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World News Briefs -- November 12, 2014
*Philae Touches Down On The Surface Of A Comet -- CNN*
London (CNN) -- Touchdown! The Philae probe has landed on the surface of a
comet, scientists from the European Space Agency (ESA) announced Wednesday.
It is the first time a soft landing has been achieved on a comet.
Shortly after news came, the probe tweeted: "Touchdown! My new address:
67P!"
"This is a big step for human civilization," ESA director Jean-Jacques
Dordain told colleagues who had waited anxiously for confirmation of the
landing. "The biggest problem with success is it looks easy."
And William Shatner,who played... more »
Obamacare architect, Jonathan Gruber, can't keep his mouth shut and the hole he's been digging keeps getting deeper...
*all the while trying to control his flapping hands while dropping the
"basically" bomb.*
and
telling us we're stupid because we're "misreading" the law.
and
we're not "sensibly" reading the law
and
stating: "Why would congress write a law that unraveled itself?"
Why indeed, Jonathan?
Perhaps someone should have read it before passing it.
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*Liberals Are Killing the Liberal Arts*
*What's happening to freedom of speech at universities is a weird
combination of infantilization and Fascism*
On campuses across the country, hostility toward unpopular ideas has become
so irrational that many students, and some faculty members, now openly
oppose freedom of speech. The hypersensitive consider the mere discussion
of the topic of censorship to be potentially traumatic. Those who try to
protect academic freedom and the ability of the academy to discuss the
world as it is are swimming against the current. In such an atmosphere,... more »
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Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- November 12, 2014
U.S. President Barack Obama (L) and Chinese President Xi Jinping shake
hands at the end of their news conference in the Great Hall of the People
in Beijing November 12, 2014 (Reuters / Kevin Lamarque)
*U.S., China To Announce Deals To Reduce Military Tensions: Report --
Reuters*
(Reuters) - The United States and China are planning to announce military
agreements aimed at reducing the possibility of confrontation between the
two powers, the Wall Street Journal reported on Tuesday, quoting unnamed
U.S. officials.
The Journal said one of the agreements to be unveiled on Wednesday by ... more »
IMITATIONS OF NEWS: The place to go for cherry-picked news!
*WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 12, 2014Part 3—Rachel keeps conning her viewers:*
Yesterday, the children were clowning hard at the new Salon.
Did you know there were this many lunkheads on the face of the Earth? That
they could all be gathered under one roof?
The children offered two different posts about an important recent matter.
On Fox, Megyn Kelly almost said “Fuckabee” instead of Huckabee!
This troubling matter was offered to help us see how dumb Kelly is. No one
bothered to offer recent ratings:
*Total national audience, 9 PM and 12 midnightThursday, November 6, 2014*
Megyn Kelly, F... more »
NATO: Russian Marked Military Forces Have Been Crossing Into Ukraine For The Past Week
*Ukraine Crisis: Russian Troops Crossed Border, Nato Says -- BBC*
Nato has seen columns of Russian military equipment and Russian combat
troops entering Ukraine this week, its top commander said.
"Russian tanks, Russian artillery, Russian air defence systems and Russian
combat troops" were sighted, US Gen Philip Breedlove said in Bulgaria.
Russia has consistently denied sending troops into eastern Ukraine to
bolster pro-Russian separatist rebels there.
However, the rebels have admitted being helped by "volunteers" from Russia.
*Read more* ....
*My Comment: *This is a major milit... more »
Some Book Publishing Tips
Yesterday, I was part of a panel at Carleton organized to provide other
profs/students with suggestions about how to get their stuff published in
book form. The Canadian process is different from the American process, so
I spent my ten minutes on the lessons I learned from my experiences with
American publishers. What did I
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Sandy Hook Was A False Flag Operation And A Massive Hoax: FBI States Clearly That Sandy Hook Was An Operation Where NOBODY Died!
It is time to put the fraud of the so called "shooting" at "Sandy Hook
Elementary School" on the morning of December 14th, 2012 out of its misery
once and for all..... From the moment that fraud "shooting" occurred, I and
others were not fooled and saw so many holes in the official story that it
looked like swiss cheese.. We have endured the wrath of fools and idiots
since the time of that fraud shooting where NOBODY died who have had the
nerve to call themselves "truth seekers" and now have been fully exposed as
nothing more than agents working to ruin our efforts to expose
crimin... more »
Understanding Anbar Pt. XIII Gen Nouri Fahadawi And Col Said Fahadawi
Anbar has a long history of being both a center for the insurgency and
opposition to it. The many tribes in the governorate have gone back and
forth over whether to oppose the government or not, and that continues into
the present day. In fact there are many parallels between post-03 Anbar and
today with authorities mistreating the population leading to armed
opposition, and then turning on the Islamist militants. General Nouri
al-Fahadawi who was the head of intelligence and security in Anbar and
Colonel Said al-Fahadawi who was a SWAT commander explained some of this
history in ... more »
Ethics concerns over 'Native American Encyclopedia'
Ethics
and copyright concerns over 'Native American Encyclopedia' online
Letter to the Editor
Ethics concerns over
Native American Encyclopedia
Censored News
I'm hoping you might be able to help.
I have some serious concerns about a web site called "Native American
Encyclopedia" (NAE) http://nativeamericanencyclopedia.com/
1. It is pulling in an increasing amount of visitors who are
November 12rh Musings
In 1914 Canada's population stood at around 8 million. Our economy was
productive enough that we were able to mobilize over half-a-million
citizens (mostly men) for the war. This was, technically, a remarkable
achievement. It was an achievement met by more or less all of the
combatants. Never before had it been possible to mobilize so many
inhabitants for the wasteful business of war without producing immediate
mass starvation and economic collapse. (Although, eventually, the absence
of men in the farmer's fields did produce starvation in Germany. And there
was collapse in the Russi... more »
Que tengas un hermoso día donde quiera que estés...
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More on Coalition Meeting at Southside Middle School
from Chalkbeat Tennessee:
The Shelby County Teachers Coalition meeting will take place at Southside
Middle School at 5:30 p.m. [on November 13] and is open to the Memphis
community. The coalition bills itself as an effort to inform parents about
the process in which the state takes over low-performing schools and hands
them over to charter schools or directly runs them.
. . . the coalition accuses the Achievement School District of “hijacking
our schools,” “stealing public education funds,” “giving their friends our
buildings” for “private” charter schools that “select the students ... more »
US 'Strategic Patience' Policy Toward North Korea Not Working
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un observes a shelling drill of a long-range
artillery sub-unit in this undated photo released by North Korea's Korean
Central News Agency late last week. (KCNA/Reuters)
*US 'Strategic Patience' Policy Toward North Korea Not Working, Analysts
Say -- Wyatt Olson, Stars and Stripes*
North Korea’s development of missile technology and the production of
plutonium and uranium used for nuclear weapons have advanced unabated under
President Barack Obama’s policy of “strategic patience,” analysts say.
“If you straight-line into the future, the threat is going ... more »
Genetically Engineered Potato Now Approved by USDA
*Anastasia Pantsios* - The U.S. Department of Agriculture just approved a
new GMO potato, engineered for reduced bruising and browning...
The post Genetically Engineered Potato Now Approved by USDA appeared first
on Waking Times.
Paul Krassner : The six dumbest decisions of my life
We’re talking really dangerous dumb decisions that continue to make me
humble. By Paul Krassner | The Rag Blog | November 12, 2014 I’m talking
here about seriously dumb decisions, not those minor regrets like that time
in 1970 when … finish reading Paul Krassner :
The six dumbest decisions of my life
The Phony Warrior
http://www.ctvnews.ca /
Now that Remembrance Day is over, Thomas Walkom reminds his readers that a
day that was set aside to honour the sacrifices of many is now being used
by one man to pave his way back into office:
Patriotism is powerful tonic. The wanton killing of W.O. Patrice Vincent
and Cpl. Nathan Cirillo reignited the militant side of Canadian patriotism,
a side that — following the disaster of the Afghan War — had been in
abeyance.
The prime minister understands this well. It explains his decision to
abruptly interrupt... more »
China Is Ramping Up Its Anti-West Message
*In New China, ‘Hostile’ West Is Still Derided -- New York Times*
BEIJING — Even as his government was making red-carpet plans to host
President Obama this week, the Chinese president, Xi Jinping, praised a
young blogger whose writing is best known here for its anti-American
vitriol.
In one widely circulated essay published by state news outlets titled “Nine
Knockout Blows in America’s Cold War Against China,” the blogger, Zhou
Xiaoping, argued that American culture was “eroding the moral foundation
and self-confidence of the Chinese people.” He compared unfavorable
American news... more »
Full Marijuana Legalization Is Inevitable ... But You Can't Sell "Getting Trashed"
*by Gaius Publius*
I've written before that three progressive issues have turned the corner in
public acceptance, not at the same time, but in series, one after the
other. Those three are:
▪ Marriage equality for same-sex partners
▪ Marijuana legalization
▪ Acceptance of the fact of human-caused climate change
Each is further along than the issue listed below it, but in all three
cases, the train has left the station, never to return.
*Fifty-State Marriage Equality Is Obviously Inevitable*
The first of these issues to reach "inevitability" was the marriage
equality movement. Pu... more »
U.K. Ministry Of Defense Is Warning Top Officials To Not Have Sex With Beautiful Young Women In China Or Russia
RIA Novosti/Evgeny Biyatov
*Don't Have Sex With Beautiful Young Women, MoD Warns Senior Officials
Before Postings To Russia And China -- Daily Mail*
* Russian security services 'may use honey traps to blackmail personnel'
* British officials warned to avoid sexual encounters in leaked report
* Tactic was used extensively and effectively during the Cold War
Top military officials have been warned not to have sex with attractive
women in Russia or China in case they are spies, it has been reported.
A leaked document says agents of the FSB, Russia's intelligence service and
successor ... more »
A Look At The Russian Military
*The Russian Military -- Jonathan Masters, Council On Foreign Relations*
The Russian military suffered years of neglect after the Soviet collapse
and no longer casts the shadow of a global superpower. However, the Russian
armed forces are in the midst of a historic overhaul with significant
consequences for Eurasian politics and security. Russian officials say the
reforms are necessary to bring a Cold War-era military into the
twenty-first century, but many Western analysts fear they will enable
Moscow to pursue a more aggressive foreign policy, often relying on force
to coerce it... more »
Live It Up Big Easy Style With Easy Jambalaya
There's something special about Southern food. It's warm, it's comforting,
it's bad for your health, and it tastes so good. And I love it.
One of my favorite dishes is jambalaya. It's comfort food at its best. And
this jambalaya recipe is easy to prepare.
*INGREDIENTS*
1 lb. ground sausage
1-2 chicken breasts, cut into small pieces
1/2 green bell pepper, diced
1/2 red bell pepper, diced
2-3 stalks celery, chopped
1 garlic clove, chopped
1 Tbsp. parsley
1 Tbsp. basil
1 Tbsp. oregano
2 cups long grain white rice
2 cups tomato sauce
2 cups chicken broth
1-2 Tbsp. hot sauce
1 Tbsp. butter... more »
No complete breakdown between US and Israel yet: Kevin Barrett
"And there’s really no political faction [that can oppose them], with the
possible exception of if people in the US military and intelligence
community ever got completely fed up with the Zionists and perhaps felt
that there was an existential threat to the US…and their (the Zionists')
assets were going to blow up more buildings in America, like they did on
9/11, or they were going to nuke the American cities, God forbid...then we
might see an anti-Zionist pro-Constitution coup d'etat in which the Zionist
agents once and for all would be weeded out of positions of power here in
th... more »
Why Is The White House Permitting China An Opportunity To Have A Close Look At Some U.S. Air Force Secrets?
A U.S. Air Force C-17 Globemaster III aircraft lands at Schoover Field,
Fort Hunter Liggett, Calif., on May 14, 2011. DoD photo by Staff Sgt.
Donald R. Allen, U.S. Air Force
*Why The US Sent A C-17 To A Chinese Air Show Despite Concerns Inside The
Pentagon -- Gordon Lubold and Marcus Weisgerber, Defense One*
The U.S. military sent a giant C-17 cargo plane to an air show in China
this week as a way to strengthen its relationship with the People’s
Liberation Army there, despite fears among security and policy experts that
doing so puts American technology secrets in jeopardy and also... more »
Democracy and Freedom in Harperland
*A guest post by Pamela Mac Neil*
There have been Canadian Prime Ministers I have disliked and Prime
Ministers whose ideas I have disagreed with. I have never however, with any
of these Prime Ministers, worried about losing our democracy and
consequently our freedom. That is until Stephen Harper as our PM was given
a majority government in 2011. I knew what he was capable of before he got
his majority, but I never worried as long as he had minority governments.
When he got his majority, I took notice and proceeded to study him closely
on a daily basis. I have concluded that he is a d... more »
Trey Gowdy on Jonathan Gruber...
*“If you want to see how stupid our fellow citizens are, take a look at
last Tuesday night, because they rejected you, this bill and this
administration.”*
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*As Obama Announces 'Ambitious' New CO2 Reduction Targets, China Agrees to
Unspecified Cuts*
*Hot air. He can have all the targets he likes but he won't be around long
enough to do much about them. He can't control the future. Such targets are
a matter for Congress anyway and they would only stick with bipartisan
support -- which they won't get. He is just blowing smoke*
President Obama in Beijing on Wednesday declared far-reaching new targets
for reducing U.S. greenhouse gas emissions, and for the first time, China
agreed to cut its emissions of carbon dioxide and other gases... more »
e.u. advocate general ruling strongly supports claim of war resister andré shepherd
The fight for justice for US war resisters took a major step forward
yesterday, with a ruling strongly in favour of war resister André Shepherd.
In the legal case of U.S. AWOL soldier André Shepherd (37) the European
Court of Justice Advocate General, Eleanor Sharpton, today published her
final opinion. This official statement contains guiding deliberations for
the interpretation of the so-called Qualification Directive of the European
Union. Amongst other considerations, these rules state that those
endangered by prosecution or punishment for refusal to perform military
service inv... more »
ZEROHEDGE: Greece Has Solved Its Unemployment Problem: Slavery
*Greece seems to be a test bed for what the financial interests in Europe
want to do on a larger scale. After being derided for years as one of the
PIIGS countries (can you think of a more derogatory acronym?) and being
pumped and dumped through billions of international denominated loans in
Euros, Greece now reaches this new low of "voluntary" servitude? Maybe
they will get little gold stars on their resumes like kindergarten children
get on their finger paintings from the teacher?*
*Greece has a rich history of democracy and advanced thought, its origins
most likely are galactic... more »
Benjamin Fulford: Signs of cabal defeat are now obvious but, expect one last big push for war
*Views below are solely those of Benjamin Fulford and not necessarily those
of this blog. Consider all data but use your internal discernment as many
conflicting agendas are now in play on this planet. -AK*
Signs of cabal defeat are now obvious but, expect one last big push for war
by Benjamin Fulford
Tuesday, November 11, 2014
The signs of cabal defeat are now proliferating to an extent that can no
longer be hidden from any but the most deeply brainwashed people in the
West. The most obvious sign is the APEC meeting winding up today in China.
There three of the world’s largest ... more »
Radically Sustainable Earthships
*Video - *Here are some very cool videos of how earthship homes are made.
The post Radically Sustainable Earthships appeared first on Waking Times.
The European Arrest Warrant - an inconvenient fact that seems to be being ignored by such as the BBC
In all of the coverage of the European Arrest Warrant there seems to be one
inconvenient fact that's being ignored. From Wikipedia:
The European Arrest Warrant was established by an EU framework decision in
2002.[5] Framework decisions were legal instruments of the third pillar of
the European Community akin to directives and only take effect when
implemented by EU member states by transposing them into their domestic
law. The European Arrest Warrant replaced the 1957 European Convention on
Extradition (ECE) which had previously governed extraditions between most
member states, and... more »
HMS Triumph submarine to undergo eight-month refit
[image: HMS Triumph (S-93)]The UK Royal Navy's seventh and last
Trafalgar-class nuclear-powered submarine, HMS Triumph, is set to undergo
an eight-month refurbishment programme in Faslane, UK.
As part of the programme, which follows its ten-month patrolling deployment
in UK waters, the submarine will spend three months out of the water in the
shiplift.
HMS Triumph commanding officer commander David Filtness said: "Triumph, the
platform and her people, has been working extremely hard for the last two
years.
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US Air Force Awards Lockheed Martin Majority Share Of Paveway II Plus Laser Guided Bomb Contract
[image: Paveway II Plus Laser Guided Bomb]Lockheed Martin received a $40.3
million contract from the U.S. Air Force for follow-on production of
Paveway II Plus Laser Guided Bomb (LGB) kits.
The contract represents the majority share of fiscal year 2014 funding and
the eighth award under the five-year indefinite delivery, indefinite
quantity contract. Deliveries will begin in June 2015 and will include
computer control groups and airfoil groups for GBU-10 and GBU-12 bombs. The
Paveway II Plus LGB kits incorporate an upgraded laser guidance package,
significantly improving overall sys... more »
Russia ensures supplies of missiles for Chinese fighter jets without Ukraine — official
[image: R-73 (AA-11 Archer), R-60 (AA-8 Aphid), and middle range missiles
R-27T (AA-10 Alamo-B) and R-27R (AA-10 Alamo-A)]Russia fully ensures
supplies of air launched weapons for Chinese fighters based on Russia-made
Sukhoi jets without Ukraine, director-general of Tactical Missiles
Corporation Boris Obnosov told TASS on Tuesday.
“The list of air launched weapons used at Chinese Sukhoi fighters is
supplied by the Tactical Missiles Corporation without Ukraine,” he said.
“Earlier, Ukraine supplied the R-27 air-to-air missiles. Enterprises of the
Tactical Missiles Corporation manufact... more »
FA-50s committed to better defense of peninsula
[image: F/A-50 Golden Eagle]FA-50, Korea's first homegrown light
attack-aircraft, was used on its first official mission late last month and
Air Force Lt. Col. Cho Sang-hwan described deployment of the plane as a
"watershed in the history" of the Korean military.
On Oct. 30, the Air Force held a ceremony to celebrate the airplane's
operational deployment, which was attended by President Park Geun-hye.
The FA-50 is a variant of the T-50 supersonic trainer jet, manufactured by
Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI).
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Women J-10 fighter pilots make debut
China's first group of women fighter pilots of the J-10 fighter jet, have
made their debut in an airshow that opened in the country's southern city
of Zhuhai in Guangdong Province.
The five pilots performed an aerobatic display during the show, which has
attracted over 700 companies from around the world.
Now in its tenth year, China International Aviation and Aerospace
Exhibition is one of the world’s top five aviation and aerospace forums.
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US Rules Out Delivery Of F-16s To Iraq Citing Security Concerns
[image: F-16 Fighting Falcon]Iraq will not take delivery of 36 F-16 fighter
aircraft after the United States expressed security concerns surrounding
the delivery of the aircraft.
Instead, the Pentagon will send them to Tucson, Arizona where the Iraqi
pilots are training.
“We had talked earlier in the summer about F-16s that the Iraqis had
purchased,” Defense Department spokesman Col. Steven Warren said in a press
conference Monday.
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Why the US Sent a C-17 to a Chinese Air Show Despite Concerns Inside the Pentagon
[image: C-17 Globemaster III]The U.S. military sent a giant C-17 cargo
plane to an air show in China this week as a way to strengthen its
relationship with the People’s Liberation Army there, despite fears among
security and policy experts that doing so puts American technology secrets
in jeopardy and also risks angering an important Asia ally.
The decision to send a Boeing C-17 Globemaster III to the China
International Aviation and Aerospace Exhibition at the Zhuhai Jinwan
airport starting Tuesday is fraught for a number of reasons, defense and
security officials told Defense One,... more »
Australian official confirms Taranis test location
[image: Taranis UAS]A senior Royal Australian Air Force official has
confirmed flight testing of the BAE Systems-led Taranis unmanned combat air
system demonstrator took place at the nation’s Woomera test range, removing
a classification status previously imposed by the UK Ministry of Defence.
Speaking during a 5 November eventto mark forthcoming changes to the
management of the range complex in South Australia, Air Cdre Stephen
Osborne, Commander Aerospace Operational Support Group, said: “Woomera is
the recognised home of military unmanned aerial systems testing in
Australia, and ... more »
NASA's Orion capsule heads to Cape launch pad
NASA's Orion capsule is on its way to a Cape Canaveral launch pad.
The exploration spacecraft targeting an unmanned first test flight on Dec.
4 departed a Kennedy Space Center processing facility at 8:54 p.m. Tuesday
to start a 22-mile journey to Launch Complex 37 at Cape Canaveral Air Force
Station.
The seven-story, 50,000-pound stack including test versions of Orion's crew
and service modules and a launch abort system is expected to take about six
hours to roll past KSC's Vehicle Assembly Building and launch pad 39B
before heading south to its seaside pad.
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China Flight Tests New Stealth Jet During Obama Visit
China’s military upstaged the Asian economic summit in Beijing this week by
conducting flights tests of a new stealth jet prototype, as the White House
called on Beijing to halt its cyber attacks.
Demonstration flights by the new J-31 fighter jet—China’s second new
radar-evading warplane—were a key feature at a major arms show in Zhuhai,
located near Macau, on Monday.
The J-31 flights coincided with President Obama’s visit to Beijing for the
Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit meeting. In a speech and meetings
with Chinese leaders, Obama called on China to curtail cyber theft ... more »
Gabon orders Nexter turrets for its patrol boats
[image: Nexter Narwhal gun turret]Gabon has ordered four 15A naval mounts
and a 20 mm Narwhal remote controlled gun turret from Nexter Systems to
equip its Raidco RPB20 patrol boats and new 58 metre offshore patrol vessel.
Nexter said the weapon systems will enable the Gabonese navy to effectively
combat piracy and will contribute to the protection of Gabonese national
waters.
Gabon On October 29 ordered a 58 metre long OPV50 offshore patrol vessel
from Piriou, which will be built through the Piriou-DCNS Kership joint
venture, and the refurbished ex-French Navy P400 patrol vessel Ta... more »
Turkish submarine heads to Cape Greco, baffles NATO
[image: Preveze class SSK]A Turkish submarine abruptly left manoeuvres
during a NATO exercise and sailed off the eastern coast of Cyprus near Cape
Greco, reports local TV station Sigmalive.
The sub sailed near "blocks 3 and 13 of the Cyprus EEZ passed between
Cypriot boats and foreign ships”, the channel reported.
The submarine was taking part in "Blue Whale", a NATO naval military
exercise, which started Monday in the Mediterranean.
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Rosetta: landing on the comet is underway
European Space Agency's Rosetta spacecraft has been in outer space since
2004. Minutes ago, it began the maneuvers to send a fridge-sized module,
Philae, to the comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko that it's been "orbiting"
for some time. (If you evaluate the previous sentence: do you think that
Russia is invading Europe or vice versa?)
Note that Rosetta is named after the Rosetta stone, a stony document
released by an ancient Greek king from the Ptolemy dynasty, and Philae is
an island on Nile where something important with hieroglyphs on it (an
object similar to the Rosetta stone) was ... more »
Chinese submarines to get a new, long range cruise missile
[image: CM-708UNA submarine-launched ASCM]A cruise missile designed to be
launched from attack submarines was unveiled today at Airshow China. The
new missile, designated CM-708UNA, was developed by Aerospace Science and
Industry Corporation (CASIC).
Company sources confirmed the missile has entered production. The CM-708UNA
is launched by torpedo tube and is therefore adaptable to conventional
submarines (not equipped with vertical launchers).
The missile employs an inertial navigation and satellite navigation for
mid-course guidance, using a radar seeker for terminal homing. The... more »
Reversible Tractor Beam can Repel and Attract Objects
[image: Dr Vladlen Shvedov (left) and Dr Cyril Hnatovsky (right) with a
magnified projection of th...]
It is a good start that demonstrates theory is correct. It will be a long
time before we get one or get one that can be used in practical
situations. Yet this is a step up from simple imagination.
The tractor beam has been a staple of science ficton from the beginning.
However else can you move objects in space without engaging massive
hardware?
Now we wait a long time.
*Reversible tractor beam can repel and attract objects *
*By Richard Moss*
*October 20, 2014*... more »
Investing in Junk Armies
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The fundamental problem that i have with all this is that i find it almost
impossible to believe anyone could be so stupid. Yet it has all really
happened. Iraq and Syria is largely a hollowed out military hulk that
cannot be reconstituted in any appreciably way. It just takes way too long
and the culture is not yet, it ever, supporting the process.
The practical solution would be for the Turks to march in and occupy it all
as an interim measure that then leads to a Sunni Confederacy at least and
possibly a Kurdish Free State as well. The Tu... more »
Historic Bilateral Climate Agreement Between the US and China
Here was my Tweet the other day. Today we have an answer. Tweeps, best case
scenario on climate coming out of APEC? — Josh Busby (@busbyj2) November 7,
2014 If you went to bed early on Tuesday night, you might have missed some
very big news out of Obama-Xi meeting in Beijing, other than announcements
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The Pentagon Wants A Flying Aircraft Carrier
Darpa has invited people to submit ideas for future 'aircraft carriers in
the sky.' The hopes is that these flying fortresses will someday carry,
launch and recover multiple swarms of potentially deadly drones anywhere in
the world. Artist's impression pictured
*Could The Avengers' Helicarrier Become A Reality? US Military Is
Developing A Flying Aircraft Carrier To Launch Swarms Of Drones -- Daily
Mail*
* Darpa has invited people to submit ideas for a 'flying aircraft carrier'
* The concept resembles Helicarrier used in the 2012 film, The Avengers
* It could overcome current limits ... more »
The Day Is Fast Approaching When Robots And Software Decides Who Gets Killed And Who Does Not On The Battlefield
A Long Range Anti-Ship Missile prototype, launched by a B-1 bomber, is
designed to maneuver without human control. Credit Defense Advanced
Research Projects Agency
*Fearing Bombs That Can Pick Whom to Kill -- New York Times*
On a bright fall day last year off the coast of Southern California, an Air
Force B-1 bomber launched an experimental missile that may herald the
future of warfare.
Initially, pilots aboard the plane directed the missile, but halfway to its
destination, it severed communication with its operators. Alone, without
human oversight, the missile decided which of t... more »
Gates Is At It Again: The Common Core-centered “Collaborative for Student Success”
Billionaire Bill Gates really wants the Common Core State Standards (CCSS)
for “mass” education. In 2008, two well-positioned individuals asked Gates
to pay for “state led” CCSS supposedly “launched in 2009 by state leaders,
including governors and state commissioners of education from 48 states,
two territories and the District of Columbia”. One was edupreneur David
Coleman, […]
Will U.S./NATO Attack Pakistan? US Leaving Bases In Afghanistan To Counter Pak's Nukes - Najam Sethi
*A photo from an anti-NATO protest in Pakistan in November 2011. Source.*
*Wikipedia: *
Najam Sethi is the 16th and former (caretaker) chief minister of Punjab. He
is an award-winning yet controversial Pakistani journalist, editor, and
media personality, the editor-in-chief of The Friday Times, a Lahore based
political weekly, and previously the editor of Daily Times and Daily Aajkal
newspapers.
In 1999, he was arrested by Inter-Services Intelligence following an
interview with the British Broadcasting Corporation on government
corruption, and detained for almost a month withou... more »
Musical Interlude: David Schombert, “A Space Journey”
David Schombert, “A Space Journey”
- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Un5SEJ8MyPc
Is Haim Saban Any Better Than Sheldon Adelson?
Adelson and Saban with the Israeli American Council guy
In 2000 I found myself in a car with state Senator Adam Schiff and his
parents on our way to an event in a mansion on the West Side. Schiff was in
the midst of what turned out to be the most expensive congressional
campaign in American history at the time-- against villainous impeachment
manager and right-wing ideologue James Rogan. The Pasadena-Burbank-Glendale
district was changing demographically and this was to be Rogan's last
term-- but we didn't know that at the time. A decade later the district is
D+20 and Republicans don... more »
Change The World Wednesday (#CTWW) - Unnecessary Things
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 »
Future Soldiers Will Be Wearing Wearable Robots
*An Entire Platoon Wearing Wearable Robots -- CBS*
The military's Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) lab
creates stunning inventions that could help our service members stay one
step ahead when answering the call of duty.
Those creative and skillful minds gave "CBS This Morning" a sneak peek at
technology you may have thought only existed in your dreams, reports CBS
News correspondent Chip Reid.
When Jason Kerestes goes for a run, he gets a boost from a strange
contraption he wears on his back. He calls it "Airlegs."
"It basically makes you feel like you have bigge... more »
Revealing True History: The Last Day Of World War I Was One Of Pure Genocide And Murder!
Today is Remembrance Day here in Canada... On This date some 96 years ago,
an Armistice was declared at the 11th hour of November 11th, 1918....
According to "official" history, all fighting on the so called "Western
Front" ended at exactly that hour between the German army and the Allied
forces.... But as usual, not everything told about that last day of World
War I is exactly as it seems....
I want to present the following very important video that shows some true
history and facts about that fateful day in 1918 when the First World War
officially came to an end... This video is e... more »
@plthomasedd stops me in my tracks. But now I’m rudderless.
PostEverything picked up the following from friend and colleague, Dr. Paul
Thomas: Stop blaming poor parents for their children’s limited vocabulary.
Essentially, acknowledging that the parents of low income students of color
are somehow hindering their children’s performance in reading perpetuates
deficit thinking: Deficit perspectives are those that identify a person or
a condition by […]
Some Hard Truths In The War Against The Islamic State
*The Spy Who Told Me: Can We Handle the Truth About the Islamic State? --
John McLaughlin, OZY*
It’s been two months to the day since President Barack Obama announced an
accelerated attack against the so-called Islamic State. So what are the
hard realities we’re dealing with? And, given that U.S. officials say it
could take up to a year to train and field a ground force to combat the
Islamic State in Syria, where will we stand a year from now?
A number of harsh realities are staring us in the face, each a reminder of
the agonizing choices ahead:
*Read more* ....
*My Comment:* A ... more »
"A Look to the Heavens"
“Look through the cosmic cloud cataloged as NGC 281 and it's almost easy to
miss stars of open cluster IC 1590. But, formed within the nebula, that
cluster's young, massive stars ultimately power the pervasive nebular glow.
The eye-catching shapes looming in this portrait of NGC 281 are sculpted
columns and dense dust globules seen in silhouette, eroded by intense,
energetic winds and radiation from the hot cluster stars. If they survive
long enough, the dusty structures could also be sites of future star
formation.
* Click image for larger size.*
Playfully called the Pacman Nebula ... more »
Chet Raymo, “Morning Stars”
*“Morning Stars”*
by Chet Raymo
“For some years this William Blake watercolor hung in my living room, blown
up photographically to enormous size (that was back in my darkroom days).
An illustration from The Book of Job: "When the morning stars sang
together..." The original watercolor is small, not a lot larger than what
you will get if you click on the image here...
*Click image for larger size.*
That's Job and his family at the bottom, enclosed by the thickest clouds,
representing the flesh. Under the Lord's left arm is the Moon goddess
Diana, the heart or feeling, delicately hol... more »
“20 Quotes on Dealing with Button-Pushers”
*“20 Quotes on Dealing with Button-Pushers”*
by Dr. Stephanie Sarkis, Ph.D.
"We all know the type. The people that seem to instinctively know just how
to irritate and anger us. Everyone has buttons that get pushed, and
everyone has at least one button-pusher in his or her life. Read on for
quotes on how to deal with those people that just know how to drive you up
a wall.
"Knowing your own darkness is the best method for dealing with the
darknesses of other people." - Carl Jung
"When dealing with people, remember you are not dealing with creatures of
logic, but with creatures of e... more »
The Daily "Near You?"
Ovid, Michigan, USA. Thanks for stopping by.
"Where All The Contradictions Flow Together..."
"We have been to the moon, we have charted the depths of the ocean and
the heart of the atom, but we have a fear of looking inward to ourselves
because we sense that is where all the contradictions flow together."
- Terence McKenna
Paulo Coelho, "Heaven and Hell"
"Heaven and Hell"
by Paulo Coelho
"A man, his horse and his dog were traveling down a road. When they were
passing by a gigantic tree, a bolt of lightning struck and they all fell
dead on the spot. But the man did not realize that he had already left this
world, so he went on walking with his two animals; sometimes the dead take
time to understand their new condition…
The journey was very long, uphill, the sun was strong and they were covered
in sweat and very thirsty. They were desperately in need of water. At a
bend in the road they spotted a magnificent gateway, all in marble, w... more »
G. Parthasarathy On India's Contributions In Afghanistan
*Wikipedia:*
Gopalapuram Parthasarathy also known as G. Parthasarathy (born 13 May 1940)
is a Indian diplomat and author. He remained Ambassador of India to
Myanmar, 1992-95, High Commissioner of India to Australia (1995-98), High
Commissioner of India to Pakistan (1998-2000) and High Commissioner of
India, Cyprus (1990-92).
He is popularly regarded as a "hawk" when it comes to matters of India's
defence and policy towards Pakistan and terrorism. He co-authored a book
with ex-Pakistan Foreign Secretary, Dr. Humayun Khan. The book, Diplomatic
Divide, debates the issues that divide... more »
"Emerging Courageous: Walking through Your Fear"
*"Emerging Courageous: Walking through Your Fear"*
by The DailyOm
"Frequently, in walking through our fear, we discover that the strength of
our fright was out of sync with reality. The situations, activities, and
individuals that frighten us remain static. Their relative intensity does
not change. Fear, on the other hand, self-magnifies. It is when you are
afraid and envisioning all that might go wrong that the energy underlying
your fear grows. A tiny flicker of anxiety can easily develop into a terror
that manifests itself physically and eventually paralyzes you into
inaction. T... more »
"To Live In This World..."
“To live in this world, you must be able to do three things: to love what
is mortal;
to hold it against your bones knowing your own life depends on it;
and, when the time comes to let it go, to let it go”
- Mary Oliver
"OK, So Here's The Real Story Of Where 'OK' Comes From"
*"OK, So Here's The Real Story Of Where 'OK' Comes From"*
By Jacqueline Howard
"OK" is certainly one of the most common expressions in the English language-
and one of the most versatile. After all, it can be used as an adjective, a
noun, and a verb. But what do the letters in OK stand for? And where did
the expression come from in the first place? Over the years, a variety of
explanations have been offered. Some have argued that OK came from the
Native American Indian tribe Choctaw's word "okeh." Others have suggested
it came from a word in the Wolof language of Sub-Saharan Af... more »
Be Careful What the West Says
Former Chairman of the NATO Military Committee and Chief of Staff of the
German Federal Armed Forces Harald Kujat: I don't believe in evidence of
Russian invasion.
A Soldier's Prayer
Prayer Before Battle
When 'neath the rumble of the guns,I lead my men against the Huns,'Tis then
I feel so all alone and weak and scared,And oft I wonder how I dared,Accept
the task of leading men.I wonder, worry, fret, and then I pray,Oh God! Who
promised oftTo humble men a listening ear,Now in my spirit's troubled state,Draw
near, dear God, draw near, draw near.Make me more willing to obey,Help me
to merit my command,And if this be my fatal day,Reach out, Oh God, Thy
Guiding Hand,And lead me down that deep, dark vale.These men of mine must
never knowHow much afraid I really am,Hel... more »
Libya Updates ( November 11 , 2014 ) Political scene as well as battleground updates in tragically unstable Libya.
Evening Tweets....
Good Morning Libya ....
*Good Morning Libya* @Morning_LY · 11h11 hours ago
“From dialogue with boycotting MPs, to dialogue with the expired GNC. #Libya's
division game sponsored by UN”: HoR MP
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*Good Morning Libya* @Morning_LY · Nov 10
#Libya | Preparations underway in #Tripoli for its armed rebellion against
the Dawn militias on Nov 15th. #Gharghour
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*Good Morning Libya* @Morning_LY · Nov 10
Jihadist groups in #L... more »
Many people seem more optimistic than I am that President Obama and Chairman Wheeler will preserve Net neutrality
*by Ken*
President Obama is feeling some love at the moment, *finally*, over what
appears to be a strong stand taken in the statement released
yesterdayseeming to commit him to the protection of Net neutrality -- you
know, like he promised when he was running for president way back whenever
that was. What's more, the president's statement was complemented by a
statement, appearing simultaenously, as if by magic, from Obama appointee,
chairman of the of-course-independent FCC, sounding as if Chairman Tom
might be shifting toward a similar stand, which comes as something of a
surpr... more »
Russia's Economy Is Starting To Stagnate
*Russia Seen “In Denial” As Economy Stagnates -- Rob Garver, The Fiscal
Times*
Hobbled by international sanctions, low energy prices and a currency that
has lost much of its value in the past year, the Russian economy will
likely see virtually no economic growth through 2017, according to the
country’s central bank.
The country’s faltering economy raises questions about how long Russian
President Vladimir Putin can maintain his current sky-high favorability
rating with the Russian people in the face of increased economic privation.
The Russian leader is currently in a double bind:... more »
Unlock The Door To Our Holographic Reality
*RJ Spina* - As we rapidly ascend and awaken the questioning of just what
our reality is cannot be ignored.
The post Unlock The Door To Our Holographic Reality appeared first on Waking
Times.
Ravitch Backs AFT Corporate Innovation Fund Grants to Keep Common Core Alive
For those who have denied the danger that Diane Ravitch represents to the
testing resistance movement, have a look at this latest attempt to garner
support for Weingarten's latest efforts to keep alive the maggot-infested
body of Common Core.
Despite the efforts of the Gates Foundation and others to treat the Common
Core standards as an iron-clad document, as tablets chiseled in stone,
which may be added to but never changed, the American Federation of
Teachers has awarded grants to its affiliates in New York and Connecticut
to review, and where necessary, rewrite the standards. ... more »
Police Deny Eric Frein's Attorney Access To Him
(Apparently, when you NEED your rights, you don't get them. If you DON'T
need them, you THINK you have them. Rights appear to be a popularity
contest, not rights. If you're not popular, you don't get your rights. If
you're not breaking any laws and don't need your rights, they tell you that
you have them.)
A few weeks back I made a post entitled:
*I Don't Believe The Eric Frein "Diary" Story*
Since I wrote the above post, "officials" have caught Eric Frein. In
addition to all the lies, anomalies, and ridiculous non-believable stories
"officials" told us throughout the Eric Frein ... more »
Rebel Controlled East Ukraine Is Being Flooded With Russian Troops
Maxim Zmeyev/Reuters
*Thousands of Putin’s Troops Now in Ukraine, Analysts Say -- Shane Harris,
Daily Beast*
*The fragile peace in Ukraine is being threatened by an influx of gear and
armed men. What’s the Kremlin’s next step?*
Eyewitnesses have spotted hundreds of Russian-made vehicles and heavy
munitions moving into eastern Ukraine. Thousands of Russian troops are on
the border -- and thousands more may already be inside Ukraine, if one
informed estimate is to be believed.
The steady, and by several accounts heavy, buildup of troops and military
equipment along Ukraine’s border... more »
The Economy: “Let Them Eat... Student Debt”
*“Let Them Eat... Student Debt”*
by Mark St. Cyr
“This past Friday I like many others were waiting for my comedic coffee
break to be broadcast over the financial media outlets. When the set up was
told I grinned in amusement and expectation. When the punchline was
delivered I almost fell off my chair as I buckled in uncontrollable
laughter. That punchline? The unemployment rate now stands at 5.8% Now
that’s comedy! Just when I felt my sides couldn’t take any more unbeknownst
to me the preceding line of comedic humor unleashed by the so-called “smart
crowd” was one line of ridiculou... more »
Michael James : Spreading the word and the love with ‘The Heartland Journal,’ 1979-2005
I was in a phase of life when I was trying to integrate radical politics,
spirituality, and personal growth and development. By Michael James | The
Rag Blog | November 11, 2014 [In this series, Michael James is sharing
images … finish reading Michael James :
Spreading the word and the love with ‘The Heartland Journal,’ 1979-2005
Consciousness Creates Our Immaterial, Mental & Spiritual Universe
*Arjun Walia* - Modern day science, especially quantum physics, has been
catching up to ancient mysticism...
The post Consciousness Creates Our Immaterial, Mental & Spiritual Universe
appeared first on Waking Times.
Commentaries, Analysis, And Editorials -- November 11, 2014
*Image Credit: *Chinese flags image via Shutterstock
*Is There Room for the US in China’s 'Asia-Pacific Dream'? -- Shannon
Tiezzi, The Diplomat*
China’s “Asia-Pacific Dream” involves a region led by Beijing, not
Washington.
Xi Jinping is quite the dreamer. In addition to his famous “China Dream”
slogan, Xi called for pursuit of the “Asia-Pacific Dream” during an address
at this weekend’s the APEC CEO Summit. The Asia-Pacific dream is the latest
iteration of China’s vision for a united Asian community with Beijing as
its center — and with the United States noticeably absent.
Xi’s ... more »
Ebola Updates ( November 5, 2014 ) News and views on the 2014 outbreak !
Catharsis Ours - 17 hours ago
Tweets.....
*Ebola Deeply* @Eboladeeply · 14h14 hours ago
Fifth Sierra Leone doctor dies from #Ebola; apparent case drop in Liberia;
today's #Ebola news summary http://www.eboladeeply.org/articles/2014/
11/6472/ebola-executive-summary-1104/ …
*Times LIVE* @TimesLIVE 2m2 minutes ago
Hunger crashes *Ebola* fences http://www.timeslive.co.za/thetimes/2014/
11/05/hunger-crashes-ebola-fences …
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3 hours ago
*BBC Africa* @BBCAfrica 3h3 hours ago
A Sierra Leonean mortuary worker on the dangerous and often thankless task
of preparing *Ebola* vict... more »
The Rise of the Comedians
Comedy might not be new rock 'n' roll (again), but - if this is the right
word - it seems more relevant now than it has been for many a year. Or, to
be more precise, its professional practitioner: the comedian. We live in
times where spats between Frankie Boyle and Nigel Farage make the
headlines, where Russell Brand's dalliances with radical politics are the
occasion for slots on *Newsnight* and long think pieces in the *London
Review of Books*. Where sexist "comedian" Dapper Laughs is an object of
public concern for all the wrong reasons. In Italy they've gone even
further - not ... more »
The Illegal Drug That Could Help Ease Anxiety About Death
*April M. Short* - A new study looks at MDMA for treating anxiety related
to life-threatening illness.
The post The Illegal Drug That Could Help Ease Anxiety About Death appeared
first on Waking Times.
World News Briefs -- November 11, 2014 (Evenig Edition)
U.S. President Barack Obama (L) talks to China's President Xi Jinping (R)
during a meeting after participating in the Asia Pacific Economic
Cooperation (APEC) summit, at the Zhongnanhai leadership compound in
Beijing November 11, 2014. Credit: Reuters/Kim Kyung-Hoon
*U.S., China To Announce Deals To Reduce Military Tensions: Report --
Reuters*
(Reuters) - The United States and China are planning to announce military
agreements aimed at reducing the possibility of confrontation between the
two powers, the Wall Street Journal reported on Tuesday, quoting unnamed
U.S. officials.
The... more »
Veterans Day 2014
They go to fight for freedom,
but they are dying for conquest !!!
(War Is a Racket)
(the arms industry)
(permanent war economy)
(list of arms manufacturers)
(military industrial complex)
The Dietary habits of Otto von Bismarck
What Bismarck ate at the Siege of Paris (1870) :
Bismarck's secretary, Dr Moritz Busch, who kept a detailed account of the
great man's tabletalk, reveals that when he was not throwing out brutally
cynical observations on how to deal with France, or complaining at his
treatment by Moltke and the King, or discoursing on the joys of hunting in
his native Pomerania, conversation tended to revolve around the theme of
food. At length the Iron Chancellor would propound to his court his special
recipes for roast oysters; grumble that once upon a time he could devour
eleven hard-boiled eggs... more »
Videos On Pakistan's Nukes, Pakistan's Rivalry With India, And Pakistan's Support For The Taliban In Afghanistan
*Pakistan's Nukes*
*Video Title: Pakistan: The Nightmare Scenario. Date Published: November 6,
2011.*
*Video Title: Targeting Pakistani Nukes: 'Don't Mess With Us.' Source:
Salwa Khan. Date Published: May 22, 2009. Description: *
Air Commodore Khalid Banuri from the Strategic Plans Division that controls
the nuclear button in Pakistan issues a warning to foreign powers
contemplating targeting Pakistan's strategic arsenal. This is a rare public
appearance, in an interview with Ahmed Quraishi done in December 2007, when
the US media launched its most virulently anti-Pakistan campaig... more »
Angel Flight and a Soldier's Memoir...
God bless our veterans.
*A Soldier's Memoir*
Civil Liberties: “The Devil’s Bargain: The Illusion of a Trouble-Free Existence in the American Police State”
*“The Devil’s Bargain: The Illusion of a Trouble-Free *
*Existence in the American Police State”*
By John W. Whitehead
“Whether the mask is labeled fascism, democracy, or dictatorship of the
proletariat, our great adversary remains the apparatus—the bureaucracy, the
police, the military. Not the one facing us across the frontier of the
battle lines, which is not so much our enemy as our brothers’ enemy, but
the one that calls itself our protector and makes us its slaves. No matter
what the circumstances, the worst betrayal will always be to subordinate
ourselves to this apparatus an... more »
Satire: "Country on Wrong Track, Say People Who Did Not Vote"
*"Country on Wrong Track, *
*Say People Who Did Not Vote"*
by Andy Borowitz
NEW YORK (The Borowitz Report)— "The United States of America is on the
wrong track and no one is taking action to fix it, says a broad majority of
registered voters who did not vote last Tuesday. According to a new survey,
anger, frustration, and a pervasive view that the nation is moving in a
fatal direction dominated the mood of those who were doing something other
than voting on Election Day.
Exit polls involving election non-participants took place as they left
malls, nail salons, gyms, and other locat... more »
90 MILLION Taxpayer dollars misapropriated by Canadian gov. to "fight" ISIS in Iraq
* 90 Million, likely understated, and still counting taxpayer dollars*
As of October 30/14 the US *acknowledged* spending at least 1 Billion
misappropriated US taxpayer dollars to "fight" ISIS in Iraq
Cost of War on ISIS- 1 Billion dollars and counting, expanding, consuming,
growing!
This has just gotta have the military industrial complex/banking scum
rejoicing?
These are the numbers for the US. *When I get a hold of some Canadian
figures I will put them here too!*
*Today I came across the Canadian figures *and as expected they are about
1/10 of the US figures- which makes them eq... more »
Defeated Tea Party Congressman Kerry Bentivolio Is Very Bitter Towards The GOP Establishment
No one can ever accuse me of having ever said anything good about one-term
Republican soon-to-be ex-Congressman Kerry Bentivolio, a Michigan
teabagger. (Here's proof.) A reindeer farmer and Santa Claus actor tainted
with some crooked business dealings, Bentivolio became an accidental
congressman when his predecessor, Thaddeus McCotter was busted in an
electoral fraud case and was forced to resign from Congress and end his
campaign for another term. Bentivolio soon found himself in Congress, where
he was out of his depth and unable to cope. He tried aping Justin Amash's
principled... more »
Ukraine Civil War News Updates -- November 11, 2014
Military trucks are seen through a car window as they drive along a road on
the territory controlled by the self-proclaimed Donetsk People's Republic
in Makiivka (Makeyevka) in Donetsk region, eastern Ukraine, November 11,
2014. REUTERS/Maxim Zmeyev
*Ukraine Says Rebels Get Reinforcements, Shelling Batters Truce -- Reuters*
(Reuters) - Kiev accused separatists of preparing for renewed conflict in
east Ukraine on Tuesday by bringing in "Russian mercenaries" and rearming
as heavy shelling increased strains on a crumbling ceasefire.
In Berlin, the European Union's foreign affairs chie... more »
Donor Beware: Ottawa Senators' Fake Clinic Charity Re-Visited
'Tis the (ever earlier) season when you'll be hit up by various good
causes. In light of the revelation that unbeknownst to Ontario gamblers
they were helping to fund a religious anti-choice fake clinic, let's
revisit the grandmother of anti-abortion trickery stories in Canada.
I was reminded of it by commenter Sub-Boreal, who reports a similar
situation.
And it's not just lottery funds that end up funding the fake crisis
centres. Example: I was horrified to discover a couple of years ago that my
credit union gave a few thousand to a local centre after polling members on
how to di... more »
Yesterday’s re-post of an article by Paul Craig Roberts revealed the German people to have finally become so fed up with their “mainstream media’s” repeating blatant lies promulgated by the CIA, that they have stopped buying the print versions and are now even shunning their web sites. In the present re-post PCR exposes the many egregious lies wrapped up in “our” government’s Latest Jobs Report. How much longer will it take for the Americans to catch up with the Germans? PCR: “The propaganda that Americans are fed is more extreme than the propaganda of Big Brother in George Orwell’s 1984.”
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*More Lies from “Our” Government: The Latest Jobs Report*
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More Lies from “Our” Government: The Latest Jobs Report
Paul Craig Roberts
Just as the German media has destroyed its credibility with lies, the US
government is consistently destroying Washington’s credibility both with
its own citizens and the rest of the world.
Russia and China, the other two significant nuclear powers, no l... more »
“Abenomics” is testing nonsense to destruction
Japan’s irrational terror of “deflation” encouraged Japanese voters to
favour Prime Minister Abe’s experiment with “reflation”—an experiment being
performed on an unprecedented scale.
Economist Ludwig Von Mises used to say trying to “reflate” the money supply
after a catastrophic deflation was like reversing your car over someone
after just running them down, and thinking that would make them feel better.
“Abenomics” is testing that to destruction.
Japan is where the Keynesian economic model rubber hit the road. In April
2013, the Bank of Japan announced a staggering $1.4 trillion... more »
How can vets who fight in illegal wars of aggression based on lies be "honored"?
How can we, as a country, "honor" American military members who have fought
or are currently fighting in illegal wars of aggression based on lies? What
"honor" is there in invading and destroying entire countries thousands of
miles away from America, murdering millions of people in the process, who
pose absolutely no threat to the people of the United States? Since 9/11,
American foreign and military policy has essentially consisted of invading,
occupying, and destroying a number of formerly sovereign states in the
Middle East, which has been justified by a series of egregious and qu... more »
Video Of Kurdish Fighters Rescuing A Trapped Islamic State Commander Goes Viral
*Kobani Fighters Rescue Trapped, Injured ISIS 'Emir'; Video Goes Viral --
IBTimes*
A video that shows Kurdish fighters rescuing a senior ISIS commander -- an
Emir injured and trapped in a hole inside a building in Kobane -- has gone
viral.
Despite the inhuman acts in the city of Kobane, the ISIS militant was not
only rescued but also taken to a hospital by the Kurdish fighters currently
battling the invading ISIS terrorists.
In Kobane (also spelled Kobani) the Kurdish fighters have been resisting
the ISIS for over 50 days, during which the ISIS fighters have beheaded and
brutall... more »
Nov. 11: Avoiding the news....
Monday's edition, page A1, has a classic of model of how to tell the news
without really telling anything, and putting readers to peaceful slumber at
the same time. "Derailment cleanup continues at Moncton's Gordon Yard".
It's a very soothing piece of writing that reports a dangerous situation
without ever mentioning the dangerous part.
We had a derailment of sixteen cars. But only only six were oil cars,
loaded with oil sands crude; and only one had a "minor dripping leak" which
spilled 40 gallons of oil which were immediately cleaned up
In short,. nothing to see here. Keep moving,... more »
Birth Defects in Fukushima
A recent "commentary" in *The Asahi Shimbun* claims birth defects in
Fukushima no greater than anywhere else in Japan:
Okazaki, Akiko (2014, November 5). COMMENTARY: Birth defects never
increased in Fukushima Prefecture
http://ajw.asahi.com/article/views/column/AJ201411050012
The rate of birth defects in babies born in Fukushima Prefecture remains no
different from the national average even after the nuclear disaster there,
says a report recently worked out by a study group of the health
ministry.Three surveys have targeted expectant and nursing mothers in
Fukushima Prefecture f... more »
The Battle For Kobani -- News Updates November 11, 2014
*More Than 1,000 Killed In bBttle For Syria's Kobane: Monitor -- Hurriyet
Daily News/AFP*
More than 1,000 people, mostly jihadists, have been killed in Kobane since
the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) launched an offensive on
the Syrian town nearly two months ago, a monitor said Nov. 9.
ISIL jihadists, who proclaimed a "caliphate" in June straddling territory
captured in Iraq and Syria, launched their offensive for the town - also
known as Ain al-Arab - in mid-September.
"At least 1,013 people have been killed in fighting in Ain al-Arab from the
beginning of the offen... more »
9/11 - THE SENSIBLE DOUBT - Danish documentary about 9/11
In this Danish documentary architect Jan Utzon, MP Benny Engelbrecht,
professor Niels Harrit, airline captain Niels Studstrup, journalist Tommy
Hansen and artist Jacob Fuglsang discuss how 'so many things just didn't
add up' about this most legendary of Global Psy-Ops.
Foreign perspective and culture distance on this most-American of
operations is the key ingredient in this short film from Denmark.
Syrian Boy Braves Sniper Fire To Rescue Terrified Girl (Video)
*Watch: Syrian 'Hero Boy' Appears To Brave Sniper Fire To Rescue Terrified
Girl In Dramatic Video -- The Telegraph*
Amateur video which was posted on YouTube by Syrian activists, and which
cannot be independently verified, appears to show a young boy braving
sniper fire to rescue a terrified girl from under a car
A video has emerged purporting to show a young Syrian boy braving heavy
sniper fire to make a daring rescue of a small girl frozen with fear under
a car.
The one-minute clip, posted on the YouTube site of the activist Shaam News
Network channel, seems to show a boy of a... more »
Supplemental: Remember that thing from a few weeks ago?
*TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 11, 2014We refer to our fund-raising drive:* A few weeks
ago, we started our semi-annual fund-raising drive.
Then we stopped! Did that make you think it was over?
We’ve been a bit under the weather the past few weeks. If you aren’t
feeling especially well, an onerous task like a fund-raising drive will be
the first thing to go.
That said, our fund-raising wasn’t over! In this, the final week of our
drive, we’re going to say it once again:
If you want to contribute to this site, you can just click here.
Armistice Day 11/11/14
(Click
on the comic strip for a larger view.)
In 1959, Pogo creator Walt Kelly wrote:
The eleventh day of the eleventh month has always seemed to me to be
special. Even if the reason for it fell apart as the years went on, it
was a symbol of something close to the high part of the heart. Perhaps a
life that stretches through two or three wars takes its first war
rather seriously, but I still
Supplemental: Live and direct from Paris, France!
*TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 11, 2014The planet’s most foppish person:* Until today,
there was still a debate on a very basic question.
As of today, that debate has been settled. Rather plainly, Pamela
Druckerman is the most foppish person on Earth.
As usual, Druckerman’s New York Times column is live and direct from Paris,
France, scene of her various conquests and musings. She has lived in Paris
for something like a dozen years with her (inevitably) British husband, who
doesn’t seem able to spell his own last name.
According to the leading authorities, the husband in question—Simon
Kuper... more »
New Evidence Puts Man In North America 50,000 Years Ago
This is extremely important and is very welcome here. Obviously if i am
arguing for human modernism arising between 30,000 BP and 15000BP, there
had to be a human presence however scant outside the continental shelves
and it waqs likely in the form of hunting bands just as we today retain the
bushmen and could do much more if it made sense.
The paper is ten years old but has just come to my attention.
This same site has proved conclusive in confirming the comet nature of the
Clovis horizon as well and we cover that in a couple of days.
*New Evidence Puts Man In North Americ... more »
China's Banks are Getting Ready for a Debt Implosion
[image: china explosion]
It escapes me as to how that is even possible. Add in Lai Kai Chiang's
complete withdrawal from China and it behooves me to not believe anyone
else does either. In the meantime, money printing will be needed to
sustain the cycle of wealth destruction that is likely now underway.
On the other hand, the Chinese have many centuries of playing with fire of
this sort so we all may receive a remarkable lesson in currency and credit
renewal.
Assume today that all the real estate is truly underwater and will take at
least a decade to reverse.
*China's ... more »
Iran And Russia Agree To The Construction Of Eight Nuclear Reactors
Iran's Bushehr nuclear plant. (screen capture: YouTube/Nuclear Threat
Initiative)
*Russia, Iran Sign Nuclear Construction Deal For 8 Units -- RT*
Russia is to build eight nuclear power units in Iran, as a new partnership
agreement, guaranteed by the IAEA, was signed in Moscow on Tuesday.
The head of the Rosatom, Sergey Kirienko, and the chief of the Atomic
Energy Agency of Iran, Ali Akbar Salehi, signed a series of documents,
promoting the links in the field of peaceful application of atomic energy
between the countries, RIA Novosti reports.
According to the agreement, Russia is t... more »
Hello Again and Again to All That
1914
marks the centennial of the start of World War I, and Armistice Day (or
Remembrance Day, or Veterans Day) originally commemorated the Great
War's end. Back in January, William Kristol, a zealous and unrepentant
warmonger's warmonger, wrote a piece commenting on one of the great war
poems, Wilfred Owen's "Dulce et Decorum Est." The results were
illuminating – not of the poem, or Owen
Wild Bill: A gift for black people...
*you're welcome. *
U.S. Delays Delivery Of U.S. F-16s To Iraq Due To The Islamic State. Iraqi Pilots Will Be Trained In Arizona
The first Iraqi F-16s were due to be delivered to Balad Airbase earlier in
2014, but the current security sitation in Iraq means they may now remain
in the US until 2016. Source: Lockheed Martin
*U.S. Delays Delivery Of F-16 Fighter Planes To Iraq -- Wall Street Journal*
*Fighting With Islamic State Poses Security Risk*
WASHINGTON—The U.S. will delay delivery of F-16 fighter planes to Iraq for
security reasons and will instead send them to Arizona, where Iraqi pilots
are participating in a U.S.-run training program, the Defense Department
said.
Originally, the planes were to be d... more »
Wall Street Already Chose New Dem Jim Himes As The Next DCCC Chair... But Will Pelosi Ratify Their Choice?
Isn't it time for an actual *progressive* DCCC chair?
People are starting to care about who Pelosi selects as the next DCCC
chair. Given her track record for picking DCCC chairs, she's the last
person in the world who should have that task. But Rahm won so many seats,
you say? He recruited a pack of anti-working class Blue Dogs, presided over
a wave election, and almost all of his awful GOP-voting recruits were
subsequently defeated or forced to resign before being defeated. Chris Van
Hollen is at least not a Blue Dog or New Dem, but his chairmanship was
catastrophic. And then Israel... more »
The Pentagon's Plan To Defeat The Islamic State Is Dependent On Nine Well Equipped And Motivated Iraq Army Brigades
Tribal fighters take part in an intensive security deployment against
Islamic State militants in the town of Amriyat al-Falluja in Anbar
province, November 5, 2014. Credit: Reuters/Stringer
*The Pentagon’s ‘Nine-Brigade Gamble’ On Iraq -- Robert H. Scales,
Washington Post*
*Robert H. Scales, a retired Army major general, is a former commandant of
the U.S. Army War College.*
Last Friday, on a dead news night and three days after the election, the
White House announced another surge of U.S. troops to Iraq. Why now? Why so
many? And are these enough to defeat the Islamic State?
The ... more »
What Would Be The Impact On The Islamic State If Its Leader And Founder Is Dead
*How Much Does ISIS Really Need al-Baghdadi? -- Joshua Keating, Slate *
A senior aide to ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi was reportedly killed in
a U.S. airstrike over the weekend. There are also some sketchy and
unconfirmed reports that Baghdadi himself was injured.
The news is striking, in part, because of how rarely we hear anything about
al-Baghdadi. When ISIS first swept across Iraq last summer, there were few
available photos of him and the scant available biographical information
was often contradictory. Now, even after months of intense media scrutiny
on the Islamic State... more »
"Kill the Messenger"- The biggest CIA-drug money scandal you never read
*Came across this today*
Only excerpting because it's way too long. Click link above for full story
Since I am on a kick the banksters to the curb kind of a day- ;)
1st post for today: Banksters: Global Haircuts= Global Plunder. Legalizing
the theft of your savings.
No honour amongst thieves, they say. And it looks to be true.
"With the release of the new Gary Webb film “Kill The Messenger” and the
sudden renewed interest in what goes on in that dark underbelly of the US
Empire — drug running, money laundering, death squads, assassinations of
lives and of reputations — I’m reminde... more »
Death Counts and War Commemoration
Among the various things I’ve read in the run-up to Veterans Day /
Remembrance Day is this article by University of Auckland’s Tom Gregory,
entitled, “Body Counts Disguise The True Horror of What Wars Do to Bodies”:
“Relying on these statistics alone may provide us with a brief glimpse at
the suffering of those affected,
Continue reading
Speculation Grows That Islamic State Leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi Was Killed In A U.S. Airstrike
The United States cannot yet confirm whether the commender of the Islamic
State of Iraq and Syria, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi. (Photo courtesy: Youtube)
*White House ‘Can’t Confirm’ Status Of ISIS’ Baghdadi -- Al Arabiya*
The United States cannot yet confirm whether the commander of the Islamic
State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS), Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, was killed or wounded
in Iraq following an air strike near the city of Falluja, a White House
spokesman said on Tuesday, according to Reuters news agency.
Deputy National Security Advisor for Strategic Communications Ben Rhodes
was speaking on... more »
Contaminating The Nation’s Food: GM Food On The Shelves Of UK Supermarkets
Global research, Countercurrents and RINF 11/11/2014
From the USto India, the GMO biotech industry appears to have a
‘contaminate first then push for regulatory authorisation later’ policy.
The contamination of our food seems to be a deliberate strategy of the
industry [1].
In the UK, there is a multi-pronged approach to try to get GM food onto the
nation’s plates. The majority of the British public who express a view on
GM food do not want it [2]. However, we are experiencing a consistent drive
to distort the debate over the GM issue, hijack institutions, co-opt
so-called ‘public... more »
It's the Stupidity, Stupid
It's that time of the season again for Democrats to defend the kludgey
Affordable Care Act against the predations of the corrupt Supreme Court and
the nefarious Republicans, who'd rather see one rich plutocrat thrive than
have millions of regular folks enter for a chance to barely survive in the
for-profit health insurance sweepstakes.
The latest round in Good Cop-Bad Cop kabuki involves the Supremes
gratuitously deciding to take up a case involving the confusing state
exchanges. One lower federal court recently decided that resident-consumers
of states embracing the federal exchang... more »
Blocking Navy Base Destruction Gate on Jeju Island
The peace delegation of nine people from the Puget Sound region of
Washington State has arrived in Gangjeong village on Jeju Island, South
Korea to protest the construction of a Navy base for US warships. Soon
after arriving they joined the daily destruction gate blockade.
Jung Joo writes:
Our friends, Fr. Bix and a buddist monk Gilberto came to visit again and
brought their friends this time. They had awaited to visit Gangjeong again
since their last visit in the fall of 2013. Fr. Bix couldn't make it this
September for the Catholic conference because of his health issue. He h... more »
U.S. Troops Return To Iraq's Anbar Province
*US Troops Arrive In Iraq's Anbar Province Amid ISIS Fight -- FOX News*
A team of about 50 military personnel are visiting a U.S. military airbase
in Iraq’s Anbar province after President Obama authorized the deployment of
up to 1,500 more American troops to bolster Iraqi forces in the region in
the fight against the Islamic State.
A Defense Department spokesperson confirmed to Fox News that the group was
visiting the Al-Asad Air Base to “conduct a site survey of facilities for
potential future use as an advise and assist operation location in support
of Iraq Security Forces.”
Th... more »
IMITATIONS OF NEWS: The economy!
*TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 11, 2014Part 2—Democrats, losing elections:* The
foppistry of our upper-end press corps almost defies description.
On Sunday, Margaret Sullivan tackled the problem in her New York Times
public editor column. Responding to complaints from readers, rolling her
eyes at the Times’ “Wealth” section, Sullivan asked executive editor Dean
Baquet to describe the typical Times reader.
According to Sullivan, Baquet responded like this:
SULLIVAN (11/9/14): I asked the executive editor, Dean Baquet, whom he has
in mind when he directs coverage and priorities.
*“I think of T... more »
The Spiritual Secrets of Sound
*Jennifer Sodini* - The importance of sound, frequency, and vibration has
been understood by many mystery schools...
The post The Spiritual Secrets of Sound appeared first on Waking Times.
Microorganism-rich Soil as an Essential Part of the Food Supply
*Video -* Fred Kirschenmann discusses the importance of healthy,
microorganism-rich soil as part of a sustainable and safer food supply.
The post Microorganism-rich Soil as an Essential Part of the Food Supply
appeared first on Waking Times.
"Net neutrality" is just another communist plot
Barack Obama has endorsed some rather specific steps towards establishing
bizarre principles that have been called "net neutrality".
*Mr Obama is a U.S. citizen who contributed his opinion about this fad.
FCC, the independent communications regulatory agency, promised not to
discard this video diatribe and to add Mr Obama's rant in the queue behind
4,000,000 opinions of other citizens. FCC produced another proof that Mr
Obama is not being ignored.*
Ten years ago or so, I didn't know what the concept coined in 2003 was
supposed to mean. A staunchly left-wing colleague whom I won't ... more »
World News Briefs -- November 11, 2014
*Apec Summit Backs Beijing Roadmap To Vast Asia-Pacific Free Trade Area --
The Guardian*
*China’s Xi Jinping calls Apec endorsement of US-backed Trans-Pacific
Partnership a ‘historic step’*
The Apec summit has endorsed a Beijing-backed route towards a vast free
trade area in the region, its host Xi Jinping said on Tuesday, calling it a
“historic” step.
The Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation meeting also saw a flurry of
diplomatic activity, with Russia’s president, Vladimir Putin – often
criticised by the west – meeting his US counterpart, Barack Obama, and,
separately, the Austra... more »
Top Most Censored in Indian country Nov. 2014
.
Vicam Yaqui Traditinal Authority organizes water rights resistance
Photo Brenda Norrell Sonora, Mexico
Water rights protests: Navajo, Paiute, and Yaqui in Sonora/ Censored News
By Brenda Norrell
Censored News
Here's the top Most Censored issues in Indian country:
Theft of Indian water rights by non-Indian attorneys, Congressmen and corrupt tribal officials
This is why we need more
Treating My Daughter's Severe Eczema
I was given a sample of Cheryl Lee MD creams to test. I was not compensated
for this post and I am posting because I truly loved the results. The
before and after shots tell the story.
I remember the first time we brought my daughter to visit Utah during the
dry, cold winter. We had problems with her skin in Texas, but I could
usually manage them and had a steroid cream for when I couldn't. We were in
Utah for all of three days when her skin was so bright red and hot to the
touch that she could barely stand to be touched. We raced her to the
hospital where the flabbergasted doctor ... more »
Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- November 11, 2014
China's J-31 fifth-generation fighter jet. (Internet photo)
*China's Massive Military Machine Goes On Show -- CNN*
Zhuhai, China (CNN) -- All nations that hold large, aerospace expositions
are on some level hoping that they will create the impression they have a
modern industrial complex that puts them into the exclusive "club" of
nations that build their own planes -- or at least some of the important
components that go into them.
Most of the air shows in the international calendar -- Le Bourget in
France, Singapore, Dubai, Farnborough -- follow this template and they are
commerc... more »
Poor Diet Changes DNA, Causes Lasting Damage to Immune System
*Mae Chan* - While we may be familiar with the dangers of eating too much
processed foods, they may be more damaging to our health than previously
thought...
The post Poor Diet Changes DNA, Causes Lasting Damage to Immune System
appeared first on Waking Times.
Iran’s Policy In Syria and Iraq
In 2011 when protests started in Syria Iran came to the aid of Bashar
al-Assad’s government. It didn’t trust the armed forces so it helped create
paramilitary groups to break up the protests and then battle the rebels. As
the war intensified Iran brought in militias from Iraq, took over military
strategy, and sent in not only its own advisers and fighters, but also
those from Lebanon’s Hezbollah. Iran is following almost the exact same
script in Iraq today to counter the insurgency after it launched its summer
offensive in 2014.
In both Syria and Iraq the Iranians came to rely ... more »
11.11: honour the dead by committing to peace
Robert Fisk, in *The Independent*:
But as the years passed, old Bill Fisk became very ruminative about the
Great War. He learned that Haig had lied, that he himself had fought for a
world that betrayed him, that 20,000 British dead on the first day of the
Somme – which he mercifully avoided because his first regiment, the
Cheshires, sent him to Dublin and Cork to deal with another 1916 "problem"
– was a trashing of human life. In hospital and recovering from cancer, I
asked him once why the Great War was fought. "All I can tell you, fellah,"
he said, "was that it was a great waste."... more »
Mohawk Nation News 'I am Dekanawida'
I
AM DEKANAWIDA
Posted on November 9, 2014
This important story is being republished. Please post and distribute.
Nia:wen.
MNN. Feb. 23, 2014/Nov. 9, 2014. Our messenger, Dekanawida, told us this
story about the White, Red and Black Serpents just before he left us.
Dekanawida referred to them as serpents because they slither underneath
society.
Wampum #1: “I am Dekanawida. With the
Armistice Day - A War Time Story
Token Exchange from aaron matthews on Vimeo.
In 1964, Paul Joyce narrowly avoided the Vietnam War draft. Just how close
he came is the surprising, surreal story of Token Exchange – a wry
narrative collage illuminating our military, bureaucracy, and the adage
that timing is everything.
Britain Remembers The Servicemen Who Have Died In Conflicts Since The Start Of The First World War
Servicemen walk through each of the 888,245 blooms, which represents a
British or Colonial military death during the First World War
*The Last Of The Poppies Is Planted: Thousands Flock To Tower Of London To
See Teenage Cadet Put The Final Ceramic Flower In Place As The Nation Falls
Silent To Remember Britain's War Dead -- Daily Mail*
* The final poppy - the 888,246th - was planted at the Tower of London by
cadet Harry Hayes, 13, this morning
* He collected the flower from memorial artist Paul Cummins before marching
through the crimson carpet of poppies
* Tens of thousands flocked ... more »
Banksters: Global Haircuts= Global Plunder. Legalizing the theft of your savings.
*It's coming*. I told you all about it back in 2013.
Remember Cyprus? Remember no more bailouts?
Just bail ins or "haircuts" *Fresh labels don't change the agenda.*
*And the Agenda is stealing your money, my money, everybody's money*.
*Or, if you prefer, the scum at the top will suck up all the money from
below. *
*It will all be made nice and legal because the bankster scum is busily
making new laws to loot, rob, pillage and plunder your savings.*
The stench of bankster thievery was entrenched in the 2013 Canadian budget.
Readers were informed at that time, this was not limited to Canad... more »
UNHCR: 13.6 Million Displaced By Wars In Iraq And Syria
Kurdish refugees from the Syrian town of Kobani sit in front of their tents
in a camp in the southeastern town of Suruc, Sanliurfa province, October 5,
2014. Credit: Reuters/Umit Bektas
*U.N. Says 13.6 Million Displaced By Wars In Iraq And Syria -- Reuters*
(Reuters) - About 13.6 million people, equivalent to the population of
London, have been displaced by conflicts in Syria and Iraq, many without
food or shelter as winter starts, the U.N. refugee agency said UNHCR on
Tuesday.
Amin Awad, UNHCR's director for the Middle East and North Africa, said the
world was becoming numb to th... more »
U.S. Pilots: China's J-31 Can Beat American Jets In A Dogfight
A J-31 stealth fighter of the Chinese People's Liberation Army Air Force is
seen during a test flight ahead of the 10th China International Aviation
and Aerospace Exhibition in Zhuhai, Guangdong province, November 10, 2014.
Credit: Reuters/Alex Lee
*'Stolen' J-31 Can Beat American Jets In Dogfight, Says US Pilot -- Want
China Times*
The J-31, China's second fifth-generation stealth fighter designed by
Shenyang Aircraft Corporation, is capable of outperforming all US
fourth-generation fighters in aerial combat, according to a US fighter
pilot cited in our sister newspaper Want Dail... more »
Illinois Board of Education Lies to Parents to Protect Common Core Tests
Fearful that the remaining walls of the Common Core house of cards are
about to float to the floor, the liars in charge at the Illinois Board of
Education are trying to pass down their fear to parents by concocting an
outrageous lie regarding phony federal requirements that don't exist.
As Chicago Public Schools and the Illinois State Board of Education
continue to tussle over whether CPS students will take a new Common
Core-aligned standardized test this spring, ISBE is telling parents that
federal law prohibits them from opting their children out of the
controversial test.
That’s... more »
Which Corrupt Party Establishment Fights For Nothing And Stands For Nothing Except Staying In Power?
The ugly, happy faces of political dysfunction in New York: Skelos and Cuomo
Saturday we looked at the fallout from Andrew Cuomo's treachery in regard
to Bronx state Senator Jeffrey Klein, leader of the small faction of
right-wing fake Democrats who work with the New York GOP to keep the state
Senate a conservative force. Cuomo, who wants to run for president if
Hillary drops out, would be an ultimate banner bearer for the Republican
wing of the Democratic Party: liberalish on most social issues, a shill for
Wall Street and Big Business on anything and everything fiscal. Yesterday,
t... more »
Join Boulder CMAS Protest November 13-14
The protests will be held on November 13th and 14th outside Fairview on the
Ultimate Frisbee Field. In case of inclement weather, the protests will be
moved to an indoor location. It may be a little cold so be sure to dress
warmly. Download and sign the letter here.
Financial realm news of note ( November 11 , 2014 ) - Yen moves following latest political news out of Japan , China currency swap / trade with Russia / yuan related articles of note , Russia related non dollar items of note , gold looming large in plans of Russia and China !
Zero Hedge
[image: Tyler Durden's picture]
Bank of England Fires Chief FX Dealer Participating In Currency-Rigging
ScandalSubmitted by Tyler Durden on 11/12/2014 - 07:26
As expected, the stench in market rigging, be it Libor, FX, gold or
anything else, goes to the very top...
Tweets....
*zerohedge* @zerohedge · 1h1 hour ago
Yen Plunges To Fresh 7 Year Lows On New Reuters "Leak" http://www.
zerohedge.com/news/2014-11-11/yen-plunges-fresh-7-year-lows-new-reuters-leak
…
zerohedge
Yen Plunges To Fresh 7 Year Lows On New Reuters "Leak"
With the bond market closed today due ... more »
Wrapping Up Anthony Cody’s Analysis of the Gates Foundation’s Reform Failure
A common theme runs throughout Anthony Cody’s The Educator and the
Oligarch. The Gates Foundation has treated teachers and students as lab
rats. Their risky experiments have failed. But, the corporate reformers who
remain so committed to holding educators accountable, measuring up to their
metrics, refuse to face objective facts and hold themselves accountable.
The […]
China Unveils Its Newest Sophisticated Stealth Fighter Jet At The China International Aviation and Aerospace Exhibition
A J-31 stealth fighter of Chinese People's Liberation Army Air Force is
seen during a test flight ahead of the 10th China International Aviation
and Aerospace Exhibition in Zhuhai, Guangdong province, November 10, 2014.
REUTERS/Alex Lee
*China Unveils Sophisticated Stealth Fighter Aircraft -- Reuters*
(Reuters) - China unveiled a sophisticated new stealth fighter jet at an
air show on Tuesday, a show of muscle during a visit by U.S. President
Barack Obama for an Asia-Pacific summit.
China hopes the much-anticipated J-31 stealth aircraft, developed by the
Aviation Industry Corp of ... more »
Remembrance Day 2014
http://veteransday-pictures.com/
We have become mesmerized by bad behaviour. Michael den Tandt writes that
honour is is short supply these days:
Honour is AWOL, missing without leave, in the case of the famous Toronto
radio host now accused of serially assaulting at least nine women. Jian
Ghomeshi has denied wrongdoing and has not been charged with a crime. The
allegations against him have not been tested in court. But setting aside
the outcome of the police investigation, it is clear from multiple accounts
that Ghomeshi ran CBC Radio’s... more »
Untitled
*Duck Dynasty’s Alan Robertson: Bible Should Be Taught in Public Schools*
Duck Dynasty’s beardless and eldest son, Alan Robertson, said the Bible
should be taught in the public schools because it used to be required of
earlier generations of students, particularly at even the higher-level Ivy
League universities, and because America’s Founders believed society and
its laws could function properly only when citizens had a solid
“understanding of God’s truth and His Word.”
Al Robertson, who is an ordained minister, also said the “creation
narrative” in the Bible should be taught alo... more »
Obama And Putin: The Odd Coupole At The APEC Summit
U.S. President Barack Obama (L), arrives with his Chinese and Russian
counterparts, Xi Jinping (R) and Vladimir Putin (C), at the the Asia
Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Summit plenary session at the
International Convention Center, at Yanqi Lake, in Huairou district of
Beijing, November 11, 2014. REUTERS/Pablo Martinez Monsivais/Pool
*Obama And Putin Are Odd Couple At Beijing Summit -- Reuters*
(Reuters) - A few brief encounters between Barack Obama and Vladimir Putin
during an Asia-Pacific summit in China on Tuesday spoke volumes about the
chilly state of relations between ... more »
Untitled
*The prophecies never stop*
*They've got a shiny new model*
Global warming caused by greenhouse emissions may slow down before it
speeds up again, scientists claim.
Man-made carbon dioxide in the atmosphere forms a blanket around Earth,
trapping heat and preventing it from escaping back into space, causing
temperatures to rise.
While this blanket-effect may cause a brief pause, global warming is
expected to speed up because of the amount of carbon dioxide that has been
emitted into the atmosphere, researchers warn.
A team from the University of Washington and the Massachusetts I... more »
Milo Manara – Story of Humanity - warning meat is murder
*Story of Humanity* as illustrated (creatively and artistically) by Milo
Manara* an Italian comic book writer and artist, best known for his erotic
approach to the medium.*
Surely, we're better (or worse) than this?
and it goes on for another few centuries of debauched, mind-controlled
murder, assassination, reprisals, rape and torture. What a shameful legacy
we leave.
Missile Defense Agency releases video of Kauai target launch
The Missile Defense Agency released video of the Hawaii-based destroyer USS
John Paul Jones shooting down a simulated ballistic missile and a "raid" of
cruise missile targets Thursday off the coast of Kauai.
One short-range ballistic missile target was intercepted by a Standard
Missile-3 Block IB guided missile, while two low-flying cruise missile
targets were engaged by Standard Missile-2 Block IIIA guided missiles
nearly simultaneously, the Missile Defense Agency said.
The simulated enemy missiles were launched from the Pacific Missile Range
Facility on Kauai.
Read more
The Benefits of Green Tea
*Meme - *Green tea is great for cleansing the body of toxins, increasing
metabolism, and has many other health benefits.
The post The Benefits of Green Tea appeared first on Waking Times.
"... call it the stupidity of the American voter..."
That's one of the main Obamacare architects, Jonathan Gruber, bragging
about deceiving the American people, who he says are stupid.
Imagine if this had been a Republican saying this, how loud would have been
the outcry and how much coverage would it have received on CNBS, the BBC
and the other Obama cheer leading channels? But as it's an Obama man, shhh
not a word.
The Last Gasp Of The Global Economy
Sorry my friends... I thought I had reposted this out from Transpicuous
News when I published it last week..... apparently the internet fooled me
again, lol.
D
http://transpicuousnews.blogspot.com/2014/11/the-last-gasp-of-global-economy.html
The Last Gasp Of The Global Economy
Brandon Smith of Alt Market summarizes the current global financial
situation with a clarity and conciseness that is hugely lacking in the
world of financial rose-coloured-glasses wearers. The desperate trumpeting
of the Main Scream Media contains a definitive shrill tone of panic that
belies their plasti... more »
US Navy's eighth Independence-variant LCS christened
[image: USS Montgomery (LCS 8) christened]The US Navy's eighth
Independence-variant littoral combat ship (LCS) has been christened USS
Montgomery (LCS 8) at Austal's mobile shipyard in Alabama, US.
The vessel, which is the second Independence-variant LCS being christened
by Austral this year, is part of a $3.5bn navy contract to construct and
deliver ten more LCSs to join USS Independence (LCS 2), which was
commissioned in January 2010.
As part of the LCS programme, Austal has collaborated with General Dynamics
Advanced Information Systems for the design, integration and testing of ... more »
Supersonic Anti-Ship Missile Demonstrated by Chinese Military
[image: CX-1 Hypersonic Missile]The Chinese military is showing off its new
supersonic missile. A video on China’s state-run CCTV shows warships
destroying target ships with the CX-1 Ramjet Supersonic Anti-Ship Cruise
Missile.
The CCTV video shows several launches of what it alleges are the CX-1
missiles, including vertical and horizontal launches. The video also shows
the missiles arc, then move to strike their targets horizontally.
Launch cycles shown in the video appear to line up with military
advertisements for the Chinese CX-1. The missiles seen in video stills from
the test ... more »
Reutech unveils new unmanned ground vehicle, Super Rogue 3 turret
[image: B-Cat UGV]Reutech has unveiled its new B-Cat unmanned ground
vehicle, armed with a 12.7 mm machinegun, and Super Rogue 3 weapons turret,
armed with a 20 mm cannon and four missiles.
The 3x3 B-Cat vehicle can be remotely operated at distance of up to 5 km
and is designed for things like perimeter control. It can be armed with a
12.7 mm Browning machinegun but the armed version is still being finalised.
The vehicle was displayed at the Africa Aerospace and Defence (AAD)
exhibition in September with a mast-mounted Reutech radar and day sights,
but can be fitted with other sight... more »
JY-26 phased array radar to feature at Zhuhai Airshow
[image: JY-26 phased array radar]One of the highlights at the upcoming
Zhuhai Airshow will be a new phased array radar designed to detect and
track stealth aircraft such as America's F-22 fighter jet, reports Huanqiu,
the Chinese-language website of China's nationalistic Global Times tabloid.
The JY-26 phased array radar, co-developed by the Nanjing Research
Institute of Electronics Technology, also known as the 14th Institute, will
be on display at the 10th China International Aviation & Aerospace
Exhibition in Zhuhai commencing Tuesday.
Other top attractions at China's largest ai... more »
The Big Banks: Fraud, LIBOR, FOREX, Money Laundering, Ponzi schemes.....
http://transpicuousnews.blogspot.com/2014/11/the-big-banks-fraud-libor-forex-money.html
The Big Banks: Fraud, LIBOR, FOREX, Money Laundering, Ponzi schemes.....
Just to give you a hint at why Transpicuous News episode 3 is delayed.... I
mean, beyond the fact that I'm having technical issues with the screen
shots and the green screen, lol. THIS is what I've been digging into for
the past week..... and this is just 2013.... SOME of 2013.
So far for 2014, including lawsuits, penalties, fines and settlements, for
Libor, Forex rigging, gross negligence, fraudulent business practices (... more »
Stennis ready to go after completing sea trials
[image: USS John C. Stennis]USS John C. Stennis became fully certified for
operations after completing a six-day sea trial and returning home Monday
to Naval Base Kitsap-Bremerton.
During sea trials, the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier tested its equipment
and emergency protocols, performed high-power turns, ran damage-control
drills and acclimated new crew members to life at sea.
The trials were the last phase of a 16-month, $240 million maintenance
period, called a docking planned incremental availability, that included 10
months in dry dock.
Read more
Chinese Carrier Fighter Now In Serial Production
[image: J-15 Flying Shark]China has put the Shenyang J-15 Flying Shark
carrier-borne multirole fighter into serial production, with at least eight
production examples known to be flying already.
This is in addition to the six J-15 prototypes, some of which conducted
carrier trials on board China’s refurbished former Soviet Kuznetsov-class
carrier, Liaoning.
Undated photos published on Chinese online forums in October showed J-15s
bearing the tail numbers 107 and 108 operating from an undisclosed airfield
in China.
Read more
Test of Indo-Israel warship missile system successful
There is finally some hope for frontline Indian warships being commissioned
without an adequate "area defence weapon" to guard against enemy aircraft,
drones, missiles and helicopters.
The long-range surface-to-air missile (LR-SAM) system, being developed by
DRDO and Israeli Aerospace Industries (IAI) with an interception range of
70 km, was finally tested for the first time on Monday after a long delay.
The defence ministry said the LR-SAM's "hot test" against a flying target
was "successfully" conducted in Israel in the presence of DRDO chief
Avinash Chander, IAI president Jose... more »
Pentagon seeks aircraft-based drones for future missions
[image: Drone from aicraft]The Pentagon is looking for ways to base
multiple unmanned drones aboard larger aircraft, from which the drones will
depart and return after they fly intelligence, surveillance and
reconnaissance missions in hard-to-reach areas, according to a new request
from the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA).
The request for information released over the weekend seeks drones that
would be based on larger aircraft, such as B-52 or B-1 bombers or C-130
transport planes, to cite a few examples. The smaller drones would then fly
from the larger planes, co... more »
Talks on nuclear waste storage at Chapelcross
Chapelcross
Three public meetings are to be held on proposals that could lead to
radioactive waste from nuclear subs being stored at Chapelcross.
The submarine dismantling project team will be in Annan’s Victoria Halls on
Friday and Saturday, November 28 and 29, and on Thursday, January 15.
Chapelcross’ own nuclear rods were removed last year after a major
defuelling project and the site is currently being decommissioned.
Read more
Foreign submarine in Sweden was 'likely'
[image: The Swedish army staged a large military operation around islands
off capital Stockholm]A foreign vessel was 'likely' in Swedish waters last
month, according to a source close to the Swedish military's investigation.
The incident has was ranked as one of the most high risk potential military
encounters between Russia and the west in a report released on Monday.
An unnamed source speaking to the Svenska Dagbladet newspaper said the
Swedish military believed it was "likely" that foreign underwater activity
had taken place and classified the case accordingly, in the second most ... more »
How the Fall of the Berlin Wall Radicalized Putin
This snapshot is interesting because it is the picture of a true
revolution. Everyone who cooperated with the regime paid and lost huge
privilege. And of course it is never fair and mostly good people pay for
the crimes of the handful who abused power. It is something to remember
whenever a revolution does take place.
The problem is that decisions must be made affecting huge numbers of people
and it is never fair. essentially the old firm got shuttered and it was so
large that complete chaos ensued.
We who watched it from afar had little sense of how it all came about but... more »
Virgin Galactic to keep flying; 2nd vehicle 65% complete
The sad loss of a space craft is the price we pay. The good news is that
the loss was not a fundamental flaw but a secondry effect easily prevented
i am sure.
They will be flying again soonest as well.
I do like the configuration but would like to see a work up on a much
larger system to see if it remains feasible.
*Virgin Galactic to keep flying; 2nd vehicle 65% complete*
*November 4, 2014 by Michael Belfiore Leave a Comment*
*Virgin Galactic released a statement this morning vowing to complete the
second spaceship that is already more than half ... more »
"A Look to the Heavens"
“Big, beautiful NGC 5584 is more that 50,000 light-years across and lies 72
million light-years away toward the constellation Virgo. The winding spiral
arms of this gorgeous island universe are loaded with luminous young star
clusters and dark dust lanes. Still, for earthbound astronomers NGC 5584 is
not just another pretty face-on spiral galaxy.
*Click image for larger size.*
Home to some 250 Cepheid variable stars and a recent Type Ia supernova
explosion, key objects for astronomical distance determinations, NGC 5584
is one of 8 galaxies used in a new study that includes additional... more »
"A Riddle"
* "A Riddle..."*
“This thing all things devours:
Birds, beasts, trees, flowers;
Gnaws iron, bites steel;
Grinds hard stones to meal;
Slays king, ruins towns,
And beats high mountain down.”
- One of Gollum’s riddles for Bilbo in
“The Hobbit,” by JRR Tolkein.
•
Answer:
Time
"The Human Condition"
*"The Human Condition"*
by Meanings of Life
"Man remains largely unknown of himself. What are we, in our innermost
recesses, behind our names and our conventional opinions? What are we
behind the things we do in our lives, behind what we see in others and what
others see in us, or even behind things science says we are? Is man the
crazy being about whom Carl Gustav Jung spoke ironically, when he demanded
a man to treat? Is man the Dr. Jerkyll that contains in himself a criminal
Mister Hyde, and more than a personality, and contradictory feelings?
Are we the result of our dreams, as... more »
The Daily "Near You?"
Ocala, Florida, USA. Thanks for stopping by.
Paulo Coelho, “Satan Sells Used Objects”
*“Satan Sells Used Objects”*
by Paulo Coelho
“Needing to adapt to the new times, Satan decided to get rid of a whole lot
of his stock of temptations. He placed an ad in the newspaper and attended
his customers all day in his workshop. It was a fantastic stock: stones for
the virtuous to stumble over, mirrors for increasing one’s self-importance,
and spectacles that reduced the importance of others. Some objects hanging
on the wall drew a lot of attention: a dagger with a curved blade to be
used on someone’s back, and tape-recorders that registered only gossip and
lies.
“Don’t worr... more »
Is The West About To Use The Oil Weapon Against Russia?
*Cheap Oil Will Win New Cold War With Putin - Just Ask Reagan -- Yahoo
News/The Telegraph*
The son of President Ronald Reagan says the world should learn from his
father's secret deal with Saudi Arabia to drive down oil to end the Cold
War and stop Vladimir Putin in his tracks.
Mikhail Gorbachev believes the world is on the brink of a new Cold War. If
so, this new clash between East and West will be settled in the same way as
the last one, which ended with the collapse of the Berlin Wall 25 years ago.
However, it wasn’t political ideology, the failure of Mr Gorbachev’s so
called ... more »
Chet Raymo, “On Being Good”
*“On Being Good”*
by Chet Raymo
“Several years ago, I attended a seminar on the foundations of ethical
systems. The participants quoted Plato, Jesus, Heidegger, and a host of
other authorities; they trotted out every philosophical and theological
reason why we can or should be good. Of course, prominent among the
arguments was that old canard: Without the promise of eternal salvation or
the threat of damnation, we would all be scoundrels.
No one mentioned that we are first of all biological creatures with an
evolutionary history, and that altruism, aggression, fidelity, promiscuity... more »
Ecolissa Chunky Infinity Scarf - Review and Giveaway
When the weather gets chilly, I enjoy something warm around my neck.
The trouble with most scarves is that they don't seem to stay in place and,
for me, they are hard to tie properly to ensure continued warmth.
[image: Ecolissa Chunky Infinity Scarf - Review and Giveaway]*Chunky
Infinity Scarf by Ecolissa *I was invited to try a beautiful Sky Blue Chunky
Infinity Scarf by Ecolissa.
Using 70% acrylic and 30% recycled polyester, these vegan scarves are
handmade in the USA.
As you might guess from the name, the scarf is one continuous loop ... so
no hassle with tying or getting it to ... more »
HALLS OF AMENTI PORTAL – Sirian High Council
Divine Union by Russian Artist Vladimir Kush
http://sacredascensionmerkaba.wordpress.com/2014/11/10/halls-of-amenti-portal-sirian-high-council/
*HALLS OF AMENTI PORTAL – Sirian High Council*
channeled by Annamerkaba
November 10, 2014
Gaia’s entrance into the photonic belt of light, has brought the
advancement of mankinds civilization. And as such, interdisciplinary
motions from the intergalactic committee, to take action in finding the
resolution to common issues of representation of human beings who dwell on
GAIA, and their entrance into the Halls of Amenti has been put into effect. ... more »
Ukraine On The Verge Of Bankruptcy
An exchange office worker changes numbers indicating the conversion rates
outside a currency exchange office in central Kiev November 10, 2014.
Credit: Reuters/Gleb Garanich
*Ukraine's Currency Plunges As Ceasefire Fears Grow -- Reuters*
(Reuters) - Ukraine's currency lost nearly 5 percent of its value on Monday
after a weekend that saw the heaviest shelling in a month hit the main
rebel stronghold in the east and signs that Moscow had dispatched troops
and tanks to reinforce separatists.
The prospect that a two-month-old ceasefire could collapse and all-out war
return to eastern ... more »
GAIA PORTAL: Instructions are given to all Cosmic Attendants and Cosmic Communications channels regarding pending planetary changes on the "mass" scale
*Instructions are given to all Cosmic Attendants and Cosmic Communications
channels regarding pending planetary changes on the "mass" scale*
by ÉirePort
Instructions are given to all Cosmic Attendants and Cosmic Communications
channels regarding pending planetary changes on the "mass" scale.
Fetterances come loose as instructions are received, and all participants
clarify in their messages to Hue-manity and hu-manity segments.
Light channels clear. Light channelers clear. Gaia inhabitants clear,
whether conscious of Higher Realms or not.
Fascinations diminish grand-ly and are see... more »
Prancing horses and candy apples - a traditional Nicaraguan "hipico"
Enjoy this little sample of Nicaraguan culture, my video of the
*hipico *held yesterday in the streets of Managua not far from our house in
the Bolonia district.
Apparently the display of dancing horses has become associated with
celebrations in August that recognize Managua's patron saint, Santo Domingo
de Guzman. But this is November, and I never could find anyone who could
explain why there was a dancing-horse parade on at this particular time.
But what the heck. It was pretty cool to watch, and never mind that
events started about two hours late and the light was fa... more »
Mike De Jong Prays For the Gods To Help Make BC LNG A Reality
*"Minister Mike De Jong quipped upon getting the benevolence of the Indian
Gods of LNG, to boost B.C.’ dream of becoming an economic powerhouse"*
* http://www.asianpacificpost.com/article/6482-bc-hopes-%E2%80%98gods-lng%E2%80%99-will-be-kind-india.html*
* __________*
*Written by Grant G *
*So this is what the BC Liberal Government calls their new innovative
strategy for success in LNG, praying for god to help frac the bejesus out
of British Columbia..*
One would think seeing a provincial government pray for success just might
set off alarm bells with our mainstream media, appa... more »
After Two Days Of Talks, No Iran Nuclear Deal
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry (R) and Iranian Foreign Minister Javad
Zarif (L) shake hands as Omani Foreign Minister Yussef bin Alawi (2nd R)
and EU envoy Catherine Ashton watch in Muscat, Oman, Nov. 9, 2014.
*Iran Nuclear Talks End With No Deal -- Al Jazeera*
*Two days of talks in Oman end with no sign of a breakthrough ahead of a
November 24 deadline for an agreement.*
Iran, the United States and the European Union ended two days of high-level
talks on Tehran's nuclear programme on Monday with no immediate sign they
had bridged gaps ahead of a November 24 deadline for an agr... more »
Keenan working for the Cabal Part-II The Fraudulent Bond Scheme & Fools' Gold.
by GrandeLander (- 2014/09/11, revised 2014/11/9, edited 2014/11/11)
*Editor Note: Denise & Jean Haines were not involved in writing this
article. Anyone especially Keenan,insisting otherwise is a plain liar.They
were mentioned as proofs of being scammed by Keenan, Drake & Co. Their
honesty and willingness to assist in the global quest to free humanity from
the Kabal's death grip on the global economy and society, were taken
advantage of. Their integrity, mass appeal, credible blogging records and
humanity work were precisely what Drake & Keenan lack, to make their Mass
Decept... more »
Your Supreme thug-justices at play: Looks like the new Republican Congress will get to write its own health-care plan (if any) after all
*by Ken*
One vaguely positive spin that might be put on the Supreme Court
thug-justices' Friday announcement of their intention to gut the Affordable
Act is that they chose to *give us* advance notice, rather than just
springing it on us. (As the NYT's Adam Liptak reported, "The case is likely
to be argued in February or March, and a decision will probably arrive in
June, three years after the court ruled that Congress had acted
constitutionally in enacting the law." And for the possible consequences of
a wrong Supreme Court decision, see Igor Volsky's ThinkProgress post, "Here
I... more »
No Chinese Critics Allowed In The US Navy
*Photo:* U.S. Navy Capt. James Fanell, Director, Intelligence and
Information Operations. U.S. Navy file photo
*Senior Intel Officer Removed After Controversial Comments On China -- Navy
Times*
A senior Navy intelligence leader whose provocative comments this year
about Chinese bellicosity stirred an international controversy has been
shelved in the wake of an investigation into his conduct, Navy Times has
learned.
Capt. James Fanell, the director of intelligence and information operations
at U.S. Pacific Fleet, has been removed from that position by PACFLT boss
Adm. Harry Harris... more »
Thorne Dreyer : PODCAST | Cesar Chavez biographer Miriam Powell with poet-critic Gregg Barrios
Gregg Barrios, a veteran of the original Rag, moderated a conversation with
author Miriam Powell at the 2014 Texas Book Festival. Interview by Thorne
Dreyer | The Rag Blog | November 10, 2014 Our guests featured on this Rag
Radio podcast … finish reading Thorne Dreyer :
*PODCAST* | Cesar Chavez biographer Miriam Powell with poet-critic Gregg
Barrios
President Obama Does Not Impress The Chinese
*Gum-Chewing, Limo-Eschewing Obama Riles Some Chinese -- USA Today*
BEIJING — Ahead of an economic summit in Beijing, billed as the biggest
international event in the Chinese capital since the 2008 Summer Olympic
Games, authorities demanded that residents brush up their typically brusque
manners. The Communist Party launched a six-month campaign to make
Beijingers behave in a more civilized fashion to welcome the world.
Turns out the rude one, in the eyes of some Chinese Internet users, was the
most prominent guest.
Live television coverage on China's top state-run channel Monday ... more »
Russia's New Military Doctrine Will Designate The U.S. And NATO As Threats Or Adversaries
Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping talk as
they depart the APEC Summit family photo, in Beijing November 10, 2014.
(Reuters/Kevin Lamarque)
*Putin Builds China Links As Ties With West Fray -- Financial Times*
When Vladimir Putin met China’s president Xi Jinping, a memorandum of
understanding for a second massive gas supply deal caught most of the
attention.
For the Russian president, the deal may be less appealing for its
commercial benefits than its ability to advance the larger goal of
cementing ties with its eastern neighbour.
According to Russi... more »
"Trying to Please Others, Living for Ourselves"
*"Trying to Please Others, Living for Ourselves"*
by Madisyn Taylor, The DailyOM
"We may not realize until we are adults that we are living our life to make
our parents happy. Most of us come to a point in our lives when we question
why we are doing what we are doing, and many of us come to realize that we
may be living our lives in an effort to make our parents happy. This
realization can dawn when we are in our 20s, our 40s, or even later,
depending upon how tight a hold our family of origin has on our psyche. We
may feel shocked or depressed by this information, but we can trust ... more »
Carl Sagan and Reflections on the Significance of IR
I was remiss yesterday in failing to note that November 9, 2014 would have
been Carl Sagan’s 80th birthday. For a former astrophysicist such as
myself, it is an opportunity for reflection on the significance of what we
do in the study and practice of international relations. Sagan was a
masterful communicator of important scientific
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No. They Didn't Fight for our Freedoms.
On
Remembrance Day, Canadians come together to honour our fellow
countrymen and women who have sacrificed for the sake of our freedom and
way of life. Prince George-Peace River MP Bob Zimmer
This trope that Canadian soldiers have fought and sacrificed for
Canadian freedoms is so common we accept it without any thought. It's
part of our lore now, and it is regularly trotted out as a reminder to
Ryan Wood and the Majestic Documents
In the interest of fairness, and remember this is my blog so that I get to
decide what is fair and what is not, I mention that I have been in
communication with Ryan Wood, which is to say, he emailed me. He pointed
out that the documents under discussion have been on his website
www.majesticdocuments.com and that these specific documents can be found at:
http://www.majesticdocuments.com/official.documents.nara.php.
In the email he argues, “I don’t think a it has any bearing (positive or
negative) on “Operation Majestic-12”; the right hand was not talking to the
left hand (which wa... more »
Who Remembers Republican Congressman Jay Kim?
Former U.S. Congressman renounces American citizenship, defects
Much to the embarrassment of Korean-Americans, the first person elected to
Congress from their community was Jay Kim, a Seoul-born crooked
conservative. A former mayor of suburban Diamond Bar, Kim was elected to
Congress from the just created 41st CD in 1992. His campaign and his entire
sleazy political career were financed by Korean corporate interests. He was
chair of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee's
subcommittee for Public Buildings & Economic Development. The story of how
he lost his 1998 prima... more »
Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, Bin Laden legends ‘made in USA’
The continuing controversy over which Navy Seal supposedly killed Osama Bin
Laden, and the allegedly ISIL-linked killings of two Canadian soldiers, are
the latest media stunts designed to prop up the illusion of a “global war
on terror” (GWOT) against radical Islam…
...In July 2001 – at precisely the same time New York Zionist mafia figures
Larry Silverstein, Frank Lowy, and Lewis Eisenberg were privatizing and
over-insuring the condemned-for-asbestos World Trade Center – Bin Laden was
being treated for kidney failure at the American Hospital in Dubai by a US
intelligence linked s... more »
Taipei Mayor Polls, Debate Round up
Rounded up some stuff on Taipei, where Ko Wen-je, independent candidate
extraordinaire, is holding his lead over KMT scion Sean Lien. Click READ
MORE....
@FormosaNation on Twitter, whom you should be following, has rounded up
another collection of polls. This Nov 8 poll from the pro-KMT China Times
has the KMT's "God-Pig" Sean Lien getting killed by independent Ko Wen-je,
46.9% to 30.2%. The lowest line, 16.2, tracks undecideds. More importantly,
Ko's large lead is holding in every poll and over time.
TVBS, another pro-KMT station, has very similar numbers for Nov 8, 45-32.
This p... more »
Who Killed Ahmad Shah Massoud?
*The shadow CIA killed Ahmad Shah Massoud on September 9, 2001. His
assassination was overshadowed by the false flag 9/11 attacks, also done by
the shadow CIA, and in partnership with the shadow Mossad.*
"The details of the assassination, which included an explosive charge
disguised as a battery pack for a video camera, the acquisition of stolen
passports, and the death of both assassins, at different times and by
different means -- suggest a sophisticated conspiracy. Dead men tell no
tales, and in this case, neither have the living.
But Massoud's assassination is important for s... more »
The Intelligence of Plants Unveiled
*Film - *A film that questions the intelligence of plants and examines how
plants perceive their environment and if they have the ability to remember
and feel.
The post The Intelligence of Plants Unveiled appeared first on Waking Times.
Untitled
UNDER THE INFLUEN$E - 10 min extended trailer from UNDERtheINFLUENCE on
Vimeo.
Wild Bill: Some advice for the Republicans...
*because this is the last chance you'll get. *
Don't blow it!
Ukraine's Civil War Could Explode In The Next 48 Hours
*All-Out War Looms In Ukraine As Military Vehicles Move Towards Donetsk --
Sydney Morning Herald*
Shakhtarsk, Ukraine: New columns of tanks, trucks and heavy artillery have
rumbled towards the pro-Moscow rebel stronghold of Donetsk as fears grow of
a return to all-out fighting in war-torn eastern Ukraine.
Meanwhile, a Ukrainian separatist leader met senators in Moscow after
elections condemned by the US and the European Union, which warned it could
increase sanctions on Russia if the conflict intensifies.
Intense weekend shelling around Donetsk and more armoured columns heading
t... more »
Remembrance Day, November 11, 2014
*What have we learned from 24 years of war???*
The glorification of War has reached a crescendo this year with War Movies
and video games...non stop media coverage of historical and current war
stories. There should be a law that equal time be given to the heros of
peace...like Roger Waters of "Pink Floyd" for his courageous stand on
Palestine.
*Roger Waters singing "We Shall Overcome"*
I also think an *equal opportunity should be given to Peace Symbols *to
offset the obsession with the Poppy....it used to stand for something other
than* neverending war*....
*What to... more »
METRO/GUEST VOICE | Elaine J. Cohen : Cassandra’s curse and the usgov detention centers
Briefly thought extinct, the idea of ‘family detention’ has returned to the
horror of those who battled it at the T. Don Hutto Detention Center in
Taylor, Texas. By Elaine J. Cohen | The Rag Blog | November 10, 2014 …
finish reading *METRO/GUEST VOICE* | Elaine J. Cohen : Cassandra’s curse
and the usgov detention centers
Commentaries, Analysis, And Editorials -- November 10, 2014
Image: Wikimedia Commons/Brandon Lim/CC by-sa 2.0
Asia’s Economic Miracle Has Peaked -- William T. Wilson, National Interest
*Demographic trends, faltering exports, slowing growth in China and a
credit bubble all suggest a new reality for Asia. *
Unlike working-age individuals, the young and old tend to consume more
output than they generate. As a consequence, the value of output per capita
tends to be boosted when the population of working-age individuals is
relatively large and tends to be depressed when a relatively large part of
the population consists of young and elderly depe... more »
There Is Still No Global Warming Greenhouse Effect
Steven Goddard is insisting that there is a "greenhouse effect" due to IR
absorption by "greenhouse gases"; he claims they impede heat energy flow
from the Earth's surface upward, like a dam across a river impedes the
river's flow. My response:
*From the Earth's surface to the tropopause, the energy flow is governed
solely by the lapse rate in temperature, which is due solely to the
gravitational acceleration g and the effective specific heat of the
atmosphere--completely independent of just how the atmosphere is warmed, as
for example by absorption and emission of IR radiation by I... more »
My POST eliminated by the CIA
It happened. I wish I could reconstuct the post with a gun to my head
but its gone girl.
I do not want to eat your oversalted shit
Hey fast food, stop selling poison and I might eat you when I am out.
Nazi Megastructures
These last five weeks there's only been one place for Third Reich geeks.
And that's been More4, 9pm Sunday evenings for the fantastically-named
documentary series, *Nazi Megastructures*. At the centrepiece of each
programme was a terrible, maniacal, yet ingenious Nazi scheme designed to
strike the allies a crippling blow. They were truly windows into this most
barbarous of regimes.
The first episode focused on the U-boat threat and particularly the base
built at Lorient, on the French Atlantic coast. This structure, built
between 1941 and 1942 provided three huge bunkers for the r... more »
"How They Really Are..."
"Most of one’s life is one prolonged effort to prevent oneself from
thinking.
People intoxicate themselves with work so they won’t see how they really
are."
- Aldous Huxley
"Bread, Circuses & Bombs – Decline of The American Empire, Part Two"
*"Bread, Circuses & Bombs – *
*Decline of The American Empire, Part Two"*
by James Quinn
"In Part One of this article I discussed the similarities between the Roman
Empire and the American Empire at a high level. In this article I’ll delve
into some specific similarities and rhymes between the fall of the Roman
Empire and our modern day empire of debt, decay and decline. I’ll address
our expansive level of bread and circuses and how defects in our human
nature lead to people willingly sacrificing their liberty for promises of
safety and security. All empires decline due to the same ... more »
World News Briefs -- November 10, 2014 (Evening Edition)
U.S. President Barack Obama (L) poses for photographs with China's
President Xi Jinping (C) and Xi's wife Peng Liyuan during the APEC Welcome
Banquet at Beijing National Aquatics Center, or the Water Cube, in Beijing,
November 10, 2014. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon
*Obama Urges China To Be Partner In Ensuring World Order -- Reuters*
(Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama said on Monday a successful China
was in the interests of the United States and the world but Beijing had to
be a partner in underwriting international order, and not undermine it.
Referring to growing concerns among U.... more »
ORDINARY AND COMMON MINDS: (My inner Taylor Mali)
ORDINARY AND COMMON MINDS: (My inner Taylor Mali). via ORDINARY AND COMMON
MINDS: (My inner Taylor Mali).Filed under: SHAUN JOHNSON, PHD: Musings from
the Chalk Face
Are We Going To Condemn Ourselves To Voting For The Lesser Of Two Evils For Eternity?
New York State has 62 counties. A majority of voters in only 16 of them
backed Andrew Cuomo's reelection as governor last week. He beat Republican
Rob Astorino 1,919,225 (53.96%) to 1,443,713 (40.59%)-- with 173,606 votes
(4.88%) for Green Party candidate Howie Hawkins.
In September Cuomo spent $60.62 per voter to win a 62-35% victory over
staunchly progressive icon, Zephyr Teachout, who managed to win 30
counties, several-- like Ulster, Sullivan, Columbia, Schoharie, Saratoga,
Otsego, and Tompkins-- with over two thirds of the vote. She took 77.9% of
the vote in the Hudson Valle... more »
George Bushes
As part of my mission to bring you all sort of random stuff from time to
time, here's a new painting from former U.S. president George W. Bush.
His previous paintings were much mocked by the BBC. Will this latest
painting receive the same treatment?
(Note how I cunningly brought in a 'BBC bias' angle to justify this post.)
The Economy: "The Keynesian Consensus Has Been a Dismal Failure"
*"The Keynesian Consensus Has Been a Dismal Failure"*
by Bill Bonner
"Voters don't like the Republicans any better than they like the Democrats.
But last week, Obama and the Dems were held responsible for the economy.
They got off easy. A hanging would have been more appropriate.
We have mentioned many times how median household income is now lower than
it was when the 21st century began. The median household had $57,000 in
income when the big ball came down in Times Square and closed out the 20th
century. Today, it has $52,000. Stocks are substantially higher. So are
corporate pr... more »
Are you competent?
Well then maybe you should be President, boss or team leader. What we have
seen is that incompetance at the top has made opportunity a clean up on
asile sick. I am not talking about Obama alone, its everywhere, like
Zombies that can not be killed with a brain stroke.
In China and in Germany they do not put people in power who got a law
degree.
We should never have in my IMHO a leader who just abides. A law degree or
and MBA sersiously what kind of currency is that today.
That BBC Trust ruling against 'Newsbeat'
Some of you will perhaps have read about the BBC Trust and Ofcom's rulings
against Radio 1's *Newsbeat *over that programme's interview with an
Islamic State jihadi from Britain.
There have been quite a few interviews with such people on the BBC, most
prominently on *Newsnight*. Whether any of those are being investigated or
not I cannot say. Maybe none of them breached the BBC's editorial standards
so egregiously.
All I can say is this one must have been *really* bad. The BBC Trust *very
rarely* makes such a damning verdict on the BBC.
The BBC's own online report today isn't ve... more »
Politics a paid profession for bulllies and the entitled
Public service yada yada yada, you could not make half the money or get
half the benifits someplace else. Or your Dad was great and lets elect me.
We need some kind of entrance examime before you can run for office.
We will remember them
History’s most disastrous, most tragic, most pointless mass slaughter
finally ground to a halt on the 11th hour of the 11th month of the Year of
Destruction 1918.
“Utterly incredible,” confided Arthur Ponsonby to his diary on 13 August
1914 …
The long expected European war has come. A dozen or so diplomats, a score
of ministers, and two or three monarchs have been offending one another, so
to make things straight they have ordered out millions of peaceful citizens
to go and get massacred. The Government have been telling us lies and we
believed them. We were committed and we did... more »
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