KANDAHAR, Afghanistan (June 13, 2010) — Afghan President Hamid Karzai attends a shura with hundreds of tribal and religious leaders in Kandahar, the core area of Taliban insurgency. The gathering highlighted the need for support of NATO-led forces in order to stabilize parts of the province. (U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Mark O’Donald/Released) (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
President Barack Obama and Iraqi President Jalal Talabani discuss the success of the U.S.-Iraq security agreement and the growing diplomatic ties between the two countries during a visit to Camp Victory, Iraq, April 7, 2009. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)10:30 pm MST
Seventeen dead in Mexican prison break attempt: media
Eleven inmates and seven guards were killed in a shootout during a prison
break attempt in northern Mexico on Tuesday, local media reported, citing a
statement from the security ministry in Durango state.
The inmates shot at guard towers in a jail in the city of Gomez Palacio as
they attempted to escape through a back wall and tunnel, and guards fired
back to contain the revolt, according to a statement attributed to the
ministry, which was posted on the Animal Politico website and cited by the
El Universal and Milenio newspapers.
http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/12/19/us-mexico-... more »
Israel green-lights 1,500 settler homes in east Jerusalem
srael gave the green light Monday for a plan denounced by Washington to
build 1,500 settler homes in annexed east Jerusalem, prompting the
Palestinians to warn they would seek a UN Security Council meeting on the
issue.
Interior ministry spokeswoman Efrat Orbach said the ministry's planning
committee had given developers the go ahead but told applicants to trim
their request to build 1,600 new housing units at Ramat Shlomo to 1,500 and
resubmit it "for final approval".
http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5gBZgRa-MMocp5lWlp00wYVzNxEzw?docId=CNG.c7a8eecead47605275b28d109... more »
Police in Quebec Arrest three men in the theft of 6 million lbs of MAPLE SYRUP
It was a culinary whodunit involving a daring heist, a golden bounty,
and
now, some allegedly sticky-fingered suspects.
Police in Quebec announced the arrest of three men in the theft of 6
million lbs. of maple syrup from a provincial warehouse, a haul
estimated
at $18-million and enough to smother a Himalayan mountain of waffles and
pancakes.
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/suspects-in-sticky-situation-after-police-make-arrests-in-quebec-maple-syrup-heist/article6508590/
France says Afghan officials to meet Taliban near Paris
France said on Sunday officials from the Afghan government, the Taliban
rebel movement and other factions would meet this week near Paris to
discuss the country's future as NATO troops prepare to pull out in 2014.
Speaking on RFI radio, Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius, whose country
withdrew the last of its combat troops from Afghanistan on Saturday, said
Afghan President Hamid Karzai had given his green light to the meeting.
http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/12/16/us-france-afghanistan-idUSBRE8BF0K320121216
Tau Ceti: 'Earth-Like' Planet Discovered By Scientists
Scientists have discovered a planet with conditions that could support life
- orbiting a sun that is visible to the naked eye.
The world is one of five thought to be circling Tau Ceti, a star 12 light
years away which is almost identical to the sun.
Astronomers estimate the Tau Ceti planets to be two to six times bigger
than Earth. And one of them, with five times the Earth's mass, lies in the
star's "habitable zone".
http://news.sky.com/story/1027310/earth-like-planet-discovered-by-scientists
More Schools Face Threats
The mass shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School that left 26 people dead
has put school officials nationwide on edge, with some locking down
campuses or calling for more police protection after real or perceived
threats.
In the last few days, Brooklyn middle-school students were locked inside
their school for about an hour after the principal reported gunshots fired
across the street.
In Ridgefield, Conn., about 20 miles from Sandy Hook, elementary-school
students riding a school bus were diverted to a middle school after reports
of a suspicious—possibly armed—man near their scho... more »
Iraqi President Is Said to Be in a Coma
Jalal Talabani, the president of Iraq, whose influence in mediating
disputes among the country’s many political factions has far outweighed the
limited powers of the office he occupies, suffered a stroke and was in
grave health on Tuesday in a Baghdad hospital.
Mr. Talabani’s illness cast a shadow over the Kurdish lands in the north
where he once fought a guerrilla war and where he now lives, and added a
new element of uncertainty to the country’s divided politics a year after
the departure of the American military left Iraq’s leaders to steer the
country’s shaky democracy on their ... more »
Russian warships head toward Syria
A group of Russian warships was en route to the Mediterranean Sea on
Tuesday with the possible mission to evacuate citizens of their nation from
Syria, the Russian news agency Interfax reported Tuesday.
The Baltic Fleet frigate Yaroslav Mudry and landing ships Kaliningrad and
Alexander Shabalin, accompanied by tanker Lena and a towboat, were heading
to Syria in an operation that "was prepared in certain haste and was kept
in grave secret,” a source in the Russian navy told Interfax.
The ships' exact location was not clear late Tuesday.
http://www.latimes.com/news/world/worldnow/la-f... more »
David Cameron warns of 'strategic imperative' to arm Syrian rebels
Speaking
in the House of Commons after securing an EU deal to review the
arms, Mr Cameron turned the fear that Western arms would "leak" into
al-Qaeda groups on its head.
Instead he said the Syrian revolution must be assisted to ensure that
al-Qaeda groups do not eclipse moderate factions. Syria could become an
al-Qaeda base if the crisis were prolonged, Whitehall officials said.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/middleeast/syria/9751487/David-Cameron-warns-of-strategic-imperative-to-arm-Syrian-rebels.html
Norovirus: Vomiting bug cases are up by 80 per cent
Almost 880,000 people could have been affected by an outbreak of the winter
vomiting bug, health officials said.
The number of laboratory-confirmed cases of norovirus is 83 per cent higher
than the same time last year, the Health Protection Agency said. The bug
has swept the country, leading to the closure of dozens of hospital wards.
It has also affected holidaymakers on two cruise ships.
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/norovirus-vomiting-bug-cases-are-up-by-80-per-cent-8424453.html
Lake Ellsworth: Drilling effort runs into trouble
A British attempt to search for life in an ancient lake beneath the
Antarctic ice-sheet has run into trouble.
The team has reported "a serious problem" with the main boiler used to heat
the water that powers a drill.
Work was halted on Saturday in what could prove to be a major blow to the
project to investigate sub-glacial Lake Ellsworth.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-20755450
India: 13 killed in roof crash at hospital under construction
Thirteen labourers were killed after a 1,200 sq.ft. roof-like structure of
an under-construction hospital building collapsed at Kesnand, near Wagholi,
off the Pune-Ahmednagar highway on Tuesday afternoon. The police and
fire-brigade retrieved all 13 bodies from the debris by evening.
Fifteen labourers were working on the RCC structure, which was being
constructed atop the fourth floor of the building, when it came crashing
down around 2.30 pm. Other construction workers called the police and the
fire-brigade.
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/13-killed-in-roof-crash-at-hosp... more »
Container ship blamed for oil spill in Aruba
ORANJESTAD, Aruba (AP) A container ship that brings essential products to
Aruba on a regular basis was blamed Tuesday for an oil spill in the Dutch
Caribbean island, according to authorities.
Ports Director Alfonso Boekhoudt said the spill occurred when crews tried
to empty the ship's ballast tank, which was filled with oil instead of
water. Authorities don't know how much oil was spilled, but Boekhoudt said
cleanup crews prevented the oil from reaching nearby beaches.
He said two cruise ships and other boats were affected by the spill that
occurred in the island's main harbor.
htt... more »
Christy Clark`s Jobs Agenda(Christy Clark `s werkgelegenheid worct)
UPDATED HERE.....Foreign temporary workers, Chinese owned mines,
resources being sold out from under our feet..The below post was about how
all these jobs have been promised, just like the F35 debacle, the
shipbuilding procurement carrot has been dangled since 2007 and not one
piece of steel has been cut...Stephen Treasonous Bastard Harper learned
this trick form Gordon Campbell, just keep promising jobs, especially
around elections...So BC is going to build $billions in new ice-breaking
ships, over 3 decades, yet....Yet not one goddamn job now, the new
"tentative" start building... more »
Sandy Hook Tragedy
My heart goes out to the families caught up in this horrible tragedy. As a
parent I can't imagine the grief these people are facing at this time at
the senseless crime.
I don't own a gun. That's been my choice in life. But I am not for taking
anyone's guns away. My father grew up on ranch and had pistols and shotguns
as a child, and handled them responsibly. They used them to protect
livestock from predators and to shoot birds for food. My father mined
lignite coal in the Dakota badlands as teenager during the summer, to heat
their family farmhouse during the cold Montana winter... more »
How worried should we be about the "fiscal cliff" negotiations? Bill Moyers talks to Bruce Bartlett and Yves Smith
*"Is the fiscal cliff just a metaphor or is it for real?"**After Bill
Moyers introduces us to the picturesque way he visualizes a "fiscal cliff,"
this is the question he poses to segment guests Bruce Bartlett and Yves
Smith.*
*by Ken*
We keep hearing reports about the ongoing negotiations between the
president and House Speaker "Sunny John" Boehner to arrive at a
"compromise" on the so-called "fiscal cliff." Sometimes they're making
progress, and sometimes they aren't, but it's tricky to separate the parts
of these accounts that are theatrical display and the parts that are
serio... more »
Thousands of ducks in Indonesia's Kediri die from H5N1 virus: official
A senior official overseeing animal husbandry in Indonesia's East Java
province confirmed Tuesday that the cause of the recent deaths of 11,000
ducks in the Kediri regency was avian influenza.
The confirmation came up after the regency administration received results
of examinations on bio molecular samples of the ducks taken last month. "We
knew the results after received results of examinations conducted by a
laboratory in Malang, East Java. Results from the other examination
conducted by a laboratory in Yogyakarta had not been released,"said Sri
Suparmi, head of Kediri regency an... more »
Flood Threat In Run-Up To Christmas
Forecasters have warned people to expect up to seven days of unsettled
conditions as a series of wet weather systems engulf the UK.
And pockets of England have been told to prepare for yet more flooding
after the Environment Agency issued another round of warnings.
Parts of England and Wales were brought to their knees last month when
flood water surged through streets and down roads, cutting off whole
communities and forcing dozens to flee their homes.
http://news.sky.com/story/1027269/weather-flood-threat-in-run-up-to-christmas
US Benghazi Report Slams 'Inadequate' Security, but blamed entirely on terrorists
An inquiry into the deadly September 11 attack in Libya that killed the US
ambassador and three other Americans has described security arrangements as
"grossly inadequate".
The independent panel blamed systematic management and leadership failures
at the State Department for the attack on the mission in Benghazi.
The report singled out the Bureau of Diplomatic Security and the Bureau of
Near East Affairs for criticism.
http://news.sky.com/story/1027330/us-benghazi-report-slams-inadequate-security
Plebgate: CCTV Casts Doubt On Police Account
Andrew Mitchell has gone on the attack over the row with police at the
gates of Downing Street that led to his resignation as Chief Whip after new
CCTV of the altercation emerged.
In the footage, which was obtained by Channel 4, the MP can be seen with
his bicycle talking to three officers by the main gate for around 20
seconds.
He then wheels it over to a side gate and exits through it.
http://news.sky.com/story/1027265/plebgate-cctv-casts-doubt-on-police-account
4.4 Magnitude Earthquake NORTHERN COLOMBIA - 19th December 2012
Magnitude
4.4
Date-Time
Wednesday, December 19, 2012 at 00:23:29 UTC
Tuesday, December 18, 2012 at 07:23:29 PM at epicenter
Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones
Location
6.833°N, 73.026°W
Depth
155.3 km (96.5 miles)
Region
NORTHERN COLOMBIA
Distances
15 km (9 miles) N of Aratoca, Colombia
4.8 Magnitude Earthquake VANUATU - 18th December 2012
Magnitude
4.8
Date-Time
Tuesday, December 18, 2012 at 23:56:55 UTC
Wednesday, December 19, 2012 at 10:56:55 AM at epicenter
Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones
Location
17.933°S, 168.442°E
Depth
131.3 km (81.6 miles)
Region
VANUATU
Distances
25 km (15 miles) SSE of Port-Vila, Vanuatu
4.9 Magnitude Earthquake NEAR SOUTH COAST OF NEW GUINEA, PAPUA NEW GUINEA - 18th December 2012
Magnitude
4.9
Date-Time
Tuesday, December 18, 2012 at 22:54:09 UTC
Wednesday, December 19, 2012 at 08:54:09 AM at epicenter
Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones
Location
7.250°S, 144.061°E
Depth
33.5 km (20.8 miles)
Region
NEAR SOUTH COAST OF NEW GUINEA, P.N.G.
Distances
107 km (66 miles) S of Ialibu, Papua New Guinea
4.3 Magnitude Earthquake QUEEN CHARLOTTE ISLANDS REGION - 18th December 2012
Magnitude
4.3
Date-Time
Tuesday, December 18, 2012 at 19:57:11 UTC
Tuesday, December 18, 2012 at 11:57:11 AM at epicenter
Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones
Location
52.374°N, 132.142°W
Depth
17.3 km (10.8 miles)
Region
QUEEN CHARLOTTE ISLANDS REGION
Distances
183 km (113 miles) S of Masset, Canada
Update by Sheldan Nidle for the Spiritual Hierarchy and the Galactic Federation 12/18/2012
Update by Sheldan Nidle for the Spiritual Hierarchy and the Galactic
Federation 12/18/2012
11 Caban, 5 Mol, 9 Eb
Dratzo! We return to report that much continues to happen on your world.
Those in charge of bringing in the changes are preparing for the
long-anticipated moment when this grand change will be given the celestial
green light. Until that point, these sacred secret allies are finishing up
any pertinent details that remain outstanding, under the watchful eyes of
both our liaison personnel and Agartha's. The dark cabalists are also
preparing in their own way for the ... more »
Important Economic News: The "Fiscal Cliff" Is A Diversion: The Derivatives Tsunami And The Dollar Bubble!
With all the news this last 5 days focused in on the shooting in Newtown,
Connecticut, it does appear that other news of importance has been put on
the sidelines, so to speak. One key issue that has been momentarily
forgotten is the so called "Fiscal Cliff" and the fear that we will be in
financial armageddon shortly after this Christmas season is over!
For this article, I want to present the latest work by Paul Craig Roberts,
through the website: Global Research, at www.globalresearch.ca. It is
entitled: "The "Fiscal Cliff" Is A Diversion: The Derivatives Tsunami And
The Dollar B... more »
IAEA to Set Up Base in Fukushima on Radiation Training: What is this about?
IAEA to set up base in Fukushima for nuclear accidents in Asia December 17,
2012. The Asahi Shimbun By JIN NISHIKAWA/ Staff Writer
http://ajw.asahi.com/article/0311disaster/fukushima/AJ201212170071 [Excerpted]
The International Atomic Energy Agency will establish a base in Fukushima
Prefecture to provide training and stock radiation counters and protective
equipment for possible nuclear disasters in Asia.
It will be the first such IAEA base outside Vienna...
...People from Japan and other countries will receive training at the
center for monitoring and measuring radiation contamin... more »
Jaws of the Snake
I have a new column up at The Breakthrough Institute in which I critique a
recent op-ed in the NYT by Erik Brynjolfsson and Andrew McAfee. Here is how
it starts:
Writing in the New York Times last week, Erik Brynjolfsson and Andrew
McAfee argue that “a wonderful ride” began to unravel in the late 1990s
when employment growth became “decoupled” from productivity growth.
Their contention is that something fundamental has changed in the economy
over the past decade, illustrated in the following graph by the increasing
gap between gains in productivity and employment, described omi... more »
Solutions: 3D Printing
*December 19, 2012* (Corbett Report)
*Published on Dec 17, 2012*
SHOW NOTES AND MP3: http://www.corbettreport.com/?p=6458
Episode 251
Ever dream of a future free from the shackles of mindless mass-produced
consumerism? A future of complete freedom, instantaneous manufacturing, and
self-designed made-to-order one-of-a-kind goods? With additive
manufacturing, that future is now. Join us today on The Corbett Report as
we explore the 3D printing revolution.
*....*
the black hole
You have lived a million lives
and when you die
you will be reborn
and live a million more.
NRA vs Gun Task Force (right after Columbine)
It appears that the NRA is going to start fighting back after a period of
mourning.
Inside sources note to GOP TV (Faux News) as noted:
Sources close to the issue had earlier alerted Fox News that the National
Rifle Association -- which has remained silent since Newtown, chiefly to
allow for a proper period for mourning -- would soon start to "push back"
against the gun-control lobby.
"If we're going to have a conversation, then let's have a comprehensive
conversation," said one industry source. "If we're going to talk about the
Second Amendment, then let's also talk about the Firs... more »
The Illuminati Rises: Enlightened Initiators of Change Practice Human Sacrifice To Mobilize Public Opinion For Gun Control
*The Illuminati Rises: Are They Enlightened Initiators of Change or
Devil-Worshipping Authoritarians? You Be The Judge. * *
*
Masters of enlightenment point to their ritual work in art and
architecture. Those who have eyes to see and believe that there is a
conspiracy at work are dismissed as crazy conspiracy theorists. But while
the conspiracy is real, some argue that the nature of the conspiracy is not
known.
Although there are no confessions from the conspirators, who value secrecy
and silence to fulfill the master plan, they speak symbolically through
films, music videos, p... more »
How Can A Bill About Asthma Inhalers Become Controversial In Congress? Here's How
Michael Burgess (R-TX), a couple of other corporate whores from his state
(Oily Joe Barton and John Carter), plus Joe Pitts and 2 of Congress' most
corrupt Blue Dogs (Matheson and Ross) introduced and passed something
called the Asthma Inhalers Relief Act of 2012 (H.R. 6190). Sounds like the
kind of thing that would sail through Congress 398-1, with only some
sociopath like Louie Gohmert voting no, right? Actually, the bill's name is
deceptive-- and the roll call was disjointed. It needed a two-thirds
majority to pass and it only got 229 votes (with 182 opposed), so it
failed. Bef... more »
Taiwan's Apocalypse 2012
Running around the net....
_______________________
[Taiwan] Don't miss the comments below! And check out my blog and its
sidebars for events, links to previous posts and picture posts, and scores
of links to other Taiwan blogs and forums! Delenda est, baby.
Updated: Article on Sorcha Faal at The 2012 Scenario
I periodically get articles forwarded to me that originate with Sorcha
Faal or David Booth. In my search a few years ago for information on
ascension and 2012 I ran into Sorcha Faal and came to the same conclusions
Sorcha Faal is a disinformation site and plants false stories onto the
Internet.
In the past when I fact checked the URLs Sorcha Faal gives, the web sites
pointed to often DO NOT support the premises Sorcha Faal makes. Its seems
they think everyone is an idiot and will not check the supporting evidence.
Bravo to Steve Beckow for posting this article:
http://the201... more »
Why was Job always cold in bed?
Because he had such miserable comforters
Lamar W. Hankins : A Humanist Response to the Newtown Killings
Photo
by Whitney Curtis / Getty / The Guardian.
A humanist responds
to the deaths at Newtown
As a matter of public policy, there is no justification for allowing the
widespread dispersal of semi-automatic weapons in the United States.
They have done great harm in our society and have done no good.
By Lamar W. Hankins / The Rag Blog / December 18, 2012
As a freethinking humanist, I do not see
Elsewhere: Recess, Roslin, EC
Yesterday at PP I said that Barack Obama should be using the leverage he
has to fight for exec branch nomination reform in the Senate -- he should
be threatening recess appointments, and make them if needed, until the
Senate goes to simple majority confirmation of those appointments.
At Greg's place, I responded to the latest article about the GOP scheme to
rig the electoral college by making my argument that it probably won't
really happen.
And today at PP I revived the Continuity of Government plan for
presidential succession, which I pretty much do every time there's an
excuse (... more »
Meta-tags, banners and links on an Internet website are relevant in considering the nature and character of the site
R. v. Smith, 2012 ONCA 892 deals with a specially nasty obscenity case. In
so doing the Court made a ruling that meta-tags, banners and links on an
Internet website are relevant in considering the overall context of the
site:
[14] The meta-tags, banners, and links to other websites were
admitted at the first trial. In *Smith I*, this court affirmed the trial
judge's ruling on this issue, saying at para. 62:
The trial judge did not err in admitting this evidence. The meta-tags,
banners and links on an Internet website are analogous to the dustcover and
preface to a book: th... more »
Animal Love In Action!
*Got this from "Nola" in Australia:*
A mother chimpanzee who lived in a zoo died recently and one of the zoo
employees took her baby chimp home to care for it. It never crossed his
mind that his dog, who had recently given birth would adopt the chimp and
raise it with her pups. Judging by the look on her face at times, she is
not quite sure why this particular offspring has hands to grab her with,
but all the same, this strange little “pup” which has joined her litter has
brought out in her - AND her real family - for all the world to see - a
portrait of exactly what u... more »
Connecticut Shootings What No One Dares Say
Last week 27 Americans were murdered in a shooting spree, 20 of those
killed were children. An enormous amount of attention is being focused on
this event, even to the point of having the president make emotional
speeches about it and visiting the families, and the story has been the top
story on the news not just in the United States, but all over the world.
Obviously this is an enormous tragedy for the families involved, however
there is something very important that's not being said here.
The obvious attack on the 2nd amendment may be the main topic on your mind,
but the problem ... more »
"A Look to the Heavens"
“Have you ever seen a sun pillar? When the air is cold and the Sun is
rising or setting, falling ice crystals can reflect sunlight and create an
unusual column of light. Ice sometimes forms flat, six-sided shaped
crystals as it falls from high-level clouds. Air resistance causes these
crystals to lie nearly flat much of the time as they flutter to the ground.
Sunlight reflects off crystals that are properly aligned, creating the
sun-pillar effect.
* Click image for larger size.*
In the above picture taken last week, a sun-pillar reflects light from a
Sun setting over Östersund, ... more »
Chet Raymo, “LEGO”
*“LEGO”*
by Chet Raymo
“OK, I'm a sucker for this sort of thing. Here is the cover for the
November 30 issue of Science . Eighty curious, colorful shapes that look
more or less like units of type from an old-style printing press where the
text was assembled letter by letter. In fact, if you look closely, you will
find the alphabet and numerical digits. Or a super-complicated LEGO set.
What is it? I you had asked me to guess, I would have been at a loss. As it
turns out, these are computer-generated schematic representations of 3-D
shapes built from a "LEGO" set of short strands... more »
"If You Caught A Glimpse..."
"If you caught a glimpse of your own death,
would that knowledge change the way you live the rest of your life?"
- Paco Ahlgren, "Discipline"
Defining Political Bloggers
It's roughly that time of year when list frenzy grips this blog, and 2012
is no exception. Very shortly - it might be this week, it might be next -
the traditional list of the top 100 tweeting bloggers for 2012 will be
published right here (you can reacquaint yourself with 2009 and 2010 hereand
here - I took a regretful break from blogging in 2011). No doubt many folk
will be checking it out to see where they fall in the pecking order.
Political social media-types are a vain lot and love to look at stuff about
themselves.
However, compiling the list isn't as straight forward as it... more »
“The Tree and The Man”
*“The Tree and The Man”*
by EarthRenewal
“Many years ago there was a tree and a man. They met in a forest one day.
They gazed at each other. The man fell in love with the tree and the tree
fell in love with the man. The man so admired the beautiful outstretched
branches of the tree- its youth- the vibrant leafs, the sweet sap, the
gentile swaying of her branches in the breeze. The tree felt at home with
the man- admired- finally known for who she is- a little less alone.
Years passed. The tree became less beautiful. Some of the branches were
barren. She began to lean over a bi... more »
The Daily "Near You?"
Jarrell, Texas, USA. Thanks for stopping by.
Michael Moore, Where Are You When We Need You?
Remember toward the end of *Bowling for Columbine* when Michael Moore
and several of the victims of the Columbine shooting lobbied for K-Mart to
cease their sale of bullets? We need him to do this to Wal-Mart and to tell
them to cease the sale of ammunition and *guns*.
As a result of the Newtown massacre in which 20 children aged 6 and 7
were killed as well as eight adults, Wal-Mart pulled the sale of the .223
M4 Bushmaster (aka the AR 15), the same gun that murdered most of if not
all those people. That was a good start but Wal-Mart still sells many other
rifles (includin... more »
Video: FSA Scum Kidnap Richard Engel & Other Journalists
*Update:* The journalists have been released.
FSA terrorists posing as a pro-government Shiite militia kidnap NBC
correspondent Richard Engel and other journalists. For more on this story,
read the Angry Arab's post, *"On the captors of Richard Engel: the plot
thickens."* He writes:
I looked at the video and it is so clearly a set up and the slogans are so
clearly fake and they intend to show that they were clearly Shi`ites and
that they are savages. If this one is believable, I am posing as a
dentist.
PPPS Of course, I am not saying that Engel was on this plot. I think that ... more »
"Stronger for It: Mending a Broken Heart"
*"Stronger for It: Mending a Broken Heart"*
by Madisyn Taylor, The DailyOM
"A heart that has been broken and seen pain, reveals within it, a crack
that allows more light in. Heartbreak happens to all of us and can wash
over us like a heavy rain. When experiencing a broken heart, our ethereal
selves are saturated with grief, and the overflow is channeled into the
physical body. Loss becomes a physical emptiness, and longing is transmuted
into a feeling that often cannot be put into words. Mending a broken heart
can seem a task so monumental that we dare not attempt it for fear of ... more »
Fear of being "committed" may have caused Connecticut madman, Adam Lanza, to snap
The gunman who slaughtered 20 children and six adults at a Connecticut
elementary school may have snapped because his mother was planning to
commit him to a psychiatric facility, according to a lifelong resident of
the area who was familiar with the killer’s family and several of the
victims’ families.
Adam Lanza, 20, targeted Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown after
killing his mother early Friday because he believed she loved the school
“more than she loved him,” said Joshua Flashman, 25, who grew up not far
from where the shooting took place. Flashman, a U.S. Marine, is the ... more »
Russia Sends Warships to Syria
Following up yet again. Earlier today we entertained the possibility that
the Patriot missiles positioned in Turkey have more to do with blocking a
retaliatory attack. Retaliatory attack only after Israel attacks Iran with
the help of NATO.
If you have not read that one..... go back and read it because it is very
relevant to this post *:Patriot Missiles in Turkey: Targetting Syria or
Iran?*
*The latest..... Russia sending Warships towards Syria for "possible"
evacuation*
Of course, evacuation is speculation. Highly unlikely the main stream media
knows why Russia is sending these sh... more »
Reagan: Soc Sec has Nothing to Do with Budget
Heard this on Thom Hartmann on the way home
Went and found it to share with you.
Reagan said, “Social Security, let’s lay it to rest once and for all…
Social security has nothing to do with the deficit. Social Security is
totally funded by the payroll tax levied on employer and employee. If you
reduce the outgo of Social Security, that money would not go into the
general fund or reduce the deficit. It would go into the Social Security
Trust Fund. So Social Security has nothing to do with balancing a budget or
raising or lowering the deficit.”
*The god of the Republicans have spoken... more »
Education Reform, 1844
An audio recording of this excerpt from "New England Reformers" by Ralph
Waldo Emerson (1844) read by Douglas Storm.
The same insatiable criticism may be traced in the efforts for the reform
of Education. The popular education has been taxed with a want of truth and
nature. It was complained that an education to things was not given. We are
students of words: we are shut up in schools, and colleges, and
recitation-rooms, for ten or fifteen years, and come out at last with a bag
of wind, a memory of words, and do not know a thing. We cannot use our
hands, or our legs, or our eyes, ... more »
Man Attempts to Open Fire on Crowd at Movie Theater, Armed Off-Duty Sheriff’s Deputy Drops Him With One Bullet
[image: Off Duty Sheriffs Deputy Shoots Man Attempting to Open Fire on
Crowd at San Antonia Movie Theater]
San Antonio Police stand guard near the Mayan 14 Theatres after an incident
Sunday night, Dec. 16, 2012.
With one shot, an off-duty sheriff’s deputy took down a gunman who
attempted to opened fire at a crowded movie theater lobby during a late
night showing of “The Hobbit” in San Antonio, WOAI reports.
Police say a gunman, identified as Jesus Manuel Garcia, chased patrons from
the nearby China Garden Restaurant into the lobby of the Santikos Mayan 14
movie theater at around 9 p.... more »
Moulding Young Minds: American Schools Preaching the Virtues of a War On Iran
Global Research
Patrick Henningsen
[image: school]I remember my history lessons in school. Among many things,
I can recall Patton’s march through France and the Battle of the Bulge, and
how we learned about the millions of deaths on, as well as off, the fields
of battle throughout history.
All in all, it was a tale of battles won and lost, and as was rightly put
by my junior high school teacher - *a tale of caution* for future
generations. But as young students, we were never taught to idiosyncrasies*
*of* ‘war-gaming’* a conflict in the future.
Nor can I recall getting lessons in... more »
Great Last-Minute Gift Ideas for Brainwashed Delusional Tools
*Is it a miracle, Holy Father? No, actually it's just
a plate of Grilled Cheesus (see No. 2 below).*
*by Noah*
You know whom I’m talking about. Republicans like to make a big deal about
gifts. They’re against them -- for others, that is. Repugs dwell on the
idea that someone they look down upon might be getting "something for
nothing," or even just something, even if it's a constitutional right like
voting or a chance to earn a scholarship. But we all know that for
Republicans, it's all about Me, Me, Me and Greed, Greed, Greed!
So if for some strange reason you have a Republican o... more »
Tuesday Late Afternoon Linkage
I’m now in a different time zone, although one rather less glamorous than
the one I left yesterday. On the other hand, with temperatures in the
mid-50s, it appears that my childhood home has decided to cease being part
of the mid-South and instead become part of the tropics. One consequence of
my not being
Continue reading
Obama Shed More Tears After Winning Election Than After Shooting Tragedy
Obama cries in front of his followers after beating Mitt Romney. Tears are
pouring out like a waterfall.
Obama can barely force a tear out after the shooting tragedy in Newtown,
Connecticut.
Conclusion: Obama cares more about winning an election than innocent dead
children falling victim to a madman. Proof: pictures speak louder than
words.
Arm and Train Teachers to Kill: Gun Idiots
Some US folks who have had it with the pro-gun lobby intimidating, coercing
and threatening its way into an exalted, near religious franchise in their
country have responded strongly.
With words of course, because this would be the moment to demonstrate how
the pen is mightier than the sword, rational discourse trumps irrational
shrieeeking and internet activism might triumph over guns.
There have been many, many admirable and gut-wrenching pieces written in
the aftermath of the Sandy Hook School massacre. Blithering glurge has also
been produced, typically by those taken with a wel... more »
Fukushima and the Privatization of Risk 2: What is the Privatization of Risk?
In the summer of 2012, the Japanese Diet issued a report chaired by Kiyoshi
Kurokawa, a professor emeritus at the University of Tokyo, sharply
chastising the management of the disaster by the Japanese Government and
Tepco in the days immediately following the earthquake. The Diet report
concludes that managing panic was prioritized over data-driven evacuation
of citizens. The Diet report does not speculate on the potential effects of
the disaster. However, concerns have been raised about the long term
effects on citizens in Fukushima, particularly for children given their
special ... more »
Obama Infatuation Syndrome
Yeah, so he signed the NDAA (promising never to use it himself even though
he's already done so). So he bails out Wall Street criminals with
taxpayers' money while slashing aid to ordinary US Americans. So he kills
US citizens and their teenaged children in "targeted assassinations.." So
he okays drone strikes on innocent people and then at the funeral-goers of
the people he's killed. So he approves of the torture of Bradley Manning.
So he's taken his "political capital" from his winning a second term and
used it to make bush II's tax-cuts for the rich permanent while slashing
Soc... more »
No Employment Problem Here! (Have Stenos/Will Travel) Obamacare Architect Returns to Pharm Industry Job (Laughing All the Way)
I just loooooouuurrrve Glenn Greenwald. And his reporting is ultra fine
here. It's difficult to find someone who embodies the sleazy,
anti-democratic, corporatist revolving door that greases Washington as
shamelessly and purely as Liz Fowler. One of the few competitors I can
think of is Adm. Michael McConnell, who parlayed his military and
intelligence career into a lucrative gig at Booz Allen
'Did We Just Kill A Kid?' — Six Words That Ended A US Drone Pilot's Career
Business Insider
Robert Johnson
[image: Drone Operator]
The New Mexico desert gets blistering hot, but inside the small windowless
container where Brandon Bryant worked as a drone operator for the U.S. Air
Force it stays a cool 63 degrees all year long.
Nicola Abé at der Spiegel spoke with Bryant, no longer in the Air Force,
who relays a disturbing and tragic scene from his time inside that isolated
container in the American desert.
Sixty-three finger numbing degrees and Bryant describes sitting with a
group of other pilots looking at more than a dozen computer monitors. The
cre... more »
JOGGING NEWS - eight miles in eighty minutes
I'll be 47 years old in January. Tonight I though, "I really fancy a jog."
So, I did eight miles in eighty minutes, that's a whopping 13km.
A NEW JOGGING RECORD, for me.
My original jogging aim, as a way to combat my childhood asthma and lack of
stamina, was to be fit enough to run a 10K fun run or something...
Laurier LaPierre Dead at 83
Quite an obituary - Canadian broadcasting pioneer, gay rights activist,
Canada's first openly gay Senator, academic and educator - Laurier LaPierre
has died at age 83.
Two Takes On The Gun Control Debate
I don't agree with total gun confiscation, which is the White House's plan,
but it's important to understand where the gun controllers are coming from
and what kind of vision they have for the future of America.
Here are two takes on the gun control debate.
Young Turks: Gun Massacre Forces Change in Australia, Why Not in the U.S.?
StormCloudsGathering - Connecticut Shootings What No One Dares Say
Tofino's Humboldt Squid Mystery Solved?
It was mid-August, 2009 that hundreds of Humboldt squid, the terror of the
Sea of Cortez, suddenly washed up on beaches near Tofino on the west coast
of Vancouver Island. Nobody knew what to make of it or even how these
creatures seemingly migrated from the Gulf of California to the cold
Pacific waters of British Columbia.
The migration issue may still be unsolved but researchers believe they may
have solved the mass beachings. Apparently red tides make the mighty
Humboldt high as a kite.
*...a few intriguing clues suggest poisonous algae that form so-called red
tides may be ... more »
The Israel Lobby Wants To Disarm Their Patrons, The American People
Alex Jones speaks about the growing calls for gun control coming from the
morally bankrupt mainstream media and people connected to the Israel Lobby
like Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel. Go to the 21:45 mark in this *video*.
The Neocon, Neoliberal, and Zionist terrorists want Americans to arm Israel
and the Syrian rebels, but they are calling for the disarming of Americans
in their own home. Hypocrisy? Yep.
Why are they afraid of the American people? What are they afraid of?
Oh look , it’s a pay rise…
Here’s what else John Key and Bill English* just dropped into your
Christmas stocking this week: a pay rise for every MP. Every single one of
them.
While many people struggle financially at Christmas, politicians will be
enjoying early holiday cheer with a pay rise.
The independent Remuneration Authority has again made an end of year
recommendation for a pay increase for the MPs.
Prime Minister John Key said said today he was comfortable with
politicians getting more in their pay packets this year.
Arsehole.
While you and I get a tax rise from this creep—in a week in whi... more »
Instrgarm Raise the Digital Finger to Their Users
The service that shoot to fame and fortune by enabling users to share
photos with friends has now taken the word 'share' and rewritten its
meaning.
Take a photo load it on Instagram, share it with friends and now give it to
Facebook to exploit and make money on and worst of all you can sit back and
get nothing!
It doesn't sound right but Facebook's photo-sharing site Instagram has just
updated its privacy policy, effectively allowing it to grab the right to
sell its users' photos to advertisers without notification, or money. They
have even condescended to giving all Instagram acc... more »
China makes 500 doomsday cult arrests
Chinese police have arrested more than 500 members of a doomsday cult for
spreading rumours about the imminent end of the world, state media say.
At least 400 followers of the Almighty God Christian group were detained in
western Qinghai province in recent days. Dozens more were held elsewhere.
In Henan province, six officials have been sacked after a knife attack by a
suspected doomsday cult disciple wounded more than 20 children.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-china-20775882
Plebgate: Officer 'Made Up' Mitchell Claims
The scandal that engulfed Andrew Mitchell was allegedly sparked by a police
officer who falsely claimed to have witnessed the row.
The officer allegedly wrote to his local MP giving details of Mr Mitchell's
behaviour when he was blocked from exiting through the main gates in
Downing Street on his bicycle.
Number 10 said the claims - which emerged after a member of the diplomatic
protection squad was arrested - were "extremely serious".
http://news.sky.com/story/1027265/plebgate-officer-made-up-mitchell-claims
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Very Interesting Article: Intelligence Analyst Says Israeli Death Squads Involved In Sandy Hook Bloodbath!
First I must state that my article yesterday about the possible link
between the LIBOR scandal and the Sandy Hook elementary school shootings
has been under some criticism. Let me state that the information that I
presented in that article, in spite of the intense scrutiny, is far better,
more logical, and far more credible than a lot of the garbage coming out
from other sources. It gives us a very real motive for this shooting based
upon some amazing facts that have come forward about the alleged shooter's
father! Therefore, Until it is thoroughly debunked, I will not withdraw
t... more »
Preppers in Obama's Crosshairs
They don't want people to prepare for catastrophes. That is the
government's job. They want people to die.
Lakota Media Project video 'Mni Wicozani' Water is Life
Mni Wicozani
YouTube link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G_g0djlYQYs
VERSE / Alyce Guynn : Pale Mornings
Photo by Kelly Rossiter / treehugger.
Pale Mornings
Brass buttons, green silks and silver shoes
warm evenings, pale mornings, bottle of blues
"Brass Buttons," Gram Parsons
She removes her precious memories
from the store room of her heart
unwraps the protective tissue paper
shielding them from today’s
enlightened air, amorphous moisture
and lays them out, not only for
ALEC - NRA Nastiness for Decades
I wonder how long the “waiting periods” were
- before ALEC got a tax deductible donation after they wrote these in
around 1995 and
- ALEC legislators got their next scholarship after introducing them in the
state house.
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the American Legislative Exchange Council
recommends the rejection, by federal, state, and local governing bodies, of
further restrictions on law-abiding American citizens in the form of
“waiting periods” of any length; and
AND THIS
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the American Legislative Exchange Council
recommends the rejection of cur... more »
Old-ish Senate Update
No, the Senate isn't suddenly getting young -- but it's certainly backing
off the record levels it was at a few years ago.
The latest updates? Jim DeMint is 61; he'll be replaced by Tim Scott, who
is 47.
Daniel Inouye died at 88. He wrote to Hawaii Governor Neil Abercrombie
before his death asking that Colleen Hanabusa, who is finishing up her
first term in the House, get the appointment to succeed him; whoever
Abercrombie appoints will hold the seat through 2014. Abercrombie will be
limited, however, to a list that the Hawaii Democratic Party supplies.
Hanabusa is 61. Worth noting... more »
Under EU tax pressure, Swiss get creative
"Happy Taxation" is a 2011 book by Pascal Broulis, finance minister of the
Swiss canton of Vaud and celebrant of the low taxes that distinguish
Switzerland. But as times get tougher, discontent about Swiss tax breaks is
mounting.
Cash-strapped foreign governments have already chipped away at the secrecy
that allows rich individuals to store tax-free funds in Swiss bank
accounts. Now Europe's governments have turned the spotlight on the
incentives Switzerland offers companies.
http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/12/18/us-tax-swiss-europe-idUSBRE8BH0J020121218
Israel presses on with plan for 6,000 new settler homes
Israeli officials said they would press on with plans this week to build
6,000 homes for settlers on land claimed by Palestinians, defying criticism
from Western powers who fear the move will damage already faint hopes for a
peace accord.
Stung by de facto recognition of Palestinian sovereignty in a U.N. General
Assembly vote last month, Israel announced it would expand settlements in
the occupied West Bank and East Jerusalem.
http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/12/18/us-palestinians-israel-settlements-idUSBRE8BH14020121218
Britain's Norman Legacy - One Thousand Years of Inequality
I first became aware of the Norman impact on Britain post-1066 when I
learned of its effects on the English language.
Normans, effectively Vikings or Norse from France, settled in as a dominant
socio-economic layer atop Saxon England. They claimed the best of the best
- of everything.
The Saxon peasant may have raised chickens but it was his Norman lords who
enjoyed "poultry" (poulet). The Saxon peasant herded cattle but his lord
feasted on "beef" (boeuf) and veal. Sheep from the field became "mutton"
on his lordship's table. Modern English is laced with these traces of
No... more »
triple-murder suicide in Colorado: Desperate 911 call captures victim's last moments as four people die in ANOTHER gun rampage
A triple-murder suicide in Colorado this morning has left four dead just
moments after one of the victims was heard desperately calling police
before apparently shot to death on the phone.
Weld County sheriff's spokesman Tim Schwartz says dispatchers heard the
woman's final cries of 'No, no, no,' before multiple gunshots were
fired.
Schwartz says a man then grabbed the phone and said he was going to kill
himself before dispatchers heard another shot.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2250116/Colorado-triple-murder-suicide-911-captures-victims-final-moment-dead-suburban-Denver... more »
Joseph W. Martin, Jr., “Kabuki Theater On The Potomac”
* “Kabuki Theater On The Potomac”*
by Joseph W. Martin, Jr.
"I find it amusing if not tragically hilarious to watch the dancing fools
in Washington argue over their competing non-solution solutions the the
pending fiscal cliff. That latest load of scat is that we should raise
taxes now and cut spending later and all "new" revenue will be directed to
paying down the debt and or reducing the deficit. Gee, where have we heard
this before? Oh that's right, only every single time we have one of these
kabuki dances.
Unfortunately there are a majority of American who either don't care,... more »
Alice Embree : Campaigning against Cuts at Corn Dog's Office
From
left, at Austin "fiscal Cliff" demonstration: Aron Duhoon, Harrison
Hiner, Grover Norquist (Thorne Dreyer), Alice Embree, Les Cunningham,
Paula Littles, and, in front, Sen. John (Corn Dog) Cornyn. Photo by
Carlos Lowry / The Rag Blog.
Austin protest against cuts for rich:
'Racketeer' Norquist meets 'Corn Dog' Cornyn
Union members, MoveOn, and citizens who want to protect Social Security
Santa, please bring me the chained CPI!
*TUESDAY, DECEMBER 18, 2012*
*The way we the peasants get governed:* Is it possible that a budget deal
is nearing completion?
Needless to say, no one knows. But Jonathan Weisman presented this outline
in today’s New York Times:
WEISMAN (12/18/12): *The two sides are now dickering over price, not
philosophical differences, and the numbers are very close.*
Mr. Boehner had offered the president a deficit framework that would raise
$1 trillion over 10 years, with the details to be settled next year by
Congress’s tax-writing committees and the Obama administration. In
response, Mr. Ob... more »
Patriot Missiles in Turkey: Targetting Syria or Iran?
[image: Soldiers of the Air Defence Missile Squadron 2 stand guard with
Patriot missile launchers in the background in Bad Suelze, northern Germany
on December 4, 2012. (AFP Photo / Bernd Wustneck)]
Just some quick news stories for today. Be sure to check out today's
other post
Updated DSM Expands many "definitions" of mental illness
Hopefully I will get back to Syria in a more in depth fashion. For now a
thought that has been rolling around in my mind.* The Patriot missiles in
Turkey and their usefulness in an Israeli strike on Iran*
I have covered the three routes that could be... more »
Europe's CCS Contest Falters - No Winner Emerges
The European Union is actively encouraging development of CCS or carbon
capture and sequestration technologies. The goal is to find a way to
strip CO2 emissions from energy production, especially coal-fired power
plants, and safely sequester (bury) the stuff deep underground.
The EU ran a contest, with more than a quarter-million Euros up for grabs,
looking for viable CCS technologies. Unfortunately none of the competitors
met the requirements and no winner was declared.
Effective CCS options are considered a prerequisite for the future of coal
energy, particularly Germany's reve... more »
5.0 Magnitude Earthquake NEAR THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN - 18th December 2012
Magnitude
5.0
Date-Time
Tuesday, December 18, 2012 at 18:36:23 UTC
Wednesday, December 19, 2012 at 03:36:23 AM at epicenter
Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones
Location
36.757°N, 141.998°E
Depth
25.7 km (16.0 miles)
Region
NEAR THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
Distances
104 km (64 miles) ESE of Iwaki, Japan
Updated DSM Expands many "definitions" of mental illness
Following up on yesterday's post:* Sandy Hook: Gun Control or Psychiatric
Med Control ?*
Updated DSM Expands Definition of Depression, Among Other Changes The DSM:
helping to drugs more human beings Recent changes to the diagnostic
handbook used by mental health practitioners include broadening the
definition of depression, expanding the definition of autism and adding
disorders on binge eating and one that is sometimes referred to as the
“tantrum disorder.” to ensure pharmaceutical profitability That should get
more prescriptions for 'anti-depressants' written!Depression, Bereavem... more »
With Common Core, "You start to see entire ecosystems of investment opportunity lining up…It could get really, really big."
*How does the growth of charter schools depend upon the Rotten Common Core?
See below.*
*Thanks to Stan Karp:*
*
*
*Latest Newark ‘performance report:’ blueprint for more closures/charters?*
*A new report & presentation from Newark State District Supt. Cami Anderson
may lay the groundwork for more school closings, charter expansion,
co-locations and staff firings. Anderson has already closed twelve schools
during her 18-month tenure, leased district facilities to charters over the
objection of the local school advisory board, and negotiated a new teachers
contract that provides for ... more »
An Issue Tailor-Made for a Second Term President
Barack Obama can't lose on gun control. The Newtown massacre has
coalesced support for a crackdown on America's free-for-all gun trade.
Even the NRA is now lurking in the shadows, afraid to show its face.
What America needs most is a ban on assault rifles and large-capacity
magazines that often go with them.
I have become a gun owner, again, fairly recently. Just an ordinary,
lever-action rifle, a plain Jane hunting rifle. I bought it for predator
protection on my motorcycle excursions into the forests up fire roads and
logging roads. It's easy to have an accident or breakdown... more »
Lanza, Bloomberg, Obama, Guns, Psychiatic Meds and Mass Hypnosis: The TV Script
Joe the Philosopher
Jon Rappoport
Mayor Bloomberg is leading the charge to take away guns in the wake of the
Newtown child murders. The pressure is on.
Apart from grandstanding, which Bloomberg knows how to do, this is all
about deflection from the main event: the killer himself.
Last night, I watched network coverage, wherein, of course, the anchors
were in Newtown, standing on the street, “trying to make sense of the whole
thing.”
If they’re so interested, along with the public, in figuring out why Adam
Lanza killed all those children, you would think, with their enormous
resour... more »
Grimm's tales
by Capt. Fogg
"They need to change the subject" writes Fred Grimm in the Miami Herald as
though anyone who doesn't quite share his assumptions and conclusions or
ill informed and breathless opinions, must be of an ilk. It's easier than
to address real concerns after all. That might require him to address my
concerns and yours rather than to abuse a straw man.
"Gun advocates — a polite term after the seventh mass murder of 2012 —
would rather not fumble around on TV just now, trying to invent a
sane-sounding rationale that pretends to find civic good in the easy
commercial availa... more »
"Huxley Was Right"
"Contrary to common belief even among the educated, Huxley and Orwell did
not prophesy the same thing. Orwell warns that we will be overcome by an
externally imposed oppression. But in Huxley's vision, no Big Brother is
required to deprive people of their autonomy, maturity and history. As he
saw it, people will come to love their oppression, to adore the
technologies that undo their capacities to think.
What Orwell feared were those who would ban books. What Huxley feared was
that there would be no reason to ban a book, for there would be no one who
wanted to read one. Orwell fe... more »
Worthy of note?
' Thus, it appears that the last month without a mortar or rocket being
fired from Gaza into Israel was at some point in 2004, if not further
back.'
http://challahhuakbar.blogspot.co.uk/2012/12/the-last-month-without-rocket-or-mortar.html
"America's Conditioning, Children Randomly Slaughtered in Schoolrooms and by Predator Drones"
*"America's Conditioning, Children Randomly Slaughtered*
* in Schoolrooms and by Predator Drones"*
By James Quinn
“A really efficient totalitarian state would be one in which the
all-powerful executive of political bosses and their army of managers
control a population of slaves who do not have to be coerced, because they
love their servitude.” – Aldous Huxley, "Brave New World"
"The world makes less sense every day. Little children are randomly
slaughtered in their schoolrooms. Predator drones roam the skies over
foreign countries exterminating bad guys, along with innocent wom... more »
Max Keiser On HSBC: Bankers On Cocaine Too Big To Jail
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Great Ormond Street Hospital Thief: Police desperate to find stolen presents before Christmas
Anyone with information is asked to call 101 and ask for the CID office at
Holborn. If you wish to remain anonymous then please call Crimestoppers on
0800 555 111
Former Oldest Canadian Dies, New Title Holder Awaits Same Fate
As a newspaper reader it's grating when, every three or four months,
there's an article published with a photo announcing the oldest Canadian
has died. You look at the photo, check out the age, maybe read on to find
out where she lived (they're disproportionately women) and go to the sports
pages.
Of course by the time the story gets into the paper the unfortunate subject
is no longer the oldest anything. The title passes automatically with the
final breath.
We almost never know who becomes the newest oldest person in Canada at
least not until they're not any longer. That see... more »
The Economy: "The 'Fiscal Cliff' Is Another Hoax"
* *
*"The 'Fiscal Cliff' Is Another Hoax" *
By Paul Craig Roberts
"The “fiscal cliff” is another hoax designed to shift the attention of
policymakers, the media, and the attentive public, if any, from huge
problems to small ones. The fiscal cliff is automatic spending cuts and tax
increases in order to reduce the deficit by an insignificant amount over
ten years if Congress takes no action itself to cut spending and to raise
taxes. In other words, the “fiscal cliff” is going to happen either way.
The problem from the standpoint of conventional economics with the fiscal
cliff is ... more »
World's biggest firework... and it's about to explode: Giant pile of illegal firecrackers to be destroyed in China
Officials
in China have lit the touchpaper to what could qualify as the
world's biggest firework.
Thousands of illegal firecrackers and fireworks were destroyed after
inspectors discovered them in Weining, in the Guizhou Province of China.
In total 796 boxes of the explosives were destroyed after the illegal
activity was uncovered.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2250053/Worlds-biggest-firework--explode-Giant-pile-illegal-firecrackers-destroyed-China.html
Two-thirds of Germans believe immigrants are an 'extra burden' which have caused 'serious problems' for the country
Two in three Germans believe immigrants have caused 'serious' problems for
the country's social services and schools.
The poll - commissioned by the respected Bertelsmann Foundation think tank
- shows two thirds of people say immigrants are an 'extra burden' on the
country's social services system.
Two thirds of people quizzed in the survey also believe that incomers are a
source of conflict with 'native' Germans and cause problems.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2250007/Two-thirds-Germans-believe-immigrants-extra-burden-caused-problems-country.html
Dysfunctional Holidays - Forced to be Together
Yesterday on TV I heard someone say that the most awkward moments happen at
the holidays when people are "forced to be together". I have to question
the societal attitude that we need to be “forced” together during the
holidays. I am one of those people who strongly believe that every adult
person makes choices and as adults – very important here - we can choose
not to be “forced” into holiday situations that are awkward.
I have been thinking about this topic for three weeks – but it was the
person on TV yesterday that helped the topic to coalesce in my mind.
- This past Thanks... more »
What you reading for?
201 libraries across Britain closed this year. The modern institution of
the public library started with the 1850 Public Libraries Act. Similar to
the act establishing the NHS, the libraries act took a patchwork of
services and made them into a common feature of public life, free at the
point of use. Generations of self-education have gone on in libraries up
and down the land.
But this is nothing to the current local government minister, Eric Pickles.
According to him concern over library closures is restricted to luvvies(clearly no one reads books in
Brentwood and Ongar, at least ... more »
Harper - Damned If He Does, Damned If He Don't.
Harper has a choice. He can transform Athabasca into a state-controlled,
state-run fossil fuel resource or he can kiss goodbye to his twisted dream
of fossil fuel superpowerdom.
The Athabasca Tar Sands are running out of steam - literally. There's
simply too much shale oil and gas coming on line to make Athabasca bitumen
alluring to new investors. Without capital there won't be the major
expansion of bitumen production Harper has hinged all of his plans, his
dreams on.
It's not the first time Athabasca has floundered. Many decades ago it
seemed a sure thing with American ... more »
The Gun Control Slippery Slope - Mental Health
Last night driving home
This morning driving to work
Today at lunch
The talk radio show hosts are repeating a meme that is scary as hell to me
– we are going down a slippery slope in regards to the gun control issue.
The establishment of mental health databases
This is a case where generalization and over-generalization can not be
avoided. When you use the term "mental health" - where can you draw the
line? How do you draw the line?
Let’s not focus on the guns
Guns don’t kill – people do
Let’s focus on the people – not the guns.
Let’s stop and think for a moment who mig... more »
What you reading for?
201 libraries across Britain closed this year. The modern institution of
the public library was started with the 1850 Public Libraries Act. Similar
to the 1948 act which founded the NHS, it took a previously existing
patchwork of services and made them into a common feature public life, free
at the point of use. Generations of self-education have gone on at
libraries up and down the country.
But this is nothing to the current local government minister, Eric Pickles.
Concern over library closures is restricted to luvvies (clearly no one
reads books in Ongar, no one who votes tory, a... more »
What you reading for?
201 libraries across Britainclosed this year. The modern institution of the
public library was started with the 1850 Public Libraries Act. Similar to
the 1948 act which founded the NHS, it took a previously existing patchwork
of services and made them into a common feature public life, free at the
point of use. Generations of self-education have gone on at libraries up
and down the country.
But this is nothing to the current local government minister, Eric Pickles.
Concern over library closures is restricted to luvvies (clearly no one
reads books in Ongar, no one who votes tory, any... more »
Another Amanda Palmer song with great lyrics
Amanda Palmer - "In My Mind"
The Worst Thing About Kerry Becoming Secretary Of State: Anti-Cuba Zealot Bob Menendez GetsThe Chair Of Foreign Relations Committee
*Similar (very bad) agenda when it comes to Cuba*
The GOP has been successful in forcing the dependably craven Obama to
appoint John Kerry Secretary of State. Who cares which member of the
wealthy elite gets these jobs? There's not a jot of difference between John
Kerry and Susan Rice policy-wise. But with Kerry out of the way two things
happen-- Scott Brown gets a chance to steal a Massachusetts Senate seat and Bob
Menendez (D-NJ) becomes chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee.
The difference in style between Kerry and Menendez couldn’t be greater. The
patrician Kerry i... more »
The United States Gets Owned by HSBC! U.S. Punked, read all about it!
HSBC, that's The Hong Kong and Shanghai Banking Corporation, originally
founded by a Scotsman in British Hong Kong, now morphed into a huge holding
and banking company that has its fingers in dealings on six continents, has
committed crimes in support of terrorists, mafiosi, and drug cartels. This
is a fact—it has been admitted publicly—and Attorney General Eric Holder's
Department of Justice has inflicted a puny fine and no prosecutions on
HSBC. They sent their point man, Assistant U.S. Attorney General Lanny
Breuer, out to thump his chest about how tough they are on Banks because... more »
Olympics shambles firm G4S set to win £150m child benefit call centre contract after MPs' calls to blacklist it are ignored
Bungling Olympic security firm G4S is set to be offered another gold-plated
Government contract despite its failure to provide enough staff for London
2012.
The company, which MPs want blacklisted from taxpayer-funded deals because
the Army had to rescue it this summer, has now been shortlisted to help in
several call centres.
G4S has been picked by the Department for Work and Pensions above 16 other
firms and now looks likely to help advise the public on benefits.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2249980/London-2012-shambles-firm-G4S-set-awarded-150m-Government-contract.html
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Facebook claims it owns the rights to ALL your Instagram pictures and can do what it wants to make money out of them
Instagram
has claimed the right use any picture uploaded to the service to
promote its corporate customers' products without any compensation to
the
user who originally took it.
The photo-sharing app, recently bought out by Facebook, has adopted
several
sections from its new parent's terms of service which reveal how it is
to
operate in the future.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2249952/Users-Instagrams-product-Privacy-row-photo-sharing-app-claims-right-users-pictures-adverts.html
Man Attempts to Open Fire on Crowd at Movie Theater, Armed Off-Duty Sheriff’s Deputy Drops Him With One Bullet
With one shot, an off-duty sheriff’s deputy took down a gunman who
attempted to opened fire at a crowded movie theater lobby during a late
night showing of “The Hobbit” in San Antonio, WOAI reports.
Police say a gunman, identified as Jesus Manuel Garcia, chased patrons from
the nearby China Garden Restaurant into the lobby of the Santikos Mayan 14
movie theater at around 9 p.m. on Sunday. Garcia, an employee of the
restaurant, reportedly walked in the establishment looking for a woman.
When the woman, also reportedly a restaurant employee, wasn’t there, Garcia
pulled out a gun and ... more »
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How the NRA (National Rifle Assc) Successfully Fought Gun Control Measures By Connecticut Legislature
Connecticut’s 30-Bullet Magazine Ban Failed After NRA Pressure* Magazines
that fed bullets into the primary firearm used to kill 26 children and
adults at a Connecticut school would have been banned under state
legislation that the National Rifle Association and gunmakers successfully
fought. *
* The shooter at Sandy Hook Elementary in Newtown, Adam Lanza, 20, used a
Bushmaster AR-15 rifle with magazines containing 30 rounds as his main
weapon, said Connecticut State Police Lieutenant Paul Vance at a news
conference yesterday. *
*A proposal in March 2011 would have made it a felo... more »
4.6 Magnitude Earthquake SULAWESI, INDONESIA - 18th December 2012
Magnitude M 4.6
Region SULAWESI, INDONESIA
Date time 2012-12-18 16:39:26.4 UTC
Location 1.44 S ; 119.63 E
Depth 10 km
Distances 64 km S Palu, Indonesia
4.5 Magnitude Earthquake NEW IRELAND REGION, PAPUA NEW GUINEA - 18th December 2012
Magnitude M 4.5
Region NEW IRELAND REGION, P.N.G.
Date time 2012-12-18 16:00:25.6 UTC
Location 3.91 S ; 151.48 E
Depth 10 km
Distances 82 km NW Rabaul, Papua New Guinea
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Facebook Suspends Account For Questioning Official Narrative on Sandy Hook Shooting
Facebook is suspending user accounts that question the official narrative
behind the Sandy Hook school massacre, following a warning by Connecticut
State Police spokesman Lt. J. Paul Vance that “misinformation” posted on
social media sites could result in prosecution.
An image posted in the aftermath of the shootings that questioned whether
“a clumsy 20-year-old autistic kid” could have pulled off the murders of 26
people was deleted and the user’s account hit with a three day suspension.
“I was informed the reason for this punishment was the result of a meme I
had shared,” writes... more »
Netanyahu Says Israel Will Continue Building in East Jerusalem
Israel will continue building in east Jerusalem, Prime Minister Benjamin
Netanyahu said following White House criticism of construction plans for an
additional 1,500 homes on land claimed by Palestinians.
“Jerusalem is the eternal capital of the state of Israel and we will
continue to build there,” Netanyahu said today in Acco, Israel, in remarks
sent from his office by text message.
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-12-18/netanyahu-says-israel-will-continue-building-in-east-jerusalem.html
Russia eyes Syria evacuation as rebels take Damascus district
Russia sent warships to the Mediterranean to prepare a potential evacuation
of its citizens from Syria, a Russian news agency said on Tuesday, a sign
President Bashar al-Assad's key ally is worried about rebel advances now
threatening even the capital.
Moscow acted a day after insurgents waging a 21-month-old uprising obtained
a possible springboard for a thrust into Damascus by seizing the Yarmouk
Palestinian camp, an urban zone just 2 miles from the heart of the city,
activists said.
http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/12/18/us-syria-crisis-idUSBRE8AJ1FK20121218
The Mental Health Issue Not Being Discussed: Doping of Children and Young Adults
With Fox News now fronting for the NRA's misleaders on the horrific child
killing in CT, we can expect to see a new push to identify any child that
may be suspected as problematic and to "treat" them with prescription
drugs.
In fact, Dr. Nancy was on NBC News last evening talking about the lack of
mental health care. Indeed. What Dr. Nancy did not mention is that most
of the young shooters from the past 15 years of gun-crazed carnage had
received what passes now for mental health care: a prescription drug
cocktail supplied by Big Pharma.
Visit NBCNews.com for breaking news, wor... more »
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"The State is Doomed…and Other Reasons to be Optimistic, Part II"
*"The State is Doomed…*
*and Other Reasons to be Optimistic, Part II"*
by Joel Bowman
“You may say I’m a dreamer,
But I’m not the only one.
I hope someday you’ll join us,
And the world will be as one.”
- John Lennon, “Imagine”
“Roads? Where we’re going, we don’t need roads.”
- Dr. Emmett Brown in Back to the Future
[Ed. Note: If you missed Part I of this presentation, you can read an
abbreviated transcript here.]
"As the chart below displays, the Federal Reserve has, since 1913,
destroyed roughly 97% of the dollar’s value. And that, despite (or perhaps
because of) a mandate... more »
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When Should You Shoot a Cop
On June 28th, 2011 Larken Rose published to CopBlock.org an essay titled
When Should You Shoot a Cop, about which one commenter accurately stated:
"Incredible article! I hope people take the time to actually read the full
article after their brains shut down after seeing the 'shock' title."
I realize, as Larken must have when he wrote the essay a year and a half
ago, that some individuals will be outraged that this video is made. Yet
it's a conversation that needs to be had*.
If one cannot even talk about each person's innate right to self-defense,
then it shows just how far-gone ... more »
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Egypt prosecutor's resignation angers Brotherhood
Egypt's public prosecutor resigned under pressure from his opponents in the
judiciary, dealing a blow to President Mohamed Mursi and drawing an angry
response on Tuesday from the Islamist leader's supporters in the Muslim
Brotherhood.
Seeking to keep pressure on Mursi, the main opposition coalition will hold
new protests against an Islamist-backed draft constitution that has divided
Egypt but which looks set to be approved in the second round of a
referendum on Saturday.
http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/12/18/us-egypt-politics-idUSBRE8BH0LY20121218
Israel sees new US poise, including military, to curb Iran
U.S.-led efforts to curb Iran's nuclear program have resumed since
President Barack Obama's re-election and include preparation for possible
military action, a senior Israeli official said on Tuesday.
The remarks by Vice Prime Minister Moshe Yaalon suggested cautious optimism
at prospects for an international resolution to the decade-old standoff
with Tehran, though Israel says it remains ready to attack its arch-foe
alone as a last resort.
http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/12/18/us-iran-nuclear-israel-idUSBRE8BH0BC20121218
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Self Defense...
*from the Catechism of the Catholic Church (emphasis mine)*
*Legitimate defense*
* *
*2263* The legitimate defense of persons and societies is not an exception
to the prohibition against the murder of the innocent that constitutes
intentional killing. "The act of self-defense can have a double effect: the
preservation of one's own life; and the killing of the aggressor. . . . The
one is intended, the other is not."
*2264* Love toward oneself remains a fundamental principle of morality.
Therefore it is legitimate to insist on respect for one's own right to
life. Someone who defends ... more »
The Unequal State of America: Redistributing up
In the town that launched the War on Poverty 48 years ago, the poor are
getting poorer despite the government's help. And the rich are getting
richer because of it.
The top 5 percent of households in Washington, D.C., made more than
$500,000 on average last year, while the bottom 20 percent earned less than
$9,500 - a ratio of 54 to 1.
That gap is up from 39 to 1 two decades ago. It's wider than in any of the
50 states and all but two major cities. This at a time when income
inequality in the United States as a whole has risen to levels last seen in
the years before the Great Depr... more »
Grinch Christmas Ornament
My mom will tell anybody she asks that she is allergic to crafting. My
grandma could make something from nothing and my mom doesn't think she has
any of that in her blood. I always laugh a little when she would say that,
because it is always crafts she made me in my childhood that I am trying to
recreate. This little Grinch stuck in a chimney has been on my mom's tree
ever since I was very little. He is darling and I wanted to make a few for
friends this year. This is a very simple craft, one that can be made in
minutes.
You will need:
a film canister
medium size green pom-pom
g... more »
4.0 Magnitude Earthquake WESTERN XIZANG - 18th December 2012
Magnitude
4.0
Date-Time
Tuesday, December 18, 2012 at 14:26:09 UTC
Tuesday, December 18, 2012 at 10:26:09 PM at epicenter
Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones
Location
33.130°N, 84.404°E
Depth
10 km (6.2 miles) set by location program
Region
WESTERN XIZANG
Distances
97 km (60 miles) N of Luring, China
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*Self control was never one of Aaron Broussard’s strong points ~Slabbed*
*Wash, rinse, repeat: Aaron Broussard’s former property managers in Canada
again sue Slabbed for defamation in Nova Scotia*
*With Letten gone, ’tis the season for intrigue and wild rumors ~Mark Mosel
ey, The Lens*
Honduran economy depends on migrants' transfers to families
A couple of stories in the newspapers this week suggest the best way North
Americans could help Honduras is to let a few more people head north to
find jobs.
La Prensa reported remittances - the money sent back by Hondurans working
in the U.S. - will be up 12 per cent this year.
That would bring the money sent home to about $3.2 billion, or about 18 per
cent of the country’s GDP. Put another way, without remittances the GDP per
capita would drop from about $4,400 to $3,600. (In Canada, the comparable
figure is about $40,000.)
Just about everyone you talk to seems to have friends or re... more »
Instagram says it now has the right to sell your photos
Instagram said today that it has the perpetual right to sell users'
photographs without payment or notification, a dramatic policy shift that
quickly sparked a public outcry.
The new intellectual property policy, which takes effect on January 16,
comes three months after Facebook completed its acquisition of the popular
photo-sharing site. Unless Instagram users delete their accounts before the
January deadline, they cannot opt out.
http://news.cnet.com/8301-13578_3-57559710-38/instagram-says-it-now-has-the-right-to-sell-your-photos/
Russia sends second navy squadron to Mediterranean and Syrian coast
A Russian navy squadron has set off for the Mediterranean amid official
talk about a possible evacuation of Russians from Syria.
The Defense Ministry said Tuesday that the ships will rotate with those
that have been in the area since November. Russian diplomats said last week
that Moscow is preparing plans to evacuate thousands of Russians from Syria
if necessary. The ministry did not say whether the navy ships are intended
for an evacuation.
The Interfax news agency, citing unidentified naval sources, reported that
the navy command wants the ships to be on hand for the task if need... more »
Daniel Inouye
Senator Daniel Inouye, an American hero, RIP.
I don't have much to say about Inouye as a Senator that others haven't
said. Here's the WaPo obituary. Truly, a great American.
Inouye first served in the 88th Senate, which of course passed the Civil
Rights Act of 1964. He served with Carl Hayden, who had represented Arizona
in Congress since it became a state in 1912, and had been in the Senate
since 1927; Hayden made it to 1972, so that means with Inouye gone no
current Senator served with him. Hayden? He overlaps with Francis Warren,
who was an original Senator from Wyoming in 1890, ... more »
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What the heck is an assault weapon!
*TUESDAY, DECEMBER 18, 2012*
*The New York Times tries to explain:* Is anyone in the nation more faux
than our own Lawrence O’Donnell?
We don’t know how to answer your question. That said, the Newtown killings
seem destined to produce a debate about various gun control measures.
In theory, that’s good—but will we the people have any idea what we’re
talking about? This morning’s New York Times made us wonder.
In our hard-copy Times, exactly half of page A26 is devoted to a graphic
which asks a very good question: “What Makes An Assault Weapon?”
“What Makes An Assault Weapon!” That... more »
"I Seen You Do It!"
Today, on our walk to school, my son started to grumble a bit about some
kids in his class who don't use "proper" grammar ("not that I do all the
time, Dad!") and use words like "ain't" and say "seen" instead of "saw."
I asked why it mattered to him. He couldn't really say. I asked him if he
thought it made a difference at all. He said it mattered in school. How?
"They'll get test questions wrong."
"But you understand what they're saying, right? I mean, you're not
confused by their grammar, right?"
Guess not, he said.
Is "I saw you" different than "I seen you?" I asked?
He ... more »
Medical Repatriation
*New York Lawyers for the Public Interest and the Center for Social Justice
at Seton Hall University School of Law Release Report Documenting Hundreds
of Cases of Coerced Medical Repatriation of Undocumented Immigrants by U.S.
Hospitals*
*Medical repatriations of undocumented immigrants likely to rise as result
of federal funding reductions to safety net hospitals under Affordable Care
Act*
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New York, NY, and Newark, New Jersey, December 17, 2012 − Today, the Center
for Social Justice (CSJ) at... more »
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*Week 15, Bucs at Saints: Trouble No More ~SaintsWin*~The past 11 months
have been neither enjoyable nor encouraging but, like many things in life,
they turn for the better after awhile. In a seeming moment the discontent
and disillusion faded, with hope and a promise of redemption assuming their
place.
So begins the transition to the 2013 Saints' season.
*We are hope despite the times ~moosedenied*
*~So much for the ridiculous notion that the Saints had "given up" or
"don't give a shit anymore." So much for fans resigning themselves to
1970s-style Saints football for the next ten ye... more »
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*NOPD Katrina racial killing case retrial ordered*
*City of NOLA overtime payments for Isaac raise eyebrows*
*Hey Blake,Why is the URL for the New Orleans Public Library website
"www.nutrias.org"?**
*
*U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to blast rock along Mississippi River*
*Hungry for crawfish: Nation enjoying longtime*
*Craig Giesecke: Entrepreneurial spirits La. favorite ~Uptown Messenger*
*Restaurant August: Is It Worth It? ~Blackened Out*
*Rosanne Cash makes BR stop while traveling Blues Highway*
*Party like it's the end of the world at the Cosmic Convergence Festival *
FOOLED ABOUT SCHOOLS: Taking a look at the record!
*TUESDAY, DECEMBER 18, 2012*
*Part 2—The AP pours on the gloom:* Where do American students stand in the
latest international test scores?
(For part 1 in this award-winning series, click here.)
Last Monday, the TIMSS and the PIRLS released the scores from their 2011
international tests. At the Associated Press, Josh Lederman’s news reportleaned fairly hard on the gloom:
LEDERMAN (12/11/12): *US students far from first in math, science*
American fourth-graders are performing better than they were four years ago
in math and reading, but students four years older show no such progress,... more »
what do you grow in a culture of fear ?
Bowling for Columbine is a 2002 American documentary film written,
produced, directed, and narrated by Michael Moore. The film explores what
Moore suggests are the causes for the Columbine High School massacre in
1999 and other acts of violence with guns. Moore focuses on the background
and environment in which the massacre took place and some common public
opinions and assumptions about related issues. The film also looks into the
nature of violence in the United States.
The film brought Moore international attention as a rising filmmaker and
won numerous awards, including the Aca... more »
Getting Their Act Together
A new poll, published by Forum Research, predicts that, if there is a
by-election in Toronto, Rob Ford will be reinstated as mayor -- unless his
opponent is Olivia Chow:
Ford came out tops in a variety of three-way and four-way combinations that
did not include Chow (Trinity-Spadina). When her name was added, she mopped
the floor with all rivals, including Ford.
If Ford were facing popular Newstalk 1010 host John Tory and councillors
Adam Vaughan and Shelley Carroll, the mayor would be re-elected — albeit
with only 31 per cent of the vote, the poll suggests.
In a council-only ... more »
TRUTHOUT: 5000 Signatures in Support of Raza Studies
by Roberto Dr. Cintli Rodriguez TRUTHOUT
http://truth-out.org/opinion/item/13387-5000-signatures-in-support-of-raza-studiesMonday, 17 December 2012 11:00 By Roberto
Cintli Rodriguez, Dr. Cintli's Blog | Op-Ed
In the battle over Mexican American Studies in Tucson, there are three
things people need to know; 1) we have already won (due to the
desegregation case), though we will continue to battle on to ensure that
TUSD does not misinterpret or dilute our victory; 2) TUSD is a very
distrustful institution; 3) so is the state, particularly as represented by
former and current state sch... more »
Do You Know the 5 Powerful Psychological Triggers Your Doctor Uses to Vaccinate Your Child?
*Do You Know the 5 Powerful Psychological Triggers Your Doctor Uses to
Vaccinate Your Child?*
by Jeffrey John Aufderheide
VacTruth, 18 December 2012
If you’ve ever been in a doctor’s office with a child, you know what I mean.
Doctors are well known for applying psychological pressure to parents
questioning vaccines. Maybe you’ve experienced this pressure?
Here are five psychological triggers doctors use against you, the parent,
and some of the suggestions you can use to overcome them.
PSYCHOLOGICAL TRIGGER #1: POWER OF AUTHORITY
This is one of the most powerful psychological trigge... more »
Louie Gohmert, A Devout Foe Of Public Education, Thinks We Need Shoot-Outs In Schools
A close friend of mine is an elementary school teacher in Compton, one of
L.A.'s roughest communities. This year he has a white kid in his class--
for the first time in the decade he's been there. Almost half his young
charges have a parent or sibling in prison. One girl's granny is in jail.
Gun violence is a fact of life in Compton. Teachers there worry that it's
easier for young people to access guns there than to access mental health
services or most social services. What they don't worry about is Huckabee's
irrelevant assertion that the problem has something to do with not hav... more »
EPA removing city water contaminants in Barstow, Calif.
Rachel Rindfleisch at Contaminated Nation - Water Contamination, Land Pollution & Hazardous Waste locations - 15 hours ago
By: Nathan Lamb
Federal officials are removing 1,100 tons of contaminated soil that sparked
a water emergency at a southern Californian city, according to this article.
The City of Barstow was in a state of emergency with a temporary water ban
in November of 2010, after perchlorate was found in the municipal water
system. Residents were required to use bottled water until the system was
flushed.
Perchlorate is a manmade and naturally occurring chemical used to produce
rocket fuel and explosives, but can also be found in bleach and
fertilizers, according the U.S. Environmental Prot... more »
Vaccine Bombshell: Leaked Confidential Document Exposes 36 Infants Dead After This Vaccine by Christina England
A report to the government noted babies died after receiving a vaccine.
Vaccine Bombshell: Leaked Confidential Document Exposes 36 Infants Dead
After This Vaccine
by Christina England
Vac Truth, 16 December 2012
A confidential GlaxoSmithKline document recently leaked to the press
exposed that within a two-year period, a total of 36 infants died after
receiving the 6-in-1 vaccine, Infanrix Hexa. [1] According to the website
Initiative Citoyenne [2] who reported the news, the 1271 page document
revealed that GlaxoSmithKline received a total of 1,742 reports of adverse
reactions b... more »
Egypt opposition to protest against "invalid" constitution
Egypt's opposition will hold new protests on Tuesday against an
Islamist-backed draft constitution that has divided the nation but which
looks set to be approved in the second round of a referendum next weekend.
Islamist President Mohamed Mursi obtained a 57 percent "yes" vote for the
constitution in a first round of the referendum on Saturday, state media
said, less than he had hoped for.
http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/12/18/us-egypt-politics-idUSBRE8BH0LY20121218
Read Stuff, You Should
Happy Birthday to Martha Johnson, 62. Allmusic rates Danseparc higher than
Metro Music...I think that's right. An excellent band at their best.
Meanwhile, lots of good stuff:
1. Gun control: the Australian experience. Will Oremus reports.
2. Conor Friedersdorf argues that Barack Obama should be more intent on rewarding
original opponents of the Iraq War -- in order to establish a better
incentive structure the next time around.
3. Dan Drezner: against bubbles.
4. People get stuff wrong. Especially when there's a lot going on. It's a
thing. People should know about it. From Colbert ... more »
Fiji: Cyclone Evan Leaves Trail Of Destruction
Tropical Cyclone Evan has left a swathe of destruction across Fiji,
destroying homes, flooding rivers and stranding thousands of tourists.
The storm hammered the Pacific nation for more than 12 hours.
But, despite the damage, officials reported no fatalities as the storm
headed out to sea on Tuesday morning and was downgraded a notch to category
three.
http://news.sky.com/story/1026966/fiji-cyclone-evan-leaves-trail-of-destruction
Norovirus: New Warning
Almost 880,000 people could have been affected by an outbreak of the winter
vomiting bug, according to health officials.
The Health Protection Agency (HPA) says the number of confirmed cases of
norovirus is 83% higher than the same time last year,
So far this season, there have been 3,046 cases in England and Wales,
compared to just 1,669 cases last season.
http://news.sky.com/story/1027058/norovirus-new-warning-about-vomiting-bug
Obama threw me under the bus - for the 1%
"I think we do need to take Social Security off the table because Social
Security has not contributed to the debt and the deficits." - U.S. Senator
Jeanne Shaheen (D. NH), MSNBC's Jansing and Co., *11/27/12*
*How soon they forget.*
*Hrumph!*
*Right now they are playing a game of*
*Look at the dancing squireel.*
*Look at it over there >>>>>>>>>>*
*Look at the dancing squirrel adn while you aren't paying attention*
*Guess what we're going to do..... *
From The Hill
On entitlements, Obama is offering to change the way inflation is
calculated in benefit programs, including in Social Secur... more »
Murder in Taiwan
*Yesterday's moon was lovely. Canon Powershot SX260 IS.*
National Police Agency Statistics, Murder, total number of cases.
year cases
1992 1,540
1993 1,622
1994 1,508
1995 1,765
1996 1,798
1997 1,712
1998 1,341
1999 1,269
2000 1,132
2001 1,072
2002 1,156
2003 1,057
2004 910
2005 903
2006 921
2007 881
2008 803
2009 832
2010 743
2011 686
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