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Wednesday, October 17, 2012

17 October - Blogs I'm Following

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Threats to Assassinate Romney Explode After Debate

Matt at The Coming Crisis - 8 minutes ago
*Mostly from... guess who!* http://www.infowars.com/threats-to-assassinate-romney-explode-after-debate/

Russ Roberts talks with John Taylor

Greg Mankiw at Greg Mankiw's Blog - 11 minutes ago
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SM Welcomes Elwood Robinson

Jim Horn at Schools Matter - 18 minutes ago
* **Dr. Elwood L. Robinson is the Provost and Vice-President of Academic Affairs at Cambridge College. He was the founding Dean of the College of Behavioral and Social Sciences at North Carolina Central University (NCCU).* * * *From 1996-1999, he served as the chairperson of the Department of Psychology at North Carolina Central University. The former Chair of the Department has an exemplary record of service to NCCU, this state and nation. He has served NCCU in a variety of capacities during his more than 25-year tenure. * * He became a full Professor in 1996. Dr. Robinson is a ... more »

Study confirms sea-level rise is accelerating along northeast U.S. coast

Jim at Desdemona Despair - 25 minutes ago
[image: Abrupt shift: The rate at which sea level is rising increased abruptly beginning in 1987 at all 8 stations along the northeastern U.S. coast: SWPT = Norfolk; BALT = Baltimore; ATLC = Atlantic City; SDHK = Sandy Hook, NJ; NYTB = New York; BOST = Boston; PORT = Portland, ME; HFAX = Halifax, Nova Scotia. John Boon / VIMS]By David Malmquist, VIMS 16 October 2012 A new study by emeritus professor John Boon of the Virginia Institute of Marine Science shows that the rate of sea-level rise is increasing at tidal stations along the Atlantic coast of North America, including those ... more »

Anti Putin Riots: Russian Opposition Leader Held Over 'Riot Plot'

Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 32 minutes ago
Opposition leader Sergei Udaltsov is accused of meeting Georgian officials to discuss raising £120m to fund anti-Putin riots. http://news.sky.com/story/998931/russian-opposition-leader-held-over-riot-plot

The Debate Questions? Fair

Jonathan Bernstein at A plain blog about politics - 35 minutes ago
There's an early consensus that, in the words of Jonathan Chait, "Obama enjoyed friendly questions from an audience that obviously leaned left" in the second debate. Naturally, conservatives agree. I thought the questions favored Obama during the debate, but a second look convinced me that it's wrong: the questions were about as fair as it gets. From the "Town Hall" audience questions, I count three that were solidly pro-Obama and one that was somewhat pro-Obama; three solidly pro-Romney and one somewhat pro-Romney; and three neutral ones. So, why the false impression? I think it wa... more »

UK Flood Warning As Gale Force Winds Forecast

Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 36 minutes ago
Strong winds and high tides could lead to soaring sea levels and spray coming over sea walls, the Environment Agency warns. http://news.sky.com/story/998785/flood-warning-as-gale-force-winds-forecast

Andrew Mitchell: Miliband Says 'He's Toast'

Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 39 minutes ago
Andrew Mitchell squirms in the Commons as his row with an officer dominates PMQs and the Labour leader insists he has to go. http://news.sky.com/story/998799/andrew-mitchell-miliband-says-hes-toast

Flooding in Miami Beach prompts official warning about rising seas

Jim at Desdemona Despair - 41 minutes ago
[image: Car drives through flooded West Avenue on Miami Beach, 16 October 2012. Miami-Dade County officials said Tuesday’s flooding of Alton Road and other low-lying areas in Miami Beach is a warning about the perils of rising sea levels. South Florida Business Journal] By Paul Brinkmann, Reporter 16 October 2012 (South Florida Business Journal) – Miami-Dade County officials said Tuesday’s flooding of Alton Road and other low-lying areas in Miami Beach is a warning about the perils of rising sea levels. Parts of Miami Beach were flooded by unusually high tide Tuesday morning, wh... more »

Everyday Sexism

noreply@blogger.com (fern hill) at DAMMIT JANET! - 47 minutes ago
One way and another, misogyny and sexism have been in the news a lot lately. A few days ago I noticed this Twitter account, @EverydaySexism and its website. The Everyday Sexism Project exists to catalogue instances of sexism experienced by women on a day to day basis. They might be serious or minor, outrageously offensive or so niggling and normalised that you don’t even feel able to protest. Say as much or as little as you like, use your real name or a pseudonym – it’s up to you. By sharing your story you’re showing the world that sexism *does* exist, it *is* faced by women *ever... more »

Press TV launches facebook petition to save news channel in Europe

Intercept at The Intercept - 50 minutes ago
PressTV Press TV has launched a Facebook petition to save the news channel across Europe after European satellite provider Eutelsat SA stopped the broadcast of several Iranian satellite channels on the order of the European Commission. In a blatant violation of freedom of speech, the company ordered media services company, Arqiva, to take the Iranian satellite channels off one of its Hot Bird frequencies on Monday. The decision follows months of jamming of Iranian channels by European satellite companies. Iranian news channels affected by the decision only aimed to break the We... more »

WHO LOST AMERICA: What, the New York Times worry?

bob somerby at the daily howler - 52 minutes ago
*WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 17, 2012* *Part 3—What we have here is a failure to report:* Last evening, Candidate Romney made a truly remarkable claim. Unfortunately, few voters have any way of judging if his claim is accurate! To a large extent, our cluelessness stems from a growing trend in the headlong decline of our culture. In large part, our cluelessness stems from our big news orgs’ refusal to report. What we have here is a failure of Americanism—a refusal to perform the basic tasks expected from alleged journalists. What claim did Candidate Romney make? He spoke in response to a ba... more »

Dear Secretary Duncan,

Judy Rabin at Schools Matter - 53 minutes ago
Published in the *National Journal*Letter to Duncan: N.J. Education Standards Are Hurting Minority Students by Doris Nhan Updated: October 16, 2012 | 1:05 p.m. October 16, 2012 | 12:52 p.m. The new accountability system implemented by New Jersey’s Education Department is disproportionately damaging for districts with lower-income minority students than schools with majority white students, according to a letter sent on Monday to U.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan. The letter, signed by a coalition of educators, administrators and civil-rights groups, alleges that the No Child Left B... more »

Iran Condemns EU's Anti-Iran Sanctions

Intercept at The Intercept - 1 hour ago
Iran Review The Iranian Foreign Ministry has strongly condemned Europe for its new unilateral sanctions against the Islamic Republic, describing the move as “illogical and inhuman.” “The unilateral sanctions imposed by the United States and the European Union are illegal, inhuman and illogical, and are imposed only under the pretext of our country’s peaceful nuclear activities,” the ministry’s spokesman, Ramin Mehmanparast said. Mehmanparast echoed comments made by Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei, who said the Western embargos are intended to target... more »

Blind Man Tasered: Police Mistake Stick For Sword

Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 1 hour ago
A "terrified" blind man was hit with a 50,000 volt Taser gun after police mistook his white stick for a samurai sword. Surely if the police can't tell the difference between a white stick and a Samurai sword they shouldn't be in the force. http://news.sky.com/story/998967/blind-man-tasered-police-mistake-stick-for-sword

Wednesday Morning Linkage

Daniel Nexon at Duck of Minerva - 1 hour ago
There’s some rambling analysis after the linkage. Charles King is very skeptical of the Scottish independence referendum. William Nomikos argues that Israeli politics may be moderating. Lisa Lundquist on the most recent insider attack in Afghanistan. Via Victoria Hui, An … Continue reading →

Sask NDP leadership candidate Erin Weir responds to Premier Wall’s “Plan for Growth”

leftdog at Buckdog - 1 hour ago
*"**But economist and NDP leadership candidate Erin Weir noted that of the eight provinces where manufacturing sales rose from July to August, Saskatchewan had the second-lowest percentage increase. * *He added that manufacturing employment in the province is continuing to fall from 32,000 in November 2007 to 26,500 in September 2012. “While Saskatchewan manufacturing sales have been increasing, our province has lost 5,500 manufacturing jobs since the Sask. Party took office,’’ Weir said.* *Regina Leader-Post* *October 16, 2012* *=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= *... more »

Video: Century of Manipulation

Intercept at The Intercept - 1 hour ago
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The History of the Rockefellers

Mark Daniels at GLOBAL POLITICAL AWAKENING - 1 hour ago
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Hispanic Isn't Spanish For Stupid

Owen Gray at Northern Reflections - 1 hour ago
Tim Harper reminds his readers this morning that, south of the border, the Hispanic population has exploded. The community: has grown 43 per cent over the past decade, and will be 30 per cent of the U.S. population by 2050 (double the size of the African American population). Mitt Romney has said that his preferred way of dealing with that community is "self deportation." And Canadian governments have never recognized its existence: With the most fundamental demographic shift of our lifetimes unfolding before their eyes, successive Canadian governments have blissfully continue... more »

Obama Administration Knows They're Arming Al Qaeda in Syria

noreply@blogger.com (Mark Daniels) at GLOBAL POLITICAL AWAKENING - 1 hour ago
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NDAA, Arrest, and Indefinite Detention

Mark Daniels at GLOBAL POLITICAL AWAKENING - 1 hour ago
*We The People* There was a time when we the people could expect privacy in our homes, in our conversations, in our every day lives. *As our previous video illustrated*, everything that we assume to be private is actually being spied upon and recorded. In this video you'll see that not only is your privacy gone, but that you can be arrested at any time, without committing a crime, without an arrest warrant, without ever being charged with a crime, and held against you will, without any rights whatsoever, simply for saying or posting something that some government agent doesn't li... more »

WotW: Speak the Language of Birds

Seth R. Hawkins at Housewife Eclectic - 1 hour ago
In the beginning was Facebook. OK, really it was MySpace, but can we just forget about that ugly episode? Everyone was happy and had a great social network to share meaningless updates and go around poking people. Then along came a little bird named Twitter, giving people the chance to tweet shorter versions of meaningless updates. Fast forward a few years. Today, Twitter is more than just "that other" social network; it's holding a huge market share of the social media world and gaining new accounts every day. Yet, by and large, Twitter is misunderstood. Almost every day I hear som... more »

State Department official: Negotiations to extend U.S. troop presence in Afghanistan starting soon

Intercept at The Intercept - 1 hour ago
Foreign Policy Josh Rogan Despite statements by Vice President Joe Biden, the State Department is about to begin formal negotiations over the extension of U.S. troops past 2014, a top State Department official said Tuesday. Last week, U.S. and Afghan negotiators met in Kabul to talk about the Bilateral Security Agreement that will govern the extension of U.S. troops past 2014, when President Barack Obama said the combat mission in Afghanistan will end and the U.S. will complete the transition of the entire country to Afghan government control. Also last week, Biden told Americans ... more »

Upstate New York Residents Question Environmental Quality of Legacy Site

By: Duane Craig Regardless of what Watertown, N.Y. residents might want, the state’s Department of Environmental Conservation says it won’t be doing any more environmental testing at the former New York Air Brake site, according to this article. Besides residents, public officials are also concerned about high cancer rates and other illnesses that affect the north side of that community. Of increasing concern, is the possibility of vapor intrusion into nearby homes from high levels of chemicals that have made their way into the soils beneath the homes. DEC says it won’t be monitori... more »

Romney Returned Michael Grimm's Shady Cash-- Other Republicans, Like Charlie Bass And Richard Tisei Are Happy To Have It

DownWithTyranny at DownWithTyranny! - 1 hour ago
The Romney-Ryan campaign has made it very clear-- even publicly clear-- that they don't want the two Mafia-connected Republican congressmen, Michael "Mikey Suits" Grimm (Staten Island) and David "The Gangster" Rivera(Miami), both under FBI criminal investigation, anywhere near the campaign. Romney returned the $2,500 check Grimm sent his campaign. The only Mob money Romney is allowing this year has to be funneled through Las Vegas and Macau crime boss Sheldon Adelson. Grimm's shady political action committee, the Grass Roots Initiative To Maintain Our Majority PAC (AKA- the GrimmP... more »

Read Stuff, You Should

Jonathan Bernstein at A plain blog about politics - 1 hour ago
Norm! Happy Birthday to George Wendt, 64. Morning-after good stuff: 1. Tim Carney has good fun with Barack Obama's foolish lobbyist ban -- and foolish reporters who bought it. My view? The only thing that's any good about the ban are all the waivers granted to allow good people to work in the administration. 2. Excellent post by Mark Blumenthal about reading the polls in a close race . 3. Fifty years after the Cuban Missile Crisis, from Heather Hurlburt. 4. I suppose everyone saw this already, but I do have to link to my brother's gotcha on "binders full of women." 5. And of cou... more »

Exploring a Third Option in Syria ?

Penny at Penny for your thoughts - 1 hour ago
*From GulfNews* The goal should be not to overthrow Al Assad but build a political system that will provide voice and vote to all Syrians and protect all minorities and sects I find that opening sentence odd, since all minorities and sects were doing ok in secular Syria. The Christians were not being targeted and displaced until NATO's mercs came to town... There are some questionable assertions in this piece, but, what is compelling is the third way being suggest Until now, two strategies have been pursued. Kofi Annan, the former UN secretary-general and Brahimi’s predecessor as ... more »

SAVILE, EMI, MK ULTRA, ERIC WOOLFSON, DARREN BURN, MARK THOMPSON

Anon at aangirfan - 2 hours ago
*Anonymous writes:* "We used to go to *the cellar*, a large underground music event where Jimmy Savile would play records and do his chat. "One of our group Wayne Johnston wanted Jimmy's autograph. "So Jimmy said come to me afterwards. "We went over and Jimmy said to Wayne 'come in here on your own'. "Wayne was 14, and we only ever had his word for this, but he said Jimmy gave him something and his legs went weak and he was all floppy. *Savile and Blair.* "He said jimmy pulled off his trousers and pushed a cigar up his bottom and wiggled it about, and said 'I will smoke that o... more »

ALEC Privatization = Educational Apartheid

2old2care at Because I Can - 2 hours ago
Wow! A piece on Democracy Now took me someplace this morning that I had no intention of going – but I must. Amy Goodman was interviewing two influential people in the student uprisings in Chile - a movement that doesn’t get any press in the United States and without her report I would not have moved to the next level of my research. The Chilean educational system is run on an ALEC model – privatized. Chile is/was run totally and completely for decades on an ALEC free market privatization model – fascism – and authoritarianism. More on that later. But the snips that I am about t... more »

Free Download: The GMO Emperor Has No Clothes - A Global Citizens Report pdf

Stranger in a Strange Land at Stranger in a Strange Land - 2 hours ago
The GMO Emperor Has No Clothes - A Global Citizens Report *Click here to download the GMO Emperor has no Clothes – A Global Citizen’s report* *Source:* *http://www.facebook.com/PermacultureAssociation*

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New Orleans Ladder at New Orleans Ladder - 2 hours ago
*After spat, La. to have 1st black chief justice * *6 Southeast parishes unite for storm, flood protection* *Oil in cavern and sinkhole being moved* * * *Industrial ships prove 'vital' to tax rolls* ** *Joe Negron: Congress must strip Army Corps of Engineers authority over Lake Okeechobee, give it to regional, Florida management that would be more accountable * *Post-Isaac Assistance Available for Louisiana Fishermen*

3 Vintage ‘Scientific’ Big Pharma Drugs that Contained Ingredients Like Heroin

Mark Daniels at GLOBAL POLITICAL AWAKENING - 2 hours ago
Anthony Gucciardi Would you like some *Bayer Heroin* for that cough? How about some cocaine for that back pain? It sounds truly insane now, but *for decades major drug companies* like Bayer were peddling off diacetylmorphine (known as heroin) as a powerful pharmaceutical method of treating coughs, curing morphine addiction (seriously), and just about everything else. Better yet, virtually all of these products were *proudly advertised in the prestigious American Journal of Surgery.* Even following the subsequent ban on heroin being sold as a drug by Bayer after roughly 26 years... more »

Greece Is Not Poor - It Actually Has Massive Untapped Reserves Of Gold, Oil And Natural Gas

Mark Daniels at GLOBAL POLITICAL AWAKENING - 2 hours ago
Michael Snyder, *Contributor* It turns out that the poster child for the European debt crisis is not actually poor at all. In fact, the truth is that the nation of Greece is sitting on absolutely massive untapped reserves of gold, oil and natural gas. If the Greeks were to fully exploit the natural resources that are literally right under their feet, they would no longer have any debt problems. Fortunately, this recent economic crisis has spurred them to action and it is now being projected that Greece will be the number one gold producer in Europe by 2016. In addition, Gree... more »

9 Supermarket Secrets: What Your Grocer Won’t Tell You

Mark Daniels at GLOBAL POLITICAL AWAKENING - 2 hours ago
Elizabeth Renter If you love reading about natural health, you may already be a little suspicious of every food on your grocer’s shelves. At this point, you are likely a label reader, you check produce stickers to see how far your vegetables have traveled, and you are on the lookout for food items you know, or at least suspect, may have genetically-modified ingredients. But, are you aware of all the many supermarket secrets that could be working against your physical and financial health – aside from you feeling things like nasty effects of pesticides smothered on your produce? ... more »

Big Pharma Giant Withdraws Major MS Drug, Increases Price by 20 Times

Mark Daniels at GLOBAL POLITICAL AWAKENING - 2 hours ago
Lisa Garber Corporate greed trumps noble intentions yet again in the world of Big Pharma. Sanofi, the world’s fourth-largest pharmaceutical company, recently withdrew the leukemia drug Alemtuzumab after 20 years of prescribing it, off label, to treat multiple sclerosis patients. Sanofi and subsidiary Genzyme cite intentions to apply for appropriate licensing—but before you applaud the companies for following regulations, keep in mind that they intend to rebrand and raise the cost of Alemtuzumab—by 15 to 20 times. *Off label Use* Prescribing drugs according to a physician’s inst... more »

The Next Food Crisis Will Be Caused By Globalist Land-Grabs and Privatization

Mark Daniels at GLOBAL POLITICAL AWAKENING - 2 hours ago
Susanne Posel, *Contributor* The UN warns that global food stores like grains are depleting at an exponential rate; and when combined with failing harvests, there will be a food crisis in 2013. The UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) explains that “we’ve not been producing as much as we are consuming. That is why stocks are being run down. Supplies are now very tight across the world and reserves are at a very low level, leaving no room for unexpected events next year.” Since 2010, the FAO has stated that the rise in food prices is directly correlated to the 80 million ... more »

Global Food Reserves Have Reached Their Lowest Level In Almost 40 Years

Mark Daniels at GLOBAL POLITICAL AWAKENING - 2 hours ago
Michael Snyder, *Contributor* For six of the last eleven years the world has consumed more food than it has produced. This year, drought in the United States and elsewhere has put even more pressure on global food supplies than usual. As a result, global food reserves have reached their lowest level in almost 40 years. Experts are warning that if next summer is similar to this summer that it could be enough to trigger a major global food crisis. At this point, the world is literally living from one year to the next. There is simply not much of a buffer left. In the Western ... more »

Building a DIY Rocket Stove

Mark Daniels at GLOBAL POLITICAL AWAKENING - 2 hours ago
*The Almost Free DIY Rocket Stove* Gaye Levy, *Contributor* Rocket Stoves are pretty neat. Common among campers and backpacking enthusiasts, rocket stoves are relatively new to urban dwellers or those that do not spend a lot of time outdoors. But wait – here come the preppers who seek fuel efficient ways to cook outdoors when the grid goes down. Not to make light of the situation, five years ago I had no idea what a rocket stove was nor did I know how they worked. How times have changed. While there are many commercial rocket stoves (and I own two including the Solo Stove and ... more »

Research: Pomegranate May Reverse Blocked Arteries

Mark Daniels at GLOBAL POLITICAL AWAKENING - 2 hours ago
Sayer Ji, *Contributor* While technically a berry, pomegranate "fruit" may be nature's answer to turning the tide against the #1 cause of death in the industrialized world: heart disease. Let's start with what it tells us simply through experiencing it... Pomegranate has a remarkable astringency, giving your mouth and gums that dry, puckering mouth feel. This cleansing sensation is technically caused, as with all astringents, by shrinking and disinfecting your mucous membranes. Anyone who drinks pomegranate juice, or is lucky enough to eat one fresh, can understand why it is ... more »

The Sanctions Game

Mark Daniels at GLOBAL POLITICAL AWAKENING - 3 hours ago
image source Stephen Lendman, *Contributor* A previous article said that Washington bears full responsibility for imposing illegitimate sanctions on Iran. Other countries are pressured to go along. Doing so harms their own interests. Heavy-handed US bullying largely gets its way. Rule of law principles and norms are violated. At issue is advancing Washington's imperium. America's 1977 International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) lets presidents claim unusual and/or extraordinary foreign threats, declare a national emergency, and regulate commerce accordingly. Presidents ... more »

Highest Court in the European Union To Rule On Biometrics Privacy

Mark Daniels at GLOBAL POLITICAL AWAKENING - 3 hours ago
Katitza Rodriguez *EFF* Courts are investigating the legality of a European Union regulation requiring biometric passports in Europe. Last month, the Dutch Council of State (Raad van State, the highest Dutch administrative court) asked the European Court of Justice (ECJ) to decide if the regulation requiring fingerprints in passports and travel documents violates citizens’ right to privacy. The case entered the courts when three Dutch citizens were denied passports and another citizen was denied an ID card for refusing to provide their fingerprints. The ECJ ruling will play an imp... more »

What Will the Price of Gold Be in January 2014?

Mark Daniels at GLOBAL POLITICAL AWAKENING - 3 hours ago
Jeff Clark *Casey Research* While many of us at Casey Research don't like making price predictions, and certainly ones accompanied by a specific date, it's hard to ignore the correlation between the US monetary base and the gold price. That correlation says we'll see $2,300 gold by January 2014. There are plenty of long-term charts that show a connection between gold and various other forms of money (and credit). Most show that one outperforms until the other catches up. But let's zero in on our current circumstances, namely the expansion of the US monetary base since the financia... more »

Orwellian Nightmare or Technological Utopia? Wired's "Living by Numbers" Health Conference

Mark Daniels at GLOBAL POLITICAL AWAKENING - 3 hours ago
Tony Cartalucci, *Contributor* *Wired Magazine* has conducted a "Living by Numbers" health conference in New York City, drawing together experts and leaders involved in medicine, science, technology, and business to share their perspective on the progress and future of healthcare. The underlying theme of the "Living by Numbers" conference was the gathering and applying of information regarding our health to improve the prevention and treatment of injuries and sickness. *Image: Craig Venter discusses 3D DNA printers at Wired's Living by Number Health Conference in New York City. T... more »

When is it rational to leave graduate school?

PM at Duck of Minerva - 3 hours ago
Among the many interesting things about graduate school is its propensity to spark greater drinking than I ever thought possible. After preparing (most of) a three-hour talk on using R, I definitely found that celebrating America’s greatest brewer-turned-patriot was useful. … Continue reading →

EU regulators: Google privacy policy has legal ‘irregularities’ and may not be ‘in compliance’ with law

Mark Daniels at GLOBAL POLITICAL AWAKENING - 3 hours ago
Madison Ruppert, *Contributor* The new Google privacy policy, which was updated earlier this year, is now coming under fire from regulators in the European Union. U.S. Senator Charles Schumer previously called for an investigation into this privacy policy to be carried out by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) although any such investigation would be questionable at best. Seeing as Google has such a tight relationship with the United States government and was cleared of wrongdoing by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) related to their spying on Americans, any investigat... more »

Kraft Factory Chemical Accident Leads to Deadly ‘Poison Cloud’

Mark Daniels at GLOBAL POLITICAL AWAKENING - 3 hours ago
Lisa Garber When workers at a German Kraft Foods facility accidentally poured nitric acid into a tank of sodium hydroxide, 250 factory employees fled and 700 firefighters arrived at the scene to combat the resultant blaze. About 1,800 people have been evacuated from the area and authorities have closed all nearby schools and kindergartens as well as a passing highway. It’s not just the fire authorities are worried about, however. The nitrous gases from the reaction are highly toxic to the human body. *Poison Cloud Released* When the firefighters attempted to pump the nitric aci... more »

Big Pharma Meningitis Outbreak Continues, No End in Sight

Mark Daniels at GLOBAL POLITICAL AWAKENING - 3 hours ago
Lisa Garber The meningitis outbreak caused by contaminated steroids has killed 15 people and infected 231 as of Tuesday, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. And the situation is not improving. “We’re nowhere near the end of this problem,” says Vanderbilt University Medical Center expert Dr. William Schaffner. “We will see more patients reporting in ill and we’ll have to treat many more going forward.” *14,000 People at Risk* Earlier this month, the Food and Drug Administration found fungus in sealed vials of a steroid manufactured by the New England Com... more »

New York Times Admits Stanford Organic Food Study Flaws, Apologizes

Mark Daniels at GLOBAL POLITICAL AWAKENING - 3 hours ago
Lisa Garber We broke the story of Stanford’s ridiculous organic food study the very night of its publication. Now, a month later, the media is catching on to the study’s flaws; *New York Times Opinion* columnist Mark Bittman apologized for hoping—in vain—that the study would have little impact on the media. *“That was dumb of me,” he says, “and I’m sorry.”* *Narrow Definitions and Egregious Oversights* The study suggests that organic animal and plant products are no healthier than conventionally grown varieties. Bittman puts it beautifully: By providing ‘useful’ and ‘counterint... more »

Green Party Candidates Arrested At Site of Presidential Debate

Mark Daniels at GLOBAL POLITICAL AWAKENING - 3 hours ago
*Activist Post* In an attempt to protest the two-party political monopoly in America's so-called democracy, Green Party presidential candidate Jill Stein and running mate Cheri Honkala protested outside last night's presidential debate which refused to allow them or other third-party candidates to participate. Both major parties have acted as one authoritarian force in keeping the presidential debates closed to independent-minded parties who they clearly fear may inject real issues into the discussion. The wholly corrupt Commission on Presidential Debates requires that independe... more »

A Farm for the Future Documentary - Part 1

Stranger in a Strange Land at Stranger in a Strange Land - 3 hours ago
BBC documentary on the precient global farming and food crisis, filmed in the UK. Featuring Martin Crawford (Agroforestry Research Trust), Fordhall Farm, Richard Heinberg and others. Topics covered are the influence of oil on the food production, peak-oil, food security, carbon emissions, sustainability and permaculture. A Farm for the Future Documentary - Part 2 *Direct link to the above youtube video:* * * *http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W0X25hMLXiE&feature=relmfu** * Source: http://centerforsustainableliving.org/wordpress/permaculture/

McGuinty's Crimes, Not the "Robamney" Scam

thwap at thwap's schoolyard - 3 hours ago
I have almost zero interest in the sham debate between the two representatives of the oligarchs. What we should be talking about is condemning anyone who praises Dalton McGuinty's era of corruption and contempt. OUR own democratic process, which is teetering at the edge of the abyss is what should concern us. NOT the contrived spectacle of the country that fell into the depths long ago.

Smell the morning air

James C Morton at Morton's Musings - 3 hours ago

Underground Bunker in Louisiana Explodes with 7000ft Mushroom Clowd

Mark Daniels at GLOBAL POLITICAL AWAKENING - 3 hours ago
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The Turning Point (Official Trailer)

Mark Daniels at GLOBAL POLITICAL AWAKENING - 4 hours ago
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If a Police Dog "Alerts," Should You Lose Your Cash, Car and Other Property?

Mark Daniels at GLOBAL POLITICAL AWAKENING - 4 hours ago
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Hey, we need you man!

Oilsforfun-Cristina Homem de Melo at GlobaLove Think Tank - 4 hours ago

A day after Libya attack, Obama described it as 'acts of terror'

Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 4 hours ago
President Barack Obama said he identified the September 11 assault on the U.S. Consulate in Libya as a terrorist attack within a day; former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney said it took two weeks.

Israel forced to release study on Gaza blockade

Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 4 hours ago
An Israeli court has forced the release of government research detailing the number of calories Palestinians in Gaza need to consume to avoid malnutrition. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-19975211

Global corporate fraud declines....Yeah rigth!

Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 4 hours ago
As corporate fraud falls around the world, the percentage of fraud committed by corporate insiders is climbing, a new survey reports. http://edition.cnn.com/2012/10/16/business/corporate-fraud/index.html?hpt=hp_t3

Foxconn admits Child Labor in China.... But they call them underage interns

Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 4 hours ago
Foxconn Technology Group -- the world's largest electronics manufacturer and supplier to companies like Apple, Samsung and Microsoft -- admitted that interns as young as 14 worked at one of its Chinese plants. http://edition.cnn.com/2012/10/17/business/china-foxconn-interns/index.html?hpt=hp_t3

Syrian warplanes strike key town

Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 4 hours ago
http://edition.cnn.com/2012/10/16/world/meast/syria-civil-war/index.html?hpt=hp_t3

Suicide attack hits Afghan soldiers

Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 4 hours ago
Kabul, Afghanistan (CNN) -- A suicide bomber rammed an explosives-laden truck into the wall of a joint NATO-Afghan army base Wednesday, wounding 45 Afghan soldiers, officials said. http://edition.cnn.com/2012/10/17/world/asia/afghanistan-attack/index.html?hpt=hp_t3

7 Nasty and Crazy Effects of Pesticides in Food Exposure by Lisa Garber

Stranger in a Strange Land at Stranger in a Strange Land - 4 hours ago
 Source of poster: http://www.facebook.com/OasisAdvancedWellness 7 Nasty and Crazy Effects of Pesticides in Food Exposure by Lisa Garber Natural Society, 16 October 2012 When asked by a skeptical friend why you buy organic, do you find yourself tongue-tied? Was it obesity? Or thyroid problems? Why should you buy organic? There are numerous reasons to skip the mainstream supermarket food and shop at an organic grocer, but just one of those reasons revolves around the effects of pesticides. Unfortunately, pesticides attack your body on several fronts. Keep this list handy ... more »

Part-Time Work Drives Britain To Record Employment......In other Words it is harder now than ever before to find FULL time employement

Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 5 hours ago
The latest employment figures, also released by the ONS, showed the number claiming Jobseeker's Allowance in September fell by 4,000 to 1.56 million. The unemployment total fell by 50,000 between June and August to reach 2.528 million, helping the unemployment rate to drop to 7.9% from 8.1% the previous month. These figures are as cooked as America's , More people than ever before are working longer hours less pay, or grab the hours then can by working part Time (as full time work is not available). What they fail to mention in this report is that Part time workers will still clai... more »

MAY STUFFS THE PENTAGON

Anon at aangirfan - 5 hours ago
*Gary McKinnon, who will not be extradited to the USA for hacking Pentagon computers.* In the Daily Mail, QUENTIN LETTS writes: *"Wallop! Mrs May stuffs the Pentagon." * And, STEPHEN GLOVER writes: *"At last! A minister stands up to Uncle Sam." * * * http://www.dailymail.co.uk/debate/article-2218722/Wallop-Theresa-May-stuffs-Pentagon-decision-NOT-extradite-Gary-McKinnon.html#ixzz29XZzKcMP http://www.dailymail.co.uk/debate/article-2218740/Gary-McKinnon-extradition-At-A-minister-stands-Uncle-Sam.html#ixzz29XXDDCOG Theresa May, UK Home Secretary. *Quentin Letts writes:* "As Theres... more »

U.S. servicemen arrested in Okinawa for alleged rape

Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 6 hours ago
Two U.S. servicemen were arrested in Japan's southern island of Okinawa on suspicion of raping a Japanese woman. http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/10/17/us-japan-us-idUSBRE89G06X20121017

Rwanda, Uganda arming Congo rebels: U.N.

Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 6 hours ago
Rwanda and Uganda, both sent troops to aid the insurgency in a deadly attack on U.N. peacekeepers http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/10/17/us-congo-democratic-rwanda-uganda-idUSBRE89F1RQ20121017

Romney Exposed

Obi-Wan Kabuki at American Kabuki - 6 hours ago
Read Gordon Duffs full article at Veterans Today

Maine Earthquake felt in Boston

Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 6 hours ago
First reported as a 4.5 magnitude quake centered near Lake Arrowhead, the USGS revised the quake's magnitude to 4.6 and finally down to 4.0. http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/10/17/us-quake-usa-maine-idUSBRE89F1TH20121017

Eric and Cassandra Peoples Bankrupt after Winning a $20 MILLION Judgement Just 8 Years Ago

Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 6 hours ago
the Couple made national headlines when, in 2004, a jury awarded Eric $18 million and Cassandra $2 million, for what were determined at the time to be health injuries. http://gma.yahoo.com/popcorn-lung-couple-gets-20m-award-files-bankruptcy-170854004--abc-news-money.html

Edgar Cayce 2011

Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 6 hours ago

Edgar Cayce Predictions: Erupting Volcanoes and Multiple Earthquakes

Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 6 hours ago
Many people are closely watching the volcanoes Vesuvius and Pelee because of Cayce’s warning about their unseen connection with the fault lines along the southern coast of California. http://www.edgarcayce.org/are/blog.aspx?id=2863

Christopher Warner Bites Nurse, Threatens Cannibalism, Ohio

Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 7 hours ago
A suspected drunken driver bit a nurse, broke her finger then threatened to sexually assault and eat people, Westlake police confirmed. http://runningdead5k.com/?p=233 http://www.trutv.com/library/crime/blog/2012/09/20/drunken-man-threatens-to-rape-kill-eat-well-just-about-everyone/index.html

Half-naked man gnaws woman's face, bites cop in China

Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 7 hours ago
"The man seemed to be around 40, some 1.7 meters tall, but he looked very strong," said Chen, "He was pursuing the woman while wielding a long shovel." http://www.china.org.cn/china/2012-10/08/content_26719697.htm

Meningitis outbreak expected to escalate as FDA widens investigation

Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 7 hours ago
Death of patient in Virginia takes fatalities to 16 as federal authorities raid pharmacy linked to contaminated drug. http://www.guardian.co.uk/society/2012/oct/16/meningitis-outbreak-worsen-infection-scope

SYRIA SAYS IT'S READY TO EXPLORE TRUCE

Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 7 hours ago
Syria says it is prepared to explore a truce proposal by international peace envoy Lakhdar Brahimi, http://au.news.yahoo.com/world/a/-/world/15138134/90-dead-in-syrian-attacks-on-rebels/

HICKS COULD BE CLEARED AFTER US COURT DECISION

Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 7 hours ago
Lawyers for David Hicks say the Australian's terrorism conviction could be overturned after a landmark decision in a US court overnight. http://au.news.yahoo.com/latest/a/-/latest/15139198/hicks-could-be-cleared-after-us-court-decision/

4.8 Magnitude Earthquake NEW BRITAIN REGION, PAPUA NEW GUINEA - 17th October

Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 7 hours ago
Magnitude 4.8 Date-Time Wednesday, October 17, 2012 at 05:49:23 UTC Wednesday, October 17, 2012 at 03:49:23 PM at epicenter Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones Location 4.885°S, 151.624°E Depth 153 km (95.1 miles) Region NEW BRITAIN REGION, PAPUA NEW GUINEA Distances 92 km (57 miles) SW of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea

3.2 Magnitude Earthquake OKLAHOMA - 17th October

Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 7 hours ago
Magnitude 3.2 Date-Time Wednesday, October 17, 2012 at 04:42:40 UTC Tuesday, October 16, 2012 at 11:42:40 PM at epicenter Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones Location 35.678°N, 97.115°W Depth 5 km (3.1 miles) Region OKLAHOMA Distances 8 km (4 miles) ENE of Luther, Oklahoma

6.0 Magnitude Earthquake CELEBES SEA - 17th October

Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 7 hours ago
Magnitude 6.0 Date-Time Wednesday, October 17, 2012 at 04:42:31 UTC Wednesday, October 17, 2012 at 12:42:31 PM at epicenter Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones Location 4.191°N, 124.573°E Depth 337.4 km (209.7 miles) Region CELEBES SEA Distances 166 km (103 miles) SW of Sarangani, Philippines

ReGenesis With George Church

arclein at Terra Forming Terra - 7 hours ago
The creation of a wooly mammoth is becoming a realistic proposition and from there to enhancing a living human being or producing an enhanced human being is simply part of the same protocols. Of course the claim that we will get this done in two years appears way over optimistic, but doing it is also appearing to be a certainty. It is also true that introducing enhanced DNA into the cells of a living human being is revolutionary. Correcting errors is the easy part, but enhancing abilities is the real payoff. One hardly knows were to start, but I suspect that switching ove... more »

MS Breakthrough

arclein at Terra Forming Terra - 7 hours ago
This is obviously very good news. We have a method that at the least halts disease progression. We swill take it. Most victims are identified fairly early on just when they begin to notice a loss of motor function somewhere on their bodies. Thus halting the progression is extremely important as it will surely limit any disability and ongoing care costs. This is now possible and I am sure that we can discover if the protocol is tolerated well pretty quickly. If so, then rapid deployment will have a huge humane incentive simply to stop further degeneration. I do get the... more »

Romney Victory Predicted

arclein at Terra Forming Terra - 7 hours ago
I learned a long time ago that elections can be influenced by any number of almost random story lines but that the weight of opinion will tend to dominate. It took an extraordinary effort in 2008 to elect Obama including keeping the candidate in a bubble and blocking access to plenty of unflattering information. Today he must run on his current resume and it is not compelling. It is hard to argue that he is indispensable. The weight of opinion is slightly against Obama and Romney's task has been to reassure and motivate his natural audience and this has so far succeeded... more »

Madagascar's Peopling

arclein at Terra Forming Terra - 7 hours ago
We have posted on this in the past but the key take home here is that a ship load or perhaps even an expedition similar to Polynesian expeditions took off from Indonesia and went with the winds until they fetched up on Madagascar. What is noteworthy is just how small a founding group can be. It is thus easy to backtrack for the far greater occupations of continents that also likely were smallish one way trips. The real problem is just how recent that event was. Sea beds have been much lower and many more islands could have acted as stepping stones. I find it difficult to ... more »

Labour had large deficit pre 2008 financial crisis

Not a sheep at Not a sheep - 7 hours ago
UK deficit under Labour worse than thought. 2007 was £73bn not £38bn http://t.co/ygrL5yb2 @BBCNews will you report or protect your Labour allies?

War Rape is Not Declining

Megan MacKenzie at Duck of Minerva - 7 hours ago
The Human Security Report Project (HSR) recently released their 2012 Report. The first chapter on wartime sexual violence makes sweeping conclusions and provocative claims about the nature and rates of sexual violence. The overarching message, and certainly the one picked … Continue reading →

Trivial pursuits: Still no NHL? The Asia Ice Hockey League awaits!

david at Alberta Diary - 8 hours ago
Your blogger drops the puck at centre ice of Maple Leaf Gardens. Really! Below: The lost and lamented Seibu Prince Rabbits’ rabbit, before the team rabbitted in 2009. Below: The lamentable China Dragon’s logo. Really, people, who needs the NHL? If later today or on the morrow the news from the National Hockey League and ... more »

The New York Debate

Jonathan Bernstein at A plain blog about politics - 8 hours ago
My PP postdebate piece is about Libya, lazy mendacity, and the conservative information feedback loop. What I didn't realize when I wrote it is that Team Romney and conservatives in general are apparently hard at work trying to convince everyone that calling an attack "terror" is totally and completely different than calling it "terrorism." Anyway, since I did a bit of substance over there, I'll stick to theater criticism over here. Romney, I thought, did just fine with the ordinary voters, and mostly gave a solid performance during most of the debate. His problem is that his campai... more »

Tohono O'odham government kept secret plan for US spy towers on tribal land

brendanorrell@gmail.com at CENSORED NEWS - 8 hours ago
*Tohono O'odham government kept secret tribal resolution allowing Border Patrol to view 14 O'odham sites for US spy towers* *By Brenda Norrell Censored News copyright **http://www.bsnorrell.blogspot.com* US spy tower on Tohono O'odham land south of Sells, Ariz. 2007*Oct. 16, 2012* The US Border Patrol has targeted the Tohono O’odham Nation with spy towers at 14 potential sites in three districts, according to a tribal resolution that opened the door for a massive network of US spy towers on tribal land. Tohono O’odham members fighting against the militarization of their lands, and ab... more »

Steven Weinberg will not vote for Obama

Luboš Motl at The Reference Frame - 9 hours ago
Steven Weinberg is a top theoretical physicist who remains immensely active. Just yesterday, he released a new paper demonstrating that in scale-invariant theories, fields \(\psi_n\) transforming as \((j,0)\) or \((0,j)\) under the Lorentz group – symmetric spintensors with one kind of indices only – don't allow any interactions if the mass dimension obeys \(\Delta=j+1\). (I took the picture in the Society of Fellows. Of course, I have taken many other pictures of Steven Weinberg in my life...) But many more readers may be much more interested in his interesting new political sta... more »

The worst Nobel Prize ever?

Peter Cresswell at Not PC - 9 hours ago
[image: image]*Guest post by Keith Weiner* Amidst global economic collapse, *THIS* is what wins the Nobel Prize in Economics?!? The world is building a tower of debt unprecedented in any prior era. The derivatives tower is estimated to be one quadrillion dollars. It has taken unprecedented government injection of methamphetamine to "stabilize" things, and every central bank and government knows they dare not reduce the drip or the patient will collapse. "The economy is recovering,” sayeth the Fed, “and zero interest rates will continue until 2015, and we will buy $40B+ of mortga... more »

CBS4 Investigates: Does Your Vote Count? The Overvote Worries

Intercept at The Intercept - 9 hours ago
CBS Miami Michele Gillen [image: (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)]Imagine going to the polls November 6th and casting your vote for President Barack Obama or Governor Mitt Romney and somehow the machine thinks you voted for both candidates. That’s called an overvote, and your vote may be thrown out. Sound impossible? It isn’t. “You are getting to the crux of the problem with this technology. We are supposed to trust what goes on back there blindly,” voting rights advocate and attorney Lida Rodriguez-Taseff told CBS4 Chief Investigator Michele Gillen. “You are getting to the c... more »

"So Great..."

noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 9 hours ago
"So great has been the endurance, so incredible the achievement, that, as long as the sun keeps a set course in heaven, it would be foolish to despair of the human race." - Ernest L. Woodward

'No, Hillary, the buck DOES stop at the White House': Republican party chairman rebuffs Clinton's attempt to take the fall for Obama on Benghazi terror attacks

Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 9 hours ago
Republicans are showing no sign of letting up on President Barack Obama over the death of four U.S. officials in Benghazi despite Hillary Clinton, his Secretary of State, taking 'responsibility' for the debacle. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2218693/No-Hillary-buck-stops-White-House-RNC-chairman-rebuffs-Clintons-attempt-fall-Obama-Benghazi-terror-attacks.html

Think your work is hell? Thank your lucky stars you didn't have to mine sulphur for 12 hours in a volcano crater filled with toxic fumes that will probably kill you before you are 30

Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 9 hours ago
Around 200 men spend up to 12 hours at a time surrounded by rasping smoke on the crater floor of the Ijen volcano in Indonesia, beside a lake filled with acid. Each morning, they make the 2,000-metre climb to the crater before descending down steep, dangerous paths into this fiery hell-on-earth. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2218525/The-men-risk-lives-day-mining-toxic-sulphur-active-volcano-just-3-day.html

"Twixt Night And Morn..."

noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 10 hours ago
“Between two worlds life hovers like a star, twixt night and morn, upon the horizon's verge.” - Lord Byron

GAIA PORTAL: Consummate your Relationship with Gaia

Obi-Wan Kabuki at American Kabuki - 10 hours ago
< * * *Sorry for missing this post, its a day late. -AK* * * http://gaiaportal.wordpress.com/2012/10/15/consummate-your-relationship-with-gaia/ *Consummate your Relationship with Gaia* October 15, 2012 Consummation of each Hue-man relationship with Gaia is called for at this moment. Encouragement from Gaia is to allow chattering energies to pass, and embrace the deep harmonics of Gaia Nueva, The New Gaia, The Emerging Gaia. All other on-planet vibrations are secondary. And not helpful to Hue-manity General. We repeat: one moment at a time, in this “now” moment, “Consummate yo... more »

Free Download: "Star Maker"

noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 10 hours ago
*"Star Maker"* By Olaf Stapledon "Stapledon undertakes the immense task of describing the entire history of life in the universe. It dwarfs in scale even his 1930 book "Last and First Men," which is a history of the human species over two billion years. It tackles philosophical themes such as the essence of life, of birth, decay and death, and the relationship between creation and creator. The narrator starts with a concern at the clash of ideas on Earth and finds analogies to both communism and fascism among the aliens he visits. A pervading theme is that of progressive unity w... more »

Explaining Butter for Bombs Agreements

Phil Arena at Duck of Minerva - 10 hours ago
In 1963, JFK predicted that there would be as many 25 nuclear powers by the 1970s. Yet here we are, some 70 years later, and the number of states believed to possess nuclear weapons has grown from 4 to 9. Why … Continue reading →

Starbucks Boycott over tax: Protest groups threaten to try and close branches over revelations it hasn't paid for three years

Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 10 hours ago
Starbucks faces a boycott by thousands of customers who are angry over revelations that it has paid no tax in the UK for the past three years. If that is the Case then better you add Google, Facebook and Amazon to the Boycott list http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2218819/Starbucks-facing-boycott-tax.html

Those Clever Aborigines of Formosa....

Michael Turton at The View from Taiwan - 10 hours ago
Popular Science, Aug, 1885, relates this anecdote: Concerning the manners and customs of the savages of Mount Sylvia, Formosa, Mr. E. Colborne Baber related in the Royal Geographical Society: "A party of English officers from a man-of-war landed on the island, and, meeting a company of natives armed with matchlocks, challenged them to a trial of skill in shooting. Affixing a mark to a tree about a hundred yards distant, the officers made what they considered pretty fair practice, without, however, astonishing the natives, who, when it came their turn to fire, disappeared into the ju... more »

Robbie Middleton Names his Attacker Don Collins during his death-bed video Video

Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 10 hours ago
Don Collins, now 27, is to be charged with felony murder http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2218450/Will-horrifically-burned-victim-convict-killer-grave-Man-named-attacker-video-died-cancer-caused-wounds.html

Palestinians block highway over grove vandalism

Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 10 hours ago
Border Police disperse crowd with stun grenades after they briefly stop traffic on main route from Jerusalem to Tel Aviv. http://www.jpost.com/DiplomacyAndPolitics/Article.aspx?id=288127

My Interview with Dr. Jim Fetzer

Majia's Blog at Majia's Blog - 10 hours ago
http://nwopodcast.com/fetz/media/jim%20fetzer%20real%20deal-meria%20heller%20and%20majia%20nadesan.mp3 I am in the second part of the show. My browser doesn't show the minutes so I cannot post the time frame of the second episode. However, if you are interested in hearing my interview only just start half way through....

Shajul Islam charged with the kidnapping of a British photographer who was held hostage in Syria, following his arrest at Heathrow Airport last week.

Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 10 hours ago
Shajul Islam is accused of keeping John Cantlie, who worked for various newspapers including the Sunday Times, and Dutch journalist Jeroen Oerlemans captive for around a week. http://news.sky.com/story/998612/man-charged-over-syria-kidnappings

4.7 Magnitude Earthquake DOMINICAN REPUBLIC - 17th October 2012

Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 10 hours ago
Magnitude 4.7 Date-Time Wednesday, October 17, 2012 at 03:30:47 UTC Tuesday, October 16, 2012 at 11:30:47 PM at epicenter Location 18.707°N, 70.873°W Depth 12.7 km (7.9 miles) (poorly constrained) Region DOMINICAN REPUBLIC Distances 26 km (16 miles) SSW (210°) from Constanza, La Vega, Dominican Republic

Change The World Wednesday (#CTWW)

Small Footprints at Reduce Footprints - 10 hours ago
Change The World Wednesday will be back on October 31, 2012. Until then ... click HERE for the current challenge.

Misleading-- Wall Street Makes Its Big Play

DownWithTyranny at DownWithTyranny! - 10 hours ago
Monday morning, in a slap in the face to the Republican Party contention that uninsured people don't die because of being uninsured, Paul Krugman shared a letter he got from a physician that even a Romney or a Ryan is capable of understanding, not a Gohmert or a Bachmann, but in their cases understanding isn't what their chirping is ever about anyway. It’s true that EMTALA [the 1986 law requiring that emergency rooms treat you regardless of insurance status] requires a medical screening exam and stabilization of any emergency medical conditions. It does not, however, mandate adm... more »

4.5 Magnitude Earthquake OFFSHORE EL SALVADOR - 17th October 2012

Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 10 hours ago
Magnitude 4.5 Date-Time Wednesday, October 17, 2012 at 02:55:21 UTC Tuesday, October 16, 2012 at 08:55:21 PM at epicenter Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones Location 12.428°N, 88.853°W Depth 35.2 km (21.9 miles) Region OFFSHORE EL SALVADOR Distances 111 km (69 miles) SSW (204°) from Usulután, Usulután, El Salvador

4.4 Magnitude Earthquake GUATEMALA - 17th October 2012

Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 10 hours ago
Magnitude 4.4 Date-Time Wednesday, October 17, 2012 at 01:26:40 UTC Tuesday, October 16, 2012 at 07:26:40 PM at epicenter Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones Location 14.155°N, 91.187°W Depth 62 km (38.5 miles) Region GUATEMALA Distances 12 km (7 miles) ESE of Nueva Concepcion, Guatemala

4.5 Magnitude Earthquake NEAR THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN - 17th October 2012

Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 10 hours ago
Magnitude 4.5 Date-Time Wednesday, October 17, 2012 at 00:44:05 UTC Wednesday, October 17, 2012 at 09:44:05 AM at epicenter Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones Location 36.705°N, 140.291°E Depth 54.2 km (33.7 miles) Region NEAR THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN Distances 8 km (4 miles) SW of Daigo, Japan

5.5 Magnitude Earthquake NEW ZEALAND - 16th October 2012

Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 10 hours ago
Magnitude 5.5 Date-Time Tuesday, October 16, 2012 at 23:42:56 UTC Wednesday, October 17, 2012 at 12:42:56 PM at epicenter Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones Location 38.660°S, 176.135°E Depth 109.6 km (68.1 miles) Region NORTH ISLAND OF NEW ZEALAND Distances 5 km (3 miles) ENE of Taupo, New Zealand

Update by Sheldan Nidle for the Spiritual Hierarchy and the Galactic Federation 10/16/2012

Obi-Wan Kabuki at American Kabuki - 11 hours ago
Date: Tuesday, 16-Oct-2012 23:26:05 *Update by Sheldan Nidle for the Spiritual Hierarchy and the Galactic Federation 10/16/2012* 13 Ix, 2 Tzec, 9 Eb Dratzo! We return with more to discuss. Presently, several areas of activity are being brought to completion, forming the foundation of your new reality. As we informed you recently, your world is based on the original legitimacy of certain institutions dating back thousands of years. The individuals who represent these ancient power bases are in the process of creating new documents that will constitute the legal platform for you... more »

4.0 Magnitude Earthquake MAINE - 16th October 2012

Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 11 hours ago
Magnitude 4.0 Date-Time Tuesday, October 16, 2012 at 23:12:22 UTC Tuesday, October 16, 2012 at 07:12:22 PM at epicenter Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones Location 43.592°N, 70.676°W Depth 6.6 km (4.1 miles) Region MAINE Distances 5 km (3 miles) W of Hollis Center, Maine

Post-Debate Blather

Karen Garcia at Sardonicky - 11 hours ago
Barack was all jacked up on a variation of his stump speech. Mitt was his usual smirky, stammering, gushing self. For a minute there, I thought these two one percenters were gonna get physical. But sadly, only the platitudes flew fast and furious. Still, it was edifying to learn that both contenders are such staunch defenders of a tenth of the Bill of Rights (Second Amendment.) We absolutely need more armed militias. The president told a heartwarming story of how one survivor of the Aurora mass shooting who took a bullet to the head is now good as new. You wouldn't even know he'd be... more »

Snap Reaction: Foreign Policy and the 2nd Presidential Debate

Daniel Nexon at Duck of Minerva - 11 hours ago
Topics covered: Process arguments about Libyan attack; Obama likes to kill Islamic terrorists; Energy independence is good, because… jobs; and Romney wants to start a massive trade war with China, Obama just wants to keep it low-level. That’s pretty much … Continue reading →

A Video Moment With Nature: Linkin Park, "In the End"

noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 11 hours ago
Linkin Park, “In The End” - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lkbiB0QfU3s

Senkakus Coffee Klatches This Week

Michael Turton at The View from Taiwan - 11 hours ago
CSIS is at this very moment meeting on "Taiwan's" approach to the Senkaku mess: Taiwan's Approach to Escalating Sovereignty Disputes in East AsiaWednesday, Oct 17, 2012 | 10:30 am - 12:00 pm CSIS With tensions in the East China Sea at their highest levels in some time, the Freeman Chair invites you to attend a discussion of Taiwan's stance on sovereignty over the Diaoyutai/Senkaku Islands and President Ma's expressed desire to establish a code of conduct in light of territorial disputes in the East China Sea. Our panel of experts also will address Taiwan's approach to the ongoing t... more »

Satire: "Romney Sets New Personal Best for Faking Empathy"

noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 11 hours ago
*"Romney Sets New Personal Best for Faking Empathy"* by Andy Borowitz HEMPSTEAD, NY (The Borowitz Report)— "Republican Presidential nominee Mitt Romney set a new personal record tonight by pretending to care about average Americans for nearly ninety minutes. Mr. Romney began the second Presidential debate by simulating concern for a college student named Jeremy’s employment future and maintained a consistent level of feigned concern on a variety of subjects for the remainder of the night. “It was an awesome display of stamina,” said Mr. Romney’s running mate, Paul Ryan, who wat... more »

"A Look to the Heavens"

noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 11 hours ago
“NGC 253 is not only one of the brightest spiral galaxies visible, it is also one of the dustiest. Discovered in 1783 by Caroline Herschel in the constellation of Sculptor, NGC 253 lies only about ten million light-years distant. * Click image for larger size.* NGC 253 is the largest member of the Sculptor Group of Galaxies, the nearest group to our own Local Group of Galaxies. The dense dark dust accompanies a high star formation rate, giving NGC 253 the designation of starburst galaxy. Visible in the above photograph is the active central nucleus, also known to be a bright sou... more »

A debate clearly orchestrated for Barack Obama

MrArbitrage at Table Of Wisdom.com - 11 hours ago
Asking a question of Romney about women’s equality in the workplace? Mitt Romney answered the question effectively but it was clearly a question designed for Democrats and their false contentions of a Republicans “war on women”. Asking about positions on contraception, which was absolutely teed up for Barack Obama and their allegation of a Republican “war on women”. Neither of these topics are pressing "issues" in the current elections but rather designed by the Democrat Party to distract attention away from the sabotage taking place in Washington D.C. Planting a question abou... more »

Genetics: "Mankind Nearly Extinct 70,000 Years Ago"

noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 11 hours ago
* "Mankind Nearly Extinct 70,000 Years Ago"* by Freddie Cook "The late stone age, around 70,000 years ago, saw mankind almost became extinct. The total population dwindled to as little as 2000 humans beings. All mankind still lived in Africa at this time and it is believed that they were split into two separate groups by a severe climatological shift that kept the two species apart, one in East Africa– one in South Africa, for nearly half our entire history as a species. The two groups came together again around 40,000 years ago and the population began a miraculous recovery bef... more »

There's a person in there

Jody Paterson at A Closer Look: Jody Paterson - 11 hours ago
This one's for my mom, who at this moment is at home in Victoria crying after they delayed her hip-replacement surgery for two more months this morning because of her low iron count. I'm sure it seemed like a perfectly logical decision in the mind of hematologist Dr. X, who has never met my mother. And it probably made sense to Dr. Y as well, the orthopedic surgeon who has also never met my mother. Unfortunately for her, the news was completely devastating. She was supposed to be having her surgery next week, and on Sunday we'd joked about how she only had 11 more sleeps. I'm a guil... more »

How to Waste a Trillion Dollars

Land Destroyer at Land Destroyer - 12 hours ago
What America could have had for the cost of Lockheed Martin's F-35. *by Tony Cartalucci* *October 17, 2012* - Already possessing the largest, most advanced air force and air defense capability on the planet, the United States has recently developed at the cost of 323 billion dollars, the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) produced by Lockheed Martin. It is the most expensive defense program in human history. The US plans to buy a total of 2,443 of these aircraft, utilize them for approximately 50 years at the total program cost of 1.5 trillion dollars. The Pentagon has already begun a ... more »

Chet Raymo, “Pointless? They Don't Know Neither Do I So There You Are”

noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 12 hours ago
*“Pointless?”* by Chet Raymo "Theresa drew our attention to the Templeton Foundation's two-page ad the New York Times that gave the responses of a dozen prominent scientists and scholars to the question "Does the universe have a purpose?" You can read the complete essays here. I am reminded of a previous Musing* in which I put the question to three famous (fictional) characters. Specifically, I asked for a response to Nobel prize-winning physicist Steven Weinberg's famous remark near the end of his 1977 best-selling book, "The First Three Minutes": "The more the universe seems ... more »

How the Debates Purposely Confuse the Issues and Why Glenn Greenwald's Truths Piss Off the Left (and the Right)

Did you watch the "Townhall" debate last night? Here's the real news from our "Explainer-in-Chief:" If you watched the Vice Presidential debate you may have noticed in almost awelike wonder the same phenomena I did. I saw Martha Raddatz, a well-known name in journalism, use certain phrases again and again that were demonstrably not true but that couldn't have been anything else but

Forests to feel climate change effect, damage could cost billions

Jim at Desdemona Despair - 12 hours ago
[image: Large, expanding southern pine beetle infestation, 1993, in the Upland Island Wilderness Area, Angelina National Forest, Texas, United States. Ronald F. Billings / Texas Forest Service] 12 October 2012 (PhysOrg) – A new pan-European study suggests that the economic value of forests will decline between 14% and 50% due to climate change. If measures are not taken to change this, the damage could reach several hundred billion euros, say researchers led by the Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow and Landscape Research (WSL) in Switzerland. The study was presented in the ... more »

The Daily "Near You?"

noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 12 hours ago
Kodungallur, Kerala, India. Thanks for stopping by.

LIVESTREAM Indigenous Real Climate Solutions

brendanorrell@gmail.com at CENSORED NEWS - 13 hours ago
*NO REDD TOUR/REAL CLIMATE SOLUTIONS* *Listen to Indigenous voices* Watch live https://new.livestream.com/accounts/1538870/events/1605792 Govinda is broadcasting live from the NO REDD Tour, Real Climate Solutions, in Berkeley, tonight, Tuesday, Oct. 16, 2012, with the Indigenous Environmental Network, Friends of the Earth, and more. Indigenous Peoples’ territories harbor most of the world’s remaining biodiversity and intact forests; under the guise of emerging climate policies, these territories are being targeted as ‘carbon sinks’ to allow industry to continue polluting. Emerging ... more »

Jill Stein, Cheri Honkala arrested, call tonight's debate a "mockumentary"

Intercept at The Intercept - 13 hours ago
Jill Stein [image: Jill-Stein-Cheri-Honkala-CPD-Debate-arrest.png](HEMPSTEAD, NY) - Jill Stein and Cheri Honkala, the Green presidential and vice-presidential nominees, were just now forcibly prevented from entering the grounds of tonight's presidential debate organized by the Commission on Presidential Debates (CPD). See a video* here.* Dr. Stein and Ms. Honkala will appear on 85% of ballots on Election Day, and recently polled 2-3% in four consecutive national polls. The Federal government recognizes Jill Stein as a qualified presidential candidate, having approved her campaign f... more »

VP Debate once again tells the World that all We care about is the Middle East

Robert Kelly at Duck of Minerva - 13 hours ago
Yes, it’s partisan, but it’s a somewhat useful deconstruction First, I included the above video to reference a point I tried to make earlier – that Romney flip-flopped so much in the first debate that I no longer have any … Continue reading →

Iran claims 'dozens' of its drones reached Israel

Matt at The Coming Crisis - 13 hours ago
*Judging by the surprise success of the Hezbollah drone, this claim may not be nearly as far fetched as the media will spin it to be. Eyes to the skies, everyone.* http://apnews.myway.com/article/20121016/DA1UOQQ80.html

The debate

Libby Spencer at The Impolitic - 13 hours ago
Guess I'm going to watch for a while anyway. Not sure how long I'll last since I'm still feeling pretty yucky. But for now, I'll be tweeting random thoughts so you can see that on the sidebar widget. Otherwise, I'll recap in the morning.

3 UFOs spotted over Maui, Hawaii, possibly aiding in the search for Obama's birth certificate

Matt at The Coming Crisis - 13 hours ago
*In all seriousness, if anyone lives in the area and could contribute more information or footage, be sure to email it in to us. Also chime whether or not you feel this footage is legitimate.*

Does anyone believe the now-spent $1.5M is all "Sunny John" Boehner will ram through for the defense of DOMA ignorance and hatred?

KenInNY at DownWithTyranny! - 13 hours ago
* **"For more than a year, Speaker Boehner and Congressional Republicans have committed valuable taxpayer dollars to defending discrimination and preserving inequality -- only to lose case after case in their effort to uphold the Defense of Marriage Act. There is nothing effective or efficient about this utter abuse of the people's trust or the public purse; it is simply wasteful and wrong, and Americans deserve better."* *-- House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi* *by Ken* I guess from the right-wing-crackpot standpoint, the $1.5M can't be considered thrown in the garbage as long as i... more »

4.6-M earthquake centered in Maine, felt in Boston and across New England

Matt at The Coming Crisis - 13 hours ago
A 4.6 magnitude earthquake centered in Hollis, Maine was felt across New England at about 7:15 p.m. Tuesday. There have been reports that phone lines in Maine are down. There have been no reports of damage in Boston at this time. http://www1.whdh.com/news/articles/local/12008812663280/4-6-m-earthquake-centered-in-me-shakes-new-england/#ixzz29VjCZja4

Live Stream of Presidential Debate

Mark Daniels at GLOBAL POLITICAL AWAKENING - 14 hours ago
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Should Progressives Vote Green?

Daniel Nexon at Duck of Minerva - 14 hours ago
A few weeks ago we saw a nasty eruption of the should “progressives vote for Obama” debate–prompted, ironically enough, by a libertarian columnist. My reaction at the time was rather short. But I feel moved by Russel Arben Fox’s explanation … Continue reading →

Judge Bans the T-Word in 9/11 Hearing

Intercept at The Intercept - 14 hours ago
Huffington Post Daphne Eviatar It didn't take long for the word "torture" to rear its ugly head in the September 11th terrorism case, as pre-trial hearings began today with a slew of procedural issues. Though the question of whether the five accused men have to actually show up in court every day wouldn't seem all that exciting or controversial, as soon as one of the defense lawyers started to say his client was traumatized by having been tortured at the hands of his U.S. interrogators, the judge shut him up. "We have to talk about torture," said defense attorney Captain Michael ... more »

Magnitude 4.6 Earthquake, MAINE

Matt at The Coming Crisis - 14 hours ago
This event has been reviewed by a seismologist. Magnitude 4.6 Date-Time Tuesday, October 16, 2012 at 23:12:22 UTC Tuesday, October 16, 2012 at 07:12:22 PM at epicenter Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones Location 43.611°N, 70.661°W Depth 5 km (3.1 miles) Region MAINE Distances 5 km (3 miles) W of Hollis Center, Maine 21 km (13 miles) NW of Biddeford, Maine 21 km (13 miles) NW of Saco, Maine 22 km (13 miles) WNW of West Scarborough, Maine Location Uncertainty horizontal +/- 12.8 km (8.0 miles); depth +/- 3 km (1.9 miles) Parameters NST=184, Nph=184, Dmin=82.4 km, Rmss=1.4 sec, Gp=11... more »

Mary Franson (MN) - Is She ALEC??

2old2care at Because I Can - 14 hours ago
When you see this expense notation from her campaign reports: And you pair it with the information on this from ALEC: *Was she on her way to the DC ALEC meeting?* *What other reason would she be going to DC on that date for?* *Why did she go to Washington DC?* *Was Mary Franson going to a meeting of the American Legislative Exchange Council?* *Taxpayers paid for her stay at the Holiday Inn with campaign subsidies.* *The people in her district really have the right to ask.* *The people in her district really need to know!* *Inquiring minds want to know.* 

Dear President Obama,

Judy Rabin at Schools Matter - 14 hours ago
Ms. Katie's Ramblings Monday, October 8, 2012 Letter to Obama *Diane Ravitch is encouraging everyone with an interest in education to write a letter to President Obama and send it to him on October 17th. Here is my letter: * Dear President Obama, I am writing to you today as one voice in a chorus of millions of educators, students, parents, and concerned citizens. I ask that you take a moment to hear our stories. Mr. President, I worked as a special education teacher at a small elementary school just two blocks from your Chicago home. Perhaps you and your family have walked ... more »

McGuinty's Resignation

thwap at thwap's schoolyard - 14 hours ago
Assuming that Dalton McGuinty doesn't have a secret, life-threatening illness, I'm going to assume that Dalton McGuinty's surprise, sudden resignation as the leader of the Ontario Liberals is rooted in frustration and petulance. McGuinty discovered that incompetent, scandal-plagued government is difficult to manage when you only have a minority government. Especially when your whole shtick as the government is to rationalize yourself with tossed-off platitudes that could have been stolen from sappy greeting cards. I once read an interview with Dalton McGuinty in the Hamilton Spect... more »

US Admits Allies are Arming Al Qaeda in Syria - Began in 2007

Land Destroyer at Land Destroyer - 15 hours ago
Extremism Export: US admits arms sent to Syria find jihadists. *Editor's Note: While the West, and the US in particular feigns surprise and panic over "revelations" that US coordinated arms and cash flowing from Qatar and Saudi Arabia are ending up in the hands of foreign extremists including Al Qaeda, infiltrating Syria, it is a fact that the US, Saudi Arabia and Israel have been explicitly planning to use these very extremist groups, and in fact began arming and funding them as early as 2007, according to interviews given by US and Saudi officials to journalist Seymour Hersh in h... more »

The Internet: "What 'Do Not Track' Doesn’t Do"

noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 15 hours ago
*"What 'Do Not Track' Doesn’t Do"* by Thorin Klosowski "The "Do Not Track" setting available in most web browsers is a great option to have if you don't want websites tracking your browsing history. However, as How-To Geek points out, "Do Not Track" provides a false sense of security because it doesn't block as much as you'd think. As we've discussed before, tracking works by installing third party browser cookies that attempt to target advertisements at you better. The "Do Not Track" option in your browser (Firefox: Preferences>Privacy, Safari: Preferences>Privacy, Chrome: c... more »

US Government Preparing for Biological Attack and Mass Fatalities in America Since 2008

Matt at The Coming Crisis - 15 hours ago
*In 2008, a report from the Commission on the Prevention of WMD Proliferation and Terrorism identified a clear and present danger of biological attack in 2013.* http://www.pakalertpress.com/2012/10/16/us-government-preparing-for-biological-attack-and-mass-fatalities-in-america-since-2008/ * *

Bob Fitrakis and Harvey Wasserman : Will E-Voting Machines in Ohio Give Romney the Election?

thorne dreyer at The Rag Blog - 15 hours ago
Political cartoon by Dan Wasserman / Boston Globe Will Ohio’s H.I.G.-owned e-voting machines give Romney the White House? The widespread use of electronic voting machines from ES&S, and of Diebold software maintained by Triad, allowed Blackwell to electronically flip a 4% Kerry lead to a 2% Bush victory in the dead of election night. By Bob Fitrakis and Harvey Wasserman / The Rag Blog /

Man invents machine to convert plastic into oil

Intercept at The Intercept - 15 hours ago
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"Parts of the One: Ants and Bees, a Metaphor"

noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 15 hours ago
* "Parts of the One: Ants and Bees, a Metaphor"* by Madisyn Taylor, The DailyOM "We can learn a lot from watching ants and bees living in community and working for the greater good. When we see ants and bees out in the world, we often see just one, but this belies the reality of their situation. More than any other species, ants and bees function as parts of a whole. They cannot and do not survive as individuals; they survive as members of a group, and the group’s survival is the implicit goal of each individual’s life. There is no concept of life outside the group, so even to us... more »

"Mundus Vult Decipi, Ergo Decipiatur..."

noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 15 hours ago
"Mundus vult decipi, ergo decipiatur," a Latin phrase, means "The world wants to be deceived, so let it be deceived." The saying is ascribed to Petronius, a Roman satirist from the first century, CE. "The pontifex maximus Scævola thought it expedient that the people should be deceived in religion; and the learned Varro said plainly, that "there are many truths, which it is useless for the vulgar to know; and many falsities which it is fit the people should not suppose are falsities." Hence comes the adage "Mundus vult decipi, decipiatur ergo."

Sarah from Soleil Returns (Dedicated to Augusta Dwyer)

John Carroll at Dying in Haiti - 15 hours ago
Sarah from Soleil St. Catherine's Hospital October 16, 2012 (Photo by John Carroll) A few months ago I wrote this post about an infant girl named Sarah from Soleil. Please read this post while I wait. Go ahead and take your time. I am in no hurry. ------ Good. You are back. Well, during the last few months I had concluded that Sarah most likely died. No one had any definite news on her. I did not think her mom had breast fed her adequately. She lived in Wharf Soleil, just a few blocks from this pediatric clinic, which is the worst place on the face of the earth. In July I worked ... more »

turn it off

Oberon at GlobaLove Think Tank - 15 hours ago

Orwellian Nightmare or Technological Utopia?

Land Destroyer at Land Destroyer - 16 hours ago
Wired's "Living by Numbers" Health Conference. *by Tony Cartalucci * *October 16, 2012* - Wired Magazine has conducted a "Living by Numbers" health conference in New York City, drawing together experts and leaders involved in medicine, science, technology, and business to share their perspective on the progress and future of healthcare. The underlying theme of the "Living by Numbers" conference was the gathering and applying of information regarding our health to improve the prevention and treatment of injuries and sickness. *Image: Craig Venter discusses 3D DNA printers at Wired... more »

"How It Really Is"

noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 16 hours ago

Syria: Lies the media tells us to support the war agenda

Penny at Penny for your thoughts - 16 hours ago
Assorted media stories... * ** The 3000 peacekeepers to Syria?* Noticed yesterday the story had gone down the memory hole. Which made me a bit suspicious. As KenM points out in the comment section this “news” appeared to be a ruse to cover an agenda of moving some additional fighters into Syria. Quoting- KenMOctober 16, 2012 12:55 AM Well, it looks like the Peacekeeper plan was probably a piece of theatre proposed by the SNC in Qatar in order to try & get some more guns on the ground: "..Qatar's prime minister, Sheikh Hamad bin Jassem al-Thani, told reporters that any such force... more »
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