Implications of lower aerosol forcing for climate sensitivity
by Nic Lewis
A new paper on aerosol radiative forcing has important implications for estimates of climate sensitivity.
by Nic Lewis
A new paper on aerosol radiative forcing has important implications for estimates of climate sensitivity.
This week was my last cycle in a long, painful treatment for cancer using chemotherapy. Medicare saved my life-- no ifs, ands or buts about it. Medicare has been better insurance than the platinum standard insurance Warner Bros gave me as the president of one of their divisions-- not "as good"-- BETTER. Medicare-- other than Part D, the Republican Party prescription drug plan that is oriented towards their Big Pharma campaign donors, not towards patients like the rest of Medicare-- is a wondrous and blessed thing, something every American should be proud of and willing to fight for.
A guest post by Nicholas Lewis
Press TV | March 19, 2015 Britain has sent military personnel to Ukraine to help its army fight against pro-Russian militias in the country’s volatile east. British media reports say the 35 military trainers are based in Mykolaiv, in the south of the country and they are expected to be there for the next two […]
In reopening the investigation into the mysterious plane crash that killed UN Secretary General Dag Hammarskjold in 1961, the United Nations is appealing to member states to release long-secret files related to this cold case from a tense moment in the Cold War in Africa, which Lisa Pease examined in 2013. By Lisa Pease | Consortium News | September 16, 2013 […]
RT | March 19, 2015 In effort to boost its intelligence gathering, France is pushing for a law to allow authorities to spy on the digital and mobile communications of anyone linked to a “terrorist” enquiry without any judicial authorization. The government presented the draft law to parliament on Thursday. “Facing an increasing jihadist threat, […]
Stars and Stripes
March 19, 2015
US training of Ukraine forces to go forward
By Jon Harper
WASHINGTON: The U.S. military is moving forward with plans to deploy U.S. paratroopers to war-torn Ukraine to train local forces, the Pentagon said Thursday.
The training will likely begin in late April, Pentagon spokesman Col. Steve Warren told reporters.
Men who try to get women into bed via premature, extravagant professions of love aren't uncommon. But only bosses who view female employees as their personal harem try this within days of a woman joining an organization.
Bibi making it obvious (source)by Gaius Publius Many of us have been following the Israeli election story, but the gist has involved the relationship between Sheldon Adelson, Bibi Netanyahu and the American (and largely Democratic) Jewish "Diaspora." About Adelson and Israel, Howie
Today begins a bit of catch up on the situation surrounding Ukraine & Russia- Lots of goodies to read. All linked at the bottom! Diminishing support for EU backing of Sanctions
My, oh my, how busy the western nations are meddling in Ukraine LONDON: British troops have begun a training mission in Ukraine, helping government forces fighting pro-Russian separatists, the Ministry of Defence in London said on Thursday.The BBC reported that 35 personnel are in the southern city of Mykolaiv as part of a two-month mission, although the ministry spokeswoman declined to confirm the details."The first elements of the training packa
Shouldn't surprise any Canadians that Right Sector is begging for money in Canada.Canada's government simply loves tyranny and fascism. And neo nazis. Looks like they didn't get any money, thankfully. h/t Original Paul for this one!Thanks original Paul, better late then not at all?
Reprieve | March 19, 2015 The body tasked with investigating British abuses in Iraq has said it will not request as evidence the US Senate’s report on CIA torture, in the case of two Pakistani men tortured and rendered by the UK and the US. Yunus Rahmatullah and Amanatullah Ali were captured and tortured by […]
The perfect word for perfect deception. That’s the truth. Bullshit, that is. All that you’re told is mendacious connivance. Period. Partly with the desire to confuse and distort but mostly out of laziness and intellectual torpor. No need to clarify or explain. No need to illuminate and counter the status quo. The Jurassic mainstream media in particular are mere trying to tread water, unaware that there’s a landslide upon them, nearing down and in its crosshairs. They’ve no interest in challenging convention or the status quo. No concerns either way about much of anything.
“Bolivia is the beloved child of Simon Bolivar and this country is prepared to fight to repel any aggression against Venezuela on the part of the United States,”
The post Bolivia Ready to Fight the US – Evo Morales appeared first on BSNEWS.
The video above, from a Democratic congressional conference introducing an expansion of Social Security, includes statements by two Maryland congressmembers who are running for the Senate: one, Donna Edwards, who you expect to see at this kind of announcement, and one, Chris Van Hollen, who was forced into coming because of earlier support for the Simpson-Bowles proposals that would have cut Social Security benefits. Van Hollen's support for cutting Social Security-- while Donna Edwards fought tooth and nail against Simpson-Bowles-- has become an issue in the Maryland Senate race.
U.S. Air Forces Europe
U.S. Air Force Africa
March 18, 2015
USAFE, Romanian Airmen kick off Dacian Warhawk
By Staff Sgt. Armando A. Schwier-Morales
86th Airlift Wing Public Affairs
CAMPIA TURZII, Romania: More than 100 personnel and six F-16 Fighting Falcons landed at Campia Turzii, Romania, to kick off a bilateral Romanian and U.S. Air Force training event March 10 to 27.
The video is from gallier!gallier and many others may not realize this tidbit, but, on Tuesday I began my 8th year of PFYT.It's been a huge learning curve, for sure. And gallier has been commenting here for almost the entire time :) Some others who have been here from the beginning are slozo, buffy and james @ winter patriot and John, yes, John too.Paintings Art Etc. Wait a minute Aferrismoon !
By Brandon Martinez | Non-Aligned Media | March 18, 2015 The popular French comedian Dieudonne has been found guilty by a French court of ‘defending terrorism,’ making the comic one of dozens convicted of the Orwellian speech offence since the Charlie Hebdo shooting. The charges stem from a Facebook comment Dieudonne made in the aftermath of […]
Professor Dame Carol Robinson, the first female professor of chemistry at Oxford University, talks to Robin Yapp about the important role of women in academia, and issues of gender equality in the field of science
UNIAN
March 19, 2015
Biden: US military to train Ukraine’s National Guard soldiers soon
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko has discussed the situation in the Donbas with U.S. Vice President Joe Biden, and informed him about the latest laws adopted by the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine to implement the Minsk agreements, the Ukrainian president’s press service reported on Wednesday.
Interfax-Ukraine
March 19, 2015
British military begin training Ukrainian army – media
A group of 35 trainers of British military personnel have already begun training members of the Ukrainian army fighting pro-Russian rebels, the BBC learned.
The 35 trainers are working in the southern city of Mykolaiv and will spend about two months in the country.
According to BBC, Ukrainian forces will learn medicine aid algorithm and defensive tactics.
Ministry of Defence of Georgia
March 19, 2015
Visit of NATO Survey Team
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Anti-war essays, poems, short stories and literary excerpts
Richard Aldington: Selections on war
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Richard Aldington
From Death of a Hero (1929)
1649 – The House of Commons of England passes an act abolishing the House of Lords, declaring it “useless and dangerous to the people of England”.
1863 – The SS Georgiana, said to have been the most powerful Confederate cruiser, is destroyed on her maiden voyage with a cargo of munitions, medicines and merchandise then valued at over $1,000,000.
1885 – Louis Riel declares a Provisional Government in Saskatchewan, beginning the North-West Rebellion.
1895 – Auguste and Louis Lumière record their first footage using their newly patented cinematograph.
Mar 15, 2015, Eva Bartlett, Russia Today
[re-published at: Dissident Voice and in Arabic at Dr. Shaaban’s FB page]
[audio mp3="http://www.corbettreport.com/mp3/2015-03-18%20Tim%20Ball.mp3"][/audio]Dr. Tim Ball of DrTimBall.com joins us again to continue our ongoing exploration of geography, climate and politics. In this conversation we explore 20th century geopolitical theories and theorists, from Ratzel's Lebensraum to Mackinder's "Heartland" to Spykman's "Rimland" to Cohen's "Divided World." We also explore the rise of NATO in the mid-20th century and the role of the BRICS in shaping the world of the 21st.
Spring is here! And with it comes more affordable asparagus. This succulent vegetable has been prized since ancient times for its medicinal benefits as well as its terrific taste. It’s even been a staple in Ayurvedic medicine. Why has it been so popular through the years? Have people used asparagus for cancer? Indeed, asparagus is a potent cancer fighter on a par with broccoli, and many people think it tastes a whole lot better.
It continues to be clear that the awakened public will not so easily be brought down by the GMO industries. However, at South by Southwest (SXSW), it appears that money from GMO corporations talks as true debate is controlled and censored. Katherine Paul, Associate Director of the Organic Consumers Association (OCA), an organization dedicated to protecting organic standards, has officially been censored from SXSW.
Until now, the development of Alzheimer’s was only thought to begin in late age, where proteins known as amyloid plaques begin to develop in the brain. But recent research suggests that the development of this brain-destructive disease may start in our early 20’s – finding that these proteins start to accumulate around this time.
Last month, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) finally released its proposed rules for domestic drones in US airspace. Now comes months of public debate, and still longer before the laws are fully hammered out. This was bound to happen sooner or later. And yes, this new tech will most likely be bumping up against our […]
Losing Tim is a memoir of the deeply personal costs of war, written by a mother about her son, Timothy Eysselinck, that son’s suicide, and an attempt to come to terms with what drove him to such a dark place that he felt that suicide was the only way out. Tim worked in mine removal […]
I det artonde avsnittet av Snedtänkt pratar Kalle Lind med statsvetaren Nils Gustafsson om valkampanjer som känts sådär. Lyssna på alla avsnitt i Sveriges Radio Play. Saker som nämns: folkpartistiska halmhattar, kaffepaketsutdelningar, löjligt stora massmöten, en centerpartist som hette Lennart, en frisyr som såg ut som JFK:s samt major Bånge och hans patriarkaliska spira.
At least 79 people were killed or died and seven more were wounded in attacks across Iraq.
Non-Aligned Media
Brandon Martinez
March 10, 2015
‘Is Iran a threat?’ was the title and topic at hand for a 2012 episode of ‘The Big Questions,’ a British television talk show.
The proper response to that inflammatory and war-like question is another question: a threat to whom?
‘Threats’ depend on who’s interpreting them.
Due to the fact that the appointment of Malley coincided with the crisis in relations between the U.S. and Israel, caused by the recent speech made by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu before the U.S. Congress behind Obama’s back and without his approval, analysts have begun to talk about “changes in the U.S. role in the Middle East”
Rebekah Roth enjoyed a thirty year airline career working as both a flight attendant and an international purser. She was trained as an emergency medical technician and served as a volunteer firefighter. Her expertise and training as a flight attendant allowed her to research the events of September 11, 2001 with an insider’s knowledge, and eventually lead her to discover details and answers to some of the most haunting questions surrounding that infamous day in our history.
Western Leaders Feign Sympathy for a Crisis They Instigated & Intensified:Obama in 2014 stated“we must… [pursue] the political solution necessary to solve Syria’s crisis once and for all,” Senator McCain as well recently said“But what haunts me even more than the horror unfolding before our eyes in Syria is the thoug
Is there still anything to say about Aaron Schock on blogs like DWT which have been talking about his corruption for years and years? Now that TV news has been all over the Aaron Schock scandal, we might as well just walk away and leave it to them, right? Not so fast. Rachel Maddow's report Tuesday night on MSNBC (above) was, as one would expect, better than most of the mainstream media coverage.
By KEVIN BARRETT | Press TV | March 18, 2015 Freshman US Senator Tom Cotton already has two claims to fame. First he wrote a letter to Iran in an effort to sabotage his own President’s diplomatic efforts and start a war. And then he set an all-time record by invoking Hitler in less than […]
U.S. Department of Defense
March 18, 2015
Missile Agency Director: Budget Request Supports Development
By Claudette Roulo
WASHINGTON: The Missile Defense Agency’s fiscal year 2016 budget request continues the development of defenses for the nation, deployed forces and allies and international partners against increasingly capable ballistic missile threats, the agency’s director told Congress today.
Tonight, Whitewraithe and I will be doing a special 1+ hour long Turbulent Times show on Blogtalk radio...
RT | March 18, 2015 A US citizen, who was put on a no-fly list, declared a threat to national security and tortured in an UAE prison after refusing to become an FBI informant, is having a hard time proving it happened at the behest of the US authorities, his lawyer told RT. Yonas Fikre […]
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
March 18, 2015
Statement by the NATO Secretary General on the so-called treaty between the Russian Federation and the South Ossetia region of Georgia
NATO does not recognize the so-called treaty on alliance and integration signed between the South Ossetia region of Georgia and Russia on 18 March.