URGENT UPDATE on Connecticut Shooting « Short Little Rebel
I looked at my husband and said, “Cal, this thing is starting to stink.
By now, there should be many eye-witness accounts of the actual gunman.
There should be breathless survivors talking about how this guy walked by their room, etc.
About how they narrowly escaped.
But so far, it looks like every single eye-witness is dead.
That is IMPOSSIBLE!”
Friday, December 28, 2012
HOW’S THAT “SMART DIPLOMACY” WORKIN’ OUT FOR YA?
Instapundit » Blog Archive » HOW’S THAT “SMART DIPLOMACY” WORKIN’ OUT FOR YA?
AFRICA IN CRISIS: U.S. Abandons Embassy, France Won’t Intervene.
“The last time the U.S. abandoned an embassy?
Syria.”
According to a State Department spokesperson, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton was unable to comment, because “she fell and twisted her cankle.”
UPDATE: Related: NPR Covering For Hillary on Benghazi.
In a story by Michelle Kelemen, with an assist from Aaron David Miller, vice president of the of the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars.
AFRICA IN CRISIS: U.S. Abandons Embassy, France Won’t Intervene.
“The last time the U.S. abandoned an embassy?
Syria.”
According to a State Department spokesperson, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton was unable to comment, because “she fell and twisted her cankle.”
UPDATE: Related: NPR Covering For Hillary on Benghazi.
In a story by Michelle Kelemen, with an assist from Aaron David Miller, vice president of the of the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars.
Union, fired teachers sue Chicago for racial discrimination
Union, fired teachers sue Chicago for racial discrimination | The Daily Caller
Robin Potter, an attorney for CTU, said in a statement that the city’s policies run afoul of those laws by primarily impacting black faculty and staff.
“We’re now at a crossroads in Chicago. …
The racial impact of the policies and practices of this Board of Education have devastated the African-American teaching force in that community,” she said in the statement.
The suit, which seeks class-action status, was filed on behalf of all black teachers who lost their jobs in June 2010 because of turnaround restructuring.
Robin Potter, an attorney for CTU, said in a statement that the city’s policies run afoul of those laws by primarily impacting black faculty and staff.
“We’re now at a crossroads in Chicago. …
The racial impact of the policies and practices of this Board of Education have devastated the African-American teaching force in that community,” she said in the statement.
The suit, which seeks class-action status, was filed on behalf of all black teachers who lost their jobs in June 2010 because of turnaround restructuring.
Kenyan economics expert: Development aid is one reason for Africa’s problems, so for ‘God’s sake, please just stop’
Kenyan economics expert: Development aid is one reason for Africa’s problems, so for ‘God’s sake, please just stop’ | AEIdeas
Shikwati: Such intentions have been damaging our continent for the past 40 years. I
f the industrial nations really want to help the Africans, they should finally terminate this awful aid.
The countries that have collected the most development aid are also the ones that are in the worst shape.
Despite the billions that have poured in to Africa, the continent remains poor.
SPIEGEL: Do you have an explanation for this paradox?
Shikwati: Huge bureaucracies are financed (with the aid money), corruption and complacency are promoted, Africans are taught to be beggars and not to be independent.
In addition, development aid weakens the local markets everywhere and dampens the spirit of entrepreneurship that we so desperately need.
As absurd as it may sound: Development aid is one of the reasons for Africa’s problems.
If the West were to cancel these payments, normal Africans wouldn’t even notice.
Only the functionaries would be hard hit.
Which is why they maintain that the world would stop turning without this development aid.
Shikwati: Such intentions have been damaging our continent for the past 40 years. I
f the industrial nations really want to help the Africans, they should finally terminate this awful aid.
The countries that have collected the most development aid are also the ones that are in the worst shape.
Despite the billions that have poured in to Africa, the continent remains poor.
SPIEGEL: Do you have an explanation for this paradox?
Shikwati: Huge bureaucracies are financed (with the aid money), corruption and complacency are promoted, Africans are taught to be beggars and not to be independent.
In addition, development aid weakens the local markets everywhere and dampens the spirit of entrepreneurship that we so desperately need.
As absurd as it may sound: Development aid is one of the reasons for Africa’s problems.
If the West were to cancel these payments, normal Africans wouldn’t even notice.
Only the functionaries would be hard hit.
Which is why they maintain that the world would stop turning without this development aid.
Thursday, December 27, 2012
Wednesday, December 26, 2012
Molon labe
Molon labe - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The phrase was reportedly the defiant response of King Leonidas I of Sparta to Xerxes I of Persia when asked to lay down their arms and surrender, at the onset of the Battle of Thermopylae (480 BC).
....The motto ΜΟΛΩΝ ΛΑΒΕ is on the emblem of the Greek First Army Corps,[4] and is also the motto of United States Special Operations Command Central (SOCCENT).[5]
The expression "Come and take it" was a slogan in the Texas Revolution
The phrase was reportedly the defiant response of King Leonidas I of Sparta to Xerxes I of Persia when asked to lay down their arms and surrender, at the onset of the Battle of Thermopylae (480 BC).
....The motto ΜΟΛΩΝ ΛΑΒΕ is on the emblem of the Greek First Army Corps,[4] and is also the motto of United States Special Operations Command Central (SOCCENT).[5]
The expression "Come and take it" was a slogan in the Texas Revolution
Tuesday, December 25, 2012
Lookback: Businessman appeals to President Harry S. Truman on Christmas to relieve Mona Lake flooding
Lookback: Businessman appeals to President Harry S. Truman on Christmas to relieve Mona Lake flooding | MLive.com
Worse was yet to come as the area suffered through one of its 20 coldest winters since 1895.
Proof of global warming!
Worse was yet to come as the area suffered through one of its 20 coldest winters since 1895.
Proof of global warming!
People are Buying Guns and Ammunition for a Reason
Blog: People are Buying Guns and Ammunition for a Reason
Police response time to a 911 call is roughly 8 minutes, but making that call may attract the intruder's attention.
There are other sounds that are sure to get his attention as well.
For instance, there's the sound that a 12 gauge pump shotgun makes when you chamber a round
Police response time to a 911 call is roughly 8 minutes, but making that call may attract the intruder's attention.
There are other sounds that are sure to get his attention as well.
For instance, there's the sound that a 12 gauge pump shotgun makes when you chamber a round
Half the Facts You Know Are Probably Wrong
Half the Facts You Know Are Probably Wrong - Reason.com
Since knowledge is still growing at an impressively rapid pace, it should not be surprising that many facts people learned in school have been overturned and are now out of date.
But at what rate do former facts disappear?
Since knowledge is still growing at an impressively rapid pace, it should not be surprising that many facts people learned in school have been overturned and are now out of date.
But at what rate do former facts disappear?
Monday, December 24, 2012
Study: Women with large breasts are smarter
Study: Women with large breasts are smarter - by Terrence Aym - Helium
A study by a Chicago university sociologist of 1,200 women found that large-breasted women tend to have higher intelligence.
The study divided the women into five groups ranging from virtually flat-chested to extra-large breasts.
The results revealed that the big-breasted women had an overall higher I.Q.—about 10 points—than the lesser endowed members of the study.
Women with average-sized breasts also beat out those that were in the smallest size group.
A study by a Chicago university sociologist of 1,200 women found that large-breasted women tend to have higher intelligence.
The study divided the women into five groups ranging from virtually flat-chested to extra-large breasts.
The results revealed that the big-breasted women had an overall higher I.Q.—about 10 points—than the lesser endowed members of the study.
Women with average-sized breasts also beat out those that were in the smallest size group.
Homage to Catalonia
Homage to Catalonia - The Daily Beast
Europe's fiscal crisis keeps developing in completely unexpected ways.
The only thing that's really predictible is that the solutions will cost more, and work less well, then even the pessimists project.
Europe's fiscal crisis keeps developing in completely unexpected ways.
The only thing that's really predictible is that the solutions will cost more, and work less well, then even the pessimists project.
171 pounds, a pear-shaped body and a taste for beefsteak: Meet Elsie Scheel, the Cornell student declared 1912's perfect woman
171 pounds, a pear-shaped body and a taste for beefsteak: Meet Elsie Scheel, the Cornell student declared 1912's perfect woman | Mail Online
A series of articles in 1912 and early 1913 saw Brooklyn-born Cornell student Elsie Scheel, 24, hailed 'the most nearly perfect physical specimen of womanhood'.
The 24-year-old, who was selected by university medical examiner Dr Esther Parker from a group of over 400 women, was described by the New York Times as 'a light-haired, blue-eyed girl whose very presence bespeaks perfect health.'
'I have eaten only what I wanted and when I wanted it'
A series of articles in 1912 and early 1913 saw Brooklyn-born Cornell student Elsie Scheel, 24, hailed 'the most nearly perfect physical specimen of womanhood'.
The 24-year-old, who was selected by university medical examiner Dr Esther Parker from a group of over 400 women, was described by the New York Times as 'a light-haired, blue-eyed girl whose very presence bespeaks perfect health.'
'I have eaten only what I wanted and when I wanted it'
A Failure to Communicate: The GOP’s Public Relations Debacle
Roger L. Simon » A Failure to Communicate: The GOP’s Public Relations Debacle
What is the cause of this debacle? Largely this: Republicans, conservatives… the whole list above… do not know how to talk to the broad spectrum of the American people outside their choir.
Republicans are not just bad at public relations.
They’re disastrous at it.
What is the cause of this debacle? Largely this: Republicans, conservatives… the whole list above… do not know how to talk to the broad spectrum of the American people outside their choir.
Republicans are not just bad at public relations.
They’re disastrous at it.
How The Welfare State Stole Christmas
How The Welfare State Stole Christmas - Forbes
Now pause for a second on what that money buys you.
For many of us, that $75 buys us a lifetime of joyful memories.
Aren’t some of your happiest recollections decorating the Christmas tree with your family?
Yeah, ours too.
With that in mind, let’s restate Peck’s proposition: Let’s have the government seize $75 of the income you worked for and would use to create lasting memories for you and your family, and transfer it (minus transaction costs) to people you don’t know, and might not approve of if you knew.
Now pause for a second on what that money buys you.
For many of us, that $75 buys us a lifetime of joyful memories.
Aren’t some of your happiest recollections decorating the Christmas tree with your family?
Yeah, ours too.
With that in mind, let’s restate Peck’s proposition: Let’s have the government seize $75 of the income you worked for and would use to create lasting memories for you and your family, and transfer it (minus transaction costs) to people you don’t know, and might not approve of if you knew.
Christmas message written in sky above Lakemba Mosque in response to fatwa claims
Christmas message written in sky above Lakemba Mosque in response to fatwa claims | adelaidenow
The sky message comes after an Imam at Australia's biggest mosque reportedly issued a fatwa against Christmas, warning followers it is a ''sin'' to even wish people a Merry Christmas.
The sky message comes after an Imam at Australia's biggest mosque reportedly issued a fatwa against Christmas, warning followers it is a ''sin'' to even wish people a Merry Christmas.
Former Edison police officer accused of racism landed TSA job at Newark airport
Former Edison police officer accused of racism landed TSA job at Newark airport | NJ.com
"Where the hell is the federal government?" asked Joseph Stenukinis, the former internal affairs commander who submitted the sworn statement about Glinsky in connection with a civil suit.
"This guy has been all over the newspapers for a long time.
It’s appalling.
They’re remiss in their responsibilities."
"Where the hell is the federal government?" asked Joseph Stenukinis, the former internal affairs commander who submitted the sworn statement about Glinsky in connection with a civil suit.
"This guy has been all over the newspapers for a long time.
It’s appalling.
They’re remiss in their responsibilities."
Manufacturing Racism: Academic Hiring and the Diversity Mandate
PJ Media » Manufacturing Racism: Academic Hiring and the Diversity Mandate
"Moreover, once the desire to fill a quota becomes part of the hiring process, it operates to curtail the open-minded weighing of qualities and achievements necessary for a fair and thorough search.
Even more importantly, the idea that diversity of ideas could be promoted by gender and race quotas is clearly a social engineer’s article of faith,"
"Moreover, once the desire to fill a quota becomes part of the hiring process, it operates to curtail the open-minded weighing of qualities and achievements necessary for a fair and thorough search.
Even more importantly, the idea that diversity of ideas could be promoted by gender and race quotas is clearly a social engineer’s article of faith,"
Nurse’s suicide history
Lucianne.com News Forum - Thread
"What got lost in the initial hype is that this woman answered the phone call was on for 6 short seconds.....simply saying she would connect with her administrator.----That´s all....that´s it.----It was the 2nd woman who gave out all the info....and she did not kill herself."
"What got lost in the initial hype is that this woman answered the phone call was on for 6 short seconds.....simply saying she would connect with her administrator.----That´s all....that´s it.----It was the 2nd woman who gave out all the info....and she did not kill herself."
The truth is that politicians are telling lies
The truth is that politicians are telling lies - Telegraph
"Was 2012 the year when the democratic world lost its grip on reality?
Must we assume now that no party that speaks the truth about the economic future has a chance of winning power in a national election?
With the results of presidential contests in the United States and France as evidence, this would seem to be the only possible conclusion.
Any political leader prepared to deceive the electorate into believing that government spending, and the vast system of services that it provides, can go on as before – or that they will be able to resume as soon as this momentary emergency is over – was propelled into office virtually by acclamation."
"Was 2012 the year when the democratic world lost its grip on reality?
Must we assume now that no party that speaks the truth about the economic future has a chance of winning power in a national election?
With the results of presidential contests in the United States and France as evidence, this would seem to be the only possible conclusion.
Any political leader prepared to deceive the electorate into believing that government spending, and the vast system of services that it provides, can go on as before – or that they will be able to resume as soon as this momentary emergency is over – was propelled into office virtually by acclamation."
Politicians Playing Games and Fooling Their Constituents
Politicians Playing Games and Fooling Their Constituents [Michigan Capitol Confidential]
"All this isn’t (just) a snark, it’s also a warning:
Watch what they do (in CapCon and MichiganVotes.org), not what they say.
In almost every case, when a politician boasts about a bill he has introduced, he’s just serving-up “candy,” knowing full well the measure isn’t going anywhere. "
"All this isn’t (just) a snark, it’s also a warning:
Watch what they do (in CapCon and MichiganVotes.org), not what they say.
In almost every case, when a politician boasts about a bill he has introduced, he’s just serving-up “candy,” knowing full well the measure isn’t going anywhere. "
Rick Haglund: Decreasing college dropout rate is crucial to Michigan's economic future
Rick Haglund: Decreasing college dropout rate is crucial to Michigan's economic future | MLive.com
"Just about everyone in Michigan thinks a college education is important for a successful career. That’s the good news."
"just about everyone"?
Classic groupthink from an uberlib who thinks personal debt is as unimportant as government debt.
"Just about everyone in Michigan thinks a college education is important for a successful career. That’s the good news."
"just about everyone"?
Classic groupthink from an uberlib who thinks personal debt is as unimportant as government debt.
Condoms for free at 22 city schools
Condoms for free at 22 city schools - Philly.com
"Coming over the holiday break to about a third of Philadelphia high schools: clear plastic dispensers chock-full of free condoms.
The dispensers will be placed in the 22 high schools whose students had the highest rates of sexually transmitted diseases, and condoms will be available to any student - so long as their parents did not sign a form opting them out of the program.
It's a pilot designed to address "an epidemic of sexually transmitted disease in adolescents in Philadelphia," said Donald F. Schwarz, the deputy mayor for health and opportunity. Since April 2011, the city has given away about four million condoms, and now, STD rates are falling."
"Coming over the holiday break to about a third of Philadelphia high schools: clear plastic dispensers chock-full of free condoms.
The dispensers will be placed in the 22 high schools whose students had the highest rates of sexually transmitted diseases, and condoms will be available to any student - so long as their parents did not sign a form opting them out of the program.
It's a pilot designed to address "an epidemic of sexually transmitted disease in adolescents in Philadelphia," said Donald F. Schwarz, the deputy mayor for health and opportunity. Since April 2011, the city has given away about four million condoms, and now, STD rates are falling."
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