President Obama Pushes For Secretive Trans-Pacific Trade Deal In China
U.S. President Barack Obama delivers a speech at the APEC CEO Summit at the China National Convention Centre (CNCC) in Beijing November 10, 2014 (Reuters / Wang Zhao / Pool)
– President Obama pushes for secretive trans-Pacific trade deal in China (RT, Nov 11, 2014):
President Barack Obama is again pushing international leaders to finalize the trans-Pacific trade deal between 12 countries that would eradicate tariffs and regulations, but critics say the secretive negotiations have been a boon only to corporations.
Leaders of the countries negotiating the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) deal at this week’s Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) meetings have not set a timetable for settling the pact, but the Obama administration is optimistic that by end of his eight-day visit to Asia a deal can be reached.
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America’s Next Economic Bonanza: Bigger Butts
Hopeless!
– America’s Next Economic Bonanza: Bigger Butts (ZeroHedge, Nov 11, 2014):
The U.S. booty business is getting a big bump, as AP reports companies are cashing in on growing demand from women seeking the more curvaceous figures of their favorite stars. While Millennials may spend most of their day sitting on their Minaj-esque “big fat butts” playing Kardashian, the business of boosting butts is bursting. From padded panties and gym classes that promise plumper posteriors to the “Brazilian butt lift,” in which fat is sucked from a patient’s stomach, love handles or back and put into their buttocks and hips, French sociologist Jean-Claude Kaufmann says “there’s a trend to show off the buttocks in place of breasts due to the rise of Beyonce,” Jennifer Lopez, and more recently Meghan Trainor. The bottom line – butt lifts and implants are the fastest growing plastic surgery, helping GDP at a cost of $10-13k each.
Gym classes that promise a plump posterior are in high demand. A surgery that pumps fat into the buttocks is gaining popularity. And padded panties that give the appearance of a rounder rump are selling out.
Russia, Iran sign nuclear construction deal for 8 units
– Russia, Iran sign nuclear construction deal for 8 units (RT, Nov 11, 2014):
Russia is to build eight nuclear power units in Iran, as a new partnership agreement, guaranteed by the IAEA, was signed in Moscow on Tuesday.
The head of the Rosatom, Sergey Kirienko, and the chief of the Atomic Energy Agency of Iran, Ali Akbar Salehi, signed a series of documents, promoting the links in the field of peaceful application of atomic energy between the countries, RIA Novosti reports.
Read moreRussia, Iran sign nuclear construction deal for 8 units
‘No harsh phrasing’: No ‘shirtfront’ from Australia PM on Putin at APEC encounter
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Russian President Vladimir Putin (R) speaks with Australia’s Prime Minister Tony Abbott before the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Summit plenary session at the International Convention Center in Beijing on November 11, 2014 (AFP Photo / Alexey Druzhinin)
– ‘No harsh phrasing’: No ‘shirtfront’ from Australia PM on Putin at APEC encounter (RT, Nov 11, 2014):
The Russian and Australian leaders have discussed the crash of Malaysian Airlines MH17 on the sidelines of the APEC summit in China. Despite a previous promise to act tough, PM Abbott has abstained from physical force against President Putin.
“The leaders have quite resolutely called for a genuine investigation of the causes of the catastrophe [of the MH17 flight], Putin’s press secretary Dmitry Peskov told journalists.
MH17 was shot down over eastern Ukraine, claiming lives of everyone on board, 298 passengers and crew, among them 38 Australian residents. Abbott has stated on more than one occasion that in his opinion that Malaysian Boeing was shot down by pro-Russian rebels in Ukraine’s Donetsk Region.
Read more‘No harsh phrasing’: No ‘shirtfront’ from Australia PM on Putin at APEC encounter
Almost half the population infected with mysterious virus that literally makes people stupid
– Real science: Almost half the population may be infected with a mysterious virus that makes people stupid (Natural News, Nov 11, 2014):
Scientists at Johns Hopkins Medical School have identified a mysterious virus that literally makes people stupid, and it has so far been found in about 45% of the people tested.
The discovery of the “stupid” virus, normally found in algae, was revealed at the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. The study, entitled “Chlorovirus ATCV-1 is part of the human oropharyngeal virome and is associated with changes in cognitive functions in humans and mice” is found at this link on the PNAS.org website.
The rather shocking take away from the study is that the virus alters the gene expression of brain cells, literally making people perform more poorly on cognitive tests, visual processing and spatial awareness.
For Sale: Renovated Luxury Condo; Can Survive Nuclear Attack
– For Sale: Renovated Luxury Condo; Can Survive Nuclear Attack (Wall Street Journal, Nov 9, 2014):
Affluent buyers worried about doomsday are snapping up well-appointed bunkers built in a former missile silo.
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The so-called Survival Condo complex boasts full and half-floor units that cost $1.5 million to $3 million each. The building can accommodate up to 75 people, and buyers include doctors, scientists and entrepreneurs, says developer Larry Hall.
Mr. Hall, who lives in a Denver suburb, bought his first missile-silo site in Kansas in 2008 and completed construction in December 2012. A year later, he says, the development had sold out. Work on the second security compound—the one where Mr. Allen bought a unit—is under way, and Mr. Hall says he is considering additional sites in Texas and elsewhere.
As former nuclear missile sites built under the supervision of the Army Corps of Engineers, the structures were originally designed to withstand a direct hit by a nuclear bomb. At ground level, they can be sealed up by two armored doors weighing 16,000 pounds each. Mr. Hall added sophisticated water and air-treatment facilities, state-of-the-art computer network technology and several alternate power generation capabilities.
Read moreFor Sale: Renovated Luxury Condo; Can Survive Nuclear Attack
Radiation levels spike 7,000% at US nuclear site — AP: Workers shelter inside buildings — Officials: It was less than we anticipated; Contaminated sample so safe “it could have been… put in someone’s lunch bucket” (VIDEO)
– Radiation levels spike 7,000% at US nuclear site — AP: Workers shelter inside buildings — Officials: It was less than we anticipated; Contaminated sample so safe “it could have been… put in someone’s lunch bucket” (VIDEO) (ENENews, Nov 11, 2014):
AP, Nov. 6, 2014 (emphasis added): A pair of air samplers at [New Mexico’s WIPP] nuclear waste repository detected low levels of radioactive contamination after workers restarted one of the fans… workers took shelter inside buildings before restarting the fan
Carlsbad Current Argus, Nov. 10, 2014: A new small, but measurable amount of radiation was detected… [Tim Runyon, of WIPP Recovery Communications said] officials were expecting a small radiation leak
U.S. Dept. of Energy — WIPP Air Sampling Results for Station B (pdf), Nov. 6, 2014:
Canadian scientists detect “significant” concentrations of radioactive material off West Coast, levels double in months since last test — Marine Chemist: “Much greater concern” over Fukushima releases that will be hitting shores of US & Canada; Lack of data “really disturbing” (AUDIO)
Department of Fisheries and Oceans Canada (pdf), Oct. 22, 2014 (emphasis added): Arrival of Fukushima radioactivity in North American continental waters… The radioactivity plume was transported northeastward towards North America by the Kuroshio Current… Water samples were collected… in June of 2011, 2012 and 2013 and February, 2014 on a line (Line P) extending to a location (Sta. P26), approximately 1500 km west of Victoria, BC… [W]ater samples collected in June, 2012 at Sta. P26 detected 134Cs at levels indicating the presence of contamination from the Fukushima nuclear reactor accident. The 2013 results revealed the presence of 134Cs in the upper 100 m along the entire length of Line P indicating that the Fukushima signal had fully arrived in Canadian territorial waters. Levels of Fukushima 137Cs were about 1 Bq/m3 in June, 2013 which is equivalent to previous background levels of 137Cs from atmospheric fallout. These levels had increased to values of about 2 Bq/m3 by February, 2014. These 137Cs concentrations are significant, but are several orders of magnitude below those that would be considered a threat to the environment or human health.
Call with Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution marine chemist Ken Buesseler, June 2014:
Top Headline: ‘Fukushima radiation identified off northern California’ — 50% of samples around West Coast test positive — 7.7 Bq/m3 of cesium near California shore, expected to keep rising for years to come (MAP)
– Top Headline: ‘Fukushima radiation identified off northern California’ — 50% of samples around West Coast test positive — 7.7 Bq/m3 of cesium near California shore, expected to keep rising for years to come (MAP) (ENENews, Nov 11, 2014):
Statesman Journal, Nov. 10, 2014 at 8:22a ET: Fukushima radiation identified off northern California — Low-level radiation from Japan’s Fukushima nuclear accident has been detected in multiple samples of ocean water off the Pacific Coast of the U.S. and Canada, the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution is reporting. The sample nearest to shore was taken about 100 miles off the coast of Eureka, in Northern California… Massive amounts of contaminated water were released from the Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear power plant… Radioactive water has continued to leak and be released from the complex… No state or federal agency is testing Pacific waters for radiation… [Ken Buesseler, a WHOI marine chemist] is looking for cesium-134, the so-called “fingerprint” of Fukushima… He’s also looking for higher-than-background levels of cesium-137, another Fukushima isotope that already is present in the world’s oceans… Buesseler partnered with a group of volunteers on the research vessel ‘Point Sur’ to take a series of about 50 samples offshore, from Dutch Harbor, Alaska to Eureka. So far, about 20 of those samples have been analyzed, and 10 have been positive for cesium-134…
‘A Crime’: Groups Say Detroit Bankruptcy Plan Benefits Rich, Attacks Working People
– ‘A Crime’: Groups Say Detroit Bankruptcy Plan Benefits Rich, Attacks Working People (Common Dreams, Nov 10, 2014):
Newly-approved Plan of Adjustment means sacrificing pensions, healthcare, city services, they say
A group of Detroit residents is condemning the city’s newly-approved restructuring plan to exit bankruptcy as a deal that will further benefit the wealthy and corporate class while hurting working people.
As Democracy Now! reported Monday:
Read more‘A Crime’: Groups Say Detroit Bankruptcy Plan Benefits Rich, Attacks Working People
Mystery Fog, ‘Toxic’ Sulfur Odor Covers Moscow (VIDEO)
– Mystery fog, ‘toxic’ sulfur odor covers Moscow (VIDEO) (RT, Nov 10, 2014):
A massive cloud smelling like ‘hell’ sparked a widespread panic in Moscow. Residents were afraid of a toxic gas after warnings to stay indoors.
The source of the rotten eggs smell turned out to be a leak from a sulfur dioxide processing facility at an oil refinery in Moscow, the Emergencies Ministry confirmed.
The city’s ecology watchdog and the Emergencies Ministry said that the level of hydrogen sulfide was over the permitted level for a short period of time, while the levels of sulfur dioxide remained within the norm. The two gases are byproducts of oil processing.
The smell created a wave of panic on local social media.
Read moreMystery Fog, ‘Toxic’ Sulfur Odor Covers Moscow (VIDEO)
Deadly Volcanic Gases (That Aren’t Stopping) Force Icelanders To Stay Inside
– Deadly volcanic gases (that aren’t stopping) force Icelanders to stay inside (Ice Age Now, Nov 10, 2014):
The kids at the Graenuvellir kindergarten in Husavik, north Iceland, were kept inside on Nov. 4 to protect them from sulfur-dioxide gases spewing from the Holuhraun lava field near the Bardarbunga volcano, says this article on bloomberg.com.
“The eruption has been going for almost three months and shows no sign of stopping. Red-hot lava now covers 70 sq. km. (27 sq. miles), an area larger than Manhattan.
Read moreDeadly Volcanic Gases (That Aren’t Stopping) Force Icelanders To Stay Inside
BREAD, CIRCUSES & BOMBS – DECLINE OF THE AMERICAN EMPIRE – PART TWO
– BREAD, CIRCUSES & BOMBS – DECLINE OF THE AMERICAN EMPIRE – PART TWO (The Burning Platform, Nov 9, 2014):
In Part One of this article I discussed the similarities between the Roman Empire and the American Empire at a high level. In this article I’ll delve into some specific similarities and rhymes between the fall of the Roman Empire and our modern day empire of debt, decay and decline. I’ll address our expansive level of bread and circuses and how defects in our human nature lead to people willingly sacrificing their liberty for promises of safety and security. All empires decline due to the same human failings and ours is no exception. If anything, ours will be far more spectacular and rapid due to our extreme level of hubris, arrogance, willful ignorance and warlike preference for dealing with foreign powers.
Read moreBREAD, CIRCUSES & BOMBS – DECLINE OF THE AMERICAN EMPIRE – PART TWO
If Everything Is Just Fine, Why Are So Many Really Smart People Forecasting Economic Disaster?
– If Everything Is Just Fine, Why Are So Many Really Smart People Forecasting Economic Disaster? (Economic Collapse, Nov 10, 2014):
The parallels between the false prosperity of 2007 and the false prosperity of 2014 are rather striking. If we go back and look at the numbers in the fall of 2007, we find that the Dow set an all-time high in October, margin debt on Wall Street had spiked to record levels, the unemployment rate was below 5 percent and Americans were getting ready to spend a record amount of money that Christmas season. But then the very next year the worst economic crisis since the Great Depression shook the entire planet and everyone wondered why most people never saw it coming. Well, now a similar pattern is unfolding right before our eyes. The Dow and the S&P 500 both hit record highs on Monday, margin debt on Wall Street is hovering near record levels, the unemployment rate has ticked down a little bit and Americans are getting ready to spend more than 600 billion dollars this Christmas season. The truth is that the economy seems pretty stable for the moment, and most people cannot even imagine that an economic collapse is coming. So why are so many really smart people forecasting economic disaster in the near future?
Russia launches foreign news service to fight West’s propaganda
– Russia launches foreign news service to fight West’s ‘propaganda’ (AFP, Nov 11, 2014):
Moscow (AFP) – Russia launched a new state-funded foreign news service Monday to challenge the “aggressive propaganda” of the West and provide an “alternative interpretation” of global events.
The new media brand, Sputnik, is the reworked foreign language service of the state-owned RIA Novosti news agency and Voice of Russia radio, which underwent a major rehaul last December under the leadership of notorious anchorman Dmitry Kiselyov.Launching Sputnik before an audience including diplomats and government officials, Kiselyov said the new outlet will propagate a “multi-coloured” world where “Russia is Russian.”
Read moreRussia launches foreign news service to fight West’s propaganda
Goliath Encounter: Puppy-Sized Spider Surprises Scientist in Rainforest
– Goliath Encounter: Puppy-Sized Spider Surprises Scientist in Rainforest (Life Science Oct 18, 2014):
Piotr Naskrecki was taking a nighttime walk in a rainforest in Guyana, when he heard rustling as if something were creeping underfoot. When he turned on his flashlight, he expected to see a small mammal, such as a possum or a rat.
“When I turned on the light, I couldn’t quite understand what I was seeing,” said Naskrecki, an entomologist and photographer at Harvard University’s Museum of Comparative Zoology.A moment later, he realized he was looking not at a brown, furry mammal, but an enormous, puppy-size spider.
Read moreGoliath Encounter: Puppy-Sized Spider Surprises Scientist in Rainforest
Massive Explosion Reported Off Ukraine Coast Near Contested Mariupol
– Massive Explosion Reported Off Ukraine Coast Near Contested Mariupol (ZeroHedge, Nov 11, 2014):
Moments ago, according to local press, the simmering east Ukraine conflict just escalated substantially following what are reports of a massive explosion off the Ukraine coast near heavily contested Mariupol – the key city which stands in Russia’s way to make a land bridge from Russian territory to the recently “Russianized” Crimea. As Interpretermag reports, citing Mariupol news site 0629.com.ua, there has been a powerful explosion in the Azov sea, south of the city.
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Eustace Mullins: Murder By Money (Video)
Eustace Mullins has been called ‘the most dangerous man in America.’
The Illuminati (the Rothschild’s and the 12 other elite families) were behind the French revolution, the Russian revolution, WW I, WW II and they have planned WW III for us.
FYI.
ObamaCare Architect Credits ‘Lack Of Transparency’ And ‘Stupidity Of The American Voter’ For Passage Of Healthcare Law
Caught on tape:
“Lack of transparency is a huge political advantage,” Gruber said. “And basically, call it the stupidity of the American voter or whatever, but basically that was really, really critical for the thing to pass.”
– Video of the Day – Obamacare Architect Credits “Lack of Transparency” and “Stupidity of the American People” for Passage of Healthcare Law (Liberty Blitzkrieg, Nov 10,2014):
Earlier today, I published a post titled, Inside the Mind of an Oligarch – Sheldon Adelson Proclaims “I Don’t Like Journalism,” which zeroed in on the condescending attitude oligarchs and their technocrat minions have toward the general population. I wrote:
The term oligarch is reserved for those with extreme wealth who also want to control the political process, policy levers and most other aspects of the lives of the citizenry in a top-down tyrannical and undemocratic manner. They think they know best about pretty much everything, and believe unelected technocrats who share their worldview should be empowered so that they can unilaterally make all of society’s important decisions. The unwashed masses (plebs) in their minds are unnecessary distractions who must to be told what to do. Useless eaters who need to be brainwashed into worshipping the oligarch mindset, or turned into apathetic automatons incapable or unwilling to engage in critical thought. Either outcome is equally acceptable and equally encouraged.
It’s quite timely that those words appeared on the site the same day that a video clip emerged of MIT economics professor, and the architect of Obamacare, Jonathan Gruber, admitting that the legislation was intentionally complex and misleading in order to pass Congress and elicit limited outrage from the “stupid” American public.
The Hill reports that:
Petrodollar Panic? China Signs Currency Swap Deal With Qatar & Canada
– Petrodollar Panic? China Signs Currency Swap Deal With Qatar & Canada (ZeroHedge, Nov 10,2014):
The march of global de-dollarization continues. In the last few days, China has signed direct currency agreements with Canada becoming North America’s first offshore RMB hub,which CBC reports analysts suggest “could double maybe even triple the level of Canadian trade between Canada and China,” impacting the need for Dollars.But that is not the week’s biggest Petrodollar precariousness news, as The Examiner reports, a new chink in the petrodollar system was forged as China signed an agreement with Qatar to begin direct currency swaps between the two nations using the Yuan, and establishing the foundation for new direct trade with the OPEC nation in the very heart of the petrodollar system. As Simon Black warns, “It’s happening… with increasing speed and frequency.”
Read morePetrodollar Panic? China Signs Currency Swap Deal With Qatar & Canada
Is China Sending America A Message?
– Is China Sending America A Message? (ZeroHedge, Nov 10,2014):
There was China’s president, Xi Jinping, Russia’s president Vladimir Putin to his right, next to Philippine president Aquino and the uberwealthy Sultan of Brunei Hassanal Bolkiah. And then there is Barack Obama, right in the middle of the “wives club”…
This Is How Putin Rolls (Photo)
– This Is How Putin Rolls (ZeroHedge, Nov 10,2014):
Presented with no comment aside from a small adolescent smirk…
Russian Fighter Jet or giant cock’n’balls?