Standing Committee on Public Safety and National Security (Photo credit: The Advocacy Project)
Board of Governors - International Monetary Fund (IMF) (Photo credit: Wikipedia)Maybe Time Does Heal All Wounds
The Mound of Sound at The Disaffected Lib - 7 seconds ago
There may be hope that the current younger generation can clean up a lot of
messes that have bedeviled their elders and will otherwise be dropped in
their laps.
For example, it is hoped that young Republicans, who grew up never really
knowing Ronald Reagan as a demi-god, will ditch the corporatism of the
radical Right and the Tea Party lunacy and restore moderate conservatism to
the GOP.
And, in Gaza, there are signs that a youth movement is surfacing that is
fed up with both sides, Israeli and Hamas, that have plagued their lives
and their future.
*Gaza Youth's Manifesto for Chan... more »
Public Works Canada Placed on Probation?
The Mound of Sound at The Disaffected Lib - 18 minutes ago
How does the federal government, in the form of Public Works Canada, get put
on probation?
Public Works and Government Services Canada has pleaded guilty under the
Canada Labour Code in the gruesome, October 19 death of 51 year old Peter
Kennedy.
Kennedy, an engineer at the Ottawa River, Cliff Central Heating & Cooling
Plant, was trying to fire up a boiler than had undergone asbestos removal.
It exploded, engulfing him in steam and hot gasses. He later died.
*PWGSC pleaded guilty to counts under the Canada Labour Code including
failing to have a health and safety policy and provi... more »
How to Make A Little Girl Happy
Debra at Housewife Eclectic - 55 minutes ago
Take two little girls, dress one up as Snow White and the other as
Pocahontas.
Add a dash of Finding Nemo, especially Bruce.
Make sure Mickey Mouse makes an appearance.
Dance through a fairy tale with their favorite princesses.
Add a little Yee-Haw with Jessie, Woody and Buzz.
Watch a ginormous whale swallow Pinocchio.
See Mulan go from spilling tea to chopping her hair and becoming a
solider.
Work out with the Incredibles...
and feel the love tonight.
Needless to say the girls were thrilled with Disney on Ice. I think we
have decided to make it an annua... more »
Lamar W. Hankins : 'Death with Dignity' Defeated
thorne dreyer at The Rag Blog - 1 hour ago
Image from WNYT.com.
'Death with Dignity' defeated:
Freedom denied by Massachusetts voters
If I decide that it is time for my life to come to an end for reasons important to me, that should be my decision.
By Lamar W. Hankins / The Rag Blog / November 21, 2012
"The greatest human freedom is to live, and die, according to one's own desires and beliefs. From advance directives to
Sergeant John Russell accused of Iraq shooting "psychotic": doctor
Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 1 hour ago
A U.S. soldier accused of killing five fellow servicemen at a military
combat stress center in Baghdad in 2009 was psychotic and suffered from
post-traumatic stress disorder during the shooting frenzy, a top U.S.
forensic psychiatrist testified on Tuesday.
Sergeant John Russell, 48, is accused of going on a shooting spree at Camp
Liberty, near the Baghdad airport, in an assault the military said at the
time could have been triggered by combat stress.
http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/11/21/us-usa-iraq-trial-idUSBRE8AK04U20121121
Euro zone, IMF fail to strike Greek debt deal
Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 1 hour ago
Greece's international lenders failed for the second week running to agree
how to get the country's debt down to a sustainable level and will have a
third go at resolving their most intractable problem in six days' time.
After nearly 12 hours of talks through the night during which myriad
options were discussed, euro zone finance ministers, the International
Monetary Fund and the European Central Bank failed to reach a consensus,
without which emergency aid cannot be disbursed to Athens.
http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/11/21/us-eurogroup-idUSBRE8AJ0NI20121121
Police chief killed in Libya's Benghazi
Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 1 hour ago
A top security official in the eastern Libyan city of Benghazi was killed
in front of his home overnight on Wednesday, security officials said, in
the latest violence to plague the cradle of the North African country's
revolt.
Faraj al-Deirsy, head of Benghazi police, died from multiple gunshot
wounds, police and interior ministry sources said.
"This happened in front of his house when unknown attackers opened fire and
hit him before fleeing," a police source.
http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/11/21/us-libya-security-idUSBRE8AK03N20121121
Mount Tongariro no longer spewing ash, New Zealand
Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 1 hour ago
This afternoon's small eruption at the Te Maari crater on Mount Tongariro
appears to be over, GNS Science reports.
Accordingly, GNS scientists have now decreased the Aviation Colour Code
from Red to Orange, signalling that ash is no longer being emitted.
However, minor eruptive activity continues and the Volcanic Alert Level
remains at 2.
http://tvnz.co.nz/national-news/mount-tongariro-no-longer-spewing-ash-5230221
Iran's Fordo Nuclear Complex Reaches Capacity
Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 1 hour ago
Iran has finished installing all the critical equipment at a deep
underground site where it is producing nuclear fuel that could quickly be
converted to use in a nuclear weapon, international inspectors reported on
Friday. But they said Iran has yet to ramp up production, leaving several
months for President Obama and his allies to work on a diplomatic solution
that could avoid a military confrontation.
The report, by the International Atomic Energy Agency, also said that
satellite photographs show Iran has worked for months to alter another site
that the agency has long suspected ... more »
Gaza conflict tests Israeli defense system......Is this being tested for the War with Iran?
Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 1 hour ago
A missile defense shield jointly developed by the United States and Israel
is intercepting nearly 90 percent of Palestinian rockets that appear to be
a threat to populated areas, Israel claimed Friday while making clear that
it is not now seeking U.S. military help.
The conflict that began Wednesday is the largest test yet of the Iron Dome
missile defense system designed to protect southern Israeli towns from
rockets fired from the bordering Palestinian territory of Gaza. Its limits
were evident Friday, when two Palestinian rockets were fired toward
Jerusalem, beyond the zone regula... more »
Fat Duck chefs killed in Hong Kong car accident
Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 1 hour ago
Two chefs from Heston Blumenthal's restaurant The Fat Duck have been killed
along with their taxi driver in a collision with a bus in Hong Kong.
The pair, who are yet to be identified, were travelling in the Chai Wan
district when a bus travelling downhill collided with the oncoming vehicles.
The Michelin-starred restaurant in Bray, Berkshire, confirmed both men were
senior members of staff.
Hong Kong Police Force said the bus driver, 57, had been arrested.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-berkshire-20410800
Afghan loses death penalty appeal over French deaths
Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 1 hour ago
A military court has rejected an appeal by an Afghan soldier sentenced to
death for killing five French troops in an insider attack in January, an
official said Monday.
So-called green-on-blue attacks have spiralled this year, with a total of
61 NATO troops killed by members of the Afghan security forces, fuelling
distrust between the allies in the war against Taliban Islamist insurgents.
The French casualties prompted France to withdraw combat forces from
Afghanistan earlier than planned.
http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5hDKcCDBLMmKH9rqbiqpX0BrWJIaQ?docId=CNG.6f6... more »
Attacker stabs guard at US embassy in Tel Aviv: police
Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 1 hour ago
A man apparently suffering from mental health problems stabbed a security
guard at the U.S. embassy in Tel Aviv on Tuesday and was apprehended,
police said.
"A Mazda car stopped next to the U.S. embassy and a man got out carrying a
red bag and a pitchfork," said David Cohen, 48, who told Reuters he
witnessed the incident while jogging along Tel Aviv's Mediterranean
promenade.
http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/11/20/us-israel-usa-embassy-idUSBRE8AJ0GJ20121120
Wen Jiabao adamant on South China Sea claim
Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 1 hour ago
Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao has made a strong defence of his country's claim
to almost all of the South China Sea after a summit of world leaders ended
in bitter disagreement over how to ease tensions in the strategic and
resource-rich waterways.
"China's act of defending its sovereignty is necessary and legitimate ...
and we have properly handled the incidents that were not of the making of
China," Mr Wen told 17 other leaders on the final day of the East Asia
Summit in Phnom Penh, according to Chinese vice foreign minister Fu Ying.
US president Barack Obama told the leaders to rein... more »
Congo: UN security council condemns Goma takeover by M23 rebels
Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 1 hour ago
The United Nations security council has unanimously condemned the seizure
of the Congolese city of Goma and asked the UN secretary general, Ban
Ki-moon, to report on what external support the rebels have received.
Diplomats at the United Nations and regional mediators in Central Africa
sought on Wednesday night to ward off a deeper conflict after rebels widely
believed to be backed by Rwanda captured the eastern Congolese city.
Uganda's president is trying to broker a meeting between the leaders of
Congo and Rwanda in Kampala.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2012/nov/21/congo-united... more »
Mount Tongariro volcano erupts in New Zealand
Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 1 hour ago
A New Zealand volcano used as a backdrop to "The Lord of the Rings" films
erupted on Wednesday, sending a column of ash two kilometres (1.2 miles)
above the North Island, scientists and witnesses said.
The official GNS Science monitoring service issued a potential threat alert
after the 1:25 pm (0025 GMT) eruption at Mount Tongariro, which became
active in August this year after lying dormant for more than a century.
While a nearby highway was closed as a precaution, Civil Defence
authorities described the eruption as minor and told local residents they
could expect light ashfall, ... more »
Change The World Wednesday (#CTWW)
Small Footprints at Reduce Footprints - 1 hour ago
Welcome to Change The World Wednesday (#CTWW)! If this is your first visit,
please click HERE for information and a complete list of all the challenges
we've taken on so far.
There's a lot of great information in this post and I encourage you to read
through it ... however, if you don't have the time right now, you might
find the following quick links helpful:
- The #CTWW Gang
- The Honor Society
- My Final Thoughts on Our Last Challenge
- A question rather than a challenge
Last week we focused on reducing. What I found interesting about this
challenge is that no matte... more »
Is Marco Rubio Really A Bigger Idiot Than Mark Pryor?
DownWithTyranny at DownWithTyranny! - 1 hour ago
All day yesterday people were making fun of Marco Rubio for his idiotic
comments to *GQ* about how old the earth is. Basically, he didn't want to
get into that debate-- "I'm not a scientist"-- because Hate Talk Radio, Fox
News and the Bronze Age religionist fanatics who control much of his
political party will not countenance anyone veering from their fairytale
about how the Earth was created in 6 days 5 thousand years ago. Personally,
I was more interested in his unlikely comments about Public Enemy, Tupac
and Pitbull:
But as Krugman pointed out on his *Times* blog a few hours la... more »
Greek Debt Solution Eludes Euro Ministers After 11-Hour Talks
Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 1 hour ago
European finance ministers failed to agree on a debt-reduction package for
Greece after battling with the International Monetary Fund over how to
nurse the recession- wracked country back to fiscal health.
With creditors led by Germany refusing to put up fresh money or offer debt
relief, the finance chiefs were unable to scrounge together enough funds
from other sources to help alleviate Greece’s debt burden, set to hit 190
percent of gross domestic product in 2014.
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-11-21/greek-debt-solution-eludes-euro-ministers-after-11-hour-talks.html
Mumbai Terrorist Mohammed Kasab Is Executed In India
Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 1 hour ago
The sole surviving Mumbai terrorist attacker has been executed after the
Indian president rejected his mercy plea.
http://news.sky.com/story/1014271/mumbai-terrorist-mohammed-kasab-is-executed
4.5 Magnitude Earthquake KEPULAUAN OBI, INDONESIA - 21st November 2012
Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 1 hour ago
Magnitude M 4.5
Region KEPULAUAN OBI, INDONESIA
Date time 2012-11-21 03:58:28.1 UTC
Location 1.03 S ; 127.36 E
Depth 10 km
Distances 193 km S Tidore, Indonesia
5.0 Magnitude Earthquake NEW BRITAIN REGION, PAPUA NEW GUINEA - 21st November 2012
Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 1 hour ago
Magnitude
5.0
Date-Time
Wednesday, November 21, 2012 at 01:18:40 UTC
Wednesday, November 21, 2012 at 11:18:40 AM at epicenter
Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones
Location
5.903°S, 151.707°E
Depth
8.4 km (5.2 miles)
Region
NEW BRITAIN REGION, PAPUA NEW GUINEA
Distances
177 km (109 miles) ESE of Kimbe, Papua New Guinea
4.6 Magnitude Earthquake OAXACA, MEXICO - 21st November 2012
Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 1 hour ago
Magnitude
4.6
Date-Time
Wednesday, November 21, 2012 at 00:30:51 UTC
Tuesday, November 20, 2012 at 06:30:51 PM at epicenter
Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones
Location
16.427°N, 98.304°W
Depth
13.8 km (8.6 miles)
Region
OAXACA, MEXICO
Distances
31 km (19 miles) SSE (156°) from Ometepec, Guerrero, Mexico
4.6 Magnitude Earthquake KURIL ISLANDS - 21st November 2012
Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 1 hour ago
Magnitude
4.6
Date-Time
Wednesday, November 21, 2012 at 00:22:12 UTC
Wednesday, November 21, 2012 at 11:22:12 AM at epicenter
Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones
Location
44.145°N, 147.649°E
Depth
106.7 km (66.3 miles)
Region
KURIL ISLANDS
Distances
84 km (52 miles) ENE of Shikotan, Russia
Robert Jensen : What Starts at UT... Accelerates Destruction?
thorne dreyer at The Rag Blog - 1 hour ago
Image
from Latinitas.
UT motto modification:
What starts here...
accelerates destruction?
While UT administrators may be heartfelt in their belief that 'we are
driven to solve society’s issues,' most of the so-called solutions that
are generated ignore or intensify the fundamental problems of the
systems.
By Robert Jensen / The Rag Blog / November 21, 2012
AUSTIN -- I want to suggest a slight
3.6 Magnitude Earthquake ILLINOIS - 20th November 2012
Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 2 hours ago
Magnitude
3.6
Date-Time
Tuesday, November 20, 2012 at 23:28:22 UTC
Tuesday, November 20, 2012 at 05:28:22 PM at epicenter
Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones
Location
38.452°N, 87.891°W
Depth
17 km (10.6 miles)
Region
ILLINOIS
Distances
8 km (5 miles) NNE (12°) from Bellmont, IL
4.3 Magnitude Earthquake SOUTHERN SUMATRA, INDONESIA - 20th November 2012
Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 2 hours ago
Magnitude
4.3
Date-Time
Tuesday, November 20, 2012 at 21:46:48 UTC
Wednesday, November 21, 2012 at 04:46:48 AM at epicenter
Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones
Location
5.028°S, 102.906°E
Depth
39.5 km (24.5 miles)
Region
SOUTHERN SUMATRA, INDONESIA
Distances
94 km (58 miles) W of Kuripan, Indonesia
Ceasefire elusive as Israel-Hamas clash rages on
Matt at The Coming Crisis - 2 hours ago
More here:
http://www.cbc.ca/news/world/story/2012/11/20/israel-gaza-palestinian-idf-hamas.html
The Cookie Didn't Fall Far From The Tree
Way Way Up at Fort McMurray Adventures - 2 hours ago
I'm not sure exactly when, why or how this happened, but growing up I
always liked cookies. Peanut butter and chocolate chip, were favorites,
and I always looked forward to mom baking up a fresh batch of ginger snaps
during the Christmas holidays. She made ginger snaps at other times during
the year of course, but some reason, I've always associated ginger snaps
with Christmas. Pushing inexorably toward 40 Christmases now, that adds up
to a lot of cookies. Thankfully, I was blessed with a fast metabolism
because by rights I'm sure I'd weigh something like 400 lbs otherwise.
I gu... more »
Economist Validates and other Predictions
Michael Turton at The View from Taiwan - 3 hours ago
A few posts down, I noted how The Economist "criticism" of President Ma was
actually a backhanded affirmation of his policies and provision of cover
for the many deep issues that plague his Administration. I observed:
...By using the term *bumbler* to adumbrate the many such issues
surrounding Ma's presidency, The Economist actually hides the severe
problems with Ma while making a pretense of criticizing him.
The Taipei Times reported today on The Economists' response to the issues
raised by the pan-Green media's outpouring of glee...
Ministry spokesperson Steve Hsia (夏季昌) said Domi... more »
Difference Between Propaganda and Reality
Intercept at The Intercept - 3 hours ago
Daily Bell
*Politicians Haven't Listened ... Merkel Climate Advisor Blasts Global
Inaction ... Politicians need to get their act together on climate change,
says Chancellor Angela Merkel's leading climate advisor Hans Joachim
Schellnhuber just days before the global warming conference in Qatar. The World
Bank agrees, releasing a report on Monday highlighting the serious
consequences that await should global temperatures continue rising
unchecked. – Der Spiegel*
*Dominant Social Theme: *Climate change is a terrible thing.
*Free-Market Analysis:* First it was called "global warming" ... more »
Northerntruthseeker Now An Author At "Pragmatic Witness"
Northerntruthseeker at Northerntruthseeker - 3 hours ago
I have been in long conversations with my good friend, Whitewraithe, who
writes the fabulous blog: Pragmatic Witness (www.pragmaticwitness.com), and
she recently asked me to help out on her blog by being one of the
authors. I felt it would be an honor, and I have given her my word that
I would do my utmost to meet the great standards that she has set for her
blog.
Just to let everyone know, Whitewraithe herself has been extremely busy the
last while with family, personal business, and having to return to the work
force. She has also been suffering from some recurring health iss... more »
How Long Before It's Too Late?
Northerntruthseeker at Northerntruthseeker - 3 hours ago
We are continuing right now to see the massive buildup of Israeli forces
around the Gaza Strip, and at any time now, they will be given the go ahead
to march into the Gaza Strip itself. When that happens, and it is no
longer a question of "If", we will see the slaughter of thousands of
innocent Palestinian civilians at the hands of the evil and murderous
Israelis. What is especially shocking is the lack of world outcry against
this impending act of mass genocide!
I have been a follower of John Kaminski's work (www.johnkaminski.info) for
a very long time, and just yesterday I came... more »
Want to live where it's always 56° and NASDAQ is always eyeing FB warily? Come into my elevators
KenInNY at DownWithTyranny! - 4 hours ago
*In the cocoon of our elevators, there's a
world outside that's always 56 degrees.*
*by Ken*
You probably have these in the elevators of your commercial buildings too:
little video screens on which nuggets of "news" can be flashed for the
purpose of being interspersed with advertising. If you don't have them,
count yourself lucky. For more than a century eople have found ways to
occupy their minds during the journey between the ground floor and their
destination floor without requiring force-feeding of tiny tidbits of
newslike, er, stuff.
At least in my building, the displays als... more »
Health hazard: Drs. Schack & Mehra: Teens not getting enough sleep because of school schedule & pressure
skrashen at Schools Matter - 5 hours ago
Mira Costa will look into zero-period, start time to address teen sleep
issues
The Beach Reporter, November 14, 20
http://tinyurl.com/b4f7bvu
by Carley Dryden
Local doctor Linda Schack, an adolescent medicine specialist, had grown
concerned.
High school students flooded her practice complaining of headaches,
abdominal pain and fatigue. When she asked how much sleep they got on
weekdays, she received the same answer: six hours. But on weekends, they
would sleep until noon or 1 p.m.
Alarmed by the local teens’ sleep patterns and ailments, Schack and fellow
doctor Mini Mehra reviewed s... more »
Musical Interlude: Liquid Mind, "Reflection"
noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 5 hours ago
Liquid Mind, "Reflection"
- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JcfAk78v4Qk&feature=fvwrel
Musical Interlude: Liquid Mind, “Take Me Tenderly”
noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 5 hours ago
Liquid Mind, “Take Me Tenderly”
- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b42u4FRI2X8
"A Look to the Heavens"
noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 5 hours ago
“Galaxies of the NGC 7771 Group are featured in this intriguing skyscape.
Some 200 million light-years distant toward the constellation Pegasus, NGC
7771 is the large, edge-on spiral near center, about 75,000 light-years
across, with two smaller galaxies just below it. Large spiral NGC 7769 is
seen face-on to the right.
* Click image for larger size.*
Galaxies of the NGC 7771 group are interacting, making repeated close
passages that will ultimately result in galaxy-galaxy mergers on a cosmic
timescale. The interactions can be traced by galaxy distortions and faint
streams of st... more »
Extending time to appeal civil matters
James C Morton at Morton's Musings - 5 hours ago
*Laczko v. Alexander*, 2012 ONCA 803 sets out the test for extending the
time to appeal a civil matter – the test is virtually the same as for
criminal matters:
[2] In deciding whether to extend the time, the following factors
are relevant: (1) whether the moving parties formed an intention to appeal
within the relevant period; (2) the length of and explanation for the
delay; (3) any prejudice to the responding party; (4) the merits of the
appeal; and (5) whether the justice of the case requires it: *Kefeli v.
Centennial College of Applied Arts and Technology* (2002),... more »
"Something You Already Know..."
noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 5 hours ago
"Let me tell you something you already know. The world ain't all sunshine
and rainbows. It is a very mean and nasty place and it will beat you to
your knees and keep you there permanently if you let it. You, me, or nobody
is gonna hit as hard as life. But it ain't how hard you hit; it's about how
hard you can get hit, and keep moving forward. How much you can take, and
keep moving forward. That's how winning is done. Now, if you know what
you're worth, then go out and get what you're worth. But you gotta be
willing to take the hit, and not pointing fingers saying you ain't where
... more »
Chet Raymo, “New Philosophy - 2”
noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 6 hours ago
*“New Philosophy - 2”*
by Chet Raymo
"Koyré's "From the Closed World To the Infinite Universe" was published in
1957. When I started teaching college in 1964, the required reading for my
general studies science course included two articles by two prominent
physicists published in "Scientific American" at about the same time as
Koyré's book. George Gamow, a principal architect of the big bang theory,
made the case for a universe that began billions of years ago as an
explosion from an infinitely dense and infinitely small seed of energy.
Fred Hoyle, stalwart champion of the stead... more »
Christian Slaves of Israhell Defend The Murder of Palestinians
Saman Mohammadi at The Excavator - 6 hours ago
*Christian fundamentalist leader John Hagee bows before his god, AIPAC.*
Israhell's slaves instinctively and unthinkingly blame Muslims for
everything that's wrong with Gaza and the Middle East. It's never
Washington's or Israel's fault. Whenever there is a flare up of violence in
the region, it's always the fault of "the terrorists." Don't get me wrong,
I don't like the Muslim Brotherhood, Hamas, and extremist Islamists because
they are political opportunists. But I love the truth, and the truth is on
the side of the Palestinians in this historic fight between an oppressor
and t... more »
Affordable housing, “churn,” and David Shearer’s new pony
Peter Cresswell at Not PC - 7 hours ago
A blogger at the Labour blog The Sub-Standard has found time between posts
eviscerating the Labour leader to criticise John Key’s criticism of
KiwiBuild, the Labour leader’s plan for his government to build 100,000 new
houses around the country costing $300,000 or less and to give everybody a
new pony. (How? Somehow.)
At least *we* have a plan for affordable housing (says the rebel in the Red
Team), pointing the finger at the Blue Team who he says only have arm
waving and rhetoric and plans to build 2,000 to 2,500 new homes in
Hobsonville costing more than $485,000 each!
Which is... more »
GAZA WAR – THE MYTH OF THE ‘HUMAN SHIELD’
Matt at The Coming Crisis - 7 hours ago
lataan.blogspot.ca/2012/11/gaza-war-myth-of-human-shield.html
*Matt's thoughts:*
Some intriguing points are brought up.
1. Beware Hamas interviews. The IDF continually warns reporters not to go
near Hamas because "they will use you as human shields." Strangely, that
doesn't appear to matter though, since the IDF has now killed a number of
reporters and media personnel in Gaza, and bombed media facilities. Is this
an honest reason, or do they simply not want Hamas to gain any interview
time? Isn't such behavior contradictory to a democracy?
2. Rockets are being fired from civilian a... more »
EFN Asia 14: Conference 2012 Resolution on Populism
Nonoy Oplas at Government and Taxes - 7 hours ago
**
*
It is an annual tradition that at the end of each Economic Freedom Network
(EFN) Asia Annual Conferences, participants produce a conference resolution
-- short, one page, clear and direct -- that summarizes and concludes the
two-days activity. I am posting the conference resolutions last year
(theme: Competition: Engine for Prosperity, October 11-12, 2011, Kuala
Lumpur) and this year (theme: How Welfare Populism Destroys Prosperity, November
6-7, 2012, Hong Kong).
*
*
*
**
*EFN Conference 2011 *
*Statement on Competition and Prosperity*
*
Preamble*
Competition is an essential ... more »
‘No Twitter for Terrorists’: pro-Israel CUFI group demands Hamas tweet ban in censorship bid
Matt at The Coming Crisis - 7 hours ago
http://english.alarabiya.net/articles/2012/11/20/250678.html
*Matt's thoughts:*
1. Note the two initial messages in the image above that sparked the
"Twitter War". When you get down to it, they're the same identical message:
"We're going to kill you, so watch out." Strangely though, while the IDF is
allowed to make such threats, Hamas is not. Shouldn't both be censored if
the honest intention is to prevent groups from spreading hate and violence
using Twitter?
2. If a cause is in the right, why would they want to censor the other
side? Are they afraid of something? Won't their ow... more »
The Daily "Near You?"
noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 7 hours ago
Hyrum, Utah, USA. Thanks for stopping by.
Paul Krugman, "How We Know The Earth Is Old"
noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 7 hours ago
* "How We Know The Earth Is Old"*
by Paul Krugman
"One thing that kind of tickles me about Marco Rubio’s age of the planet
stuff is that it leads right to one of my favorite examples of science —
the founding of modern geology by James Hutton, part of the Scottish
Enlightenment. (Another figure in that Enlightenment, David Hume, created
what I consider the first true economic model. Hume also wrote some
philosophy, I hear — and was friends with a guy named Adam Smith).
Hutton was, for a time, a farmer — and in that occupation, observing the
process of erosion and the laying down ... more »
Extension of time to appeal criminal matters
James C Morton at Morton's Musings - 7 hours ago
*R. v. Mitchell,* 2012 ONCA 804 is a useful case summarizing when an
extension of time to appeal will be allowed:
[3] Before granting an extension of time, the court will consider: 1)
whether the applicant had a bona fide intention to appeal within the
prescribed appeal period; 2) the applicant’s explanation for the delay; and
3) the merits of the proposed appeal. Depending on the circumstances, other
factors will include: whether the consequences of conviction are
disproportionate to the penalty imposed; prejudice to the Crown; and
whether the applicant has taken the benefit of th... more »
BREAKING: AL JAZEERA AND GAZAN HEALTH MINISTRY CONFIRM ISRAEL MAY BE USING "WHITE PHOSOPHOROUS" AND OTHER BANNED WEAPONS AGAINST HUMAN TARGETS IN GAZA
Matt at The Coming Crisis - 8 hours ago
*More info:*
Grave information. Investigating further.
Truth About Social Security Lies (Lie Lie Lie (Liars Lying For Big Payoff))
Suzan at Welcome to Pottersville 2 (Blogging Against Fascism!) - 8 hours ago
You might think that my talking about this group of facile liars would have
been somewhat effective . . . but nooooooo. They'll never quit. Until you
call them on it in every public gathering place. Tuesday, Nov 20, 2012
01:49 PM EST GOP’s Big Social Security Lie Right-wing sharks are using
America's increased life expectancy as an
PROTESTS ERUPT IN ISRAEL OVER FAILURE OF COSTLY IRON DOME DEFENSE SYSTEM
Matt at The Coming Crisis - 8 hours ago
CEASEFIRE OPPORTUNITY ON BRINK OF COLLAPSE AS HAMAS AGREES, ISRAEL REFUSES
Matt at The Coming Crisis - 8 hours ago
Save Your Crocodile Tears, Davutoglu, You Weepmonger
Saman Mohammadi at The Excavator - 8 hours ago
Photo: Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu embracing Hillary Clinton,
who supports Israel's destruction of Gaza. The two vultures are cooperating
together to destroy Syria, which has risked its security by helping
Palestinians.
Photo: Turkish FM Davutoglu sheds crocodile tears for dead Palestinian
babies.
"Like Qatar, Turkey's leadership sheds crocodile tears for Gaza, while
explicitly coordinating with Israel versus Syria, based on the Doha-based
Saban Center's plans." - Tony Cartalucci, *"West Savages Gaza - Slowly
Burns Syria."*
Judicial Nomation Reform?
Jonathan Bernstein at A plain blog about politics - 8 hours ago
I think the strongest case for protection of minorities in the Senate is in
confirmation of judges. It's a lifetime appointment; we're now being
governed in part by decisions made thanks to elections in the 1980s and
1990s (and, for some appeals level judges, even earlier). One can certainly
make the case that even a concurrent majority in both the presidency and
the Senate should not be sufficient to automatically deserve to get their
way.
And yet: judges have to be confirmed. Stalemate has to be avoided. Even the
strongest supporters of the filibuster agree, I think, that a situat... more »
The Economy: "The Rule of the Downside"
noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 8 hours ago
* "The Rule of the Downside"*
by Bill Bonner
"Energy is a good thing. But it is as obedient to the law of Declining
Marginal Utility as everything else. The point is obvious, but I’ll prove
it anyway. The real question on the table in this section is this: does it
also obey the Rule of The Downside? Do you ever reach the point where
further inputs of energy are actually negative…or even disastrous? Is there
such a thing as too much energy?
In anticipation of the discussion, here are four observations:
1. Energy cannot be divorced from how it is used
2. The more energy resources ... more »
Untitled
New Orleans Ladder at New Orleans Ladder - 8 hours ago
*Bourdain Blasts Blackened Blog ~NOLA DEFENDER*
John McCain Should Retire-- His Only Remaining Role Is Inciting Bitter Obstructionism Among His Party's Pathetic Extremists
DownWithTyranny at DownWithTyranny! - 8 hours ago
McCain and his closeted South Carolina sidekick Lindsey Graham may have
started it but Republicans are showing their instinctive hatred for women
and for African Americans by jumping on the preposterous notion that
Ambassador Susan Rice is unqualified to be Secretary of State. 97 bigoted
extremists in the House, led by South Carolina racist Jeff Duncan, have sent
Obama a letter demanding he not appoint Rice. Did any non-racists sign the
letter? Not that we could find; here's the list. Let us know if you find a
non-racist on it:
Jeff Duncan* (R-SC)
Michael McCaul (R-TX)
Tim Huels... more »
Al Qaeda FSA Brigades in Aleppo Reject Opposition Coalition in Doha
Saman Mohammadi at The Excavator - 8 hours ago
What a merry band of imbeciles!
Christian Right Lawyer Nailed for Kiddie Porn
The Mound of Sound at The Disaffected Lib - 8 hours ago
On her Facebook page, Lisa Biron describes herself as a "torch bearer of
religious freedom." She's also known for being an attorney for the
Christian Right law firm, the Alliance Defence Fund, an anti-gay outfit
that considers itself an anti-ACLU.
But right now Lisa may be about to add child pornographer to her C.V.
*A Manchester lawyer took a teenage girl to Canada, had her engage in
sexual activity and convinced her to let it be filmed, according to federal
indictments.*
*FBI agents swiftly arrested Lisa Biron yesterday morning as she awaited a
hearing on child pornography ch... more »
"In The End..."
noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 8 hours ago
"In the end, we will remember not the words of our enemies,
but the silence of our friends."
- Martin Luther King Jr.
The Economy: "The Rule of the Downside"
noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 8 hours ago
* "The Rule of the Downside"*
by Bill Bonner
"Energy is a good thing. But it is as obedient to the law of Declining
Marginal Utility as everything else. The point is obvious, but I’ll prove
it anyway. The real question on the table in this section is this: does it
also obey the Rule of The Downside? Do you ever reach the point where
further inputs of energy are actually negative…or even disastrous? Is there
such a thing as too much energy?
In anticipation of the discussion, here are four observations:
1. Energy cannot be divorced from how it is used
2. The more energy resources ... more »
Lebanese Girl Speaks To Morris About Israel, Gaza, Turkey, Hezbollah, FSA, And Syria
Saman Mohammadi at The Excavator - 9 hours ago
Source: 108Morris108.
Juxtaposition
Libby Spencer at The Impolitic - 9 hours ago
Elections have consequences. Our President on a goodwill tour of the far
East with SoS Hillary Clinton.
[At the Viharn of the Reclining Buddha, White House photo]
While the loser, Romney pumps his own gas again...
...and watches his memorabilia lose its value.
[via Ed Henry on twitter]
Casting Canadian Values to the Trade Winds
The Mound of Sound at The Disaffected Lib - 9 hours ago
*CBC
News* has obtained a draft blueprint for a new Canadian foreign
policythat focuses upon trade ties as the Harper government's paramount
priority.
*"Now the Harper government wants to focus Canada's international
efforts
primarily on one goal: forging new trade deals and business
opportunities
in the rapidly expanding markets of Asia and South America.*
*"The document makes scant mention of Canada's traditional roles as
peacemakers in war zones like Afghanistan, foreign aid providers in
disasters such as Haiti, and everywhere represented by a highly
respected
diplomatic corps.*
... more »
Unidentified black man attacks teenager in London in horrendous, unprovoked street assault
Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 9 hours ago
Scotland Yard described the suspect as black and muscular, wearing a black
baseball jacket and jeans, with a shaven head and aged between 25 and 30.
*:: Anyone with information should contact Newham Violent Crime Unit on 020
8217 5890 or Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.*
*
*
*
*http://news.sky.com/story/1014177/teenage-girls-attacker-caught-on-cctv
Doctor Who - The Children In need minisode and Christmas Special trailer
Not a sheep at Not a sheep - 9 hours ago
Irritating Clara is no Amelia Pond!
Another story of government confiscation from central Christchurch:
Peter Cresswell at Not PC - 9 hours ago
Another story of government confiscation from central Christchurch:
We have the dubious distinction that our commercial property (read it’s
sorry tale here) is situated within the precinct pencilled in for the new
stadium. We resigned ourselves to the fact that our land would be lost to
us, but were buoyed by the stated intention to quickly and fairly manage
the land acquisition process…
Their first mistake!
We dutifully gave CCDU all the required information about our property
within the week of the announcement of the blueprint. And then we waited.
And waited.
How do businesse... more »
Martin Lewis: It's time to ban Christmas presents (Hear, hear)
Matt at The Coming Crisis - 9 hours ago
http://anon-proxy.co.uk/1234browse.php/MC7Y_2B8lnVPlyBYFRhx9mwiBu_2FAQ1I8sbxaALb7J6V7FTrbD5JhzQ6v6iFWJ_2Bc9JK3d7jdQJ8L7SMf19mQcn_2Beo6j4d3sDsMBBU7aD8AxqSv2jqPFyNhroleWBl_2FU2W2JfDYlFtj0GpT7UkWy0IvuhV4mEVbkzPez/b31/fnorefer/
*
**Matt's
interjection:*
Sure, one gift of a child's choice is still fine and brings merriment.
But
this perverse spending ritual absolutely needs to stop.
Dave's Speech to the CBI
Phil at A Very Public Sociologist - 9 hours ago
Anyone playing Dave bingo with yesterday's CBI speech would be pleased with
the full house they got by the end of it.
"1 million more private sector employees" and "the deficit down by a
quarter" received a repeat airing, despite both getting a comprehensive
debunking.
"Choice" and "competition" in schools get a mention. Less planning and
policy direction from the centre will, somehow, provide for the sorts of
skills employers are crying out for. It's almost as if the last 30 years of
business-facing education didn't happen.
"Tackling red tape" reverses the legal requirement to ta... more »
Of course you realise this means war?
Roobin at THROUGH THE SCARY DOOR - 10 hours ago
World War Two means different things to different people. For some Allies
it an imperialist war, for others a war of liberation. In order to bind the
population to the government the two wars had to be lost in each other.
Nevertheless at some points the two different interpretations came to
clash, the Greeks know all about this. Having liberated themselves from the
fascists the British came… and rearmed the fascists.
Different post-war settlements meant various states went part way to meet
working class demands and reabsorb the organised working class in the
bourgeois hegemonic sys... more »
Of course you realise this means war?
Roobin at THROUGH THE SCARY DOOR - 10 hours ago
World War Two means different things to different people. For some Allies
it an imperialist war, for others a war of liberation. In order to bind the
population to the government the two wars had to be lost in each other.
Nevertheless at some points the two different interpretations came to
clash, the Greeks know all about this. Having liberated themselves from the
fascists the British came… and rearmed the fascists.
Different post-war settlements meant various states went part way to meet
working class demands and reabsorb the organised working class in the
bourgeois hegemonic sys... more »
West concerned about fuel move at Iran nuclear power plant
Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 10 hours ago
Western officials voiced concern on Tuesday about what they described as an
unexpected unloading of fuel at Iran's first nuclear energy plant and said
Tehran, which has dismissed it as a normal step, must clarify the issue.
The U.N. nuclear agency said in a confidential report on Friday that fuel
assemblies were transferred last month from the reactor core of the
Russian-built Bushehr plant to a spent fuel pond, but it gave no reason for
the move.
http://uk.reuters.com/article/2012/11/20/uk-nuclear-iran-bushehr-idUKBRE8AJ13620121120
Of course you realise this means war?
Roobin at THROUGH THE SCARY DOOR - 10 hours ago
World War Two means different things to different people. For some Allies
it an imperialist war, for others a war of liberation. In order to bind the
population to the government the two wars had to be lost in each other.
Nevertheless at some points the two different interpretations came to
clash, the Greeks know all about this. Having liberated themselves from the
fascists the British came… and rearmed the fascists.
Different post-war settlements meant various states went part way to meet
working class demands and reabsorb the organised working class in the
bourgeois hegemonic sys... more »
Of course you realise this means war?
Roobin at THROUGH THE SCARY DOOR - 10 hours ago
World War Two means different things to different people. For some Allies
it an imperialist war, for others a war of liberation. In order to bind the
population to the government the two wars had to be lost in each other.
Nevertheless at some points the two different interpretations came to
clash, the Greeks know all about this. Having liberated themselves from the
fascists the British came… and rearmed the fascists.
Different post-war settlements meant various states went part way to meet
working class demands and reabsorb the organised working class in the
bourgeois hegemonic syst... more »
20 Captured Soldiers Massacred by Syrian Rebels in Aleppo
Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 10 hours ago
Anne Glover on EU Science Policy
noreply@blogger.com (Roger Pielke, Jr.) at Roger Pielke Jr.'s Blog - 10 hours ago
Today, I had the pleasure to meet Anne Glover, Chief Scientific Advisor to
the European Union, in Berlin at an interesting science policy workshop
organized by the German Federal Institute for Risk Assessment. Like just
about every science advisor to governments that I have met, she is an
impressive individual.
Here are a few comments that she made in oral testimony to Parliament in
the UK a few weeks ago:
I started as CSA and was the first person to take up that post in the
European Commission in January of this year. I will finish at the end of
2014; so I have three years. I ... more »
Profiteering on Gaza Conflict: Business as Usual for Military INC
Saman Mohammadi at The Excavator - 10 hours ago
Alex Jones and Ray McGovern: American heroes.
YouTube video description:
"Retired CIA officer turned activist and journalist Ray McGovern talks with
alex about the war in the Middle East and Israel's latest actions in Gaza."
Eurozone risks prolonged recession
Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 10 hours ago
LONDON (CNNMoney) -- Investors want to believe eurozone policymakers can
resolve the debt crisis. But the risk of a prolonged recession is rising,
and with it the chances that more action will be needed to shore up the
currency area.
A full 86% of fixed-income investors surveyed by Fitch Ratings said the
European Central Bank's commitment to buy bonds of troubled eurozone
nations, and European Union's plans for a banking union represent major
positive steps, although 81% acknowledged "significant economic, financial
and political risks remain."
http://money.cnn.com/2012/11/20/inves... more »
Egypt: No plan to announce halt to Israel-Hamas violence
Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 10 hours ago
CNN: Egypt says it has no plans to announce a 'calming down' of hostilites
between Israel and Hamas as the international community calls for a
cease-fire
Judge doesn't rule on motion to freeze meningitis firm assets
Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 10 hours ago
A federal judge in Boston on Tuesday declined to make an immediate ruling
on whether to freeze the assets of New England Compounding Center and its
owners, which are battling investigations into a deadly U.S. meningitis
outbreak.
U.S. District Judge Dennis Saylor said he would take the matter under
advisement after a two-hour hearing.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said 34 people have died and
490 have been injured after Framingham, Massachusetts-based NECC shipped
thousands of fungus-tainted vials of methylprednisolone acetate to medical
facilities throughout the ... more »
What Your Doctor Doesn't Know
The Mound of Sound at The Disaffected Lib - 10 hours ago
A humourous look into why you shouldn't buy everything you're told
Euro zone aims for deal on Greek aid, debt reduction
Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 10 hours ago
Euro zone finance ministers are likely to give tentative approval to the
next tranche of loans to Greece and seek a way to cut the country's huge
debt on Tuesday, although no money is likely to be disbursed before
December.
Officials familiar with preparations for the finance ministers' meeting
expect a "political endorsement in principle" on unfreezing loans to
Athens, after Greece completed almost all the reforms that were required.
http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/11/20/us-eurogroup-idUSBRE8AJ0NI20121120
These are the things I can do without
Libby Spencer at The Impolitic - 10 hours ago
*The children go to sleep listening to the sound of bombs*." ~mother of
wounded child in Gaza
Until two days ago, I haven't been able to even look at the news in the
latest round of the endless fight between Israel and Palestine. It's too
heart shattering. I finally broke down and watched Al Jazeera live for the
first time for about 20 minutes the other night. Who knew it would be a
good news station? Reminded me of CNN when it first started. More or less
straight news with little editorializing.
I saw video footage of the bomb damage. In Israel, I saw a hole in a
building abou... more »
VIVE LA FRANCE
Anon at aangirfan - 10 hours ago
*South of France. The French tend not to be as fat as the Americans and
Brits.*
We adore France.
In France: "High incomes are heavily taxed, the rich are routinely abused
and people are instinctively hostile to capitalism." (The Economist)
Très bon!
*Une Fillette.*
Currently, France is under attack by the Anglo-American-Israelis.
France - Moody's downgrade
Mort de rire.
France ends Afghan combat mission early
*South of France. French culture is 100% superior to American culture.*
France is the world’s fifth-biggest economy and sixth-biggest exporter.
It is the fourth-bigge... more »
A little worrying for the BBC's Helen Boaden?
Not a sheep at Not a sheep - 11 hours ago
I have finally received a reply from the BBC to my query as to whether
Helen Boaden was still the correct person to write to about Jeremy Bowen's
recent anti-Jewish discrimination, here it is:
'NewsOnline Complaints
15:59 (3 hours ago)
to me
Dear Sir,
For the moment, the email address you have is appropriate.
Regards,
BBC News website
Poor Helen, hopefully she'll have time to answer the email I sent her this
morning before matters change...
The Story of your Enslavement
Mike Philbin at FREE PLANET - 11 hours ago
THIS IS LOVELY; enjoy it, slave.
*The Six Steps To Achieving Absolute Financial Enslavement of the People
(1) Indoctrinate the young through “government” education.
(2) Turn citizens against each other through the creation of “livestock”
dependent upon their masters.
(3) Get the cows to attack each other whenever anyone brings up the reality
of their situation.
(4) Ensure that the cows that have become dependent upon the stolen
largesse of the farmers (Presidents, Prime Ministers, Parliaments,
Congress, and at the top, world bankers and Central Bankers) will violently
oppose an... more »
Florida School Bus Shooting: 13 Year old Girl Killed
Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 11 hours ago
A 13-year-old girl has died after being shot by another student on a school
bus in Homestead, Florida.
A male student is in custody and police spokesman Alvaro Zabaleta says
investigators are talking to him. A gun was also recovered at the scene.
It is not clear what prompted Tuesday morning's shooting in Homestead,
south of Miami.
http://news.sky.com/story/1014130/girl-killed-in-florida-school-bus-shooting
Israel: Gaza Ceasefire Is 'Not There Yet'
Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 11 hours ago
An Israeli government spokesman has told Sky News a ceasefire with Gaza
militants is "not there yet" as Hamas claims a truce will begin tonight.
Hamas official Ayman Taha said earlier that an Egyptian-brokered truce had
been finalised and would take effect from 10pm UK time.
But spokesman for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu Mark Regev said
the announcement of a ceasefire was premature and Israeli military
operations in Gaza would continue in parallel with diplomacy.
http://news.sky.com/story/1013745/israel-gaza-ceasefire-is-not-there-yet
We've Got Law of the Sea. Is It Time for Law of the River?
The Mound of Sound at The Disaffected Lib - 11 hours ago
One of the great successes of the international community was the U.N.
Convention on the Law of the Sea hammered out following negotiations that
lasted from 1973 until 1982.
Now we are facing similar, perhaps even greater challenges with rivers and
relations among the nations they pass through. A classic case is the Nile
where the upstream countries are constructing dams that could threaten
Egypt's access to freshwater for irrigation needed to support the country's
agriculture.
Iraq is another country facing imminent and potentially devastating
problems by the interception of u... more »
Iran says Palestinians should be equipped to defend themselves
Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 11 hours ago
Palestinians should be "equipped" to defend themselves against Israel as it
carries out air strikes on Gaza, Iran's foreign ministry spokesman said on
Tuesday, adding that Tehran's alliances with Palestinian Islamist groups
remained strong.
Israel began air strikes on Gaza on Wednesday, with the declared goal of
deterring Hamas, the Palestinian Islamist group that runs the Gaza Strip,
from launching rockets that have plagued its southern communities for years.
Iran says the Israeli strikes are "organised terrorism".
http://www.trust.org/alertnet/news/iran-says-palestinians-should-be... more »
Aaaaah! Is This Is How Civilization Ends?
The Mound of Sound at The Disaffected Lib - 12 hours ago
*Google Maps *used to be a great aid to navigate your way to
destinations. That was then, this is now. Enter *Google Indoor Maps*,
the app that helps you navigate shopping malls and even individual retail
stores.
*The holiday shopping season is upon us. Your favorite retail stores are
already playing holiday tunes, promoting sales, and decking out their
displays in red and green. But if flashbacks of people rushing all around
you frantically trying to find gifts for everyone on their lists are giving
you anxiety, fret not. This year you can use indoor Google Maps on your
Android... more »
Are Republicans Finally Willing to Bury Reagan?
The Mound of Sound at The Disaffected Lib - 12 hours ago
Ronald Reagan's nearly 30-year romp, or rampage, through Republican
ideology, launched by a sitting president already in the throes of early
stage Alzheimer's, may be over.
Reagan was, quite possibly, the greatest and most destructive bullshitter
in American presidential history. He fed his party and most of the
American people a diet of raw bullshit by the shovel full and they lapped
it up and made him a demi-god for it.
The Gipper was remembered for what he said, something that meant
suppressing all recollection of what he actually did. For example, when
he came to power i... more »
4.2 Magnitude Earthquake EASTERN TURKEY - 20th November 2012
Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 12 hours ago
Magnitude ML 4.2
Region EASTERN TURKEY
Date time 2012-11-20 17:56:29.0 UTC
Location 39.51 N ; 39.85 E
Depth 8 km
Distances 4 km NW Pülümür, Turkey
4.6 Magnitude Earthquake KEPULAUAN BARAT DAYA, INDONESIA - 20th November 2012
Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 12 hours ago
Magnitude
4.6
Date-Time
Tuesday, November 20, 2012 at 17:25:56 UTC
Wednesday, November 21, 2012 at 02:25:56 AM at epicenter
Location
7.657°S, 127.605°E
Depth
152.8 km (94.9 miles)
Region
KEPULAUAN BARAT DAYA, INDONESIA
Distances
245 km (152 miles) ENE (65°) from DILI, East Timor
Illegal Misleading Election Calls & More Utterly Shameless Idiocy
thwap at thwap's schoolyard - 12 hours ago
... and scuzz-baggery.
Aside from the reality that communications firms with contracts with the
Conservative Party of Canada made phone calls to people using the
Conservative Party of Canada's own database on Canadian voters, falsely
telling people their polling stations had been moved, the defense of the
right-wingnuts has been that thousands of partisan leftards decided (in
response to the acknowledged Conservative shenanigans in Guelph) to launch
into an orchestrated campaign of bogus complaints about similar robocalls
across Canada immediately after the 2011 federal election.
I... more »
War crimes are being commited in Gaza and the world just yawns
Not a sheep at Not a sheep - 12 hours ago
War crimes are being commited in Gaza and the world just yawns.
Why is the world not interested?
Is it because the war crimes are being committed by Hamas?
Now That Ron Barber Officially Won The AZ-02 House Seat, Are Arizona Democrats Happy?
DownWithTyranny at DownWithTyranny! - 12 hours ago
One of the closest races in the country and one of the last to be decided,
conservative New Dem Ron Barber beat back Martha McSally 143,173 to
141,771. As expected, McSally beat Barber badly in deep red Coshise County
60-40%, but couldn't overcome the odds on much bluer-- and much bigger--
Pima County (Tucson), where Barber took 52% of the vote. Obama's and
Carmona's coattails helped drag Barber over the finish line in Pima-- and
so did the massive, more than two-to-one spending advantage Barber had over
her. As of Oct 17 he had spent $2,112,987 and she had spent $859,173. The
DCC... more »
5.2 Magnitude Earthquake TAIWAN REGION - 20th November 2012
Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 12 hours ago
Magnitude
5.2
Date-Time
Tuesday, November 20, 2012 at 17:08:59 UTC
Wednesday, November 21, 2012 at 01:08:59 AM at epicenter
Location
22.410°N, 121.421°E
Depth
11.4 km (7.1 miles)
Region
TAIWAN REGION
Distances
43 km (27 miles) SE (143°) from T'ai-tung, Taiwan
Sad Mitt Romney
jurassicpork at Welcome Back to Pottersville - 12 hours ago
This is a picture taken by a Redditor in La Jolla, CA of Mitt Romney
(gasp!) pumping his own gas. My guess was that it was taken on a Sunday, a
day when even uptight right wing nut jobs who fuck their wives in three
piece business suits get to dress down. And, even if you're Mitt Romney, a
man of 1% of the people, if you pull into a self-serve gas station, you're
pumping your own gas, period.
But this is so starkly at odds with the sleek, polished, elitist,
out-of-touch asshole that Republicans frantically told us was the answer to
Obama (before then eating him alive) that it's tur... more »
Police arrest Kingston man who told kids Santa isn't real at parade
Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 13 hours ago
Police arrested a 24-year-old man on Sunday who was allegedly walking along
the parade route, possibly drunk, yelling that Santa Claus didn’t exist.
Bystanders described the man as having his hair gelled to “look like horns
that were protruding from his head.”
About an hour into the parade, police spotted the suspect and he was
arrested.
http://www.ctvnews.ca/canada/police-arrest-kingston-man-who-told-kids-santa-isn-t-real-at-parade-1.1045908
Una vieja locomotora pasando por una linda zona rural
José Luis Ávila Herrera at FotoFrontera - 13 hours ago
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Thinking Outside the (Big) Box
Karen Garcia at Sardonicky - 13 hours ago
Black Friday, that uniquely American holy day of consumer obligation, has
always depressed the hell out of me. It is the day when people all over
this great land give up pretending to be thankful for family and
friends. It is the annual orgy of self- indulgence. We are encouraged to
partake in the twin national pasttimes of greed and competition. We pledge
our retail allegiance by patriotically waiting in line for hours for the
chance to jostle our fellow human beings aside in our quest for cheap crap.
On Black Friday, whatever else is happening in the world always takes a
back se... more »
Cameron braced for "mission impossible" on EU budget
Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 13 hours ago
Battling rebels baying for Britain to leave the European Union, David
Cameron faces the near impossible task this week of finding an EU budget
deal acceptable to mutinous party members and to exasperated fellow EU
leaders.
The prime minister's threat to veto the union's long-term budget at a
Brussels summit starting on Thursday appealed to the anti-EU wing of his
Conservative Party, emboldened after defeating him in a parliamentary vote
calling for European spending cuts.
Blocking a deal might tap into a hardening Eurosceptical mood at home, but
it would not bury an issue that fel... more »
Egypt agrees deal for $4.8 billion IMF loan
Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 13 hours ago
Egypt reached a preliminary agreement on Tuesday with the International
Monetary Fund for a $4.8 billion loan, a step seen as vital to shoring up
the nation's finances.
Investors who abandoned Egypt during the political turmoil that followed
the overthrow of Hosni Mubarak last year have been looking to the IMF to
give its seal of approval to the government's economic program.
Egypt's benchmark index .EGX30 pared losses on the news and the cost of
insuring Egyptian debt against default fell.
http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/11/20/us-egypt-imf-idUSBRE8AJ0LK20121120
Obama's Asia tour doesn't go according to plan... At least he had a well deserved tax funded Tropical Holiday
Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 13 hours ago
It may have sounded good on paper: Win re-election, fly to Asia, soak up
the adulation of fellow world leaders, then go home with at least a few
tangible rewards to show for a legacy-shaping U.S. strategic shift
eastwards.
But U.S. President Barack Obama's first post-election trip abroad did not
work out exactly according to plan.
To be sure, he had a chance to tout a foreign policy success with a
landmark visit to the former pariah state of Myanmar, demonstrate he was
serious about improved U.S. ties with nations in China's backyard and take
in a travelogue's worth of iconic relig... more »
Israel and Gaza agree to Egypt-brokered ceasefire
Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 13 hours ago
Israel and Gaza militants have agreed to the Egyptian-brokered ceasefire,
Hamas official Ayman Taha says. The Gaza truce will be declared at 1900 GMT
and go into effect at 2200 GMT, the official said.
http://live.reuters.com/Event/Conflict_on_the_Gaza_Strip
*Israeli govt spokesman tells CNN truce deal with Gaza militants not
finalized, "ball still in play"*
Buho sobre un tronco
José Luis Ávila Herrera at FotoFrontera - 13 hours ago
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4.9 Magnitude Earthquake RWANDA - 20th November 2012
Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 13 hours ago
Magnitude M 4.9
Region RWANDA
Date time 2012-11-20 16:23:53.0 UTC
Location 1.13 S ; 30.34 E
Depth 5 km
Distances 42 km E Kabale, Rwanda
Paisaje de un bosque en otoño
José Luis Ávila Herrera at FotoFrontera - 13 hours ago
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5.4 Magnitude Earthquake OFFSHORE LIBERTADOR O'HIGGINS, CHILE - 20th November 2012
Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 13 hours ago
Magnitude
5.4
Date-Time
Tuesday, November 20, 2012 at 16:23:25 UTC
Tuesday, November 20, 2012 at 01:23:25 PM at epicenter
Location
33.918°S, 72.143°W
Depth
11.8 km (7.3 miles)
Region
OFFSHORE LIBERTADOR O'HIGGINS, CHILE
Distances
103 km (64 miles) SSW (205°) from Valparaiso, Chile
5.0 Magnitude Earthquake NEW BRITAIN REGION, PAPUA NEW GUINEA - 20th November 2012
Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 13 hours ago
Magnitude
5.0
Date-Time
Tuesday, November 20, 2012 at 16:10:42 UTC
Wednesday, November 21, 2012 at 02:10:42 AM at epicenter
Location
5.830°S, 151.756°E
Depth
40.7 km (25.3 miles)
Region
NEW BRITAIN REGION, PAPUA NEW GUINEA
Distances
186 km (115 miles) SSW (195°) from Rabaul, New Britain, PNG
Lago de agua azul en las montañas
José Luis Ávila Herrera at FotoFrontera - 14 hours ago
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5.0 Magnitude Earthquake MOLUCCA SEA - 20th November 2012
Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 14 hours ago
Magnitude
5.0
Date-Time
Tuesday, November 20, 2012 at 15:27:59 UTC
Wednesday, November 21, 2012 at 12:27:59 AM at epicenter
Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones
Location
0.790°N, 126.005°E
Depth
9.4 km (5.8 miles)
Region
MOLUCCA SEA
Distances
117 km (72 miles) SE of Bitung, Indonesia
4.1 Magnitude Earthquake HINDU KUSH REGION, AFGHANISTAN - 20th November 2012
Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 14 hours ago
Magnitude
4.1
Date-Time
Tuesday, November 20, 2012 at 15:14:13 UTC
Tuesday, November 20, 2012 at 07:44:13 PM at epicenter
Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones
Location
36.198°N, 70.419°E
Depth
154.3 km (95.9 miles)
Region
HINDU KUSH REGION, AFGHANISTAN
Distances
37 km (22 miles) WNW of `Alaqahdari-ye Kiran wa Munjan, Afghanistan
Another 1,000+ Coal Plants in the Works
The Mound of Sound at The Disaffected Lib - 14 hours ago
Actually, the number may be closer to 1,200 new coal-fueled electricity
plants about three-quarters of them planned for China and India.
*Coal plants are the most polluting of all power stations and the World
Resources Institute (WRI) identified 1,200 coal plants in planning across
59 countries, with about three-quarters in China and India. The capacity of
the new plants add up to 1,400GW to global greenhouse gas emissions, the
equivalent of adding another China – the world's biggest emitter. India is
planning 455 new plants compared to 363 in China, which is seeing a
slowdown in ... more »
Untitled
New Orleans Ladder at New Orleans Ladder - 14 hours ago
*Queries on the cosmology of New Orleans politics ~American Zombie*
Fantastica vista de un amanacer
José Luis Ávila Herrera at FotoFrontera - 14 hours ago
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Money Talks? We'll See
The Mound of Sound at The Disaffected Lib - 14 hours ago
Together they manage 22.5-trillion dollars in assets. Collectively,
they're calling for governments to implement what they term, "*investment
grade climate policy.*"
The group is calling for a dialogue between investors and governments on
seven points.
1. Identify policies that promote low-carbon investment and discourage
high-carbon investment;
2. Reinforce reliability and predictability in climate and clean energy
policy;
3. Identify steps governments can take to improve climate policies,
focusing on investment in greenhouse gas emissions mitigation;
4. Find ways to ... more »
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