It’s no surprise. It’s been that way for years. Iran’s legally entitled to enrich uranium. Dozens of other countries do the same thing.
Tehran alone is criticized. Managed news misinformation begets more of it. Washington, Israel, and European partner collaborators repeat it ad nauseam.
They lie. They know they’re lying. They repeat what they know is false. Media scoundrels regurgitate it. Doing so makes them complicit.
Americans are the least informed, most entertained people anywhere. They’re mindless about what matters most.
Propaganda works. A new Gallup poll explains. It found 99% of Americans believe Iran’s nuclear program threatens US security. Its nonexistent nukes are considered more dangerous than nations with real ones.
Previous polls called Iran America’s top enemy. China ranked second.
Paul Craig Roberts calls thinking America’s “national disability.” Indifference lets Washington get away with murder and much more.
I think this article understates the war risk premium built into pricing.
Why Are Gas Prices Are Suddenly So High? Blame the Refineries
It’s been an unusually expensive winter for drivers. Instead of dropping like normal during America’s chilly travel lull, average gas prices have marched up to around $3.80-a-gallon. That’s noticeably higher than at this time in any of the past five years, even though the price of oil isn’t much different than it was, say, last February.
It’s always hard to pin the price at the pump on any single variable, but in a short post today* the Energy Information Agency takes a stab at explaining the run up. Their theory: blame it on the refineries.
Refiners have kept gasoline production relatively low for the past twelve months, but a recent series of shutdowns everywhere from Philadelphia to Port Arthur, Texas, have made capacity particularly…
Of course we all know about that other ill-fated unabomber billboard last year that went over like a lead radiosonde balloon, but I like this one by CFACT (minus the date controversy of course).
Drive by this!
Science tells us that there is nothing out of the ordinary about today’s weather. There have always been droughts, floods, fires and storms and they will continue no matter what we do. A little historical research shows us that today’s weather is not even particularly extreme and by some measures is unusually tame.
NOAA and the U.K. Met Office, the two main sources of temperature data the UN’s IPCC rely on most, report that any warming there may have been has been limited to only three quarters of a degree in a century! Three quarters of a degree! Hardly the sort of thing to make a noticeable difference in extreme weather.
27 years ago we lost a very special actress. She brought us Sunset boulevard, Sadie Thompson and so many others. GloriaSwanson lives forever in our hearts and on screen.
How to Stop It
When FB suspended my account without giving any reason, I wondered what it was doing with my FB page. Lifehacker gave the answer I suspected all along.
‘Facebook is using you, whether you know it or not. Sometimes it’s obvious: you like a page, you click share, Facebook benefits. Other times, you have no clue until a friend asks you about a photo they saw that you liked. The unfortunate side-effect to all of this is that it can actually make you an unbearable annoyance to your friends, and you probably don’t even know it. Here’s how it works, and how to stop it.
‘When we talk about the ways that Facebook uses your personal information, we’re usually talking about why you should care about your privacy, or how Facebook tracks your activity. In this case, we’re discussing how your Facebook habits are used—with or without…
Photos by Evan Joseph from the book “NYC at Night” Music by Gregg Karukas – Deep Into You
GREGG KARUKAS is a smooth jazz keyboardist and pianist, originally from the Washington, D.C.-Maryland area. He experimented with keyboards as a child, but it was not until his teens that he pursued music professionally. Gradually, he developed a melodic and soulful style of music that made him a mainstay on smooth jazz and radio circuit.
Karukas is known to write music that evokes strong emotions. Two of his best-known singles, “Girl in the Red Dress” and “Nightshift”, reflect a style familiar to his fans. Karukas has collaborated with Brazilian composer Dori Caymmi and Ricardo Silveira on several projects. With eleven solo albums and many sessions and tours with prominent jazz artists, Gregg Karukas has established himself as one of the leading musicians of the format.He has a wife named Yvonne and two sons named Stevie and Alex who are musicians.(from Wikipedia)
Photographies:
1-3) Cityscapes of NYC 4) Brooklyn and Manhattan bridges across the East River. 5-6) Manhattan – one of the five islands of New York City, the historic core of the city. 7) Manhattan night 8-10) Times Square – an area of Midtown Manhattan, at the intersection of Broadway and Seventh Avenue. 11) Empire State Building and Chrysler Building 12-13) Empire State Building 1931, 102 floors (443m). The tallest building in New York. 14) Chrysler Building, 1930, 77 floors (319m). 15) General Electric Building,1930,50 floors (195m). 16) Woolworth Building , 1913, 57 floors (241m). 17) Central Park 18) Central Station (Grand Central Terminal) 19) Federal Hall and the Washington Monument on Wall Street 20) Cityscape 21) Columbus Square (Columbus Circle) with the monument of Columbus 22) Metal Globe at Columbus Circle 23) Campus of Columbia University (Columbia University) 24-25) Brooklyn Bridge 26) Manhattan Bridge in the neighborhood 27) Manhattan Bridge Arch 28) Brooklyn and Manhattan bridges connecting Brooklyn and Manhattan 29-30-31-32) Ellis Island in the mouth of the Hudson River. On January 1, 1892 to November 12, 1954 was the biggest point of reception of immigrants in the United States. On the neighboring island of Liberty (Liberty Island) is the Statue of Liberty. 33) John F. Kennedy International Airport 34) Lower Manhattan 35) New York Public Library 36) Lincoln Center – center of musical culture in New York. In the foreground is the Metropolitan Opera 37-38) Guggenheim Museum (Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum) – a large collection of modern art. 39) The Metropolitan Museum of Art – one of the largest art museums in the world 40-41) Office buildings around Foley Square in downtown Manhattan. 42) St. Patrick’s Cathedral 43-44) Queensboro Bridge and the Roosevelt Island 45) Radio City Music Hall – a prestigious concert hall in the center of town, where, in particular, performed the ceremony MTV Video Music Awards 46-47-48) Cityscapes 49-50) Brynt Park and Chrysler Building in the background 51) Stylized Empire State Building retro-eatery Empire Diner in Manhattan, seen in many Hollywood films. 52) Bronze bull on Wall Street 53) The World Financial Center 54) Washington Square Park 55) Cityscape
Down the street you can hear her scream “you’re a disgrace” As she slams the door in his drunken face, And now he stands outside and all the neighbours start to gossip and drool.
He cries “Oh girl, you must be mad, What happened to the sweet love you and me had?” Against the door he leans and starts a scene, And his tears fall and burn the garden green.
And so castles made of sand, fall in the sea, eventually.
A little Indian brave who before he was ten, played war games in the woods with his Indian friends, and he built a dream that when he grew up, he would be a fearless warrior Indian Chief.
Many moons passed and more the dream grew strong, until tomorrow He would sing his first war song, And fight his first battle, but something went wrong, Suprise attack killed him in his sleep that night
And so castles made of sand, melts into the sea eventually.
There was a young girl, whose heart was a frown, Because she was crippled for life, and couldn’t speak a sound And she wished and prayed she would stop living, so she decided to die. She drew her wheel chair to the edge of the shore, and to her legs she smiled
“You won’t hurt me no more.” But then a sight she’d never seen made her JUMP AND SAY “Look, a golden winged ship is passing my way” And it really didn’t have to stop…it just kept on going. And so castles made of sand slips into the sea, Eventually
While doing interviews on pit road, Erin Andrews bumps into rapper, 50 cent, who shares an awkward kissing moment. Andrews seems preoccupied as 50 goes in for a smooch.
Learn about a new “superpower” that isn’t being taught in in 90% of US schools.
Starring Bill Gates, Mark Zuckerberg, will.i.am, Chris Bosh, Jack Dorsey, Tony Hsieh, Drew Houston, Gabe Newell, Ruchi Sanghvi, Elena Silenok, Vanessa Hurst, and Hadi Partovi. Directed by Lesley Chilcott.
A pioneer in industrial toxicology and the first female faculty member at Harvard University, Hamilton became an authority on lead poisoning and a worldwide specialist in occupational diseases. Her services as an authority on industrial conditions, ailments, and poisons were eagerly sought by government agencies, and her reports on substances such as lead and rubber resulted in improved safety standards in industrial workplaces across the US. Her name was once included in what unlikely list? More…Discuss
The culture of Ireland has long been strongly influenced by the Roman Catholic Church, to which most of the country belongs. Thus, until 1997, the Republic of Ireland had no legal provision for divorce—and though many couples were living apart, they were not free to remarry other people. Once the divorce legislation was passed, the number of separated couples in Ireland did increase but not dramatically. Despite the position of the Church in Ireland, what pagan customs still persist there? More…Discuss
For years, the media has reported on so-called cancervillages in China, but the Chinese government has never publicly acknowledged the existence of such villages until now. A recent report from the Chinese environment ministry cites exposure to toxic chemicals—many of which are banned in developed nations—as a causative factor in the emergence of cancer villages. The report does not elaborate on what constitutes such a village, but it is generally understood to be one in which cancer rates are disproportionately high, often as a result of industrial pollution. More…Discuss
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