US orders news blackout over crippled Nebraska Nuclear Plant: report (via Kinetic Truth)

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Interesting. I haven’t heard anything about this in the mainstream media, which of course means nothing except the heads of the principle media corporations do not find it worthy of attention. I will try to keep my eye on it.

JP

US orders news blackout over crippled Nebraska Nuclear Plant: report A shocking report prepared by Russia’s Federal Atomic Energy Agency (FAAE) on information provided to them by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) states that the Obama regime has ordered a “total and complete” news blackout relating to any information regarding the near catastrophic meltdown of the Fort Calhoun Nuclear Power Plant located in Nebraska. According to this report, the Fort Calhoun Nuclear Plant suffered a “catastrophic loss … Read More

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Why I do not believe in busiess ethics? (via Abqur)

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No.

We can expect companies to do other than exist to make profit.

There is no religion and no moral philosophy with Milton Friedman’s dicta that corporations exist only to maximize profit anymore than we exist to maximize our bank account or our stock portfolio.

We can expect companies to act morally, to act against monetary self interest and, yes, to give up competitiveness to do what is right.

I do believe in business ethics.

James Pilant

The issue of business ethics has been a much discussed issue in the business world, and the term “socially responsable” has been very much a prize that many firms seek to achieve under the expectation that it will increase sales, though most cases showed that they do not necessarily lead to this result. In my opinion its pointless and it should not be a company’s goal to be socially responsible. Its not that I want companies to run rampant and di … Read More

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Socrates on Staying Smart (via Moralities and the Moral Republic)

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Live a life of constant learning and physical fitness. That is the way toward real life satisfaction. JP

“It is a matter of common knowledge that grave mistakes may often be traced to poor mental fitness. And because the mind is in a bad condition, loss of memory, depression and discontent often attack the it so violently as to drive out whatever knowledge it contains”

Socrates on Staying Smart In Plato's dialogue Laws he mentions the three most important things a person must do. The first is to abide by the laws of your God. The second is to always be improving your mind. The third, to keep yourself in top physical shape. The April 2011 post addressed why staying in shape is important. We now take liberties with that blog post and change it to what Socrates might have said about improving your mind. So here it goes. One day Socrates no … Read More

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Socrates on Staying Smart (via Moralities and the Moral Republic)

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Live a life of constant learning and physical fitness. That is the way toward real life satisfaction.

Sometimes, you can forget how sharp the Greeks were and how wise about so many things.

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“It is a matter of common knowledge that grave mistakes may often be traced to poor mental fitness. And because the mind is in a bad condition, loss of memory, depression and discontent often attack the it so violently as to drive out whatever knowledge it contains”

Socrates on Staying Smart In Plato’s dialogue Laws he mentions the three most important things a person must do. The first is to abide by the laws of your God. The second is to always be improving your mind. The third, to keep yourself in top physical shape. The April 2011 post addressed why staying in shape is important. We now take liberties with that blog post and change it to what Socrates might have said about improving your mind. So here it goes. One day Socrates no … Read More

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Plato’s View on the Importance of Mind, Body and Wealth (via Moralities and the Moral Republic)

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Plato's View on the Importance of Mind, Body and Wealth This comes from his 8th letter. It’s a view that can help maximize your happiness. Unfortunately society has it reversed which causes most of our problems. Plato argues: “Accept public laws and beliefs that you think will not arouse your desires and turn your thoughts toward money making and wealth. Of the three goods – soul/mind, body and wealth – your laws and public beliefs must give the highest honor to the excellence of the soul/mind, the se … Read More

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This comes closer to summing up what my blog site is about more than anything I have written myself.

James Pilant

Disgraced Wyoming Horse Eater Admits Illegal Collusion (via Straight from the Horse’s Heart)

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I’m going to side with the horses (and I don’t even like horses). I don’t think that butchering horses for their meat is a benefit to them.

Besides there is a heavy level of outrage in this particular posting. I very much admire the author’s passion and anger. I share it.

James Pilant

Disgraced Wyoming Horse Eater Admits Illegal Collusion (In My Most Outraged Opinion) by R.T. Fitch “Slaughterhouse” Sue Wallis Admits Access to Leaked Federal Document It does not take a rocket scientist to figure out the motives behind the defunct and degenerate Wyoming state Representative Sue Wallis’ motives to eat horses; it’s all about the money.  But we can live with that as she is not that m … Read More

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ENInews – Archbishop of Canterbury’s comments provoke response from British government (via Persona)

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I support the inclusion of religious systems of morality in the national discourse (in this case, international). We have a responsibility to act in a moral way through our government as well as through our own actions.

James Pilant

ENInews¦ Featured Articles. In a strongly-worded opinion piece in the June 9 issue of The New Statesman, the Archbishop of Canterbury, Rowan Williams, took a stand against recent economic, criminal justice, and healthcare reforms proposed by British Prime Minister David Cameron. Now, that is what I call a responsible church leader. It makes me feel proud that I am Anglican. You may read HERE Rowan Williams's  article in The New Statesman. … Read More

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Philip Yancey on what american churches have become. (via Dover Beach)

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Exactly.

James Pilant

Philip Yancey on what american churches have become. “In view of Jesus’ clear example, how is it that the church has now become a community of respectability, where the down-and-out no longer feel welcome? The middle-class church many of us know today bears little resemblance to the diverse group of social rejects described in the Gospels and the book of Acts.”   – Philip Yancey, The Jesus I Never Knew … Read More

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Bank of America Forecloses on Santa Clara Woman After Telling Her to Miss Her Payments | | St. George News | STGnews.comSt. George News | STGnews.com (via )

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How many times do we have to read this same story? Telling someone that they have to stop paying to access a federal program, encouraging them to believe that they are going to get a loan modification, when your bank has already decided that no one is going to get this kind of deal, and then foreclosing on them when they fall for the bait – is this they way banks are supposed to make money?

James Pilant

SANTA CLARA – Bank of America foreclosed on a Santa Clara woman’s home, despite her doing everything she was instructed to do in order to prevent it. Annette Lake resided in her house in Santa Clara from 1986 until May 24, 2011, when Bank of America foreclosed on her home. Just after her divorce from her husband was finalized in 2008, Lake was diagnosed with breast cancer. She was laid off from her job during chemotherapy treatments. She began ha … Read More

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A World with More Men than Women (via Hwaairfan’s Blog)

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I like the current one where there are more women than men. But that, of course, is merely my personal preference, I have no practical rationale.

There is something vaguely funny about radiation causing more male births. I’m sure there are a number of good jokes in there. However, it does demonstrate that our genetic structure gets played with when radiation changes in level.

Read the article. It’s fun.

James Pilant

A World with More Men than Women A World with More Men than Women The idea might seem quite appealing to some men, especially those who have unprocessed overriding issues to deal with, however the likelihood of that happening, even in the short term seems to be the findings of scientists at the Helmholtz Zentrum München, Germany. They analyzed data on population U.S. and 39 European countries for the period 1975 to 2007, and found that this is in fact a trend. As women live long … Read More

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