English: Mission San Juan Capistrano, April 2005. Photograph by Robert A. Estremo, copyright 2005. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
speaking at CPAC in Washington D.C. on February 10, 2011. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)12:25 pm MDST
Floyd Palmer Wanted in Church Shooting which has left a Man Dead
Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 15 seconds ago
The suspect, identified as Floyd Palmer, a 52-year-old former church
maintenance worker who resigned in August, walked calmly into the service
at the World Changers Church International in College Park, Georgia, and
fired multiple shots, Fulton County Police Corporal Kay Lester said.
He remained at large, Lester said.
http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/10/24/us-usa-shooting-georgia-idUSBRE89N14420121024
U.S. sues Bank of America over "Hustle" mortgage fraud
Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 15 seconds ago
The United States filed a civil mortgage fraud lawsuit against Bank of
America Corp, accusing it of selling thousands of toxic home loans to
Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac that went into default and caused more than $1
billion of losses.
http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/10/24/us-bankofamerica-fraud-lawsuit-idUSBRE89N17120121024
What do big journalists care about!
bob somerby at the daily howler - 1 minute ago
*WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 24, 2012 *
*Marcus’ rules of order:* When last we looked in on Ruth Marcus, she was
refusing to tell Post readers about Mitt Romney’s budget proposal.
Today, she looks back on this year’s debates. In the process, she lets us
see what big major journalists care about.
Some of Marcus’ observations do involve serious topics. She notes that the
fiscal cliff was never mentioned, in four debates with four different
moderators. She notes other topics which went unmentioned—gun control, gay
rights, Supreme Court nominations.
Of course, noting the topics which *weren't* ... more »
UN calls for worldwide internet surveillance and data retention in the name of fighting terrorism
noreply@blogger.com (Mark Daniels) at Global Political Awakening - 14 minutes ago
Madison Ruppert, *Contributor*
The manufactured threat of terrorism has once again been used to push what
would otherwise be unthinkable. In this case, the United Nations is exploiting
the irrational fear of terrorism to justify international internet
surveillance.
In a new 148-page UN report released at a conference in Vienna entitled “The
Use of the Internet for Terrorist Purposes” the UN claimed that the lack of
an “internationally agreed framework for retention of data” is problematic
along with open wireless internet networks in public places.
The UN claims that terrorists... more »
Lamar W. Hankins : Texas Cheerleaders for Jesus
thorne dreyer at The Rag Blog - 17 minutes ago
Kountze
High School cheerleaders with banner at football game. Image from
Atheist Camel.
Cheerleaders for Jesus:
Texas politicians jump
on religion bandwagon
Can cheerleaders who represent the Kountze Independent School District,
while acting in their official capacities as school cheerleaders,
promote their personal religious views?
By Lamar W. Hankins / The Rag Blog / October 24, 2012
Donald Trump's October surprise
Libby Spencer at The Impolitic - 19 minutes ago
It's that The Donald is still batshit crazy. Oh wait. That's not a
surprise. We already knew that and I blame the media for his obvious lapse
into insanity and inanity. If they ignored his pathetic attention seeking,
he might be convinced to seek the professional mental health help he so
obviously needs.
After teasing it for the last couple of weeks, and amid a storm of media
speculation and rumor mongering about divorce decrees and cocaine use, it
turns out The Donald's big reveal is he thinks he's a character in a
Godfather movie and offered President Obama a deal "he can't refus... more »
SHARK mysteriously drops 'from the sky' onto California golf course FOUR miles from the coast
Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 31 minutes ago
It wasn't raining cats and dogs at a California golf course on Monday - it
was raining sharks.
A live leopard shark was discovered thrashing about on the grass at around
4pm at the San Juan Hills golf club in San Juan Capistrano, which is four
miles from the coast.
The sea creature was spotted by a startled golf club marshall near the 12th
tee box, where a group of golfers had just been playing.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2222473/Live-SHARK-mysteriously-drops-California-golf-course.html
Moving it indoors
risa bear at A Way to Live - 1 hour ago
Yesterday a small tornado, apparently, touched down on the street where
lived before moving here -- about eight miles away. That's a reminder that
many things we think can't happen can. Today, we had a longish area-wide
power outage -- just a bird in a substation, poor thing, but another
reminder. Our winter storms have come, and I and many others get to hunker
down, unlike our utility district's heroic line workers.
We have put up firewood, water, kerosene, gasoline and food, lucky us. But
some of that ability to save ahead came from a simplified routine. We build
our own fences ... more »
The Irish Sue the Banks
AMERICAN KABUKI at American Kabuki - 1 hour ago
http://lightworker29501.com/2012/10/24/the-irish-sue-the-banks/
*The Irish Sue the Banks*
Posted on October 24, 2012
October 2012.
GOT DEBT ? GOT OPTIONS
During the last 2 years we, real ordinary people, have watched our country
come to its knees due to a gamble of the banks, the sell out of OUR
resources by our politicians and lies and ommitions about our place in the
world crises. The sense of hopelessness has brought hundreds to a very dark
place and with no hope they believe in sight many have taken their lives!
ENOUGH!!!!!!!!!
There are always Options. We have had enough... more »
Grounds for Divorce
The Mound of Sound at The Disaffected Lib - 1 hour ago
Is Steve Harper trying to engineer the breakup of Canada? That might be
just what the prime ministerial bully boy accomplishes with his closet
trade deal with China.
The deal, that no decent Canadian, emphasis on *decent*, would ever accept
may be Harper's way to endow China with the leverage to coerce British
Columbia into surrendering on the Northern Gateway pipeline/supertanker
catastrophe in waiting. Out here it's already being called "economic
treason."
The deal apparently empowers China to sue anyone and everyone who impedes
their access to Athabasca bitumen. That, presu... more »
4.5 Magnitude Earthquake NORTHERN YUKON TERRITORY, CANADA - 24th October 2012
Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 1 hour ago
Magnitude
4.5
Date-Time
Wednesday, October 24, 2012 at 13:36:43 UTC
Wednesday, October 24, 2012 at 06:36:43 AM at epicenter
Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones
Location
65.240°N, 134.216°W
Depth
5 km (3.1 miles) set by location program
Region
NORTHERN YUKON TERRITORY, CANADA
Distances
200 km (124 miles) NNE of Mayo, Canada
To Romney-Ryan We're All Muppets
DownWithTyranny at DownWithTyranny! - 1 hour ago
Gregg A. Smith, "the swing king," has a song Stayed So Long which
approaches a somewhat different, though not unrelated, kind of lust and
avarice that Gregg Smith deals with in his new book, Why I Left, about why
he left Goldman Sachs. (Watch the video above.) Basically, Smith grew
uncomfortable with the systemic efforts Wall Street was making to rip off
their clients. "Getting an unsophisticated client," he told Anderson Cooper
on *60 Minutes*, "was the golden prize. The quickest way to make money on
Wall Street is to take *the* most sophisticated product and try to sell it
to t... more »
Gloria Allred springs October surprise
Libby Spencer at The Impolitic - 1 hour ago
Until the court agrees to unseal the records, this falls under juicy gossip
only, but if it plays out it would be a bombshell. Because if Romney lied
under oath to help a friend screw over his wife during a bitter divorce,
that's a serious crime.
Mitt Romney LIED under oath when he testified in the divorce of his good
friend and screwed the friend's wife out of a lot of money in the process
... so claims the ex-wife of Staples' founder Tom Stemberg.
Multiple sources connected with the divorce tell TMZ ... during Tom's uber
nasty divorce case with ex-wife Maureen, Mitt Romney gave ... more »
ShriEEEk! Radical foreign lobby funds Canadian group
noreply@blogger.com (deBeauxOs) at DAMMIT JANET! - 1 hour ago
Oh. Wait.
This radical foreign "special interest" lobby?
*The Catholic Organization for Life and Family [...] was cofounded by the
Conference of Bishops and the world’s largest fraternal Catholic
organization, the U.S.-based Knights of Columbus, “to build a culture of
life and a civilization of love by promoting respect for human life and
dignity and the essential role of the family.” [...]**
**Although COLF is autonomous and they do their own publication, they still
rely on outside sources to survive and are co-funded largely by the
Conference of Bishops and the Knights of Colum... more »
Fracking Allowed Near Nuclear Plants?
Majia's Blog at Majia's Blog - 1 hour ago
Earthquake-Causing Fracking to Be Allowed within 500 FEET of Nuclear Plants
Posted on October 22, 2012 by WashingtonsBlog
Czech police uncovers a $20 million carbon credit fraud
Luboš Motl at The Reference Frame - 1 hour ago
*A day later, it also foils a $100 million solar fraud*
The most straightforward way to learn what's going on with carbon trading
in my country is... to read e-mails from a well-informed Malaysian American
at Harvard. ;-)
Willie Soon sent me this URL:
Police suspect two of carbon credit fraud worth CZK 378m (Prague Monitor)
------------------------------
News in Czech
One U.S. dollar is worth 19 Czech crowns (CZK) so the amount these two men
earned was nice, $20 million. Some real estate worth half a million dollars
was already blocked.
The "trick" wasn't too difficult. They bo... more »
Untitled
New Orleans Ladder at New Orleans Ladder - 1 hour ago
*Never kick a fresh turd on a hot da ~moosedenied.*
Wednesday Afternoon Video
Daniel Nexon at Duck of Minerva - 2 hours ago
Most of you have probably seen this, but why not? It is that kind of day.
That’s all, folks.
'Just trust us' - NSA to privacy advocates in court
Intercept at The Intercept - 2 hours ago
Russia Today
[image: The logo of the National Security Agency.(AFP Photo / Paul J.
Richards)]
The US National Security Agency isn’t outright rejecting claims that
they’ve been conducting surveillance on everyone in the country, but they
want Americans to at least give them the benefit of the doubt when it comes
to their intensions.
The NSA was in court again this week to challenge a potential class action
lawsuit that aims to end the governmental agency’s electronic surveillance
program begun by President George W. Bush in the aftermath of the September
11, 2001 terrorist attacks;... more »
TRUMP TO OBAMA: "Release college, passport applications, I'll donate $5 million to charity of choice..."
Matt at The Coming Crisis - 2 hours ago
*From Trump's Facebook page:*
http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10152199183675725&set=a.488852220724.393301.153080620724&type=1&theater
*Matt's
Thoughts:*
Weak. While I'm fairly certain this is just a tactic to shave a
few %
points off Obama's side in hopes of breaking the election
gridlock, I
suppose it will still be interesting to see how Obama responds to this.
Misfeasance in public office
James C Morton at Morton's Musings - 2 hours ago
*Pikangikum First Nation v. Nault,* 2012 ONCA 705 has a good summary of the
law related to the tort of misfeasance in a public office:
[54] In *Odhavji Estate v. Woodhouse*, 2003 SCC 69, [2003] 3 S.C.R.
263, at para. 23, Iacobucci J., writing for a unanimous Supreme Court
explained that the tort of misfeasance in public office has two elements:
(1) The defendant must have engaged in deliberate and unlawful conduct in
his or her capacity as a public officer; and
(2) The defendant must have known that the conduct was unlawful and that it
was likely to harm the plaintiff.
[5... more »
Israel halts war games to deploy troops, resources in escalating Gaza sector
Matt at The Coming Crisis - 2 hours ago
http://www.debka.com/article/22467/Israel-halts-war-games-to-deploy-troops-resources-in-escalating-Gaza-sector
Debate Questions
Jonathan Bernstein at A plain blog about politics - 2 hours ago
There's been a lot of talk about debate question topics -- the Wonkblog
gang yesterday did a nice item about the five most important issues not
raised in the debates (housing, Europe, climate, Fed/SCOTUS appointments,
campaign finance; I think the first four are good choices). I was wondering
in particular about climate, and started thinking about 1996: after the
failure of Bill Clinton's health care reform plan, did health care get as
little attention that year as climate did after the demise of cap-and-trade?
And...nope. Turns out that in the first presidential debate there was a
... more »
U.S. is Allied with and actively Supports Al-Qaeda
Intercept at The Intercept - 2 hours ago
Iran Review
*Interview with: James F. Tracy
By: Kourosh Ziabari*
*
*
[image: 10-21-12a 023.JPG.jpg]
*American political commentator believes that the United States has been
constantly allied with Al-Qaeda and supported it militarily and financially.
*
*"Major media have recently had to acknowledge that US-NATO interests are
aligned with Al Qaeda in Syria, of course overlooking the fact that the US
and Sunni States also recruited and armed these soldiers of fortune. What
the Obama administration has sought to do with the alleged murder of Bin
Laden in May 2011 is to close the chapter on... more »
U.S. is Allied with and actively Supports Al-Qaeda
Intercept at The Intercept - 2 hours ago
Iran Review
*Interview with: James F. Tracy
By: Kourosh Ziabari*
*
*
Professor James F. Tracy*American political commentator believes that the
United States has been constantly allied with Al-Qaeda and supported it
militarily and financially.*
*"Major media have recently had to acknowledge that US-NATO interests are
aligned with Al Qaeda in Syria, of course overlooking the fact that the US
and Sunni States also recruited and armed these soldiers of fortune. What
the Obama administration has sought to do with the alleged murder of Bin
Laden in May 2011 is to close the chapter on the o... more »
Legal Liability for Bad Scientific Forecasts in the United States
noreply@blogger.com (Roger Pielke, Jr.) at Roger Pielke Jr.'s Blog - 2 hours ago
The verdict in the lawsuit brought against scientists L'Aquila has prompted
much discussion and debate. Following the initial poor reporting of the
case and its context has followed some much better coverage. For instance,
the Chronicle of Higher Education, the New Scientist, David Ropeik writing
at Scientific American, and some colleagues of mine at Macquarie University
writing at The Conversation have all added valuable context and nuance to
this discussion.
Yet, some in the US scientific community, especially officials at AAAS and
AGU continue to wax hyperbolic on this issue. F... more »
Public interest and bail pending appeal
James C Morton at Morton's Musings - 2 hours ago
*R v Wilcox* 2012 BCCA 413 deals with bail pending appeal.
Section 679(3) of the *Criminal Code*, R.S.C. 1985, c. C-46, sets out the
factors to be considered on an application for bail on an appeal from
conviction. It provides:
679.(3) In the case of an appeal referred to in paragraph (1)(a) or (c),
the judge of the court of appeal may order that the appellant be released
pending the determination of his appeal if the appellant establishes that
(a) the appeal or application for leave to appeal is not frivolous;
(b) he will surrender himself into custody in accordance with the te... more »
Arizona’s Maricopa County tells Spanish-speaking voters to vote two days late
Intercept at The Intercept - 2 hours ago
Raw Story
David Edwards
At least two official documents created by the Maricopa County Recorder’s
Office misinformed Spanish-speaking voters in Arizona of the wrong election
day and activists worry that the error could suppress Latino voter turnout
on Nov. 6.
ABC’s Phoenix affiliate reported last week that a document distributed with
voter IDs told Spanish-speaking voters to vote on Nov. 8, but listed the
correct Nov. 6 election date in English. And then on Monday, bookmarks
distributed by the Recorder’s Office were discovered to have a similar
problem: an incorrect Nov. 8 ele... more »
Obama doubled the price of gas!
bob somerby at the daily howler - 2 hours ago
*WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 24, 2012*
*At the Times, Peters does it again:* Increasingly, the *dumbness* of our
political discourse is its defining feature.
No claim is so dumb that it can’t be advanced. Quite often, the New York
Times will be on the scene to push the claim along.
This morning, it happens again, thanks to Jeremy Peters and his editors.
Last week, Peters was busy letting us know what “some say” about past
debates. It may have been the dumbest report we’ve ever seen on this
low-IQ, evergreen topic.
This morning, Peters reports about some overwrought claims being made
agains... more »
German Parliament Denied Access To Inspect German Gold Reserves Due To ‘Lack Of Visiting Rooms’
Intercept at The Intercept - 2 hours ago
Silver Doctors
German Federal auditors handed in a report slamming the Bundesbank for not
inspecting their foreign held gold reserves to verify their book value.* The
report says the gold bars “have never been physically checked by the
Bundesbank itself or other independent auditors regarding their
authenticity or weight.*” Instead, it relies on “written confirmations by
the storage sites.” The lion’s share of Germany’s gold reserves (nearly
3,400 tons estimated at $190 billion) are housed in vaults of the US
Federal Reserve, the Bank of England and the Bank of France since the
p... more »
Are Bloggers an Endangered Species?
jurassicpork at Welcome Back to Pottersville - 2 hours ago
David Freedlander of the Daily Beast posted an excellent article early this
morning that asked a very good question: Are progressive bloggers a dying
breed?
It was a subject on which I'd touched in one or two articles four years ago
when Barack Obama first got elected. Unlike other bloggers, I was looking
far beyond the next election cycle and offering an educated guess that
liberal blogging, once George W. Bush left office, would go into a slow but
steady rate of decline. In that respect, old W. was indeed a uniter rather
than a divider. He was able to unite progressives of all di... more »
All Quiet on the Teaching Front
noreply@blogger.com (Christian Munthe) at Philosophical Comment - 3 hours ago
Just a sign that I'm alive. Doing my main spot of this term's teaching
these few weeks: Hume's moral philosophy of the *Treatise* for the B.A.
candidates and some extra lectures at the primary level ethics course to
fill in for a colleague struck by some acute health problems. In parallel,
I'm writing on a research report and a part of an article that needs to be
delivered about yesterday and doing the odd reading of, for instance, a new
Ph.D. thesis on the personal identity objection to advance directives in
health care, for which I'm on the examination committee. I have half a post... more »
You Tell Me What is True
Majia's Blog at Majia's Blog - 3 hours ago
Fukushima plutonium levels said no threat March 9 2012
http://www.upi.com/Science_News/2012/03/09/Fukushima-plutonium-levels-said-no-threat/UPI-27121331336023/?rel=95671331704513
[excerpted] TOKYO, March 9 (UPI) -- "Plutonium levels at Japan's Fukushima
nuclear power plant aren't much higher than what is in the environment from
Cold War-era nuclear tests, researchers say...
Researchers examining the area within a roughly 20-mile radius of the
damaged plant found levels of radioactive plutonium were about double those
from residual fallout from U.S. and former Soviet Union above-grou... more »
Collapsing Standards of Living in the Predatory Oligarchy
Majia's Blog at Majia's Blog - 3 hours ago
I concur with Michael Hudson that the financial crisis facilitated the
greatest transfer of wealth to occur since the Great Depression
http://www.globalresearch.ca/index.php?context=va&aid=10279
One way this transfer has occurred is through foreclosures on debt,
particularly in housing wherein citizens may have stored some wealth.
The foreclosure process centralizes equity. Banks and elite others can
leverage their capital to purchase assets that distressed owners can no
longer manage.
Banks and other elite interests have through government guarantees, loans,
and bailouts, been a... more »
Wall Street opens lower on Greek angst
Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 3 hours ago
Stocks opened lower on Friday after Chancellor Angela Merkel said Germany,
as well as France, want Greece to stay in the euro zone but that Athens
must meet its commitments.
http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/10/24/us-markets-stocks-idUSBRE89L0A420121024
How did Bob Schieffer do Monday night!
bob somerby at the daily howler - 3 hours ago
*WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 24, 2012*
*The softball, the filibuster and the unrecognized groaner:* How did Bob
Schieffer do Monday night?
Right at the start, his evening began with a high, arcing softball for
Romney. This was his very first question:
SCHIEFFER (10/22/12): The first segment is the challenge of a changing
Middle East and the new face of terrorism. I'm going to put this into two
segments so you'll have two topic questions within this one segment on the
subject.
*The first question, and it concerns Libya. The controversy over what
happened there continues.* Four Americans ar... more »
PEDOPHILE RING IN PRIME MINISTER'S HOME?
Anon at aangirfan - 3 hours ago
*Was there a paedophile ring in the Prime Minister's residence - No 10
Downing Street?*
*
*
*Member of Parliament Tom Watson demands probe*
On 24 October 2012, Tom Watson MP, speaking at Prime Minister's Questions,
said that a powerful pedophile network may have operated in the UK with
links to Parliament and Downing Street.
Mr Watson said: "The evidence file used to convict paedophile Peter
Righton, if it still exists, contains clear intelligence of a widespread
paedophile ring.
"One of its members boasts of a link to a senior aide of a former prime
minister, who says he could s... more »
The Colombian “War on Drugs”, A Family Affair
Intercept at The Intercept - 3 hours ago
Global Research
Tom Burghardt
[image: Extractive Capitalism and the Divisions in the Latin American
Progressive Camp]Last month’s capture of Colombian drug lord Daniel “El
Loco” Barrera by Venezuelan police was hailed as a “victory” in the “War on
Drugs.”Barrera, accused of smuggling some 900 tons of cocaine into Europe
and the U.S. throughout his infamous career, was described by Colombian
President Juan Manuel Santos, who announced the arrest on national
television, as “the last of the great capos.”
But what of the “capo” who enjoyed high office, is wined and dined by U.S.
corp... more »
Australia’s Antarctic airstrip melts
Jim at Desdemona Despair - 4 hours ago
[image: Airplanes on Airfield, Ross Ice Shelf, Antarctica. Researchers say
that global warming has caused the glacial ice on the runway to turn to
mush just four years after it was built for about £30 million. ALAMY]
By Jonathan Pearlman
24 October 2012
Sydney (The Telegraph) – Researchers said global warming has caused the
glacial ice on the runway to turn to mush just four years after it was
built for about £30 million. It was due to receive about 20 flights each
summer but only six have been able to land in the past two years.
The runway was supposed to service Australia's thr... more »
NCLB Waivers Allow Hostile Corporate Takeovers of Schools
Jim Horn at Schools Matter - 4 hours ago
Thanks to Stan Karp for this compilation:
*Lawmakers seek to end N.J. takeover of schools***
*The Record*
*Paterson would gain control of its public school system for the first time
in 21 years under legislation introduced by Democrats that also would limit
future state takeovers to five years, lawmakers announced Friday. "It's
time for the state to admit that the prolonged takeover of a local school
district is a failed experiment, and it's time to return the school
districts that have languished under state control back to the people in
those school districts," said state Sen. Ron... more »
WHO LOST TRACK OF THE MAINSTREAM PRESS: Two journalists turn on the press corps!
bob somerby at the daily howler - 4 hours ago
*WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 24, 2012*
*Part 1—One of the two sounds sincere:* Yesterday, two journalists turned
on the mainstream press corps, behaving like traitors to their class.
One of these journalists sounds sincere. To our ear, the other does not.
But first:
This morning, in the 5 o’clock hour, CNN started right in on Benghazi all
over again. Transcripts haven’t been posted yet. But the reporting was done
by Elise Labott, CNN’s tremendously awful “foreign affairs reporter.”
This morning, Labott has already posted a “CNN Wire.” For unknown reasons,
she misstated the time at which she... more »
South Africa hits another new record in rhino killings – Two rhino subspecies declared extinct
Jim at Desdemona Despair - 4 hours ago
[image: White rhinos in Namibia. White rhinos are the world's most
populous, but suffer massive poaching rates. Ikiwaner via mongabay.com]
By Jeremy Hance
18 October 2012
(mongabay.com) – Four hundred and fifty-five rhinos have been killed by
poachers in South Africa since the beginning of the year. The number
surpasses the record set last year (448) and proves that national efforts
to stem poaching have not yet made a dent in actual killings. The mass
killing has been spurred on by high demand for powdered rhino horn in
Vietnam and China. A traditional curative in Asia, rhino hor... more »
Wednesday Morning Linkage
Daniel Nexon at Duck of Minerva - 4 hours ago
Richard Weitz notes an intensification of PRC anti-missile defense
rhetoric. He points to the implications of robust BMD for China’s minimal
deterrence approach and for US-led containment. David Axe reports that John
Lehman has a financial stake in a larger navy. Bill French deflates the
Romney campaign’s claims of “American Weakness.” Over at Political Violence
@
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A Culture Of Fear
Owen Gray at Northern Reflections - 4 hours ago
The Harper government came to power braying about government
accountability. To ensure that accountability, they established the
Parliamentary Budget Office and hired Kevin Page to keep tabs on government
spending.
Yet that very same government, Tim Harper writes in today's *Toronto Star*,has frustrated Mr. Page's attempts to do his job:
Page is preparing to take more than 60 government departments and deputy
ministers to court in a bid to force them to provide information on
government cuts, information to which he is entitled under the mandate
given him by the very government ... more »
Gregory Nathan Peterson found dead in remote Utah log cabin where he was accused of raping five women
Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 5 hours ago
- Gregory Nathan Peterson allegedly carried out the assaults after
meeting the women on Mormon dating websites
- Found with a gunshot wound to the head in upstairs bedroom of cabin by
bail bond agents
- He was out on bail on multiple charges of rape, assault and kidnapping
- Peterson had held Republican fundraisers at the cabin which were
attended by politicians including Senator Orrin Hatch, Governor Gary
Herbert, and congressional candidate Mia Love
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2222297/Gregory-Nathan-Peterson-dead-Utah-log-cabin-accused-raping-5-... more »
Justin and Dante Robinson Arrested for the Murder of Autumn Pasquale
Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 5 hours ago
Justin, 15, and Dante Robinson, 17, from Clayton, New Jersey, have been
charged with murder, conspiracy to commit murder, disposing of a body,
tampering with evidence and theft. Justin was also charged with luring.
Police believe the teens lured 12-year-old 'tomboy' Autumn Pasquale to
their home on Saturday night where they killed her. Justin invited her
over
under the pretense of trading bike parts.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2222414/Autumn-Pasquale-Teen-brothers-liked-Find-Autumn-Facebook-page-beat-strangled-bike-parts-dumped-body-recycling-bin.html
Credit card details 'stolen' from 63 Barnes and Noble stores in 9 States after PIN pads hacked
Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 5 hours ago
Cracked: Hackers broke into the PIN pads, where customers swipe their
credit cards, and were able to steal financial details
The company warned customers to check for unauthorized transactions and to
change their personal identification numbers, or PINs. It didn't say how
many accounts may have been compromised.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2222272/Credit-card-details-possibly-stolen-63-Barnes-Noble-stores-PIN-pads-hacked.html
Second self-immolation death in Tibet after man sets himself on fire outside Chinese government building
Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 5 hours ago
Dorjee
Rinchen, 58, burned to death outside the Armed Forces department in
Labrang, occupied Tibet, in the second fatal self-immolation protest
this
week.
Security forces later clashed with mourners when they tried to bring his
body back to his village in Gansu province, northwestern China.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2222340/Second-self-immolation-death-Tibet-man-sets-outside-Chinese-government-building.html
Tibetan man dies after setting himself on fire at monastery in protest against Chinese rule
Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 5 hours ago
The 50-year-old man, identified as Dhondup, set fire to himself at the
remote Labrang Monastery in the northwestern Gansu province in China, on
Monday. This is the seventh fatality this month as a result of pro-Tibet
protests against Chinese rule, the London-based rights group Free Tibet
said.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2221784/Tibetan-monk-dies-setting-protest-Chinese-rule.html
WotW: View Newspapers Your Way - Digitally
Seth R. Hawkins at Housewife Eclectic - 5 hours ago
I love newspapers. Always have. Maybe it's because my father read the
morning newspaper every day growing up. Maybe it's because I loved reading
comics as a kid and the sports section as a teenager. I was the editor in
chief of my junior high, high school and college newspapers because I loved
newspapers so much.
Unfortunately, newspapers are starting to go the way of the wagon. They
were great while they lasted, but they haven't kept up with the times.
While it's sad to see printed versions of newspapers disappear, it's also
their own fault. They didn't ride the technology wave, go... more »
Sue Thorn (D-WV) And The Case Against Out Of Touch Elites
DownWithTyranny at DownWithTyranny! - 5 hours ago
I don't know if Chris Hayes has ever heard of David McKinely, the tool of
the coal barons who was elected to Congress in 2010 in the Tea Party
sweep-- let along Sue Thorn, the intrepid and courageous grassroots
activist who is taking on the insider DC Establishment in running against
him. As corrupted as your garden variety Republican, DCCC Chair Steve
Israel and his Blue Dog allies have actively campaigned against Sue. The
DCCC won't spend a dime on this very winnable race-- holding out to run
egregiously corrupt Mike Oliverio (head of West Virginia ALEC) in 2014--
while the corp... more »
Zynga will slash 170 jobs and close its UK studios after Facebook CEO reveals revenue from FarmVille maker dropped 20%.
Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 5 hours ago
Zynga,
the maker of social media games like FarmVille and Texas HoldEm
Poker, said it will cut about 5 per cent of its full-time workforce and
phase out 13 older games.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2222267/Zynga-slash-170-jobs-Facebook-CEO-reveals-revenue-FarmVille-maker-dropped-20-cent.html
Israel Bombarded After Militants Die In Gaza
Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 5 hours ago
Israel has been hit with more than 60 missiles in 24 hours in a surge in
violence from the Gaza Strip.
Three militants from the armed wing of Hamas, which rules in Gaza, were
killed in an Israeli counter-attack
http://news.sky.com/story/1002043/israel-bombarded-after-militants-die-in-gaza
Read Stuff, You Should
Jonathan Bernstein at A plain blog about politics - 5 hours ago
Happy Birthday to Arthur Rhodes, one of my very favorites, 43.
World Series tonight; meanwhile, good stuff:
1. Keith Humphreys writes in defense of Arlen Specter, disputing my claims
to the contrary. He may be correct!
2. What may be going on in Ohio, from Nate Cohn.
3. Reporting on binders of women and Big Bird, by Amanda Hess.
4. Joshua Tucker on Intrade; see also a follow-up.
5. And for the last time, at least for this cycle, another edition of Ann
Friedman's brilliant debate wraps.
Euro zone business downturn deepens
Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 6 hours ago
Euro zone businesses in October suffered their worst month since the bloc
emerged from its last recession more than three years ago, forcing them to
cut more jobs to reduce costs.
http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/10/24/us-poll-oct-pmis-idUSBRE89N0D020121024
Ford is planning to close its Southampton factory
Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 6 hours ago
Ford is planning to close its Southampton factory, according to Sky sources.
An announcement by the US carmaker is expected on Wednesday.
The Swaythling factory, which has built Ford Transit vans since 1972,
employs around 500 people.
The news comes after Ford confirmed it would close its "under-utilised"
factory in Genk, Belgium, resulting in 4,300 job losses.
http://news.sky.com/story/1002072/sky-sources-ford-to-close-southampton-plant
Candida: uncertainties, strategies, victories
Luboš Motl at The Reference Frame - 6 hours ago
*I have declared a victory in the war against the yeast and started a
normal diet.*
*As a result, the yeast cells have been downgraded from hostile eukaryotes
and wannabe animals to largely counterproductive oversized molecules.
Coming attacks by the microorganisms will be considered sporadic crimes
unless the foe manages to convince me to officially wage another war in the
future.*
In this text, I want to review my struggles against the intruders that were
intense in the most recent 50 days. Your humble correspondent will
appreciate if you reduce the amount of comment feedback t... more »
Harvard Conservatives
Greg Mankiw at Greg Mankiw's Blog - 6 hours ago
No, it is not an oxymoron, but a new blog.
Nigel Farage - 'Bailouts' are a means for total subjugation of nation states
Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 6 hours ago
US blocks Russian proposal to UN on peaceful Bani Walid solution
Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 6 hours ago
Military lobby, police state, enemy maker: US 3d party debate wrap-up
Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 6 hours ago
European Parliament clashes with ministers on EU budget
Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 6 hours ago
There is a sharp divide between MEPs and governments over EU spending
The MEPs' plan includes a controversial call for EU "own resources" - that
is, to fund the EU from direct taxation, such as sales tax (VAT), instead
of the current system of national contributions.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-20040340
Sounds familiar?
Michael Turton at The View from Taiwan - 6 hours ago
*A ladybug, just after dawn.*
The EU suggests small agreements first.... no FTA in the offing, of
course...
"We could begin with smaller agreements," said Frederic Laplanche, head of
the European Economic and Trade Office, when asked about the possibility of
a free trade agreement between Taiwan and the EU.
Smaller agreements could include an economic cooperation agreement or an
investment protection pact, Laplanche said on the sidelines of an EU-Taiwan
trade expo in Taipei.
* Before any talks on smaller agreements, however, Taiwan needs to remove
some trade barriers, such as th... more »
Sagging German economy sends euro lower
Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 6 hours ago
The euro fell and European shares pared early gains on Wednesday after
surprisingly weak data from regional powerhouse Germany offset signs that
China's economic slowdown had eased.
Activity in Germany's manufacturing and service sectors declined for a
sixth straight month in October as order books thinned, suggesting Europe's
largest economy has clearly stagnated in the second half of 2012.
http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/10/24/us-markets-global-idUSBRE88901C20121024
Get ready for euro zone break-up.....EU Would go to War before allowing a Break up
Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 6 hours ago
Corruption looms large over Ukraine election
Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 6 hours ago
Fighting corruption is a drum every party is beating ahead of an election
in the Ukraine next Sunday. But whatever the outcome, few expect an end to
a cancer which hits incomes, kills entrepreneurial spirit and deters
vitally needed foreign investment.
Sounds a bit like Europe
http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/10/24/us-ukraine-election-idUSBRE89N0A420121024
AngloGold says to fire 12,000 South Africa strikers
Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 6 hours ago
AngloGold Ashanti said on Wednesday it will fire about 12,000 wildcat
strikers after they ignored a deadline to return to work by noon (0500 ET).
They did not return...
http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/10/24/us-safrica-strikes-anglogold-idUSBRE89N0KT20121024
Syria's Assad agrees to holiday ceasefire: U.N. envoy ....But will the Rebels?
Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 7 hours ago
International mediator Lakhdar Brahimi said on Wednesday the Syrian
government had agreed to a ceasefire in the war with rebels during the
Muslim holiday of Eid al-Adha.
It was also not clear whether the insurgents would commit to a truce. Rebel
sources had earlier told Reuters there was little point if it could not be
monitored or enforced.
Guess that answers my question...
http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/10/24/us-syria-crisis-idUSBRE88J0X720121024
Pleadings to be read broadly on a motion to strike
James C Morton at Morton's Musings - 7 hours ago
*Fox v PW Lorch & Associates Ltd, *2012 SKCA 93 is a useful source for the
principle that, on motions to strike, pleadings must be read broadly:
[10] Because of the possibility that a litigant may be denied their day in
court as a result of a successful motion to strike, the courts have
generally taken a generous reading of pleadings when faced with such an
application cognizant, nevertheless, that the claim must disclose a cause
of action. In *Tottrup v. Alberta (Minister of Environment)*, 2000 ABCA
121, 186 D.L.R. (4th) 226:
8 The principles governing an application to ... more »
Efforts to mislead, pressure voters intensify
Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 7 hours ago
Some voters are being told they can cast their ballot by phone. Others are
being pressured by their employer to vote Republican. Misleading and
intimidating tactics typically reserved for the final days before an
election are already in play.
http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/10/24/us-usa-campaign-voters-idUSBRE89N07M20121024
"Millennium Bomber" faces re-sentencing in Seattle
Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 7 hours ago
(Reuters) - Convicted "Millennium Bomber" Ahmed Ressam, whose 22-year
prison term was judged too lenient by a U.S. appeals court, faces
re-sentencing on Wednesday for a foiled New Year's Eve 1999 plot to set off
explosives at Los Angeles International Airport.
http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/10/24/us-usa-security-millennium-idUSBRE89N0L620121024
Argos Overhaul Could See 75 Stores Shut
Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 7 hours ago
News of store closures as the retailer unveils a digital transformation
plan to better compete with rivals like Amazon.
Argos has said it will close 75 stores in the UK over the next five years
as it unveils a transformation plan for the business.
Few more about to lose their Jobs. Will they also Adopt Amazon's Creative
Tax Payment *Scam*...Scheme?
http://news.sky.com/story/1001858/argos-overhaul-could-see-75-stores-shut
Ford Closes Belgian Factory Causing 4,300 Job Losses... Another Sign we coming OUT of the Recession?
Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 7 hours ago
Ford has confirmed it will close its "under-utilised" factory in Genk,
Belgium, resulting in 4,300 job losses, as it attempts to deal with a slump
in demand across Europe.
Hundreds of employees gathered outside the gates of the plant, as the US
carmaker said it would end production in the town in 2014.
Our Leaders need to stop lying and start telling the truth about the extent
of the economic mess which will face Europe and America for years to come.
I refuse to believe our governments are stupid or delusional, even though
they portray themselves this way, so who would benefit from... more »
4.7 Magnitude Earthquake NEAR THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN - 24th October 2012
Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 7 hours ago
Magnitude
4.7
Date-Time
Wednesday, October 24, 2012 at 07:05:42 UTC
Wednesday, October 24, 2012 at 04:05:42 PM at epicenter
Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones
Location
36.446°N, 140.763°E
Depth
69.2 km (43.0 miles)
Region
NEAR THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
Distances
17 km (10 miles) E of Funaishikawa, Japan
4.7 Magnitude Earthquake UNIMAK ISLAND REGION, ALASKA - 24th October 2012
Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 7 hours ago
Magnitude
4.7
Date-Time
Wednesday, October 24, 2012 at 06:50:48 UTC
Tuesday, October 23, 2012 at 10:50:48 PM at epicenter
Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones
Location
54.778°N, 163.536°W
Depth
90.5 km (56.2 miles)
Region
UNIMAK ISLAND REGION, ALASKA
Distances
11 km (6 miles) SW of False Pass, Alaska
4.0 Magnitude Earthquake TAIWAN - 24th October 2012
Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 7 hours ago
Magnitude ML 4.0
Region TAIWAN
Date time 2012-10-24 05:35:49.3 UTC
Location 23.57 N ; 120.54 E
Depth 7 km
Distance 10 km E Talin, Taiwan
Science Journal Exposes Gardasil and HPV Vaccinations as Unproven, Unjustified and Lacking Evidence-Based Medicine
Stranger in a Strange Land at Stranger in a Strange Land - 7 hours ago
Science Journal Exposes Gardasil and HPV Vaccinations as Unproven,
Unjustified and Lacking Evidence-Based Medicine
A recent publication in the *Annals of Medicine* has exposed the fraudulent
nature of Human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccines such as Gardasil and
Cervarix. Key messages the researchers report include a lack of evidence
for any HPV vaccines in preventing cervical cancer and lack of evaluation
of health risks
That's not a big surprise to most advocates in the natural health
community, since no vaccine has ever been fully evaluated in humans to
assess long-term health risks... more »
Untitled
New Orleans Ladder at New Orleans Ladder - 8 hours ago
*Geologist explains how breach in cavern wall allowed ‘frack out’*
*New Bid Protests Halt Contract Execution on Corps Flood Job*
*Dead end at West End? What’s the delay in rebuilding this jewel? ~The Lens
*
*Louisiana Voucher Program Props Up Propaganda, Funds Fundamentalists*
*Uproar over L.B. Landry firings grows*
*~Opposition to the recent firings of two L.B. Landry High School faculty
members has grown from a student walkout and protest to plans to file a
federal lawsuit against the state-run Recovery School District on their
behalf.*
*Wendell Pierce plans next Sterling Expre... more »
5 Effects of Fracking You May Not Know About by Alyssa Figueroa
Stranger in a Strange Land at Stranger in a Strange Land - 8 hours ago
5 Effects of Fracking You May Not Know About
by Alyssa Figueroa
*We know fracking has environmental and health damages, but there are other
terrifying consequences.*
What comes to mind when you think of fracking? Perhaps it's images of tap
water being lit on fire or stories of families suffering health problems
after nearby wells are fracked. Indeed, the health and environmental
impacts of fracking are being documented, but it's important to know that
fracking is a catalyst for widespread negative consequences. This list
includes five effects of fracking you may not have heard ab... more »
WORST THING ABOUT OBAMA
Anon at aangirfan - 8 hours ago
*Obama planned to weaken Israel's main enemy? Website for this image*
The worst thing about Obama is:
His government's organisation of the Arab Spring.
WHAT REALLY HAPPENED - IN TUNISIA AND EGYPT
Before the Arab Spring, Tunisia was run by wise technocrats and was
liberal, prosperous and generally happy.
Now Tunisia has been wrecked.
A top politician, Lotfi Nakdh, has just been beaten to death by
pro-government forces.
Local Politician Dead After Clash
Both Obama and Romney "supported the U.S. intervention in Libya...
"And both men support working with regional allies to isolat... more »
The Jeremy Bowen Rosh Hashonah complaint
Not a sheep at Not a sheep - 8 hours ago
The BBC have not replied to my previous complaints or issued me with a case
number, so I have tried again.
Your Complaint
Type of complaint:
BBC Online
What is your complaint about:
BBC News Online
URL:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-19601920
Complaint category:
Bias
Contacted us before:
Yes
Reason for contacting us again:
Haven't received a response yet
Reference:
-
Complaint title:
Choice of date for Twitter Q&A was discriminatory
Complaint description:
I have complained about this twice so far but have yet to receive a reply
or even a case code. I am not going to let th... more »
Apple: Innovative IPad Mini
Megaan at Current news updates, World current news - 9 hours ago
*Apple has unveiled its widely-anticipated 7.9in tablet, the iPad Mini. The
iPad Mini will compete straight with cheaper similar-sized tablets lately
launched by Google, Amazon, Samsung and others. *The iPad Mini launch ends
years of speculation that Apple was considering launching a new, smaller
version of its bestselling iPad range.
During the presentation, Mr. Schiller stressed out the importance of being
able to hold the device in one hand a nod to the more travel-friendly
appeal of the slighter devices. However, Adam Leach, principal analyst at
Ovum, *said he had expected t... more »
"It's not optimal"
Not a sheep at Not a sheep - 9 hours ago
I'll tell you what's not optimal, Mr President, having you as President.
US Third Party Presidential Debate - Moderated by Larry King
Stranger in a Strange Land at Stranger in a Strange Land - 9 hours ago
October 23, 2012
In response to widespread blackout from both the mainstream media and
political establishment alike, RT is honored to be presenting a platform
for the major third-party candidates also vying for the White House this
election year to debate. We are offering the event live in cooperation with
the debate's organizers, the Free and Equal Elections Foundation.
The event is moderated by multi-award winning broadcast journalist Larry
King.
You can also watch the debate LIVE on RT.com
http://rt.com/on-air/rt-america-air
Source: http://americanfreepress.net/
Syria-Iran Gaffe Shows Scumney Too Stupid To Be President
Manifesto Joe at Manifesto Joe's Texas Blues - 9 hours ago
By Manifesto Joe
Haven't we had enough stupid MFs as our presidents?
Monday night, Mitt Scumney repeated a gaffe that he'd committed several
times before. Unfortunately, Obama chose not to drive a Mack truck through
that one. I guess he didn't have time to get to all of them.
Syria, he said, is Iran's route to the sea. He gets an F in geography, and
if his staff doesn't get a grade that low, he obviously hasn't been
listening to them.
Here's a link explaining the problem.
For one thing, Syria and Iran don't even share a common border of any kind.
Look at the map.
For another, bot... more »
THE EVIL AND USELESS MILITARY
Anon at aangirfan - 10 hours ago
*A sanitised version of a military punishment.*
The U.S. military did not do a good job in keeping its Libyan ambassador
safe.
And the US military has performed badly in Korea, Vietnam, Afghanistan,
Iraq...
*Killing innocent children. US drone attacks: CIA chiefs face arrest. /*British
intelligence officers who supplied CIA with information for drone ...
The UK military is just as bad.
Tobruk was one in a series of disasters for the British that included "the
retreat from Dunkirk, the botched Norwegian campaign, the shameful fall of
Singapore, the sinking of the Prince of Wales ... more »
The Haida's Lousy Eco-Bet
The Mound of Sound at The Disaffected Lib - 11 hours ago
Read between the lines in the financing agreement between the Haida and the
North Coast Credit Union and it appears the Old Massett Village council's
$2.5-million gambit was a scheme to generate lucrative carbon credits to
flog on world markets.
Too bad the band council and their partner, controversial carbon credit
entrepreneur, Russ George, didn't take into account the Haida eddies in
their plans to dump 200,000 pounds of iron sulphate into the north Pacific
waters. Those eddies literally wash away any possible hope of gaining
carbon credits for their illegal scheme.
*The Haida... more »
SAVILE, DAVISON, CLARKE, SCALLYWAG...
Anon at aangirfan - 11 hours ago
Andrea Davison. (Former spy and daughter of John Biggs-Davison reportedly.)
*1.* Anonymous left this comment on the post "THE BBC'S JIMMY SAVILE AND
CHILD ABUSE COVER-UP":
*Andrea Davison, Jimmy Savile... Child Abuse... Arms Shipments... *
*
**(*JUSTICE DENIED: ANDREA DAVISON, JIMMY SAVILE,..)
"*Andrea Davison* worked tirelessly to expose pedophiles in the the Police
and in the Government such as Lord M.... and Tory D.... L....
"Both were close friends of ... Margaret Thatcher, who was a close friend
of Jimmy Savile...
"Andrea Davison started to work with the then shadow Home Secr... more »
Haida Gwai Algae Bloom Stunner
arclein at Terra Forming Terra - 11 hours ago
What I find startling is that 100 tons was good enough to fertilize an
area of 10,000 square kilometers. Thus actual application may end up very
practical. Such a region initially established out to sea and generally
upwind will produce a bloom that will likely migrate slowly toward the
coast and along that coast establishing a maximum effect.
It must be said that this area is ideal for this type of experiment as the
currents and winds do coincide to drive surface waters inshore to maximize
the fishery impact.
Just a clearly, the impact footprint strongly suggests ... more »
Why Benghazi Matters with David Frum
arclein at Terra Forming Terra - 11 hours ago
The bad news is that the president has much to hide and obscure. It is
not just that the consulate was the most obvious soft target available that
plainly needed defending, but that the nature of the attack was then
covered up by the guilty parties.
The president is attempting to avoid a public review of his actions and
inaction in the Middle East generally where he has much already to answer
for. In truth, the ambassador was not properly defended, and his hidey
hole was no good.
My sense now is that something awful will come out of all this and likely
through some... more »
Visitors From Elsewhen
arclein at Terra Forming Terra - 11 hours ago
First there is no reason to object to the existence of wormholes on a
theoretical basis in terms of a 3D manifold. There it then little reason to
object to a wormhole in space time itself. That is the operative mechanism.
In addition, I do not think that the creation of a wormhole will turn out
to be difficult simply because I have one clear report in which a device
was cobbled together doing exactly what I would have anticipated and
resulting in a forward movement in time. Since it can be created, it is
likely easy to then work up the science around it and do everyth... more »
Halving Losses Feeds a Billion
arclein at Terra Forming Terra - 11 hours ago
This informs us that by simply adopting best practice uniformly will add
food for one billion new mouths. This is very reassuring. Now we add in the
conversion globally to the biochar protocol and the prospective total
elimination of fertilizer as a result and we set the stage for global
optimization of agriculture itself. Ensuring manpower availability allows
just that.
What I am saying is that the same land base is able to support plausibly
twice what it is now doing. And this all is without the Eden Machine
reclaiming deserts and moose salmon cattail culture claimin... more »
SHELDAN NIDLE: SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT
AMERICAN KABUKI at American Kabuki - 11 hours ago
*I feel like I have waited eons for this announcement! Perhaps I have?*
*Selamat Gajun! Selamat Ja! Let her rip GFL! -AK *☺
Sheldan Nidle’s Update for the Galactic Federation of Light and Spiritual
Hierarchy
Life in this universe is hugely abundant and all interrelated. You are
part of a magnificent unity—a state that the Creator has graciously spread
throughout the many realms comprising physicality. When you ascend, this
glorious state of unity becomes the experiential basis from which you think
and act.This oneness is a soul-stirring melody that flows through your very ... more »
ISRAEL: NOW A SELF-CONFESSED RACIST STATE
Damian Lataan at Telling the History of the Twenty-First Century as it Really Is - 12 hours ago
While Israeli politicians deny that Israelis are racist, it seems that
Israelis themselves concede that they are indeed racist and are happy about
practicing apartheid and keeping Palestinians from any form of power in the
Israeli state even if (or rather, when) Israel annexes the West Bank to
become a part of Israel.
The latest poll of Israelis reveals the true nature of Israeli Zionism and
their desire to keep themselves separate from Arab peoples even in the
event of the West Bank being annexed to Israel.
Interestingly, the poll, just by discussing the possibility of annexation ... more »
SENSAZIONI by Diego Koi
Mike Philbin at FREE PLANET - 12 hours ago
nope, it's not a photo, it's a PENCIL DRAWING... by Italian professional
artist Diego Koi.
CBS4 Investigates: Does Your Vote Count? The Recount Test
Intercept at The Intercept - 12 hours ago
CBS Miami
Michele Gillen
[image: A Miami-Dade County Elections Department voting machine during
pre-election testing. (Source: CBS4)]INVERNESS (CBS4) – In the sleepy West
Coast Florida town of Inverness, as horses graze and Spanish moss hangs
still on a breezeless summer day, an elections experiment was about to get
underway.
Lightening fast computer scanners, locked up ballots and a team of computer
scientists from Boston, embarked on a first ever mission to verify that the
votes cast in the August, Citrus County primary, are correct.
“Believe me we are not looking for trouble b... more »
Tropical Storm Sandy, Caribbean: Hurricane coming, island residents warned; U.S. could be next
Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 12 hours ago
Millions of people in the Caribbean are being warned to get ready for a
hurricane that's expected to strike tomorrow, bringing destructive waves
and life-threatening mudslides.
Tropical Storm Sandy will be a hurricane by morning, and Jamaica, Haiti,
the Dominican Republic, and Cuba are in its projected path, the National
Hurricane Center says.
Some areas could see 20 inches of rain in the coming days.
The United States might be in for a battering as well.
http://news.blogs.cnn.com/2012/10/23/hurricane-coming-island-residents-warned-u-s-could-be-next/?hpt=hp_t4
Despite plans to reopen next week, ripples from XL Foods closing may spread
david at Alberta Diary - 12 hours ago
Everything from ranches to feedlots to auction operations not quite like
this one could be affected by a financial disaster at Nilsson Brothers
Inc., the owner of XL Foods in Brooks. With reports yesterday the XL Foods
meatpacking plant in Brooks is likely to reopen in a week, media attention
is bound to shift back ... more »
Draghi to pitch debt plan to German lawmakers
Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 12 hours ago
European Central Bank President Mario Draghi faces a two-hour grilling on
Wednesday from German lawmakers who fear his bond-buying plan to ease the
region's debt crisis could fuel inflation and undermine the ECB's cherished
independence.
http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/10/23/us-ecb-draghi-germany-idUSBRE89M1M920121023
30 hospitalized after Hubei ammonia gas leak, China
Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 12 hours ago
Thirty people remain hospitalized in central China's Hubei Province on
Tuesday after an ammonia gas leak in an aquaculture company poisoned over
300 people late on Monday night, according to rescuers.
Over 300 people were rushed to local hospitals and 1,000 others were
evacuated after the leak in Deyan Aquaculture Company in Honghu City at
11:30 p.m., firefighters who joined the rescue said.
http://www.yerkir.am/en/news/33874.htm
Libya: 'former' MI5 agent Annie Machon points the finger at France
Mike Philbin at FREE PLANET - 12 hours ago
this is weird, Bani Walid in Libya enters its fifteenth day under siege;
now, this is a year after the France-led NATO 'liberation' of the country.
Did 'former' MI5 agent Annie Machon (now resident in Dusseldorf, DE) really
just suggest that, "France wanted to protect its TOTAL (a French oil
company) oil contracts and went in FAST & HARD via nato," did she really
just implicate a private oil company with Corporate War for PROFIT?
Is this the truth, or just another revelatory propaganda layer of some
fucking sick game?
Here's a bit of 'false flag terror' Libya nostalgia from five y... more »
Six people die of unknown fever in Sudan's South Darfu
Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 12 hours ago
“Unknown fever appeared in various areas of the state and infected 16
people on Saturday and Sunday, and six of them died,” the paper quoted
Hassan Mohamed Abul-Hassan, a local official in the state, as saying.
“As soon as we received reports on the cases, we have contacted the federal
Ministry of Health,” he said, noting that medical teams have been sent to
these areas to investigate the cause of the fever and provide treatment for
the infected people.
http://www.nzweek.com/world/six-people-die-of-unknown-fever-in-sudans-south-darfur-17040/
Fire, explosions at Khartoum military factory in Sudan
Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 12 hours ago
"The authorities are controlling a fire in the El Yarmouk military
manufacturing facility," the Sudanese Media Centre, which is close to the
security apparatus, said in a brief alert.
"It is a military factory," said one witness in the southern Khartoum
neighbourhood who heard "big, big explosions."
http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5gGsJL3yeZi4hXbyDJ7DL5GS5l6jA?docId=CNG.8568b52b484d3f5ad22e607c29b3bfb5.51
Hanford nuclear reservation: Leak Discovered allowing highly radioactive and hazardous waste to leak into the space between the inner and outer shells, Washington
Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 12 hours ago
The agency said Monday that no waste is believed to have leaked from the
outer shell into the soil beneath the underground tank on the south-central
Washington reservation.
The Tri-City Herald reports that earlier testing showed that some of the
material seen between the two walls of the tank was radioactive waste.
http://www.heraldandnews.com/members/news/inside/article_da38bf20-1cb7-11e2-b9c4-001a4bcf887a.html
Disease spread by biting flies kills deer in Deleware
Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 12 hours ago
Wildlife officials say a disease spread by biting flies has killed about
130 white-tailed deer in the state.
Officials say some 74 dead deer were found in Redden State Forest.
http://www.therepublic.com/view/story/6afa9ab8bf774b209678afc2797ab946/DE--Deer-Disease
Bulgaria shuts nuclear reactor after generator problem
Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 12 hours ago
"Kozloduy's 1,000-megawatt reactor number six was disconnected from the
country's electricity grid at 9:24 am (0624 GMT) due to failure of a
control element of the unit's turbogenerator ... that triggered the
reactor's shutdown," the plant said.
http://www.focus-fen.net/index.php?id=n290674
Minor Hydrogen Leak at San Onofre Nuclear Plant, California
Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 12 hours ago
The operators of the shuttered San Onofre nuclear power plant say a
hydrogen leak is the latest problem to plague the troubled plant, but it
was small and presented no risk to workers or the public.
Plant operator Southern California Edison said in a statement Monday that
the leak was discovered in a non-nuclear part of the facility Sunday and
has been reported to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
http://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/local/Minor-Hydrogen-Leak-at-San-Onofre-Plant-175345931.html
Shark attack on turtle closes part of Kanaha Beach Park, Hawaii
Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 12 hours ago
After dozens of witnesses saw a shark attack a sea turtle, Maui County
ocean safety officers closed a portion of Kanaha Beach Park on Monday
afternoon.
About 40 people saw a shark chase and attack a sea turtle around 3:30 p.m.
http://www.mauinews.com/page/content.detail/id/566233/Shark-attack-on-turtle-closes-part-of-Kanaha-Beach-Park.html?nav=10
Tornadoes in Northern California tie state record
Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 12 hours ago
The five tornadoes that touched down across Northern California this week
tied a single-day record dating to 1996, the National Weather Service said
Tuesday
http://www.mercurynews.com/top-stories/ci_21840020/5-northern-california-tornadoes-tie-state-record
Sean Kedzie badly beaten as he tackled men removing Romney sign from outside his home
Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 13 hours ago
A Republican state senator's son was left badly beaten after he confronted
two men who were removing a Romney-Ryan sign from outside his home.
Sean Kedzie the son of Wisconsin State Senator Neal Kedzie, was left with
multiple bruises over his head and face following the incident outside his
house in Whitewater in the early hours of Friday morning.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2221749/State-senators-son-badly-beaten-tackling-men-removing-Romney-signs.html
Annabelle BOOED for saying she supported Romney on MSNBC...And she is just Nine Years Old....What's wrong with People!
Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 13 hours ago
When host Joe Scarborough little Annabelle her who she thinks should win
the election, she offered: 'Mitt Romney.' The live audience in Boca Raton,
Florida, instantly began booing. 'She's nine, for God's sake,' Scarborough
shouted at the crowd.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2222239/MSNBC-audience-boos-girl-NINE-saying-supports-Mitt-Romney.html
White House knew al Qaeda-linked group claimed responsibility for deadly Libya attack just TWO HOURS later, emails reveal
Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 13 hours ago
Three
emails sent on September 11 by the State Department's Operations
Center to multiple government offices mention that the Libyan group
called
Ansar al-Sharia had asserted responsibility for the attacks.
First message went out 20-30 minutes into attack on the embassy
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2222247/White-House-knew-al-Qaeda-linked-group-claimed-responsibility-deadly-Libya-attack-just-TWO-HOURS-later-emails-reveal.html
The PlayStation handset that fires mortars: Deadly creativity of Syrian rebels in their battle to overthrow Assad
Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 13 hours ago
Lacking in ammunition and anti-aircraft weaponry, rebels in Aleppo province
make their own arms, even using a PlayStation controller to fire mortars.
Pictures (clockwise from top left) show opposition fighters adjusting a
mortar-launcher; displaying a variety of rockets; readying a slingshot to
fire a bomb at the enemy; and preparing a rocket-launcher. The rebels have
produced the makeshift arsenal from all the materials they can muster to
combat more heavily armed pro-government forces.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2222194/Syrian-rebels-turn-home-rocket-launchers-grenade... more »
Cyril McLavin killed when his vintage plane plunged into the sea had been giving children rides along the runway moments before crash
Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 13 hours ago
Cyril McLavin, pictured with his 1946 Globe GC1-A (left), died with his
friend when the small aircraft crashed into the Moriches Inlet in Long
Island, New York. Emergency workers (right) spent hours looking for the
pair but could not save them. Mr McLavin, from Co. Westmeath in Ireland,
had spent the day at a charity event at Brookhaven Airport. He had saved
for years to own a plane, and only bought the aircraft during the summer.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2222111/Pilot-dies-vintage-plane-crash-just-moments-taking-New-York-charity-event.html
Obama Campaign Advisor David Axelrod Dodges NDAA and Kill List Questions
Intercept at The Intercept - 13 hours ago
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NINE suspects in the frame at BBC: But we aren't allowed to know if they've been suspended
Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 13 hours ago
Nine serving BBC employees are under investigation for ‘serious
allegations’ of sexual abuse following the sickening revelations about the
late Jimmy Savile
Some are being investigated by police while others have been reported to
the corporation’s management.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2222203/NINE-suspects-frame-BBC-But-arent-allowed-know-theyve-suspended.html
Drug firms are 'risking lives by hiding bad trials and side effects of their medicines'
Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 13 hours ago
Dr Sarah Wollaston, a Tory backbencher, said pharmaceutical companies were
burying bad news about the effectiveness and side effects of their
medicines.
Dr Wollaston told BBC Radio 4’s Today programme that the previous
government had spent £500million stockpiling Tamiflu despite companies
‘holding back’ full clinical study reports about the drug’s effectiveness.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2222220/Drug-firms-risking-lives-hiding-bad-trials-effects-medicines.html
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Taiwan hospital arson suspect 'upset over illness'
Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 13 hours ago
An elderly man suspected of causing a deadly fire in Taiwan says he was
upset over his serious illness, according to prosecutors.
The 67-year-old man, identified by his surname Lin, confessed to setting
fire to a hospital in the southern city of Tainan, prosecutor Tseng
Chao-kai said.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-20053357
Clegg gives Cameron the nod to veto EU budget rise that demands another £12bn from British taxpayers
Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 13 hours ago
- European Commission wants huge rises in budget
- But Deputy PM backs Cameron's desire to veto the decision
- Downing Street sources say Europe is 'detached from reality' *(They
have only just noticed?)*
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2221886/UK-spending-Europe-rise-11-5-BILLION-MEPs-inflation-busting-rise-EU-budget-years.html
British intelligence officers accused of murder over drone attacks in Pakistan
Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 13 hours ago
British
intelligence officers could be guilty of encouraging murder, or
even war crimes, by supplying information to the CIA for drone attacks,
it
was claimed today.
The assertion that GCHQ officers could be complicit in the killing of
civilians in Pakistan was made at the beginning of a two day hearing
brought by lawyers for Noor Khan, whose father was killed in an attack
by
an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) in March 2011.
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/british-intelligence-officers-accused-of-murder-over-drone-attacks-in-pakistan-8223399.html
Rochdale Sex Abuse: Nine Men Charged....And of Course Bailed
Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 13 hours ago
The Attackers:Freddy Kendakumana, 26, has been charged with three counts of
rape, attempted rape and four counts of sexual activity with a child under
16.
Roheez Khan, 26, has been charged with ten counts of sexual activity with a
child under 16. Chola Chansa, 32, has been charged with two counts of
sexual activity with a child under 16.
Ali Asghar Hussain Shah, 39, Anjam Masood, 30, Mohammed Rafiq, 31, and
Asrar Haider, 38 have all been charged with sexual activity and inciting
sexual activity with a child under 16.
Abdul Huk, 36, and Mohammed Ali, 27, have been charged with sexu... more »
California surfer has been killed by a shark off a beach at the Vandenberg Air Force Base
Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 13 hours ago
Another surfer called for help but the male victim was pronounced dead by
paramedics at the scene.
He was reportedly bitten on the upper torso
http://news.sky.com/story/1001786/man-killed-by-shark-as-helpless-friend-watches
Sharmeka Moffitt 'Set Herself On Fire In Staged KKK Attack'
Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 14 hours ago
A Louisiana woman who told police she was subjected to a racist attack in
which three men set her alight and scrawled KKK on her car was lying,
investigators have said.
"The wounds were self-inflicted," Kyle Hanrahan, a spokesman for the FBI's
Louisiana bureau said.
http://news.sky.com/story/1001795/woman-set-herself-on-fire-in-staged-kkk-attack
Prisoner Votes: Tory Anger Over Reported Plan
Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 14 hours ago
Prime Minister David Cameron has previously said the idea of giving
prisoners the vote made him "physically ill".
Ministers are preparing to launch a draft bill to comply with a ruling by
the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) despite Parliament voting
overwhelmingly to maintain a blanket ban in February.
http://news.sky.com/story/1001821/prisoner-votes-tory-anger-over-reported-plan
4.5 Magnitude Earthquake COSTA RICA - 24th October 2012
Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 14 hours ago
Magnitude
4.5
Date-Time
Wednesday, October 24, 2012 at 01:55:27 UTC
Tuesday, October 23, 2012 at 07:55:27 PM at epicenter
Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones
Location
10.049°N, 85.500°W
Depth
11.1 km (6.9 miles)
Region
COSTA RICA
Distances
9 km (5 miles) W of Hojancha, Costa Rica
Barney Frank Has An Important Message For The LGBT Community
DownWithTyranny at DownWithTyranny! - 14 hours ago
A vote for Tisei is a vote for this duo leading Congress
John Boehner, who the DCCC made sure would have no opponent of his own to
force him to campaign in Ohio, has been stumbling around the country,
getting drunk and doing fundraisers for vulnerable Republican incumbents
and for promising GOP challengers who will help him carry out the toxic
right-wing agenda. He even wandered up to Massachusetts to campaign for the
conservative gay Republican, Richard Tisei. I was wondering if he and Gay
Victory Fund head Chuck Wolfe and Boehner campaign together for Tisei.
We've been explaining w... more »
Change The World Wednesday (#CTWW)
Small Footprints at Reduce Footprints - 14 hours ago
Change The World Wednesday will be back on October 31, 2012.
Until then ...
click HERE
for the current challenge.
4.3 Magnitude Earthquake OAXACA, MEXICO - 24th October 2012
Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 14 hours ago
Magnitude
4.3
Date-Time
Wednesday, October 24, 2012 at 01:36:43 UTC
Tuesday, October 23, 2012 at 08:36:43 PM at epicenter
Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones
Location
16.581°N, 97.336°W
Depth
46.8 km (29.1 miles)
Region
OAXACA, MEXICO
Distances
36 km (22 miles) N of San Miguel Panixtlahuaca, Mexico
6.5 Magnitude Earthquake COSTA RICA - 24th October 2012
Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 14 hours ago
Magnitude
6.5
Date-Time
Wednesday, October 24, 2012 at 00:45:34 UTC
Tuesday, October 23, 2012 at 06:45:34 PM at epicenter
Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones
Location
10.121°N, 85.314°W
Depth
20.1 km (12.5 miles)
Region
COSTA RICA
Distances
10 km (6 miles) NE of Hojancha, Costa Rica
4.6 Magnitude Earthquake NEAR NORTH COAST OF NEW GUINEA, PAPUA NEW GUINEA - 24th October 2012
Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 14 hours ago
Magnitude
4.6
Date-Time
Wednesday, October 24, 2012 at 00:02:52 UTC
Wednesday, October 24, 2012 at 10:02:52 AM at epicenter
Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones
Location
4.750°S, 145.221°E
Depth
45.7 km (28.4 miles)
Region
NEAR NORTH COAST OF NEW GUINEA, P.N.G.
Distances
82 km (50 miles) NW of Madang, Papua New Guinea
5.3 Magnitude Earthquake OFF EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN - 23rd October 2012
Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 14 hours ago
Magnitude M 5.3
Region OFF EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
Date time 2012-10-23 22:21:31.9 UTC
Location 36.97 N ; 145.81 E
Depth 10 km
Distance 425 km SE Kesennuma, Japan
4.5 Magnitude Earthquake FIJI REGION - 23rd October 2012
Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 14 hours ago
Magnitude
4.5
Date-Time
Tuesday, October 23, 2012 at 22:15:28 UTC
Wednesday, October 24, 2012 at 10:15:28 AM at epicenter
Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones
Location
18.423°S, 177.822°W
Depth
628.7 km (390.7 miles)
Region
FIJI REGION
Distances
263 km (163 miles) NNE of Ndoi Island, Fiji
4.7 Magnitude Earthquake NEAR THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN - 23rd October 2012
Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 14 hours ago
Magnitude
4.7
Date-Time
Tuesday, October 23, 2012 at 21:55:16 UTC
Wednesday, October 24, 2012 at 06:55:16 AM at epicenter
Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones
Location
38.755°N, 142.351°E
Depth
42.2 km (26.2 miles)
Region
NEAR THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
Distances
64 km (39 miles) ESE of Ofunato, Japan
Musical Interlude: Liquid Mind “Adagio for Sleep”
noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 15 hours ago
Liquid Mind “Adagio for Sleep”
- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=quFgHlfQAuo&feature=related
End of The Obamney Universe And The Rebirth of Real American Leadership
Saman Mohammadi at The Excavator - 15 hours ago
Barack Obama, Mitt Romney, and their brainwashed, dumbed-down followers
live in a fantasy-based universe where independent thought and the free
expression of opinion are forbidden. It is a universe filled with *hate*,
ignorance, collective insanity, and totalitarian propaganda. And apparently
they still have horses and bayonets in this crazy universe. This makes
sense because it is socially, culturally, intellectually, technologically,
and politically sterile and backwards.
In the Obamney universe, smoking marijuana is a legal offense, the Federal
Reserve and big banks are respon... more »
Important Health News: University Study Shows Flu Vaccine Effectiveness Claims Are Wildly Exaggerated!
Northerntruthseeker at Northerntruthseeker - 15 hours ago
There are many in the real truth movement that have questioned why I
constantly put up articles concerning health issues instead of
concentrating on material that fingers the criminals responsible for our
demise.... I say to critics that the issue of our health is to me
absolutely paramount in this fight against the criminal Jewish elite.
It is important for everyone to understand that the primary reasons why
people have not risen up against these criminals is due to the poisons that
these criminals have put into our food and water supplies, along with their
use of poisonous chemica... more »
Are You Ashamed Yet? Silly Damned "Democratic" Candidates Expose Their Values
Suzan at Welcome to Pottersville 2 (Blogging Against Fascism!) - 15 hours ago
Did I mention how much I luuuuuurvvvve campaigns? And it may all come
together in the next two weeks for Obama. No matter what. Watch it. And bet
against me. Did I mention that I sussed out (finally) the appeal of NCIS? I
love that show, and not least because it's blatantly antiwar. Against all
odds. Tuesday, Oct 23, 2012 A Debate To Be Ashamed Of On drones, Israel and
Iran, Obama and
"A Look to the Heavens"
noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 16 hours ago
"An intriguing and beautiful nebula, NGC 3576 drifts through the
Sagittarius arm of our spiral Milky Way Galaxy. Within the region, episodes
of star formation are thought to contribute to the complex and suggestive
shapes. Powerful winds from the nebula's embedded, young, massive stars
shape the looping filaments.
* Click image for larger size.*
The dramatic false-color image also highlights the contributions of
hydrogen, sulfur, and oxygen, energized by intense ultraviolet radiation,
to the nebular glow. But the glow also silhouettes dense clouds of dust and
gas. For example, t... more »
Third Debate Shows Scumney Isn't Ready For Prime Time
Manifesto Joe at Manifesto Joe's Texas Blues - 16 hours ago
By Manifesto Joe
What seemed to emerge clearly from Monday night's final presidential debate
between incumbent Barack Obama and former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Scumney
-- er, Romney, may have to get used to that if the bozo really gets elected
-- is that he doesn't seem ready for prime time.
Oh, he was very well-coached for all three encounters, and did well enough
each time. An overscholarly Obama held him to a boring draw in the first
debate, then showed a clear edge in the second. In the third, he
administered a pretty thorough spanking, exposing some amateurish sides to
Scumney ... more »
Paulo Coelho, "Russian Nazca Lines: Elk-Shaped Structure Discovered in Russia"
noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 16 hours ago
*"Russian Nazca Lines:*
*Elk-Shaped Structure Discovered in Russia"*
by Paulo Coelho
"A huge geoglyph in the shape of an elk or deer discovered in Russia may
predate Peru’s famous Nazca Lines by thousands of years. The animal-shaped
stone structure, located near Lake Zjuratkul in the Ural Mountains, north
of Kazakhstan, has an elongated muzzle, four legs and two antlers. A
historical Google Earth satellite image from 2007 shows what may be a tail,
but this is less clear in more recent imagery.
Excluding the possible tail, the animal stretches for about 900 feet (275
meters)... more »
Online advertisers know you better than you think
Jim at Desdemona Despair - 16 hours ago
[image: Web Marketing]
By Sarah Wenger, MBAOnline.com
22 October 2012
Online advertisers know you better than you think
Technorati Tags: propaganda
Chet Raymo, “Finding It Where You Are”; Mary Oliver, “Going To Walden”
noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 16 hours ago
*“Finding It Where You Are”*
by Chet Raymo
“Yes, I've been to Walden. Been there several times, in fact. With
students. We sat on the earth at the site of the cabin and read from the
book. And the wind stirred the pines, and the hickories, and the oaks, and
rippled the pond that shone like silver in the early morning sun. And then,
to honor the spirit of the man we came to visit, we sat silently, as if on
the stoop of his cabin with friends, knowing that any words, even his own,
intruded on the haunting beauty of the place itself.
Walden Pond
Mary Oliver has a poem called "Go... more »
Graph of the Day: Oceanic pH, 24 million years BP – Present
Jim at Desdemona Despair - 16 hours ago
[image: Oceanic pH, 24 million years BP - present. The rapid change in
ocean pH since the Industrial Revolution is likely the fastest in Earth’s
history. Turley, C., et al. 2006]
The oceans absorb large amounts of carbon dioxide emissions each day. As a
result, their pH has declined by 30 percent since the beginning of the
Industrial Revolution. This rapid change in ocean chemistry, called *ocean
acidification*, is already threatening habitats like coral reefs, and the
future of shellfish like oysters, clams, and mussels is also in jeopardy.
This means that nations that rely heavi... more »
The Daily "Near You?"
noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 16 hours ago
Compiègne, Picardie, France. Thanks for stopping by.
#RoadTrip - Where am I now?
Peter Cresswell at Not PC - 16 hours ago
And would't you like to be here too?
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Paul Craig Roberts, "What Obamneycare Really Does"
noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 16 hours ago
* "What Obamneycare Really Does"*
by Paul Craig Roberts
"Dr. Robert S. Dotson points out [in the following post- CP] that
Obamneycare is two versions of the same thing. A person has to be gullible
and uninformed to believe the claims of Obama and Romney that their
replacements for Medicare will save money and improve care. What the
schemes do is convert public monies into private profits.
The exploding costs described by Dr. Dotson and the rising profits for
private corporations are paid for by reducing health care. For example,
Betsy McCaughey, former lieutenant governor of New... more »
"Obamneycare – Another Win-Win for the Oligarchs"
noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 17 hours ago
*"Obamneycare – Another Win-Win for the Oligarchs"*
by Robert S. Dotson, M.D.
“Mitt Romney is a wolf in a wolf’s clothing. Barack Obama is a wolf in a
sheep’s clothing, but they both essentially have the same agenda.” – Jill
Stein
“Bipartisan usually means that a larger-than-usual deception is being
carried out.”
– George Carlin
“But we have to pass the bill so that you can find out what is in it away
from the fog of controversy.” — Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, remarks
at the 2010 Legislative Conference for the National Association of Counties
prior to passage of PPACA... more »
Black Box Voting's Jim March Identifies MOVE Act as an Opportunity to Rig Upcoming Election
Intercept at The Intercept - 17 hours ago
PRN: Green Power And Wellness
Excerpts from radio broadcast include Jim March, Craig Unger, Mark Crispin
Miller and Jill Simpson. In the last six years, Jim March has focused on
Arizona election fraud, especially in Pima County's rigged two billion
dollar bond measure in 2006. He identifies the MOVE act as containing the
precise mechanism for how the upcoming 2012 Presidential race can be rigged
through Karl Rove and his operatives. Towards the end of the clip, he lends
his expertise about what to specifically watch for this election season.
Click the link above to catch the whole... more »
#RoadTrip - Where am I this afternoon?
Peter Cresswell at Not PC - 17 hours ago
Maybe you haven't seen it from this point of view?
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Lesson for the GOP (including you, Tommy Thompson): If you live by the high-priced lie, you better watch your butt
KenInNY at DownWithTyranny! - 17 hours ago
*GOP slug Dan Lungren says: "What I'm trying to do is transform the system
so people participating as candidates can be held responsible for what is
said." Ha-ha-ha!*
*by Ken*
My goodness, this would be hilarious if it were . . . no, let's go with
hilarious. Here's the start of a report by the NYT's Jennifer Steinhauer
and Jonathan Weisman, "Mauled by Ads, Incumbents Look to Declaw Outside
Groups":
WASHINGTON -- An expansive onslaught of negative political advertisements
in Congressional races has left many incumbents, including some Republicans
long opposed to restrictions on ca... more »
Iraqi vice president: Iran supplying Assad through ground convoys
Matt at The Coming Crisis - 17 hours ago
http://thecable.foreignpolicy.com/posts/2012/10/23/iraqi_vice_president_iran_supplying_assad_through_ground_convoys
Iowa - Here's Your ALEC Answer
2old2care at Because I Can - 17 hours ago
*Found this on the GlobeGazette.com “Ask Us” Section *
*No membership list*
*Q:* Are or have any of the current candidates for the Iowa’s four
congressional districts, either incumbents or challengers, ever been
members of ALEC, The American Legislative Exchange Council?
*A:* ALEC is a non-profit organization which describes itself as “a
constructive forum for state legislators and private sector leaders to
discuss and exchange practical, state-level public policy issues” that
“focus on free markets, limited government and constitutional division of
powers between the federal and st... more »
The Economy: "Approaching The Terminal Point"
noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 18 hours ago
*"Approaching The Terminal Point"*
by Monty Pelerin, EconomicNoise.com
"Two events are racing at us — an important (possibly existential) election
and a fiscal cliff. The fiscal cliff is overrated. Under normal conditions
politicians always raise the debt limit. After going through a political
dance, they will do what they always do. Whether they actually comply with
spending restrictions is another issue. Compounding the so-called fiscal
cliff issue is the tenuous condition of the country’s finances. The fiscal
cliff will not kill the country although the country is dying. Marke... more »
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