8 August - RSS SnapShot! Pt II

The Killing Train

• The politics of economic self-destruction
  Sorry for the hiatus. Partly I've been busy with work and life and been unable to spend as much time doing articles. Partly I am trying to train myself to not relate to the world through 2000 word articles but to have a little more variety, including longer things (ie., books), one of which I am ...
• Tories would rather shut down the CBC than ans ...
  This is a video that should be watched widely. These are Harper voters.
• Watch out for election day fraud
  Francis Fox Piven (who has had her own experiences recently with Harper's US mentors) and Richard Cloward wrote a very interesting book called "Why Americans Don't Vote", which showed how a key electoral strategy in the US has always been demobilizing opposing voters, a strategy just as importan ...
• Today's election thoughts
  Today's election thoughts, and a couple of photos. Jon Elmer sent me this amusing Vintage Voter site. Vincent Pang sent me this photo album of protests against Harper's second proroguing back in 2010. read more
• 36% is apparently a majority, but not for a wh ...
  The daily polling is suspicious. Every day the media publishes what the electoral outcome is going to be. And every day it changes. They keep saying there's going to be a Harper majority. Saying it won't make it so, but it might contribute to it. Earlier today I saw an article on CityTV.ca throu ...

treehugger

• Holistically Healthy Lifestyle Reduces Alzheim ...
  Photo: bravenewtraveler A holistically healthy lifestyle marked by ample exercise and a healthy whole foods diet means less risk of Alzheimer's. Basically, the way you treat your body has a lot to do with your mind. New research links activity level, blood pressure, weight, and smoking to A ...
• Pocket Gardens Sprout on Paris's Anti-Parking ...
  A 'Potogreen' in Paris. Photo: Anne Mazauric via Paule Kingleur. Necessary as they are to keep cars from blocking the sidewalk, anti-parking posts, or bollards, can be an ugly sight in a city. Parisian artist Paule Kingleur has commandeered some of the 335,000 posts in the French capital as ...
• Fungi Thriving in a Warmer World Suspected in ...
  Image: Dominic/CC Pandas and tigers make better poster children for human impacts on biodiversity. But in the face of news like the massive recall of turkey meat with antibiotic res...Read the full story on TreeHugger
• Scientists May Have Found Flowing Water on Mars
  Image: Idaho National Laboratory under a Creative Commons license. In the last few years, evidence arguing for the possibility of life on Mars has been piling up. The presence of ice on Earth's red neighbor is now established, but for microbial organisms to live, liquid water is necessary. ...
• Stylish Recycled Sawdust & "Shavings" Furnitur ...
  Photos: Yoav Avinoam Sawdust is a multi-purpose "waste" material that can apparently be reused in many ways: turn it into mulch, throw it by the handful into a composting toilet, or transform it into furniture as Israeli designer Yoav Avinoam has done with his down-to-earth but stylish "Sha ...

Democratic Voice of Burma

• Thailand’s illegal abortion scourge
  Thailand's illegal abortion scourge
• Floods destroy refugee huts, food stocks
  Hundreds of houses destroyed in two refugee camps in western Thailand as days of heavy rain bring threat of landslides
• Scorched earth threat in Shan state
  Burmese troops tell village headmen that houses will be razed if fighting spreads to a township in southern Shan state
• Russia closing deal over 20 fighter jets
  Shipment of MiG-29s expected to arrive in Burma before the end of next year as government looks to double fighter jet fleet
• NLD prepares for UN council appeal
  Opposition sees lack of legal chances in Burma as reason enough to take appeal over its dissolution to UN Human Rights Council

Telegraph - Climate Change

• Arctic ice cap 'near 2007 record minimum'
  The polar ice cap in the Arctic has melted to near its 2007 record minimum level and in some areas is 50 per cent smaller than average, Russia's environmental monitoring agency has claimed.
• Rajendra Pachauri is back to tell us: Trust me
  The IPCC's chairman wants us to forget all those scandals about hockey sticks and HImalayan glaciers, writes Christopher Booker.
• Can Prof Rajendra Pachauri really survive 'Gla ...
  The head of the UN panel on climate change, Prof Rajendra Pachauri, is still adamant that one famously exaggerated report should not cost him his job , says Peter Stanford.
• Steve Jones tells the BBC: don't give 'deniali ...
  In his report for the BBC Trust, Steve Jones actually attacks Auntie for having too little global-warming bias, writes Christopher Booker.
• Horn of Africa drought: African desperation
  Telegraph View: In the 1980s rich nations reacted far too slowly to mass starvation in Ethiopia. The same mistake must not be repeated.

National Geographic | Environment

• Could Seawater Solve the Freshwater Crisis?
  To make much needed fresh water, just de-salt saltwater? Experts weigh in on what needs to be done to make it as easy as it sounds.
• Japan Earthquake Vibrations Nearly Reached Space
  The Japan earthquake and tsunami were so strong that their vibrations made it to Earth's upper atmosphere, a new study says.
• Philips Wins L Prize, but the Race Is Still on ...
  Philips captures the U.S. government's $10 million L Prize for its LED replacement for the 60-watt bulb, but efficient lighting must still win consumers' hearts.
• Philips Wins L Prize, but the Race Is Still on ...
  Philips captures the U.S. government's $10 million L Prize for its LED replacement for the 60-watt bulb, but efficient lighting must still win consumers' hearts.
• Pictures: In Search of Green Air-Conditioning
  NoneAir-conditioning has transformed summer living, but at tremendous energy cost. Ideas for greener cooling focus on making better use of the forces of nature.

Jurist - Legal Research

• UN rights experts urge Syria government to cea ...
  [JURIST] A group of UN human rights experts on Friday condemn the Syrian government [press release] and called for a cessation of the continued use of lethal violence to suppress peaceful protests. A UN expert stated, "[w]e continue to receive reports on systematic use of excessive force resulti ...
• California unlikely to meet meet deadline to r ...
  [JURIST] California's Legislative Analyst's Office [official website] released a status report [text, PDF] on Friday concluding that California is unlikely to meet the Supreme Court's two-year deadline [JURIST report] to reduce the state's prison population by 34,000 inmates. California's prison ...
• Israel Supreme Court orders watershed removal ...
  [JURIST] The Supreme Court of Israel [official website, in Hebrew] on Tuesday issued for the first time an order for the Israeli government to dismantle an illegal outpost in the West Bank. The order calls for Migron, the largest outpost in the West Bank, to be razed by the end of March 2012 [Ha ...
• UK secret interrogation policy revealed
  [JURIST] The Guardian [media website] released a top secret document [text] Thursday revealing details [Guardian report] about the interrogation policies of UK intelligence officials. The document indicates that officers from the UK security and secret intelligence agencies, MI5 and MI6 [officia ...
• ACLU appeals same-sex domestic partnership cas ...
  [JURIST] The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) [advocacy website] appealed [press release] a case over same-sex domestic partnerships Thursday to the the Montana Supreme Court [official website], arguing that denying partnership rights to same-sex couples violates the state constitution [tex ...

Atlantic | Mark Ambinder

• Washington Wants to Avoid Default, but It Can' ...
  With time running out, lawmakers still haven't crafted any bill that can raise the debt limit. Will they manage to pass one by Aug. 2? APThe aspirations don't match the situation.To hear them talk, the White House and every key player on Capitol Hill wants to avoid the first-ever default ...
• Boehner: Tough to Revive Bipartisan 'Humpty Du ...
  The House Speaker said Republicans would press ahead with their own proposal should Obama continue to reject a two-tier plan With Asian markets set to deliver a verdict within hours on the U.S. debt crisis, House Speaker John Boehner, R-Ohio, said on ...
• Progress Toward a Debt Deal?
  With the clock ticking down to the reopening of the markets, Congressional leaders try to patch together a two-step agreement ...
• Let Them Eat Cake Alive & Well in Beverly Hills
  I love Los Angeles (I know -- few seem to want to admit it), but I love Washington, DC more.  I love DC's intrigue and policy banter -- the passionate debates about Israel and Palestine, about nuclear vs. renewables, about Grover Norquist vs. big government Republicans (& MoveOn), about whethe ...
• How to Be a Right-Leaning Journalist
  A libertarian guide for young reporters tells us how media, ideological or otherwise, should work in the digital age With the rise of ideological journalism over the past decade, a period when opinionated bloggers, Web journalists, and muckraking activists have changed the face of the profess ...

COAT - Coalition to oppose the Arms Trade

• [COAT] WikiLeaks on Canada in Iraq War - coat
• [COAT] CANSEC Arms Bazaar Protest, June 1, Ott ...
• [COAT] Put a SNAG in CANSEC: Spring Nuremberg ...
• [COAT] WikiWeapons Cda Exposes 18,888 Export C ...
• [COAT] Latest on Cda's Arms Exports & CANSEC r ...

Bulletin of American Scientists - News

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

Tikun Olam

• IDF Arrests Jenin Freedom Theater Actor, Audie ...
  The Jenin Freedom Theater, whose founder Juliano Mer-Khamis was murdered several months ago, is about to perform Waiting for Godot under famed Israeli director and human rights activist, Udi Aloni.  But after arrest of the production’s leading actor, it will now be waiting for Pozo as well.  O ...
• J14: ‘The People Demand Social Justice!’ 400, ...
    Some of my Israeli friends are literally weeping from the joy, exhilaration, and sheer decency of last night’s J14 protest through the streets of Tel Aviv.  The rally drew almost 400,000 people, well over twice as many as last week’s.   Sol Salbe, who was there, said it was the largest demon ...
• J14 Tent Protest Movement Israel’s Wave of Future?
  NOTE: Thanks to readers who’ve expressed concern about not hearing from me for the past week.  No fear.  My family went away for a week to the Oregon high desert where we enjoyed a rafting trip, hiking, and swimming near Bend.  I found it too difficult to both enjoy a vacation and give the un ...
• Maariv Political Correspondent Warns of ‘Milit ...
  In the past week, Israel has witnessed the largest mass social protest movement in decades. 150,000 demonstrated a few nights ago in cities and towns throughout Israel against the rising cost of living and deterioration in virtually every aspect of Israeli quality of life including massive cuts ...
• Geller Accessory After Fact to Breivik Massacre?
  Little Green Footballs reports that Pam Geller published an e-mail from an unnamed Norwegian anti- jihadi in 2007, which indicated he was planning a major terror attack to dramatize his cause. Geller was so shocked by what he wrote that she called it “devastating in its matter of factness.” She ...

If Americans Knew

• Denying Nazi-Zionist collusion: The Sacramento ...
  In an inversion of journalistic ethics, the Sacramento Bee reported on opposition to an event before and after it took place, but didn't cover the event itself. It featured an entire report on accusations against a flier, but didn't include a response from the flier's authors.
• Media omissions on Itamar: Murdering babies is ...
  US media widely and repeatedly reported on the horrific March 11th murder of three small Israeli children and their parents. While no one yet knows who committed this grotesque act, reports presume that the murderers were Palestinian, and for this reason the incident is receiving major attention ...
• Critical Connections: Egypt, the US, and the I ...
  Minimally explored in all the coverage of the momentous Egyptian uprising taking place over the last 10 days [Jan-Feb 2011] are the Israeli connections.
• Gabrielle Giffords, Tom Hurndall and Palestini ...
  Alison Weir, CounterPunch - There is something particularly horrifying when someone is shot in the head. Perhaps it's the gruesome image, the destruction of the brain, the clear intent to kill. The recent shooting of Arizona Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords is made even more nightmarish by the l ...
• As Israel kills and maims, Outrage is directed ...
  Whenever Israel commits yet another atrocity, its defenders are quick to redirect public attention away from the grisly crime scene. Currently, there are headlines about allegedly anti-Semitic comments made by senior White House correspondent Helen Thomas. Pundits across the land evince outrage ...

David J. Gregory

• Help to overcome
  SIGLER/Chronicle David Gregory has a condition that causes him to need a van equipped with a chair lift so he can access it from the driver’s seat of his vehicle. The van he currently uses is in poor shape, so he is in need of a new van. Friends have opened a bank account to [...]
• USA PATRIOT Act: The Myth of a Secure European ...
  The U.S. is home to the world's largest technology companies, offering cloud services from simple storage to complex web applications to users across the world. But data held even in European datacenters, protected by strict European data laws, may still be vulnerable to inspection by U.S. autho ...
• FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE PLEASE REPOST
  by David Gregory on Tuesday, June 14, 2011 at 1:56pm For those who may not know, my name is David Gregory, I have Osteogenesis imperfecta (O.I.), a brittle bone disease. I use a Jazzy electric wheelchair and a 1993 Ford van. Both the chair and especially the van are on the last legs of years [...]
• My Predicament
  For those who may not know, my name is David Gregory, I have Osteogenesis imperfecta (O.I.), a brittle bone disease. I use a Jazzy electric wheelchair and a 1993 Ford van. Both the chair and especially the van are on the last legs of years of service. Unfortunately, because I work I do not quali ...
• High Time in the Old town TONIGHT, MAYBE/
  O.K., most of you have heard of all the doomsayers that have been around the last few years and all have heard in one form, or another, about the 2012 Mayan prophecy, so you put it all in a sack and shake it up. What do you get? Well, whether, or not, any of these [...]

Unsuitable Blog

• London 2012: Crass, Commercial and Completely ...
  The Olympic Charter reads as follows: Fundamental Principles of Olympism 1. Olympism is a philosophy of life, exalting and combining in a balanced whole the qualities of body, will and mind. Blending sport with culture and education, Olympism seeks to create a way of life based on the joy of eff ...
• Why So Few Unsuitablogs?
  I’ve been looking at the main page at pondering on the lack of recent posts. There is a reason for this – not the pondering, but the lack of posts – and it stems from the tension that arises between the part of an activist that writes about what is going on with the world [...]
• Money for Nothing and Your Soul for Free
  We, the media and I, have an interesting relationship. They leave me alone for the most part, and I give them hell because for the most part they are an industry dedicated to anti-life propaganda. Sometimes, though, they will contact me for a quote, an interview and some advice on how to keep th ...
• Lush’s Dirty Laundry [by Cory Morningstar]
  In an unlikely alliance, Lush Cosmetics joins the Indigenous Environmental Network against the Canadian tar sands. The Lush campaign targets the tar sands, yet the CEO of Lush fails to target his own family’s dynasty built on the continued exploration of oil, gas and mining. Today, the environme ...
• Dispatches: Conservation’s Dirty Secrets
  JUST-WATCH-THIS… http://www.channel4.com/programmes/dispatches/4od#3201652 Dispatches reporter Oliver Steeds travels the globe to investigate the conservation movement and its major organisations. Steeds finds that the movement, far from stemming the tide of extinction that’s engulfing the plane ...

Subalternate Reality

• Muslim-Baiters Don’t Want To Be Treated ...
  Over the weekend, I posted the following message on Twitter: âWhen a Muslim commits terror, every Muslim in the world somehow shares responsibility. When it’s a white Christian, he’s always a lone wolf.â I wasnât commenting on the tendency of commentators to use different words to describe the s ...
• Keith Ellison’s Tears And Epistemic Closure
  Rep. Peter King’s hearings looking into the “radicalization” of the American Muslim community, and the suggestion that the community doesn’t cooperate with law enforcement, was largely a waste of time and tax dollars. The affair didn’t produce a single insight into the actual and urgent issue of ...
• Praying On Qasr al-Nil
  One of the more memorable scenes of the Egyptian revolution will surely be that of ordinary Egyptian’s praying on Cairo’s Qasr al-Nil Bridge as members of Egyptian state police direct their water cannons at them. Truly a remarkable sight. via Al Jazeera Filed under: Middle East Tagged: Al-Jazeer ...
• “I Support Democratization, But…&# ...
  The Atlanticâs Jeffrey Goldberg â one of the key proponents of the disastrous invasion of Iraq â has some serious misgivings about the fledgling pro-democracy movement thatâs taken over the streets of Egypt. âI support democratization, but,â he cautions, âthe democratization we saw in Gaza (cour ...
• All That Happens In The Middle East Can’ ...
  Uncertainly rules the day in Tunisia. Zine El Abidine Ben Ali, the countryâs strong-armed and authoritarian ruler since 1987, is in Saudi Arabia while the interim government struggles to restore some semblance of order.  âConfusion, fear and horror in Tunisia as old regime’s militia carries on ...

Idea Lab | Technology

• FrontlineSMS: Engaging the Audience to Transfo ...
  If some projections are correct, the world is only a year or so from a major milestone: some time in 2012, there will be one active mobile phone connection for every person on the planet. The question is no longer whether mobile phones will transform, well, everything, but how. At Frontline ...
• Reporting from Your Mobile Phone? The Mobile M ...
  Drumroll, please! MobileActive.org is pleased to introduce the Mobile Media Toolkit, the newest project that's all about Making Media Mobile. The Mobile Media Toolkit helps you make sense of the growing role of mobile tech in media. The Toolkit provides how-to guides, wireless tools, and ...
• Visualizing 10 Years of Violence Against Journ ...
  Internews and Nai, an Afghan media advocacy organization, have collected hundreds of reports of threats, intimidation, and violence faced by journalists in Afghanistan. We recently announced a new site, which features 10 years of these reports. While Nai's data previously resided in spreadsheets ...
• DocumentCloud Weathers Obama Birth Certificate ...
  When President Obama released his birth certificate and dozens of news organizations turned to DocumentCloud to present it to their readers, I snarked a bit. Though the birth certificate did prompt a few questions -- which we're still navigating -- about the best way to handle duplicate uploads, ...
• Prototypes, Visualizations Take Shape in Knigh ...
  Today marks the end of the second week of the Knight-Mozilla Learning Lab, an experiment in which 63 "mad scientists" with ideas for how to improve digital storytelling have been thrown together in a common digital space to learn and refine those digital ideas. In the first week, we heard la ...

Cutting Edge News

• The Race for Wind Power - Inflatable Wind Turb ...
  Inflatable wind turbines are now lighter and cheaper than heavy conventional ones. Following a number of� Israeli clean technology companies being winners in the General Electric Company�s Green Innovation Marathon, GE has announced plans to establish a �Green Tech Shop� in Haifa in which a numb ...
• El Salvador on Edge - Journalists Targeted fo ...
  In 2005, with the United States facing resilient resistance in Iraq, Newsweek reported that officials in the Pentagon were debating the use of the “Salvador Option,” referring to the US-supported death squads that terrorized El Salvador through the 1980s as part of the first ‘War on Terror.’Thes ...
• Inside the Brain - Advances Made in Generating ...
  University of Florida scientists have discovered a way to separate the neural wheat from the chaff during the process of generating brain cells for potential patient therapies. The technique, recently detailed in the online journal PLoS ONE, could be applied to long-awaited stem cell treatments ...
• Book Reviews - Starring New York: the Glamming ...
  Starring New York: Filming the Grime and Glamour of the Long 1970s. Stanley Corkin. Oxford University Press. 2011. 272 pages.One afternoon in the late seventies I stumbled on a film crew shooting on location in Washington Square Park in lower Manhattan. Extras had been set up doing the sorts of ...
• The Race for Smart Grids - Europe Needs Substa ...
  Intelligent electricity networks – smart grids – are a key component in the EU energy strategy, but substantial investments are needed to make them a reality. A new study from the European Commission's in-house science service, the Joint Research Centre (JRC), presents a review of 219 smart grid ...

High Country News

• The return of the Lords of Yesterday
  The Old West-style extractive economy is roaring back to life, powered by the insatiable energy needs of countries like China.
• Bootstrapping in Roundup
  When the Musselshell River flooded Roundup, Mont., it did damage to everything but the townsfolk's indomitable spirit.
• Ice matters
  We're not just losing our glaciers; we're unraveling the systems that sustain all life on earth.
• Suckling responds: Cashing in? Nope, just savi ...
  Kieran Suckling responds to Ted Williams' column arguing his group files gratuitous lawsuits and profits off them.
• The Global West: how foreign investment fuels ...
  China's insatiable energy appetite is fueling a natural resource boom in the West.

CounterCurrents

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• Fear And Loathing In The Housing Market- The G ...
  By William HicksContinuing the recent run of bad economic news, an S&P/Case Shiller report on Tuesday confirmed that U.S. home prices in most major markets have resumed falling after stabilizing for a couple of years
• Disastrous US Jobs Report Points To Deepening ...
  By Barry GreyUS payrolls grew by a paltry 54,000 in May and the official unemployment rate rose to 9.1 percent, an increase of 0.3 percent since March, according to the monthly employment report released Friday by the Labor Department
• A State For Jews
  By William James Martin Why are we providing almost incalculable support and sustenance to a state - Israel- which is a state for Jews, and exclusively for Jews, at the expense of the indigenous native Palestinians
• Israelis Rush For Second Passports
  By Franklin Lamb Several studies in Israel and one conducted by AIPAC and another by the Jewish National Fund in Germany show that perhaps as many as half of the Jews living in Israel will consider leaving Palestine in the next few years if current political and social trends continue. A 2008 s ...

Contagious Love Experiment

• Kill Team: The Bigger Picture
  Sorry to have been slacking on the blog. Here’s an article I wrote and forget to post… better late than never!   Kill Team: The Bigger Picture http://www.commondreams.org/view/2011/04/06-8
• Dear Mr. Beck, I Shook Hands with the Antichrist
  Dear Mr. Beck: I Shook Hands with the Antichrist Earlier this week, Michael Lind wrote an article for Salon about the misplaced energy in demeaning alarmists like Glenn Beck.1 Having friends and family who often revere the inflammatory rhetoric of Beck, Palin, Limbaugh, and others as a light in ...
• Practicing Peace in the New Year
  A friend, Frank Swift, that I met on my first journey has passed along some great practical steps towards peace for the new year. Frank has written a children’s book to help young people see an alternative to the competition and forcefulness that can too easily get instilled in our young people. ...
• Sharing the writing of another Stieber
  My younger brother, Zack, has been fascinated by the Chinese practice of Falun Gong and is hoping that this post could be used to spark a further discussion about it. � Thoughts on Falun Gong by Zack Stieber � Most of us are aware that in China things work differently then here. The main thing o ...
• Article in FOR
  The following is the rough draft for an article I wrote, reflecting on the war in Iraq, that was published in the recent edition of the Fellowship of Reconciliation’s magazine. For more info on getting the full magazine, check out: http://forusa.org/fall-2010-renewing-movement   Rhetoric and Re ...

Yid With Lid

• Will Al Gore Slam The Ice Caps for Not Disappe ...
  A scare tactic of the global warming hoaxers is "man-made warming" will cause the polar ice caps to melt so drastically they will� pass some sort of "tipping point" and like my hair,� will never be able to regrow. Of course in my case it is nothing to worry about because I live at the coast, whi ...
• STUNNING ! Newsbusted Exclusive: Michael Moore ...
  In a stunning announcement, ultra-liberal filmmaker Michael Moore has announced that his political philosophy has done a 180, and he has now decided to become part of the tea party movement.� What could make this serial-progressive to make such a radical switch? The answer to that question can b ...
• Polls Prove Strength, Not Weakness, of Islamis ...
  By Barry Rubin Several recent polls purport to show the Muslim Brotherhood is unpopular in Egypt. An article in the Atlantic is particularly laughable, claiming the Brotherhood is less popular than Richard Nixon when he resigned! The most important single point is this: the Brotherho ...
• The Fast of Tisha B'av, The Two Kamtzas and th ...
  Note: As some of you know, I write a weekly column for a local Jewish Newspaper called the Jewish Star. In the weekly pieces, my task is to take the major political story, provide insight into why it happened, explain what it means to the lives of our readers while trying to relate it to one o ...
• Six Years Since Israel's Suicidal Peace Move, ...
  My family went to Israel during the summer of 2005.We flew home from Israel almost five years ago today,� three days before the disengagement from Gaza began. During our two-week trip we asked Israelis how the felt about the upcoming give back of Gaza Strip. There was one person whos ...

The Real Agenda

• Temperatura do Planeta Controla Emissões de CO ...
  Emissões humanas não controlam o clima ou os níveis de CO2 do mundo. Por Luis R. Miranda The Real Agenda 6 de agosto de 2011 Nos últimos dias, foi revelado que os dados de satélite da NASA para o ano de 2000-2011 mostram que a atmosfera permitiu que mais calor fosse liberado para o espaço [...]
• Temperatura del Planeta Controla Emisiones de ...
  Las emisiones humanas no controlan el clima o los niveles de CO2 del planeta. Por Luis R. Miranda The Real Agenda 05 de agosto 2011 En los últimos días, se reveló que los datos satelitales de la NASA para el año de 2000 hasta el año 2011 muestran que la atmósfera terrestre ha permitido que [...]
• United States Credit Rating Downgraded
  S&P downgrades U.S. credit rating for first time by Zachary A. Goldfarb Washington Post August 5, 2011 Standard & Poor’s announced Friday night that it has downgraded the sterling U.S. credit rating for the first time. The move came even though the Treasury Department said that it had found a ma ...
• Planet’s Temperature Controls CO2 Emissi ...
  Human emissions do not control the climate or the planet’s CO2 levels. by Luis R. Miranda The Real Agenda August 5, 2011 In recent days, it was revealed that NASA’s satellite data for the years of 2000 through 2011 showed Earth’s atmosphere had allowed more heat to be released into space than pr ...
• Economías Emergentes Compran $ 10 Billones en Oro
  Por Luis R. Miranda Reuters 03 de agosto 2011 Los bancos centrales de los países de mercados emergentes como Corea y Tailandia han añadido más de $ 10 billones de dólares en oro a sus reservas de este año en un signo de fe menguante en los bonos de referencia de Occidente y las monedas [...]

Wind Watch

• Wind, wilderness chief forest plan concerns
  HOT SPRINGS � Wind energy and wilderness areas on the George Washington National Forest were the main topics of conversation at a public meeting on the proposed plan revision for the forest last Wednesday at Valley Elementary School. During question-and-answer and breakout sessions, citizens ask ...
• Federal officials investigate eagle deaths at ...
  Pine Tree facility in the Tehachapi Mountains faces scrutiny over the deaths of at least six golden eagles, which are protected under federal law. Prosecution would be a major blow to the booming industry. Federal authorities are investigating the deaths of at least six golden eagles at the Los ...
• Vinalhaven residents ask court to vacate wind ...
  Augusta â Claiming three successive Maine Department of Environmental Protection commissioners acted on political motivation, a group calling itself Fox Islands Wind Neighbors petitioned Kennebec County Superior Court on July 28, challenging Fox Islands Wind LLC’s compliance with a condition of ...
• Wind farm on Mount Massaemet?
  SHELBURNE � A Shelburne Center landowner is to meet with the town Zoning Board of Appeals Thursday night to discuss the permit process for a possible wind farm on Mount Massaemet. The meeting will begin at 7:30 p.m. in Memorial Hall. According to the ZBA meeting agenda, the board is to �review w ...
• Frankfort wind project proceeds against voters ...
  FRANKFORT, Maine � Selectmen have chosen not to enforce a wind power moratorium the town�s voters enacted in May. After a wind energy firm expressed interest in installing four to six wind turbines on top of Mount Waldo, residents decided to temporarily ban all wind power activities to give the ...

Tippers News

• Three men helped starve kids, court tol
  Three men helped starve five children in Adelaide until they looked like they had came from a famine-affected Third World country, a court has been told.Submitted by Rose NoFWDSPLZ to World �|� �Note-it! �|� �Add a Comment
• Chinese sex traders challenge verdict
  The three Chinese nationals who were jailed by an Accra Circuit Court for transporting 10 Chinese girls into the country and engaging them in sex trade have appealed against the verdict. Submitted by Rose NoFWDSPLZ to World �|� �Note-it! �|� �Add a Comment
• DNA testing a proven weapon in fight against h ...
  DNA testing is a proven aid in solving child trafficking cases in the country, a well-known international research institute says.Submitted by Rose NoFWDSPLZ to World �|� �Note-it! �|� �Add a Comment
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• Tiger killing 'a crime against nature'
  Three people have been sentenced to a total of eight and a half years in prison for trying to smuggle tiger skins and bones across the Russian border. And for the first time in this kind of case, a charge of 'ecological damage' might be brought for the Submitted by Maria Oniga to Animals �|� �N ...

The Freeman

• Investors Dump Stocks over Economic Worries
  “What began as a weak day in the stock markets ended in the worst rout in more than two years, as investors dumped stocks amid anxiety that both Europe and the United States were failing to fix deepening economic problems.” (New York Times) A vote of no-confidence for statist solutions? FEE Time ...
• The Debt Sky
  Some pundits wonder if the economy can "weather budget cuts" (sic).
• Public’s View of Congress Plummets
  “Americans have looked disapprovingly at their representatives in Congress for decades. But it’s never been this bad.” (CBS News) What will they do about it? FEE Timely Classic “Americaâs Permanent Criminal Class” by Doug Bandow
• New Recession Feared
  “It has been three decades since the United States suffered a recession that followed on the heels of the previous one. But it could be happening again.” (New York Times) Will a second downturn get the ruling elite to rethink things? FEE Timely Classic “Americaâs Depression within a Depression, ...
• Government Borrowing Skyrockets
  “U.S. debt shot up $239 billion on Tuesday â the largest one-day bump in history â as the government flexed the new borrowing room it earned in this weekâs debt-limit increase deal. The debt subject to the statutory limit shot way past the old cap of $14.294 trillion to hit $14.532 trillion on T ...

Teaching Online Journalism

• 5,000 followers on Twitter
  Sure, I’m no Andy Carvin (NPR’s social media guy), but I do feel a little thrill when the zeros turn over. The screen capture above is from yesterday, July 31, 2011. See my recent posts about Twitter and journalism.   Sure, I’m no Andy Carvin (NPR’s social media guy), but I do feel a litt ...
• 6 Proposals for Journalism Education Today
  I’ve spent a huge amount of time this year thinking about and working on journalism curriculum. From developing and teaching a four-week program to train journalism educators in Africa in the practice of online journalism, to helping with a major overhaul of the undergraduate curriculum in my o ...
• Getting a journalism degree, getting a journal ...
  This is an endorsement I like to see: I have never once regretted studying journalism. And I am not alone. That comes from Elana Zak, writing at 10,000 Words on June 24. According to her post, she received a journalism degree in June 2007, got a job three months later, and has “been gainfully ...
• Journalists, take another look at Tumblr
  For a long time I had trouble appreciating Tumblr, but I think I finally understand its strengths — and I must not be the only one. Tumblr is now one of the top 25 websites in the U.S., according to data from Quancast, as reported in a new article at TechCrunch. It gets close to 5,000 pagevie ...
• Branding: Should journalists build a personal ...
  If you’re teaching journalism today, you must be aware of the discussion that surrounds branding. If you’re a young journalist, or someone planning to enter the field of journalism, you need to understand what personal branding means. On June 23, Washington Post columnist Gene Weingarten wrote ...

Facing South

• BP oil spill compensation fund chief blasted f ...
  Before President Obama appointed him to administer the $20 billion compensation fund for the 2010 BP oil disaster, Kenneth Feinberg ran two other disaster-related funds. One was for Vietnam veterans sickened by exposure to the toxic herbicide Agent Orange. The other was for victims of the 9/11 t ...
• VOICES: Does the debt deal make you sick?
  By Phil Mattera, Dirt Diggers Digest Sinking stock markets are not the only sign that the eleventh-hour debt ceiling deal was the wrong solution to the wrong problem. The announcement by Cargill that it is recalling an astounding 36 million pounds of salmonella-tainted ground turkey product ...
• A wingnut and a prayer
  By Forrest Wilder, Texas Observer With each passing day, Rick Perry's Christian prayer-and-repentance rally, The Response, seems like more of a mistake, a classic act of hubris by a politician still learning his way around the national stage. First, the backlash has been fierce, not just from ...
• Utilities spark protests by sticking ratepayer ...
  Consumer advocates are blasting the Georgia Public Service Commission's unanimous vote this week requiring ratepayers to bear the burden of cost overruns during construction of two new nuclear reactors at Plant Vogtle while protecting the profit margin of the Southern Company's largest subsidiar ...
• South Carolina immigration law starts new era ...
  New America Media Editor's Note: The battle over immigration is now being waged at the state level. Since Arizona's immigration law SB 1070 went into effect one year ago, five states -- Alabama, Georgia, Indiana, South Carolina and Utah -- have passed similar laws. South Carolina's new immi ...

Worldpress - Africa

• Morocco: All Hail the (Democratic) King
  Morocco's recent constitutional referendum is not only being welcomed by the people, but could set an example across the Arab region in terms of the potential of reform.
• North Africa and E.U. Energy Security
  Given the energy dependence of European countries on North African and Middle Eastern states, financial consequences of further upheavals in the Arab world could be global and deep.
• Living with Disabilities in Uganda
  The plight of persons with disabilities in Uganda and other parts of Africa is exacerbated by the fact that PWD are discriminated against and not protected by the law.
• Women's Struggle in Sierra Leone
  The struggle for equal opportunities for women in all aspects of Sierra Leone's socio-economic life is as crucial for our country's future as it is for women.
• South Sudan: Safeguarding Independence
  The world's newest nation has reason to look positively as its future, but South Sudan must work hard to safeguard its hard-won independence.

Telegraph UK - oil

• Hope for motorists as oil price tumbles
  Drivers can finally expect some relief at the petrol pump, after the price of oil dropped sharply.
• Oil refinery blast: Chevron site has excellent ...
  The safety record at the Chevron oil refinery in Pembroke has been praised following the fire and explosion which killed four contractors.
• Petrol retailers told to help motorists as oil ...
  Petrol retailers are under pressure to cut the cost of motoring after oil prices plummeted on the world market.
• Chris Huhne needs a lesson in economics
  Plundering the profits from North Sea oil will only hold back Britain's recovery, argues Jeremy Warner.
• The Gulf of Mexico is not as clean as they say
  Assessing the true toll of the Deepwater Horizon blow-out is only starting, says Geoffrey Lean.

Ian Welsh

• Comments on the S&P Downgrade
  Aside from hysterical laughter, here are the key points: Obviously the US isn’t even close to insolvent.  The gold in Fort Knox is held on the books at $37/ounce, for example.  Most Federal lands are held on the books at 19th century valuations.  Not to mention that the US’s debt is denominat ...
• Comments on the S&P Downgrade
  Aside from hysterical laughter, here are the key points: Obviously the US isn’t even close to insolvent.  The gold in Fort Knox is held on the books at $37/ounce, for example.  Most Federal lands are held on the books at 19th century valuations.  Not to mention that the US’s debt is denominat ...
• If you’re pro-Obama you’re an idio ...
  Look folks, at this point, Obama has made possible what a Republican president like McCain couldn’t do.  What a Republican president like Bush failed to do: he is gutting social security and Medicare. Americans would have been better off with McCain because the Democratic party would not have a ...
• If you’re pro-Obama you’re an idiot, on the pa ...
  Look folks, at this point, Obama has made possible what a Republican president like McCain couldn’t do.  What a Republican president like Bush failed to do: he is gutting social security and Medicare. Americans would have been better off with McCain because the Democratic party would not have a ...
• What the Debt Limit Crisis Should Have Taught You
  This is not primarily about the Tea Party It is about what rich donors want.  The Tea Party does not even have the amount of muscle progressives do.  Progressives can bring tens of thousands of people out, the Tea Party can rarely even get above 1,000.  They are a convenient excuse to do what th ...

Media Consortium

• Top 6 Mistakes to Avoid in Mobile Usability | ...
  Mobile applications are important for providing users with an alternate means of accessing your web page, as well as keeping connected anywhere and at any time. The programs are an integral part of staying competitive within your market, so they should be created wisely.
• 1.4 million fans can’t be wrong: NPR’s Faceboo ...
  But Carvin also emphasized the importance of audience expectations. “They still see our site as mainly dedicated to consuming news,” he said. Facebook, on the other hand, is a web venue in which people are used to chatting with their family and friends. ..NPR’s Facebook page is a complement to, ...
• The Newsonomics of 2011 news metrics to watch ...
• Gallery: 15 iPad news apps
  Thinking about creating an iPad app for your newsroom? Want to see what other news media have come up with? Below are screengrabs of several news apps from newspapers, magazines radio, television, and online-only news websites.
• Five Months on Tumblr as Seen Through Pummelvi ...

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 terr ...
• PALESTINIAN-ISRAELI NEGOTIATIONS TO NOWHERE NO ...
  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 childr ...
• FROM JOE McCARTHY TO GLEN BECK – TIME TO END F ...
  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 phenome ...
• PAKISTAN FLOODS AND A FAILED POLICY - UN Sec. ...
  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 mo ...
• 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 po ...

Great Beyond ( Nature )

• Controversial weed-killer to be pulled from market
  An herbicide recently accused of killing trees will be recalled and discontinued, DuPont announced this week. The herbicide, called Imprelis (aminocyclopyrachlor), targets broad-leafed plants including dandelions and seemed particularly promising because it was not very toxic to mammals. It i ...
• Juno lifts off
  After a last-minute delay, NASA's Juno mission to Jupiter launched today, just after 12:25 PM local time. Juno is a US$1.1 billion mission to the largest planet in the solar system. After a five-year journey it will enter a highly elliptical orbit around Jupiter, skimming it 33 times before fina ...
• Happy birthday, WWW
  Posted on behalf of George Wigmore. Tomorrow marks the 20th anniversary of the first website going live at CERN. Born out the dreams of Libertarian hippies in 1970s California, and the anti-authoritarian aspirations of internet-pioneers such as Ted Nelson, who coined the term hypertext, from ...
• Video: Relaxing on a virtual beach
  Posted on behalf of Daniel Cressey. For centuries a stroll in the countryside has been touted as beneficial to health – something modern science has confirmed. But for many people these benefits are out of reach. Nature Video took a trip recently to the laboratory of Robert Stone in Birmin ...
• Senator urges White House not to weaken resear ...
  The US Senate's leading advocate for government transparency wrote today to the White House's budget office, demanding that it protect a proposed rule that would obligate universities to post their publicly-funded biomedical researchers' financial conflicts on a publicly accessible website. " ...

new geography

• The Shifting Geography of Black America
  Black population changes in various cities have been one of the few pieces of the latest Census to receive significant media coverage.  The New York Times, for example, noted that many blacks have returned to the South nationally and particularly from New York City.  The overall narrative h ...
• A Detailed Look at Workforce Skill Shortages
  As the United States continues to fight its way out of the Great Recession, more attention has been directed to the question of why is has taken so long for workers to find re-employment. In economist parlance, this is primarily a question of “structural unemployment.” This describes the ...
• Banana-nomics
  The price of bananas is again making headlines as it pushes up inflation and threatens rising interest rates. But what’s the price of the humble ‘nana got to do with property markets? Plenty. Banana prices have risen almost 500% since Cyclone Yasi wiped out much of north Queensland’s ...
• Things They Don't Tell You About GDP
  I was watching Book TV on C-SPAN last week and I came upon Mr. Ha-Joon Chang talking about his book “23 Things They Don’t Tell You About Capitalism.” For example, Thing #1 is “there is no such thing as a free market.” I actually use this line in my finance and economics courses. If someone t ...
• Sustaining the Suburbs
  The proposition is simple, if not overwhelming.  If we want sustainable cities � however you define �sustainable� � we had better put some effort into the quality of suburban life.  We need to get over denigrating suburbs and sprawl.  That simply ducks the issue of where and how most peo ...

GM Watch

• Fedoroff declares war against EPA over GM
  NOTE: More about pro-GM zealot Nina Fedoroff here: http://www.gmwatch.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=11942 http://www.gmwatch.org/latest-listing/1-news-items/11954 --- --- Scientists protest EPA proposal to expand biotech regulation By Stephen Clapp Friday July 22 2011, Volume: ...
• Fedoroff declares war against EPA over GM
  NOTE: More about pro-GM zealot Nina Fedoroff here: http://www.gmwatch.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=11942 http://www.gmwatch.org/latest-listing/1-news-items/11954 --- --- Scientists protest EPA proposal to expand biotech regulation By Stephen Clapp Friday July 22 2011, Volume: ...
• Federoff declares war against EPA over GM
  NOTE: More about pro-GM zealot Nina Federoff here: http://www.gmwatch.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=11942 http://www.gmwatch.org/latest-listing/1-news-items/11954 --- --- Scientists protest EPA proposal to expand biotech regulation By Stephen Clapp Friday July 22 2011, Volume: ...
• Rothamsted cuts to agroecology "Swimming again ...
  NOTE: More on Rothamsted: http://www.powerbase.info/index.php/Rothamsted_Research --- --- Rothamsted Cuts to Agroecology "Swimming Against the Tide" GM Freeze, 15 July 2011 The decision by Rothamsted Research to close three major departments central to their agroecological research base has bee ...
• Rothamsted cuts to agroecology "Swimming again ...
  NOTE: More on Rothamsted: http://www.powerbase.info/index.php/Rothamsted_Research --- --- Rothamsted Cuts to Agroecology "Swimming Against the Tide" GM Freeze, 15 July 2011 The decision by Rothamsted Research to close three major departments central to their agroecological research base has bee ...

spiked

• ‘Man is more than an overdeveloped monke ...
  Raymond Tallis tells spiked why he has declared a war of words on the trendy ideas that underpin ‘neuromania’ and ‘Darwinitis’.
• Caught in a web of love and lies
  A Channel 4 film on Nigerian internet-dating scams posed questions about trust today, but provided few answers.
• Back at Ajax: the Cruyff re-turn
  The Dutch club’s most famous son has come back, but will his famously huge ego get in the way of success?
• The myth of a crazy, all-powerful PC army
  In a speech in Sydney, Brendan O’Neill called on critics of PC to stop playing the victim and to start acting like proper, self-respecting heretics.
• When social mobility meant something
  Stan Barstow, author of A Kind of Loving, captured the inner world of working-class people who left the mines behind.

Cryptogon

• Feds Allowed Sinaloa Cartel to Move Cocaine In ...
  Via: El Paso Times: U.S. federal agents allegedly allowed the Sinaloa drug cartel to traffic several tons of cocaine into the United States in exchange for information about rival cartels, according to court documents filed in a U.S. federal court. The allegations are part of the defense of Vice ...
• U.S. Wants to Build Cybersecurity Protection P ...
  Better make sure your car’s firewall and antivirus definitions are up to date. *grin* Via: Network World: As cars and other forms of transportation increasingly rely on online systems for everything from safety to onboard entertainment, the cybersecurity threat from those who would exploit such ...
• Facebook Comes Before Tap Water as India’s Poo ...
  Via: Bloomberg: In a two-room shanty with no running water in northern Mumbai, Darshana Verma makes tea on a small stove. On a bench nearby, her 18-year-old son, Vishal, messages Facebook friends on the keypad of his Nokia smartphone. “This is the Internet age,” said the 36-year-old domestic hel ...
• Rawsome Farm Buying Club Raided Again
  Look at all of the agencies associated with this nonsense!? Los Angeles District Attorney’s Office: Agencies taking part in the ongoing investigation include the U.S. Food and Drug Administration; the California Franchise Tax Board; the California Department of Food and Agricultureâs Milk and Da ...
• Japan Launches Campaign to Weaken Yen
  Warning: This is not a recommendation to buy, sell or hold any financial instrument. It’s starting (again): At a minimum, states will try unilateral capital controls in an attempt to prevent their currencies from disorderly appreciation vs. the toxic dollar. Via: Wall Street Journal: Japan stepp ...

The Economic Collapse

• The Debt Ceiling Deal From Hell
  Is the debt ceiling deal supposed to be some sort of a cruel joke?  Is this what the American people have been waiting months and months for?  The "debt ceiling deal from hell" is a complete and total fraud.  Barack Obama will not need to worry about the debt ceiling again until ...
• GE CEO Jeffrey Immelt, The Head Of Obama&#8217 ...
  Jeffrey Immelt, the head of Barack Obama's highly touted "Jobs Council", is moving even more GE infrastructure to China.  GE makes more medical-imaging machines than anyone else in the world, and now GE has announced that it "is moving the headquarters of its 115-year-old X-ray ...
• Stress!
  Has anyone else noticed that the level of stress in this country appears to be extremely high right now?  Today, it seems like our federal government, our state governments and most American families live in a constant state of crisis.  Everywhere you look there are major proble ...
• Broke! 10 Facts About The Financial Condition ...
  The crumbling U.S. economy is putting an extraordinary amount of financial stress on American families.  For many Americans, "flat broke" has become a permanent condition.  Today, over half of all American families live paycheck to paycheck.  Unemployment is rampant and those th ...
• Layoffs, Layoffs Everywhere You Look There Are ...
  The competition for jobs in the United States is absolutely brutal right now, and it is about to get worse.  A new wave of layoffs is sweeping across America.  During tough economic times, Wall Street favors companies that are able to cut costs, and the fastest way to "cut costs ...

Desertification

• Tanzania : trees can do without men, but not v ...
  Read at : Google Alert – desertification http://thecitizen.co.tz/editorial-analysis/46-letters-to-the-editor/13494-why-we-need-to-sustain-tree-planting-campaign.html WHY WE NEED TO SUSTAIN TREE-PLANTING CAMPAIGN Replacement of trees felled massively in the country must be promoted and made a con ...
• Fire and Soils at the EUROSOIL2012
  EUROSOIL2012 BARI, ITALY, July 2-6 2012 S3.4. Forest fire effects on soil sustainability Conveners Cerdà Artemi – University of Valencia – Spain Certini Giacomo – University of Firenze – Italy Doerr Stefan H. – Swansea University – United Kingdom Mataix-Solera … Continue reading →
• RUTF, THE ‘WONDER’ TREATMENT OF ACUTE MALNUTRI ...
  âWONDERâ TREATMENT ON FRONT LINE OF UN BATTLE AGAINST ACUTE MALNUTRITION New York, Aug  5 2011  4:05PM As thousands of desperately malnourished children from famine-wracked Somalia pour into United Nations refugee camps in Kenya and Ethiopia, small sachets of a … Continue reading →
• Bumper harvest at irrigation schemes in midst ...
  Read at : AfricaFiles Title: Horn of Africa: Bumper harvest at irrigation schemes in midst of hunger Author: Barnabas Bii Category: Food and Land Date: 8/1/2011 Source: Daily Nation, Kenya Source Website: http://www.nation.co.ke/ Summary & Comment: In the midst of … Continue reading →
• Leaders to blame for food crisis (opinion) &#8 ...
  Read at : Google Alert – images of the Africa Drought http://www.menafn.com/qn_news_story.asp?storyid={7761d485-574b-4315-a15e-639e20be85c7} Middle East North Africa Financial Network They only give knee-jerk reactions when images of the dying invade their living rooms and appetites. And if deat ...

The Paper Trail

• Center staff honored with awards
  Spring is journalism awards season and we’re delighted that the Center for Public Integrity and partner NPR have received a prestigious Dart Award for the story “Seeking Justice in Campus Rapes.” The award is bestowed by the Dart Center for Journalism and Trauma at Columbia University.
• A new site, a new era
  Make iWatch News your daily source for investigative and accountability news from around the corner – and across the globe.
• Accountant gets $4.5 million from IRS for whis ...
  PHILADELPHIA — An accountant who tipped off the IRS that his employer was skimping on taxes has received $4.5 million in the first IRS whistleblower award.
• Hey Congressman! How many federal workers are ...
  When Republican Mike Pence stood in front of a crowd of conservative activists at the end of March, he left no question as to his views on a possible government shutdown.
• E-mails allege strife within ATF over Grassley ...
  An employee of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives alleged that he was “called to the carpet” by supervisors, accused of lying and ordered to write down everything that was said in meetings that were held with Senate staffers conducting an inquiry, according to newly release ...

backofthebook.ca

• Granny Turmel and the red separatist scare
  By Montreal Simon As the Liberals continue their fevered pathetic assault on Nycole Turmel. No doubt hoping that out of her ashes, their shrunken party will rise again, like some fleshless phoenix. Or some charred scarecrow. Even as they help fuel comments like this and this and this in ...
• No Murdoch-style scandal in Canada, you say?
  By Alison@Creekside We've been getting a lot of stories from our media lately (here, here, and here), assuring us that an equivalent to the Rupert Murdoch scandal couldn't possibly happen in Canada. Really? No cozy incestuous relationships? No dirty tricks? On March 30, 2009, Stephen Ha ...
• Adobe Previews Adobe Flash Killer
  by Eric Pettifor Back in March, I criticized Apple for not including support for Adobe Flash in their iPad tablet. Their reasoning seemed to be at least in part that Flash was going away, to be replaced by HTML 5 with support from javascript and CSS, to which I responded ...
• Alykhan and Ezra’s ethical snake oil
  By Alison@Creekside Alykhan Velshi's wee blog Ethical Oil, named after Ezra's book, has relaunched with an expensive new look and some spiffy ethical oil pop-up campaign ads to greet you when you enter the site. You can choose either good or evil -- you know, conflict oil = woman being ston ...
• Booking Granny
  By Alison@Creekside There's just so much wrong with this news story about the Canada Border Services Agency arresting and jailing a 66-year old woman for 12 days, for trafficking, possessing, and importing heroin, because their swab-test of a jar of motor oil in her vehicle incorrectly iden ...

libcom

• Tottenham fights back against police brutality
  Totty 3.jpg Hundreds gathered on the streets of Tottenham, North London, after the police killed local man, Mark Duggan. Barricades were set up and police cars burned as the protests ran long into th ...
• From Arab spring to Israeli summer
  israeli summer.jpg Adam Ford writes on the wave of protest sweeping across Israel, where hundreds of thousands of people are standing up to high rents and low wages. In years t ...
• Serbia: State offensive against the libertaria ...
  freebg6.jpg An analysis of the current wave of state repression of the Anarcho-Syndicalist Initiative. Since the official forming of our organisation in late 2002, not a single ...
• Chilean miners strike and join wave of protest ...
  chile copper.jpg Strikes in Chilean mines strengthen workers' struggles throughout the copper industry, and reflect growing political unrest in Chile. 2,300 miners at Chile's E ...
• A contribution to the discussion around SolFed ...
  Snapshot 2011-08-04 00-43-07.jpg From the SolFed Community Strategy thread: Martin O Neill wrote: On Community Self Management: How will community organisations relate to industrial organisations? ...

Free Range International

• This Ain’t Route 66
  Since so many people in the western media have been freely tossing words like “Taliban” and “terrorist” around recently, I thought I’d give you all a slice of life glimpse into what it’s like to actually live here in Afghanistan with real terrorists.  We Americans have a love affair with cars, ...
• An Open Letter to Martin Frost
  Dear Mr. Frost, Yesterday, while perusing through my usual roundup of blogs and new sites, I ran across your article, The Tea Party Taliban, on Politico.com.  I’m sure you thought you were quite clever, likening the American Tea Party to the Afghan Taliban, with statements such as this: Ten year ...
• Riding A Dead Horse
  I thought you might all appreciate some Afghan humor today.  I found this on the website Who is Who in Afghanistan, which is a great site to check out if you want dirt on Afghan politicians and power brokers.  Most of the content on the site seems to be provided by Afghans themselves, and althou ...
• The Plot Thickens
  I meant to get this post up sooner, but a 48-hour bout with the flu left my brain too cooked to come up with any sort of cogent analysis regarding the assassination of Karzai ally Jan Mohammad Khan (JMK).  To tell you the truth, I don’t have one theory on whose behind the killing – [...]
• AWK Whacked
  So it seems that Ahmed Wali Karzai (aka AWK or A-wak, as it’s pronounced), was whacked by one of his own guards yesterday, sending everyone in the US and Afghan governments into a tizzy as they try to figure out how to fill the power vacuum created by his demise.  I really can’t say for [...]

The Story Behind the Story

• Who’s Who In the Zoo – By Dr. True ...
  Who’s Who in the Zoo?   By Dr. Truess (rhymes with Suess). Who’s who in the “patriot” zoo?  It’s so full of worms and primordial goo – MY – what can one do? Watch your step, cause there’s lots of bad pooh – smelly stuff that will stick on your shoe! There’s Turner, and Jones, and [...]
• QUOTE OF THE DECADE!!
  The Quote of the Decade âThe fact that we are here today to debate raising America ‘s debt limit is a sign of leadership failure.  It is a sign that the US Government can not pay its own bills.  It is a sign that we now depend on ongoing financial assistance from foreign countries to [...]
• TRUTH REVEALED – 528 is the Frequency of ...
  This is a very complex and multi-faceted topic.  It involves exposing something called “Kabalah” (the CUBE) as well as “Enochian Magic” and the darkest sorcery ever performed on Planet Earth.   It involves exposing demonology and inter-dimensional “conjuring” of entities called Nephilim or Ji ...
• AUDIT THE FED??? WHAT ABOUT STARTING WITH THE ...
    House Passes DeFazio’s Amendment to Audit the Pentagon.  GREAT JOB CONGRESSMAN!!!! This is all about accountability in government – something that to date has BEEN SORELY LACKING. No More DUAL ISRAELI CITIZENS such as Dov Zackheim controlling the Pentagon’s purse strings!!  Never forget the ...
• Edgar Steele Story PART II
  Sex, Lies & Audiotape (Part II) by Edgar J. Steele Here Come de Fix I had an inkling that the fix was in on the morning of the second day of the pretrial hearing concerning our forensic audiology eperts. The lead prosecutor, Assistant US Attorney Traci Whelan, was smiling, humming to herself and ...

du la bab - Now is the Time

• Downsizing – downscaling? See these tiny ...
  Here’s a great company doing inspiring work www.tumbleweedhouses.com The company creator, Jay Shafer started off making a super small mobile home for himself measuring  just 89 square feet! Their video is a testament to less being more – they’re now selling ready made mobile cabins and the plan ...
• Air powered environmentally friendly car being ...
  Sounds a little strange right – an air powered car – why isn’t this big news I wonder… There’s a great company in France operated by a former Formula 1 engineer now producing cars running on compressed air. They’re not great to look at, super fast, or I’m guessing really comfortable, but they’re ...
• Deforestation – environmental & human ef ...
  There are many types of forest in the world from Temperate Forest to Tropical forest. The one thing all forests have in common is that the trees in them act as the lungs to our planet converting CO2 to Oxygen.  In addition, forests provide a canopy or shading of the earth which helps maintain te ...
• Could cancer be Fungus? If so, maybe here&#821 ...
  Recently I visited a dear friend who has been dealing with breast cancer for over ten years. After a long attempt to avoid surgery and medication, she was forced to have a double mastectomy. She has chosen to avoid the chemo treatments. This takes a lot of courage given that the standard thing t ...
• Doctors Warn about GM Food Risks
  It’s barely been a week since I wrote about the dangers of genetically modified (GM) foods and now the American Academy of Environmental Medicine (AAEM) has released a strongly-worded warning about the health dangers associated with Frankenfoods. Calling for a moratorium on GM foods, the AAEM sa ...

Mansbridge One on One - CBC

• Mellissa Fung, Kidnapped in Afghanistan (May 1 ...
  CBC Journalist and author of Under an Afghan Sky tells Peter about her kidnapping in Afghanistan.
• Bob McDonald Part 2 (Apr 9, 2011)
  Part two of our annual show where CBC's Science Correspondent answers your questions about the mysteries of the world that have always puzzled you.
• Milos Raonic, ATP Tennis Player (Apr 2, 2011)
  The Canadian tennis star and his power serve are making waves around the world. Peter talks with Raonic about childhood ambition, focus and the sport he loves.
• Bob McDonald - Part 1 (Mar 26, 2011)
  Time for our annual show where you ask CBC's Science Correspondent about the mysteries that have always puzzled you!
• Dan Bjarnason (March 19, 2011)
  Former CBC Correspondent and author of Triumph at Kapyong talks about the critical battle won by Canadians in the Korean War.

Scotts Contracting

• Join Scotty’s Fantasy Football League
  League Name: Midwest Mayhem ln: Warriors Only Join Here: http://fantasy.nfl.com/registration/privateleaguejoin?leagueId=352267 Join Here: http://fantasy.nfl.com/registration/privateleaguejoin?leagueId=352267 When prompted, enter the League ID# and password below. League ID: 352267 League Passwor ...
• Solar Tracker Information / Guide
  Solar trackers can generate substantially more power than fixed. Selection of a tracker type is dependent on multiple factors, including installation size, electric rates, government incentives, land constraints, budget constraints, latitude and local weather. Single-axis trackers are able to ge ...
• MO Coalition for the Environment Monthly Diges ...
  Donate Now Become A Member Volunteer Follow us on: Facebook Twitter MCE Monthly Digest Once a month, MCE sends a brief update on the work of each of our program areas. If you’d like to receive a program’s more frequent updates, click the "update profile" link at the bottom of this email. Clean E ...
• sign our EMERGENCY LETTER to President Obama
  Dear Readers, The New York Times and the Washington Post are reporting that President Obama may offer cuts to Social Security and Medicare to the GOP in their Debt Ceiling deal. This is an “All hands on deck” moment for every progressive in America: the same Republicans who raised the debt ceili ...
• Lighting Design Basics- Electrical Issues
  ELECTRICAL: Lighting Design Basics AMBIENT HOUSE LIGHTING Ambient light (or fill light) is the soft, general illumination that fills a room and softens the shadows. As a rule, the fixtures (often called luminaires in the lighting industry) used to provide ambient light should not draw attention ...

The View From Abroad

• We Can’t Afford to Raise the Debt Ceiling
  Obama was correct to reject raising the debt ceiling in 2006.
• Western Imperialism Strikes Again
  The invasion of Libya is about imperialism not protection of civilians.
• What Obama Should Have Said
  As I was reading President Obama's speech last week, I dozed off into a glorious daydream.
• “Where’s the Beef”?
  After Osama bin Laden was killed, why wasn't his body displayed for verification.
• Bernanke is Still Clueless
  Ben Bernanke has been consistently wrong in the past. Why does anybody listen to him anymore?

Foreign Policy in Focus - Military (US)

• Obama's Approach to Disarmament as Self-Sabota ...
  As with the debt-ceiling deal, there's no end to the largesse that the Obama administration bestows on the nuclear weapons program.
• Review: America's Challenge
  Michael Swaine suggests concrete ways to improve U.S.-China relations.
• Nuclear Deterrence: a Bridge Not Yet Crossed
  Deterrence has long outlived its usefulness.
• Ramadan Stops Libyan Rebels Neither From Fight ...
  Rebel forces claim that they need not observe Ramadan.
• Afghanistan: U.S. and Pakistan Seek to Reinfor ...
  If there are general rules of war, certainly one of them is: "Do not fight in places that the Rand McNally three-dimensional map puts lots of bumps."

Law.com

• Latest Chevron Outtake: 'They're All Corrupt!'
  Donziger muses 'The judicial system is so utterly weak' in Corporate Counsel's latest release of outtakes from the documentary Crude.
• Minus Kagan, Supreme Court Lets 'Don't Ask' Po ...
  In an order Friday, the Supreme Court denied a motion aimed at allowing a worldwide ban on enforcement of the "don't ask, don't tell" policy on gays in the military to take effect.
• MGA Loses Effort to Stall Trial in Fee Fight W ...
  A Los Angeles judge issued a tentative ruling Friday denying toymaker MGA Entertainment's efforts to stay a lawsuit that was filed by its former lawyers at O'Melveny & Myers.
• Proskauer and English Firm End Their Merger Di ...
  Proskauer Rose and SJ Berwin said Friday they had decided against merging, putting to an end months of speculation about a possible trans-Atlantic tie-up between the two law firms. The firms in a joint statement said "we recognized that the timetable necessary to reach the agreements that would ...
• IRS Throws In Towel on Closely Watched Interna ...

Iranian.com

• وزیر شدن یک نظامی و آینده‌ی تاریک صنعت نفت ایران
  چکیده :رئیس قرارگاه خاتم‌الانبیای سپاه، دقایقی قبل رئیس کل مجموعه‌ی نفت ایران شد. در شش سال گذشته، به طور متوسط به ازای هر ایرانی در حدود 370.000 تومان در اختیار این قرارگاه قرار گرفته است، آن هم نه در قالب مناقصات مرسوم و قانونی، بلکه به صورت دستوری و ترک تشریفات!read more
• Hezbollah: Party of Fraud
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• سازمان ملل:جمهوری اسلامی و حزب الله لبنان در ا ...
  كارشناسان كميساريای عالی پناهندگان سازمان ملل روزجمعه 5-8-2011 اعلام کردند دولت ایران و حزب الله لبنان در اعدام سربازان ناراضی ارتش سوریه که از تیراندازی به سوی مردم خوداری می کنند دست دارند. read more
• خانم‌ها، آقايان باور کنيد به اين هم می‌گويند م ...
  سال است که هيچ فشار و زور و کتک و اولتيماتوم مذهب سرشته‌ای، و يا هيچ فتوای آيت‌الله برآمداز اعماق تاريخی، نتوانسته است اين مردم را وادارد که از برگزاری آيين‌های شادی‌آفرين فرهنگ ايرانی‌مان عقب‌نشينی کنند...read more
• پختن قورباغه به روش فرانسوی،
  قورباغه را در ظرفی پر از آب بر روی اجاق قرار میدهند و همزمان با گرم شدن اب، بدن قورباغه نیز گرم می شود و به تدریج همه اعصاب بدن حیوان با پخته شدن از کار افتاده و فلج می شود و دیگر قادر به هیچ حرکتی نخواهد بود و لاجرم تن به مردن تدریجی میدهد و این همان روشی است که مجامع بین المللی با صبوری و درای ...

Most Revolutionary Act

• Teen Homelessness: An American Disgrace
  Homeless teens No one disputes that teen homelessness is both the strongest and most alarming symptom of the disintegration of US society. Homeless children and teenagers under 18 represent one-third of the US homeless population. 2.8 million American children have at least one episode of homele ...
• Is the US Ripe for a Generation Z Revolution?
  Tthis is the fourth of a series of posts on teenagers and political rebellion) There’s no question in my mind that psychological oppression (manifested by widespread apathy and resignation in the face of major corporate and government attacks on working Americans) is at an all time high in the ...
• Teenagers in the First Intifada
  1987 Intifada - note slingshot Like the 1976 Soweto uprising, the teenagers who sparked the first Palestinian Intifada in 1987 were influenced by a similar breakdown in parental authority, though for different reasons. From 1967, when Israel first seized the Gaza strip from Egypt, until the ...
• Lessons from Soweto
  Soweto Uprising This is the second in a series of posts regarding the potential for a generation Z uprising. The 1976 Soweto uprising in South Africa is widely credited as heralding the start of mass popular resistance to apartheid. While various scholars dispute its significance relative to oth ...
• Generation Z and Psychological Oppression
  Egyptian teenagers (Generation Z consists of young people born after 1990) Much has been made of the role of youth in sparking the so-called “Arab Spring” revolutions in the Middle East and North Africa. The historical significance of the mass insurrections in Tunisia, Egypt, Bahrain and ...

Michael Moore - Must Read

• Letter from Environmental Leaders on the Perse ...
  Dear Friends, On July 26th 2011, climate activist Tim DeChristopher will be sentenced at the Salt Lake City federal courthouse. On March 3rd, Tim was found guilty of two felony counts for participating in a peaceful act of civil disobedience. A bright, charismatic young man could face up to ...
• Franklin D. Roosevelt: Address at Forbes Field ...
  ROOSEVELT: Mr. Chairman, Governor Earle, my friends of Pennsylvania: A baseball park is a good place to talk about box scores. Tonight I am going to talk to you about the box score of the Government of the United States. I am going to tell you the story of our fight to beat down the depression ...
• Revolution Truth releases Wikileaks film
  Revolution Truth Primary Contact: Tangerine Bolen, Executive Director Phone: 1-503-887-0773 Email: tangerine.bolen@revolutiontruth.org  FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Revolution Truth releases Wikileaks film 13 July 2011 - On the day that Julian Assange begins his appeal against extradition to Swe ...
• On Nataline Sarkisyan's 21st Birthday
  Last night in Los Angeles, while the Prince and Princess (William and Kate) – or is it now the Duke and Duchess? – were gathering all the media attention for their glamorous evening among the stars, a very different yet equally glamorous night was unfolding just a few miles away.  On the sales f ...
• MichaelMoore.com Exclusive: Wikileaks Cable Al ...
  Wikileaks Cable Allegedly Leaked by Bradley Manning Caught Bush Treasury Secretary Hank Paulson Discussing Outsourcing to India That May Have Cost Manning's OWN FATHER His Job "The afternoon I reached Brian Manning, he was at home in Oklahoma City, in a room in his ranch house that Bradley had ...

Salon

• The hypocrisy of "states' rights" conservatives
  During the last two weeks, Texas Gov. Rick Perry, by most accounts on the brink of a presidential candidacy, has reversed himself on the question of the proper venue for dealing with the two of the hoariest cultural issues in American politics, same-sex marriage and abortion.
• Copter shot down, killing 30 US troops, 7 Afghans
  Insurgents shot down a U.S. military helicopter during fighting in eastern Afghanistan, killing 30 Americans, most of them belonging to the same elite Navy SEALs unit that killed Osama bin Laden, as well as seven Afghan commandos, U.S. officials said Saturday. It was the deadliest single loss fo ...
• SEALs who caught Osama among those killed
  The Associated Press has learned that more than 20 Navy SEALs from the unit that killed Osama bin Laden were among the 31 U.S. soldiers lost in a helicopter crash in Afghanistan.
• Debunking stereotypes of Muslim Americans
  One the eve of the 10th anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks, Gallup has released a major new study on attitudes of the Muslim community in the United States, as well as views of Muslims among other religious groups.
• The Week in Uppers
  So, it wasn't exactly the best week, news-wise. But no more of that. Purge your memory banks -- for just a moment, anyway -- of all the legislative close calls and market dives and downgrades. Seriously.�For now, just enjoy a reprieve from all the doom and gloom, and check out these life-affi ...

SMB News

• Indonesian volcano rumbles as president visits ...
  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-metr ...
• 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 ...
• 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 ...
• 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, beli ...
• 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 ...

Toronto Star - Editorials

• Persichilli: Middle East isn’t just about Israel
  The situation in the Middle East is too complex to believe that the right or wrong is only on one side. But the events of the last few months, with many Arab governments turning their guns against their own people, make me wonder about what the ...
• Miller's legacy pays off for Ford
  Build Toronto, a creation of former mayor David Miller, is generating revenue for the Ford administration.
• Death on a sunset stroll
  Why did police take down a mentally disabled man out for a walk with his mother to get a pizza?
• A bickerfest we don’t need
  Should Dalton McGuinty be feuding publicly with Stephen Harper instead of squaring off with his provincial rivals before the election?
• Corporate runaways can’t trump the greater good
  In this era of deregulation, it seems private companies like IQT can padlock their doors and take their business elsewhere.

Energy Collective

• Toward Skepticism without Denialism
  I have to admit that it is easier grumbling about a discipline you don't understand than defending the one you do. I hope that our economic discussions here don't look to economists the way Watts Up does to climatologists, and I would really welcome participation by mainstream economists, even t ...
• Do EV's and CAFE's Mix?
  The structure of CAFE standards needs to be rethought. CAFE standards should address separately the two energy policy goals that they were designed to achieve: energy efficiency and energy diversity. One goal should not be a trade-off for the other. As CAFE standards and other mandates become ...
• WEBINAR WED AUG 10: Growing Wind Power
  Wind has emerged as one of the most workable renewable energy technologies to finance, deploy, and see make a difference -currently, a limited difference- in the grid. The global wind industry has seen explosive growth in the last year, though tough times might lie ahead as advocates worry that ...
• First Solar Slumps; Can it Rise Again?
• Right In Your Backyard: Climate Change Threate ...
  Now consumers have access to a new tool called “Climate Change Threatens Health.” These pages (www.nrdc.org/climatemaps ) bring the effects of climate change down to the local level. Users can zoom in on 5 US maps, see how their health is vulnerable to climate change, and learn about what’s need ...

EU Times

• 31 US forces killed in Afghanistan
  At least thirty-one US special forces have been killed after a helicopter belonging to the NATO’s International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) crashed in Afghanistan’s eastern province of Wardak. The deaths were announced in a statement by the office of Afghan President Hamid Karzai, AFP repor ...
• TSA takes insulin from pregnant woman
  Every time you think that the TSA has hit the bottom, they manage to hit a new low. This time a Denver couple has filed a formal grievance toward the security agency for seizing doses of insulin from a mother-to-be at Denver International Airport. “It made me feel upset and made me feel somewhat ...
• Israel braces for Saturday demos
  Israelis are planning to stage massive protests against Tel Aviv’s housing and economic policies over the weekend, the organizers have announced. The organizers say they hope the demonstrations will bring over 200,000 people onto the streets on Saturday, The Jerusalem Post reported on Friday. On ...
• US government loses triple-A credit rating
  The US has lost its top-level triple-A credit rating for the first time since 1917, after Standard & Poor’s downgraded it to an AA-plus, with an even lower AA rating on the horizon. ­The decision comes after the White House and lawmakers reached an agreement over raising the debt ceiling that S ...
• Ukraine’s ex-PM Tymoshenko arrested
  A Ukrainian court has ordered the arrest of country’s former Prime Minister and high-profile opposition leader, Yulia Tymoshenko. ­Around 30 police officers surrounded Tymoshenko’s table and escorted the ex-PM out of the court room. After the judge voiced his decision, Ukrainian parliamentary de ...

Stonecipher News

• Symptoms and Treatments of Diabetes Insipidus
  Diabetes Insipidus ( or DI ) is a health condition that is often distinguished by extreme thirst along with excessively diluted urination . DI is similar in characteristics to untreated Diabetes ( or Diabetes Mellitus) but without the onset of blood glucose elevation. One of the major differ ...
• Natural Acne Remedies
  There are several health conditions that hinder many people’s lives and outlook everyday. Acne is a condition which can affect your self esteem and your life. I’ve known several friends and family members with terrible cases of acne. They would purchase expensive remedies prescribed by docto ...
• Linguistic Observations: Mendoza's Gang Girls ...
  Homegirls by Norma Mendoza Denton is a fascinating, and yet, perplexing, view of gangs in the San Francisco Bay area. Over the course of the next few weeks, I'll be providing you incites on the inner workings of the gangs, symbolism of certain material items, and other such related details. ...
• Normal Structure and Function of the Musculosk ...
  Mr. Ghaz says: Muscular dystrophies refer to a group of more than 30 genetic diseases which are characterized by progressive weakness and degeneration of the skeletal muscles..Studies and estimation show that after sustaining a hip fracture (as a result of osteoporosis) 20% of patients die withi ...
• Reasons to Donate Blood
  Have you ever donated blood? If you have why did you do it? It may have been for a loved one or a friend. It could have been for the free coupons and gift certificates blood centers provide for donations. Maybe you’re required to donate blood being that you’re in the medical field. In actua ...

Liquida : Worldwide News & Opinion

• In Libya, Hope It Goes On Forever
  From AP: Rebels launch push in western Libya, aim for coast By KARIN LAUB , 08.06.11 BIR AYAD, Libya -- Rebels launched a new offensive Saturday out of their stronghold in Libya's western mountains, battling regime forces in a drive toward the heartland of Moammar Gadhafi's rule on the ...
• Book Review: Osama Bin Laden
  Matthew Partridge finds Michael Scheuer ‘s work to be extremely useful as a guide to the motivations of Osama Bin Laden, and the extent to which Al-Qaeda was different from more conventional terrorist groups. Osama Bin Laden. Michael Scheuer. Oxford University Press . February 2011
• Tottenham Demands Police Justice For Mark Dugg ...
  TROUBLE in Tottenham, North London. Two police patrol cars have been attacked and set on fire where father-of-four (BBC – the Sun says he has five children; the Star counts three) Mark Duggan, 29, was shot dead by police. Petrol bombs have been tossed. Shops have been looted. One has been set a ...
• United States’ bond rating might be downgraded ...
  So much for enactment of a debt-ceiling hike smoothing the feathers of ruffled investors. America’s AAA credit rating is safe — at least for the next few months — but the markets are acting as if the threat of imminent default by the U.S. Treasury were still real. For stocks to break out of the ...
• Syria Cracks down on Hama Again
  Tens of thousands of Syrians demonstrated on August 5, the first Friday of the holy fasting month of Ramadan , amid regime crackdowns that were especially harsh in Hama , with some 13 killed there on Friday alone. Aljazeera English reports on the Syrian government’s severe repression , especial ...

Groklaw

• Netflix Instant is coming to the entire Linux ...
  I spent the entire last week networking at OSCON 2011 (Open Source Convention) in addition to running the Ubuntu Booth. One of the excellent networking opportunities I had was to sit down for about fifteen minutes with two engineers from Netflix who happen to use Ubuntu personally and when I cal ...
• United States has More 'Android' States
  Jumptap put up the map entitling it as "United States of Android," as the color-coded map is highly dominated by the yellow states representing areas dominated by Android admirers.... The Jumptap report does not reflect the market share or shipment number, but instead shows the data of the 83 mi ...
• For Justice Breyer, the Need for Civic Educati ...
  U.S. Supreme Court Justice Stephen G. Breyer says he has seen the evidence that America is becoming increasingly polarized, and it's colored in red and blue. Breyer tells of looking at two maps, one from 1976 and the other from 2011. Counties where elections were a "landslide" in favor of either ...
• ABA President Calls for Return to Civility; Br ...
  ABA President Stephen N. Zack today called on lawyers to take the lead in returning civility to a public arena that has come to be dominated by anger and insult. "Civility used to be inherent in public discourse," Zack said in an address this evening to the Opening Assembly of the ABA's 2011 An ...
• Apple Sued over Fast Booting in OS X with a Pa ...
  A Floridian Company by the name Operating Systems Solutions, LCC, has filed a patent infringement lawsuit against Apple for OS X's fast booting operation. The interesting twist to this lawsuit is that the patent was originally owned by LG Electronics. ... Without sufficient resources, it's diffi ...

WideShut

• August 02, 2011, WideShut Webcast
  A look at the Civil Rights movement & Cointelpro, and the latest on Princess Diana's assassination.
• Tom Secker Talks 7/7 On The WideShut Webcast
  On this week's show Keelan talks to Tom Secker, maker of the "7/7 Seeds of Deconstruction" film.
• Princess Diana Death: French Authorities May A ...
  French judge could arrest British police for hiding document where Diana predicts her death via car crash. WideShut re-examines the case.
• Every Good Mother Deserves Foeticide
  Steve Power looks at the push for paid and forced sterilisation at the hands of Project Prevention.
• Tony Farrell On The WideShut Webcast: 7/7 & 9/ ...
  Tony Farrell, former Principal Intelligence Analyst for South Yorkshire Police, discusses why he believes 7/7 & 9/11 were inside jobs and how that led to his dismissal.

Politics in the Zeros

• Hawaii gets it on rooftop solar
  Hawaiian Electric on Oaho has reached a milestone, 20 MW of installed rooftop solar. What’s more, customers can sell excess power into the grid for full retail credit. May many more electric companies follow their lead.
• Down In The Bottom – Howlin Wolf
• Germany refusing to bail out Italy
  Zero Hedge It just went from bad to far, far worse as Germany says Italy is too big for European Financial Stability Facility to save, refuses to carry euro bailout burden This could be huge. At the very least, this will force Berlusconi to take very fast action indeed.
• American Exceptionalism is over. Good.
  Politicians and pundits are belly-aching about the S&P downgrade. Yes, S&P did some seriously sleazy things in the past (and this blog slammed them and the other ratings agencies for it back when most progressive blogs were clueless about the impending financial crisis.) But S&P is right about t ...
• S&P on the US
  The political brinksmanship of recent months highlights what we see as America’s governance and policymaking becoming less stable, less effective, and less predictable than what we previously believed. The statutory debt ceiling and the threat of default have become political bargaining chips in ...

TVNZ - Top Stories

• One dead in truck crash in Hawke's Bay
  One person is dead and another is in a serious condition after a truck accident tonight.
• Power cut to thousands in Christchurch after s ...
  Around 12,000 Christchurch households were plunged into darkness tonight.
• Gun held to employee's head in Wellington arme ...
  Wellington police are hunting two men who robbed an Indian restaurant and held a gun to an employee's head
• Aussies outraged after Kiwi tourist throws bri ...
  A New Zealand tourist almost killed a crocodile after he threw bricks into its enclosure at an Alice Springs reptile centre, the centre's owner says
• Dozens evacuated in Hawke's Bay as wild weathe ...
  Dozens of people have been evacuated as the North Island continues to be battered by strong winds and rain.

Just World News

• Syria, authoritarianism, war, and peace
  I regret that I haven't had much time in recent months to blog and write about the many developments in the still-unfolding 'Arab Spring.' However, I think that much of what I was writing back in March and April-- especially on the extremely upsetting and complicated series of events in Libya an ...
• Remembering Qana, five years on
  On this day five years ago, at 1:30 am Lebanon time, Israel's U.S.-supplied warplanes attacked houses in the south Lebanese village of Qana, killing more than 60 civilians, 37 of them children. Go watch this soberly reported video clip from Britain's Channel 4 to get a measure of the horror. Th ...
• Place your orders now for Zurayk's 'War Diary: ...
  You can now go to the 'Buy' button on the web-page for Rami Zurayk's 'War Diary: Lebanon 2006' and place your advance order for this unique, 60-page work. The ebook will cost you $4.00 (in many different formats), and the paperback will cost you $7.00, plus shipping. Here is the back-cover text ...
• Nurturing that better future
  All my wonderful longtime readers here at JWN may wonder why I've been so silent recently. Two reasons, mainly. I've been deep immersed in the most wonderful forms of family life; and I've also been racing against the clock on the 'War Diary: Lebanon 2006' project. In the past three months, we' ...
• New e-book soon: 'War Diary: Lebanon 2006'
  Today is the fifth anniversary of the beginning of that terrible march of folly, the Israel-Lebanon war of 2006. So I'm delighted to announce today that my publishing company, Just World Books, will shortly be publishing as a short e-book War Diary: Lebanon 2006, by the Lebanese social activist ...

frogblog

• General debate, August 6, 2011
• You gotta be cool on Wall Street when your ind ...
  USA Today reports: Global stock markets tumbled Friday amid fears the U.S. may be heading back into recession and Europe’s debt crisis is worsening. The sell-off follows the biggest one-day points decline on Wall Street since the 2008 financial crisis. Oil extended sharp losses to fall below $84 ...
• And end to Seed Exchanges?
  I have had many queries about the Food Bill, with some suggesting it is a ghastly plot to make seed saving and seed exchange programmes illegal, and even activities such as the Willing Workers on Organic Farm systems (WWOOFing). These concerns, unfortunately, were never raised during the submiss ...
• John Key is wrong on Green plan to end child p ...
  On Wednesday Green Co-Leader Metiria Turei launched the Green Party’s plan to bring 100,000 children out of poverty within three years. John Key poured cold water on both the Working for Families and minimum wage proposals contained in the package. But he is wrong on both counts.
• Batteries and the Basel Convention
  I asked some questions in the House on Thursday of the Minister for Environment, about how well (or more to the point how badly) we are meeting our obligations under the Basel Convention in regard to lead acid batteries. The Convention came into force in the early ‘90s as a response to the then ...

Patronus Analytical

• Greek aid worker kidnapped in Pakistan
• Aid worker killed in Iraq
• Update on kidnapped Greek aid worker
• NGO worker beaten to death in Dhaka
• Canadian aid worker murdered in Honduras

J Kozy

• Disintegrating Economic Recovery
  The word 'recover' always has the connotation of "getting back." But who is going to get back what when the economy "recovers"? Few at most. So what does an economic recovery look like? No one knows. The word 'recovery' can not be applied to objects willy-nilly. A sick person goes into the ...
• Humanity at the Crossroads: Business and Jobs
  What's known as the economy has not only had horrid consequences, it is ultimately unsustainable. In two centuries, it has turned human beings into beasts of burden and their rulers into mere teamsters, it has polluted the Earth, extinguished uncounted species and exterminated millions of people ...
• (Land of the Fee and the Home of the Knave) Mo ...
  President Obama has said that he will not allow people-programs to be cut so that the wealthy can receive tax cuts because our nation is "better than that." But what America is cannot be distinguished from its economy which exists merely to accumulate money. It's why the maxim is let the buy ...
• The Supreme Court, the Constitution and the Fi ...
  The Supreme Court's First Amendment opinions result not from interpreting the First Amendment but from deliberately and insidiously changing its diction in ways that make the Amendment unrecognizable. The Court's arguments in these opinions are pure cant and do nothing but turn the Justice ...
• Liberty's Easy Slide into Tyranny
  Huge conspiracies aren't what destroys people's freedom, the accumulation of errors, failed policies, and little and big unfairnesses do. It happens because The best-laid schemes o' mice an' men/ Gang aft agley,/ An' lea'e us nought but grief an' pain. The FED, CIA, Executive Privilege, The ...

Dr. Mercola Natural Health

• The Invisible IQ Lowering Drug Most Americans ...
  Professional Perspectives DVD from Dr. Mercola on Vimeo.By Dr. Mercola Dr. Mercola Recommends... Every "Like" Helps Support This Cause Did you know there's an "invisible" drug that a majority of Americans consume on a daily basis�a drug so harmful it's been proven to cause serious hea ...
• Before You Give Your Child This, Ask Yourself: ...
  New data has added more evidence supporting a link between the 2009 H1N1 influenza vaccine and narcolepsy in children and adolescents. The findings suggest that those who were vaccinated had a close to 660 percent increase in risk for the condition. The Sweden's Medical Products Agency (MPA) e ...
• The Stunning Effect of This Single Vitamin on ...
  By Dr. Joseph Mercola What if a cure for cancer has been right here all along? What if the very agency charged with protecting your health is the one keeping you from that cure? A Lawless, Rogue Agency Out of Control Ten years ago a former New York State assemblyman, Daniel Haley, wro ...
• Lung Cancer Scans Can be Unreliable
  Evidence suggests that CT scans to measure lung tumors can be unreliable.� This could potentially lead patients and doctors to believe the cancer is growing when it's not. A new study found that changes of up to 10 percent can happen simply as a result of the inherent variability of CT imaging. ...
• 50% of Rats Given this Died -- Why is it On Yo ...
  The first report was recently issued on ambient levels of glyphosate and its major degradation product, aminomethylphosphonic acid (AMPA), in air and rain. Glyphosate is the most widely used herbicide in the U.S. Weekly air particle and rain samples were collected during two growing seasons in ...

JAMA

• Post Combat Compost [Poetry and Medicine]
• You Have No Idea [A Piece of My Mind]
• Los Desastres de la Guerra [The Cover]
• Ten Great Public Health Achievements--Worldwid ...
• Violence-Related Firearm Deaths Among Resident ...

Survival - tribal peoples

• Tour companies join tourist boycott of human s ...
  Tourist films Jarawa on the Andaman Trunk Road © Survival In a major step forward, two leading tour companies in India’s Andaman Islands have come out in support of the call for tourists to boycott the Andaman Trunk Road. The road cuts through the heart of the recently contacted Jarawa tri ...
• BBC & Travel Channel show ‘staged, false, fabr ...
  Matsigenka girls, Peru © G Shepard/ Survival A TV series about an Amazonian tribe has been slammed as ‘staged, false, fabricated and distorted’ by experts on the tribe. ‘Mark & Olly: Living with the Machigenga’ was shown on the Travel Channel in the US, and on the BBC last year. In the sho ...
• 100 years on - the unsolved mystery of the rub ...
  Omarino and Ricudo, two Witoto slaves brought to the UK in 1911 © Cambridge University MAA An Amazon Indian woman has launched a public appeal to uncover the fate of two Indian slaves brought to Britain a century ago. Exactly 100 years after the Daily News first introduced her ancestors Om ...
• Griff Rhys Jones models for Survival
  Griff Rhys Jones modelling Jimmy Pike T-shirt for Survival © Survival Comedian, actor, presenter and author Griff Rhys Jones models Survival’s new T-shirt by internationally acclaimed Aboriginal artist Jimmy Pike, saying, ‘I am delighted to support Survival and their urgent work for threat ...
• Malaysia’s King at eco awards as Sarawak’s for ...
  Deforestation caused by loggers in a Penan region in Borneo, Malaysia. © Andy and Nick Rain/Survival The King of Malaysia and HRH the Prince of Wales attended a reception in London yesterday on behalf of The Earth Awards. The event was hosted in partnership with START, an initiative of the ...

Montreal Gazette

• The Gazette's view, in short
  Canadians live longer and healthier lives than Americans and, as if to rub salt in Americans' wounds, we also manage to do so while paying less for our health care. High administrative costs in the U.S. are a real problem. A new study, published this month in the journal Health Affairs, found U. ...
• The hard task of providing aid to Horn of Africa
  Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird and U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton were understandably cool this week to the idea of military intervention in drought-ravaged Somalia, even though famine is stalking more than 6 million people, and half of all children are facing severe malnutrition.
• Your Views: Infrastructure madness, mayhem; Re ...
  Mayor G�rald Tremblay mentioned that federal and provincial taxes on gasoline generate $2 billion annually for infrastructure maintenance
• The Gazette's View: The hard task of providing ...
  Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird and U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton were understandably cool this week to the idea of military intervention in drought-ravaged Somalia, even though famine is stalking more than 6 million people, and half of all children are facing severe malnutrition.
• The Gazette’s Vew, in Short
  Canadians live longer and healthier lives than Americans and, as if to rub salt in Americans’ wounds

Food World Order

• wafting poison makes fertile ground for suit i ...
  Court rules pesticide drifting onto organic farm constitutes trespass. Oluf Johnson's 1,500-acre farm in Stearns County is an organic island in a sea of chemically treated corn and soybeans... Improperly applied pesticides repeatedly drift over from neighboring farms, often with dire consequence ...
• eating healthy food costs more money in US
  Eating healthier food can add almost 10 percent to the average American's food bill -- and that is just to boost a single nutrient like potassium. Researchers from the University of Washington looked at the economic impact of following new U.S. dietary guidelines, which recommend eating more pot ...
• rawesome raided in attack on raw foods as mass ...
  When you realize that the federal government actually approved aspartame yet raids raw milk and raw cheese buying clubs, the open eugenics plan becomes very clear.
• russia becomes a magnet for american fast-food ...
  Earlier in his career, Christopher Wynne put his Russian expertise to work researching arms proliferation for the American government. Now he’s engaged in geopolitics of another sort: deploying American fast food for the emerging Russian middle class.
• cargill recalls more than 36 million pounds of ...
  Food giant Cargill recalls fresh and frozen ground turkey produced at its Springdale, Ark., facility because the meat may be contaminated with salmonella.

CrusadeWatch

• Andhra Pradesh: Church priest rapes minor girl ...
  source:  India today, July 1, 2011 A Christian priest has been arrested for raping a 16-year-old girl and setting her ablaze in his house at Nadendla village of Guntur district in Andhra Pradesh.
• The changing face of the church
  source:  Deccan chronicle, July 13, 2011 Its a well-documented fact that people adopt aspects of other cultures around them. The churches in Andhra Pradesh are following this custom and Indianising some of practices. At St Andrews Orthodox Church, West Marredpally, a Dwaja Stambam has bee ...
• Pastors wife accuses him of sexual abuse of m ...
  source: Bangalore Mirror, June 17, 2011 � In her police complaint, Priyalatha has charged Shantaraju, pastor of Bethel Church and Bethel Student Centre, with having sex with young girls and getting them to abort � S Shyam Prasad �
• Pastor arrested for murdering minor girl
  source:  MSN India, 30 June, 2011 � Guntur (AP), Jun 30 (PTI) A local pastor was arrested for allegedly murdering a teenager after she became pregnant with his child, police said today. The victim, identified as Monica (17) from Nadendla village in the district was working ...
• Conversation with a Convert
  source: The Undercurrent, 26 March, 2011 Somewhere in Tamil Nadu The cab was waiting at the end of the road waiting to take us to our destination. The driver was a 50 something man and there was a picture of the Christian prophet Jesus on his dash board. After a few kilometeres of dr ...

Whole Truth Coalition

• Vox Populi, Methods of Manipulation
  COTO Report and Megan ‘Verb’ Kargher are proud to present Vox Populi, Methods of Manipulation. It has become increasingly evident that large portions of the planet are descending with alarming speed into Orwellian police states. What is the New World Order and what are their plans for mankind? H ...
• The Big Awakening Conference 2011
  Click here for more information …
• Lawfull Rebellion - Roger Hayes challenges Liv ...
  “Wirral Council is taking Roger Hayes to Birkenhead county court for non-payment of council tax. Mr Hayes, chairman of The British Constitution Group, claims the council tax is illegal and imposed without his consent. His stand has won support from all over the country, and demonstrators travel ...
• Truthjuice Gathering 2011
                                                       SPEAKERS CONFIRMED CHARLIE VEITCH - THE END OF FEAR MARK FOSTER - EMPOWERMENT FOR THE PEOPLE PHIL MEDLEY - STARGATES: A PERSONAL JOURNEY MICHAEL HALLAM - BURSTING THE ECONOMIC BUBBLE AND PRACTICAL TOOLS FOR LOCAL COMMUNITY BUILDING IAN MOORE ( ...
• COTO Report This Ain’t Oz an Interview w ...
  COTO Report and Megan Kargher are pleased to bring you a special two day interview with Freeman of freemantv, the freeman perspective and the free zone http://www.youtube.com/user/Freemantv… http://thefreemanperspective.blogspot… http://freemantv.com/ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O6JLgar45sU

The Economic Collapse

• The Debt Ceiling Deal From Hell
  Is the debt ceiling deal supposed to be some sort of a cruel joke?  Is this what the American people have been waiting months and months for?  The "debt ceiling deal from hell" is a complete and total fraud.  Barack Obama will not need to worry about the debt ceiling again until ...
• GE CEO Jeffrey Immelt, The Head Of Obama&#8217 ...
  Jeffrey Immelt, the head of Barack Obama's highly touted "Jobs Council", is moving even more GE infrastructure to China.  GE makes more medical-imaging machines than anyone else in the world, and now GE has announced that it "is moving the headquarters of its 115-year-old X-ray ...
• Stress!
  Has anyone else noticed that the level of stress in this country appears to be extremely high right now?  Today, it seems like our federal government, our state governments and most American families live in a constant state of crisis.  Everywhere you look there are major proble ...
• Broke! 10 Facts About The Financial Condition ...
  The crumbling U.S. economy is putting an extraordinary amount of financial stress on American families.  For many Americans, "flat broke" has become a permanent condition.  Today, over half of all American families live paycheck to paycheck.  Unemployment is rampant and those th ...
• Layoffs, Layoffs Everywhere You Look There Are ...
  The competition for jobs in the United States is absolutely brutal right now, and it is about to get worse.  A new wave of layoffs is sweeping across America.  During tough economic times, Wall Street favors companies that are able to cut costs, and the fastest way to "cut costs ...

CASSE

• Good News: Economic Recovery Stalls!
  Dave Gardner is looking forward to the economic metamorphosis, and maybe you can help him get it started.
• Defusing the Debt Bomb
  James Johnston asks, "Where's the bomb squad," as the U.S. debt threatens to blow the lid off the economy.
• When Life Gives You Dog Shit, Make Dog Shit So ...
  Billionaire extraordinaire, John Dungpyle, has a pile of advice for tycoons in training.
• A Steady-State Defense of Arts and Culture
  James Johnston argues that art can be an economic blessing, especially in the interesting times ahead.
• The New Austerity and the EROI Squeeze
  Eric Zencey explains why it would be wise to pay proper attention to energy return on investment.

The Talking Clock

• Quisling Cameron Confirms: I Am a Democracy-De ...
  We knew this already, but the Daily Express confirms it again - our Prime Minister, the great 'Cast Iron' 'eurosceptic' David Cameron, is actually a democracy denying Europhile. In an extraordinary letter from Cameron's political private secretary Laurence Mann, written "on behalf of the Prim ...
• As €urozone is read the last rites by the mark ...
• An open response to the Ministry of Justice an ...
  The Ministry of Justice has launched a consultation exercise on a proposed 'UK Bill of Rights'. They openly admit that the exercise is intended to: "investigate the creation of a UK Bill of Rights that incorporates and builds on all our obligations under the European Convention on Human Right ...
• Shaming of a nation: The Spanish people were u ...
  There can be no further contrast between the mindset of a nation than the comparative pictures from Spain and here in Blighty. That contrast, yesterday, led to the shaming of a nation. Our own. Earlier this week, we posted a clip from a news report showing how Spanish communities were form ...
• Death Penalty Debate: Sickened, beyond belief
  This morning, this blog author has been subjected to the most sickening and outrageous vision of bloodlust via the social networking site Twitter. It is quite clear that a large number of people who claim to be libertarians think that it is quite reasonable to ask the State to go around execu ...

Facing South

• BP oil spill compensation fund chief blasted f ...
  Before President Obama appointed him to administer the $20 billion compensation fund for the 2010 BP oil disaster, Kenneth Feinberg ran two other disaster-related funds. One was for Vietnam veterans sickened by exposure to the toxic herbicide Agent Orange. The other was for victims of the 9/11 t ...
• VOICES: Does the debt deal make you sick?
  By Phil Mattera, Dirt Diggers Digest Sinking stock markets are not the only sign that the eleventh-hour debt ceiling deal was the wrong solution to the wrong problem. The announcement by Cargill that it is recalling an astounding 36 million pounds of salmonella-tainted ground turkey product ...
• A wingnut and a prayer
  By Forrest Wilder, Texas Observer With each passing day, Rick Perry's Christian prayer-and-repentance rally, The Response, seems like more of a mistake, a classic act of hubris by a politician still learning his way around the national stage. First, the backlash has been fierce, not just from ...
• Utilities spark protests by sticking ratepayer ...
  Consumer advocates are blasting the Georgia Public Service Commission's unanimous vote this week requiring ratepayers to bear the burden of cost overruns during construction of two new nuclear reactors at Plant Vogtle while protecting the profit margin of the Southern Company's largest subsidiar ...
• South Carolina immigration law starts new era ...
  New America Media Editor's Note: The battle over immigration is now being waged at the state level. Since Arizona's immigration law SB 1070 went into effect one year ago, five states -- Alabama, Georgia, Indiana, South Carolina and Utah -- have passed similar laws. South Carolina's new immi ...

CenterLine

• Today’s Terrorism News
  Today’s Terrorism News post will be the last one for the summer. Along with the staff here at the Center on Law and Security, and with particular thanks to The Soufan Group for its generous support and to Carolyn O’Hara … Continue reading →
• Today’s Terrorism News
  In Association with The Soufan Group At Radicalization Hearing, Rep. King Says al Shabab Poses Threat Rep. Peter King (R-N.Y.) held a third congressional hearing on Islamic radicalization in the United States Wednesday, this one focused on the threat of … Continue reading →
• Today’s Terrorism News
  In Association with The Soufan Group Four Indicted for Drug Trafficking to Benefit Terrorism Federal prosecutors in New York unsealed indictments Tuesday against four men they say conspired to sell drugs and buy weapons for Hezbollah and the Taliban in … Continue reading →
• Today’s Terrorism News
  In Association with The Soufan Group In Arkansas, Man Accused of Killing Soldier Strikes Plea Deal A man on trial for shooting two U.S. soldiers, one of whom was killed, outside of a military recruiting station in 2009 reached a … Continue reading →
• Today’s Terrorism News
  In Association with The Soufan Group 93 Dead in Twin Attacks in Norway; Suspect to Appear in Court The suspect accused of killing 93 people in twin terror attacks in Norway on Friday is due in an Oslo courtroom Monday, … Continue reading →

Short Sharp Science

• Today on New Scientist: 5 August 2011
  All today's stories on newscientist.com, including: Prized tuna bred in captivity for first time, sex on the brain, and freaky flipped faces
• Ah, the beauty of photoluminescent ginkgo leaves
  Etched on a photoluminescent display, these liquid crystal leaves change colour in response to temperature and mechanical force
• Oil industry admits liability for Niger delta ...
  A UN report lays much of the blame for oil spills in the Niger delta on the doorstep of oil companies – and says the clean-up could take decades
• Boeing selects Atlas V rocket for space taxi s ...
  The next time astronauts launch from US soil to the International Space Station, it could be on an Atlas V rocket
• To boldly go where no Lego man has gone before
  The shuttle programme may be over, but NASA has not stopped taking passengers into space

Tech Drive In

• Linus Switches to Xfce, Calls GNOME 3 an Unhol ...
  Linus Torvalds becomes the latest to join GNOME 3.0 haters club. In a recent discussion at Google+, Linus went on to call GNOME 3 an unholy mess and called for a�GNOME 2 fork.� Linus Torvalds on GNOME 3.0 "While you are at it, could you also fork gnome, and support a gnome2 environment?" ...
• Humble Indie Bundle 3 Adds 6 More Games Taking ...
  Humble Indie Bundle 3 offer just got a wee bit sweeter. Now, along with the 5 games that comes with Humble Indie Bundle 3(which you can buy at the price you decide), you could obtain 6 more games taking the total number of games to 11. Updated Humble Indie Bundle 3 Offer The response to H ...
• 5 Open Source 3D Modelling & Rendering Apps fo ...
  We have discussed a lot about real world applications of 3D modelling and rendering tools like Blender before, but not really about the choice of tools itself. What are the best, free and open source, 3D modelling and rendering apps available for Linux? Let's find out. Art of Illusion is a ...
• Bisigi Themes Natty PPA Updated, Install 15 Gr ...
  Bisigi themes has a special place in the hearts and minds of long term Ubuntu users. I have been using Ubuntu for about 5 years now and in my opinion, the first set of really professional looking themes were introduced by Bisigi. And unlike many other theme packs for Ubuntu, every single Bisigi ...
• Humble Indie Bundle 3 is Here, Pay What You Wa ...
  Humble Indie Bundle 3 is here folks! Grab your copy of 5 really good, cross platform, DRM free, Indie games at the price you decide! If initial statistics are any indication,�Humble Indie Bundle 3 is going to be an even bigger success.� Humble Indie Bundle 3 Video Intro Buy Humble I ...

Case About Bird Flu

• Alex Jones: ‘Anders Behring was Masons’ Patsy’
  Check out the interview with Alex Jones on Anders Behring Breivik as a Masons’ patsy on RT. http://www.infowars.com/alex-jones-anders-behring-was-masons-patsy/ Breivik was a freemason belonging to the St Johannes lodge according to some media sources and  he also mentioned terror cells in Aus ...
• The Federal Reserve Made $16 Trillion In Secre ...
  The American Dream July 25, 2011 A one-time limited GAO audit of the Federal Reserve that was mandated by the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act has uncovered some eye-popping corruption at the Fed and the mainstream media is barely even covering it.  It turns out that the ...
• Police Knew Gunman’s Name Before Arrest
  � British news anchor questions how authorities were aware of Breivik�s identity in advance Paul Joseph Watson Infowars.com Monday, July 25, 2011 Despite being portrayed by the media as inept due to the length of time it took them to reach the island of Utoeya, it has now emerged that police kne ...
• Evidence Shows Norway Terror Attack a False Flag
  Kurt Nimmo Infowars.com July 23, 2011 Prior to the events in Norway, the Department of Homeland Security released a propaganda video characterizing white middle class Americans as terrorists and members of white al-Qaeda, a term designed to conflate the image of the CIA-created Islamic terror gr ...
• Murdoch’s Vaccine World – James Murdoch ...
  By Catherine J. Frompovich | July 22nd, 2011 | Everyone by now has heard about the phone tapping scandal that rocked both the British newspaper world and Rupert Murdoch’s business empire. But what needs to be spotlighted, I think, is the possible role that Murdoch’s London Times may have played ...

Invisible Opportunity

• Unheimlich and Strano
  by Les Visible My goodness, is this so? I guess it has to be. As I’ve said many times, if something horrible and heinous and violent is taking place, you can track it to Israel and Zionism pretty much refero. Now we have Sue Rabbitt Roff promoting organ sales to pay down student loan debts [...]
• As we Come to The Changing Line
  By Les Visible Well now. It is something to see isn’t it? But I had a point in mind when I did it because I wanted to get it out of the way for myself ahead of time. I have certain gifts, I don’t think they are all that remarkable and I don’t actually possess [...]
• The Dolphins Sunbathing on The Armageddon Train
  By Les Visible Tell me that you are surprised. Go ahead, it is okay. This congressional bill that they spent so much time wrangling over and twisting their little hands over while their mouths were busy elsewhere working on the bankers, accomplished not only no good but attacked the very things ...
• Palestine and the Irresistible Winds of Change
  By Les Visible The Palestinians are going to declare statehood, or nationhood, in September, regardless of whatever does or doesn’t happen, concerning the international backing being sought. Right on cue, the Ashke-Nazi’s have come up with their own final solution to the problem they created. Wh ...
• Dr Sue Rabbitt Roff wants a NHS organ harvesti ...
  Dear All To get through life, you need all your body parts and preferably in good condition. I spoke out against the idea of presumed consent for organ donation because it is a violation of sovereignty of people’s bodies. The State doesn’t own you when alive and they have certain no right to can ...

Veterans Today

• The Debate over 9/11 Truth: Kevin Ryan vs. Ji ...
  The publication of "Is '9/11 Truth' based upon a false theory?" has led to many attacks upon me by Kevin Ryan, Niels Harrit, and others, as anyone who reviews the comments on that article can ascertain for themselves.
• Exactly How Big Is This So-Called Al Qaeda?
  The supposed Al Qaeda’s top leadership was declared by our government to be Osama Bin Laden, aka Al Qaeda Commander in Chief; a sickly old man who was hooked to a dialysis machine; who supposedly lived and hid in caves, and later, in a mud house located in a remote third world village with chick ...
• Pakistan TV Report Contradicts US Claim of Bin ...
  OBL’s death will remain one of those many “truths” that rest on nothing but the government’s word.
• Top 10 Veterans Stories in Today’s News – Augu ...
  President Obama "outlined new steps Friday to combat the high rate of unemployment among the '9/11 generation' of veterans, proposing tax credits for companies that hire returning service members and the creation of 'reverse boot camps' to train veterans for civilian jobs." Speaking at the Washi ...
• Israel Street Protests: Suppressed by US Media
  Well, almost. Virtually nothing shows up on US television. Some gets print coverage, but not enough to explain a major story accurately and fully. More on that below.

electric politics

• The Art of Courage
  A little voice in your conscience tells you something. You listen. You start to think maybe you're right and everybody else is wrong. You do something about it. Next thing you know you're in a life and death struggle against evil forces bent on world domination. Well, maybe that's a slight exag ...
• The Wild Dollar
  Because the public hasn't had what's happening properly reported, the Republicans think that, in the debt ceiling standoff, they can trample democratic norms and perhaps even go so far as to trigger another collapse of the world economy. What a bizarre strategy to pursue (supposedly) on behalf ...
• Göbekli Tepe
  At what point does an original idea engender action? And to what extent does that action set a lasting course? We can examine the social history of an idea, written, as it were, in stone, at G�bekli Tepe, an archeological site approximately 11,500 years old (or perhaps even older) in southern T ...
• The Athenian Zephyr
  Neoliberal bankers wants to turn the Greek public into chattel. The Greek public objects. It's a theoretically long-predicted fork in the road for the European Union: either Greece defaults (it could have been any one of certain member states) and the European debt crisis spreads — possibly/pro ...
• Forgetting Vietnam
  America's final retreat from Vietnam could have been a whole lot worse. Ambassador Graham Martin, mistakenly thought to be on the last chopper out, didn't follow through on the fact that he left a final contingent of Marine Security Guards on the Embassy's rooftop. Higher-ups in the military ch ...

PR News

• Meltwater Group purchases IceRocket
  SAN FRANCISCO: Online analytics software maker Meltwater Group has purchased IceRocket, a real-time social search engine firm based in Dallas.
• PR chiefs weigh in on market freefall
  NEW YORK: The Dow Jones Industrial Average plummeted more than 500 points on Thursday, setting off recessionary red flags. How do PR CEOs view the economic uncertainty?
• Edelman awarded Access Pharmaceuticals account
  NEW YORK: Access Pharmaceuticals has hired Edelman through December of this year to help promote its MuGard brand, a treatment for oral mucositis.
• Kraft comms unchanged despite coming split
  NORTHFIELD, IL: Kraft Foods will keep its in-house communications and PR structure unchanged for at least a year despite an upcoming company split.
• Influencing the influencers at BlogHer 2011
  More brands are recognizing the importance of the BlogHer conference, a pivotal yearly meeting that attracts key women influencers from across the online space.

The Story Behind the Story

• Who’s Who In the Zoo – By Dr. True ...
  Who’s Who in the Zoo?   By Dr. Truess (rhymes with Suess). Who’s who in the “patriot” zoo?  It’s so full of worms and primordial goo – MY – what can one do? Watch your step, cause there’s lots of bad pooh – smelly stuff that will stick on your shoe! There’s Turner, and Jones, and [...]
• QUOTE OF THE DECADE!!
  The Quote of the Decade âThe fact that we are here today to debate raising America ‘s debt limit is a sign of leadership failure.  It is a sign that the US Government can not pay its own bills.  It is a sign that we now depend on ongoing financial assistance from foreign countries to [...]
• TRUTH REVEALED – 528 is the Frequency of ...
  This is a very complex and multi-faceted topic.  It involves exposing something called “Kabalah” (the CUBE) as well as “Enochian Magic” and the darkest sorcery ever performed on Planet Earth.   It involves exposing demonology and inter-dimensional “conjuring” of entities called Nephilim or Ji ...
• AUDIT THE FED??? WHAT ABOUT STARTING WITH THE ...
    House Passes DeFazio’s Amendment to Audit the Pentagon.  GREAT JOB CONGRESSMAN!!!! This is all about accountability in government – something that to date has BEEN SORELY LACKING. No More DUAL ISRAELI CITIZENS such as Dov Zackheim controlling the Pentagon’s purse strings!!  Never forget the ...
• Edgar Steele Story PART II
  Sex, Lies & Audiotape (Part II) by Edgar J. Steele Here Come de Fix I had an inkling that the fix was in on the morning of the second day of the pretrial hearing concerning our forensic audiology eperts. The lead prosecutor, Assistant US Attorney Traci Whelan, was smiling, humming to herself and ...

k2p blog

• Just coincidence? Burst of solar activity (Kp ...
  Just coincidence? Solar activity increased markedly last week and 3 CME's are enroute to earth and some level of geomagnetic disturbance is expected to continue through August 7th. Meanwhile 18 volcanoes in Indonesia were raised to alert status.
• Kalasalingam University takes action against m ...
  The Vice Chancellor of Kalasalingam University has taken fast and decisive actions against scientific misconduct with the sacking of a head of department and 6 PhD students.
• Carbon dioxide follows temperature – wha ...
  It’s not just that man-made carbon emissions don’t control the climate, they don’t even control global CO2 levels.
• Phone hacking: One law for the Guardian and an ...
  The Guardian newspaper may have been a major player in exposing the phone hacking scandal in Murdoch's News of the World, but is not itself free from the cancer. Their investigations executive editor, David Leigh is a self-confessed hacker (5 years ago) but seeks to justify himself because his e ...
• A rash of rescinded PhD’s as German Univ ...
  Responding to media and on-line pressure German Universities are cleaning house. A number of politician PhD's have been rescinded for plagiarism and many investigations are ongoing.

Left Foot Forward

• Declaration of Co-operation with Cuba requires ...
  It is time the UK engaged economically with Cuba - or risk being left behind
• Legalising drugs would help reduce the deficit
  Legalising drugs reduce public spending, boost tax receipts, and lower addiction
• Robin Hood Tax would lead to calmer markets
  The volatility of the markets is linked to the pursuit of high profit and air of invincibility enjoyed by banks. The Robin Hood Tax would help deal with these root causes
• Markets are telling Osborne to increase spending
  Despite a record low for government bonds, the treasury refuses to release the purse strings, condemning us to a 'paradox of thrift'
• Politics is too important to be left to politi ...
  The Canadian province of British columbia shows how citizens' juries can build political solutions from the bottom up, building support along the way.

Consumerist

• Friday Tipster Round-Up: Inappropriately Bolde ...
  Thousands of readers have already downloaded our free Consumerist Tipster App. Here are just a handful of the photos they've sent in. Remember that you can always see even more Tipster photos on our Facebook page. Marc: "Odd choice in what to BOLD on this product." Reader saleenl learn ...
• Man With Breast Cancer Can't Get Medicaid Cove ...
  While breast cancer in males is not common, it's no yellow lobster. But a South Carolina state program that provides Medicaid to breast cancer patients in need had to deny a patient because of his Y chromosome. The patient, a 26-year-old male whose job laying tile doesn't pay enough for him to ...
• Elderly Woman Dies From Heat After Her A/C Was ...
  Two days after she reported her central air conditioning had been stolen, a 79-year old woman in Texas died from heat-related causes. The woman's air conditioning unit sat on the ground outside her house and was only protected by a cage with a lock on it. The most recent theft was at least the ...
• Woman & Carriage Driver Disagree About Horse's ...
  Imagine you're visiting New York City and you decide to take your family on a ride through Central Park in a horse-drawn carriage. Now imagine that the horse pulling said carriage has a bit of a freak out and collapses mid-ride. What do you do when, moments later, you see that same horse and dr ...
• Record-High 45.8 Millions Americans Using Food ...
  According to the U.S. Dept. of Agriculture's latest report on its Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (aka food stamps), a record 45.8 million Americans received SNAP benefits during the month of May, up 12% from the same month in 2010 and 34% from two years ago. The largest increase cam ...

Whistleblogger - GAP

• Development Agencies Fail to Take On Corruptio ...
  Canadian Press: Darling of Development World, Stung by Corruption Problems, Says Others in Worse Shape The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria – a $21.7 billion health fund backed by prominent celebrities – is responding to allegations that the fund has lost up to $34 millio ...
• Feds Subpoena Lawyer in CIA Leak Case: Whistle ...
  St. Louis Beacon: Feds Take Unusual Step of Subpoenaing Sterling's Lawyer The lawyer representing Jeffrey Sterling – the former CIA officer charged with leaking national security secrets to the press – was subpoenaed to appear before a grand jury in order to discuss Sterling’s case. Fed ...
• Teresa Chambers Case Highlights Limitations of ...
  Last week, the U.S. Merit Systems Protection Board (MSPB) ordered the National Park Service to reinstate whistleblower Teresa Chambers as Chief of the U.S. Park Police, as well as to reimburse her for back pay and legal costs. Her case garnered national attention when she was removed by the Bush ...
• Orange County Register: Which Mystery Senator ...
  By Wikimedia user Markus Schweiss Orange County Register: Which Mystery Senator Killed Whistleblower Bill? This article details how the Whistleblower Protection Enhancement Act (WPEA) – a bill that would have strengthened protections for federal employees – was killed by one senator’s d ...
• Justice Department Leakers of Classified Info. ...
  Three months ago, journalist Michael Isikoff noted the disturbing "Double Standard" in White House Leak Inquiries.  But now it's not just the Executive Branch.  Josh Gerstein of Politico just published an article on how a judge ruled that the Justice Department can keep secret names of its own ...

UK Progressive

• 30 Years Ago Today: The Day the Middle Class D ...
  Friends, From time to time, someone under 30 will ask me, “When did this all begin, America’s downward slide?” They say they’ve heard of a time when working people could raise a family and send the kids to college on just one parent’s income (and that college in states like California and New Yo ...
• Save the Nation
  The gathering storm of a recession for the nation and a depression for tens of millions of our neighbors threatens America with the danger of a lost decade of crushing economic pain. President Obama and Congress can save the nation from this fate by reaching a new agreement to lower the deficit ...
• Why S&P Has No Business Downgrading the U.S.
  Standard & Poor’s downgrade of America’s debt couldn’t come at a worse time. The result is likely to be higher borrowing costs for the government at all levels, and higher interest on your variable-rate mortgage, your auto loan, your credit card loans, and every other penny you borrow. Why did S ...
• A Shocking View of Bullying
  I would imagine that Amy Hatch, a freelance writer contributing to the Huffington Post, is as good a mother as she is a writer. However, neither of those occupations prepared her to write intelligently about the deadly scourge that infects the lives of too many American teens and pre-teens and, ...
• While on Summer Recess, Congress Blocks Recess ...
  by Marian Wang, ProPublica As many have noted, members of Congress left behind some unfinished business when they headed home for their August recess. But here’s something else you should know: Even though hordes of lawmakers have left D.C., neither chamber of Congress officially adjourned. The ...

NewsAlert

• Asia Braces for Fallout From Downgrade
  The Wall Street Journal
• Skull and Bones Recruiter JOHN KERRY: ‘THIS IS ...
  The Blaze Visit msnbc.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy
• The 18 Countries With a Better Credit Rating T ...
  Gateway Pundit
• Schooling Matt Damon
  Matt Damon
• Ex-Clinton aides: Obama lacked clear message d ...
  The Hill reports:Former Clinton administration officials say that President Obama needed a better communications strategy during the debt-ceiling negotiations. Since the agreement was struck last weekend, Republicans have been crowing about how they got the better of the deal while some congres ...

JoNova

• Al Gore admits defeat
  The end of the Great Global Warming Scam is just that much closer. Al Gore admits defeat: “When you go and talk to any audience about climate, you hear them washing back at you the same crap over and over and over again,” he continued. “There’s no longer a shared reality on an issue like [...]
• Blockbuster: Planetary temperature controls CO ...
  There goes another “fingerprint”… It’s not just that man-made emissions don’t control the climate, they don’t even control global CO2 levels. Judging by the speech Murry Salby gave at the Sydney Institute, there’s a blockbuster paper coming soon. Listen to the speech: “Global Emission of Carbon ...
• Blockbuster: Plantary temperature controls CO2 ...
  There goes another “fingerprint”… Judging by the speech Murry Salby gave at the Sydney Institute, there’s a blockbuster paper coming soon. Listen to the speech: “Global Emission of Carbon Dioxide: The Contribution from Natural Sources” Professor Murry Salby is Chair of Climate Science at Macquar ...
• The petition the Convoy will carry to Canberra ...
  The Convoy to Canberra protest is generating a massive response. Organizers have been astounded at the number of cars and trucks joining in. Gobsmacked!  It is shaping up to be a historic event! Remember, even if you can’t drive the whole way, you can show you support and join the convoy just f ...
• We can lower Australian CO2 emissions by… (wai ...
  A joint writing project: Anton Lang (who writes as TonyfromOz at PAPundits), Tony Cox, and Jo Nova It’s the paradox that will torture the Greens. What if the best way to achieve their environmental aims as well as providing jobs and power was to build more coal fired power stations? Imagine if w ...

ReNew America

• Downgrade may cloud Obama re-election bid
  (Bloomberg News) - The downgrade of the U.S.'s AAA credit rating by Standard & Poor's darkens President Barack Obama's re-election chances while also damaging members of Congress from both parties as they prepare for the 2012 campaign, political analysts said...
• Ron Paul: Debt deal is a 'fraud'
  (NewsMax) - Republican Congressman and presidential candidate Ron Paul tells Newsmax the bill designed to cut the budget deficit and raise the debt ceiling is a "fraud" because it actually does nothing to reduce current spending levels. The Texas lawmaker also says it is "discouraging" that many ...
• Perry: Turn to God for answers to nation's woes
  (Associated Press) - Texas Gov. Rick Perry is asking Christians to turn to God for answers to the nation's troubles as he holds court over a national prayer event attended by roughly 30,000 people. The Republican who is considering running for president delivered a speech that included prayer an ...
• Schooling Matt Damon
  (Michelle Malkin) - Actor Matt Damon is a walking, talking public service reminder to immunize your children early and often against La-La-Land disease. In Damon's world, all public school teachers are selfless angels. Government workers and Hollywood entertainers are impervious to economic ince ...
• The case against Perry
  (Joseph Farah) - Some people still don't appreciate why Rick Perry's remark to Republican fat cats condoning the New York Legislature's vote to approve same-sex marriage should disqualify him from consideration for the Republican presidential nomination. Here's an example of one quizzical letter ...

Truth Offering

• Another Unlawful Raid On Rawesome
  Want an undeniable truth? Our government is out of control. To deny that is to deny all sense of reason and logic; to regress to your simple-minded, consensus trance thought (un)process. To me, this is the fatal flaw in the argument of all those who support government, or in this case, BIG gover ...
• Diet Myths THEY Don’t Want You To Know
  MyPyramid.....of DEATH!I've been studying health and nutrition for about six years now. In fact, I credit my nutritional awakening with spurring on my awakening in all other aspects of life, from economics to politics. And I'll tell you the crux of what sparked my craving for the truth: Going ba ...
• Today's Quote
  "The nationalist not only does not disapprove of atrocities committed by his own side, but he has a remarkable capacity for not even hearing about them." - George Orwell
• Poll: Are the Current E.coli Outbreaks False F ...
  This week, we wanted to get your thoughts on the current E. coli outbreaks. Are they random, unfortunate events? Or is there a depopulation agenda being carried out by the eugenicist global elite? Here's what you thought (click to enlarge):
• Poll: Are the Current E.coli Outbreaks False F ...
  This week, we wanted to get your thoughts on the current E. coli outbreaks. Are they random, unfortunate events? Or is there a depopulation agenda being carried out by the eugenicist global elite? Here's what you thought (click to enlarge):

2012 Blog

• A little poison helps, a lot harms – “hormesis”
  You may have come across hormesis previously: charcoal water is often used when people have overdosed on their medications, but too many charred steaks increases your cancer risk many ancient sites (i.e. stone circles) have people who ...A little poison helps, a lot harms – “hormesis” is a p ...
• Mini Ice Age Coming – Simple Explanation
  I love simplicity. It beats math-heavy arguments, or singular ideas that need an entire book to try and convince you. Check this out for a simple explanation for why you could/should be preparing for the ...Mini Ice Age Coming – Simple Explanation is a post from: 2012 Blog Related posts:M ...
• NASA: Global Warming Model Wrong
  It is a fact that the average global temperature has not risen in the last decade. This highlights the difference between computer models and actual measurement and observation. Because the computer models vary greatly, we ...NASA: Global Warming Model Wrong is a post from: 2012 Blog Rela ...
• The Ancient Bunkers of Cappadocia
  Colleagues accuse me of thinking every ancient underground structure was a bunker, and I mostly do. This is one of my favourites. You can do your own research, this is just to let you know ...The Ancient Bunkers of Cappadocia is a post from: 2012 Blog Related posts:5000+1 Bunkers for Mosc ...
• Google+ for 2012
  If you have a Google account, there’s a new way of sharing and spreading 2012 information at Google+. My profile is here if you want to add me to a circle: https://plus.google.com/109767201828606148490 If you want an invite ...Google+ for 2012 is a post from: 2012 Blog Related posts:201 ...

Facing South

• BP oil spill compensation fund chief blasted f ...
  Before President Obama appointed him to administer the $20 billion compensation fund for the 2010 BP oil disaster, Kenneth Feinberg ran two other disaster-related funds. One was for Vietnam veterans sickened by exposure to the toxic herbicide Agent Orange. The other was for victims of the 9/11 t ...
• VOICES: Does the debt deal make you sick?
  By Phil Mattera, Dirt Diggers Digest Sinking stock markets are not the only sign that the eleventh-hour debt ceiling deal was the wrong solution to the wrong problem. The announcement by Cargill that it is recalling an astounding 36 million pounds of salmonella-tainted ground turkey product ...
• A wingnut and a prayer
  By Forrest Wilder, Texas Observer With each passing day, Rick Perry's Christian prayer-and-repentance rally, The Response, seems like more of a mistake, a classic act of hubris by a politician still learning his way around the national stage. First, the backlash has been fierce, not just from ...
• Utilities spark protests by sticking ratepayer ...
  Consumer advocates are blasting the Georgia Public Service Commission's unanimous vote this week requiring ratepayers to bear the burden of cost overruns during construction of two new nuclear reactors at Plant Vogtle while protecting the profit margin of the Southern Company's largest subsidiar ...
• South Carolina immigration law starts new era ...
  New America Media Editor's Note: The battle over immigration is now being waged at the state level. Since Arizona's immigration law SB 1070 went into effect one year ago, five states -- Alabama, Georgia, Indiana, South Carolina and Utah -- have passed similar laws. South Carolina's new immi ...

One News Page

• MTV's 'Jersey Shore' premieres to record audience
  LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The fourth season premiere of the hit reality television show 'Jersey Shore' delivered a record 8.8 million viewers, making it MTV's third most watched series telecast of all time, the network said on Friday.
• Dancing With The Stars - Lee Turns Down Dancin ...
  Rocker Tommy Lee has turned down an offer to appear in hit U. S. reality show Dancing With The Stars. The wildman drummer was asked to star in the next season of the show, which pairs celebrities with a professional dancer. However, he quickly reject...
• Jessica Simpson: 'I prefer heels to hugs'
  Jessica Simpson says she was inspired to start her clothing line after starring in The Newlyweds.
• UAE breeds world's first Arabian cobra in capt ...
• Most victims of Afghanistan copper crash were ...

Global Research TV

• The Fight Against Media Disinformation
• Heavy Rain Adds Misery to Drought in Somalia
• Japanese Government Coverup Over Fukushima
• Occupation of Freedom Plaza 2011: Why I Will B ...
• The Revolution Business

Daily Tech

• Toy RC Truck Helps Saves Lives in Afghanistan
  A simple RC truck with a wireless camera helped save US lives in Afghanistan
• Time Warner Goes Down on Porn Losses, Blames N ...
  It's getting harder and harder to get customers to submit to loads of porn purchases
• 8/05/2011 Daily Hardware Reviews
  DailyTech's roundup of hardware reviews from around the web for Friday
• NYC Starbucks': Laptop Loiterers Take Up Too M ...
  Annoyed by the amount of space these digital dawdler's hog on a daily basis, Starbucks has started blocking electrical outlets
• Boeing Chooses Atlas V to Shoot CST-100 Capsul ...
  Boeing is part of the ULA partnership that makes the Atlas V rocket chosen

Oriental Review

• Ramadan and the Crusaders’ War in Libya
  Libyans will observe the annual Muslim holy fast of Ramadan this year under extremely difficult conditions that resemble nothing so much as what happened a century ago when Italian “crusaders” appeared in their desert expanses. It begins on August 1 and forbids the faithful from partaking of foo ...
• Changing Dynamics in the Af-Pak
  The visit of Admiral Mike Mullen, the Chairman of the US Joint Chiefs of Staff to China and later to Afghanistan towards in July have given rise to speculations about the probable coming together of the two powers to adopt an accommodative approach on various issues including Afghanistan…Though ...
• Political Battles on Kyrgyzstan’s Horizon
  For the first time in Kyrgyzstan’s post-Soviet history, the elections which are due in the fall of 2011 present the republic with a chance to name a new country leader at the polling booths rather than at the peak of public unrest. Its previous two regime changes which culminated in the unseatin ...
• The Ideology of the Loser
  Is Not a Winning Strategy The more that we observe our fellow man, the more obvious it becomes that humanity is unable to understand the problems that it causes for itself.  If humans do not have the intellectual capacity to recognize most of their problems as being self-generated, then they are ...
• Covering the Somalian Famine
  The experience of Somalia shows that famine in the late 20th century is not a consequence of a shortage of food. On the contrary, famines are spurred on as a result of a global oversupply of grain staples. Since the 1980s, grain markets have been deregulated under the supervision of the World Ba ...

BlogHer

• Pink Gin Cocktail
  [Editor's Note: Sometimes the best cocktails are also the simplest ones. This cocktail is an easy combination of gin augmented with Angostura bitters, but that means it requires quality ingredients. As the post says, stay away from cheap gin! --Genie] Pink Gin Recipe My English father had des ...
• Help A Homeowner: Name That Flower
  Carla moved into a beautiful new home with an array of blooming flowers. Problem? She needs help naming all of them! She's asking for your help!She says:Now that we are in our third summer in our home, I thought I should find out what exactly is growing and make myself a little landscape plan fo ...
• An Unsubscribing Odyssey
  Unsubscribing from all those emails you don't want can be pretty daunting, as Ellen Henderson discovered. She said, It occurred to me the other day, not for the first time, that I get too much stupid e-mail. I’m not talking about spam, to which I concede defeat. Spam e-mail, like its meaty names ...
• Life Lessons From a Horse :: The First Fall
  They say the first fall is the hardest. I think they mean for the rider, but let me tell you, it is no picnic for the mother, either! I have been writing about Rowan's (almost 6) experience learning to ride a horse~ a desire she has held for the better part of her 6 years.� You can find past ...
• The Frustrations of Finding Appropriate Daycare
  [Editor's Note: Nothing is more frustrating that not being able to find safe, reliable care for your child. Whether it's every day daycare, part time in-home care or a babysitter, the process can be daunting. It's Blogworthy has been through the wringer with finding a new daycare solution for he ...

Health Freedom Alliance

• Small Victory: Court Rules Pesticides As Illeg ...
  Oluf Johnson’s organic crops were repeatedly ruined by neighboring farmers not following proper protocol for pesticide spraying. Until now, he was unable to receive compensation for his losses as courts ruled “particle matter” does not ...
• Incompetence Sets A Precedent – GE Alfalfa
  We know that the USDA deregulated GE alfalfa and it’s clear that environment, health and the Constitution play no role at all in ushering in genetically modified crops. Rather, each new step forward for Monsanto ...
• Who Owns Your Genes? The Case Continues…
  Last week, a court ruling overturned previous court decisions to disapprove gene patents and allowed Myriad Genetics control patents on two breast genes supposedly for cancer research. This prohibits other companies from researching them. It appears ...
• Who Owns Your Genes? The Case Continues…
  Last week, a court ruling overturned previous court decisions to disapprove gene patents and allowed Myriad Genetics control patents on two breast genes supposedly for cancer research. This prohibits other companies from researching them. It appears ...
• Moms Have Stronger Tendency To Mimic Daughters ...
  Like daughter, like mother. When most of us think of generational habits, we picture the children mimicking parents’ behavior, even during adulthood. When it comes to buying habits, however, just the opposite seems to ring true. ...

Live News Wire

• Editorial: As The Country Mourned, Tucson Need ...
  Those who criticized the reaction of the crowd at Wednesday night's memorial have it ingrained that a perfect memorial is one with candles, flowers and tears. The citizens of Tucson and the American people have mourned for five days. Wednesday's event was not a time to mourn some more. It was a ...
• Police Made Visits To Loughner Home Before Sho ...
  The Tucson, Arizona family home of 22-year-old Jared Loughner had been visited by authorities before the shooting of a congresswoman and 18 others last Saturday, new information by the New York Times revealed Wednesday. It's unclear what the visits were about or what prompted the call to author ...
• Criminal Charges Filed Against Congresswoman’s ...
  Newly-released court documents offer a glimpse into the motive behind Jared Loughner's attempted assassination of Tucson Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords on Saturday. Recovered from Loughner's home was a letter addressed to Jared Loughner from Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords. Giffords mailed a ...
• “Unbelievable Tragedy:” Congresswoman Shot By ...
  At least fifteen gunshots rang out shortly after 10:10am Arizona Time Saturday, bullets fatally striking a Federal Judge and injuring a prominent Congresswoman. Representative Gabrielle Giffords (D-AZ) of Arizona's Eighth District was wounded at a public meet-and-greet event outside a grocery s ...
• Queensland Facing Flood Of “Biblical” Proportions
  The worst floods in 50 years to hit Queensland, Australia are being described as nothing short of Biblical. More than 1,000 people have been evacuated, though officials say as the floodwaters get worse, as many as 4,000 residents could be asked to vacate their homes and businesses later this we ...

Coal Tattoo

• Friday roundup, Aug. 5, 2011
  Relatives mourn over a coffin with remains of a miner killed in a mine accident in Bazhanova coal mine in the small town of Makeyevka in the Donetsk region, Ukraine, on Sunday, July 31, 2011. Many people were killed in two separate mine accidents in eastern Ukraine on Friday. Sunday was declared ...
• Judge to lawmakers: ‘Beef up” WVDEP
  I’m just back from a status conference where U.S. District Judge John T. Copenhaver heard from citizen groups, state officials and the federal government regarding the status of West Virginia’s Special Reclamation Fund — the WVDEP program meant to clean up coal-mine sites abandoned since 1977. J ...
• Citizens sue over ‘frivolous’ Blai ...
  On the heels of last week’s demand for an investigation of  what the United Mine Workers alleges are misleading coal exhibits at the West Virginia State Museum, citizen groups have now sued the state Department of Environmental Protection over its refusal to consider “lands unsuitable for minin ...
• SCSR troubles: What’s a coal miner to do?
  A government photo shows the SCSRs that Sago miners tried to use to survive after the January 2006 explosion. We broke the story in this morning’s Gazette about what federal mine safety regulators are calling a plan to “phase out” the troubled SR-100 self-contained, self-rescuer devices manufact ...
• Alpha reports $56.4 million quarterly loss
  This just in from Alpha Natural Resources: Alpha Natural Resources, Inc. (NYSE: ANR), a leading U.S. coal producer, reported a second quarter loss of $56.4 million or $0.36 per diluted share, including the impact of $254.4 million of pre-tax merger-related expenses, which included a $108.3 milli ...

Daniel Miessler

• Don’t Be Agnostic About Ridiculous Propositions
  Many are confused about the meaning of agnosticism as it relates to things we as humans are not certain about. The common mistake is combining things we don’t know yet (A) with those that are probably unknowable (B) with those things that are ridiculous (C). Agnosticism is reserved for types A a ...
• SQL Injection is 90% SQL, WebSec is 90% WebDev
  I believe too many people take the wrong approach to security, or “hacking”. Most who seek this ability clamor for answers to questions like, “How can I hack SQL?” “How can I hack Linux?” “How can I hack web applications?” There’s a really simple answer. Learn SQL. Learn Linux. Learn to build we ...
• SQL Injection is 95% SQL, and the Rest of Info ...
  I’ve been frustrated for a long time with the ‘teach me to hack’ mentality. Not because I have a problem with beginners (quite the opposite, actually), but because certain people just never get the concept of security testing in the first place. Yes, “hacking” is a loaded term. I am using it as ...
• Polygot Programmers
  Programming enthusiast Joe is browsing Hacker News on a Saturday afternoon, and sees a story about Clojure, a Lisp-like programming language which he keeps hearing about. The comments on the story are filled with positive experiences reported by his peers, so he decides to spend a few hours chec ...
• Daring Fireball: Google: Patently Absurd
  No one other than Nathan Myhrvold and his cronies sees the U.S. patent system as functioning properly, but Google’s hypocrisy here is absurd. Google isn’t arguing against a handful of never-should-have-been-issued software patents. They’re not arguing against patent trolls like Myhrvold and his ...

Fitwatch

• Facebook site calling for photos of PSNI cops ...
  Facebook has pulled a page calling for members to share accounts and photographs of PSNI (police service of northern Ireland) cops who have been engaged in the harassment of people in republican areas following recent conflicts between republicans and police. The Crown Forces Watch page stated, ...
• The new crime of anarchism!
  Every few years, anarchists are deemed scary again, the media goes into hysterical overdrive and policing becomes more repressive. It is a pattern we have seen repeated several times over the years. However, the news briefing from Project Griffin, issued each week from Chief Inspector Nick Smith ...
• Political Policing during Royal Wedding in Edi ...
  Reposted from Indymedia Scotland Originally posted 30/07/11 Lothian and Borders police are today conducting a systematic programme of harassment aimed at people who have been politically active in Edinburgh. At approximately 1pm this afternoon two police vans parked up in front of a flat in the ...
• Solidarity with Charlie Gilmour
  Predictably there has been a lot of interest and comment on the sentencing of Charlie Gilmour to sixteen months for two counts of violent disorder. It has been both suggested this was lenient because he’ll only do eight months or less on a tag, and that it was a harsher sentence because of his p ...
• Report from the frontlines of the Ardoyne Oran ...
  Taken from the Workers Solidarity Movement Posted 2011-07-14 Rioting erupted in ‘nationalist areas’ across the North on Tuesday after the annual Orange Order parades. The worst of the trouble was in Ardoyne in North Belfast which left 16 police officers injured and with over 60 lethal plastic bu ...

Worldwide Hippies

• How Supreme Court Cabal With Right-Wing and Ko ...
  By Jim Hightower,Alternet – Corrupt, right-wing Supreme Court justices are abusing their power, fraternizing with the Koch brothers and fixing elections (among other horrors). Bill Watterson is Mark Twain–with a drawing pen. He is a master cartoonist, but also a sharp-witted observer of the absu ...
• Tottenham in flames as riot follows protest
  The Observer – Two police patrol cars, a passenger bus and several shops were attacked and set alight in north London as violence erupted Two police cars, a bus and several shops were attacked and set ablaze in north London on Saturday night as violence erupted following a protest demanding “jus ...
• WWH Homegrown this week; Sherry Pasquarello
  Sherry Pasquarello is an eclectic little woman who has been published in the Individualist Newsletter, Black Roses, online at the Amateur Poetry Journal and the Alchemy lit. mag, and elsewhere. Sherry is a member of the international PK poetry kit list workshop and has been included in many of t ...
• WWH Homegrown this week; Phil Polizatto
  Phil Polizatto – Worldwide Hippies Bureau Chief – West Coast USA, is a graduate of The School of Foreign Service, Georgetown University. He was a feature writer for the overseas division of UPI, a copywriter for CBS, and an award-winning corporate film producer. Mr. Polizatto is a published poet ...
• WWH Homegrown this week; Dr. Woody
  “Dr. Woody” is a nom du blogue used by John Konopak, Ph.D., rogue scholar and rhetorical handyman who operates Konopelli Enterprises, a blogging and real estate empire that spans Albuquerque, NM, from the Valley to the Heights. He has formerly been a professor at a couple of big schools, a journ ...

reference frame

• Man who cut his throat: I will go nuts because ...
  Via Centennial CourierAugust 2nd and 3rd, 1911: While the contemporaries are "driven up the wall" because of the rainy Summer, one hundred years ago people were dying because of genuine seizures caused by the neverending heat waves. Steam battleship Thunderer where a stoker went ...
• RIP: Standard & Poor's AAA rating of U.S. bond ...
  In November 1917, the Bolsheviks ignited their October Revolution and overtook Russia. They were ultimately successful despite the attempts of some forces that tried to stop them. Czechoslovak Legions grabbed about one-half of Siberia. Here they proudly pose above some hunted dow ...
• Andrea Rossi and cold fusion
  There are lots of interesting articles on Anthony Watts' blog but when I saw the text by Ric Werme Andrea Rossi’s E-cat fusion device on targetand noticed that it has a perfect, 5-star rating, I had to tell myself: holy cow! Do the skeptics really abandon 100% of their skepticism in order ...
• HadCRUT3: raw data released
  Update on Saturday 6 pm: I have completely digitized the HadCRUT3 zip file to arrays that are verified. There are lots of usually minor inconsistencies and missing entries but surely lots of useful data, too. For example, below is the map of the stations I have made in a simple way. D ...
• Can one sharply separate forcings and feedbacks?
  Andrew Dessler is employed as a climate alarmist in Texas (at Texas A&M). He recently expressed his opinion about the new paper by Spencer and Braswell (reactions in the media via Google News). According to Dessler, the "paper is not really intended for other scientists, since th ...

Tatumba 2.0

• The End of Fear – Follow in the steps of ordin ...
  Το τέλος του φÏβου… The end of fear… by magiconteam Please recycle. Don't throw away your peels Related posts:Stop Living In Fear! Stop living in fear! It lowers your vibrations and helps... Gerald Celente on Follow the Money Weekly Radio 13 Aug 2010 Gerald Celente on Follow the Money Weekly Ra ...
• Darwin was right: Arrival of the Post-Petroleu ...
  Peak Moment 196: “Petroleum Man is dead. Infinite Growth Man is dead. Post Petroleum Human is alive,” announced Michael C. Ruppert on May 22, 2011. Members of this emerging “species” know they must live in balance with the Earth, while remembering the lessons of industrial civilization. The star ...
• Greek Revoultion is now Live
  I am streaming the coverage of protests from Greece. It will run as long as the video feed keeps coming to me. Just so you know…Greece is 7 hours ahead of EST. LIVE STREAMING: Γενική Απεργία ενάντια στο… by News247 Please recycle. Don't throw away your peels Related posts:Postcards from the G ...
• Burzynski Cures Cancer – The Magic of Antineop ...
  THIS VIDEO WILL BE TAKEN DOWN BY THE OWNER ON JUNE 20 2011 Curing cancer is frowned upon big government and BIG PHARMA, especially when the patent for the cure is owned by a single doctor, and they can’t have a taste of the pie. So what do they do? They sick their hound dog, [...] Related p ...
• French Whistleblowers reaveal the set up of Do ...
  I saw this over at SGTReport.com and it is worth repeating here. French insiders reveal the reason why DSK had to be taken out. It was all about the missing gold baby. Watch this one explode before summer is out. Gold, The Real Reason for the Fall of Dominique Strauss-Kahn Commodities / Gold and ...

Truth About Our World

• The Israeli Awakening?
• Real American History that’s NOT in Hist ...
  � How to KILL your STRAWMAN and be truly FREE! (Part 1) -         Steve Beckow From: http://nexusilluminati.blogspot.com/2011/08/how-to-kill-your-strawman-and-be-truly.html You see, I�ve been studying the law: constitutional, maritime, Universal Commercial Code (UCC), common law, etc, and I am a ...
• George Carlin and Bill Hicks tell it like it is
• Time For Laughs… and a bit of reality
• How to Change Our Reality

Bloomberg

• Can't Stop the Big Mo
  Healthy spending and productivity add up to some good stock buys, says S&P's Kenneth Shea. Plus: His formula for a diversified portfolio
• Merck: More Agony from Its Painkiller
  The costly Vioxx verdict makes its plan to take on each claim individually more difficult. But a big settlement is no easy cure, either
• No Lull in the Airlines' Headwinds
  The industry isn't doing as badly as it was, but that's not saying much, according to S&P's Philip Baggaley
• Grading Back-to-School Stocks
  Some outfits that gain from families' spending may make dicey buys. But equity pros reveal those investments with strong potential
• IGN Entertainment: Where the Boys Are
  The Web outfit has drawn a huge, male-dominated following and has an IPO in the works. But will a big Net player come calling?

Enviroblog

• On Fracking: Now, Cracks in the Façade
  By LeeAnn Brown, EWG Press Secretary Imagine, if you can: Nearly overnight, your water well begins producing slimy, off-color foul smelling and worse tasting water. It's unusable. You can't drink it. You can't bathe in it. You can't wash dishes... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my ...
• GAO Flunks Some States on Tap Water Quality Mo ...
  By Morgan Andersen, EWG Summer Government Affairs Assistant and Alex Keller, EWG Summer Water Analyst A new report from the Government Accountability Office, Congress's investigative arm, shows that a number of states have made serious errors in tap... [[ This is a content summary only. Vis ...
• GAO Knocks EPA Tap Water Monitoring
  By Morgan Andersen, EWG Summer Government Affairs Assistant and Alex Keller, EWG Summer Water Analyst A new report from Government Accountability Office, Congress's investigative arm, shows that a number of states have made serious errors in tap water... [[ This is a content summary only. V ...
• Reusing Your Gray Water: State Laws Vary for H ...
  By Alex Keller, EWG Summer Water Analyst Recently, we took a look at the water-saving potential of residential "gray" water, which, naturally, leads people to wonder: Can I use this technology in my home, too? The answer? It depends. Some... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my websi ...
• GAO to EPA: Improve Implementation of Safe Dri ...
  By Jason Rano, EWG Senior Legislative Analyst, Morgan Andersen, EWG Summer Government Affairs Assistant, and Alex Keller, EWG Summer Water Analyst A Government Accountability Office investigation released last week has found that the Environmental... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit ...

Quick Hits

• More Teachers Being Replaced By Technology
  The neoliberal wetdream coming to fruition. From Fast Company: Districts all over are experimenting with teacher-less computer labs and green-lighting entire classrooms of adult-supervised children exploring the Internet--an Android powered tablet designed specifically for students. Teachers' u ...
• Food costs at record levels, likely to go higher
  MANILA/MILAN (Reuters) - World food prices hit a record in January and recent catastrophic weather around the globe could put yet more pressure on the cost of food, an issue that has already helped spark protests across the Middle East. Up for the seventh month in a row, the closely watched Food ...
• Shell makes $2,208,480 (£1.6m) an hour, [Clue ...
  http://www.guardian.co.uk/busi...   The Guardian in Britain says calmly:Shell stoked up the heated debate about the high cost of fuel on the forecourt today after reporting it made profits of nearly £1.6m an hour over the last three months.A leading member of the road lobby said motorists would ...
• Gallup Helps Explain Egyptian/Tunisia Uprisings
  Wellbeing in Egypt and Tunisia decreased significantly over the past few years, even as GDP increased. In Egypt, where demonstrations have prompted President Hosni Mubarak to give up power after elections this fall, the percentage of people "thriving" fell by 18 percentage points since 2005. In ...
• Wallace Shawn: Are You Smarter Than Thomas Jef ...
  The Grand Nagus speaks! At Tom Dispatch.com.

Capital - NYC

• A retrospective highlighting the dark worldvie ...
  It’s striking that BAM Cinematek is kicking off its comprehensive retrospective of the films of Francesco Rosi with The Truce. The Truce is an adaptation of The Reawakening, Primo Levi’s memoirs about his journey back to Italy after his imprisonment in Aus ...
• Dow in a disastrous dive; Yankees seek a Bosto ...
  Each day, the New York tabloids vie to sell readers at the newsstands on outrageous headlines, dramatic photography, and, occasionally, great reporting. Who is today's winner? More
• Taking a break from seniors, David Weprin targ ...
  This afternoon, Assemblyman David Weprin was standing in front of Queens Borough Hall with his wife, two daughters and a host of elected officials. He was the only man on the steps.Since being handed the Democratic nomination in a special election for Anth ...
• 'Arthur,' annotated: Some comedies are funnier ...
  I was leaving the Trinity Church soup kitchen last Wednesday afternoon when I heard a guy yelling across its courtyard, “…and they hand out free snacks!”He was calling out to a woman on the sidewalk near the church gate. She was tapping her head and mo ...
• Going bananas for James Franco, cashing in on ...
  Each day, the New York tabloids vie to sell readers at the newsstands on outrageous headlines, dramatic photography, and, occasionally, great reporting. Who is today's winner? More

Views & News from Norway

• Soldiers come home from Libya
  Norwegian soldiers who have returned from the NATO operations in Libya this week have described their experience in the military conflict, while domestic criticism continued. Norway had contributed to the NATO operations in Libya with six F-16 fighter jets, reduced to four in June, which return ...
• Stocks and oil fund take further hit
  The Norwegian stock exchange fell to a new low for the year on Friday despite promising unemployment figures from the USA, as it was revealed that the country’s sovereign wealth fund (often referred to as the “oil fund”) had also suffered from the difficult international financial environment. ...
• ‘Fjordman’ reveals identity
  36 year-old Peder Jensen has given an interview to Norwegian newspaper VG where he reveals that he is the man behind the “Fjordman” blog referenced repeatedly in the online manifesto of Oslo and Utøya attacks suspect Anders Behring Breivik. After being identified by the police and subsequently ...
• Polar bear kills one in Svalbard
  UPDATED: A polar bear has killed one and seriously injured four others who were part of a British school trip at the Von Postbreen glacier on the remote island of Spitsbergen, the only permanently populated island of the Svalbard archipelago. The bear has been shot by those in the vicinity. New ...
• Flowers taken in as dead laid to rest
  Oslo city council and many others around Norway have begun the work of gathering in flowers and other items left at places around the country to remember the victims of the Oslo and Utøya terrorist attacks. This week has seen the funerals for many of those who died, with those buried thus far li ...

Permaculture Research Institute - Australia

• Naomi Klein on Geoengineering and the Western ...
  Naomi Klein, author of No Logo and The Shock Doctrine, gives an insightful talk in the podcast below on the madness of our western lifestyles and the geoengineering it’s giving birth to. For more reading on geoengineering click here, and to understand global dimming, click here. Click play below ...
• Geoff Lawton Asks for Your Help!
  To assist, please go here and make your contribution to the spread of permaculture in some of the neediest places on earth.
• Armed Raid on Raw Food Producers – the FDA Has ...
  The U.S. government obviously thinks raw food producers are extremely dangerous people. Why else would they send armed men to deal with them? A multi-agency SWAT-style armed raid was conducted this morning by helmet-wearing, gun-carrying enforcement agents from the LA County Sheriff’s Off ...
• Designers & Consultants Resource Page
  Since I starting teaching at the PRI with the new Urban Landscape Design Course there have been calls to make the information from the course available to students and interested people out there in the world that can’t jump on a plane and get to The Channon. Our fearless webmaster Craig Macki ...
• All is Not Well With the U.S. Organic Trade As ...
  Most permaculturists are aware that in regards to food today, ‘organic’ can often mean little, or nothing at all. The video below proves that the name can actually mean even worse than nothing — as we see that the U.S.’s ‘Organic Trade Association’ is unlike anything their name suggests. Indeed, ...

Pointman's

• I’m not a scientist but …
  For a number of reasons, having âmade my bonesâ in permanent employment, the rest of my career would be termed freelance. I deliver measured amounts of expertise for clients of my choosing in the areas in which I know I operate well. The point is, you have to step out of your comfort zone and … ...
• On murderous madmen.
  The tragic events of last week in Norway do give you pause for thought. How could anyone do that and especially to defenseless young people? Does it say something about us all? Are we all capable of doing something like that? The answer is no and thatâs not just my subjective opinion, itâs a fac ...
• You gotta have a sense of humour …
  You look at stuff and you wonder. Maybe you donât, maybe a lot of people donât, maybe they never do. Well, I do. I suppose itâs just me being an awkward cuss but at this stage in the game, Iâm pretty reconciled to that. You are what you are, so just chaw down and get … Read more
• Words of wisdom from the Goracle of Helpme.
  Alâs fallen on hard times. Long gone are the days of the $100,000 appearance fee at speaking engagements. Most of that all went into that Chicago Carbon Exchange thingy which didnât turn out to be such a smart investment after all. Anyway, you canât keep a good man down so heâs working on a come ...
• The Al Gore Climate Reality Event : A call to ...
  Thereâs an interesting proposal being made at Anthony Wattâs site WUWT to fight the upcoming Al Gore Climate Reality Event scheduled for Sept. 14th 2011. In essence, it suggests setting up a central resource which will contain quotes by global warming high priests. Whatâs being called for is yo ...

Journalists' Toolkit

• The best video export options
  How do you choose the best settings for exporting your video, after you have edited it? I remember how confusing this was for me when I started working with Web video several years ago. With the slower computers we had back then, I would wait for what seemed like forever while exporting a small ...
• Video Resources updated
  The new Video Resources page has been added to this site. This is a carefully curated page with links to good tutorials for video editing software, video shooting tips, and the like. It’s intended for beginners, particularly journalism students and journalism educators who are teaching video in ...
• Flash Journalism updates
  I have been hard at work updating the Flash Journalism website. New tutorials for ActionScript 3.0 and for working on the Timeline in CS4 and CS5 have been added. The old pages from the original site (created to support the book I wrote about Flash journalism in 2004) are still online, and all t ...
• New tutorial: Windows Live Movie Maker
  As an aid to a journalism training session I agreed to give, I created a short PowerPoint that is aimed at journalism students. Windows Live Movie Maker Tutorial Windows Live Movie Maker is quite different from its predecessor — Windows Movie Maker (not “live”). It is less versatile in several w ...
• Convert WMA files with Switch
  Switch Sound File Converter is a free program from NCH Software. You can download it here (Mac or Windows). I have been using this program and recommending it widely for about two years. It’s easy to use, and it’s especially useful for converting WMA format files to WAV so that we can edit them ...

Justice Roars - Louisiana

• Danziger Officers Found Guilty - Statements of ...
  Statement of Lance Madison I am thankful to have some closure after six long years of struggling for justice. I am most grateful to my family, and especially my brother Romell. Without the support and hard work of my family, I might still be in prison on false charges, and the truth about ...
• Three Arrested in BP Protest in Downtown New O ...
  Yesterday, more than 75 people protested BP's continued negligence in the Gulf. Chanting, "The oil's still here, and so are we!" the group was protesting a lack of clean-up and recovery. Activist Cherri Foytlin informed the group that state police had said they could not approach the entrance to ...
• Jury Begins Deliberations in Danziger Trial
  A version of this article was originally published on the New Orleans Tribune/TribuneTalk website: With closing statements completed on Tuesday, focus in the Danziger incident now turns to the jury, which begins deliberating today on the 25 charges faced by the officers, after receiving final ...
• State of Louisiana Continues to Support Sex Of ...
  This June, criminal justice activists in Louisiana won a major victory with the passage of a bill that effectively moved prostitution convictions back to the level of misdemeanor, heralding the end of Louisiana's archaic practice of forcing sex workers to register as sex offenders. But lawyers ...
• Defense rests in Danziger Trial, insisting vic ...
  This article originally appeared on the New Orleans Tribune/Tribune Talk website: After less than one full week and having presented the testimony of only one of the five defendants, the defense in the Danziger police violence trial rested their case on Thursday. Much of the defense relied ...

Information Underground

• Crimes of Israel, IDF, Zionists, Mossad or &qu ...
  . . Rodrigo Hinzpeter Kirberg Creating False-Flag operations in South-America Documentary in Spanish - Caso Pakistaní: El fraude Hinzpeteriano (Versión completa) iframe http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xus8XOoOJug . .Statistics: Posted by /tab — Sun Aug 07, 2011 11:21 am
• Current News / News of an Immediate & Urge ...
  iframe http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VRwRp8x0xMQStatistics: Posted by Ognir — Sun Aug 07, 2011 11:16 am
• Current News / News of an Immediate & Urge ...
  I'm in Toronto and had to laugh when I saw the report over the talmudbox. What does a swastika have to do with islam ? I think they're getting desperate. No one is believing their lies anymore !Statistics: Posted by TarasBulba — Sun Aug 07, 2011 9:47 am
• Current News / News of an Immediate & Urge ...
  BofA Says Loan Repurchase Costs May Exceed Previous Forecast BofA Says Loan Repurchase Costs May Exceed Previous Forecast Q By Hugh Son - Aug 6, 2011 12:00 AM GMT inShare17 More Print Email Enlarge image Bank of America Corp CEO Brian T. Moynihan Chief Executive Officer Bri ...
• Crimes of Israel, IDF, Zionists, Mossad or &qu ...
  . . Students Protests going on in Chile Rodrigo Hinzpeter Kirberg Rodrigo Hinzpeter: The Jew against the students revolt in Chile . . . is a Chilean lawyer and politician. . . . obtaining his law degree from the Chilean Supreme Court. Rodrigo Hinzpeter has an extensive professional ...

TVNZ

• Typhoon Muifa misses Shanghai, veers north
  Typhoon Muifa weakened as it approached China's coast today, avoiding a direct-hit on the financial capital Shanghai and veering north towards a tip of Shandong province that juts into the Yellow Sea
• Thirty-one US soldiers dead after Nato helicop ...
  A Nato helicopter crashed during a battle with the Taliban in Afghanistan.
• Quarter of a million Israelis march for econom ...
  A quarter of a million Israelis have marched for lower living costs.
• Protesters attack police, burn cars in north L ...
  Crowds have attacked riot police and set two squad cars alight in north London.  
• US soldier sentenced to 3 years for Afghan kil ...
  A US soldier accused of killing Afghan civilians was sentenced to three years in prison after pleading guilty to involuntary manslaughter in a deal with prosecutors, an Army statement said.

environment 360

• In Arid South African Lands, Fracking Controve ...
  The contentious practice of hydrofracking to extract underground natural gas has now made its way to South Africa’s Karoo, a semi-desert known for its stark beauty and indigenous plants. But opposition is growing amid concern that fracking will deplete and pollute the area’s scarce water supplie ...
• New Method Makes Tar Sands Removal Cheaper and ...
  A Canadian consortium says it has developed technology that could double the amount of oil that can be extracted from Alberta’s abundant tar sands and cut greenhouse gas emissions associated with the process by 85 percent. Existing technologies to extract and process the sludgy bituminous materi ...
• After Debt Deal, Energy and Environmental Prog ...
  The debt deal reached by the White House and Congress will likely trigger deep spending cuts for many energy and environmental programs for years to come, a shift many fear could have long-term repercussions on public health and the emergence of new energy technologies. With Congress poised to m ...
• Probing the Role of the Sun In an Era of Globa ...
  Some skeptics have suggested the real culprit behind rising temperatures is increased solar activity. But a wide variety of data and experiments still provide no solid evidence to refute the scientific consensus that greenhouse gas emissions are the major reason the planet is heating up. BY MI ...
• Greenland’s Ice Sheet May Be More Stable than ...
  Research into the last prolonged warm spell on Earth — an interglacial period roughly 125,000 years ago — shows that Greenland’s ice sheet may be more stable and Antarctica’s less stable than previous studies have shown. Researchers at the University of Wisconsin conducted a detailed study of th ...

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backofthebook

• Granny Turmel and the red separatist scare
  By Montreal Simon As the Liberals continue their fevered pathetic assault on Nycole Turmel. No doubt hoping that out of her ashes, their shrunken party will rise again, like some fleshless phoenix. Or some charred scarecrow. Even as they help fuel comments like this and this and this in ...
• No Murdoch-style scandal in Canada, you say?
  By Alison@Creekside We've been getting a lot of stories from our media lately (here, here, and here), assuring us that an equivalent to the Rupert Murdoch scandal couldn't possibly happen in Canada. Really? No cozy incestuous relationships? No dirty tricks? On March 30, 2009, Stephen Ha ...
• Adobe Previews Adobe Flash Killer
  by Eric Pettifor Back in March, I criticized Apple for not including support for Adobe Flash in their iPad tablet. Their reasoning seemed to be at least in part that Flash was going away, to be replaced by HTML 5 with support from javascript and CSS, to which I responded ...
• Alykhan and Ezra’s ethical snake oil
  By Alison@Creekside Alykhan Velshi's wee blog Ethical Oil, named after Ezra's book, has relaunched with an expensive new look and some spiffy ethical oil pop-up campaign ads to greet you when you enter the site. You can choose either good or evil -- you know, conflict oil = woman being ston ...
• Booking Granny
  By Alison@Creekside There's just so much wrong with this news story about the Canada Border Services Agency arresting and jailing a 66-year old woman for 12 days, for trafficking, possessing, and importing heroin, because their swab-test of a jar of motor oil in her vehicle incorrectly iden ...

Daily Beast

• Tea Party’s Next Targets
  Blocking judges and federal appointees might be next for the band of ragtag obstructionist rebels known as the Tea Party.
• Ratings Agency Hypocrites
  S&P’s downgrade is largely due to the moronic toxic-asset ratings of S&P.
• Last Chance Summer Reads
  Must your summer reads involve beach house rentals, hot sex, and young love? Absolutely, but read these too, says Carolyn Sun.
• Will Conservatives Elect Obama Again?
  Many self-styled conservatives also call themselves Obama supporters—and could help reelect him president.
• Piers Morgan's New Headache
  Pressure is mounting on the CNN host to disclose what he knew about phone hacking.

Loonwatch

• Surveys Show Muslims in Every Country Less Lik ...
  Why they aren't as bad as we think they are, and why we're not as good as we think we are.
• Gov. Chris Christie Slams Islamophobic Critici ...
  Islamophobes such as Steven Emerson tried to delegitimize Sohail Mohammad but got smacked down by the facts.
• 2012: Rick Perry Ally Wants to Bar Muslims fro ...
  This weekend, Gov. Rick Perry will host a mass Christian prayer rally in his home state of Texas. Find out who he'll be praying with.
• Thomas Jefferson’s Iftar
  “Ramadan,” said President Obama at a White House iftar dinner in 2010, “is a reminder that Islam has always been a part of America.
• Frank Gaffney’s Latest Conspiracy: Herman Cain ...
  Herman Cain had actually been meeting with the Muslim Brotherhood?

Energy News

• Drywell leakage at NY nuke plant causes shut d ...
  Leakage causes operators to shut down Nine Mile 2 nuclear plant, ...Read More
• Oklahoma City rain at 1.62 microsieverts per h ...
  Aug 6, 2011 Oklahoma City First Rain Since Drought Started, FireByNight, ...Read More
• Gov’t secretly dumping huge amounts of r ...
  City resorts to secret dumping to deal with piles of radioactive ...Read More
• Jacques Cousteau: Nuclear power the gravest da ...
  32 years later, ‘No Nukes’ concert stars reunite for new show, ...Read More
• Method for cooling Reactor No. 3 “isn&#8 ...
  TEPCO may use ‘shower spray’ on troubled reactor, Asahi Shimbun, August ...Read More

Japan Times

• Zvonareva hangs on for win over Ivanovic
  Vera Zvonareva of Russia won the first four games of the third set, then held on for a 5-7, 6-4, 6-4 win over fifth-seeded Ana Ivanovic of Serbia in the semifinals of the Mercury Insurance Open on Saturday night. The top-seeded and third-ranked Zvonareva, who won a hardcourt event last week in ...
• Taming the yen
  The government on Thursday intervened in the foreign exchange market to weaken the yen, which had hovered at near record-high levels against the U.S. dollar. In collaboration with the government, the Bank of Japan promptly took steps to ease the money supply to help the economy overcome the effe ...
• G-7 market stability talks in offing
  The deputies of the financial chiefs of the Group of Seven industrialized nations on Sunday confirmed the need to hold ministerial talks on market stability amid the U.S. and EU debt, sources said. The finance ministers and central bank governors of the G-7 — Britain, Canada, France, Germany, ...
• Hansen recovers mojo to win 200 breaststroke title
  Brendan Hansen isn't scared of the 200-meter breaststroke anymore. He conquered the fear that had lingered since the 2008 U.S. Olympic trials with a resounding victory in the event at the national championships Saturday night, completing a sweep of the breaststroke events in his comeback from ...
• U.S. to send first envoy to Nagasaki A-bomb rites
  The U.S. will for the first time send a representative to Nagasaki's annual peace memorial ceremony Tuesday marking the 1945 atomic bombing of the city, the U.S. Embassy in Tokyo said Sunday. "I am honored to be the first U.S. representative to attend the Peace Memorial in Nagasaki, and to exp ...

Alexander Higgins

• Israel Exchange Halted After Following Saudi S ...
  The first two markets to open following news of the U.S. AAA credit rating cut, Saudi Arabia and Israel, both immediately crashed over 5% after the opening bell.
• Give Me Liberty Or Give Me Death
  We have all heard the phrase but have you actually read it? It's inspiring. Take five minutes and read it. Give Me Liberty Or Give Me Death!
• Forget Too Big To Fail — Germany Says It ...
  In The Latest Firestorm Of Bad News That Will Hit Wall Street Monday, Germany says Italy's $2.5 Trillion Debt Is Too High To Be Saved By A Bailout.
• Tottenham London In Flames As Peaceful Protest ...
  Northern London is burning in flames as rioters armed with makeshift missiles attack police after peaceful protests turn violent over a fatal police shooting.
• China Calls For International Oversight Of The ...
  China is demanding "international supervision over the U.S. dollar" and says they are looking at the option of creating a new single global currency to replace the dollar altogether.

Macleans - Central

• I Love You, Supernintendo Chalmers
  I’m really glad someone took the time to compile these clips of Superintendent Chalmers...
• The separatists amongst us
  Colin Horgan notes the presence of Michel Rivard in the Conservative caucus. The Conservative...
• The barbeque they don’t want you to see
  Video of the Prime Minister speaking at Rob Ford’s barbeque was apparently removed from...
• ‘The Future’ looks, well, depressing
  This quirky, insightful dramedy is a cautionary tale for aimless thirty-somethings
• ‘In Quebec it is not that big a deal’
  Francois-Pierre Gingras defends Nycole Turmel’s sovereignist associations. âIt will make a good number of...

Making It Count - CCPA

• Canada’s GHG Commitment Problem
  For the past decade, Canada’s GHG emission targets were framed by the Kyoto Protocol, in which Canada committed to a 6% reduction in emissions by 2012 relative to 1990 levels (590 million tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent, or Mt CO2e). In spite of signing this treaty and its ratification throu ...
• Clemens vs. Clemens
  Jason Clemens, who hangs his hat at several right-wing think-tanks (the Fraser, Pacific Research and Macdonald-Laurier Institutes), lauds Canadian fiscal conservatism in today’s Wall Street Journal: Canada’s government, for example, has grown smaller over the last 15 years. Total government spen ...
• Decarbonizing Homes and the Price of Gas
  Our climate justice framework for BC is to eliminate fossil fuels by 2040. In the household sector, this poses a significant challenge, not so much in terms of technology and knowledge, but because natural gas is much cheaper than electricity per unit of energy. Even though BC has among the lowe ...
• Understanding Québec’s Orange Wave Part Three: ...
  Simon Tremblay-Pepin is a researcher at IRIS, a Montreal-based progressive think tank. In my previous two posts I discussed how neither a rise in left-wing sentiment nor a surge in support for the federalist option caused the “orange wave” in Québec during the last federal election. I will now o ...
• Understanding Québec’s Orange Wave Part Two: W ...
  Simon Tremblay-Pepin is a researcher at IRIS, a Montreal-based progressive think tank. In my previous post, I addressed how Québec was not reinventing itself as a socialist haven. I will now attempt to show that the NDP’s impressive showing in Québec does not indicate a rejection of sovereignty. ...

ReDress

• War on error: how Israel bankrupted America
  Paul J. Balles looks at how, by dragging the USA into wars in Afghanistan and Iraq on false premises, Israel, the world’s first practitioner of terrorism, has almost bankrupted America.
• Statehood: Palestinians must show they mean bu ...
  Stuart Littlewood calls on the Palestinians to pursue a two-pronged strategy: on the one hand bid for UN recognition of their statehood because they must have "equal rank to Israelis within the international community and a level playing field", while developing and expanding boycott, divestment ...
• Libya, Western intervention and the left's gre ...
  Redress Information & Analysis looks back at the Libyan uprising as it unfolded, from the eruption of the peaceful civil and political rights protests and the Gaddafi regime's hyper-violent response, to the UN Security Council's authorization of the use of force to protect Libyan civilians. We p ...
• Palestinian bid for UN statehood recognition
  Lawrence Davidson argues that, while UN recognition of Palestinian statehood could be potentially of psychological value to the Palestinian cause, "boycott, divestment and sanctions within the context of increasing worldwide awareness of Israel's essential racist nature shows real promise of res ...
• Israel and the American Jewish voter
  Lawrence Davidson analyses the bizarre phenomenon of a Democratic and a Republican candidate fighting a congressional election in a New York district not over national or local issues, but over which of the two is more loyal to Israel.

Physics Today

• No turning back for light
  Nature: Optical computer chips carry information via light rather than electrical current and transfer data at about 10 gigabits per second, which is more than 100 times faster than the best electronic chips. However, to be commercially viable, optical chips need their own equivalent of the elec ...
• Japan earthquake vibrations nearly reached space
  National Geographic: The vertical motion of the March 2011 megathrust earthquake and resulting tsunami in eastern Japan produced vibrations that affected Earth's atmosphere—all the way up through the ionosphere. The vibrations at ground level were akin to low-frequency sound waves and didn't tra ...
• Liquid water may flow on Mars
  New York Times: As scientists report today in Science, Mars may have liquid water flowing on its surface. They base their theory on the observation of fingerlike streaks up to five yards wide on some of the planet’s steep slopes. The streaks, which appear to grow and shift in summer and fade in ...
• Science stereotypes reexamined
  Telegraph: “Not many girls appreciate how much fun science can be,” according to 14-year-old Samara Villion, who was participating in a school program at the Royal Institution of Great Britain’s Young Scientist Centre. Although more women are pursuing careers in science, writes Sally Williams fo ...
• A long, hot summer for Tokyo universities
  Chronicle of Higher Education: Across Tokyo, universities are trying to cut their electricity use by 15%. Tokyo's power comes from Tepco, operator of the Fukushima Daiichi and Daini nuclear plants, which have been inoperable since the 11 March earthquake and tsunami. Many other reactors are also ...

Revolutionary Politics

• Norway massacre is a false flag
  by katsung47 (Posted Wed, 27 Jul 2011 20:00:26 GMT) It's a false flag attack. The killer said he hates Muslims but what his target were the sons and daughters of the government elites. He was born in Norway and chose as his targets not Muslims whose presence he detests, but the Labor Party ...
• Oil price and Iran war
  by katsung47 (Posted Wed, 27 Jul 2011 19:52:53 GMT) 13. Harassment from Feds (12/28/08) I said oil price started to drop after my article of July 4th. When the planed Iran war went soured in August, the Inside group planed a financial crisis to stabilize the dollar. It started on 9/14, when Lem ...
• The Fake Osama Bin Laden Image
  by katsung47 (Posted Wed, 27 Jul 2011 19:49:57 GMT) Two years ago I predicted the Feds would use Bin Laden, Al Qaida and Pakistan to activate false flag nuclear bomb attack. Operation Geronimo was exactly the practise of that plan. 587. A nuclear bombing to justify Iran war (2/10/09) For the ...
• CIA Spy Captured Giving Nuclear Bomb To Terrorists
  by katsung47 (Posted Wed, 27 Jul 2011 19:42:36 GMT) 675. Virus attack and boat sinking (7/19/2011) In web site unforumzed.com, a man kept on suggesting me to stop post the revelation article. Cake Balls by Autumn: “Maybe if you stopped posting crap all over the internet, the FBI wouldn't be ...
• News media won't report
  by katsung47 (Posted Wed, 27 Jul 2011 19:38:52 GMT) Quote, "Late Night Snack: Arrested in Orlando for Feeding the Homeless July 2, 2011By Sarah Jones Food Not Bombs activists get arrested for feeding the homeless, chanting “Food is a right, not a privilege”. Twice a week, these activists gat ...

Peakwater

• When The Water Ends: Africa’s Climate Conflicts
  “For thousands of years, nomadic herdsmen have roamed the harsh, semi-arid lowlands that stretch across 80 percent of Kenya and 60 percent of Ethiopia. Descendants of the oldest tribal societies in the world, they survive thanks to the animals they raise and the crops they grow, their travels de ...
• Shell faces first Nigeria spill claims in UK
  “A British court has ruled that a Nigerian community devastated by oil spills can claim compensation in the UK from the energy giant Shell. Royal Dutch Shell has already accepted responsibility and promised to pay some form of compensation for the spills, which took place in 2008 and 2009, destr ...
• Work underway on controversial Mekong River dam
  “By building this dam, Laos is disregarding its regional commitments and robbing the future of millions of people in the region who rely upon the river for their livelihood and food security,” said Ame Trandem, Southeast Asia program director for International Rivers. The dam â the first of 1 ...
• In Arid South African Lands, Fracking Controve ...
  “The controversy has put the government in a tough spot. Seventeen years after the end of apartheid, the African National Congress-led government is under pressure to deliver jobs, services, and greater prosperity to the countryâs largely impoverished and increasingly impatient population. The s ...
• Harvest rainwater or your taps could run dry
  “BANGALORE: The BWSSB has empowered itself to take stern action against owners of those houses where rainwater harvesting (RWH) apparatus is not installed. Having issued a deadline of December 31, 2011, for installation, and published a gazette notification on July 7, BWSSB can now cut off wate ...

D. Kucinich

• Kucinich Calls for Day of Mourning and Remembr ...
  Washington D.C. (August 6, 2011) � Congressman Dennis Kucinich (D-OH) today made the following statement after a helicopter crash in Afghanistan killed at least 37 people including 31 Americans according to news reports. �The loss of our men and women serving oversees is a deeply felt tragedy.� ...
• CBO Report Finds Dept. of Energy Undercharging ...
  A new report released today from the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) shows that the Department of Energy is dramatically undercharging energy companies for federal loan guarantees to build new nuclear reactors. The report, requested by Congressman Dennis Kucinich (D-OH) last year as Chairman o ...
• Kucinich: Why I Voted Against S. 365, the Budg ...
  Congressman Dennis Kucinich (D-OH) today released the following statement after voting against S. 365, the Budget Control Act of 2011. Kucinich voted in favor of a clean bill to raise the debt ceiling. S. 365, the Budget Control Act of 2011, is a landmark in American history, but for the wro ...
• Kucinich: Why I Voted for Senator Reid’s Revis ...
  Washington D.C. (July 30, 2011) � Congressman Dennis Kucinich (D-OH) today released the following statement after voting in favor of Senator Reid�s revised bill to raise the debt ceiling. �I have had and continue to have serious concerns about Senator Reid�s revised bill.� The cuts to discretio ...
• “The American People Do Not Want Us to Burn Do ...
  Washington D.C. (July 29, 2011) – Congressman Dennis Kucinich (D-OH) today delivered the following speech on the floor of the House of Representatives. See video here. “Here’s how we can take a couple steps back from the brink of default: “First, raise the debt ceiling until December 31, 2012 ...

Authentically Wired

• PRIVATE PRISONS
  … Thanks to Republican/GOP Arizona Governor Jan Brewer and Tea Party State Senator Russell Pearce and their SB1070 law … CCA is poster child for the fastest growing sector in Arizona seeking new employees … PRIVATE PRISONS … and you get to carry a gun … WOW … Prisons for profit READ COMPLETE ART ...
• …How to Eat Well and Save the Planet Too ...
  � ��How to Eat Well and Save the Planet Too �� � FRIDAY, AUGUST 5, 2011 �� http://globalwarming-arclein.blogspot.com/2011/08/how-to-eat-well-and-save-planet-too.html � Over the long term, and I mean long term, it is possible to feed a human population of around 100 billion people. �However our a ...
• YES … Homeland Security can watch you wh ...
    ⦠âBIGâ brother can pick you out of a crowd ⦠check out the link below and see for yourself ⦠YES ⦠Homeland Security can watch you whenever they want ⦠The Global Biometrics Reservation Proves You Can’t Hide In A Crowd 08-05-2011  â¢  gigapixel.com/   Destroying Native Americans was like ...
• VITAMIN “D”
  â¦The Stunning Effect of This Single Vitamin on CANCER… VITAMIN âDâ ⦠  READ COMPLETE  ARTICLE HERE â¦. Posted By Dr. Mercola | August 06 2011 â¦http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2011/08/06/why-we-dont-have-a-cure-for-cancer-yet-or-do-we.aspx?e_cid=20110806_DNL_art_1   What if ...
• … YES … Our American government lies
  ⦠YES ⦠Our American government lies, suppresses, deceives the world but mainly you and me and we continue to allow this ⦠Whyâ¦?   Censored color video from Hiroshima A-bomb aftermath 08-05-2011  ⢠ boing boing The Nation’s Greg Mitchell has a new book out about the strange saga of color vi ...

Popular Technology

• Correcting misinformation about the journal En ...
  A frequent source of contention in the global warming debate is the existence of skeptical peer-reviewed papers. These have been overwhelmingly proven to exist. Once confronted with this inconvenient truth, alarmists have desperately tried to discredit the journals that dare publish these papers ...
• Origin of the Popular Technology.net Peer-Revi ...
  There are various myths floating around online about where the Popular Technology.net peer-reviewed paper list originated, falsely giving credit to people who copied earlier versions of my list and published it as their own. The following is a brief history,Back in February 2007 I began compilin ...
• 900+ Peer-Reviewed Papers Supporting Skepticis ...
  WARNING: Do not accept any criticisms of this list without reading the notes or emailing, populartechnology (at) gmail (dot) comRead: The following papers support skepticism of AGW or AGW Alarm defined as, "concern relating to a negative environmental or socio-economic effect of AGW, usually exa ...
• Who is Deep Climate?
  A new climate alarmist blog appeared on October 18, 2008 from an "unknown" Canadian setting out to both "follow the money" and "follow the science" of the "climate science 'skeptic' movement in Canada". Who in the great Northwest of Victoria, British Columbia, Canada would undertake such a daunt ...
• Are Skeptical Scientists funded by ExxonMobil?
  In an article titled, "Analysing the ‘900 papers supporting climate scepticism’: 9 out of top 10 authors linked to ExxonMobil" from the environmental activist website The Carbon Brief, former Greenpeace "researcher" Christian Hunt failed to do basic research. He made no attempt to contact the sc ...

Monga Bay ( Articles )

• Indonesia's moratorium disappoints environment ...
  The moratorium on permits for new concessions in primary rainforests and peatlands will have a limited impact in reducing deforestation in Indonesia, say environmentalists who have reviewed the instruction released today by Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono. The moratorium, which too ...
• FSC mulls controversial motion to certify plan ...
  Members of the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC), meeting in Malaysia this week for its General Assembly, will consider various changes to the organization, including a vote on a controversial motion that would open the door—slightly at first—to sustainable-certification of companies that have be ...
• Unpaved road through Serengeti to progress
  After a week of confusion, the Tanzanian government has finally clarified its position on the hugely-controversial Serengeti road. The Minister for Natural Resources and Tourism, Ezekiel Maige, confirmed that a paved highway will not be built through the northern Serengeti National Park, however ...
• Richard Leakey: 'selfish' critics choose wrong ...
  The controversial Serengeti road is going ahead, but with conditions. According to the Tanzanian Minister for Natural Resources and Tourism, Ezekiel Maige, the road will not be paved and it will be run by the Tanzanian park authority who will have the power to monitor traffic to 'ensure no harm ...
• Arctic on the line: oil industry versus Greenp ...
  At the top of the world sits a lone region of shifting sea ice, bare islands, and strange creatures. For most of human history the Arctic remained inaccessible to all but the hardiest of peoples, keeping it relatively pristine and untouched. But today, the Arctic is arguably changing faster than ...

Science - NZ Herald

• Can we all move to Mars after all? New possibi ...
  NASA has announced it's discovered new evidence for possible salt water flows during the warmest months on Mars.The discovery is the closest scientists
• Stephan Lewandowsky: Why scientists won't deba ...
  Whether at conferences or in the peer-reviewed literature, scientific debates are a crucial part of the error prevention and correction process that has served science and the public well for centuries.Tellingly, so-called climate...
• NZ-led research finds quick candida test
  A diagnostic tool developed by a team led by Massey University researcher Jan Schmid could prevent about 60 New Zealand deaths a year from the fungal infection candidemia - and save thousands of lives worldwide.Dr Schmid, a senior...
• And now, a car that cooks tea
  Nissan and Mitsubishi say their electric cars can be used for more than just going to the grocery store. Soon, the battery-powered vehicles may also help owners cook dinner during a blackout.Mitsubishi is working to increase the...
• Virus kills fifth horse in New South Wales
  A fifth horse has died from the Hendra virus in New South Wales. The horse died at a property near Mullumbimby on the NSW north coast, the Department of Primary Industries confirmed. Four other horses on the quarantined property...

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Hit & Run | Reason

• Rand Paul Calls for Treasury Secretary Tim Gei ...
  A press release sent this morning by Sen. Rand Paul's office:  Sen. Rand Paul today issued a statement calling for the resignation of U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner from his cabinet post, effective immediately, for his gross mismanagement of federal economic policy and ...
• Attn, Cincinnati-Dayton-Oxford (Ohio) Reasonoi ...
  The book tour for The Declaration of Independents: How Libertarian Politics Can Fix What's Wrong With America makes its next stop in the charming college town of Oxford, Ohio, which is home to Miami University, the corpse of Weeb Ewbank, and me. On Saturday, July 13, Matt Welch an ...
• Standard & Poor's Downgrades U.S. Debt
  Story here; PDF here. Those (many) who are rubbishing the eminently rubbishable S&P tonight are generally not grappling with something we've been talking about for years around these parts: The current fiscal trajectory of the United States is not just deteriorating rapidly, ...
• New at Reason: Mike Riggs on the Higher Educat ...
  A growing chorus of economists and educators think that the higher education industry will be America's next bubble. The combination of easy credit, high tuition, and poor job prospects, writes Associate Editor Mike Riggs, have resulted in growing delinquency and default rates on n ...
• How Many Medical Marijuana Patients Are Fakers ...
  A recent survey of 1,746 patients at nine medical marijuana evaluation clinics in California indicates that "the patient population has evolved from mostly HIV/AIDS and cancer patients to a significantly more diverse array." University of California at Santa Cruz sociologist Craig R ...

Mercury Rising

• Murdoch stew
  Elisabeth Murdoch has declined to submit herself to becoming a human sacrifice by joining the Board at News Corp. Cops who took bribes from Murdoch will be investigated for tax evasion. Wonder what new information their plea bargains will include. “The fake sheikh,” Mahzer Mahmood of Murdoch’s T ...
• The need for Jubilation
  Here’s the very definition of political risk. The Chinese are threatening, in a hectoring tone that does not befit a nation that suffered from debt slavery for two centuries or so, to refuse buy any more debt unless we cut Social Security and Medicare. The current Chinese government is, by the w ...
• Deficits driven by Bush tax cuts, recession
  From CBPP via Avedon: Yeah, the wars are a factor, they should add in Medicare D, but the picture is clear: without ending the Bush tax cuts, there is simply no way to close the budget gap except to outright steal the Social Security and Medicare trust funds. Read the article. It refutes the Her ...
• The return of slavery
  One of the reasons I used to refuse to invest in China, and now do so only selectively, is that they use some prison labor. Prison labor, unless it’s done at a competitive wage, is a form of slavery. So, to be consistent, I should divest from the US. Mike Elk and Bob Sloan, The [...]
• The triumph of voodoo
  A couple of days ago, I posted in comments: Adding, 8/3: For those who believe in voodoo, markets at noon are below resistance, at about 1240 (S&P). Next line of resistance is ca. 1180, which would be a ca. 12% drop from recent highs. The 50% retracement would be at 1025 and the 33% retracement ...

Reality Sandwich

• Overdose at the Airport
  As the rate of cancer spikes among Transportation Security Agency (TSA) officers who work near the full-body scanners at the Boston Logan Airport, union reps are alarmed at having been misinformed by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and TSA regarding the safety of these machines.read more
• This Week in Psychedelics
  "This Week in Psychedelics" is a Reality Sandwich column that follows the multifaceted media appearances of this class of chemicals and their effects in popular culture. read more
• The First Supper: Entheogens and the Origin of ...
  � The following is excerpted from the new book Mushrooms, Myths & Mithras: The Drug Cult that Civilized Europe by Carl Ruck, Mark Alwin Hoffman, José Alfredo González Celdrán published by City Lights.   Our greatest blessings come to us by way of madness, provided madness is given us by w ...
• Sacred Economics: Chapter 6, "The Economics of ...
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• 25 Cents to Save a Life?
  Two studies conducted in Sub-Saharan Africa (Kenya, Uganda and Botswana) suggest that antiretroviral medicine can play an essential role in the fight against the spread of HIV and AIDS. read more

Desertification

• EAST AFRICA: Massive Aid Needed to Stave off D ...
  International donors have given more than one billion dollars to ease the famine in Somalia and elsewhere in the Horn of Africa, but U.N. officials say another billion will be needed to prevent the situation from deteriorating in other areas.
• Eleven Million at Risk in Horn of Africa
  "I have never seen anything like it. Many mothers have lost three or four children. It's a tragedy out here," Austin Kennan, regional director for the Horn of Africa for Concern Worldwide, told IPS from within the crisis zone.
• UN: Somalia Is 'Worst Humanitarian Disaster'
  The head of the United Nations refugee agency has described the situation in drought-hit Somalia as the "worst humanitarian disaster" in the world, after meeting with those affected at the Dadaab refugee camp in Kenya.
• Dam Project in Turkey Breeds Controversy
  The tranquillity and mystery of this town on the banks of Tigris River will not last long. The millennia-old town will be nearly totally destroyed once the nearby Ilisu dam, built for energy and irrigation, is complete.
• AFRICA: Eco-Labels "Greenwashing" Forest Explo ...
  "Eco-label fatigue" is setting in as green logging certification schemes are undermining proper government management of forest resources while "greenwashing" private ownership of these public resources, critics say.

Automatic Earth

• August 5 2011: Europe throws in the towel
• August 3 2011: The Next Bank Bailout Bloodbath ...
• August 1 2011: Of Ceilings and Dungeons
• July 28 2011: Real Black. Real Swan.
• July 26 2011: Austerity is coming to the U.S.A.

  IPS - Inter Press Services

• ISRAEL: High Costs Force New Settlements of Sorts
  About 10,000 people marched through the streets of downtown Jerusalem last week chanting "The people demand social justice" and calling for access to affordable housing. The demonstration was one of about a dozen taking place simultaneously throughout Israel – which drew nearly 150,000 t ...
• PAKISTAN: Tourism Takes On Taliban
  Standing in the busy main market place of Mingora, it is hard to think that just two years ago this city in Swat district was under the tyranny of the Taliban.
• Between Libya and the Deep Sea
  NATO's five-month bombing campaign in Libya, run under the guise of protecting civilians, is also killing victims fleeing the conflict, directly and indirectly.
• ECUADOR: Big Bucks from China Drive Domestic D ...
  Ecuador sees the loans it has agreed with China as "good news," because they are long-term, and all that is required in return is "oil, and not the horrendous adjustments imposed by the IMF (International Monetary Fund)," leftwing Ecuadorian President Rafael Correa told analysts critical of th ...
• COLOMBIA: Paramilitaries Dig in to Fight Retur ...
  While President Juan Manuel Santos described his government's land restitution policy as "a veritable revolution" during a speech in northwest Colombia, some 300 far-right paramilitaries were taking up positions less than 100 km from there to fight the effort to return land to small farmers di ...

Scoop - NZ

• US Shale Gas Reserves May Be 100% Overstated
  Shale gas has become an important and permanent feature of U.S. energy supply. Daily production has increased from less than 1 billion cubic feet of gas per day (bcfd) in 2003, when the first modern horizontal drilling and fracture stimulation was used, to almost 20 bcfd by mid-2011. There ar ...
• UK protest turns violent
  Angry crowds have attacked riot police in north London following a protest at the fatal shooting of a man by armed officers earlier in the week. British police battled to restore order on Sunday as rioters went on the rampage in Tottenham, torching police cars, vans, a bus and buildings amid ...
• The West's horrible fiscal choice
  The US, Britain, and Europe are together embarking on a sudden and severe tightening of fiscal policy, in unison, before economic recovery has reached safe take-off speed. The experiment was last tried in the 1930s. Former US Treasury Secretary Larry Summers said there is now a one-third cha ...
• ECB throws Itaiy, Spain to the wolves
  Its refusal to act in the face of an existential threat to monetary union has set off violent tremors across the global financial system, raising the risk that the crisis will spiral out of control. Bank shares crashed in Madrid and Milan, with Intesa Sanpaolo down 10pc and Italy's MIB index ...
• Worst NSW retail results for 50 years
  When adjusted for inflation, national sales barely grew, rising 0.6 per cent, much less than the rate of population growth. But in NSW spending sank. Unpublished Bureau of Statistics figures made available to the Herald show the volume of food bought in NSW over the year fell about 1 per cent ...

Independent - London

• Two Britons die in Maldives
  A British couple were killed in a quadbiking accident while on their honeymoon in the Maldives, police on the holiday island said today.
• Four killed in Syrian crackdown
  Syrian forces attacked a central town and stormed parts of an eastern city, killing at least four people in fresh fighting as President Bashar Assad's government struggled to crush a five-month-old uprising, activists said.
• NATO says 4 killed in Afghan attacks
  NATO says four of its service members have been killed by insurgents in two separate attacks in Afghanistan.
• Seven held in Argentina over French tourist deaths
  Argentine authorities have detained seven people in the rape and slaying of two French tourists last month.
• Syrian troops storm eastern city
  Syrian troops have stormed parts of the eastern city of Deir el-Zour and explosions can be heard throughout the area, according to activists.

Rogue Government.com

• Hackers claim they exposed Booz Allen Hamilto ...
  Hackers flying the AntiSec banner claimed today that they compromised a server at consulting firm Booz Allen Hamilton and have released internal data, including about 90,000 military e-mail addresses.
• Roman-era shipwreck reveals ancient medical s ...
  A wooden chest discovered on board the vessel contained pills made of ground-up vegetables, herbs and plants such as celery, onions, carrots, cabbage, alfalfa and chestnuts – all ingredients referred to in classical medical texts.
• Geo-engineering: green versus greed in the ra ...
  The alert on the Climate Ark website in January 2009 was marked urgent: "Take action: A rogue science ship is poised to carry out risky experimental fertilisation of the Southern Ocean. This is likely [to be] the first of many coming attempts to begin geo-engineering the biosphere as a solution ...
• Australian kids are living in climate of fear
  On the eve of Prime Minister Julia Gillard's carbon tax package announcement, psychologists and scientists said the lessons were alarmist, created unneeded anxiety among school children and endangered their mental health.
• Over 1,400 arrested, tear gas fired in Malays ...
  Malaysian police fired repeated rounds of tear gas and detained over 1,400 people in the capital on Saturday as thousands of activists evaded roadblocks and barbed wire to hold a street protest against Prime Minister Najib Razak's government.

Innovation Canada

• Tele-coaching
  Children in Nova Scotia who suffer from disruptive behaviour, anxiety disorders or other moderate mental health issues often fail to receive timely access to psychological care. It can take up to a year to see a psychologist for treatment. Dalhousie University psychologist Patrick McGrath is dev ...
• Always wear sunscreen
  As the summer signals hot weather and long days at the beach, doctors, cosmeticians and mothers everywhere rally to proffer their standard warning: “Always wear sunscreen.” But for people who are allergic to sunblock, like Elda Scaiano, it is impossible to wear commercial sunscreens. Fortunately ...
• Virtual practice makes perfect
  For Halifax-based neurosurgeon David Clarke, the Monday-afternoon surgery session of Aug. 17, 2009, was anything but routine. For starters, his patient’s brain tumour was located in a tricky spot, close to the delicate part of the brain that controls speech. A small slip of the scalpel either wa ...
• A powerful elixir
  The good news is that there are more than a million cancer survivors in Canada. The bad news is that they live with the long-term effects of treatment, including extreme fatigue, memory and attention problems, bone density loss, leading to fractures, and a sometimes debilitating anxiety over can ...
• No more slipping through the cracks
  At any given time, some 19,000 children are in foster care in Ontario, placed there for their protection by one of the province’s 53 Children’s Aid Societies (CAS). While CAS caseworkers write meticulous reports on the children who pass through the system, the details contained in the thousands ...

Signs of the times

• Quake Flash report : Unusual earthquake close ...
  An unusual weak coastal earthquake struck the Hadera and Netanya area. The earthquake was felt in Israel and in the Gaza strip. The current epicenter area can be called as very unusual. We have NO trace of any historic important earthquakes in the past. For a lot of people it will be a uniq ...
• BEST OF THE WEB: MIVILUDicrous! Mass suicide f ...
  The French Government has alerted the country to the risk of mass suicides by people who believe that the world would end by December 21, 2012. A government watchdog, which monitors cults and suspicious spiritual activities, is keeping an eye on the hamlet of Bugarach in the south of France, wh ...
• Death of a campaigner: corrupt Indian official ...
  Arup Kalita's body was found this week, his skeletal remains finally recovered from the shallow depths a pond in the small village of Kukurmara in India's north-eastern fringes. His mobile phone, motor bike keys, driving licence and trousers were all discovered along with his bones. How he ...
• Is this Jack the Ripper? Scotland Yard's Chief ...
  Spanish handwriting expert claims to solve 120-year-old murder mystery Suspects have ranged from a member of Royal Family to a local butcher - but it is now claimed that Jack the Ripper was the very detective who led the hunt for the killer. Chief Inspector Frederick Abberline of Scotland Y ...
• Ukraine: Tymoshenko Backers Start Sit-In in Kiev
  Supporters of former Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko have started an indefinite sit-in to protest her detention until she is released. Over 100 supporters, including members of parliament, have pitched about 30 tents near the courthouse in Kiev, vowing to continue their sit-in until ...

The Galloping Beaver

• He figured it out . . .
  "I FIGURED IT OUT" from Jamestown High School The Pajama Game March 2010, delightful, wonderful song. According to Wiki, The Pajama Game is a musical based on the novel 7½ Cents by Richard Bissell. It features a score by Richard Adler and Jerry Ross. The story deals with labor troubles in a paja ...
• A North American Union...
  ...of failed and failing states. Northern Mexico is riddled with drug violence. They find mass graves in the desert. There are tens of thousands of Mexican troops in the north, yet the violence continues. The cartels sometimes achieve folk hero status among the public because they, like Hezboll ...
• It's catching . . .
  HIVMEDICAL XPRESS has a disturbing report: "First large study to find HIV epidemic among gays in the Middle East". HIV epidemics are emerging in several countries in the Middle East and North Africa among men who have sex with men, a term that encompasses gay, non-gay identified homosexual men, ...
• Abdelrazik, Kenney, and the extension of the state
  So today we find CSIS has leaked a document suggesting that Abousfian Abdelrazik had a phone conversation where he plotted with Adil Charkaoui to blow up an airliner. In 2000. Some things come to mind. First, this has not been proven. Second, if true, there are criminal laws on the books in C ...
• Be your own boss . . .
  AH, THE JOYS OF THE OWNER-OPERATOR. The freight biz has changed over the last 30 years; railroad freight declined, and humongous 18-wheelers took over. With the advent of cheap PC's and bookkeeping software, the corporate accountants realized that they could get rid of all the fleet driver jobs ...

Media Matters for America

• Attention Media: S&P Lacks Credibility
  When reporting on Standard & Poor's recent downgrade of the U.S. credit rating and its assessments of the U.S. fiscal situation, media outlets should carefully examine the rating agency's credibility. Congressional Commission: Rating Agencies "Key Enablers Of The Financial Meltdown." From ...
• Fox, Limbaugh Campaign Against Majority Rule I ...
  Rush Limbaugh and Fox News contributor Dana Perino have claimed that the FAA shutdown was caused by a dispute over the Democrats' "backdoor way to help the unions with the card check bill." In reality, the dispute involves corporate and Republican opposition to a decision by the National Mediat ...
• Doocy Revives "Bogus" Cost-Per-Job Math To Att ...
  Recently, Fox News' Steve Doocy has repeatedly recycled the right-wing attack that the stimulus cost taxpayers between $200,000 and $278,000 per job. In fact, PolitiFact Texas rated this claim "False," and Nobel laureate Paul Krugman called the math upon which this calculation is based "bogus." ...
• Barack Ogabe: The Kenyan Anti-Colonialist Who ...
  Rush Limbaugh claimed that President Obama's economic "role model" is Rubert Mugabe, who "took the white people's farms." Other conservatives have claimed that Obama is an "African colonial" and that the core of his faith "is African nativism." Limbaugh: The "Next Thing To Look Out For Is For ...
• After Insisting Debt Was "Issue Number One," F ...
  Fox News has repeatedly played up the national debt as the "number one issue" facing the country, despite statements from economists that unemployment is a more pressing problem. Now, in the aftermath of a default crisis that was manufactured by conservatives, Fox is criticizing Obama for "pivo ...

Global Research.ca

• America's Economic Chaos: Don't Panic, Get Inf ...
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• The Credit Crisis Rages On; What caused Stock ...
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• "Blanket of Darkness" over Tripoli. NATO Targe ...
  For more details, please click on the link to read the article.
• HIROSHIMA DAY 2003: Secret Meeting on the Priv ...
  For more details, please click on the link to read the article.
• August 6, 1945: The Moral Legacy of Hiroshima ...
  For more details, please click on the link to read the article.

TPM Cafe

• What Standard & Poor's Got Right
  Nothing in my journalistic experience of credit-ratings agencies has ever inclined me to respect their social and political premises or judgments. Whenever someone from a ratings agency sought to enlighten me on the social-policy implications of New York City's dire finances in the 1970s and lat ...
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• The Republican's Double-Dip, and What Must Be Done
  John Boehner said Tuesday the Republicans got "90 percent of what we wanted" from the budget deal. So presumably he and his colleagues are willing to take responsibility for some 450 points of today's mammoth 513-point drop in the Dow Jones Industrial Average. I'm being a bit facetious - bu ...
• Brave New World Redux
  This is a very long essay. I'm going to post some of it here, but you can read the whole thing at my blog. After Thursday's stock market crash, we find ourselves staring into the abyss of a potential double-dip recession. Republican's, having ignored the history lesson of the business lobby 1 ...
• Palestinians will soon come full circle
  The Palestinian national liberation movement has reached its end. As the Palestinian leadership - if there is such a legitimate body today - prepares to bring the issue of statehood to the UN this September, the weeks and months ahead will witness the last desperate attempt to get the internatio ...

Institute for Middle East Understanding

• Tent 1948 (Abir Kopty, Mondoweiss)
  If you are Palestinian, it will be difficult to find anything to identify with in Tel Aviv's tents' city on Rothschild Boulevard, until you reach Tent 1948. My first tour there was a ...
• Demoting Arabic: Knesset finally tells the tru ...
  On its way to passing a law that would remove Arabic's status as Israel's second official language, the Knesset is simply acknowledging the second-class status of Arabs in Israel. The ...
• Wall Gate # 300 - The Story of Toura al-Gharbi ...
• Academic claims Israeli school textbooks conta ...
  Nurit Peled-Elhanan, a professor of language and education at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, has studied the content of Israeli school books for the past five years, and her acco ...
• Hamas security forces seize suspected rocket f ...
  Security forces in the Gaza Strip on Saturday detained two members of an Islamist group suspected of firing rockets at Israel, a source close to the group said. The source said the mi ...

Water - AlterNet

• Nigerian Oil Pollution May Need World's Bigges ...
  Activists reacted to the report by harshly criticizing oil giant Shell, historically Nigeria's largest producer.
• Feds Say Major New York Gas Pipeline Poses Saf ...
  The leak resulted from a faulty weld that hadn't passed inspection and other sections of the pipeline appear to have been installed without proper evaluation.
• Do We Need a Militant Movement to Save the Pla ...
  Derrick Jensen, Lierre Keith and Aric McBay call for new strategy to stave off environmental catastrophe.
• 'Exceptional' Drought Parches United States
  About 41 percent of the country is facing abnormal dryness or drought.
• The Tea Party's Next Target: Taking Out the EP ...
  In the midst of a packed schedule snapping at President Obama's heels, Republicans have found time to try and rip the heart out of the Environmental Protection Agency.

Public Citizen in Texas

• How long can we endure this drought – wait, it ...
  The Climate Prediction Center says there is now a 50/50 chance of a return to La Nina conditions this fall. La Nina is an expansive area of cooler-than-normal water in the Pacific Ocean. This cooling alters weather patterns across the U.S., and almost always results in drier than normal conditio ...
• Deregulation has put Texas energy security at ...
  The PUC wants to have a meeting at the end of August to try to figure out how to fix Texas’s experiment of a deregulated generation market, as we look like we are going to run out of energy during what could be ever increasing hot summers. It seems the current market based behavior doesn’t [...]
• Shut off unnessary equipment before ERCOT is f ...
  As temperatures soared yesterday, ERCOT estimates that electricity usage reached an all-time peak high (breaking Wednesday’s record) with Texans using 60,157 MW of power – flying past the official record set on August 31, 2000 when 57,606 MW of power was consumed by Texans in the ERCOT service ...
• Temperatures in Texas soar — and so do energy ...
  This is a reprint of a post by Jake Dyer from the RechargeTexas.com blog The rolling blackouts that swept through Texas last February have been blamed on the unexpected failure of generation plants. The temperature dropped during a cold snap, the plants froze up, and then — before anybody really ...
• LCRA cancels board meeting with the White Stal ...
  August 10 LCRA Board meeting canceled after White Stallion water contract pulled from agenda Discussion and possible action by the LCRA Board of Directors on a contract to provide water to a proposed new coal plant in Matagorda County has been postponed indefinitely. This decision comes after th ...

Unexplained Mysteries

• Rendlesham Commander speaks out
  The US Commander in charge at the time of the Rendlesham Forest UFO incident has spoken out. US Air Force Colonel Conrad was the commander of the airf...
• Did apes evolve from humans ?
  An anthropologist has claimed that humans didn't evolve from apes - instead apes evolved from humans. This conclusion was reached by Kent State Univer...
• Orange goo in Alaska baffles experts
  A strange orange gunk that appeared in a remote Alaskan village has locals and experts alike baffled. The substance initially washed up on shores of K...
• Huge network of Stone Age tunnels found
  A vast network of neolithic tunnels built 12,000 years ago would have criss-crossed the UK and Europe. The tunnels have been found underneath sites al...
• Live rat found in supermarket loaf
  A woman in Australia got the shock of her life when she discovered a live rat inside a loaf of bread. She'd bought the bread at a supermarket and was ...

Grassroots

• Development, a fairy tale of catastrophic prop ...
  times_square.jpg Amnesty International released a report on indigenous rights this week called �Sacrificing Rights in the Name of Development: Indigenous Peoples Under Threat in the Americas,� which exposes the impact of development projec ...
• Challenging Mega-Dams through the People’s Per ...
  anaa_logo.jpg The La Parota mega-dam being constructed in Guerrero, Mexico will displace over 5,000 families and have an indirect impact on an additional 15,000 lives.� That is unless the Assembly of Environmentally Impacted Communities (A ...
• Monsanto Nation
  Subheadline:� Taking Down Goliath Outside Author Info Outside Author Bio:� Ronnie Cummins is a veteran activist, author, and organizer. He is the International Director of the Organic Consu ...
• Losing Jerusalem, Piece by Piece
  snaking_wall.jpg In Bir Nabala, a neighborhood in East Jerusalem, Israel’s separation Wall provides a concrete backdrop to what was once a view of the old city. On a stormy afternoon, Bir Nabala’s head of counsel Haj Tawfik Nabeli guided m ...
• Taking on TIAA-CREF, with pain and outrage
  Outside Author Info Outside Author Bio:� Alice Rothchild is a Boston-based physician, a Grassroots International supporter, and author of "Broken Promises, Broken Dreams: Stories of Jewish Trauma and Resilience." Her website is www.alicerothchild.com. ...

Climate

• Value on Ecosystem Services Needed to Curb Asi ...
  Source:� AlertNet Deforestation is still occurring at an alarming rate in Asia Pacific countries despite a slight increase in overall forest cover, a leading climate scientist said Friday, and a better system to put a value on ...
• Donald Trump Pledges 'Any Legal Means' Fight A ...
  Source:� Guardian Donald Trump has pledged to use "any legal means" to block the building of an offshore windfarm near his championship golf course in Aberdeenshire in Scotland.
• Greentech Venture Investing Looks for a Reboot
  Source:� CNET News Once the hot category, venture investing in clean energy technologies is decidedly mixed, making it tougher for young green-tech businesses to get money to grow.
• UK FSA Warning Over Carbon Credit Trading Schemes
  Source:� Guardian Carbon credit trading schemes are set to become a major scam hitting unwary investors. This week the UK Financial Services Authority issued its first consumer alert on the schemes following an unprecedented 1 ...
• ICE to Shutter Chicago Climate Futures Exchang ...
  Source:� Reuters Intercontinental Exchange Inc will close its U.S. emissions derivatives platform, the Chicago Climate Futures Exchange, as it is losing money and the chances of a federal carbon-reduction plan being put into ...

GreenBiz

• Climate Corps 2011: Taking an HR Approach to E ...
  With 30,000 employees in 73 offices, harnessing individuals' energy and efforts will be key to taking sustainability to the next level at PricewaterhouseCoopers.
• Philips' Ultra-Efficient Lightbulb Wins $10M Prize
  Philips Lighting has taken the top award for the Bright Tomorrow Lighting Prize, netting a $10 million cash prize for its LED�light bulb that uses less than 10 watts to generate as much light as the standard 60-watt incandescent light bulb.
• Military Housing Goes Red, White & Green
  Lend Lease, a low-profile property development firm that has cornered the market on military housing, is in the midst of building two of the largest solar-powered communities in the nation.
• First Takes: E.U.'s Fish-Dumping Problem, Floo ...
  Fish dumped due to the European Union's fish quota system, fees for recycling and composting in the U.K., and the effect recent floods had on the oxygen-deprived "dead zone" in the Gulf of Mexico are among the stories we're looking at this morning.
• 6 Things You Need to Know to Get Certified Und ...
  During a webcast organized by GreenBiz.com this week, representatives from the US Department of Energy and Underwriters Laboratories walked through the details of the just-released energy management standard, and how companies can get on board, quickly.

Reuters Global

• Video: DSK accuser press conference
  Live video: DSK accuser press conference
• India and Pakistan: moving out of intensive care
  The Birkin bag was amusing but irrelevant. The direction of policy on India and Pakistan is to be found in the joint statement, for all its caution and unanswered questions.
• The power of a soccer ball
  Anyone who watched the women's World Cup final might have wondered if it's possible to harness that pure human energy. Turns out, it is.
• On the Afghanistan-Pakistan border : cutting o ...
  Pakistan's defence minister has threatened to move forces away from the Afghan border, where they are deployed to fight al Qaeda and the Taliban, if the United States cuts off aid to the cash-strapped country
• Drone strikes are police work, not an act of war?
  Launching an air strike in another nation would normally be considered an act of aggression. But advocates of America's rapidly expanding unmanned drone programme don't see it that way.

Booman Tribune

• Weekend Reading
  It's easier to find the time to read long pieces of journalism on the weekends. I enjoyed reading this piece about the 8 ways our youngins are being programmed not to rebel. I'd say the number one way is The Entertainment, however you define that. Smart phones, the Internet, and television ar ...
• An Agenda 21 President?
  This morning I encountered a small army of Agenda 21 paranoid fruitcakes while visiting the Phoenixville Farmer's Market. They looked kind of normal. All in their forties or fifties, a little less than average in the looks department. But zonked out of their minds on bullshit. I have their fl ...
• The Pres Tried to Save Our Credit Rating
  Remember when the president suddenly offered the Republicans a grand bargain on deficit reduction and put entitlements on the table if the Republicans would only consider eliminating tax loopholes for private jet owners and other millionaires? Remember how so many progressives howled about the ...
• Casual Observation
  Of course, it's only natural that Republicans will try to avert blame for our credit downgrade. What's their alternative? To accept some responsibility? But I hope at least privately that a good many of them are looking in the mirror. For a party that likes to accuse the Democrats of turning ...
• If Romney Can't Win in the South...
  I wish the calendar for the GOP nomination process wasn't such a mess. It makes it nearly impossible to game out how the process will unfold. As of now, there isn't much of a Super Tuesday, and there is also a new rule that's going to change things dramatically. Primaries held before April wil ...

Environmental Graffiti

• 10 Most Beautiful Swamps on Earth
  The mysterious swamps of the world in all their stunning natural beauty! Truly spellbinding pics! This is just a brief summary, please visit Environmental Graffiti to see the full, formatted version of the article
• The Myth and Mystery Behind Crop Circles
  Crop circles have evolved from simple folk art into highly complex artworks. read more This is just a brief summary, please visit Environmental Graffiti to see the full, formatted version of the article
• GrowthBusters: A Groundbreaking Documentary fo ...
  "GrowthBusters: Hooked on Growth" is a new documentary by filmmaker Dave Gardner that challenges our beliefs about economic growth, population and consumption. read more This is just a brief summary, please visit Environmental Graffiti to see the full, formatted version of the article ...
• Van Gogh Painting Recreated as an Amazing Livi ...
  A unique living wall made of plants depicting Van Gogh's "Wheat Field with Cypresses". read more This is just a brief summary, please visit Environmental Graffiti to see the full, formatted version of the article
• 15 Incredible Escape Tools Made by Prison Inmates
  Inmates have recycled numerous items to make their escapes, both successful and not! This is just a brief summary, please visit Environmental Graffiti to see the full, formatted version of the article

Foreign Policy in Focus

• UN Origins Project Series, Part 2: The Importa ...
  In World War II, the Allies realized that winning the information war would be essential to their eventual success.
• Bibi's Mind at Work: "Housing Crisis? I Have J ...
  One of Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu's responses to the recent middle-class protests was to build almost a thousand new houses for the settlers.
• Microbloggers Push the Envelope of Free Expres ...
  The recent high-speed train crash in Wenzhou, China revealed that the Chinese are ravenous for the truth.
• Obama's Approach to Disarmament as Self-Sabota ...
  As with the debt-ceiling deal, there's no end to the largesse that the Obama administration bestows on the nuclear weapons program.
• UN Origins Project Series, Part 1: How the All ...
  The project intends to show how the United Nations was born in 1942, creating a relatively stable and peaceful post-war international system.

Global Elite

• Fear, Intimidation & Media Disinformation: U.K ...
  Michel Chossudovsky, Global Research, August 20, 2009 An official UK government report –quoted extensively in Britain’s tabloid media– is warning the British public that there will ...
• President European Commission Advocated World ...
  Jurriaan Maessen. Infowars. July 24th, 2009 On September 7, 1992, two term President of the European Commission Jacques Delors gave a speech to the Royal Institute of International ...
• Billions of People Expected to Die Under Curre ...
  Barbara Minton, Natural News, July 21st, 2009 Your right to eat healthy food and use supplements of your choice is rapidly vanishing, but every effort has been made to keep you in t ...
• Bioweapons, Dangerous Vaccines, and Threats of ...
  Stephen Lendman, Global Research, July 7th, 2009 Although international law prohibits the use of chemical and bacteriological weapons, America has had an active biological warfare p ...
• Today we’re all prisoners in the USA
  Papers, Please! June 2, 2009 As of today, June 1, 2009, even U.S. citizens are officially prisoners in the USA, or exiles barred from entering our own country without the government ...

Al Jazeera

• Syrian army launches fresh assaults
  Activists say at least 50 people killed in Deir ez-Zor as Arab League joins international calls for violence to stop.
• Israel PM forms panel to quell protests
  Committee to discuss socio-economic reform, after hundreds of thousands protest across Israel over high cost of living.
• Israel ex-president appeals rape conviction
  Moshe Katsav to challenge seven-year prison sentence following rape and sexual harassment conviction in December.
• Yemen President Saleh 'leaves Saudi hospital'
  Wounded leader reported to have been taken to temporary residence in Saudi capital of Riyadh to recover from treatment.
• UN chief urges Syria to end violent crackdown
  Ban Ki-moon expresses "strong concern over mounting violence and death toll" in telephone conversation with president.

Green Inc. - NYT

• Reddy Kilowatt Works Up a Sweat
  As record levels of power demand were set in Nebraska, Kansas, Oklahoma, New Mexico and part of Texas, grids were not equipped to help one another much.
• Hudson Valley Lures Green City Folk
  Te migration began with weekender incursions in the '80s and '90s, gained a more urgent tone after 9/11, stumbled during the real estate bust and is now finding its way again, with a green emphasis.
• As Humans Draw Nearer, Leopards Attack in India
  Many of this year's attacks took place on the edges of forest reserves, reflecting the growing encroachment of humans on the leopard's ecosystem, experts say.
• Challenges Ahead on Arctic Drilling
  Even if the federal government grants Shell all of the permits that are needed to drill in the Beaufort Sea, legal challenges are certain to be filed.
• Hurricane Season Is Looking More Serious
  Government forecasters say that there is now an 85 percent chance of above-average hurricane activity this year, with as many as five major hurricanes.

Dot Earth News

• Maine Moments
  Quiet moments on a busy planet.
• On the Shark Beat
  A seasoned political reporter turns her back on Capitol Hill's predators and dives in with real sharks.
• A Climate Scientist's View of a Famine's Roots
  A climate scientist lays out the argument for ocean warming underpinning Somali hunger.
• Somali Agony and the Outside World
  Considering the roots of Somalia's famine.
• A New Look at Population Bombs and Bulges
  A fresh look at humanity's cresting growth spurt and its implications, for good or ill.

Doug Feith : Hong Pong

• Markets take more of a dive, so cash out and s ...
  In Afghanistan the 'Seal Six' craft evidently went down... everyone killed in action there are now called "NATO troops" instead of Americans. Heavily armed Multi-Jurisdiction FoodControl Swat teams step in to shut down & crush the Rawesome Foods outlet in Venice CA as our friendly local industri ...
• Special Analysis :-P The interstellar/local en ...
  In July you’ll be launching another three-day Pleiadian event in Minneapolis. How many have you done so far? Christine Day, Pleiadian Ambassador!: We’ve done three in the United States and this will be our fourth one in the last 12 months. We are building one in September in Brazil and one in Ge ...
• The Great Default & End of July; Minneapolis' ...
  Looks like they just announced some kind of debt deal, staving off total collapse for a month or 2. Next up..... In July you’ll be launching another three-day Pleiadian event in Minneapolis. How many have you done so far? Christine Day, Pleiadian Ambassador!: We’ve done three in the United State ...
• Middle East nets Liberal Revolutions with Anar ...
  I had to snag a bit of this from the site Jadaliyya: Anarchist, Liberal, and Authoritarian Enlightenments: Notes From the Arab Spring -- the tipping point is referencing Max Weber, who we just don't hear enough about these days. Interesting site. I wonder to what extent the Egypt scenario connec ...
• Bernie Sanders causes exposure of $16,000,000, ...
  The criminal banker syndicate which has captured much of our federal government has finally had some of its inner mechanics exposed thanks to Bernie Sanders, one of a handful of legit people in Congress today.... The Full Bernie post is well earned: The Fed Audit - Newsroom: U.S. Senator Bernie ...

Daily Censored

• The University of Maryland Workers’ Righ ...
  The past several months have marked the University of Maryland (College Park), with turmoil, struggle, pain, and solidarity. This all stems from the reprehensible climate of racial discrimination, sexual abuse and mistreatment that many employees are met with each time they step on campus. Most ...
• Is there a Revolution Coming this October? (YW ...
  Click the link below to listen to the show now: http://www.blogtalkradio.com/your-world-news/2011/08/04/is-there-a-revolution-coming-in-october Join us this episode as we spoke with Dr. Margaret Flowers to discuss the October 6th Movement to “Stop the Machine and Create a New World”. Dr. Flowers ...
• THE GOOD, THE BAD AND THE CRAZY
  The political elite and its stenographic media don’t classify types of terrorists. If they did we would get the good, the bad and the crazy. Since no one is perfect, the virtuous purveyors of death and destruction naturally need flexibility. Mistakes occasionally occur. For example, when US dron ...
• The North American Nobel Prize laureate in Eco ...
  Joseph Stiglitz gives a little surprise speech at one 15M movement assembly in Madrid Marches from all over the country fill up the Spanish capital with assemblies, forums, demonstrations, and actions of protest and start an international march to Brussels by Concha Mateos Madrid July 25th , 201 ...
• Gandhi on how to end injustice: Speak the trut ...
  source: Carl Herman âIt is more correct to say that Truth is God than to say God is truth. …we must speak the Truth.â - Gandhi on Truth (and here, pg. 20) US injustice in major policies will end when enough Americans speak the truth. The injustice is literal: US government policies with war an ...

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Institute for Policy Studies

• Debt and Empire
  Congress is cutting left and right. Will they also cut empire?
• Budgeting for the Great American Train Wreck
  Our economy needs a new stimulus package, not a poison pill.
• The Lineup: Week of Aug. 1-7, 2011
  Donald Kaul underscores the GOP's intransigence over raising the debt ceiling.
• Murdoch Gets Caught Red-Handed
  He created the perfect atmosphere for criminal activities and called it "freedom of the press."
• Ruin by Recklessness
  It is the height of recklessness for the current crop of uncompromising Republicans in Congress to play political games with our nation's economic soundness.

IntelNews

• News you may have missed #561
  US to phase out U-2 spy plane after 50 years. Security company unearths 'massive' cyberespionage operation. South Korea expands spy ring investigation.
• News you may have missed #560 (new books edition)
  New book on CIA's Khost bomb disaster. Hollywood producer was Mossad spy, says new book. Book alleges US-Russian spy swap deal.
• News you may have missed #559
  Why did Pakistani spy chief secretly visit China? France to extradite Manuel Noriega to Panama. US intel budget drops by $500 million.
• Ex-CIA counterterrorist chief says al-Qaeda to ...
  The strategic retreat currently being experienced by al-Qaeda will force the group to concentrate on inflicting damage on its enemies through the Internet. This is the opinion of Cofer Black, the straight-talking CIA veteran who retired in 2002 as Director of the Agency’s Counterterrorism Center.
• News you may have missed #558
  US government says Iran aids al-Qaeda. Sudan’s spy chief secretly visited France in June. Interview with Afghan spy chief.

War is a Crime.org

• US Politics Flowchart
• Lila Garrett hosts CONNECT THE DOTS with Bob ...
  Listen on Monday 7-8 a.m. PT: http://kpfk.org Democratic Congressman Bob Filner: �Why after 10 yrs of fighting for the progressive agenda in Congress is he leaving to run for Mayor of San Diego? � Author David Swanson: �What chilling cuts can we expect from in the Debt Ceiling Deal? �Is a major ...
• Vilifying Muslims in America
  ��Vilifying Muslims in America - by Stephen Lendman � Judge nations by how they treat all people, whether equally, or advantaging some over others. Judge them harshly if they persecute some for political advantage.� � In America, people of color and Muslims are fair game. It's longstanding polic ...
• America's Cratering Economy
  ��America's Cratering Economy - by Stephen Lendman � Slow-motion fiscal collapse perhaps explains its current state after decades of mismanagement, accelerated under Bush and Obama. The chickens are now coming home to roost big time, hitting ordinary people hardest, suffering under a protracted ...
• Stop Sacrificing US Soldiers for Afghan Debacle
  By Medea Benjamin The 38 deaths in Saturday’s helicopter crash in Afghanistan include 31 Americans, making this the deadliest day for U.S. forces since the war began. The tragic loss of American lives might be worth the sacrifice if it was making America safer, or if our presence was significant ...

Grist - News

• Most of the country had record heat in July
  by Jess Zimmerman. This July has seen so many record daytime and nighttime temperatures that if you plot them on a map, they show a nearly complete image of the lower 48 states.  Almost 9,000 daily records were broken or tied last month, including 2,755 highest maximum temperature ...
• By God, Donald Trump will not let this wind fa ...
  by Jess Zimmerman. Not satisfied with making (more of) a mockery of the electoral process, Donald Trump is now going after wind power, vowing to use "any legal means" to block a planned windfarm near his golf course in Scotland. Trump claims it's not simple rich-white-guy opposition to ...
• How to cover 100 percent of your car expenses ...
  by Christopher Mims. Getaround is a car-sharing service like ZipCar, except instead of borrowing the company's vehicles, you're borrowing your neighbors'. If you have a set of wheels you'd like to rent out, it's possible to pay 100 percent of your vehicle expenses simply by making it a ...
• EPA found over 20 years ago that fracking cont ...
  by Sarah Laskow. Fracking companies like to say that there’s never been a single case of fracking contaminating a water well. But, well, there has, and they’ve known that for over 20 years. An EPA report released in 1987 said that a tainted well in West Virginia was contaminated by fracki ...
• Texans drinking urine, consulting Bibles in fa ...
  by Christopher Mims. Texas is now in the midst of its worst-ever one-year drought. Austin, Texas' capital, has received less than two inches of rain since October, a period that would normally see 18 inches. Here are just a few of the impacts of the state's ongoing drought, which is entir ...

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Time - Top Stories

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Digg Green

• New Stonehenge Discovered?
  An unusual formation on the bottom of the northern Baltic Sea was discovered by Swedish researchers.
• Thatcherization: the art of mutating Marg ...
  Thatcherization (or Thatcherisation if you're English) is the strange way in which people don't notice massively distorted faces, as long as they're upside down. Thatcherization received its name when its discoverer, Peter Thompson, demonstrated the phenomenon using a picture of Margaret Th ...
• Mathematical model predicts growth of can ...
  A model that acts like a fast forward button for a tumour's development could help design personalised treatments
• How Planets Can Survive a Supernova
  Putting a twist on fundamental physics, a new study predicts what happens to planets when a star explodes.
• Image: Saturn's "Great White Spot" -A Rag ...
  This is a false-color image of a giant, raging storm on Saturn, released by NASA. The hyperstorm, the Great White Spot, is nearly as wide as Earth — about 6,200 miles (10,000 kilometers). It has a tail of white clouds that encircles all of Saturn. These false-color images from NASA's Cassin ...

Invisible Opportunity

• Unheimlich and Strano
  by Les Visible My goodness, is this so? I guess it has to be. As I’ve said many times, if something horrible and heinous and violent is taking place, you can track it to Israel and Zionism pretty much refero. Now we have Sue Rabbitt Roff promoting organ sales to pay down student loan debts [...]
• As we Come to The Changing Line
  By Les Visible Well now. It is something to see isn’t it? But I had a point in mind when I did it because I wanted to get it out of the way for myself ahead of time. I have certain gifts, I don’t think they are all that remarkable and I don’t actually possess [...]
• The Dolphins Sunbathing on The Armageddon Train
  By Les Visible Tell me that you are surprised. Go ahead, it is okay. This congressional bill that they spent so much time wrangling over and twisting their little hands over while their mouths were busy elsewhere working on the bankers, accomplished not only no good but attacked the very things ...
• Palestine and the Irresistible Winds of Change
  By Les Visible The Palestinians are going to declare statehood, or nationhood, in September, regardless of whatever does or doesn’t happen, concerning the international backing being sought. Right on cue, the Ashke-Nazi’s have come up with their own final solution to the problem they created. Wh ...
• Dr Sue Rabbitt Roff wants a NHS organ harvesti ...
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Global Insights

• Less Than a Week Away
  We encourage you to register for Awake and Aware.George Green will be a featured speaker.September 19th & 20th • Burbank, CAClick here for Tickets & Reservations 
• The Georgia Guidestones
  On one of the highest hilltops in Elbert County, Georgia stands a huge granite monument. Engraved in eight different languages on the four giant stones that support the common capstone are 10 Guides, or commandments. That monument is alternately referred to as The Georgia Guidestones, or the ...
• The Creation
  THE CREATION (A recent message given to George Green from the "guys upstairs") We are pleased to bring understanding and clarification on what is the Creation. This is a challenge because your language of communication has not the words for describing this conception of Creation. So as not to pu ...
• The Long Emergency: Surviving the Converging C ...
  In his previous books, James Kunstler focused on the shortsighted vision of suburban planning; now he expands that view to the country's urban growth challenges and the need to drastically change our current course of auto and oil dependency. The Long Emergency is filled with history plus eye-op ...
• About George Green
  Dear Friends, Thank you for your interest in our catalog of unusual and informative materials. The knowledge gained will give you choices in the days ahead and lessons of discernment as the chaos increases. It is necessary for those of you who are now in the "know" so to speak, to begin to fo ...

AlterNet - DrugReporter

• New Documentary Revisits Ken Kesey's Magic LSD ...
  Magic Trip: Ken Kesey's Search for a Kool Place, by film-makers Alison Ellwood and Alex Gibney, takes the legendary bus trip to the big screen.
• Winds of Change: Is Chicago About to Stop Jail ...
  Facing a huge budget shortfall, Chicago may switch to issuing fines for marijuana.
• Understanding Obama’s &quot ...
  If the Obama administration really wants to go down in history as the first to take drug policy in a significantly new direction, it's going to have to actually do something.
• The Drug War: Jim Crow in the Age of Obama
  The war on drugs is the engine of 21st century discrimination - an engine that has brought Jim Crow into the age of Barack Obama.
• New Drugs, Same Mistakes: Congress Chooses Cri ...
  Lawmakers are forging ahead with proposals to ban synthetic drugs before scientists could better evaluate the products for health risks and benefits.

Twilight Earth

• Cartoon caption contest
  Take a look at the cartoon below and enter your caption idea in the comment section (more ifo on prize, etc. below the cartoon). Eligible captions will be those posted on my site, Elephant Journal, Wend Magazine, PlanetSave, Eco-Snobbery Sucks, Ecolutionist, Ecopolitology, and Twilight Earth. Wi ...
• Exposed: Why the GOP wants to eliminate Clean ...
  Whether we can believe this see-through-elephant-trunk footage or not, the possibility that elephants have a triple fitration system within their trunks has to have some credence. Otherwise, why on earth would leading Republicans try to make it easier for big polluters to further pollute the air ...
• Apples may lose trees [cartoon]
  The rest of Joe Mohr’s cartoons, and cartoon updates and other green news on Twitter @GreenCartoons. Related posts:The Aging Activist Monsanto Gets BeatâMay Lose Beets (cartoon) Eco-Snobbery Sucks: The Cartoon Related posts:The Aging Activist Monsanto Gets BeatâMay Lose Beets (cartoon) Ec ...
• Mixed message from USDA chief Vilsack [cartoon]
  US Ag Secretary, Tom Vilsack tells us to eat more natural foods a few days after fully deregulating GMO alfalfa…I’m confused. Confused as well? Read the links below and try to figure out this mess. From The New York Times: Governmentâs Dietary Advice: Eat Less From Elephant Journal: The USDA cav ...
• BREAKING: Deleted Monsanto cartoon panel, leaked!
  Unlike the former Monsanto cartoon on this subject, this version shows a bit more clearly who surrendered the future of organic agriculture to Monsanto. There’s been a lot of talk from both sides (organic and biotech) about compromise. That is misleading and almost laughable (read: cryable). Dea ...

Inhabitat

• Wacky-Looking “Brain Cap” Transfers Thoughts I ...
  Yes, this looks like a poster for a new Sci-Fi flick, but it’s actually a hat that transfers thoughts into motion! Designed by José âPepeâ L. Contreras-Vidal, an associate professor of kinesiology, the “Brain Cap” is an innovative, non-invasive piece of headgear that has the potential to con ...
• BOOK REVIEW: The Vertical Farm by Dick Despommier
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• Jean Nouvel’s Massive MoMA ‘Death Spire’ Plan ...
  Plans for Jean Nouvelâs Death Spire (Torre Verre) atop the Museum of Modern Art were thought to have met their demise in 2009, but lo and behold the spire will rise again! Development giant Hines has taken the project into their own hands and will head the efforts to get Nouvel’s structure bu ...
• Top 6 Green Camping Gadgets for a Wilderness A ...
  Summer is all about spending time outdoors, but if you’re looking for something more than pigeon watching in the park, consider taking a camping trip! Surviving the great outdoors has never been easier with technology, and we’re happy to report that there are a whole slew of new gadgets out th ...
• Our Baby Website Inhabitots Turns 3!
  Little Haby is growing up so quickly! Inhabitots turned 3 years old this past week, and in celebration of our little one’s special day, Inhabitotsâ managing editor Julie Seguss rounded up her top eco-friendly birthday gifts for one, two, and 3-year-olds. If you’ve been looking for some gift ide ...

Pogue's Posts

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  More than a dozen tech tips for making flying less of a hassle.
• Zen and the Art of Scrolling
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• A Roar for Mac OS X Lion E-Mail
  Among the useful new features and abilities of Mac OS X Lion is an overhauled Mail application.
• Why Netflix Raised Its Prices
  Even at $16 a month, Netflix still gives you more than anyone else.
• How to Design a Hot Product
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WIRED Magazine | Science

• 6 Mysteries of Jupiter NASA’s New Spacecraft M ...
  A plucky spacecraft named Juno began a long journey to Jupiter today from Florida at 12:25 p.m. EDT despite a small anomaly with the helium system of its rocket ride and a boat wandering into the launch zone.
• Controversial Paper Company Relocates Sumatran ...
  Wildlife conservationists and a controversial paper company this week relocated a critically endangered tiger away from plantations and onto a national park in Sumatra, an Indonesian island famous for its rich biodiversity. A veterinarian performed a final checkup on the 7-year-old female S ...
• Vibrating Glove Boosts Fingertip’s Sense of Touch
  By Mark Brown, Wired UK Forget traditional comic book hero origin stories — gaining a super sense of touch can be as easy as slipping on this glove. It’s designed by a team of researchers at Georgia Institute of Technology, and the glove’s tip lightly vibrates the wearer’s finger to significant ...
• Human Cells a Chimera of Ancient Life
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  Again and again across the animal kingdom, males die younger than females -- a consistent, puzzling pattern of premature expiration that may be the unavoidable biological cost of impressing the ladies.

PakAlert

• Run On US-European Banks Brings World To Brink ...
  A shocking Russian Finance Ministry report prepared for Prime Minister Putin is warning today that massive liquidity runs on American and European financial institutions over the past fortnight are in danger of collapsing the entire global economic system leaving war as the only “option” for the ...
• Video: Economic Collapse a Mathematical Certai ...
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• US loses AAA credit rating after S&P downgrade
  One of the world's leading credit rating agencies, Standard & Poor's, has downgraded the United States' top-notch AAA rating for the first time ever. S&P cut the long-term US rating by one notch to AA+ with a negative outlook, citing concerns about budget deficits. The agency said the defi ...
• Video: Deaths of SEAL Team 6 Exposed
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• Israel Street Protests: Suppressed by US Media ...
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Andy Worthington

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Environment _ National Geographic

• Could Seawater Solve the Freshwater Crisis?
  To make much needed fresh water, just de-salt saltwater? Experts weigh in on what needs to be done to make it as easy as it sounds.
• Japan Earthquake Vibrations Nearly Reached Space
  The Japan earthquake and tsunami were so strong that their vibrations made it to Earth's upper atmosphere, a new study says.
• Philips Wins L Prize, but the Race Is Still on ...
  Philips captures the U.S. government's $10 million L Prize for its LED replacement for the 60-watt bulb, but efficient lighting must still win consumers' hearts.
• Philips Wins L Prize, but the Race Is Still on ...
  Philips captures the U.S. government's $10 million L Prize for its LED replacement for the 60-watt bulb, but efficient lighting must still win consumers' hearts.
• Pictures: In Search of Green Air-Conditioning
  NoneAir-conditioning has transformed summer living, but at tremendous energy cost. Ideas for greener cooling focus on making better use of the forces of nature.

drinking liberally in new milford ( with beersphere feeds )

• Don't Turn Your Back on the Bankers for Even a ...
  The ink on the legislation is still drying and, already, the mortgage mill industry is trying to gut the little things that might help to hold them accountable for their bit part in the complete economic collapse of this nation: Dodd-Frank requires that lenders retain five percent of every loan ...
• Sarah Palin: Mayor of New Milford?
  Is this a parody or real life? You decide. Citizens of New Milford: I want you to know that I'm on the job 24/7. Twenty four hours a week, seven months a year. But even with this strict time commitment, I can't be expected to keep up with everything going on in this vast metropolis. That's why ...
• Much like the "conservative" GOP...
  The conservative Blue Dogs acted as Bush's domestic poodles, helping to move a dangerous right wing agenda. They were owned by the right wing and corporations and there is no big surprise why more than half of the Blue Dog caucus (28 of 54 members) were slaughtered in the 2010 elections. So f ...
• Stop Drinking and Start Doing, Dem Dumb Dumbs
  Sober up, Dems. You started sucking suds when you captured the Congress in 2006. Since 2008 you've been binge drinking with Congress and the Prez. You even nibbled on some hot wings and pub nuts. Burp! And now the bartender just cut your drunk, lazy, liberal, progressive, leftie ass off. Y ...
• The People Have Spoken. And Their Message Is ...
  So. What the heck happened last night? The GOP picked up 60 seats in the House, effectively reversing their losses there from 2006 and 2008, and returning control of that body to them. The GOP picked up some 6 seats in the Senate, but the Democratic Party retains control there. The GOP picked u ...

SPL Center

• N.J. Governor: ‘This Shariah Law Business is Crap’
  Republican New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie on Thursday slammed the anti-Muslim “crazies” who have raised objections to his nomination of a Muslim lawyer to become a state Superior Court judge. “Ignorance is behind the criticism of Sohail Mohammad,” Christie said in response to a reporter’s questi ...
• Judge Likely to Suppress Statements by Spokane ...
  When the FBI was about to arrest a domestic terrorism suspect in the Pacific Northwest five months ago, an elaborate plan was put together. The bureau’s Hostage Rescue Team developed a ruse to stop and arrest the suspect, and the FBI’s Behavioral Science Unit helped field agents develop post-arr ...
• News Roundup for August 5, 2011
  The trial of a Connecticut man on sexual assault charges has taken a bizarre turn into a constitutional debate. John McGowan, a former mayoral candidate and public access TV host, is accused of sexually assaulting a woman during a game of strip poker. McGowan said he was a member of the “soverei ...
• Racist Cult Leader Warren Jeffs Convicted of R ...
  After years of state and federal investigations, it took a Texas jury a mere 3½ hours to convict racist cult leader Warren Jeffs on charges of sexually assaulting two child brides, aged 12 and 15. He is already imprisoned for an earlier conviction. Jeffs presided over a religious empire as both ...
• Texas Gov. Rick Perry’s AFA-sponsored Prayer R ...
  After weeks of weathering criticism for associating with some of the most hateful anti-gay voices in America, Texas Gov. Rick Perry is postured for his national day of prayer and fasting tomorrow just as he was when he announced it – defiantly arm-in-arm with the vanguard of the anti-gay right. ...

change: org.

• New Balance's Ties to Fiercely Anti-Gay Politics
  You might know New Balance as the major brand of shoes and athletic wear found at marathons, road races, and gyms around the country. Here's what you might not know about the company: their Chairman, James Davis, has given upwards of $500,000 to Mitt Romney's campaign for President -- the same M ...
• Adding Fuel to S-Comm Controversy, DHS Scraps ...
  Wow. Just as momentum for pulling cities and states out of the federal government's so-called "Secure Communities" program appeared to be reaching a fever pitch, today the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced that it will cancel the more than 40 agreements it had signed with states an ...
• Victory! Miami-Dade Animal Services Director R ...
  Dr. Sara Pizano, the Director of Miami-Dade Animal Services, officially resigned from her position on August 4, following months of protests and controversy. Local animal advocates are celebrating what they hope will be a new day for Miami-Dade's animals. Not only do shelter records reflect that ...
• Dolce & Gabbana Tries to Silence Facebook ...
  Dolce & Gabbana deleted Facebook wall posts as soon as Change.org members led by the Clean Clothes Campaign wrote on the luxury Italian fashion house’s wall, demanding that they stop using a highly dangerous garment production method which gives Dolce & Gabbana jeans a ‘worn’ look LONDON – The ...
• Resort Responds to Change.org Petition With Mi ...
  Yesterday, AsiaOne reported that more than 100,000 people have signed a petition on Change.org to free 25 dolphins being held captive for a new exhibit at Resorts World Sentosa in Singapore. The petition, started by dolphin activist, Barbara Napoles, urges Resorts World Sentosa (RWS) to show goo ...

Common Dreams -News

• US Special Forces Die After Taliban Shoot Down ...
  HELMAND, Afghanistan - A Nato Chinook helicopter has crashed in Afghanistan, apparently shot down, killing 22 US special forces, three of their support team, their air crew, and seven Afghan commandos. It is the coalition's single worst incident during the 10-year conflict. ...
• Will 2012 Be the End of the Presidential Publi ...
  It happened with typewriters, eight-tracks, VCRs and even flip-phones. Now advocates for the public financing of political campaigns fear that the system once used by most presidential candidates could also become irrelevant without an upgrade. ...
• Chile Student Protests Explode as Students Cla ...
  It began as a series of peaceful protests calling for reform of the Chilean government's education system, with students staging mass kiss-ins, dressing up in superhero costumes and running laps around the presidential palace. But on Thursday these surreal protests exploded into violence as sch ...
• Japan PM marks Hiroshima with Nuclear Pledge
  JAPAN - Japan's Prime Minister Naoto Kan has�renewed his pledge to work towards�a nuclear-free Japan as Hiroshima marked the 66th anniversary of the US atomic bombing. Speaking at a ceremony on Saturday, devoted to the victims of the bomb that killed more than 100,000 people,�Kan said the�meltdo ...
• Coalition of Immokalee Workers Brings Farmwork ...
  The hot summer has brought in a bumper crop of food activism from coast to coast. For the past few weeks, a group of Florida farm workers has embarked on a marketing coup that challenges the country's food business giants by educating consumers about exploitation in the tomato industry. ...

Lifehacker

• This Week's Top Downloads [Download Roundup]
  Start Google Plus Combines Google+ with Facebook and Twitter (Windows/Mac/Linux) Start Google Plus is a great extension for Chrome and Firefox that lets you update Twitter and Facebook from within Google+, also adding feeds from both social networks onto your main page. Mor ...
• Mashup RSS Feeds With ChimpFeedr [Webapps]
  RSS feeds are handy both for people who use feed readers such as Google Reader to keep up favorite sites and also for bloggers who may wish to feature recent posts from other sites in a single widget. ChimpFeedr is a very basic webapp that ...
• Apple Releases iOS 5 Beta 5 [Ios]
  Earlier today Apple released the fifth version of iOS 5 beta for developers. The new build offers a hearing aid mode to enhance accessibility, but otherwise has no notable new features. It does addresses a number of quirks from previous re ...
• ProEject Disconnects USB Drives Cleanly and Sa ...
  Windows: ProEject is a freeware utility that safely dismounts any removable drive by closing running applications and windows that are based on the drive. It can do this while automatically cleaning the registry and folders of the host com ...
• Add Pictures to Your Audio Recordings with Sno ...
  iOS: At first Snozerr looks like most audio recorders, until you notice the button for the camera. This app gives you the ability to take photos while recording audio; each picture is timestamped to the point in the recording where the pho ...

Water Privatization

• CCOP approves privatization of NPCC and HEC
  ISLAMABAD : The Cabinet Committee on Privatization (CCOP) here on Friday approved the privatization of "Transaction Structure of National Power Construction Corporation" and "Transaction Structure of Heavy Electrical Complex".
• Hard water numbers tough to swallow
  I recently read Mrs. Dalton's letter to the editor 'Current water rates are awash in inequity' (Times, July 26) and I too am concerned over the sharp increase in water rates.
• Kenya: Port Asked to Support Council
  JOMVU Kuu Councilor, Badi Twalib has challenged the Kenya Ports Authority (KPA) to give incentive to the municipal council of Mombasa. He said since water is a natural resource to Mombasa residents, KPA must give money towards boosting services offered by the council.
• India’s Water Management Challenge
  Widespread and perennial conflicts over land are a curtain raiser to the coming conflicts over water.
• Donald Blinken: Privatization Helps: The Hunga ...
  As Greece works itself out of financial crisis, it should look to Hungary fifteen years ago for part of the answer. Far too large a segment of the Greek economy remains locked up in public hands.

Guardian

• Israelis plan million-strong march as proteste ...
  Campaigners vow 'more pressure and more people' after 300,000-strong demonstration across countryActivists behind spiralling protests in Israel plan to build on one of the biggest marches ever seen in the country by piling on "more pressure, more people, more tents and more protests" culminating ...
• Somali troops move into Mogadishu as rebels pu ...
  African Union peacekeepers and soldiers hold famine-hit capital, but insurgents insist withdrawal is just a change in tacticsSomali government soldiers and African Union (AU) peacekeepers have moved tentatively to secure former rebel-held areas in Mogadishu, a day after al-Shabaab insurgents ann ...
• Four killed in Pacific island protest over cos ...
  French minister for overseas territories holds urgent talks in Paris after demonstrations outside Maré airport turn violentThe French government has tried to calm tensions on the south Pacific archipelago of New Caledonia after four people died and 23 were injured in clashes during a protest at ...
• Rick Perry's call to prayer draws crowd of 30,000
  Secular America watches nervously as the Christian evangelical Texas governor moves closer to presidential bidIt was billed as a day of prayer and fasting to halt America's national decline, and about 30,000 answered the call, flooding into Houston's Reliant stadium for a seven-hour marathon whi ...
• Gay Byrne considers standing for Irish presidency
  Poll shows 77-year-old broadcaster, best known for the Late Late Show, is hugely popular with voters For decades, he has played the part of Ireland's on-air confessor, listening sympathetically as guests shared their most intimate stories with him � and, of course, thousands of viewers.In a some ...

McClatchey

• Valley where U.S. troops died supports Taliban
  KABUL, Afghanistan — The 30 U.S. soldiers, many of them Navy SEALs, who died Saturday in the U.S. military's single biggest loss of the Afghan war, were operating in a Taliban-controlled valley where frequent U.S.-led night raids have won the insurgents popular support, area residents sai ...
• Yemen remains unsettled by violent clashes acr ...
  SANAA, Yemen — This Yemeni capital remained tense Sunday as a second day of clashes between government forces and armed supporters of powerful tribal leader Sheikh Sadiq al Ahmar threatened to reignite large scale fighting in the city.
• Slain Mercer Law graduate Lauren Giddings laid ...
  LAUREL, Md. — Lauren Teresa Giddings came home Saturday.
• Commandos killed in Afghanistan were fighting ...
  KABUL, Afghanistan — The 30 U.S. troops killed when their Chinook helicopter was shot down Saturday in western Afghanistan — many of them Navy SEALs &mash; were fighting a war rarely talked about.
• China slams U.S. debt situation in fierce edit ...
  BEIJING — China, the largest foreign holder of U.S. debt, issued a scathing condemnation of American economic practices on Saturday, saying that "mounting debts and ridiculous political wrestling in Washington have damaged America's image abroad."

Afghanistan Sun

• Afghan war amputees set to become 2012 London ...
  Afghanistan war amputees are set to be torchbearers for the 2012 London Olympics, which will be held from July 27 to August 12, 2012.
• 'We can't allow this helicopter trag ...
  Senior military figures reacting to the US casualties last night said the incident marked a moment to take stock of the coalition's presence in Afghanistan. Major General Patrick Cordingley, a ...
• US to stay the course after Afghan chopper crash
  US: US has vowed to "stay the course" in Afghanistan after 30 US soldiers were killed there when, according to local officials, the Taliban shot down their helicopter.The pledge from US ...
• 30 Americans, including 22 Navy SEALs, killed ...
  In the deadliest day for U.S. forces in the nearly decadelong war in Afghanistan, insurgents shot down a Chinook transport helicopter Saturday, killing 30 Americans — including Navy SEAL ...
• Navy SEAL from Pa. killed in Afghanistan
  Petty Officer First Class Michael Strange, a Philadelphia-area native, was one of the 31 U.S. troops killed in Afghanistan late Friday during a strike by insurgents, KDKA and CBS 3 in Philadelphia ...

Futurismic

• Personal Information: episode 24
  Personal Information is a new serial sci-fi webcomic from Sarah “Does Not Equal” Ennals. Follow Futurismic on Twitter for more nuggets of near-future fun and weirdness! Share and Enjoy:Follow Futurismic on Twitter for more nuggets of near-future fun and weirdness!
• Arguments against life extension
  Via Michael Anissimov, here’s a spectacularly empty diatribe against “deathhackers” by TechCrunch‘s Paul Carr. Carr objects to the idea of radical life extension as advocated by transhumanists, which is fair enough, but as written here most of his objections seem to boil down to personal distate ...
• Daddy, where does innovation come from?
  Plenty of folk have been linking to this excerpt from Matt Ridley’s new book The Rational Optimist, and with good reason – it’s a provocative piece that plays to advocates (and opponents) of free trade, open exchange, copyright reform and much more. The basic thesis? The one persistent factor th ...
• Replacement arms: mechanical or biological?
  Prosthetic limbs are still in their infancy, but there’s a lot of progress being made: Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory is working with Darpa (who else?), and has a research grant for trying out their mind-controlled modular prosthetic arm on five test subjects over the next couple of ye ...
• How to be a futurist
  The irrepressible Scott “Basic Instructions” Meyer has the lowdown if you’re thinking of a career in futurism: Click through for the whole thing. But take it from me, being a futurist is a lot of work for no money. Or maybe that’s just the way I do it… and I’ve never been featured in a [...]Foll ...

Whistleblowers Protection Blog

• Whistleblower Trial Against Blackwater Begins
  In 2008, two former employees brought a whistleblower lawsuit against the security firm once known as Blackwater (now named Xe Services). On July 27, the trial began in Alexandria, Virginia and is expected to last two weeks. The two whistleblowers allege that the company overcharged the federal ...
• NWC joins in NLRB amicus to preserve collectiv ...
  The National Whistleblowers Center (NWC) joined with 26 other organizations to submit an amicus brief to the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB). At stake is the right of employees to join together for collective and class actions. This long-recognized right is under attack by forced arbitrati ...
• Legal Battle Finally Over for an "American Hero"
  The NWC is pleased to announce that whistleblower hero Bunnatine “Bunny” Greenhouse has finally won a six-year legal battle against the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. In 2005, Ms. Greenhouse blew the whistle on the Army Corps for extensive contractor fraud in which they were awarding secret, non- ...
• Whistleblower Center in NYC
  The NWC is preparing for a full day of whistleblower events in New York City today. Join the NWC staff and Executive Director Stephen M. Kohn at two events teaching the public about whistleblower rights and the latest whistleblower protection laws. First, come learn about the latest whistleblo ...
• NWC seminar on Dodd-Frank a huge success
  David Colapinto, Stephen Kohn, Sean McKessy and Michael Kohn. Photo by Lindsey Williams. Yesterday, the National Whistleblowers Center (NWC) road trip of seminars came to ...

Science Express

• Fermi maps an active galaxy's 'smokestack plumes'
  If our eyes could see radio waves, the nearby galaxy Centaurus A (Cen A) would be one of the biggest and brightest objects in the sky, nearly 20 times the apparent size of a full moon. What we can't see when looking at the galaxy in visible light is that it lies nestled between a pair of giant r ...
• Pollution from Asia circles globe at stratosph ...
  The economic growth across much of Asia comes with a troubling side effect: pollutants from the region are being wafted up to the stratosphere during monsoon season. The new finding, in a study led by scientists at the National Center for Atmospheric Research, provides additional evidence of the ...
• After growth spurt, supermassive black holes s ...
  Supermassive black holes found at the centers of distant galaxies undergo huge growth spurts as a result of galactic collisions, according to a new study by astronomers at Yale University and the University of Hawaii. Their findings appear in the March 25 edition of Science Express.
• Research team finds structure of 'swine flu' virus
  A team of scientists from The Scripps Research Institute and other institutions has solved the structure of a key protein from the virus that caused last year's "swine flu" influenza epidemic. The structure reveals that the virus shares many features with influenza viruses common in the early 20 ...
• New approach precisely tracks evolution's foot ...
  (PhysOrg.com) -- Fossils may provide tantalizing clues to human history but they also lack some vital information, such as revealing which pieces of human DNA have been favored by evolution because they confer beneficial traits - resistance to infection or the ability to digest milk, for exampl ...

TechDirt

• El_Segfaulto's Favorite Techdirt Posts Of The Week
  Last week, el_segfaulto scored a rare double win, getting both "most insightful" and "funniest" comments of the week -- on two separate comments (it's been done on a single comment before). Given that, we figured he easily deserved to write up this week's "favorites" post... Good weekend e ...
• When Innovation Meets the Old Guard
  You've probably heard of Khan Academy, the online lessons that have been praised so highly. Wired recently put up an article on how it's a complete game changer, and how children have been able to advance at a blistering pace using their materials. So what does the public school system think o ...
• What's In A Name: The Importance Of Pseudonymi ...
  It feels like we've been having this debate for a long, long time. I still remember back in 2003 when Friendster users were up in arms over that site's sudden decision to delete "Fakester" profiles that did not use a person's real names. Four years later, Facebook started doing the same thing ...
• Mattel's Lawsuit To Claim Ownership Of Bratz C ...
  As Stephan Kinsella notes, "live by IP, die by IP." You may recall the infamous legal fight over who owns the Bratz dolls. I won't go through the full history, but basically Mattel claimed that it owned the rights to Bratz dolls, because the creator of those dolls worked at Mattel (though not ...
• DailyDirt: Wacky Inventions and Inventors...
  Inventions aim to improve anything and everything. So there are a lot of pretty trivial inventions out there, but every so often there are some really cool things, too. Here are just a few quick links about inventions and inventors. This device has to be seen to be believed -- and even after ...

VacTruth

• Big Pharma’s Share in the Consumer Price Index
  Congress needs to stop emptying Big Pharma lobbyists’ deep pockets that makes it easy to swallow ‘pseudo-scientific’ information. Congress needs to rein in on the overwhelming push to medicalize American citizens.
• Time to Say “Enough!”
  There comes a time in everyone’s consciousness and life when one realizes that too many things are going off beam and that life is becoming more problematic day by day, especially now when it comes to our health, which probably is our most valued personal possession, and which seems to be underm ...
• How To Find The Poisons In Vaccines In 5 Secon ...
  This short video shows you how to find the poisons in vaccines in 5 seconds or less.
• Murdoch’s Vaccine World
  Everyone by now has heard about the phone tapping scandal that rocked both the British newspaper world and Rupert Murdoch’s business empire. But what needs to be spotlighted, I think, is the possible role that Murdoch’s London Times may have played in the professional evisceration of respected B ...
• The FDA Approved New DPT Vaccine For Seniors
  It has been announced that a new vaccine has been approved by the FDA for the over 65's. GlaxoSmithKline’s Boostrix vaccine is said to be able to protect the elderly from diphtheria, tetanus and pertussis (whooping cough). The vaccine was originally approved for use in adolescents in 2005.

BroadSnark

• Things You Might Have Missed
  This will be another short one, I’m afraid. Perhaps you all could help me out, since I haven’t been able to do too much blog reading. If you read nothing else, please read this piece on the government eugenics sterilization program. It is just…. I am speechless. This is a good overview of the ba ...
• Things You Might Have Missed
  Work is still kicking my ass and keeping me away from the internets. But I have managed to read enough to be annoyed. This op-ed from the Council on Foreign Relations says that we need to raise the debt ceiling because, if we do not, then: 1. We will be forced to cut defense spending and [...]
• Things You Might Have Missed
  I suspect it will be another week before I can complete part two to that media post. I want to finish reading A Mixtape Manifesto first. And The Economist put out a whole media’ issue that I haven’t gotten around to yet. I’ll have something for you though. Related to Thursday’s post on the socia ...
• Deal Breaker
  I recently read The World That Never Was. I really liked it, despite the fact that it includes a gazillion people and can be hard to follow (even for someone who was familiar with many of the players). The book basically covers the period between Haymarket and WWI. There is one part of the book ...
• Things You Might Have Missed
  I spent the weekend at the Eastern Conference for Workplace Democracy. Had a really great time with more than 200 of the least pretentious people doing some of the most cool things. Red Emma’s did their usual bang up job with Friday night dinner at 2640. Great speakers at the dinner, especially ...

Executive Intelligence Review - LaRouche

• Elected Officials Must Be Citizens, Not Partis ...
  by Lyndon H. LaRouche, Jr. Reprinted from Executive Intelligence Review, July 15, 2011, Vol. 38, No. 27
• The Greatest Crisis in History: Can We Solve It?
  by Helga Zepp-LaRouche Reprinted from Executive Intelligence Review, July 15, 2011, Vol. 38, No. 27
• Rescuing Civilization from the Brink
  by Alexander Hartmann and Nancy Spannaus Reprinted from Executive Intelligence Review, July 15, 2011, Vol. 38, No. 27
• LaRouche Issues Emergency Statement on Europea ...
  EIR News Service press release.
• IAM President Greets Schiller Conference
  EIR News Service press release.

Armies of Liberation

• Yemen Air Forces bombs soldiers, kills 240
  The Yemeni Air Force bombed the al Samaa Republican Guard garrison in the Arhab district of Sanaa today, deliberately killing 240 guardsmen. The attack came after the troops refused to attack pro-revolution tribesmen with artillery. “The government did not stand quiet when the guards refused ord ...
• Yemenis protest against al Qaeda
  In a direct rebuke to the terror group, residents of Taiz held a major protest against al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) on Thursday evening after prayers. Protesters held signs denouncing AQAP that said, “Your racism will do nothing but make us stronger.” Taiz is the largest city in Yeme ...
• اوباما يفقد السيطرة على اليمن
  My article from PJM at al Mostakela: اÙباما ÙÙÙد اÙسÙطرة عÙ٠اÙÙم٠تخاطر اÙÙÙاÙات اÙمتحدة بتمÙÙ٠اÙÙاعدة Ù٠اÙÙÙ…Ù ÙتÙÙÙر اÙشعب اÙÙÙ…Ù٠ع٠طرÙ٠إحباط تغÙÙر اÙÙظام ÙÙا٠Ùتبت – جÙÙ ÙÙÙا٠Ùعتبر اÙÙم٠بÙد معÙØ¯Ø ÙÙد ظ٠Ùر ...
• Yemen’s CT chief accused of war crimes
  After Yemen’s Republican Guard killed and dismembered tribal prisoners Thursday, Arhab tribesmen issued a statement Friday demanding the immediate arrest and prosecution of General Ahmed Saleh as a war criminal. Ahmed Saleh heads the Republican Guard containing US funded counter-terror units and ...
• Yemen protesters announce boycott of US, Saudi ...
  Protesters in Yemen announced a boycott today of US and Saudi products, a largely symbolic move in light of Yemen’s grave humanitarian crisis. Protesters allege that the Obama administration has thwarted their efforts for regime change. Millions across Yemen have demanded the end to the 33 year ...

Dark Politricks

• Establishment Exploits OKC Bombing Victims To ...
• Knee-Jerk No Fly Ban Discredits Global Warming ...
  Fearmongering by Met Office voodoo scientists about planes dropping out of the sky contradicted by numerous successful test flights Paul Joseph Watson Prison Planet.com Monday, April 19, 2010 With European governments coming under increasing pressure from airline groups to re-open airspace fo ...
• Air France, Lufthansa Press for Airspace Re-Op ...
  Gregory Viscusi and Brian Parkin Bloomberg April 19, 2010 Deutsche Lufthansa AG, Air France- KLM Group and industry groups pressed European governments to loosen the unprecedented closing of the region’s airspace from last week’s Icelandic volcanic eruption as losses from the grounding of aircra ...
• NPR and CNN worry that Global Warming may have ...
  John Lott’s Website April 19, 2010 This is just too bizarre: Diana Rehm (NPR): We do wonder whether there’s human involvement in all of these eruptions, earthquakes, storms - Elise Labott (senior State Department producer for CNN): – and how much global warming has a role in it. You know we’ve ...
• Poll: Americans’ distrust of federal governmen ...
  Steven Thomma McClatchy Newspapers April 19, 2010 Already wary of the federal government, Americans have grown even more critical, less trusting and even fearful of Uncle Sam since President Barack Obama took office, according to an exhaustive new study being released Monday. The in-depth poll f ...

Dandelion Salad

• America In Decline By Noam Chomsky
  Dandelion Salad By Noam Chomsky Information Clearing House August 06, 2011 “It is a common theme” that the United States, which “only a few years ago was hailed to stride the world as a colossus with unparalleled power and unmatched appeal is in decline, ominously facing the prospect of its fina ...
• Would the DC Republicans Really Prefer to Have ...
  by Steven Jonas, MD, MPH Featured Writer Dandelion Salad crossposted on Buzzflash.com July 19, 2011 The GOP faces a major dilemma in the upcoming presidential election. Before I get into that, let’s define what I mean by “The GOP.” First, I don’t mean most of their public figures. Their electe ...
• The US Dictatorship and its White House Servan ...
  by Finian Cunningham Featured Writer Dandelion Salad 1 August, 2011 If there is one thing that the office of President Barack Obama demonstrates it is that democracy does not exist in the United States. This may seem a rather outlandish statement. For many people, the fact that the 44th presiden ...
• Super Congress = Fascism by The Other Katherin ...
  by The Other Katherine Harris Featured writer Dandelion Salad Glitzqueen August 1, 2011 No “Super Congress” should be acceptable to anyone who claims to be a Democrat.  This is fascism on a plate!  It’s bad enough we’ve got five kinglets running amok on the Supreme Court. My son and I, life-l ...
• Anger Tsunami: Mass protest wave reaches Israe ...
  Dandelion Salad RussiaToday on Jul 30, 2011 The biggest wave of protest rallies in years is due to start shortly in Israel. Demonstrators will take to the streets in seven cities across the country. And activists hope the rally in Tel Aviv alone will attract half-a-million people. Thousands have ...

Your New Reality

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  US Loses 10% Of Its Elite CIA-Navy SEALs In One Day Did The 'Neptune Spear' Team Who Killed Osama Bin Laden Just Get Taken Out? By Darryl Mason Unofficially, at least, the United States today lost more Navy SEALs in one helicopter crash than they have in the entire decade of the wars on ...
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  Even if Banksy does turn out to be an advertising executive from London, he is without doubt one of the more important and influential artists of Generation X :
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  That the centre of our galaxy is a 'star nursery', and appears to our telescopes as holding the shape of an infinity symbol, is a beautiful moment in astronomy and cosmology's history. It may not, in decades to come, turn out to be true, but right now it's a still stunning, awe-worthy idea. F ...
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  Even At The Brink Of A US Economic Apocalypse, The 1 Percenters Still Want More It seems like only yesterday the United States was trying to bomb Al Jazeera out of the news business. Now the news station growing quickly towards a global audience of one billion people is fastidiously documenting ...
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  From The Wooster Collective, a London artist resets a Metropolitan Police ad on the Tube : One of the most succint summaries of the Murdoch Hacking And Spying And Bribery And Corruption And Surveillance Scandal I've seen yet : ....journalists on a British tabloid hack into and delete the voic ...

Wired - Science

• 6 Mysteries of Jupiter NASA’s New Spacecraft M ...
  A plucky spacecraft named Juno began a long journey to Jupiter today from Florida at 12:25 p.m. EDT despite a small anomaly with the helium system of its rocket ride and a boat wandering into the launch zone.
• Controversial Paper Company Relocates Sumatran ...
  Wildlife conservationists and a controversial paper company this week relocated a critically endangered tiger away from plantations and onto a national park in Sumatra, an Indonesian island famous for its rich biodiversity. A veterinarian performed a final checkup on the 7-year-old female S ...
• Vibrating Glove Boosts Fingertip’s Sense of Touch
  By Mark Brown, Wired UK Forget traditional comic book hero origin stories — gaining a super sense of touch can be as easy as slipping on this glove. It’s designed by a team of researchers at Georgia Institute of Technology, and the glove’s tip lightly vibrates the wearer’s finger to significant ...
• Human Cells a Chimera of Ancient Life
  Despite eons of mingling inside our cells, gene networks we've inherited from primitive, singled-celled ancestors have stayed separate. Our cells remain chimeras, a hybrid fusion of unrelated creatures.
• Drive to Impress Females Pushes Males Toward E ...
  Again and again across the animal kingdom, males die younger than females -- a consistent, puzzling pattern of premature expiration that may be the unavoidable biological cost of impressing the ladies.

Israeli Occupation Archive

• Academic claims Israeli school textbooks conta ...
  Nurit Peled-Elhanan: "People don't really know what their children are reading in textbooks. One question that bothers many people is how do you explain the cruel behaviour of Israeli soldiers... The Israeli Occupation Archive (IOA) covers Israel's military occupation of Palestinian lands, ...
• Lia Tarachansky: Voices from Israel’s July 14 ...
  On July 14th, eight Israeli students set up tents in the heart of Tel Aviv. Within days they were joined by hundreds of tents, and tent cities sprung up throughout the country. This movement, which... The Israeli Occupation Archive (IOA) covers Israel's military occupation of Palestinian la ...
• The rise of the Right: Dozens of hilltop youth ...
  The activists, who belong to the extreme right, claim solution to housing crisis is construction in the West Bank; plan to set up dozens of more tents in coming days. The Israeli Occupation Archive (IOA) covers Israel's military occupation of Palestinian lands, now in its fifth decade. Go t ...
• Dozens of MKs to Netanyhu: Solve Israel housin ...
  Forty-two cabinet ministers and MKs, all members of the [right wing pro-settlement] Eretz Yisrael Lobby, signed a petition addressed to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Tuesday, calling on him to... The Israeli Occupation Archive (IOA) covers Israel's military occupation of Palestinian ...
• Israel’s Supreme Court orders state to dismant ...
  Unprecedented ruling states that Migron must be razed by April 2012; Israeli government had admitted outpost was built on lands belonging to Palestinians, but has thus far failed to dismantle it. The Israeli Occupation Archive (IOA) covers Israel's military occupation of Palestinian lands, ...

Ria Novosti - Military

• Russia, U.S. prepare new military cooperation ...
  Russia and the United States plan to sign more military cooperation deals, the deputy chief of the Federal Service for Military-Technical Cooperation said on Thursday.
• Russia's MiG starts on new batch of carrier fi ...
• KFOR asks for reinforcement in Kosovo
  NATO's Kosovo force (KFOR) has asked for more troops following last week's unrest in the north of the province, regional media reported on Tuesday.
• Over 200 aircraft to be showcased at MAKS-2011
  More than 200 Russian and foreign aircraft will be exhibited at the MAKS-2011 air show near Moscow in August, an organizer of the event told RIA Novosti.
• Russian army to receive 120 Iskander tactical ...
  The Russian Defense Ministry is planning to buy up to 120 Iskander-M tactical missile systems, Deputy Defense Minister Gen. Dmitry Bulgakov said.

NewsWise

• Social Networking's Good and Bad Impacts on Kids
  Social media present risks and benefits to children but parents who try to secretly monitor their kids' activities online are wasting their time, according to a presentation at the 119th Annual Convention of the American Psychological Association.
• Even Nobel Laureates Find Acceptance Isn't A G ...
  The path of success for Nobel Prize laureates in the sciences isn't a straight shot from obscurity to never-ending scientific superstardom, a new study reveals.
• Dealing with the Cyberworld's Dark Side
  People who are cyberstalked or harassed online experience higher levels of stress and trauma than people who are stalked or harassed in person, according to a presentation at the American Psychological Association's 119th Annual Convention.
• Human Influence on the 21St Century Climate: O ...
  New computer modeling work shows that by 2100, if society wants to limit carbon dioxide in the atmosphere to less than 40 percent higher than it is today, the lowest cost option is to use every available means of reducing emissions.
• Mindless Eating: Losing Weight without Thinking
  Dieters may not need as much willpower as they think, if they make simple changes in their surroundings that can result in eating healthier without a second thought, said a consumer psychologist at the American Psychological Association's 119th Annual Convention.