Stuart G
Stuart G's JournalYes, Indeed ...
indeed...they sure are. Many out there. Billions. Now here is something I definitely recall. Over 45 years ago, I took a course called "Introduction to Social Science" at the University of Illinois at Navy Pier..It is now called the Circle. But I remember reading a short intro book on astronomy and whatever was up to date then, and the author predicted, based on his calculations, that there would be billions of earth like planets out there, and some of them very likely had life on them, like ours. Some may have advanced life ...and we talked about it, and Star Trek was big then. I believe they have dropped by and decided to leave us alone. Too unknowing and uncaring for the rest of the galaxy...
(they may have hit Fox, so called news, and headed as far away as their warp drive could take them}
Earth-Like Habitable Planets Surprisingly Common, Kepler Space Telescope Data Suggest
Habitable alien planets similar to Earth may not be that rare in the universe, a new study suggests.
About one in five sunlike stars observed by NASA's planet-hunting Kepler spacecraft has an Earth-size planet in the so-called habitable zone, where liquid water — and, potentially life — could exist, according to the new study. If these results apply elsewhere in the galaxy, the nearest such planet could be just 12 light-years away.
"Human beings have been looking at the stars for thousands of years," said study researcher Erik Petigura, a graduate student at the University of California, Berkeley (UC Berkeley). "How many of those stars have planets that are in some way like Earth? We're very excited today to start to answer that question," Petigura told SPACE.com. [9 Exoplanets That Could Host Alien Life]
The findings, detailed today (Nov. 4) in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and in a video describing the frequency of Earth-like planets, say nothing about whether these planets actually support life — only that they meet some of the known criteria for habitability
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/11/04/earth-like-habitable-planets-kepler-space-video_n_4214758.html
____________________________________________________________________________________________________________YYes, indeed...they sure are. Many out there. Billions. Now here is something I definitely recall. Over 45 years ago, I took a course called "Introduction to Social Science" at the University of Illinois at Navy Pier..It is now called the Circle. But I remember reading a short intro book on astronomy and whatever was up to date then, and the author predicted, based on his calculations, that there would be billions of earth like planets out there, and some of them very likely had life on them, like ours. Some may have advanced life ...and we talked about it, and Star Trek was big then. I believe they have dropped by and decided to leave us alone. Too unknowing and uncaring for the rest of the galaxy...
(they may have hit Fox, so called news, and headed as far away as their warp drive could take them..)
Equalize the Two Parties Again, Real Reason Media Exploding on "Computer Glitch".
When the Republicans closed down the government, their brand was destroyed. Now the main stream media is trying to resurrect a destroyed Republican Party Brand by over reporting a "computer glitch." In their reporting, the MSM is demonstrating their bias by making it seem that they are the same. Closing the federal government is the same as a poor roll out of Affordable Care Act. The extreme coverage of this glitch, attempts to equal the coverage of Republican shutdown. It is really meant to equalize the two parties again.
.. It is an absurd amount of coverage in my opinion. But, it is meant to get people to believe.. " Oh, they are all the same." If people believe that , " They Are All the Same" that will by definition give better Republican Brand better standing than right after the shut down of the government (blamed totally on the Republicans) which was "very bad". If people think the "computer glitch" is "very bad" the equalization of the two parties may be achieved. Even if it works to bring back some of the alienated people, then this over coverage of the "glitch" will be successful. ..."They are all the same." That is the real goal of the explosion of coverage by the main stream media on "glitch" The glitch really hurt no one, just inconvenienced people. The shut down was hurting lots of people in many destructive ways. They are not the same , but the over coverage is trying to make it feel and look them the same This plays well on the most of the public that believe the media presents the "news." We here are not part of that group.
John Denver: Last Night I Had the Strangest Dream
&list=FLO2PPui2rFkFZRlscRG6NowWhat a wonderful thought, wonderful song, at a wonderful gathering.
from the You Tube caption:
"On April 24, 1971, John Denver sang "The Strangest Dream" at a peace march in Washington DC. The anti-war march was to protest the Vietnam War. The song, written by Ed McCurdy, was one of the anthems of the anti-war era."
And Ode to Rand Paul
Rand Paul ,
Can be seen,
As nothing at all.
He really is quite small.
He stole from Wikipedia
Now that's in the media
Rand ain't that smart.
Like a cow's fart.
Rand Paul is taking a fall.
He is nothing at all
From buildings I will shout,
That asshole got found out..
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Thank You, Thank You....
...Ok, it ain't Shakespeare,
But I made it up, just now...
I am going to take a bow.
It is really not that fine
But it is all mine...........
How Kentucky Built the Country's Best Obamacare Website
Talking Points Memo:
http://talkingpointsmemo.com/dc/how-kentucky-built-the-country-s-best-obamacare-website
Dylan Scott – October 28, 2013, 8:45 AM EDT25757
Kentucky did it right. The state's online health insurance marketplace has become Obamacare's city on a hill while the federal HealthCare.gov has been flummoxed by a month of glitches and bad press. Whatever the federal website seems to have failed to do to ensure its success on the Oct. 1 launch, Kentucky did.
Kentucky, with its deeply conservative congressional delegation, might seem like an unlikely place for Obamacare to find success. But Democratic Gov. Steve Beshear saw the law -- and a state-built marketplace -- as an opportunity to help put the state on a path to greater health.
His state routinely ranks toward the bottom in overall health, and better health coverage is one step toward reversing that norm, he said.
"For us to make a transformational difference, we needed to do something game-changing." Beshear told TPM in an interview. "The (Affordable Care Act) provided us a tool to do that. It's succeeded so far beyond our wildest dreams."
Mike Lee faces Growing Backlash At Home For Defunding Effort
Talking Points Memo:
Ted Kludt
6:30 am Eastern Time
October 23rd
http://talkingpointsmemo.com/livewire/sen-mike-lee-faces-growing-backlash-at-home-for-defunding-effort
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The campaign to defund the Affordable Care Act may have endeared him to the tea party, but Sen. Mike Lee (R-UT) is facing an increasingly disgruntled constituency at home for his leading role in the quixotic effort that led to the government shutdown and brought the United States close to default.
Look no further than a pair of articles published Wednesday in The Washington Post and The Wall Street Journal, both of which focus on the growing backlash against Lee in Utah.
The Post quoted A. Scott Anderson, the president of a prominent Utah bank who raised money for Lee's successful 2010 campaign.
“If things are to happen, you can’t just stick to your principles. You have to make things work. . . . You’ve got to be practical," Anderson said, as quoted by the Post.
At NBC News web site, I found blatent slanting against Obama.
Here is what I found...these stories in order in the Politics Section: at 9:32 am. eastern time..10/22.
http://www.nbcnews.com/
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1.In face of GOP criticism, Cruz pledges to continue fight against Obamacare
2.Obamacare's rocky start: What you need to know
3.Website mess gives fuel to Obamacare critics
4.White House cops to Obamacare tech glitches, but do they understand the problem?
5.Faint praise: Dizzy mom-to-be thanks Obama
6. Treasury secretary says Obama will keep trying to ease spending cuts
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So, Cruz pledges to continue the fight...like it is a great fight...according to the headline editor. and his name is mentioned as the first person whose name is mentioned.
"Rocky start"...."Website mess" "Cops to Obamacare tech glitches"...Three stories critical of Obamacare, not one about 450, 000 that signed up. Cruz's name first, in a headline that seems to say ..but doesn't..."it is a gallant fight against Obamacare.". Proof positive that NBC News, is as bad if not worse than Fox. Why? Because many think it is not as bad as Fox .. It is worse. ..Cause the assumption is that they are not slanted, but they are. If it were fair, (it isn't) they would have one story, perhaps on the rollout, and maybe one story about Kentucky, where many signed up, and it was smooth... But no.. NBC News doesn't even do that crappy equalization that is always talked about. It is a clear attempt to show how bad things are, and set up some kind of good feelings for the GOP that is mentioned first in the list.. After all they lost a good battle and must be treated fairly. 
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Newscorp Bosses Tried to Curb Wall Street Journal's Phone Hacking Coverage
Source: Huff Post
News Corp bosses tried to impede their own reporters at the Wall Street Journal from covering the phone hacking scandal rocking the company, a new book by NPR's David Folkenflik claims.
Capital New York's Joe Pompeo wrote about the allegations, which are contained in "Murdoch's World," Folkenflik's upcoming examination of Rupert Murdoch's media empire.
The hacking crisis exploded in the summer of 2011, when it emerged that reporters at Murdoch's News of the World had hacked into the phone of murdered teenager Milly Dowler. The revelation sparked an international uproar and triggered a political, legal and journalistic firestorm that is still going strong.
Folkfenflik writes that managing editor Robert Thomson personally tried to block at least one story about the crisis from being published, and that reporters assigned to cover the unfolding scandal "told colleagues of stories that were blocked, stripped of damning detail or context, or just held up in bureaucratic purgatory."
Read more: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/10/18/news-corp-wall-street-journal-phone-hacking_n_4123103.html?utm_hp_ref=media
Oh, Murdock would never order anything like this? Would he?...
Why, "We Fought the Good Fight" is just another awful disgusting lie.
They didn't fight the "good fight". They lied, bullied, kicked us in the privates, and did everything they could do to end or change the Affordable Care Act. It wasn't fair, it wasn't good, and it was not the right thing to do. But they lost anyway. If they would have won, they would have defunded a program which was designed to save lives, and save countless families their life savings. All to help the insurance companies and their rich friends. They are using those words, "good fight" to gain sympathy. They tried and lost, feel for the looser. You know, we have all fought a "good fight" and lost...
... No, these selfish assholes only care for themselves. They sure as hell don't care about poor people or people in need. They sure as hell would have stomped us down if they won. It was not a good fight. It was a rotten fight, they lost and we will have to do it again. They are like a kind of terrorist that would go into a church with children, and blow it up, then say ..."We Fought the Good Fight." They are beyond awful .They are the worst people that one can imagine. That is who they are.
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