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Sunday Classics preview: This 40-second piano-and-violin excerpt is one of my favorite musical moments
*by Ken*
This roughly 40-second piano-and-violin excerpt is for me a cherished
musical moment, so we've heard it four times -- in performances that are
pretty different but all pretty fine, I think. (We're actually going to
hear another performance I'm not so crazy about.)
I thought I'd hold off a moment identifying, not just the performers but
the music. I'd like to think that listeners who don't recognize the music
may be just a little surprised to learn who wrote it.
**
*HERE'S THE SAME AUDIO CLIP, BUT NOW
WITH ALL THE PERFORMERS IDENTIFIED*
(1) *Zino Francescatti, violin; ... more »
Day Of Infamy: Pearl Harbor - Roosevelt Knew!
Seventy-one years ago this fateful day, 6 Japanese fleet carriers of the
main Japanese Naval Strike force known as Kido Butai, launched 351 aircraft
in two waves at the American Naval Base at Pearl Harbor, Oahu, Hawaii.
The result of that attack was that 9 American World War I vintage
Battleships were sunk or heavily damaged. There was also some 200+
American Army Airforce planes destroyed at 3 airbases on Oahu. The total
death toll was just over 2,400 men, and women, of the American armed
forces. It has long been seen as a "deliberate attack" by the Japanese
Empire on the Uni... more »
Arizona Again
*As you can tell by the (lack of) commentary I'm rather apathetic **about
what I find in my Globe these days (when I even bother to read it): *
"Racial profiling trial begins for Arizona sheriff; Latinos’ civil suit
precursor to case by Justice Dept." by Jacques Billeaud, Associated Press
| July 20 2012 **
*
PHOENIX — Sheriff Joe Arpaio’s anti-illegal immigration patrols in Arizona
are taking center stage in federal court in Phoenix....
*
*And there are the Blogger tools and HTML f***ing up again.*
At a late June hearing, Tim Casey, who is defending Arpaio, said the
sheriff wanted... more »
Photo gallery: The wake of Typhoon Bopha in the Philippines
[image: Typhoon Bopha is shown moving toward the Philippines from the
International Space Station, 2 December 2012. The typhoon slammed into the
Davao region of the Philippines early on 4 Decemer 2012, killing hundreds
and forcing more than 50,000 to flee from inundated villages. NASA /
Associated Press]
Typhoon Bopha, an incredibly powerful typhoon, has killed hundreds,
triggered landslides and floods and left immeasurable destruction in its
path in the Philippines. The death toll stands at over 500 – entire
families washed away – many still missing. At least 200 of the victims d... more »
Report: Foreign Jihadis Infiltrate Syria and Fight in an Islamist-Infested Syrian "Revolution"
In the video below, a leader of one of the Jihadist terrorist groups in
Syria says the Taliban "is an example to follow." Yikes. He also said this
about Osama Bin Laden: "God bless his soul."
The CIA is financing these Jihadist terrorists who praise Bin Laden and
hold up the Taliban as a model of good governance. This makes sense because
the CIA created Bin Laden and the Taliban, *with Pakistan's ISI*.
The groups that the governments of the United States, England, France,
Turkey, Saudi Arabia, and Qatar are supporting in Syria do not want freedom
and democracy. They want to create ... more »
Japan poised to shoot down North Korean missile
The Japanese government has ordered its military to shoot down the missile
that is expected to be launched by North Korea as early as Monday.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/northkorea/9728806/Japan-poised-to-shoot-down-North-Korean-missile.html
December 7, 1941: "Did FDR Provoke Pearl Harbor?"
*"Did FDR Provoke Pearl Harbor?"*
by Patrick J. Buchanan
"On Dec. 8, 1941, Franklin Roosevelt took the rostrum before a joint
session of Congress to ask for a declaration of war on Japan. A day
earlier, at dawn, carrier-based Japanese aircraft had launched a sneak
attack devastating the U.S. battle fleet at Pearl Harbor. Said ex-President
Herbert Hoover, Republican statesman of the day, "We have only one job to
do now, and that is to defeat Japan." But to friends, "the Chief" sent
another message: "You and I know that this continuous putting pins in
rattlesnakes finally got this... more »
Australian Islamist Cerantonio: We Must Fight the Infidels Militarily Until Caliphate Restored
This guy is an undercover intelligence spy/agent provocateur (there are a
lot of those). Either that, or he is a dangerous fool who is using his
position to rile up the masses of Muslims to wage war against the West.
Instead of calling for the peaceful co-existence of cultures, ideas, and
nations, he is calling for the restoration of a mythic Islamic Caliphate
through violence. Hopefully no one in Australia actually takes this idiot
and his words seriously.
Source: MEMRI.
Great news - 4,500 people are going to lose their jobs
My grandfather - my mother's dad - was proud of his 40-year pin from
General Electric.
There were a few years when he didn’t work, during the Depression. My
grandmother served up food to the desperate men who showed up at the door,
despite her family’s own hard times.
But mostly, over more than four decades, Arthur Jones walked a long block
down Lansdowne to the Davenport Works each day, came home for lunch, and
went back in the afternoon.
There was an implicit deal - do the job well, and GE’s managers would do
their job well so you would continue to be employed.
I thought about my g... more »
A group of divers in Mexico rescue a pregnant whale shark from almost certain death on Wednesday. The divers, who were on a routine tourist trip to a marine nature reserve in Roca Partida, cut a thick rope which had got caught around its body. The whale shark was around 10 metres long and weighed about 15 tonnes
*Follow this link for video (won't embed unfortunately):*
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/video/2012/dec/06/whale-shark-rescued-mexico-video
Nine degrees of conspiracy kookification: "The Attack of the Gay Muslim Kenyan Divorcee President"
*by Ken*
"It was both a good year and a bad one for conspiracy theories and
theorists," says *The New Yorker*'s Alex Koppelman in a new blogpost, "2012:
The Year of the Attack of the Gay Muslim Kenyan Divorcee President."
For one thing, Neil Armstrong died. That was sad for many reasons; included
among them is that now he'll never be able to reveal the secret about the
moon landing. On the other hand, it was a Presidential-election year, a
particularly fertile time for conspiracy theorizing. People are fixated on
an enemy, and they just need to take the next step and imagine all o... more »
We Hear A Lot Of Hype About Premier Wall's 'Saskatchewan Advantage' - Here's The Reality: Case # 2
Homeless man found frozen to death behind Prince Albert store*PRINCE
ALBERT, Sask. – Social agencies say the freezing death of a man highlights
the issue of homelessness in the northern Saskatchewan city of Prince
Albert.*
***James Benjamin Roberts, who was 49, was found behind a Michaels store in
a retail district on Tuesday. People who knew Roberts, also known as Ben
Dahl, say he had no place to call his own.*
* **Edna Bruce, manager of the YWCA’s Our House, says services for the
homeless are barely skimming the surface of what is needed.*
***She said many people with no where to... more »
Video: Exxon hates your children
5 December 2012 (other98) – FINALLY: A TV ad that tells it like it is:
EXXON HATES YOUR CHILDREN. Go to http://ExxonHatesYourChildren.com if you
want to see it on national television! (And go straight to
http://bit.ly/XuuWsK to donate.)
What would YOU spend the $10 billion on instead?
Exxon Hates Your Children via Tamino
Technorati Tags: global warming,climate change,propaganda,corruption,oil
production
China to flatten 700 mountains for new metropolis in the desert
Lanzhou new area plan to begin with 'mountain-moving project', but
financial and environmental wisdom of project questioned.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2012/dec/06/china-flatten-mountain-lanzhou-new-area
Smith & Wesson Posts 48% Increase In Second Quarter Sales As Demand Surges For All Firearm Products
http://cnsnews.com/blog/gregory-gwyn-williams-jr/smith-wesson-posts-48-increase-second-quarter-sales-demand-surges-all
Catcher in the Rye dropped from US school curriculum
Schools in America are to drop classic books such as Harper Lee's To Kill a
Mockingbird and JD Salinger's Catcher in the Rye from their curriculum in
favour of 'informational texts'.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/books/booknews/9729383/Catcher-in-the-Rye-dropped-from-US-school-curriculum.html
*Matt's thoughts:*
This is precisely how one would use the educational system to create a
police state. First, remove any and all ideas that foment rebellious
thought (Catcher), or enforce justice (Mockingbird). Then, replace that
information with rote, technocratic ideas that have no em... more »
Steve's Friday Night Special - China Gets Nexen
Steve Harper, whose credibility is beyond shredded, is pledging to
Canadians that he'll never, never, ever, ever let the Chinese government
corner a chunk of the Tar Sands - except for this one time. Just this one.
No more. Ever. Promise. Unless, of course, it's "exceptional."
*While green-lighting the sale, Harper said the mounting wave of takeovers
of Canada’s oilsands by foreign state-owned firms has gone far enough and
will not be allowed to continue except in “exceptional” circumstances.*
*“To be blunt, Canadians have not spent years reducing the ownership of
sectors of th... more »
Musical Interlude: Live, "Overcome"
Live, "Overcome"
- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nQrN4Ehu0EU
A contingent claim may fall into a bankrupt's estate
Newfoundland and Labrador *v.* AbitibiBowater Inc., 2012 SCC 67 deals with
whether environmental claims by a provincial government fall into
bankruptcy. In deciding the issue the Court held more generally that a claim
may be asserted in insolvency proceedings even if it is contingent on an
event that has not yet occurred.
The criterion used by courts to determine whether a contingent claim will
be included in the insolvency process is whether the event that has not yet
occurred is too remote or speculative.
The Court writes:
[36] The criterion used by c... more »
He knows if you've been naughty
Being allergic to strict schedules, not committing to a daily seasonal
post. But in an effort to get into the spirit of the season, I'll share the
best of graphics that cross my screen in any given day. This one seems
appropriate for the current news cycle.
Next stop Lansing, Michigan. [Stuart Carlson cartoon]
Not for Vegetarians
My friend Paul S sent this to me. Thanks man!
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"Why the Rich Immolate Themselves"
*"Why the Rich Immolate Themselves"*
by Jeffrey Tucker
"In the Gilded Age of the late 19th century, the American rich walked tall.
They dressed the part. Top hats, canes, tails, spats, you name it. They
built glorious mansions for all the world to see. They traveled in style,
and did so publicly. They were profiled in popular magazines. Indeed, they
were idolized and studied and emulated. Today, the rich are different. They
wear jeans and sneakers and ratty-looking sweaters. If they build large
homes, they make sure they are inaccessible and nearly invisible. They talk
like the ... more »
Fukushima Watch: View Latest Nuckelchen Video
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mMLBqlse5eI
There is SPREADING DARKNESS followed by ephemeral, pinkish-red eruptions in
the area of unit 4.
I say ALERT!
Elsewhere: 2016, Republicans, More
A few things from the last couple days:
At PP, I wrote about Tom Mann, Norm Ornstein, and where the press failed in
2012. Yesterday, I brought up election mechanics reform, and urged people
not to forget about it. At Greg's place on Wednesday, I noted that if
liberals want Senate reform they should actively push for it.
And at PP on Wednesday I did one about early 2016 polling compared with
early 2016 reporting. I'm for the latter, but don't see much point to the
former.
Globe Wants You to Die
"With *death and dying*, most Americans engage in a *conspiracy of silence*,
surveys show, failing to discuss their final wishes until it is *too late*.*
*
*
**Interestingly, the same could be said for a self-delusional newspaper
industry and AmeriKan media. *
A new Massachusetts-based coalition aims to change that. Called The
Conversation Project, the national campaign encourages open and honest
discussions among families and friends about how they want to live life at
the end, so that their wishes will be followed....
*
**And look who is leading the charge.*
--more--"
“The Holy Hangman Still Kills”
*“The Holy Hangman Still Kills”*
by Jeffrey Tucker
“Half of Americans think that government is their benefactor. The other
half think it is a sworn enemy. Depending on the day and the issue, they
can and do switch sides. These hydraulics are at work in the never-ending
arguments about taxes, medical care, marijuana, education, war — you name
it. This is how government pits one group against another in mutual
pillaging, like primitive tribes of people who have yet to discover how to
make stuff, trade, and get along. The struggle is tearing up civilization
in an epic battle that n... more »
Verizon DVR Spies on Customers
http://consciouslifenews.com/patented-new-dvrs-will-spy-owners-better-target-advertising-video/1144738/
Verizon has filed a patent for a DVR equipped with a microphone and motion
sensors to record what its customers are doing. That means the television
will be watching the viewers watching it. The idea is that Verizon could
target advertisements to what their customer are doing while watching TV.
The new technology has disturbing echoes of the George Orwell dystopia
1984.
Liz Walh explains whether this new policy sits well with privacy advocates.
For more on this topic, see:
... more »
Robert D. Skeels' Talk at Association of Raza Educators on December 6, 2012
LAUSD District 2 candidate Robert D. Skeels speaking, and the following
roundtable discussion at the December 6, 2012 meeting of the Association of
Raza Educators Los Angeles. The topic was 'Reclaiming Education is a Human
Right during this era of Neoliberalism.' The talk was in preparation for
the anniversary of The Universal Declaration of Human Rights, celebrated on
the December 10 of each year.
[image: Robert D. Skeels and LAUSD Adult Ed Students at UTLA the night of
his endorsement]
2012 Crossing Over - A New Film
This is a new film on December 21, 2012.
It appears to be made by people from Indian Spiritual backgrounds.
If you would like to buy a copy of this film the details are at YouTube.
A campaign whose time hasn't come
Imagine the garbage ethos of 1950s-North America overlaid with the acute
environmental sensitivity of the modern-day world, and you've got the
Honduras dilemma.
People are still dropping garbage on the streets here. They're chucking it
out of the windows of their cars. Shredded plastic, rusted tin cans, chip
bags and pop bottles are common sights along rivers and creeks, as are
garbage-strewn spots along the road that residents without municipal
garbage services have turned into dumps.
Yet the country also has educated, affluent citizens influenced by the
Internet, television and ... more »
Podcast No. 15: Interview with Barry Buzan
The fifteenth Duck of Minerva podcast features Barry Buzan. Professor Buzan
discusses his academic and intellectual biography, his major works, and his
ongoing projects. For additional background readers might consult the
interview at Theory Talks or at the London School of Economics Department
of International Relations blog. In short, Buzan is a toweringly
influential figure in international relations
Continue reading
Corruption-- A Culture, A Way Of Life... But We're Better Than Sudan
I'm always arguing with my financial advisor about investing in Third World
businesses. She's kept up a steady barrage for two decades that there are
tremendous profits to be made in countries like India, China, Russia, South
Africa, etc. My argument is that I've lived for years in the Third World
and that I still travel in the Third World a lot and that if we can barely
trust the U.S. stock market to be honest and transparent-- and "barely" is
an extremely generous description-- then the stock markets in countries
like India and businesses in countries like India, are absolute ces... more »
When Dr Elizabeth Plimpton stripped what did Leonard see? A Rule 5 Friday Post - NSFW
Here's the Big Bang Theory scene I am referring to, as if you needed
reminding
And here's roughly what Leonard saw...
The lovely Judy Greer from the film Adaption.
More derivative Beatles stuff
*Quinn the Eskimo*
When I said almost this is the proof. There is nothing out there remotely
related to The Beatles in any way beginning with the letter Q. This is it,
a fragment of a song from rehearsals in January 1969 for the abandoned
concert.
The song was written by Bob Dylan, originally recorded with The Band in
what became The Basement Tapes. The Tapes… are an odd collection. The album
was released eight years after the songs were recorded. They were laid down
in the informal setting of The Big Pink, a country house in upstate New York.
The recording was primitive too. Som... more »
Your daily jutxaposition
Unnamed sources and our useless establishment media edition. Compare and
contrast. From (as Charlie Pierce calls them) Tiger Beat on the Potomac:
Obama to take corporate cash for inauguration
President Barack Obama will accept unlimited corporate donations for his
Inauguration in January, reversing his position from his first
Inauguration, according to two sources close to the planning.
From the White House itself:
Presidential Inaugural Committee unveils unprecedented limits on
fundraising; Broadens public access
The Presidential Inaugural Committee (PIC) announced today that... more »
Shooting the Shit Will Make You Rich
*That's what the Boston Globe tells me.... *
"The simple act of *sitting down and talking* about problems can be an *effective
way to help people out of poverty*. Inspired by Weight Watchers, it has
shown so much promise that the US Department of Labor recently awarded the
nonprofit, The Neighborhood Developers, a $3 million grant."
*
**So where's my cut?*
*
**Also see: *Most laid-off workers take pay cuts in new jobs
5.6 Magnitude Earthquake EASTERN NEW GUINEA REG, PAPUA NEW GUINEA - 7th December 2012
Magnitude
5.6
Date-Time
Friday, December 07, 2012 at 19:50:21 UTC
Saturday, December 08, 2012 at 05:50:21 AM at epicenter
Location
7.633°S, 146.963°E
Depth
118.9 km (73.9 miles)
Region
EASTERN NEW GUINEA REG, PAPUA NEW GUINEA
Distances
98 km (61 miles) S (182°) from Lae, New Guinea, PNG
A College Like No Other
"Hampshire
College establishes a scholarship fund for students in the US
illegally" by Peter Schworm | Globe Staff, August 23, 2012
Hampshire College, a private liberal arts college in Amherst, has
created
a *financial aid endowment* specifically *for students who are in the
country illegally*, an unusually targeted response to the *divisive
issue*of whether undocumented immigrants should receive college
assistance.
The *school, known for its progressive bent and alternative approach*,
began soliciting donations for the fund from alumni, parents, and
students
earlier this year an... more »
Tea Party Jim DeMint stepping down as Senator to work for The Heritage Foundation proves rightwing media whistleblower David Brock of Media Matters RIGHT once again
*David Brock of Media Matters years ago said The Heritage Foundation is
part of the "vast rightwing media conspiracy", and Tea Party Jim DeMint
steps down as senator to work for - you guessed it - THE HERITAGE
FOUNDATION:*
*
* (my famous montage of rightwing media figures below, which Laura Ingraham
happens to be in the middle and also happens to be a subject in this post:)
Former rightwing "news" figure David Brock, who turned whistleblower on
rightwing media and started the rightwing media watchdog group
MediaMattersForAmerica.org, wrote a book years ago that greatly influenced
m... more »
Globe's Kindergarten Class
"Boston scrambles to accommodate an influx of kindergartners" by James
Vaznis | Globe Staff, August 24, 2012
More than 300 kindergartners in Boston do not know which school they will
attend this fall as the city’s school system confronts rising demand in
some neighborhoods and a shortage of seats.
The predicament, just weeks before classes begin, prompted the Boston
School Department this month to add two kindergarten classrooms in East
Boston and one each in Dorchester and the South End, as well as to hire
several teachers at the last minute....
--more--"
5.0 Magnitude Earthquake NEAR THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN - 7th December 2012
Magnitude M 5.0
Region NEAR EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
Date time 2012-12-07 19:25:01.0 UTC
Location 40.97 N ; 142.83 E
Depth 45 km
Distances 120 km NE Hachinohe, Honshu, Japan
Friday Petty Complaining 2
I mention earlier that the Washington Post hasn't updated their election
statistics. It's not just the Post. Here's the New York Times election map,
which has the same erroneous 62M votes for Obama that WaPo has. So does
Politico. Real Clear Politics has the 2.8% number. Fox News has 62M Obama
votes. And CBS News. CNN, at least, takes a middle ground. They haven't
updated, but they don't feature a national vote total that I could find,
and each of their state totals includes the date and time it was last
updated. That's not great (they're some 2M votes behind in California, for
exam... more »
Leave that plant alone
A lot of people flagging Charlie Savage's piece on rumors the DOJ will be
cracking down on Colorado and Washington state over the recently passed
citizen initiatives to legalize recreational marijuana use. Not sure this
is even real. There's a lot of words like "might be considering" here but
I'll join the Greek chorus to say, if it's true, it's the dumbest, idea,
ever.
Andrew thinks Obama should advocate for re-classifying pot out of Schedule
One. A worthy project but I don't think Obama should be spending political
capital on that either. It would likely lead to a media frenzy t... more »
Kate Prank Call: DJs Suspended After Nurse Death
The radio presenters who made a prank call to the hospital treating the
Duchess of Cambridge have been suspended from their show after a nurse
involved was found dead.
Mel Greig and Michael Christian were said to be "deeply shocked" by the
tragedy, which has provoked an angry backlash against them on the internet.
The pair, who work for 2Day FM in Australia, and the radio station's parent
company Southern Cross Austereo (SCA) decided together that they should
stay off air.
http://news.sky.com/story/1022350/kate-prank-call-djs-dropped-after-death
The Alien Who Spoke Russian and the Corkscrew-Shaped Antenna
*The Alien Who Spoke Russian and the Corkscrew-Shaped Antenna*
*By Paco Mañez – La Cara Oculta de los Ovnis*
On 20 October 1954, Louis Ujvari, 40, a native of Slovakia, got on his
bicycle and pedaled away from home. After 10 years in the French Foreign
Legion, he had lived in France with his wife and five children for 3 years,
specifically in the town of Le Bas in a small, isolated farm near the
picturesque road from Saint-Remy to the Fraispertuis Valley.
His work shift began at three o’clock in the morning at the Derey works, a
construction materials firm, in the town of Eti... more »
Robert Patrick Hoffman II arrested after 'attempting to hand over Navy's secrets to FBI agents posing as Russian spies'
Former U.S. Navy submarine warfare specialist Robert Patrick Hoffman II
was
arrested Thursday morning on charges of turning over classified
information
to undercover FBI agents posing as representatives of the Russian
Federation.
Hoffman, 39, of Virginia, allegedly gave the agents information on how
to
track U.S. submarines.
He faces life in prison if convicted.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2244374/Submarine-expert-arrested-attempting-hand-Navys-secrets-FBI-agents-posing-Russian-spies.html
U.S. ignites another 'Cold War' as Senate passes Magnitsky Law targeting Russian corruption
Congress ignited outrage in Moscow on Thursday by voting to empower the
U.S. to punish Russians implicated in human rights abuses.
The Senate approved the measure, which has already passed the House of
Representatives, in a sweeping 92-to-4 vote.
As it was originally crafted, the legislation was meant to strengthen U.S.
relations with Russia by finally lifting Cold War-era restrictions on trade
relations. The restrictions were adopted in the 1970s as a means of
punishing Communist countries. Without them, trade with Russia is expected
to double.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/ar... more »
Organics, Pesticides and Health Risk
Environmental Health Perspectives this month features an article outlining
limitations of the recent Stanford study that claimed no nutritional
benefits from consuming organics.
The Stanford study results were reported in The New York Times here.
I posted about the story, as it was reported in the NYT, when it was
published because the reporting and the study seemed biased
Majia's Blog: New York Times MISSES the Point on Organics
Sep 05, 2012
Stanford Scientists Cast Doubt on Advantages of Organic Meat and Produce by
Kenneth Change Sep 3, 2012
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/09/04/s... more »
Exercises in Futility
1) Naming and calling your cat.
2) "Trying to apply reason to one who has renounced it."
3) Rooting for the Cubs.
4) Trying to work with Republicans instead of what we ought to be doing,
which is putting the puss of every one on a wanted poster, unleashing Dog
the Bounty Hunter on them and outlawing them out of existence. Although I'd
also settle for siccing on them Triumph the Insult Comic Dog.
If the endlessly comical sight of Mitch McConnell filibustering his
own bill yesterday, which led Majority Leader Harry Reid to rightly
characterize the Republican Party as being unable ... more »
Reasons in Family Law
Titova v. Titov, 2012 ONCA 864, released today, makes it clear that reasons
are as important and necessary in family law cases as elsewhere:
[29] The requirement that a judge give reasons for decision is clear. It is
an inherent aspect of the discharge of a judge's responsibilities. See R.
v. Sheppard 2002 SCC 26. As Binnie J. noted at para. 24 of Sheppard:
[T]he requirement of reasons is tied to their purpose and the purpose
varies with the context. At the trial level, the reasons justify and
explain the result. The losing party knows why he or she has lost. Informed
consideratio... more »
A Question of Trust
This
post is about the tragic story about a nurse in England who may have
committed suicide because she was prank called by two DJs
People on Twitter quickly starting debating the morality of this story
and whether or not the Australian DJs are morally culpable for the
nurse's apparent suicide over their prank. It was fascinating to see the
various arguments put forth, and it was the ones that
Friday Petty Complaining 1
Yes, this is petty. But so what? He deserves it. Charles Krauthammer:
This is entirely about politics. It’s Phase 2 of the 2012 campaign. The
election returned him to office. The fiscal cliff negotiations are designed
to break the Republican opposition and grant him political supremacy,
something he thinks he earned with his landslide 2.8-point victory margin
on Election Day.
"Landslide 2.8 point victory"? Well, no. Krauthammer does link to the WaPo
election map, but it hasn't been updated. David Wasserman's spreadsheet,
however, tells us that Barack Obama's lead over Mitt Romney ... more »
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6.3 Magnitude Earthquake NORTH ISLAND OF NEW ZEALAND - 7th December 2012
Magnitude
6.3
Date-Time
Friday, December 07, 2012 at 18:19:08 UTC
Saturday, December 08, 2012 at 07:19:08 AM at epicenter
Location
38.334°S, 176.044°E
Depth
167.2 km (103.9 miles)
Region
NORTH ISLAND OF NEW ZEALAND
Distances
32 km (20 miles) SW (221°) from Rotorua, New Zealand
Nine out of 10 knife yobs don't go to prison with 20% escaping with just a caution
Nine out of 10 youths caught in possession of a knife walk free without
being locked up, new figures show.
The number receiving a caution for possession of a knife has also fallen
with the lowest form of formal police action being accepted by 20 per cent
(875 cases) of those caught carrying bladed weapons.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2244396/Nine-10-knife-yobs-dont-prison-20-escaping-just-caution.html
Apocalypse: Advice Issued For End Of The World
British authorities have insisted they are prepared for the looming
apocalypse and have issued advice on how to cope.
In the event that the world ends on December 21, the public should check
the car, fit a smoke alarm and learn to make a fire.
The helpful advice follows an official US government blog this week which
insisted that "the world will not end on December 21, 2012, or any day in
2012".
http://news.sky.com/story/1022272/apocalypse-advice-issued-for-end-of-the-world
Egypt: Protesters 'Breach' Palace Barricade
Egyptian protesters have broken through a barbed wire barricade outside the
presidential palace in the capital Cairo, according to reports.
Thousands of protesters had gathered outside the palace following a night
of clashes between supporters and opponents of President Mohamed Morsi on
Thursday.
After forcing their way through, some protesters climbed onto army tanks
and began waving flags, Reuters said.
http://news.sky.com/story/1022186/egypt-protesters-breach-palace-barricade
Just another brick in the (pay) wall
Apparently digital ad revenues are down so pay walls are back in fashion
among the online news sites. The rush to brick up the open doors appears to
be predicated on NYT's success with the tiered model. Word has it WaPo is
seriously considering going to pay wall next year.
It's not that I don't want them to make money for their work but I'm
guessing if everyone does it, most likely it will lead to news consumers
re-evaluating the worth of their product. I agree with this guy:
What pay walls are reminding me of is that time is my most valuable (or
scarce) resource, not access to co... more »
Susan "Genocide" Rice: Is Susan Rice "Bad for Congo"
Critics say Susan Rice is not "Secretary of State" material, but they
couldn't be more wrong. Rice's record of defending mass murder and blacking
out the truth qualifies her for this prestigious position. The Secretary of
State has always been filled by genocidal freaks and mass murderers such as
Madeleine Albright *who defended the killing of 500,000 Iraqi children* by
the United States government.
So, is Susan Rice "bad for Congo"?
Was the Black Death bad for Europe?
Was the Great Flood bad for Mesopotamia?
Is Susan Rice "Bad for Congo" - Source: The Real News.
Kate Prank Call: Online Backlash At DJs
A fierce online storm has been sparked by the death of a nurse who was the
subject of a prank call by two DJs about the Duchess of Cambridge.
Furious demands were made for the presenters, who work for 2Day FM in
Australia, to resign and for the recording of the hoax to be removed from
the radio station's website.
http://news.sky.com/story/1022350/kate-prank-call-online-backlash-at-djs
US boy, 7, pieces together his parents' dismantled gun and shoots his eight-year-old sister
A seven-year-old boy accidentally shot his eight-year-old sister in the arm
after he managed to open a lock box and put together a dismantled gun.
Police say the youngster inadvertently fired at his sister while playing
with the weapon at home in the West Oak Lane area of Philadelphia at around
10.40am on Thursday.
The gun was stored in a lock box at the home of the children's
grandparents, but the boy managed to get hold of the keys, open it up and
put it together.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2244454/Boy-seven-pieces-parents-dismantled-gun-shoots-year-old-sister.html
Kiaran Stapleton holds prison vicar hostage after losing appeal against whole life sentence
A self-proclaimed 'psycho' killer who laughed as he shot a stranger in the
head has tried to take his prison chaplain hostage after his appeal against
a life sentence failed.
Kiaran Stapleton, who bragged 'I can do 30 years standing on my head',
wanted to seek revenge in an attack at Full Sutton prison near York.
In October Stapleton pleaded to have his jail term reduced, despite saying
he whiles away his days in 'the best cell on the wing' waiting for his
favourite soaps to begin while stuffing himself with sweets.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2244467/Psycho-killer-laugh... more »
Now Leveson wants new laws to regulate internet: Judge's broadside at Twitter and Google as he calls for end of web 'mob rule'
Lord Justice Leveson has today called for new laws to 'civilise' 'mob rule'
on the internet during a £620-a-ticket Australian lecture on privacy in the
media.
Warning of 'trial by Twitter' the judge said the internet allows people to
make damaging personal accusations and give victims 'unending punishment,
and no prospect of rehabilitation, via Google’.
A prank call by Australian radio presenters who got a condition report from
the Duchess of Cambridge's nurse by pretending to be the Queen and Prince
Charles proved a need for new privacy laws, he added.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/n... more »
Joe Pitts And Grover... Sittin' In A Tree
We'll be learning a lot more about how Joe Pitts males America a worse
place this year
In our post from Tuesday discussing the benefits that some congressional
candidates reap for staying committed to changing Washington through
running for office a second time, we also mentioned another type of
commitment... like the one to Grover Norquist that so many Republican House
members just can’t seem to shake.
One of those members in particular has been caught red-handed in trying to
kiss up to Grover and he did it while in the well of Congress just so he
made sure it was on the record.
A... more »
World's biggest trees dying 'alarmingly' fast
http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/story/2012/12/07/big-trees-dying.html
State laying groundwork for managed bankruptcy for Detroit
http://www.detroitnews.com/article/20121207/OPINION03/212070365/State-laying-groundwork-managed-bankruptcy-Detroit?odyssey=tab|topnews|text|FRONTPAGE
British Columbia is Booming Only In the Spin Zone
Fresh from the Straight Good`s truth zone...
Canada adds 59,000 jobs in November, B.C. job numbers steady
Read more:
http://www.vancouversun.com/business/economy/Canada+adds+59000+jobs+November+numbers+steady/7666420/story.html#ixzz2EO7rkiuu
I`m not talking about that Vancouver Sun headline, I`m talking about the
facts on the ground, Christy Clark`s jobs/propaganda campaign, and of
course, the Vancouver Sun and Global BC`s pimping for Liberals campaign,
and you can throw Daryll Bricker of Ipsos Reid and Vaughn Palmer into the
bought spin zone mix too..
Vaughn Palmer in his last co... more »
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America's Mini-Civil Wars
There's one brewing in the midwest, another raging in the southeast and a
third building in the southwest. They're regional, inter-state conflicts
over distribution of dwindling groundwater resources.
In the southeast, the Army Corps of Engineers is under simultaneous attack
by lawsuits from Georgia, Florida and Alabama, each state accusing the
Corps of unfairly giving too much of their shared water resource to the
others. It's a situation that could well worsen quickly as sea level rise
begins to impact freshwater reserves including the Everglades.
In the southwest, it's the C... more »
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2012: The end of Earth’s Arctic Era
[image: Times have changed: Over a century ago Robert Peary explored a very
different Arctic. The 2012 record ice melts in Greenland and the Arctic
ocean aren't flukes, but confirmation that the Arctic is racing ahead into
a new and unknown climate state, said top US climate scientists on 6
December 2012. NOAA's People Collection]
By Larry O'Hanlon
6 December 2012
This year's record ice melts in Greenland and the Arctic ocean aren't
flukes, but confirmation that the Arctic is racing ahead into a new and
unknown climate state, said top US climate scientists today.
The announceme... more »
Rebels circle Damascus airport; Russia, U.S. downbeat
Rebels fighting to topple Syrian President Bashar al-Assad declared
Damascus International Airport a battle zone on Friday, while Moscow and
Washington both sounded glum about the prospects of a diplomatic push to
end the conflict.
Fighting around the capital city has intensified over the past week, and
Western officials have begun speaking about faster change on the ground in
a 20-month-old conflict that has killed 40,000 people.
http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/12/07/us-syria-crisis-idUSBRE8AJ1FK20121207
5.0 Magnitude Earthquake OFF THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN - 7th December 2012
Magnitude
5.0
Date-Time
Friday, December 07, 2012 at 16:18:42 UTC
Saturday, December 08, 2012 at 02:18:42 AM at epicenter
Location
37.707°N, 143.877°E
Depth
32.6 km (20.3 miles)
Region
OFF THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
Distances
269 km (167 miles) ESE (102°) from Sendai, Honshu, Japan
Interesting question
A similar question could be asked of nearly every single person sitting on
Capitol Hill.
[graphic via]
Nearly all of them accrue significant nest eggs while they're in office and
they leave their political careers with secure lifetime benefits far beyond
what ordinary working people could even imagine. Pretty easy to then call
for painful cuts to what were supposed to be guaranteed benefits to the
people who paid for them over a lifetime when they aren't the ones who are
going to feel the pain.
Wonder How A Truly Warlike Economy Looks? (A National Disgrace)
Oh yes it is. This is not a story about America's insanely bloated
"defense" budget. It is not a story about the bent priorities this nation
has come to accept; to wit: more than half of every dollar collected in
taxes goes to warfare and spying, a multi-trillion dollar industry, while
we reel through national "debates" about cutting health care benefits for
old people and closing schools
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The Occult Globalist Banksters That Control The U.S. Govt. Put Lenin, Hitler, Mao, Castro, And Khomeini In Power
"Our government and the British government, not just the robber barons,
funded Lenin to take over. That's mainline history. Our government put Mao
in. That's now declassified. Our government helped put Hitler in. And why
do they do that? Why are they putting Al-Qaeda in Libya and Syria? Why are
they putting Al Qaeda-lite, the Muslim Brotherhood? It's backing the folks
in Gaza, no matter which side of that you're on, because they're going to
put the crazies in charge everywhere and then they're going to kill them.
And then they're going to let the crazies attack us so the government c... more »
YouTube embed code changed?
address-withheld@my.opera.com.invalid (Dr. John v. Kampen) at - 12 hours ago
YouTube is apparently experimenting with new page-layouts and embed codes.
Since a few days it is -except for - impossible to embed and run
their videos from blogs, like this one. Also from the Wordpress world many
complaints are coming. It's a pity that these 'experiments' (if any)
prevent using uploaded YouTube materials. Maybe it's becoming time to find
another video librarian? Let us wait and see if the below 3 examples of an
embedded YT someday start working again...
In a few hours the old code started to work, see below James Corbett about
DARPA. Very interesting! ... more »
Old Pesticide Manufacturing Site Has Imminent Cleanup
Rachel Rindfleisch at Contaminated Nation - Water Contamination, Land Pollution & Hazardous Waste locations - 12 hours ago
By: Duane Craig
Contaminated land on Whiteford Road in Whiteford, Md., nears a cleanup,
according to this article. The soil on the site is laced with arsenic left
behind from a chemical and fertilizer manufacturer.
Up until 1976, the manufacturer released waste from its mixing operations
into a pond on the property. The waste then flowed through a ditch and into
a nearby stream. While the chemical operation stopped using the pond in the
1970s, the adjacent packing company continued to use it for years afterward.
On the soil’s surface, arsenic has been recorded at 459 parts per bill... more »
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British Nurse Hoaxed by Australian Radio DJs Takes Own Life
Jacintha Saldanha was on duty when two Aussie DJs tricked her into thinking
they were the Queen and Prince Charles calling for an update on the Duchess
of Cambridge. Saldanha put the call through to a duty nurse who divulged
confidential, intimate information about the expectant royal.
Just before 9:30, London time, this morning Saldanha was found
unconscious. She died shortly afterward from an apparent suicide.
A spokesman for St. James Palace said at no time did the palace complain
but, instead, offered its full support to the nurses.
Saldanha was a married mother of two.
The Storm is Brewing ...
It's taken far too long. But more and more, you'll notice that the
harpercon trolls are starting to mutter rather than bray like jackasses.
More and more, people are saying: "How long are we supposed to endure
this?" More and more, Canadians (the sane, intelligent ones) are getting
fed up with the ridiculous nonsense of the harper regime.
As a people, we will NOT tolerate the blatant theft of the electoral
process. Canadians are an apathetic lot. And when they're not apathetic,
they're patient. Canadians have been waiting for some sort of official
response to the disputed May 2011 ... more »
4.7 Magnitude Earthquake OFF THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN - 7th December 2012
Magnitude
4.7
Date-Time
Friday, December 07, 2012 at 16:11:56 UTC
Saturday, December 08, 2012 at 02:11:56 AM at epicenter
Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones
Location
37.810°N, 143.741°E
Depth
34.9 km (21.7 miles)
Region
OFF THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
Distances
224 km (139 miles) ESE of Ishinomaki, Japan
Jacintha Saldanha Commits Suicide after Taking Prank Call from Australian DJs
A nurse working at the hospital treating the pregnant Duchess of Cambridge,
who was duped by a prank phone call, has died in a suspected suicide.
Jacintha Saldanha, who has worked at the hospital for four years, was found
dead at an address near King Edward VII's hospital in London on Friday
morning.
The hospital confirmed she had been the victim of a hoax phone call in
which two Australian DJs phoned up about Kate, who was being treated for
severe morning sickness.
http://news.sky.com/story/1022287/royal-prank-call-nurse-commits-suicide
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Loud Rumbling Sounds in Southern Wisconsin, USA
These noises were heard on Saturday September 01, 2012. These rumbling
noises went on and off from 10:30 p.m. – 12:30 a.m. It was not fighter
jets, no thunder, not a train, and all labor day festivities were done by
10:30 p.m. You may need to turn your speakers up to listen.
5.1 Magnitude Earthquake OFF THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN - 7th December 2012
Magnitude
5.1
Date-Time
Friday, December 07, 2012 at 16:01:54 UTC
Saturday, December 08, 2012 at 02:01:54 AM at epicenter
Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones
Location
37.723°N, 143.868°E
Depth
30.7 km (19.1 miles)
Region
OFF THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
Distances
238 km (147 miles) ESE of Ishinomaki, Japan
Graph of the Day: Value of Logs and Sawn Timber Imports Into China From All Countries, 2000-2011
[image: Value (US$) of logs and sawn timber imports into China from all
countries, 2000-2011. EIA, 2012]
China is now the biggest importer, exporter, and consumer of illegal timber
in the world. Its footprint impacts vital forest ecosystems ranging from
neighbouring countries such as Myanmar to remote areas of Africa.
With domestic forests incapable of meeting surging demand, China has a
gaping and growing timber deficit that can only be filled by imports. In
2011, China imported a massive 180 million cubic metres (RWE), a three-fold
increase since 2000.
Recently, supply restrict... more »
Pesticide in Tap Water Linked to Increased Food Allergies
Pesticide-Chemical in Tap Water Linked to Increase in Food Allergies By
Mike Barrett, Natural Society 06 December 12
http://readersupportednews.org/news-section2/312-16/14893-pesticide-chemical-in-tap-water-linked-to-increase-in-food-allergies
[Excerpted] Using government data, researchers at the American College of
Allergy, Asthma and Immunology sought out to find the potential link
between pesticides and food allergies. They were particularly interested in
dichlorophenols, a class of chemical compounds encompassing the well-known
herbicide used in Agent Orange, 2,4-D. For their rese... more »
M408: Sheer Cynical Posturing
At Rabble today, Joyce Arthur has a terrific article on the newest fetus
fetishist gambit, Motion 408, to condemn sex selective abortion.
She makes a bunch of excellent points, including this unintentional
revelation of what they really think of those murderous sluts poor coerced
women.
Warawa wants Parliament to "condemn this worst form of discrimination
against females," which he calls "gender violence -- gendercide."
But women are the ones having sex-selection abortions, which means Warawa
is accusing women of violence and gendercide -- and courtesy of MP Stella
Ambler -- "atro... more »
COMING CRISIS ALERT: Syrian "intervention", military invasion imminent -- December 7, 2012
*The Coming Crisis now has sufficient information to make the announcement
that a military invasion of Syria is likely to happen sometime soon.
Various nations, including the United States, Great Britain, France, and
Russia have stationed fleets off the Syrian coast containing thousands of
marines, carriers and air forces. Arab nations are also preparing their
military forces for the intervention, with Saudi Arabia moving its troops
to the border, and the smaller nations preparing their air power. This may
very well lead into a direct conflict with Iran and Hezbollah, although the
d... more »
5.0 Magnitude Earthquake OFF THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN - 7th December 2012
Magnitude
5.0
Date-Time
Friday, December 07, 2012 at 15:15:31 UTC
Saturday, December 08, 2012 at 01:15:31 AM at epicenter
Location
37.800°N, 143.850°E
Depth
35.8 km (22.2 miles)
Region
OFF THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
Distances
233 km (144 miles) ESE of Ishinomaki, Japan
233 km (144 miles) SE of Ofunato, Japan
We Hear A Lot Of Hype About Premier Wall's 'Saskatchewan Advantage' - Here's The Reality: Case # 1
Regina homeless man too sick for shelter, not sick enough for
hospitalization
REGINA — *The executive director of Carmichael Outreach worries Regina’s
homeless population will fall through the cracks this winter, after her
calls for help Thursday went unanswered.*
*Danielle Goulden made eight calls to six different health-care branches
when a homeless man who Goulden described as severely incontinent and in
declining health showed up at Carmichael in the morning.*
*Each one referred her to another. The man’s story calls into question what
services are available for those who are to... more »
Paris: NATO-Arab Syria intervention imminent
*More here:*
http://www.debka.com/article/22594/Paris-NATO-Arab-Syria-intervention-imminent
Show Some Respect
No sooner has it been announced that the nurse who took *that* prank radio
call was found dead earlier today, the Twitterati have been piling in with
the glee of the ignorant and the self righteous.
Quite possibly the worst contribution I've seen is the following (I've kept
the author anonymous to protect him from his own stupidity). He wrote "I
hope those Australian DJs have a guilty conscience for the rest of their
lives. Disgusting. #RIP"
No doubt the DJs in question will thanks to the efforts of dumb, callous
comments like this. You've got to ask what going on in someone's head... more »
Nasa releases stunning satellite images of the Earth at night
*View entire amazing gallery here:*
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/science/nasa-releases-stunning-satellite-images-of-the-earth-at-night-8389372.html
Africa’s lion population plummets by two thirds in 50 years, study finds
[image: This lioness was killed on 20 June 2012, along with her sister and
four cubs in Sholinge, Kenya, just outside Nairobi National Park. The
lionesses had gone into a cattle area to teach the cubs to hunt. Nickson
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By Miguel Llanos, NBC News
6 December 2012
Africa's lions are running out of habitat and some populations, especially
those in West Africa, are running toward extinction, according to a study
published Tuesday.
Using new satellite data, a research team at Duke University found that
about 75 percent of Africa's savannahs were fragmented by ... more »
Cat parasite toxoplasma uses 'Trojan horse' to infect human brain and may cause suicidal thoughts and risk-taking
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/science/cat-parasite-toxoplasma-uses-trojan-horse-to-infect-human-brain-and-may-cause-suicidal-thoughts-and-risktaking-8390165.html
Power, Politics and Sorcery in Latin America
*Power, Politics and Sorcery in Latin America*
*By Scott Corrales (c) 2012*
In July 2009, the notorious “Wonkette” blog published a story that made the
rounds of the Internet with the speed of a stray neutrino: Mrs. Marian
Robinson – better known to the whole world as President Barack Obama’s
mother-in-law, was supposedly a practitioner of “Afro Hispanic magic”
(Santería). The report, sourced to Jane Mayer of Townhall, indicated that
the then newly-sworn-in head of state was livid at discovering that Mrs.
Robinson was actively practicing her devotions within the hall... more »
Dutch to Send Turkey 2 Patriot Systems
The Dutch government approved a NATO request Friday to send two batteries
of Patriot missile defense systems to Turkey, following in Germany's
footsteps, Foreign Minister Frans Timmermans said.
Parliament must sign off on the Cabinet decision, but Prime Minister Mark
Rutte's two-party coalition has a comfortable majority in the 150-seat
lower house, so the vote is expected to be a formality.
The Dutch decision comes a day after Germany agreed to send two Patriot
batteries and troops to Turkey's southern border with Syria at NATO's
request.
http://abcnews.go.com/International/wireSt... more »
Royal Prank Call Receptionist 'Kills Herself'
The receptionist who put through a prank call at the hospital treating the
Duchess of Cambridge is understood to have committed suicide.
The woman, was the first to pick up the phone to the Australian DJs
pretending to be the Queen and Prince Charles, and put the call through to
the nurse caring for the Duchess.
http://news.sky.com/story/1022287/royal-prank-call-receptionist-commits-suicide
4.7 Magnitude Earthquake OFF THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN - 7th December 2012
Magnitude
4.7
Date-Time
Friday, December 07, 2012 at 14:32:17 UTC
Saturday, December 08, 2012 at 12:32:17 AM at epicenter
Location
37.762°N, 143.637°E
Depth
35 km (21.7 miles)
Region
OFF THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
Distances
247 km (154 miles) ESE (102°) from Sendai, Honshu, Japan
The All New, New Transatlantic Pivot – Trade
This is a guest post by Sean Kay. Professor Kay is chair of the
International Studies program and professor of politics at Ohio Wesleyan
University. He is also Mershon Associate at the Mershon Center for
International Security Studies at The Ohio State University. He has
written extensively on NATO and Europe, with his most recent book, Global
Continue reading
The Deceptive, Destructive ALEC Mechanism
In an article released on PRWatch – the truly destructive and horrific
process of the ALEC legislative process is revealed. Many might read it
and think - ti's the same old, same old - BUT IT IS NOT. New information
released in this article - creates a new lens by which to judge the actions
of your ALEC legislators.
(My emphasis)
All legislators who are ALEC Task Force members *are eligible for generous
offers of flights and hotel rooms from the Task Force Scholarship Fund*, *paid
for by the task force’s corporate members*.
*How do legislators earn the privilege of task force m... more »
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