Sometimes when you’re in the air looking down at the ground, you just hope that the wind is steady, as opposed to, I don’t know, gusty. Yikes.
h/t Kate
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Sometimes when you’re in the air looking down at the ground, you just hope that the wind is steady, as opposed to, I don’t know, gusty. Yikes.
h/t Kate
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Marine vet teaches OWS heckler a lesson.
h/t Weasel Zippers
Sure happy I was not on that flight.
An online CBC poll going horribly wrong:
http://www.cbc.ca/news/yourcommunity/2011/11/should-canadians-have-the-legal-right-to-assisted-suicide.html
Baby Boomers Legacy
[“Talkin’ about my generation”: the Who song once expressed the hope and self confidence of the Baby Boomers as they reached biological if not emotional maturity. It was an attack on the older generation, a defense of the young, but it includes an ominous refrain: “Hope I die before I get old.”].
http://blogs.the-american-interest.com/wrm/2011/11/13/listen-up-boomers-the-backlash-has-begun/
Don’t want our oil? No problemo:
“Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper said Sunday that he was looking at exporting more oil to China after the United States delayed a decision on a controversial pipeline.
“President Barack Obama’s administration last week put off a decision on Keystone XL project after a major protest campaign by environmentalists, who say the pipeline would be prone to accidents and worsen climate change.
“The conservative Canadian leader, taking part in a summit in Hawaii hosted by Obama said the pipeline decision had produced ‘extremely negative reactions’ and that he discussed oil exports with Chinese President Hu Jintao.
“‘This does underscore the necessity of Canada making sure that we are able to access Asian markets for our energy products,’ Harper told reporters. ‘I indicated that yesterday (Saturday) to President Hu of China.”
Excerpt from the excellent article by Walter Russell Mead that ron mentioned at 10:19 PM:
Verily.
It’s Twinkle Time!
Could they possibly be any sweeter?
What do you think the Chinese are up to?
http://gizmodo.com/5859081/why-is-china-building-these-gigantic-structures-in-the-middle-of-the-desert
That sure was an artful piece of flying for an Airbus…gutsy pilot for a relatively low altitude manuever.
@EBD the Occupiers have no theme song, like these West Pointers who give a good account of themselves:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hGoSWn1tHeo&feature=related
“Mansions of the Lord” performed by the Cadet Glee Club of West Point
Cheers
Hans Rupprecht, Commander in Chief
1st Saint Nicolaas Army
Army Group “True North”
Hovering Airbus, sure, but it’s got wings and engines; check out this hovering dog:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yIHCim96qA8
EBD at November 14, 2011 10:35 PM
Indeed…
Meanwhile at Occupy Calgary.
It is -10C with wind out of the southwest at 14 Kmh.
The cry goes out from the tents.
Send Heaters (and colour TV)
And how about use of the municipal building for a couple of hours each night for vibrant discussions?
/I may be a bit slow, but I know enough to come in out of the cold.
Re. the hovering Airbus:
That must have been one helluva wind blowing up its TOGA.
With jumbo jet demonstrations so benign, Tex Johnston must be rolling in his grave.
Defending Israeli Democracy
the New Israel Fund’s then-associate director in Israel said that would be just fine by her. According to a leaked embassy cable report of the meeting, Radovanitz said “she believed that in 100 years Israel would be majority Arab and that the disappearance of a Jewish state would not be the tragedy that Israelis fear since it would become more democratic.”
http://carolineglick.com/
Mao Stlong*’s Categorically Say Accounting Principles:
“… a full assessment of the risks was hampered by “data gaps”, limited information and restrictions on access to confidential figures, the IMF said.”
Scroll down for “Muddy Waters”:
““We can categorically say Sino-Forest is not the ‘near total fraud’ and ‘Ponzi scheme’ as alleged by Muddy Waters,” Sino-Forest chief executive officer Judson Martin said”.
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“Chinese financial system at risk, warns IMF”
“China’s financial system is at risk from bad loans, booming private lending and sharp falls in property prices, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has warned, as it called for sweeping reforms.”
“In its first formal evaluation of China’s financial system, the Washington-based lender blamed “heavy” government involvement in the country’s banks and watchdogs for reducing market discipline and corporate governance.
The fund also called on Beijing to relax its control of the yuan currency and allow the central bank more freedom over policy decisions.
Rampant lending since the 2008 financial crisis has left many companies and local governments in China with huge debts, while a recent slowdown in economic growth and falling property prices have fuelled fears of an explosion in defaults.”
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/china-business/8890434/Chinese-financial-system-at-risk-warns-IMF.html
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“Sino-Forest says it’s not a fraud; delays third-quarter results”
“Sino-Forest Corp. TRE-T, a Chinese timber firm listed in Canada, said an independent committee found no evidence of fraud at the company, whose share price has been savaged this year following allegations by short seller Muddy Waters.
“We can categorically say Sino-Forest is not the ‘near total fraud’ and ‘Ponzi scheme’ as alleged by Muddy Waters,” Sino-Forest chief executive officer Judson Martin said in a statement.”
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/globe-investor/sino-forest-says-its-not-a-fraud-delays-third-quarter-results/article2236475/
*Liberal leader Rae’s uncle Maurice Strong, c/o Red China.
The Big Occupy Stink.
“The cops were followed by Sanitation workers, one of whom was overheard saying, “We’re gonna disinfect the hell out of this place.””
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“NYPD raiders roust OWS rabble (“We’re gonna disinfect the hell out of this place.”)”
“Good riddance!
The NYPD arrested 70 protesters as they moved in on Zuccotti Park early this morning and began clearing out the thousands of Occupy Wall Street protesters who had taken over the space for nearly two months.
More than 1,000 cops marched on the lower Manhattan encampment shortly before 1 a.m. and handed out fliers ordering demonstrators to get out and remove their personal property.
The cops were followed by Sanitation workers, one of whom was overheard saying, “We’re gonna disinfect the hell out of this place.””
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2807626/posts
Of Penn State’s scandals.
One and The Other One Not Seen/Heard in MSM.
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“Former Penn State coach ‘horsed around’ with kids, but says he’s not a pedophile”
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/
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“Why I want Mike Mann’s Emails”
“That latter group of emails, part of the “Climategate” release, do more than merely suggest Mann engaged in academic improprieties. They show he was a willing participant in efforts to “discriminate against or harass colleagues” and a failure to “respect and defend the free inquiry of associates, even when it leads to findings and conclusions that differ from their own.” Other emails document Mann’s communications were not “conducted professionally and with civility.”
Thus, emails already available to the public demonstrate that Michael Mann failed to comply with the University of Virginia Code of Ethics and the American Association of University Professors Statement on Professional Ethics.
A question, not mine, but asked by many who are interested in the history of this period, is not whether Mann failed to live up to the professional code expected of him. It is to what degree he failed to do so and to what lengths the university will go to hide this misbehavior. If we merely sought to expose Mann’s failure to display full academic professionalism, we would not need these emails. Those already in the public eye are more than sufficient for any such purposes.
I want those emails for a very different reason.”
http://wattsupwiththat.com/2011/11/14/why-i-want-mike-manns-emails/#more-51186
Mao Stlong* has the livel clabs.
Using mockely and lidicule: “as he mocks the authoritarian system that keeps trying to silence him.”
“Pleasing your enemies does not turn them into friends.” (SDA)
““But being afraid will not help me.”” (Ai Weiwei)
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“Ai Weiwei: Artist’s fearlessness draws others to his fight”
“There are days, maybe just hours left before Ai Weiwei’s next confrontation with Chinese authorities. The last time he butted heads with them, it didn’t go well: the dissident artist spent 81 days locked up in an unknown place under conditions he describes as “inhumane.”
But while Mr. Ai initially seemed cowed by that experience, he no longer lets it show. A video posted Sunday on YouTube shows the bearded 54-year-old dancing in an empty parking lot, spinning and singing as he mocks the authoritarian system that keeps trying to silence him.”
“The tune he sings is borrowed from the Chinese version of The Smurfs. The lyrics that he reads off an iPad2 tell of a battle between the fictional “grass-mud horse” (mispronounced in Chinese, it sounds like something a little worse than the f-word) and the “river crabs” (another play on words, the crustaceans represent China’s Internet censors).
“It’s kind of silly,” Mr. Ai said of the video in a telephone interview Monday with The Globe and Mail. “But being afraid will not help me.””
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/world/ai-weiwei-artists-fearlessness-draws-others-to-his-fight/article2236321/
*H/T Mao Strong, Liberal leader Rae’s uncle Maurice Strong, a river crab in Red China.
I read yesterday that there were 26 states rejecting obamacare. DO THE MATH, PEOPLE!!! 26 states out of 57 is what? A MINORITY!
Looks like an Airbus 330 probably the -300. Max takeoff weight is 520,000lbs airshow weight is less than 300,000lbs (264,000lbs empty plus a ‘splash’, say 10-20,000lbs, of fuel).
Take more than a 100 tons off any airplane and it will perform like that. Very impressive piloting though, listen to the thrust being modulated during the high alpha pass.
Looks like an Airbus 330 probably the -300. Max takeoff weight is 520,000lbs airshow weight is less than 300,000lbs (264,000lbs empty plus a ‘splash’, say 10-20,000lbs, of fuel).
Take more than a 100 tons off any airplane and it will perform like that. Very impressive piloting though, listen to the thrust being modulated during the high alpha pass.
Strong headwinds no doubt. Nothing worse than looking down from 6000 feet at the cars on the highway moving faster than you are as the hourmeter of the rented Cessna 172 keeps advancing at $129.00 per hour!
‘bama forgets his ‘birth state’ of Hawaii is part of the US, says it’s in Asia…does that mean they’re down to 56 states now ? and the mainstream media ignores it yet again in exactly the same way they wouldn’t if Bush had said it….
KO OLINA (HawaiiNewsNow)
…One other thing that I want to say about this: When I meet with world leaders, what’s striking — whether it’s in Europe or here in Asia —…
Beeb has its very own sponsorship* scandal.
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“Zac says:”
“Off Topic
BBC World News has been found taking money from environmental pressure groups to sponsor News articles which presents the pressure group or their cause in a good light.”
Links here:
http://wattsupwiththat.com/2011/11/15/enso-a-bigger-climate-driver-than-once-thought/#more-51204
*Liberal Ad$Cam:
http://epe.lac-bac.gc.ca/100/206/301/pco-bcp/commissions/sponsorship-ef/06-03-06/www.gomery.ca/en/default.htm
@Lev
ref: “what is China up to ?”
the grid looks a lot like city streets, the site I posted originally suggested it was quite similar to the layout of Washington DC…which means it might well be for testing optically guided ordnance…which would be virtually unjammable targeting systems…after China takes out all the GPS satellites…they successfully tested a satellite killer a while back, remember ?…
ICBM’s, or satellite launched missiles, with several conventional, optically guided warheads, or even kinetic ones, could conceivably hit every major administrative target in a capitol during opening hostilities without the accusation of using ‘nukes’ first….onboard INS systems are fairly accurate but the US largely relies on GPS now and with those satellites jammed or destroyed…
PET Cemetery Report.
Parlez-vous la ding-dong?
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“Caisse engulfed in controversy over unilingual bosses”
“Montreal – A storm of controversy has erupted in Quebec over revelations that two executives at the Caisse de dépôt et Placement du Québec can’t speak French.
The news threatens to further undermine public confidence in the Caisse, which is still trying to restore its reputation and finances after a $40-billion loss in 2008. And it could trigger a linguistic witch hunt to expose other unilingual anglophones in other high-profile crown corporations and companies.
Montreal’s La Presse newspaper reported Monday that two senior managers at Ivanhoe Cambridge, the Caisse’s real estate subsidiary, can’t function in French and that some meetings they steer occurred in English so they could make themselves understood.
The managers are Kim McInnes, Ivanhoe’s president of global operations, and David Smith, the division’s vice-president of human resources and corporate services. Both men work in Montreal.”
http://business.financialpost.com/2011/11/15/caisse-engulfed-in-controversy-over-unilingual-bosses/
Stop the presses.
There was a rally in support of the CWB today on Parliament Hill. Up to 2 dozen farmers brought in by the Canadian Wheat Board Alliance were on hand,as well as Ralph Goodale and at least one other Liberal.
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/story/2011/11/15/pol-wheat-board-rally-hill.html
I beleive it was an SDAer that suggested ‘Occupy Michael Moore’.
The idea is spreading.
A couple of good letters in the NP, including directions to the “cottage” in Michigan:
http://fullcomment.nationalpost.com/2011/11/15/todays-letters-lets-occupy-michael-moore%E2%80%99s-cottage/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter
Apparently some people have never flown in and out of Charlotte Amalie… The first time they tried that they dumped it in the woods…. Lets see him try that with a full load of fuel and passengers… The comm jets are supposed to be able to barrel roll too, which would be an interesting fly over…