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Meet & Greet Monday (#MtaGt)
Welcome to Meet & Greet Monday!
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Do you have an Eco-friendly blog or site? Do you occasionally write about
the environment or ways to live green? If you answered yes to any, you're
invited to link up. Here are the rules:
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as "green", "Eco", "Environment", etc. and then link to that col... more »
How come no one told me how spectacular Season 2 of "Episodes" is? (Thanks, On Demand!)
*"Okay, fine, I get it!" Matt tells Sean (Stephen Mangan) and Beverly
(Tamsin Greig). "You're not supposed to screw your stalker!" (With luck,
you may be able to view this brief clip here.)*
*by Ken*
I know there's a new TV season settling in, but so far I seem to be
handling my little corner of it and still found myself looking for new
worlds to conquer, and in something close to desperation I clicked onto On
Demand's offering of Episode 1 of Season 2 of the Showtime-BBC coproduction
*Episodes*. I was astonished. I couldn't believe this was the same show
whose first season I'd v... more »
Ron Bradley Is A Coward
I caught wind over the weekend to another follow up on the bru-ha-ha at the
Edmonton Public School Board but wasn't able to get around blogging about
it until this evening. Sadly, the principal in question, Ron Bradley lacks
the fortitude to stand by his own policy it seems as he has resigned his
principalship and taken on another (thankfully) non-teaching position
within the board. You can read about the story in the Edmonton Sun and the Vancouver
Sun.
The sad thing is that this moron (and trust me, this is one of the more
polite words I can use) is now in a position of fosterin... more »
Ephemeral asks ...
If we root for Al Pacino in "And Justice For All" then would we root for
the lawyer of Tori Stafford's killer if he turned on him?
Lebanon Says Israeli Planes Circled Its Airspace for an Hour
*JERUSALEM — The morning after the Israeli Air Force shot down an
unidentified drone in the Negev Desert, the Lebanese government said that
four Israeli warplanes spent an hour on Sunday illegally circling in its
airspace.*
The Israeli Defense Forces refused to confirm or deny the report from the
Lebanese Army, which said the planes entered above the village of Kfar Kila
at 10:10 a.m. and left above Naqoura an hour later.
Such flyovers are not unusual and prompt regular complaints from Lebanon to
the United Nations, but Sunday’s caused a stir because of the drone shot
down the day... more »
Flu jabs are postponed as vaccine is withdrawn...because of "an unexpected test result"
*GP surgeries across the country are having to postpone flu jabs for
patients because of a shortage of vaccine. Crucell, the global
pharmaceutical company based in the Netherlands, said it had stopped all
supplies because of "an unexpected test result".*
High-risk patients, including the elderly and those with chronic conditions
such as asthma, may have to wait up to a month for their jabs, having been
invited by GPs to have them before the winter flu season starts.
Flu lays low millions of Britons every winter, resulting in thousands of
deaths, disruption to the NHS and harm to th... more »
EADS-BAE deal must limit foreign stakes to pass US muster
*(Reuters) - BAE Systems insists there is "no magic number" for French and
German government shares in a possible merger with EADS, but U.S. experts
say anything over 10 percent could ruin the chances of winning approval
from U.S. regulators.*
Britain has told France and Germany repeatedly that their respective
holdings in the merged firm should not exceed 10 percent, according to
several sources familiar with the process.
BAE and the British government want to keep government shareholdings and
rights in the proposed merger as low as possible, concerned that larger
stakes could un... more »
5.8 Magnitude Earthquake ANTOFAGASTA, CHILE - 8th October 2012
A magnitude 5.8 earthquake has struck ANTOFAGASTA, CHILE at a depth of
115.3 km (71.6 miles), the quake hit at 01:50:25 UTC Monday 8th October 2012
The epicenter was 103 km (64 miles) Northeast of Calama, Chile
No Reports of Damage or Injuries at this time
4.7 Magnitude Earthquake FIJI REGION - 8th October 2012
A magnitude 4.7 earthquake has struck the FIJI REGION at a depth of 587.4
km (365 miles), the quake hit at 01:25:56 UTC Monday 8th October 2012
The epicenter was 72 km (44 miles) South of Ndoi Island, Fiji
No Tsunami Warning Issued - No Reports of Damage or Injuries at this time
4.2 Magnitude Earthquake SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA - 8th October 2012
A magnitude 4.2 earthquake has struck SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA at a depth of 7.7
km (4.8 miles), the quake hit at 00:39:08 UTC Monday 8th October 2012
The epicenter was 22 km (14 miles) Southwest from Ocotillo Wells, California
No Reports of Damage or Injuries at this time
A Desperate Government Ploy Unraveled
Perhaps many of you remember the fanfare around this historic event, let
me remind you what is was all about..courtesy of Wikipedia..___________________________
*Kelowna Accord* * The Kelowna Accord is a series of agreements between
the Government of Canada, First Ministers of the Provinces, Territorial
Leaders, and the leaders of five national aboriginal organizations in
Canada. The Accord sought to improve the education, employment, and living
conditions for Aboriginal peoples through governmental funding and other
programs.**The agreement resulted from 18 months of roundtable ... more »
Venezuela Opposition Founded by Wall Street Alumni
US prepares to "restore democracy" with Wall Street-groomed opposition.
*by Tony Cartalucci *
*October 8, 2012* - In "US Prepares for Overthrow of Venezuela," US policy
papers and US State Department National Endowment for Democracy (NED)
funding was exposed as openly conspiring to meddle in and manipulate
upcoming Venezuelan elections. The opposition party which includes
presidential contender, Henrique Capriles Radonski, called Primero Justicia
(Justice First) was co-founded by Leopoldo Lopez and Julio Borges, who like
Radonski, have been backed for nearly a decade by the US State ... more »
UNA Retire Columbus Day in San Francisco
UNA Retire Columbus Day in San Francisco Oct. 7, 2012
In United Native Americans, Inc (Photos) · Updated about an hour ago ·
Taken at Coit Tower
Retire Columbus Day
INDIGENOUS DAY OF RESISTANCE INDIGENOUS RIGHTS RALLY and MARCH to
Decolonize the World on the Truth of Christoper Columbus & his Insidious
Hate Crimes he Committed Against the Indigenous Peoples of The Americas
Known as Turtle Island.
Our Peaceful March will begin from the foot of Jefferson and Stockton
Streets located near Fisherman's Wharf to Coit Tower Rally in Front of the
Columbus Statue
Sunday, October 7th, 2... more »
Musical Interlude: Vangelis, “Alpha”
Vangelis, “Alpha”
- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PhPC-Q-5ts4&feature=fvsr
Close your eyes, spread your wings, and fly...
Hugo Chavez wins relection after all... somehow...
Venezuela's electoral council says President Hugo Chavez has won
re-election, defeating challenger Henrique Capriles.
National Electoral Council president Tibisay Lucena says that with most
votes counted, Chavez had about 54 percent of the vote.
It was Chavez's third re-election victory in nearly 14 years in office. The
victory gives Chavez another six-year term to cement his legacy and press
more forcefully for a transition to socialism in the country with the
world's largest proven oil reserves. source
"A Look to the Heavens"
“Near the outskirts of the Small Magellanic Cloud, a satellite galaxy some
200 thousand light-years distant, lies 5 million year young star cluster
NGC 602. Surrounded by natal gas and dust, NGC 602 is featured in this
stunning Hubble image of the region.
*Click image for larger size. *
Fantastic ridges and swept back shapes strongly suggest that energetic
radiation and shock waves from NGC 602's massive young stars have eroded
the dusty material and triggered a progression of star formation moving
away from the cluster's center. At the estimated distance of the Small
Magellanic... more »
The Poet: May Sarton , "Unison Benediction"
*"Unison Benediction"
*
"Return to the most human,
nothing less will nourish the torn spirit,
the bewildered heart,
the angry mind:
and from the ultimate duress,
pierced with the breath of anguish,
speak of love.
Return, return to the deep sources,
nothing less will teach the stiff hands a new way to serve,
to carve into our lives the forms of tenderness
and still that ancient necessary pain preserve.
Return to the most human,
nothing less will teach the angry spirit,
the bewildered heart;
the torn mind,
to accept the whole of its duress,
and pierced with anguish…
at last, act for lov... more »
Hugo Chavez calculated to lose election in exit polls
From 2001 Forward Every Single Priest Sex Abuse Case Went To Ratzinger
The Vatican is finally holding one of its own accountable, but not a member
of the pedophile ring that has completely taken over the Roman Catholic
Church hierarchy or of the financial swindlers who run the Vatican.
Instead, they're punishing a whistleblower, the fascist Pope's butler,
Paolo Gabriele. He was sentenced to 18 months in prison "for leaking
confidential documents to the media."
Mr. Gabriele, 46, remained impassive as the chief judge, Giuseppe Dalla
Torre, pronounced the sentence “in the name of His Holiness, Pope Benedict
XVI, gloriously reigning,” in a wood-paneled ... more »
Chet Raymo, “Surrounded By A Sleep”
*“Surrounded By A Sleep”*
by Chet Raymo
“In an interview in the Sunday Times, the Irish novelist John Banville
reflects on mortality: "All that will be left is a name. But we'll have
been here, and we'll have seen these extraordinary things that we see. And
that, in some peculiar way, can't be erased. This is the only reason to try
to make a work of art: to say that there was a man once here, and this is
how he saw this amazingly beautiful place. It's awful here, of course, but
I can't imagine anywhere better."
Banville was raised a Catholic, with the whole convoluted calculus o... more »
REMINDER: We DO NOT Know all the ALEC Legislators!!!!!
Found this tonight when surfing the web
Irritation does not even come close to the way I feel about this paragraph.
*Louisiana** voters will show ID Nov. 6*
7:06 PM, Oct 7, 2012 | Comments
Nicholas Persac
News21, a national journalism collaboration funded by the Carnegie
Corporation of New York and the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation,
found that “more than half of the state bills proposing photo IDs” came
from legislators with ties to the American Legislative Exchange Council.
found that “more than half of the state bills proposing photo IDs” came
from legislators with t... more »
The Daily "Near You?"
Duncan, British Columbia, Canada. Thanks for stopping by.
Climate Change: "A Planetary Emergency"
*"Climate Change: A Planetary Emergency"*
Arctic Ice Melt, Psychopathic Capitalism and the Corporate Media
By David Cromwell and David Edwards
“In September, climate scientists announced that Arctic sea ice had shrunk
to its smallest surface area since satellite observations began in 1979. An
ice-free summer in the Arctic, once projected to be more than a century
away, now looks possible just a few decades from now. Some scientists say
it may happen within the next few years. The loss is hugely significant
because Arctic sea ice reflects most solar energy into space, helping to ... more »
I want to just show you, what my politics are
My tweep Hudsonette posted this on the twitter today. It's one of my top
five favorite songs of all time. Cream was one of the few groups I never
saw in person back in the 60s, much to my regret. But I played the hell out
the album. Think I wore it down till you could see through it.
This is from a concert in 2005. I usually avoid the return tours of the 60s
groups. I want to remember them in their prime. And it makes me feel old to
see them get old and trade on their former glory. But even though Jack
Bruce lost a little vocal strength, this is a great reprise of the
original. Cer... more »
IMAGINE WHAT AMERICA WOULD BE LIKE TODAY IF WE BAILED OUT THE VICTIMS OF FRAUDULENT HOME LOANS AND JAILED THE CRIMINAL BANKERS. ICELAND "BEEN THERE DONE THAT"!
------------------------------
*Iceland’s Economy now growing faster than the U.S. and EU after arresting
corrupt bankers *
* Business Editor's
Pick
Original here*
So Iceland decided not to follow the rest of the world by bailing out the
bankers. Instead, they chose to arrest them. Now their economy is
recovering faster than the EU and the United States. Hmmmm.
Remember when the United States government told the American people that
immediate action was required to sa... more »
Everyone Counts in the Slum
Everyone Counts, October 5, 2012
(Photo by John Carroll)
Do four pound babies in one of the worst slums in the world really count?
It seems they do.
This precious little girl was born on Friday morning but was having trouble
breathing by mid-afternoon.
So the nurses in the OB Ward wrapped up this baby, handed her to her sore
sixteen year old mom, and told her to go to Pediatrics.
Mom carried the baby alone as she ambled over to Peds which was in a
different building about twenty yards away.
A Peds nurse unwrapped the baby and pronounced the baby dead. She was
cyanotic and not breat... more »
"Anyway..."
"Anyway, no drug, not even alcohol, causes the fundamental ills of
society. If we're looking for the source of our troubles, we shouldn't test
people for drugs, we should test them for stupidity, ignorance, greed and
love of power."
- P. J. O'Rourke
"Beyond Broken: Congress is Morally Bankrupt"
*"Beyond Broken: Congress is Morally Bankrupt"*
by Tina Dupuy
"I don’t really make predictions. But my prediction is in 10 years, we will
all snidely refer to anything inept, broken, petty and lazy as being like
the 112th Congress. Coaches will yell it at their athletes when they’re
falling behind, “Do you want people to call you the 112th?! Do you? Then
get up and get back in the game!” A nasty burn in a breakup: “You’re too
112th to live with, Darrel.” This Congress should not have its jersey
retired—but quarantined—nothing we ever like, respect or care about should
ever be ca... more »
Thousands treated after toxic gas leak in S. Korea
More than 3,000 South Koreans near the southeastern city of Gumi have
received medical treatment as the damage from a major toxic chemical leak
continues to grow, media reports said Sunday.
An explosion at the factory of chemical maker Hube Global on September 27,
which killed five people, led to the leak of hydrofluoric acid which has
affected crops, livestock and villagers near the plant.
Nearly 3,200 people have so far been treated for nausea, chest pain,
rashes, sore eyes or sore throats after apparently inhaling toxic fumes,
Yonhap news agency said, citing data from the city g... more »
Poetic Faith from Coleridge to Tolkien
YouTube Video Description [Channel - Villanova University]:
Dr. Michael Tomko, an Associate Professor in the Humanities Department will
speak on "Poetic Faith from Coleridge to Tolkien."
Washington Only Knows Is War And Death
Washington: Go to hell.
Wendell Berry, "Waste..."
"But when nothing is valued for what it is, everything is destined to be
wasted. Once the values of things refer only to their future usefulness,
then an infinite withdrawal of value from the living present has begun.
Nothing (and nobody) can then exist that is not theoretically replaceable
by something (or somebody) more valuable. The country that we (or some of
us) had thought to make our home becomes instead 'a nation rich in natural
resources'; the good bounty of the land begins its mechanical metamorphosis
into junk, garbage, silt, poison, and other forms of 'waste.' The
ine... more »
On Fukushima Beach: An Incredible Video
ON FUKUSHIMA BEACH http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K-sPUawl6yg
The film is an interpretive collage of research findings, expert opinions
and developments pertaining to the Fukushima disaster.
Here are a few comments that were made in the film that I PARAPHRASED:
Helen Caldicott: 20 generations for recessive mutations to be expressed
fully.
HC: Plutonium is already in men’s testes from atmospheric testing.
HC: Body thinks plutonium is iron and so stored in liver
HC: Plutonium passes through placenta
NARRATOR: Article 15 of the constitution allowed for censorship in Japan
NARRATOR:... more »
"Gas Doom: Diesel Officially Hits $6.00 in California"
* "Gas Doom: Diesel Officially Hits $6.00 in California"*
California On The Brink Of Collapse, Panic Spreading Throughout The Nation;
Will It Be The Catalyst Of An Impending Market Crash?
by InvestmentWatch
"California is experiencing: budget shortfalls; high unemployment; pensions
problems; cities Filing For BK; now gas shortgage. Diesel SHOULD be
cheaper. It is less refined than Gasoline. You can take crude oil, heat it
and Diesel will “come out” of the sludge all on it’s own. Watch the
truckers who keep this nation in motion stop dead in their tracks. I know
supply and deman... more »
a few words about burlington vermont
We are in Burlington, Vermont, for a wedding.
We drove here on Friday, a nice drive mostly through blue skies and autumn
colours.
On Saturday, we found a public library so I could do some school work.
Saturday night was the wedding. The ceremony was held on a patio
overlooking Lake Champlain, with a dramatic sky and setting sun as a
backdrop. The wedding was fun. It was good to see some of our family
(Allan's side) who we like, and do the general wedding celebration stuff.
Today we hung out with our good friend Ray and took a nice walk on a
waterfront trail. Now we're in a motel... more »
Only Jobless Rate Romney Ever Reduced Was The One In China
By Manifesto Joe
News came out Friday that the U.S. unemployment rate, as measured by
nonpartisan sources, had fallen from 8.1% to 7.8%, a 44-month low, with the
main reason being people moving into new jobs.
No sooner had the news been announced than right-wing Republicans were up
to their usual bilge. Most notably, former General Electric CEO Jack Welch,
infamous for cooking the books at the corporate conglomerate when he was
there, was accusing those biased nonpolitical appointees at the Bureau of
Labor Statistics of cooking the books right before the election.
Here's a link to ... more »
Marx on the Box
For anyone familiar with Karl Marx's profligate but cash-strapped life in
Victorian London, starring in a BBC documentary series called *The Masters
of Money* is enough to tickle your sense of irony. But as far as
understanding the flow and power of money goes, Marx's *opus* remains
unsurpassed nearly 130 years after his death.
While the other two programmes in Stephanie Flanders' series, on Keynes and
Hayek respectively, were great primers to both those thinkers, it was
always going to be Marx who would generate the greatest controversy and
cause the hard-of-thinking to, if you ca... more »
Untitled
*Jillian Unitas, granddaughter of NFL great, won’t mind seeing Brees break
record*
*Sean Payton's visit creates drama in the dome *
Sunday Question for Liberals
I already asked this about the debates in general, but might as well go
back to it now: looking forward to Ryan/Biden, or afraid of Ryan/Biden?
MONARCH, JFK, JIMMY SAVILE, BARNARDOS
*Stephen Ward, with Christine Keeler to his right, knew the Rothschilds.
President Kennedy 'slept with one of Ward's girls'.*
What links the CIA's Monarch brainwashing, and the JFK assassination, to
Sir Jimmy Savile and the Barnardos children's homes?
Reportedly, the security services make use of children from childrens'
homes.
*1.* *According to Anonymous*, (Scandalous Women: Christine Keeler and the
Profumo Affair):
"Dr *Stephen* *Ward*... worked on a secret program for the USA, called
Operation Monarch.
"Mind control, remote seeing ... Christine Keeler often said 'Ward
contr... more »
D-FOX: Please contact us if you can read this
To D-fox: if you're reading this, please contact us at
thecomingcrisis@gmail.com. It's important -- we believe.
Blue Dogs' Last Gasp
*We're working on getting the video that should be right here embeddable,
meanwhile, you can watch it here.*
Watch the latest video at video.foxnews.com
Reactionary Blue Dog, Jim Matheson (UT) was on Fox desperately trying to
rally his right-wing base in his fight against teabagger Mia Love. He
boasted that he voted against Obamacare 3 times, wants to extend the Bush
taxcuts for millionaires and billionaires, and says he prefers, like most
rightists, tort reform instead of Obamacare. And then he said that his
endorsement by the rabidly right U.S. Chamber of Commerce and Jon Huntsma... more »
Russel Norman wants to make bankers richer, and wage-earners poorer [updated]
[image: _Russel-Wages]The world is full of monetary cranks. Russel Norman
is one of them.
If the Reserve Bank were to go out and print $2 billion of new money, as
Russel Norman wants them to, are we all better off?
That is, two billion dollars of new paper money on the back of the current
base of nearly four billion.
Imagine, as David Hume did years ago, that we all woke up in the morning to
find an act of magic had somehow increased the quantity the number of notes
and coins in our pockets, in our wage packets, in our piggy banks, and
under the couch and chairs. Everyone of us... more »
Spill the Scarlet Rain
Source
The name - of it - is "Autumn" -
The hue - of it - is Blood -
An Artery - upon the Hill -
A Vein - along the Road -
Great Globules - in the Alleys -
And Oh, the Shower of Stain -
When Winds - upset the Basin -
And spill the Scarlet Rain -
It sprinkles Bonnets - far below -
It gathers ruddy Pools -
Then - eddies like a Rose - away -
Upon Vermilion Wheels -
~ Emily Dickinson, 1862
11/16/07
This is an autumn like no other. Absent are the hue of blood, the scarlet
rain, the vermilion wheels. The photographs above were taken in 2007, in
Ontario, Canada - and we will never s... more »
31 Days of Photo Props: Letters and Numbers
There are so many fun things you can do by adding letters and numbers to
your shoot. The wonderful thing about letters is you can make a collage
spelling a word with one or more children. Some of my favorite words to
spell are, Dad for Father's Day, Mom for Mother's Day and Love for
Valentine's Day. Get creative when working with different numbers of
children. For instance when trying to spell dad with two kids, take each
kids picture with a D and then both of the kids with the A, or when working
with a larger group of kids, lengthen the word to daddy. Consider spelling
the child... more »
A Tale of Two Countries: New Zealand Apologizes For Illegal Wiretapping; U.S. Continues NSA Surveillance
Trevor Timm
*EFF*
Imagine this: A government, faced with public evidence that its foreign spy
service was conducting domestic surveillance on its residents—instead of
claiming the information is somehow secret and the people responsible are
above the reach of the law—admits in public and in the courtroom that it
violated basic rights.
That is exactly what happened last week in New Zealand in the controversial
copyright infringement case surrounding Megaupload and its founder Kim
Dotcom. At the same time in the US, the government is faced a very similar
scenario:overwhelming evid... more »
Belfast Telegraph - Bankers Warned: Repent or Go To Jail
ARTIST: DANIEL J. ZOLLINGER
http://www.danzollinger-artist.com
http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/local-national/uk/bankers-warned-repent-or-go-to-jail-16218200.html
*Bankers warned: repent or go to jail*
By James Moore
Monday, 1 October 2012
Britain's new chief financial policeman has issued a stark message to the
City of London: *"We have barely got started."*
In an exclusive interview with The Independent, Martin Wheatley, the head
of the new Financial Conduct Authority, warned that people who believe
watchdogs are already too tough have "a big wake-up call coming".
Acc... more »
Sunday Question for Conservatives
The immediate BLS conspiracy assumption from many Republicans (and while it
wasn't all of them, it was certainly widespread) after the jobs numbers on
Friday: a big deal, or not?
What are Probiotics: Something Everyone Needs to Know
Elizabeth Renter
For one reason or another, bacteria tend to be down-talked. They are living
organisms—some cause illness, sure, but some are very useful and even
essential. What we commonly hear referred to as “good bacteria” are those
probiotics. You may have seen on the side of a yogurt container that it
contains “live and active cultures”. If so, they are referring to the
presence of live, good bacteria. So, why would you want to ingest bacteria?
What are probiotics, really?
*What are Probiotics*
At any given time you have hundreds of bacteria living inside you. There
are ... more »
Huck Finn On Interpretation: Jim Answers Coleman
Coleman's Nihilistic Pedagogy
Morse Peckham's non-final Answer
The Instability of "Meaning"
GOP Rep. Dr. Paul Broun (GA) offers an example asserting a "Young Earth"
Answer
Jim's goodness as answer to all of this (Huckleberry Finn)
Huck in the fog
***
Famously (apparently) David Coleman uttered the ultimate truth of the
ground zero stance in his "pedagogical" nihilism:
Common Core’s architect, David Coleman, says the new writing standards are
meant to reverse a pedagogical pendulum that has swung too far, favoring
self-expression and emotion over lucid communication. “As you grow up ... more »
Brain Foods: 5 Natural Cognition and Brain Boosters
Elizabeth Renter
It’s quite simple – you can eat foods that nurture health, or you can eat
foods that create disease. Similarly, you can eat brain foods that boost
your brain power, or you can eat those that quite literally dumb you down.
So, which came first—the intelligence or the healthy diet? While we can’t
be certain, there is definitely a link between food choices and brain
function. The better you eat, the sharper your focus. The more sugars and
processed foods you consume, the cloudier your concentration becomes. So,
here are some brain foods to help you get your thinkin... more »
GAIA PORTAL: Refinements of 5-7D Gaia Grids Continue at Higher Rate
http://gaiaportal.wordpress.com/2012/10/07/refinements-of-5-7d-gaia-grids-continue-at-higher-rate/
*Refinements of 5-7D Gaia Grids Continue at Higher Rate*
October 7, 2012
Refinements of 5-7D Gaia grids continue at a higher rate. Exponential
increases of connections during the 10-7 to 10-12 period are expected. All
Light ground operators can expect a sense of upliftment into Higher Realms
during this time period.
*Those operating from Higher D senses will be operating more fully from
5-7D during the 10-7 to 10-12 period and may experience extended periods of
seeming light-heade... more »
GAIA PORTAL: Dome of Containment
http://gaiaportal.wordpress.com/2012/10/07/dome-of-containment/
Dome of Containment
October 7, 2012
The New Hue-manity has called for a dome of containment over the planet as
Gaia awakens fully. This construct contains all dark inputs and those
intending destructive consequences to a narrow energetic region around the
planet, centered primarily around northern and southern polar inner
earthgates.
This allows the current stronger solar energy flares to dissolve all dark
inputs and intentions, which are then returned to the Light by Inner Gaia.
Many may sense this as a time of... more »
4 Extremely Simple Ways to Destress Quickly
Elizabeth Renter
Stress is a killer, literally. Not only does it kill your mood and your
outlook, it can significantly suppress your immune system and help,
ultimately paving way for a sooner death. Not only that, but stress is a
contributor to heart disease and many other lifestyle diseases. Effectively
managing stress is a learned practice, but anyone can learn of ways to
destress anytime.
We’ve all seen those people who don’t seem to have any care in the world as
the world crumbles around them. Those that can go through a hectic week
without breaking a sweat. Those people are... more »
Northerntruthseeker Rant For Sunday, October 7th, 2012
Yes, I am back into the world of the living.. So to speak...
Lets face it.. I did not expect to be suffering from what does appear to be
Influenza over the last 4 days. It really knocked me for a loop....
I want to thank everyone for the get well messages,and for all of my
friends in the real Truth Movement for their support during my absence. I
had been in conversation with my friend, Whitewraithe, yesterday and she
even offered to put up a few articles in this blog during my absence. I
want to thank her personally for her kind notion, but I am back and feeling
much better.
L... more »
Futurist Willis Harman Predicted The Global Economic Collapse 11 Years Before The 2008 Financial Crash
*Wikipedia:*
Willis Harman (August 16, 1918 – January 30, 1997) was an American
engineer, social scientist, academic, futurist, writer, and visionary. He
is best remembered for his work with SRI International, for being president
of the Institute of Noetic Sciences in California, and for his work in
raising consciousness within the international business community.
Below is an excerpt from *"Business and Social Responsibility: An Interview
with Willis Harman,"* by Scott London:
*London:* By extension, then, things should begin to change as people start
to change and question the... more »
Lying is good politics
On some bobblehead show this morning, Newt admitted Mitt changed his tune
on taxes, completely. He didn't call him a liar this time, but considering
Rmoney's real tax plan still includes a huge break for the 1%, it's clearly
not true. But as Newt says, *it is* good politics.
Most of the 60 or 70 millions viewers of that debate haven't been following
along. This would have been the first, most specific claim they've heard
Rmoney make. The media has been half-heartedly calling him out on it, but
those viewers won't see that either. So no incentive to be truthful and we
already know ... more »
Podcast No. 11 – Interview with Janice Bially Mattern
Daniel Nexon at - 9 hours ago
The eleventh episode of the Duck of Minerva Podcast just went live. In it,
I interview Janice Bially Mattern of the National University of Singapore.
Her first monograph is Ordering International Politics: Identity, Crisis,
and Representational Force (Routledge, 2005). Contents … Continue reading →
Stuff Political Scientists Like #17: Outside Offers, or Stuff Other Political Scientists Like
Brian Rathbun at - 9 hours ago
Political scientists like to complain about how little they are paid, which
tends to be irritating to any number of other groups, most notably anyone
who has a job other than that of a political scientist and has to be … Continue
reading →
Friday Morning Linkage
Daniel Nexon at - 9 hours ago
Georgetown University’s debate coach comments (video) on the first
presidential debate of 2012. PM’s not the only one to respond to John
Quiggin’s post on the US Navy; Robert Farley also has a lot to say. Jeremy
Keenan provides an … Continue reading →
Gender, Violence, War, Political Memory
Charli Carpenter at - 9 hours ago
The sailor (George Mendosa) and nurse (Greta Zimmer Friedman) depicted in
this iconic photo snapped moments after the announcement that World War II
had ended turned out to be complete strangers, and apparently Greta
Friedman, the nurse, wasn’t kissing back: … Continue reading →
Does naval success invalidate the need for navies?
PM at - 9 hours ago
Acting was a big part of Battleship. At Crooked Timber, John Quiggin writes
a post that seeks to sink a thousand ships: The trillions of dollars that
have been spent on building, maintaining and scrapping fleets since 1945
has yielded … Continue reading →
Technical Difficulties with Podcasts? (UPDATED)
Daniel Nexon at - 9 hours ago
I’ve been getting sporadic reports of problems opening the podcasts, e.g.,
of people clicking on them from the “podcasts” tab with no result, being
unable to force a download to show up as an audio file, and so forth. If … Continue
reading →
Announcement: The Duck of Minerva is Moving (UPDATED)
Daniel Nexon at - 9 hours ago
Update: the Duck has moslty migrated (and that sentence makes sense in a
non-technical context! Score!). Comment migration is in process, so
probably not a good time for a magnum opus response. The existing RSS feed
should work, so no … Continue reading →
UAV intrusion: Iranian act of belligerence against US and Israeli military targets?
However Israeli official spokesmen present the incident of Saturday, Oct.
6, the penetration of Israeli air space by a large unmanned helicopter
should not have been allowed to happen. The surprise interloper should have
been shot down before spending nearly half an hour over southern Israel.
The incident showed ID intelligence and command not up to handling enemy
surprises, even after countless drills and exercises.
Four months ago, on July 20, Hizballah’s leader Hassan Nasrallah said in a
speech, “The resistance movement will surprise Tel Aviv in any future war.”
Hizballah with I... more »
How to get to Sesame Street
We all knew this would become a thing as soon Mitt said it. I've seen
dozens of Big Bird/Sesame Street memes on the internets since the debate.
The Big Bird I posted earlier is still my favorite. The rest have been too
gory for me, but I loved these two Sesame Street takes.
Muppets unite!
Bert and Ernie abide!
Seems to be slowing a bit at this point but still has potential to become
one of the top ten enduring memes of the intertrons. Gotta love it.
IPR and Medicines 25: Patents, Diagnostics and Technology Transfer
We need patents and other intellectual property rights (IPR) to encourage
innovation in medicines and diagnostics. We need to link academic research
with industry players and manufacturers to share the risks and rewards of
innovation, to transfer technology from the academe to the consumers and
patients. We need government political will to succeed in strengthening
academic and industry research and development.
These are among the key messages shared by *Dr. Reynaldo Garcia* in his
talk at the 9th Science, Technology, Innovation, Knowledge and
Entrepreneurship (STIKE) Kapihan Seri... more »
I Signed This, Perhaps You Might As Well
(the full list of people who've signed is at opposerepressionndaa.net).
*A Call To Stand Together To Oppose The Obama Administration’s Dangerous
Assault On Fundamental Rights*
The administration of Barack Obama, which had promised to put an end to
torture and other outrages committed by the Bush Administration, is in fact
putting into place a dangerous system of repression and control. This is a
serious assault on fundamental rights, and it must be answered not with
silence and complicity but with heightened awareness and more determined
opposition.
The record of the Obama Admini... more »
Turkey fires artillery into Syria after shelling
*(Reuters) - Turkish forces fired across the frontier into Syria on Sunday
after a shell launched from Syria landed in Turkey's border town of
Akcakale, underlining Ankara's warning that it will respond with force to
any violence spilling over into its territory.*
It was the fifth consecutive day of Turkish retaliation against incoming
bombardment from northern Syria, where President Bashar al-Assad's forces
have been battling rebels who control swathes of land close to the Turkish
frontier.
The continued exchanges are the most serious cross-border violence in
Syria's revolt again... more »
TODAY Russell Means at Russell Tribunal on Palestine watch livestream
*Watch livestream today, Sunday, Oct. 7, 2012*
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Watch live streaming video from fstv2 at livestream.com
Russell Means**
*LIVESTREAM*
http://www.russelltribunalonpalestine.com/en/sessions/future-sessions/videos/new-york-sessiom-live-stream
*AGENDA*
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*NEW YORK SESSION of THE RUSSELL TRIBUNAL on PALESTINE** *
*‘*US Complicity and UN failings in Dealing with Israel’s Violations of
International Law Towards the Palestinian People’
New York, 6 & 7 ... more »
Who Says Shit Like This? Oh Yeah, ...Republicans.
If Barack Obama has achieved nothing else, he has fundamentally disproved
the notion of a post-segregationist America. Even before the Obama family
moved into the White House the floodgates of blatant racism opened.
The latest degenerate is Arkansas Republican lawmaker Jon Hubbard who has
just written a book, "*Letters to the Editor, Confessions of a Frustrated
Conservative*." As if we didn't know that today's movement conservatism
and racism are joined at the hip, Hubbard confirms it arguing, among other
things, that slavery was a blessing in disguise for American blacks:
“*… t... more »
She's got a way about her
I've never understood the pininterest thing. I click on their links and the
whole page doesn't scroll on my screen and often they don't give you a link
with the picture. So I haven't spent any time there. Thus, I have no idea
who Jane Wang is but I clicked on her name to find out and found her main
page. The pininterest concept suddenly makes more sense to me in that
context.
This comes up because Jane apparently pinned me and I noticed the traffic
spike she generated. Which was very cool. Thanks so much Jane. And she also
has a fabulous collection of images over there. Including a... more »
Cuddles - The Big Bang Theory style
Sheldon and Amy 'getting it on' - well as much as Sheldon and Amy can.
I have come late to The Big Bang Theory but I am rather enjoying it. I
suppose I will have to find the early series to watch as well as so far
it's just been Season 5.
Sunday Classics: Manon and des Grieux go their separate ways, or try
*Natalie Dessay sings Manon's farewell to her table from Act II of Manon,
from the same 2007 Barcelona performance from which we saw Rolando Villazón
sharing des Grieux's dream with her in last night's preview. (Isn't it
wonderful that you can sing like this and still be a star?)*
*by Ken*
We're going to hear more of the full scene, but for now, to try to wash
away the taste of the above performance, here's just the aria sung in
Italian, as "*Addio, o nostro picciol desco*."
*MASSENET: Manon: Act II, Manon, "Adieu, notre petite table" ("Farewell,
our little table") (sung in Italia... more »
U.S. Gov't War on Iran: Hot or Cold, It's All War
Infertility Gene in GMO Corn
*David Dees: click to enlarge* Catherine J. Frompovich, *Contributor*
Genetically modified foods are getting a lot of press these days,
especially in California where Proposition 37, the labeling of GMO foods,
will be on the November 6th Election Day ballot. Why is the GMO industry so
upset about having GM foods labeled? Could it be if consumers knew what
GMOs are capable of doing not only to the environment but also to the human
body, they would not purchase them, as happened in many countries,
especially the European Union?
Would you believe that the United States is the only i... more »
Roswell Minutia - The Press Release
While plowing through the piles of documents and the nearly endless video
and audio tapes compiled in the Roswell investigation, we have been able to
solve some small and relatively unimportant questions. Take, as an example,
the claims by George Walsh of Roswell radio stations KSWS and Frank Joyce
of KGFL that they had broken the flying saucer crash story in 1947. It is a
point of trivia that means little in the overall scheme of things, but we
do know the answer of who did it.
According to the testimony of Walter Haut, he made it a routine to rotate,
among the four media outlet... more »
Mother of man killed by NYPD gets billed for dent in police car created by her son’s body
Justice for Tamon R. on FB Madison Ruppert, *Contributor*
Absurd actions from the New York Police Department (NYPD) has come to be
expected given that they have been busted spying far outside of their
jurisdiction, establishing offices around the world including Israel,
arresting people for dancing, labeling people“professional agitators” for
filming them, engaging in widespread surveillance and even throwing an
officer in a psychiatric ward for reporting corruption.
Yet it seems that they are trying to one-up their own insanity by actually
sending the mother of someone they kille... more »
ATLAS: some small multijet excesses
*Well, multijets with 1 lepton and MET*
All the observations at the LHC are so far consistent with the Standard
Model, including the \((125.7\pm 0.5)\GeV\) Higgs boson. Well, kind of.
There are some possibly emerging hints of deviations.
*Google's doodle celebrates Niels Bohr's birthday on October 7th, 1885.*
Multilepton and multijet excesses belong among the "so far small anomalies"
that people like me carefully watch. And ATLAS just gave us a new reason to
watch multijets today because they released the following preprint:
Search for supersymmetry at \(\sqrt{s} = 7\TeV\) in fin... more »
Rebels seize Syrian army outpost at Turkey border: witnesses
*(Reuters) - Syrian rebels have seized a government army outpost near the
Turkish border province of Hatay and a rebel flag flew over the building on
Sunday, while clashes could be heard in the area of a nearby Syrian
village, a Reuters witness and villagers said.*
The rebels took control of the three-storey white building, around 1 km
(mile) from the border on a hill overlooking the Turkish village of Guvecci
on Saturday, and raised the flag of the Free Syrian Army, villagers said.
"In the last four days there were heavy clashes going on here. We couldn't
sleep. Yesterday morning,... more »
Happy Thanksgiving Day!
Happy Thanksgiving Day!
I don't know about you, but I feel that I have a lot to be thankful for!
Paul Tough, KIPP, and the "Science" of Cultural Sterilization
Paul Tough is touring the country promoting his new book, which is is to
say he is on a nationwide tour promoting KIPP. For the book, *How Children
Succeed:Grit, Curiosity, and the Hidden Power of Character* reads as an
unabashed paean to the kind of segregated, bare-knuckled corporate
education reform for the poor that has made KIPP the darling of the
oligarchs and hedge funders. With the help of CIA consultant, Dr. Martin
Seligman and his disciples at UPenn, the KIPP gang is developing a designer
mind intervention intended to create a culturally-sterilized corps of black
order t... more »
Open Thread
Yes, he actually said that and the right wing nut bag who wrote that
three
years ago even lost Tim Griffin. And if you've lost Tim Griffin, you
*know*you've left the reservation for the plantation. These antebellum
assholes
would love nothing more than to see us catapulted back to the days when
slavery was legal and slave whipping was a profitable cottage industry
(Yes, slave owners, to salve their conscience, actually used to
outsource
whipping). Yet, two years ago, we gave these racist fucks control of
half
of Congress. Good job, voters.
This is about all I have time for right now... more »
Israeli jets stage mock raids over south Lebanon
Lebanon's state news agency says Israeli warplanes have staged mock raids
over villages in southern Lebanon, breaking the sound barrier.
The National News Agency says the planes flew low over the market town of
Nabatiyeh and nearby villages on Sunday.
The exercise comes a day after the Israeli military shot down a drone that
crossed deep into Israel from the Mediterranean Sea, marking the first time
in at least six years that a hostile aircraft has penetrated Israeli
airspace.
It was not immediately clear who launched the drone, but suspicion quickly
fell on the Lebanese militant ... more »
It's Not You, It's Them
In today's *New York Times* Sunday Week in Review, there's an article
titled, It's Not Me It's You,
However, when it comes to the clear message of this academic research on
education reform and the need to end high stakes testing, what is comes
across loud and clear is it's not you, it's them.
It's just another fact-based research study that shows how the social
implications of racism and poverty or gender bias can impact students'
performance on standardized test scores. To all the teachers and students
across the country who are suffering under the reign of terror inflicted by
p... more »
Panhandlers for Romney
Mitt Romney will give you money. You don't even have to ask. If he sees you
on the street and your hand is outstretched, he will put cash into it. He
said so himself. Watch this clip of a 2002 Massachusetts gubernatorial
debate. About 50 minutes in, he'll tell you about his one-man campaign of
charitable giving.
If you don't feel like looking at his smirky face any more, here's the
quote: "I made a commitment when I was 19 years old that I would not pass a
person with their hand out without putting money in that hand. This is
something I continue to do."
Mind you, this was 10 ye... more »
Unintended consequences . . .
THE
ONE-CHILD policy of the Chinese government is 34 years old, and
according to George Dvorsky's article on io9, "The Unintended
Consequences Of China’s One-child Policy", the problems have multiplied
as the country's citizens have lived with the legislation. And the
problems will be continuing, as the Party is adamant that the one-child
policy continue, so that by 2050, there may be big
God is not Great
I liked Hitchens' books *For the Sake of Argument*, *The Trial of Henry
Kissinger* and at least a good part of *No One Left to Lie To*. I read
somewhere that his book on Orwell was, unoriginal, to say the least and I
think there's no justification for his support for the US invasions in
Afghanistan and Iraq.
I think there's even less justification for his absurdities on that score
having read his *God is not Great*. If he thinks Zionism is based on
pointless delusion and that Christian apocalypse fantasies are ludicrous,
then why does he imagine that the box-cutter armed Muslim hi... more »
What If You Could No Longer Protest Your Government?
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Anonymous Calls for Worldwide Protest Against Big Brother
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Your Tax Dollars At War
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Radicals At The Gate
Just as Stephen Harper radically remade the Conservative Party, Michael den
Tandt suggests that Justin Trudeau and his inner circle plan to rebuild the
Liberal Party from the ground up:
Almost to a man and woman, the people closest to Justin Trudeau are
“Greeks” (a cross between a Grit and a geek); bright, capable young people
who, not many years ago, were toiling in relative anonymity at the feet of
the party’s 1990s-era giants. Most are parents with young children. Like
Trudeau himself, they tend in their backgrounds to hew to what is generally
perceived as the party’s left win... more »
Syria Turkey clash: Crisis deepens as Turkey fires more retaliatory strikes for fourth consecutive day
It seems the Syrian government has been gaining the upper had in the
rebellion recently. Perhaps this is behind the opening of a new front?
http://bit.ly/QNwNVp via @MailOnline
Tammy vs Tommy In Wisconsin-- Is Romney Dragging Down The Whole GOP Ticket?
I suspect that if Tammy wins in November-- and current polls suggest she
will-- the moment that will go down in history that lost the race for Tommy
Thompson was when he bragged "Who better than me to get rid of Medicare and
Medicaid?" Right now, he's in full etch-a-sketch mode, claiming he just
wants to make some adjustments and save the programs. Uh, huh. That's what
his friend Lyin' Ryan says too and the voucher program that ends Medicare.
And his new line of attack is that cool, collected, caring Tammy is an
extremist. That's not going to fly and when Politifact checks the two ... more »
Do You Have What It Takes to Be a Terrorist?
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Western Propagandists Attempt to Trigger Catastrophic Turkish-Syrian War
*Bloomberg, Guardian, Ynet, all air unconfirmed report on "agreement" for
Turkish-Syrian "buffer zone." *
image source Tony Cartalucci, *Contributor*
Bloomberg, Guardian, Ynet, and others are all posting in their headlines an
identical unconfirmed report that Turkey and Syria have "agreed" to
establish a 6-mile-wide "buffer zone" running the length of the
Turkish-Syrian border.
The report states specifically (emphasis added):
The Syrian government has told its military to keep aircraft at least six
miles (10 kilometers) from Turkey’s borders after a deadly shelling
incident lef... more »
Sunday Globe Special: For the Love of Peat
*And because I love you, dear readers*:
"Behind this uniquely British drama is a serious global environmental
issue.... climate-change."
*Well, the climate is always changing; however, never mind about
Climategate, forget all about hide the decline, forget about the brutal
winter two years ago, forget about the summer we never had in 2009. The
spewing fart mist never stops. It's really reached the point where the
endless hammering of the agenda by $elf-$erving intere$t$ has become
sickening.*
*
**Then there is this beauty you will only see if you purchased a printed
paper (blog ed... more »
Untitled
*Hard On For Breesus~moosedenied*
~*Welp, if one good thing came out of the Green Bay game, at least we were
reminded that Drew Brees is still in fact a god. So we've got that going
for us. High five! On the other hand, we were also reminded that this
defense is still a dumpster fire, the running game still can't be trusted,
and the tweeked-out emo boy kicker damn sure still can't be trusted. Guh.
But since I'm (very) late to the party this week, and last week's game has
already been beaten to death, we'll just leave it at that and move on to
this weekend's Drew Brees Appreciation N... more »
Sunday Globe Special: Honduran Hell
*I had to do some digging (pun intended with frown)*:
"Free coffins: political swag for Honduran poor" by ALBERTO
ARCE, Associated Press / October 3, 2012
*
**I suppose I should be thankful it rolled of the wire and the Globe put it
into print for me today ( nowhere to be found on the website).*
TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras (AP) — In some countries political campaigns give out
bumper stickers and yard signs. In others, they offer free lunches and
supermarket debit cards. In Honduras, one of Latin America’s poorest
countries and also its most dangerous, candidates dole out another type of
... more »
5.3 Magnitude Earthquake AZERBAIJAN - 7th October 2012
A magnitude 5.3 earthquake has struck AZERBAIJAN at a depth of 40.9 km
(25.4 miles), the quake hit at 11:42:50 UTC Sunday 7th October 2012
The epicenter was 6 km (3.7 miles) ESE of Basqal, Azerbaijan
No Reports of Damage or Injuries at this time
4.5 Magnitude Earthquake BANDA SEA - 7th October 2012
A magnitude 4.5 earthquake has struck the BANDA SEA at a depth of 376 km
(233.6 miles), the quake hit at 11:34:13 UTC Sunday 7th October 2012
The epicenter was 145 km (90 miles) NNW of Dili, East Timor
No Tsunami Warning Issued - No Reports of Damage or Injuries at this time
4.3 Magnitude Earthquake PAPUA, INDONESIA - 7th October 2012
A magnitude 4.3 earthquake has struck PAPUA, INDONESIA at a depth of 32.8
km (20.4 miles), the quake hit at 11:08:55 UTC Sunday 7th October 2012
The epicenter was 35 km (21 miles) WNW of Nabire, Indonesia
No Tsunami Warning Issued - No Reports of Damage or Injuries at this time
20 years ago - The Amsterdam El-Al Disaster
address-withheld@my.opera.com.invalid (Dr. John v. Kampen) at - 15 hours ago
Link: http://youtu.be/UBVh60yqhO4
I recall October 4th 1992 - no further comment. Too much suffering
remained. Material fatigue caused this horrible disaster. Conspiracy
stories about its cargo are a myth (1)(2)...
John
Anti-racist subway ads to Appear in NYC subway stations
The International Action Center has contracted with MTA to run 10 ads
opposed to racism, anti-Muslim bigotry and war.
The IAC ads will be in NYC subway stations in one week, starting Monday,
Oct 8. They are in response to the racist ads posted in NYC subway stations
— placed by Pam Geller from Stop Islamization of America and American
Freedom Defense Initiative.
Geller's ads refer to Muslim community members as being "savages" among
other offensive language. Two years ago around the 9-11 date Pamela Geller,
in a well-funded media campaign, tried to whip up in NYC the same climate... more »
JIMMY SAVILE, MICK JAGGER, FBI, MIND CONTROL
*Sir Jimmy Savile*
Reportedly, the security services and the military control the US and UK
music industries.
According to Jimmy Savile's biographer Dan Davies, Savile, in the 1960s,
was "arguably the most influential man in a British music scene that was
conquering the world."
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2213931/Little-slaves-sordid-boasts-dark-truth-friend-Jimmy-Savile-biographer.html#ixzz28apk75rV
*Savile
(left) was close to the military.*
Savile was known to have had dinner with Admiral Sir Michael Boyce,
Chief
of the UK Defence Staff and was known to have had cl... more »
Oct. 5-7: Anti-war protests set for 30 cities
*As of Sept. 26, organizations in 27 cities in North America have called
demonstrations, meetings, vigils or other actions, mostly for the weekend
of Oct. 5-7, to mark the 11th anniversary of the U.S. invasion and
occupation of Afghanistan and to protest further wars “at home and abroad.”*
Demonstrations are also scheduled in London, England; Tehran, Iran, and
Islamabad, Pakistan, on that weekend in solidarity with the actions here,
according to the Web page october7actions.net/wordpress/, which lists the
actions in all the cities with time and place.
The demonstrations, which were... more »
Pakistani motorcade protesting drones heads to SW
*ISLAMABAD (AP) — Local media say thousands of Pakistanis, joined by U.S.
anti-war activists, are heading toward Pakistan's militant-riddled tribal
region to protest U.S. drone strikes, despite threats of suicide attacks by
the Pakistani Taliban.*
After an overnight stay, the motorcade led by cricketer turned politician
Imran Khan departed for the town of Tank near the tribal belt.
The U.S. says its drone strikes are aimed at militants, but Pakistan
charges they violate its sovereignty and kill civilians.
Video on Pakistani media showed barricades with hundreds of police in riot
g... more »
Tar Sands Blockade Tree Sitters
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Why Obama Now
I see dozens of these sort of videos on any given day. This was the best
one I've found in the last couple of days.
Come to think of it though, I can't remember seeing any of these being made
for the Rombot. Even McCain had a few creative fans. Think that says a lot
about the enthusiasm for Willard.
The Solar Silver Thrust
Jeff Clark
*Casey Research*
In early July, Japan set a premium price for solar energy that was three
times the rate of conventional power. This meant utility companies would be
paid three times more for electricity sourced from solar. It's widely
expected that the premium will ignite the use of solar power – and solar
uses a lot of silver.
*Silver Demand from PV Panels*
As you may know, silver is used in photovoltaic (PV) technology to
generate solar power. A typical solar panel uses a fair amount of the metal
– roughly two-thirds of an ounce (20 grams). To put that in perspec... more »
What is a Detox Bath and How do You take One?
Elizabeth Renter
For centuries people have used baths for much more than just getting clean.
The bath is a great place to relax, meditate, and even improve your health.
The practice of *hydrotherapy* is the use of water in the prevention of
illness and disease, detoxification, and a general health booster. But,
before you go buy that blue box of chemical crystals to color and scent
your bath water, here is a better idea – *take a detox bath.*
*Why Take a Detox Bath?*
A detox bath is something you can create at home with ingredients you
probably already have. Unlike commercial b... more »
Drinking Coffee Kills Pain, Lifts Mood and Sharpens the Mind
Sayer Ji, *Contributor*
New clinical research confirms why office work and coffee go so closely
hand in hand. The new study published in the journal BMC Research Notes
found that drinking coffee reduces the development of pain during computer
work. [i]
Study participants who had consumed coffee (1/2-1 cup) on average 1 hour
and 18 minutes before performing a simulated computer office-work task
found to provoke pain in the neck, shoulders, forearms and wrists, were
found to have "attenuated pain development compared with the subjects who
had abstained from coffee intake."
While... more »
Does 100% Natural Mean GMO-Free? Natural Regulators Side with Monsanto
Elizabeth Renter
When you purchase shampoo or cosmetics and it has a sticker on it that
claims it is “natural”, what’s your impression? You think the ingredients
are all-natural, right? Naturally, you are not alone.
However, the agency who is in charge of certifying personal care items as
“natural” seems to think GMO ingredients fit under this umbrella. No matter
what product it is, 100% natural does NOT also mean GMO-free.
*The Question of 100% Natural*
The Natural Products Association (NPA) claims its role in regards to
personal care items is to help consumers choose those pr... more »
10% of U.S. Teens Have Liver Disease…Why?
Elizabeth Renter
Did you know about 10% of teenagers have liver disease? The figure would be
unbelievable if it wasn’t substantiated with solid science. But, it’s
true—an estimated one-in-ten teens in the United States has *nonalcoholic
fatty liver disease*, or NAFLD; this according to the National Health and
Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES).
The NHANES looked at over 10,300 teens between the ages of 12 and 18 from
1998 to 2008, and found that 9.9% suffer from the disease commonly only
thought of as an adult disease, and a rare one at that.
Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease... more »
Scientific Proof of a Potential Alternative Energy Source Dates Back 25,000 Years
*New Era Times Presents Free Webinar Oct. 8th*
Dr. Sam Osmanagich Radiocarbon dating that proves the Bosnian Pyramid
Complex dates back at least 25,000 years has been revealed by an
international team of scientists led by Dr. Sam Osmanagich. Discovered in
2005, the Bosnian Pyramid of the Sun Archaeological Park, which houses the
largest pyramid in the world, is now the most active archaeological site on
the planet. The team’s findings also reveal an energy beam, 13 feet in
radius that transmits an unexplainable electromagnetic signal measuring 28
kilohertz coming from the center of... more »
On Argument
Arguing that something "makes more sense" is pointless. Either it makes
more sense to the other person or it does not.
Make your argument, but do not argue that it makes more sense.
'He's a white n****': Online backlash against Snoop Dog after he posts offensive list of reasons not to vote for Mitt Romney
*The politically incorrect rapper Snoop Dog put his two cents in the heated
national debate leading up to the November election, posting online a
foul-mouthed yet funny list of reasons why he would vote for Barack Obama
over Mitt Romney.*
The 40-year-old hip hop-turned-reggae artist, who had recently changed his
name to Snoop Lion, posted a photo of the handwritten list originally
created by @DragonflyJonez on Friday.
The number one justification for not voting for the Republican candidate is
that ‘He is a white n**ga,’ followed by: ‘He looks like he says 'n**ga' all
the time.’ Re... more »
4.5 Magnitude Earthquake OFF THE COAST OF EL SALVADOR - 7th October 2012
A magnitude 4.5 earthquake has struck OFF THE COAST OF EL SALVADOR at a
depth of 35 km (21.7 miles), the quake hit at 09:16:48 UTC Sunday 7th
October 2012
The epicenter was 123 km (76 miles) Southwest of Puerto El Triunfo, El
Salvador
No Tsunami Warning Issued - No Reports of Damage or Injuries at this time
Ian Brady DIES but is brought back to life by hospital staff... despite his pleas not to be resuscitated
*Moors murderer Ian Brady's heart stopped beating during a near-fatal fit
at psychiatric hospital - but staff brought the killer back to life.
The 74-year-old collapsed for a number of minutes before staff turned to a
defibrillator to save him, his confidante and health adviser Jackie Powell
revealed.*
She said Brady was furious when he discovered what had happened after
lodging instructions with officials at the Ashworth Hospital in Liverpool
never to resuscitate him.
Following the seizure, he is said to have repeated an offer to show police
to the site of 12-year-old Keith Bennet... more »
OBAMA RAISES $181 MILLION, ONLY AROUND 2% OF DONATIONS REPORTABLE
*The Obama campaign dropped a bombshell this morning. It announced that,
combined with the DNC, the campaign raised a staggering $181 million in
September. The windfall is a huge increase over July and August, when the
campaign raised around $100 million, although it is slightly down from the
$193 million it raised in September 2008. The news should raise eyebrows. *
The campaign said that just over 1.8 million people made donations to the
campaign last month. According to the campaign, over 500k of these were
brand-new donors, having neither given in 2008 nor 2012. 98% of
contribu... more »
Chavez, the US, and the Destabilization of Venezuela
Eric Draitser
StopImperialism.com
October 7, 2012
Venezuela goes to the polls this Sunday in an election many are calling a
referendum on President Chavez and his policies. Although there is surely
such a dimension, the significance of the elections goes far beyond
political opinion and partisan bickering, striking at the heart of the
Venezuelan state. This is because these elections will be used as a front
for an attempt to overthrow, by brute force if necessary, the
democratically elected government and put in its place a government more
amenable to US interests. If this so... more »
Email Shows State Department Rejecting Request of Security Team at US Embassy in Libya
*ABC News has obtained an internal State Department email from May 3, 2012,
indicating that the State Department denied a request from the security
team at the Embassy of Libya to retain a DC-3 airplane in the country to
better conduct their duties.*
Copied on the email was U.S. Ambassador Chris Stevens, who was killed in a
terrorist attack on the diplomatic post in Benghazi, Libya, Sept. 11, 2012,
along with three other Americans. That attack has prompted questions about
whether the diplomatic personnel in that country were provided with
adequate security support.
No one has yet ... more »
Egypt to US: Era of 'Yes, Sir' Has Ended
*In an exclusive interview with Al-Monitor, veteran Egyptian diplomat Amr
Moussa said that although strong US-Egypt relations are in the best
interests of his country, "the era of 'yes sir' has to come to an end."*
Moussa also defended the stand of Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi, his
one-time foe, saying "Egypt is in a state of revolution, so how can a new
republic based on revolutionary process just ignore the situation in Syria
or look the other way?"
Moussa, a former secretary-general of the Arab League (2001–2011) and
Egyptian foreign minister (1991–2001), ran this year in E... more »
The toxic French economic cocktail: weak growth, poor competitiveness, fiscal tightening
*Since the start of 2011 French economic growth has been extremely
disappointing, falling from an annual rate of nearly 2.5% to just 0.3% in
the second quarter of this year. Of course the whole Eurozone has seen
weakness over the period, but French growth has lagged that of the “core”
over the period. German GDP growth was at or above 2% for all but the last
two quarters, and now stands at 1%. Purchasing Managers’ surveys for
September show more divergence, with more falls in French manufacturing and
services, whilst the German surveys strengthened.
*
Of course, it could be worse –... more »
''U.S. level of vacant homes is "extraordinary": Fed's Duke
*(Reuters) - The housing bust has saddled the United States with an
"extraordinary" level of abandoned properties that inflict heavy costs on
the wider community and government aid may be needed to tackle the problem,
a top U.S. central banker said on Friday.*
"In order to see the robust economic recovery we all want, we need to deal
effectively with the large volume of vacant and distressed properties
throughout the country," said Federal Reserve Board Governor Elizabeth Duke.
The Fed has cut interest rates to almost zero to boost growth in the
aftermath of the recession and vowed... more »
Antovolk's amazing Restoration Cut of Ridley Scott's Prometheus
it's not me doing the film reviewing this time, it's Nick of SciFi Film. An
extended fan-edit version of Ridley Scott's Prometheus movie streamed last
night, 11pm UK-time, created by AV-enthusiast *Antovolk*. When Ridley Scott
submitted his original theatrical release version to 20th Century Fox about
twenty minutes of material was excised from the 02:30:00 running time.
Last night's edit has been called a true Restoration Cut. Ridley's original
theatrical cut was left untouched, as it appeared in cinemas through June
2012. Any deleted/alternative scenes, added as Extras on the rece... more »
5.3 Magnitude Earthquake NEW BRITAIN REGION, PAPUA NEW GUINEA - 7th October 2012
A magnitude 5.3 earthquake has struck the NEW BRITAIN REGION, PAPUA NEW
GUINEA at a depth of 35.3 km (21.9 miles), the quake hit at 08:36:32 UTC
Sunday 7th October 2012
The epicenter was 139 km (86 miles) SSW of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea
No Tsunami Warning Issued - No Reports of Damage or Injuries at this time
Hit-And-Run Crash In Bradford: 12 year old boy Killed
*A 12-year-old boy has been killed after being hit on a crossing by a car
driving away from police in Bradford, police said.
Two people were arrested after the collision on Rooley Lane on Saturday at
7pm. A police car had stopped a red Seat Ibiza in a lay-by for a check but
when officers got out of the car the vehicle sped off and hit the boy on a
crossing close to Asda.
A police spokesman said: "He tragically died of his injuries."
*
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7 dead as meningitis outbreak grows
*Atlanta (CNN) -- The death toll from an outbreak of fungal meningitis
linked to contaminated steroid injections has risen to seven, the Centers
for Disease Control and Prevention said Saturday.* The total number of
cases has also grown to 64 people in nine states, the CDC said. That is 17
more cases and two more states than the day before. Patients contracted the
deadly meningitis after being injected in their spine with a
preservative-free steroid called methylprednisolone acetate that was
contaminated by a fungus. The steroid is used to treat pain and
inflammation. Read More
Gilbert Thomas Collar killed at University of South Alabama by Campus Officer for acting erratically whilst Naked....and yes he was Unarmed
*(CNN) -- Authorities are investigating why a University of South Alabama
officer fatally shot an 18-year-old freshman who they say was naked and
acting erratically outside the campus police station early Saturday.*
With few details of the shooting, the student's mother and one of his
friends said they could not understand how a six-year varsity wrestler and
good-natured teenager could have died under such strange and sad
circumstances.
According to a statement from the school, the campus police officer heard a
loud banging noise on a window at the station at 1:23 a.m. CT (2:23 a.m... more »
Official: 48 Tunisian security forces hurt in clash with protesters on tourist island
*(CNN) -- Security forces and protesters clashed Saturday on a Tunisian
tourist island, leading to injuries to 48 police and two protesters, state
news reported.*
The violence occurred in Guellala on the island of Djerba, along the
Mediterranean Sea. People there had staged a sit-in on a road leading to a
waste facility, the official news agency Tunis Afrique Presse (TAP)
reported.
Khaled Tarrouch, spokesman for Tunisia's Interior Ministry, said on
state-run Wataniya TV that about 40 demonstrators were blocking the road to
the facility, which is the only one serving the area.
Tal... more »
Turkey: Future attacks 'will be silenced'
*(CNN) -- Residents of a Turkish border town hid inside their homes
Saturday after three Syrian shells landed inside Turkey in separate
incidents amid fierce fighting in Syria.*
The shelling prompted Turkish forces to return fire as clashes between the
two neighbors entered a fourth day, according to government and
semi-official media reports.
As Turkish forces deployed along the border, Foreign Minister Ahmet
Davutoglu warned that "any future attack on Turkey from anywhere will be
silenced," according to the semi-official Anadolu Agency news service.
The Syrian shells hit outside... more »
Turkish military buildup on border
*Oct. 6 - Turkey positioned tanks and other military vehicles along the
Syrian border after a number of mortar rounds landed on Turkish soil.
Deborah Gembara reports
*
Assad visits tomb of unknown soldier in rare public appearance.
*Oct. 6 - President Bashar al Assad makes a rare public appearance to lay a
wreath at the tomb of the unknown soldier as civil war rages in Syria and
cross border skirmishing with Turkish forces threatens to destabilize the
region. *
EADS-BAE deal may be hostage to politics
*(Reuters) - To win approval for their planned $45 billion merger, EADS and
BAE systems must persuade Washington to let a pan-European behemoth control
some of the most sensitive U.S. defense contracts, without triggering a
political backlash.*
Defense industry experts say it should not be difficult for Washington to
protect its security interests in allowing the deal to go ahead, but the
politics could become complicated if Boeing and other competitors lobby
against the deal.
"The security issue can be dealt with if the deal is structured properly,"
said Loren Thompson, chief ope... more »
One dead, 11 detained in French anti-terror sweep
*PARIS — A man shot dead by French police Saturday in a nationwide
crackdown on terror suspects that made 11 arrests was linked to an attack
on a Jewish store last month, Paris prosecutor Francois Molins said.
*
The man killed in an exchange of fire in Strasbourg was "a delinquent who
had converted to radical Islam" and his fingerprints were found on the
remains of a grenade thrown into the kosher grocery store in the Paris
suburb of Sarcelles, Molins told a press conference.
Molins named him as Jeremy Sidney, 33, and said that he was of French
nationality.
He said the sweep had un... more »
The Declaration on Food Freedom by Dr. Vandana Shiva
Seed Freedom: A Message to the People of Greece, Europe and the World From Dr. Vandana Shiva
October 1, 2012
Join the Global Alliance for Seed Freedom in a Fortnight of Action from the
2-16 October 2012. Please add your planned events and actions to our global
calendar:
*http://seedfreedom.in/events/community/add**.*
Website: *http://seedfreedom.in/*
Twitter: *https://twitter.com/occupytheseed*
Facebook: *https://www.facebook.com/savetheseed*
*The below link will lead you to many languages that have been subtexted:*
YouTube: *http://www.youtube.com/user/occupytheseed*
Source: http://aseedforchange.com/
GMO Film Project Video
Today in the United States, by the simple act of feeding ourselves, we
unwittingly participate in the largest experiment ever conducted on human
beings. Massive agro-chemical companies like Monsanto (Agent Orange) and
Dow (Napalm) are feeding us genetically-modified food, GMO's, that have
never been fully tested and aren't labeled. This small handful of
corporations are tightening their grip on the world's food supply—buying,
modifying, and patenting seeds to ensure total control over everything we
eat.
The GMO Film Project (Untitled) tells the story of a father's discovery of
G... more »
EADS 'will ditch' BAE deal over EU government demands
*Aerospace giant is ready to walk away from merger if France and Germany
don’t give ground.*
Aerospace giant EADS is preparing to dump its audacious, £30bn merger with
British defence group BAE Systems if European governments fail to lower
their demands over the next three days.
Sources close to EADS said the governments, who effectively control the
Airbus-maker, need to make “significant progress” in their negotiations to
avoid the deal falling apart.
There were reports of a row between Britain and France jeopardising the
deal on Friday.
Advisers are understood to have told EADS... more »
US warns American activists not to attend anti-drone rally
*U.S. diplomats Friday warned a group of American activists not to attend a
rally against U.S. missile strikes scheduled for this weekend, claiming
terrorists have threatened to attack the demonstration.*
The rally is being led by Imran Khan, an internationally famous cricket
player who has become one of Pakistan’s most popular opposition politicians
largely on the basis of his outspoken criticism of the U.S. role in
Pakistan and Afghanistan.
The demonstration is scheduled to leave Islamabad Saturday and hopes to
enter South Waziristan, part of the militant-plagued tribal area that... more »
4.7 Magnitude Earthquake SAMOA ISLANDS REGION - 7th October 2012
A magnitude 4.7 earthquake has struck the SAMOA ISLANDS REGION at a depth
of 10 km (6.2 miles), the quake hit at 07:38:45 UTC Sunday 7th October 2012
The epicenter was 183 km (114 miles) South from APIA, Samoa
No Tsunami Warning Issued - No Reports of Damage or Injuries at this time
Two more deaths as US meningitis outbreak affects more states
*Number of cases now 64 in outbreak traced to products sent out by
unaccredited pharmaceutical compounding company*
An outbreak of meningitis linked to contaminated steroid shots prepared by
a Massachusetts pharmacy has now resulted in seven deaths, officials said
Saturday as they confirmed that the illness had spread to more states.
The total number of cases of the rare form of fungal meningitis is now 64,
with Minnesota and Ohio added to the list of states affected.
Since the outbreak was traced to products sent out by an unaccredited
pharmaceutical compounding company with a his... more »
US court fight starts for radical cleric sent from Britain
*(Reuters) - One-eyed radical Islamist cleric Abu Hamza al-Masri made his
first appearance in federal court in New York on Saturday after Britain
extradited him to the United States to face trial and a potential life
sentence on terrorism charges.*
The Egyptian-born Hamza, 54, entered U.S. District Court in Manhattan after
being refused the prosthetics - including his signature metal hook - that
he wears because of his missing forearms.
Hamza is accused by Washington of supporting al Qaeda, aiding a kidnapping
in Yemen and plotting to open a training camp for militants in the Unite... more »
Iran shifts enriched uranium to reactor fuel stock in 'confidence' show for West
*TEHRAN, Iran — In a bid to ease international concerns over its nuclear
program, Iran has converted more than a third of Tehran’s most highly
enriched uranium into a powder for a medical research reactor that is
difficult to reprocess for weapons production, experts and U.N. monitors
say.*
The work — noted in a technical report by the U.N.’s nuclear watchdog
agency in late August — suggests Iran is trying to display enough goodwill
to restart nuclear talks with world powers, while aiming to soften demands
by the U.S. and others to halt Tehran’s top-level uranium enrichment.
An in... more »
Philippines agrees to peace deal with Muslim rebels
*The Philippine government says it has reached a peace deal with the
country's largest Muslim rebel group.*
The deal follows long negotiations between the government and the Moro
Islamic Liberation Front to end the 40-year insurgency that has killed more
than 120,000 people.
It provides for the creation of a new autonomous region in Muslim-majority
areas in the south of the country.
President Benigno Aquino says two sides reached the deal for the
resource-rich region during talks in the Malaysian capital of Kuala Lumpur.
"This agreement creates a new political entity and it deserv... more »
3 killed, 10 missing in southwestern Colombia mudslide
*At least three people were killed and at least another 10 went missing
Saturday when a mudslide caused by heavy rains flooded a village in the
southwest of Colombia.*
The mudslide took the rural settlements of Villa de Prado and Remolinos by
surprise early Saturday morning, reported local newspaper Diario del Huila.
"The fire department in the area informs us there are ten people missing.
With the help of the police we will fly [over the area] to evaluate the
situation," Government Secretary Julio Cesar Triana told the newspaper.
"There's the body of a girl on the other side of th... more »
Dozens of villagers evacuate gas leak-contaminated village to temporary shelter, South Korea
*(Yonhap) -- Dozens of villagers evacuated to a temporary shelter Saturday
as officials tried to assess the extent of damage from a poisonous gas leak
that devastated a large farmland.*
About 70 elderly residents left their village, Bongsan-ri, in the
southeastern city of Gumi to a public facility considered safer from the
aftermath of the Sept. 27 leak of about eight tons of hydrofluoric acid.
The chemical is an acute poison which can damage lungs and bones and affect
the nervous system.
The village is home to about 300 people, and the disaster management office
in Gumi said the... more »
David Cameron vows to use Britain's veto to block the EU budget
*David Cameron has said he would use Britain's "veto" a second time if he
feels Europe's seven-year spending plan is too high.*
As the Conservative Party conference opened in Birmingham, the Prime
Minister said he was prepared to halt next month's budget talks if EU
leaders refuse to cut spending.
Mr Cameron said he would not stand for "outrageous" attempts to increase
the overall EU budget in negotiations on spending for the period 2014 to
2020.
"If it comes to saying, 'No' to a deal that isn't right for Britain, I'll
say, 'No,'" he said in an interview with The Sunday Telegraph.... more »
4.4 Magnitude Earthquake OFF THE COAST OF COSTA RICA - 7th October 2012
A magnitude 4.4 earthquake has struck OFF THE COAST OF COSTA RICA at a
depth of 23.7 km (14.7 miles), the quake hit at 07:00:55 UTC Sunday 7th
October 2012
The epicenter was 20 km (12.4 miles) Southwest of Paquera, Costa Rica
No Tsunami Warning Issued - No Reports of Damage or Injuries at this time
5.6 Magnitude Earthquake LUZON, PHILIPPINES - 7th October 2012
A magnitude 5.6 earthquake has struck LUZON, PHILIPPINES at a depth of 33.1
km (20.6 miles), the quake hit at 03:14:23 UTC Sunday 7th October 2012
The epicenter was 5 km (3.1 miles) West of Santa Praxedes, Philippines
No Tsunami Warning Issued - No Reports of Damage or Injuries at this time
4.4 Magnitude Earthquake KOMANDORSKIYE OSTROVA, RUSSIA REGION - 7th October 2012
A magnitude 4.4 earthquake has struck KOMANDORSKIYE OSTROVA, RUSSIA REGION
at a depth of 25.4 km (15.8 miles), the quake hit at 02:32:06 UTC Sunday
7th October 2012
The epicenter was 109 km (67 miles) Southeast of Nikol'skoye, Russia
No Tsunami Warning Issued - No Reports of Damage or Injuries at this time
4.7 Magnitude Earthquake TONGA - 7th October 2012
A magnitude 4.7 earthquake has struck TONGA at a depth of 21.8 km (13.5
miles), the quake hit at 01:56:50 UTC Sunday 7th October 2012
The epicenter was 99 km (61 miles) South of Pangai, Tonga
No Tsunami Warning Issued - No Reports of Damage or Injuries at this time
4.1 Magnitude Earthquake OFFSHORE COQUIMBO, CHILE - 6th October 2012
A magnitude 4.1 earthquake has struck OFFSHORE COQUIMBO, CHILE at a depth
of 15.2 km (9.4 miles), the quake hit at 22:49:36 UTC Saturday 6th October
2012
The epicenter was 107 km (66 miles) WNW of La Ligua, Chile
No Tsunami Warning Issued - No Reports of Damage or Injuries at this time
"Three Things..."
“To me, there are three things we all should do every day. We should do
this every day of our lives. Number one is laugh. You should laugh every
day. Number two is think. You should spend some time in thought. And number
three is, you should have your emotions moved to tears, could be happiness
or joy. But think about it. If you laugh, you think, and you cry, that's a
full day. That's a heck of a day. You do that seven days a week, you're
going to have something special.”
- Jim Valvano
Wendell Berry, "The Peace of Wild Things"
*"The Peace of Wild Things"*
"When despair for the world grows in me
and I wake in the night at the least sound
in fear of what my life and my children's lives may be,
I go and lie down where the wood drake
rests in his beauty on the water, and the great heron feeds.
I come into the peace of wild things
who do not tax their lives with forethought of grief.
I come into the presence of still water.
And I feel above me the day-blind stars
waiting with their light.
For a time I rest in the grace of the world,
and am free..."
- Wendell Berry
Beyond Nuclear - Confirmed speakers for "A Mountain of Radioactive Waste 70 Years High," Chicago, Dec. 1-3
A number of experts have confirmed they will speak, including (alphabetical
by last name): *Kinnette Benedict*, Executive Director & Publisher, *Bulletin
of the Atomic Scientists*; *Robert Chavez*, indigenous youth anti-uranium
activist, Pueblo, New Mexico; *Diane D'Arrigo*, Radioactive Waste Project
Director, Nuclear Information and Resource Service; *Kay Drey, *Beyond
Nuclear board member, and nearly four decade long anti-nuclear activist; *Norma
M. Field*, Ph.D., Robert S. Ingersoll Distinguished Service Professor in
Japanese Studies in East Asian Languages and Civilizations, Uni... more »
Remembering Matthew Shepard
*Matthew Shepard (1976-1998)*
*"14 years ago today" is the simple title of this post by my colleague
Jamie McGonnigal on the blog "Talk About Equality." Obviously nothing can
ever change what happened to Matthew Shepard that day, but Jamie has done
an eloquent job, not only of recalling that horrible day, but of setting
out the hopeful impact it has had. I don't have anything to add.* -- Ken
*14 years ago today*
On October 7, 1998, Aaron Kreifels was riding his bike through a field in
Wyoming. He wasn’t expecting that day to be different from any other
beautiful sunny afternoon in... more »
Paralyzed In The OR: America Needs Political Surgery, Not Another False Election
*2012 U.S. Presidential Election: style over substance; appearance over
character; illusion over reality. *
"In a sense 9/11 was unprecedented – the greatest mass murder ever
committed in one day on U.S. soil. In another sense it represented an
example of the kind of signature event with which we have become only too
familiar since the Kennedy assassination. I have called these events deep
events – events deeply rooted in illegal covert activity in various
branches of US intelligence and with a predictable accompanying pattern of
official cover-ups backed up by amazing media malf... more »
Sugar in Batteries May be Here in 5 Years
Photo courtesy: gringer/CC BY-SA 2.0
There has been plenty of talk about just how bad sugar is for us in the
health community; but, turns out it could be beneficial for us in our
electronics.
Researchers at the Tokyo University of Science have found that sugar might
be the key to better, cheaper rechargeable batteries. Lithium-ion batteries
may be the battery of choice right now for electric cars and gadgets, but
the increasing complexity of getting access to lithium from reserves in
countries like China and Bolivia have pushed Japanese researchers to look
for alternatives.
One b... more »
Coast to Coast
Happy Thanksgiving.
Remember when you`re sleeping, we`re watching.
The Straight Goods
Cheers Eyes and Antennas Wide Open
Nuckelchen's Latest Fukushima Video and the Horrors of A Nuclear Holocaust
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ujti1NCKigo&feature=youtu.be
From October 5.
The radiation levels are creeping up.
There is evidence that the levels are going back up. I am not going to
describe my sources for this claim.
I am alarmed, but I cannot be sure, yet.
How can levels be going up again, and again, and again....?
In June 2012, Tepco asserted that the plant was continuing to emit 10
million becquerels per hour:
NHK documentary *Fukushima Daiichi Radiation: March to Recovery; Voices
From 3/11 published August 12, 2012* According to Tepco’s estimates in June
2012, the pla... more »
Focus On Listening And Attending To Others Lovingly
Focus on listening and attending to others lovingly
October 5, 2012 by John Smallman
The great event – awakening – continues its approach, and as it does so
more and more of humanity is feeling the need to change attitudes and
behaviors so that longterm peace may prevail all over the planet. The
energy from the divine Love field is penetrating areas of human thought and
activity that would seem inconceivable to the majority of you, and yet the
darkest and most carefully hidden domains, from which Love has been locked
out for eons, are being gently and most effectively permeate... more »
PORTAL 2012: Conferences, Intel and Interviews
Saturday, October 6, 2012
Conferences, Intel and Interviews
All details for New York and Sint Maarten Portal 2012 conferences have been
finalized. You can register now.
For the New York conference from November 16th to 18th, the registration
link is here:
http://portal2012.org/NewYork.html
And for Sint Maarten Caribbean conference from November 30th to December
2nd, you can register here:
http://portal2012.org/StMaarten.html
Of course, you are also welcome to visit our Torino, Austin or Laguna Beach
conferences or join us for main portal activation on December 21st in Egypt:... more »
SaLuSa 5-October-2012
SaLuSa 5-October-2012
As channeled by Mike Quinsey
Many things are coming to a head, and even disclosure may yet be first
announced by unlikely sources. If it does, it will force the hand of other
countries to admit what their own contacts have been. No doubt there will
be a reluctance to reveal the full extent to which they have been made.
However it is the time for the truth to come out, and after all much of it
will simply be an acknowledgement of what is already known. No doubt
National Security will be used as an excuse to hold back on information
relating to agreements ... more »
There is a partnership between yourselves and ourselves
*There is a partnership between yourselves and ourselves*
Michael as channeled by Ron Head
October 5, 2012 in Michael, Ron's Channeled Message
Michael
Today we are happy to point out to you the build-up of the ten-ten portal
energy. Those who are sensitive will already know this. Still, many
insist that nothing is happening. It is amazing to us that so many are
still in denial when there is so much happening about them to confirm what
we are telling you. Yet we understand that, for those who are locked in
old reasoning, it will continue to be so for long times to come.
Fo... more »
SOLDIERHUGS: Who Will Answer?
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* http://www.soldierhugs.com/who-will-answer/*
* *
* *Who Will Answer?*
by Ian MacLeod
In my long-ago youth, WWII wasn't far gone, and being Southern country folk
and Tennessee and Kentucky hill-folk, we remembered a lot farther back than
that. I can remember staying with relatives somewhere up around Cumberland,
in their two room wood, partly log, cabin, an old Franklin stove providing
the only heat besides the people there. They brought out quilts (home-made,
of course), comforters (the same) and all manner of bed-clothes for us, and
we all slept on the floor. This was back ... more »
Musical Interlude: 2002, “A Year And A Day”
2002, “A Year And A Day”
- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cL7b_avTk38&feature=related
U.S. congressman calls evolution, embryology "lies" from "pit of hell"
This would be amusing in a different context; but seriously "embryology"?
http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=ZBy3MbP4WDo
ATHENS, Ga. -- Georgia Rep. Paul Broun said in videotaped remarks that
evolution, embryology and the Big Bang theory are "lies straight from the
pit of hell" meant to convince people that they do not need a savior.
...
Broun spokeswoman Meredith Griffanti told the Athens Banner-Herald that
Broun was recorded speaking off-the-record to a church group about his
religious beliefs. He sits on the House Committee on Science, Space and
Technology
Read more:
http://www.ctvne... more »
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