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2012 International Studies Blogging Awards: Final Call
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Chief Arvol Looking Horse support for Chief Spence and Protection of Mother Earth
By
Chief Arvol Looking Horse
Censored News
http://www.bsnorrell.blogspot.com
As Keeper of our Sacred White Buffalo Calf Pipe, I would like to send
out support for the efforts of Chief Theresa Spence of the Attawapiskat
First Nation, for giving of herself through fasting with prayers for the
protection of Mother Earth. Throughout history, there have been many
Voices from different Nations
Liberalism all the way down? …. six hours on a plane with Judith Butler’s Frames of War
On a plane ride a couple of days ago, I picked up Judith Butler’s Frames of
War, perhaps a couple of years after I should have. Though there is a lot
of the book that I disagreed with, reading it was a transformative
experience. It is perhaps particularly relevant to the subject and content
of
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Secretary of State Hillary Clinton Hospitalized
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton was admitted to New York
Presbyterian Hospital when doctors discovered a blood clot related to her
concussion earlier this month after a fall caused by dehydration during a
stomach virus. Naturally, conspiracy theorists, let's call them clotters,
are pooh-poohing the idea that Secretary Clinton is actually ill because
she's yet testify before the Senate on Benghazi.
Next thing we know, Fox "News" will be doing a late-breaking report
that blood clots have a liberal bias, according to a new study by the
Heritage Foundation.
Oh, and th... more »
Musical Interlude: Yanni, "The Storm"
Yanni, “The Storm”, with Samvel Yervinyan, Victor Espinola, and Sayaka
Katsui
- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LKA-3Qh6iFw
Musical Interlude: Yanni, “Nostalgia”
Yanni, “Nostalgia”
- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eWUe-iwyB2M
Hillary Clinton hospitalized after doctors discover blood clot
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton was admitted to a New York City hospital
on Sunday after doctors discovered that a blood clot had formed, the State
Department said in a statement.
Philippe Reines, a deputy assistant secretary, said in the statement that
the clot stems from a concussion Clinton sustained several weeks ago.
Reines said that Clinton, 65, is being treated with anti-coagulants at
NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital in Manhattan. She will be monitored there for
the next 48 hours, he said.
“Her doctors will continue to assess her condition, including other issues
associate... more »
"A Look to the Heavens"
“It's the bubble versus the cloud. NGC 7635, the Bubble Nebula, is being
pushed out by the stellar wind of massive central star BD+602522. Next
door, though, lives a giant molecular cloud, visible to the right. At this
place in space, an irresistible force meets an immovable object in an
interesting way.
*Click image for larger size. *
The cloud is able to contain the expansion of the bubble gas, but gets
blasted by the hot radiation from the bubble's central star. The radiation
heats up dense regions of the molecular cloud causing it to glow. The
Bubble Nebula, pictured above i... more »
CSOs and State 17: UP Pahinungod and Typhoon Victims in Mindanao
The main characteristic of "civil society organizations" (CSOs) is
volunteerism. In contrast, the main characteristic of government and the
state is coercion. This makes the two rather a substitute, not complement,
for each other. There are several instances where they collaborate with
each other, and that's because government agencies, from local to national,
are so many that CSOs and other volunteer individuals have to work with
them to minimize duplication of certain functions.
Civil society is a state of society where citizens are mature and
responsible enough to run their own... more »
The Daily "Near You?"
Fairfax, Iowa, USA. Thanks for stopping by.
"Only One Rule..."
“There’s only one rule that I know of, babies-
God damn it, you’ve got to be kind.”
- Kurt Vonnegut
“Man shows inhumanity to Man. It’s axiomatic of our existence. It’s the
story of our past, it’s the story of our present, and it will very likely
be the story of our future. Indeed, it’s a story that’s reinforced every
day, whether we’re watching the evening news or the latest entry in the
“Saw” series. However, our history is also littered with awe-inspiring
examples of men and women showing incredible compassion in the face of
unspeakable evil and insurmountable odds. Every sto... more »
Life Skills: "How to Protect Your Energy"
*"How to Protect Your Energy"*
By Judith Orloff MD
“As you go through the intuitive healing process you need to know: each of
us has our own special power. We carry it within; it waits to be awakened.
Call it your inner self, your spirit, or light–however conceived, you must
meet and come to know your core-essence. The source of all intuition, it is
your fiercest ally and advocate against danger. By connecting with this
part of yourself you’ll mount confidence, feel safer in the world. Then
whatever or whoever crosses your path–even the devil incarnate–will be no
match for your ... more »
The Cliff Minuet Moves Towards Crescendo
A blame game for the GOP and another bungled opportunity for Obama, the
Grand Bargain-- despite Boehner's inability to control his own caucus-- is
heading into the melodramatic end-stage. People overseas take this far more
seriously than Americans do and for media consumers abroad, it looks like
we're actually approaching armageddon. Many low-info Americans actually do
too, though others are already rolling their eyes and at all the obviously
staged game-playing. I'm guessing there'll be some noisy stock market
mini-crash if the whole thing doesn't get wrapped up by tomorrow mornin... more »
"Ode 2 2012"
*"Ode 2 2012"*
by Will Durst
"And so we bid a not-so-fond farewell to the bow of another large unwieldy
year as it sinks slowly over the horizon wobbling unsteadily towards the
graveyard of memory. And cheers erupt from we folks on shore waving the
double-handed “L for loser” sign above our heads. “So long. See ya. Don’t
let the door slam you in the butt on the way out. And if you got any
brothers or sisters, don’t give them this address.”
Normally there’s some small sense of nostalgia for a departing annum. An
iota of regret for the calendar discarded. Not this one. Getting thr... more »
"This Land is Mine": An enlightening look into the absurdity of claiming monopoly over land in Israel/Palestine, and who the real "Master" of the territory is
*Matt's thoughts:*
Arrogance ultimately undoes us all. A film only for those still capable of
contemplation.
One in 12 in US military has clogged heart arteries
Just over one in 12 U.S. service members who died in the Iraq and
Afghanistan wars had plaque buildup in the arteries around their hearts -
an early sign of heart disease, according to a new study.
None of them had been diagnosed with heart disease before deployment,
researchers said.
"This is a young, healthy, fit group," said the study's lead author, Dr.
Bryant Webber, from the Uniformed Services University of the Health
Sciences in Bethesda, Maryland.
"These are people who are asymptomatic, they feel fine, they're deployed
into combat," he told Reuters Health.
http://www.reuter... more »
Teen Daughter Can Sing!
Teen Daughter The Younger's singing voice has deepened and matured and she
has blossomed into something of a youthful version of Christina Aguilera.
In particular she loves to sing the songs from the movie *Burlesque*, which
is just what she did all the way up to the rendezvous with her mother
today. So in honor of TDY here are a few songs that she particularly enjoys
singing.
Show Me How You Burlesque
Express
Tough Lover
Something's Got A Hold On Me
Why, yes, I *do* let her sing these songs. And she *does* sound like
Christina Aguilera. At least in her Dad's possibly bias... more »
Sunday Question for Liberals
What's your big (and preferably at least somewhat realistic) hope for the
New Year?
Sunday Question for Conservatives
What's your big (and preferably at least somewhat realistic) hope for the
New Year?
Sandy Hook False Flag Psy-op - Ken O'Keefe
Amen Ken O'Keefe! The Sandy Hook "shooting" was most definitely a hoax
manufactured via the media and scripted actors.
Oregon bus crash: Five killed, 20 injured
Five people were killed and at least 20 others injured on Sunday when a
charter bus skidded off an icy highway near Pendleton, Oregon, police said.
The Oregon State Police said a preliminary investigation showed the charter
bus, carrying about 40 people, "lost control on the snow/ice covered
westbound lanes of Interstate 84" near Pendleton.
http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/12/30/us-usa-buscrash-oregon-idUSBRE8BT0AV20121230
Merkel says euro zone crisis far from over.....Happy New Year!!
The euro zone sovereign debt crisis is far from over even though reform
measures designed to address the roots of the problem are beginning to bear
fruit, German Chancellor Angela Merkel has said in her New Year's address.
In a taped interview to be broadcast on Monday evening, Merkel urged
Germans to be more patient even though the euro zone crisis has already
dragged on for three years. She drew a line linking German prosperity to a
prosperous European Union.
http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/12/30/us-germany-merkel-idUSBRE8BT0B420121230
The roots of the poison tree
I've long been convinced lobbyists are at the root of corruption in
government. Can't quite figure out how to cure the disease. I mean, hard to
say we should just uproot it because, right to petition the government. But this
mutation of lobbying rules should surely be pruned out.
The Post analysis shows that the interests of lawmakers and their relatives
have overlapped to varying degrees on bills before Congress. In the past
six years, for example, 36 congressional relatives — including spouses,
children, siblings, parents and in-laws — have been paid to influence 250
bills passi... more »
The World's First Archaeology Dog Finds Ancient Bones
Close-up of one of the most sensitive noses alive today. Photo courtesy:
lisesvanrompaey/CC BY 2.0
Never underestimate the power of a dog's nose when combined with
determination and focus. Migaloo, the world's first archaeology dog, proves
the point.
National Geographic interviewed Gary Jackson, Migaloo's trainer, about how
he taught the black lab to find centuries-old human bones to assist
archaeologists.
One of the most important traits in a scent working dog is fixation -- a
trait most people steer away from in their pet dogs. But for dogs working
like Migaloo, this personalit... more »
Temporary Building Built From Recycled Newpapers
All photos courtesy: © Dratz&Dratz Architekten
It's not too uncommon to see paper recycled into things like jewelry,
wallpaper or even furniture. But it's a bit surprising to see a seemingly
flimsy material being used exclusively in a building that actually
withstood hard rain and high winds, like this 2,045 square foot temporary
workspace in Essen, Germany that's made with 550 bales of recycled paper.
With the aid of a $200,000 grant from Essen’s Zollverein School of
Management and Design, Berlin-based architects Ben and Daniel Dratz of Dratz&Dratz
Architekten were commissioned to... more »
D-FOX: Please contact us if you can read this
To D-fox: if you're reading this, please contact us at
thecomingcrisis@gmail.com. It's important -- we believe.
Northerntruthseeker Rant For Sunday, December 30th, 2012
It is Sunday again and of course it is time for my weekly rant...
I have received a lot of criticism for my stance in naming the criminals by
name, and not just calling them "Zionists". I fell for that trick for a
very long time, and after much research it became painfully obvious that
the entire "tribe" of Jews are criminals. In doing so, I have been
labeled as a hater and racist... I guess it goes with the territory!
But what exactly is "hatred" when you are pointing out the haters
themselves? I want to focus in on the usage of the term "hatred" in this
rant by calling the ... more »
The "Kill Chuck" cabal brings out the big guns to block Chuck Hagel's path to the Pentagon: Teh Gays! (And the top gun promptly goes MIA)
*The Log Cabin Republicans want so badly for us to know how bad Chuck Hagel
is that they took out this full-page ad in the NYT. Worth every penny,
probably -- only whose pennies paid for it?*
*by Ken*
It may not be a scientifically accurate way of choosing up sides, but
sometimes one's estimation of a person is affected by the caliber of the
enemies he racks up. And on that count, I have to say, I'm becoming a
bigger and bigger fan of former Nebraska Sen. Chuck Hagel -- as we're told,
a leading candidate to replace Leon Pannetta as defense secretary (as if
anyone could replace Leo... more »
Idle No More TORONTO Dec. 30, 2012
BREAKING
NEWS! -CHECK OUT THE AERIAL VIEW FROM TORONTO TODAY! #Idle No More
Round Dance Flash Mob Took Place at the Eaton Center Mall In Toronto
Today supporting Chief Theresa Spence and First Nations. Watch archives
from the livestream video, Idle No More at Eaton Centre, Toronto, Canada
and http://civilianmedia.tv/
Courtesy of Jeremy -Civilian Media Dot TV Photo by Derek @Occupy Canada
Fiscal deal stalls as clock ticks to deadline
Efforts to prevent the economy from tumbling over a "fiscal cliff" stalled
on Sunday as Democrats and Republicans remained at loggerheads over a deal
that would prevent taxes for all Americans from rising on New Year's Day.
One hour before they had hoped to present a plan, Democratic and Republican
leaders said were still unable to reach a compromise that would stop the
automatic tax hikes and spending cuts that could push the economy into
recession.
"There are still serious differences between the two sides," Senate
Democratic Leader Harry Reid said.
http://www.reuters.com/articl... more »
Adam Robinson Arrested in the US on Child Sex Charges
A British man has been arrested by police in California after allegedly
flying to the US for sex with a 13-year-old girl he contacted online.
Adam Robinson, 21, is accused of committing a "lewd act upon a child" six
times from December 15 to December 23 - the day before the girl's 14th
birthday, according to court documents filed in the United States.
http://news.sky.com/story/1031670/child-sex-charges-british-man-held-in-us
Global Support for Idle No More Dec. 30, 2012
GUATEMALA
Message
from the Campesino Committee of the Highlands (Guatemala) to Idle No
More:
"We feel very deeply about what is happening in Canada to our brother
native people. We condemn the pillaging of which they continue to be
victims. We urge you to continue your acts of just resistance to defend
Nature, our Mother Earth and Humanity, despite the ambition of
governments and
Four dead as rains flood Baghdad
The worst rains to hit Baghdad in 30 years left four people dead and many
of the Iraqi capital’s residents struggling to cope with heavy flooding on
Wednesday as the government declared a national holiday. Patients reported
long and difficult journeys to hospitals, shopkeepers complained of a lack
of business and several roads were immersed in water, in some cases as much
as waist-high. In the predominantly-Shia northeastern district of Sadr
City, the area surrounding Fatima al-Zahra hospital was completely flooded,
and patients said trips that normally took 15 minutes had taken the... more »
5.2 Magnitude Earthquake CENTRAL PERU - 30th December 2012
Magnitude
5.2
Date-Time
Sunday, December 30, 2012 at 20:49:29 UTC
Sunday, December 30, 2012 at 03:49:29 PM at epicenter
Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones
Location
12.878°S, 70.974°W
Depth
41.5 km (25.8 miles)
Region
CENTRAL PERU
Distances
112 km (69 miles) ENE of Pisac, Peru
4.7 Magnitude Earthquake KEPULAUAN MENTAWAI REGION, INDONESIA - 30th December 2012
Magnitude
4.7
Date-Time
Sunday, December 30, 2012 at 19:25:54 UTC
Monday, December 31, 2012 at 02:25:54 AM at epicenter
Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones
Location
2.026°S, 100.765°E
Depth
62.4 km (38.8 miles)
Region
KEPULAUAN MENTAWAI REGION, INDONESIA
Distances
68 km (42 miles) W of Sungaipenuh, Indonesia
VIDEO Minnesota Flash Mob Round Dance Dec. 29, 2012
Photo shared by AIM of Twin Cities & AIM Patrol of Minneapolis
Scroll down for two videos!
Mall of America on 12/29 Thousands of Native people coming together in
solidarity for the people in Canada and Chief Theresa Spence
Video 2 Below
Flash Mob Round Dance Begins after Minute 30 (click on bar to move
forward)
Video streaming by Ustream
America’s Descent into Deception and Tyranny: Agenda Prevails Over Truth
[image: orwell3]*In the Western world truth no longer has any meaning. It
its place stands agenda. *
*Agenda is all important, because it is the way Washington achieves
hegemony over the world and the American people. 9/11 was the “new Pearl
Harbor” that the neoconservatives declared to be necessary for their
planned wars against Muslim countries. For the neoconservatives to go
forward with their agenda, it was necessary for Americans to be connected
to the agenda.*
President George W. Bush’s first Treasury Secretary, Paul O’Neil, said that
prior to 9/11 the first cabinet meeting ... more »
Lindsey Graham predicts the future
Which looks pretty much like a repeat of 2011. Apparently, (as Charlie
calls him) Huckleberry Closetcase is more than willing to destroy the
American economy unless the Senate agrees to starve granny. As he said in
an interview:
I’m not going to raise the debt ceiling unless we get serious about keeping
the country from becoming Greece, saving Social Security and Medicare
[sic]. So here’s what i would like: meaningful entitlement reform — not to
turn Social Security into private accounts, not to take a voucher approach
to Medicare — but, adjust the age for Social Security, CPI cha... more »
Greg Hunter, "Weekly News Wrap-Up 12.28.12"
*"Weekly News Wrap-Up 12.28.12"*
By Greg Hunter’s USAWatchdog.com
"There are just two stories that should be on everybody’s radar this week.
The first is the “Fiscal Cliff” or, as I like to call, it the “Blame Game
Theater. The other big story is the Middle East. Both of these stories are
multi-faceted. The “Fiscal Cliff” should be of great interest to all
Americans. This is simply a disgrace, and both sides should be taken to the
wood shed for letting this get out of control. The deal they have been
talking about is less than half of what the Erskine Bowles commission was
asking... more »
Satire: "Senate Outraged at Having to Work Weekend to Save Nation"
*"Senate Outraged at Having to Work Weekend to Save Nation"*
by Andy Borowitz
WASHINGTON (The Borowitz Report)— "Howls of protest filled the halls of the
U.S. Senate today as dozens of Senators expressed their outrage at having
to work through the weekend to save the United States from financial
Armageddon. “We’re hearing a lot about the country plunging back into
recession and millions of people being thrown out of work,” said Senate
Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Kentucky). “What we’re not hearing much
about is how our Sunday is being completely and irrevocably ruined.”
Se... more »
It's really very simple...
British Olympian Mo Farah was detained by US customs under suspicion of
being a terrorist. All it took for the Sun to offer its solidarity was him
winning two gold medals. There's a lesson in that for all of us. If only
all Somali refugees could win gold medals we'd all be set and the Sun would
be the pillar of civil liberties and anti-racism.
No Guns for Negroes
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Going Over the Cliff - Hangon - Be Calm.
Facts are facts: no amount of "coming together" or "bipartisanship" will
obviate the fact that the Republican House couldn't even pass their
odiously conservative "Plan B."
And remember this - *9 1/2 * minutes well worth your time - to calm the
nerves.
*The Fiscal Cliff is a Scam*
**
* *
*Published on Nov 29, 2012*
*
James K. Galbraith:
*
Japan tsunami debris heads for Hawaii beach that's already an ocean dumping ground
Visit NBCNews.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy
3 Found Dead in San Jose Apartment Blaze
Perishing in a fire is an increasingly uncommon way to die for Americans.
Most who are killed in fires die from smoke inhalation.
Despite its relative infrequency, about 3,800 Americans die in fires every
year. That is just over 10.4 per day. Suicide, by comparison, is nearly 10
times more often a cause of death.
Sadly, the AP is reporting that three residents of a San Jose apartment
building died as a result of a fire last night.
San Jose fire investigators are looking through the rubble of an apartment
as they try to determine what sparked a fire that killed three people and
... more »
Old Aleppo, a ghost town of ruined treasures
A 13th century mosque is shuttered, its tottering minaret struck at the
base by a shell. Snipers fire from nests atop the immense stone walls of
the citadel, where ancient Greek, Roman, Byzantine, Arab and Turkish
warriors once perched.
Until a few months ago, Old Aleppo was both a living museum and a breathing
city, where souk shoppers haggled over spices, books and olive-oil soap
beneath wrought-iron filigree balconies and wooden lattice screens.
http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/12/30/us-syria-aleppo-idUSBRE8BT02620121230
OWS / Snipers and Necessary Trouble
Every time we choose to do take a stand – make an action – we are putting
ourselves at risk
As posted today on Daily Kos – there is a flurry of diaries about the FOIA
of FBI/#OWS documents that were released to Partnership for Civil Justice
Fund (PCJF)
The documents can be found
>>>HERE<<<
A recap of the documents is in the diary at Daily Kos
>>>HERE<<<
With this recap being the most disturbing.
The sixteenth report is the "sniper report". My reading of it is that the
FBI was investigating some individual threatening to shoot leaders of the
OWS. NOT the FBI or local law enfo... more »
'Seven Die' In Traffic Officer Fitness Test
Seven people are believed to have died while undergoing a fitness test used
to select prospective candidates for traffic officer jobs in South Africa.
The victims were among tens of thousands of applicants competing for 90
provincial traffic officer posts in Pietermaritzburg, in the KwaZulu-Natal
Province, according to a report by the state-owned South African
Broadcasting Corporation.
More than 35,000 job seekers reportedly applied for the 90 jobs that were
up for grabs and around 15,000 people are believed to have taken the
physical tests late last week.
http://news.sky.com/stor... more »
New Galaxies: Hopes To Find 700,000 In 2013
Scientists are hoping the huge radio telescope facility in Western
Australia officially opened earlier this year will help them uncover
700,000 new galaxies in 2013.
Two surveys named Wallaby and Dingo will scour vast regions of space to
help provide new clues about galaxy evolution.
http://news.sky.com/story/1031582/new-galaxies-hopes-to-find-700000-in-2013
Idle No More Denver Protest Canadian Consulate Dec 31, 2012
Chief Spence
KEEP THE PRESSURE ON THE
GOVERNMENT OF CANADA!
SUPPORT CHIEF THERESA SPENCE •
SUPPORT “IDLE NO MORE”
Demand Justice for First
Nations • Demand that Canadian Prime Minister Harper
Meet with Chief Spence and
other First Nations Leaders• Repeal Canadian
Legislation C45, and all other anti-indigenous legislation!
PROTEST/ROUND DANCE @ THE
CANADIAN
CONSULATE • 1625
Belfast Police Officer Finds 'Bomb' Under Car
A viable explosive device has been found under the car of a police officer
in Northern Ireland.
The bomb apparently fell off the car while it was being reversed out of his
drive in east Belfast.
http://news.sky.com/story/1031635/belfast-police-officer-finds-bomb-under-car
4.7 Magnitude Earthquake FIJI REGION - 30th December 2012
Magnitude
4.7
Date-Time
Sunday, December 30, 2012 at 16:58:41 UTC
Monday, December 31, 2012 at 04:58:41 AM at epicenter
Location
21.797°S, 176.685°W
Depth
216.6 km (134.6 miles)
Region
FIJI REGION
Distances
167 km (104 miles) WSW (244°) from NUKU'ALOFA, Tonga
'Viable bomb' found under police officer's car in east Belfast
It is understood a viable bomb has been found under a policeman's car in
east Belfast.
Army bomb disposal officers have been called to deal with the device at the
Upper Newtownards Road.
A number of houses in the area have been evacuated.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-20869871
Drama in Washington as fiscal cliff looms
Leaders in deeply polarized Washington groped Sunday for a stop-gap deal to
avert a fiscal calamity due to strike within hours and could shock markets
and spark global economic turmoil.
But even as major players raced the ebbing 2012 calendar to reach a pact to
avoid the "fiscal cliff," but would fall short of a hoped-for long-term
deficit cutting deal, a fierce game of political blame shifting was
underway.
Democratic President Barack Obama, eyeing a short-term political victory,
accused Republicans of causing the mess, saying they had refused to move on
what he said were genuine... more »
ALEC's Right-wing, Extremist Anti-Green Agenda
As we get ready for another year of hearing ALEC legislators defend their
membership in this extremist right-wing organization I think it is
important to make two point
*ONE*
When ALEC legislators defend their membership and attendance in ALEC, they
most commonly say something like – It gives me the opportunity to meet with
other legislators from across the US and talk and get new ideas.
The correct statement is: It gives me the opportunity to meet with other
extremist right-wing legislators from across the US and reinforce my stance
in right-wing extremist beliefs.
*TWO*
When A... more »
Sunday Classics: Parting, though not without a struggle -- with "an increasingly calm acceptance of fate"
*A symphonic finale in search of an ending*
*In the first not-quite-six minutes or so of this clip, Lenny B's comments
are superimposed over a rehearsal, which gives way to the actual
performance at about 5:55. We first saw this clip in the January 2012 post,
"At how bad a point did the cell-phone ring heard 'round the world
interrupt the NY Phil's Mahler Ninth? Let's complete the symphony." (We
also heard Lenny conducting the complete finale from a July 1979 Tanglewood
performance with the Boston Symphony. Later we're going to hear the
broadest of his recordings of the movement.)*
... more »
51 Million Take Down Notices and Counting
2012 appears to be the year when the surge in copyright take-down notices
may have tipped search engine sites into considering proactive downgrading
the results of repeat offenders or self policing by de-listing them. This
action if taken will be significant step, but the sheer rise in number of
take-down requests may now necessitate it being taken.
Google and other hosting services, have an obligation to remove infringing
content upon receiving a valid DMCA request from copyright holders. Google
publish weekly stats on the number of take-down notices they receive and
process. In 2... more »
Homeless Timothy Henry Gray found dead before he could be told about his fortune: Body of 'heir' to reclusive Huguette Clark's $300m discovered frozen to death under railway bridge
A long-lost relative of the reclusive and eccentric New York heiress
Huguette Clark, who stood to inherit $19 million of her $300 million
fortune has been found dead from hypothermia in rural Wyoming.
Timothy Henry Gray's body was discovered by children sledding under a
Union
Pacific Railroad overpass in Evanston, in the southwest of the state on
Thursday, as the temperatures hit 10 degrees.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2254875/Homeless-millionaire-dead-told-fortune-Body-heir-reclusive-Huguette-Clarks-300m-discovered-frozen-death-railway-bridge.html
Ralph Goodale's Plaintive Plea
When I read it my gut reaction was "So?"
"It" was an e-mail from Ralph Goodale warning that the New Democrats are on
the verge of a first, out fundraising the Liberals for an entire year.
The Libs apparently need $100,000 to close the gap on the NDP, assuming
there are no particularly generous New Democrat supporters writing cheques
between now and New Year's Eve.
The way the plea was written you might have imagined the Red Army was
massed on the gates of Berlin.
I like Ralph Goodale. I think he's a fine and honourable man and a
first-rate Parliamentarian. Maybe that's why th... more »
Delaware closes out hottest year on record
[image: 2012 tops warmest years since 1895 in Delaware. Delaware Online /
data from NCDC]
State, nation also note low rainfall totals for 2012
By Jeff Montgomery and Molly Murray
29 December 2012
(The News Journal) – When the New Year rings in at midnight Monday,
scientists will book 2012 as the hottest and one of the driest on record
for the nation and the Northeast – including Delaware and New Jersey.
Some researchers warn it’s a sign of things to come as the globe warms and
climate slowly changes in response to ongoing emissions of heat-trapping
greenhouse gases.
Delaware’s a... more »
Must Read Article About Orwellian Response to OWS in US
How the FBI Coordinated the Crackdown on Occupy By Naomi Wolf, Guardian UK
29 December 12
http://readersupportednews.org/opinion2/441-occupy/15285-focus-how-the-fbi-coordinated-the-crackdown-on-occupy[Excerpted]
The Partnership for Civil Justice Fund, in a groundbreaking scoop that
should once more shame major US media outlets (why are nonprofits now some
of the only entities in America left breaking major civil liberties news?),
filed this request. The document - reproduced here in an easily searchable
format - shows a terrifying network of coordinated DHS, FBI, police,
regional f... more »
The Hoover Institute's Amazing Discoveries
I previously characterized much of the research published by "reformers" as
evidence-influenced, as opposed to evidence-driven. I cited criticisms by
Bruce Baker and Julia Sass Rubin of the new Hoover Institute CREDO study of
New Jersey charter schools. Today, however, I would like praise the
conservative think tank.
“Charter School Performance in New Jersey,” includes a repudiation of
everything that the Hoover Institute has advocated. It compares outcomes
for 77% of their study's charter school students with those of their peers
in traditional public schools (TPS). It finds ... more »
Top 10 Posts of 2012
It is time to look back on the top 10 posts of 2012. I was surprised how
prevalent the felt flower posts were in the top 10. I think I am going to
have to come up with some new felt flowers for 2013.
10. The Capriel Felt Flower. This twisty fun flower is perfect for those
printed felts.
9. Spaghetti Storage from a Pringles Can. We still use this in our
pantry.
8. The World's Best Homemade Play-doh. My little girl LOVES play-doh, so
we make this all the time.
7. The Camri Flower. This is another one of my favorite felt flowers.
6. Chalkboard Photos Shoots. This is som... more »
Fukushima Video of Emissions
There were 3 level 5 earthquakes at Fukushima yesterday, see here
The earthquakes often result in more obvious emissions
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wHXue10-43U
here is another video of the same event
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JEckQ-sCYTM&list=UUDu1KkkwuzybKx6MXQgGHuw
5.4 Magnitude Earthquake TAIWAN - 30th December 2012
Magnitude ML 5.4
Region TAIWAN
Date time 2012-12-30 16:03:25.0 UTC
Location 23.46 N ; 120.93 E
Depth 6 km
Distances 40 km W Yuli, Taiwan
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Scientologists facing fraud and extortion charges in Belgium after police probe into 'criminal organisation'
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Offices in Belgium, where it is considered a 'cult' have been raided *
Belgian federal prosecutors are preparing to bring charges against the
Church of Scientology as a 'criminal organisation', it has today been
reported.
It is believed the charges of fraud, illegal medicine, breaches of
privacy
and extortion have been drawn up against the Church and two senior
executives.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2254846/Scientologists-facing-fraud-extortion-charges-Belgium-police-probe-criminal-organisation.html
Julia Thurgarland, 70, is found strangled at her farm house as pensioner is arrested for her murder
A
71-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of murder after a
churchwarden was strangled to death in her farmhouse in a sleepy country
village.
Julia Thurgarland, 70, was found dead at a farmhouse, in Maplebeck, near
Newark in Nottinghamshire, on Friday afternoon.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2254892/Pensioner-71-arrested-suspicion-murder-churchwarden-Julia-Thurgarland-strangled.html
7 injured, 20 missing in reoccurred Colombia landslide
At least seven people were injured and some 20 others went missing in a
landslide reoccurred Saturday in southern Colombia, relief agencies said.
The incident occurred when a bulldozer was removing earth that blocked a
driveway below the Andes Mountains in the aftermath of a previous
landslide, and about 20 cars were waiting in a queue to pass at the time,
said the Risk Management Department.
http://www.china.org.cn/environment/2012-12/30/content_27550681.htm
Hazmat called to ammonia leak in downtown LA
Firefighters said they sealed a significant ammonia leak coming from a pipe
at a cold storage facility in downtown Los Angeles on Saturday.
Firefighters were dispatched to the area after receiving a call about a
strong smell of ammonia. The leak was found on the roof of Los Angeles Cold
Storage Co. at 400 S. Central Ave. between 4th and 5th streets.
"We got LAPD on scene to assist us with the evacuation. We cleared about a
block in either direction and found out that we did actually have a leak
from one of the pipes on the roof," said Battalion Chief Greg Gibson of the
Los Angeles F... more »
Censored News Top Story 2012: Lakotas arrested blocking tarsands trucks
Censored News Top Story 2012: Reader favorite with most views this year
Lakotas arrested blocking tarsands trucks on Lakota land!
Article by Brenda Norrell
Censored News
http://www.bsnorrell.blogspot.com
Lakotas Alex White Plume, Debra White Plume, Andrew
Ironshell, Sam Long Black Cat and Terrell Eugene Iron Shell, were arrested at a blockade of tarsands pipeline
trucks.
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Obama says failure to reach fiscal deal would hurt markets
Financial markets would be affected adversely if U.S. lawmakers fail to
agree on a "fiscal cliff" deal before Tuesday, President Barack Obama said
in an interview broadcast on Sunday, while urging Congress to act quickly
to extend tax cuts for middle-class Americans.
Lawmakers are seeking a last-minute deal that would set aside $600 billion
in tax increases and across-the-board government spending cuts that are set
to start within days. If Congress does not make that happen, the first bill
brought up in the new year would be to reduce taxes for middle-income
families, Obama told NB... more »
Michigan hospital blazes trail in fungal meningitis fight
After his first day working at St Joseph Mercy Ann Arbor hospital's newly
created Fungal Outbreak Clinic, Dr David Vandenberg struggled to describe
to his boss the enormity of what lay ahead. He settled on a line from the
movie Jaws.
"We're going to need a bigger boat," Vandenberg told Dr Lakshmi
Halasyamani, chief medical officer of the Michigan hospital, echoing the
film's local police chief after he first eyes a 25-foot (7.5-metre) killer
shark.
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ttp://www.reuters.com/article/2012/12/30/us-usa-meningitis-michigan-idUSBRE8BT03X20121230
Child Sex Rings Reveal Unspeakable Acts of Power Elite
Wikimedia image Nicholas West
One of the most difficult things to convey to people who are relatively new
to information that appears in the so-called alternative media is just how
diabolical the controlling elite really are.
People can seem to accept that the world is run by a bunch of ruthless
bankers, or perhaps they realize that presidents and national leaders are
puppets to corporate interests, or perhaps they even have come to grips
with the fact that "The Elite" are willing to destroy nations and people to
consolidate power and form a one-world government. Poison the planet... more »
Private Wealth and Public Squalor
Today's *Toronto Star *reports that things have been as they are in
Attawapiskat for decades -- and there's not a lot of hope that they will
change:
The community was founded in 1893 by Catholic missionaries. The steepled
church, an aging grey structure next to the Attawapiskat River, remains the
most striking structure.
In 1901, the Hudson’s Bay Co. built a store here. Most natives lived in the
bush at the time, hunting, trapping and fishing, and it was only in the
1930s that the settlement began to grow. Housing came in the 1970s, running
water and sewage treatment arrived i... more »
5 Facts To Take Away From The Tragedy In Newtown
Andrew Criscione
Speak Liberty Now
The recent school shooting in Newtown that killed 20 children and 6 adults
is a horrific tragedy, and
there are five very important facts to take away from it.
*1.) Gun-free zones are extremely dangerous.*
In Switzerland, where many adults carry semi-automatic weapons while in
the course of their daily activities,
“the gun crime rate is so low that statistics are not even kept.” (1) On
the other extreme is Norway,
where guns are very tightly controlled. This enabled a shooter to casually
take his time massacring over
70 children at the equivalen... more »
2012 Bird List
I'm not really a big fan of lists in general since most lists I do are of
all the errands and minutiae I have to attend to on my days off. When it
comes to birding I don't keep many lists either other than maintaining a
journal in which I check off species that I see. Earlier in the year I
decided to start a yearly bird list along with the date (when applicable)
of when I had my first sighting.
Its a modest list as I've seen ones by professionals that I could only
dream of. (According to this list from Bird Life International, there are
something like 192 species to be found her... more »
Will House GOP Succeed Where Senate Republicans Failed? Inflicting More Pain On Hurricane Sandy Victims
Bergen County's Scott Garrett sides with the Confederates against his own
constituents
Friday, the Senate passed a $60.4 billion aid package, 62-32, which the GOP
tried cutting back. Much of the money will be used for long-term
capital-intense projects to work on things like strengthening the NYC
subway system and rebuilding New Jersey’s devastated shoreline and to
further bolster FEMA, which has once again become an effective organization
now that the shrinking government small enough to drown in a bath is no
longer the underlying goal, as it was when Bush controlled the White Hous... more »
Sunni protesters attack Iraq official's convoy, guards wound two
Bodyguards for Iraq's deputy prime minister wounded two people when they
fired warning shots at Sunni protesters who pelted his convoy with bottles
and stones on Sunday, witnesses said.
The incident took place the city of Ramadi in western Anbar province, to
where Deputy Prime Minister Saleh al-Mutlaq had travelled to address people
in an attempt to defuse sectarian tensions.
http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/12/30/us-iraq-protests-idUSBRE8BT04820121230
Pakistan militants kill 41 in mass execution, attack on Shi'ites
Pakistani militants, who have escalated attacks in recent weeks, killed at
least 41 people in two separate incidents, officials said on Sunday,
challenging assertions that military offensives have broken the back of
hardline Islamist groups.
The United States has long pressured nuclear-armed ally Pakistan to crack
down harder on both homegrown militants groups such as the Taliban and
others which are based on its soil and attack Western forces in Afghanistan.
http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/12/30/us-pakistan-taliban-idUSBRE8BT00T20121230
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*Could the new Panama Canal help save Louisiana's coast?: Bob Marshall*
*Coalition of Gulf Shrimp Industries files petition for relief from
subsidized shrimp*
*Cheap Shrimp, Funded by Human Trafficking and Environmental Destruction*
*Lady & Men Rollers Parade ~WWOZ*
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