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Thomas Paine

To argue with a person who has renounced the use of reason is like administering medicine to the dead.

Wednesday, November 28, 2012

28 November - RSS SnapShot! Pt II

Whole Truth Coalition

  • Vox Populi, Methods of Manipulation
    COTO Report and Megan ‘Verb’ Kargher are proud to present Vox Populi, Methods of Manipulation. It has become increasingly evident that large portions of the planet are descending with alarming speed into Orwellian police states. What is the New World Order and what are their plans fo ...
  • The Big Awakening Conference 2011
    Click here for more information …
  • Lawfull Rebellion - Roger Hayes challenges Liv ...
    “Wirral Council is taking Roger Hayes to Birkenhead county court for non-payment of council tax. Mr Hayes, chairman of The British Constitution Group, claims the council tax is illegal and imposed without his consent. His stand has won support from all over the country, and demonstrators t ...
  • Truthjuice Gathering 2011
                                                         SPEAKERS CONFIRMED CHARLIE VEITCH - THE END OF FEAR MARK FOSTER - EMPOWERMENT FOR THE PEOPLE PHIL MEDLEY - STARGATES: A PERSONAL JOURNEY MICHAEL HALLAM - BURSTING THE ECONOMIC BUBBLE AND PRACTICAL TOOLS FOR LOCAL COMMUNITY BUILDING IAN MOORE ( ...
  • COTO Report This Ain’t Oz an Interview w ...
    COTO Report and Megan Kargher are pleased to bring you a special two day interview with Freeman of freemantv, the freeman perspective and the free zone http://www.youtube.com/user/Freemantv… http://thefreemanperspective.blogspot… http://freemantv.com/ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O ...

The Economic Collapse

  • The Giant Currency Superstorm That Is Coming T ...
    By recklessly printing, borrowing and spending money, our authorities are absolutely shredding confidence in the U.S. dollar.  The rest of the world is watching this nonsense, and at some point they are going to give up on the U.S. dollar and throw their hands up in the air.  When that happens, ...
  • Hungry For The Holidays: 20 Facts About Hunger ...
    All over America there are millions of people that will be missing meals and going hungry this holiday season.  Even as much of the country indulges in the yearly ritual of unbridled consumerism that we refer to as "the holiday season", more families in the United States than ever before will be ...
  • Are Black Friday Riots A Preview Of The Civil ...
    If Americans will trample one another just to save a few dollars on a television, what will they do when society breaks down and the survival of their families is at stake?  Once in a while an event comes along that gives us a peek into what life could be like when the thin veneer [...]
  • They Are Going To Make It Nearly Impossible To ...
    If you have a farm or a small business, would you like to pass it on to your children when you die?  Well, unless Congress does something, it is going to become much, much harder to do that starting next year.  Right now, there is a 5 million dollar estate tax exemption and anything above [...]
  • 55 Reasons Why You Should Buy Products That Ar ...
    This is the time of the year when Americans run out to their favorite retail stores and fill up their shopping carts with lots of cheap plastic crap made by workers in foreign countries where it is legal to pay slave labor wages.  By doing this, the American people are actively participating in ...

CASSE

The Talking Clock

  • Every end is a new beginning...
    Just remember that death is not the end... So, whilst The Talking Clock is - for now at least - mothballed, the many friends and regular readers who are "awake" might want to join me in my little sidestep venture: http://conspiracywatch.blogspot.co.uk/ Blogrolls need to be added and the ...
  • Okay Captain Ranty... this blogger resigns fro ...
    On the day that the BEST blogger in the blogosphere - Captain Ranty - has posted to announce 'end of transmission' (though not for the first time)... ...having mulled over what Captain Ranty has to say, rather than replying to the above linked blogpost in comments or via 140 characters on Twi ...
  • European Union (Approval of Treaty Amendment D ...
    Here are the highlights of the European Union (Approval of Treaty Amendment Decision) Bill, Second Reading debate which took place in the House of Commons yesterday. Bill Cash MP Plainly, the implosion in Europe does affect us, and this failed attempt to put a sticking plaster on an increasi ...
  • Nothing Tutu Hide, Nothing Tutu Fear, Mr. Bliar
    Archbishop Desmond Tutu is all over the world's media for boldly coming out in public with a call for George W. Bush and Tony Blair to stand trial at the International Criminal Court in The Hague for war crimes over the invasion of Iraq and overthrow of Saddam Hussein. Part of Tutu's thinking ...
  • The People's Memorial: 15th Anniversary Tribut ...
    As is now a yearly thing for this blog, a few images of the tributes left at Kensington Palace for the fifteenth anniversary of Diana's death. Those of our readers who come here as fellow Diana admirers are more than welcome to save the images - links back greatly appreciated. Click on the th ...

Facing South

  • Giving Tuesday: Support a voice for a better S ...
    Giving Tuesday is your chance to support fearless media and a voice for a better South. read more
  • Indian Santa: Garnering support for the United ...
    The producer of a lighthearted documentary film about a Houma Indian Christmas tradition hopes it will draw attention to the Louisiana tribe's struggle for federal recognition, which has become especially critical in the aftermath of the BP disaster. read more
  • Art Pope rides again
    Conservative donor Art Pope's money helped the GOP take control of North Carolina's legislature in 2010. In 2010, Pope's family, business and groups helped fuel even bigger Republican gains in the battleground state. read more
  • The unequal burden of coal plant pollution
    A new report finds that U.S. coal-fired power plants are disproportionately located in low-income communities and communities of color -- and many of the worst plants and power companies from an environmental justice perspective are located in the South. read more
  • With historic strikes underway and Black Frida ...
    The Arkansas-based retail giant wants the National Labor Relations Board to block Black Friday protests organized by a group backed by the United Food and Commercial Workers, which is also supporting striking Walmart workers. read more

CenterLine

  • Search for new executive director of Center on ...
    Karen Greenberg, executive director of NYU Law’s Center on Law and Security (CLS), announced she is leaving to pursue other career opportunities. Greenberg’s tenure as executive director began with the founding of the Center in 2003.  Under her stewardship, CLS … Continue reading →
  • Today’s Terrorism News
    Today’s Terrorism News post will be the last one for the summer. Along with the staff here at the Center on Law and Security, and with particular thanks to The Soufan Group for its generous support and to Carolyn O’Hara … Continue reading →
  • Today’s Terrorism News
    In Association with The Soufan Group At Radicalization Hearing, Rep. King Says al Shabab Poses Threat Rep. Peter King (R-N.Y.) held a third congressional hearing on Islamic radicalization in the United States Wednesday, this one focused on the threat of … Continue reading →
  • Today’s Terrorism News
    In Association with The Soufan Group Four Indicted for Drug Trafficking to Benefit Terrorism Federal prosecutors in New York unsealed indictments Tuesday against four men they say conspired to sell drugs and buy weapons for Hezbollah and the Taliban in … Continue reading →
  • Today’s Terrorism News
    In Association with The Soufan Group In Arkansas, Man Accused of Killing Soldier Strikes Plea Deal A man on trial for shooting two U.S. soldiers, one of whom was killed, outside of a military recruiting station in 2009 reached a … Continue reading →

Short Sharp Science

Tech Drive In

  • 30 Must Have Android Games for 2012
    Android is surging, their remains no questions about it. Android is a proven platform now and that is particularly showing in the burgeoning apps market. Google Play Store is now home to nearly 900,000 applications and games. More than 25 billion apps and games have already been downloaded fro ...
  • How to Get Netflix Working with Ubuntu 12.04/1 ...
    Yes you read it just right. Netflix now works with Ubuntu. And no, there's no official Netflix support for Linux yet. Thanks to the hard work done by Erich Hoover and guys at iheartubuntu, Netflix has been made to work under Ubuntu using Wine and there is now a PPA to install the whole hac ...
  • Unity 4 Released, Adds Ability to Publish Game ...
    First, it was Valve, who went all the way by releasing Steam dedicated client for Linux (still in beta testing phase). Then came NVIDIA, a world leader in GPUs, announcing their optimized for Linux NVIDIA GeForce R310 drivers (in collaboration with Valve) for enhanced gaming experience in Linu ...
  • Elementary OS Luna Beta 1 Released
    The much anticipated Linux distro, Elementary OS "Luna", is finally here. For a beta release, Luna already looks pretty awesome. A quick overview of Elementary OS Beta 1. What's New in Elementary OS Luna Beta 1? Pantheon is the new desktop environment and shell for Elementar ...
  • Android is Surging, Adoption Rate Now 6 Times ...
    This is not news anymore, Android is becoming or as some might say, has already become, the numero uno OS for smartphones. But smartphones market is still in its infancy and is set to explode in the coming years, especially in the developing world. In places like India, Android has been a bloc ...

Case About Bird Flu

  • The Death of a Father: an old photo brings bac ...
    Sipping some wine to mourn – or perhaps to celebrate? – my leaving Austria, one of my elderly neighbours  mentioned the resignation speech of Austrian Chancellor Kurt Schusschnig in 1938, which ended with the words “May God protect Austria.” Every Austrian knows what happened after the Annexatio ...
  • The Death of a Father: an old photo brings bac ...
    Sipping some wine to mourn – or perhaps to celebrate? – my leaving Austria, one of my elderly neighbours  mentioned the resignation speech of Austrian Chancellor Kurt Schusschnig in 1938, which ended with the words “May God protect Austria.” Every Austrian knows what happened after the Annexatio ...
  • Stronach’s new “false flag” ...
    You read about it on this blog first: Globalist and Magna chief Frank Stronach has been trying to recruit people for a new „false flag“ opposition party as the euro crisis escalates. Stronach even rang the solictor handling the sale of my flat in Vienna and offered him a job as Justice Minister. ...
  • Stronach’s new “false flag” ...
    You read about it on this blog first: Globalist and Magna chief Frank Stronach has been trying to recruit people for a new „false flag“ opposition party as the euro crisis escalates. Stronach even rang the solictor handling the sale of my flat in Vienna and offered him a job as Justice Minister. ...
  • Stauffenberg in the Wolf’s Lair: Read th ...
    At a time of  crisis, terror and tyranny, Claus von Stauffenberg seized the initiative and tried to assassinate Adolf Hitler and overthrow the Nazi regime in a coup in July, 1944. As such, he is an example to us all today. The mass impoverishment of people by the fractional reserve banking scam ...

Invisible Opportunity

  • What’s it all About, Visible? Visible Or ...
    By Visible I intensely dislike vanity and I scourge myself in making sure I am not victimized by it. I pray every day for God to remove my shortcomings and grant me his qualities. I try to talk to God all day long about the things that happen to me. I’m really sincere in seeking [...]
  • Civilian Casualties
    LuckyTV – Burger­slachtoffers 21/11/2012 (Amerika,Israel) – YouTube.
  • Deadly new pertussis strain linked with whoopi ...
    by: Carolanne Wright (NaturalNews) Whooping cough (pertussis) has reached epidemic levels in the U.S. — the highest in five decades. Considering a majority of those who contract the disease are vaccinated, the absurdity of the call for increased pertussis vaccinations by the Centers for Di ...
  • Brzezinski: “Populist Resistance” is Derailing ...
    Paul Joseph Watson During a recent speech in Poland, former US National Security Advisor Zbigniew Brzezinski warned fellow elitists that a worldwide “resistance” movement to “external control” driven by “populist activism” is threatening to derail the move towards a new world order. Calling the ...
  • FDA Shuts Down Largest Organic Peanut Butter F ...
    JG Vibes In the past few years organic food has become a very serious priority for many Americans, much to the dismay of big agriculture industry forces. One of the primary unspoken functions of the FDA is to prevent this kind of competition from threatening the entrenched companies who have spe ...

Veterans Today

electric politics

  • Running Against the Grain (Part II)
    Amen, Brother Rick. Thinking about it, we can deduce a few things about successful mass actions. First, they require a high level of consciousness regarding the problems to be solved. Ignorance ain't in the recipe for success. Second, they take a lot of work. If it were easy, logically we'd be s ...
  • Running Against the Grain (Part I)
    Former New York Times Washington Bureau Chief, two time Pulitzer and Emmy winning reporter Hedrick Smith has written a wonderful book, Who Stole the American Dream? (Random House, 2012). I must say, if a seventy nine year old pillar of the journalistic establishment can find his way to a nearly ...
  • A National Disgrace
    If you want proof of the fundamentally unserious nature of American politics look no further than our conduct of national elections. The modern twist, paperless electronic voting machines, makes it possible — even before taking account of Byzantine rules for the Electoral College — n ...
  • Your Vote Matters
    Quite apart from the banality of our two political parties it would be so much less stressful if America could hold reasonably accurate, fair and open elections. Why don't we? Tova Wang tackles part of this problem in The Politics of Voter Suppression: Defending and Expanding Americans' Right To ...
  • For the Love of Music
    In our day and age great wealth ruins most of what it touches. Culture — even highbrow culture — being no exception. Why, I specifically want to know, do performances of classical music no longer move me the way they used to do? Hoping for some answers I turned to Blair Tindall, auth ...

PR News

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Field Notes - Alberta Environment

Stop NATO

  • Washington Continues To Build Georgian Proxy Army
    Ministry of Defence of Georgia November 28, 2012 Minister of Defence of Georgia meets with Mr. Eric Rubin Defence Minister Irakli Alasania has received Mr. Eric Rubin, the U.S. Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for European and Eurasian Affairs today. The U.S.-Georgia partnership, NATO integra ...
  • NATO To Control Interceptor Missiles In Turkey
    Hürriyet Daily News November 28, 2012 NATO to control Patriots BRUSSELS/ANKARA: NATO’s chief says the command of Patriots will be under the control of the alliance and hints that the decision will be taken within ‘days.’ Meanwhile, opposition parties slam the deployment decision ==== “Russ ...
  • Romain Rolland: A father’s plea against war
    ==== Anti-war essays, poems, short stories and literary excerpts *** Romain Rolland: Above The Battle Romain Rolland: America and the war against war Romain Rolland: Ara Pacis and Ave, Caesar, Morituri Te Salutant Romain Rolland: Message to America on the will to conquer the world Romain Rolland ...
  • Interview: U.S. To Retain Strategic Bases In A ...
    Press TV November 27, 2012 ‘US wants to retain strategic bases after 2014 in Afghanistan’ Audio President Barack Obama intends to keep around 10,000 US troops in Afghanistan beyond the much-advertised 2014 ‘withdrawal’ date, which is over 13 years since the U.S. and NATO troops enter ...
  • U.S. Troops To Stay In Afghanistan
    Voice of Russia November 26, 2012 US troops to stay in Afghanistan Artyom Kobzev ==== “It’s no secret that when the U.S. and NATO troops were deployed in Afghanistan, the U.S. set the task of monitoring the territories of Iran and Pakistan. Originally, its desire was to go into Central Asia. It ...

Before It's News

Empty newsfeed.

Intel Hub

  • “Move and Die”: Cop Knees 17-Year- ...
    Alex Thomas | In one of the most disgusting displays of police officer thuggery in years, a Hurst, Texas cop was recently videotaped kneeing a 17-year-old kid in the head and, in what can only be described as a murder threat, yelling "move or die"
  • Explosive Interview With Tech Industry Wizard ...
    Prisonplanet.com Nov 28, 2012 Alex talks with tech industry wizard John McAfee who stands accused of killing his neighbor in Belize.
  • Mossad Minute: Anonymous Hacks DEBKA.com Over ...
    Alex Thomas | Bob Tuskin presents the Mossad Minute. The Mossad Minute is a daily one minute breaking news alert specifically covering and exposing the Mossad.
  • Walmart & 112 Dead Factory Workers
    Tony Cartalucci | How many more tragic disasters await so multinational corporations can offshore jobs, exploit deplorable working conditions overseas, and continue filling the corporate-consumerist troughs?
  • Is it FAIR to Tax the Rich out of Business?
    James Hall | In a caustic political environment that marks the rich to pay higher taxes because of their inordinate incomes, the outlook for a growing economy diminishes.

FRS

  • “Hands off the People of Iran” exp ...
    [Frontlines recently posted an article ("The Iran Tribunal and the crimes of the Islamic Republic") about recent hearings, proclaimed to be in the historic tradition of the Bertrand Russell Tribunals in the 70's against war crimes, but focused on the mass murder of Iranian political prisoners in ...
  • Bangladesh factory fire kills 112 in Dhaka
    Blaze broke out at the seven-storey factory on Saturday and firefighters recovered more than 100 bodies on Sunday morning Associated Press in Dhaka guardian.co.uk, Sunday 25 November 2012 A firefighter tries to control a fire at a garment factory in Savar on the outskirts of Dhaka Photograph: AN ...
  • Tens of Thousands Protest in Indonesia
    Indonesia protest Workers demand a higher minimum wage and an end to outsourcing as unrest in southeast Asia’s largest economy amplifies. Al Jazeera, November 22, 2012 http://www.aljazeera.com/news/asia-pacific/2012/11/2012112253436646925.html Tens of thousands of workers have gathered out ...
  • Brazil: Landless Peasant Movement facing viole ...
    [See the following statement from CEBRASPO.  The rough English translation is followed by the Portuguese original text. -- Frontlines ed.] CEBRASPO — Brazilian Center of Solidarity with the Peoples Manga, November 23, 2012  Cowardly attack by gunmen against families who occupied the farm B ...
  • Spain: Economic crisis pushes funeral costs o ...
    [As the capitalist crisis -- the so-called "Great Recession" -- continues to shake up lives and property relations, real estate corporations are reorganizing housing markets to take advantage of mass desperation and this now also affects the funeral and cemetary markets.  For a diabolical view o ...

Ken O'Keefe

  • Words from an Honest, Intelligent & Compassion ...
    Words from an honest, intelligent and compassionate Jew... words from a respected brother with a hugely important message that should be heeded by every single Jew on this planet.
  • Press TV’s News Analysis – Israel ...
    In this program I get to respond directly to one of Israels countless prostitutes of propaganda in the mainstream media, Daniel Pipes.
  • Trade Not Aid Update – November 6, 2012 &#8211 ...
    Today was the final hearing for the case against the Trade Not Aid hijackers Cate (Catherine) Myles (aka Soraya Fitzgerald) and Sammi Coulthard (aka Saja Rana & Maitreyi Atmaja).  It cost over £600 in court fees, money that should have gone directly into the cause.  It took countless hours o ...
  • Transcript & Video – Update from Ken O&# ...
    Catherine Myles, I have found the funds for you to come to Gaza. We will pay for you to go to Gaza. I will pay for your tickets from the UK to Cairo and then your taxi fare to Gaza and your accommodation in Gaza and your return taxi fare back Cairo, back to the UK. You have a paid, PAID trip to ...
  • Max Igan & Ken O’Keefe in Gaza – F ...
    I think this is going to be one of people's favorite videos as it is genuinely funny and yet very serious. Max Igan and myself get into this one by showing a sycophantic Patrick Clawson of the Washington Institute for Near East spouting some truly incredible historical narrative. This useful idi ...

StillSmallVoice

  • Life is change and change is life
    And here is proof: The Courant's parent company, Tribune, is backing away from maintaining this particular blog format -- Movable Type -- in favor of another blog platform, one that is unworkable here. Namely, the new format allows blog comments to go online unapproved, and -- I say th ...
  • Maybe CEO salaries need a Buffett rule
    "Peer benchmarking" helps move compensation for CEOs ever higher. Perhaps one of the high-dollar bosses should take a page from Warren Buffett, who in August suggested in a New York Times essay that the rich don't carry their weight in taxes. Meanwhile, Buffett, himself, has refined his earlier ...
  • De-pinkifying breast cancer
    There's a growing movement that seeks to turn the pink ribbon upside down. You can read more here. Flickr photo
  • Why the occupation?
    You can see more Mother Jones charts here. You can read about Hartford's budding Occupation here, with a planning meeting set for 8:30 a.m. Wednesday at Bushnell Park, and again at 5 p.m.
  • Cleansing after Yom Kippur
    Yom Kippur starts at sundown on Friday and here's one man's take on it. Flickr photo

Associated Content

Popsci - Science

  • Cadbury's Chocolate Of The Future Doesn't Melt ...
    The 'temperature-tolerant chocolate' stays solid at temperatures that would turn conventional chocolate into a gooey mess. We’ve known since the advent of the cream-filled Cadbury Egg that scientists at the confectionary company like to play fast and loose with the rules of chocolatiering. But ...
  • SOPA Author Recommended As Chairman Of Science ...
    Lamar Smith was not very popular with the Internet a while back. The GOP congressman from Texas sponsored the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA), which, you may recall, was not well-loved by much of the Internet. He also doesn't believe global warming is man-made. But now Smith is being recommended ...
  • Largest Quasar Ever Discovered Burns 100 Times ...
    Glowing galactic center located near a supermassive black hole Astronomers have found a galaxy whose super-luminous nucleus--called a quasar--is burning 100 times as much energy as the entire Milky Way galaxy. Though theory has long predicted that quasars this powerful should exist, the newly ...
  • Animals That Are Smarter Than You Think
  • 10 Animals That Are Smarter Than You Think
    Sure, chimps and dolphins are smart. But did you know about the terrifyingly intelligent Komodo dragon, the paranoid squirrel, or the insect supervillain Portia labiata? There are lots of different kinds of animal intelligence, and actually a lot of debate about what "intelligence" even means. ...

Veterans Today

War is Business

Hudson's Weather & Climate

  • Cold to follow latest deluge
    A welcome change to drier but colder weather is likely as we head through this week following heavy rainfall since Saturday night which is once again testing flood defences across the county. November is continuing a remarkable run of wet weather, becoming the 8th successive month where rainfa ...
  • What's behind the 'coldest winter for 100 year ...
    Those of us with a keen interest in the weather can't fail to have noticed yet another headline in the Express this weekend, claiming this winter would be the coldest in 100 years, which you can see here. Wherever I went this weekend, I've been stopped in the street by people asking me when the ...
  • Antarctica sea ice & latest global temperatures
    ANTARCTICA The record breaking Arctic sea ice minimum recorded this summer (based on satellite data) was well documented in the media and on this blog. Conversely, at the other end of the world, little mention was made of the Antarctica ice extent which approached a record high in September, a ...
  • 'High risk' of further flooding this winter
    Ground water levels remain unseasonably high across parts of Yorkshire following the very wet conditions this summer, according to the Environment Agency. Although autumn is traditionally the wettest season of the year, the land is more saturated than normal because of excessive rainfall since ...
  • First cold snap of the season
    After a relentlessly gloomy week, much clearer but colder air is on its way from the Arctic in the next 12 hours, giving us our first cold snap of the season, albeit a short lived one. Some of us, mainly in eastern parts of the region will see showers, and the air will be cold enough for some ...

Internat'l Political Economy

  • God Save the Empire: UK's Canadian BoE Guv'nor
     To be sure, outgoing Bank of England Governor Sir Mervyn King has a number of things going for him in my book. He was a longtime LSE professor before giving up his teaching position for a higher calling. He is also a long-suffering Aston Villa fan as our team battles to save itself from th ...
  • 12.9% Inflation? Bah! Serbia's Soccer Club Bai ...
    Ladies and gentlemen, today I bring you the best act of "sticking it to the EU and the IMF" for 2012. So those Greeks may have caved in to the IMF-ECB-EU tri for the umpteenth time, but it appears those only aspiring to join the EU are keen on Sticking It To The Man. Having told the IMF to take ...
  • Can the White People Have Mubarak Back Now?
    Sometime ago now, some wet-behind-the-ears white kid criticized me for suggesting that US policy in the Middle East could use improvement since it was contradictory and incoherent--especially when it came to using ICT as a diplomatic tool. Unsurprisingly, greenhorns like him took the events of A ...
  • Susan Rice, the New Archetypal Ugly American
    Although years and years of economic stagnation have thinned their numbers somewhat, Ugly Americans are still rather plentiful--including policymakers who act internationally. How can you distinguish these folks? In general, they all share the following attitudes and behaviours: Think all that's ...
  • The Honest Truth: ASEAN is Still Rather Lame
    World leaders--among them from ASEAN member countries, China, Japan and the US came, saw and whimpered in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. Among other things, differences within ASEAN itself are causing trouble coming up with a united policy on the matter of the South China Sea to negotiate with China. (Re ...

Economic Collapse Blog

  • The Giant Currency Superstorm That Is Coming T ...
    By recklessly printing, borrowing and spending money, our authorities are absolutely shredding confidence in the U.S. dollar.  The rest of the world is watching this nonsense, and at some point they are going to give up on the U.S. dollar and throw their hands up in the air.  When that happens, ...
  • Hungry For The Holidays: 20 Facts About Hunger ...
    All over America there are millions of people that will be missing meals and going hungry this holiday season.  Even as much of the country indulges in the yearly ritual of unbridled consumerism that we refer to as "the holiday season", more families in the United States than ever before will be ...
  • Are Black Friday Riots A Preview Of The Civil ...
    If Americans will trample one another just to save a few dollars on a television, what will they do when society breaks down and the survival of their families is at stake?  Once in a while an event comes along that gives us a peek into what life could be like when the thin veneer [...]
  • They Are Going To Make It Nearly Impossible To ...
    If you have a farm or a small business, would you like to pass it on to your children when you die?  Well, unless Congress does something, it is going to become much, much harder to do that starting next year.  Right now, there is a 5 million dollar estate tax exemption and anything above [...]
  • 55 Reasons Why You Should Buy Products That Ar ...
    This is the time of the year when Americans run out to their favorite retail stores and fill up their shopping carts with lots of cheap plastic crap made by workers in foreign countries where it is legal to pay slave labor wages.  By doing this, the American people are actively participating in ...

Infoshop - Alt Media

E U Times

  • Doctor Visits in UK to be Replaced By Skype
    A bid to save nearly £3 billion by slashing appointments with a doctor and treating patients via computer will put lives at risk, ministers were warned. Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt is planning a technological revolution that could spell the end of the traditional doctor’s surgery. A new system ...
  • India to launch first aircraft carrier in 2013
    Indian Defense Minister AK Antony says Russia will deliver a renovated Soviet-era aircraft carrier in the last quarter of 2013. The Indian minister told the lower house of the parliament on Monday that the end of 2013 was set as the date for the handover of the Russian-origin aircraft carrier, w ...
  • Infants of EU nationals in Ireland at risk fro ...
    Whatever the actual risks for EU-national mothers in Irish hospitals, if their babies are fed infant formula, it will contain amounts of fluoride that are neither safe nor medically legal in other EU member states. The Food Safety Authority of Ireland’s (‘FSAI’) guide of 19th Nov 2012 (1) recomm ...
  • Confirmed: US planned to nuke the moon
    In a secret project recently discovered, the United States planned to blow up the moon with a nuclear bomb in the 1950s as a display of the country’s strength during the Cold War space race. The secret project, called “A Study of Lunar Research Flights”, as well as “Project A119” was never carri ...
  • Brzezinski: “Populist Resistance” is Derailing ...
    During a recent speech in Poland, former US National Security Advisor Zbigniew Brzezinski warned fellow elitists that a worldwide “resistance” movement to “external control” driven by “populist activism” is threatening to derail the move towards a new world order. Calling the notion that the 21s ...

Voiceless Victim

  • Who is the victim here?
    The arrogant, entitled prince of a wealthy, influential monarchical religious institution which considers itself, and is treated, as above the laws of the land or The damaged, impoverished, abandoned child victims of serial rapists, whose suffering has been dismissed and whose pleas for help hav ...
  • Why did you make us wait so long?
    The sheer joy of Monday’s announcement of a national Royal Commission into child sexual abuse in religious and other institutions in Australia was not the only emotion bringing victims to tears this week. There was sadness at years of unnecessary suffering by victims who had begged and beg ...
  • Australian Prime Minister Announces National R ...
    I woke up today with no expectation that by late afternoon I would achieve an almost impossible dream. But finally victims of child sexual abuse throughout Australia are to be given a voice, to be given a chance of justice, to be able to use our painful experiences to prevent other children havi ...
  • Heartless Hart at it Again
    Melbourne Archbishop Denis Hart just cannot stop insulting victims every time he opens his mouth. He wrote another letter this week, in conjunction with his fellow Victorian bishops and leaders of religious orders, which reached its intended audience, the news media, yesterday. He even started o ...
  • True meaning of the word “CATHOLIC”
    C – Callous A – Arrogant T – Totalitarian H – Hierarchy O – Obstinately L – Lying about I – Indecent assaults against C – Children

WL Central

  • 2012-11-27 European Commission enabling blocka ...
    European Commission documents released today by WikiLeaks show that hard-right U.S. politicians were directly behind the extrajudicial banking blockade against WikiLeaks. In the heavily redacted documents, MasterCard Europe admits that Senator Joseph Lieberman and Congressman Peter T. King both ...
  • 2012-11-26 Assange to give keynote speech at H ...
    On November 27, 2012, Julian Assange will give a keynote speech regarding "A Vision of the Future Society" at ConventionCamp 2012, an Internet conference in Hanover, Germany. read more
  • 2012-11-26 "Cypherpunks," the new title by Jul ...
    Today OR Books released Cypherpunks: Freedom and the Future of the Internet, a new title by WikiLeaks editor-in-chief Julian Assange and fellow internet visionaries Jacob Appelbaum, Andy Müller-Maguhn, and Jérémie Zimmermann. Cypherpunks comes roughly a year after the publication of Julian Assan ...
  • 2012-11-26 WikiLeaks donations now tax deducti ...
    Monday, 26th November 1900 GMT Wau-Holland-Stiftung (WHS), named in memory of the German philosopher and net activist Wau Holland, has been collecting donations for WikiLeaks since 2009. In the immediate aftermath of WikiLeaks publication of the US diplomatic cables in 2010, not only did PayPal ...
  • 2012-11-23 Rafael Correa's new South America
    The South American media has reverberated lately with reports that the CIA has been using drug money in efforts to destabilize the government of Ecuador's President, Rafael Correa. If these stories are accurate, then the plan's exposure and apparent failure may illustrate the impotence of trad ...

U N News

  • UN human rights office concerned over Colombia ...
    Expressing "serious concern" over a constitutional reform measure affecting Colombia's military justice system, the United Nations human rights office today called on the country's President and the President of the Congress to reconsider their support for the bid, which could undermine efforts ...
  • Judicial system in El Salvador must remain ind ...
    A United Nations expert today urged El Salvador to ensure the independence of its judicial system and comply with its decisions to avoid a constitutional crisis such as the one it experienced earlier this year.
  • Investments key for long-term resilience, rebu ...
    The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) has stressed that investments are crucial to help rehabilitate Haiti's agricultural sector in the wake of various natural disasters this year that caused colossal damage to the farming and fishing industries.
  • UNESCO chief urges investigation into murder o ...
    The head of the United Nations agency tasked with defending press freedom today condemned the murder of Mexican crime reporter and called for an investigation into the attacked that killed him and a former municipal police officer.
  • Ban welcomes progress made on territorial disp ...
    United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon salutes the progress made by Belize and Guatemala under the auspices of the Organization of American States to resolve their longstanding territorial dispute, according to his spokesperson.

Conspiracy Reality TV

  • Aurora Batman Shooting – Many Coincidences
    The trailer for Gangster Squad (shown before the movie) shows a theatre full of people being shot by numerous gunmen. This Batman comic "The Dark Knight Returns" depicts a Batman inspired shooting at a movie theatre.
  • CIA Agent Warns: “Never Watch the TV, the Grea ...
    He'll never give anything away whatsoever, except one bit of advice. He said, never watch the television. Never watch the television. It's the greatest scientific indoctrination tool ever devised.
  • The Magic Weed
    Hemp growing doesn't need any weed killing, no pesticide. Its raw material grows naturally and it doesn't need chemical intervention.
  • Blood Coltan
    Blood coltan still exists. I'm holding a mobile phone. And I know that the microprocessor it contains uses coltan. And if this coltan has been obtained at the massacre of 10 or 20 villagers through slave labor, the suffering of children forced to work in the mines by the armed militia. This is i ...
  • CAMP FEMA 2: Enemy of the State
    Some state governments passed measures to forcibly quarantine residents, incarcerate those who refuse to be vaccinated, and to forcibly vaccinate your children. Legislation like this passed during the much hyped H1N1 flu outbreak.

Rewilding Institute

  • Wild Utah Project needs your help!
    HERE’S WHY: Wild Utah Project is raising awareness and funds for their ongoing sage-grouse campaign because sage-grouse numbers have been diminishing West-wide for years. They have just gone live with their first video, Dance for Survival: Protecting the Sage-Grouse and a fundraising chall ...
  • Sea Shepherd sheds some light on the recent Sh ...
    Posted by Marcel Evans on October 17, 2012 in Science News In the past week The Costa Rica Star has published on the shark finning ban that was signed by Laura Chinchilla in the presence of Sir Richard Branson, near Manuel Antonio National Park. Sea Shepherd is not buying it. This is simply smok ...
  • Progressives to Launch an Environmental Impact ...
    (September 4, 2012)  The DC-based group Progressives for Immigration Reform (PFIR) recently announced a major new project: an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) on U.S. immigration policy.  PFIR has also unveiled the website for the new project, and invites public comments on the proper scope ...
  • Prairie Dog Preservation & Black-footed Ferret ...
    Published on Aug 17, 2012 by NewMexicoPBS Why is it important for prairie dogs to be restored to their native habitat? Biologist Dr. Ana Davidson and Petunia (Gunnison’s prairie dog) join us to share insights about the ecology of New Mexico’s grasslands and the importance of reestabl ...
  • Upcoming Public Meetings About the Village at ...
    Please attend these important public meetings about the Village at Wolf Creek access project - The Wolf Creek and Alberta Park – Rio Grande National Forest Land Swap DEIS Comment Period ends September 28th and the Forest Service seems poised to give Leavell-McCombs Joint Venture (LMJV) 204 ...

Asia Sentinel

We Know the Lies

  • 12 Days of Chemtrails
      Synthetic organisms are being added to human biology. Who will get sick and die before it becomes important to you? - Lyrics read more
  • Zbigniew Brzezinksi... 'New World Order Is Fal ...
    The New World Order is falling apart, even admitted to by globalist Hillary Clinton; now globalist Zbigniew Brzezinksi too admits that the NWO is in deep trouble due to the global political awakening. ~ Video read more
  • Black Friday Gun Sales Crash FBI System, Twice ...
    Americans love their guns! We love our guns almost as much as we love our freedom. While many American ‘zombies’ and ‘debt slaves’ spent their Black Friday’s buying electronic gadgets like I-Phones and televisions, preppers and other ‘awakened’ Americans were stocking up on something else e ...
  • Obama to Hold ‘Private’ Swear-in Ceremony for ...
    Less than one month from now on January 20, 2013, President Obama will be required by law to be sworn-in for his second presidential term by noon. However, something mysterious is happening again with the ceremony raising the eyebrows of some. ~ Shepard Ambellas read more
  • Patients Who Ask Doctors Questions Will Be Cha ...
    Are you uncertain about your medical condition? Have a few questions for your doctor? Well, if so, you might want to bring extra money with you the next time you go in for a visit. Or better yet, ask your doctor's receptionist before you go in: "Will I be charged for asking questions?" ~ J D ...

Tarpley

Modern Survivalism

  • All Nuclear Explosions Since 1945
    There have been 2,055 nuclear explosions since the very first in 1945. Fortunately, depending on how you look at it, all but two of them have been detonated for testing rather than having been used for war. During recent years some of the world’s nuclear arsenal has been dismantled, howeve ...
  • Plywood Window Barriers For Emergency Home Sec ...
    Image Source: National Geographic One of the episodes of the TV series, Doomsday Preppers (Season 2), highlights Jay Blevins who is preparing for the breakdown of social order following an economic collapse. Jay’s primary risk awareness motivator is one that I believe to be perhaps the mos ...
  • People Controlled By A System Which Eliminates ...
    While unknowingly controlled by the system, these people don’t even know what they don’t know. It is unfortunate, sad, and frightening, in that our future as a species is changing as a result of a system which is eliminating the need for sensible ‘thinking’, or to even &# ...
  • Mega-Tsunami Wave Risk To Our Coast
    The risk of a Tsunami is a very real and present danger to nearly anyone living within miles of an ocean shoreline. An even more frightening risk, a Mega-Tsunami, exists in many parts of the world where unfortunately much of the world’s population lives (near the coast). What is a Mega-Tsu ...
  • Farmers To Pay Insurance For Monsanto GE Conta ...
    Monsanto Company is a multinational agricultural biotechnology corporation headquartered in Creve Coeur, Missouri. It is a leading producer of genetically engineered (GE) seed and of the herbicide glyphosate, which it markets under the Roundup brand. The Monsanto business model has been to inves ...

Fast Company

  • New Online Marketplaces Smooth The Sustainable ...
    Gone are the days when building owners have to stress about finding solar providers or efficiency auditors. Now you can find all the ingredients for a fully green building at the touch of a button. Green building is growing up. As green building industry moves from the fringe to mainstream ...
  • Tote Your Picnic Lunch Like An Old-Timey Vagabond
    Jody Kocken’s Urban Picnic offers a surprisingly stylish new way to eat outside. Sure, dining al fresco might well have to wait until spring’s debut next year, but don’t let that stop you from daydreaming about a tasty meal enjoyed with the sun on your face and the breeze ...
  • A Swing Set That Powers An Electric Light With ...
    In Guimarães, Portugal, the art collective Moradavaga installed a swing set that’s even better after the sun sets. Swinging is a self-contained pleasure, an activity where the work and reward are one in the same. But for their pop-up installation outside the International Cent ...
  • A New Tool To Gauge How Climate Change Could I ...
    How bad are the storms, flooding, and other disasters going to be in 20 years? This new simulation can help governments plan. So you want to start preparing your region or city for climate change. You might look at one of the many reports predicting the problems that a warming planet will ...
  • A Candy-Colored Arts Center That Doubles As A ...
    From one direction, the Academie MWD looks as colorful as a pack of Starburst. From another, you might not even notice it’s there. The Academie MWD, an arts center in Dilbeek, Brussels, is situated at a crossroads that’s uniquely varied. To the south is the city’s main sq ...

Jadaliyya

  • What is Jadaliyya? "Portal 9" Interview with J ...
    [This interview was published recently in the innaugural issue of  the Portal 9 Journal, by Nat Muller and Omar Kholeif. However, the interview was conducted many months prior, and awaited the launching of the publication.]  The modest launch of the bilingual English-Arabic online mag ...
  • New Texts Out Now: Elisabeth Weber, Living Tog ...
    Elisabeth Weber, editor, Living Together: Jacques Derrida’s Communities of Violence and Peace. New York: Fordham University Press, 2012. Jadaliyya (J): What made you put together this collection? Elisabeth Weber (EW): The volume was conceived after the conference I organized with my colleague ...
  • New Texts Out Now: Ann Elizabeth Mayer, Islam ...
    Ann Elizabeth Mayer, Islam and Human Rights: Tradition and Politics, Fifth Edition. Boulder, CO: Westview Press, 2012. Jadaliyya (J): What made you write this book? Ann Elizabeth Mayer (AEM): Many things have changed in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region since the first editio ...
  • Dispatch from Mohamed Mahmoud Street: Egyptian ...
    “We are not thugs, and we are not criminals,” It is the sentence that every single protester in Mohamed Mahmoud street used as they began to tell me about the protests that began on November 19. That day is significant. It is the first anniversary of the “Mohamed Mahmoud Events,” when families a ...
  • Arabian Peninsula Media Roundup (November 27)
    [This is a roundup of news articles and other materials circulating on the Arabian Peninsula and reflects a wide variety of opinions. It does not reflect the views of the Arabian Peninsula Page Editors or of Jadaliyya. You may send your own recommendations for inclusion in each week's roundup to ...

mediagazer

  • Responding to New York Times Public Editor's s ...
    Ali Abunimah / The Electronic Intifada: Responding to New York Times Public Editor's smear against me  —  I sent this letter to Margaret Sullivan, the Public Editor of The New York Times today:  —  Dear Ms. Sullivan,  —  As public editor of The Ne ...
  • Egypt Sentences 'Innocence of Muslims' Filmmak ...
    Jordan Zakarin / Hollywood Reporter: Egypt Sentences ‘Innocence of Muslims’ Filmmaker to Death  —  The seven were convicted of “insulting the Islamic religion” and “using religion to promote extremist ideas.”  —  Mark Bassely Y ...
  • More Than 90 Jobs to be Cut at Bloomberg TV Eu ...
    Merrill Knox / TVNewser: More Than 90 Jobs to be Cut at Bloomberg TV Europe  —  Bloomberg TV is in the process of laying off as many as 94 people in the network's London bureau, multiple sources tell TVNewser.  —  A spokesperson for Bloomberg TV declined to comme ...
  • BBC Christmas strike threat grows (Tara Conlan ...
    Tara Conlan / Guardian: BBC Christmas strike threat grows  —  NUJ advises members to vote yes to industrial action after outside staff are hired over workers who are facing redundancy  —  The threat of the BBC's Christmas schedule being hit by strike action over ...
  • German lawmakers condemn Google campaign again ...
    Madeline Chambers / Reuters: German lawmakers condemn Google campaign against copyright law  —  BERLIN (Reuters) - Senior German politicians have denounced as propaganda a campaign by Google to mobilize public opinion against proposed legislation to let publishers charge search ...

Chemtrail News

  • CHEMTRAIL AND UFO SIGHTING, PORIRUA, NZ ...
    I suspected it of being a Chemtrail and therefore pulled out the video camera to film it. Many planes went by during the shooting, more than any other time I have ... https://chemtrailsnorthnz.wordpress.com/.../chemtrail-and-ufo-...
  • Maui residents craft legislation to ban geo-en ...
    Maui residents craft legislation to ban geo-engineering 'chemtrails' www.naturalnews.com/033691_chemtrails_Maui.html
  • 10 mile long chemtrail 1 Video
    probably longer. denver,co 9/23/11 Author: Boondox681 Keywords: denver ten mile long chemtrail Added: Tue, 27 Sep 2011 00:33:25. vodpod.com/watch/15460352-10-mile-long-chemtrail-1
  • ChemTrail Pilot Admits to 'Domestic ...
    Headlines ChemTrail Pilot Admits to 'Domestic Terrorism'! ... Chemtrails: The Consequences of Toxic Metals and Chemical Aerosols on Human Health · Heavy ... www.davidicke.com/.../53899-chemtrail-pilot-admits-to-dome...
  • Chemtrail Rainbow - YouTube
    Chemtrails caused rainbow....no rain. ... I have several (which I think are ... www.youtube.com/watch?v=pcOyMeW0xpU

World News - Top Stories

  • 150 wounded in Tunisia clashes with polic ...
    MORE than 150 people were wounded in a second day of clashes between Tunisian security forces and thousands of protesters in a poor southwestern town, a hospital source told AFP. A doctor at the hospital in Siliana said more than 150 people were being treated for different types of injury, w ...
  • A Minute With: Pop star Ke$ha on new albu ...
    LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Pop star Ke$ha made a name for herself with infectious dance-pop hits but the singer-songwriter is stepping out of her Auto-Tune comfort zone on "Warrior", out this week. Ke$ha, 25, stormed the charts with hit songs about drinking, partying and having a good time, suc ...
  • Kevin Pietersen rested from T20 squad but ...
    MUMBAI: Star batsman Kevin Pietersen returned to the ODI side but was rested from the Twenty20 Internationals as England announced their squads for the limited-over series against India starting next month. Pietersen, who returned to the Test side for the ongoing series after being sidelined ...
  •   ...
    Posted: November 28, 2012 Brad Pitt may thoroughly enjoy being a mega movie star, but there is something he loves even more – being a dad. The Killing Them Softly star opened up about his thoughts on fatherhood and aging during an interview with Good Morning America. Angelina Jolie, 37, and ...
  • >Aspirin for Toothaches: Take it, Don’t A ...
    In recognition of National Diabetes Month in November, Emergency Dental Care USA reminds diabetics and other patients to seek care from a dentist for dental emergencies. Omaha, NE (PRWEB) November 28, 2012 Diabetics are more susceptible to gum disease and oral health issues because diabetes ...

no frakking consensus

  • The Climate Change Echo Chamber
    Green activists want to restrict your ability to fly, but they themselves remain addicted to the UN's pointless annual beach party.
  • UN Bureaucrats Wield Science for Undemocratic ...
    UN officials say we should listen to science. Don't be fooled. It's a rhetorical ploy, a cover for their own agenda.
  • 2 IPCC Announcements
    In an official statement, the IPCC says it's improper for any of its personnel to describe themselves as Nobel laureates. But the statement is all but invisible on the IPCC's website.
  • Busy Days
    I'll be participating in the WattsUpWithThat answer to Al Gore's 24-hour web project this week. Additionally, I'll be talking to a university class tomorrow and addressing a climate skeptics' conference in Munich on December 1st.
  • Celebrating Human Life
    A searing critique of environmental thought has emerged from an unlikely source - contemporary French philosophy.

Anna's News

  • Now it's 4D film: The high-tech cinemas which ...
    Hollywood is converting blockbuster films into 4-D because cinemagoers are shunning pricey multi-dimensional 3-D versionsBut the experience has left some fans feeling sick, damp and pummeled after watching movies like Kung Fu Panda 2 and the latest ...... Submitted by Anna Smith to Science & ...
  • 10 Best British Open Performances
    Rory McIlroy's Tiger-esque performance at Congressional has many golf fans wondering what the 22-year-old has in store for Royal St. George's, one of the most difficult courses in the Open Championship rotation. Past winners Walter Hagen, Sandy Lyle and.. Submitted by Anna Smith to World   ...
  • Tiny snails survive digestion by birds
    Snails are able to survive intact after being eaten by birds, according to scientists.Japanese white-eyes on the island of Hahajima, Japan feast on tiny land snails. Submitted by Anna Smith to Animals  |   Note-it!  |   Add a Comment
  • National Parks at Risk: Photos
    National parks represent our country's last stronghold of wilderness. But the large majority of parks are suffering, too.Ninety-five percent of parks assessed in a recent study have lost key species that once helped define them. Meanwhile, 91 percent .... Submitted by Anna Smith to Animals &nbs ...
  • Suicide rates in Europe 'linked' to financial ...
    The financial crisis "almost certainly" led to an increase in suicides across Europe, health experts say.The analysis by US and UK researchers found a rise in suicides was recorded among working age people from 2007 to 2009 in nine of the 10 nations...... Submitted by Anna Smith to Health & Well ...

Medical Marijuana

  • 11/20/12 - NEW ProCon.org Website! – Should ta ...
    tablets-textbooks.procon.org – NEW ProCon.org Website! – Should tablets replace textbooks in K-12 schools? – Publishing for the K-12 school market is an $8 billion industry and tablets are a $35 billion industry in the United States. As tablets have become more prevalent, a new debate has formed ...
  • 11/19/12 - Israel Launches Operation Pillar of ...
    israelipalestinian.procon.org - Israel launched Operation Pillar of Defense against Hamas militants in the Gaza Strip on Nov. 14, 2012. Read about this latest military operation and the entire history of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict from 10,000 BC to the present on our historical timeli ...
  • 11/13/12 - Palestinian Authority to Seek Non-M ...
    israelipalestinian.procon.org - Palestinian Authority to Seek Non-Member State Status at UN
  • 11/7/12 - 2012 Election Results
    2012election.procon.org  - 2012 Election Results - President Barack Obama has been elected to a second term in office with 50% of the popular vote. See our election results page for the final popular vote totals as they are updated. Third party results will be added as soon as ...
  • 11/7/12 - Should gay marriage be legal?
    gaymarriage.procon.org – Should gay marriage be legal? – Read pro and con quotes from experts, politicians and organizations including Barack Obama (pro), Mike Huckabee (con), Dick Cheney (pro), George W. Bush (con), the American Psychological Association (pro), and the Church of Jesus Christ of ...

Truth About Our World

Gyrovague's Raves

  • Verbs, nouns, grammar
    Vex, Hex, Smash, Smooch Constance Hale I wanted really to understand the relationship between nouns and verbs. Another question that I had: Why do linguists look so scathingly at grammarians? And why do grammarians look so scathingly at the history of English? Why is there a divide? And why is t ...
  • V. Bush
    Vannevar Bush This has not been a scientist’s war; it has been a war in which all have had a part. The scientists, burying their old professional competition in the demand of a common cause, have shared greatly and learned much. It has been exhilarating to work in effective partnership. No ...
  • The Killing of the Liberal Arts
    JOSEPH EPSTEIN In a loose definition, the “liberal arts” denote college study anchored in preponderantly Western literature, philosophy, and history, with science, mathematics, and foreign languages playing a substantial, though less central, role; in more recent times, the social science subjec ...
  • Tyrants and Art
    Culture thrives on conflict and antagonism, not social harmony – a point made rather memorably by a certain Harry Lime, says philosopher John Gray. "In Italy, for 30 years under the Borgias, they had warfare, terror, murder and bloodshed, but they produced Michelangelo, Leonardo da Vin ...
  • Barthes in China
    Adrian Versteegh “It will be necessary to start off with the major fact,” writes Roland Barthes in Travels in China, “the absolute uniformity of clothes.” That this should count as a “major fact”—partway through a journal that opens with a gripe about freshly stained trousers—ought to provide so ...

In Verbena | Royal Society

  • Elon Musk on the Future of Energy and Transport
    “Dumping garbage in the atmosphere and no one is paying for the garbage collection” is how ex-physicist-turned-serial-entrepreneur Elon Musk described current public attitudes towards carbon dioxide emissions in an electrifying talk at the Sheldonian in Oxford. Elon Musk is best known for co-fou ...
  • Enough funding on the Horizon?
    Today Sir Tim Hunt FRS and Jules Hoffmann (NobelPrize winners in medicine in 2001 and 2011 respectively) met with Jose Manuel Barroso, President of the European Commission, to press for a healthy settlement for the European research budget – ‘Horizon 2020’. They joined a press conference this lu ...
  • All Aboard the Stem Cell Rollercoaster
    Anyone trying to keep up with recent developments in stem cell research is in for a bumpy ride. The field has had its ups and downs, a particular high point being John Gurdon FRS and Shinya Yamanaka winning the 2012 Nobel Prize in Medicine for their paradigm-shifting work on induced pluripotent ...
  • African Academies in London
    Jackie Olang is the Programme Director for the Network of African Science Academies (NASAC). The Royal Society has been working closely with NASAC over recent years, on an number of activities with science academies across Africa On 29th October 2012, the African Academies delegates arrived in L ...
  • George Osborne talks science and sausage machines
    It was an earlier than normal start for some us at the Society last Friday morning, as we prepared to welcome the Chancellor of the Exchequer in to the building; our colleagues on reception are not accustomed to seeing so many of the Science Policy Centre in before 8am. Not that we can complain ...

NAU Resistance

  • End of Nations: Canada, the US and the “Securi ...
    Regardless of whether this particular agreement bears fruit for those seeking to bring the two countries into a closer union, or whether it is just another waypoint on the road of a much longer and more detailed process, the very real concerns about the erosion of national sovereignty implicit i ...
  • Goodbye Kyoto, Make Way For The North American ...
    "On Tuesday December 13th the Minister of the Environment Peter Kent announced that Canada is removing itself from the Kyoto Protocol. Kent is pushing for a more unified agreement that would unite all nation's on a global scale."
  • The Pretext For A North American Homeland Secu ...
    "Any deal which gives the Department of Homeland Security more personal information poses a serious risk to privacy rights"
  • Welcome To Fortress North America! NAU-Phase One
    We knew that there was nothing “new” at all to be found in this "new border vision"
  • Paving The Way For A North American Union
    By: Press For Truth (http://www.pressfortruth.ca) Release Date: 11/9/11 The agenda for a North American Union is underway and a new security perimeter deal will blur the lines at the border and further erode the sovereignty of Canadians and Americans. On November 13th Stephen Harper, Barack Ob ...

Gaea Times

  • Now, hairbrush that reads your mind
    WASHINGTON - Who says hairbrush can only be used to comb locks? Scientists have made a hairbrush like device that would be able to monitor mental activity. One of the main techniques for measuring and monitoring mental activity, called functional near infrared spectroscopy (fNIRS), can often b ...
  • Man U?s bemused Fergie tells shifty Roo to res ...
    LONDON - Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson has told key striker Wayne Rooney that he must respect the club and its traditions if he wants to stay on. Commenting on reports that suggest that the star player wants to leave Manchester United for another club - either Manchester City or ...
  • Google Street Viewers spot ?God? floating over ...
    SYDNEY - Google Street View has spotted a god-like figure floating midair above a lake in Quarten, Switzerland. Although the image, discovered by the Gawker blog, is apparently the result of some sort of light distortion or lens flare, blogger Max Read has questioned whether it might have more ...
  • Dogs reduce stress in autistic children: Study
    WASHINGTON - Dogs-apart from being man’s best friend-have a special role to play in the lives of children with special needs. A new study by the Universite de Montreal has suggested that specifically trained service dogs can help reduce the anxiety and enhance the socialization skills of ...
  • How sex hormones influence right heart function
    WASHINGTON - A new study has revealed human sex hormones influence the structure and function of the right ventricle (RV) of the heart. The researchers found that in women receiving hormone therapy, higher estrogen levels were associated with higher RV ejection fraction and lower RV end-systol ...

TruthNews Australia

  • Interview with Hanadi Assoud
      SlideShowPro({ attributes: { id: "album-14", width: 550, height: 400 }, mobile: { auto: false }, params: { bgcolor: "#000000", allowfullscreen: true }, flashvars: { xmlFilePath: "http://www.truthnews.com.au/slideshowpro/images.php?album=14" } }); ...
  • Stop Smart Meters Australia - Part 1
    Today's show features an interview with a representative of Stop Smart Meters Australia, an organisation which is opposing the introduction of electricity smart meters which are currently being rolled out in homes throughout Victoria. From the petition: Victorian Citizens are being forced to ...
  • Chris Emery on recent film projects - Part 1
    The Crew of Free Mind Films, creators of "A Noble Lie". Clockwise from left: Austin Green, Holland Vandennieuwenhof, Chris Emery and James Lane. My guest in the 2nd hour of today's show is Chris Emery, co-producer of the award winning documentary "A Noble Lie", which exposes the US government' ...
  • Halloween Special with Josh Jackson - Part 2
    Part 2 of Halloween Special with Josh Jackson
  • Halloween Special with Josh Jackson - Part 1
    In tonight's show we bring you a menagerie of weirdness as we plough through the many bizarre themes which dominate the news on this Halloween night. We look at recent developments in the Julian Assange case, with a Parliamentary Briefing on the case now in progress. In the 2nd hour am joine ...

Beacon

  • Victory! EU Passes Strict Shark Finning Ban
    Blue shark ©Wikimedia Commons You might have missed it, but over Thanksgiving Oceana won some major victories. One that we are especially excited about was the vote by the European Parliament to impose a strict ban on shark finning. While this ban has technically been in place since 2003 the ...
  • Budget Sequester Will Punish Oceans
    ©Wikimedia Commons Corry Westbrook is Oceana's federal policy director On January 2, 2013, our country will be poised to go over the fiscal cliff if leaders in Washington, D.C. are unable to agree on ways to reduce the deficit by $1.2 trillion. Why is this relevant to ocean conservation? Ou ...
  • Oceana Talks Seafood Fraud on ABC's 20/20
    Unfortunately your browser does not support IFrames. Oceana’s senior vice president for North America and chief scientist Mike Hirshfield sat down with 20/20 to discuss the widespread problem of seafood fraud (skip to around 3:30 in the video). He gives a stark example of the problem. “If you ...
  • Good News for Bluefin Tuna, Bad News for Sharks
    Today in Morocco the annual meeting of the International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT) wrapped up. Contrary to its name, the ICCAT oversees more than just tuna, regulating a variety of highly migratory fish including several kinds of shark in the Atlantic and surrou ...
  • There are One Million Species in the Ocean
    Common Octopus, one species in a million ©Oceana/Carlos Minguell It is difficult to describe the ocean's vastness and variety of life, but that is exactly what some researchers have tried to do. In a study released this week, and carried out with the help of 270 taxonomists from 32 countries, ...

Civilian Military Intelligence Group

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Taylor Marsh

  • President Obama Wins Election, John Boehner De ...
    “Let’s begin our work with where we agree,” the president said, noting the Senate has passed the measure and that both parties agree on holding down rates for the majority of taxpayers. “If we can get a few House Republicans to agree as well, I’ll sign this bill as ...
  • Queer Talk: ‘State of LGBT Equality in U.S. Ci ...
    The Human Rights Campaign, in partnership with the Equality Federation Institute and the Gay and Lesbian Victory Institute, has released the “Municipal Equality Index,” providing an “evaluation of LGBT inclusion in municipal law and policy.” The report looks at 137 cities. (emphasis added throug ...
  • First Fox, Now MSNBC, Tom Ricks Reveals Cable Rot
    THE NEXT conversation we should all be having is why anyone watches either network, except to find out what partisans are saying, which is really true during prime time. But first, the latest cable drama, which begins with Jeff Zucker “near a deal” to run CNN. Moving on… Meliss ...
  • Diplomat War: Maureen Dowd’s Poison Pen Out fo ...
    Unfortunately your browser does not support IFrames. Watch More News Videos at ABC | 2012 Presidential Election | Entertainment & Celebrity News WITH THE three amigos Senators McCain, Graham and Ayotte hanging in the Capitol square with their pre-planned partisan talking points han ...
  • Is Grover Over?
    The Colbert Report Get More: Colbert Report Full Episodes,Political Humor & Satire Blog,Video Archive “I think we ought to take the 98 percent deal right now,” [Republican Rep. Tom Cole] said of freezing income tax rates for all but the top 2 percent of earners. “It doesn’t mean I agree wit ...

Hudson New York

  • How Hamas Is Trying to Fool Everyone
    Is Hamas really on its way to moderation and pragmatism, as some Western political analysts and diplomats have come to believe? And what do some Hamas leaders mean when they say that they are ready to accept a Palestinian state "only" in the West Bank,
  • The Indignation Industry
    The Sydney police force announced a few weeks ago that, in anticipation of more hostile Islamic street protests similar to those that several weeks ago had turned violent, it intended to increase its numbers by several hundred. The original protest,
  • Saudi 'Propaganda Center' Opens in Vienna
    Saudi Arabia has officially opened the doors of a controversial new "interreligious and intercultural dialogue center" in the Austrian capital, Vienna. The King Abdullah International Center for Inter-Religious and Inter-Cultural Dialogue was inaugurated
  • Israel Paying the Price for the West's Self-Hatred
    Last Thursday evening, some 1,500 demonstrators convened in front of the Italian Parliament in Rome, waving Israeli and Italian flags. The demonstration "For the Truth, for Israel" had been organized in barely two days by Fiamma Nirenstein, a member of
  • Is Abbas About To Join Hamas?
    As of last week, Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas will think twice before he condemns any rocket or terror attack on Israel. Alarmed by Hamas's growing popularity among Palestinians, especially in wake of its purported "victory," Abbas

Urban Survival

  • The S&P Housing Numbers
    This is pretty simple: “Data through September 2012, released today by S&P Dow Jones Indices for its S&P/Case-Shiller1 Home Price Indices, the leading measure of U.S. home prices, showed that home prices continued to rise in the third quarter of … Continue reading →
  • Waiting on Housing Data
    Be sure and check back about 8:15 this morning for the latest update on the Case-Shiller/S&P Housing Index.  This is one of the most credible numbers out there and we look forward to it.   One thing to take into … Continue reading →
  • Coping: Miracle Money Technique, II
    Oh-oh…done gone and stepped in it now.  But, since I keep getting testimonials from readers about how the “Miracle Money Technique” works, there are some important additional details you need to know.  That’s because the how you do it part … Continue readi ...
  • Ure Does Retail: So, How Was Spending
    Right out of the chute this morning, it would take a lot to convince me that the weekend was a runaway success in retail.  Although the dollars are out there floating around the economy, they may not be (to borrow … Continue reading →
  • Coping: Monday at the WuJo (#1)
    A couple of interesting notes about the “world not seen” which, as I explained in excruciating details to Peoplenomics subscribers last Wednesday is likely – as one friend of mine proposed – really a 10 (or more) dimensioned Hilbert Space … Continue reading →

Trends & Forecasts

  • David Wilcock ~ The 2012 Enigma
    The 2012 Enigma by David Wilcock 2012: Tragedy,... [[ Please visit http://geraldcelentechannel.blogspot.com for the full story & My new website http://www.newsbooze.com ]]
  • Black Friday ~ THE MADNESS OF A LOST SOCIETY
    Another 'Black Friday' has come and gone. And it... [[ Please visit http://geraldcelentechannel.blogspot.com for the full story & My new website http://www.newsbooze.com ]]
  • Webbot Predicts a Global Coastal Event
    Webbots predict a Global Coastal event/Tsunami... [[ Please visit http://geraldcelentechannel.blogspot.com for the full story & My new website http://www.newsbooze.com ]]
  • America Falling off a Fiscal Cliff
    As Congress returned to work on Monday following... [[ Please visit http://geraldcelentechannel.blogspot.com for the full story & My new website http://www.newsbooze.com ]]
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    Overpopulation is a Myth | Gerald Celente Trends Blog Overpopulation is a Myth Overpopulation is a Myth | Gerald Celente Trends Blog Overpopulation is a Myth Overpopulation is a Myth | Gerald Celente Trends Blog Overpopulation is a Myth JIM ROGERS - God Knows What Will Happen in 2014 R ...

Radical Chic

  • NIGERIAN PARTIES vs PARTIES IN ENGLAND
    Once you have been to ‘one’ Nigerian party in your life it is safe to say that you will always know the menu. It is an unwritten rule that you can be as exotic as you like, but if your party lacks certain fundamental items, it really isn’t a party. There ‘must’ be J ...
  • AFRICAN ROMANCE: ‘Thorns With Roses&#821 ...
    I once attended a wild party where I had an unusual encounter. It came in the form of a one night stand. I was a twenty-two year old student, sent to the US to get my MBA so I could take over my father’s thriving business someday. My girlfriend whom I’d whimsically thought would become [...]
  • AWKWARD TOPICS: A 12 Year Old Has A Baby, Shou ...
    This topic is for you, yes, you! I want to know your opinion on this matter. What do you think? A 12 year old has a baby, should she be allowed to keep it? On a biological level this is perhaps not a very common scenario, but for some reason, Amy is 12 years old [...]
  • RANDOM RANTS: ‘Infidelity’ – ...
    It’s one of the biggest issues facing sexual relationships today and the demise of most relationships can usually be traced back to it. But what exactly is cheating? The dictionary defines it rather unhelpfully as “marital disloyalty; adultery”. I find this definition almost insulting. Where do ...
  • FLASH FICTION: ‘A Christmas Miracle&#821 ...
    Spending Christmas in hospital was not how Yinka envisioned her holidays. Hospitals were places where she received bad news: “I’m sorry your aunt is dead”; “I’m sorry you can’t concieve children naturally “; and so on. She and her husband, Tunde had worked hard all year, deferring all their annu ...

Boston Blog ( Nature Network)

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NRDC Switchboard

  • Beating the Heat: Investigating the Impacts of ...
    Anjali Jaiswal, Senior Attorney, San Francisco Guest Blog Post: Dr. Gulrez Shah Azhar and Amruta Sarma   The town of Idar, population 30,000, is nestled in the foothills of the Aravali range in Northeastern Gujarat. Located about 110 km ( ...
  • Can air pollution contribute to Autism?
    Diane Bailey, Senior Scientist, San Francisco A new study says: Yes, air pollution may be a factor contributing to autism.  Researchers at the University of Southern California and Children’s Hospital Los Angeles looked at 500 children in ...
  • EPA honors seven outstanding community sustain ...
    Kaid Benfield, Director, Sustainable Communities, Washington, DC   Today, the US Environmental Protection Agency announced seven winners of its 2012 National Awards for Smart Growth Achievement.  As I have noted in the past, the smart gr ...
  • Drinking water for millions - including D.C. - ...
    Amy Mall, Senior Policy Analyst, Washington, D.C. The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) in the Department of the Interior is in the process of developing new rules for fracking on more than 750 million acres of public and private land across the count ...
  • My Toxic Couch
    Sarah Janssen, Senior Scientist, Health Have you ever wondered what chemicals might lurk in your couch?  I did and so I decided to participate in a study, just published today, which analyzed what kinds of flame retardant chemicals are being us ...

Injustice Everywhere

  • National Police Misconduct Newsfeed Daily Reca ...
    Here are the 9 reports of police misconduct tracked for Tuesday, November 27, 2012: St. Lucie County, Florida: A deputy flipped over a 62-year-old handicapped woman’s car when he used a Precision Immobilization Technique to stop her car by hitting … Continue reading →National P ...
  • Another Victory for First Amendment and Record ...
    From the Chicago Tribune: The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday declined to hear an appeal of a controversial Illinois law prohibiting people from recording police officers on the job. By passing on the issue, the justices left in place a … Continue reading →Another Victory for First Amen ...
  • National Police Misconduct NewsFeed Daily Reca ...
    Here are the 13 reports of police misconduct tracked for Thursday, November 22, to Monday, November 26, 2012: Middletown, Pennsylvania:  A police officer was suspended for three days for “conduct unbecoming to a police officer.” The exact reason for the … Continue reading ...
  • National Police Misconduct Newsfeed Daily Reca ...
    *Note* This is the recap for both Tuesday and and Wednesday as I was out of the office Wednesday. Here are the 23 reports of police misconduct tracked for Tuesday, November 20 to Wednesday, November 21, 2012: Newark, New Jersey: … Continue reading →National Police Misconduct Newsfeed ...
  • Police Keep Working as Misconduct Cases Drag On
    More from the Atlanta-Journal Constitution here.Police Keep Working as Misconduct Cases Drag On is a post from PoliceMisconduct.net

Total Collapse

  • AIPAC, decapitators inside US government: Inte ...
    Seventy hours ago, at this writing, while on Air Force One, President Barack Obama issued a press release that has been utterly ignored by the Western Press. The president has openly announced a move against violent plotters inside the US government and espionage agents. He does not use the term ...
  • Russian warships in position opposite Israel
    The Black Sea Fleet’s naval task force, including the missile cruiser Moskva, the destroyer Smetlivy, the large landing ships Novocherkassk and Saratov, the tugboat MB-304 and the large oil tanker Ivan Bubnov, have received an order to remain in a designated area in the eastern Mediterrane ...
  • Netanyahu: Israel Prepared to Resume Gaza War
    In a speech at Police National Headquarters to tout the war, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu insisted the war dealt a decisive blow to factions in the Gaza Strip, while insisting Israel is “prepared” to start a new attack at any time. Though Netanyahu originally couched the comment as ...
  • Egypt Brotherhood leader blasts peace with Israel
    The top leader of Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood denounced peace efforts with Israel and urged holy war to liberate Palestinian territories on Thursday – one day after the country’s president, who hails from the movement, mediated a cease-fire between Israelis and Palestinians to e ...
  • Officials: Israel’s Gaza Offensive Was Trainin ...
    Israel’s eight-day Gaza offensive was a dry run for any future armed confrontation with Iran, U.S. and Israeli officials told The New York Times. “In Operation Pillar of Defense, Israel was not confronting Gaza, but Iran,” Israeli ambassador to the U.S. States and military historian Michae ...

Daily Dose

  • TNW’s Daily Dose: iMacs are coming, Siri ...
    Apple lets us know when we can have the new iMac, Siri for your car and Tajikistan says Facebook is a “hotbed of slander”. It’s all in today’s Daily Dose.... Keep reading →
  • TNW’s Daily Dose: Touchscreen Chromebook repor ...
    Google is reportedly working on a touchscreen Chrome OS notebook, Motorola Mobility closes international websites, and Nokia rolls out new feature phones with an interesting new filesharing feature. It’s all... Keep reading →
  • TNW’s Daily Dose: RFID tags, 64 bit Fire ...
    In today’s Daily Dose we look into a case involving forced RFID tagging, Mozilla’s big Windows choice, and a key executive loss at Nokia. You can catch The Daily Dose... Keep reading →
  • TNW’s Daily Dose: Facebook and Instagram ...
    Facebook is said to be changing its relationship with Instagram, Microsoft is reportedly launching an ‘Xbox TV’ set-top box, and YouTube comes to the Nintendo Wii U. It’s all in... Keep reading →
  • TNW’s Daily Dose: Rovio’s soft dri ...
    Today on the Daily Dose, TNW checks in on the makers of Angry Birds, takes a look at the newly launched BlackJet, and looks into Apple’s HQ delay. You can... Keep reading →

Beyond Zero Emissions

  • High praise for Port Augusta solar hub plan at ...
    A PLAN to transform Port Augusta into a green energy hub has been lauded at the Civic Trust's annual Awards and Brickbats ceremony. However, the State Government's axing of heritage advisory services in its May Budget is the stand-out among this year's brickbats. The Civic Trust a public t ...
  • CSG leaks' carbon liability could end the industry
    Media release 19/11/2012 Coal-seam gas (CSG) developers have been massively understating their carbon tax liability, throwing the whole future of the industry into question, according to climate and renewable energy think-tank Beyond Zero Emissions (BZE). Researchers at Southern Cross Univers ...
  • Coal seam gas faces tax bill of billions
    By Paddy Manning. Source: Sydney Morning Herald AUSTRALIA'S coal seam gas industry could face future carbon tax liabilities of up to $4 billion a year if ''fugitive'' emissions of methane from unconventional gas production turn out to be substantially higher than expected.Three huge coal sea ...
  • Alinta seeks $65m from Federal Government for ...
    By Cameron England. Source: Adelaide Advertiser ALINTA Energy wants the Federal Government to stump up $65 million for a solar thermal plant in South Australia to secure electricity generation for the next 15-20 years. Alinta chief executive Jeff Dimery said the company wants to press ahead ...
  • Wind farms lower power bills: authorities
    By Samantha Landy. Source: Weekly Times Mt Millar wind farm, SA. Photo by David Clarke. WIND energy is helping decrease South Australian energy bills, not increase them, clean energy authorities say. Climate and energy think-tank Beyond Zero Emissions said the suggestion wind farms upped power ...

Monga Bay ( News )

  • Organic farming keeps carbon out of the atmosphere
    With the worst effects of climate change, we are seeing how pollution hurts both human health and the environment but there is good news: a new study shows that organic farming stores more greenhouse gases in the soil than non-organic farming. By switching to organic methods, many farmers acros ...
  • Long and thin with a big head: new snake adds ...
    There's no question that blunt-headed vine snakes are an odd lot: a thin body tapers into an even thinner neck which expands suddenly into a broad head with massive eyes. Until now only six species were recognized from this genus, known as Imantodes, but a new study in Zookeys describes a sevent ...
  • 27% less forest chopped down in the Brazilian ...
    Deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon fell to the lowest rate since annual record-keeping began in 1988 according to provisional data released Tuesday by Brazil's National Space Research Agency (INPE). 1,798 square miles (4,656 square kilometers) of Amazon forest was chopped down during the 12 m ...
  • Photos: Chinese leopard wins camera trap contest
    The third annual BBC Wildlife Magazine Camera Trap Photo of the Year contest has produced some stunning and surprising images, including a snow leopard sticking its tongue out, a rare giant pangolin, and wrestling monitor lizards. But the winner this year was the perfect shot of a young leopard ...
  • Featured video: how locals depend on Kalimanta ...
    A new video explores local indigenous views of the forests of Kalimantan or Indonesian Borneo. Having depended on the rainforest ecosystems for centuries, indigenous groups now find themselves under pressure to exploit forest for logging, coal mining, or industrial plantations. While biodiversit ...

Sierra Express

  • FCC to Continue with Technical Planning
    The Public Relations Officer of the Freetown City Council (FCC), Mr. Cyril Mattia has said that FCC will continue with its Technical Planning Committee in respect of the effective management of various sectors; adding that the committee was set up by law to help bring together various actors to ...
  • “Hundreds Vow to Witness Disabled Match”- Fred ...
    The much trumpeted and eagerly awaited football match between Schools of the Blind from Makeni and Freetown, will take place tomorrow, Friday 30th November 2012, at The Parade Playing Field. The event has gained momentum so much so, that football fans have vowed to witness the much talked about ...
  • A Brief Tribute to Ambrose Thomas…
    November 21, 2012 – Last night, the courageous heart of our good friend, client, and business partner, Ambrose Thomas, owner of Gentle Bloke & co-founder of Carli Trading Group, gave out. Only 26, Ambrose had survived Sierra Leone’s civil war & much more.  He overcame Hodgkin ...
  • MMCET Dean on Tourism lapses
    “No country will prosper touristically without a national carrier, i.e. a national airline and a national frequency which is the right to fly flag.” Those were the words of the Dean of the Faculty of Hotel, Tourism and Nutritional Science at the Milton Margai College of Education and Technology, ...
  • Ex-Combatants Attack Disabled
    Some irate ex-combatants purported to be supporters of the Sierra Leone People’s Party (SLPP) on Monday 26th November at about 9:00 p.m. allegedly inflicted a deadly attack on disabled persons residing at the bus station on Lightfoot- Boston Street, leaving scores of them in a severely painful c ...

Dairy Industry - NZ Herald

  • Fonterra IPO foreign ownership flak
    Some New Zealand institutions are crying foul over the high level of foreign ownership in the newly-formed Fonterra Shareholders Fund, though others say the way units were distributed is just a reflection of the extensive groundwork...
  • Top price for Fonterra fund
    Units in the newly-formed Fonterra Shareholders Fund have been priced at the very top of the dairy cooperative's $4.60 to $5.50 indicative range following a two-day institutional book-build, with 58 per cent of units going to New...
  • Final price for Fonterra Shareholders' Fund set
    Fonterra said it had set its final price for units in the Fonterra Shareholders' Fund at $5.50 per unit - the top end of an indicative $4.60 to $5.50 range.The price was decided after an institutional and broker bidding process,...
  • NZ sets TPP signing terms
    New Zealand will not sign a Trans Pacific Partnership Agreement unless it removes tariffs on dairy products and allows the state-owned drug-buying agency to stay, Prime Minister John Key said yesterday."We are not prepared to see...
  • Milk production soars 11.3pc
    New Zealand's milk production leaped 11.3 per cent last season, the most productive on record.The 2011-12 New Zealand dairy statistics report, released by LIC and DairyNZ, showed average production per cow reached a record 364kg...

Hit & Run | Reason

  • A. Barton Hinkle on George W. Bush, Middle Cla ...
    The Bush tax cuts are set to expire on Jan. 1. Republicans want to extend them all, writes A. Barton Hinkle. President Obama is willing to extend the Bush tax cuts, too—but only for those making $250,000 or less. But hey, guess what? It turns out doing this will, in the President’s ...
  • Why the Sequestration Cuts Shouldn't Be Part o ...
    So we're facing a "fiscal cliff," Ben Bernanke's term for the following things scheduled to take place on January 1, 2013: ...the expiration of a payroll-tax cut, the expiration of the Bush-era tax cuts, and the advent of mandatory spending cuts known as "sequestration." That s ...
  • A.M. Links: Charter Schools Outperforming Publ ...
    A new report by the Center for Strategic and Budgetary Assessments says cuts in the Pentagon could actually lead to much-needed beneficial reforms. A Stanford University study shows New Jersey charter schools outperforming comparable public schools. In Los Angeles, meanwhile, ...
  • Jacob Sullum on How Your Life Became an Open E ...
    In 1986 The American Banker defined E-mail as "a trademark of CompuServe," Computerworld noted that sending a single message required a 10-minute phone call, and InfoWorld described "a pilot scheme that will allow users of one system to send messages to mailbox holders on anoth ...
  • The Echo Chamber in Thomas Friedman's Head
    I'm not sure why the proprietors of The New York Times pay Thomas Friedman to write a column when @Horse_ebooks would surely do the job for free, but they do, and he has a new one. The article has all the imperial arrogance, technocratic certainty, and TED-talk-on-nitrous ...

Mercury Rising

  • Hermitage, GT Group, and offshore tax havens
    A huge fraud, $230M, was committed in Russia against the Hermitage group. Jerome Taylor, The Independent: What [auditor Sergei] Magnitsky uncovered was as follows. In late 2007 Russian police raided the offices of Hermitage Capital Management, a multi-billion pound investment fund set up by the ...
  • The Kool-Aid wears off
    Via Greg Sargent, Bruce Bartlett on what it is to realize that being a Republican = being wrong: After careful research along these lines, I came to the annoying conclusion that Keynes had been 100 percent right in the 1930s. Previously, I had thought the opposite. But facts were facts and there ...
  • China in a bull shop
    Once again on my China-is-not-a-benign-continental-power rant….from Jonathan Kaiman, The Guardian: It took just one little map to create a regional diplomatic dispute. The map, in China’s newly designed passport, claims ownership of the entire South China Sea – parts of which are als ...
  • Adventure Time: Hamlet as rendered by Ryan North
    (Image from TVTropes) From Allison Flood, The Guardian: A choose-your-own-adventure version of Hamlet featuring jokes, ghosts and the previously unseen pirate fight scene, has raised more than six times its goal on Kickstarter in less than a week. Ryan North, a Canadian comic book writer, launch ...
  • The Voting Rights Act is Obsolete in Colorblin ...
    Dara Kam and John Lantigua, Palm Beach Post: A new Florida law that contributed to long voter lines and caused some to abandon voting altogether was intentionally designed by Florida GOP staff and consultants to inhibit Democratic voters, former GOP officials and current GOP consultants have tol ...

Reality Sandwich

  • Stories and Dance to Greet the New Era
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  • Zen and the Art of Losing Your Mind
    'If You Meet the Buddha on the Road, Kill Him' read more
  • Free Oshan
    A dear friend and native of the San Francisco Bay Area has recently been put in jail, and, after two and a half grueling years of legal battles, is facing a probable sentence of 10 to 15 years in prison for possession of psychedelics. When I first met Oshan Anand three years ago, before any of h ...
  • Undoing the Dogmas of Science: A Talk with Rup ...
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  • Prepare Yourself
    Develop a plan for yourself, your family and your business for coping with the dangers of an unexpected crisis with survival expert Aton Edwards in the upcoming interactive, live webinar, "Preparedness Now: Create Your Emergency Survival Plan." This Evolver Intensive starts on Decembe ...

Desertification

  • Deep Emissions Cuts Urged at Climate Summit
    Extreme weather disasters, including floods and droughts intensified by climate change, have totalled many billions of dollars in damages this year. And much worse is yet to come, warned the World Bank, International Energy Agency and even the big accounting firm PricewaterhouseCoopers Internati ...
  • Planet on Path to Four C Warming, World Bank Warns
    Coal, oil and gas companies and their backers in the financial and investment industry must stop putting billions of dollars into finding and extracting new sources of fossil fuels. If they don’t shift their investments, temperatures will soar four to 10 degrees C higher, devastating many ...
  • Worms, Termites, Microbes Offer Food Security
    Worms and termites are not likely to win hearts and minds, but they, along with lichens and microbes, are vital to food security, say biodiversity specialists who attended this month’s United Nations conference on the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) in this south Indian city.   “Worms, ...
  • Shadow Over Aichi Biodiversity Targets
    With negotiations to mobilise resources for preservation of biodiversity at a major United Nations conference going nowhere, the Group of 77 and China have hinted at  possible suspension of the ‘Aichi targets’  under the Nagoya Protocol.   Algeria, current G 77 chair, stressed in a statement at ...
  • Funds Crunch Skews Aichi Targets on Biodiversity
    The United Nations 11th Conference of the Parties  to the Convention on Biological Biodiversity (COP 11 CBD), underway in this southern Indian city, is lost on where to garner the billions of dollars needed to implement the ‘Aichi targets,’ due to be met by 2020. “Decisions made here will lay th ...

Blogging Canadians

  • Harper least trusted. Media at dismal 6% approval.
  • Alberta: PCs don’t give a damn about rules
    Not a week goes by without the PCs, Alberta’s government party, having their corruption exposed again and again. The most recent case: Daryl Katz, who donated $430,000 to the PC, way above the legal limit, and the PCs trying to cover it up by splitting the amount and issuing separate tax r ...
  • Say it isn’t so Martha.
    You have to admit that Martha Hall Findlay can add a little something to the federal Liberal leadership contest. The former MP for Willowdale has been outed as a candidate by her purported campaign guru, Stephen Carter. He says that she will make it official today. Since prairie political strate ...
  • Canada: Where The World Learns
    I'm absolutely thrilled to see the government of Canada moving on the issue of opening Canadian universities and colleges to the world.  I mean what a novel idea.  I mean it's not like I was talking about this 18 months ago or anything.  Seriously though, this is the kind of think ...
  • Beyond The Power of Your Subconscious Mind - B ...
    Before undertaking to read and review C. James Jensen's book, 'Beyond The Power of Your Subconscious Mind', I had already read many books of a similar nature, titles like 'The Magic of Believing' and 'The Secret'. I had already formed the opinion that people are very much like ice bergs, tha ...

Press TV - Middle East

  • Nobel laureates urge boycott of Israel
    Nobel Peace Prize laureates have called for an international boycott of Israel following the regime’s recent deadly onslaught against the Palestinians in the Gaza Strip.
  • Israeli troops wound 5 Palestinians
    Israeli troops have shot and wounded five Palestinians and arrested nine others a week after the Israeli regime reached a cease-fire agreement with Palestinian resistance groups.
  • 'Palestinians pushed not to sue Israel'
    A Palestinian official says the US and Britain are exerting “intensive pressure” on Palestinians not to sue Israel for war crimes at the International Criminal Court if they win an upgraded UN status this week.
  • Gazans thank Iran for support in war
    Palestinians in the Gaza Strip have expressed their gratitude to the Islamic Republic of Iran for helping them during the recent eight-day Israeli war.
  • Eight armed men killed near Damascus
    Eight armed men have been killed as a bomb went off by mistake near the Syrian capital city, Damascus.

CUNY SPS Community Blog

  • A Post-Sandy Report from Far Rockaway
    Hello friends, I am writing to tell you about a Red Cross volunteer day to Far Rockaway, Queens, which you’ve probably heard about. The story of my last stint at the shelter in Long Island was posted on the CUNY SPS Community Blog, and I thank them for their initiative. It may also be on [...]
  • Five Questions for SPS Veterans
    To all of the veterans, active troops, and military families in the SPS community, we thank you! Returning home and making higher education a goal is not always easy.  We asked alum Armando Vega, and current student Enrique Diaz to share some of their thoughts on being student veterans. 1. What ...
  • American Red Cross Volunteer
    Hello friends, Some of you know already that I volunteered at a Red Cross shelter on Long Island as part of the disaster relief efforts after the Hurricane Sandy (Monday, 10/29/2012). I’d like to share some of these experiences with you. You would hardly believe the pace of work at these p ...
  • A Message From Dean Mogulescu
    To the students, faculty, and staff of the SPS community: Much of this week we have been reaching out and hearing back. The stories of lives disrupted make it impossible to deny the enormous impact of the storm, even as it feels impossible to reckon fully with that impact. But we have also been ...
  • Powering Up and Coming Back Together
    The message below is posted on behalf of Dean Brian A. Peterson: The City, the University, and everyone at SPS are diligently working to cope with the aftermath of the many challenges associated with Hurricane Sandy.  I want to express our deepest concerns and support for those who may have suff ...

Dissident Voice

  • Veterans For Peace Supports U.N. Committee in ...
    Leah Bolger, President of Veterans For Peace, applauded a United Nations Committee this week for raising concerns about the recruitment of children into the U.S. military, the U.S. killing of children in Afghanistan, the U.S. detention and torture of children labeled “combatants,” an ...
  • The Dawn of Medicare
    A highly risible tactic of the Tea Partyers in the United States has been criticism of president Barack Obama as a “socialist”1 (insulting to Obama but more so to socialists), particularly since he attempted to reform a medical care system in a country where over 50 million were without medical ...
  • Hope is for the Lazy: The Challenge of Our Dea ...
    In 2005, I preached on the ecological crisis in a sermon I titled “Hope is for the Weak: The Challenge of a Broken World.”  Looking back, I realize that I had been far too upbeat and optimistic, probably trying too hard to be liked. Today I want to correct that. Hence, my updated title: “Hope [...]
  • Inflation of the University Degree
    Catch 22s Well it seems now that college graduates are up in arms about the student loan payments that they will have to make after graduation, and while Congress and the President have taken the necessary measures to keep student loan rates from increasing, college graduates still must confront ...
  • After The Fireworks Have Faded
    On July 4, the people of the U.S. marked the passing of another year’s perfunctory Independence Day festivities. The date, also, was occasioned by the formal announcement from physicists at CERN (European Organization for Nuclear Research) that, according to the banner headline at CERN&#82 ...

Destructionist

  • Monsanto Launches Damage Control Over GMO/Canc ...
    Biotech giant Monsanto has launched a desperate damage control effort in the aftermath of a French study which found that rats fed on Monsanto’s genetically-engineered corn were far more likely to suffer tumors, organ failure and premature death. Aside from the details of the study, a wider q ...
  • Monsanto Launches Damage Control Over GMO/Canc ...
    Biotech giant Monsanto has launched a desperate damage control effort in the aftermath of a French study which found that rats fed on Monsanto’s genetically-engineered corn were far more likely to suffer tumors, organ failure and premature death. Aside from the details of the study, a wider q ...
  • Monsanto Apologists Attempt to Spin Shocking G ...
    A shocking new study conducted by French scientists which shows that rats fed on Monsanto’s genetically modified corn suffered cancer and premature death has been met with a furious response from GMO apologists, who are desperately trying to cast doubt on the the study in an effort to discredit ...
  • Monsanto Apologists Attempt to Spin Shocking G ...
    A shocking new study conducted by French scientists which shows that rats fed on Monsanto’s genetically modified corn suffered cancer and premature death has been met with a furious response from GMO apologists, who are desperately trying to cast doubt on the the study in an effort to discredit ...
  • Obama Appeals Court Ruling That Strikes Down I ...
    On Wednesday, New York federal judge Katherine Forrest issued a ruling which blocked provisions of the NDAA that could have seen American citizens kidnapped and held indefinitely without charge. In “permanently” halting the enforcement of the law, Forrest noted how the plaintiffs presented “evi ...

    IPS - Inter Press Services

  • Mapuche Indians Fight New Airport in Southern ...
    “This is a project that reflects the occupation…of Mapuche territory,” said Iván Reyes, an indigenous leader staunchly opposed to the construction of an international airport in the southern Chilean region of Araucanía. Reyes, an agricultural technician, said the construction project was approve ...
  • Amidst Turmoil, Nuke-Free Mideast Conference D ...
    A long outstanding international conference on a nuclear weapons-free zone in the Middle East, scheduled to take place in Finland next month, has been postponed, giving rise to speculation on whether it will ever get off the ground. U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, a vigorous opponent of weap ...
  • Elected a President, Got a Dictator
    Brandishing flags and carrying banners denouncing “the new pharaoh”, thousands of protesters thronged to Cairo’s Tahrir Square on Tuesday to voice their opposition to President Mohamed Morsi’s attempt to expand his powers. By dusk, the iconic square had filled with demonstrators. But the protest ...
  • Q&A: Turning Remittances into National Profits ...
    Isolda Agazzi interviews SUPACHAI PANITCHPAKDI, secretary-general of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD)
  • Rebels Begin Withdrawal in Eastern DR Congo
    Rebels in eastern DR Congo say they have started withdrawing from territory they have captured from government troops, days after a pullout deal was reached in neighbouring Uganda. Amani Kabashi, deputy spokesman for the M23 group, told Al Jazeera that rebels were starting to withdraw from the t ...

My AntiWar

CASMII - Campaign against Sanctions and Military Intervention in Iran

  • AP Presents Shoddy Evidence From Dubious Sourc ...
    Summary: An Associated Press report by a journalist with a reputation for speculative and misleading coverage of Iran’s nuclear program claims that a shoddy Iranian diagram, leaked by “a country critical of Iran’s atomic program” suggests the Islamic Republic is working on a nuclear weapon. ...
  • IAEA hacked over Israeli nuclear program
    Summary: The UN nuclear agency has confirmed that one of its servers has been hacked. A previously unknown group posted contact details of more than 100 experts working with the IAEA, calling on them to act against Israel’s alleged nuclear activities. source: Russia Todayread more
  • Iran Censures US Decision to Cancel NFZ Conference
    Summary: Iran has censured the US decision to cancel an international conference on banning nuclear weapons in the Middle East, calling it a blatant violation of the Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT). source: Iran Reviewread more
  • UK high court blocks Iranian ex-diplomat’s U.S ...
    Summary: Former high-ranking Iranian diplomat, Nasrollah Tajik, has finally won a UK High Court ruling blocking his extradition to the U.S., local media reported. source: PressTVread more
  • Iran and Hamas Winners In Gaza Conflict
    Summary: The eight-day conflict between Hamas and Israel has ended in a cease-fire. Although shorter than Operation Cast Lead in 2008-09, the latest Israeli Operation Pillar of Defense was nevertheless devastating. Israeli naval and air bombardments killed 165 and wounded 1,200 Palestinians, ...

The Daily Galaxy

  • From the X Files: "The Search for Alien Microb ...
                                  Through most of the 20th century, scientists thought that life began with a stupendous chemical fluke, unique in the observable universe. Today, as physicist and astrobiologist Paul Davies of Arizona State University, points out it is fashionable to ...
  • Monster Quasar Discovered with Power Outflow 1 ...
                         Researchers have discovered a quasar known as SDSS J1106+1939 with the most energetic outflow ever, a finding that may answer questions about how the mass of a galaxy is linked to its central black hole mass and why there are so few large galaxies in the universe. T ...
  • CERN's Large Hadron Collider Reveals New Type ...
                     Collisions between protons and lead ions at the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) have produced unexpected behavior in some of the particles created by the collisions, creating a new type of matter known as color-glass condensate. When beams of particles crash into each oth ...
  • "No Jupiter, No Advanced Life? " --Evolution M ...
                   What are the implications of a star systems missing a massive gas giant such as our Solar Systems' Jupiter --it could imply conditions of massive bombardment from comets and asteeoids that would prevent the development of advanced life. The artist's impression below ...
  • Ancient Microbial Life Found Thriving in Perma ...
                   A harbinger of life on Jupiter's Europa? Ancient microbes have been discovered in bitter-cold brine beneath 60 feet of Antarctic ice, in permanent darkness and subzero temperatures of Antarctica's Lake Vida, located in the northernmost of the McMurdo Dry Valleys of East A ...

Natural News

  • Why state budget deficits are self-inflicted d ...
    State budget deficits are self-inflicted delusions. Any state in the USA could almost instantly eliminate all budget deficits and start rolling in billions of dollars in state revenues by embracing freedom for farmers, holistic health practitioners and other groups ...
  • Mushroom extracts for even-toned, hydrated skin
    Mushrooms are an often overlooked source of skin-loving nutrition because of their status as a member of the nightshade family which gives some a negative association with the fungus. While it is true that some mushrooms can contain trace organic toxins and should be...
  • If bad parents told the truth, this is what th ...
    Most parents have deficiencies, but let's face it, some parents don't have many redeeming qualities. Worse, when adult children approach their parents to ask what happened, they are often met with nothing but blame and excuses. The mind-blower is that most adult children...
  • Eliminate bladder infections without antibiotics
    (NaturalNews)Contrary to conventional medical wisdom, antibiotics are not the first treatment of choice for urinary tract infections. Antibiotics should only be used as a last resort in treating bodily inflammation and infection. Antibiotics have been overused during the last fifty...
  • Seven key ways organic farming is superior to ...
    The industrial agriculture system has convinced many Americans that it is a necessity in order to produce an adequate food supply for the entire country. It operates under the assumption that it produces higher yields, more profits and is overall more efficient than...

Threat Level

  • Student Suspended for Refusing to Wear a Schoo ...
    A Texas high school student is being suspended for refusing to wear a radio-frequency identification chip implanted on student ID cards. Northside Independent School District in San Antonio began issuing the RFID-chip-laden student-body cards when the semester began in the ...
  • John McAfee, Unhinged: His Bizarre Breaks From ...
    McAfee is a complex and volatile person. I can say that in my two visits to Belize, and in dozens of phone conversations, McAfee was reasonable and lucid. But on a number of occasions, he snapped.
  • Key E-Mail-Privacy Senator Denies a Turn to th ...
    Patrick Leahy, the Vermont chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, and legislative aides said Tuesday that the Democrat was not entirely watering down proposed legislation that would require authorities to obtain a probable-cause warrant to get access to all e-mail ...
  • Hacker Found Guilty of Breaching AT&T Site to ...
    A hacker charged with federal crimes for obtaining the personal data of more than 100,000 iPad owners from AT&T's website was found guilty on Tuesday.
  • Megaupload Assisted U.S. Prosecution of Smalle ...
    Eighteen months before Megaupload's operators were indicted in the United States, the company complied with a secret U.S. search warrant targeting five of its users who were running their own file-sharing service using Megaupload's infrastructure, according to interviews and newly ...

PERRspectives : Blog

  • Obama's Gift to Mitt Romney
    On Thursday, President Obama as promised will host Mitt Romney in a private lunch meeting at the White House. There, a magnanimous Obama should offer a parting gift to the small man who accused him of buying reelection by dispensing "gifts" to women, African-Americans, Hispanics, college studen ...
  • Why McCain Wants GOP to Leave Abortion Alone
    Appearing on Fox News Sunday morning, Arizona Senator John McCain urged his Republican Party to leave the abortion issue "alone." Given the drubbing among women voters the GOP endured thanks in part to anti-abortion extremists like Todd Akin and Richard Mourdock, McCain's fear is well-founded. ...
  • It's Cheney Time on Benghazi
    During a heated exchange on the Senate floor back in June 2004, Vice President Dick Cheney famously told Vermont Democrat Pat Leahy, "f**k yourself." Looking back on the episode six years later, Cheney told Fox News that he had no "qualms, second thoughts, or embarrassment" about his Leahy outb ...
  • Walmart Owners Look to Slash Federal Tax Payments
    Black Friday is the single biggest shopping day of the year. And this Friday, all eyes will be on Walmart, the nation's single biggest retailer and employer. But while the planned protests at 1,000 of the chain's 4,000 locations will keep the focus on Walmart's below-industry standard pay to it ...
  • Four Years Later, Media Still Getting It Wrong ...
    As President Obama continues to press his plan to slice $800 billion off the national debt by ending tax cuts for the top two percent of earners, the New York Times on Sunday profiled upper-income Americans trying to skirt the modestly higher bill. But the Times didn't merely fail to note the e ...

Blackspot News Feed

  • THREE PANELS OPEN: Eric Grissom & David Halvorson
    Eric & David have a free download of the zero issue of their comic PLANET GIGANTIC here.
  • “Central Park Five”: New Film On How Police Ab ...
    An explosive new documentary looks at a case once referred to as "the crime of the century”: the Central Park Five. Many people have heard about the case -- but far too few know that innocent men were imprisoned as a result. The film tells the story of how five black and Latino teenagers were ar ...
  • Former GOP Strategist Kevin Phillips on the Ro ...
    With the Republican Party in a state of turmoil following Mitt Romney's loss three weeks ago, we begin today's show with a guest who was once one of the most influential Republican strategists. In 1969 Kevin Phillips wrote the groundbreaking book, "The Emerging Republican Majority." Newsweek des ...
  • Headlines for November 28, 2012
    Egypt: More than 200,000 Fill Tahrir Square in Biggest Protest Against Morsi, At Least 34 Dead in Syrian Car Bomb Blasts, Shiite Worshipers Among At Least 30 Killed in Iraq Explosions, Report: M23 Rebels Preparing to Leave Goma After Initially Defying Deadline, Bangladeshi Factory Managers Arres ...
  • Palestine Activism in the UK
    Across Britain growing numbers of people are acting in solidarity with Palestinians

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TruthOut

  • Congress Must Debate the Libya War
    The US is now at war in a third Muslim country, according to the "official tally" (that is, counting Iraq, Afghanistan and Libya, but not Pakistan or Yemen, for example.) But Congress has never authorized or debated the US military intervention in Libya. (A sharply disputed claim holds ...
  • News in Brief: Daniel Ellsberg, Col. Ann Wrigh ...
    Daniel Ellsberg, Col. Ann Wright Among 30 Arrested for Protesting Against Abuse of Bradley Manningread more
  • In This Nuclear World, What Is the Meaning of ...
    In a nuclear crisis, life becomes a nightmare for those people trying to make sense of the uncertainties. Imaginably, the questions are endless. Radiation is invisible, how do you know when you are in danger? How long will this danger persist? How can you reduce the hazard to yourself and famil ...
  • Richard D. Wolff: "Personal Debts" (Video)
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  • Charmed Into Battle: How a Volunteering Vacati ...
    About to turn thirty, Conor Grennan planned a year-long trip around the world. He started his trip with a three-month stint volunteering in the Little Princes Orphanage in war-torn Nepal. What was supposed to be just a three-month experience changed Conor's life, and the lives of countless other ...

Planetsave

  • NASA, Los Alamos Lab Test New Nuclear Engine t ...
    Engineers from NASA and Los Alamos National Laboratories has successfully tested a small, prototype nuclear reactor engine that may power future deep space probes. One of the primary, long-standing goals of space exploration is the development of a small/light-weight, long-lasting power source f ...
  • Columbia Glacier Expected to Stop Retreating i ...
    The spectacular Columbia Glacier in Alaska is expected to halt its retreat in 2020 when it reaches a new stable position approximately 15 miles upstream from the stable position it had held prior the 1980s. Currently 425 square miles, the multi-branched Columbia Glacier will halt at a new stable ...
  • Stop Destroying The Planet – It’s Where I Keep ...
      6 decisions that will make your life greener   You. Yes, you. You’re ignorantly and selfishly wrecking the world with your excessive consumption. Cut it out. Ok, maybe that’s a bit harsh. It’s not just you. There are, after all, seven billion of us on Earth – and we have a voracious ...
  • Cassini Finds ‘Pac Man’ Looking Feature On A S ...
    NASA’s Cassini spacecraft, in orbit around Saturn, has for the second time found a feature shaped like the 1980s video game icon ‘Pac Man’ on one of Saturn’s moons. The first time on the moon Mimas in 2010, and this time on the moon Tethys. The pattern is apparent in ther ...
  • How To Run An Eco-Friendly (& Money-Friendly) Home
    With the current economic climate, it is important that you try to save money in every way you can. As a homeowner, there are many different steps you can take to ensure that you run an eco-friendly home. Even if you make small adjustments and changes to your daily routine, you are sure to make ...

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Axis of Logic

  • Illuminati Planning Another Financial Crash? ...
    "The American people are being disenfranchised, disinherited, and enslaved." The PBS Documentary "The Warning" proves the Illuminati bankers deliberately sabotaged the financial system before 2008. This was not the first time nor will it be the last."Economic c ...
  • CIA directing arms shipments to Syria’s “rebel ...
    22 June 2012 CIA agents have been deployed to Turkey to organize the arming of the so-called rebels in Syria seeking the overthrow of the government of President Bashar al-Assad, the New York Times reported Thursday. The report, citing information provided by senior US officials as well a ...
  • UNASUR Foreign Ministers in Paraguay to Discus ...
    Río de Janeiro, June 21 (Prensa Latina) Foreign ministres from member countries of the Union of South American Nations (UNASUR) are scheduled to leave today for Paraguay to discuss the situation in that country in the wake of decisión by the Chamber of Deputies to open an impeachment against Pre ...
  • The Right Wing Move to Impeach Paraguay's Pres ...
    Editor's Note: Does this sound familiar to anyone? It was 3 years ago this month that democratically-elected President Zelaya was thrown out of office by a coup in Honduras backed by the US State Department. In January, 2010 we published Mike Whitney's article, In South America, left-wing presid ...
  • WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange speaks from E ...
    22 June 2012 Australian and US governments “playing word games”  WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange spoke out today from the Ecuadorian embassy in London about the escalating assault on his democratic rights and why he had been compelled to seek political asylum in Ecuador. Interviewed b ...

They Gave Us a Republic

  • Even Some Conservatives Now Favor Spreading th ...
    By @TedFrier When Hostess swirled its last cupcake and packed its last cream-filled Twinkie, conservatives like George F. Will were quick to scold striking workers for not surrendering themselves to the reality that "market forces will have their way" by swallowing a 50% wage cut as the price of ...
  • The Nightowl Newswrap
    By@BGinKC It's the little things that mean the most, and do I have a golden opportunity for you to do a little thing that will mean a lot. My daughter's best friend is raising money to buy towels and wash cloths for homeless teens here in KC. Click the link and send her five bucks so she can rea ...
  • The Nightowl Newswrap
    By@BGinKC How to get booted from Fox...Pulitzer Prize winning author Tom Ricks won't be back on Rupert's airwaves any time soon. Not after he was asked why McShame is backing way from his Susan Rice-Benghzi crusade and he called out the network. "I think that Benghazi was generally hyped by this ...
  • Monday Morning Quad Shot
    By@BGinKC * It'a only rock-n-roll but I like it, like it, yes I do. The Rolling Stones are a couple of weeks older than me...they turned fifty over the weekend, and I won't pass that milestone until the first Wednesday in December. ** Telling us what we already know. Two former top republicans i ...
  • We've Got Some Decisions to Make
    By @TomBales1   Big money men are always going to assholes.  You can't reason with them because they aren't capable of reason where wealth and power are concerned.  You can't barter with them because you don't have anything they want except everything you've got and as long as th ...

Care 2

  • Filibuster Reform on Day One!
    See 1st comment. Submitted by TomCat S. to US Politics & Gov't  |   Note-it!  |   Add a Comment
  • Don't Destroy Endangered Elephant Habitat ! PL ...
    A vital elephant corridor in Odisha, India, is under threat of iron ore mining by a steel producer Submitted by Cher C. to Environment  |   Note-it!  |   Add a Comment
  • Support Changes to Dog Breeding in New Zealand ...
    Every year in New Zealand thousands of dogs are are being dumped and needlessly put down. Last year alone the Auckland City Council killed '3300 impounded dogs by lethal injection' as the current legislation allows dogs to be euthanized after 7 days. Submitted by Cher C. to Animals  |&nb ...
  • Justice for Chloe ! PLEASE SIGN ! !
    The moments before a dog was shot to death on Saturday were recorded by a neighbor on a cell phone. Submitted by Cher C. to Animals  |   Note-it!  |   Add a Comment
  • The Basics of Sustainable Building
    Building sustainable and energy efficient structures has become very popular over the last few years. Homeowners are always looking for ways to reduce their carbon footprints and reduce their energy consumption and costs, and sustainable or green Submitted by Cher C. to Green Lifestyle  |& ...

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No Quarter

  • Susan Rice, Coonery Buffoonery?
    Why do so many on the left want to treat Susan Rice like a poor, black slave persecuted by all Simon Legree white men? Ever hear of the term, “Coonery Buffoonery?” That comes courtesy of Spike Lee: Spike is banging on Tyler Perry for not being the high brow auteur that Spike claims t ...
  • “Jaw-Jaw is the War-War”
    What a clever title, I thought, as I post this so you can all read John’s typically brilliant, insightful posts.Written Nov. 18. Please see my note below. – Bronwyn My information is that the triad of Morsi of Cairo, Erdogan of Ankara, and the Emir Hamad of Qatar conferred and agreed ...
  • Moving On To 2016…
    DISCLAIMER/REMINDER:  I write my own opinions, not necessarily shared by Larry Johnson or other writers at NoQuarterUSA.net.  I’m NOT a Republican or a Democrat.  I’m an Indy, a political cynic, and a former (disappointed) supporter of Hillary Clinton. And I keep my tongue firmly in ...
  • How Barack Obama, With an Assist from George W ...
    Only Obama acolytes sing the praises of their Hawaiian Messiah for achieving a meagre economic growth, sputting along at barely above 1%. If a Republican was producing numbers like that you can bet your ass that the name of Herbert Hoover would be mentioned in every sentence describing the curre ...
  • “Hamas Boasting”
    “Yes, POTUS Obama sides with the Arab Spring strongmen of Morsi, Erdogan, Hamad of Qatar. …” (more below) I spoke with Larry Kudlow of CNBC’s “Kudlow Report,” along with Ambassador Marc Ginsburg, in re the Gaza crisis. [Video below.] My information is that Ham ...

Futurismic

  • Hope for a Global Spring?
    Perhaps it’s because of the economy is beginning – finally – to pick up in the US. Perhaps it is because I’m sick to death of bad election-year politics, so I’m looking at anything else that comes along of interest. Maybe it’s even because I wrote about creative destruction the last time I did a ...
  • The only way to change your past is to steal s ...
    I get a fairly regular flow of emails about independent film projects. Most of them, to be honest, bounce straight off me – which says less about their quality than it does about my own taste in cinema. Independent cinema – like independent music and literature – has lots of pr ...
  • Censorship: I’m guilty as charged
    So, I stand accused of censorship by someone whose comment I declined to approve on this post. I figure anyone willing to throw around accusations of censorship is probably a big fan of radical transparency; hence, by way of amelioration, here is the digital papertrail for the full exchange. (Em ...
  • The Future Always Wins
    Soooooo, yeah – I’ve been busy. Did you miss me? New job, Masters degree… doesn’t leave a lot of spare time, so it doesn’t. But it’s been quiet here too long, so it’s time to dust down the soapbox and run a mic-check. One-two, one-two. The Future Always ...
  • New Economies
    Last month I pondered the extent to which the Arab Spring and Occupy Everything are socially-driven acts of creative destruction. Creative destruction is defined as a “process of industrial mutation that incessantly revolutionizes the economic structure from within, incessantly destroying ...

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Mountaintop Removal

  • Facing Lawsuit, Patriot Coal Company Agrees to ...
    Between The Lines Facing Lawsuit, Patriot Coal Company Agrees to Phase Out Mountaintop ... Between The Lines 15, the Patriot Coal Corp. announced a settlement agreement with the Sierra Club and two Appalachian advocacy groups to phase out mountaintop removal coal mining and eventually all surfac ...
  • Coal River Mountain Watch rep to talk about af ...
    Coal River Mountain Watch rep to talk about affects of mining Sawyer County Record Instead of bringing prosperity, mountaintop removal mining has brought cancer deaths and birth defects to the people he loves. Bob Kincaid will be speaking at the Bad River Convention Center in Odanah, Wiscon! sin ...
  • Keeper of the Mountains to continue Work to en ...
    PR Web (press release) Keeper of the Mountains to continue Work to end Mountaintop Removal PR Web (press release) Keeper of the Mountains Foundation (KOTM) is announcing today a series of personnel changes intended to insure that Larry Gibson's dream of empowering mountain communities and en ...
  • Why Coal Will Never Make a Comeback - Slate Ma ...
    Slate Magazine Why Coal Will Never Make a Comeback Slate Magazine "Mountaintop removal" mining is one such advancement. Coal companies simply blow apart the tops of hills instead of digging mine shafts, saving time and expense. (This haphazard process has polluted more than one-fifth o ...
  • Is Coal Ready for a Comeback? - Motley Fool
    Is Coal Ready for a Comeback? Motley Fool The three bottom feeders all engage in mountaintop removal, but this probably serves more as an indicator than a reason unto itself. At the root of all these companies' conundrums is their inability to compete in the global energy world. Increasing . ...

Memeorandum

  • The No-Tax-Hike Pledge Is an IQ Test for Repub ...
    Dan Mitchell / International Liberty: The No-Tax-Hike Pledge Is an IQ Test for Republicans  —  Eugene Robinson is one of the group-think columnists at the Washington Post.  Like E.J. Dionne, he is an utterly predictable proponent of big government.  So it won't surpris ...
  • Patience: Just What the Doctor Ordered (For De ...
    Jonathan Cohn / The New Republic: Patience: Just What the Doctor Ordered (For Deficit Reduction)  —  Republicans say that if you're serious about reducing the deficit, you have to get serious about restructuring Medicare and Medicaid.  Many of Washington's fiscal scolds agr ...
  • John Boehner Signals No Softening On Taxes In ...
    Michael McAuliff / The Huffington Post: John Boehner Signals No Softening On Taxes In Fiscal Cliff Standoff … REACT:  —  FOLLOW:  —  Barack Obama , Darrell Issa, John Boehner, Budget 2012, John Boehner, Video, Tom Cole, Barack Obama Fiscal Cliff, Darrell I ...
  • No one reported shot, stabbed or slashed in Ne ...
    Rocco Parascandola / NY Daily News: No one reported shot, stabbed or slashed in New York City on Monday, police sources say  —  Neither Deputy Commissioner Paul Browne nor other officials could remember the last time a day ended with three zeros.  It likely didn't happen in ...
  • Feds believe Jesse Jackson Jr. got tip about p ...
    Natasha Korecki / Chicago Sun Times: Feds believe Jesse Jackson Jr. got tip about probe into his finances  —  U.S. Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. (D-Ill.).  File photo  —  Federal authorities believe Jesse Jackson Jr. was tipped off to the federal investigation that ...

Energy & Environment News

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    Wednesday, November 28, 2012 15:07:43 UTC Thursday, November 29, 2012 01:07:43 AM at epicenterDepth: 61.30 km (38.09 mi)
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China Dialogue

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    叙利亚冲突在内的诸多中东动荡背后，与气候变化引起的水资源短缺和农业收成下降 ...
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    日益繁荣的中俄能源贸易引发了环境抗议和反对在东西伯利亚建设新水电站的法律诉 ...
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    南苏丹最大的石油客户——中国发现自己已经处在解决苏丹南北争议的中心，但这一&# ...
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    一份措辞严厉的报告强调指出：如果政府不能兑现使全球气候变暖限制在2°C的承诺，& ...

AlterNet Top Stories

  • Former UK Defense Minister Suggests Dropping T ...
    Britain's ex-minister of Defense Lord Gilbert, has suggested dropping neutron bombs along the border between Pakistan and Afghanistan in the name of deterring terrorism.Specifically, he was suggesting using Enhanced Radiation Reduced Blast (ERRB) warheads, which is a type of nuclear weapon tha ...
  • 5 Ways Speeding and Red Lights Cameras Are Cau ...
    Across the world, the rise of red-light and speeding cameras is causing a head-on collision between those who think we should slam the breaks on these surveillance systems and others who want to green light the initiative in even more cities. Having trouble following the debate? Here are five ...
  • Republicans Will Pay a Heavy Price for Their G ...
    With the Republican right persisting in baseless persecution of Susan Rice, the U.N. Ambassador who may replace departing Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, it has left President Obama little choice but to move ahead with her nomination. If he backs away from Rice, in the face of what he has ...
  • AlterNet Comics: Keith Knight on Disgraced Elm ...
    Wed, 11/28/2012 - 10:16
  • Private Prison Company Used in Drug Raids at P ...
    In Arizona an unsettling trend appears to be underway: the use of private prison employees in law enforcement operations.The state has graced national headlines in recent years as the result of its cozy relationship with the for-profit prison industry. Such controversies have included the role ...

Threat Level

  • Student Suspended for Refusing to Wear a Schoo ...
    A Texas high school student is being suspended for refusing to wear a radio-frequency identification chip implanted on student ID cards. Northside Independent School District in San Antonio began issuing the RFID-chip-laden student-body cards when the semester began in the ...
  • John McAfee, Unhinged: His Bizarre Breaks From ...
    McAfee is a complex and volatile person. I can say that in my two visits to Belize, and in dozens of phone conversations, McAfee was reasonable and lucid. But on a number of occasions, he snapped.
  • Key E-Mail-Privacy Senator Denies a Turn to th ...
    Patrick Leahy, the Vermont chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, and legislative aides said Tuesday that the Democrat was not entirely watering down proposed legislation that would require authorities to obtain a probable-cause warrant to get access to all e-mail ...
  • Hacker Found Guilty of Breaching AT&T Site to ...
    A hacker charged with federal crimes for obtaining the personal data of more than 100,000 iPad owners from AT&T's website was found guilty on Tuesday.
  • Megaupload Assisted U.S. Prosecution of Smalle ...
    Eighteen months before Megaupload's operators were indicted in the United States, the company complied with a secret U.S. search warrant targeting five of its users who were running their own file-sharing service using Megaupload's infrastructure, according to interviews and newly ...

Equality Trust

  • UK Drug Policy Commission Report published today
    The UK’s approach to drug policy appears simplistic in several ways. Seeing all drug use as invariably problematic can reduce the cost-effectiveness of policy. Equally, drug problems need to be seen and addressed within their wider social and economic context; entrenched drug problems appear to ...
  • The Spirit Level Documentary Film
    We're delighted to introduce The Spirit Level Documentary - a forthcoming film based on the best-selling book, which will show why a more equal society is better for us all. Find out more...    
  • Act Local = Reduce the Gap
    Find out more about our new campaign: Act Local = Reduce the Gap
  • We work in partnership with One Society
    Visit the website of One Society which works in partnership with The Equality Trust. One Society draws on a wealth of research which shows that large divides in income at the top and bottom of society – beyond ‘proportional rewards’ – are damaging to our economy and society, not just for those ...
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PDA AMERICA

  • Wikiarguments: A Practical Plan to Get Big Mon ...
    Wikiarguments: A Practical Plan to Get Big Money Out of Politics By Carmen Yarrusso There are a thousand hacking at the branches of evil to one who is striking at the root.”–Henry David Thoreau Clearly, our government ...
  • IOT: Healthcare for All Jan Call
    Call – Healthcare for All IOT Date – Jan 18, 2011 Agenda: 1. Introductions—Dr. Bill Honigman, PDA Healthcare for All IOT coordinator and California State Coordinator 2. National Single Payer Movement—Katie Robbins, Healthcare-NOW! 3. States Single Payer Movement–Chuck Pennacchi ...
  • PDA Weekly Field Report 1/7/2011 – 1/18/2011
    Little Victories! Field Site: onenationpda.org California ADEM elections: Congratulations to all our PDA California friends and allies who completed a sweep up and down at the state at the recent CA Democratic Party Delegate elections. This will put the ...
  • War is a Crime: Join In For Justice
    WarIsACrime.org JOIN IN FOR JUSTICE! 1/17/11 Washington, D.C., and Quantico, Va. Protest of FBI Raids and Bradley Manning Imprisonment http://www.defendingdissent.org/action/Events.htm 1/18/11 Washington, D.C. Panel with Rep. Rush Holt, Emily Berman from the Brennan Center for Justice, Shah ...
  • An American Suicide Terrorist
    William John Cox The shooter of Congresswoman Gifford acted as a domestic suicide terrorist on the political “battleground” of American politics. His YouTube postings and “goodby” phone messages are ominously reminiscent of the traditional farewell videos ...

Marler Blog

  • Back to Chicago for ACI Foodborne Illness Conf ...
    I think this might be my fifth or sixth year of doing this conference.  The first couple of years it was in Scottsdale where the temperature is near 80 today... Continue Reading
  • Illinois McDonalds Link to Salmonella
    The McLean County Health Department and the Illinois Department of Public Health are currently investigating a cluster of salmonella cases who reported eating at a variety of restaurants in Central... Continue Reading
  • FDA “cracks” down on Sunland Peanuts
    The FDA suspends Sunland Inc.’s Food Facility Registration; Facility Prohibited from Distributing Food In the interest of protecting public health, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration suspended the food facility... Continue Reading
  • China Bans Sunland Peanuts from Import
    For a company that has poisoned its customers, recalled years of product and been closed for months, China’s decision likely does not come as a surprise. According to China Daily,... Continue Reading
  • Another Petting Zoo E. coli Outbreak, Another ...
    I am beginning to sound a bit like a broken record.  How many of these outbreaks have to happen until WE rethink what WE are exposing our kids to? For... Continue Reading

AutoblogGreen

  • Quick Spin: 2014 Ford Fiesta 1.0-liter EcoBoost
    Filed under: Budget, Hatchback, Ford, Quick Spins There's an analogy to diesel engines hiding in the new Ford Fiesta with the 1.0-liter EcoBoost powerplant. There's still a segment of the population that has bad memories of diesel engines, and that makes it harder for Audi or Volkswagen to se ...
  • Official: Lincoln MKZ Hybrid rated at 45 mpg, ...
    Filed under: Hybrid, Lincoln Just how important are all the luxury touches of a Lincoln compared to a Ford? They'd better be worth a two-miles-per-gallon penalty, since that's what buyers will be hit with if they choose the MKZ Hybrid over the 47-mpg Fusion Hybrid. Ford announced today that t ...
  • First Drive: 2014 Honda Accord Plug-In Hybrid
    Filed under: Hybrid, Sedan, Honda, First DrivesThe Accord Gets Friendly With A Volt-esque Powertrain After 30 years, Honda is trying to teach the old Accord new tricks, and they're of the plug-in variety. We've been teased by various prototypes at auto shows and in spy shots, but Honda ...
  • Teased: Toyota bugs out, previews Smart INSECT ...
    Filed under: Concept Cars, Technology, Hatchback, Toyota, Electric Like a caterpillar turning into a butterfly, the Toyota COMS electric vehicle is becoming the Smart INSECT. Unrelated to Daimler's Smart brand, the INSECT (yes, it's an acronym, one that stands for "Information Network Social ...
  • Report: 'King of Lemon Laws' lawyer successful ...
    Filed under: Hybrid, Fisker, Electric, Luxury Vince Megna certainly has a way with words. In one five-and-a-half minute video, he calls the Fisker Karma a "modern-day Ford electric Pinto." He also says, "This is a beautiful car. It's just too bad it catches on fire." Would we expect anything ...

Rafe's Radar

Camera Obscura

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  • Pathos and pathology: the cinema of Todd Haynes.
    http://www.accessmylibrary.com/article-1G1-126935025/pathos-and-pathology-cinema.html September 1, 2004... Because infinity--for the eye--begins just a few meters away from the retina.... --Roger Caillois, "The Image" There are at least two shots in Todd Haynes's work that recur so ...
  • The incredible shrinking star: Todd Haynes and ...
    http://www.accessmylibrary.com/article-1G1-126935026/incredible-shrinking-star-todd.html September 1, 2004... Critics have consistently characterized the films of Todd Haynes within the terms of what B. Ruby Rich described in 1992 as the "new queer cinema"--films whose style displayed traces ...
  • Written on the screen: mediation and immersion ...
    http://www.accessmylibrary.com/article-1G1-126935031/written-screen-mediation-and.html September 1, 2004... Recently, while engaging in one of my favorite forms of procrastination--using my computer to search for mid-century modern bargains on eBay rather than using it to engage in more rigo ...
  • Traumatic postmodern histories: Velvet Goldmin ...
    http://www.accessmylibrary.com/article-1G1-126935030/traumatic-postmodern-histories-velvet.html September 1, 2004... If modernity was characterized by and imagined itself in terms of a particular awareness of time and history--the unfolding of social, political, and technological projects of ...

Democracy Now!

  • "1775: A Good Year for Revolution" -- Author K ...
    We interview political and economic author Kevin Phillips Wednesday about his new book, 1775: A Good Year for Revolution, which follows "a United States taking shape rather than losing headway." Phillips argues 1775–not 1776–is the more important year of the American Rev ...
  • Video: Part 2 of Oliver Stone and Peter Kuznic ...
    Award-winning filmmaker Oliver Stone and historian Peter Kuznick discuss the creative process behind their new 10-part documentary series, "The Untold History of the United States," which spans from the 19th century to the present. "American’s don’t know history,&quot ...
  • In Gaza: "It's the Occupation, Stupid"
    By Amy Goodman and Denis Moynihan “The Palestinian people want to be free of the occupation,” award-winning Israeli journalist Gideon Levy summed up this week. It is that simple. This latest Israeli military assault on the people of Gaza is not an isolated event, but part of a 45-year occu ...
  • VIDEO: Coney Island Residents Remain Without H ...
    It’s been more than two weeks since Superstorm Sandy hit New York City, yet thousands of people in the city’s public housing buildings are still in the cold. The city says it has restored some level of power to all housing projects, but as of Wednesday nearly 16,000 public tenants were without ...
  • "The Growing Global Movement Against Austerity"
    "The Growing Global Movement Against Austerity" By Amy Goodman with Denis Moynihan Amaia Engana didn’t wait to be evicted from her home. On Nov. 9, in the town of Barakaldo, a suburb of Bilbao in Spain’s Basque Country, officials from the local judiciary were on their way to se ...

Suzie-Q

  • President Obama’s Election Night Speech
    The New York Times Published: November 7, 2012 President Obama spoke in Chicago on Tuesday night after winning re-election. Transcript: Tonight, more than 200 years after a former colony won the right to determine its own destiny, the task of perfecting our union moves forward. (Cheers, applause ...
  • Third Presidential Debate- 10/22/2012 – ...
    PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA AND FORMER GOV. MITT ROMNEY, R-MASS., PARTICIPATE IN A CANDIDATES DEBATE, LYNN UNIVERSITY, BOCA RATON, FLORIDA OCTOBER 22, 2012 SPEAKERS: FORMER GOV. MITT ROMNEY, R-MASS., PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA BOB SCHIEFFER, MODERATOR SCHIEFFER: Good evening from the campus of Lynn Univ ...
  • President Obama Has A Double Digit Lead In Ohi ...
    The President has a double digit lead in early voting in Ohio! Alright America! Let’s bring it like no other election before and vote this election straight BLUE! In 2008 I called this Hammer Time and it IS HAMMER TIME!! Let’s Go!
  • Presidential Debate President Obama and Mitt R ...
    PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA AND FORMER GOV. MITT ROMNEY PARTICIPATE IN A CANDIDATES DEBATE, HOFSTRA UNIVERSITY, HEMPSTEAD, NEW YORK OCTOBER 16, 2012 SPEAKERS: FORMER GOV. MITT ROMNEY, R-MASS. PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA CANDY CROWLEY, MODERATOR CROWLEY: Good evening from Hofstra University in Hempstead, ...
  • Joe Biden/Paul Ryan Vice Presidential Debate ( ...
    Addicting Info October 11, 2012 By Matthew Desmond Here’s the transcript, via the New York Times: MARTHA RADDATZ: Good evening, and welcome to the first and only vice presidential debate of 2012, sponsored by the Commission on Presidential Debates. I’m Martha Raddatz of ABC News, and I am honore ...

Solari

  • Money & Markets – Week of 11.25.2012
    Retail’s Hidden Potential: How Raising Wages Would Benefit Workers, the Industry, and the Overall Economy Demos | 19 November 2012 With more than 15 million workers in the sector, and leverage over workplace standards across the supply chain, retail wields enormous influence on Ame ...
  • Precious Metals – Week of 11.25.2012
    A More Effective Euro Area Monetary Policy than OMTs -Gold-Backed Sovereign Debt European Parlament | September 2012 This note argues that using gold as collateral for highly distressed bonds would bring great benefits to the euro area in terms of reduced financing costs and bridge-finan ...
  • Geopolitical – Week of 11.25.2012
    Date Set for Arafat’s Body to be Exhumed The Rutherford Institute | 20 November 2012 School officials for the Northside Independent School District in San Antonio, Texas, have informed high school student Andrea Hernandez that she will be “withdrawn” from John Jay High School’s Sci ...
  • Science & Technology – Week of 11.25.2012
  • The Power of IT
    Photo Credit: Christian Hansen        Walk in wisdom toward them that are without, redeeming the time.                                                         ~ Colossians 4:5 [...]

Insurgency Watch - Newswire

  • Times Scare
    ISLAMABAD–The apparent links between Pakistan and Faisal Shahzad are certainly cause for concern, but let’s not lose site of things here. The attack in Times Square was a fizzle. The rush to claim credit is a bit embarassing for the TTP and looks like it was — like the attack itself — a rush job ...
  • Stepping up - University at Buffalo The Spectrum
    Stepping up University at Buffalo The Spectrum The president of Pakistan, Asif Ali Zardari, recognized the direness of the situation and began to mobilize military forces to combat the Taliban. ... and more »
  • Obama, us leaders should contemplate future of ...
    BBC News Obama, us leaders should contemplate future of Afghan women Chicago Tribune Would nuclear-armed Pakistan become even more vulnerable to its own Taliban insurgency? Will a defeat embolden America's enemies? That line of thinking must ... Vietnam syndrome has begun in AfghanistanSri L ...
  • Officials: Campus blasts perplexing - United P ...
    Officials: Campus blasts perplexing United Press International ISLAMABAD, Pakistan, Oct. 21 (UPI) -- The International Islamic University, where bomb blasts killed at least six people, is a unique Pakistani institution ... and more »
  • Schools closed in Pakistan after bombing - GMA ...
    Schools closed in Pakistan after bombing GMA news.tv An Associated Press reporter met three Taliban fighters Tuesday traveling in a car with darkened windows at Shaktoi, a town close to the border between ... and more »

AlterNet - Rights and Liberties

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Sideways News

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Fabius Maximus

  • Music to accompany a Revolution
    Summary: Music can motivate individuals to join a political movement, and build support for it among the people. Here we look at music that might spark not specific policy change (eg, about the environment), but broad reform of our political system. Profound political reform at some point become ...
  • On Counterinsurgency: On Power and Compromises ...
    Summary:  In this third chapter of “On Counterinsurgency” Martin van Creveld describes the operational differences between winning and losing methods of counterinsurgency.  Victory comes to those who take difficult paths. Most nations take the easier path, and lose. As the first phas ...
  • The coming big inequality. Was Marx just early?
    Summary: Slowly more people see, slowly emerging, one of the great challenge for developed nations’ societies: increased productivity creates wealth unimaginable to earlier generations, but its benefits go to those who own the machines. Inequality of wealth creates inequality of income.   ...
  • On Counterinsurgency: The Two Methods that Win
    Summary:  In this second chapter of “On Counterinsurgency” Martin van Creveld describes the two methods of crushing insurgencies.  We have tried neither; we might lack the capacity to use either method.  Note that both successes were, like almost all defeats of insurgencies, done by ...
  • Do we have a broken OODA loop? Or are we just ...
    Summery:    Three dozen posts on the FM website have described different aspects of America’s broken OODA loop. An op-ed by Frederick and Kimberly Kagan in today’s Washington Posts points to a different and darker diagnosis. It’s presented here so that we see all alternative ex ...

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The Progressive Realist

  • East Coast Missile Defense? Just Say No, Again
    The FY 2013 Defense Authorization Bill is on the Senate floor this week, and Senator Kelly Ayotte (R-NH) is planning to offer an amendment that would promote the construction of a missile defense site on the East Coast. This was a bad idea when the House proposed it this summer, and it’s a bad i ...
  • JCS Vice Chairman: US Must Prioritize National ...
    With major budget cuts looming, the United States will have to be more selective than it has been in recent years in military interventions, says the the number two officer in the Pentagon. Speaking as part of an Atlantic Council Commanders Series event titled "Perspectives on National Secu ...
  • Top of the Morning: Protests in Egypt; Poverty ...
    Top stories from the DAWNS Digest global news aggregation service and mobile app. Egyptians Flock to Tahrir Square to Protest President Morsi’s Power Grab Last week, President Morsi issued a decree greatly expanding the legislative and constitutional powers of his office. Many Egyptians see this ...
  • Will There Be a Military Solution in the Congo?
    It has been a tumultuous week for the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). The M23 rebel movement, which now calls itself the Congolese Revolutionary Army (a name that doesn’t seem to have stuck in international media), took Goma, the capital of North Kivu province, last Tuesday. This is a big de ...
  • U.S. Drones: The Counterinsurgency Air Force f ...
    This past Sunday, Scott Shane of the New York Times reported that the U.S. presidential election spurred the Obama administration to develop and formalize a set of explicit rules to govern the U.S. targeted killings program. Each time that Obama administration officials leak information about a ...

TAPPED - The American Prospect

  • Who's the Boss?
    Earlier this week, the Supreme Court looked into the question of who counts as a “supervisor” for the purpose of employment law. If you’re not an employment-law watcher, it sounds like the legal equivalent of how many angels can dance on the head of a pin. But the answer is going to have real-l ...
  • Should Social Security be Part of Fiscal Talks?
    Top Democrats and leading progressives are arguing that Social Security shouldn't be part of negotiations over the fiscal cliff. As Senator Richard Durbin said in a speech on Tuesday: Social Security doesn't add a penny to the debt and should not be part of any deficit reduction talks. We can a ...
  • Limits of a Libertarian First Amendment
    I had a few thoughts I wanted to share in response to Glenn Greenwald’s thoughtful reply to Mike Konczal and Jeremey Kessler’s Bloggingheads discussion re Citizens United. 1) I certainly agree that there’s something distinguishable between right-wing libertarianism and the First Amendment views ...
  • The Rewards and Pitfalls of Ideological Dissent
    At any given time, there will be a few people celebrated among partisans on each side in Washington because they have left their own tribe and come to the other side to assure them that their opponents are just as terrible as they imagined. The apostate promises not only a validation of what yo ...
  • A Strategic Plan for Liberals
    In August of 1971, corporate attorney Lewis Powell—two months shy of his appointment to the United States Supreme Court by President Richard Nixon—wrote a memo to Eugene Sydnor Jr., who chaired the education committee of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce. In Powell’s and the chamber’s view, the Amer ...

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Glenn Greenwald - Salon

The BiPartisan Report

Sciencebase

  • The next big thing
    There is so much happening in materials: novel composites, nanostructured morphologies, biomimetic materials, biomaterials themselves, materials for solar energy conversion, highly porous materials for energy and gas storage…preparation, modification, characterisation. Seemingly, never a d ...
  • Stimulating gravity simulation
    Faraday could play with magnets and currents to figure stuff out, but without a desktop model of reality, nobody could ‘play’ with gravity to see what happens. This virtual gravitational model apparently adds precision lacking in earlier simulations. The simulation is a quick run-thr ...
  • You don’t need a Kindle to read Kindle books
    There seems to be an assumption out there that you need an actual Kindle, the device itself, to read Kindle books. Well, that’s deceived wisdom. You don’t, you just need to link your amazon Kindle account to a Kindle app on almost any device you happen to use: Android phone or tablet ...
  • Protected: Deceived Wisdom goes Stateside for $5
    There is no excerpt because this is a protected post.Protected: Deceived Wisdom goes Stateside for $5 is a post from: Sciencebase Science Blog
  • Science book prize shortlist
    The shortlist for the 2012 Royal Society Winton Prize for Science Books is out. The winning book will be announced at a public event on 26 November 2012. The judging panel comprises: Jocelyn Bell Burnell, Visiting Professor at the Department of Astrophysics, University of Oxford, Jasper Fforde, ...

Common Dreams-Progressive Newswire

  • Kucinich to Corporate CEOs: Push the Middle Cl ...
    Congressman Dennis Kucinich (D-OH) today continued his unstinting defense of working people in America. Rep. Kucinich took to the House floor to tell 71 CEOs visiting Washington that the American people will not accept a fix to the so-called fiscal cliff that includes cuts to Social Security, Me ...
  • Galbraith: “Fiscal Cliff” a Pretext to Target ...
    JAMES K. GALBRAITH Galbraith holds the Lloyd M. Bentsen Jr. Chair in Government/Business Relations at the Lyndon B. Johnson School of Public Affairs at the University of Texas at Austin. His latest book is Inequality and Instability: A Study of the World Economy Just Before the Great Crisis, ( ...
  • Study: Toxic Flame Retardants Found in Nearly ...
    Nearly all of the couches tested in a country-wide analysis contained toxic or untested flame retardant chemicals at concerning levels as high as 11 percent of the weight of the foam in the furniture, according to a new study published today in the journal of Environmental Science & Technolo ...
  • Wisconsin Legislators Jetting Off on Corporate ...
    Several Wisconsin legislators are attending this week’s conference of the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) at the Grand Hyatt in Washington D.C., and likely doing so on corporate-funded “scholarships,”, which the Center for Media and Democracy believes violate state ...
  • Mississippi's Last Abortion Clinic Back in Court
    The Center for Reproductive Rights today is asking a federal court to prevent state officials from enforcing Mississippi’s unconstitutional new law aimed at regulating the state’s last remaining abortion clinic out of existence, now that the Jackson Women’s Health Organization ...

Common Dreams-Views

Newshoggers - AfPak

Water Wars

  • Water Wars: On the LA Aqueduct's (and Four ...
    Say what you want about the tendency of the federal government to overreach, but sometimes you need to carry a big stick to get water flowing. Case in point: the Act of Congress of June 30, 1906, which provided the...
  • State irrigation plan to spark water wars
    THE State Government wants to open the historic Cooper Creek and Diamantina and Georgina rivers to irrigation, risking a full-on brawl with graziers.
  • U.S. and Mexico Sign Deal on Managing Colorado ...
    The United States and Mexico agreed to overhaul how water from the Colorado River, which serves 33 million people in both countries, will be shared and managed.
  • Water Wars
    There's a new move to ease drought conditions in parts of Georgia, Alabama and Florida.
  • Community news briefs
    City pond to be drained On Thursday, Nov. 15, the City of Sequim Public Works Department will temporarily drain the water reuse storage pond at the Water Reuse Demonstration Park for maintenance; the pond will be back in service as soon as possible.

WordPress | Economics

Electronic Intifada

The Wonk Room

  • Mounting Evidence Shows Possible Link Between ...
    A new study from University of Southern California researchers finds that children exposed to more air pollution had higher rates of autism. Though there is no conclusive answer about whether pollution can cause autism, the lead author says “it may be a risk factor for autism. Autism is a ...
  • Teacher Reprimanded After Writing ‘You Can’t B ...
    Karen Baker, a Kentucky high school teacher, apologized to her class after being reprimanded by the school district for writing, “You can’t be a Democrat & go to Heaven,” on a board in her classroom a week after voters re-elected President Obama. The district superindent sa ...
  • Current TV Hosts Apologize For Supporting Salv ...
    Yesterday, Current TV host Stephanie Miller allowed Salvation Army Major George Hood to claim his church organization is not anti-gay, though its record clearly demonstrates otherwise. Miller and Current TV colleague Bill Press had also launched a competition to raise money for the Salvation Arm ...
  • Federal Court: Tobacco Companies ‘Deliberately ...
    Six years ago, a federal district court determined that tobacco companies “‘knew there was a consensus in the scientific community that smoking caused lung cancer and other diseases’ by at least January 1964,” and that they nonetheless engaged in a campaign to “misl ...
  • GOP Senator’s Crazy Reasoning: Raising Taxes O ...
    Cloaking his predilection for the rich as concern for the less fortunate, Sen. Mike Lee (R-UT) argued Wednesday that raising taxes on the wealthy would primarily hurt the poor. Lee’s comments came on former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee’s (R) radio show as the two discussed the looming ...

thwap's schoolyard

  • Interesting Take on Recent Egyptian Politics
    Counterpunch has an interesting article by Eric Walberg about newly elected Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi's power-grab. Given that Morsi's actions are going to be portrayed by the mainstream corporate press in the western countries as "scary, scray Muslim Brotherhood leader assaults nascent E ...
  • Rob Ford, Bev Oda and Peter 1
    So, surprise, surprise. Sometimes there are consequences for your actions when you're a "conservative." It seems though, that you have to be bone-stupid and meth-addict reckless before you get nailed. Rob Ford solicited for donations to his charity from lobbyists using his City of Toronto Counci ...
  • Alberta
    Alberta, to the extent that the petroleum economy and its rural base makes it prone to embrace "free markets" and social conservatism, needs to be controlled. The same way that Bay Street parasites in Ontario who vote harpercon need to be controlled. By "controlled" I mean that their self-destr ...
  • Jeffrey Simpson - Shill
       This stupidity has been Jeffrey Simpson's shtick for years and years: One of the most comforting, yet debilitating, mythologies in Canada holds that we have the best health-care system in the world, or at least among the best. Canadians desperately want to believe this assertion ...
  • Would You?
    If someone cheated at cards and you know they cheated, would you allow them to keep your money? Would you allow them to keep your money and then play against them at a later date under the same conditions? Would you allow someone who wants you dead to make your health care decisions for you? Wo ...

on Government Oversight

Digital Journal

  • Illinois legislator drops bid for medical mari ...
    The Illinois General Assembly will not be voting on medical marijuana this month. The expected vote to legalize the drug medically in the state was dropped when the Democrat presenting a measure to do so, Lou Lang, decided he didn't have the support.
  • Rudy Gutierrez paints the stories behind the music
    Hip hop artist K'naan and jazz legend John Coltrane are generations apart, but two new children's books, with work by the acclaimed American artist Rudy Gutierrez, draw them closer together under an umbrella of vibrant visuals.
  • Calgary, Saskatoon city councils proposing pro ...
    Both Calgary and Saskatoon residents could be seeing their property taxes increase. The city council in Calgary is debating whether or not to lower next year's property tax hike, while Saskatoon is putting forth a five percent raise.
  • I have one wish this Christmas, Santa Claus – ...
    Although being born in the Jewish faith and turning into the religion of narcissism, I have always found Christmas to be the season for everyone, whether or not you’re a Muslim, Buddhist or Nuwaubian. What do I want for Christmas? Nothing.
  • Did Mayor Rob Ford just do it again?
    A day after an Ontario Superior Court judge ordered him removed from office, Ford read a prepared statement to the public announcing he's appealing the order. But nowhere does he appear to take issue with the judge's decision.

End Homelessness | Change.org

  • Mississippi Launches Plan To End Child Homeles ...
    Fulfilling the wishes and happiness of children is at the heart of the holiday season. So, now seems particularly timely for Mississippi to launch a new plan to end child homelessness (pdf) in the state.  What better way to set the season of giving in motion than by committing to finding safe an ...
  • Thanksgiving 2.0: Food, Poverty and Telling th ...
    This Thanksgiving, most of us around the country shared a bountiful harvest feast with friends and family. We celebrated all that we are thankful for by gorging ourselves right into a food coma. It's the American way. Unfortunately, it's also the American way to be thankful for all that we have ...
  • Homeless People Wanted: Must Be Open to Demean ...
    What are they thinking? People obviously don't see the homeless as human or they wouldn't attempt to hire them to do most of the insane, demeaning and illegal jobs out there. Here's a small sampling: Rob dead bodies. The Aokigahara forest at the base of Mt. Fuji in Japan is the site of 50 to 100 ...
  • LA Plans to Make Homelessness Go the Way of th ...
    Instead of pretending homelessness doesn't exist, creating new laws to make it illegal to sit or sleep in public, or sending homeless residents on a one-way trip out of town, Los Angeles County may attempt to actually do something about ending homelessness. And the county is setting the bar high ...
  • Don't Let Violence Against the Homeless Go Unp ...
    Despite its economic troubles, Detroit is not known for being kind to the homeless. That's too bad, since there are nearly 10,000 homeless people living there. In October, police say that Steven James Diponio, 54, became so enraged at Charles Duncan, 42, who was homeless and sleeping behind a sc ...

Ceasefire.ca

  • Harper: Find military role for Goose Bay
    Prime Minister Harper has told Defence Minister Peter MacKay to find a role for 5 Wing/Canadian Forces Base Goose Bay, a military base in Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs Peter Penashue's riding.
  • Peace activists speak out against US nuclear w ...
    Ten peace activists who blocked entry to a Trident nuclear submarine base were convicted earlier this month of "walking on a roadway where prohibited."
  • Why is Canada going soft on cluster bombs?
    Bill S-10, which is designed to bring Canada into compliance with the UN Convention on Cluster Munitions, contains serious flaws.
  • Thousands of Canadians ‘remembered for p ...
    Thank you for supporting our I remember for peace campaign! We reached many people across Canada this year, spreading the message that Remembrance Day should be less about war and more about peace. Over 2,000 people counted themselves as someone who would remember for peace. You can still sign o ...
  • Youth more interested in remembering peace tha ...
    Most Canadian “Millennials” between 18 and 30 years of age view Remembrance Day as a time to honour those who have served, and for us to be reminded of the need for peace. Few believe it to be a day to celebrate military achievements.

Kevin Trudeau Show

  • Brrrrr! It’s Cold Out There!
    It is cold out there! So, what can you do to warm up and avoid the huge heating bill at the same time?! There are things you can do to keep warm besides blasting the heater or wearing wool from head to toe. How to Stay Warm During the Cold Season Poor circulation may be [...]
  • The Kevin Trudeau Show: 6-2-12
    Did you know that the government arranges to kill people all over the world? KT reveals the shocking details! Plus, find out why the White House is putting the pressure on news organizations, and why news organizations are putting the pressure on the White House! Self Help: A Trusted Fish Oil Yo ...
  • Pay Now or Pay Later…
    This is an example of why people in America are fat, disgusting pigs, and why so many of you have diabetes. It’s all because of processed food and fast food.  Everyone gets high cholesterol and is dying of diabetes and has heart disease and is depressed. Years ago, it was different because we we ...
  • The Kevin Trudeau Show: 6-9-12
    Today, the director of Farmageddon, Kristin Canty, stops by to give you the inside story on what really happened during the Rawesome Foods raid and why her documentary is so important for every American to see! Plus, Thomas James of HempUSA.org stops by to discuss the amazing health benefits you ...
  • The Kevin Trudeau Show: 6-16-12
    Today, Kevin gives you proof that the end of organic products in America is near and that drugs for cholesterol are a complete and 100% SCAM ! Plus, hair care expert, Anthony Morrocco, stops by to reveal the disturbing truth about the commercial hair care products you use on a regular basis! You ...

Armies of Liberation

  • Hadi appoints new SCER
    On Monday Yemen’s interim president Mansour Abdo Hadi named several judges to the Supreme Commission on Elections and Referendum (SCER).  The SCER is responsible for the technical aspects of elections and has a pivotal role in maintaining or subverting the integrity of electi ...
  • High risk US embassy in Yemen gets Marine rein ...
    High risk US embassy in Yemen gets Marine reinforcements as protests continue by Jane Novak An elite Marine rapid response team arrived in Yemen’s capital to protect the US embassy there which remains vulnerable and in disrepair following a mob attack this week. Protests against a video clip dee ...
  • State Department ends Yemen arms embargo
    Without much fanfare or explanation, the US State Department revised its defense export policy on Yemen and will now consider applications for licenses to export lethal defense articles to Yemen. The July 3, 2012 Federal Register notice updates the US International Traffic in Arms Regulations (I ...
  • Yemen’s Al-Qaeda booby traps southern ci ...
    Several children were among 25 people killed by land mines planted as al Qaeda fled Yemen’s southern province of Abyan, the Yemen Executive Mine Action Center (YEMAC) said on Sunday. Reporting to Abyan’s governor, the YEMAC said it had cleared or exploded over 2100 shells and mines since June 13 ...
  • Yemen’s al Qaeda threatens to execute 73 hostages
    Al Qaeda in Yemen threatened to execute 73 captured Yemeni soldiers unless the terror group’s imprisoned comrades are released. “Executing prisoners is a serious violation of the laws of war and a war crime,” Human Rights Watch said in a statement today. “It is also a war crime to use detainees ...

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