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Feynman's "Ode to a Flower": an animation
You must have heard Richard Feynman's monologue on the beauty of a flower
from the scientist's viewpoint.
It was aired as a part of the interesting BBC program The Pleasure of
Finding Things Out.
But this may be the first time when you're encouraged to watch this
animation that was created on the background of Feynman's wise words.
Via Maria Popova (a neat Christmas gift I received from Peter F., in a box)
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100,000 were struck down with Norovirus in the UK over Christmas
Around 100,000 people were struck down with the winter vomiting bug over
Christmas, latest figures suggested as it emerged the number of confirmed
cases was 72% higher than this time last year.
The dramatic rise was attributed in part to an early outbreak of the
illness which closed dozens of hospital wards as it swept across the
country.
A total of 3,877 laboratory-confirmed cases of norovirus have now been
recorded in England and Wales - up on the 2,255 of last year.
http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/health-and-families/health-news/revealed-100000-were-struck-down-with-vomit... more »
G8 summit: Cameron urges leaders to prepare to be brave
Prime Minister David Cameron wants his fellow G8 leaders to immediately
start preparations to make brave decisions at the group's annual summit in
June.
The meeting will take place at County Fermanagh's Lough Erne golf resort.
The UK has just taken over the year-long presidency of the group, which
consists of, historically, the richest countries in the world.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-20886448
Pretend this is a snappy and exciting title to a post that will not be written...
*because I'm worn out from looking over the pretend "fiscal cliff."*
We fell off that cliff long ago and anyone who doesn't realize this is not
paying attention.
It's all a bunch of crapola. I refuse to participate. Instead, I'll spend
the day running important errands, working on my yearly plan, returning
emails, and doing what I can to prepare for what's coming in the future of
this country.
I saw the following comment over at American Thinker and found it to be one
of the most concise descriptions of a liberal ever written.
The Democrats of today are elitists and authorit... more »
Ciudad junto al mar
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What Do British Columbians Know that the Rest of Canada Doesn't - Yet?
What we know is that the RCMP is rotten, from the top down. The good news
is that an increasing percentage of Canadians across the rest of the
country is figuring out the same thing.
Perhaps British Columbians know the RCMP better because we have to put up
with a lot more of them - over 10,000 in fact, about the same number as in
a WWII army division. In effect, we're occupied by a gang of federal
thugs with some very nasty tendencies.
From the unexplained bullet in the back of young Ian Bush's skull to the
execution of Robert Dziekanski, from a litany of acts of brutality to... more »
“Final List” of Award Nominees and Additional ISA Reception Details
This constitutes our promised post containing the “final list” of OAIS
Award Nominees. This is also your last chance to let us know if we’ve left
off an eligible nomination. We will send out a ballot soon. The current
plan is to use a Borda-count process to create a list of finalists and to
proceed to a
Continue reading
Hermosos delfines en la playa
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SANDY HOOK - DYLAN HOCKLEY - BUTTERFLY, WIZARD OF OZ, PURPLE
*Dylan Hockley, victim of CIA brainwashing?*
*
*
Dylan Hockley lived in a house opposite that of Adam Lanza.
Nicole Hockley says: ‘Dylan and all the other children and teachers who
lost their lives are *butterflies* now.'
Sandy-Hook-victims-Proud-parent
*Ian Hockley at the funeral of Dylan. Butterfly on lapel.*
At Dylan's funeral, the mourners were able to watch a clip of Dylan popping
out of a jack-in-the-box, as the organist played *Somewhere Over The Rainbow
*.
Sandy-Hook-victims-Proud-parents
*Nicole Hockley recalled asking Dylan at one time why he flapped his arms...
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America avoids fiscal cliff disaster - but for how long?
So the US fiscal cliff has been avoided - or rather, postponed for a couple
of months after a last-ditch deal was clinched in Washington. Global share
prices have already rallied on the news that this is not to be a story of
financial calamity.
But instead, there's a story to be told of what happened to a party which
publicly pledged never to vote for tax rises; a leader accused of running a
"dictatorship" and being more interested in his own job than the long term
needs of the country, and another party whose bitter infighting meant a
deal that so many found unacceptable finally g... more »
You Forgot Something
New York Republican Peter King has long been one of my least favorite
members of Congress, which puts him in the running for least favorite
person. He's no Scalia or Cheney, but the man does his damage to be sure.
That's why his resounding freakout over Speaker Boehner adjourning the
House last night without voting on relief funding for victims of Hurricane
Sandy was so shocking in its plea for humanity from ghoulish hacks.
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Russia poised for largest naval exercise for decades
Russian warships have embarked on a long voyage to the Black and
Mediterranean seas to take part in what the Defence Ministry said would be
the largest naval exercise in decades.
It said on Wednesday that ships from its Northern, Baltic, Black Sea and
Pacific fleets would stage the exercise at the end of the month to test
their ability to act together outside Russian waters.
Its website said the training exercise would also include anti-terrorism
and anti-piracy drills.
http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/01/02/us-russia-naval-exercise-idUSBRE9010F120130102
Dos catarinas en una hoja
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U.N. raises Syria death toll to 60,000
More than 60,000 people have died in Syria's uprising and civil war, the
United Nations said on Wednesday, dramatically raising the death toll in a
struggle that shows no sign of ending.
In the latest violence, dozens were killed in a rebellious Damascus suburb
when a government air strike turned a petrol station into an inferno,
incinerating drivers who had rushed there for a rare chance to fill their
tanks, activists said.
http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/01/02/us-syria-crisis-idUSBRE8AJ1FK20130102
Oxfordshire: Train Hits Car At Sandy Lane Crossing
One man has died when a car was struck by a freight train at a level
crossing in the Yarnton village in Oxfordshire.
The accident at the Sandy Lane crossing was reported to the British
Transport Police at 3.40 pm.
"It is believed two people were in the vehicle at the time. Sadly one of
them, a man, was pronounced dead at the scene," the police said in a
statement.
http://news.sky.com/story/1032623/man-dies-as-train-hits-car-at-level-crossing
4.7 Magnitude Earthquake KEPULAUAN TALAUD, INDONESIA - 2nd January 2013
Magnitude M 4.7
Region KEPULAUAN TALAUD, INDONESIA
Date time 2013-01-02 16:24:09.6 UTC
Location 3.97 N ; 127.73 E
Depth 149 km
Distances 316 km SE Caburan, Indonesia
Flores de color lila en la carretera
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4.6 Magnitude Earthquake SULAWESI, INDONESIA - 2nd January 2013
Magnitude M 4.6
Region SULAWESI, INDONESIA
Date time 2013-01-02 15:56:20.0 UTC
Location 0.63 S ; 121.80 E
Depth 30 km
Distances 115 km W Luwuk, Indonesia
4.6 Magnitude Earthquake SOUTH OF JAVA, INDONESIA - 2nd January 2013
Magnitude M 4.6
Region SOUTH OF JAVA, INDONESIA
Date time 2013-01-02 14:57:41.6 UTC
Location 10.97 S ; 113.88 E
Depth 10 km
Distances 287 km S Muncar, Indonesia
4.1 Magnitude Earthquake OFFSHORE BIO-BIO, CHILE - 2nd January 2013
Magnitude ML 4.1
Region OFFSHORE BIO-BIO, CHILE
Date time 2013-01-02 14:41:40.0 UTC
Location 35.85 S ; 73.55 W
Depth 40 km
Distances 100 km NW Tomé, Chile
New York Principals Lead Fight Against More Guaranteed Testing Victims
Please sign the petition. From Carol Burris:
Dear friends and colleagues,
Happy holidays to all. The spring testing season is just around the
corner. The Commissioner and Chancellor have already warned us that the
3-8 tests will be more difficult, and fewer students will reach
proficiency. We know what that means-more frustrated and upset students,
more confused parents who will fear that their child is not on the road to
"college readiness" and more anger directed at schools and teachers in the
press. If a decade ago there was a good reason for NCLB testing, that
reason is l... more »
James Foley Kidnapped in Syria SIX Weeks Ago
An American journalist is missing after being kidnapped by unidentified
gunmen in northwest Syria six weeks ago, his family said on Wednesday.
The family of freelance journalist James Foley, 39, launched a public
campaign to bring him home after requesting a news blackout since Foley was
taken on 22 November in Idlib province.
http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/01/02/us-syria-crisis-journalist-idUSBRE9010EA20130102
Los rostros de las mujeres - Hadas
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Paisajes con grandes montañas nevadas
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Iran says captures two U.S.-made miniature surveillance drones
Iran has captured two miniature U.S.-made surveillance drones over the past
17 months, Iranian media reported on Wednesday.
Several drone incidents over the past year have highlighted tension in the
Gulf as Iran and the United States flex their military capabilities in the
vital oil exporting region in a standoff over Iran's disputed nuclear
program.
http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/01/02/us-iran-drones-idUSBRE9010EV20130102
'Tsunami bomb' tested off New Zealand coast
The United States and New Zealand conducted secret tests of a "tsunami
bomb" designed to destroy coastal cities by using underwater blasts to
trigger massive tidal waves.
The tests were carried out in waters around New Caledonia and Auckland
during the Second World War and showed that the weapon was feasible and a
series of 10 large offshore blasts could potentially create a 33-foot
tsunami capable of inundating a small city.
The top secret operation, code-named "Project Seal", tested the doomsday
device as a possible rival to the nuclear bomb. About 3,700 bombs were
exploded duri... more »
Carbon Based Energy Threatens Ecosystem in Myriad Ways
It seems that every time I read the newspaper I find yet another article
discussing the myriad ways carbon-based fuel is destroying our ecosystem.
What people don't seem to fully realize is that human's seat at the top of
the food chain means they are likely to bio-accumulate the greatest amount
of toxins over the long term.
Humans are bigger than bees, bats and frogs, which are all animals we know
are experiencing population collapse due to environmental contamination.
Our size makes us think we are not vulnerable to the environmental risks
bedeviling small animals.
That belief i... more »
113th House Fun Facts
The House Press Gallery has a nice fact sheet on the incoming 113th House.
Lots of fun facts, some of which I knew (78 women, 59D/19R, not counting 3
delegates, all Democrats), and some of which I didn't (9 Asian Americans --
all Democrats, not counting two Democratic delegates). And one total
shocker, at least to those of us who remember 1995.
Also worth noting...
7 of the 47 new Democratic Members are also old Democratic Members. Seems
like a pretty experienced frosh class. Only one of the 35 new Republicans
has been in the House before -- Steve Stockman of Texas.
27 incumbents w... more »
Helicoptero en los cielos junto al sol
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Student test scores: Let's get the lead out!
*WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 2, 2013*
*Kevin Drum’s long-awaited report:* Ever since we learned it was coming,
we’ve been looking forward to Kevin Drum’s long-awaited report.
Has the removal of lead from the air driven the steep reductions in crime
over the past twenty years? In this post about crime rates in L.A., Drum
previews his new report for Mother Jones about the effects of lead removal.
Drum has posted on this topic for years. At some point last year, a
terrible thought crept into our heads as we watched the remarkably
self-contained children we now see emerge, on a regular basis, ... more »
Scientologists build massive underground 'cathedral' near Roswell, and it's H-Bomb proof
Scientologists have constructed an enormous underground "space alien
cathedral" near Roswell in the United states, according to a BBC reporter.
John Sweeney, who has dedicated much of his career to investigating the
secretive church, describes the multi-million dollar facility in his new
book, Church of Fear.
“We are seeking the space alien cathedral that ex-Scientologists say was
built deep underground by the church in the 1980s at a cost of millions of
dollars," says an extract from the book adapted for The Sun newspaper.
"Its vault houses the lectures of church founder L Ron Hubb... more »
Brain Circulation in 16 Countries
Via the World Bank, the graphic above shows "brain circulation" -- the
immigration and emigration of researchers -- for 16 countries in 2011.
Countries that experienced a "drain" included India, Italy and Belgium.
Gainers included the US, Australia and Switzerland.
The data comes from: Chiara Franzoni, Giuseppe Scellato, and Paula Stephan,
May 2012. “Foreign Born Scientists: Mobility Patterns for Sixteen Countries,”
National Bureau of Economic Research.
Bellas ciudades junto al mar
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Why did Senator Bennet vote no!
*WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 2, 2013*
*Don’t even bother to ask:* Michael Bennet, a Democrat from Colorado, is
apparently in the United States senate. On New Year's Eve, he voted no on
the fiscal cliff budget deal.
In this morning's New York Times, Maureen Dowd tells us all about him. What
follows is almost half her column. In a truly remarkable moment, she even
quotes Katherine Boo:
DOWD (1/2/12): Michael Bennet was supposed to be going off a cliff in Vail.
*But instead of his usual New Year’s trip to a ski lodge with his wife and
three daughters, the junior senator from Colorado found him... more »
Where are the Sandy Hook Bodies?
The inconsistencies and the questions continue to mount in the Sandy Hook
massacre. Why are parents being told they can not see the bodies? It is
their right to see the bodies, officials have no right to tell them they
cannot. Parents need to demand the bodies be exhumed, and they need to be
there.
From CNN transcripts…..
(BEGIN VIDEO CLIP)
LYNN MCDONNELL, MOTHER OF GRACE MCDONNELL: I had said that to Jack that
it’s OK to be angry because sure, we have anger and we are upset and we
don’t know why, but I told Jack that he could never live with hate. Grace
didn’t have an ounce of ha... more »
British Aid 'Funding Iranian Executions'
British taxpayers have effectively funded executions in Iran by providing
£3.6m in aid to the country, according to human rights campaigners.
The money has been used to fight the flow of drugs into Europe, with Iran
historically the leading recipient of UK anti-drugs assistance.
Prisoners' rights charity Reprieve claims recent spending has coincided
with a jump in the number of executions for drug crime.
http://news.sky.com/story/1032579/british-aid-funding-iranian-executions
4.4 Magnitude Earthquake TAIWAN - 2nd January 2013
Magnitude
4.4
Date-Time
Wednesday, January 02, 2013 at 12:01:47 UTC
Wednesday, January 02, 2013 at 08:01:47 PM at epicenter
Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones
Location
23.938°N, 121.748°E
Depth
10 km (6.2 miles)
Region
TAIWAN
Distances
15 km (9 miles) ESE of Hualian, Taiwan
Secret Renditions Continue Under Obama
Renditions continue under Obama, despite due-process concerns By Craig
Whitlock, Published: January 1 The Washington Post
http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/renditions-continue-under-obama-despite-due-process-concerns/2013/01/01/4e593aa0-5102-11e2-984e-f1de82a7c98a_story.html?wpisrc=nl_headlines
[Excerpted] The three European men with Somali roots were arrested on a
murky pretext in August as they passed through the small African country
of
Djibouti. But the reason soon became clear when they were visited in
their
jail cells by a succession of American interrogat... more »
Ships, not.
F-35,
now ships. Go read The Sixth Estate for some thinking on the numbers
behind the next Conservative military procurement scandaliciousness.
Syria: Petrol Station Strike 'Kills Dozens'
Dozens of people have been killed after an air strike on a petrol station
in the capital Damascus, according to opposition activists.
Mohammed Saeed, an activist who visited the site, said "tens of people were
killed or wounded" in the strike, while "body parts could be seen on the
ground".
Amateur video, which cannot be verified, showed block smoke billowing from
the petrol station in the eastern suburb of Mleiha and casualties fleeing
the scene.
http://news.sky.com/story/1032591/syria-petrol-station-strike-kills-dozens
Environmental threat map highlights Great Lakes restoration challenges – ‘The Great Lakes continue to be degraded by numerous environmental stressors’
[image: This map merges data for all major categories of environmental
stressors to the Great Lakes, ranging from climate change to pollution to
invasive species. greatlakesmapping.org]
Ann Arbor, Michigan, 20 December 2012 (SPX) – A comprehensive map three
years in the making is telling the story of humans' impact on the Great
Lakes, identifying how "environmental stressors" stretching from Minnesota
to Ontario are shaping the future of an ecosystem that contains 20 percent
of the world's fresh water.
In an article to be published in the *Proceedings of the National Academy
of ... more »
China’s economic boom savages coral reefs: study – ‘Coral abundance has declined by at least 80 percent over the past 30 years’
[image: Aerial view of Boomerang Island, a coral atoll and part of the
disputed Spratly Islands in South China Sea. China's economic boom has seen
its coral reefs shrink by at least 80 percent over the past 30 years, a
joint Australian study, with researchers describing 'grim' levels of damage
and loss. Storm Crypt / Flickr]
Sydney, 27 December 2012 (AFP) – China's economic boom has seen its coral
reefs shrink by at least 80 percent over the past 30 years, a joint
Australian study found Thursday, with researchers describing "grim" levels
of damage and loss.
Scientists from the ... more »
Wednesday Morning Linkage
Saudia Arabia seeks water in Ethiopia with violent consequences. Via Laleh
Khalili. “Morsi and the Deep State.” The case for the US continuing a hard
line against Cuba. First-image explanations for US strategic failure.
Walt’s “Top 5 parties in World History” should include instead the
celebration of the Peace of Cateau-Cambrésis rather than “The Fields of
Continue reading
Australia set to swelter as biggest heatwave in decades settles in
[image: Feeling hot hot hot... Australians are set to face one of the
largest heatwaves in decades in 2013. Simone De Peak]
By Peter Hannam, Carbon economy editor
3 January 2013
AUSTRALIA'S notoriously variable climate is on full display, with parts of
the nation about to experience one of the largest heatwaves in territorial
extent in decades, after coming off a sharp shift last year from wetter- to
drier-than-average conditions.
A swath of central Australia stretching from Oodnadatta to Coober Pedy and
Birdsville can expect maximum temperatures of 45 degrees or hotter for at
l... more »
NEW WONKS ON THE BLOCK: Who the heck is Dylan Matthews!
*WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 2, 2013*
*Part 2—Promising echo of Klein:* At MSNBC, at the Washington Post, new
liberal and mainstream elites are being assembled and certified.
Often, they call themselves wonks, nerds or geeks. It’s the liberal world’s
top humblebrag!
That said, who *are* these new wonks on the block? Quite possibly, they
will define the horizons of the liberal world over the next many years.
Who are the new wonks? Struck by two year-end lists at the Post’s Wonkblog
site, we felt it was time to find out.
One example: Who the heck is Dylan Matthews, we finally decided to ask.... more »
Swan Dive of 2013 Economy
James Hall, Contributor
Hold your breath, the race to the bottom is ready to escalate. The
consequence of the corporate consumerism economy has reached the tipping
point. The old rules that mainstream spending will dig the way back to
prosperity are permanently dead. The one sure implication that is
indisputable is that taxes are set to rise at unprecedented levels. With
Obamacare revenue obligations coming into effect, the latest phase of
centralized medical socialism spreads like a virus. Under such
circumstances, how can the patient regain their health?
The Rino Republicans... more »
Read Stuff, You Should
Happy Birthday to Robbie Ftorek, 61. My all-time favorite hockey player,
from his three years with, and the only three years of (how could it have
been only three years?), the WHA Phoenix Roadrunners.
And now, after a long holidayish break, back to the good stuff:
1. John Sides on early ads in 2012.
2. Suzy Khimm has 5 facts about the fiscal cliff vote yesterday.
3. Also yesterday: Public Domain Day.
4. Ed O'Keefe noted that the fiscal cliff was also the end of David
Dreier's House career; I think he was a pretty good Member.
5. Paul Krugman, being brutal.
New Year's petty bile
I read Dr. Dawg's posts pretty much everyday. Still like the way the dude
thinks. But I read the comments section too, for a laff.
K-Z is still there. Babbling his vile, racist stupidities. Peter 1 is still
a pompous, evil fraud.
How happy I am that I've chosen not to engage with that human filth.
Yea I am petty! Verily art I small!
Look out woild! Here's 2013!!
Adrian Salbuchi : 2013- What's in Store?
*Freethinker* just left this piece. Thanks kindly!! Having read through it
I am posting it, entirely.
*Adrian Salbuchi shares his thoughts for 2013*
* Note to Kenny @** Kenny's Sideshow : * 2013 is shaping up to be even
uglier, like you, I will be there to witness it and write about it. What
the hell, at least, were in dam fine company!
World Government stepping onto sovereign Nation-States, puppet politicians
unable to cope with social challenges, chaos in the Middle East and ever
increasing global crises – all this awaits us in 2013. Is it time for ‘We
the People’ to wake up?
... more »
Penguin, Puffin and The Snowman Get Closer
As publishers have always been in the content and rights business but have
long been restricted by the book format. Now the digital world offers new
forms and licensing opportunities and enables publishers to redefine their
role in the development and exploitation of content and rights and also
build brands.
An example is the recent move by Penguin to take full ownership of Snowman
Enterprises Limited (SEL). This logical acquisition means that Penguin now
control not just the traditional book rights but the film, TV, digital and
merchandising rights to Raymond Briggs' classic, *... more »
House Ethics Committee #Fail, Buck McKeon Gets Off on a Technicality
We already knew that Congress had a pretty low approval rating by the
American public. In fact, 2012 has seen the lowest approval since Gallup
has been keeping records and the trend doesn’t look good.
Approval is at 18% right now, but we anticipate that to tank after the
bungled fiscal cliff negotiations. But aside from the low job approval
ratings, the American people don’t think Members of Congress are very
honest. In a December Gallup poll most Americans gave members of Congress
as having “low/very low” ethical standards, lower than car salesmen, HMO
managers, and stockbroker... more »
Old contaminants shut down Cleveland park
Rachel Rindfleisch at Contaminated Nation - Water Contamination, Land Pollution & Hazardous Waste locations - 3 hours ago
By: Nathan Lamb
Industrial waste dumping from the early 20th century is the primary suspect
behind recently discovered contaminants that have shut down a popular city
park in Cleveland, according to this story.
The City of Cleveland started renovations on the 12.5-acre W.C. Reed
Playfield over the summer, but that plan was put on hold after soil tests
discovered elevated levels of polynuclear aromatic hydrocarbons (or PAHs)
on the site.
PAHs are typically a byproduct of petroleum processing or combustion and
can be highly carcinogenic at relatively low levels, according to the U.S... more »
Max Keiser: 'Fiscal cliff' theater distracting from real problems
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*Those foggy, little round glasses ~Who Dat Warriors*
*2013 New Orleans Saints Opponents Announced*
*NY lawmakers: House GOP scraps vote on Sandy aid*
*N.O. student helps get bill passed in Legislature ~Keri Dequine Harden *
*Army Corps Optimistic About Miss River ~Corn and Soybean Digest*
*The Parish ~G.,G. Rae*
*MARDI GRAS 2013 SCHEDULE! *
Vaccinated Kids Have 2 to 5 Times More Diseases Than Unvaccinated Ones
Big Study: Vaccinated Kids 2-5 More Diseases Than Unvaccinated
by Louis Rain
Health Freedom Alliance, 14 October 2011
*Preventable Vaccine-induced Diseases*
A German study released in September 2011 of about 8000 UNVACCINATED
children, newborn to 19 years, show vaccinated children have at least 2 to
5 times more diseases and disorders than unvaccinated children.
The results are presented in the bar chart below; *the complete data and
study results are here*. The data is compared to the national German KIGGS
health study of the children in the general population. Most of the
respo... more »
MAX ARTHUR OBE
Max Arthur OBE
We are thrilled to learn today that for services to military history in
this year's New Year's Honours list, Max Arthur, a longtime friend of Annie
and staunch supporter of Bibliophile, has received an OBE in deserved
recognition for his writing on oral military history.
Max has brought history back to life through his 'Forgotten Voices' series
of war books working closely with the Imperial War Museum on *Forgotten
Voices of the Great War* and *Forgotten Voices of the Second World War*. In
the course of his work he developed a close relationship with the last
survi... more »
Doing The Corporate Dance
The Liberal Party's traditional strategy of campaigning from the left and
governing from the right led the late Rene Levesque to conclude that the
party was "the biggest whorehouse in the world." Now, Paul Adams writes,
the party seems to be campaigning from the right:
Martha Hall Findlay calls for an end to supply management.
Marc Garneau wants to open up telecommunications to foreign investment.
And most important — because he appears to be an almost prohibitive
front-runner — Justin Trudeau has tried to outflank the Harper
Conservatives in welcoming offshore money to the oilp... more »
Republican Decorum - Go F___ Yourself!
From Politico
and again on Politico
It was only a few days before the nation would go over the fiscal cliff, no
bipartisan agreement was in sight, and Reid had just publicly accused
Boehner of running a “dictatorship” in the House and caring more about
holding onto his gavel than striking a deal.
“Go f— yourself,” Boehner sniped as he pointed his finger at Reid,
according to multiple sources present.
Reid, a bit startled, replied: “What are you talking about?”
Boehner repeated: “Go f— yourself.”
The harsh exchange just a few steps from the Oval Office — which Boehner
later bra... more »
South Korea Rejects North's 'Bland' Message
South Korea has dismissed as "bland" a New Year message from North Korean
leader Kim Jong-un in which he urged a lessening of tensions between the
two countries.
In the first televised New Year's Day message by a North Korean leader in
19 years, Kim stressed the importance of improving his impoverished
country's economy and improving relations between the two Koreas, which are
technically still at war.
http://news.sky.com/story/1032416/south-korea-rejects-norths-bland-message
Bloodless Abstractionism
A dedicated advocate for putting the reality of a living being, a child,
back into the actuarial equations of our political considerations, Peg With
Pen posts this on the first day of 2013:
Teachers, as you plan how to resist corporate education reform and rebuild
public schools on National Opt Out Day (Jan.7th) - or any day for that
matter - here is one way to do it - do not allow others to refer to
children based on their test scores. Children cannot be called "UnSats" or
"Partials" or any other label attached to a number.
It is beyond disrespectful and allows teachers to become... more »
Mohawk John Kane urges Chief Spence to halt fast and join the people
Mohawk
John Kane says the 'nation to nation' relationship is a white man's
concept and urges Chief Spence to halt her 'suicide mission'
Attawapiskat Chief Theresa Spence said,“First Nations leadership need to
take charge and control of the situation on behalf of the grassroots
movement. We need to re-ignite that nation-to-nation relationship based
on our inherent and constitutionally
Paparazzo Killed Taking Pics Of Bieber's Car
A paparazzo has been killed moments after taking photos of singer Justin
Bieber's Ferrari in California.
The photographer, who has not yet been identified, died in hospital shortly
after the crash in Los Angeles on January 1.
http://news.sky.com/story/1032391/us-paparazzo-killed-taking-pics-of-biebers-car
Benefits Rise 'Almost Double Salary Increase'
Welfare payouts for the jobless have risen almost twice as fast as average
salaries over the last five years, according to official figures.
Out-of-work benefits have increased in value by 20% since 2007, compared to
a rise of 12% in private sector pay.
Work and Pensions Secretary Iain Duncan Smith said the increases had cost
the taxpayer £6.3bn since the start of the recession in 2008.
http://news.sky.com/story/1032329/benefits-rise-almost-double-salary-increase
4.3 Magnitude Earthquake HOKKAIDO, JAPAN REGION - 2nd January 2013
Magnitude
4.3
Date-Time
Wednesday, January 02, 2013 at 12:00:11 UTC
Wednesday, January 02, 2013 at 09:00:11 PM at epicenter
Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones
Location
42.097°N, 143.538°E
Depth
74.3 km (46.2 miles)
Region
HOKKAIDO, JAPAN REGION
Distances
94 km (58 miles) SSE of Obihiro, Japan
4.8 Magnitude Earthquake IZU ISLANDS, JAPAN REGION - 2nd January 2013
Magnitude
4.8
Date-Time
Wednesday, January 02, 2013 at 10:31:01 UTC
Wednesday, January 02, 2013 at 07:31:01 PM at epicenter
Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones
Location
29.347°N, 142.284°E
Depth
34.2 km (21.3 miles)
Region
IZU ISLANDS, JAPAN REGION
Distances
251 km (155 miles) N of Chichi-shima, Japan
4.4 Magnitude Earthquake NEW BRITAIN REGION, PAPUA NEW GUINEA - 2nd January 2013
Magnitude
4.4
Date-Time
Wednesday, January 02, 2013 at 09:41:22 UTC
Wednesday, January 02, 2013 at 07:41:22 PM at epicenter
Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones
Location
4.518°S, 151.561°E
Depth
86 km (53.4 miles)
Region
NEW BRITAIN REGION, PAPUA NEW GUINEA
Distances
76 km (47 miles) WSW of Rabaul, Papua New Guinea
4.8 Magnitude Earthquake NEAR THE COAST OF NICARAGUA - 2nd January 2013
Magnitude
4.8
Date-Time
Wednesday, January 02, 2013 at 07:44:52 UTC
Wednesday, January 02, 2013 at 01:44:52 AM at epicenter
Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones
Location
12.606°N, 87.704°W
Depth
91.1 km (56.6 miles)
Region
NEAR THE COAST OF NICARAGUA
Distances
30 km (18 miles) WSW of Jiquilillo, Nicaragua
Mohawk Nation News 'Indigenous Rising'
MNN: INDIGENOUS RISING
Mohawk Nation News
http://www.mohawknationness.com
INDIGENOUS RISING
MNN. JAN. 1, 2013. Corporate band and tribal councils are
falling. A new day is coming. Out with individualism. In with
collectivism. The fraudulent corporations of Canada and the United
States of America are duly put on notice that you will be soon
dissolved. Your
Taiwan: Renewable Energy Reserves
I saw this piece on how Scotland and Taiwan are working on a wave power
system for the Beautiful Island and was reminded of Chen et al's *Assessment
of renewable energy reserves in Taiwan (2010)... *the authors write:
According to the estimation of this paper, the reserve of wind energy, up
to 29.9 kWh/d/p (i.e., kWh per day per person), is the largest one among
seven kinds of renewable energies in Taiwan, followed by 24.27 kWh/d/p of
solar energy, 4.55 kWh/d/p of biomass, 4.58 kWh/d/p of ocean energy, 0.67
kWh/d/p of geothermal energy and 16.79 kWh/d/p of hydropower. *If regarding
... more »
The Ultra Isolation Transformers
In order to identify about Isolation Transformers and *Ultra Isolation
Transformers,* you want to understand what a transformer is and what
principle it serves. A transformer, basically stated, is a machine that
converts 1 volt to another. There are of course several types of
transformers.
Let’s some transformers have single coil with a range of fixed or movable
taping and they are known as auto-transformers. But these kinds of
non-isolated transformers are attractive obsolete and their use is now
limited to equipments like voltage regulators/voltage stabilizers. Today
transforme... more »
The Taiwan You Never Knew: Underground Gas Station?
Taichung, an area for cutting edge underground operations, offered up a
classic for public inspection last month. An allegedly criminal
entrepreneur bought 95 octane gas at 20.5 NT a liter and sold for 27.5, 7
NT below the rate in the gas stations. Naturally the place, housed in an
abandoned metalshop, was a great favorite with taxi drivers. He even handed
out $300 coupons for bringing in new people, printed up business cards, and
operated a delivery service. One of the more delightful aspects of Taiwan's
gray and illegal businesses is the way they mimic the formalities of
legitimat... more »
RONAN IN CHINA; ANDY WILLIAMS; BUTTERFLIES
Ronan Parke has performed to an estimated audience of 700m people on a 2012
New Year’s Eve show in China.
**
Ronan in China.
"The courage of our forces"
*Skulls*
Butterflies all havin' fun you know what I mean
Sleep in peace when day is done
- Lyrics sung by Ronan.
*Ronan*
*Andy Williams and Donny Osmond.*
*Andy Williams*
*
*
*"A doctor named Ross MacLean administered LSD and another hallucinogenic
drug, mescaline, to me in different doses and supervised my trips." - Moon
River & Me, by Andy Williams*
*Purple (Asclepias) flowers used as Identifiers and Triggers*
Monarch... more »
NYT urges Obama to introduce socialism
*Off-topic, firewalls:* Ted Jacobson wrote the 26th followup of the AMPS
firewall paper and he joined the majority that disagrees with the "original
perpetrators", as he calls Polchinski et al. He declares that their paper
assumes that one may tensor-factorize the Hilbert space and isolate inner
and outer degrees of freedom which is incorrect in quantum gravity where
the Hilbert space is "a priori constrained", something that doesn't make
local measurements impossible. I rarely agree with Jacobson but here he's
on the right side.
Many American conservatives remain significantly pr... more »
A proposed 28th amendment to the US Constitution
I know that in the US there is much debate about whether members of
Congress are in fact 'above the law'. I think that making it clear that
they are not would be a good thing.
In the UK where MPs enjoy huge privileges, I would suggest that such a law
should be the first priority of a true Conservative government. This of
course means not David Cameron's CINO party lead coalition, but maybe one
day.
Transport Econ 7: Encourage Branding, Deregulate Fares of Taxi
* This is my article last week in TL online magazine,
http://thelobbyist.biz/index.php/perspectives/less-government/item/141-taxi-and-corporate-branding
---------
The Christmas holiday season is a time of very high demand for taxi
relative to their supply. Different complaints by passengers would be heard
while complaints by taxi drivers, justified or not, are often not heard. So
proposals like rounding off and penalizing if not sending to prison all
taxi drivers who choose their passengers. or choose their destinations, or
demand higher fare beyond those indicated in their fare metr... more »
NAPLES EARTHQUAKE
"On November 23,1980 at precisely 19.35, it was the end of the world.
"The earthquake devastated Campania and Basilicata.
"The area of Irpinia was hit the hardest, with a violent shock of 90
seconds, which culminated in a death toll of 2914."
[image: Napoli - kids]
*Naples*
I arrived in Naples during the period of aftershocks.
The comfortable and almost empty Palace Hotel, in Piazza Garibaldi, was
most welcoming.
At dinner I had the restaurant to myself. A few workmen were filling in
cracks on the walls.
Along dark and narrow Via S.Biagio d.Librai, in the slummy Spacca qua... more »
Better Barley
Work like this is always welcome to see. What we need to see is genetic
engineering that adapts desert plant strategies into our grassland crops. A
thick blade that holds water sounds like a deal maker costing little if any
extra plant energy. Such a plant can grab moisture and hold it through a
long dry spell. It may even make the blade more palatable and useful to
ruminants.
Selection will be helpful, but mostly marginally.
A genetic strategy could be applied across all grains and allow cropping
in lands far more arid and make irrigation far more efficient. We know t... more »
Yen Decline
It is not exactly a collapse of course, but it is certainly a readjustment
that properly reflects the collateral position Japan occupies with China
and the USA. It is still noteworthy and suggests a strong burst in Japanese
growth is now pending. At the same time it is defensive and markets out
uncertainty regarding both China's and the USA's financial posture.
In the meantime, Japan is liquidating the tsunami damage in good order
although it will require several more years for that to be finished.
Rumors of war are more to do with internal infighting in China than
anyt... more »
Grazing Amazonia
Something as obvious as grazing rotation stabilizes the pasturage and
plausibly prevents its elimination. That is very good news for tropical
soils everywhere. If they also sustain partial forest cover while they do
all this, we may also have natural refertilization underway also. Recall
that cattle grazing is minimal on the uptake of nutrients.
This should also lead to groomed forests with a modest investment in
effort. What is clearly needed is an ongoing education program for farmers
on practical methods used elsewhere.
This also tells us that grazing rotation has be... more »
Mag 9 Threat Cascadia and Himalaya
It has long been known that the Cascadia subduction zone is able to
deliver a magnitude 9 event having done so three hundred years ago. What we
have lacked is meaningful comparisons for folks living in the areas of
population concentration. So a few thoughts are in order.
A tsunami will happen, but it is almost no threat around the inland waters
of the Salish Sea. On the Pacific side there is plenty of risk but limited
outright exposure except around the Columbia river. Otherwise the coastal
population is modest but all fatally exposed by and large. I have driven
through ... more »
New Troubles, Old Rivalries Keep Iraq On The Edge
*Photo: Sunni protesters in Iraq. Source: Associated Press/Hadi Mizban.*
Iraq is once again on the edge. Relations between the central government in
Baghdad and the Kurdistan Regional Government in Northern Iraq continue to
deteriorate. Last month, President of Iraqi Kurdistan Massoud Barzani
personally *visited* Kirkuk, a contested and oil-rich city that could be
the major battlefield in a future war between the two sides.
While talk of war has quieted down in the past week, it is inevitable as
neither side is willing to sacrifice its own interests for the greater good
of Iraq. ... more »
The Jews want your guns America!
Photoshop courtesy of *INCOG MAN*
Predictably, the Jews are using *the fake Sandy Hook "shooting" PSYOP* and
their control of the media to promote their un-American, tyrannical
anti-Second Amendment crusade. Will America let the Jews take their guns?
Are they dumb enough to let the Jews disarm them?
*The Jewish Daily Forward*, December 23, 2012
*A Jewish community strongly supportive of gun control plus Jewish
lawmakers eager to enact new gun control laws may bring Jews into a lead
role* as the nation debates federal measures to rein in mass murders at its
malls and schools.
... more »
Series of sinkholes forces almost 30 homes to evacuate, frustrating residents, Pennsylvania
Residents of the 2100 block of North Fourth Street have been asked to
evacuate their homes.
One sink hole Monday led to a second, larger one, Monday night and the
disruption of water, sewer and gas services to the neighborhood.
Utility crews have been working at the location of the sinkhole all day.
But it was Tuesday afternoon that the city told residents it will be
several days before repairs will be finished.
http://www.cw15.com/news/local/story/Series-of-sinkholes-forces-almost-30-homes-to/IJPa5g4hakaSUOOx1PKjSA.cspx
The Al Qaeda Executive - Documentary
* President Drone: "I love me some Al-Qaeda." And is he wrong to love
Al-Qaeda? No. What's not to love? Endorse terror against your enemies while
appearing the Saint? Seems like a good plan to me, but only if you can get
away with it, of course.*
Description of the documentary "The Al Qaeda Executive" [*Source:
larouchepac.com*].
Financed and used by the British-Saudi Empire, Al-Qaeda has been protected
under the Obama administration to accomplish the Empire's of global war. In
this feature we document President's Obama's use of Al-Qaeda networks to
overthrow Ghaddafi in Libya, ... more »
EMILIE PARKER THE GHOST: THE COMING CRISIS HAS DISCOVERED FURTHER HIGHLY DISTURBING EVIDENCE REGARDING SANDY HOOK SHOOTINGS (NEW POSTS BELOW)
*As we previously reported here:
http://thecomingcrisis.blogspot.ca/2013/01/disturbing-proof-sandy-hook-shooting.htmlsomething
has gone awry with the Emilie Parker story. Once claimed to be
killed, she suddenly showed up in a photo op with Obama, and is now has a
charity fundraiser based around here.*
*
* *However, something is truly twisted about this situation.*
*
* *If you go the Facebook page for the fundraiser:
https://www.facebook.com/EmilieParkerFund, and look at the "Activity
Box".
Notice the date?*
*
* *The fundraiser page was created at 2:39 PM on December 14, not only
the ... more »
4.7 Magnitude Earthquake LIBERTADOR O'HIGGINS, CHILE - 2nd January 2013
Magnitude
4.7
Date-Time
Wednesday, January 02, 2013 at 02:24:23 UTC
Tuesday, January 01, 2013 at 11:24:23 PM at epicenter
Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones
Location
34.836°S, 71.601°W
Depth
44.5 km (27.7 miles)
Region
LIBERTADOR O'HIGGINS, CHILE
Distances
31 km (19 miles) SW of Santa Cruz, Chile
112th Congress Screws Over Sandy Victims!
Right after the POTUS spoke - right after
The last thing they did - was screw the victims of Hurrican SAndy.
I couldn't believe my eyes when I saw it
*BREAKING: House says "F**k Off" to Sandy victims*
then I couldn't believe my eyes while I was watching it on CSPAN.
And then the 112th Congress adjourned
- to a a volley of objections - clear NO's to the adjournment motion.
And ten minutes later - I am searching the web - because I can't believe
what happened and - it did.
*Oh. My. God. *
The GOP House just killed legislation to provide relief for Hurricane Sandy
victims.
READ THA... more »
4.9 Magnitude Earthquake SOUTHERN SUMATRA, INDONESIA - 2nd January 2013
Magnitude
4.9
Date-Time
Wednesday, January 02, 2013 at 02:00:21 UTC
Wednesday, January 02, 2013 at 09:00:21 AM at epicenter
Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones
Location
2.928°S, 101.136°E
Depth
41.1 km (25.5 miles)
Region
SOUTHERN SUMATRA, INDONESIA
Distances
97 km (60 miles) SSW of Sungaipenuh, Indonesia
4.2 Magnitude Earthquake HINDU KUSH REGION, AFGHANISTAN - 1st January 2013
Magnitude
4.2
Date-Time
Tuesday, January 01, 2013 at 23:40:40 UTC
Wednesday, January 02, 2013 at 04:10:40 AM at epicenter
Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones
Location
36.594°N, 71.439°E
Depth
141.8 km (88.1 miles)
Region
HINDU KUSH REGION, AFGHANISTAN
Distances
13 km (8 miles) SW of Ashkasham, Afghanistan
4.8 Magnitude Earthquake SIMEULUE, INDONESIA - 1st January 2013
Magnitude
4.8
Date-Time
Tuesday, January 01, 2013 at 20:05:03 UTC
Wednesday, January 02, 2013 at 03:05:03 AM at epicenter
Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones
Location
2.378°N, 96.175°E
Depth
38.3 km (23.8 miles)
Region
SIMEULUE, INDONESIA
Distances
25 km (15 miles) WSW of Sinabang, Indonesia
So we have a fiscal-cliff "compromise." Here's a glimpse of some of the corporate giveaways that are actually in it
*UPDATE: House whiffs on Sandy aid (see below)*
*
* *by Ken*
The *Washington Post*'s Lori Montgomery and Rosalind S. Hedlerman reported
tonight at 11pm ET:
The House late Tuesday gave final approval to a Senate-backed bill that
will let taxes rise for the richest Americans, shield the middle class from
tax hikes and extend emergency unemployment benefits, ending Washington's
long drama over the "fiscal cliff."
The dramatic vote followed a wild day in which the critical measure was
assumed for several hours to be headed for defeat because of widespread
Republican objections. The vot... more »
"A Look to the Heavens"
“Few star clusters are seen to be so close to each other. Some 7,000
light-years away, though, this pair of open or galactic star clusters is an
easy binocular target, a lovely starfield in the northern constellation
Perseus. Also visible to the unaided eye from dark sky areas, it was
cataloged in 130 BC by Greek astronomer Hipparchus.
*Click image for larger size.*
Now known as h and chi Persei, or NGC 869 (above right) and NGC 884, the
clusters themselves are separated by only a few hundred light-years and
contain stars much younger and hotter than the Sun. In addition to bein... more »
Another Long, Cold Night in Afghanistan
*Been a lot of them over the years.*
"In a separate development Sunday, the United Nations High Commissioner for
Refugees distributed emergency cold weather supplies to families in a *refugee
camp* where two days earlier a *3-year-old child died *of exposure. But
camp leaders and Afghan government officials criticized the aid delivery as
inadequate to protect camp residents from *continued cold conditions* and
to prevent more deaths."
*
**Where is the damn global warming when you really need it?*
*
**Also see*:
*Cold Killed Afghan Children*
The Children of Afghanistan
*Maybe the Af... more »
Fiction/nonfiction debate a diversion from the big question: Should we have common core standards?
Posted as a comment at:
http://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/curriculum/2012/12/literature_versus_nonfiction_d.html#comments
The debate over fiction vs. non-fiction in the Common Core is diverting us
from a more important question: should we have common core standards?
The rational for the standards is the belief that our schools are "broken."
There is no evidence this is true: Middle class American students who
attend well-funded schools score at the top of the world on international
tests. Our unspectacular scores are because US has such a high percentage
of child poverty, 23.1%, the se... more »
Happy New Year!!!!!
Happy New Year, friends! :).
I had an absolutely fabulous New Year's Eve. We were supposed to go to a
friends' house for drinks and hanging out, but her daughter got the flu and
they did not want to infect everyone, so they cancelled and we decided to
stay in, which is our fav thing to do on NYE anyway. Our night consisted
of a competitive game of Sequence, a bottle of champagne I bought for the
night from Whole Foods, and some mixed drinks, as well as football bowl
games. It was awesome, and we were in bed by 1201 AM. Loved every second.
Also, the champagne we had was really ... more »
Chet Raymo, “When No One Is Looking?”
*“When No One Is Looking?” *
by Chet Raymo
“Here is a short passage from Rachel Joyce's sweet little novel “The
Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry”. Harold, a retired, henpecked,
sixty-something couch-potato, for a reason we need not describe, is
walking, absurdly ill-equipped, 500 miles across England. Footsore,
discouraged and forlorn, he steps into a cathedral: "When no one was
looking, Harold slipped to his knees and asked for the safety of the people
he had left behind, and those who were ahead. He asked for the will to keep
going. He also apologized for not believing."
Whe... more »
End Of Year Notes By John Friend
I am doing some catching up on some great articles put out by my friends in
this, the real truth movement, so bear with me... It is very important that
the message presented by everyone be shared so as to reach as many people
as possible...
I want to share with my own readers one great article that comes courtesy
of my friend, John Friend, who writes the blog: John Friend's Blog, at
www.johnfriendsblog.blogspot.com. It is simply entitled: "End Of Year
Notes" and John does a great job of summing up 2012 and our battle against
Jewish criminality in fine detail. I have that article r... more »
Checking Up on Afghanistan's Abductions
"US doctor rescued from Taliban in Afghanistan" New York Times, December
10, 2012
KABUL — An *American doctor* kidnapped by the Taliban was *rescued* Sunday
by Afghan and coalition forces in eastern Afghanistan, officials said. At
least *six people were killed* and two Taliban leaders were arrested during
the rescue.
The American, Dilip Joseph, and two Afghan doctors were abducted Wednesday
as they traveled to a clinic in the Sorobi District of eastern Afghanistan,
about an hour outside of the capital, Kabul, said the district police
chief, Naqeebullah Khan.
The rescue took place ... more »
An Undefeated Insurgency in Afghanistan
*We knew that **two years ago**.*
"NATO says Afghan attacks increase" July 28, 2012
KABUL — Insurgent attacks in Afghanistan during the past three months were
up 11 percent, compared with the same period last year, according to the
latest statistics on monthly violence released by the US-led coalition.
The figures, which NATO released on Thursday, also show that the number of
attacks in June was the highest for any month since fighting surged in the
summer of 2010.
The *disturbing increase* comes at a time when foreign troops are leaving
and insurgents are trying to prove they rem... more »
The "real hurdle" in educational reform: Poverty
Protecting children from the impact of poverty
Sent to the Chicago Sun Times, January 1, 2013
Yes, poverty is the “real hurdle to education reform” (Dec. 29).
We can protect children from some of the impact of poverty immediately and
inexpensively. Poverty means inadequate diet, inferior health care, and
lack of access to books at home, in school and in the community, among
other things, and each of these has a devastating effect on school
performance.
We are investing billions in new standards and tests, and there is no
research indicating that this will help children. Instead, ... more »
Long Forgotten Afghanistan Post
*I'm sorry it took so long for me to get around it, readers. *
"Afghan war barely echoes in US; Battles rage in Afghanistan, but political
and public focus fades" by Bryan Bender | Globe Staff, August 17, 2012
DOVER AIR FORCE BASE, Del. — The *longest war in American history commands
little attention or debate* — in the halls of Congress, on the presidential
campaign trail, or in the public square....
For most Americans, the *war is not at the forefront of their political
consciousness*, even though Americans will be in combat for at least
another two years, and some troops could ... more »
Important Health News: Video - Vaccine Nation
I have been warning people for years to absolutely stay away from vaccines,
period. It has been especially troubling for me to see people being
gullible and lining up for their poisonous seasonal "flu shots". I have
repeatedly warned people to not fall victim to the media and government
lies about the "need" for seasonal flu shots, but it does appear that my
words have fallen on deaf ears.
I want to present a fabulous video that I came across some time ago. It is
entitled: "Vaccine Nation", and the facts that it presents about vaccines
is truly shocking and an eye opener. I ... more »
Paulo Coelho, “The Imperfect Attracts Us”
*“The Imperfect Attracts Us”*
by Paulo Coelho
"Beauty exists not in sameness but in difference. Who could imagine a
giraffe without its long neck or a cactus without its spines? The
irregularity of the mountain peaks that surround us is what makes them so
imposing. If we tried to make them all the same, they would no longer
command our respect.
It is the imperfect that astonishes and attracts us. When we look at a
cedar tree, we don’t think: ‘The branches should be all the same length.’
We think: ‘How strong it is.’ When we see a snake, we never say: ‘He is
crawling along the ... more »
Happy New Year From The Northerntruthseeker
I have been busy all day today with family and friends.... Only now have I
been able to surf the net and take the time to focus on this blog....
I want to wish everyone, and especially my friends in this, the real truth
movement, a very Happy New Year.
This will most definitely be a very troubling year, with the danger of full
world economic collapse coming, as well as a new push for war against the
innocent nation of Iran. And we will definitely see the push by the
criminal Jewish elements to have full gun control laws imposed on the
citizens of the United States to finally ensla... more »
Happy 2013
I plan on calling it twenty thirteen, by the way. Thirteen is a significant
number in my life, in many good ways. So I've been waiting for a great
graphic to express my hopes for this year and a facebook friend delivered a
Calvin and Hobbes cartoon from 1996. Possibly the last panel Waterman ever
posted.
I still miss this cartoon so much. Wish he hadn't retired.
Thankful to be in Afghanistan
"US troops in Afghanistan celebrate Thanksgiving" by DEB
RIECHMANN, Associated Press / November 22, 2012
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) —There was roast turkey, sliced turkey, ham and
rib-eye steaks. The troops were served steaming side dishes of dressing,
corn, collard greens, yams and mashed potatoes and gravy that some lapped
up with spoons. For dessert, there was a massive cake with a turkey etched
in icing, pumpkin spice cookies and scores of pies.
A short walk from the dining hall, service members were playing a modified
version of American football. Parts of the scene could have co... more »
House GOP ready to push America over the cliff
Latest word is the House Republicans will maybe end up allowing the passage
of the Senate bill at some point tonight, but not before making a day long
public spectacle of their dysfunction. Clear highlight being Cantor's brief
challenge for the gavel. Which apparently failed if one is to take the
clues from the subsequent solidarity photo ops. Like this one:
[Photo: AP file/J. Scott Applewhite]
To which the White House replied:
[photo via Zeke Miller]
I've seen a few call this day a turning point on the twitter. Not so sure
we've really reached peak wingnut myself, but surely t... more »
Right-wingers at sea both literally and figuratively, says Richard Cohen
*
* *"Nothing good happens when Republicans leave land."*
*-- Richard Cohen, in his WaPo column* "Republicans adrift"
*by Ken*
This observation by columnist Cohen is prompted by a pair of right-wing
ocean voyages: the famous one in 2008 when loony tunes gathered by *The
Weekly Standard* headed north to Alaska and made a shocking discovery, and
one just this past November, organzied by *National Review*, when the
cruise ship Nieuw Amsterdam chugged out of Fort Lauderdale carrying a
shipload of crazies who no doubt booked passage thinking they would be
celebrating the Great Triumph o... more »
Fueling Afghan Corruption
"US watchdog raises worry about Afghan fuel program" Associated
Press, September 11, 2012
WASHINGTON — The watchdog for US spending in Afghanistan says lax
accountability in a *$1.1 billion* program *supplying fuel* to the Afghan
National Army needs ‘‘immediate attention’’ before control of the program
is turned over to the Kabul government in less than four months.
There’s no proof the fuel is actually being used by Afghan security forces
for their missions, meaning it is not known how much fuel has been *lost,
stolen, or diverted* to the insurgency, according to a report released ... more »
Interview With Edward F. Edinger ["The psyche is real"]
*"Archetype of the Apocalypse: Divine Vengeance, Terrorism, and the End
of the World,"* by the late Jungian analyst Dr. Edward F. Edinger.
Dr. Edward F. Edinger "was a leading Jungian analyst and founding member of
the C.G. Jung Foundation of New York. He was chairman of the C.G. Jung
Training Center in New York, where he practiced for many years." [Source:
Amazon.com].
Dr. Edinger died on July 17, 1998. Here is an excerpt from The New York
Times obituary, dated August 2, 1998, titled, *"Edward F. Edinger, 75,
Analyst And Writer on Jung's Concepts"*:
Dr. Edward F. Edinger, a ... more »
The Chicago archdiocese's Gang of Seven promotes panic in the parishes
*Cardinal George, ringleader of the Chicago Gang of Seven*
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* *by Ken*
When the lame-duck session of the Illinois State Senate resumes this
afternoon, one piece of legislation scheduled to receive consideration, and
possibly a Thursday vote, is same-sex marriage. And so predictably, the
Archdiocese of Chicago is on the job. As Kate Sosin reported for *Windy
City Times*:
Chicago's Archbishop wants Catholics to oppose efforts to pass same-sex
marriage in Illinois.
With a vote on marriage equality possibly days away, Cardinal Francis
George has issued a letter against same-sex marri... more »
Sunday Globe Special: Sweeping Kabul's Streets
Afghan streets get overdue facelift
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**Same with **this blog**. *
Raising Raziq
"Police Chief in Southern Afghanistan Survives Attack That Kills 4 Civilians
KANDAHAR, Afghanistan — The Taliban tried and failed to kill one of their
most hated enemies late on Monday when the police chief of Kandahar
Province, who is pursuing an aggressive campaign against the insurgents in
their former southern homeland, survived a powerful suicide car bombing
that killed four civilians and wounded 20 more, Afghan officials said
Tuesday.
The police chief, Gen. Abdul Raziq, who has survived several Taliban
assassination attempts, was driving through the eastern part of Kandahar
c... more »
Afghan Bonfire
*Just for show.*
"5 British marines charged in Afghan death" by Jill Lawless | Associated
Press, October 15, 2012
LONDON — Also Sunday, Afghan officials announced that counternarcotics
police poured gas on more than 24 tons of narcotics and other illegal
substances, then set the pile ablaze on the outskirts of Kabul.
Afghan authorities said the drugs, drug-making chemicals, and alcohol were
seized in and around the capital during the past nine months.
Baz Mohammad Ahmadi, deputy minister of counternarcotics at the Interior
Ministry, said the destroyed drugs included heroin, opiu... more »
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