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May 2012 Eclipse attends G-8 Summit Chicago
2012-02-01 19:19:00 The G-8 Summit in Chicago in May occurs under the squelching rays of the May 20, 2012 Solar Eclipse @ 00Gem01, the very essence of Gemini. Click to read the UPI article from July 15, 2011 published just after President Obama announced Chicago as the financial summit's 2012 location and click to view the May 2012 Solar eclipse horoscope, set for DC.Of course, it's Occupy protesters, many of whom are offspring or friends of people you and I personally know, that the Chicago police department has been training for months to challenge, terrorize, abuse, and arrest--er, control--and these are the thuggish tactics that police superintendent Garry McCarthy sent his officers to study in Seattle (WTO 1999; about 35,000 American patriots protested 'free' trade issues which were and are jobs issues) and Pittsburgh (G-20 2009; 'violent clashes') since both cities' police squads have experience with draconian riot control measures.Such drastic measures against free speech have been in pre...
Sexual Abuse Priests. What?! The Pope Never Knew?
2010-03-28 01:37:00 Some international commentators opine that there is a net of terrible revelation closing in on Pope Benedict XVI. One revelation after another indicates that he has for many years known about the endemic sexual abuses, both of children and adults, happening within the Roman Catholic Church. And that he has, all along, failed with any probity to act. To the contrary, he has called, along, for secrecy. (I shall shortly turn to the mounting allegations of massive cover up of sexual abuse by the Boy Scout's of America) If any should think that the Vatican has not been for centuries, and is to this day, a heavy hitter in the murky world of realpolitik, they have not paused to read even the standard historical accounts.
gaily wrote a new blog post: machiavelli dream
2009-07-06 03:04:00 gaily wrote a new blog post: machiavelli dream Dream on Wed, Nov. 23, 2005 I am on a rooftop of red dirt & stone. There are many townspeople there also, looking up at the rooftops. Across, more people are on their own roofs, looking through binoculars down at people covering the hilly grounds. They are everywhere, for as far as I can see. I ...
Ninety-Four: Part one-- Saying Goodbye To Machiavelli The Hamster.
2008-12-19 15:57:00 Everyone has one year in their life that has a greater impact on them than any other year. Mine was 1994. Once a week, I'll recap that year, beginning today.In January, 1994, I packed up everything I owned and went off from Milwaukee to Washington D.C.I don't think anyone had believed that I was actually going to Washington D.C. until I went. Going to Washington, D.C. -- going anywhere -- was not something that was done in our family and circle of friends.Sure, my cousin Joey had gone off to school in Arizona, or Washington state, or somewhere. And, yes, a few friends had gone to school out of state, too. But in our family, the accepted practice was to talk about the things we were going to do, and then not do them. So my announcing that I was going to go to Washington D.C. for a few months, and then to Morocco for a few months after that, was in keeping with our family's longstanding tradition of saying things like that. It's a tradition that continues to this day in so...
Philippine Organic Coffee, Niccolo Machiavelli Quote, and World Press Freed
2008-05-03 05:29:00 “Yes, I’ll have Philippine organic, please.” — Sometime in the (near) future, this will be heard from the mouths of coffee lovers around the world. And I know that this may come as a surprise to those who love their imported coffee. But efforts are being made to revitalize… “Where the willingness is great, the difficulties cannot be great.” — Niccolo Machiavelli, Italian historian and political author (May 3, 1469 - June 22, 1527) Today is World Press Freedom Day. According to the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, ‘everyone has the right to… Click here and continue reading…
Ignoring Machiavelli
2008-04-29 01:14:00 I was walking in an office hallway. The people didn't notice me. I walked and walked, they were too busy. I passed them.Looking straight into the way I saw a queer man who seems out of place, out of time. He looked familiar. Nicolo, I thought. He whispered: "The end justifies the means."I ignored him.I had to take a retake on an exam last night, unfortunately I did feel kind of lost that moment. I was exhausted and sleepy. Not the examiner's problem, it's mine.Before we took the exam I've noticed that some of my co-retakers were copying something. What was it? The answer to the exam, of course!The exam will be the same as the last one. Same questions, same answers. It will be open notes. I'm not sure how far the open notes go but as an education graduate (bloody course!), copying the answer (a, b, c, d!) as in the real answer...as in the correct answer is a no-no even if it's open notes.Don't you just love people? People will actually do whatever they can so their heads won'...
By: Webster Twelb
Machiavelli Quotes
2008-04-23 16:51:00 Whosoever desires constant success must change his conduct with the times.Benefits should be conferred gradually; and in that way they will taste better. Entrepreneurs are simply those who understand that there is little difference between obstacle and opportunity and are able to turn both to their advantage. Hatred is gained as much by good works as by evil. I'm not interested in preserving the status quo; I want to overthrow it. If an injury has to be done to a man it should be so severe that his vengeance need not be feared. It is necessary for him who lays out a state and arranges laws for it to presuppose that all men are evil and that they are always going to act according to the wickedness of their spirits whenever they have free scope. It is not titles that honor men, but men that honor titles.Never was anything great achieved without danger. No enterprise is more likely to succeed than one concealed from the enemy until it is ripe for execution. One change always leaves th...
Chanakya (Sanskrit: चाणक्य Cāṇakya) "The Indian Machiavelli
2008-04-06 13:40:00 Now, this is something that totally blew my mind. I was aware about Chanakya and his role as strategist in Indian empire. But i never really read his works with scrutiny until Now. I just finished reading SRI CHANAKYA NITI-SASTRA (The Political Ethics of Chanakya) .Niti is a sanskrit word for Wisdom/Ethics. Almost every ancient hindu literature has put a lot of emphasis on Niti. In a brief, they all say we should not let our thoughts be affected by others into doing something stupid.Chanakya takes it a step further with detailed verses about the political ethics to survive and rise in your life.Now there were some parts of this text that i didn't adhere to, but then i guess that can be comprehended as change in current social and cultural lifestyle and in his lifetime.What i like most about his work is that he is Practical rather than religiously orthodox. He was a astute strategist and a wicked man when it came to deal with his enemies. Talking about practicality, i can say that t...
My Machiavelli Paper
2008-02-29 16:50:00 So, I was stressing earlier this week about a 5 page paper on Machiavelli in my HIST-3330 Renaissance and Reformation class. I finished it a few hours before class and when we all thought it was due. When we got to class, the professor forgot he had placed it on the syllabus as ...
How Machiavellian Are You?
2008-01-04 07:00:00 **You Are Somewhat Machiavellian* Image: http://www.blogthingsimages.com-/howmachiavellianareyouquiz/a-l-ittle-mach.jpg You're not going to mow over everyone to get ahead... But you're also powerful enough to make things happen for yourself. You understand how the world works, even when it's an ugly place. You just don't get ugly yourself - unless you have to! *How Machiavellian Are You?* Blogthings - How Machiavellian Are You? (http://www.blogthings.com/howm-achiavellianareyouquiz/)*
The Dangers of Machiavellian Jingoism
2007-11-08 04:46:00 While we have been conditioned that it is patriotic to accept a history that portrays our country in the best light possible, the real patriotism is looking at our history honestly and even critically, thereby learning from such lessons both the successes and the failures it provides. It is shameful, and perhaps even dangerous when we allow our history to be colored, misrepresented or manipulated to support ideologies, agendas, or causes. It is an absolute mistake to use patriotism as a factor in convincing the American People to choose a spirit of aggression and intolerance in policy making over than the traditional values found within our Constitution and the Founding Documents. If we are to profit from the errors of the last century in particular, the we would come away from our history lesson with a very clear understanding that the United States has strayed extremely far from its foundation and it has costs us dearly.In viewing the history of the Twentieth Century, we can quick...
The Machiavelli of muck: Anthony Pellicano's double-dealing made him Hollyw
2007-10-31 00:00:00 Domanick, JoeTHE PALE, AGING PRISONERS IN THE ARMY GREEN WINDBREAKER, navy blue pants, and leg irons exits the U.S. courtroom in Los Angeles doing the chain-gang shuffle with the line of men to whom he's shackled. Already incarcerated for more than three years, Anthony Pellicano has just learned on this May 2007 day that it will be nine more months before he stands trial on 112 counts of wiretapping, identity theft, racketeering, conspiracy, witness tampering, and destruction of evidence, charges that could land him in prison for a decade or more. Until next February he'll be forced to sit in a cell in the Metropolitan Detention Center in downtown L.A., jailed without bail as a flight risk.Once Hollywood's charismatic, high-flying private eye to the stars, the 63-year-old Pellicano now appears small and stooped, his ample nose made more prominent by a new gauntness. His jowls are loose and hanging, his mouth is sad and downturned--a look, given his receding chin and balding pate,...
By: Bill Pavelic
The Machiavelli of muck: Anthony Pellicano's double-dealing made him Hollyw
2007-10-29 12:56:00 Domanick, JoeTHE PALE, AGING PRISONERS IN THE ARMY GREEN WINDBREAKER, navy blue pants, and leg irons exits the U.S. courtroom in Los Angeles doing the chain-gang shuffle with the line of men to whom he's shackled. Already incarcerated for more than three years, Anthony Pellicano has just learned on this May 2007 day that it will be nine more months before he stands trial on 112 counts of wiretapping, identity theft, racketeering, conspiracy, witness tampering, and destruction o ...
The Machiavelli of Muck: Anthony Pellicano?s Double-Dealing Made Him Hollyw
2007-09-01 11:09:00 The Machiavelli of muck: Anthony Pellicano’s double-dealing made him Hollywood’s top investigator. Then it all fell apart. Domanick, Joe THE PALE, AGING PRISONERS IN THE ARMY GREEN WINDBREAKER, navy blue pants, and leg irons exits the U.S. courtroom in Los Angeles doing the chain-gang shuffle with the line of men to whom he’s shackled. Already incarcerated for ...
By: William Pavelic
The Machiavelli of Muck: Anthony Pellicano?s Double-Dealing
2007-09-01 09:49:00 The Machiavelli of muck: Anthony Pellicano’s double-dealing made him Hollywood’s top investigator. Then it all fell apart. Domanick, Joe THE PALE, AGING PRISONERS IN THE ARMY GREEN WINDBREAKER, navy blue pants, and leg irons exits the U.S. courtroom in Los Angeles doing the chain-gang shuffle with the line of men to whom he’s shackled. Already incarcerated for ...
By: Bill Pavelic
Machiavellian, draconian and quixotic
2007-08-24 14:58:00 A bit of a puzzler today.The adjective 'Machiavellian' (meaning "cunning, scheming and unscrupulous, especially in politics or business", OED) is derived from the name of the Italian statesman and writer Machiavelli (1469-1527) - the chap pictured on the left.Similarly the adjective 'draconian' (meaning "(of laws) excessively harsh and severe", OED) is also derived from the name of an individual - in this instance the ancient Athenian legislator Draco.So why is it that Machiavellian takes an upper-case 'M' but draconian doesn't take an upper-case 'D'?I tried to think of some other examples to see which camp they fell in but didn't get much past 'quixotic' - which is derived from the name of a fictional character anyway. Obviously I am discounting adjectives such as Jacobean because they relate to the individual's life and times rather than their personal qualities. Anyone help?
By: The Engine Room
The Mayberry Machiavellis
2007-08-22 06:05:00 The administration has "actively rejected expertise and embraced ignorance"We probably won't know in my life time how much damage the Mayberry Machiavellis of the Bush administration have done. One bad decision after another and a total inability to govern. A potential success story in Afghanistan was abandoned for what was always destined to be a failure in Iraq because the Bush/Cheney cabal refused to listen to anyone who didn't tell them what they wanted to hear. If our children and grandchildren even have a future it will be a much darker one because of the Mayberry Machiavellis. An example of someone who knew but was ignored can be found inAhmed Rashid: Bush Didn't Listen For three decades, Ahmed has been investigating the nexus between the Pakistan military and extremist groups, roving tribal lands in between Pakistan and Afghanistan.[.....]Ahmed believes his research is worth the risk. The mountains and valleys surrounding Afghanistan are among the least understood parts o...
Machiavelli and the Concept of Virtue
2007-08-13 17:43:00 The concept of ‘virtue’ leading up to the Renaissance was a concept drawn from antiquity and it was a concept with a complicated mix of meanings, some moral– as is typically the case in modern usage– and some not moral. A good sense of this latter meaning can be gained from a consideration of Dante’s ...
Lindsay Lohan Keeps Machiavelli With Her At All Times
2007-07-11 01:46:00 Lindsay Lohan says what got her through was Machiavelli’s ‘The Prince’ and serentiy prayers. On the book, famously followed by the likes of Mussolini and Napoleon, she gets deep: “I was going out with someone and they said I should read Machiavelli and I was like, ?Nah?, and then I was, ?Ok, I?ll read it?, ...
By: Gone Hollywood
Machiavellian Genius
2007-06-10 01:46:00 I hadn’t thought about it much, really. Places like FaceBook and MySpace annoy me something awful. But if you were a plotting, scheming, conspiracy-theory style, dictatorship minded, villanous government official then something like FaceBook or MySpace would be sheer Machiavellian Genius– The dark and ugly side of Facebook.
Ask Yourself, What Would Machiavelli Do?
2007-05-09 15:11:00 The Prince - Machiavelli, 1513When we here the name "Machiavelli" or the term "Machiavellian" used to describe someone, it is often considered a negative attribute or characteristic. Famous for his (a)moral stance of "the ends justify the means," Machiavelli has become a symbol for unethical or shady practices, both in business and life decisions.In his book, "The Prince," Machiavelli outlines many of the principals on which he based his seemingly ruthless approach to diplomacy and leadership. He stresses the need for appearance over quality, force over reason, and stealth over honesty.Although these tactics are overtly frowned upon in today's business world, they are nevertheless used effectively. For instance, if a top manager projects confidence, he or she has a greater ability to garner employee trust and loyalty. This in turn could lead to higher productivity, less employee turnover, and a general state of well-being for the company...regardless of whether or not the manager i...
Charles Wang and CA: Machiavelli Gone Wrong
2007-04-14 13:41:00 Charles Wang, founder and former chairman of CA (formerly known as Computer Associates), is no stranger to the blame game. Essentially smearing all potential wrong doing on his former business partner, Sanjay Kumar, Wang has been trying to wiggle out of the whole mess scot free. Mr. Wang created a ?culture of fear? at[CA]… and deliberately ...
By: Fiscal Times
Where Machiavelli errs
2007-04-09 18:09:00 Egypt's ruling party has seriously damaged individual and human rights protections in its constitutional amendments.Amr Hamzawy explains the following motives introducing the amendments:"First, it is intent on politically restraining the Muslim Brotherhood, whose unexpected gains (20 per cent of the seats in the People's Assembly) in the 2005 parliamentary elections set off alarm bells.Second, Mubarak's regime is trying to thwart the opposition's attempt to form a united front that includes Islamists and liberals."Third, the regime attempted to create a new set of constitutional tools to further entrench its hold on political life.Fourth, the regime needed to show -- albeit cosmetically -- that it was responsive to the demands of the domestic opposition and to maintain a minimum degree of international legitimacy."AL-AHRAM has more...
By: Munaeem's Blog
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