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Culture Of Corruption-- Enough Yet?
It's futile trying to claim one state is the most corrupt instead of
another state. No doubt, New Jersey, Florida, Pennsylvania, North Carolina,
New York, California, Louisiana, Nevada, Illinois are on anyone's
short-list. Wisconsin always prided itself on being one of the least
corrupt-- until the advent of Scott Walker, who has turned the state into
an ethical cesspool. This week Reid Wilson ran a state of the states
corruption column in the *Washington Post* and found Oregon to be the most
corruption-free and Mississippi, Louisiana, Tennessee and Texas on the
other end of the ... more »
Al Qaeda Magazine Hints Of Looming Attack
*Al Qaeda Magazine Hints Of Looming Attack; Urges Bombing Of Vegas,
Military Targets -- FOX News*
A new English-language Al Qaeda magazine features a how-to article on
making car bombs and suggests terror targets in the United States,
including casinos in Las Vegas, oil tankers and military colleges, and
implies that an attack is imminent.
The online publication, called “Palestine-Betrayal of the Guilty Conscience
Al-Malahem” and put out by the media arm of Al Qaeda in the Arabian
Peninsula, or AQAP, calls for Muslims around the world to follow “the
recipe” provided to set off car... more »
The Arms Business Is Big Business In Israel
An Iron Dome launcher fires an interceptor rocket in the southern city of
Ashdod November 16, 2012. REUTERS/Amir Cohen
*Factory and Lab: Israel's War Business -- Markus Becker, Spiegel Online*
Israel invests more money in research than most other countries -- and in
no other place are research institutes, the defense industry, the army and
politics as interwoven. The result is a high-tech weapons factory that
successfully exports its goods globally.
There's not much left of the high-tech car. In a warehouse about the size
of an aircraft hangar, its remains look tiny. There are no ... more »
Incredible Footage Has Emerged Showing Israel's Iron Dome Shooting Down 15 Rockets Simultaneously
*The Iron Dome In Action: Incredible Footage Shows Israeli Air Defence
System Shooting Down 15 Rockets Simultaneously -- Daily Mail*
* Rockets fired by Hamas-linked militants in Gaza were blasted out the sky
* Defence system destroyed all 15 deadly rockets within seconds of launch
* Militants likely to have been trying to confuse Iron Dome with quick
barrage
* Israel's Iron Dome intercepts roughly 90% of rockets fired from within
Gaza
Incredible footage has emerged showing Israel's Iron Dome air defence
system simultaneously shooting down 15 rockets fired by Palestinian
militants.
... more »
Heavenletter #5024 The Powerful Unification of Your Thoughts
Courtesy: http://crispme.com/the-invisible-man-project-liu-bolin/
*Heavenletter #5024 *
*The Powerful Unification of Your Thoughts*
August 27, 2014
God said:
The same way you know you are sleepy in the evening, the same way you know
when it’s time to wake up, the same way you can know that nature does take
care of you.
You don’t insist that nature make you sleepy. You recognize the sleepiness.
You don’t insist that nature wake you up in the morning. You may even
prefer to sleep longer, yet, nature says it’s time to wake up. The sun has
risen. Nature on its own tells your body when ... more »
Austrian Capital Theory and ‘Dawn of the Planet of the Apes’
*Guest post by Mark Tovey*
During an early scene of *Dawn of the Planet of the Apes*, in which the
hyper-intelligent apes were depicted hunting for deer in the forest
surrounding their settlement, someone behind me interjected “if those apes
are so smart, how come they’re hunter-gatherers?”
This decent question received nothing but a shush from his more
etiquette-conscious companion.
While there are many factors other than intelligence that are relevant to a
society’s choice of an agricultural or hunter-gather economy, Austrian
capital theory can go a long way in helping to exp... more »
Iran Admits That It Is Testing New Nuclear Enrichment Processes
Iranian Foreign Minister Ali Akbar Salehi reacts upon his arrival to attend
the official opening ceremony for the new headquarters of the Iranian
embassy in Amman, May 7, 2013. Credit: Reuters/Majed Jaber
*Iran Says Tested New Nuclear Enrichment Machine, May Irk West -- Reuters*
(Reuters) - Iran has conducted "mechanical" tests on a new, advanced
machine to refine uranium, a senior official was quoted as saying on
Wednesday, a disclosure that may annoy Western states pushing Tehran to
scale back its nuclear programme.
Iran's development of new centrifuges to replace its current
br... more »
Perspective
When I got up this morning, I thought *I* was going to have a shitty
day. Yeah, me.
It was one of those *Twilight Zone* types of days, with me as Burgess
Meredith sitting on the steps of a ruined library, the last man on earth,
and my glasses break just as I'm about to sit down and read all the
classics I never had the chance to read during my busy life. Like Mr.
Bemis, it seemed as if I was the last man on earth. Except for the usual
spammers, I hadn't gotten a single email either unsolicited or in response
to one I'd written. I'd lost followers on Twitter, including one ... more »
Rip-off News round-up. Our pick of the last week's media (Thu 28th Aug)
Workers in the UK are
CHEAPER to hire than in Spain or Italy as stagnant wages erode British pay
packets
The average cost of employing someone in the UK remained
unchanged at 20.90 euros an hour last year – significantly below the EU average
of 23.70 euros. Meanwhile the cost of employing someone in Spain is higher at
21.10 euros and higher still at 28.10 euros in Italy, according to official
Lee County, Florida First to Opt Out Entire System From State Standardized Testing
Lee Schools made history Wednesday night when they voted to become the
first school district in the state to opt out of all statewide,
standardized tests.
Petition To Remove 'Support Officer Darren Wilson' GoFundMe Page
As a crowdfunding campaign for Darren Wilson approaches half a million
dollars, GoFundMe defended its decision to let it stay up. Reuters
Despite enormous pressure to remove a crowdfunding effort for the
Ferguson, Missouri, police officer who killed young Michael Brown Jr. on
Aug 9., GoFundMe is standing by its decision to let the campaign organizers
rake in the cash.
“Much like Facebook and Twitter, GoFundMe is an open technology platform
that allows for the exchange of ideas and opinions within the bounds of our
terms of service,” a com... more »
Fukushima: "TEPCO Drops Bombshell About Sea Releases; 8 Billion Bq Per Day"
*"TEPCO Drops Bombshell About Sea Releases; 8 Billion Bq Per Day"*
by SimplyInfo
"TEPCO made the startling admission today at a press conference that the
plant is leaking 8 billion bequerels per day. (8 gigabequerels)
5 billion bq of strontium 90
2 billion bq of cesium 137
1 billion bq of tritium * (later corrected to 150)
This is the ongoing daily release to the Pacific. These release numbers are
also within the realm of what some oceanographers have been warning about
since last year, that there was an ongoing and considerable leak to the
sea. According to journalist Ryuichi Kino ... more »
Leaked CDC Email Reveals Vaccine Cover-Up
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New details have emerged in our ongoing investigation into the claims of
Dr. William Thompson the CDC Whistleblower who claims CDC has been covering
up a link between vaccines and autism, since as far back as 2002.
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Experiments in Economics: Playing “Fair”
*Here’s your info on what the Auckland Uni Economics Group is getting up to
tonight …*
Hi all,
This week are pleased to be joined by Professor Ananish Chaudhuri,
Professor of Experimental Economics and Head of the Department of
Economics, who will discuss the topic of *Experiments in Economics: Playing
Fair*, including
- the role of experiments in economics;
- how experimental economics became a part of the mainstream; and
- a brief overview of his own experimental work exploring the role of
“fairness” in economic transactions.
Ananish Chaudhuri has edited and pub... more »
Libya’s U.N. Ambassador Warns The United Nations That His Country Is On The Brink Of Civil War
Libya's U.N. ambassador, Ibrahim Dabbashi, said he fears an all-out civil
war.
*Libya Warns UN It Risks Full-Scale Civil War -- Voice of America*
UNITED NATIONS — Libya’s U.N. ambassador Ibrahim Dabbashi warned Wednesday
that his country could collapse into a “full blown civil war,” and he urged
armed groups to halt hostilities and disarm. His remarks came as the
Security Council adopted a resolution tightening an arms embargo and
expanding sanctions to include militia leaders.
The 15-nation council met to discuss Libya just days after its parliament –
replaced in June – reconvene... more »
California: Davis City Council Just Ordered Police to Get Rid Of MRAP
*CBS Sacramento*
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Jen Sorensen: "If cops treated bankers the way Ferguson cops treat black people" (Plus: What does Ferguson have to do with racism in Israel?)
Daily Kos Comics [*click to enlarge*]
*by Ken*
I love this cartoon. The premise is so simple, even obvious, that it almost
doesn't matter how it's actually executed -- the basic point is made, and
the fact that it *is* so simple and obvious doesn't make the point any less
important to make: If there's one thing we learned from -- or were reminded
by -- the events at Feguson, it's that inequality of all sorts, economic as
well as social (I totally love the way Jen Sorensen has neatly tied them
together here), is now so firmly entrenched in our society that the "nuts"
and "troublem... more »
Why Is The Islamic State So Determine To Gain The Release Of This Woman
FBI/Getty Image
*This Is The Prisoner ISIS Wants To Trade For An American Hostage -- Daily
Beast*
As the life of another American hangs in the balance in Syria, ISIS shows
its hand by demanding more than $6 million and the curious release of a
female Pakistani scientist serving an 86-year prison term in a Texas prison
mental ward.
Few details have emerged about the identity of a 26-year-old American woman
now at the center of an apparent terrorist trading plea by the Islamic
State (also known as the “caliphate,” ISIS, or ISIL). According to press
reports, the unnamed woman, who w... more »
"A Look to the Heavens"
"What caused this outburst of V838 Mon? For reasons unknown, star V838
Mon's outer surface suddenly greatly expanded with the result that it
became the brightest star in the entire Milky Way Galaxy in January 2002.
Then, just as suddenly, it faded. A stellar flash like this had never been
seen before- supernovas and novas expel matter out into space.
Click image for larger size.
Although the V838 Mon flash appears to expel material into space, what is
seen in the above image from the Hubble Space Telescope is actually an
outwardly moving light echo of the bright flash. In a light ech... more »
Chet Raymo, “The Maintenance of Self”
*“The Maintenance of Self”*
by Chet Raymo
"Ah, yes, the pitcher plant. Those devouring goblets. Those caldrons of
digestive juices. And now naturalists have found the biggest one yet, as
big as a chalice, on a mountaintop in the Philippines, its punch bowl
filled with beetles, flies and wasps.
*Come hither, ye who flitter. Admire my colors. Sip my nectar. Yes, yes,
just like that, *
*touch my milky pool. I'll be your Tar Baby. Your flypaper paramour. That's
it. *
*Sniff my irresistible scent. My buffet waits. Sip. Lap. Gorge yourself. *
Gotcha!
Countless plants use insects to consu... more »
Free Download: Charles Haanel, “The Master Key System”
*Free Download:*
*Charles Haanel,* *“The Master Key System”*
by Moya Mulvay
“What the Master Key System can do for you- transform your life and
discover how:
* The structure of the book is very much geared around a working manual
each chapter is a short weekly lesson with a practical exercise,
successively building upon the previous one, to take you logically through
the total growth process. I found this structured pace very easy to work
into my normal life. By the end you will understand how to use your power
within to improve your life permanently.
* The Master Key Syst... more »
Black Elk, "I See His Face..."
"The Sun, the Light of the world.
I hear him coming.
I see his face as he comes.
He makes the beings on earth happy
And they rejoice.
O, Wakan Tanka, I offer to You this world of Light."
- Black Elk, "The Sacred Pipe"
Ukrainian "Independence Day"
Upgraded Soviet-era military equipment on display during the Independence
Day parade in Kiev on August 24.
Artillery equipment on display during the Independence Day parade in Kiev
on August 24.
A Scarab rocket (OTR-21 Tochka) passes through during the Independence Day
parade in Kiev on August 24.
Ukrainian soldiers march in central Kiev during the Independence Day parade
on August 24.
US-made Cougar infantry carrier on display during the Independence Day
parade in Kiev on August 24.
BTR-4 armored vehicles on display during the Independence Day parade in
Kiev on August 24.
A... more »
A New Report On The Rise Of The Islamic State Reveals It To Be A Crisis 4 Years In The Making
Watch the latest video at video.foxnews.com
*West Point Report Describes Islamic State Threat As Crisis 4 Years In The
Making -- FOX News*
A new report from the West Point counterterrorism center challenges the
notion that the Islamic State only recently became a major terror threat,
describing the network's gains in Iraq as a crisis four years in the
making.
Meanwhile, Fox News has learned that top aides to President Obama expect
the threat from the organization, also known as ISIS or ISIL, to outlast
Obama's time in office.
The details underscore the challenge facing the U.S. ... more »
"The First Rule Of Life..."
"The first rule of life is to reveal nothing, to be exceptionally cautious
in what you say, in whatever company you may find yourself. If you have a
secret, you have only to whisper it to your dearest friend with the
strictest injunction that it will go no further, and within half a day the
story is all over town, and when you do make what would seem to be a
perfectly sensible remark, you will find it reported in the most grotesque
form, thus incurring no end of criticism to rebound upon you."
- Elizabeth Aston
The Daily "Near You?"
Frodsham, Cheshire, United Kingdom. Thanks for stopping by.
Wendell Berry, "Remembering Now"
“You think you will never forget any of this, you will remember it always
just the way it was. But you can't remember it the way it was. To know it,
you have to be living in the presence of it right as it is happening. It
can return only by surprise. Speaking of these things tells you that there
are no words for them that are equal to them or that can restore them to
your mind. And so you have a life that you are living only now, now and now
and now, gone before you can speak of it, and you must be thankful for
living day by day, moment by moment, in this presence. But you have a li... more »
In Excess - The Death of Michael Hutchence
In Excess - The Death of Michael Hutchence from Spike EP on Vimeo.
Music critic *David Fricke*, writing in Rolling Stone, supplemented the
standard metro daily obituary:* "His body bore the marks of a severe
beating (a broken hand, a split lip, lacerations)."*
*http://spikethenews.blogspot.co.uk/2014/05/who-killed-michael-hutchence.html*
* "The sex game cover is a very useful mechanism in a murder. Not only does
it provide a disguise for the actual means and method of death, it trashes
the reputation of the victim and blunts the energy of any subsequent
investigation."*
*Crispin Bl... more »
Afghanistan Election turmoil Updates ( August 27 , 2014 ) -- Abdullah pulls out of Afghanistan vote audit Afghan presidential candidate accuses auditors of refusing to throw out fraudulent ballot papers and demands probe.......
Tweets.....
*Memlik Pasha* @MemlikPasha 25m
Taliban threatening to overrun capital of Kondoz province in northern
Afghanistan via @Reuters: http://mobile.reuters.com/article/idUSKB
N0GR0VA20140827?irpc=932 …
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*Rosalind Mathieson* @RosMathieson 2m
Time for a quick trip back @johnkerry? #Abdullah Boycotts #*Afghanistan*
Vote Review Amid Crisis http://bloom.bg/1qKt0Gh via @BloombergNews
Top news story
*Umanand Amin* @umanandamin 15h
*Afghanistan* *Election* in Crisis as Candidate Pulls Out of Audit:
*Afghanistan*'s fraud-hit *election* teetered on t... http://bit.ly/1nBtM... more »
Al Qaeda Linked Islamic Fighters Are Now On The Border With Israel
*Syrian Islamists Seize Golan Heights Border Crossing -- CNN*
(CNN) -- Islamist militants battling the Syrian government seized control
of the Quneitra border crossing between Syria and the Israeli-occupied
Golan Heights on Wednesday, according to an Israeli military spokesman and
the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights.
Among the fighters were members of al-Nusra Front, a Syrian rebel group
with ties to al Qaeda, according to the Israel Defense Forces.
And while the Islamist forces are no match for Israeli troops in the
heavily militarized zone, the takeover represents a new dyna... more »
"A Buddhist Prayer of Forgiveness"
"If I have harmed anyone in any way, either knowingly or unknowingly
through my own confusions, I ask their forgiveness.
If anyone has harmed me in any way, either knowingly or unknowingly
through their own confusions, I forgive them.
And if there is a situation I am not yet ready to forgive
I forgive myself for that.
For all the ways that I harm myself, negate, doubt, belittle myself,
judge or be unkind to myself through my own confusions,
I forgive myself."
"A Buddhist Prayer of Forgiveness"
"Releasing Guilt: Permission to Forgive Ourselves"
*"Releasing Guilt: Permission to Forgive Ourselves"*
by Madisyn Taylor, The DailyOM
"Dwelling in guilt is like living your life with an anchor tied to your
ankles dragging you down. Learning to accept the things that we perceive as
wrong can be a difficult task for many of us. Often we have been brought up
to accept that it is normal to feel guilty about our actions and that by
doing so we will make everything seem alright within ourselves. Even though
we might feel that we have a reason to make up for the choices we have
made, it is much more important for us to learn how to deal w... more »
Commentaries, Opinions, And Editorials -- August 27, 2014
*ISIS And Obama's Dilemma: Would He Be Helping Assad In Syria Airstrikes?
-- Meagan Fitzpatrick, CBC News*
The U.S. says it would not co-operate with Syria if it proceeds with
airstrikes against ISIS
Around this time last year, U.S. President Barack Obama's secretary of
state, John Kerry, was calling Syrian President Bashar al-Assad a "thug and
murderer" after evidence indicated chemical weapons were used against his
own people.
The way the White House was talking, it seemed airstrikes to punish Assad
were inevitable, but then Obama diverted the final decision to Congress,
sayin... more »
Demise of Sykes-Picot? Rise of ISIS And PKK
*The good and the bad of the Middle East: indigenous women fighting to
defend their land and freedom versus foreign Jihadists fighting to lay
claim to a place they're not even from and who take women and children as
slaves.*
*An excerpt from, "The Middle East's Durable Map: Rumors of Sykes-Picot's
Death are Greatly Exaggerated" by Steven Simon, Foreign Affairs, August 26,
2014:*
Just as hysteria about the demise of Sykes-Picot was starting to die down,
the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS) has revived it by declaring
its intention to revive the caliphate at least over what... more »
Poverty Breeds Healthcare Expenses
*Written by Mark Taliano*
The corporatist narrative informs us that freedom is blind attachment to
the dictates of opaque supranational stealth agreements that supersede and
obviate national legislation, rules, and regulations.
It tells us that tribunals outside of the reach of Canada's judiciary are
to be trusted, and that investor-rights, even when the investor is a
foreign country, are more important than national rights.
Totalitarian corruption from above, free from the shackles of democracy, is
the new theology as Canadians are taught to blindly trust the benevolent
corpora... more »
“The Coming U.S. Economic Collapse Will Trigger a Revolution”
*“The Coming U.S. Economic Collapse Will Trigger a Revolution”*
by Harry Dent
“When the next economic collapse comes, and it’s inevitable, the revolution
against the upper class will kick into higher gear! Let me explain using my
long-term economic cycle — the new 80-year, four season, Generation Wave —
and an important 250-year cycle.
Just like the weather, the economy shifts through four seasons as
generations pass through it: spring, summer, fall and winter. There are
dynamic fluctuations that favor innovation… then efficiency… then
inflation… then deflation… all through differe... more »
Russia countermoves against US and Eu sanctions ( August 27 , 2014 ) -- The Nail In The Petrodollar Coffin: Gazprom Begins Accepting Payment For Oil In Ruble, Yuan ...... Russia may sell grain to Brazil, increase supplies to Egypt ( will sales be settled in rubles ? ) ......... Russian Central Bank prepares bill to create SWIFT analog in Russia ......... The SCO has informed New Delhi that it plans to approve documents making India a full member at a September 11-12 summit in Dushanbe, Tajikistan, senior officials have told The Telegraph. Iran, Pakistan and Mongolia will join India as new members of the grouping, now made up of Russia, China, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan and Tajikistan.
http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2014-08-27/gazprom-begins-accepting-payment-oil-ruble-yuan
The Nail In The Petrodollar Coffin: Gazprom Begins Accepting Payment For
Oil In Ruble, Yuan
[image: Tyler Durden's picture]
Submitted by Tyler Durden on 08/27/2014 13:57 -0400
- Central Banks
- China
- New Normal
- Newspaper
- People's Bank Of China
- Renminbi
- Reserve Currency
- Yuan
inShare56
Several months ago, when Russia announced the much anticipated "Holy Grail"
energy deal with China, some were disappointed that despite this symbolic
agreement meant ... more »
A FORTHCOMING READER
A publisher has asked me to compile my writings from the past 42 years...
However, I have proposed simply the past 7 years, since I moved to Arizona.
I am to choose my favorite writings to be published as collected works --
as a reader. If you have any favorites that you have ever read or taught
from, please write me at: XColumn@gmail.com Most of what I have written the
past 7 years has been as Roberto Dr. Cintli Rodriguez. Prior to receiving
my PhD, I did not include "Dr. Cintli" as part of my name. At the initial
stage, I am free to suggest and design it in any manner I choose... f... more »
BLOCKING THE DRONE BASE IN NEW YORK
Mary Anne Grady Flores, a 58-year-old grandmother of three, was sentenced
to a year in jail after photographing an anti-drone protest outside a
military base near her home. While she waits on appeal, Grady Flores and
her fellow protestors speak on the dangers of drone warfare, the right to
dissent, and what she’ll do next.
Holocaust Image like for kids
Some on likely without intent made holocaust jerseys for kids to wear.
If its fashion its going to happen. But watch the Grey Zone for the awful
truth. Its worse than you drunk uncle Buckingham you but its similar. If
your uncle was untouchable. The Holocaust was the prime example of
humanity abandoed for money or power. Never forget, but I fear we have and
this garment is just another example of ignorance aiding power.
The Forever Threat: The Imminent Attack on Iran That Will Never Happen
"Israel
has drawn up plans for a combined air and ground attack on Iranian
nuclear installations if diplomacy fails to halt Tehran's atomic
program..."
- Toledo Blade, March 14, 2005
Last month, amid the Israeli bombardment of Gaza, accomplished lunatic
Louie Gohmert, a Republican congressman from Texas, took to the House
floor and called for Iran to be attacked.
After insisting it is "
World News Briefs -- August 27, 2014 (Evening Edition)
*Ukraine Fighting Rages On After Leaders Hail Summit -- Bloomberg*
Fighting in eastern Ukraine between government forces and pro-Russian
rebels raged on after inconclusive talks between the Russian and Ukrainian
presidents on ending the conflict.
Ukraine’s military said today that its forces killed 225 rebels and
destroyed three tanks during the past 24 hours. Thirteen government
soldiers were killed and 36 wounded, a military spokesman, Andriy Lysenko,
said at a briefing in Kiev, reporting fighting near the Sea of Azov close
to the Russian frontier.
*Read more *....
*MIDDLE EA... more »
The Economy: “The Impending Catastrophe”
*“The Impending Catastrophe”*
by Karl Denninger
“It's not difficult to see this coming, if you bother to look. There is no
rule of law any more if you're a government employee - or one of those
protected by same. Let's put together just a partial list:
*Health care. *Monopoly and/or cartel behavior of any sort is supposed to
be illegal under 15 USC (Sherman and Clayton Acts) if market power
exists. When you're flat on your ass with a heart attack in process there
is no market; ergo, it exists. Ditto when you were just stung by a
scorpion, or when the so-called "treating facility" r... more »
The Economy: “The Committee to Blow Up the World!”
*“The Committee to Blow Up the World!”*
by Bill Bonner
“All over the world stocks are rising. In the US, the S&P 500 rose over the
2,000 mark for the first time in history. The Dow is over 17,000. And if
you want to buy a share of online TV network Netflix, Inc. (NASDAQ:NFLX),
you will pay $144 for every dollar the company earned over the last 12
months. If you bought the company outright, in other words, you'd have to
wait until 2158 to earn your money back.
But this story is playing out from Timbuktu to Taiwan to Texas. Here's the
latest from Bloomberg: "Shares worldwide added m... more »
Thinking Animals
Paul Shepard (1925-1996) grew up in rural Missouri, during a primitive era
that lacked television, internet, and cell phones. He was lucky to live in
a community where progress had not yet erased the wildlife. Young Paul was
fascinated by wild animals. He collected butterflies and bird eggs. He
hunted and fished. He adored the great outdoors. It was a happy time.
World War II hurled him into the mass hysteria of modernity. He survived
D-Day and the Battle of the Bulge. He spent 20 years at Pitzer College,
close to the monstrous megalopolis of Los Angeles. During his lifetim... more »
Apply generously to exposed areas. Repeat Often.
Audio Version.
*Two nights ago, I prepared to enjoy the sunset and twilight of a summer
evening. I covered my skin with insect repellent. We’ve had a lot of rain
here and the mosquitoes are voracious. I enjoyed a beautiful clear sky and
great conversation, but not without swatting away dozens of bugs. I got
pretty bitten up, and complained about it.
Yesterday, I again prepared for the outdoors, this time during the daylight
hours. I reached for sunscreen from the same bag and noticed it looked
remarkably similar to the tube of insect repellent from the night before. A
... more »
25 Brightest Young Economists
Here is a list. By the way, six are at Harvard, more than any other school.
Fed Vice Chairman Warns: Your Bank May Seize Your Money to Recapitalize Itself
Mac Slavo
At the height of the financial crisis in 2008 the U.S. government forced
some of the countries largest banks to take “bailout” funds amounting to
billions of dollars in order to keep them from going bankrupt. It was a
move designed to not only keep too-big-to-fail financial institutions
afloat, but one that would inspire confidence and keep American consumers
spending. As a result, the last several years have seen stock markets reach
record highs with Americans continuing to rack up personal debt for real
estate, vehicles, education, and consumer goods as if the financia... more »
USGS Study: Yellowstone Eruption Would Send Ash Across North America
An example of the possible distribution of ash from a month-long
Yellowstone supereruption. The distribution map was generated by a new
model developed by the U.S. Geological Survey using wind information from
January 2001. The improved computer model, detailed in a new study
published in Geochemistry, Geophysics, Geosystems, finds that the
hypothetical, large eruption would create a distinctive kind of ash cloud
known as an umbrella, which expands evenly in all directions, sending ash
across North America. Ash distribution will vary depending on cloud height,
eruption duration,... more »
Peter Mckay goes full AK
The Federal Rob Ford. Please people on the east coast kill this legacy in
2015.
His dad may not have been half bad. However little peeter has taken his
cock
to the taxpayer, it seems like everyday.
I am so offended by the image of a CANADA merged with an AK 47. Do not do
such to our national symbols you feeble master of reality.
Cameroon Forces Battling Boko Haram Militants From Nigeria
BBC
*Cameroon Says Kills 27 Boko Haram Militants In Border Clashes -- Reuters*
(Reuters) - Cameroon's army has killed 27 members of Nigerian Islamist
group Boko Haram near a northern town, state radio said on Wednesday, in a
sign of the growing cross-border threat the militants pose.
The Boko Haram fighters crossed the border into Cameroon earlier this week,
after attacking a military base and police station in Nigeria and
apparently sending some 480 Nigerian troops retreating across the frontier.
"Cameroon soldiers have killed 27 Boko Haram elements during an attack in a
locality... more »
Florida's Crooked Governor Rick Scott Discovers Hell Hath No Fury Like A Woman Scorned
Unless you're from Florida, you probably don't remember Jennifer Carroll,
Rick Scott's former Lt. Governor, a crook-- like him-- but one he held to a
much higher standard than he holds himself. Just over a year ago, we
covered her problems with ethics and common decency, problems that caused
Scott to force her to resign. Kartik Krishnaiyer used to occasion to point
out that the resignation was just the latest example of the ongoing culture
of cronyism and corruption in the Sunshine State.
Florida Republicans have created a class of entitled politicians who lack
intellectual curio... more »
She Used to Be In A Wheel Chair - The TED Talk That Comes With a Warning
Heather Callaghan
Yesterday, I wanted to share the great news about people who were actually
successfully reversing their ALS, also called Lou Gehrig's. It turns out,
people are also reversing another neurodegenerative disease - Multiple
Sclerosis.
Against all odds, and without much success in the conventional medical
system, some people are discovering a way back to life, foregoing the
belief in the typical death-sentence prognosis. They make connections about auto-immune
conditions, the brain and the nervous system. They make connections, using
an array of research studies and... more »
Garry Buttman tells us that thousands of years of breeding may be insane
Another NHL team in Toronto. Do not fool me again. Toronto is the Leaf do
not destroy this hockey thought for money.
Supplemental: Where do our cartoons come from!
*WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 27, 2014In Perlstein’s case, we can tell you:*
Increasingly, the journalism of our election campaigns is a series of
low-grade cartoons.
The process has been unfolding for some time. We were surprised by Rick
Perlstein’s cartooning when we revisited his 2008 best-seller, Nixonland, a
few weeks ago.
Nixonland concerns itself with some very important historical questions.
But in Chapter Two, The Orthogonian, Perlstein constructs a remarkable
series of highly peculiar cartoons.
There’s a cartoon of the young Nixon himself, along with cartoons of his
mother and fa... more »
Michael Doran and the Perception of Public Opinion
Michael
Doran, former Bush Administration Defense Department and National
Security Council official, has a propensity for bad ideas and weak
powers of deduction, expressed often in his analysis for the Brookings
Institution, where he is a fellow.
Remember he's the guy who, just before the invasion of Iraq, wrote this
in the January/February 2003 issue of Foreign Affairs:
What the Bush
"You Can't Talk About Race and Class and Privilege in a Soundbite"
*"Mainstream Media Is Increasingly Becoming Obsolete"*
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No breakthrought at Minsk- Second front opens as Ukie forces flounder
Still being dam short on time and want to get to yet more on Syria &
Ukraine, but this tidbit is going to have to do. Hopefully some great
commenters will leave some more info!!
hint, hint :)
*Janes- Opening of second front as peace talks flounder indicates a
military stalemate is developing in eastern Ukraine*
Key Points
- Peace talks were held between Russia and Ukraine in Minsk on 26
August, although little progress was made in finding a solution to the
conflict in eastern Ukraine, as separatist fighters apparently launched a
new offensive towards the city of Mari... more »
A U.S. National Guard F-15 Fighter Jet Has Crashed In Virginia
*F-15 Reports Emergency, Crashes In Virginia Forest -- USA Today*
An F-15C fighter jet based at a National Guard facility in Massachusetts
crashed Wednesday into a national forest in central Virginia after
reporting an in-flight emergency and losing radio contact, officials said.
The jet, from the 104th Fighter Wing of the Massachusetts Air National
Guard, is a one-person craft and the status of the pilot was not
immediately known, said Maj. Candice Ismirle, an Air Force spokesperson.
The Pentagon indicated the jet was en route to Louisiana from its base in
located in Westfield, M... more »
Ukraine Civil War News Updates -- August 27, 2014
Ukraine's President Petro Poroshenko (front), Russia's President Vladimir
Putin (R) and Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov attend a meeting with
high-ranked officials representing Russia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Ukraine and
the European Union in Minsk, August 26, 2014. REUTERS/Mykola
Lazarenko/Ukrainian Presidential Press Service/Handout
*Talks Optimism Fades As Ukraine Says Russia Makes New Incursion -- Reuters*
(Reuters) - Ukraine accused Russian forces of launching a new military
incursion across its border on Wednesday, a day after the leaders of both
countries agreed to work towards ... more »
INSTANT KARMA / 200,000 DOWNWIND DEATHS FROM NEVADA ATOMIC TESTING
*American military forces participating in Nevada Atomic testing*
*From 1951 to 1970 the United States Government conducted over 1100 Atomic
tests in Nevada whose radiation fallout has resulted in over 200,000 deaths
throughout the country ~ instant karma for the over 200,000 deaths from the
Atomic bombing of Hiroshima in 1945 and now Fukushima is slowly radiating
the West Coast. In less than 70 years, Karmic law has once again asserted
that those who ride the forces of evil will eventually be crushed by the
very same forces: Allen L Roland, Ph.D*
I was only 11 years old when ... more »
The Holy Alliance - By CARL BERNSTEIN
*Reagan and Karol compare bullet-wounds*
*Albino Lucciani, neé Pope John Paul I *
*- A True Priest*
*Trouble Brewing.*
At a news conference, when Carter was asked about the new pope, Brzezinski
says that Carter replied, *“Yes, I am very happy about the news. He is best
friends with my national security advisor!” *
Brzezinski was horrified.
In 1976, Polish Archbishop Karol Wojtyla visited the United States and had
tea with Brzezinski, a fellow Pole. It was the first time they had met. Two
years later Woktyla was elected pope (Pope John Paul II), the first
non-Italian elected hea... more »
Is An ISIS Inspired Group From The Pakistan Taliban Emerging?
*BBC*
*Hard-Line Splinter Group, Galvanized by ISIS, Emerges From Pakistani
Taliban -- New York Times*
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — The Pakistani Taliban has suffered its second major
split in three months, with militant leaders this week confirming the
emergence of a hard-line splinter group inspired by the success of the
Islamic State in Iraq and Syria.
The new group, known as Jamaat-e-Ahrar, is composed of disaffected Taliban
factions from four of the seven tribal districts along Pakistan’s border
with Afghanistan, according to a video released by the group.
Counterterrorism experts ... more »
James Foley: Fake tape = No beheading. Spooks and spies, oh my!
*The alleged beheading of James Foley? Just another psychological operation*
If you have had your head buried in the sand and have no idea what is being
discussed.......* James Foley “beheading” fans the war flames-Problem,
Reaction, Solution*
*Presently-* *The tape is, yawn, staged *
A study of the four-minute 40-second clip, carried out by an international
forensic science company which has worked for police forces across Britain,
has raised a number of questions about what really happened on a patch of
desert land,* thought *to be somewhere in northern Syria.
The analysis *highl... more »
Steak and Mushroom Egg Rolls
My husband's egg roll obsession continues. This version, a steak and
mushroom egg roll, is incredibly tasty. It's a hardier version of a
traditional egg roll and is super easy and quick to make.
I'm pretty sure the inspiration for this recipe came from the fact my
husband got a new grill and looks for any excuse to use it.
INGREDIENTS1 lb. thin cut steak
10 mushrooms, sliced
1 jalapeno, seeded and diced
1 bunch cilantro
1 package egg roll wrappers
DIRECTIONSPreparing the steak: it's important to choose a steak cut that is
thin. This will allow for faster grilling and easier chewing i... more »
Kaggle Higgs contest: the solution file for everyone
*Well, an approximate one*
Have you ever searched for the solution file for the Higgs Kaggle contest?
Have you ever asked why the organizers don't just publish it so that
everyone is smarter? ;-)
Did you ever want to be able to estimate your submission's score without
sending it to the Kaggle server? Have you ever been confused by the
normalization of the weights?
Because I just got a permission from my teammate and it is allowed for the
contestants to be generous and share their wisdom with the whole Internet
and all the competitors, I just decided to help everyone – and, perhap... more »
Update: CDC whistleblower in touch with members of Congress
image source Jon Rappoport
In a recent video interview with Brian Hooker, Gary Franchi of
nextnewsnetwork.com has elicited several pieces of vital information.
Franchi’s interview is headlined: “CDC Responds: Admits Omitting Vaccine
Data.” It is available at nextnewsnetwork and at YouTube.
Brian Hooker, PhD, Franchi’s interviewee, is one contact for CDC
whistleblower William Thompson. Hooker has published a re-analysis of the
CDC’s fraudulent work on the MMR vaccine, showing that the CDC indeed
buried the connection between the vaccine and autism.
In the interview, Hooker st... more »
Obama Set to Sign UN Climate Change Agreement WITHOUT Congress
Melissa Melton
The New York Times is reporting that the Obama administration is working
behind the scenes to “forge a sweeping international climate change
agreement to compel nations to cut their planet-warming fossil fuel
emissions,” without seeking approval from Congress whatsoever:
In preparation for this agreement, *to be signed at a United Nations summit**meeting
in 2015* in Paris, the negotiators are meeting with diplomats from other
countries* to broker a deal to commit some of the world’s largest economies
to enact laws to reduce their carbon pollution*. *But under the
C... more »
Too Much Bad News For Me
Reading about harper's racist contempt for violence against First Nations
women, and reading the racist garbage from his racist fans.
Idiotic reporting about whether Obama should "save" Iraqis from ISIS. (Why
not ask who is funding these maniacs? Why not ask why it would have been
okay for them to have conquered Syria, but not Iraq?)
The IPCC report on irreversible climate change.
I don't know what to say.
First Week Of August Deadliest Of 2014 In Iraq
MUSINGS ON IRAQ - 10 hours ago
August 1-7 was the deadliest week of 2014 in Iraq. The insurgents were
active in seven provinces. In Anbar militants laid siege to Haditha. In
neighboring Babil there was continued clashes in Jurf al-Sakhr. Baghdad saw
a new wave of car bombs, while in Diyala the Islamic State (IS) took
Jalawla from the Kurds. Kirkuk city faced terrorist attacks, while there
was fighting all throughout central Salahaddin. What garnered international
attention however was IS’s successful offensive in northern Ninewa into
Kurdish held territory that led to the fall of Sinjar and the surrounding
area... more »
The Global Warming Scam: US President Set To Sign UN Climate Change Agreement Without The US Congress (Here Comes Carbon Taxation For Americans)
Yes, the Israeli slaughter of the innocent people of Gaza appears to be
over for the time being... A new "ceasefire" agreement has supposedly been
reached, and the intense bombing and genocide of the people of Gaza is at
an end for the time being... With that momentarily out of the picture, it
is time to focus on other issues around the planet..... One is of course
the continuing battle with the hucksters still promoting the lie of "Global
Warming" or as they try to promote it now.. "Climate Change"...
I have said it clearly in every weekly rant that the US criminal government
is he... more »
A Confused DCCC Doesn't Know If It Wants To Turn Out Voters Or Turn Off Voters
Yesterday Digby covered how Florida Democrats-- except Debbie Wasserman
Schultz-- hope to use a medical marijuana initiative to turn out voters. In
Colorado young people (the 18-29 cohort) made up 14% of Colorado voters,
already high because of Obama-enthusiasm. But it increased to 20% in 2012
when there was a marijuana initiative on the ballot. Same results in
Oregon-- where it went from 12% to 17% and in Washington, where the jump
was from 10% to a startling 22%. And that was *not* what happened in states
that did not have marijuana initiatives on the ballot. In fact, there was a... more »
UN: 'Countless Actors' Fighting And Committing War Crimes In The Syrian Civil War
*Islamic State And Syrian Government Committing War Crimes: U.N. -- Reuters*
(Reuters) - The Syrian government and Islamic State insurgents are both
committing war crimes and crimes against humanity in their increasingly
brutal fight against each other, U.N. investigators said on Wednesday.
Islamic State forces in northern Syria are waging a campaign to instill
fear, including amputations, public executions and whippings, they said.
Government forces have dropped barrel bombs on civilian areas, including
some believed to contain the chemical agent chlorine in eight incidents in
Ap... more »
Eva Moskowitz: Wall Street Stage Mother
Hedge-funded, politically-connected New York charter pusher Eva Moskowitz
is trying to paint herself as a “protector of children.” She insinuates
that her charter school forcefulness is.. ahem.. “for the children,” and
likens herself to to a “mama bear”: “I’d be bullied, maybe, if children
weren’t at stake,” she said. “But my momma-bear instinct kicks in […]
Opinion Evidence
R. v. M.C., 2014 ONCA 611:
[67] The law of evidence distinguishes between fact and opinion. The
distinction seems more and ultimately one of convenience rather than of
objective reality. All sensory data is mediated by our powers of
perception, assimilation and expression. But the distinction remains and is
expressed in the rule that generally, but not universally, excludes
evidence of opinion.
[68] Among the exceptions to the opinion rule are the opinions of
experts. Duly qualified experts may testify about subjects that are within
their field of expertise, logically... more »
President Obama Promises No U.S. Boots On The Ground In Iraq But A Long Campaign Against The Islamic State
*Obama Warns Of Extended Campaign Against ISIS -- Time*
The President makes his first public comments on the U.S. military campaign
in Iraq since returning from vacation.
President Barack Obama pledged Tuesday that the United States would not
rest until it brought to justice the killer of American journalist James
Foley at the hands of the Islamic State of Iraq and Greater Syria (ISIS).
“Rooting out a cancer like [ISIS] won’t be easy and it won’t be quick,”
Obama told an audience of veterans and their families at the American
Legion National Convention in Charlotte, N.C. a week af... more »
Supplemental: The tribal hatred just keeps on coming!
*WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 27, 2014*
*In today's Times, the Yazidis are us:* In today’s paper, the New York
Times describes the tribal hatred aimed at the Yazidis.
Azam Ahmed did the reporting. We thought of conduct which was described in
Nazi-occupied Poland, then in the Balkans and in Rwanda. Ever so briefly,
we also thought about us:
AHMED (8/27/14): The afternoon before his family fled the onslaught of
Sunni militants, Dakhil Habash was visited by three of his Arab neighbors. *Over
tea, his trusted friend Matlul Mare told him not to worry about the
advancing fighters and that no harm ... more »
Republican Senator Bob Corker’s “Russian Aggression Prevention Act” by consequence or design is driving Russia toward a first-strike nuclear war. It is certain that any major nuclear war would destroy the human race. Yet the U.S. Senate is cool with Corker’s idiotic bill, as are most Americans who believe whatever the despicable mainstream media tells them. At least the Germans are getting the message and may yet buck the role that the insane neocons have assigned to them...
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*Guest Article by Steven Starr – Senator Corker’s Path to Nuclear War*
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Guest Article by Steven Starr – Senator Corker’s Path to Nuclear War
Steven Starr explained to us the lethality of Nuclear Weapons on May 30,
2014
http://www.paulcraigroberts.org/2014/05/30/lethality-nuclear-weapons/ .
In the article below, Starr explains how Republican Senator Bob Corker’s
“Russian Aggression Preve... more »
Most Americans believe that U.S. government lies when repeated by the despicable mainstream media must therefore be true. Thankfully the Germans are catching on...
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*Guest Interview with former German Defense Ministry Official*
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Former official of the German Ministry of Defense says the world has heard
enough of
EU lies.
“People here in Germany are fed up with NATO lies.”
It is a 5 minute interview:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=54Y28LR3tyk&feature=youtube_gdata_player
Blogger's Note: PCR's blog does not accommodate attaching videos, so in
th... more »
A Look At How The Islamic State Uses Suicide Squads To Achieve Battlefield Victories
*Islamic State Relying More On Suicide Squads -- Defense News*
DUBAI — Militants with the Islamic State (IS) are increasingly relying on
terror tactics and suicide squads, and the method was key in their recent
capture of one of Syria’s largest air bases, experts say.
IS fighters captured the strategic Tabqa air base in the Raqqa province
after raging battles since Aug. 19, tallying more than 170 members of
government forces and over 360 IS fighters, according to the Syrian
Observatory for Human Rights.
The weeks of fighting for control of Tabqa air base has featured a terror
str... more »
Royal Malaysian Navy Releases First Official Image of its LCS-SGPV Corvette
[image: Royal Malaysian Navy LCS]The Royal Malaysian Navy (RMN) unveiled
for the first time an official rendering of its future Littoral Combat Ship
(LCS) - Second Generation Patrol Vessel (SGPV).
The vessel is based on DCNS' Gowind Combat corvette design. DCNS is the
warship design authority while local shipyard Boustead Naval Shipyard Sdn
will be in charge of buidling the vessels locally.
The RMN's LCS will have a length of 111 meters and a displacement of 3,100
tons.
Read more
The Islamic State Is Learning From The U.S. On How To Fight Wars
Militant Islamist fighters in military vehicles parade along the streets of
Syria's northern Raqqa province June 30, 2014. (Reuters)
*What The Islamic State Learned From The U.S. About Fighting A War -- Brian
Castner, Washington Post*
We’re caught in a revenge cycle with a death cult, and it’s redefining
modern warfare.
The horrific murder of journalist James Foley is case in point. Once,
hitting targets of opportunity or instituting a propaganda campaign were
peripheral to massed armies killing each other in trenches and cities and
jungles. To win, one country crushed another’s w... more »
Elizabeth Green Asks Whether True Believers in “No Excuses” Can Learn
The first rule of teachers in schools that serve every child who walks
through the door is “pick your battles.” A teacher’s key skill, we’re often
told from day #1, is “learn what to ignore.” A charter school teacher who
does not understand the essential nature of such survival skills may claim
to teach the “same […]
METAPHORS AND FACTS: Simplified stories and Michael Brown’s death!
*WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 27, 2014Part 3—What Joe Klein wrote:* Full disclosure.
We used to do a comedy bit on the subject of “simple solutions.”
(One such “simple solution:” “We’re going to send it all back to the
states! We’ll let the *states* run the government, those magnificent
states!” That was one premise in that bit. You can fashion the punch-lines.)
We used to try to make people laugh at the existence of “simple solutions.”
Perhaps for the reason, we were drawn to Joe Klein’s essay concerning
Michael Brown’s death.
Klein’s brief essay appeared at Time. These are the headlines o... more »
NATO MEETING TO PLAN MORE WAR
NATO holds its annual war making confab in Wales on August 30 - September
5. It's evident to me that NATO is the global military arm of corporate
capital - with the US running it all through their massive satellite war
fighting infrastructure. Protests and a 'counter summit' are being
organized by a coalition of peace groups worldwide. See more *here*
Under the pretext of an 'overt' Russian threat, NATO is pushing for a
‘readiness action plan’ that will bring the Cold War military bloc closer
to Russian borders than ever - even despite objections from some NATO
members. James C... more »
Iraqi Govt Adviser: ISIS/Islamic State Has 100,000 Fighters
Militant Islamist fighters parade on military vehicles along the streets of
northern Raqqa province June 30, 2014. (Reuters)
*ISIS Has 100,000 Fighters, Growing Fast - Iraqi Govt Adviser -- RT*
The number of Islamic State recruits is much higher than that estimated by
foreign observers – around 100,000, says one of Iraq’s foremost security
experts with unique access to intelligence. The terrorists are swallowing
up other insurgent groups.
Foreign estimates put the figure between 20,000 and 50,000.
“[The] Islamic State didn’t come from nowhere,” according to Hisham
al-Hashimi, who ... more »
Double Agent Doubletalk
I had to read this McClatchy piece twice, just to make sure I wasn't seeing
double.
Here's the gist: a criminal lawyer who used to defend CIA torturers, and
who was confirmed to a government post in 2009 only upon his solemn oath
that he'd recuse himself from any investigations having to do with the CIA,
has been given the go-ahead by the Obama administration to censor the
Senate report on CIA torture and other patriotic crimes against "folks."
Senate CIA Moll Dianne Feinstein (D-Surveillance State) has absolutely no
problem with this, while Senator Mark Udall (D-CO) is reprising hi... more »
"TeacherTown" Now Paying Charters Over $80 Million Per Year in Projected Enrollment Cash
Not only is Shelby County and the State coughing up over $80 million each
year for corporate reform schools whose test scores are, for the most part,
the same or worse than the schools they replaced, but almost $20 million of
that is for enrollment that never materialized.
In 2013-14, the profiteering charters over-estimated their enrollment to
collect millions they use to make more. When they do not pay it all back,
as in the case with KIPP Memphis and Willie Herenton's crumbling charter
empire, the County has to go to the State to get its money back.
Here is a chart from the ... more »
Rally at the Justice Department for Mike Brown and Against Police Brutality and Militarization
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*Green Shadow Cabinet* *Washington, DC – *On Wednesday, August 27 at 4pm,
activists will rally outside the Justice Department to call on the Attorney
General to help secure justice for Michael Brown and the people of
Ferguson, Missouri, as well as an overhaul of US law enforcement tactics in
order to stop police brutality and the militarization of our police forces.
Speakers include legal experts and organizers:
- Green Shadow Cabinet Director of Government Transparency and
Accountability, *Dr. Marsha Coleman-Adebayo*
- Institute of the Black World President *Ron Daniels... more »
Truth - A Quote from Larry Winget
Source.
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Living-with-Common-Sense/154468647938561
I have seen the future
Or the *selfie* of the future, that is.
By Capt. Fogg
Selfie of the day, selfies of the week -- we can hardly breathe with the
effort of working *selfie* into every page, every story, every moment of
news.
6 uses of the word in a 15 second news spot and it's hardly unique. They're
*trending* on Twitter and I effort to litter every page with SELFIES!
How did we ever get along without that word in those dull, crepuscular days
without hashtags when only birds would tweet and that picture you took of
yourself was a picture you took of yourself? No, selfie is here to stay
and there ... more »
President Obama Wants A War Plan Against The Islamic State By The End Of This Week
Pete Souza/White House
*Obama Wants New ISIS War Plan ASAP -- Eli Lake & Josh Rogin, Daily Beast*
*Leading U.S. officials now believe that America has to expand its air war
against ISIS into Syria, but nobody knows yet how we can do it… or what
will happen next.*
President Obama wants to decide by the end of the week whether or not his
war in Iraq against the Islamic State will expand to the group’s haven in
eastern Syria. But nearly everything about the potential military campaign
is still in flux, administration officials tell The Daily Beast—from the
goals of the effort to the ... more »
World News Briefs -- August 27, 2014
*Israel, Gaza Quiet As Cease-fire Takes Hold -- Voice of America*
Israel and the Gaza Strip were calm Wednesday on the first full day of a
new "open-ended" cease-fire.
The Israeli military reported no rocket attacks from Gaza and no airstrikes
by its forces on the Palestinian territory.
The truce took effect Tuesday evening, 50 days after tensions between the
two sides erupted into a war that has killed more than 2,100 Palestinians,
mostly civilians. Sixty-nine Israelis have died, all but five of them
soldiers.
*Read more* ....
*MIDDLE EAST*
Gaza truce holding but Israel's Neta... more »
On a Budget? Pink Slime is Back to Save You Money!
Daisy Luther
Remember how horrified people were to learn of the ammonia-soaked pink
slime in their ground beef and fast-food burgers?
It was so bad that one company, Beef Products Inc., was forced to close
several plants and file for bankruptcy after the backlash in 2012.
Incidentally, BPI filed a 1.2 billion dollar lawsuit is pending against ABC
for breaking the story that more than 70% of grocery store ground beef
contained pink slime.
Well, in response to rising meat costs, it’s back. (Did it ever actually
leave?) BPI will be manufacturing the slaughterhouse remnant product at... more »
Simple Solutions Come From Simple Minds
http://brane-space.blogspot.ca/
What is behind Stephen Harper's war on sociology? Jakeet Sing writes:
So what does Harper have against sociology? First, Harper is clearly
trumpeting a standard component of neo-liberal ideology: that there are no
social phenomena, only individual incidents. (This ideology traces back to
Margaret Thatcher’s famous claim that “there is no such thing as society.”)
Neo-liberalism paints all social problems as individual problems. The
benefit of this for those who share Harper’s agenda, of c... more »
CDC whistleblower is just the tip of the iceberg
image source Jon Rappoport
William Thompson, the CDC whistleblower, has yet to step into the light and
make a full and definitive statement about the CDC concealing MMR-vaccine
dangers.
Mothers of autistic children are now preparing a class-action suit against
the CDC for covering up the MMR vaccine-autism connection. They will
undoubtedly want Thompson as a witness.
He can talk now or talk later.
The public at large still has blind faith in “medical experts” and the
truth of published studies.
Fraud at the CDC? A study that was intentionally distorted to give a pass
to a tox... more »
Identification Evidence
R. v. MacDonald, 2014 ONCA 610:
[11] The sole issue at this trial was identification and the only
evidence linking the appellant to the alleged offences was that of the
witness Reeves. In these circumstances, a careful instruction on
identification evidence was required. In my view there were several
significant deficiencies in the trial judge's instruction to the jury on
the issue of identification and the cumulative effect of those errors is
fatal to the convictions.
[12] First, the trial judge failed to warn the jury of the limited
weight to be accorded to the in-d... more »
Iraq Suffers Through New Car Bomb Wave
As part of the Islamic State’s (IS) summer offensive it has launched more
and more car bombs across the country. In the past, these series of bombs
would be separated by several days lasting sometimes up to a week. In
August there have been five car bombs waves so far with only one day in
between them showing that IS is ramping up its operations.
Aftermath of car bombing in Kirkuk Aug 23 part of the most intense VBIED
waves seen in Iraq for years (*EPA*)
IS has used car bombs for two purposes in recent months. Before they were
just an instrument of terror aimed mostly at civilia... more »
Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- August 27, 2014
*US Weighs Risks Of Attacking Jihadists In Syria -- Stars and
Stripes/McClatchy Washington Bureau*
WASHINGTON — Amid growing pressure to act, President Barack Obama on
Tuesday cautioned that defeating the Islamic State would take time, even as
some Pentagon officials expressed frustration with what they decried as
White House foot-dragging on striking the militant group’s Syria
sanctuaries.
With U.S. aircraft pressing attacks on Islamic State fighters in Iraq, the
administration confronted mounting questions about how it would deal with
al-Qaida’s spinoff’s presence on Syria’s si... more »
The Flagrantly Fabricated Ferguson Phenomenon
by Zen Gardner
I’ve avoided getting into this because it’s so goddamn obvious, but I’ve
had some requests regarding how I see this “news”. There’s nothing new
about it – a convenient ignition point sparked by a lone incident,
resulting in expected protest and deliberately inflamed chaos and media
mind-pumping. Same old, same old. When will humanity wake up, I don’t know.
I understand the outrage. Not only was there another example of the
mindless cop killer meme we see played out daily “subduing” an unarmed
suspect by outright killin... more »
A Victory for Palestine
[image: Palestinians celebrating their victory in the Israeli war on Gaza,
August 26, 2014]
Everyone - Palestinians, realists, and even Zionists - is admitting
Palestine won this summer's Gaza War.
Full story:
http://presstv.com/detail/2014/08/27/376750/palestines-giant-leap-toward-final-victory/
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METRO | Steve Russell : Voting for change
I guess my attitude towards elections could be taken as evidence that my
purity has been compromised. Maybe the old cat has been belled. By Steve
Russell | The Rag Blog | August 27, 2014 “Would you rather vote for …
finish reading *METRO* | Steve Russell : Voting for change
FIRST ACTIVIST IN SPACE?
*Speaking at Kennedy Space Center protest in Florida in 1990*
- I had a beer with Regis Tremblay yesterday at our usual spot here in
Bath. He lives just over the bridge on the other side of the Kennebec
River that separates our two towns. He handed me back the photo above that
he had scanned for inclusion in an interview he recently filmed. He'd
doing a series of short video spots with veterans talking about how their
experiences in the military turned them into peaceniks.
- This photo was taken at a protest I organized in 1990 while working
with the... more »
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*Politics and flood control ~N.O. Advocate*
*What will tailgating be like for Tulane home games? ~Robert Morris, Uptown
Messenger*
*Experts find little progress, little commitment to changes by Gusman at
OPP ~Jim Mustian *
*Heart of Louisiana: Masonic Jewels ~Dave McNamara, WVUE*
*White Buffalo Day! ~NOLA DEFENDER *
Black Hawk Helicopters Buried In Fire Suppression FOAM At Oklahoma Army Base (Video)
*Black Hawk Drowned! Alarm Test Gone Wrong Leaves Helicopters Buried In
Fire Suppression FOAM At Army Base -- Daily Mail*
* Ten Black Hawk helicopters were buried Tuesday morning at the Tulsa,
Oklahoma Army National Guard base
* At one point, cyclonic winds created a foam-devil on the base
* Officials say none of the aircraft were damaged
A fire alarm test gone awry left a fleet of Black Hawk military choppers
buried in fire suppression foam at an Oklahoma base Tuesday.
An outside contractor at the Oklahoma Army National Guard base was testing
the safety system when the foam was ac... more »
Shooting instructor dies after being accidentally shot by girl
Live Leak
A shooting instructor has died after a nine-year-old girl accidentally
shot him in the head as he taught her how to use a sub-machine gun.
Charles Vacca, a father and veteran from Lake Havasu City, Arizona, was
airlifted to hospital on Monday morning after the little girl shot him with
a Uzi at an outdoor shooting range in Dolan Springs.
'Vacca was standing next to the girl while he was instructing her how to
use the weapon when the accident happened,' a Mohave County Sheriff’s
Office spokesperson told *BNO News*.
'Further investigations determined [that when] the gir... more »
Last Night's Primaries
Last night saw primary results come in for Florida, Vermont and Arizona and
for primary-runoffs in Oklahoma. The only thing that interests me in
Republican results is if the right-wing punters pick an extremist or
criminal type who will be easier for a Democrat to beat. Otherwise, their
races don't interest me. Let's look at Florida first: no surprises. The two
districts Democrats have the best chance to win-- FL-27 (where Obama beat
Romney 53-47%) and FL-13 (where Obama beat Romney 50-49%)-- don't have
Democrats running. How is that possible? Easy-- Debbie Wasserman Schultz
prote... more »
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*Pediatricians’ group: School should not start before 8:30 a.m.*
Pediatricians have a new prescription for schools: later start
times for teens.
Delaying the start of the school day until at least 8:30 a.m. would help
curb their lack of sleep, which has been linked with poor health, bad
grades, car crashes and other problems, the American Academy of Pediatrics
says in a new policy.
The influential group says teens are especially at risk; for them, "chronic
sleep loss has increasingly become the norm."
Studies have found that most U.S. students in middle school and high school
don... more »
What Will It Take For Either The U.S. Or China To Decide To Go To War With The Other?
*Photo Credit*: Reuters/Hyungwon Kang
*When Might a Great Power War Make Sense? -- Ankit Panda, The Diplomat*
What will it take for either the U.S. or China to decide to go to war with
the other?
Last week, Alex Ward discussed the potential for a great power war between
the United States and China. He framed his argument in terms of prominent
international relations scholar Robert Gilpin’s “three preconditions,” as
presented in his book War and Change in World Politics. Ward convincingly
demonstrates that each of Gilpin’s preconditions is either close to being
met in today’s world... more »
A Look At The Russian Military Tactic Of ‘Maskirovka’
Image from the Revolution Spirit
*‘Maskirovka’ Is Russian Secret War -- Paul Huard, War Is Boring*
*Sneaky tactics are an old Russian tradition*
Armed men with their faces covered by balaclavas who say they are
pro-Russian Ukrainian separatists but who possess weapons and equipment
used to equip Russian special forces.
A convoy of more than 200 vehicles that the Russian government said carried
humanitarian relief for people in war-ravaged eastern Ukraine, yet many of
the vehicles inspected by customs officials at the Russian-Ukrainian border
were nearly empty.
Earlier in August, ... more »
A Cat Named Peaches
A Cat Named Peaches from Spike EP on Vimeo.
*Peaches Geldof inquest told she hid heroin in sweet box Peaches Geldof's
husband Tom Cohen says the 25-year-old presenter had started using heroin
again in February this year as inquest hears there was no evidence she
intended to take her own life*
The fatal heroin dose that killed Peaches Geldof was discovered in a box
containing sweets, an inquest has heard.
The 25-year-old mother of two was found dead in April in the spare bedroom
of her home in Kent, with her 11-month old son Phaedra, close by in another
room.
Having successfully ... more »
Bob Geldof and African Depopulation
African Depopulation - The True Reason for Bob Geldof's Knighthood from Spike
EP on Vimeo.
Ethiopian charity scam. Millions of dollars in Western aid for victims of
the Ethiopian famine of 1984-85 was siphoned off by rebels to buy weapons,
a BBC investigation finds. Former rebel leaders told the BBC that they
posed as merchants in meetings with charity workers to get aid money. They
used the cash to fund attempts to overthrow the government of the time. One
rebel leader estimated $95m (£63m) - from Western governments and charities
including Band Aid - was channelled into the rebe... more »
ISIS: AN EXCUSE FOR WAR WITH SYRIA
The US is further ramping up its involvement in the Levant as the Islamic
State threat grows. On Tuesday, the Obama administration revealed it will
conduct surveillance flights over Syria to monitor the radical jihadists
that have taken control of large portions of the country. Longtime foes,
the US and Syria both announced they are not working together on the
operation, and Foreign Minister Walid al-Moallem warned that while
surveillance is acceptable, unilateral strikes will be viewed as acts of
aggression. Matt Southworth of the Friends Committee on National
Legislation speaks ... more »
Iraq / Syria Regional War Updates ( August 27 , 2014 ) - Mission Sprint underway ----From R2P of Yazidi( until finding there weren't thousands trapped on a mountain ) , to bombing areas around Erbil and Mosul Dam ( to protect Embassy in Erbil and retake Mosul Dam ) , potential creep to bombiing in Anbar and plotting to bomb in Syria --- US Surveillance Flights A Step Toward Expanding War Into Syria Pretext for Strike Remains Unclear......
Anti War.....
US Surveillance Flights A Step Toward Expanding War Into SyriaPretext for
Strike Remains Unclear
by Jason Ditz, August 26, 2014
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Officials confirmed the move toward surveillance flights over ISIS targets
in Syria, leaving somewhat open the question of when the US is going to
start launching airstrikes against targets inside Syria, expanding the Iraq
War across the border.
Yet it’s not really a question of if, but when, as the surveillance flights
are clearly the first step toward such attacks. The primary question is how
to start launching such at... more »
How Not to Write About Rotherham
Sexual violence against women and girls comes in all skin colours, all
languages, all forms of religious belief. One would hope its tacit
acceptance by institutions laying claim to the protection of the most
vulnerable lies in the distant past. But the report into the institutional
silence, if not *silencing* of the victims of a Pakistani-descent
paedophile gang shows this appalling abuse is not part of our uncomfortable
yesterdays. It's contemporary, it's here, and lives are still being broken
by sexual predators who rape children with seeming impunity.
Evidently, a lot of serious... more »
Amazon Gets All Twitchy
We have long argued about the logic of joining up the media dots. Some see
this as merging the technology and using one technology architecture to
deliver all services. Others see the services as remaining separate and
simply offering a ‘one stop’ consumer umbrella, which collectively makes it
difficult to compete with.
This week Amazon has acquired games streaming service Twitchfor a cool $1
billion ($973 million). Twitch claims to be the fourth largest generator of
peak load Internet traffic, which is greater than Hulu, Facebook and
Amazon. According to Twitch it has quickly b... more »
Leveraging Laureen: Part 2
So, how's that "leveraging Laureen" strategy going for the heartless,
soulless CONservative government of Canada?
Judging from this piece from APTN (video), not well.
Herr Harper made his annual pilgrimage to the North, taking the First Cat
Lady with him, and while he declined to answer any questions atall atall,
Laureen deigned to answer a question about hungry children in the North
with a word salad on corporate wonderfulness.
Really, watch the video at the APTN link, and more importantly, listen to
the tone of it.
Wouldn't it be grand if other media outlets turned a similar crit... more »
Pentagon's top-secret hypersonic weapon explodes in mystery Alaska fireball: Flaming missile that can hit anywhere on Earth in an hour lights up the sky
Kodiak photographer Scott Wight watched the launch from Cape Greville in
Chiniak
Weapon able to travel at speeds of up to 3,500mph and strike anywhere on
Earth in hours
*Me thinks it can't strike anywhere if some force keeps it from leaving the
launch pad...just sayin'.... *
*-AK*
*Pentagon's top-secret hypersonic weapon explodes in mystery Alaska
fireball: Flaming missile that can hit anywhere on Earth in an hour lights
up the sky*
*Rocket carrying an experimental Army strike weapon exploded early Monday
after taking off from a launch pad in Alaska*
Kodiak photographer Scott Wigh... more »
Ebola - The Military Connection (The New African, No. 339, December 17, 1996)
Ebola - The Military Connection (The New African, No. 339, December 17,
1996) from Spike EP on Vimeo.
This segment sets forth information indicating that the deadly Ebola virus
that has emerged in Africa may be a man-made virus that was developed in
Western biological warfare programs. Relying on information presented in a
German television documentary and accessed in a magazine called The New
African, the broadcast notes that the epidemiology of the disease makes
little sense and that the institutions dealing with the disease are
intimately connected to Western BW institutions. A... more »
The Future of British Defence
[image: HMS Diamond]The 2010 British Strategic Security and Defence Review
(SDSR) begun with an unambiguous statement of intent; ‘Our country has
always had global responsibilities and global ambitions.
We have a proud history of standing up for the values we believe in and we
should have no less ambition for our country in the decades to come’. It
then goes on to outline how this might be achieved.
Britain must be ‘more thoughtful, more strategic and more coordinated in
the way we advance our interests and protect our national security’. But
since 2010 the record has not reflecte... more »
StarWhackers Inc. - Dirk Benedict
StarWhackers Inc. - Dirk Benedict of The A-Team Describes Having Lunch with
a StarWhacker
from Spike EP on Vimeo.
Dirk Benedict (born March 1, 1945) is an American movie, television and
stage actor who played the characters Lieutenant Templeton "Faceman" Peck
in The A-Team television series and Lieutenant Starbuck in the original
Battlestar Galactica film and television series. He is the author of
Confessions of a Kamikaze Cowboy.
"Female terrorist does not regret murder of 15 civilians" including 8 children
http://youtu.be/HP-uWEQhFHs
Partners in peace? Love life as much as Jews and Christians?
For The Earth Suffers - by M.N. Hopkins
*For the Earth suffers as do all life forms on Earth. Balance must be
regained. More of the Heavenly knowledge and wisdom must be filtered
through your learning systems so that a renewal of energy occurs. *
*The ancients still had this knowledge of how to bridge the gap between
life and death or Heaven and Earth. The old ones could open a hole in the
veil that separates the worlds and gain useful information or knowledge
that would benefit the many. *
*This information was freely shared and expected from the others in the
tribe or clan or whatever name you have given these s... more »
Cristobal, Marie on animated global wind map
Finally, one may see some exciting realtime pictures on the global wind map
(click here to get the interactive app; TRF instructions are available,
too).
Yes, the hurricane approaching the Bermudas (East of Florida) is called
Cristobal. The Pacific hurricane West of California is called Marie.
By clicking around, I was only able to find a spot with 83 km/h in
Cristobal while the same number I achieved inside Marie after a minute was
91 km/h. Marie is a stronger, more destructive hurricane because she is
female.
Look how boring the hurricanes look on the U.S. National Hurric... more »
Who Is To Blame For The Rise Of The Islamic State?
Screenshot from Islamic State video
*How The US, Its Allies, And Its Enemies All Made ISIS Possible -- Zack
Beauchamp, VOX*
Who is to blame for the rise of Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS)? The
group's stunning military advances in Iraq and Syria have, together, built
the most important safe haven for Islamic extremists since Taliban-held
Afghanistan, and possibly ever. So it is important to understand where ISIS
came from — and how it got so strong.
The truth, as usual, isn't simple. No one person or group can be blamed for
ISIS's rise. The Iraqi and Syrian governments play... more »
Change The World Wednesday (#CTWW) - Listen
Welcome to Change The World Wednesday (#CTWW)!
Wondering how to live greener? You've come to the right place. Each week we
challenge ourselves to try a new task ... or "amp up" something we're
already doing. We raise our awareness, learn from each other and develop
Eco-friendly skills which will improve our lives and protect our planet.
Doing so together gives us power ... the power to Change The World!
If this is your first visit, please click HERE for information and a
complete list of all the challenges we've taken on so far.
This post contains great information and I encourage ... more »
Chaos Is....A Quote from Jose Saramago
*“Chaos is merely order waiting to be deciphered”*
Jose Saramago
About this author
*José de Sousa Saramago* (pronounced [ʒuˈzɛ sɐɾɐˈmagu]) is a Nobel-laureate
Portuguese novelist, playwright and journalist. He was a member of the
Portuguese Communist Party.
His works, some of which can be seen as allegories, commonly present
subversive perspectives on historic events, emphasizing the human factor
rather than the officially sanctioned story. Saramago was awarded the Nobel
Prize for literature in 1998. He founded the National Front for the Defense
of Culture (Li... more »
Test missile fired at QF-16
On a dry, clear summer morning, Michael Macwilliam readied the QF-16 aerial
target for its first live fire test.
Macwilliam is no stranger to the F-16. “I flew F-16s my whole career, since
1985,” said Macwilliam. He now works for Boeing on the QF-16 program, which
modified six F-16s to fly unmanned as aerial targets.
Macwilliam is responsible for getting the jet ready to fly unmanned, and
this time ground-to-air missiles were fired at the jet.
Read more
Picture Of The Day
*LAUNCHING FLARES*
Air Force Capts. Andrew Glowa, left, and William Piepenbring launch flares
from two A-10C Thunderbolt IIs, Aug. 18, 2014, over southern Georgia. The
pilots are with the 74th Fighter Squadron, Moody Air Force Base, Ga. U.S.
Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Jamal D. Sutter
China unveils most advanced drone at 2014 Peace Mission drill
China's military drones participated in the Shanghai Cooperation
Organization (SCO) anti-terror drills in Inner Mongolia for the first time
on Tuesday.
Participating in the live fire drills, the drone, who's model was
unidentified, shot off several missiles during the rehearsal, said Shen
Jinke, spokesman of China Air force.
"The drone, tasked with surveillance, reconnaissance and ground attacks,
will play a vital role in fighting against terrorism," he said.
Read more
Russia to upgrade radar in Kazakhstan involved in testing Moscow’s missile defense
Neman-P radar
Russia is upgrading the experimental radar Neman-P, located in Kazakhstan
at the Sary-Shagan test site, which is part of the Kapustin Yar proving
ground.
The work is to be completed by 2016, Defense Ministry’s strategic missile
force spokesman, Major Dmitry Andreyev, has told ITAR-TASS.
“The Neman radar was used to monitor the air space situation and confirm
flight parameters of target missiles in testing the missile defencse system
A-135,” Andreyev recalled.
Read more
'I was scared of being called a racist.'
Time after time in the coverage of the Rotherham sex abuse cases I've heard
people say that they or others had been put off investigating these claims
because of fear of being called a racist.
That's what the politically correct forces in this country have done.
They've made people scared to defend innocent young girls from paedophile
gangs because to be branded a racist is considered the worst thing that
could happen.
So too few people were brave enough to point out that most of the victims
were white or of mixed race, while all too often the perpetrators came from
Britain's P... more »
Turkey delays missile defense decision until end of year
[image: FD2000 (HQ-9)]The Defense Industry Undersecretariat announced that
the tender process for the Long-Range Missile Defense System Project, one
of the biggest projects of the defense industry, which Chinese, American
and Italian-French companies have entered, has been postponed for the third
time to Dec. 31.
According to information compiled by an Anadolu Agency (AA) correspondent,
the project carried out in order to ensure air defense at low/middle/high
altitudes and at long-ranges, was initiated with the decision of Defense
Industry Executive Board (SSİK) chaired by Prime Mi... more »
China Will Sell HJ-12 Missiles That Can Destroy America’s Best Tanks
The Chinese regime is putting the finishing touches on its new HJ-12
anti-tank missiles. Its soldiers will be toting around the new weapons,
which can destroy modern third-generation tanks, and China is also planning
to sell the portable missile systems.
The HJ-12 is an anti-tank weapon. It’s able to target tanks close to 2.5
miles away, according to China Daily, the English edition of China’s
state-owned People’s Daily.
China’s previous-generation anti-tank weapons have shown up in the hands of
rebel groups around the world, including with ISIS. The video shows Islamic
combatants... more »
'Condom to fuck more advertising of all times' According to the Portuguese to English translation anyway!
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Devon warship seizes £21 million cocaine after boat pursuit
[image: HMS Argyll]A Devon-based Royal Navy warship has seized nearly 600
kilos of cocaine with a UK street value of £21million after a 12-hour
pursuit across the Caribbean.
After receiving information that a suspicious-looking vessel had been
spotted by a maritime patrol aircraft, Plymouth-based HMS Argyll, which is
on counter-narcotic operations in the region, deployed to intercept it.
Once she closed on the boat, the ship launched her onboard Lynx helicopter
to confirm it was acting in a way typical of drug smugglers, before sending
her sea boats across to capture the crew and co... more »
Working Towards F-22s for the Canadian Air Force
[image: F-22 Raptor]As a longtime advocate for Canada’s acquisition of the
F-22 Raptor, I fine it disappointing to see little real progress being made
towards a more mature view of Canada’s national defense policies.
Indeed, we appear to going backwards, thereby making the acquisition of
truly world-class military hardware even further away than it was back in
2011 when hopes were high soon after the Conservative Party took office
with a majority government. One fears the influence of too many
libertarians, and not enough conservatives, in the current right-of-center
political mili... more »
Chopper Scam: Italian Firm Barred from Future Defence Contracts, But Will Continue Current Deals
[image: Future INS Vikrant]India will continue to buy weapon systems and
hardware from Italian defence equipment firm Finmeccannica, which, along
with its subsidiaries, has been accused of paying huge kickbacks to clinch
a Rs. 3650-crore defence deal to supply VVIP helicopters.
But the defence ministry has clarified that Finmeccannica won't be
considered for any new projects or acquisitions.
The 12 helicopters, meant to ferry VVIPs like the Prime Minister and the
President, were made by Britain-based company AugustaWestland, a subsidiary
of Finmeccannica. India had put on hold all p... more »
Walter Cronkite - Conspiracy Theorist
*"Before I begin, I say to you that security is an indispensable pillar of
human life and that free men do not forfeit their security, contrary to
Bush's claim that we hate freedom.*
*If so, then let him explain to us why we don't strike for example -
Sweden? "*
M̶i̶c̶h̶a̶e̶l̶ ̶M̶o̶o̶r̶e̶
"Usama Bin Laden",
October 2004
*CRONKITE, on October Surprise 2004: *
*"So now the question is basically, right now, how will this affect the
election? And I have a feeling that it could tilt the election a bit. *
*In fact, I'm a little inclined to think that Karl Rove, the political
manager a... more »
Minister chides public, calls “barefoot scientist’” achievements modest
[image: Truong Sa SSM]While the public and the media have showered praise
on “barefoot scientists”, or farmers who have made new machinery, the
Minister of Science and Technology Nguyen Quan has called their
achievements “modest”, and chided the public and media for describing them
as “inventions”.
Not all of these inventors are farmers; some are businesspeople. For
example, a story about the first made-in-Vietnam combatant submarine
appeared in local newspapers four months ago.
Phan Boi Tran, a composite material engineer, is the inventor of the Yet
Kieu 1 mini submarine. It runs o... more »
Arun Jaitley to review Scorpene submarine project in Mumbai today
[image: Scorpene class SSK]Defence Minister Arun Jaitley will on Monday
review Scorpene submarine project here.
The six Scorpenes are being constructed at the Mazagon Dockyards Limited
(MDL) in Mumbai under Project-75 under technology transfer from French firm
DCNS.
The first of the six Scorpene submarines ordered by the Indian Navy from
DCNS in 2005, as part of the technology transfer between the two countries,
will be rolled out by 2014.
Read more
Russia Playing Politics With Alleged Submarine Confrontations
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[image: Virginia class SSN]Confrontations—and alleged
confrontations—between the Russian armed forces and those of the United
States, Europe and Japan have been on the uptick in recent weeks. The
encounters have paced a general decline in relations between Russia and the
West over events in the Ukraine.
This month Russian media have reported two alleged anti-submarine warfare
operations undertaken against American and Japanese submarines. The
confrontations are reminiscent of similar events during the Cold War, in
which submarines of the Soviet Union, the United States and her allie... more »
Japanese submarine experts visit Adelaide, sparking fears for shipbuilding future
[image: Soryu class SSK]The South Australian Government wants an
explanation from Canberra about the visit of Japanese submarine experts to
Adelaide.
The group toured shipbuilding company ASC's base in Osborne yesterday,
heightening fears the Federal Government may build the next generation of
submarines overseas.
South Australian Defence Industries Minister Martin Hamilton-Smith said he
knew nothing of the trip.
Read more
Is The U.S. Entering An Age Of Small And 'Dirty' Wars?
U.S. Marines Corps Cpl. David Calle, left, Cpl. Kevin Midgley, center, and
1st Lt. Patrick Ford, right, observe surrounding compounds during a
security patrol in Nad Ali district in Helmand province, Afghanistan, Aug.
11, 2014. Patrols are conducted to disrupt enemy operations against the
Bastion-Leatherneck Complex. Ford is the platoon commander, Midgley is a
machine gunner and Calle is a vehicle commander assigned to Bravo Company,
1st Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. John A.
Martinez Jr.
*US Entering New Era Of Dirty Wars? -- Russell Crandall, Amer... more »
Reforming Drug, Alcohol Offenders: 2 Promising Programs
Essentially this is managed parole which engages the offender rapidly
with a clear set of rules and penalties that are stiff enough to encourage
compliance and quick enough that there is no desire to engage the whole
legal system itself. The sentence is active and not simply forgotten and
parked somewhere.Better folks are responding well to the program and that
alone suggests that this needs to become universal. It will not solve all
problems but it could well resolve the majority of the cases and that is
huge At some point the war on drugs will end and the statistics will
subs... more »
North Korea Building Missile Submarine
[image: Kim Jong Un]U.S. intelligence agencies believe North Korea is
building a submarine capable of launching ballistic missiles, potentially
increasing the threat posed by the nuclear-armed rogue state.
A missile launch tube on a North Korean submarine was observed recently by
U.S. intelligence agencies and is raising new concerns about the missile
and nuclear threat from the communist regime in Pyongyang, according to two
defense officials familiar with reports of the development.
Pentagon spokesman Lt. Col. Jeffrey Pool declined to comment on the North
Korean missile submarine ... more »
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*We're running out of food!*
*So says the gullible Justin Gillis of the NYT -- completely ignoring all
the facts. Take for instance the current situation in icy Canada: “In
Western Canada, we’re moving from a huge glut of wheat to still a pretty
big carry-over, but by no means the kind of over-supply we had in the last
year. And in 2013: “Canola - Nationally, canola production increased 29.5%
from 2012 to a record 18.0 million tonnes; “Wheat: Farmers reported record
wheat production of 37.5 million tonnes, a 38.0% increase from 2012.". The
only crop not a record in 2013 was Ba... more »
The U.S. Military Celebrates National Dog Day
Today the #DoD celebrates the courage of canines and thanks them for
serving beside our troops #NationalDogDay pic.twitter.com/Mp8ZGA8TIm
— U.S. Dept of Defense (@DeptofDefense) August 26, 2014
*National Dog Day Turns Into Military Canine Lovefest On Twitter --
Washington Post*
Perhaps you’ve heard that today is National Dog Day. According to the
website devoted to the occasion, it was founded in 2004 to honor dogs for
“their endearing patience, unquestioning loyalty, for their work protecting
our streets, homes and families.”
The holiday sparked the hash tag #NationalDogDay, in ... more »
That's what happens when earth fu*ks with space..."
*"Jimi Hendrix was given a tab of acid just before his show at Madison
Square Garden where he was playing with Buddy Miles and Bill Cox. *
*The audience, as well as Hendrix, were completely freaked out by his
irrational behavior. *
*The result was that Hendrix was discredited."*
- Mae Brussell,
Helter Skelter, Gimme Shelter
"The aborted 1/70 BOG show at MSG is one if the strangest chapters in Jimi
history. Exactly what went down is shrouded in mystery. All we know for
certain is Jimi's condition was dubious and after two songs he refused to
continue closing the BOG.
Buddy Mil... more »
The Growing U.S. - China Submarine Rivalry
Photo: Via Sinodefence.com
*U.S.-China Rivalry Simmers Underseas -- Wall Street Journal*
Pentagon Concerned About Beijing's Expanded Submarine Forces
SHANGHAI—A close midair encounter between U.S. and Chinese military planes
last week reflected long-running tensions in the skies—a rivalry that is
building under the waters below, as well.
The Defense Department didn't explain the mission for the U.S. Navy P-8
aircraft—a plane designed to track submarines—that was intercepted by a
Chinese J-11 fighter over the South China Sea to the east of China's Hainan
Island on Aug. 19. U.S. off... more »
Musical Interlude: Liquid Mind, “Through My Eyes (Nebulae)”
Liquid Mind, “Through My Eyes (Nebulae)”
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1HTgHuUuDQg
U.S. And Chinese Military Officials Meet To Discuss Rules Of Behavior After Last Weeks Jet Intercept
A Chinese J-11 fighter jet is seen flying near a U.S. Navy P-8 Poseidon
about 215 km (135 miles) east of China's Hainan Island in this U.S.
Department of Defense handout photo taken August 19, 2014. Credit:
Reuters/U.S. Navy/Handout
*U.S., Chinese Officials To Meet At Pentagon After Jet Intercept -- Reuters*
(Reuters) - U.S. and Chinese military officials will hold talks on rules of
behavior at the Pentagon on Tuesday and Wednesday, a U.S. official said,
days after the United States denounced a "dangerous" Chinese jet intercept
of a U.S. Navy patrol plane.
Last Tuesday, a Chinese ... more »
Rickie Lee Jones Helped Alan Grayson Win His Primary Today
Rickie Lee Jones has been working on her next album in New Orleans. Over
the weekend she took some time off to travel to Orlando to help Alan
Grayson turn out the vote for today's primary-- which he won with 75% of
the vote. At a musical event in downtown Orlando, Grayson introduced her to
his supporters and staff by reading the lyrics to one of his favorite songs
from *The Evening of my Best Day*, her 2003 album. The song (below), "Ugly
Man" questions what George W. Bush was doing to America and it was not a
sentiment most artists were brave enough to express… at least not for
an... more »
Northrop Grumman Unveils The XS-1 Military Space Plane
Artist's concept of the space plane being designed by Northrop Grumman,
with help from Scaled Composites and Virgin Galactic, for DARPA's XS-1
program.Northrop Grumman
*Northrop Grumman Unveils Concept For XS-1 Military Space Plane -- FOX
News/Space.com*
The world is starting to get a better idea of what the U.S. military's
proposed new space plane might look like.
Last week, aerospace firm Northrop Grumman released artwork depicting its
conception of the XS-1 space plane, which it's designing under a $3.9
million contract from the U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency
(... more »
"Being Human: A Personal Credo"
"Being Human: A Personal Credo"
by John Robbins
"There is so much pain and death in our times. This is not an easy time to
be a person of conscience and feeling. It can be terribly hard today to
stay in touch with your deep soul. It can seem all but impossible to keep
your love alive. The world has a way of blowing relentless hurricane winds
at our little flickering candles of faith.
This is what I have to say at this time in history. I stand here in the
face of the anguish of our time, and I affirm that it is possible to see it
all, to gaze fully into the abyss, and yet not becom... more »
"A Look to the Heavens"
“Here is one of the largest objects that anyone will ever see on the sky.
Each of these fuzzy blobs is a galaxy, together making up the Perseus
Cluster, one of the closest clusters of galaxies. The cluster is seen
through a foreground of faint stars in our own Milky Way Galaxy.
*Click image for larger size.*
Near the cluster center, roughly 250 million light-years away, is the
cluster's dominant galaxy NGC 1275, seen above as a large galaxy on the
image left. A prodigious source of x-rays and radio emission, NGC 1275
accretes matter as gas and galaxies fall into it. The Perseus Clus... more »
The Arab Gulf Alliance Is On The Verge Of Breaking Up And Threatening Some Of The World's Largest Oil Fields
*Fractures In Arab Gulf Alliance A Greater Threat To Oil Security Than
Islamic State -- Andrew Critchlow, The Telegraph*
*Break up of the Gulf Co-operation Council could threaten world's largest
oil fields as Saudi Arabia and Qatar lock horns over alleged support for
Islamists.*
In 1981 six Arab monarchies, which today control about a fifth of the
world’s oil supply, formed the Gulf Co-operation Council (GCC).
As the war between Iraq and Iran intensified, the Sunni Arab sheikhdoms of
the Gulf peninsula - Saudi Arabia, Oman, United Arab Emirates (UAE),
Kuwait, Bahrain and Qatar - ... more »
"Where They Went..."
"If there are no dogs in Heaven,
then when I die I want to go where they went."
- Will Rogers
"How Could You? A Dog's Story"
*"How Could You? A Dog's Story"*
by Jim Willis
"When I was a puppy I entertained you with my antics and made you laugh.
You called me your child and despite a number of chewed shoes and a couple
of murdered throw pillows, I became your best friend. Whenever I was "bad,"
you'd shake your finger at me and ask "How could you?" - but then you'd
relent and roll me over for a bellyrub.
My housetraining took a little longer than expected, because you were
terribly busy, but we worked on that together. I remember those nights of
nuzzling you in bed, listening to your confidences and secre... more »
The Poet: David Wagoner, "Getting There"
* "Getting There"*
"You take a final step and, look, suddenly
You're there. You've arrived
At the one place all your drudgery was aimed for:
This common ground
Where you stretch out, pressing your cheek to sandstone.
What did you want to be?
You'll remember soon.
You feel like tinder under a burning glass,
A luminous point of change.
The sky is pulsing against the cracked horizon,
Holding it firm till the arrival of stars
In time with your heartbeats.
Like wind etching rock, you've made a lasting impression
On the self you were,
By having come all this way through all this welter
Unde... more »
Chet Raymo, "That Cottage of Darkness"
*"That Cottage of Darkness"*
by Chet Raymo
"Theresa asked those of us who count ourselves agnostic to comment on
Julian Barnes' new book "Nothing To Be Frightened Of," reviewed by Garrison
Keillor in the New York Times Book Review. Barnes, a professed agnostic,
writes about his obsessive preoccupation with death at age sixty-two.
Apparently (according to Keillor) it is a rather gloomy book, redeemed by
affectionate family reminiscences. Since I have not read the book, I cannot
comment on it, but I think what Theresa wants from us is testimony as to
how agnostics deal with the prosp... more »
The Daily "Near You?"
Grays, Thurrock, United Kingdom. Thanks for stopping by.
"You Ever Wonder?"
“Centuries ago, sailors on long voyages used to leave a pair of pigs on
every deserted island. Or they'd leave a pair of goats. Either way, on any
future visit, the island would be a source of meat. These islands, they
were pristine. These were home to breeds of birds with no natural
predators. Breeds of birds that lived nowhere else on earth. The plants
there, without enemies, they evolved without thorns or poisons. Without
predators and enemies, these islands, they were paradise. The sailors, the
next time they visited these islands, the only things still there would be
herds of ... more »
Paulo Coelho, “What’s The Price?”
*“What’s The Price?”*
by Paulo Coelho
“Is the price of living a dream much higher than the price of living
without daring to dream?” asked the disciple. The master took him to a
clothes store. There, he asked him to try on a suit in exactly his size.
The disciple obeyed, and was very amazed at the quality of the clothes.
Then the master asked him to try on the same suit – but this time a size
much bigger than his own. The disciple did as he was asked. “This one is no
use. It’s too big.” “How much are these suits?” the master asked the shop
attendant. “They both cost the same price.... more »
Moffat Acredits the Memes - Did Anyone Notice the Floor...?
Mackey’s Encyclopedia of Freemasonry discusses the symbol of the the mosaic
pavement:
*“The mosaic pavement in an old symbol of the Order. It is met with in the
earliest rituals of the last century. It is classed among the ornaments of
the lodge along with the indented tessel and the blazing star. Its
party-colored stones of black and white have been readily and appropriately
interpreted as symbols of the evil and good of human life.”*
*!kcoR s'teL*
*.mooR gnitiaW eht si sihT*
There's also BIG overtones there, commenting on the fact that very soon,
the Doctor essenti... more »
U.S. Enlisting The Help of Allies To Widen The War Against The Islamic State
*U.S. Mobilizes Allies To Widen Assault On ISIS -- New York Times*
WASHINGTON — The United States has begun to mobilize a broad coalition of
allies behind potential American military action in Syria and is moving
toward expanded airstrikes in northern Iraq, administration officials said
on Tuesday.
President Obama, the officials said, was broadening his campaign against
the Sunni militants of the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria and nearing a
decision to authorize airstrikes and airdrops of food and water around the
northern Iraqi town of Amerli, home to members of Iraq’s Turkmen m... more »
[Videos] Unintended consequences from US foreign policy threatening Iraq turmoil + Importance of Mosul Dam for Iraq's economy
*Unintended consequences from US foreign policy threatening Iraq turmoil.
Source: CCTV America. Date Published: August 26, 2014. Description:*
When looking at what's happening in the current turmoil in Iraq, U.S.
foreign policies play an important role.For more on this topic of
unintended consequences of how they might play in the U.S.' current mission
in Iraq and what we can learn from previous conflicts, here is an interview
with Daveed Gartenstein-Ross, the senior fellow at the Foundation for
Defense of Democracies.
*Importance of Mosul Dam for Iraq's economy. Source: CCTV Am... more »
7 Nations Have Agreed To Arm The Kurds Against The Islamic State
*US: 7 European States To Arm Kurds In Iraq -- Voice of America*
U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel says seven European governments have
agreed to join the United States in supplying weaponry to Kurdish forces
battling Islamic State extremists in northern Iraq.
A Pentagon statement Tuesday said Britain, Canada, Albania and Croatia will
join Denmark, Italy and France in providing "urgently needed" arms and
equipment to the Kurds.
Islamic State jihadists overran large areas of northern and western Iraq in
June. Earlier this month, they pushed Kurdish forces back toward their
region... more »
Bob Geldof: My Children Think I'm a Tiresome Loser
*[And so sometimes, I have them killed...]*
Justin Burglar will not do time
How appropriate that the misguide UTE who
wandered into Justin's kitchen
will not be cooking
in the big house
In fact he got a carte blanche
for being a UTE and
under the influence
Which is the way everything used to be
a crime was something
that hurt somebody
not just wandering around
getting high
making a sensible mistake
in that state
There was nothing wrong with that world
making little events crimes
moves us one step closer
to the all seeing mind
Proof That People Are Reversing ALS, Lou Gehrig's
Steve Shackel, diagnosed 1994 Heather Callaghan
I mentioned the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge in a recent article highlighting
the social guiding that came with all the "disease awareness" we've been
involuntarily immersed in via the media in the last few weeks. ALS meaning
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS), often referred to as “Lou Gehrig’s
Disease,” meaning in short, a progressive neurodegenerative disease. Those
challenged during the campaign were compelled to dump a bucket of ice water
on their heads while video recording and challenging three more people to
do the same, or el... more »
A Summary On Today's Talks Between Russian President Putin And Ukrainian President Poroshenko
*Vladimir Putin And Petro Poroshenko In Late Night Talks Agree On Need To
End Bloodshed -- The Telegraph*
Presidents of Russia and Ukraine appear divided over interpretation of
negotiation outcome
Ukraine's president said Wednesday that Vladimir Putin accepts the
principles of a peace plan for Ukraine but the Russian leader insisted that
only Kiev can reach a ceasefire deal with the pro-Moscow separatists.
Following meetings between Putin and Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko
that included a one-on-one session that stretched into the night, there was
no indication of a quick ... more »
Mercedes Lynn de Uriarte : Ferguson: Living through the replay
We seem repeatedly surprised by the anger generated by educational
inequity, vanished jobs, income disparities, lost affordable housing, and
racial and ethnic profiling. By Mercedes Lynn de Uriarte | The Rag Blog |
August 26, 2014 Like many other Americans, … finish reading Mercedes Lynn
de Uriarte :
Ferguson: Living through the replay
US Launches Surveillance Flights Over Syria: ISIS Eliminates Syrian Air Defenses
Brandon Turbeville
Right on schedule and as many researchers, including myself, predicted, the
Western-backed and engineered rise of ISIS across Iraq and the most likely
staged Foley beheading video is now being used as justification for the
violation of Syrian airspace, itself only the precursor to “targeted
airstrikes” inside Syria.
According to the New York Times, the Obama administration authorized
surveillance flights over Syrian airspace over the weekend. Defense
officials stated Monday evening that the US military is sending both manned
and unmanned (drones) surveillance ... more »
MH17 Fully Exposed! You Won't Believe the Shocking Truth
*James Corbett*
When Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 went down on July 17, 2014, we were
immediately inundated with base propaganda trying to convince us that the
shootdown could be traced back to the Kremlin. But what was this rush to
judgement based on? What have we learned about the crash since then? Why
has MH17 completely disappeared from the news cycle? And who really stood
to benefit from the disaster? Find out the answers to these questions and
more in this week's edition of The Corbett Report.
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