English: Loreena McKennitt performing at the InterCeltic Festival at Lorient, Brittany in August 2008. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)Musical Interlude: Loreena McKennitt, "Dante's Prayer"
*Loreena McKennitt, "Dante's Prayer"* - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4eKUdsUH3Gc "When the dark wood fell before me, And all the paths were overgrown, When the priests of pride say there is no other way, I tilled the sorrows of stone. I did not believe because I could not see, Though you came to me in the night. When the dawn seemed forever lost, You showed me your love in the light of the stars... Cast your eyes on the ocean, Cast your soul to the sea, When the dark night seems endless, Please remember me... Then the mountain rose before me, By the deep well of desire. From the foun... more »
Meaningful work or coercion?
Sent to the Oregonian, Feb. 19 Joanne Yatvin's description of how "Meaningful work keeps students in school," (Feb. 18) includes small class sizes, sports teams that allowed all comers to join and play, teacher collaboration with time to meet during the school day, plays and musical events that included all interested students, emphasis on building classroom community, and school wide projects. Yatvin notes that "we devoted our thinking, actions and resources toward making our school a place where students wanted to be every day and be successful." This is not what is happening in s... more »
Untitled
*Obama: ‘Unchecked’ Carbon Pollution Before 2009 Had ‘Severe Impacts on Our Weather’* *How? The climate was stable both before and after 2009* While announcing new fuel efficiency standards for cars and light trucks on Tuesday, President Barack Obama said “unchecked” carbon pollution prior to his administration’s efforts to raise fuel economy standards “was having severe impacts on our weather.” “Carbon pollution was going unchecked, which was having severe impacts on our weather,” Obama said in a speech at a Safeway distribution center in Upper Marlboro, MD. For decades, fuel ef... more »
Thursday Linkage – Ukraine Crisis Edition
I arrived in Geneva yesterday morning to give a couple of talks, and I pulled up Twitter on my phone to see events in the Ukraine exploding. I can’t say I fully understand what’s going on and the implications. Reflexively, I’m supportive of the protesters and their desire for tighter ties to the European Union. Continue reading
Always Room For Another Felon In Congress-- Remember Edwin Edwards (D-LA)?
Maybe he should have joined another conservative felon, coke dealer and former South Carolina Treasurer Tom Ravenel, on his new BRAVO reality show, Southern Charm but, fresh out of prison, like Ravenel, ex-Governor Edwin Edwards-- who had his own reality show, *The Governor's Wife*, already anyway-- announced he's running for the open House seat that Bill Cassidy is giving up to run for the Senate seat Mary Landrieu holds. Now, I don't think Edwards *can* run until 15 years passes from the end of his sentence (at which time he'll be even older than Ralph Hall is now). Bush and Oba... more »
Vegan Recipe - “Can’t tell the difference” Quiche
*I would like to introduce you to Danny and his fabulous site, The Gourmet Vegan. While living in Spain and Tenerife, he began experimenting with food, creating vegetarian essentials which he was used to getting in the UK but could no longer find. At the same time, he tried out new cooking techniques and flavor combinations. The result is a site full of diverse dishes from cultures around the world. There's more to The Gourmet Vegan than just delicious recipes, though. For those new to plant-based cooking, the Basic Recipes section will be of interest. It is like a course, teach... more »
Dennis Van Roekel’s Continued Common Core Crush
Today, National Education Association (NEA) President Dennis Van Roekel once again reinforced his devotion to the Common Core State Standards (CCSS). Mind you, he tried to make his open letter appear to be a “learning experience” in which he had “listened”; however, what Van Roekel is actually doing is publicly reiterating his allegiance to a set of […]
Democracy Lacking at Auckland Council
*Guest post by Stephen Berry* Auckland resident Rick Splinter has had his request for speaking rights at the Governing Body meeting of 27 February 2014 declined. The request has been declined by Deputy Mayor and Len Brown toady Penny Hulse. What democracy do we really have in Auckland politics if a private individual cannot have a mere five minutes to address the Council and make his opinions known? The official reason for the application to speak being declined was delivered by Governance Support Manager Jason Marris. It reads: Your public input request for the 27FEB14 Governing... more »
Climate Tricks 26: CO2, Pollution and Climate Junkets
A friend working at the House of Representatives posted yesterday photos of a forum on climate change, sponsored by the House Committee on Ecology, Senate Committee on Environment, British Embassy Manila, and Global Legistors Organization – Philippines. In this photo, crying climate negotiator Yeb Sano speaking. Yeb was a former WWF activist then migrated to become a government official, one of the commissioners at the Climate Change Commission (CCC) and does frequent global travels to “save the planet.” I commented that many if not all of the speakers may have argued that "CC is... more »
No Tanks Officer
Police need to de militarize not kit up and up and up. H/T Boing Boing
Chellis Glendinning : A radical imagination: Dilemmas and desire while reading Pedro Susz
Pedro Susz is like a diamond; he has many facets… ‘Para una filosofía de la insubordinación’ reveals the rare mind that integrates erudition with vision. By Chellis Glendinning | The Rag Blog | February 19, 2014 Pedro Susz is like … finish reading Chellis Glendinning : A radical imagination: Dilemmas and desire while reading Pedro Susz
As you think about kicking in to Ian Welsh, just remember that "Dumb Davy" Brooks gets paid NYT $$$ to write that, er, stuff
*by Ken* I hope it's not news to you that nobody has come anywhere close to figuring out a new working model for providing and paying for content on the Internet, or that the idea that content is and should be "free" has now spilled over into more and more print media. So in what I'm about to write, I want you to bear in mind at all times that "Dumb Davy" Brooks actually gets *paid* to write that infernal drivel he oozes ad nauseam over the NYT op-ed page. Regular readers know the esteem in which I hold Ian Welsh, whose blogposts have frequently illuminated this space. Considerin... more »
"What You Think..."
“What you think of me is none of my business.” - Terry Cole-Whittaker
"A Look to the Heavens"
“This sharp telescopic field of view holds two bright galaxies. Barred spiral NGC 5101 (top right) and nearly edge-on system NGC 5078 are separated on the sky by about 0.5 degrees or about the apparent width of a full moon. Found within the boundaries of the serpentine constellation Hydra, both are estimated to be around 90 million light-years away and similar in size to our own large Milky Way galaxy. *Click image for larger size.* In fact, if they both lie at the same distance their projected separation would be only 800,000 light-years or so. That's easily less than half the dist... more »
QUOTE OF THE DAY: On “Giving Back”
"Here’s another gigantic myth about capitalism: That those who innovate and create owe others for the fact they made a lot of money. In other words, they create something that’s so valuable, that so many people need and wish to purchase, that they end up becoming billionaires. Yet they’re told they have to 'give back.' Give back? What did they take? If I take your car, I should give it back. In fact, I shouldn’t steal in the first place. Stealing is wrong, and it should be illegal. But creating and producing are not theft. That’s why people become billionaires: Because they create... more »
Chet Raymo, “A Fear of Freedom?”
*“A Fear of Freedom?”* by Chet Raymo “It is almost a cliché to say that Western civilization was created by the Greeks. Our government, law, art, music, architecture, literature, drama, historiography, science, and mathematics are largely Greek inventions. The sublime refinement and sophistication of the Parthenon have been widely taken as reflecting qualities of the Athenians citizens who built the temple and adorned it with sculptures. No doubt something remarkable happened in the Greek world of the 6th to 3rd centuries B.C.E., with its epicenter first at Athens, then at Alexandr... more »
Musical Interlude: The Grateful Dead, “Touch of Grey”
The Grateful Dead, “Touch of Grey” - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1uby6jFCDjE
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Bitcoin Updates February 17 , 2014 -- Mt. Gox: Bitcoin Withdrawals Will Resume Soon .... Mt Gox seems to be stalling as despite the ability of BTC-e and Bitstamp to already resume withdrawals completely for bitcoin and fiat , Mt Gox still will not when any withdrawals will resume ( only saying soon ) and withdrawals will begin at a " moderated pace " with daily and monthly limits ( no statement as to what either might be or precisely why these capital controls are needed for their system ) and also market conditions will ba a factor impacting withdrawals ! So , no withdrawals today , check back Thursday for the next set of excuses ! Canada's Last Bitcoin-Friendly Bank ( Bank of Montreal ) Closes Accounts Nationwide ...... BTC - E customer complaints regarding withdrawals ?
Catharsis Ours - 6 hours ago
http://www.reddit.com/r/Bitcoin/comments/1y8hr3/kerpeles_continues_to_blame_bitcoin_and_not_mtgox/ Kerpeles continues to blame bitcoin and not Mt.Gox for all their issues ( twitter.com) submitted 2 hours ago by Gobitcoin - 17 comments - share all 17 comments sorted by: best [–]davidshares 8 points 1 hour ago* TOKYO-The chief executive of Bitcoin trading platform Mt Gox shows remorse. He apologized "many times for any delay in our replies," Mark Karpeles said in an interview with the Wall Street Journal. At the same time, he refused to give details for the protection of custo... more »
"What They Long For..."
“Caged birds accept each other but flight is what they long for.” - Tennessee Williams, “Camino Real”
Ponca Casey Camp-Horinek opening expert at Rights of Nature Ethics Tribunal
Casey Camp-Horinek – Opening Expert Presentation of the Indigenous Environmental Network and Indigenous Peoples of Mother Earth and our Grandmothers – and Future Generations Delivered by Casey Camp Horinek (Ponca – Oklahoma, USA) to Rights of Nature Ethics Tribunal, January 17, 2014 – Quito, Ecuador http://therightsofnature.org/casey-camp-horinek-opening-expert/ Our prophecies and
Venezuela...... the human side........
Venezuela.......Venezuelan Protesters Sum It All Up (In One Banner) [image: Tyler Durden's picture] Submitted by Tyler Durden on 02/19/2014 18:46 -0500 inShare *Via Mike Krieger of Liberty Blitzkrieg blog,* The following quote written on a piece of cardboard from the ongoing protests in Venezuela basically summarizes how the oligarchs, or the 0.01%, and their political henchmen rule in all countries around the world at the moment. Then they* cry like little welfare babies* when people criticize their behavior. Powerful stuff: *They speak like Marx* *Rule like Stalin * *And live l... more »
ny times letters on the movement against israeli apartheid
*The New York Times* recently ran a heavy dose of letters in support of the movement against Israeli apartheid, many of them written by Jewish North Americans. Philip Weiss of *Mondoweiss* suggests the *Times* is seeking to balance two recent articles it ran about the boycott, divest, sanction (BDS) movement. (Weiss incorrectly notes, based on a reader's comment, that these letters appeared only in the international edition of the *Times*; they actually appeared in all editions.) First, I sense that the Times editors are seeking to balance two articles it ran describing BDS as anti... more »
Kiev Burns as U.S. Propaganda Mills Churn
The tense situation in Ukraine has just erupted into a mass orgy of violence, the pictures of which are set against the dark winter nights are surreal and astounding. This certainly is a distraction for Russian leader Vladimir Putin who has to this point managed to preside over a damned good show in Sochi - aside from the cheating of U.S. men's hockey team goalie Jonathan Quick of the Los Angeles Kings that is. In a fulfillment of the prediction of Texas yahoo Mike McCaul of the House Homeland Security Committee's prediction that *"...that something will detonate, something will go... more »
Alcoholism and conditions not to consume alcohol
P.A.G., [2000] O.J. No. 5837 (OCJ, Fraser J): 104 In terms of the alcohol and drugs, I have one concern that although there's some underlying suggestion that that's an issue here, Mr. McMunagle maintains that it wasn't a significant contributing factor to these episodes. *My concern is that I don't want to be setting you up for a further breach by making an order that you may not be willing or even able to comply with*. So I'm not going to put in the probation order a condition that you not consume or possess alcohol or drugs.
"American Stasi Police State Staring Us In The Face"
*"American Stasi Police State Staring Us In The Face"* By Dr. Paul Craig Roberts "American taxpayers have built an entire city in Virginia so that the Pentagon can practice occupying American cities and putting down protests by US citizens. This fake city is the training ground for the doctrine outlined in a leaked US Army document that describes how soldiers are to be trained to put down domestic disturbances and process prisoners through detainment camps where prisoners will be re-educated to appreciate US policies. In situations of “extreme necessity” the training embraces dead... more »
BBC secret exposed: Greenpeace, activists, BP decide what "science" brits see -- Hello TwentyEightGate << JoNova
'... The BBC, supposedly the public owned broadcaster, had a meeting with 28 climate experts in Jan 2006 where it decided on its policies on climate coverage. It led to the extraordinary move of the BBC abandoning any semblance of impartiality (a principle that’s so important it’s written into its charter). In the meantime, the BBC did everything it could to hide those influential experts names. It’s been nearly seven years since the seminar, but now we know why their names were top secret. No one is even pretending this was about “the science”. The BBC has become a PR wing of Gre... more »
Never mind Coke, what about that other logo on their chests?
[image: Black Coke] *Sugar worshipping?* People Busybodies and stickybeaks obsessed with people enjoying themselves* have found a new target: what the All Blacks are wearing on their chest. The busybodies managed to get the Steinlager logo removed, concerned it might encourage folk to link sporting success with having a celebratory beer – leading inevitably to everyone but the wowsers themselves becoming alcoholics. And now they’re worried sponsorship from Coke might encourage youngsters to like tasty, fizzy drinks – leading to a generation suffering from diabetes, tooth decay a... more »
The Doors, The War Against Afghanistan And Marianne Williamson
The great Barbara Lee (D-Oakland) I met the Doors in 1967 when they were recording their first album in New York. They had a residency in a tiny, little known club under the 59th Street bridge, Ondine's and I went… every night. I became friends with Morrison-- we were the only two people around crazy enough to use DMT-- and I invited the band to play at Stony Brook, where I was chairman of the Student Activities Board, after the summer break. I offered them $400, thinking a Doors concert would be a lovely way to welcome everyone back to campus. I met Tim Buckley and Jackson Browne, k... more »
Time of Essence clause where parties not ready to close at closing date
2329131 Ontario Inc. v. Carlyle Development Corp., 2014 ONCA 132: [10] The motion judge correctly held that, as the parties were not ready to close on August 3, the appellants could only reinstate the "time is of the essence" clause in these circumstances by giving the respondents reasonable notice of the new closing date and stating that time was of the essence for this new date: see *Domicile Developments Inc. v. MacTavish* (1999), 45 O.R. (3d) 302 (C.A.), at pp. 307-308. There is no dispute that the appellants did not do those things.
Dave Zirin : Sochi 2014: Where Pussy Riot gets whipped by Cossacks
Members of the punk rock collective Pussy Riot were attacked by Cossacks and horsewhipped in the streets of Sochi. By Dave Zirin | The Rag Blog | February 19, 2014 In Cairo’s Tahrir Square, way back in 2011, there was … finish reading Dave Zirin : Sochi 2014: Where Pussy Riot gets whipped by Cossacks
Things Are Getting Worse in the American Classroom, Not Better, Killing the Internet As We Know It, Monopoly's Poster Children, and the Wal-Martization of Higher Education (Dead Banker Bodies Tell Tale)
Looking forward to everyone living under one global economy? Or did you think we already are? If you did, you ain't seen nothing yet. Or at least not everything that's been set up for you, me, all of us. BREAKING: We Better Get Net Neutrality Signed into Law Before Media Mergers Kill the Internet as We Know It Monopoly’s Poster Children - Ireland, Europe, The U.S. And The Financial Crooks
The professors respond to Kristof’s complaint!
*WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 19, 2014* *We think about Susan Rice:* On Sunday, Nicholas Kristof wrote a column which sounded familiar and accurate. Kristof lodged a complaint against the academic world. “These professors today” just don’t get involved, the New York Times columnist said: KRISTOF (2/16/14): *Some of the smartest thinkers on problems at home and around the world are university professors, but most of them just don’t matter in today’s great debates.* The most stinging dismissal of a point is to say: “That’s academic.” In other words, to be a scholar is, often, to be irrelevant... more »
Roger Baker : Can Austin survive the current Texas drought? / 3
We look at the climate science that warns that Austin faces serious water supply problems, and at the roles played by transportation planning and suburban sprawl in that crisis. By Roger Baker | The Rag Blog | February 19, 2014 … finish reading Roger Baker : Can Austin survive the current Texas drought? / 3
The US And Israel Behind Civil Unrest In The Ukraine (Why Am I Not Shocked?)
Right now, there is intense turmoil in the Ukraine where we see Ukrainian government forces in a pitched battle with "protesters" for control of that fragile nation…. I have been following the events in the Ukraine for the last while, and have long suspected that the Jewish Rothschild controlled European Union along with the United States and of course Israel are behind all of these "protests" and "revolt". It seems that these criminals will absolutely not allow the nation of Ukraine to be fully independent, and they want Ukraine enslaved to Jewish criminal Usury banking that woul... more »
Lame temporary natural wonder draws thousands of reality seekers
This is one of the famous Crystal Beach Ice caves. A natural phenomenon last seen thirty years ago. These handful of formations are drawing tens of thousands of visitors a day to the forlorn shores. Thursday there was a 15 km long traffic jam leading to the ice. What does it say about our soul sucked humanity that such a lame formation can draw extraordinary crowds? People are desperate for something real, unspun and free of charge.
#TOpoli Dipshit of the Day: @TrusteeSam Sotiropoulos, grubby little homophobe
I know, I know. Been a while. Excuse the shit out of me for having a life. Anyway, anyone following #TOpoli knows what Mayor Stupid and Brother Dumbfuck have been up to recently. It's not as if they matter to the city's governance any more, given that Toronto Council has done the only sensible thing and neutered them, but unfortunately the verbal vomit continues to stream unabated from their pieholes to be licked up by their drooling base. To wit: consider Mayor Stupid's *cough* subtle wink *cough* to the remaining homophobes still polluting the gene pool. He's never gone to a Pride... more »
The Realist Report - Dr. Jim Fetzer: 9/11
On this edition of *The Realist Report*, we'll be joined by *Dr. Jim Fetzer*, founder of Scholars for 9/11 Truth. Dr. Fetzer and I will be discussing all aspects of 9/11. You can download the mp3 for this program *here*, or visit *The Realist Report* on BlogTalkRadio to subscribe via iTunes and view past programs. Below are relevant links for this program: - *Sandy Hook: Free homes and "big bucks" incentives for leaders and players* - Dr. Jim Fetzer with Wolfgang Halbig - *September Clues: The Central Role of the News Media on 9/11* - *9/11 Attacks - 102 Minutes That Ch... more »
"American taxpayers have built an entire city in Virginia so that the Pentagon can practice occupying American cities and putting down protests by US citizens.""Lecturers in the training courses describe constitutionalists as 'domestic extremists'.""Does this make the President of the United States, whose oath of office is to defend the US Constitution against enemies domestic and foreign, a domestic extremist? Is the fear of arrest by Homeland Security as a domestic extremist the reason Obama refuses to defend the Constitution of the United States?" -- Paul Craig Roberts
------------------------------ *» Amerikan Stasi Police State Staring Us In The Face — Paul Craig Roberts* ------------------------------ February 18, 2014 | Original Here Go here to sign up to receive email notice of this news letter *Amerikan Stasi Police State Staring Us In The Face* *American sheeple stick heads in the sand, pretend to be ostriches* Paul Craig Roberts *Note: The Lorde story is likely a hoax, but it nevertheless captures the truth of the situation. * American taxpayers have built an entire city in Virginia so that th... more »
#edreform and #commoncore: All aboard Wisconsin’s Crazy Train
What a week and it’s only Wednesday morning. On Monday morning I went to a press conference held by Wisconsin Democrats from the state assembly to announce that they are introducing “accountability” legislation to counter Republican “accountability” legislation. At the conclusion of the press conference I simply pointed out that “accountability” is actually the problem […]
Musings On Iraq January 2014 Security Report For Iraq UPDATED
MUSINGS ON IRAQ - 13 hours ago
January 2014 was an especially bloody month in Iraq. Not only was there widespread violence in Anbar, but there were a huge number of deaths in Baghdad and Salahaddin as well. The latter appeared to be the only province that saw a decided increase in attacks since the uprising in Anbar started. There were also scattered attacks throughout the south, and low-level operations in Babil, Diyala, and Tamim. This month may set a precedent for what security could be like the rest of the year. Musings On Iraq has started its own security report. It is based upon tracking violence throug... more »
The Masters Of The Universe Have A Frat-- Meet Kappa Beta Phi
Yesterday, as the Oklahoma suburbs continue to be plagued with a series of earthquakes, we wondered aloud whether even *Republicans* would string up the Koch brothers if the reddest state of all were to disappear into a vast, fracted sink hole. I asked if Republicans would because I already know that normal people would. In 2012, only 33% of voters chose to reelect President Obama in that state. The rest voted to be fracked, poisoned, ripped off, exploited and see their children sold into slavery. The MSNBC video above shows the 1% at play, the folks who run the show and who have ... more »
UK Medical Records Sellout Delayed: NHS Realises It Needs to Inform People of their Rights
So, some of you may recall my rather negative comments on a UK national plan to make NHS medical records which are not even fully anonymised available to not only research universities, but also – totally unnecessary from a medical research standpoint – private industry in the pharma and insurance fields. This in spite of the fact that it takes just a few snippets of information combined with a medical sample to correctly trace the individual from whom the sample has been taken these days. Former posts are here, here and here. A very recent report in the *Guardian* is here. Yesterda... more »
Minimum Wage: Perfect example of how a leftie thinks - "I'll do a good job if I think you're paying me enough"...
*otherwise I'll be a slovenly employee with a bad attitude and dare you to do something about it.* *From: The Daily Caller:* *emphasis mine * ... Good studies show that a wage increase to $10.10 an hour, up from $7.25, would have no impact on employment, said Jason Furman, the chairman of the president’s Council of Economic Advisors. “Zero [job losses] is a perfectly reasonable estimate,” Furman said Feb. 18. *Instead, the wage increase will improve workers’ diligence and productivity,* he said, adding that “the [CBO] report very much does make the case for a policy that benefits m... more »
Israeli company actually built the Mojave mega solar project
Ivanpah Solar Project Mojave Desert American success stories? Israeli corporations slip through media radar with mega US contracts: Mojave mega solar project and Arizona border Apartheid By Brenda Norrell Censored News Original breaking news from Censored News The Mojave Desert mega solar project, touted as an American success story, was actually built by an Israeli company, using $1.6
Rachel Maddow keeps selling the product!
*WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 19, 2014* *A day that was jam-packed with news:* Why were those Fort Lee access lanes closed? Someday, we may find out. Last weekend, our old pal Bill Maher came around to one part of our thinking on this topic, as we knew he eventually would. He complained about the way MSNBC had been immersing itself in the topic, pushing all else to the side. Can we talk? The Channel has been selling Fort Lee as a TV mystery drama—as a cable product. Last night, the analysts chuckled as Rachel Maddow continued the sale. She was finishing her latest interview with her pro... more »
INSPIRATION FROM INDIA
- For the third time during recent weeks J. Narayana Rao (3rd from left in brown sweater) has organized another space issues workshop in Nagpur, India where he lives. Rao is a retired railroad worker and a long-time peace activist. He's recently created a powerpoint presentation and appears to have first used it at his Feb 18 talk at the National Institute of Social Work. His brief report about the presentation is worth reading: Today another workshop on “Space For Peace” has been held with the help of Power point presentation in the B.P. National Institute of... more »
Harper government asks for help rewriting Canada's prostitution laws
The Harper government wants to hear from the Canadian public about how to rewrite the nation's prostitution laws that were struck down by the Supreme Court late last year - why? Because they don't know how to write a new law to replace the old laws which were struck down, a new law which would not violate the Canadian Charter of Rights and not be struck down immediately for violating the charter. In a December 20th 2013 ruling, the high court unanimously struck down laws against street soliciting, living on the avails of prostitution and keeping a brothel. Since then the Harper go... more »
High Strangeness: Not So Imaginary Beings?
*High Strangeness: Not So Imaginary Beings?* *By Scott Corrales © 2014* Some readers may look back with a certain fondness upon their youthful pastimes, such as the role-playing game Dungeons & Dragons, which allowed players to imagine an existence in a sword-and-sorcery setting under the controlling eye of a “dungeon master”, fighting all manner of impossible creatures in a hunt for treasure, weapons and spell books. Armed only with pencil, paper, dice of assorted geometries and a lead figurine marking the player’s position on the hexagonal chart paper of the dungeon, tens of tho... more »
Erdös discrepancy conjecture proved for \(C=2\)
*...but the proof is unreadable for humans...* As Mr Synchlavier informed me, a week ago, Boris Konev and Alexei Lisitsa of Liverpool released their new 8-page preprint A SAT Attack on the Erdös Discrepancy Conjecture ------------------------------ Nude Socialist, IO9 They finally solved the Erdös discrepancy problem (1932). Yes, it's the same Erdös who sits at the center of the "collaboration distance" between researchers; my Erdös number is four but of course e.g. my Hawking number is two. Erdös would offer $500 for a solution which wasn't spectacularly generous relatively to the... more »
Who knew our side has drones?
The Eco-drone Project Alexander Knight at Poor Man's Media in Toronto builds and operates drones on his own dime to film and monitor pipeline spills. This baby is operational but for a few extra components. He's looking for public donations to complete it and this is where you come in. Go! Besides, wouldn't you like to see Canadian Cynic back online again? .
“If the 1% Wants Class Warfare, Maybe It's Time to Start Fighting Back”
*“If the 1% Wants Class Warfare, Maybe It's Time to Start Fighting Back”* What Tom Perkins and Co don’t know can only make the rest of us stronger. by Ana Marie Cox “The first casualty of the class war won’t be the “economic extinction” of the super-rich; it will be the disappearance of the middle class. The White House administration official who proposed taking on “income inequality” as the dominant theme of Obama’s second term must have thought the move was at least halfway clever: I mean, try as the Right may to argue against the administration’s preferred mechanisms to undo inco... more »
Retain to Impede: When Reading Legislation Fails (Again)
Retain to Impede: When Reading Legislation Fails (Again). via Retain to Impede: When Reading Legislation Fails (Again).Filed under: PAUL THOMAS: Becoming Radical
Common Core Voted Down Unanimously in Bradley County, TN
Bradley County Schools was the first school district to formally stand against linking teacher license renewal to Tennessee’s value-added assessment system, an outlandish idea that passed on October 17, 2013. Pressure across the state built, and late last month the State Board of Education announced plans to shelve those plans. Such leadership at the local level in Bradley County, Tennessee is very much alive and well, with the local Board standing up once more for children’s and teachers’ rights to learn and teach in ways that protect their constitutional rights to privacy and de... more »
“The Mobsters of Wall Street”
*“The Mobsters of Wall Street”* by Jim Hightower “Assume that you ran a business that was found guilty of bribery, forgery, perjury, defrauding homeowners, fleecing investors, swindling consumers, cheating credit card holders, violating U.S. trade laws and bilking American soldiers. Can you even imagine the kind of punishment you'd get? How about zero? Nada. Nothing. Zilch. No jail time. Not even a fine. Plus, you still get to stay on as boss, you get to keep all the loot you gained from the crime spree, and you even get an $8.5 million pay raise! Of course, you and I would never ge... more »
"5 Signs America’s Super-Rich Are Going Off the Deep End"
*"5 Signs America’s Super-Rich Are Going Off the Deep End"* Inequality seems to have made the wealthy very upset...for themselves. By Lynn Stuart Parramore “Is it us, or have America’s ultrawealthy been sounding increasingly unhinged lately? Despite the fact that the wealth of the 1 percent jumped 31 percent from 2009 to 2012 while the other 99 percent of America saw a gain of only 0.4 percent, the rich are very upset, and they need to tell us about it. Maybe it’s all the talk about income inequality that’s gotten them so stirred up. Whatever it is, here are five signs that the zill... more »
THE PRESS CORPS [HEART] ACCUSERS: An act of astounding misconduct!
*WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 19, 2014* *Part 3—What Chris Matthews did:* As a matter of theory, journalists aren’t supposed to fall in love with accusers. Sometimes, accusers’ claims are false, whether by design or by error. For that reason, journalists should approach their claims with appropriate caution. When that isn’t done, the results can be quite bad. Case in point: Back in the late 1990s, the mainstream press corps fell in love with a string of high-profile accusers. Their accusations were assumed to be true, even when they were false. One such accuser was Kathleen Willey. In Marc... more »
Three Poems: For Jordan Davis and Trayvon Martin
Three Poems: For Jordan Davis and Trayvon Martin. via Three Poems: For Jordan Davis and Trayvon Martin.Filed under: PAUL THOMAS: Becoming Radical
Ukraine: Hellish War-Zone In A European Capital
Earlier last December we looked at a tragic mess unfolding in slow motionin Ukraine. Back then there were already people demanding revolution, not reform. Simple look: the conservatives, backed by Russia, don't want anything to do with the EU. The more forward-looking Ukrainians want to break free of the Russian orbit and join the EU. The repressive and authoritarian government of the uber-corrupt Viktor Yanukovych is making the country so toxic in the minds of EU citizens that they forget about admitting Ukraine altogether. Even though it is the biggest country in Europe and even... more »
Hegemonic Conflict Watch: War Delusions
[image: PingllinCentury_47] Zachary Keck had a piece in The Diplomat saying stuff I've been saying for years about how absurd the Chinese territorial claims are, but I wanted to hoist this comment of ACT from the depths because it was good: ....Or, as Ampontan himself said, China claiming what it claims is akin to Italy claiming France, the whole mediterranean and parts of germany because the Roman Empire held them at one moment in time or another. This passage from Victor Davis Hanson’s “lessons of World War I” over at the national review is interesting: “But the crux is why exactl... more »
His Fundamental Weakness
From now until the next election, the Harper Party will repeat the same meme -- Trudeau lacks experience. Never mind that Mr. Harper himself has very narrow life experience. Michael Harris writes: Stephen Harper was a university drop-out from suburbia who became an office boy in an oil company out west, and then a student again. Armed with his degree in Economics, Harper moved straight into politics as peach fuzz policy advisor to the newly minted and cash-short Reform Party. He got the job because he was smart and right-wing, but also because he was a cheap hire. And there, in di... more »
Ukraine Aflame- Another coup attempt?
*By all accounts the violence was abundant in Ukraine* *A round up:* A video of the 'peaceful protestors. The ones applauded by the governments in the US, Canada, EU etc. The NATO crowd.. You must watch this video *EU/NATO backed protestors set government building on fire* Anti-government protesters in Ternopil have set the building of the Interior Ministry's Ternopil Regional Department on fire. Ukrainian News learned this from a statement of the Interior Ministry. "The premises of the municipal police located on the first floor of the building, which borders on the building ... more »
White Specks of Radiation at Fukushima
Majia's Blog - 17 hours ago
NHK has a very interesting documentary (hat tip Enenews) on the contaminated water at the Daiichi site: Fukushima Daiichi's Hidden Crisis: http://vimeo.com/8559542 [Majia's summary] A robot was sent into one of the reactor's outer containment vessels and the water was found to be highly radioactive there, indicating cracks in all levels of containment. What is particularly relevant is NHK's description of the white flecks in the water as caused by radiation: <img alt="" src="data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAKUAAAB3CAIAAADtvxepAAAgAElEQVR4nOy6d7Bk13nYOYIsyyUGAANgQM... more »
Women, Sacrificed
*The care-free days before graduation.* I took my favorite bike path yesterday and ascended the steep hill to a place where I like to get coffee and a light meal, and look out over the ridges at an altitude of 800 meters. It was hazy, so you won't get any pictures, but the restaurant's female staff gave me some time to reflect on something I see a lot of: the sacrificed daughter. There's a lot of romantic orientalization of the Chinese family and the Chinese family firm. Susan Greenhalgh's powerful paper De-Orientalizing the Chinese Family Firm discusses how the Chinese family fir... more »
ALEC 1995-State Sovereignty: The Next American Revolution
Really makes you wonder who was invited to this meeting AND if they are still on the path of destruction National Leadership Summit Three Days To plan the Next Revolution? The American Legislative Exchange Council - pure evil - creating a path of destruction for US politics since their first meeting. *ALEC legislators are delusional and * *must be removed from office * *- by your vote!* *#VoteNo2ALEC*
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*Air pollution is more harmful than SMOKING for pregnant women: Exhaust fumes could cause dangerously high blood pressure* *Epidemiological rubbish. Poverty not controlled for* Heavy intake of air pollutants from car exhausts could lead to an increased risk of developing high blood pressure disorders during pregnancy, according to a recent study Scientists at the University of Florida said the worst offending pollutants include two specific types of particulate matter; carbon monoxide and sulphur dioxide. Sulphur dioxide is emitted from power plants and industries, while most car... more »
Camphor Press Launches with John Ross' You Don't Know China
*You Don't Know China: Twenty-Two Enduring Myths Debunked* John Ross Camphor Press. $180 NT This month I have the truly great pleasure to introduce to you a new Taiwan-centered publishing house, Camphor Press (Facebook, Camphorpress.com). The new publisher is run by a trio of well-known local expats, Michael Cannings, Mark Swofford, and John Ross, and will feature books about Taiwan and China. They sent me a copy of their first book, John Ross' *You Don't Know China: Twenty-Two Enduring Myths Debunked. *Readers may be familiar with Ross via his earlier and excellent book, *Formosan O... more »
Don't Be "The Invisible Man"
Don't Be "The Invisible Man"
Jesse Helms on the Convening of ALEC Meeting #1
EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS AMERICAN LEGISLATIVE EXCHANGE COUNCIL TO MEET IN CHICAGO THIS MONTH HON. JESSE A. HELMS OF NORTH CAROLINA IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES Friday. August 2, 1974 Mr. HELMS. Mr. President, later this month a bipartisan group of conservative State legislators from across the country will meet in Chicago at a conference of the newly formed American Legislative Exchange Council- These legislators are uniting to try to reverse the trend toward greater and greater centralization of power in Washington. They will try to revitalize our Federal system by strengthe... more »
Real Purpose of NSA Programs: Targeting Dissent
*These programs were never about terrorism: they’re about economic spying, social control, and diplomatic manipulation. They’re about power.* *-Edward Snowden* When Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia briefly let the mask slip during recent comments to University of Hawaii law students it was a rare moment of openness as to reveal the pathology of the leadership class here in *The Homeland*. During an exchange over a World War II era case involving Japanese Americans who were rounded up and placed in internment camps such as the infamous Manzanar Scalia stated that *“…you are ki... more »
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*New parish prison facility won't solve old jail issues ~Jim Mustian, New Orleans Advocate* *Lee Zurik Investigation: Senate pres. spends $253K on Saints, Tigers ~WVUE* *Frigid winter produces sticker shock on Entergy bills ~Meg Farris, WWLTV* *Companies operating at Napoleonville Dome to pay millions in taxes under protest ~David J. Mitchell, The Advocate * *Hardware store houses a culinary showroom for N.O. cooking fanatics ~Ian McNulty* *Horses, Hops & Cops saddle up to benefit the NOPD Mounted Division* [image: http://www.budweiser.com/clydesdales/photos-and-videos.html] *~I tot... more »
China Demands Japanese Explanation About "That Other Plutonium" ( Ah , someone is finally questioning Japan about its secret nuclear program ) - - If a country claims that it sticks by the three non-nuclear principles but at same time hoards far more nuclear materials than it needs, including a massive amount of weapon-grade plutonium, the world has good reason to ask why ...... If the Japanese government truly wants to play a constructive role for regional stability, it should honestly explain its reluctance to the world and return the stored nuclear materials as soon as possible. After all, Abe and his cabinet have already caused too much trouble to regional peace and stability.
http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2014-02-18/china-demands-japanese-explanation-about-other-plutonium China Demands Japanese Explanation About "That Other Plutonium" [image: Tyler Durden's picture] Submitted by Tyler Durden on 02/18/2014 21:32 -0500 - Barack Obama - China - India - Japan - President Obama - Uranium - White House inShare1 The world has grown tired of the inexorable rise in radiation levels and propaganda-talk surrounding nuclear issues in Japan from the government in the last few years since Fukushima changed the nation's future. ... more »
Solving 9-11, The Deception that Changed the World - Christopher Bollyn w/ Red Ice Creations
*RED ICE CREATIONS* February 12, 2014 Christopher Bollyn is an American investigative journalist now living in Sweden who has researched and written extensively about the events of September 11, 2001. He has spoken at 9-11 truth events across Europe and the United States. He recently flew to London to appear on a program with Ken O'Keefe about who is behind the 9-11 terrorism but was detained at Heathrow airport and forcibly returned to Sweden on the following day. Bollyn has researched different aspects of the 9-11 attacks and uncovered facts and evidence that challenge the offi... more »
Puerto Rico - rather than considering whether Puerto Rico is the US version of Greece , is the fact that complacent bond investors assume a bailout - make the better comparison one with Lehman Brothers ?
Catharsis Ours - 20 hours ago
http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2014-02-15/puerto-rico-%E2%80%93-america%E2%80%99s-version-greece Puerto Rico – America’s Version Of Greece? [image: Tyler Durden's picture] Submitted by Tyler Durden on 02/15/2014 18:00 -0500 - Bond - Cronyism - Detroit - Fitch - Florida - Greece - Gross Domestic Product - Gundlach - Jeff Gundlach - John Paulson - Puerto Rico - ratings - Ratings Agencies - Recession - Tax Revenue - Unemployment - Volatility inShare2 *Submitted by Pater Tenebrarum of Acting-Man blog,* *T... more »
“Capital One: We're A Bank. FU, Peasant”
*“Capital One: We're A Bank. FU, Peasant”* by Karl Denninger “Jesus... Credit card issuer Capital One isn't shy about getting into customers' faces. The company recently sent a contract update to cardholders that makes clear it can drop by any time it pleases. The update specifies that "we may contact you in any manner we choose" and that such contacts can include calls, emails, texts, faxes or a "personal visit." A personal visit? Oh yes, they apparently go on to tell you that this "visit" could be to your office. Now that would be just dandy, right? Your card company shows up ... more »
The CBO Whiffs on the Minimum Wage
The Congressional Budget Office has just issued a report on the minimum wagethat is a real head-scratcher. Analyzing proposals to raise the minimum wage to $9.00 or $10.10 per hour, it concludes in the latter case that there would be 500,000 fewer jobs in the second half of 2016 than there would be under current law (100,000 fewer for $9.00/hr.). Predictably, conservatives have seized on this number as proof that the minimum wage is a "job killer." Even liberal media, such as Talking Points Memo in this paragraph's link, seem to think that number is a big problem, going on to say, "I... more »
CMS reports a slight higgsino excess: no exclusions possible
The CMS collaboration at the LHC has released two new papers today (so far). One of them reinterprets some results on long-lived charged particles in pMSSM. The other one is arguably more interesting: Search for electroweak production of higgsinos in channels with two Higgs bosons decaying to \(b\) quarks in \(pp\)-collisions at \(8\TeV\) It is based on \(19.3/{\rm fb}\) of the 2012 data. They wanted to exclude the higgsinos with masses between \(270\) and \(350\GeV\). However, the exclusions couldn't be derived due to a "slight excess" of the relevant events. This is a seemingly ex... more »
Static energetics find illumination and resuscitation via collective upshifting of base dynamic
*Static energetics find illumination and resuscitation via collective upshifting of base dynamic* by ÉirePort Static energetics find illumination and resuscitation via collective upshifting of base dynamic. Clearance sales initiated by Light Intenders removing unwanted anharmonics are proceeding and will finish in short order. Fragility of old paradigm systems makes itself known to many, even the not fully conscious. "New Gaia" preludes begin in earnest, as Cities of Light unveil. ÉirePort | February 19, 2014 at 9:39 am | Categories: Uncategorized | URL: http://wp.me/p2tSAX-P
Ungated Reviews Exchange on Michael Levi’s The Power Surge
International Politics Reviews is a new reviews journal bundled by Palgrave with International Politics. Michael J. Williams of Royal Holloway is the editor, and I’m an associate editor. I recently curated a recent roundtable exchange on Michael Levi’s book The Power Surge: Energy, Opportunity, and the Battle for America’s Future with contributions by me, Jesse Jenkins, Continue reading
Wall St. In Drag: "Let them eat Cake!!"
I know it's not my usual sort of post, but this gave me a giggle. This is the sort of transparency that is really quite INlightening when you look at it. This is about the 4th article I've read in the past 48 hours where the .01% are whining that they are being picked on. No seriously! They are! We are just so mean to them, and they just don't "get it".... apparently. ... Much like Marie Antoinette upon learning that the peasants had no bread "Let them eat cake!" - Yesterday at 6:05 AM One-Percent Jokes and Plutocrats in Drag: What I Saw When I Crashed a Wall Street S... more »
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*The $th Estate ~American Zombie* The $th Estate The $th Estate The $th Estate
A Song by Xavier Rudd - Spirit Bird
*10 June 2012 * Xavier Rudd's new song 'Spirit Bird', off of his new album 'Spirit Bird' *Spirit bird Lyrics*: Give it time and wonder why do what we can laugh an we cry and we sleep in your dust because we've seen this all before. Culture fades with tears and grace leaving us stunned hollow with shame we have seen this all, seen this all before. Many tribes of a modern kind, doing brand new work, same spirit by side, joining hearts and hand and ancestral twine, ancestral twine. Many tribes of a modern kind, doing brand new work, same spirit by side, joining hearts and hand and ... more »
Comcast Should Be Broken Up (Not Allowed To Engulf Time Warner!) The Terrible Toll of Secrecy Revealed by The Intercept?
We know this. We've known this. So, who's okaying these terrible freedom-crushing decisions? And what's behind them? Last week’s big business news was the announcement that Comcast, a gigantic provider of cable TV and high-speed Internet service, has reached a deal to acquire Time Warner, which is merely huge. If regulators approve the deal, Comcast will be an overwhelmingly dominant
America's Hypocrisy in Condemning North Korea
*By MARC McDONALD* Lately, the U.S. (and the U.N.) have been spending a lot of time attacking North Korea's human rights record. I'm no fan of North Korea. But something about all this just doesn't pass the smell test for me. After all, it seems like we've been down this road before---although America's persistent collective amnesia prevents us from grasping this truth. In any case, in the aftermath of horrors like Gitmo, Abu Ghraib and Mahmudiyah, I'm not sure the U.S. has much moral authority left to lecture other nations about "human rights." (The fact that a lot of readers are ... more »
Pounding More Nails In The "Sandy Hook Was Real" Coffin: Some Sandy Hook Victim's Families Were Given Free Houses Before The Operation! (Payoff For Their Participation In The Fraud?)
I truly cannot understand how anyone with any intelligence cannot see the truth about the Sandy Hook operation, and how it was indeed a massive hoax... I and others were amazed that after Wolfgang Halbig did his very damning expose just a week ago in an American Free Press interview with Dave Gahary (my article here), there are still those who still cannot get it, and we can now assume that many of them are either controlled, bought off, or are actually that clueless..... I am continuing my expose about the truth about Sandy Hook and presenting any new evidence of the fraud when it ... more »
Yes, What Indeed DOES It Mean To Be A Democrat?
The DCCC video above, narrated by the great John Lewis, tries to associate all the great achievements accomplished by progressives with the broken down den of corruption and corporate prostitution that the Democratic Party has degenerated into. Steve Israel unveiled it at the caucus retreat last week. What an irony that the man touting the video-- Israel-- is most responsible for recruiting a new generation of reactionary and conservative corporate shills to populate the House Democratic caucus, in many cases, opportunistic Republicans switching parties or Democrats from the Repu... more »
Change The World Wednesday (#CTWW) - Litter
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 »
"A Look to the Heavens"
“Is the heart and soul of our Galaxy located in Cassiopeia? Possibly not, but that is where two bright emission nebulas nicknamed Heart and Soul can be found. The Heart Nebula, officially dubbed IC 1805 and visible in the below view on the right, has a shape reminiscent of a classical heart symbol. Both nebulas shine brightly in the red light of energized hydrogen. *Click image for larger size.* Several young open clusters of stars populate the image and are visible above in blue, including the nebula centers. Light takes about 6,000 years to reach us from these nebulas, which togethe... more »
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* Why The Met Office Has Hung Its Chief Scientist Out To Dry* *But nobody seems to be asking the old fool how climate change could be causing Britain's wild weather when there has been no climate change for many years -- JR* Last week the Met Office and the Centre for Ecology and Hydrology issued an admirable joint report on the floods and their possible connection to climate change, concluding that it is not possible to make such a link. ‘As yet’, it said, ‘there is no definitive answer on the possible contribution of climate change to the recent storminess, rainfall amounts and ... more »
Race To The Bottom Continues for Northland School Division
Since I haven't mentioned it in quite some time, I thought I'd touch base with an a former employer of mine to see how things were coming about. As school boards go, one can certainly do better than to send your child to Alberta's Northland School Division. As it turns out, not a lot has changed among the enlightened geniuses in the offices over in Peace River. If anything, things seem to have gotten worse for the inept Northland School Division. With luck these continual consultations and review processes will result in what the Minister of Education should have done in the first ... more »
World Leaders To Skip Geneva III & IV, And Will Wait To Attend Geneva V Instead
An excerpt from, *"Brahimi saves his energy for Geneva III"* by Jean Aziz, Al-Monitor, January 27, 2014: A senior Arab diplomat who followed the Geneva II conference in its first days said that the current impasse was evident from the outset, and that the way out was clear to the conference’s broker, Algerian diplomat Lakhdar Brahimi. *The diplomat, who left the Swiss city of Montreux two days after the conference opened on Jan. 22, told Al-Monitor that Brahimi was never deluded about the talks' prospects. Before the conference began, Brahimi had conducted many contacts with the S... more »
John Kane: 'Did I hear you say 10 percent of the U.S.’s energy resources are on Native lands?'
'Did I hear you say 10 percent of US's energy resources are on Native lands?' By John Karhiio Kane, Mohawk Censored News Now wait a minute. Tell me, how do any resources on our lands get tallied up as a percentage of someone else's resources? Well, let me tell you how … First, it happens through blatant theft. That’s theft pulled off through fraud and extortion...with a little religion
China Sold Second-Largest Amount Ever Of US Treasurys In December: And Guess Who Comes To The Rescue ( Belgium ?? ) ? With foreign purchasers going on a buyers strike for US securities , wonder who steps into the breach ? Ah , that would be you --- "We Are From The Government And We Are Here To Offer You A No Risk, Guaranteed Return Investment Product"
http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2014-02-18/china-sells-second-largest-amount-us-treasurys-december-and-guess-who-comes-rescue China Sold Second-Largest Amount Ever Of US Treasurys In December: And Guess Who Comes To The Rescue [image: Tyler Durden's picture] Submitted by Tyler Durden on 02/18/2014 20:15 -0500 - Belgium - China - Creditors - Japan - Treasury Department inShare48 While we will have more to say about the disastrous December TIC data shortly, which was released early today, and which showed a dramatic plunge in foreign purchases of US securiti... more »
The Global Warming Fraud: The Warming Nuts Will Not Quit - Now Claim (Non-Existent) Arctic "Thaw" Is Cooking The Planet (!)
With this winter being one of the coldest on record, I am still surprised that there are a few nuts out there that are still promoting the Global Warming fraud. It is shocking that some people are actually still gullible to believe the garbage spewing out of their mouths considering the fact that the planet is absolutely not heating at all, and in fact we are heading towards a long period of intense global cooling... But believe it or not, but the Global Warming lunatics will not quit, and I am shocked to present the following article that comes from the New Scientist website, at ... more »
Turning the wheel of days
Bees are in the crocuses and dandelions between the bucketfuls of hard rain. I'm trying hard not to get overexcited when I go out to the potting shed; it would be so easy to start potting up -- but there is still firewooding of the huge storm-broken branches, and pruning of the forty fruit trees, and pulling the beds back together that were leveled by the chickens and ducks, all of which, every year, I am supposed to do first. And I'm just not finding comfortable weather -- whine, whine, but at my age even a little exposure can be an issue. So it's out to the potting shed to cl... more »
Edward Snowden Action Figure
Only 99 dollars, but 86 would have been more appropriate.
Shepherd Bliss : Dancing with death at Death Cafés
Death can be a teacher, if one moves beyond denial into acceptance… A death awareness movement seems to be growing and taking various forms. By Shepherd Bliss | The Rag Blog | February 19, 2014 “I have an appointment with … finish reading Shepherd Bliss : Dancing with death at Death Cafés
The Upcoming War On Syria: American Hypocrisy At Its Worse - US Accuses Russia Of Contributing To Syrian Conflict (!)
I have been watching the alternative media news for the last while concerning the situation in Syria, and I am truly now believing that the damn criminal and psychotic state of Isra-Hell will get their American slave minions to attack that peaceful nation very soon... The so called "Geneva Peace Talks" were a farce to begin with, and were always destined to fail... The Jews want to see Syria destroyed to secure more of Israel's long sought dominance in the Middle East, and they made sure that their American slaves made the impossible demand that Bashar Al-Assad be removed from power... more »
Protecting the Rez: Protecting Mother Earth Campaign
Protecting the Rez: Protecting Mother Earth Campaign Resolutions ready made for communities By Matt Remle Last Real Indians http://lastrealindians.com/for-immediate-release-protecing-the-rez-protecting-mother-earth-campaign-by-matt-remle/ Mitakuyepi, my relatives, the on-going assaults against our lands, communities, waterways, aquifers, and traditional forms of subsistence is
A father's love
Budweiser only wishes they could come up with an ad this heartwarming.
So, just to be clear, the NSA is or is NOT "Peeping While You're Sleeping"?
LibertyManiacs.com *by Ken* I missed this story the last time around, in November, when our *Washington Post* "In the Loop" pal Al Kamen originally reported on the lawsuit filed by Public Citizen on behalf of a vendor who had dared to misappropriate its apparently sacred seal, and that of the Department of Homeland Security as well. The NSA, for some reason, did not appreciate the ceramic mug featuring its official seal with the words "Spying On You Since 1952." The agency also probably wouldn't have been ecstatic about a design with an altered version of the seal and the words: ... more »
The Daily "Near You?"
Boise, Idaho, USA. Thanks for stopping by.
"What Is Reason?"
"What is reason? Knowledge informed by sympathy, intelligence in the arms of love." - Edward Abbey
Gold items of note February 18 , 2014 -- Hong Kong Gold and Silver Exchange To Launch 1,500 Tonne Depository in China ........ Standard Bank in prime position for Deutsche's gold fix seat, sources tell Reuters ........ WHAT REALLY HAPPENED TO BEAR STEARNS ? ....... It may be raining bankers for a reason, Leeb tells KWN ....... .
Jesse Cafe Americain...... 18 FEBRUARY 2014 Hong Kong Gold and Silver Exchange To Launch 1,500 Tonne Depository in China Just a fad. Nothing to see here, move along. Reuters Hong Kong gold exchange eyes 1,500-tonne warehouse in mainland China February 16, 2014 The Chinese Gold & Silver Exchange Society (CGSE), based in Hong Kong, *aims to launch a physical bullion trading exchange and a 1,500-tonne depository in mainland China within the next year,* its president said on Thursday. The century-old firm, which runs Hong Kong's only physical bullion trading exchange, is looking to ta... more »
Fukushima Updates - thread for the week beginning 2/16/14 - Tepco’s spokesman “I have distrust in Tepco itself for not announcing the wrong analysis for this long” ...... Tepco mis-analyzed 167 samples since 311/ Correct readings can be over 10 times much as wrong ones ....... Tepco aware of wrong analysis by 7/24/2013 / 2 days after they officially admitted contamination leaking to the sea ......
Catharsis Ours - 1 day ago
2/17/14....... Leaked all β of “300m3 leakage accident” was also underestimated / INES level might be increased Posted by *Mochizuki* on February 17th, 2014 · 2 Comments Share on linkedinShare on deliciousShare on facebookShare on twitterMore Sharing Services Following up this article..* INES classification of Fukushima accident may increase from Level 7 + 3 due to the revelation of wrong analysis* [URL] The samples about 300m3 leakage accident was also mis-analyzed, according to Tepco. The spokesman stated in the press conference of 2/12/2014. They found the major leakage of highly... more »
"The Denial of Death"
*"The Denial of Death"* by Ernest Becker “The idea of death, the fear of it, haunts the human animal like nothing else; it is a mainspring of human activity - designed largely to avoid the fatality of death, to overcome it by denying in some way that it is the final destiny of man... the irony of man's condition is that the deepest need is to be free of the anxiety of death and annihilation; but it is life itself which awakens it, and so we shrink from being fully alive.""Yet, at the same time, as the Eastern sages also knew, man is a worm and food for worms. This is the paradox: ... more »
"The Purpose Of Life..."
“I cannot believe that the purpose of life is to be "happy." I think the purpose of life is to be useful, to be responsible, to be compassionate. It is, above all, to matter and to count, to stand for something, to have made some difference that you lived at all.” - Leo C. Rosten
Musical Interlude: 2002, “Remember Now”
2002, “Remember Now” - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bq4qjI8VVzg Perhaps their finest work, certainly my favorite... sublime: “of such excellence, grandeur, or beauty as to inspire great admiration or awe.” - CP
"One-Percent Jokes and Plutocrats in Drag: What I Saw When I Crashed a Wall Street Secret Society"
*"One-Percent Jokes and Plutocrats in Drag:* * What I Saw When I Crashed a Wall Street Secret Society"* By Kevin Roose "Recently, our nation’s financial chieftains have been feeling a little unloved. Venture capitalists are comparing the persecution of the rich to the plight of Jews at Kristallnacht, Wall Street titans are saying that they’re sick of being beaten up, and this week, a billionaire investor, Wilbur Ross, proclaimed that “the 1 percent is being picked on for political reasons.” Ross's statement seemed particularly odd, because two years ago, I met Ross at an event that ... more »
Libya Updates February 18 , 2014 -- Congress members given ultimatum to resign or “be arrested” ....... Zintan’s Qaqaa and Sawaiq brigades issue an ultimatum to its members to resign by 10 pm or be arrested. Members and staff are reported to have left the Congress building but there was no visible extra security in the road outside which remains open to traffic, unlike previous occasions when there have been threats to Congress...... Colorful past behind Libyan 'coup maker' ....... Additional items pertaining to security or lack thereof in forgotten Libya !
Political drama...... Congress members given ultimatum to resign or “be arrested” *By Ahmed Elumami.* *Tripoli, 18 February 2014*: There was confusion at the General National Congress this evening after it was announced on TV that Zintan’s Qaqaa and Sawaiq brigades had issued an ultimatum to its members to resign by 10 pm or be arrested. Members and staff are reported to have left the Congress building but there was no visible extra security in the road outside which remains open to traffic, unlike previous occasions when there have been threats to Congress. Zawia Congresswoman Nai... more »
Klamath River youths in Brazil joining Belo Dam fight
Photos Klamazon Delegation Article by Amazon Watch Reposted at Censored News Today a Northern California delegation of Indigenous youth and Klamath River protectors depart San Francisco International Airport, headed to Brazil's Xingu River Basin in the heart of the Amazon rainforest. The group will meet with communities affected by the proposed Belo Monte dam project. Klamazon
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