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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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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
Untitled
*Self control was never one of Aaron Broussard’s strong points ~Slabbed*
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 »
Untitled
*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 »
Untitled
*NOPD Katrina racial killing case retrial ordered*
*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 La. favorite*
*Restaurant August: Is It Worth It? ~Blackened Out*
*Rosanne Cash makes BR stop while traveling Blues Highway*
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 - 3 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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Update: The James Holmes Conspiracy (2012 Full Documentary)
*Update: Please consider the following information from Snopes. *
http://www.snopes.com/politics/guns/newtown.asp#mother
"I take everything back :P...I heavily researched James Holmes (the
Colorado shooter)...let's address a few more interesting facts...
And I can't explain enough how important it is to watch this documentary on
the Colorado Shooter James Holmes. This will help understand everything and
will help you personally tie everything together with Colorado. Don't take
my word for it, watch it and make your own. The evidence is incredible.
James Holmes he is a 3rd genera... more »
It's not a culture issue; it's an access issue
Some of the newspapers today claiming that the recent massacres in the
United States are a result of America's special culture.
I disagree.
The problem, bluntly, is access to guns. That's is why the murder rate is
so very high in the North of Canada; it is because people have access to
guns and disputes which would otherwise end in a fistfight end shooting.
Disturbed people with guns are far more dangerous than disturbed people
with, say, knives.
Limit gun access and the number of shooting deaths will fall.
4.6 Magnitude Earthquake MYANMAR - 18th December 2012
Magnitude
4.6
Date-Time
Tuesday, December 18, 2012 at 11:51:58 UTC
Tuesday, December 18, 2012 at 06:21:58 PM at epicenter
Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones
Location
25.354°N, 96.578°E
Depth
39.6 km (24.6 miles)
Region
MYANMAR
Distances
82 km (50 miles) W of Myitkyina, Myanmar
Anti-string delusions and political correctness
A science babe working for the Huffington Post left-wing website recorded a
video interview with Mark Jackson who is now in Paris:
The title matches the first sentence of the interview and it is annoying.
Well, the title is:
'Superstring Theory Is A Bit Controversial,' Theoretical Physicist Mark
Jackson Explains (VIDEO)
The interview has attracted over 500 comments.
While most of the interview is an okay and highly conventional layperson's
introduction to string theory and cosmology (CMB), I would love to know who
had the idea that the interview could – or had to? – start in t... more »
Corporation Nation
Most Americans know corporations run the nation and long ago ceased to be
good citizens. U.S. Corporations have endorsed a sociopathic stance of
short term profits as their objective exclusive to all others. Profits
above people is now the norm. Dr. Ralph Gomory, who contributes to this
site and Dr. Richard Sylla have dismantled the U.S. corporation and even
put it back together again in an essay published by American Academy of
Arts & Sciences. The essay gives a historical narrative of the U.S.
corporation, touching upon major historical events which shaped these
business entities ... more »
What Fed Exit?
A decision by the Federal Reserve to expand its bond buying next week is
likely to prompt policy makers to rewrite their 18-month-old blueprint for
an exit from record monetary stimulus.
Under the exit strategy, the Fed would start selling bonds in mid-2015 in a
bid to return its holdings to pre-crisis proportions in two to three years.
An accelerated buildup of assets would also mean a faster pace of sales
when the time comes to exit -- increasing the risk that a jump in interest
rates would crush the economic recovery.
...
The bigger the balance sheet, “the riskier the exit becom... more »
4.5 Magnitude Earthquake SOUTH OF JAVA, INDONESIA - 18th December 2012
Magnitude
4.5
Date-Time
Tuesday, December 18, 2012 at 10:49:41 UTC
Tuesday, December 18, 2012 at 05:49:41 PM at epicenter
Location
9.072°S, 111.358°E
Depth
13.2 km (8.2 miles)
Region
SOUTH OF JAVA, INDONESIA
Distances
176 km (110 miles) SE (143°) from Yogyakarta, Java, Indonesia
International war crimes court acquits Congolese warlord
The International Criminal Court acquitted Congolese warlord Ngudjolo Chui
of all charges of war crimes and crimes against humanity on Tuesday.
Ngudjolo had been accused by prosecutors of directing militias to kill,
pillage and rape during a conflict in the northeastern Ituri province of
Congo in 2003.
http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/12/18/us-icc-congo-ngudjolo-idUSBRE8BH0AG20121218
Ventura goes Time Travel... Does he return?
address-withheld@my.opera.com.invalid (Dr. John v. Kampen) at - 6 hours ago
Link: http://youtu.be/KExU0kPESqk
I do like Jesse Ventura and his anti-conspiracies show. No matter the
claims his show itself is sometimes good for conspiracies. I would love to
see such a show on a European level. That would be* good amusement* as
well. That, amusement, is what the selected movie shows. Time travel is a
controversial subject. There seems nothing against it from a mathematical
viewpoint. However it defies (our) logic. What if you kill your
grandfather, for example? Could you still be there? My argument is that
'everything can exist that is thinkable for us'. We e... more »
Richard Engel: Kidnapped NBC journalist freed after firefight in Syria
Richard Engel, the chief foreign correspondent for the US network NBC and
members of his team, have been freed unharmed from their Syrian captors
after a firefight. They had been held for five days.
The group disappeared shortly after crossing into north west Syria from
Turkey last Thursday (13 December). NBC had no contact with the kidnappers
and asked for a news blackout about the incident, which was observed by
mainstream news outlets.
There was no request for a ransom during the time Engel and his crew were
missing.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/greenslade/2012/dec/18/journal... more »
Syria: after Assad falls, what then?
It was not the supposed imminent collapse of the Syrian regime that
dominated the recent meeting of the Friends of Syria in Marrakech but the
thorny subject of al-Nusra, one of the armed resistance groups operating in
the country, which the US has just classified as a "foreign terrorist
organisation". The chairman of the Syrian National Coalition called for the
US to reconsider its decision; the Muslim Brotherhood's Mohamad Tayfur
condemned it as wrong and hastily made. Many other statements of support
for al-Nusra followed, most notably from non-Islamist members of the
coalition.
... more »
Iran defiant on enrichment ahead of possible nuclear talks
Iran will not stop higher-grade enrichment of uranium in response to
external demands, Tehran's top nuclear official was quoted as saying on
Tuesday, signaling a tough bargaining stance ahead of planned new talks
with world powers.
Western powers want Iran to halt enrichment of uranium to a fissile
concentration of 20 percent as it represents a significant step closer to
the level that would be required to make nuclear bombs. Iran says it needs
uranium refined to 20 percent to run its medical research reactor in Tehran.
http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/12/18/us-iran-nuclear-idUSB... more »
4.6 Magnitude Earthquake EASTERN HONSHU, JAPAN - 18th December 2012
Magnitude
4.6
Date-Time
Tuesday, December 18, 2012 at 10:26:02 UTC
Tuesday, December 18, 2012 at 07:26:02 PM at epicenter
Location
38.637°N, 140.006°E
Depth
77.2 km (48.0 miles)
Region
EASTERN HONSHU, JAPAN
Distances
88 km (54 miles) WNW (300°) from Sendai, Honshu, Japan
Comet Probe 'Understandable'
The Department for Business, Innovation and Skills has launched an
investigation into the purchase and administration of troubled electrical
chain Comet.
The Insolvency Service has been tasked with scrutinising the process
following a number of complaints from MPs.
The business was bought for £2 by Hailey Acquisitions, an investment
vehicle put together by Henry Jackson of OpCapita, in November 2011.
http://news.sky.com/story/1026872/investigation-launched-into-comet-collapse
Great Ormond Street Christmas Gifts Stolen
Christmas presents destined for sick children at the intensive care unit of
Great Ormond Street hospital have been stolen.
Police were called to the hospital in London on Monday after a report that
up to 20 wrapped gifts were taken.
The presents, which had been bought from the hospital's charity fund,
included portable DVD players, DVDs, Nintendo DS games consoles, games and
toys.
http://news.sky.com/story/1026863/great-ormond-street-christmas-gifts-stolen
President Of Iraq Jalal Talabani In Hospital After Stroke
raqi President Jalal Talabani is taken to hospital in Baghdad after having
a stroke, an official says.
Doctors are attempting to stablise Mr Talabani's condition but he may be
flown to another country for emergency treatment, said Prime Minister's
spokesman Ali al-Moussawi.
http://news.sky.com/story/1026932/president-of-iraq-in-hospital-after-stroke
The Short List of Bush's Lies About 911
*by Len Hart, the Existentialist Cowboy*
It was Conan Doyle who said:
When you have eliminated the impossible whatever remains however
implausible must be the truth!"
Let's put Doyle's dictum to a real world test. Let's see if the Bush
conspiracy theory of 911 passes muster. It doesn't! In fact, Bush's every
lie shoots down his so-called 'official conspiracy theory' of 911, i.e, a
conspiracy of some 19 Arab Hijackers. In the case of 911, there are but two
possibilities and one of them --the 'official' conspiracy theory is,
simply, a bald-faced lie.
Following is a short list of hol... more »
Tornado reported, not confirmed, in Laurel Bay
A tornado touched down and damaged a home Monday in the Laurel Bay military
housing community in northern Beaufort, the community's management agency
reported on Facebook.
Meteorologist Pete Mohlin with the National Weather Service in Charleston
said neither his agency nor the Beaufort County Emergency Management Agency
had any reported nor confirmed tornadoes in the area Monday night.
Strong winds with some damage were reported, he said. Any tornado damage
would need to be confirmed by a site visit by a certified inspector.
http://www.islandpacket.com/2012/12/17/2315179/tornado-rep... more »
Azerbaijan nabs Iranian agents setting trap for Israel-made drone
Last week, the Azerbaijani police rounded up six Iranian agents who had
infiltrated the country and were looking for the air bases where their
government housed the drones purchased from Israel. The spies were found in
possession of cash, fake passports, automatic pistols, advanced electronic
equipment for tracking aircraft and electronic warfare devices for jamming
flying vehicles and down them.
http://www.debka.com/article/22620/Azerbaijan-nabs-Iranian-agents-setting-trap-for-Israel-made-drone
Pakistan gunmen shoot five workers from anti-polio campaign
Gunmen shot five health workers on an anti-polio drive in a string of
attacks in Pakistan on Tuesday, officials said, raising fears for the
safety of workers immunizing children against the crippling disease.
It was not clear who was behind the shootings but Taliban insurgents have
repeatedly denounced the anti-polio campaign as a Western plot.
http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/12/18/us-pakistan-polio-idUSBRE8BH0AV20121218
Sandy Hook Shootings: Protest At Gun Lobby HQ
rotesters have marched on the headquarters of the US gun lobby as the
clamour for tighter firearm controls grows in the wake of the Newtown
school massacre.
As the first two funerals for young victims of the Sandy Hook shooting took
place, 75 activists descended on the Washington DC headquarters of the
powerful National Rifle Association (NRA).
The protesters chanted: "Shame on the NRA," and demanded the organisation
drop its hardline stance and make way for new gun control laws.
http://news.sky.com/story/1026818/sandy-hook-shootings-protest-at-gun-lobby-hq
Bird flu kills 4-year-old boy in Indonesia
A 4-year-old Indonesian boy has died from bird flu, bringing the death toll
to 160 in the country hardest-hit by the deadly virus, a health official
said Tuesday.
While the H5N1 bird flu virus has killed relatively few people, scientists
have been closely monitoring it for its potential to mutate and affect
humans worldwide.
The boy died Dec. 6 in Tangerang city, just west of Jakarta, the capital,
said Health Ministry official Rita Kusriastuti. He developed symptoms of a
cold and fever on Nov. 30 and was treated at a public health center before
being hospitalized the same day he di... more »
Expandable toy recalled due to ingestion risk, group says
A toy that absorbs water and can expand to 400 times its original size has
been voluntarily recalled after a report that a baby ingested one and
needed surgery to remove it, the Consumer Product Safety Commission said
Monday.
The CPSC said the marble-size toy can be swallowed, and once inside the
stomach, it can expand and cause blockage in the small intestine. The toys
do not show up on an x-ray and require surgery to be removed, according to
the commission.
http://edition.cnn.com/2012/12/17/us/toy-recall/index.html?hpt=hp_t3
Egypt's prosecutor general quits
Egypt's prosecutor general, appointed to the job just last month by
President Mohamed Morsy, gave into demands of lower prosecutors by agreeing
to resign next week.
The protesters converged on the prosecuting general's office at the High
Court Sunday, refusing to leave until Talaat Abdallah resigned.
The siege by the prosecutors ended Monday when Abdallah signed a
resignation letter that was then read to reporters. The letter will be
delivered to Egypt's Supreme Judicial Council on December 23, the
prosecutor's office said.
http://edition.cnn.com/2012/12/17/world/meast/egypt-prosec... more »
Bangladesh: Factory fire was sabotage
Last month's deadly fire at a clothing factory on the outskirts of
Bangladesh's capital was an "act of sabotage," a government committee of
inquiry said Monday.
The panel also said the owner of the factory should be held responsible for
gross negligence of safety and should face trial for the lack of safety
measures that led to 112 deaths.
http://edition.cnn.com/2012/12/17/world/asia/bangladesh-factory-fire/index.html?hpt=hp_t3
By 2018 computers 'will have 5 senses'
Some day soon, you'll be able to order a wedding dress on your tablet and
feel the fabric and the veil just by touching the screen.
When you feel an object, your brain registers the series of vibrations on
your skin as being smooth, rough, sharp, etc. Computer sensors are becoming
sophisticated enough to do that too.
Within the next five years, vibrators within smartphones will be precise
enough that they could be designed to mimic the vibrations experienced when
your fingers touch a particular surface. Even though you'll just be
touching glass, it will feel like you're touching wha... more »
Mohammed Ali threatens cashier with an AK47 machine gun
This is the moment a gun-wielding robber demanded 'money, money!' as he
brandished an AK47 assault rifle at his terrified victims.
Mohammed Ali, 26, used the terrifying weapon to carry out two raids in east
London - one in which he stole £400 from William Hill and another in which
he threatened staff in Barclays, but failed to get anything.
Ali, of Bow, east London, was jailed for seven years today at the Old
Bailey after pleading guilty to robbery and possession of an imitation
firearm - because the gun was deactivated.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2249495/Caught-camera... more »
Cameron finally concedes Britain could quit Europe as he prepares to offer referendum on the subject
David Cameron admitted for the first time last night that Britain might
leave the European Union.
The Prime Minister said that while a UK exit was not his ‘preference’,
it
was however ‘imaginable’.
Mr Cameron is preparing to offer a referendum on Britain’s future in
Europe
in a speech next month.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2249736/Cameron-finally-concedes-Britain-quit-Europe-prepares-offer-referendum-subject.html
Was the Connecticut Shooter Adam Lanza Also On Hardcore Psychotropic Drugs? by Anthony Gucciardi
Source with many references: http://www.cchrint.org/tag/pfizer/
Was the Connecticut Shooter Adam Lanza Also On Hardcore Psychotropic Drugs?
by Anthony Gucciardi
Natural Society, 17 December 2012
*In mass shootings, the usage of pharmaceutical drugs, particularly
psychotropic drugs, is one of the first things that should be examined when
attempting to piece together the incident. Adam Lanza, the Connecticut
shooter, was most likely dosing up on outlandish levels of pharmaceutical
drugs just like shooters before him.*
**
James Holmes *was hooked on* a cocktail of Big Pharma drugs... more »
Jon Hammar Chained to a bed in one of Mexico's most notorious prisons
The first photo of Marine Veteran Jon Hammar, held captive in one of
Mexico’s most infamous prisons for four months, has been released to the
public.
The photo shows Hammar, 27, in a solitary cell inside Matamoros state
prison in Tamaulipas, shirtless, barefoot and chained by handcuffs around
his right ankle.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2249746/First-photo-revealed-U-S-Marine-jailed-Mexicos-notorious-prisons-months.html
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Kim Jong Un voted TIME magazine's 'person of the year' in reader's poll - thanks to a boost from hacker group 4Chan....How is this any Worse than the EU Buyi.....being awarded the Nobel Peace Prize?
Between his missile threats and human rights violations, it's hard to
tell
why so many people voted North Korean leader Kim Jong Un to be Time
magazine's person of the year.
Now we know.
Internet forum 4Chan hacked TIME's web site and rigged the results to
give
the supreme leader 5.6 million votes for TIME's person of the year, the
magazine's venerable honor usually reserved for leaders and visionaries.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2249800/Kim-Jong-Un-voted-Time-magazines-person-year-readers-poll--thanks-boost-hacker-group-4Chan.html
'Sandy scam': How Obama's $60.4billion Hurricane Sandy aid bill is stuffed with pork for NASA, museums, Alaska fisheries and more
President Obama's proposed $60.4 billion federal aid for victims of
Hurricane Sandy has been revealed stuffed with millions in spending for
museums and NASA with portions sent as far from the Northeast’s destruction
as Alaska.
Now dubbed the 'Sandy scam' by its critics, only a portion of the federal
funding goes directly to states and victims hardest hit by superstorm Sandy
in New Jersey, New York and Connecticut.
Instead $150 million is slated to benefit Alaskan fisheries, $8 million to
homeland security and the justice departments for new cars, office
equipment, furniture and 'mo... more »
Right-wing extremists arrested in South Africa after 'nationwide bomb plot' that targeted President Zuma
South
African police say they have foiled a plot to bomb a conference
attended by President Jacob Zuma and dozens of top government officials.
Four men aged between 40 and 50 were arrested on Sunday it has today
been
confirmed.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2249451/Right-wing-extremists-arrested-South-Africa-nationwide-bomb-plot-targeted-President-Zuma.html
Confederate battle flag BANNED by Texas school district
A Central Texas school board is banning the Confederate battle flag from
district property and district-sponsored events.
Hays board members voted 5-2 Monday to amend the student code of conduct to
ban the flag, which was formerly displayed with the Hays High School Rebel
mascot.
The ban also covers any imagery deemed to be racially hostile, offensive or
intolerant.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2249806/Confederate-battle-flag-deemed-offensive-banned-Texas-school.html
4.8 Magnitude Earthquake FLORES SEA - 18th December 2012
Magnitude M 4.8
Region FLORES SEA
Date time 2012-12-18 08:27:04.7 UTC
Location 6.29 S ; 120.67 E
Depth 10 km
Distances 96 km SE Ujung bulu
China arrests 93 doomsayers who handed out leaflets saying sun will stop shining on Friday
Members
of a banned anti-communist cult were among those arrested for
handing out leaflets about December 21, the day the Mayan calendar,
pictured, ends.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2249759/China-arrests-93-doomsayers-handed-leaflets-saying-sun-stop-shining-Friday-end-Mayan-calendar.html
Ryder Rozier R.I.P.: As the nation mourns Sandy Hook massacre another tragic toddler becomes latest gun victim after accidentally shooting himself in the head with cop uncle's weapon
As the world mourns the tragic loss of 20 children who were shot to death
in a Connecticut elementary school, yet another child has fallen victim to
a bullet wound. Three-year-old Ryder Rozier is dead after accidentally
shooting himself in the head with a handgun belonging to his uncle,
Oklahoma state trooper Ian Rozier.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2249744/Toddler-dies-accidentally-shooting-head-uncles-handgun.html
Frank Kulick Paying his respects: Young father builds moving memorial of 19 wooden crosses and one Star of David in his front lawn to honor the fallen children of Sandy Hook shooting
As a tribute to the young lives lost, Sandy Hook father-of-one Frank Kulick
painstakingly adorned each white memorial with flowers and stuffed animals
in his own front yard. In strikingly poignant pictures, Mr Kulick can be
seen braving the cold and the rain to make sure each small memorial on his
property remembers the lives of the little ones lost.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2249784/Sandy-Hook-shooting-Frank-Kulick-builds-memorial-victims.html
Hundreds attend Philadelphia gun show just days after Sandy Hook massacre as crowds pack convention center
The
Sandy Hook massacre hardly deterred gun aficionados attending the Eagle
Arms Gun Show, which opened in Philadelphia on the same day as the
horrific
attack in Newtown, Connecticut Friday.
And not only did the show draw big crowds, there was even an increase in
attendance, according to one report.
'It’s more crowded than it has been in the past,' said one person
attending
the show at Philadelphia Expo Center.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2249743/Sandy-Hook-massacre-doesn-t-deter-crowd-pack-convention-center-Philadelphia-gun-show.html
Kyle Bangayan and Korry Martinson arrested for threatening to shoot up schools after Sandy Hook elementary massacre
Two men have been arrested after separately threatening in messages posted
online to carry out shootings at schools in the aftermath of the massacre
at Sandy Hook Elementary in Newtown, Connecticut, which left 20 children
and six adults dead.
Police arrested 24-year-old Kyle Bangayan of California and 19-year-old
Korry Martinson of Washington state after both men posted threats to their
Facebook accounts.
Bangayan was arrested at his parents' home in Hollywood, where authorities
recovered nine firearms, including rifles, handguns and a shotgun. He was
booked into Men's Central Ja... more »
Pro-weapons group says 'gun control supporters have blood of little children on their hands' and that tragedy could have been prevented if teachers were allowed to carry guns
The advocacy group Gun Owners of America has responded to the mass shooting
in Connecticut in their own fashion – by saying that gun control supporters
‘have the blood of little children on their hands.’
The organization’s executive director, Larry Pratt, said in a statement
immediately following the horrific December 14 shootings in Newtown, that
‘blood is on the hands of members of Congress and the Connecticut
legislators who voted to ban guns from all schools in Connecticut.’
The pro-gun lobbyist said today on MSNBC’s ‘Hardball’ claimed that if the
teachers at Sandy Hook Elementa... more »
Hollywood Hacker Jailed for 10 Years After Stealing Nude Pics
A man who hacked into the personal emails of Scarlett Johansson, Mila
Kunis, Christina Aguilera and a number of other women has been jailed for
10 years.
Christopher Chaney pleaded guilty to offences that included wiretapping and
unauthorised access to a computer.
Prosecutors said Chaney, 35, illegally accessed the email accounts of more
than 50 people in the entertainment industry between November 2010 and
October 2011.
http://news.sky.com/story/1026757/hollywood-hacker-jailed-after-stealing-nude-pics
Investigation Launched Into Comet Collapse
The Government has launched an investigation into the purchase and
administration of troubled electrical chain Comet.
The Department for Business, Innovation and Skills has tasked the
Insolvency Service with scrutinizing the process following a number of
complaints from MPs.
http://news.sky.com/story/1026872/investigation-launched-into-comet-collapse
THE SANDY HOOK STRATEGY
*Sandy Hook.*
The shootings at Sandy Hook in Connecticut, Beslan in Russia, Mumbai in
India, Utoeya in Norway, Xinjiang in China, Istanbul in Turkey, Ciudad
Juarez in Mexico, Liege in Belgium and Toulouse in France, may all be
linked.
They may all be part of a US government 'Strategy of Tension' used to
control people worldwide.
(aangirfan: WHO ARE THE TERRORISTS?)
*Beslan in Russia. aangirfan: Beslan and the CIA*
On 16 December, in the Financial Times, Gordon Goldstein wrote:
* 1.* The internet "flourishes beyond the control of governments."
* 2.* The internet "has emerged as ... more »
5.1 Magnitude Earthquake OFFSHORE EL SALVADOR - 18th December 2012
Magnitude
5.1
Date-Time
Tuesday, December 18, 2012 at 08:12:24 UTC
Tuesday, December 18, 2012 at 02:12:24 AM at epicenter
Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones
Location
13.028°N, 89.992°W
Depth
57.5 km (35.7 miles)
Region
OFFSHORE EL SALVADOR
Distances
64 km (39 miles) SSW of Acajutla, El Salvador
Spent Fuel Pools Are Highly Vulnerable: Is Unit 4 at Fukushima Steaming Away?
Majia's Blog - 8 hours ago
Yesterday I was conducting some research and came across this article
published April 1, 2011 in Science: "Pool at Stricken Reactor #4 Holds
Answers to Key Safety Questions" by Eli Kintisch
The article examines the dangers of zirconium fires:
[Excerpted] Lab experiments have shown that zirconium can burn either with
steam or with oxygen. both reactions progress rapidly at roughly 800C; the
former, crucially, releases hydrogen. The hydrogen explosion at reactor #4
points to the steam reaction, which releases less energy and therefore
melts the fuel more slowly.... [end excerpt]
Maj... more »
Darwin Never Met Aliens With Paul Schroeder
This item by Paul Schroeder tackles the broad rethink that is taking
place in the theory of evolution. As ever we keep looking for an
externalization rather than explanation.
A logic reality check is in order. An external reality must also self
evolve. We are merely demanding that life as we know it be self evolving
here on Earth and that is not impossible at all, although it is completely
plausible that we got a jump start along the way, but it must not be
foundational unless life arose first inside the Sun.
What is the problem is that we have mistaken the library for... more »
Basic Research on Energy Resourses
I do not take any of these concerns too seriously since they are so
public anyway. All commodity issues get solved in time.
What is good it that geothermal is becoming a mastered art while the whole
sedimentary stack is accessible for hydrocarbons today however scant the
production is per cubic meter. I have also thought that biological
solutions will one day be used to scour all that rock clean if we cared
enough. The truth is that we will leave the hydrocarbon regime behind a lot
sooner that is imagined yet.
Seven years ago, it did not look quite so solvable but the ... more »
Artery Health with Nuts and Legumes
The immediate take home from this material pulled from advertizing copy is
that eating a lot of nuts and legumes on a daily basis will plausibly
chelate heavy metals and excess calcium out of your bloodstream and by
inference from your coronary plaques.
I have never had a compelling argument for eating a lot of nuts and
legumes, although I have developed a serious taste for them inasmuch as I
am eating two to three hundred grams every day now and this has coincided
with a significant improvement in my general well being.
Of course, I kicked wheat to the curb and replace... more »
Ghandi and Self Defense
We are dealing again with another gratuitous massacre and the same crying
out for gun control. The truth is that both gun control and arming everyone
is a hugely expensive waste of effort and simply does not work. The reason
is elementary. The perpetrator gets to pick his moment. For the above
strategies to work, every rational person with the slightest authority
would need to maintain weapons drill on a weekly basis at least for the
rest of his life.
And by the by, as far as I am concerned, if you own a weapon, it is my
opinion that it should be secured except for weapon... more »
Pollster’s take on Alberta leaders’ popularity sets stage for long Prairie slug-fest
Shades of things to come? Alison Redford, Canada’s second most popular
premier, gets ready to break a board with Opposition Leader Danielle
Smith’s face on it. Situations Alberta politicians find themselves in may
not be exactly as described. Below: Ms. Smith. Alison Redford remains
Canada’s second most popular premier behind Saskatchewan’s Brad Wall, who
after ... more »
Syrian "Rebels" Are Retards, Mentally Defective Deviants
40 Syrian "rebels" accidentally blew themselves up in a car bombing gone
horribly wrong. It's more than okay to laugh.
What are these "rebels" rebelling against, exactly? Intelligence?
LOL @ the fact that the CIA is depending on these half-baked idiots to
topple Assad. Good luck.
Maybe they should pick and train guys who can tie their own shoelaces. Just
a suggestion. Drugged out retards do not make the best fighters.
Then again, the CIA knows exactly what kind of guys it wants to create
chaos in Syria: clueless terrorists, not serious and mentally capable
fighters.
An excerpt f... more »
Christmas Notes 7: UP Lantern Parade 2012
* Notes: (1) This is my article today in the online magazine,
http://thelobbyist.biz/index.php/perspectives/less-government/item/137-up-lantern-parade
(2) Photos below are not part of the original article. First group of
photos I got from interaksyon.com, the second group from gma news.
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The University of the Philippines (UP) lantern parade is among the unique
annual festival held in the country. Participants are all colleges of the
UP Diliman campus, the major offices like the Office of the UP President,
the UP Concert Chorus, the nearby campuses like UP Manila and UP P... more »
THE "FISCAL CLIFF" IS POCKET CHANGE WHETHER OR NOT CONGRESS DOES ANYTHING ABOUT IT, WHEREAS JUST FOUR "TO BIG TO FAIL" U.S. BANKS HAVE DERIVATIVE EXPOSURE EQUAL TO 3.3 TIMES THE *WORLD* GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT. SHOULD THE AMERICAN POOR, STRUGGLING MIDDLE CLASS, AND ELDERLY HAVE TO FOREFIT THEIR SOCIAL SAFETY NET TO COVER ONE HALF OF ONE PERCENT OF THESE IRRESPONSIBLE BANKS' GAMBLING DEBTS?
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*The Fiscal Cliff Is A Diversion: The Derivatives Tsunami and the Dollar
Bubble *
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December 17, 2012 | Original Here
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 ... more »
The great GM lies: A Tory minister insists GM crops 'are a good thing'. Really?
There is no doubt that it was a declaration of the Government’s colours on
genetically modified farming when Environment Secretary Owen Paterson
rounded on critics of GM technology as ‘humbugs’ last week, and insisted GM
food should be grown and sold widely in Britain.
During the course of his ringing endorsement, he managed to spark outrage
and alarm by claiming ‘there isn’t a single piece of meat being served [in
a typical London restaurant] where a bullock hasn’t eaten some GM feed’.
His belligerent intent was quite clear. The message he wanted to get across
was that GM crops are... more »
Even without Congress, Obama could act to restrict guns
Unburdened by re-election worries and empowered by law to act without
Congress, U.S. President Barack Obama could take action to improve
background checks on gun buyers, ban certain gun imports and bolster
oversight of dealers.
Prospects for gun control legislation intensified in the wake of the school
massacre in Newtown, Connecticut, as more pro-gun rights lawmakers said on
Monday they were open to the possibility while Obama and three cabinet
members met at the White House to discuss the subject.
http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/12/18/us-usa-shooting-obama-options-idUSBRE8BH04... more »
Truth Militia Radio with John Friend
I just finished the *ninth edition of Truth Militia Radio with John
Friend*.
My guest Charlie Giuliani and I discussed the recent black op school
shooting in Connecticut, Charlie's perspective of Christianity, ancient
history, and the historic role of organized Jewry in the various
political,
social, cultural, and intellectual "revolutions" throughout history. Be
sure to tune in to Charlie's daily show on *Oracle Broadcasting
Network*which airs from 8am-10am EST. You can download tonight's
program
*here* or subscribe to Truth Militia Radio via iTunes *here*. Thanks
for
tuning i... more »
Syrian rebels take control of Damascus Palestinian camp
Syrian rebels took full control of the Yarmouk Palestinian refugee camp on
Monday after fighting raged for days in the district on the southern edge
of President Bashar al-Assad's Damascus powerbase, rebel and Palestinian
sources said.
The battle had pitted rebels, backed by some Palestinians, against
Palestinian fighters of the pro-Assad Popular Front for the Liberation of
Palestine-General Command (PFLP-GC). Many PFLP-GC fighters defected to the
rebel side and their leader Ahmed Jibril left the camp two days ago, rebel
sources said.
http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/12/18/us-sy... more »
NASA crashes two probes into a mountain on the moon
A pair of NASA moon-mapping probes smashed themselves into a lunar mountain
on Monday, ending a year-long mission that is shedding light on how the
solar system formed.
The Gravity Recovery and Interior Laboratory, or GRAIL, spacecraft had been
flying around the moon, enabling scientists to make detailed gravity maps.
The probes sped up slightly as they encountered stronger gravity from
denser regions and slowed down as they flew over less-dense areas.
http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/12/18/us-space-moon-idUSBRE8BH01C20121218
Clinton gets accountability report on Benghazi attacks
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on Monday received an official review of
the September attack on a U.S. diplomatic mission in Benghazi, Libya,
setting the stage for testimony on an incident that prompted a political
furor and sharp questions about security at U.S. diplomatic facilities
overseas.
The State Department said Clinton - who is convalescing after suffering a
concussion last week - received the report from the Accountability Review
Board formed to probe the attack which killed U.S. Ambassador Christopher
Stevens and three other Americans.
http://www.reuters.com/article/... more »
Norovirus outbreak shuts fifth Margate hospital ward
A total of 83 people have been affected by the winter vomiting bug at an
east Kent hospital.
Five wards at the Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother Hospital (QEQM) in
Margate have now been closed to new admissions.
East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust said 65 patients and 18
members of staff had norovirus.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-kent-20762699
Mario Draghi has asserted the European Central Bank's ultimate power over all 6,000 eurozone banks
• Cameron: British EU exit is 'imaginable'
• Draghi says ECB's powers will extend to all eurozone banks
• Athens criticised for missing tax collection targets
• Banks still 'not fully prepared' for collapse
• Europe must 'work very hard' to maintain welfare system: Merkel
• Bank of Italy governor rejects need for ECB bail out
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/debt-crisis-live/9749598/Debt-Crisis-as-it-happened-December-17-2012.html
Human rights no defence for criminals and terrorists, says Grayling...Unless they live in the UK!
Chris Grayling says that an “absolutely clear balance between rights and
responsibilities” now needs to be set out in British law in the wake of
controversial European legal judgements.
In an article for today’s Daily Telegraph, the Justice Secretary indicates
he may call for Britain to leave the European Court of Human Rights if the
Tories win the next election.
The Commission on a Bill of Rights will today set out how a new Bill could
be introduced by Parliament which would set out the fundamental rights for
British citizens in a single piece of legislation. It will recommend such... more »
China cracking down on doomsday group
For members of a doomsday cult in China, the end may indeed be near.
Authorities have in recent weeks arrested more than 100 members of a fringe
Christian-inspired group known as Almighty God that is prophesying the
world will end Dec. 21, according to state media.
Members of the group had been distributing apocalyptic literature and
sending text messages throughout China when the government began detaining
them this month. On Dec. 8, police arrested 34 members in Fujian province,
which lies on China's southeastern coast. On Thursday, they arrested 37
members, including seven leader... more »
Ayez un mariage merveilleux!
France's Socialist government is planning to legalize gay marriage early
next year. Sunday there was a huge demonstration for equality at the Place
de la Bastille, over 100,000 people taking part. There were also
pro-equality rallies in Toulouse, Marseilles, Lyon and Nantes. Conservative
parties and religionists are opposing this as they do everywhere, and they
have also had their rallies, but the Socialists have a strong enough
majority to pass it. French religionists are carrying on that marriage
equality will open the doors to incest and polygamy, but they apparently
have no Bi... more »
Vulnerable Children 'Shipped Out And Abused'
Up to 3,000 vulnerable children are being failed by a care system that has
seen sex attackers placed with abuse victims and a third of children moved
100 miles from home, inspectors say.
A report by Her Majesty's Inspectorate of Probation (HMIP) has found that
children are "shipped" out of their home areas, leaving them to face
"extremely poor" futures.
Basic checks are not being made by children's services when placing these
"vulnerable and potentially dangerous" children into homes, HMIP warns.
http://news.sky.com/story/1026802/hmip-care-report-distressing-findings
4.4 Magnitude Earthquake OAXACA, MEXICO - 18th December 2012
Magnitude
4.4
Date-Time
Tuesday, December 18, 2012 at 01:47:14 UTC
Monday, December 17, 2012 at 07:47:14 PM at epicenter
Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones
Location
16.224°N, 95.615°W
Depth
49.7 km (30.9 miles)
Region
OAXACA, MEXICO
Distances
35 km (21 miles) SSW of Jalapa, Mexico
4.8 Magnitude Earthquake OAXACA, MEXICO - 18th December 2012
Magnitude
4.8
Date-Time
Tuesday, December 18, 2012 at 01:38:28 UTC
Monday, December 17, 2012 at 07:38:28 PM at epicenter
Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones
Location
16.417°N, 95.400°W
Depth
60.9 km (37.8 miles)
Region
OAXACA, MEXICO
Distances
11 km (6 miles) SE of Jalapa, Mexico
4.6 Magnitude Earthquake MYANMAR - 18th December 2012
Magnitude
4.6
Date-Time
Tuesday, December 18, 2012 at 01:32:46 UTC
Tuesday, December 18, 2012 at 08:02:46 AM at epicenter
Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones
Location
19.354°N, 95.784°E
Depth
41 km (25.5 miles)
Region
MYANMAR
Distances
57 km (35 miles) SW of Nay Pyi Taw, Myanmar
Creepy Illuminati Message in Batman Movie Hints at Sandy Hook School
The Illuminati are basically putting their messages on giant billboards
called blockbuster films. Are they psychopathic? Sick? Enlightened? What?
Why do they make references to occult sacrifice rituals in movies
beforehand? They did the same thing with *9/11*. Do they find enjoyment by
doing this? Do they want to wake people up and make them aware of what's
coming? If you have an answer, please let me know through email. Thanks.
Background: *The Dark Knight Rises Prophesied Sandy Hook Shooting*.
Alex Jones - Creepy Illuminati Message in Batman Movie Hints at Sandy Hook
School
NEA, AFT should be helping us resist, not comply with, the common core
My comment on: “NEA, AFT Partner To Build Common-Core Tools,” (Education
Week, Dec 17).
From the article:
The two national teachers' unions have won $11 million to build an online
warehouse of instructional tools for the Common Core State Standards.
Student Achievement Partners, whose founders led the writing of the
standards, is also a grantee. It will work with the American Federation of
Teachers and the National Education Association and their teachers to build
the tools and post them on Student Achievement Partners' website.
(For the rest:
http://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/curricul... more »
"A Look to the Heavens"
“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 »
"Letting Go With Forgiveness"
*"Letting Go With Forgiveness"*
by The DailyOM
"Forgiveness is a very tender subject. It brings up lots of memories,
emotions and desire in most of us. I’m glad you’ve chosen to explore
forgiveness as a healing tool in your life, for it is a sacred journey.
Forgiveness is the most powerful medicine I’ve found to heal the human
heart.
*What is Forgiveness?* As I mentioned earlier, forgiveness truly is heart
medicine. It involves the healing experience of Divine contact. The Divine
has many names, including the Holy Spirit, the Divine Mother, Father God,
Great Spirit, Nature, ... more »
The Daily "Near You?"
Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia. Thanks for stopping by.
"Freedom..."
"We have to call it 'freedom': who'd want to die for 'a lesser tyranny?'"
~ Mignon McLaughlin, "The Neurotic's Notebook", 1960
Chet Raymo, “Civilization”
*“Civilization”*
by Chet Raymo
"I must have some rare genetic mutation. Why am I the only person in
America who doesn't want a gun? OK, maybe not the only one. But sometimes
it seems like it. Last week's New York Time Magazine had a one-page display
of "purse pistols," small, deadly handguns specifically designed to appeal
to the ladies. How about a cute little Taurus 738 TCP? It comes in pink and
black. Or a Charter Arms Cougar Undercover Lite, also in pink and black,
with a rubber grip to ease recoil, made to "complete your self-defense
wardrobe"? Or the Casull's Improvement F... more »
Japan's Shinzo Abe prepares to print money for the whole world
Japan’s incoming leader Shinzo Abe has vowed to ram through full-blown
reflation policies to pull his country out of slump and drive down the yen,
warning Japan's central bank not to defy the will of the people.
The profound shift in economic strategy by the world’s top creditor nation
could prove a powerful tonic for the global economy, with stimulus leaking
into bourses and bond markets - a variant of the "carry trade" earlier this
decade but potentially on a larger scale.
"We think this could be the beginning of a fresh reflation cycle for the
global system, combining with the U... more »
Firearms-Related Research
If you haven’t been over there yet, the folks at The Monkey Cage are
providing a slew of stuff on gun-control, gun-violence, and cognate
topics.* And, yes, this was mostly an excuse to re-post my armed bear photo
from Sun Moon Lake. *I’ve been critical in the past of The Monkey Cage for
over-claiming the definitiveness of social-science
Continue reading
Haitian Attorney Mario Joseph (Posted by Roger Annis)
Read this story online here:
http://canadahaitiaction.ca/content/ma%C3%AEtre-attorney-mario-joseph-honored-university-san-francisco
.
*Presentation by Nicole Phillips of the degree of Doctor of Humane Letters,
Honoris Causa, of the College of Arts and Sciences, University of San
Francisco, to Maître (Attorney) Mario Joseph on December 14,
2012. Phillips is assistant director for Haiti programs and adjunct
professor at the University of San Francisco School of Law, and staff
attorney with the Institute for Justice & Democracy in Haiti (IJDH).*
This October, Amnesty International is... more »
Sanity Break
Tourism ad. But great work.
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sidebars for events, links to previous posts and picture posts, and scores
of links to other Taiwan blogs and forums! Delenda est, baby.
Congrats! to The Uptake - Recognition, Well Deserved.
Many of you that were active in the Wisconsin demonstrations may have run
into the gang from The Uptake in Minneapolis. The covered almost every
minute of Madison. The Uptake is a nonprofit that does a fantastic job of
streaming/taping live news events you won’t see on MSM
Today on Common Dreams
Glenn Greenwald announced the establishment of a foundation to provide
funds to support independent journalism.
Published on Monday, December 17, 2012 by The Guardian
*New Press Freedom Group is Launched to Block US Government Attacks*
Nothing is more vital than enabling true transparency ... more »
Coldly Sadistic Passions
I knew we were in trouble the minute I read this *New York Times* headline:
*Newtown Shooting May Cool Washington’s Partisan Passions*
White House mouthpiece correspondent Jackie Calmes writes that the
slaughter of 20 first graders has a miraculous silver lining! It seems that
mass infanticide is magically greasing the skids of the Two-Man
American Catfood Team. Boehner and Obama may be coasting to the finish line*
in the Grand Bargain Olympics! They're putting the brakes on just in time
to avoid that terrible horrible plunge down the pretend Fiscal Cliff.
BobamaRama DingDongs
... more »
Daniel Inouye (1924-2012)
*"When asked in recent days how he wanted to be remembered, Dan said, very
simply, 'I represented the people of Hawaii and this nation honestly and to
the best of my ability. I think I did OK.' "*
-- from a statement issued today by Senator Inouye's staff
*by Ken*
This is a tough one, even though the senator was 88 (despite which he had
been talking seriously about running for a tenth term in 2016) and was
known to be seriously ill. According to the staff statement:
United States Senator Daniel K. Inouye, World War II veteran, Medal of
Honor recipient and Hawaii's senior Senator, ... more »
Fuksuhima and the Privatization of Risk: Introduction
Every morning I look at the Fukushima webcam and I wonder at what I am
seeing.
I see strange brownish-purplish colors in vertical shafts, auras of
blue-green, and ephemeral manifestations of red and orange.
I see strange, variable pixilation that seems to undulate at times.
I have no way of telling what I'm seeing - I lack the training and
education - but I know one thing for sure: emissions at Fukushima have not
ceased.
We are now closing in on two years, in March.
We know for near certain that ocean emissions continue unabated. See here
I admit I cannot decode the exact interpr... more »
What Would Diefenbaker Make of Steve Harper?
I was just writing a Conservative friend about the Nexen/Athabasca fiasco
when a terrible thought crossed my mind.
I imagined what it would be like if "The Chief" John Diefenbaker was alive
to witness Steve Harper's sell-out of Canadian resources and jobs to
China's Communist masters. What would old John make of what Harper has
done to his Conservative party? What would he have to say about Harper's
collaborator and fellow sell-out, Peter MacKay?
While he was still in Parliament, I managed to spend some time with Mr.
Diefenbaker in his office on various occasions discussing thi... more »
Russian Military Experts Say The US Patriot Missiles On The Syrian Border Are Actually Pointed At Iran
Business Insider
Sergel Stroken
Yelena Chernenko
[image: Iran Revolutionary Guards]Russia is categorically opposed to the
Turkey’s installation of Patriot anti-aircraft missiles along its border
with Syria. Most have assumed that the Moscow's opposition was driven by
its friendship with embattled Syrian President Bashar al-Assad.
But Russian military experts tell Kommersant that Moscow is actually
concerned that the missiles will be used in military action against Iran.
In spite of the fact that the planned location of the missiles is
relatively far from the Iranian border, they co... more »
Constitutional Vote Polarizes Egypt
Egyptians are engaged in a lively and interesting debate about the
direction of their politics and the future of their country. You get a
glimpse of it in the video below.
Video: Constitutional Vote Polarizes Egypt. Source: The Real News.
Paranoid Paragould Arkansas
Stay on the main freeways when you drive through Arkansas.
Cause if you don’t – you may not like what you run into.
Or if your kid is thinking about going to
Arkansas State University Paragould,
Arkansas Northeastern College,
Black River Technical College, or
Crowley's Ridge College.
I’d think twice.
*Paragould Arkansas*
*The population was 26,113 at the 2010 U.S. Census*.
From Alternet
Paragould, Arkansas is set to create a new law enforcement unit to deal
with the increase in crime. The new unit will patrol on foot and may have
the power to “randomly ask residents for identi... more »
Ben Stein: "God Help Us" (Must-read)
I learned about the massacre at Sandy Hook elementary school while we were
setting up at Fox News to tape Cavuto on Business. The news was so horrible
that we all felt as if we had lost our legs and could no longer stand. It
was such horrible news that it simply turned the world upside down.
It still is that kind of news, and it’s incredibly depressing about the
nature of humanity. And my wife and I pray all day for the souls of those
dear children and for the peace, if there ever will be peace, of their
families… and for the souls of the adults and the peace of those who knew
and l... more »
China rounds up members of doomsday cult with plans to slay "big red dragon" of the Communist Party
Police across China are rounding up members of a quasi-Christian doomsday
cult who have been preaching the end of the world and urging people to
launch a “decisive battle” to slay the “big red dragon” of the Communist
party.
Scores and perhaps hundreds of members of an outlawed cult known as the
Church of Almighty God have been detained throughout the country in recent
days as Beijing tries to stop believers taking drastic action on what they
believe to be the eve of the apocalypse, according to relatives of cult
members and state media reports.
The group, which preaches the second... more »
Oh look, it’s a new tax
Here’s what John Key and Bill English just dropped in your Christmas
stocking: a new tax.
3 cents a litre on your petrol every year for the next three years to
pay
for the govt’s asphalt machine—that’s 9c a litre* in total* by 2015 *on
top*of the petrol taxes they already fleece you for every time you go to
the
pump.* Plus increased road user charges for the next three years.**
Arseholes.
It’s been obvious to everyone with a calculator that unless it stops
spending so goddamned much its pledge to be in surplus by 2014/15 is as
likely as those “ongoing” and “substantial” tax cuts ... more »
An unregistered equitable interest can take priority over a lien registered by the Canada Revenue Agency against a taxpayer’s real property
See today's decision in *Trang v. Nguyen,* 2012 ONCA 885
Sandy Hook Massacre: "Honest Voices Begin To Appear (CT)"; A Comment
*"Honest Voices Begin To Appear (CT)"*
by Karl Denninger
“Day #3 dawns and the fear-mongers are still out demanding gun bans.
Howard Dean was on CNBS this morning screaming about it once again, while
others were talking about "technology solutions" (such as fingerprint
interlocks on firearms.) All are missing the point. The point is mental
illness. The second, and related, point is this: what has changed in the
last 30 years- and most-notably, in the last ten?
Mental illness is nothing new. Neither is homicide. Let's deal first with
homicide. About 17,000 people were murdered... more »
Matt's thoughts on the Connecticut shooting in regards to "gun control"
*Here are my thoughts regarding the killing of the 20 children, and the
general state of gun control, and what role guns played in that scenario:*
1. Adam Lanza seemed determined to kill no matter what. Be it a gun in his
hand, a knife, or any other implement, he was determined to kill that day
and would have. The onus of the murders rests on him (barring any
conspiratorial scenarios, which are still highly plausible).
2. The reason why those children and guardians died was not because of the
availability of guns, but their lack. Had even one teacher or staff or
guard there possesse... more »
The Economy: "Promises Will be Broken"
*"Promises Will be Broken"*
by Bill Bonner
"When wealth was easy to identify and easy to control — that is, when it
was mostly land — a few insiders could do a fairly good job of keeping it
for themselves. The feudal hierarchy gave everybody a place in the system,
with the insiders at the top of the heap. But come the industrial
revolution and suddenly wealth was accumulating outside the feudal
structure. Populations were growing too…and growing restless. The old
regime tried to tax this new money, but the new ‘bourgeoisie’ resisted. “No
taxation without representation,” was a p... more »
Tannerite
Newtown, CT.
The police department logged more than 50 gunfire complaints this year
through July, double the number for all of 2011, records show. Some of
the complaints raised another issue. Gun enthusiasts here, as elsewhere
in the country, have taken to loading their targets with an explosive
called Tannerite, which detonates when bullets strike it, sending shock
waves afield. A
The 12 beers of Christmas
2102 was the year of craft beer—the year when craft beer was everywhere. Even
in Lion Breweries’s portfolio.
So what was my own personal 12 beers of 2012—beers I noticed1—beers with a
summery tinge2—beers above and beyond my usual favourites3—beers I’ll be
making a special point to track down and consumer over the summer?
1. *Harrington’s ‘Rogue Hop’*
'An organic pilsener, this surprisingly hoppy pilsener is perfect for
summer. Seen about in a few shops now in surprisingly affordable slabs. And
if you’re visiting Christchurch, visit the brewery and load up some riggers... more »
Untitled
*The Silence Is Deafening ~Ignatious Jeff Reilly*
*I just read that for the second time is less than a year, SLABBED has, for
all purposes, been taken down by the actions of a foreign court for actions
that arise on US soil and fall under US law. It should scare the living day
lights out of any American citizen if these actions are allowed to stand. *
*Imagine a world where the media is censored by crooks ~Slabbed*
The Dark Knight Rises Prophesied Sandy Hook Shooting
Check out the article, *"Sandy Hook Reference In Batman: Dark Knight Rises
Movie,"* and blow up the following pictures.
PIC 1
PIC 2
The name of the school where the recent mass shooting took place is called
Sandy Hook Elementary School.
The hurricane in New York was called Sandy for a reason.
These are not coincidences. The filmmakers behind The Dark Knight Rises
deliberately had the actor point to "Sandy Hook" on the map. This is beyond
spooky and disturbing.
Also, at the 1:05:44 mark in the film, Bruce Wayne/Batman tells the Robin
character named Blake while in the car, *"Y... more »
China says stabber (who sliced 23 children) affected by 'doomsday rumors'
Officials
say a man who went into a school in central China and stabbed 23
children last week was "psychologically affected" by
doomsday predictions.
Min Yongjun is suspected of going into an elderly woman's house
Friday
morning and stabbing her with a kitchen knife. He then allegedly went to
a
nearby elementary school in Chenpeng village in Guangshan county and
injured the 23 children before being stopped by teachers and police.
http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/A/AS_CHINA_SCHOOL_STABBING?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT&CTIME=2012-12-17-00-23-27
*Added
thoughts:*
Lynsey str... more »
Diana Spencer was murdered - but don't tell anyone!
The Censors do not like the new film, 'Unlawful killing', which exposes the
Windsor Mafia for the murderers they are. The last post published on News
From Atlantis contained links to every segment of the film. The post was
up for a couple of days before Google took it down; citing Copyright
Infringement as the reason for this.
Now, it is always possible that the obscenely wealthy Mohamed Al Fayed does
not like free copies of his film circulating, although if his intention is
to expose the criminals who murdered his son, (and the wife of Charles
Windsor, who Dodi Al Fayed impregna... more »
Richard Todd: 'Highly dangerous' inmate jailed for violent robbery goes on the run after failing to return from day release
A 'highly dangerous' inmate was at the centre of a major police hunt
tonight after going on the run from prison.
Richard Todd, 25, failed to return to HMP Standford Hill after being
granted day release just over a month ago.
The inmate was five-and-a-half years into an indeterminate sentence for
robbery, taking without consent and burglary offences when he disappeared
from the prison in Eastchurch, Kent.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2249593/Richard-Todd-Highly-dangerous-inmate-jailed-violent-robbery-goes-run.html
The De Facto Privatization of State Universities
Writing in the Wall Street Journal over the weekend, Scott Thurm took an
in-depth look at the University of Colorado, where I am a professor, as an
case study in how state governments are moving out of the business of
subsidizing university attendance for their residents.
Thurm writes:
For generations of Americans, public colleges and universities offered an
affordable option for earning a college degree. Now, cash-strapped states
across the country are cutting funding for colleges and directing scarce
resources to primary and secondary schooling, Medicaid and prisons. That is
s... more »
To Prevent Negative Thoughts Among Depressed Loners, Heroic Legislators Propose Radical Thought Control Legislation
*"*I want to mention, but only very briefly, a closely related aspect of
this awful business. Stories have already appeared depicting Adam Lanza
in
the terms typically employed in the wake of such tragedies: he was a
"loner," he was "painfully shy and awkward" (the *Daily Mail*); he was
generally weird, and he "seemed not to feel physical or psychological
pain
in the same way as classmates" (Yahoo News). And of course, the *New
York
Times* will never permit itself to be outdone on this score. The
*NYT*leads with the obviously terrifying and ominous fact that Lanza
"carried a
black ... more »
I Like It...
...when people I don't like adopt positions that I don't like. Less
cognitive dissonance!
So I was very glad to see Holy Joe Lieberman, on his way out the door, endorse
term limits (via Political Wire).
Holy Joe says that if we only had term limits, we would have more new
blood...but there's of course plenty of new blood in both Chambers of
Congress (I haven't double checked this one, but someone said on twitter
last week that once we hit January half of the Senate will be in their
first terms). But that's not all! He also claims that term limits will
reduce partisan polarization.... more »
Gunmen kidnap six Hyundai Heavy workers in Nigeria
Gunmen kidnapped four foreigners and two Nigerians working for South Korea's Hyundai Heavy Industries in southerly oil-producing Bayelsa state on Monday, the police said. Kidnapping is rife in Africa's top oil producer, making millions of dollars a year for criminal gangs. It is common across the south, especially in the Niger Delta oil region. http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/12/17/us-nigeria-kidnap-hyundai-idUSBRE8BG14Y20121217
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