POLITICAL: The problems with its ignition switches from 2001!?!

Monday, March 17, 2014

http://online.wsj.com/news/articles/SB10001424052702304914904579435171004763740?mod=djemalertNEWS

BUSINESS
GM Now Says It Detected Ignition Switch Problem Back in 2001
GM Says Problem Occurred In Pre-Production of Saturn Ion

By JEFF BENNETT CONNECT
Updated March 12, 2014 8:11 p.m. ET
General Motors Co. now says it may have known about problems with its ignition switches dating back to 2001 when it was developing but had not yet launched the Saturn Ion.

In documents disclosed to federal regulators, GM said it had found some sort of issue contributing to the ignition’s inner workings which have now been linked to a recall of 1.6 million vehicles and 12 deaths.

The auto maker said an ignition switch design…

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So how much is this going to cost the Sheeple (aka taxpayers)?

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RANT: A coast-to-coast blackout if the Gooferment remains in charge!

Sunday, March 16, 2014

U.S. Risks National Blackout From Small-Scale Attack on Substations
The U.S. could suffer a coast-to-coast blackout if saboteurs knocked out just nine of the country’s 55,000 electric-transmission substations on a scorching summer day, according to a previously unreported federal analysis.

The study by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission concluded that coordinated attacks in each of the nation’s three separate electric systems could cause the entire power network to collapse, people familiar with the research said.

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The electric grid is to important to allow the Gooferment to be involved. At worst, it’s should be a corporation with the PSEGs and PEs of the country as its stockholders. No juice; sorry PSEG you don’t get paid. How happy will your stockholders be? Better than unelected bureaucrats in fancy suits with expense accounts and pensions, who will just exit stage left when the SHTF!

Argh!

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TINFOILHAT: Malaysia Flight Probe Sharpens Focus on Sabotage

Saturday, March 15, 2014

Malaysia Flight Probe Sharpens Focus on Sabotage
The investigation into the disappearance of Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 sharpened its focus on sabotage, according to aviation and industry officials, amid strong indications that one or more people on the plane deliberately changed its course and tried to mask its location.

Officials suspect two different systems were shut off after the plane took off last weekend, one shortly after the other, people familiar with the investigation said. About an hour into the flight, the plane’s transponders stopped functioning, making it much more difficult for air-traffic control personnel to track or identify it via radar.

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Is this the “fog of war” that everyone talks about?

The folks want answers! 

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TECHNOLOGY: Google Glass and QR codes

Saturday, March 15, 2014

http://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2014/03/er-doctors-use-google-glass-and-qr-codes-to-identify-patients/#p3

ER doctors use Google Glass and QR codes to identify patients
Custom medical application for Glass keeps data off Google servers.

by Jon Brodkin – Mar 12 2014, 10:50am EDT

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Interesting.

But the lead photo shows doc with Google Glass learning quickly that this is room 45.

Laugh!

But I understand “security”.

I’d have put something better for him to “read”.

The hospital’s website, Google search, or anything but the room number. Makes it look trivial.

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RANT: An apparent suicide

Friday, March 14, 2014

http://nypost.com/2014/03/13/jeffrey-corzine-former-nj-govs-son-dead-at-31/

Former NJ gov’s son found dead in Mexico of apparent suicide
By Jeane MacIntoshMarch 13, 2014 | 3:19pm

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For all my ranting about Corzine, I’d never wish this on anyone.

He has to answer for the collapse of MFGLOBAL, but this is hell of a way for the Universe to punish him

Requiescat In Pacem

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TINFOILHAT: Serious factual inconsistencies in the “official story”

Friday, March 14, 2014

http://whowhatwhy.com/2014/03/11/9006/

Boston Bomber Carjacking Unravels – Part I Of II
By Russ Baker on Mar 11, 2014

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An exclusive WhoWhatWhy investigation has found serious factual inconsistencies in accounts provided by the only witness to the alleged confession of the Boston Marathon bombing suspects.

Why does this matter? Because this witness is the sole source for the entire publicly accepted narrative of who was behind the bombing and its aftermath—and why these events occurred.

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How Did Danny Gain His Freedom?

Danny said: He escaped when Tamerlan, seated next to him, was momentarily distracted, according the Boston Globe, NBC and CBS.

Conflicting version 1: He simply got out of the car when both brothers were outside the car, having left him alone, according to WMUR.

Conflicting version 2: The Tsarnaev brothers never held Danny as a captive, according to the Associated Press and Cambridge Police Department. They simply detained him for a few minutes, then left him by the roadside, essentially confiscating his vehicle. In this scenario, he had almost no interaction with the brothers, raising questions as to whether they would have confessed to the two crimes before taking off with his car.

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Another case of spin, lies, and cover ups.

Any wonder why you can trust anything you read or are told!

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LIBERTY: Movies are a form of propaganda

Thursday, March 13, 2014

http://whowhatwhy.com/2014/03/09/bombing-hiroshima-got-hollywood-makeover/

How The Bombing Of Hiroshima Got A Hollywood Makeover
By Greg Mitchell on Mar 9, 2014

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The author has written extensively on propaganda related to the bomb. What follows is a story stemming from his previous research.

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Facts were suppressed, and events were completely fabricated:

Suppression of fact:

In revised scripts, the decision to use the bomb was presented as justifiable, even admirable. The doubts raised earlier just disappeared. And now, after scenes depicting the bombing of Hiroshima, no victims were shown, just a charred landscape filmed from the air.

Suppression of fact:

Under General Groves’ guidance, the revised script made light of nuclear fallout.

Fabrication:

The B-29s flying over Hiroshima were pelted with heavy flak, a detail that made the attack seem more courageous. In fact, there was no antiaircraft fire over Hiroshima.

Fabrication:

One scene depicted fictional German scientists visiting a fabricated Japanese nuclear facility in—Hiroshima!

Fabrication:

In another entirely false episode, Matt Cochran, a young scientist arming the bomb, prevents a chain reaction from blowing up 40,000 people on a Pacific island—and thereby exposes himself to a fatal dose of radiation. But before he dies, Matt concludes,

“God has not shown us a new way to destroy ourselves. Atomic energy is the hand he has extended to lift us from the ruins of war and lighten the burdens of peace.”

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What can you believe any more?

Everything is “spun”!

Orwell was right!

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SOFTWARE: EVERNOTE

Wednesday, March 12, 2014

http://www.lewrockwell.com/2014/02/jeremy-andenberg/30-ways-to-improve-your-life-and-work/

One App to Rule Them All: 30 Ways Evernote Can Improve Your Life
By Jeremy Andenberg
The Art of Manliness
February 24, 2014

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7. Grocery list. Our household goes through endless scraps of paper for meal planning and grocery lists. They end up lost more often than not. Create your weekly list in Evernote, share it with your wife or roommates, and everyone will be on the same page. You can each add items to the list as you think of them instead of risking forgetting and needing to make a return trip to the market.

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Argh!

I’m trying be serious here.

I need a pick list in any of the three “super” markets I use.

And, it would nice if the app gave me a solution that is the lowest cost.

Watson? (Not Wilson!) where are u?

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RANTING: William “Wild Bill” Guarnere, Requiescat In Pacem

Tuesday, March 11, 2014

http://cnsnews.com/news/article/band-brothers-vet-william-guarnere-dies-90?utm_source=Facebook&utm_medium=Marketing&utm_term=Facebook&utm_content=socialflow&utm_campaign=wild-bill

‘Band of Brothers’ vet William Guarnere dies at 90
March 9, 2014 – 6:34 PM
Associated Press
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PHILADELPHIA (AP) — William “Wild Bill” Guarnere, one of the World War II veterans whose exploits were dramatized in the TV miniseries “Band of Brothers,” has died. He was 90

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Without comment.

His nation asked and he delivered.

In spades.

Requiescat In Pacem

I may argue about “greatest”, but they gave what was asked. 

Dona Nobis Pacem

We should not waste the effort of ANY of these brave women and men!

Send politicians. Or their children instead.

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INSPIRATIONAL: Personal Loopholes

Tuesday, March 11, 2014

http://www.gretchenrubin.com/happiness_project/2014/02/which-of-these-10-categories-of-loopholes-do-you-invoke/

Which of These 10 Categories of Loopholes Do You Invoke?
The Happiness Project
Gretchen Rubin 

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1. False choice loophole – “I can’t do this, because I’m so busy doing that” – this is one I often use, myself
2. Moral licensing loophole — “I’ve been so good, it’s okay for me to do this”
3. Tomorrow loophole — “It’s okay to skip today, because I’m going to do this tomorrow”
4. Lack of control loophole — “I can’t help myself”
5. Planning to fail loophole, formerly known as the “Apparently irrelevant decision loophole”
6. “This doesn’t count” loophole – “I’m on vacation” “I’m sick” “It’s the weekend”
7. Questionable assumption loophole
8. Concern for others loophole — “I can’t do this because it might make other people uncomfortable”
9. Fake self-actualization loophole – “You only live once! Embrace the moment!”
10. One-coin loophole –“What difference does it make if I break my habit this one time?”

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I use all 10!

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