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Margaret Wente Plagiarism Allegations: Globe Responds To Criticism (TWITTER)
Margaret Wente Plagiarism Allegations: Globe Responds To Criticism (TWITTER):
'via Blog this'
Whoever did the twitter slideshow is an evil genius. When you're done
guffawing, go read Jymn.
Is it just me, or does the Globe totally suck at damage control?
Chet Raymo, “The Journey”
*“The Journey”*
by Chet Raymo
"Here's a deep-deep sky map of the universe from the March 9, 2006 issue of
Nature. The horizontal scale is a 360 view right around the sky; the
vertical gaps at 6 hours and 24 hours are the parts of the universe that
are blocked to our view by the disk of our own Milky Way Galaxy. The
vertical scale - distance from Earth - is logarithmic (10, 100, 1000, etc.)
measured in megaparsecs (a parsec equals 3.26 light-years). Across the top
is the Big Bang, and the oldest and most distant thing we can see, the
cosmic microwave background, the radiation of ... more »
Subverting Sanctions: Iran’s Strategic Economic Development
Eric Draitser
StopImperialism.com
September 22, 2012
The ongoing overt and covert war against Iran, instigated by the United
States and Israel primarily, seeks to isolate Iran politically, militarily
and, most importantly, economically. The Western imperialists have as
their goal no less than full-scale war with Iran, a key regional power and
one that the United States has failed to control or otherwise manipulate
since the revolution of 1979. Their attempts to demonize Iran as an
international pariah and an irrational actor on the world stage have been
repeatedly thwarted, mos... more »
US Free-Trade Targets Asian Sovereignty, Stability
[image: http://www.indymedia.org.au/files/stopp%20tppa.jpg]
Malaysia & the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement (TPP)
Nile Bowie
NileBowie.blogspot.com
September 22, 2012
To commemorate Malaysia’s 55th Independence Day, Prime Minister Najib Razak
published an article highlighting the nation’s various accomplishments,
principally that while much of world’s economies are “either flat or
falling,” Malaysia is steadily delivering high figures of economic growth. [
1] The ruling Barisan Nasional coalition, although perceived by the middle
class to be unpopular, has overseen consistent ... more »
US to Delist & Arm American-Killing Terror Cult
Continuity of Agenda: Neo-Cons and Obama administration sponsor global
terror against Iran.
*by Tony Cartalucci *
*September 22, 2012* - As the US government confirms that terrorists
involved in the Benghazi, Libya US consulate attack were indeed the very
militants funded, armed, and provided air support in last year's bid to
overthrow the government of Libya, yet another disturbing announcement has
been made. Terror organization Mujahedeen e-Khalq (MEK) will be delisted by
the US State Department in order to clear legal obstacles in the way of
overtly arming and funding the terror... more »
Podcast No. 9 - Interview with Kathryn Sikkink
The ninth episode of the Duck of Minerva Podcast just went live. In it, I
interview Kathryn Sikkink about a variety of subjects, including her new
book -- The Justice Cascade: How Human Rights Prosecutions are Changing
World Politics (W.W. Norton, 2011).
*Contents**
*
- Introduction
- Developmentalism in Latin America
- Focusing on "Ideas" in the late 1980s and early 1990s
- Activists Beyond Borders… and Beyond
- The Justice Cascade
- What Happaned to the Identity Agenda in Mainstream Constructivism?
- The Persistent Power of Human Rights
- Agency and Constructi... more »
Rob't Reich cautions progressives against complacency in the election -- AND on the need to press the president hard if he wins
*
**"Don't for a moment believe 'Romney's dead,' and don't be complacent. The
hard work lies ahead, in the next seven weeks.
"And even if Obama is reelected, more hard work begins after Inauguration
Day -- when we must push him to be tougher on the Republicans than he was
in his first term, and do what the nation needs."*
*-- Robert Reich, in his post*
"Four Reasons Why Romney Might Still Win"
*by Ken*
Yesterday Noah passed along a link to a website called "Republicans for
Obama, which announces itself thusly:
The Republican party isn't what it used to be. Our leaders and our most... more »
White House has lobbyist specifically to quell Obama golf jokes after President gets teed off
A coalition of golf lovers are asking Republicans to stop making so many
jokes about President Barack Obama’s love for the golf course, saying such
comments are bad for the golf industry.
But could politics be at play too?
The Daily Caller has learned that Tony Podesta, a well-known Democratic
lobbyist with strong ties to the Obama White House, is behind the We Are
Golf coalition of golfing organizations that has sent letters to
Republicans such as Florida Sen. Marco Rubio asking them to cut out the
criticism of Obama’s golfing habits.
Melissa Low, a spokeswoman for the Club Manag... more »
The Daily "Near You?"
Sandia Park, New Mexico, USA. Thanks for stopping by.
The Upcoming War On Iran: Is Israel Seeking War With Iran To Keep Lid On (Their Doing) 9-11?
Right now, we are watching a massive naval exercise unfold in the Persian
Gulf involving the United States, and several other nations. It is
definitely being done to provoke the Iranians. But I am also worried that
this large contingency of vessels could be open for an Israeli false flag
attack via their stealthy Dolphin class submarines. We already know that
a false flag is needed by the Israelis to get their nice little war against
the innocent nation of Iran, so why not sink a ship in the Persian Gulf and
have it blamed on Iran itself?
There have been so many questions that... more »
"The Recipe For Perpetual Ignorance...."
"The recipe for perpetual ignorance is:
be satisfied with your opinions and content with your knowledge."
- Elbert Hubbard
New Fukushima Video From Nuckelchen
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ThIs1KNlpag&feature=youtu.be
Notice in the video how the green light spreads and the smoke billows
"Twin Demons of War and Central Banking"
*"Twin Demons of War and Central Banking" *
By Lew Rockwell
"The twentieth century was the century of total war. Limitations on the
scope of war, built up over many centuries, had already begun to break down
in the nineteenth century, but they were altogether obliterated in the
twentieth. And of course the sheer amount of resources that centralized
states could bring to bear in war, and the terrible new technologies of
killing that became available to them, made the twentieth a century of
almost unimaginable horror.
It isn’t terribly often that people discuss the development of ... more »
We Have an Answer!
I'll be posting an article from Gary Hardin about this image in a couple of
days...stay tuned!
THE JEWISH ‘REFUGEE’ CHUTZPAH
In Israel’s latest attempt to justify never giving the Palestinian people
their freedom, Israel are attempting to make the resolution to the
Palestinian refugee problem, created when Zionists created Israel in a land
grab that went far beyond the requirements of Partition, contingent on
there being a resolution to the so-called Jewish refugee problem caused by
the reaction of Arab states to the Zionists original takeover of
Palestinian lands. Based on the resolution of one problem being contingent
on the resolution of the other, it’s clear that neither will ever happen –
which, of c... more »
Transcript: Sheldan Nidle on the Light Agenda – Part 2/2
Transcript: Sheldan Nidle on The Light Agenda Part 2/2
2012 SEPTEMBER 21
Posted by Stephen Cook
Transcript: Sheldan Nidle on The Light Agenda Part 2/2
This is Part 2 of my interview with author and Galactic messenger Sheldan
Nidle on The Light Agenda from August 9, 2012. Thanks to Ellen for the
transcript.
Part 1 of this transcript is here:
http://the2012scenario.com/2012/09/transcript-sheldan-nidle-on-the-light-agenda-part12/
Sheldan first went public with the messages he received from his Sirian
star brothers and sisters in 1992. He has since written several books,
includi... more »
Representation and Change
I have one up at PP today about the question of change coming from the
"inside" or the "outside." Just to add on to it a bit...
I see most of this through the lens of representation. Obama and
Congressional Democrats made promises in 2008; they interpreted them; and
those interpretations guided what they tried to do in office. “Promises”
here means not just specific public policy choices, but also governing
style, priorities, and all the rest of behavior in office. Different
campaign in 2008, different promises, different interpretation, and
therefore different behavior in office.
... more »
Elasticity of demand
I
got yer business model of higher edumacation right here: It seems there
is an upper limit to how much people are able or willing to pay (or
borrow) for their education. HM Goverment's appalling move to increase
the upper limit on university fees has resulted in a decline of 54 000
admissions.
This should be a warning to governments playing with fee increases. Too
much and you get Quebec, and
SaLuSa, September 21, 2012
Mike Quinsey - SaLuSa, September 21, 2012
SaLuSa, September 21, 2012
Because everything is in the now we do not view things as you do, and we
see the overall picture which shows that completion of this cycle will work
out as intended. Once you have ascended then you will move into a new era
and benefit from the upliftment in the energies, and your greater level of
consciousness. All that is due to you by way of changes that will rapidly
come into being, and at last you will be free from the attention of the
dark Ones. There is no place in the new dimension for anything that is ... more »
Spain risks break-up as Mariano Rajoy stirs Catalan fury
The ruling parties of Catalonia have sought guidance from Brussels on the
legality of secession from Spain, requesting a “route map” for membership
of the European Union and the euro as an independent state.
It is the latest move in a fast-escalating clash between Catalan
nationalists and Spanish nationalists, the latter backed by King Juan
Carlos and the Spanish military.
Jose-Manuel Garcia-Margallo, the foreign minister, threw down the gauntlet,
calling Catalan secession “illegal and lethal”. He warned that Spain would
use its veto to stop the region of Catalonia becoming an EU ... more »
State Department set to take violent Iranian group off terror list
MondoWeiss
Alex Kane
Secretary of State Clinton is set to announce that the Iranian
group Mujahideen al-Khalq (MEK) will no longer be on the State Department's
Foreign Terrorist Organization list. The move comes after a high-profile,
years-long lobbying campaign by a bipartisan cast of U.S. politicians and
officials to delist MEK, despite a violent past that includes killing
Americans.
CNN breaks the story:
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is expected to notify Congress as early
as Friday that she intends to take the Iranian exile group
Mujahedin-e-Khalq, or MEK, off a State ... more »
Ann Romney’s plane makes emergency landing in Denver after "filled with smoke"
The campaign plane carrying Ann Romney, the wife of GOP presidential
candidate Mitt Romney, made an emergency landing in Denver around 2:25
Friday afternoon, the campaign reported via Twitter.
Andrea Saul, the campaign’s press secretary, tweeted: “.@AnnDRomney plane
makes emergency landing in CO. All okay. Thank goodness.”
Another tweet from the campaign’s Ryan Williams described the plane as
“filled with smoke.”
Emergency vehicles met the plane on the runway. source
Fast and Furious
A federal program called Fast and Furious allowed weapons to be sold to gun
smugglers in the U.S. so they could be traced to drug cartels in Mexico.
However, they quickly lost track of the weapons and some of them turned up
in the fatal shooting of a Border Patrol Agent near Tucson in December
2010. Since then, an ongoing investigation has looked into the possibility
that it was a gun-running operation headed by the Department of Justice.
The investigation into the Fast and Furious program concluded yesterday
saying *“Atty. Gen. Eric H. Holder Jr. had no knowledge of the problems
... more »
No One Can Ever Get A Straight Answer Out Of Adam Kinzinger (R-IL)
We talk a lot about how "ex"-Blue Dog Steve Israel, chair of the DCCC has
set about sabotaging progressives so that he can try to restock the
Democratic Caucus with reactionary Blue Dogs and New Dems. Reactionary
and-- more important to a player like Israel, whose #1 admirer calls him
(affectionately) "reptilian"-- corrupt... that's what he's looking for in
candidates, He wants sleazy candidates with a loose sense of ethics-- like
himself-- in Congress, not independent-minded, good government types.
IL-16, a district Obama won in 2008 (50-48%) and will win again in
November, is an... more »
Gen. David Petraeus Refers to Mineral Resources as a Reason for "Achieving Objectives" in Afghanistan
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Turning Vaccine Exemptions Into Class Warfare
Posted 9/14/2012
*by Barbara Loe Fisher*
* *
It is getting uglier and uglier out there, as angry, frustrated doctors
inside and outside of government work overtime to foster fear and hatred of
parents making conscious vaccine choices for their children. The latest
political dirty trick is to brand parents, who send their children to
private schools, as selfish and a threat to their communities because some
private schools have higher vaccine exemption rates.
Take pediatrician and California Assemblyman, Dr. Richard Pan, for example.
He is angry that many parents and health care prof... more »
Consolidation of Ownership in the Evolving Neofeudal Economy
Majia Writes: Ownership of the world’s resources, including stock in the
powerful industries of banking and energy, tends to be very consolidated.
Globally, in 2006, prior to the Great Recession, one percent of the world’s
population was believed to control forty percent of the world’s wealth.[i]
One analysis of 43,000 global corporations revealed a core group of 1318
corporations with interlocking ownerships.[ii] The study, conducted by
Stefania Vitali, James B. Glattfelder, and Stefano Battiston, used network
analysis to explicate the degree of consolidation of corporate control... more »
Arsenic in Rice
FDA working on plan to limit arsenic levels in rice By Dina ElBoghdady,
Published: September 18 | Updated: Wednesday, September 19, 3:00 AM
http://www.washingtonpost.com/business/economy/fda-working-on-plan-to-limit-arsenic-levels-in-rice/2012/09/18/3238a578-0133-11e2-b257-e1c2b3548a4a_story.html?wpisrc=nl_headlines
[Excerpted] The Food and Drug Administration plans to announce Wednesday
that it is working toward a proposal that would limit the amount of
arsenic
in rice, a staple of the American diet that has long been identified as a
leading dietary source of the toxin.
The anno... more »
HARPER LIES - CONSERVATIVES LIE!
*A rough guide to the Conservatives’ carbon tax farce*
*By Aaron Wherry *
*"In December 2009, the Harper government claimed to be “working in
collaboration with the provinces and territories to develop a cap and trade
system that will ultimately be aligned with the emerging cap and trade
program in the United States.”*
*
During the 2011 election, the Conservatives decided they opposed
cap-and-trade. But what’s more, the Conservatives decided that
cap-and-trade and a carbon tax were the same thing. And they have
maintained this stance in attacking the NDP. Any attempt to establish a... more »
Iranian hackers target three largest U.S. banks
* (Reuters) - Iranian hackers have repeatedly attacked Bank of America Corp
(BA.N), JPMorgan Chase & Co (JPM.N) and Citigroup Inc (C.N) over the past
year, as part of a broad cyber campaign targeting the United States,
according to people familiar with the situation.*
The attacks, which began in late 2011 and escalated this year, have
primarily been "denial of service" campaigns that disrupted the banks'
websites and corporate networks by overwhelming them with incoming web
traffic, said the sources.
Whether the hackers have been able to inflict more serious damage on
computer net... more »
Free Trade 27: Proposed EU-PH FTA and TRIPS Plus
Free trade and intellectual property rights (IPR), these are among my
favorite topics to discuss and debate. Here are my latest papers on these
subjects,
Free Trade 26: "Buy Local" and Protectionism, June 24, 2012
On IPR Abolition 17: Copyright by a Government Corporation, September 02,
2012
IPR and Medicines 24: Balancing Costly Innovation and Cheaper Drugs, March
20, 2012
The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) called for a public
consultation on “One Country One Voice” (OVOC) regarding the proposed
EU-Philippines Free Trade Agreement (FTA) on September 20, 2012. I read
about ... more »
Mount Lokon erupts with smoke, ash in northern Indonesia, residents put on alert
*JAKARTA, Indonesia - A volcano in northern Indonesia has spewed hot smoke
and ash thousands of feet into the air in two new eruptions.*
Mount Lokon on Sulawesi island had been dormant before rumbling back to
life last year.
Government volcanologist Hendrasto says it unleashed two strong eruptions
Friday.
Residents have been put on alert, but no evacuations are planned since the
nearest villages are beyond the danger area about 2.5 kilometres (1.5
miles) from the crater.
Mount Lokon's last major eruption in 1991 killed a Swiss hiker and forced
thousands to flee. The volcano is on... more »
Pump malfunction caused shutdown at Three Mile Island Nuclear Power Plant, Pennsylvania
*A malfunctioning pump caused an automatic shutdown of the Three Mile
Island nuclear power plant Thursday, the second such event in as many
months.
*
*
*Plant officials and government regulators said the shutdown at the plant,
where a partial meltdown of a reactor in 1979 is considered the worst
commercial nuclear power plant accident in U.S history, posed no threat to
public health or safety.
The shutdown occurred shortly after 2:15 p.m. ,when the failure of a
coolant pump tripped the computerized system that shuts downs the reactor
in the event of any safety-related problems.
... more »
When will rule 30.1.01(3), the deemed undertaking rule, be waived by the Court?
*Bluewater Health v. Kaila*, 2012 ONCA 629 is a useful source for the law
as to when compliance with the deemed undertaking rule will be waived by
the Court:
[11] In *Juman v. Doucett*, [2008] SCJ No. 8 (S.C.C.), the Supreme
Court of Canada considered when relief should be given against deemed
undertakings. Binnie J., writing for the court, observed, at para. 35,
that, “ where discovery material in one action is sought to be used in
another action with the same or similar parties and the same or similar
issues, the prejudice to the examinee is virtually non-existent and leav... more »
Nipples in advertising
A Brazilian Toyota advert
Brrr Seasonal Ale from Widmer Brothers Brewing
mint Air Action Vigorsol
Harold Meyerson gets it right!
*FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 21, 2012*
*And then, he gets it wrong:* In yesterday’s Washington Post, Harold
Meyerson wrote a decent column about the Chicago teachers strike.
As he started, he described the mandated point of view which drives the
mainstream press:
MEYERSON (9/20/12): Here’s a bit of advice to America’s teachers: If you
want the nation’s opinion leaders and CEOs to like you, don’t congregate in
groups. Everyone, it seems, loves teachers individually. But when they get
together, they become a menace to civilization.
That’s one of the clearest take-aways from the just-concluded ... more »
"How It Really Is"
Klein Michael Thaxton Surrenders in Office Worker Hostage
*The Pennsylvania military veteran who held a CEO hostage in downtown
Pittsburgh today has surrendered and turned himself in to police custody.*
"It is over. I feel very good and it's a real blessing that no one was
injured and no life was taken," Pittsburgh police chief Nate Harper said
around 1:50 p.m. today.
The suspect, 22-year-old Klein Michael Thaxton, had stormed into the
offices of CW Breitsman Associates this morning and taken the company's
owner, Charles Breitsman, hostage. Thaxton did not work for the company,
which handles pension and benefit plans for other companies.
... more »
Paul Ryan booed at AARP
I*n his remarks to the AARP Friday, Republican vice presidential nominee
Paul Ryan was booed loudly when he said the “first step to a stronger
Medicare is to repeal Obamacare.”* *
Ryan was unfazed. “I had a feeling there would be mixed reactions, so let
me get into it,” he said.
“It weakens Medicare for today’s seniors and puts it at risk for the next
generation,” Ryan argued. “First, it funnels $716 billion out of Medicare
to pay for a new entitlement we didn’t even ask for. Second, it puts 15
unelected bureaucrats in charge of Medicare’s future.”
Ryan’s explanation was booed, ... more »
The Murder of Arafat: How the Israeli Quintet Indicted Itself
Sabbah Report
Sam Bahour
"We have to get rid of Arafat"
*~Israeli defense Minister Shaul Mofaz to Prime Minister Sharon caught on
an open mic*
*Source: Haaretz (Hebrew)*
"We operated against Ahmed Yassin and Abdel-Aziz al-Rantissi [two
Palestinian leaders extrajudicially assassinated by Israel] when we thought
the time was suitable. On the matter of Arafat we'll operate in the same
way, when we find the convenient and suitable time. One needs to find the
time and to do what has to be done."
*~ Israeli Prime Minister Sharon to Ma'ariv newspaper*
*Source: The Guardian*
[image: Arafat... more »
Satire: "A Letter from Ann Romney"
*"A Letter from Ann Romney"*
by Andy Borowitz
NEW YORK (The Borowitz Report)— "The Borowitz Report has obtained the
following confidential letter from Ann Romney to members of the Republican
Party:
Dear Fellow-Republican,
I’m not a happy camper. Over the past few days, some so-called
Republicans have taken it upon themselves to lob some pretty harsh words in
the direction of my husband. Now, it’s one thing when Mitt gets criticized
by the forty-seven per cent of Americans who are parasites sucking at
capitalism’s teat. But when former Reagan speechwriter Peggy Noonan c... more »
"Say It Ain't So! Oh Yes It Is"
"The men the American people admire most extravagantly are the most daring
liars;
the men they detest most violently are those who try to tell them the
truth."
- H. L. Mencken
"Gerald Celente: The Tyranny Of An Arrested Development Republic"
*"Gerald Celente: *
*The Tyranny Of An Arrested Development Republic"*
By Tears of the Moon
A note: Pardon the info/ad-blurbs contained in this video, but what
Celente has to say is important, and in my humble opinion, exactly right. -
CP
"Alex talks with trendsetter, author, and editor and publisher of the
Trends Journal, Gerald Celente. Gerald talks with Alex about latest
geopolitical and economic events unfolding as the world moves inextricably
toward all-out war."
- http://www.trendsresearch.com/index.php
- http://beforeitsnews.com/
Taxmageddon: 100 DAYS UNTIL LARGEST TAX HIKES IN HISTORY
*Sunday will mark the start of the 100-day countdown to “Taxmageddon” – the
date the largest tax hikes in the history of America will take effect. They
will hit families and small businesses in three great waves on January 1,
2013:*
First Wave: Expiration of 2001 and 2003 Tax Relief
In 2001 and 2003, the GOP Congress enacted several tax cuts for small
business owners, families, and investors (later re-upped by President Obama
and Democrat Congress in 2010). The following tax hikes will occur on
January 1, 2013:
Personal income tax rates will rise on January 1, 2013. The top income... more »
Turkey convicts 330 military officers accused of coup
*THE most highly charged trial in Turkey's modern history ended with the
conviction of 330 military officers - including former commanders of the
army, navy and air force - for plotting to overthrow the government.
*
This case, known to Turks as the “Sledgehammer” trial after the alleged
codename of the coup plot, lasted for two years and arose from a plan to
take over the state in 2003.
Senior officers were found guilty of preparing a putsch against the
moderately Islamist Justice and Welfare Party (AK) a year after its
election victory in 2002.
The army, which sees itself as the... more »
Facebook Forced to end facial recognition in Europe
*Facebook has stopped using facial recognition software to automatically
identify people in photographs following an investigation by privacy
regulators.*
The technology was identified by regulators as one of the main privacy
threats posed by Facebook. It plans to make changes before reinstating the
system.
Billy Hawkes, head the Irish data protection commission, which mounted the
investigation because Facebook’s European operations are based in Ireland,
praised the social network for cooperating.
"I am particularly encouraged in relation to the approach it has decided to
adopt o... more »
Syrian president accuses Gulf states of funding rebels
*The Syrian president, Bashar al-Assad, has said he is adamant his regime
will not fall and lashed out at Gulf countries which he accused of using
their enormous oil wealth to try to drive him from power.*
Assad's comments were published on Friday as an opposition group, the
National Co-ordination Body for Democratic Change in Syria, accused the
regime of being behind the disappearance of two of its leaders.
Abdul-Aziz al-Kheir and Ayas Ayyash were expected to take part in a
conference this Sunday in Damascus by 20 Syrian groups that are calling for
Assad to step down. But they dis... more »
Michael Gerson’s excellent column!
*FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 21, 2012*
*We’ll extend his concerns:* Michael Gerson was a major speech-writer for
George W. Bush.
In this morning’s Washington Post, he joins conservatives who are rejecting
the vision which emerged from Candidate Romney’s trip to Club 47.
Joan Baez wasn’t at the club that night; in absentia, Ayn Rand was giving a
reading. After a deeply sympathetic portrait of America’s modern working
class, Gerson joins those conservatives walking away from the things Romney
said:
GERSON (9/21/12): *[A] Republican ideology pitting the “makers” against the
“takers” offers no... more »
Herman Cain Says Even He Would Be Doing Better than Romney
Former Republican presidential contender Herman Cain doesn't like what he
sees in his party's nominee, Mitt Romney.
*Cain told members of the media after the speech that Republican
presidential nominee Mitt Romney's recent “47 percent” comment was a
“non-story” being blown out of proportion by the media. But Cain said he
would have been doing better if he was the nominee, saying that he'd
probably have a “substantial lead” on President Barack Obama at this point.*
*“The reason is quite simple: I have some depth to my ideas,” he said.*
Sounds like Herman got word there'll be no plum ... more »
Video Magic
This guy looks like he's been through a lot ...
... what??? I'm busy again!
4.6 Magnitude Earthquake HINDU KUSH REGION, AFGHANISTAN - 21st September 2012
A magnitude 4.6 earthquake has struck the HINDU KUSH REGION, AFGHANISTAN at
a depth of 91 km (56.4 miles), the quake hit at 17:19:05 UTC Friday 21st
September 2012
The epicenter was 26 km (16.1 miles) Southwest of Eškašem, Afghanistan
No Reports of Damage or Injuries at this time
Klein Michael Thaxton has taken at least one person hostage in a high-rise office building in Pittsburgh
*An armed man who has taken at least one person hostage in a Pittsburgh
office building is posting messages on his Facebook page while negotiating
with police.*
Klein Michael Thaxton, 22, entered the building sometime after 8am local
time on Friday and went up to a 16th floor office suite inside the Three
Gateway Centre.
Pittsburgh Police Chief Nate Harper said he took at least one person, and
possibly two, hostage inside a business after entering the suite and asking
about a particular person.
Mr Thaxton is posting Facebook updates while negotiating with police. He
said on the s... more »
The Third Man in America's Presidential Election
You might have thought the contest was between Obama and Romney. Wrong.
It's actually between Obama, on one side, and Romney and Israeli thug Benjamin
Netanyahu on the other.
Netanyahu has abjectly failed at pressuring Obama into attacking Iran.
Romney, it seems, doesn't share Obama's qualms and is therefore Netanyahu's
BFF. It's a high stakes gambit but, if Obama wins, it could rewrite
America's relationship with Israel.
*Israel’s blow-hard right-wing prime minister, the US-raised zionist
Benjamin Netanyahu, openly trying to topple Obama, has propelled Israel
directly int... more »
Concert Review - Devo and Blondie
They call it the "Whip It To Shreds" tour and that's pretty much what they
did.
The venue was an outdoor ampitheatre that Southern Man had frequented in
his youth. Back then you could bring in coolers full of beer and blankets
and grass and whatever and it was just one huge festival of fun. Southern
Man remembers a memorable Utopia / Hall and Oates concert there where a guy
had a topless girl on his shoulders and the camera crew kept her up on the
big screen for us. That was really something to a couple of high-school
geeks to see. Today the tickets are $50 instead of $5, they pa... more »
One Israeli soldier, 3 attackers killed in Egypt border attack; major assault foiled
One of three assailants who crossed from Egypt’s Sinai peninsula to attack
Israeli soldiers on Friday blew himself up, an Egyptian security official
told AFP.
“Three gunmen infiltrated Israeli territory from central Sinai. Two were
killed by the Israeli army, the third detonated the explosives vest he was
wearing,” the source said.
“According to our information, an Israeli soldier was killed,” he said, in
the attack in which the Israeli military said all three assailants also
died.
The Israeli army confirmed that one of its soldiers was killed and another
wounded in in the operat... more »
Celente: The Tyranny of an Arrested Development Republic
i-phone irony
If the sight the other day of global throngs of greedy humanity lining up
to grab the latest i-Phone have you feeling disheartened, take a little
subversive comfort. The very first consumer in the Big Apple to score the
latest Apple gadget also happens to be the inventor of an app that lets
people who still cherish their privacy anonymously send messages to their
fellow human beings. Big Brother will still be watching you, but he won't
be able to track you down to serve you a subpoena.
Capitalism, meet Occupy.
Hazem Sayed invented the Vibe app in March 2011 after observing one of
t... more »
The Big Dog on The Daily Show
Here's Part One:
*The Daily Show*
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*The Daily Show with Jon Stewart*
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Oh dear Apple, not good at all
It would seem that Apple's ios6 mapping app is not only not as good as
Google Maps but also not fit for purpose. Towns are missing, long defunct
shops have reappeared, lakes have disappeared, airport runways are rather
bumpy, the list is a long one. Here's a few examples.
Where's the lake in Hyderabad ?
Tarsdorf is actually about 3 km (~2 miles) away from Fucking.
Search for Manchester United Football Club and Apple shows you Sale United
Football Club, a community team for ages five and above.
Basingstoke wasn't quite so rural the last time that I was there.**
*
**For more try thi... more »
Ralph Nader Weighs In on Mitt Romney - "A Corporation Running for President Masquerading As an Individual"
Ralph Nader isn't pulling any punches when sizing up Mitt the Twit Romney.
*Hey, Mitt, why start with the 47 percent? Fully 100 percent of the
nation’s 500 biggest corporations are dependent on various kinds of
corporate welfare – subsidies, giveaways, bailouts, waivers, and other
dazzling preferences – while many pay no tax at all on very substantial
profits (see their familiar names – General Electric, Pepco, Verizon etc. –
here)*
*Are the corporations that receive this corporate welfare going to vote for
President Obama? (Mr. Romney has declared that corporations are people.) Of ... more »
US AMBASSADOR KILLED BY GREEN RESISTANCE?
*
***
*"The morning after the Benghazi attack, on 12 September, the NATO puppets
unwittingly admitted the truth about the 'Tahloob' (Green Resistance), and
whined that NATO was not doing enough to help crush it. *
*
"Libyan Deputy Interior Minister Wanis Al Sharif admitted this in a
Benghazi news conference, which was later broadcast on Al Jazeera
television.
"Libya’s Prime Minister Abdurrahim El-Keib also admitted it, as did Libya’s
President Mohammed El-Megarif, as well as Ali Aujali, Libya’s Ambassador to
Washington, plus Ibrahim Dabbashi, Libya’s ambassador to the UN.
"All of ... more »
Chu and CMS' Incandela's DOE Higgs talk
Steve Chu is going to get some positive TRF publicity. ;-)
A week ago, Joe Incandela, the boss of CMS, gave a talk for the Department
of Energy. Nobel prize winner Steven Chu who happens to be a secretary at
the department gave an introduction. In the U.S., you may become a
secretary even if you're neither a hot blonde nor a hot brunette.
I think it's a rather neat setup and talk so if you have 80 minutes, you
may want to watch it.
Another official's 2-minute pre-introduction is ideological and annoying
(clean energy, Fukushima "disaster", and all this rubbish) but you may
sur... more »
Republican Obstructionism Doesn't Just Harm Obama-- Let's Look At What They're Doing To Veterans And To Farm Communities
Rachel was uncharacteristically mean when introducing four clownish
Republican senators to her viewers Wednesday evening-- which you can watch
in the video above-- John Boozman (R-AR), Mike Johanns (R-NE), Richard Burr
(R-NC) and Pat Toomey (R-PA). None of them are running for reelection this
November so none of them were worried about filibustering-- to death-- the
Veterans Jobs Corps Bill. The bipartisan bill was meant to deal with the
fact that the unemployment rate for vets returning from Iraq and
Afghanistan have a 35% higher unemployment rate than the rest of the
country. ... more »
Finally, proof that cats are better than dogs - hmmm
I await the response from the defenders of the dog...
In the dog vs cat debate I am neutral, I love both.
UPDATED: TREASURY TO FORECLOSE FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM?
*This was posted at this Australian blog of all places, the UCC filings are
indeed real. What I don't know if its anything related to what Neil Keenan
is doing or if this is an independent effort. My comments are in red, all
others in black are the original author's writing. -AK*
http://nesaraaustralia.com/2012/09/21/treasury-to-foreclose-federal-reserve-system/
*TREASURY TO FORECLOSE FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM*
*POSTED BY NESARA AUSTRALIA*
*SEPTEMBER 21, 2012 *
FILED UNDER COMPTROLLER OF MARYLAND, DEFENSE FINANCE AND ACCOUNTING
SERVICES, DEFENSE PENTAGON, E PLURIBUS UNUM, U... more »
David Anderson: Robber Allegedly Handed Out Cash After Crime Spree
Colorado Springs police are asking the public to return any money they
might have received from a man they say is a bank robber who handed out
stolen money in a hotel lobby.
Police arrested David Anderson, 26, on suspicion of aggravated robbery and
attempted robbery after a string of crimes on Wednesday.
Police say the spree started when a sporting goods store reported a man
with a shotgun was trying to obtain another weapon Wednesday afternoon when
a shot was fired. The man left the store — a Big 5 Sporting Goods — after a
struggle.
Police say suspect then moved on to an Adams Ban... more »
Jesse Marcel and Accident Investigation
I was surfing the net the other night and found a posting that suggested
Jesse Marcel, Sr., had violated regulations with his response to the report
of debris by Mack Brazel. The premise seemed to be that this was an
aircraft accident and military regulations provide for a precise, and
classified, response to such an event. Because of this breach of military
procedure, we can ignore the testimony provided by Jesse Marcel.
The first note at this site was that Marcel had been so unimpressed with
the information that he finished his lunch and then made his way to the
sheriff’s office t... more »
How Safe Are Genetically Modified Products?
The French government has directed its scientists to verify a study that
found a genetically modified corn developed by Monsanto could be toxic.
*Even at low doses, the GMO studied was highly toxic and even fatal for
rats, to the point where if it was a medicine, it would be immediately
suspended pending further investigation. It is this same GMO that ends up
on our plates, when it is used to produce meat, eggs and milk.*
*In the 13th month of the experiment […] the incidence of tumours in rats
of both sexes fed on GMO corn was two to three times higher than it was in
rats on a G... more »
4.6 Magnitude Earthquake CENTRAL MEDITERRANEAN SEA - 21st September 2012
A magnitude 4.6 earthquake has struck the CENTRAL MEDITERRANEAN SEA at a
depth of 46.1 km (28.6 miles), the quake hit at 15:39:16 UTC Friday 21st
September 2012
The epicenter was 79 km (49 miles) West of Platanos, Greece
No Tsunami Warning Issued - No Reports of Damage or Injuries at this time
4.1 Magnitude Earthquake GREECE - 21st September 2012
A magnitude 4.1 earthquake has struck GREECE at a depth of 9 km (5.6
miles), the quake hit at 13:16:12 UTC Friday 21st September 2012
The epicenter was 6 km (3.7 miles) North of Kamárai, Greece
No Tsunami Warning Issued - No Reports of Damage or Injuries at this time
US EMPIRE GOING SAME WAY AS UK EMPIRE
*Fall of Saigon.*
The American Empire is going the same way as the British Empire.
*Red - US military bases. Pink - US troops.*
*1.* The British had only very shaky control over much of their empire.
"All those red-bedaubed world maps that became fashionable in Britain
around 1900, for example, give an impression of uniform British power,
which is certainly false.
"A truer picture would have been conveyed by colouring most parts a much
lighter pink and some with only the faintest blush."
Cutting the British Empire Down to Size | History Today
For example, in British India ther... more »
"O, the Inhumanity!"
(By *American Zen*'s Mike Flannigan, on loan from Ari)
Right about now, I can perfectly imagine Brad Thor, the Ted Nugent of
novelists, in his basement, a single yellowed light bulb swinging overhead
like a ring announcer's mic, screaming at his 947 plastic and tin soldiers
to look alive in case Obama gets re-elected. So I hope you'll forgive me if
I also imagine a postscript: Of one of our nation's foremost Islamophobes
being ignored by his inanimate infantry then hanging himself behind a huge
painting of George C. Scott as Patton.
Because the Republican flop sweat hangs in the ai... more »
Some Americans Are Living Longer. Not So for Uneducated White Americans.
Maybe that's why they joined the Tea Party. America's least educated
white population is not faring particularly well. A study has shown their life
expectancy has fallen by four years since the 1990's.
*Researchers have long documented that the most educated Americans were
making the biggest gains in life expectancy, but now they say mortality
data show that life spans for some of the least educated Americans are
actually contracting. Four studies in recent years identified modest
declines, but a new one that looks separately at Americans lacking a high
school diploma found di... more »
21 Facts About America's Decaying Infrastructure That Will Blow Your Mind
Michael Snyder, *Contributor*
You can tell a lot about a nation by the condition of the infrastructure.
So what does our infrastructure say about us? It says that we are in a very
advanced state of decay. At this point, much of America is being held
together with spit, duct tape and prayers. Our roads are crumbling and
thousands of our bridges look like they could collapse at any moment. Our
power grid is ancient, and over a trillion gallons of untreated sewage is
leaking from our aging sewer systems each year.
Our airports and our seaports are clogged with far more traffic th... more »
Social Media, Smartphones and Police Create a Stasi Web of Surveillance
Susanne Posel, *Contributor*
Twitter has released a report confirming that the US government leads the
world in requesting information on their citizens. The Transparency Report shows
the US government has made requests that are infringing on American privacy
rights.
Twitter states that “we’ve received more government requests in the first
half of 2012, as outlined in this initial dataset, than in the entirety of
2011.”
As the US government sifts through the tweets US citizens are making and
analyzing information from illegal means, there are decisions about
particular citizen... more »
Aboriginal status is a factor to consider in extradition matters
*United States** v. Leonard*, 2012 ONCA 622 holds that Aboriginal status is
a factor to consider in extradition matters. The case also provides a good
review of the current application of *Gladue*:**
*Issue 1. Did the Minister err in law by failing to give adequate
consideration to the applicants’ Aboriginal status and the Gladue principles
in relation to their s. 7 Charter claims?*
*(a)* The Gladue principles
[49] In *Gladue*, the Supreme Court stated, at para. 67, that
“[y]ears of dislocation and economic development have translated, for many
aboriginals, into low incomes, h... more »
Island with Healthiest People Over 99 Offers 8 Secrets to a Long and Happy Life
Lisa Garber
It’s no secret that the Mediterranean diet can help us achieve longevity,
but the overall lifestyles of the region’s populace shouldn’t escape our
attention.
Tucked away in the Aegean Sea is a small, rocky island called Ikaria, where
residents on average reach the age of 90. Here are a few island secrets of
longevity researchers have picked up after years of studying the dreamy
getaway.
*1. Drink Herbal Tea*
The Ikarians love it. Many teas found on the island are mildly diuretic
and help lower blood pressure and reduce the risk of dementia. A few
diuretic herbs... more »
State and Local Anti-Terrorism Training program teaches cops bumper stickers are indicator of terrorism
Madison Ruppert, *Contributor*
The State and Local Anti-Terrorism Training (SLATT) program, funded by
grants from the Department of Justice’s Bureau of Justice Assistance, is
likely unknown to most Americans since it is rarely, if ever, talked about
it in the media.
However, the SLATT program is very similar to the aggressive fear mongering
operations of other government-affiliated entities like the
Counterterrorism Education Learning Lab (CELL)in that it is designed to
create an absurd fear and hyper-vigilance in police.
In reality, the danger of terrorism is so incredibly low... more »
How to Navigate an Economy Weighed Down by Government Meddling and Cronyism
Dees Illustration Doug Hornig
*Casey Research*
If you wanted to sum up the just-concluded Casey Research/Sprott Inc.
Summit titled "Navigating the Politicized Economy," you could say "The
situation is hopeless but not serious."
More than 20 speakers – many of them world-renowned financial experts and
best-selling authors – gathered in Carlsbad, CA, from September 7 to 9 to
ascertain exactly how hopeless, and what investors can do to protect
themselves.
Casey Chief Economist Bud Conrad reconfirmed – with a blizzard of charts
and graphs – that the ship of state is still heading for... more »
4.5 Magnitude Earthquake NORTH OF HALMAHERA, INDONESIA - 21st September 2012
A magnitude 4.5 earthquake has struck NORTH OF HALMAHERA, INDONESIA at a
depth of 39 km (24.2 miles), the quake hit at 13:16:12 UTC Friday 21st
September 2012
The epicenter was 282 km (94 miles) North of Ternate, Indonesia
No Tsunami Warning Issued - No Reports of Damage or Injuries at this time
Who are the 47 percent!
*FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 21, 2012*
*Do we know the best way to explain it:* Forty-seven percent of households
pay no federal income tax.
Absent careful explanation, that’s a politically dangerous fact.
Who are the 47 percent? Why don’t they pay federal income tax? There are
quite a few bad or dangerous ways to answer that question.
One bad way to answer that question is to say things which are false. Eliot
Spitzer took that approach at Slate:
SPITZER (9/20/12): But as I have been saying for some time now, the 47
percent figure, while technically accurate as it relates to federal income... more »
See Saw
We begin today our 18th Quest! *(for the next 7 days, this blog will
coincide with Notes from the Love Quest, which is a Face Book Event)*
We are in a fast moving, spectacular time in our lives and in the life of
our planet. With each passing day, we become more aware of our unity. We
are inextricably entangled, creating and experiencing the results of our
work simultaneously. As time speeds up, it becomes more and more
challenging to separate out where things start and where they end.
We are on this Quest to explore Agape. Unconditional self love takes on a
much larger s... more »
More on Why Romney Goes With Such Weak Stuff
Yesterday over at PP I argued that GOP obsession with "vetting" Barack
Obama, and with a variety of ill-fated attack lines, comes from two things:
the divergence of incentives between the Romney campaign and what my
brother calls the "movement conservative marketplace"; and, the closed
information loop that makes it difficult for insiders to have any sense of
how outsiders would see these attack lines.
As Romney rolled out yet another of these insipid, implausible campaign
talking points, however, it occurs to me that there's yet another reason
that the GOP-aligned media makes it mo... more »
Friday's futures . . .
SOME
GOOD, SOME BAD. RSN has a chiller for your perusal: "Monsanto Corn
Causes Tumors, Organ Damage in Rats". The study is disputed by some, but
it sure looks scary.
A tumor problem
The French government asked the country's health watchdog to investigate
the findings further, although a number of scientists questioned the
study's basic methods and Monsanto said it felt confident its
Anti-Islam Film: Fifteen Killed in Pakistan
*Pakistani officials said 15 people have been killed in protests against an
anti-Islam film - including a dozen in Karachi.*
Some 160 people have been wounded during clashes with police over the movie
that denigrates the Prophet Mohammed.
The fatalities came as demonstrations swept across various Muslim countries
- including Bangladesh, Indonesia, Afghanistan and Malaysia. North Africa
and Sri Lanka also saw disruption.
:: Pakistan
A policeman was killed during an exchange of fire with protesters in
Karachi where thousands took to the streets.
Scuffles broke out when protesters t... more »
Pittsburgh Hostage Situation
*Pittsburgh Police are trying to negotiate with an armed man who has taken
at least one person hostage in a city office building.
*
Police say the man entered the building sometime after 8:00am local time on
Friday and went up to a 16th floor office suite inside the Three Gateway
Center.
Pittsburgh Police Chief Nate Harper said the man took at least one person,
and possibly two, hostage inside a business after entering the suite and
asking about a particular person.
A witness who works on the 16th floor identified the business where the
hostage situation was unfolding as CW Breitsm... more »
ON DECEMBER 8, 2008, NEIL BAROFSKY WAS CONFIRMED AS TROUBLED ASSET PROGRAM (TARP) WATCHDOG. SEVEN MONTHS LATER HE ESTIMATED THAT THE $700 BILLION BAILOUT COULD BALOON TO $23.7 TRILLION! ACCOUNTABILITY WASN'T MANDATED BY TARP. INSTEAD OF LENDING TO STRUGGLING AMERICAN BUSINESSES, THE TOO-BIG-TO-FAIL BANKS WERE HOARDING OR USING THE MONEY FOR SPECULATIVE INVESTING. BAROFSKY HAD NO ENFORECEMENT POWER. MILLIONS OF HOME OWNERS WERE DEFRAUDED. GEITHNER BEARS FULL RESPONSIBILITY. ORDINARY PEOPLE WERE SOLD OUT AND LIED TO. WALL STREET CRIMINALS POCKETED THE BAILOUT MONIES AND PASSED THE BILL TO THE TAXPAYERS.
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*September 21, 2012 at 01:38:05*
*Promoted to Headline (H3) on 9/21/12: Permalink *
*Bailout Fraud and Unaccountability*
*By **Stephen Lendman (about the author)*
opednews.com *
*
*Bailout Fraud and Unaccountability*
*TARP watchdog exposes fraud.*
by Stephen Lendman
On December 8, 2008, the Senate confirmed Neil Barofsky's nomination as
Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP) watchdog. He assumed the post of
SIGTARP (Special Inspector General for TARP).
On July 20, 2009, he estimated the $700 billion bailout fund could balloon
to $23.7... more »
We Need More Andrew Weavers, A Lot More
Leading Canadian climate scientist, Andrew Weaver, will be running for the
British Columbia Green Party in next year's election.
Here's hoping Dr. Weaver inspires his colleagues to follow his lead. It
would be great if the Greens could put up a scientist in every riding,
federal and provincial, to put the environment and global warming on the
debate agenda and to discuss these issues intelligently with the voting
public.
It would be terrific to see other candidates, not just Conservatives but
also Liberals and NDP, squarely under the gun defending their parties'
climate change pol... more »
TARP Bailout Fraud: Where Did the Money Go?
*Designed to Fail *
Global Research
Stephen Lendman
On December 8, 2008, the Senate confirmed Neil Barofsky’s nomination as
Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP) watchdog. He assumed the post of
SIGTARP (Special Inspector General for TARP).On July 20, 2009, he estimated
the $700 billion bailout fund could balloon to $23.7 trillion. Obama
administration secrecy conceals what’s essential to reveal. Over $9
trillion is known. Some analysts think true figures may be three times that
amount. Only crooked bankers and corrupt bureaucrats know for sure.
In February 2009, Barofsky submitte... more »
MISUSE THE CHILDREN WELL: Hispanic children in Texas!
*FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 21, 2012*
*Part 4—The data behind the fraud:* An odd thing happened when Gail Collins
went on tour for her book about Texas.
At one point, the author was interviewed by William McKenzie of the Dallas
Morning News. Far away from the gang of defectives who constitute the
upper-end “press corps,” Collins spoke to someone who knew real things
about the real Texas schools. (We can’t find a link to this interview.)
The following question would never be asked inside Gotham or DC. In his
question, McKenzie referred to the very large test score gains by Hispanic
students ... more »
Biggest Threat to World's Biggest Economy? Republican "Cranks and Crazies"
It took an Australian to state the obvious but Aussie treasurer and deputy
prime minister, Wayne Swan, sees Republicans as the greatest threat to
America's economy.
"*Let's be blunt and acknowledge the biggest threat to the world's biggest
economy are the cranks and crazies that have taken over the Republican party
*."
"*Despite President Obama's goodwill and strong efforts, the national
interest was held hostage by the rise of the extreme Tea Party wing of the
Republican party*," he said.
Nobel laureate economist, Paul Krugman, added his own observations about
Republicans today, n... more »
South Korea fires at North Korean fishing boats
South Korea's navy fired warning shots Friday toward North Korean fishing
boats that crossed a disputed maritime boundary, but the shots didn't hit
the fishing boats and the vessels retreated, a South Korean official said.
Fishing boats routinely jostle for position in the seafood-rich Yellow Sea
waters claimed by both countries during crab-catching season, which is now
in high gear. Three deadly naval clashes since 1999 have taken a few dozen
lives. The disputed sea boundary is not clearly marked, and incursions by
North Korean military and fishing boats are not unusual.
No North ... more »
NY Times Peddles War Propaganda | Interview with Daniel Simpson
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Confidential Study Reveals Global Finance Is One Big Guesstimate
NYMag
Sadly it is probably too late for
Diamond's "but all the other
rate submitters are doing it!" defense.A few months ago, when the Libor-rigging
scandal hit, casual finance-watchers were aghast at the idea that an
interest rate that was used to set rates on trillions of dollars of
mortgages, car loans, and other financial products was essentially
calculated by polling a few banks and expecting them not to lie to
everyone. The most important number in global finance run on the honor
system? Couldn't be.
But it was, and Libor was in fact undone by its own trusting nature. As we... more »
That Was Now, This Is Then: Netanyahu Edition
"Would
I counsel, necessarily, a preemptive strike on Iran? I'm not sure. I
would be very careful about that."
- Benjamin Netanyahu, September 12, 2002
Journalist Jim Lobe has done a tremendous service to those of us who
follow the warmongering propaganda of American and Israeli officials
over the Iranian nuclear program. This week, Lobe reminded us of the
testimony then-former Israeli
Lukang of years gone by
Take a break from the Senkakus with some old pics. My mother in law sent my
wife a book of photos taken in the 1950s by a resident of Lukang, my wife's
hometown. A few selections..... my favorite is the last, where the Terrible
Oxen of Death Lurks Beneath the Waters. The frequent use of children in his
images is priceless. Each image has captions in Chinese, Japanese, and
English. The name of the book is 街坊市井 -- Neighbourhood & Town Sight -
Lu-Kang by 30 Years.
_______________________
[Taiwan] Don't miss the comments below! And check out my blog and its
sidebars ... more »
Is the Internet Really Making Us Dumber?
Der Spiegel
Hilmur Schmundt
*Many scholars and critics warn that TV and the Internet are dumbing us
down. But, if that's true, why are children around the world performing
better on IQ tests? Are we actually getting smarter, or are we merely
thinking in different ways?*
Vincent is sitting on the couch and watching a vacation video when he
suddenly poses two questions to his parents: "Why is space endless? And
what was there before the Big Bang?"
Without waiting for an answer, Vincent jumps up to turn his attention to a
different topic: his new red rubber boots with pictures fro... more »
Supreme Court on Public Interest Standing - An Expansion?
*Canada** (Attorney General) v. Downtown Eastside Sex Workers United
Against Violence Society*, 2012 SCC 45 was just released upholding the
Court of Appeal ruling that an organization of sex workers has status to
challenge the prostitution laws. This is something of a surprise as
clearly persons charged have direct standing – the decision, see summary
below, seems to expand greatly the scope of public interest standing.
There may also a suggestion that the Court is anxious to rule on the
prostitution laws:
In determining whether to grant standing in a public law case, courts m... more »
Police State is Here!
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DHS/ICE is over-gunned and over-manned
image source James Smith, *Contributor*
In trying to make sense of the ammunition purchases, which DHS/ICE canceled the
orders for blank .308 rounds. 25,000 rounds, by the way, I decided to match
apples to apples for fairness.
What I found fails the smell test of common sense and reason. But we are
talking about the largest grab of brass and lead of all time by a man who
only knows how a weapon fires from his time in “Pock-Is-Stan”.
Big Sis has requested another 120,000,000 rounds of .40 S&W ammunition.
And, this time, it is to be CLEARLY used and segregated from duty
ammunition.... more »
GM recalls nearly 474,000 cars over gear shift problem
Reuters
General Motors Co is recalling 473,841 Chevrolet, Pontiac and Saturn sedans
globally to fix a condition that could lead the cars to roll when the
drivers think they are in park, the No. 1 U.S. automaker said on Friday.
GM said it was aware of four crashes that resulted from the problem, but no
injuries.
The company said the recall affected Chevy Malibu, Pontiac G6 and Saturn
Aura cars from model years 2007 through 2010 and equipped with four-speed
automatic transmissions. GM will repair the condition in which the
transmission gear position may not match the gear on the sh... more »
Brief Friday Morning Linkage
Also Not a Duck
- Aidan Regan: "Reflections on The Monti Python Show" (via CT).
- Beth Schwanke and Jenny Ottenhoff examine the party platforms for what
they have to say about development policy.
- Dan Drezner talks about "Why Presidents Love Foreign Affairs" in the *New
York Times*.
- Phil Arena is skeptical about the current tenor of "long peace"
argumentation. And he has an alternative.
- It does seem as if a legal cartel is colluding to protect law schools
from misrepresentation lawsuits, doesn't it?
A Family Pulled Into the Fray Over an Agent’s Death
New York Times
Fernanda Santos
An agent during a ceremony in which a Border Patrol station
was named for Brian A. Terry, who died in a shootout linked to Operation
Fast and Furious.**
“There’s the sign,” Kent Terry Jr. exclaimed as the chartered bus pulled
into the Border Patrol station, a compound on an expanse of sand and brush
bearing the name of his younger brother, who was killed in a shootout
linked to a botched gun-smuggling operation known as Fast and Furious.
Some of the passengers squeezed their faces against the windows. Mr. Terry
took pictures with his cellphone. Miche... more »
Read Stuff, You Should
Happy Birthday to David Gregory, 60. Oh, you know which David Gregory I'm
talking about.
Lots of good stuff today:
1. An excellent piece by Dan Drezner about presidents and foreign policy,
but I do have one caveat: I wish he had mentioned something about how
executive branch resistance (including Pentagon resistance) does constrain
the president in foreign affairs and national security, even if Congress
often does not.
2. Matt Yglesias clears up a couple of QE 3 myths.
3. Greg Marx rewards the Denver Post for it's excellent coverage of "47%."
4. Amazing this took as long as it di... more »
Dershowitz & Ross "Obama has Israel's back" Was that ever in doubt?
Freethinker left a couple of links in the comment section If you missed
them here they are with comment
freethinker September 20, 2012 8:38 AM
Maybe this is the game that's in play?
Dempsey's 'Shitty Little Country' Ploy
The Gullibility of the Dissident Movement
*"How naïve do you have to be to believe for a moment that President Obama
would risk upsetting the lobby in an election year?! He's more likely to
get pregnant.
No, what we are dealing with is an elaborate scam to fool the world into
believing that the United States won't be part of an Israeli attack on
Iran. While in the pa... more »
5.4 Magnitude Earthquake TARAPACA, CHILE - 21st September 2012
A magnitude 5.4 earthquake has struck TARAPACA, CHILE at a depth of 98.8 km
(61.4 miles), the quake hit at 12:17:25 UTC Friday 21st September 2012
The epicenter was 122 km (76 miles) ENE from Iquique, Chile
No Reports of Damage or Injuries at this time
Untitled
*Another edge of Bayou Corne sinkhole caves in ~The Advocate*
*LEAN - Interview with Janice O' Berry about the failure of Lock #2 in the
Pearl River Diversion Canal*
*Lee Zurik Investigation: AG took campaign contributions from 'Dirty Deeds'
heirs*
*The Fly to be in center of massive levee project ~WWL*
*German shipping company adds N.O. port to service*
*Peace Day LIVE: A day of music in Congo Square ~WWOZ*
*Young Men Olympian Jr. second line this Sunday ~Big Red Cotton, Gambit**
*
the rivera family leaves canada. our hearts break, our anger rises.
Now that some of the details have been made public, I need to write about
my experience yesterday and the last few days.
As the public battle to keep Kimberly Rivera and her family in Canada
raged, there was, simultaneously, a more private effort to help the Rivera
family personally. The War Resisters Support Campaign - especially one
person, and many of you know who she is - made heroic efforts to minimize
the trauma to the family.
The night before the actual deportation, Kim said goodbye to her children,
not knowing when she will see them again. What more can be said about such
... more »
The Neocons’ Project for the New American Century: “American World Leadership” – Syria next to Pay the Price?
Global Research
Felicity Arbuthnot
“In every age it has been the tyrant, the oppressor and the exploiter, who
has wrapped himself in the cloak of patriotism, or religion, or both to
deceive and overawe the people.” (Eugene Debs, 1855-1926, speech Canton,
Ohio, 16th June 1918.)
The Project for the New American Century (PNAC), unleashed in June 1997,
has largely disappeared from the political radar, yet the mire, murder and
general mayhem the US, UK and dwindling “boots on the ground” allies find
themselves in, are seemingly rooted in its aims, which march relentlessly
on.
PNAC was... more »
Better Off Than You Were When Bush Was In Charge?
Generally speaking, the wealthy-- always the first online when things start
to turn around-- are. *Forbes* is reporting this week that the richest
Americans' net worth grew by 13% in the past year alone.
The average net worth of the 400 wealthiest Americans rose to a record $4.2
billion, up more than 10 percent from a year ago, while the lowest net
worth came in at $1.1 billion versus $1.05 billion last year, the magazine
said.
..."The gap between the very rich and merely rich increased and helped
drive up the average net worth of The Forbes 400 members to an all-time
record $4.2... more »
Sask NDP Leadership Candidate Erin Weir Guest Speaker At Conference With Finance Minister Jim Flaherty And Bank Of Canada's Mark Carney
*Followers of the Saskatchewan New Democratic Party leadership race will
note that candidate, Erin Weir will be sharing the podium with Canada's
Finance Minister, Jim Flaherty and Bank of Canada President Mark Carney at
the “Canada in the Pacific Century” conference hosted by Canadian Council
of Chief Executies - September 24th - 25th in Ottawa.*
*
**Erin Weir is an economist and is taking a short time away from the
leadership race to guest speak at the conference, His successful campaign
launch to lead Saskatchewan's New Democrats has been followed closely by
political watchers an... more »
Decentralize or Die!
Brandon Smith, *Contributor*
The single most often broached argument that Liberty Movement writers,
analysts, and strategists are confronted with by skeptics alongside well
meaning but cynical newcomers is the assertion that while we happen to be
very effective at pointing out the dangers of globalism and centralization,
we rarely seem to take the initiative to offer “solutions” to the problem.
This same argument is also used by establishment shills as a way to
distract the public’s attentions from the very real despotic enterprises of
their elitist employers. It is an often use... more »
Migrating North Pole Contributing to Severe Weather?
*Activist Post*
Few can argue that severe weather is currently impacting the globe.
Certainly the record droughts in America have become a huge concern for
food prices, which has subsequently sparked an uptick in alarming climate
change rhetoric.
As the Northern Hemisphere has experienced one of the warmest summers on
record, Arctic ice has receded considerably, prompting the typical global
warming "collapse" discussion. While northern ice has indeed reached new
modern lows, ice in the southern hemisphere continent of Antarctica has
reached record highs. Charts for both hemisph... more »
4.9 Magnitude Earthquake SOLOMON ISLANDS - 21st September 2012
A magnitude 4.9 earthquake has struck the SOLOMON ISLANDS at a depth of
35.1 km (21.8 miles), the quake hit at 11:59:37 UTC Friday 21st September
2012
The epicenter was 154 km (94 miles) Southwest of Dadali, Solomon Islands
No Tsunami Warning Issued - No Reports of Damage or Injuries at this time
Republican Contempt For The Working Class
Michael Kingsley famously defined a "gaffe" as when a politician
unwittingly tells the truth. And the truth behind Mitt Romney's "47%"
gaffe, Paul Krugman writes, is that Romney and his party have nothing but
contempt for the working class:
Needless to say, the G.O.P.’s disdain for workers goes deeper than
rhetoric. It’s deeply embedded in the party’s policy priorities. Mr.
Romney’s remarks spoke to a widespread belief on the right that taxes on
working Americans are, if anything, too low. Indeed, The Wall Street
Journal famously described low-income workers whose wages fall belo... more »
Ground-Breaking Wage Theft Program Needs Modification
I attended what was supposed to be my first hearing under Miami-Dade
County's ground-breaking wage theft ordinance yesterday. I say it was
supposed to be my first hearing, because it didn't actually happen for me,
nor did it happen for quite a few of the taxpayers who attended seeking
justice from the County.
Here's how the County says things are supposed to work:
If a settlement between you and the employer cannot be reached, SBD will
attempt to serve the employer notice of the complaint via certified mail.
This notice allows the employer to respond to the claim within 21 days of
... more »
Friday Nerd Blogging Actual
They are here... Westeros re-election campaign posters for your
procrastinating pleasure. For some excellent commentary from the campaign
trail, I am linking back to Robert Farley and Matthew Duss' analysis of
recent events.
Also, weigh in on Scott Eric Kaufman's GoT syllabuilding effort here, in
which he unconscionably proposes to force hapless undergraduates to read
only the Westerosi chapters of the novel, skipping all the Dothraki-based
chapters, inaccurately described as the Danaerys chapters. (What?)
Also, via LGM, this extremely entertain... more »
How Citizens United Subverted the Rights of Real People
*by Len Hart, The Existentialist Cowboy*
I've often written about the detailed and vivid account of A. Htler's
meeting with top German industrialists --Krupp, Thyseen, I.G. Farben et al.
It was in that meeting that the German fascism was made real in terms of an
agreement between the Reich and its 'fascist' sponsors, the huge
corporations who would benefit from aggression, death and destruction. The
meeting may not have defined the word 'fascism' but it most certainly
birthed a Nazi regime in which corporations were given and promised not
only privileges but, most importanly, big ju... more »
UFOs over South America - UFO TV lifts their secret
address-withheld@my.opera.com.invalid (Dr. John v. Kampen) at - 1 day ago
Link: http://youtu.be/ojyP88bY61I
I have been involved in Ufo studies for well over 40 years now.
Investigations about the UFO phenomenon look much like a relay-race:
researchers come and go over time, so do various projects. However the
results remain the same. Although several governments already decided to
declassify (some of their) material about ufo-sightings the ufo mystery
continuous to exist. For sure it is too easy to wipe away the bulk of
reports saying they comprise mostly nonsense or misinterpretations of birds,
balloons and kites or bright planets. In particular while s... more »
TARGETED KILLINGS MORE OVERT, MORI SAYS
*Michael "Dan" Mori, the former military attorney who famously represented
Guantanamo Bay inmate David Hicks, has told a Perth audience governments'
targeted killings of terrorists and their associates has become more overt.
*
*
*In a lecture at the University of Western Australia on Friday, Mr Mori
discussed how it had become more common for governments to openly order the
killing of someone under the banner of the "war on terror".
He reflected on the 1972 Munich Olympics massacre, after which Israeli
intelligence and special forces secretly hunted down and killed Palestinian
suspe... more »
New Ad Implies Obama Is Cozy With Muslim Brotherhood
*The conservative advocacy group Let Freedom Ring released an ad Thursday
to run in key swing states depicting President Barack Obama as a Muslim
Brotherhood sympathizer.*
The group was planning on airing the ads next month, but shifted course
after Muslims attacked the Egyptian embassy and killed four Americans in
Libya, including Ambassador Christopher Stevens. Egypt's new president,
Mohammed Morsi, belongs to the Muslim Brotherhood, considered a terrorist
organization by some. The Brotherhood denies such claims.
Let Freedom Ring President Colin Hanna says Obama's response to the... more »
Two-year-old dies in Edmonton hospital
A two-year-old girl who was allegedly abused by her parents has died at an
Edmonton hospital
Story
(Enemy of the People) Feast of Fools and the Rule of Money: Public = Toxic Waste? (Mass Arrests in NYC as OWS Movement Marks One Year)
Thursday, September 20, 2012 "Feast of Fools and the Rule of Money" "Feast
of Fools and the Rule of Money" How American Democracy Became the Property
of a Commercial Oligarchy by Lewis H. Lapham "All power corrupts but some
must govern." - John le Carré "The ritual performance of the legend of
democracy in the autumn of 2012 promises the conspicuous consumption of
$5.8 billion, enough
France bans protests over Prophet Mohammad cartoons
*PARIS, Sept 21 (Reuters) - France confirmed on Friday it would allow no
street protests against cartoons denigrating Islam's Prophet Mohammad that
were published by a French magazine this week.*
Interior Minister Manuel Valls said prefects throughout the country had
orders to prohibit any protest over the issue and crack down if the ban was
challenged.
"There will be strictly no exceptions. Demonstrations will be banned and
broken up," he said. Source
French embassies, consulates and international schools in 20 Muslim countries closed
*French embassies, consulates, cultural centres and schools in around 20
Muslim countries shut up shop on Friday – the Muslim holy day – for fear of
retaliatory violence following weekly prayers. The order came from the
foreign ministry, which anticipates violent demonstrations over the
publishing Wednesday of Prophet Mohammed cartoons by satirical weekly,
Charlie Hebdo. The obscene cartoons exacerbated anger among Muslim
communities after more than a week of deadly protests sparked by the
US-made amateurish video “Innocence of Muslims”.
*
Security had been beefed up on security arr... more »
Pakistan blocks mobile phone signals in 15 cities
*Security forces in Islamic countries are bracing for a day of anti-western
fury, with international protests planned against a YouTube video
ridiculing Muslims and French cartoons mocking the prophet Muhammad.*
France has closed embassies and schools in about 20 countries around the
world after the satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo published a series of
cartoons depicting the prophet, including two showing him naked.
Pakistan has drafted in troops to protect foreign embassies and blocked
mobile phone signals in about 15 cities after thousands of violent
protesters clashed with poli... more »
4.3 Magnitude Earthquake OFF THE COAST OF EL SALVADOR - 21st September 2012
A magnitude 4.3 earthquake has struck OFF THE COAST OF EL SALVADOR at a
depth of 35.2 km (21.9 miles), the quake hit at 11:12:04 UTC Friday 21st
September 2012
The epicenter was 135 km (84 miles) SSW from Usulután, Usulután, El Salvador
No Tsunami Warning Issued - No Reports of Damage or Injuries at this time
Anti-Islam Film: Protests Spread Across Asia
Demonstrations are taking place in Muslims countries around the world in a
day of protests against a film mocking the Prophet Mohammed.
*:: Pakistan*
One protester was wounded when a cinema guard opened fire as angry crowds
armed with clubs and bamboo poles stormed the Shama cinema, known locally
for showing films considered to be pornographic.
Demonstrators smashed the windows of the cinema and set it on fire.
Kashif Mahmood, a Pakistani TV reporter, has claimed his driver, Mohammad
Amir, was killed when police fired to disperse the crowd.
He said three bullets hit the vehicle, i... more »
The Neocons’ Project for the New American Century: “American World Leadership” – Syria next to Pay the Price?
By Felicity Arbuthnot
Global Research* *
*“In every age it has been the tyrant, the oppressor and the exploiter,
who has wrapped himself in the cloak of patriotism, or religion, or both to
deceive and overawe the people.”* (Eugene Debs, 1855-1926, speech Canton,
Ohio, 16thJune 1918.)
The Project for the New American Century (PNAC), unleashed in June 1997,
has largely disappeared from the political radar, yet the mire, murder and
general mayhem the US, UK and dwindling “boots on the ground” allies find
themselves in, are seemingly rooted in its aims, which march relentlessly
o... more »
Jessica Harper Jailed for 5 Years after defrauding her Employer of almost £2.5m
* A former head of online security at Lloyds Banking Group is jailed for
five years after defrauding the company of almost £2.5m.
*
Jessica Harper, 50, whose £60,000-a-year role included fighting fraud,
submitted 93 false and doctored invoices to pay herself £2,463,750, which
she then gave to friends and her three brothers to allow them to buy
property.
The fraud took place during the financial crisis when Lloyds received
substantial amounts of taxpayers' money.
She stole the money over four years by creating a dummy bank account in the
name of an IT firm which carried out work fo... more »
'Empty chair lynchings' Causes outrage after Clint Eastwood's Obama sketch as Texas Republican hangs stool from his tree
*A passionate opponent of Barack Obama has come under fire for hanging an
empty chair from a tree in his front yard.*
The chair is apparently meant to represent the President, inspired by Clint
Eastwood's speech at the Republican National Convention - but some have
argued that it is a reference to the lynching of African-Americans.
However, Bud Johnson, the Texas Republican responsible for the unusual
display, says that he is not racist and did not intend to send a
threatening message with the chair.
The chair was first spotted hanging from a tree outside a home in Austin on
Wedne... more »
Did anybody see where Margaret Wente?
Yeah, well.
Not like any of this is new or anything, but for some reason it's suddenly
getting traction. An overview:
[View the story "The Wente plagiarism allegations grow legs" on Storify]
First, some serious acknowledgement to the heroic Media Culpa, who is,
evidently single-handedly, doing more quality control for Canadian
journalism than the entire corporate media sector combined. No point in
going through it all again. Read Media Culpa (and keep your Gravol within
reach).
What to do about Wente? In a way, she does the same thing as Blatchford:
create controversy, be contrari... more »
Obama Admits Failure ....By blaming others
*MIAMI, Fla. - President Obama today said his failure to push comprehensive
immigration reform as promised was the biggest failure of his first term
but blamed Republicans in Congress for the lack of progress.*
Seeeking to appeal to Latino voters at a Univision News forum, the
president explained "when we talked about immigration reform in the first
year, that's before the economy was on the verge of collapse, Lehman
Brothers had collapsed, the stock market was collapsing, and so my first
priority was making sure that we prevented us from going into a Great
Depression."
In 2008, t... more »
German biogeochemistry postdoc proposes to extinguish the "unsustainable" Sun
Nathaniel Virgo (SE) is a postdoc at the Max Planck Institute for
Biochemistry in Jena. His DPhil was about the effect of limited energy
supply on organisms. You may see lots of similar "conventional physics"
topics that are always "tainted by the environmentalist ideology" a little
bit.
Two hours ago, he asked a question at the Physics Stack Exchange that made
me LOL. He has already made all the important general plans and only asks
the physics users to help him with a technical detail. So his question is:
*What is the easiest way to stop a star?*
No kidding. You're going to l... more »
Senate launches attack on Microsoft and HP for 'avoiding billions in taxes' as it is revealed big firms have $1.5TRILLION stashed overseas
*Microsoft Corp., the Hewlett-Packard Co. and other multinational
corporations have avoided billions in U.S. taxes by shifting profits
offshore and taking advantage of weak, ambiguous sections of the tax code,
Senate investigators said on Thursday.*
Microsoft used 'aggressive' transactions to shift assets to subsidiaries in
Puerto Rico, Ireland and Singapore, in part to avoid taxes, said the report
by the Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations.
In one example, the report said that the Washington state-based software
giant saved $4.5 billion in taxes from 2009 to 2011 by s... more »
Adel Daoud held without bond after being charged with terror plot to detonate car bomb outside Chicago bar
*The 18-year-old man accused of trying to ignite what he thought was a car
bomb outside a Chicago bar was indicted by a federal grand jury on Thursday
and ordered held in jail without bond.*
Adel Daoud was arrested last week after authorities said he tried to
trigger a fake mechanism set up by FBI agents during a sting operation.
Daoud, of Hillside, a Chicago suburb, is charged with attempting to use a
weapon of mass destruction and attempting to damage or destroy a building
by means of an explosive.
U.S. Magistrate Arlander Keys refused during a hearing to set a bond for
Daoud, ... more »
White House FINALLY admits U.S. consulate attacks in Libya that killed ambassador were acts of terror (but Obama still blames anti-Islam film)
*The White House admitted today it was 'self-evident' that the attack on
the U.S. consulate in Libya was a terrorist act - but the President himself
refused to use this phrase or confirm al-Qaeda involvement. *
U.S. ambassador Chris Stevens and three others were killed in the deadly
assault on the Benghazi compound on the 11th anniversary of the 9/11
attacks.
President Obama said on Thursday that extremists used an anti-Islam video
as an excuse to assault U.S. interests overseas, including the attack on
the consulate.
Speaking at a candidate forum on the Spanish-language network ... more »
Dozens killed in Cameroon flooding
*Maroua, Cameroon (CNN) -- Cameroon authorities have found six more bodies
in flood waters, bringing the number killed to as high as 40 in the wake of
tropical downpours and the breaching of a dam in the west African country.
*
The inundation in the Far North Region has affected more than 26,000,
officials said Thursday, and in neighboring Nigeria at least 15 deaths are
blamed on waters rushing into the country from Cameroon's compromised Lagdo
Dam on the Benoue River.
Cameroon's Communication Minister Issa Tchiroma Bakary has described the
flooding as "a calamity" and called for ur... more »
UN: Mogadishu bombing kills Somali broadcaster in "cowardly" attack
*Mogadishu, Somalia (CNN) -- The United Nations condemned a suicide bombing
in Somalia's capital that killed a number of people, including three
journalists from state-run broadcasting services, as a "cowardly attack."*
The U.N. special representative to Somalia made the comments following the
attack Thursday that saw a pair of suicide bombers blew themselves up
inside a packed teahouse near Mogadishu's presidential palace.
"I strongly condemn this cowardly and senseless attack. These acts of
terrorism cannot reverse the recent achievements that Somalia has
witnessed," Augustine P.... more »
Mustafa Gurpinar Jailed Life
*Image: Leroy James was stabbed in a park in north London last year*
A 15-year-old boy has been given a life sentence for the killing of
schoolboy Leroy James.
Mustafa Gurpinar who was 14 at the time, knifed victim Leroy James, also
14, during a pre-arranged fight.
Gurpinar had challenged Leroy on Facebook to a fight in a local play area
in Ponders End, north London, in August last year.
But he pulled a knife out of his pocket when the larger boy got the better
of him, the Old Bailey heard.
Gurpinar was found guilty of murder by a 10-2 majority, and guilty of
having a knife as a... more »
BlackBerry Failure: Users Hit By New System Failure
*A new system failure has hit BlackBerry users across Europe, the mobile
phone firm has said.
*
Canadian BlackBerry manufacturer Research In Motion (RIM) said in a
statement: "We are currently experiencing a BlackBerry service issue
impacting some users in Europe, Middle East and Africa.
"All relevant support teams are working to resolve the issue. We apologise
to any customers who may be affected."
The spokeswoman said it was not clear what type of problems customers were
facing or the extent of disruption for users in the UK. Read More
Japan: Number of bile duct cancer deaths for ex-workers at printing company 2,900 times normal
*The number of deaths of former workers at an Osaka printing company due to
bile duct cancer was around 2,900 times the usual rate for Japanese males,
according to a study.*
Associate professor Shinji Kumagai of the University of Occupational and
Environmental Health conducted the study on Sanyo CYP, which marked the
first of a string of bile duct cancer cases linked to printing companies
around the country. Kumagai was to announce the results of the study at a
meeting of the Japan Biliary Association on Sept. 21.
According to the study, there were 62 men who worked for a year or m... more »
U.S. launches test flights of Osprey aircraft in Japan despite safety fears
*IWAKUNI (Kyodo) -- U.S. Marine Corps MV-22 Osprey aircraft flew over Japan
for the first time on Friday in test flights amid persistent safety
concerns among local people, following the Japanese government's
announcement Wednesday that they are safe to fly.*
The first two gray-painted Ospreys took off from the Marines' Iwakuni Air
Station in Yamaguchi Prefecture one after the other in the morning. Both
returned to the base by noon, without noticeable trouble. Four more
conducted test flights in the afternoon.
The first two were seen flying in cruise mode with their twin rotors til... more »
Lia Green who died after 'falling from swing' was murdered, police say
*The death of a three-year-old girl amid claims she fell from a child's
swing was 'most definitely not an accident', police have said.*
Lia Green - described as a 'little princess' - was rushed to hospital from
her home in Preston last month after she collapsed in front of her parents.
The youngster died on arrival at Royal Preston Hospital in Lancashire as a
result of significant internal injuries, despite attempts by paramedics to
save her.
Lia's parents Richard Green, 22, and Natalie Critchley, 20, were arrested
on suspicion of murder, before being freed on bail pending further ... more »
Young jobless on the rise in Europe's rich north
*(Reuters) - At 29, Samira Ahidar just got a permanent job, her first.*
Ahidar, who still lives with her parents, dropped out of school a decade
ago and her adult life has been dominated by the search for work. She would
still be jobless if it were not for a job creation scheme that employs her
at an elderly care home.
"I've no idea where I'll be in five years time," said Ahidar, dressed in an
orange apron that comes with her new role. "It is so hard to find work, you
feel like giving up."
Ahidar does not live in Greece or Spain, countries where as many as one in
two young people ... more »
4.5 Magnitude Earthquake SOUTHERN XINJIANG, CHINA - 21st September 2012
A magnitude 4.5 earthquake has struck SOUTHERN XINJIANG, CHINA at a depth
of 29.6 km (18.4 miles), the quake hit at 10:09:26 UTC Friday 21st
September 2012
The epicenter was 159 km (99 miles) Southeast from Naryn, Kyrgyzstan
No Reports of Damage or Injuries at this time
Iraq blocks Syria-bound North Korean plane, suspects weapons cargo
*(Reuters) - Iraq denied permission to a North Korean plane bound for Syria
to pass through Iraqi airspace last Saturday because it suspected it could
be carrying weapons, a senior official said on Friday.*
Iraq on Thursday denied a Western intelligence report that said Iranian
aircraft had flown weapons and military personnel over Iraqi airspace to
Syria to help President Bashar al-Assad battle an 18-month-old uprising.
The allegation, reported by Reuters on Wednesday, said arms transfers were
organized by the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps.
"Continuing the Iraqi government pol... more »
Pussy Riot supporter priest to be defrocked by Russian orthodox church
*A Russian orthodox priest who supported the Pussy Riot protestors is to be
defrocked by the church. *
According to the BBC, Deacon Sergei Baranov had already resigned over the
church's treatment of three members of the band, who were jailed for two
years on August for staging a protest against President Vladimir Putin in
one of Moscow's main cathedrals.
Their imprisonment has sparked condemnation across the world, with a raft
of musicians including Madonna, Red Hot Chili Peppers and Paul McCartney
calling for them to be released. Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev has
also s... more »
Iran's Top Atomic Official Says Nation Issued False Nuclear Data to Fool Spies
*Iran’s top atomic energy official said in an article published Thursday
that because of foreign espionage, his government had sometimes provided
false information to protect its nuclear program, which Western powers and
Israel have called a cloak to develop a nuclear weapons capacity.*
The official, Fereydoon Abbasi, a nuclear scientist who is the head of
Iran’s Atomic Energy Organization, did not specify the nature of the false
information. Nor did he specify when it had been presented or to whom.
Mr. Abbasi’s remarks were quoted in an article on the Web site of Al Hayat,
a pan-A... more »
Pakistani leaders play religious card as protests boil
*(Reuters) - Pakistan shut down Friday in a government-sanctioned protest
over a film made in the United States that mocks the Prophet Mohammad,
highlighting the power of religious parties to shape the political agenda.
*
Protesters incensed by the film and inspired by influential Pakistani
religious parties set fire to a motorway toll booth just outside the
capital and a cinema in the northwestern city of Peshawar in images
broadcast live on television.
Pakistan's government, wary of widespread frustration over its failure to
provide basic services, declared Friday a day of protest... more »
The importance of the little qualifying words - part 1 - Polar ice
The BBC like to slip little qualifying words into their reports, words that
slip by and when missed change the sense of the article. Here's an example,
this report is headlined 'Record minimum for Arctic sea ice' but that's not
the actual story. Here's what the report says:
'Arctic sea ice has reached its minimum extent for the year, setting a
record for the lowest summer cover since satellite data collection began.'
'Since satellite data collection began' - so how far back does this record
go? Let's see the first satellite, Sputnik 1, was launched in 1957 (55
years ago in a few wee... more »
Car bomb kills 5 in Thailand's violent south
*PATTANI, Thailand (AP) — Suspected Muslim insurgents have detonated a car
bomb in Thailand’s violence-prone south, killing five people and wounding a
dozen others.
*
*
*Police Col. Asis U-mayee says suspected militants opened fire Friday on a
gold shop in Pattani province’s Sai Buri district. No one was hurt and the
militants fled the scene.
He said when security forces arrived at the scene, two improvised bombs
hidden in gas canisters in a nearby pickup truck went off.
An administrative official and five civilians were killed, while several
policemen were wounded. Read More
South Korea fires warning shots at North fishing boats
*SEOUL — South Korea said its navy patrol boats fired warning shots Friday
at six North Korean fishing boats that crossed their disputed Yellow Sea
border in the latest of a series of incursions.*
None of the North Korean vessels were hit and they swiftly returned to
their side of the western sea boundary after the incident, a Defence
Ministry spokesman told AFP.
"Dozens of Vulcan machine gun rounds were fired into waters near North
Korean fishing boats which violated the sea border," the spokesman said.
"The operation, involving two naval patrol ships, began around 3:00 pm
(0600 ... more »
Dale Cregan Remanded in custody
* A man accused of killing two policewomen has appeared in a Manchester
court charged with four murders.*
Dale Cregan was remanded in custody until September 24.
The 29-year-old was charged with the murders of PC Nicola Hughes, 23, and
PC Fiona Bone, 32, at a house on the Hattersley estate in Tameside, Greater
Manchester, on Tuesday.
The two officers were responding to a report of a burglary in the area.
Cregan sat down as he was brought into the dock but got to his feet after
he was asked to stand by District Judge Jonathan Taaffe.
He wore a false black onyx eye in his left eye s... more »
Lehman Brothers found liable for losses by Australian councils, charities and churches
Lehman Brothers found liable for losses by Australian councils, charities
and churches
From: ABC September 21, 2012 5:28PM
http://goo.gl/71z9E
A FEDERAL Court judge has ruled that investment bank Lehman Brothers is
liable for millions of dollars of losses incurred by Australians as a
result of failed investments.
A group of 72 councils, charities, churches and private investors sued
Lehman Brothers for $248 million, claiming the now defunct investment bank
breached contracts and fiduciary duties, and engaged in misleading and
negligent conduct.
They were seeking compensation ... more »
Pakistan cinemas torched on day of rage against anti-Islam film
*Protesters torched two cinemas in north-western Pakistan on Friday as
clashes broke out in several cities at the start of a nationwide day of
demonstrations at an anti-Muslim film.*
Expat workers stayed at home, mobile phone signals were turned off and
security forces sealed off roads leading to diplomatic missions and
government offices in the capital Islamabad as the country went into
lock-down.
The demonstrations began even before Friday prayers, which usually mark the
start of trouble.
A crowd of several hundred angry demonstrators armed with clubs and bamboo
sticks set fire... more »
Anti-Islam Film: Arson Attacks In Pakistan ....Obama/Hillary Advert not working?
*Protesters have set fire to two cinemas in Peshawar, Pakistan, in a day of
protests against a film mocking the Prophet Mohammed.*
One protester was wounded when a cinema guard opened fire as angry crowds
armed with clubs and bamboo poles stormed the Shama cinema, known locally
for showing films considered to be pornographic.
Demonstrators smashed the windows of the cinema and set it on fire,
witnesses told news agency AFP.
Kashif Mahmood, a Pakistani TV reporter, has claimed his driver, Mohammad
Amir, was killed when police fired to disperse the crowd
He said three bullets hit th... more »
Australia: MAN ARRESTED OVER TEXT MESSAGES
*A man has been charged with inciting violence in Sydney's CBD this weekend.
*
*
*The 20-year-old was arrested at a business in Ingleburn, in the city's
southwest, on Friday afternoon by police investigating last Saturday's
Muslim riots.
Detectives have been monitoring social networking sites this week and
allege the man used websites and text messages to incite more violence at
the weekend.
He was charged with recruiting persons to engage in criminal activity and
printing or publishing to incite, urge or aid the commission of a crime.
He was granted strict conditional bail to appe... more »
4.4 Magnitude Earthquake MENDOZA, ARGENTINA - 21st September 2012
A magnitude 4.4 earthquake has struck MENDOZA, ARGENTINA at a depth of
100.9 km (62.7 miles), the quake hit at 09:22:25 UTC Friday 21st September
2012
The epicenter was 80 km (49 miles) West of Mendoza, Argentina
No Reports of Damage or Injuries at this time
5.0 Magnitude Earthquake CENTRAL MEDITERRANEAN SEA - 21st September 2012
A magnitude 5.0 earthquake has struck the CENTRAL MEDITERRANEAN SEA at a
depth of 15.1 km (9.4 miles), the quake hit at 08:47:40 UTC Friday 21st
September 2012
The epicenter was 124 km (77 miles) West from Chania, Crete, Greece
No Tsunami Warning Issued - No Reports of Damage or Injuries at this time
4.1 Magnitude Earthquake COSTA RICA - 21st September 2012
A magnitude 4.1 earthquake has struck COSTA RICA at a depth of 25.7 km (16
miles), the quake hit at 06:37:00 UTC Friday 21st September 2012
The epicenter was 49 km (30.4 miles) SSW from Liberia, Costa Rica
No Tsunami Warning Issued - No Reports of Damage or Injuries at this time
Another apéritif
Apparently some sort of Parliamentary sophistry fest is going to start
soon, so I thought that I'd would leave you with an apéritif, courtesy of
some sub-equatorial blogfriends, otherwise known as "upside-downies."
Enjoy!
In other news, a CERTAIN PERSON has decided to reveal HER inner civil
libertarian (or is that CIVIL LIBERTARIAN?)---I won't link, since SHE has a
known tendency to be childish with the redirects---and reproduce some of
the latest round of poor-taste Muhammad cartoons, presumably because of HER
commitment to human rights and individual freedoms from state and rel... more »
Oneness is Non-Negotiable
Oneness is non-negotiable
September 21, 2012 by John Smallman
The essential changes that humanity needs to make in attitudes, beliefs,
and behaviors in order to restore the normal, necessary, loving, and
peaceful conditions in which you can relate to one another on every level
are occurring very rapidly now. Humanity’s region of the divine energy
field — your field of consciousness — continues to strengthen and intensify
as more and more of you become aware of how each one of you can and does
effect it, and then very positively makes the intent to do so. A wonderful
Light is... more »
Gaia Portal: Gaia Energy Conduit Clarification has Accelerated...
Gaia Energy Conduit Clarification has Accelerated…
September 21, 2012
The process of clarifying Gaia energy conduits has been accelerated to
enable rapid dissolution of anharmonics introduced during recent portal
activations. Acceleration will continue through the 10-10 gateway.
*Those affected by this acceleration will sense a rapid withdrawal from
standard activities.* Such are not aligned with the Higher D energies
currently processing throughout Gaia.
Alignments with Higher aspects of Source continue as planned.
Fat-Free Econ 24: Government Fat and Public Expectations
* This is my article yesterday in TV5's news portal,
http://www.interaksyon.com/business/43681/fat-free-economics-trimming-govt-fat-requires-changing-publics-expectations
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One of the major perks in government is that one can always live beyond
one’s means, to spend larger than projected revenues or income, then just
borrow like crazy as lenders are more than willing to lend because
government has one huge pool of collateral who are sure to pay a
stockpiling debt today and in the future: the taxpayers.
This moral hazard– a person, an institution, etc. can become complacent an... more »
Interesting statistics
Via Google Statistics I have noted where the visitors to this blog come
from:
United Kingdom 49% United States 33% Germany 6% Australia 3% Canada 3%
France 3% India 2% Denmark 1% Russia 1% Netherlands 1% The UK and USA being
top do not surprise me, nor I suppose that together they account for some
82% of my visitors. Bearing in mind my postings I understand the numbers
for India, France, Canada and Russia, the others less so.
Farm Aid 2012: A Backstage Pass on Saturday, September 22, 2012
Source:
http://www.farmaid.org/site/c.qlI5IhNVJsE/b.2723647/k.2B7B/The_Lineup.htm
To Whom This May Concern:
Just Label It is excited to announce a special partnership with* Farm Aid, *an
organization dedicated to keeping family farmers on their land. For many of
these farmers, the issue of genetically engineered foods hits home.
From the *constant fear of cross-pollination* and contamination to the
rising cost and *scarcity of non-genetically-engineered seeds*, countless
farmers across the country are affected by the corporate monopoly over the
seed market. *Learn more from farme... more »
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