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POPSIs Fashion For Feminists? Guardian fashion critic and Style.com contributor Hadley Freedman--one of my faves--muses on why fashion is the ultimate expression of womanhood.
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POPSTurkey is Centre of the World Despite the fragile situation, if Turkey were to organise autonomy for Kurds in its own borders, northern Iraq, Syria and Iran it would be a heroic act of enormous historical import.
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POPSImages Of Only One Tiny Sun-Spot On Sun's Surface
There is also plenty of anecdotal evidence that 2007 was exceptionally cold. It snowed in Baghdad for the first time in centuries, the winter in China was simply terrible and the extent of Antarctic sea ice in the austral winter was the greatest on record since James Cook discovered the place in 1770. It is generally not possible to draw conclusions about climatic trends from events in a single year, so I would normally dismiss this cold snap as transient, pending what happens in the next few years. This is where SOHO comes in. The sunspot number follows a cycle of somewhat variable length, averaging 11 years. The most recent minimum was in March last year. The new cycle, No.24, was supposed to start soon after that, with a gradual build-up in sunspot numbers. It didn't happen. The first sunspot appeared in January this year and lasted only two days. A tiny spot appeared last Monday but vanished within 24 hours. Another little spot appeared this Monday.
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POPSThe Verdict Is In: Earth In Midst Of Widescale Global Cooling DailyTech describes the last twelve months have seen a long drop in world temperatures that literally wipes out a century of warming. Meteorologist Anthony Watts compiled the results of all the sources. Over the past year, anecdotal evidence for a cooling planet has exploded. China has its coldest winter in 100 years. Baghdad sees its first snow in all recorded history. North America has the most snowcover in 50 years, with places like Wisconsin the highest since record-keeping began. Record levels of Antarctic sea ice, record cold in Minnesota, Texas, Florida, Mexico, Australia, Iran, Greece, South Africa, Greenland, Argentina, Chile -- the list goes on and on.
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POPSOver Friendly US Judge trying AIPAC Spy Case
"Rosen and Weissman were indicted on Aug. 4, 2005--two and a half years ago. Lowell and Nassikas have used every tactic in the book to delay the trial in the hope that if it is delayed long enough, it may not take place at all. Delay has followed delay as the prosecution (the U.S. government) and defense have fought over how open or closed the trial will be and over whom can be called to testify. Among others Judge Ellis has ordered to testify are National Security Adviser Stephen Hadley, former Deputy Secretary of State Richard Armitage, former Deputy Secretary of Defense Paul Wolfowitz, former Under Secretary of Defense Douglas Feith, Deputy National Security Adviser Abrams, Ambassador to Russia Burns, and Pollack, former director of Persian Gulf Affairs for the National Security Council. According to The WP, Lowell and Nassikas will try to prove that their clients’ conduct was lawful and completely consistent with how the US government dealt with AIPAC and other foreign policy
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POPSBush Knew Iran Intel Last Winter--Cover Blown No surprise since Cheney was trying to "fix" the report by strong-arming the agencies for over a year, to delay or alter the report. In fact he did get included the fabrication that Iran had a nuke program but discontinued it in 2003. Liars have to work so hard to cover their tracks. What is amazing is the tolerance or stupidity of the American people and Congress for putting up with it. PERJURY is a high crime, especially to foment war.
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POPSSpotlight on AIPAC and Bush Admin in Spy Case Neocons Wolfowitz and Armitage were subpoenaed by the "pro-Israel" Lobby, i.e. AIPAC, for two of its agents charged with espionage. This could get revealing, but no doubt obfuscation will take place. Mainstream American media is keeping quiet about this (due to their Jewish dominated corporate boardrooms that support the Zionist and neocon agenda). The Israeli faction dominates U.S. government and has been the principle beneficiary of 9/11 and the "war on terror" for "regime change" in the middle east.
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POPSAIPAC Agents Charged With Spying -- Rice and Neocons Subpoenaed Look at how the media covers this story below on "Rice Subpoenaed"". Journalism 101 says you headline the main subject, not the peripheral subjects. Let's cut through the double talk on this article that treats Israel, AIPAC and Jewish agents with kid gloves. Headline should read: "AIPAC Charged With Spying -- Rice and Neocons Subpoenaed". Now that would sell newspapers! Now the article goes on to say (listen to this), the lobbyist received information from a "now convicted Pentagon official and passed it on..." (why not name him?). That would be Larry Franklin, no? This article is designed to save AIPAC's arse from a Second round of public humiliation. Look at the special treatment of the "news" for AIPAC! You have to look so close to see the real story here. Notice that two major neocons--Armitage and Wolfowitz are not mentioned in headline either, just Rice. (AIPAC is certain that the neocons will lie for them).
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POPSThe Iraq War Architects: Where are they now? MITCH DANIELS - Key Quote: Mitch Daniels had said the war would be an “affordable endeavor” and rejected an estimate by the chief White House economic adviser that the war would cost between $100 billion and $200 billion as “very, very high.”
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POPSResearch to show UK flooding is from global warming I have just read about the fact that for the first time computer modelling has been able to detect a "human fingerprint" on the increased rainfall that Britain is seeing. They compare climate simulations run with, and without, anthropogenic GHG inputs and the difference that shows up is our "human fingerprint". It has been seen in temperature predictions before, but the research that will be published this week will be the first time the human fingerprint has been detected in rainfall predictions. It is essential to note that what is happening now — and increasing trend to heavier rainfall patterns over Britain — is what is claimed to have been predicted by the research. If this turns out to be substantial research maybe it will stop professional denialists like Andrew Bolt and Tim Blair carrying on like school kids with a fart cushion every time a cold snap ensues.
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POPSBritain's great flood a reminder of more to come An unusual meteorological event is responsible for this summer's weathe in the UK, not global warming. A shift to the south in the position of the jet stream brought a heatwave to eastern Europe and storms normally found in higher latitudes to England. But global warming is expected to cause more and more flooding in the UK into the near future.
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POPSWhat a wonderful world?!?! Couldn't help but clip these 4 excerpts from news stories on the home page of CNN. The direction this world is headed is nothing short of depressing. World leaders seem inept when it comes to making actual progress towards a better world, as they instead focus entirely on their own image and power. I am hopeful that the pathetic nature of these leaders in conjunction with greater exposure and awareness caused by the Internet will someday lead to a change in the right direction.
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