Why is The Assistant Secretary of Preparedness & Response Ordering Hundreds of Nose Bleed Tourniquets?

The Assistant Secretary for Preparedness & Response (ASPR) has a sole source order out for a few hundred "Epistaxis Devices". Basically these are inflatable balloons which one stuffs up someone's nose to cause tourniquet compression on the nasal artery.

So one has to ask why is ASPR ordering these things; and if they really need them, why aren't they up for competitive bidding? Something doesn't smell right.

Maybe ASPR is funding a remake of 99 Luftballons?

Sources:

Epistaxis DevicesSolicitation Number: 14-100-SOL-OS129269

Russia Made A HUGE Propaganda Shift Against Its Ukrainian Rebels; Signs of an Obama Appeasement

Drudge is linking a story from "Reason" which is commenting on a story from the Moscow Times that the pro-Russian Ukrainian Separatists have adopted a flag based on the Confederate States Of America's battle flag. The Russian's propaganda machine is making a propaganda link between its own Ukrainian Separatists and their supposed choice of a Jefferson Davis-esque Confederate “Ukrainian Dixie flag”. 

According to the ignorant folks at "Reason", the flag

"holds no meaning in Eastern Europe, so to whom are these Russian-backed fighters trying to appeal?"

In reality, the flag is a derivation of Saint Andrew's Cross; the Russians have used it for a long time, most recently as a Naval Jack. Its obvious what the Pro-Russsian Ukrainian Separatists where trying to link to when they picked that flag; even the Moscow Times knows that.

 The real question is why is the Russian propaganda machine drawing connections between the flag of their own guys in Ukraine and CSA's The Stars and Bars? Seems likely the Russians might be paying off a Western appeasement play by demonizing their own Confederates in Ukraine.

Those good 'ole Russkie boys in Eastern Ukraine might just be getten' ready to be sold out by their comrades. One might wager that Obama capitulated something very important to the Russians to get them to take three steps towards the door.  Certainly, the recent Russian hands off approach in Eastern Ukraine appears to support that Obama appeased the Russians with something BIG. 

Or on the other hand, maybe the propaganda is an attempt to appeal to Southern Americans to support the Ukrainian Separatists? Seems unlikely, given that no Southerner in his right mind would support the Russians knowing full well that Russia invaded Georgia from neighboring North Ossetia in 2008. If the Russian are trying to gather sympathy from Southerners, the Ukrainian separatists would be better served to base their flag off a Lynyrd Skynyrd album cover.

Sources:

http://reason.com/blog/2014/06/11/pro-russian-separatists-are-flying-the-c

http://www.themoscowtimes.com/news/article/ukrainian-rebels-channel-us-confederates/501789.html

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian_Navy_Ensign

Russia and Georgia Clash Over Separatist Region

Israel is Trimming Their Wicks for Mohamed, and Obama Is Begging for Oil

Israel is trimming their wicks for Mohamed, and Obama is begging for oil. While this is an allegory to Matthew 25,  the Israel's aren't exactly virgins. But, it sure looks like they are attempting to thin out the wedding party for what they see coming.

By striking at Hamas they reduce the the number of front lines they face from an Arab/Persian "ALL IN" that might result from a later strike on Iran. In so doing, they also send a clear message to Obama. It is an important message because a populist Arab "ALL IN" with the Persians is only possible because of Obama's handling of the Arab Spring.

Obama only has one last trick in his current play book, and that is to innocuously declare that Mohamed is the Prophet. Expect it to be stated in such a way to for the American media to rationalize that statement, while making the meaning clear to its target audience.  Of course the outcome of using that play is unpredictable, but it likely would be meant to defuse current situations in favor of  acting at some future time when there are 72 virgins waiting instead of just 10.

Yodeling Songs Of Her Youth At Rock City

Music bridges many differences, this touching video is a prime example. It is also an uncanny example of how sometimes life imitates art as this impromptu occurrence is a doppelgänger  for the 1929's movie short featuring Jimmie Rodgers  yodeling this same song to an elderly lady.

We captured this moment in Rock City Gardens over the Memorial Day weekend; it was an impromptu trip for us, taken to avoid the radioactive jet stream fallout from May's recent recriticality in Fukushima.

The musicians in the video are the New Binkley Brothers; the song is "Waiting For A Train" by the legendary Jimmie Rodgers.   After watching the video above, compare it to 1929 short shown below.

Levon Helm is on his last waltz

Levon Helm is on his last waltz

Arguably his finest vocal performance.

There's No Limit; Blame the Hoodie; Blame the Gun; Blame Snoop Dog

There's No Limit;  Blame the Hoodie; Blame the Gun; Blame Snoop Dog; Blame the System; Blame Everyone.

Why Blame Snoop Dog? The claimed death threat "gonna die tonight" and Trayvon's claimed user name "No Limit Nigga" both are quotes from Snoop Dog's rap Ain't Nut'in Personal [Explicit]. See the video below for the analysis.

SAN ONOFRE: The Tubes Don't Want to Wait Anymore

Tubes at San Onofre
Didn't want to wait anymore
They where eaten thin
its a symptom
but its not their sin

Chemistries gone bad,
Look at the puddle
Look in the core
Look to the Futures
We're all worn thin








That was our midnight haiqua, and relevant music video selection for the San Onofre radioactive leak.

Now to put it country plain and simple: The POTRBLOG SWAG is that the tubes weren't the problem, but rather the result. Chemistry is the problem, it is related to the refueling, and that we were lucky that the tubes failed before the fuel did. We'll be even more lucky if it is only limited to San Onofre. Expect electrical futures to climb, when the leaks start pouring out of the NRC.

[Soothing Music] Dr Evgeny Podkletnov and CERN Breaking the Speed of Light

Some more soothing music to accompany CERN's second release of measurements indicating they have broken the speed of light; those actually researching CERN's claim should look to the outcome of Dr Evgeny Podkletnov work for some possible insight.

ALL IS WELL!!! USA Reduces Fukushima Evacuation Zone to 20 km

ALL IS WELL!!! USA Reduces Fukushima Evacuation Zone to 20 km. I guess that finding will set a good precedent for places like North Anna and Turkey Point; hopefully the powers that be will release the engineering and medical basis for that decision.

In the mean time, as we wait for the US to release the data supporting the reduced evacuation zone, lets celebrate Fukushima's new found safety by enjoying a little IZ Kamakawiwo'ole

Soothing comfort music for CERN breaking the speed of light

Soothing comfort music for CERN breaking the speed of light

Butchering Jimmy Buffett with a Radioactive Baseline

This is the first in a series of Radioactive baseline readings taken in key locations of interest during the 4000 mile Radioactive Road trip. Hopefully, the data will never become useful.

The location was Porky's BBQ in Marathon, Florida. A 10 minute reading was taken on 7/22/11, totaling 224 counts. The measurement equates to 0.0064 mR/hr (Inspector Geiger counter)

Soothing comfort music for Tax Day Radioactive Rainfalls

Here is a link to a nice little diddy that may provide some soothing comfort as you endure the April 15th radioactive rainfalls.

Soothing comfort music for Tax Day Radioactive Rainfalls.

Soothing music for waiting out Radioactive Rain

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