[Marxism-Thaxis] Explanation needed
Without places like the facility you're seeing in this article you'd HAVE NO INTERNET. Would you like that? ^ CB: I wonder.Is the internet a net plus or minus for humanity ? ___ Marxism-Thaxis mailing list Marxism-Thaxis@lists.econ.utah.edu To change your options or unsubscribe go to: http://lists.econ.utah.edu/mailman/listinfo/marxism-thaxis
[Marxism-Thaxis] Europeans Accused of Paranoia
Europeans Accused of Paranoia
Over Fears of US Economic Espionage, Documents Reveal
by Tom Burghardt
Antifascist Calling (December 07 2010)
Exploring the shadowlands of the corporate police state
Confidential State Department documents released by the whistleblowing web
site WikiLeaks {1}, revealed that a European Parliamentary vote earlier
this year that suspended participation in a US government program that
secretly monitored international bank transactions, surprised and angered
the Obama administration.
In a stunning rebuke of US policies the February 2010 memo, Chancellor
Merkel Angered by Lack of German MEP Support for TFTP, 10BERLIN180 {2}
provided new evidence that the Terrorist Finance Tracking Program (also
known as Swift) is viewed skeptically by the European public and their
representatives.
Distrust of the Swift program runs deep and its War on Terror pedigree
is considered little more than a pretext for American spies to carry out
economic espionage on behalf of US multinationals.
Alarmed over privacy breaches by American firms and criminal acts, such as
the illegal US transfer of prisoners on CIA black flights, aided and
abetted by European intelligence agencies, outraged public opinion forced
the hand of parliamentarians, who voted overwhelming to suspend the
program.
German opposition to Swift was particularly damaging The New York Times
{3} reported, because the country was among a handful of allies that,
according to a 2006 cable, made up a 'coalition of the constructive'
organized to ensure that the Swift operation was not 'ruined by privacy
experts'.
Launched shortly after the 9/11 provocation by the Bush administration,
the secret program handed American officials unprecedented access to
global financial information on bank transactions routed through a vast
database administered by the Swift consortium in Brussels.
Access to such unique data would be particularly valuable to US
corporations. In light of evidence published in a 2001 European Parliament
report {4} that the National Security Agency's ECHELON program was a cover
for economic espionage, such fears are not unfounded.
Since the program's disclosure in 2006 by The New York Times {5},
criticism over its operations have mounted steadily.
CIA and Treasury Department officials secretly poured over records of some
$6 trillion dollars in daily financial transactions flowing through global
banks and brokerage houses.
European Union regulators, the ACLU {6} reported, found that the mass
financial prying was not legally authorized, was conducted without proper
checks and balances, and violated several important rules established to
protect the privacy of Europeans.
Increasing the creep factor amongst EU officials, the ACLU disclosed {7}
that the ultra-spooky Booz Allen Hamilton corporation had been hired to
oversee the program by the federal government.
Concluding that the firm was not an independent check on Swift
surveillance, the civil liberties' watchdogs wrote that Booz Allen is one
of the largest US Government contractors, with hundreds of millions of
dollars in US Government contracts awarded each year. Booz Allen has a
history of working closely with US Government agencies on electronic
surveillance, including the Total Information Awareness program.
Initial misgivings amongst the public and privacy advocates have since
blossomed into outright hostility, thus setting the stage for last
summer's vote.
Cynical Maneuvers
Noting that the American-led War on Terror coalition is fraying at the
seams, US Ambassador to Berlin Philip Murphy, wrote that Merkel is
particularly irritated with German MEPs from her Christian Democratic
Union (CDU) and sister Christian Social Union (CSU) parties, most of whom
reportedly voted against the agreement despite previously indicating they
would support it.
The ambassador claimed that public German reactions to the European
Parliament's vote have come exclusively from TFTP detractors who
portrayed the veto as a sign that the European Parliament has won a
victory over an arrogant Commission/Council, as well as delivering a
rebuke to US counterterrorism policies that undervalue data privacy.
Free Democratic Party (FDP) Federal Justice Minister Sabine
Leutheusser-Schnarrenberger, a member of Merkel's coalition, was derided
by Murphy as a strong proponent of data privacy rights, who had welcomed
the vote saying that the citizens of Europe have won a victory today that
strengthened not just data protection, but democracy in all of Europe.
That's certainly a diplomatic way of saying they don't trust their
American allies!
Undeterred however, Murphy recommended that the US crank up the Mighty
Wurlitzer {8} disinformation machine a decibel or two.
These events, the ambassador wrote, suggest the need to intensify our
engagement with German government interlocutors, Bundestag and European
parliamentarians, and opinion makers to demonstrate that the US has strong
data privacy
[Marxism-Thaxis] The Loneliness of the Long-Distance Test Scorer
The Loneliness of the Long-Distance Test Scorer Dan DiMaggio Monthy Review December 2010 http://www.monthlyreview.org/101201dimaggio.php Standardized testing has become central to education policy in the United States. After dramatically expanding in the wake of the No Child Left Behind Act, testing has been further enshrined by the Obama administration's $3.4 billion Race to the Top grants. Given the ongoing debate over these policies, it might be useful to hear about the experiences of a hidden sector of the education workforce: those of us who make our living scoring these tests. Our viewpoint is instructive, as it reveals the many contradictions and absurdities built into a test-scoring system run by for- profit companies and beholden to school administrators and government officials with a stake in producing inflated numbers. Our experiences also provide insight into how the testing mania is stunting the development of millions of young minds. I recently spent four months working for two test- scoring companies, scoring tens of thousands of papers, while routinely clocking up to seventy hours a week. This was my third straight year doing this job. While the reality of life as a test scorer has recently been chronicled by Todd Farley in his book Making the Grades: My Misadventures in the Standardized Testing Industry, a scathing insider's account of his fourteen years in the industry, I want to tell my story to affirm that Farley's indictment is rooted in experiences common throughout the test-scoring world.1 Wait, someone scores standardized tests? I thought those were all done by machines. This is usually the first response I get when I tell people I've been eking out a living as a test-scoring temp. The companies responsible for scoring standardized tests have not yet figured out a way to electronically process the varied handwriting and creative flourishes of millions of third to twelfth graders. Nor, to my knowledge, have they begun to outsource this work to India. Instead, every year, the written-response portions of innumerable standardized tests given across the country are scored by human beings-tens of thousands of us, a veritable army of temporary workers. I often wonder who students (or teachers and parents, for that matter) picture scoring their papers. When I was a student, I envisioned my tests being graded by qualified teachers in another part of the country, who taught the grade level and subject corresponding to the tests. This idea, it turns out, is as much a fantasy as imagining all the tests are being scored by machines. Test scoring is a huge business, dominated by a few multinational corporations, which arrange the work in order to extract maximum profit. I was shocked when I found out that Pearson, the first company I worked for, also owned the Financial Times, The Economist, Penguin Books, and leading textbook publisher Prentice Hall. The CEO of Pearson, Marjorie Scardino, ranked seventeenth on the Forbes list of the one hundred most powerful women in the world in 2007. Test-scoring companies make their money by hiring a temporary workforce each spring, people willing to work for low wages (generally $11 to $13 an hour), no benefits, and no hope of long-term employment-not exactly the most attractive conditions for trained and licensed educators. So all it takes to become a test scorer is a bachelor's degree, a lack of a steady job, and a willingness to throw independent thinking out the window and follow the absurd and ever-changing guidelines set by the test-scoring companies. Some of us scorers are retired teachers, but most are former office workers, former security guards, or former holders of any of the diverse array of jobs previously done by the currently unemployed. When I began working in test scoring three years ago, my first team leader was qualified to supervise, not because of his credentials in the field of education, but because he had been a low-level manager at a local Target. In the test-scoring centers in which I have worked, located in downtown St. Paul and a Minneapolis suburb, the workforce has been overwhelmingly white-upwards of 90 percent. Meanwhile, in many of the school districts for which these scores matter the most-where officials will determine whether schools will be shut down, or kids will be held back, or teachers fired-the vast majority are students of color. As of 2005, 80 percent of students in the nation's twenty largest school districts were youth of color. The idea that these cultural barriers do not matter, since we are supposed to be grading all students by the same standard, seems far-fetched, to say the least. Perhaps it would be better to outsource the jobs to India, where the cultural gap might, in some ways, be smaller. Many test scorers have been doing this job for years- sometimes a decade or more. Yet these are the ultimate in temporary, seasonal jobs. The Human Resources people who interview and hire you are temps, as
[Marxism-Thaxis] Ask Charles Yu Anything About How To Live Safely In A Science Fictional Universe
http://io9.com/5710543/ask-charles-yu-anything-about-how-to-live-safely-in-a-science-fictional-universe?skyline=trues=i Ask Charles Yu Anything About How To Live Safely In A Science Fictional Universe We've been talking about Charles Yu's book How To Live Safely In A Science Fictional Universe over at the io9 Book Club, and now Yu is going to drop in to answer your questions. Post them in comments below! Post your questions, and Yu will stop by tomorrow between 2-3 Pacific Time to answer. ___ Marxism-Thaxis mailing list Marxism-Thaxis@lists.econ.utah.edu To change your options or unsubscribe go to: http://lists.econ.utah.edu/mailman/listinfo/marxism-thaxis
[Marxism-Thaxis] A 75, 000-year-old human settlement may lurk beneath the Persian Gulf
A 75,000-year-old human settlement may lurk beneath the Persian Gulf io9.com Evidence is mounting that the first human civilization outside of Africa probably evolved in what is now the Persian Gulf. Recent discoveries suggest that we're about to find a fairly advanced civilization sunk beneath the waters of the Gulf. http://io9.com/5710957/a-75000+year+old-human-settlement-may-lurk-beneath-the-persian-gulf?skyline=trues=i ___ Marxism-Thaxis mailing list Marxism-Thaxis@lists.econ.utah.edu To change your options or unsubscribe go to: http://lists.econ.utah.edu/mailman/listinfo/marxism-thaxis
[Marxism-Thaxis] Новое сообщени е
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[Marxism-Thaxis] Bill Meyer Gigs Dec 15-31st
BILL MEYER DECEMBER 15th-31st GIG NOTIFICATION TIME Here are some PUBLIC gigs where you can hear me play, if you are so inclined. Would love to see you! WED. DEC 15th - 6:30-8:30pm – Southfield Library Auditorium, 26300 Evergreen Rd at Civic Center Drive (10 ½ Mi Rd) BILL MEYER SOLO ( FRIENDS) – I’ll sing, play and chat about some of my musical influences: ragtime, boogie, shuffle, stride, New Orleans, jazz, bebop, Latin and more. The second part of the show will feature Leonard Chapital on drums, Dave Reinstein on horns and other friends helping me out. NO CHARGE; http://www.southfieldlibrary.org/events/jazz-blues-bill-meyer-and-friends THUR. Dec 16th - 8:45p-12:45am – Berts Marketplace, 2727 Russell St in the Detroit Eastern Market. THE SBH TRIO, with Bill Meyer on piano, Damon Warmack bass, Mike Brown drums Special JAZZY BLUES NIGHT with guest host NOVELLA G $3 cover, free parking, great food! THUR. Dec 23rd - 8:30p-12:30am – Berts Marketplace, 2727 Russell St in the Detroit Eastern Market. THE SBH TRIO, with Bill Meyer on piano, Ibrahim Jones bass, David Brandon drums Special MOTOWN CHRISTMAS NIGHT with guest host MARTHA REEVES $3 cover, free parking, great food! THUR. Dec 30th - 8:30p-12:30am – Berts Marketplace, 2727 Russell St in the Detroit Eastern Market. THE SBH TRIO, with Bill Meyer on piano, Jim Simonson bass, David Brandon drums Special DAY BEFORE NEW YEARS EVE PARTY with guest host MARTHA REEVES $3 cover, free parking, great food! FRI. Dec 31st - 9p-1am – Virgil Carr Arts League, 311 E. Grand River, Detroit (313) 965-8430 Ozzie Rivera’s LA INSPIRACION, 12 piece Salsa Band will be featured in an exciting NEW YEARS EVE PARTY; CALL FOR COST; http://www.artsleague.com/ ___ Marxism-Thaxis mailing list Marxism-Thaxis@lists.econ.utah.edu To change your options or unsubscribe go to: http://lists.econ.utah.edu/mailman/listinfo/marxism-thaxis
[Marxism-Thaxis] Cuba and South Africa Upgrade Economic Links
Cuba and South Africa Upgrade Economic Links (Three Takes) (1) Raul Castro Meets South African President By Ileana Ferrer Fonte Prensa Latina December 7, 2010 http://www.prensa-latina.cu/index.php?option=com_contenttask=viewid=244776Itemid=1 Havana Cuba's President Raul Castro held official talks with his South African peer Jacob Zuma at the Palace of the Revolution, in which they dealt with bilateral and international issues. Cuba and South Africa for Better Economic Links The visitor was awarded with the Jose Marti Order, the highest decoration given by Cuba. After the protocol ceremony, the two presidents analyzed the excellent state of bilateral relations, expressing the common purpose to continue strengthening them, as well as discussed several international issues. South African Foreign and Cooperation Minister Nkoana- Mashabane, Cuban Vice President of the Council of State Esteban Lazo and acting Foreign Minister Marcelino Medina also attended the meeting. Zuma traveled to Cuba with the aim of expanding relations with the Caribbean island, particularly on the economic and trade fields. The two countries enjoy very good political bonds since they established diplomatic relations in 1994. (2) Zuma Closes South Africa-Cuba Forum By Ileana Ferrer Fonte Prensa Latina December 7, 2010 http://www.prensa-latina.cu/index.php?option=com_contenttask=viewid=244826Itemid=1 Havana South African President Jacob Zuma is attending on Tuesday in this capital the final session of the business forum between his country and Cuba, opened on Monday with nearly one hundred businessmen from both nations. According to the forum's agenda, South African Ministry of Industry and Trade Robert Davies; Business Unity South Africa (BUSA) vice president, Mthunzi Mdwaba, and Cuba's Chamber of Commerce President Estrella Madrigal, among others, addressed the meeting. Participants held extensive exchange in negotiation rounds on agriculture, energy, mining and oil, construction and infrastructure, medical-pharmaceutical industry, and on information technology. Cuban Minister for Foreign Trade and Investment Rodrigo Malmierca stated the South African market is full of potentials for the Caribbean nation, and called to invigorate its presence, according to both countries' interests and possibilities. Davies highlighted the importance of strengthening the links and takes them to an excellent level, the same the political relations now have. He said there are potentials to promote greater investment of South African capital in the island, in sectors such as energy industry, extraction of nickel and other minerals, tourism and biotechnology. The forum, organized by the CCC and BUSA, proved there are real potential for cooperation in construction, energy, mining, sugar cane industry, medicine and pharmacy, and other sectors, are analyzed. (3) Cuba and South Africa for Better Economic Links December 7, 2010 http://cc.bingj.com/cache.aspx?q=Cuba+and+South+Africa+for+Better+Economic+Links+d=27025772573622416mkt=en-USsetlang=en-USw=b3704588,9c99d58e Havana More than 50 businessmen from South Africa started a forum to strengthen the commercial and economic links in the frame of the visit of South African President Jacob Zuma. The reunion is organized by the Cuban Chamber of Commerce and the Business Unity South Africa. Possible cooperation in construction, energy, mining, agriculture, industry, medicine and pharmacy, among other sectors, are analyzed. South African Ministry of Industry and Trade, Robert Davies, highlighted the importance of strengthening the links and take them to an excellent level, the same the political relations now have. Davies said that though the exchange has grown in the last years, it is quite below the real possibilities, and there is a long path to go, still. He expressed the interest of the South African entrepreneurs to participate in the development of tourism and other sectors like oil and renewable energy in Cuba. Cuban Minister for Foreign Trade and Investment Rodrigo Malmierca said that for Cuba, the South African market is full of vitality, so he called for strengthening its presence. He said that the Cuban government is working to increase efficiency and promote export operations and import replacement. At the beginning of the forum Cuban Chamber of Commerce president Estrella Madrigal said this is the third occasion in the last two years in which meetings between delegations from both countries meet each other. It is our purpose that this meeting contributes to materialize wealthy and advantageous businesses, and the possibility to identify new changes for business, she stated. The initial stage of the meeting will conclude on Tuesday, including presentations on the panorama of the South African economy and the chances for businesses in Cuba. ___ Marxism-Thaxis mailing list Marxism-Thaxis@lists.econ.utah.edu To change your
[Marxism-Thaxis] The Fate of a Cold War Vestige
The Fate of a Cold War Vestige by Dmitry Orlov Club Orlov (November 28 2010) ...It is something of a law of history that sooner or later all empires must collapse. ^ CB: See _Dialectics of Nature_ by Frederick Engels. _Everything_ has a beginning , middle and end. Nothing lasts forever. ___ Marxism-Thaxis mailing list Marxism-Thaxis@lists.econ.utah.edu To change your options or unsubscribe go to: http://lists.econ.utah.edu/mailman/listinfo/marxism-thaxis
[Marxism-Thaxis] Celebrate the 40th Anniversary of Workers World Party, 1970-2010
Celebrate the 40th Anniversary of Workers World Party, 1970-2010 SATURDAY, DECEMBER 18, 2010, 4:00 P.M. 5920 SECOND AVENUE, DETROIT (at Antoinette St., just north of Wayne State University) $10 for dinner Call 313-680-5508 for more information Forty years ago the Detroit branch of Workers World Party was founded. Come to the 40th anniversary celebration dinner. See and hear about the legacy of revolutionary struggle in the City of Detroit, the fight against war and racism, community organizing, union battles and more that Detroit Workers World has organized and contributed to and which continues even more urgently today. Speakers, photo boards and power point presentation. Bring your own memories, stories, photos and mementos. ___ Marxism-Thaxis mailing list Marxism-Thaxis@lists.econ.utah.edu To change your options or unsubscribe go to: http://lists.econ.utah.edu/mailman/listinfo/marxism-thaxis
[Marxism-Thaxis] the Hayden letter
the Hayden letter John So I started reading this letter which sounded pretty good and it looked like I signed it, so I read further and discovered that it was to as a member of a group I didn’t know I belonged to called the “Left Establishment.” As I kept reading, it was a vile, toxic diatribe ending with a demand that I, along with the rest of the “Left Establishment”, endorse a demonstration this week in Washington featuring civil disobedience at the White House fence. To whomever sent the letter, I have to say I’m sorry that I just don’t respond positively to nasty invitations. I hope you can understand. Calm down and tell me who you are before the conspiracy theories mushroom. Actually, I thought the Dec. 16 action seemed somewhat justifiable in light of current events – the WikiLeaks releases and erupting divisions within the Democratic Party. And I love the people who plan to get arrested. Maybe a big crowd will show up, but not because it was a smart idea to begin with. Mid-December is not the best time to turn out masses of people. But stuff happens, and now many people are boiling. My personal best to those who are being arrested. They include a former Pentagon official, former CIA agent, a former New York Times reporter, and a mother who lost a son to war and was radicalized as a result. The lesson for me is that people can change from hawks to doves, from spies to whistleblowers, if organizers organize and events reshape their perceptions. That’s the lesson of WikiLeaks, that folk on the inside sometimes come find their situation intolerable and break away from old thinking. Civil disobedience is a moral expression, and can be a personal healing. Sometimes it ignites a larger movement, or inspires other individuals to step up. We need more of it. But I also think we need an outside/inside strategy that shifts public opinion more and more against the war. We need to persuade the undecided, not simply to create images of dissent. The peace movement will grow steadily in the months ahead, on its own, but also in its relation to other compelling causes, among them: Wall Street regulation, clean energy/green jobs, and the steady shift towards an unfettered market philosophy over our lives. Civil disobedience can light a flame, but the case for thoroughgoing radical reform must be made on our streets, our workplaces, our religious institutions, and yes, within the Democratic Party – whose overwhelming majority support progressive objectives. Members of the Progressive Democrats of America, and the Congressional Progressive Caucus, are vital elements of our movement. I would like every person who signed this letter to read it again, and be kind enough to retract their signatures or explain why. This is not the time to inflict internal damage on a community which is already weak enough. It’s important to get a grip. The peace and justice community is a fragile form of social ecology, with diversity being an essential quality. Everyone is entitled to a different approach, but there also is an essential unity that can be achieved, unless a malign force is introduced. I have been working every day since 2002 to end these wars. I will never stop. I supported Barack Obama for president in 2008, and am glad I did so. At the time I also said progressives should disagree with him on Afghanistan, NAFTA, global warming and Wall Street, and I have pursued progressive alternatives every day. I have been so busy on the WikiLeaks crisis since August that I just haven’t had time to drop by the White House and pick up my marching orders. TOM HAYDEN Director Peace and Justice Resource Center ___ Marxism-Thaxis mailing list Marxism-Thaxis@lists.econ.utah.edu To change your options or unsubscribe go to: http://lists.econ.utah.edu/mailman/listinfo/marxism-thaxis
Re: [Marxism-Thaxis] The Fate of a Cold War Vestige
On Dec 13, 2010, at 2:07 PM, c b wrote: ...It is something of a law of history that sooner or later all empires must collapse. ^ CB: See _Dialectics of Nature_ by Frederick Engels. _Everything_ has a beginning , middle and end. A mobius strip has none of those aspects. Nothing lasts forever. The universe lasts forever. Shane Mage This cosmos did none of gods or men make, but it always was and is and shall be: an everlasting fire, kindling in measures and going out in measures. Herakleitos of Ephesos ___ Marxism-Thaxis mailing list Marxism-Thaxis@lists.econ.utah.edu To change your options or unsubscribe go to: http://lists.econ.utah.edu/mailman/listinfo/marxism-thaxis
Re: [Marxism-Thaxis] The Fate of a Cold War Vestige
On Mon, Dec 13, 2010 at 2:50 PM, Shane Mage shm...@pipeline.com wrote: On Dec 13, 2010, at 2:07 PM, c b wrote: ...It is something of a law of history that sooner or later all empires must collapse. ^ CB: See _Dialectics of Nature_ by Frederick Engels. _Everything_ has a beginning , middle and end. A mobius strip has none of those aspects. ^ CB: When it's made it begins. When it exists , it's in the middle. When it degrades, it ends. Nothing lasts forever. The universe lasts forever. CB: We don't know that because we haven't gotten to forever yet. The big bang theory says it hasn't always existed. ___ Marxism-Thaxis mailing list Marxism-Thaxis@lists.econ.utah.edu To change your options or unsubscribe go to: http://lists.econ.utah.edu/mailman/listinfo/marxism-thaxis
Re: [Marxism-Thaxis] The Fate of a Cold War Vestige
On Dec 13, 2010, at 3:07 PM, c b wrote: On Mon, Dec 13, 2010 at 2:50 PM, Shane Mage shm...@pipeline.com wrote: On Dec 13, 2010, at 2:07 PM, c b wrote: ...It is something of a law of history that sooner or later all empires must collapse. ^ CB: See _Dialectics of Nature_ by Frederick Engels. _Everything_ has a beginning , middle and end. A mobius strip has none of those aspects. ^ CB: When it's made it begins. When it exists , it's in the middle. When it degrades, it ends. Beginning and end are points. Neither in time nor in space do they occupy any part of any dimension. The middle between the two is also a point. What exists materially exists in time and space. If the whole of the existence of something is taken to be the middle then that something can *have* no middle because it itself is the middle. Shane Mage This cosmos did none of gods or men make, but it always was and is and shall be: an everlasting fire, kindling in measures and going out in measures. Herakleitos of Ephesos ___ Marxism-Thaxis mailing list Marxism-Thaxis@lists.econ.utah.edu To change your options or unsubscribe go to: http://lists.econ.utah.edu/mailman/listinfo/marxism-thaxis
Re: [Marxism-Thaxis] The Fate of a Cold War Vestige
Beginning and end are points. Neither in time nor in space do they occupy any part of any dimension. The middle between the two is also a point. What exists materially exists in time and space. If the whole of the existence of something is taken to be the middle then that something can *have* no middle because it itself is the middle. Shane Mage ^^^ CB: But if the beginning is not geometric point, then ... When someone is born, they are not a point. ___ Marxism-Thaxis mailing list Marxism-Thaxis@lists.econ.utah.edu To change your options or unsubscribe go to: http://lists.econ.utah.edu/mailman/listinfo/marxism-thaxis
Re: [Marxism-Thaxis] The Fate of a Cold War Vestige
On Dec 13, 2010, at 3:38 PM, c b wrote: Beginning and end are points. Neither in time nor in space do they occupy any part of any dimension. The middle between the two is also a point. What exists materially exists in time and space. If the whole of the existence of something is taken to be the middle then that something can *have* no middle because it itself is the middle. CB: But if the beginning is not geometric point, then ... then what *is* it? When someone is born, they are not a point. Look at your birth certificate. See where it says time of birth. That number is very approximate. Now imagine that it is accurate to an unlimited (virtually infinite) number of digits. That's a point in time. Before, you were an unborn baby. Afterward, you were a born baby. Shane Mage This cosmos did none of gods or men make, but it always was and is and shall be: an everlasting fire, kindling in measures and going out in measures. Herakleitos of Ephesos ___ Marxism-Thaxis mailing list Marxism-Thaxis@lists.econ.utah.edu To change your options or unsubscribe go to: http://lists.econ.utah.edu/mailman/listinfo/marxism-thaxis
Re: [Marxism-Thaxis] The Fate of a Cold War Vestige
On Mon, Dec 13, 2010 at 3:55 PM, Shane Mage shm...@pipeline.com wrote: On Dec 13, 2010, at 3:38 PM, c b wrote: Beginning and end are points. Neither in time nor in space do they occupy any part of any dimension. The middle between the two is also a point. What exists materially exists in time and space. If the whole of the existence of something is taken to be the middle then that something can *have* no middle because it itself is the middle. CB: But if the beginning is not geometric point, then ... then what *is* it? ^^^ CB: A plane. ^^^ When someone is born, they are not a point. Look at your birth certificate. See where it says time of birth. ^^^ CB: That's the time of my birth. Not what I am at birth. You are not the same as the time that u exist. ^ That number is very approximate. Now imagine that it is accurate to an unlimited (virtually infinite) number of digits. That's a point in time. Before, you were an unborn baby. Afterward, you were a born baby. CB: Correct. A baby is not a geometric point. (smile). Seen any lately ? They are an infinite number of points. ___ Marxism-Thaxis mailing list Marxism-Thaxis@lists.econ.utah.edu To change your options or unsubscribe go to: http://lists.econ.utah.edu/mailman/listinfo/marxism-thaxis
[Marxism-Thaxis] Max Keiser on the Edge with Gre g Hunter–Global Financial Scandals (3 parts )
Max Keiser on the Edge with Greg Hunter–Global Financial Scandals (3 parts) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=10K1HLHkT-0feature=related http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CcGaZYr7m4Mfeature=related http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yWS0YSjBF8Efeature=related ___ Marxism-Thaxis mailing list Marxism-Thaxis@lists.econ.utah.edu To change your options or unsubscribe go to: http://lists.econ.utah.edu/mailman/listinfo/marxism-thaxis
[Marxism-Thaxis] Articles on European Economic Crisis
“Greece Signs its National Suicide Pact” http://neweconomicperspectives.blogspot.com/2010/02/greece-signs-its-national-suicide-pact.html “Yes, Virginia. There is a Difference Between Greece and the US” By Marshall Auerback http://neweconomicperspectives.blogspot.com/2010/05/yes-virginia-there-is-difference.html Greece Cannot Reduce Its Budget Deficit So Long As Its Neighbors Pursue Mercantilist Policy http://neweconomicperspectives.blogspot.com/2010/03/greece-cannot-reduce-its-budget-deficit.html Latvia’s Third Option: Neither Devaluation nor Austerity, but Tax Restructuring By Michael Hudson http://neweconomicperspectives.blogspot.com/2010/07/latvias-third-option-neither.html The Coming European Debt Wars By Michael Hudson http://neweconomicperspectives.blogspot.com/2010/04/coming-european-debt-wars.html Hammering Ireland–Mike Whitney http://counterpunch.org/whitney11292010.html How Ireland Can Strike a Blow Against the Imperial Bankers By MIKE WHITNEY http://counterpunch.org/whitney12062010.html ___ Marxism-Thaxis mailing list Marxism-Thaxis@lists.econ.utah.edu To change your options or unsubscribe go to: http://lists.econ.utah.edu/mailman/listinfo/marxism-thaxis
[Marxism-Thaxis] They Rule
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[Marxism-Thaxis] Important National Telefonic Town Hall Meeting on DREAM
Important National Telefonic Town Hall Meeting on DREAM with Gutierrez, Menendez, and Durbin We know you’re working hard to get the DREAM Act passed in the Senate this week. And we want to be sure you have everything you need. Join us for an exclusive phone call and hear directly from lawmakers and leaders about where the DREAM Act stands and how we’re going to make it a reality. The call will take place tomorrow, Tuesday December 14, 2010 at 9pm Eastern Standard Time. I know this is short notice, but with a vote in the Senate expected this week, we have to act fast. Click to join: http://act.reformimmigrationforamerica.org/signup/dreamtownhall/? Senator Menendez and Representative Luis Gutierrez will be speaking alongside DREAMer Gaby Pacheco and others to give you the inside scoop on what it will take to pass the DREAM Act before the end of the year. Hope to see you there-- Ryan, Sally, Jonathan and the AIR Team ___ Marxism-Thaxis mailing list Marxism-Thaxis@lists.econ.utah.edu To change your options or unsubscribe go to: http://lists.econ.utah.edu/mailman/listinfo/marxism-thaxis
Re: [Marxism-Thaxis] The Fate of a Cold War Vestige
On Dec 13, 2010, at 2:07 PM, c b wrote: ...It is something of a law of history that sooner or later all empires must collapse. ^ CB: See _Dialectics of Nature_ by Frederick Engels. _Everything_ has a beginning , middle and end. A mobius strip has none of those aspects. Nothing lasts forever. The universe lasts forever. Shane Mage Reply Nothing lasts forever by definition. Precisely because nothing is temporal to the human senses and exists outside a definite point in human understanding. That is why it is called nothing. Nothing is a concept of the unknown. No one knows and can know how long the universe, as we understand it . . . lasts. Maybe the universe collapses upon itself and become a new manifestation of something. One thing is certain: nothing lasts forever, however one understand nothing. WL. ___ Marxism-Thaxis mailing list Marxism-Thaxis@lists.econ.utah.edu To change your options or unsubscribe go to: http://lists.econ.utah.edu/mailman/listinfo/marxism-thaxis
Re: [Marxism-Thaxis] The Loneliness of the Long-Distance Test Scorer
That piece doesn't even read like a good MRZINE piece, let alone the usually ponderous, pretentious MR. All those words and I still can't get a good idea what the guy actually does. Standardized tests are for the most part machine-/computer-scored. Some tests require recorded oral responses (TOEIC, TOEFL) and many require short written responses (little personal essays on an assigned topic--such as LSAT, GRE, TOEFL, new additional TOEIC 'Speaking-Writing' test, etc.). The way these are scored is three people give a holistic response to the mini-essay. If one response is an outlier, it's thrown out and the thing is scored on the avg. of two scores. Otherwise, three scores are averaged. I think the guy means to say that institutional and standardized testing is a huge money-making business, made even larger because of the Bushturds out of Texass's drive to leave no child behind, fully phonically aware as they go to bed hungry or lack medical care or decent housing. Test-scoring is but one pathetic aspect of the industry. Pearson wants to be a big player, as do a lot of other for-profit entities moving into education. CJ -- ELT in Japan http://www.eltinjapan.com/ Japan Higher Education Outlook http://japanheo.blogspot.com/ We are Feral Cats http://wearechikineko.blogspot.com/ ___ Marxism-Thaxis mailing list Marxism-Thaxis@lists.econ.utah.edu To change your options or unsubscribe go to: http://lists.econ.utah.edu/mailman/listinfo/marxism-thaxis
