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Thomas Paine

To argue with a person who has renounced the use of reason is like administering medicine to the dead.

Friday, July 27, 2012

27 July - RSS SnapShot! Pt II

Veterans Today

electric politics

  • Things That Go Bump In the Night
    To be at one with ourselves we cannot escape the night. What we do, what we don't do, what we dream — who we are — at night, shapes and informs us during the day. Nighttime, then, must necessarily contain diverse social meanings. It's not quite clear to me how far one might push this ...
  • Damascus Burning
    To be honest, Bashar al-Assad looks — and acts — like one of those stereotypical dictators who crop up occasionally in Doonesbury cartoons. If only it would be so easy to figure out what to do with him. But Syria, ultimately, involves the stability of the entire region, from Iran to ...
  • UFOs, What Are They?
    For 'something a little different' I turned to Col. John B. Alexander, Ph.D. (U.S. Army, Ret.), to talk about UFOs. John has had a unique experience looking into the UFO question from a government insider's point of view and has a lot of extremely helpful, and extremely thoughtful, things to say ...
  • "Age of Ignorance"
    By any reasonable reckoning idiocy in America has reached alarming proportions. Or, in the words of former U.S. Poet Laureate Charles Simic, "[t]he ideal citizen of a politically corrupt state, such as the one we now have, is a gullible dolt unable to tell truth from bullshit." That's clear enou ...
  • Honeybee Colony Collapse Disorder, Explained
    Here's an extra, in-between show, in-between our regular Friday shows. Two reasons for this: it's a very short conversation and the sound quality is less than optimal (from a cell phone on the street). Still, it's an extremely important subject, one we should all be aware of and well worth ponde ...

PR News

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

Stop NATO

  • U.S. Uses NATO For Black Sea Military Buildup
    Stop NATO July 26, 2012 U.S. Uses NATO For Black Sea Military Buildup Rick Rozoff With permanent access to eight air and other military bases and training facilities in Bulgaria and Romania acquired over the past seven years, and advanced interceptor missiles to be stationed in the second countr ...
  • China Opposes West’s Bid To Overthrow Sy ...
    China Daily July 26, 2012 Right to decide own future By Zheng Xiwen China supports the Syrian people’s freedom to choose its leadership and opposes outside intervention to force regime change ==== Over the past decade, the US-led Western world has been preaching the notion of “human ...
  • Roger Martin du Gard: Nothing worse than war a ...
    ==== Anti-war essays, poems, short stories and literary excerpts Roger Martin du Gard: From Nobel Prize in Literature speech ==== Roger Martin du Gard From Summer 1914 (1936) Translated by Stuart Gilbert “I know your theory that war and peace must alternate in the life of nations, like the ...
  • Stop NATO articles 2009-2012
    U.S. Extends NATO Interceptor Missile System Into Persian Gulf July 17, 2012 Clinton Engineers Expansion of Asian NATO to Contain China July 14, 2012 The Template: NATO Consolidates Grip On Former Yugoslavia July 12, 2012 U.S.’s Georgian Satrapy Prepares For “Total Defense” July 11, 2012 NATO St ...
  • Syria: Russia Accuses West Of Encouraging Terr ...
    Russian Information Agency Novosti July 25, 2012 Russia Hits Out at West’s ‘Chilling’ Syria Stance MOSCOW: Russia accused Western powers on Wednesday of encouraging terrorism over their refusal to condemn the suicide bombing that killed Syria’s defense minister last week. “In other words, they a ...

Before It's News

Intel Hub

FRS

  • “Suppressing Protest: Human Rights Viola ...
    Law school clinics criticize NYPD response to Occupy protests 7/25/2012 NEW YORK, July 25 (Reuters) – New York police officers have used excessive force, made unjustified arrests and engaged in pervasive surveillance in violation of the rights of Occupy Wall Street protesters, according to ...
  • “Suppressing Protest: Human Rights Viola ...
    Law school clinics criticize NYPD response to Occupy protests 7/25/2012 NEW YORK, July 25 (Reuters) – New York police officers have used excessive force, made unjustified arrests and engaged in pervasive surveillance in violation of the rights of Occupy Wall Street protesters, according to ...
  • Crisis breeds xenophobia in Greece as national ...
    Jul 11, 2012 by RussiaToday Greece is in turmoil. Violent clashes have shaken the city of Agrinio in the west. Supporters of the far-right Golden Dawn party fought with anarchists, leaving cars and shop windows smashed, and one person injured. Golden Dawn’s influence is rising. It gained a ...
  • Crisis breeds xenophobia in Greece as national ...
    Jul 11, 2012 by RussiaToday Greece is in turmoil. Violent clashes have shaken the city of Agrinio in the west. Supporters of the far-right Golden Dawn party fought with anarchists, leaving cars and shop windows smashed, and one person injured. Golden Dawn’s influence is rising. It gained a ...
  • Analysis: The myth of Palestinian neutrality i ...
    [Further signs of changing alignments from the traditional alliances of some Palestinian leadership with the Assad regime in Syria. -- Frontlines ed.] ———————————————————- Syria &#82 ...

Ken O'Keefe

  • Coming soon – ‘The Age of Responsi ...
    'The Age of Responsibility' At what point do we as people take responsibility for the actions of the governments we outnumber tens of thousands, if not hundreds of thousands to one? At what point do we take responsibility for the governments we pay our blood money to in the form of taxes? At wh ...
  • Coming soon – ‘The Age of Responsi ...
    'The Age of Responsibility' At what point do we as people take responsibility for the actions of the governments we outnumber tens of thousands, if not hundreds of thousands to one? At what point do we take responsibility for the governments we pay our blood money to in the form of taxes? At wh ...
  • Interview with Mark Glenn on ‘The Ugly T ...
    We shall discuss this and more; “When the LORD your God brings you into the land you are to possess and casts out the many peoples living there, you shall then slaughter them all and utterly destroy them…You shall make no agreements with them nor show them any mercy…You shall destroy their alta ...
  • Interview with Mark Glenn on ‘The Ugly T ...
    We shall discuss this and more; “When the LORD your God brings you into the land you are to possess and casts out the many peoples living there, you shall then slaughter them all and utterly destroy them…You shall make no agreements with them nor show them any mercy…You shall destroy their alta ...
  • Enemies Within the Gate – Police Corruption &# ...
    Police Aiding & Abetting in the Theft of Trade Not Aid Vehicles, Donated Goods & Money Moving on, in August of last year I made a complaint to the police about the Trade Not Aid vehicles (18-ton Renault Truck Reg. #V97 DBA & Optare Metrorider Minibus Reg. # P420 VRG) being stolen by ...

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

  • Zimmerman Surrenders to Authorities
    George Zimmerman is back behind bars.Contributor: TJ Larson Published: Jun 03, 2012
  • Why Does Florida Have Repeated Election Problems?
    Florida is having voter controversies this year and the general election isn't even here yet.Contributor: William Browning Published: Jun 03, 2012
  • Texas Teacher of the Year Arrested for Sexting ...
    John McDaniel, 32, days after being named Teacher of the Year, is arrested for inappropriate relationship with student. Recent cases like this have prompted Texas to re-examine its policy on social media.Contributor: Dori Starnes Published: Jun 01, 2012
  • Hold onto Your Fountain Drinks, New Yorkers!
    Bloomberg's administration propose a ban on sugary drinks in order to combat rising obesity in NYC.Contributor: Brianna Peterson Published: May 31, 2012
  • Defense of Marriage Act Ruled Unconstitutional ...
    The Defense of Marriage Act (DoMA) has been ruled unconstitutional yet again. Coming on the heels of two California federal judges ruling DoMA unconstitutional, the 1st Circuit Court of Appeals has now also issued a rulingContributor: Christopher Beheler Published: May 31, 2012

Popsci - Science

  • How Science Predicts Which Events Will Be the ...
    You can't watch everything, so let an analysis of physics data guide you to this summer's most competitive events The Olympics represent something very special in the culture of sport, but from a viewing perspective they are a logistical nightmare. Multiple events play out at the same time, for ...
  • Epidemiological Algorithm Scans Your Tweets, C ...
    In a crowded urban area like New York City, it’s impossible to keep your distance from people who may be sick. If you’ve left your apartment--and maybe even if you haven’t--there’s a decent chance you’ve been around someone who is under the weather and there’s really no way you could know it. A ...
  • Smartphone Clocks Could Keep Precise Time By S ...
    Your smartphone is probably losing track of time. Most electronics with internal clocks keep them regulated via vibrating crystals (much like a quartz clock) that keep their timekeeping precise. But while far better timekeepers than mechanical clocks, even these crystals can be thrown off their ...
  • With A Chemical Injection, Blind Mice Can See
    An injection of a specific chemical directly into the eyes can temporarily restore sight in blind mice, suggesting a new therapy for people with vision loss, a new study says. The researchers who discovered the chemical capability are working on an improved version that could someday work in hu ...
  • In Record Summer Heat, 97 Percent of Greenland ...
    This has been a sensationally hot summer for America, with records breaking daily. But Greenland seems to have just claimed the heat-related phenomenon crown, with 97 percent of its ice sheet turning to slush. The even stranger part? It might be completely normal--at least for now. The melting ...

Veterans Today

  • Alexander Cockburn and the hypocrisy of &#8216 ...
    Alexander Cockburn ripped through mealy-mouthed platitudes about “the urgency of non-proliferation” the way George Orwell ripped through earlier examples of double-speak.
  • U.S. Department of Defense Contract Awards for ...
    The Missile Defense Agency is announcing the award of a sole-source cost-plus-incentive-fee contract action to Raytheon Missile Systems Co., Tucson, Ariz., under contract HQ0276-10-C-0005, modification P00030.
  • America’s Second Great Depression
    Now that the illusiveness of America’s bubble economy has been revealed, millions of Americans remain jobless; many without hope. The principle factor accounting for the exportation of millions of jobs from U.S. soil has been due to America’s unfair trade policy, which despite common mispercepti ...
  • Breaking DNA News – Elvis Pressley Was N ...
    DNA Study Busts Myth that One Million Appalachians are of Turkish Descent. Americans Now Saved from being Tagged as Turkish Deniers.
  • Home Operators Claim VA Misled Them in Contrac ...
    Tara Ingram says she and her mother spent thousands of dollars installing sprinklers and making other improvements to ensure their house would qualify for a Veterans Affairs contract to shelter homeless veterans.

War is Business

Hudson's Weather & Climate

  • Jet stream set to spoil summer again
    After a fine and warm weekend across much of the country, temperatures today have reached 80 degrees Fahrenheit in Bridlington in East Yorkshire for the first time this summer - although similar values were reached in places for a time during late May. It's certainly come as a welcome relief af ...
  • What's causing our extreme weather? Is it unpr ...
    The awful weather which continues to affect the UK led yesterday to the Great Yorkshire show being cancelled (because of the weather) for the first time in its 154 year history. And on Monday, serious flash flooding devastated parts of the Calder valley for the second time in as many weeks. ...
  • Parts of UK at risk of renewed flooding
    UPDATE at 6.30pm Lastest information from American GFS model shifts emphasis for heavy rain towards the earlier ECMWF solution detailed below, i.e with much of Yorkshire and Lincolnshire at risk of some of the highest rainfall totals. ENDS Amber alerts are in force for parts of the UK tomorro ...
  • Poor summer weather to continue well into July
    UPDATE at 5PM According to the Met Office, averaged across the UK, June 2012 has been the wettest since records began in 1910, the coolest since 1991, and the second dullest since records began (record for lowest sunshine in June is still 1987). ENDS It will come as no surprise that June in Y ...
  • Blame the jet stream for return of heavy rain
    After a short spell of fine and warm weather in the last few days, Atlantic weather fronts are once again expected to spread wind and rain across the country tonight and tomorrow, leading us into a fourth successive weekend washout. According to Philip Eden, writing in the Sunday Telegraph, the ...

Internat'l Political Economy

  • Chuck Schumer Gets Misty on PRC FDI...in Canada
    With apologies to Johnny Mathis: PRC...you're as nasty as a kitten bred by...Dick Cheney While that may be the intro to the theme song of Senator Charles Schumer (D-NY/China Suxland), rest assured that Democrats are far from alone in declaring open season on China and its assumed unfair trade ...
  • Dirigisme 2012: Hollande v Hyundai, France v Korea
    You've got to hand it to the South Koreans. They've managed to outmanoeuvre everyone else in setting up FTAs with nearly every other region that they have substantial export markets in. While the trade concessions it gains may be comparatively small in this day and age of near-universal WTO memb ...
  • Need More Proof Patent Systems Favour the West?
    It's sad but true that the more you know about our world, the more disillusioned you become. However, in the name of normative inquiry, I am duty-bound to bring you the truth (no matter how hard it hurts). Today we return to that old IPE chestnut, global patent regimes. Recently, the distinguish ...
  • Solar Wars: Now China Will Investigate US Firms
    When countries fight over trade, you usually assume that they have meaningful things to fight over. That is, there is something at stake. I am thus befuddled by the likes of the US, China and the European Union going at it tooth and nail over solar panels when (a) the global market for them is s ...
  • The Dark Knight Rises: American Life Imitates Art
    Nobody really doubts that Americans have an exceptional penchant for violence. Over the years, they have spent far more than any other nation building up an unparalleled capability to destroy human life. Despite various massacres like the current one, it remains exceptionally easy to acquire wea ...

Economic Collapse Blog

  • 17 Reasons Why Those Hoping For A Recession In ...
    If you were hoping for a recession in 2012, then you are going to be very happy with the numbers you are about to see.  The U.S. economy is heading downhill just in time for the 2012 election.  Retail sales have fallen for three months in a row for the first time since 2008, manu ...
  • The Audit The Fed Bill Gets Passed By The Hous ...
    On Wednesday, Ron Paul's bill to audit the Federal Reserve was overwhelmingly passed by the U.S. House of Representatives.  The vote was 327 to 98.  You would think that a bill with such overwhelming support would easily become law.  But it won't, because Barack Obama and the Dem ...
  • 100 Million Poor People In America And 39 Othe ...
    Every single day more Americans fall into poverty.  This should deeply alarm you no matter what political party you belong to and no matter what your personal economic philosophy is.  Right now, approximately 100 million Americans are either "poor" or "near poor".  For a lot of p ...
  • 12 Signs That Spain Is Shifting Gears From Rec ...
    Where have we seen this before?  Bond yields soar above the 7 percent danger level.  Check.  The stock market crashes to new lows.  Check.  Industrial activity plummets like a rock and the economy contracts.  Check.  The unemployment rate skyrockets to more than 20 percent.  Chec ...
  • James Holmes Is Not Alone – 20 More Exam ...
    There is much more to the collapse of America than just our economic problems.  The truth is that the United States is like a beautiful house that may still look great on the outside but that has rotted and decayed very badly on the inside.  In fact, the foundations of our countr ...

Infoshop - Alt Media

E U Times

  • Spanish unemployment rate reaches record high ...
    Spain says its unemployment rate for the second quarter of the current year has reached the record high of 24.63 percent. According to the new figures released by the government of Friday, nearly 5.7 million Spaniards are now out of work. The country also says that almost 53,500 people lost thei ...
  • China Horrified after man finds Baby Girl in G ...
    An abandoned newborn baby is recovering in hospital after having her throat cut, being put in a plastic bag and thrown into a garbage bin in China’s Liaoning province. The female baby – so newborn that her placenta and umbilical cord were still attached – was discovered by a ma ...
  • Putin pushes nuclear, space defense reform
    President Putin has said Russia is not planning to enter a new arms race, but urged senior officials to develop the nuclear arsenal further, along with Russia’s own air and space defenses, so that no one in the world doubts their effectiveness. Putin was speaking at a special meeting on the stat ...
  • Nokia Is Finnished: Prepare For Bankruptcy
    Yes, Nokia (NOK) the Finnish mobile device maker as we know it, is doomed for bankruptcy and reorganization. Many of us, of course, still refuse to see the writing on the wall and invest accordingly. Nokia, a one-time story stock, has been shockingly bludgeoned from $40 to today’s meager $ ...
  • US birthrate plummets to lowest in 25 years
    The U.S. birth rate has plummeted to its lowest point in 25 years as would-be parents postpone having babies due to the poor economy. The average number of births per woman has fallen 12 per cent from a peak of 2.12 in 2007, when the economy began to falter. Now the rate is predicted to [...]

Voiceless Victim

  • Lynn sentenced to jail for his crimes. Now, wh ...
    At last. A church leader has been sentenced to jail for participating in the worldwide catholic church conspiracy to cover up child sex crimes. A conspiracy which has endangered countless millions of children. And ruined hundreds of thousands, possibly millions of lives. And directly led to the ...
  • Unholy Silence of Church leaders
    Last week a documentary titled Unholy Silence was aired in Australia. It detailed Australian church leaders covering up child sex offences by their priests, and examined two suicides resulting directly from a priest’s abuse, and the callous re-abuse of his victims by church leaders. The Australi ...
  • Anything Less Than A Royal Commission Is Just ...
    For far too long Australians have been happy to turn their backs on the untold suffering of thousands of victims of church-enabled sexual predators. But ignoring the problem simply ensures it continues, and gives rapists the message that they have a right to destroy as many innocent lives as the ...
  • Historic Inquiry to Provide First Taste of Jus ...
    I have just received notification that in a few minutes the first official investigation into the Australian catholic church’s enabling and coverup of widespread child sexual assault will be announced. I congratulate the Victorian state government on being the first government in Australia ...
  • Why does the catholic church continue to abuse ...
    Every now and then I come across a summary of the catholic church’s exploitation and abandonment of children that pulls it all together so accurately, or captures the horror of honest, ordinary people at the atrocities committed by the Church of Child Rape. When I respond to a piece of wri ...

WL Central

  • 2012-07-26 WikiLeaks News Update: Baltasar Gar ...
    WikiLeaks has been financially blockaded without process for 600 days. Julian Assange has been detained without charge for 597 days. - 37 days at the Ecuadorian Embassy. Bradley Manning has been imprisoned without trial for 794 days. A secret Grand Jury has been active in the U.S. without ...
  • 2012-07-25 My thoughts about the Baltasar Garz ...
    By Nikolas Kozloff. On a certain level, I wonder whether Baltasar Garzón, the Spanish judge who is now defending WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, agreed to take the assignment for personal reasons. In recent years, Garzón has come to international attention for pursuing a number of high profile ...
  • 2012-07-24 PRESS RELEASE: Baltasar Garzón will ...
    Tue Jul 24 19:36:07 UTC 2012 Statement approved by Julian Assange and Baltasar Garzón. read more
  • 2012-07-24 WikiLeaks News Update: WikiLeaks re ...
    WikiLeaks has been financially blockaded without process for 598 days. Julian Assange has been detained without charge for 595 days. - 35 days at the Ecuadorian Embassy. Bradley Manning has been imprisoned without trial for 792 days. A secret Grand Jury has been active in the U.S. with ...
  • 2012-07-23 A Short Chat With Christine Assange
    WikiLeaks supporters around the globe are informed, talented, and wonderfully passionate people. But supporting WikiLeaks day after day, week after week, month after month, can be an emotional roller coaster. We all have our highs and lows, and surely nobody knows that better than Julian Assange ...

U N News

  • UN envoy calls for repatriation of last child ...
    A top United Nations official has renewed her call on Canada and the United States to transfer Omar Khadr, who has spent a decade at Guantánamo Bay as of today and is the last child soldier still being held at the US detention facility.
  • Overall picture of coca cultivation in Colombi ...
    The area used to cultivate coca in Colombia has risen three per cent in 2011 over the previous year, according to the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), which added that the overall picture remained stable for the raw material used to produce the illegal drug cocaine.
  • UN expert urges US authorities to stop executi ...
    An independent United Nations human rights expert has urged United States authorities to stop the execution of two people with psychosocial disabilities who are scheduled to be put to death tomorrow in the states of Georgia and Texas.
  • UN voices concern over thousands of Haitians f ...
    The United Nations refugee agency today voiced concern over the number of people from Haiti and other Caribbean countries who have risked their lives trying to escape by sea from difficult living situations in their homelands.
  • Feature: UN official sees first-hand New York ...
    Upper Manhattan is not the usual stomping ground for the head of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), the part of the UN charged with helping in global efforts against illicit drugs, crime and terrorism.

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 – The Myth ...
    The Myth of the Environmental Movement ©2012 Dave Foreman In the years following Earth Day, environmentalism, once regarded as the self-serving indulgence of a privileged elite, became ‘America’s cause’…. –Phil Shabecoff - A Fierce Green Fire: The American   Environmental Movement Th ...
  • Sea Shepherd News
    Letter and excerpts from latest Sea Shepherd newsletter - Dear Friend of Sea Shepherd, Day 47 as a prisoner in Germany. My detainment has raised a lot of awareness for our cause. Citizens in Germany and all around the world have been very supportive. The only one who does not seem supportive is ...
  • A Radio Interview with Dave Foreman
    Listen to Ken Rose of http://www.pantedmonkey.org/ talk with Dave recently on his radio show What Now. Broadcast on KOWS Radio Occidental every Monday at 11 AM Pacific Time, Ken offers a fascinating collection of interviews with accomplished thinkers, writers, artists, farmers and scientists add ...
  • END THE ATTACK ON U.S. WILDERNESS AND THE 1964 ...
    Dr. Paul F. Torrence of Northern Arizona University created this petition asking the U.S. Senate  to stop H.R. 4089 from any further consideration: http://signon.org/sign/end-the-attack-on-us?source=s.em.cr&r_by=329647&mailing_id=4210 Your help is needed to block a vicious and po ...
  • Repeat: Urgent Action Needed – Sportsmen’s Her ...
    How the Sportsmen’s Heritage Act of 2012 (HR 4089) Would Effectively Repeal the Wilderness Act, America’s Foremost Conservation Law May 2012 An Analysis Prepared by Wilderness Watch   “The purpose of the Wilderness Act is to preserve the wilderness character of the areas to be included in the wi ...

Asia Sentinel

We Know the Lies

  • The Official Story of the 'Theater 9 Batman' ...
    Child's flip-flops!... Where's the child??? 'Something' smells really bad in Aurora, Colorado... ~ Must see Video read more
  • Cause of 'Global Warming' Linked to 20 Years o ...
      The Case Orange Report provides conclusive evidence for a 20 year secret operation intended, in-part, for Climate Manipulation. ~ Case Orange Report - Document  ~ What In The World Are They Spraying - Documentary read more
  • Update on 250 Human Fetuses Dumped in Forest A ...
    Investigators say all 248 fetuses discovered in a Urals forest were likely intended for use in scientific research. Most were terminated after the fifth month of pregnancy. ~ Video read more
  • Ron Paul’s Audit the Fed Bill Overwhelmingly P ...
    Ron Paul’s bill to audit the Federal Reserve has passed overwhelmingly in the House. It cleared a suspension of House ruled requiring a two-thirds vote. The final vote was 327 to 98 and all but one Republican and 89 Democrats voted yes. The bill had more than 274 cosponsors and faced strong ...
  • Another False Flag Attack Appears Imminent!... ...
    In the tragic aftermath of the Aurora, Colorado shooting which has all the earmarks of a staged “false flag” event, a follow-up false flag now appears imminent. To be effective in achieving its political aim, it will have to be orders of magnitude larger and more deadly than what took place ...

Tarpley

Modern Survivalism

  • Make Drinking Water Safe with Bleach
    Water. We can’t live without it. Not for long – only about 3 days without any source of it (including any water or moisture that is in your foods). In fact, water is the one thing that we need the most, to survive. Far too often, survival minded preppers think of and concentrate on s ...
  • Hurricane Preparedness Checklist
    Preparing for a hurricane primarily involves ensuring the safety of food, water, and medical supplies. Take precautions for storing water and ensuring the safety of your food and medical supplies for you and your pets. It is important to have a plan in place for emergency medication and medical ...
  • How To Get IP Address Of Websites
    When you type into your web browser the name of a website, for example www.ModernSurvivalBlog.com, before you actually get to the site there is a process that takes place in the background that translates the name of the site to the IP address of the site (a number), like 184.168.238.139 The num ...
  • The Greatest Depression Is Underway
    Although I originally posted this nearly 2 years ago, the message is the same, and the numbers are the same or worse. Nothing has changed.   A quote from Gerald Celente during a recent interview, “The greatest depression is underway”, may sound apocalyptic to some, disagreeable ...
  • Care and Feeding of the AR-15
    Guest Post: by ‘TripodXL’ While this is about the care and feeding of the AR-15 based firearm, we might want to decide what it is we want it to do. With that in mind you will be able to select the most appropriate configuration for your needs. The AR platform is one of the most [...]

Fast Company

  • The Best Brand Content, Fashion Edition
    Instead of a traditional business plan, Holstee cofounders and brothers Dave and Mike Radparvar, along with friend Fabian, created a manifesto, a typographical “reminder of what a successful life could be in non-financial terms.” And then they went about the business of making their first produc ...
  • This Rochester Fashion Co. Dresses Mitt Romney ...
    When New York Senator Chuck Schumer suggested Team America remake its uniforms on American soil, he had a specific company in mind: Hickey Freeman, a Rochester, New York, manufacturer that has spent more than 100 years producing menswear and dressing politicians--Chuck (and Mitt) included. WH ...
  • "Let’s Map Who Owes The Local Warlord Money": ...
    After 25 years in the military, Dr. David Kilcullen needed a change. So he started Caerus Associates, which is "two-thirds tech, one-third social science, with a dash of special operations." Now he's helping solve land disputes in Monrovia, and creating crime maps in Lagos. There's no shortage ...
  • Hate Small Talk? These 5 Questions Will Help Y ...
    Do you love going to events, but find yourself stranded during happy hour, tongue-tied and tucked in a corner? Initiating and maintaining conversations while networking is a necessary skill, and one you can easily improve with these simple tips. Mastering small talk will help you find common gro ...
  • Apple Buys Fingerprint Sensor Maker AuthenTec, ...
    News updates all day from Fast Company. Apple plans to acquire biometric hardware maker AuthenTec for $356 million, Reuters reports.Dale Setlack, co-founder and then-CTO of AuthenTec was on our Fast 50 list in 2004. He told Fast Company that it was only through extensive testing of existi ...

Jadaliyya

  • مصطفى كامل والعثمانية القديمة
    تبدو كثرة الحديث اليوم عن "النموذج التركي" الذي يشير إلى نهضة أحدثتها قيادة حزب العدالة والتنمية للدولة التركية عبر عشر سنوات (2001-2012) نتاجاً لتعثر نماذج التحديث العربية ووقوعها أسيرة لجدليات العلمانية والإسلام العبثية، بدأت حالة "التوركومانيا Turkomania" كما أطلق عليها ال ...
  • My 50 Minutes with Manaf
    Tala was a friend of a friend. I met her in the early 2000s. Shortly afterward, she disappeared from the office. It turns out she got married. Some years later, during one of my regular visits to Syria, I was with a group of friends at one of the bustling new restaurant-bars that dotted Damas ...
  • Maghreb Media Roundup (July 26)
    [This is a roundup of news articles and other materials circulating on the Maghreb and reflects a wide variety of opinions. It does not reflect the views of the Maghreb Page Editors or of Jadaliyya. You may send your own recommendations for inclusion in each week's roundup to maghreb@jadaliyya.c ...
  • أزمة الكهرباء في العراق...عقود ووعود وما خفي أعظم
    لم يدر بخلد المهندسين والفنيين الذين نصبوا أوّل ماكنة كهربائية في العراق عام 1917 في بناية "خان دلة"، أن أبناء جلدتهم سيعانون قيض الصيف القاتل وبرد الشتاء القارس نتيجة شح التيار الكهربائي، خاصة أن أولئك المهندسين والفنيين تمكّنوا خلال أشهر معدودة من ذلك العام، من نصب مكائن أُخرى تعمل ع ...
  • New Texts Out Now: James Gelvin, The Arab Upri ...
    James Gelvin, The Arab Uprisings: What Everyone Needs to Know. New York and Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2012. Jadaliyya (J): How did you come to write this book? James Gelvin (JG): In the winter of 2011, I made contact with Oxford University Press about doing a condensed, “trade” (i.e., ...

mediagazer

  • How a software firm is helping the BBC and PA ...
    Sarah Marshall / Journalism.co.uk: How a software firm is helping the BBC and PA deal with vast Olympics data  —  ‘The first day of each Olympics generates more data than the entire previous Games’  —  The first day of each Olympics generates more dat ...
  • Google says book scanning didn't cost authors ...
    Jeff John Roberts / paidContent: Google says book scanning didn't cost authors a single sale  —  Google cites everything from Mad Men to minority rights in a fresh attempt to bolster its claim that the scanning of millions of books qualifies as a “fair use” under cop ...
  • Documents in Apple vs. Samsung Give Reporters ...
    Ina Fried / AllThingsD: Documents in Apple vs. Samsung Give Reporters Plenty to Chew On  —  So this is what all those lawyers have been up to.  —  For anyone wondering if all of those hundreds of attorneys were really working on Apple versus Samsung, Thursday's a ...
  • Two Journalists Freed by Islamic Fighters in S ...
    Rod Nordland / New York Times: Two Journalists Freed by Islamic Fighters in Syria After Weeklong Ordeal  —  CAIRO — Two foreign journalists captured by Islamic extremists in Syria and held for a week were rescued by mainstream Syrian fighters, one of them said on Friday.&n ...
  • Universal Offers a Sweeping Sell-Off to Win Ap ...
    Ben Sisario / Media Decoder: Universal Offers a Sweeping Sell-Off to Win Approval of EMI Purchase  —  In a significant retreat from Universal Music Group's ambitions of adding EMI's record labels to its already dominant position in the music market, the company has offered sweep ...

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

  • Obama has developed fantastic working rel ...
    US President Barack Obama has developed a "fantastic working relationship" with Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, a senior administration official has said, asserting that the US recognises "importance" of India as a key regional and global power. "President Obama developed a...
  • Japan slips past Spain
    GLASGOW, Scotland -- Japan forward Yuki Otsu scored in the first half in a 1-0 win over 10-man Spain on Thursday in men's Olympic soccer, hurting the Spaniards' chances of winning a gold medal. Otsu broke away from his marker during a corner kick and tapped a shot past goalkeeper David de Ge ...
  • Pennsylvania's smoking law effects debate ...
    Pennsylvania's no-smoking law has too many loopholes that should be eliminated to protect more workers from the dangers of second-hand smoke, leaders of anti-tobacco groups told state legislators at a hearing in Pittsburgh Thursday. Members of the House Democratic Policy Committee were ...
  • Barack Obama a Muslim: the myth that pers ...
    MORE than one in three conservative Republican voters still thinks US President Barack Obama is a Muslim, nearly four years after he won power, according to a new survey. “The number of Americans who say Obama is a Muslim is up since 2008, similar to 2010,” said Greg Smith, a sen ...
  • Senegal pulls soccer shocker vs. Great Br ...
    By Associated Press Comments Senegal's Moussa Konate celebrates after scoring the tying goal against Great Britain. The game ended 1-1. (Jon Super/Associated Press) Manchester, Englandâ Moussa Konate scored late in the second half to lift Senegal to a 1-1 tie against host Britain in Olympic ...

no frakking consensus

Anna's News

  • 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 ...
  • Padmanabhaswamy Temple in Kerela - Richest in ...
    For the past one week, the Padmanabhaswamy Temple in Kerela has been in the news because of the huge wealth found in its secret crypts.The Padmanabhaswamy Temple is the most famous Lord Vishnu temple in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerela. It is bel ............ Submitted by Anna Smith to World  |& ...
  • South Sudan becomes an independent nation
    South Sudan has become the world's newest nation, the climax of a process made possible by the 2005 peace deal that ended a long and bloody civil war.Sudan's President Omar al-Bashir and UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon are among international dignitaries Submitted by Anna Smith to World   ...
  • News of the World staff shocked at closure
    Staff at the News of the World have reacted with shock to news that it will be closed after this Sunday's edition.The paper's political editor, David Wooding, said the closure came as a "bombshell". Submitted by Anna Smith to World  |   Note-it!  |   Add a Comment

Medical Marijuana

  • 7/26/12 - Medical Marijuana Dispensaries Banne ...
    medicalmarijuana.procon.org - Medical Marijuana Dispensaries Banned by Los Angeles City Council
  • 7/25/12 - Top 17 Hospitals' Positions on Medic ...
    medicalmarijuana.procon.org - Top 17 Hospitals' Positions on Medical Marijuana - Our chart shows the top 17 US hospitals according to US News and World Report along with their responses to our question "Should marijuana be a medical option?" Read statements from such hospitals as Johns Hopk ...
  • 7/25/12 - Olympic Games Tourism Brings Prostit ...
    prostitution.procon.org - Olympic Games Tourism Brings Prostitution, Human Trafficking Concerns to London
  • 7/25/12 - LA City Council Bans Medical Marijua ...
    medicalmarijuana.procon.org - LA City Council Bans Medical Marijuana Dispensaries in Unanimous Vote - 762 registered medical marijuana shops in Los Angeles (plus as many as 200 unregistered ones) will be given notice to shut down immediately after the City Council voted 14-0 in favor of the ban.
  • 7/25/12 - Candidate Speeches
    2012election.procon.org - Candidate Speeches - Read campaign speeches from Obama, Paul, Romney, and third party candidates from the Constitution Party (Virgil Goode), Green Party (Jill Stein), and Libertarian Party (Gary Johnson).

Truth About Our World

Gyrovague's Raves

  • Excessive Endurance Training Can Be Deadly
    Micah True, legendary ultra-marathoner, died suddenly while on a routine 12-mile training run March 27, 2012. The mythic Caballo Blanco in the best-selling book, Born to Run, True would run as far as 100 miles in a day. On autopsy his heart was enlarged and scarred; he died of a lethal arrhythmi ...
  • Exercise and the Brain
    The effects of exercise are different on memory as well as on the brain, depending on whether the exerciser is an adolescent or an adult. A gene has been identified which seems to mediate the degree to which exercise has a beneficial effect. This has implications for the potential use of exercis ...
  • TESTOSTERONE ON MY MIND …
    Simon Baron – Cohen This is a hormone that has fascinated me. It’s a small molecule that seems to be doing remarkable things. The variation we see in this hormone comes from a number of different sources. One of those sources is genes; many different genes can influence how much testostero ...
  • Origins of the Arts
    Sociobiologist E.O. Wilson on the evolution of culture Edward O. Wilson RICH AND SEEMINGLY BOUNDLESS as the creative arts seem to be, each is filtered through the narrow biological channels of human cognition. Our sensory world, what we can learn unaided about reality external to our bodies, is ...
  • Middle Age
    Evolution has given humans a huge advantage over most other animals David Bainbridge As a 42-year-old man born in England, I can expect to live for about another 38 years. In other words, I can no longer claim to be young. I am, without doubt, middle-aged. To some people that is a depressing rea ...

In Verbena | Royal Society

  • Lessons from across the pond?
    When it comes to scientific research, the US and UK are the world’s undisputed heavyweights (see Rising Above the Gathering Storm and The Scientific Century).  The US invests heavily in quality research, and the UK relies on its productivity and ability to punch well above its weight.  Both nati ...
  • Sowing the seed corn…
    Having worked in environment and sustainable development policy for the past couple of years, my recent foray into the world of science and innovation policy represents something of a paradigm shift. Thankfully, the GovNet Science & Innovation conference presented me with an opportune idiot’ ...
  • A timely contribution to a fractious debate
    For a nation that’s only drilled three shale gas wells, and only hydraulically fractured (‘fracked’) one of them, the UK is remarkably engaged in the shale gas debate. The reasons for this are manifold, but two seem particularly salient.  Firstly, the UK’s lone instance of fracking for shale gas ...
  • Science’s Olympic legacy
    Credit: johnthescone Earlier this week I attended a Parliamentary Links Day on the subject of Science and Sport.  As an armchair athlete and a bit of an equipment geek I was looking forward to fuelling my conviction that but for the will and resources I would currently be entering my pre-Olympic ...
  • Making an open enterprise work
    Calls for media, business or government transparency have never been so noisy or so widespread. The mantra “sunlight is the best of disinfectants” (usually attributed to US Supreme Court Justice Louis Brandeis) has been picked up as a cure for bad governance across the piece. But there is an err ...

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

  • Fans garner signatures in support of Kings XI ...
    CHANDIGARH - Dejected over the ouster of Kings XI Punjab (KXIP) from the Indian Premier League (IPL), fans of the team here have started a signature campaign to garner public support against the decision. They have constituted a group called Fans of Kings XI Punjab, consisting of students and ...
  • Even turtles and wasps need a little play time
    WASHINGTON - Watching kids and dogs play is not an alien sight. However, what about a turtle or even a wasp? Well, it seems they play, too. Gordon Burghardt, a psychology professor at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, has discovered that many animals-not just dogs, cats, and monkeys-need ...
  • Oz PM Gillard says trade union official?s 9/11 ...
    CANBERRA - Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard has dismissed as “stupid and wrong” a senior union official’s belief that the 9/11 attacks were a conspiracy, but refused to discipline him. Kevin Bracken, the president of the Victorian Trades Hall and secretary of the Mari ...
  • Turmeric boosts effect of chemo drug in head a ...
    WASHINGTON - Researchers with UCLA’s Jonsson Cancer Center have found that curcumin, the major component in the spice turmeric, when combined with the drug Cisplatin enhances the chemotherapy’s suppression of head and neck cancer cell growth. In India, women for years have been usi ...
  • Pakistan panel to review criminal case rulings ...
    ISLAMABAD - Pakistan is going to set up a commission that will allow people to file appeals on cases decided by courts since 1947, the year the country was born. Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani will announce the setting up of the commission which will review criminal cases and determine poss ...

TruthNews Australia

  • Free speech in Australia under threat - Part 1
    DISCLAIMER: This article is NOT an advertisement for "black salve", nor should it be construed as promoting the use of "black salve". We tend to believe that in Australia, despite excessive taxation, nanny state legislation, over-regulation and a spiralling cost of living, we at least have fre ...
  • World Roundup with George Georgios - Part 1
    Today we bring you a show which covers a wide range of stories from around the world, including news on all the latest annoying Nanny State measures which our listeners have come to expect from TNRA. Some topics covered include the introduction of high tech surveillance drones in Queensland, f ...
  • News roundup and an interview with Frank Legge
    NOTE: Due to major commitments, I am currently unable to remove ads from TNRA podcasts. I welcome any offers of assistance in this regard. In this week's show we begin with a roundup of breaking news within Australia and around the world. Some of the topics covered include Julian Assange's b ...
  • David Chandler and John Bursill address the fr ...
    Today John Bursill takes the helm as guest host. John is joined by two excellent guests who have become known within the 9/11 Truth Movement as two of it's most wise and reasonable voices. We warmly welcome Ken Jenkins in the first hour and David Chandler in the second. Also we are very lucky ...
  • The ancient pyramidal structure of human socie ...
    In today's show we come to grips with the psychology behind the power structure. What kind of people become "leaders" in the type of system in which we live? What are the traits that enhance a person's potential to move up the ladder in organisational hierarchies? My guests today are Dan Colli ...

Beacon

  • Uncovering Surprising Blooms in the Arctic
    A changing Arctic spells bad news for polar bears and other animals ©Michael Stephens Last summer I had the amazing opportunity to be on board the U.S. Coast Guard Icebreaker Healy, in partnership with N.A.S.A.’s ICESCAPE mission to study the effects of ocean acidification on phytoplankton co ...
  • New Report: Seafood Fraud in South Florida
    58% of samples from sushi vendors in South Florida were mislabeled ©Wikimedia Commons How would you feel if you found out the red snapper on your plate wasn’t red snapper at all, but instead something illegally fished or potentially unhealthy? A new Oceana study found that 31% of seafood we t ...
  • Victory in Spain! National Park Saved from Oil ...
    Many birds make their homes in the wetlands of Doñana National Park ©Wikimedia Commons We’re pleased to announce that the Spanish government has put an end to proposed oil industry development that would have threatened the Doñana National Park, a World Heritage Site, after campaigning by Oce ...
  • And the 2012 Ocean Heroes Are…
    James Hemphill and Captain Don Voss, our 2012 Ocean Heroes You’ve been waiting with bated breath to find out who this year’s Ocean Heroes are, and the time has finally come to announce our winners! We received over 400 fantastic nominations this year, and narrowed it down to six adult finali ...
  • Creature Feature: Seahorse
    Camouflaging in coral ©Wikimedia Commons Though you won’t see them saddled and ready to ride anytime soon, seahorses are pretty fascinating little sea creatures. Named for their resemblance to the horses that we’re used to seeing on land, the seahorse is one of the slowest moving fish in the ...

Civilian Military Intelligence Group

  • The V-173 Became The XF5U, Or Flying Flapjack. ...
          Charles Zimmerman was wondering why the entire plane could not be a wing. He was faced with drag problems at the tip end of small stubby wings created by high aspect wing ratio configuration. So he had the idea that by placing the propellers at the end of the fuselage, or at ...
  • Sherman Alexander Hemsley, United States Air F ...
      Sherman Alexander Hemsley (February 1, 1938 – July 24, 2012) was an actor who appeared in All In The Family, The Jeffersons, and did Voice Over work on animated features as well. He served for four years in the United States Air Force. He was 74.   Source: Wikipedia
  • The Absolutely, Utterly Amazing Paintings Of T ...
      I don’t know exactly where to start with Mark Lemon. He is a hybrid being, half artist/articulate historian – half Captain America. In 1978 Mark Lemon graduated the University of Georgia with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Graphic Design. A year later he swore out an oath to the flag and comm ...
  • The Amazing International Expressions Of Welco ...
        In 1969, just weeks before the launch of historic Apollo 11, NASA commissioned a silicon disc inscribed with the greetings from leaders across the world to be included in the launch payload of the Apollo 11. Below are some of the greetings. They are so hopeful and heartfelt, especi ...
  • The Apollo Goodwill Disc.
        I found this on Flickr and on Boingboing. The US flag that was planted on the moon was on a base that contained a silicon disc filled with information. A calling card as it were in case someone else ever came across us. It was designed to last thousands of years, perhaps after [...]

Taylor Marsh

  • Let the 2012 Olympic Games Begin
    NBC OLYMPICS is offering livestreaming coverage from the web or your mobile device for the first time in Olympic history. As for the political drama that’s been brought into the mix, because of Mitt Romney’s disastrous trip, Brits have now given him a nickname. He’s to be forev ...
  • The Case Against Obama From Paul Krugman
    Here’s a chart. It shows changes since the second quarter of 2009, which was both the bottom of the recession and the earliest point at which you can plausibly say that Obama had any influence on actual policy. …we’ve had a lot of cutbacks in government — mainly at the state and local leve ...
  • About That Churchill Bust
    The bust still in the White House. In the Residence. Outside the Treaty Room. – Fact Check: The Bust of Winston Churchill FALSE INFORMATION is once again being floated, this time Charles Krauthammer in the Washington Post. …On the contrary. Obama started his presidency by returning t ...
  • Mark Halperin Wins the ‘Joe Scarborough Award’
    FOR POLITICAL ANALYSIS that uses lies instead of facts or truth in order to push your own agenda, the Joe Scarborough Award goes to the insider of Beltway insiders, Mark Halperin. It’s named for the man whose most recent rhetorical lie had him linking autism to the Aurora shooting suspect, ...
  • Queer Talk: ‘Openly Gay,’ Sally Ride, Chick-Fi ...
    Joyce L. Arnold, Liberally Independent, Queer Talk, equality activist, writer. Being “out” is personal, and it’s political. And while there are obvious differences, I include the “out” heterosexual supporters of LGBT equality. Not long ago I shared a marriage equality story on Facebook, a straig ...

Hudson New York

  • Is Syria Falling into the Hands of Al-Qaeda?
    The "Arab Spring" in Syria, which began as a popular and non-violent uprising against Bashar Assad's regime, has been hijacked by Al-Qaeda and other radical Islamist organizations. In the past few weeks, thousands of bearded Muslim fundamentalists from
  • What the BBC Does Not Know
    The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) has once again displayed its unrelenting bias against the state of Israel. In conjunction with this summer's Olympics in London, it has posted a BBC Olympic website containing basic information about the
  • Wife of Ousted Chinese Politician Bo Xilai Cha ...
    In a report notable (or rather characteristic) for its lack of information and its utter incomprehensibility to all but the savviest of Sinologists, China's official Xinhua News Agency has reported en passant that the wife of ousted Chinese politician Bo
  • Erdogan: Turkey Would Strike PKK Fighters in Syria
    Speaking late last night on Turkey's Kanal 24, Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan warned that Ankara would not hesitate to strike at the PKK if it used Syrian territory to launch attacks on Turkish soil. "In the north, it (President Bashar
  • EU: Rigging the LIBOR Should be a Criminal Offense
    On Wednesday, it was widely reported, the European Commission called for the manipulation of the inter-bank LIBOR interest rates to be criminalized. "Keeping Libor artificially high or low is a scam," the European Commission Justice Commissioner and

Urban Survival

  • Words, Games
    How can America monetize the Olympics in London here at home?  Simple!  Make it part and parcel of the political silly season, which is just what the Mittster has done by wondering if the Brits are “ready” for such a … Continue reading →
  • Coping: The Coming Flood, Pt. 2
    There are going to be a lot of very disappointed Christians about, if – as some people are sensing – there comes a might meteor (bolide) impact from space that splashes all around the world and brings with it terrible … Continue reading →
  • Double-Talking Bankster
    While we wait for Greece to run out of money on August 20th, there’s no getting around it:  Banksters are getting (properly) scared.  So much so, that one of the engineers of mega banking, Sandy Weill of Citi, has come … Continue reading →
  • Coping: With the Coming Flood
    Not to freak people out but the I-ching Inbox has been brimming over with emails related to a coming flood – and it smacks of the kind of global coastal event stuff that Clif has been writing about since it … Continue reading →
  • Strange Mondays Dept.
      Here’s something that I’ve got to mention just because it’s an outlier statistically:  The stock market’s drop on Monday was the “8th Monday in a row that the market moved down. First time in a decade.” per a note … Continue reading →

Trends & Forecasts

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

  • Farm Bill Follies
    Franz Matzner, Associate Director of Government Affairs, Washington, D.C. Farm Bill Follies Backers of the House Agriculture Committee’s extremist Farm Bill are currently scrambling to push something through before August recess.   ...
  • New research raises alarming concerns about im ...
    Amy Mall, Senior Policy Analyst, Washington, D.C. A Ph.D. student in Applied Economics and Management at Cornell University recently released a research paper with results from her investigation into the health of newborn babies born ...
  • Are Mermaids in Chicago's Future?
    Josh Mogerman, Deputy Director, National Media, Chicago   Seen any mermaids in Lake Michigan? The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration took the odd step of announcing that there is no such thing as the mythical half-fish, half-human ...
  • EPA's water testing results in Dimock do not l ...
    Kate Sinding, Senior Attorney, New York City Earlier this week, EPA released the final round of results from its tests of drinking water wells in Dimock, PA - where state regulators have concluded that water supplies were contaminated with explosive ...
  • NRDC in the News 7/26: Details lacking in Delt ...
    NRDC News, NRDC News Team, NRDC Offices Worldwide Ann Notthoff was concerned about the lack of detail in the Bay Delta Conservation Plan to reconfigure California’s water system in The New York Times… Kate Poole echoed Ann’s ...

Injustice Everywhere

  • National Police Misconduct NewsFeed Daily Reca ...
    Here are the 10 stories of police misconduct tracked for Wednesday, June 25, 2012: Update: Chicago, IL: The police officer accused of beating a 19-year-old while he was handcuffed was found guilty of aggravated battery and official misconduct. The incident … Continue reading →Nationa ...
  • National Police Misconduct NewsFeed Daily Reca ...
    Here are the 7 reports of police misconduct tracked for Tuesday, July 24, 2012: Memphis, Tennessee: An officer was charged with driving while intoxicated after he was involved in a crash. bit.ly/NIq5NC Paso Robles, California: A woman is suing the … Continue reading →National Police ...
  • National Police Misconduct Newsfeed Daily Reca ...
    Here are the 10 reports of police misconduct tracked for Saturday, July 21 to Monday, July 23, 2012: Las Vegas, Nevada: A police officer was sentenced to a three-year deferred sentence and has to pay a $3000 fine for felony … Continue reading →National Police Misconduct Newsfeed Dail ...
  • National Police Misconduct Newsfeed Daily Reca ...
    Here are the 12 reports of police misconduct tracked for Friday, July 20, 2012: Poland, Pennsylvania: A man who was involved in a police chase after officers tried to pull him over for speeding and a broken tail light died … Continue reading →National Police Misconduct Newsfeed Daily ...
  • Anaheim Shooting Brings Protests, Which, In Tu ...
    From the Washington Post: As officers were investigating what happened at the scene, Dunn said an angry group of people began yelling and throwing bottles at them. He said that as officers detained several people, the crowd advanced on the … Continue reading →Anaheim Shooting Brings ...

Total Collapse

  • Drink juice not Coke
    President Hugo Chávez has urged Venezuelans to drink fruit juice produced by a state-run company rather than Coca-Cola or Pepsi. He says people should buy Uvita, a grape juice made by Corpozulia as a means of increasing the consumption of Venezuelan-made products instead of buying sugary sodas m ...
  • Syrian rebels threaten to attack Russian naval ...
    Syrian rebels have threatened to attack Russia’s naval base at the port of Tartous if Moscow continues to supply weapons to President Bashar al-Assad’s regime. “We have a warning for the Russian forces: if they will send any more weapons that kill our families and the Syrian pe ...
  • 90% chance Greece will leave eurozone
    The chance of Greece leaving the euro in the next year has raised to 90 per cent from the previous 50 per cent says America’s Citigroup. Greece will drop out of the eurozone and reinstate the drachma in the next 12-18 months, according to a report published on Thursday. Citi economists had previ ...
  • Economic Crises Set Stage for World War II
    The Illuminati set the stage for WW2 from 1925 -1931 with a program of economic warfare. The program was designed to destroy the world economic system beyond repair.  It included two seismic events – the Wall Street crash of 1929 and the British gold default in 1931. The Bank of England wa ...
  • Some Real Estate Agents Will Go To Crazy Extre ...
    The real estate market has never fully recovered since the economy collapsed in 2008, and after four years real estate agents are still pulling out all of their tricks to try and sell a property. We’ve noticed the past year, agents are going to extreme measures to try and market their home ...

Daily Dose

  • TNW’s Daily Dose – Facebook’ ...
    Facebook’s stock crumbles after hours of its first quarterly earnings. Twitter revokes some API access to Instagram. Nope, that Surface tablet won’t cost $1,000. You can catch The Daily Dose...
  • TNW’s Daily Dose – Mountain Lion l ...
    Apple’s OS X Mountain Lion upgrade hits the Mac App Store, Kickstarter hit, the Pebble smartwatch misses its target launch date, and Twitter will let us download all out old...
  • TNW’s Daily Dose – New tools for F ...
    Facebook adds new features for Page admins, court bans the Samsung Galaxy Tab 7.7 in the EU, and iPhones account for 73% AT&T’s smartphone sales in the past quarter. You...
  • TNW’s Daily Dose – Amazon’s ...
    Google acquires Sparrow for the Gmail team. Apple’s iPad launches in China, without chaos. Kayak becomes a billion-dollar company on its second day of trading. You can catch The Daily...
  • TNW’s Daily Dose – Sparrow goes to ...
    Google acquires Sparrow for the Gmail team. Apple’s iPad launches in China, without chaos. Kayak becomes a billion-dollar company on its second day of trading. You can catch The Daily...

Beyond Zero Emissions

  • Laggard to Leader launches - Melbourne, Sydney ...
    Are you sick of hearing? Australia is only a small part of the climate problem We shouldn’t act before the rest of the world Our actions won’t make a difference, anyway BZE’s new report, Laggard to Leader, will challenge these excuses, expose the true extent of Australia’s contribution to the ...
  • Laggard to Leader - Report Launch Melbourne Sy ...
        Are you sick of hearing? Australia is only a small part of the climate problem We shouldn’t act before the rest of the world Our actions won’t make a difference, anyway BZE’s new report, Laggard to Leader, will challenge these excuses, expose the true extent of Australia’s ...
  • Germany’s solar panels would provide 25% of Au ...
    If you took all the solar panels in Germany and put them in Australia, they would supply a quarter of our electricity demand. In the first six months of 2012, 4.5% of total electricity demand in Germany was met by solar power. Put ...
  • Half-price Stationary Energy Plans now on sale
    Beyond Zero Emissions' award-winning Zero Carbon Australia Stationary Energy Plan is now on sale for $15 + postage. That's 50% off! Perfect for showing your friends, family and workmates how Australia can get to 100% renewable energy within a decade. To order your copy email our General Manager ...
  • Solar Thermal Models Built
    Another four of our famous solar thermal models have been built in NSW, thanks to the efforts of Beyond Zero Emissions volunteers, the Paramatta Climate Action Network, and the Granville Men’s Shed. The models are of a concentrated solar thermal plant with a molten salt storage (CST+) power stat ...

Monga Bay ( News )

  • First pictures of newly discovered monkey in C ...
    Researchers have published the first evidence that a recently discovered monkey ranges into China, releasing pictures of the Rhinopithecus strykeri snub-nosed monkey in its natural habitat in Yunnan province. The photos are published in the current issue of the American Journal of Primatology.
  • Scientists discover 'Grand Canyon' of Antarcti ...
    British researchers have discovered a one mile deep rift valley hidden beneath the icy surface of West Antarctica, according to research published this week in Nature. The canyon may be hastening ice loss in the region.
  • APP's new 'sustainability roadmap' won't spare ...
    Asia Pulp & Paper's new sustainability commitment represents a scaling back of earlier environmental pledges and does not offer new protection for natural forests in Sumatra, alleges a new report from Eyes on the Forest, a coalition of green groups based in Riau, Sumatra.
  • Brazil decree opens tribal lands to mining, da ...
    A directive signed Monday by Brazil’s Solicitor-General could hamper the efforts of indigenous tribes to win government recognition of their traditional lands, reports Survival International, a human rights group focused on native peoples. The directive 'opens up all indigenous areas to mi ...
  • Dozens of elephants massacred in Chad
    Poachers killed at least 30 elephants in southwestern Chad during the early hours of Tuesday, July 24. During the night, Stephanie Vergniault, president of the organization SOS Elephants, described on her Facebook page how a group of armed horsemen chased a herd of elephants with “war weap ...

Sierra Express

  • Happy Birthday N’gardi Lahai!
    Happy Birthday treat goes to you N’gardi Lahai (in photo), the charismatic, agile and prudent Advertising Manager of Sierra Express Media and of 9 Eku Lane, off Aberdeen Ferry Road, Freetown. Today have a special binge as you celebrate your natal day. What wishes of prosperity, if treasure is th ...
  • Politics dishes out more PhDs
    The rampant awarding of certificates especially the Pull Him Down type, otherwise referred to locally as PhDs is becoming too alarming in Sierra Leone motivated largely by gross greed, selfishness, inconsideration, narrow-mindedness – the world needs to know, – have completely overco ...
  • FA Endorses Kailahun for Elective Congress
    The FA Executive Committee has finally endorsed Kailahun District to be the host venue for the August 23-25, 2012 elective congress. This pronouncement was made last week by the FA President, Nahim Khadi at the football Academy, Kingtom. According to the Executive Committee of the FA, Maya Stanl ...
  • Quickfix looks to open factory in Sierra Leone ...
    Potholes cause accidents. They deter and slow traffic; present a poor image; injure travellers; limit access; disrupt business; damage vehicles; create congestion; harm the local economy; and only get worse! But now there is a simple, fast and inexpensive answer: QUIKFIX INSTANT ROAD REPAIR. Qui ...
  • Court Fines NEC Defaulters
    Four accused persons pleaded guilty in court on Thursday July 26, over allegations of double registration during the just concluded Biometric Voter Registration (BVR) process, before Magistrate Komba Kamanda of Court No 2. The four were slammed a count charge of knowingly seeking and obtaining r ...

Dairy Industry - NZ Herald

  • Wilson to head Fonterra
    Fonterra says John Wilson has been selected by the board to take over as chairman when Sir Henry van der Heyden steps down from the role in December.The appointment will be put to members of the co-operative at its annual meeting,...
  • John Wilson named new Fonterra chairman
    Fonterra, the world's biggest exporter of dairy products, has named long-serving director John Wilson as its next chairman, replacing Henry van der Heyden.Wilson, a director of the Auckland-based company since 2003, will take up...
  • NZ exports lose value in June quarter
    The value of New Zealand's exported goods has fallen in the second quarter of 2012, led by a drop in dairy export revenue, according to figures out today.
  • Fonterra dividends bill passes final reading
    A contentious bill allowing private investors to earn dividends from dairy industry giant Fonterra passed its final reading in Parliament last night.Fonterra is New Zealand's largest company valued at between $12 billion and $14...
  • Primary sector revenue dips
    A solid season for production in the dairy and meat sectors was not enough to prevent a fall in overall primary sector earnings in the first quarter of 2012, according to figures out today. The Ministry for Primary Industries today...

Hit & Run | Reason

  • Seattle May Spend Millions Teaching Police Off ...
    Today, Seattle city leaders and the Department of Justice came together to announce a plan to try to end a pattern of abusive police behavior that resulted in a federal investigation (pdf). Via the Seattle Times: Years of friction between police and minority communities — many ...
  • U.N. Gun Treaty Not Looking as Restrictive as ...
    The United Nations has been working on a new small arms treaty this month and now a draft text is emerging. And though the president shows a misunderstanding of the second amendment and doesn’t appear much of a gun rights defender to anyone, in the negotiations for the treaty, it w ...
  • Scott Shackford on Political Efforts to Ban Ch ...
    Supporters of gay marriage have been drawing media attention to the Christian conservative values of Chick-fil-A’s leadership and calling for boycotts. That’s all well and good in our freedom-loving consumer culture. But what happens when politicians say they will use their power to b ...
  • No-Fly List Challenge Proceeds, Bloomberg Balk ...
    A lawsuit against the federal government's mysterious no-fly list, brought by the ACLU on behalf of 15 blacklisted would-be travelers, can proceed, says the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals. A lower court had tossed the case last year, saying it had no jurisdiction over the matter ...
  • Reason Writers Around Town: Shikha Dalmia on W ...
    Reason Foundation Shikha Dalmia reports from London on the eve of the 30th summer Olympics that the most striking thing about the games is the complete lack of buzz. There is more excitement in a geriatric bingo parlor than on the streets of London. She notes, in her column at The Dai ...

Mercury Rising

  • Friday Cat Blogging
  • Mexico in the interregnum
    “Your bullets cannot kill my hope.” (Image from @FabioLA_Grinch) The activity on #YoSoy132 is impressive. There is a march against Televisa Chapultepec, with the authorities putting up perhaps 100 officers. AMLO is proposing an interim president, and the PRI is accusing him of trying ...
  • R.I.P. Alexander Cockburn
    Never read Counterpunch much, but Cockburn was an actual journalist, as opposed to most of the people calling themselves that nowadays. His niece, Laura Flanders, has been one of the best voices in new media. The Guardian. Jeffrey St. Clair at Counterpunch. Cockburn at the Voice by Sylvia Plachy.
  • Thank your Democratic Senators
    They actually did something useful.
  • Meet your new overlords
    Paul Barrett, BusinessWeek: Rove’s position is that a SuperPac of a few dozen billionaires deserves to have its donor base protected to the same degree that a grassroots organization like the NAACP does. Ezra Klein: According to Harvard law professor Lawrence Lessig, only 0.26 percent of A ...

Reality Sandwich

  • The Big Dub Candy Mountain
      This August 9-12, the Big Dub Candy Mountain festival will bring you three days of electronic music from multiple stages, a whole host of theme camps, workshops, seminars and various parties. The festival is happening at the Four Quarters Farm in Artemas, PA from August 9 -12. Check ou ...
  • Sex in the News
    In this week's Sex in the News: No-orgasm sex is saving marriages, Yahoo hires a pregnant CEO and the world wails, the Olympic Village gets set to screw, man with large penis is given a hard time at San Francisco Airport, while another woman visits the Statue of Liberty to declare her love. ...
  • The Stan Grof Incident
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  • Tranformational Festivals
    Jeet Kei Leung (a.k.a. DJ Mazeguider) delivers an enthusiastic TED talk about a remarkable, and relatively new, global cultural phenomenon, which he calls “Transformational Festival” culture.  In his talk at TEDx Vancouver, Jeet Kei takes audience members on a galactic class “lightship” in ord ...
  • Evolver Spores: Day of Action
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Desertification

  • Record Aid Shortfall Abandons Millions to Thei ...
    Global funding for humanitarian aid interventions saw the biggest shortfalls in 10 years in 2011, according to a new report, raising questions about the international community’s ability to meet a 20-percent greater need for 2012 driven by drought and conflict. The launch of the 2012 Global Huma ...
  • Crops Failing as U.S. Simmers in Record Heat Wave
    The United States is suffering one of its most severe droughts in decades, leading to both widespread crop failures and increased public concern about the impacts of climate change. According to a new report from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Climatic Data Center, th ...
  • China Battles Desertification
    As scientists increasingly label desertification as one of the most burning challenges facing the world today, a small village in China’s semi-arid Northeastern region of Inner Mongolia is fighting back. Chifeng City’s dry climate and sparse vegetation have given way to severe surface erosion an ...
  • RIO+20: Promised Green Economy Was a Fake, Say ...
    When the Rio+20 summit on sustainable development ended Friday, there were winners and losers – mostly losers. The United Nations and the host country Brazil – along with big business – put a positive spin on the outcome of the conference, a follow-up to the 1992 Earth Summit. It was another his ...
  • Rio Outcome Bleak With No New Funding*
    Amidst recrimination, anger and charges of “strong arm tactics”, negotiators eventually endorsed a global plan of action for sustainable development following marathon sessions lasting over six weary days. A proposal for a 30-billion-dollar global fund for sustainable development – initiated by ...

Blogging Canadians

  • Prince William, Kate Middleton: More Than $80, ...
    The average British working household income is less than $40,000 U.S. That is why I have no use for those who are so privileged by birth. It is sickening. Probably Kate and William rented the whole airplane. Read more here. Kate Middleton: The gold-digger. Interesting video.
  • Canada Day and #DenounceHarper
    “#DenounceHarper is trending on Twitter in Canada, just behind #HappyCanadaDay. Users are using the hashtag to voice dissatisfaction with the Harper government, or just the man himself.” Read more about #DenounceHarper
  • TVO's The Agenda: The New McCarthyism
    There is no worse cancer in a free society than the thuggish impulse to equate dissent as disloyalty... The greatest patriot is the person with the courage to be the lone voice in the crowd crying out that the Emperor has no clothes. The test of our society's democratic nature is our instinct ...
  • Harper's Canada Day message loudly booed at Ja ...
  • U.S. Healthcare Legislation
    Fuxs News’ take on the decision by the U.S. Supreme Court on Healthcare. Repugs are apparently very upset by the decision. Repugs spin machine is going hard at it. Sarah Palin gives her gyrations. “Obama lies, freedom dies” Sarah Palin. Watch the latest video at Press TV - Middle East
    • Damascus calm, clashes in Homs, Aleppo
      Syrian security forces and armed gangs are currently fighting in some parts of Syria, while calm has been restored in Damascus, Press TV reports.
    • Syrian forces, rebels clash in Homs
      Clashes have erupted between Syrian security forces and armed groups fighting against the government of President Bashar al-Assad in the restive western city of Homs.
    • Syrian forces clear capital district
      Syrian troops have regained control of the capital’s Hajar al-Aswad district, clearing the area of armed groups fighting against the government, Syrian army sources said.
    • Yemenis rally against US meddling
      Yemenis have staged an anti-US demonstration in the northern city of Sa'ada to protest against Washington’s interference in their country’s internal affairs.
    • Secret Turkey base equips Syrian rebels
      Turkey has set up a secret base near the Syrian border to send military and communications supplies to armed groups fighting against the government of President Bashar al-Assad.

    CUNY SPS Community Blog

    • Reflections on Project Rwanda
      For the past three years, faculty and students in the M.A. in Applied Theatre program at CUNY’s School of Professional Studies have traveled to Rwanda to implement the project “Drama and Theatre Education in Schools for Reconciliation and Development in Rwanda.” The twin goals of Project R ...
    • Are We Becoming Flattened by Technology?
      Are you an optimist or pessimist? There’s only one way to find out. I find it amazing that so much has progressed in our society—medical, education, economics, and even in technology.  The experience I’ve had thus far has surprisingly helped me.  I say surprisingly because with knowl ...
    • Five Questions for Our 1000th Facebook Fan
      We recently surpassed 1000 “likes” on our Facebook page, so to commemorate this milestone we asked our 1000th fan, Susan Punturieri, to tell us a little about herself. How did you learn about SPS? A co-worker referred the program to me. She said she really enjoyed it. I was looking i ...
    • SPS Governing Council Representative Nominatio ...
      We are accepting nominations for students to join the School of Professional Studies Governing Council.  The Governing Council considers proposals for new courses, degrees, certificates and programs that will be offered by the School.  Two students and an alternate are needed to serve on the Cou ...
    • Follow-Back: The Power of Twitter
      Twitter, a social micro-blogging website has burst onto the scene and become embedded into the fabric of society and more importantly has become one of society’s methods of staying ‘in touch.’ Twitter has attracted users from all walks of life, be they mainstream corporations, governmental organ ...

    Dissident Voice

    • Veterans For Peace Supports U.N. Committee in ...
      Leah Bolger, President of Veterans For Peace, applauded a United Nations Committee this week for raising concerns about the recruitment of children into the U.S. military, the U.S. killing of children in Afghanistan, the U.S. detention and torture of children labeled “combatants,” an ...
    • The Dawn of Medicare
      A highly risible tactic of the Tea Partyers in the United States has been criticism of president Barack Obama as a “socialist”1 (insulting to Obama but more so to socialists), particularly since he attempted to reform a medical care system in a country where over 50 million were without medical ...
    • Hope is for the Lazy: The Challenge of Our Dea ...
      In 2005, I preached on the ecological crisis in a sermon I titled “Hope is for the Weak: The Challenge of a Broken World.”  Looking back, I realize that I had been far too upbeat and optimistic, probably trying too hard to be liked. Today I want to correct that. Hence, my updated title: “Hope [...]
    • Inflation of the University Degree
      Catch 22s Well it seems now that college graduates are up in arms about the student loan payments that they will have to make after graduation, and while Congress and the President have taken the necessary measures to keep student loan rates from increasing, college graduates still must confront ...
    • After The Fireworks Have Faded
      On July 4, the people of the U.S. marked the passing of another year’s perfunctory Independence Day festivities. The date, also, was occasioned by the formal announcement from physicists at CERN (European Organization for Nuclear Research) that, according to the banner headline at CERN&#82 ...

    Destructionist

    • Spanish Jobless Rate Hits 24.6 Percent: (nearl ...
      Spanish unemployment hit its highest level in the second quarter since the country's return to democracy in the mid-1970s, as firms shed more staff, driven by fears of prolonged recession and a crisis of confidence among consumers. [That's nearly 1 out of every 4 people in Spain.] The jobles ...
    • Monsanto sued for underpaying workers
      Seven migrant workers from the state of Texas are suing Monsanto after they say the massive biotech corporation failed to keep their promise. The plaintiffs argue that they were promised free housing and kitchen access for their families in exchange for working on a hybrid corn seed project in t ...
    • Eerie Coincidence: Colorado University Had Ide ...
      A Colorado university just 16 miles away from the site of Friday morning’s deadly ‘Batman’ massacre staged an identical exercise the very same day in which students were trained how to react to a gunman firing at people in a movie theater. In another shocking coincidence, a trailer that prece ...
    • Eerie Coincidence: Colorado University Had Ide ...
      A Colorado university just 16 miles away from the site of Friday morning’s deadly ‘Batman’ massacre staged an identical exercise the very same day in which students were trained how to react to a gunman firing at people in a movie theater. In another shocking coincidence, a trailer that prece ...
    • Fukushima contractor forced workers to fake ra ...
      A company charged with decontaminating the devastated Fukushima Nuclear Power Plant encouraged its workers to falsely lower their radiation dosimeter readings by covering the devices with lead, according to a leaked tape of an internal meeting. Nuclear plant workers are not allowed to be expose ...

    Yeti Betty

    • Earthquake Prediction - Prediksi Gempa - Lindo ...
      Recent Earthquake Lists Area Of Higher Earthquake Danger! If You Can See Your Lands, It Is Under The Moon - Beware of Earthquakes. If it is in Sunlight Aswell Be Doubly Aware.. Eclipse Times Eclipses don't always mean earthquakes in the same way as getting run over by a Mack ...
    • Opera Low (zero) Kb (x6 million)
      O My Opera          Self Help          Community          Opera ISN'T IT TIME OPERA RELEASED THEIR OWN FONT!! ...
    • Educating Pita - Alan's Psychadelic BreakFasts
      I'll endeavour to keep a daily record of my simple inexpensive vegetarian eats here - just to answer the ever present carnivore's question: "What do you find to eat?"... ...
    • Help Yourself, it's all free...
      Best Viewed With:  Welcome Looking back at a previous blog of mine about earthquakes, a fair proportion of it turned out to be about common sense life tips. I've been through almost everything a life can throw at a person, and hopefully outlining a few useful things may help som ...
    • Website SEO Help
       B  Warning! As the web reaches into nearly every little village on the planet, the number of websites are currently expanding, and the number of people needing help are providing a tasty pool of minnows to the ever circling sharks. From blatant extorionism with threatening phonecall ...

      IPS - Inter Press Services

    • Punish Those Carrying Out FGM, Say Côte d&#821 ...
      Nine women in the northern Côte d’Ivoire town of Katiola have been convicted for carrying out female genital mutilation – the first time that a 1998 law banning FGM has been applied. The women were found guilty of excising thirty girls aged between 10 and 15 in February. They were each sen ...
    • Orange Shadow Over Olympics
      Agent Orange (AO), often called the ‘last legacy’ of the United States war in Vietnam (1955-1975), has popped up again thanks to its manufacturer Dow Chemical’s controversial sponsorship of the Olympic Games. Vietnam is not boycotting the games but has made an official protest to the Internation ...
    • Africa Must Earn Its Climate Change Adaptation ...
      With the United Nations Climate Change Conference less than four months away, African countries need to present convincing arguments and successful adaptation projects to attract competitive funding for adjusting to changes in global weather patterns, climate finance experts say. “Africa n ...
    • President’s Death Could Drive National Unity i ...
      The death of President John Atta Mills will have a sobering effect on national politics in the months leading up to Ghana’s December 2012 election, according to the Executive Secretary of the West Africa Network for Peace, Emmanuel Bombandey. He said the event will likely quell the inter-party a ...
    • Banksters Hijack Microfinance
      For several decades, microcredit presented itself as a magical and benign financial tool for the poorest people in the world, who were otherwise completely excluded from conventional commercial banking services, to secure easy access to loans in order to set up their own businesses and live a di ...

    My AntiWar

    CASMII - Campaign against Sanctions and Military Intervention in Iran

    • Iran and the Time of "Last Resort" Ponce in th ...
      Summary: In early July, the United States Navy moved a converted transport ship, USS Ponce, into the Persian Gulf to its temporary home off Bahrain’s waters. The Ponce is a floating forward base for military operations in the region. source: Counterpunch.orgread more
    • Israel Pins Bombing on Hezbollah to Get EU Ter ...
      Summary: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s claim Sunday of absolutely reliable intelligence linking Hezbollah to the bombing in Burgas, Bulgaria last week was apparently aimed at supporting his government’s determination to get the EU to declare Hezbollah a terrorist organisation. ...
    • Iran’s Strategy in the Strait of Hormuz
      Summary: As a consequence of the failure of the latest negotiations over Iran’s nuclear program, the European Union ban on the importation of Iranian oil took effect on July 1, 2012, and closure of the Strait of Hormuz by Iran became an issue again. This has provoked the following question: ...
    • AC/DC "Thunderstruck" malware strikes Iran nuc ...
      Summary: As marketers, PR specialists and psychologists have long known, people have a tendency to believe a claim is true, simply because it is repeated often. People confuse truth with familiarity. In fact, the less they pay attention to the claims, the more likely they are to believe them ...
    • Al-Qaeda emerges as Bulgaria bomb suspect
      Summary: As the Israeli government seizes on last week's suicide bombing of a bus carrying Israeli tourists in Bulgaria as an opportunity to discredit Iran and Hezbollah, the on-going investigation in Bulgaria is increasingly pointing the finger at a different culprit - al-Qaeda. source: ...

    The Daily Galaxy

    • Massive Stars Found to Orbit a Partner --New D ...
      An international team of researchers from the USA and Europe including from the University of Bonn under the direction of Dr. Hugues Sana at the University of Amsterdam has discovered that the most massive stars in the universe don't spend...
    • Image of the Day: Stratospheric! -- "Extreme S ...
      Extreme skydiver, Felix Baumgartner, begins a freefall of 29,455 metres in a test jump for the Red Bull Stratos Project thatlasted 3 minutes and 48 seconds at speeds reaching 862 kilometers per hour, with a 10 minute and 36 second...
    • NASA's August 5th Mars Landing --Will Launch t ...
      "Gale Crater and its mountain will tell this intriguing story," says Matthew Golombek, Mars Exploration Program Landing Site Scientist from JPL. "The layers there chronicle Mars' environmental history." In the gentle slopes around the mountain, Curiosity will prospect for organic...
    • NASA Researchers Discover the Origin of a Majo ...
      Researchers analyzing meteorite fragments that fell on a frozen lake in Canada have developed an explanation for the origin of life's "handedness" – why living things only use molecules with specific orientations. The work also gave the strongest evidence to...
    • Image of the Day: 1st Ever Comet Storm Observed
      For the first time ever, evidence of a comet storm comes from NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope, whose infrared detectors picked up indications that comets were recently torn to shreds after colliding with a rocky body.. Eta Corvi is the right...

    Natural News

    • Were the Batman murders a covert op?
      The obvious way to begin an investigation is to look at the event itself for any obvious contradictions or unexplained details. For example, in the Batman murders, we have two witnesses who were in the theater and implied there were accomplices. One witness, Corbin...
    • Mark McAfee explains last night's bounty hunte ...
      Following the mysterious arrest / seizure of James Stewart, the 65-year-old "raw milk man" in California, questions immediately surfaced about why the bounty hunters were sent after him, who set up the bounty hunters to find him, and why was James mentioning Mark McAfee...
    • Popular MS drugs don't prevent disability, res ...
      How does a drug manage to become so popular with the medical community, yet turn out to be ineffective at achieving the treatment objectives it was prescribed to achieve? How do such drugs get past clinical trials if they don't do what they're supposed to do? Those...
    • Understanding the war between nicotine and dop ...
      Every smoker and ex-smoker knows that nicotine is the major culprit of the smoking addiction. In addition, they may even know that cigarette manufacturers use ammonia to free-base nicotine in order to boost it's addictive hook up to 35 times. Yet, scarce is the man or...
    • Brew up a bounty of healthful benefit with coffee
      A surprising trend is cropping up among the general population: drinking coffee as a powerful health promoting beverage. Not only does coffee help to boost energy and clarify the mind, research has shown it to be an important source of antioxidants. To maximize the benefit...

    Threat Level

    • This Cute Chat Site Could Save Your Life And H ...
      Nadim Kobeissi just wanted to make encrypted chat as easy as can be to help dissidents, but along the way he ran into deep skepticism from the tech community and nasty browser "features." But now that's he's launched version one of Crypto.cat to a warm tech reception, he says he's getting stoppe ...
    • Kids Can Open Gun Safes With Straws and Paper ...
      Is a plastic drinking straw from McDonald’s the only thing keeping a thief, or worse a child, from accessing the loaded weapon in your closet safe? That's apparently the case with one brand of personal safes that a team of researchers will be cracking at DefCon on Friday, along with several othe ...
    • DefCon 20 Badges, the Big Reveal: A Secret Soc ...
      Now in its 20th year, Def Con has become known for its cool badges, but this year's versions include multi-core processors, crypto challenges and easter eggs galore that make the Raspberry Pi look like a kid's toy.
    • Air Traffic Controllers Pick the Wrong Week to ...
      Vulnerabilities in a new air traffic control system, set to replace radar over the next decade, has serious security vulnerabilities says a researcher.
    • The Things They Stored: Malte Spitz Delivers a ...
      A German politician sued T-Mobile to see what data it was storing about his use of a mobile phone and the answers he got led straight to questions about how to preserve privacy and prevent tyranny in the digital age.

    PERRspectives : Blog

    • How the U.S. Government Helped Mitt Romney Bui ...
      At events across the country, Mitt Romney's presidential campaign is trying to convince voters that small business owners in fact build the roads and bridges they use every day. Unfortunately, Romney's "We Did Build It" gatherings have hit some potholes, with many participants revealed to be th ...
    • Romney Redeploys Bush's "Hollow Military" Frau ...
      Before departing on his trip to tout America's Anglo-Saxon heritage in the UK, Poland and Israel, Mitt Romney used an address to the Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) to deliver a blistering attack on President Obama. Blistering and, of course, duplicitous. Romney accused President Obama of "mass ...
    • Romney Doubly Embarrassed by Carr Talk
      When it comes to touting bogus presidential endorsements by foreign leaders, candidate George W. Bush is in a class by himself. But while Governor Bush was (easily) duped by a Canadian comedy show into proudly accepting the backing of mythical Prime Minister Jean Poutine, Mitt Romney's misrepre ...
    • Foreign Policy Extraordinarily Foreign to Romney
      On Wednesday, Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney will kick-off a six day swing through the UK, Israel and Poland. Like any challenger, Romney wants to burnish his foreign policy credentials while pandering to key voting blocs back home. But for the former Massachusetts governor, those ...
    • Dude, Where's My $10 Trillion?
      With the year-end expiration of the Bush tax cuts and the looming "sequestration" of $1.2 trillion they agreed to during their debt ceiling hostage-taking last summer, the message from Republican leaders is the same as it ever was. Taxes (especially for the rich) must not go up, defense spendin ...

    Blackspot News Feed

    • Rev. Canon Byamugisha Makes History as 1st Afr ...
      We're joined from the International AIDS Conference in Washington, D.C., by Rev. Canon Gideon Byamugisha. A prominent church leader in Uganda, in 1992 he became the first African religious leader to openly declare his HIV-positive status. He has since devoted his life to an AIDS ministry that wo ...
    • The Berlin Patient: Timothy Ray Brown Speaks O ...
      As researchers continue to look for a possible cure for HIV-AIDS, we turn to the remarkable story of Timothy Ray Brown, known in the medical world as the "Berlin Patient." He is the first person believed to have been cured of HIV. "I was diagnosed in 1995 with HIV and I was scared to death becau ...
    • Stephen Lewis: As World Spends Trillions on Wa ...
      The world’s largest international AIDS conference concludes today in Washington, D.C. It was the first time in 22 years that the United States hosted the conference due to the Obama administration’s reversal of a two-decade ban that prevented people infected with HIV from entering the country. W ...
    • Georgia Prisonersâ Hunger Strike at Critical Stage
      Bruce Dixon: Hunger strike follows brutal crackdown on prisoners who protested intolerable conditions
    • Headlines for July 27, 2012
      Syrian Forces, Rebels Clash in Aleppo; U.S. Fears "Massacre", Severe U.S. Thunderstorms Threatening Ozone Layer, Arms Treaty Talks Continue at U.N. Before Deadline, Aurora Victim Laid to Rest; School Denies Report Package Arrived before Shooting, Thousands Protest Mexican TV Station for Alleged ...

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    TruthOut

    • Congress Must Debate the Libya War
      The US is now at war in a third Muslim country, according to the "official tally" (that is, counting Iraq, Afghanistan and Libya, but not Pakistan or Yemen, for example.) But Congress has never authorized or debated the US military intervention in Libya. (A sharply disputed claim holds ...
    • News in Brief: Daniel Ellsberg, Col. Ann Wrigh ...
      Daniel Ellsberg, Col. Ann Wright Among 30 Arrested for Protesting Against Abuse of Bradley Manningread more
    • In This Nuclear World, What Is the Meaning of ...
      In a nuclear crisis, life becomes a nightmare for those people trying to make sense of the uncertainties. Imaginably, the questions are endless. Radiation is invisible, how do you know when you are in danger? How long will this danger persist? How can you reduce the hazard to yourself and famil ...
    • Richard D. Wolff: "Personal Debts" (Video)
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    • Charmed Into Battle: How a Volunteering Vacati ...
      About to turn thirty, Conor Grennan planned a year-long trip around the world. He started his trip with a three-month stint volunteering in the Little Princes Orphanage in war-torn Nepal. What was supposed to be just a three-month experience changed Conor's life, and the lives of countless other ...

    Planetsave

    • “The Republicans Are the Problem,” Centrist, o ...
        If you follow the Washington Post, or are a political junkie, perhaps you’ve already seen this story, but if you haven’t, it’s a must read. A couple of moderate, centrist, or even conservative political scientists recently tore into the extremist Republican leadership of ...
    • Distant Solar System Found That Is Very Simila ...
        The configuration of our solar system is remarkably ordered — the eight planets orbit the sun in tight circles within the same sprawling plane. Most of the exoplanets that have been discovered so far follow orbits that are much more erratic. But, now, the first exoplanetary system w ...
    • New Wind Turbine for City or Country
        At Keele University in the UK, a newly designed wind turbine has been installed in its science and business park. It is a vertical-axis turbine and self-starting, so it does not require any power to begin spinning. Four-mile-an-hour breezes are are enough to spin it, so it can be producti ...
    • Drowning World (Photo Exhibit)
        London’s Somerset House recently hosted Gideon Mendel’s “Drowning World” photo exhibit. The pictures are stunning. Here are just a few: For more, check out the Guardian slideshow.  
    • Connecting the Dots (CBS Video)
        This is an excellent, short video on connecting the dots between global warming, climate change, extreme weather, agriculture, and economic loss. It’s not actually brand new, but it’s still a must-watch: h/t Climate Progress    

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    Axis of Logic

    • Illuminati Planning Another Financial Crash? ...
      "The American people are being disenfranchised, disinherited, and enslaved." The PBS Documentary "The Warning" proves the Illuminati bankers deliberately sabotaged the financial system before 2008. This was not the first time nor will it be the last."Economic c ...
    • CIA directing arms shipments to Syria’s “rebel ...
      22 June 2012 CIA agents have been deployed to Turkey to organize the arming of the so-called rebels in Syria seeking the overthrow of the government of President Bashar al-Assad, the New York Times reported Thursday. The report, citing information provided by senior US officials as well a ...
    • UNASUR Foreign Ministers in Paraguay to Discus ...
      Río de Janeiro, June 21 (Prensa Latina) Foreign ministres from member countries of the Union of South American Nations (UNASUR) are scheduled to leave today for Paraguay to discuss the situation in that country in the wake of decisión by the Chamber of Deputies to open an impeachment against Pre ...
    • The Right Wing Move to Impeach Paraguay's Pres ...
      Editor's Note: Does this sound familiar to anyone? It was 3 years ago this month that democratically-elected President Zelaya was thrown out of office by a coup in Honduras backed by the US State Department. In January, 2010 we published Mike Whitney's article, In South America, left-wing presid ...
    • WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange speaks from E ...
      22 June 2012 Australian and US governments “playing word games”  WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange spoke out today from the Ecuadorian embassy in London about the escalating assault on his democratic rights and why he had been compelled to seek political asylum in Ecuador. Interviewed b ...

    They Gave Us a Republic

    • The Nightowl Newswrap
      By @BGinKC @MittRomney has never heard of "The First Rule of Holes." He is supposed to be showing off his foreign relations chops, but it isn't going so well. Within the span of a couple of hours he had managed to stick his magnificant kid-leather Italian loafers in his mouth so many times that ...
    • Did you miss me?
      By @BGinKC Okay, I'm back, and I mean it this time. But before I start tackling my list of amassed hissy-fits that had to be put on hold, I will catch you up on what the hell's been going on. Last Tuesday I had surgery, and this time it was abdominal instead of breast, so the recovery was a lot ...
    • Don't let the facts stand in the way of a good ...
      By @TedFrier For Republicans, Ronald Reagan will always be "The Great Communicator."  And one of the lessons Republicans learned from Reagan is never let the facts stand in the way of a good story. A discussion about whether the federal income tax should be 35% or 39.5%, or whether the capi ...
    • Fascist USA?
      By @TomBales1  Not a whole lot of doubt left in my mind. The twenty-first century version of Fascism has come to America and sure enough it's wrapped in the flag  and carrying the bible. It oozed into being in a hall of mirrors behind a cloud of smoke consisting of "Conservatism" inter ...
    • Want a little bigotry with that Chick-fil-A?
      By @TedFrier This weekend, my wife and I will be attending the wedding of Joe, our long-time hairdresser and barber, and his male companion at ceremonies where it is safe to say Chick-fil-A will not be served. I confess I was ignorant of this latest partisan food fight involving the anti-gay pre ...

    Care 2

    • Making the Most of Organic Clothing
      Like food, more and more people are becoming concerned with where their clothes are coming from and how they are made, hoping to get products that are made to the greenest standards and so as organically as possible. Submitted by Cher C. to Green Lifestyle  |   Note-it ...
    • London Olympics: Green Games A Goal For Organizers
      With the opening ceremony of the London Olympics only days away, organizers prepare to celebrate what may be the one of the greenest Olympic Games to date. Submitted by Cal Mendelsohn to Green Lifestyle  |   Note-it!  |   Add a Comment
    • Eco friendly packaging: the future of removals
      Everybody is trying to go eco-friendly, whether its with their cars, improving their economy and cutting emissions, or making a conscious effort to recycle as much as possible. But when it comes to some areas of everyday life, its a common Submitted by Cher C. to Green Lifestyle  |  & ...
    • The 44 Senators Who Believe The Rich Pay Too M ...
      Yesterday the Senate passed legislation to end the Bush tax cuts for the wealthy, but extend them for annual income below $250,000. This passed with only Democratic votes, as Republicans for once decided not to filibuster. Submitted by Kit B. to US Politics & Gov't  |&nb ...
    • ACTION ALERT: Stop kitten experiments at Card ...
      The BUAV has discovered that shocking experiments on kittens have taken place at Cardiff University. Some kittens were raised in complete darkness while others were deprived of the sight in one eye by having their eyelids sewn shut. The kittens were then Submitted by Simone D. to Animals   ...

    Smirking Chimp

    Paul Krugman

    No Quarter

    • Obama, Gaffetastic
      If Obama could do economic policy like he does economic gaffes he would win come November without a doubt. But he doesn’t. I will say one thing for him, he is consistently ignorant about the economy and what is going on. So, here is your chance to vote on which of the following Obama remar ...
    • “Zip it!” + tiresome OFA email overflow + hk2′ ...
      Well, first I just have to say that, when I read the following headline via Twitter, I blurted out, “Chris Christie! Your timing SUCKS!” If I were Mitt, I might toy with yanking his keynote speaker status (which, actually, is not confirmed). CHRISTIE SAYS HE’S OPEN TO 2016 PRES ...
    • New York poll: Move along now, nothing to see here
      Screw my title. I’m asking. No, not “just asking,” because that implies that I’m trying to minimize the question. I want to know — I want to hear — the unvarnished truth about what this New York state poll result tells us: White voters are divided with 44 perc ...
    • OFA Plays Defense: “A Little Over the Edge”
      The “You didn’t build that” gaffe by Candidate Obama pushes OFA (Obama For America) to play defense for the first instance in more than a month. The Bain attacks have fallen on deaf ears. Polls show that the opinion of Romney has become more positive since the Bain-bashing star ...
    • From the Dean of the School of Everybody’s Bus ...
      Below, you’ll find my opinions of Joe Trippi and the “poison pill” that John Kerry and Dick Gephardt induced unsuspecting Iowa caucus attendees to swallow, and more. But FIRST: It’s something else when The Washington Times and The Weekly Standard give fiscal hawk Howard D ...

    Futurismic

    • Hope for a Global Spring?
      Perhaps it’s because of the economy is beginning – finally – to pick up in the US. Perhaps it is because I’m sick to death of bad election-year politics, so I’m looking at anything else that comes along of interest. Maybe it’s even because I wrote about creative destruction the last time I did a ...
    • The only way to change your past is to steal s ...
      I get a fairly regular flow of emails about independent film projects. Most of them, to be honest, bounce straight off me – which says less about their quality than it does about my own taste in cinema. Independent cinema – like independent music and literature – has lots of pr ...
    • Censorship: I’m guilty as charged
      So, I stand accused of censorship by someone whose comment I declined to approve on this post. I figure anyone willing to throw around accusations of censorship is probably a big fan of radical transparency; hence, by way of amelioration, here is the digital papertrail for the full exchange. (Em ...
    • The Future Always Wins
      Soooooo, yeah – I’ve been busy. Did you miss me? New job, Masters degree… doesn’t leave a lot of spare time, so it doesn’t. But it’s been quiet here too long, so it’s time to dust down the soapbox and run a mic-check. One-two, one-two. The Future Always ...
    • New Economies
      Last month I pondered the extent to which the Arab Spring and Occupy Everything are socially-driven acts of creative destruction. Creative destruction is defined as a “process of industrial mutation that incessantly revolutionizes the economic structure from within, incessantly destroying ...

    Therapy News

    • Do People Misestimate Their Future Reactions?
      When someone is asked to predict their emotional reaction to a future, hypothetical event, they usually underestimate how they will respond, according to previous research. However, a new study, led by Heather C. Lench of the Department of Psychology at Texas A&M University, suggests otherwi ...
    • Therapist Self-Disclosure Decreases Stigma of ...
      One of the primary reasons people neglect to seek treatment for their mental health problems is because they are concerned about the external and internal stigmas associated with mental illness. Public stigma is the external belief that one is defective if they receive therapy for their problems ...
    • GoodTherapy.org Weekly Inspirational Thoughts
      November 23, 2011 – As we approach Thanksgiving, the day that reminds us to be thankful for those around us, we present Ghandi’s belief in the unity of all living things. Keep this in mind as you care for your loved ones this weekend and for those who are less fortunate. Happy Thanks ...
    • Can Negative Attributions Predict Marital Diss ...
      Engaged couples form patterns of positive and negative behavior that can predict their marital satisfaction. “Serious marital dissatisfaction predicts increased risk for a major depressive episode, even when controlling for history of depression,” said Rebecca E. Osterhout of the New Mexico Vete ...
    • Three Steps for Dealing with Panic Attacks
      Panic attacks are usually initiated by a triggering thought or collection of thoughts that are anxiety-provoking in nature. These thoughts then cause an overly exaggerated anxiety response in the body (choking sensations, dizziness, tightness, tingling, etc). These physical sensations are then o ...

    Mountaintop Removal

    • Activists plan to protest mountaintop-removal ...
      Activists plan to protest mountaintop-removal mining in southern W.Va. The Republic CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Anti-coal activists plan to hold a protest effort to shut down a southern West Virginia strip mine. The Radical Action for Mountain Peoples' Survival and other groups say they plan to cond ...
    • Study finds damage far downstream of mine site ...
      Study finds damage far downstream of mine sites Charleston Gazette CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- Mountaintop removal is harming water quality far downstream from where active mining buries creeks beneath valley fill waste dumps, according to a new scientific paper that adds to the growing concerns about ...
    • Group Planning to Protest Strip Mining in West ...
      Group Planning to Protest Strip Mining in West Virginia WSAZ-TV (WSAZ) -- Hundreds of people are gathering Saturday to protest mountaintop removal in West Virginia. It's all a part of Mountain Mobilization, and it's already causing some controversy in the state. Protesters plan to shut d ...
    • Daryl Hannah Making Splash For Mountain Heroes ...
      Daryl Hannah Making Splash For Mountain Heroes unEARTHED, from Earthjustice (blog) To date, mountaintop removal coal mining has buried more than 2500 miles of streams and leveled an area of Appalachia bigger than the state of Delawa... by Liz Judge: For Some in Congress, It's Easier To Censo ...
    • Study Finds Toxins From Coal Strip Mines - Dai ...
      Study Finds Toxins From Coal Strip Mines Daily Yonder The U.S. Geological Survey has found high levels of toxic compounds in soil and water around mountaintop-removal mining sites in central Appalachia, a potentially groundbreaking finding with human health consequences. After a year of testing ...

    Memeorandum

    • Little Voter Discomfort with Romney's Mormon R ...
      Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life: Little Voter Discomfort with Romney's Mormon Religion  —  Only About Half Identify Obama as Christian  —  There has been little change in recent years in the public's views about Mormonism.  Most adults say that Mormo ...
    • Breaking: Q2 GDP 1.5%; Update: 2011Q4 revised ...
      Ed Morrissey / Hot Air: Breaking: Q2 GDP 1.5%; Update: 2011Q4 revised upward 1.1 points to 4.1%?  —  The decline in American production continued in the second quarter, according to the new release from the Bureau of Economic Analysis.  The Q2 GDP growth rate (annualized) w ...
    • White House Facebook: "Amerericans" (BuzzFeed)
      BuzzFeed: White House Facebook: “Amerericans”  —  An unfortunate typo on the official White House Facebook account.
    • Mayor Bloomberg: Chick-fil-A Ban 'Not Going to ...
      Colin Campbell / Politicker: Mayor Bloomberg: Chick-fil-A Ban ‘Not Going to Happen’ in NYC  —  Despite Mayor Michael Bloomberg's advocacy for a healthier diet and strong support for gay marriage, he's cold on the idea of banning Chick-fil-A within the five boroughs.& ...
    • Congress nears year-end funding deal (Jake She ...
      Jake Shermanand John Bresnahan / Politico: Congress nears year-end funding deal  —  There's already movement to avoid the fiscal cliff.  —  House and Senate leadership Thursday approached a deal to fund the government for six months — a move that would aver ...

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    China Dialogue

    • Green and pleasant land?
      The opening ceremony of the London Olympics projects an image of rural tranquility. But the story of a peasant poet of the early 19th century is truer to Britain's actual experience and the relationship of people to environment, says the British activist George Monbiot.Editor's note: The opening ...
    • Germany's risky green wager
      With China’s renewables industry waiting in the wings, able to achieve astonishing economies of scale, a nuclear-free Germany could see its first mover advantage quickly turn sour, writes David Buchan.China’s solar panel makers are well aware of Germany’s clean-energy programme ...
    • Will China exploit its shale gas?
      China urgently needs new sources of energy, but is shale gas the way forward? As the government prepares to launch a new auction of drilling rights, Xu Nan and Wang Haotong look at the debate within China.Shale gas is a rising star in China. Ever since the government solicited interest in its fi ...
    • Bill McKibben: China should rethink gas fracking
      The rise of unconventional gas in America has proved a “real distraction” from the priority of tackling climate change, Bill McKibben tells chinadialogue.Bill McKibben is an American environmentalist and founder of the campaign group 350.org chinadialogue: Why have US environmen ...
    • Beijing floods: not enough prevention
      To keep people safe from freak storms, like the one that hit Beijing over the weekend, city authorities must empower residents to protect themselves, flood official Cheng Xiaotao tells Xu Nan.On July 21, at least 37 people were killed in Beijing in the heaviest rains the Chinese capital has seen ...

    AlterNet Top Stories

    Threat Level

    • This Cute Chat Site Could Save Your Life And H ...
      Nadim Kobeissi just wanted to make encrypted chat as easy as can be to help dissidents, but along the way he ran into deep skepticism from the tech community and nasty browser "features." But now that's he's launched version one of Crypto.cat to a warm tech reception, he says he's getting stoppe ...
    • Kids Can Open Gun Safes With Straws and Paper ...
      Is a plastic drinking straw from McDonald’s the only thing keeping a thief, or worse a child, from accessing the loaded weapon in your closet safe? That's apparently the case with one brand of personal safes that a team of researchers will be cracking at DefCon on Friday, along with several othe ...
    • DefCon 20 Badges, the Big Reveal: A Secret Soc ...
      Now in its 20th year, Def Con has become known for its cool badges, but this year's versions include multi-core processors, crypto challenges and easter eggs galore that make the Raspberry Pi look like a kid's toy.
    • Air Traffic Controllers Pick the Wrong Week to ...
      Vulnerabilities in a new air traffic control system, set to replace radar over the next decade, has serious security vulnerabilities says a researcher.
    • The Things They Stored: Malte Spitz Delivers a ...
      A German politician sued T-Mobile to see what data it was storing about his use of a mobile phone and the answers he got led straight to questions about how to preserve privacy and prevent tyranny in the digital age.

    Equality Trust

    • The Spirit Level Documentary Film
      We're delighted to introduce The Spirit Level Documentary - a forthcoming film based on the best-selling book, which will show why a more equal society is better for us all. Find out more...    
    • Act Local = Reduce the Gap
      Find out more about our new campaign: Act Local = Reduce the Gap
    • We work in partnership with One Society
      Visit the website of One Society which works in partnership with The Equality Trust. One Society draws on a wealth of research which shows that large divides in income at the top and bottom of society – beyond ‘proportional rewards’ – are damaging to our economy and society, not just for those ...
    • Among Equals: read our newsletter
      Read the latest edition of our supporter newsletter  
    • Action for Happiness
      Action for Happiness is a new movement for positive social change, founded by Richard Layard, Geoff Mulgan and Anthony Seldon.   They aim to bring together people from all walks of life who want to play a part in creating a happier society for everyone. Their vision of a better future inc ...

    PDA AMERICA

    • Wikiarguments: A Practical Plan to Get Big Mon ...
      Wikiarguments: A Practical Plan to Get Big Money Out of Politics By Carmen Yarrusso There are a thousand hacking at the branches of evil to one who is striking at the root.”–Henry David Thoreau Clearly, our government ...
    • IOT: Healthcare for All Jan Call
      Call – Healthcare for All IOT Date – Jan 18, 2011 Agenda: 1. Introductions—Dr. Bill Honigman, PDA Healthcare for All IOT coordinator and California State Coordinator 2. National Single Payer Movement—Katie Robbins, Healthcare-NOW! 3. States Single Payer Movement–Chuck Pennacchi ...
    • PDA Weekly Field Report 1/7/2011 – 1/18/2011
      Little Victories! Field Site: onenationpda.org California ADEM elections: Congratulations to all our PDA California friends and allies who completed a sweep up and down at the state at the recent CA Democratic Party Delegate elections. This will put the ...
    • War is a Crime: Join In For Justice
      WarIsACrime.org JOIN IN FOR JUSTICE! 1/17/11 Washington, D.C., and Quantico, Va. Protest of FBI Raids and Bradley Manning Imprisonment http://www.defendingdissent.org/action/Events.htm 1/18/11 Washington, D.C. Panel with Rep. Rush Holt, Emily Berman from the Brennan Center for Justice, Shah ...
    • An American Suicide Terrorist
      William John Cox The shooter of Congresswoman Gifford acted as a domestic suicide terrorist on the political “battleground” of American politics. His YouTube postings and “goodby” phone messages are ominously reminiscent of the traditional farewell videos ...

    Marler Blog

    • 425 Sick by Salmonella Tuna Scrape from Moon M ...
      The CDC just released its final report on this ongoing outbreak. A total of 425 persons infected with the outbreak strains of Salmonella Bareilly (410 persons) or Salmonella Nchanga (15 persons) were reported from 28 states and the District of Columbia. 55 ill persons were hospitalized, and no ...
    • Marler and Theno at 10th Beef Industry Safety ...
      David Theno, former VP of Food Safety at Jack in the Box and I were the keynote speakers at the Beef Industry Safety Summit. Our topic was the 20 year post the Jack in the Box E. coli Outbreak. For those who want to read the book read Poisoned at www.poisoned.com. Here is the video of Dave&rs ...
    • Another Needless E. coli Death in Ohio
      Peggy O'Farrell of the Dayton Daily News has become the latest in two decades of reporters who are thrust into the middle of yet another E. coli outbreak. This one, as she reports today, “claimed its first fatality Tuesday, a longtime area school superintendent known for his dedication to ...
    • Retail Outlets of Cargill Salmonella Beef Named
      According to the CDC today, the number of ill linked to ground beef produced by Cargill held steady. A total of 33 persons infected with the outbreak strain of Salmonella Enteritidis have been reported from 7 states. The number of ill persons identified in each state is as follows: Maine (1), M ...
    • UPDATE: E. coli from Ohio Picnic Kills 73-Yea ...
      According to Dayton Daily News, one of the victims, 73-year old man, of an E. coli outbreak linked to a July 3 picnic in Germantown has died, health officials said this morning. UPDATE:  According to WDTN, Lowell Draffen, former superintendent of a handful of area school districts died Mon ...

    AutoblogGreen

    • Report: London's hydrogen buses grounded durin ...
      Filed under: Government/Legal, UK Is hydrogen a dangerous substance? It is, during the London Olympics, at least. That's why the fleet of five H2 buses that usually carries passengers between Covent Garden and Tower Gateway have been sent out to pasture for the duration of the games. Standard ...
    • Official: Ford C-Max Energi plug-in hybrid pri ...
      Filed under: Car Buying, Hybrid, Minivan/Van, Hatchback, Ford The U.S. federal tax credit for plug-in vehicles maxes out at $7,500 for cars with batteries that are 16 kWh or larger. The Ford C-Max Energi plug-in hybrid doesn't have that big of a pack, so the most the feds will grant you for b ...
    • Official: Honda delivers first Fit EV in Calif ...
      Filed under: Car Buying, Hatchback, Honda, Electric Honda has made good on its promise to deliver its first Fit EV, and that delivery took place in California on Friday. Matt and Becky Walton, of Ventura County, can now claim they have the first example of Honda's all-electric car, which cost ...
    • Official: Ford C-Max Energi will have 20-mile ...
      Ford's marketing strategy for its plug-in vehicles is coming into Focus (pun intended): compare, compare, compare. When announcing the Focus Electric's 105 miles per gallon equivalent, for example, Ford made sure to note that it beats the "Nissan Leaf by 6 MPGe while also offering more mot ...
    • Official: Nissan Leaf gets badged for police d ...
      Filed under: Europe, Government/Legal, Hatchback, Nissan, Electric Plug-in vehicles perform police duties for Scotland Yard (Vauxhall Ampera) and the NYPD (Chevrolet Volt) and we've all seen the little EV parking-enforcement vehicles, so today's announcement that the Nissan Leaf will be used ...

    Rafe's Radar

    Camera Obscura

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    • Pathos and pathology: the cinema of Todd Haynes.
      http://www.accessmylibrary.com/article-1G1-126935025/pathos-and-pathology-cinema.html September 1, 2004... Because infinity--for the eye--begins just a few meters away from the retina.... --Roger Caillois, "The Image" There are at least two shots in Todd Haynes's work that recur so ...
    • The incredible shrinking star: Todd Haynes and ...
      http://www.accessmylibrary.com/article-1G1-126935026/incredible-shrinking-star-todd.html September 1, 2004... Critics have consistently characterized the films of Todd Haynes within the terms of what B. Ruby Rich described in 1992 as the "new queer cinema"--films whose style displayed traces ...
    • Written on the screen: mediation and immersion ...
      http://www.accessmylibrary.com/article-1G1-126935031/written-screen-mediation-and.html September 1, 2004... Recently, while engaging in one of my favorite forms of procrastination--using my computer to search for mid-century modern bargains on eBay rather than using it to engage in more rigo ...
    • Traumatic postmodern histories: Velvet Goldmin ...
      http://www.accessmylibrary.com/article-1G1-126935030/traumatic-postmodern-histories-velvet.html September 1, 2004... If modernity was characterized by and imagined itself in terms of a particular awareness of time and history--the unfolding of social, political, and technological projects of ...

    Democracy Now!

    • U.S. Gun Laws: Guilty by Reason of Insanity
      By Amy Goodman with Denis Moynihan James Holmes, the alleged shooter in the massacre in Aurora, Colo., reportedly amassed his huge arsenal with relative ease. Some of these weapons were illegal as recently as eight years ago. Legislation now before Congress would once again make illegal, if ...
    • Radical Journalist, Media Critic Alexander Coc ...
      Alexander Cockburn, the longtime journalist, columnist and publisher of the progressive website of news and analysis Counterpunch, has died at the age of 71. Cockburn was a prolific writer who authored columns over the years for the Village Voice, the Wall Street Journal and The Nation ma ...
    • From the Archives: Michael Moore on Gun Violen ...
      In October 2002 filmmaker Michael Moore visited the Democracy Now! firehouse studios to talk about his latest film, "Bowling for Columbine" about the Columbine High School massacre and violence in the United States. Following last week’s mass shooting in Aurora, Colorad ...
    • Amy Goodman on MSNBC's "UP w/ Chris Hayes" on ...
      Democracy Now!’s award-winning host Amy Goodman will appear on MSNBC’s "UP w/ Chris Hayes" on Sunday, July 22nd at 8-10 am ET.
    • Arctic Voices Slideshow: Resistance at the Tip ...
      [ View the story "Arctic Voices Slideshow: Resistance at the Tipping Point" on Storify ] See photographs by our guest on Friday, Subhankar Banerjee, which are featured in the new book, Arctic Voices: Resistance at the Tipping Point (7 Stories Press). Banerjee, a renowned phot ...

    Suzie-Q

    • Romney-Bain Contacts Outlasted Exit
      By STEPHEN BRAUN and JACK GILLUM Associated Press Jul 25, 8:19 AM EDT WASHINGTON (AP) — Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney has said he had no active role in Bain Capital, the private equity firm he founded, after he exited in February 1999 to take over Salt Lake City’s Win ...
    • James Holmes Identified As Alleged Aurora, Col ...
      AP |     By THOMAS PEIPERT and P. SOLOMON BANDA Posted: 07/20/2012  8:36 am Updated: 07/20/2012  4:00 pm AURORA, Colo. (AP) — Police say 71 people were shot in a suburban Denver movie theater early Friday during midnight shows of the new Batman movie. Twelve people were killed, ten of ...
    • Bain Capital Started With Help Of Offshore Inv ...
      Mitt Romney’s firm raised more than a third of its first investment fund from wealthy foreigners — who mostly used companies in Panama, then known for tax advantages and banking secrecy. Los Angeles Times By Joseph Tanfani, Melanie Mason and Matea Gold July 19, 2012, 3:00 a.m. Washington B ...
    • First Lady Michelle Obama: “It Takes One ...
      Published on Jul 19, 2012 by     BarackObamadotcom It starts with you: http://OFA.BO/xJQfHT First Lady Michelle Obama announces the launch of “It Takes One”. “It Takes One” is a new effort that asks you to inspire one more person to join you every time you take an action ...
    • Mitt Romney Stayed At Bain 3 Years Longer Than ...
      Nine SEC filings submitted by four different business entities after February 1999 describe Romney as Bain boss. Firm’s 2002 filings identify him as CEO, though he said he left in 1999 By Callum Borchers and Christopher Rowland |  Globe Correspondent | Globe Staff July 12, 2012 Governm ...

    Solari

    • The Greater Good Movie
      THE GREATER GOOD looks behind the fear, hype and politics that have polarized the vaccine debate in America today. The film re-frames the emotionally charged issue and offers, for the first time, the opportunity for a rational and scientific discussion on how to create a safer and more effective ...
    • Quote du Jour
      “The history of the world is one of progress, and as a congenital optimist, I believe in equities. Fundamentally, in the long run, you want to be an owner, not a lender. However, you always have to bear in mind that this time truly may be different as Reinhart and Rogoff so eloquently [...]
    • Colorado Shooting: We Have Been Lied To- Proof
      YouTube 25 July 2012 From the Intel Hub The following is a timeline of actual events that took place just after the mass shooting was reported to 911 in a Colorado theatre during a midnight showing of the new Batman film. 4 MIN. 30 SEC… SUSPECT CAUGHT 6 MIN 46 SEC… “One of the shooters [...]
    • Transcript of 2nd Quarter Wrap-up & Equities M ...
      A transcript of Catherine’s 7.19.12 2nd Quarter Wrap-up and Equities Markets Overview is now available to Subscribers! From the transcript: Good evening. Welcome to the Solari Report. Today is Thursday, July 19, 2012. I’m Catherine Austin Fitts, and I’m delighted you could join me this eve ...
    • Consciousness Beyond Chemtrails
      The Largest Stand Ever Against Chemtrails August 17th – 19th , 2012 Live Conference in LA & Global Webcast Ebell Theatre 743 S Lucerne Blvd Los Angeles, CA 90010 323-931-1277 15 Experts in Chemtrails and Metaphysics Permier of “Why in the World are They Spraying?” All net [...]

    Insurgency Watch - Newswire

    • Times Scare
      ISLAMABAD–The apparent links between Pakistan and Faisal Shahzad are certainly cause for concern, but let’s not lose site of things here. The attack in Times Square was a fizzle. The rush to claim credit is a bit embarassing for the TTP and looks like it was — like the attack itself — a rush job ...
    • Stepping up - University at Buffalo The Spectrum
      Stepping up University at Buffalo The Spectrum The president of Pakistan, Asif Ali Zardari, recognized the direness of the situation and began to mobilize military forces to combat the Taliban. ... and more »
    • Obama, us leaders should contemplate future of ...
      BBC News Obama, us leaders should contemplate future of Afghan women Chicago Tribune Would nuclear-armed Pakistan become even more vulnerable to its own Taliban insurgency? Will a defeat embolden America's enemies? That line of thinking must ... Vietnam syndrome has begun in AfghanistanSri L ...
    • Officials: Campus blasts perplexing - United P ...
      Officials: Campus blasts perplexing United Press International ISLAMABAD, Pakistan, Oct. 21 (UPI) -- The International Islamic University, where bomb blasts killed at least six people, is a unique Pakistani institution ... and more »
    • Schools closed in Pakistan after bombing - GMA ...
      Schools closed in Pakistan after bombing GMA news.tv An Associated Press reporter met three Taliban fighters Tuesday traveling in a car with darkened windows at Shaktoi, a town close to the border between ... and more »

    AlterNet - Rights and Liberties

    Sideways News

    • Could you be a 10:10 community champion?
      The Guardian Newspaper and Franny Armstrong, through the Guardian 10:10 campaign, challenge organisations and individuals to cut their carbon footprint by 10%.
    • Brit mums strict about eco-chores
      Families in the UK are increasingly likely to be nagged about doing eco-chores, a new study conducted on behalf of the Energy Saving Trust has revealed.
    • UK venue offers rainforest weddings
      Getting married in a luscious rainforest has never been easier or more eco-friendly, according to the Eden Project.
    • Battery recycling 'too difficult'
      The European Recycling Platform (ERP) reports that while only a third of households at present recycle batteries, four out of five said they would do so if it was made easier.
    • 10 green resolutions to save you money
      By taking green steps at home, you can save money and make life easier. Being smart about waste, consumption and resources won't only win you the thanks of forthcoming generations: you'll feel the financial benefit immediately. 1. Make money from old electronics As your electronic goods become o ...

    Fabius Maximus

    • The hidden goal of Europe’s leaders. Se ...
      Summary:  As the euro-crisis, now in its third year, grows in breadth and intensity, many analysts conclude that Europe’s leaders are stupid. Perhaps not.  Perhaps they pursue hidden goals.  Goals important to them, if not to Europe’s peoples. Many people writing about the euro-crisi ...
    • Keynes looks 80 years into the future and acro ...
      Summary:  A sad aspect of our age is the willful blindness we impose on ourselves. It’s not just the blindness to our world so often described on this website, but also blindness to our past. To avoid learning from our sages we mutilate their message — then laugh at the debased resul ...
    • The Founders talk to us about guns for a well- ...
      Summary:  The debate about the right to bear arms is a black comedy. It takes place amidst casualties like that of a war, the names of the annual crop of the dead endlessly scrolling by into the dustbin of history. The guns supposedly defending our liberty remain quiet while we throw away our ri ...
    • The Founders talk to us about guns for a well- ...
      Summary:  The debate about the right to bear arms is a black comedy. It takes place amidst casualties like that of a war, the names of the annual crop of the dead endlessly scrolling by into the dustbin of history. The guns supposedly defending our liberty remain quiet while we throw away our ri ...
    • The Founders talk to us about guns for a well- ...
      Summary:  The debate about the right to bear arms is a black comedy. It takes place amidst casualties like that of a war, the names of the annual crop of the dead endlessly scrolling by into the dustbin of history. The guns supposedly defending our liberty remain quiet while we throw away our ri ...

    Open Your Eyes News

    • Vatican kicks out Roma on Easter
      Press TV – About 150 Roma gypsies were barred from participating in the Easter vigil of the basilica of Saint Paul Outside the Walls on Sunday, after temporarily taking shelter there on Good Friday, The Telegraph reported.  Local and foreign pilgrims, who had gathered to attend the vigil, ...
    • Euro strikes 16-month high against dollar
      Breitbart – The euro struck a 16-month high against the dollar and the Swiss franc notched a record high versus the US unit Tuesday amid heightened investor nerves over this week’s busy economic calendar. The European single currency hit $1.4653 in morning trade, the highest point si ...
    • British pound devalues by 94% in 50yrs
      PressTV – A new survey shows that the value of money in the UK has dropped by 94 percent over the past 50 years, which means an 18-time increase in retail prices. The survey carried out by BM Savings has found that almost £1,800 is needed to match the buying power of £100 in 1960, [...]
    • Peru suffers an ‘environmental tragedy’
      IOL – The rising price of gold has multiplied by six the pace of deforestation in the Amazon rainforest in the Peruvian region of Madre de Dios in recent years, a study published on Tuesday said. Illegal gold searches using primitive techniques in the years 2003-9 led to the destruction of ...
    • Next step humans? Every new pet dog in Britain ...
      Daily Mail – Every new pet dog will be microchipped under sweeping Government regulations to combat dangerous animals. Each puppy born and dog sold will have an electronic chip implanted under the skin. Details will then be placed on a national database accessible by police and the RSPCA. ...

    The Progressive Realist

    • Hours to Go, Wide Gaps Remain on Arms Trade Tr ...
      Last night, what was deemed the “final version” of the Arms Trade Treaty’s text was sent around to the delegates, having taken into consideration the day’s deliberations. The reaction from the combined states proved that consensus is still a long way away as a midnight deadline loomed heavily ov ...
    • Oversight or Not, Drones Are Here to Stay
      In "The Imperial Presidency: Drone Power and Congressional Oversight," Michael Cohen argues persuasively that the U.S. Congress has abdicated its constitutional and statutory responsibility to reign in the executive branch in matters of national security policy. Then again, few who hav ...
    • A US-Iran Naval Clash Is Not Inevitable
      The headline of today’s Washington Post reads, “Iran Expands Ability to Strike U.S. Navy in Gulf.” The piece describes Persian Gulf war games, paranoid comments by regional officials, and hollow threats from Iranian officials. By now, when an Iranian official threatens the United Sta ...
    • Senator Lugar Honored for National Security Work
      Senator Lugar inspects a Soviet SS-18 ICBM being readied for destruction in 2002. Photo Credit: Office of Senator Richard Lugar The American Security Project (ASP) honored Senator Richard Lugar (R–Ind.) on Wednesday for his extensive contributions to national security as the first recipient of ...
    • Quest for Human Rights Justice in Peru Suffers ...
      On July 20, the Peruvian Supreme Court emitted a highly controversial sentence in a case involving the members of the Colina Group death squad. According to human rights defenders and the victims in the relevant cases, the sentence is a major step backward in Peru’s tortured quest for truth and ...

    TAPPED - The American Prospect

    • It's Not about the Gaffes
      Mitt Romney is getting a lot of grief for the not-so-auspicious beginning to his first overseas trip as leader of the Republican party. In case you've been trapped in a well for the last two days, when he was asked by Brian Williams how, in his expert opinion, he thought London was doing in pre ...
    • Romney's Disastrous Trip Abroad
      At the beginning of this week, I argued that Mitt Romney had nothing to gain from going abroad. If voters put him into the Oval Office, it will be because of discontent with the country's economy. Few people, especially undecided voters, are interested in what Romney has to say about foreign po ...
    • Sluggish Growth Makes Obama a Slight Favorite
      I mentioned in the previous post that GDP growth was anemic; the economy increased by 1.5 percent in the second quarter, down from 2 percent in the first. Altogether, the economy has grown by 1.75 percent this year, which is nowhere close to where we need to be if we want a serious recovery fro ...
    • James Holmes: There, We Said It
      Heeding the wishes of victims of the Colorado shooting and their families, some members of the media (including the Prospect's Steve Erickson) have refrained from using alleged shooter James Holmes's name. On Monday, CNN’s Anderson Cooper tweeted: “I have no intention of saying AuroraShooting s ...
    • Who's Affected by Pennsylvania's Voter-ID Law?
      As the first big lawsuit against the Pennsylvania's voter-ID law starts its third day at trial, arguments about the legality of the law have focused largely on who's impacted by it. First, the secretary of the commonwealth estimated as many as 758,000 Pennsylvanians lacked the most common form ...

    Buzzflash

    • Romney Rebuked by British PM for Mitt's Gaffe- ...
      MARK KARLIN, EDITOR OF BUZZFLASH AT TRUTHOUT Reportedly, Mitt Romney made so many offensive comments in London that one paper posted a list of his top ten gaffes. The Vancouver Sun of Canada headlined a story, "Team Romney earns gaffe gold in Britain: Criticism of Olympics rankles British PM, wh ...
    • Utah Mormons Man the Phone Banks for Romney's ...
      BILL BERKOWITZ FOR BUZZFLASH AT TRUTHOUT No matter how many gaffes Mitt Romney and his advisors commit during their current European trip, and despite not having much love for the Republican Party's presumptive presidential candidate, conservative Christian evangelicals will turn out in November ...
    • Mitt Romney Turns a Deaf Ear to Pleas of Illin ...
      MARK KARLIN, EDITOR OF BUZZFLASH AT TRUTHOUT More than 170 workers in Freeport, Illinois, are about to lose their jobs, outsourced to China by the majority shareholder in their company: Bain Capital. Sensata is the name of the firm, and the soon to be former employees sent a direct appeal to Mi ...
    • Judge Garzon and Julian Assange Join Forces to ...
      NIKOLAS KOZLOFF FOR BUZZFLASH AT TRUTHOUT On a certain level, I wonder whether Baltasar Garzón, the Spanish judge who is now defending WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, agreed to take the assignment for personal reasons. In recent years, Garzón has come to international attention for pursuing a ...
    • The United States of Violent America
      ROBERT C. KOEHLER FOR BUZZFLASH AT TRUTHOUT "In the end, after he has felt the full force of our justice system, what will be remembered are the good people who were impacted by this tragedy," President Obama said this week in Aurora, Colo., after the shootings. That's probably not true. From Ch ...

    Glenn Greenwald - Salon

    The BiPartisan Report

    Sciencebase

    • Attenborough: Twitter is not trivial
      “Twitter may sound trivial, it’s not. It’s hugely important.” It will transform the way that people talk to one another. Surely, if we can put a man on the moon, we can put our own house in order. The inimitable Sir David Attenborough OM on population growth, communicatio ...
    • Multitasking and listening to mood music
      When you’re feeling blue, put on a sad song. Getting in the party spirit, turn up the dance music. We are all well aware that music can fit our mood and even reinforce certain emotions. Now, researchers at Philips Research in The Netherlands have demonstrated that background music can affe ...
    • It’s an ant’s life
      I relocated a planter in our back garden and inadvertently exposed an ants’ nest. I needed the tub elsewhere in the garden so these creatures had to undertake frenzied remedial action in the face of a man-made disaster. In the name of science, I videoed their efforts, Needless to say, the ...
    • Shakespeare’s Sonnets on the iPad
      TouchPress has done it again giving us an aesthetically pleasing collision of art and technology – akin to the Leonardo Anatomy app I mentioned a while back. This time The Sonnets by William Shakespeare gets the modern treatment with videos and readings featuring Patrick Stewart (always a ...
    • Differential gears explained, 1930s style
      A surprisingly compelling explanation of differential gearing from the 1930s. Fast Forward to 1:50 if you want to skip the introduction…jump to 8:50 for the acrobatics! Differential gears explained, 1930s style is a post from: Sciencebase Science BlogDifferential gears explained, 1930s sty ...

    Common Dreams-Progressive Newswire

    • Thousands to Protest Dirty and Dangerous Frack ...
      Thousands of “fracktivists” will travel to Washington DC this week for Stop the Frack Attack, the first-ever national protest to stop dirty and dangerous fracking. The 3-day summit will culminate in a rally on the West Lawn of the Capitol on Saturday, July 28 at 2pm, followed by a ma ...
    • Massachusetts Senate Calls on Congress to Enac ...
      The Massachusetts State Senate today passed a resolution calling on the United State Congress to enact a federal constitutional amendment to reverse the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission, and restore fair elections and constitutional rights to ...
    • Minimum Wage Bills: Harkin, Miller Stand Up fo ...
      Mary Kay Henry, International President of the Service Employees International Union (SEIU), issued the following statement after the introduction of bills in the House and Senate to raise the federal minimum wage:read more
    • Scathing Report Outlines Enbridge’s Failures i ...
      A National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) report slamming pipeline operator Enbridge Inc. for mishandling a 2010 Michigan tar sands spill should serve as a cautionary note to regulators assessing the company’s plans to transport tar sands oil through Texas, Public Citizen said today. I ...
    • Ecuador: Inter-American Court Ruling Marks Key ...
      A regional human rights court has come down in favour of the Sarayaku Indigenous community in the Ecuadorian Amazon in what Amnesty International has called a key victory for Indigenous Peoples.read more

    Common Dreams-Views

    • How Will the 99% Deal with 70 Million Psychopaths?
      Joe Brewer Did you know that roughly one person in a hundred is clinically a psychopath? These individuals are either born with an emotional deficiency that keeps them from feeling bad about hurting others or they are traumatized early in l ...
    • Exposed: Pennsylvania Act 13 Overturned by Sup ...
      Steve Horn On July 26, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court ruled PA Act 13 unconstitutional. The bill would have stripped away local zoning laws, eliminated the legal concept of a Home Rule Charter, limited private property ...
    • Gold Medalists in Fake Outrage
      David Sirota Fake outrage is a little like pornography—hard to narrowly define, but you know it when you see it. It is the television pundit railing on the supposed “War on Christmas” or the radio host calling a woman a &l ...
    • House Adopts 2013 Pentagon Budget Increase
      Renee Parsons Viewing the recent House of Representatives debate on the 2013 Defense Appropriations bill (HR 5856) was as disorienting as if living in an alternate reality with little acknowledgement that while the federal deficit continues ...
    • Terror in Anaheim
      Michelle Chen Last weekend, news cameras zoomed in on a theater in Aurora, where many moviegoers were shot down, apparently by a gunman trying to act out a crazed fantasy. While the mass killing reignited a nationwide debate on gun control, ...

    Newshoggers - AfPak

    Water Wars

    WordPress | Economics

    Electronic Intifada

    • Israel denied me entry on the basis of my skin ...
      Jakril Hoque London 27 July 2012 A British citizen who was detained, interrogated and denied entry at Ben Gurion airport last month describes his experience.
    • Victory for Australia's boycott campaign as ch ...
      Kim Bullimore Melbourne 27 July 2012 A judge’s decision to drop the charges against 16 Palestine solidarity activists in Melbourne, Australia has been hailed as a “landmark victory” for freedom of expression.
    • Brothers jailed by US and expelled to Gaza spe ...
      Joe Catron Gaza City 26 July 2012 Two brothers who were deported to Gaza from the US despite their stateless status say the government is punishing people for opposing foreign policy.
    • Revealed: producer of propaganda BBC report on ...
      Asa Winstanley London 26 July 2012 A journalist who produced a film defending Israel’s war crimes in Gaza for the BBC is the same man who wrote hoax stories about Palestine and Lebanon a decade ago, an investigation by The Electronic Intifada has revealed.
    • Respite at Ramadan: as power cuts continue in ...
      Rami Almeghari Cairo 26 July 2012 Rami Almeghari’s family joins him in Cairo to celebrate Ramadan and enjoy a respite from the debilitating power cuts in Gaza due to Israel’s ongoing siege.

    The Wonk Room

    • Drought Tightens Its Grip on High Plains, Cent ...
      by Andrew Freedman, via Climate Central The massive U.S. drought, which is already driving food prices skyrocketing and prompting federal disaster declarations, has only grown worse during the past week. According to the latest edition of the U.S. Drought Monitor, released Thursday morning, betw ...
    • The Palins Embrace Reality Television, But Mai ...
      “You guys are going to be talking about us either way,” Bristol Palin said at a panel for Dancing With the Stars: All Stars at the Television Critics Association press tour on Friday, explaining why she and her family have embraced reality television even though it brings additional ...
    • Texas State Rep: Avoid School Prayer Ban By Re ...
      On her Facebook page last week, Texas State Rep. Debbie Riddle (R-Tomball) explained her view that schools would be acting wisely and constitutionally if they start forcing students to read Christian Proverbs: Formal prayer has been taken out of our schools. How about this idea? Read from the bo ...
    • OOPS: Anti-Obama PAC Features Commander Who Th ...
      Three retired special operations officers have started a new political action committee aimed at, as a recent fundraising email states, “remov[ing] Barack Obama from office.” The swift-boat style group, Special Operations Speaks, will try to achieve this goal by highlighting “w ...
    • Bank Of America Cancels Foreclosure Auction On ...
      Bank of America has decided to renegotiate the terms of a Minnesota homeowner’s mortgage just days before it was scheduled to be auctioned off following a week of action by activists with Occupy Our Homes MN and other groups. Ruby Brown began fighting the foreclosure more than five years a ...

    thwap's schoolyard

    • Another Brick in the Wall
      Omar Khadr's case is a polarizing one, to say the least. Some people think that he's an evil, psychopathic, Islamofascist terrorist monster, while other people say that he was a victim of circumstances, a child soldier and a Canadian citizen who should have had his legal rights respected and bee ...
    • Canadians lack confidence in governments' abil ...
      According to a recent poll. Granted, when governments don't even care if they succeed (as in Haiti and Afghanistan) or when they're dedicated to starving the state of resources so that it will fuck things up, or when (like the Liberals) they're such deluded yet conniving scum-bags that it's h ...
    • Revolution
      The post about the $21 TRILLION (minimum!) that the Tax Justice Network estimates is sitting in offshore tax havens is evidence of a very big, very simple reality. The present political-economic system is inhuman and it isn't going to change of its own accord. A revolution is needed. The only la ...
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    • $21-35 TRILLION
      That's what the Tax Justice Network says is sitting in offshore tax havens around the world. We need genuine democracy and we need it internationally. That's all.

    on Government Oversight

    Digital Journal

    • Drake says he's the first person to rap and si ...
      During an interview with the Jewish Chronicle, Hip-Hop and R&B artist Drake says he considers himself the first musician to successfully combine singing and rapping.
    • Mayor in hot water over photograph with Neo-Na ...
      Yet again, controversy is engulfing the Mayor’s Office. This time, over a photograph that appeared online that shows Mayor Rob Ford posing for the camera with an apparent neo-Nazi during the annual New Year’s Levee at city hall.
    • Jun Lin's mother feels sympathy for Magnotta
      Zhigui Du, mother of Jun Lin, the Chinese exchange student who was murdered by Luka Magnotta two months ago, said after his funeral yesterday that she now feels sympathy for the murderer.
    • Idaho police grab $7.3 million worth of mariju ...
      If you'd been looking to do some shucking corn from a particular cornfield in Gooding County, Idaho, you may have gotten a lot more than you bargained for. Depending on your lifestyle, you might have found that a good thing.
    • Kristen Stewart and Rupert Sanders each apolog ...
      Whether this should be classified as entertainment news or odd news, or both, is your call but Kirsten Stewart, 22, and Rupert Sanders, 41, admitted that they had an affair by issuing public apologies for it. Each is in a relationship with someone else.

    End Homelessness | Change.org

    • Mississippi Launches Plan To End Child Homeles ...
      Fulfilling the wishes and happiness of children is at the heart of the holiday season. So, now seems particularly timely for Mississippi to launch a new plan to end child homelessness (pdf) in the state.  What better way to set the season of giving in motion than by committing to finding safe an ...
    • Thanksgiving 2.0: Food, Poverty and Telling th ...
      This Thanksgiving, most of us around the country shared a bountiful harvest feast with friends and family. We celebrated all that we are thankful for by gorging ourselves right into a food coma. It's the American way. Unfortunately, it's also the American way to be thankful for all that we have ...
    • Homeless People Wanted: Must Be Open to Demean ...
      What are they thinking? People obviously don't see the homeless as human or they wouldn't attempt to hire them to do most of the insane, demeaning and illegal jobs out there. Here's a small sampling: Rob dead bodies. The Aokigahara forest at the base of Mt. Fuji in Japan is the site of 50 to 100 ...
    • LA Plans to Make Homelessness Go the Way of th ...
      Instead of pretending homelessness doesn't exist, creating new laws to make it illegal to sit or sleep in public, or sending homeless residents on a one-way trip out of town, Los Angeles County may attempt to actually do something about ending homelessness. And the county is setting the bar high ...
    • Don't Let Violence Against the Homeless Go Unp ...
      Despite its economic troubles, Detroit is not known for being kind to the homeless. That's too bad, since there are nearly 10,000 homeless people living there. In October, police say that Steven James Diponio, 54, became so enraged at Charles Duncan, 42, who was homeless and sleeping behind a sc ...

    Ceasefire.ca

    • The War of 1812: Now playing
      The government's love of all things military has reached a new ridiculous high (or low depending on how you see it).
    • MacKay, Libya, and “political truth”
      Did Defence Minister Peter MacKay tell the truth about the costs of the Libya mission? Or was it just the "political truth"?
    • Cluster bombs: an expensive mess
      Canada still possesses hundreds of cluster bombs it purchased during the Cold War. DND recently began the expensive and dangerous process of dismantling the munitions.
    • Military procurement reform coming?
      The Harper government is considering major reforms in military procurement in the wake of recent, high-profile procurement blunders.
    • Veterans’ benefits still withheld
      Despite Defence Minister Peter MacKay’s pledge to uphold a court ruling reinstating disabled veterans' access to clawed-back long-term disability benefits, many of the most severely injured former Canadian Forces soldiers have yet to see their payments resumed.

    Kevin Trudeau Show

    • The Correct, Easy Way To Make Green Smoothies ...
      April 3, 2012 Natural News By Paul Fassa “Adding green super food smoothies to your diet is a great thing to do for your health. There are many amazing benefits of adding more green vegetables in your diet and making smoothies is an easy way to get them in your tummy.” –KTRN Du ...
    • Pfizer Execs To Stand Trial For Cover-Up Of Dr ...
      April 3, 2012 Natural News By Ethan A. Huff “Here is more proof that drug companies are evil to the core.”  –KTRN Four former executives at Pfizer Inc., the world’s largest drug company. — Henry McKinnell, John LaMattina, Karen Katen, Joseph Feczko — as well a ...
    • Three Benefits Of Dark Chocolate That Will Hel ...
      April 3, 2012 Natural News By Celeste M. Smucker, MPH, PhD “More evidence that chocolate is quite healthy. But don’t confuse real chocolate over the garbage called Hershey’s.” –KTRN The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) reports that 68 percent of adults over the age ...
    • McDonald’s Stock Slides As More Consumers Turn ...
      April 3, 2012 The Onion By The Onion “Even though this is satire, The Onion nailed it – McDonald’s does not serve real food.” –KTRN The McDonald’s Corporation announced Tuesday that it will close 175 restaurants and cut nearly 600 corporate jobs, responding to ...
    • Ron Paul Is Trying To Save GOP From Themselves
      April 3, 2012 RT By RT “Ron Paul may be the only one who can save the GOP. The party is in complete turmoil these days.” –KTRN Presidential hopeful Ron Paul might not represent what his Republican rivals are touting this election year, but the Texas congressman says that he won ...

    Armies of Liberation

    • State Department ends Yemen arms embargo
      Without much fanfare or explanation, the US State Department revised its defense export policy on Yemen and will now consider applications for licenses to export lethal defense articles to Yemen. The July 3, 2012 Federal Register notice updates the US International Traffic in Arms Regulations (I ...
    • Yemen’s Al-Qaeda booby traps southern ci ...
      Several children were among 25 people killed by land mines planted as al Qaeda fled Yemen’s southern province of Abyan, the Yemen Executive Mine Action Center (YEMAC) said on Sunday. Reporting to Abyan’s governor, the YEMAC said it had cleared or exploded over 2100 shells and mines since June 13 ...
    • Yemen’s al Qaeda threatens to execute 73 hostages
      Al Qaeda in Yemen threatened to execute 73 captured Yemeni soldiers unless the terror group’s imprisoned comrades are released. “Executing prisoners is a serious violation of the laws of war and a war crime,” Human Rights Watch said in a statement today. “It is also a war crime to use detainees ...
    • Obama’s strategic blunder in Yemen may shield ...
      A law passed by Yemen’s cabinet on Sunday provides blanket immunity to former president Ali Abdullah Saleh and all those who served in his governments over the last 33 years. One unintended consequence may be to also immunize those al Qaeda operatives on the payroll of the Yemeni military and se ...
    • Former Yemen president’s intended US tri ...
      As pressure builds on the Obama administration to deny a diplomatic visa to ousted Yemeni president, Ali Abdullah Saleh, the family of a sailor killed in the al Qaeda attack on the USS Cole urged that Saleh be denied entry to the United States. In a public plea, Gary and Deborah Swenchonis are c ...

    Dark Politricks

    • Pentagon: Too Big To Win
      Dark Politricks Feed View the latest alternative news at DarkPolitricks.comMax Keiseryoutube.com Watch the full Keiser Report E320 on Saturday! In this episode, Max Keiser presents a double header with co-host, Stacy Herbert, to discuss crime and punishment in the financial sector. In London, J ...
    • Batman shooter was seeing psychiatrist who spe ...
      Dark Politricks Feed View the latest alternative news at DarkPolitricks.comRaw Story   AURORA, Colorado ” The suspected Batman movie premiere gunman was seeing a university psychiatrist specializing in schizophrenia before the shooting that killed 12, court documents showed Friday. J ...
    • Foreign Troops to Confiscate American Guns Und ...
      Dark Politricks Feed View the latest alternative news at DarkPolitricks.comAaron Dykes Infowars.com July 27, 2012 “Today Americans would be outraged if U.N. troops entered Los Angeles to restore order … tomorrow they will be grateful.” -Attributed to Henry Kissinger during the 1991 ...
    • Ohio GOP Senate hopeful shorting U.S. Treasury ...
      Dark Politricks Feed View the latest alternative news at DarkPolitricks.comRaw Story   Republican Josh Mandel, the former Ohio congressman and State Treasurer who is running against Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH) to represent Ohio in the Senate, has positioned himself and his wife financially t ...
    • DHS Puts Out Urgent Order For Riot Gear
      Dark Politricks Feed View the latest alternative news at DarkPolitricks.comFederal agency expecting unrest at RNC & DNC Paul Joseph Watson Prison Planet.com Friday, July 27, 2012 The Department of Homeland Security has put out an urgent solicitation for hundreds of items of “riot gear ...

    Dandelion Salad

    • FDA Allows Pet Deaths to Mount While Awaiting ...
      Dandelion Salad by Dennis Kucinich Washington, Jul 23, 2012 Congressman Dennis Kucinich (D-OH) today released the following statement criticizing the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for failing to adequately protect domestic pets. “After a weeks-long investigative trip to China and thousands o ...
    • The greatest crimes of human history are made ...
      by Chris Hedges Featured Writer Dandelion Salad Truthdig July 23, 2012 The greatest crimes of human history are made possible by the most colorless human beings. They are the careerists. The bureaucrats. The cynics. They do the little chores that make vast, complicated systems of exploitation an ...
    • Raj Patel on Changing the Global Food System b ...
      Dandelion Salad by David Bollier www.bollier.org July 13, 2012 Raj Patel has been tracking the pathologies of the global food system for many years.  An activist and academic who teaches at the UC Berkeley Center for African Studies, Patel has just published a second, updated edition of his 2008 ...
    • Don Tipping: Permaculture: Follow the Water System
      Dandelion Salad Jul 18, 2012 by amillison Permaculture seed wizard Don Tipping takes us on a 10 minute animated tour of the epic Seven Seeds Farm in the Siskiyou Mountains of Southern Oregon, USA. The farm was designed using Permaculture Principles and Keyline patterning. We follow the water sys ...
    • Earthrise: Earthships + North Aral Sea Revival
      Dandelion Salad Jul 21, 2012 by AlJazeeraEnglish The arid New Mexico desert is home to a cluster of unusual buildings called ‘Earthships’ — environmentally-sustainable, self-sufficient homes made using recycled and natural materials. Plus, the revival of the North Aral sea, tha ...

    Your New Reality

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      This man's brain comprehends in a fraction of a second what is about to happen, and orders his body into what looks like a superhuman sprint to get out of the way. The flight mechanism kicks in so fast the conscious mind, distracted by thoughts of work, home, leisure and love, plays no role in t ...
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      Tupac Rises Well, fuck me.... From even a few dozen rows back, reportedly, the hologram of Tupac was utterly believable. How long before a Michael Jackson hologram culled from his greatest live performances is touring the world's stadiums? I've been waiting decades to see holographic tech ...
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      Hypnotic, grin-making. A house filled with interactive reproductions of classic art, coming soon: Starry Night (interactive animation) from Petros Vrellis on Vimeo.
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      Normal blogging output will return soon. Making some movies. In the meantime, enjoy :
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      Best. Christmas. Ever A Short Story By Darryl Mason "Is your father okay?" He waited for her to answer. He couldn't tell her what happened while she was away... "He's not getting better, if that's what you mean." How could he tell her, right now? She had more than enough on her mind alread ...

    Wired - Science

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    • Watch the American Landscape Change as Seen Fr ...
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    • New Robot Can Jump on Water
      If you thought walking on water was impressive, try jumping. Researchers have built a robot that can jump on water just like a real water strider. While it’s not the first robot to mimic the water-gliding insect’s skating motion, it’s the first that can actually bounce on water.
    • Chemical Helps Blind Mice See Again
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    Israeli Occupation Archive

    • IDF officer head-butts Palestinian youth in th ...
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    • EU move to upgrade relations with Israel
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      Defense Minister Ehud Barak has ordered the demolition of eight Palestinian villages in the South Hebron Hills because the territory is needed for Israel Defense Forces training exercises, the state... The Israeli Occupation Archive (IOA) covers Israel's military occupation of Palestinian l ...
    • Jonathan Cook: Israel’s annexation plan
      Under international law, Israel’s rule in the West Bank and Gaza is considered “belligerent occupation” and, therefore, its actions must be justified by military necessity only. If there is no... The Israeli Occupation Archive (IOA) covers Israel's military occupation of Palestinian lands, ...
    • Amira Hass: The anti-Semitism that goes unreported
      Day after day, tens of thousands of people live in the shadow of terror. Will there be an attack today on the homes at the edge of the village? Will we be able to get to the well, to the orchard, to... The Israeli Occupation Archive (IOA) covers Israel's military occupation of Palestinian l ...

    Ria Novosti - Military

    NewsWise

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      Physics was in the air in Estonia as America's best high school physics students participated in the 43rd International Physics Olympiad (IPHO). Teams from 88 countries joined in the 10 day competition.
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      Researchers at UCLA have identified a novel molecule in the brain that, after stroke, blocks the formation of new connections between neurons. As a result, it limits the brain's recovery. In a mouse model, the researchers showed that blocking this molecule--called ephrin-A5--induces axonal sprou ...
    • Rowan University Home to New RCA Museum
      Rowan University is home to a new museum honoring electronics giant RCA.

    Natural Health News

    Climategate

    • Dean of science…suggesting rising seas t…
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      ABC science presenter Robyn Williams who in 2007 believed seas could rise 100 meters, seeks more truth from scientists after Climategate.
    • How to avoid your own Climategate scandal
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    • What is the “likelihood” that the 2007 IPCC Re ...
      A very interesting analysis of the IPPC Assessment and has some important questions that invite others to help him answer. Please read his article and let him know what conclusions you draw.
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      USA Today reports that US schools are finally calling for both sides of global warming to be taught, because it is after all, a theory -- not a fact:

    Opinio Juris

    • Guest Post: The Special Court for Sierra Leone ...
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    • Can There Be a “Global Solution” t ...
      by Peter Spiro by Peter Spiro With opening ceremonies about to get underway  in London, there’s a discussion on Olympic nationality over at the NY Times Room for Debate with contributions from myself, Ayelet Shachar, Ian Ayres, and Jean-Loup Chappelet. Ayres and I agree that the current ...
    • Weekday News Wrap: Friday, July 27, 2012
      by Jessica Dorsey by Jessica Dorsey The skies over Somalia have become so congested with drones that the UAVs pose a threat to air traffic and potentially to an arms-embargo. In a shift from the past, the Egyptian president, Mohamed Mursi, met with the leader of Hamas, Ismael Haniyeh. The Neth ...
    • A Puzzling Statement by the OTP Regarding Rwanda
      by Kevin Jon Heller by Kevin Jon Heller According to the Washington Post, Phakiso Mochochoko, the head of the Jurisdiction, Complementarity and Cooperation Division in the Office of the Prosecutor at the ICC, said the following in response to Stephen Rapp’s recent comments about the pote ...
    • Will the Colorado Massacre Change US Positions ...
      by Duncan Hollis by Duncan Hollis Not likely it seems. The tragic shootings in Aurora, Colorado may be responsible for moving President Obama to talk about gun control as he did yesterday in New Orleans, despite a noticeable earlier reticence to engage that topic.  But that speech was clearly ...

    Public News Service

    • Arizona 5th Worst in Conditions for Kids
      Arizona 5th Worst in Conditions for Kids PHOENIX - Arizona has dropped to 46th among the states in how well its children are faring, according to the latest KIDS COUNT Data Book from the Annie E. Casey Foundation. Arizona dropped or stayed even in several poverty-related categories including th ...
    • ALEC Meeting Convenes Amid Tax Status Dispute
      ALEC Meeting Convenes Amid Tax Status Dispute PHOENIX – As many as 50 Arizona state lawmakers will be attending the annual meeting of the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC), starting tomorrow in Salt Lake City, Utah. ALEC is a conservative think tank that gets private businesspeo ...
    • Backyard Chickens Can Mean Backyard Bears
      Backyard Chickens Can Mean Backyard Bears PHOENIX – Free, fast food is an irresistible lure for bears, and education campaigns have long been in place in Arizona to encourage people to keep trash, and even bird feeders, away from bears. But there's a new backyard attraction for bears, as m ...
    • Celebrity Chefs: Protect SNAP for Kids
      Celebrity Chefs: Protect SNAP for Kids PHOENIX, Ariz. - Some of the biggest names on the food scene are using their celebrity clout to ask Congress to keep the recipe for SNAP strong. SNAP (the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program) is the food assistance program formerly known as food stamp ...
    • Discovering the Truth about Health Reform
      Discovering the Truth about Health Reform PHOENIX - Republican leaders in the House plan to vote today on a repeal of the Affordable Care Act because they say it's not good for the nation. Experts say Americans are still confused about whether the law will help or hurt them. That's why Craig Ei ...

    Center for Food Safety

    • EPA to Beekeepers: Buzz Off
      Agency denies “imminent hazard” exists, fails to take immediate steps to protect bees from pesticides Earlier today the Environmental Protection Agency announced it formally refused to recognize that honey bees face an “imminent hazard” and denied a request by beekeepers to immediately suspend t ...
    • Statement by Center for Food Safety at Nationa ...
      The Center for Food Safety (‘The Center’) joined a collection of top public interest groups today at the National Press Club to voice collective concern over the recently passed House Agriculture Committee 2012 farm bill, which reported out of committee with several agricultural biotech industry ...
    • New York Times’ Oversized Argument: Organic Ca ...
      by Lisa J. Bunin, Ph.D., Organic Policy Coordinator There is no disputing the claim that organic has become “a wildly lucrative business for Big Food,” as discussed at length in the recent New York Times article: “Has ‘Organic’ Been Oversized?” But what reporter Stephanie Strom has noticeably om ...
    • The Center’s Statement on House Agriculture Co ...
      Riders attacking GE crop safeguards and USDA review process remain amid growing concerns over risk to nation’s food supply The U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Agriculture completed the markup of its Farm Bill yesterday evening.  Buried in the bill reported out of committee are a suite ...
    • House Farm Bill’s ‘Backdoor Biotech Riders’ En ...
      Sweeping pro-chemical industry provisions attack GE crop safeguards and USDA review process, set controversial allowance for transgenic contamination of the nation’s food supply The Center for Food Safety (CFS) and a group of 40 food businesses and retailers, and farm, food safety, environmental ...

    Angry Indian Op-Eds

    • Hello Word
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    • .:Middle East Online::The State of Journalism ...
      .:Middle East Online::The State of Journalism and Media in the New Libya:.: Journalism and media witnessed huge expansion in Libya since the first spark in the February 17 revolution. There are now around 200 printed newspapers in Tripoli and Benghazi alone, and around 18 satellite channels thro ...
    • GUEST POST by @jazminchavez and @juliagrob: “L ...
      GUEST POST by @jazminchavez and @juliagrob: “Latinos: Turn Off Your TV, Co�o!”: GUEST POST BY Jazmin Chavez & Julia Ahumada Grob of "East WillyB" By the time of this publication, we should all be familiar with the recent controversy regarding ABC sitcom, “Work It,” in which Puerto Rican act ...
    • A Brief look at the Censorship of Human Rights ...
      China must abandon censorship | APNS Article 35 of China's constitution as adopted in 1982 clearly states that: "Citizens of the People's Republic of China enjoy freedom of speech, of the press, of assembly, of association, of procession and of demonstration." For 28 years this article has stood ...
    • The Republican Candidates' Race Card Strategy
      The Republican Candidates' Race Card Strategy [Black Star News Editorial] Republican presidential candidates Newt Gingrich, Rick Santorum and front-runner Mitt Romney have all played the race-card to varying degrees in this election cycle, while Ron Paul's campaign is weighed down by the race b ...

    Pensieve

    • Disney-Pixar Pollution
      For a movie titled “Brave” Pixar are behaving like cowards. I knew it the moment Princess Merida rode her horse out of her castle. A character song. A musical cue. Suddenly I wasn’t watching a Pixar movie, I was watching Mulan or Pocahontas. The very thought of another Disney princess is bad eno ...
    • Grain
      I feel like sand crumbling in the wind. I try to take a step only to find my feet are no longer there. I am a particle, speeding away to nothingness. I was once a rock, solid, assailed by waves, broken by none. But one day I fell from the lofty cliff that was my [...] Related posts: Hurricane Al ...
    • Thermodynamics and Jenga Towers
      I imagine one type of probability space as an extremely wide and extremely high tower of Jenga blocks under bombardment from an arbitrarily large number of bored children wearing jetpacks. The vertical, y axis represents the passage of time. The higher you go up that axis, the further you travel ...
    • The Answer to Life, the Universe and Everything
      An article on the blog “Shake Off the Grind“, titled “You Only Live Once so Make it Meaningful“,  asks the questions below. Here are my answers: Who am I: A semi-aware bundle of perceptions, habits, and quirks. My personality is simply the structure of the relationships b ...
    • Magic Wands Almost Possible
      “Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistiguishable from magic” –Arthur C. Clarke Perhaps none of us will ever see straw being converted to gold, or water to wine, but the technology to power a wand-like instrument by waving it around has arrived. The electronics of the d ...

    Green Times

    • Mass consumption is killing the environment...
      Abundance (glossary/categories/wildlife/abundance.html), mass consumption, capitalism (http://www.google.com/url?sa=t rct=j q= esrc=s source=web cd=1 ved=0CIoBEBYwAA url=http%3A%2F%2Fen.wikipedia.org%2Fwiki%2FCapitalism ei=Wd6xT9bLMqKLmQXDyoi3CQ usg=AFQjCNEs9weTxH-ZiwZr_DR6I1eSy9IHpA sig2=3F5nMo ...
    • Environmental News 17/05/2012
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    • Glocalisation: A better way for a better devel ...
      Around 6% of clothes bought in Australia are made in Australia ... Think global, act LOCAL (lifestyle/glocalisation.html) to protect the environment!   Photo by Olga Lednichenko (http://www.flickr.com/people/olga-lednichenko-photos-albums-images/) via Flickr Creative Commons  
    • Environmental News 16/05/2012
      Environmental News You Shouldn't Miss Ocean temperature made Queensland floods worse: study Abnormally high ocean temperatures off the coast of northern Australia contributed to the extreme rainfall that flooded three-quarters of Queensland over the summer of 2010-11, scientists report. ...
    • Methane emissions in Agriculture
      A team of Australian and international scientists have teamed up with CSIRO's Sustainable Agriculture Flagship to help address one of the key contributors of methane emissions - burping livestock.

    The Briefing Room | Investigate

    Israel-The Only Democracy in the Middle East?

    • Susya
      June 22, 2012: Susya I doubt if Palestinian Susya has ever seen so many people. Some 500, maybe more, have arrived from Jerusalem (including a large Palestinian delegation from East Jerusalem), Tel Aviv, Beer Sheva, and various sites in the occupied territories: Beit Umar, Mufagara, and the ...
    • My Home is Everything: the People of Susiya Sp ...
      Dear Friends and supporters, The latest news from Qamar, the lawyer from Rabbis for Human Rights representing Palestinian Susiya: the occupation’s “Civil Administration” agreed to extend the period for the submission of the juridical objections to the demolition orders issued f ...
    • Urgent alert to save Susya village from destru ...
      Dear Friends, Please have a look at the announcement below. For the last twelve years we have worked closely with our Palestinian friends in Susya, protected them to the best of our abilities from continuous violent harassment by Israeli settlers and by the army, fought the legal battle to keep ...
    • “Civil Administration” and Settler ...
      In March, we reported here about an unusual Israel High Court petition by Israeli settler-run groups, demanding that the (fraudulently named) “Civil Administration” carry out demolition orders in Palestinian Susya. Settler pressure upon the government to make Palestinian life more di ...
    • Protest around the world today for Ziad Jilani
      I have written early in an attempt to draw parallels between Trayvon Martin and the killing of Palestinian youths by settler vigilantes. Today we are protesting a killing done by “Border Police” in Israel. The name suggest an obvious link to police brutality in the United States: wit ...

    Politics in the Zeros

    • Mitt Romney does not disappoint, declares self ...
      Comedy writers are of course praising the heavens as they now have a national political figure who is both deeply clueless and hugely arrogant.Mitt Romney has emphasised his English ancestry after a gaffe-filled day in London, declaring himself to be “a guy from Great Britain” who is “married to ...
    • Detroit by quadrocopter drone. View the ruins
      The post Detroit by quadrocopter drone. View the ruins appeared first on Politics in the Zeros.
    • Germany gets 26% of power from renewable energy
      During the first half of 2012, the share of renewable energy sources in the electricity supply has risen significantly in Germany, rising to a sensational 25.97%The US was at 14% renewable energy in first half of 2011, with the largest segment being hydro power. Yes, hydro.California doesn&#8217 ...
    • Mitt Romney is the new Sarah Palin!
      Mitt Romney has made a stunningly bad mess of his visit to Britain. People are openly disgusted with his arrogant, clueless demeanor and the Mayor of London, who is a conservative, attacked Romney at a rally of 60,000.From James Chappers, Political Editor of the Daily MailCan this get any worse ...
    • Public pension crisis is worse than you thought
      Based on government accounting rules, public pensions were underfunded by about $885 billion in 2011, which certainly indicates a major public pension crisis. But the real numbers are much worse than that. Public pensions are allowed to use far laxer rules in determining future liabilities than ...

    Coteret

    • Yediot’s Plocker: Thank you Mossad for r ...
      On Sunday (January 9 2011), Yediot’s Itamar Eichner reported [emphasis mine; full translation here]: Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu is furious with outgoing Mossad Director Meir Dagan because of the briefing Dagan gave journalists last Thursday. In the course of that briefing, Dagan sha ...
    • “Rejectionist front”: Maariv detai ...
      As Israel’s diplomatic position erodes and the Palestinian Authority’s campaign for the unilateral recognition of a state in the 1967 borders gains ground, the demand for “direct negotiations” has become a central talking point of  Israeli government spokespeople. Here&#8 ...
    • New Yorker editor David Remnick to Yediot: &#8 ...
      On December 24 2010, Yediot’s Friday Political Supplement ran an interview with New Yorker editor David Remnick by Adi Gold. Most of the interview was dedicated to his new biography of Barack Obama. Gold did ask a political question on Israel and Reminck’s response was very blunt. No ...
    • Breaking the Silence’s landmark new book ...
      Breaking the Silence has just published a landmark collection of soldier testimonies from the Occupied Territories spanning the period 2000-2010. The 432 page book can now be browsed, downloaded and embedded here. If you read nothing else, take the time to look over the first to pages of the int ...
    • Following local pressure, Adidas reconsiders s ...
      This Maariv article [full translation below] from Friday is particularly badly written and repetitive, so I’ll summarize. Jerusalem Mayor Nir Barkat decides to hold the first Jerusalem International Marathon in March 2011. He gets Adidas to sponsor the event. An Israeli runner registers an ...

    Deadline Live

    • Batman murders: The blood trail, the neck woun ...
      See additional “Forensic” evidence in related story below.   (NaturalNews) Citizen journalists are outdistancing everybody on the Batman murders. I’m not even sure I have their names matched up correctly to their reports, so for now I’m not publishing the names, but ...
    • Oregon Man Sentenced to 30 Days in Jail &#8212 ...
         As we have said many times to the consternation of Home / Property owners: You do NOT own your land. You are leasing it, or sharecropping it. Serfdom still exists in the 21st Century… In fact it has been taken to an art form by the elites. Life, Liberty and Property! Fight for it [...]
    • 19-year-old shot by cops 5 times for suspected ...
      Banoosh This is a country whose people self-righteously criticize China (and Syria) for its human rights abuses. This is a country where the public has been aghast at Singaporean laws against chewing gum, and its “harsh” penalties for violations of the law. This is a country whose people have pr ...
    • Colorado judge issues second gag order (to sto ...
      In all cases like these, ZERO info gets out to the general public. There seems to be no doubt that the PTB are attempting to control the narrative here. IF the police are investigating leads, they have every right not to inform the court, the DA, etc… No, this action is intended to keep pe ...
    • The Jack Blood Show – July 26 2012
      July 26th 2012 – Jack Blood Breaks news about Colo’s alleged “Joker” and his ties to mind / reality control, and crashes the media cover story. In HOUR 2 James Corbett of www.corbettreport.com joins Jack for the first time. Discussion includes media propaganda, geo politi ...

    The Air Vent

    • CG Filedate Timeline
      An interesting Climategate timeline discussion has started in a recent Blackboard thread.
    • Why Back-Radiation is not a Source of Surface ...
      A guest post by Leonard Weinstein.  The original document is here and has more legible equations. Leonard Weinstein July 18, 2012 The argument is frequently made that back radiation from optically absorbing gases heats a surface more than it would be heated without back radiation, and this is th ...
    • Police Reveal Climatehack details.
      Steve McIntyre has a post up on an interview with the Norfolk Police regarding the conclusions on the Climategate hack. Apparently, there was a sophisticated effort to break in to the mail server and access was available for an extended period of time. This document is very interesting in partic ...
    • Climategate Investigation Pauses, No Suspects& ...
      It seems appropriate that I put this up here also. Andrew Montford, CA and others have reported that the Norfolk Police have ended their investigation into the hacking of online data from CRU. It turns out that none of us climate bloggers (previously popular or otherwise) have been implicated an ...
    • Obama – Honesty in Politics
      if you’ve been successful, you didn’t get there on your own. You didn’t get there on your own. I’m always struck by people who think, well, it must be because I was just so smart. There are a lot of smart people out there. It must be because I worked harder than everybody else. Let [...]

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