Adrienne Rich (Photo credit: catherinecronin)Income Distribution Under Conservatives and Labour
Phil at A Very Public Sociologist - 5 seconds ago
Here's a very interesting graph:
This shows the distribution of income under the 1979-97 Conservative
government, and the 1997-2010 Labour government. Something tells me the
present bunch will be edging toward the former rather than the latter. I
guess this is what the Liberal Democrats mean when they talk about
'building a fairer Britain'.
Graph source is page 30 of this Joseph Rowntree/Institute for Fiscal
Studies report here.
(H/T @BenCooper86)
Sen. Roy Blunt (R-MO) Delivers Weekly GOP Address ...
Adrienne at Adrienne's Corner - 2 minutes ago
*“Inaction shouldn’t be an option."*
“Hi, I’m Senator Roy Blunt from Missouri. As we bring 2012 to a close,
leaders in Washington have an opportunity to kick off the New Year by
working together to solve some of the big challenges facing our country
today.
“At a time when our federal debt’s topped a record $16 trillion, it’s been
more than three years since the Democrat leaders in the Senate have passed
a federal budget, and the Senate Majority Leader has refused to bring any
appropriations bills to the floor this entire year. There’s an old saying
that when you fail to plan, you... more »
What noise wakes you up at the North Pole around March 18?
James C Morton at Morton's Musings - 7 minutes ago
*
The crack of dawn!
*
Feinstein's Gun Control Bill Will Trigger The Next American Revolution
Mark Daniels at GLOBAL POLITICAL AWAKENING - 23 minutes ago
Brandon Smith, *Contributor*
*All political power comes from the barrel of a gun. The communist party
must command all the guns, that way, no guns can ever be used to command
the party* - Mao Tse Tung
*After a shooting spree, they always want to take the guns away from the
people who didn't do it. I sure as hell wouldn't want to live in a society
where the only people allowed guns are the police and the military* -
William Burroughs
Revolution? Yes, it all sounds rather “extreme”, but the cold hard reality
of our era is not going to comfort us with diplomacies and niceties, so ... more »
Abu Qatada may be re-homed AGAIN at taxpayers' expense after details of his latest address are leaked on internet
Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 23 minutes ago
Hate
preacher Abu Qatada could be rehomed at the expense of tax-payers
after details of his latest address was leaked online.
The 52-year-old's current £450,000 home in North London was publicised
on a
Facebook page and discussed on Twitter.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2254515/Hate-preacher-Abu-Qatada-homed-AGAIN-taxpayers-expense-details-latest-address-leaked-internet.html
French 75% income tax struck down by constitutional council
Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 23 minutes ago
France's constitutional council has struck down a top income tax rate of
75% introduced by Socialist President Francois Hollande.
Raising taxes for those earning more than 1m euros (£817,400) has been a
flagship policy for Mr Hollande.
The policy angered France's business community and prompted some wealthy
citizens to say they would emigrate.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-20864114
Ron Paul: Republicans And Democrats Are a Bunch of Drug Addicts Looking for Their Next Fix
Mark Daniels at GLOBAL POLITICAL AWAKENING - 30 minutes ago
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Understanding Indefinite Detention in the 2013 NDAA - Part 2
Mark Daniels at GLOBAL POLITICAL AWAKENING - 37 minutes ago
*Ben Swann*
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Slavery By Consent: Understanding The Human Farm
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Berlusconi accuses Monti of plot with Italy's centre left
Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 44 minutes ago
Silvio Berlusconi on Saturday condemned outgoing Prime Minister Mario
Monti's plan to lead a centrist alliance in Italy's election in February,
accusing him of a plot to favor the left, but centrist leaders denied any
secret accord.
Monti, who replaced Berlusconi as prime minister last year as Italy
scrambled to avert a financial crisis, said on Friday he wanted to unite a
broad coalition of factions around a reform agenda aimed at easing the
country's economic woes.
http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/12/29/us-italy-vote-idUSBRE8BS09L20121229
More from economist Bill Black on the "fiscal cliff," austerity, the "Grand Bargain" (more correctly termed the "Grand Betrayal") ...and Obama's role in inventing the cliff as an excuse to inflict on the American people austerity (which would result in more and deeper recessions and give rise to higher unemployment and national debt) and the Grand Betrayal (which would cut social programs and safety nets just when Americans would need them the most).
David L Griscom at Cherchez la Verite - 1 hour ago
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* the**REALnews
Permalink*
December 28, 2012
*Fiscal Cliff: Going Nuclear and the Grand Betrayal*
Bill Black: GOP threatens to use debt ceiling as leverage, creates
conditions for more austerity measures by Obama
More at The Real News
*Bio *
William K. Black, author of THE BEST WAY TO ROB A BANK IS TO OWN ONE,
teaches economics and law at the University of Missouri Kansas City (UMKC).
He was the Executive Director of the Institute for Fraud Prevention from
2005-2007. He ... more »
5.5 Magnitude Earthquake NEAR THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN - 29th December 2012
Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 1 hour ago
Magnitude
5.5
Date-Time
Saturday, December 29, 2012 at 14:59:37 UTC
Saturday, December 29, 2012 at 11:59:37 PM at epicenter
Location
38.762°N, 142.141°E
Depth
40.4 km (25.1 miles)
Region
NEAR THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
Distances
123 km (77 miles) ENE (62°) from Sendai, Honshu, Japan
Council on Foreign Relations Plan for Global Governance in 2013
Mark Daniels at GLOBAL POLITICAL AWAKENING - 1 hour ago
Council of Councils Members Nicholas West
It is incredible that mention of a one-world government in many circles is
still considered to be conspiracy talk. Fortunately, the global political
awakening that arch-globalist, Zbigniew Brzezinski has referred to as a
significant challenge to those in power is forcing ever-increasing
justifications for their use of globalist language.
One would hope that a relatively new Council on Foreign Relations
initiative that is expanding can lay to rest any debate about the desire to
form a global government in the name of supposedly solving glob... more »
Russia Plane Crash: Four People Killed
Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 1 hour ago
Four people have died after a passenger plane overshot an airport runway as
it landed in Russia.
The crash took place during high winds and a snowstorm in Moscow, but the
cause of the accident was not clear.
After a hard landing, the Red Wing Airlines aircraft burst through a
perimeter fence onto a motorway next to the city's Vnukovo airport.
http://news.sky.com/story/1031274/russia-plane-crash-four-people-killed
10 Predictions for 2013
Mark Daniels at GLOBAL POLITICAL AWAKENING - 1 hour ago
*Activist Post*
This past year, 2012, was an eventful year. We had another Olympics, a U.S.
presidential election, the warmest year on record, and lived through the
Mayan apocalypse. However, many things did not occur that many of the trend
seers predicted, especially dramatic events that made the boldest
predictions.
As we enter 2013, time itself seems to be speeding up or condensing to make
the potential for dramatic events more likely. Tipping points appear to
have been breached on many fronts, and what waits on the other side is
difficult to know.
But let’s break out the c... more »
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David L Griscom at Cherchez la Verite - 1 hour ago
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News) Subscribe
to free newsletter*
President Barack Obama speaks at a campaign rally in Fayetteville, North
Carolina 10/19/08.
(photo: Jim Young/Reuters)
Obama Should Listen to Obama
By William K. Black, Reader Supported News
27 December 12
n Friday, December 21, 2012, President Obama announced:
**
*"As of today I am still ready and willing to get a comprehensive package
done," Obama said, specifically urging lawmakers to craft a deal that would
protect middle-class Americans fro... more »
NV Bill - To Pay ALEC Memberships
2old2care at Because I Can - 1 hour ago
From Nevada– hidden at the end of an article on lobbyists – how fitting.
the Legislative Commission last week *approved a budget* of $56.6 million
for the coming two fiscal years. *That’s 0.4 percent lower than the current
biennium and 4.9 percent below the 2009-11 spending.*
GOOD they are lowering costs.
Combs said the commission followed the direction of Gov. Brian Sandoval to
present a flat budget for the next biennium. *The proposed budget does not
include restoration of the cut in pay and benefits for legislative workers.*
BAD – they couldn’t find money for workers in their sta... more »
How Not To Buy An Airplane
Owen Gray at Northern Reflections - 2 hours ago
David Olive writes that the F-35 fiasco is a case study in how to bungle a
military purchase:
If anything’s to be gained from the monumental botch that is the costliest
and most multi-functional military aircraft project ever attempted, the
Joint Strike Fighter program from which the F-35 is derived should be
taught at the Royal Military College and its peers worldwide. It is an epic
case history of supplier over-reach on the part of defence contractors, and
deficient decision-making by public policy makers.
From the beginning, the F-35 was too much airplane -- and it promised t... more »
'Stellar Wind' Whistleblower Reveals More About NSA Domestic Spying
Mark Daniels at GLOBAL POLITICAL AWAKENING - 2 hours ago
image source *Activist Post*
Former top NSA mathematician and code breaker, William Binney, has gone on
record to publicly reveal the scope of a top-secret surveillance
program called Stellar Wind which led to his resignation in 2001. It is a
program that has directly targeted everyday Americans following 9/11.
Binney has endured harassment by his own government, as many other
whistleblowers have when trying to reveal illegal activities and
corruption. Binney has stated that the scope of the data collection
conducted by the NSA forms a map that can "show your entire life over
time... more »
Bomb Blast in Pakistan's Karachi kills six on bus, 48 hurt
Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 2 hours ago
A bomb went off on a bus in the southern Pakistani city of Karachi on
Saturday killing six people and wounding 48, police and a hospital official
said.
Pakistan's commercial capital and biggest city has seen numerous militant
attacks over the past 10 years and is also plagued by violence between
rival ethnic-based factions.
http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/12/29/us-pakistan-blast-idUSBRE8BS06O20121229
Sentencing for sexual abuse
James C Morton at Morton's Musings - 2 hours ago
R v D.M. 2012 ONCA 894 deals with the appropriate range for sentencing for
sexual abuse of minors. The Court held, in reducing a sentence to four
years :
"....in those cases where this court has either upheld or imposed
penitentiary sentences of 5 years or more, one or more of the following
aggravating circumstances has been present:
. Sexual intercourse
. Oral sex
. Incest
. More than one victim
. Grooming of the victim
. Other acts of physical violence
Or threatened physical violence
to obtain compliance and keep
the abuse secret
. A previous criminal record for
Sexual a... more »
Congress Disgracefully Approves the FISA Warrantless Spying Bill for Five More Years, Rejects All Privacy Amendments
Mark Daniels at GLOBAL POLITICAL AWAKENING - 2 hours ago
image source Trevor Timm
*EFF*
Today, after just one day of rushed debate, the Senate shamefully voted on
a five-year extension to the FISA Amendments Act, an unconstitutional law
that openly allows for warrantless surveillance of Americans' overseas
communications.
Incredibly, the Senate rejected all the proposed amendments that would have
brought a modicum of transparency and oversight to the government's
activities, despite previous refusals by the Executive branch to even
estimate how many Americans are surveilled by this program or reveal
critical secret court rulings inter... more »
Only political process can save Syria from "hell" - envoy
Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 2 hours ago
The international mediator seeking peace in Syria warned of "hell" if no
deal is struck to end 21 months of bloodshed, but his talks in Russia
capping a week of intense diplomacy brought no sign of a breakthrough.
U.N.-Arab League envoy Lakhdar Brahimi and Russian Foreign Minister Sergei
Lavrov both said there was still a chance for a negotiated solution to the
conflict, which has killed more than 44,000 people and set world powers
against one another.
http://uk.reuters.com/article/2012/12/29/uk-syria-crisis-russia-idUKBRE8BS03J20121229
Russia Plane Crash: Two Dead And Ten Injured
Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 2 hours ago
Two people have died after a passenger plane overshot an airport runway as
it landed in Russia.
The Red Wing Airlines aircraft burst through a perimeter fence onto on a
motorway next to Moscow's Vnukovo airport, state television said.
The Tu-204 plane was carrying four crew members and eight passengers.
http://news.sky.com/story/1031274/russia-plane-crash-two-dead-and-ten-injured
Fiscal Cliff Minuet Turning Into A Frenzy Over Estate Taxes?
DownWithTyranny at DownWithTyranny! - 3 hours ago
If you hear Miss McConnell in coming days lisping that this proposal or
that proposal in the Fiscal "Cliff" Minuet is "unfair to the American
people," he means it's unfair to rich white people, the only people
Republicans care about or consider worth their attention. As we warned a
few weeks ago, the Grand Bargain has come down to Republicans and their
ConservaDem allies trying to get away with whatever they can on eliminating,
or at least lowering, estate taxes for the super-rich (people with estates
worth tens of millions, hundreds of millions and billions). McConnell can
play t... more »
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New Orleans Ladder at New Orleans Ladder - 3 hours ago
*More on return of Sean Payton*
*Video: Benson talks about Payton contract*
*Sean Payton Will Be Coaching The Saints For A Long Time*
*Chris Rose: Do you remember?*
*Dock strikes averted*
*Funds to litigate oil leak damages running low*
*Morganza work to continue in 2013*
*Program helps veterans reintegrate through music*
A Time-Lapse Map of Every Nuclear Explosion Since 1945 - by Isao Hashimoto
Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 4 hours ago
Syrian conflict getting more militarized, sectarian
Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 4 hours ago
Russia's top diplomat and the international envoy to Syria warned Saturday
that the Middle East nation's conflict is becoming more militarized and
sectarian, further endangering the region.
The statements followed a meeting between Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov
and Lakhdar Brahimi, the United Nations envoy, which was aimed at bringing
both sides of the civil war to the negotiating table.
http://edition.cnn.com/2012/12/29/world/meast/syria-civil-war/index.html
Norovirus: One million now affected
Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 4 hours ago
The winter vomiting bug has claimed another 141,000 victims in the last
week, pushing the annual total up to more than 1.1million.
Health officials said the number of confirmed cases of norovirus was
more
than double the level for this time last year – and the toll is expected
to
rise again.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-2254239/Norovirus-One-million-affected-winter-vomiting-bug--cases-set-soar-New-Year.html?ito=feeds-newsxml
Protests in India after Delhi gang-rape victim dies
Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 4 hours ago
Thousands of people have staged peaceful protests in India's capital,
Delhi, following the death of a woman who was gang-raped in the city.
The 23-year old woman, who has not been identified, died early on Saturday
at a hospital in Singapore, where she had been taken for specialist
treatment.
The attack on 16 December triggered violent public protests in India.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-india-20863707
What’s in Your Milk? 20+ Painkillers, Antibiotics, and More by Lisa Garber
Stranger in a Strange Land at Stranger in a Strange Land - 5 hours ago
What’s in Your Milk? 20+ Painkillers, Antibiotics, and Moreby Lisa Garber
Natural Society, 28 December 2012
*With the aid of innovative and highly sensitive testing, Spanish-Moroccan
scientists determined that there could be up to 20 painkillers,
antibiotics, and growth hormones in a single glass of milk. The researchers
say that the traces are so small that consumers need not worry about
adverse effects, so we’ll just have to take their word for it, it seems.*
**
The scientists analyzed 20 samples of milk—cow’s, goat’s, and human—bought
in Spain and Morocco, and found a chemica... more »
Crowds at gun sales SOAR as buyers flock to buy weaponry out of fear of a sudden weapons ban after Sandy Hook massacre
Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 5 hours ago
The prospect of a possible weapons ban has sent gun enthusiasts into a
panic and sparked a frenzy of buying at stores and gun dealers nationwide.
Assault rifles are sold out across the country. Rounds of .223 bullets,
like those used in the AR-15 type Bushmaster rifle used in Newtown, are
scarce. Stores are struggling to restock their shelves.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2254469/Sandy-Hook-shooting-Buyers-swarm-U-S-gun-stores-fearing-sudden-weapons-ban.html
Man and boy swept to their death by huge wave as they fished under Golden Gate bridge
Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 5 hours ago
A man and a boy have been found dead after they were swept off rocks near
the Golden Gate bridge in San Francisco yesterday afternoon.
The pair, who haven't been identified but could be father and son, were
pulled into the ocean by large waves while they were fishing just before
5pm.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2254483/Golden-Gate-bridge-Man-boy-dead-swept-rocks-fishing.html
4.3 Magnitude Earthquake ANDREANOF ISLANDS, ALEUTIAN IS., ALASKA - 29th December 2012
Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 5 hours ago
Magnitude
4.3
Date-Time
Saturday, December 29, 2012 at 10:29:43 UTC
Saturday, December 29, 2012 at 12:29:43 AM at epicenter
Location
51.869°N, 173.189°W
Depth
45.8 km (28.5 miles)
Region
ANDREANOF ISLANDS, ALEUTIAN IS., ALASKA
Distances
79 km (49 miles) ESE (117°) from Atka, AK
India Rape Death: Six Charged With Murder
Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 6 hours ago
Indian police have charged six men with murder, hours after a woman who was
gang raped on a bus in New Delhi died in hospital.
The men could face the death penalty if convicted, in a case that has
triggered protests across India.
The 23-year-old victim was savagely beaten and raped for almost an hour
before being thrown out of the moving vehicle.
http://news.sky.com/story/1031239/india-rape-death-six-charged-with-murder
Rising number of attackers are trying extraordinary defence that they had 'sexsomnia' - Are men getting away with rape by pretending they were asleep? ....Of course they are!
Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 6 hours ago
For bit-part actor Simon Morris (pictured left), an appearance in the dock
at Cardiff Crown Court last week was an opportunity to put his dramatic
skills to the test. Suave and smartly-dressed, the greying 42-year-old
insisted that he knew nothing of the events that led to a 15-year-old
schoolgirl being raped at a house party in Wales. He was found guilty of
rape and is awaiting sentence. Earlier this year Zack Thompson (right)
admitted his 'sexsomnia' defence was a lie, and was jailed for six years
for a rape in Portugal.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2254360/Sexsomnia-R... more »
4.4 Magnitude Earthquake OFF THE COAST OF COSTA RICA - 29th December 2012
Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 6 hours ago
Magnitude
4.4
Date-Time
Saturday, December 29, 2012 at 09:53:06 UTC
Saturday, December 29, 2012 at 03:53:06 AM at epicenter
Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones
Location
10.723°N, 86.264°W
Depth
35.1 km (21.8 miles)
Region
OFF THE COAST OF COSTA RICA
Distances
70 km (43 miles) WNW of Sardinal, Costa Rica
German Scientists Shoot Down Recent Claims Of “Rapid Warming” In Antarctica – Overall Continent Is Cooling!
Not a sheep at Not a sheep - 6 hours ago
http://notrickszone.com/2012/12/28/german-scientists-shoot-down-recent-claims-of-rapid-warming-in-western-antarctica-overall-continent-is-cooling/
Richard Dawkins vs Peter Higgs
Luboš Motl at The Reference Frame - 7 hours ago
*The reverse fundamentalist vs the peaceful atheist*
Two days ago, the Daily Mail, the Guardian, and other mostly British
outlets amplified an amusing yet potentially serious battle between two
famous scientists, Richard Dawkins and Peter Higgs:
Battle of the professors: Richard Dawkins branded a fundamentalist by
expert behind the 'God particle' (The Daily Mail)
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Peter Higgs criticises Richard Dawkins over anti-religious 'fundamentalism'(The Guardian)
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Google News (other sources)
As you surely know, Dawkins is a proud milita... more »
The world's BIGGEST blog - day 6
Roobin at THROUGH THE SCARY DOOR - 7 hours ago
First of all a really BIG mountain.
But, then there's also reggae band Big Mountain, who weren't quite as
big... Their Best Of... is a seven inch single I understand.
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Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 7 hours ago
Egypt's opposition accused President Mohamed Mursi's Islamist allies of
trying to muzzle dissent on Friday after prosecutors decided to investigate
whether prominent government critics were guilty of sedition.
The probe, which comes a month after Mursi replaced the chief prosecutor,
further sours the political climate as the leader and his opponents face
off over a new constitution that became law on Wednesday.
http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/12/28/us-egypt-politics-idUSBRE8BR0GX20121228
4.6 Magnitude Earthquake BANDA SEA - 29th December 2012
Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 7 hours ago
Magnitude
4.6
Date-Time
Saturday, December 29, 2012 at 08:33:19 UTC
Saturday, December 29, 2012 at 05:33:19 PM at epicenter
Location
6.582°S, 129.871°E
Depth
143.4 km (89.1 miles)
Region
BANDA SEA
Distances
227 km (141 miles) NW (313°) from Saumlaki, Tanimbar Islands, Indonesia
Dalian PX Chemical Project Never Stopped
Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 7 hours ago
August 2011 witnessed tens of thousands of Dalian citizens
protesting against a local p-xylene (PX) chemical project.
Local authorities of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP)
promised to halt and relocate the project.
Recently, China"s media unveiled that
this PX project has actually never stopped.
The company prohibits its employees to leak the information.
The news exposure has greatly outraged local public,
as they felt they were fooled by CCP local authorities.
An executive of Dalian-based Fujia Group confirmed to media
that the company"s PX chemical project has never stopped.
Hopes for Syria breakthrough faint as U.N. envoy visits Russia
Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 8 hours ago
The international mediator seeking to end the 21-month-old conflict in
Syria met Russia's foreign minister in Moscow on Saturday after talks in
Damascus but expectations of progress toward a negotiated solution were low.
U.N.-Arab League envoy Lakhdar Brahimi's talks with Sergei Lavrov occurred
a day after the main Syrian opposition group rebuffed diplomatic advances
by Russia and firmly reiterated it would not negotiate with President
Bashar al-Assad's government.
http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/12/29/us-syria-crisis-russia-idUSBRE8BS03F20121229
Indian gang rape victim dies; New Delhi braces for protests
Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 8 hours ago
A woman whose gang rape sparked protests and a national debate about
violence against women in India died of her injuries on Saturday, prompting
a security lockdown in New Delhi and an acknowledgement from India's prime
minister that social change is needed.
Bracing for a new wave of protests, Indian authorities deployed thousands
of policemen, closed 10 metro stations and banned vehicles from some main
roads in the heart of New Delhi, where demonstrators have converged since
the attack to demand improved women's rights. Hundreds of people staged
peaceful protests at two locations ... more »
China orders children to visit their elderly parents
Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 8 hours ago
China has passed a law requiring adult children to visit their elderly
parents regularly or risk being sued.
The law does not specify how frequently such visits should occur, but warns
that neglect could risk court action.
Reports suggest a growing number of elderly Chinese have been abandoned or
neglected by their offspring.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-china-20860264
Unprecedented east Jerusalem building in pipeline
Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 8 hours ago
Israel is planning its biggest construction surge in east Jerusalem in
decades in a move that critics argue would cement its grip on the contested
territory, further complicate any prospects for peace with the
Palestinians, and badly rattle Israel's already rocky relations with the
rest of the world.
With more than 9,000 apartments in various stages of planning and
construction, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is reaffirming his
opposition to ceding any parts of the holy city to the Palestinians, a
compromise two of his predecessors had accepted. The planned construction
contribu... more »
Chaos on tracks in Leicestershire after freight train derailment
Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 8 hours ago
Engineers are having to build an entirely new road so they can get heavy
machinery to clear the site of a freight train derailment.
Network Rail says it is involved in a complicated operation to sort the
aftermath of the incident, on Thursday, which is likely to take days and
disrupt the travel plans of thousands of passengers into the New Year.
http://www.thisisleicestershire.co.uk/Chaos-tracks-Leicestershire-freight-train/story-17701116-detail/story.html
'US, Russia plunging into new Cold War'
Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 8 hours ago
Tit-for-tat moves between Russia and the US are plunging the two nations
into a new Cold War, says Russia expert Stephen Cohen. Washington’s
longtime policy towards Moscow is to blame for the growing tensions.
The ‘reset’ in relations between the United States and Russia is dead, as
the Obama administration has never truly cooperated with Moscow, instead
pushing the same policy Washington has been imposing on Russia for the past
20 years.
“That policy is advancing NATO toward Russia’s borders, building missile
defense on Russia’s borders, interfering in Russia’s internal politics,” ... more »
Peace Envoy in Moscow for Talks on Syria
Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 8 hours ago
The United Nations-Arab League peace envoy is scheduled to hold talks in
Moscow to find a way to end the 21-month Syrian conflict.
Lakhdar Brahimi is set to talk Saturday with Russian officials about his
recent round of discussions with Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and the
Syrian rebels.
Brahimi this week called for an interim government in Syria until new
elections can be held.
http://blogs.voanews.com/breaking-news/2012/12/29/peace-envoy-in-moscow-for-talks-on-syria/
5.5 Magnitude Earthquake BISMARCK SEA - 29th December 2012
Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 8 hours ago
Magnitude
5.5
Date-Time
Saturday, December 29, 2012 at 07:59:15 UTC
Saturday, December 29, 2012 at 05:59:15 PM at epicenter
Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones
Location
3.353°S, 148.722°E
Depth
10.2 km (6.3 miles)
Region
BISMARCK SEA
Distances
217 km (134 miles) SE of Lorengau, Papua New Guinea
5.0 Magnitude Earthquake BISMARCK SEA - 29th December 2012
Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 8 hours ago
Magnitude
5.0
Date-Time
Saturday, December 29, 2012 at 07:56:00 UTC
Saturday, December 29, 2012 at 05:56:00 PM at epicenter
Location
3.361°S, 148.653°E
Depth
9.9 km (6.2 miles)
Region
0
Distances
216 km (134 miles) SE (134°) from Lorengau, Manus Island, PNG
Analysis: For Senate leaders, a mission impossible from Obama
Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 8 hours ago
Following a Friday meeting with congressional leaders, an impatient and
annoyed President Barack Obama said it was "mind boggling" that Congress
has been unable to fix a "fiscal cliff" mess that everyone has known about
for more than a year.
He then dispatched Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, a Democrat, and
Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, a Republican, on a mind-boggling mission:
coming up with a bipartisan bill to break the "fiscal cliff" stalemate in
the most partisan and gridlocked U.S. Congress of modern times - in about
48 hours.
http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/12/29/... more »
Ammonia leak emergency at meat plant, New Zealand
Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 8 hours ago
An ammonia leak brought major disruption for motorists near a popular South
Island holiday town today.
The gas alert at the Alliance lamb and sheep processing plant at Stoke cut
road access on a key route for a couple of hours.
Just before 10am a safety valve at the plant near Nelson failed, releasing
the hazardous gas into the air.
http://tvnz.co.nz/national-news/ammonia-leak-emergency-meat-plant-5306597
21 Bulgarian Cities on Alert over High Dust Levels
Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 8 hours ago
High dust levels were registered in a total of 21 Bulgarian cities on
Thursday, authorities say.
Readings of harmful particle levels showed that fine dust levels were above
the norm in Sofia, Plovdiv, Pernik, Burgas, Varna, Plaven, Ruse,
Blagoevgrad, Nesebar, Devnya, Dobrich, Gorna Oryahovitsa, Vratsa, Vidin,
Lovech, Smolyan, Stara Zagora, Sliven, Dimitrovgrad, Kardzhali and Shumen.
EU's standard threshold value for fine dust is 50 microgram per cubic metre
in a 24-hour period.
The highest value measured in Bulgaria on Thursday was at Sofia's busy
Eagles' Bridge intersection - 8.37... more »
Norwegian boy dies of swine flu
Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 8 hours ago
An 11-year old boy from the southern Norwegian county of Telemark has died
of a swine virus infection, the Norwegian-language newspaper Aftenposten
reported on Friday.
The boy had been seriously ill for two weeks before being transferred on
Christmas Eve from a local hospital in Porsgrunn to the Riks Hospital in
Oslo, capital of Norway, said Bjoernar Nyen, a doctor in the boy's hometown.
Nyen confirmed that the boy died of influenza A caused by the H1N1 virus,
which is also called the swine flu.
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/health/2012-12/29/c_132070385.htm
Chikungunya fever suspected in cluster reported from Albay province, Philippines
Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 8 hours ago
The Albay provincial health office (PHO) in southern Luzon, Philippines is
reporting some 19 cases of suspected Chikungunya fever from two villages in
the Bicol region province, according to an Inquirer news report Wednesday.
Dr. Luis Mendoza, Albay provincial health officer, said he and a team from
the provincial epidemiology office went to Sto. Domingo on Dec. 22 to
validate reports that 18 villagers from Barangay San Juan and one villager
in San Vicente got sick of Chikungunya virus, Philippine media reports.
http://www.theglobaldispatch.com/chikungunya-fever-suspected-in-cluster-... more »
22 die, 69 missing in Guinea-Bissau boat tragedy
Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 8 hours ago
At least 22 people died and 69 were missing after their overloaded boat
sank Friday off the capital of Guinea-Bissau, rescue workers said.
A total of 97 people were aboard the boat en route from the Atlantic Ocean
island of Boloma to Bissau, they told AFP.
http://www.africareview.com/News/Scores-die-in-Guinea-Bissau-boat-tragedy/-/979180/1653294/-/ubqeac/-/index.html
'West lacks invasion power': Iran holds war drills in Strait of Hormuz
Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 8 hours ago
SANDY HOOK - BULLETS HIT TEACHER'S CAR; ROUSSEAU AND HOCHSPRUNG
Anon at aangirfan - 8 hours ago
More Sandy Hook Puzzle Pieces? – Secrets of the Fed
Lauren Rousseau was reportedly killed in the Sandy hook shootings.
According to Lauren's mother, Lauren's 2004 Honda Civic - parked outside
the school - was riddled with bullets when the authorities removed the
vehicle.
Read more:
http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/survive-war-dies-teaching-article-1.1223210#ixzz2GQJSQmoE
*Lauren Rousseau (right)*
*Lauren's car.*
The official story is that Lauren's car was hit by bullets shot from inside
the school.
There was no record of any bullet holes in the windows of the school.
... more »
Fiscal Fears: 'Extending US debt like giving a drunk more vodka'
Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 8 hours ago
African Transition
arclein at Terra Forming Terra - 9 hours ago
Human continuity for 300,000 years appears to be much longer than
presently accepted and continuous occupation may well imply cultural
stasis. Thus the bottleneck may alternatively mean that a special group
made the key breakthrough around 50,000 years ago.
That also fits well with our projected time line for a ten thousand year
transition to modernity from 50,000 BP to 40,000 BP. Our own transition has
taken about the same amount of time since the Pleistocene Nonconformity.
An expanding special population of modernizing humanity will simply absorb
remnant groups back i... more »
Red Rain Revisit
arclein at Terra Forming Terra - 9 hours ago
We are revisiting the Red Rain phenomena. First it is the only specific
phenom that does conform to the Panspermia hypothesis although one may
presume an earlier report inspired the original hypothesis since the color
red was associated with the idea.
This report informs us that integrity is retained up to 300 C. This
excludes any Earth borne explanation unless it so happens that a slime mold
gets up there and is cooked off. That does not work either because
integrity at 300 C is difficult to achieve with carbon based molecules.
This now begs the question of why here ... more »
Corruption Will Kill Regime, But Not China
arclein at Terra Forming Terra - 9 hours ago
China does have the mechanisms in place to transition out of one party
rule just as has happened throughout South East Asia. In my mind, it is not
if it will happen but a question of when it will happen.
The good news here is that it appears that the cadres will be forgiven for
now and allowed to retire gracefully. This really allows a clean sweep from
top to bottom and the introduction of fresh blood.
This also makes it an ideal time to introduce democratic reforms. But if
not, the way is quite clear for a future transition. Everyone waits out the
decade and prepares ... more »
Copper Blocks Antibiotic Resistence
arclein at Terra Forming Terra - 9 hours ago
This is actually important although how it can be integrated into the at
risk environments is going to be a challenge. The simple fact is that
copper requires incessant cleaning and polishing. Perhaps the proper
solution is to use a normal alloy such as bronze and to allow the working
surface to fully oxidize into its natural green blue color. Then normal
cleaning is sufficient.
It will still be hard to keep the clean freaks from turning it into a
shining object just because they can. Like the military, it will become
necessary to order folks to not shine their combat boo... more »
CCTV: Passer-by sticks out foot to trip up fugitive chased by Chinese cops
Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 9 hours ago
Grim Up North: Financial gloom sparks suicides in North East UK
Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 9 hours ago
New Syria massacre? Rebels claim 20, including kids, killed in regime strike
Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 9 hours ago
Constructive Criticism: Israel approves more settlements after Palestine UN boost
Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 9 hours ago
5.1 Magnitude Earthquake NEAR THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN - 29th December 2012
Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 9 hours ago
Magnitude
5.1
Date-Time
Saturday, December 29, 2012 at 07:19:32 UTC
Saturday, December 29, 2012 at 04:19:32 PM at epicenter
Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones
Location
37.065°N, 141.166°E
Depth
40.4 km (25.1 miles)
Region
NEAR THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
Distances
25 km (15 miles) E of Iwaki, Japan
4.3 Magnitude Earthquake TARAPACA, CHILE - 29th December 2012
Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 9 hours ago
Magnitude
4.3
Date-Time
Saturday, December 29, 2012 at 06:04:16 UTC
Saturday, December 29, 2012 at 03:04:16 AM at epicenter
Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones
Location
19.899°S, 69.216°W
Depth
101.3 km (62.9 miles)
Region
TARAPACA, CHILE
Distances
102 km (63 miles) ENE of Iquique, Chile
4.8 Magnitude Earthquake SOUTH OF THE FIJI ISLANDS - 29th December 2012
Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 9 hours ago
Magnitude
4.8
Date-Time
Saturday, December 29, 2012 at 04:38:28 UTC
Saturday, December 29, 2012 at 04:38:28 PM at epicenter
Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones
Location
26.041°S, 177.256°W
Depth
105.7 km (65.7 miles)
Region
SOUTH OF THE FIJI ISLANDS
Distances
363 km (225 miles) N of Raoul Island, New Zealand
4.4 Magnitude Earthquake NEAR THE COAST OF NICARAGUA - 29th December 2012
Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 9 hours ago
Magnitude
4.4
Date-Time
Saturday, December 29, 2012 at 04:01:50 UTC
Friday, December 28, 2012 at 10:01:50 PM at epicenter
Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones
Location
11.290°N, 86.983°W
Depth
65.8 km (40.9 miles)
Region
NEAR THE COAST OF NICARAGUA
Distances
74 km (45 miles) SW of Masachapa, Nicaragua
4.1 Magnitude Earthquake GUATEMALA - 29th December 2012
Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 9 hours ago
Magnitude
4.1
Date-Time
Saturday, December 29, 2012 at 02:43:31 UTC
Friday, December 28, 2012 at 08:43:31 PM at epicenter
Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones
Location
14.273°N, 91.179°W
Depth
64.8 km (40.3 miles)
Region
GUATEMALA
Distances
15 km (9 miles) ENE of Nueva Concepcion, Guatemala
4.6 Magnitude Earthquake CENTRAL PERU - 29th December 2012
Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 9 hours ago
Magnitude
4.6
Date-Time
Saturday, December 29, 2012 at 01:57:41 UTC
Friday, December 28, 2012 at 08:57:41 PM at epicenter
Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones
Location
11.420°S, 76.783°W
Depth
99.4 km (61.8 miles)
Region
CENTRAL PERU
Distances
47 km (29 miles) E of Huaral, Peru
Check Out the "Jon Swift Memorial Roundup 2012"
Marc McDonald at BeggarsCanBeChoosers.com - 10 hours ago
*By MARC McDONALD*
My February 9, 2012 article, *"How Ronald Reagan Unwittingly Laid the
Groundwork for the Death of Capitalism,"* was featured in Vagabond
Scholar's "Jon Swift Memorial Roundup 2012." If you haven't already, be
sure to check out this roundup, which offers a lot of great articles from
many of the Web's top progressive blogs. And also, be sure to check out Vagabond
Scholar itself, which is one of our favorite Liberal blogs. Here's to a
great 2013 for all progressive bloggers everywhere.
Idle No More Photos Dec. 29, 2012
brendanorrell@gmail.com at CENSORED NEWS - 11 hours ago
Navajo
Nation Photo Shauna Leigh
Sacramento, Calif. Photo Steven Payan
Bismarck, North Dakota
/
Bismarck, North Dakota, Dec. 28/Photo Last Real Indians
Published on Dec 28, 2012
December 28th New York City Natives Gathered at Washington Square Park
for a Peaceful Act of Solidarity, Unity and Hope with Natives the world
over declaring and calling on all Natives to be
Recycling, Reusing, Reducing and Repurposing
Pippa at Pippa's Place - Environmentally Speaking - 11 hours ago
Transform a large coffee can into a mini trash can. Slip a small plastic
bag inside and use it in the car, yard, on the patio or even in the
bathroom.
Large coffee cans make great storage for small toys. With the snap-tight
lid in place, they make safe places to keep toy cars, used crayons and
other small items until they are needed again.
Got old worn-out bedsheets? Got kids? On a nice sunny day outside or even a
cool, rainy one inside, dig out those sheets you've been saving. Give the
sheets to the kids along with permission to cut them if they wish. Now,
grab a cup of tea or co... more »
Sunday Classics preview: Do I hear a Ländler?
KenInNY at DownWithTyranny! - 12 hours ago
*On Jan. 18, 1961, the first day of recording (the date cited above is
clearly wrong), Bruno Walter rehearses the Los Angeles free-lancers who
made up the Columbia Symphony Orchestra in the second half of the first
movement of Mahler's Ninth Symphony. Producer John McClure also talks about
the circumstances of the recording, and then we hear work on the opening of
the second-movement *Ländler*.*
*by Ken*
Before we continue, perhaps we ought to make sure we know what a *Ländler*is.
The *ländler* is a folk dance in 3/4 time which was popular in Austria,
south Germany, German Switzer... more »
1983 Footage of Grazing Cow Abducted by UFO in Puerto Gaboto, Argentina (Matt's UFO bender continues)
Matt at The Coming Crisis - 12 hours ago
*Matt's thoughts:*
Yes, yes. I know it's most likely fake, and perhaps obviously so.
However, I posted this for a reason, a philosophical one. What happens when
something is so far out of bounds from our paradigm of thinking that the
sheer lack of comprehension we face upon reviewing such an event renders
its veracity irrelevant?
What if this video had been real? What if we had witnessed a cow being
drawn up into the sky in a UFO, but because the idea of that happening is
so "out there" that despite us witnessing the truth, we still don't believe?
What are the repercussions of t... more »
Bizarre "objects" filmed flying out of Japan tsunami debris wave front
Matt at The Coming Crisis - 12 hours ago
*Matt's thoughts:*
I wonder how many of these strange occurrences have taken place on film,
but due to how difficult they are to observe, go unnoticed. What are all
these lighted objects flying in and out of things, flying in the skies and
doing strange acts, and reported over crop fields?
Amazing UFO Formation in Santiago Chile (december 2012)
Matt at The Coming Crisis - 13 hours ago
*Matt's thoughts:*
-- You'll notice at one point that the lights actually move into the
formation of the Great Pyramids, or Orion's Belt constellation.
-- As has been reported in many other instances, the lights "transform"
(for lack of a better word at present) into aircraft-like light sets that
mimic our safety lighting on aircraft. However, as Alison Kruse proved
after contacting the FAA and conducting in-depth studies of this
phenomenon, the "copies", while resembling our planes, don't follow any
known commercial or military lighting regulations.
-- In typical "human" fashion... more »
ALEC Wins Award - For Being Ignored by MSM
2old2care at Because I Can - 13 hours ago
From HuffPo today
Chris Weigant
Political writer and blogger at ChrisWeigant.com
*My 2012 'McLaughlinAwards' (Part 2)*
Most Underreported Story
While a few staunch liberal media outlets did their best to expose the
story, virtually all of the mainstream media took a pass on the way that
the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) has been behind a massive
below-the-radar movement to get outrageously conservative laws passed at
the state level. If you get your news from corporate outlets, chances are
you barely recognize the name ALEC, so I encourage you to check out that
li... more »
Israeli troops kill Canadian soldier after shelling/bombing UN outpost, incident report "quietly removed"
Matt at The Coming Crisis - 13 hours ago
The Defence Department has quietly removed from the Internet a report into
the killing of a Canadian military officer by Israeli forces, a move the
soldier’s widow says is linked to the Conservative government’s reluctance
to criticize Israel for any wrongdoing.
Maj. Paeta Hess-von Kruedener and three other United Nations observers were
killed in 2006 when the Israeli military targeted their small outpost with
repeated artillery barrages as well as an attack by a fighter aircraft.
IN early 2008, the Defence Department posted on its website a 67-page
report from the Canadian Forces b... more »
A crisis year for the U.S.: 2012 was tough, but just wait until you see 2013
Matt at The Coming Crisis - 13 hours ago
The United States went through it’s normal pattern of reeling from one
crisis to another as it stumbled through 2012, a year highlighted by
numerous mass shootings, extreme weather events, a battle between rich and
everybody else and round after round of bare-knuckle politics bought and
paid for by record amounts of corporate greenbacks.
Thousands of people streamed into Newtown, Conn., from all over the United
States after a mentally deranged Adam Lanza, 20, shot dead 20 first-graders
and seven adults. They brought teddy bears and flowers. They prayed and
expressed sorrow and sympa... more »
Tijuana, Mexico UFO sightings, December 25, 2012
Matt at The Coming Crisis - 13 hours ago
*
Intriguing part:*
When the three lights form a perfect equilateral triangle.
Koch— Paralyzing United States Climate Policy
2old2care at Because I Can - 13 hours ago
My good friends over at VLTP.net brought this one to my attention.
I bring it to you - a report that was issued at the Qatar climate summit
this past month.
A really good read
*Faces Behind a Global Crisis
US Carbon Billionaires and the UN Climate Deadlock*
The purpose of this report is to explain the role of the world’s two
wealthiest men—carbon
billionaires, Charles and David Koch—in paralyzing United States climate
policy that underpins the international impasse at the United Nations
Framework Convention on Climate Change
*READ IT*
*>>>HERE<<<*
Republicans Really Don't Care What Nation Thinks - Gerrymandering Is Again King: How Dark Money Helped Republicans Hold the House
Suzan at Welcome to Pottersville 2 (Blogging Against Fascism!) - 14 hours ago
In my unhumble opinion, they don't care because we the voters have not made
them care. If we did . . . all this and our lives would immediately change
for the better. Why Republicans Don't Care What the Nation Thinks By Robert
Reich, Robert Reich's Blog 28 December 12 re House Republicans - now
summoned back to Washington by Speaker John Boehner - about to succumb to
public pressure and
RTW4L - Who Does Your Legislator Represent?
2old2care at Because I Can - 14 hours ago
This post has been brewing for a couple of days. It's kind of a tale of
woe and one that makes me think - I need to put my legislators office tele
number on speed dial for the upcoming session (he's an ALEC wannabe).
First, I heard the amazing Tony Trupiano from MI on a repeat of the Ed Show
this week and he was talking about what happened in MI earlier this month. During
that interview which was done while Trupiano was at the MI capitol with the
protestors – Trupiano mentioned some statistics from MI that I found
intriguing, noting that the statistics came from a very reputable ... more »
Musical Interlude: 2002, “Spirit Moves”
noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 14 hours ago
2002, “Spirit Moves”
- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gmwGjLx5bOo
A Jordanian-Palestinian confederation in the works?
Matt at The Coming Crisis - 14 hours ago
Aspects of a possible confederation between a Palestinian West Bank state
and the Hashemite Kingdom – not Syria - were the subject of Prime Minister
Binyamin Netanyahu’s recent conversation with Jordan’s King Abdullah in
Amman, debkafile’s sources reveal. Nothing was decided and the two leaders
agreed to hold further discussions in the coming days.
This idea has become a focal talking point in Amman, Washington and
Palestinian centers.
Netanyahu brought some pointed questions to the highly confidential
one-on-one at the Hashemite palace: He asked the king how much
responsibility wou... more »
This ACTUALLY Happened!
AMERICAN KABUKI at AMERICAN KABUKI - 14 hours ago
Sophia Love posted the above movie trailer on her blog post today at
obiwankabuki.blogspot.com. Something like this *really did happen!*
Cobra told me during the interview I did (which I will get online soon now
that 12/21 is past) that the "Earth Resistance" had teleported the
Rothschild gold out of their private caches in castles, chateaus and from
their banks. He said they used Pleiadian teleportation technology to
confiscate it all and its now in secure underground Argathan bases. It
will be added to earth prosperity funds and redistributed to humanity.
The tungsten-fille... more »
Musical Interlude: Moody Blues, “Question”
noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 14 hours ago
Moody Blues, “Question”
- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Jp3b-GMHxI
Sure, $5.7B is a stiff price to pay to get out of Afganistan -- but consider the alternative
KenInNY at DownWithTyranny! - 15 hours ago
*
**"The size of the withdrawal is mind-boggling. But with the 'fiscal cliff'
approaching fast, it's worth taking a moment to realize that the costly
Afghan operation is going on a credit card, along with the $1 trillion or
more spent in Iraq."*
*-- *Washington Post* "Fine Print" columnist Walter Pincus,
in* "The high cost of disengagement"
*by Ken*
Just two or three weeks ago I wrote ("Walter Pincus wonders how Americans
lost the will to pay for our wars") about this astonishing break with
previous American practice, by which the Bush regime broke with all
precedent by "paying" fo... more »
"A Look to the Heavens"
noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 15 hours ago
“In this evocative night skyscape a starry band of the Milky Way climbs
over Yosemite Valley, Sierra Nevada Range, planet Earth.
*Click image for larger size. *
Jupiter is the brightest celestial beacon on the wintry scene, though.
Standing nearly opposite the Sun in the constellation Taurus, the wandering
planet joins yellowish Aldebaran and the Hyades star cluster. Below, Orion
always comes up sideways over a fence of mountains. And from there the twin
stars of Gemini rise just across the Milky Way. As this peaceful winter
night began, they followed Auriga the charioteer, its ... more »
Chet Raymo, “Thinking Fast And Thinking Slow”
noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 15 hours ago
*“Thinking Fast And Thinking Slow”*
by Chet Raymo
“Rabbi Jonathan Sacks writing in the New York Times on the evolutionary
origins of religion: "To put it at its simplest, we hand on our genes as
individuals but we survive as members of groups, and groups can exist only
when individuals act not solely for their own advantage but for the sake of
the group as a whole. Our unique advantage is that we form larger and more
complex groups than any other life-form. A result is that we have two
patterns of reaction in the brain, one focusing on potential danger to us
as individuals, the ... more »
Haiti's General Hospital is Still Very Sick
John Carroll at Dying in Haiti - 15 hours ago
The General Hospital in Port-au-Prince is still broken. And so the
patients remain broken. The political will is just not there to fix it.
"Useful Transformation: Make Change Work for You"
noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 15 hours ago
*"Useful Transformation: Make Change Work for You"*
by Madisyn Taylor, The DailyOM
"When we experience change in our life we can control our response and
reaction to the changes that are happening. Transformation is a universal
constant that affects our lives from the moment we are born until we leave
earthly existence behind. At the root of all growth, we find change.
Occasionally, change and the circumstances leading up to it are a source of
extraordinary joy, but more often than not they provoke feelings of
discomfort, fear, or pain. Though many changes are unavoidable, we sho... more »
The Daily "Near You?"
noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 16 hours ago
Glennallen, Alaska, USA. Thanks for stopping by.
"Economic Transition And The Supercycle"
noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 16 hours ago
*"Economic Transition And The Supercycle"*
By Andrew McKillop
*"WHEN IS A CYCLE A SUPERCYCLE?* The very first modern stockmarket crash of
1719-1721, of the French bourse was entirely driven by the Apple and
Facebook-of-the-day. These were shares in the Mississippi Company, a
company modeled on England's South Sea Company which peaked and crashed in
almost exactly the same timeframe. Mississippi Co.'s first share offering
IPO was in January 1719 at a unit price of 500 livres (the French currency
of the time). The shares "went viral" driving prices to 10 000 livres per
share by Dece... more »
Old Man Winter
Southern Man at Southern Man - 16 hours ago
Just a few snaps of The Lake, very nearly frozen over by a week of cold
weather.
View from The Bottoms where the dock will be, someday...
There was only a little rip of unfrozen water in the center of The Lake.
Looking towards the north end. That tree was a victim of the May 2011
tornado.
The sun came out later and that rip widened up quite a bit.
Allied efforts . . .
Edstock at The Galloping Beaver - 16 hours ago
IDLE
NO MORE: Idle No More calls on all people to join in a revolution which
honors and fulfills Indigenous sovereignty which protects the land and
water. Colonization continues through attacks to Indigenous rights and
damage to the land and water. We must repair these violations, live the
spirit and intent of the treaty relationship, work towards justice in
action, and protect Mother Earth.
Untitled
New Orleans Ladder at New Orleans Ladder - 16 hours ago
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