11 December - RSS SnapShot Pt 3

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Wired - Science

• Geminid Meteor Shower Peaks Monday
  If it’s clear where you are on Monday night, bundle up, head outside and look up. One of the best meteor showers of the year will peak on Dec. 13. The Geminid meteor shower, which returns every December as the Earth passes through a debris trail from asteroid 3200 Phaethon, is usually one of the ye ...
• Fake Watchful Eyes Discourage Naughty Behavior
  By Mark Brown, Wired UK Being watched by a photograph of staring eyes can be enough encouragement to behave, follow orders or do the right thing, a study has found. Psychology researchers at Newcastle University hung two different posters at a restaurant, to see how customers would react. They bot ...
• Then and Now: Repeat Photography Captures Changing ...
  For 50 years, the U.S. Geological Survey has been building an archive of old photos of desert landscapes and revisiting the sites to take new photos. The result is the largest collection of repeat photography in the world.
• Reproduction Hack Makes Mice From Two Dads
  In a weird feat of biotechnological virtuosity, scientists have engineered mice with genes from two dads, and none from a mom. This was done by engineering females with eggs containing only chromosomes from a father. Mating added genes from a second father. “These findings have novel implications f ...
• Dark Matter Rush: Physics Gives Gold Mine New Life
  See Also: Dark Matter Hunters Construct a New Weapon Signs of Destroyed Dark Matter Found in Milky Way’s Core Dark Matter May Be Building Up Inside the Sun X Particle Explains Dark Matter and Antimatter at the Same Time Huge Holes in the Earth: Open-Pit Mines Seen From Space Follow us on Twitter @ ...

Israeli Occupation Archive

• Sayed Kashua: Have you got a light?
  Let’s not be naive: We all know that Arabs are the ones who burned down the Carmel forests. Not one Arab, not two, not a thousand. The Arabs burned the Carmel... The Arabs burned down the Carmel... The Israeli Occupation Archive (IOA) covers Israel's military occupation of Palestinian lands, no ...
• Jonathan Cook: Israel turns blind eye to racist st ...
  Jews must not rent homes to “gentiles”. That was the religious decree issued this week by at least 50 of Israel’s leading rabbis, many of them employed by the state as municipal religious leaders.... The Israeli Occupation Archive (IOA) covers Israel's military occupation of Palestinian lands, ...
• Randa Farah: Uneasy but necessary – the UNRWA-Pale ...
  The absence of an effective Palestinian political body that could mobilize and represent refugees as a collective national group, combined with repressive state policies, catapulted UNRWA to center... The Israeli Occupation Archive (IOA) covers Israel's military occupation of Palestinian lands, ...
• IOA FUNDRAISER: New Website
  Dear IOA readers -- We're approaching the final development phase of an improved IOA website that will enable us to present content more effectively and far more reliably. However, that would only... The Israeli Occupation Archive (IOA) covers Israel's military occupation of Palestinian lands, ...
• Former European leaders: Sanction Israel over sett ...
  26 former top EU officials, including ex EU chief Solana and former German President Richard von Weizsacker, urge world powers to confront Jerusalem over its refusal to obey international law. The Israeli Occupation Archive (IOA) covers Israel's military occupation of Palestinian lands, now in ...

Ria Novosti - Military

• Japan plans more Patriot systems to shoot down N. ...
  Japan will deploy a larger network of land-based U.S. Patriot PAC-3 systems to ensure effective defenses against North Korean ballistic missiles.
• Russian warships visit Sri Lanka, head to Gulf of ...
  A Pacific Fleet's task force led by the Admiral Vinogradov destroyer will complete on Saturday a three-day visit to Sri Lanka and head to the Gulf of Aden to fight sea piracy in the region.
• Russian parliament approves French, Spanish milita ...
  The lower house of Russia's parliament, the State Duma, on Friday ratified intergovernmental agreements with France and Spain on military transits to Afghanistan.
• Russia defense minister denies plans to build airc ...
  Russia is not planning to build any new aircraft carriers in the foreseeable future, Defense Minister Anatoly Serdyukov said on Friday.
• Indian ballistic missile test ends in failure
  The maiden test launch of an Indian nuclear-capable missile ended in fiasco on Friday after it plunged into the sea a few seconds after takeoff, the Indian Express newspaper reported.

NewsWise

• DNA Sequence Variation Associated with Earlier Ons ...
  Investigators from New Jersey's only NCI-designated Comprehensive Cancer Center have presented new research at the 33rd Annual CTRC-AACR San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium. Their work highlights how a variation in a person's DNA sequence is associated with an earlier age of onset for breast cancer ...
• Phase III Efficacy Data on Bevacizumab Plus Chemot ...
  1) Possible new treatment option for early HER2-negative breast cancer; 2) Safety data, published earlier this year, indicated bevacizumab was feasible; 3) Data on response and surgical outcomes to be presented at symposium.
• How to Survive the Christmas Blues During Difficul ...
  Loyola physician, grief counselor give tips on recognizing, overcoming depression during the holidays.
• Proposed U.S. Legislation and WikiLeaks Attacks Ma ...
  At UMD's Maryland Cybersecurity Center launch, U.S. Sen. Ben Cardin proposed major "cybersafety" legislation. Former U.S. Director of National Intelligence Mike McConnell warned of a "catastrophic" cyber event, likely aimed at the computer networks crucial to banking and commerce, power, utility and ...
• Innovation Task Force Praises Fiscal Commission Re ...
  The Task Force on American Innovation commends the National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform for recommending that the nation make predictable and sustained federal investments in research and education a high priority, even as it takes needed action to reduce federal budget deficits.

Natural Health News

• Zoo Animals in the Snow
  Some of the animals may find it strange, but for the penguins, it’s time for a swim!
• Sugarbush Dog Groomers
  Here’s how your dogs can get clean the really, really natural way.
• Conventional Medicine's Answer for Child Insomnia: ...
  An astonishing one in four children who have problems sleeping are being given medications.� The drugs range from antihistamines to sedatives to ADHD drugs to antidepressants. Typical practice in conventional medicine appears to be treating insomnia in children with over-the-counter and prescriptio ...
• Are Depressed People Too Clean?
  Researchers have been taking a close look at the immune system of people living in today's cleaner modern society.� On effect they have found is that rates of depression in younger people have steadily grown to outnumber rates of depression in the older populations; this may be because of a loss of ...
• Lyme Disease: A Dubious Diagnosis?
  Lyme disease is certainly a real illness. It is a bacterial infection chiefly transmitted by deer ticks.� It can cause rashes, swollen joints and inflamed nerves. However, doctors around the U.S. are currently diagnosing ailments such as back pain, poor concentration and fatigue as a chronic form o ...

Antemedius

• WaPo's Gerson Hacks Up Another Fur Ball Into Natio ...
  Michael Gearson of the Washington Post Editorial page really phones one in today. I know it is the day after Thanksgiving and there is a tendency to just rehash old arguments in an effort to get a column or blog post out, but really this is beautiful example of false equivalency and intellectual laz ...
• Extend Bush Tax Cuts? Don't Call it Compromise, i ...
  Barack Obama as an Illinoisan who is also America’s first African American president could be expected to be absorbed by Doris Kearns Goodwin’s historical work on Lincoln, “Team of Rivals”. An impressive entry on Obama’s student resume was serving as president of the Harvard Law Review. In that s ...
• Banks Burned By Their Own Fraud: Matt Taibbi On Th ...
  Matt Taibbi on The Rachel Maddow Show, November 24
• Greens Defending Assange While Dems and GOP Attack
  The sell-out by rank-and-file Democrats in Congress that will allow the Bush tax exemptions for the wealthy to continue, as President Obama wishes, is indicative of the utter abandonment of the liberal ethos that characterized Democratic office holders during the New Deal era. The Democratic Party n ...
• Westboro Baptist Church To Protest Elizabeth Edwar ...
  It is a hard thing to have a pluralistic society. It requires a certain level of tolerance for those who don’t seem to be able to restrain themselves to the idea of polite society. Since we all, from time to time, break those constraints it is understood that the price of our forgiveness for doing s ...

Climategate

• Dean of science…suggesting rising seas t…
  Dean of science…suggesting rising seas this next century of up to 100 metres, or Al Gore six metres. When I see things like that I know these are false. You mentioned the IPCC report; that suggests, at worst on best scenarios, 59 centimetres. http://www.google.com
• ABC science presenter Robyn Williams seeks more tr ...
  ABC science presenter Robyn Williams who in 2007 believed seas could rise 100 meters, seeks more truth from scientists after Climategate.
• How to avoid your own Climategate scandal
  What are the lessons of Climategate? More honesty and transparency in science? Not according to attorney Alan Nelson in the Guardian UK today.  To him, the lesson is how not to get caught next time. So how do universities and academics ensure that their correspondence does not become the “smoking g ...
• What is the “likelihood” that the 2007 IPCC Report ...
  A very interesting analysis of the IPPC Assessment and has some important questions that invite others to help him answer. Please read his article and let him know what conclusions you draw.
• Schools call for a “balanced teaching of global wa ...
  USA Today reports that US schools are finally calling for both sides of global warming to be taught, because it is after all, a theory -- not a fact:

Opinio Juris

• How Big Is Your International Law Faculty?
  by Kevin Jon Heller by Kevin Jon Heller Bridget Crawford has an interesting post at The Faculty Lounge today comparing the size of the U.S News ten best environmental-law faculties.  The post got me thinking about the size of the ten best international-law faculties — and how those faculties com ...
• Goldsmith on WikiLeaks
  by Kevin Jon Heller by Kevin Jon Heller Jack Goldsmith and I don’t agree with each other very often, so it’s worth noting that we have essentially the same reaction to WikiLeaks.  From Lawfare today: I find myself agreeing with those who think Assange is being unduly vilified.  I certainly do ...
• Irish Political Commitments
  by Duncan Hollis by Duncan Hollis A couple of years ago, Josh Newcomer and I argued that political commitments have developed to a point where they should receive constitutional scrutiny.  In other words, we do not accept that because political commitments lack international legal force they shou ...
• How to Write a Book in 647 Steps (Part Three)
  by Kevin Jon Heller According to Oxford University Press, my book checks in at a healthy 452 pages.  I still can't quite believe that I wrote something so long -- approximately 165,000 words, 130,000 more than anything else I've ever written.  Writing the book was extremely fun, but the hard w ...
• The Climate in Cancun
  by Dan Bodansky by Dan Bodansky Needless to say, there’s a much warmer atmosphere at this year’s climate conference in Cancun than last year’s conference in Copenhagen.  By all accounts, the Mexicans have done a great job both in preparing the diplomatic groundwork for this year’s meeting and in ...

Investigate - Breaking News

• Britain buried under coldest dump of "global warmi ...
  From Benny Peiser's clmate newsletter, some highlights: The Met Office, using data generated by a £33million supercomputer, claims Britain can stop worrying about a big freeze this year because we could be in for a milder winter than in past...
• CFL light bulbs dangerous to health - fail German ...
  Classic: The energy saving bulbs show mercury levels 20 times higher than regulations allow in the air surrounding them for up to five hours after they are broken, according to tests released Thursday by the Federal Environment Agency (UBA Remember,...
• TGIF Edition latest issue
  Try these links...the second one may work better to open the page first, then click on the TGIF link in the middle of that page to bring up the PDF: http://www.investigatemagazine.co.nz/Investigate/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/tgif3dec10.pdf http://www.investigatemagazine.co.nz/Investigate/?attachment ...
• Breaking: Air Con premise endorsed by Journal of C ...
  In the 2009 release of Air Con (and again in the latest 2010 Climategate edition about to go on sale in bookshops across NZ), one of the points I argued is that Antarctica is not warming uncontrollably or significantly. Earnest...
• RIP, men
  Our sympathies and prayers are with those left behind in the mine, and their families. Could NZ have done it better? Only an inquiry will tell us now. One thing I want to make clear, however. Much as I might...

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• Why the US Has a Weak Legal Case Against WikiLeaks ...
  Holder has said the government will explore whether Assange could be charged with a form of theft since the records had been stolen, though such a course is fraught will obstacles, given that the files are digital copies of government records. Submitted by Kit B. to Society & Culture �|� �Note-it! ...
• Strange story of US paranoia run amuk
  Reporter on assignment for le Monde diplomatique ( author with history of writing anti-Castro articles ) is refused entry to US in air : planeload diverted, no charges, no news coverageSubmitted by John Farnham to Society & Culture �|� �Note-it! �|� �Add a Comment
• A right royal Elder
  Charles has strongly voiced opposition to modern architecture and urban design. Planning, design and regeneration should be done to create sustainable areas that encourage a sense of community.His organic farming produce profit is given to charitiesSubmitted by John Farnham to Society & Culture �|� ...
• Assange Accuser Worked with US-Funded, CIA-Tied An ...
  Julian Assange�s chief accuser in Sweden has a significant history of work with anti-Castro groups, at least one of which is US funded and openly supported by a former CIA agent convicted in the mass murder of seventy three Cubans on an airliner he was inSubmitted by John Farnham to World �|� �Note ...
• Greenpeace sues corporate spies in US
  Greenpeace USA has filed a lawsuit against Dow Chemical, Sasol North America and PR firms Dezenhall Resources and Ketchum, for hiring private investigators to steal documents from Greenpeace, tap our phones and hack into our computers. Submitted by John Farnham to Business �|� �Note-it! �|� �Add a ...

Angry Indian News

• Israeli Rabbis Urge Refusal to Rent to Arabs, Echo ...
  Israeli Rabbis Urge Refusal to Rent to Arabs, Echoing Nuremberg Laws � Tikun Olam-תקון עולם: Make the World a Better Place: "In a move reminiscent of Nazi-era Nuremberg Race Laws, a group of radical... [[Continue reading Inteligentaindigena Novajoservo...]]
• Senators unveil anti-WikiLeaks bill - The Hill's H ...
  Senators unveil anti-WikiLeaks bill - The Hill's Hillicon Valley: "Sens. John Ensign (R-Nev.), Joe Lieberman (I-Conn.) and Scott Brown (R-Mass.) introduced a bill Thursday aimed at stopping WikiLeaks... [[Continue reading Inteligentaindigena Novajoservo...]]
• Canadian military publishes new transgender policy ...
  Canadian military publishes new transgender policy - Pink News: "The Canadian military has published new guidance on transgender soldiers.While debate continues in the US about openly gay troops, the... [[Continue reading Inteligentaindigena Novajoservo...]]
• New films on Guarani plight mark UN Human Rights D ...
  New films on Guarani plight mark UN Human Rights Day - Survival International: "Survival has today released two short films highlighting the plight of the Guarani Indians in Brazil, to mark UN Human... [[Continue reading Inteligentaindigena Novajoservo...]]
• Overseas Territories Review: Rapa Nui Demands Retu ...
  Overseas Territories Review: Rapa Nui Demands Return of Indigenous Lands: "SANTIAGO, Chile -- A land dispute on Easter Island turned violent Friday when riot police evicting islanders from their... [[Continue reading Inteligentaindigena Novajoservo...]]

Farm Wars

• GMO oranges, China, and the loss of another piece ...
  The genetic modification of corn and soy has succeeded in infiltrating nearly every processed food in America, with wheat and alfalfa soon to be next. Now it's oranges. But why?
• S.510 is alive and funded by the House!
  S.510 is alive and on its way to a farm near you!
• Chop and Shop Organ Harvesting In the Crosshairs!
  Chop and Shop organ harvesting machines will roam the streets of Manhattan from 4:00pm to midnight searching for prey starting Wednesday.
• 80-square mile kill zone Gulf of Mexico – “It look ...
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• Red or Blue? The Potential Cost of Speaking Out (P ...
  The Wilcox family ordeal began just prior to Halloween when Sherrie’s child was questioned at school without being advised that she had the right to have an advocate in the room with her at the time questioning. Further, the interrogation questions had nothing to with Sherrie Wilcox’s fitness as a m ...

True/Slant Headline Grabs

• The stupidity of crowds helps kill a planet - Todd ...
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• Sex, death, and the noble American toad - Scott Bo ...
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• How to save a fishery: owning, renting, and expand ...
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• ‘Gossip Girl’ unethical because of threesome? - La ...
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Citizens for Legitimate Government

• US to ship sniper rifles to Afghanistan
  ShareThisUS to ship sniper rifles to Afghanistan 11 Dec 2010 As the violence against US-led soldiers in Afghanistan peaks, the US Army is shipping a new batch of rifles to the country in an effort to enable snipers to hit targets at long distances. The XM2010 rifle can hit a target at a distance of ...
• US-led airstrike kills 7 Afghan civilians
  ShareThisUS-led airstrike kills 7 Afghan civilians 11 Dec 2010 At least seven Afghan civilians have been killed during the latest spate of US-led air strike in Afghanistan amid the rise in civilian casualties in the war-torn country. The attack took place in Zarmat district in Paktia province on Sat ...
• US-led soldier killed in Afghanistan
  ShareThisUS-led soldier killed in Afghanistan 10 Dec 2010 Another US-led foreign soldier has been killed in a roadside bomb blast in southern Afghanistan, the Netherlands-based BNO News has reported. The International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) said the serviceman was killed by an improvised e ...
• Senate to Consider Tax-Cut Bill That Would Add $85 ...
  ShareThisSenate to Consider Tax-Cut Bill That Would Add $857 Billion to U.S. Debt 10 Dec 2010 Senate leaders released an agreement crafted by the White House and Republicans to sustain Bush-era tax rates through 2012, set the estate tax at the lowest rate in 80 years, extend jobless aid and cut payr ...
• Al Qaeda Looks to Make New 'Friends' -- on Faceboo ...
  ShareThisAl Qaeda Looks to Make New 'Friends' -- on Facebook 09 Dec 2010 If you're on Facebook, Al Qaeda [al-CIAduh] wants to friend you. Terrorist groups are using Facebook to share operational information and to target, recruit and radicalize members of the general public, according to a Departmen ...

The Briefing Room | Investigate

• Britain buried under coldest dump of "global warmi ...
  From Benny Peiser's clmate newsletter, some highlights: The Met Office, using data generated by a £33million supercomputer, claims Britain can stop worrying about a big freeze this year because we could be in for a milder winter than in past...
• CFL light bulbs dangerous to health - fail German ...
  Classic: The energy saving bulbs show mercury levels 20 times higher than regulations allow in the air surrounding them for up to five hours after they are broken, according to tests released Thursday by the Federal Environment Agency (UBA Remember,...
• TGIF Edition latest issue
  Try these links...the second one may work better to open the page first, then click on the TGIF link in the middle of that page to bring up the PDF: http://www.investigatemagazine.co.nz/Investigate/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/tgif3dec10.pdf http://www.investigatemagazine.co.nz/Investigate/?attachment ...
• Breaking: Air Con premise endorsed by Journal of C ...
  In the 2009 release of Air Con (and again in the latest 2010 Climategate edition about to go on sale in bookshops across NZ), one of the points I argued is that Antarctica overall is not warming uncontrollably or significantly....
• RIP, men
  Our sympathies and prayers are with those left behind in the mine, and their families. Could NZ have done it better? Only an inquiry will tell us now. One thing I want to make clear, however. Much as I might...

Mondoweiss

• Reverse peristalsis moment
  Palin's going to Israel.
• Two Gaza teens killed playing with leftover IDF ar ...
  and other news from Today in Palestine:Settlers/ Land, Property, Resource Theft & Destruction/Ethnic Cleansing Israel to Destroy Electric Infrastructure Near Hebron Israeli officials ordered destruction of electricity infrastructure, on Thursday, in two Palestinian villages in the southern area of H ...
• Proportionality: ‘Human Rights Watch’ ...
  I think this is genuine, though it reads almost like a parody. From Human Rights Watch:(New York) - Jordanian authorities should fully investigate and publicly condemn the recent refusal by the owner of an Aqaba restaurant to serve Israeli Jews, Human Rights Watch said today. The restaurant owner ...
• Today in Bil’in
  Protester in Bil'in holds a Brazilian flag to mark the Brazilian government's recognition of a Palestinian state. (All photos: Hamde Abu Rahme)Tear gas (?) in Bil'in.��
• Fmr Israel ambassador Lubrani says using force aga ...
  I'm a sucker for the wisdom of old diplomats --� an establishment orientation I can never entirely� shake. So from one of the� Washington� centers of the neocon power yesterday morning---the Foundation for the Defense of Democracies conference on tightening the screws on Iran-- it was a pleasure to ...

Vaccine Resistance Movement

• VRM: The Dark Side of The Vitamin K Shot
  Apart from the trauma inflicted on a newborn of getting the shot, the amount of Vitamin K injected into newborns is 20,000 times the needed dose. The injection also contains a preservative, Benzyl alcohol, that can be especially toxic for your babyâs delicate, young immune system. A parent has to k ...
• VRM: UK Institutes Brand of Medical Martial Law Wi ...
  As of January 1st, 2011, all children in the UK, upon reaching the age of 1, will be subject to a one stop, 6 vaccine assault. In what is being labeled ‘Super-vaccination’ day, babies will now get a series of 3 injections in one visit, a combination of the Measles, Mumps, Rubella [...]
• VRM: Vaccine Clinic – A Concise Compendium To The ...
  PRIMARY FACTORS WHICH DETERMINE THE EXTENT OF VACCINE RELATED NEUROLOGICAL DAMAGE: 1. POINT OF ENTRY Vaccines are injected into deep muscle tissue, a route which literally bypasses one’s natural defences altogether. Thus the body is left vulnerable to live viruses, heavy metals, antibiotics, deterge ...
• VRM: The Problem With Vaccines Part 2 – Syne ...
  Toxicity is defined in the Medical lexicon as “a condition that results from exposure to a toxin or to toxic amounts of a substance that does not cause adverse effects in smaller amounts.” Vaccine-induced toxicity, while similar in some respects to this model, requires a deeper understanding in term ...
• VRM: The Awakening Has Begun
  On the heals of Ukraine’s 2009 Black Lung Infection, a mysterious variation of flu which bypassed trachea, targeting the lungs directly, a “bilateral pneumonia, the result of viral distress syndrome, i.e the total destruction of the lungs.” (1.3 million infected, over 75,000 hospitalized), eye witn ...

B.C. Preppers Network

• You Know You're Getting Old When...
  A few weeks back we received our new high-efficiency front loading LG washer and dryer set and I have to say, I'm pretty impressed by them. The set was only around $1000 (on sale) but I felt like I'd gone from a Chevette to a Cadillac when compared to our old set.� A cute little luxury featur ...
• Control Your Home Thermostat On the Internet!
  Today a fellow from our natural gas company came by to install a new thermostat as part of the Peaksaver program that we signed up for.�If you haven't heard of Peaksaver, basically what it does is allow the Ontario government electricity provider to turn off your central air conditioner for ...
• Happy Day!: The Water Bill Arrived!
  After being shocked a few months ago with a water bill of over $240 I decided to do a few things to cut down on our water use We converted our main toilet to a dual-flush and installed a water saving device on the second (haven't switched it over to a dual yet). We also installed a new low- ...
• Strawberry Picking
  Our family went strawberry picking this morning, it's a fun thing to do once in a while and I think it's a good way to help our 3-year old daughter realize where food comes from. While my wife picked berries with our oldest I went for a walk around the farm with our youngest in the stroller. T ...
• Pioneer Solar: PV System For Free?
  I received a flyer from Pioneer Solar in the mail the other day which claims to help people get a solar system installed on their house, farm, or business for free. Sounds too good to be true, right? Well, like most things there's good and bad points about it and what might be a good deal for o ...

Michael Yon

• Geotags and Social Networking
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• INSIDE THE INFERNO: Book Delivery Update
  My friends,� Quick update on INFERNO, our latest and biggest book project: it�s nearing completion. I�m reviewing final pages with photographs this week. But, I'm sorry to say, we won�t quite have it ready for Christmas. �A project like this takes a small army to see through. It has been a huge un ...
• For Thai Readers
  03 December 2010 Merry Christmas Thailand!� I see Christmas decorations in Bangkok and Chiang Mai.� (Though it might be strange for Buddhists.)� I've also seen many Christmas decorations in places like Hanoi, Singapore, and even Jakarta. Two articles featuring my work are in the October and Decemb ...
• The Kopp-Etchells Effect
  17 August 2009 Sangin, Afghanistan The roads are so littered with enemy bombs that nearly all transport and resupply to this base occurs by helicopter.� The pilots roar through the darkness, swoop into small bases nestled in the saddle of enemy territory, and quickly rumble off into the night. A ...
• PFC Bradley Manning's Charge Sheet
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The Killing TrainImage via Wikipedia

• Spinning the leaks
  My daily routine these days includes going to the Wikileaks twitter feed (twitter.com/wikileaks), which took me to this story in the UK Guardian about how Saudi Arabia proposed an Arab force to invade Lebanon. The Guardian is definitely the best site on the Wikileaks, and for data in general - they ...
• Wikileaks Cablegate
  The US Embassy cables put out by Wikileaks are not the truth. Even though I knew it, a part of me was disappointed at how ideological some of the cables were. Take #09TELAVIV1060, "Rep. Wexler discusses Iran with IDF Intelligence". The entire discussion is about the threat posed by Iran to Israel. E ...
• Would anyone be unhappy if Tom Flanagan disappeare ...
  I know I wouldn't... and no, I don't think it's manly. I think it's disgusting.
• Wikileaks Cablegate! Panamanians hope for a succes ...
  I was just peeking around Wikileaks's Cablegate (cablegate.wikileaks.org). This looks like the real thing folks! Take a look at this 1989 cable on Panama for example: http://cablegate.wikileaks.org/cable/1989/12/89PANAMA8545.html SUBJECT: PANAMANIANS HOPE FOR A SUCCESSFUL COUP More analysis to foll ...
• Political theory interlude
  Manuel suggested I read Norberto Bobbio, an Italian socialist writer on democracy. So I picked up his "Which Socialism?" In it, Bobbio argues that there's no necessary connection between democracy and socialism. Contrary to what socialists would like to believe, democracy doesn't automatically happe ...

treehugger

• Support Safe Cosmetics & Score EWG's Sweet Holiday ...
  Photo: EWG Environmental Working Group's (EWG) Skin Deep Cosmetic Database is my go-to source when researching and reviewing beauty products. They brought us the Toxic Dirty Dozen, the truth about shocking chemicals in popular perfumes, and much, Read the full story on TreeHugger
• 77 Design-Savvy Gifts Under $77 in Core77's Holida ...
  Photos via Core77 Does every family include a relative that tucks a $2 bill into a child's hand? Design site Core77.com gives you the power to be that relative with its 2010 holiday gift guide. A $2 bill is just the beginning of the 77 gifts on the list -- all under $77. (For more design-sa ...
• Here's the London Underground After Nine More Deca ...
  Image courtesy of Practical Action Ninety years from now, your London-going grandchildren may be jealous that you didn't have to strap on a snorkel to visit Big Ben, Parliament, London Bridge, and Canary Wharf. That's the forecast from Practical Action, the development charity behind the London ...
• WWF Document Format Saves Paper By Refusing To Let ...
  There are gads of programs, downloads, and even fonts that help you conserve paper when you print. And there are those little taglines on emails that encourage readers to think before printing. However, there is one new strategy from WWF that really gets people to stop printing. They've created ...
• Europe's Grassland Butterfly Species In Alarming D ...
  Photo by andy.v via Flickr Creative Commons Butterflies are one of the major pollinators and a vital component to a functioning ecosystem. We've seen dips in butterfly populations worldwide, and the latest report from Butterfly Conservation Europe is that 17 species of grassland butterflies are ...

Democratic Voice of Burma

• Top US official rued ‘ineffective’ sanctions
  Former head of US embassy in Rangoon said in a 2008 cable that sanctions were not comprehensive, and suggested lifting visa ban on generals
• US wary of ‘sclerotic’ opposition leaders
  Former head of US embassy in Rangoon takes a parting shot at elder members of the National League for Democracy
• N Korea-Burma nuke fears grow
  Leaked cables reveal growing fears that North Korea is aiding Burma in the development of a nuclear weapons programme
• Burma buys bulk Chinese weaponry
  Hundreds of heavily armed tanks seen offloaded in a Rangoon port owned by Asia World as latest installment of Chinese weaponry arrives
• Suu Kyi and US envoy talk sanctions
  US official Joseph Yun describes talks as 'very productive' but reaffirms that sanctions will remain in place until Washington sees progress

Telegraph - Climate Change

• Cancun meeting reaches climate change agreement
  Climate change talks closed with an agreement on "green fund" to help poor countries cope with climate change and a new scheme to halt deforestation.
• High hopes as world moves towards new climate chan ...
  Hopes growing for international agreement, but critics call say it 'tantamount to genocide'.
• Cancun climate change summit: global deal draws ne ...
  Deal to cut carbon emissions on brink of being struck at UN talks in Mexico, but fears that 'hissy fits' by delegates still may threaten an agreement.
• Cancun climate change summit: protests in pictures
  Protests staged on the beach during the climate change summit.
• Cancun climate change summit: Viscount Monckton ad ...
  Viscount Monckton, the 'Lord of the climate sceptics' has admitted that mankind is causing global warming.

National Geographic | Environment

• New Chemistry, Less Energy Could Yield Greener Cem ...
  Making cement is one of the world’s most carbon-intensive endeavors, but German researchers think they’ve mixed a better building solution.
• Mystery of Slow Earthquakes Solved?
  Unfolding over days or even months, the little-understood quakes may help prevent the big ones.
• Ten Weirdest New Animals of 2010: Editors' Picks
  NoneA fish with "hands," a T. Rex leech, and a self-cloning lizard are among National Geographic News's picks for the weirdest new species in 2010.
• Ten NatGeo News Stories You Might Have Missed in 2 ...
  NoneSee our editors' picks of the best stories of 2010 that flew under the radar, including space-time "wrinkles" and squid plastic surgery.
• PHOTOS: "Alarming" Amazon Drought—River Hits New L ...
  NoneA megadrought has gripped the Amazon, drying up rivers and cutting off thousands of forest communities dependent on boat traffic for survival.

Jurist - Legal Research

• Massachusetts high court authorizes DNA warrants f ...
  [JURIST] The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court [official website] ruled Thursday that prosecutors can indict a genetic profile in a rape case, even if they do not know the suspect's name. The ruling will allow prosecutors to indict suspects based on a DNA profile so that once the suspect is ident ...
• China dissident Liu Xiaobo awarded Nobel Peace Pri ...
  [JURIST] Chinese human rights activist Liu Xiaobo [BBC profile; JURIST news archive] was awarded the 2010 Nobel Peace Prize in absentia Friday in Oslo, Norway. The prize was laid in an empty chair following the ceremony. It would normally be presented to either the recipient or a close relative, as ...
• UN rights chief criticizes actions against WikiLea ...
  [JURIST] UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay [official profile] on Thursday criticized actions by governments and corporations to cut off funding to WikiLeaks [website; JURIST news archive], saying it could violate the website's rights to free expression. The comments come following ef ...
• ICC prosecutor accuses Sudan of blocking genocide ...
  [JURIST] Chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC) [official website] Luis Moreno-Ocampo [official profile] told the UN Security Council [official website] Thursday that Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir [BBC profile; JURIST news archive] is deliberately protecting those accused of ...
• Italy court convicts former Parmalat owner over fr ...
  [JURIST] A court in the Italian town of Parma on Thursday convicted the founder and former chief executive of dairy giant Parmalat SpA [corporate website; JURIST news archive], Calisto Tanzi [NNDB profile], for the company's fraudulent bankruptcy, sentencing him to 18 years. The court said that Tanz ...

Atlantic | Mark Ambinder

• A Primary Challenge to Obama?
  The apoplexy of loud liberals probably won't be enough to spur a credible primary challenge to President Obama. That's because Obama enjoys extremely high approval ratings among African Americans, who are not likely to desert him for anyone else, because the White House and the Democratic National C ...
• WikiLeaks: One Analyst, So Many Documents
  To date, Bradley Manning stands accused only of providing a classified video of U.S. operations in Iraq to WikiLeaks. But U.S. government officials say they consider Manning the prime suspect behind the flood of documents that have wound up being promulgated by the group determined to bust U.S. secr ...
• After North Korean Attack, Obama Waits for Beijing
  In the wake of North Korea's artillery fusillade, President Obama's foreign-policy team is looking to see whether China, which has the most leverage with the isolated regime, responds in a way that the administration considers productive. MORE FROM NATIONAL JOURNAL: Ostrich Oversight? ...
• I Am a Blogger No Longer
  This is my final blog post for The Atlantic. Five years ago, as a way to boost the competitive metabolism of The Hotline, Chuck Todd hired me away from ABC News to create "Hotline On Call."  I was to be the first political reporter working for a mainstream news organization whose output would be exc ...
• Billy Joel Explains the Election
  What explains the partial collapse of the Democratic Party in the industrial Midwest? Billy Joel, in Allentown, caught the moment decades before it happened...the last time the economy in Pennsylvania transitioned away from coal and steel.  Educated, hard-working people. The generational tension. Th ...

COAT - Coalition to oppose the Arms Trade

• [COAT] Canada at War in Iraq! New 54-page COAT re ...
• [COAT] Success! AntiCANSEC arms-bazaar campaign - ...
• [COAT] Raging Grans video: CANSEC-NO CANSEX-YES!&q ...
• [COAT] Arms Bazaar in Ottawa Citizen, letters-to-e ...
• [COAT] Oppose the CANSEC War Machine! - coat

Bulletin of American Scientists - News

• US and Vietnam sign nuclear energy agreement | Ass ...
• SKorea on alert after ship hit by mysterious blast ...
• Obama administration may send U.S.-Russia arms tre ...
• Energy Secretary Steven Chu on the nation's energy ...
• More tritium found at Vt. Yankee, NRC plans closed ...

Tikun Olam

• Israel’s Prisoner ‘Mr. X’ is Iranian Revolutionary ...
  This blog was the first to report last year that authorities at Israel’s Ayalon prison noted the existence of a prisoner about whom even they knew nothing, who received no visitors, was held incommnicado, had no lawyer, and was a virtual mystery.  A censored Israeli news report called him “Mr. X,” ...
• Carmel Fire Thaws Israeli Relations With Turkey
  Turkey’s humanitarian gesture of sending firefighting air tankers to help combat the Carmel fire seems to have melted the ice in Turkish-Israeli relations.  Haaretz is reporting that a possible resolution of the Mavi Marmara impasse may be at hand, by which Israel would pay $100,000 to each dead vi ...
• Barak in Washington Calls for UN Chapter 7 Resolut ...
  Ehud Barak was a guest on Greta Van Sustern’s FoxNews show tonight (no I don’t watch regularly, I was channel surfing) and made some surprising statements after a meeting with the UN’s Ban Ki-Moon.  First, Van Sustern asked him almost querulously: Geez, you won’t stop settlements, the Palestinians ...
• Israeli Rabbis Urge Refusal to Rent to Arabs, Echo ...
  In a move reminiscent of Nazi-era Nuremberg Race Laws, a group of radical Orthodox rabbis led by the chief rabbi of Tzfat urged fellow Israeli Jews to refuse to rent apartments to non-Jews: Dozens of Israel’s municipal chief rabbis have signed on to a new religious ruling that would forbid the renta ...
• Send Wikileaks Some Love (and Cash)
  Blogs like this one could not exist without sources like Wikileaks.  I have had my own Bradley Mannings provide invaluable information which they and I deemed to be vital for my readers to know.  Information which governments and intelligence services like Israel, the Mossad and Shabak did not any ...

Ode Magazine

• The oneness of humanity
  By: Anne Thomas The other night I had the privilege of attending a party of Middle Easterners. It was a farewell get-together for an Iranian friend. He and his wife were heading to the U.S. to work at a university. Of course, everyone was happy for them, so the mer ...
• Lessons in Chan living
  By: donaldhwong Do majority of us know what needs to be done to better ourselves, the ones we love and the world? Of course. We all have some idea of what is right and necessary. The difficulty really is in the execution. We are either too busy or too easily s ...
• True peace in the smallest place
  By: PeaceCorso The Science of Mind has been a relative mainstay in my spiritual practice for many years. Its founder, Ernest Holmes, was a great mind. His goal was to integrate science and the depths of humankind. That’s why I like this quote: "When we c ...
• Time to call our bluff
  By: Peter Merry bluff, to deceive or seek to deceive by concealment of weakness or show of self-confidence or threats (orig. in poker to conceal poor cards). - call someone’s bluff to expose or challenge someone’s bluff (Chambers Concise Dictionary) “Words oug ...
• Keeping it local to rebuild shattered lives
  By: Amanda_TWW A British expatriate, Figen Cakir has lived in Turkey for nearly two decades. She experienced first hand the devastation the Golcuk earthquake had on her community in 1999. More than a decade after, the local people are still rebuilding their lives, ...

OpEd News

• Assange has Given us a Gift
  Information so far released, though classified, has caused no known harm to any individual, but it has caused plenty of embarrassment to our government. Losing a grip on our empire is not welcomed by the neo-conservatives in charge. Wikileaks has exposed the lie of the Iraq war, just as the Pentagon ...
• Updating Mohamed Harkat's Persecution
  He's another victim of police state justice - in Canada.
• The Dictatorship of America's Aristocracy
  Big money runs America ruthlessly.
• Haiti: Breaking the news lockdown - Direct testimo ...
  It pains me to give voice to what I'm hearing - The alternative if the fraudulent elections in Haiti are not annulled. Revolution has been reduced to "anything is better than Preval." The US and its international partners pay for the conflict and now they are on their way to "restore order" as Haiti ...
• THE BIG BANGA THEORY: Americans Ditch Credit Cards ...
  Eight million Americans told Amex, Visa, MasterCard and Discover to Stick It! last year. Some have had enough of too-big-to-fail business as usual on Wall Street and are sending a message. Meanwhile, at least one credit card company is developing the next financial WMD to part you from more and mo ...

Switchboard

• With no time to lose: new text at climate talks re ...
  The Climate negotiators seem to have demonstrated real compromise on the elements of a Green Climate Fund tonight.  The new text has just been issued (5:30 pm Friday December 12th) and it lays out a process to bring forward the Green Climate Fund (previously known as the Global Climate ...
• A Water Agenda for Governor Brown - Improving Floo ...
  Many California communities are currently at significant risk of flooding, a risk that is anticipated to increase as a result of global warming.  In addition, the State of California is currently at risk for billions of dollars of potential flood liability.  State-wide flood damages on ...
• Draft Negotiating Text at Climate Negotiation in M ...
  A new draft negotiating text was just released at the global warming negotiations in Cancun, Mexico.  The draft is still subject to debate by all countries, but on quick review it contains the important elements that help to begin to implement the agreements reached in Copenhagen last ...
• Court Gives Green Light to EPA Carbon Pollution St ...
  Big news today from the U.S. Court of Appeals in Washington, which just gave the green light to implementing EPA’s first carbon pollution standards in January.  The court flatly rejected attempts by America’s biggest carbon polluters and the State of Texas to block all of EPA’s efforts ...
• Wolves, Elk, and Hunting
  If you live in the Northern Rockies, you have either read or heard someone claim that wolves have decimated elk populations and thus ruined elk-hunting in the region.  “The wolves are killing all the elk” has become the battle cry against wolves these days, and you hear it or see it ...

Lawyers,Guns,& Money

• Annals of Bad Democratic Deal-Making
  When it comes to Senate Dems giving away the store, the Gang of 14 was indeed a particularly egregious example — Bush got most of the winger judges he wanted and the preservation-in-principle of the filibuster that overwhelmingly benefits Republicans.   There most be a small fortune available for ...
• Zombie Sim!
  One of the upsides of my job is the virtually unfettered ability to conscript policy-oriented graduate students into goofy projects based on my idiosyncratic interests.  In the past, of course, we’ve run simulations based on alien attacks, rage pandemics, a Godzilla incursion, and the institutional ...
• I Can’t Stay Mad at You…
  The Daily Show With Jon Stewart Mon – Thurs 11p / 10c The South’s Secession Commemoration www.thedailyshow.com Daily Show Full Episodes Political Humor & Satire Blog The Daily Show on Facebook Related posts:“You Think We’re Fools?” Jon Nails Keith Jon Stewart Spanks Bill Mah ...
• Good deeds never go unpunished, especially when th ...
  Via my friend and regular commenter .todd: My phone rang yesterday afternoon at exactly a quarter to five. The caller ID said it was Scott Kaufman calling. I thought I knew what this was about. I thought Scott was calling to ask me for a favor that I wasn’t sure I would be [...] Related posts:S ...
• We’re #1!
  Whatever else you can say, between Randy Quaid and Michael Moriarty Canada seems to becoming the destination of choice for actors going through an entertaining public breakdown. Related posts:The Detail After That Brief WBC Scenario… "If We’re Going To Bet, Why Don’t We Make It Interesting?" ...

Desert Research Institute

• Top Cited Article in the Journal of Human Evolutio ...
  Dr. Glenn Berger is lead author in top-cited article in Journal of Human Evolution. The article "Luminescence chronology of cave sediments at the Atapuerca paleoanthropological site, Spain" was the top-cited article published in the Journal of Human Evolution for the period of 2008 to 2010.
• DRI Researcher Published in Nature Geoscience
  The atmosphere over the Dead Sea, researchers have found, is laden with oxidized mercury. Some of the highest levels of oxidized mercury ever observed outside the polar regions exist there.
• Taking Your Home’s Energy Temperature
  An article authored by DRI Associate Research Professor Emeritus Charles “Fred “Rogers, Ph.D., outlines the best practices for homeowners who are looking to save money on their home heating and cooling bills.
• DRI Researcher Earns National Science Foundation M ...
  DRI Research Professor Hans Moosmüller, Ph.D. and colleagues received $649,801 from the National Science Foundation Major Research Instrumentation (MRI) program to develop a Photo-Acoustic Light Absorption and Albedo Spectrometer (PALAAS) for the characterization of aerosol radiative forcing in the ...
• DRI Researcher Develops Bioengineering Company
  DRI’s Joseph J. Grzymski, Ph.D. partnered with Adam G. Marsh, Ph.D. from the University of Delaware to develop Evozym Biologics, a company created to bridge the gap between research and innovation and commercial value.

Earth Techling

• It Begins For The Nissan Leaf Tomorrow
• Roadmap For U.S. Energy Policy Outlined
• Audi Rolls Out Hybrid A6 For 2011
• An Organic Lap Pillow Rest For Your iPad
• Big Hamptons Home Snags LEED Platinum

National Law Journal | U.S.

• How safe is 'safe'?
  The outcome of the long-simmering copyright dispute between Hollywood and the Web could set a national precedent regarding the scope of potential liability for nearly every Internet business that posts infringing content.
• Welcome to patent law's hottest venue
  Why are so many lawyers and their Fortune 500 clients now flocking to the ITC to pursue patent or trademark infringement claims?
• In fund case, agencies collide
  Two federal agencies in Washington are tangled in a turf war over the regulation of commodity futures markets.
• INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY: A SPECIAL REPORT: It's hard ...
  Three recent cases denied protection to designs that were the subject of 'incontestable' trademark registrations.
• INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY: A SPECIAL REPORT: The two s ...
  The technique involves a calculation to weigh the benefits of infringing against the risks and costs of a liability finding.

How Shall We Do The Mountain ?

• Pittsburgh Sets Model to Reject Corporate-Imposed ...
  November 30, 2010 By S.B. Thompson Chambersburg, PA – Edited for length * The Community Environmental Legal Defense Fund (CELDF) is actively involved in many issues to help prevent corporations from raping America’s land and resources, including speaking out against uranium mining and mountaintop re ...
• Investigating the US Gas Boom
  I know many of you are becoming very aware of the natural gas boom happening in the Mid Atlantic area. This video covers some old ground but it also discusses some very current issues and is a great intro for anyone who is trying to learn about the problems with the fracking process. http://www.thee ...
• Under the Influence of Fracking?
  In addition to the environmental and health threats posed by gas drilling, driving on PA roadways is also becoming more dangerous.  The Pennsylvania State Police and the Department of Environmental Protection announced that during an October three-day joint safety enforcement operation, three out of ...
• Speaking Out on Water Issues
  Tiadaghton Audubon Society is pleased and privileged to have Sean Saville, National Field Director of the National Audubon Society speak on the Gulf Oil Spill at our annual meeting on Wednesday November 17 at 7:30PM in Mansfield Pa at the Holy Child Church, 242 South Main St. He has extensive and in ...
• DEP Makes Oil and Gas Operations More Transparent
  COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA Dept. of Environmental Protection Commonwealth News Bureau Room 308, Main Capitol Building Harrisburg PA., 17120 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 11/1/2010 CONTACT: Jamie Legenos, Department of Environmental Protection 717-787-1323   DEP Makes Oil and Gas Operations More Transpare ...

News Blaze

• USA, Euro Zone and India Try to Hoodwink Nepal
  Everything is a facade to trick and hoodwink. We at RGSD wish to put an end to all this double dealing, double talk and massive fraud. The sad part is that this milieu, malady or corruption is now a global phenomenon. Every society, nation and peo
• Ring 8 Honoring 'Wounded Warriors' at 24th annual ...
  RING 8 has donated a table of eight to the Wounded Warriors Project at the veteran boxing group's 24th annual RING 8 Holiday Event and Awards Ceremony, Sunday afternoon (12:30-5:30 PM/ET), December 19 at Russo's On The Bay in Howard Beach, NY.
• Burundi Turns to Build a Sustainable Economy After ...
  Burundi was for decades torn apart by largely ethnic fighting between Hutus and Tutsis, in which hundreds of thousands of people died, and it was the first country, together with Sierra Leone, to be targeted by the UN Peacebuilding Commission when i
• Revealing the True Cost of Renewable Energy
  The US has 279 million acres of land with large volumes of oil and natural gas below. Consumers are not aware of this because media and government focused public attention on the need for adopting renewable energy sources.
• NASA Scientists Theorize Final Growth Spurt for Pl ...
  Scientists hope the research not only will provide a better historical picture of the birth and evolution of Earth, the moon and Mars, but also allow researchers to better explore what happened in our solar system's beginning and middle stages

environment 360

• European Butterfly Populations Plummet As Meadows ...
  Grassland butterfly populations across Europe have fallen by 70 percent in the past two decades, according to new report from Butterfly Conservation Europe. Relying on data from 3,000 sites in 15 countries, the study said the main cause of the decline was the switch from sustainable, small-scale agr ...
• Refilling the Carbon Sink: Biochar’s Potential and ...
  The idea of creating biochar by burning organic waste in oxygen-free chambers — and then burying it — is being touted as a way to cool the planet. But while it already is being produced on a small scale, biochar’s proponents and detractors are sharply divided over whether it can help slow global war ...
• New Mission for U.S. Military: Breaking its Depend ...
  As head of a new energy office at the Pentagon, Sharon Burke is charged with finding ways for the U.S. armed forces to cut its dangerous reliance on oil. In an interview with Yale Environment 360, she talks about what new technologies are being tested and why the military considers energy use a key ...
• Common Earthworms Used to Remove Toxic Metals from ...
  Scientists in South America are exploring the use of common earthworms to clean contaminated soil and liquids at former industrial sites and landfills. According to a study published in the International Journal of Global Environmental Issues, earthworms, which process waste and soil in gardens, hav ...
• Emissions from Deforestation Lower than Earlier Es ...
  A study by ecologists at a U.S. consulting firm says that carbon emissions from destruction of tropical forests are likely half of previous estimates, a finding that could affect international efforts to compensate developing nations for leaving forests intact. The new analysis, presented during the ...

Red Ice Creations

• Lee Harvey Oswald’s coffin goes on auction block
  Presidential memorabilia collectors: Another piece of history has been dug up for your collection, but this one is a macabre memento. The original coffin in which suspected Kennedy assassin Lee Harvey Oswald was buried will go on the block on Dec. 16, with bids starting at $1,000. Auction officials ...
• Man Has Camera Implanted In His Head
  A New York University professor has had a camera surgically implanted in the back of his head as part of a new art exhibit. Iraqi-born Wafaa Bilal, a photography professor at NYU’s Tisch School of the Arts, told CNN on Thursday that the purpose of "The 3rd I" project is to expose the unspoken condit ...
• Color-coded terror alerts may end
  The Homeland Security Department is proposing to discontinue the color-coded terror alert system that became a symbol of the country’s post-9/11 jitters and the butt of late-night talk show jokes.The system’s demise would not be the end of terror alerts; instead, the alerts would become more descrip ...
• Private space capsule launched
  A private US capsule that could soon be hauling cargo and even astronauts to the space station has launched on its first demonstration flight. The Dragon ship launched from Florida on a Falcon 9 rocket at 1543GMT (1043 EST). The capsule separated about 10 minutes after launch and has reached orbit, ...
• Critically Important Cable #048489 being buried by ...
  Deflecting blame: The State Department and WikiLeaks Much has been reported about the details of the cables that were sent from US embassies around the world to the state department in Washington - the content ranging from the highly informative to what some ex-diplomats describe as little more than ...

Russia Today

• Divided Kosovo holds first elections since split
  Nearly three years after Kosovo's split from Serbia, the self-proclaimed state is holding its first parliamentary election. But the Serb minority says they feel like outcasts among the ethnic Albanian-dominated...
• Police seize internet-linked grenade launcher
  Police in central Russia are investigating a bizarre suspected assassination plot with a radio-controlled grenade launcher equipped with a webcam.
• Fast and furious: highway hijack Hollywood-style
  A group of robbers arrested in Central Russia for taking cargo from trucks while on the move, said they were inspired by similar antics in the Hollywood flick “The Fast and the Furious” starring Vin Diesel.
• In-traffic entertainment: exercising the mind whil ...
  Moscow's miles of traffic jams snake back as far as the eye can see. In the midst, a lot of angry drivers fighting off road rage. If you want to get anywhere, you had better plan an early start.
• Russian spies: UK media like them spicy
  Another Russian femme fatale has found herself at the center of a Bond-style spy scandal. The UK media are gripped by the spicy details of the drama involving the 25-year-old, dubbed the Russian Sex Bomb, and British MP...

Dad2059′s Webzine of Science Fiction, Science Fact and Esoterica

• Falcon and Dragon Soar
  After much gnashing and gritting of teeth, SpaceX’s second Falcon 9 and first Dragon launched at 10:43 a.m. EST to what become an event for the history books: SpaceX launched the Dragon spacecraft from Florida on a two-orbit test flight Wednesday, and the company brought the automated capsule back t ...
• SpaceX to attempt Dragon launch
  From Spaceflightnow: SpaceX plans to launch a robotic space capsule, fly it around the world two times, then order the craft back home Wednesday in a whirlwind test flight to demonstrate the ship’s readiness to NASA. The Falcon 9 rocket fired its nine Merlin first stage engines Saturday during a pre ...
• The Church of the Proper Altar
  From Wired: A NASA spokesperson has dismissed a major critique of the Science arsenic bug paper based not on the criticism’s merits, but on its venue — it appeared in a blog rather than a peer-reviewed journal. Apparently ideas are valid (or not) based not on their content, or even the reputation of ...
• NASA Mono Lake Discussion about “alien&#8221 ...
  On December 2nd, 2010, NASA scientists released a press conference about discovering “alien” life in Mono Lake, California. This life-form, instead of incorporating phosphorus into its DNA structure incorporated arsenic instead, which is a deadly poison to most life-forms on Earth, (including us!). ...
• Falcon 9 Static Fire 2 a Success
  On December 3rd, 2010 SpaceX attempted a static fire test of all nine Falcon 9 engines on it’s second rocket with the first Dragon capsule to be launched December 7th, 2010. The first attempt was aborted because of excessive chamber pressure in one of the engines and in spite of the rapid recycling ...

Tippers News

• Why Did Aggie Boys Buy Sex at the Chicken Ranch?
  The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas, the Texas A&M football team celebrates a win with a visit to their local brothel, the Chicken Ranch. The Aggie Boys are fSubmitted by Rose NoFWDSPLZ to World �|� �Note-it! �|� �Add a Comment
• Two survivors of human trafficking share their sto ...
  She fiddles with her cell phone. In mid conversation, she holds it out, showing off who�s on the screen. Submitted by Rose NoFWDSPLZ to World �|� �Note-it! �|� �Add a Comment
• Trip to India inspires Everson woman to help victi ...
  EVERSON - Touched by her own memories of being adopted as an orphan, Sue Ann Heutink took her first overseas venture to help victims of human trafficking. Submitted by Rose NoFWDSPLZ to World �|� �Note-it! �|� �Add a Comment
• Free Human Trafficking Victim Sara Kruzan From Lif ...
  Sixteen-year-old human trafficking victim Sara Kruzan was sentenced to life in prison without parole when, in a desperate act to escape captivity, she shot her pimp. Submitted by Rose NoFWDSPLZ to World �|� �Note-it! �|� �Add a Comment
• Evidence Refutes Bp's and Fed's Deception
  In August, Truthout conducted soil and water sampling in Pass Christian Harbor, Mississippi; on Grand Isle, Louisiana; and around barrier islands off the coast of Louisiana, in order to test for the presence of oil from BP's Macondo Well. [extremely high]Submitted by Ellyn S. to Environment �|� �No ...

The Freeman

• Controversial Tax Bill Is Loaded with Goodies
  “The Senate released its bill Thursday to extend the Bush-era tax cuts for two years, but also renews a host of more minor tax provisions aimed at winning over recalcitrant Democrats in the House and Senate. The bill, which faces its first key test vote Monday in the Senate, mirrors the deal that Pr ...
• Obama May Try to Revamp Income Tax
  “President Obama is considering whether to push early next year for an overhaul of the income tax code to lower rates and raise revenues in what would be his first major effort to begin addressing the long-term growth of the national debtâ¦. The objective is to rid the code of its complex buildup of ...
• “F” as in Fed
  The burden of proof is squarely on those who would retain the central bank.
• The Cutting Edge of Censorship
  Someone – someone very important – doesn’t like what Wikileaks is doing. So, Senator Joe Lieberman (?-Conn.) asked Amazon.com whether it had kicked Wikileaks off their server right after Wikileaks’s publication of thousands of classified US diplomatic cables. It turns out, they “had” – right after h ...
• The Cutting Edge of Censorship
  Someone – someone Very Important – doesn’t like what Wikileaks is doing. So, Senator Joe Lieberman (?-Conn.) asked Amazon.com whether it had kicked Wikileaks off their server right after Wikileaks’s publication of thousands of classified US diplomatic cables. It turns out, they “had” – right after h ...

Teaching Online Journalism

• Skills for journalists: Again, the question
  What skills does today’s journalist need to have? I do not think this question has only one answer. In a comment on a blog post by Robert Hernandez, Michael Grimaldi wrote: The highest skill of journalism is knowing the number of questions to ask, how many people of whom to ask them, and then rep ...
• Data journalism and programmer journalists
  Some good stuff on this topic: Debate over journalism’s required skills gets heated, by Robert Hernandez: I do not believe you need to master programming to succeed in journalism. I do believe you need to respect and understand the power of each and every craft, not just programming, but photog ...
• Nitpicking some myths about digital journalism
  Andy Boyle wrote a response to Mark S. Luckie’s blog post 5 myths about digital journalism, and because I left a comment on Mark’s post, Andy called me out on Twitter. Now, I know Mark a little and Andy not at all (except via his tweets), but I think they are both bright and sincere young journalist ...
• Online video, audiences, sharing: Putting it all t ...
  I thought about titling this post “Another stupid way news sites waste time and effort by failing to understand the Web and how people use it,” but I thought maybe that was far too broad, since it covers so many things. This post is really about how journalism organizations could use video intellig ...
• Online video, links, and people: Putting it all to ...
  I spend a lot of time speaking (and thinking) about online video — both journalism video and the broader YouTube varieties. When we think about how people use online video — and by “people” I mean mostly North Americans in the college and university student age group — we have to consider sharing. ...

Facing South

• Got the holiday spirit?
  I'll admit it, I've got the holiday spirit. Not the fruitcake-eating, gizmo-buying kind. I'm talking about the spirit of friendship, giving thanks and excitement about the promise of a New Year. I'm thankful for yo ...
• VOICES: Today's $7 billion new nuke attack
  By Harvey Wasserman, NukeFree.org The White House and nuclear power industry are on the brink of grabbing $7 billion in new taxpayer-funded loan guarantees for new reactors. But they can be stopped.� Taxpayer and environmental groups are asking citizens to call their Senators urging deletion of t ...
• Jury convicts three, acquits two in post-Katrina p ...
  By A.C. Thompson, ProPublica A federal jury last night convicted three current or former New Orleans police officers in connection with the death of Henry Glover, a 31-year old man who was shot by a police officer and died in custody shortly after Hurricane Katrina tore through Louisiana in 2005 ...
• INSTITUTE INDEX: The war on WikiLeaks
  Year that President Woodrow Wilson called for "open diplomacy" that "shall proceed always frankly and in the public view": 1918 Number of secret U.S. diplomatic cables the anti-secrecy group WikiLeaks released beginning in November: more than 251,000 Number of classified U.S. war files from Iraq t ...
• VOICES: Kentucky's investigation into coal company ...
  By Matt Wasson, Appalachian Voices Last Friday the State of Kentucky announced that they had negotiated a $660,000 settlement with three coal companies over 2,765 water quality related violations at 103 coal mining operations in Kentucky. Based on a recent analysis by Appalachian Water Watch te ...

Worldpress - Africa

• U.S. Dual-Track Policy in Somalia
  In a country with layers of complexity, clan warfare and a broken state, the Obama administration is taking an appropriately complex approach to stabilizing Somalia, one that may or may not bear fruit.
• Preventing Maternal Deaths in West Africa
  Dr. Fredanna M'Cormack and her Bele Uman Project are working in Sierra Leone to save the lives of pregnant mothers and their babies.
• Interview with Kumi Naidoo
  The Greenpeace executive director talks about connections between the environment, poverty, peace, and how the interconnectedness of these issues can drive civil society.
• Zimbabweans Still Suffering
  On a daily basis, the people of Zimbabwe face starvation, poverty, corruption and oppression, and their government is highly unlikely to bail them out anytime soon.
• Re: Blood Diamonds: Still Bloody
  We are seeing a steadily growing tide of discontent with the Kimberley Process.

Canadian Encyclopedia

• Champlain, Samuel de
  Samuel de Champlain, cartographer, explorer, governor of New France (b at Brouage, France c 1570; d at Qu�bec City 25 Dec 1635). The major role Champlain played in the St Lawrence River area earned him the title of
• Physiographic Regions
  Physiography originally meant "the study of natural phenomena," but later usage limited its application to PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY in particular and, more recently, to landforms alone. Physiographic regionalization is here
• Carr, Emily
  Emily Carr, painter, writer (b at Victoria 13 Dec 1871; d there 2 Mar 1945). Her parents were English people who had settled in the small provincial town of Victoria, where her father became a successful merchant and respected
• King, William Lyon Mackenzie
  William Lyon Mackenzie King, politician, prime minister of Canada 1921-26, 1926-30 and 1935-48 (b at Berlin [Kitchener], Ont 17 Dec 1874; d at Ottawa 22 July 1950), grandson of William Lyon MACKENZIE. Leader of the LIBERAL PARTY
• Rebellions of 1837
  The Rebellions of 1837 took place in both Upper and Lower Canada. In LOWER CANADA the rebellion was in large part an expression of a resurgent FRENCH CANADIAN NATIONALISM . The French Canadian majority constituted the

How Can I Recycle This ?

• How can I reuse or recycle old net curtains?
  We’ve had an email from Shannon: We’ve got loads of net curtains from the days before we all realised they were naff! They’re chintzy and are nylon or polyester or something. Do you have any recycling ideas? If they’re still in good condition, you could try passing them on – ask on Freecycle/Freegle ...
• How can I reuse or recycle clothes patterns?
  Carol sent us an email explaining: I often see huge bins of clothes patterns at thrift stores. Most helplessly outdated or missing instructions. I have used them in the past as packing material but was wondering if there was any other uses. Seems like there has to be some use for the tissue type pap ...
• How can I reuse or recycle a dog’s leather c ...
  Earlier in the week, I had a to-the-point email from Cubby asking: how can i recycle a leather dog collar? My first thought was keeping using it/pass it on – but then I remembered that we’ve got an old leather collar of Lily’s here after the metal work rusted and snapped off in a not-easy-to-fix [.. ...
• How can I reuse or recycle old musical instrument ...
  Amber sent us an email asking about reeds from musical instruments: I’ve got TONS of old alto saxophone reeds lying around, and was wondering if anybody had an idea about how to reuse/recycle them? I am incredibly unmusical but Wikipedia tells me reeds tend to be make from cane, although there are a ...
• How can I improve my greywater system?
  We’ve had an email from Su: I do like to tax the minds of all who read these sites, not intentionally, but in a ‘why don’t I know how to do that’ sort of way. Here goes, I collect all the water from my washing machine, and use it to flush the loo. However, hauling [...]

Mondoweiss

• Reverse peristalsis moment
  Palin's going to Israel.
• Two Gaza teens killed playing with leftover IDF ar ...
  and other news from Today in Palestine:Settlers/ Land, Property, Resource Theft & Destruction/Ethnic Cleansing Israel to Destroy Electric Infrastructure Near Hebron Israeli officials ordered destruction of electricity infrastructure, on Thursday, in two Palestinian villages in the southern area of H ...
• Proportionality: ‘Human Rights Watch’ ...
  I think this is genuine, though it reads almost like a parody. From Human Rights Watch:(New York) - Jordanian authorities should fully investigate and publicly condemn the recent refusal by the owner of an Aqaba restaurant to serve Israeli Jews, Human Rights Watch said today. The restaurant owner ...
• Today in Bil’in
  Protester in Bil'in holds a Brazilian flag to mark the Brazilian government's recognition of a Palestinian state. (All photos: Hamde Abu Rahme)Tear gas (?) in Bil'in.��
• Fmr Israel ambassador Lubrani says using force aga ...
  I'm a sucker for the wisdom of old diplomats --� an establishment orientation I can never entirely� shake. So from one of the� Washington� centers of the neocon power yesterday morning---the Foundation for the Defense of Democracies conference on tightening the screws on Iran-- it was a pleasure to ...

Media Consortium

• The New York Times Introduces The Evolution of the ...
  As reported by the Atlantic, The New York Times has snuck in an update to its hyperlink feature. The new feature allows users to link to and highlight individual sentences and paragraphs in its web stories. While it could be a tad complicated for an average reader, it’s a great tool for writers and ...
• Fundly + Facebook = Millions in Micro-Donations fo ...
  One startup that's trying to capture the heat of micro-donations and make them more social is Fundly, which started life as BlueSwarm in 2009 before moving to Palo Alto, Calif., from Boston. The donation platform lets candidates begin taking micro-donations online quickly, and even embed those effor ...
• ProPublica Takes Press+ Out For A Spin | paidConte ...
  ProPublica is going public today as the latest customer of Press+, the payment platform from Journalism Online.The investigative nonprofit is the most high-profile addition so far from a recent grant by The John S. and James L. Knight Foundation designed to encourage its grantees to try new methods ...
• Jim VandeHei Talks Politico Pro : CJR
  An interview w/Jim VandenHei about Politico Pro, which will provide 'high-impact, high-velocity reporting on the politics of energy, technology and health care reform' for political and policy professionals. At what price? $2,495 for the first subscriber to a single vertical such as energy; and afte ...
• Discounted memberships: A short term gain with lon ...

Reality Asserts Itself

• Drug Wars in Juarez Fuels Boom in El Paso
  My colleague Malak Behrouznami recently returned from Juarez Mexico where she grew up as a child. She as a wonderful heritage - her father is Iranian and her Mother is Mexican. She went Juarez for family and journalistic reasons. One of her objectives was to find out why Juarez has become a terroriz ...
• PALESTINIAN-ISRAELI NEGOTIATIONS TO NOWHERE NOT TH ...
  A few months ago when shooting a documentary in the Middle East, we met Zeina, a 13-year-old Palestinian living in a Beirut refugee camp. She was traumatized as she watched the Israeli Gaza war on television. It changed her life. She now thinks of revenge and cannot understand the Israeli children w ...
• FROM JOE McCARTHY TO GLEN BECK – TIME TO END FEAR ...
  I listened to Glen Becks "Restoring Honor" speech today hoping to find something of substance to write about. I found a stringing together of such empty phrases it does not bear discussion.  The more important issue is why a man whose megalomania seems to have no bounds can become such a phenomena ( ...
• PAKISTAN FLOODS AND A FAILED POLICY - UN Sec. Gen ...
  Ban Ki Moon, Secretary General of the United Nations, says of the flooding in Pakistan "The world has never seen such a disaster. It's much beyond anybody's imagination". At least 20 million people have lost their homes, more than 1600 have died, and disease and hunger will claim many, many more l ...
• China and the end of the end of history
  Many economists and political analysts think the current recovery, as it's being called, is a rather temporary phenomenon. Many expect the recession to kick back in, and perhaps within a few years get much more serious. What does that mean in terms of the future of the world economy and world politi ...

Great Beyond ( Nature )

• Cancun goes down to the wire
  The climate talks are in their final stage in Cancun, and judging by reports nobody really has any idea how things will turn out. Here's a random sample of headlines: Cancun: Can We Avert Climate Chaos? Climate talks move toward limp end Kyoto Protocol Splits Nations at Tense Cancun Climat ...
• NIH panel approves more stem cell lines
  A key advisory panel to the National Institutes of Health (NIH) director has recommended that four additional human embryonic stem cell lines be added to those eligible for US funding. If agency director Francis Collins concurs in coming days with the advice offered on 9 December by his advisory ...
• Research trip to the Antarctic: Penguins at risk
  Posted on behalf of Jane Qiu Science journalist Jane Qiu is at the Palmer ecological research station on the Antarctic Peninsula, joining researchers investigating how climate change has affected the region in recent decades. Please check back for her dispatches from the bottom of the world. I ...
• FBI asks for delay on anthrax report
  The US Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI) has asked the National Academy of Sciences (NAS) to delay releasing its long-awaited report on the 2001 anthrax attacks that created havoc in the country in the wake of the September 11 attacks. [The New York Times] The NAS report, which was due out l ...
• Ancient Greek computer rebuilt - out of lego
  It really is amazing what you can do with lego these days. Especially if you're Andy Carol, a software engineer at Apple, who makes working lego models of mechanical computers, such as the Babbage Difference Engine. Carol's latest creation is this astonishing recreation of the Antikythera Mechani ...

new geography

• Building the Train to Nowhere
  The California High Speed Rail Authority has approved building its first 54 miles in the San Joaquin Valley. A somewhat longer route, 65 miles, has been indicated in a number of press reports, but Authority documents indicate that only 54 miles of high speed rail track will be built. The route would ...
• Cities That Prosper, Cool or Not
  Over the past few years, the raging debate in economic development has been over whether cities should be cool or uncool. Should cities pursue “the creative economy” by going after arts, culture, creative research & development, and innovation? Or should they focus on the bread-and-butter economy: ...
• Education Wars: The New Battle For Brains
  The end of stimulus � as well as the power shift�in Congress � will have a profound effect on which regions and states can position themselves for the longer-term recovery. Nowhere will this be more critical than in the battle for brains. In the past, and the present, places have competed for smart ...
• The Financial Crisis Continues to be an Inside Job
  Over the weekend I saw the documentary movie Inside Job with a friend who is not a financial markets expert. After the show, I told her I was relieved to see that the movie covered the majority of the causes of the collapse of the financial markets in 2008. Part of my relief was from thinking that e ...
• I Opt-out of California
  Like the harried traveler who made famous the expression, “Don’t touch my junk”, I have elected my own personal protest, California style. I have decided to OPT-OUT of California to protest my overgrown state government. I am tired of California legislators sticking their hands in my pants to pay fo ...

GM Watch

• Comments by Dr Doug Gurian-Sherman on article, "Ar ...
• The great DNA data deficit: Are genes for disease ...
• Judge orders sugar beets pulled from soil
• Over a million EU citizens finally have their say ...
• Are GM crops Africa's path to food security?

spiked

• Fees debate: what next for the ‘Harry Potter ...
  The militant and lively student protests against university fees could soon be exhausted without some clearer political objectives to guide them.
• It’s Christmas, so watch out for rapists
  A Xmas-hooked ad campaign designed to raise awareness about illegal cabs is exploiting women’s fear of rape.
• Creating a society of armchair snoops
  By encouraging the public to monitor CCTV footage, a new website promises to turn us all into armchair snoops.
• Nick Clegg is not a traitor!
  After all, before you can betray a principle you first need to have one. The Clegg generation of politicians are conformists without a cause.
• Cancun: scavenging around for scientific fact
  At a time of great doubt about climate change, policymakers must magic up more ‘evidence’ of manmade mayhem.

Cryptogon

• Madoff Trustee Launches $19.6 Billion Lawsuit
  Via: CBS News: As Saturday’s deadline looms to file claims in the recovery of assets from Bernard Madoff’s massive fraud, the trustee seeking money for the swindler’s victims has sued an Austrian banker, claiming she masterminded a 23-year conspiracy that facilitated Madoff’s Ponzi scheme and funnel ...
• Is the U.S. About to Indict Julian Assange?
  Via: ABC News: Wikileaks founder Julian Assange, the man behind the publication of more than a 250,000 classified U.S. diplomatic cables, could soon be facing spying charges in the U.S. related to the Espionage Act, Assange’s lawyer said today. “Our position of course is that we don’t believe it app ...
• Bogus Foreclosures
  Via: AP: People have always loved to complain about their banks. The push-button circus that passes for customer service. The larding on of fees. But the false foreclosure cases are hardly the usual complaints. These homeowners paid their mortgages — or loan modifications — on time. Some even paid o ...
• FAA Loses Track of 119,000 Aircraft; Situation Cou ...
  Oh the humanity. *chortle* Even more shocked than me would be Daniel Hopsicker, who covers CIA drug running (and the tail number boogie) full time. Via: AP: The Federal Aviation Administration is missing key information on who owns one-third of the 357,000 private and commercial aircraft in the U.S. ...
• U.S. Real Estate Wreck to Continue
  Via: Bloomberg: U.S. home values are poised to drop by more than $1.7 trillion this year amid rising foreclosures and the expiration of homebuyer tax credits, said Zillow Inc., a closely held provider of home price data. This year’s estimated decline, more than the $1.05 trillion drop in 2009, bring ...

The Economic Collapse

• Start A Business? In The United States? Are You Ki ...
  Many of you have decided that you are going to attempt to start a business in the United States today.  Many of you are still convinced that this is "the land of opportunity" and that starting a business is fairly easy.  Are you sure about that?  Are you certain that you have consid ...
• Currency Crisis! So What Happens If The Dollar And ...
  Some analysts are warning that the U.S. dollar is in danger of collapse because of the exploding U.S. government debt, the horrific U.S. trade deficit and the new round of quantitative easing recently announced by the Federal Reserve.  Other analysts are warning the the euro is in d ...
• Happy Thanksgiving! Are You Better Off Today Than ...
  As you gather around the table with your family this Thanksgiving, ask yourself this question: are you better off today than you were four years ago?  Unfortunately, most Americans are not.  Both political parties have controlled the White House during the last four years - Barack O ...
• 11 Reasons Why North Korea Is The Most Bizarre Nat ...
  Is the United States about to go to war with the most bizarre nation on earth?  A lot of Americans would actually welcome "the Korean War Part 2", but before people get too excited it is important to keep in mind that we have never been at war with a nation that actually possesses n ...
• Will Ron Paul Be Able To End The Fed?
  Is Ron Paul finally in position to really do something about the Federal Reserve?  U.S. Representative Spencer Bachus, the chairman-elect of the House Financial Services Committee, has announced that Ron Paul will chair the domestic monetary policy subcommittee starting next month.  ...

Desertification

• Reduced soil erosion, soil building, shading of pr ...
  Read at : Google Alert – desertification http://seaberry-hippophaerhamnoides.blogspot.com/2010/12/sea-buckthorn-to-battle-climate-change.html Sea Buckthorn to Battle Climate Change in Reforestation Efforts There are currently numerous efforts in Europe, Asia, and Australia to utilize sea buckthorn a ...
• Food security in urban areas has become an increas ...
  Read at : Google Alert – desertification http://www.monitor.upeace.org/innerpg.cfm?id_article=758 Bamako-Mali: A need for an improvement in urban food security Awa Mangie Achu Samba Awa Mangie Achu Samba outlines a policy for urban food security in Bamako, Mali, based on participatory governance, … ...
• 194 nations to help the some two billion people wh ...
  Read at : Google Alert – desertification http://www.weatheronline.co.uk/cgi-app/reports?ARCHIV=0&LANG=en&MENU=207&FILE=b1.txt&DAY=20101208 Deserts on climate agenda CANCUN, Mexico, Dec 7, 2010 (AFP) – As negotiators near a deal on preserving forests as a way to fight climate change, a top advocate f ...
• This isn’t about desertification, but it&#82 ...
  Imagine… No parents, No home, No food, Dressed in rags⦠You only have one Christmas wish: that someone might give you some food, or a safe place to sleep. This is the situation for hundreds of homeless, orphaned children in … Continue reading →
• No title
  Read at : http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/12/101209201940.htm Bioengineers Develop Bacterial Strain to Increase Ethanol Biofuel Production ScienceDaily (Dec. 10, 2010) â A team of bioengineers in the United States has modified a strain of bacteria to increase its ability to produce ethanol ...

The Paper Trail

• Reform Reading: Fed’s First Webcast To Focus ...
  A roundup of news and commentary to help consumers monitor the transparency and accountability of the Dodd-Frank financial reform law.
• Reform Reading:  SEC Tackles Energy Payments, ...
  A roundup of news and commentary to help consumers monitor the transparency and accountability of the Dodd-Frank financial reform law.
• GOP Conference Chooses House Chairmen
  The House Republican Conference met today to select committee chairmen for the 112th Congress, which begins in January. A month ago, the Center for Public Integrity examined the men most likely to take over these key panels in the new GOP-led U.S. House of Representatives.
• Reform Reading:  Debit Card Use Up 15 Percent ...
  A roundup of news and commentary to help consumers monitor the transparency and accountability of the Dodd-Frank financial reform law.
• Reform Reading: Senator Asks Fed for Details of Lo ...
  A roundup of news and commentary to help consumers monitor the transparency and accountability of the Dodd-Frank financial reform law.

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• The polygamists down the street
  By Jodi A. Shaw Last week, Angela Campbell, a professor of law at McGill University, testified at a constitutional reference case examining Canada’s current polygamy law that the practice ought to be decriminalized. I wasn’t sure if I should gasp or applaud. Campbell visited Bountiful, B.C. in ...
• A little 4Chan justice for Mastercard
  By Frank Moher So 4Chan has finally found something useful to do with all its suppressed testerone and brought down the Mastercard site, in retaliation for the credit card company's decision to stop processing donations to WikiLeaks. They've also apparently done some serious damage to PayPal (for ...
• The Revolution Has Been Postponed
  by Eric Pettifor Last year I predicted that a small revolution in web apps would occur thanks to the introduction of Google Chrome OS, and may have implied that this would have a negative effect on the iPhone. I also expressed the opinion that if all went well with the ...
• Afghanistan worsens for women
  Photo: Afghan women students at Kabul University, 1995 By Alison@Creekside Speaking to his fellow members of the Subcommittee on International Human Rights last week at a meeting which heard that the situation for Afghan women has considerably worsened over the last two years, Lib MP Mario Sil ...
• Canada’s favourite torturers
  By Alison@Creekside CBC: "The Canadian Forces have for years arrested children suspected of working with the Taliban and handed them over to an Afghan security unit accused of torture. The document, obtained under an Access to Information request and marked 'secret,' shows that Defence Ministe ...

Worldnews

• Saina in final of Hong Kong Open
  Hong Kong, Dec 11 (IANS) Saturday, December 11, 2010 --> India's Saina Nehwal defeated Germany's Juliane Schenk to move into the final of the Hong Kong Open...
• Ramdev for putting Raja, others behind bars ...
  Katihar: Yoga guru Baba Ramdev on Saturday demanded that former Telecom Minister A Raja and others allegedly involved in the 2G Spectrum Allocation scam be put behind the bars. Reiterating his support to the demand for a JPC probe into the scam, he said Prime Minister Manmohan Singh should imme ...
• Guilty in Adarsh scam would be severally puni ...
  Dehra Dun: Army Chief Gen VK Singh on Saturday said appropriate action would be taken against all those Army personnel involved in the Adarsh Housing Society scam. The matter was being probed and appropriate action would be taken against those found guilty as per army rules, he told reporters h ...
• Danish veteran Tinning retires with win
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• Akshay, Katrina promote 'Tees Maar Khan' in A ...
  Ahmedabad, Dec.11 (ANI): Bollywood actors Akshay Kumar and Katrina Kaif promoted 'Tees Maar Khan' in Ahmedabad.� Director Farah Khan was also present on the occasion.� Akshay Kumar said he has a connection of heart with the people of Gujarat.� "I have come to Gujarat and I come here four times ...

Alex in Wonderland

• Report: Active-Duty Army PSYOPS Soldiers Embedded ...
  To better manufacture consent, U.S. Army soldiers are embedded as intern and fellows at local TV affiliates, along with previously reported newspapers and national outlets.
• Daily Briefing—15th-16th Sept 2010
  News and views from around the web posted to the Wonderland Wire
• Report: U.S. Troops ‘Still Killing Civilians’ in I ...
  A U.S.-Iraqi night raid results in the deaths of eight civilians weeks after U.S. combat operations were announced as over.
• Military Welfare Budget Won’t Thin Any Time ...
  Ivan Eland sat with RT to discuss the astronomical political clout held by the welfare queens of the military-industrial complex that will thwart any translation of the Pentagon's rhetoric into actual policy
• Because the System’s Not Rigged Enough for Cops an ...
  Kevin Carson on the criminal injustice system 'shrills' pushing the narrative that the letter of the law aides criminals against so-called 'crime fighters'.

MY Daily Apple

• Every Woman Has the Right to Live In Dignity - 25 ...
  UNFPA Executive Director Thoraya Ahmed Obaid joins UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and other leaders in condemning violence against women and calling for stronger action to end impunity: "Every woman has the right to live in dignity—free of fear, coercion, violence and discrimination. Every woman ...
• WARFARIN SODIUMtablet [Rebel Distributors Corp]
  Updated Date: Dec 10, 2010 EST
• This Week in the Journal
  New England Journal of Medicine, Volume 363, Issue 24, Page 2286, December 2010.
• By 2019, The Acute Gout Drug Market Will Triple In ...
  Decision Resources, one of the world's leading research and advisory firms for pharmaceutical and healthcare issues, finds that by 2019 the acute gout drug market will triple in size to $117 million and the chronic gout drug market will reach $1.83 billion...
• Role of complement and Fc{gamma} receptors in the ...
  Pentraxin 3 (PTX3) is a soluble pattern recognition molecule playing a nonredundant role in resistance against Aspergillus fumigatus. The present study was designed to investigate the molecular pathways involved in the opsonic activity of PTX3. The PTX3 N-terminal domain was responsible for conidia ...

Common Dreams

• Obama's Huge Would-Be Gift To The Scions Of The Su ...
  by Dan FroomkinWASHINGTON -- Millionaires and billionaires would reap big rewards if President Obama's tax cut deal becomes law, but thanks to the agreement's estate-tax provisions it's their heirs who will make a real killing. The Obama concession that's getting most of the attention in the me ...
• House Dems Reject Obama's Tax Deal; Pelosi Promise ...
  by John NicholsAfter he brokered a deal with congressional Republicans to extend Bush-era tax cuts and establish a sweeping estate-tax exemption in return for maintaining unemployment benefits, President Obama essentially told congressional Democrats: Take it or leave it.House Democrats have deci ...
• On Behalf of Afghan Familes, Journalist Testifies ...
  by Jeremy ScahillEditor's Note: Nation national security correspondent Jeremy Scahill today testified before the House Judiciary Committee on the US's shadow wars in Pakistan, Yemen, and elsewhere. His complete testimony is below.read more
• Nader: I am Looking for Someone to Challenge Obama ...
  by Elise ViebeckPerennial third-party candidate Ralph Nader predicted on Wednesday that President Obama's tax deal with Republicans will earn him a primary challenge in 2012.Though he wouldn't rule out another presidential campaign himself, Nader, 76, said he hoped a new face would take up the progr ...
• 'Hacktivists' Warn Over More Action
  A group of "hacktivists" who crippled websites in revenge for cutting off services to whistle-blowing website WikiLeaks have warned they will continue their "digital sit-in" in a campaign for total internet freedom.The loose-knit group, known as Anonymous, has disrupted sites belonging to finance gi ...

The Hour with George Stroumboulopoulos

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• Neill Blomkamp
• Sarah Polley
• Jay Baruchel
• David Suzuki

Examine Religion - Tweets

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Energy Collective

• The Power of One: Coca-Cola
  “The Power of One” is a series of stories about people who have helped their companies become more sustainable. (See earlier stories on UL Environment, eBay, and Union Pacific.) They can’t do it alone, of course.
• EPA Delays Enforcement of CO2 Emissions Regulation ...
  This morning I sat down with Stuart Varney & Co on FOX Business to talk about the EPA's decision to delay enforcement of CO2 emissions. �Here's the video:
• Money flows for nuclear energy
  Areva gets stake from sovereign wealth and House adds to loan guarantees
• Cancun’s emerging focus on clean energy deployment
  Few observers expected this week’s international meeting in Cancun, Mexico of U.N. climate negotiators to conclude in forging a legally binding treaty for greenhouse gas reductions as a next phase of the Kyoto protocol.
• Cancun climate finance agreement likely focused on ...
  Negotiations are approaching their final stage here in Cancun, and the scope of an agreement on financing for climate change mitigation and adaptation is becoming clearer.� As expected, negotiators appear to be limiting the finance agreement to the structure of a climate fund, pushing decisions on a ...

Green House - USA Today

• Efficient lighting could save U.S. $9 billion annu ...
  Replacing incandescent lighting with energy-efficient alternatives could save the United States $9 billion a year and avoid the carbon dioxide emissions of 11 million mid-size cars, says a United Nations report.
• Study: Don't blame the pill for estrogen in drinki ...
  Contrary to popular belief, birth control pills are not to blame for estrogens found in U.S. drinking water supplies, new research concludes.
• Study: Walkable neighborhoods have happier people
  People who live in walkable communities are more socially engaged and trusting than those who live in less walkable areas, says a new study from the University of New Hampshire.
• Have a green Christmas: rent a tree
  Jennifer Pitman? is watching her toddler Beckett? grow up along with their family Christmas tree.
• U.N. chief urges climate deal, warning nature 'wil ...
  Saying the planet's future is at risk, U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon tried to revive stalled climate talks by urging world leaders to agree to steps -- however imperfect -- to fight climate change.

Prior Art

• Recent Patent Litigation Weekly Columns
  Much of the patent news that was published on this blog has been moved to the IP Insider section of the Corporate Counsel website. Here's a list of the last several Patent Litigation Weekly columns— Oct. 25, 2010: Big Patent-Licensing...
• Paul Allen v. The Internet
  Former Microsoft executive and billionaire Paul Allen sued several major Internet companies and three large retailers for patent infringement today, asserting that four patents originating at Interval Research, Allen's dot-com era think tank, cover basic web browsing and e-commerce technologies....
• Citing Possible Bias, ACLU Asks Rader to Recuse Hi ...
  With the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit set to consider a landmark case over the validity of human gene patents, attorneys for the plaintiffs in the suit are asking the court's chief judge to recuse himself from the matter—before the panel that will hear it has even been selec ...
• Law360 Calls Lawyer-Owned Shell Company a "Public ...
  seems to have a pretty flexible definition of that term. Last month, it included . Who is so concerned about such fairness? That would be , the Texas law firm that owns Americans for Fair Patent Use, which is a limited liability company set up to prosecute a false marking lawsuit filed in E ...
• Eben Moglen on Bilski, software patents, and big p ...
  Moglen's position on the subject of software patents—that they should be banned—is, to say the least, outside the mainstream in legal circles. It has, however, garnered support among software developers and other techies, especially those who work in the world of open-source and free softw ...

Peoples Voice

• More on Obama's Capitulation and Betrayal
  by Stephen Lendman With help from Democrats controlling both Houses, Obama put a criminal cabal in charge of furthering the greatest wealth transfer in history. In the process, he's hollowing out America, eliminating the middle class, centralizing power, eroding social services, destroying jobs and ...
• Class Warfare or Financial Narcissism?
  Jeff Gates Is America the target of class warfare? That claim, though widely made, misses the point. The problem is more serious and the long-term effects far more troubling. Though the facts are compelling, that conclusion is misleading. In 2007, 1% of U.S. households claimed 24% of the nation ...
• President Obama and the Remaking of America
  By Mahboob A. Khawaja, Ph.D. “War provides an outlet for every evil element in man’s nature. It enfranchises cupidity and greed gives a charter to petty tyranny, glorifies cruelty and places in positions of power the vulgar and base.” (C.E.M. Joad, Guide to Modern Wickedness, London) Barack Ob ...
• The Hidden War
  By Dr. Elias Akleh The world has been lately busy with what could be considered major wars and other low level conflicts.� The major wars can be seen in places such as Afghanistan, Pakistan, Iraq, and Palestine, while low level conflicts can be seen in places like Haiti, Somalia, India, and Sudan. ...
• More Fraud, Intimidation, and Illegitimacy Assured ...
  by Stephen Lendman On November 28, Haiti's first round legislative and presidential elections were so tainted, they elevated sham elections to a new level - a cruel joke, a process in name only, one fraudulent enough to make a despot blush. Now round two, New York Times writer Deborah Sontag head ...

Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives

• Did Stimulus Work?
  The most recent Parliamentary Budget Office (PBO) publication surveyed those implementing infrastructure projects to see what effect those projects had on unemployment (among other things). �The results were mixed with over three quarters of those implementing infrastructure projects reporting that ...
• Water Matters: watch Ben Parfitt on Voice of BC
  CCPA-BC Resource Policy Analyst Ben Parfitt has been researching issues related to water and natural gas for years, and he's a dynamic and passionate speaker on the topic. He recently appeared on Voice of BC to discuss this issue. We highly recommend watching this video if you want to get a clear an ...
• Stimulus Extended (well the deadline anyway)
  The Parliamentary Budget Office (PBO) has continued to release analysis on spending from the Infrastructure Stimulus Fund adding much needed transparency despite the general lack from the federal government itself. �Unfortunately, this particular fund only represents about a quarter of all infrastru ...
• Children pay heavy price for inequality: UNICEF
  A new UNICEF report looks at 24 OECD countries and rates Canada poorly on children's material well-being, which includes housing and family income. We're #17 out of 24 countries. The report says �Canada should address income inequality by promoting fairly paid and highly skilled employment and throu ...
• Would you like jobs with that: online calculators
  Two new online calculators highlight the fact that government spending changes have a real effect on the economy. The calculators demonstrate the change in employment and economic activity based on changes in government spending. The Federation of Canadian Municipalities calculator allows users to ...

World Wide Hippies

• Happy Cannabis, er, Christmas!
  Cannabis Christmas tree found in Germany | TNT A Christmas tree standing at 2m tall in a German home turned out be a massive cannabis plant – holy smoke indeed! The huge pot plant was growing in a Christmas tree holder and was decorated with fairy lights, police in Koblenz said. The owner said he pl ...
• Missing Father: Derrick Ray Henagan
  Over two years have passed since Betty Henagan last spoke to her son, Derrick. Derrick was reported missing after friends told police he walked into a wooded area to meet his girlfriend at about 4:30 p.m., August 4. 2008. Derrick was born in St. Joseph, Michigan, and was the oldest of [...]
• Weekly Trivia
  A new Trivia Question will be posted every Friday at 8:00 pm (EST). You can post your answer in the comments section below the question and be entered into a chance to win a WWH Bumpersticker! This boil on the ass of humanity proves that without free speech and open government The powerful become ...
• Hats Off To Bernie Sanders
  I heard he stopped at 7:00 pm. Not bad my man, not bad. Bernie Sanders Holds Old-School Filibuster Against Obama-GOP Tax Cut Deal | CBS Independent Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont promised to “do whatever is necessary” to stop President Obama’s tentative tax cut deal with Republicans, and today he sh ...
• OpenLeaks To Launch on Monday
  Report: Ex-WikiLeakers to launch new Openleaks site | CNET WikiLeaks will soon have some competition on the whistle-blowing front. Several people who resigned from the WikiLeaks project amid conflicts with organizer Julian Assange are planning to launch a new site called Openleaks on Monday, Swedish ...

Michael Moore - Must Read

• Bernie Sanders' "Berniebuster" Filibuster Against ...
• The Decline and Fall of the American Empire
  A soft landing for America 40 years from now?� Don�t bet on it.� The demise of the United States as the global superpower could come far more quickly than anyone imagines.� If Washington is dreaming of 2040 or 2050 as the end of the American Century, a more realistic assessment of domestic and g ...
• The New American Oligarchy
  There is a war underway. I'm not talking about Washington�s bloody misadventures in Afghanistan and Iraq, but a war within our own borders. It�s a war fought on the airwaves, on television and radio and over the Internet, a war of words and images, of half-truth, innuendo, and raging lies. I'm talki ...
• The Health Insurance Industry’s Vendetta Against M ...
  Michael Moore, the Oscar-winning documentary filmmaker, makes great movies but they are not generally considered “cliff-hangers.” All that might change since a whistle-blower on the “Democracy Now!” news hour revealed that health insurance executives thought they may have to implement a plan “to pus ...
• Wendell Potter Appearances for 'Deadly Spin&#3 ...
  For more information, visit WendellPotter.com AUTHOR APPEARANCES WASHINGTON, DC Tuesday, November 9, 2010 The National Press Club 529 14th Street, Northwest 5:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m. WASHINGTON, DC Wednesday, November 10, 2010 Politics and Prose 5015 Connecticut Avenue, NW 7:00 p.m ...

Salon

• Two more soldiers face courts-martial in Afghan ca ...
  Officials at Joint Base Lewis-McChord say cases against two more soldiers charged with misconduct in Afghanistan will proceed to courts-martial.
• Bill Clinton seizes control of White House press r ...
  Suddenly, Bill Clinton was the president again, in what was one of the weirdest White House Friday night newsdumps I have ever witnessed. (Of course they announce the bloodless coup when everyone just wants to get to happy hour.) After a closed-door meeting, Presidents Obama and Clinton showed up ...
• Time conducts cover story Sarah Palin "interview" ...
  It's not until the eighth paragraph -- and the second Internet "page" -- of the Time magazine cover story on Sarah Palin's tactics and ambition that this sentence appears:
• Elizabeth Smart kidnapper convicted
  A jury found a rambling street preacher guilty Friday of the 2002 kidnapping of Elizabeth Smart in a case that has tugged at hearts around the nation ever since the Utah teenager was snatched from her bedroom and resurfaced nine months later.
• Navratilova hospitalized after Kilimanjaro attempt
  Martina Navratilova has been hospitalized in Kenya with an accumulation of fluid in the lungs after attempting to climb Africa's highest peak, according to a statement released Friday evening.

SMB News

• Indonesian volcano rumbles as president visits cam ...
  For SMB News Indonesian volcano rumbles as president visits camps PURWOBINANGUN: Indonesia’s Mount Merapi volcano spewed more deadly heat clouds Wednesday as President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono visited some of the 50,000 evacuees in shelters. Searing gas billowed from the crater of the 2,914-metre (9 ...
• Kasaba throws spit on the camera
  \Kasaba throws spit on cameraMUMBAI: Ajmal Kasaba webcam spit on Tuesday during a hearing in the Bombay High Court for confirmation of the death penalty, which led the court strictly tell him to behave properly. Judjes a warning when they Kasaba altercation with the police and spit at the camera saw ...
• K’taka Speaker disqualifies 16 MLAs
  For SMB News KBANGALORE: Hours ahead of the trust vote for beleaguered Karnataka Chief Minister B S Yeddyurappa in the Assembly, Speaker K G Bopaiah disqualified sixteen rebel MLAs, including eleven from ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), legislative sources said on Monday. Bopaiah signed the disq ...
• Twin bombing at Shah Ghazi’s shrine kills 8
  For SMB News Twin bombing at Shah Ghazi’s shrine kills 8 KARACHI: Eight people including two children were killed and over 65 others suffered injuries when two suicide bombers blew themselves up outside Abdullah Shah Ghazi’s shrine in Clifton, official sources said here Thursday. Two heads, believed ...
• Musharraf seeks Pak nation’s apology for ‘mistake
  For SMB News Musharraf seeks Pak nation’s apology for ‘mistakes’ LONDON: Former president Gen. (Retd.) Pervez Musharraf Friday admitted that political mistakes were committed in the twilight years of his regime and sought apology from Pakistani nation for the same. “These mistakes caused damage to t ...

Toronto Star - Editorials

• Digging out from Cancun
  Gridlock in Washington and deadlock in Cancun need not spell a perpetual stalemate.
• Is Obama's tax deal a bargain with hostage takers?
  The president at least salvaged something for ordinary Americans.
• Child support too low a priority
  Agency works actively on less than a quarter of its cases each year.
• Darts & Laurels
  This week, Tim Hudak gets darts while the Quebec Human Rights Tribunal receives laurels.
• Tori Stafford: A curtain is lifted
  The Supreme Court allows reporting of some details surrounding Tori Stafford's death, including the guilty plea of a killer.

Energy Collective

• The Power of One: Coca-Cola
  “The Power of One” is a series of stories about people who have helped their companies become more sustainable. (See earlier stories on UL Environment, eBay, and Union Pacific.) They can’t do it alone, of course.
• EPA Delays Enforcement of CO2 Emissions Regulation ...
  This morning I sat down with Stuart Varney & Co on FOX Business to talk about the EPA's decision to delay enforcement of CO2 emissions. �Here's the video:
• Money flows for nuclear energy
  Areva gets stake from sovereign wealth and House adds to loan guarantees
• Cancun’s emerging focus on clean energy deployment
  Few observers expected this week’s international meeting in Cancun, Mexico of U.N. climate negotiators to conclude in forging a legally binding treaty for greenhouse gas reductions as a next phase of the Kyoto protocol.
• Cancun climate finance agreement likely focused on ...
  Negotiations are approaching their final stage here in Cancun, and the scope of an agreement on financing for climate change mitigation and adaptation is becoming clearer.� As expected, negotiators appear to be limiting the finance agreement to the structure of a climate fund, pushing decisions on a ...

EU Times

• Ex-EU leaders urge Israel sanctions
  A group of former European leaders have called for tough sanctions against Israel in response to Tel Aviv’s failure to stop settlement expansion on occupied Palestinian land. Criticizing the European Union’s existing policy toward Israel, in a letter sent to European governments and EU institutions ...
• German city pares budget deficit with “sex tax”
  Challenged with a 100 million euro ($133 million) deficit, one western German city has introduced a day tax on prostitutes to help whittle down its budget gap. The new “pleasure tax” requires prostitutes in Dortmund to purchase a 6 euro “day ticket” for each day they work, or face a potential fine. ...
• Firefighters for 9/11 Truth Debunk Assange: Irrefu ...
  “118 first responders heard explosions…” One of the many groups of dedicated professionals insulted by Julian Assange is âFirefighters for 9/11 Truth.â This is their video. Assange says they are liars but even Fox News now admits that Building 7 was destroyed by explosives. Assange staked the reputa ...
• Wikileaks, Who Benefits?
  Let us ponder for a second about the meaning of ‘leaking’. When something is leaking, it is usually understood that some fluid substance that is supposed to be flowing in a certain direction, is escaping from its designed route because of a defect in the structure that was built to guide it. Usually ...
• China to award prize to rival Nobel
  Enraged by Nobel Committee’s choice, China to award rival peace prize. Only three weeks after the idea was first publicly floated, China has cobbled together its own peace prize and plans to award it Thursday â the day before the Nobel Committee honors an imprisoned Chinese dissident in a move that ...

Stonecipher News

• Don't Quit Your Day Job
  This is a Sponsored post written by me on behalf of Ashworth College. All opinions are 100% mine. With approximately 4,000,000 students today, more than 20 percent of all students enrolled in higher education are taking at least one course online. Self paced online courses all ...
• Breast Cancer Gene May Raise Men’s Risk, Too
  Source: HealthDay News: "A faulty gene that greatly increases a woman’s risk of breast cancer also boosts a man’s risk for the disease, a new study finds. While most people think of breast cancer as a woman’s illness, in rare cases men can develop breast tumors as well. The new study found that me ...
• Diabetics Urged to Confer With Their Doctor About ...
  According to Amanda Gardner HealthDay Reporter, "THURSDAY, July 15 (HealthDay News) -- One day after a U.S. advisory panel recommended that the controversial diabetes drug Avandia stay on the market -- albeit with added restrictions -- several medical organizations are urging patients not to change ...
• Top Five Cleaning Mistakes
  This is a short video about the common mistakes when cleaning. You may still be sleeping with bugs after cleaning.
• Repression and the Ruling Class
  From my Triond collection: I recently read Louis Althusser’s article on Ideology and Ideological State Apparatuses. He discusses the production for conditions of reproduction by breaking down the Marxist theory into several fundamental aspects. Althusser discussed the differences between the proleta ...

Liquida : Worldwide News & Opinion

• Bulls 88, Lakers 84
  CHICAGO -- The Lakers started their six-game trip with a whimper not a bang tonight, failing in too many facets of the game to list here. They didn't shoot well, didn't defend adequately and ended up watching the Chicago Bulls walk off with a victory. Derrick Rose scored 29 points, grabbed five reb ...
• And then they asked if I’d like to interview Santa ...
  A few days ago a PR agency asked if I’d like to do a live video interview with Santa and was like “ You have obviously never read me
• The Life and Trials Of Julian Assange
  Guest post by MaraMuch of the media frenzy surrounding Assange is born of the fact that little is known about him. Thirty nine years old. Australian. No fixed address. Parents ran a touring company. Attended thirty seven schools. Has a child from a failed relationship. Malcolm Rifkind describes him ...
• Internet censorship in Venezuela: the real objecti ...
  Thus the National Assembly has received this week a law from the vice-president´s office designed to control Internet.   With a symbolic discussion the law is expected to be voted next week. I am not going to go into the details on how the law will or will not control the Internet: whatever I have  ...
• Path Finally Hooks Up with Facebook to Find Friend ...
  When Path was launched as an app to share photos with select groups of friends (maximum 50), one of the criticisms was that finding friends was laborious at best. In fact when I first looked at Path, I was rather lost . Tonight TechCrunch has posted that Path now has connected with Facebook so at l ...

Groklaw

• Thomas-Rasset seeks to have award reduced to zero
  Thomas-Rasset is seeking [PDF] to have the award reduced to zero, on constitutional grounds. She is explicitly forgoing an argument based on common-law remittitur, the means by which the court reduced the second jury's award of $1.92 million down to $54,000. The court's decision on this motion -- w ...
• Former McAfee CFO's Convictions Are Overturned
  The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit issued an opinion finding that no jury could have found Mr. Goyal, who served as McAfee's CFO when the company was still known as Network Associates, guilty beyond a reasonable doubt. - WSJ
• South Korea says Facebook not complying with data ...
  In particular, Facebook is said to be in breach of Article 22 of the South Korean Act on Promotion of Information and Communication Network Utilization and Information Protection, which states "If an information and communications service provider intends to gather user personal information, they s ...
• Manhattan Jury Finds Former Goldman Programmer Gui ...
  This just in: Sergey Alyenikov, a former Goldman Sachs programmer, was convicted on Friday of stealing secret computer code that enables high-speed trading. - WSJ Law Blog
• Fork me on GitHub Subscribe to RSS Feed Search X H ...
  So what motivation would an expert now have to serve on a JSR Expert Group?...Take for example Bob "Crazy Bob" Lee, author of Guice, major contributor to the Google Collections API and spec lead of JSR 330, the fastest ever JSR. He was invited to join the expert groups of both the Java 7 and Java 8 ...

WideShut

• China: Guess What? Banks Should Have Reserves
  China makes move to reduce fractional reserve banking, and UK MP trying to follow suit.
• Euro-American Establishment To Share Passenger Dat ...
  Plans to share personal data of all air passengers in the US and EU for counter-terrorism, despite most airplane terrorism being dubious at best.
• Sneak Peak At 9/11 Explosive Evidence Film – ...
  An expert in high rise steel frame buildings talks 9/11 Truth for the new 9/11: Explosive Evidence documnetary film.
• Terrorists To Attack Coronation Street: Psyop 101
  Betty and her hot-pot to be scanned and frisked, as establishment pull massive psyop for Coronation Street's 50th year.
• Prosecute Climate Deniers For Ecocide
  While UN heads pray to the Mayan goddess of the moon, a UK lawyer and Bolivia want to charge Climate Deniers with Ecocide under the Universal Declaration of the Rights of Mother Earth.

Waterkeeper Alliance

• Fat Trappers get a grip on cooking grease
  Fat Trappers get a grip on cooking grease
• As rainy season sets in, environmentalists take to ...
  As rainy season sets in, environmentalists take to the creeks
• Activists work to meet deadline to stop Malibu Lag ...
  Activists work to meet deadline to stop Malibu Lagoon project
• New Meadowlands overseer named
  New Meadowlands overseer named
• Critics warn that new rule-making law rewards �bad ...
  Critics warn that new rule-making law rewards �bad actors�

Politics in the Zeros

• Biofuel ice vehicle half way across Antarctica
  The Bio-Inspired Ice Vehicle (BIV) burns E85, has a top speed of 85, and has performed fine during its 3,600 mile trip across Antarctica.
• California high-speed rail project slammed by peer ...
  An ad-hoc group of transportation experts, headed by former state director of transportation Will Kempton, slammed the California High Speed Rail Authority saying it needed “a thorough reassessment of a number of critical engineering, financial, economic and managerial issues.” Um, that doesn’t leav ...
• Ok, now things have just gotten totally Bizarro Wo ...
  The Republican Party may field candidates in 2012 who want to end the Afghanistan War, presumably in opposition to the war-mongering Obama. Ouch, this makes my brain hurt.
• Connecticut kicked out of New England by tourism g ...
  From Colin McEnroe of the Hartford Courant Look at this!! It’s part of the Discover New England website, the official tourism site for the region. Apparently, because we reduced our tourism budget to $1, we’re no longer represented here.
• Democratic House member. “F**k the president”
  An unidentified Democratic lawmaker let slip his frustration at President Obamaâs proposed tax compromise, apparently muttering âf**k the president,â during a heated debate this morning. Via NewsBusters, a right-wing site, who says leftie media will ignore the story. Ha, not all of us. Meanwhile, Th ...

TVNZ - Top Stories

• Boy's arm amputated after lawnmover accident
  A two-year old boy who had his arm amputated after an accident with a lawnmower in Wairoa this morning is in a critical condition at Hawke's Bay Hospital.
• Police officer seriously injured after 'frenzied' ...
  A police officer was attacked from behind and seriously injured in a "frenzied attack" after pulling over a car seen driving erratically near Taihape early this morning.  
• Pike River coal mine staff wait on redundancy news ...
  Greymouth remains in limbo as it waits to hear how many people will lose their jobs at the Pike River coal mine.
• $6000 Hobbit travel chits a 'small price to pay', ...
  The government is defending the use of taxpayer funded limousines to ferry around Warner Brothers executives during the Hobbit dispute
• Defence Force a new player in property market
  As house prices throughout the country remain relatively high, a new player has emerged in the property market offering hundreds of cut-price homes

Just World News

• Standoff-ending precedents: The 'USSR' and Iran
  I was just reading the generally sensible 'Talk of the Town' piece on Iran and WikiLeaks that Rick Hertzberg had in the Dec. 13 issue of the New Yorker, that landed on our stoop this afternoon. (Sorry, can't easily find a link for it.) The piece is interesting because-- though Hertzberg seems to ta ...
• Visser's book on Iraq now available for sale!
  Reidar Visser's magisterial 300-page book A Responsible End? The United States and Iraq, 2005-2010 is now available for sale from Amazon. Actually, it's already selling really well there! Long-time JWN readers will be quite familiar with the work of this smart and dedicated European researcher, who ...
• U.S. diplomacy in tatters-- and not from Wikileaks
  Our country's ability to influence events around the world is in tatters-- and this was already the case before the latest round of Wikileaks started to dribble out to the public. Yesterday there were "elections" in Egypt and Haiti, two countries deep within the U.S. sphere of influence. Both electi ...
• Robinson and Brahimi: Wrong on Hamas and women
  Mary Robinson and Lakhdar Brahimi have a piece in HuffPo today in which they argue, probably correctly, that it is Gaza's women and children who are paying the highest price for Israel's now years-long siege of Gaza. They write: Women in this conservative society find their domestic responsibiliti ...
• Celebrate Laila's book launch today!
  Today's the day! Laila El-Haddad will be launching her first book, Gaza Mom: Palestine, Politics, Parenting, and Everything In Between at 6:30 pm EST in Washington DC's Palestine Center. The event will be livestreamed. So come in person if you can-- but if you can't, make sure to watch the livestrea ...

First Truths

• Cartelization Harries the UK Student
  Britain's education oligopoly bleeds its students dry while the ruling class invokes "austerity." My analysis here.
• The Ivory Coast and "Power-Sharing"
  The election controversy in Ivory Coast has raised the idea of "power-sharing" within the country, an idea that arguably, when carried to its ultimate end, leads to anarchy. Read my comment here.
• Liberty or Authority: The Social(ism) Question
  Although the vicissitudes of the political season belie the fact, when November draws to a close the state will persist. And with it will remain its ring of members, superficial substitutions notwithstanding, all ready to deal in douceurs with wealth created by the productive among us. Convinced a ...
• The State's Corporate Wasteland
  Corporations, while they are celebrated as paragons of innovation and efficiency, suffer from the same slow reaction time, waste, and lack of creativity that defines government agencies. Taking into account the fact that the state and the corporation are pieces of the same coercive puzzle, a system ...
• Mortgage Liens On Our Lives
  The state, though it assures us of the goodwill behind its housing policies, has succeeded in a master stroke of subterfuge that further condenses wealth in the troves of the elite. The mortgage fiasco once again demonstrates that the state will mobilize when the interests of its club members are im ...

Media Co-Op

• No surprise: G20 cams *not* down!
  As of last week, this CCTV camera remained in place at Queen and Peter, despite media reports that the security cameras erected for the G20 summit last June had been taken down. Although Toronto Police announced the 71 CCTV cameras acquired f ...
• Climate Justice Activists Demonstrate in Toronto's ...
  Over 150 climate justice activists blocked traffic at the intersection of Bay St. and King St., at the heart of Toronto's Financial District. They were responding to a call put out by La Via Campesina for an international day of actions to protest "the False Solutions promoted through the Copenhagen ...
• No Consent = Rape
  Wikileaks Charges Highlight More Than Political Character Assasination While a relentless attack against Wikileaks has drawn considerable interest and attention to the difficulties facing whistleblowers, the recent discussion over the rape cha ...
• The Urban Aboriginal
  Ursula Johnson on Art, Politics and Identity Ursula Johnson introduces herself in Mi’kmaw, then in French and, finally, in English. She calls herself Little Bear, pointing to her black t-shirt encased in a black blazer. Next, she describes her ...
• Edmontonians Come Together to Talk Climate Justice ...
  People's Assembly for Climate Justice brings talk of Food Security, political change and challenging the oil industry Edmonton – On Wednesday December 1, around fifty people gathered at the Stanley Milner library in Edmonton for the first ever ...

David Seaton's News Links

• Myth destroying chart
  David Seaton's News LinksNo comment. DS
• China’s next president: Xi Jinping
  China�s next president: Xi JinpingXi is China's heir-apparent, in line to succeed Hu Jintao in 2012 as China's top leader. This 56-year-old "princeling"�his father was former Vice-Premier Xi Zhongxun�earned a doctorate in Marxist theory from Tsinghua University but now has a reputation as a supporte ...
• The "Big Lie"... How it works and what it is for
  The big lie kicks in: before and afterAmericans for Prosperity, the rightwing campaign funded in part by the energy billionaires the Koch brothers, is working with the Tea Party movement to increase its impact through the use of new media and social networking. The GuardianRupert Murdoch has declare ...
• North Korea or Murdoch: the art is knowing how to ...
  Korean strongman, Kim Jong-il and his son and successor, Kim Jong-un David Seaton's News LinksThere is a lot of speculation, and practically no hard intelligence, as to why North Korea is behaving so strangely of late. Sinking a South Korean ship and killing 45 sailors, showing off their advanced at ...
• Homage to Ireland in Her Hour of Need
  Now that they've gone stone broke and are dirt poor again. Lets send the Irish a big hug and kiss for all the fun they've always provided. Just as a token, this trailer from my favorite Irish theme film, (apologies to John Ford and "The Quiet Man")... Alan Parker's, "The Commitments". You think th ...

EWG - Environmental Working Group

• Farm Pollution Knocks Chesapeake Bay Out of Balanc ...
  Contact: Contact EWG Public Affairs 202-667-6982 WASHINGTON – For more than thirty years, contamination from high-intensity farming has been adding to the pollution that fouls Chesapeake Bay, one of America’s most storied waterways. A new... [[ This is a content summary only ...
• Congress Passes Child Nutrition Bill
  Contact: Congratulations! When you said you wanted better nutrition in schools, Congress listened. Both houses of Congress have now passed legislation to give more poor children free meals at school, mandate healthier school cafeteria... [[ This is a content summary onl ...
• Important Child Nutrition Legislation Sent to Pres ...
  Contact: Contact EWG Public Affairs: 202.667.6982. alex@ewg.org or leeann@ewg.org Washington, D.C. – A major public health victory on behalf of the neediest school children is about to be realized when President Obama signs into law... [[ This is a content summary only. ...
• Holidays Come Early for California Chemical Makers ...
  Contact: Renee Sharp, (510) 444-0973 x302 or renee@ewg.org Oakland, Calif. -- In September 2008, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger celebrated the signing of two bills that, he said, would propel “California to the forefront of the nation and... [[ This is a content summary onl ...
• Food Safety Bill will Save the Lives of Thousands
  Contact: EWG Public Affairs, (202) 667-6982 Washington, D.C. – At least 5,000 Americans – most of them young children, the elderly and the sick – die every year from eating contaminated food, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease... [[ This is a content summary only. Vis ...

Dr. Mercola Natural Health

• Why the New Vitamin D Recommendations Spell Disast ...
  On November 30, 2010, the Institute of Medicine's Food and Nutrition Board (FNB) released their updated recommendations for vitamin D (and calcium), which has sent shockwaves of disappointment through natural health community. According to the FNB, the new recommended daily allowance (RDA) for pre ...
• More Drugs Do Not Mean Better Care
  A new study now proves that spending more on drugs does not always translate into healthier patients. And in a second study, it was shown that when government insurers crack down on payments for certain drugs, doctors are less likely to prescribe them unnecessarily. There are enormous variations ac ...
• This Surprising Toxin Can Lead to Genetic Defects ...
  Although more than 200 research studies show that bisphenol A (BPA) is harmful to human health, the U.S. government has decided that it would rather side with the chemical industry than with children. The Senate failed to vote on the passage of a bill that would have resulted in a ban on the use of ...
• One of America's Oldest Men - Is His Controversial ...
  Bernando LaPallo, author of "Age Less, Live More," offers living proof that living and eating the way nature intended is rewarded with a long life. Having eaten a diet of primarily raw foods, LaPallo is more alive at 109 than most people are in their 70's and 80's.
• Will Energy Drinks be Banned?
  The Liquor Control Board of Washington state is contemplating a ban on alcoholic energy drinks. Not long ago, nine college students in Washington were hospitalized after drinking the beverages at a party. The students were drinking the caffeinated malt liquor beverage Four Loko. ABC News reports: ...

JAMA

• Weight Lifting for Women at Risk for Breast Cancer ...
  Context Clinical guidelines for breast cancer survivors without lymphedema advise against upper body exercise, preventing them from obtaining established health benefits of weight lifting. Objective To evaluate lymphedema onset after a 1-year weight lifting intervention vs no exercise (control) amo ...
• Low-Dose Aspirin Use and Performance of Immunochem ...
  Context Immunochemical fecal occult blood tests (iFOBTs) are potentially promising tools for colorectal cancer screening. Low-dose aspirin use, which increases the likelihood of gastrointestinal bleeding, is common in the target population for colorectal cancer screening. Objective To assess the as ...
• Therapies for Refractory Hypoxemia in Acute Respir ...
  Acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) is a common and severe form of acute lung injury, resulting from both direct (eg, pneumonia) and indirect (eg, sepsis) pulmonary insults. It is a common cause of admission to the intensive care unit due to hypoxemic respiratory failure requiring mechanical ...
• A Physician = Emotion + Passion + Science [Comment ...
• Violence in the Health Care Setting [Commentary]

Survival - tribal peoples

• Botswana president in racist outburst against Kala ...
  President Khama accused the Bushmen of living a ‘life of backwardness’ © Survival In an astonishing outburst, Botswana’s president has described the Kalahari Bushmen as ‘primeval’, ‘primitive’ and ‘backward’. Speaking at the country’s largest diamond mine, President Khama accused the Bushmen ...
• Brazilian expert sounds warning for uncontacted In ...
  Uncontacted Indians in Brazil seen from the air during a Brazilian government expedition, May 2008. © Gleison Miranda//FUNAI One of Brazil’s leading experts on isolated Indians has warned that loggers could trigger violent conflict amongst uncontacted tribes on the Peru-Brazil border. José Car ...
• New films on Guarani plight mark UN Human Rights D ...
  Survival has released two films highlighting the plight of the Guarani Indians © Fiona Watson/ Survival Survival has today released two short films highlighting the plight of the Guarani Indians in Brazil, to mark UN Human Rights Day (December 10th). The film âOne must have courageâ reveals t ...
• Double ‘green energy’ threat to Borneo tribes’ rai ...
  Construction is already under way at the Murum dam site. © Survival International As environment ministers from around the world meet in Mexico for the UN climate change conference, tribes in the rainforests of Borneo are facing a double âgreen energyâ threat as hydroelectric dams destroy thei ...
• Dozens wounded following police raids on Easter Is ...
  Rapa Nui woman wounded by a rubber bullet © DC RapaNui At least 25 people have reportedly been injured after police evicted indigenous inhabitants from buildings on Rapa Nui, widely known as Easter Island. Since August this year, Rapa Nui people have occupied a number of buildings on land the ...

Montreal Gazette

• Editorial: Canadians have reason to fear U.S. para ...
  Canadians have already spent billions of dollars harmonizing their policies on domestic security, travel and immigration and refugee regulations with U.S. policies. The cost of lost trade is mounting into the stratosphere. Post 9/11 Canada's exports, excluding forestry and energy, are more t ...
• WikiLeaks too late to boost CBC ratings
  WikiLeaks has done Canadians a huge favour. For years, we've been struggling to figure out how to get the United States to pay attention to us. But now we know: Bad drama! Featuring Evil Americans! Killing our prime minister! In a canoe! Maybe!
• Open up, city hall, and talk to taxpayers
  The frustrating odyssey of a local homeowner through the murky swamp of our municipal bureaucracy in quest of some fairly simple information is perhaps just one instance of things done badly, but it undoubtedly has a familiar ring to many Montrealers who have had dealings with city hall.
• Editorial: Couldn't we just let them slither away?
  Just days after the city announced it will increase property taxes by 4.2 per cent for Montrealers and by seven per cent for residents on the rest of the island, and just four weeks before Quebec increases our sales tax by one percentage point, it was revealed the governments will shell out ...
• Editorial: Human-rights ruling sends a strong mess ...
  The Quebec Human Rights Tribunal's ruling in the case of a Pakistan-born Canadian pilot who was denied flight training by Bombardier Inc. because U.S. authorities had branded him a security risk should resonate, and not only because the $319,000 penalty imposed is the highest in the tribunal ...

Food World Order

• 12/9 binge & purge: nano-foods & merck muppets
  dems try to pass 'food safety' by hiding it in hr3082* even forbes agrees: more fda authority won't improve food safety* leaked cables reveal gmo, agrofuel agendas* food stamp rolls continue to rise* artificial 'nano-food' could soon show up at a store near you* rat in curry prompts c ...
• eu food safety chief forced to quit gm lobby role
  from the ecologist: A key figure in charge of food safety within the EU has been forced to quit her director role at a pro-GM group. European Green MEPs had called for EFSA chair Diana Banati's resignation after she had failed to disclose her seat on the board of directors of the International Life ...
• 'botox apples' genetically modified to keep from b ...
  from delish: The expression "one bad apple spoils the bunch" may soon have to be retired. Okanagan Specialty Fruits, a Canadian biotechnology company, has petitioned the USDA for approval of its genetically modified "non-browning apple." The company is marketing the fruit as the "Arctic" while criti ...
• white house to serve 2,000 lbs of gulf seafood ove ...
  from food safety news: The White House announced Wednesday it has shipped about 2,000 pounds of shrimp and crabs from the Gulf to serve at this year's holiday parties, a big gesture aimed at boosting consumer confidence in regional seafood in the wake of the devastating BP Deepwater Horizon oil sp ...
• cdc admits dc water may still be contaminated
  head of dc water says cdc report 'not new news' from washington post: The water in almost 15,000 DC homes that were repaired during a massive effort to remove lead pipes may still be contaminated by dangerous levels of the metal, according to a report released [Dec1] by the CDC. If those residenc ...

CrusadeWatch

• Sex, lies and money in the church
  source: Indian Express, October 24, 2010 Shevlin Sebastian It was midnight. Fr Jose George could not sleep because there was no fan in his room. Jose knocked on Anna Jacobs door. When she opened it, he told her he could not sleep. She invited him inside, because there was a fan. ...
• Denigration of Buddhism & conversion of the vu ...
  source:  Vijayvaani.com,   Oct 25, 2010 Christianisation was the third force of colonialism as best expressed by Jomo Kenyatta, the late Kenyan leader, who said: When the white man came he had the bible we had the land. Then he said let us close our eyes and pray. When we opened our eyes ...
• Christianity's contributions mostly negative, Amer ...
  source:  Christian Century, October 26, 2010 (RNS) When asked about Christianity's recent contributions to society, Americans cited more negatives than benefits, according to a new survey.
• Evangelism as part of foreign political strategy
  source:  The organiser, Oct 3, 2010  By Manju Gupta Evangelical Intrusions, Sandhya Jain, Rupa & Co., Pp 251 (HB), Rs 395.00 THIS book comes at an opportune moment when repeated reports of religio-political violence in the north-eastern states are pouring in, accompanied by the ris ...
• What science say about religious conversion
  source:  Helium.com,  October 20, 2010 For many, religious experiences lead to religious conversion. While conversion need not stem from such an experience, per se, many convertees have cited religious awakenings as leading to a new spiritual perspective. But while science accepts a religious ...

Whole Truth Coalition

• .Lies, Damned Lies and Scottish Justice
  Robert Green, the man who was brave enough to speak out about the horrific paedophile rapes of Hollie Greig, the most probable murder of her uncle Robert Greig to “shut him up”, and the sickening wall of silence by the Scottish establishment, has been arrested. We believe the charge is Breach of th ...
• Child Rapists Protected By The State
  In the October 2009 print edition of the UK Column, we reported in our article “BBC Hides Truth of Girl’s Sexual Abuse Ordeal” the shocking ordeal of Downs Syndrome girl, Hollie Greig, who was horribly abused by an Aberdeen paedophile ring, over a period of ten years. After investigating and planni ...
• An Invitation to Meet Hollie and Anne Greig
  ‘Hollie and Anne would like to thank their many supporters for their continuing hard work and support. Towards that end, they have decided to host an informal function near Berwick-upon-Tweed at the Marshall Meadows Hotel on Sunday the 21st of March from 2 until 5pm. The Marshall Meadows Hotel is s ...
• Robert Green Speaking at Truthjuice Llangollen, Ma ...
  Wednesday 24th March 2010 at 7pm Reporter Robert Green was arrested in Aberdeen for the crime of seeking justice and an investigation into the case of Down’s Syndrome girl, Hollie Greig, who says she was serially-raped over a decade by an establishment paedophile ring operating in Scotland. Robert ...
• Mary Rodwell The New Human Vers. 02

The Economic Collapse

• Start A Business? In The United States? Are You Ki ...
  Many of you have decided that you are going to attempt to start a business in the United States today.  Many of you are still convinced that this is "the land of opportunity" and that starting a business is fairly easy.  Are you sure about that?  Are you certain that you have consid ...
• Currency Crisis! So What Happens If The Dollar And ...
  Some analysts are warning that the U.S. dollar is in danger of collapse because of the exploding U.S. government debt, the horrific U.S. trade deficit and the new round of quantitative easing recently announced by the Federal Reserve.  Other analysts are warning the the euro is in d ...
• Happy Thanksgiving! Are You Better Off Today Than ...
  As you gather around the table with your family this Thanksgiving, ask yourself this question: are you better off today than you were four years ago?  Unfortunately, most Americans are not.  Both political parties have controlled the White House during the last four years - Barack O ...
• 11 Reasons Why North Korea Is The Most Bizarre Nat ...
  Is the United States about to go to war with the most bizarre nation on earth?  A lot of Americans would actually welcome "the Korean War Part 2", but before people get too excited it is important to keep in mind that we have never been at war with a nation that actually possesses n ...
• Will Ron Paul Be Able To End The Fed?
  Is Ron Paul finally in position to really do something about the Federal Reserve?  U.S. Representative Spencer Bachus, the chairman-elect of the House Financial Services Committee, has announced that Ron Paul will chair the domestic monetary policy subcommittee starting next month.  ...

CASSE

• Real Economies and the Illusions of Abstraction
  Hazel Henderson, a true champion of the steady state economy, digs deep into the deficiencies of our economic and financial systems.
• A Shift in the Burden of Proof
  The World Bank and other proponents of growth need to prove that growth is actually "economic" instead of "uneconomic."
• From Black Friday to a Better Way
  Rethinking consumption and consumer spending may be the key to enjoying the holidays.
• In Search of Answers about Economic Growth
  It's time to rethink the dilemma of economic growth and find some much-needed answers for the economy.
• Enough Is Enough
  Brian Czech's foreword to the new report, Enough is Enough: Ideas for a Sustainable Economy in a World of Finite Resources.

The Talking Clock

• Twelve lords a-leaping, eleven eu-sceptics cheerin ...
  It's been an interesting few weeks for those of us who want our country's sovereignty back from Brussels. On the one hand, events have generated hope that the whole Tower of Babel that is the European Empire might come crashing to the floor. Yet at the same time, this might be one giant con an ...
• "Write off the fraudulent debt" - it doesn't exist ...
  It's the bankers or us...
• Battle FOR Britain: Further proof that only UKIP's ...
  Do you ever get the feeling that the calibre of politicians gets weaker and weaker and more pathetic with every passing election? As the corporate media ridicules Ed Miliband (rightly); as small 'c' conservatives ridicule David Cameron (rightly)... and as everyone in the country hates and despise ...
• Quote of the Day: 10th December 2010
  "They seem to assume that everybody is an idiot, that nobody is safe and that every ten-year-old is a budding Guy Fawkes hoarding Christmas crackers in an attempt to blow up the House of Commons in an apocalyptic cataclysm of bad jokes and paper hats." - UKIP's Paul Nuttall MEP with reaction to t ...
• Another day, another handful of Labour sleaze-mire ...
  As London taxpayers prepare to pick up the bill for yesterdays outrage in which extreme socialists and Marxists lined up with apparent anarchists and decided to smash the capital up under the pretence of being upset over tuition fees... ...there was another story which may well have got lost in t ...

Facing South

• Got the holiday spirit?
  I'll admit it, I've got the holiday spirit. Not the fruitcake-eating, gizmo-buying kind. I'm talking about the spirit of friendship, giving thanks and excitement about the promise of a New Year. I'm thankful for yo ...
• VOICES: Today's $7 billion new nuke attack
  By Harvey Wasserman, NukeFree.org The White House and nuclear power industry are on the brink of grabbing $7 billion in new taxpayer-funded loan guarantees for new reactors. But they can be stopped.� Taxpayer and environmental groups are asking citizens to call their Senators urging deletion of t ...
• Jury convicts three, acquits two in post-Katrina p ...
  By A.C. Thompson, ProPublica A federal jury last night convicted three current or former New Orleans police officers in connection with the death of Henry Glover, a 31-year old man who was shot by a police officer and died in custody shortly after Hurricane Katrina tore through Louisiana in 2005 ...
• INSTITUTE INDEX: The war on WikiLeaks
  Year that President Woodrow Wilson called for "open diplomacy" that "shall proceed always frankly and in the public view": 1918 Number of secret U.S. diplomatic cables the anti-secrecy group WikiLeaks released beginning in November: more than 251,000 Number of classified U.S. war files from Iraq t ...
• VOICES: Kentucky's investigation into coal company ...
  By Matt Wasson, Appalachian Voices Last Friday the State of Kentucky announced that they had negotiated a $660,000 settlement with three coal companies over 2,765 water quality related violations at 103 coal mining operations in Kentucky. Based on a recent analysis by Appalachian Water Watch te ...

CenterLine

• Today’s Terrorism News
  Holder Criticizes Guantanamo Transfer Ban Attorney General Eric Holder on Thursday strongly denounced the Houseâs passage this week of a ban on transfers of Guantanamo detainees. The measure, which prohibits the administration from spending any money on transferring Guantanamo detainees … Continue r ...
• Today’s Terrorism News
  Baltimore Man Accused of Car Bomb Plot in FBI Sting A Baltimore man was arrested Wednesday in an FBI sting and accused of plotting to attack a military recruiting station in Maryland with a car bomb, according to multiple reports. … Continue reading →
• Today’s Terrorism News
  U.S. Judge Dismisses Al-Awlaki Suit A U.S. federal judge dismissed a lawsuit Tuesday seeking to prevent the U.S. government from targeting and killing U.S.-born cleric Anwar al-Awlaki, who is suspected of being a key member of al Qaeda in the … Continue reading →
• Today’s Terrorism News
  WikiLeaks Founder Julian Assange Arrested in UK WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange turned himself into British police Tuesday morning in connection with a Swedish arrest warrant for him on rape and sexual molestation accusations. According to a statement by the Metropolitan … Continue reading →
• Today’s Terrorism News
  WikiLeaks: Saudi Arabia, Other U.S. Allies Remain Key Funders of Global Terrorism Government cables leaked to WikiLeaks and written by Sec. of State Hillary Clinton and other top diplomats reveal that, despite U.S. efforts since 2001 to cut the sources … Continue reading →

Short Sharp Science

• Does an aspirin a day keep cancer at bay?
  Low daily doses of aspirin have been found to cut the rate of cancer deaths by a third. Is aspirin fulfilling its "wonder drug" expectations?
• Ask a climate scientist
  Got a question about climate science? Now's your chance to put it to the experts
• Moment of birth captured with MRI scanner
  A woman has given birth whilst being scanned in an MRI machine, the first time the moment of birth has been captured using MRI
• Monty Python inspires the first space-matured chee ...
  If you were launching a spacecraft on a historic voyage, what would you choose as your secret payload?
• Strawberry-picking robot snips the sweet ones
  A new robot built by Japanese researchers could help farmers harvest juicy, ripe strawberries in half the usual time

Tech Drive In

• 3 Awesome Ubuntu/Linux Multi Touch Demo Videos
  Here are a bunch of interesting video demos showcasing native multitouch support in Linux. I especially liked the one which demoed a good looking Dell touch pad running Ubuntu Unity. [image via ubuntu wallpapers] Ubuntu Multitouch Demo on Dell Tablet Out of the Box Multitouch in Li ...
• Fotoxx - Simple, Lightweight Photo Editor for Linu ...
  Fotoxx is a simple, open source photo editing application for Linux. Fotoxx image editor is incredibly lightweight and packed with all the basic features you could expect in an image editor application. If you haven't tried Fotoxx yet, it is definitely worth your attention. Key Features of Foto ...
• Orta GTK Theme + Faenza Icon Theme = Even Better!
  Faenza icon theme has already won plenty of accolades from the vast Ubuntu user community and we did�feature Faenza in our�top 10 icon themes for Ubuntu post. Equinox theme ruled for long as *the* best GTK theme to be used with Faenza, but now we have an incredible alternative in the form of Orta GT ...
• Top 5 Open Source Backup Software for Ubuntu/Linux
  Back up softwares for Linux are not a rarity and there are quite a number of them available for free to download and use. And this is probably because, Linux is mostly used as servers which apparently has the highest need for tools to backup and similar. Here is our compilation of 5 awesome back up ...
• Google Chrome 8.0 Stable for Linux is Here!
  Google Chrome 8.0 stable is finally released for Windows, Mac and Linux.�The latest version, Google Chrome 8.0.552.215, include a built-in PDF viewer among many other stability related enhancements and major security fixes. What's New in Google Chrome 8.0? Google Chrome 8.0 now has a built ...

Case About Bird Flu

• Prince Charles and Camilla atacked in London by st ...
  Royal protection officers ‘seconds from drawing their guns on mob’ after Camilla was HIT in the ribs by rioter By Daily Mail Reporter Prince’s Rolls Royce set upon on way to Palladium Camilla cowers in fear as car is hit with paint bombs Met chief hails armed officers ‘restraint’ during attack Scotl ...
• Fianna Fáil agrees to hold Dáil vote on EU-IMF deb ...
  Fianna Fáil agrees to hold Dáil vote on EU-IMF deal The Government is to hold a Dáil debate on the issue of the €85 billion EU-IMF bailout next Wednesday. The decision was made following a meeting of the Fianna Fáil parliamentary party in Dublin today. The motion, put forward by TDs Michael McGrath ...
• Ireland’s bond status downgraded to junk, sa ...
  Ireland’s bond status has been downgraded to junk by Fitch, according to the Irish Times. http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/finance/2010/1210/1224285194453.html „IRELAND’S CREDIT rating was cut yesterday to the same level as Libya and South Africa, and three steps above “junk” status which would f ...
• IRELAND’S PLIGHT. CRIME OR MISTAKE?
   If Ireland is to get back on its feet, it is vital to understand how it came to be on its knees. Was the economic and political disaster now engulfing Ireland really just a mistake as Taoiseach Brian Cowen claims? Whoever saw the knowing smile that flashed across Cowen‘s face during the budget deba ...
• H1N1 vaccine linked to 700 percent increase in mis ...
  Wednesday, December 08, 2010 by: Ethan A. Huff, staff writer (  NaturalNews) Recent data presented to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) Advisory Committee on Children’s Vaccines has revealed some shocking information about the effects of the H1N1 / swine flu vaccine on pre ...

Invisible Opportunity

• Tensions With India Grow After US Cheers TSA Gropi ...
  by Jason Ditz, December 09, 2010 US State Department officials are cheering tonight after TSA workers in Jackson, Mississippi subjected the Indian Ambassador to the United States Meera Shankar to an “enhanced pat-down” on the grounds that she was wearing a sari, traditional Indian garb. Homeland Sec ...
• Mercury Poisoning Makes Birds Act Homosexual
  Christine Dell’Amore National Geographic News Published December 3, 2010 Male birds that eat mercury-contaminated food show “surprising” homosexual behavior, scientists have found. In a recent experiment in captive white ibises, many of the males exposed to the metal chose other males as mates. Thes ...
• SHOCKER: US State Department ‘cleared’ the release ...
  By Paul Wolf Despite public perceptions, Wikileaks does not make the material it receives available directly to the public. It sends the documents to newspapers, which decide what news is fit to print. As of this writing, Dec 2, 2010, four days after the New York Times and other newspapers began pub ...
• COP16 Attendees Sign Petition to Ban Water, Harm U ...
  By Alex Newhouse Climate dignitaries, “experts,” and activists in Cancun for the United Nations COP16 global-warming conference were caught on film over the weekend signing a petition to ban water and another to cripple the U.S. economy if the American government refused to cooperate with the “inter ...
• Quote of the Day – But when a long train of ...
  But when a long train of abuses and usurpations, pursuing invariably the same Object evinces a design to reduce them under absolute Despotism, it is their right, it is their duty, to throw off such Government, and to provide new Guards for their future security. The Declaration of Independence

Veterans Today

• Franklin Lamb : State Department’s Wikipocri ...
  So Who Exactly is Sowing Strife in Lebanon? Franklin Lamb’s Saturday Mideast Report –- Al Manar On October 24, 1970, during its 25th session, the General Assembly of the United Nations adopted the Declaration of Principles of International Law concerning Friendly Relations and Co-operation among Sta ...
• Suppressing Dissent: “The VA is not the plac ...
  Psychologist Dr. Johanna (Hans) Buwalda is a therapist providing Mental Health advise and assistance as one of Vietnam Veterans Against the War's Military Counselors. This presentation covers several suggestions that could make VA Mental Health accessible to more Veterans of all wars, IF the VA woul ...
• The Conservative Case for WikiLeaks
  Americans are not supposed to know, apparently, that behind the scenes Saudi Arabia has been encouraging the U.S. to take military action against Iran. But if we end up going to war with Iran shouldn’t it be in America’s national interest, and not simply as a subcontractor for another country? By Ph ...
• U.S. Department of Defense Announces Latest Contra ...
  CONTRACTS: No. 1133-10 NAVY Lockheed Martin Corporation, Lockheed Martin Space Systems Company, Sunnyvale, Calif., is being awarded a $920,783,000 fixed-price-incentive, cost-plus-incentive-fee, cost-plus-fixed-fee contract to provide Trident II (D5) missile production and deployed system support. W ...
• For-profit colleges get soaring amount of U.S. aid ...
  For-profit colleges are reaping hundreds of millions of dollars in federal higher-education aid for military personnel and veterans, a Democratic senator reported Thursday. By Nick Anderson in the Washington Post The money represents a fast-growing source of revenue for an industry now scrutinized b ...

electric politics

• Priorities
  To be honest, the shrimp fishermen don't matter. The Gulf coast tourist traps don't matter. The economic effects of the spill. Don't matter. It's not about the money. What matters is that we're destroying the environment, killing countless innocent creatures. I keep hoping things may not be quite a ...
• Regime Change Politics
  We tell ourselves that humans are sentient animals. Yet here in the U.S. our politics seem rather more directed by delusion, or denial, than reason. Collectively, we not only do not know that our political system does not produce democratic results, we pretend the results are democratic no matter h ...
• The Death and Life of Intelligence Analysis
  Magical thinking drives the Neocons' perpetual efforts to start a war with Iran. Politicians, by and large, fail to apprehend the danger. If it weren't for analysts like Dr. Thomas Fingar — and many others — who have held the line on explaining the real costs of war, we would by now be well and tru ...
• (Unlawful) Targeted Killing
  The U.S. government should not murder people abroad. A simple enough rule, yet in a bizarre, barbaric, and cold-blooded fashion Washington now not only claims the right to murder anyone it wants, anywhere it wants, abroad, including American citizens, but actively carries out such intent with drone ...
• The Power of Imagination
  Harkening back to an earlier age, the prolific and brilliant author and anthologist Michael Sims helps us to understand science, natural history, literature, and all manner of other things. A Renaissance man. In Dracula's Guest he explores through Victorian eyes the universal human fear of the dark ...

PR News

• Max Borges wins two six-figure tech accounts
  Florida-based technology and social media specialist agency Max Borges has won two new six-figure accounts - Archos and AOC.
• Q&A: Brad Shaw, VP, corporate communications, Home ...
  Brad Shaw, VP of corporate communications and external affairs at The Home Depot, talks to Alexandra Bruell about the role of research in its communications strategy, brand partnerships, and the future of marketing integration.
• Nevada firm adds four healthcare clients
  LAS VEGAS: MassMedia Corporate Communications added four new healthcare clients, starting December 1.
• Lippe Taylor hires new director of HR
  NEW YORK: Lippe Taylor Brand Communications hired Emilie Schaum as director of human resources.
• Private equity group hires Spain
  WASHINGTON: The Private Equity Growth Capital Council tapped Ken Spain as VP of public affairs and communications.

The Story Behind the Story

• UTAH SOUND MONEY ACT (Brilliant!!!)
  Today I was introduced to Mr. Larry Hilton, JD, MBA – the author of a brilliant piece of much needed legislation that hopefully will pass the Utah legislature, and then each and every other state in this union. Here is his introduction to me for the “Utah Sound Money Act” —- Click here:  Sound Mone ...
• Long Live King and Queen Obama!!!!
  Barack Obama enjoys living like a king, so why shouldn’t Michelle Obama live like a queen? The First Lady was photographed last night in Hawaii wearing $635 per pair designer shoes by Maison Martin Margiela. A woman lucky enough to have a job in this economy and working for the federal minimum wage ...
• Remember November 22, 1963 – The Assassinati ...
  To honor the memory of John Fitzgerald Kennedy, I think it important to post the following correspondence with independent researcher and film-maker John Hankey. This written dialog was first posted on Rense.com by Mr. Hankey back in 2007. A. True Ott, PhD The Reason JFK Jr Was Murdered From John Ha ...
• COLD FUSION IS HERE!!!
  Understanding Lightning âNeltronsâ is Key to Cold Fusion One manâs study of lightning and itâs effects led to his discovery of the Neltron – tiny negative particles of matter smaller than electrons. The Van Allen Magnetic belts discharges tiny negative particles into the part of the air where helium ...
• INSIDERS REPORT: OBAMA SUFFERING FROM SEVERE DEPR ...
  So you state that President Obama is depressed?  How did you come by this information?  From a direct source still working within the White House on a daily basis.  As I had stated previously, tensions at the White House have reached a critical stage.  The infighting among staff is off the charts.  ...

k2p blog

• Capitation fees: The stench of corruption in the I ...
  All degrees and especially post graduate degrees in medicine, engineering and IT related subjects from private colleges in India are granted solely for the payment of a capitation fee.
• Bring back my incandescent light bulb!
  Consumer protection organisations have demanded a suspension of the EU ban on incandescent light bulbs, citing official tests that showed the new compact fluorescent lamps to be dangerous if broken.
• Sarkozy pushes nuclear, arms deals on India visit
  The French President is on a 4 day visit to India close on the heels of the visits by President Obama aand the Russian Prime Minister. The Chinese Premier is due next.
• Cancun won’t because it can’t
  With Japan's forthright statement on Monday and reluctance on the part of the other countries such as Russia, Canada and Australia to commit to a second phase, the entire negotiation at Cancun is fraught with uncertainty.
• Proof positive of FIFA bribery & corruption: Qatar ...
  Can there be any other reason than B & C for Qatar to get the World Cup??? http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/9250612.stm

Left Foot Forward

• Who’d have thought it – ‘real’ welfare is wo ...
  Is Britain really broken? New findings suggest that the growth of so called 'welfare dependency' may be massively overstated, reports Daisy Blacklock.
• Look Left – Fees trebled as Clegg, Cable and co. b ...
  The week: The Lib Dems' final betrayal over tuition fees, led into the abyss by Nick Clegg and Vince Cable, the prison reform plans, the Cancun summit and more.
• Brown calls on G20 for global jobs action
  Gordon Brown has teamed up with the Avaaz global advocacy organisation to push for action from the G20 on global jobs, reports Chris Tarquini.
• What’s become of the fair fuel stabiliser?
  Looking at petrol pricing, Eleanor Besley asks what has happened to the Conservatives' pre-election promise of a fair fuel stabiliser.
• Final day in Cancun: The world looks to Japan
  Joss Garman provides a round-up of the final day of talks in Cancun - highlighting the importance of Japan's anti Kyoto stance.

Consumerist

• Bank of America Thaws Foreclosure Freeze
  If you're an under-the-gun homeowner with a Bank of America mortgage and you've been keeping your fingers crossed that the bank's temporary suspension of foreclosures would continue indefinitely, you can uncross them. The bank announced today that it would resume foreclosures this month. CNN repo ...
• What Was The Best Gift You Ever Received?
  Yesterday we asked you to tell about the crappiest present you ever received. And after all that outpouring of bad memories and disappointment we're ending the week in a better mood. So please share your tales of that gift that just blew you away. Maybe it wasn't the most expensive thing you ever ...
• Watch Out For Bogus Amazon Marketplace Receipts
  Small businesses that sell products via Amazon's Marketplace are being targeted by a simple-yet-apparently-effective scam: Tricksters create fake Marketplace receipts and email them to the merchants with a complaint about unshipped goods. Gullible shopkeepers then send out refund checks to bogus ...
• Man Orders McMuffin, Shoots Self, Doesn't Realize ...
  Here's what you might call an unlikely sequence of events. A man enters a McDonald's in the Florida Keys. The man orders breakfast. The man shoots himself in the leg. The manager asks the man to leave the restaurant, then calls police. Police pull the man over and only then does he realize he shot ...
• Beware These 7 Holiday Ripoffs
  Before you finish your holiday shopping, you may want to take a look at this list compiled by Forbes of 7 popular items that get marked up way too much. Among the worst: greeting cards, which have a markup of up to 200% above cost. The overpriced items on the list aren't exclusively holiday goods ...

Whistleblogger - GAP

• Jesselyn Radack Discusses Tom Drake; Rolls Royce P ...
  Radack Pacifica Radio’s “The Monitor”: Interview with Jesselyn Radack GAP Homeland Security & Human Rights Director Jesselyn Radack discusses WikiLeaks and overclassification, as well as the cases of whistleblowers Thomas Drake and Valerie Plame. Associated Press: Whistleblower Suit Ci ...
• Lugar Urges Development Banks to Report Corruption ...
  Senator Richard Lugar released a statement on Tuesday in which he urged all multinational development banks to refer companies and consultants suspected of fraudulent or corrupt practices to relevant national authorities. The development banks -- including the World Bank, African Development Bank, A ...
• Justice Department Examines Laws with Potential Us ...
  Courtesy of Espen Moe The New York Times: Justice Department Studies WikiLeaks Prosecution According to those familiar with the Justice Department’s investigation into WikiLeaks, government officials are examining an array of statutes that could potentially be used to charge WikiLeaks fo ...
• AIG Role Still Haunts James Cole's Chances to be D ...
  As the 111th Congress draws to a close, the heat is on to confirm James Cole as Deputy Attorney General. Despite the last-minute push, Cole still has serious problems that haunt and disqualify him from taking a senior position at the Justice Department. From 2005 through December 2009, James Cole ...
• Opposition Remains to Nomination of James Cole for ...
  James Cole/Bryan Cave LLP Main Justice: Sessions Thwarts Movement on Deputy Attorney General Nominee The nomination of James Cole to the position of Deputy Attorney General at the Justice Department (DOJ), which has been stalled in the Senate since he was endorsed in July, continues to dra ...

UK Progressive

• For-Profit Colleges Rake in Millions From Post-9/1 ...
  by Sharona Coutts, ProPublica For-profit universities collected about $640 million from the Post-9/11 G.I. Bill in its first year, according to a new U.S. Senate committee report. The boost to for-profits came at a time when the sector was subject to criticism for poor results and for leaving many ...
• TAC Campaign - 20 year Anniversary retrospective m ...
  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z2mf8DtWWd8 Thinking about drinking and driving this holiday season? Watch this montage on the 20th anniversary of TAC - Victoria’s (Australia) very powerful series of telly adverts about the true cost of driving drunk. Music by REM Thanks and shoutout to Jack Buechner ...
• Tis The Season. Or Is It?
  Funny but sadly, all too true. Are we really this polarised? in the words of Rodney King, “can’t we just all get along?”
• Thank You and Your Help is Still Needed to Raise £ ...
  By Denis G. Campbell, Publisher UK Progressive Magazine Those who know me, know how difficult it is for me to ask for help. I’m always on the front line making the passionate plea for others. Now we need your support and help. Your kindness is greatly appreciated. The Tweets, words of encouragement ...
• Who Said The ‘Civilised’ Brits Were Handling Budge ...
  by Denis G. Campbell The UK and US media looked askance and said “tsk, tsk” this summer as Greece and France burned in protest over government cutbacks. They marvelled at how civilised the debate was here in the UK. “Tsk, tsk… zzrrrip!” (Sound effect of a record needle ripping across an album.) Yest ...

NewsAlert

• J.P. Morgan and the Great Silver Caper
  Eric Fry
• You Handle This, Bill
  Breitbart T.V.
• Hate ATM fees? Try these fee-friendly banks
  CNN Money
• Chris Matthews Slams '300 Plus' Pounds Chris Chris ...
  Newsbusters
• Madoff Son Found Dead of Apparent Suicide
  The New York Times

JoNova

• Waiting for news of Cancun… $100 billion at stake ...
  What happened through the last long night of the Cancun talks? The most recent news I can find suggests the Greens are partly happy, which means more money must be going to flow from the people to the bureaucratic machinery. Though nothing appears to be confirmed. Ponder the power of 100 billion dol ...
• BREAKING NEWS! The abdication of the West — the st ...
  It did seem too quiet at Cancun. The power hungry tyrants learnt from Copenhagen. They realized that they have a far better chance of success by underselling the expectations and sliding in long impenetrable documents in front of underling bureaucrats. Due to the importance of this I have reproduced ...
• Where is the evidence for the dangerous positive f ...
  It appears the warming of the 20th Century has been done before.  It’s just business as usual for the planet. Frank Lansner has been hard at work again, and we’ve been discussing the Vostok ice cores. This time Lansner was looking to see if the current warming trend was unusual, and if there was ev ...
• Solar Panel subsidies: A billion dollars to provid ...
  There is no sunnier first world country than Australia. If solar was going to be a raging success anywhere, surely it would be in the land of the Sunburnt Country. Instead the Australian government has poured in more than a billion dollars to install solar panels on the roof tops of private homes.  ...
• Where is the evidence for the dangerous positive f ...
  It appears the warming of the 20th Century has been done before.  It’s just business as usual for the planet. Frank Lansner has been hard at work again, and we’ve been discussing the Vostok ice cores. This time Lansner was looking to see if the current warming trend was unusual, and if there was ev ...

ReNew America

• House Democrats reject tax plan unless changed
  (NewsMax) - In a stunning rebuke to President Barack Obama, House Democrats revolted Thursday morning by voting to block the extension of the Bush tax cuts in the lame-duck session of Congress. Democrats took the nonbinding voice vote behind closed doors, agreeing not to approve the compromise that ...
• Democrats delay action on young immigrants bill
  (Associated Press) - The Senate moved Thursday to delay a politically charged showdown vote on legislation carving out a path to legal status for foreign-born youngsters brought to this country illegally, putting off but probably not preventing the measure's demise...
• Ron Paul to lead Fed panel
  (Bloomberg) - Representative Ron Paul, Texas Republican and author of "End the Fed," will take control of the House subcommittee that oversees the Federal Reserve. House Financial Services chairman-elect Spencer Bachus, an Alabama Republican, selected Paul, 75, to lead the panel's domestic monetary ...
• It's right and wrong, stupid!
  (Joseph Farah) - I think it was the always insightful James Carville who made famous the phrase, "It's the economy, stupid," during the 1992 presidential election. It shouldn't surprise that a liberal Democrat, with no discernible spiritual or moral bearings whatsoever, would make such a well-rememb ...
• The other WikiLeaks scandal: media coverup
  (Wes Vernon, RA analyst) - Few outrages are so infuriating as a mainstream media blackout of relevant facts that pose threats to its agenda. The most obvious Pravda-style see-no-evil going on right now is the refusal to use terms such as "Islamofascism," "radical Islam," "Islamist," or even "War on ...

Truth Offering

• The False Flag Cyber Attack Takedown of the Intern ...
  Tweet   Here are some of today's top shock headlines: "Army of hackers targets the Swedish government, Sarah Palin and credit card giants in WikiLeaks 'Operation: Payback'" - The Daily Mail "Hackers Rise for WikiLeaks" - Wall Street Journal "WikiLeaks backers hit MasterCard and Visa in cyberstrik ...
• A Nation of Cowardly, Morally-Bankrupt Sheep
  Sheep are led to slaughter. They are controlled from birth to death. They are oppressed. And once they are controlled, they will never again be free. WE are a nation of SHEEP! Tweet � Note: this isn't for the faint of heart. I'm frustrated! Why!? Because I care. I care deeply; about this country; a ...
• "I.O.U.S.A.: Solutions": Or Are They?
  Having just finished watching, I.O.U.S.A.: Solutions on CNN, I'm quite disappointed. Let me explain why. The original I.O.U.S.A. took an unbiased, by-the-numbers look at our nation's unsustainability with regard to unfunded liabilities, such a Social Security, Medicare, Medicare Part B, pension prog ...
• The Obama Deception
  Full disclosure, I am a fan of Alex Jones. And one of his more compelling documentaries is called, The Obama Deception, which is a slightly misleading title, because it probably makes anyone who likes Barack Obama immediately think it's a right-wing documentary that aims to discredit the president. ...
• The Great Water Fluoridation Conspiracy
  Some would say that water fluoridation, among other unfounded effects, can, and does, promote good dental hygiene. Water fluoridation in the US has been widely used since the 1970’s, but got its big break in the Nazi Death camps; you may not believe it, but the Nazi’s fluoridated water to keep the p ...

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