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Scoop - NZ

• Malaysian opposition leader cleared of sodomy
  Malaysia's High Court acquitted opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim of sodomizing a former aide, citing unreliable DNA evidence in a verdict Monday that surprised supporters who saw the case as an attempt to sideline him.
• Romney wins Iowa caucus by just eight votes
  After his razor-thin victory in Iowa, former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney on Wednesday predicted "fast and furious" attacks from rivals seeking to oust him from his front-runner perch in the race for the Republican presidential nomination.
• Ron Pauls Strange Bedfellows
  Ron Paul has an advantage over most of his fellow Republicans in having an actual worldview, instead of merely a set of interests—he opposes almost every power the federal government has and almost everything it does. Given Washington’s enormous reach, it stands to reason that progressives would ...
• A case for Syrian regime change ?
  "War with Iran is already here," wrote a leading Israeli commentator recently, describing "the combination of covert warfare and international pressure" being applied to Iran. Although not mentioned, the "strategic prize" of the first stage of this war on Iran is Syria; the first campaign in ...
• How Stephen Hawking Has Beaten the Odds with ALS
  Stephen Hawking turns 70 on Sunday, beating the odds of a daunting diagnosis by nearly half a century.

Independent - London

• 'Progress' on watering down EU pact
  The Government today claimed "real progress" in watering down a new EU economic accord which the UK said threatened the single market. Related StoriesAustria: 1,000 Britons trapped by Alpine snowKing Eric takes a wild shot at the French presidencyGerman economy feared to have stalled EU threaten ...
• French cameraman killed in Syria
  A French cameraman was killed today in Syria during a government-authorized trip to the restive city of Homs, the first Western journalist to be slain since the country's uprising began 10 months ago, officials said. Related StoriesIsrael passes draconian law on illegal immigrantsBomb kills Iran ...
• Prosecutor shot dead during German trial
  German police say a 54-year-old defendant shot and killed a prosecutor during his trial in the Munich area.Related StoriesAustria: 1,000 Britons trapped by Alpine snowKing Eric takes a wild shot at the French presidencyGerman economy feared to have stalled EU threatens legal action against Hunga ...
• North Korea keeps door open for food-nuke deal ...
  North Korea signaled today that it remains open to suspending uranium enrichment in exchange for US food aid, a deal that appeared imminent before leader Kim Jong Il died last month. Related StoriesVideo: South Korean army train half naked in snowAsia skyscraper building boom may be sign of impe ...
• French journalist killed in Syria
  A reporter for France 2 TV was killed today in an attack while covering violence in the restive Syrian city of Homs, the French Foreign Minister and the network said.Related StoriesIsrael passes draconian law on illegal immigrantsBomb kills Iranian nuclear directorBomb kills key Iranian scientis ...

Rogue Government.com

• Ben Bernanke Makes Insane Comments On Gold
  Ben Bernanke who today was testifying in front of a Congressional Committee made the assertion that gold is not money during an exchange with Congressman Ron Paul.  He even went as far to say that central banks only hold gold because of tradition
• UK Energy bills ‘to double in five years’ as ...
  Energy bills are likely to double within five years as the Government drives a move to green power and building nuclear power stations, it is claimed.
• ATF’s Fast and Furious Seems Colored With Sha ...
  The acting head of ATF (the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives) has seemingly blown the cover of both DEA and FBI informant operations in order to spare his own neck and to deflect blame away from a badly flawed operation undertaken by his own agency.
• China aims high with space program ambitions
  As the U.S. winds down its space shuttle program, and with the International Space Station set to shut down in 2020, eyes are turning to China and its ambitious yet mysterious plans for the final frontier.
• Analyst: Even Dollar Stores Struggling In ‘Ob ...
  More stores across the U.S. that offer deeply-discounted products are seeing their sales decline after years of growth amid America’s “Great Recession” — and one analyst said on Monday it’s another sign of even deeper downturn. 

Innovation Canada

• Safety haven
  If Canadian postal workers were to design the perfect winter boot, it would help them avoid slipping on icy walkways, stop them from missing their truck brakes while driving and keep them from getting their crampon spikes stuck in wooden porches.If the hearing impaired were looking for a hearing ...
• Small tools, big impact
  Cancer, heart disease and stroke are leading causes of death among Canadians. As a medical doctor, an associate professor of electrical and computer engineering and a Canada Research Chair in Bioengineering and Biophotonics, Victor Yang has a unique perspective on these deadly diseases. Based at ...
• Innovative, naturally
  For the first time this past winter, the Canada Foundation for Innovation (CFI) launched the Emerging Science Journalists Award (ESJA). The award was created to support Canada’s talented young science writers. Below is one of the winning entries by Roslyn Dakin, doctoral candidate in the Departm ...
• A very gourd idea
  It’s been known for years that plants can take up and store trace amounts of hazardous metals like nickel, arsenic and cadmium from contaminated soil in a process called phytoremediation. Until recently, however, scientists assumed that plants weren’t capable of taking up a class of toxic chemic ...
• Johne’s happens
  Trudging through a dairy farm to collect manure samples isn’t exactly glamorous work, but the odorous task is starting to have a big impact on the health of dairy cattle in Atlantic Canada — and it will save the dairy industry millions of dollars each year. Technicians at the University of Princ ...

Signs of the times

• Environmental Chemicals, Soy, and Sleep Disrup ...
  About 60 percent of Americans are overweight or obese, and their health-care costs are higher: $1500 more per year than a normal weight person. Much of the difference is contributed to obesity related disease like type 2 diabetes, heart disease, metabolic syndrome, and other conditions. Recent ...
• Monsanto's GMO Corn Approved Despite 45,000 Pu ...
  As previously reported, while people were de-stressing and enjoying their much needed time off during the holidays, the United States Department of Agriculture announced its approval of Monsanto's 'drought tolerant' genetically engineered corn. The decision to give the green light to Monsanto r ...
• Childhood: Exercise Yields Dividends in the Cl ...
  Physical exercise in children improves not only cardiovascular health but also academic performance, an analysis of several studies has found. The review, published in The Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine, covered 14 prospective studies that included at least one measure of physica ...
• Lower Your Cholesterol, Increase Your Diabetes ...
  A recent study, published in the Archives of Internal Medicine, found that the cholesterol-lowering drugs known as statins increase the risk of diabetes within postmenopausal women by 48%. This new finding adds to a growing body of clinical evidence that statin drugs are fundamentally diabetoge ...
• Lemur-Like Toes Complicate Human Lineage
  A 47-million-year-old primate may have been a fashionista of sorts, as new analysis of the fossil suggests it sported grooming claws. Besides helping the primate rake through its fur, particularly in hard-to-reach spots, the grooming claw presents a puzzle of sorts for scientists studying the r ...

The Galloping Beaver

• Who's the Jack Ass now, Tony?
  Jesus H Christ on a popsicle stick. This is the same guy who made a joke about Canadians dying from listeriosis. Isn't it wonderful? If you criticize a politician in a position of power, you get a personal swipe. We're their frigging bosses!!! By their own standards we can call them on anythi ...
• Oil-stupid
  Shortly after my recents posts in the Oliver and the Oil Pipeline, I tripped over this bit by Michael T Klare, where he surveys the shifting geostrategic picture around oil resources. In a nutshell, he talks about US bases in Australia, Chinese versus ASEAN posturing around contentious bits of w ...
• Northern Gateway Pipeline notes
  Given that I have a little experience around pipeline and megaproject issues, I thought I might provide readers with a bit of a rundown on how the JRP hearing process works and what's involved. Under the Canadian Environmental Assessment Act, a project of the magnitude of Enbridge's Northern G ...
• Oh! look what that twit Oliver has done
  We've got an Alberta prime minister trying to bully British Columbians.Art SterrittHaida First Nation Executive DirectorCoastal First Nations10 January 2012 I have no doubt that the hillbillies in the Harper government, (and particularly a feces flinging moron like Oliver), cannot even begin to ...
• Getting it.
  Stephen Hume gets it. Better yet though, via Alison, Carol Off gets it. In short, people (who should have been paying closer attention all along) are starting to see through the hypocrisy and dirty politics of the likes of Harper and the minister his extremist frat boys sent out to face the mo ...

Media Matters for America

• Cavuto, Hoft Think Obama's "About Normal" NH P ...
  Neil Cavuto and Jim Hoft suggested that President Obama receiving 82 percent of the votes in the New Hampshire Democratic primary show Obama is struggling among Democrats and that New Hampshire voters "are sending a message that we don't like you." But all recent incumbent presidents who went o ...
• On Fox, Gary Bauer Reverses Public's Support F ...
  During an interview on Fox & Friends, Gary Bauer, president of conservative group American Values, claimed that the "overwhelming majority of the American people think that marriage is between a man and a woman." In fact, multiple polls conducted in 2011 show that a majority of Americans fa ...
• Fox News Distorts Fuel Standards For Big Rigs
  Fox News repeatedly claimed that new fuel economy standards for medium- and heavy-duty trucks require operators to retrofit or discard their vehicles. In fact, the standards only apply to new trucks beginning with model year 2014.Fox News Misrepresents Fuel Economy Standards For Trucks Fox Fal ...
• Right-Wing Media Freak Out Over New Defense St ...
  Following the Obama administration's announcement of an overhauled defense strategy that will guide cuts in defense spending, the right-wing media have claimed President Obama is "weakening national security" and marking a "new milestone" in "America's strategic retreat." But experts have said ...
• Who Needs Facts To Attack Planned Parenthood? ...
  Bill O'Reilly and Fox News contributor Laura Ingraham falsely claimed that abortion is the "core business" of Planned Parenthood, when, in fact, abortion services made up 3 percent of the organization's medical activities in 2010. Ingraham also claimed that Planned Parenthood spends $56 million ...

Global Research.ca

• The Criminality of Nuclear Deterrence Today
  For more details, please click on the link to read the article.
• Washington’s plan to isolate Iran is drifting ...
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• Manipulation of the UN Security Council in sup ...
  Coercion, Intimidation and Bribery used to Extort Approval from Reluctant Members...
• BREAKING: War Plan Iran: China Snubs Washingto ...
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• VIDEO: Mass Panic Over Bird Flu Experiments
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TPM Cafe

• President Obama and Pervasive Feelings
  Today is the New Hampshire primary, Romney is calling for "leadership," and he seems to be getting away with it. He's not really calling attention to his own qualities, since he's rather slavishly followed his market the way a person who thinks he's a corporation would. No, Romney ...
• Will Pressuring Iran Backfire?
  These days we're hearing two sets of concerns about the US and international pressure on Iran over its nuclear program. From one direction, GOP presidential candidates and other ultra-hawks argue for an escalated conflict with Iran. According to them, President Obama isn't doing enough or is act ...
• Apportioning Credit / Blame for Iraq After Wit ...
  Someone please explain for me this idea that President Obama "owns" the situtation in Iraq. As I work to catch up on some of the Iraq pull-out commentary from over the holidays, I won't try to match the depth of Steve Clemons' counterpoint to Fred and Kimberly Kagan's recent Weekly Standard piec ...
• Great New Film on Crushing Israel Dissent in B ...
  It is far easier to criticize the Israeli government's policies (and specifically the occupation) than it once was despite what you will see in this wonderful film. Back when I worked at AIPAC in the 1980's, now Israeli settler, Lenny Ben David (a/k/a Lenny Davis) compiled massive dossiers o ...
• Obama's Military Strategy Review: Seeking Real ...
  Tomorrow morning the Obama administration will present the findings of its latest national security strategy review. The review has been undertaken with an eye towards scaling back Pentagon spending in a way that best provides for the defense of the country. This "strategy first" approach to de ...

Institute for Middle East Understanding

• Focus on Cast Lead: Wafa al-Radea (Palestinia ...
  "When I left my children I was walking and my children had not seen my wounds. The most difficult moment was when I came back with only 1 leg and many injuries. I was a different Wafa. ...
• Israel 'breaks settlement building records in ...
  Israel's government broke all its settlement-building records in 2011, diminishing prospects for establishing a viable Palestinian state in the occupied West Bank, Israel's activist gro ...
• Palestinian car protest challenges road segreg ...
  In the occupied West Bank, Israeli Occupation forces arrested Palestinian activists Khaled Atallah Al-Tamimi (Nabi Saleh), Azmi Shyoukhi (Hebron), the young Omar Saleh Al-Tamimi (Nabi Saleh) and a Palestinian girl by the name of Anwar. Further the Israeli intelligence services demanded confiscat ...
• Right wing Israeli MK pours water on Arab coll ...
  Just when you thought things couldn’t get much lower in the Knesset lawmaking-wise, in comes Yisrael Beitenu MK Anastasia Michaeli and throws us into the abyss of violence. Here&# ...
• Israeli lawmaker pours water on Palestinian de ...
  Lawmaker Ghaleb Majadleh, an Palestinian member of Israel's left-leaning Labour party, had protested at an education panel meeting against the reprimand of an Arab school principal for ...

Water - AlterNet

• One More Day to Act: Gas Drilling May Begin in ...
  It's down to the final wire for public comments on the proposed regulations to allow for industrial gas drilling and fracking in New York.
• Fracking on Shaky Ground: How Our Latest Fossi ...
  When the mayor of Youngstown, Ohio decides to buy earthquake insurance, you know we've got a big problem.
• Damning New Letter from NY State Insider: 'Hyd ...
  A former technician responsible for investigating and managing groundwater contamination for New York State opens up about risks from fracking.
• How Activists Can 'Occupy' Their Cities with N ...
  A bill of rights that protects the rights of people and nature, but removes them from corporations? Here's how your community could be next.
• Hope for Salmon as Dams Come Down
  The destruction of two Washington State dams will restore depleted fisheries, create jobs, and maybe even change how we manage our rivers.

Public Citizen in Texas

• DFW Air Quality Standards – EPA Public Comment ...
  The EPA has published a federal register notice to solicit public comments on their ozone designation recommendations to the states.  This comment period closes on January 19th and we have included the notice for information on where and how to submit your comments. Public Citizen and Sierra Clu ...
• Austin Energy drought proofs its energy with n ...
  On a blustery and brilliantly sunny Texas winter day a couple hundred Central Texas citizens, that included officials and solar enthusiasts, gathered on what had been an empty 380 acre field only three years ago to usher in a new era of “drought-proof” energy for the City of Austin. On Friday, J ...
• Texas 2011 Drought, $93 Billion in Tree Losses?
  Reprinted with permission from Chris Searles‘ blogspot “Nobody knows the true economic value of trees.” That’s the first thing that popped into my head last week when I read the Texas Forest Service recently estimated up to a half billion Texas trees measuring at least fi ...
• Fracking – Shake, Rattle and Roll
  Are small earthquakes associated with hydraulic fracturing for gas?  Recent quakes in Ohio and Arkansas have taken many people by surprise, including a 2.7-magnitude earthquake that rocked Ohio on Christmas Eve, followed by a  4.0-magnitude quake on New Year’s Eve bringing the total to nin ...
• Wishing you a happy holiday season
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Unexplained Mysteries

• Callers phone up church angel in Netherlands
  A phone scheme that was originally set up as a joke has been attracting over 30 callers a day. The scheme has been so successful that the church board...
• The 'Watching Paint Dry Championships'
  People from around the world have been competing by filming themselves watching paint dry. The popular UK-based contest sees contestants staring at ne...
• 'Extinct' Galapagos tortoise may still exist
  A species of giant tortoise thought to have been extinct for 150 years could still be alive. The tortoises were thought to have been hunted to extinct...
• Kittens born with 18 extra toes between them
  Ned and Fred might seem like two normal kittens, that is until you try counting how many toes they have. The kittens were handed in to the Gosport Tow...
• Human carbon emissions could delay ice age
  Scientists believe the next big ice age could be delayed for years thanks to human carbon emissions. Another ice age is expected within the next 1500 ...

Grassroots

• Recovery in Haiti starts at the community level
  haiti201005-142.jpg Haitians, whether in Haiti or the diaspora, will always remember where they were on January 12, 2010, when tragedy shook us to our core. Devastating images emerged from Port-au-Prince after the earthquake that brought to ...
• Support for Haiti that never trickled down
  Subheadline:  Where Earthquake Money Did and Did Not Go Outside Author Info Outside Author Bio:  Bill Quigley is Associate Director of the Center for Constitutional Rights and a la ...
• Recovery in Gaza -- Garden by Garden
  Subheadline:  Reflections three years after Operation Cast Lead parc_urban_garden.jpg Three years ago today, on December 27, 2008, the Israeli Defense Force launched Operat ...
• Brazilian government pulls plug on the Million ...
  brazilian_cistern.jpg According to a local proverb, bad news arrive arrives fast. So it was with the announcement that Brazilian president Dilma Rouseff will end the popular and effective One Million Cisterns Program in the country’s semi-a ...
• Trials and Tenacity in Honduran Women’s Strugg ...
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Climate

• Energy Department Threatened by Cyber Attacks, ...
  Source:  The Hill The Energy Department is "routinely threatened with sophisticated cyber attacks" and has not taken the necessary steps to protect itself, according to a report made public Monday.
• NASA to Launch New Earth-Observing Satellite
  Source:  AP After a five-year delay, an Earth-observing satellite will be launched to test new technologies aimed at improving weather forecasts and monitoring climate change.
• Global Warming: 'Melting Glaciers Can Cause Ma ...
  Source:  The Express Tribune Experts in Pakistan believe that the fast melting of glaciers combined with the heavy monsoon rains caused last year's massive floods that affected around 20 million people and destroyed 1.6 mil ...
• Russian Heat Wave Statistically Linked to Clim ...
  Source:  Wired News A new method of crunching climate data could make it possible to put a figure on climate change's contribution to freak weather events, something tha's been difficult to do with empirical precision.
• 'Disasters' Strain FEMA's Resources
  Source:  USA Today The federal government is turning hundreds of relatively low-cost storms into federal disasters — draining billions of dollars in scarce FEMA aid and tying up millions more for years.

GreenBiz

• Digging in to the Whole 'O' of Sustainability ...
  Jerry Lynch, Chief Sustainability Officer at the food giant, talks about the company's 2015 sustainability goals, their relationship with their brands, the issues surrounding food waste, and much more.
• Toxic Chemical Pollution Up 16% in 2010, Drive ...
  The metal mining sector pushed disposal and other releases ot toxic chemicals and metals up 16 percent in 2010, following years of decline.
• Carbon Trust's 'Empower' Tool to Boost Employe ...
  Free tool boosts employee awareness of potential energy savings.
• Taking Stock of Molson Coors' Beerprint
  Bart Alexander, Chief of Corporate Responsibility at the global brewer, discusses how the company manages the impacts of its products, and why 90 percent of its employees believe the company is doing a good job on sustainability.
• How Green Building Can Bring New Orleans Back
  Though the French Quarter and Bourbon Street are booming, as much as 40 percent of eastern New Orleans is vacant. Six years after Katrina, work continues to revive the community.

Duly Noted

• Winning the battle, losing the war; the US and ...
  After the NATO airstrikes, the political discourse within Pakistan is narrowing as religious nationalism gains ground
• Capturing the Punjabi imagination: drones and ...
  A short work of fiction about drones may tell us more about the way these are imagined than how they are experienced in Pakistan's tribal areas.
• India-Afghan strategic pact:the beginnings of ...
  A strategic pact between India and Afghanistan has drawn muted response from Pakistan. If anything Islamabad has pressed on with peace moves with India.
• Europe can’t put out the blaze
  As Italy surpasses Greece as the biggest threat to the euro zone, European finance ministers meeting in Brussels struggle to put out the spreading flames.
• Democracy and Chaos are both Greek
  It's not exactly ???? (chaos) out there, but Greek Prime Ministers Papandreou's experiment in ?????????? (democracy) has sent the whole euro zone project into a new, risky phase.

Booman Tribune

• What is 32 Minutes?
  Over your GOP primary fix yet? How about something to read of real significance. Did you know that the US Networks (ABC, NBC and CBS) devoted a grand total of 32 MINUTES and 14 news stories for all of 2011 to the single most important story of this century last year. It's true. Despite all ...
• Odds & Ends
  Betty Cracker makes a funny. Another Iranian nuclear scientist got blown up in Teheran. Iran blames Israel and the U.S. You may not have noticed but Bill Daley announced his resignation as the president's chief-of-staff. That means it is time to demonize his replacement. Could or ...
• Romney Following in McCain's Footsteps
  This is pretty astute. "I'm thinking of a Republican primary. It starts with a candidate (John McCain/Mitt Romney) who ran once before, came in second place, and won over the party's elite class without winning over its base. Other candidates, understandably unwilling to accept this, line u ...
• New Hampshire Thread
  The networks called it for Romney as soon as the polls closed. As I predicted, New Hampshire chose Jon Huntsman as their not-Mitt candidate. It appears that he will finish third. Santorum was regurgitated and will finish dead last out of the candidates who are actually competing. Call me a g ...
• Romney Has it in the Bag
  Even if Gingrich and Paul remain obstinately opposed to Romney and refuse to drop out, and even if Gingrich carries most of the South, I still see Romney as the nominee. The following is almost a worst case scenario for Romney. It presupposes that Romney will lose to Gingrich in South Carolina ...

Environmental Graffiti

• 12 Most Improbable Insect-Reptile Relationships
  Amazing photographs of insects taking their lives in their antennae by resting on reptiles! This is just a brief summary, please visit Environmental Graffiti to see the full, formatted version of the article
• Staring into the Beautiful Cold-Blooded Eyes o ...
  Twelve hypnotic close-ups of beautiful eyes belonging to lizards and other brilliantly colored reptile species... This is just a brief summary, please visit Environmental Graffiti to see the full, formatted version of the article
• 13 Adorable Baby Kangaroos Peeking Out of thei ...
  Amazing pics of kangaroo mommas with their babies, with some little-known facts too! read more This is just a brief summary, please visit Environmental Graffiti to see the full, formatted version of the article
• 10 Coolest Links of the Week
  An awesome article about animals with prosthetics is the first of many cool links to take is into 2012! read more This is just a brief summary, please visit Environmental Graffiti to see the full, formatted version of the article
• 10 Hottest Links of the Week
  It's cold outside but the links are still hot! Happy New Year! read more This is just a brief summary, please visit Environmental Graffiti to see the full, formatted version of the article

Foreign Policy in Focus

• The Apocalyptics
  Dress them up in black, put some Goth makeup on them, give them a name like The Apocalyptics, and the Republican candidates would fit right in with the head-banger crowd.
• The Not-About-Iraqi-Oil Iraqi Oil Map
  Dick Cheney had his eye on Iraqi oil long before 9/11.
• Santorum Puts a Scare Into an Ex-Pat
  Rick Santorum's foreign policies range from the frightening to the odd.
• Ron Paul's Anti-War Stance Is to Progressives ...
  A personal post on the similarities with which a progressive experiences libertarianism and atheism.
• Obama's New Military Strategy Doesn't Add Up
  We're not stepping down from being the planet's top cop.

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 b ...
• 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 A ...
• 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 th ...
• 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 pr ...
• 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

• Pakistan defence official fired amid tension
  Secretary removed from post as army says PM's criticism of top security officials will have "serious ramifications".
• Arab observer calls Syria mission a 'farce'
  Arab League monitor resigns over what he calls a "humanitarian disaster" in which shootings and kidnappings are common.
• Iran blast 'kills nuclear scientist'
  Media reports say car bomb in northern Tehran has killed department supervisor at uranium enrichment facility.
• Occupy protesters return to New York park
  Anti-Wall Street demonstrators return to Manhattan square for first time in two months after barricades are torn down.
• Ortega begins third term aside foreign allies
  Nicaragua's leftist ex-rebel president inaugurated at Managua ceremony attended by counterparts from Venezuela and Iran.

Green Inc. - NYT

• Obama Drops by the E.P.A.
  "I do not buy the notion that we have to make a choice between having clean air and clean water and growing this economy in a robust way," the president tells agency employees.
• On Our Radar: A New Snake
  A snake found in a heavily logged area of eastern Tanzania is likely to be classified as critically endangered, conservationists say.
• Songbirds as a Casualty of Warming
  As a result of a warming trend, elk can remain at higher levels and eat vegetation year round, eroding the habitat of certain songbirds, a study indicates.
• Biomass and Electricity, Part 2
  ClearEdge Power, based in Oregon, has announced a deal with Güssing Renewable Energy of Austria to supply 8.5 megawatts of fuel cells to run on methane made from renewable sources.
• Oil Sands Foes Are Foes of Canada, Minister Says
  Denouncing opponents of the Keystone XL project, Canada's environment minister says they are financed from abroad.

Dot Earth News

• What Can U.S. Universities Do About a Student ...
  A tragic student stampede in South Africa illustrates the opportunity for advancing global models for long-distance learning.
• Other Voices: The Night it Snowed Grebes in Utah
  A writer who heals injured birds blogs on a controversial incident in Utah.
• Dot Shot: Newt Under January Ice
  A glimpse of winter activity by an amphibian in the Northeast.
• The Next Ice Age and the Anthropocene
  More work reinforces the idea that the human climate impact is staving off the next ice age.
• On Shale Gas, Warming and Whiplash
  Cornell researchers challenge a colleague who found that the climate impact of natural gas from fracked wells was worst than that from coal.

Doug Feith : Hong Pong

• Thank you for supporting Minneapolis productio ...
  It has been a wild month in NYC. Our work in New York City to help bring you live footage from the Occupy movement, as well as help get other occupation livestream teams set up and rolling, would not have been possible but for generous small contributions from some folks that stepped up basicall ...
• Support Global Revolution.tv and the Minneapol ...
  Heyo... so unexpectedly I've dedicated the vast majority of my time in the last 22 days to the Occupy Wall Street phenom and specifically editing the video stream for Global Revolution TV. For about a year until August, I worked at an Internet startup which abruptly laid me off, owing a bunch of ...
• #occupywallstreet makes total lol
  Our comradez in NYC are running live feeds and I am helping coordinate affairs. We are kickin on irc.indymedia.org #occupywallstreet and also you can hit that on http://chat.indymedia.org via webs. Here is the live video embed... you can use the Contact form above if you want to hit me up. It i ...
• 9-11 FBI Foreknowledge Nibbles with Ali Soufan ...
  Ah so it's been a decade eh comrades? The skrewing over of emergency personnel has gone almost unnoticed. FDNY member on 9/11 Truth “I support you guys” | We Are Change -- some new stuff has been trickling out -- pretty solid stuff, at that. The glorious official narrative got its booster shot, ...
• Review: "Contagion": Minneapolis faces instant ...
  SPOILER ALERTS! -- Plagued man (lower left) staggers off bus at Lake & Lyndale; Paltrow croaks at Fairview University Medical Center; MDH painted as buffoons; Matt Damon defends saddest Minnesota XMas ever w/ shotgun & sweaters! Snagged advance tickets to Steven Soderbergh's A-List dis ...

Daily Censored

• The Vaccine Americans Never Hear About
        One side of the vaccine controversy Americans are extremely unlikely to hear about concerns the safest, cheapest and most widely used vaccine in the world – against tuberculosis (TB).Every country in the world, except the US and the Netherlands (where TB is extremely rare), ...
• What Iran’s president actually said about Isra ...
  source with video to see the lies. Following is the transcript of Iranian President Ahmadinejad’s October 2005 speech. In the section in question, Ahmadinejad said people once thought it was impossible to remove the Shah as Iran’s dictator, but it was done. He then said that people thought the S ...
• If the US was overthrown by a criminal empire: ...
  Would it help to understand the facts to imagine if the US was in Iran’s position? This analogy is the conservative history (non-contested as far as I know) of what the US has done to Iran. Written from an American perspective, here’s the story of what the world would look like to Americans if w ...
• Race To Utopia: How A Public Servant Learned t ...
  No Child Left Behind just celebrated it’s tenth anniversary: while educators, children and parents have generally loathed President George W. Bush’s signature legislation, and while studies have shown that it has failed to improve learning despite its immense cost,  NCLB’s free-market policies – ...
• The Corrosive Power of Stereotypes in Politics ...
  In the early years of my life as a high school English teacher—during the Reagan years—I began my journey to being a critical educator as naive but sincere. One of the first steps into creating a critical classroom included my confronting students about race and class. When I asked students (in ...

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• 10 Years of Guantanamo
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Institute for Policy Studies

• The Steely Mitt Blues: A Mitt Romney and Bain ...
  Now I've got the Steely Mitt blues. Seen him on TV. But I'll never forget what Mitt did to me.
• Happy New Year, Nigeria: Now Say Good-Bye to ...
  Aided by global financial giants, the government of Nigeria welcomes the new year by destroying the safety net for thousands of Nigerians.
• The Apocalyptics
  Dress them up in black, put some Goth makeup on them, give them a name like The Apocalyptics, and the Republican candidates would fit right in with the head-banger crowd.
• Why Washington Should Be Like Chicago and Stan ...
  ICE detainers can trap local residents who clearly do not deserve to sit around in jail waiting for an immigration hearing.
• Immigration and Criminal Justice Systems Shoul ...
  ICE detainers can trap local residents who clearly do not deserve to sit around in jail waiting for an immigration hearing.

IntelNews

• Israeli Mossad training Iranian exiles in Kurd ...
  Le Figaro, one of France's leading newspapers, has claimed that Israeli intelligence agents are recruiting and training Iranian dissidents in clandestine bases located in Iraq’s Kurdish region.
• News you may have missed #663
  Indian spy agency seeks more wiretap powers. US spaceplane spying on China. Mossad seeks Chinese speakers.
• US expels Venezuelan diplomat over cyberespion ...
  The United States has ordered the immediate expulsion of the head of the Venezuelan consulate in Miami, over allegations that she helped coordinate a cyberattack against US government targets in 2008.
• News you may have missed #662: UK edition
  Hacked StratFor info exposes thousands of intel officials. Book claims MI5 tapped phones of King Edward. UK spy watchdog wants to stop court disclosure of state secrets.
• Did cell phone companies help India spy on the ...
  Leaked documents acquired by a computer hacker collective appear to show that international cell phone manufacturers helped Indian intelligence agencies spy on the United States, in return for access to the Indian cellular phone market.

War is a Crime.org

• My Most Recent Unpublished Letters to Corporat ...
  To WaPo: Who knew rats were new to DC? I could have sworn I'd seen them around for years.  I could have sworn the piles of trash following inaugurations, fourths of july, and tastes of dc left swarms of rats behind.  I could have sworn that every time I've been in Freedom Plaza since O ...
• Unaccountable: Private Military Contractor Abuses
    Unaccountable: Private Military Contractor Abuses - by Stephen Lendman   Wherever they're deployed, they're menacing and feared for good reason. Known historically by various names, they include mercenaries, soldiers of fortune, dogs of war, and Condottieri for wealthy city stat ...
• Palestinian Liberation Requires Unity
    Palestinian Liberation Requires Unity - by Stephen Lendman   PLO Executive Committee member Hanan Ashrawi wants EU help to end Israel's occupation. She said America's preoccupied with elections and grossly biased for Israel.   Calling the current situation "dangerous" she s ...
• Student Debt Jubilee & Why Higher Education Ou ...
  Learn from expert organizers about effectively challenging the unjust phenomenon of student loan debt. NEW Podcast & Organizer Resources Page Student Debt Jubilee & Why Higher Education Ought to be Free Podcast From The Backbone Campaign We are excited to share with you the podcast of ...
• Audio: David Swanson and Harvey Wasserman Disc ...
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Grist - News

• One day you will play a video game with a pig
  by Jess Zimmerman. As any Portlandia fan knows, ethical meat-eaters don't just want their food to be humanely raised and humanely slaughtered. They also want it to have had a happy life. And it turns out that what makes pigs have a happy life is video games. (Seriously -- pigs like ...
• Oil industry gives $12 million to anti-Keyston ...
  by Jess Zimmerman. An independent research group has analyzed oil industry contributions to Congress, and figures that President Obama is staring down a $12 million barrel of political opposition on Keystone XL. Some of that is going out in huge chunks -- 16 Republican House members and on ...
• EPA maps the worst greenhouse gas offenders
  by Jess Zimmerman. The EPA has organized its data on major greenhouse gas emitters into a handy interactive map. You can zoom in on your area to see where the emissions come from near you, or scan around for the worst offenders.  This map covers facilities that emit 25,000 metric ...
• Dubai complements world’s tallest buildi ...
  by Christopher Mims. The largest solar farm in the Middle East will be financed by Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, ruler of Dubai. He was also a big promoter of the world's tallest building, the Burj Khalifa (the one Tom Cruise is climbing on in the video), so the man clearly ...
• ‘Passive House’ documentary is the ...
  by Christopher Mims. Passive Houses are homes so well insulated that they require no heating at all, even in winter. They're super popular in Europe, because it’s a magical land where everything is made out of chocolate and any sexual encounter that ends in fewer than three orgas ...

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Technorati - What's Hot in Blogs

• FotoShop, by Adobé
  Here's a tongue in cheek video extolling the virtues of fictional all-over beauty product FotoShop, by Style House Adobé
• Pro-American Rock Band Set To Challenge Politi ...
  Madison Rising brings message of unity and a "coolness factor" to politics
• The U.S. Government Should Just Become A Drug ...
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  Google's announcement that Google Plus social results are now a fully integrated part of Google Search is a direct challenge to Facebook and Twitter in terms of relevancy.
• @AlecBaldwin is Verified
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Time - Top Stories

• Birth It Like Beyoncé: The World's Most ...
  Beyoncé and Jay-Z are far from the first wealthy couple to welcome a child in (reportedly) extravagant style
• Obama on the Couch: The President Builds His Mojo
  The President continues to discover that confronting aggression doesn't destroy his drive to be bipartisan -- it strengthens it
• Oscar Doc Shock: Behind the Academy's Perplexi ...
  This year's documentary category has effectively been invalidated by the absence of Steve James' masterful The Interrupters. Will new rules prevent such a thing from happening in the future?
• Why Do We Find John Edwards So Particularly Lo ...
  As John Edwards petitions for yet another postponement of his campaign finance trial, a look at why the human brain recoils at the former pretty boy of politics
• Neither Independence nor Unification
  With elections looming, Taiwan needs a new way to frame its relations with China

Digg Green

• The Neuroscience of Looking on the Bright Side
  Neuroscientists are starting to unravel the mysteries of optimism and the brain processes involved in people's rose-colored view of the future in the face of reality.
• Nicotine patches branded a waste of time as st ...
• APOD: 2012 January 11 - Little Planet Lovejoy
  A different astronomy and space science related image is featured each day, along with a brief explanation.
• How the brain spots faces
  Our brains are made to find faces. In fact, they’re so good at picking out human-like mugs we sometimes see them in a jumble of rocks, a bilious cloud of volcanic ash, or some craters on Moon.
• The Old, Awesome Space Drawings of E.L. Trouve ...
  Antique space art for the contemporary geek.

Invisible Opportunity

• Cancer, Aids, and Vaccinations
  by Benedict D. LaRosa Previously by Benedict D. LaRosa: The Horror of Gun Control in Mumbai Is there a link between cancer and the polio vaccine? There is a good chance that there is, according to a Baylor University study released on February 18, 1999 and published in the Journal of the Nationa ...
• Leon Panetta admits Iran is not developing a n ...
  Madison Ruppert, Contributing Writer Activist Post Astoundingly, United States Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta openly admitted on national television that Iran is not, in fact, developing nuclear weapons, yet still justified the Western assault on their nuclear program. On the CBS show “Face t ...
• The Terrible Specter of the Dreadful Few
  By Les Visible Sometimes I’m embarrassed to have to consider myself a member of the human race. It could be due to the fact that some unfortunate number of us are not members of the human race but rather some sort of alien hybrid that bears as much resemblance to a human being as refrigera ...
• The Gasoline Export Scam
  By Gordon Duff, Senior Editor You don’t have to be a genius to know that gasoline costs around $3.50 per gallon in the US. What most Americans don’t know is that the only thing keeping the price above $2.00 is the fact that our oil companies are exporting our gasoline at bargain basement prices ...
• The Gasoline Export Scam
  By Gordon Duff, Senior Editor You don’t have to be a genius to know that gasoline costs around $3.50 per gallon in the US. What most Americans don’t know is that the only thing keeping the price above $2.00 is the fact that our oil companies are exporting our gasoline at bargain basement prices ...

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

• 4 Creepy Ways Big Pharma Peddles its Drugs
  Big Pharma uses ads that sow hypochondria, raise health fears and sell diseases to adults and their children.
• Florida Will Pay $2.6 Million for Wrongful Dea ...
  After Rachel Hoffman was busted and agreed to become a snitch in 2008, Tallahassee police sent her out into a dangerous new world, until a "buy-bust" sting took her life.
• The Republican Candidates on Marijuana
  Fresh off of the Iowa Caucuses, the six remaining Republican candidates move on to New Hampshire for their January 10th primary.
• Shame and Sexual Abuse in Rehab? How Some Trea ...
  Much of what is portrayed in the media as “professional treatment†isn’t based on evidence of what works and can lead to boundary violations and outright abuse.
• Should Drug Dogs be Allowed to Sniff Around Ou ...
  The court considers Joelis Jardines, who was arrested after a Florida police officer's drug dog sniffed at Jardines' front door and alerted to the odor of marijuana.

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 Beat–May Lose Beets (cartoon) Eco-Snobbery Sucks: The Cartoon Related posts:The Aging Activist Monsanto Gets Beat–May Lose Beets (cartoo ...
• 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: Government’s Dietary Advice: Eat Less From Elephant Journal: ...
• 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 ...

Inhabitat

• Live from NAIAS: Bob Lutz Introduces Via Motor ...
  Read the rest of Live from NAIAS: Bob Lutz Introduces Via Motors with the eREV VTRUX Extended-Range EV Pickup Permalink | Add to del.icio.us | digg Post tags: alternative transportation, auto shows, automobile shows, Bob Lutz, detroit auto show, eco automobiles, eco autos, eco cars, ec ...
• EXCLUSIVE PICS: Acura Unveils Its Hot New NSX ...
  Read the rest of EXCLUSIVE PICS: Acura Unveils Its Hot New NSX Concept Car at the Detroit Auto Show Permalink | Add to del.icio.us | digg Post tags:
• Toyota Officially Unveils Its Prius C Hybrid C ...
  Read the rest of Toyota Officially Unveils Its Prius C Hybrid Car at the Detroit Auto Show Permalink | Add to del.icio.us | digg Post tags: alternative transportation, detroit auto show, green automotive design, green car, green transportation, green vehicle, hybrid car, hybrid vehicle ...
• Kids, Parents and Teachers Join Forces to Crea ...
  Argallios by Kollektivemind was created as an interactive, public installation on the island of Crete in Greece. With the help of students, teachers, parents and locals, over 2,100 used plastic water bottles were gathered, cleaned, brushed with eco-paints, and recycled into a vibrant fence insta ...
• World’s Largest Driverless Personal Tran ...
  The holy city of Amritsar, India will be the site of the first urban installation of the Personal Rapid Transport, a system first seen at London’s Heathrow Airport. The elevated transportion system will be a vital connection for 100,000 riders a day between the downtown, the rail station and the ...

Pogue's Posts

• A Gadget Is More Than the Sum of Its Parts
  If you think Amazon's real cost to make that Kindle Fire is $201, then by all means go to China and cobble one together yourself. The components are only part of the cost of any gadget.
• The New Improved Heckling of Movies
  If you're willing to watch a movie DVD on your computer (instead of your TV), then you can use the new Rifftrax Player app to simultaneously play the DVD and the usually hilarious Rifftrax audio, which is like sitting in an audience of hecklers.
• Hollywood-Style Tricks on the Cheap
  A $250 kit lets you play around with green screen techniques, setting actors in front of any background of your choosing. It takes the pain out of a process that can be difficult to get right.
• If Car Companies Were Run Like Tech Companies ...
  What if the car companies were as innovative as the tech industry? That alternative industry may not be as wonderful as you would think.
• Amazon Makes the Fire Less Balky
  Amazon heard the complaints about the Fire's balky software. It updated the software and fixed it.

WIRED Magazine | Science

• Oil Rigs May Turn Migratory Birds Into Shark Food
  Tiger sharks in the Gulf of Mexico are eating migratory land birds. Yet while brightly lit oil rigs may be to blame, there's not enough data to know. Simply changing the color of oil rig lights, however, may be an effective preventative measure.
• Black Hole Fires Cosmic Bullets
  Astronomers have captured an image of a black hole firing off two enormous "bullets" of ionized gas at nearly a quarter the speed of light. The cosmic explosion produces as much energy in an hour as the sun emits in five years.
• Massive Galaxy Cluster Caught in Midst of Viol ...
  Tipping the scales at two quadrillion times the mass of the sun, the El Gordo galaxy cluster is the largest, hottest, and most energetic cluster ever seen.
• How the Brain Spots Faces
  Our brains are tuned to find faces so well, in fact, that we sometimes see them in a jumble of rocks, a bilious cloud of volcanic ash or craters on Moon. The brain always knows a real face from a fake, however, and a new brain scan study reveals why. But another amazing thing about our brain is ...
• Amazing Archive of High-Res Photos from NASA’s ...
  There's something about old photographs. The perfect amount of faded light, outdated coloring, and nostalgia seems to make them more beautiful with age. Perhaps that's why this collection of images from NASA's Gemini Program is so stunning.

PakAlert

• VIdeo: Shaq Shows Off Masonic Ring on National TV
  Shaquille O’Neal, also known as ShaqAttack, ShaqFu, ShaqDiesel, RadioShaq and Free Throw King (alright, I made up these two last ones), has a new AKA: ShaqMason. Here’s a short video of Shaq showing off his Masonic allegiance on national TV, followed by awkward comments by his colleagues. ...
• Secret Bases And Trends For 2012
  Major trends for 2012. Here are several of them that he highlighted
• Alert: Iran Crisis Headed for World War III
  War in the Middle East now appears imminent as the United States, Britain, the European Union, and Israel put the finishing touches on an embargo on Iran – a de facto declaration of war – and warships steam toward the Persian Gulf.
• War Plan Iran: The US Finally Admits Its Crimi ...
  Officially, America is now bankrupt: financially, economically, politically – and morally. Its criminal aggression towards Iran is just one of many parts of a jigsaw that add up to a clear and grotesque picture of what the United States of America now represents in the 21st Century world. ...
• How to Start a War: The American Use of War Pr ...
  This historical review raises an important issue: Is the Pentagon seeking to trigger military confrontation in the Persian Gulf with a view to providing a pretext and a justification to wage an all out war on the Islamic Republic of Iran?

Andy Worthington

• Guantánamo Prisoners Stage Peaceful Protest an ...
  Today, prisoners at Guantánamo will embark on a peaceful protest, involving sit-ins and hunger strikes, to protest about their continued detention, and the continued existence of the prison at Guantánamo Bay, Cuba, three years after President Obama came to office promising to close it within a y ...
• Andy Worthington Reports on the New York Dates ...
  After nearly four days in New York as part of my US tour to mark the 10th anniversary of the opening of Guantánamo, I’ve just taken a bus with Debra Sweet, the national director of the campaigning group The World Can’t Wait, who arranged my visit, heading down to Washington D.C. to take part in ...
• A Tired Obsession with Military Detention Plag ...
  Before the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001, there were only two ways of holding prisoners — either they were prisoners of war, protected by the Geneva Conventions, or they were criminal suspects, to be charged and subjected to federal court trials. That all changed when the Bush ad ...
• London Events for the 10th Anniversary of the ...
  I arrived in New York yesterday, a year after my last visit, for 12 days of events to mark the 10th anniversary of the opening of Guantánamo (as described here), with a particular focus on a rally and march in Washington D.C. next Wednesday, January 11 (the actual date of the opening of Guantána ...
• On Guantánamo’s 10th Anniversary, Britis ...
  With the 10th anniversary of the opening of Guantánamo fast approaching (on January 11), I was delighted that, on Sunday, the Observer not only ran a double-page feature about the British ex-prisoners (and Shaker Aamer, the last British prisoner still held), but also that Tracy McVeigh, Chief Re ...

Environment _ National Geographic

• Cajun Crayfish Invading Africa, Eating Native ...
  A popular U.S. crayfish with a voracious appetite is wreaking havoc on African plants and animals, scientists say.
• Baby Harp Seals Being Drowned, Crushed Amid Me ...
  As global warming melts Arctic sea ice, harp seal babies are dying in record numbers, the first study of its kind confirms.
• Why Tornadoes Take the Weekends Off in Summer
  Tornadoes and hailstorms may be more active during the week due to human-made pollution, a new study shows.
• Moss Has Cloned Itself for 50,000 Years, Study ...
  A Hawaiian moss is an ancient clone that may be one of the oldest multicellular organisms on Earth, a new study says.
• "Rapier Wielding" Shark Among New Species Foun ...
  Four new shark species—including a "rapier wielding" sawshark—were discovered in 2011 by California Academy of Sciences researchers.

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

• Trial Opens for Mahon Twins, White Supremacist ...
  White supremacist twins Dennis and Daniel Mahon went on trial today in Phoenix, charged with mailing a package bomb in 2004 that exploded and injured a black man who was a city official in Scottsdale. The 61-year-old longtime racists were arrested in 2009 after a five-year undercover investigati ...
• AFA’s Bryan Fischer: HIV Doesn’t Cause AIDS
  It’s tempting to describe American Family Association spokesman Bryan Fischer as a close-minded, reactionary bigot. But when it comes to embracing fresh ideas that support his beliefs – heck, he pretty much outdoes us all. Remember when he said that gays were responsible for the Holocaust? Or th ...
• Racist ‘Redneck Shop’ in South Carolina Now O ...
  After a four-year legal battle, a black Baptist church in South Carolina now is the legal owner of a building housing the infamous Redneck Shop, which operates a Ku Klux Klan museum and sells KKK and other racist clothing. The Rev. David Kennedy, a long-time civil rights activist and pastor of N ...
• Prominent White Nationalist Louis Andrews Has Died
  Louis R. Andrews, most recently the chairman of the white nationalist outfit National Policy Institute (NPI), died on Dec. 30, according to a tweet put out by his book-selling business Washington Summit Publishers. Andrews has long been involved in the white nationalist movement, having run the ...
• Conservative Maine News Site Fires White Natio ...
  When the conservative Maine Heritage Policy Center launched its political blog last month, newly hired chief executive Lance Dutson predicted in an editorial that “we’ll no doubt have kinks to work out along the way.” Well, a big kink developed this week when other Maine bloggers pointed out tha ...

change: org.

• If Up to New Mexico’s Governor, Undocume ...
  A haunting but ultimately uplifting story out of New Mexico has been making the rounds in newspapers and TV reports across the country. A 6-year-old girl in Albuquerque was abducted as she walked home on a suburban street. The kidnapper pulled her into his van, parked near a rock hiding packing ...
• Victory! NJ Gov. Signs Bill So Survivors Won't ...
  In late June, a vital bill to support rape survivors landed on New Jersey Governor Chris Christie's desk. The bill, which had strong bipartisan support in both legislative houses, was to bar rape survivors from being charged for their own rape kits -- collections of forensic evidence after a sex ...
• Teen Leads Safe Crosswalk Campaign in Wake of ...
  The shock and grief over a young person's tragic death can be paralyzing. Not for Kimiko Nishitsuji. Her friend's sudden death last month after being hit by a car at an intersection long known to be dangerous for pedestrians instead spurred her to action and mobilized a community. Kimiko created ...
• Major Progress: Administration to Grant Deport ...
  Wow. Just weeks ago, UCLA graduate and award-winning Dreamer David Cho posted a petition on Change.org commemorating the ten-year anniversary of the federal DREAM Act and asking President Obama and the US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to do everything in their power to stop deporting tal ...
• Robert Segwanyi Spared Deadly Deportation to U ...
  Robert Segwanyi was scheduled for deportation on August 18,  from the United Kingdom's Heathrow airport. The UK was sending Robert back to Uganda, where he was tortured with molten plastic and imprisoned for being gay. Robert was spared from deportation at the very last minute according to ...

Common Dreams -News

• Drone Strikes Return to Pakistan
  Agencies are reporting that a missile attack from a U.S. drone killed at least 4 in Pakistan on Tuesday. The attack marks the first time a drone strike has occurred since late November, when a drone attack killed over 20 Pakistani soldiers. Yesterday's attack hit a home on the outskirts of t ...
• Growth of Global Inequality Sowing 'Seeds of D ...
  The World Economic Forum released its global assessment on Wednesday, and it paints a stark future if world institutions - including governments, private industry, academic institutions, and civil society organizations - don't make some radically practical changes. From the report: ...
• Iran Accuses Israel, US of Assassinating Nucle ...
  Iran has accused Israel and the United States of being behind the Wednesday morning assassination of Iranian nuclear scientist Mostafa Ahmadi Roshan. The Associated Press is reporting: read more
• NH Primary: Romney Limps to Victory Over Paul, ...
  As expected, Mitt Romney has won the New Hampshire primary tonight. Earlier in the day, exit/entrance polls had predicted the vote outcome to be: January 10, 2012 -- 2,760 Respondents. Top line are men voters (56%). Bottom line are women (44%).   ...
• Detroit May Be Next Michigan City to Get 'Emer ...
  In March of last year, Michigan Gov. Snyder signed into law Public Act No. 4, the Local Government and School District Fiscal Accountability Act, also known as the “emergency financial manager law.” read more

Lifehacker

• The Best Ereader for iPhone [Iphone App Directory]
  Because nearly every ebook reader on the iPhone has its own store (and the ones that don't have the problem of not having their own store), what's best is very subjective. That said, we feel Kindle is your best option at the moment because it ...
• How Often Should I Charge My Gadget's Battery ...
  Dear Lifehacker, What is the deal with lithium-ion batteries (the kind found in smartphones and laptops)? I've heard lots of different things about how to take care of them, like that they need to be kept charged between 40% and 80%, or that ...
• All Google TV Devices Just Got OnLive Game Str ...
  Good news for Google TV fans who want games: OnLive, the game streaming company, is going to be on all Google TV devices starting now. For the unfamiliar, OnLive is a service like Netflix where video is streamed from the cloud to your home, bu ...
• How to Turn Off Google's Annoying New Personal ...
  Yesterday Google announced they were integrating Google+ into your search results, and this morning, you may have noticed the change. The problem: It's cluttered, not useful for the bulk of searches you do every day, and enabled by default for ...
• The Glowing PC in a Table [Featured Workspace]
  Today's featured workspace showcases a true all-in-one computer, with the components built into the glass table. The table itself is a large, roomy surface and thanks to the table's design, the computer gets natural air cooling. More  ...

Water Privatization

• A rallying cry against privatization in St. Clair
  City workers contend that privatizing key city departments in St. Clair is wrong and will damage the level of service residents deserve and have come to expect.
• Florida Legislation Paves Ground for Water Pri ...
  Recent moves by Tampa Mayor Buckhorn and state Rep. Dana Young (R-FL) have some residents fearing privatization of the state's water is on the way. read more
• A rallying cry against privatization
  City workers contend that privatizing key city departments in St. Clair is wrong and will damage the level of service residents deserve and have come to expect.
• A rallying cry against privatization
  City workers contend that privatizing key city departments in St. Clair is wrong and will damage the level of service residents deserve and have come to expect.
• Moffitt says he's not trying to privatize Ashe ...
  ASHEVILLE — State Rep. Tim Moffitt promised a business group Friday that he has no interest in privatizing the city’s water system, a belief that has taken on momentum in recent weeks.

Guardian

• Welfare reform bill – Lords debate and live d ...
  Lords prepare for critical debate on welfare benefit payments to cancer patients6.41pm: Here's the breakdown of that government defeat on ESA eligibility for disabled young people. The "contents" are those peers who voted in favour of the amendment.Contents Total: 260 Bishops 4 Crossbench ...
• Eurozone crisis live: George Osborne says UK ...
  • Chancellor: Britain could be swayed by well-argued case. • Merkel hints at bigger German contribution to bailout fund • German bond auction goes well • Germany shrinks 0.25% in fourth quarter • Today's agenda6.20pm: The idea that the UK could increase its IMF contributions has gone down badly ...
• Syria: Arab League mission in crisis - live up ...
  • French journalist dies in attack in Homs • Monitor resigns in protest at farcical mission • UN official: killings have risen despite monitoring mission • Assad makes surprise appearance at rally in Damascus • Read the latest summary6.01pm: Here's a summary of the latest developments from acros ...
• Gove proposes 'wiki curriculum'
  Education secretary, inspired by book on military, calls for collaborative approach to developing new curriculumA "wiki" approach to designing the curriculum that would allow teachers and experts to collaborate in tailoring lessons for schools is being proposed by the education secretary, Michae ...
• EDF's price cuts turn up heat on other gas sup ...
  EDF Energy's reduced gas tariffs increase pressure on 'big six' firms as Which? records 4m complaints against them in 2011EDF Energy has raised expectations of widespread cuts in household power bills from other "big six" firms by reducing its gas bills for 1.4 million customers by 5%.The m ...

McClatchey

• Confrontation between Pakistan's army, governm ...
  ISLAMABAD — The confrontation between the civilian government and the army in Pakistan turned into a bitter open clash Wednesday, when the military warned that remarks this week by the prime minister had "potentially grievous consequences for the country."
• South Carolina is now in GOP spotlight
  South Carolinians, be careful where you step over the next 10 days. You might trip over a Republican presidential candidate.
• Cuba's offshore oil drilling platform gets OK ...
  U.S. Coast Guard and environmental safety officials have inspected and OK’d an offshore oil drilling platform headed to Cuba, under an unusual arrangement designed to allay concerns about a possible spill that could foul the U.S. coastline.
• South Carolina AG to fight feds over voter ID law
  Three of South Carolina’s top political leaders announced Tuesday their plans to file a lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Justice’s decision to block the state’s controversial voter ID law.
• North Carolina furniture maker to share his vi ...
  WASHINGTON — The Lincolnton, N.C., owner of a small specialty furniture maker will be President Obama's guest at the White House today.

Afghanistan Sun

• Man charged in death of Afghanistan war veteran
  GREENFIELD, Mo. (AP) - A southwest Missouri man is charged with second-degree murder in the beating death of an Afghanistan war veteran from Lockwood. Dade County authorities say 28-year-old ...
• Coalition Force Captures Taliban Leader
  Compiled from International Security Assistance Force Joint Command News Releases WASHINGTON, Jan. 11, 2012 An Afghan-led and coalition-supported force captured a Taliban facilitator in the ...
• Officer Makes Difference in Afghanistan
  By Natela CutterAmerican Forces Press Service KABUL, Afghanistan, Jan. 11, 2012 When Army Lt. Col. Rob Rabb joined the Afghanistan/Pakistan Hands program, he never dreamed that he would become a ...
• Bomber enters Afghan police chief compound but ...
  KANDAHAR CITY, Afghanistan (Reuters) - A teenage suicide bomber managed to slip through tight security into police headquarters in Afghanistan's southern Kandahar province Wednesday, but blew ...
• Teen suicide bomber targets Afghan police; 1 hurt
  An Afghan border policeman, left, along with US soldiers are seen near the scene of a suicide attack in Kandahar on Wednesday. (AP/Allauddin ...

Futurismic

• Better Writing Through Writing About Writing
  My life is fairly crammed, and writing time is hard to come by. Today I got one of those precious blocks of time in which I could write for several hours almost without interruption, yet as I fired up the computer, I felt not excited about the prospect, but worried and on edge.  I also [...]Foll ...
• A chat with Eric Drexler
  Not over coffee and cakes, sadly, but you take what you can get in this crazy world, AMIRITEZ? So when I got the chance to email Eric Drexler – yup, the nanotech guy – with some follow-up questions responding to his inaugural lecture at Oxford Martin College last month, I jumped in w ...
• Skyrim and the Quest for Meaning
  Lithium I’m old enough to remember when video games were comparatively simple things. For example, I remember the side-scrolling video game adaptation of Robocop (1988). Relatively short, Robocop had you shooting and jumping your way from one side of the world to another. Once you got to the end ...
• Long Term and Long Distance Thinking
  Last month, I wrote about the government. I asserted that we need to get business interests out of government or we’ll keep making decisions based on next quarter’s profits instead of the health of the next decade. This month, I want to talk about a whole industry that seems to be falling victim ...
• Demon’s Souls and the Meaning and Import of Vi ...
    Bad is Good and Good is Bad The problem with video game writing is that it tends to be written by fans of video games. The corruption and stupidity of games journalism are not isolated quirks of the system but symptoms of a flawed approach to the medium. Fans, by their nature, approach th ...

Whistleblowers Protection Blog

• ARB limits SOX protections outside the US
  By a 3-2 vote on a major case, the Department of Labor's Administrative Review Board (ARB) has limited the application of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act (SOX) whistleblower protection outside the boundaries of the United States. The case is Villanueva v. Core Laboratories, NV, ARB No. 09-108, ALJ No. 20 ...
• NLRB agrees that employees cannot waive right ...
  This week, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) issued a major decision holding that employees have an inalienable right to bring collective and class action lawsuits. The National Whistleblowers Center (NWC) joined with the National Employment Lawyers Association (NELA) and other groups in ...
• "From Whistleblower to RICO Claimant"
  Originally Published by FCPA Compliance and Ethics Blog Author: Thomas Fox The holiday season is past and many of us have returned to work. However, if you are a Chief Compliance Officer (CCO) there is a gift that you may wish to give yourself, it is “The Whistleblower’s Handbook ...
• NWC comments on DOL Dodd-Frank regulations
  Just before last night's deadline, I submitted comments on modifications to the Department of Labor's regulations for corporate fraud whistleblowers. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) originally issued regulations at 29 CFR Part 1980 to govern its whistleblower program und ...
• New Consumer Financial Protection Bureau wants ...
  The newly created federal Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) has issued a call to whistleblowers. The CFPB is seeking "knowledgeable sources with information about potential violations of Federal consumer financial laws." They can submit their information by email to whistlebl ...

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

• Once Again, SOPA Supporters Caught 'Copying' O ...
  It's really quite amazing how frequently those who support more draconian copyright laws seem to be caught up in ethically dubious copying. We just had the example of the Hollywood astroturf group, CreativeAmerica, pretty blatantly "remixing" an anti-SOPA email alert from Public Knowledge, and ...
• As SOPA/PIPA Becomes Toxic, Frantic Congress T ...
  Well, well, well. It looks like some in DC are starting to get the message that there is real concern with SOPA/PIPA. The latest is that the fact that SOPA/PIPA support is becoming "toxic" is starting to make the press. In response to that, plus significant pressure from those within the gove ...
• Apparently, Someone Forgot To Tell Reality Tha ...
  We hear it all the time: the entertainment industry legacy players insist that the world is ending, jobs are going away, and that they need new laws like SOPA and PIPA or it's all over. That's why SOPA & PIPA are being positioned as jobs bills. Especially popular are the major labels and the b ...
• If SOPA's Main Target Is The Pirate Bay, It's ...
  In looking over Eric Goldman's excellent "linkwrap" of a bunch of recent SOPA/PIPA stories, it pointed me to a News.com article from last month, about how SOPA was really about going after one single site: The Pirate Bay. I've actually heard this repeatedly -- and from folks heavily involved wi ...
• Comcast -- Owner Of NBC Universal -- Admits Th ...
  Well, well, well. Here's something interesting. Comcast, who owns NBC Universal (one of the main forces behind SOPA/PIPA), is officially a SOPA/PIPA supporter. However, yesterday, Comcast put up a post congratulating itself (deservedly so!) for completing its DNSSEC deployment, making it "the ...

VacTruth

• Sweet Baby Girl Dies After Vaccination and Par ...
  As we begin the New Year it appears that another vaccine tragedy is unfolding. Many of us are aware that the year 2011 closed with blood on its hands after a baby girl died just hours after the pentavalent vaccine was introduced.
• 72 Page Document Shows Merck Paid Doctors at L ...
  A 72-page document shows Merck Pharmaceuticals paying $18,641,195.52 to doctors. At the very least, this little document shines sunlight on what many parents of vaccine injured children have been saying all the while: Maybe it’s the cost of keeping the herd quiet.
• Argentina, We Cry For You
  14 babies who participated in trials for GlaxoSmithKline’s new pneumonia/earache vaccine, Synflorix, died. However, Argentine health officials allege there was no connection to the vaccine.
• Freedom Of Information Request Reveals Major G ...
  This professor was involved in government meetings discussing vaccinations and adverse reactions for a total of 5 years, from 1987 – 1991 inclusive. These meetings were held during the most crucial period in vaccination history when the MMR vaccine Pluserix was being used.
• Aluminum: Has The FDA Got It All Wrong?
  A recent paper released by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) believes exposing infants to neurotoxic heavy metals in vaccines is safe.

BroadSnark

• Things You Might Have Missed
  Loving the sign in that pic (courtesy of Watch DC). We definitely need those in DC. Have you seen the new Axe ad campaign featuring anarchists? Salon wrote about it here. Apparently, customers can go online and influence the story. I think we should hijack it. At least my landlord hasn’t r ...
• Shoot the Messenger
  Ta-Nehisi Coates wrote a post about Ron Paul the other day. He featured a clip of Paul talking about the civil war. In the clip, Tim Russert asks Paul about his statement that “Abe Lincoln should never have gone to war. There were better ways; there were better ways of getting rid of slave ...
• Please Don’t Come
  I’m hearing various rumors that occupiers are planning to descend on the capital for national actions. I don’t want to belabor the points I made in my previous post about activism in DC, but I just have to plead with you. Please don’t come. For the first time since I have been ...
• Sex, Age, Consent, and Power
  Just after I turned sixteen, I met this guy who would end up being my boyfriend for about a year. He was twenty-two. He didn’t think I was that young at first. I never lied to him, mind you. He just didn’t ask me the night we met. I regularly passed for older in clubs, buying cigaret ...
• Doorknob Licking?

Executive Intelligence Review - LaRouche

• British-Controlled Monajed Is Source of All th ...
  EIR News Service press release.
• The LaRouche Show, December 31, 2011
  New Year's Eve Special: Make 2012 the Post-Obama Era!
• Retired Military Take Lead vs. Hitler Law
  Reprinted from Executive Intelligence Review, December 23, 2011, Vol. 38, No. 50
• Congress Gives Obama His Hitlerian Enabling Act
  By Carl Osgood Reprinted from Executive Intelligence Review, December 23, 2011, Vol. 38, No. 50
• Prospects for 2012: World War III, or the Onse ...
  By Helga Zepp-LaRouche Reprinted from Executive Intelligence Review, December 23, 2011, Vol. 38, No. 50

War in Context

• Another nuclear scientist assassinated in Tehran
  An Iranian university professor and deputy director at Natanz enrichment facility was killed in a terrorist bomb blast in a Northern Tehran neighborhood on Wednesday morning, the Fars News Agency reports. Some guy says this was a joint operation carried out by Mossad and the Iranian terrorist gr ...
• The inexorable advance towards a Greater Israel
  Patrick Seale writes: This past year has dealt a heavy blow — perhaps even a terminal one — to the project, long supported by the international community, of resolving the Israeli-Palestinian conflict on the basis of two states. When the United States itself proved unable to halt Isr ...
• The phony war over which U.S. party loves Isra ...
  Josh Ruebner writes: “No Aid to Israel?” wonders a recent Facebook ad sponsored by US President Barack Obama’s re-election campaign. “Mitt Romney, Rick Perry, and Newt Gingrich say they would start foreign aid to Israel at zero. Reject their extreme plan now!” the a ...
• In Jerusalem, women barred from addressing gyn ...
  Patrick Martin reports: The controversial exclusion of women from various settings in Israel because of pressure from ultra-Orthodox Jewish leaders reached a new level this week with a major conference on gynecological advances that is permitting only males to address the audience. The conferenc ...
• Doomsday Clock ticks one minute closer to midnight
  The Guardian reports: The world tiptoed closer to the apocalypse on Tuesday as scientists moved the Doomsday Clock one minute closer to the zero hour. The symbolic clock now stands at five minutes to midnight, the scientists said, because of a collective failure to stop the spread of nuclear wea ...

Watts Up With That?

• The Portland State University study of shrinki ...
  By Don J. Easterbrook, Dept. of Geology, Western Washington University, Bellingham, WA The recent Portland State University study of glaciers on Mt. Adams by is a good example of bad science, i.e., how a dogmatic bias and selectively leaving out … Continue reading →
• Dallas earthquake not caused by fracking&#8230 ...
  Guest post by David Middleton Wow! I woke up Friday morning to news that a 2.0 Md earthquake struck about a mile and a half from my office. I was sleeping at home, about 7 miles from the epicenter, and … Continue reading →
• The climate science peer pressure cooker
  Will Replicated Global Warming Science Make Mann Go Ape? By Patrick J. Michaels – from World Climate Report About 10 years ago, December 20, 2002 to be exact, we published a paper titled “Revised 21st century temperature projections” in the … Continue reading →
• Oh noes! Doomsday clock 1 minute closer to mid ...
  From the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, where worry about climate change gets equal time alongside their original mission; nuclear holocaust, apparently they haven’t noticed that the Fukashima incident is over and no lives were lost and that there been … Continue reading →
• Embiggening the science
  Josh of cartoonsbyjosh.com writes: See Judith Curry’s great post about what looks like an interesting new book by David Weinberger Too Big to Know: Rethinking Knowledge Now That the Facts Aren’t the Facts, Experts are Everywhere, and the Smartest Person in the … Continue reading →

treehugger

• Fighting Global Injustices and Poverty...With ...
  Making crafts has moved into the political spectrum with this international collective.
• Mysterious Snub-Nosed Monkey Photographed For ...
  Thanks to remote camera traps set in the forests of northern Myanmar, the very first photo of the distinctive-looking monkey, alive but imperiled, have been captured.
• Solar Brings Internet Connectivity to Haitian ...
  Haitian schools connect to the internet for the first time, powered by the sun.
• Deepak Chopra, Dylan Ratigan & Arianna Huffing ...
  Watch a Livestream of a timely discussion on how to spare our democracy from overwhelming corporate influence.
• Tiny, Electricity-Free Home Nurtures Inner Peace
  A tiny house without electricity or running water becomes a sanctuary for a couple seeking inner peace. We get a glimpes into this private, quiet world.

Biosingularity

• Researchers increase the potency of HIV-battli ...
  If one is good, two can sometimes be better. Researchers at the California Institute of Technology (Caltech) have certainly found this to be the case when it comes to a small HIV-fighting protein. The protein, called cyanovirin-N (CV-N), is produced by a type of blue-green algae and has gained a ...
• Nanofiber Regenerates Blood Vessels
  Regenerating blood vessels is important for combating the aftereffects of a heart attack or peripheral arterial disease, and for ensuring that transplanted organs receive a sufficient supply of blood. Now researchers at Northwestern University have created a nanomaterial that could help the body ...
• Brain Shrinkage Linked to Smoking, Obesity, Di ...
  People who smoke, are overweight, and have other health problems in middle age may be at increased risk of developing signs of brain shrinkage and diminished planning and organization skills as they age, new research indicates. Other health problems linked to brain shrinkage and mental decline i ...
• Colon Cleansing May Be Risky, Study Finds
  Colon cleansing, promoted as a natural way to boost well-being, has no proven benefits and may be risky, according to a new report. Ranit Mishori, MD, a family medicine doctor at Georgetown University School of Medicine, looked at studies that evaluated colon hydrotherapy or irrigation. She also ...
• Disease-causing tangle could spawn new materia ...
  When most people hear the word amyloid, they immediately think of Alzheimer’s disease. And indeed, it was in the brains of Alzheimer’s patients that these dense protein masses were first identified. But it turns out that besides playing a role in a number of diseases, amyloids also p ...

CFACT

• The clear-cutting facts about the rainforest
  Are we really losing one football field every minute?
• New predictions of warming lack scientific basis
  Worst-case scenairos do not paint accurate picture of climate
• Cloudy days ahead for global climate models
  Computers still not reliable in predicting climate
• Corn dogs: A New Eco-Villain?
  Controversy is latest in biotech battle
• Examining China's emissions claims
  Evidence suggests China not cutting greenhouse emissions

Ria Novosti Online News

• Phobos-Grunt interplanetary probe expected to fall
  Russia’s troubled Phobos-Grunt spacecraft will fall back to Earth between January 14 and 16, possibly some place in the Indian Ocean.
• Phobos-Grunt spacecraft
• Russia’s wayward Mars probe ‘may fall Jan.14-16’
  Russia’s troubled Phobos-Grunt spacecraft will fall back to Earth between January 14 and 16, possibly some place in the Indian Ocean, Federal Space Agency Roscosmos said on Wednesday.
• Fiscal imbalances major risk to global economy ...
  Chronic fiscal imbalances, major systemic financial failure and severe income disparity are seen as top risks for the world economy in the next decade, the World Economic Forum (WEF) said in its Global Risks 2012 report on Wednesday.
• Ukraine pushes for gas price revision with Russia

Ria Novosti - Science & Technology

• Russia’s wayward Mars probe ‘may fall Jan.14-16’
  Russia’s troubled Phobos-Grunt spacecraft will fall back to Earth between January 14 and 16, possibly some place in the Indian Ocean, Federal Space Agency Roscosmos said on Wednesday.
• Russia was well aware of Phobos-Grunt mission ...
  Phobos-Grunt, a failed Russian sample mission to a Martian moon, was launched despite risks of which Russian scientists were well aware
• China launches remote-sensing satellite
  China launched a high-resolution remote-sensing satellite on Monday, Xinhua reported.
• NASA puts twin probes in lunar orbit
  Two robotic probes on a synchronized gravity-mapping mission to the Moon began orbiting the Earth’s natural satellite over the weekend, NASA said on its website.
• Mumbai Science Center unveils Gagarin statue
  A statue of the world's first cosmonaut, Yury Gagarin, was unveiled on Friday in Mumbai on the grounds of the Nehru Science Center, a RIA Novosti correspondent reported.

Pruning Shears

• Weekend Wrapup
  No Associated Press content was harmed in the writing of this postStill quiet on the drone front. Nothing reported in Afghanistan/Pakistan. This reported in Somalia from Press TV, presented with the usual caveat. Allegations of torture at Bagram; Karzai wants control transferred. The Taliban ...
• Placeholder
  Non-internet related activities have taken precedence this week.  Back on the weekend (I think).
• Weekend Wrapup
  No Associated Press content was harmed in the writing of this postOur image in the Muslim world would probably improve if we stopped killing so many Muslims.Combat operations have concluded for:Army Pfc. Justin M. Whitmire, 20, of Easley, SC.Army Spc. Kurt W. Kern, 24, of McAllen, TX.Army Sgt. N ...
• Best Music of 2011
  IntroductionIf you dig these songs please consider buying them. Most can be had for less than a buck.All these were downloaded freely and legally this year so I’m posting them in good faith. Links will be live for a week. If you hold the copyright on one and would like it removed, pleas ...
• Weekend Wrapup
  No Associated Press content was harmed in the writing of this postOur image in the Muslim world would probably improve if we stopped killing so many Muslims. Which may be happening (for a while, anyway).Combat operations have concluded for Army Spc. Mikayla A. Bragg, 21, of Longview, WA. Via.M ...

Organic Consumers.org

• Coexistence Rears Its Ugly Head (Again)
  Philip Bowles accuses organic and Non-GMO movements of "quackery" and "medieval nostrums" while claiming that genetically engineered seeds are needed to feed millions and implying that "coexistence" ought to be foisted on organic farmers whether they want it or not. Bowles' tirade against orga ...
• Dr. Joe Mercola’s Health Recommendations
  Dr. Joe Mercola has a reputation as America's most controversial medicine guru. He shares his beliefs as to why you shouldn't trust your doctor's standard views on vitamin D, flu shots and saturated fats. Could his alternative take on medicine transform your life? Click here to read this article
• Patently Offensive: Trouble with Transgenic Drift
  Genetically Modified Organism. Despite having been a part of our lexicon for about twenty years now, the term continues to raise significant controversy and concern among the U.S. public, scientists, and farmersClick here to read this article
• Fracking on Shaky Ground: How Our Latest Fossi ...
  To what should be the surprise of no one, earthquakes caused by the junkie gas sector's hydraulic fracturing process, known as fracking, have been cropping up like Freud's repressed. The latest ominously arrived in Republican-dominated Ohio on New Year's Eve, quickly prompting Youngstown's mayor ...
• 4 Creepy Ways Big Pharma Peddles its Drugs
  It's no secret that advertising works. Big Pharma wouldn't spend over $4 billion a year on direct-to-consumer advertising if it didn't mean massive profits.Click here to read this article

Center for a Livable Future

• One Step Forward, Two Steps Back: FDA on Cepha ...
  In the span of just two weeks, then, FDA has moved to prevent misuse of one drug while shirking its responsibility for two others.
• Where is Public Health in the Farm Bill?
  For those of you who do not believe that the Farm Bill is a Public Health bill, read on, and we just might convince you.
• Swimmable and Fishable by 2020?
  After three hundred years of damage, will Baltimore's Inner Harbor be swimmable in eight years’ time?
• Fight the Resistance
  You might be thinking that your best bet is to stay away from angry boars. But while farm workers are at an elevated risk of infection, you’d be mistaken if you thought that they were the only susceptible ones.
• 2011 CSA Season at JHSPH: It’s a Wrap!
  A big thanks to our 186 members, on behalf of One Straw Farm, Albright Farms and the Johns Hopkins Center for a Livable Future, for participating in the Community Supported Agriculture project at JHSPH this season!

Investigate - Breaking News

• The Rena Has Sunk
  The Rena Has Sunk. The Rena Has Sunk...stunning images
• Brave three year old just 3 centimetres from l ...
  Brave three year old just 3 centimetres from lion mauling. Brave three year old just 3 centimetres from lion mauling
• Rena flotsam – just add water and stir
  Rena flotsam – just add water and stir. Rena flotsam – just add water and stir
• Teenagers conservative about sex/abortion – Poll
  Teenagers conservative about sex/abortion – Poll. Teenagers conservative about sex/abortion – Poll
• Humour: Have a last laugh for 2011
  Humour: Have a last laugh for 2011. Humour: Have a last laugh for 2011

My Care2 Picks

• SBS K-POP STAR AUDITION
  Park JiMin wows a Korean talent show - at 15 Submitted by John Farnham to Society & Culture  |   Note-it!  |   Add a Comment
• Libya's Security Problem
  Destruction of government leads to chaos Submitted by John Farnham to World  |   Note-it!  |   Add a Comment
• We created al-Qaeda
  Flashback to Charlie Wilson`s War - CIA creating the Taleban and mujahideen operatives to prey on fear of Islamic terrorism Submitted by John Farnham to US Politics & Gov't  |   Note-it!  |   Add a Comment
• 28 Signs That US Public Schools Are Rapidly Be ...
  Our children are being trained how to live as subservient slaves in a Big Brother police state. Today, nearly everything that children do in public schools is watched, monitored, recorded and tracked. Submitted by John Farnham to Society & Culture  |   Note-it!  |&nbs ...
• FBI tracking videotapers as terrorists?
  New documents obtained through a Freedom of Information Act request by activist Ryan Shapiro show the FBI advising that activists including Shapiro who walked onto a farm, videotaped animals there and rescued an animal had violated terrorism statut. Submitted by Raymond G. to US Politics & ...

Angry Indian News

• INDIGENOUS DAY of Resistance, Friday, January ...
  INDIGENOUS DAY of Resistance, Friday, January 27, 2012, San Francisco, CA on Betty Tuininga's TwitWall: INDIGENOUS DAY OF RESISTANCEINDIGENOUS RIGHTS RALLY & FORUMJanuary 27, 2012Indigenous Unity... [[Continue reading Inteligentaindigena Novajoservo...]]
• Leaked documents reveal US diplomats actually ...
  Leaked documents reveal US diplomats actually work for Monsanto: (NaturalNews) Biotech giant Monsanto has been genetically modifying the world's food supply and subsequently breeding environmental... [[Continue reading Inteligentaindigena Novajoservo...]]
• The Special Forces onslaught against a Mapuche ...
  La violenta arremetida de Fuerzas Especiales contra una mujer mapuche y su beb�en allanamiento - El Mostrador"What we show is that our policy with the Mapuche people continues as long as the events... [[Continue reading Inteligentaindigena Novajoservo...]]
• Venezuela’s Chavez Returns to Alo Presidente, ...
  Venezuela’s Chavez Returns to Alo Presidente, Will Not Accept World Bank Verdict on Exxon | venezuelanalysis.com: Caracas, January 9th 2012 (Venezuelanalysis.com) – Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez... [[Continue reading Inteligentaindigena Novajoservo...]]
• Activist Post: Leon Panetta admits Iran is not ...
  Activist Post: Leon Panetta admits Iran is not developing a nuclear weaponMadison Ruppert, Contributing WriterActivist PostAstoundingly, United States Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta openly... [[Continue reading Inteligentaindigena Novajoservo...]]

Farm Wars

• New Jersey Will Pay You $1000 To Destroy The 2 ...
  There is nothing more disgusting or detestable than a citizen informant. Without citizen informants, tyrants could never retain the kind of power they wield. In fact, without citizen informants, totalitarian movements would never gain traction. This is why EVERY functional oligarchy throughout h ...
• USDA Scientist Reveals All: Glyphosate Hazards ...
  Don Huber, professor emeritus at Purdue University and USDA senior scientist linked glyphosate to reduced nutrient availability in plants, increasing plant diseases, the emergence of a new pathogen, animal illness and possible effects on human health.
• Iowa Caucus 2012: GOP Establishment Steals Vot ...
  No photo I.D. required to vote, and suddenly Santorum pulls ahead? REALLY???
• The USDA Agricultural Survey: Voluntary NOT Ma ...
  The USDA is trying to trick you into supplying them with information about your source of food through a voluntary survey that it claims is mandatory.
• TS Radio….Planning for the New Year
  Join us Tuesday mornings at 9:30 CST!   7:30 PST 9:30 CST 10:30 EST Listen Live HERE: Call in #: 917-388-4520 Skype There is a lot going on. The ndaa, the monsanto corn deregulation, the chemtrail seminar and many other issues. Join us for our first show of the new year to find out what [...]

True/Slant Headline Grabs

• The stupidity of crowds helps kill a planet - ...
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Citizens for Legitimate Government

• Conservative activists scramble to stop Mitt R ...
  ShareThisConservative activists scramble to stop Mitt Romney 11 Jan 2012 A near-panic has taken hold among some core conservative activists, who are now scrambling to devise a strategy to deny [Karl Rove's] Mitt Romney the Republican presidential nomination. Many of these activists see South Car ...
• Another nuclear scientist killed in Iran; Isra ...
  ShareThisAnother nuclear scientist killed in Iran; Israel accused --Israel's military chief of staff is quoted as saying Tehran should expect more 'unnatural' events 11 Jan 2012 An Iranian nuclear scientist was killed by a bomb placed on his car by a motorcyclist in Tehran on Wednesday, and a ci ...
• Ron Paul: We're 'nibbling at' Romney's heels
  ShareThisRon Paul: We're 'nibbling at' Romney's heels 10 Jan 2012 Riding high from his second-place finish in New Hampshire's first-in-the-nation primary on Tuesday, Texas Rep. Ron Paul proclaimed the evening a victory "for the cause of liberty" - and warned that he is "nibbling at" the heels of ...
• NORAD to Conduct Training Over National Capita ...
  ShareThisNORAD to Conduct Training Over National Capital Region --Fighter jets flying over Annapolis overnight from Tuesday into Wednesday 10 Jan 2012 The North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) will be conducting a series of training flights to practice its rapid response capability, a ...
• Some Hudson Bay polar bears nearing starvation ...
  ShareThisSome Hudson Bay polar bears nearing starvation due to climate change: experts 10 Jan 2012 Experts say the slow formation of winter ice on Hudson Bay this year has pushed some of Canada's polar bears to the brink of starvation and forced them to scrounge for food near old garbage dumps. ...

Daily Loaf

• 5 books that are sure to heat up your kitchen life
  I like to read — a lot. I could make lists counting the hundreds of books that make great reads. Unfortunately, we don’t have the time and you may not have the attention span for that. To keep it short and sweet, here’s a list of five books that I feel add depth and meaning [...]
• Beer Review: Victory Hop Devil/Victory Hop Wallop
  Victory Brewing Company opened up fifteen years ago in Downingtown, Pennsylvania, but only recently entered the Florida market.  With such beers as their highly touted Prima Pils and Storm King Stout, Victory has earned a rightful place among the respected craft brewers in the United States.  St ...
• D’s nuts: Rays’ crazy defense feeds hitting, p ...
  Tampa Bay took the series victory against the Chicago with the win, getting back to .500 and improving to 2 games back in the American League East division. Rays look for sweep tomorrow.
• Interview with Michael Foley about the Florida ...
  The Florida Dance Festival provides a springboard for raw talent and fresh ideas.
• Just plain cheesy: Celebrate National Grilled ...
  April is National Grilled Cheese Month: an entire four weeks devoted to the American classic. The following sandwich recipe is from cheese expert and author Laura Werlin’s book, Great Grilled Cheese.

Vaccine Resistance Movement

• VRM: The Flu Report
  The Flu Vaccine deception ranks as one of the great cover-ups & swindles of the last century perpetrated against the general population. Not only has the public been systematically lied to by their elected Government for generations (in league with the World Health Organization & a Vacc ...
• VRM: The Problem With Vaccines Part 5B – ...
  Article continued  from VRM: The Problem With Vaccines Part 5A – Detoxification & Restoration of The Body Replenishing the vital mineral base We must look to children with Autism to determine the full extent of “vaccine toxicity” derived nutrient deficiencies incurred in th ...
• VRM: The Problem With Vaccines Part 5A – ...
  Article intended to be read in conjunction with VRM: The Problem With Vaccines Part 4 – Primary Aspects of Vaccine Toxicity Affecting The Body The Long Road To Recovery There are unfortunately no shortcuts to restoring natural, optimal health levels in the body, no quick fix sol ...
• VRM: The Problem With Vaccines Part 5 – ...
• VRM: The Problem With Vaccines Part 4 – ...
  Vaccines, by their composite nature, inherently damage & disrupt the body’s delicate neurological network; hindering the complex functioning of the brain in maintaining all systems of operation (circulatory, digestive, endocrine, immune, lymphatic, muscular, nervous, reproductive, respirator ...

B.C. Preppers Network

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

Michael Yon

• Experienced Camera Gear for Sale
  11 January 2012 Many folks have asked me about selling camera gear.  I’m starting to offload some glass.  These four Canon lenses have all been used downrange either in Iraq, Afghanistan, or both, and probably in many other countries.  This gear is in great condition.  Many ...
• MEDEVAC/CASEVAC Links
  Letter from home 10 January 2011 Increasing progress is being made on the Army helicopter MEDEVAC problems.  Media attention has been building and appears that it will soon break big.  Communications are coming in spontaneously from key places.  Support for improvement is snowba ...
• Take Me to Your Leader (If you have one)
  09 January 2012 Jordan Schneider has done an excellent job helping to push the MEDEVAC Red Cross issue.  Her energy seems bottomless.  It was Jordan the active citizen who contacted Senator Charles Grassley, who quickly inquired to the Secretary of the Army, who passed the buck to CEN ...
• Passing the MEDEVAC Buck
  03 January 2012 Los Angeles, California Our Army medical evacuation helicopters in Afghanistan frequently come under fire.  These helicopters are clearly marked with the Red Cross on a white background, signaling to the enemy that they are unarmed.  The Red Cross is also a symbol from ...
• DELTA Force Commander (former) on DUSTOFF MEDEVAC
  30 December 2011 Los Angeles, California Former Delta Force Commander “Dalton Fury” makes a very informed opinion on the MEDEVAC issue.  Delta is the special forces of our special forces.  Opinions from this community carry significant weight. (This was published in Soldier of Fortun ...

The Killing Train

• The regressive politics of the Iranian-Canadia ...
  [This article, by Shourideh Molavi and myself, was first published in The Bullet - version with links is there]. The regressive politics of the Iranian-Canadian Khevari petition Shourideh Molavi and Justin Podur November 11, 2011 On October 12, members of the Iranian-Canadian community sent a pe ...
• An interview for occupy Toronto
  Activist and comedian Jesse Owens interviewed me for the #occupyto.org website, way back in ancient occupy toronto history (ie., October 26). For posterity, I am also reproducing it here. Thanks Jesse... --- read more
• Some thoughts on Whiteness and the 99%
  I have some disagreements with Joel Olson's article, "Whiteness and the 99%", but I will start with some agreements. I agree that "biologically speaking, there's no such thing as race." read more
• The Logic of Occupy Wall Street for Canada
  The Occupy Wall St. Movement and the Occupy Together movements that are inspired by it actually have a simple premise: society shouldn't be run for the unrestricted benefit of the wealthiest. The immediate grievance is the 2008 banking crisis, in which the US banks engaged in fraudulent and crim ...
• The Housing Crisis in Haiti
  There are at least 595,000 Haitians living in camps around Port au Prince (1). President Martelly has a program, called 16-6, which proposes to resettle residents of 6 large camps in 16 neighbourhoods in Port-au-Prince. In total, if the program succeeds, it will touch 5000 families, or 4% of the ...

treehugger

• Fighting Global Injustices and Poverty...With ...
  Making crafts has moved into the political spectrum with this international collective.
• Mysterious Snub-Nosed Monkey Photographed For ...
  Thanks to remote camera traps set in the forests of northern Myanmar, the very first photo of the distinctive-looking monkey, alive but imperiled, have been captured.
• Solar Brings Internet Connectivity to Haitian ...
  Haitian schools connect to the internet for the first time, powered by the sun.
• Deepak Chopra, Dylan Ratigan & Arianna Huffing ...
  Watch a Livestream of a timely discussion on how to spare our democracy from overwhelming corporate influence.
• Tiny, Electricity-Free Home Nurtures Inner Peace
  A tiny house without electricity or running water becomes a sanctuary for a couple seeking inner peace. We get a glimpes into this private, quiet world.

Democratic Voice of Burma

• Protestor takes on Burma police – video
  Police nab 61-year-old in Rangoon division after protesting against governmental corruption, but not before he launches verbal attack
• Thai energy firm eyes Tavoy alternative
  Shock cancellation of Tavoy coal-fired plant prompts Thai energy giant to moot possibility of constructing hydrocarbon plant in Burma
• Govt ‘exploiting’ fuel price hike: campaigners
  Doubling of electricity prices prompts accusations that government is capitalising on surplus of cash from sales to China and Thailand
• Red carpet
  The past two months have seen a flurry of VIPs arrive in Burma, from US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton in December to British Foreign Secretary William Hague last week. The level of diplomatic activity around Burma is almost unprecedented, and marks a concerted effort by western nations to b ...
• Local charities filling Kachin aid void
  Free Funeral Service Society and National League for Democracy shipping supplies to refugees as UN access remains limited

Telegraph - Climate Change

• Councils fail to understand green energy, repo ...
  Councils and other social landlords are being 'greenwashed' into spending large sums of money on technology to cut energy bills despite having little understanding of how it works, a study has found.
• Carbon emissions to block next ice age
  Carbon dioxide emissions will delay the arrival of the next ice age, according to a new study.
• Chris Huhne is piling on the make-believe
  The Government's latest report on our future energy supply is a tissue of unproved assumptions and wishful thinking, says Christopher Booker.
• Climate change 'will boost British farmers'
  Climate change will be good for British farming, according to Caroline Spelman, the Environment Secretary, with exotic crops such as melons already thriving.
• If carbon dioxide isn't a worry, nitrous oxide ...
  As we all know, climate change is a conspiracy cooked up by charlatans - but if it weren't, we should be worrying about nitrogen, writes Steve Jones.

National Geographic | Environment

• Cajun Crayfish Invading Africa, Eating Native ...
  A popular U.S. crayfish with a voracious appetite is wreaking havoc on African plants and animals, scientists say.
• Baby Harp Seals Being Drowned, Crushed Amid Me ...
  As global warming melts Arctic sea ice, harp seal babies are dying in record numbers, the first study of its kind confirms.
• Why Tornadoes Take the Weekends Off in Summer
  Tornadoes and hailstorms may be more active during the week due to human-made pollution, a new study shows.
• Moss Has Cloned Itself for 50,000 Years, Study ...
  A Hawaiian moss is an ancient clone that may be one of the oldest multicellular organisms on Earth, a new study says.
• "Rapier Wielding" Shark Among New Species Foun ...
  Four new shark species—including a "rapier wielding" sawshark—were discovered in 2011 by California Academy of Sciences researchers.

Jurist - Legal Research

• 26 states say medicaid expansion in health car ...
  [JURIST] Twenty-six states submitted a brief [text, PDF] to the US Supreme Court [official website] Tuesday challenging the constitutionality of the expansion of Medicaid for the poor and disabled in the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) [HR 3590; JURIST backgrounder]. The brief ...
• Supreme Court upholds ADA ministerial exception
  [JURIST] The US Supreme Court [official website] ruled unanimously [opinion, PDF] Wednesday in Hosanna-Tabor Evangelical Lutheran Church and School v. EEOC [SCOTUSblog backgrounder] that the Establishment and Free Exercise Clauses [Cornell LII backgrounders] of the First Amendment bar wrongful t ...
• Guantanamo Bay detention facility marks tenth ...
  [JURIST] Wednesday marked the tenth annivesary of the detention center at Guantanamo Bay [JURIST backgrounder]. On January 11, 2002, 20 detainees arrived at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, imprisoned as the first "enemy combatants" in the War on Terror declared by the US after 9/11 [JURIST backgrounder]. ...
• Federal judge halts South Carolina immigration ...
  [JURIST] A judge for the US District Court for the District of South Carolina [official website] on Monday placed a hold on a lawsuit over the state's new immigration law [SB 20] pending the outcome of a similar case to be heard by the US Supreme Court [official website]. The South Carolina legi ...
• Supreme Court rules on Outer Continental Shelf ...
  [JURIST] The US Supreme Court [official website] ruled unanimously [opinion, PDF] Wednesday in Pacific Operators Offshore LLP v. Valladolid [SCOTUSblog backgrounder] that the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (OCSLA) [43 USC §§ 1331-1356 text] extends coverage to an employee who can es ...

Atlantic | Mark Ambinder

• Obama Got Us Out of Iraq, but Voters Just Don' ...
  Although it was a signature issue for Sen. Obama during his campaign, President Obama won't get much political capital for following through on his promise. The leitmotif of Sen. Barack Obama's early presidential campaign was the inherent wrongness of the war in Iraq and how it represente ...
• U.S. Drone That Went Down in Iran Was High-Tec ...
  The drone that Iran claims to have shot down was a stealth RQ-170 "Sentinel" The RQ-170 "Sentinel," a stealth unmanned U.S. drone / Wikimedia Commons The super-secret drone that Iran claims to have recovered was on a CIA "Focal Point" mission, gathering intelligence and likely crash ...
• A Hot Flash in the Cold War With Pakistan
  A NATO attack kills 24 Pakistani soldiers and Pakistan responds by closing U.S. supply routes into Afghanistan. Is the relationship between Washington and Islamabad about to disintegrate? The relationship between Pakistan and the United States is, for both sides, like a raw nerve that keeps g ...
• Mitt Romney Ramps Up Attacks on Obama
  Judging by his latest barrage of criticism, the former Massachusetts governor is already running against the president -- sort of First there was the television advertisement in New Hampshire, which received widespread condemnation from the media elite for taking President Obama's wor ...
• Newt's Gift to Obama: A GOP Immigration Rift
  With his "humane" argument, the former House speaker has put the president's chief rival, Mitt Romney, in a difficult spot MORE FROM NATIONAL JOURNAL: The Return of Imperial Newt Did Gingrich Walk Into an Immigration Minefield? Presidential Debate Timeline Duri ...

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

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• 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 ...

Tikun Olam

• Israeli Source: Assassination of Iranian Nucle ...
  An Iranian news agency reports that a fourth Iranian nuclear scientist has been assassinated.  Mostafa Ahmadi Roshan was a professor specializing in petroleum engineering at a technical university and director of  Natanz’s uranium enrichment facility.  Mehr news agency said he was “d ...
• Bibi to J14 Social Justice Movement: Drop Dead!
  Some of you are old enough to remember the famous NY Daily News headline from the day in 1975 when Pres. Gerald Ford refused to help New York City as it teetered on the brink of bankruptcy.  ”Ford to City: Drop Dead” was the memorable line. Today, I’m dusting it off for a simil ...
• Washington Post Reports Iran Sanctions Goal is ...
  In a story that might best be described as–first we were for regime change, until we weren’t–the Washington Post reported that a senior U.S. intelligence official said that the ultimate goal of U.S. sanctions against Iran is to induce enough hatred of the regime to cause it to ...
• Israeli Security Think Tank Simulates Iranian ...
  Sheera Frenkel has published a story in the Times of London (article accessible only to subscribers) about a simulation conducted by the Institute for National Security Studies, a Tel Aviv University affiliated think tank with close ties to Israeli military and intelligence elements.  Among thos ...
• Santorum Calls for ‘Long War’ to ‘Eradicate’ Islam
  Max Blumenthal has dug up a speech (transcript) delivered by Rick Santorum at David Horowitz’s invitation in 2007, in which he stated that Islam was a religion that had to be “eradicated” in a “long war:” …This will be a long war. This will — remember, w ...

If Americans Knew

• New Booklet: Stealing Success Tel Aviv Style
  International security and counterterrorism expert Philip Giraldi argues that Israel's flourishing high tech industry is built on widespread theft of American research. This has undermined American companies and endangered American security.
• How to Contact the US Government and Media
  Contact information for the U.S. government and media.
• Remember Rachel Corrie
  On March 16, 2003, Rachel Corrie was killed by Israeli soldiers driving a bulldozer. Please help us keep Rachel's memory and message alive! Order materials to distribute to your friends, family, neighbors, and community.
• US Media and Israeli Military: All in the Family
  Recent exposes revealing that Ethan Bronner, the New York Times Israel-Palestine bureau chief, has a son in the Israeli military have caused a storm of controversy that continues to swirl and generate further revelations.
• A History Lesson for Obama: Eisenhower's Example
  With President Obama's Middle East peace plans so completely -- and humiliatingly -- shipwrecked on the rocks of Israeli intransigence, it's time for him to consider a new approach, at least if he's serious about his announced objectives. In the spirit of bipartisanship that he's so dedicated to ...

David J. Gregory

• Jesse Ventura, 63 Documents the Government Doe ...
  http://www.facebook.com/widgets/like.php?href=https://davidjgregory.wordpress.com/2012/01/07/jesse-ventura-63-documents-the-government-does-not-want-you-to-read/ EyeOnCitrus.com is proud to announce that Jesse Ventura, newest book, 63 Documents The Government Doesn’t Want you to read, is availab ...
• What side are you on?
  As a Thanksgiving deadline nears for action by the powerful congressional committee on deficit reduction, Bernie sounded an alarm over reports that Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid may be cut. "The American people have been very clear. They understand how important Social Security, Med ...
• Listen to Art Bell’s Coast to Coast HAAR ...
  This is an (CLICK HERE FOR THE SHOW) encore presentation of a show that aired in 2005. It’s revealing because it discusses the secret facility in Alaska that manipulates the ionosphere with possible devastating results. Listen to scientists working on it then and their reluctance to speak about ...
• Official 9/11 Fable To Become Part Of School C ...
  Government-supported effort to ‘encourage critical thinking’ actually encourages obedient regurgitation of lies Paul Joseph Watson Rest of Story on Prison Planet.com Tuesday, September 6, 2011 “We don’t need no education….we don’t need no thought control.” In a week where the establishment is de ...
• EOC Eye On Citrus Radio: Pre 9-11-2001 Tenth A ...
  (661) 449-9342 The Tenth Anniversary of the most despicable act every perpetrated on a people by elements of its own government in the history of mankind is just around the corner. The evidence is apparent, it’s been shown and revealed over and over, yet the public doesn’t rise to ar ...

Unsuitable Blog

• The Unsuitablog Archive
  The Unsuitablog contains a huge range of posts from simple criticism to investigation to downright in-your-face sabotage. It also has heaps of advice on how to recognise and expose greenwash and the entire series of Monthly Undermining Tasks which helped the book Underminers become a reality. To ...
• The Unsuitablog: Winding Down and Winding Up
  Four years, and it feels like it. It would take a book to tell the story of The Unsuitablog: all the work that has gone into it; the sleepless nights wondering whether a stunt would come off or what the repercussions of an exposure would be; the arm-aching pixel manipulation in creating the hund ...
• You’re Not Taking “Radical” ...
  On Monday 5th December, 2011, Bill McKibben, author and figurehead-leader of 350.org wrote the following in the Daily Kos: You think OWS is radical? You think 350.org was radical for helping organize mass civil disobedience in DC in August against the Keystone Pipeline? We’re not radical. Radica ...
• Strikes vs Royal Weddings
  There is going to be a strike in Britain on Wednesday. The UK Government are condemning it. This is starting to appear all over Facebook: When the government decide we can have a day off for the royal wedding it doesn’t damage the economy, but when the workers decide to strike for a day it ...
• WWF Denies Palm Oil is the Problem, then Count ...
  It seems there is no depth to which the corporate world’s own favourite NGO, WWF, will not sink. An article in this week’s Guardian was happy to give WWF some free publicity, implying that the group actually give a stuff about the wildlife they were apparently set up to protect (or s ...

Subalternate Reality

• Forget The Wealthy. How Do We Tax The Lucky?
  A few weeks ago, the Washington Post ran a lengthy, above-the-fold piece looking into what impact capital gains tax rates were having on wealth inequality in America. “Most of the richest Americans pay lower overall tax rates than middle-class Americans do,” the reporters noted, adding that duri ...
• Muslim-Baiters Don’t Want To Be Treated ...
  Over the weekend, I posted the following message on Twitter: “When a Muslim commits terror, every Muslim in the world somehow shares responsibility. When it’s a white Christian, he’s always a lone wolf.” I wasn’t commenting on the tendency of commentators to use different words to de ...
• 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 Atlantic’s Jeffrey Goldberg – one of the key proponents of the disastrous invasion of Iraq – has some serious misgivings about the fledgling pro-democracy movement that’s taken over the streets of Egypt. “I support democratization, but,” he cautions, “the democratization we saw in Gaza (cour ...

Idea Lab | Technology

• The Top 10 Data-Mining Links of 2011
  Overview is a project to create an open-source document-mining system for investigative journalists and other curious people. We've written before about the goals of the project, and we're developing some new technology, but mostly we're stealing it from other fields. The following are s ...
• Al Jazeera, Ushahidi Join in Project to Connec ...
  Al Jazeera, Ushaidi Join in Project to Connect Somali Diaspora via SMS In the Horn of Africa, Somalia makes headlines, but often only because of drought, famine, crisis and insecurity. Al Jazeera launched Somalia Speaks to help amplify stories from people and their everyday lives in the regio ...
• Feed Your PANDA With New APIs and Excel Import
  Last time I wrote it was to solicit ideas for PANDA's API. We've since implemented those ideas, and we've just released our third alpha, which includes a complete writable API, demo scripts showing how to import from three different data sources, and the ability to import data from Excel sprea ...
• Public Lab Produces Wetlands Maps From Balloon ...
  The Public Laboratory for Open Technology and Science (PLOTS) is an organization and membership community which develops and applies open-source tools to environmental exploration and investigation. Public Laboratory's mapping tools, openly available and easy to use, are putting the abi ...
• If We Were Starting NPR's Project Argo in 2012
  For the past two years, I've been working on Project Argo -- a collaboration among NPR and 12 member stations in which the stations launched 12 niche websites on a platform we developed (built on WordPress), each putting their own spin on a common editorial model. As the pilot phase of Argo come ...

Cutting Edge News

• Iran's Nukes - U.S. Reports Rescuing More Iran ...
  The United States has announced its second naval operation in less than a week to rescue Iranian sailors from a distressed vessel in international waters. The Pentagon said a U.S. Coast Guard cutter picked up the six Iranian mariners after their cargo ship, the "Ya Hussayn," broke down in the no ...
• Election 2012 - Right-Wing Republicans Come to ...
  Conservatives are savaging Newt Gingrich and Rick Perry for their attacks on Mitt Romney’s years at the private-equity firm Bain Capital. The attacks from Gingrich and Perry, whose presidential campaigns are on life support, are meant to resonate in South Carolina, the next state on the GOP cale ...
• Edge on Bio-Fuel - Obama's Tax Cuts to Energiz ...
  After decades of taxing foreign ethanol, the United States government decided to open up its market by allowing the federal tariff impost to expire on December 31, 2011. Previously, foreign ethanol producers had to forfeit USD 0.54 in taxes per gallon of ethanol exported to the U.S. In addition, ...
• Edge on Foreign Policy - Obama's Defining Down ...
  In December, Vice President Joe Biden offered the latest - and arguably the clearest - evidence of Team Obama's strategy for victory in what was once euphemistically known as the "War on Terror":  Define down the enemy.  In an interview with former State Department official Leslie Gelb ...
• Edge on Computing - LectureTools start-up Make ...
  A University of Michigan educational technology that aims to make large lecture classes feel smaller and more interactive is on display this week at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas. LectureTools is a Web-based student response, note-taking and inquiry system that turns potentiall ...

High Country News

• On Keystone XL route, states allow different r ...
  An InsideClimate News comparison shows that, of the six states the proposed pipeline moves through, only Montana has authority to re-route the pipeline, and Kansas has given TransCanada a 10-year tax exemption.
• A novel solution to the drug problem
  A police officer suggests that all drugs should be legalized and regulated, except for meth – and that meth dealers ought to be punished unmercifully.
• Las Vegas needs to let the market decide where ...
  The only reason Las Vegas has managed to thrive in the scorching desert is that its water is subsidized and its use is disconnected from the real cost.
• Go take it off the mountain
  The life-size statue of Jesus on Montana's Whitefish Mountain Resort may be loved by many, but it does not belong on public land.
• Survival tips for 2012
  With the economy, the climate and everything else collapsing, now's a good time to hone up on survival skills -- and a sense of humor.

CounterCurrents

• Another Nuclear Scientist Killed In Iran
  By Al Jazeera A nuclear scientist who supervised a department at the Natanz uranium enrichment facility has been killed by a magnetic bomb placed on his car by two assailants in northern Tehran
• US Renews Military Threat Against Iran
  By Peter Symonds The US administration responded to Irans announcement last weekend that its Fordo uranium enrichment plant was operational with renewed threats of military action. The sharp rise in tensions in the Persian Gulf follows steps by the US and Europe to impose an embargo on Iranian ...
• The Letter That Won Liberty Plaza Back
  By New York Civil Liberties Union NYPD officers removed barriers tonight at Zuccotti Park, just one day after the New York Civil Liberties Union, the Center for Constitutional Rights, and the New York City chapter of the National Lawyers Guild put New York City on notice that its arbitrary and ...
• The Peak Oil Crisis: Gasoline In 2012
  By Tom Whipple Although rarely admitted, it is obvious in hindsight that the $2.40 a gallon plunge in gasoline prices during the second half of 2008 played a major role in keeping the recession relatively mild as compared to what happened in the 1930s. It is difficult to see prices falling this ...
• Geopolitical Implications Of Peak Everything
  By Richard Heinberg From competition among hunter-gatherers for wild game to imperialist wars over precious minerals, resource wars have been fought throughout history; today, however, the competition appears set to enter a new--and perhaps unprecedented--phase. As natural resources deplete, an ...

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
• 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 ...
• 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 p ...

Yid With Lid

• WHOOPS, Another Iranian Nuclear Scientist Has ...
  The position of nuclear scientist in Iran is quickly becoming more dangerous than standing between NY Senator Chuck Schumer and the nearest TV Camera or between Ron Paul and the chance to add another earmark. Earlier today, two guys on a motorcycle attached magnetic bombs on the car of an I ...
• New Hampshire Results: The Fat Lady is Warming Up
  Tonight, New Hampshire voters said enough. With months of televised debates and one caucus, voters in the Granite State said they are ready for the primary season to end, the real campaign to begin and they want Mitt Romney to be their candidate. The former governor of Massachusetts did what h ...
• Newsbusted: Liberals Claim Al Gore Won Iowa Caucus
  Even though the "fat lady" sang over eleven years ago, the liberals do not know how to fail gracefully, still smarting over Al Gore's close loss in Florida which made George Bush the winner of the 2000 election, some in the Democratic Party are now claiming that Mitt Romney did not win the Iowa ...
• JEWICIDE! Organization of Orthodox Jews Celebr ...
  Last night I received this press release from the Union of Orthodox Jewish Congregations of America, the organization of Orthodox Synagogues in America. Celebrating the fact that one of their own, Jack Lew was named President Obama's Chief of Staff. ORTHODOX UNION WISHES “MAZAL TOV” TO NEW ...
• Thank You Global Warming!
  Back in the 1970s before people were screaming about global warming, scientists were warning us that the next ice age may be just around the corner.  Sometime between high school and the turning of the millennium, that fear of being crushed under a mile plus of glacier ice was replaced ...

The Real Agenda

• The Geo-Politics of the Strait of Hormuz
  Could the U.S. Navy be defeated by Iran in the Persian Gulf? by Mahdi D. Nazemroaya Global Research January 10, 2012 After years of U.S. threats, Iran is taking steps which suggest that is both willing and capable of closing the Strait of Hormuz. On December 24, 2011 Iran started its Velayat-90 ...
• The New York Times Is Lying About Iran’s ...
  by Robert Nayman Truthout January 8, 2012 It’s deja vu all over again. The American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) is trying to trick America into another catastrophic war with a Middle Eastern country on behalf of the Likud Party’s colonial ambitions, and The New York Times ...
• Venezuela will not recognize World Bank ruling ...
  by Daniel Wallis Reuters January 8, 2012 Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez said on Sunday that his country would not recognize any ruling by a World Bank tribunal in a multibillion-dollar arbitration case with Exxon Mobil Corp. Exxon took Venezuela to the World Bank’s International Center f ...
• Fukushima killed at least 14,000 people in the ...
  by Jonathan Benson NaturalNews.com January 9, 2012 For the very first time, a scientific study published in a peer-reviewed journal has come up with a solid estimate of the total number of US deaths caused by the Fukushima nuclear disaster in the weeks following it. Epidemiologist Joseph Mangano ...
• IMF and US African Command Join Hands in the P ...
  by Nile Bowie Global Research January 9, 2012 Lagos Dissents Under IMF Hegemony Nigeria: The Next Front for AFRICOM On a recent trip to West Africa, the newly appointed managing director of the International Monetary Fund, Christine Lagarde ordered the governments of Nigeria, Guinea, Cameroon, G ...

Wind Watch

• Health Division validates some concerns about ...
  In a draft report, Oregon’s Public Health Division acknowledges that noise from wind turbine blades may cause health problems among nearby homeowners. But the agency does not intend to take action against the burgeoning wind power industry. Complaints from sleep-deprived neighbors and unce ...
• Gov. Christie vetoes bill that would have allo ...
  Gov. Chris Christie on Monday vetoed a measure that would allow wind turbine development on farmland preserved under a state program designed to protect New Jersey’s agricultural enterprises. The bill would also have essentially targeted farmland in Cumberland and Salem counties. Christie ...
• Civitas think-tank’s report blasts wind ...
  Wind power is a “folly” which is “crippling” consumers with increased energy costs, a report by a leading think tank warned yesterday. Civitas claims that “unwarranted support” for wind power is “hindering genuinely cleaner energy” and stopping the UK effectively reducing its carbon dioxide emis ...
• Ferndale says no-go to wind turbine project
  Residents and ranchers alike packed the Ferndale City Hall to voice their increasing disapproval of the Shell Wind Bear River Wind Turbine Project presented by staff from HSU’s Schatz Energy Lab and Shell’s WindEnergy, Inc. The fourth such meeting held on the controversial project, Shell WindEne ...
• Gone is the wind? Turbine projects in the area ...
  Large windmills started spinning last year in Gardner, but for the rest of the region, 2011 was a mixed bag for wind energy projects. In Central Massachusetts, several community wind projects are in the study stage. A few, including commercial developments, have been at least temporarily sidelin ...

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
• Be a Voice for Coastal Louisiana's Wildlife ! ...
  Coastal Louisiana provides habitat to hundreds of wildlife species, including sea turtles, migratory birds, and manatees. But unfortunately, right now Louisiana is also experiencing the highest rate of land loss in the United States Submitted by Cher C. to Environment  |   Note- ...
• About Us,,,You may want to lisent...interesting!
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The Freeman

• States Sue U.S. Government over Medicaid
  “Twenty-six states challenging President Barack Obama’s sweeping healthcare overhaul filed a U.S. Supreme Court brief on Tuesday arguing the law unconstitutionally expands the Medicaid program for the poor and disabled. By threatening a loss of federal funds, Congress unconstitutiona ...
• Fannie Needs New Chief Exec
  “Fannie Mae Chief Executive Michael Williams said on Tuesday he was stepping down from the government-controlled mortgage firm, which is at the center of a fight over how to reduce foreclosures.” (Reuters) Just abolish it. FEE Timely Classic “Nationalization of the Mortgage Mar ...
• New Task Force Set Up to Monitor China Trade
  “President Barack Obama plans to create a U.S. government task force designed to monitor China for possible trade and other commercial violations as part of a larger White House effort to get more assertive with Beijing this election year, people familiar with the matter said.” (Wall ...
• Oil Price Rises
  “Oil prices hovered below $102 a barrel Monday in Asia amid investor concern that a meeting between the leaders of Germany and France won’t yield a plan that will keep Europe from recession this year.” (Christian Science Monitor) Many factors are pushing up the price of oil – a ...
• Commerce and Artistic Freedom
  The dynamic merchant class gave birth to artistic freedom a thousand years ago, and today commerce continues to open new opportunities for creative expression to budding artists.

Teaching Online Journalism

• Classroom helpers for j-school
  In the fall, when the new school year begins in the northern hemisphere, older posts on this blog find a new life. I’m so happy to see that people are finding useful things here! These are some of the top posts from the past week: How to shoot video interviews Getting started with Wor ...
• 10 Rules for Visual Storytelling
  For some people, “visual storytelling” means photographs. For others, it means film or video. An epic movie such as the Lord of the Rings trilogy may spring to mind — and few would disagree with that as a fine example of visual storytelling. In journalism writing classes, stud ...
• Getting that first job in journalism
  Internships. Portfolio. Real work (not work assigned in a class). Not necessarily paid work — but journalism work that some respectable organization saw fit to publish, with your name on it. Lacking these, a new journalism graduate is behind the curve. There are not so many jobs out there ...
• 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 ...
• 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 ...

Facing South

• SPECIAL INVESTIGATION: Who's behind the 'infor ...
  Dirty-energy interests, wealthy conservatives and the think tanks they fund have joined forces to target global-warming researchers using the Freedom of Information Act -- and this week they& ...
  
• VOICES: Money rules, and that's why we should ...
  Mississippi Gov. Haley Barbour recently called for ending limits on campaign contributions -- part of a broader effort to boost the political power of big money at the expense of ordinary peo ...
  
• INSTITUTE INDEX: U.S. income inequality greate ...
  A comprehensive new report from the Congressional Budget Office shows that the gap between rich and poor in the United States has grown dramatically over the past 30 years and is greatest in ...
  
• Justice for Sale: Record spending floods into ...
  Judges are supposed to be impartial and fair, but a new report finds their independence is increasingly at risk as campaign cash floods into judicial elections -- especially from secret outsi ...
  
• US education chief watching NC school board de ...
  Education Secretary Arne Duncan was in North Carolina yesterday to tout the president's jobs bill -- and he said he was keeping a close eye on the Wake County school board battle over ...
  

Worldpress - Africa

• Development Challenges for Africa in 2012
  With economic malaise in the West and a growing population of young people at home, Africa faces significant challenges and opportunities in the coming year.
• The Unsolved Mystery of Agnès Dury
  Four years after a young French aid worker was assassinated in a small Burundian town, family members and coworkers are still pressing for a proper investigation.
• HIV and AIDS: The End of the Beginning
  A large number of HIV infections have been treated or prevented in the last decade, but in some ways the battle against the global epidemic has just begun.
• HIV and AIDS: The End of the Beginning
  A large number of HIV infections have been treated or prevented in the last decade, but in some ways the battle against the global epidemic has just begun.
• Repression of the Press in Cote d'Ivoire
  Ivory Coast President Alassane Ouattara came into office promising to uphold democracy, but members of the press find themselves under threat.

Telegraph UK - oil

• Can Iran close down the Strait of Hormuz?
  The ayatollahs' armoury is dwarfed by the US. But attempts to close oil lanes could lead to conflict, says Con Coughlin.
• China begins scramble for Afghanistan's oil re ...
  China began the scramble for Afghanistan's untapped oil reserves yesterday by announcing an exploration contract with Kabul - the first such international agreement in decades.
• The owl who flew 2,000 miles - but finally arr ...
  Exhausted and a hundred miles from land, a migrating owl made a wise move - he landed on a North Sea gas rig.
• Industrial scars: aerial photographs of pollut ...
  Industrial scars: aerial photographs of pollution by J Henry Fair.
• New Zealand: oil leaks and cargo topples off s ...
  Fears stricken cargo ship may break up and cause environmental disaster.

Ian Welsh

• Ron Paul Hysteria
  So, I’m noticing a ton of attacks on Ron Paul from progressives.  The reason is simple enough, Ron Paul is great on some key things the left cares about, and horrible on others.  His last ad in Iowa says he’d ban abortion, for example.  On the other hand, he wants to withdraw all tro ...
• You don’t get the payroll tax “cut”
  There has been much ballyhoo about how there is a payroll tax cut and that an extra $40 per paycheck (every two week) will make a big difference. Sure, if you get to keep it (via Americablog): Some rates will be significantly higher, such as a 27.4% increase to $17 from $13.34 just to receive [...]
• You don’t get the payroll tax “cut ...
  There has been much ballyhoo about how there is a payroll tax cut and that an extra $40 per paycheck (every two week) will make a big difference. Sure, if you get to keep it (via Americablog): Some rates will be significantly higher, such as a 27.4% increase to $17 from $13.34 just to receive [...]
• Yes, the American people are responsible
  Let me respond to the idea that Americans are not responsible for what is happening to America, especially poorer Americans. No.  Sorry, but no.  Sure, their guilt isn’t as great as that of the liberal class, or the financiers, or various other folks, but they are still responsible.  It wa ...
• Yes, the American people are responsible
  Let me respond to the idea that Americans are not responsible for what is happening to America, especially poorer Americans. No.  Sorry, but no.  Sure, their guilt isn’t as great as that of the liberal class, or the financiers, or various other folks, but they are still responsible.  It wa ...

Media Consortium

• New Voices: What Works
• The Media Consortium » The Big Thaw
• Corporations Are Not People -- In These Times
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• Private prison company’s growth went hand-in-h ...
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• Montana AG warns of return to rampant corporat ...
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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 ...
• 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 c ...
• 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 worl ...

Great Beyond ( Nature )

• Human variome taking shape with Chinese node
  An ambitious project to log all genetic variations that cause human disease lunged forward this week with the launch of the Chinese “node” of the Human Variome Project (HVP). Scientists and clinicians in China meanwhile are hoping participation will spread genetic counseling and genetic medicine ...
• US cell-based flu vaccine plant open for business
  Americans may soon be getting flu jabs made with cells and not eggs. The drug company Novartis opened a first-of-its kind facility in the US to produce influenza vaccines using mammalian cells, Novartis and US government officials announced 13 December. The approach is an alternative to conve ...
• NSF takes broad look at broader impacts
  A National Science Foundation (NSF) task force has finalized its recommendations for tweaking the agency's two merit review criteria, 'intellectual merit' and 'broader impacts'. And central to that effort was a non-prescriptive, big-tent definition of broader impacts, says task force co-chair J ...
• Land grabbing in Africa continues to harm the poor
  More than 200 million hectares of land in poor nations was sold by governments in land-grabbing deals with industry and investors between 2000 and 2010, a new study reports. This high global demand for land is likely to continue for the long term, concludes the study by the International Land ...
• Stratolaunch embarks on hybrid rocket-plane system
  Forget Kennedy Space Center. How about launching massive rockets from the underbelly of the largest plane ever built? On Tuesday, Burt Rutan, of aerospace company Scaled Composites, and billionaire Paul Allen, a former Microsoft executive, announced Stratolaunch Systems -- a company that aims to ...

new geography

• Urban Development: Playing Twister With The C ...
  When it comes to environmental issues, emotions often trump reasoned argument or sensible reform, especially in California. In Sacramento at our state capitol, real world impacts are abstracted into barbed soundbites. It’s the dialogue of the deaf as environmental advocates rally around our la ...
• The Evolving Urban Form: Kolkata: 50 Mile City
  More than a decade ago, the Sierra Club and I crossed keyboards over urban density. The Sierra Club had just posted a new "neighborhood consumption calculator," that gave visitors the opportunity to look at the purported impacts of various density levels. The Sierra Club designated ...
• Population Change 2010-2011: Interesting Diff ...
  The recently released estimates of population change and the natural increase and migration components of that change for 2010-2011 contain a few surprises, as well as much what has come to be expected.  What we population freaks have been awaiting are estimates of the components of change fo ...
• Citibank, Citizen Wriston, And The Age of Greed
  Robert Sarnoff , the CEO of RCA before it was absorbed by GE, once said, “Finance is the passing of money from hand to hand until it disappears.” That process is very clearly defined in The Age of Greed by Jeffrey Madrick. It recounts, in concise terms, how a few dozen individuals—some in the ...
• California's Deficit: The Jerry Brown and 'Th ...
  California has three major problems: persistent high unemployment, persistent deficits, and persistently volatile state revenues. Unfortunately, the only one of these that gets any attention is the persistent deficit. It is even more unfortunate that many of the proposals to reduce the deficit ...

GM Watch

• GM maizes threaten EU water
  GM Maizes Threaten EU Water - Another reason to ban glyphosate GM Freeze, 11 January 2012 http://www.gmfreeze.org/news-releases/176/  Spanish researchers have confirmed that the weedkiller glyphosate applied to GM crops can leach into groundwater. [1] EU Member States are due to meet with the C ...
• Obama administration disappoints/angers public
  TAKE ACTION: Tell USDA to ban Dow’s Agent Orange corn http://www.regulations.gov/#!documentDetail;D=APHIS-2010-0103-0001 --- --- Obama Administration Disappoints/Angers Public The Cornucopia Institute, January 4 2012 http://www.cornucopia.org/2012/01/wholesale-approval-of-genetically-engineered- ...
• Obama administration disappoints/angers public
  TAKE ACTION: Tell USDA to ban Dow’s Agent Orange corn http://www.regulations.gov/#!documentDetail;D=APHIS-2010-0103-0001 --- --- Obama Administration Disappoints/Angers Public The Cornucopia Institute, January 4 2012 http://www.cornucopia.org/2012/01/wholesale-approval-of-genetically-engineered- ...
• Tell Sainsbury's what you think of GM
  1.Tories and Labour renew backing for GM food crops - The Guardian 2. GM could be an answer in food security debate - Farmers Weekly NOTE: There's nothing new in the UK political establishment expressing support for all things GM, which is why The Guardian uses the word "renew" in its headline. ...
• Tell Sainsbury's what you think of GM
  1.Tories and Labour renew backing for GM food crops - The Guardian 2. GM could be an answer in food security debate - Farmers Weekly NOTE: There's nothing new in the UK political establishment expressing support for all things GM, which is why The Guardian uses the word "renew" in its headline. ...

spiked

• Wanted: a president who believes in liberty
  Aside from kooky Ron Paul, all the Republican candidates, as well as President Obama himself, have a very un-American attitude to freedom.
• Taking risks in pursuit of the truth
  The jailing of two Swedish journalists in Ethiopia is a powerful reminder of the need for investigative reporting.
• High-speed rail, snail’s-pace building
  The HS2 link between London and Birmingham will do wonders for Britain, but why will it take til 2026 to build the thing?
• Declaring war against bluster and rhetoric
  Frank Furedi kicks off his new monthly column on Hollow Thoughts by reclaiming the word ‘conversation’ from our illiberal rulers.
• Put this campaign out of its misery
  A report by the Commission for Assisted Dying exposes just how confused the euthanasia camp is.

Cryptogon

• The Neil Keenan / “Dragon Family” ...
  The full text of the lawsuit (Case 1:11-cv-08500-JFK, Filed 11/23/11, downloaded from pacer.gov) has been posted at the Divine Cosmos website: This is a civil claim arising out of the concerted, knowing, malicious scheme and international conspiracy engaged in by the Defendants for the designed ...
• Blackwater, Xe, ACADEMI
  Via: AFP: The US security firm formerly known as Blackwater, which was barred from Iraq over a deadly 2007 shooting, has renamed itself a second time. USTC Holdings, the investor consortium that acquired ex-Blackwater firm Xe Services in December 2010, announced ACADEMI as the new name and brand ...
• South Korea: Seoul Skyscraper Resembling Twin ...
  Pic at link. Via: Bloomberg: The design of twin skyscrapers planned for Seoul may be modified in the wake of criticism that a cloud-shaped bridge joining the buildings resembles the explosions that felled the World Trade Center towers. MVRDV, the Dutch architecture firm that drew the plans for t ...
• MIT Scientists Create Camera That Allows Photo ...
  Via: New York Times / MIT News Office: More than 70 years ago, the M.I.T. electrical engineer Harold (Doc) Edgerton began using strobe lights to create remarkable photographs: a bullet stopped in flight as it pierced an apple, the coronet created by the splash of a drop of milk. Now scientists a ...
• Multimillion Dollar Crowdturfing Industry Grow ...
  Incredibly, laughably, this piece doesn’t mention things like the U.S. Military’s desire to develop persona management software or Team Themis (HBGary Federal, Palantir and Berico): After having spent several months studying those emails and otherwise investigating the industry depic ...

The Economic Collapse

• How To Prepare For The Difficult Years Ahead
  How should people prepare for the difficult years that are coming?  I get asked about that a lot.  Once people really examine the facts, it is not too hard to convince them that an economic collapse is coming.  But once they accept that reality, most of them want to know what the ...
• Tebow Time
  As a result of the absolutely stunning 29-23 overtime victory by the Denver Broncos over the Pittsburgh Steelers, it seems inevitable that "Tebow Time" will become a household phrase all over America.  The string of last second victories that we have seen Tim Tebow pull out this ...
• Look Out Below – The Nightmarish Decline ...
  The euro is a dying currency.  On Thursday, the EUR/USD fell below 1.28 for the first time since September 2010.  In fact, as I write this the EUR/USD is sitting at 1.2791.  Back in July, the EUR/USD was over 1.45.  But this is just the beginning.  The euro is going to go a lot l ...
• 34 Shocking Facts About U.S. Debt That Should ...
  We have all been lied to.  For decades, the leaders of both major political parties have promised us that they can fix our current system and that they can get our national debt under control.  As the 2012 election approaches, they are making all kinds of wild promises once again ...
• When Times Get Tough, The Tough Get A Backbone
  Do not ever give up.  That is one of the secrets to life.  Almost everyone comes to a moment in life when things look absolutely hopeless.  But those that have come through those moments know that there is always a way to turn things around.  When times get tough, the tough get a ...

Desertification

• Early warning right in the Sahel (IRIN News)
  Read at : http://www.africafiles.org/article.asp?ID=26087 Getting early warning right in the Sahel Summary & Comment: While famine alerts from the Sahel region intuitively link food production with malnutrition, the issue is far more complex. Malnutrition is also due to crises in … Con ...
• Adopting new crop varieties (AfricaFiles)
  Read at : http://www.africafiles.org/article.asp?ID=26086 New crop varieties can cut poverty, study finds Summary & Comment: Recent analysis has shown that the both the food security and wealth of rural households can be improved by adopting new crop varieties. The hard … Continue read ...
• Harvesting rainwater in Ghana (Raindrops Cisterns)
  Read at : http://rdcisterns.com/2012/01/06/rainwater-harvesting-ghana/ Ghana advised to harvest rainwater Ghana has been advised to adopt rainwater harvesting as a means of solving the water problems. “The seemingly insurmountable problem of inadequate water supply confronting our major cities a ...
• FRUIT TREES IN SEMI-ARID GAMBIA (Willem Van Co ...
  Please check my latest video : http://youtu.be/FfyHqmVB6Fc FRUIT TREES IN SEMI-ARID GAMBIA Fruit trees play an important role in arid and semi-arid regions. Fruits have a high nutritional value, in particular because of their vitamin content. Development projects in the … Continue reading ...
• Green Belt Movement (GBM) : watersheds (New Ag ...
  Read at : http://www.new-ag.info/en/focus/focusItem.php?a=2363 Watersheds: a common destiny for survival After more than 30 years of helping Kenyan women improve their lives and communities by growing trees on farmland, the Green Belt Movement (GBM) has learned a lot about how … Continue r ...

The Paper Trail

• Haitian farmers undermined by food aid
  In the months following Haiti’s devastating January 2010 earthquake, the United States government spent $140 million on a food program that benefited U.S. farmers but has been blamed for hurting Haitian farmers.
• Haitian firms few and far between on reconstru ...
  After two years of frustratingly slow reconstruction of their earthquake-battered country, Haitians and Haitian-Americans contend they’ve been shunted aside as American firms soak up most of the work and money dedicated for the nation’s rebuilding effort.Audits and analysis over the last two yea ...
• Six things you didn’t know about Wisconsin Gov ...
  Scott Walker has been a polarizing figure since becoming Wisconsin's governor one year ago. Only months after moving into the Madison governors' mansion, the 44-year-old Republican sought to fix the state’s budget gap by pushing a bill that cut pay and benefits for public sector workers and stri ...
• Our youngest killers
  One 16-year-old went looking for pot at a Brookline High School graduation party, then shot the guest of honor in the chest when he got a racial slur instead.
• After the quake, praise becomes resentment in ...
  No one doubted that the violent earthquake that laid waste to Haiti's weary capital city in January 2010 would drastically change the country. In the minute it took to topple buildings, crush limbs and steal nearly 250,000 lives, the Haitian landscape was forever altered.


backofthebook.ca

• Tech in ’12: Apple may be in more troubl ...
  by Eric Pettifor First of all, I’m not going to predict the end of the world. I know, 2012 is the year that the Mayan long count calendar ends, on December 21st, to be exact, but somehow I doubt it will be terminal. Really, our best shot at near term extinction comes from science. But [...]
• Joe Bodolai’s final hit
  A BoB short: A last blog post by Joe Bodolai has gone viral today after the L.A. Police ruled the well-loved comedy writer’s death a suicide. Bodolai, who worked on both “Saturday Night Live” and the “Kids in the Hall” before helping to launch Canada’s Comedy ...
• War on Christmas? I hadn’t noticed.
  By Montreal Simon Well I have to hand it to the Cons at Sun News, because if it wasn’t for them I’d never know that a brutal War on Christmas was raging. Although so far most of the reports flowing in from the front seem depressingly familiar. Mostly more scary Lezra and the endless ...
• On Blatchford, Hitchens, and why babies suck
  By Frank Moher One is impressed by just how credulous the reading public — that would be you — can be. You see what I just did there? I just insulted you. Conventional wisdom would suggest that insulting one’s readers is not the best way to start an article. But conventional wi ...
• Kent Kills Kyoto: Even the Taiwanese animators ...
  By Montreal Simon I could run this old video of Peter Kent introducing a documentary where he calls global warming “the greatest threat to life on the planet” and warns that the devastating effects of climate change “will be seen in our children’s lifetime. Or I could run this picture of him ret ...

libcom

• Wukan peasant victory sets stage for Chinese t ...
  jinbao.png Adam Ford reports on the Wukan rebellion and asks what it means for the future of social struggles in China The villagers of Wukan in south-east China appear to have ...
• Nigeria fuel strike brings country to a halt
  ngra.jpg A general strike in Nigeria over the elimination of a fuel subsidy has brought the country to a standstill. Shops, offices, schools and petrol stations around the count ...
• Appeal to Join the Solidarity Caravan to Longv ...
  ilwu-longview.jpg For the full, original article, feel free to visit the Trial by Fire. Appeal to Join the Solidarity Caravan to Longview, Washington ILWU rank and file, Occupies in Longview, Portlan ...
• Far Right Latest!
  all the latest on BNP, EDL and other eejits! read all abaht it! http://malatesta32.wordpress.com/
• 카자흐스탄 노동자들의 파업을 도웁시다
  oil_workers_logo.gif Korean appeal. 수 달 동안, 카자흐스탄에 있는 Ozenmunaigas 유전의 노동자들은 국영소유기업인 KazMunayGas의 경영진과 싸워왔습니다. 노동자들은 위험수당을 받지 못 해 파업을 시작하게 되었습니다. 작은 파업은 점점 더 커졌고 수 천명의 노동자들이 함께 ...

Free Range International

• Back in the USSA
  I’ve been trying to come up with a post for over a month now but don’t have any good pictures because I’m back in America, sans super cool Nikon which got blown up in the Helmand, and without good pictures I don’t seem to be able to write.  That camera cost over a thousand bucks [...]
• The Gladiators
  Editors Note:  B is taking some time off from destroying Libtards on Thomas Ricks blog to vent on a topic few men will dare touch.  At the Foriegn Policy blog he’s been coming up with stuff like this: Personally, I am glad that while I had to worry about leaders who were more worried about ...
• War Groupies
  This is the second entry in the new “Paint Baba Tim’s White Fence” program.  The first was from my Dad and this one is from my good friend B.  Regular readers have probably guessed by now that B and I worked together in Afghanistan and know each other well.  As I deal with agen ...
• THE DIVERSITY PLATOON
  Editors Note:  This post is the first (of what I hope to be many) posts from my father Major General J.D. Lynch Jr. USMC (Ret.) The Current Situation Forty years ago, the American military was held in great contempt by the public it served. The feeling was returned in roughly equal measure. We ...
• EFP’s
  During our last trip to Zaranj we had one more task to complete before we went home.  The after action report on the ambush of Haji Nematullah, reported they seized three large buckets of Home Made Explosives (HME) and three Explosively Formed Penetrator (EFP) mines.  EFP’s were a big prob ...

The Story Behind the Story

• Another Christian “Red” (Edomite) ...
  REFLECTING ABSENCE “Reflecting Absence”.  That’s the “official name” given by Israeli citizen and “architect” Michael Arad to the 9-11 memorial in New York.   Is this monument to death harmless and meaningless, or is it a very real and conscious effort b ...
• WHO IS RICK SANTORUM?
  It’s official – Mormon Mitt Romney and Catholic Rick Santorum accounted for over 50% of the Iowa Caucus Tuesday. How did Santorum surge so quickly and so miraculously?   A clue may be this quote in the “Jewish Daily Forward” : “He takes his religion very seriously,” said ...
• WHO IS RICK SANTORUM?
  It’s official – Mormon Mitt Romney and Catholic Rick Santorum accounted for over 50% of the Iowa Caucus Tuesday. How did Santorum surge so quickly and so miraculously?   A clue may be this quote in the “Jewish Daily Forward” : “He takes his religion very seriously,” said ...
• Righteous Blood Part VI – (Attention Chr ...
  PAY ATTENTION ALL CHRISTIANS!!!!!  This is a RED (Edomite) Alert of the highest import!!!  (Does EVERYONE love Raymond?) I submit this is the single most important headline of the last 2000 years!  It doesn’t matter who (or what) is “elected” President.  It doesn’t matter ...
• Righteous Blood Part VI – (Attention Chr ...
  PAY ATTENTION ALL CHRISTIANS!!!!!  This is a RED (Edomite) Alert of the highest import!!!  (Does EVERYONE love Raymond?) I submit this is the single most important headline of the last 2000 years!  It doesn’t matter who (or what) is “elected” President.  It doesn’t matter ...

du la bab - Now is the Time

• Life in a carbon neutral world…
  There’s a great Story from the New York Times / International Herald and Tribune about a 28 year old product designer from Luxembourg attempting to live a carbon neutral life in Barcelona, Spain. Her story is at certainly inspiring, although sometimes uncomfortable to read about… who ...
• BPA, Phthalates, Toxic Plastic Bottles, Sippy ...
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• Green Spring Cleaning!
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• Food Miles – how far your food travels & ...
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• Getting real about energy production & reduction
  Here’s a great video from a Cambridge University Physicist David Mackay. He’s discussing practical ways of measuring domestic power consumption, ways of producing energy, and he debate about replacing traditional fossil fuels based methods of producing electricity with more sensible ...

Mansbridge One on One - CBC

• Malcolm Gladwell (Dec 31, 2011)
  Renowned author wraps the critical events of 2011.
• The Mansbridge Conversations 2011
  Highlights of Peter's interviews of the year, including conversations with Jack Layton, Olivia Chow, Nicole Williamson, Malcolm Gladwell and others.
• NAGUIB SAWIRIS
  Peter sits down with Egyptian businessman and politician Naguib Sawiris ahead of the country's first free elections about his hopes for and disappoinment in Egypt's Arab Spring
• Shawn Atleo - National Chief of the Assembly o ...
  In the wake of the crisis in Attawapiskat First Nation, Shawn Atleo discusses the future of Canada's Abroiginal communities.
• Dr. Ann McKee, Neuropathologist, Bedford VA Me ...
  Peter is in the lab with Dr. Ann McKee, one of the key researchers in degenerative brain disease, and finds out what she's learning from the head trauma suffered by fallen former athletes.

Scotts Contracting

• Recycling is not just for Cans
  Earlier this year I was asked to replace a leaking roof on a Patio of an Investment Property.  The job consisted of Removing the existing Mound City Clay Roof Tiles from the Porch Roof and replacing with Certain Teed 3 Tab-Shingles (Energy Star Rated). Rather than dispose of the Clay Roof Tiles ...
• Green Home Renovation Tips for Fire Safety-
  Green Home Renovation Tips for Fire Safety Guest Post by: Ms Sally Davison  When it comes to sustainable home construction and renovation, fire safety should also be a concern. Preventing fires is a green practice in itself, because fires present a serious threat to the environment in terms of e ...
• CSP-design with Heat Recovery Unit for added E ...
  UPDATE:  Concentrated Solar Power Design with Added Heat Recovery Unit Seeking Assistance to bring this design to market.   Please use Contact Form Below and Scotty, Scotts Contracting will reply to your message ASAP. Updated Concentrated Solar Power Photovoltaic Design with Added Automatic Heat ...
• Repair It-Don’t Replace It-Concrete Steps
  Repairing Concrete Steps instead of Replacing-Job Notes, Suggestions, and Hints. Whether it is downturn of economy or people choosing to save money, many of my clients are choosing to “Repair rather than Replace” the materials used in the construction of their home or business. If yo ...
• Poll-How can I help you Save Money on your Win ...
  POll-How can I help you Save Money on your Winter-Time Heating Bills? [contact-form] [/contact-form] Related articles Reduce your heating bill this winter (moneysaversdirect.com) CAD Detail Heat and Cold Loss-2×4 Wall (scottscontracting.wordpress.com) Fall Weatherization Services Offer (scottsco ...

The View From Abroad

• We Can't Afford the Payroll Tax Cut Extension
  It is crazy to extend the payroll tax cut at this time.
• Obama is Correct But for the Wrong Reason
  President Obama is right: it will take more than one president to fix our economy.
• Washington Should Follow Laissez-Faire
  If I didn't know better I'd swear Washington is out to destroy Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae.
• The More Things Change, the More They Stay the ...
  NATO's invasion of Libya was about corporatism, not the safety of the Libyan people.
• Why Was al-Awlaki Denied His Constitutional Ri ...
  Everyone understands that Anwar al-Awlaki was denied his constitutional rights as an American citizen. The question is, why?

Foreign Policy in Focus - Military (US)

• Cyber War: Reality or Hype?
  Is cyber war everything it's cracked up to be, and is the United States really so behind the curve in the scramble to develop cyber weapons?
• Once-Great Journalist Shawcross Now Receives J ...
  William Shawcross was on board with the Bush administration's counterterrorism policies.
• The Apocalyptics
  Dress them up in black, put some Goth makeup on them, give them a name like The Apocalyptics, and the Republican candidates would fit right in with the head-banger crowd.
• Santorum Puts a Scare Into an Ex-Pat
  Rick Santorum's foreign policies range from the frightening to the odd.
• Ron Paul's Anti-War Stance Is to Progressives ...
  A personal post on the similarities with which a progressive experiences libertarianism and atheism.

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

• انفجار بمب در تهران یک کشته و دو زخمی برجای گذ ...
  انفجار بمب در تهران یک نفر کشته و دو نفر زخمی برجای گذاشته و به گفته برخی مقامات و رسانه های حکومتی، هدف از این بمب گذاری، ترور فرد مقتول بوده است.read more
• Iran car explosion 'kills nuclear scientist' i ...
  A university lecturer and nuclear scientist has been killed in a car explosion in north Tehran, reports say. Iranian media sources named the casualty as Mostafa Ahmadi-Roshan, Reuters news agency reports. The blast happened when a motorcyclist stuck a bomb on the side of the car, says Iran's sem ...
• Turkey holds trucks taking suspect Iranian car ...
  ISTANBUL: Turkish customs officials intercepted four trucks on Tuesday suspected of carrying military equipment from Iran to Syria, a Turkish provincial governor. The governor of Kilis province said the trucks were confiscated at the Oncupinar border crossing into Syria after police received inf ...
• ترور شخصيت جمعی۵۰۰۰ انسان سینماگر
  تهمينه ميلانی: تهديد به بسته شدن يا بستن خانه ی ۵۰۰۰ انسان در واقع نوعی ترور شخصيت جمعی است به گزارش پارس توريسم ،متن کامل اين يادداشت به شرح زير است : هنرمندان می خواهند مسئول سرنوشت خودشان باشند. read more
• Iran bans MPs from standing for re-election to ...
  At least 33 Iranian MPs have been banned from running in March's elections, prompting calls for a boycott of the poll   read more

Most Revolutionary Act

• 21st Century Revolution (free ebook)
  Free download at:  www.smashwords.com/books/view/120942 [If any of you feel at all guilty about downloading a 326 page ebook without paying for it, you are free to mitigate that guilt by 1)  reading the book 2) reviewing the Kindle edition on the Amazon website and/or 3) hitting the ...
• The Charges Against Judge Garzon
  Fascist dictator Generalissimo Franco This is the last of three posts about the impending (Jan 17, 2012) trial of Balthasar Garzon, the Spanish judge who ordered the arrest and extradition (from London) of former Chilean dictator Augusto Pinochet. Recent Wikileaks cables ...
• Judge Garzon and the Bush 6
  This is the second of three posts about the impending (Jan 17, 2012) trial of Balthasar Garzon, the Spanish judge who ordered the 1998 arrest and extradition (from London) of former Chilean dictator Ausgusto Pinochet. Recent Wikileaks cables reveal the pressure the US State Department has placed ...
• The Spanish Judge Who Needs Our Support
  Judge Balthasar Garzon This is the first of three posts about the impending (Jan 17, 2012) trial of Balthasar Garzon, the Spanish judge who ordered the 1998 arrest and extradition of former Chilean dictator Augusto Pinochet. Recent Wikileaks cables reveal the pressure the US State Depart ...
• The Effect of Public Opinion in Palestine
  Hamas founder Ahmed Yassin Hamas by Beverley Milton-Edwards and Stephen Farrell (2010 Polity Press) Book Review – Part II Milton-Edwards’ and Farrell’s 2010 book Hamas makes it strikingly clear that money and public opinion polls have influenced Palestine Liberation Army (PL ...

Michael Moore - Must Read

• Democratic National Committee Chairwoman decli ...
  OccupyTheIowaCaucuses.org FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Sunday, January 01, 2012 Contact : Stephen Toothman 515-480-5682 stoothman@yahoo.com Democratic National Committee Chairwoman declines to hear everyday people Occupy the Caucus extended an invitation to Democratic National Committee Chairwoma ...
• Listen to Michael Moore Read 'Gratitude,' the ...
  Excerpted from
• Christmas ’43
  Excerpted from Here Comes Trouble: Stories From My Life by Michael Moore My dad had noticed for some years that I no longer wanted to shoot guns. He had taken note of when we boys in the neighborhood had stopped playing War. I didn’t know much about his time as a Marine in the South Pacif ...
• Pietà
  Excerpted from Here Comes Trouble: Stories From My Life by Michael Moore I was lost. I had paused for perhaps too long to inspect the statues in the hallways and the Rotunda, bronzed and marbled renditions of an odd assortment of great and not-so-great Americans: Will Rogers, Daniel Webster, G ...
• Taxes (and Pepper Spray) Are for the Little Pe ...
  The New York Daily News reported on December 5th, 2011 that Brookfield Properties -- taking its cue from Leona Helmsley -- owes New York City $139,000 in back taxes. Brookfield is the owner of Zuccotti Park, site of the original Occupy Wall Street encampment, and one of the main forces behind it ...

Salon

• Why do Republicans hate poor, hungry people?
  It's almost as if Republicans are actively striving to get a reputation for being mean to poor, hungry people. On Tuesday, the Philadelphia Inquirer reported that the administration of Gov. Tom Corbett plans to start restricting eligibility to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (forme ...
• Jon Stewart issues some advice to Iran
  Tensions have been running higher than usual between the United States and Iran this week. Not only has the Islamic republic begun enriching uranium, a fact confirmed by international watchdogs Monday; it has also threatened to block off shipping through the Strait of Hormuz, and sentenced an Am ...
• GOP rallies around vulture capitalism, not Romney
  I've got to admit it: liberals are at a disadvantage when it comes to judging where the GOP primary is headed. Last week I was sure that conservatives were settling on Rick Santorum, and his supposed blue-collar family values, as the official not-Mitt Romney candidate after his strong Iowa showi ...
• How New Hampshire lined up for Romney
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• Obama’s new weapon v. Citizens United
  A executive order requiring that federal contractors disclose their electoral spending—by top officers and as corporations—is being reconsidered by the White House despite stiff opposition from the business lobby after it was first proposed last spring, according to civil rights attorneys workin ...

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 2,91 ...
• 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

• Case exposes health care flaws
  Mark Rumsby was born with a rare neurodegenerative disorder. He’s 17 now and not expected to live out the year. His family desperately wants to get him into a facility that can provi ...
• Plastic’s less popular
  We’re keeping less of our debt in high-interest credit cards—but don’t cheer yet. We’re borrowing more than a year ago.
• Crude start to oil debate
  Canadians are prepared to weigh the cost/benefits of building a new oilsands pipeline, and we'd be better-served by a reasoned debate than an overheated one.
• False calls burden 911
  An explosion of inadvertent “pocket dialing” is clogging the 911 system. But, with a few modest steps, the burden can be eased.
• Caterpillar lockout signals a nasty turn in la ...
  The first work stoppage of 2012 shatters the old rules of collective bargaining.

Energy Collective

• What We Talk About When We Talk About Protecti ...
  This post originally appeared on The Green Skeptic in March 2008, when I was about to speak at the Aspen Environment Forum. It's reprinted here as I am on hiatus from writing the blog. I promise to be back at it soon. Meanwhile, I hope you enjoy this piece. --Scott ## Everything we think abou ...
• MIT Study: Rebound Effects Erode Auto Efficien ...
  Automotive engines steadily improved in efficiency by roughly 60 percent from 1980 to 2006, according to a new study by MIT economist Christopher Knittel. That means we could already be driving cars that get an average of 37 miles per gallon (MPG), well above today's average of 27 MPG.
• A Look Forward to 2012 from Carbon War Room
  Dear friends, colleagues, and fearless change-makers,The Carbon War Room had a very busy and productive 2011 which would not have been possible without all your support. As we enter 2012, we also acknowledge strong headwinds in the form of an embattled global deal, low carbon prices, and in ...
• What Would It Be Like if the GOP Abolished the ...
  The Republican Party has turned the Environmental Protection Agency into a political punching bag in the past year. GOP lawmakers routinely call for abolishing the agency and scraping the government standards that protect us from pollution. These attacks are part of the GOP’s larger ideological ...
• New Privacy Guidelines for Electricity Data Wi ...
  It’s difficult to imagine life without electricity.  Our lives and lifestyles are so thoroughly intertwined with electricity that any disruptions in power can rapidly transform from minor inconveniences into life-threatening situations.  Thus the need for grid modernization – the Smart ...

EU Times

• Poll puts Ron Paul neck-and-neck with Obama
  New Hampshire will host the nation’s first primary of 2012 on Tuesday, and although Election Day is still months away, it looks to be a heated matchup between President Obama and the top-tier Republican candidates. ­No matter which GOP hopeful walks away from New Hampshire with this win Wednesda ...
• Iran attack to terminate in vortex of war
  An American analyst maintains that a possible military strike on Iran by the US or its lackey, Israel, will lead to a vicious circle of retaliation which may draw the whole world into the vortex of war. “Whether the United States launches a major assault on Iran or Israel does, Iran will retalia ...
• U.S. Pushing World to the Brink of World War
  While local U.S. police use excessive force and violence against OWS protesters, the U.S. government continues to attempt to spread “freedom and democracy” of this exact same kind around the world. Reports come in daily about beatings, clubbings, tasering, a female having her bicycle ...
• Iran says it will close Strait of Hormuz if cr ...
  Tehran’s leadership has decided to order a blockade of the strategic Strait of Hormuz if the country’s oil exports are blocked, a senior Revolutionary Guard Commander said as reported by Iranian press. ­The strategic decision was made by Iran’s top authorities, Ali Ashraf Nouri said, as ci ...
• Russian Move Against US Called “First Shot” Of ...
  A grim Ministry of Finance report prepared for Prime Minister Putin is warning today that the decision by Iran to cease taking US Dollars for its oil could very be the “first shot” fired in World War III, and one which Russia will be blamed for by the Obama regime. According to this report, Iran ...

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

• Mitt Romney Wins New Hampshire: News and Blog ...
  If former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney had lost New Hampshire or barely won it would have been a huge news story. In the end, he won and by a sizeable margin
• Phoenix Suns Game Recap: Los Angeles Lakers 99 ...
  Kobe Bryant injured. Whatever. Tonight Bryant went for 48 and the long Lakers defense stifled the Suns anti-offensive juggernaut in a 99-83 beating. It was a tale of 3 quarters for the Suns who managed to hang for 3+ with one of the best squads in the Western Conference. Then the 4th quarter. T ...
• Destiny’s child is born: It’s a gi ...
  Diane Alter – AHN News Reporter Los Angeles, CA, United States ( AHN ) Destiny’s child is born! Grammy-award winning phenom Beyonce and her husband Jay-Z welcomed a baby girl over the weekend. Blue Ivy Carter was born by Cesarean section Saturday night. The singer checked into Lenox Hill Hospit ...
• Jacksonville Jaguars Name Mike Mularkey Head Coach
  The Jacksonville Jaguars have named Mike Mularkey their head coach according to multiple reports tonight. Mularkey will do his best to develop Blaine Gabbert into a real-life NFL quarterback. Good luck with that, Mike. Most people seem to think that Mularkey will keep Mel Tucker on as his defen ...
• iPad-exclusive magazine The Daily headed for s ...
  Announced for the iPad in February 2011 , The Daily was the first magazine designed from the ground up for tablets. Now the News Corp. digital magazine will be available on select Android tablets by the end of the month. Verizon Wireless is partnering with News Corp to bring the publication to ...

Groklaw

• Nokia CEO: MS Purchase Rumors Bogus
  PCMAG: Is Nokia looking to sell the smartphone division to Microsoft? Elop: As we've described it before, the rumors are baseless, and some people who seem to enjoy generating rumors are running out of fresh material, so it seems to have come up again. I have nothing else to say. - Sascha Seg ...
• US body probes RIM, Nokia, Apple backdoor claims
  A US government body is investigating allegations that mobile device manufacturers Apple, RIM and Nokia allowed Indian military intelligence backdoor access to communications in exchange for Indian market presence...."I am going to decline to comment further but can deny that backdoor access was ...
• Nokia Store gets 11 million downloads [Symbian ...
  If ever there was proof that the Symbian OS is still going strong, it's the recent news that the Nokia Store is attracting more than 11 million downloads per day on Symbian devices such as the Nokia N8, Nokia C3 and Nokia 5800. - Alex Bentley, NokNok
• Sony: It's time to try harder
  Sony, a company whose name was once synonymous with electronics greatness, came to the Consumer Electronics Show this year as just one of the crowd - a company with some new TVs, cameras and phones. The company's top executives explain why they're not further ahead by blaming past mistakes, and ...
• Joi Ito: Open-source hardware is a no brainer
  Ito used the birth of Google as an example of the creativity open-source software enabled. If Google co-founders Sergey Brin and Larry Page started out without open source, they would have had to spend big money on operating systems and other commercial software to do what they did, he said. Bu ...

WideShut

• Jan 09, 2011, WideShut Webcast
  Keelan discusses the dead body at the Royal Estate, the EU's "global" airline tax, planned cadet forces in schools, and more.
• EU Superstate Unemployment Hits Record; Hold O ...
  Record unemployment sweeps Europe, with young people taking the brunt, all while IMF chief claims the EURO is safe.
• Body At Royal Estate May Point To Wider Human ...
  Was the girl found at Sandringham the victim of an underground human trafficking problem that sits right at the Queen's doorstep?
• China Stands Firm Against Illegal Global Airli ...
  EU tries to impose airline carbon tax on China, then boldly threatens air sanctions.
• Are The Royals Above Questioning? Dead Bodies ...
  It's highly unlikely the Royals did it, but it's in their garden, so where's the questioning?

Politics in the Zeros

• FDA changing course on antibiotics in livestock
  Little River Farm, 1979. Yvonne Jacquette, American (Metropolitan Museum) American farmers have been feeding antibiotics to their livestock (which includes cattle, pigs, chickens and turkeys) since the 1950s, claiming that the practice keeps the animals healthier and enables them to grow faster. ...
• Liberty Square is free! Jan 11, 2012
  Liberty Square is free! Thanks to the awesome work of our legal allies at the National Lawyers Guild (NLG) and the New York Civil Liberties Union (NYCLU) the NYPD, AKA Bloomberg’s Army, was forced to take down their barricades around Liberty Square. Since the eviction the park was fortres ...
• Whither the bees, go we
  Mother Jones: A study from Purdue researchers casts further suspicion on Bayer’s money-minting concoctions. To understand the new paper—published in the peer-reviewed journal Plos One—it’s important to know how seed treatments work: The pesticides are applied directly to seeds before planting, a ...
• Jerry Brown. Trust fund governor
  American Leftist takes the interesting view that California Gov. Jerry Brown is just another out-of-touch, uncaring member of the 1%, and as such, supports them not us. Jerry Brown has never had kids, never had to rely upon the public educational system for his education, never had to worry abou ...
• Water forecasts for the Colorado River system ...
  The prediction is for a drop of 2.6 million acre feet. The largest single water user on the Colorado River, the Imperial Irrigation District in southeast California, diverted 2.9 million acre feet from the river at Imperial Dam in 2011. Arizona’s entire consumptive use was 2.7 million acre feet ...

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

• J. Alterman's on America and Egypt
  Jon Alterman has an op-ed in the NYT that has some good sense in it but also some very troubling ideas and policy prescriptions. Alterman is quite right to note that by far the most important thing that's happening in Egypt right now is not the confrontations or lack of them in Cairo's very vis ...
• Democracy and human rights in Libya??
  I just caught up with this piece by the Guardian's Chris Stephen in Tripoli. (H/T B of MofA.) Tell me again why anyone ever thought that NATO missiles were capable of somehow 'delivering' democracy and a system of respecting basic human rights in Libya? Stephen writes of the country's current ...
• Mrs. Peled and the Palestinian homes of West J ...
  I am delighted that my company, Just World books, is publishing Miko Peled's intimate and thought-provoking memoir The General's Son: Journey of an Israeli in Palestine. (We're already taking advance orders though the book won't be available before the end of February.) Miko has been giving out ...
• Solipsism of U.S. power: Iraq, Libya
  This is just a short post to, once again, express my anger and sadness at what the U.S. government has done during nearly nine years of occupation of Iraq. (And also, at what looks very likely to happen over the coming years in U.S.-attacked Libya.) Right now, the particular form of 'constituti ...
• Visser on Iraq in the NYT today
  Reidar's op-ed, 'An Unstable, Divided Land' is a must-read. It places due responsibility on the U.S. government-- under both G.W. Bush and Barack Obama-- for the tragedy that most Iraqis continue to live through, today. The news analysis piece that the NYT's own Tim Arango also has in the paper ...

frogblog

• More problems with Skynet
  It is becoming more apparent every day that providing legal alternatives to file-sharing would have been more effective, easier and cheaper than the cumbersome, complex and ultimately futile Skynet Law.
• Keep the Coal in the Hole Summer Festival
  The main target is lignite coal mining in Southland an issue the Greens have been strong in opposing. Lignite is bad for the environment and our economy instead we should be pursuing modern renewable energy solutions, not 19th Century coal.
• General debate January 6, 2012
• General debate December 31, 2011
  Another year draws to a close. Best wishes to all frogblog readers for the coming one.
• Compliments of the season: General debate Dece ...
  I want to wish everyone who has read posts or contributed by way of comments on frogblog over the past twelve months a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. Christmas is a Christian festival, but as Russel Norman pointed out earlier this week, much of the spirit of Christmas applies equally ...

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

• Instruments of Repression
  For a society to be well governed, it's laws must be just and moral. The Ancients knew that "Those who are rightly governed . . . do not fill their porticoes with written statutes but only cherish justice in their souls; for it is not by legislation, but by morals that states are well direct ...
• The Why of Not Doing the Right Thing: The Amer ...
  The unfairness of American society is being recognized by many. Eighty-nine percent of Americans say they don't trust their government; Congress has a mere 9% approval rating; America's financial institutions are widely considered to be corrupt; the Occupy movement has emerged, some are seek ...
• The Triumph of Capitalism: Jobless Nations
  The Obama administration is intent on applying supply side principles to get the American economy out of the present recession, but supply side principles are based on the belief that if the government cuts taxes on the wealthy, they will invest their savings in new factories, that newly hired w ...
• America's Descent to Depravity
  The Protestant ethic once defined the American character. It was held to be responsible for the success of Capitalism in Northern Europe and America by sociologists, but the Protestant ethic and Capitalism are incompatible, and Capitalism ultimately caused the Protestant ethic to be abandoned. A ...
• The Shamans among us: A World of Perpetual Con ...
  Economic models are mere policy proposals; they are not the consequences of any economic system based on "natural law or even good theory, " they are not scientific; they are merely ad hoc. Furthermore, deleterious consequences often result from these models. Economists also routinely simpli ...

Dr. Mercola Natural Health

• 14 Awesome Apps for Your New Smart Phone or Ta ...
  Many of you know that I have a passion for technology in addition to health. That was one of the reasons for starting this newsletter 15 years ago, as I was able to merge these two passions. In addition to reviewing health literature, I also review hundreds of blog posts on technology every ...
• The Psychosis-Inducing Beverage Ingredient You ...
  By Dr. Mercola If you live in the U.S. and drink Mountain Dew and some other citrus-flavored sodas, then you are also getting a dose of a synthetic chemical called brominated vegetable oil (BVO).   BVO was first patented by chemical companies as a flame retardant. The chemical is ...
• Refuse to Eat These Foods - They Could Destroy ...
  By Dr. Mercola Genetically modified (GM) mosquitoes could be released into the U.S. environment as early as January 2012.  A private firm is planning to initiate the release of the GM mosquitoes in the Florida Keys.  The first GM mosquito release took place in the Cayman Islands ...
• This Menace Killed 50% of Rats Tested - But It ...
  By Dr. Mercola Monsanto, the world leader in the production of genetically engineered (GE) staple crops, has long claimed that its broad-spectrum herbicide Roundup is safe. In fact, they have even used the following slogans to describe it: "It's Safer than Mowing" "Biodegradable ...
• This "Life Saving" Tool May Lead You Straight ...
  By Sayer Ji Early detection through x-ray mammography has been the clarion call of Breast Cancer Awareness campaigns for a quarter of a century now. However, very little progress has been made in making the public aware of the crucial differences between non-malignant lesions/tumors and inv ...

JAMA

• Speeding Device Approval [Capitol Health Call]
• Nursing Home Antipsychotics [Capitol Health Call]
• Countering Counterfeit Drugs [Capitol Health Call]
• Medicare Advantage [Capitol Health Call]
• Patient Visits* to Physician Offices and Outpa ...

Survival - tribal peoples

• Loggers invade tribal home of Amazon Indian ch ...
  Awá men travel down a road cut by loggers. © Uirá Garcia Loggers have invaded the Amazon home of uncontacted Awá Indians, one of whom has reportedly been ‘burned alive’. Members of the Guajajara tribe, which also inhabits the area, have said that they came across the burned remains of an A ...
• Police involvement in ‘human safaris’ exposed ...
  Tourist films Jarawa on the Andaman Trunk Road © Survival British newspaper The Observer has revealed evidence of police involvement in ‘human safaris’ in India’s Andaman Islands. The scandal, first exposed by Survival in 2010, involves tourists using an illegal road to enter the reserve o ...
• Christmas reindeer mystery as world’s largest ...
  The reindeer is central to the lives and cultures of indigenous peoples across the sub-Arctic © Joelle Taillon/Survival The world’s largest reindeer herd has plummeted in size, with local indigenous people blaming the spread of massive industrial projects in the area. The George River herd ...
• Jumma woman killed as tension mounts in Chitta ...
  The body of Chigon Mila Chakma, who was killed on Wednesday © Survival A Jumma tribal woman, Chigon Mila Chakma, was killed in the Chittagong Hill Tracts of Bangladesh when settlers attacked Jummas at a market on Wednesday. At least ten Jummas, the indigenous inhabitants of the Chittagong H ...
• Guarani man dies of gunshot wound following attack
  Guarani man. The Guarani have been suffering increasing threats and violence in recent months. © Joaó Ripper/Survival A Guarani Indian from central Brazil has died of his injuries, two years after his community was attacked by gunmen. Rosalino Lopes, 50, was shot in the abdomen and left pa ...

Montreal Gazette

• Police shooting shows need to help mentally ill
  It's hard to say for certain whether Friday's killing of a mentally unstable homeless man in a confrontation with police could have been prevented under any circumstances short of having had him confined prior to the incident.
• Courage is needed to tackle far-too-generous p ...
  The Gazette has told its readers that one of the biggest fiscal challenges facing Quebec in the new year is the high cost of municipal employees' pensions ("It's time to take action on municipal pensions," Editorial, Dec. 30). The cost of Montreal's pension fund is eating the city alive. It is d ...
• It's a time of year to look forward to some ch ...
  As we all emerge from holiday torpor and the new year actually gets under way, here are some things that would be welcome to see in 2012:
• Courage is needed to tackle far-too-generous p ...
  The Gazette has told its readers that one of the biggest fiscal challenges facing Quebec in the new year is the high cost of municipal employees' pensions ("It's time to take action on municipal pensions," Editorial, Dec. 30). The cost of Montreal's pension fund is eating the city alive. It is d ...
• It's a time of year to look forward to some ch ...
  As we all emerge from holiday torpor and the new year actually gets under way, here are some things that would be welcome to see in 2012:

Food World Order

• tough times for twinkies: hostess files for ba ...
  financial woes include high cost of ingredients, debt* from nydailynews.com: For Hostess, there hadn’t been a lot to ‘ho ho’ about for a while. The maker of Twinkies and Wonder Bread, is filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection for the second time in recent years, the Wall Street Journal r ...
• restaurants' used fryer oil attracting thieves
  from smh: Companies that collect used cooking grease from US restaurants have turned to all forms of sleuthing in recent years. Private investigators. Surveillance cameras. And still containers full of used fryer oil are slipping through their fingers. For years, restaurants had to pay companies ...
• fast food: hotel room service speeds up
  from usatoday.com: Some hotels are starting to deliver room service like Domino's delivers pizza: fast, and sometimes free if it isn't. •The Four Seasons is rolling out "15-minute room service" at all its hotels. At resorts with long distances between the kitchen and rooms, the wait can be 20 m ...
• japan plans robot farm in disaster area
  from upi.com: Japan says a futuristic robotic farm will be built on land swamped by the March 11 tsunami as part of an experimental government project. The Ministry of Agriculture project will see unmanned tractors working the fields of the farm on a 600-acre site in the disaster zone, Britain' ...
• virginia student's death spotlights food aller ...
  from cbs: The death of a 7-year-old girl at school from a peanut allergy has raised questions about a school's responsibility in treating kids with food allergies. Two days ago, Ammaria Johnson died after suffering an allergic reaction at Hopkins Elementary School in Chesterfield Country, Va., W ...

CrusadeWatch

• The Bait of Christian Fundamentalism in Africa
  source:  Huffington Post, 8/24/2011 Michael Mungai Co-founder, Dagoretti 4 Kids I grew up in the hovels of Dagoretti, an impoverished suburb in the outskirts of Nairobi, Kenya. Raised by an unemployed single mother, my two siblings and I would take turns missing school to babysit our ...
• Puttur: Four Arrested for Forcing Religious Co ...
  source:  Daijiworld, Aug 29, 2011 Puttur, Aug 29: Four persons, reportedly belonging to a Christian sect, were handed over to the police by the residents of Boodujal of Nedle village near Uppinangady on Sunday August 28. The locals, including some dalits, accused K J Kunhimonu (30) from Mun ...
• 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 been ...
• Pastors wife accuses him of sexual abuse of mi ...
  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  

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 fo ...
• 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 t ...
• 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=O ...

The Economic Collapse

• How To Prepare For The Difficult Years Ahead
  How should people prepare for the difficult years that are coming?  I get asked about that a lot.  Once people really examine the facts, it is not too hard to convince them that an economic collapse is coming.  But once they accept that reality, most of them want to know what the ...
• Tebow Time
  As a result of the absolutely stunning 29-23 overtime victory by the Denver Broncos over the Pittsburgh Steelers, it seems inevitable that "Tebow Time" will become a household phrase all over America.  The string of last second victories that we have seen Tim Tebow pull out this ...
• Look Out Below – The Nightmarish Decline ...
  The euro is a dying currency.  On Thursday, the EUR/USD fell below 1.28 for the first time since September 2010.  In fact, as I write this the EUR/USD is sitting at 1.2791.  Back in July, the EUR/USD was over 1.45.  But this is just the beginning.  The euro is going to go a lot l ...
• 34 Shocking Facts About U.S. Debt That Should ...
  We have all been lied to.  For decades, the leaders of both major political parties have promised us that they can fix our current system and that they can get our national debt under control.  As the 2012 election approaches, they are making all kinds of wild promises once again ...
• When Times Get Tough, The Tough Get A Backbone
  Do not ever give up.  That is one of the secrets to life.  Almost everyone comes to a moment in life when things look absolutely hopeless.  But those that have come through those moments know that there is always a way to turn things around.  When times get tough, the tough get a ...

CASSE

• Technological Progress for Dummies
  Part 1 of Brian Czech's explanation of why we can't rely on technological progress to overcome the limits to economic growth.
• There’s Hope for a New Economy in the New Year
  Brent Blackwelder believes 2012 will be the year we break free from the "global suicide pact" of continuous growth.
• Rio+20 Needs to Address the Downsides of Growth
  Herman Daly succinctly sums up the steady-state perspective in his suggestion for the UN Conference on Sustainable Development.
• The Infinite-Planet Approach Won’t Solve the E ...
  To fix the European debt crisis and prevent the next series of financial crises, we'd better learn the lessons of our finite planet.
• An Open Letter to Peter Kent, Canada’s Ministe ...
  James Johnston sees through what could only be described as a hoax by Canada's Minister of the Environment.

The Talking Clock

• Ron Paul: The role of Government is the protec ...
  With an eye on the United States, we're a long time admirer of the constitution defending, liberty and freedom candidate - Ron Paul. Dismissed and ignored by the establishment, he is - nonetheless - enjoying huge support amongst the 17-29yo age group, propelling him to second yesterday in the ...
• Quote of the Day: 10th January 2012
  "Whilst for Scots arguing over their identity and external relationships the prime issue is England, for the English arguing over the same things the main issue is the EU. The Prime Minister will discover when moving into this territory for public debate that English nationalism is on the ris ...
• Isn't that bordering on the High Crime of Trea ...
  While Nick Clegg's long and lucrative career links with the European Union and it's offshoots is well documented, his loyalties to Brussels appear to be edging him towards spoken statements which could, some might say, constitute the High Crime of treason. While LibDem Diana Wallis was yester ...
• Sunday Paper Review: 8th January 2012
  2012. Here's our first Sunday Paper Review of the year. Now, do you think we'll see anything different, giving this new year an identity all of it's own yet? Probably not. Fake boobies could spell the end of Rumpy-Pumpy in Britain. The Independent on Sunday reports that EU plans to draw up po ...
• We've Got A Constitution And We're Gonna Use It
  Reflecting on the achievements on this blog, one thing we're very proud of is our role in highlighting the treason laws. We feel that we were one of a small number of seeds that nurtured and stimulated public debate on the issue until - eventually - there seems to be widespread awareness of b ...

Facing South

• SPECIAL INVESTIGATION: Who's behind the 'infor ...
  Dirty-energy interests, wealthy conservatives and the think tanks they fund have joined forces to target global-warming researchers using the Freedom of Information Act -- and this week they& ...
  
• VOICES: Money rules, and that's why we should ...
  Mississippi Gov. Haley Barbour recently called for ending limits on campaign contributions -- part of a broader effort to boost the political power of big money at the expense of ordinary peo ...
  
• INSTITUTE INDEX: U.S. income inequality greate ...
  A comprehensive new report from the Congressional Budget Office shows that the gap between rich and poor in the United States has grown dramatically over the past 30 years and is greatest in ...
  
• Justice for Sale: Record spending floods into ...
  Judges are supposed to be impartial and fair, but a new report finds their independence is increasingly at risk as campaign cash floods into judicial elections -- especially from secret outsi ...
  
• US education chief watching NC school board de ...
  Education Secretary Arne Duncan was in North Carolina yesterday to tout the president's jobs bill -- and he said he was keeping a close eye on the Wake County school board battle over ...
  

CenterLine

• Search for new executive director of Center on ...
  Karen Greenberg, executive director of NYU Law’s Center on Law and Security (CLS), announced she is leaving to pursue other career opportunities. Greenberg’s tenure as executive director began with the founding of the Center in 2003.  Under her stewardship, CLS … Continue reading →
• 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 →

Short Sharp Science

• Today on New Scientist: 11 January 2012
  All today's stories on newscientist.com, including: students break record by folding toilet paper 13 times and why physicists can't avoid a creation event
• Hooke springs to life in new portrait
  A new portrait of Robert Hooke aims to restore his image, which may have been obliterated from history by an angry Isaac Newton
• Earthquake-damaged particle smasher set to restart
  A Japanese particle accelerator used to study neutrinos has passed a key test after undergoing extensive repairs following last year's megaquake
• Today on New Scientist: 10 January 2012
  All today's stories on newscientist.com, including: birth trauma etched in ancient female pelvis and ecologists should learn to look on the bright side
• New species of viper gets pretty name and low ...
  A newly discovered snake has been named after a 7-year-old girl, but don't ask where it lives – the viper is in hiding for its own good

Tech Drive In

• Android 4.0 ICS Inspired GNOME Shell Theme
  More GNOME Shell themes for ya. Following is one of the most distinctive GNOME Shell theme I have seen so far. This particular GNOME Shell theme, aptly named as Ice Cream Shell, is inspired from the latest version of Android OS called Android 4.0 codenamed Ice Cream Sandwich. To put it lightly ...
• Samsung's Profits Soar Powered by its Arsenal ...
  Asia's largest consumer electronics company, Samsung Electronics, is on a roll. Beating all estimates, Samsung reported a record quarterly profit, primarily on back of surging sales of its Galaxy line of Android smartphones. Smartphone shipments were so massive that it completely masked Sa ...
• 10 Greatest Android Games for 2011
  It's 2012 already and the impact Android had on the overall mobile eco system in the year 2011 was nothing short of spectacular. Nearly 700,000 Android activations are happening everyday(which doesn't include Amazon, Nook tablets apparently) and Android Market is teeming with some 400,000 ...
• Ubuntu One Files for iOS App Released
  Canonical kicked off the new year in style. Ubuntu One client for Android and Windows platforms were released some months ago and finally the iOS version is also here. Ubuntu One is now a truly multi-platform cloud storage service like Dropbox for example.  Ubu ...
• Wikipedia Raises $20M, Will Continue to be the ...
  Remember those huge fundraising banners atop every Wikipedia page? Well, now it's gone, thanks to its loyal users from all across the globe who pitched in with whatever they can. Wikimedia Foundation has raised some 20 million USD during the fundraising drive, enough to meet most of its requir ...

Case About Bird Flu

• WHY I WILL PRESS CHARGES AGAINST BILD AND SPRI ...
  The impact of  Germany’s Bild newspaper and Springer Verlag on the country’s society and political processes has become a serious cause for concern. I have decided to do my bit to defend press freedom and the president and file charges against Bild and Springer Verlag for their campaign to discr ...
• German policeman’s attempt to smear me b ...
  I will be filing charges against a German policeman working for the Baden Württemberg police force who filed charges against me before Christmas claiming harrassment while making false statements (StGB 164, falsche Verdächtigung.“) A crooked police man is a danger to his colleagues and to the ge ...
• Some of Austria’s schools suspend vaccin ...
  A few weeks after the UK withdrew 300,000 doses of Baxter’s flu vaccine Preflucel and German authorities issued a recall in an alert over side-effects‎, Austria’s private Catholic schools have suspended vaccinations. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-2054160/300-000-doses-flu-vaccine-Pre ...
• Bird flu virus doesn’t jump between huma ...
  (Reuters) – The latest bird flu virus that killed a 39-year-old bus driver in the southern Chinese city of Shenzhen over the weekend is not yet transmissible between humans, Chinese health authorities said. http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/01/02/us-birdflu-jump-idUSTRE8010UF20120102
• WHO ‘Deeply Concerned’ By Lab-Created Bird Flu ...
  The World Health Organization (WHO) says it is “deeply concerned” about researchers creating a more contagious and fatal form of the H5N1 bird flu. Researchers in the Netherlands have manipulated the virus to make it more transmissible among humans, and it could potentially kill millions if rele ...

Invisible Opportunity

• Cancer, Aids, and Vaccinations
  by Benedict D. LaRosa Previously by Benedict D. LaRosa: The Horror of Gun Control in Mumbai Is there a link between cancer and the polio vaccine? There is a good chance that there is, according to a Baylor University study released on February 18, 1999 and published in the Journal of the Nationa ...
• Leon Panetta admits Iran is not developing a n ...
  Madison Ruppert, Contributing Writer Activist Post Astoundingly, United States Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta openly admitted on national television that Iran is not, in fact, developing nuclear weapons, yet still justified the Western assault on their nuclear program. On the CBS show “Face t ...
• The Terrible Specter of the Dreadful Few
  By Les Visible Sometimes I’m embarrassed to have to consider myself a member of the human race. It could be due to the fact that some unfortunate number of us are not members of the human race but rather some sort of alien hybrid that bears as much resemblance to a human being as refrigera ...
• The Gasoline Export Scam
  By Gordon Duff, Senior Editor You don’t have to be a genius to know that gasoline costs around $3.50 per gallon in the US. What most Americans don’t know is that the only thing keeping the price above $2.00 is the fact that our oil companies are exporting our gasoline at bargain basement prices ...
• The Gasoline Export Scam
  By Gordon Duff, Senior Editor You don’t have to be a genius to know that gasoline costs around $3.50 per gallon in the US. What most Americans don’t know is that the only thing keeping the price above $2.00 is the fact that our oil companies are exporting our gasoline at bargain basement prices ...

Veterans Today

• Americans Ignored NDA a Precedents At Their Peril
  “I believe,” warned James Madison in a speech to the Virginia Convention on June 16, 1788, “there are more instances of the abridgement of the freedom of the people by gradual and silent encroachments of those in power than by violent and sudden usurpations.”
• Hebrew and English
  While the English Ynet, operates as a Hasbara outlet, spreading Israeli propaganda for the Goyim and English speaking Jews, the Hebrew version, is there to boost the Israeli moral.
• Top 10 Veterans Stories in Today’s News – Janu ...
  It's not just the troops who go to war, but families as well. Read about the experience of war on the homefront, told by the father of an Iraq Veteran, on VAntage Point.
• It’s ALL a God Thing
  People ask me all the time why I went to occupied Palestine [7 times since 2005] and why do I care so much about such a small plot of real estate. I reply, that I went the first time to meet a little boy of Beit Jala, which is a suburb of Bethlehem for he irrevocably changed my life.
• Largest Annual Wheelchair Sports Event in the ...
  Registration is open for the 32nd National Veterans Wheelchair Games, the largest annual wheelchair sports event in the world.

electric politics

• Seeking Economic Truth
  John Maynard Keynes understood that economics describes human beings, a fact that modern mainstream economics — the applied theory of "rational expectations" — effectively assumes away. Keynes' biographer, Lord Robert Skidelsky, reminds us that our economic priorities should extend b ...
• Accelerated Ideas
  When a retired four star Admiral provides support for nuclear arms control and a few other commendable things, the proper interrogatory is "yes." Or "yes, Sir." A gentleman with a friendly disposition and a cautious but lightning fast mind, Admiral Bobby Ray Inman (Ret.) reasonably assesses the ...
• Codebreaker
  In celebration of Veterans Day, here's a question: What if the U.S. had lost the battle of Midway? Mercifully, we'll never know. But the U.S. victory could not have happened without the codebreaking skill and the unflinching courage — a relentless determination to be heard — of Joe R ...
• Made in America
  Since elected officials don't seem so interested, around the country local groups are organizing to promote the reindustrialization of America. One of these is SFMade. Robin McRoskey Azevedo is on the board of SFMade and is also President and owner of the McRoskey Mattress Company of San Francis ...
• The Illusion of Free Markets
  Let's take the long view. We're unconsciously mired in unexamined 18th century beliefs that color our perceptions in unexpected — and exceedingly harmful — ways. Take one, for example: as Dr. Bernard Harcourt suggests, our notion of a "free market" is the direct intellectual descenda ...

PR News

• Saint-Gobain appoints Ferrigno comms VP
  VALLEY FORGE, PA: Building materials company Saint-Gobain has named Carmen Ferrigno VP of communications for the Saint-Gobain Corporation, its North American holding company.
• TaylorMade appeals to 'Driver Love' to promote ...
  CARLSBAD, CA: TaylorMade Golf Company is promoting its R11S driver by appealing to consumers' emotions with the "Driver Love" campaign.
• Emmi retains S3 to boost brand awareness
  BOONTON, NJ: Dairy brand Emmi of Switzerland has hired The S3 Agency to raise awareness of its yogurts, cheeses, and fondues in the US.
• Brickman joins Syndicate as Los Angeles MD
  LOS ANGELES: Syndicate Media Group has hired Marisa Brickman as MD of its Los Angeles office.
• Ontario police departments try to stop pocket- ...
  TORONTO: The Toronto Police Service (TPS) has launched a campaign to stop consumers from pocket-dialing 9-1-1 on their cell phones. Similar campaigns will be launched around Ontario in coming months.

A special project of Foreign Policy and the New America Foundation

• Leaving Afghanistan
  Seven Afghanistan experts review the president's plans for ending the war.
• Raging at Rawalpindi
  American leaders are furious with Pakistan’s military in the wake of Osama bin Laden’s killing. But twisting arms will only backfire.
• The FP Salon: Peter Bergen's The Longest War
  An FP round-table discussion on counterterrorism expert Peter Bergen's latest book. A decade after 9/11, is the war on terrorism a war we can win?
• Crazy Like a Fox
  In a fit of anger, Hamid Karzai axes his director of intelligence, Amrullah Saleh. But is there method to his madness?
• Addicted to Contractors
  The United States is hooked on privatized warfare in Afghanistan. And it's more costly than you think.

Field Notes - Alberta Environment

• Job Opportunity: Tourism and Economic Developm ...
  Position:  Tourism and Economic Development Coordinator Organization:  Eagle Point – Blue Rapids Parks Council ...
• Christmas Trees needed for wildlife rehab
  Wildlife Rehabilitation Society of Edmonton With the holidays over, find a great new home for your Christmas tree. From the Wildlife Rehabilitation Society of Edmonton's Facebook page: We are in need of christmas trees - rea ...
• 2012 Watershed Stewardship Grant
  Deadline:  1 Feb 2012 - 16:30 Organization:  Land Stewardship Centre of Canada The 2012 Watershed ...
• New job postings at the Pembina Institute
  Pembina Institute In case you missed it over the holidays, the Pembina Institute has posted four new employment opportunities: Technical and Policy Analyst, Oilsands Program (Calgary) Full-time Communications Lead (Calgary) F ...
• Volunteer Opportunity: Wildlife Rehabilitator ...
  Position:  Wildlife Rehabilitator Intern Organization:  Wildlife Rehabilitation Society of Edmonton ...

Stop NATO

• Stop NATO news: January 11, 2012
  ==== New U.S. Drone Strikes Kills At Least Four In Pakistan Third Of U.S. Military Aircraft: 40-Fold Increase In Drones U.S. Predator Drone Targeted 35 Kurdish Civilians Killed In Turkey Iran Urges Turkey To Scrap NATO Missile System Iran Scenario: U.S. To Bring Israel Into NATO Tectonic Rumblin ...
• Greek and Roman writers on war and peace
  ==== Anti-war essays, poems, short stories and literary excerpts ==== Aeschylus: Ares, father of tears, mows the field of man Aesop: The lies of lupine liberators Aristides on the two types of war: Bad and worse Aristophanes: Rescuing Peace Arrian: Iraq, Afghanistan, Libya and the fate of conque ...
• Tacitus: The robbery, slaughter and plunder th ...
  ==== Anti-war essays, poems, short stories and literary excerpts Greek and Roman writers on war and peace ==== Tacitus From Agricola Translated by Alfred John Church and William Jackson Brodribb Quoting a leader of the Britons, Galgacus: “Whenever I consider the origin of this war and the necess ...
• Stop NATO news: January 10, 2012
  ==== Washington To Deploy Snipers For Chicago NATO, G8 Summits Pentagon: NATO To Control Europe As U.S. Shifts East U.S. Expands Global Missile Shield System To Persian Gulf NATO Task Force Flagship Visits Oman Raytheon Gets $30 Million For Israeli Interceptor Missiles NATO Officials To Meet In ...
• Victor Hugo: International Peace Congress 1851
  ==== Anti-war essays, poems, short stories and literary excerpts Victor Hugo: The Face Of Cain, Hunters Of Men, Sublime Cutthroats ==== Victor Hugo From address to the International Peace Congress London, 1851 Gentlemen, if someone four centuries ago, at a time when war raged from parish to pari ...

Before It's News

• Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner: American ...
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• Eats on Feets
• Introducing "Canadas Alex Jones", Dr. Judy Janzen

Intel Hub

• Ohio: Seismologist Shills for Big Oil: ‘ ...
  The Intel Hub January 10, 2012 A seismologist shills for “Big Oil” as water from your kitchen sick could ignite! It has been openly admitted that gas fracking causes earthquakes and more (this is not a conspiracy). Recently, there has been signs of  a cover-up in Ohio— the fact that ...
• NDAA Protests End In Ironic Swarm Of Arrests
  Brandon Smith Alt-Market.com January 10, 2012 The absurdity of America today never ceases to amaze.  In fact, it has become so elaborate that one might even suggest it has reached a kind of poetic symmetry. When a protest group is willing to stick their necks out to expose the horror of the Nati ...
• Chemtrail Activism Hits Pop Culture
  The Intel Hub January 11, 2012 Due to information presented from people such as Michael Murphy (the maker of What In the World Are They Spraying?) and other press outlets such as The Intel Hub — chemtrail awareness is almost common amongst well researched individuals. However, what if we could r ...
• Second in New Hampshire: Ron Paul’s Speech and ...
  Infowars.com January 10, 2012 Transcript follows video below: PAUL: Thank you very much. I — I really don’t have to introduce my wife. I think you know my wife, Carol. (APPLAUSE) And we have a few other members of the family here. We have a daughter-in-law, Peggy. And… (APPLAUSE) We have Lisa, L ...
• Reporter Kicked Out of Event for Asking Mitt ...
  The Intel Hub January 10, 2011 Mitt Romney, the establishment pro Federal Reserve candidate. Independent journalist Luke Rudkowski confronts Mitt Romney. From Video Description: Please help support our existence so we can do more road trips to primary states and ask the questions that are never ...

FRS

• Obama’s Guantanamo failure
  10-year anniversary highlights Obama’s Guantanamo failure EuroNews, 11/01/12 It has been 10 years since the first prisoners arrived at the Guantanamo detention centre in Cuba. A total of 779 prisoners have passed through the naval base since it started holding prisoners suspected of having links ...
• Guantánamo Prisoners Stage Peaceful Protest an ...
  10.1.12 by Andy Worthington Today, prisoners at Guantánamo will embark on a peaceful protest, involving sit-ins and hunger strikes, to protest about their continued detention, and the continued existence of the prison at Guantánamo Bay, Cuba, three years after President Obama came to office prom ...
• Nigerians in US and Occupy Movement protest Ni ...
  Nigerians in Atlanta Protest Subsidy Removal Nasiru L. Abubakar 10 January 2012–Nigerians and friends of Nigeria, including leaders of the “Occupy Atlanta” movement, staged a protest against the removal of fuel subsidy and rising insecurity in Nigeria. According to a post by on ...
• Condemn Use of U.S. Military to Escort Scab Gr ...
  San Francisco Labor Council Resolution – Adopted Jan. 9, 2012 by unanimous vote Whereas, EGT, a joint venture led by multinational grain giant Bunge, agreed to hire union Longshoremen when accepting millions in taxpayer funds to build a huge new grain exporting terminal at the Port of Longview W ...
• Protest planned for first ship to dock at EGT ...
  Protest planned for first ship to dock at EGT grain terminal By Erik Olson / The Daily News | Friday, January 6, 2012 The U.S. Coast Guard will escort the first ship coming to the EGT grain terminal at the Port of Longview this month, and the Occupy movement and local labor groups say they ...

Ken O'Keefe

• Congressional Traitors in the USA – Pass ...
  The traitors in the US Congress along with the Nobel Peace Prize winning President have committed yet another act of treason, passing the National Defence Authorisation Act with provisions that make indefinite detention of US citizens "legal".
• Dale Farm Video – ‘Green Belt&#821 ...
  On this Christmas Day, like many Christmas Day’s past, I hope to do something good, as opposed to the base level conditioned craving for material crap. So today I give a gift to the residents of Dale Farm, to all Gypsies and Travellers who know all too well the sting of injustice. I only wish ...
• American Patriot Ron Paul – Ron Paul 201 ...
  Never in modern day history has a presidential candidate with a real chance had as much integrity, intelligence and courage as Ron Paul.
• Igniting & Uniting – Working with Occupy ...
  Have just got off the phone with Occupy Movement representatives including OMC (Occupy Marines), we are officially working together. Have had contact with Anonymous recently and the same is true. I will work with any and all who are serious about showing the powers that be that their time is run ...
• Dale Farm (a video poem) Read by the Heretic
  As I look over Dale Farm today I see the inevitable world envisioned by the 1% A toxic, scarred, inhospitable landscape, a terrestrial hell suitable for Satan himself.

StillSmallVoice

• Life is change and change is life
  And here is proof: The Courant's parent company, Tribune, is backing away from maintaining this particular blog format -- Movable Type -- in favor of another blog platform, one that is unworkable here. Namely, the new format allows blog comments to go online unapproved, and -- I say th ...
• Maybe CEO salaries need a Buffett rule
  "Peer benchmarking" helps move compensation for CEOs ever higher. Perhaps one of the high-dollar bosses should take a page from Warren Buffett, who in August suggested in a New York Times essay that the rich don't carry their weight in taxes. Meanwhile, Buffett, himself, has refined his earlier ...
• De-pinkifying breast cancer
  There's a growing movement that seeks to turn the pink ribbon upside down. You can read more here. Flickr photo
• Why the occupation?
  You can see more Mother Jones charts here. You can read about Hartford's budding Occupation here, with a planning meeting set for 8:30 a.m. Wednesday at Bushnell Park, and again at 5 p.m.
• Cleansing after Yom Kippur
  Yom Kippur starts at sundown on Friday and here's one man's take on it. Flickr photo

Associated Content

• Americans Need to Join Chinese on New Quest fo ...
  Now that the Americans have given up on the space program, the Chinese are stepping in to take over the quest to go back to the moon. We need to join them on this quest and not let them take it over.Contributor: Andrea Coventry Published: Jan 10, 2012
• Houston Students Trapped at School by Flooding
  A commentary on Houston's vulnerability highlighted by a local schoolteacher's account of the flood.Contributor: Andrew Riggio Published: Jan 09, 2012
• Beyonce and Jay-Z Welcome Daughter Blue Ivy
  Beyonce' and Jay-Z became proud parents of a daughter Blue Ivy on Saturday, January 7, 2012. Here is a look at the event and other celebs who've given birth recently.Contributor: K.C. Dermody Published: Jan 08, 2012
• Every Woman Should Fear a Santorum Presidency
  With Rick Santorum’s sudden surge in the polls, many issues have been brought to the forefront that no one expected to discuss. Rock Santorum’s views on reproductive rights are dangerous, and women should be worried about a Santorum presidency.Contributor: Whitney Levon Published: Jan 08, 2012
• Is Beating Obama the Only Criteria in Choosing ...
  According to CNS News, New Hampshire State Sen. Gary Lambert offered a common argument for the presidential aspirations of Mitt Romney. He did so in such a way that may prove off putting for conservatives and embarrassing for the candidate.Contributor: Mark Whittington Published: Jan 07, 2012

Popsci - Science

• MIT's Nano-Bio-Bandage Can Stop Your Bleeding ...
  Bleeding out on the battlefield--far from the trauma wards and triage units that might save their lives--is a scenario that soldiers simply have to live with (and try like hell to avoid). But thanks to a nanoscale breakthrough at MIT, the chances of it happening could be significantly reduced. R ...
• The Lovely Sunset On Exoplanet HD 209458 b
  We may never see the surface of a planet in another solar system, but that doesn’t mean we can’t imagine it with great accuracy. Equipped with careful observations, it’s possible to visualize the sunset as it would look from a distant exoplanet. This is what it looks like. This image, created b ...
• Scientists Build a Data Storage Device Out of ...
  It’s good smoked, straight up on the grill with a little lemon and butter, or rolled into sushi. And now, thanks to researchers at Taiwan’s Tsing Hua University and the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology in Germany, salmon is also good sandwiched between two electrodes. Using silver nanoparticles ...
• Maldivian Leaders Might Move the Entire Nation ...
  If their islands are deluged by rising seawater, the people of the Maldives would have to evacuate, becoming the first refugees driven from their homes by global warming. Their president considers this an eventuality, not a possibility, and so he is buying up land in foreign countries and urging ...
• To Track Mental Illness, Researchers Are Takin ...
  DNA extracted from canned human brains could help researchers studying mental health disorders, if scientists can figure out how to mine it. Preserved brains taken from autopsied patients — some dating to the 1890s — could serve as a new archive of old data related to mental health. The Indiana ...

Veterans Today

• Americans Ignored NDA a Precedents At Their Peril
  “I believe,” warned James Madison in a speech to the Virginia Convention on June 16, 1788, “there are more instances of the abridgement of the freedom of the people by gradual and silent encroachments of those in power than by violent and sudden usurpations.”
• Hebrew and English
  While the English Ynet, operates as a Hasbara outlet, spreading Israeli propaganda for the Goyim and English speaking Jews, the Hebrew version, is there to boost the Israeli moral.
• Top 10 Veterans Stories in Today’s News – Janu ...
  It's not just the troops who go to war, but families as well. Read about the experience of war on the homefront, told by the father of an Iraq Veteran, on VAntage Point.
• It’s ALL a God Thing
  People ask me all the time why I went to occupied Palestine [7 times since 2005] and why do I care so much about such a small plot of real estate. I reply, that I went the first time to meet a little boy of Beit Jala, which is a suburb of Bethlehem for he irrevocably changed my life.
• Largest Annual Wheelchair Sports Event in the ...
  Registration is open for the 32nd National Veterans Wheelchair Games, the largest annual wheelchair sports event in the world.

War is Business

• Raytheon ‘Seasparrow’ Makes Missil ...
  Buy a happy face Buy a happy face • Read more at CBS News
• Blackwater Settles 7-Year-Old Lawsuit Over Fal ...
  Buy victims Buy victims • Read more at Boston Globe
• Defense Spending Bill Could Cap Contractor Sal ...
  Buy stock options Buy stock options • Read more at Federal News Radio
• Lockheed Helps Place PR Piece For Protest-Bust ...
  Buy whitewash Buy whitewash • Read more at Salon
• Kansas Congressmen Demand Afghan Air Buy Ameri ...
  Buy Brazil Buy Brazil • Read more at Ottawa Citizen

Hudson's Weather & Climate

• 2011 - 9th warmest globally on satellite record
  The Global temperature in December, according to the UAH satellite measure, showed little change from the previous month with an anomaly of +0.127C above the running 30 year mean, shown on the graph below. Adjusted to the more standard time period, the anomaly is approximately +0.380C abov ...
• Gales continue to batter Britain
  The Met Office have again warned of severe gales into this evening and overnight across much of Eastern England from the Pennines to the coast, and the Scottish Borders to the Wash. Gusts could reach 70mph in more exposed areas. This comes hot off the heels of yesterday's storm, more powerful ...
• Weather review of 2011 - a year of extremes
  It has been the most remarkable twelve months since I began forecasting twenty years ago. The brutal weather of last December, which was the coldest since 1890, continued into the New Year, with more widespread disruption due to ice and snow for commuters as people ventured back to work. The ...
• Fabulous display of Lenticular clouds
  Cloud enthusiasts have been in their element this afternoon by a wonderful display of stationary lens-shaped clouds, called Altocumulus Lenticularis, visible across many parts of Yorkshire. The clouds have formed as stable but moist air has travelled across the Pennines, causing a standing wav ...
• UAH Satellite global temperature update
  The latest global temperature for November has finally been released and according to the UAH measure it showed little change from the previous month with an anomaly of +0.123C above the running 30 year mean, shown on the graph below. Adjusted to the more standard time period, the anomaly ...

Internat'l Political Economy

• The Agony of Wolfgang Munchau, Euro Hater
  Brother will kill brother; spill blood across the land Killing for religion is something I don't understand... Do Financial Times columnists listen to Megadeth? I admittedly do--and proudly so. One of my trademark posts in the run-up to the global financial crisis concerned "The Subprime Wisdom ...
• Stephen Roach: It's Still Bet On China, Not India
  Rumours of China's imminent demise are much exaggerated--or so says Stephen Roach (inveterate PRC fan). In a new al-Jazeera op-ed, he addresses the alleged seeds of China's downfall alike excess real estate investment (the PRC's subprime moment?) and excessive lending of state banks by official ...
• Hugo Away: Chavez Ignores World Bank on Exxon
  File this under: pre-emptive strike. It appears that the indefatigable Hugo Chavez is back on the warpath against all things American. A few days ago he publicly suspected the United States of unleashing cancer on fellow left-leaning Latin American leaders. In less improbable news, however, we n ...
• Counterpoint: Japan's Lost Decade is a Myth
  The New York Times features an op-ed from Eamonn Fingleton arguing that Japan never suffered from a lost decade then and is doing perfectly well now. (He's been making this point for over a decade.) While I would probably agree that Japan's stagnation has been overstated by Western media, Fingle ...
• Comrade Bob Mugabe and the Dictator Fun Club
  I'm a bit tardy here (apologies), but better late than never. Name the chicken restaurant chain and I've probably patronized it before: Kentucky Fried Chicken, Chick Fil A, Kenny Rogers Roasters, El Pollo Loco and so forth. Nando's is in a unique position of being a very international chain t ...

Economic Collapse Blog

• How To Prepare For The Difficult Years Ahead
  How should people prepare for the difficult years that are coming?  I get asked about that a lot.  Once people really examine the facts, it is not too hard to convince them that an economic collapse is coming.  But once they accept that reality, most of them want to know what the ...
• Tebow Time
  As a result of the absolutely stunning 29-23 overtime victory by the Denver Broncos over the Pittsburgh Steelers, it seems inevitable that "Tebow Time" will become a household phrase all over America.  The string of last second victories that we have seen Tim Tebow pull out this ...
• Look Out Below – The Nightmarish Decline ...
  The euro is a dying currency.  On Thursday, the EUR/USD fell below 1.28 for the first time since September 2010.  In fact, as I write this the EUR/USD is sitting at 1.2791.  Back in July, the EUR/USD was over 1.45.  But this is just the beginning.  The euro is going to go a lot l ...
• 34 Shocking Facts About U.S. Debt That Should ...
  We have all been lied to.  For decades, the leaders of both major political parties have promised us that they can fix our current system and that they can get our national debt under control.  As the 2012 election approaches, they are making all kinds of wild promises once again ...
• When Times Get Tough, The Tough Get A Backbone
  Do not ever give up.  That is one of the secrets to life.  Almost everyone comes to a moment in life when things look absolutely hopeless.  But those that have come through those moments know that there is always a way to turn things around.  When times get tough, the tough get a ...

Infoshop - Alt Media

• Radical Online Magazine Launched: The Precarious
  When we set out to launch the online magazine The Precarious, we saw so many of us ...
• October 2011 Kate Sharpley Library bulletin online
  KSL: Bulletin of the Kate Sharpley Library No. 68, October 2011 has just been posted on the site. You can get to the contents or read the full p...
• New Issue of Ireland's anarchist paper Workers ...
  June last saw another massive Pride in Dublin with approximately 25,000 people taking part. While Pride has very much become more of a social an...
• November issue of Freedom anarchist newspaper out
  Freedom newspaper, the only regular anarchist newspaper published in the UK, has recently changed to a monthly publication, giving us the opport...
• Want to get your zine, pamphlet, or poster out ...
  Welcome to Olympia SDS, we've been throwing down since 2006, played a pivotal role in Port Militarization Resistance, and occupied the offices o...

E U Times

• Poll puts Ron Paul neck-and-neck with Obama
  New Hampshire will host the nation’s first primary of 2012 on Tuesday, and although Election Day is still months away, it looks to be a heated matchup between President Obama and the top-tier Republican candidates. ­No matter which GOP hopeful walks away from New Hampshire with this win Wednesda ...
• Iran attack to terminate in vortex of war
  An American analyst maintains that a possible military strike on Iran by the US or its lackey, Israel, will lead to a vicious circle of retaliation which may draw the whole world into the vortex of war. “Whether the United States launches a major assault on Iran or Israel does, Iran will retalia ...
• U.S. Pushing World to the Brink of World War
  While local U.S. police use excessive force and violence against OWS protesters, the U.S. government continues to attempt to spread “freedom and democracy” of this exact same kind around the world. Reports come in daily about beatings, clubbings, tasering, a female having her bicycle ...
• Iran says it will close Strait of Hormuz if cr ...
  Tehran’s leadership has decided to order a blockade of the strategic Strait of Hormuz if the country’s oil exports are blocked, a senior Revolutionary Guard Commander said as reported by Iranian press. ­The strategic decision was made by Iran’s top authorities, Ali Ashraf Nouri said, as ci ...
• Russian Move Against US Called “First Shot” Of ...
  A grim Ministry of Finance report prepared for Prime Minister Putin is warning today that the decision by Iran to cease taking US Dollars for its oil could very be the “first shot” fired in World War III, and one which Russia will be blamed for by the Obama regime. According to this report, Iran ...

Voiceless Victim

• You Ensured We Never Had A Chance
  This poem is dedicated to all the apologists, enablers and paedophile protectors of the catholic church. But particularly to the founder of the Passionist family group movement who introduced a monster into family homes. He then let this criminal have even more unsupervised access to his favouri ...
• More Damning Evidence Vatican Couldn’t G ...
  The Netherlands has recently been added to the growing list of countries or local authorities to have conducted official investigations into the catholic church’s cover up of widespread child rape. Just like those in the US and Ireland, Dutch authorities found the actions, or lack of actio ...
• Translating Church-speak
  The Catholic Church hierarchy used to be able to manipulate and hoodwink their local populace by speaking, writing, singing, praying and conducting business in Latin. A simple but very effective means to disempower a local populace, especially when coupled with the impossibility of any but the r ...
• State Gives Church A Beginners Lesson In Morality
  The recent revelations that football coaching staff and their supervisors at Penn State University have been up to the Catholic Church’s old tricks has devastated victims of Catholic Church enabled child rape as much as the community directly affected by the crimes and their repercussions. ...
• Catholics Sit On Hands While Kids Are Raped Bu ...
  Catholic spokespersons, including the repulsive child rape apologist Bill Donohue, have called Hollywood actress Susan Sarandon obscene for an off the cuff reference to the Paedophile Protector in Chief, Joseph Ratzinger, also known as Pope Benedict XVI. She called His Greediness a nazi. Determi ...

WL Central

• 2012-01-10 #WikiLeaks News: Army monitored twe ...
  Tweet This is a "WikiLeaks News Update", a daily news update of stories relating directly to WikiLeaks and also freedom of information, transparency, cybersecurity, and freedom of expression. News A document containing analysis of news coverage of Bradley Manning’s pretrial hearing by ...
• 2012-01-09 #WikiLeaks News: Judge silenced due ...
  Tweet This is a "WikiLeaks News Update", a daily news update of stories relating directly to WikiLeaks and also freedom of information, transparency, cybersecurity, and freedom of expression. News Cables published by WikiLeaks reveal that the US State Department placed pressure on Spa ...
• 2012-01-10 Occupy Nigeria - 1st African fruits ...
  Tweet Follow #OccupyNigeria on twitter for the latest news. ”Out of Africa always comes something new” wrote the Roman historian Pliny, (23-79 A.D.) With Mummar Qaddafi gone from Libyan, this old adage will almost certainly gain new meaning because Qaddafi was not only the dictator who ruled ...
• A proposal for governance: Stigmergy, beyond c ...
  TweetThis article is a continuation of the ideas begun in A proposal for governance in the post 2011 world Stigmergy is a mechanism of indirect coordination between agents or actions. The principle is that the trace left in the environment by an action stimulates the performance of a next action ...
• 2012-01-08 #WikiLeaks News and Recent Press Co ...
  Tweet This is a "WikiLeaks News Update", a daily news update of stories relating directly to WikiLeaks and also freedom of information, transparency, cybersecurity, and freedom of expression. News Only 1300 new members needed before activist network Friends of WikiLeaks fully launches ...

U N News

• More funds required to continue nutrition and ...
  The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) reported today that it will continue to distribute food aid to some 1.5 million people each month through its school meals scheme, mother and children nutrition and food-for-work programmes in Haiti, but insufficient funding remains a concern.
• UN human rights chief welcomes lifting of stat ...
  The United Nations human rights chief today welcomed the lifting of a state of emergency in Fiji, more than two years after it was imposed, calling it a "step in the right direction" for the Pacific island nation.
• On eve of quake's anniversary, Haitian childre ...
  Two years after an earthquake flattened Haiti, the country's children are slowly experiencing improvements in their living standards despite continuing challenges, a United Nations report announced today.
• Post-earthquake assistance in Haiti shifts to ...
  The allocation of resources for Haiti's recovery from the devastating earthquake two years ago has shifted to reconstruction, infrastructure restoration, debris removal, job creation and capacity building, senior United Nations officials said today, noting, however, that considerable humanitaria ...
• Two years after Haitian quake, UN Ambassador A ...
  Almost two years after a devastating earthquake struck Haiti, a high-profile advocate for the United Nations food relief agency has visited the Caribbean country to survey the agency's efforts in fighting malnutrition among those made homeless by the disaster.

Conspiracy Reality TV

• The Magic Weed
  Hemp growing doesn't need any weed killing, no pesticide. Its raw material grows naturally and it doesn't need chemical intervention.
• Blood Coltan
  Blood coltan still exists. I'm holding a mobile phone. And I know that the microprocessor it contains uses coltan. And if this coltan has been obtained at the massacre of 10 or 20 villagers through slave labor, the suffering of children forced to work in the mines by the armed militia. This is i ...
• CAMP FEMA 2: Enemy of the State
  Some state governments passed measures to forcibly quarantine residents, incarcerate those who refuse to be vaccinated, and to forcibly vaccinate your children. Legislation like this passed during the much hyped H1N1 flu outbreak.
• Hangar 18: The UFO Warehouse
  Not only was debris from many UFO crashes allegedly shipped to the base, but from the late 1940s until the end of the late 1960s, all reports regarding UFOs were conducted at Wright-Patterson for the military's official UFO investigation Project Blue Book.
• HAARP – Everything You Wanted to Know – Nick B ...
  You might be surprised at all of the constructive uses HAARP could be used for, but will be even more surprised by its focus on weapons and military applications, such as weather modification, geological disruption such as triggering earthquakes and volcanic eruptions, and perhaps most controver ...

Rewilding Institute

• Around the Campfire with Uncle Dave – “Piety, ...
  Perhaps the two topmost organizing dares before the wilderness and wildlife network today are to grow our web of friends among those who are politically middle-of-the-road or even slightly to the right, and among those in small towns and the hinterlands.  Too often we think the only field where ...
• Banned on the Hill (and in Europe!)
  Banned on the Hill (and in Europe!) from Franke James on Vimeo. Is fear of the “Dirty Oil” label behind Canada’s tarring of Artist’s European tour? What lengths will the Canadian Government go to ensure that oil from the Alberta Tar Sands is not labelled “dirty”? Watch this video abo ...
• Fat Cat Canada’s Giant Litter Box
  Fat Cat Canada’s Giant Litter Box by Franke James Prime Minister Stephen Harper PMO’s Ottawa Office: (+1) (613) 992-4211 Toll-free: 1 (866) 599-4999 Calgary office: (+1) (403) 253-7990 Twitter: @PMharper e-mail: pm@pm.gc.ca fax: 613-941-6900 What Canadians Can Do If you’re a Canadian reading thi ...
• Fat Cat Canada’s Giant Litter Box
  Fat Cat Canada’s Giant Litter Box by Franke James Prime Minister Stephen Harper PMO’s Ottawa Office: (+1) (613) 992-4211 Toll-free: 1 (866) 599-4999 Calgary office: (+1) (403) 253-7990 Twitter: @PMharper e-mail: pm@pm.gc.ca fax: 613-941-6900 What Canadians Can Do If you’re a Canadian reading thi ...
• Around the Campfire with Uncle Dave – The Year ...
  This is a fundraising plea. I write to ask you to once again or for the first time send as big a check or PayPal donation as you can to The Rewilding Institute. Because you are getting this plea from The Rewilding Institute: It is the only plea for donations you will get from The [...]

Asia Sentinel

• Burma Abruptly Closes Another Energy Source
  • (http://twitter.com/share) (http://www.asiasentinel.com/images/stories/c_f602.jpg) Thai-financed powerplant in southern Burma is scrapped
• Nepal's Monsanto debate spotlights seed sovere ...
  • (http://twitter.com/share) Agriculture drives Nepal's economy, but less so its research agenda
• Safeguarding Indonesia's Cultural Heritage
  • (http://twitter.com/share) Concerns over a dance tradition
• Singapore Connection at South China Morning Post?
  • (http://twitter.com/share) Former Straits Times editor in chief sparks talk of buyout
• Burma Opens for Business
  • (http://twitter.com/share) The commercial world beats a noisy path to a former pariah's door

We Know the Lies

• New Hampshire... Lawmakers Question Obama’s C ...
    President Obama is on the Democratic ballot for New Hampshire’s primary on Tuesday, despite the efforts of some Republican state legislators who argue the president doesn’t qualify as a “natural-born citizen.” read more
• The FBI is Misusing 'Community Outreach' Progr ...
    The FBI, in true Big Brother fashion, is secretly and deliberately collecting information about innocent Americans for its intelligence files, and illegally recording information about their speech, beliefs, and First Amendment-protected activities. This is bad enough... read more
• Monsanto’s GMO Corn Approved Despite Massive O ...
    As previously reported, while people were de-stressing and enjoying their much needed time off during the holidays, the United States Department of Agriculture announced its approval of Monsanto’s ‘drought tolerant’ genetically engineered corn. ~ Mike Barrett read more
• Hugo Chavez... Once Again Warms the Hearts and ...
    Hugo Chavez is one of leaders Washington most likes to paint as an enemy of America, but contrary to this logic, there are thousands in the US who have warm feelings for the flamboyant Venezuelan leader. ~ Video read more
• All in the 'Family'... Romney and Huntsman are ...
    An online family-history database has found that the GOP candidates Mitt Romney, Jon Huntsman, and even Rick Perry have some very influential Republican relations. Believe it or not, Mitt Romney and George W. Bush are cousins — 10th cousins, twice removed, that is. read more

Tarpley

• Ron Paul’s $1 Trillion of Austerity Cuts ...
  Webster G. Tarpley on the Jeff Rense Program rense.com January 4, 2012 [download audio]
• Israel Threatens Gaza After Panetta Signals Gr ...
  Webster G. Tarpley, Ph.D. PressTV December 30, 2011 [download video] [download audio]
• Critique of Ron Paul’s Austerity Plan
  Webster G. Tarpley on Guns and Butter Guns and Butter December 28, 2011 [download audio]
• Archbishop of Canterbury Warns of Imminent Col ...
  Webster G. Tarpley, Ph.D. PressTV December 28, 2011 [download video] [download audio]
• Putsch Mania of US-UK Ruling Elite Targets Rus ...
  Webster G. Tarpley on the Alex Jones Show Infowars December 25, 2011 [download audio]

Modern Survivalism

• 40,000 New Laws For 2012
  How many laws can you remember and keep straight in your head so as to assure yourself that you will not break any? How about 40,000? That’s just the number of new laws enacted in the United States for 2012 alone! Your politicians are busy at work increasing the tangled web of laws, some o ...
• War Drums
  Whenever I switch the TV News or read other mainstream news these days, I’m constantly seeing and hearing about Iran this and Iran that… nuclear development this and strait-of-hormuz that… Ahmadinejad this and Israel that… it’s as if the mainstream is throwing &#821 ...
• Traveling
  msb-note The MSB office will be on-the-road for a bit, so, apologies in advance for slightly slower comment moderation. Fresh daily content will be ongoing, and hopefully most site issues will be minimized or nonexistent thanks to connectivity via T-Mobile G4 (and G3) MiFi. -KenSimilar Articles ...
• Incarcerate Criminals, Not Marines
  In the United States, firearms are used as often as 2.5 million times each year in self defense, in the vast majority of cases without a shot being fired. Best estimates reveal that firearms are used three to five times more often for defensive purposes than for criminal acts. Firearms are used ...
• Trouble With The Law You Were Trying To Obey
  Guest post: by ‘Be informed’ All of us have mistakenly broken the law, most of the time in very minor ways such as going over the speed limit driving. Many individuals will actually try to get away with breaking the law, sometimes get caught and punished. What though happens when you ...

Fast Company

• Small Screen, Big Idea: GetGlue Positioned To ...
  GetGlue's an interesting little entity, and one you may not immediately think of when the topic of social medai, sharing, checkins and social review sites comes up. Yet as its press release today notes, the firm is seeing such success that, following a $6 million funding round in 2010, it's rais ...
• Apple's Education Event, Motorola Cutting Back ...
  Breaking news from your editors at Fast Company, with updates all day.Apple's January 19th Event Is about Education. The rumored January press event for Apple has now been confirmed. It's a New York affair at the Guggenheim Museum, as press invites confrim, and it's an "education event." New rum ...
• A Year After LinkedIn Came Calling, CardMunch ...
  All they wanted was some mac and cheese. It was late 2010, and Sid Viswanathan, Bowei Gai, and Sudeep Yenashankaran were outside LinkedIn's headquarters, peering into the cafeteria. The three CardMunch cofounders had just been escorted outside after a meeting at the company, but the meals inside ...
• Football Fans Vote Republican: Hardcore Data M ...
  Aristotle delivers valuable (and detailed!) data to candidates about potential supporters. In fact, don't be surprised if the candidates know more about you than you do about them.In political campaigns, as in everything, knowledge is power. Data about potential voters is of great value to candi ...
• PolicyMic Wants Millennials To Play Nicer, Be ...
  As the election season heats up, grads from Harvard and Stanford aim to bring civil political conversation through gamification.Comment is free--but maybe it shouldn't always be so free. So goes the reasoning behind a site called PolicyMic.com, which uses virtual currency and gamification techni ...

Jadaliyya

• Al-Azhar Calls for SCAF to Handover Power 'Wit ...
  Egypt’s official religious authority launches initiative to bring key political and religious figures together to discuss "completing the revolution’s goals." The handover of power from the military must happen “on schedule and without delay” and the current trials of former r ...
• Third-round Parliamentary Run-Offs Wrap Up in ...
  The third and final round of Egypt's first post-revolution elections draw to close Wednesday amid scattered reports of irregularities. Third-round run-off elections in Egypt’s first post-Mubarak parliamentary polls were held for the second and final day on Wednesday. According to midday ...
• SCAF’s Advisory Council Lobbying for 'Constitu ...
  The military's appointed advisory council encourages political parties to promote drafting the constitution before holding presidential elections, contrary to a revolutionary initiative to have elections in January. “Consensus has to be reached between political forces on the issue of d ...
• 10 January 2009: Wafa al-Radea
  [The following is narrative fifteen, within a series of twenty-three narratives, to mark the third anniversary of "Operation Cast Lead." A new post will be released each day, marking the incident that happened on the same date three years ago. The narratives are developed by th ...
• Ayman Nour Questioned Over Role in Cabinet Clashes
  Presidential hopeful arrives at court Tuesday to answer charges of inciting December's violent clashes outside Cabinet building. Would-be presidential contender Ayman Nour arrived at a ‎courtroom in New Cairo on Tuesday where he will be questioned ‎about his role in last month’s ...

mediagazer

• Journalists' campaign-trail secrets revealed ( ...
  Dana Milbank / Washington Post: Journalists' campaign-trail secrets revealed  —  NASHUA, N.H.  —  I've long suspected that if editors knew how little journalism occurs on the campaign trail, they would never pay our expenses.  —  Forget door-knock ...
• UK news-based TV channel Current, part of netw ...
  Ian Burrell / @iburrell: UK news-based TV channel Current, part of network set up by Al Gore, is facing closure because BSkyB is withdrawing funding, Current says
• BSkyB axes Al Gore's Current TV from its pay-T ...
  John Plunkett / Guardian: BSkyB axes Al Gore's Current TV from its pay-TV lineup  —  Sky makes ‘commercial decision’ to let go of documentary channel that has struggled for ratings  —  Al Gore's Current TV channel in the UK is facing closure after BSk ...
• Color of Change claims another scalp: MSNBC in ...
  Steven Nelson / The Daily Caller: Color of Change claims another scalp: MSNBC indefinitely suspends Pat Buchanan  —  The liberal activist group Color of Change announced Tuesday evening that it received confirmation from MSNBC that the left-leaning cable news network has indefin ...
• Leveson inquiry: Peter Wright, Liz Hartley - l ...
  Guardian: Leveson inquiry: Peter Wright, Liz Hartley - live  —  Full coverage as the Mail on Sunday editor and legal chief appear at the inquiry into media standards and phone hacking  —  10.26am: Silva says there have been “a handful” of complaints b ...

Chemtrail News

• CHEMTRAIL AND UFO SIGHTING, PORIRUA, NZ ...
  I suspected it of being a Chemtrail and therefore pulled out the video camera to film it. Many planes went by during the shooting, more than any other time I have ... https://chemtrailsnorthnz.wordpress.com/.../chemtrail-and-ufo-...
• Maui residents craft legislation to ban geo-en ...
  Maui residents craft legislation to ban geo-engineering 'chemtrails' www.naturalnews.com/033691_chemtrails_Maui.html
• 10 mile long chemtrail 1 Video
  probably longer. denver,co 9/23/11 Author: Boondox681 Keywords: denver ten mile long chemtrail Added: Tue, 27 Sep 2011 00:33:25. vodpod.com/watch/15460352-10-mile-long-chemtrail-1
• ChemTrail Pilot Admits to 'Domestic ...
  Headlines ChemTrail Pilot Admits to 'Domestic Terrorism'! ... Chemtrails: The Consequences of Toxic Metals and Chemical Aerosols on Human Health · Heavy ... www.davidicke.com/.../53899-chemtrail-pilot-admits-to-dome...
• Chemtrail Rainbow - YouTube
  Chemtrails caused rainbow....no rain. ... I have several (which I think are ... www.youtube.com/watch?v=pcOyMeW0xpU

World News - Top Stories

• Lavasa power to acquire land challenged
  In what could spell further trouble for the Lavasa Corporation Limited, two tribals have now challenged the government notification that conferred special powers upon the company to acquire land for its hill station in Pune district. According to the petition filed by Bandya and Babu Walheka ...
• Lose Weight By Eating In Restaurants?
  Ah yes. The dream. To lose weight while eating in restaurants and thus maintaining needed contact with other humans. Can it be done? According to one study, yes, it can. Let's pass it over to our scientific sisters at Consumer Reports for the...
• Rwandan president cleared in 1994 air cra ...
  A French investigation has found that the missile which brought down the Rwandan president's aircraft in 1994 and prompted the country's genocide, was not fired by circles close to the current Rwandan president, Paul Kagame. The findings essentially clear several people close to Kagame, who ...
• Guantanamo detention centre is 10 years o ...
  Wednesday marks 10 years since the US military opened its detention centre at Guantanamo Bay in Cuba. The camp was set up to hold detainees from the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq where the practice of holding prisoners indefinitely without charge has long been a source of controversy and inte ...
• Kodak sues Apple, HTC over digital image ...
  New York: The struggling Eastman Kodak Co on Tuesday sued Apple Inc, whose market value is more than 2,400 times greater, accusing it of infringing four patents related to digital camera images. Kodak also sued Taiwan's HTC Corp, alleging violations of the four patents as well as a fifth. It ...

no frakking consensus

• Proud To Be Canadian
  First our leaders said 'no' to Kyoto. Then they stood up to green bullies.
• What Financial Meltdowns Teach Us About the IPCC
  When I describe the surreal world of climate science to people who are strangers to that world I know it sounds fantastical. But there are strong parallels with the recently destroyed economies of Iceland, Greece, and Ireland.
• Interviews
  Links to two recent interviews with yours truly. One was conducted via e-mail and the other is a 40-minute audio interview.
• Pachauri: It’s Too Late to Fight Climate ...
  Back in 2007 the chairman of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change said if we didn't take certain kinds of climate change action prior to 2012, it would be too late.
• The World’s Slowest Learners
  According to UN bureaucrats, climate change is a planetary emergency and time is running out. So when US senators voted unanimously (95-0) back in 1997 against the Kyoto Protocol why didn't the UN abandon the idea of a global emissions treaty and pursue a Plan B?

Anna's News

• Now it's 4D film: The high-tech cinemas which ...
  Hollywood is converting blockbuster films into 4-D because cinemagoers are shunning pricey multi-dimensional 3-D versionsBut the experience has left some fans feeling sick, damp and pummeled after watching movies like Kung Fu Panda 2 and the latest ...... Submitted by Anna Smith to Science & ...
• 10 Best British Open Performances
  Rory McIlroy's Tiger-esque performance at Congressional has many golf fans wondering what the 22-year-old has in store for Royal St. George's, one of the most difficult courses in the Open Championship rotation. Past winners Walter Hagen, Sandy Lyle and.. Submitted by Anna Smith to World   ...
• Tiny snails survive digestion by birds
  Snails are able to survive intact after being eaten by birds, according to scientists.Japanese white-eyes on the island of Hahajima, Japan feast on tiny land snails. Submitted by Anna Smith to Animals  |   Note-it!  |   Add a Comment
• National Parks at Risk: Photos
  National parks represent our country's last stronghold of wilderness. But the large majority of parks are suffering, too.Ninety-five percent of parks assessed in a recent study have lost key species that once helped define them. Meanwhile, 91 percent .... Submitted by Anna Smith to Animals &nbs ...
• Suicide rates in Europe 'linked' to financial ...
  The financial crisis "almost certainly" led to an increase in suicides across Europe, health experts say.The analysis by US and UK researchers found a rise in suicides was recorded among working age people from 2007 to 2009 in nine of the 10 nations...... Submitted by Anna Smith to Health & Well ...

Medical Marijuana

• 1/9/12 - Is one bi-national state an acceptabl ...
  israelipalestinian.procon.org - UPDATED: Is one bi-national state an acceptable solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict? - Read pro and con arguments from former Speaker for the Israeli Knesset Avrum Burg (pro), Palestinian National Authority Foreign Affairs Minister Riyad al-Maliki (con), ...
• 1/4/12 - Ranking 20 Drugs and Alcohol by Overa ...
  medicalmarijuana.procon.org - NEW: Ranking 20 Drugs and Alcohol by Overall Harm - Marijuana ranked #8 out of 20 drugs in overall harm according to a study in The Lancet, a British peer-reviewed medical journal. Alcohol ranked #1 in overall harm and harm to others. Crack cocaine had the high ...
• 1/3/12 - Should insider trading by Congress be ...
  insidertrading.procon.org - UPDATED: Should insider trading by Congress be allowed? - Read pro and con arguments from Newsweek Senior Editor Daniel Gross (pro), US Senator (D-NY) Kirsten Gillibrand (con), Cato Institute Director Jim Harper (pro), Hoover Institution Research Fellow Peter Schweize ...
• 12/30/11 - Medical Marijuana Historical Timeline
  medicalmarijuana.procon.org - NEW: Medical Marijuana Historical Timeline - Our timeline traces medical marijuana from its earliest reference in 2900 BC as a popular Chinese medicine to 2011 where it remains legal in 16 states (and DC) and illegal under federal law. Read all 150+ major events in ...
• 12/29/11 - Should Congress pass the Stop Tradi ...
  insidertrading.procon.org - UPDATED: Should Congress pass the Stop Trading on Congressional Knowledge (STOCK) Act? - Read pro and con arguments from US Representative Tim Walz (pro), Columbia University Law Professor John Coffee, Jr. (con), US Senator Scott Brown (pro), Cato Institute Director J ...

Truth About Our World

• Notification
  This blogs entries have been moved to http://worldtruthtoday.wordpress.com/ I will no longer post anything here, although site will remain open for a while. Thanks Grace
• Trudell Documentary
• Occupy Wall Street “Beware The Zeitgeist ...
• The Dirty Fucking Hippies Were Right
• World War 3 (III,Three): September 11, 2001-20 ...

Gyrovague's Raves

• US Government tries to restrict publication
  of details on avian flu virus that spreads among mammals John Timmer Although avian flu viruses have infected humans in the past (often with lethal effect), so far, these infections have come directly from birds. Over this past summer, however, researchers presented disturbing results at a scien ...
• A collapsing scientific hypothesis led to a la ...
  John Timmer In 2006, scientists announced a provocative finding: a retrovirus called XMRV, closely related to a known virus from mice, was associated with cases of prostate cancer. But other labs, using different sets of patients, found no evidence of a viral infection. Before the controversy co ...
• Hackers gave Subway a $30 million lesson in po ...
  Sean Gallagher For thousands of customers of Subway restaurants around the US over the past few years, paying for their $5 footlong sub was a ticket to having their credit card data stolen. In a scheme dating back at least to 2008, a band of Romanian hackers is alleged to have stolen payment car ...
• Defendant asks US Marshals to drag Righthaven ...
  Timothy B. Lee The copyright trolling firm Righthaven hit a new low on Monday when one of its targets sought to have a US Marshal drag Righthaven officers into court to explain their failure to comply with a previous court order. When we began covering Righthaven last year, the firm seemed like ...
• Firefox 9 and fancy JavaScript optimizations
  Peter Bright Another six weeks have gone by, and another version of Firefox has been released. Still not officially "live," Firefox 9 improves on Firefox 8 with a JavaScript engine that’s up to 30 percent faster and, well, not a whole lot else. Mac OS X users will have a little mor ...

In Verbena | Royal Society

• Digital tools for the scientific endeavour – o ...
  FROM CLAIRE COPE IN THE SCIENCE POLICY CENTRE Scientists collect data; analyse it; try to make sense of it all; and publish their findings in a scientific journal. Right? Well yes, but it’s not always as simple as that. The way in which science is conducted has changed dramatically over the past ...
• Transparent Government, not Transparent Citize ...
  The Index on Censorship held a debate asking if transparency is bad for science on Tuesday evening. Two of the Royal Society’s ‘Science as a Public Enterprise’ working group were on the panel: Sir Mark Walport FRS and Baroness Onora O’Neill FRS. Onora mentioned a useful  report by Kieron O’Hara ...
• Discovery Reinvented? The Promise of European ...
  Next Thursday, the Policy Centre is holding an event in Brussels…   Chaired by Martin Porter, Managing Director, Edelman | The Centre  & Geoffrey Boulton FRS, University of Edinburgh   Wednesday, December 14, 2011 from 12.00 to 17.30, followed by a drinks reception The Centre is hosting ...
• An African science base: what would it take fo ...
  From Richard Kirby, Marine Institute Research Fellow, Marine Institute, University of Plymouth A couple of weeks ago, I chaired an inspirational panel discussion at the Royal Society involving an audience of the leaders of most of the African science academies and a panel comprising 6 early care ...
• 7 billion: can we count on it?
  FROM ROBERT STIFF IN THE SCIENCE POLICY CENTRE On 31st October 2011 the world population is projected to reach a landmark 7 billion people, according to UN estimates. A great deal of debate has surrounded the importance of this figure and what it means for the planet and its many inhabitants. Th ...

NAU Resistance

• End of Nations: Canada, the US and the “Securi ...
  Regardless of whether this particular agreement bears fruit for those seeking to bring the two countries into a closer union, or whether it is just another waypoint on the road of a much longer and more detailed process, the very real concerns about the erosion of national sovereignty implicit i ...
• Goodbye Kyoto, Make Way For The North American ...
  "On Tuesday December 13th the Minister of the Environment Peter Kent announced that Canada is removing itself from the Kyoto Protocol. Kent is pushing for a more unified agreement that would unite all nation's on a global scale."
• The Pretext For A North American Homeland Secu ...
  "Any deal which gives the Department of Homeland Security more personal information poses a serious risk to privacy rights"
• Welcome To Fortress North America! NAU-Phase One
  We knew that there was nothing “new” at all to be found in this "new border vision"
• Paving The Way For A North American Union
  By: Press For Truth (http://www.pressfortruth.ca) Release Date: 11/9/11 The agenda for a North American Union is underway and a new security perimeter deal will blur the lines at the border and further erode the sovereignty of Canadians and Americans. On November 13th Stephen Harper, Barack Ob ...

Gaea Times

• Now, hairbrush that reads your mind
  WASHINGTON - Who says hairbrush can only be used to comb locks? Scientists have made a hairbrush like device that would be able to monitor mental activity. One of the main techniques for measuring and monitoring mental activity, called functional near infrared spectroscopy (fNIRS), can often b ...
• Man U?s bemused Fergie tells shifty Roo to res ...
  LONDON - Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson has told key striker Wayne Rooney that he must respect the club and its traditions if he wants to stay on. Commenting on reports that suggest that the star player wants to leave Manchester United for another club - either Manchester City or ...
• Google Street Viewers spot ?God? floating over ...
  SYDNEY - Google Street View has spotted a god-like figure floating midair above a lake in Quarten, Switzerland. Although the image, discovered by the Gawker blog, is apparently the result of some sort of light distortion or lens flare, blogger Max Read has questioned whether it might have more ...
• Dogs reduce stress in autistic children: Study
  WASHINGTON - Dogs-apart from being man’s best friend-have a special role to play in the lives of children with special needs. A new study by the Universite de Montreal has suggested that specifically trained service dogs can help reduce the anxiety and enhance the socialization skills of ...
• How sex hormones influence right heart function
  WASHINGTON - A new study has revealed human sex hormones influence the structure and function of the right ventricle (RV) of the heart. The researchers found that in women receiving hormone therapy, higher estrogen levels were associated with higher RV ejection fraction and lower RV end-systol ...

TruthNews Australia

• Obama Signs the NDAA Citizen Arrest Act
  Obama signing the National Defense Appropriations Act Tonight we look at a variety of local and international stories, with a focus on the ominous passing of the National Defense Appropriations Act (NDAA). The Act allows for the military detention of American citizens without due process, abou ...
• 2012: what’s in store?
  Tonight I am joined by psychologist Karla Cryer as we look forward to the coming "Year of the Dragon" and try to anticipate what is likely to unfold on the world stage. Some topics we address include the  familiar, such as the looming attack on Iran, global financial collapse and the Nann ...
• Son of Climategate
  After two years, the climategate scandal has erupted once again, with a new tranche of embarrassing emails from the world's top climate researchers now spreading virally across the net. The release of these emails seems timed to overshadow the upcomng Durban conference in the same way the previo ...
• The “communitarian” world view (fo ...
  On tonight's show we take a look at a recent article by Naomi Klein titled "Capitalism vs. the Climate". In a key passage, Klein states the following: "Those with strong 'egalitarian' and 'communitarian' worldviews (marked by an inclination toward collective action and social justice, concern ...
• Spread the word: Occupy Building 7 Next Weekend
  November 19 and 20, 2011. In front of the rebuilt World Trade Center Building 7. DEMAND an investigation into the destruction of World Trade Center Building 7 and the Twin Towers September 11, 2001 - the The United States was hijacked and a permanent war was launched that will not end in ou ...

Beacon

• Cod Numbers Disappoint Fishermen and Scientists
  A fishing boat in the Gulf of Maine. © Gretchen Ertl for the New York Times New England fishermen and conservationists alike are in a state of alarm over recent findings from the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) that Gulf of Maine cod – long a staple of New England waters and a critic ...
• Marine Monday: Giant Clam
  Image via Wikimedia Commons. There’s a lot more to clams than clam chowder. Sure, they just look like a hinged shell with squishy stuff inside, but make them a little bit bigger—or a lot bigger—and you can see how complex they actually are. We don’t even need science fiction to do it. The gi ...
• Shark Fin Victory in Singapore
  In Singapore, we’re seeing more proof that dedicated activists can make a difference in the world. Singapore is one of the shark fin capitals of the world, but thanks to an outcry from local customers, its largest supermarket chain, Fairprice, will be pulling fins from its shelves. Shark fins ...
• Japan Plans to Build Floating Offshore Wind Farm
  © Oceana The Fukushima nuclear disaster, sparked by the earthquake and tsunami that devastated Japan last March, has led the Japanese government to embrace a safer energy source: offshore wind. Japan seeks to expand its wind energy capacity and compete with European markets in the brand new ...
• Hairy-chested ‘Hoff’ Crabs and Hybrid Sharks
  Piles of the newly discovered "Hoff" crabs. © NERC Chesso Consortium Happy New Year! Hope all you ocean lovers out there had a relaxing holiday. And what better way to start off 2012 than with some fascinating new ocean discoveries? First, scientists have identified the first-ever hybri ...

Civilian Military Intelligence Group

• Chariots, The World’s First Tanks.
        On a piece of art that is over 4000 years old called the Standard of Ur, an inlaid box, there is a scene depicting an armed force of chariots, accompanied by an armed force of infantry. This is one of the earliest records of warfare in the world. The Sumerians of course [...]
• Assorted UFO Quotes By Military Figures
      “The UFOs are no figment of the immagination.” -Lieutenant-Colonel Lou Corbin, Army Intelligence     “I had the evidence that a crash did happen here….Give this information to the young people of the world and this country….They want it. Give ...
• Modern Day War With Bows And Arrows.
    The Kalenjin and Kisii tribes in Kenya have been squabbling over borders and a Dutch photographer placed a link on Paleo Planet. It shows the unfortunate result of one of the victims of this ancient tribal ritual battle. Over 20 deaths were reported from this conflict in 2008. The use of ...
• Simo Hayha Was The Top Sniper In History, With ...
    Snipers took a tremendous toll on the Russians on the way into Finlandn and on the way out as well. This is a tale about a man who was part of a small nation that almost defeated a huge empire, and the role he played in it. A modest Finnish outdoorsman who grew up [...]
• Pillboxes.
            Pillboxes are the last vestige of the static defenses of World Wars I and II. People say new weapons make them worthless, but that isn’t entirely true. Every occupational force uses static forward bases. The Maginot Line was the greatest example of how st ...

Taylor Marsh

• Romney is the Republican Party’s Own Creation
  Many conservative activists, while not especially enthusiastic about Romney or his establishment backers, are appalled by the odd turn of campaign rhetoric in the closing days of New Hampshire, with Newt Gingrich and Jon Huntsman taking aim at Romney’s record running the private equity firm Bain ...
• Romney ‘Acceptable’ to Republican Conservative ...
  **Book winner update below** “I think there are at least 3 tickets out of New Hampshire.” – Jon Huntsman on CNN …and Mr. Huntsman got that ticket by coming in third. Romney Wins New Hampshire Ron Paul Second –original post below– Mitt Romney is the now the onl ...
• All states are pre-occupied by the Two Parties
  Joyce L. Arnold, Liberally Independent, Queer Talk, equality activist, writer. By now it’s predictable that I’ll say something about the predictability of the primary / caucus season and the breathless “reporting” that provides the sound bite of the day. Oooh, oooh! Look! It’s New Hampshire! It’ ...
• What the Hillary – Biden Switch Articles are R ...
  In our New Year’s poll, when asked what news event they fear most about 2012, Americans by a margin of two-to-one said Obama’s reelection. Only 16 percent said they fear the Democrat won’t win a second term, while 33 percent said they fear four more years. Next to Obama’s ...
• Shameless Plugs, UK Guardian Edition for The H ...
  Last week was busy for me. One interview I did was for the UK Guardian, which is up today: Does the GOP have a woman problem? They have a nice ending quote buy me, but also give a shout out on my book The Hillary Effect, complete with a purchase link, which is fantastic for [...]

Hudson New York

• The Other Two-State Solution: India and Pakistan
  The first round of "face-to-face" talks, after a fifteen months interval, between Israel's chief negotiator, Yitzhak Molcho, and his Palestinian counterpart, Saeb Erakat, ended January 3, 2012 in Jordan's capital, Amman, with both positive and skeptical
• Boko Haram Rapidly Infiltrating Nigerian Intel ...
  The Christian community in Nigeria was again the target of terrorist attacks planned by the Islamist group, Boko Haram. A spokesperson for the Islamist group also issued an ultimatum to Christians to leave the North of Nigeria, dominated by Muslims, or
• Norwegian Prime Minister Slams Turkey Over Fre ...
  Norwegian Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg has praised Turkey's democratic progress, but questioned respect for free speech and media freedoms, joining mounting international misgivings over Ankara's record. Despite major advancements in human rights and
• The Rise of Hamas
  The Islamist frenzy that is currently sweeping the Arab world has seen Hamas rise to become a legitimate and recognized player in the Palestinian and international arena. Hamas Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh last week began a tour of a number of Arab and
• Germany: Political Headaches for Merkel
  The year did not start well for Germany's Chancellor Angela Merkel. On January 4, Mario Draghi, the president of the European Central Bank, appointed the Belgian Peter Praet to be the ECB's chief economist. Merkel's candidate, the German Jörg Asmussen,

Urban Survival

• Big Rally Tuesday!
  We were half-expecting the markets to rally either yesterday or today, since this is the normal time of the year for short-term trading peaks to arrive.  This morning with the price of gold up over $25-bucks at times and a … Continue reading →
• Coping: A Fifth Order House
  I’ve been through a marvelous personal experience of how the world may operate as (and after) we stumble through the change-period (March 2-9, and in a more broader perspective March 1- perhaps July 1 of this year and even into … Continue reading →
• Things Get Complicated…
  This is going to be a spectacular week, since, as a world, we are now two months from where we ought to be fully flipping into “release language” per the linguistics out of www.halfpasthuman.com where Clif is still working on … Continue reading →
• Coping: Serious WuJo
  OK, then we have these reports to ponder in the “Rational World dukes it out with Crazy World of Strange Forces” on the mat… Greetings, George – I’m a long-time reader, some-time subscriber (though not at the moment, sorry, times … Continue reading →
• Predictably, Job Number Improve
  The George-bear is on standby to wade hip deep into the short side of this market again.  So what if I’m a slow learner since this wild-eyed gambling cost me money last year,  – I’m not above touching the hot … Continue reading →

Trends & Forecasts

• Secrets of the Illuminati Revealed - Dr. Stan ...
  America has been infiltrated by many "secret... [[ Please visit http://geraldcelentechannel.blogspot.com for the full story ]]
• Links for 2012-01-10 [del.icio.us]
  The National Intel Report with John Stadtmiller 2012.01.10 | Bob Chapman The International Forecaster Blog The National Intel Report with John Stadtmiller 2012.01.10 | Bob Chapman The International Forecaster Blog Peter Schiff debates Ha-Joon Chang at Kilkenomics Kilkenny Ireland | Peter S ...
• US & Israel Alliance in the Bible Prophecies
  Psalms 83 first. Israel expands into the... [[ Please visit http://geraldcelentechannel.blogspot.com for the full story ]]
• The Ring of Power
  The American people are GOOD people,. they have... [[ Please visit http://geraldcelentechannel.blogspot.com for the full story ]]
• Benjamin Fulford exposes the NWO Elite
  David Wilcock interviewed Benjamin Fulford about... [[ Please visit http://geraldcelentechannel.blogspot.com for the full story ]]

Radical Chic

• NIGERIAN PARTIES vs PARTIES IN ENGLAND
  Once you have been to ‘one’ Nigerian party in your life it is safe to say that you will always know the menu. It is an unwritten rule that you can be as exotic as you like, but if your party lacks certain fundamental items, it really isn’t a party. There ‘must’ be J ...
• AFRICAN ROMANCE: ‘Thorns With Roses&#821 ...
  I once attended a wild party where I had an unusual encounter. It came in the form of a one night stand. I was a twenty-two year old student, sent to the US to get my MBA so I could take over my father’s thriving business someday. My girlfriend whom I’d whimsically thought would become [...]
• AWKWARD TOPICS: A 12 Year Old Has A Baby, Shou ...
  This topic is for you, yes, you! I want to know your opinion on this matter. What do you think? A 12 year old has a baby, should she be allowed to keep it? On a biological level this is perhaps not a very common scenario, but for some reason, Amy is 12 years old [...]
• RANDOM RANTS: ‘Infidelity’ – ...
  It’s one of the biggest issues facing sexual relationships today and the demise of most relationships can usually be traced back to it. But what exactly is cheating? The dictionary defines it rather unhelpfully as “marital disloyalty; adultery”. I find this definition almost insulting. Where do ...
• FLASH FICTION: ‘A Christmas Miracle&#821 ...
  Spending Christmas in hospital was not how Yinka envisioned her holidays. Hospitals were places where she received bad news: “I’m sorry your aunt is dead”; “I’m sorry you can’t concieve children naturally “; and so on. She and her husband, Tunde had worked hard all year, deferring all their annu ...

Boston Blog ( Nature Network)

• Tattoos, movies, and commies: Sciencey stuff t ...
  Much to do here even as the semester winds down in Boston and Cambridge. On Monday, science writer Carl Zimmer meets Terry Gilliam, so to speak. Zimmer will be the speaker at the Coolidge Corner Theatre's "Science and Screen" airing of Gillam's 12 Monkeys. In a future world devastated by di ...
• Sat. is last chance to see "Prints and the Pur ...
  Artist Brian Knep has a lab on Longwood Avenue -- not a studio. He's not a scientists; he's the Harvard Medical School artist-in-residence. Knep says he looks to science for "metaphors about life, about change, about healing." So, when he led group through the Prints and the Pursuit of Knowledge ...
• New Kendall Square restaurant set up to host b ...
  When new drug development company H3 decided to throw a party to launch the opening of Kendall Square labs and offices, organizers didn't have to go very far. They took the elevator downstairs. Last week, local researchers, bio boosters and lots of men in dark suits from the Japanese drug comp ...
• BU's biolab makes it to level-2, still seeking ...
  Massachusetts environmental regulator recognized that there is a big difference between TB and Ebola. So, last week, they granted Boston University permission to begin using their new biolab to work on bio safety level-2 materials. From the Globe: For years, the National Emerging Infectious ...
• Sunday's Chef Adrià talk at Harvard' sells out
  Most of Harvard's Science and Cooking Lectures are first come, first served, so to speak. But, you needed a ticket for Tuesday's return of superstar Spanish chef and modernist Ferran Adrià of elBulli, who talked about "The New Culinary Think Tank - el bulli 2.0." And they were scooped up a few d ...

NRDC Switchboard

• Action Plan for Nation's First-Ever Ocean Poli ...
  Sarah Chasis, Senior Attorney and Director, Ocean Initiative, New York The year 2012 promises hope for the future of America’s oceans. Changes are expected that will help the creatures that live below the surface, the people who live and vacat ...
• Undressing for Success
  Deron Lovaas, Federal Transportation Policy Director, Washington, D.C. I read another interesting book over the holidays -- Undress for Success, about working from and at home. This topic has been of interest for awhile, given the potential environm ...
• Rio+20: oceans and the "zero draft"
  Lisa Speer, Director of the International Oceans Program, New York I’ve been reviewing  the oceans portion of what is called in UN-speak the “zero draft” of the Rio+20 intergovernmental outcome. This is the document government ...
• When shops and services are within walking dis ...
  Kaid Benfield, Director, Sustainable Communities, Washington, DC   New research from Southern California has found that residents of neighborhoods with a central core of shops and services – a pattern typically found in older, tradition ...
• Bad News for Belugas: Cook Inlet Population Pl ...
  Taryn Kiekow, Staff Attorney, Marine Mammal Protection Project, Santa Monica, California Today, NOAA’s Alaska Fisheries Science Center released its annual survey of endangered Cook Inlet beluga whales—and the findings don’t bode we ...

Injustice Everywhere

• National Police Misconduct NewsFeed Daily Reca ...
  Here are the 21 reports of police misconduct tracked in our National Police Misconduct News Feed for this Tuesday, January 10, 2012: New York NY police are being sued by the widow of a 73-year-old man she claims died of a heart attack after 2 cops forced him to walk back home in a [...]
• National Police Misconduct NewsFeed Daily Reca ...
  I have to apologize for the short list of reports today and the low activity on the news feed. Today was an exceptionally hectic and long day at my day job which pre-empted my ability to monitor for reports through the day. I hope to have a chance to catch up with the reports [...]
• Police Misconduct NewsFeed Weekend Recap 01-07 ...
  Here are the 13 reports of police misconduct tracked in our National Police Misconduct News Feed for this weekend of January 7-8, 2012: Denver CO & Denver Co CO are being sued by the ACLU and others alleging over 500 people were wrongfully imprisoned in the last 5 years. [3] bit.ly/AhMpsB Mc ...
• The Worst Police Misconduct Videos of 2011
  The National Police Misconduct Statistics and Reporting Project (NPMSRP) “Worst Police Misconduct Video of the Year” readers poll is part an examination of how our readers view police misconduct and part effort to garner more interest into the issues of police misconduct, transparen ...
• National Police Misconduct NewsFeed Daily Reca ...
  Here are the 28 reports of police misconduct tracked in our National police Misconduct News Feed for this Friday, January 6, 2012: RCMP settled a lawsuit for an unspecified sum to the family of a First Nations man fatally shot by a Mountie in an incident a review commission determined was caused ...

Total Collapse

• Alert: Iran Crisis Headed for World War III
  War in the Middle East now appears imminent as the United States, Britain, the European Union, and Israel put the finishing touches on an embargo on Iran – a de facto declaration of war – and warships steam toward the Persian Gulf. Consider the following recent developments: U.S.-Israeli War Gam ...
• U.S. pushing world to the brink of world war
  While local U.S. police use excessive force and violence against OWS protesters, the U.S. government continues to attempt to spread “freedom and democracy” of this exact same kind around the world. Reports come in daily about beatings, clubbings, tasering, a female having her bicycle ...
• When War Games Go Live. Preparing to Attack Ir ...
  With ongoing war games on both sides, armed hostilities between the US-Israel led coalition and Iran are, according to Israeli military analysts, “dangerously close”. There has been a massive deployment of troops which have been dispatched to the Middle East, not to mention the redep ...
• Doomsday Clock Moved Closer To Midnight On New ...
  The Doomsday Clock, which represents just how close the world is to a global catastrophe, has been moved closer to midnight – and no, it’s not because of an apocalyptic Mayan prophecy. Yesterday the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, which maintains the clock, shifted it from six to ...
• Chavez and Ahmadinejad joke about attacking US ...
  ‘That hill will open up and a big atomic bomb will come out’ Meeting in Caracas comes on day Iran sentenced a man to death for allegedly spying on the country for the U.S. Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and Hugo Chavez mocked the U.S. and joked about directing ‘a big atomic bomb’ at ...

Daily Dose

• Vox.io brings its beautifully simple VoIP call ...
  We’ve been fans of Vox.io for a year here at The Next Web, ever since we covered its launch a year ago. Back then, it was probably the easiest way...
• Shazam moves beyond tagging to launch Shazam P ...
  Music discovery company Shazam, buoyed by the success of its app of the same name, has today released its first separate iOS app since the launch of its original app...
• Apple finally confirms the purchase of Israeli ...
  Apple has finally confirmed that it has purchased Israeli flash-memory drive producer Anobit, some four weeks after reports of the deal first emerged, and even after Israel’s Prime Minister welcomed...
• iOS Devs: Here’s a guide on how to launc ...
  A ridiculous amount of work goes into successful app release. From planning and sketching to design and development, simply getting the talent together in one room can be a difficult task. But...
• Eric Schmidt sees Android ‘fragmentation ...
  Today at CES, former Google CEO Eric Schmidt joined a CNET discussion about how his company is doing in every phase of its business. It would be an understatement to...

Beyond Zero Emissions

• Renewable Energy Lifeline for Australian Manuf ...
  By Matthew Wright Coal’s days are numbered. The transition to renewable energy is now well underway. It will put an end to the adverse health impacts coal mining and combustion now has on the health of Australian families such as those in the Hunter Valley. The increased rates of asthma, respir ...
• New Milestone in Renewable Energy Investment - ...
  The journey to a 100 percent renewable energy economy reached a major milestone as investment in renewables has overtaken investment in fossil fuel energy for the first time. A new report by Bloomberg New Energy Finance  demonstrates that a massive $187 billion was invested in wind, solar, ...
• CSG Needs a Long, Hard Look
  Matthew Wright, November 24: The contentious issue of coal seam gas has become a federal government concern in the dying days of the 2011 parliamentary sitting year. To gain the backing of independents Rob Oakeshott and Tony Windsor for the minerals resource rent tax, the Labor government has a ...
• Trophies and Titles - BZE awarded for climate ...
  The determination and enthusiasm of Beyond Zero Emissions and its members has been acknowledged with two prestigious awards over the last month. The honours build on BZE's momentum leading into 2012 with the anticipated launch of the visionary Zero Carbon Australia plans for the buildings and tr ...
• WorleyParsons has publicly promulgated a false ...
  Media Release 18 Nov 11 WorleyParsons has publicly promulgated a falsehood in relation to BZE. WorleyParsons state in their media release dated 10 November 2011: "Beyond Zero Emissions (BZE) engaged Worley Parsons to prepare a report to analyse the life cycle GHG emissions for Australian gas co ...

Monga Bay ( News )

• Industrial palm oil production expands at expe ...
  Intensive palm oil production is expanding at the expense of biolologically-rich lowland rainforests in the Peruvian Amazon, reports a study published in Environmental Research Letters. The research indicates that enthusiasm for oil palm — one of the world's most lucrative crops — i ...
• How lemurs fight climate change
  Kara Moses may have never become a biologist if not for a coin toss. The coin, which came up heads and decided Moses' direction in college, has led her on a sinuous path from studying lemurs in captivity to environmental writing, and back to lemurs, only this time tracking them in their natural ...
• Happy rhino news: no rhinos poached in Nepal l ...
  As rhinos again fell to poachers in record numbers in 2011, there was one bright-spot: Nepal. Not a single rhino was killed by poachers in the Himalayan nation, home to an estimated 534 greater one-horned rhinos (Rhinoceros unicornis), categorized as Vulnerable by the IUCN Red List. Conservation ...
• Camera traps snap first ever photo of Myanmar ...
  In 2010 researchers described a new species of primate that reportedly sneezes when it rains. Unfortunately, the new species was only known from a carcass killed by a local hunter. Now, however, remote camera traps have taken the first ever photo of the elusive, and likely very rare, Myanmar snu ...
• Colonization program remains important driver ...
  Government-subsidized colonization of the Amazon rainforest remains an important driver of forest loss in Brazil, but has mixed economic value, argues a paper published in Biological Conservation.

Sierra Express

• Patriotic Sierra Leoneans undertake infrastruc ...
  Prior to its official launching on January 5th, 2012 at the Miatta Conference Hall in Freetown, members of the Patriotic Sierra Leoneans have demonstrated their unreserved commitment to complement government’s effort in the area of spectacular infrastructural development. This undertaking by the ...
• Momar Nguer has been appointed Senior VP, Afri ...
  On December 15, 2011, Momar Nguer was appointed Senior Vice President, Africa/Middle East at Total Supply & Marketing. He succeeded Alain Champeaux who left his operational responsibilities after a career of 35 years within the Group.   Mr. Nguer had been Vice President, Aviation Fuel since ...
• ECOWAS Ambassadors in China sympathize with Gu ...
  Ambassadors from the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) countries in Beijing, the People’s Republic of China on Wednesday, 11th January 2012 converged at the Guinea-Bissau Ambassador’s Residence, Tayuan Diplomatic Residence Compound in Beijing, to sympathize with him on the death ...
• Boosting intra-African trade
  Addis Ababa, 10 January 2012- The 18th Ordinary Session of the Summit of the African Union (AU) is scheduled to take place from 23 to 30 January 2012 in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Holding under the theme: “Boosting Intra-African Trade”, the summit will officially kick off on Monday 23 January 2012, ...
• The rebranding of a nation
  As Sierra Leone struggles to shake off the legacy of the past and promote enormous strides taken in recent years, Rwanda is enjoying a status as Africa’s least corrupt and most business friendly country.  (Photo: Acanchi Chairman, Fiona Gilmore) With President Kagame’s intention to move from an ...

Dairy Industry - NZ Herald

• Fonterra cuts domestic milk prices
  Dairy giant Fonterra will reduce its domestic milk price from the end of the month and the savings look likely to be passed on to consumers at supermarkets.In February 2011, Fonterra froze the wholesale milk price for New Zealand...
• Trade deficit widens on oil, fertiliser imports
  New Zealand's trade deficit widened in November as imports such as crude oil and fertiliser outstripped the country's pace of export growth.The trade balance was a deficit of $308 million in the month of November, in line...
• Port loses another major client
  Ports of Auckland has suffered a further blow today with the news that Fonterra, the country's largest exporter, is set to withdraw its shipments from Auckland amid ongoing strike action at the port.The move comes one month after...
• Prices fall in Fonterra dairy auction
  Prices of dairy products fell in the first sale on Fonterra Cooperative Group's GlobalDairyTrade platform for 2012, paced by whole and skim milk powder.The GDT-TWI Price Index fell 0.7 per cent compared to the last sale two weeks...
• Editorial: School milk plan raises pricing issue
  Quite rightly, Fonterra is winning applause for its Milk for Kiwis scheme, which will start with a trial in Northland schools next year and could be introduced all over the country in 2013. As the company says, milk is an important...

The Bovine

• Michael Schmidt radio interview
  This is from during Michael’s hunger strike (from a while ago):
• Marketing mojo rebuilds confidence in Maple Le ...
  From Kristin Laird at Marketing Mag.ca “Graham, formerly CMO at Rogers Communications, started working with Maple Leaf Foods as a consultant following a listeria outbreak in 2008 that killed 22 people and prompted massive product recalls. That same year, the … Continue reading →
• Flouride accumulates in Pineal gland
  From Sakerfa on Dprogram.net: (Youtube) – It is now known – thanks to the meticulous research of Dr. Jennifer Luke from the University of Surrey in England – that the pineal gland is the primary target of fluoride accumulation within … Continue reading →
• Raw milk outbreak, Canadian style
  From a document on the Grey Bruce Health Unit website: “It is impossible to produce sterile milk directly from an animal source. Sources of contamination include commensal or pathogenic flora of the udder or teat canal, the animal’s skin, fecal soiling of … Continue reading →
• Raw dairy one of 7 ways to not be SAD
  From Dr. Axe: “In the U.S. an estimated 4-6% of the population are seriously affected when the weather turns grey, cloudy and cold. The Cleveland Clinic estimates the figure could be as high as 20% of the population. The condition … Continue reading →

Mish's Global Economic Trends

• Debt Trap Looms in India on Convertible Bonds; ...
  Let's turn our focus on a different country today, and ponder the plight of Indian convertible bonds. Bloomberg reports Debt Trap Looms in Convertibles Due After 25% Sensex Plunge Indian companies with a record $5.3 billion of convertible bonds due this year may see borrowing costs more t ...
• Greek Crisis Has Pharmacists Pleading for Aspi ...
  The Greek economy is now totally and completely dysfunctional. The government has resorted to price controls on goods to contain costs. However, price controls do nothing but cause shortages. The sad result has Pharmacists Pleading for Aspirin. For patients and pharmacists in financially ...
• Geithner Seeks Support for Iran Oil Sanctions ...
  CNBC Reports Geithner Seeks Support for Iran Oil Sanctions From China As Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad continued his Latin American tour, U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner arrived in Beijing to persuade the Chinese government to support sanctions on the Iranian oil industry. ...
• Bank Lending, M2 Money Supply Soar in China; P ...
  Chinese stock have been on a 2-day tear as Premier Wen Jiabao has come flat out in support of the stock market. Moreover, money supply in China is up the most since last April and new Chinese loans exceeded the estimates of all 18 Bloomberg economists. M2 rose 13.6 percent, the fastest pace ...
• Population: The Elephant in the Room; Peak Oil ...
  "In the last 200 years the population of our planet has grown exponentially, at a rate of 1.9% per year. If it continued at this rate, with the population doubling every 40 years, by 2600 we would all be standing literally shoulder to shoulder." says Professor Stephen Hawking as reported by Edwa ...

Sibel Edmonds' Boiling Frogs

• Syria Update: US Government Gives Green Light ...
  MSM News, 6 Months Late: “Obama Secretly Preparing for Syria Intervention” This morning I woke up to the following news headlines. Let me correct myself: This morning I found the US media and their quasi extension reporting on stale, at least 6-month old US operations on Syria. Now, that’s much ...
• BFP Select Nightly News & Editorials- December ...
  BFP Nightly Quote “Patriotism in its simplest, clearest, and most indubitable meaning is nothing but an instrument for the attainment of the government’s ambitious and mercenary aims, and a renunciation of human dignity, common sense, and conscience by the governed, and a slavish submissio ...
• MF Global – “Self-Regulation” Actually Worked
  Maybe This is What Market Discipline Means Take yourself back to the early 1900s.  You are rich, and you just bought a ticket on a worldwide tour offered by a touring company.  But then the tour company goes bankrupt.  Assume it had enough cash on its balance sheet just before its bankruptcy to ...
• BFP Select Nightly News & Editorials- December ...
  BFP Nightly Quote “The enemy aggressor is always pursuing a course of larceny, murder, rapine, and barbarism. We are always moving forward with high mission, a destiny imposed by the deity to regenerate our victims while incidentally capturing their markets, to civilize savage and senile a ...
• Back Story on Syria: Sibel Edmonds & Journalis ...
  Peter B. Collins Podcast Show Interview Cutting through the disinformation and spin, Sibel Edmonds and Pepe Escobar reveal back stories about the conflict in Syria that are not reported in the mainstream media. Edmonds has deep sources in Turkey, Iran, Syria, and the US policy community, and has ...

bloody crossroads

• Is Obama a Fraud?
  The debt deal is yet another sign that hope and change has been a fiction from the start: Like many, I was extremely hopeful when Obama won in 2008.  And like many I’ve become totally disillusioned with the president and … Continue reading →
• Today’s Stories
  Good politifact piece on how Social Security functions and its solvency How the state is revoking our civil liberties by imprisoning people, in some cases for up to 15 years, for recording police brutality with smart phones Economist Dean Baker … Continue reading →
• The Tyranny of American Healthcare
  For those who read this on Splice, be sure to re-read the unedited version… Why are we trying to prop up a broken system?: Do you realize how badly you’re being screwed by the health insurance corporations?  Let me give … Continue reading →
• Today’s Stories
  Politifact on how entitlements have lifted millions out of poverty Must read: scientists have recently concluded that a once in a tens of millions of years mass extinction is now underway, mainly in the ocean, because of global warming and … Continue reading →
• Today’s Stories
  Politifact on how entitlements have lifted millions out of poverty Must read: scientists have recently concluded that a once in a tens of millions of years mass extinction is now underway, mainly in the ocean, because of global warming and … Continue reading →

gCaptain

• Antarctic Fishing Vessel Catches Fire Killing ...
  A Korean fishing caught fire early Wednesday morning in the Ross Sea, approximately 2,000 nautical miles southeast of New Zealand, killing three crew members and injuring several others.  The RCCNZ [...]
• Pirates Hijack Iranian Vessel in Gulf of Aden ...
  For the first time in 2012 (unless you count this), Somali pirates have successfully hijacked a ship sailing in the Gulf of Aden. Few details are known however Somalia Report, [...]
• VLCC Owners Form New Supertanker Alliance
  Following in the recent footsteps of the containership industry and their newly formed, G6 Alliance, the crude tanker industry is consolidating their assets by creating a “VLCC pool” named Nova Tankers [...]
• First of Two Heavylift Cargo Ships for Maersk- ...
  Maersk Line, Limited said today it has completed the reflagging of the MAERSK ILLINOIS, MLL’s newest multipurpose heavy-lift vessel, to the U.S. registry.  The ship is one of two newly [...]
• U.S. Forces Rescue Iranian Mariners in Distres ...
  For the second time in less than a week, a U.S. vessel has rescued distressed Iranian mariners while in regional waters, according to the U.S. Department of Defense. Pentagon Press [...]

Blogging Canadians

• Investing in Children is Good for the Economy
  A new study came out today saying that investing in our nations children is good for the economy.  Sadly the current Federal Government does not believe in investing in Canada's children.  Dating back to one of their first official acts - dismantling a national child care program. ...
• Gingrich's Last Stand?
  Newt Gingrich has been saying some peculiar things of late, that is if you're a Republican. This ad, produced by a political action committee supporting him, could be re-purposed by the Democrats without changing one word: Update: For those interested,...
• Get Ready For Harper's Massive Infusion Of 'Wa ...
  OTTAWA - The Harper government has hired a consultant to inject a little war into this year's Canada Day bash on Parliament Hill. A Toronto theatre expert has been asked to find ways to insert a War of 1812 commemoration into the July 1st festivities that typically include pop music, dance and p ...
• The Myth of the Greedy Union Thug
  I can't help but notice how Stephen Harper and his Members of Parliament have been running rough shot over unionized  workers lately.  There have been several instances of the Federal Government abusing its powers to interfere with collective bargaining.  In the case of Canada Pos ...
• Fetal Rights Debate Goes On - With Or Without ...
  Despite Harper's warning not to rock the boat, we have more MPs expressing their support to reopening the abortion debate: Kitchener-Centre's Tory MP Stephen Woodworth said in a media release issued earlier this week that Canadian laws governing human rights and the unborn are outdated and need ...

Press TV - Middle East

• Turkish commander fired over air raid
  Turkey has dismissed a military commander involved in an airstrike that killed 35 Kurdish civilians southeast of the country last month.
• 'Israeli soldiers leak classified info'
  The Israeli Army has been grappling with a series of massive leaks of classified information by its own soldiers through online services, a report says.
• Jewish settlers torch Palestinian cars
  Israeli settlers have torched three Palestinian cars in the West Bank village of Deir Istiya as the number of hate crimes against Palestinians is on the rise in the occupied region.
• Saudi forces attack Qatif protesters
  Saudi security forces have fired live bullets to disperse an anti-government protest rally in the eastern city of Qatif, reports say.
• Assad joins pro-Syria rally in Damascus
  Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has once again vowed to crush foreign-backed conspiracies against his government, saying the crisis in the country is nearing its end.

CUNY SPS Community Blog

• What Do Economics, Marketing and Glee Have In ...
  One of the liveliest Discussion Boards this semester in my ECO course was “What about all my stuff?” It concerned supply and demand, why we buy goods and services, the satisfaction derived from those goods and services and whether the owner of the greatest amount of stuff is the winner. Is happi ...
• To Boldly Go Where No Human Has Gone Before
  Back in the 60′s, the Mercury, Gemini and Apollo missions were exciting and we all watched Walter Cronkite or Huntley and Brinkley report all the details from launch to splash down. Beginning with Alan Shepard’s 15 minute sub-orbital flight in 1961 and culminating with the Apollo 11 ...
• What Is So Scary About Occupy Wall Street?
  “Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the government for a redress of grievances.” So states ...
• Enough With the Sleazy Reality Shows!
  I just don’t understand the fascination with Teen Moms, Hoarders, the Housewives, Jersey Shore and the myriad other sleazy reality shows on TV. The supreme franchise, however, has got to be those Kardashians. Are you kidding me? Don’t get me wrong. I enjoy reality shows where people ...
• What’s Your Story?
  I ran onto the bus just as the driver was about to shut the doors. I reached into my jacket pocket and pull out my Metro Card, only to find out there was not enough money on it to pay my fare.  Sigh. I looked at the driver, and gave him the please don’t embarrass [...]

Dissident Voice

• Reinventing the Middle East Lexicon
  “When I use a word,” Humpty Dumpty said in rather a scornful tone, “it means just what I choose it to mean — neither more nor less.” “The question is,” said Alice, “whether you can make words mean so many different things.” “The question is,” said Humpty Dumpty, “which is to be master — th ...
• Pseudoeconomics Catalyzes Catastrophe
  Friedrich A. Von Hayek in his Economics Nobel acceptance lecture 1974 had warned, “To act on the belief that we possess the knowledge and the power which enable us to shape the process of society entirely to our liking, knowledge which in fact we do not possess, is likely to make us do much harm ...
• The Looming Corporate-Labor Showdown
  The long-simmering dispute between the International Longshore and Warehouse Union  (ILWU) and the international consortium EGT Development transpiring in Longview, Washington looks to be coming to a head. In a January 3 letter addressed to his members, ILWU International President Robert McEllr ...
• American Sniper
  The U.S. military credits Chris Kyle with killing over 160 human beings. Sometimes more. “The number is not important to me. I only wish I had killed more…” Good students always want extra credit. This coming Thursday (January 12, 2012), the Barnes & Noble bookstore located in the Mir ...
• Saving the Post Office: The Models of Kiwiban ...
  Neither rain nor sleet nor snow may have stopped the Pony Express, but the nation’s oldest and second largest employer is now under attack.  Claiming the Postal Service is bankrupt, critics are pushing legislation that would defuse the postal crisis by breaking the backs of the postal workers’ u ...

Destructionist

• NDAA Protests End In Ironic Swarm Of Arrests
  The absurdity of America today never ceases to amaze. In fact, it has become so elaborate that one might even suggest it has reached a kind of poetic symmetry. When a protest group is willing to stick their necks out to expose the horror of the National Defense Authorization Act and its open d ...
• It’s Now a Two-man Race: Mit Romney and ...
  Ron Paul 2012 campaign manager Jesse Benton appears on CNN after Paul’s strong second place finish in New Hampshire.
• Will Diebold Voting Machines Cheat Ron Paul Ou ...
  Given allegations of vote fraud in Iowa last week, in addition to the documented case of uncounted votes for Ron Paul during the 2008 New Hampshire primary, concerns are again running high amongst Ron Paul supporters that their candidate could be cheated out of a strong finish in Tuesday’s caucu ...
• Media Ignores Santorum’s Support For Accused C ...
  While the establishment media has ceaselessly smeared Ron Paul for the controversial content of decades-old newsletters that were not even written by him, the comparatively shocking scandal of Rick Santorum having sponsored alleged child molester Jerry Sandusky has been almost universally ignore ...
• Veterans, Active Duty Soldiers To March On Whi ...
  In a forthcoming event dubbed “Ron Paul Is The Choice Of The Troops”, thousands of veterans and active duty military personnel are expected to march on the White House in support of the Texas Congressman’s presidential bid. The event, to be held on President’s Day, February 20th, is being org ...