes. They're a simple dish, akin to a hashbrown, but so flavorful, crisp and satisfying. My picky six-year-old daughter loved them a... more »
America's 5 Worst Military Defeats
USS Arizona *James Jay Carafano, National Interest:* *America's 5 Worst Military Defeats* *5 battles from U.S. history where losing wound up putting the nation on the path to victory.* Defeat can be an integral instrument of victory. War is a competition between thinking, scheming, determined adversaries. Gaining a decisive advantage over the enemy is the ultimate high-ground. Sometimes this critical competitive edge comes from losing battles—when the loss sparks the actions that lead to winning. For much of the 19th and 20th century, the Western way of war was battle-centric. B... more »
Study: Midlife Obesity May Spur Risk for Earlier Alzheimer’s
[image: obesity overweight healthy living__1441109330_70.119.142.63] WASHINGTON (AP) -- One more reason to watch the waistline: New research says people’s weight in middle age may influence not just whether they go on to develop Alzheimer’s disease, but when. Obesity in midlife has long been suspected of... more »
Trump Video Goes after Bush on Immigration; Bush Fires Back
[image: Donald Trump - 900] DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) -- Donald Trump is going after Republican presidential rival Jeb Bush with a new campaign video about immigration. In the video, Bush is shown saying in a 2014 interview that illegal immigration is “not a felony”...more »
Abortion is a Jealous, Insatiable Tyrant: Roe Must Go
[image: stop abortion sign __1440938782_70.119.142.63] Let's pray that the summer of 2015 will become a positive watershed moment for our country. It’s now undeniable that the powerful elite in America worship at the altar of abortion. And abortion is one jealous, insatiable golden calf --... more »
Suspect in Houston Deputy Killing Had History of Mental Illness
[image: This undated photo provided by the Harris County Sheriff's Office on Saturday, Aug. 29, 2015 shows Shannon J. Miles. Prosecutors in Texas are charging the 30-year-old man with capital murder in the killing of Darren Goforth, a sheriff's deputy who was gunned down from behind while filling up his patrol car at a suburban Houston gas station. (Harris County Sheriff's Office via AP)] HOUSTON (AP) -- A man charged with murder in the ambush of a suburban Houston sheriff’s deputy had a history of mental illness and was once declared mentally incompetent, according to authorities an... more »
Ohio Gov. Kasich Opposes Changing Name of Mount McKinley
[image: John Kasich__1441108095_70.119.142.63] COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) -- Ohio Gov. John Kasich said Monday that he disagrees with President Barack Obama’s decision to rename Mount McKinley as Denali, the traditional Alaska Native name. Alaska’s governor and congressional delegation have praised the long-sought change, which... more »
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*Injuries will force tough choices for Saints: Jairus Byrd on PUP? ~Mike Triplett, ESPN* *Sheriff Gusman challenges city’s refusal to issue permit allowing him to move into new $145 million jail ~Jim Mustian, N.O. Advocate * *Louisiana's vanishing coast: Before and after images show a decade's loss*
Bernie Clarifies: That Is Not Hillary Clinton's Position
Sunday morning Bernie was on CNN's *State of the Union* with Jake Tapper. Right from the beginning of the interview Tapper tried getting Bernie to attack Hillary, which he has refused to do. His standard answer is usually that he knows her, likes her and respects her, even if they differ on several issues that are crucial to America's working families. Tapper did manage to get Bernie to lay out some key examples of policy positions where there is a clear contrast with Clinton's neo-liberal-- if not corporatist and Wall Street-inspired-- agenda. Bernie: I think that the business... more »
Protest Saturday at Airshow in Brunswick
Coming up quickly this weekend at the former Navy base in Brunswick will be ‘The Great State of Maine Air Show’ featuring the Navy Blue Angels stunt team. I learned yesterday that Maine Veterans for Peace had declined to organize a protest at the airshow. Feeling it important to stand in protest at this event I’ve decided on short notice to put out a call for a protest presence in front of the former Navy Base, now called Brunswick Landing and Executive Airport, in Brunswick. We will gather from 10:00 am until 1:00 on Saturday, September 5. It’s obvious that this airshow is a ... more »
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*Yet Another College Is Sued Over Its Sex Assault Policies* Colgate University, a small liberal arts school in New York, has become the latest university hit with a lawsuit alleging that it wrongly expelled a student for sexual assault. The anonymous student filing the lawsuit was kicked out in April, a mere month before his graduation, after he was found responsible on charges of non-consensual digital penetration, nonconsensual touching, and sexual exploitation. According to Reuters, the student accuses Colgate of expelling him even though a preponderance of evidence pointed t... more »
MSR Review: A Review of the Review
MSR Review is a serious examination of the Molten Salt Reactor's potential for development in the United Kingdom. Six private MSR projects, but not explored in depth. These include four North American startups and two European projects. This review covers a variety of topics that are seldomed mention in open science discussions.of MSR technology. These include the problems posed by insurance and regulation on the launching of any new MSR first of a kind. I suspect that such considerations would be less of a problem in anada, and this is perhapse why the MSR is making perhaps its grea... more »
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*Some real fun below* *If deliberate deception is fun. It's fun to expose it anyway. "Slate's" crooked "Bad astronomer", Phil Plait, is at it again. Read here and here to see two of his recent attempted deceptions eviscerated.What we read below is no exception. He is just a global warming apparatchik. There is no truth in him (John 8:44). How do we know that?He says that sea levels have been rising since 1992, which is correct. They have been rising for much longer than that, in fact. He also says the rise is due to global warming, which is not correct. How do we kno... more »
Showdown in Jackson Hole: Will This Powerful Group Finally Dismantle the Fed?
[image: Showdown in Jackson Hole: The Fed Challenged on its Own Turf in Wyoming by Group Likely to Finally Start Dismantling it] A powerful combination of people has finally come together to present a real challenge to the Federal Reserve's death grip over monetary policy. Every year, the Federal Reserve holds an annual conference in ritzy Jackson Hole, Wyoming. This year, the... more »
Did “ISIS” Completely Destroy Palmyra Temple?
It’s certainly questionable. *NO*, I don’t believe the lying, war mongering/whoring/child abusing UN. Nor do I take their ‘satellite’ imagery as gospel. *Satellite imagery can be fudged.* *Example: Did US Fake Satellite Images to Show Russia Shelled Eastern Ukraine?* *The UN bolstering the claim of an alleged 'global terror group'* ? The UN promoting the narrative provided by the NATO/Israeli proxy- ISIS, more succinctly, the *UN is promoting the narrative of NATO nation special Ops masquerading as ISIS? * - *British forces hunt for Jihadi John in ‘combat burqas’ - SAS as ISIS... more »
Standing Together: Sooner Would Have Been Better (But Still Is)
Jo Nova has a post on an "emergency meeting" this month of world leaders, apparently meant to make "backroom" deals among them in advance of the December "climate change" (a.k.a. global warming) conference. Jo commented that climate "skeptics" need to "stand together", a remark that seemed to me likely to have little effect--which would be unfortunate. My response: *The point is, there are too many "lukewarmers" and too few "deniers" (or, like me, defiers, though that means little since I have no influence on my own). The "greenhouse effect" should never have been taken seriously in ... more »
Watching the Sunset
In the 1980's, America's economy began to rust out. Ronald Reagan told the unemployed in cities like Detroit, Baltimore and Garry, Indiana that they should move out of town and seek work in one of the burgeoning McDonald's franchises. Michael Moore chronicled the fate of the newly unemployed in his film, *Roger and Me.* The plight of those left behind was illustrated most pathetically by a woman whose hand painted sign advertised that she sold rabbits "For Pets or Meat." In the second decade of the new century, the Economist reports that Canada has developed its own rust belt: IF... more »
Subsidizing Subsidiarity: How Conservatives Failed New Orleans
[image: new orleans] This week marks the 10th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina making landfall on the Gulf Coast. As always happens when remembering such ignominious events, we look back in hindsight to attempt to learn what could have been done differently. If we're being... more »
Wobbly Euro Economy May Get Even More Stimulus from Central Bank
[image: European Central Bank in frankfurt.] FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) -- When is a trillion euros not enough? Could be soon, in Europe’s shaky economy. Analysts are already talking about when and how the European Central Bank might extend its 1.1 trillion-euro ($1.2 trillion) stimulus program that... more »
‘Big Mountain Jesus’ Supporters Win Court Victory over Atheist Group
[image: Big Mountain Jesus - 900] A judge has ruled against an atheist group fighting to get a statue of Jesus removed from the top of a Montana mountain. The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled Monday that providing a permit for the "Big Mountain Jesus" memorial did not...more »
Russian Internet Laws Test Facebook and Google
[image: russian] Global Internet firms operating in Russia wake up on Tuesday to a new era in Kremlin regulation. A law now forces tech firms with Russian customers to operate local servers to handle Russian personal data. It's the latest in a string of... more »
Cartoon: ‘The Mountain Obama Should Rename’
[image: Ramirez - 090115 - The Mountain Obama Should Rename]
Obama Paints Doomsday Scene of Global Warming in Alaska
[image: NEW ORLEANS, LA - AUGUST 27: U.S. President Barack Obama speaks during an event to mark the 10th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina on August 27, 2015 in New Orleans, Louisiana. President Obama spoke at the Andrew P. Sanchez & Copelin-Byrd Multi-Service Center located in the Lower 9th Ward, a largely African-American neighborhood that was one of the hardest hit by the storm. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)] ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) -- President Barack Obama is painting a doomsday scenario for the Arctic and beyond if climate change isn’t dealt with fast: entire nations submerg... more »
Apple to Challenge Netflix with Original Programming
[image: Netflix] The moment the media and technology industries have been expecting for years may finally be arriving: Apple is exploring getting into the original programming business. Sources indicate the Cupertino, Calif., colossus has held preliminary conversations in recent weeks with executives... more »
Is The Virginia Shooting Hoax Blowing Up in the MSM’s Face?
August 30, 2015 [image: virginia_reporter_shooting_hoax] By Joe Wright *Activist Post* Gun control false flag crisis actors be warned: Facial recognition search software is going to bust you. Funny, the technology is easy enough to use on Facebook, one has to wonder why the mainstream media and police don’t use it for these alleged mass shooter events. Actually, this is an even bigger warning to the billionaire “philanthropists” who back aggressive gun control initiatives and are likely backing these staged “events.” You’ve hired horrible actors. You’re going to get busted unless... more »
Al-Shabab Militants Overrun Somali Base for African Union Forces
[image: A Somali soldier stands guard next to the site where Al Shebab militants carried out a suicide attack against a military intelligence base in Mogadishu on June 21, 2015. Shebab militants launched a major suicide raid on June 21 against a military intelligence base in the capital Mogadishu, setting off a car bomb before storming inside, security officials said. Somalia's interior ministry said the three attackers were all killed in the raid, and that Somali security forces who fought them suffered no casualties.] MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) -- Al-Shabab overran an African Union ba... more »
Economic News , Data & Views ( September 1 , 2015 ) - Around The Horn Of " Fortress Europe " Eurozone and EZ Data For today -- Country Specific News & Data For Spain , Greece , Poland , Netherlands , Ireland , UK , Germany ...... Refugee situation devouring soul of Europe as fractures between nations appear as fast as refugees ......
Evening wrap...... Asia..... *Edward Harrison* @edwardnh 3m 3 minutes ago Bloomberg - China Hedge Funds Face Worst Month in 16 Years After Carnage http://bloom.bg/1hw9YWD *ForexLive* @ForexLive 3m3 minutes ago *China* to further increase stock market 'surveillance' http:// news.forexlive.com/!/china-to-fur ther-increase-stock-market-surveillance-20150901 … *George Chen* @george_chen 2h 2 hours ago Photos: Protests against Malaysia’s leader—including a predecessor who helped put him in power http://qz.com/491122/huge-cr owds-joined-rallies-for-malaysian-... more »
Transpicuous News: Video and UPDATES for Tues.
On the Transpicuous News Report, Sunday August 30th, we primarily focused on the Financial Insanity of this past week or so (Archive Video below) .. and Then Monday Arrived, the markets opened and did some more very interesting gyrations. Further to the report, several interesting article have come out that highlight some very interesting information. And it's not just the alternative media- Sputnik just published an article quoting Gerald Celente's doom predictions, which is an interesting twist in the propaganda machine of Russia. Below are a few of the interesting articles tha... more »
Xindl X, Mirka Miškechová: Female stranger in your country
By Mr Xindl X (sings in Czech) and Ms Mirka Miškechová (sings in Slovak) *The Velvet Divorce remains a popular theme in the Czecho-Slovak bilingual songs* CZ: As recently as yesterday, we were speaking the same language. CZ: Despite the several foreign words, your letters CZ: seemed readable to me. CZ: Today those foreign ones dominate [over] the familiar ones, CZ: what happened with us? Hell? CZ: What happened with us? SK: As recently as yesterday, we spoke the same way, SK: up to small deviations, SK: I feel like a moron today. SK: Because all the words sound foreign to me, SK: wh...more »
Gardasil in Arizona: An Experience No Child Should Have To Go Through by Tara Gramza
J.G. Gardasil: An experience no child should have to go through By Tara Gramza Phoenix AZ Sane Vax, Inc. 24 August 2015 I am a labor and delivery nurse at Scottsdale Osborn, and studying to become a nurse practitioner. My daughter was born on December 6, 1999. She was approximately 14 years, and 2 months old when she first suffered an adverse reaction to a vaccine. J.G. was a happy, very healthy, normal, teenage girl. All that changed when the doctor in her pediatrics office recommended she receive Gardasil as prevention against cervical cancer. As a mother and an informed regis... more »
Russian jets spotted off Sweden's east coast
[image: Tu-22M3 Backfire C]Swedish military identified and followed two Russian TU-22 fighter planes escorted by a pair of SU-27 aircraft flying east of the island of Gotland on Monday morning. The Russian planes flew above southern parts of the Baltic Sea and east of Gotland. A military spokesman told The Local that the planes had stayed in international airspace and that the Swedish air force had followed them only to inspect them more closely. Read more
Five Most Popular Posts In August
Most popular last month were: 1. Jeremy Corbyn, Stalinism, and the Cold War Boilerplate 2. Who I Voted For Labour Leader 3. Gordon Brown and Power 4. Why I Am Voting For Jeremy Corbyn 5. Some Questions for Jeremy Corbyn Yes, we've made it through August and it's still Jeremy-fest as far as the blog's concerned. Not that I'm complaining, *it was the third best month ever* page view-wise. Were it not for things happening in real life sapping my bloggerly energies, a few more posts could have seen it do even better. There's very little chance of this changing in September. In less than... more »
PLA's DF-26 IRBM is without peer, says Sina Military
[image: DF-26 IRBM]The People's Liberation Army's DF-26 missile is an intermediate-range ballistic missile (IRBM) without peer in the world, the Beijing-based Sina Military Network claims. International standards consider guided missiles to be IRBMs if they have a range of more than 3,000 kilometers. Due to China's geopolitical considerations, however, the PLA only considers a missile to be an IRBM if it has a range of greater than 4,000 km. China's first-generation IRBM is the DF-4, which represents a number of breakthroughs in weapons technology such as multi-stage rockets, warhea... more »
Russian jets in Syrian skies
[image: MiG-29SMT Fulcrum]Russia has begun its military intervention in Syria, deploying an aerial contingent to a permanent Syrian base, in order to launch attacks against ISIS and Islamist rebels; US stays silent. Russian fighter pilots are expected to begin arriving in Syria in the coming days, and will fly their Russian air force fighter jets and attack helicopters against ISIS and rebel-aligned targets within the failing state According to Western diplomats, a Russian expeditionary force has already arrived in Syria and set up camp in an Assad-controlled airbase. The base is sa... more »
Draken Supports Multinational F-35 Joint Strike Fighter Exercise
[image: A-4K Draken, F-35 Lightning II & F-16 Fighting Falcon]Draken International, the leading global provider of contract air services, recently supported operational testing of the F-35 at Edwards Air Force Base by flying the company's A-4K fighter jets as simulated adversaries. The large force training exercise was initiated by the 323rd Test and Evaluation Squadron and supported by the Joint Strike Fighter Operational Test Team from Aug. 17-28. This was the first time any commercial air services company had provided adversary support for the F-35. Draken flew as many as five of... more »
China Is World's Third Largest Fighter Aircraft Exporter: Russian Think Tank
[image: JF-17 Thunder]China has emerged as the third-largest exporter of fighter planes in the list of world’s top fighter plane exporters prepared by Russian think tank. The country has handed over 92 fighter planes with a total US$2.03 billion to foreign buyers. The fighter planes also include 51 planes worth US$830 million to Pakistan, the largest buyer in 2011. Further in next four years, the country likely supplies another 40 fighters to Pakistan, worth a total of US$1.2 billion, Huanqiu.com, the Chinese-language website of China’s nationalistic Global Times newspaper quoted a... more »
Two US Predator drones deployed to Latvia
[image: MQ-1 Predator]The US military has deployed two MQ-1 Predator surveillance drones and 70 airmen to Latvia for a two-week training mission aimed at reassuring European allies wary of Russia. The mission, which began Friday and is due to end on September 15, comes as the United States increases military exercises and training in Eastern Europe after Russia's annexation of Crimea and repeated clashes in Ukraine between nationalists and pro-Russian separatists. Four F-22 stealth tactical fighter aircraft have been deployed to Germany, and were used in a training exercise Monday w... more »
Russia’s Newest Grom Smart Bombs Unveiled at MAKS 2015
[image: Su-24 Fencer]Grom, a next-generation high-precision bomb was unveiled at MAKS-2015 International Air Show in Zhukovsky, outside Moscow. Tactical Missile Corporation, which developed the new piece of deadly equipment, presented an export version of the bomb. The Grom (Russian "Thunder") family comprises of two versions of the bomb – the Grom-1 and the Grom-2. The Grom-1 is in fact a guided cruise missile equipped with an engine, inertial and satellite guidance systems. Equipped with a cutting-edge guidance system, the Grom-2 is a high-precision bomb. With no engine, it has an... more »
Navy destroys 200 illegal refineries, 80 vessels
[image: Chief of Naval Staff (CNS), Vice Admiral Ibok Ekwe-Ibas]The Nigerian Navy says it has destroyed no fewer than 200 illegal refineries located in the Niger Delta region from 2014 till date. The Flag Officer Commanding, Eastern Naval Command, Rear Admiral Henry Babalola, disclosure this at the just concluded second Offshore Patrol Vessel (OPV) Africa conference held in Lagos. Admiral Babalola, while highlighting some of the challenges militating against effective security of West African Maritime environment, noted that most countries in the Sub-Sahara have insufficient knowled... more »
Carrier USS Ronald Reagan Leaves for Japan Starting Second Phase of 3-Carrier Crew Swap
Later today of Nimitz-class carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN-76) will depart San Diego, Calif. for its new home in Yokosuka, Japan. Reagan’s California departure and its arrival in Japan as U.S. 7th Fleet’s forward deployed carrier is the second move in a three-way carrier swap that will move USS George Washington (CVN-73) to Newport News, Va. for a mid-life overhaul and change the homeport of USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN-71) — currently in U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) — from Naval Station Norfolk, Va. to San Diego. Reagan and Washington conducted a 10-day crew swap when Washington ... more »
Australia's first LHD ship close to initial operational capability
[image: HMAS Canberra (L02)]Australia's first-of-class landing helicopter dock ship is closer to initial operational capability following completion of a graduated test and trial program. The second LHD, meanwhile, has completed her second and final sea trials prior to delivery to the Royal Australian Navy. The Canberra-class ships will be the largest vessels operated by the Royal Australian Navy. They are about 757 feet long, displace more than 30,000 tons and have a maximum speed of 20 knots. Range is 9,000 nautical miles. Read more
Russia's Most Anachronistic Warship Is Getting an Overhaul
[image: Kirov class CGN]The flagship of Russia's Northern Fleet, the Pyotr Veliky (Peter the Great) battle cruiser, is on its way into a Murmansk shipyard for renovations as part of a larger program to keep the massive vessel serving for several decades. The ship, which is one of Russia's two surviving Kirov-class battle cruisers, will be put into a dry-dock at the 82nd repair plant in the near future, after dock workers have prepared the site to receive the massive warship, Northern Fleet spokesman Vadim Serga told the RIA Novosti news agency on Monday. The Pyotr Veliky's pitstop ... more »
The Health Benefits Of Laughter
*I might add the crying has the same effect on the body though not so pleasant. Every now and then an emotional detox can be beneficial for good health.*
The Nine Chambers of the Kabbalah
THE KABBALAH AND FREEMASONRY By W.Bro. Rev. J.N. Cleland, M.A., D.D., P.P.Gr.Ch. (Kent). In his Prestonian Lecture (“Medieval Master Masons and their Secrets”) for the year 1933, V.Bro.Rev.W.Covey-Crump, M.A., Gr. Chaplin (England), brought to the notice of the Craft the very important influence which was exercised by the school of Kabbalistic thought at the time of the formation of the 1717 Grant Lodge. Bro. Covey-Crump subsequently expanded his thesis in a Paper delivered before the Masonic Study society in London. Apart from this preliminary treatment of the subjects the st... more »
Essay: Inside the Design of China’s Yuan-class Submarine
[image: Type 039A/B (Yuan) class SSK]China’s evolving submarine force is a topic worthy of sober examination and debate. However, for the discussion to be useful in informing both national policy-makers and citizenry alike, the content must be based on accurate data and sound analysis. Unfortunately, both are often found wanting when it comes to English-language reporting on the People’s Liberation Army Navy (PLAN). A recent USNI News essay, continues this trend. In the essay, Henry Holst, argues that the Type 039A/B Yuan-class submarine was “designed primarily as an anti-ship cru... more »
Here's why North Korea's decrepit submarine force still freaks out the South
[image: Kim Jong Un]Tensions have been mounting on the Korean peninsula since a North Korean landmine seriously injured two South Korean soldiers on August 4. That incident led to spiking tensions between the two countries, culminating in limited artillery exchanges and North Korea's placing of its front-line troops on a war footing. Tensions relaxed earlier this week when North Korea issued an apology for the land mine after tense negotiations. Read more
Reno County Health Department: Majority of Whooping Cough Cases Found in Vaccinated Individuals
What we truly need is an effective simple test for the bacteria itself. The vaccine has always been problematic to start with. Now the disease is way more persuasive than ever and we have no clear way to rid ourselves of it. I was vaccinated when i was twelve years old for this disease. Problem was that i was already symptomatic. This led to double pneumonia and sixty lost school days during the dead of winter after a close brush with death. The antibiotics did work just in time. We need to routinely test for the live presence of the bacteria and to rout it out to prevent... more »
Monsanto Secretly Gave Legal Defense Money to GMO farmer
How is it that GMO product can be easily separated from non GMO product? That is what the court claimed. It sounds like rubbish put together to justifying tossing the case and forcing it into a second round. Since the second round is underway we may see a different outcome here and it will have the advantage of been final. In the meantime just why did Monsanto feel it necessary to remain secret? That seems to have back fired and now it is an issue. This story is not over and my sense of it suggests that it could bring in tighter regulation regarding spacing which is not a... more »
Why Donald Trump Won’t Fold: Polls and People Speak
First off, he has crushed the Republican presidential candidates. No one wins by pretending to act like road kill and that strategy is now been abandoned by his seventeen competitors. Yet i do not think that they have a real answer and i also think that few will last past Iowa and New Hampshire. In fact i think his presence is now so intimidating that all are thinking about an exit. What no one understands is that he powerfully appeals to at least a third of the democrats as well. He has a true coalition and the only delay comes from party insiders rightly readjusting their ... more »
Say No to Doctors
[image: http://www.wakingtimes.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/medical-research-fraud.jpg] The evolving tragedy is that we can no longer take chances with medicines. A few have a positive well deserved reputation earned over years of successful usage. Those you can count on. Otherwise please check with a naturapath as well before starting a regimen using a new drug protocol. There are other ways to good health as well but most folks simply do not have the know how. Worse they need to believe because they come in distress. There are good doctors who try or advise... more »
Military Photo of the Day: September 1, 2015
[image: USS Ronald Reagan-900] The aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan undergoes maintenance at Naval Base Coronado in February 2015. According to the U.S. Navy, the USS Ronald Reagan was set to deploy on Monday, Aug. 31. Our thoughts, prayers and sincere thanks are with the Ronald... more »
Good Medicine: Do As Much Nothing As Possible by Sayer JI
Good Medicine: Do As Much Nothing As Possible by Sayer Ji Green Med Info 28 August 2015 *''The delivery of good medical care is to do as much nothing as possible'' * ~ Samuel Shem, *The House of God* Medicine is undergoing an existential crisis today. Its core value proposition – to help and not hurt -- is failing to manifest. Patients are suffering. Doctors are suffering. The only exuberant party on the battlefield against disease is the pharmaceutical industry*. An industry whose annual causalities*far exceed the death total from our two decade long involvement in the... more »
Both CMS and ATLAS see \(5.2\TeV\) dijet (and trijet)
One month ago, I discussed two intriguing dijet events seen by the CMS collaboration at the LHC. They had a pretty high mass. An event from the \(8\TeV\) run in 2012 had the total mass of \(5.15\TeV\) while a fresh event from the \(13\TeV\) run in 2015 had the total mass of \(5.0\TeV\) or so. Two collisions isn't a terribly high number so these events, even though their energy is really higher than the energy of the "following" high-energy events, may deserve to be ignored even more strictly than the bumps in many other searches. Perhaps, to make you more excited, you were saying, ... more »
Asian free market websites, Part 5
Here's an update of the global popularity of Asian free market think tanks and blogs, from alexa.com. Global rank as of today. They are arranged according to their global rank. 1. unirule.org.cn, Beijing 2. keri.org, Seoul 3. impencil.org, Beijing 4. freedom-institute.org, Jakarta 5. fef.org.ph, Manila 6. kriengsak.com, Bangkok 7. sifl.org.cn, Shanghai 8. nkradio.org, Seoul 9. funwithgovernment.blogspot.com, Manila (This blog has a mirror site, http://funwithgovernment.blogspot.in/, with a global rank of 10,565,772 as of today. Mirror sites redirect portions of the traffic from the ori... more »
(Shady Ministering Is a Trump Ideal) Conscience of a Poser (Trump's Vulgarity A Big Selling Point with Evangelicals) "W" Set a Tough Course Which All Republican Klown Kandidates Ache to Follow
Do you need any more insight into how easy it is to fool ignorant Americans (who constitute a much larger part of the voting population than anyone would care to believe)? What I enjoy most from the article below is the commenters who are still incredulous that the Conservatives haven't learned anything about governing from their errors. As if they were "governing." Instead of getting rid of
Bush Versus Trump: A Revealing Clue
[image: Real estate tycoon Donald Trump (L) and former Florida governor Jeb Bush (R) arrive on stage for the Republican presidential primary debate on August 6, 2015 at the Quicken Loans Arena in Cleveland, Ohio. AFP PHOTO / MANDEL NGAN (Photo credit should read MANDEL NGAN/AFP/Getty Images)] Even those of us who are not supporters of either Donald Trump or Jeb Bush can learn something by comparing how each of these men handled people who tried to disrupt their question-and-answer period after a speech. After Bush’s speech,... more »
Tragedy in Roanoke
[image: WDBJ-TV7 news morning anchor Kimberly McBroom, center, gets a hug from visiting anchor Steve Grant, left, as meteorologist Leo Hirsbrunner reflects after their early morning newscast at the station, Thursday, Aug. 27, 2015, in Roanoke, Va. Reporter Alison Parker and cameraman Adam Ward were killed during a live broadcast Wednesday, while on assignment in Moneta. (AP Photo/Steve Helber)] The horrible murder of two local journalists in Roanoke, Virginia, has affected me more than I thought it would. Journalists are taught early on to compartmentalize. As a local TV reporter, I ... more »
Confidential to the Ohio Denali-deniers: If you really can't grasp the name change, bear in mind that it's none of your frigging business
*With (Lord help us) Trump update -- see below* *Mount Denali (20,237 feet)* *"President McKinley never visited, nor did he have any significant historical connection to, the mountain or to Alaska."* *-- Interior Secretary Sally Jewell* *"I'd like to thank the president for working with us to achieve this significant change to show honor, respect, and gratitude to the Athabascan people of Alaska."* *-- Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska)* *by Ken* Confidential to Ohio Republicans mouthing off about the Obama administration's redesignation of the continent's highest peak from Mount McK... more »
“Stock Market Collapse- Take The Opportunity To Bail Before It’s Too Late!”
*“Stock Market Collapse- * *Take The Opportunity To Bail Before It’s Too Late!”* by James Quinn “Last week ended with the cackling hens on CNBC and the spokesmodels on Bloomberg bloviating about the temporary pothole on the road to riches. They assured their few thousand remaining viewers the 11% plunge in the stock market was caused by China and the communist government’s direct intervention in their stock market, arrest of a brokerage CEO, and threat to prosecute sellers surely cured what ails their market. The Fed and their Plunge Protection Team co-conspirators reversed the free... more »
"Russian Military Forces Arrive In Syria, Set Forward Operating Base Near Damascus"
*"Russian Military Forces Arrive In Syria, * *Set Forward Operating Base Near Damascus"* by Tyler Durden "While military direct intervention by US, Turkish, and Gulf forces over Syrian soil escalates with every passing day, even as Islamic State forces capture increasingly more sovereign territory, in the central part of the country, the Nusra Front dominant in the northwestern region province of Idlib and the official "rebel" forces in close proximity to Damascus, the biggest question on everyone's lips has been one: would Putin abandon his protege, Syria's president Assad, to wes... more »
Our Hidden History: Are We Descendants of the Annunaki?
*Video - *Let's take a look at an alternate version of human history, a version that was recorded throughout time across many ancient texts and artifacts that have been recently uncovered. The post Our Hidden History: Are We Descendants of the Annunaki? appeared first on Waking Times.
Gluten-Free: “Fad” or Not? Studies Suggest Most Gluten Sensitivity Is Imagined
*Makia Freeman* - Health fads come and go, some is this a figment of imagination? The post Gluten-Free: “Fad” or Not? Studies Suggest Most Gluten Sensitivity Is Imagined appeared first on Waking Times.
Fear Programmers Distorting Color in Push for Race War
*Ida Lawrence* - In a war between truth and lie, which one can be crushed and which one is eternal? The post Fear Programmers Distorting Color in Push for Race War appeared first on Waking Times.
Alice Embree : BOOKS | ‘Haydée Santamarîa, Cuban Revolutionary’
Margaret Randall, bringing a poet’s voice to her work, gives human dimensions to the heroes of the Cuban revolution. By Alice Embree | The Rag Blog | September 1, 2015 [Haydée Santamarîa, Cuban Revolutionary: She Led by Transgression, (August 2015: … finish reading Alice Embree : *BOOKS* | ‘Haydée Santamarîa, Cuban Revolutionary’
Fr. Mun Back in Gangjeong Village
Catholic Father Mun has been away from Gangjeong village on Jeju Island for the past couple of weeks. He had minor heart surgery a week or so ago when the doctors put in a stent to help ease arterial blockage. On my last day in the village he called to apologize (can you imagine that?) for not being able to greet me while I was on Jeju. Fr. Mun is credited with bringing many activists from around South Korea to help the struggling villagers in Gangjeong fight against the construction of the Navy base. He and Jeju Bishop Kang recently successfully raised funds across their cou... more »
August 31: "The Canadians are coming. The Canadians are coming."
And so governor Scott of Wisconsin is galloping through the night streets of the U.S., sounding the alarm. The Irving press did notice the story that governor Scott has warned of the need for a wall between Canada and the U.S. to protect the U.S. from ---whatever. Good for the Irving press. This would all be very funny if some U.S. leaders and a great many U.S. citizens weren't buying it. But they are buying it. It began with Trump's stunning rise in the polls after he proposed building a wall between the U.S. and Mexico. The U.S. has enormous problems, few of which have been add... more »
Carly Deserves to Be in the CNN Debate
[image: CLEVELAND, OH - AUGUST 05: Republican Presidential Candidate Carly Fiorina is interviewed by Sirius XM Patriot host David Webb during the Republican National Committee Summer Meeting at the Renaissance Hotel August 5, 2015 in Cleveland, Ohio. Fiorina is in Cleveland ahead of Thursday's GOP presidential debate, the first of the 2016 election cycle. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)] In the unwieldy Republican presidential field, where attention is as important as money, there was supposed to be a formula for an underappreciated candidate to break out. It went like this:... more »
Space Warfighting Technology: A Key Obstacle to Nuclear Disarmament
- I've got a month of neglected administrative work to catch up on. Today I worked on the Global Network database, email list, made bank deposit, paid bills, returned phone calls, and began final work on Keep Space for Peace Week. In addition I needed to spend some more time to keep our Maine Peace Walk (Oct 9-24) in motion which begins near the end of space week. Plus I set in motion my next taping of *This Issue* public access TV show. So lots of balls in the air were juggled today. - There is an interesting (and fundamental) debate going on beween som... more »
Harry Targ : Imperialism, war, and/or diplomacy: Where should the peace movement stand on Iran?
Any foreign policy initiative that reduces the possibility of war, and arguments about its necessity, must be supported. By Harry Targ | The Rag Blog | August 31, 2015 Not every conflict was averted, but the world avoided nuclear catastrophe, … finish reading Harry Targ : Imperialism, war, and/or diplomacy: Where should the peace movement stand on Iran?
Two Vice News journalists arrested in Turkey
*Vice is a scummy NATO backed lying "media" outfit.* *And no better friend to the biggest THEOCRATIC state in the M/E: Israel.* Controlled opposition is the least of it's sins. Brain washing/poisoning the minds of younger dupes is it's worst You just know this pair was up to no dam good! What with them hanging with NATO's Al Nusra at Golan. And the marauding, NATO backed again, YPG in northern Syria. * Despite the sympathetic spin by the leftist version of the war mongering media, they'll get **no sympathy from me. VICE in Turkey tells you all you need to know about Turkey being ta... more »
Democrats Control The California State Legislature, But DINOs Are Still Mucking Up The Works-- Climate Change
Matt Debabneh, corrupt DINO and Climate Change denier Saturday I was at the celebration of the anniversary of the Progressive Democrats of the Santa Monica Mountains, one of the most outspoken progressive Democratic clubs in the state of California. The event included local Congressman Ted Lieu as well as recipients of achievement awards like Alan Grayson and Tom Hayden. And there were plenty of candidates, some of whom I already knew, like Nanette Barragán, who is a congressional candidate running against corrupt oil-lobbyist-owned state Senator Isadore Hall, and Agua Dulce City Co... more »
French Prime Minister Opens Floodgates to Muslims in Europe
[image: immigration3 - 400] French Prime Minister Manuel Valls has claimed that all migrants fleeing war or persecution can come to Europe, potentially triggering another huge wave of people attempting to settle across the continent. The claim, which would open Europe up to hundreds... more »
The United States of America and Islam Have Nothing Fundamental In Common
*Guest post by Andy Clarkson* *Five years ago, President Barack Obama delivered a speech in Cairo, Egypt, whose many errors are still widely embraced today. He declared “civilization's debt to Islam” and sought “common ground” between Islam and the United States, arguing “they overlap, and share common principles”. “Islam has a proud tradition of tolerance,” he said, and its culture and its many innovations have “given us majestic arches and soaring spires; timeless poetry and cherished music; elegant calligraphy and places of peaceful contemplation.” Analysing the speech and its... more »
Musical Interlude: Runrig, “Running to the Light”
Runrig, “Running to the Light” - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1BRZ-SFFnMg
"A Look to the Heavens"
“While hunting for comets in the skies above 18th century France, astronomer Charles Messier diligently kept a list of the things he encountered that were definitely not comets. This is number 27 on his now famous not-a-comet list. In fact, 21st century astronomers would identify it as a planetary nebula, but it's not a planet either, even though it may appear round and planet-like in a small telescope. Messier 27 (M27) is an excellent example of a gaseous emission nebula created as a sun-like star runs out of nuclear fuel in its core. The nebula forms as the star's outer layers are... more »
"Ubuntu"
*"Ubuntu" * "I am what I am because of who we all are." - A definition offered by Liberian peace activist Leymah Gbowee. "Archbishop Desmond Tutu offered a definition in a 1999 book: “A person with Ubuntu is open and available to others, affirming of others, does not feel threatened that others are able and good, based from a proper self-assurance that comes from knowing that he or she belongs in a greater whole and is diminished when others are humiliated or diminished, when others are tortured or oppressed.” Tutu further explained Ubuntu in 2008: “One of the sayings in our countr... more »
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