Auld Lang Syne
Old Times Past
30 December, 2008
Usless Fact - Just for BK
Scottish poet Robert Burns is born 25 Jan., 1759, in his father's farm cottage in Alloway. He tries farming, but concluding that "the best laid schemes o'mice an' men" often go awry, turns to poetry. His 1786 book of poems, written in Scottish dialect, charms Edinburgh society, though it brings Burns more fame than fortune. He also collects, writes, and rewrites hundreds of Scottish songs, and his A Man's a Man for a' That and his version of Auld Lang Syne are staples of New Year's Eve parties and Burns suppers centuries after his death, at 37, in 1796.
Lyrics:
Burns’ original
Should auld acquaintance be forgot,
And never brought to mind?
Should auld acquaintance be forgot,
And days o'lang syne?
CHORUS:
For auld lang syne, my jo,
For auld lang syne,
We’ll tak a cup o’ kindness yet,
For auld lang syne.
And surely ye’ll be your pint-stowp !And surely I’ll be mine !And we’ll tak a cup o’ kindness yet,For auld lang syne.
CHORUS
We twa hae run about the braes,And pu’d the gowans fine ;But we’ve wander’d mony a weary foot,Sin auld lang syne.
CHORUS
We twa hae paidl’d i' the burn,Frae morning sun till dine ;But seas between us braid hae roar’dSin auld lang syne.
CHORUS
And there’s a hand, my trusty fiere !And gie's a hand o’ thine !And we’ll tak a right gude-willy waught,For auld lang syne.
CHORUS
25 December, 2008
17 December, 2008
03 December, 2008
Quote of the Day
Not to know is bad.
Not to want to know is worse.
Not to hope is unthinkable.
Not to care is unforgivable.
-Translated Nigerian Religious Proverb
Not to want to know is worse.
Not to hope is unthinkable.
Not to care is unforgivable.
-Translated Nigerian Religious Proverb
28 November, 2008
Useless Facts - 28 November...
28 November, 1095 - First Crusade Begins to conquer the middle east - first holy leader to issue a "war decree" in the world... The Pope.
28 November, 1905 - Sinn Fein is founded by 33-year old Mr. Arthur Griffith. It's goal... Establish a dual monarchy in Ireland. He was the 2nd of 3 people to hold the "President of the Dail" (or President of Parliment) before it was abolished in 1922.
28 November, 1919 - Lady Aster was the first woman to serve as a British MP (member Parliment). 2nd to have been elected after Countess Markiewicz who did not serve.
28 November, 1929 - Mr. Ernie Nevers of the Chicago Cardinals scored ALL of the points in the teams win over the Chicago Bears 40-6. (This one was for you BK)...
28 November, 1943 - Tehran Conference - President FDR, Stalin, and Churchill meet in Iran to discuss war stategy. Iran being an ally...
28 November, 1975 - "As the World Turns" and "The Edge of Night", the last two major soaps to resist going to pre-taped shows, air their last live broadcasts.
28 November, 1984 - 250 years after thier deaths, Mr. William Penn and Mrs. Hannah Callowhill Penn are granted honorary citizenship in the USA. (William Penn - yes, the Penn's Sylvania - Penn).
28 November, 1994 - Jeff Dahmer is clubbed to death in prison gym.
28 November, 1887 - Ernst Rohm is born in Germany. He co-founded the "stormtroopers" of the Germany army. A mid to high level Nazi official, he died in 1934; however, he was a decendant of Otto Rohm who co-founded along with Dr. Haas a nice chemical company. In 1907 this company moved to Philly, but Rohm stayed in Germany. He went on to found Rohm GmBH which supplied much of the gun-powder and explosives used in WWI... The company was later used during WWII and then bought by ... Rohm and Haas in the 50's-60's...
28 November, 1905 - Sinn Fein is founded by 33-year old Mr. Arthur Griffith. It's goal... Establish a dual monarchy in Ireland. He was the 2nd of 3 people to hold the "President of the Dail" (or President of Parliment) before it was abolished in 1922.
28 November, 1919 - Lady Aster was the first woman to serve as a British MP (member Parliment). 2nd to have been elected after Countess Markiewicz who did not serve.
28 November, 1929 - Mr. Ernie Nevers of the Chicago Cardinals scored ALL of the points in the teams win over the Chicago Bears 40-6. (This one was for you BK)...
28 November, 1943 - Tehran Conference - President FDR, Stalin, and Churchill meet in Iran to discuss war stategy. Iran being an ally...
28 November, 1975 - "As the World Turns" and "The Edge of Night", the last two major soaps to resist going to pre-taped shows, air their last live broadcasts.
28 November, 1984 - 250 years after thier deaths, Mr. William Penn and Mrs. Hannah Callowhill Penn are granted honorary citizenship in the USA. (William Penn - yes, the Penn's Sylvania - Penn).
28 November, 1994 - Jeff Dahmer is clubbed to death in prison gym.
28 November, 1887 - Ernst Rohm is born in Germany. He co-founded the "stormtroopers" of the Germany army. A mid to high level Nazi official, he died in 1934; however, he was a decendant of Otto Rohm who co-founded along with Dr. Haas a nice chemical company. In 1907 this company moved to Philly, but Rohm stayed in Germany. He went on to found Rohm GmBH which supplied much of the gun-powder and explosives used in WWI... The company was later used during WWII and then bought by ... Rohm and Haas in the 50's-60's...
18 November, 2008
16 November, 2008
Tequilla into Diamonds
Mexican Scientists have been able to convert Tequilla into diamonds... The diamonds are too small to be used for jewelry but can be used for many other uses...
http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/11/12/2417347.htm
http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/11/12/2417347.htm
11 November, 2008
Happy Armistice Day
11 Nov 1918 - 90 years ago today! WOW!
The Armistice that ended WWI occured and this day became a day to remember those who served in the war.
Later it was changed in the US to add WWII people and then to add all vets and the name was changed (in the US) to veterins day...
There is but 1 vet from WWI alive today in the USA - He lives in West Virginia. Frank Woodriff Buckles is now 106 years old.
The Armistice that ended WWI occured and this day became a day to remember those who served in the war.
Later it was changed in the US to add WWII people and then to add all vets and the name was changed (in the US) to veterins day...
There is but 1 vet from WWI alive today in the USA - He lives in West Virginia. Frank Woodriff Buckles is now 106 years old.
05 November, 2008
No, no remember the 5th of November
I heard about 1 minute of Keith tonight - and heard him say oh remember remember the 4th of November - don't know if he mentioned this or not but sounded similar to ...
5 November, 1605 - The Gunpowder Plot
Guy Fawkes (Catholic) preapred explosives to destory both Houses of Parliament during the State Opening. It was planned to kill James I, his family, and all the current memebers of the houses (Protestant).
The people of London celebrated the failure of the plot by lighting bon fires. It is still practiced in some places today as Guy Fawkes night.
Unfortunately, the cellar in which Fawkes watched over his gunpowder was demolished in the mid 1800's. His lantern - from which he took the flame to light the gunpowder - is in an Oxford museum.
A mask in the shape of Guy Fawkes face was used in V for Vandetta. They also quoted some of the traditional rhymes...
Remember, remember the Fifth of November,
The Gunpowder Treason and Plot,
I can think of no reason
Why the Gunpowder Treason
Should ever be forgot.
Guy Fawkes, Guy Fawkes, t'was his intent
To blow up the King and Parli'ment.
Three-score barrels of powder below
To prove old England's overthrow;
By God's providence he was catch'd
With a dark lantern and burning match.
Holloa boys, holloa boys, let the bells ring.
Holloa boys, holloa boys, God save the King!
Remember, remember the fifth of November
Gunpowder, treason and plot.
I see no reason, why gunpowder treason
Should ever be forgot.
Remember, remember, the fifth of November,
Gunpowder, treason and plot!
A stick or a stake for King James' sake
Will you please to give us a fagot
If you can't give us one, we'll take two;
The better for us and the worse for you!
Guy, guy, guy
Poke him in the eye,
Put him on the bonfire,
And there let him die
A penny loaf to feed the Pope
A farthing o' cheese to choke him.
A pint of beer to rinse it down.
A fagot of sticks to burn him.
Burn him in a tub of tar.
Burn him like a blazing star.
Burn his body from his head.
Then we'll say ol' Pope is dead.
Hip hip hoorah!
Hip hip hoorah hoorah!
5 November, 1605 - The Gunpowder Plot
Guy Fawkes (Catholic) preapred explosives to destory both Houses of Parliament during the State Opening. It was planned to kill James I, his family, and all the current memebers of the houses (Protestant).
The people of London celebrated the failure of the plot by lighting bon fires. It is still practiced in some places today as Guy Fawkes night.
Unfortunately, the cellar in which Fawkes watched over his gunpowder was demolished in the mid 1800's. His lantern - from which he took the flame to light the gunpowder - is in an Oxford museum.
A mask in the shape of Guy Fawkes face was used in V for Vandetta. They also quoted some of the traditional rhymes...
Remember, remember the Fifth of November,
The Gunpowder Treason and Plot,
I can think of no reason
Why the Gunpowder Treason
Should ever be forgot.
Guy Fawkes, Guy Fawkes, t'was his intent
To blow up the King and Parli'ment.
Three-score barrels of powder below
To prove old England's overthrow;
By God's providence he was catch'd
With a dark lantern and burning match.
Holloa boys, holloa boys, let the bells ring.
Holloa boys, holloa boys, God save the King!
Remember, remember the fifth of November
Gunpowder, treason and plot.
I see no reason, why gunpowder treason
Should ever be forgot.
Remember, remember, the fifth of November,
Gunpowder, treason and plot!
A stick or a stake for King James' sake
Will you please to give us a fagot
If you can't give us one, we'll take two;
The better for us and the worse for you!
Guy, guy, guy
Poke him in the eye,
Put him on the bonfire,
And there let him die
A penny loaf to feed the Pope
A farthing o' cheese to choke him.
A pint of beer to rinse it down.
A fagot of sticks to burn him.
Burn him in a tub of tar.
Burn him like a blazing star.
Burn his body from his head.
Then we'll say ol' Pope is dead.
Hip hip hoorah!
Hip hip hoorah hoorah!
LIEberman
So what is LIEberman going to do now that he doesn't have McCain to evily follow around - maybe become a Democrat again, maybe join the Michigan militia, maybe make followers drink some cool-aide? Who knows - but I hope he goes away soon - I hope Connecticut people wise the hell up and quite electing this Republican in Independent clothing. I was most displeased that people were saying there were no more Republicans in the New England area when clearly LIEberman is!
Red Staters
Dear Reds,
Wait isn't that communists? Anyway...
Obama won, get over it. Do not attempt to Impeach someone before they take office. For some unknown reason our idiot leader in the House "took that off the table," as an option against the current person pretending to hold the office... Which has at least 78 different things for which he can be Impeached - and even tried for Treason!
Even if Obama does a "bad job," it will still be 1,000,000,000,000,000x better than Bush could ever have done even if he tried to do a good job. BTW that is the number to which the national debt would have been headed if McBush won...
McCain gave a great speach last night. It was marred by the idiots in the audience booing Obama, and the snide comments they were making aloud and visibly noticable throughout the crowd as the cameras panned the audience.
By comparison, the audience for Obama clapped and even cheered for McCain. For the people who voted for Obama didn't just vote against McCain - they voted for UNITY and bringing our country back together. To make up for the past 8 years of tearing us apart - to make up for the devisive tactics which used fear, ignorance, and slander to get what the people wanted.
Bringing up arguments which will never be changed as easily as the sides say - marriage amendment, gun amendments, abortion changes, etc...
Now Obama has very big expectations which he hopefully can meet. I know that he will have mistakes and the media, and the right will rip him apart for each and every minor glitch that goes wrong. They already started - apparently the stock market would have sky rocketed if McCain won... if these people have such a crystal ball, why aren't they as rich as Warren Buffet??
There was a large Obama-effect overnight; however, very poor results in various economic indicators around the world - 3Q earnings, more banks going belly-up, and other indicators that the "economic slow-down" is a full blown recession and maybe even leading to a global depression. By comparison, the fact that the markets only dropped by a few hundred was pretty good.
I wish Obama-Biden nothing but the best of luck and will be doing everything I can do as a citizen of a unified nation to bring us together and to attempt to move forward as one to make this a better nation - like it was before Nixon started the road to imploding this nation.
Like it was before Regan began his shadow government, his treasonious deal to get the hostages released only if he was elected by selling drugs in the US and guns in other nations and giving the money to others. Before aribtrary witch hunts continue moving forward just to find something - ANYTHING - on someone who has nothing for which to be impeached.
I look forward to the future and can only hope things keep moving forward.
Wait isn't that communists? Anyway...
Obama won, get over it. Do not attempt to Impeach someone before they take office. For some unknown reason our idiot leader in the House "took that off the table," as an option against the current person pretending to hold the office... Which has at least 78 different things for which he can be Impeached - and even tried for Treason!
Even if Obama does a "bad job," it will still be 1,000,000,000,000,000x better than Bush could ever have done even if he tried to do a good job. BTW that is the number to which the national debt would have been headed if McBush won...
McCain gave a great speach last night. It was marred by the idiots in the audience booing Obama, and the snide comments they were making aloud and visibly noticable throughout the crowd as the cameras panned the audience.
By comparison, the audience for Obama clapped and even cheered for McCain. For the people who voted for Obama didn't just vote against McCain - they voted for UNITY and bringing our country back together. To make up for the past 8 years of tearing us apart - to make up for the devisive tactics which used fear, ignorance, and slander to get what the people wanted.
Bringing up arguments which will never be changed as easily as the sides say - marriage amendment, gun amendments, abortion changes, etc...
Now Obama has very big expectations which he hopefully can meet. I know that he will have mistakes and the media, and the right will rip him apart for each and every minor glitch that goes wrong. They already started - apparently the stock market would have sky rocketed if McCain won... if these people have such a crystal ball, why aren't they as rich as Warren Buffet??
There was a large Obama-effect overnight; however, very poor results in various economic indicators around the world - 3Q earnings, more banks going belly-up, and other indicators that the "economic slow-down" is a full blown recession and maybe even leading to a global depression. By comparison, the fact that the markets only dropped by a few hundred was pretty good.
I wish Obama-Biden nothing but the best of luck and will be doing everything I can do as a citizen of a unified nation to bring us together and to attempt to move forward as one to make this a better nation - like it was before Nixon started the road to imploding this nation.
Like it was before Regan began his shadow government, his treasonious deal to get the hostages released only if he was elected by selling drugs in the US and guns in other nations and giving the money to others. Before aribtrary witch hunts continue moving forward just to find something - ANYTHING - on someone who has nothing for which to be impeached.
I look forward to the future and can only hope things keep moving forward.
26 October, 2008
PACs
A list of the top PACs - Political Action Committees for each party - do you see any trends? Top 20 for each party are listed (from www.opensecrets.org)
Republican:
National Auto Dealers Assn
$1,497,000
AT&T Inc
$1,430,950
American Bankers Assn
$1,401,200
National Assn of Realtors
$1,345,500
Associated Builders & Contractors
$1,275,500
National Beer Wholesalers Assn
$1,152,500
United Parcel Service
$999,090
National Assn of Home Builders
$974,500
Every Republican is Crucial PAC
$934,500
Credit Union National Assn
$926,799
Honeywell International
$857,116
American Dental Assn
$854,450
Freedom Project
$825,398
Koch Industries
$804,500
AFLAC Inc
$798,000
Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu
$762,500
Blue Cross/Blue Shield
$675,050
Associated General Contractors
$651,000
Union Pacific Corp
$636,969
Burlington Northern Santa Fe Corp
$626,500 (side note - they're still around???)
Democrat:
Intl Brotherhood of Electrical Workers
$2,614,300
Operating Engineers Union
$2,237,457
American Assn for Justice
$2,160,000
Air Line Pilots Assn
$1,963,000
Machinists/Aerospace Workers Union
$1,893,800
Sheet Metal Workers Union
$1,842,510
Laborers Union
$1,782,000
National Assn of Realtors
$1,776,500
Plumbers/Pipefitters Union
$1,739,975
Service Employees International Union
$1,732,200
American Federation of Teachers
$1,684,250
United Food & Commercial Workers Union
$1,653,353
International Assn of Fire Fighters
$1,623,900
American Fedn of St/Cnty/Munic Employees
$1,615,593
Communications Workers of America
$1,590,409
National Air Traffic Controllers Assn
$1,522,975
Carpenters & Joiners Union
$1,396,700
Ironworkers Union
$1,396,550
Teamsters Union
$1,393,550
National Beer Wholesalers Assn
$1,274,000
Republican:
National Auto Dealers Assn
$1,497,000
AT&T Inc
$1,430,950
American Bankers Assn
$1,401,200
National Assn of Realtors
$1,345,500
Associated Builders & Contractors
$1,275,500
National Beer Wholesalers Assn
$1,152,500
United Parcel Service
$999,090
National Assn of Home Builders
$974,500
Every Republican is Crucial PAC
$934,500
Credit Union National Assn
$926,799
Honeywell International
$857,116
American Dental Assn
$854,450
Freedom Project
$825,398
Koch Industries
$804,500
AFLAC Inc
$798,000
Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu
$762,500
Blue Cross/Blue Shield
$675,050
Associated General Contractors
$651,000
Union Pacific Corp
$636,969
Burlington Northern Santa Fe Corp
$626,500 (side note - they're still around???)
Democrat:
Intl Brotherhood of Electrical Workers
$2,614,300
Operating Engineers Union
$2,237,457
American Assn for Justice
$2,160,000
Air Line Pilots Assn
$1,963,000
Machinists/Aerospace Workers Union
$1,893,800
Sheet Metal Workers Union
$1,842,510
Laborers Union
$1,782,000
National Assn of Realtors
$1,776,500
Plumbers/Pipefitters Union
$1,739,975
Service Employees International Union
$1,732,200
American Federation of Teachers
$1,684,250
United Food & Commercial Workers Union
$1,653,353
International Assn of Fire Fighters
$1,623,900
American Fedn of St/Cnty/Munic Employees
$1,615,593
Communications Workers of America
$1,590,409
National Air Traffic Controllers Assn
$1,522,975
Carpenters & Joiners Union
$1,396,700
Ironworkers Union
$1,396,550
Teamsters Union
$1,393,550
National Beer Wholesalers Assn
$1,274,000
18 October, 2008
Update - Cabinet Positions
Although still early to start planning, some more thoughts to the Obama - Biden cabinet.
(In order of succession)
State - John Kerry (?)
Treasury - Mark Warner
Defense - General Wesley Clark (4 star = actual general)
A.G. - David Boies or Cheryl Mills
Interior - Bill Richardson
Agriculture - Brian Schweitzer
Commerce - Jim Webb
Labor - ???
H.H.S - Dr. Robert Wah
H.U.D. - Dennis Kucinich
Transportation - Wick Moorman (NSx - joined them in 1970!)
Energy - T. Boone Pickens - we can look past the swift boat ads.
Education - Lynn Woolsey or David L. Brewer III (LAUSD)
VA - Patrick Murphy
Environment - (added) - Russ Fiengold
(Homeland security should be dissolved - all it did was breakup the government)
(In order of succession)
State - John Kerry (?)
Treasury - Mark Warner
Defense - General Wesley Clark (4 star = actual general)
A.G. - David Boies or Cheryl Mills
Interior - Bill Richardson
Agriculture - Brian Schweitzer
Commerce - Jim Webb
Labor - ???
H.H.S - Dr. Robert Wah
H.U.D. - Dennis Kucinich
Transportation - Wick Moorman (NSx - joined them in 1970!)
Energy - T. Boone Pickens - we can look past the swift boat ads.
Education - Lynn Woolsey or David L. Brewer III (LAUSD)
VA - Patrick Murphy
Environment - (added) - Russ Fiengold
(Homeland security should be dissolved - all it did was breakup the government)
03 October, 2008
Should have been an ad for the Super Bowl
This is a 2006 Cannes award winning video - Diageo did want to air it during the 2006 superbowl, but decided to concentrate their money on winning back some areas of Ireland and placing ads at the world-cup which got them a much much larger market share!
Anyhow - enjoy - 1 minute long!
2008 Election - Thanks Maine :(
Ordinarily I believe that the way Maine splits thier electoral college votes is better; however, my prediction is that the vote will be 269-269. Legally this would then need to go to the House of Representatives to settle the dispute. BUT we know that the Supreme Court has illegally interviened in the past to choose someone for President. Don't remember who they chose...
Anyway... Maine gives two electoral votes to the winner of the overall state popular vote. They then give one vote to the winner in each of the state's congressional districts. (Total possible 4). My prediction is that McCain will take 3, Obama 1.
If the House votes, then Obama will win. The Supreme Court will chose, hmmmm?
AL - 9 McCain
AK - 3 McCain
AZ - 10 McCain
AR - 6 McCain
CA - 55 Obama
CO - 9 Obama
CT - 7 Obama
DE - 3 Obama
FL - 27 McCain (after fiasco)
GA - 15 McCain
HI - 4 Obama
ID - 4 McCain
IL - 21 Obama
IN - 11 McCain
IA - 7 Obama
KS - 6 McCain
KY - 8 McCain
LA - 9 McCain
ME - 3 McCain / 1 Obama
MD - 10 Obama
MA - 12 Obama
MI - 17 Obama
MN - 10 McCain
MS - 6 McCain
MO - 11 McCain
MT - 3 McCain
NE - 5 McCain
NV - 5 McCain
NH -4 McCain
NJ - 15 Obama
NM - 5 Obama
NY - 31 Obama
NC - 15 McCain
ND - 3 McCain
OH - 20 McCain
OK - 7 McCain
OR - 7 Obama
PA - 21 Obama
RI - 4 Obama - State of RI and Providence Plantations
SC - 8 McCain
SD - 3 McCain
TN - 11 McCain
TX - 34 McCain
UT - 5 McCain
VT - 3 Obama
VA - 13 Obama
WI - 10 Obama
WY - 3 McCain
01 October, 2008
One of these things is not like the others
Thought I'd put it in the Sesame Place language that Palin could understand... This could be taken a few ways - the top two are...(a) Reagan and Palin are evil (just look at her lear)
(b) Reagan and Clinton had brains
(c) Reagan - post alzheimers and Palin are dumb as rocks!
28 September, 2008
Quote of the Day
President Bartlet (Martin Sheen): I like how you call homosexuality an abombination.
Jenna Jacobs: I don't say homosexuality is an abomination, Mr. President, the Bible does.
President Bartlet: Yes, it does. Leviticus.
Jenna Jacobs: 18:22.
President Bartlet: Chapter and verse. I wanted to ask you a couple of questions while I have you here. I'm interested in selling my youngest daughter into slavery as sanctioned in Exodus 21:7. She's a Georgetown sophmore, speaks fluent Italian, always cleared the table when it was her turn. What would a good price for her be? While thinking about that, can I ask another? My Chief of Staff Leo McGarry insists on working on the Sabbath. Exodus 35:2 clearly says he should be put to death. Am I morally obligated to kill him myself or is it okay to call the police? Here's one that's really important because we've got a lot of sports fans in this town: touching the skin of a dead pig makes one unclean. Leviticus 11:7. If they promise to wear gloves, can the Washington Redskins still play football? Can Notre Dame? Can West Point? Does the whole town really have to be together to stone my brother John for planting different crops side by side? Can I burn my mother in a small family gathering for wearing garments made from two different threads? "Think about that, will you? Oh, and one last thing. You may have mistaken this for your meeting of the ignorant tight-asses club but in this building, when the President stands, nobody sits.
Jenna Jacobs: I don't say homosexuality is an abomination, Mr. President, the Bible does.
President Bartlet: Yes, it does. Leviticus.
Jenna Jacobs: 18:22.
President Bartlet: Chapter and verse. I wanted to ask you a couple of questions while I have you here. I'm interested in selling my youngest daughter into slavery as sanctioned in Exodus 21:7. She's a Georgetown sophmore, speaks fluent Italian, always cleared the table when it was her turn. What would a good price for her be? While thinking about that, can I ask another? My Chief of Staff Leo McGarry insists on working on the Sabbath. Exodus 35:2 clearly says he should be put to death. Am I morally obligated to kill him myself or is it okay to call the police? Here's one that's really important because we've got a lot of sports fans in this town: touching the skin of a dead pig makes one unclean. Leviticus 11:7. If they promise to wear gloves, can the Washington Redskins still play football? Can Notre Dame? Can West Point? Does the whole town really have to be together to stone my brother John for planting different crops side by side? Can I burn my mother in a small family gathering for wearing garments made from two different threads? "Think about that, will you? Oh, and one last thing. You may have mistaken this for your meeting of the ignorant tight-asses club but in this building, when the President stands, nobody sits.
26 September, 2008
Sarah Palin - items against the extremist
1) Sucessionist Group member - one that wasn't just we should leave if things don't get better - but one that would use armed insurrection to do so - Alaskan Independence Party - their methods are treasonist if they actually followed-thru. AND if the dems had done anything near this in their past they would be tried for treason.
2) Sought to get books banned and fired people to get it done from libraries in Wasilla and then the state as a whole
3) Want creationism taught in all schools before and more emphasised than evolution
4) anti-choice - NO MATTER what the situation
5) demanded and fired employees for not signing "loyalty oath cards," - loyalty to HER.
6) Her church - http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/09/02/palins-church-may-have-sh_n_123205.html
7) Extremist NRA member
8) Believes in Witchcraft and that god tells her what is right and wrong - isn't that (a) what the "enemy" says, and (b) what Bush has said for years?
2) Sought to get books banned and fired people to get it done from libraries in Wasilla and then the state as a whole
3) Want creationism taught in all schools before and more emphasised than evolution
4) anti-choice - NO MATTER what the situation
5) demanded and fired employees for not signing "loyalty oath cards," - loyalty to HER.
6) Her church - http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/09/02/palins-church-may-have-sh_n_123205.html
7) Extremist NRA member
8) Believes in Witchcraft and that god tells her what is right and wrong - isn't that (a) what the "enemy" says, and (b) what Bush has said for years?
McCain v. Obama
Economic Stimulus - bailout aside...
McCain - LOWER the tax rate for largest corporations from 35% to 25% (on what is "taxable"). Would remove "barriers" from corporations which prevent them from functioning at their best...
- because this worked so well with the energy industry that we applied these same ideas and methods to other industries. Yes, thanks to Bush and McCain we've already adopted Enron methods to such things as the oil training industry and to the banks! That is continuing to work out well, isn't it??? (BTW - opec cannot pump anymore oil because there is no-where to send it... The real reason prices are so high is because of the market system... speculators rasining the prices? - why yes, because they are ALL speculators - THAT HOW A MARKET SYSTEM WORKS - idiots!)
Obama wants to give tax-cuts to the middle class to inspire healthy economic issues for the MIDDLE CLASS!!!
McCain - LOWER the tax rate for largest corporations from 35% to 25% (on what is "taxable"). Would remove "barriers" from corporations which prevent them from functioning at their best...
- because this worked so well with the energy industry that we applied these same ideas and methods to other industries. Yes, thanks to Bush and McCain we've already adopted Enron methods to such things as the oil training industry and to the banks! That is continuing to work out well, isn't it??? (BTW - opec cannot pump anymore oil because there is no-where to send it... The real reason prices are so high is because of the market system... speculators rasining the prices? - why yes, because they are ALL speculators - THAT HOW A MARKET SYSTEM WORKS - idiots!)
Obama wants to give tax-cuts to the middle class to inspire healthy economic issues for the MIDDLE CLASS!!!
$18,000,000 for 3 weeks on the job?????
WaMu - the largest bank to fail in HISTORY -'s CEO is to earn about $18M for only 3 weeks on the job... Alan Fishman is another bank leader to take a nice severance.
GRANTED - WaMu's debts are now all JPMorgan-Chase's debts, but it still shows how the upper level rich people continue to get richer while the rest of us get sh!t upon. That is what Reaganomics really is - the rich get richer and the rest of us get sh!t on - hopefully there is undigested money in the poo with which we can pay for food.
GRANTED - WaMu's debts are now all JPMorgan-Chase's debts, but it still shows how the upper level rich people continue to get richer while the rest of us get sh!t upon. That is what Reaganomics really is - the rich get richer and the rest of us get sh!t on - hopefully there is undigested money in the poo with which we can pay for food.
And who is this?
This is Miss Misty. She is a 9yr old Black Lab! She's a little overweight; but was spoiled by her previous bipeds. They were an elderly couple who shared their life with her from nearly after her birth - 30 June, 1999. Unfortunately her "father" died from a heart-attack and her "mother" was then put into a nursing home. She was sent to the lab-rescue.
Mari and I adopted her 20 Sept 2008! She's the cutest thing! Whines a little; however, she misses the only bipeds with which she ever lived. Today she had a spay and got a whole bunch of dental work done. The vet said she came out of the surgeries fine and recovered well. We should hopefully be able to pick her up tomorrow and bring her back home!
Misty is actually AKC certified, if anyone is impressed by that. I just find it funny that we now know more about our puppy's bloodline than about our own put together! LOL!
25 September, 2008
Yesterday
Yesterday marked 9 years since Mari and I got married. At that time, I thought I was marring my best-friend. But that would imply that we were as close as we could be. Over the past nine years, we've grown closer together in all ways - not that we ever thought that was possible... I'm looking forward to being together for at least 10 times longer than that, if not longer! I don't know what lies ahead, but I do know that no matter what happens we'll continue to become closer and closer!
God, I love her!
God, I love her!
22 September, 2008
last thought today
Give me LIBERTY or give me DEATH!
This holds true - we've lost more than anyone could know.
The British never gave up their liberties because people were terrorising their nation. The Isrealis haven't give up their OWN liberties because they are being attacked by terrors.
When we took a step backward and ended our freedoms - no matter how small or in our case today - how large - we gave up everything that made us, us. We gave up everything that seperated us from the evil that we were fighting and/or protecting ourselves against.
Wehn we started torturing people we opened not only our military up to tortore and other problems. By doing something completely against all international laws we've opened ourselves up to justification of their attacks and hatred against up, and have opened everyone up to attacks internationally. International law didn't just protect our soldiers under the Geneva conventions, it protected our citizens at large against attack, being held hostage, etc. under the Warsaw Conventions - READ the back of your airline ticket booklets they slide your ticket into - its all in their - usually highlighting what happens to your luggage - protection for your luggage...
This holds true - we've lost more than anyone could know.
The British never gave up their liberties because people were terrorising their nation. The Isrealis haven't give up their OWN liberties because they are being attacked by terrors.
When we took a step backward and ended our freedoms - no matter how small or in our case today - how large - we gave up everything that made us, us. We gave up everything that seperated us from the evil that we were fighting and/or protecting ourselves against.
Wehn we started torturing people we opened not only our military up to tortore and other problems. By doing something completely against all international laws we've opened ourselves up to justification of their attacks and hatred against up, and have opened everyone up to attacks internationally. International law didn't just protect our soldiers under the Geneva conventions, it protected our citizens at large against attack, being held hostage, etc. under the Warsaw Conventions - READ the back of your airline ticket booklets they slide your ticket into - its all in their - usually highlighting what happens to your luggage - protection for your luggage...
Religion
Americans:
60% think that Noah's ark was a true story.
55% think that Angels literally stepped into their lives to save them.
Two studies recently proved that people who are die hard bible bangers (the ones that belive in nothing else and cannot disconnect the real world from their poor thoughts) - no matter which faith (including Judaism and Muslim), etc - are less intelligent and make more errors in judgement. These studies were by a little hole in the wall school in England - Oxford University, and a completly anti-church organization... A school run by the orthodox christian church in the middle east.
I think that these past two elections have proven some of these issues are true!
60% think that Noah's ark was a true story.
55% think that Angels literally stepped into their lives to save them.
Two studies recently proved that people who are die hard bible bangers (the ones that belive in nothing else and cannot disconnect the real world from their poor thoughts) - no matter which faith (including Judaism and Muslim), etc - are less intelligent and make more errors in judgement. These studies were by a little hole in the wall school in England - Oxford University, and a completly anti-church organization... A school run by the orthodox christian church in the middle east.
I think that these past two elections have proven some of these issues are true!
History DOES repeat itself
The Savings and Loan crisis was started by what? Improper leanding for home loans and corruption in the upper levels both brought on by DEREGULATION of the industry. This allowed them to give loans to people who weren't qualified and sell the mortgages easier than in the past. It also allowed the companies to lie to the people and have a plan for a bailout. Who made it happen Neil Bush (supported by his brothers (G.W. and Jeb), and his father (GWH Bush (VP at the time)) AND the Keating Five.
Who were the Keating Five? They were senators who assisted and funnelled money to Charles H. Keating, Jr. chairman of one of the S&Ls. The other leaders of the largest were also supported, however, they only really investigated the one.
Senator John McCain was one of the leaders of these five senators who supported deregulation then and still supports it now... It was completely wrong then and it was done even worse now!
This is precisely what happened in this current issue. They want deregulation until their buddies can profit from a bailout. We must impeach the president, vp, and all his minions who allowed this to happen. We must hold the deregulators accountable and bring this nation back to for the people by the people from being for the rich by the rich...
Who were the Keating Five? They were senators who assisted and funnelled money to Charles H. Keating, Jr. chairman of one of the S&Ls. The other leaders of the largest were also supported, however, they only really investigated the one.
Senator John McCain was one of the leaders of these five senators who supported deregulation then and still supports it now... It was completely wrong then and it was done even worse now!
This is precisely what happened in this current issue. They want deregulation until their buddies can profit from a bailout. We must impeach the president, vp, and all his minions who allowed this to happen. We must hold the deregulators accountable and bring this nation back to for the people by the people from being for the rich by the rich...
http://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1843168,00.html?cnn=yes
Great article about how we're eventually going to turn into France.
"Americans always do the right thing - After they've exhausted every other option," Sir Winston Churchill.
Great article about how we're eventually going to turn into France.
"Americans always do the right thing - After they've exhausted every other option," Sir Winston Churchill.
19 September, 2008
Bush and Hurricanes
Well, it is great to see some things never do change. Katrina was horrible. Then Gustav started to make republicans think that they can brag that they fixed the issues. Now Houston has sat vacant since Ike hit. The Army Reserve had to rescue - THE NATIONAL GUARD of Texas! The weren't prepared! The FEMA office in Houston had to ask local residents for assistance during the storm.
There are several dozen trucks outside the area which have been sitting since before the storm hit waiting to be allowed into the area. They are just sitting there.
This is NO better than what they did in New Orleans. Maybe now I'll stop hearing republicans b!tch!ng that they should have never built in the area.
Yes, they should not have - the French actually used SCIENCE and ENGINEERING to figure out where to put the French quarter - on islands in the mud of the delta... But in Galveston - there is no redeemable properties from an engineering standpoint on which to really build. Half the structures were built on stilts because they flood on a regular - almost yearly - basis!!! Difference is, no-one will complain about them - because they're wealthier.
It was never a RACE thing (although I do think it has something to do with the decisions of this administration - if you can call it that), it IS about wealth - who has it = good, who does not = evil... Very simple philosophy!
There are several dozen trucks outside the area which have been sitting since before the storm hit waiting to be allowed into the area. They are just sitting there.
This is NO better than what they did in New Orleans. Maybe now I'll stop hearing republicans b!tch!ng that they should have never built in the area.
Yes, they should not have - the French actually used SCIENCE and ENGINEERING to figure out where to put the French quarter - on islands in the mud of the delta... But in Galveston - there is no redeemable properties from an engineering standpoint on which to really build. Half the structures were built on stilts because they flood on a regular - almost yearly - basis!!! Difference is, no-one will complain about them - because they're wealthier.
It was never a RACE thing (although I do think it has something to do with the decisions of this administration - if you can call it that), it IS about wealth - who has it = good, who does not = evil... Very simple philosophy!
Current Largest Banks in the World - Thanks Bush
(August 2008)
1) Royal Bank of Scotland - Edinburgh, Independent Scotland - GB
2) UBS - Geneva, Switzerland
3) Citigroup - NYC, NY, USA
4) Barlcays - London, GB
5) HSBC - London, GB
6) ING Group - Amsterdam, Netherlands
7) Deutsche Bank - Frankfort, Germany
8) BNP Paribas - Paris, France
9) Mitsubishi Group - Tokyo, Japan
10) Bank of America - Charlotte, NC, USA
***** Other interesting assets of Corporations:
*) Fannie Mae - 882 BILLION in assets - but we're bailing them out!
*) Freddie Mac - 794 BILLION in assets
*) Lehman Brothers - 691 BILLION in assets - just went chapter 11
1) Royal Bank of Scotland - Edinburgh, Independent Scotland - GB
2) UBS - Geneva, Switzerland
3) Citigroup - NYC, NY, USA
4) Barlcays - London, GB
5) HSBC - London, GB
6) ING Group - Amsterdam, Netherlands
7) Deutsche Bank - Frankfort, Germany
8) BNP Paribas - Paris, France
9) Mitsubishi Group - Tokyo, Japan
10) Bank of America - Charlotte, NC, USA
***** Other interesting assets of Corporations:
*) Fannie Mae - 882 BILLION in assets - but we're bailing them out!
*) Freddie Mac - 794 BILLION in assets
*) Lehman Brothers - 691 BILLION in assets - just went chapter 11
Interesting Fact - Corporate Profits
Highest Profits by Companies (April 2008):
1) 40.61Billion - ExxonMobile - NYC - OIL
2) 31.33Billion - Royal Dutch Shell - Netherlands - OIL
3) 23.30Billion - Gazprom - Russia - OIL (the "evil" monster to Bushie)
4) 22.21Billion - GE Corp - NYC - conglomerate
5) 20.60Billion - Beyond Petroleum - London - GB - OIL
6) 19.24Billion - Total - Paris - OIL
7) 19.13Billion - HSBC - London - Banking
8) 18.69Billion - Chevron - San Ramon, CA - OIL
9) 18.21Billion - PetroChina - Bejeing - OIL
10) 16.96Billion - Microsoft - Redmond, WA - Software
11) 15.37Billion - JPMorgan-Chase - NYC - BANK
12) 14.98Billion - Bank of America - Charlotte, NC - BANK
13) 14.62Billion - Royal Bank of Scotland - Edinborough - BANK
14) 13.99Billion - Toyota Motor Corp - Bunkyo, Japan - Consumer Durables
15) 13.70Billion - ENI - Italy - OIL
16) 13.70Billion - BHP Billton - Melbourne, Australia - Mining (uranium, et al)
1) 40.61Billion - ExxonMobile - NYC - OIL
2) 31.33Billion - Royal Dutch Shell - Netherlands - OIL
3) 23.30Billion - Gazprom - Russia - OIL (the "evil" monster to Bushie)
4) 22.21Billion - GE Corp - NYC - conglomerate
5) 20.60Billion - Beyond Petroleum - London - GB - OIL
6) 19.24Billion - Total - Paris - OIL
7) 19.13Billion - HSBC - London - Banking
8) 18.69Billion - Chevron - San Ramon, CA - OIL
9) 18.21Billion - PetroChina - Bejeing - OIL
10) 16.96Billion - Microsoft - Redmond, WA - Software
11) 15.37Billion - JPMorgan-Chase - NYC - BANK
12) 14.98Billion - Bank of America - Charlotte, NC - BANK
13) 14.62Billion - Royal Bank of Scotland - Edinborough - BANK
14) 13.99Billion - Toyota Motor Corp - Bunkyo, Japan - Consumer Durables
15) 13.70Billion - ENI - Italy - OIL
16) 13.70Billion - BHP Billton - Melbourne, Australia - Mining (uranium, et al)
03 September, 2008
Another Great Family Car
The 2009 Porsche Panamera! Four Door with Porsche Power! YAY! :) $100,000++++ BOOO! :(
01 September, 2008
Palm Trees are bad, ummmm kay!
http://www.aspca.org/aspcablog/2008/08/popular-plant-is-downright-dangerous-to.html
Useful info - keep puppies away from Palms...
Useful info - keep puppies away from Palms...
National Canine Research Council
http://www.abanet.org/tips/market/vick.pdf
This could be interesting. The ASPCA has been invited to speak, et al... So it should be both sided...
Arse hole = Michael Vick... :{
This could be interesting. The ASPCA has been invited to speak, et al... So it should be both sided...
Arse hole = Michael Vick... :{
Where's Bushie????
Bushie flew to Texas to run the disaster status for Gustav from his ranch. Nice to see somethings don't change - I'm afraid of change... Ever since he took office he's run to that stinking ranch for everything... Maybe he'll give a press conference and then let us watch as hits a drive again!
ASPCA and Gustav
ASPCA and hurricane response.
http://www.aspca.org/aspcablog/2008/08/hurricane-gustav-update-aspca-helps.html
Poor puppies! :'(
http://www.aspca.org/aspcablog/2008/08/hurricane-gustav-update-aspca-helps.html
Poor puppies! :'(
29 August, 2008
Obama - Biden
WOOHOO! This is finally a team people can get behind and really want to work for and with! Both bring essential portions to the table... I think that they should start to name or rather hint at people for their cabinet! My quick thoughts are listed in order of successsion...
1) ? - Secretary of State (Joe Wilson?)
2) Mark Warner - Secretary of Treasury
3) Wesley Clark - Secretary of Defense
4) Attorney General
5) Bill Richardson - Secretary of Interior
6) Brian Schweitzer - Secretary of Agriculture (MT Governor)
7) - Secretary of Commerce
8) - Secretary of Labor
9) Dr. Robert Wah - Secretary of Health and Human Services (AMA-assn)
10) Dennis Kucinich - Secretary of Housing and Urban Development
11) - Secretary of Transportation (Ann Hunnicutt - Virginians for High speed rail)
12) Nancy Floyd - Secretary of Energy (ACORE board member) T. Boone Pickens???
13) Peter H. Bell - Secretary of Education (autismspeaks.org)
14) Patrick Murphy - Secretary of Veterens Affairs
15) - Secretary of Homeland Security
*) Russ Feingold - Secretary of Environment
Clinton? - She needs to stay in the Senate and work dilligently to keep the changes moving through! She can pick up and help carry the mantle which is Kennedy's.
1) ? - Secretary of State (Joe Wilson?)
2) Mark Warner - Secretary of Treasury
3) Wesley Clark - Secretary of Defense
4) Attorney General
5) Bill Richardson - Secretary of Interior
6) Brian Schweitzer - Secretary of Agriculture (MT Governor)
7) - Secretary of Commerce
8) - Secretary of Labor
9) Dr. Robert Wah - Secretary of Health and Human Services (AMA-assn)
10) Dennis Kucinich - Secretary of Housing and Urban Development
11) - Secretary of Transportation (Ann Hunnicutt - Virginians for High speed rail)
12) Nancy Floyd - Secretary of Energy (ACORE board member) T. Boone Pickens???
13) Peter H. Bell - Secretary of Education (autismspeaks.org)
14) Patrick Murphy - Secretary of Veterens Affairs
15) - Secretary of Homeland Security
*) Russ Feingold - Secretary of Environment
Clinton? - She needs to stay in the Senate and work dilligently to keep the changes moving through! She can pick up and help carry the mantle which is Kennedy's.
12 August, 2008
Interesting Health Food Info
From an article in the September 2008 National Geographic Magazine...
Yale University came up with a ranking system for foods. They rank them from 0 to 100 - based on nutrients, health benefits, health problems, etc. Interesting what happens when you weigh the benefits v. drawbacks of everything... Here is a partial list...
100 Broccoli
100 Blueberries
082 Brown Rice
082 Raw Pecans
082 Raw Almonds
082 Salmon (Sockeye)
075 Shrimp (minus the butter)
057 White Rice
056 Club Soda
055 2% Lowfat Milk
052 Whole Milk
044 NY Strip Steak
043 Plain Vanilla Yogurt
038 Skinless Chicken Breasts
025 Hamburger (75% fat free)
015 Diet Soda
011 Pretzel Sticks
001 Soda
001 Popsicle
Yale University came up with a ranking system for foods. They rank them from 0 to 100 - based on nutrients, health benefits, health problems, etc. Interesting what happens when you weigh the benefits v. drawbacks of everything... Here is a partial list...
100 Broccoli
100 Blueberries
082 Brown Rice
082 Raw Pecans
082 Raw Almonds
082 Salmon (Sockeye)
075 Shrimp (minus the butter)
057 White Rice
056 Club Soda
055 2% Lowfat Milk
052 Whole Milk
044 NY Strip Steak
043 Plain Vanilla Yogurt
038 Skinless Chicken Breasts
025 Hamburger (75% fat free)
015 Diet Soda
011 Pretzel Sticks
001 Soda
001 Popsicle
10 August, 2008
We all knew it would happen ...
Clinton was used in a McCain ad. To all those who said her negative ads would not do any harm in the general election - I say foo-ee to you.
We all knew it would be used against Obama in the general election - the party leaders told her to stop to no avail.
http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/08/08/2328204.htm
I believe this is what prompted the princess to go out and campaign for the first time on behalf of Obama later.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/7550501.stm
I'm still worried what the ego-maniacs are going to do at the Convention. With Bill steping up just before Obama, who knows what his senial self will say.
We all knew it would be used against Obama in the general election - the party leaders told her to stop to no avail.
http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/08/08/2328204.htm
I believe this is what prompted the princess to go out and campaign for the first time on behalf of Obama later.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/7550501.stm
I'm still worried what the ego-maniacs are going to do at the Convention. With Bill steping up just before Obama, who knows what his senial self will say.
Sad news this week in the Auto-World!
Andrea Pininfarina died in a scooter accident.
His scooter was hit by a car just outside Turin on Wednesday. He died instantly. Mr. Pininfarina was the head of a design group which worked for Ferrari, Maserati, Volvo (all the newer designs which are not boxy), Fiat and others...
He was 51.
His scooter was hit by a car just outside Turin on Wednesday. He died instantly. Mr. Pininfarina was the head of a design group which worked for Ferrari, Maserati, Volvo (all the newer designs which are not boxy), Fiat and others...
He was 51.
Finally a report against the occupation...
Of Northern Ireland.
http://www.rte.ie/news/2008/0529/northpolitics.html?rss
An official report was announced in May that would outline the British acts when it "operated outside the law" in Northern Ireland. One can only hope it would detail how most of the attacks pinned to the I R A where really done by the Brits - including an attack at Parliment in London that killed to MPs.
But hey, they're still better than us.
http://www.rte.ie/news/2008/0529/northpolitics.html?rss
An official report was announced in May that would outline the British acts when it "operated outside the law" in Northern Ireland. One can only hope it would detail how most of the attacks pinned to the I R A where really done by the Brits - including an attack at Parliment in London that killed to MPs.
But hey, they're still better than us.
Poor Girl ....
"Talula Does The Hula From Hawaii" was her name.
http://www.rte.ie/news/2008/0724/newzealand.html
There were some other interesting names identified in New Zealand for children over the past few years. Benson and Hedges for twins; Number 16 Bus Shelter were my favorites.
http://www.rte.ie/news/2008/0724/newzealand.html
There were some other interesting names identified in New Zealand for children over the past few years. Benson and Hedges for twins; Number 16 Bus Shelter were my favorites.
A true King in the making...
Prince William has now served on the front line in Afghanistan - didn't want to leave, but a tabloid publishing his picture and location made it impossible for him to stay.He has also served with the Navy in the Atlantic stopping drug traffickers.
Now he is en-route to serving a stint in the SAS - the special forces of the Brits. Probably going to be in Iraq, as they aren't operating anywhere else full force lately - at least anywhere where they'd want to send the future king. Northern Ireland - they deny working there, and other areas are too "boring."
What did his dad do? Well he served on a Naval research vessel thru his entire military stint. Harry is following slightly in his brother's footsteps. (above in a borrowed uniform from William when his was lost in Heathrow's Terminal 5)...
Wall-E for real???
Well, your tax dollars at work - they're creating a Wall-E - well actually just another tool to help save soldiers in dangerous situations... http://www.army.mil/-news/2008/08/07/11513-soldiers-test-fcs-equipment-in-culminating-exercise/
But looked familiar to me when I saw it.
SciFi's Universal Translator is now a reality
http://www.army.mil/-news/2008/07/30/11339-new-tool-may-enhance-the-way-soldiers-communicate-with-locals-in-theater/
Created to assist troops in communicating with civilians in the field, this devise will help ease the way we communicate with the world... It should also eliminate the need for not-always-friendly translators who could have their own agenda.
Created to assist troops in communicating with civilians in the field, this devise will help ease the way we communicate with the world... It should also eliminate the need for not-always-friendly translators who could have their own agenda.
02 August, 2008
Quote of the Day
"Let it not deceive you that those who are bent on denying the truth seem to be able to do as they please on earth"
-Quran (3:196)
-Quran (3:196)
01 August, 2008
General Motors posts a slight loss....
OF nearly $16.5 billion for one quarter! That's a loss which occured over only three months! Not that they're going to seriously do anything about it - other than close some factories and layoff a good portion of their white-collar workers. Some of which are in the research / design departments!
Those are the people that they should have kept and put to work on alternative fuels and other ideas to move forward, oh well...
Those are the people that they should have kept and put to work on alternative fuels and other ideas to move forward, oh well...
Arctic Ice Shelf Cracks and some ice falls into the sea.
20 square kilometers of the Artic ice shelf have fallen into the ocean. This area is in the form of two chucks - making up the largest amount in more than 5 years.
BUT global warming is not occuring.
BUT global warming is not occuring.
-456 degrees F / -271 degrees C
Now that's COLD - almost as cold as a winter in the northeast... At this temperature Helium forms a super-liquid that conduct heat away from the magnets which will be submerged in the material quicker than anything else...
It's what one of the most expensive devices on the planet and this is the last step in the process to begin it's true existence... The Large Hadron Collider (LHC) was created to find the Higgs boson - the "god particle." But this name comes from it's importance in the "standard model." That silly idea that people have about physics and chemistry which relies upon "uncertainty principles," and laws which cannot be proved to be true everywhere.
AT least this is being done under the Swiss / French Alps in the CERN facility that they've been building for the past 3+ years. It is a 27 kilometer tunnel underground!!!
It's what one of the most expensive devices on the planet and this is the last step in the process to begin it's true existence... The Large Hadron Collider (LHC) was created to find the Higgs boson - the "god particle." But this name comes from it's importance in the "standard model." That silly idea that people have about physics and chemistry which relies upon "uncertainty principles," and laws which cannot be proved to be true everywhere.
AT least this is being done under the Swiss / French Alps in the CERN facility that they've been building for the past 3+ years. It is a 27 kilometer tunnel underground!!!
MARS - interesting findings recently
Recenly, new data has proven what many scientists and "off-the-wall" folks have been saying for years. That Mars was a water covered planet and that something came along and changed this - i.e. something smacked into the side of the planet and caused the water to evaporate and cause the one side of the planet to look different than the other.
In addition NASA has stated that asparagus (my least favorite veggie) could grow in the Martian soil. Showing yet again that there was water, nutrients in the soil, and other facts which could have led to actual life on the planet...
http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/07/17/2306320.htm
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/7473128.stm
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/7477310.stm
I just find it a little interesting that these theories have been around for years and that parts of it are being proven finally. I long thought that it was odd that the astroid belt is in our system. All other areas formed into planets or were destroyed long ago. But the astroids in the belt are large enough to appear "recent." A large strike of some object onto Mars could have formed this belt and could also have formed other anomolies throughout the solar system...
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/7511523.stm
Just some interesting thoughts to ponder! Map below is from... The USGS!
US planned to test Sarin and VX on "diggers"
The United States planned to test at least Sarin and VX nerve agents on Australian troops as recently as the 1960s. This was released by the Australian Defence Department who was recently notified of the declassified information by the USDoD.
We're such wonderful people, aren't we - you don't need to be an enemy to have items used against you. This ranks up there with the radioactive tests on our own troops, and on our own cities from 1940's thru to the late 1980's. During which time, they dropped radioactive debris on such small towns as Miami, OK City, LA, NY, among others. - JUST to see how many more people would go to the ER comapred to the week prior to the drop.
21 July, 2008
"Do you want to see a magic trick,"
I'll make this pencil disappear! One of the best motion pictures I've seen in a while! Great acting, great script, great effects, just great... 20 July, 2008
I don't know why...
BUT I really like this guy! He's just so emotional and dog/human-esque... One of the best movies I'ven't seen yet fully. I voted on it in one of the Inbox Dollers surveys nearly a year ago and since then I cannot seem to get this little guy out of my head.Even to the point where I yelled "Hi Wall-E" and waved when we passed his billboard on the way to Pinki and the Brain's...
16 July, 2008
14 July, 2008
This Bud is no more.
Amheiser-Bush is no more. It is being bought out by InBev SA. Diageo is the only other majority share holder of the company and will more than likely end up with partial ownership of InBev SA. (Diageo is the company name Guinness took when they started to purchase food companies - Jolly Green Giant, BK (at one point), General Mills, etc...)...
Only $52billion!
http://www.cbc.ca/money/story/2008/07/14/inbev-busch.html?ref=rss
Only $52billion!
http://www.cbc.ca/money/story/2008/07/14/inbev-busch.html?ref=rss
World's Oldest Blogger is dead
She lived to 108 and blogged nearly every day, but she passed away late last week. :(
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/7505029.stm
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/7505029.stm
The New Yorker - a conservative rag - NO REALLY?
I wonder who they're supporting in the election. A'holes. This goes to prove that the take-over of the media is nearly complete. The New Yorker, as conservative as it is, hasn't put a political leader running for election on the cover ever - as far as I know.Great. Reinforce what the damn red-necked stupid idiots of the nation already think!
Quote of the Day
"You are dipping your bucket into my deep well of ignorance."
---> The Colonel that runs our division.
---> The Colonel that runs our division.
09 July, 2008
**** - First Female Four Star General EVER
Bush nominated the first female to become a full General Officer (Four Stars) this week. Interestingly enough, everyone I heard discussing it didn't care that she was a she, just that steps were cut along the promotion line... She didn't hold the Lt. General position for the length of time typically expected.Lt. General Dunwoody (***) was nominated to serve has the head of the Army's supply arm. Her nomination now goes before the Senate for approval.
She has held the title of highest ranking female in the military in the past when she obtained her third star in 2005 from Major General (**).
It has been said that this is an effort to show Republicans favorably in the eyes of females who were looking at Hillary in the past...
07 July, 2008
interesting read
http://www.fas.org/irp/offdocs/eo/eo-13286.htm
EO 13286
Executive Order 13286 - Amendment of Executive Orders, and Other Actions, in Connection With the Transfer of Certain Functions to the Secretary of Homeland Security
EO 13286
Executive Order 13286 - Amendment of Executive Orders, and Other Actions, in Connection With the Transfer of Certain Functions to the Secretary of Homeland Security
Quote of the Day
Something for the current and future Administrations to think about....
"In our every deliberation, we MUST consider the impacts of our decisions upon the next seven generations."
---> Iroquois Confederation Law
"In our every deliberation, we MUST consider the impacts of our decisions upon the next seven generations."
---> Iroquois Confederation Law
02 July, 2008
New Animals at the National ZOO! CUTE!
http://www.nbc4.com/slideshow/news/16773806/detail.html
New additions to the National Zoo!!!
New additions to the National Zoo!!!
:) :) GREAT NEWS :) :) - aaaAAAAAHHHHhhhh!
"Tweak?"
"aaaHHHHHHHHHaaaahhhhh!"
"Come into the kitchen with mommy and daddy and have some coffee..."
It was announced two weeks ago that drinking copious amounts of coffee may actually be good for you! It can help people with heart issues and help others avoid gaining such problems. I think this is the greatest news!!!
View article...
Cars - who's winning?
GM - way down
Chrysler - down
Ford - down
Toyota - RECORD SALES!
Let's see. Could it because up until the past two weeks the US automakers denied alternatives to the normal internal combustion engine? Could it be because although GM had the ultimate car they destroyed the program - the EV1...? Could it be because they've been loosing their strangle hold on patents for alternative energy vehicles - thanks to Clinton?
I don't know - maybe it was just luck. That's probably what McBush thinks.
Chrysler - down
Ford - down
Toyota - RECORD SALES!
Let's see. Could it because up until the past two weeks the US automakers denied alternatives to the normal internal combustion engine? Could it be because although GM had the ultimate car they destroyed the program - the EV1...? Could it be because they've been loosing their strangle hold on patents for alternative energy vehicles - thanks to Clinton?
I don't know - maybe it was just luck. That's probably what McBush thinks.
Supreme Court Ruling :(
Not to bring "Star Wars" into the real world - but since our administration brought "24" into it... I constantly think of the line just before Darth Vader is named...
"A trial would be a joke. He controls the courts. He controls the Senate- - He's too dangerous to be left" ... well you know how it SHOULD END!!!
The Supreme Court also slashed the ruling against Exxon for the Valdez oil spill from 1989. They determined SOMEHOW that it was a CONSTITUTIONAL ISSUE (as that's all they can rule upon) to have Exxon pay out $2.5 billion for the damages. This amount did NOT pay even part of the clean-up costs...
Only thing that would have made this even slightly bearable is if it was the Exxon Condoleezza Rice. How many people do you know that have an oil tanker named for them???
Supreme Court Ruling :(
Human season is now open again in DC. The only thing slowing the shootings has been the hand-gun ban. It allowed police the ability to conduct more detailed searches, and get the weapons out of the hands of people quickly. It isn't like people can HUNT in DC. It isn't like there is a real need for these weapons. I predict that what will happen is an arms race between the cops and the "robbers." Probably not as bad as it was in LA during the 80's, but perhaps pretty heated. The gangs had a lot more money then and could afford weapons that third-world nations could not afford on the open market...
Some of the silliness of the argument probably comes from capitolization; however, this wasn't even brought up during the case and some of the idiots on the bench didn't even recognize the entire writing of it in either form... Although the court cited the House/Senate version...AS PASSED BY THE HOUSE AND THE SENATE:
"A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed."
AS PASSED BY THE STATES:
"A well regulated militia being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the People to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed."
Fuel Prices - again
Well, April 1999 it is not... $18/barrel - we could only wish!!!! It reached $144!
Which means that Gas has almost surpased $6/gallon for "regular." In the USA!!!
Which means that Gas has almost surpased $6/gallon for "regular." In the USA!!!
01 July, 2008
NYC's Big Memorial Pit!
Imagine only having enough money to order one type of pizza, if you will. No imagine having to satisfy thousands of people with this decision - IMPOSSIBLE.
This is what the problem is with what the Architectural Institute of America calls the number one eye-sore in the US. There are too many people with too many ideas and putting up too many blockades. They will now reap the benefit of their stupidity - have nothing to remember their loved ones...
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/7483590.stm
As of yesterday, 30 June, the planning budget came to a grinding hault. So it would appear that we will have this wonderful reminder of what happened forever engrained into the ground in NYC...
Another strike against our Leaderless Feader - GWB... Idiot. He should have stepped forward and put some effort into making sure that this did not happen...
Quotes for today.
"He who knows nothing is nearer to the truth than he whose mind is full of falsehoods and errors."
---> Thomas Jefferson c. 1780's foretelling of G.W. Bush
"Although it is not true that all conservatives are stupid, it IS true that most stupid people are conservatives."
---> John Stewart Mill c. 1860's describing ALL conservatives
---> Thomas Jefferson c. 1780's foretelling of G.W. Bush
"Although it is not true that all conservatives are stupid, it IS true that most stupid people are conservatives."
---> John Stewart Mill c. 1860's describing ALL conservatives
History of Ships named NY
Some useless facts about ships named "USS NEW YORK". Interesting how a particular date comes up often in their histories.
The most recent one, LPD-21, will be the 6th ship to have the name USS NEW YORK. (that was commissioned and used in the Navy). Steel from the World Trade Center was used to cast the bow of this ship. The steel of course became available after 11 September 2001. The steel was poured into the bow of the ship on 11 September 2004 (in a ceremony), the day after it was laid down. It was christened 1 March, 2008 and will be Commissioned on 11 September 2009!
* USS NEW YORK CITY, SSN-696 was a nuclear submarine, commissioned March 1979 and decomissioned in April 1997.
5) USS NEW YORK, BB34 was laid down on 11 September 1911 by the Brooklyn Ship Yards - received three battle stars for service in WW II and served in WW I. Survived the Bikini Atoll attacks but was sunk in mid-September 1948 during extensive testing of new weapons.
4) USS NEW YORK, ACR2 was laid down on 11 September 1890 by the Philadelphia Ship Yards - served in many wars. Was renamed the Saratoga in 1911 (see above)... Was decommissioned in 1933 and scuttled in December 1941 to avoid Japanese Capture.
*) A screw sloop was named the USS NEW YORK briefly between being laid down and leaving the stocks; however, it was renamed the Ontario when sold.
3) USS NEW YORK was a 74-gun firgate laid down in 1820 and burned before launch in 1861.
2) USS NEW YORK was a 36-gun frigate built in 1800 and burned by the British on 11 September 1814.
1) USS NEW YORK was a gondola built in 1776 which fought in the Battle of Valcour Island (11 October, 1776).
20 June, 2008
The TLC Rocks!!!
The NYC TLC - Taxi Limousine Commission (TLC) - revised their new ruling for the change-over to alternate fuel vehicles... They changed the date to 30 September 2008!!!! The new rules state (within about 50 pages)... Bad part of it is that a medallion (the badge on the top of the hood - TLC license) fee will now be $300,000 / car, but the good news is ... ... ..."Below is a list of the only approved vehicles that may be hacked up as medallion taxicabs AFTER September 30, 2008, the effective date of the TLC’s new rules requiring that vehicles achieve a minimum of 25 mpg (city):
2008-Lexus RX400h-26mpg city
2008-09-Toyota Camry Hybrid-33 mpg city
2008-09-Toyota Prius-48 mpg city
2008-09-Toyota Highlander Hybrid-(4WD)-27 mpg City
2008-09-Saturn Vue Greenline-25 mpg
2008-09-Nissan Altima Hybrid-35mpg city
2008-09-Ford Escape Hybrid-2wd-34mpg city
2008-09-Mercury Mariner Hybrid-awd-29mpg"
That is great. After 30 September 2008, no-one can put a cab into service without it being a hybrid. WITH EXCEPTION for wheelchair access. The old gas-guzzlers will disappear. Many cabbies pushed the TLC to move-up the date so that they can use these new options - since many are independent owner-operators they've been feeling the pinch of the gas prices.
Other good news is that many hybrids will begin to be seen for dirt-cheap money in the next few years with 500,000+ miles on them...
Here are some photos of the only approved cars:
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