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“The most prominent advocates of global warming are not scientists, they are murderers, tyrants, and madmen.”
Recently, the Heartland Institute, a hotbed of Climate Contrarianism, posted a billboard near a Chicago freeway. The Billboard suggested that those who accept mainstream science in regard to climate change, are like Ted Kaczinsky, the Unabomber.
Heartland promised to follow up with similar billboards featuring Fidel Castro, Osama Bin Laden, and Charles Manson.
When a scathing barrage of internet protests and parodies went viral, Heartland was forced to withdraw the billboard, and post a defense on its website. Even then, they continued to maintain that "the most prominent advocates of global warming are not scientists, they are murderers, tyrants, and madmen."“The most prominent advocates of global warming are not scientists, they are... more
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Eve Arnold, who came to be regarded as a grande dame of postwar photojournalism for her bold, revealing images of subjects as diverse as Marilyn Monroe and migratory potato pickers, died on Wednesday in London at the age of 99. Born in Philadelphia on April 21, 1912, Ms. Arnold had lived in Great Britain since 1961.
Her death was announced by Magnum Photos, the photography cooperative to which she had belonged for more than a half-century. She was among the first women Magnum hired to make pictures. Ms. Arnold was a leading light in what is considered to be the golden age of news photography, when magazines like “Life” and “Look” commanded attention with big, arresting pictures provided by photographers who included Henri Cartier-Bresson, Gordon Parks, Robert Capa and Margaret Bourke-White.
Acclaimed for capturing celebrities in intimate moments after winning their trust, Ms. Arnold developed a particular rapport with Marilyn Monroe, the subject of a book of Arnold photographs. Foreshadowing the celebrity portfolios of photographers like Annie Leibovitz, Ms. Arnold captured Joan Crawford squirming into a girdle, Malcolm X collecting fistfuls of dollars at a rally in Washington and James Cagney and his wife doing an impromptu dance in a barn.
But other pictures, just as memorable, were of the unfamous. Among the more than 750,000 Ms. Arnold made were pictures in a South African shantytown, a Havana brothel and a Moscow psychiatric hospital. She documented a small Long Island town, Miller Place, and the first minutes of a baby’s life. She was an official photographer on 40 movie sets.
Her many honors include the Order of the British Empire and the Lifetime Achievement Award of the American Society of Magazine Photographers. She was a Fellow of the Royal Photographic Society and named a “Master Photographer” by the International Center of Photography in New York, considered by many to be the world’s most prestigious photographic honor.
This piece includes a number of high-resolution black-and-white photographs, as well as two documentary short films.
http://disembedded.wordpress.com/2012/01/06/eve-arnold-legendary-photographer-of-illuminating-images-dies-at-99/Eve Arnold, who came to be regarded as a grande dame of postwar photojournalism for... more
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Climb to the pinnacle of power in a country where male supremacy was considered almost a matter of course, it was worth to Margaret Thatcher's constant and purposeful struggle, and continuous self. But it is obvious that the world will never regret about the presence in the history of the Iron Lady, which this year should be filled with already 82 years old! From these past years during 1979-1990 was dedicated to the work of the British Prime Minister (Conservative Party).Climb to the pinnacle of power in a country where male supremacy was considered almost... more
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Thirty years ago, almost to the month.
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Bill Janeway: No realistic chance that US or UK will default on debt but threat used to achieve Reagan-Thatcher objectives.Bill Janeway: No realistic chance that US or UK will default on debt but threat used... more
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Here's the first image of Meryl Streep in the new movie, The Iron Lady based around Margaret Thatcher.Here's the first image of Meryl Streep in the new movie, The Iron Lady based... more
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Baroness Thatcher has pulled out of a visit to Downing Street to mark her 85th birthday because she is suffering from flu.
The former prime minister had been due to attend an event hosted by David Cameron with about 150 friends and colleagues on Thursday evening.
At Baroness Thatcher's request, it will still go ahead in her absence, a government spokesman said.
Looks like her £3million state funeral will be coming soon
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-11542984Baroness Thatcher has pulled out of a visit to Downing Street to mark her 85th... more
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Alan Johnson launched a ferocious onslaught on the government's plans for deep and immediate spending cuts, warning they would "fundamentally alter our community" and inflict greater and more lasting damage on public services than Margaret Thatcher.
In an interview with the Observer, less than 24 hours after being appointed shadow chancellor by Ed Miliband, Johnson tore into the coalition's economic strategy, suggesting it heightened the risk of a double-dip recession.
He spoke out amid signs that ministers themselves were growing increasingly nervous at the effect their plans for £83bn worth of cuts – to be unveiled in 10 days' time – could have on jobs and economic activity.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/politics/2010/oct/09/conservative-spending-cuts-thatcher-johnsonAlan Johnson launched a ferocious onslaught on the government's plans for deep... more
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Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin may travel to London, and while there, she hopes to visit one of her political heroes, former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher.
"I would love to meet her and hope I'll be able to arrange the trip in the future," Palin wrote in a Facebook note.
Speculation started about such a meeting after Britain's Daily Mail reported that Palin's representatives had requested a meeting with Thatcher, and that she accepted.
"We had an informal approach asking if Lady Thatcher would meet Mrs Palin if she comes to Britain and we said yes," a spokesman for Thatcher told the newspaper.
Palin wrote that she received an invitation to visit London, which included an offer of arranging the meeting. She did not say from whom she received the invitation.
"I cherish her example and will always count her as one of my role models," Palin wrote of Thatcher. "Her friendship with my other political hero, Ronald Reagan, exemplified the Special Relationship between the United States and the United Kingdom."
The Daily Mail reported that a trip to the United Kingdom by Palin could "cause potential problems" for current Prime Minister David Cameron, "who is trying to defuse an acrimonious confrontation with Mr Obama over the oil spill disaster in the Gulf of Mexico."Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin may travel to London, and while there, she hopes to... more
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It sounds like Sarah Palin is heading to the UK and is arranging a meeting to visit Margaret Thatcher. The news was published on her Facebook group with the guardian stating the arrangement is confirmed however no date is set yet.
"Thatcher did not suffer fools gladly; Palin has struggled not to play the fool. But they share a love of tax cutting and hostility towards organised labour, and Palin in her Facebook message called Thatcher "one of my political heroines" and role models."-GuardianIt sounds like Sarah Palin is heading to the UK and is arranging a meeting to visit... more
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The Presidential Medal of Freedom is a decoration bestowed by the President of the United States and is – along with the equivalent Congressional Gold Medal bestowed by an act of U.S. Congress – the highest civilian award in the U.S. It recognizes those individuals who have made "an especially meritorious contribution to the security or national interests of the United States, world peace, cultural or other significant public or private endeavors." The award is not limited to U.S. citizens and, while it is a civilian award, it can also be awarded to military personnel and worn on the uniform.
So... why has this honour been bestowed on so many undeserving people? let's take a look at some of the 'lovely' deserving recipients, starting with Tony Blair, then....
Margaret Thatcher
Alan greenspan- Banker
David rockefeller- Evil incarnate
Lawrence Rockefeller- Evil incarnate descendant
Read on and you will find many bankers on this list too, wonder what amazing feats they achieved in the way of contributing to the security of the US?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Presidential_Medal_of_Freedom_recipientsThe Presidential Medal of Freedom is a decoration bestowed by the President of the... more
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He vanquished the Daleks and Cybermen, but Dr Who failed to exterminate an even more formidable adversary . . . Margaret Thatcher.
Sylvester McCoy, who played the Time Lord during the 1980s, has revealed that he and a cabal of left-wingers used the BBC’s flagship sci-fi series to promote anti-Conservative propaganda.
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/scotland/article7026306.eceHe vanquished the Daleks and Cybermen, but Dr Who failed to exterminate an even more... more
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A fun night at Schism with buz bob and hat, a magical tale of rock Halloween and dildos
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A misconstrued text message announcing the passing of a beloved pet has sparked a flurry of diplomatic activity in Canada.
Transport Minister John Baird sent a message reading: "Thatcher has died".
Conservative Prime Minister Stephen Harper was soon informed that 84-year-old former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher had passed away.
But it was actually Mr Baird's beloved cat, named after his political heroine, who had died.
I wonder if the cold iron lady will still get that £3million state funeral that was rumoured when she was last unwell, unfortunatly the privatising witch is still with us.
poor cat tho...being named after a creature like thatcher.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/8358544.stmA misconstrued text message announcing the passing of a beloved pet has sparked a... more
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http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/africaandindianocean/equatorialguinea/6500134/Simon-Mann-on-a-private-jet-to-Britain.html
Simon Mann, the freed mercenary, has flown out of Equatorial Guinea in a private jet heading for Britain.
The 57-year-old former SAS officer, who was pardoned after being convicted of plotting to overthrow the Government in a "dogs of war" coup, left at around 7am destined for Luton airport with his sister Sarah and brother Edward.
Once settled back in Britain, Mann will be questioned by Scotland Yard.
The Metropolitan Police Counter Terrorism Command will quiz Mann about the possible involvement of London-based millionaire Ely Calil and Sir Mark Thatcher, son of the former Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher.
Mann, an Old Etonian, implicated them as organisers and financiers of the failed plot during his trial. Mr Calil and Sir Mark may also be questioned by the British police.
Jose Olo Obono, who was the chief prosecutor in Equitorial Guinea at Mann's trial and is now President of the Supreme Court, confirmed: "Simon Mann has left the country. He left on a private jet bound directly for Britain with his brother and sister."
Mr Obono said he was confident Mann would assist Scotland Yard detectives investigating the failed coup.
(much more at link)
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/africaandindianocean/equatorialguinea/6500134/Simon-Mann-on-a-private-jet-to-Britain.htmlhttp://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/africaandindianocean/equatorialguinea/6500134... more
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These huge bonuses coming from banks that the government--i.e. the taxpayer--is subsidizing are antithetical to free markets, to conservatism, to capitalism, says Ewan Watt.
So why aren't we doing anything about it?
"As I have stated before, without a radical reform of our banking system the United Kingdom and the United States will not see the sustainable recovery we so desperately crave. If we continue down this route of subsidizing banks--and their bonuses--consumers will not see the fruits of lower interest rates: greater disposable income and easier access to credit. Both are required to necessitate a full economic recovery.
Unfortunately the debate is being stifled by those who claim--in the name of conservatism nonetheless--that halting the excess in these institutions violates free markets. Yet the only reason these bonuses are being paid out is because the taxpayer is covering the risk. When did a tax-induced bonus pool become a totemic symbol of the free market?"These huge bonuses coming from banks that the government--i.e. the taxpayer--is... more
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LONDON, England (CNN) -- The man jailed for trying to kill British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher in a hotel bombing in 1984 appeared in Parliament Tuesday and said he regretted his actions.
Patrick Magee, a former Irish Republican Army activist, held a public discussion with Jo Berry, whose father died in the bombing in Brighton, southern England 25 years ago Monday.
Magee told members of Parliament it is "always a challenge to share a platform with Jo. ... The challenge is, I'm sharing a platform with someone whose father I killed."
"I'm sorry that I killed Jo's father," he said, "and I wish there had been another way."
However, he portrayed himself as a victim of circumstances, saying, "If there were other options open, I would have jumped at them."
Pressed by lawmakers on whether he had repented, Magee said, "I don't understand repentance. I think it has a religious meaning. I can regret."
He added, "I did what I did in full consciousness," he said. "I did what I felt needed to be done. Why do I need to ask forgiveness for that? But I can feel regret."
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Margaret Thatcher famously got by on four hours a night as Prime Minister, while George W. Bush wanted at least eight. The differing need for sleep extends even to those with countries to run.
Scientists may now be able to explain why: new research suggests that some of us are genetically programmed to spend longer in the Land of Nod than others.
Researchers have for the first time identified a genetic mutation linked to the amount of sleep people need.
Those who carry the mutation sleep on average two hours less a night — but still function perfectly well.
While the mutation is probably rare, it offers the strongest evidence yet of the role genes play in our need for sleep. Even if Lady Thatcher does not have this particular mutation, it is likely that aspects of her DNA allowed her to cope with so little rest.
The findings, from a team at the University of California, San Francisco, also offer insight into the biology of human sleep needs.
While a lack of sleep is generally linked to slower brain activity and poor physical and psychological health, people with the short-sleep mutation suffer none of these ill-effects and are active, vigorous and healthy. Scientists hope that by understanding the biology involved, they may eventually be able to develop drugs that help people stay awake for longer without damaging their health.
Ying-Hui Fu, who led the research, said: “The majority of people need eight to eight and a half hours of sleep, and though they can try to drink coffee to sleep less, it isn’t their natural state. If we can understand this biological pathway, perhaps we can come up with a therapeutic compound. Maybe we can help people sleep less in a safe way.”
Scientists have long thought it likely that human sleep patterns are linked to genetics, and a tendency to sleep for longer or shorter periods often runs in families. Several genes have already been identified that affect whether people are likely to be up with the lark or a night owl.
No gene had previously been found to affect how long people sleep, though several are known from animal studies.
In the new research, published in the journal Science, Dr Fu’s team studied a family in which the mother and daughter require significantly less sleep than close relatives. The two sleep an average of six hours, 15 minutes each night, compared with eight hours, four minutes for other family members — but suffer no ill-effects.
“They are very healthy and extremely active,” said Dr Fu. “One of the carriers is over 70, and is perfectly healthy and travels all over the world.”
The team then looked at several genes previously associated with sleep patterns in mice. One, called DEC2, was found to be mutated in the two short-sleepers, but not in the rest of the immediate family.
The researchers then created genetically-modified mice carrying the same mutation.
“The mice with the mutation slept on average two and a half hours less than normal mice,” said Dr Fu.
The mutant mice remained just as active as normal mice.
Dr Fu said that although mutations in the DEC2 gene are almost certainly extremely rare, many other genetic variations are also likely to affect people’s need for sleep.
“There will be common variants that are involved,” she said.
In a commentary on the research for Science, Hyum Hor and Mehdi Tafti, of the University of Lausanne in Switzerland, said: “Sufficient sleep is necessary for optimal daytime performance and wellbeing, yet there is a large difference in how much sleep people need, ranging from less than six to more than nine hours.
“People at all points along this range exhibit no noticeable differences in health and waking performance.
“Those of us who envy short sleepers would like to reduce sleep duration to the minimum necessary for normal functioning, but do we know what the minimum is?
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The news last year that discussions were taking place between Gordon Brown and the Queen over a state funeral for Mrs Thatcher was not popular with those on the left in the UK, who see the country still crippled by her policies, with many viewing the current credit crunch as her true legacy. Although Thatcher could do nothing wrong so far as the conservative right was concerned, on the left she built up a tremendous reservoir of hate through her attacks on the trade union movement and manufacturing industry, as well of course the Poll Tax.
It was Tommy Sheridan who suggested she should be burnt at the stake and her remains scattered over the Yorkshire coalfields, while others said they'd be quite prepared to pay for the funeral so long as she was buried alive, preferably with a stake through her heart.
Now comedian and radical activist Mark Thomas has designed a postcard to protest the prospect of a state funeral to be downloaded and sent to Elizabeth Windsor (aka the Queen) at Buckingham Palace and listing various protests the sender would be prepared to make at the event, including of course throwing coal at the coffin.The news last year that discussions were taking place between Gordon Brown and the... more
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Carol Thatcher will no longer appear on the BBC show The One Show after making an off-air remark. Margaret Thatcher's daughter referred to a tennis player as a 'golliwog' while the cameras were off.Carol Thatcher will no longer appear on the BBC show The One Show after making an... more
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