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It's Saturday...and some Chuck Woolery (video)
*what's going on.*
Reaganite Republican: *My Own Personal Tale Regarding Drinking and
Driving this Holiday Season*
Camp of the Saints: *‘An Ayn Rand Christmas’?!?*
Sentry Journal: * No more secret deals: It’s time for conservatives to put
Obama on defense*
* *
Capitalist Preservation: *Auto workers at GM & Ford score big bonuses
while taxpayers still shutout on bailout payback*
Bungalow Bill: *BBCW Wacky Liberal of the Year 2012: #9 Dianne Feinstein*
Daley Gator: *President Obama at Daniel Innouye’s funeral: But enough
about the dead guy, let’s talk about me*
Les Femme... more »
Mysterious animal terrorizes farmers as it mutilates livestock in the middle of the night
In
a ghoulish mystery, an unknown beast is terrorizing Kentucky farmers as
it attacks their livestock, tearing parts from the animals but not
eating
them.
The residents of rural Shelby County have no idea what is stalking their
livestock in the night.
'I heard the goat, the dogs going off and I ran out there and looked and
saw the goat laying on the ground,' said Kevin Cox, an area farmer who's
had one animal fall victim to an attack.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2251877/It-indescribable-Mysterious-animal-terrorizes-farmers-mutilates-livestock-middle-night.html
Forget the Mayan Apocalypse, the new date for doomsday is January 1 2017, claim Sword of God cult
The
world may have escaped Armageddon yesterday but the actual Apocalypse
is nigh on four years away, Doomsdayers have claimed.
The new date for annihilation is January 1, 2017, according to followers
of
The Sword of God Brotherhood.
They believe the 'Prophet Gabriel' told the Brotherhood that the 'dying
time' will come on this date and only members of the cult will survive,
while everyone else perishes in 'hellfire.'
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2252051/Forget-Mayan-Apocalypse-new-date-doomsday-January-1-2017-claim-Sword-God-cult.html
Shirley Monserrate among Three charged with murder after 'setting off deadly Indiana house explosion that killed young couple and destroyed five homes so they could collect $300,000 insurance money'
The people have been charged with deliberating setting off a deadly gas
explosion that decimated an Indianapolis neighborhood in the hopes of
collecting an insurance settlement.
The house's owner, Monserrate Shirley; her boyfriend, Mark Leonard; and
his
brother, Bob Leonard, were arrested Friday and charged with murder,
arson,
and several other counts for their role in the Nov. 10 blast that killed
two people.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2252115/Three-charged-murder-setting-deadly-Indiana-house-explosion-killed-young-couple-destroyed-homes-they.html
Winter Storm Kills Eight And Disrupts Travel
A winter storm has killed eight people and caused travel misery as it
sweeps across the United States.
The powerful weather system, which dumped more than half a metre of snow in
parts of Wisconsin, Iowa, Nebraska, Illinois and Missouri earlier this
week, has been moving steadily eastwards towards New England, where it is
expected to arrive on Saturday.
More than 30cm of rain are likely in northeastern states, with several feet
of snow set to fall over higher ground.
http://news.sky.com/story/1029058/winter-storm-kills-eight-and-disrupts-travel
Tips for Photographing a Christmas Tree
*Have you entered the giveaway for the designer apron yet?*
There is something so magical about Christmas trees that I can't resist. I
love photographing them and all of their lighted glory. A beautiful, in
focus tree can be a hard thing to capture. Here are my tips for capturing
beautiful photos of your lit tree.
The first thing you need is a tripod or a flat stable surface from which
to photograph your tree. In order to get a beautiful picture of your tree
without flash, you are going to need to use a really slow shutter speed,
which means you will be able to see hand shake if y... more »
4.9 Magnitude Earthquake NORTHERN PERU - 22nd December 2012
Magnitude
4.9
Date-Time
Saturday, December 22, 2012 at 16:02:44 UTC
Saturday, December 22, 2012 at 11:02:44 AM at epicenter
Location
6.045°S, 76.521°W
Depth
42.5 km (26.4 miles)
Region
NORTHERN PERU
Distances
46 km (28 miles) E (87°) from Moyobamba, Peru
2012 Quiz Answers
Earlier we set our 2012 Quiz
Well who got them right and gets A+ and who gets to stand in the corner
with a pointed hat?
1. Name the service launched to capture them young, lock in the
parents and build on their Prime service? A: Amazon FreeTime
2. Which two technology giants traded patent court victories
around the world and dominated the mobile wars? A: Apple and Sumsung
3. Which famous source of authoritative information stopped
physical publication after 244 years and went digital? A: Encyclopaedia
Britannica
4. Who launch their onli... more »
The War Against Teachers
*There are so few who can explain the complexity of how the deep
connections between the attack on public education and teachers -- that if
not stopped --will ultimately lead to the end of democracy itself.*
*
*
*Henry A. Giroux is one of the few:*
TruthOut.org / *By* *Henry A. Giroux *
The War Against Teachers
*December 21, 2012* |
*A little learning is a dangerous thing.*-- Alexander Pope
If the US is to cease its slide into a violent, anti-democratic state, we
must rethink the relationship between education and democracy, and the very
nature of teaching.
The tragic deaths of... more »
Mental illness, medications and school shootings: Preventing another Sandy Hook
image source: WhatReallyHappened Gregory Patin
In the aftermath of the horrific school shooting at Sandy Hook elementary
school in Connecticut, the debate regarding preventive measures is focused
on stricter gun control laws. While sensible gun regulations are in order,addressing
the root causes of the mass shootings is more important if real
preventative measures are to be taken.
What caused the gunmen to act is more relevant in terms of prevention than
the weapons used. With or without stricter gun control laws, firearms will
be accessible to potential mass murderers in the U.S.... more »
RoboCop on the Sinclair Spectrum
It's autumn 1988. My cousins have handed down to me my first computer, a ZX
Spectrum 48K. I have a little bit of money in my pocket and fancied
something more current than the *BombJack*, *JetPac* and *Deathchase* fare
that's had me bashing those infamous rubber keys. What to get? Rifling
through the latest Speccy releases, I pick *RoboCop* up from the shelf. It
all looks rather nice - the review in a recent *C+VG* saw the legendary
Jazza Rignall award it 95%. Who was I to argue with such provenance?
*RoboCop*, published by the late and very much lamented Ocean was that
rarest of ... more »
Regarding Gun Control: What is an 'Assault Rifle?'
Wikimedia Commons Earl Griffin, *Contributor*
I am more familiar with firearms than the average person. I sold them for a
living for several years. I worked as a Peace Officer. I have trained on
many firing ranges under the tutelage of men and women whose instruction
was of great value. I grew up hunting and shooting with my late father and
with my granddad. I have had an opportunity to become intimately familiar
with the function and workings of a wide variety of firearms.
There is a falsehood being perpetrated upon the public. You see an “Assault
Rifle” has what is known as a sel... more »
Steve Harper and that Vision Thing
The most myopic prime minister perhaps in all of Canadian history, Stephen
Harper, may have diagnosed his own affliction.
Shortsighted Steve, asked how his evangelist faith affects his
decision-making, replied that he prays a lot "*to ask for strength and
vision*."
Judging by how the self-proclaimed professional economist totally failed to
see the 2008 global economic tsunami coming, maybe he needs to look
elsewhere for vision. In fact Steve's entire time in power has been
marked by a singular lack of vision from Afghanistan, the Great Recession,
and the F-35 fiasco to the Tar Sa... more »
Is Jesus Christ here on the waterfront?
*SATURDAY, DECEMBER 22, 2012*
*The New York Times reports Newtown:* In our view, the New York Times has
done some very good work reporting from Newtown this week.
Granted, the paper has had dramatic material to work with. Yesterday,
Joseph Berger reported the funeral of Anne Marie Murphy, a 52-year-old
mother of four who worked as a teacher's aide at Sandy Hook Elementary
School:
BERGER (12/21/12): The funeral was one of at least six for victims on
Thursday. Other services were for Catherine Hubbard, Jesse Lewis, Benjamin
Wheeler and Allison Wyatt, all 6 years old, and Lauren Gabri... more »
Samsung and Apple Continue to Slug It Out
The mobile wars continue and there is now a clear two horse race today
between Apple and Samsung. How long the battle will last and whether
another player will come to join them is as uncertain and unpredictable as
much of the future.
The US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) is the latest to deliver bad
news to Apple, in that it has now rejected Apple's pinch-to-zoom patent
because it claims prior patents covered the invention.
A total of 21 specific pinch to zoom methodologies are claimed by Apple's
filing. All were rejected by the patent office on the basis that they had
alre... more »
Train bosses tell people not to travel as UK is hit by MORE rain and 388 flood alerts are issued
Christmas travel plans for millions are in chaos today as widespread flood
warnings across the UK are crippling roads and rail networks and putting
lives at risk.
With much of the country battered by heavy rain overnight, the Environment
Agency has issued 338 flood alerts and 126 flood warnings.
The south west of England is most severely affected - with four severe
flood warnings in place. They have been issued for Helston and Lostwithiel
in Cornwall, and two for Braunton, Devon.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2252030/Christmas-travel-plans-millions-chaos-heavy-rain-cripple... more »
Syria acting to safeguard chemical weapons, says Russia
Syria has acted to consolidate its chemical weapons into "one or two"
places to prevent rebels capturing them, Russia's foreign minister says.
Sergei Lavrov said the weapons had previously been "scattered" across the
country and they were "under control" for the time being.
Mr Lavrov also said President Bashar al-Assad had no plans to leave Syria.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-20825820
Harper And Guns
On the day the NRA advocated having an armed guard in every American
school, Thomas Walkom wrote that the gun issue could come back to haunt
Stephen Harper. For all of his bloviating about the long gun registry,
Walkom reminds his readers that Harper originally voted for it:
Certainly, Harper was careful. Then a Reform MP, he broke ranks with his
party to vote with the Liberals for the gun registry.
He claimed at the time that he was following the wishes of his Calgary West
constituents. But, as he would explain later and in a different context, he
was also uncomfortable with emo... more »
Untitled
*Sean Payton hasn't asked to attend Saints-Cowboys*
*Pirates and Cajuns square off in New Orleans Bowl*
*Can the Corps of Engineers be forced to deliver more sediment to Louisiana
by an unused provision in an existing federal law?*
*Wetlands center surges forward with new plan*
*A kids' Creole Christmas in New Orleans*
*Frustration on Freret: New Krewe Won't Roll Until 2014 ~NOLA DEFENDER*
Pope Pardons Butler Jailed In Vatican Leaks
Pope Benedict XVI has granted a Christmas pardon to his former butler, who
was convicted and jailed in the VatiLeaks scandal.
The Pope visited Paolo Gabriele in the Vatican police barracks to tell him
personally of the pardon, the Vatican said.
Gabriele, a 46-year-old father of three, was subsequently freed and has
returned to his family.
http://news.sky.com/story/1029075/pope-pardons-butler-jailed-in-vatican-leaks
The Massive Millstone Round America's Neck
Fanaticism dooms Americans. As a people, Americans hold and are held
captive by fanatical, irrational beliefs. The most terrible of these is
the common conviction that their Constitution is sacrosanct.
*The Guardian's* Jonathan Freedland argues that tragedies like the Sandy
Hook shootings lie squarely at the feet of Americans' obsession with their
constitution:
*To outsiders, the point seems so blindingly obvious: more guns equal more
death. In Britain, where gun laws are strict, the annual number of
gun-related murders stood, at last count, at 41. In the US the equivalent
fi... more »
Dan Nexon on The Hydrogen Sonata: To Sim, Perchance to Dream
General Warning: this is emphatically not a spoiler-free Forum! Hence all
of the text all of the contributions will be safely below the fold, and
only the identifying information for the author of the contribution will be
here for even causal browsers to see. Daniel H. Nexon is Associate
Professor in the School of Foreign
Continue reading
WSJ: Taiwan firms returning quietly SHHHHH....
*Nightview at a downtown park in Taichung*
WSJ: Taiwan firms returning jobs quietly from China:
With wages rising across China and growing labor unrest threatening
operations at mainland factories, Taiwan sees an opportunity to try to
convince its “salmon to swim back home,” as local media have put it.
Officials at Taiwan’s Industrial Development Bureau, which announced
Catcher’s and Largan’s factory plans, said they didn’t know of any
companies willing to discuss their participation in the program.
Hui-Ying Chen, deputy director of the IDB’s industrial policy division,
said Taiw... more »
Why Am I Still Buying a Boston Globe?
*I can not **really **answer that question, dear readers, because not only
have I not read the thing all week, I have not even note-papered all the
items I intended to read. I have scanned a few items that caught my eye,
but those occurrences are rare and there has been no blue and red ink
editing for blog posts. *
*
**One of the problems is when I read a Globe I can not blog about the
Globe, and when I blog about the Globe I can not read a Globe. Not that I'm
very enthusiastic for either these days. *
*
**Yes, I've noticed some items; however, they often fall into the category
of... more »
The History of Gun Control
The History of Gun Control
http://old.postworthy.com/?p=39114
In 1929, the Soviet Union established gun control. From 1929 to 1953, about
20 million dissidents, unable to defend themselves, were rounded up and
exterminated.
In 1911, Turkey established gun control. From 1915 to 1917, 1.5 million
Armenians, unable to defend themselves, were rounded up and exterminated.
The History of Gun Control
Germany established gun control in 1938 and from 1939 to 1945, a total of
13 million Jews and others who were unable to defend themselves were
rounded up and exterminated.
China established g... more »
Not Frenemies (No Way!) Favorite Paradigm From False Flag Financial Brou-Ha-Ha (John Cusack's IN and Your Right to Know Is No More If You Don't Act NOW)
The enemy of my enemy is not my frenemy. He's my enemy. (No matter how
gently he shoves the knife into my back as I walk away having smiled
hopefully at him.) The sound of Marley's ghost dragging his chains across
the floor was the start of Ebenezer Scrooge's nightmare. But old people
bound in chains and strangling on cat food seems to be fodder for an
Obamian wet dream. While Scrooge was
A Dov Sighting
*Rare, but it does occasionally occur in the war paper.*
"Romney adviser *Dov S. Zakheim*, an undersecretary of defense in the
George W. Bush administration, responded at the debate that defense
spending is not a major part of the debt problem. “The *problem is
entitlements*,” he said, referring to programs such as Social Security and
Medicare. “It is not defense. *Defense is practically a rounding error*. So
if you want to go ahead and trade defense as a hostage for the issues that
have to be dealt with, go right ahead. But the *only people you will be
helping are* the Iranians, No... more »
Pakistan mob burns man Alive after he was accused of desecrating Koran
A mob broke into a Pakistani police station and burnt a man accused of
desecrating the Koran alive, police said Saturday, in the latest violence
focusing attention on the country's blasphemy laws.
The man was a traveler and had spent Thursday night at the mosque, said
Maulvi Memon, the imam in the southern village of Seeta in Sindh province.
The charred remains of the Koran were found the next morning.
"He was alone in the mosque during the night," Memon said. "There was no
one else there to do this terrible thing."
http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/12/22/us-pakistan-blasphemy-idU... more »
Car bomb kills five in Damascus: Syrian Observatory
A car bomb killed five people and wounded dozens in the eastern Damascus
district of Qaboun on Saturday, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights
said.
Another activist group in Damascus gave no figures for the number of people
killed in the blast but said bodies were still being recovered from
wreckage caused by the explosion.
http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/12/22/us-syria-crisis-bomb-idUSBRE8BL06W20121222
Turmoil in Slovenia after corruption charges
The walls of the picturesque Slovenian city of Maribor on the banks of the
Drava river are covered with graffiti reading "Gotof je!" - "He's
finished!".
They are a vivid illustration of the startling crisis that has hit a small
country hailed until recently as the star of post-communist transition in
eastern Europe and a promising new member of the euro zone.
http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/12/20/us-slovenia-protests-idUSBRE8BJ0UU20121220
A Different Kind Of Democrat-- A Republican Kind
Max Baucus, an Obama kind of Democrat
The PCCC has a wonderful list of 97 Democrats-- over half the caucus-- who,
they say are committed to voting against the chained CPI. And some of them
won't. But I'm betting a great many on that list won't even think twice
about doing whatever Obama, Pelosi and Hoyer tell them to do. "We," writes
the PCCC "did a cross-check of the two lists and found that 97 sitting and
voting Members (we excluded non-voting delegates) of the House Democratic
caucus have signed onto statements either last year or this year saying
they would not vote for legislati... more »
i hate christmas is slightly hateful this year
I've noticed a distinct reduction in my annual irritation and disgust at the
holiday madness this year.* An unexpected convergence of events has brought
on a pleasant state of near-apathy.
First, no TV. Watching shows on Netflix or by download is blissfully free
of advertising. No salespeople dressed up as Santa Claus, no "gift ideas"
for useless crap future landfill.
Next, I haven't stepped foot in a mall. Not that I ever do much mall
shopping, but my hair salon is in a mall, and sometimes some obligatory
gift or errand forces me into the insanity. Not this year.
Most importantl... more »
Tougher EU sanctions against Iran come into force
Rigorous new sanctions against Iran's banking, shipping and industrial
sectors took effect on Saturday, as part of the European Union's effort to
force Tehran to scale back its nuclear program.
The sanctions, agreed in October, entered EU law with their publication in
the European Union's Official Journal on Saturday.
http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/12/22/us-eu-iran-sanctions-idUSBRE8BL04L20121222
Professor Gavin Mooney and Dr Delys Weston Found Murdered in their Tasmania home
An eminent British economist and his wife have been murdered at their home
in Australia.
Professor Gavin Mooney, 69, and Dr Delys Weston, 62, were found at the
property in Tasmania on Wednesday and are thought to have been bludgeoned
to death.
The retired Briton was previously the director of the Social and Public
Health Economics Research Group in Australia and held a number of senior
positions at universities in the country.
http://news.sky.com/story/1028938/gavin-mooney-british-economist-beaten-to-death
India: Tear Gas Fired At Gang Rape Protesters
Indian police fired tear gas and water cannon at protesters who were
demanding justice and safety for women following the brutal gang rape of a
student on a bus.
Thousands of demonstrators in New Delhi surged towards the president’s
palace chanting "we want justice" and carrying banners reading "hang them
now".
Clashes between the protesters and riot police erupted when a group tried
to break through barricades and some started throwing stones.
http://news.sky.com/story/1029032/india-tear-gas-fired-at-gang-rape-protesters
4.5 Magnitude Earthquake BANDA SEA - 22nd December 2012
Magnitude
4.5
Date-Time
Saturday, December 22, 2012 at 11:07:18 UTC
Saturday, December 22, 2012 at 08:07:18 PM at epicenter
Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones
Location
4.500°S, 125.201°E
Depth
453.7 km (281.9 miles)
Region
BANDA SEA
Distances
166 km (103 miles) WSW of Leksula, Indonesia
COLUMBINE SCHOOL SHOOTING
*Klebold and Harris. *"Eric Harris had deep military intelligence
connections from birth. Eric's father, Wayne Harris, was some type of
military intelligence spook." dylan klebold « In Search of Black Assassins
The Columbine High School massacre occurred on 20 April 1999, at Columbine
High School in Colorado.
Allegedly, two senior students, Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold, murdered a
total of 12 students and one teacher.
The pair then "committed suicide".
Over 100 witnesses dispute the official theory of only two shooters.
columbine Massacre Caused by Child Abuse by Sheriff
Colum... more »
4.7 Magnitude Earthquake KEPULAUAN BABAR, INDONESIA - 22nd December 2012
Magnitude
4.7
Date-Time
Saturday, December 22, 2012 at 10:58:28 UTC
Saturday, December 22, 2012 at 07:58:28 PM at epicenter
Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones
Location
7.134°S, 129.050°E
Depth
178.2 km (110.7 miles)
Region
KEPULAUAN BABAR, INDONESIA
Distances
266 km (165 miles) WNW of Saumlaki, Indonesia
4.9 Magnitude Earthquake VANUATU - 22nd December 2012
Magnitude
4.9
Date-Time
Saturday, December 22, 2012 at 07:53:01 UTC
Saturday, December 22, 2012 at 06:53:01 PM at epicenter
Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones
Location
20.304°S, 169.535°E
Depth
133 km (82.6 miles)
Region
VANUATU
Distances
87 km (54 miles) SSE of Isangel, Vanuatu
4.4 Magnitude Earthquake CHIAPAS, MEXICO - 22nd December 2012
Magnitude
4.4
Date-Time
Saturday, December 22, 2012 at 07:00:41 UTC
Saturday, December 22, 2012 at 01:00:41 AM at epicenter
Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones
Location
16.756°N, 93.630°W
Depth
168.9 km (105.0 miles)
Region
CHIAPAS, MEXICO
Distances
9 km (5 miles) ENE of Cintalapa de Figueroa, Mexico
4.2 Magnitude Earthquake NEAR THE COAST OF CENTRAL PERU - 22nd December 2012
Magnitude
4.2
Date-Time
Saturday, December 22, 2012 at 06:43:39 UTC
Saturday, December 22, 2012 at 01:43:39 AM at epicenter
Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones
Location
12.560°S, 76.820°W
Depth
51 km (31.7 miles)
Region
NEAR THE COAST OF CENTRAL PERU
Distances
9 km (5 miles) WSW of Chilca, Peru
Leo Wanta's Biographer On Blogtalk Radio
LEE WANTAS OFFICIAL BIOGRAPHY Author, MARILYN BARNEWALL on this weeks
show, Controversal Issues that seem to come with the *Truth* being told.
http://www.blogtalkradio.com/global-news-and-views/2012/12/21/thursday-nights-with-marilyn
Cobra Egypt Conference: 12/20/12 Guardian Ship at Saqqara
Click on image to enlarge
Kabuki,
These are the pictures of the space family Pleiadians with our
group, bearing witness to the truth... This one is at Saqqara, the ancient
mystery school of the Atlanteans and Pleiadians. Tunnels connect to under
Giza. This was our guardian ship (white object to left of hill in sky).
-Robert Potter
*More images to come. Two appear to have UFOs writing Arabic in light,
but still verifying that possibility. -AK*
Chuck Woolery: 8 point plan to solve the unemployment crisis in America...
*I "heart" Chuck!*
Libtards - listen up.
A hundred years of common sense packed into 6+ minutes - and we thank him
Merry Christmas & A Very Happy New Year 2013 To All Whom Find Their Way Here
*Wishing you all a Merry Christmas & A Very Happy New Year 2013.*
*To all those who are regular readers here, a special greeting and my very
best wishes for a truly peaceful and joyful Christmas and a year 2013 with
many pleasant moments.*
*Mike*
Synthetic Personnel Using Dielectric Substitution
An interesting acronym used by Boeing. It's part of Boeing's project to put
wifi in planes.
You can read more in the LA Times -
http://touch.latimes.com/#section/-1/article/p2p-73756022/
Yes Boeing are using potatoes instead of people, insulting to all except
Ian Hislop. The acronym is SPUDS!
Thanks to Jon Worth @jonworth for the spot on Twitter
A sign as to how much India has changed
The Hindustan Times reports that:
'Our attitude to truffles is changing. Now, they are all around us – in
upmarket grocery shops, at weddings, parties, restaurants. But they’ll
always be a luxury. One measure of how quickly India is changing – in food
and wine terms, at least – is our attitude to truffles. When I first
wrote about truffles, most readers of Rude Food knew very little about
them. They associated the term ‘truffle’ with those round chocolates and
were not sure how it was pronounced. Was it ‘troofle’ or ‘truffle’? (It is,
of course, the latter.)
Now, just five or six y... more »
POLITICIANS SLEEPING WITH SPOOKS; VASSALL; PROFUMO
*John Vassall.*
John Vassall worked with UK naval intelligence and had an expensive flat in
the notorious Dolphin Square in London.
Reportedly, Vassall had sexual relationships with certain UK cabinet
ministers.
Does the media invent certain sex scandals in order to discredit certain
politicians?
Or, are the stories of politicians sleeping with spooks actually true?
Vassall was gay and reportedly had been photographed having sex with men in
the Soviet Union.
In 1962 Vassal was arrested for spying.
*Brendan Mulholland. *dailymail.co.uk/
Brendan Mulholland of the Daily Mail clai... more »
Thorium Not So Wonderful?
Thorium has attracted a lot of attention for several excellent reasons and
the one cited here is a concern and not well understood but otherwise it is
a management issue.
The true value of the Thorium reactor is that it can be used to reduce
uranium and its daughters into a safe end product while producing power.
That one such reduction does lead to an isotope suitable for weapons
manufacture is still minor when compared to Uranium itself. That it can be
done in a modest lab merely tells us that aggressive enforcement is
necessary.
Yet that is a small price to pay in ord... more »
Britain's Big Cats
The reality is that folks have been keeping inappropriate large cats as
pets for as long as it has been possible. In England, that surely goes back
to even Roman times. That leads inevitably to a release simply because the
same impulse to keep a pet always makes it almost impossible to take
responsibility to put it down when it becomes necessary.
What is not likely is a sustainable breeding population and we have slim
evidence of that. Otherwise we have hungry pets who easily revert to
instinct and will generally thrive however unlikely you may think that to
be. There is ... more »
Vegetable Waste to Zero Waste
If there is a lesson to be learned it is that waste management success is
first about good management. This is a fine demonstration of just that. It
also informs that there is no excuse for doing less. What is most
intriguing is that focusing on the vegetable waste nicely eliminates the
deleterious effects of land fills generally while producing a useful
byproduct.
Starting with vegetable wastes is actually a good idea simply because it
makes it easier for the private sector to reduce the remainder for
recycling. It also makes it easier for the municipality to operate a
pi... more »
Subsea UFOs
This is a detailed report covering two prominent cases in which UFOs
operate underwater. As I have posted before, it is creditable that space
adapted mankind would establish subsea access to underground cities already
on Earth. Here we get a pile of data that conforms totally to that
conjecture. Of particular note is the museum which is likely more than
conventional preservation and possibly an example of stasis. I observe that
the ice is not remarked on as particularly cold.
It is also noted that the observers are handled by human beings.
As important, we get a valid de... more »
SciAm, firewalls, and deterioration of the physics community
Jennifer Ouellette wrote a nice piece on black hole firewalls for the
Simons Foundation and for Scientific American:
Black Hole Firewalls Confound Theoretical Physicists (via Synch).
Well, more precisely, it's nice and informative if you assume that her task
was to uncritically promote the views of Joe Polchinski, Leonard Susskind,
Raphael Bousso, and a few others. From a more objective viewpoint, the
article's main message is wrong and the text misinterprets the state of the
research, too.
Over the last decade or so, my great respect for some of the most famous
names in high-energ... more »
An EU 'iTax' Is Not The Answer
The UK government have announced that they are to finally acknowledge the
right of individuals to copy material for the own use. We have all done it.
We have all copied a file from one format to another , or from one device
to another in order that we can play it as we want to , on the device we
want to, or store it logically with other files. Today that is illegal in
the UK, but tomorrow it will be finally addressed.
However, in addressing it we face many further interpretations and fine
detail. It will not allow encrypted files to be unlocked so in fact could
be said to be fur... more »
4.7 Magnitude Earthquake HOKKAIDO, JAPAN REGION - 22nd December 2012
Magnitude
4.7
Date-Time
Saturday, December 22, 2012 at 06:20:23 UTC
Saturday, December 22, 2012 at 03:20:23 PM at epicenter
Location
41.369°N, 142.620°E
Depth
34.9 km (21.7 miles)
Region
HOKKAIDO, JAPAN REGION
Distances
109 km (67 miles) S of Shizunai, Japan
4.6 Magnitude Earthquake SHIKOKU, JAPAN - 22nd December 2012
Magnitude
4.6
Date-Time
Saturday, December 22, 2012 at 06:15:32 UTC
Saturday, December 22, 2012 at 03:15:32 PM at epicenter
Location
33.554°N, 132.116°E
Depth
65.6 km (40.8 miles)
Region
SHIKOKU, JAPAN
Distances
36 km (22 miles) E of Kunisaki-shi, Japan
4.4 Magnitude Earthquake CATAMARCA, ARGENTINA - 22nd December 2012
Magnitude ML 4.4
Region CATAMARCA, ARGENTINA
Date time 2012-12-22 05:30:14.0 UTC
Location 27.02 S ; 66.52 W
Depth 165 km
Distances 131 km W Tucumán, Argentina
Gold bar you can break up (and could be the future of money if there's economic meltdown)
Swiss refinery Valcambi has been selling its CombiBar to private investors
in Switzerland, Austria and Germany who are worried about a return of
Weimar Republic-style hyperinflation.
The size of a credit card, the 50g gold CombiBars are easily be broken into
one gram pieces to be used as money in times of crisis.
Now the company wants to bring them to market in the U.S. and build up
sales in India - the world's largest consumer of gold, where it has long
served as a parallel currency.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2251757/Fancy-chunk-No-chocolate--Its-future-money-... more »
Corrine Danielle Motley arrested 24 hours after U.S. investigators appealed to find woman seen in horrific Child abuse internet film
Agents from Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) have caught the woman
suspected of producing child pornography and appearing to abuse a young
child in a sex video she posted on the internet - less than 24 hours after
the Feds appealed to the American public for help.
Corrine Danielle Motley of Okaloosa County, Florida was arrested late
Wednesday and faces federal charges for the production and distribution of
child pornography.
The 25-year-old was apprehended by Internet Crimes Against Children Task
Force members and Homeland Security Investigations special agents.
http://www.d... more »
Britain spending more on benefits than Scandinavians with 7 out of 10 children living in a home receiving handouts
Britain
pays out more on welfare than high spending social democratic
nations in Scandinavia, according to a think-tank.
Nearly seven out of ten children now live in a home that receives at
least
one cash handout other than child benefit, says the hard-hitting study
by
the Institute for Economic Affairs.
And some 17 per cent of children – around 2.1 million – live in a home
where no adult is working ‘easily the highest rate in Europe’.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2251875/Britain-spending-benefits-Scandinavians-7-10-children-living-home-receiving-handouts.html
Mass shootings lift gun sales, data shows
The coming weeks may well be banner ones for gun sales in America - and the
massacre at a Connecticut elementary school will likely be a reason.
The appetite for guns tends to increase following a mass shooting,
according to a Reuters analysis of U.S. government data on background
checks run on prospective gun buyers in the past 13 years - generally
regarded as a reliable indicator of whether gun sales are increasing.
http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/12/22/us-usa-shooting-connecticut-guns-idUSBRE8BK14820121222
The sinking of "Plan B"; the U.S. "fiscal cliff" disaster of John Boehner
Had there been a vote on Republican House Speaker John Boehner's "Plan B"
to avert the so-called U.S. fiscal cliff on Thursday night, it would not
have been close. He was probably 40 to 50 votes short of the number he
needed to avoid a humiliating defeat at the hands of his own party,
according to rough estimates from Republican members of Congress and staff
members.
It was not for lack of effort. Boehner and his two top deputies, Eric
Cantor and Kevin McCarthy, along with other House Republican leaders, tried
for three days to muster support for the measure, which would have cut
g... more »
Iran defense minister says NATO missiles harm Turkey security
The installation of Patriot anti-missile batteries sent by NATO members to
bolster Turkey's defenses against a possible missile attack from Syria will
only harm Turkey's security, Iran's defense minister was quoted as saying
on Saturday.
NATO approved Turkey's request for the air defense system earlier this
month, in a move meant to calm Ankara's fears of being hit by Syrian
missiles.
http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/12/22/us-syria-crisis-iran-idUSBRE8BL03I20121222
Egypt's constitution seen passing in referendum
An Egyptian constitution drafted by Islamists is expected to be approved in
a referendum on Saturday after the charter, which opponents say will create
deeper turmoil, won approval in a first wave of voting a week ago.
The opposition have already cried foul, saying a litany of abuses means
last Saturday's ballot, involving about half the electorate, should be
re-run. But the committee overseeing the two-stage vote said their
investigations showed no major irregularities that would invalidate the
process.
http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/12/21/us-egypt-politics-idUSBRE8BJ0JB20121221
TRUTH ABOUT SYRIA
20 December 2012 -
This mini-report from Tunisian TV station, Delta TV, shows an interview
with a 29-year old Tunisian man who traveled to Syria and fought alongside
the "Free Syrian Army" (FSA) against the Syrian Army.
He explains why he stayed there for slightly over a month and decided to
return back to his home country instead of remaining there for Jihad, as is
the case with other young Tunisians who were sent to Syria mainly by their
imams (clerics).
The interview corroborates some of other eyewitness accounts that accuse
the FSA of committing massacres in order to frame th... more »
Scientists discover multiple avian influenza strains in Chinese Pigs
Scientists recently reported on the seroprevalence of strains of avian
influenza viruses found in pigs kept in southern China.
The analyzed viruses do not include the H5N1 strain. The researchers
believe their study could have major public health implications in efforts
to limit the potential damage caused by a pandemic in humans, according to
ScienceDaily.com.
Swine can be infected by both human and avian influenza viruses, and are
therefore believed to be important sources of the kind of genetic
reassortment that can result in a pandemic. Pigs have been infected by all
of the av... more »
Seawater leak shuts down Swedish nuclear reactor
Swedish authorities have ordered the shutdown of a reactor at its largest
nuclear power plant near Gothenburg following a seawater leak. The leak is
the latest in a string of similar incidents that have plagued the Swedish
nuclear industry.
http://rt.com/news/swedish-nuclear-reactor-gothenburg-589/comments/
Sadia Mohamed Missing: Appeal Over Missing 10 year old Chiswick Schoolgirl
Police say they are growing increasingly concerned for the welfare of a
10-year-old girl who has not been seen since Friday.
Sadia Mohamed was last seen leaving Southfield Primary School in Southfield
Road, Chiswick, west London, at around 4pm.
She is described as black, 5ft 6ins tall and of slim build.
http://news.sky.com/story/1028929/appeal-over-missing-chiswick-schoolgirl
Pennsylvania Shootings: Woman Shot While Hanging Xmas Decorations, 3 more Dead
A gunman fatally shot a woman decorating a church hall for a children's
Christmas party and two other men in rural Pennsylvania before he was
killed in a shoot-out with state troopers.
The shootings began in Frankstown Township, 100 miles east of Pittsburgh,
at around 9am local time.
Investigators have been dealing with five crime scenes within around 1.5
miles of the town, authorities said.
http://news.sky.com/story/1028825/pennsylvania-shootings-four-dead
Gun Lobby Calls For Armed Guards At Schools
America's most powerful gun lobby has defended the use of firearms and
argued that armed guards could have prevented the Sandy Hook school
shooting.
Wayne LaPierre, the executive vice president of the National Rifle
Association (NRA), called on the US Congress to immediately pass
legislation to place guards with guns in schools by the time classes resume
from winter breaks in January.
He said the proposal was aimed at stopping the next killer "waiting in the
wings", claiming that "the only thing that stops a bad guy with a gun is a
good guy with a gun".
http://news.sky.com/story/... more »
5.1 Magnitude Earthquake KURIL ISLANDS - 22nd December 2012
Magnitude
5.1
Date-Time
Saturday, December 22, 2012 at 04:42:37 UTC
Saturday, December 22, 2012 at 03:42:37 PM at epicenter
Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones
Location
49.863°N, 155.145°E
Depth
117.2 km (72.8 miles)
Region
KURIL ISLANDS
Distances
115 km (71 miles) SW of Severo-Kuril'sk, Russia
5.2 Magnitude Earthquake NORTHERN SUMATRA, INDONESIA - 22nd December 2012
Magnitude
5.2
Date-Time
Saturday, December 22, 2012 at 03:50:03 UTC
Saturday, December 22, 2012 at 10:50:03 AM at epicenter
Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones
Location
5.234°N, 94.266°E
Depth
10 km (6.2 miles)
Region
NORTHERN SUMATRA, INDONESIA
Distances
122 km (75 miles) WSW of Banda Aceh, Indonesia
4.4 Magnitude Earthquake TAIWAN REGION - 22nd December 2012
Magnitude
4.4
Date-Time
Saturday, December 22, 2012 at 03:24:33 UTC
Saturday, December 22, 2012 at 11:24:33 AM at epicenter
Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones
Location
21.980°N, 121.603°E
Depth
9.7 km (6.0 miles)
Region
TAIWAN REGION
Distances
88 km (54 miles) E of Hengchun, Taiwan
4.9 Magnitude Earthquake SULAWESI, INDONESIA - 22nd December 2012
Magnitude
4.9
Date-Time
Saturday, December 22, 2012 at 02:04:22 UTC
Saturday, December 22, 2012 at 10:04:22 AM at epicenter
Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones
Location
2.654°S, 119.979°E
Depth
35 km (21.7 miles)
Region
SULAWESI, INDONESIA
Distances
26 km (16 miles) NW of Walenrang, Indonesia
Sunday Classics preview: By popular demand, the gala DWT "Nutcracker (The Whole Deal)" returns
*You'd want to think twice before bidding on this record. The ABC Command
label tells you it's one of the inferior later pressings; you want an
original gold-label issue. (Note: Unfortunately, last year's
preview-opening video clip of the Nutcracker Suite segment of Walt Disney's
Fantasia has disappeared -- not entirely surprisingly, I guess. To be
honest, I don't like it much anyway.)*
*by Ken*
As far back as the mind recalls, Sunday Classics has celebrated the holiday
musically at last in part with music from Tchaikovsky's ballets, and last
year I went whole hog and offered a com... more »
President Obama leaves for his 4 million dollar vacation...
*bon voyage...*
You POS
Eat a clam for me.
NRA's Absurd Scapegoating of Violent Movies, Video Games Doesn't Hold Up to Scrutiny
*By MARC McDONALD*
For five days after the horrific bloodbath at Sandy Hook Elementary School,
the National Rifle Association went eerily silent. They slithered under a
rock and nobody heard a peep from them until Friday. The cowards even
temporarily took down their Facebook page.
Finally, the NRA's head ghoul Wayne LaPierre spoke up. And in his idiotic,
error-filled statement, LaPierre fell back on the one of the gun lobby's
oldest scapegoating tactics. He blamed Hollywood for its violent movies, as
well as video game makers. He called them "a callous, corrupt and
corrupting shado... more »
Why Switzerland Has The Lowest Crime Rate In The World (Important to watch)
*Text accompanying video:*
When thinking about the mass extermination camps of a holocaust think...
The key to freedom is to be able to have the ability to defend yourself &,
if you dont have the tools to do that, then youre going to be at the mercy
of whomever wants to put you away.
Guns are deeply rooted within Swiss culture - but the gun crime rate is so
low that statistics are not even kept.
The country has a population of six million, but there are estimated to be
at least two million publicly-owned firearms, including about 600,000
automatic rifles and 500,000 pistols.
Thi... more »
Beirut Photographer: A photojournalist returns to Beirut to unpick the stories and people behind his iconic images of Israel's 1982 invasion
*Amazing documentary, full of history.*
Going On A Hiatus Until The New Year
Sufjan Stevens - Joy To The World
Week Recap
One down side of living at The Land is little or no Internet, so no blog
updates. But not much has happened this week: worked half-days Monday and
Tuesday, a whole lot of nothing Wednesday and Thursday (the plan was to mud
and tape and sand the Sunset Room but it was just too cold) and errands and
bowling with the gang on Friday. But tomorrow Southern Man and Southern Son
drive north to pick up Teen Daughter the Younger for her
Saturday-to-Saturday Christmas visit!
Going On A Hiatus Until The New Year
Sufjan Stevens - Joy To The World
The World Leader in Weapons Sales
*Is the country that constantly proclaims its desire for peace? *
"US weapons sales tripled in 2011" New York Times, August 27, 2012
WASHINGTON — Weapons sales by the* United States* tripled in 2011 to a *record
high*, driven by major arms sales to *Persian Gulf* allies concerned about *
Iran*’s regional ambitions, according to a new study for Congress.
Overseas weapons sales by the US totaled *$66.3 billion* last year, or
nearly 78 percent of the global arms market, valued at $85.3 billion in
2011. *Russia was a distant second*, with $4.8 billion in deals.
*
**This from the country h... more »
It Is the Cold and Flu Season
*And they really want to get that needle into you*:
"Cases of new swine flu increase" Associated Press, August 10, 2012
ATLANTA — Don’t pet the pigs. That’s the message state and county fair
visitors got Thursday from health officials who reported a fivefold
increase of cases of a new strain of swine flu that spreads from pigs to
people. Most of the cases are linked to the fairs, where visitors are in
close contact with infected pigs.
This flu has mild symptoms and it’s not really spreading from person to
person.
‘‘This is not a pandemic situation,’’ said Dr. Joseph Bresee of the C... more »
The Globe's YouTube Videos
*See what they are watching.... *
"Many reap profit in posting YouTube videos" by Michael B. Farrell |
Globe Staff, August 27, 2012
BEDFORD — With its upload-it-yourself online platform, YouTube has been
filling the Internet with viral videos featuring *skateboarding dogs and
giggling infants* since it was launched in 2005.
*
**Pffft. *
Today, television still commands many more viewers in the United States,
but YouTube says more content is uploaded to its site every month than all
three major networks combined have broadcast in the past 60 years. The site
**accounts for about 8... more »
Idle No More Toronto video Dec. 21, 2012
Published
on Dec 21, 2012
Idle No More Toronto Friday
Over 1000 people! Idle No More FlashMob Round Dance Took Over
Yonge-Dundas Square today in downtown Toronto as part of the Idle No
More rallies happening in solidarity with First Nations across Canada
and the world.
There's a google map of all the worldwide #IdleNoMore events and rallies
scheduled today
(Friday), find your local rally!
It must be holiday time
I always like piling up my my holiday reading ready to pack.
Isn't it fortunate I can get most of it now on Kindle. But not all...
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Persons of the Year? But What Year?
*by Noah*
This is a tale of two men, both stuck in the past, and a magazine that
chose one of them as its "Person of the Year." One man's name is Mitt. The
other man's name is Barack. The followers of the former think that the name
of the latter is "strange." That is just one of the reasons why they voted
for their man; another is that their man held out the promise of turning
back the clock to at least the 1950s -- or, as comic Andy Borowitz says in
this piece, 1912.
NEW YORK (The Borowitz Report) -- In an extraordinary gesture of
recognition for a losing Presidential nominee... more »
It Doesn't Matter Who They Are, What Matters Is Their Plan
* *
*Was getting caught part of their plan?*
Bizarro World: NRA Gets Compared To Al-Qaeda
Read:
*"NRA Has More Blood on Its Hands Than al-Qaeda: What Do We Do?"*
The CIA has more blood on its hands than both the NRA and Al-Qaeda put
together, but you'll never hear the controlled progressive opposition
voices criticize the CIA or Mossad for their false flag mass murders in
America. No, that's considered "conspiratorial" and "fringe."
Obama's brainwashed true believers are more concerned about the *imaginary
threat of Gun-Qaeda* than stopping government tyranny and the financial
rape of America* *by the big banks.
"A Look to the Heavens"
"Welcome to the December solstice, a day the world does not end... even
according to the Mayan Calendar. To celebrate, consider this dramatic
picture of Orion rising over El Castillo, the central pyramid at Chichén
Itzá, one of the great Mayan centers on the Yucatán peninsula. Also known
as the Temple of Kukulkan it stands 30 meters tall and 55 meters wide at
the base. Built up as a series of square terraces by the pre-Columbian
civilization between the 9th and 12th century, the structure can be used as
a calendar and is noted for astronomical alignments.
*Click image for larger... more »
Chet Raymo, “Surrender To Facts”
*“Surrender To Facts”*
by Chet Raymo
“I'm currently reading two books. One I found in the house when I arrived,
presumably left by a previous visitor: Cheryl Strayed's "Wild", a young
woman's attempt to sort out her messed-up life and grief for her mother's
death by hiking alone on the Pacific Crest Trail, many hundreds of miles
along the ridges of California's Sierra Nevada and Oregon's Cascades
mountains. The other, my friend Douglas Christie's "The Blue Sapphire of
the Mind: Notes for a Contemplative Ecology", grounded in Doug's extensive
knowledge of the Christian monastic t... more »
“Is The Universe Alive?”
DocumentaryPlus, “Is The Universe Alive?”
- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2LKtiR3Y3SE
PTJ on The Hydrogen Sonata: Actors on the Sci-Fi Stage
General Warning: this is emphatically not a spoiler-free Forum! Hence all
of the text all of the contributions will be safely below the fold, and
only the identifying information for the author of the contribution will be
here for even causal browsers to see. Patrick Thaddeus Jackson is Professor
of International Relations and Associate Dean
Continue reading
An Opportunity for a U.S.–Iran Paradigm Shift - Winter 2013
Read, *"An Opportunity for a U.S.–Iran Paradigm Shift - Winter 2013,"* by
By Hossein Mousavian.
*Source - Center for Strategic and International Studies and The Washington
Quarterly*:
The former Iranian ambassador argues that the Arab Awakenings have opened
an opportunity for Washington and Tehran to seek common interests, but
warns that mutual perceptions that the other is weakening could once again
lead that opportunity to be missed.
An excerpt from the paper:
"The Arab region today is drenched in chaos and instability: Palestine is
bleeding, Iraq burning, Syria erupting, Pe... more »
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