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Roger Baker : Which Side Are You On, Austin?
Most
Austin City Council members are elected from four affluent zip codes,
in red above.
Which side are you on?
The people's plan versus the politicians' plan
The struggle for populist control of the city of Austin government by
means of 10 independent district elections can be seen as the 1960s
struggle for civil rights brought up to date.
By Roger Baker / The Rag Blog / October 18, 2012
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Implosion of Syria Myths a 'Nervous Breakdown' for US, Allies
* Daniel McAdams*
lewrockwell.com
October 18, 2012
The *New York Times* has finally reported what many watching the Syria
insurgency have noticed all along: US-facilitated weapons shipments are
ending up in the hands of radical jihadists. Of course while getting those
facts right, the *NYT*, blinded as it is by ideology, gets the conclusion
wrong. The Times has for some time been pushing the line that the US must
act fast militarily in Syria lest the mythical “people’s uprising” be
hikacked by radicals. In short, they have been — surprise — distorting
facts to propagandize for war.... more »
Is America Too Divided to Continue?
Being American these days is becoming something akin to sharing bathwater -
it's no fun if you know the previous occupant is too damned dumb to wipe
his butt. A good many Americans today find themselves wondering if
they're wallowing in a human gravy boat.
It was the South, today's Red States, that fought for their independence a
century and a half ago. It's taken a good long while but now there are
some Yankees coming out and saying maybe it's best for Red and Blue to part
company. The internal contradictions and tensions may leave no other
choice.
A huge gap is emerging be... more »
Romney says Obama also has investments in Chinese companies and through a Cayman Islands trust
*Romney:* "Mr. President, have you looked at your pension? Have you looked
at your pension?"
*Obama:* "You know, I don’t look at my pension. It’s not as big as yours so
it doesn’t take as long. I don’t check it that often."
*Romney:* "Let me give you some advice. Look at your pension. You also have
investments in Chinese companies. You also have investments outside the
United States. You also have investments through a Caymans trust."
http://www.politifact.com/wisconsin/statements/2012/oct/17/mitt-romney/romney-says-obama-also-has-investments-chinese-com/
WELFARE SOARS 32% IN 4 YEARS....Must be the promise of that free obamaphone
Welfare spending has grown substantially over the past four years, reaching
$746 billion in 2011 — or more than Social Security, basic defense spending
or any other single chunk of the federal government — according to a new
memo by the Congressional Research Service.
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2012/oct/18/welfare-spending-jumps-32-percent-four-years/
Nigel Farage Euro Summit Take 22
Why is *David Cameron* the most enthusiastic supporter of federalism in the
eurozone?
U.S. uses excessive force along Mexican border: U.N.
The United States has used excessive force against immigrants along the
Mexican border and should cooperate in investigating border killings,
including those of many young people, the top United Nations human rights
official said on Thursday.
http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/10/18/us-mexico-us-un-rights-idUSBRE89H13F20121018
Violence erupts at Greek anti-austerity protests
Greek police clashed with anti-austerity protesters hurling stones and
petrol bombs on the day of a general strike that brought much of the
near-bankrupt country to a standstill.
http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/10/18/us-greece-strike-idUSBRE89G1XI20121018
Obama children's school evacuated after suspicious call
Washington exclusive Sidwell Friends School, where President Barack Obama's
daughters are students, was briefly evacuated on Thursday after a
suspicious telephone call, the school said.
http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/10/18/us-obama-school-threat-idUSBRE89H14520121018
Google Reveals 20% Drop In Income To $2.18bn
Google Inc stunned Wall Street on Thursday with a significant miss on both
revenue and earnings, wiping 9 percent off the market value of the Internet
search and advertising leader.
http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/10/18/net-us-google-results-idUSBRE89H14Q20121018
Yes, Gallup Is Probably Goofy. So What?
Today's Gallup numbers? In their likely voter screen, Mitt Romney leads by
a whopping 7 points, 52-45. On the other hand, they have registered voters
at 48-47, with Romney barely leading. Meanwhile, Barack Obama's approval
rating (measuring over three days, rather than the seven they use for
head-to-head) ticks back up to 50%. Huh?
It is highly likely that something is going wrong here -- a six point gap
between registered and likely voters is just too high given how many
registered voters actually vote, and a 50% approval rating (and the
previous three days was at 48%) really isn't... more »
What We're Up Against
Complicating all the problems we face in this country is a tendency among
Americans to come up with opinions independent of the relevant facts. In
this clip from Jimmy Kimmel's program a bunch of people are approached on
the street and asked their opinion of the second presidential debate--hours
before it happened. Amazingly, there were no shortage of people who were
all all too happy to step up to the mic, look into the camera and sound
off.
Nigel Farage Euro Summit number 22
*** I'm now at the 22nd EU crisis summit since 2009. I am expecting nothing
to be achieved.
** Merkel's idea for an EU Super Budget Commissioner is an appalling
proposal. It's a straightforward attack on national democracy.*
4.5 Magnitude Earthquake MOLUCCA SEA - 18th October
Magnitude M 4.5
Region MOLUCCA SEA
Date time 2012-10-18 16:26:55.4 UTC
Location 0.02 S ; 125.69 E
Depth 43 km
Distance 173 km SE Tondano
Media Endorsements In The Buck McKeon-Lee Rogers Race (CA-25)
Like most incumbents, McKeon has the local media pretty much in his back
pocket. Every year the district's biggest newspaper, the *Santa Clarita
Valley Signal*, run by one of his friends, mumbles about how they plan to
force him to be a better congressman and then gives him a shallow, tepid
endorsement.
We support McKeon, but we want to see real solutions coming from him
concerning Cemex-- without any political strings attached... We want him to
return to being more of a Santa Clarita guy rather than a Washington guy.
If our congressman is unwilling to do this, we believe he shou... more »
4.6 Magnitude Earthquake KEPULAUAN SANGIHE, INDONESIA - 18th October
Magnitude M 4.6
Region KEPULAUAN SANGIHE, INDONESIA
Date time 2012-10-18 14:01:50.5 UTC
Location 4.72 N ; 125.91 E
Depth 54 km
Distance 90 km SE Sarangani
John Alexander - "UFOs: Myths, Conspiracies, and Realities"
(Blogger's Note: A slightly different version of this review appeared in
the Summer 2012 issue of the *Journal of Scientific Exploration*.)
*UFOs: Myths, Conspiracies, and Realities* by John B. Alexander. New York:
Thomas Dunne Books, St. Martin’s Press, 2011, 305 pp. $25.99 (hardback).
ISBN 978–0–312–64834–3
It is said that the truest test of a man’s intelligence is how much he
agrees with you, and I find that Dr. Alexander and I share a great number
of opinions. I looked first at the chapter about Philip Corso, who claimed
an inside knowledge of the Roswell UFO crash and the gove... more »
Americans' Wages Expect to Decline Further
The Wall Street Journal reports today: "US Executives Pessimistic" (2012,
Oct 18), p. B2.
The article explains that a survey of 6,8000 Harvard Business School alumni
found that respondents were "deeply pessimistic about the ability of
companies in the US to compete in the global economy and to pay high wages
to US workers...."
We are experiencing a global "race to the bottom" in wages driven by the
ceaseless desire to maximize profits at all costs.
Please see my essay on the devolving neo-feudal economy here:
http://majiasblog.blogspot.com/2012/08/low-wages-in-us-signal-devolving.h... more »
In determining whether speech is hate speech context is critical
*Lund v. Boissoin*, 2012 ABCA 300 holds, very properly, that in determining
whether speech is hate speech, and subject to legal sanction, context is
critical:
B. Consideration of context
[61] In cases subsequent to Taylor, the importance of the context
and the circumstances of the publication have been emphasized. For example,
in considering the application of the comparable Saskatchewan legislation,
Richards J.A., in Owens v Saskatchewan Human Rights Commission, 2006 SKCA
41 (CanLII), 2006 SKCA 41, stated at para 60:
As a result, it is apparent that... more »
Jay D. Jurie : A Free School for the 21st Century
The Professor, his own self. Graphic treatment by James Retherford / The Rag Blog.
A free school for the 21st century:
The Online University of the Left
The OUL is dedicated to 'changing our thinking, changing opinion, changing the world."
By Jay D. Jurie / The Rag Blog / October 18, 2012
Are you interested in learning more about society and the world we inhabit, how it all got to be the
Google engineer finds FinFisher spyware tracking political dissidents
*Engineer and student discover spyware from UK company targeting political
activists.*
ITPro
By Rene Millman
[image: Spyware]Spyware developed and sold by a UK-based company has been
used to snoop on dissidents in autocratic regimes, according to two
security researchers.
The software, legitimately produced and sold by British firm Gamma
International, has somehow managed to find its way into the hands of some
of the most repressive governments in the world.
According to Google security researcher Morgan Marquis-Boire and Berkeley
student Bill Marczak, the spyware was found in ema... more »
Another Transfer of Wealth is Occurring in America
Majia here: Another transfer of wealth is occurring as properties formerly
held by individuals are transferred to wealthy investment entities
representing the Wall Street interests.
Federal efforts to help distressed borrowers are sabotaged as states use
foreclosure suit funds to plug budget deficits, rather than help the
distressed borrowers.
Wall Street already has a plan for their latest asset seizure - rent backed
securities.
Here are the articles from which I derive my analysis.
"States Shift Foreclosure - Suit Funds" The Wall Street Journal Nick
Timaros October 18, 2012 p.... more »
Man sets himself on fire outside Italy president's palace
A man who had lost his job and feared he could no longer support his family
doused himself in alcohol and set himself on fire in front of the
presidential palace in Italy on Thursday.
http://uk.reuters.com/article/2012/10/18/uk-man-fire-italy-idUKBRE89H13D20121018
Pope Sending Timothy Cardinal Dolan on Peace Mission to Syria
He will serve on a Vatican delegation that will travel next week to the
war-ravaged country. Good luck to him; a tough gig to say the least!
Read more:
http://www.ncregister.com/daily-news/pope-sending-cardinal-dolan-on-peace-mission-to-syria/#ixzz29fXowzwt
Germany and France are holding an unscheduled meeting right now.
The move is an attempt to iron out some of their disagreements before
getting down to business with the other 25 leaders from across the EU.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2012/oct/18/eurozone-crisis-eu-summit-greece-strike
WHO LOST AMERICA: Sirota and Lawrence, Dionne and Rendell!
*THURSDAY, OCTOBER 18, 2012*
*Part 4—The problem is (also) us:* How does our rapidly failing nation
pretend to discuss major topics?
For starters, consider that front-page report by Annie Lowrey in last
month’s New York Times.
Lowrey wrote a “Washington Memo” about Mitt Romney’s absurd tax proposal.
There was nothing “wrong” with her report—although she pretty much buried
the lede.
According to a meticulous study, Romney’s ridiculous tax proposal isn’t
“mathematically possible.” Lowrey failed to cite that eye-catching
statement until she hit paragraph 20.
Annie Lowrey buried t... more »
New Nuchelchen Video of Fukushima Steaming 10/17
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v8WT4UD8nUQ&feature=youtu.be
Twitter blocks neo-Nazi group's messages in Germany.....Wouldn't want to Tarnish the Nobel Peace prize, would we?
Twitter has blocked messages in Germany from a group banned by local
authorities over right-wing extremism, using its powers to withhold content
in one specific country for the first time.
http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/10/18/twitter-germany-idUSL5E8LIBNW20121018
Czech PM ready to veto EU bank supervision
*TBBT:* Off topic news: tonight, the S06E04 episode of The Big Bang Theory
will finally bring Howard back to Earth. A game night will become a gender
war.
All the Czech media and some international outlets inform about the
decision of Mr Petr Nečas, the Czech prime minister and a trained plasma
physicist, to veto the planned European pan-continental bank supervision as
it stands. This project is pushed primarily by Monsieur Hollande.
He argues that the Czech Republic would be the most severely affected
country of the EU. In this particular question, you should forget about
Pre... more »
US Imperialism Unleashed: Descent into Barbarism
Global Research
Ben Schreiner
The triumph of imperialism leads to the annihilation of civilization. Rosa
Luxemburg, The Junius Pamphlet
With signs of a global economic downturn mounting, US aggression across the
Middle East and North Africa ratchets up. And once again, US imperialism
stands poised to swing open the gates of Hell.
The choice presently confronting humanity, then, is one between imperialism
on the one hand, and the struggle against imperialism on the other.
Global Capitalism Imperiled
According to the IMF’s World Economic Outlook report released last week,
the “risk... more »
Bangladesh father denies son involved in New York bomb plot
The father of a Bangladeshi man accused of attempting to blow up the New
York Federal Reserve Bank denied on Thursday that his son was involved and
said he was the victim of a "racist conspiracy".
http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/10/18/us-usa-crime-bombplot-bangladesh-idUSBRE89H0SC20121018
Good-bye NextMedia, we hardly knew ya
Bloomberg lays it out, the deal is going through:
Next Media signed a memorandum of understanding to sell its print and
television operations to Jeffrey Koo Jr., according to a filing to the Hong
Kong stock exchange yesterday. Koo is the eldest son of Chinatrust
Financial Holding Co. founder and Chairman Jeffrey Koo Sr.
The sale marks the exit of the Hong Kong mogul, known for criticizing the
Chinese government, from Taiwanese media as business and political ties
improve between the island and China. Lai’s foray into Taiwan’s television
industry in 2010 led to two straight annual lo... more »
something to live for
Necessitous men are not free men.
Liberty requires the opportunity to make a living,
a living decent according to the standard of the time,
a living which gives man not only enough to live by,
but something to live for.
Franklin D. Roosevelt.
Believe in the American Dream!
Here's a blast from the past.
A declaration is an affirmation. Independence means self-government. They
could have called The Declaration of Independence, The Affirmation of
Self-Government! Aha! The Founders were libertarian.
Abraham Lincoln noted, "Our defense is in the preservation of the spirit
which prizes liberty as a heritage of all men, in all lands, everywhere.
Destroy this spirit and you have planted the seeds of despotism around your
own doors. "
Priebus says that the libertarian philosophy is "almost a non-factor"
today. Republocrats AKA the oligarchy seeks to dest... more »
Report questions claims of vaccine efficacy and their rationale for use
Having covered the vaccine issue and all it's pitfalls on countless
occasions, the insincerity/hypocrisy of the pharma/medical complex never
ceases to amaze me!!
As you can see by the title of this post, a report has been released that
questions the effectiveness of vaccines in preventing flu, and of course,
the rationale for promoting their use as ineffective as they really are.
So, let me explain why the use of flu vaccine is promoted year after year
by governments the world over.
In a nutshell. It is justification for taxpayer money to be misused to fill
the coffers of the pharma... more »
31 Days of Photo Props: Pearls and Feathers
*Have you entered the Owl Necklace Giveaway yet?*
One of my favorite shoots to do with small babies involves pearls and
feathers. These darling old-fashioned pictures look smashing in black and
white or sepia, it gives them that vintage look everybody seems to be
looking for these days.
I prefer to shoot these photos with the baby just in a diaper, with a
diaper cover on, that way the pearls really stand out. These photos have
three aspects, a headband of some kind, I like to use a largish flowers, a
strand of pearls to go around their neck and then a pile of feather boas
to surro... more »
College Still Pays
A nice, accessible analysis of the economics of higher ed from Michael
Greenstone and Adam Looney.
When Reason Fails... Bully!
You can practically drink the flop sweat in the air, it's so thick. And
leave it to the Republican Party to pull the ultimate card, employee
intimidation, to try to pull off a November surprise that a five year-old
can tell them ain't gonna happen. Yes, during the year when we've bullied
bullying in the classroom and the schoolyard, the GOP actually thinks
bullying your employees into voting Republican is a good tactic.
Check out this clip of Deadbeat Dad Joe Walsh on the 13th talking to,
predictably, old white people. He tells his constituents that if they run a
business, now wou... more »
Thursday Morning Linkage
Germany calls for the EU to transition to economic empire. John R. Deni
makes the case for a US forward presence in Europe (via Paul MacDonald).
Nick Bisley examines the meaning of “Indo-Pacific” for geopolitical order.
Mark Leon Goldberg tells … Continue reading →
We Get Tear Sheets-- Wisconsin Edition
Yesterday you saw some of the mobile billboards we're running in PA-16
on
behalf of Aryanna Strader and in CA-25 on behalf of Lee Rogers. We have a
dozen billboards up in southeast Wisconsin that point out the
differences
between Paul Ryan and Rob Zerban. YOU built those boards... or at least
those of you who have contributed to our Independent Expenditure
Committeethrough Act Blue or by sending a check to Blue America at PO
Box 27201, Los
Angeles, CA 90027. Every cent we're getting in now goes straight into
our
radio and TV ads. (By the way, there's no limit what you can legally
gi... more »
Read Stuff, You Should
Happy Birthday to Chuck Berry, 86.
Some good stuff:
1. A twofer: Irin Carmon interviews the woman who asked the question about
pay equity at the debate; and Jamelle Bouie debates Buzz Bissinger.
2. To complement those: John Sides on undecided voters.
3. Another twofer: Ezra Klein reads the debate transcript, parts one and two.
4. TPC lets you play with tax reform ideas.
5. And Paul Waldman looked deeper at debate questions than I did, but had
the same conclusion: no evidence of bias, and the perception of bias was
probably produced by the bunching of tough questions for Romney a... more »
US Jobless claims rise sharply, government flags seasonal factors
A Labor Department official said it appeared that state-level
administrative issues were distorting the data.
http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/10/18/us-usa-economy-jobs-idUSBRE89H0NI20121018
Conscience and Credibility
Amid the cynical furor of Canadian politics, Andrew Coyne singles out four
people -- three men and one woman -- who have credibility because they are
guided by conscience, not convenience. Coyne writes:
Politics is about packs; the more ruthless, more disciplined, more
pack-like of the parties mauls the others into submission. It prizes
loyalty, not before all other virtues, but to their exclusion. *We hunt
together*, the aspiring politician is told. *Stick with the pack*. And so
each learns to scrape and smear, to manipulate and deceive, to promise one
and threaten another, exac... more »
4.5 Magnitude Earthquake FIJI REGION - 18th October
Magnitude
4.5
Date-Time
Thursday, October 18, 2012 at 11:26:42 UTC
Thursday, October 18, 2012 at 11:26:42 PM at epicenter
Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones
Location
20.598°S, 178.360°W
Depth
545.7 km (339.1 miles)
Region
FIJI REGION
Distances
331 km (206 miles) W (280°) from NUKU'ALOFA, Tonga
Japan robot suit offers hope for nuclear work
Brain wave-controlled robot suits that allow wearers to don heavy radiation
protection without feeling the weight are unveiled in Japan.
Police fire teargas at Greek anti-austerity protest
Greek police fired teargas to disperse anti-austerity protesters hurling
stones and petrol bombs on the day of a general strike that brought much of
the near-bankrupt country to a standstill.
http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/10/18/us-greece-strike-idUSBRE89G1XI20121018
BINDERS FULL OF WOMEN & TARAH TOOHIL LESBIAN-BONG VIDEO
*Is TARAH TOOHIL listed anywhere in Mitt Romney's BINDERS FULL OF WOMEN? I
ASK OF THEE? *
Sometimes you have to put aside the serious issues and hop on something
while the funny bone coals are still hot in the fire. There's two
mind-boggling funny political stories going on right now: Mitt Romney's
"BINDERS FULL OF WOMEN" and Tarah Toohil's...well I don't know how to
describe this..."LESBIAN BONG" video/picture that surfaced. Tarah Toohil is
a Republican "family values" party politician in our local area, we'll get
to that later.
First we'll tackle "BINDERS FULL OF WOMEN".
In ... more »
'SAVILE THE SPY'
Website for this image...
*Anonymous writes about Jimmy Savile:*
"I was only 12 but Jimmy Savile came and gave us a talk about himself and
his work for charity etc.
"He said it was great cover for his real work as a spy.
"He said spies have to have deep cover and England would be part of a grand
plan and it was so exciting to be part of this and all of us children must
help to bring England and Israel closer together.
"I later told my Mum and she said its just pop speak and did not mean
anything, but i wonder now in the light of recent revelations about high
level Jews keeping hi... more »
PLS Don't bring ALEC to the Local Level!!
Saw this article this morning and it scared me more than anything. This
coupled with the fact that three ALEC past state legislators are running
for MN county offices and the MN state private sector chair is running for
a park commissioner position, as I wrote about earlier.
It is bad enough that ALEC members are screwing up our government at the
state and federal levels - we do NOT need ALEC members at the local levels
of government.
From Arizona
Chandler Mayor Jay Tibshraeny
As a member of the American Legislative Exchange Council, served on Civil
Justice Task Force and Tax a... more »
Untitled
*AP issues correction to instance of Katrina shorthand ~Levees.org*
*Saints QB Brees isn’t sure NFL is listening to players’ complaints *
*Sewage and Water Board sends 10 percent rate hike plan to mayor*
*The Jindal Shuffle ~C.B. Forgotston*
*UNO loses 800 on admissions standards*
*BP settlement could remove local control*
*Spillway deer hunting dates set*
*Cochon de lait & Festival at St. Edward Parish *
My prayer is to the One who may not even hear
Still, I say it
H. Leivick
Episode 30 of the Disarming Grannies of the UK Documentary Series: "A Big Fall"
18 October 2012
The Final Verdict*EPISODE THIRTY: “A big fall”*
Helen continues with her appeal and is dismayed when her expert witnesses
are unable to defend her argument that the interception of communications,
carried out by Menwith Hill, is an illegal act. Helen’s argument,
throughout this case, has been that the Serious Organised Crime and Police
Act provides a layer of protection to America’s global surveillance outside
of war time, which is in breach of our human rights. But with a lack of
approved evidence to back up her claim, it seems that this veteran peace
campaigne... more »
In Defense of Indigenous Studies: This Time, It’s Personal
TRUTHOUT
Wednesday, 17 October 2012 11:31 By Roberto Cintli Rodriguez, SpeakOut |
Op-Ed
Seemingly few people realize that when the state came after Ethnic Studies
in Arizona a few years ago, it was because the state deemed Raza Studies to
be outside of western civilization.
That's Pat Buchanan-speak for: Brown people are savages. Actually, it's
Torquemada-speak for these brown people are pagan. This war has actually
been an old-school Inquisition against the Indigenous culture of
Mexican/Chicana/Chicano peoples.
Yet, one thing is to go after a program, a department or even a dis... more »
Despite Pledge of Open Government, Obama Prosecuting Whistle-Blowers as Spies..
Eric Holder, attorney general under President Barack Obama, has prosecuted
more government officials for alleged leaks under the World War I-era
Espionage Act than all his predecessors combined, including law-and-order
Republicans John Mitchell, Edwin Meese and John Ashcroft.
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-10-18/obama-pursuing-leakers-sends-warning-to-whistle-blowers.html
More evidence of deception as White House contradicts president's statement...
The President clearly misled the American people with this claim, because
if Obama’s Rose Garden speech was indeed the White House position, it did
not inform any subsequent statement by the White House press office — and
was even directly contradicted by his own spokesman several days later.
On September 20 — eight days after Obama claims to have called the Benghazi
attack an “act of terror” — Jay Carney affirmed to reporters that the White
House had never called it “a terrorist attack.”
http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/right-turn/post/more-evidence-of-deception/2012/10/17/2a4a26... more »
Residents take community protection into their own hands after police dept cuts
Who needs government? Voluntarism works! JG Vibes
Residents in Josephine County Oregon have taken matters into their own
hands, in light of recent police department budget cuts and started their
own community protection services to pick up the slack. The population is
small, but there is still a lot of ground to cover, the county is larger
than the state of Rhode Island.
According to the Associated Press:
“Josephine County, population about 83,000, recently lost $12 million in
federal timber county subsidies. The jail, sheriff’s patrols, prosecutors,
probation officers and juv... more »
Greek Police Clash With Austerity Protesters
Campaigners in Athens pelt police with petrol bombs and rocks, as
demonstrations over government cuts turn violent.
http://news.sky.com/story/999301/greek-police-clash-with-austerity-protesters
Fifty years on, what have we learned?....Nothing!.....But we have a Nobel Peace Prize
The European Union should be discerning about what lessons to take from
history.
The view ahead for the European Union is bleak and scary, so looking back
is often a strong temptation. The past offers comfort, consolation and
possibly even inspiration. This week, the EU was wallowing in memories of
the single market's origins, in a bid to breathe new life into the
20-year-old's enervated body.
The announcement on Friday that this year's Nobel Prize for Peace was being
awarded to the European Union was another invitation to retrospection. As
people cast around to search for plausib... more »
EU summit: Angela Merkel calls for national budget veto
Angela Merkel said the economics commissioner should be given clear rights
to intervene when national budgets violated the bloc's rules.
The idea is likely to be strongly opposed by members concerned about any
increase in the EU Commission's powers.
This isn't the first time that member countries have been apposed to
anything dictated to them by the EU, but No is not accepted by the
|EU...Let's see what Happens this time, maybe someone packed a backbone for
this summit.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-19986603
Greeks protest austerity as EU meets
Greek workers walked off the job for the second time in three weeks on
Thursday, aiming to show EU leaders meeting in Brussels that a new wave of
wage and pension cuts will only worsen their plight after five years of
recession.
http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/10/18/us-greece-strike-idUSBRE89G1XI20121018
U.S. taxpayers poised to subsidize Asia coal demand
Asian economies, hungry for coal, stand to gain from a U.S. program meant
to keep domestic power cheap and abundant by subsidizing leases on federal
land in Montana and Wyoming.
http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/10/18/us-coal-exports-idUSBRE89H0CI20121018
Rule of Law 17: Justice Without Discrimination
I like this posting today in facebook by FNF Pakistan, reposting it.
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These were the last written words we have received from Hasan Jafarey, who
died two days ago. He wrote his perception during our IAF Alumni Meeting in
September:
*Why I am liberal *
Principles of liberalism pertinent to Pakistan
By Hassan Jaffarey
1. Rule of law
The most important function of the Rule of Law is to provide for justice to
all without discrimination. This is the only glue that can provide for
harmony and equality. When a sense of justice and the existence of a just
society exists in polity and ... more »
U.S. security contractors drunk and high in Afghanistan while on $47m contract to protect American lives against terror attacks'
Whistle blowers secretly taped key personnel injecting drugs, chugging
vodka and wrestling each other
- Said there is 'no way' staff would have been able to protect
American
lives from terrorist attack
- The U.S. Army has launched a criminal investigation into the
Virginia-based company
- Use of alcohol or illegal drugs by U.S. contractors in Afghanistan
is
prohibited by the military, with the manual describing a
'zero-tolerance'
policy
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2219286/Shocking-video-shows-U-S-security-contractors-drunk-high-Afghanistan-47m-contra... more »
Peter Chadwick claims: 'I didn't kill my wife... I just disposed of her body'
- Peter Gregory Chadwick, 48, says another man murdered his wife Quee
- He claims he was forced to load her body onto a truck and then
ordered
to drive south towards the Mexican border in another car
- Authorities said there were signs of foul-play at couple's
multimillion-dollar home in gated community in Newport Beach
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2218929/Peter-Chadwick-Millionaire-real-estate-executive-denies-murdering-wife-saying-forced-load-body-truck-drive-Mexico.html
Homeland Security graduates first Corps of Obama’s Homeland Youth
*October 7, 2012*. Vicksburg. The federal government calls them FEMA Corps.
But they conjure up memories of the Hitler Youth of 1930’s Germany.
Regardless of their name, the Dept of Homeland Security has just graduated
its first class of 231 Homeland Youth. Kids, aged 18-24 and recruited from
the President’s AmeriCorp volunteers, they represent the first wave of
DHS’s youth corps, designed specifically to create a full time, paid,
standing army of FEMA Youth across the country.
*On September 13, 2012*, the Department of Homeland Security graduated its
first class of FEMA Corps firs... more »
5.2 Magnitude Earthquake SOUTHWEST OF SUMATRA, INDONESIA - 18th
Magnitude M 5.2
Region SOUTHWEST OF SUMATRA, INDONESIA
Date time 2012-10-18 09:00:05.0 UTC
Location 6.45 S ; 98.01 E
Depth 10 km
Distances
556 km (345 miles) WSW of Bengkulu, Indonesia
4.6 Magnitude Earthquake AZORES ISLANDS, PORTUGAL - 18th
Magnitude
4.6
Date-Time
Thursday, October 18, 2012 at 08:38:34 UTC
Thursday, October 18, 2012 at 08:38:34 AM at epicenter
Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones
Location
39.321°N, 29.875°W
Depth
10 km (6.2 miles)
Region
AZORES ISLANDS, PORTUGAL
Distances
107 km (66 miles) E of Santa Cruz das Flores, Portugal
Waitrose magazine display oops
http://twitter.com/whosseentony/status/258544234104225792/photo/1
New York Fed 'Bomber' Is Bank Manager's Son
The family of a man who allegedly plotted to blow up a weapon of mass
destruction in the US said they were stunned by his arrest and insist he
had never displayed any radical tendencies.
http://news.sky.com/story/999312/new-york-fed-bomber-is-bank-managers-son
Comprehensive Survival Food Storage Guide by Rady Ananda
Comprehensive Survival Food Storage Guide
by Rady Ananda
Food Freedom News, 17 October 2012
Survival food storage practice doesn’t require Mormon membership, but the
tradition, wrought from their first Utah winter, is worth emulating should *disaster
strike* or *technology fail*, two survival books by Mat Stein. This guide,
Part 2 of my *survival series*, relies on Stein’s books, and websites
dedicated to survival preparedness.
At its most basic, food storage wisdom demands that you buy what you eat,
and organize and label the boxes or bins with contents and date. Stocks
shoul... more »
ABC Exclusive: Video Shows Drunk, Stoned US Defense Contractors
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& Celebrity News
Full article here:
http://abcnews.go.com/Blotter/video-shows-drunk-stoned-us-security-contractors/story?id=17493189#.UH_BlcXA_qJ
UK Police In Violent Forced Eviction: "The New World Disordered Corporate State"
15 October 2012
*SHOCKING: *
This could be you. Watch as London resident with heart condition is
violently assaulted by a gang of private 'Community Police Officers', and
then evicted, a brutal act planned and carried out by the TMO - a local
PPP/PPI private administrative corporation disguised as a government agency
in Kensington and Chelsea, London.
This short documentary film by Patrick Henningsen was aired previously by
the UK Column (14 min version), and has been re-edited to 22min version
with extended analysis. It lays bare the illegal and criminal methods being
employed... more »
Paul Krugman, "Small-Time Mitt"
*"Small-Time Mitt"*
by Paul Krugman
"So, I was amazed to hear Mitt Romney describing himself as having “come
through small business”, as if his private equity firm were just like a
mom-and-pop store or something. But Digby informs us that he made similar
claims in his convention speech, making Bain sound like a scrappy little
start-up. And it’s true it had only 10 people at first — that, and $37
million, yes, $37 million, in seed money. Where did that $37 million come
from? A large part from foreigners, in many cases investing via
Panama-based shell companies. Also, funds from f... more »
The Economy: “Doomsday Cycle Targets America Next”
*“Doomsday Cycle Targets America Next”*
by Paul B. Farrell
“Warning bells, alarms scream louder. But our banks and politicians can’t
hear, are deaf, in denial. Won’t take action... not until it is too late.
That’s the latest from Simon Johnson and Peter Boone in “The Doomsday Cycle
Turns: Who’s Next?” Who is next? America, Japan, the euro zone are the
triple threat next in the line of fire, in danger of collapsing, thanks to
a doomsday conspiracy where global “political and financial systems have
aligned to build these dangers rather than suppress them. America has
ignored the l... more »
Police officer Ray Huffman Kills Pet dog before trying to clean up the evidence - but it's all caught on video
- Raul Ayala claims his dog was shot 'in cold blood' by police officer
Ray Huffman
- Video shows the cop firing several shots at the dog before dragging it
away and washing the blood away with a hose
- Town stands by Officer Huffman, saying that the shooting was justified
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2219226/Ray-Huffman-Familys-horror-cop-shoots-dead-pet-dog-caught-video.html
Violent crime in U.S. rises for FIRST TIME since 1993 and is up 18% from last year
- Violent crime increased 18% from last year
- First year-to-year increase in such crime since 1993
- Household burglaries also on the rise from 3.2million last year to
3.6million this year
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2219212/Violent-crime-U-S-rises-FIRST-TIME-1993-18-year.html
Michelle Obama broke debate rules by CLAPPING as Candy Crowley backed her husband over Romney's Libya claim
One of the most controversial moments of last night's presidential debate
came when moderator Candy Crowley attempted to correct Mitt Romney as he
criticised Barack Obama's handling of the attack on the U.S. consulate in
Benghazi.
But now it has emerged that the applause was not just started by impartial
observers, as First Lady Michelle Obama was one of those who led the
ovation for Crowley.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2219144/U-S-presidential-debate-2012-Michelle-Obama-leads-applause-Candy-Crowley.html
Alex Ramos posts naked deceased images of Amanda Michelle Todd via twitter, Anonymous Track Him Down
Repelled and repulsed by Ramos’ actions the hacker group took it upon
themselves to invade Ramos’ twitter account, going so far as to list his
personal phone number
Lets hope the Police actually do something about these sick twisted
people.
http://scallywagandvagabond.com/2012/10/anonymous-track-man-who-released-naked-deceased-images-of-amanda-michelle-todd-via-twitter/
Kody Maxson Denies being Amanda Todd's Stalker....But Claims to know who the Real Starker is
A man accused by the hacker-activist group Anonymous of bullying Amanda
Todd is approached by CTV News reporter Lisa Rossington. Oct. 15, 2012.
http://scallywagandvagabond.com/2012/10/amanda-todds-purported-stalker-reckons-knows-he-knows-who-her-real-stalker-is/
Arab Spring fallout: More sophisticated weapons in Gaza
Militant sources in Gaza tell CNN that a shoulder-launched anti-aircraft
missile was used to try to shoot down an Israeli helicopter flying east of
Gaza last week.
http://edition.cnn.com/2012/10/17/world/meast/gaza-weapons/index.html?hpt=hp_t3
Libyan rivals clash; 11 people were killed in shelling that erupted Wednesday when a Misrata-based militia loyal to the Libyan government attacked the rival city
You would think this image was from when the west was Bombing Libya, but in
fact it was taken just last week in Bani Walid, about 115 miles southeast
of Tripoli when it was destroyed during ongoing clashes.
http://edition.cnn.com/2012/10/17/world/meast/libya-violence/index.html?hpt=hp_t3
Pakistan Factory fire victims were trapped behind locked doors
Pakistani investigators say most of the victims were trapped behind locked
emergency exits that left more than 250 people dead in Factory Fire in
Karachi
http://edition.cnn.com/2012/10/17/world/asia/pakistan-factory-fire/index.html?hpt=hp_c4
Meningitis deaths rise, FDA faces new questions
The death toll from a meningitis outbreak linked to contaminated steroids
jumped to 19 on Wednesday, while U.S. lawmakers pressed federal health
regulators to explain what they knew about the pharmacy that produced the
drugs.
http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/10/18/us-usa-health-meningitis-deaths-idUSBRE89G1GE20121018
U.S. relied on little-known firm for Benghazi security
WASHINGTON/BENGHAZI, Libya - The State Department's decision to hire Blue
Mountain Group to guard the ill-fated diplomatic mission in Benghazi,
entrusted security tasks to a little-known British company instead of the
large firms it usually uses in overseas danger zones.
http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/10/18/us-libya-usa-bluemountain-idUSBRE89G1TI20121018
Iran and Turkey Join Syria Peace Envoy in Call for Truce
Iran declared support on Wednesday for the new Syria peace envoy’s
cease-fire proposal, joining Turkey in a rare moment of accord between two
of the regional powers backing opposite sides in the 19-month conflict that
has pitted the Syrian government against an array of armed opponents.
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/10/18/world/middleeast/iran-and-turkey-join-syria-peace-envoy-in-truce-call.html?_r=0
4.6 Magnitude Earthquake LIBERTADOR O'HIGGINS, CHILE - 18th October
Magnitude
4.6
Date-Time
Thursday, October 18, 2012 at 05:23:14 UTC
Thursday, October 18, 2012 at 02:23:14 AM at epicenter
Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones
Location
34.689°S, 71.906°W
Depth
43 km (26.7 miles)
Region
LIBERTADOR O'HIGGINS, CHILE
Distances
89 km (55 miles) NNW (346°) from Talca, Chile
3.6 Magnitude Earthquake NEBRASKA - 18th October
Magnitude
3.6
Date-Time
Thursday, October 18, 2012 at 05:21:11 UTC
Wednesday, October 17, 2012 at 11:21:11 PM at epicenter
Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones
Location
42.217°N, 101.978°W
Depth
5 km (3.1 miles)
Region
NEBRASKA
Distances
30 km (18 miles) NW of Hyannis, Nebraska
BAD FOR YOUR COUNTRY - INEQUALITY
*Biltmore, built by the Vanderbilts in North Carolina in 1889.*
Today, 20% of USA's national income goes to the richest 1% of Americans.
This is roughly how it was at the time of the Vanderbilts.
5% of the USA's national income goes to the top 16,000 families in America.
This is more extreme than in the days of the Vanderbilts.
*The Economist: Growing inequality is one of the biggest social, economic
and political challenges of our time *
*
*
"Social mobility in America, contrary to conventional wisdom, is lower than
in most European countries.
"The gap in test scores between ri... more »
4.6 Magnitude Earthquake REYKJANES RIDGE - 18th October
Magnitude
4.6
Date-Time
Thursday, October 18, 2012 at 04:32:31 UTC
Thursday, October 18, 2012 at 02:32:31 AM at epicenter
Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones
Location
53.391°N, 35.141°W
Depth
9.7 km (6.0 miles)
Region
REYKJANES RIDGE
Distances
970 km (602 miles) SE of Nanortalik, Greenland
5.1 Magnitude Earthquake FLORES REGION, INDONESIA - 18th October
Magnitude
5.1
Date-Time
Thursday, October 18, 2012 at 04:14:31 UTC
Thursday, October 18, 2012 at 12:14:31 PM at epicenter
Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones
Location
8.098°S, 123.597°E
Depth
32.7 km (20.3 miles)
Region
FLORES REGION, INDONESIA
Distances
106 km (65 miles) ENE of Palue, Indonesia
Oh how modern Saudi Arabia is becoming
Just before the 8am news on Radio 4's Today programme this morning was a
piece about Saudi Arabia's first female film-maker. The piece included a
list of the restrictions placed upon women in Saudi Arabia: unable to
drive, to work, to associate with men who aren't family members etc. etc.
etc. Of course these restrictions were described as being in place because
Saudi Arabia was a 'conservative' country. for the BBC it is always good to
associate bad things with Conservatives, subliminal messages rule! However
what also struck me was that the BBC have in the past ran little pieces
a... more »
Sasquatch Cranial Size
The take home here is that the cranial capacity can be effectively
measured from the Patterson film and shown to be no more than that of Homo
Erectus. That alone excludes the possibility of a hoax. As well the skull
architecture conforms to gigantopithecus.
So we pretty clearly know just what we have here. It is not a neanderthal
and has separated from the human lineage a long time ago. It may well have
separated around the same time as Homo Erectus or sooner. It did adapt to
the forest niche in particular.
As an aside, I have assembled a lot of details on the Sasqua... more »
Alpha Centauri's First Planet Discovered
The good news is that we have a planet and were there is one there will be
others. We still lack a gas giant but we can now be sure plenty of junk
exists.
This is all important simply because Alpha Centauri is certain to be the
first star we send an expedition to even if it uses direct Newtonian
methods or alternately via a worm hole. As an aside, I am seeing more and
more reports conforming to the empirical existence of wormholes. I even now
have ideas of how to go about producing one in the laboratory. It should
not cost a fortune either.
In the meantime, we are ... more »
Rossland Sasquatch Sighting
This is a fairly typical report. What makes it interesting today is that
this type of story is beginning to be treated with respect by reporters who
are perhaps finally remembering their jobs. The biker made an honest report
and the reporter made an honest report. Slowly but surely the mass of
general coverage and genuine academic interest is now tipping the balance
and these encounters are getting the respect that they have always deserved.
I have assembled as have others a huge mass of data about these creature's
life ways over the past fifteen years. With literally th... more »
Is There a Savant in All of Us?
I suspect that the difference between normal intelligence and so called
savant status is incentivation. This does not happen naturally and ample
good enough solutions exist that the individual knows he is good enough. An
injury forces the brain to manufacture effective work arounds and this
often is well done releasing a surplus of specific talent.
Can we artificially generate such work arounds? We do know that repetitive
practice can undo known flaws.
Can we choose enhancements and should we? Memory skills have been long
trained for a range of reasons although it is ... more »
Shuffling the deckchairs on the Titanic: E. coli-plagued Brooks packer handed off to Brazilian owned multinational
Deckchairs on the Titanic. The situation in the head office of XL Foods may
not be exactly as illustrated. Below: The JBS logo. The U.S. arm of a giant
Brazilian beef-processing company announced yesterday it will immediately
take over operations of XL Foods Ltd.’s troubled beef packing plant in
southeastern Alberta, site of the continuing ... more »
Experts warn, Computer viruses and malware uncontrolled in medical tech
*According to healthiness and security experts, high risk medical
technology has been found to be infected by computer viruses and malware. *Outmoded
computer systems which were not able to be changed were to blame for the
vulnerabilities. The warnings were specified as part of a panel discussion
in Washington DC, as reported by Technology Review from the Massachusetts
Institute of Technology.
The opinion of Mark Olsen, chief information security officer at Beth
Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston is that the hospital had 664
pieces of medical equipment running on old vers... more »
Mr. Jones Versus the Fluvial Geomorphologist
Sometimes these stories write themselves, actually this post is entirely
written by someone else, it`s the Northern Gateway panel review, JRP, also
known as the Enbridge pipeline, what we have below is questioning to
Enbridge representatives, ..
Let me introduce you to the players, *Mr. Jones is the Haisla`s legal
council*, and of course the Haisla bear the most risk, a tanker spill in
the Hecate Strait or Douglass channel would extinct species and destroy the
engine in BC`s wild west coast..
And those four gentlemen are Enbridge experts on oil recovery?????
*DR. Mathew Horn... more »
Preparing for war, Israel’s North looks to lessons from 2006
*Caught off-guard by missiles’ reach during Second Lebanon War, officials
now expect the unexpected.*
http://www.timesofisrael.com/preparing-for-war-israels-north-looks-to-lessons-from-2006/
* *
Cameron forced to defend £16m aid to 'role model' Rwanda awarded just hours after UN attacked dictator's regime
David Cameron yesterday defended sending millions in aid money to a
controversial African dictator - just hours after the United Nations
accused his regime of masterminding a bloody rebellion led by a wanted war
criminal.
The Prime Minister said the Government was right to restore £16 million of
aid to Rwanda - hailing the regime led by President Paul Kagame as a ‘role
model for development’.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2219354/Prime-Minister-David-Cameron-forced-defend-16m-aid-role-model-Rwanda.html
Mastermind of 9/11 attacks takes the stand condemning the U.S. in sickening tirade saying America killed as many people as the terrorists
'When the government feels sad for the death or the killing of 3,000
people
who were killed on September 11, we also should feel sorry that the
American government that was represented by (the chief prosecutor) and
others have killed thousands of people, millions,' said Mohammed, who
wore
a military-style camouflage vest to the courtroom.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2219187/Khalid-Sheikh-Mohammed-Mastermind-9-11-attacks-wears-American-camouflage-vest-court.html
Debate Delusions Delineated - Manipulated America: How They Control US and Why We Let Them?
From our buddy at the Angry Bear we learn the truth about the debate
delusions. It’s Happening. The Pundits Are Now Recognizing What HAPPENED
Last Night. Posted by Beverly Mann | 10/17/2012 Okay, thus far it’s just
one major pundit, the Washington Post’s E.J. Dionne, whose column posted at
1:58 p.m. demolishes the media’s Conventional Wisdom of last night and this
morning, which focused
National Geographic Channel 'bombarded with TERROR threats from Muslim extremists' over Bin Laden raid movie
The National Geographic Channel's Washington, DC headquarters has
increased
security after being inundated with terror threats over the upcoming
release of the film Seal Team Six: The Raid on Osama Bin Laden,
according
to a source.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2219209/National-Geographic-Channel-bombarded-TERROR-threats-Muslim-extremists-Bin-Laden-raid-movie.html
NHS doctor accused of Syria terror kidnapping appears in court as it's revealed 15 British Nationals are at Islamic training camp in country.....Shhh! they are not Terrorists, they are rebels!!
Fifteen British nationals are suspected of being part of an Islamic
training camp in Syria, it emerged yesterday during a court appearance
by
an NHS doctor accused of kidnapping a photographer in the war-torn
country.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2219371/NHS-doctor-accused-Syria-terror-kidnapping-appears-court-revealed-15-British-Nationals-Islamic-training-camp-country.html
David Cameron to unveil plan for referendum on Britain's future in the EU......How many times has he promised this now?
David Cameron is poised to make a dramatic announcement that if re-elected
he will call a referendum on Britain’s future in the European Union.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2219367/David-Cameron-unveil-plan-referendum-Britains-future-EU.html
Nobel Peace Prize? A Fascist party in full cry, Black-shirts smashing migrants' homes, Swastikas on the streets. No, not Germany in the Thirties... Greece 2012
Greece: So dangerous are the streets for foreigners that the U.S. State
Department has sent out a warning to dark-skinned American visitors that
they must be careful of their safety when they leave their hotels
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2219374/A-Fascist-party-Black-shirts-smashing-migrants-homes-Swastikas-streets-No-Germany-Thirties-Greece-2012.html
Hollande hits out at Merkel's austerity focus while warning recession and budget deficits are equal threats ahead of key EU summit
Troubled eurozone states should have the leeway to stimulate internal
demand with salary rises and tax cuts, Mr Hollande told Le Monde and
five
other European newspapers in a joint interview.
Well.. she is allowing Tax Cuts.....In Germany at least
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2219280/European-Union-summit-Francois-Hollande-hits-Angela-Merkel-focusing-austerity.html
Greece braces for Another general strike over austerity
It will be the country's 20th national stoppage since the debt crisis
erupted two years ago and comes as EU leaders meet in Brussels.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-19986804
"Mark Twain’s Top 9 Tips for Living a Great Life"
"Mark Twain’s Top 9 Tips for Living a Great Life"
by Henrik Edberg
"You may know Mark Twain for some of his very popular books like Adventures
of Huckleberry Finn and The Adventures of Tom Sawyer. He was a writer and
also a humorist, satirist and lecturer. Twain is known for his many – and
often funny – quotes. Here are a few of my favorite tips from him.
1. Approve of yourself. “A man cannot be comfortable without his own
approval.” If you don’t approve of yourself, of your behavior and actions
then you’ll probably walk around most of the day with a sort of
uncomfortable feelin... more »
Rights group recounts Gadhafi's last bloody moments; calls for justice
It's an iconic piece of video. For more than three minutes, you see a mob
of enraged men toss Moammar Gadhafi around like a broken mannequin.
Suspicion -- rather than order and forgiveness -- continues to grip Libya,
the rights group suggests, and justice is being ignored.
http://edition.cnn.com/2012/10/17/world/gadhafi-death-report/
Suicide 'Insider' Attack Kills Six in Afghanistan
A member of the Afghan intelligence service detonated a suicide vest
Saturday, killing two Americans and four Afghan intelligence agency
colleagues
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/10/17/world/asia/suicide-insider-attack-kills-six-in-afghanistan.html?pagewanted=all&_r=0
Kuwait's emir warned at opposition protest
Several protesters were hurt and others detained when protesters clashed
with security forces outside Kuwait's parliament building, reports say.
At least 5,000 people took part in the demonstration on Monday evening.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-19964068
Cameron to tread tricky path at EU summit
The prime minister hopes to begin a much wider renegotiation of Britain's
relationship with Brussels which would see other powers - for example, on
social and employment policy - repatriated.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-19971119
Human trafficking to UK 'rising'
Last year the authorities learned of 946 victims, compared with 710 in
2010, the inter-departmental ministerial group on human trafficking said.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-19984615
A Special Thanks To Clear Channel
Clear Channel functions as a part of the Republican political machine. In
the past they have rejected Blue America radio ads for the flimsiest of
excuses and this cycle their billboard division told us flatly that they
don't care what kind of message we have, they flat out refuse to run any
billboards in Santa Clarita, where they own all the good billboard
locations, against Republican Buck McKeon or for Democrat Lee Rogers. So
why am I thanking them? If they hadn't turned down our billboards-- which
we needed to go along with our extensive radio campaign in the district-- I
woul... more »
To Fight Global Censorship, Support Infowars.com And The Global Alternative Media
"Books won't stay banned. They won't burn. Ideas won't go to jail. In the
long run of history, the censor and the inquisitor have always lost. The
only sure way against bad ideas is better ideas." - Alfred Whitney
Griswold, American historian and president of Yale University from
1950–1963.
The biggest issue in America and throughout the Western world is not the
economy, or the situation in Syria, or Iran's nuclear program, but media
censorship.
Freedom of speech exists, but it is *constrained with the habitual use of
totalitarian labels* like "conspiracy theory" and anti-establ... more »
Syrian Rebels Get Missiles.....Well that sure is reassuring
Syrian rebel factions have obtained advanced portable antiaircraft weapons,
according to rebels and regional officials, a development that could alter
the Syrian war's trajectory and fan U.S. concerns that such weapons could
end up in the hands of anti-Western Islamist militias.
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10000872396390443684104578062842929673074.html
'For your freedom ignite a firebomb': The chilling terror magazine which inspired the Federal Reserve bomb suspect
The foreign student arrested over an attempt to blow-up the New York
Federal Reserve on Wednesday cited an extremist publication as inspiration
for his deadly plans.
Quazi Nafis, 21, reportedly learned how to make a bomb from an article
published by al-Qaeda in the magazine ‘Inspire.’
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2219384/Federal-Reserve-bomb-plot-Quazi-Nafis-inspired-al-Qaeda-terrorist-magazine.html
Retail Crisis: Chain Store Closures Hit 32 A Day
Major retailers are urged to work with landlords to ease rent bills as
chain closures surge to damage high streets.
http://news.sky.com/story/999003/retail-crisis-chain-store-closures-hit-32-a-day
UK 'Must Plan For Mumbai-Style Terror Attack'
The Government is to urge the emergency services to better prepare for
major terrorist plots like those seen in India and Norway.
http://news.sky.com/story/999194/terrorism-uk-must-plan-for-major-attack
NY Bomb Plot Suspect Wanted To 'Destroy US'
Security officials defend sting operations after a man is arrested for
plotting to use a weapon of mass destruction on US soil.
http://news.sky.com/story/999142/new-york-bank-bomb-plot-foiled-in-fbi-sting
Flavor Flav Arrested after threatening to attack her teenage son with a knife
The rap star is held in a jail after being arrested at his home during a
dispute with his fiancee and her son.
http://news.sky.com/story/999177/flavor-flav-held-over-assault-with-deadly-weapon
5.0 Magnitude Earthquake MADHYA PRADESH, INDIA - 18th October
Magnitude
5.0
Date-Time
Thursday, October 18, 2012 at 02:33:29 UTC
Thursday, October 18, 2012 at 08:03:29 AM at epicenter
Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones
Location
23.855°N, 81.294°E
Depth
14.8 km (9.2 miles)
Region
MADHYA PRADESH, INDIA
Distances
19 km (11 miles) NNW of Jaisinghnagar, India
5.7 Magnitude Earthquake WEST OF MACQUARIE ISLAND - 18th October
Magnitude
5.7
Date-Time
Thursday, October 18, 2012 at 01:27:15 UTC
Thursday, October 18, 2012 at 11:27:15 AM at epicenter
Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones
Location
54.273°S, 143.919°E
Depth
10.2 km (6.3 miles)
Region
WEST OF MACQUARIE ISLAND
Distances
975 km (605 miles) W of Macquarie Island, Australia
"Human Destiny: The Grace of the Present Moment"
"Human Destiny: The Grace of the Present Moment"
by Michael Dowd
"Our present situation, I think, can be summarized by the following three
sentences: 1. The glory of the human has become the desolation of the
Earth. 2. The desolation of the Earth is becoming the destiny of the human.
3. Therefore, all human activities, professions, programs and institutions
must henceforth be judged primarily by the extent to which they inhibit,
ignore or foster a mutually enhancing human/Earth relationship."- Thomas
Berry
"A thing is right when it tends to preserve the diversity, stability, and
... more »
4.6 Magnitude Earthquake KURIL ISLANDS - 18th October
Magnitude
4.6
Date-Time
Thursday, October 18, 2012 at 00:35:11 UTC
Thursday, October 18, 2012 at 12:35:11 PM at epicenter
Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones
Location
48.330°N, 154.451°E
Depth
48.2 km (30.0 miles)
Region
KURIL ISLANDS
Distances
288 km (178 miles) SSW of Severo-Kuril'sk, Russia
"The Legend of the Starfish"
*"The Legend of the Starfish"*
"A vacationing businessman was walking along a beach when he saw a young
boy. Along the shore were many starfish that had been washed up by the tide
and were sure to die before the tide returned. The boy was walking slowly
along the shore and occasionally reached down and tossed the beached
starfish back into the ocean.
The businessman, hoping to teach the boy a little lesson in common sense,
walked up to the boy and said, “I have been watching what you are doing,
son. You have a good heart, and I know you mean well, but do you realize
how many bea... more »
Mitt's many binders of women
[graphic via]
By now you're aware the seminal moment of the debate was Mitt's bizarre
response to a question about equal pay for women. And of course, binders of
women became an instant meme. Within minutes, there was a facebook page
with 142K likes, a tumblr page and the phrase was trending on the twitter.
But the hiliarity shouldn't obscure the larger issues.
To the shock of no one, Mitt lied in his personal anecdote about how he was
so very concerned that no women had applied for a job with his cabinet
after he was elected governor that he immediately sent forth his menfolk to... more »
Musical Interlude: Secret Garden, “The Promise”
Secret Garden, “The Promise”
- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jEmk1zMrkhM&feature=related
Aussie Govt. Whitewashes FBI Assassination Rendition Try For Former Spy
Gwenyth Todd in Iraq
*Five years ago, an American woman serving in Bahrain single handedly
stopped the United States government from a criminal attack on Iran and a
series of “false flag” terror attacks on American troops and ships in the
region.*
*American Neocons and Israeli lobby decided this was their last chance to
start a war, one that would saddle the next president with a disaster of
unprecedented proportions, fighting 3 wars during America’s Bush driven
economic collapse.*
Posted October 9, 2012
http://www.degaray.com/?p=2591
RealTime Gordon Duff
*Aussie Govt. Whi... more »
CRYPTOGON: Belgium Exxon-Mobil Manager Shot Dead
http://cryptogon.com/?p=31822
*Belgium: Exxon-Mobil Manager Shot Dead*
October 16th, 2012
Update: Better Translation
Cryptogon reader D has submitted a better English translation of the story:
Sunday night a top executive of the petro-chemical company ExxonMobil was
shot dead in the street in Neder-over-Heembeek, near Brussels. Nicholas
Mockford was shot in the head twice, when he and his wife were leaving an
Italian restaurant around 22h. Witnesses saw two men running away carrying
a motorcycle helmet.
The man died on the way to the hospital. His wife Mary was beaten and
cov... more »
"A Look to the Heavens"
“Far beyond the local group of galaxies lies NGC 3621, some 22 million
light-years away. Found in the multi-headed southern constellation Hydra,
the winding spiral arms of this gorgeous island universe are loaded with
luminous young star clusters and dark dust lanes.
*Click image for larger size. *
Still, for earthbound astronomers NGC 3621 is not just another pretty
face-on spiral galaxy. Some of its brighter stars have been used as
standard candles to establish important estimates of extragalactic
distances and the scale of the Universe. This beautiful image of NGC 3621
traces... more »
Chet Raymo, "Wow!"
*"Wow!"*
by Chet Raymo
"Bakewell distills Montaigne's philosophy of life to this succinct
statement: "The trick is to maintain a kind of naïve amazement at each
instant of experience." Oh, she has more than that. She has her twenty
answers from Montaigne to the question "How To Live": Pay attention.
Question everything. Be convivial. Live temperately. Be ordinary and
imperfect. Don't fear death. And so on. But I'll settle for the naïve
amazement.
Nearly fifty years ago, as a young prof, I had a short column in the
college newspaper called "Under a Skeptical Star." I took the t... more »
Free Download: Marcus Aurelius, "Meditations"
Marcus Aurelius, "Meditations"
"Life is neither good or evil, but only a place for good and evil."
- Marcus Aurelius
"Marcus Aurelius Antoninus Augustus (26 April 121 – 17 March 180) was the
Roman emperor from 161 to his death in 180. He ruled with Lucius Verus as
co-emperor from 161 until Lucius' death in 169. He was the last of the
"Five Good Emperors", and is also considered one of the most important
Stoic philosophers. His tenure was marked by wars in Asia against a
revitalized Parthian Empire, and with Germanic tribes along the Limes
Germanicus into Gaul and across the Da... more »
The Daily "Near You?"
Gila, New Mexico, USA. Thanks for stopping by.
"The 12 Rules of Survival"
"The 12 Rules of Survival"
by Laurence Gonzales
From "Deep Survival: Who Lives, Who Dies, and Why"
"As a journalist, I've been writing about accidents for more than thirty
years. In the last 15 or so years, I've concentrated on accidents in
outdoor recreation, in an effort to understand who lives, who dies, and
why. To my surprise, I found an eerie uniformity in the way people survive
seemingly impossible circumstances. Decades and sometimes centuries apart,
separated by culture, geography, race, language, and tradition, the most
successful survivors–those who practice what I cal... more »
Millions to take part in largest ever-earthquake drill across entire United States: 13 million Americans set to be involved
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/northamerica/usa/9615994/Millions-to-take-part-in-largest-ever-earthquake-drill.html
Korea: Could turning the DMZ into a giant wildlife preserve and park be the way to unite the two Koreas and end the war?
*A very interesting idea indeed.*
http://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=3400711610039281806#editor/src=dashboard
"Any Real Change..."
“Any real change implies the breakup of the world as one has always known it, the loss of all that gave one an identity, the end of safety. And at such a moment, unable to see and not daring to imagine what the future will now bring, one clings to what one knew, or thought one knew; to what one possessed or dreamed that one possessed. Yet, it is when a man is able, without bitterness or self-pity, to surrender a dream he has long cherished or a privilege he had long possessed that he is set free- he has set himself free- or higher dreams, for greater privileges.” - James Baldwin
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