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Conservative Supreme Court Judge Scalia just died. Now Obama will appoint some total Socialist America hater to be on our Supreme Court, and four of the nine judges are already Libtards with serious bias. This is very very bad. I’ve been worried that on of the Justices would die before that Black POS left office, and sure as hell. I just hope our Republican-controlled Congress doesn’t get bought off and that Obama’s efforts are blocked.
Newsmax, Fox and all of them keep posting articles claiming Jeb Bush said this, that or the other, or Jeb Bush did this or that. Someone needs to send them a memo: Jeb Bush is dead. There is no Jeb Bush. What there is, is echoes, re-played sound bites, “I thought just now, I saw something move”, things like that. Rustlings of the wind. There is no Jeb Bush. He’s dead as a candidate, he has as much chance of becoming President as I do, and we all know what that means. It would be like writing in Jesus Christ on the ballot. No chance.
Stop posting Jeb Bush stories. Fuck him. He’s dead. Kiss the coffin lid, play “Taps”, lower it down and shovel in the dirt. He’s fucking DEAD. Enough already.
The current ratio of boys to girls in the 16-17 year old age group in Sweden is now 123 boys to 100 girls. Why? Because asylum seekers who enter at age 16 without an adult get tons of welfare benefits plus the right to have their family join them, and they’re swarming in.
There’s a report now that about 100 Swedish men in Stockholm have formed a gang that goes around attacking migrants. They’ve been distributing leaflets on Friday evening with the slogan “It’s enough now!”, and threatened to give “the North African street children who are roaming around” the “punishment they deserve.” They’ve also been getting into street fights with police.
“Spokeswoman Towe Haegg told Swedish radio police had not received any reports of violence against people from migrant backgrounds”, according to BBC News, which is flatly Socialist bullshit, because many young migrants are reporting now that they’ve been attacked. I reported earlier of Swedish Interior Minister Anders Ygeman’s announcement that 80,000 of these migrants were being deported after their applications were rejected, and I wondered what was behind that. Now I have a better picture of this. When large gangs of Swedes start going around beating up the migrants, fighting the police and demanding an end to the influx of unwanted Muslims, that gets the politicians attention.
The problem is that the 80,000 represents only half of those let in, and that’s not going to appease the young Swedish Vikings, who want them all out. Well, Sweden, home of ancestral marauders, is the best of all places in Europe for the riots to begin and spread out from. Godspeed, go get ‘em, boys.
Back in the 50′s, sci-fi writer Arthur C. Clarke wrote a novel called Childhood’s End, which I recall reading years ago and Hollywood finally got around to making a movie about it 60 years later.
Basically, this race of galactic “Supervisors” comes to Earth who look exactly like our worst vision of demonic Satans, bat-wings, red skins, tails, cloven hooves, the whole bit, but are actually very kind and advance beings. They pretty much take over, end war, cure diseases and so forth. They also dispel most people’s belief in religion, since Clarke, the author, was an atheist of sorts. As the story goes (spoiler alert here) after some time here where they’ve given Man a golden age of peace, it turns out that all the children have mutated, “evolved” into all having a hive mind, and all the kids join the Collective Consciousness Of The Universe and literally float up into the sky and away to somewhere that’s not here, in a kind of parody of the Christian belief in a “rapture”, where in the “end days” all the believers ascend like that, literally into the heavens, and all those who never bought into the superstition are left here on Earth to suffer the supposed tortures of the damned.
Then, the head supervisor announces that no more children will ever be born on Earth, and leaves. After about 90 years all the people have died and the Earth self-destructs in a big explosion.
The whole point of the story is that humanity has evolved with the help of these Supervisors, and all those children who joined the Collective Consciousness will make the Universe a better place, or some such. Do I have problems with this tale? Yes indeed, I do. One of the comments made in the movie was that life is energy, and when a body stops living that energy has to go somewhere, implying that the life energy of the children would live on as part of the Collective Consciousness. Really? When a spinning wheel slows down and stops, does it’s energy continue on? No. Is that a good analogy? Yes. There is no soul. When the brain dies, there’s no more consciousness. All gone.
Next, what about all the animals on Earth? All the billions of other creatures, many of which are very intelligent, they all have to get blown up and killed because humanity has ended? They don’t count? Wow, some benevolent “Supervisors”, huh? Destroy the planet, for what? That was stupid.
I did like one part of the movie, the one where people stopped having children. That was good, and about Arthur C. Clarke, the author, while he was never convicted of pedophilia, his writing sometimes was very suggestive of a desire to have sex with children. No wonder he’s popular in Hollywood.
Putin and Erdogan have been responding back and forth to each others comments and moves, and it’s not what they say but the way in which they say it that reveals, to me anyway, where they’re really at.
Putin has been yanking the economic rug out from under the feet of Turkey and Erdogan’s political strength. If Turkey suffers too much from Erdogans foolishness, I would expect to see him removed from office ala Mohammad Morsi style in Egypt, with riots, civil unrest and demonstrations. I’m calling it foolishness now because of what the tone of his responses reveals to me.
Putin has done the following so far: Sent in anti-missile missile batteries, jamming systems, a guided missile cruiser, bomber escorts and Electronic Surveillance aircraft, all for one purpose, to counter Turkish military and even attack it if needed. He has cut off all economic exchange between the two countries, confiscated huge amounts of imported Turkish foods, banned further tourism into Turkey, stopped all commercial traffic into Russia from Turkey, blocked all Turkish services from operating in Russia and requested that all Russians now in Turkey return to Russia. This brings to an abrupt halt over half of Turkey’s economy. He’s also blocked all communication with Erdogan, making it impossible for Erdogan to try to reach some sort of private deal. Think on that one. Erdogan either does a very public and humiliating mea culpa or watches as his country’s economy suddenly crashes. No doubt more sanctions are coming. All of this could have been avoided by Erdogan if he’d apologized for attacking the Russian jet as Putin initially demanded.
Erdogan’s response is to refuse to apologize, but says he hopes to speak with Putin at the global climate summit that begins in Paris on Nov. 30. That’s it, nothing else. Putin is wiping his ass with Erdogan’s face, and Erdogan is cavilling and wanting to talk. This is why I think what Erdogan did was foolish, and not well planned.
I think that Obama told Erdogan that shooting down a Russian bomber would be a good way to get Putin to back off of his attacks on those fighting against Assad, gave him the flight info that Russia had provided the US of their aircraft flight paths, and Erdogan went for it. Now Erdogan is in the soup and looking for a way out without making himself look like an idiot by apologizing.
The thing is, Erdogan is totally in the wrong, and I applaud Putin for not taking a diplomatic approach to this assault. Turkey under Erdogan has gone from being secular to being Islamist, and has become a real trouble-maker in the region. If this does expand into a war between Russia and Turkey, that’s a good thing. France, Germany and England are all aligning with Russia RIGHT NOW, and if Obama tries to get our troops to fight our allies, our Congress will finally unite regardless of party to prevent it.
There’s only one more move by Putin before actual war begins between Russia and Turkey, so watch for it, and that’s if Putin ORDERS all Russians to leave Turkey. If he does, expect a major Russian attack on Turkey’s military and infrastructure to commence within a few days afterward.
There was a time when Americans were proud of our Postal system. It operated at a loss, we all knew that, but that was okay because our government supported it with some of our tax dollars, and we were fine with that. The first stamps ever issued in the US cost 5 cents and 10 cents, but it wasn’t long before the system was sophisticated enough that letters only cast 3 cents to mail, and the price stayed at 3 cents right up to 1958 when the price finally went up a penny to 4 cents. Now it’s 49 cents, because our government no longer backs up and supports our postal service.
That’s because some of our shitheel politicians decided that our postal system needed to be self-supporting, so instead of being a boon to small businesses and a popular way to communicate with others, it’s become a prohibitive expense for small businesses who do business through the mails. The many services it used to provide are being steadily cut. You go into a post office today and what you see on the wall are about 20 different kinds of folding boxes and envelopes and every one is for Priority Mail, with the cheapest one over $5.00. I went to our local post office this morning to mail a thin stack of 20 pages of printer paper, and needed a manila envelope, but they no longer sold those. However, I could buy a white paper envelope for “only” $2.19.
I’ve been getting more outraged with our goddam fucking ripoff postal service lately as it is, but a fucking envelope for fucking $2.19 seriously pissed me off. I left, went to a local Dollar store and bought 6 fucking envelopes for ONE fucking dollar, that’s 18 cents apiece INCLUDING the insane fucking 8 cents sales tax, went back to the fucking post office and sent the thing Media Mail, which is the cheapest rate available and it still cost me goddam near 3 fucking dollars. Yeah, I’m pissed off about it. Those lickers of dogs assholes in Wash. DC just pissed away $500,000,000 to supposedly train 5 Syrians, count them, FIVE, to fight ISIS, but they can’t spend 10 cents to support our postal system, improve our schools, rebuild our bridges or do any other thing that might actually BENEFIT AMERICANS.
FUCK OUR GOVERNMENT and the assholes they all rode in on.
Every once in a while I just have to play this, 13 year old Melissa Venema playing Il Silenzio in concert, (or here) as the Dutch commemorate the deaths each year of all those Allied soldiers who died for their freedom from the Nazis. Dutch Liberation Day, May 5th, 2008. This is some beautiful music, well worth a listen.
From Wikipedia: “In a cemetery about six miles from the Dutch city of Maastricht lie buried 8,301 American soldiers who died in “Operation Market Garden” in the battles to liberate the Netherlands in the fall and winter of 1944–5. Everyone of the men buried in the cemetery, as well as those in the Canadian and British military cemeteries has been adopted by a Dutch family who tend the grave and keep alive the memory of the soldier they have adopted. It is the custom to keep a portrait of “their” foreign soldier in a place of honour in their home. Annually on “Liberation Day”, Memorial Services are held for the men who died to liberate the Netherlands. The day concludes with a concert, at which “Il Silenzio” has always been the concluding piece.
In 2008 the soloist was a 13-year-old Dutch girl, Melissa Venema, backed by André Rieu and the Royal Orchestra of the Netherlands.”
The UK Telegraph is reporting that the United States negotiating team in Iran is actually there to aid Iran and promote their nuclear program.
A close media aide to Hassan Rouhani, the Iranian president, has sought political asylum in Switzerland after travelling to Lausanne to cover the nuclear talks between Tehran and the West. Amir Hossein Motaghi, who managed public relations for Mr Rouhani during his 2013 election campaign, was said by Iranian news agencies to have quit his job at the Iran Student Correspondents Association (ISCA).
He then appeared on an opposition television channel based in London to say he no longer saw any “sense” in his profession as a journalist as he could only write what he was told. “The US negotiating team are mainly there to speak on Iran’s behalf with other members of the 5+1 countries and convince them of a deal,” he said.
This man was an important person in Iran and if he says that our people are there to promote Iran’s nuclear program, I believe him.
This is surely enraging Saudi Arabia and the other OPEC nations, who have already been unhappy with Obama over Iran and feel that he’s being a traitor. He was raised as a Sunni Muslim like them, not a Shiite like the Iranians, and allowing Iran to have any sort of nuclear program is a danger to all the OPEC nations, but particularly to Saudi Arabia, which is the sworn enemy of the Rouhani regime.
LATEST UPDATE: Exactly as I’ve suspected, and said so, all that junk that’s been spotted floating around on the ocean is just that, debris from ships and other floating trash and not one single piece came from the missing jetliner, which is now undoubtedly well hidden somewhere in the Middle East and getting refitted for a nuclear weapon.
UPDATE: Days later, still waiting. All this time and not one piece of debris plucked from the ocean. The stuff the Chinese spotted via their satellites has been passed by with no comment, so that was just floating junk. Now they’re searching some 600 – 700 miles farther on, the seas are calm, but still no news. Why not? No doubt because that stuff is just more junk. My money is still on that jet landing in Pakistan or Afghanistan.
Each day I check the news for something, anything new, about that missing Malaysian jetliner, and the news is just fading away. When the Malaysians announced that they were certain it had crashed in the Indian Ocean, that seemed to satisfy the media and they’ve moved on to other stories. The Chinese, however, are as dissatisfied as I am over Malaysia’s claim and are demanding to see all the evidence that Malaysia has.
Large pieces of some sort of debris were spotted in the Indian Ocean by surveillance satellites. When we look at anything on this planet via satellite we can determine within a few feet exactly where it is. We can get instant GPS coordinates. So I would like to know why, of all that junk they spotted in the water, that not one single piece has been reported on as having been found even though dozens of ships went to the spots where they were? That makes no sense at all unless none of it was debris from the airplane and they know more than they want to tell. Because if any of that stuff HAD been from the airplane it would have been announced immediately.
In other words, I don’t believe that none of the searchers found any of those pieces spotted by satellite. They had to have found at least a few.
An airplane that size with so many people on board carries a huge amount of luggage and a lot of that luggage floats. Wing sections float. All the seat cushions float. Bodies float. There’s an oil slick and a fuel slick. When jets crash into the ocean, there’s a huge debris field, stuff is everywhere. Yet there’s no debris field.
Where’s the airplane?
Because Dead Pres. Nixon “opened” China to western commerce, an act which I and many others considered insane at the time, China did exactly as we expected them to. The new prosperity we gave to China resulted in many things, the decline of our own manufacturing centers along with the loss of millions of jobs, the collapse of our economy and the huge advance of the Chinese economy. By moving so much of our manufacturing over there and selling the Chinese so much of our advanced technology, they now have succeeded in building a superfast intercontinental ballistic missile that travels at 10 times the speed of sound and can maneuver in flight, and is intended solely to zip past our defenses and blow us to Hell and gone.
After all, once our economy is totally wrecked, what further use are we to them except a good place to put a lot of excess population after they kill us all off?
In about 6 days, maybe sooner. Leaving in the morning for a trip to Arizona. Have fun while I’m gone, stay out of trouble, don’t forget to do your homework and keep the place clean until I get back, okay?
Every once in awhile, a discovery is made that has to make politics take a back seat, at least for a day.
Back in 2005, 8 years ago, paleontologists discovered SOFT TISSUE inside a fossilized bone of a 68 million year old T. Rex dinosaur. No one believed that this could possibly be actual dinosaur flesh, and it was assumed that it was something else that had gotten inside the bone recently.
Not so. It really is 68,000,000 year old meat, still soft and pliable. It turns out that the iron in our blood is capable of preserving our flesh virtually forever. I never thought of iron as a preservative and neither did these scientists, but a little research has shown that it is in fact an excellent preservative of organic tissue.
After this discovery, “the researchers also analyzed other fossils for the presence of soft tissue, and found it was present in about half of their samples going back to the Jurassic Period, which lasted from 145.5 million to 199.6 million years ago.” Soft tissue still preserved after 200 million years!!!
DNA appears to be present in this iron-rich tissue, though none has been actually extracted as of this date. But you know, sooner or later it will be, and we know what will come next. Ostriches will be laying “special” eggs that hatch out as baby dinosaurs. It’s not going to be much longer now before modern elephants are giving birth to wooly mammoths and mastodons, and there are other projects in the works to bring back other extinct species.
There’s fortunes to be made in re-creating these ancient animals, ala Jurassic Park, besides all those curious scientists who want to learn more about these bygone creatures. What better way to find their answers than to study the behavior of actual, living specimens?
200 million year old dinosaur meat. Wow!
They have a big problem over in not-so-jolly-anymore Engand, with the sexual entrapment and trafficking of white girls by Muslims. Most of those evil fuckers are from Pakistan, and their specialty is forcing young white girls to become whores. Paki pimping has been going on for years now, and the Brits have been screaming like hell for their government to shut the immigration of Pakis off and start protecting young British women.
The lily-livered upper class that comprises the shitbirds who get elected over there, caved in years ago in cowering fear when the Muslims started setting off bombs in the Tube and making lots of threats. Rather than counter-attack and stop that crap at the very start, they appeased the Muslims because they wanted the cheap labor to keep making them rich. They still do, but maybe too much of the profit has gone out of the game and the Muslim threat is starting to hit too close to home, perhaps?
Brothers Gulfraz Banaris, 20, and Ifaraz Banaris, 25, from Wood End, and Izthkhab Banaris, 24, Isa Iqbal, 21, and Ismail Iqbal, 20, Ricardo Hinkson, 23, from Radford, Amir Mahmood, 27, and Tasveer Hussain, 30, Saleem Hussain, 30, from, Coventry, and Khezer Hussain, 25, were all charged with varying offenses including rape, sexual assault, sexual exploitation and conspiracy to traffic. Paki Immigrants are the worst criminal offenders in the UK.
The latest round of peace talks between Israel and the Palestinians, so-called, that have been stalled for five years, are to resume in three more days, so to make clear what the Palestinians can expect as the outcome of them, Israel’s housing minister on Sunday gave final approval to build nearly 1,200 apartments in Jewish settlements, including about 800 new apartments for Jews in East Jerusalem.
The Palestinians want to establish a state in the West Bank, Gaza and east Jerusalem, captured by Israel in 1967. Israel has built dozens of settlements in the West Bank and east Jerusalem that are now home to some 560,000 Israelis, and with the new apartments, there will be a lot more Israelis. In addition, 394 apartments are to be built in several large West Bank settlements, including Maaleh Adumim, Efrat and Ariel. The latter sits in the heart of the West Bank, and its expansion could be particularly problematic for negotiators trying to carve out a viable Palestinian state.
There will never be a Palestinian state carved out of Israel unless they settle for the tiny little Gaza Strip. Israel clearly plans on taking over the rest of the area. Rocket launchings and terror attacks are no longer directed at Israel from the West Bank, and the Gaza Strip has been badly beaten up for their attacks. If Israel were to declare open war on the Gaza Strip, they could flatten the whole place, and the only reason they haven’t done so already is to keep peace with the kissers of Arab ass in our own government. The Israelis need our military technology. These “peace talks” are lip service to those same ass kissers.
The way our world leaders lie, connive and pretend with each other, makes me wonder if the human race will ever grow up and find that the open truth ultimately is the best way. Nah….
Police and pastors call for calm, says this headline. That’s because the racist leaders of the racist blacks are using Taliban tactics of fear, threatening to do great harm to society if George Zimmerman is found Not Guilty of a crime he didn’t commit anyway.
Hell, I don’t want calm after he’s acquitted, I want to see every last racist black person in America rise up in mighty wrath and take to the streets, smashing and looting, burning and killing, and let’s not forget looting again, since that’s mostly what they do when they riot, besides smashing store windows. Well, directly after smashing windows.
Then, after the streets are fire-hosed clean of all the blood and body parts, let’s see just how many of those fucking racists are left. During the riots, Obama will attempt to force states to deploy their National Guard troops against those trying to defend themselves from the mayhem, and that just may be enough, finally, to get him booted from office.
The riots will be very much like Muslims act, with the non-racist blacks hiding out rather than taking a chance on getting killed for speaking out. Terrorism is terrorism, whether it comes from racism or religion, and let’s not forget that many of those racist blacks are Black Muslims.
So yeah, fucken-A, let the blood flow. Let’s see what you 12% of our population can really do against the rest of us Armed And Ready citizens who love our country more than we do the color of our skin. I am totally burnt out on black racism and pretty much there with Mexican racism, too. Speaking of them, I notice that it’s mostly -but not all- tan colored Mexicans who act the most racist. Hell, I’m part Native American. Part Jew, too. So? I should hate those who aren’t?
All I can say to people of any color including pinkish-white is, if you don’t like the color of your skin, then go jump off a fucking cliff and stop whining about racial differences to the rest of us. The only person who really gives a shit what color your skin is, is you.
Headline: Secretary of State Kerry’s wife in critical condition.
So? Who gives a shit? I mean really. Kerry is a politician. Why should that make his wife better than anyone else’s dying wife? Especially when politicians are the scum of the scum anyway. If I knew them and were close to them, I’d care some, no doubt, but I don’t and I’m not and I couldn’t possibly care less. That puts me into the same category as pretty much 100% of the rest of humanity.
A fellow blogger, whom I only know from our communications between our blogs (not quite true, he was a huge help in getting my book published on Amazon) has informed me that his wife has passed away, and that saddens me. I care about this person because I’ve come to know him. Should it be in media headlines that his wife has passed? No. Neither should any lousy politician, when most of us would be thrilled to see them all drop dead anyway.
Sorry about all these sour grapes, but you know, when the media pumps out that sort of “news” without the slightest thought for all of us who’ve suffered personal loss, and that’s pretty much everyone over the age of 10, it just gripes me. They can at least wait until whoever it is has died, and then just publish their obituary on a back page and move on. Making a big deal out of the illness of some politician’s wife is an insult to all the rest of us who don’t know her, don’t care and have losses of our own that are of far more immediate concern. Leave us the hell alone with that stuff.
Yes, I’m still here, I’m waiting for something valid to happen, if it ever does, before going to the trouble of writing about it. Simply posting something to keep my few readers interested and coming back isn’t why this blog is here.
All the flap going on about the IRS and Eric Holder and so forth is a load of hot gas. Real news would be if this mess were laid at the feet of the one truly responsible, and that’s Brakk Obama. He’s in charge, Holder and the IRS are both under his thumb, he directs what they do and how they do it.
Semi-news would be if Holder were arrested and charged with his crimes as he should be, along with that lying weasel Stephen Miller, but these guys can commit Federal crimes and are allowed to get away with them simply by resigning their positions from which they committed their crimes.
News is when something right is actually done, when the guilty are actually brought to justice. All this yakking and blabbing and testifying isn’t news, it’s milksop for the masses, a distraction, and nothing more.
Some senators, siezing the political opportunity, are publicly pressuring Hussein O. to treat the remaining terrorist muslime as a prisoner of war, as he properly should be. So All Praises to the great Whoozis in the Sky, sometimes politicians can do the right thing when there’s advantage in it for their careers. Not often, though. Don’t get your hopes up.
BUT… because of this pressure to interrogate the guy, I do wonder when he’s going to unfortunately take a turn for the worse and die, because I know damn well he was in cahoots with Abdulrahman Ali Alharbi, the young Saudi student who was hurried back to Saudi Arabia, entirely because he was innocent of any wrongdoing, of course. Who do these clowns think they’re kidding? If he was an innocent bystander and a legitimate student, then why was he abruptly declared cleared of involvement and hustled out of here?
What a bunch of liars we have running our country! I almost wish there really was a Hell, just to have the satisfaction of knowing they’d all burn forever, but no such luck. Dammit!
Justice is something that happens only occasionally, to the few. Most of us just get screwed over on a continual daily basis to the point we become almost inured to it. It’s rare times when we, or the world, does see justice become etched in the stone of history, like when Benito Mussolini was torn to pieces by an angry mob of Italians, when Germany was split into four parts and the Russians got a big part, and made life miserable for the Krauts, or when two nukes were dropped on Japan and they endured a fine taste of the horrible suffering they’d inflicted on so many other innocent people. The good part of that one is that the radiation continued to kill and maim them for years. Sometimes evil really does get it’s just rewards, though the Germans should still be suffering for the millions upon millions of people that died horribly at their hands.
That this young muslime is suffering now in a hospital from his wounds is a good thing. It’s justice. No amount of suffering on his part will ever equal the suffering he inflicted on so many others, and it’s a shame we don’t allow torturing of assholes the way they do among others like him, because it would be a good thing to get him all healthy and then torture him nearly to death, rinse and repeat, for 50 years.
If he’s not assassinated by some NSA type on Obama’s order, he’s likely to have a life of imprisonment and at least some level of constant misery, and he can pray to his imaginary Whoozis all he likes, it won’t get him free. Considering that he did try hard to escape, means that he wanted to stay free, so at least we can deprive him of that. Small justice is better than none.
Sunday eulogy: Dianne Feinstein, Rest In Peace. Even though you competed with Barney Frank for Most Incredible Asshole Ever In Politics, now that you’re dead I have to give you credit for at least not being the ugliest of all the nasty old hags who’ve ever been in Washington, though you sure came close.
Nothing you ever had to say was worth saying and in fact, if you’d kept your mouth shut throughout your life, America would be a helluva lot better off for it than it is now.
But now that you’re dead and rotting in the ground… wait a sec….. What’s that? She’s not dead yet? DAMMIT!
CNN is probably the most dishonest news reporter in all the world media. I give Al Jazeera far more credit for honest and unbiased reporting than CNN, so their latest article on our oil production, taken from the latests International Energy Agency (IEA) report, leaves a lot of room for doubt. They report that our oil production will exceed that of Saudi Arabia by 2020 and we will be energy independent by 2030. They also say that we only import 20% of our oil needs now.
On a side note, if you type in News in the Google search box, CNN comes up second after Google News like it always has, but now FOX comes up third. It used to come up about eighth. Still not reflecting reality there, Google, but you’re getting a little better. Google is slanted toward Liberal, remember that when you search for stuff.
Reuters has it a little different with their article on the same IEA report, saying that we will outstrip Saudi Arabia by 2017. That’s a 3 year difference coming from the same report. See what I mean about CNN? “The IEA said it saw a continued fall in U.S. oil imports with North America becoming a net oil exporter by around 2030 and the United States becoming almost self-sufficient in energy by 2035.”
What? CNN says we become energy independent by 2030. Five years sooner. Downplay Saudi Arabia, exaggerate the prediction of our energy independence.
The “news” isn’t news anymore. Facts and events are re-told to reflect the way those who control our media want us to think. Important events are often skipped over, hushed up, downplayed or twisted out of recognition, and if you want to know the truth of many things it would be necessary for you to have been there as they happened.
Henry David Thoreau once said something to the effect of “If you’ve read one newspaper, you’ve read them all”, meaning that people and Nature keep doing the same things over and over, so why keep reading about it? He could have added to that, “Why keep reading the repetitive lies” as well.
As far as whose oil supplies are growing or decreasing and which costs are doing likewise, I’ll take a pass on the IEA projections and leave that stuff for stock market speculators. We’ll find the real truth at the gas pumps and marketplaces, not in our media outlets.
At a meeting of the UN’s General Assembly (Where else? It’s THE forum for attacking the U.S.) North Korean Vice Foreign Minister Pak Kil Yon said that our “hostile” policy has left the Korean peninsula a spark away from a nuclear war. He went on to rant that “the Koreas have become “the world’s most dangerous hotspot” and pledged to use the North’s “mighty” military deterrent against any “reckless provocations.”
I’d argue that Iran is the world’s most dangerous hotspot, but the real point that this yoyo is making is that North Korea is an ally of Iran and in fact has supplied a lot of nuclear bomb making technology and equipment to them. They’re threatening to nuke South Korea if we war against Iran, without putting it in so many words.
The only way they would attack South Korea with even conventional means would be if they were assured that we wouldn’t come to South Korea’s aid, and they know full well that if they actually used a nuke on South Korea, they’d be cremated in return.
So why, really, for the extreme rhetoric? That would only come if they feel an attack on Iran is imminent and they want to put additional pressure on us to scare us off. It’s hard to look at all the different signals and come up with a confident forecast, but apparently the North Koreans and Iran are expecting an attack prior to the election. I still think Netanyahu will hold off until after, and it’s becoming a game trying to figure it out. Sometimes I’d sure like to be a fly on a few walls.


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Adolescence is that time of life when a child reaches reproductive maturity. This is indicated by a number of changes occurring in the body. The process of these changes is known as puberty. It begins at the age of around 10 and lasts until the age of 19. The period of adolescence is known as the teenage.
Changes at Puberty
Increase in Height
There is a sudden increase in height when one reaches puberty. Long bones grow rapidly, which results in an increase in height. The maximum height is attained by 18 years of age.
Change in Body Shape
Boys become muscular. Their shoulders widen and the waist becomes narrow. The girls widen below the waist and narrow at the shoulders.
Change in Voice
The boys develop a deep and hoarse voice. This happens because the voice box becomes larger. The voice of the girls is usually high-pitched.
Increased Activity of Sweat and Sebaceous Gland
The secretions from the sweat and sebaceous glands increase at this time due to which many teenagers suffer from acne.
Development of Sex Organs
In boys, the testes and penis enlarge and the production of sperms begin. In girls, the ovaries enlarge and start releasing matured eggs.
Secondary Sexual Characters
These characters help to distinguish between a male and a female. These include:
In Boys: Hair on the face and chest, hair under armpits and pubic region, deep voice.
In Girls: Breast enlargement, high-pitched voice, hair under armpits and pubic region.
Hormones are the chemical substances that are secreted by the endocrine glands for the proper functioning of various organs. The changes during the adolescence are controlled by the hormones.
In males, testosterone starts getting released by the testes. This results in the growth of facial hair, hair in the pubic region, hair on the chest, deep voice, etc.
In females, the hormone estrogen is released by the ovaries which result in the enlargement of breasts. The mammary glands also start developing on attaining puberty.
Reproductive Phase in Humans
- At puberty, the thickened uterine lining sheds off along with the egg in the form of bleeding known as menstruation.
- The first menstrual flow is known as menarche.
- The menstrual cycle stops by the age of 50 and is known as menopause.
- The menstrual cycle occurs in every 28 to 30 days.
- A teenager should take in a balanced diet, which includes carbohydrates, proteins, fats, vitamins, and minerals.
- Girls should eat a lot of iron-rich food for the formation of RBCs.
- Due to the increased activity of sweat and sebaceous glands, proper hygiene needs to be maintained, else teenagers might end up having various skin ailments.
- Girls should maintain special hygiene during menstruation.
- Physical exercise is important to stay fit and strong.
- One should avoid drugs during this age because this is the age when one easily falls prey to such negative stimulations.
- Prevention is better than cure. HIV is caused by sexual contact or contaminated needles and there is no cure to this disease till date.
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Differential melting curves (DMCs) of DNAs pA03 and pBR322 in solutions of different ionic strength (0.02 and 0.2M Na+) were obtained. A previously developed procedure of glyxal fixation of partially denatured DNA molecules at temperatures within the melting range was used to construct electron‐microscopic melting maps for pBR322 and pAO3 plasmid DNA and for the replicative form of bacteriophage ϕX174 DNA, allowing the melting of these DNA molecules to be followed in solutions of low (0.1 × SSC) and high (1 × SSC) ionic strength. In spite of the fact that the melting was at nonequilibrium at the low ionic strength, the melting maps for the two kinds of solutions practically coincided. Experimental data are compared with theoretical calculations based on the Fixman‐Freire algorithm. The conclusion is that the melting pattern of these DNAs is, on the whole, correctly described by the theory, although there are appreciable differences between the theoretical and experimental differential melting curves. We have also determined the relation between the melting temperature of a region and its GC content, with allowances made for the boundary conditions of melting in 0.1 × SSC and 1 × SSC solutions, and have analyzed the theoretical shape of peaks of the DMCs.
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Re: Dating Thread - Ranting, Bitching, Story-telling, Advice, and of course Judgment!
ew the idea of hooking up and friends with benefits is even worse to me than a relationship
obv. i don't judge people who do, like i don't give a shit what people do but hooking up and friends with benefits and one night stands are just definitely not for me
It's fine, I know my family isn't too pleased about it so I've heard it all
I don't really consider it friends with benefits. That's something I don't want to get into because it almost always ends up bad. I guess I consider it just friends with a twist?
I'm not really a one nighter type, either. Most of the guys I've fucked with I've gotten with again and I stay with that circle of guys. But there are just some guys who are too hot to deny.
OMG..........I have a rotation of guys. I never thought about it like that until now
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I saw it first on the Facebook feed I shouldn't even be scrolling anymore: mothers overlaying their profile pics with virtual buttons demanding—to no one in particular: "Unmask Our Children." There are addendum: "Give Us Choice!" Other posts argue: "Let them breathe." Petitions circulating online are full of exclamations, likening child mask mandates to "child abuse," which is horribly offensive to actual victims of child abuse. There are rallies, too, from Florida to Connecticut, protesting against mask mandates, just as kids return for a third school year impacted by the pandemic, amid the rise of the delta variant.
The parents crow about personal freedoms and government control. Some seem to believe that their children are too delicate for mask-wearing, though that feels like projection—for many kids, it's simply become second nature. While parents overthink it—per usual—the kids are putting their dinosaur and kitten masks on and getting on the bus. In this way, kids are both more resilient than their parents, and better at following rules in place for their protection. They're not the ones truly bristling at mask-wearing; their hyper-political parents are.
At its core, #Unmaskourkids politicizes a certain sadness that many parents can understand. Did most Americans parents ever expect to see their children wearing face masks? No. Do any of us relish the sight? Of course not. I remember how eerie and surreal it felt last year, walking hand-in-hand around the quieter streets of New York with my seven-year-old in a mask and a flower crown from Claire's, her blue eyes smizing for a photo. We had to wrangle our then-three-year-old son into keeping his mask on, bribing him with candy. Their masks made back-to-school and end-of-year photos into time capsules that tugged on my heart, but my pain was not my kids' pain. There are conspiracy theories, sure, but absolutely no evidence that masks are hurting children. Quite the contrary: masks enabled them to learn in person as much as possible; they gave them a semblance of normal life back.
Parenting through this pandemic has been full of anguish on behalf of our kids, that the childhood we pictured for them has been dramatically altered. For many children, it has been—and not because of swaths of fabric on their faces, but systemic educational inequities brought into sharper focus by COVID-19. More than 300,000 kindergarteners across the country did not show up in person or online last year, according to a new analysis by The New York Times and Stanford University. That's something to rally about.

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Very beautiful panorama! I visited the Adirondacks many years ago, and loved it. Thanks for showing me this very nice picture. YS from me. Greetings, Tommy/South Africa
I don't know if Whiteface is the tallest peak in New York, but it is certanly beautiful. On a clearer day, it is far more beautiful than this.
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I rise today in support of Bill C6, An Act to Amend the Citizenship Act.
During the time leading up to the election on October 19th I heard many concerns from residents of Cloverdale-Langley City about the changes that the previous government made to the Citizenship Act.
Since this government was elected on October 19th, with part of our election platform being to make changes to the Citizenship Act. I’ve heard from constituents enquiring when these changes will occur.
This Bill represents an important reminder of this government’s commitment to a diverse and inclusive Canada. It recognizes the contribution that new Canadians make to this great country every single day.
The changes proposed in Bill C6 will provide greater flexibility for applicants trying to meet the requirements for citizenship. It will help immigrants obtain citizenship faster. And it will repeal provisions of the Citizenship Act that allow citizenship to be revoked from citizens who engage in certain acts against the national interest.
And I can tell you, Mr. Speaker, that citizenship is an issue of critical importance to my constituents in Cloverdale-Langley City, many of whom are immigrants who have achieved citizenship, and are exceedingly proud of their status as Canadians. They are proud of what being a Canadian means for them and their families.
Mr. Speaker I have heard from recent immigrants about their fears of losing their Canadian citizenship. They saw how the rules of citizenship could be changed by the stroke of the government’s pen. Members of diverse communities were horrified – and terrified – that they could be targeted for deportation by their own government.
In May 2015, under the previous government’s Strengthening Canadian Citizenship Act, legislative changes were created to allow citizenships to be revoked from dual citizens. The legislative changes allowed citizenship to be taken away for certain acts against the national interest of Canada. Convictions of terrorism, high treason, treason, spying offences, or for membership in an organized group engaged in armed conflict with Canada, were grounds for revocation. Citizens felt threatened and under attack by these changes.
I also heard from Canadians who have been Canadians for decades but still hold citizenship from other countries and passed this dual citizenship to their children. They were horrified – and terrified – that not only they, but their children could be targeted for deportation by their own government, under the rules set by the previous government, a Conservative government.
Bill C6 repeals these grounds for deportation. This government believes that the Canadian Justice System is fully capable of administering justice, protecting the public interest, and holding individuals accountable for their actions.
However, the value, the strength, and the iconic symbolism of Canadian citizenship remains intact under Bill C-6. The bill continues to provide the ability to revoke citizenship when it was wrongfully obtained. False representation, fraud or by knowingly concealing material circumstances remain as grounds for revocation.
Bill C6 also contains provisions to repeal the current intent to reside requirement for citizenship. The previous government’s legislation required adult applicants to formally declare that they intend to continue to reside in Canada after being granted citizenship. This has created great concern among some new Canadians. They fear that their citizenship could be revoked if they move outside of Canada, regardless of the rationale for moving. In light of today’s global economy, we require flexibility in the movement of our citizens around the globe without the threat of losing the highly desired Canadian citizenship that we all cherish.
This government respects this right to move outside Canada, which is guaranteed under section 6 of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms, and is something that all Canadians should be allowed to do, without fear or repercussion.
Another proposed change in this Bill is a provision to help immigrants achieve citizenship more quickly. Currently, the Citizenship Act requires applicants to be physically present in Canada for four of the six years immediately prior to applying for citizenship.
Our government is proposing to reduce this time. Prior to submitting an application for citizenship, an applicant would be required to be physically present for three out of the preceding five years. Essentially, applicants can apply one year sooner than they can now. This offers more flexibility for immigrants who may need to travel outside of Canada for personal or work reasons.
Furthermore, Mr. Speaker, since the first Citizenship Act of 1947, citizenship applicants have been required to have a reasonable knowledge of English or French, and an understanding of the responsibilities and privileges of citizenship. But the previous government’s changes to the Citizenship Act expanded the age range of applicants who must meet the language and knowledge requirements from those aged 18 to 54 to those aged 14 to 64. This added an additional 14 years to the age range affected by this language requirement.
Our government is proposing to reinstate the former age requirement, eliminating a potential barrier to citizenship. For younger applicants, learning English or French and having an adequate knowledge about Canada can be achieved through schooling. For those in the older age group, language skills and information about Canada are offered through a wide range of integration and community services.
And all applicants between the ages of 18 and 54 would still be required to provide evidence of their ability to understand and converse in English or French. Similarly, they will continue to be required to pass a knowledge test about Canada, which requires applicants to have a firm understanding of the responsibilities and privileges of citizenship, with a slightly lesser focus on the War of 1812 than currently exists.
Mr. Speaker, I heard from immigrants who arrived in the 1970s and 1980s. I heard over and over again that they don’t consider themselves hyphenated Canadians. They consider themselves as Canadians, as do I. They were horrified – and terrified – that they could be targeted for deportation by their own government. This government wants that to change. A Canadian is a Canadian and will always be a Canadian under the changes proposed in this bill.
Mr. Speaker, our government is proposing to make it easier for immigrants to build successful lives in Canada; reunite families; and help strengthen the economic foundation to the benefit of all Canadians.
Bill C-6 will credit time spent as a non-permanent resident towards the new 3 year physical presence requirement for citizenship, for up to 1 year. This proposed change will allow any person authorized to be in Canada as a temporary resident or protected person to count a day spent in Canada as a half-day towards meeting their physical presence requirement for citizenship.
Last week I spoke with an immigrant about the anticipated changes to the Citizenship Act. This woman has been in Canada for 4 years – 2 years as a student and 2 years on a work permit. She is committed to Canada and becoming Canadian. She was happy to know that some of her time spent in Canada will count towards her citizenship requirements.
As in the case of this woman, the time credit will encourage skilled individuals to come to Canada to study or work, and benefits groups like protected persons and parents and grandparents on visitors’ visas.
Mr. Speaker, I can also confirm that the changes proposed by Bill C-6 will not compromise the security of Canadians. In fact, there are several provisions in this Bill that strengthen the fair application of the right to become a Canadian citizen, and provide protection against abuse of the process to do so.
For instance, the Citizenship Act currently prohibits a person under a probation order, on parole, or incarcerated from being granted citizenship or from counting that time towards meeting the physical presence requirements for citizenship. However, these current prohibitions do not include conditional sentences served in Canada – that is, sentences served in the community with conditions. As a result, an applicant who is sentenced to a conditional sentence order could conceivably be granted citizenship, or could count that time towards meeting the physical presence requirements for citizenship.
The amendments in this bill would change that, for both new applications and those still being processed.
Another provision relates to the requirement to maintain the conditions for citizenship until taking the oath, which I might digress, will respect the court’s decision on appropriate attire.
Under provisions of the previous government’s Strengthening Canadian Citizenship Act, applicants were not permitted to take the oath of citizenship if, in between the time the decision to grant citizenship and the time to take the oath – a period that is typically two to three months – they no longer met the requirements for citizenship.
However, that rule only applies to applications received after June 11, 2015 – when the Strengthening Canadian Citizenship Act came into force – and not to applications received before that date. The proposed changes included in our government’s Bill C-6 will require ALL applicants to continue to meet the requirements of citizenship until they take the oath, regardless of when their application was received.
And, Mr. Speaker, let me provide one last case: at present, citizenship officers do not have the authority to seize fraudulent documents. Bill C-6 will change that. Citizenship officers will have the authority to seize fraudulent documents provided during the administration of the Act, which includes during in-person interviews and hearings. This change enhances the ability for citizenship officers to conduct investigations, and prevents the use of false documents.
Bill C-6 also protects the integrity of the citizenship application process, The proposed change helps ensure that those who might do harm to Canada cannot secure citizenship through misconduct or deceit.
In fact, Mr. Speaker, while this government encourages all immigrants to chart a path toward becoming a full and permanent member of Canadian society, we also remains steadfastly committed to protecting the safety and security of Canadians. This government will remain vigilant in countering any and all threats to Canada, its citizens and its interests around the world.
Mr. Speaker, I remind this House that one of the most effective tools for achieving successful integration into Canadian life for new Canadians is by achieving Canadian citizenship. This Bill ensures that any and all who become Canadian citizens are treated equally under the law, whether they were born in Canada, naturalized in Canada or hold a dual citizenship.
But this bill also embodies the notion that Canadian citizenship is of great value, equally attainable for those who choose to meet its duties and obligations. Citizenship will be beyond the reach of those who would use it for any purpose other than to help build a strong and prosperous Canada for generations to come.
I believe that Bill C-6 serves as a clear, tangible and powerful reminder that Canadian citizenship is a valued and permanent legacy for those seeking a place to make a difference in the world. It helps improve us all, and makes Canada a better place.
For these reasons, I encourage all members of this House to support Bill C-6, An Act to Amend the Citizenship Act.


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The Talos Principle getting a physical release on Switch
A physical version for The Talos Principle is in the works, Special Reserve Games has announced. It was previously digital-only on the eShop.
All copies include a Switch cartridge, sequentially numbered game packaging, reversible jacket artwork, instruction booklet, and digital soundtrack. It also ships in a Special Reserve box.
Pre-orders open tomorrow, June 8. You’ll be able to reserve a copy here.


The very first Airbus A321neo was delivered to Virgin America last month. It is the largest and longest range variant of the Airbus family of narrowbody aircrafts and will enter service later this month. Virgin America has 10 A321neos on order, of which five will be delivered this year. The family of narrowbody aircrafts has long list of buyers and is outselling the Boeing 737 family with quite a margin.
To up the game, Boeing is reportedly weighing the option of an all new plane in the middle of the market rather than making relatively cost effective changes to existing models. The 757 offered higher seating than the 737 and A320 family and Boeing sees a market gap to fill here right below the existing twin aisle jets. The new design is expected to be a lightweight twin aisle airplane which Boeing could start offering to airlines next year for service starting around 2024. In the meantime, Boeing is adding a larger variant to the 737 family with 190-230 seats scheduled to be launched next month.
Airbus, while dismissing the threat claiming that the current narrowbody options don’t leave any room to fill, is already in conversations with suppliers for enhanced versions of A321neo called A321neo plus. Along with this, Reuters reports that Airbus is holding back plans for a significantly enhanced version for if and when Boeing goes ahead with a 220-260 passenger plane. These developments in near future would also set course for the two companies for at least the next decade.


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Salman Khan-Anushka Sharma's Sultan released in China on 31st August. However, going by the film's weekend box office collection, it looks like the wrestler drama has failed to impress the Chinese audience. While some of the previous Bollywood releases like Dangal, Bajrangi Bhaijaan collected mind-boggling numbers, Sultan on the other hand, is struggling to stay float.
Trade analyst Taran Adarsh reported that Sultan collected mere Rs. 21 crore over in three days after it released on Friday.Scroll down to read more-
Sultan Tumbles Down In China
Salman Khan's Sultan grossed grossed a lackluster $3 million (Rs 21.3 cr) from the opening weekend, making it the weakest opening of 2018 for an Indian release in China.
It's Going To Be Tough For Sultan On Week Days
Taran Adarsh tweeted, "#Sultan disappoints in China... The poor trending during weekend indicates that the going will be tough on weekdays... A healthy *lifetime* total, therefore, is ruled out...Fri $ 950,000 Sat $ 1.10 mn Sun $ 970,000 Total: $ 3.02 mn [₹ 21.37 cr."
Dangal vs Sultan
The weekend collection of Aamir Khan's Dangal in China was Rs. 80.83 crores. On the other hand, Sultan collapsed on the foreign turf as it managed to collect a lacklustre Rs. 21.37 crores.
The life-time collection of Sultan is Rs. 300.45 crores. Meanwhile, Aamir Khan's Dangal raced ahead with Rs. 387. 38 crores in its kitty.
Sultan faced tough competition from two Hollywood films - Mission Impossible: Fallout and Ant-Man at the China box office which took away a major chunk of audience from the film.


Conveyor Drum is also known as the head pulley that is used to drive conveyor belt. It is driven by mechanical means to mobilize the conveyor belt. It helps provide direction of rotation for conveyor belt. It can also be used as a tension device in some of the conveyor designs. Due to its high build quality, sturdy construction, and longevity, we are seeing a huge demand for the drum in the marketplace. Our patrons can purchase the Conveyer Drum in various sizes and types.


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Casino slots are the simplest games to play. In reality, if you do not have any gambling experience at all, then slots can be a great place to start. If you are familiar with video games like slots, then you are going to find that it is quite easy to play. Additionally, it is fairly simple wild buffalo free slots to understand how to play slots because the inner workings of the game are rather straightforward. When you first begin playing, you will almost certainly lose money, but that is okay since you’ll get better in it.
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It’s important to comprehend the basic slot gameplay so that you can maximize your winnings. For starters, you should know there are three types of slots – progressive, conventional, and twist. Each type exhibits different characteristics based on the casino you’re playing in. Knowing the exact nature of each form of slot is able to help you produce an exact strategy.
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On December 23, we took an important step toward replacing the vulnerable State Route 520 floating bridge. We announced the contractor team with the apparent best value for building the new SR 520 floating bridge concrete pontoons in Grays Harbor County.
Kiewit-General Joint Venture submitted a $367.3 million bid, which is $180 million less than the state engineer’s estimate for the project. The team had the best combination of bid price and technical score, which reflected proposed plans for a pontoon construction facility, how quickly the new pontoons could be built, and environmental protections.
By combining design and construction in one contract at a fixed price, taxpayers are assured that costs are controlled and the contractor team has more opportunities for innovations.
Building these pontoons prepares us to respond to a catastrophic failure of the SR 520 floating bridge should it fail in a windstorm or earthquake. Web site.
To all of you following the SR 520 Pontoon Construction Project, we appreciate your interest. We’ll be back in the New Year with more news and progress. Happy Holidays!
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The pontoon project is estimated to support more than 2,000 direct and indirect jobs. We look forward to breaking ground in Grays Harbor County late next year, and a new SR 520 bridge is scheduled to open in 2014. For more details about our projects, check out our


City of Toronto Councillor Pam McConnell, representing the Federation of Canadian Municipalities’ (FCM) National Board of Directors, and the Honourable Bev Oda, MP (Durham) representing the Honourable Gary Lunn, Minister of Natural Resources Canada, announced on Aug. 22 the funding of $250,000 from the Green Municipal Fund (GMF) to Exhibition Place for a feasibility study and field test of the largest solar photovoltaic (PV) system in Canada. Located on the rooftop of the Horse Palace, the 100 kilowatt solar installation is funded also by the City of Toronto’s Better Buildings Partnership (BBP) and the Toronto Atmospheric Fund.
“The solar PV system is a key element in Exhibition Place’s goal of becoming energy self-sufficient by 2010. The project will provide us with the information needed to expand the system to 1.5-2 megawatts (15 to 20 times larger than the pilot),” said Dianne Young, CEO and General Manager of Exhibition Place. “Other components of our energy self-sufficiency plan include North America’s first urban wind turbine; a tri-generation system in the Direct Energy Centre; a hydrogen re-fuelling station; a geothermal heat pump to be installed this fall; a green roof, and a variety of building retrofits.”
Designed by Carmanah Technologies in partnership with Exhibition Place, the pilot system is comprised of four sub-systems, each using a different combination of solar, inverter and mounting technologies. The electrical performance of each of the sub-systems will be separately monitored and compared, allowing Exhibition Place to determine the best overall combination of technologies for use in future projects. The public will be able to monitor the system’s details on a website that is being created by Carmanah. The website will show the system through cameras on the roof and track the energy output of each solar array.
“Through the Green Municipal Fund, the new Government of Canada is demonstrating its commitment to clean air, clean water, clean land, and clean energy. The government is showing also its dedication to combining community support with stronger accountability and transparency practises,” said Minister Oda. “Investments based on GMF feasibility studies, field tests and pilot projects allow project partners to be confident that taxpayers’ dollars are being spent efficiently and effectively.”
The Government of Canada has endowed the Federation of Canadian Municipalities with $550 million to establish and manage the Green Municipal Fund. The Fund supports partnerships and leveraging of both public and private sector funding to reach higher standards of air, water and soil quality, and climate protection.
“This project will demonstrate the effectiveness of solar technologies in an urban environment,” said Councillor Pam McConnell, representing FCM. “In addition, it will reduce annual electrical consumption by 120,000 kilowatts per year and greenhouse gas emissions by 115 tonnes per year, saving Exhibition Place more than $10,000 per year in hydro costs.”
The City of Toronto, through the BBP provided a $600,000 zero interest loan and technical expertise to Exhibition Place to get the PV project off the ground. “The Better Buildings Partnership assists organizations that are interested in reducing their emissions and energy use. To date, the City has assisted 500 buildings with energy retrofits through the BBP,” said Deputy Mayor Joe Pantalone, Chair, Exhibition Place and Roundtable on the Environment. “The City is leading the way in environmental initiatives and encourages other businesses to follow suit.”
“All parties are to be applauded for their role in this project. We need to ensure the push for energy conservation and research into green energy continues,” commented Deputy Mayor Sandra Bussin, Toronto Atmospheric Fund board of directors. “A great partnership was formed through each level of government through this project, and if we continue to work together and support these projects, more can be done to reduce our energy use and emissions.”
FCM has been the national voice of municipal governments since 1901. It is dedicated to improving the quality of life in communities by promoting strong, effective and accountable municipal government.


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Moon Phases Vase - White
Perfect for displaying your favourite flowers, this celestial style vase is intertwined with a touch of Scandinavian style. Featuring a neutral colour way of sand and white, with the moon phases design created from a wax resist technique.
Size: Small: L10 x W10 x H9.5 cm
Large: L16 x W16 x H16 cm
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I always have a few projects planned. I'm hoping that having them publicized will give me a bit more motivation to finish them. And there might be an occasional rant.
Saturday, November 20, 2010
Diaper and Wipe Holder
I wanted to make a gift for a friend who is having a baby soon. I have this diaper/wipe holder that I use all the time. Pampers sent it to me with some samples when Charlotte was born. It's big enough for a small thing of wipes and a couple of diapers. I toss it in whichever bag I'm taking or in the stroller when we are going out and I know I have the essentials. I used my ugly one as a template. I bought some fun fabric that I thought the mom would like.
I had the most fun with the embellishments. I don't know if you can see it, but there's some beading on the flowers and embroidery around another part. Matt donated some magnets to the cause for the closure. I used some canvas to hold them in place. I wish I had better pictures. I snapped a couple really quick before I wrapped it and headed out the door this morning.


Q: I know someone who experienced gender discrimination, sexual assault, or sexual violence. What should I do?
A: A confidential resource is also available to offer you information and help you understand reporting options and ways to support the individual. Call 541.346.SAFE or learn more at What is a Confidential Resource?
Q: What is the difference between reporting methods?
A: The primary difference between reporting to the university and reporting to a confidential advocate is the manner in which the incident will be resolved. When the university becomes aware of an incident of gender discrimination, sexual harassment, or sexual violence, Title IX obligates the university to address and resolve the incident. More information at What Happens When I Make a Report?
Reporting to the Dean of Students, Office of Affirmative Action and Equal Opportunity, or the University Police Department (even anonymously), are equivalent to reporting directly to the Title IX Coordinator.
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A: Under the current reporting policy, yes. All university employees, including faculty and graduate employees, are designated “responsible employees.” This means that any employee who is made aware of an incident of gender discrimination or sexual harassment needs to report the information to the Title IX Coordinator.
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One of the foremost results of community activism is, of course, policy change. But another, less acknowledged, impact that community activism can have is a sense of belonging. In Laila Sabreen’s young adult novel, You Truly Assumed, three Black Muslim girls begin a blog for other young women to share their thoughts and feelings after a terrorist attack in Washington, D.C. Sabriya, Zakat, and Farah, live in locations around the country and practice their faith in different ways, but they come together to fight against Islamophobia in the best way they know how.
The decision by Sabreen to tell this story from three different perspectives works exceptionally well. Each of the characters is well-rounded and the story is multi-dimensional, demonstrating that every individual who shares a group identity has different experiences and beliefs. This is powerful considering the one-dimensional focus of the hateful individuals who comment on the YTA blog. While these views and messages are frightening, they are not powerful enough to overcome the community that these young women have established.
You Truly Assumed is a book that will inspire readers to speak out when they see injustice, but it will also remind them that they do not need to do this work alone. Building community can make us all stronger.
Learning for Justice Social Justice Standards:
Identity 4: I express pride and confidence in my identity without perceiving or treating anyone else as inferior.
Justice 11: I relate to all people as individuals rather than representatives of groups and can identify stereotypes when I see or hear them.
Action 17: I take responsibility for standing up to exclusion, prejudice and injustice.
Action 20: I will join with diverse people to plan and carry out collective action against exclusion, prejudice and discrimination, and we will be thoughtful and creative in our actions in order to achieve our goals.
The Summer of Bitter and Sweet, by Jen Ferguson, has a perfect title. Rarely does a title match the text quite so brilliantly. The title, however, is just the beginning of Ferguson’s excellent young adult novel, which will enchant readers of all backgrounds. The book is full of rich character development and multiple stories which center around love and identity.
The protagonist of The Summer of Bitter and Sweet is Lou, a recent high school graduate who is spending the summer working at her uncles’ ice cream shop. The ice cream here is different than what you would typically see in a grocery store, because its flavors are based on the native plants in this area of Canada, where many Metis people still live. The book describes the conflicted, and sometimes violent, relationships between white and Native residents. In fact, one of these incidents is the reason why Lou is alive in the first place.
Lou’s parentage is just one way that this book balances both bitter and sweet. Her relationships with friends, her uncles, and romantic partners all come with both of these elements. This is so intricately woven into the story that it only became apparent after finishing the book. Lou’s understanding of romance is colored by experiences of women in her past as well as her own relationship history. Lou is one of the few asexual or demisexual characters that I have encountered in young adult literature. The story is told in her voice, which could be very empowering to individuals who are feeling similarly.
This is one of the best young adult books that I have read this year. It is a complex, thought-provoking, and rewarding text to engage with as a reader.
Learning for Justice Social Justice Standards:
Identity 3: I know that all my group identities and the intersection of those identities create unique aspects of who I am and that this is true for other people too.
Diversity 9: I relate to an build connections with other people by showing them empathy, respect and understanding, regardless of our similarities or differences.
In Imani Perry’s excellent new book for adults, South to America: A Journey Below the Mason-Dixon to Understand the Soul of a Nation, she points out that, “even if you are a lover of the national romance, integrity requires that the stories be at least halfway honest…Because history is an instruction. And what you neglect to attend to from the past, you will surely ignore in the present.” (228-229). That is why I believe the 1619 Project’s Born on the Water, by Nikole Hannah-Jones and Renée Watson, and illustrated by Nikkolas Smith, is so essential to our classrooms and school libraries. A story including slavery, it is, of course, all of the things that so many individuals now say they are opposed to. It is uncomfortable, disturbing, and painful for readers. It is also thought-provoking, powerful, and a catalyst for seeking to create a more perfect union today.
Continue reading “Honest History”
According to Freedom for All Americans, there are twenty-five anti-transgender bills currently being proposed in states across the nation. Laws that attack members of marginalized communities are certainly not new to the United States. It seems that there are always groups who are seen as “less-than” or who we prefer to not see at all. The current conflicts around what books should or should not be available in schools and libraries certainly suggest that there are specific groups of people who many adults wish to see erased from children’s knowledge, and transgender individuals are high on that list. Both Sides Now, by Peyton Thomas, explores the question of how to respond when one’s own personhood is an issue of political debate.
Continue reading “The Politics of Personhood”
There should be many more books like J.D. and the Great Barber Battle, written by J.Dillard and illustrated by Akeem S. Roberts. Luckily, this is the first title in a series (with two additional books available now), so I can look forward to many adventures with J.D. and his community in Meridian, Mississippi. I have known many young entrepreneurs who have started lemonade stands or sold scented “slime” creations, but never a third-grade barber. Of course, the author of the series started cutting his own hair when he was 10 so he is writing from experience.
Continue reading “Celebrate Talent”
Every once in a while my soul aches to read a story where every character, even the most challenging, eventually shows a redeeming quality. In Anybody Here Seen Frenchie?, by Leslie Connor, I found a book with so many loving, quirky, and accepting characters that it makes me want to pack up and move to Maine. These characters are not perfect and they still have struggles, but their ability to work together and to see each other as equally worthy despite their differences makes them stand out as exceptional in our world today. On this first day of the new year, maybe we could all take a step in their direction.
Continue reading “Seeing People”
The title of my blog, Teaching Social Justice with Children’s Books, did not seem dangerous or problematic when I chose it several years ago, but it does today. Parents, school boards, and government representatives across the country are demanding that children’s and young adult books which address certain aspects of a person’s identity be removed from the bookshelves of classrooms and school libraries. Teaching students about “social justice” is being equated to indoctrination. I think about social justice as meaning fair treatment in society, and fairness used to be something that was encouraged in classrooms. As many young students would be able to tell you, fair is not always equal. They know that some of their classmates might need additional support in the classroom to meet grade level goals. They know that a student with diabetes might need to have an extra snack to treat a low blood sugar. My intent is not to diminish the challenge of creating a fair or just society. I simply want to point out that knowledge, or at least acknowledgement, is a necessary first step.
Continue reading “Secrets and Lies”
One of the first books I reviewed for this blog was Front Desk by Kelly Yang. I was thrilled to receive an advance reader’s copy of Room to Dream in the mail from Scholastic Press. This is the third book about Mia Tang and I hope there will be many more. Mia is an activist, a reporter, and a true friend to adults and children alike. Her story inspires young activists and writers around the world and it is an essential text for elementary libraries and classrooms.
Continue reading “Room for Everyone”
October is National Disability Employment Awareness Month, but I didn’t know that until I started to do some research to write this blog post. December 3 is International Day of Persons with Disabilities. I didn’t know that either. As a former special education teacher, it seems like I should have. But, honestly, what I wish I had thought more about during my teaching career isn’t just disability awareness, it’s ability awareness. We shouldn’t only consider this as teachers, it is also something that we need to share with all our students. Unbound: The Life + Art of Judith Scott by Joyce Scott with Brie Spangler and with art by Melissa Sweet, is a perfect introduction to ability awareness for young students.
Continue reading “Boundless Creativity”
Celebration is the word that comes to mind after reading Ancestor Approved: Intertribal Stories for Kids. This is one of the first books published by Heartdrum, a Native-focused imprint of HarperCollin’s Children’s Books. Edited by Cynthia Leitich Smith, it brings together stories from many Native writers centering around a single powwow in Michigan. Each story is different, some joyful and some sad, but each ends up celebrating this beautiful shared tradition.
Continue reading “Celebration!”

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Suzuki Philippines has finally launched the all-new Suzuki Ertiga 2019 in our shores!
The MPV is now developed from the 'Heartect' platform which is also used in the Dzire and Swift. In general, the Ertiga comes with an elegant design which is no longer similar to the unit of the Swift hatchback. It comes adorned with a sportier-looking front bumper, a larger front grille and sleek new projector headlamps. At the rear, the Ertiga is decorated with a more angular and bolder tailgate, along with tail lamps.
Besides, the Suzuki Ertiga 2019 also gets a new set of restyled rear bumper, lines on the side, extra creases and a set of 15’’ alloy wheels.
For its size, the new Ertiga measures 1690mm in height, 1735mm in width and 4395mm in length, making the MPV 5mm taller, 40mm wider and 4395mm longer. It comes with a 2740mm wheelbase. Thanks to a more generous size, the Ertiga 2019 now has more headroom and legroom for all passengers.
Suzuki Philippines has finally launched the all-new Suzuki Ertiga 2019 in our shores
It comes adorned with a sportier-looking front bumper, a larger front grille and sleek new projector headlamps
The Ertiga 2019 also gets a new set of restyled rear bumper and lines on the side
Getting inside, the interior shows a more elegant look. Higher-level versions receive beige interior theme and heaps of faux wood trim. Like the Suzuki Swift, the new Ertiga is equipped with air-conditioning control panel, updated aircon vents, updated instrument panel and a flat-bottomed multi-function steering wheel.
The top-spec Suzuki Ertiga 2019 gets some standard features including smartphone mirror link, navigation, Aux, USB, Bluetooth and a 10’’ touchscreen infotainment system. The base version only gets a 1-DIN audio system while the mid-range variants feature a smaller 8’’ touchscreen display.
Getting inside, the interior shows a more elegant look
Thanks to a more generous size, the Ertiga 2019 now has more headroom and legroom for all passengers
Under the hood, the new Ertiga is powered by a 1.4L K14B powertrain which is capable of cranking out 101 hp and 138 Nm of torque, works in a conjunction with a 4-speed automatic or 5-speed manual transmission.
Speaking of safety features, the Ertiga 2019 is armed with a lengthy list of safety features containing rear parking sensors, reverse camera, an immobilizer, side impact door beams, ISOFIX anchors for child seats, dual front airbags, brake assist, electronic brakeforce distribution and anti-lock brakes.
Under the hood, the new Ertiga is powered by a 1.4L K14B powertrain
According to the latest car news, the Ertiga 2019 comes available in 7 versions consisting of Prime Cool Black, Pearl Snow White, Pearl Radiant Red, Pearl Glorious Brown, Pearl Burgundy Red, Metallic Silky Silver and Metallic Magma Gray.
The Suzuki Ertiga 2019 price in the Philippines has been officially announced as follows:
|Suzuki Ertiga 1.5L GA M/T
|Suzuki Ertiga 1.5L GL M/T
|Suzuki Ertiga 1.5L GL A/T
|Suzuki Ertiga 1.5L GLX A/T
* Get to our Suzuki Philippines price list for the latest pricing changes of all models
For its size, the new Ertiga measures 1690mm in height, 1735mm in width and 4395mm in length
It comes with a 2740mm wheelbase
Know more about Suzuki Ertiga 2024
The Suzuki Ertiga 2023 Philippines by auto industry stalwart Suzuki is a seven-seat, five-door, compact MPV. For the Philippine market, it is offered in three variants that all use a 1.5-liter K15B inline-4 engine capable of making up to 103 horsepower and 138 Nm of torque. Available transmission options for this model include a four-speed automatic and a five-speed manual transmission. Moving to the dimensions, the Suzuki Ertiga has a length of 4,395 mm, a width of 1,735 mm, and a height of 1,690 mm. This Japanese MPV is competing in the local market against the likes of the Toyota Avanza, Mitsubishi Xpander, and Maxus G50.


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‘PM plane scare not serious’
Civil Aviation Minister Praful Patel says a security scare faced by PM’s special aircraft was not a serious security lapse, reports Samiran Saha.india Updated: Apr 23, 2008 23:51 IST
Civil Aviation Minister Praful Patel has said a security scare faced by PM Manmohan Singh’s special aircraft on Tuesday was not a serious security lapse.
A preliminary probe by Civil Aviation authorities shows that a blip on the radar of the aircraft which triggered a state of alert was traced to a malfunction in an IAF Dornier aircraft that sent out a spurious signal, sources said.
The scare happened when the special aircraft was about to touchdown in Delhi on its way back from Ranchi.
“The security of the Prime Minister’s aircraft was not endangered. It was not a serious security lapse....The Air Force plane was at a reasonable distance,” Patel said.


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Top 10 most valuable brands in 2023 according to BrandFinance
The consulting company Brand Finance has published a ranking of the most valuable brands in 2023. Amazon topped the rankings despite Amazon’s value dropping 15% to $299.3 billion, losing $51 billion.
Key takeaways from the report:
- Amazon has become the most valuable brand in the world despite losing $51 billion.
- Apple lost its leadership in the ranking, losing first place to Amazon. Apple’s value fell by $57.6 billion.
- Tesla and BYD are the fastest growing brands in the world as demand for electric vehicles continues to rise.
TOP 10: the most expensive brands in 2023
|List of brands||Country||Brand value|
|Samsung||South Korea||$99,7 billion|
|Verizon Communications||USA||$67,4 billion|
Amazon’s rating has dropped from AAA+ to AAA as demand for online shopping has fallen in the post-pandemic world. According to a study by Brand Finance, shoppers are increasingly complaining about Amazon’s service due to the fact that delivery times have increased. As a result, consumers are less likely to recommend Amazon to their friends. At the same time, after the lifting of coronavirus restrictions, consumers began to return to shopping in physical stores instead of online shopping.
Apple’s value fell 16% from $355.1 billion to $297.5 billion. Despite such a serious drop, Apple ranks second in the ranking of the most valuable brands in the world. The fall in brand value is due to the disruption of supply chains and a decrease in demand for products amid rising inflation in the world.
Tech brands around the world are losing value due to economic problems. High inflation has affected various business sectors, including as consumer habits return to previous pre-pandemic patterns. In addition, the decline in demand for products and services of technology companies is attributed to the disruption of supply chains, labor shortages and funding barriers.
The ranking featured 48 tech brands (2 less than in 2022 as Snapchat and Twitter dropped out of the list).
The value of many other tech brands has also dropped significantly:
Samsung Group (brand value down 7% to $99.7 billion).
Alibaba.com (brand value down 56% to $10.0 billion).
Meta, formerly Facebook (brand value down 42% to $59.0 billion).
WeChat (brand value down 19% to $50.2 billion).

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