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Pressing Need for Reform in Mineral Extraction Laws
Majia's Blog at Majia's Blog - 15 minutes ago
Many US mining laws are over 100 years old. They allow miners and energy
companies to extract wealth while pushing the environmental and health
externalities of their operations onto government, local populations,
and
future generations.
Mining firm profits from public lands remain a mystery, new GAO study
shows.
The Washington Post. By Juliet Eilperin, Published: December 11
http://www.washingtonpost.com/national/health-science/mining-firm-profits-from-public-lands-remain-a-mystery-new-gao-study-shows/2012/12/11/c3416110-43c1-11e2-8061-253bccfc7532_story.html?wpisrc=nl_headlines[Exc... more »
Ducks Everywhere
Daniel Nexon at Duck of Minerva - 18 minutes ago
The Onion reports on a story of profound importance to readers of this
blog. Well, go read!
4.54 Million Koreans Live Alone
Matt at The Coming Crisis - 22 minutes ago
One in every four households in Korea consists of just one person,
according to Statistics Korea on Tuesday. The number of single-person
households now amounts to 4.54 million, or 25.3 percent of the total
households.
In 2000, they made up only 15.5 percent of the total, but that had
increased to 23.9 percent by 2010.
"An aging population, nuclear families and a growing tendency to defer
marriage have all caused the number of single-person households to surge,"
a Statistics Korea spokesman said. That means the number of widows,
widowers and unmarried people have all increased.
ht... more »
IDF to begin giving its medics chemical weapons antidote
Matt at The Coming Crisis - 23 minutes ago
The IDF has acquired tens of thousands of doses of a drug used to combat
nerve agent chemical poisoning and will distribute them to all combat
medics in the coming months, according to a report in the new issue of the
army’s Bamahane weekly magazine.
The drug, diazepam, is an anti-convulsant, halting seizures caused by nerve
agents such as VX and sarin. Until now, the IDF supplied all medics with
atropine, a drug that counters attacks on the respiratory system, but
diazepam, which protects the central nervous system, was available only in
intravenous form and was distributed only t... more »
The mobile telephone was envisaged in 1906
Not a sheep at Not a sheep - 24 minutes ago
Charles E. Alden was a visionary with his 'telephone for your vest pocket'
Why Do We Keep Whining About Kabul Corruption?
The Mound of Sound at The Disaffected Lib - 25 minutes ago
Yes, Afghanistan is, next to Somalia, the most corrupt nation in the
world. So, what else is new?
Now that we're coming to grips with the reality that our military
adventures in Afghanistan have been for naught, we seem to have taken up
Afghan corruption as a diversion.
*The Christian Science Monitor* points out that aid money continues to fly
out of Kabul airport about as fast as it flies in. What? Afghan leaders
are pocketing all that aid money we send in to help their people? Well
that's certainly a surprise. When did this start? Oh, when we started
sending aid to Afg... more »
Reunified Korea 'Would Distance Itself from U.S.' (Not the least bit surprising)
Matt at The Coming Crisis - 27 minutes ago
A U.S. intelligence report predicts that in 2030 a reunified Korea will try
to free itself from U.S. influence. The National Intelligence Council under
the U.S. Office of the Director of National Intelligence made the forecast
in a report titled "Global Trends 2030."
The report forecasts that Northeast Asian countries will be economically
more dependent on China but continue to rely on the U.S. for security. It
said China rather than the U.S. is now the biggest trading partner of
Australia, India, Japan and Korea, but predicted they will maintain
security alliances with Washington a... more »
US recognizes NATO Council in Cairo as 'representing' Syria
Penny at Penny for your thoughts - 33 minutes ago
Not that the council really does represent the Syrian people.
The Council represents the interests of multinational corporations,
bankers,the war machine and certain nations in the middle east. The
gullible masses, particularly in the 'free' west, are supposed to
*believe*it is so. Simply on the basis that the NATO nations along with
their GCC
partners and Israel dictate it.
It has been reported that the US has ‘recognized’ the NATO/Muslim
Brotherhood monstrosity, resident in Cairo, Egypt. It was only a matter
of
time.
*This of course means nothing but tyranny to the Syrian people.... more »
Cable pratfalls: Union official talks around Ezra!
bob somerby at the daily howler - 35 minutes ago
*WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 12, 2012*
*Dean bungles age of the earth:* Michigan became a “right-to-work” state in
record time this week. In our view, the procedural con game performed by
Governor Snyder extends a continuing sad decline in the integrity of our
democratic procedures.
That said, our side can perform rather poorly too. Last night, we were
struck by one part of Ezra Klein’s interview with a Michigan labor official.
Ezra was guest-hosting for Rachel. After describing what happened in
Michigan, he introduced “Mary Kay Henry, president of the Service Employees
International Union... more »
Pesticides A Risks to Us ALL
Majia's Blog at Majia's Blog - 45 minutes ago
Pesticides: Now More Than Ever by Mark Bittman The New York Times
12/11/2012
http://opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/12/11/pesticides-now-more-than-ever/?nl=todaysheadlines&emc=edit_th_20121212
Excerpted: recent studies showing that routine, casual, continuing — what
you might call chronic — exposure to pesticides is damaging not only to
flora but to all creatures, including the one that habitually considers
itself above it all: us. a statement by the American Association of
Pediatrics — not exactly a radical organization — warning parents of the
dangers of pesticide and recommend... more »
Wednesday Morning Linkage Riffing
Daniel Nexon at Duck of Minerva - 55 minutes ago
I stayed up too late last night drinking cheap Scotch and playing
Borderlands 2. Then I accidentally snagged the wife’s computer — she’s
somewhere that has a high of -40° today — but, thanks to the wonders of
multiple-user operating systems and Dropbox, I think I’ll get some work
today. Anyway…. I know that the
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Rock and Roll Hall Of Fame
Southern Man at Southern Man - 1 hour ago
Well, it's about time - the mighty Canadian progressive-rock trio Rush has
finally - *finally!* - been inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
And announced on 12/12/2012, which isn't *quite* Rush Day but it's close
enough.
Also, Heart. It's about time the girls got their due as well.
Southern Man's musical tastes have varied over the years, but those two
have been in his top-ten list since - well, high school. He saw Heart on
their very first solo national tour, way back in the day; they put on an
absolutely terrific show and were so overwhelmed by the enthusiasm of our
So... more »
Emily Whitehead: The cancer girl cured by the HIV virus: Seven-year-old makes extraordinary recovery after U.S. doctors re-wire her immune system to destroy leukaemia cells
Matt at The Coming Crisis - 1 hour ago
In
April this year, Emily Whitehead's family had almost given up hope.
The brave six-year-old had been fighting leukaemia for two years, only
to
relapse for a second time during intensive chemotherapy treatment in
February.
Doctors had exhausted all the traditional treatments as Emily could not
remain in remission for long enough to attempt a bone marrow transplant.
So
her desperate parents, Kari and Tom, started looking at more radical
options.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-2246312/Girl-7-beats-leukaemia-revolutionary-treatment-using-HIV-virus-wire-immune-system.html
Interview with WHCL
AMERICAN KABUKI at American Kabuki - 1 hour ago
The interview today on WHCL was recorded rather than live. So it might not
be available until next week. We covered Daniels paper on timelines,
geoengineering and chemtrails.
We had some difficulties at first as someone cut the telephone cord in the
radio station. Pete stripped the wires and reconnected them by hand and we
were able to do the interview.
I think the interview might not be available until next week, he'll
probably edit it first. I had to take a break for a moment as I thought I
was going to get sick to my stomach. I don't think that was nerves but it
was earl... more »
Navajo Janene Yazzie: Solidarity with Palestine
brendanorrell@gmail.com at CENSORED NEWS - 1 hour ago
Photo
Calvin Johnson, Navajo
Navajo explains why the toxic Navajo president doesn't need to go to
Israel to learn how to use chemicals to grow food
By Janene Yazzie
Censored News
http://www.bsnorrell.blogspot.com
It should not shock or surprise us that our Navajo Nation President Ben
Shelly has taken an unexpected trip to visit Israel, a government that
has committed itself to carrying out
Keep Those Wages Down
Owen Gray at Northern Reflections - 1 hour ago
When all the rhetoric has cooled, Tom Walkom writes in today's *Toronto Star
*, it should be clear that the Chinese government and the Harper
government share the same objective:
The real problem with China’s Communists is not that they’re unusually wily
but that, like the Harper Conservatives, they want to keep workers’ wages
down.
If Ottawa were truly worried about the effect of Chinese investment on the
lives of real people, it never would have allowed one Chinese-controlled
firm to import 200 low-wage “temporary” coal miners into B.C. instead of
employing Canadians.
The jo... more »
Tough questions for U.K. prime minister Cameron as his ‘greenest government’ vow crumbles
Jim at Desdemona Despair - 1 hour ago
[image: U.K. prime minister David Cameron has allowed other voices in the
government, notably his chancellor, George Osborne, dominate on
environmental issues. Ray Tang / Rex Features]
By Nick Molho and Keith Allott
11 December 2012
(guardian.co.uk) – The prime minister promised to lead the "greenest
government ever" when he won the 2010 election. Since then he has been
silent on the climate and energy agenda, allowing other voices in his
government to dominate. Today he will face tough questions from MPs on the
Liaison Committee about the slide away from his green promise.
The... more »
Drought and economy plague U.S. sheep farmers
Jim at Desdemona Despair - 1 hour ago
[image: Lambs at the Mountain View Lamb Feeders feedlot in Eaton, Colorado.
Many ranchers are cutting their flocks and selling at a loss, due to the
ongoing, ruinous drought and anti-competitive prive manipulation. Matthew
Staver for The New York Times]
By JACK HEALY
10 December 2012
SEVERANCE, Colorado (The New York Times) – Since he was a boy in western
Colorado, John Bartmann seemed destined to become a sheep man. He raised
lambs with the local 4-H club and sheared them for elderly German farmers.
His office is lined with paintings of sheep and a plaque honoring him for
“prom... more »
BUDGET BABEL: Babel concerning what adds to the deficit!
bob somerby at the daily howler - 1 hour ago
*WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 12, 2012*
*Interlude—What Durbin said:* Social Security has existed for a long
time—and journalists still don’t know how to discuss it.
As a case in point, consider what Glenn Kessler said.
Let’s say it again—we’re not trying to single out Kessler. As recently as
September 2000, we publicly judged that he might even be “The Man.” And his
recent difficulty with Social Security is hardly unique to him.
That said, Kessler had a very hard time explaining Social Security in a
recent piece in the Washington Post. To show you had bad this project can
get, consider th... more »
8 companies ordered to stop illegal labor practice at Fukushima nuclear plant – ‘We knew it was illegal, but we had no other choice to secure profits’
Jim at Desdemona Despair - 1 hour ago
[image: Companies in radiation dose cover-up at Fukushima nuclear plant.
Access Aomori, a construction company in Aomori Prefecture, ordered workers
to cover their dosimeters with lead plates to keep radiation dose readings
artificially low. Access Aomori also violated labor laws by engaging in a
practice known as disguised contracting. Asahi Shimbun]By TOSHIO TADA
10 December 2012
(Asahi Shimbun) – The government will order eight companies to end an
illegal dispatch arrangement that allowed a subcontractor to instruct
workers to labor under dangerous conditions at the stricken Fu... more »
Heather Sticks Her Bitumen Boot Up Harper's Backside
The Mound of Sound at The Disaffected Lib - 2 hours ago
It's gradually setting in. Harper's capitulation to China's Communist
rulers on Nexen is an admission of how much trouble the Tar Sands are
really in. The *Toronto Star's *Heather Mallick wades into the Bully
Boy's blunder on Nexen.
*Harper couldn’t say no to China because he wants quick money for a
tarsands industry that’s starting to look weak and because he’s an
ideologue who thinks all business deals are good ones. Are the markets
happy? Gosh, yes. Are Canadians of all political stripes pleased by
increased foreign ownership of Alberta’s precious innards? Irrelevant.*
*Har... more »
Jordan Page - Liberty Tour 2013
Stranger in a Strange Land at Stranger in a Strange Land - 2 hours ago
5 December 2012
*http://www.libertytour.org/*
Music has always been an instrumental force in shaping and defining
culture, showing us who we are and who we wish to be. In uncertain times
such as these, when our country is caught up in multiple armed conflicts
around the world, when our economy teeters on the edge of a knife, and the
citizenry is clearly divided about how we wish our society to proceed, it
becomes necessary for voices of conscience in the arts to reflect our
better nature that we may evolve and be better to each other. Nowhere is
understanding and perspective mo... more »
What’s the purpose of Higher Education?
martin-j at tamplins entire - 2 hours ago
One term in, and those working in Higher Education are doubtless feeling
the initial effects of the cancellation of the university block grant, and
hiking of tuition fees.
For the uninitiated, the block grant was what the government used to pay to
universities, in large part, to subsidise tuition fees for UK and EU
students. With its cancellation, this year’s fees have taken quite a leap.
Roughly speaking, if you began your degree in September 2011 you will
probably be paying around £3,500 this year for tuition. But anyone who
started September just gone will be paying £9,000 – not... more »
Harper's Assault on Canadian Labour Continues
The Mound of Sound at The Disaffected Lib - 2 hours ago
Whether we like to accept it or not, organized labour was instrumental to
the evolution of Canada's middle class. Yet, since he came to power,
Steve Harper has relentlessly worked to undermine organized labour and he's nowhere
near finished.
UN Web Broadcast on Cholera (from CHAN/Roger Annis)
John Carroll at Dying in Haiti - 2 hours ago
December
11, 2012
Today at the United Nations in New York City was the launch of "The
Secretary-General’s Initiative for the Elimination of Cholera in Haiti."
You can watch the 18-minute announcement on UN Web TV, consisting of
remarks by UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon, Haiti Prime Minister
Laurent
Lamothe, and the minister of health of the Dominican Republic (there is
silence until the three-minute mark of the broadcast):
http://webtv.un.org/meetings-events/watch/secretary-general%E2%80%99s-initiative-for-the-elimination-of-cholera-in-haiti/2028857245001
The
Secretary-General said... more »
HSBC-- Too Big To Jail
DownWithTyranny at DownWithTyranny! - 2 hours ago
Doug Flint, Stuart Gulliver, Vincent Cheng, Sandy Flockhart, Iain Mackay
will not be wearing orange jumpsuits & meeting a guy named Bruce with 2
fang tattoos
We've been reading for years now about how HSBC-- the world's third largest
bank-- has been guilty of systemic money laundering for Mexican drug lords,
of working to help finance Middle East terrorist organizations and of
teaching first Iraqi and then Iranian bankers how to circumvent American
Trading With the Enemy statutes. They've been under investigation for a
long time here and Tuesday a settlement was announced that inclu... more »
Social Networking = Privacy Confiscation
The Mound of Sound at The Disaffected Lib - 2 hours ago
Surely you had to know that posting all that personal information online
would eventually lead to its confiscation. Information is knowledge;
knowledge is power; power is valuable, marketable and highly lucrative.
I am admittedly and hopelessly backward on this social media stuff. I have
a Facebook page but it serves as a repository for photo albums of
motorcycle trips down the Pacific coast and the Baja peninsula. I haven't
updated it in years and tend to forget it exists.
My daughters, however, play their lives out on Facebook and Instagram,
etc. I only go there when they ... more »
What’s the purpose of Higher Education?
martin-j at tamplins entire - 2 hours ago
One term in, and those working in Higher Education are doubtless feeling
the initial effects of the cancellation of the university block grant, and
hiking of tuition fees.
For the uninitiated, the block grant was what the government used to pay to
universities, in large part, to subsidise tuition fees for UK and EU
students. With its cancellation, this year’s fees have taken quite a leap.
Roughly speaking, if you began your degree in September 2011 you will
probably be paying around £3,500 this year for tuition. But anyone who
started September just gone will be paying £9,000 – n... more »
a great date
laura k at wmtc - 2 hours ago
It's 12.12.12! To all my fellow obsessives, enjoy the day!
Open War? Obama backs Syria rebels 'infiltrated with terrorists'
Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 2 hours ago
WotW: Bargain Shop the Easy Way with Hukkster
Seth R. Hawkins at Housewife Eclectic - 2 hours ago
Hey, have you heard about this cool site called Pinterest? Of course you
have. Pinterest is a great site for finding new crafts, fashion styles,
trendy quotes, women with abs of steel and desserts that make you gain
weight just by looking at them. One of the best things about Pinterest is
the Pin It bookmarklet.
Recently, I discovered another site that makes extensive use of a
bookmarklet, and is quite similar to Pinterest, except it's for
shopping. Got your attention?
Let's sweeten it. Not only is this a site for shopping, but it's designed
to help you find the best deal for onlin... more »
Big Brother Buses: Eavesdropping devices put on US public transport
Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 2 hours ago
After the Fiscal Cliff - The Joe Stiglitz Recipe for American Recovery
The Mound of Sound at The Disaffected Lib - 2 hours ago
In a recent op-ed in *The Guardian*, Nobel laureate economist Joe Stiglitz
lays out his recipe for America's economic rehabilitation.
".*..here is what Americans should hope for: a strong "jobs" bill – based
on investments in education, health care, technology, and infrastructure –
that would stimulate the economy, restore growth, reduce unemployment, and
generate tax revenues far in excess of its costs, thus improving the
country's fiscal position. They might also hope for a housing programme
that finally addresses America's foreclosure crisis.*
*A comprehensive programme to increa... more »
CCTV: Embarrassing accidents in train stations released by Network Rail
Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 2 hours ago
Read Stuff, You Should
Jonathan Bernstein at A plain blog about politics - 2 hours ago
Happy Birthday to Sheila E., 53.
And a bit of the good stuff:
1. Matt Yglesias David Weigel looks back at twenty years of Peterson
deficit hype.
2. Suzy Khimm profiles Barack Obama's Congressional liaison, Rob Nabors.
Nice story, and a typical career path for White House staff in the era of
the partisan presidency; Nabors had previously worked for Bill Clinton's
OMB and Dave Obey's Appropriations Committee, but not for Obama before his
presidency.
3. And a good look at Hillary Clinton's polling numbers over the years from
Nate Silver.
Euro zone factory output falls again, recovery far off
Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 3 hours ago
Euro zone factory output continued its steep fall in autumn this year,
underscoring the feeble domestic demand that risks prolonging the bloc's
recession.
Industrial production in the 17 countries sharing the euro fell 1.4 percent
in October after falling sharply percent in September, the EU's statistics
office Eurostat said on Wednesday. That was much worse than the modest
growth expected by economists in a Reuters poll.
http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/12/12/us-eurozone-production-idUSBRE8BB0GP20121212
U.N. nuclear agency "ready" to go to Iran's Parchin site
Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 3 hours ago
U.N. nuclear inspectors would be ready to go to Iran's disputed Parchin
military complex if the Islamic state were to allow it during talks in
Tehran later this week, a senior official said on Wednesday.
The U.N. International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) believes Iran has
conducted explosives tests with nuclear applications at Parchin, a
sprawling facility southeast of Tehran, and has repeatedly asked for access.
http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/12/12/us-iran-nuclear-parchin-idUSBRE8BB0OE20121212
With Germany on side, EU nears banking union deal
Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 3 hours ago
Germany signaled on Wednesday it was ready to back plans for the European
Central Bank to be made the chief supervisor of banks, raising the prospect
of a breakthrough on the European Union's most ambitious financial reform.
Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble told the German cabinet he was
"optimistic" about a deal ahead of a meeting of EU finance ministers in
Brussels on Wednesday, a German official said, speaking on condition of
anonymity.
http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/12/12/us-eu-banking-idUSBRE8BB00820121212
U.S. military to boost Philippines presence; China tells army to be prepared
Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 3 hours ago
U.S. and Philippine officials are expected to agree on an increase in the
number of U.S. military ships, aircraft and troops rotating through the
Philippines, Filipino officials said, as tensions simmer with China over
its maritime claims.
Though he made no direct reference to the territorial disputes, new Chinese
Communist Party chief Xi Jinping urged his military to prepare for a
struggle. He made the comments during his visit to a South China Sea fleet
ship in southern Guangdong province, but did not name any potential
aggressor.
http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/12/12/us-phil... more »
Antarctica team to drill in search for life two miles under ice
Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 3 hours ago
British scientists plan to start drilling in Antarctica totday in their
quest to discover whether life exists in a lake that's been isolated for
hundreds of thousands of years 3 kilometres (2 miles) below the ice.
The researchers will use a drill that pumps hot water at high pressure to
bore through the ice. After firing the boiler's burners Tuesday, they'll
begin test drills before drilling down to the lake by Sunday, said Chris
Hill, program manager at the British Antarctic Survey for the project at
Lake Ellsworth, near the center of the West Antarctic ice sheet.
http://www.indepe... more »
Egypt opposition says to vote "no" not boycott referendum
Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 3 hours ago
Egypt's main opposition coalition will push for a "no" vote in a referendum
this week on a constitution shaped by Islamists they oppose rather than
boycott, members of the group said on Wednesday.
"We will vote 'no'," opposition politician and former Arab League chief Amr
Moussa told Reuters. Another opposition figure also announced that the
group would push for a "no" vote.
http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/12/12/egypt-politics-attend-idUSL5E8NC8QG20121212
'Friends of Syria' Poised to Recognize Anti-Assad Rebels
Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 3 hours ago
Representatives of more than 100 countries and organizations gathered here
on Wednesday for a meeting of the so-called Friends of Syria ranged against
President Bashar al-Assad, and news reports said they would recognizea
newly-formed coalition seeking his overthrow.
The meeting began less than a day after President Obama said the United
States would join a handful of other Western and Arab countries in
recognizing the rebellious National Coalition of Syrian Revolutionary and
Opposition Forces as the country’s sole legitimate representative — a
diplomatic gambit that had been widely... more »
Dyson Allen Re-Arrested Over Four Fire Deaths
Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 3 hours ago
Detectives investigating a house fire in which four siblings died have
re-arrested a teenager on suspicion of murder.
Dyson Allen, 19, is being held for questioning over the blaze at a
converted bungalow in Freckleton, Lancashire.
The fire killed siblings 19-year-old Reece Smith, four-year-old twins Holly
and Ella Smith, and Jordan Smith, two.
Their mother, Michelle Smith, who has five other children, survived the
January 7 blaze.
http://news.sky.com/story/1024307/teenager-re-arrested-over-four-fire-deaths
M6 Tanker Fire: Nine Treated At Scene
Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 3 hours ago
The fire started about 9.30am (Image: Andrew Hawley)Firefighters were among
a group of people being treated at the scene of a chemical tanker fire that
closed the M6, north of Coventry.
West Midlands Ambulance said nine people, including the lorry driver, were
treated because they were overcome by chemical fumes after the tanker
caught fire about 9.30am.
A section of the motorway was closed in both directions and motorists
experienced long delays, the Highways Agency said.
http://news.sky.com/story/1024392/m6-tanker-fire-nine-treated-at-scene
Homer Should be Proud. Meet Sea Shepherd's Latest Addition, the Sam Simon
The Mound of Sound at The Disaffected Lib - 3 hours ago
Oh the Japanese must be furious over this one. The Japanese government
was tricked into selling the latest addition to the Sea Shepherd society's
anti-whaling fleet, the MV Sam Simon. The ship was acquired through an
intermediary with funds furnished by the co-creator of *The Simpsons, *Sam
Simon.
"Chasing Ice" Teaser
The Mound of Sound at The Disaffected Lib - 3 hours ago
*The Guardian* has posted this clip from the documentary, *Chasing Ice*.
It is astonishing, the largest iceberg calving event ever witnessed. 7.4
cubic kilometers of ice simply fell off the Ilulisat glacier in
Greenland. To play the clip, select "full screen" and try to get your
mind around the magnitude of what is actually recorded. Massive mountains
of ice plunging into the sea and then coming back up 600 feet high. It's
breathtaking.
Untitled
New Orleans Ladder at New Orleans Ladder - 3 hours ago
*Saints, unsatisfactory ending to bounty case*
*Chasing the Ghosts of BountyGate ~SaintsWin*
*FEMA chief: N.O. not forgotten* ~Also~FEMA chief says Sandy recovery won't
hurt Katrina rebuilding
*Agreement reached on consent decree to reform Orleans jail ~Tom Gogola, The
Lens *
*Architects who helped rebuild New Orleans teaming up with NJIT to
reconstruct Seaside Heights*
*Local French-speaking group works to keep its heritage**
*
It's time...
Not a sheep at Not a sheep - 4 hours ago
At 12 seconds after noon on today the time and date showed as 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!
Doomsday in 9 days
Luboš Motl at The Reference Frame - 5 hours ago
It's 12/12/12, 12:12:12 pm now, the Pope tweeted for the first time
12+12+12 minutes ago, and many people are worried about the doom that
arrives in 9 days from now.
NASA even recorded a special 6-minute monologue by astronomer David
Morrison that tries to disagree with the fearful predictions.
I am convinced that many people who get to this page aren't convinced. I
think that those should insure themselves against some kind of a cataclysm
– using the independent entity such as myself.
You may send a gift consisting of dozens or hundreds of dollars to my
PayPal account (see th... more »
BBC News - Netherlands 'halal homes' ignite religious row
Not a sheep at Not a sheep - 5 hours ago
Study the language the BBC reports uses to identify views of Muslims &
opponents of these 'modifications'. Pretty obvious which side the BBC is
on? I thought the BBC was meant to be unbiased...
http://m.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-20679558
Option C
Greg Mankiw at Greg Mankiw's Blog - 7 hours ago
In the negotiations over the fiscal cliff, many people think the House
Republicans are in a tough spot. The logic is that they have little
leverage, because they face only two choices:
A. Concede to most of the president's demands.
B. Take the economy over the cliff, and get blamed for it.
As a result, the logic goes, they will end up doing A, because B is so much
worse.
Keith Hennessey points out that there is also option C: Extend the tax
cuts, except at the top, for one year. Apparently (and I was not aware of
this), Senate Democrats passed a bill doing exactly this back in July... more »
Manhattan 'Hit' Suspect Caught On CCTV
Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 7 hours ago
The victim of a brazen ambush on a midtown Manhattan sidewalk may have
been lured there before the killing, police say.
New York City Police Commissioner Raymond Kelly said on Tuesday that
Brandon Lincoln Woodard was walking back and forth and checking his phone
for messages before a gunman walked up and shot him in the back of the head.
Mr Kelly said security video indicates the unidentified shooter had been
waiting in a car parked on the same block at least a half hour before the
gunfire erupted.
http://news.sky.com/story/1024103/manhattan-hit-suspect-caught-on-cctv
Two Americans who hoped to wage 'violent jihad' caught by FBI
Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 7 hours ago
Two Alabama men who federal investigators say wanted to wage violent jihad
overseas have been arrested in Georgia on terrorism charges, and one has
close ties to another man previously identified as an Islamic terror
leader, authorities said Tuesday.
Mohammad Abdul Rahman Abukhdair and Randy 'Rasheed' Wilson, both 25 and
from Mobile, were named in terrorism charges filed Monday, according to
Kenyen R. Brown, the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Alabama.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2246819/Two-American-men-hoped-wage-violent-jihad-apprehended-FBI.html
Warning: 3 Fast Food Ingredient Secrets by Lisa Garber
Stranger in a Strange Land at Stranger in a Strange Land - 7 hours ago
Source Of Picture: http://www.blairstovercooking.com/junk-food-dangers/
Warning: 3 Fast Food Ingredient Secretsby Lisa Garber
Natural Society, 12 December 2012
*While many of us live a largely sedentary lifestyle, the United States
remains a highly mobile society, addicted to the road and high-speed,
demanding daily schedules—hence, our addiction to fast food. The
convenience of this food, however, comes at a high price belying its
reputation as the food of the masses. The ingredients in these foods,
unfortunately, make the exchange little more than murder.*
Some Kidney Dam... more »
Mystery as series of UFO sightings reported in two U.S. cities within days of one another
Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 7 hours ago
A series of unidentified flying objects have been reported in the night
skies of at least two U.S. cities in the last week.
The collection of strange round lights recorded by mesmerized witnesses
show them flying in similar formation, most recently in San Francisco while
just days after spotted in New York.
'I wasn’t sure if at first if it was another Tequila hazed mirage, but
myself and a few bystanders were all in complete awe at the lights we saw
on Valencia,' Sunday morning's witness Enrique Barrios told Mission Mission
of the California sighting.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk... more »
DEMMINK; CHILD ABUSE; NARCOTICS; FORTUYN; DUTROUX; BERNHARD...
Anon at aangirfan - 7 hours ago
On 4 October 2012, the U.S. Helsinki Commission, an 'independent' U.S.
government agency, had a hearing entitled "Listening to Victims of Child
Sex Trafficking."
The commission Chairman Chris Smith testified that* Joris Demmink, former
secretary-general of the Dutch Ministry of Security and Justice, has been
accused by witnesses in Amsterdam and Turkey of sexually abusing boys aged
11-15.*
U.S. Representative Ted Poe, a member of the House Foreign Affairs
Committee, repeated claims that Demmink had used his influence to obstruct
investigations into his sexual tourism.
Demmink a... more »
U.S. military to increase presence in Philippines
Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 8 hours ago
U.S. and Philippine officials are expected to agree on an increase in the
number of U.S. military ships, aircraft and troops rotating through the
Philippines, Filipino officials said, as tensions simmer with China over
its maritime claims.
Senior U.S. and Philippine officials met on Wednesday in Manila to discuss
strengthening security and economic ties at a time of growing tension over
China's aggressive sovereignty claims over vast stretches of the disputed
South China Sea.
http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/12/12/us-philippines-usa-idUSBRE8BB0B220121212
U.S. military's secret mini-shuttle lifts off from Florida
Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 8 hours ago
Egyptians call on the president to resign while others urge Mursi to stay strong
Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 8 hours ago
Israel to withhold Palestinian funds until March
Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 8 hours ago
Israel will withhold tax revenues from Palestinian President Mahmoud
Abbas's administration until March at least in response to his statehood
campaign at the United Nations, Israel's foreign minister said.
Under interim peace deals, Israel collects some $100 million a month in
duties on behalf of the Palestinian Authority (PA) in the occupied West
Bank -- money that is badly needed to pay public sector salaries.
http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/12/12/us-palestinians-israel-funds-idUSBRE8BB09V20121212
4.5 Magnitude COSTA RICA - 12th December 2012
Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 8 hours ago
Magnitude
4.5
Date-Time
Wednesday, December 12, 2012 at 06:54:33 UTC
Wednesday, December 12, 2012 at 12:54:33 AM at epicenter
Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones
Location
10.072°N, 84.387°W
Depth
10.1 km (6.3 miles)
Region
COSTA RICA
Distances
3 km (1 miles) SSW of Naranjo, Costa Rica
4.5 Magnitude OFF THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN - 12th December 2012
Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 8 hours ago
Magnitude
4.5
Date-Time
Wednesday, December 12, 2012 at 06:41:08 UTC
Wednesday, December 12, 2012 at 03:41:08 PM at epicenter
Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones
Location
33.871°N, 141.218°E
Depth
66.4 km (41.3 miles)
Region
OFF THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
Distances
158 km (98 miles) NE of Hachijo-jima, Japan
North Korea Rapped Over Rocket Launch
Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 8 hours ago
North Korea has been widely condemned by the international community after
launching a long-range rocket.
The blast-off, which had been anticipated, has been viewed with suspicion
by critics who believe the country was carrying out a ballistic missile
test under cover.
The impoverished North has said it was simply delivering a weather
satellite to space and it declared the mission a success.
http://news.sky.com/story/1024177/north-korea-rapped-over-rocket-launch
Fog Travel Chaos: Heathrow Cancels 70 Flights
Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 8 hours ago
Freezing fog has descended on parts of the UK, forcing airports to cancel
flights - and more delays are expected.
Heathrow Airport says 70 flights due to take off on Wednesday have been
scrapped.
A spokesman said further cancellations were likely as adverse conditions
affecting large swathes of the country worsen.
http://news.sky.com/story/1024193/weather-fog-and-ice-hit-dozens-of-flights
Iceland Volcano Eruption Was a Chain Reaction
arclein at Terra Forming Terra - 8 hours ago
This time we actually got to see it all happening in its different phases.
One is left with a truly vast respect for the actual scale of what may
happen with a volcano and an understanding of how a volcano sequences
through the different chambers.
I suspect that we need to go check of a lot of volcanoes to determine if a
similar sequence is apparent in thee assays. This will provide us a pile of
new interpretive data. It certainly makes Mt St Helen look like a tame
volcano and also shows us that any volcano has serious potential to hugely
out perform historical norms.
A ... more »
Noah's Black Sea Flood Confirmed
arclein at Terra Forming Terra - 8 hours ago
This is good. It gives us a time line for the end of the Ice Age melt
itself. What this does infer is that the Ice melted from around 12900 BP to
7000 BP or over a span of 6000 years. This also means that all shore lines
stabilized around 5000 BC and any earlier coastal settlement was inundated
sooner or later.
The break though into the Black Sea was a last phase of the melt. This
appears to have been a catastrophic event although the appropriate
waterfall needs to be located if it has not.
The rest of the sea rise was generally rather slow. This allowed the
coasts to be... more »
Dr Oz Slags Organics
arclein at Terra Forming Terra - 8 hours ago
What is happening of course is that deeply entrenched interests are now
engaged in 'pushback' because the organic movement has gone from fringe to
mainstream and the economic premium is sufficient to convert farming
completely over to organic practices particularly since it has been shown
to be superior to current methods even in terms of general productivity
over a thirty years field study.
Of course parts of the organic crowd do take it over the top in efforts to
be heard. However, we can expect outright lying and scientific
misrepresentation to be the new order of th... more »
Biggest Black Hole
arclein at Terra Forming Terra - 8 hours ago
Six nearby unique galaxies makes no particular sense. Thus the conclusion
here is suspect also. The actual apparent mass may also be a relativistic
effect which can certainly ramp up observed mass.
So we have an interesting anomaly and the first explanation makes me
uncomfortable. Once one assumes relativistic effects, we can postulate
plausible scenarios that may even include several adjacent galaxies. It may
represent a natural transition phase of all galaxies and we have just
picked up the correct locale to observe it.
In the meantime the theorists are sent back to ... more »
Scenes from an Inquiry: No fireworks as Ron Liepert and Lynn Redford testify
david at Alberta Diary - 9 hours ago
Lynn Redford, the Alberta Premier’s sister, stars in Scenes from an
Inquiry, directed by Ingmar Bergman, or someone with a similarly Nordic
directorial touch. Below: Former Alberta health minister Ron Liepert
chooses his colour for a game of chess with retired justice John Vertes.
Actual inquiry participants may or may not be exactly as illustrated. ... more »
December 11, 1972
Jonathan Bernstein at A plain blog about politics - 9 hours ago
A fascinating conversation in the Oval Office, with the president, Bob
Haldeman, and John Ehrlichman. It begins with clear evidence that Nixon
knew all about the hush money; he's asking about the money found in Dorothy
Hunt's bag after the plane crash in which she died:
--
President Nixon: Do they have any reading yet from the traceability of that
$10,000 bag?
Haldeman. No. Dean spent most of the weekend on that, he said. [...] The
bills are still in the hands of the Chicago police, to be turned over to
Hunt apparently today [...] So until then, John doesn't know whether it's
tra... more »
Italian Arrest: Former economic development minister Claudio Scajola
AMERICAN KABUKI at American Kabuki - 10 hours ago
http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/business/italian-police-arrest-ex-finmeccanica-exec-investigate-former-minister-for-alleged-corruption-175397181.html
*Italian
police arrest ex-Finmeccanica exec, investigate former minister
for alleged corruption*
By: Colleen Barry, The Associated Press
Posted: 10/23/2012 8:14 AM
MILAN - Italian prosecutors are investigating a former Cabinet minister
and have ordered the arrest of a former sales manager for Finmeccanica
as
part of a corruption investigation into the state-controlled aerospace
and
engineering giant's international dealings.
Former... more »
San Quentin Six Declare Solidarity with CA Prisoners’ Agreement to End Hostilities
angola3news at Angola 3 News - 10 hours ago
The authors dedicate their essay to Marilyn Buck (1947-2010).
*San Quentin 6 Declare Solidarity with CA Prisoners’ Agreement to End
Hostilities*
*by Sundiata Tate, Bato Talamantez and Giappa Johnson – three of the San
Quentin 6*
(Reprinted in full by Angola 3 News. Watch the video of our April 6, 2012
event, featuring Bato Talamantez at the end)
We strongly support the statement issued by the Pelican Bay prison Short
Corridor Collective calling for the end of racial and factional hostilities
inside California prisons and in county jails. We believe that this along
with our struggl... more »
Silicon wafers: Why we need to move religion online
PM at Duck of Minerva - 10 hours ago
As one of the two great still-extant medieval institutions, the church
confronts the digital age with a mixture of trepidation and hope. Hope,
because congregations and ministers with online presence can build up new
types of community and remain in contact through a variety of media;
trepidation, because the church, like any incumbent industry, looks
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Labour to vote AGAINST 1% cap on rises in benefits, saying they should rise faster than wages
Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 10 hours ago
Labour is to vote against a cap on rises in benefits, imposed after
handouts soared at twice the rate of wages.
Shadow chancellor Ed Balls today revealed his party would oppose the 1 per
cent rise planned by the government for each of the next three years.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2246516/Labour-vote-AGAINST-1-cap-rises-benefits-saying-rise-faster-wages.html
Revealed: How George Osborne's sneaky tricks will cost every family £738 a year
Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 10 hours ago
Families will be left £738 a year worse off because of a cunning
sleight-of-hand in the way their benefits and tax bills are calculated.
They will find that their disposable income is slowly eaten away over the
years because of rises in the cost of living.
Chancellor George Osborne last week announced that many benefits claimed by
families, including child benefit, would rise by 1 per cent. He also gave a
1 per cent increase at the point at which workers pay higher rate tax of 40
per cent.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/money/news/article-2246726/REVEALED-How-George-Osbornes-sneaky-tri... more »
Decade that changed the face of the UK: 4million migrants settle here - and in London less than half of the population is white British
Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 11 hours ago
he National census of 2011 show 7.5million people who were born abroad
were
living here last year – of whom more than half have arrived since 2001.
Census officials said more than 70 per cent of the record rise in the
overall population over the past decade is produced by people who
migrated
into Britain.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2246689/Census-data-Decade-changed-face-UK-4million-migrants-settle--London-half-population-white-British.html
RoboCon : Poutine made easy
Alison at Creekside - 11 hours ago
Text : Glen McGregor and Stephen Maher
Presentation : Robert Cross
Ottawa Citizen
This excellent interactive visual has been around for a while but with 6
other ridings in court this week challenging election fraud, perhaps we
could use a refresher on just how devious was the trail of deception from
the diabolical Mr Poutine in Guelph. [h/t Toe at Bread 'n Roses]
Not mentioned in it is how undetermined staffers from the Con election
campaign in Guelph came to share a Racknine browser session with Mr.
Poutine at 2am on Election Day.
McMaher's liveblog of the day's proceedings here.... more »
Panetta says a threatened Syrian regime could turn to chemicals
Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 11 hours ago
Atlas 5 Rocket: Air Force's secret mini-shuttle blasts off
Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 11 hours ago
Image: A United Launch Alliance Atlas 5 rocket carrying the U.S. military's
X-37B spacecraft lifts off from launch complex 41 in Cape Canaveral,
Florida December 11, 2012.
Credit: Reuters/Scott Audette
An unmanned Atlas 5 rocket carrying a small robotic space shuttle lifted
off from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida on Tuesday for the
third flight in a classified military test program.
The 196-foot (60-meter) rocket blasted off at 1:03 p.m. ET (1603 GMT)
carrying the military's original X-37B experimental space plane, also known
as an Orbital Test Vehicle, or OTV.
http:/... more »
10 Steps to Finishing a PhD Thesis (or book) in 6 Months
Megan MacKenzie at Duck of Minerva - 11 hours ago
Most academics will admit to themselves and students that the majority of
dissertations and books are written in a 6 month block of time (the
remainder of the post focuses on a PhD process, but it can be easily
applied to book writing). I’m talking here about the WRITING process- not
the research, figuring out
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Facebook Helps FBI Snare $850m Cyber Gang
Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 11 hours ago
A criminal ring that infected 11 million computers around the world causing
more than $850m (£527m) in total losses has been snared by a team led by
the FBI and Facebook.
The Federal Bureau of Investigation worked alongside several international
agencies to arrest 10 people it claims infected computers with "Yahos"
malicious software, then stole credit card, bank and other personal
information.
Facebook's security team assisted the FBI after "Yahos" targeted its users
from 2010 to October 2012.
http://news.sky.com/story/1024203/facebook-helps-fbi-snare-850m-cyber-gang
UK gets set for battle to defend City from EU bank union
Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 11 hours ago
David Cameron and George Osborne will today begin a rearguard action to
stop the City of London's status as the world's leading financial centre
being threatened by plans for banking union inside the eurozone.
Although Britain will not join the banking union, the 17 countries in the
euro will form a powerful bloc which could determine rules for the
financial sector under the EU's single market. There are growing fears that
the 17 will favour Paris and Frankfurt at London's expense.
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/news/uk-gets-set-for-battle-to-defend-city-from-eu-bank-unio... more »
Will Progressive Congressmembers Stand Up To Obama And Boehner?
DownWithTyranny at DownWithTyranny! - 11 hours ago
There are a lot of good, solid progressives whose voting records and public
statements indicate they're not going to get behind the Grand Sellout of
American working families that Obama and Boehner are going to present as a *fait
acompli* is a couple weeks and then demand everyone vote for it to save us
from catastrophe. The half dozen most solid progressive voting records are
held by Judy Chu (D-CA), Raul Grijalva (D-AZ), Jan Schakowsky (D-IL), Jim
McGovern (D-MA), John Olver (D-MA) and Tammy Baldwin (D-WI). Their
ProgressivePunch Crucial Vote scores go from 96.80 (Chu) to 95.75 ... more »
Multiple structures on fire after gas line explodes in West Virginia
Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 11 hours ago
A major gas line has exploded in Sissonville, West Virginia, officials told
CNN.
Several structures in the area are on fire, Kanawha County Commission
President Kent Carper said.
Carper said it sounded “like a jet engine” as the fire raged. No injuries
were immediately reported.
The explosion has caused northbound I-77 at the Charleston split to be shut
down, West Virginia’s Department of Transportation reported on its Twitter
account.
http://fox43.com/2012/12/11/multiple-structures-on-fire-after-gas-line-explodes-in-west-virginia/#axzz2EoItQJZM
Mass Death of Livestock Keeps Sokoto Villagers Away From Meat, Nigeria
Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 11 hours ago
Over a week after the mysterious death of about 1,600 sheep in Tungan
Madugu village of Gwadabawa local government area of Sokoto State,
residents of the community say they are still afraid of eating meat.
"We did not buy meat within those days that the animals were dying and even
now, we are afraid of buying meat," one local resident told Daily Trust.
The animals, which were said to belong to Fulani nomads from Niger
Republic, reportedly died after drinking from an open well at Gidan Jihadi
viallge in neighbouring Kware local government area.
http://allafrica.com/stories/2012121010... more »
14 dead after bridge collapses in Mpumalanga, South Africa
Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 11 hours ago
Fourteen people died after a bridge collapsed on the R65 between Lothair
and Ermelo due to heavy rains, the Mpumalanga community safety department
said on Tuesday.
Spokesman Joseph Mabuza said three vehicles, one of them a taxi, were
involved in the accident.
"The bridge goes over a dam and it collapsed. The cars drove over the
collapsed bridge and were swept away by high volumes of water."
http://www.timeslive.co.za/local/2012/12/11/14-dead-after-bridge-collapses-in-mpumalanga
Tornado: Residents,firefighters pick up pieces after severe weather crushes community
Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 11 hours ago
ASCENSION PARISH, LA (FOX44)- The National Weather Service confirmed a EF1
tornado touched down in Ascension Parish.
Several homes and even a fire station were damaged. The area off Black
Bayou Road between LA 44 and Airline Highway got hit with strong winds
around 9 Monday morning.
Residents there are thankful no one was injured.
http://www.fox44.com/news/residentsfirefighters-pick-pieces-after-severe-weather-crushes-community
Man injured, workers evacuated after Prince Albert water treatment plan chemical spill, Canada
Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 11 hours ago
Several workers were evacuated and one man was taken to hospital Monday
following a chemical spill at the Prince Albert water treatment plant.
The spill happened around noon on Monday after an employee hit his head on
a pipe containing caustic soda. Caustic soda is used at the treatment plant
as a cleaning agent to change the pH level of water, said City Manager
Robert Cotterill.
http://www.leaderpost.com/news/Chemical+leak+contained+Prince+Albert+water+treatment/7677817/story.html
Landslide kills 1 gold miner, 21 missing in Sukabumi, Indonesia
Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 11 hours ago
Police say a landslide in Sukabumi, West Java, has killed at least one
miner collecting trace amounts of gold at the illegal mine.
West Java police spokesman Sr. Comr. Martinus Sitompul said Tuesday that
days of torrential rain triggered a landslide at the mountainous site in
Sukabumi late Monday.
Rescuers were searching for 21 others reported as missing. Four miners were
found alive.
http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2012/12/11/landslide-kills-1-gold-miner-21-missing-sukabumi.html
Belfast Protests: DUP MP Receives Death Threat
Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 11 hours ago
A second Northern Ireland MP has been told his life is in danger amid
increasing unrest over the decision to restrict the flying of the Union
flag on Belfast City Hall.
Jeffrey Donaldson, the Democratic Unionist MP for Lagan Valley, said the
police told him unnamed individuals had threatened to shoot him, his wife
and children.
http://news.sky.com/story/1023570/belfast-protests-dup-mp-receives-death-threat
Manuel Pardo Executed Over 1986 Killing Spree
Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 11 hours ago
A former police officer who murdered nine people during a 1986 crime spree
has been executed.
Manuel Pardo was pronounced dead at Florida State Prison about 16 minutes
after the lethal injection process began.
His lawyers had tried to block the execution by arguing that he was
mentally ill.
http://news.sky.com/story/1023599/vigilante-cop-executed-over-1986-killing-spree
Obama: US Recognises Syrian Opposition
Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 11 hours ago
President Barack Obama has said Syria's opposition is now the "legitimate
representative" of the country's people.
His comments in support of the newly formed Syrian Opposition Council mark
the most significant US intervention yet in the 20-month conflict.
"We have made a decision that the Syrian opposition is now inclusive
enough, is reflective and representative enough of the Syrian population
that we consider them the legitimate representative of the Syrian people,"
he said in an interview with American network ABC News.
http://news.sky.com/story/1024162/obama-us-recognises-syria... more »
Oregon Shopping Centre Shooting, 2 Killed
Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 11 hours ago
Two people have been killed by a gunman wearing body armour at a shopping
centre in Oregon.
Clackamas County Sheriff's spokesman James Rhodes, said: "I can confirm
that we believe at this point that there was one and only one shooter
involved and that shooter is deceased.
http://news.sky.com/story/1024168/two-killed-in-oregon-shopping-centre-shooting
"A Look to the Heavens"
noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 11 hours ago
“Stars are sometimes born in the midst of chaos. About 3 million years ago
in the nearby galaxy M33, a large cloud of gas spawned dense internal knots
which gravitationally collapsed to form stars. NGC 604 was so large,
however, it could form enough stars to make a globular cluster.
*Click image for larger size. *
Many young stars from this cloud are visible in the above image from the
Hubble Space Telescope, along with what is left of the initial gas cloud.
Some stars were so massive they have already evolved and exploded in a
supernova. The brightest stars that are left emit li... more »
North Korea's Long-Range Rocket 'A Success'
Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 11 hours ago
North Korea's defiant launch of a long-range rocket appears to have gone
according to plan, South Korea's military has said.
The blast-off, which had been anticipated, defies critics who have warned
the country wants to develop technology that would enable it to carry out a
nuclear strike.
The impoverished North has said it simply wanted to put a weather satellite
into space, rather than carry out suspected ballistic missile tests, and it
declared the mission a success.
http://news.sky.com/story/1024177/north-koreas-long-range-rocket-a-success
3.0 Magnitude Earthquake OKLAHOMA - 12th December 2012
Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 11 hours ago
Magnitude
3.0
Date-Time
Wednesday, December 12, 2012 at 03:30:21 UTC
Tuesday, December 11, 2012 at 09:30:21 PM at epicenter
Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones
Location
35.539°N, 96.286°W
Depth
14.6 km (9.1 miles)
Region
OKLAHOMA
Distances
11 km (6 miles) N of Okemah, Oklahoma
5.0 Magnitude Earthquake FIJI REGION - 12th December 2012
Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 11 hours ago
Magnitude
5.0
Date-Time
Wednesday, December 12, 2012 at 01:44:24 UTC
Wednesday, December 12, 2012 at 01:44:24 PM at epicenter
Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones
Location
19.603°S, 176.231°W
Depth
35 km (21.7 miles)
Region
FIJI REGION
Distances
198 km (123 miles) W of Pangai, Tonga
4.8 Magnitude Earthquake NEAR THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN - 12th December 2012
Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 11 hours ago
Magnitude
4.8
Date-Time
Wednesday, December 12, 2012 at 00:19:37 UTC
Wednesday, December 12, 2012 at 09:19:37 AM at epicenter
Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones
Location
37.004°N, 141.183°E
Depth
14.7 km (9.1 miles)
Region
NEAR THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
Distances
26 km (16 miles) ESE of Iwaki, Japan
4.8 Magnitude Earthquake IZU ISLANDS, JAPAN REGION - 11th December 2012
Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 12 hours ago
Magnitude
4.8
Date-Time
Tuesday, December 11, 2012 at 23:28:04 UTC
Wednesday, December 12, 2012 at 08:28:04 AM at epicenter
Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones
Location
30.672°N, 140.095°E
Depth
136 km (84.5 miles)
Region
IZU ISLANDS, JAPAN REGION
Distances
269 km (167 miles) S of Hachijo-jima, Japan
5.1 Magnitude Earthquake VANUATU - 11th December 2012
Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 12 hours ago
Magnitude
5.1
Date-Time
Tuesday, December 11, 2012 at 23:16:19 UTC
Wednesday, December 12, 2012 at 10:16:19 AM at epicenter
Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones
Location
18.990°S, 167.790°E
Depth
10 km (6.2 miles)
Region
VANUATU
Distances
149 km (92 miles) SSW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu
Signatures in support of raza Studies still needed
Roberto Rodriguez at Dr Cintli - 12 hours ago
The victories re Tucson's Raza Studies continue to pile on. Today, TUSD has
dropped opposition to the new desegregation plan which calls for the
expansion of Raza Studies into every school in the district. More updates
later but despite the victories, we still need signatures from educators
and scholars nationwide in support of Ethnic Studies in Arizona. Please
sign and circulate. Currently, there are over 4500 signatures. We need
5,000. Please go to: http://signon.org/sign/superintendent-huppenthal
Now, only Tom Horne, author of the anti-Ethnic Studies HB 2281, remains the
sole opp... more »
Astonishing Robot race to fix damaged Fukushima nuclear plant
Megaan at Current news updates, World current news - 12 hours ago
*An amazing radiation-resistant robot aimed at cleaning up the crippled
Fukushima nuclear power plant has unveiled by Japanese company Mitsubishi*.
In the same time other firms, among them Hitachi and Toshiba, have also
rolled out their own remote-controlled bots recently. Now there is a race
between the robots to fix damaged Fukushima nuclear plant.
In the 2011, the plant was damaged by the effect of earthquake and tsunami.
Robots are previouslyfunctioning inside the plant; however none has been
particularly designed for this kind of work. Toshiba says its robot has a
wireless ... more »
Bring Leonard Peltier Home in New York Dec. 14, 2012
brendanorrell@gmail.com at CENSORED NEWS - 12 hours ago
Fallow Land Rehabilitation Program in the news
Michael Turton at The View from Taiwan - 13 hours ago
Various media outlets (example, example) have been reporting for months on
the government's plan to revitalize fallow land...
From RTI:
"Of Taiwan's 460,000 acres of farmland, more than 30,000 acres have been
fallow for five years; 46,000 acres have been fallow for two years; 50,000
acres have been fallow for a year," said Chen.
The current system offers stipends to encourage land to go fallow. It was
implemented when Taiwan was preparing to join the WTO in 2002. The country
wanted to cut its own grain production at the time to allow an influx of
imported staple foods.
In other ... more »
In Shocking Rhetorical Gesture To Reality, U.S. To Declare Earth Revolves Around The Sun
Saman Mohammadi at The Excavator - 13 hours ago
In what is being viewed as a shocking gesture to reality by scientists,
Washington is preparing to inform its population that the Earth revolves
around the sun. This announcement is part of a much larger policy shift,
one that will see the United States of America come back to reality.
This policy shift may explain Washington's new position on the Syrian
situation. Washington's deranged foreign policy establishment recently
admitted that an al-Qaeda linked terrorist group is leading the Syrian
rebellion, which Washington has backed covertly since its inception. Read
more in this art... more »
US Recognizes Unelected Terrorists as Syrian "Representatives"
Land Destroyer at Land Destroyer - 13 hours ago
US admits Al Qaeda "amongst" Syrian rebels, recognizes them as the
"legitimate representative of the Syrian people."
The Syrian Army is fighting Al Qaeda. *December 12, 2012 *(LD) - As
expected, after a long pause of feigned "consideration," the US has
recognized the militants it has been arming, funding, aiding logistically
and supporting diplomatically since as early as 2007, as the "legitimate
representatives of the Syrian people," with the added caveat, "in
opposition to the Assad regime." The Wall Street Journal would report that
US President Barack Obama's announcement actual... more »
More Houses of Horror in New Jersey
Rocker at MSM Monitor - 13 hours ago
*Related: **New Jersey Houses of Horror*
"2 children stabbed while sleeping in N.J. home" Associated
Press, September 03, 2012
TRENTON, N.J. — A *sleeping 6-year-old boy* was *stabbed to death* inside a
bedroom of his southern New Jersey home early Sunday in an *unprovoked
attack* that also critically wounded his 12-year-old *sister, who was also
asleep in the room*, prosecutors said.
Two other children in the home were unharmed.
Camden County prosecutors said Dominick Andujor was pronounced dead at the
scene. His sister, whose throat was cut, remains hospitalized.
The girl, whose... more »
Maryland Mischief Kills Kids
Rocker at MSM Monitor - 13 hours ago
"Coal train derails in Md., kills 2 college students" by Alex Dominguez |
Associated Press, August 22, 2012
ELLICOTT CITY, Md. — A *train hauling coal derailed* on a bridge in this
city’s historic district, *killing two college students* who had been *drinking
together and hanging out on the tracks*. Nearly two dozen railroad cars
flipped over, including some that fell onto vehicles in a parking lot below
the bridge, officials said.
The students, both 19-year-old women, had posted photos and comments from
what appeared to be the bridge shortly before the train derailed around
mid... more »
Albert O. Hirschman (1915-2012)
Daniel Nexon at Duck of Minerva - 14 hours ago
If you haven’t heard yet, Albert O. Hirschman passed away today. Some good
discussion at Crooked Timber, including a link to a terrific piece by Rajiv
Sethi. Hirschman’s stature in the social sciences was of such magnitude
that, while still alive, the Social Science Research Council named a
lifetime achievement award after him. I don’t
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Progressive energy vs “sustainable” energy
Peter Cresswell at Not PC - 14 hours ago
[image: Ladies' I Love Fossil Fuels T-Shirt]We hear a lot from the likes of
Gareth Hughes—the energy spokesman opposed to energy—about so called
“sustainable energy.” As if one particular form of energy could be used and
generated perpetually, like the ancients’ dream of a perpetual motion
machine.
This is about as sensible as a belief in alchemy, but is one of two primary
reasons the likes of young Gareth is so violently opposed to oil. Alex
Epstein from the Center for Industrial Progress points out the very concept
of “sustainability”
is a relic of centuries when human beings ... more »
Media News....
Michael Turton at The View from Taiwan - 14 hours ago
The Committee to Protect Journalists has a blog post up on the Next Media
buyout:
A media buyout in Taiwan which would put independent news outlets critical
of China into the hands of a pro-Beijing media tycoon is cause for concern
for the island's press. Jimmy Lai, the outspoken mogul behind Hong
Kong-based Next Media and the Apple Daily tabloid, is selling his
unprofitable Taiwan holdings to a consortium including Tsai Eng-meng, whose
China Times Media group is supportive of China, according to local and
international news reports.
...showing how publicity about the effects of t... more »
"Christmas At War"
noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 14 hours ago
"Christmas at War" by Ava Lowery, done 6 years ago when she was 15 years
old.
This is what we, all of us, have done...and are still doing. - CP
"Ava Lowrey is a current student at NYU’s Tisch School of the Arts
studying film and television production. Since 2005, at age 15, Ava has
been using multimedia to connect with a larger audience. As creator of
PeaceTakesCourage.com, Ava has been featured in The New York Times, Rolling
Stone Magazine, CNN, and more. Her work for the website has been viewed by
millions and in 2009 she completed her first feature-length documentary
"Fall... more »
Walter Pincus wonders how Americans lost the will to pay for our wars
KenInNY at DownWithTyranny! - 14 hours ago
*The unholy troika -- Rumsfeld, Bush, Cheney:* *No, if they were on Death
Row where they belong, that wouldn't solve the debt problem they did so
much to create. But what if they and all their war-profiteering friends,
relations, and cronies were to voluntarily make restitution for all their
ill-gotten gains derived from the troika's crimes?*
*"The wars in Iraq and Afghanistan represented the first time that a U.S.
president did not seek new taxes to cover the fighting. Supported by a
GOP-led House and Senate from 2001 through 2006, and then just the GOP-run
House, Bush raised the ... more »
Chet Raymo, “Dewy-eyed”
noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 14 hours ago
*“Dewy-eyed”*
by Chet Raymo
“I believe I have mentioned before that many years ago, before I started
writing for the Boston Globe, I had a column in the college newspaper
called "Under a Skeptical Star." The phrase came from a line of the Scots
poet/scholar William MacNeile Dixon: "If there be a skeptical star I was
born under it, yet I have lived all my days in complete astonishment."
That was nearly half-a-century ago. I'm still astonished. Easily
astonished. I don't require magnificent vistas, frozen waterfalls,
spectacular sunsets. I don't need the Red Sea parted or Lazarus ... more »
Israel Seen Behind AP’s Iran ‘Nuclear Graph’ Hoax
Intercept at The Intercept - 14 hours ago
AntiWar
Jason Ditz
AP Refuses to Confirm, But Diplomats Suspect MossadA late November Associated
Press report by George Jahn revealed a “nuclear graph” allegedly from Iran
by way of an IAEA investigation, sparking a flurry of responses centering
on the graph’s incorrect math and leading experts to conclude it was an
amateurish hoax.
But who’s hoax? Western diplomats are pointing the finger squarely at
Israel’s Mossad spy agency, saying they believe that the leaks were part of
an effort to implicate an assassinated Iranian in a weapons program. The
diplomats also say Mossad is incr... more »
ALEC is To Blame!
2old2care at Because I Can - 14 hours ago
Everywhere we turn – we see the destruction and havoc that ALEC and ALEC
legislators are perpetrating on the USA. In every state – on every topic
–the fingerprint of ALEC is there - ALEC legislators armed with ALEC
“model legislation” can be directly related to the damage being done to our
society, to our people.
Below is a column written by the
former executive director of the Georgia Republican Party
worked for Paul Coverdell in the Georgia Senate
worked for state GOP
A former private school teac... more »
Freedom's just another word for nothing left to lose
Libby Spencer at The Impolitic - 15 hours ago
This was tweeted into my stream this afternoon:
One tough nerd: "I have signed the freedom to work bills into law." - Gov
Rick Snyder
And by freedom he means, the freedom to be worked to death for little pay,
few insufficient benefits and absolutely no job security in the name of
obscene corporate profits. And of course, the legislation is straight out
of the Koch-funded ALEC playbook. Practically verbatim.
So yes, as Teamster's president Jimmy Hoffa said on CNN, "This is just the
first round of a battle that's going to divide this state. We're going to
have a civil war."
As th... more »
12-12-12
Nonoy Oplas at Government and Taxes - 15 hours ago
Nice date today, 12-12-12, should be a once-in-a-century date.
Today, I composed this song, just for fun, to the tune of a famous
Christmas carol.
*12 days of Christmas*
On the ____ of Christmas, Government said to me:
1st – More taxes to pay public debts.
2nd – More borrowings, and
3rd – P2 trillion budget
4th – Health for the poor
5th – More sin taxes
6th – Fight climate change
7th – Cybercrime law
8th – More CCT
9th – More congress districts
10th – K-12 for students
11th – Condoms for the poor
12th – RH for mothers
Merry Christmas.
“Some Better Targets for the People Who Hate Government”
noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 15 hours ago
*“Some Better Targets for the People Who Hate Government”*
by Paul Buchheit
"One of the pleasures of a weekend away from the city is visiting with
people who express points of view that are different from my own. A lot of
them hate government. Their comments are sprinkled with colorful references
to taxes, waste, and socialism. Countering with facts and statistics
doesn’t seem to work. Instead, listening to their rants can be educational
for a progressive, because the anti-government sentiment highlights the
masterful job done by conservatives and the wealthy over the years, as t... more »
"The Real Problem With America: Morality"
noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 15 hours ago
*"The Real Problem With America: Morality"*
by Karl Denninger
"When you get down to it, the fiscal cliff, along with most of the rest of
the political "problems" we face in this nation, come down to one thing:
willful and intentional misconduct. That's a morality problem folks.
Let's put the record on the table, shall we? In 1980 total Federal Health
Spending was $55.3 billion. In 1990 it was $155.8 billion. That's about an
11% annualized increase. At that rate what is US Federal Spending for a 65
year old 30 years hence when he dies? $3,567 billion, or three times the
size of... more »
Egypt's Unfinished Revolution | Interview with Adel Iskander
Saman Mohammadi at The Excavator - 15 hours ago
Source: Breaking The Set.
Sheldan Nidle - December 11, 2012
AMERICAN KABUKI at American Kabuki - 15 hours ago
*
* *Sheldan Nidle - December 11, 2012*
4 Oc, 18 Yaxk'in, 9 Eb
Selamat Balik! We return! Your world continues on toward the moment of the
dissolution of the dark and the beginning of your new epoch. We daily
receive encouraging reports from our liaisons advising us that a timetable
set up a short while ago is on schedule to be manifested. Those who run the
many sacred secret societies on your world are busy moving several projects
toward the designated point where they can be materialized. Your reality's
alternate timelines are collapsing at a rate that leaves you on the single
... more »
Alex Jones Confronts The Feds on Their Turf
Saman Mohammadi at The Excavator - 16 hours ago
No government wants to hear the truth. In the video below, Alex Jones is
confronting the hijacked U.S. government with the truth, using peaceful and
educational means.
Sterling Silver Hockey Skates, Hypocrisy and Platitude
Grant G at The Straight Goods - 16 hours ago
We know how it feels but unfortunately condolences sympathy and
understanding words are way back on our list of describers and nasty
expletives we use in venting against our hockey void..
When Wall Street guzzled the world a few years back they also introduced to
us a few new words, derivatives, credit default swaps, maybe they weren`t
new words but who knew those benign terms translated into*..."Weapons of
mass destruction.....Too big to fail...."* *...*As outraged as people were,
especially those who saw their rrsp`s and pensions shrink or near vanish
the message was sent, pay ... more »
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