10:22 am MST
*Further info:*
We're currently investigating this situation. We've been able to see this
numbers through a refresh bug on the website, which are already showing the
final popular vote results despite most polls still being open. Will update
if we find more.
Angela Merkel attacked by homegrown critics for preaching austerity to Europe while Germany goes on a spending spree
*Image: Irish Leader tries to impress Merkel with his knowledge of
recent
German history and has become Merkel's pet student.*
Chancellor Angela Merkel's meeting with David Cameron was overshadowed
by
fierce criticism of her government's policies in Germany, where she
stands
accused of preaching austerity for the rest of Europe while going on a
spending spree at home.
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/angela-merkel-attacked-by-homegrown-critics-for-preaching-austerity-to-europe-while-germany-goes-on-a-spending-spree-8294456.html
Collateral facts rule
*R. v. C.L*., 2012 ONCA 752 deals with the collateral fact rule. In general
the rule provides that a party may not impeach the credit of their
opponent's witness by calling witnesses to contradict that witness on
collateral matters. But, if the evidence goes to an issue in dispute, and
is not called merely to attack credibility, the evidence is proper. The
Court writes:
[12] I agree with the trial judge. In *R. v. Aalders*, [1993] 2 S.C.R. 482,
103 D.L.R. (4th) 700, Cory J., for the majority, described evidence that
does not offend the collateral fact rule to include evidence that m... more »
Why Obama Will Disappoint Progressives and I Voted for Him Anyway
Friends,
I
agree with every word below.
You?
Why Obama Will Disappoint Progressives and I Voted for Him AnywayBy
Cenk Uygur
November 06, 2012 "Information Clearing House
Anyone who thinks President Obama will magically turn around in his
second term and be a real progressive is high on a 2008 supply. Soon
after President Obama is re-elected he will do the Grand Bargain deal
with
Obama glow fades as markets tumble
Global stock markets, which initially greeted the re-election of Barack
Obama by creeping higher, have gone into reverse as analysts look ahead to
the so-called US fiscal cliff and new figures raise fresh concerns over the
health of the European economy.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/markets/9661705/Barack-Obama-Markets-tumble-following-election.html
Copy copy copy . . .
MICHAEL
GEIST has been trying to keep Canada as free as possible, as a place
where we can enjoy our digital entertainment. According to him, as of
today, we have new copyright laws in effect. Check out his post,
"Canadian Copyright Reform In Force: Expanded User Rights Now the Law".
This morning, the majority of Bill C-11, the copyright reform bill, took
effect, marking the most significant
7.5 Magnitude Earthquake OFFSHORE GUATEMALA / OFF THE COAST OF CHIAPAS MEXICO, No Tsunami Expected
TSUNAMI INFORMATION STATEMENT NUMBER 1
NWS PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER EWA BEACH HI
643 AM HST WED NOV 07 2012
TO - CIVIL DEFENSE IN THE STATE OF HAWAII
SUBJECT - TSUNAMI INFORMATION STATEMENT
THIS STATEMENT IS FOR INFORMATION ONLY. NO ACTION REQUIRED.
AN EARTHQUAKE HAS OCCURRED WITH THESE PRELIMINARY PARAMETERS
ORIGIN TIME - 0636 AM HST 07 NOV 2012
COORDINATES - 14.0 NORTH 92.2 WEST
LOCATION - OFF THE COAST OF CHIAPAS MEXICO
MAGNITUDE - 7.5 MOMENT
EVALUATION
BASED ON ALL AVAILABLE DATA A DESTRUCTIVE PACIFIC-WIDE TSUNAMI IS
NOT EXPECTED AND THERE IS NO TSUNAMI THREAT TO HAWAII. R... more »
Obama 'Wants To Work With Defeated Rival'
US President Barack Obama has tried to unify the country by reaching out to
his defeated Republican rival about moving the country forward.
Mr Obama tried to unify the nation, saying: "In the weeks ahead I look
forward to sitting down with governor Romney to talk about where we can
work together to move this country forward."
http://news.sky.com/story/1008025/obama-wants-to-work-with-defeated-rival
4.1 Magnitude Earthquake QUEEN CHARLOTTE ISLANDS REGION - 7th November 2012
Magnitude
4.1
Date-Time
Wednesday, November 07, 2012 at 15:04:23 UTC
Wednesday, November 07, 2012 at 07:04:23 AM at epicenter
Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones
Location
52.649°N, 133.085°W
Depth
10 km (6.2 miles) set by location program
Region
QUEEN CHARLOTTE ISLANDS REGION
Distances
165 km (102 miles) SSW of Masset, Canada
Citizens, United
(By *American Zen*'s Mike Flannigan, on loan from Ari Goldstein.)
If *Citizens United* taught us one thing, it's that it doesn't always buy
elections for Republicans. But we should also not lose sight of the fact
that it and the Super PACs it makes possible with no transparency or
oversight can also be used to buy elections for Democrats.
For now, however, progressives across the country, and many people in other
countries, can take heart in the fact that the Supreme Court's horrible
ruling on the role of corporate cash in elections is nothing compared to a
peoples' resolve to push... more »
Can This Be True? Humanity Fails Test of Basic Morality
No radioactivity found in Fukushima mothers' breast milk. The Asahi Shimbun
http://ajw.asahi.com/article/0311disaster/fukushima/AJ201211060058
Majia here: I questioning this assertion that no radiation was detected in
Fukushima mothers' breast milk.
There are several reasons I'm suspicious about the truth of this claim.
First, the Japanese government has used inappropriate methods for detecting
radiation in food products. Food should be tested in a scintillator for
contamination. Geiger counters are not an effective means for testing
radiation contamination unless the contaminatio... more »
7.4 Magnitude Earthquake OFFSHORE GUATEMALA - 7th November 2012
Magnitude
7.4
Date-Time
Wednesday, November 07, 2012 at 16:35:50 UTC
Wednesday, November 07, 2012 at 10:35:50 AM at epicenter
Location
14.083°N, 91.916°W
Depth
41.6 km (25.9 miles)
Region
OFFSHORE GUATEMALA
Distances
56 km (35 miles) SSW (206°) from Retalhuleu, Retalhuleu, Guatemala
4.6 Magnitude Earthquake NEAR EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN - 7th November 2012
Magnitude M 4.6
Region NEAR EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
Date time 2012-11-07 15:17:14.2 UTC
Location 36.86 N ; 141.81 E
Depth 28 km
Distances 85 km E Iwaki, Honshu, Japan
Republicans Throw Election For Obama, Blame Liberty Movement
A last word from Matt Larson suggests a likely influence for the
presidential election.
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Will Seattle Become Amsterdam on the Pacific? America Turns a Page.
Washingtonians approved same-sex marriage and marijuana decriminalization
last night. This won't exactly trigger a stampede of Vancouverites to
Seattle, it's already effectively decriminalized in Vancouver, but it might
draw tourists from other states.
I take encouragement from little steps like these that show progressivism
is growing next door and it will keep growing. Much of the "no" vote
comes from angry, old white people - emphasis on *old*. They're on their
way out and will have a dwindling effect in future elections.
Romney just might have been angry old white America... more »
4.2 Magnitude Earthquake OFFSHORE COQUIMBO, CHILE - 7th November 2012
Magnitude ML 4.2
Region OFFSHORE COQUIMBO, CHILE
Date time 2012-11-07 15:16:23.0 UTC
Location 30.70 S ; 72.20 W
Depth 51 km
Distances 96 km W Ovalle, Chile
Syrian rebels kill 10 pro-Assad Palestinian militiamen
Syrian rebels killed 10 members of a Palestinian militant faction loyal to
President Bashar al-Assad on Wednesday in fighting near a Palestinian
refugee camp in Damascus, opposition sources said.
Clashes between rebels and the Popular for the Liberation of
Palestine-General Command (PFLP-GC) have escalated this week in "Street 30"
and the Hajar al-Aswad area near Yarmouk, a camp inhabited by 150,000
Palestinians and as many Syrians.
http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/11/07/us-syria-crisis-pflp-gc-idUSBRE8A615120121107
It's Personal With Me
The thing is, for the past 15 years or so, a big part of my real-world
thinking and writing has been on using our present parliamentary system of
representative democracy/constitutional monarchy/whatever you want to call
our quasi-democratic-part-time-rule-of-law system, to constitutionally
enshrine the human rights of people within their workplaces.
Barring the possibility that neoliberal scumbag politicians will read our
petitions or hear our protests and the scales will fall from their eyes and
they'll legislate whatever we want when we want it, or of that the Canadian
state... more »
Missing Lewis Eddleston: Body Found In Yorkshire
Police investigating the disappearance of a 13-year-old boy in Doncaster
have discovered a body in a ditch.
South Yorkshire Police have said it is too early to identify the body, but
confirmed that they are linking it to the disappearance of the missing
teenager, named locally as Lewis Eddleston.
http://news.sky.com/story/1008334/missing-lewis-eddleston-body-found-in-yorkshire
Post Election Must Read
A SNIP for your enjoyment:
Thomas Friedman
Op-Ed Columnist
Hope and Change: Part 2
By THOMAS L. FRIEDMAN
Published: November 7, 2012 147 Comments
In October 2010, Senator Mitch McConnell, the Republican leader, famously
told The National Journal, “The single most important thing we want to
achieve is for President Obama to be a one-term president.” And that’s how
he and his party acted.
Well, Mitch, how’s that workin’ out for ya?
The G.O.P. has lost two presidential elections in a row because it forced
its candidate to run so far to the loony right to get through the
primaries, ... more »
William Beggs 'Limbs-in-the-loch' killer awarded £5,000 compensation after claiming appeal process delays breached his human rights
William Beggs, 49, known as the 'limbs-in-the-loch' killer has been
awarded
£4,800 by the European Court of Human Rights over the delayed process of
his appeals.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2228881/Limbs-loch-killer-William-Beggs-awarded-4-800-compensation-lengthy-appeals-process-breaches-human-rights.html
US investor who led Comet into administration after buying ailing firm for just £2 stands to make millions from liquidation
Henry Jackson could rake in million's from Comet's collapse and
previously
bought MFI for £1 before it went bust and was sold off, also making him a
profit.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2229120/Henry-Jackson-led-Comet-administration-buying-ailing-firm-2-stands-make-millions-liquidation.html
Ash Dieback Threat May Be Worse Than Feared
A deadly fungal disease that threatens to devastate the UK's native ash
trees has been discovered in six new counties.
The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs said the chalara
fraxinea fungus, which causes leaf loss and crown dieback and can lead to
tree death, has now been found in 115 sites.
New cases of ash dieback have been confirmed in Sussex, Berkshire,
Lincolnshire, Yorkshire, Bedfordshire and Northumberland - in addition to
Norfolk, Suffolk, Kent and Essex where it had already been identified in
the countryside.
http://news.sky.com/story/1008127/ash-dieback-... more »
4.2 Magnitude Earthquake OFF THE COAST OF OREGON - 7th November 2012
Magnitude
4.2
Date-Time
Wednesday, November 07, 2012 at 13:06:58 UTC
Wednesday, November 07, 2012 at 04:06:58 AM at epicenter
Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones
Location
44.673°N, 129.216°W
Depth
10 km (6.2 miles) set by location program
Region
OFF THE COAST OF OREGON
Distances
408 km (253 miles) W of Depoe Bay, Oregon
Common sense inferences may not always apply
The recent decision of *R v McConnell*, 2012 ABQB 263 points out that the
"common sense" inference that someone intends the natural result of their
actions may not always apply in the context of intoxication:
In this case, the Crown urges the Court to apply the common sense inference
that a sane and sober person intends the natural consequences of her
actions. Such an inference is just that ‑ an inference ‑ and, as with any
inference, its application depends on the circumstances of the case. As
stated by Joyce, J. in R v Robinson, 2010 BCSC 368 (CanLII), 2010 BCSC 368
at para 107, ... more »
Wednesday Morning Election Reaction
One nice thing about a status-quo election: it doesn’t leave
international-affairs experts with a great deal to prognosticate on. It
will be interesting to see if the administration does, indeed, show more
“flexibility” on BMD cooperation with Moscow and if it makes a push on
Israel-Palestine. We should see a fresh wave of talent coming
Continue reading
Syrian Rebels Commit War Crime by Executing Government Troops with Bullets of "Hope and Change"
A video taken on November 1st, 2012 shows captured soldiers on the ground
in Saraqeb, in northern Syria, and later shows them being shot to death.
FSA are executing a group of captured government troops. Executing
prisoners of war is in direct violation of the Geneva Convention.
The United Nations said on Friday that a new video from Syria circulating
on the Internet that appears to show antigovernment fighters kicking and
summarily executing a group of frightened captive soldiers or militiamen
could, if verified, represent evidence of a war crime.
A video taken on November ... more »
“No Treason. The Constitution of No Authority” Lysander Spooner
*Lysander Spooner *
Entreprenuer, scholar, radical abolitionist, principled believer in natural
law and liberty -- Lysander Spooner is one of the most provocative,
eclectic and prolific American legal theorists of the 19th century. His
writing continues to influence those today interested in consent, natural
law, individual rights, and constitutional order in political theory and
practice.
A must hear talk by Lysander Spooner on giving up your autonomy to the
criminals during voting season.
Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 1:58:12 — 108.2MB)
If your enjoyed *... more »
4.4 Magnitude Earthquake HALMAHERA, INDONESIA - 7th November 2012
Magnitude
4.4
Date-Time
Wednesday, November 07, 2012 at 13:03:07 UTC
Wednesday, November 07, 2012 at 10:03:07 PM at epicenter
Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones
Location
2.720°N, 128.952°E
Depth
49.4 km (30.7 miles)
Region
HALMAHERA, INDONESIA
Distances
151 km (93 miles) NE of Tobelo, Indonesia
Act 1: Election over. Curtain rises on Act 2: "shift" on Syria
The US election is over. Unsurprisingly, the winner was* Nobel peace prize
laureate* Obom(b)a.
He was selected by the elite classes because he is the ‘black’ Bush.
Who better to run roughshod over the “dark continent”, Africa, and
continue killing all the dark skinned Arabs?
To the mindless it appears less racist to have a person of colour killing
persons of colour.
How else to make ‘white man’s burden’ less burdensome?
The ‘arms length’ perception of involvement in the Syrian conflict will now
be discarded.
As readers here know, the involvement has never been arms length, always
h... more »
Colorado and Washington vote to become first US states to legalize marijuana
Russia Today
Marijuana is now legal in Colorado and Washington for recreational use, and
possibly in Oregon as well.
While the decision in Colorado is historic, it was not without controversy:
The measure won by a close six-point margin, 53% in favor to 47% opposed.
Colorado Governor John Hickenlooper was an ardent opponent to the
legalizaiton of recreational marijuana use, and reacted to the decision in
the following statement: “The voters have spoken and we have to respect
their will. This will be a complicated process, but we intend to follow
through. That said, federal law st... more »
SLOWEST CHILDREN OF THE PRESS CORPS: George Will!
*WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 2012*
*Interlude—Slowest children emeritus:* Prediction is one of the silliest
things our children of the corn do.
That said, TV producers *love* predictions—the more specific the better! So
it was that a child emeritus invented his own private Minnesota on Sunday’s
This Week program:
STEPHANOPOULOS (11/4/12): And we are back now with election predictions. I
have to take a pass, because I'm anchoring on Tuesday night...*George Will,
you go first.*
WILL: *I forgot my exact number. I guess you have a graphic here. I guess
the wild card in what I've projected ... more »
Friendly Obama wags tail at Republicans
And so it begins anew.
Did anyone else find themselves disappointed and anxious listening to Barack
Obama's acceptance speech last night?
It had the hallmarks of the namby-pamby, suck-up-to-Republicans,
please-like-me Obama who screwed up so royally in his first term trying to
work with people who hate his guts and who stopped at nothing to obstruct
him. Is he a secret Republican? Seems so. Likes republicans and likes
Republican policies.
Well it's back to the future all over again. Obama has learned nothing
from the constant slanders, insults and attacks he received from the... more »
Fundamentals and the Triumph of Avoiding Disaster
John Sides has an excellent post up called "The Fundamentals Mattered in
2012." He's not saying that the campaigns didn't matter at all, but that
the context for the campaign was a playing field favoring Barack Obama; as
Matthew Dickinson reminded us before the polls closed, the consensus of
fundamentals-based forecasts called for a narrow Obama victory.
Absolutely true, and the place to begin. But step back a bit. By
"fundamentals," we're talking about the economy, mainly, right? Or,
perhaps, the economy and having an incumbent running for re-election.
That's not all, however. The ... more »
At The End Of The Day 'Batshit Crazy' LOST OUT!
*-Donald Trump Calls For Revolution ... (then deletes his more offensive
tweets)*
*
**-Right wing Rocker Ted Nugent Blows A Gasket*
*
**-Ezra Levant simply can't understand why people want 'free stuff' like
pensions and medicare*
*
**-Conrad Black Takes A Break From Self Promotion To Slam Everyone Who Is
Not Rich*
Morning After Open Thread
For your venting pleasure, consider this your post-Election Day open
thread. No big surprises in the congressional results, but at
least two glimmers of hope are standing out this morning.
Elizabeth Warren beat Scott Brown. The big question is how long she will
last as an "independent voice of the people" in the Senate. My prediction:
she will come out swinging, ease some of Bernie Sanders's lone voice
lonesomeness, deliver many a rousing speech and write many an indignant
letter railing against Wall Street. Then one day, sooner rather than
later, her new bffs President Obama and H... more »
Expanded Conflict in Syria Promised by Romney Will Proceed Under Obama
Most irrelevant election in US history comes and goes as long-planned
regime change using Al Qaeda death squads against Syria continues unabated.
Tony Cartalucci
Land Destroyer
November 7, 2012
Almost as if to affirm the absolute irrelevance of elections in the
"democratic" West, expanded conflict promised by the perceived "hawkish"
Republican candidate Mitt Romney is proceeding immediately ahead under the
re-elected President Barack Obama. Aside from superficial window dressing
via an elaborate array of proxies through which US cash and weapons will
flow, more direct military aid,... more »
Multicultural destruction of London to go UK-wide
London - like all capital cities - has been the focus of mass non-European
immigration. Within living memory, vast areas of London have been
transformed from wholly indigenous boroughs, to wholly colonised
non-indigenous slums. Why has this occurred? The very simple reason for
the import of vast numbers of non-Europeans has been to destroy our ethnic
homogeneity, and to thereby create the impression that because our lands
are no longer distinct from others (using mischievous statistical
chicanery), then our claim to distinct sovereignty along ethnic and
cultural lines, is nullif... more »
Untitled
*Mickey Loomis hits ground running on return to Saints*
* Week 9, Eagles at Saints: Strange Magic ~Saints Win*
*Eight of nine state constitutional amendments pass*
*First Hurricane Sandy, now Winter Storm Athena for the Eastern U.S. *
Winter Storm Athena as seen at 9:01 am EST November 7, 2012. Image credit:
NOAA/GSFC.
*Missouri basin fluctuating between extremes*
We... The People
Wealthy Organized Crime figure, Sheldon Adelson funneled immense sums of
money to corrupt congressmen like Michael Grimm and Buck McKeon
In his awesome new book, Twilight of the Elites, Chris Hayes offers the
supposition about our congressmembers that "We want them to be Guardians
first; we don't think they should be for sale." That doesn't sound very
controversial... but is it true? I guess it depends on how you define "we,"
or, at least, who he meant by "we." Keep in mind over half a billion
dollars in "dark money" was just spent in this election cycle and 70% came
from just 163 ve... more »
SAVILE ABUSED BOYS AT BRYN ESTYN
*Savile, 'working for the spooks'.*
According to former residents of Bryn Estyn children's home in Wales:
*1.* Sir Jimmy Savile was a regular visitor to the Bryn Estyn children's
home.
One resident, called Ben, had his trousers pulled down for Savile's '
entertainment'
*2.* Boys from Bryn Estyn were gang raped.
*3.* 12 or 13 people have died because of events at Bryn Estyn in 70s
and
80s
*4.* Top people in the Conservative party visited the home.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2229140/Bryn-Estyn-Victims-tell-horror-inside-North-Wales-care-home--Jimmy-Savile-regular-visito... more »
WotW: Try a Different Search Engine
Once upon a time Google ruled the world. The end. What, you've never heard
that story before?
Seriously though, Google has a massive hold on the Internet, and I can't
really complain. I like Google and think they do certain things better than
anyone else (web searches, free products, maps, etc). But every now and
then I like to branch out and see what else is out there. Today I want to
introduce you to two search engines that work a little bit differently than
Google.
Addict-o-matic Already you're interested because the name sounds so
awesome. No, it won't get you hooked on coffee ... more »
Unarmed Judge killed in Syria car bombing by Rebels
A judge has been killed in a bombing in a residential district of Damascus,
Syrian state media said.
The Sana news agency said a "terrorist group" planted explosives under the
car of Judge Abad Nadhwah in the Barzeh district.
The bomb was detonated remotely, killing him instantly.
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/middle-east/judge-killed-in-syria-car-bombing-8293607.html
Ghana: 'Dozens' Trapped After Mall Collapse
One employee at the scene who declined to be named told AFP around 40
workers were in the building when it collapsed, though he was not sure
about the number of customers.
Family members could be seen at the site attempting to call relatives who
may be trapped by mobile phone, while scores of rescue workers sought to
clear debris and get oxygen masks to victims.
http://news.sky.com/story/1008243/ghana-dozens-trapped-after-mall-collapse
New chill in German-Russian ties before Merkel visit
Two years in age separate Vladimir Putin, the German-speaking former KGB
agent who spent five years in Dresden in East Germany's twilight years,
from Angela Merkel, the Russian-speaking physicist who grew up near East
Berlin.
But familiarity with each other's languages and countries, and a common
childhood experience east of the Iron Curtain, have never produced close
personal relations.
Now these look poised for a new chill.
http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/11/07/us-germany-russia-idUSBRE8A61DP20121107
Storm-battered New York and New Jersey ordered the evacuation ahead of new Storm
The looming bad weather has New York and New Jersey on edge again as the
U.S. Northeast struggles to recover from former hurricane Sandy, which
killed at least 120 in the United States and Canada when it struck on
October 29 as a rare hybrid storm.
New York City has ordered the evacuation of some low-lying hard-hit areas,
including the Rockaways section of Queens and the south shore of Staten
Island - home to nearly half of the 40 people killed in New York City by
Sandy - while residents of at least two New Jersey towns have also been
told to leave.
http://www.reuters.com/article/... more »
Obama win spells trouble for Netanyahu
JERUSALEM - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu faces an even more
awkward time with Washington and re-energized critics at home who accused
him of backing the loser in the U.S. presidential election.
http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/11/07/us-usa-campaign-israel-palestinians-idUSBRE8A61D920121107
Rebels fire at Assad's palace, hit neighborhood
Syrian rebels fired mortars at President Bashar al-Assad's palace in
Damascus on Wednesday but missed, in an attack underlining the growing
boldness of forces fighting to end his family's 42 years in power.
As violence flared in other parts of the country, Turkey said it was about
to ask NATO to station Patriot missiles along its border with Syria to
guard against violence spilling onto its territory.
http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/11/07/us-syria-crisis-idUSBRE88J0X720121107
On The Ground
Barack Obama has learned a lot in the last four years. During the first two
years of his presidency, many of his supporters grumbled that he didn't
understand who he was dealing with. When Republicans said that their first
priority was to make him a one term president, they were serious.
But the 2010 elections got his attention. And the debt ceiling debacle
convinced him that the old admonition, "Early to bed and early to rise.
Work like hell and organize" was the only way to deal with his opposition.
And that's why Obama and the Democrats won the White House yesterday.
True, the... more »
Ghana Shopping Centre Collapses
A six-storey shopping centre has collapsed in Ghana, leaving an unknown
number of victims trapped in the rubble.
It is thought the top three floors of the Melcom mall in the Ghanaian
capital Accra came down.
http://news.sky.com/story/1008243/shopping-centre-collapses-in-ghana
CHILD SEX - KICK DOWN A FEW DOORS
*Eileen Fairweather*
For over 20 years, investigative journalist, Eileen Fairweather has been exposing
powerful paedophile rings in such places as Islington in London, Essex,
Hackney in London, Jersey, north Wales and Romania.
Her work has led to numerous government inquiries.
Every government inquiry confirmed that child abuse had taken place.
Eileen Fairweather writes:
"But did they bring child abusers to justice?
"Not at all."
"Inquiries are mostly the establishment's way of managing dissent and
pretending something is being done."
*Inquiries fail abused children - The Gua... more »
This Blog: Lights Out, "Sabbatical"
"Don't cry because it's over. Smile because it happened."
- Dr. Seuss
“Sabbatical or a sabbatical (from Latin sabbaticus, from Greek sabbatikos,
from Hebrew shabbat, i.e., Sabbath, literally a "ceasing") is a rest from
work, or a hiatus, often lasting from two months to a year. The concept of
sabbatical has a source in shmita, described several places in the Bible
(Leviticus 25, for example, where there is a commandment to desist from
working the fields in the seventh year). In the strict sense, therefore,
sabbatical lasts a year.”
- Wikipedia
Barring something totally unfor... more »
Haiti Needs International Help
Given his penchant for spending billions of dollars to harass us while failing
to provide the "security" the billions were ostensibly spent on, d'you
think harper could move himself to provide $79 million for Haiti?
Reflections On The Election: 'Get Over It'
By Manifesto Joe
I'm going to try to restrain myself from being ugly to the vanquished, but
only up to a point. For one thing, the defeat is not complete. They still
have control of the U.S. House of Representatives. Orange Julius will
remain Weeper of the House, and therefore it's not likely that much will be
done in Washington for at least the next two years.
But also, being ugly is just no-class, even when I do it. I ended a
"friendship" with a righty back in November 2004 because, after Kerry's
surprising defeat by Il Doofus, this drooling idiot thought it was a good
idea to se... more »
Food MythBusters -- Do We Really Need Industrial Agriculture To Feed The World?
24 October 2012
For more information:
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*www.twitter.com/FoodMythBusters*
Join the conversation on Twitter by using #FoodMyths
How can we feed the world—today and tomorrow?
The biggest players in the food industry—from pesticide pushers to
fertilizer makers to food processors and manufacturers—spend billions of
dollars every year not selling food, but selling the idea that we need
their products to feed the world. But, do we really need industrial
agriculture to feed the world? Can sustainably grown food ... more »
Cosmic GDP drops 97% since peak star
Staunch Chicken Littles such as Alexander Ač love to talk about "peak oil",
a hypothetical moment (and, in their opinion, a predictable and important
moment) at which the global oil production reaches its global maximum.
But Phys.ORG has discussed an even more far-reaching peak of something,
namely "peak star". The popular article is based on this paper:
A large H\(\alpha\) survey at \(z=2.23,\, 1.47,\, 0.84\, \&\, 0.40\): the
\(11\,{\rm Gyr}\) evolution of star-forming galaxies from HiZELS (arXiv,
published in *Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society*)
If we denote th... more »
Attorney General: 900 Dead People Voted In SC | WYFF Home - WYFF Home
http://www.wyff4.com/Attorney-General-900-Dead-People-Voted-In-SC/-/9324882/10080208/-/k30su8z/-/index.html
Bahrain strips Shiite activists of citizenship amid unrest
Bahrain has revoked the citizenship of 31 Shiite activists, the latest
clampdown on the opposition amid continued unrest in the Persian Gulf
kingdom.
The state-run Bahrain TV announced the move Tuesday evening, citing an
interior ministry statement. The television anchor read out the names of
the 31 activists, which included Jawad Fairouz, a former member of
Parliament for the Shiite opposition group Al-Wefaq, and his brother, Jalal.
http://edition.cnn.com/2012/11/07/world/meast/bahrain-activists-citizenship/index.html?hpt=hp_t3
5.1 Magnitude Earthquake CENTRAL EAST PACIFIC RISE - 7th November 2012
Magnitude
5.1
Date-Time
Wednesday, November 07, 2012 at 10:46:41 UTC
Wednesday, November 07, 2012 at 03:46:41 AM at epicenter
Location
8.919°S, 108.720°W
Depth
10.3 km (6.4 miles)
Region
CENTRAL EAST PACIFIC RISE
Distances
2887 km (1794 miles) NE (55°) from ADAMSTOWN, Pitcairn Islands
SWAT team armed with assault rifles sent to evict woman, 63, from her foreclosed home as Occupy protesters try to stop them
At least 10 truckloads of heavily armed officers in full tactical gear
were
called in because two dozen protesters joined the homeowner, Sahara
Donahue
(left), erecting barricades outside her Idaho Springs home. Captain
Bruce
Snelling, of the Clear Creek County Sheriff's Department, said the
reason
so many officers showed up is because officials learned that one of the
protesters had a gun, which turned out to be a BB gun.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2229070/Massive-SWAT-team-armed-assault-rifles-sent-evict-woman-63-foreclosed-home-Occupy-protesters-try-stop-them.html
World's rarest whale seen for the very first time... but only when it died after beaching in New Zealand with its young calf
The world’s rarest whale, which has remained a mystery to scientists for
over 100 years, has been seen for the first time.
The five-metre whale was washed up on a beach with its calf in New Zealand,
offering the first evidence for decades that the species still exists.
The spade-toothed beaked whale (Mesoplodon traversii) had not been seen for
the past 140 years, except for the odd skull that has washed up on shore.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2228565/Rare-spade-toothed-beaked-whale-seen-time-beached-calf-New-Zealand.html
Greece: Riot Police On Alert Ahead Of Austerity Vote
Faced with the toughest batch of budget cuts yet, crisis-crippled Greeks
walked off work for a second day, taking to the streets in a flood of
protests as lawmakers prepared for the controversial vote.
From flights to and from the country that were halted for three hours, to
schools, shops and government agencies that remained shut, the 48-hour
nationwide strike affected both public and private sector, paralysing an
already anaemic economy.
http://news.sky.com/story/1008113/riot-police-on-alert-ahead-of-austerity-vote
Family's home hit by 5ft wall of flood water after BEAVER dam breaks
At least one home was caught in the middle and hit with a 5-foot wall of
water that was 160 feet wide in Duvall, Washington. Beavers commonly build
damns on streams and rivers to flood surrounding areas. The resulting ponds
create habitat for them, as well as protection from predators.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2228894/Beaver-dam-breaks-unleashes-flood-4-acre-pond-Washington-state.html
4.6 Magnitude Earthquake CENTRAL EAST PACIFIC RISE - 7th November 2012
Magnitude
4.6
Date-Time
Wednesday, November 07, 2012 at 10:25:57 UTC
Wednesday, November 07, 2012 at 03:25:57 AM at epicenter
Location
9.180°S, 108.972°W
Depth
10.4 km (6.5 miles)
Region
CENTRAL EAST PACIFIC RISE
Distances
2847 km (1769 miles) NE (55°) from ADAMSTOWN, Pitcairn Islands
Felix Baumgartner Guilty of punching Greek lorry driver in road rage incident
Baumgartner, who last month broke the world altitude record for a parachute
jump, was found guilty of punching a Greek lorry driver two years ago and
fined 1,500 euros in an appeal hearing.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2228695/Felix-Baumgartner-guilty-punching-Greek-lorry-driver.html
man, 82, killed after being hit by National Guard truck on Hurricane Sandy relief in busy Manhattan street
An 82-year-old man was killed after being hit by a National Guard truck
in
downtown Manhattan. According to witnesses, the man suffered extensive
body
trauma. The truck was part of a convoy that was on a supply mission as
part
of ongoing recovery projects conducted by the National Guard following
Hurricane Sandy.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2228986/Horror-man-82-killed-hit-National-Guard-truck-Hurricane-Sandy-relief-busy-Manhattan-street.html
New York City CUTS waste removal and halts recycling as sanitation workers rush to aid of areas hardest hit by Sandy
The mayor is reducing trash pick-up days from three days a week to two
days
a week, or from two days a week to one day a week in neighborhoods less
affected by Superstorm Sandy.\
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2228918/New-York-City-cuts-waste-removal-halts-recycling-sanitation-workers-rush-aid-areas-hardest-hit-Sandy.html
John Jay High School used as Hurricane Sandy shelter shut down as VIRUS infects dozens
About a dozen storm refugees taking shelter at John Jay High School in
Brooklyn came down with a contagious stomach virus. The school will be
closed on Wednesday as the school is shut down and sanitized
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2229107/Brooklyns-John-Jay-High-School-used-Hurricane-Sandy-shelter-shut-VIRUS-infects-dozens.html
500 flights canceled as yet another storm is expected to hit the already devastated East Coast
United Airlines has announced that it will ground nearly 500 flights in
anticipation of a large coastal storm expected to bring winds up to 60 mph
and heavy rainfall to the already battered eastern seaboard.
The nation's largest carrier has suspended most of its services from Newark
Liberty, John F. Kennedy International and LaGuardia airports between noon
Wednesday and noon Thursday.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2229112/United-Airlines-cancels-500-flights-storm-expected-hit-East-Coast.html
Cameron hints at arming the Syrian rebellion in major escalation of British involvement in civil war
BRITAIN is to open talks with gunmen seeking to overthrow Syrian dictator
Bashar al Assad after David Cameron signalled that he would like to start
arming the rebels.
In a dramatic escalation of the UK’s involvement in the Syrian civil war,
the Prime Minister will today give the green light for British officials to
advise rebel commanders on the ground for the first time.
Officials say the talks are designed to help the opposition forces form one
united rebel army to bring about regime change.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2228650/Cameron-hints-arming-Syrian-rebellion-maj... more »
Trump calls for a 'revolution' after 'disgusting injustice, sham and travesty' of Obama's re-election......before deleting some tweets
Earlier Tuesday, the embattled real estate mogul took to the
microblogging
site reminding his followers: ‘Whoever wins today, remember that
tomorrow
we still have a country struggling.
'Our work is not done until America is strong again.’
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2229109/Election-2012-Donald-Trump-tweets-anger-following-disgusting-injustice-Obamas-election.html
4.3 Magnitude Earthquake HINDU KUSH REGION, AFGHANISTAN - 7th November 2012
Magnitude
4.3
Date-Time
Wednesday, November 07, 2012 at 09:07:53 UTC
Wednesday, November 07, 2012 at 01:37:53 PM at epicenter
Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones
Location
36.438°N, 70.648°E
Depth
188.8 km (117.3 miles)
Region
HINDU KUSH REGION, AFGHANISTAN
Distances
46 km (28 miles) NNW of `Alaqahdari-ye Kiran wa Munjan, Afghanistan
Dollar falls after Obama victory, fiscal cliff looms
The dollar fell on Wednesday after U.S. President Barack Obama's
re-election for a second term, which was seen ensuring Federal Reserve
quantitative easing will be in place.
But analysts said the dollar could soon resume its uptrend trend if
safe-haven flows are prompted by growing worries over the looming U.S.
"fiscal cliff". The country risks policy paralysis over a sharp fiscal
tightening due to start next year unless a deal is reached in Congress to
avert it
http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/11/07/us-markets-forex-idUSBRE8A518S20121107
Protests intensify as Greece votes on austerity
Greece's coalition government hopes to overcome its own divisions and defy
protesters' fury at parliament's gates on Wednesday to push through an
austerity package needed to secure an injection of aid and avert
bankruptcy.
http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/11/07/us-greece-idUSBRE8A51JR20121107
Pro-Assad group bombed by Rebels, sectarian split widens
Multiple bomb explosions on Wednesday hit a hilltop area in Damascus
populated by members of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's Alawite sect,
marking escalation of sectarian attacks in a conflict that has deepened
religious Middle East divides.
http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/11/07/us-syria-crisis-idUSBRE88J0X720121107
For Long Island utility in flux, warnings preceded Sandy
The people in the coastal communities of Long Island and Queens in New York
were among the hardest hit by Superstorm Sandy. Now they are suffering new
blows because of the inability of their power utility to restore
electricity quickly.
The 200,000 LIPA customers still without electricity accounted for more
than half of the 370,000 New York utility customers still without power as
of Tuesday morning, Reuters found.
http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/11/06/us-storm-sandy-lipa-idUSBRE8A51CS20121106
On India-China border, reports of UFOs skyrocket
Mysterious yellow spheres that appear to lift off from the Chinese side are
causing more embarrassment than fear as India struggles to figure out what
they are.
Adding to the litany of issues besetting neighboring nuclear rivals China
and India, ranging from border disputes to the Dalai Lama to trade
deficits, is a new one: UFOs.
"Over 100 UFOs seen along China border," said a headline in Tuesday's Times
of India.
http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/la-fg-india-china-ufos-20121107,0,5138335.story
Foreign Policy: Obama Facing Iran Dilemma
The biggest foreign policy issue facing newly re-elected President Barack
Obama is the prospect of a nuclear armed Iran.
Tehran says it is not seeking nuclear weapons, the Americans and others
disagree.
Mr Obama is on record as saying he will not allow Iran to obtain nuclear
weapons.
Next year is widely predicted to be the year when Iran will cross a red
line set by the Israelis, and possibly the line hinted at being the limit
of American patience.
http://news.sky.com/story/1008086/foreign-policy-obama-facing-iran-dilemma
Obama Tells US: 'The Best Is Yet To Come'
US President Barack Obama tells his supporters he returns to the White
House "more determined and more inspired than ever".
http://news.sky.com/story/1008025/obama-tells-us-the-best-is-yet-to-come
4.3 Magnitude Earthquake SEA OF JAPAN - 7th November 2012
Magnitude
4.3
Date-Time
Wednesday, November 07, 2012 at 09:07:33 UTC
Wednesday, November 07, 2012 at 06:07:33 PM at epicenter
Location
37.542°N, 135.681°E
Depth
352.2 km (218.9 miles)
Region
SEA OF JAPAN
Distances
122 km (75 miles) NW of Hakui, Japan
4.3 Magnitude Earthquake MINAHASA, SULAWESI, INDONESIA - 7th November 2012
Magnitude
4.3
Date-Time
Wednesday, November 07, 2012 at 08:18:20 UTC
Wednesday, November 07, 2012 at 04:18:20 PM at epicenter
Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones
Location
0.303°N, 122.183°E
Depth
170.9 km (106.2 miles)
Region
MINAHASA, SULAWESI, INDONESIA
Distances
31 km (19 miles) SW of Tilamuta, Indonesia
No Exit
With the President reelected and the House and Senate largely unchanged in
composition, the first thought that came to my mind was the classic Sartre
play *No Exit*, with President Obama, Speaker Boehner, and Majority Leader
Reid playing the three characters.
4.5 Magnitude Earthquake SOUTHERN PERU - 7th November 2012
Magnitude M 4.5
Region SOUTHERN PERU
Date time 2012-11-07 07:54:55.0 UTC
Location 17.40 S ; 70.00 W
Depth 202 km
Distances 28 km N Tarata, Peru
4.4 Magnitude Earthquake NORTHWESTERN IRAN - 7th November 2012
Magnitude
4.4
Date-Time
Wednesday, November 07, 2012 at 07:02:11 UTC
Wednesday, November 07, 2012 at 10:32:11 AM at epicenter
Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones
Location
37.991°N, 46.748°E
Depth
9.8 km (6.1 miles)
Region
NORTHWESTERN IRAN
Distances
41 km (25 miles) ESE of Tabriz, Iran
5.5 Magnitude Earthquake NORTHWESTERN IRAN - 7th November 2012
Magnitude
5.5
Date-Time
Wednesday, November 07, 2012 at 06:26:33 UTC
Wednesday, November 07, 2012 at 09:56:33 AM at epicenter
Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones
Location
38.472°N, 46.613°E
Depth
10 km (6.2 miles)
Region
NORTHWESTERN IRAN
Distances
40 km (24 miles) W of Ahar, Iran
News Coverage Note
I'll write about the elections in the morning, but for now just a quick
note on the news coverage -- specifically on CNN, since I had the TV on to
it for most of the night.
If I had to judge them on covering the presidential campaign returns, I'd
give them...maybe a B. They called states fairly slowly as far as I could
tell from what I was seeing elsewhere, but that's pretty much a plus, in my
book. They spent most of their time on the returns, and had what seemed to
be relatively little useless partisan spin. The main drawback was that they
became obsessed with the close race in Fl... more »
'FREEMASONS COVER-UP OF TOP CHILD ABUSE RINGS'
[image: 057_ELIAS_150]
*Gerard Elias QC, the leading counsel to the Waterhouse Tribunal which
investigated child abuse in North Wales, 'is a freemason.'*
*
*
Reportedly, top freemasons are involved in top pedophile rings.
All across the UK, child abuse has taken place in children's homes and
schools.
Reportedly, the abusers include top people in military intelligence (think
of Blunt, Burgess and Oldfield), top people in the police, top judges and
top people in government.
*
*
The 1997 Waterhouse Tribunal investigated pedophile rings at children's
homes in North Wales.
Reportedly, th... more »
Oh dear, oh dear, oh dear
So Barack Obama has won re-election as President of the United States. On
the plus size that means that we will be spared months of whining Democrats
complaining about voting issues, the Republicans' complaints will be pretty
much ignored. As in the UK, the right are expected to accept defeat whilst
the left just won't.
My views were expressed in a series of tweets this morning:
ClanCast: Connecting Readers With Their Authors
Is an author or book promotion, just a case of putting an author in front
of a camera asking a few questions and posting the result on their web
site. Does that image and insight into the author’s thinking make the
difference? We have seen book promotion on television stumble along for
years, usually subject to the usual discussion on a sofa and the author
holding their new book in one hand whilst fixing the eyes on the camera and
smiling. Celebrity authors can easily get the right exposure and do it with
style and litter the studios of every chat show clutching that new release. ... more »
Chinese Cabinet Mandates Reform Plan
This request for reform comes just as a new regime is expected to take
over and may be wishful thinking.
What China needs now is staged privatization of the SOEs over a likely
twenty years combined with urban private ownership on newly built
structures and the underlying land. This can shove vast amounts of real
property into the hands of the nascent middle class.
All this will also create creditable lending to individuals and the
private sector can be expected to shoulder a greater share of the national
economy.
Dealing with the SOEs has been put off for thirty y... more »
Large Yeti Population in Siberia - DNA Report Challenged
It did not take long for the independent science to choke on the noisy
claims made recently by Sapunov. This does no one any favors. Three
independent tests properly done is one thing. This is quite another.
However, this is all about the increasing visibility of the subject in the
media and they will soon learn to go to the science first tp see what is
real.
Yes there is a real population and a number of excellent observations, the
most recent of three creatures by river based fishermen. Actual DNA will be
a bonus that will end scientific neglect.
I expect that we wil... more »
Super Fast Water Shedding
This is a neat solution and yes condenser surfaces truly matter. My
interest is around my proposed Eden Machine which will use local energy to
operate a condenser plate. This is a necessary key component that is now
nicely optimized. It will nicely reduce surface area.
Again it is a result of creating a micro surface to increase efficiencies
in a novel manner.
We are a long way from fully exploring this lode.
*A better way to shed water*
*
by David L. Chandler for MIT News*
*
Cambridge, MA (SPX) Oct 23, 2012*
*http://www.energy-daily.com/reports/A_better_way_to... more »
Giant Bat in Georgia
Provided this tale has credence, then it appears that what we could be
seeing here is some form of large gargoyle bat that I have posted on
before. The head is rotated downward hiding the neck. The upper arms of
the wings are held vertically in preparation for a quick lift. The wings
are expanded outward and upward before the creature launches itself and it
may use its legs to give an initial lift. It been dark it is no surprise
either that parts are seen while the remainder is not.
Most important though, it is not a bird and has some visible hair. This
makes it ... more »
Message to Canada’s media: OK guys, you can stop campaigning for that Romney guy now …
Romney Defeats Obama! U.S. President Barack Obama – perhaps not exactly as
illustrated – holds up a copy of the Toronto Globe and Mail after his
election victory last night. Or something like that. Maybe they just missed
it that we don’t get a vote. Most Canadians don’t get to vote, that is, in
the ... more »
Reign of Obaaama Continues; Worst Is Yet To Come
Seven items on the agenda in Obaaama's second term:
1. Austerity
2. Tougher Action Against Syria
3. Attack on Iran
4. More drone strikes in Pakistan, creating political turbulence in that
country, and possibly leading to U.S. boots on the ground to grab
Pakistan's nuclear weapons.
5. Economic Collapse
6. Martial Law
7. WWIII and *Global Apocalypse*
Goodbye America, it was nice knowing ya'. * *
RSS AMSU: 2012 seems to be 11th warmest on record
For almost 15 years, the climate alarmist bigots have been dreaming about
another warm year that would dethrone 1998 as the warmest year on the
satellite temperature record. It's totally clear by now that year 2012
won't become this divine signal of their holy global warming they have been
desperately waiting and praying for. In fact, after the first 10 months, it
doesn't seem to make it into the top ten.
The UAH AMSU satellite temperature product recently experienced some
problems and had to upgrade to a new version. In this ranking texts, I
usually refer to RSS AMSU which seems... more »
TOP OLIGARCHS BACKED OBAMA
Florida
DB. Obama (i)49.9%4,035,286RM. Romney49.2%3,978,728LG. Johnson0.5%42,707GJ.
Stein0.1%8,483OR. Barr0.1%7,801
*OBAMA TO WIN - BOOKMAKERS AND STATISTICIANS*
*
**"OBAMA TO WIN"*
*
**OLIGARCHS BACK OBAMA?*
Obama Wins Re-election: Eat It, Citizens United
*By MARC McDONALD*
I'm not sure how on earth President Obama prevailed over the array of
powerful and sinister forces arrayed against him. But he did---and he's now
going to be our president for the next four years.
It's quite an impressive accomplishment. Consider all the obstacles Obama
faced:
1. "Citizens United" which pretty much handed over to rich & powerful
corporations the right to buy elections in America. Obama somehow overcame
the vast sums of money that the likes of ExxonMobil and Walmart and the
Koch brothers were able to throw into Romney's campaign. I'm not sure how ... more »
The sane guy won
OK,
we can all breathe a little easier here in Canadaland and maybe
Americaland too. Imagine Romney to the south and together with our fetid
swamp of crazies? Not so much maybe of you're a resident of the horn of
Africa or parts of Asia, what with the drone wars and all. But then
again there too drone wars are probably easier to contend with than
full-on invasions - lesser evil at least. Brutal
European Union STILL wasting billions every year as auditors refuse to sign off accounts for 18th year in a row
- Court of Auditors refuses to give accounts a clean bill of
health...
again
- Checks revealed a farmer paid for 150 sheep which did not exist and
a
fruit laboratory which turned out to be a house
- Errors now account for 3.9 per cent of the 130billion euro budget
The number of errors in Brussels spending INCREASED last year, with
farmers
claiming for sheep which do not exist and a fruit laboratory which
turned
out to be a house.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2228612/European-Union-STILL-wasting-billions-year-auditors-refuse-sign-accounts-18th-year-row.html
The incredible image that reveals how the Earth's oceans plunged the planet into a catastrophic big freeze
Findings show how the conditions in the Arctic can act as a 'primary
trigger' for climate change - relevant given the changes happening now
The planet's last major cold spell 13,000 years ago was caused by a
catastrophic deluge of frigid fresh water from north-west Canada into
the
Arctic ocean, a new study suggests.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2228714/New-model-shows-unprecedented-glacial-meltwaters-cooled-Earths-oceans-bring-big-freeze.html
Financial jobs in the City set to slump to its lowest in 20 years as banks continue to wield the axe
According to the Centre of Economics and Business Research the number of
jobs will have dropped from 350,00 to 250,000 since the financial crisis
meaning there are the fewest positions in the capital since 1993.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2228980/Financial-jobs-City-set-slump-lowest-20-years-banks-continue-wield-axe.html
Santander scandal: £300,000 of your money is missing from vanishing passbook accounts
Santander, which now owns Bradford & Bingley and Alliance & Leicester as
well as Abbey, has no record of accounts that it claims have been closed
for six years or more.
*From £1,500 to £40,000 — gone without a trace*
- LINDA BOND, from Benfleet, Essex, says £25,000 has ‘simply
disappeared’ from an Abbey National saver passbook account, despite the
book showing that the account is in credit. She has fought a three-year
battle for the cash.
- JOHN NEWEY, 81, from Littlehampton, West Sussex, is chasing £1,513.64
deposited in an Abbey National Instant Saver account in... more »
Brussels takes aim at the Famous Five! Books portraying 'traditional' families could be barred
Books which portray ‘traditional’ images of mothers caring for their
children or fathers going out to work could be barred from schools under
proposals from Brussels.
An EU report claims that ‘gender stereotyping’ in schools influences the
perception of the way boys and girls should behave and damages women’s
career opportunities in the future.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2229022/Now-Brussels-takes-aim-Famous-Five-Books-portraying-traditional-families-barred.html
Back my demands to freeze the EU budget, Cameron tells Merkel: Auditors reject EU's flawed accounts for 18th year
Thousands of Brussels bureaucrats are to down pens tomorrow in protest at
David Cameron’s call for a freeze in the EU budget.
*Officials at the European Commission and European Council are expected to
walk out in protest at threats to end their automatic annual pay rises.*
*
* *Cameron:* ‘One of the things that’s so notable about the Commission
proposal is not only are they proposing a completely ludicrous 100billion
euro increase in the European budget, but they are also not proposing to
make any cuts to the central administrative costs.’
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-222... more »
Obama Wins!
I didn't think Obama could pull it off but he did it! I did vote for him.
Until yesterday I was going to vote for Gary Johnson, the Libertarian
Candidate. I am a registered Libertarian But I couldn't stomach the
thought of Romney winning, especially after the article I read by Gordon
Duff at Veteran's Today.
Well I guess I can post all those channelings about Obama winning now! I
wouldn't have put money on a bet who would win this election, I was sure it
was closer than it turned out. But then San Diego County is very
Republican, unlike the rest of California, so perhaps m... more »
Meanwhile, at Romney Campaign HQ in Boston...
"But...but, this wasn't the way it was supposed to end. Money is supposed
to buy *everything*," they all seem to be saying.
At the moment I write this, Donald Trump is openly calling for revolution
on Twitter, Karl Rove looks like the blubbery-lipped fat kid forced to eat
his own boogers on the playground and Mitt Romney is, as usual, acting like
a stiff, bloated, swollen, throbbing prick about to angrily spooge all over
the 47% and refusing to concede because he's momentarily ahead in Ohio
without realizing the President doesn't even *need* Ohio.
Homophobes are packing their bags ... more »
Hey! Poll Adjusters: Unskew This!
It was sort of sad watching conservatives play the same game that we did in
2004. Poll aggregation + 1; bubblethought -15.
The Biggest Win of the Evening
The Republicans saw her as a terrible threat. She prevailed. This is
what progressivism looks like. Elizabeth Warren. There is hope.
Change The World Wednesday (#CTWW)
Welcome to Change The World Wednesday (#CTWW)! If this is your first visit,
please click HERE for information and a complete list of all the challenges
we've taken on so far.
There's a lot of great information in this post and I encourage you to read
through it ... however, if you don't have the time right now, you might
find the following quick links helpful:
- The #CTWW Gang
- The Honor Society
- My Final Thoughts on Our Last Challenge
- This Week's Challenge
Last week we focused on the holidays and Eco-friendly giving. While it may
seem a bit early to be thinking ab... more »
As The Votes Continue To Be Counted...
*Tonight's Biggest Loser: Steve Israel And His Pack Of Neutered Blue Dogs*
We'll get more into this is the coming days but every single Blue Dog
Israel recruited-- and wasted so much money on (money that could have gone
to help progressives win)-- has either lost or is losing tonight, as did
Blue Dog incumbents Ben Chandler (KY) and Larry Kissell (NC). It's like a
redux of the Great Blue Dog Apocalypse of 2010. When will the corrupt
Inside-the-Beltway Democratic Establishment learn that actual Democratic
voters don't want Blue Dogs and that Republicans have their own
reactionaries... more »
QUOTE OF THE DAY: Twilight
“It's not twilight in America because Obama won. Obama
won because it was, sadly, already twilight in America… The
electorate of America now cares more about being cared for
than about having the freedom to care for themselves.”
- Michael Hurd, “It's Twilight in America”
*UPDATE*: Dians Hsieh posts the contrarian view:
“Don’t despair that so many Americans voted for Obama. Many of them voted
for him because of the issues on which he’s right (or better), such as
abortion rights, gay marriage, and immigration. So how about insisting on
changes for the better in the GOP,... more »
OBAMA NOW NOTHING-TO-LOSE PRESIDENT – WHAT NOW FOR IRAN?
Before the election the world endured edge of the seat tension as Israeli
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu threatened to ‘unilaterally attack’ Iran.
They were always going to be empty threats before the elections as Obama,
having everything to lose before the election, avoided dragging the
American people into another war for Israel by offering to support
Netanyahu. Yet, despite appearing to shun Netanyahu’s request for support,
we now know that in reality Obama, by allowing the fuel for war to be sold
to Israel two years ago when Netanyahu came close to ordering an attack,
actual... more »
Suck On It, FOX!
I don't believe I have ever enjoyed watching FOX News - until tonight.
When they declared Barack Obama elected it was as though each of them was
made to swallow broken glass. And I've been waiting so long to see those
degenerates swallow broken glass.
Tonight may spark a lot of introspection among the far Right. They had the
corporatist backing, they had the bigots and the racists and the fundies.
They started off the race spotted a handy hunk of the electorate.
To anyone named Koch or Coors or those who sail in their wake, Suck It.
Entergy Palisades plant leak contained radiation
Federal regulators say a recent steam leak inside an auxiliary building at
Entergy Corp.'s Palisades nuclear power plant in southwestern Michigan
contained low levels of radiation.
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission says in a statement Tuesday that the leak
was contained to the building. The leak forced operators of the plant in
Van Buren County's Covert Township to remove it from service Sunday.
Repairs are planned. The NRC says it has no immediate safety concerns.
The NRC says the leak contained "very low levels of tritium" and will be
treated as radioactive liquid waste.
http://w... more »
Benjamin Netanyahu 'ready to press the button' on Iran
"I am of course ready to press the button if necessary," he told Israel's
Channel 2 in an investigation aired on Monday evening.
"As long as I am prime minister, Iran will not have the atomic bomb. If
there's no other way, Israel is ready to act."
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/middleeast/israel/9657827/Benjamin-Netanyahu-ready-to-press-the-button-on-Iran.html
Cameron attacks "ludicrous" EU budget before Merkel talks
Britain's David Cameron attacked "ludicrous" European Union budget plans on
Wednesday and played down hopes its leaders can reach a spending deal later
this month, stepping up the rhetoric before talks in London with Germany's
Angela Merkel.
The British prime minister has threatened to veto the EU's seven-year
budget, fuelling a perception among many in Europe that London is casting
itself adrift from the 27-nation union.
http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/11/07/eu-budget-merkel-cameron-idUSL5E8M6F9E20121107
Auditors see big problems with EU budget for 18th year in a row...and still they do nothing
OFFICIAL auditors yesterday reported major errors in EU spending last year,
amounting to billions of euros and strengthening the hands of politicians
in the UK who hope to freeze spending in the budget.
The European Court of Auditors said it had found irregularities affecting
four per cent of total spending during 2011, equivalent to around €5.2bn
(£4.17bn).
The biggest problems were in outlays on rural development, fisheries and
health, the court said in its annual report, which ran to more than 240
pages.
Most errors came from the “misapplication or misunderstanding” of the EU’s ... more »
Satire: "Obamas Return to White House as Romneys Return to 1954"
* "Obamas Return to White House as Romneys Return to 1954"*
Posted by Andy Borowitz
BOSTON (The Borowitz Report)— "America cast its historic vote today,
sending Barack and Michelle Obama back to the White House while sending
Mitt and Ann Romney back to 1954. The election meant the end of the road
for Mr. Romney, who had been actively seeking the Presidency for the past
sixty-five years. Addressing supporters at the Boston Convention Center,
Mr. Romney called his defeat tonight “bittersweet”: “On one hand, I lost
the election. But on the other hand, I’ll never have to show anyone ... more »
Is Greece's future in the eurozone in question?....Again
With the country stuck in its fifth successive year of recession, Greek
politicians must on Wednesday night vote on a fresh round of spending cuts
and tax hikes totalling 13.5bn euros ($17.3bn; £10.8bn) - the fourth such
package since the debt crisis started three years ago.
On Sunday there is a second vote to approve Greek Prime Minister Antonis
Samaras' proposed budget for 2013.
The austerity measures include a two-year increase in the retirement age
from the current average of 65, salary and pension cuts and another round
of tax increases.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-202... more »
British officials planning talks with Syrian armed groups
Downing Street says Britain is to begin talks with armed Syrian rebels in a
bid to unite the opposition to the regime of President Bashar al-Assad.
The announcement came as David Cameron arrived in Jordan on the latest
stage of his visit to the Middle East.
Mr Cameron will discuss the fighting in Syria with the King of Jordan and
meet refugees from the conflict.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-20232491
Vote Rigging Video
This needs verification but it sure looks ugly. Were the Pennsylvania
electronic voting machines fixed? You decide.
Nuclear Warning Over Sellafield Waste Storage
Hazardous waste being stored in run-down buildings at Sellafield nuclear
plant is posing "intolerable risks to people and the environment", a
watchdog has warned.
For more than 50 years, the owners of the Cumbrian nuclear power station
have failed to plan how to dispose of radioactive waste, according to a
report by the National Audit Office (NAO).
The public spending watchdog said some of the older facilities have
"deteriorated so much that their contents pose significant risks to people
and the environment".
http://news.sky.com/story/1008019/sellafield-nuclear-waste-storage-warn... more »
meow meow: 43 Deaths Linked To legal high Drugs
More than 40 deaths have been linked to a group of now-banned legal highs
in 2010 - eight times as many as in the previous year.
The biggest increase related to meow meow, which caused five deaths in 2009
and 29 the following year, the National Programme on Substance Abuse Deaths
report says.
http://news.sky.com/story/1007993/legal-highs-43-deaths-linked-to-drugs
Helen Mann Found Dead At School
Police and paramedics were called to the school, near Stourport-on-Severn,
at 4.20pm.
West Mercia Police said: "Officers are investigating the death, which is
being treated as unexplained but is not believed to be suspicious.
http://news.sky.com/story/1007984/head-teacher-helen-mann-found-dead-at-school
Jimmy Savile 'Was Yorkshire Ripper Suspect'
Jimmy Savile was questioned by detectives investigating the Yorkshire
Ripper murders, a senior officer who worked on the inquiry has claimed.
Former West Yorkshire Police detective John Stainthorpe said the disgraced
presenter was a suspect in the notorious case more than 30 years ago.
Yorkshire Ripper Peter Sutcliffe has jumped to the defence of Savile, who
he claims is innocent and befriended him during visits to Broadmoor high
security hospital.
http://news.sky.com/story/1007965/jimmy-savile-was-yorkshire-ripper-suspect
Lawrence Jones kills two colleagues before killing himself at Fresno Chicken Plant
A man who worked at a chicken processing plant has opened fire on
colleagues, killing two and wounding two others before taking his own life,
authorities said.
Police say they do not know what prompted the attack by Lawrence Jones, but
fellow employees said he did not appear to be himself when he arrived for
work at Apple Valley Farms in Fresno.
http://news.sky.com/story/1007901/fresno-chicken-plant-shootings-three-dead
4.6 Magnitude Earthquake OFF THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN - 6th November 2012
Magnitude
4.6
Date-Time
Tuesday, November 06, 2012 at 23:16:32 UTC
Wednesday, November 07, 2012 at 08:16:32 AM at epicenter
Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones
Location
33.078°N, 141.861°E
Depth
33.9 km (21.1 miles)
Region
OFF THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
Distances
192 km (119 miles) E of Hachijo-jima, Japan
ROMNEY REJECTED!
By Capt. Fogg
Houston, the ego has landed
crash landed that is.
If 2012 was the end of an error, it was *Romney's* error and the*Republicans'
* error and although it won't be the end of their policy of taking us for
idiots in order to take us to the cleaners, at least we won't have to
listen to the nasty pastors predicting Antichrists and Apocalypses and the
rest of their superstitious idiocies for a few hours. We will get a rest
from scurrilous fake economists telling us how tax cuts make us rich and
pay our bills. We'll have a few minutes peace from being told that Obam... more »
To America
It's Fun. Elizabeth Warren triumphs. This could be America on the brink
of real change, redemption. Some Nights.
Indigenous Exposing REDD: The False Climate Solution
*Exposing REDD The False Climate Solution*
*The Mending News*
Posted at Censored News
Do you know about REDD? The Mending News checks in with IEN (Indigenous
Environmental Network) Executive Director, Tom Goldtooth, to get the
download on the real story of REDD, the deceptive climate 'solution'
proposed by the UN. It sounds good on paper "Reducing Emissions from
Deforestation and Forest Degradation in Developing Countries" but the
reality is that REDD enforces the global colonization of mother earth and a
stolen future.
Give this poor country a break
This is the first time I've lived anywhere other than Canada, let alone in
a country with such a ferocious reputation for violence that my friends and
family are regularly checking in with concerned voices as to whether
everything’s fine down here.
Nothing to worry about, I tell them. And I mean that. Despite the endlessly
bleak news about Honduras and a truly formidable murder rate, this country
has in fact been a very pleasant place to live these past 10 months. The
place needs work, absolutely, but this seemingly global need to portray the
country as a random killing zone is bo... more »
"I Soon Found Out..."
"I soon found out you can't change the world.
The best you can do is to learn to live with it."
- Henry Miller
Musical Interlude: Enya, "Watermark"
Enya, "Watermark"
- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oiFTXckh0zU&feature=fvwrel
"A Look to the Heavens"
“A favorite target for astronomers, big, beautiful spiral galaxy NGC 7331
is one of the brighter galaxies not found in Charles Messier's famous 18th
century catalog. About 50 million light-years distant in the northern
constellation Pegasus and similar in size to our own Milky Way Galaxy, NGC
7331 is often imaged as the foreground of a visual grouping that includes
an intriguing assortment of background galaxies some ten times farther
away.
*Click image for larger size.*
This striking image of the well-studied island universe and environs was
produced using data from the Calar ... more »
November 6, 2012 - The White Hats Statement
*Be assured that White Hats Report #48 is coming.*
But let us be clear: We will not be dictated to in service to anyone's self
interest. Our responsibility is to vigorously vet all information before
reporting it. We consider all intel to be "Dirty Intel" until it is vetted
by us. And we will not release "Dirty Intel" regardless of who pushes or
how hard they push. The White Hats are not in service to any individual or
their personal agenda. We are in service to all people and to the truth.
Either we say what's true or we say nothing. Responsibility comes at a
cost, not somebody's ... more »
The Work Starts on November 7
Make your celebrations brief. The work starts now to save our gains from
the guy we just elected. Work continues tomorrow—
to save Medicare and Social Security from Obama and the Wall Street
Democrats;
to boycott and kill high stakes standardized testing;
to stop the spread and to shut down corporate welfare charter schools;
to dump the Common Core testing delivery system;
to kill teacher evaluation based on test scores;
to save Title I from extinction;
to replace NEA and AFT leadership;
to find a non-Clinton democrat (small “d”) for 2016 to restore democratic
political lead... more »
North Korea's ambassador to UN threatens war on peninsula
http://www.dailynk.com/english/read.php?cataId=nk00100&num=9999
Israel delivers "final warning" to Syria to cease overlights over the Golan, prepares military response
http://www.debka.com/article/22499/Israel-warns-Damascus-against-Syrian-Golan-overflights
Staying calm and trusting Nate Silver
Atlantic Wire has a good one. They're saying Obama won PA. I'm on the
twitter. You can see my tweets on the widget on the sidebar if you don't
follow me.
Pulled some tarot cards earlier in the evening. My cards were Temperance,
Four of Clubs, The Magician, The Hermit, and The Lovers. Make of that what
you will. It's a powerful spread.
So far looking like a good night to be a bleeding heart liberal. Thrilled
to see Obama take Michigan and Elizabeth Warren win in Mass. Don't know how
they call these states so early, but happy enough if they're right.
Meanwhile, a few nailbiters out... more »
November 6, 2012 - The White Hats Statement
*Be assured that White Hats Report #48 is coming.*
But let us be clear: We will not be dictated to in service to anyone's self
interest. Our responsibility is to vigorously vet all information before
reporting it. We consider all intel to be "Dirty Intel" until it is vetted
by us. And we will not release "Dirty Intel" regardless of who pushes or
how hard they push. The White Hats are not in service to any individual or
their personal agenda. We are in service to all people and to the truth.
Either we say what's true or we say nothing. Responsibility comes at a
cost, not somebody's ... more »
"I have been a harsh critic of Barack Obama . . . but on [every] matter of serious contention in this election, Mitt Romney is decidedly worse" (Robert Scheer)
Tom Toles in the *Washington Post* [click to enlarge]
*"I have been a harsh critic of Barack Obama for continuing that bipartisan
capitulation to Wall Street, but on this and every other matter of serious
contention in this election, Mitt Romney is decidedly worse."*
*-- Robert Scheer, in his Truthdig column* "Vote for the B-"
*by Ken*
As I wrote last Thursday, after work today I head straight the Samuel
Friedman Theatre on West 47th Street for Doug Hughes's Manhattan Theatre
Club-on-Broadway staging of Rebecca Lenkiewicz's adaptation of Ibsen's *Enemy
of the People*, carefully sch... more »
OK Government Scientists
I
know some of you. Your research extends beyond Canada's frontiers, and
has a direct bearing on the health and well-being of seven billion human
beings and the living, breathing Earth they inhabit.
Your skills and position as public servants mean you have a
responsibility make your research findings known.
If anything the fact that the Harper Regime issues gag orders and might
threaten the job
Paulo Coelho, “Choosing The Way We Will Depart”
*“Choosing The Way We Will Depart”*
by Paulo Coelho
"As you probably know, we are all going to die one day. As we become aware
of that, we should surrender to life with much more joy, making things we
always postpone, respecting the precious minutes that are passing by and
will never come back, disclosing and discovering horizons that can be
interesting or disappointing, but deserve at least a little bit of our
effort. It’s normal that we try to avoid death. It isn’t only normal, it’s
the healthiest attitude we can adopt. It is an aberration however to deny
it, as the awareness ... more »
EFN Asia 12: Day 1 of Conference 2012
Day 1 yesterday of the 2012 Economic Freedom Network (EFN) Asia conference
here at Crowne Plaza East Kowloon. It is sponsored by the Friedrich Naumann
Foundation for Freedom (FNF) and co-sponsored by the Lion Rock Institute
(LRI), Hong Kong’s first and only free market institute.
There were 100+ participants, mostly international (Asia, US, Canada,
Germany, Spain...). Many locals too, mostly friends of LRI.
Key speakers yesterday morning, from left: Wolf Zumpfort, Deputy Chairman,
FNF Board of Directors, Germany; Abhisit Vejjajiva, former Thai Prime
Minister, Rainer Adam, Regiona... more »
Election Night!
Well, it's Election Night! The returns are starting to come in...too early
to know anything for sure.
I'm watching CNN, and occasionally listening to CNN, while monitoring
twitter and finding good web pages. So far, I'll contribute one thing: I
like the HuffPo House page quite a bit. Easy to use, well-organized for
seeing trends.
Beyond that, I'll be tweeting for a while. I'll be posting something to PP
later, and probably write at least something here before the end of the
night. But feel free to use this as an open thread.
(Oh, and if you haven't told your voting story yet, ple... more »
FOX news website showing Obama 2012 election victory with 42,000,000 votes, versus Romney's 36,000,000 in latest of strange "premature" results releases
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