Are Americans in Line for Gitmo?
by Ray McGovern
click here and see if the internet obliges
Sunday, December 4, 2011
Indefinite detention?
Well, this is certainly something to keep an eye on. Is the Congress going to allow the military to arrest and detain American citizens indefinitely without trial? Do we need some refreshers on the U.S. Constitution?
Thursday, December 1, 2011
Happy Birthday, WA!
On this date in 1935, director Woody Allen (né Allen Stewart Konigsberg), was born in Brooklyn, N.Y. His Jewish parents sent him to eight years of Hebrew school. "I am a Jew only in the sense that I was born into a Jewish family. I have no interest in the organized religions beyond a certain cerebral historical curiosity. They are all nonsense to me in their basic premises. . . . I'm agnostic, but I have one foot in atheism." (Interview by Simon Hattenstone, The Guardian Weekend, March 29, 1997, cited in Who's Who in Hell, edited by Warren Allen Smith.)He began selling gags to an agency serving newspaper columnists as a teenager. By 16, he was writing for Sid Caesar, and had started to call himself "Woody Allen." He briefly attended New York University, but dropped out to write scripts for television, such as the Ed Sullivan Show and The Tonight Show. Allen won his first Emmy in 1957. He did stand-up comedy, then returned to writing, working for a time for "The Candid Camera."
He wrote his first film, "What's New, Pussycat" in 1965, and directed his first film, "What's Up, Tiger Lily," in 1966. His first onscreen acting appearance was a bit part in the James Bond film, "Casino Royale" (1967). He began to write and direct a series of comic movies: "Take the Money and Run" (1969), "Bananas" (1971), "Play It Again, Sam" (1972), "Everything You Always Wanted to Know about Sex * But Were Afraid to Ask" (1972), "Sleeper" (1973), "Annie Hall" (1977), which won 4 Academy Awards, "Manhattan" (1979), "Stardust Memories" (1980), "Midsummer Nights Sex Comedy" (1982), and "Celebrity" (1998). His serious films include "Interiors" (1978), "Hannah & Her Sisters" (1986) and "Crimes and Misdemeanors" (1989).
The autobiographical "Stardust Memories" contains an Allen character who quips, "To you, I'm an atheist. To God, I'm the loyal opposition." In his book, Without Feathers (1975), Allen wrote: "How can I believe in God when just last week I got my tongue caught in the roller of an electric typewriter?"
“Not only is there no God, but try getting a plumber on weekends.” — Woody
Allen, "My Philosophy," The New Yorker, Dec. 27, 1969
Star Thrower
A young girl was walking along a beach upon which thousands of starfish had been washed up during a terrible storm. When she came to each starfish, she would pick it up, and throw it back into the ocean. People watched her with amusement.
She had been doing this for some time when a man approached her and said, "Little girl, why are you doing this? Look at this beach! You can't save all these starfish. You can't begin to make a difference!"
The girl seemed crushed, suddenly deflated. But after a few moments, she bent down, picked up another starfish, and hurled it as far as she could into the ocean. Then she looked up at the man and replied,
"Well, I made a difference to that one!"
The old man looked at the girl inquisitively and thought about what she had done and said. Inspired, he joined the little girl in throwing starfish back into the sea. Soon others joined, and all the starfish were saved.
She had been doing this for some time when a man approached her and said, "Little girl, why are you doing this? Look at this beach! You can't save all these starfish. You can't begin to make a difference!"
The girl seemed crushed, suddenly deflated. But after a few moments, she bent down, picked up another starfish, and hurled it as far as she could into the ocean. Then she looked up at the man and replied,
"Well, I made a difference to that one!"
The old man looked at the girl inquisitively and thought about what she had done and said. Inspired, he joined the little girl in throwing starfish back into the sea. Soon others joined, and all the starfish were saved.
December Stargazing
from StarDate Magazine
Venus, the brightest object in the night sky after the Moon, climbs into better view as the "evening star" this month, low in the west at sunset. The next-brightest object, Jupiter, is well up in the southeast at that hour, and climbs high across the sky after Venus drops from view. Beautiful Orion, the hunter, is in view all night, with Sirius, the brightest star in the night sky, tagging along behind it.
Thursday, December 1, 2011
Betelgeuse, the bright orange star that marks the shoulder of Orion, the hunter, is in the east on December evenings. The supergiant star is at least 300 times wider than the Sun and 20 times as massive, and emits 100,000 times as much energy.
Friday, December 2, 2011
The Moon is at first-quarter today, signifying that it is one quarter of the way through its month-long cycle of phases. The cycle reaches its zenith at full Moon on December 10, when there will be a lunar eclipse.
Saturday, December 3, 2011
The ancient elements of fire and water sit side by side low in the southern sky at this time of year. Fire is represented by the constellation Fornax, the furnace. To its east is the watery constellation Eridanus, the river.
Sunday, December 4, 2011
The constellation Auriga, the charioteer, is low in the northeast at nightfall and passes directly overhead by around midnight. Its brightest star is yellow-orange Capella, one of the brightest stars in the night sky.
Monday, December 5, 2011
Jupiter is in good view tonight, to the lower left of the Moon at nightfall. The giant planet looks like a brilliant star. In all the night sky, only the Moon and the planet Venus outshine Jupiter.
Tuesday, December 6, 2011
There’s a beautiful conjunction in the sky tonight — a pairing of the Moon and Jupiter. The brilliant planet is to the right of the Moon at nightfall, and below the Moon as they set in the wee hours of the morning.
Wednesday, December 7, 2011
The Moon perches between two prominent objects tonight. As darkness falls, the brilliant planet Jupiter is to the upper right of the Moon, with the dipper-shaped Pleiades star cluster about the same distance to the lower left of the Moon.
December 5-11 Moon Meanderings. The Moon passes by the brilliant planet Jupiter this week, and they're on display for much of the night. It also passes the Pleiades, and it kicks off the weekend with a lunar eclipse. Join us for this and more.
December 12-18 Moon, Mars, and meteors. The Moon passes a bright orange companion this week: the planet Mars. We'll have details. And we'll also talk about a meteor shower that's being eclipsed by the Moon. Join us for these, plus an ancient celebration.
December 19-25 Holiday Skies. We'll help spread some holiday cheer this week with a look at some beautiful sights in the night sky — including a reindeer. And we'll also have the tales of two astronomy pioneers. Join us for this and more.
December 26-31 Planetary Debris. The process of building a solar system leaves behind a lot of debris — material that can turn deadly as the system ages. Join us for planetary bombardments, plus the bounty of the New Year's Eve sky.
December Program Schedule: http://stardate.org/radio/calendars
Find an Affiliate: http://stardate.org/radio/affiliates.
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Venus, the brightest object in the night sky after the Moon, climbs into better view as the "evening star" this month, low in the west at sunset. The next-brightest object, Jupiter, is well up in the southeast at that hour, and climbs high across the sky after Venus drops from view. Beautiful Orion, the hunter, is in view all night, with Sirius, the brightest star in the night sky, tagging along behind it.
Thursday, December 1, 2011
Betelgeuse, the bright orange star that marks the shoulder of Orion, the hunter, is in the east on December evenings. The supergiant star is at least 300 times wider than the Sun and 20 times as massive, and emits 100,000 times as much energy.
Friday, December 2, 2011
The Moon is at first-quarter today, signifying that it is one quarter of the way through its month-long cycle of phases. The cycle reaches its zenith at full Moon on December 10, when there will be a lunar eclipse.
Saturday, December 3, 2011
The ancient elements of fire and water sit side by side low in the southern sky at this time of year. Fire is represented by the constellation Fornax, the furnace. To its east is the watery constellation Eridanus, the river.
Sunday, December 4, 2011
The constellation Auriga, the charioteer, is low in the northeast at nightfall and passes directly overhead by around midnight. Its brightest star is yellow-orange Capella, one of the brightest stars in the night sky.
Monday, December 5, 2011
Jupiter is in good view tonight, to the lower left of the Moon at nightfall. The giant planet looks like a brilliant star. In all the night sky, only the Moon and the planet Venus outshine Jupiter.
Tuesday, December 6, 2011
There’s a beautiful conjunction in the sky tonight — a pairing of the Moon and Jupiter. The brilliant planet is to the right of the Moon at nightfall, and below the Moon as they set in the wee hours of the morning.
Wednesday, December 7, 2011
The Moon perches between two prominent objects tonight. As darkness falls, the brilliant planet Jupiter is to the upper right of the Moon, with the dipper-shaped Pleiades star cluster about the same distance to the lower left of the Moon.
December 5-11 Moon Meanderings. The Moon passes by the brilliant planet Jupiter this week, and they're on display for much of the night. It also passes the Pleiades, and it kicks off the weekend with a lunar eclipse. Join us for this and more.
December 12-18 Moon, Mars, and meteors. The Moon passes a bright orange companion this week: the planet Mars. We'll have details. And we'll also talk about a meteor shower that's being eclipsed by the Moon. Join us for these, plus an ancient celebration.
December 19-25 Holiday Skies. We'll help spread some holiday cheer this week with a look at some beautiful sights in the night sky — including a reindeer. And we'll also have the tales of two astronomy pioneers. Join us for this and more.
December 26-31 Planetary Debris. The process of building a solar system leaves behind a lot of debris — material that can turn deadly as the system ages. Join us for planetary bombardments, plus the bounty of the New Year's Eve sky.
December Program Schedule: http://stardate.org/radio/calendars
Find an Affiliate: http://stardate.org/radio/affiliates.
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