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Fukushima Contamination Widespread, No Threshold for Effects from Radiation, Children at Risk
Each claim in the headline will be examined:
WIDE CONTAMINATION
Yahoo News: Cesium over 500,000 Bq/kg detected in sediment nearby Fukushima
gov’t offices http://headlines.yahoo.co.jp/hl?a=20121115-00000086-jij-soci*
*
Worries over highly radioactive fish prompt study
http://ajw.asahi.com/article/0311disaster/fukushima/AJ201211130032
276,000 Bq/Kg from soil of Kashiwa Chiba Posted by *Mochizuki* on November
13th, 2012
Excellent assemblage of headlines and links of contaminated food from
Japan, the US, and South Korea available here
http://sccc.org.au/archives/2861
Video o... more »
Untitled
*LSU Coach Les Miles' Post-game Rant!*
SUN UNLEASHES 'MONSTER ERUPTION'
A giant explosion on the Sun was captured by NASA's Solar Dynamics
Observatory on November 16th, 2012. It sent a coronal mass ejection into
Space but not in Earth's direction.
ANGRY CHINESE PROTESTERS OVERTURN POLICE VANS
Thousands
of residents have protested in a southeastern Chinese city after
a traffic accident, smashing police cars and overturning three police
vans,
police and residents said Sunday.
The reason why the protest sparked in Fuan city in Fujian province was
unclear. One resident said people got angry because police and
paramedics
took nearly an hour to arrive to help the injured, while a Hong
Kong-based
human rights group said it was to do with corruption.
http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/A/AS_CHINA_PROTEST?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT&CTIME=2012-11-18-01-30-48
DOWD AND DOWDINPANTZ: Pundits’ delight!
*SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 18, 2012*
*Part 1—The pleasures of Rice and Petraeus:* In this morning’s Washington
Post, two tired old kill-joys have come to the fore.
The kill-joys appear, side by side, right at the top of the Post’s op-ed
page. In our hard-copy paper, these are the headlines which sit atop their
pitiful buzz-killing columns:
*Headlines atop the Post’s op-ed page:*
Stop scapegoating Susan Rice
A modern witch hunt
The first kill-joy is Robert Kagan, no liberal. He wants the scapegoating
of Rice to stop.
The second kill-joy is David Ignatius. He challenges the sexual witch hun... more »
Nairobi grenade attack: At least 5 Killed
At least five people were killed when a grenade tore through a minibus in
Nairobi's Somali-dominated Eastleigh neighborhood on Sunday, a Reuters
witness and police said.
"I saw bodies ripped apart," the Reuters photographer said.
The force of the explosion tore apart the vehicle's roof and seats and
shattered the window of a nearby cafe. Two other cars were damaged, the
photographer said.
http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/11/18/us-kenya-blast-idUSBRE8AH09Q20121118
4.5 Magnitude Earthquake NEW BRITAIN REGION, PAPUA NEW GUINEA - 18th November 2012
Magnitude
4.5
Date-Time
Sunday, November 18, 2012 at 13:48:09 UTC
Sunday, November 18, 2012 at 11:48:09 PM at epicenter
Location
4.212°S, 152.377°E
Depth
164.7 km (102.3 miles)
Region
NEW BRITAIN REGION, PAPUA NEW GUINEA
Distances
22 km (13 miles) E (89°) from Rabaul, New Britain, PNG
On a mission to help a mission
My boss Merlin Fuentes demonstrates a miniature
version of a fuel-efficient fogon at the Feria AmbientalOh, what a week it
has been - freshly back from a fast holiday in Las Vegas with a couple of
my daughters, now plunged into a week of acting as a kind of tour
co-ordinator to a group of 15 Americans who have come to Copan on a mission
to help my organization build fuel-efficient stoves.
And just to add to the over-stimulation, it's election day in Honduras
today. People have already started streaming into local schools and other
polling stations to participate in what is essentia... more »
Untitled
*Saints Nation: 5 Things to Look For in Saints @ Raiders*
*Saints vs Raiders: Angry Who Dat's Opponents Mailbag*
*Dolphins found shot, mutilated in Alabama, Mississippi*
*Body found near oil platform*
*Ex-priest accused of being ‘predator’*
*St Catherine's Day Hat Parade!*
4.7 Magnitude Earthquake OFFSHORE BIO-BIO, CHILE - 18th November 2012
Magnitude
4.7
Date-Time
Sunday, November 18, 2012 at 13:29:24 UTC
Sunday, November 18, 2012 at 10:29:24 AM at epicenter
Location
38.151°S, 73.730°W
Depth
6.7 km (4.2 miles) (poorly constrained)
Region
OFFSHORE BIO-BIO, CHILE
Distances
114 km (71 miles) NW (305°) from Temuco, Chile
4.4 Magnitude Earthquake PAKISTAN - 18th November 2012
Magnitude
4.4
Date-Time
Sunday, November 18, 2012 at 13:25:25 UTC
Sunday, November 18, 2012 at 06:25:25 PM at epicenter
Location
32.964°N, 69.748°E
Depth
35 km (21.7 miles) set by location program
Region
PAKISTAN
Distances
167 km (104 miles) NW (318°) from Dera Ismail Khan, Pakistan
Liberalism In Crisis
As the Liberal leadership races heat up -- in both Ottawa and Ontario --
those who consider themselves liberals should read what Chris Hedges wrotefollowing the American election
:
The ineffectiveness of the liberal class, as I saw in the former Yugoslavia
and as was true in Weimar Germany, perpetuates a dangerous political
paralysis. The longer the paralysis continues, the longer systems of power
are unable to address the suffering and grievances of the masses, the more
the formal mechanisms of power are reviled. The liberal establishment’s
inability to defy corporate power, to s... more »
Chris Hedges on the emptiness of Obama's Re-Election
Not so much emptiness, I suppose, as a different moral travesty from what a
Mitt Romney victory would have been:
Liberals, by voting for Barack Obama, betrayed the core values they use to
define themselves—the rule of law, the safeguarding of civil liberties, the
protection of unions, the preservation of social welfare programs,
environmental accords, financial regulation, a defiance of unjust war and
torture, and the abolition of drone wars. The liberal class clung
desperately during the long nightmare of this political campaign to one or
two issues, such as protecting a woman’s ri... more »
Navajo Council Speaker defends Navajo water rights in Salazar meeting
**
*Navajo Council Speaker upholds Navajo water rights, says 'No!' to deal for
Navajo Generating Station and Peabody Coal, in US proposed water rights
deal during Salazar meeting*
*Navajo Council Speaker Johnny Naize*
*Censored News*
http://www.bsnorrell.blogspot.com
*Also see: Ben Nuvamsa, Hopi, defends Hopi water rights*
http://beyondthemesas.com/
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Naa’bik’iyati’ Water Rights Task Force of the Navajo
Nation Council, led by Speaker Johnny Naize (Low Mountain, Many Farms,
Nazlini, Tachee/Blue Gap, Tselani/ Cottonwood), met with U.S. Department of
Interior Secret... more »
Ma the Bumbler Media Storm
The Economist's Ma the Bumbler article has generated a storm in Taiwan,
with international media coverage by AFP:
"How can a 'bumbler' get a doctorate from Harvard?" said Wang Chien-shien,
president of the Control Yuan, a branch of Taiwan's government in charge of
monitoring the others, according to the Taipei-based daily China Times
Sunday.
Ma, who received his doctorate in juridical sciences at Harvard in the
early 1980s, was the target of a "biased" report, Finance Minister Chang
Sheng-ford was quoted as saying by the Central News Agency.
Diplomatically isolated Taiwan is highly... more »
Blue America Welcomes A New Blogger-- The Purple State Progressive... Let's Start With Kentucky's Upcoming U.S. Senate Race
The elections are over, but 2014 elections will begin soon. It never ends,
does it? The battle to strengthen the Democratic majority in the Senate
will hinge in no small part on a victory in Kentucky to defeat Minority
Leader Mitch McConnell. It’s time to Ditch Mitch! Democratic challengers
are being discussed and we should hear more in January of 2013 as
challengers file early to get a head start on this critical 2014 race.
Unless Susan Collins (R-ME) decides three terms is enough, after promising
Maine voters when she campaigned for her first term in 1996 and again when
running ... more »
Questions About "Rockets From Gaza"
I don't believe that for days now, rag-tag starving "gaza militants" have
been firing off thousands of rockets at Israel from the largest open air
prison, totally controlled and surrounded by the country they're firing
them at. I would sooner buy that Israel is LETTING them do this for
justification to attack Gaza, Israel themselves are doing it as a false
flag to blame them as justification for attacking them, or it isn't even
happening but they're saying it is for justification to attack them. I have
the following common sense questions about what is going on there right now
t... more »
in mississauga: a people's history of the war of 1812
The Harper Government has spent nearly $30 million promoting The War of
1812, all part of its overall effort to re-brand Canada as a "warrior
nation". History is always worth remembering, but who tells the story?
What's emphasized and what's forgotten?
Was Canadian identity forged on the battlefields of 1812? Did farmers and
other working people support the war, or resist it? Who profited from the
war?
Come hear a different perspective: "A People's History of the War of 1812,"
an antidote to Harper's glorification of war, featuring John Bell.
Progressive people living in Etobicoke... more »
in toronto: a fundraiser for iraq war resisters, featuring noah richler
The War Resisters Support Campaign presents *"TELLING OUR STORY: A
Fundraiser for U.S. Iraq War Resisters"*, at Innis College Town Hall in
Toronto, Friday, December 7, at 7:00 p.m. This very special evening
features author Noah Richler reading from his new book, *What We Talk About
When We Talk About War*. There will also be a sneak preview of the upcoming
film "Peace Has No Borders," about the struggles of US war resisters in
Canada, a performance by the Common Thread Choir, and other special guests.
Advance tickets are available on a sliding scale, with a suggested donation
of $2... more »
Fallout and California Produce
Majia's Blog - 4 hours ago
Japan Finds Radioactivity in More Foods From California
The California Radiation Report
By Andrew Kishner
www.NuclearCrimes.org
August 23, 2012http://www.nuclearcrimes.org/California-Radiation.pdf
[excerpted] It is downright frightening to know that in one instance an
orange grown in 2011 in California was 'hotter' than oranges grown there in
the 1960s when hydrogen nuclear bombs were exploding in open-air at testing
sites closer to the U.S. than Fukushima! It is even scarier that pistachios
grown in the U.S. were the 'hottest' item in an 'isotopic test' selection
of supermarket it... more »
The U.S. has a flat tax (in effect)
The Congressional Budget Office has a new study of effective federal
marginal tax rates for low and moderate income workers (those below 450
percent of the poverty line). The study looks at the effects of income
taxes, payroll taxes, and SNAP (the program formerly known as Food
Stamps). The bottom line is that the average household now faces an
effective marginal tax rate of 30 percent. In 2014, after various
temporary tax provisions have expired and the newly passed health insurance
subsidies go into effect, the average effective marginal tax rate will rise
to 35 percent.
What ... more »
Hundreds of New Yorkers pictured queueing for food at FEMA relief post as fall-out from Hurricane Sandy goes on
The Federal Emergency Management Agency said on Friday that it will extend
a program to provide temporary housing to New Yorkers displaced by
Hurricane Sandy for an additional month (pictured: hundreds of residents
impacted by the storm receive donated supplies on Saturday in Coney
Island). The extension will allow applicants, whose homes were damaged by
the devastating storm, to stay in hotels or motels until appropriate
accommodations become available.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2234643/New-Yorkers-displaced-Sandy-remain-hotels-provided-FEMA.html
Florida Man Refuses City Order To Destroy His Own Garden By Heather Callaghan
Florida Man Refuses City Order To Destroy His Own Garden
By Heather Callaghan
Food Freedom News, 15 November 2012
“A lot of us have gardens, but is there such thing as just…too much of a
good thing?”
The co-anchor responds, “The City of Orlando says when it comes to one
house, the answer is Yes…”
Jason Helvingston was ordered to destroy his 25 x 25 micro-irrigated front
yard veggie garden on his own property by November 7th but it’s still there
– “and that’s the problem” chimes another news anchor standing among the
fruits of his labor, discussing the city’s problem (not the res... more »
When does violence in Middle East become newsworthy?
DryBones right on the money, as is so often the case. This cartoon is
actually from two years ago, prescient or just bloody predictable?
Police hunt 'serial killer' after New York City boutique owner is the THIRD victim to be killed with same gun
Image - Murdered: Vahidipour Rahmatollah was killed with thre gunshots, but
it seems nothing was stolen from his shot
Authorities say a New York City boutique owner was shot to death in the
head Friday night with the same gun that killed two other shopkeepers in
the same borough over the summer.
Ballistics tests matched in each killing, all of which occurred in Brooklyn
shops with an '8' in the address.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2234459/NYC-boutique-owner-THIRD-victim-killed-gun.html
'We're going to damage a lot of pigs' livers': Horrific boast of battlefield doctors who injure then operate on LIVE animals at Nato base to give NHS surgeons practice
On
the most recent course near Copenhagen in Denmark, 18 healthy pigs were
drugged, shot at close range and taken by stretcher into operating
theatres
where medics treated their wounds. But animal welfare campaigners have
described the exercise as 'barbaric' and said using 'bleed-and-breathe'
human dolls was as effective as conducting surgery on live animals.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2234625/Were-going-damage-lot-pigs-livers-Horrific-boast-battlefield-doctors-shoot-operate-injured-animals-Nato-base-NHS-surgeons-practice.html
Our Government WASTED £10m aid 'helping' Jordan take back hate preacher Abu Qatada
British taxpayers have spent more than £10million on Jordan in a futile
battle to return hate preacher Abu Qatada to the Middle East state.
The cash, funded through Foreign Office handouts and EU grants, has
financed a range of human rights reforms to try to bring one of Britain’s
closest military allies in line with European standards of justice.
But last week Qatada’s deportation was blocked after a court ruled there
was a real risk that evidence obtained through torture might be used
against him.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2234649/How-wasted-10m-aid-helping-Jordan-ha... more »
Can Loving Penquins Save The World?
Photo courtesy: Derek Keats/CC BY-SA 2.0
I know that penquins are just possibly the cutest things that have ever
waddled upon the face of the earth; but, saving the planet by loving
them...seems like a stretch to me. But, not to Francois Blanchette.
Applied mathematician Francois Blanchette of the University of California
at Merced was inspired by the fluid movement of penguins huddling from the
cold in the hit documentary "The March of the Penguins." Now he hopes his
work will inspire others, leveraging the power of penguin-love:
Nearly everybody seems to love penguins and not en... more »
Secret MI5 dossier: Hate preacher Abu Qatada issued orders to kill British citizens after 9/11....And our Government STILL Won't put him on a Plane
Hate preacher Abu Qatada issued orders to kill British and American
civilians after the 9/11 terrorist attacks, according to a secret MI5
report seen by The Mail on Sunday.
The Security Service document has raised questions as to why Qatada – who
the British Government has tried and failed to deport to Jordan – has not
been put on trial in the UK for inciting murder.
The report is marked ‘secret UK eyes only’ and claims Qatada is the author
of a fatwa that ‘encourages Muslims to take part in jihad against the West’.
The Qatada fatwa also gives religious justification to the 9/11 at... more »
Flames engulf 34-story luxury high-rise in Dubai
Rescue crews in Dubai have evacuated a 34-story residential tower after a
fire gutted portions of the building.
The blaze on Sunday charred the outside of the structure and send gray
smoke drifting over a major development known as Jumeirah Lakes Towers, a
cluster of high-rise apartment buildings and shops on the southern edge of
Dubai.
Civil defense officials did not give immediate details on the possible
cause of the predawn fire.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2234694/Flames-engulf-luxury-34-story-high-rise-Dubai.html
Dolphins wash up on Gulf Coast mutilated with gunshot, knife wounds and missing jaws
Bodies of dolphins found mutilated with gunshot wounds, cuts and missing
jaws has launched an investigation by officials into the attacks covering
the northern Gulf of Mexico.
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has issued a 'heads up'
for officials to be on the alert for the barbaric attacks in waters
spanning Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama.
'We think there's someone or some group on a rampage,' Moby Solangi,
executive director of Institute for Marine Mammal Studies told the Sun
Herald. 'They not only kill them but also mutilate them.'
http://www.dailymail.co.... more »
Tuppence for the war
It's hard to know what to say about the Israeli onslaught in Gaza that
hasn't already been said. This is the fourth such assault the Israeli state
has carried out on its neighbours I think in ten years. Lenin's Tomb is of
course doing a bang up job. Shabogan Graffiti has some excellent posts on
the barbaric propaganda coming out of the BBC.
At a surface level it's an utter paradox why the right would hate such a
consistent and successful establishment propaganda tool. We forget
sometimes that the ruling class (with its competing empires) is not
homogeneous. It needs a state in part... more »
Monti Faces Threat of Early Election as Berlusconi Party Rebels
Italian Prime Minister Mario Monti faces a deadline today to reverse his
plan to separate regional and national voting or risk a rebellion by his
supporters that could force early elections.
Former Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi’s People of Liberty Party, which
supports the premier’s non-elected government, has demanded Monti reverse
his position favoring regional ballots in February with the national
elections to follow in April. The party called for Monti to act by today.
The government failed to make a recommendation at a meeting of Monti’s
Cabinet today in Rome. Monti will mee... more »
Israel Bombs Gaza Media and Government Sites, Warning of 'Expansion'
Israel pressed its assault on the Gaza Strip early Sunday, deploying
warplanes and naval vessels to pummel the coastal enclave as Israeli forces
widened the onslaught from mostly military targets to media offices and
centers of government infrastructure including on Saturday the four-story
headquarters of the Hamas prime minister.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu coupled developments on the ground with a
blunt warning that Israel was ready to significantly expand the attack, a
possible reference to a much-heralded ground attack.
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/11/19/world/middleeast/is... more »
Divers Recover Body After US Oil Rig Fire
Divers hired by the owner of an oil platform that caught fire in the Gulf
of Mexico have recovered a body in the waters near the site.
US Coast Guard spokesman Carlos Vega said the remains of the unidentified
person were found by divers working for Houston-based Black Elk Energy, who
were inspecting the platform.
Mr Vega said the Coast Guard would be turning over the remains to local
authorities.
http://news.sky.com/story/1012985/oil-rig-fire-search-called-off-as-body-found
Facing austerity, Europe's bureaucrats chafe
The problem is that governments from Helsinki to Madrid are freezing
spending or cutting it by 5 percent or more a year, but the European
Commission has asked for a 6 percent increase over 2014-2020. An
influential group of eight EU countries, including Germany and France as
well as Britain, wants the Commission to save between 5 and 15 billion
euros over the period.
The Commission argues that it has already made cuts. But in politics,
symbolism matters, and numerous examples appear to contradict the claims of
restraint:
- The European Parliament shifts its base once a month from B... more »
World's Only BeeKeeping Donkey
Photo courtesy: youtube.com/screen capture
It might seem strange to some, but honey farmer and homespun inventor
Manuel Juraci is unashamed to call a jackass both a colleague and a friend.
Like many living in Brazil's sprawling semi-arid shrubland known as the
Caatinga, Manuel turned to beekeeping as a means of subsistence in the
largely arid and uncultivable region. But in a stroke of countryside
genius, he's forged an unlikely animal partnership with what just might be
the world's only beekeeping donkey [link is in Portugese] (that has the
necessary garb to boot) -- and it's maki... more »
ELMO, DAVID ROSE, CYRIL SMITH, DISINFORMATION TWEETS
*Guy Burgess - Journalist and Spy.*
*
*We suspect that the 'bad guys' have now begun Tweeting and Blogging - in
order to spread disinformation.
We've noted that some Tweeters and Bloggers are suggesting that 'Scallywag'
got it all wrong about child sex abuse in the UK.
Whom should we believe?
*Kevin Clash, the Elmo puppeteer, reportedly paid his accuser $125000 to
get him to change his story about child sexual abuse.*
*A different David Rose.*
*"David Rose is a British journalist who by his own admission served as a
conduit for intelligence disinformation [1] on both sides of the... more »
what planet is this - dream breakthrough or dream delusion?
image copyright 2012 DerKlox
back in June 2012 I noticed that, after my dream balconies/elder guide
dream, further dreams were being purposefully BLOCKED (or that was my
impression), specifically relating to the question of whether or not our
dreams were some 'service' we perform for 'those who can't' either on or
off world.
Dream Blocking happened when I consciously decided to ask the lucid-dream
question, "What planet is this?". I just couldn't do it; I could neither
get to the lucid dreaming state nor ask the question. There seemed to be NO
CONNECTION between my conscious wish ... more »
Gaza: Israel Prepares To Expand Offensive
Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has announced at a cabinet meeting
that the country is ready to "significantly expand" its Gaza offensive.
The bombardment of Gaza by Israel entered a new phase overnight, with
Israel shelling the Palestinian territory from the sea, as well as
continuing its airstrikes.
On Friday, ministers decided to double the current reserve troop quota set
for the Gaza offensive to 75,000 and 30,000 soldiers have already been
called up.
http://news.sky.com/story/1012899/gaza-israel-prepares-to-expand-offensive
French same-sex marriage law sparks protest
Tens of thousands of people, joined by Catholic church leaders, marched in
cities across France on Saturday to protest against government plans to
legalize same-sex marriage.
Demonstrators, holding banners with slogans such as "don't touch civil
marriage", "all born from the union of a man and a woman" and "one father +
one mother for all children", took to the streets in Paris, Lyon, Marseille
and other major towns.
http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/11/17/us-france-gaymarriage-idUSBRE8AG0IE20121117
Boycott Wal*mart On Black Friday, November 23, 2012
*It's time to take a stand and support the workers who are standing up to
live better through an unfair labor practice strike.*
Walmart workers decided to strike on Black Friday after they were targeted
for retaliation for speaking out about substandard work conditions and
treatment last month in the first ever walk out in the history of the
company.
We ask you to help us feed the workers who will walk out on the company
next week on the biggest shopping day of the year.
https://www.wepay.com/donations/walmart-strikers-food-fund
*The workers are demanding the following from Walma... more »
Jordan's king hampered by lack of Gulf aid
Riot policemen stand guard as protesters from the Islamic Action Front and
other opposition parties demonstrate following an announcement that Jordan
would raise fuel prices, including a hike on cooking gas, after Friday
prayers in Amman November 16, 2012.
Credit: Reuters/Muhammad Hamed
With protesters baying for his overthrow, Jordan's King Abdullah might be
wondering why his fellow-dynasts in Gulf Arab states are not providing the
cash that could calm the trouble.
After days of demonstrations against fuel price rises in provincial towns,
Muslim Brotherhood supporters joined crowd... more »
Railway put trains in flood zone despite warnings
New Jersey Transit's struggle to recover from Superstorm Sandy is being
compounded by a pre-storm decision to park much of its equipment in two
rail yards that forecasters predicted would flood, a move that resulted in
damage to one-third of its locomotives and a quarter of its passenger cars.
That damage is likely to cost tens of millions of dollars and take many
months to repair, a Reuters examination has found.
http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/11/17/us-storm-sandy-newjersey-railway-idUSBRE8AG0K220121117
Israel returns fire on Syrian Golan, may have caused deaths
Israel fired artillery into Syria in response to gunfire aimed at its
troops in the Israeli-controlled Golan Heights, and may have killed Syrian
soldiers, Israel's army said on Sunday.
There were no reported injuries on the Israeli side from the shootings,
which occurred on Saturday, the third case this month of violence seen as a
spillover of civil unrest in Syria that has also alarmed other neighbors
such as Lebanon and Turkey.
http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/11/18/us-israel-syria-idUSBRE8AH00920121118
Missile Strikes Sky's Gaza Offices
Two missiles have hit the Gaza building in which Sky News' offices and
studios are housed.
Gaza: Rockets Target Tel Aviv Amid Airstrikes
Palestinians in Gaza have fired two rockets at Tel Aviv which were shot
down by Israel's Iron Dome air shield, witnesses and police said.
Gaza's Hamas militants said they launched two Iranian-designed Fajr-5
rockets at the Israeli city.
The bombardment of Gaza by Israel entered a new phase overnight, with
Israel shelling the Palestinian territory from the sea, as well as
continuing its airstrikes.
Earlier, a toddler was killed and his two brothers wounded in the latest
Israeli airstrike on Gaza, emergency services said.
http://news.sky.com/story/1012899/gaza-rockets-target-tel-aviv... more »
3.7 Magnitude Earthquake OFFSHORE NORTHERN CALIFORNIA - 18th November 2012
Magnitude
3.7
Date-Time
Sunday, November 18, 2012 at 06:53:05 UTC
Saturday, November 17, 2012 at 10:53:05 PM at epicenter
Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones
Location
40.625°N, 125.162°W
Depth
9 km (5.6 miles) (poorly constrained)
Region
OFFSHORE NORTHERN CALIFORNIA
Distances
76 km (47 miles) W (274°) from Ferndale, CA
Fish with high levels of radioactivity found in Japan
A study by Japan's Environment Ministry has found the presence of fish with
high levels of radioactive cesium in rivers and reservoirs in Fukushima,
the province where the nuclear disaster at the power plant of the same name
took place, the Kyodo news agency said Saturday.
Among the specimens with the highest levels of the contaminant was a
mountain trout with 11,400 becquerels of cesium per kilo, more than 100
times the limit of 100 becquerels per kilo established in Japan.
The trout was caught in the Niida River in the city of Minamisoma, 20
kilometers (12 1/2 miles) north of the ... more »
Spanish Police Protest Over Austerity Cuts
Some 5,000 police officers marched through the centre of Madrid to protest
salary cuts and a reduction of the force.
The officers, who had travelled from across Spain, rallied three days after
the nation was gripped by a general strike over the austerity cuts.
Health and education workers have already taken part in similar marches.
"Citizens! Forgive us for not arresting those truly responsible for this
crisis: bankers and politicians," read one banner held by a line of
officers as they marched to the interior ministry.
http://news.sky.com/story/1012821/spanish-police-protest-over-... more »
Ex-coalition minister Sarah Teather: Benefits Cap 'Immoral And Socially Divisive'......It's Immoral for us to keep paying for the people who "refuse" to work
Plans for a £500-a-week cap on household benefits have been criticised in a
savage attack by the former coalition minister for children and families.
Sarah Teather accused ministers of seeking to "gain popularity at the
expense of children's lives" by pushing through a measure they knew was
popular but ineffective.
The Lib Dem faced calls for her sacking as children's minister in February
after she missed a key vote on the reforms which she had publicly
questioned.
http://news.sky.com/story/1012904/benefits-cap-immoral-and-socially-divisive
Miliband Warns Of 'Sleepwalk' Towards EU Exit
Ed Miliband has called for major reforms of the European Union and a
"hard-headed" approach taken by Britain, ahead of a crunch EU budget summit
this week.
The Labour leader - who last month joined forces with Tory rebels to defeat
the Government over its strategy to freeze the EU budget - said Labour must
not ignore the legitimate concerns of eurosceptics.
He said reform was needed on the budget, on immigration rules, state aid
restrictions and austerity measures - but declined to promise a referendum
on the UK's future within the EU.
http://news.sky.com/story/1012916/miliband-war... more »
EU Will give UK until Friday to change Prisoner Voting Ban
MPs are to be given another say on whether to give prisoners the vote, as
the deadline for Britain to comply with a European ruling on the
controversial issue looms.
The UK's current blanket ban on prisoners voting has been judged as
unlawful by the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) and officials in
Strasbourg have given the Government until Friday to comply with the ruling.
http://news.sky.com/story/1012942/prisoner-voting-ban-mps-to-debate-again
4.2 Magnitude Earthquake ANTOFAGASTA, CHILE - 18th November 2012
Magnitude
4.2
Date-Time
Sunday, November 18, 2012 at 02:34:50 UTC
Saturday, November 17, 2012 at 11:34:50 PM at epicenter
Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones
Location
21.619°S, 68.489°W
Depth
97.3 km (60.5 miles)
Region
ANTOFAGASTA, CHILE
Distances
104 km (64 miles) NNE of Calama, Chile
4.8 Magnitude Earthquake TONGA - 17th November 2012
Magnitude
4.8
Date-Time
Saturday, November 17, 2012 at 22:59:45 UTC
Sunday, November 18, 2012 at 12:59:45 PM at epicenter
Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones
Location
18.701°S, 174.836°W
Depth
302 km (187.7 miles)
Region
TONGA
Distances
90 km (55 miles) W of Neiafu, Tonga
4.9 Magnitude Earthquake BANDA SEA - 17th November 2012
Magnitude
4.9
Date-Time
Saturday, November 17, 2012 at 22:42:47 UTC
Sunday, November 18, 2012 at 07:42:47 AM at epicenter
Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones
Location
6.352°S, 130.071°E
Depth
118.5 km (73.6 miles)
Region
BANDA SEA
Distances
224 km (139 miles) NW of Saumlaki, Indonesia
18-month-old boy is killed in Gaza after Israel bombed more militant targets overnight
A toddler has been killed and his two brothers wounded in the latest
Israeli airstrike on Gaza, emergency services said.
The 18-month-old Palestinian boy died in a strike east of the Bureij
refugee camp in central Gaza, spokesman Adham Abu Selmiya told the AFP news
agency.
Health ministry spokesman Ashraf al Qudra said the two wounded boys, aged
four and five, were "in critical condition".
http://news.sky.com/story/1012899/gaza-conflict-toddler-killed-in-airstrike
Chief Rabbi Lord Sacks: "This operation is actually about Iran"
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newsvideo/9682414/Its-got-to-do-with-Iran-Chief-Rabbi-Lord-Sacks-unguarded-comments-about-Gaza-conflict.html
"Dissecting IDF propaganda: The numbers behind the rocket attacks" (Are we being told the whole truth?)
*An intriguing article investigating what's going on between Israel and
Gaza via hard numbers, and debating the IDF message:*
http://mondoweiss.net/2012/11/dissecting-idf-propaganda-the-numbers-behind-the-rocket-attacks.html
GAZA WAR – IS NETANYAHU COMMITTED TO INVADE THE GAZA STRIP?
There is some speculation that a truce between Israel and Hamas could be
negotiated to avert an invasion of the Gaza Strip by Israeli troops.
While a truce and ceasefire should be hoped for, one needs to consider the
realities of the situation from the point of view of Netanyahu.
First, Netanyahu has the blessing of US President Obama to do whatever
Netanyahu deems best for Israel – including invade. Second, Netanyahu, as
far as the Gaza is concerned, has the full support of his multi-party
cabinet, the military and the intelligence community if he decides to
invade.
By invading a... more »
HOW MUCH OF THIS STORY HAVE YOU LEARNED FROM THE U.S. MAINSTREAM MEDIA?
------------------------------
*FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 16, 2012*
Original here
*"Nowhere to Run": Israel Fires Over 500 Strikes in Gaza, Civilian Toll
Grows in Humanitarian Crisis*
Israel is continuing to pound the Gaza Strip with air strikes amidst fears
that Israel could soon launch a ground invasion into Gaza. Israeli troops,
tanks and armored personnel carriers are now massing near the Palestinian
territory. Earlier today, 85 missiles exploded within 45 minutes in Gaza
City, sending black pillars... more »
ISRAEL FIRES ARTILLERY AT SYRIAN SOLDIERS ALONG GOLAN HEIGHTS
*More info:*
http://www.ndtv.com/article/world/syrian-civil-war-spillover-draws-israeli-fire-293730
It's A Dog's Life... In India
In India, it's a two-tier world for dogs-- just like for people
My pal Roland teaches elementary school in Compton, one of L.A.'s roughest
neighborhoods. He always tells me the kids don't have any clue that they're
poor. I didn't either when I was a kid. In fact, I never even thought about
it until I wasn't poor-- when I was in my thirties. I was making $100/week
and thought I was the king of the world. And when I was really a little kid
we had a dog, which I found out on American Public Media's Marketplace
yesterday, is a mark of wealth. At least societally. Yes, puppies,
apparently... more »
What lies behind Israel’s drafting of its reserves? And what does it mean for the continuation of Operation Pillar of Defense?
http://www.timesofisrael.com/calling-in-the-cavalry-to-avoid-another-lebanon-style-foul-up/
"A Look to the Heavens"
“A dark Sun hung over Queensland, Australia on Wednesday morning during a
much anticipated total solar eclipse. Storm clouds threatened to spoil the
view along the northern coast, but minutes before totality the clouds
parted. Streaming past the Moon's edge, the last direct rays of sunlight
produced a gorgeous diamond ring effect in this scene from Ellis Beach
between Cairns and Port Douglas.
*Click image for larger size. *
Winking out in a moment, the diamond didn't last forever though. The area
was plunged into darkness for nearly 2 minutes as the Moon's shadow swept
off shore... more »
A State Of Mind (2004 North Korea documentary)
*Two young gymnast girls train for the Mass Games, North Korea's
choreography spectacular. Provides an intriguing inside look into life in
Pyongyang, North Korea.*
Chet Raymo, "Rules For Believing And Thinking"
*"Seven Rules for Believing"*
by Chet Raymo
"I was reading again recently Richard Dawkins' letter to his daughter
Juliet on her tenth birthday, urging her to avoid tradition, authority and
revelation as reasons for believing. Ask for evidence, he writes - evidence
that is at least potentially available to all. Good advice, and I wouldn't
mind passing on Dawkins' letter to my own children or grandchildren. But
there is further advice I would add.
A week or so ago I proposed here Four Rules of Rational Thinking, and had
some savvy comments by readers. Let me now propose Seven Rule... more »
The Daily "Near You?"
Redfield, South Dakota, USA. Thanks for stopping by.
Paulo Coelho, “Change and Renewal”
*“Change and Renewal”*
by Paulo Coelho
“When winter arrives, the trees must sigh in sadness as they see their
leaves falling. They say: ‘We will never be like we were before.’ Of
course. Or still, what is the meaning of renewing oneself? The next leaves
will have their own nature, they pertain to a new summer that approaches
and which will never be like the one that passed.
Living means changing– and the seasons repeat these lessons to us every
year. Changing means going through a period of depression: we still don’t
know the new and we have to forget everything we used to know.... more »
"Always Been Sane..."
"As long as you have mystery you have health; when you destroy mystery you
create morbidity. Indigenous humans have always been sane because they have
always been mystic. They permit the twilight."
- G. K. Chesterton
Floyd And Silber On Israhell's Slaughter of Gaza
*Obaaama The Coward gives Netanyahoo and Israhell political and moral
cover for crimes against humanity.*
I remember Operation Cast Lead very well because it was around the time
when I started 'The Excavator.' I remember reading the commentaries of
Arthur Silber and Chris Floyd. And here we are again, at the same place,
helplessly watching the same* *slaughter. The only difference this time
around is that Israhell is planning to slaughter even more people who are
being held hostage in Gaza.
An excerpt from Chris Floyd's article, *"On the Eve: Last Thoughts Before
the Latest Inv... more »
The private equity company ate our Twinkies
*"It is hard to blame workers for not putting their trust in a management
team that shows little competence and is rapidly stuffing its pockets at
the company's expense. It is bad news for workers and the economy as a
whole when such people gain control of major corporations."*
*-- Dean Baker, in "No Cupcake: Workers Turn Down
Bad Deal from Hostess," on the CEPR website*
*by Ken*
It's hardly surprising that the Infotainment Noozemedia are reporting the
apparent death of Hostess, makers of Twinkies, Ho-Hos, and Wonder Bread, as
yet another story of the insatiable greed of those godda... more »
Video: Brave Israelis Protest Gaza Invasion
Video: Brave Israelis protest the Netanyahu government's attack on Gaza and
imminent invasion of Gaza.
YouTube video description [Channel - The Blue Pilgrimage]:
Video of the Tel Aviv protest against Israel's attack on the Gaza Strip and
the simultaneous counter-protest in support of the attack.
Desperate Haitian Farmers by Randal C. Archibold
[image: The New York Times]
------------------------------
November 17, 2012
Already Desperate, Haitian Farmers Are Left Hopeless After StormBy RANDAL
C. ARCHIBOLD
FAUCHÉ, Haiti — A woman who lost just about everything now gives her
children coffee for meals because it quiets their stomachs a bit. Another
despondent mother relives the awful moment when her 18-month-old baby was
swept from her arms by a flash food. The bodies of a family of five killed
in a mudslide still sit in a morgue unclaimed.
Haitians, who know well the death and despair natural disasters can cause,
suffered mi... more »
"How It Really Is, And Should Have Been"
And how it really should have been...
ANONYMOUS POSTS EMERGENCY INFORMATION TO ALLOW GAZANS ACCESS TO THE INTERNET SHOULD ISRAEL CUT OFF COMMUNICATIONS TO OUTSIDE WORLD
*
Emergency dial-up numbers that can be used in Gaza, in Arabic:*
http://www.alwatanvoice.com/arabic/news/2012/11/15/334424.html
*Anonymous "care package" to Gazans:*
http://www.mediafire.com/?hpnne29xvx1ceuv
*Contains:*
-- Instructions on how to reconnect to Internet
-- Instructions on how to avoid Israeli surveillance
-- First Aid guide
-- Anonymous press release
*The Coming Crisis is FIRMLY against the restriction of information, and
therefore provides these links to ensure objective and fully reported news
on both sides reaches all people. Pass this information on to those in need... more »
Israeli Interior Mininster, E. Yishai: "The goal of the operation is to send Gaza back to the Middle Ages. Only then will Israel be calm for 40 yrs", via Haaretz
*Matt's confusion:*
Since Gaza has been living in the Middle Ages for the better part of the
last 60 years, mostly due to embargo and perpetual bombing, does that mean
the mission is finally complete?
Occupy Monkey Cage
In this experiment, two Capuchin monkeys get different compensation for
doing the same amount of work. After the Capuchin on the left notices that
a distinct class line has been drawn, alienation sets in, and a work
stoppage ensues.
SPORADIC SILENCE OVER GAZA AND ISRAEL: RUMOURS OF IMMINENT CEASEFIRE, US PRESSURE NOT TO LAUNCH GROUND INVASION
*Update:*
Literally 3 seconds after I posted this, I heard two massive explosions in
Gaza. Guess not.
*Update 2:*
Ceasefire negotiations are apparently underway during the bombing.
GAZA WAR – ISRAELI PROPAGANDA NONSENSE
According to Alana Goodman, a neocon propagandist herself who writes for *Commentary
*magazine, Israeli ambassador to the US Michael Oren has said when talkingabout the Israeli bombing of Gaza:
*In one case, an Israeli pilot refrained from striking a long-range missile
because the pilot noticed children in the vicinity.*
This is pure garbage.
I’ve been flying airplanes for over 45 years and I can tell you that when
flying at even just a few hundred feet off the ground and at only 200mph it
would be impossible to distinguish children from adults.
Oren is simply trying to excuse Israe... more »
Truth Militia Radio with John Friend
I just finished the fourth edition of Truth Militia Radio with John Friend.
My guest and good friend Zan Overall, the *Wise Old Man*, discussed our
experiences with various activist groups in Southern California, Zan's
recent experience at an anti-Islamophobia rally in Los Angeles,
international Jewry's assault on humanity, and current events. You can
download the entire show *here* or subscribe on iTunes via the *Truth
Militia Radio page* on Blog Talk Radio. Below are some of Zan's YouTube
videos.
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Just a reminder, I'll have Dr. Jim Fetze... more »
Pillar of Death: Israhell Is The Real Savage
David Harris-Gershon *writes*:
"Interior Minister Eli Yishai, in a moment of disturbing candor, revealed
what is for many in Netanyahu’s government the ultimate goalof its
escalating military campaign on Gaza:
“The goal of the operation is to send Gaza back to the Middle Ages. Only
then will Israel be calm for forty years.”
Now, part of Yishai’s bombast comes from the fact that, as a known racist and
head of the ultra-orthodox Shas party, he’d feel much more comfortable in
the Middle Ages himself.
However, his statement reveals an essential truth few Israeli leaders dare
to... more »
What Mattered This Week?
I'm pretty sure the Romney comments, and even the reaction, go in the
"doesn't matter" bin. For something that matters...I'll go with Eurozone
developments. To some extent this week, to some extent just remembering
it's out there.
What else? What do you think mattered this week?
No Surprise Here: As Israel Assaults Gaza, BBC Reporting Assaults The Truth!
Yes, Israel is right now plastering the innocent people of Gaza, and will
very shortly be rolling their tanks into that overpopulated strip. The
result will definitely be thousands of innocent Palestinians massacred!
I have marvelled over the last few days by the absolute bullcrap coming
from the Mainstream media about this impending slaughter in Gaza. Even the
media rigtht here in the heart of Canada has been absolutely pro-Israel,
and has concentrated on the 3-4 Israeli civilians killed by the Mossad
missile launched from Gaza. And, of course, they have completely ignored
the ... more »
The Palin-Bachman-George W. Syndrome of Celebrity Stupid Re-Emerges in Rep. Nan Hayworth
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Con v. Internet
Oh,
Conservatives! Threatening Teh Internet? Good luck with that.
It's easy to understand why they're afraid of it though. It's bigger
than them by (heh) googols, and stands in ideological opposition to them
in form and function. The internet has allowed governments to topple
and revolutions to manifest.
Sask New Democrats Hold First In A Series Of All Candidates Debates - November 17th - Regina
Regina All-Candidates' Forum
*When: Saturday, Nov. 17, 2012 from 7:00 pm to 9:30 pm*
*Where: Ramada Inn, 1818 Victoria Avenue, Regina*
*You can watch live stream of the event HERE at 7:00 pm CST / 8:00 pm EST*
*Buckdog will be there and will do a follow-up post later ....*
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It All Sounds Good Until They Shoot Back
It's no accident that our fondness for resorting to military violence is
inversely proportional to the risk that our target might inflict the same
violence on us. Put another way, we're all for whacking people so long as
they can't whack back.
How fond would Benny Netanyahu be of targeted assassinations if Hamas had
the ability to retaliate in kind?
How likely would Barack Obama be to resort to drone warfare in distant
lands if the other side had the ability to send manned drones into U.S.
airspace?
It begs the question of how we're going to cope with a "peer" adversary, a
count... more »
Israel attacks, cries victim at opposition: Joe Catron
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