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The new supplementary ionizing radiation warning symbol launched on 15 February 2007 by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) and the International Organization for Standardization (ISO). Contains radiating waves, a skull and crossbones and a running person. Note: Will only replace the standard yellow radiation trefoil symbol in certain specific limited circumstances. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
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10:22 pm MSTAbu Qatada moves to new home-and guess who's paying?
Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 11 seconds ago
A few weeks ago the hate preacher returned to his £400,000 family home
with
a big smirk on his face. Yesterday the taxpayer funded a move to a new
home. Removal men were seen outside the radical cleric's North-West
London
home, loading possessions - including a large satellite dish and what
looked like a personal cross-trainer - into a van.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2246124/Abu-Qatada-moves-new-home--guess-s-paying-Removal-men-seen-loading-van-satellite-dish-cross-trainer.html
EU's 'crazy' pension rules would spell end for final salary pensions and cost 180,000 British workers their jobs
Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 3 minutes ago
‘Crazy’ pensions rules from Brussels could spell disaster for millions of
savers and the economy, the CBI warns today.
In a hard-hitting report, the business lobby group said the proposed
changes would land British firms with a £350billion bill and cost 180,000
workers their jobs by the middle of the next decade.
Campaigners warned that the European diktat could seal the demise of
rapidly disappearing final salary pensions. It comes as the funding black
hole in final salary schemes swelled to £61billion, its highest point this
year.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2246171... more »
We risk being like Norway if we quit EU, says Cameron: PM warns Britain will be 'unable to influence laws'.....We can't even Influence our own Laws as Part of the EU
Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 5 minutes ago
At
a lunch in Westminster David Cameron insisted he did not want Britain
to
leave the EU. And he warned the 'Norway option' of simply having access
to
the single market would lead to 'government by fax'.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2246192/We-risk-like-Norway-quit-EU-says-Cameron--PM-warns-Britain-unable-influence-laws.html
U.S., France weigh approach to "explosive" Mali
Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 16 minutes ago
Northern Mali, plagued by Islamist extremists and gripped by an aid
disaster, is "one of the potentially most explosive corners of the world,"
the United Nations warned on Monday, as the United States and France
differed over how to tackle the crisis.
Almost 350,000 Malians have fled their homes, with about 40 percent of
those sheltering in neighboring countries, said the United Nations. This
has exacerbated a humanitarian crisis in the Sahel - a belt of
drought-stricken land spanning nearly a dozen impoverished countries on the
southern rim of the Sahara from the Atlantic Ocean to ... more »
Israel behind bogus Iran nuclear data leak - reports
Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 20 minutes ago
Israel may be behind a series of leaks implicating Iran in nuclear weapons
experiments, Western diplomats say, stressing that in doing so Tel Aviv
could have compromised the ongoing UN investigation into Tehran's nuclear
activities and ambitions.
In its efforts to raise international pressure on Tehran, Israel supposedly
carried out leaks of several documents from an International Atomic Energy
Agency (IAEA) investigation, The Guardian reported on Monday citing Western
diplomats.
The latest leak, published by the Associated Press last month, showed a
diagram representing the result... more »
Why Do Republicans Seem So Stupid? Well... Because They Are
DownWithTyranny at DownWithTyranny! - 23 minutes ago
In fact, a more productive question might be to ask why stupid people are
attracted to conservatism and to the Republican Party. Digital Journal
released the results of a four year study of the Republican base-- Fox News
viewers-- and they found exactly what anyone who has spent any time talking
to one of them would expect: they're really stupid. Not just ignorant--
which, of course, they are-- not, far worse, incapable of processing
abstract thought.
The results of a 4 year study show that Americans who obtain their news
from Fox News channel have an average IQ of 80, which rep... more »
Egypt crisis: Cairo braced for rival protests
Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 31 minutes ago
Egypt's capital Cairo is steeling itself for rival rallies sparked by a
referendum on a new constitution ordered by President Mohamed Morsi.
Tuesday's demonstrations have been called by largely secular opposition
groups and Islamists backing Mr Morsi.
He had earlier called in the army to maintain security and protect state
institutions ahead of Saturday's vote, granting it powers to arrest
civilians.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-20671270
Syria: from revolution to all-out war
Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 32 minutes ago
Syria's uprising has shifted from popular street protests against President
Bashar al-Assad to a full-fledged war, increasingly influenced by armed
Islamists, in a far cry from the idealism of the Arab Spring.
The fervour born in March 2011 for democratic reforms still runs high, but
the initial peaceful protests against Assad's regime have been overtaken by
the government forces' brutal crackdown.
http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5iycPAcPwBagOwV-rb7kLp2Un7HRg?docId=CNG.5d7bef3582e3845c17c0ed86402ea1d0.411
Draft Communications Data Bill cannot proceed, says Clegg
Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 34 minutes ago
Government plans to give police and intelligence services new powers to
monitor email and internet use need a "fundamental rethink", Nick Clegg
says.
The deputy PM said he would block the draft Communications Data Bill and
push for plans that got "the balance between security and liberty right".
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-20668953
4.4 Magnitude Earthquake SOUTHERN PERU - 11th December 2012
Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 36 minutes ago
Magnitude ML 4.4
Region SOUTHERN PERU
Date time 2012-12-11 02:13:28.0 UTC
Location 17.81 S ; 69.84 W
Depth 158 km
Distances 27 km SE Tarata, Peru
Tornado damages homes in Birmingham, Ala.
Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 39 minutes ago
The National Weather Service has confirmed that storm damage in Birmingham,
Ala., was caused by a tornado with maximum winds estimated at 90 mph.
Forecasters say the tornado hit at about 4:45 a.m. Monday near the
Birmingham farmer's market.
Mayor William Bell says there are no reports of injuries. However, the
storm damaged roofs and broke windows. He says the city provided tarps to
residents whose roofs were damaged.
http://www.cbs6albany.com/template/inews_wire/wires.national/35c30f48-www.cbs6albany.com.shtml
Power unit shut down at Rivne nuclear power plant, Ukraine
Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 41 minutes ago
Reactor 3 of the Rivne Nuclear Power Plant automatically shut down due to
the fall of the water level in the steam generators and the shutdown of the
main circulation pumps.
The shutdown occurred at 7:54 a.m., the press service for the state
enterprise National Nuclear Generating Company Energoatom has reported.
The radiation, fire safety, and environmental situation at the plant and
the adjacent territories did not change and remains within the norm.
http://www.kyivpost.com/content/ukraine/power-unit-shut-down-at-rivne-nuclear-power-plant-317404.html
Explosion at American Samoa power plant
Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 42 minutes ago
There was an explosion at the Satala power plant of the American Samoa
Power Authority this afternoon.
Authority staff say one of the generators at the plant caught fire and
exploded, knocking off power in the Pago Pago bay area, including the LBJ
Hospital , the Starkist Samoa cannery and all of the eastern side of
Tutuila island.
http://www.rnzi.com/pages/news.php?op=read&id=72775
Brandon Lincoln Woodard Shot In Back Of Head whilst walking near New York's Central Park.
Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 44 minutes ago
A man has been fatally shot in the back of the head while walking outside
a school near New York's Central Park.
The killer was sped off in a getaway car as the victim, Brandon Lincoln
Woodard, 31, lay in a pool of blood with a single gunshot wound.
Police said Mr Woodard, from Los Angeles, was walking close to busy tourist
areas when the gunman approached from behind and fired what looked like a
silver semi-automatic pistol.
http://news.sky.com/story/1023594/new-york-gun-attack-man-shot-in-back-of-head
12/12/12 Master Shift World Wide Meditation Times
AMERICAN KABUKI at American Kabuki - 46 minutes ago
*Looks like I am going to be a half-hour late on this one. Unless the
interview gets rescheduled. -AK*
Belfast Officer Attack Was 'Attempted Murder'
Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 48 minutes ago
A petrol bomb attack on a police officer by suspected loyalists in Belfast
is being treated as attempted murder.
A gang of 15 men targeted the unmarked vehicle on Monday night after
surrounding and smashing it outside the offices of Alliance Party MP Naomi
Long.
It was the worst incident in another night of sporadic violence in parts of
east and south Belfast involving loyalists who took to the streets again in
protest against a decision by Belfast City Council to restrict the flying
of the Union flag at Belfast City Hall.
http://news.sky.com/story/1023570/belfast-officer-attack-wa... more »
4.2 Magnitude Earthquake OFFSHORE GUATEMALA - 10th December 2012
Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 54 minutes ago
Magnitude
4.2
Date-Time
Monday, December 10, 2012 at 23:56:20 UTC
Monday, December 10, 2012 at 05:56:20 PM at epicenter
Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones
Location
13.970°N, 91.499°W
Depth
35.5 km (22.1 miles)
Region
OFFSHORE GUATEMALA
Distances
33 km (20 miles) SW of Nueva Concepcion, Guatemala
4.8 Magnitude Earthquake OFF THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN - 10th December 2012
Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 56 minutes ago
Magnitude
4.8
Date-Time
Monday, December 10, 2012 at 22:08:06 UTC
Tuesday, December 11, 2012 at 08:08:06 AM at epicenter
Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones
Location
37.756°N, 143.750°E
Depth
44.3 km (27.5 miles)
Region
OFF THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
Distances
226 km (140 miles) ESE of Ishinomaki, Japan
Truth Militia Radio with John Friend
John Friend at John Friend's Blog - 58 minutes ago
I just finished the eighth edition of Truth Militia Radio with John Friend.
My guest Pastor Eli James and I discussed Christian Identity, ancient
history, the history of the Bible and the peoples being discussed, and
related matters. Be sure to check out Pastor James' website *
Anglo-SaxonIsrael.com* and tune in to his radio programs on *Republic
Broadcasting Network* Sunday mornings from 8am-10am CST. You can download
tonight's program *here* or subscribe to Truth Militia Radio via iTunes *
here*. Thanks for tuning in!
Evidence-Driven versus Evidence-Influenced Education Policy
John Thompson at Schools Matter - 1 hour ago
Conservative "reformer" Rick Hess demonstrated the best short-term tactic
for dealing with amateurs who feel free to editorialize about public
schools without having a clue about what they are pontificating about.
Yes, the *New York Times' *Tom Friedman's "man crush" on Arne Duncan is
illustrative of way Op Ed writers feel free to pass on educational policy
analyses that are the equivalent of cocktail party talk. On the other hand,
we must do more than ridicule journalists who are not on the education beat.
To help them understand school improvement issues, we must devise a fair
d... more »
OMG! We will Cease to Be!!!
2old2care at Because I Can - 1 hour ago
Thank god for gay marriage!!!
Found a great page tonight with a very young Bill Moyers.
In this clip from a 1980 episode of Bill Moyers Journal, Moyers speaks to
televangelist Jerry Falwell at a gathering of fundamentalist Christians in
Dallas, Texas. The group, most of them ministers, had convened to discuss
how to mobilize their congregations for political action. Moyers asks
Falwell and some members of his audience how they feel about the Equal
Rights Amendment, the proposed amendment to the Constitution which would
have guaranteed equal rights for women, had it passed.
I'm not... more »
Decentralize Big-Retail
Land Destroyer at Land Destroyer - 1 hour ago
How to Uproot Walmart & Bring Jobs Back Home. *
*
*December 11, 2012* (LocalOrg) - In many towns across America, Walmart, or
a similar mega-retailer, is the only option you have when you need (almost)
anything. Big-retail is a monopoly in its truest form and it has become so,
not through "free market" economics, technological innovation, supply and
demand, or healthy competition, but rather through a combination of
pro-monopoly rules and regulations, human exploitation, outsourcing labor
overseas, while preventing labor domestically from unionizing for better
wages, job security, a... more »
It's Nature's Way of Telling You...Dying Trees
Gail at Wit's End - 1 hour ago
In honor of Ed "Cass" Cassidy, who died of cancer on December 6.
Minnesota Needs to RE-Address ALEC
2old2care at Because I Can - 2 hours ago
*S.F. No. 2249,* as introduced - 87th Legislative Session (2011-2012)
[12-5598]
Authors:
Dibble
; Higgins
; Marty
; McGuire
; Dziedzic
House Companion: HF2657;
Authors:
Winkler
; Murphy, E.
; Hornstein
; Greene
; Gauthier
; Hortman
Little known to many in Minnesota, last year Minnesota Senator Dribble
offered the following amendments to the Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2010,
section 10A.01, subdivision 21.
The amendments included:
Subd. 21. Lobbyist. (a) "Lobbyist" means an individual:
*(3) who attempts to influence legislative adoption ... more »
The Truth About The So Called British "Royal Family": They are ALL Jews!
Northerntruthseeker at Northerntruthseeker - 2 hours ago
For the last few years, I have been telling people that the British "Royal
Family" are absolutely not as they seem. I have already put up several
articles in this blog that reveals how the "Queen" herself has been
involved in both pedophilia rings and in murdering those who she sees as a
threat to her reign. I have said that these people are absolutely not
British in any aspect, but are criminals, frauds, and have absolutely no
rights to the British throne at all..
Now, I want to reveal through an article from my friend, Whitewraithe, who
writes the blog: Pragmatic Witness, at ww... more »
What did the limestone say to the geologist?
James C Morton at Morton's Musings - 2 hours ago
Stop taking me for granite.
Video: Plastic debris is being ingested by Hawaii wildlife at an alarming rate
Jim at Desdemona Despair - 3 hours ago
[As always, sorry about the ad. –Des]
11 December 2012 (NBC Nightly News) – On Kamilo Beach on Hawaii’s Big
Island, disturbing research demonstrates plastic debris is being ingested
by wildlife at an alarming rate. NBC’s Miguel Almaguer reports.
Troubling signs in paradise
Technorati Tags: plastic,pollution,Oceania,ecosystem disruption,bird decline
,mammal decline,marine mammal
SD ALEC Wine & Cheese Party
2old2care at Because I Can - 3 hours ago
Couldn't help myself when I found this.
Had to share
*OF COURSE THE LOBBYISTS WOULD BE THERE*
* I thought ALEC referred to them as "Corporate Representatives"*
* But it appears the "Corporate REpresentatives" aren't invited to this*
* shin-dig - just the lobbyists. *
*Better make sure those nasty employees, pages and interns don't show up! *
The president and Michigan's Dem congresspeople give MI Gov. Rick Snyder a crash course on the nefarious true purpose of "right to work" laws
KenInNY at DownWithTyranny! - 3 hours ago
*Michigan State Rep. Tim Greimel (D-Auburn Hills) explains what Gov. Rick
Snyder apparently doesn't understand: how dreadful "right to work" laws
like the one headed for the governor's desk actually work. (Hat tip to Marcy
Wheeler via Greg Sargent.)*
*"These so-called right to work laws -- they don't have anything to do with
economics. They have everything to do with politics. What they’re really
talking about is, giving you the right to work for less money. . . .
"We don't want a race to the bottom. We want a race to the top. America's
not going to compete based on low skills, lo... more »
Should loser pay civil costs if Court to blame? Yes, says the New Zealand Supreme Court
James C Morton at Morton's Musings - 3 hours ago
*Manukau Golf Club Inc v Shoye Venture Ltd* [2012] NZSC 109 raises an
interesting legal point - why should a losing civil party have to pay costs
for an error of the Court (as opposed to the party opposite)? The Supreme
Court had little difficulty dismissing this argument and holding that the
"loser pays" rule applies regardless of whether the Court is at fault:
[13] If Mr Long's surmise was the Court of Appeal's reasoning, then the
Court erred. In virtually every case where an appeal succeeds, the
appellate court has formed the view that the Judge below went wrong in some
way or oth... more »
ICH BIN EIN BEIJINGER !!!
The Mound of Sound at The Disaffected Lib - 3 hours ago
Too soon? Thought so, sorry.
a sacred duty
Oberon at GlobaLove Think Tank - 4 hours ago
Civil disobedience becomes a sacred duty
when the State becomes lawless or corrupt.
Mahatma Gandhi
Navajo President meeting with Israeli Apartheid government
brendanorrell@gmail.com at CENSORED NEWS - 4 hours ago
Navajo
President meeting with Israeli Apartheid Government
By Brenda Norrell
Censored News
http://www.bsnorrell.blogspot.com
Dec. 10, 2012
Navajos reacted swiftly today to the news that Navajo President Ben
Shelly is meeting with the Apartheid government of Israel today. The
news comes the same day that Native American musician and poet Joy Harjo
rejected a petition from Native Americans
Lindsey Graham gets his macho on
Libby Spencer at The Impolitic - 4 hours ago
If it wasn't so morally corrupt, it would be hilarious. Lindsey Graham
finds his inner Ted Nugent and issues the GOP's hostage demand: Either you
severely slash aid to the olds and the poors or we're going to burn the
whole damn country down.
Of course, Lindsey's excuses for the GOP's extortion of America were total
hogswaddle. I feel certain the Fox News blonde did not challenge him on it.
In the interests of my health, didn't watch the vid, but guessing she
nodded gravely in agreement.
Woodshed Series with Ryan Dawson Continues for Pat Condell
Intercept at The Intercept - 4 hours ago
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Let’s nationalise the children
Peter Cresswell at Not PC - 4 hours ago
Liberty Scott picks apart the power-groups’ report on poverty, a Trojan
Horse issue to get more nanny into your children:
If ever there was a reason to close down the Office of the Children's
Commissioner, it should be this report on child poverty (pdf). It is the
classic socialist/statist treatise on taking more money from some people to
spend money on others. Philosophically it takes the view that the people
primarily responsible for children are not those who created them or have
taken responsibility (typically by default) to care for them, but the
state. It's hardly surpris... more »
'Vulture spying for Israel' caught in Sudan
Matt at The Coming Crisis - 4 hours ago
Officials in Sudan say they have captured an electronically-tagged vulture
suspected of being dispatched by Israel on a spying mission.
The avian discovery was made in Kereinek, a town in the Darfur region of
western Sudan, Israeli media have reported.
Sudanese officials are said to have concluded that the bird was a secret
agent after discovering it was fitted with GPS and solar-powered equipment
capable of broadcasting images via satellite, according to Haaretz
newspaper, which cited an Egyptian website, El Balad.
The vulture also had a tag attached to its leg with "Israel Nature... more »
Meanwhile, in Doha, nothing happened
Peter Cresswell at Not PC - 5 hours ago
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The Doha Round of climate chinwags ended with Christopher Monckton expelled
for telling the truth, the gravy train riders telling themselves they’d
live to trough another day, and green activists “close to despair” over the
non-results of the non-agreements of yet another non-event. Benny Peiserrounds up some of the coverage:
A couple of weeks ago the great global warming bandwagon coughed and
spluttered to a halt in Doha, the latest stop on its never-ending world
tour. The annual UN climate conference COP18 is no small affair. This is a
bandwa... more »
Sacred sightings - an ongoing series
Libby Spencer at The Impolitic - 5 hours ago
You all know how much I love these holy manifestations. A Colombian sailor sees
Virgin Mary in his empy coffee cup:
Rafael Barrios saw the heavenly markings as he finished off his
early-morning drink in Cartagena’s appropriately named The Divine Child
workshop.
The business has since become a make-shift shrine, with worshipers visiting
in their droves to leave lit candles outside its entrance.
And Barrios believes last Tuesday’s ‘message’ is directed specifically to
him – as it marked 18 years since his motorboat capsized and he started
praying to the Virgin.
Sadly, there doesn... more »
Test Your 2012 Digital Knowledge?
Martyn Daniels at Brave New World - 6 hours ago
Looking back at 2012 we thought a Quiz would be the best to unwind the year
and test your memory and that of your collegues.
1. Name the service launched to capture them young, lock in the parents
and build on their Prime service?
2. Which two technology giants traded patent court victories around the
world and dominated the mobile wars?
3. Which famous source of authoritative information stopped physical
publication after 244 years and went digital?
4. Who launch their online streaming service in the UK and achieved a
million subscriptions in just seven mon... more »
Southbound Amtrak rider returns to banana republic!
bob somerby at the daily howler - 6 hours ago
*MONDAY, DECEMBER 10, 2012*
*Wall Street Journal latest to bungle the NAEP:* How bad is education
reporting within the establishment press corps?
It tends to be *very* bad. Last Thursday, Kevin Drum cited a bungled news
report which illustrated this point.
“Sometimes I just want to cry,” Drum was willing to acknowledge. As we
return to our sprawling campus and prepare to resume our normal functions,
we thought we'd review what Drum said—and we thought we’d tack on a few
points.
The report was written by Stephanie Banchero of the Wall Street Journal.
The National Assessment of Educ... more »
The wilfull ignorance of the mainstream media
Libby Spencer at The Impolitic - 6 hours ago
When last we saw long time DC wise men Thomas Mann and Norman Ornstein,
they were being blackballed by the bobblehead circuit for their book
blasting the establishment media's addiction to false equivalency. Now Dan
Froomkin brings them back to discuss how our media elites missed the single
biggest story of the race: "Namely, the radical right-wing, off-the-rails
lurch of the Republican Party, both in terms of its agenda and its
relationship to the truth. ...It also exposed how fabulists and liars can
exploit the elite media's fear of being seen as taking sides."
"If voters are goi... more »
Now that's an odd date and time
Not a sheep at Not a sheep - 6 hours ago
At 12 seconds after noon on Wednesday the time and date will be 12:12:12
12/12/12 - rather pleasing.
The next time this happens will be on New Years Day 2101, I am unlikely to
see that happen!
Why Labour Must Oppose Benefit Cuts
Phil at A Very Public Sociologist - 6 hours ago
Controversial. Ed Miliband has indicated he will be taking this
LibDem-supported Tory government on over real term cuts to benefits. It's a
risky move, but a necessary one for the long-term future of Labour
politics.
It's got some folks in a flap. Paid-for right-wing dissenter Dan Hodges
says the move typifies EdM's "political immaturity". An immaturity, it has
to be said, that has seen consistent healthy poll leads and three recent
difficult by-elections in which Labour increased its total vote share. None
too shabby. While it's easy to write off Hodges' concerns (let's face it, ... more »
The Unemployment Figure Lies and Liars (Pay No Attention to the U6 Number - No One Else Does Anymore and It's A Good-Times Killer)
Suzan at Welcome to Pottersville 2 (Blogging Against Fascism!) - 7 hours ago
The U.6 rate does not include long-term discouraged workers, those who have
been discouraged for more than one year. John Williams estimates this rate
and reports the actual rate of unemployment (known as SGS) in November to
be 22.9%. In other words, the headline rate of unemployment is one-third
the actual rate. Those phony U.S. employment numbers have been bothering me
for decades. I
RoboCon lawyers : It's all about Steve and money
Alison at Creekside - 7 hours ago
... argued Con lawyer Arthur Hamilton today as he attempted to have the robo/live
fraud calls case thrown out of Federal Court before it even begins.
Eight voters in 6 ridings, backed by the Council of Canadians, are asking
the judge to overturn the election results in their ridings.
Shorter Arthur :
1) Council of Canadians doesn't like Steve.
2) The applicants' lawyer Steve Shrybman doesn't like Steve.
Therefore ... um ... I'm losing the legal argument here ...
Oh here we go : Pogge : You're only allowed to challenge an election result
if you voted for the winner.
Back in Septembe... more »
Politicians, Change, and the GOP
Jonathan Bernstein at A plain blog about politics - 7 hours ago
How do parties change?
Over the weekend, my Salon column was about the GOP candidate rollouts last
week, and how unimpressive they were on policy. I mean, not that they
promoted foolish policies, but that they mostly don't really do policy at
all. Which follows on the Romney campaign, which also gave up early on
policy. I contrast it with George W. Bush, who actually did campaign on
public policy ideas. It's really worse than that; the current GOP not only
isn't very good at devising public policy solutions, but has mostly given
up on recognizing problems. Yes, they did figure out ... more »
Why Won't Boehner And Cantor Allow House Republicans An Up Or Down Vote On Keeping Tax Rates Low?
DownWithTyranny at DownWithTyranny! - 7 hours ago
GOP chief House whip and right-wing zealot Kevin McCarthy, who had no
Democratic opponent in the election a few weeks ago, only a free pass,
like
*every* member of the Republican leadership team, was on *Meet the
Press*yesterday muddying the waters again. Extending tax breaks for the
middle
class-- and giving a tax break for the first $250,000 of income for *
everyone*-- is something McCarthy and the rest of the free pass boys
equate
with raising tax rates. But on December 31, the tax breaks McCarthy and
his
cronies voted for expire-- for everyone, rich, poor and in between.
Obama
... more »
Saudi Arabia says cyber attack aimed to disrupt oil, gas flow
Matt at The Coming Crisis - 7 hours ago
Saudi Arabia's national oil company, Aramco, said on Sunday a cyber attack
against it in August which damaged some 30,000 computers was aimed at
stopping oil and gas production at the biggest OPEC exporter.
The attack on Saudi Aramco — which supplies a tenth of the world's oil —
failed to disrupt production, but was one of the most destructive cyber
strikes conducted against a single business.
http://www.nbcnews.com/technology/technolog/saudi-arabia-says-cyber-attack-aimed-disrupt-oil-gas-flow-1C7511555
1 day Reuters Saudi Arabia says cyber attack aimed to disrupt oil, gas flow
Matt at The Coming Crisis - 7 hours ago
Saudi Arabia's national oil company, Aramco, said on Sunday a cyber attack
against it in August which damaged some 30,000 computers was aimed at
stopping oil and gas production at the biggest OPEC exporter.
The attack on Saudi Aramco — which supplies a tenth of the world's oil —
failed to disrupt production, but was one of the most destructive cyber
strikes conducted against a single business.
http://www.nbcnews.com/technology/technolog/saudi-arabia-says-cyber-attack-aimed-disrupt-oil-gas-flow-1C7511555
Men are born free but are everywhere in zones. Nearly everywhere.
Peter Cresswell at Not PC - 7 hours ago
Most of the English-speaking world’s planners have embraced the
strangulation of cities by planning—and virtually all the English-speaking
world’s politicians have let them.
Men are born free but are everywhere in zones—zones drawn up by planners to
fit us into their dreams. Everywhere, that is, but Houston.
The good citizens of Houston have resisted zoning, voting it down every
time it has been offered to them. Consequently, while housing in much of
the western world has become seriously unaffordable, the city of Houston
remains unzoned, and its housing among the most affordable... more »
Let's start wrapping this shit up...
Roobin at THROUGH THE SCARY DOOR - 8 hours ago
*Sie Liebt Dich*
Ooh, leftfield. While on tour in January 1964 The Beatles carried out the
first of only two recording sessions abroad1. They recorded German language
versions of I Want to Hold Your Hand and She Loves You, as well as the
basic track for Can’t Buy Me Love. They were reluctant to do this, despite
it being then music industry standard practice. There were no more lyric
translations. In their own way The Beatles probably did as much to promote
English around the world as Hollywood and the British empire.
*Twist and Shout*
This is another of The Beatles master-covers... more »
Is Beef a Danger to Human Health?
The Mound of Sound at The Disaffected Lib - 8 hours ago
This is going to be hard to get your head around but it's claimed that 80%
of the antibiotics used in the United States is used in meat animals.
And experts now worry that medicated meat now poses a very serious health
risk to humans.
*As in humans, bacteria growing inside animals that are given antibiotics
can develop a resistance to the medicines, Newland explained. That
resistant bacteria can then be transferred to the soil through animal waste.
*
*During severe storms, such as the EF5 tornado which killed 161 people in
Joplin, that contaminated soil can end up in open wounds, ... more »
GENERAL AQUINO, PAUL BONACCI, DUTROUX, NATO SECRETARY GENERAL...
Anon at aangirfan - 8 hours ago
In Belgium, Member of Parliament *Laurent Louis* publicised a list of names
that an '*anonymous*' group sent to all parliamentarians in Belgium.
The list was of all the people ALLEGEDLY involved in the Dutroux affair.
Among the names listed:
*US General Michael Aquino** , who has had an important role in military
psychological warfare; involved in** "Monarch" brainwashing; **Councillor
for Western Europe Chiefs of Staff ...*
*
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*Bonacci Paul ,** victim of Monarch brainwashing*
*
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*Willy Claes** ** Secretary General of NATO in 1994 and 95*
*
*
*Elio di Rupo* *currently Belgian Pri... more »
Kabul Willing to Hand Taliban Control of South and East Afghanistan
The Mound of Sound at The Disaffected Lib - 8 hours ago
There's apparently a deal afoot to have Pakistan negotiate an odd peace
treaty/capitulation deal between Kabul and the Taliban that is said to
include giving the Talibs effective control of their southern and eastern
strongholds in Afghanistan.
*The plan envisions ending the war by 2015 through a ceasefire and
negotiations in the second half of next year, most likely in Saudi Arabia.
Pakistan would help select the leaders of the Taliban and other rebel
groups who would take part in the negotiations with the Afghan government.
The effort, the plan says, should be conducted “through ... more »
Israel rejects EU outcry over new settlements
Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 9 hours ago
JERUSALEM: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday scoffed at
international criticism of his plans to build settler housing on occupied
land east of Jerusalem.
Speaking to foreign journalists, he compared the E1 plan to build between
largely Arab east Jerusalem and the West Bank settlement of Maaleh Adumin,
to the accepted goal of a Palestinian state embracing the West Bank and the
Gaza Strip.
http://dawn.com/2012/12/10/israel-rejects-eu-outcry-over-new-settlements/
Brad Wall Puts Iconic SGI Building Up For Sale In Regina
leftdog at Buckdog - 9 hours ago
*SGI building up for sale: Sask. Party’s fire sale continues*
*The Sask. Party government has put the iconic SGI building in Regina up
for sale.
“The potential sale of SGI’s headquarters is yet another Sask. Party
surprise, yet another public asset sell-off,” said John Nilson, NDP leader.
“Putting SGI on the market raises a lot of questions for taxpayers. People
are wondering if this is a sign that the Sask. Party needs another cash
injection to prop up the bank accounts. The Sask. Party government owes it
to Saskatchewan people to present a business case for selling a valuable
as... more »
She's German. He's Greek. It's Christmas.
Greg Mankiw at Greg Mankiw's Blog - 9 hours ago
Click here for the previous installment.
Caution urged over Syria chemical weapons
Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 9 hours ago
When over the past 10 days President Barack Obama and senior US figures
have warned Bashar al-Assad’s regime not to use chemical weapons against
Syrian rebels, the comments have prompted two main questions among analysts.
What exactly is the intelligence that the US is seeing that makes it
believe chemical weapons (or CW) might be used? And if chemical weapons are
deployed by the regime, or fall into the hands of militants fighting Mr
Assad, what can the US do about it?
http://www.ft.com/intl/cms/s/0/3bc8e04a-42eb-11e2-aa8f-00144feabdc0.html#axzz2EgFEoxFa
99% of Syrian Rebels Are Islamic Extremists And Jihadist Terrorists
Saman Mohammadi at The Excavator - 9 hours ago
"The lone Syrian rebel group with an explicit stamp of approval from Al
Qaeda has become one of the uprising’s most effective fighting forces,
posing a stark challenge to the United States and other countries that want
to support the rebels but not Islamic extremists." - The CIA Times, *"Syrian
Rebels Tied to Al Qaeda Play Key Role in War,"* December 8, 2012.
"Americans are learning more about the latest piece of major folly the
United States has stumbled into in the Middle East, providing arms
indirectly to Islamic extremists, considered to be our most important foe,
in Libya a... more »
Do You Hear What I Hear?
Rocker at MSM Monitor - 9 hours ago
*I'm listening to it right now. *
"Ships’ noise hinders whale communication" by Beth Daley | Globe
Staff, August 16, 2012
Anyone who lives near a busy highway can sympathize with the North Atlantic
right whale: Research released Wednesday shows the leviathans off New
England’s coast are subject to such a constant undersea din it is difficult
for them to hear each other most of the time.
It is a hazard that could be hindering the critically endangered species’
ability to navigate, avoid predators, and care for calves.
Global trade and the cruise industry have brought more, larger,... more »
Spoonfeeding America's Children
Rocker at MSM Monitor - 9 hours ago
*Literally.... *
"Food coaches push nutrition in US schools; Workers try new strategy for
better health" by Kristen Wyatt | Associated Press, August 22, 2012
DENVER — Barb Mechura, head of nutrition services at schools in Hopkins,
Minn., [and her] school district recruited parent volunteers to be
elementary-school *food coaches*, touring cafeterias and handing out fruits
and vegetable samples. The food coaches also *demonstrate eating* them.
Food coaching may seem *silly, but* children who have had chicken only as
nuggets or patties may not know how to eat bone-in chicken and *nee... more »
Boris Johnson: EU Terms Must Be Renegotiated, And Referendum Held
Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 9 hours ago
Boris Johnson upped the pressure on David Cameron by demanding he negotiate
a far looser relationship with Europe - and hold a referendum on the new
deal.
The London Mayor said Britain should exploit the eurozone crisis to free
itself from key areas of the European Union (EU), including fisheries
policy, social policy and farming subsidies.
http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2012/12/09/boris-johnson-eu-referendum_n_2266575.html?utm_hp_ref=uk
Argentina: Another "Time Slip" Reported in La Pampa
Inexplicata (IHU) at Inexplicata-The Journal of Hispanic Ufology - 9 hours ago
*Argentina: Another Time Slip Reported in La Pampa*
[*Argentinean Oscar “Quique” Mario, founder of the Centro de Estudios OVNI
– CEUFO – is among his country’s most respected researchers. Quietly
effective, Quique has managed to accumulate a staggering amount of material
that we hope to see in book form someday. The latest update to his blog is
another “time slip” incident in 2012. Argentina has been prone to incidents
of this sort since the 1960s, and almost certainly earlier. – SC*]
*Date: November 27, 2012
Source: CEUFO Blog (www.ceufo.blogspot.com)*
Two young men ... more »
Monti says still in charge as markets fear Italy crisis
Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 9 hours ago
Prime Minister Mario Monti tried to reassure rattled financial markets on
Monday that Italy would not be left adrift following his surprise decision
to resign and Silvio Berlusconi's return to frontline politics.
Monti's weekend announcement that he would quit soon because Berlusconi's
People of Freedom (PDL) party had withdrawn its support for his technocrat
government pushed up Italy's borrowing costs and prompted a stock market
sell-off on Monday.
http://uk.reuters.com/article/2012/12/10/uk-italy-vote-idUKBRE8B90NA20121210
American Kabuki Interview on Hamilton College Radio Station WHCL 12-12-12
AMERICAN KABUKI at American Kabuki - 9 hours ago
I have an interview scheduled on 12-12-12 with Pete from the radio show
"The Wringer" at Hamilton College Radio Station WHCL in Clinton, New York.
I had a very gentle introduction to being interviewed by Stephen Cook of
the Light Agenda. Now I will be in "The Wringer" with Pete. I hope Pete's
as gentle as Stephen Cook was. It seems 'Allendale's prediction about being
on radio and TV is coming true. I do not enjoy interviews, but I am rising
to the occasion. I express myself better in writing.
Hamilton College was founded by Missionary Samuel Kirkland who presented a
proposal... more »
Op-Ed: Proposition 37 — possible that election fraud made it fail
Intercept at The Intercept - 9 hours ago
Digital Journal
Anne Sewell
It seems there were significant “irregularities” in the vote totals for
Proposition 37, the ballot initiative to label genetically engineered
foods, that could not be explained by random coincidence.
On election day, November 6, Proposition 37 - the ballot initiative for mandatory
labeling of food with GMO content - failed by a narrow margin. With
4,277,985 people voting "yes" (47.9%) and 4,835,045 people voting "no"
(53.1%), it was very close. Since then, some rumors have been going around
about possible election fraud. Food Democracy Now!, one of the g... more »
The New Outlets in Utah (Outlets at Traverse Mountain)
Debra at Housewife Eclectic - 10 hours ago
Have you ever felt the need to photograph a bathroom. Yeah... not usually
me either. I could help myself with this one. It is gorgeous. The beautiful
room is part of the new Outlets at Traverse Mountain in Lehi, UT. I found
myself up there for the opening and I absolutely love them.
(Becky from Utah Sweet Savings, Vanessa from Our Thrifty Ideas and me,
being crazy)
I was never an outlet shopper as a teenager, there was something about
having to drive so far away that made the outlets seem not worth it. These
outlets are close, just off the freeway in Lehi and it features outlet... more »
4.9 Magnitude Earthquake BANDA SEA - 10th December 2012
Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 10 hours ago
Magnitude M 4.9
Region BANDA SEA
Date time 2012-12-10 18:55:05.0 UTC
Location 6.58 S ; 129.97 E
Depth 160 km
Distances 324 km W Tual, Indonesia
4.9 Magnitude Earthquake KEPULAUAN TALAUD, INDONESIA - 10th December 2012
Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 10 hours ago
Magnitude M 4.9
Region KEPULAUAN TALAUD, INDONESIA
Date time 2012-12-10 17:34:36.1 UTC
Location 4.23 N ; 126.39 E
Depth 10 km
Distances 204 km SE Caburan, Indonesia
When Native Americans Created Utopia
Len Hart at The Existentialist Cowboy - 10 hours ago
*by Len Hart, The Existentialist Cowboy*
St. Thomas More's 'Utopia' was, interestingly, set in the New World. What
More may not have known, however, is that many Native American tribes may
have created a real utopia.
The Arawaks, for example. The Arawaks --wiped out entirely in an act of
genocide perpetrated by Christopher Columbus --were notable for their crime
free society, the equality accorded women, the utter lack of 'private
property'. 'Private property' was a concept unknown to them.
Arawak men and women, naked, tawny, and full of wonder, emerged from their
villages onto t... more »
Maravillosos arboles de navidad
José Luis Ávila Herrera at FotoFrontera - 10 hours ago
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Not so noble, or peaceful: EU Nobel Peace Prize disappointment
Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 10 hours ago
Beware the Anti-Anti-War Left: Why “Humanitarian Interventionism” is a Dead End
Intercept at The Intercept - 10 hours ago
Global Research
Jean Bricmont
[image: Jean Bricmont : Guerre en Syrie ? « On va vers une espèce de folie
» (Vidéos)]*Ever since the 1990s, and especially since the Kosovo war in
1999, anyone who opposes armed interventions by Western powers and NATO has
to confront what may be called an anti-anti-war left (including its far
left segment). In Europe, and notably in France, this anti-anti-war left is
made up of the mainstream of social democracy, the Green parties and most
of the radical left. The anti-anti-war left does not come out openly in
favor of Western military intervention... more »
'Whistleblowers fight fear to expose world's dark secrets'
Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 10 hours ago
I, For One, Welcome our New Slavery Overlords
Gail at Wit's End - 10 hours ago
It's not that I have nothing to add about trees dying from air pollution.
I have way, way too much and no idea when I'll have any of it ready for
publication. Meanwhile, I have borrowed another superb and heartrending
video created by XRayMike, from his blog, Collapse of Industrial
Civilization.
Following is part of a statement by Jose Antonio Zamora Gutierrez, Minister
of Environment and Water for the Plurinational State of Bolivia, at the UN
Conference on Climate Change (COP18) in Doha.
*
**The planet and humanity are in serious danger of extinction. The forests
are in dang... more »
Ask the Guy Who Never Inhaled - the War on Drugs is For Losers
The Mound of Sound at The Disaffected Lib - 10 hours ago
Wild Bill Clinton, America's favourite bad boy ex-pres, says his country's war
on drugs is not working. Quelle surprise!
"As the legal limbo surrounding the Washington and Colorado laws continues,
a documentary entitled "Breaking the Taboo" premiered on Friday. The film
focuses on The Global Commission on Drug Policy's attempt to break the
"political taboo" surrounding the U.S. led *War on Drugs*, as well as
showing how it and global policies have failed over the last 40 years.
"Narrated by Morgan Freeman, the film includes interviews of former U.S.
Presidents Bill Clinton and J... more »
Montañas verdes donde el cielo esta mas cerca
José Luis Ávila Herrera at FotoFrontera - 10 hours ago
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NATO Appears to be Rushing for Syria Conclusion
Intercept at The Intercept - 10 hours ago
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Taking the Globe Dog For a Walk
Rocker at MSM Monitor - 10 hours ago
*The funny thing is they both leave the same thing behind....*
"Fat dogs and cats are getting professional help" by Karen Weintraub |
Globe Correspondent, September 01, 2012
The nation’s two obesity epidemics — pet and human — are tightly
entwined....
For cats, “if there’s a fat pad in the abdomen between the back legs, that
cat is overweight,” said Dr. Kathryn E. Michel, medical director and
nutrition professor at the University of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary
Medicine....
As with people, weight loss for pets is complicated, takes time, and
requires lifestyle changes — mai... more »
The Eternal Failure of a NAEP Mind
P. L. Thomas at Schools Matter - 10 hours ago
After Sandy Banks in the *Los Angeles Times* stated, "We see what we are
looking for—and that sends a message to students at schools like Jordan.
They know we don't expect much of them," David B. Cohen replied:
"Do you think that the same lesson applies to the public, or journalists,
or legislators, and the messages they send to the faculty and staff at
struggling schools? I don’t mean to make excuses for anyone, but is it
possible that an honest assessment of the challenges they face should
include the burden of social apathy, distrust, even hostility? I know a lot
of teachers and ... more »
Joy Harjo rejects calls for boycott, entertains in Israel
brendanorrell@gmail.com at CENSORED NEWS - 11 hours ago
Rejecting Palestinian calls, Native American poet Joy Harjo entertains apartheid at Tel Aviv University
Submitted by Ali Abunimah on Mon, 12/10/2012 - 18:06
http://electronicintifada.net/blogs/ali-abunimah/rejecting-palestinian-calls-native-american-poet-joy-harjo-entertains-apartheid
Despite appeals from thousands of people all over the world, Native American peers, and
I come not to praise Churchill but to bury him
Peter Cresswell at Not PC - 11 hours ago
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*Posterity will ne’er survey
A nobler grave than this:
Here lie the bones of Castlereagh:
Stop, traveller, and piss*
- Byron
Author Paul Reid has just finished the third and final part of William
Manchester’s magisterial Churchill biography [interview here with
RadionNZ’s Jim Mora], which has helped make Churchill relevant yet again.
Churchill is everywhere. In poll after poll he is voted as Britain’s
Greatest Briton, the Greatest Man of the Greatest Generation, the Man of
the Century. In the words of the Reid/Manchester biography he’s “a lion,”
“the defender of... more »
Stray Dog Blues
What Is Sustainable at What Is Sustainable - 11 hours ago
There are many glossy magazines on the rack devoted to promoting pet
ownership. Most are marketing organs of the multi-billion dollar pet
industry. Estimates of the world population of dogs are usually in the
neighborhood of 400 to 500 million. In regions that live within temporary
bubbles of affluence, pets are four-legged engines of robust profits. In
regions of decline, they can turn into dangerous problems.
PETA’s statement on pets begins with this line: “We at PETA very much love
the animal companions who share our homes, but we believe that it would
have been in the animals... more »
Poisoned dog's toxic vomit sends four people to hospital with breathing problems
Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 11 hours ago
A dying dog’s vomit put four people in hospital after the animal ate what
vets believe was rat poison.
The pet threw up at the Vail Valley Animal Hospital in Edwards, Colorado,
after having apparently ingested zinc phosphate, a toxic substance found in
rat bait.
Three people at the clinic began showing signs of respiratory distress
shortly afterwards and were taken to Vail Valley Medical Center.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2245919/Poisoned-dogs-vomit-sends-people-hospital-breathing-problems.html
Deadly hospital super-bug came from North America, say DNA detectives
Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 11 hours ago
A deadly bug that has claimed thousands of lives around the world began in
North America, a study has found.
Scientists traced the origins of Clostridium difficile (C.diff) to two
separate drug-resistant strains that emerged in the US and Canada.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-2245709/Deadly-hospital-super-bug-came-North-America-say-DNA-detectives.html
Gwynne Dyer - Netanyahu is a Fraud and So, Therefore, Is Harper's Middle-East Policy
The Mound of Sound at The Disaffected Lib - 11 hours ago
In a recent column (that I somehow overlooked) Gwynne Dyer exposes the
Israeli prime minister as an absolute fraud propped up by Canadian and
American collaborators.
That's your government, by the way, on both sides of the floor of the House
of Commons.
Tomato Cage Christmas Trees
Debra at Housewife Eclectic - 11 hours ago
I love lighted Christmas decorations. I think a couple of darling lighted
Christmas trees in a yard are perfect for December. As much as I love fun
things like that, I don't love how much storage space they need for 11
months of the year. This year I set out to make outdoor decorations that I
could dissemble for easy storage. My little girl loves them and they add
the perfect touch of festivity to our porch.
You will need:
tomato cages
a strand of light for each
Turn the tomato cage upside down. Starting up at the top of the cage and
with the end that doesn't have the plug that c... more »
Swedish children banned from dressing up as gingerbread men... because school says costumes are racist
Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 11 hours ago
Schoolchildren in Sweden have been banned from dressing up as gingerbread
men for a Christmas parade because their teachers fear the costumes could
be considered racist.
Youngsters from a primary school in Laxa told their parents they had been
ordered not to wear the outfits for the St Lucia celebrations on Thursday.
Traditionally, children dress as either St Lucia, or gnomes, stars, or
gingerbread men for the candle-lit parade.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2245849/Children-banned-dressing-gingerbread-men.html
4.8 Magnitude Earthquake CAUCASUS REGION, RUSSIA - 10th December 2012
Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 11 hours ago
Magnitude
4.8
Date-Time
Monday, December 10, 2012 at 16:56:54 UTC
Monday, December 10, 2012 at 07:56:54 PM at epicenter
Location
44.953°N, 37.533°E
Depth
10.1 km (6.3 miles)
Region
CAUCASUS REGION, RUSSIA
Distances
31 km (19 miles) NW (323°) from Novorossiysk, Russia
Gratuitious cleavage shot
Not a sheep at Not a sheep - 11 hours ago
A gratuitious cleavage shot from 0:15 in this video of Vicki Butler
Henderson...
Crack Whips?
DownWithTyranny at DownWithTyranny! - 11 hours ago
Yesterday someone asked me if Blue America is cracking the whip on the
candidates we raised money for during the election cycle to make them
oppose cuts to Medicare and Social Security. Cracking the whip? On who?
Bernie Sanders? Tammy Baldwin? Elizabeth Warren? Alan Grayson? We didn't
back candidates who need whips cracked to get them to fight to protect
working families. We backed candidates who were running so they could
protect working families. Let me start with our old friend, Matt
Cartwright, who ran against corrupt corporate shill and Blue Dog Tim Holden
and whipped his as... more »
It Is As Bad As It Seems - Ask Gwynne Dyer
The Mound of Sound at The Disaffected Lib - 11 hours ago
When he wrote *Climate Wars*, military affairs oracle Gwynne Dyer accepted
the Pentagon and Brit MoD take on global warming, namely that it meant war,
an awful lot of war, throughout this century.
A couple of years later Dyer wrote another book in which he said he had it
wrong. His gut instinct was that we'd somehow find our way out of the
global warming death pit.
Now it seems Dyer has concluded he was probably right the first time as he
explains in his latest column, *Coasting toward Climate Change Disaster*.
*In the first phase of these [U.N. summit] talks, which concluded wit... more »
The Sunni Middle East and the Korean Peninsula, both artificially divided by the cabal, to be reunified
AMERICAN KABUKI at American Kabuki - 11 hours ago
*
* *
* *The Sunni Middle East and the Korean Peninsula, both artificially
divided by the cabal, to be reunified*
Posted by Benjamin Fulford
December 11, 2012
As the center of world economic gravity continues to shift towards
Asia,
changing old Western political constructs aimed to *“divide and
conquer”*have become a key topic of secret debate. The machinations and
fighting in
Syria are aimed at *“destroying artificial borders created by Western
powers on the backs of envelopes after World War I,”* according to Nazis
connected to the Muslim Brotherhood.
In Asia as well, there i... more »
Urging by the Court
James C Morton at Morton's Musings - 11 hours ago
It is common for Judges to urge government to take steps to alleviate
problems seen by the Courts. Indeed, this very day I saw a judge urging
certain steps to be taken by correctional authorities. Unfortunately, these
urgent recommendations are often ignored.
Last week Justice Kilpatrick urged an investment in treatment of sexual
offenders in R. v. O.P., 2012 NUCJ 23. The case got some attention in the
media and can be found at
http://www.canlii.org/en/nu/nucj/doc/2012/2012nucj23/2012nucj23.html . His
Honour wrote:
[20] The Nunavut Territory has one of the highest per capita rate... more »
Brillantes esferas para arboles de navidad
José Luis Ávila Herrera at FotoFrontera - 11 hours ago
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Dos rosas rojas con los petalos caidos
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US troops secretly return to Iraq
Intercept at The Intercept - 11 hours ago
PressTV
Over 3,000 U.S. troops have secretly returned to Iraq via Kuwait for
operations pertaining to the recent developments in Syria and
northern Iraq, Press TV reports.
According to our correspondent, the U.S. troops have secretly entered Iraq
in multiple stages and are mostly stationed at Balad military garrison in
Salahuddin province and al-Asad air base in al-Anbar province.
Reports say the troops include U.S. Army officers and almost 17,000 more
are set to secretly return to Iraq via the same route.
All U.S. troops left Iraq by the end of 2011, after nine years of
occupatio... more »
Hamas Leader Khaled Mash'al: We Will Not Relinquish Palestine from the River to the Sea
Saman Mohammadi at The Excavator - 11 hours ago
"Palestine belongs to us and to nobody else." - Hamas leader.
This is what Israel wants to hear.
Source: MEMRI.
"I promise you the President has a big stick"
Not a sheep at Not a sheep - 12 hours ago
Vice
Vice President Jow Biden back in April with a comment that seemed to pass
by the British topical news programmes. If it's a Biden gaffe, it's just
not newsworthy. In fact I only found this clip after watching this
'Innuendo Bingo' clip with Rachel Riley...
Christmas Party (Geocachers)
Southern Man at Southern Man - 12 hours ago
Once a month the local geocachers get together to eat and drink and be
merry. It's usually small and casual but December is special and there's a
fairly large gathering complete with door prizes and a gift exchange and
such so Southern Man grabbed the gift he got stuck with at last night's
church singles party and headed to the south side of Southern City.
The event was at a fine BBQ place near the big Air Force base.
In line for food!
Geocaching is a kid-friendly activity. This young lady handled the mike for
the door prizes and gift exchange.
Geocachers are great people and i... more »
7.2 Magnitude Earthquake BANDA SEA - 10th December 2012
Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 12 hours ago
Magnitude
7.2 (Preliminary magnitude — update expected within 15 minutes)
Date-Time
Monday, December 10, 2012 at 16:53:09 UTC
Tuesday, December 11, 2012 at 01:53:09 AM at epicenter
Location
6.770°S, 129.848°E
Depth
155.2 km (96.4 miles) set by location program
Region
BANDA SEA
Distances
215 km (134 miles) NW (309°) from Saumlaki, Tanimbar Islands, Indonesia
Salad for Ethiopia: How Climate Policy Keeps Poor People Poor
noreply@blogger.com (Roger Pielke, Jr.) at Roger Pielke Jr.'s Blog - 12 hours ago
The dirty secret of climate policy is that it works against the interests
of poor people around the world who want to become rich like you and me. I
have discussed how this works in terms of the definitions that we use in
international assessments -- One way to create scenarios which have both
carbon dioxide stabilized at 450 ppm and a dramatic expansion of energy
access around the world is to define "energy access" at a very low level -- such
as 2% of the amount that Americans consume in their households every year.
In this manner, international officials can make statements like... more »
Monday Memory Hole
Rocker at MSM Monitor - 12 hours ago
*Ah, just another manic Monday here at the MSM Monitor!*
"Markets also find Monday a downer; Least-loved day of week is also worst
for stocks" by Christina Rexrode | Associated Press, August 20, 2012
NEW YORK — It’s not just in your head. Mondays really are the worst.
Monday is the only day the stock market is more likely to fall than to
rise. The Dow Jones industrial average has been down 10 of the past 11
Mondays. And the two worst days in market history are both known as Black
Monday.
*
**I haven't checked the DJ in quite sometime because it is nothing but
corporately-manipulat... more »
anti-choice group advertises on... hangers. yes, hangers.
laura k at wmtc - 12 hours ago
Apparently this is not a story from The Onion. From Reproductive Health
Reality Check:
There is a branch of anti-choice activists that will use pretty much
anything as a medium for their message: newspaper ads, graphic signs
displayed in front of schools, bus stop benches. You would think they would
know well enough to leave one place untouched, though. Wire coat hangers.
You would be wrong.
Springdale Drycleaners of Cincinnati, Ohio, has been etching "Choose Life"
ads on wire coat hangers used to hang dry-cleaning.
What's worse is that this seems to be an ongoing effort. Reports ... more »
M6 Crash: One Killed In Cheshire Pile-Up
Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 12 hours ago
One person has been killed and 10 people injured in a nine-vehicle pile-up
on the M6 in Cheshire.
The crash on the southbound carriageway between junctions 17 and 16
involved two lorries, five cars and two vans.
A spokesman for Cheshire Fire and Rescue Service said five people had to be
cut from the wreckage.
http://news.sky.com/story/1023373/m6-crash-one-killed-in-cheshire-pile-up
First Defection from Harper Inner Cabinet
The Mound of Sound at The Disaffected Lib - 12 hours ago
An unidentified member of Steve Harper's inner cabinet has apparently
defected. The partly trained monkey was found wandering aimlessly around a
Toronto IKEA store on the weekend.
Authorities were able to confirm it was a senior cabinet minister on the
run by the standard winter coat issued to Harper ministers and its heavily
soiled diaper.
The identity of which cabinet minister this might be remains unknown. On
the rare occasions when these ministers have been known to speak, they all
sound exactly like Steve Harper.
Investigators are now trying to discern which minister the... more »
Muñeco de nieve con regalos de navidad
José Luis Ávila Herrera at FotoFrontera - 12 hours ago
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Sapped By the Boston Globe Business Section
Rocker at MSM Monitor - 12 hours ago
*Must explain why I'm not reading any of it and have not for a long time.*
With Ch. 7 filing, NFL retiree Sapp became latest victim of entrepreneur
syndrome
*
**Look, I'm sure he is a nice guy and I feel sorry for him; however, I have
my own $inking $hip to deal with and never came close to having millions in
assets, 'kay?*
4.8 Magnitude Earthquake ARAUCANIA, CHILE - 10th December 2012
Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 12 hours ago
Magnitude
4.8
Date-Time
Monday, December 10, 2012 at 15:25:46 UTC
Monday, December 10, 2012 at 12:25:46 PM at epicenter
Location
38.943°S, 72.913°W
Depth
29.7 km (18.5 miles)
Region
ARAUCANIA, CHILE
Distances
23 km (14 miles) S of Nueva Imperial, Chile
Syria to UN: 'Serious fear' it will be framed for the use of chemical weapons
Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 12 hours ago
The newly elected head of Syria's opposition will brief European foreign
ministers Monday on the worsening crisis there, European Union foreign
affairs representative Catherine Ashton said.
Ashton met Monday with Ahmed Moaz al-Khatib and pledged European support
ahead of the monthly meeting of European Union foreign ministers.
"We want to help, but it's their country," she said.
http://edition.cnn.com/2012/12/10/world/meast/syria-civil-war/
Egypt's Mursi gives troops security role in referendum
Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 12 hours ago
Egypt's Islamist president has asked the army to help secure a
constitutional referendum he is determined to push through despite the risk
of more deadly violence between his supporters and opponents accusing him
of a power grab.
Seven people were killed and hundreds wounded last week in clashes between
the Islamist Muslim Brotherhood and their critics besieging Mohamed Mursi's
graffiti-daubed presidential palace. Both sides plan mass rallies on
Tuesday.
http://uk.reuters.com/article/2012/12/10/uk-egypt-politics-idUKBRE8B90HH20121210
Yemen says 17 soldiers killed in ambush
Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 12 hours ago
Yemeni military planes on Monday struck at al Qaeda insurgents suspected of
carrying out an ambush in which 17 army officers and soldiers were killed,
tribal sources said.
The ambush, which took place on Saturday while an army patrol inspected a
pipeline in Wadi Obaida area of oil-producing Maarib province, was one of
the deadliest attacks by al Qaeda in recent months.
http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/12/10/us-yemen-violence-army-idUSBRE8B90ML20121210
EU receives Nobel Peace Prize......There is hope for Kim Jong Un Yet!
Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 12 hours ago
Nuevo puente visto desde el interior de la garganta de Ronda
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Tight-Lipped on Louisiana
Rocker at MSM Monitor - 12 hours ago
*I must be caught in a Louisiana liplock. *
"Weather imperils explosive stockpile in Louisiana" by Holbrook Mohr |
Associated Press, December 04, 2012
DOYLINE, La. — Weather could complicate the transfer of roughly *6 million
pounds of explosives* that were *haphazardly stored* at an industrial site
in northwestern Louisiana and led to the *evacuation* of a small town, a
State Police spokeswoman said Monday....
Officials estimate that more than half of Doyline’s 800 residents heeded
police advice to evacuate in advance of the cleanup at the Explo Systems
Inc. site. Colonel Mike E... more »
"Harper's Nexen Decision Puts the Ball in Premier Brad Wall’s Court" - Erin Weir
leftdog at Buckdog - 12 hours ago
*
Sask NDP leadership candidate Erin Weir is calling for the provincial
government to prepare for Chinese ownership of Nexen, which has 1,300
producing natural gas wells in Saskatchewan according to its last annual
report.
“The federal Conservative decision to approve the Nexen takeover means that
provincial governments must manage Chinese-state ownership of our natural
resources,” said Weir. “Prime Minister Harper has put the ball in Premier
Wall’s court.”
Harper’s statement approving the takeover acknowledged, “The larger
purposes of state-owned enterprises may go well beyond th... more »
Velas decorativas para la cena de navidad
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Leonard Susskind: black hole wars
Luboš Motl at The Reference Frame - 12 hours ago
If you have 51 minutes, you may want to watch this July 2012 (and possibly
much older) talk.
Leonard Susskind is offering a verbal version of the amusing story about
black hole wars in which he and Gerard 't Hooft were defending the
conservative side against the progressive chap named Stephen Hawking or Evil
Karn Evil for short, while chatting in a house owned by a guy obsessed by
self-promotion.
Of course, the conservatives were right but even though you know the
ultimate spoiler, you may find some cool stuff in the talk.
He starts with the personality description of the hero... more »
Russia hits back at U.S. over rights legislation
Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 13 hours ago
Russia's parliament moved on Monday to bar entry to the country for
Americans who violate the rights of Russians, retaliating against U.S.
legislation passed last week to punish Russian human rights abusers.
The bill approved by the U.S. Senate on Thursday would deny entry to
Russians allegedly involved in the 2009 prison death of lawyer Sergei
Magnitsky, who became a symbol of the abuse of Russians who challenge the
state, and others accused of rights violations.
http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/12/10/us-russia-usa-idUSBRE8B90NN20121210
Europe backs Monti reforms as Italy crisis hits markets
Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 13 hours ago
European partners urged the next Italian government on Monday to stick to
Prime Minister Mario Monti's reform agenda, after his decision to resign
early and Silvio Berlusconi's return to frontline politics rattled
financial markets.
Monti's surprise weekend announcement that he would quit because
Berlusconi's People of Freedom (PDL) party had withdrawn its support for
his technocrat government pushed up Italy's borrowing costs and prompted a
stock market sell-off.
http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/12/10/us-italy-vote-idUSBRE8B907420121210
4.3 Magnitude Earthquake OFFSHORE CHIAPAS, MEXICO - 10th December 2012
Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 13 hours ago
Magnitude
4.3
Date-Time
Monday, December 10, 2012 at 12:52:23 UTC
Monday, December 10, 2012 at 06:52:23 AM at epicenter
Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones
Location
14.764°N, 92.538°W
Depth
78.4 km (48.7 miles)
Region
OFFSHORE CHIAPAS, MEXICO
Distances
13 km (8 miles) WNW of Puerto Madero, Mexico
Catch of the Day
Jonathan Bernstein at A plain blog about politics - 13 hours ago
The Catch goes to Steve Kornacki, who points out that Newt Gingrich and
Republicans in general have never owned up to being dead wrong about the
Clinton tax increases:
The refusal of Gingrich and most other Republicans to grapple with what
actually happened in the 1990s is a major reason the GOP has maintained its
absolutist anti-tax posture for the past two decades. They’ve alternately
credited the 1994 elections, the ’97 capital gains tax cut, and the dot-com
bubble with the surpluses of the late ‘90s – anything, it seems, to avoid
acknowledging the reality that taxes went up on t... more »
The Mobira Cityman 1320
Not a sheep at Not a sheep - 13 hours ago
Before Nokia was Nokia, there was the Mobira Cityman 1320. Nice Joy
Division soundtrack, albeit Isolation was a 1980 track.
Doctor Who?
Not a sheep at Not a sheep - 13 hours ago
I found this rather good homemade trailer on YouTube, nice use of all the
incarnations of The Doctor... It was created as a trailer for The First
Question episode. The first question, the oldest question, hidden in plain
sight being 'Doctor Who?'
TPP: Stop this Monster!
Majia's Blog at Majia's Blog - 13 hours ago
The TPP and the Slow-Motion Corporate Coup By Lori Wallach, Yes! Magazine 09
December 12*.
http://readersupportednews.org/opinion2/277-75/14942-the-tpp-and-the-slow-motion-corporate-coup
*
***What Would the TPP Do?*
*[Excerpted] *Eleven countries are now involved-Australia, Brunei
Darussalam, Canada, Chile, Malaysia, Mexico, New Zealand, Peru, Singapore,
Vietnam, and the United States-and there is an open invitation for more to
join. Think of the TPP as a NAFTA on steroids, which could encompass half
of the world.
This is the largest, most potentially damaging agreement since the ... more »
THE FIRST TRIAL OF BRADLEY MANNING, AMERICAN HERO. ALL AMERICANS SHOULD BE AWARE OF THIS BUT WILL NEVER FIND IT IN THE SOCALLED "MAINSTREAM" MEDIA
éminence grise at Cherchez la Verite - 13 hours ago
------------------------------
* the**REALnews
Permalink*
December 1, 2012
*Manning Testifies About His Torture; Was it Aimed at Turning Him on
Assange? *
Michael Ratner: Manning describes cruel and unusual punishment; offers to
plea to lesser charges
*Watch full multipart Wikileaks, Assange, Manning*
More at The Real News
*Bio *
Michael Ratner is President Emeritus of the Center for Constitutional
Rights (CCR) in New York and Chair of the European Center for
Constitutional and Human Rights in Berli... more »
Hostess Payed Out Bonuses While Shorting Employee Pension Payments
Majia's Blog at Majia's Blog - 13 hours ago
Today the Wall Street Journal reports "Hostess Maneuver Deprived Pension"
12/10/2012 p. C1 by J. Jargon, R. Feintzeig and M. Spector
[Excerpted] Hostess Brands Inc said it used wages that were supposed to
help fund employee pensions for the company's operations as it sank toward
bankruptcy.... Gregory Rayburn, Hostess' chief executive officer, said in
an interview it is 'terrible' that employee wages earmarked for the pension
were steered elsewhere..."
Majia here: However, in November CNN reported that a bankrupcy judge had
approved BONUSES for executives:
Judge OKs bonuses for ex... more »
Untitled
éminence grise at Cherchez la Verite - 13 hours ago
*Bradley Manning: A Window Into The American Soul*
------------------------------
December 3, 2012 | *Original Here*
Liberty consists of government being ruled by law and citizens having
control over law. This was the way our founding fathers set up the US
Constitution. It is the Constitution that defines the United States. Every
member of the government and the armed forces swears allegiance to the
Constitution–not to the government or to the president or to a political
party or to an ideology–to defend the Constitution against enemies foreign
and domestic.
Today the emphasis n... more »
Protecting New Jersey from future storms will cost billions
Jim at Desdemona Despair - 14 hours ago
[image: This aerial photo shows the destroyed homes left in the wake of
superstorm Sandy on Wednesday, 31 October 2012, in Seaside Heights, New
Jersey. New Jersey got the brunt of Sandy, which made landfall in the state
and killed six people. A peak of 2.7 million customers were without power.
Mike Groll / AP Photo]
By James M. O'Neill, staff writer
9 December 2012
(The Record) – The price of protecting New Jersey from rising sea levels
and the devastation of future storms is breathtaking, making it seem at
times that the problem is insurmountable.
Some options that have been flo... more »
Climate skeptics swayed by consensus, not evidence
Jim at Desdemona Despair - 14 hours ago
[image: A billboard in Chicago, paid for by The Heartland Institute, along
the inbound Eisenhower Expressway in Maywood, Illinois. The billboards
compare supporters of climate science to Ted Kaczynski, Charles Manson, and
Fidel Castro. Photograph: The Heartland Institute]
By Tia Ghose, LiveScience Staff Writer
7 December 2012
(LiveScience.com) – Conservatives are less likely to accept the reality of
human-caused climate science when presented with supporting scientific
evidence. But tell them that 99 out of 100 climate scientists agree on the
subject, and conservatives will be m... more »
5 Strange (but True) Health Tips by Lisa Garber
Stranger in a Strange Land at Stranger in a Strange Land - 14 hours ago
5 Strange (but True) Health Tipsby Lisa Garber
Natural Society, 10 December 2012
*Big Pharma and conventional medicine have made us accustomed to reaching
for an over-the-counter drug when we experience an itch or ache. Nature’s
medicine cabinet, however, is bursting with healthier and less expensive
remedies. Here are 5 strange but true health tips you might not know about.*
**
**
*1. Stop Bleeding with this Spice*
Nearly every kitchen is equipped with this humble hero. Black pepper is
naturally analgesic, antibacterial, and antiseptic, and it won’t sting when
you sprinkle it ont... more »
Study finds the costs of climate change can be mitigated if economic activity moves in response
Jim at Desdemona Despair - 14 hours ago
[image: A new study find that economic effects of global warming can be
mitigated if humans move northward. Jac Depczyk / The Economist]
[This is a very interesting bit of research, but it strikes Desdemona as a
case of the broken window fallacy, writ large.]
8 December 2012 (The Economist) – When Superstorm Sandy roared ashore in
late October and the lights of lower Manhattan went out, New Yorkers were
given a stark vision of a possible future. Climate-change science is still
a realm of great uncertainty but there is consensus that the planet is
warming dangerously and that peopl... more »
Untitled
New Orleans Ladder at New Orleans Ladder - 14 hours ago
*Fuck You, Pelicans Are Awesome*
*~Oh, it splashes around in the water and gulps down fish that are just
swimming by, that's not hunting*, is a thing that fools say. While it's
true that the White Pelican dips its head underwater and scoops out the
fish, that's not the pelican we're talking about here. The Brown Pelican is
the state bird of Louisiana, and it's the only species of pelican that
dives to catch its prey. The Brown Pelican is a raptor, without the stupid
purple dinosaur logo.
It cruises above the water, its eyesight so good that it can see fish
beneath the surface from 60... more »
international human rights day: write a letter, save a life
laura k at wmtc - 15 hours ago
Join the biggest human rights event of the year. Write a letter. Save a
life.
Write For Rights FAQ
People you can write for.
Don't:
- be intimidated by the numbers of cases.
- be overwhelmed, thinking you have to write 10 or 20 letters.
- be cynical, thinking a letter does nothing.
- be too busy. You can find 15 minutes.
Do:
- resolve to write one letter, or maybe two.
- plan a time to write, today or tomorrow.
- pick a case that resonates with you.
- know that public pressure helps - that's why Amnesty has developed this
program.
- offer someone comfort to someone in extreme... more »
Nahuatl Classes and Tucson Update
Roberto Rodriguez at Dr Cintli - 15 hours ago
Teaching Nahuatl without writing
This week, on December 14, the court-appointed special master is slated to
turn in the unitary desegregation plan for Tucson Unified School District.
While subject to interpretation, most of the draft plan was favorable
towards the work of the former Mexican American Studies department. The
draft plan called for the expansion of culturally relevant Latino and
African American classes, virtually into all levels of K-12 within TUSD.
It also calls for transparency of the Federal desegregation monies,
allotted to remedy the historically serenaded dis... more »
Syria: US "designating" terrorists to use down the road...
Penny at Penny for your thoughts - 15 hours ago
Spin from Washington.. Creating the next MEK?
I* would definitely call this prepping the story line for future narrative
creation. Ready when needed*
The Rise of Al Qaeda in Syria-
*Which nations aided the rise of NATO's Al Qaeda in Syria?*
President Barack Obama's administration is* **reportedly** * (*when and if
necessary)* planning to designate the Syrian jihadist group *Jabhat al-Nusra
* ("the Support Front") as a terrorist organization. The group, which was
first announced in late January 2012, has become a growing part of the
armed opposition due to its fighting prowess -- pe... more »
Read Stuff, You Should
Jonathan Bernstein at A plain blog about politics - 15 hours ago
Happy Birthday to Kenneth Branagh, 52. I believe I'm one of maybe half a
dozen people who liked his Love's Labour's Lost.
Good stuff? Right here:
1. For better inside-game reporting on Congress, by Brendan Nyhan.
2. Jared Bernstein on spending, revenues, and deficits.
3. Senate trivia! Also Senate history in general. Molly Redden talks to
official Senate historian Donald Ritchie.
4. And I could just link to everything Ta-Nehisi Coates writes. No one can
touch him. Here's one.
ten years too many: stop secret trials in canada
laura k at wmtc - 15 hours ago
Today, International Human Rights Day, marks ten years since Mohamed Harkat
was arrested under a so-called Security Certificate.
Security Certificates allow for arrests, prosecutions, and imprisonments *outside
the rule of law*. Those people caught in the Security Certificate trap can
be detained for indefinite periods of time, including years in solitary
confinement (an internationally recognized form of torture), without being
charged or granted access to the information used against them. They can be
deported to face imprisonment, torture or death after being labelled
terrorists.... more »
Daily Links, December 10, 2012
Michael Turton at The View from Taiwan - 15 hours ago
*The flower of a sensitive plant.*
*BLOGS*:
- Eyedoc strikes gold: the first appearance of the language term *Hoklo *in
the West*.*
- Global Voices on the Student Protests against Next Media
- Far Eastern Sweet Potato shows once again how China manages US policy
makers through the deployment of "anger" which is not a visceral reaction,
but calculated policy used to manage relations with foreign nations.
Taiwanese F-16 pilots had a chance to participate in realistic military
exercises with the US, but it was canceled by Washington policymakers
because --... more »
Is Rick Snyder Preparing For A Great Blue Resurgence In Michigan?
DownWithTyranny at DownWithTyranny! - 15 hours ago
The speaker in the clip above is a Michigan state Rep from Grand Rapids,
Brandon Dillon and, as you can see, Rep. Dillon is fuming about the House
Republicans jamming through Right to Work for Less legislation in the lame
duck session with no public input, no hearings, and no opportunity for
amendments. Republicans will lose 5 seats in the House in January-- and
this bill passed by 4. "That’s shameful," he told his Republican
colleagues. "That’s not democracy. This is where democracy goes to die
today. Because the majority in this state who lost 52% of the vote in state
House rac... more »
Health Benefits of Thyme: Medicinal Uses of a Favorite Herb by Susan Patterson
Stranger in a Strange Land at Stranger in a Strange Land - 15 hours ago
Health Benefits of Thyme: Medicinal Uses of a Favorite Herb
by Susan Patterson
Natural Society, 9 December 2012
*The aromatic thyme (Thymus Vulgaris) plant is a perennial and woody shrub
harnessing square stems and attractive flowers. A member of the mint
family, thyme is an herb that originates in the Mediterranean basin and has
a number of varieties, each with its own distinctive oil composition. Thyme
is a powerful herb, popular in aromatherapy – so it must be used with
caution and care. Do know, though, that the health benefits of thyme are
very real.*
**
Thymus vularis ct. li... more »
Things Fall Apart
Owen Gray at Northern Reflections - 15 hours ago
Not all Conservative MP's agreed with Stephen Harper on the Nexan Energy
deal. James Bazan wrote to one of his constituents in Manitoba:
“I would like to note that I am strongly opposed to this deal, and I have
raised my concerns directly with cabinet as well as with the prime
minister. As I have stated to my colleagues in cabinet, due to China’s
dismal record on human rights and freedoms, I take particular exception to
allowing a state-owned company from China to purchase a Canadian company.
The Communist Chinese government continues to fail to grant even the most
basic of human... more »
in memoriam 832F
laura k at wmtc - 15 hours ago
Tragic. Criminal. Completely unnecessary. The alpha female known as 832F is
dead. She was murdered.
Yellowstone National Park’s best-known wolf, beloved by many tourists and
valued by scientists who tracked its movements, was shot and killed on
Thursday outside the park’s boundaries, Wyoming wildlife officials reported.
The wolf, known as 832F to researchers, was the alpha female of the park’s
highly visible Lamar Canyon pack and had become so well known that some
wildlife watchers referred to her as a “rock star.” The animal had been a
tourist favorite for most of the past six yea... more »
The EU's "peace prize" sparks protest
Penny at Penny for your thoughts - 15 hours ago
I find myself a bit short of time. Bare with me, please?
The EU's "peace prize" sparks protest, for the obvious reason that it is as
much a farce as Obomba's peace prize
Around 1,000 people have marched through Oslo to protest against the award
of the Nobel Peace Prize to the European Union.
Fifty organisations held the torch-lit march on the eve of the award.
*They say the EU is "undemocratic" and maintains a large military even
during an economic downturn.*
A similar protest was also held outside the offices of the European
Parliament in Dublin this evening.
Of course it is ... more »
That Whole F-35 Thing
thwap at thwap's schoolyard - 15 hours ago
Okay, help me out here people. What's going on? It looks like the KPMG
audit is forcing the harpercon regime to "rethink" its commitment to the
F-35 fighter. Seems, just like everybody said, that this was really a $40
billion (plus) expenditure and not the $15 billion it was first touted as.
So what? So what if it's $40 billion? Why is that supposed to matter to the
harpercons? (This is where I need your help in explaining things to me.) If
bloggers and the Parliamentary Budget Officer and others, knew this,
presumably the government and its advisers knew this. Right? And, aren't
t... more »
Armed Robbery: Boys Aged 7 And 11 Detained
Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 16 hours ago
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