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Montauk Mind Control, Privately Run By Nazis, Funded and Controlled by Religious Secret Societies
Last last night a former "3 letter" agency patriot contacted me with a
video of the most unusual sort. This video covers several topics, I've
excerpted the portion on MONTAUK MIND CONTROL.
Montauk is on Long Island, New York. Its also an area were unusual
animals are known to wash up on shore, the Daniel papers on this blog go
into the unusual creatures that inhabit TIME-SPACE and relates an incident
where one came through a time portal and trashed the facility severely.
I was aware of the subject Montauk mind control, and have heard Al Bielek
on Project Camelot, but ... more »
Library of Congress digs into 170 billion tweets
An effort by the Library of Congress to archive Twitter posts has amassed
more than 170 billion tweets, which the library is now seeking to make
available to researchers and other interested parties.
Created in 1800, the Library of Congress serves as the unofficial library
of the United States, as well as being Congress' official research library.
http://edition.cnn.com/2013/01/07/tech/social-media/library-congress-twitter/index.html?hpt=hp_t3
Seven die in Peru helicopter explosion
Seven people, including at least two Americans, were killed when a
helicopter crashed and exploded in central Peru, authorities said.
The crash happened Monday afternoon after the chopper took off from the
Pucallpa Airport, according to the Peruvian Corporation of Airports and
Commercial Aviation.
Minutes after takeoff, communication with the pilot was lost, and a heavy
smoke column could be seen in the distance from the control tower.
http://edition.cnn.com/2013/01/08/world/americas/peru-helicopter-crash/index.html?hpt=hp_t3
CHEPSTOWE FIRE CLAIMS HOMES, INJURES TWO
Two people have been injured and two homes have been destroyed by a fire at
Chepstowe west of Ballarat in central Victoria.
The Country Fire Authority (CFA) has issued an emergency warning for the
area, as the grass fire burns out of control.
http://au.news.yahoo.com/a/-/latest/15780971/chepstowe-fire-claims-homes-injures-two/
TASMANIA STAYS ON BUSHFIRE ALERT
Tasmania remains on alert with 40 bushfires burning around the state and
five blazes still considered a major threat.
A fire at Montumana northwest of Burnie was still cause for an emergency
warning from authorities on Tuesday evening, while massive blazes on the
Tasman Peninsula and in the Derwent Valley continued to burn out of control.
Two more fires, at Mathinna in the northeast, and Holwell, south of
Beaconsfield, reached emergency-warning level on Tuesday but were
downgraded.
http://au.news.yahoo.com/local/tas/a/-/local/15780441/tasmania-stays-on-bushfire-alert/
AUSTRALIA FIRES 2013: VOLUNTEER FIREFIGHTER RICK HINDS IN FIGHT OF HIS LIFE
The wife of a firefighter, who was badly injured in a blaze yesterday, has
spoken exclusively to 7News about the terrifying incident which nearly
claimed her husband's life.
Father-of-three, Rick Hinds, was fighting his first fire since becoming a
volunteer, when the flames turned on him.
Rick was flown to Sydney's Concord hospital for treatment yesterday, and
regained consciousness this morning.
http://au.news.yahoo.com/nsw/latest/a/-/newshome/15786896/volunteer-firie-in-fight-of-his-life/
4.3 Magnitude Earthquake SOUTHEAST OF TAIWAN - 8th January 2013
Magnitude
4.3
Date-Time
Tuesday, January 08, 2013 at 09:08:32 UTC
Tuesday, January 08, 2013 at 05:08:32 PM at epicenter
Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones
Location
22.883°N, 123.064°E
Depth
19.1 km (11.9 miles)
Region
SOUTHEAST OF TAIWAN
Distances
175 km (108 miles) S of Yonakuni, Japan
Is this start of India's 'Arab Spring'?
The recent school shooting in Connecticut looked like a tipping point in
U.S. public consciousness.
Americans have been asking themselves some tough questions: why does this
happen so often and so much more in America than in other countries? What
does gun violence say about us as Americans and what measures can we put in
place to stop it?
A similar bout of public soul-searching was on display in India recently.
Across the country, tens of thousands of people took to the streets to
express outrage over the rape and death of one unnamed woman.
The latest on the case
The national att... more »
Report ties Syrian rebels to al Qaeda
A jihadist group with links to al Qaeda has become the most effective of
the different factions fighting the in regime, according to a new analysis,
and now has some 5,000 fighters.
The group is Jabhat al-Nusra, which was designated an al Qaeda affiliate by
the United States government last month. It is led by veterans of the Iraqi
insurgency "and has shown itself to be the principal force against Assad
and the Shabiha," according to the study.
CNN obtained an advance copy of the analysis, set to be released Tuesday by
the Quilliam Foundation, a counterterrorism policy institute bas... more »
NASA space telescope shows there may be 17 BILLION Earth-like planets in outer space
Enough planets exist in the Milky Way to ensure that there is at least one
for each of the hundred million stars in the galaxy, NASA has revealed.
Analysis of data from the Kepler space telescope shows that 17 billion
planets in the galaxy are Earth-like in size.
The findings are making scientists increasingly confident of finding a
rocky planet the same size as Earth, with a similar orbit and situated in
the 'habitable zone' of a solar system.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2258842/NASA-space-telescope-shows-17-billion-Earth-like-planets-Milky-Way.html
AUSTRALIA: HOMES DESTROYED BY RAGING GRASS FIRES
At least two homes have been destroyed by an out-of-control grass fire and
many more are under threat in Chepstowe, near Ballarat.
More than 120 firefighters have been sent to the area to help local crews
tackle the 1000 hectare blaze.
The CFA says the fire could put lives and more homes at risk, and people
should put their bushfire survival plans into action.
http://au.news.yahoo.com/latest/a/-/latest/15786744/homes-destroyed-by-raging-grass-fires/
Michael Nodianos apologises as he describes how his life has been ruined after being caught on Video laughing at horrific ordeal of Ohio teen 'raped by high school football team'
The attorney for 18-year-old Michael Nodianos right, who was featured
laughing and joking over the fate of the alleged Ohio rape victim in a
leaked YouTube video, has described his client's behaviour as,
'disappointing, insensitive and unfortunate.' Nodianos has been forced to
drop out of Ohio State university after he and his family received a slew
of death threats amid growing outrage over the case in Steubenville, Ohio.
Attorney Dennis McNamara said: 'After some sober reflection he is ashamed
and embarrassed himself. He's sorry to victims and his family.'
http://www.dailymail.co... more »
4.7 Magnitude Earthquake NEW GUINEA, PAPUA NEW GUINEA - 8th January 2013
Magnitude
4.7
Date-Time
Tuesday, January 08, 2013 at 08:29:42 UTC
Tuesday, January 08, 2013 at 06:29:42 PM at epicenter
Location
4.295°S, 141.985°E
Depth
119.2 km (74.1 miles)
Region
NEW GUINEA, PAPUA NEW GUINEA
Distances
197 km (122 miles) SSE (157°) from Vanimo, New Guinea, PNG
European shares, euro dip ahead of data rush
European shares and the euro dipped on Tuesday after an unexpected slump in
German exports set a negative tone ahead of other data that will fill out
the picture of the region's economic health.
Euro zone sentiment, employment and retail sales are due at 1000 GMT and
economists have forecast a slight improvement.
http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/01/08/us-markets-global-idUSBRE88901C20130108
China holds man in secret under new law despite reform talk
A Chinese man who agitated for an investigation into the suspicious death
of an activist has been detained at an unknown location, his lawyer said on
Monday, describing him as possibly the first to be held under a
controversial new law that allows secret detention.
Authorities in Shaoyang city in central Hunan province told family members
of Zhu Chengzhi, 62, last Friday that he would be put under "residential
surveillance" under "Article 73", Zhu's wife, Zeng Qiulian, told Reuters by
telephone on Monday. Article 73 legalizes detaining people in secret.
http://www.reuters.com/articl... more »
Afghan man in army uniform kills NATO soldier in Helmand
A man wearing an Afghan army uniform shot dead one soldier from the
NATO-led force in Helmand in the country's south, where mostly British and
U.S. troops are based, officials said on Tuesday.
At least 63 NATO-led personnel were killed in 47 insider attacks across
Afghanistan last year, far more than previous years, eroding trust between
Afghan soldiers and their foreign counterparts as the coalition plans to
withdraw most of its troops by the end of 2014.
http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/01/08/us-afghanistan-shooting-idUSBRE90706220130108
Fast-moving fire takes properties in central Victoria as NSW battles 135 blazes
DOZENS of homes remained under threat late today as NSW firefighters
battled 135 blazes in 40-plus temperatures and often "catastrophic"
conditions, and a fast-moving fire in central Victoria has destroyed at
least two properties.
Fuelled by soaring temperatures and powerful winds, the worst fires were
in
the south of NSW near Cooma, Nowra, Bega and Wagga Wagga.
In Victoria, at least two properties have been burnt out by a bushfire
in
the area of Chepstowe.
http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/fast-moving-fire-takes-properties-in-central-victoria-as-nsw-battles-135-blazes/story-e6f... more »
Chuck Hagel will initiate America's inevitable military decline
There has been a huge, vicious, and well co-ordinated campaign against the
appointment of Chuck Hagel, the decorated Republican Vietnam hero, being
appointed as Barack Obama's Secretary of Defense. Ostensibly, this has been
based on his relatively dovish views on the Iraq War, defending Israel, and
attacking Iran. But according to David Brooks in today's New York Times,
all these policy considerations are "secondary".
The truth, Brooks says, is that Obama wants political cover for beginning
the decades-long process of reducing America's expenditure on the military.
The cost of heal... more »
Washington: 9 Hanford Plutonium Finishing Plant workers checked for radioactive exposure
Nine workers at the Hanford Plutonium Finishing Plant are being checked as
a precaution to determine whether they may have breathed in radioactive
material.
Last week, radiation release alarms sounded as workers were completing the
removal of contaminated material from within a glovebox. No contamination
was found on the skin or personal clothing of those workers, who were using
respirators.
However, nasal smears indicated radioactive material might have been
breathed in by some of the workers who helped the glovebox workers remove
the protective clothing worn over their personal c... more »
Mexican officials: Wild dogs mauled, killed four in park
Wild dogs killed and mauled four people whose bodies were found over the
past two weeks in a park on the edge of Mexico City, authorities confirmed
Monday. In one case, a teenage girl frantically called her sister with her
cellphone to plead for help as the attack took place.
Neighbors of the Cerro de la Estrella, a partly wooded, hilltop park
surrounded by the city's poor and populous Iztapalapa district, found the
bodies of a 26-year-old woman and a 1-year-old child in the area on Dec.
29, authorities in Mexico's capital said.
One of the victims, Shunashi Mendoza, was missing her ... more »
Rodney Alcala Sentenced In 1970s Murders
A California serial killer has been sentenced in New York to an additional
25 years to life after pleading guilty to murdering two young women in the
1970s.
Rodney Alcala said last month he wanted to plead guilty to the two New York
murder counts so he could get back to California - where he was sentenced
to death for convictions on five other killings - to pursue an appeal there.
http://news.sky.com/story/1034781/dating-game-killer-sentenced-in-1970s-murders
Australia Bush Fires: CATASTROPHIC FIRE ALERTS AS HEATWAVE HITS
More than 130 fires are burning across New South Wales as dangerous fire
conditions remain prevalent across much of southern Australia.
A total state-wide fire ban is in effect across NSW, with a catastrophic
rating in place for the Illawarra, Shoalhaven, Southern Ranges and
Riverina. Many other areas are experiencing extreme danger levels.
The mercury skyrocketed above 40 degrees this afternoon, accompanied by
strong winds and humidity in the single digits but relief is on the way.
http://au.news.yahoo.com/a/-/latest/15780785/live-catastrophic-fire-alerts-as-heatwave-hits/
OUTBACK TOWN SWELTERS THROUGH WEEK OF 45C
Residents in the outback town of Oodnadatta are preparing for their seventh
consecutive day above 45 degrees Celsius.
The temperature at the town in South Australia's far north is forecast to
reach 47C today after reaching 46C on Saturday and 47C on Sunday and Monday.
It will be the 10th day in a row above 40C.
The last time the town experienced a maximum below 35C was December 10.
http://au.news.yahoo.com/sa/latest/a/-/newshome/15781577/outback-town-swelters-through-week-of-45c/
EMERGENCY WARNINGS FOR MANY AUSTRALIAN TOWNS
Shortly before 10.30am (AEDT), RFS spokesman Ben Shepherd told reporters
the fire burning out of control around 12km east of Cooma had jumped the
Numeralla Bridge.
It's now headed towards around 20 properties in the Kybeyan valley. Those
in the Kybeyan Valley should shelter where they are as it's now too late to
leave.
Mr Shepherd said residents in the valley should leave now and head to
Nimmitabel, a small town in the Monaro region.
http://au.news.yahoo.com/full-coverage/australian-bushfires/a/-/article/15780732/nsw-faces-worst-ever-fire-danger-day/
AUSTRALIA: RESORT EVACUATED AS FIRES BURN IN RED CENTRE
Emergency services are struggling to assess the scale of damage caused by a
bushfire which has engulfed a Central Australian tourist resort.
Aerial spotters reported seeing flames surrounding the Kings Canyon Resort
as a one-kilometre wide fire front raced through the Watarrka National Park.
A group of 11 rangers were forced to flee the blaze and have made it safely
on to burnt out ground behind the firefront.
http://au.news.yahoo.com/a/-/latest/15783095/resort-evacuated-as-red-centre-fire-threatens/
5.4 Magnitude Earthquake NEAR THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN - 8th January 2013
Magnitude
5.4
Date-Time
Tuesday, January 08, 2013 at 07:51:31 UTC
Tuesday, January 08, 2013 at 04:51:31 PM at epicenter
Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones
Location
40.208°N, 142.203°E
Depth
38.6 km (24.0 miles)
Region
NEAR THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
Distances
67 km (41 miles) ESE of Hachinohe, Japan
4.3 Magnitude Earthquake CENTRAL TURKEY - 8th January 2013
Magnitude
4.3
Date-Time
Tuesday, January 08, 2013 at 06:15:06 UTC
Tuesday, January 08, 2013 at 08:15:06 AM at epicenter
Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones
Location
37.682°N, 37.986°E
Depth
10.1 km (6.3 miles)
Region
CENTRAL TURKEY
Distances
11 km (6 miles) E of Besni, Turkey
Complaining to the BBC Trust
I have finally got my emailed complaint to the BBC Trust re Jeremy Bowen's
discriminatory choice of day to hold a Twitter Q&A on, namely Rosh Hashonah.
Here's the text of my email:
I have been referred to you by Stephanie Harris, Head of Editorial
Compliance & Accountability, BBC News, as I was not satisfied with her
explanation re this matter.
The bare facts are these:
The BBC's Middle East Editor, Jeremy Bowen, held a Twitter Q&A on Monday 17
September. This day was the Jewish New Year, Rosh Hashonah, one of the
'high holy days' when all religious, and most even only slightly reli... more »
1940s Japanese Map of Taiwan
1940s Japanese map of Taiwan.
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4.5 Magnitude Earthquake CENTRAL TURKEY - 8th January 2013
Magnitude
4.5
Date-Time
Tuesday, January 08, 2013 at 06:05:09 UTC
Tuesday, January 08, 2013 at 08:05:09 AM at epicenter
Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones
Location
37.810°N, 37.952°E
Depth
10 km (6.2 miles)
Region
CENTRAL TURKEY
Distances
3 km (1 miles) ENE of Tut, Turkey
Spain - a one-eyed picture from the BBC ?
address-withheld@my.opera.com.invalid (Dr. John v. Kampen) at - 2 hours ago
Link: http://youtu.be/hEBcJUQ92rg
The BBC is well-known for its high-quality documentaries. Their latest on
Spain is one. However: what exactly is the message of this docu? I am in
doubt. What I do observe today is some results from the 90 degrees turn the
Spanish government under president Mariano Rajoy (PP) imposed on society.
Less of everything it appears: food (which was usually 30% thrown away
anyway), unemployment (I observe more people working who were for years
without work), 'corruption' (several stark cases were/are rolled up), banks
(biter bit) and false promises from po... more »
American Hero Alex Jones Told Unspeakable Truths On CNN
Alex Jones was a tour de force on CNN on Monday night.
America needs to hear the truth loud and clear, and Alex delivered it. Some
people are put off that Alex acted like a wild man, but America and the
world needs a bit of wildness at this moment in time.
The situation is critical. Private banks are looting the West without
facing accountability, unjust austerity measures and social chaos is around
the corner, and a new world war is being manifested through false flags
that began with 9/11. Another covert false flag operation that was used to
divide the West and Islam was the *orch... more »
Airship Test Flight Planned
It presently weighs eighteen tons and will carry sixty tons. It is
certainly a good start. What it really becomes is a learning platform for
the integration of modern materials into effective airship design. While we
are at it, it would also be a good idea to discover if we can also operate
safely with hydrogen again.
If hydrogen could be held in chemically neutral bladders and designed to
fail upward for safe release we may have something. On the very large
craft, it may be practical to place helium filled bladders around the
perimeter while all the interior bladders hold ... more »
Was There a Church in Mecca?
Quite likely of course. Christianity became the Roman state religion and
expansion was inevitable on the edges of the empire. Natural support would
be available. That it was then suppressed is also a certainty after
Mohammed.
In the long term the Roman agenda of using Christianity (unwitting or
otherwise) to pacify the barbarian marches succeeded brilliantly. It was
not in time to resolve the short term pressures it faced or Arab barbarians
turning the idea to barbarian account.
If you were an alien from outer space though, or with a Chinese sense of
perspective, one c... more »
France's Financial Transaction Tax Experimen
They cannot even get this right. There is merit in taxing financial
activity, or more accurately, there is merit in taxing fees paid to
facilitate a transaction including interest. We call it VAT.
Such cost is negligible over the amortized life of the capital and is
naturally low. It is simple. You pay ten dollars in interest, you tag on
fifty cents to a dollar in tax and this can be offset by tax paid on
interest paid. In this way most tax is paid at retail as has to happen to
avoid a loading that distorts the financial sector.
Taxation is already onto the usual dodges... more »
Breakthrough Russian Paper on DNA and Paranormal
This is a very important piece and goes a long way to providing a
scientific paradigm for a wide range of phenomena. I have entered a fair
number of comments in the text as well and it all calls for a slow read.
I am not overly comfortable with the last conjecture as a fit all
explanation for the UFO phenomena, but it certainly provides us a plausible
explanation for a subclass of that. I also suspect that slime molds are
pretty handy for another such subclass. None of these can however be used
on the more robust manifestations.
Otherwise I can support everything said he... more »
5 Steps for Avoiding and Detoxing the Bt-Toxin Found in GMO Crops by Elizabeth Renter
Source: https://www.facebook.com/GMOBoycott5 Steps for Avoiding and
Detoxing the Bt-Toxin Found in GMO Crops
by Elizabeth Renter
Natural Society, 7 January 2013
“It will make agriculture more efficient,” *they* claim. “It won’t hurt
anyone but the bugs,” *they* say. But despite all of their promises, Big
Agriculture has a vested interest in “selling” us the benefits of their
frankenfoods. After all, this is how they make their millions and billions.
Regardless of what they tell us, however, the vast majority of people are
waking up to the game and recognizing the current big ... more »
Today's must read on gun control: Bracken: Dear Mr. Security Agent
*because it's important.*
[image: to protect and serve]
For widespread distribution, more cutting-edge commentary from Matt
Bracken, former SEAL and author of the *Enemies Foreign and Domestic*trilogy,
along with his most recent novel, *Castigo Cay*:
*Dear Mr. Security Agent, *
Federal, state, or local. You, the man or woman with the badge, the sworn
LEO or FLEA and those who inhabit the many law enforcement niches in
between and on all sides. This essay is directed to you, because in the
end, how this turmoil about gun control turns out will depend largely upon
your decisions a... more »
SANDY HOOK; DAVE McGOWAN
*Eric Holder, David Fein, Dannel P. Malloy, John DeStefano*
Attorney General of the United States Eric Holder and Connecticut Governor
Dan Malloy met on 27 *November* 2012.
*Eric Holder And Connecticut Governor Met Two Weeks Before Sandy Hook*
*Logan Dryer*
Karen Dryer took her son Logan Dryer, 5, out of kindergarten at Sandy Hook
Elementary School just two weeks before the deadly massacre...
"Logan started kindergarten in September 2012.
*"He was perfectly fine in September and October, and then in November he
started acting strange. *
"I got an email from his teacher saying h... more »
Eureka! Labour relations in Alberta explained by, of all things, NHL hockey!
An Alberta Labour Relations Board official suddenly realizes how the world
works, and immediately rules in favour of the employer. Application of the
law in Alberta may be pretty much exactly as illustrated. All but forgotten
amidst the rejoicing about the tentative end of the National Hockey League
lockout reached during the Feast of the ... more »
Alex Jones vs Piers Morgan on CNN - petition to deport Piers Morgan - Redcoat debate
Hardcore Texan mouthpiece Alex Jones is difficult to interrupt but Piers
Morgan allowed him into New York, into CNN's lair, so let's see the result.
"Ya finished?" asks Morgan. Nope, he wasn't finished. And he's furious!
The really sad thing about this 'debate' is (of course) BOTH SIDES ARE
RIGHT. Alex doesn't have his 'well trained militia' it's just THUGS or
NUTTERS in control of dangerous weapons. And Piers is right, "It's easier
to kill with readily available guns."
I did have a hearty chuckle when President Jones dropped into PROFESSORIAL
ENGLISH parlance to lay down some f... more »
Friday Baseball Post
Yeah, I know, it's not Friday. But before the HOF results are announced, I
did have one other process point to make, and I didn't get to it when I was
supposed to over the weekend...
Rob Neyer has a good column out, by the way, on the current ballot. But
while he says that the current voting process is probably fine, I think
there's one reform I'd like to see.
It's about the notion of "first ballot" HOFers. We know about it: some
writers believe that they can come close to the sensible notion that there
are regular and "inner circle" HOFers by only voting for the
best-of-the-best t... more »
Sunday Globe Specials: Great Scott Takes Over as GM of MBTA
*See*: Atlanta transit head hired to lead MBTA
"MBTA’s pick for chief had faced scrutiny; MassDOT unaware of audit,
evaluation at Atlanta agency" by Sean P. Murphy | Globe Staff, November
11, 2012
The newly selected director of the MBTA was *required to undergo counseling*with a
*business psychology consulting firm* while she was running the mass
transit system in Atlanta, a fact that state officials say they were *not
aware of* when they hired her.
Beverly Scott’s relationship with her board of directors in Atlanta had
grown so strained that the board in 2010 paid $144,000 to a ... more »
Mystery as American drone is found floating off the coast of the Philippines... 1,000 miles away from the nearest U.S. base
A Filipino naval officer said officials did not know how the UAV ended
up
near the island, more than 200 miles from the capital Manila.
The drones are frequently used by the U.S. military as targets during
training exercises and weapons testing.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2258572/Mystery-American-drone-floating-coast-Philippines--1-000-miles-away-nearest-U-S-base.html
Sunday Globe Special: Boston's Buses Are Racist
*And we are not talking school buses....*
"Black commuters face longer trips to work; Disparity particularly bad on
buses, averaging 80 minutes more per week" by Eric Moskowitz | Globe
Staff, November 25, 2012
In other words, affordable housing is scarce and often far from desirable
subway and rail stations. Those who can afford to drive largely do so,
because it is faster. And a transit system built up over a century to
funnel commuters toward downtown Boston does a poorer job connecting to the
service and physical-labor jobs not concentrated downtown — meaning longer,
slower bu... more »
Sunday Globe Special: Cock-a-Doodle-Pooh
*I'm **pecking** my battles.... *
"Boom in backyard chicken flocks produces rooster glut" by Annys Shin |
Washington Post, December 16, 2012
WASHINGTON — The question of what to do with Hanz — and other roosters like
him — is an unforeseen byproduct of the growth of backyard chicken flocks,
which proponents promote as a more-nutritious and humane source of eggs.
Recently, efforts to amend laws that prohibit chickens in densely populated
areas have gained momentum. But that has meant a *proliferation of unwanted
roosters*, many of which arrive unexpectedly from hatcheries along wit... more »
Hunt for China's secret nukes: Obama orders the Pentagon to find ways to 'neutralize' store of up to 3,000 nuclear weapons
The United States military will need to consider conventional as well as
nuclear means to ‘neutralize’ China’s underground nuclear weapons storage
facilities, according to a Pentagon authorization signed into law this
month.
The new National Defense Authorization Act, which President Barack Obama
signed on Tuesday, January 2, orders the head of the U.S. Strategic Command
to submit a report by August 15 on the ‘underground tunnel network used by
the People’s Republic of China.’
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2258793/U-S-military-need-look-ways-neutralize-Chinas-underground-s... more »
Sunday Globe Special: Dutch Piet
"Dutch fictional figure ‘Black Pete’ seen as blight on nation" by Toby
Sterling | Associated Press, December 16, 2012
AMSTERDAM — Foreigners visiting the Netherlands in winter are often
surprised to see that the Dutch version of St. Nicholas’s helpers have
their faces painted black, wear Afro wigs, and have thick red lips — in
short, a *racist caricature* of a *black person*.
The overwhelming majority of Dutch are fiercely devoted to the holiday
tradition of ‘‘Zwarte Piet’’ — whose name means ‘‘Black Pete’’ — and insist
he’s a *harmless fictional figure* who doesn’t represent any ... more »
Vittorio Missoni kidnapped? New evidence emerges in search for aircraft that disappeared off coast of Venezuela
As the search for fashion heir Vittorio Missoni and his wife continues
today, after a small plane carrying the couple disappeared off the coast of
Venezuela on Friday, new evidence suggests that they may have been
kidnapped.
According to Telecom Italia Mobile, the son of fellow passenger Guido
Foresti received a text message from his father on the evening of January
6th that read, 'Call now, we are reachable.'
The phone company confirmed to a local Italian television station that the
message was sent, but they cannot verify exactly when it was written, and
subsequent calls to the n... more »
American may Create a Trillion $ Coin, then use it to pay their own DEBT!
American politicians are considering creating a $1trillion platinum coin
which the US Treasury would pay to itself with the aim of reducing the
country’s monumental debt.
Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner has the authority to mint platinum
coins in the denomination of his choosing, and experts say the idea is
being taken seriously in Washington.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2258832/Will-1trillion-coin-fix-US-debt-crisis.html
"A Look to the Heavens"
“The grand, winding arms are almost mesmerizing in this face-on view of
NGC 7424, a spiral galaxy with a prominent central bar. About 40 million
light-years distant in the headlong constellation Grus, this island
universe is also about 100,000 light-years across making it remarkably
similar to our own Milky Way.
* Click image for larger size.*
Following along the winding arms, many bright clusters of massive young
stars can be found. The star clusters themselves are several hundred
light-years in diameter. And while massive stars are born in the arms of
NGC 7424, they also die t... more »
Colin Gregg arrested by child sex police as his luxury farmhouse is searched by officers
Colin Gregg, 71, son of Greggs' founder Jack, was arrested on suspicion of
sexual assault on Saturday at his home in Gosforth, Newcastle, which was
raided by police.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2258311/Greggs-Child-sex-police-raid-luxury-farmhouse-baking-heir-Colin-Gregg.html
Oracle, Xerox, Dell, CSC Computer Sciences and Symantec paid no UK tax despite earning £500m from Government contracts
Five technology giants that earned nearly £500million from taxpayer-funded
government contracts paid no UK corporation tax last year.
Oracle, Xerox, Dell, CSC Computer Sciences and Symantec had UK turnover of
more than £7billion, MPs heard last night.
Microsoft, which took £700million in government contracts, paid only
£19million in tax.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2258735/Under-hi-tech-giants-paid-tax-despite-earning-500m-Government-contracts.html
Chet Raymo, “Letting Go”
*“Letting Go”*
by Chet Raymo
“We all know that Charles Darwin's five-year voyage aboard HMS Beagle in
1831-1836 planted the seeds that eventually led to his theory of evolution
by natural selection. Less well know is his explanation of the atoll
islands of the warm Pacific by a combination of volcanic action, erosion,
subsidence and coral growth, also inspired by the voyage. On observing the
isle of Mauritius on the homeward leg of the circumnavigation, he wrote of
the corals: "We feel surprise when travellers tell us of the vast
dimensions of the Pyramids and other great ruins,... more »
India rocked by another death of young woman gang-raped and dumped half-naked
Four
policemen have been suspended and a fifth transferred over the
handling of a suspected new rape and murder case close to the Indian
capital Delhi.
The father of the alleged victim, a 21-year-old factory worker, said she
was gang-raped and killed before being dumped semi-naked in the street.
But he claimed in an interview with the BBC that police had failed to
file
a report until the family complained.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2258321/Indian-police-suspended-father-claims-failed-file-report-daughters-suspected-gang-rape-murder.html
US Latest drone strike kills eight in northwest Pakistan
A U.S. drone strike killed eight people in northwestern Pakistan on
Tuesday, three intelligence sources said, the latest in a series of drone
attacks that come as a retired U.S. general warns their overuse may
threaten American foreign policy goals.
A foreign tactical trainer for al-Qaeda was reportedly among those killed
in the latest strike, although reports differed on his nationality. Some
intelligence officials said he was from Somalia but others said he was from
the United Arab Emirates.
http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/01/08/us-pakistan-drone-idUSBRE90705320130108
Bahrain under pressure over refusal to reconsider activists' sentences
Britain has expressed "deep dismay" at a decision by Bahrain's highest
court to reject an appeal by 13 opposition activists who were convicted of
involvement in the Arab spring protests in 2011.
Eight of 20 defendants were given life sentences, part of a crackdown on
dissent since anti-government demonstrations erupted in the Sunni-ruled
kingdom, home to the US navy's fifth fleet.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2013/jan/07/bahrain-pressure-opposition-activists-sentences
China hints at ending its labor prison camps
Hints emerged Monday that China may terminate its controversial system of
labor prison camps this year.
The proposal to stop using the system was put forth at a working conference
by the country's most senior law enforcement official, Meng Jianzhu,
according to a post by the state-run CCTV on its Sina Weibo microblogging
account. Meng is the secretary of the Chinese Communist Party's Central
Politics and Law Commission.
The proposal requires the approval of the Standing Committee of the
National People's Congress-- the country's legislature-- although it is
largely a rubber-stamp ... more »
Protest Grows Over Censoring of China Paper
Hundreds of people gathered outside the headquarters of a newspaper company
in southern China on Monday, intensifying a battle over media censorship
that poses a test of the willingness of China’s new leadership to tolerate
calls for change.
The demonstration was an outpouring of support for journalists at the
relatively liberal newspaper Southern Weekend, who erupted in fury late
last week over what they called overbearing interference by local
propaganda officials.
http://www.nytimes.com/2013/01/08/world/asia/supporters-back-strike-at-newspaper-in-china.html?_r=0
It's good to have "Downton Abbey" back, but watch out, "Girls" and "Enlightened" are coming back too (plus we've got 6½ minutes of enchanting music)
*Hugh Bonneville (Lord Grantham) and other cast members talk about the
changes in Season 3 of Downton Abbey in a preview clip.*
*by Ken*
I swapped times with Howie tonight for two reasons. First, I figured
that
whatever I had to say was going to be of less moment than what he did,
and
second, I still wanted to take a shot at writing something themed to the
*Downton
Abbey* Season 3 premiere, and not only did I not watch it tonight (I
*knew*that, of course!) but I discovered when I got home from work this
evening
that I also didn't record it last night. I had this idea that I could
wa... more »
Searing temperatures fan Australia wildfires
High winds and record temperatures have fanned fires in south-east
Australia, as the prime minister warned of a "very dangerous day".
More than 100 fires have already been reported in New South Wales, with
residents in some areas urged to leave.
An uncontrolled fire is burning by the Tasman peninsula, near areas already
hit by blazes over the weekend.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-20937509
'Moons rather than planets are the best place to find aliens'
Astronomers came to the conclusion after identifying up to 15 new planets
orbiting the life-friendly ''habitable zones'' of stars.
All are giant gaseous worlds similar in size to Jupiter or Neptune.
While such planets would not themselves be suitable for Earthlike life,
they could be circled by moons on which there are forests, oceans and
living creatures.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/science/space/9785860/Moons-rather-than-planets-are-the-best-place-to-find-aliens.html
James Holmes: Details of mass shooting at Batman premiere revealed in court
The families of victims of last year’s mass shooting at a Colorado theatre
sat through emotional testimony Monday from police officers who tried to
save the lives of the wounded.
One sergeant recalled during the hearing for suspected gunman James Holmes
that he could not find a pulse for the youngest victim, 6-year-old Veronica
Moser-Sullivan.
Another who drove the wounded to the hospital said he had to stop one man
worried about his 7-year-old daughter from jumping out of the moving patrol
car.
A bearded Holmes didn’t appear to show any emotion.
http://www.thestar.com/news/world/... more »
4.5 Magnitude Earthquake BABUYAN ISLANDS REGION, PHILIPPINES - 8th January 2013
Magnitude
4.5
Date-Time
Tuesday, January 08, 2013 at 02:51:45 UTC
Tuesday, January 08, 2013 at 10:51:45 AM at epicenter
Location
19.221°N, 121.257°E
Depth
10 km (6.2 miles)
Region
BABUYAN ISLANDS REGION, PHILIPPINES
Distances
130 km (81 miles) NNE (32°) from Laoag, Luzon, Philippines
Sydney nuclear plant safe after fire breaks out
A fire which broke out at a nuclear research facility in Sydney's south
this morning has been extinguished.
The alarm was raised at Lucas Heights nuclear plant after a smoke was
reported coming from the back of the facility, which contains two nuclear
reactors.
Operators now say the fire has been extinguished the reactors made safe.
http://tvnz.co.nz/world-news/sydney-nuclear-plant-safe-after-fire-breaks-5313831
Seven new dengue fever cases confirmed in Cairns
Queensland Health has confirmed seven people have now contracted dengue
fever in the latest outbreak in Cairns in the state's far north.
A spokeswoman says the seven cases over the last week are all type 1 of the
mosquito-borne disease and are in the Cairns suburb of Whitfield.
Five people have recently been diagnosed with dengue type 3 in the city's
southern suburbs.
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2013-01-08/seven-new-dengue-fever-cases-confirmed-in-cairns/4456408?section=qld
Motiva Shuts Down Texas Refinery Expansion Unit Due to Leak
Motiva Enterprises LLC said the crude unit of its Port Arthur, Texas,
refinery expansion leaked while being restarted Sunday and was shut down.
Kimberly Windon, spokeswoman for Royal Dutch Shell PLC (RDSA), said the
company still plans to have the VPS 5 crude distillation unit fully
restarted "in the early part of this year."
"We anticipate making the necessary adjustments/repairs and returning the
unit to normal operation in an expeditious manner," Ms. Windon wrote in an
email Monday.
http://online.wsj.com/article/BT-CO-20130107-709056.html?mod=WSJ_Energy_middleHeadlines
Bobcat Mauls Two In US Garage Attack
A Massachusetts man and his nephew have been attacked by a bobcat after
startling the wild animal in their own garage.
Roger Mundell Jr said all he heard was a hiss before the wild cat pounced
on him, sinking its teeth into his face and its claws in his back.
"It only took a split second for him to be on me," Mr Mundell told Boston's
WHDH-TV. "I didn't have time to process it."
http://news.sky.com/story/1034768/bobcat-mauls-two-in-us-garage-attack
One Goh: College Shooting Suspect 'Unfit For Trial'
A man accused of killing seven people at a California Christian college has
been deemed mentally unfit for trial.
Former nursing student One Goh is also charged with three counts of
attempted murder during a shooting rampage at Oikos University in Oakland
in April.
He has pleaded not guilty.
http://news.sky.com/story/1034775/college-shooting-suspect-unfit-for-trial
Australian Bushfires: 'Catastrophic' Conditions
The Australian state of New South Wales is facing one of the highest-risk
fire days in its history, with temperatures climbing above 40C.
Firefighters are battling over 100 wildfires raging across the southeast of
the country, with more than 20 deemed out of control.
Officials have evacuated national parks, warning that blistering
temperatures and high winds are causing "catastrophic" fire conditions in
some areas.
http://news.sky.com/story/1034811/australian-bushfires-catastrophic-conditions
Illinois Lottery: $1m Winner Poisoned To Death
A man who died after winning $1m (£620,000) in the Illinois Lottery was
poisoned with cyanide, a medical examiner has ruled.
Urooj Khan, who scooped the bumper prize in the summer, was initially found
to have died of natural causes but a full toxicology test, demanded by a
relative, has now revealed he had ingested a deadly amount of cyanide.
A murder investigation has been launched by Chicago Police Department, and
it is likely that his body will be exhumed as part of the inquiry.
http://news.sky.com/story/1034792/illinois-lottery-1m-winner-poisoned-to-death
Baton Rounds Fired Amid Belfast Flag Violence
Police have fired baton rounds and deployed water cannon on rioters as
violence linked to the Union Flag row flared in east Belfast again.
The fifth successive night of trouble in the area came after hundreds of
loyalists staged a largely peaceful protest at Belfast City Hall.
The disorder erupted as around 250 demonstrators from east Belfast returned
from the city centre past a volatile community interface at the republican
Short Strand.
http://news.sky.com/story/1034234/belfast-violence-baton-rounds-fired-at-rioters
Alex Jones Gives Piers Morgan the Respect He Deserves
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Important Health News: Video - Lethal Injection: The Story Of Vaccination!
I have been trying to warn people for years now about the dangers of
rolling up their sleeves and allowing so called doctors, nurses, or
pharmacists, to inject poisonous vaccines into their bodies. Research now
shows clearly that VACCINES DO NOT WORK, and in fact, vaccines actually
weaken the body's own natural immune system and allows for very deadly
diseases to take hold in our bodies!
I was made aware of another great video that exposes the truths about
vaccines, through my friend, John Friend, who writes the blog: John
Friend's Blog, at www.johnfriendsblog.blogspot.com, that I ... more »
The Realist Report with John Friend
I just finished the first ever broadcast of *The Realist Report with John
Friend* on Truth Militia Radio. My guest *Dr. Rebecca Carley* and I
discussed her history as a medical professional, the medial mafia,
vaccines, and the history of the medical establishment in America. You can
download the entire program *here*, or subscribe to Truth Militia Radio on
BlogTalkRadio *here*. Also, check out Dr. Carley's radio archives *here*.
If you haven't sat down and watched Dr. Carley's presentation *Vaccines -
The True Weapons Of Mass Destruction*, you really should.
Finally, check out... more »
Holiday Dinner
Had a really nice time tonight at the Haskell Law Firm holiday dinner. We
celebrated late since Kurt and I were out of town for the actual holiday.
We went to Benihana's in Dearborn and had a great time, with awesome good.
Funny happening of the day...I was filing some stuff at the clerk's office,
and one of the clerk's said "Lori, I almost did not recognize you, you look
so short!" I wore flats today, one of the first time's ever to court.
Apparently, being 5'9 is short. LOL.
Alex Jones vs. Piers Morgan: "1776 Will Commence Again If You Try To Take Our Firearms"
You will notice the usual propaganda / psychological tactics be used
against Alex Jones in order to diminish his (fantastic) argument:
1) Reduce the issue to a few emotional bite-sized events that most
unthinking people will take as encapsulating the entire argument.
2) Deflect true, finely detailed statistics with broad, misleading or
carefully selected statistics.
3) Immediately attempt to quench the passion used to deliver the argument.
4) Use directing statistics / questions as a bludgeon and repeat them until
the opponent is browbeaten into answering them out exasperation.
5... more »
Too much too young: Children glued to TV and computer screens at increased risk of cancer and obesity
With the sort of technology now available, children are spending more time
in front of a screen than ever.
And experts warn that even if youngsters get daily exercise, the increasing
hours sat watching TV, playing computer games or surfing the internet could
put them at a much higher risk of getting cancer in adult life.
Doctors fear long spells of inactivity while glued to a screen may lead to
childhood obesity and the associated health dangers.
And they are now calling on parents to restrict the amount of time kids
watch telly or play computer games to less than two hours a day an... more »
If the police ignore lawful direction ...
Rereading Gene Sharp's book "From Dictatorship to Democracy" I was struck
by the following passage:
"Defiance strategists should remember that it will be exceptionally
difficult, or impossible, to disintegrate the dictatorship if the police,
bureaucrats, and military forces remain fully supportive of the
dictatorship and obedient in carrying out its commands."
What particularly stood out was how this related to the decision of Justice
Brown, reported earlier today, where the Court complained that the police
could not be relied on to enforce Court orders.
Now, to be clear, I do not... more »
Pruning season
What do I like? My son the master gardener opening up my apple trees while
I wash dishes in the nice warm house, of course.
Christy Clark Gets Shanked By Conservative Flank Of Her Own Party
It`s no secret that I am no fan of Christy Clark, however, this post isn`t
about my personal dislike of Christy, this story is about disapproval of
Christy Clark that`s coming from members of the Liberal party itself,
blatant sabotage directed towards Clark and this sabotage is coming from
seasoned Liberal politicos, Christy`s toxic cauldren has finally boiled
over , now factions within her own party have shoved a knife deep into
Christy Clark`s back..There is no other way to describe it..
Now before I lay out the recent facts that led me to this supposition let
us review the no... more »
Rancourt files application for leave to appeal to the Supreme Court of Canada
In
the on-going case of St. Lewis v. Rancourt, Rancourt has done
everything possible to have his complaint of reasonable apprehension of
bias of Justice Robert Beaudoin heard on its merits, either at the
Ontario Superior Court of Justice or at the Ontario Divisional Court.
These efforts were put to a close by the November 29, 2013 decision of
Justice Peter Annis to not grant leave to appeal to
Amazing mindreader reveals his gift...
*Matt's thoughts:*
Don't be fooled. This isn't about guys in masks stealing your credit card.
It's about the government mining data for control and command of the
population. Keep facebooking to an absolute minimum, and share your
personal details with no one. Stay analogue as much as possible. Trust few,
question all.
Haiti Still Waiting for Recovery
*Haiti: Still waiting for recovery *
Three years after a devastating earthquake, the “Republic of NGOs” has
become the country of the unemployed
The Economist, print edition, Jan 5th 2013
http://www.economist.com/news/americas/21569026-three-years-after-devastating-earthquake-republic-ngos-has-become-country
“HAITI is open for business”, Michel Martelly, the country’s president
since May 2011, likes to proclaim. His government has backed up this talk
by making it easier for foreigners to own property and by setting as a goal
that Haiti climb into the top 50 countries in the World ... more »
Munich Re: Natural catastrophe statistics for 2012 dominated by weather extremes in the United States – ‘These catastrophes clearly demonstrate the type of events we can expect to contend with more often’
[image: Corn plants dry in a drought-stricken farm field on 16 July 2012
near Shawneetown, Illinois. The corn and soybean belt in the middle of the
nation is experiencing one of the worst droughts in more than five decades.
According to the Illinois Department of Agriculture 48 percent of the
state’s corn crop is currently in poor to very poor condition. Illinois is
the second largest producer of corn in the United States behind Iowa. Scott
Olson / Getty Images]
Contact: Media Relations Munich, Michael Able, Tel.: +49 (89) 3891-2934
Media contact in Asia, Nikola Kemper, Tel.: +852 ... more »
Hannan (UK:MEP - ALEC) - Hates UK Medical System
In the UK
*You are 'TERRIFIED" of ending up in a national health hospital.*
*TERRIFIED!!!!*
They have "DEATH PANELS" in the UK.
Who knew.
Would an ALEC-er intentionally lie to other ALEC-ers?
Hell ya!
* *
* "Our hospitals are dirty places." *
Wow -
Guess if I worked in the healthcare system in the UK
....................................
Welcome ALEC-er MEP Hannan - we have a free frontal lobotomy - scheduled
just for you!!!
After this makes the rounds in the UK
- good luck to all ALEC-ers who go there on vacation and end up in the
hospital.
Location, location, location . . .
IT'S
GREAT TO BE A CANUCK, as the map above clearly indicates. That's what a
report in the Washington Post proclaims, "A surprising map of the best
and worst countries to be born into today". Click on the link for
details and observations.
It is important to remember that Stevie will change this, if he can.
Alex Jones Unchained On CNN
This is the best thirteen minutes of CNN's broadcast history.
Main message: A tyrannical, totalitarian, and rogue regime is a bigger
killer of innocent human beings than lone psychos and terrorists.
"The Second Amendment isn't there for duck hunting. It's there to protect
us from tyrannical government and street thugs." - Alex Jones told Piers
Morgan.
Worst drought in decades hits Brazil’s Northeast
[image: A dry riverbed in Brazil, 6 January 2013. Brazil's northeast is
suffering its worst drought in decades. presstv.com]
By Caroline Stauffer, with additional reporting by Jeb Blount; Editing by
Brian Winter and Vicki Allen
4 January 2013
SAO PAULO (Reuters) – Brazil's Northeast is suffering its worst drought in
decades, threatening hydro-power supplies in an area prone to blackouts and
potentially slowing economic growth in one of the country's emerging
agricultural frontiers.
Lack of rain has hurt corn and cotton crops, left cattle and goats to
starve to death in dry pastu... more »
Ron Jacobs : Punk, Politics, and the 1980s
Patti
Smith, New York, circa 1976. Photo © Stephanie Chernikowski.
Punk, Politics, and the 1980s
Rock music historians and critics generally agree that punk was a
reaction to the gaudiness of 1970s stadium rock and the creation of rock
royalty like the Rolling Stones and Led Zeppelin.
By Ron Jacobs /
The Rag Blog / January 7, 2013
My introduction to punk rock shows was less than auspicious.
Storms on U.S. Plains stir memories of the Dust Bowl
[image: Dust covers a residential area during a dust storm in Lubbock,
Texas, Wednesday, 19 December 2012. A dust storm in West Texas triggered a
series of accidents Wednesday that killed one person, injured at least 17
others and led authorities to close part of Interstate 27 north of Lubbock,
a spokesman with the Texas Department of Public Safety said. Zach Long / AP
Photo / Lubbock Avalanche-Journal]
By Kevin Murphy, with additional reporting by Greg McCune and Christine
Stebbins; Editing by Claudia Parsons
31 December 2012
LIBERAL, Kansas (Reuters) – Real estate agent Mark Fa... more »
Oil tanker collides with San Francisco Bay bridge, no oil apparently spilled
An empty oil tanker struck a tower of the San Francisco Bay Bridge on
Monday but did not appear to spill any oil into the bay, the U.S. Coast
Guard and California state officials said.
The 750-foot-long "Overseas Reymar," sailing under a Marshall Islands flag,
was leaving the bay amid heavy fog on Monday morning when its starboard
hull scraped one of the towers supporting the Bay Bridge.
Officials played down the incident, which occurred about 5 miles from the
Golden Gate Bridge, where the San Francisco Bay opens into the Pacific
Ocean.
There were no injuries reported, according ... more »
Unity through silence: A Tucson Story
By Roberto Dr. Cintli Rodriguez
A special length commentary
Human beings are defined by the sum total of our values… what we believe in
and that which guides us in our daily lives. Yet, values are virtually
worthless if one preaches them, but does not adhere to them.
So too ethos?
Ethos are not what one believes per se, but what one lives by. This
discussion is not abstract, but is about the footprints that have been left
behind the past several years in the monumental struggle in Tucson, in
defense of Ethnic/Raza or Mexican American Studies (MAS). The battle here
has never really... more »
Fire has broken out at a nuclear reactor, the Lucas Heights Nuclear Reactor, in Southern Sydney, Australia
A fire has broken out in an electrical substation building at the Lucas
Heights nuclear reactor in Sydney's south.
Fire crews are attending the scene.
A Fire Brigade spokesman says smoke has been reported in two rooms.
The fire is believed to have been started by an electrical failure.
http://au.news.yahoo.com/full-coverage/australian-bushfires/a/-/article/15782913/fire-burning-at-lucas-heights-nuclear-reactor/
Watch Conservative Michael Bennet Crap All Over Patty Murray's Outstanding Record at The DSCC
Only one of these 8 Conservative Consensus imbeciles-- Mark Warner, Saxby
Chambliss, Tom Coburn, Kent Conrad, Mike Johanns, Mike Crapo, Dick Durbin
and Michael Bennet-- was made head of the DSCC
The DCCC did an exceptionally bad job this year-- wasting their resources
on Blue Dogs and other conservative losers while ignoring progressives with
real shots to win seats. The result: another two years of John Boehner as
Speaker, Eric Cantor as Majority Leader... and a completely dysfunctional
House of Representatives. And for his incompetence and venality Steve
Israel wasn't fired... he ... more »
Why Canadian Journalism Sucks
The *CBC News* report about lake contamination from Tar Sands operations
came straight from the horse's mouth, an Environment Canada "spokesman."
*"Not so bad, no indeedy*," proclaimed EnviroCan spokesman Adam Sweet. So
just what sort of hydrologist or chemist or scientist of any sort is Adam
Sweet?
Well it seems he's actually Peter Kent's spin meister, not a scientist at
all. But Adam Sweet is about as close to an EnviroCan scientist as any
reporter is going to get on a Tar Sands contamination story, that is to say
nowhere remotely close at all.
Adam Sweet? He's reprising th... more »
Keith Ratliff: Manager of FPSRussia found murdered in recent spate of deaths / policing actions against pro-gun individuals
Keith Ratliff, the manager of FPS Russia, the 3rd most popular youtube
channel was found dead yesterday, tied up to a chair and shot in the back
of the head.
The radio and media at large isn’t mentioning the exact details, however
this is a very important thing. FPS Russia is a driving force in the
pro-gun movement concerning youth. The videos published are very pro-gun,
and reach literally millions of impressionable youth showing them that
firearms just aren’t for people in movies or video games.
From the details, it was not a robbery turned murder. His guns were still
left in the... more »
Mass Killing of Camels in the Australian Outback: Is there a better way to handle the situation?
Camels were brought to Australia from Pakistan and India by the British to
help with exploration and load-carrying in the mid-1800s. Given the
Australian outback's vast, arid landscape, camels were the only animals
strong enough for the job. But by the early 1900s, there were trucks and
trains to do this work, and camels were no longer useful. So the South
Australian government ruled that they be destroyed. This was unthinkable
for the Asian camel herders. They disobeyed the order, and set the animals
loose in the outback. Today's Australian camels are the great, great
grandchildre... more »
Are the Los Roques islands the new Bermuda Triangle?
The as-yet-unexplained disappearance last Friday of the plane carrying six
passengers and crew, including Italian fashion mogul Vittorio Missoni, has
prompted some to blame the "Los Roques curse".
The label has been attached to a series of mysterious plane crashes and
"vanishings" over the past decade or so between the Caribbean archipelago
of Los Roques and the Venezuelan capital Caracas, 140km to the south.
Inevitably, comparisons have been made with the infamous Bermuda Triangle,
the area between Miami, Bermuda and Puerto Rico that has long had a
reputation for unexplained disa... more »
Untitled
The as-yet-unexplained disappearance last Friday of the plane carrying six
passengers and crew, including Italian fashion mogul Vittorio Missoni, has
prompted some to blame the "Los Roques curse".
The label has been attached to a series of mysterious plane crashes and
"vanishings" over the past decade or so between the Caribbean archipelago
of Los Roques and the Venezuelan capital Caracas, 140km to the south.
Inevitably, comparisons have been made with the infamous Bermuda Triangle,
the area between Miami, Bermuda and Puerto Rico that has long had a
reputation for unexplained disa... more »
Two atoms are walking down the street together. The first atom turns and says, "Hey, you just stole an electron from me!"
"Are you sure?" asks the second atom.
To which the first atom replies, "Yeah, I'm positive!"
Dragones lanzando fuego en su gran isla
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Assad Says In Speech, "A revolution needs leaders. Who is its leader?"
An excerpt from President al-Assad's *recent speech* to the Syrian people:
"They call it a revolution, but in fact it has nothing to do with
revolutions. A revolution needs thinkers. A revolution is built on thought.
Where are their thinkers? A revolution needs leaders. Who is its leader?
Revolutions are built on science and thought not on ignorance, on pushing
the country ahead not taking it centuries back, on spreading light not
cutting power lines. A revolution is usually done by the people not by
importing foreigners to rebel against the people. A revolution is in the
intere... more »
Not Stevie-friendly . . .
BILL
McKIBBEN & 350.ORG urge you to do the math, because they
believe it shows we're running out of time. Bill also believes
that it is time to organize to take on the fossil fuel industry. I
believe he's right: HuffPost has a fine explanation of the
urgency.
Anyway, Bill took his message on the road, in his "Do the
Math" tour of the US. In printed form, it can be found at
Rolling Stone.
The land where fireworks are king
I’ve lived in places where they set off fireworks to celebrate different
cultural events, but Hondurans are the most enthusiastic.
Fireworks here feature in the Christmas and New Year’s celebrations. They
start early. We were listening to the whistles and bangs - some quite
resounding - by mid-December. The really big explosions are at Christmas
and New Year’s.
I grew up in Ontario, and fireworks were pretty much a one-night thing, on
Victoria Day. In Quebec, fireworks were a St. Jean Baptiste Day tradition,
although more subdued. (Or maybe just more subdued for anglophones.)
When we... more »
Cole (VA-ALEC) - Still Pushing Voter ID
From Daily Kos
Veteran Republican Delegate Mark Cole isn't happy with Virginia's non-photo
voter ID law and he plans to introduce legislation to fix it as the
legislature in Richmond comes back into session this week. You would think
he would leave well enough alone since the U.S. Department of Justice
approved the state's existing voter ID law last August, the only such law
to pass federal scrutiny under the Voting Rights Act in 2012.
But noooo.
*NOOOOOOOOOOO!*
* *
*Not ALEC Again??????*
*Not Voter ID again???? *
*The American Legislative Exchange Council still pushing voter ID - ... more »
Bank of America Freezes Gun Manufacturer's Account, Company Owner Claims, "Because we don't like the fact you sell guns"
Bank of America has reportedly frozen the account of gun manufacturer
American Spirit Arms, according to its owner, Joe Sirochman.
In a Facebook post dated December 29, Sirochman wrote the following:
“My name is Joe Sirochman owner of American Spirit Arms...our Web site
orders have jumped 500 percent causing our Web site e-commerce processing
larger deposits to Bank of America. So they decided to hold the deposits
for further review.
“After countless hours on the phone with Bank of America, I finally got a
manager in the right department that told me the reason that the deposits
w... more »
Summer Ramble, #001
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*I can’t claim to have been on top of very much news at all over the last
few weeks (been too busy chilling out on the beach), but somehow these
websites persist in staying open in my tabs. Maybe you should take a look
at them too.*
*Five breakthrough technologies reshaping the economy* – CASEY RESEARCH
(30-min video)
The era of wearable computers may begin to dawn in 2013.
*Will Your Next Computer Be In Your Car, On Your Face, On You Wrist Or In
Your Ear?* – FORBES
“Robots, high speed trains, electric cars, and cutting edge electronics;
you know what country I’m... more »
Spam and Blogging the Welfare Cuts
No, this isn't about the fare on offer from the mushrooming number of soup
kitchens food banks, but about the spam bots crawling around out there.
Since I returned to blogging back in October I've noticed the number of
spam comments this blog attracts is an order of magnitude above that I
experienced before February 2011, when I took my 18 month break. Some of it
is your usual porn stuff (I'll be battening down the hatches - a post on
porn and erotica is due soon), and other crap comes from self-described
'social media entrepreneurs'.
There is, of course, the gnawing flattery of t... more »
The Daily "Near You?"
Istanbul, Turkey. Thanks for stopping by.
"We're Not Ready for an Era Where People Prefer Virtual Experiences to Real Ones- But That Era Seems to Be Here"
*"We're Not Ready for an Era Where People Prefer Virtual*
* Experiences to Real Ones- But That Era Seems to Be Here"*
by Wagner James Au
"An academic study co-authored last year by leading virtual world academic
Edward Castronova suggests that people get more happiness from being in
Second Life than they do from good news in their real life. In other words, as
he wrote on his blog, "Second Life is providing a big chunk of life
satisfaction, just as big as the factors that previous researchers on life
satisfaction have found were the 'biggies,' like health, employment, and
fami... more »
Gun Control: Amidst the Noise... (video)
*some facts.*
H/T The Blaze
James Holmes Looked 'Out Of It'
The student accused of a shooting which left 12 dead and dozens wounded at
a Batman film screening appeared "out of it" when he was arrested.
Prosecutors have begun outlining the case against James Holmes, who is
accused of opening fire during a showing of The Dark Knight Rises in the
Denver suburb of Aurora.
The week-long preliminary hearing in Centennial, Colorado, will determine
whether there is enough evidence to put him on trial on more than 160
counts of murder, attempted murder and firearms offences.
http://news.sky.com/story/1034261/aurora-shooting-suspect-james-holmes-in-c... more »
Life Skills: "Releasing the Reigns: Changing Others"
*"Releasing the Reigns: Changing Others"*
by Madisyn Taylor, The DailyOM
"If your tendency is to try and change other people, take some time to
explore why you feel the need to do so. Our perception of humanity as a
whole is, to a large extent, dualistic. We paint people with a broad
brush—some are like us, sharing our opinions and our attitudes, while
others are different. Our commitment to values we have chosen to embrace is
often so strong that we are easily convinced that our way is the right way.
We may find ourselves frustrated by those who view the world from an
alternate... more »
Elsewhere: House GOP, Hardball, Hagel
I have a new column over at TAP today on Constitutional hardball and the
GOP scheme to rig the electoral college. Also, over the weekend at Salon I
was more than a little unkind to House Republicans -- the clowns, but
especially the sane ones who are intimidated by the clowns.
At PP today, I wrote about Chuck Hagel's nomination and Senate reform,
arguing that what Republicans really want is to register their objections,
not defeat the nomination -- and so if anything having an automatic
filibuster on everything actually complicates their situation.
Sunday Globe Special: India Outsourcing to AmeriKa
*I guess they think we will believe anything....*
"Indian, US companies reversing the outsourcing tide" by John Helyar |
Bloomberg News, November 04, 2012
ATLANTA — Janie James says she was cool at first when Indian outsourcing
company Infosys Ltd. approached her about a job near Atlanta, even though
she was unemployed. She didn’t know much about the company, and it seemed a
step down from her old vice president post at Primerica Inc.
In the end, she decided she could use experience gleaned from her work at
life insurer Primerica and another stint at a financial-investment company... more »
Supernature
Cryptids are a fascinating branch of the monster family. Cryptids are
unrecognised, often mythical plants or animals, though some cryptids go on
to become recognised species (the Okapi was once a rumour, later to be
proven true). Here is a Wikipedia list of cryptids, everything from extinct
creatures to out and out hoaxes.
The fascinating ones are of course the myths, the true monsters. There are
a few themes; human/animal hybrids, water dwellers and beasts in the
forest. These are respectively ancient sublimations of the outlaw, the
foreigner and awe in the face of nature. Water a... more »
Australia: CATASTROPHIC FIRE ALERTS AS HEATWAVE HITS
New South Wales residents are being warned to prepare for possibly the
worst fire threat in the state's history today, with conditions in some
areas rated as "catastrophic".
A total state-wide fire ban is in effect, with a catastrophic rating in
place for the Illawarra, Shoalhaven and Southern Ranges. Many other areas
are expecting extreme danger levels.
Temperatures are expected to soar above 40 degrees Celsius in most parts of
the state today, including in Sydney.
Fire crews across Victoria are also on high alert, with a large fire
burning in the state's south-west, and severe fi... more »
Sunday Globe Specials: The Great American Economic Recovery
Worst Since World War II: 50% Unemployment
Amid a worsening fiscal crisis, a crumbling economy, and the destruction of
over 40% of America’s wealth in just the last few years, it should be quite
clear that this is no ordinary recession. In fact, with progressively
dwindling job opportunities, a long-term downward trend in real estateprices, and the near doubling
of participation in emergency benefits programs like food stamps and
disability, one could make the argument that the United States is smack-dab
in the middle of the next Great Depression.
*
**But one won't*:
"Shoppers showi... more »
Alex Jones Detained By TSA
Radio talk show host and ardent Homeland Security critic Alex Jones was
detained by the TSA at Austin-Bergstrom airport earlier today and
threatened with arrest for refusing to take his shoes off at a security
checkpoint.
Traveling to New York to appear on CNN’s Piers Morgan Tonight, Jones had
already showed his ID as he approached the metal detector. Jones and
colleague Rob Dew noticed that a large number of people across all age
ranges were not removing their shoes as they walked through the metal
detector. The x-ray body scanners were not in use.
http://beforeitsnews.com/altern... more »
Polluting The Oceans-- Or Cleaning Them Up With Solar Powered Ships
I just got back from India and one of the things that astounded me is how
the progress that had been made towards cleaning up Delhi's notorious air
pollution seems to have stopped-- even gone backwards. The city seems as
polluted as it was when I was first there in 1970, sad considering all the
progress that had been made in the last few decades. Delhi usually makes it
ono every credible list of the world's most polluted cities and this year I
can attest to the fact that things have gotten even worse. A list from the
University of Vermont ranks it the 10th most polluted big city i... more »
Air Capture Update 2013: Stil Progressing
One of the most tantalizing possibilities for dealing with the
accumulation of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere is to take it out using
brute force methods of chemistry, biology or even geology. I discuss such
"air capture" of carbon dioxide in Chapter 5 of *The Climate Fix*. As the
climate debate continues to generate more heat than light, technologies of
air capture are continuing to improve.
On Saturday, the New York Times had a smart article with an update on the
technology:
[A] Canadian company has developed a cleansing technology that may one day
capture and remove some of... more »
Rob Ford's appeal will fail
*“Is that the demeanour of someone who is trying to hide something or is it
the demeanour of an honest man?” Mr. Lenczner thundered upon hearing last
February’s speech. In it, the mayor defended a charity he runs for
high-school football teams, under scrutiny because of $3,150 in donations
that the integrity commissioner said were obtained improperly. Mr. Ford
said at the time that he should not be forced to repay money he never
received personally.*
*“Do we want to throw out a mayor… who was elected by the people because he
voted on one occasion for no… detriment to the city and n... more »
Niña hermosa jugando con unas palomas sobre las nubes
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Is the price of gold about to take a dive?
In my childhood in the 1970s, the price of gold rose along with inflation.
Investors wary of the falling value of the U.S. dollar were buying gold as
a hedge, it was said.
In 1970, gold sold for $38.90 for one ounce. By 1974, the spot price had
risen to $183.77. After a few down years from 1975-77, gold climbed up to
$208.10 in 1978. A year later, the price more than doubled to $459 an
ounce. It peaked in 1980 at $594.90.
With inflation whipped in the 1980s, gold took a fall. In 1990, an ounce
cost $386.20, 64.9 percent as much as a decade earlier. In 2000, gold was
down to $27... more »
What’s not to like about Marshawn Lynch!
*MONDAY, JANUARY 7, 2013*
*Remembering the “beast mode” run:* With the rise of the freshman QBs, this
has already been a very interesting NFL playoff season.
That said, why not revisit Marshawn Lynch’s famous “beast mode” run? This
is the run which knocked the defending champion Saints out of the 2010
play-offs.
To review the run through Lynch’s eyes, just click here. As you watch the
run, Lynch will tell you what he was thinking. What’s not to like about
Marshawn Lynch? This is an amusing report from NFL films.
A bit of context:
The run came with 3:22 left in the game and the Sa... more »
"We seem to be drifting into dangerous waters in the life of the public affairs of this province when courts cannot predict, with any practical degree of certainty, whether police agencies will assist in enforcing court injunctions against demonstrators who will not voluntarily cease unlawful activities, such as those carried on by the protesters in this case"
A judge who issued an injunction order to stop a blockade on a main rail
line between Toronto and Montreal on Saturday has criticized police for not
trying to stop the protest.
The protest by 15 people, who said the blockade was “to show support for
First Nations Chiefs in their upcoming meeting with Prime Minister Stephen
Harper” on Friday, stopped passenger and freight travel on the main line
for several hours on Saturday.
In Ontario Superior Court Justice David Brown’s written reasons for issuing
the injunction, he says police stood by instead of attempting to stop the
protest,... more »
The Dish: Ask The Leveretts Anything: Your View Of The Ahmadinejad Regime?
The old wise man and the young firebrand.
*Source: The Dish*.
Also, *read this*.
Sunday Globe Special: Warren's Whining
*“We face a system that is rigged for those with power, wealth, and
connections.”*
*Did she really win?*
"Elizabeth Warren is prepared to pick her spots; As a watchdog, she spoke
out. But in the Senate, the establishment critic is showing restraint" by Noah
Bierman and Michael Levenson | Globe Staff, December 09, 2012
Elizabeth Warren, during her first extensive interview since her victory
last month, said she had no bills or initiatives ready to propose when she
becomes senator next month. Instead, she said, she is studying the ways of
the Senate, looking into issues that others... more »
Wolf-Children and Feral Man
Reverend J. A. L. Singh was ordained in 1912, and became a missionary. He
spent over 20 years wandering through the vast forests of deepest, darkest
India, saving the souls of Hindus and assorted animists. He travelled with
an entourage of at least 30 men, including drummers, to reduce the odds of
becoming lunch for tigers. Along with his wife, he operated an orphanage
in Midnapore.
In the autumn of 1920, he began hearing reports from villagers who were
living in fear because of “man-ghosts” in the forest. An investigation
revealed that the ghosts lived in a termite mound that ... more »
Destination Terror: Bloody chaos in Syria attracts foreign jihadists
It doesn't make sense why young Tunisian Muslims would rather go to Syria
to fight infidels rather than Palestine-Israel or Afghanistan. The only
explanation is stupidity. Syria is a Muslim country, and yet they're
willing and eager to spill Muslim blood for the benefit of America and
Israel.
Source: Russia Today.
Comments on C. Chomsky (1969): Stages in language development and reading exposure
“… perhaps wider reading should find a place in the curriculum”: Comments
on Chomsky, C. 1969. Stages in language development and reading exposure.
Harvard Educational Review 42 (1): 1-21.
S. Krashen
Carol Chomsky’s analysis of the order of acquisition of complex grammatical
construction received a lot of attention when it was first published in
1969. Chomsky studied children’s ability to understand, for example, that
the subject of “see” in: “The clown is eager to see” is the clown, but in
“The clown is easy to see” the subject of see is not the clown but somebody
else.
This stu... more »
Cachorro corriendo sobre las hojas secas del bosque
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High stakes grifters
Alex Pareene digs deeper into the big con of the conservative media
machine. Fleecing the rubes is *not* about advancing the conservative
agenda.
The problem this presents for the movement, beyond the threat of eventually
bankrupting the people who give it power, is that the business of
money-making, for consultants and media personalities and Herman Cains, is
at this point getting in the way of the business of advancing conservative
causes. The groups exert massive influence, and they only ever push the
Republican Party to get more extreme. Apocalyptic hysteria is much more
effec... more »
FAILURE OF EGYPT'S REVOLUTION
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*Egyptian. By rsaslan*
*1. *Egypt is currently home to Mohammed al Zawahiri.
Mohammed al Zawahiri is the brother of al Qaeda's leader, Ayman al Zawahiri.
Longwarjournal.org/threat-
Ayman al-Zawahiri, an Egyptian-born cleric, has called on jihadists to
attack and kidnap Westerners.
The UK government has raised the terror threat level for Egypt from
'general' to 'high', meaning an attack is likely.
"Security sources" fear that al-Qaeda is going to target Western tourists.
Terror threat for Egypt raised amid fears of attacks on Britons ...
[image: Egypt_097.jp... more »
Molino de agua en el río del bosque - Cabañas
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Since Steve Is Selling Out to Beijing, You Might Want to Look at These Numbers
When it comes to foreign investment and takeovers, China is only getting
started.
*According to Professor Yiping Huang of Peking University, writing in the
September 2012 issue of East Asia Forum, what we have seen to date is only
the beginning: *
*Chinese outward direct investment is a relatively new phenomenon. In 2002,
the first year after China's accession to the World Trade Organization,
China's total ODI [outward direct investment] was less than US$3 billion.
By 2010, however, it had already increased to more than 20 times this
amount. According to forecasts by economists at ... more »
Movie Review: North Sea, Texas
(As followers of this political blog know, I usually don’t do film
reviews. Yet, sometimes when I see a movie that permanently alters me
emotionally, such as *North Sea, Texas*, I’m moved to write one.)
Imagine if Ang Lee’s *Brokeback Mountain* had taken place in Belguim,
with protagonists about 10 years younger, and you might have Flemish cult
director Bavo Defurne’s *North Sea, Texas*. In this undeclared period,
coming-of-age movie, heart-breakingly handsome Flemish actor Jelle
Florizoone plays the moody and shy Pim (or Pimmy to his few intimates), a
teenaged introvert... more »
Pareja de leones bajo el cielo azul - Hembra y Macho
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Met Office says no warming.
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RELEASES VIDEOS CONTACT CCNet 07/01/13Met Office Forecasts No Global
Temperature RiseGlobal Warming Standstill May Last For 20 Years
The UK Met Office has revised its global temperature predictions as a
result of a new version of its climate model and climate simulations using
it. It now believes that global temperatures up to 2017 will most likely be
0.43 deg C above the 1971 -2000 average, with an error of +/- 0.15 deg C.
In reality this is a forecast of no increase in glob... more »
Adam Lanza wore EAR PLUGS during massacre
*The earplugs were still in his ears when police found his body, which they
considered strange - that he would be worried about his hearing when he
intended to commit suicide.*
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2258208/Sandy-Hook-school-shooting-Did-Adam-Lanza-target-teacher-Lauren-Rousseau.html
Defiant Obama nominates 'anti-Israel' Chuck Hagel as Pentagon chief and dares critics to block Vietnam veteran 'who bears scars and the shrapnel of war fought in our name'
Barack Obama today nominated Chuck Hagel as Pentagon chief, daring
Republicans to block a decorated Vietnam veteran who 'bears the scars and
the shrapnel of battles he fought in our name'.
The nomination will trigger a fresh battle - that over his nomination in
the United States Senate, where a number of Democrats are openly sceptical
about the former Republican senator following his comments about 'the
Jewish lobby' and opposition to 'an openly, aggressively gay' nominee as
ambassador to Luxembourg.
Obama's choice of the former two-term senator for Nebraska, revealed by
congress... more »
Mystery of the triple impact craters spotted on the surface of the moon
Scientists have revealed a series of three mysterious impact craters on the
surface of the Moon.
Dubbed the 'three amigos' by experts operating the Lunar Reconnaissance
Orbiter Camera which took the images, experts believe the craters formed
within minutes of each other - but have no idea how.
They believe the bizarre arrangement may have been caused by a meteorite or
comet breaking up - or three separate impacts occuring in a unique
coincidence.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2258417/The-lunar-amigos-Mystery-bizarre-impact-craters-spotted-surface-moon.html
Mystery as American drone is found floating off the coast of the Philippines... 1,000 miles away from the nearest U.S. base
A U.S. naval drone has been found floating off the coast of the
Philippines
- hundreds of miles away from the nearest American military base.
The fishermen who found the 10ft orange device originally reported that
it
could have been a bomb, prompting local officials to send munitions
experts
out into the sea.
But when it was determined to be safe, the unmanned aerial vehicle was
taken into the care of the Filipino navy.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2258572/Mystery-American-drone-floating-coast-Philippines--1-000-miles-away-nearest-U-S-base.html
Another Burr for Netanyahu's Saddle
Palestinian president Mahmoud Abbas has directed his government to start
issuing passports, drivers licenses and ID cards bearing "State of Palestine"
in place of the current "Palestinian Authority."
*Israeli officials declined comment, including whether Israel would prevent
Palestinians with new ID cards and passports from crossing borders and
checkpoints.*
*"Whether the changes are really implemented is unsure because of the
political situation right now," said Al Jazeera's Jane Ferguson, reporting
from Jerusalem. "But the move is to regain momentum after the UN vote."*
**
*In la... more »
Fears of European biker gang turf war as new 'outlaw' groups arrive from U.S. in bid to control illegal drugs market
Violent biker gangs from Australia, Canada and the US have arrived in
Europe prompting fears of a battle for organised crime markets throughout
the continent.
Britain has been warned that turf wars could break out as 'Outlaw
Motorcycle Gangs' fight for control over the drugs, weapons and human
trafficking criminal markets.
The European Union's law enforcement agency has now warned of a repeat of
the 1990s biker wars that left at least 11 dead.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2258270/Violent-biker-gangs-arriving-Europe-prompt-fresh-fears-new-turf-war.html
Untitled
*Politics and prosecutors: tortuous route to an all-powerful office ~Mark
Moseley, The Lens*
A slap on the wrist for hardened criminals: Record number of serial offenders let off with warnings
More than 26,000 repeat offenders were given a caution or verbal warning
instead of being taken before the court, figures from the Ministry of
Justice have revealed.
The figures, for the year up to June 2012, include up to 4,500 criminals
with more than 15 previous offences on their criminal record.
This means 4.9 per cent of all adult offenders escaped with a caution, the
highest proportion on record and more than twice the 2.2 per cent recorded
a decade ago, reported the Daily Telegraph.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2258332/A-slap-wrist-hardened-criminals-Record-number-... more »
Florian Graf: Champ apologises for turning gun towards himself in 'blackout' moment
German biathlete Florian Graf has apologised for his 'blackout' moment
in
which he turned his highly sensitive small-bore rifle into his own face
during a World Cup race in Oberhof, Germany at the weekend.
Graf was disqualified following the incident, which was captured on
television cameras, in which he paused between shots on the shooting
range
to blow moisture from the barrel of his weapon.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/othersports/article-2258411/Shooter-Florian-Graf-apologises-turning-gun-blackout-moment-World-Cup-race.html
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*Vitter: Reid's Katrina comments 'revealed himself to be an idiot'*
Sask New Democrat Leadership Campaign Moves Into New Year
*Well ... it's time to pack away the Christmas decorations ... clean up
after the New Years party and get ready to take the NDP leadership race to
the home stretch ....*
Leadership EventsThe party has planned an ambitious series of
all-candidates' forums in every region of the province. Click here to find
the time and location of the forum nearest you!
Information about events organized by individual candidates can be found by
contacting their campaigns. For more information on how to contact these
candidates, click here.
*Rosetown All-Candidates' Forum*
When: Saturday, Jan. 12, 20... more »
NSW FACES 'WORST EVER' FIRE DANGER DAY
New South Wales residents are being warned to prepare for one of the most
serious fire threats in the state's history today, with conditions in some
areas rated as "catastrophic".
A total state-wide fire ban has been issued for Tuesday, with a
catastrophic rating in place for the Illawarra, Shoalhaven and Southern
Ranges.
Many other areas are expecting extreme danger levels.
http://au.news.yahoo.com/full-coverage/australian-bushfires/a/-/article/15776338/nsw-faces-worst-ever-fire-danger-day/
Pope warns that selfish individuals are deliberately abusing the Human Rights Act to get what they want
Benedict XVI suggested that a false culture of human rights had gripped the
West and that it was threatening the weakest and most vulnerable people.
- Benedict XVI claims a false culture of human rights has gripped the
West
- He argues the rights to freedom of conscience and religion are being
eroded
- Pope made the remarks in his annual address to foreign ambassadors to
the Holy See – including Nigel Baker, the British Ambassador
- Comes after revelations that nearly 4,000 foreign criminals in the UK
are using the Human Rights Act to avoid deportation
http:... more »
PC knocked unconscious by gang of ten youths - one as young as 14 - in 'disgraceful' street attack
A police officer was attacked and knocked unconscious in the street when he
approached a gang of youths.
The PC was on patrol in Preston, Lancashire, when he went to speak to a
group of ten youths when he was hit from behind and knocked to the ground.
A member of the public alerted his colleagues shortly after the assault on
Saturday and he was taken to the Royal Preston Hospital where he later
regained consciousness.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2258286/Disgraceful-attack-PC-knocked-unconscious-gang-youths.html
Satire: "G.O.P. Freshmen Saddened by Failure to Shut Down Government on First Day”
*"G.O.P. Freshmen Saddened by Failure to *
*Shut Down Government on First Day”*
by Andy Borowitz
WASHINGTON (The Borowitz Report)— “Just hours after being sworn in at the
U.S. Capitol, the freshman class of House Republicans said that they were
disappointed that they failed to shut down the government on their first
day in office. “We were all like, ‘O.K., we’re sworn in, let’s shut this
thing down,’” said freshman Rep. Byron Ernie (R-Kentucky). “We were all
pretty bummed that the government just kept running.” Rep. Ernie
acknowledged that it might have been “overly optimistic”... more »
'The threat to the euro is over': EU chief Barroso claims single currency will not implode
The threat against the survival of the euro has been overcome, European
Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso said today.
'I think we can say that the existential threat against the euro has
essentially been overcome,' Mr Barroso told a conference in his native
Portugal.
'In 2013 the question won't be if the euro will, or will not implode.'
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2258446/EU-chief-Jose-Manuel-Barroso-claims-euro-implode.html
NPR Speaks to Brandon Sanderson, Harriet McDougal About A Memory of Light
The Last Battle is at hand. NPR reports.
Make sure to click on the full interviews near the bottom of the article.
That's nuts! Three fire engines sent to rescue tiny SQUIRREL from pond after it fell out of tree
It must have been a quiet day at the Watford fire station yesterday as a
team of seven firefighters turned out to rescue a hapless squirrel stranded
on reeds in the middle of a town pond.
The firefighters arrived in three fire engines after a member of the public
called to say the squirrel was stuck.
The squirrel could not climb back up the steep concrete walls and had taken
refuge on a small island of rocks in the high street pond in Watford,
Hertfordshire yesterday.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2258432/Three-engines-sent-rescue-tiny-SQUIRREL-Watford-pond-fell-tree.html
Norovirus: Patients treated in hospital car parks as norovirus continues to wreak havoc across the country
More
than 100 ambulance patients had to wait to be admitted to
hospital as staff struggled to cope with demand due to winter sickness
bugs.
Hospitals say they have been so overwhelmed by people suffering from
sickness bugs that paramedics were forced to care for 999 patients and
ambulances stacked up outside hospitals.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-2258546/Norovirus-Patients-treated-hospital-car-parks-winter-sickness-bug-continues-wreak-havoc.html
The Merkely/Udall Senate Reform Proposal
After I wrote a post this morning about post-cloture time, I realized I've
now written on each of the four provisions in the Merkley/Udall Senate
reform proposal, but not gathered it all together. So here's the short
version of my critique of their proposal, along with links to what I've
said in more depth about each bit.
Overall, I think it's a disappointing proposal, although overall I do think
it would be at least somewhat better than the status quo. Perhaps the
problem isn't so much Merkley and Udall, but the Senators they much build
support from...it's very hard to tell, and if... more »
Bank of America in $10B-plus mortgage settlement
Associated Press/Charles Krupa -
In this Dec. 13, 2012 photo, a customer
stops at a Bank of America ATM office in Boston.
http://news.yahoo.com/bank-america-10b-plus-mortgage-settlement-141939585--finance.html
*
* *Bank of America in $10B-plus mortgage settlement*
Associated Press – 2 hrs 52 mins ago
Bank of America Corp. says it will spend more than $10 billion to settle
mortgage claims …more
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Bank of America says it will spend more than $10
billion to settle mortgage claims resulting from the housing meltdown.
Under the deal announced Monday, the bank will p... more »
DC Charters Kick Out the Problem Children and Keep the Compliant Ones
A clip from an investigative report by WaPo that details expulsion of 6
year old KIPP student:
. . . .Greenfield said the D.C. school system is far from perfect and too
often relies on suspensions, including long-term suspensions of up to 90
days, to deal with bad behavior.
The city’s traditional public schools use long-term suspensions more often
than charter schools, imposing nearly twice as many in the past academic
year, according to school data. That year, 2011-12, 601 students were
suspended from traditional schools for more than 10 days as punishment for
a single incident; ... more »
Why India is not safe for solo women: Georgia Arlott recounts her gap year travels around India, during which sexual harassment was a constant problem.
It was in the second month of my gap year in India that I learned to get
aggressive. It certainly didn’t come naturally.
Like most happy teenagers, my three friends and I left our all-girls school
full of optimism and eager to please. But from the very first day in the
vivid, colourful and thrilling country of India, wandering hands were a
constant problem for all of us.
Giddily piling into rickshaws, I was the first to discover that sitting in
the front seat means that many drivers will look for the ‘radio’ between
your thighs. Hands were slipped underneath our trousers while we wa... more »
Based on how unemployment was calculated in the 1980s, economist John Williams reported the true number for December to be 23%. It's a "new (post WW II) high," he said.
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*America's Lackluster December Jobs Report*
*By Stephen Lendman (about the author)*
Permalink
*OpEdNews Op Eds 1/7/2013 at 01:21:16 *
opednews.com
*America's Lackluster December Jobs Report*
*Official numbers belie weakness.*
by Stephen Lendman
Headlines belied its weakness. Economist John Williams reengineers economic
data based on reliable decades earlier modeling.
U-3 unemployment rose 0.1% to 7.8%. U-6 is broader. It's 14.4%. It includes:
(1) Marginally attached workers wanting jobs but not actively looking in
the pa... more »
Lord Strathclyde resigns as Leader of House of Lords
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/lord-strathclyde-resigns-as-leader-of-house-of-lords-8441247.html
*Lord Strathclyde resigns as Leader of House of Lords*
Timing of his announcement caused an unwelcome distraction to the Coalition
NIGEL MORRIS MONDAY 07 JANUARY 2013
David Cameron suffered a blow to the “relaunch” of the Coalition government
as one of his most experienced Cabinet ministers announced his resignation.
Lord Strathclyde stood down with immediate effect as Leader of the House of
Lords explaining that he wanted to resume his career in the private sector.
T... more »
Life In a Box
One bright idea that has received almost no attention in North America is Britain's
ShelterBox. Yet these compact little lifesavers in their thousands are
beginning to make their way to relief zones around the world. Here's
what a ShelterBox looks like unpacked:
It's survival for ten people. Tools, shelter, blankets, stove and
cookware, water containers and purification products all in one neatly
stackable, easily transportable box.
It doesn't look like much except to anyone who doesn't happen to have any
of these things, someone who has lost everything to conflict or natural... more »
At the Ford hearing
A mad house -- never seen such a packed courtroom. My prediction? A
reserve judgment and then dismissal -- then a Mayor will be appointed.
Whether that is what should be is another issue... .
The Security State Ramps Up
Newly extracted FBI documents show that, under Barack Obama, it's business
even worse than usual for the American security state. Chris Hedges,
writing for *TruthDig.com,* warns that the FBI and the Department of
Homeland Security have been unleashed on ordinary Americans, "*to silence
the voices and obstruct the activity of citizens who question corporate
power.*"
*Mara Verheyden-Hilliard, executive director of the [Partnership for Civil
Justice Fund], said in a written statement about the released files: “This
production [of information], which we believe is just the tip of th... more »
“Zombie Nation”
*“Zombie Nation”*
by Bill Bonner
"Creating and sustaining a nation of zombies is expensive. Large sections
of the US population have been turned into zombies. Retirees. Medicare
dependents. Food stamp recipients. Disabled people. They are not
necessarily bad people. They are not necessarily dishonest or lazy. But
rather than add to wealth, they consume it. And when you have too many of
them, your society consumes more wealth than it produces and you are on the
road to The Downside. But the feds are not only creating individual
zombies, they are also creating corporate zombies. A... more »
Jyoti Singh Pandey Blamed for her attack by Indian guru Asaram Bapu
Asaram Bapu said that Jyoti Singh Pandey, whose fate has drawn the sympathy
of the world and been treated as a national tragedy within India, was 'as
guilty as her rapists'. He added that she should have been more friendly to
her attackers if she wanted to preserve her own life. Politicians and web
users have reacted with fury to the 71-year-old guru's comments.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2258422/Fury-Indian-guru-blames-Jyoti-Singh-Pandey-vicious-gang-attack-killed-her.html
*His sick, evil and ignorant comments came as 5 of the 6 attackers appeared
in Court for the Murd... more »
Fukushima and The Privatization of Risk IV
I’ve been editing my book on Fukushima and the Privatization of Risk.
I've blogged on it here:
Majia's Blog: Fuksuhima and the *Privatization of Risk*: Introduction
Dec 17, 2012
Fuksuhima and the Privatization of Risk: Introduction. Every morning I look
at the Fukushima webcam and I wonder at what I am seeing. I see strange
brownish-purplish colors in vertical shafts, auras of blue-green, and *...*
http://majiasblog.blogspot.com/
Majia's Blog: *Fukushima and the Privatization of Risk* 2: What is the *...*
Dec 18, 2012
Fukushima and the Privatization of Risk 2: What is the Privatizati... more »
What Is It With Bubbles?
There's something about bubbles we must find enormously comforting or
somehow rewarding. Look at the Americans. They had the Savings & Loan
fiasco. Then it was Enron and a gaggle of similar cooked companies. Who
can forget the Dot.Com bubble where billions in notional wealth were
conjured out of thin air to snare unwary pensioners. And of course the
housing/sub-prime mortgage bubble that rocked markets around the world.
Now, still very much reeling from the Great Recession of 2008, we're
drifting about inside this fossil fuel bubble that, by some accounts, could
be ready t... more »
Miss McConnell Threatens To Shut Down The Government If He Doesn't Get To Cut Social Security And Medicare
Last night, Ken made it clear why he feels the 113th Congress is likely to
be as much of a pilonidal cyst on the ass of American governance as the
112th was. And one of the reasons Congress has been so much more a cause of
problems than a solution to problems is bad leadership, i.e.- Mitch "Miss"
McConnell, for one. Friday we saw how Miss McConnell leads Senate
Republicans into dysfunctional obstructionism to please his big corporate
campaign donors, who want the free hand that results from weak and
underfunded government. And yesterday Josh Marshall, sickened by the same *Meet
t... more »
Sara Ege jailed for life after beating her 7 year old son to death for failing to learn the Koran by heart
A mother has been jailed for life after beating her son to death for
failing to learn the Koran by heart and then burning his body to hide the
evidence.
Sara Ege, 33, collapsed as the sentence was delivered at Cardiff Crown
Court and had to be helped, trembling and sobbing, from the dock.
Ege had been praised as a "brilliant mother" to seven-year-old Yaseen but
was convicted of his murder by a jury at the same court last month.
http://news.sky.com/story/1034500/mother-jailed-for-murdering-son-over-koran
Derek Shrout Arrested Over US School Explosion Threats
A 17-year-old student has been accused of planning to use homemade
explosives to attack his school.
Derek Shrout, who attends Russell County High School in Seale, eastern
Alabama, was due to appear in court in Russell County on assault charges.
The teenager was detained last Friday after a teacher found a diary the boy
had left in a classroom.
http://news.sky.com/story/1034531/teen-held-over-us-school-explosion-threats
“The Magician’s Con: Renewing FISA and the NDAA Under Cover of the Fiscal Cliff Debates”
*“The Magician’s Con: *
*Renewing FISA and the NDAA Under Cover of the Fiscal Cliff Debates”*
By John W. Whitehead
“If the broad light of day could be let in upon men’s actions, it would
purify them as the sun disinfects.”- Supreme Court Justice Louis Brandeis
“What characterizes American government today is not so much dysfunctional
politics as it is ruthlessly contrived governance carried out behind the
entertaining, distracting and disingenuous curtain of political theater.
And what political theater it is, diabolically Shakespearean at times, full
of sound and fury, yet in t... more »
My Pantry Makeover
*Have you entered the LeanMoms giveaway yet? *
This project has been almost a year in the making. At the beginning of
2012 I completely changed our family's diet. We replaced fruit snacks and
Pop-Tarts with raisins and cranberries, totally shaking our little girl's
world for awhile there. When we changed our diet our old pantry had to go.
We weren't eating anything in there any more and it wasn't suiting our
needs as a family.
I am almost embarrassed to show you the before picture. Not only is it
full of unhealthy foods, it is so messy. I even spy an entire container of
Valent... more »
The TFA PR Machine Even Works in the Critics
Walt Gardner has a post on the TFA PR machine, and in it he shows exactly
how effective the TFA PR machine is by perpetuating the lie that TFA
teachers perform as well as, or better than, professionally-prepared
teachers.
The protracted recession has caused many graduates from top-tier schools to
put their real career plans on hold and take their knowledge and skills to
the classroom through TFA.* I'll give them the benefit of the doubt and
assume they perform as well as, or even slightly better than, traditionally
certified teachers. *To the extent that such performance helps stud... more »
Sunday Globe Special: Negative Nader
*I still wrote him in for president.*
Student activism is alive and well
Ralph Nader said that today’s college students lack “fire in the belly.”
Indeed, according to published accounts of the talk, he’d said, “It is
harder to get a rise out of college and university students today than any
time in my 45 years of activity.” Did I think this was true, she asked. Was
it all hopeless?
I’m certain Nader was trying to inspire, not discourage — why else would he
still be out on campuses? But, in my experience, it’s not true. At least in
the climate change movement, where I’ve spent the l... more »
It's That Season Again. Might As Well Find the Humour
Vancouver and other parts of B.C. are falling victim to widespread
norovirus. Plenty of Vancouverites are "down" with the highly infectious
bug and they're not alone. There's plenty of it in the U.K. at the moment
which led *The Guardian's* Charlie Brooker to offer up this not so
whimsical take on norovirus:
*Everyone hates the norovirus, with the exception of two distinct groups.
First: scientists. Professor Ian Goodfellow, who has spent the past decade
studying it, has lovingly dubbed the norovirus "the Ferrari of the virus
world", not because it makes the contents of your stom... more »
How Much Wood Can the Log Cabins Chuck?
Let's get one thing straight: I never liked Chuck Hagel. I was never
impressed about him volunteering to fight in a clearly unjust war in
Southeast Asia. He's a typical right wing homophobe and Obama nominating
him to head up the Pentagon is just another wearisome sign that he will
never wean himself from the right wing douchebags that have largely gotten
us into the seemingly insoluble fix we're in. Tolerating Chuck Hagel when
he was in the Senate was like tolerating getting Hepatitis B because it's
still better than having Hepatitis C.
But, speaking as a bisexual lib... more »
4.9 Magnitude Earthquake OFF THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN - 7th January 2013
Magnitude
4.9
Date-Time
Monday, January 07, 2013 at 13:53:49 UTC
Monday, January 07, 2013 at 10:53:49 PM at epicenter
Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones
Location
37.817°N, 142.356°E
Depth
48.3 km (30.0 miles)
Region
OFF THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
Distances
107 km (66 miles) SE of Ishinomaki, Japan
The Crass Argument for Teaching More Math In Poli Sci Courses
A few months back, we had a lively debate about what to teach
undergraduates in political science. As I prepare to motivate 20
undergraduates to learn elementary statistical analysis tools AND basic R
skills, I’ve been thinking about this subject a lot. I think that we both
should aim to teach political science to undergraduates–that
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Good Stalker/Bad Stalker
Did you know that the same federal government which just renewed its intention
to spy on you with impunity, and re-declared its right to arrest you
without ever charging you, and jail you forever for reasons it never even
has to divulge, has declared January to be National Stalking Awareness Month?
Although it is widely acknowledged that the National Security
apparatus eavesdrops on, and collects the emails of, millions of American
citizens, and is even building a new $2 billion facility in Utah to store
all the data, the government still pretends to need to hear from you
person... more »
A Live Filibuster Plan Even I Could Support
This one is about the third plank of the Merkley/Udall reform package:
reducing post-cloture time on nominations. I'm for it, but would do it in a
slightly different way than they do.
Why is there 30 hours of post-cloture time? I mean -- why is there any
post-cloture time at all? I don't really know, but I assume that it was
originally a concession to those who opposed the cloture rule, and it was
justified on the basis of protecting the right of Senators to speak. I do
know (from Greg Koger's book) that the 1975 reform that set cloture to 60
Senators included 100 hours of post-clot... more »
Dine-Haber symposium in Santa Cruz
Between Friday and Sunday, particle physicists organized a spectacular
symposium in Santa Cruz to celebrate the 60th birthdays of Michael Dine
(left) and Howard Haber (right).
The website of the symposium shows that the program was impressive and
included speakers such as Gross, Seiberg, Witten, Arkani-Hamed, Kane,
Susskind, Allanach, Grossman, and others.
I spent the first half of the year 2000 in this department inside the UCSC
campus – with lots of redwoods around – so I know these two great
physicists.
Santa Cruz Sentinel wrote a few words about the event.
Congratulati... more »
Michelle Rhee yes, the real facts no!
*MONDAY, JANUARY 7, 2013*
*The Times continues to fawn:* Who the Sam Hill is Motoko Rich? Until this
very day, we had very little idea.
Rich moved to the New York Times education beat in June of last year. That
said, it’s hard to find biographical info about major journalists.
We’re sure that Rich is a very nice person—and it seems she’s plenty smart.
Luckily, the Times published a bit of a bio of Rich when she married Mark
Topping in 2003.
We assume he’s a nice person too. In our experience, most people are:
*Motoko Rich, Mark Topping*
Motoko Rich and Mark Harrison Topping were... more »
Costs to a losing litigant
William v. British Columbia, 2013 BCCA 1 is a highly unusual case where a
losing party is awarded costs:
[34] While it is very rare for a court to award costs to a losing
party, the jurisdiction to do so does exist: *Okanagan Indian Band* at
para. 30, citing *B.(R.) v. Children's Aid Society of Metropolitan Toronto*
, 1995 CanLII 115 (SCC), [1995] 1 S.C.R. 315.
[35] In the case before us, the public interest in having the issue
of Aboriginal title determined by the Court was high. The need for
jurisprudential development in this area was adverted to in the Court's
ju... more »
Sunday Globe Special: Power Grab by State Inspector General
*They
served up a subpoena on a Sunday!*
"Inspector general seeks greater powers" by Sean P. Murphy | Globe
Staff, December 02, 2012
Five months after appointment as state inspector general, Glenn A. Cunha
is
moving to strengthen his office’s power to compel witnesses to provide
sworn testimony in investigations of waste, fraud, and abuse in state
and
local government agencies.
Cunha, a longtime prosecutor, last month *without fanfare filed a
bill*with the Legislature that, if passed and signed into law, would
*significantly expand the powers of his office* by giving it the
*unfet... more »
Mohawk Nation News 'Indian Affairs War Room'
MNN: INDIAN AFFAIRS WAR ROOM
Mohawk Nation News
http://www.mohawknationnews.com
INDIAN AFFAIRS’ WAR ROOM
MNN. Jan. 2, 2013. During the 1970s pipeline protests, the Department of Defense set up a secret “war room” on the 14th
floor of Indian Affairs in Ottawa. The windows were blacked out, a
large map of Canada sat on a table in the middle, with
N.Korea 'Seeks German Help to Open Economy'
North Korea is preparing to open up its economy with help from German
experts, the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung reported Saturday.
The daily said Pyongyang is secretly seeking advice from German economists
and lawyers to come up with new economic policies and attract foreign
investment.
According to the advisors from leading German universities, North Korea is
currently devising investment laws and already has finalized a master plan
with the goal of opening up by the end of 2013.
One unnamed economist on the team told the paper that North Korea does not
want to follow the Chines... more »
Dr Judy Wood interviewed by Anne Hess - and AMMACH follow-ups.
for
those of you who enjoyed Catherine Austin Fitts interviewed by Anne
Hesshere's a treat for you ... and even though I "don't necessarily
like" the
DISINTEGRATION RAY theory of 9/11 these claims from Dr Judy Wood refuse
to
go away.
And her evidence (people who survived in WTC stairwells) is a powerful
debunk of my favourite alternative WTC-demolition theory, i.e. deep
underground nukes c/o Dimitri Khalezov's presentation. And never forget
Hurricane Erin which headed DIRECTLY towards Manhattan for ten days
prior
to 9/11 before veering off east into the Atlantic the day of the
event.... more »
Michael Hoffman On Usury
.
This very serious talk demands the full attention of all who consider
themselves serious Christians:
.
HEAT VERSUS LIGHT AMONG LIBERAL ELITES!
*MONDAY, JANUARY 7, 2013*
*Part 1—Heat versus light at Salon:* Is America facing a new Civil War?
That’s what it says at Salon. A few weeks ago, Andrew O’Hehir was trashing
Quentin Tarantino for clowning around, in Django Unchained, about the
American Civil War.
On Saturday, O’Hehir said we face a *new* Civil War. For our money, his
rhetoric was perhaps a bit overheated:
O’HEHIR (12/5/13): *So even though it’s a truism of American public
discourse that the Civil War never ended, it’s also literally true. We’re
still reaping the whirlwind from that long-ago conflict, and now we face... more »
Politicians As CEO's
When Brian Mulroney first ran for prime minister, his sales pitch was that
he would run government like a business. Mike Harris liked to refer to
himself as Ontario's CEO. George W. Bush's calling card was that he
possessed a Harvard MBA. All three were successful politicians but lousy
mangers.
Donald Savoie writes that the notion that government should be run like a
business is wrongheaded:
The notion that public administration could be made to look like
private-sector management has been ill-conceived, misguided and costly to
taxpayers. Management in the private sector has ev... more »
Migrating wolf packs spark ‘emergency’ in Sakha, Russia
[image: An influx of wolves preying on reindeer herds has triggered a state
of emergency in the Sakha Republic, in north-eastern Russia. AFP]7 January
2013 (BBC) – An influx of wolves preying on reindeer herds has triggered a
state of emergency in the Sakha Republic, in north-eastern Russia.
Squads of hunters will pursue the wolves in a three-month "battle" from 15
January, officials say.
The most successful hunters will get bonuses. The vast, sparsely populated
region is also known as Yakutia.
Experts quoted by Russian media believe a shortage of mountain hares has
caused the ... more »
Over 100 missing in Tasmania as ‘catastrophic’ fire conditions sweep Australia – ‘Perhaps the worst fire danger the state has ever faced’
[image: Smoke billows high into the atmosphere as fires rage across
Tasmania, 6 January 2013. A 'dome of heat' pushed temperatures above 40
degrees, creating 'catastrophic' fire conditions, called 'the worst fire
danger the state has ever faced'. Reuters]
6 January 2012 (BBC) – Australian police are searching fire-ravaged towns
in southern Tasmania looking for 100 unaccounted people.
Tasmania's police commissioner said he feared lives may have been lost in
the wildfires which swept through parts of the island in recent days.
Almost 3,000 people have been evacuated from their homes... more »
‘Horrible’ sea level rise of more than 3 feet plausible by 2100, experts say
[image: Shaded relief maps of Antarctica and Greenland showing regions of
enhanced flow (in colour) and areas of the ice sheets grounded below sea
level (hatched). Also shown are regions discussed in the text. JI refers to
Jakobshavn Isbrae, a glacier that doubled in velocity during the late
1990s. J. L. Bamber & W. P. Aspinall, 2013]By John Roach, NBC News
6 January 2013
Melting glaciers in Antarctica and Greenland may push up global sea levels
more than 3 feet by the end of this century, according to a scientific poll
of experts that brings a degree of clarity to a murky and co... more »
Israel building Golan Fence in Syria since 2011
You could be forgiven, based on reading the latest round of thousands of
msm news stories, for believing that the Israeli theft, by stealth, of
Syrian homeland in the Golan Heights was a recent development.
However, if you ‘believe’ that you would be:* wrong*. Very wrong.
If you continue to believe this obfuscated 'news' after reading what is
posted below you are choosing to be willfully blind. Or foolishly naive?
Just plain ignorant? Uninformed? Propagandized? Whichever? Why would anyone
choose to fall under any of the previous descriptor categories?
[image:
... more »
Read Stuff, You Should
Happy Birthday to Mark Allen Shepherd, 52.
And on to the good stuff:
1. Really nice 5 Myths column from Tom Mann and Norm Ornstein about the
Ignominious 112th. Also, from earlier last week, a nice one from Ezra Kleinon the 112th
.
2. Speaker elections scholar Jeffrey Jenkins on Nancy Pelosi, trend-setter.
3. Ashley Parker on what's up with Paul Ryan.
4. The House has a new history site.
5. And is steroids nonsense really just another example of the evils of
baby boomers? I don't know, but Scott Lemieux makes the case.
Untitled
*Sen. Reid: Hurricane Katrina "nothing in comparison" to Hurricane Sandy*
*Vancleave company's invention may save lives after disaster*
*Will high cost sink levee plan?*
*Experts say sinkhole gas burning off slowly * *Back in the High Life: The
Grill Room at the Windsor Court ~He Said/She Said NOLA*
*Happy Hour - Re-rockin' The Columns** **Rolling With Kings: The Story of
the Krewe of the Rolling Elvi* *Nell Nolan Talks Debs and Carnival Balls*
The Art of the Possible Part 1
I happened across a photo off of Facebook recently that caught my attention
in many ways. It's from a small community on Baffin Island in Nunavut
where I worked before moving to Alberta. On the surface, it may not appear
that interesting to the average person....community members playing some
traditional Inuit games to pass the time during the dark season.
What caught my attention was actually up in the rafters. See that sports
banner hanging up there on the right-hand side? It has a story to tell.
And what a great story it is. If you've ever thought something was
impossibl... more »
Regarding the "climate cliff": Time is not on our side -- Bill McKibben and Tom Engelhardt remind us
*We can just continue to watch the Arctic ice melting. Oh wait, that's
already the "plan" we have in place.*
*"We could postpone healthcare reform a decade, and the cost would be
terrible -- all the suffering not responded to over those 10 years. But
when we returned to it, the problem would be about the same size. With
climate change, unless we act fairly soon in response to the timetable set
by physics, there’s not much reason to act at all."*
*-- Bill McKibben, in* "Obama Versus Physics:
Why Climate Change Won't Wait for the President"
*by Ken*
Environmental activist and polemic... more »
Best WeAreChange Confrontations of 2012
*Editor's Note:* Luke Rudkowki's hard hitting interviews of the criminals
running the United States of America!
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Hovey (CT-ALEC) - One Nasty Piece of Work
*From CNN last Thursday*
(CNN) -- The former Arizona congresswoman who survived a mass shooting in
her district roughly two years ago paid a visit Friday to Newtown,
Connecticut, where last month a gunman killed 27 people and himself in one
of the deadliest mass shootings in U.S. history.
Gabrielle Giffords made the trip with her husband, Mark Kelly. The couple
met with local and state leaders to discuss gun control legislation, mental
health identification and treatment, and "concerns for the erosion of our
societal values such that we are increasingly desensitized to violence,"
... more »
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