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A popular greeting card attributes this quote to Henry David Thoreau: "Happiness is like a butterfly: the more you chase it, the more it will elude you, but if you turn your attention to other things, it will come and sit softly on your shoulder."
With all due respect to the author of Walden, that just isn't so, according to a growing number of psychologists. You can choose to be happy, they say. You can chase down that elusive butterfly and get it to sit on your shoulder. How? In part, by simply making the effort to monitor the workings of your mind.
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Research has shown that your talent for happiness is, to a large degree, determined by your genes. Psychology professor David T. Lykken, author of Happiness: Its Nature and Nurture, says that "trying to be happier is like trying to be taller." We each have a "happiness set point," he argues, and move away from it only slightly.
And yet, psychologists who study happiness -- including Lykken -- believe we can pursue happiness. We can do this by thwarting negative emotions such as pessimism, resentment, and anger. And we can foster positive emotions, such as empathy, serenity, and especially gratitude.
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The first step, however, is to make a conscious choice to boost your happiness. In his book, The Conquest of Happiness, published in 1930, the philosopher Bertrand Russell had this to say: "Happiness is not, except in very rare cases, something that drops into the mouth, like a ripe fruit. ... Happiness must be, for most men and women, an achievement rather than a gift of the gods, and in this achievement, effort, both inward and outward, must play a great part."
Today, psychologists who study happiness heartily agree. The intention to be happy is the first of The 9 Choices of Happy People listed by authors Rick Foster and Greg Hicks in their book of the same name.
"Intention is the active desire and commitment to be happy," they write. "It's the decision to consciously choose attitudes and behaviors that lead to happiness over unhappiness."


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Jaime Gracia is president and CEO of Seville Government Consulting, a federal acquisition and program management consulting firm.
As the federal IT community continues to consider its options for reforming the procurement process and reducing waste, fraud and abuse, federal agencies could go a long way toward improving the outcome of their acquisitions with some simple steps.
The first step is to rethink the bidding process. Steve Kelman dealt with this in a recent blog post at FCW.com, in which he noted that the process requires vendors to invest a tremendous amount of time and money in crafting bid proposals. It has become more of a writing contest, in which the focus is on crafting a winning proposal rather than proposing the best solution. In fact, many government contractors have people or even entire organizations dedicated to writing proposals. They are experts at it, but they have no responsibility for doing the work they win.
As Kelman wrote, this process is not sufficient to find the best value in federal procurements. All too often, contractors can't follow through on what their bids propose. Wonderfully written proposals often do not fully address the government's needs, are fraught with risk or are marketing pitches disguised as solutions. Many procurement officials are left wondering if companies' program managers even read their own proposals. To make matters worse, the government often fails to hold them accountable for the success of a program. That lack of accountability means government keeps getting more of the same.
How do we prevent this from happening? One approach, already getting traction, is to supplement written documents with oral presentations in which the bidders' subject-matter experts explain their proposal. That would be an excellent way to cut through the smokescreen of the proposal experts and ensure that the written proposal is a good foundation for executing and managing a program. It would also give government contracting officials a better understanding of what they are buying.
However, agencies must ensure that the presenters are the same people who would be directly involved in managing a program. Otherwise, vendors are likely to send people who excel at marketing, not executing. Agencies must also factor the evaluation of oral presentations into the overall source selection rather than treat it as an afterthought.
Another effective tool that should be used more frequently is the post-award conference. The idea is to bring together the critical players from an agency and contractor to discuss their working relationship. That approach sets up both parties for success by ensuring that the contractor understands the government's requirements and that roles and responsibilities are established for all parties. It also ensures that the government understands the proposed solution, associated risks, quality control, program management and other practical issues in administering the contract.
Contract requirements are often poorly written or, for whatever reason, misinterpreted. Discussing those requirements upfront — before any work is done — could help the two parties identify misunderstandings that could cause serious problems down the road.
When it comes to complex programs, hosting ineffective conferences — or not conducting them at all — is inexcusable. The process of government and industry program managers shaking hands and going off to the races to waste taxpayer money must come to an end.
Certainly, the federal government needs to fix some big problems with the procurement process. But in the meantime, these two approaches could bring about significant improvements in acquisition efforts with only slight changes in business processes and disciplined adherence to contract management principles.
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Not sure Mr Garcia's proposals will get the intended results. Adding an oral presentation to a written proposal means the bidder will now need accomplished speakers as well as proficient writers, and still not guarantee the winner can do the job. He did identify the core problem: unclear specifications of what is needed, competing performance standards and unwillingness to punish poor performance. Communication is key: bidders' conferences, post-award guidance conferences and periodic face-to-face evaluations of technical progress based on pre-stated objective measures have always been effective for me. Unfortunately, government salary scales, hiring practices and pay freezes hinder retention of trained personnel, opening the door for slick contractors who talk (and write) a good game but skimp on performance.
Mr. Gracia is spot-on with these two rifle-shot improvement suggestions. They are not grand visions or wholesale new approaches ... they simply tweek an existing process. The key word in oral presentations is to "supplement" the written proposal. Early practices of replacing written proposals with orals went way off the mark, effectively becoming sales pitches. Post award conferences are too often prescribed via a standard RFP "kick-off" clause and occur way before either party is properly prepared. The post-award conference is no time for a "meet & greet." Thanks for these sugs Jaime ... we need more along these lines.
Jaime speaks of "...contractors [who] can't follow through on what their bids propose...". I would submit that the issues are on both sides: government clients who respond positively to specific parts of a proposal during the orals, but then tell the winning team to drop those aspects of their proposal. Case in point: at one point, I was the technical lead on a contract to support one bureau within State. During our oral, we touted our company's Level III cert for the SEI's CMM, and the response of the govt team indicated that this factor helped us to win. Once there however, we were told, "Forget that stuff; we need to get releases out.", and "If it doesn't work when we put it out, we can always fix it later." Apparently, their evaluations were based on the number of releases per year, with no consideration of the quality or effectiveness.
Creating a meaningful source selection process is the point, creating a way to get better understanding of what is actually being bought. No one is blaming contractors per se, as contractors are simply trying to differentiate themselves in a less than ideal process. Nonetheless, poor performance is a two-way street, with poor management processes on one side, and the lack of delivering what is proposed on the other.
I have a problem with this article for many reasons, but let's just stick to one. The primary reason for the bad program performance in many cases isn't because of a contractor. It's usually becuase of the politics at play withni the government. Get your reality straight before you start blaming contractors. So, you think an oral presentation isn't a sales pitch! C'mon Man!!
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Oregon Ducks running back Kenjon Barner (5-11 192 Sr) has soared into the Heisman discussion with his eye popping school-record 321 rushing yards and five touchdowns last Saturday in the 62-51 win over the USC Trojans. With his numbers and recent stellar performance, you would think that he would now be the Heisman leader, but he has shared the spotlight on offense with a backfield of other talented players like QB Marcus Mariota and RB/WR De'Anthony Thomas. He was not even on the radar of many Heisman lists until recent weeks. Barner has awesome speed that goes great in the Oregon spread offense and he finds gaps well with a good burst through the hole. He is second in the nation for rushing yards per game (143.89) and tied nationally for most points per game.''Kenjon is a phenomenal player. I think he just proved that to everybody, that he's one of the best players in the country,'' LaMichael James (former Oregon RB) said. ''I think he's the best player, that's not plural, that's ...
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When I move this code to Fedora, it compiles fine. When I run the program and enter an invalid data type, the while loop never breaks to allow the user to change the input.
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If you feel that it's time to explore a new European destination, you may want to visit Kiev. The capital of the Ukraine has something to offer for everyone, whether you are a party animal or a culture vulture. Since the Ukraine's independence from the Soviet Union, this city has also become a bustling and vibrant center in Eastern Europe.
The name Kiev is actually transliterated from Russian. The transliteration from Ukrainian is Kyiv. Even though most of its more than 3 million inhabitants speak Russian, the official language for signage and documentation is Ukrainian.
Kyiv is located on the Dnieper River in the northern part of the Ukraine. Its name means 'city of Kyi'. Kyi was one of four siblings who, according to legend, founded the city in the fifth or sixth century.
Founded so long ago, Kyiv is now one of Eastern Europe's oldest cities. Its rulers through the centuries included Mongols, Lithuanians, Cossacks, Russians and of course the Soviets. The city is now once again regaining its Ukrainian identity.
Coming into Kyiv by plane, you will most likely touch down at Boryspil International Airport. This is to the south-east, outside of the city. Getting to the city center involves taking a taxi or car. Another way is to take the Sky Bus, which will drop you off at the train station. Alternatives to flying in are traveling in by train, car, international bus or even by boat.
Once there, you will find a myriad of things to do and places to see. Old churches and monasteries are treasure troves of religious art and architecture. One of the most famous of these is the St Sophia Cathedral, which dates back to the eleventh century and is a UNESCO world heritage site.
For modern history, you can't go wrong visiting one of the museums and war memorials focusing on the Great Patriotic War. This is what the Second World War is called in the Ukraine. Like in many other European cities, the war had a profound effect on the Ukrainian people. Every year in September Ukrainians still gather at Babyi Jar to commemorate the lives lost there. At this site, in the region of 60 000 people, mainly Jewish and Romany, were killed by the Nazis.
The Chernobyl Museum is dedicated to another tragic event in the Ukraine's recent history, the nuclear disaster from the 1980s. If you're tired of museums and tragedies, though, you can move on to the theaters instead. Kyiv offers opera, classical music, drama, ballet and even a marionette theater. For those on a tight budget there are street entertainers along the famous Kreschatik Street.
Other activities in the city include shopping, a vibrant nightlife, a variety of sports and parks. Of course you cannot visit Kiev or Kyiv and not have real Ukrainian borscht in one of the city's restaurants. To enjoy all these activities and more, you can take an organized tour or simply create your own itinerary.


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Nokia "Morph" nanotechnology concept phone
March 31, 2008
Morph is a concept demonstrating some of the possibilities nanotechnologies might enable in future communication devices. Morph can sense its environment, is energy harvesting and self cleaning. Morph is a flexible two-piece device that can adapt its shape to different use modes. Nanotechnology enables it to have adaptive materials yet rigid forms on demand. It was featured in the MoMA exhibition "Design and the Elastic Mind" (highlights available online, see… read more
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Cambridge Nanoscience Centre
MoMA's Design and the Elastic Mind exhibit
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Hacker Evolution
By Clickgamer.com
Open iTunes to buy and download apps.
Become a computer hacker in this challenging game designed for the iPhone and iPod touch.
Go against a network of computers and try to hack into as many computers as possible.
Use viruses or bounce your connection through hacked servers, in order to avoid being traced and lose your firewall.
Something that looks simple at first, will become a challenging adventure. Balance your resources carefully and plan your attacks to obtain the maximum number of score points and to retrieve deadly viruses you can use in your attacks.
- professional music and sound effects, to create the perfect hacker mood
- the dynamic difficulty algorithm will keep you on the edge, making the game not too hard, but not too easy, at all times
- submit your hi score online and see where you rank among other players
- save the game anytime and continue where you left off
Hacker Evolution is developed by Exosyphen
iPhone Screenshot
Customer Reviews
A Beautiful Design
This is the perfect logic game for those with a criminal bent. It combines logic, probability, planning and sheer perseverance. As a diehard Sudoku and Kenken player, I am always on the lookout for new logic games that I can really challenge myself with, and this game is truly in a field of its own. I have found no other game in the iTunes store that demands such skill from its players and grants such a sense of satisfaction at the game's completion. For the inexperienced, the game can last minutes. For the experienced, it can go on for days. This is not actually a hacking game, though. It is a hacking-themed game, yes, but at its heart it is a logic game. There is no programing of any sort, and those who want a game with that feature should look elsewhere.
Needs ALOT Of Improvement
This is fun....
Except that you can't progress at all, and the servers just get increasingly harder.
I think that the firewall limit should be raised to eight, but take increasingly more servers hacked to get increasingly higher levels. Also, make the server firewall levels higher and lower with the number of viruses and the firewall level. Difficulty modes would be wonderful, so it's not so hard for beginners, but not so easy for seasoned players. Save slots are essential, too, in case you want to try again in a particularly hard game, or save before taking a big risk, etc.
Fun, but needs alot of improvement.
Good game but needs touching up
Over all this is a good brain teaser/ strategy game, I aprrciate how simple it is to play yet how challenging it can be to make your next move.
A few ideas that could improve this game:
Change the randomness of the firewall stengths, there have been times that I didn't get very far at all and I was doing well that at one point I was surrounded by 4 or 5, level 8 servers and I was completely screwed. I think this is the biggest problem with this game.
Secondly I think a bonus firewall should be provided to you after you hack XX servers regardless if you have 2 already, giving you a max total of 3 firewalls.
That's about it. Other than that, this game is enjoyable, not the normal basic platformer you see everywhere, which is new and interesting.
- $0.99
- Category: Games
- Released: May 24, 2009
- Version: 1.0
- Size: 3.5 MB
- Language: English
- Seller: Clickgamer Technologies Ltd
- © Exosyphen
Compatibility: Requires iOS 2.1 or later. Compatible with iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch.


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Your confirmation will be sent via e-mail a few days before your event.
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What do you do when you are not in class?
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Unemployment across the 17-nation eurozone scaled new heights in July with 18 million or 11.3%, the highest since the launch of Europe's monetary union in 1999, according to Eurostat, the European Union's statistical office.
The statistics reveal that 22.6% of unemployment was seen among under 25s. The total number of people who turned jobless in July increased by two million, as compared to the same period last year. The sharp increase indicated how austerity measures were adversely affecting economic growth, as the eurozone inched closer to recession last quarter.
Spain posted the worst unemployment figures with 25.1% of its workers population out of a job, and a staggering 52.9% under-25s unemployment rate. Greece followed next with 23.1%. Meanwhile, the German and Italian unemployment remained steady at 5.5% and 10.1%, respectively, while in France the unemployment rate increased 10 basis points to 10.3%.
Situation has worsened with rising inflation which rose to 2.6% in August, compared with 2.4% a month earlier, according to "flash" data released by Eurostat.
The continuous rise in unemployment, besides a slowing growth rate and declining industrial output would usually lead the central bank to take measures to stimulate the economy. But with inflation rising again because of increase in commodity prices, the central bank may hesitate to cut interest rates next month.
"Inflation should resume its downward trend over the remainder of the year and will not be enough on its own to prevent the ECB from adopting additional measures to support the economy either next week or soon after", Ben May, eurozone economist at Capital Economics, said.
ILO report says eurozone might witness 4.5 million layoffs
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Jameel Jaffer, director of the ACLU National Security Project, said in a statement that the reports released today show, "the investigation initiated by the Justice Department last year, which focuses on 'rogue' interrogators, is too narrow. Interrogators should be held accountable where they violated the law, but the core problem was not one of rogue interrogators but one of senior government officials who knowingly authorized the gravest crimes. The Justice Department should immediately expand its investigation to encompass not just the interrogators who used torture but the senior Bush administration officials who authorized and facilitated it."
The Senate Judiciary Committee has also announced its intention to hold hearings on the memos next week.
In a statement, Senate Judiciary Chairman Sen. Patrick Leahy, D-Vt., said, "The report from the Office of Professional Responsibility is a condemnation of the legal memoranda drafted by key architects of the Bush administration's legal policy, including Jay Bybee and John Yoo, on the treatment of detainees. ... In drafting and signing these unsound legal analyses, OLC attorneys sanctioned torture, contrary to our domestic anti-torture laws, our international treaty obligations and the fundamental values of this country. I have serious concerns about the role each of these government lawyers played in the development of these policies."


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The 2009 British Film Festival presents
The Reflecting Pool
Monday, May 4th, 4 PM
Custom Hotel
8639 Lincoln Blvd
Los Angeles, CA 900045
April 23, 2009
JAREK KUPSC — "The Reflecting Pool," trying to tell the truth, in America, through film.
anybody born and raised
behind the Iron Curtain,
it wasn't difficult to realize
what you were getting from
the television, newspapers
and the media did not exist
outside your house," Kupsc says.
"People developed other ways
to find what was going on."
JAREK KUPSC, 43, lives in Los Angeles, as of February 2009.
Born in Warsaw, Poland, Jarek has been involved in independent film production
since 1983.
He studied art and history in his native Warsaw, Poland, learned Byzantine
Icon painting techniques in Greece, and received his B.A. in Film Writing/Directing
from San Francisco State University.
He authored and illustrated "The History of Cinema for Beginners,"
a comic film history textbook (Writers&Readers, New York/London, 1998).
As a writer/director/producer, Jarek completed numerous short films, including
the Rosebud Award-winning "Dog."
He debuted in 2001 with "Recoil" in the feature film category, following
with "Slumberland" in 2005 (Winner of Special Jury Prize, 2006 Gdynia
Film Festival, Poland; First Prize, 2007 Oskariada FF, Poland; Best Screenwriter,
2007 Young Film Festival, Poland.).
He is the writer/director of the 9/11 film "The Reflecting Pool."
"For anybody born and raised behind the Iron Curtain, it wasn't
difficult to realize what you were getting from the television, newspapers and
the media did not… Continue reading
by Reprehensor
Images and Words
Anthony Hall is like many other 9/11 skeptics. At some point, after examining the events of 9/11 and the international consequences of that foul deed, (particularly the
consequences that befell countries with a predominantly Arab/Muslim population), Mr. Hall decided to speak out. The difference between Hall and most 9/11 skeptics, is that Mr. Hall is a sitting academic at a university in Lethbridge, Alberta, in Canada.
Hall joined a growing list of Canadian academics who have chosen to speak out publicly; John McMurtry , Graeme MacQueen , Michael Keefer , and of course, Michel Chossudovsky , a pioneer in 9/11 skepticism.
He made his debut as a skeptic of the 9/11 Official Conspiracy Theory (OCT) on September 6, 2008 in Edmonton, Alberta, with a reading of his paper, The Lies and Crimes of 911 . The paper is an excellent introduction to a series of complex, related studies, that encompass globalization, US imperial tendencies, and false-flag terrorism. Hall is well-versed in these issues, and won an Alberta Book Award for his volume, The American Empire and the Fourth World .
The cover features provocative imagery; Apache-like helicopters in place of stars on the American flag, giving no doubt as to Hall's intent. The image is a very un-subtle, ironic reinterpretation of one of the prime symbols of the American dream; the very banner of Liberty itself is subverted to shock the viewer into a reevaluation of the iconic Red, White and Blue. Just as… Continue reading
© Copyright 2009, Michael C. Ruppert
AUTHOR: Michael C. Ruppert
RELEASE DATE: May 1, 2009
PUBLISHER: New World Digital, Inc.
265 pages with illustrations
Available for sale in digital format and paperback (wholesale and retail) at http://www.rubiconworks.com, http://www.amazon.com and other digital and online distribution points.
A New Book-Publishing Paradigm for a New Human Paradigm
NEW WORLD DIGITAL, Inc. one of the world's largest producers and distributors of electronic media in all digital formats including Kindle ®, Blu-ray ®, and print-on-demand is pleased to announce the publication of Michael C. Ruppert's newest book, "A Presidential Energy Policy: Twenty-five Points Addressing the Siamese Twins of Energy and Money".
We have been lied to about the stock market, AIG, Citigroup, hedge funds, mortgages, Ponzi-schemes, 401(k)s, the invasion of Iraq… even steroids in baseball. Why accept everything we have been told about energy? Our energy "information" comes from the same corporate entities that have misled us about everything else. A Presidential Energy Policy exposes the lies told about energy to protect a collapsing monetary system which now threatens all of industrial civilization. It also provides real, positive and immediate steps that can be taken at the individual, local, federal and global levels that can avert a potential extinction event for our species.
A Presidential Energy Policy says what an American president cannot, that energy and money (the economy) are Siamese… Continue reading
As the History Commons e-mail returns after a break, one of the busiest projects
this week was the Loss of Civil Liberties Timeline. It has more about previously-
and still-secret memos from the Justice Department's Office of Legal Counsel
about the Geneva Conventions, rendition, and detainees. Some of the OLC's
memos were later withdrawn, because of the "doubtful nature" of
their propositions.
Read more
Another active project was the Detainee Abuse Timeline, where a contributor
has added material about Binyam Mohamed, a British resident captured in Pakistan
in 2002 and then held in Morocco, Afghanistan, and Guantánamo, before his release
early this year.
Read more
In the International Relations Timeline we have new entries about the International
Criminal Court, the Bush administration's lack of interest in multilateral
cooperation, and, believe it or not, George W. Bush's sense of Vladimir
Putin's soul.
Read more
Contributors to the US Military Timeline have more about forthcoming weapons
cuts, the return of fallen soldiers' remains to Dover Air Force Base,
and missile defense.
Read more
A contributor to the Iraq Occupation Timeline has added entries about the blocked
confirmation of the new US ambassador, as well as Colin Powell's feelings
about being unable to find those pesky WMD.
Read more
Finally, in the Domestic Propaganda and Military Analysts Timeline a contributor
highlights praise on Fox News from retired General Thomas McInerney for a defunded
fighter. McInerney previously lobbied for the fighter's manufacturer.
Read more
The History Commons needs funding to continue its operations, including… Continue reading
Vic Sadot's latest CD, 9/11 Truth & Justice Songs is now available at the 911TruthStore! Last year Vic traveled from his home in Delaware to Berkeley, and has been singing at peace and justice festivals, participating in TruthAction events with San Francisco truth advocates, and sang Cheney's in the Bunker last year at a rally for Green Party Presidential candidate, Cynthia McKinney.
Have a listen to a sample of Vic's work at Last FM and you'll want a copy of this CD — Please support this talented, dedicated truth musician.
Blowback or Bloody Treason
Well, the day was nine-eleven in the year two thousand-one
That's the day the "war on terror" was officially begun
When 2 planes took down 3 buildings in a scene of "Shock & Awe"
Before they hauled away the rubble, it was a crime scene for the law!
Who had the means? Who had the motive?
Who could do this crime and live?
Who had the opportunity?
Who benefits to what degree?
We need a great detective's logic!
Forensic facts and laws of physics…
Not "leaps of faith"… Just "steps to reason"
Was it blowback or bloody treason?
Was it blowback or bloody treason?
Vic Sadot – Broadside Balladeer – Original Topical Folk Songs 9/11 Truth & Justice Songs – Special 7th Anniversary LTD Edition 9/11/08
1 The Ballad of William Rodriguez – The story the World Trade Center janitor of 20 years who suddenly became a Ground Zero rescue hero as he responded… Continue reading
"The World Is Turning: " '9/11′ ", the Movement for Justice, and Reclaiming America for the World combines two earlier books by Don Paul and much other material into a single volume. This book of books, including pieces that expose
2008's bail-out of commercial and investment Banks, altogether takes us on a
crucially revealing journey into realities and lies that shape our present….
Most importantly, this record of seven years' work gives us tools to penetrate
layers of deceit, to perceive guilt, to arrive at justice, and to free ourselves."
KEVIN RYAN, co-editor at Journalof911studies.com, in his Foreword to The
World Is TurningSee also Kevin's comments here, introducing Don's recent essay, "Becoming Our Government, Making the Future Our Own"
on which the above posted video, "Why Resistance is Essential," is based.
"What does the attack of September 11, 2001 have to do with the 2008 Wall
Street Bailout? If anyone can help us to understand these events, it's Don Paul….
Like few others, he provides concrete solutions to address injustices of our
JIM HOFFMAN, creator of the 911research.wtc7.net website
"What really happened on September 11, 2001 remains one of the burning issues
of our day. Don Paul is to be commended for keeping this issue alive and for
linking it to the financial 9-11 going on right now. A man of diverse talents
(novelist, poet, musician, environmentalist), Paul is also focused on presenting
practical solutions for a sustainable future."
ELLEN BROWN, author of 2008-2009's best-selling The… Continue reading
January 10, 2009
Electric Politics Podcast Schedule Resumes January 16
Well, I enjoyed having two weeks off, but I'm glad to get back to podcasting.
So here's the starting lineup for the new season. Friday, January 16, my guest
is Martin Fletcher of The Times of London (not to be confused with
Martin Fletcher of NBC news). Martin is a roving reporter without portfolio
and previously the Times' foreign editor, their Washington Bureau Chief,
and a foreign correspondent. He talks to me from Israel. The Friday following,
January 23, my guest is Dr. James Petras, who's got a lot to say about Zionism
in America. After that, I'm not sure — a couple interviews are pending,
on arms control and on the economy. So we'll see… And as I say, I'm glad to
be back!
January 16, 2009
Barbarism in Gaza (and Zimbabwe)
Come To Palestine antique posterOne wonders whether, if it weren't for the
excessive delay between election and inauguration, Israel would still have attacked
Gaza. In any case, Israel's assault being less a war than a hunt for naked prey,
it's difficult, particularly here in the U.S., to get a feeling for what's happening.
So I was fortunate in being able to turn to Martin Walker of The Times,
who spoke to me from Jerusalem. We also talk about Zimbabwe, where Martin has
spent much of the past year. And Somalia. I highly value Martin's insights and
experience and I'm grateful for his making himself available. Hopefully we can
talk again.…
January 17, 2009
DC 911Truth has produced an attractive new brochure to be distributed at the
Obama Inauguration and surrounding events. On the cover, President Obama is
asked to "help America learn the truth about 9/11," but the interior
aimed at general audiences who may not be aware of problems with the
official account, or who may be quick to dismiss any questions as conspiracy
In a concise and straightforward way, the brochure presents the many facts
that challenge the 9/11 Commission Report (including doubts expressed by
Co-Chairs Thomas Kean and Lee Hamilton themselves), as well as
contradictions in the accepted narrative about air defense, the alleged
hijackers, the destruction of the World Trade Center, and the anthrax
attacks. Only statements that could be verified in mainstream news sources
were included and carefully footnoted, so as to maximize the credibility of
the piece.
At the end, readers are asked to face a difficult reality: 9/11 could not
have occurred without high-level complicity from inside the U.S. government.
They are urged to learn the truth and tell others-especially the media and Congress-with the goal of opening a new, truly independent investigation.
The brochure can be downloaded and printed on the front and back of a letter-size sheet of paper (8.5 x 11in.), folded and distributed by mail or as a handout.
The DC Truth group considers this brochure an effective communication tool and will soon release another version not geared to the Obama Inauguration.
For more information, visit dc911truth.org and RockCreekFreePress.com.
by Steven Jones
The 116th peer-reviewed paper was published today in the Journal of 9/11 Studies : "The Missing Jolt: A Simple Refutation of the NIST-Bazant Collapse Hypothesis" by Prof. Graeme MacQueen and Tony Szamboti. Take a look! http://journalof911studies.com/volume/2008/TheMissingJolt4.pdf
This fine paper underwent several months of rather arduous peer-review preceding its publication in the Journal of 9/11 Studies. The paper supports work by James Gourley published in the Journal of Engineering Mechanics and recent analysis by David Chandler. A few quotes from the paper should wet your interest:
"In its Final Report on the Collapse of the World Trade Center Towers, the National Institute of Standards and Technology summarizes its three year study and outlines its explanation of the total collapse of WTC 1 and WTC 2.[1] Readers of the report will find that the roughly $20 million expended on this effort have resulted in an explanation of the total collapse of these buildings that is so vague it barely qualifies as a hypothesis. But it does have one crucial feature of a hypothesis: it is, in principle, falsifiable. In fact, it is easy to demonstrate that it is false.
In this paper we will, concentrating on the North Tower, offer a refutation that is:
[snip] Zdenek Bazant and Yong Zhou, with whose September 13, 2001 back-of-the-envelope theory (with subsequent revisions and additions) NIST largely… Continue reading
National Archives to Open 9/11 Commission Textual Materials
Media Alert
January 8, 2009
WHAT: The National Archives will open more than 150 cubic feet of records of
the National Commission on Terrorist Attacks upon the United States, known as
the 9/11 Commission, an independent, bipartisan commission created by Congress.
The Commission's mandate was to provide a "full and complete accounting"
of the attacks of September 11, 2001, and recommend how to prevent such attacks
in the future.
On January 14th at 9 AM EST, Memoranda for the Record (summaries of 709 interviews
conducted by the Commission), series descriptions, and folder title lists will
be available online (www.archives.gov). These records include information on
the terrorists, past terrorist events, al Qaeda in general, and related subjects.
The records also include information concerning the emergency responses to the
attacks in New York City and Washington, DC.
WHO: Steven Tilley, Director of the National Archives Textual Archives Services
Division, will brief the media about the review process and content of the records.
WHEN: Wednesday, January 14, 2009
9 AM (EST) on the web at www.archives.gov
9 AM (EST) – Briefing
9:15 AM (EST) – Records opening
** Members of the press who need to obtain researcher cards should arrive at
8:30 am, or obtain their cards in advance of the opening. ***
WHERE: West Research Room, National Archives Building
700 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20408
Please use the Pennsylvania Avenue entrance.
Please Note: No artificial light may be used in the Research Room.
When the 9/11 Commission closed on… Continue reading
Don Paul is a writer, musician and activist who was among the first to speak out about 9/11 fraud. His books, including "'9/11′: Facing Our Fascist State" and "Waking Up From Our Nightmare (with Jim Hoffman)," have inspired many to seek the truth about 9/11 and other critical issues.
A new compilation of Don's writings is called The World is Turning: "9/11," the Movement for Justice, & Reclaiming America for the World. This new book combines two earlier and much-acclaimed Don Paul books with many articles that are new to print and that extend into late 2008. I was honored to be asked to write the introduction. The book should be available soon though Don's website, http://www.wireonfire.com/donpaul/dphome.html
Today, a new essay from Don, entitled "Becoming Our Government, Making the Future Our Own" is available here: http://www.911blogger.com/files/Becoming.pdf.
Many thanks to Don for all his courageous and hopeful work.
FAMILY OF SECRETS: The Bush Dynasty, the Powerful Forces That Put It in the White House, and What Their Influence Means for America
By award-winning investigative journalist Russ Baker
ISBN: 1-59691-557-9; $30.00; Pub January 2009, familyofsecrets.com
Contact: Gene Taft, firstname.lastname@example.com, m: 917/701-4072, p: 301/593-0766 Peter Miller, firstname.lastname@example.com, 646-307-5579
Revelatory new book on Bush family
publishing January 2009
How did Bush happen? How did George W. Bush, of all people, rise to the most powerful position in the world? This simple question sparked a five-year investigative odyssey by Russ Baker. What he found will force us to rethink virtually everything we thought we knew about the Bush family and its role in shaping recent American history.
In FAMILY OF SECRETS, Baker reveals that Bush, the people around him, and his policies are but an extreme, very public manifestation of what his family and its circle have always been about: an interlocking web of covert and overt machinations on behalf of a small cluster of elites-social, financial, industrial, military, intelligence-that enabled the Bush dynasty and propelled George W. Bush to the top.
Russ Baker's deep background profile of the Bushes reveals a family with ongoing connections to the shadow world of intelligence, utilizing the dark arts of the trade to achieve their positions at the pinnacle of America's political elite. Baker lays bare the stealth substructure that created the Bush dynasty, powered its rise, and brought America to its current state of crisis. Given the disastrous results of the last… Continue reading
Censored 2009 is also available at the Project Censored bookstore.
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# 24 Japan Questions 9/11 and the Global War on Terror in Top 25 Censored Stories for 2009
Rense.com and Rock Creek Free Press, January 14, 2008… Continue reading
December 8, 2008
by Carol Brouillet
December 8, 2008 – Pearl Harbor Day
Sixty-seven years ago, on Sunday, December 7, 1941 the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor, killing over two thousand people and wounding over a thousand. The attack enabled FDR to enter World War II, and prompted huge numbers of Americans to volunteer for military service. In the book
Day of Deceit: The Truth About FDR and Pearl Harbor (2000), Robert Stinnett unveiled a memo outlining an 8 point plan to provoke Japan into attacking the US.
Admiral Kimmel, Commander in Chief of the Pacific Fleet, was removed from office and demoted, taking the blame for the losses at Pearl Harbor soon after the attacks. Researchers over the course of many years believe that critical information was withheld from Kimmel and that he was unjustly punished. One of those researchers was his grandson, Manning Kimmel IV, who persuaded the U.S. Senate in 1999 to pass a nonbinding resolution exonerating Admiral Kimmel and Army Lieutenant General Short.
In addition to shifting public opinion and gaining popular support for the US entry into World War II, Pearl Harbor was the justification for the passage of the National Security Act of 1947; the creation of the National Security Council, the CIA, and the Department of the Air Force; and the reorganization of the Department of War and the Department of the Navy into the Defense Department. Manning Kimmel IV, who worked for the FBI and the CIA, noted that emblazoned on the CIA's walls is the reminder that the CIA was created "To Prevent Another Pearl Harbor."
Philip Zelikow, author of the US "Pre-Emptive War Doctrine," has studied and written about the use, and misuse, of history in policymaking, including "beliefs thought to be true (although not necessarily known to be true with certainty)"…"Searing events that take on 'transcendent' importance and, therefore, retain their power even as the experiencing generation passes from the scene." In 1998 he co-authored the article Catastrophic Terrorism: Elements of a National Policy, which speculated that if the 1993 bombing of the World Trade Center had succeeded,
… Continue reading
"the resulting horror and chaos would have exceeded our ability to describe it.
The nearly 40% of American people who doubt the official account regarding
the September 11, 2001 attacks will be gratified to learn that their misgivings
have become recommended reading by a pillar of the book trade, Publishers
The leading starred review on PW's "Web
Pick of the Week" is Dr. David Ray Griffin's newly released The
New Pearl Harbor Revisited (Interlink/Olive Branch press, 2008).
In its November 24, 2008 online issue, PW writes:
Griffin "addresses many points in exhaustive detail, from the physical
impossibility of the official explanation of the towers' collapse to
the Commission's failure to scrutinize the administration to the NIST's
contradiction of its own scientists to the scads of eyewitness and scientific
testimony in direct opposition to official claims.
"Citing hundreds, if not thousands, of sources, [Griffin's] detailed
analysis is far from reactionary or delusional, building a case that, though
not conclusive, raises enough valid and disturbing questions to make his call
for a new investigation more convincing than ever."
Weekly reviews from this trusted and prestigious publisher have guided the
book trade, including booksellers, publishers, librarians, and literary agents,
for 136 years.
Dr. Griffin's book can be found at good bookstores or purchased at a discounted price from 911Truth.org.
The review is copied below.
Elizabeth Woodworth
Professional Librarian
Victoria, BC, Canada
Web Pick of the Week
The New Pearl Harbor Revisited: 9/11, the Cover-Up, and the Exposé
David Ray Griffin. Interlink/Olive Branch, $20 (386p) ISBN 9781566567299
Author and professor Griffin (9/11 Contradictions: An Open Letter to Congress and the Press) knows his work is referred to by officials and the media as conspiracy theory, and he has a rebuttal: "the official theory is itself a conspiracy theory." In this companion volume to 2004's The New Pearl Harbor: Disturbing Questions About the Bush Administration and 9/11, Griffin provides corrections, raises new issues and discusses "the two most important official reports about 9/11," the 9/11 Commission Report and the National Institute of Standards and Technology report on the Twin Towers, both "prepared by people highly responsive to the wishes of the White House" and riddled with "omission and distortion from beginning to end." Griffin addresses many points in exhaustive detail, from the physical impossibility of the official explanation of the towers' collapse to the Commission's failure to scrutinize the administration to the NIST's contradiction of its own scientists to the scads of eyewitness and scientific testimony in direct opposition to official claims.…Continue reading
Call for Articles for the December 2008 Issue
Deadline Thursday, November 13
The November issue of the Creek has "sold out" in record time. (View
it here) It is time to start putting together the next issue.
Rock Creek Free Press Wins Project Censored Award
First I wanted to let you know that the Rock Creek Free Press has
been recognized
by Project Censored for our coverage of one of the year's 25 most censored
stories: "Japan Questions 9/11 and the Global War on Terror".
Since the very first issue, the Creek has covered the stories the
corporate press won't touch including many of the stories highlighted by Project
Censored. I want to thank each of you for helping to make it possible. With
your help we will continue to provide the historical context and political analysis
of the news that can't be found in any other publication. And we put it in print
on the streets in the Capitol City, where it counts.
I invite you to submit an article… it doesn't have to be long (1000-2000 words
is ideal).
The deadline for article submission is 11/13/2007 (it is a week earlier than
usual because of the holidays.) Thank you in advance for you contribution to
"the Creek".
Matt Sullivan
P.S. If you didn't receive your copy of the Creek in the mail, respond
with your mailing address so we can get you on the distribution list.
© Diana Ralph, Ph.D.Abstract
The 9-11 attacks were the pretext which sold the myth of evil Muslim terrorists imminently threatening Americans. That tale allowed the Cheney-led members of the Project for the New American Century (PNAC) to implement their 1990 DPG plan for world control. The "war on terror" has nothing to do with protecting the U.S. and world's people from "terrorists", and everything to do with securing the American empire abroad and muzzling democracy and human rights at home. Designed to inspire popular support for U.S. wars of world conquest, it is modeled on Islamophobic stereotypes, policies, and political structures developed by the Israeli Likkud and Bush Sr. since 1979. To defeat this plan, we must overcome our Islamophobic fear of "terrorists" and stand in solidarity with Muslims.
1. Why a 9-11 Pretext?
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Bead Collective, Twin Cities Indymedia, and other independent media activists
have released a new film, 'Terrorizing Dissent', an exposé of events
at the 2008 Republican National Convention in St. Paul, Minnesota.
Featuring first-person accounts and footage from more than forty cameras on
the streets, 'Terrorizing Dissent' focuses on the story of dissent suppressed.
People charged with "conspiracy to riot in furtherance of terrorism"
speak out against the government's campaign to manipulate media coverage and
label civil disobedience and community organizing as terrorism.
"If civil disobedience becomes framed as 'terrorism' … that's baloney.
And the reason they're waving the T-word around, there's one reason and
one reason only, because they want to squash dissent and they want to justify
what the police do in the effort of squashing that dissent."
Michelle Gross, Communities United Against Police Brutality
'Terrorizing Dissent' shows the results of the $50 million dollars the Department
of Homeland Security gave to local authorities for security — a large
chunk of which went to weaponize the police — and the $10 million insurance
policy contract between the RNC Host Committee and the City of St. Paul, which
shattered Minnesota's civil compact between protesters and police.
Full Movie Now Available to Watch Online
at TerrorizingDissent.org
Check out the Downloads Page for the latest video versions available.
Disk Image for DVD Burning Available Now
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"No truth" to rumors that he'll be ousted after Politico story.
A senior Romney adviser told BuzzFeed Sunday night that there's "no truth" to rumors chief campaign strategist Stuart Stevens is on his way out, after a blistering Politico story laid blame for campaign failings at his feet.
The adviser did not want to go on the record immediately engaging Politico — whose sources blamed Stevens for everything from a flawed campaign strategy to Clint Eastwood's bizarre convention comedy routine — but said those theorizing that Stevens's days in the campaign are numbered will be disappointed.
Stevens declined to comment on the record, and a campaign spokesperson did not immediately respond to BuzzFeed's query.
Since the conventions, President Obama has opened up a lead in most national and swing state polls, and the Romney campaign has struggled to find a consistent message. Some in Republican circles have called for a shakeup; other movement conservatives have long distrusted Stevens, who is far from an ideologue.


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SCOTTSDALE, Az. – Few expect much from the Colorado Rockies' pitching staff this season, and understandably so. The Rockies had a 5.49 team ERA in 2012, the worst in the National League by nearly a run per nine innings. Offensively, though, the Rockies should be a handful for opposing staffs – and they're deep enough in hitters to possibly swing a trade for another starting pitcher before Opening Day. Catching is an area of particular surplus for Colorado. Wilin Rosario, Ramon Hernandez and Jordan Pacheco are on the team's 40-man roster. Yorvit Torrealba is a non-roster invitee to spring training. Hernandez, earning $3.2 million, is likely the one the Rockies most would like to trade. The team wants to add one more capable starting pitcher, major-league sources say – someone who could throw 150 to 175 innings and produce a ERA in the 4.50-4.75 range. Someone like right-hander Josh Fogg, who pitched for the Rockies in 2006-07. Even pitchers of such modest quality are difficu
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morning all... tough few days with lots of disappointment, missed waypoints, broken bikes, injuries and wasted time.... and that's just me!! was hoping to catch up on the rest day but delays and the necessities of trying to find a new job got in the way... day off yesterday so another chance to catch up after quickly making my bike ready for mot. only to find the missus had tidied away my keys! turned the house upside down trying to find them, texted and rang her, no answer... mucho frustrato! then i had work to do on the house... so to summarise, i'm still behind!! and she doesn't know where she put my damn keys!
but i'm almost there and i think i've got the most important bits:
- marathon stage was actually a marathon stage
- lucky cyril does have friends with engines and manages to swap in true alien style in 30 minutes with the help of his sonic screwdriver
- horrible noob mistake screws a lot of people on the soggy short second marathon
- cyril doesn't trust anyone and double checks so doesn't get caught out as much
- our lyndon decides he doesn't like getting his feet wet so gets out of the river, pulling some alien navigation skills to come in 9th!!
- bikes result stand
- cars get very soggy and times very messed up
-brodovitch still at the top of f5
- senegal gets all ASO on the ASO
- no one hates cyril anymore, but plenty still hate his bandana
- laia wears a bandana
- no one hates the bandana anymore
- CDP treats everyone to some fine riding on SS9
- pain doesn't
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- so is nasher all-at-ya?
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- lyndon loves riding at the front
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