Silence

Does someone know what silence is

clipped from web.ncf.ca Long Room Trinity College Library Dublin, Ireland

The King of..."persons you must avoid at all costs"

Please, please: Let us go back to pre-2000 elections.

clipped from blog.washingtonpost.com When the C-SPAN producer toiling in obscurity last month reached for the tape, he had no clue how juicy a nugget he had unearthed. The tape was labeled simply, "Life and Career of Dick Cheney"; dated April 15, 1994. The Untold Story of the Cheney 'Quagmire' Video

Michael Moore goes open access

In particular for those who had not seen the movie

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to the women: Resist

somewhere, everywhere, women continue fighting for their rights

clipped from www.politicalgraphics.org Reclaiming the "F" Word: Posters on International Feminism

HURRAH!

Rove Resigns! Yes, There is a God!


Karl Rove, Adviser to President Bush, to Resign - washingtonpost.com

W Benjamin

Someone to remember

clipped from plsj.tumblr.com “ The concept of progress should be grounded in the idea of catastrophe. That things 'just keep on going' is the catastrophe. — Walter Benjamin

Fat is a discrimination issue

fat=bad behaviors?
Today's assumption: if you are fat, you are doing something bad.
A study: Fatness is contagious!!!

clipped from rioiriri.blogspot.com I was thinking about the things that a fat person cannot do without others looking down on them or making mean comments. Here is my list; feel free to add to it! - eat any food, even "healthy" food - engage in athletic activity ("ewww look at all that fat jiggling") - exercise in a gym or other public place ("who do you think you're kidding?") - wear revealing clothing ("ewww gross") - wear overly casual clothing (we get called slobs, while skinny people get a pass on wearing sweatpants in public) - be sick ("maybe if you'd lose weight, you would be healthy") - go to a doctor or emergency room ("It looks like you have a broken nose. You should lose weight.") - date someone who is not fat ("what is wrong with him, doesn't he notice?" "he can do better than that"), especially someone who is regarded as good-looking (even a good-looking fat man is regarded as dating beneath his station if he dates a fat girl) - have or adopt children, OR decide to not have children

EU and US miles of sensibility apart?

EU is so keen in being like the US that is loosing her soul too. This is the drama. Also, I think there are many americans mourning our loss

clipped from www.signandsight.com Arno Widmann comments on The New York Times' obituary of Michelangelo Antonioni The New York Times entitled its obituary of Italian film director Michelangelo Antonioni - whose literary works are unfortunately little-known - with the words: "A Chronicler of Alienated Europeans in a Flimsy New World." The title underscores the hopelessness of Old Europe's position. Even before the article began, it made clear how small and thoroughly passé the Old Europe - and one of its most astute representatives - look in the new world of the present.

quote

do we dare to know a person?

clipped from www.quotiki.com The only way of knowing a person is to love them without hope. - Walter Benjamin

Antonioni_ Blow-Up

Lessons on the role of photography - Perfect

clipped from ronsilliman.blogspot.com Verushka & David Hemmings in Blow-Up, 1966 Michelangelo Antonioni 1912 – 2007

Yes, More books

It is always useful to share information with others and have help in one's search

clipped from bookyards.blogspot.com BookYards library for today is Free Novels Online. This is a small library, but it's content is unique and modern in taste. It relies on submissions from others, makes links to their sites, and has gone to the trouble of categorizing their novels. When you browse and go through the site, you wish that its content was 100x more. For access to more free online libraries, go to BookYards Libraries/By Category Page.

Bergman always

Few days ago, two of my favorite films celebrated their 50th birthday

clipped from www.ingmarbergman.se Photo: Louis Huch © AB Svensk Filmindustri The Seventh Seal and Wild Strawberries celebrate 50 years Two of Bergman's most influential films celebrate their 50th anniversary this year.

Ingmar Bergman

what were you doing when you knew Bergman died?

clipped from ronsilliman.blogspot.com Ingmar Bergman 1918 – 2007 clipped from ronsilliman.blogspot.com A great loss. # posted by Editors : July 30, 2007

women are vicious

clipped from news.bbc.co.uk Tell tale brain activity in a fake orgasm A simple brain scan can spot whether a woman is faking an orgasm or not, a major fertility conference has heard. Genuine orgasm: less brain actvity In women, turning off fear and anxiety is key, while men need to know they will be physically stimulated. The women were also asked to fake an orgasm so that these scan results could be compared with those taken during genuine orgasms. There were obvious differences. Professor Holstege said: "Women can imitate orgasm quite well." "If you look at the women who faked orgasm intentionally you see the motor cortex - the conscious part of the brain - is activated. "This means the movements that we make in [real] orgasm are not conscious. "And if you are fearful, it is very hard to have sex. It's very hard to let go." "When you want to make love to a woman, you must give her the feeling of being protected."

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Patent to Craig?

This comes just after CV said he could do it!

clipped from news.bbc.co.uk Medical research using hybrid embryos that are a mixture of human and animal is "vital" in the fight against disease, scientists have said. The Academy of Medical Sciences said it backed the draft Human Tissue and Embryos Bill allowing embryos that were 99.9% human and 0.1% animal. Under plans, it would be illegal for embryos to grow for more than 14 days. The report says that, in the future, the "true" hybrids - containing more animal DNA - may be vital for research.

the magic of language

Do, please, associate

clipped from en.wikipedia.org Apophenia is the experience of seeing patterns or connections in random or meaningless data. The term was coined in 1958 by Klaus Conrad, who defined it as the "unmotivated seeing of connections" accompanied by a "specific experience of an abnormal meaningfulness". In statistics, apophenia would be classed as a Type I error (false positive, false alarm, caused by an excess in sensitivity). Apophenia is often used as an explanation of some paranormal and religious claims. It has been suggested that apophenia is a link between psychosis and creativity. Conrad originally described this phenomenon in relation to the distortion of reality present in psychosis, but it has become more widely used to describe this tendency in healthy individuals without necessarily implying the presence of neurological or mental illness. The identification of a face on the surface of Mars is an example of pareidoliac apophenia.

when will this nightmare end?

clipped from www.latimes.com Last week's presidential tour featured lots of protest and precious little adulation. In the Czech Republic, demonstrators greeted Bush with signs reading "Bush number one terrorist." In Italy, where more than two dozen CIA agents face criminal trial for the illegal "rendition" of terror suspects, tens of thousands of anti-Bush protesters took to the streets. At the Vatican, the pope took Bush to task over the Iraq war. Only in Albania did Bush receive a rapturous welcome — though video footage led to speculation that in the celebration an Albanian Bush "fan" may have relieved the president of his watch. Come to think of it, there is one thing for which we should all give the president credit. Bush famously promised to be a uniter, not a divider — and at long last, he may have managed to keep that promise. Though there's still much that divides us, the nation and the world are increasingly united on at least one issue: We're sick and tired of the presidency of George W. Bush.

USA: A Nation of Uneducated Morons

So tell me, everyone: why are scientists supposed to respect religion, this corrupter of minds, this promulgator of lies, this damnable institution dedicated to delusion, in our culture?
Maybe we need to start picketing fundamentalist churches. Maybe it's about time that we recognize religious miseducation as child abuse.

clipped from scienceblogs.com These results tell us that the population across the board is messed up, confused, lied to, and festering in ignorance—it's just that right now the Republican party is a magnet for the stupid going to church every week since childhood probably induces brain damage. This is just a correlation, of course, so how about asking those people who reject evolution why? % I believe in Jesus Christ 19 I believe in the almighty God, creator of Heaven and Earth 16 Due to my religion and faith 16 Not enough scientific evidence to prove otherwise 14 I believe in what I read in the Bible 12 I'm a Christian 9 I don't believe humans come from beasts/monkeys 3 Other 5 No reason in particular 2 No opinion 3 The overwhelming majority credit their religion; the two secular excuses ("not enough scientific evidence" and "we didn't come from no monkeys") are common enough phrases among the creationists that I expect a majority of those are ultimately due to religion, too

Is the next EU meeting pretending this is no longar a problem?

clipped from www.guardian.co.uk The CIA operated secret prisons in Europe where terrorism suspects could be interrogated and were allegedly tortured, an official inquiry will conclude tomorrow. Secret CIA prisons confirmed by Polish and Romanian officials

Religious fundamentalisms

Try to gel the pig picture

clipped from today.reuters.com NEW YORK (Reuters) - Violent Muslim, Christian and Jewish extremists invoke the same rhetoric of "good" and "evil" and the best way to fight them is to tackle the problems that drive people to extremism, according to a report obtained by Reuters. It said extremists from each of the three faiths often have tangible grievances -- social, economic or political -- but they invoke religion to recruit followers and to justify breaking the law, including killing civilians and members of their own faith. The report was commissioned by security think tank EastWest Institute ahead of a conference on Thursday in New York titled "Towards a Common Response: New Thinking Against Violent Extremism and Radicalization." The report will be updated and published after the conference.

Rorty passed away

3quarksdaily

US builds Baghdad wall to keep Sunnis and Shias apart | Iraq | Guardian Unlimited

US builds Baghdad wall to keep Sunnis and Shias apart | Iraq | Guardian Unlimited

The importance of language

UK is slowly measuring the damages

Bush's 'war on terror' phrase helps terrorists, minister warns


Tania Branigan, political correspondent
Tuesday April 17, 2007
The Guardian

President George Bush's "war on terror" rhetoric has strengthened terrorist groups by helping them to create a shared identity, the development secretary, Hilary Benn, warned yesterday.

The Foreign Office reportedly asked politicians and diplomats to drop the phrase last year. But Mr Benn's open criticism surprised many observers, and critics suggested he might be attempting to woo grassroots Labour activists in his bid for the party's deputy leadership - an accusation he later described as "unworthy".
"In the UK, we do not use the phrase 'war on terror' because we can't win by military means alone, and because this isn't us against one organised enemy with a clear identity and a coherent set of objectives," he told a meeting in New York organised by the Centre on International Cooperation.

"It is the vast majority of the people in the world - of all nationalities and faiths - against a small number of loose, shifting and disparate groups who have relatively little in common apart from their identification with others who share their distorted view of the world and their idea of being part of something bigger. What these groups want is to force their individual and narrow values on others without dialogue, without debate, through violence. And by letting them feel part of something bigger, we give them strength."

He said "hard power" was not enough: "It can certainly win the battle, but without soft power we cannot win the war that will deliver better governance, sustainable peace and lasting prosperity."

Tony Blair's spokesman said he was unsure when the prime minister had last used the term, adding: "We all use our own phraseology." He said Mr Blair believed that "in fighting terrorism you should both use military means where necessary but also political means as well".

Michael Moore, the Liberal Democrat foreign affairs spokesman, said: "The so-called 'war on terror' has always been a flawed concept. Many will be cynical about Hilary Benn waiting until he is running for deputy leader of the Labour party before making these comments."

US sources played down Mr Benn's criticism. David Johnson, deputy chief of mission at the US embassy, told Radio 4's PM programme: "Mr Benn makes an important point we not only do not disagree on, but embrace: the solution will come not just with military force but development and working with other governments."

Surge? Escalation? Neither.

Eyeteeth: A journal of incisive ideas.: Surge? Escalation? Neither.

Countdown-Surge-Lookback.mov (video/quicktime Object)

Countdown-Surge-Lookback.mov (video/quicktime Object)

Bushnicks never stop

American Prospect Online - ViewWeb: "Iran Hawks Reorganize"

Olbermann: the insult is you, Mr Bush

AlterNet: Blogs: Video: Olbermann: "Mr. Bush & his minions responded by appearing to be too stupid to realize that they had been called 'stupid'" [VIDEO]

GOP 2.0 - Election time!

GOP 2.0 - Thursday, October 12, 2006

Hypothesis: if ...I killed her

Author O.J. Simpson Gets $3.5 Mil For Confessional

The crazed face of neoconservatism

Unclaimed Territory - by Glenn Greenwald: The crazed face of neoconservatism

On the Edge of Blade Runner

Documentary on the Sci-Fi movie, Blade Runner Big favorite of mine

more wackos: reDiscovery Institute

reDiscovery Institute

Is our evolving universe an ID?

ID with a twist

Darwiniana » Is our evolving universe an intelligent design?

once more they lied and cheat

Some people know this well by experience.
Others still think Gulliani was a hero and the handdling of 9/11 victims adequate

Medical Views of 9/11’s Dust Show Big Gaps - New York Times

Is Bush Expecting War Crimes Prosecution?

Preemptive Karma: Bush Expecting War Crimes Prosecution?

It is unnacceptable to think, says Mr Bush

Bush owes us an apology - Countdown with Keith Olbermann - MSNBC.com

The GOP Closet

These guys are crazy

The GOP Closet-secretly gay conservatives speak out-religious right lobbyists compiling lists of gay congressional staffers demanding that they be fired. on Flickr - Photo Sharing!

Left Behinds: Goddamnit I love Wanda Sykes.

Left Behinds: Goddamnit I love Wanda Sykes.

Republican Gays are Closeted Dems - October 12, 2006

Republican Gays are Closeted Dems - October 12, 2006

The wacko ID-er

Mike the Mad Biologist

Guardian Unlimited Books | Review | The Great Satan vs the Axis of Evil

Do not read only in the summer..

Guardian Unlimited Books | Review | The Great Satan vs the Axis of Evil

Who's Afraid of Islam?

The islamo... have outstanding intellectuals.

Can you read? Listen? It is plain english

Winds of Change.NET: Who's Afraid of Islam?

The Blame Game goes on...

Media Matters - Buchanan baselessly charged that Pelosi, Sen. Clinton marched with NAMBLA; no challenge from Blitzer

they stop at nothing, really