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The good old 'rule of thirds' makes a lot of sense in many types of photography (if you don't know what the rule of thirds is see out tutorial on it).
The Rule of Thirds does work well as a compositional rule in many situations – however placing your subject dead center in an image can also produce powerful and confronting images – particularly portraits where the subject is looking directly down the barrel or where you are presented with a scene with real symmetry like the one to the left.
Next time you're out with your camera experiment with composing shots both to follow and break the rule of thirds – you'll find in doing so you can end up with two very different interpretations of the same scene.
This post belongs to our series of posts on breaking rules of photography to get great images.
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I have improved my photography skills a lot just by going through your blog everyday.
Thanks a lot
There is soooo much to know about photography, it is more than just snapping the pix, rule of the thirds z very informative, focusing propertly, cropping, so much to know. Thank you!
Rule of thirds - schmule of thirds. It's a basic guide to improve the possibility of an outcome that follows the golden proportion- a natural sequence that may just as likely appear by accident when someone is composing a photo with an eye toward natural beauty. There is no rule of thirds. That's just a pattern interrupt for the snapshot photographer. A way of saying, "Think about what you're photographing and compose it so it's beautiful." The golden proportion is much more subtle and can be harder to do on purpose. It can appear not just in arrangement of objects in the frame, but in the way light is distributed or in multiple instances in portions of the photo. Yes I think of thirds on occasion and much more frequently I think of the golden ratio and how it might be expressed in my photography. Sometimes it comes out like I want and sometimes I'm sent back to Lightroom in humiliation, the desired effect hiding from the silly man who tried to capture the elusive beauty that was there to be enjoyed but would not be taken prisoner.
I think the rule should be ignored when one half of the photo is nearly symmetrical of the other - a good example is the first photo - a road with symmetrical lines to the right and to the left or a wharf (in both cases point of view should be on the center of the road/wharf)
I have been much more into painting than into photography, so far. In painting you need to keep a balance among the parts of the canvas. You couldn't leave a figure on a third and leave just backgroung on the rest. Why should it be different in a photo?Both are images..
Thanks for this information, I am working on a project and this artical was very helpful. Once again, thank you.
Thank you for this article Mr. Rowse. PhOtOgraphy is both science and art and although science is bound by laws and rules, art is not limited to such constraints...
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Yeah! I was right! My friend told me never to break the rule of thirds, and I broke it a few times. She said that I'll be a bad photographer if I broke that rule...but she was wrong. Under certain circumstances the rule may be broken. Woot!
Rule of thirds is just a teaching tool. Once you are done with your photojournalism class, just express yourself and be creative. If you are always shooting, and recomposing just to meet some stupid criteria, forget about it and just take the shot. Keep photography fun.
I like how everyone is bragging about breaking the rule of thirds and then proudly presenting examples of them only following it.
I agree that if you want to create a dynamic composition try to avoid placing a main subject in the center of the picture, but sometimes when you brake this rule you can get quite interesting results.
Darren you are such a great giver, I think everyone is blessed by the info they receive from your blog.
Navneeth made think of a post you could do that would be more or less of a learning experience from your various readers perspectives as well as your own. What I have in mind is a series of photos un-cropped that may or may not use a crop but how would the various students crop those photos? 10 random photos or carefully selected; everyone has their own idea of crop lines. I know Navneeth's photo above that they cropped if cropped by myself would have been more of a bottom left shot including much of the tree limb including the knotty protrusion.
Just a thought.
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Even if you say, you are going to "Break the Rules", you are NOT actually doing that.
Well, my own experience has taught me that, these rules or the guidelines come into place somehow in most of the photographs that looks good for the average human eye.
My point is,(what i have inferred), that if you break ONE rule, you actually say YES to another rule. So, In short, you are not breaking any rules.
In this photo, you have placed the never ending road in dead centre, dividing the photograph in two equal parts of beautiful landscape - the overall effect is that you have broken the Rule of Third and yet, the photo looks great !!
And the big fat TRUTH is that, if you have placed that road (main subject) off-centre following the Rule of Thirds, the photo might not have been as good as this one. So, it seems you have made a wiser choice by breaking the rules!!
But, look at it again and you can see that YOU have effectively used the "Converging lines", even if the placement is at dead centre. The never-ending road, the "fence-like-series of white" things on either sides of the road and the total curvature of the road from down below to upwards (the natural line of sight) is the real reason why this picture looks better.
The most important thing to note here, is that if you had moved to your left or right and had made the road (and the "fence") looked like a "diagonal line", with the green or the yellowish(other side) grass as background and making the viewer lead their view into the unknown(never ending road), it would have been a better photograph than the one you have here.
It means, the rules (or guidelines) are arranged with some sort of a priority. When you visualise anything, your eye(or mind) wants to "see" that thing in a better way (most times) and for a photo like this, the eye prefers a "converging line" approach and thus the "rule of thirds" is of less priority.
So, even if you break that low priority rule, you actually say YES to the top priority "converging lines" rule and thus make your photo beautiful.
Well, this is what I think and I have experienced. I am not even a professional photographer, but I love to visualize things and I love to think out-of-the-box, and I believe that "there is some order in chaos!" ;)
this is a great website..i love to take pictues and all.but the most interacting thing that ibcant do is thAt the picture takes a long trime to focus and all
On a related note, if the content of your photo is banal, the photograph will remain banal despite your efforts to compose it "correctly."
I agree with Evan, this photo seems to use the rule of thirds in a few interesting ways rather than shy away from it. The sky takes up about a third of the vertical space, then the ground is breken up into three equisized triangles; black, green and yellow. Still a lovely strong image.
I've gotta say, even though your subject isn't place on one of the lines or at an intersection, this photo is still so strong to me because of the rule of thirds. the road runs up the bottom two squares of the center column, the sky takes the top, and the greenery takes the side columns. Though its a different application I see this as employing the rule of thirds creatively but not breaking it.
finally someone who understands that the rule of thirds is nothing more than a guideline and not the mecca of all photography... great post and a good attitude
Many thanks for this lovely photo. I turned it into a jigsaw puzzle. I am always looking for suitable pictures and this was a goodie.
I've found that, if you break the rule too much, many photographers start getting really upset. Was in an audition for a reality tv show about photography the other day, and this image solicited a really unhappy response from the other applicants...
This is one where I ALWAYS break it. The lines of the bridge with the couple centered seems more powerful to me than using the rule of thirds.
For a while I couldn't figure out how straightfinder's picture above was an example of breaking the rule of thirds. Even though the road is centered horizontally, I kept looking at the horizon itself, which is actually placed about a third from the top. Symmetry an asymmetry working together I suppose. :)
oops...missed the 'at an angle' post.
I usually shoot along the rule of thirds but probably 5 - 10% of pictures could be framed to break the rule of thirds. I recently took some very similar photographs to the one above up in Scotland, not yet on my website but thanks for reminding me, I'll blog them in the next few days for sure. Thanks for the post
Your example seems to obey the rule-of-thirds, just vertically instead of horizontally. I guess you can apply the rule to the background separately from the foreground. I think breaking this rule works quite well, especially in portraiture.
Yup - this is one I'm always conscious of but don't live by as evidenced by:
The rule of thirds does help, especially if you've got a single main subject in the frame, but I'd hte to use it for everything.
I was expecting this to be the first post in this series. :D
In fact, when I got the camera, I did not know about the Rule of the Thirds and always centred my subject (isn't that the obvious thing one would do?), and ended up with this picture. After a little advice from people who knew better, I cropped it to this. Having known about the rule for sometime, I try to incorporate it in most of my photos, and try to get a good picture by breaking it, every now and then.


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Susie loved animals and had a large collection of stuffed animals. However, there were several that were her favorites. She decided this morning to rearrange her stuffed animals and give each of her favorites a special place in her room. Along with a name, each of her favorite stuffed animals also had an age and all were younger than her, of course. Determine the names of her favorite stuffed animals, the type of each animal, how old she deemed each of the animals (from one to five years), and where in her room she placed each of her favorites.
1. The skunk was two years old. The tiger was a year younger than the animal placed on the bookshelf, but the tiger was also a year older than Cuddles.
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3. Cuddles wasn't the skunk. Boo wasn't five years old.
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Just as Cisco is reportedly looking to shed its Linksys home router business, which it acquired in 2003 for $500 million, more speculation surfaces that the company may make an even bigger splash in an effort to energize growth. Bloomberg reports that Cisco's appetite for growth-through-expansion means that storage player NetApp, virtualization partner Citrix and cloud provider Rackspace are now, perhaps more than ever, in play.
Citrix is the most valuable, with a market capitalization of just under $12.5 billion. Rackspace is the third most valuable on that list, with a market cap of just under $10 billion.
Buying any of these companies would be Cisco's biggest acquisition ever, surpassing the $7 billion it plunked down for Cerent in 1999, and Scientific-Atlanta in 2005. And any of these companies would be much more strategic for Cisco than Linksys as the company hones its core focus around routers, switches, video, virtualization, etc., and away from ancillary markets like consumer.
NetApp would bring a key storage piece that Cisco's currently missing in its data center/cloud offerings of a full IT "stack" - servers, storage, networking and virtualization. Cisco, though, is believed to be quietly building up some blocks of that missing storage component.
Citrix would give Cisco desktop and server virtualization, and an application delivery controller, all vital for data center/IT/cloud networking/computing. Cisco killed its own application delivery controller earlier this year and is now reference selling Citrix. It also supports Citrix hypervisors in its collaboration and Unified Computing product lines.
Citrix and NetApp have been mentioned before as possible Cisco acquisition targets. Rackspace, however, would be a departure for Cisco. In discussing its cloud computing strategy, Cisco has repeatedly said it would not offer cloud hosting services, but infrastructure and professional services for its cloud hosting customers. Rackspace would make Cisco a cloud hosting provider and apparently reverse those previous pledges not to enter that market.
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Post-shower, Kelly applies Moroccan Treatment Oil ($43) to her locks, followed by Rene Furterer's No Rinse Detangling Spray ($26). "It depends what's going on, but I try to let my hair dry naturally," she says. Once dry she applies Oribe's Texture Spray ($39).
Post-shower, Kelly applies Moroccan Treatment Oil ($43) to her locks, followed by Rene Furterer's No Rinse Detangling Spray ($26). "It depends what's going on, but I try to let my hair dry naturally," she says. Once dry she applies Oribe's Texture Spray ($39).
When we told Kelly that one of her favorite products, Lucas Papaw Ointment ($12), recently became available stateside she immediately got excited. "That's amazing!" she says. "I've been ordering huge boxes of it from Australia! I put it on my lips, then rub the extra on my cuticles or anywhere that needs a little moisture."
"I switch between different soaps from Whole Foods—lavender one day, something else the next," Kelly says. Lotion, however, she keeps consistent: Kiehl's Crème de Corps ($30).
You'll find Le Labo's Santal 33 ($160) in Kelly's bathroom. "I have a bunch of different perfumes, but I always find myself going back to this."
Kelly's picked up her fair share of beauty tips on set, but none as impressive as applying fake eyelashes. "The trick is to put the mirror on your counter, so you're looking down," she says. "Then grab the individual lash with a pair of tweezers so you're holding it straight and just drop it on." Bonus tip: Try to rest it on your lashes.
Kelly gave her nude lips a break for the Met Gala earlier this year, a look she was hesitant about at first, but now counts as one of her favorites: "It ended up turning out great."
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"I've tried everything and this one is just the best," Kelly says about Armani's Eyes To Kill Mascara ($30). "It's heavy, but doesn't ever clump—and I love the weight of the wand." Before applying she makes use of Shu Uemura's Eyelash Curler ($20).


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Before you go any further please read and understand the following information concerning the Muslim Brotherhood. These evil sons of bitches are in every major university campus, funding Middle Eastern Studies courses and organizing student groups usually related to issues concerning "justice" for Palestine. The bottom line for these groups is always the same, the end of Israel and the death of every Jew in the world. Their secondary target is the implementation of Sharia Law in the United States. This would eventually lead ?to the destruction of the US and the death of all non Muslims in the US.
Enjoy my website. ?BR
Can There Have Been Two Annunciations?
It is interesting that the Gospel describes the angel Gabriel comforting the initially troubled maiden; he wishes to immediately reassure her, describing the ineffable mystery of the conception of the Son of God, as well as offering confirmation of the validity of his annunciation through the news of Mary's cousin Elizabeth, who is nearing the third trimester of her own miraculous pregnancy, "for with God, nothing will be impossible." There is no pressure, no coercion, and certainly no terror. Mary was free to decline to cooperate with the message brought to her about her role in God's plan. Her humble acceptance sets the Christian revelation in motion.
Before we consider this "second annunciation," we should first note the correspondence between the Virgin Mary and Muhammad. The Virgin Mary bore the Word of God made flesh, the Second Person of the Blessed Trinity. Muhammad claimed to have brought the words of God in book form, the Qur'an, which Islam teaches pre-existed in perfect form with Allah before all the ages, in what Islam calls the "Mother of the Book." Thus, although we can rightly compare Jesus and Muhammad in considering the character and heart of Christianity vis a vis that of Islam, the actual theological equivalence is between Jesus and the Qur'an, and between the Virgin Mary and Muhammad.
The MAIN Difference Between Christianity and Islam — Muslims WON'T Like This
Some theologians promote the concept of dispensations, which means at different?periods of time throughout history, God dealt with humankind uniquely ?in each dispensation.? Whether or not you subscribe to that concept, it's apparent that the God of the Christian Bible consistently takes a personal interest in his people.? God Himself never changes, but has always provided a way for people to have access to Him.? He is a living God, who will meet our needs as we seek him.? While our circumstances, both personal and collectively, change, He's always there. That's the type of spiritual life in which we can grow.
Islam By Comparison
So how does Islam measure up to this type of spiritual growth and life??? Perhaps the most glaring point, yet the one most often ignored, is that Christianity and Islam do not worship the same God.
The God of the Christian Bible is consistent from Genesis to Revelation.? The Allah of Islam predates the time of Mohammad, going back to ancient? deities of various Arab tribes.? There's even some confusion as to who Allah actually is.? Some scholars believe that Allah was the name of the ancient Arab moon god.? Others find references to Allah being a sort of replacement deity for a lesser pagan god. Point is, the God of Christianity is consistent and growing. There's dispute as to who is even the true Allah of Islam.
Islamic civilization is unstable and unsustainable.
Islam is an ideology. Its violence is a strategy. That strategy fit the needs of Mohammed. Mohammed chose to use force to spread his ideology. He needed to recruit fighters so he preached the inferiority of non-Muslims, the obligation for Muslims to conquer non-Muslims and the right of his fighters to seize the property and wives of non-Muslims as incentive for them to join his fight. Furthermore he even promised them that if they should fall in battle, they would receive loot and women in paradise.
I would like to put in a small personal note here before you read the most recent news on how Islamist terror is attacking the United States. One year ago all of the major headlines that we published here were about foreign nations or non-state actors that were trying to undermine Western Civilization for the cause of Islam.
It saddens me to see that our most important stories these days are about how our own government is targeting the US on behalf of Islamist Jihadists who wish to destroy us. ?BR
Hillary gave visa to Egyptian jihadist to visit State Department, White House and lobby for jihad bomb plotter's release
Hani Noor Eldin was on a "divine mission" to negotiate the release of the Blind Sheikh, who wasn't simply a member of the terror group Gamaa Islamiya — a designated terror group since the Clinton era — but its preeminent spiritual leader, as well as the ringleader of the 1993 World Trade Center bombing plot.
As outrageous as it was to host Noor Eldin at the State Department and also to the White House, the Obama team had no intention of stopping rubbing shoulders with influential jihadists. Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano said to expect more members of "designated foreign terrorist organizations to visit the United States" to have discussions with the State Department. She passed off her hollow support for terrorists as a way of doing business with a country considered an ally of the US, instead of what she should have done: bar Eldin from entering the country and showcase America as a having no tolerance for jihad terrorism.
Islamic Sexuality A Survey Of Evil
This is a MUST WATCH for all how wish to keep western Civilization alive!
Ann Barnhardt explains Islam in a brave, honest and unvarnished manner to Christians in order to help us survive the Muslim Brotherhood plan to destroy the United States of America. This is a brave woman doing her best to educate us.
The worldwide politically correct push reached a new low this month when many towns in Sweden banned the use of Christmas lights on the street to avoid offending the millions of Muslim migrants that have flooded their country in the last two years.
A SVT report?stated that?The Swedish Transport Administration (Trafikverket) will not allow municipalities to erect Christmas street lights on light poles that the authority manages, which means that many towns will have no lights at all for the holiday.
"The change is a victory for those who want to tone down the reminder of the country's Christian traditions, but according to the Swedish Transport Administration, the decision for the drastic change is 'security,'"?Speisa?reported.
ISIS is the true face of Islam just as the false prophet Mohammad intended it to be. Those who refuse to see the danger of Islam need to read this and understand the real world consequences of ignoring the facts. BR
'250 children were kneaded to death in bread machines and men were baked in an oven': Grieving mother reveals how evil ISIS thugs swept into Syria and murdered Christians – including her son?
Civilians return to their village after it was liberated from Islamic State militants
A distraught mother has relived the horrors of the brutal rule of ISIS and revealed how the extremist group would 'knead children to death in bakery machines'.
Alice Assaf said her son was killed 'because he was called George' and refused to identify himself by a Muslim name.
Ms Assaf claims ISIS slaughtered Christians in Syria, kneading children to death in bread machines and 'baking men in ovens'.
She said the terror group targeted her home town in Syria some two years ago, unleashing a horrifying reign of terror as they took hold of the suburb's population, murdering both adults and children.
Why is this NOT treason?
Iran to Add U.S.-Made Aircraft to Its War Fleet
Iran recently announced that it had struck deals with the U.S. Boeing airline manufacturer and France's AirBus that would permit the companies to transfer technology and provide training to help the Islamic Republic produce equipment that would strengthen its aging fleet of American-made planes.
18 U.S. Code § 2381 – Treason
Whoever, owing allegiance to the United States, levies war against them or adheres to their enemies, giving them aid and comfort within the United States or elsewhere, is guilty of treason and shall suffer death, or shall be imprisoned not less than five years and fined under this title but not less than $10,000; and shall be incapable of holding any office under the United States.
Report: Obama Administration 'Manufacturing Crisis' With Israel to Apply Pressure on Jewish State Ahead of Lame-Duck-Period Push for Palestinian State
With its eyes on the potential launch of an Israeli-Palestinian peace initiative after?next month's presidential election, the Obama administration is "manufacturing a crisis" over settlement construction, to exert diplomatic pressure on the Jewish state, The Weekly Standard reported on Sunday, citing sources in Congress and the American Jewish community.
Last week, the administration raised many eyebrows with its unusually strident criticism of Israel's settlement policies following the approval of dozens of new homes in the West Bank. One congressional source told The Weekly Standard that the administration had been "waiting for an opening" to hit hard against Israel, and an official with an American-Jewish organization was quoted as saying the administration "wants to be able to say the Israelis forced them to act."
Usual Suspects Get Ready to Gut Law Letting 9/11 Families Sue Saudis
This was not a case of buyer's remorse. This was scripted jiu-jitsu to make a big show of standing up for Americans before an election and then quietly do the Saudis' dirty work once safely past those pesky voters.
Unintended Consequences of US Weakness:
Europe Braces for Post-Mosul Jihadi Onslaught
European leaders fear onslaught of jihadists fleeing from Mosul after Iraq's government and its allies kick ISIS out of the city.
Last year's Paris attacks and the Brussels attacks in March brought heightened awareness that ISIS established an underground network to move jihadis in and out of Europe at will. Thousands of European nationals traveled to Syria and Iraq to wage jihad for ISIS. An estimated 2,500 Europeans still belong to ISIS's fighting force.
"The retaking of (the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant's) northern Iraq stronghold, Mosul, may lead to the return to Europe of violent (ISIS) fighters," European Union Security Commissioner Julian King told The (London) Telegraph. "This is a very serious threat and we must be prepared to face it."
At Least 23 Killed in Fighting in Central African Republic
Fighters from Central African Republic's largely Muslim Seleka militia attacked refugees in the country's remote north on Wednesday, stabbing or hacking to death 13 people before U.N. peacekeepers repelled them, killing at least 10, officials said.
Several people were also wounded in the attack targeting the Kaga Bandoro, a town of dirt roads and thatched mud huts. A Reuters witness saw militiamen stab two refugees to death as people were fleeing. When some tried to fight back with clubs, the militiamen began firing their guns.
Almost 400 ISIS jihadis trained in Iraq and Syria are now at large on Britain's streets… as it's revealed just 14 fighters who have returned to the UK have been jailed
Experts told The Mail on Sunday they could use the deadly skills with automatic weapons and bombs that they honed on the battlefield to plot atrocities such as the Paris and Brussels attacks in the UK, massacring hundreds.
Figures slipped out in Parliament reveal that the Home Office believes 850 Britons have travelled to fight for the Islamic State terror group and although many have been killed by drone strikes and in battle, about 400 have sneaked back into the UK.
If you do not know of Anni Cyrus and her work, please look her up on her website. She is working very hard to educate ignorant Westerners. She understands that we are in danger. Anni deserves your attention and your support. Civilization is in danger. Without understanding the danger we can not protect ourselves.
American woman explains that Islam's Rape Game of non-Muslim women is based on Quran
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Leaked emails show coordinated Obama/Clinton effort to mislead public about Iran deal
The emails, released late on Friday in a massive document dump by the hacker website WikiLeaks, show coordination between Hillary Clinton's team and the White House, which spearheaded a massive effort to create what senior officials described as a pro-Iran "echo chamber" to mislead Congress and Americans about the nature of the agreement.
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MINNESOTA: MOB OF SOMALIS RAGE Through Upscale Neighborhood Threatening To "Kidnap" And "Rape" Homeowners
Of course, you won't see this story on ABC, NBC, CBS, CNN, MSNBC or any of the other liberal news stations. Because gangs of Muslim refugees threatening innocent people inside their homes isn't news,
the Devil's Work??is Never Done
This book is still in progress but many friends have asked me to publish a small sample on this website. By clicking on the book cover you will be able to read the two shortest chapters of my book.
According to the Times-Gazette of Shelbyville, Buchanan was charged with desecration of a venerated object, vandalism under $10,000, vandalism under $500, 18 counts of vandalism under $1,000, and four counts of destroying/interference with utility lines
HOW DID 858 ILLEGALS From TERROR "HOTBEDS" Get Full Citizenship When They Were Supposed To Be Deported?
Hundreds of illegal immigrants from terrorist hotbeds who were supposed to have been deported were instead granted citizenship because Homeland Security didn't have fingerprints on file to check their identity, the department's inspector general said in a stunning new report Monday.
ISIS Calls For KNIFE ATTACKS Against Civilians
It is the second issue of the monthly "web-zine." In their "premier" issue, they advised jihadists to target children playing sports after school or even "flower sellers" with carts on street corners.
How Is Sharia Law Dangerous for Western Society?
This is a 32 minute video but it is very valuable to all who wish to understand Islam and how Islamic law can destroy your freedoms. BR
Video: Robert Spencer on Sharia
Pelase take the time to watch this short video on Sharia in order to understand what kind of threat it is to our freedoms. BR
Raymond Ibrahim: Impervious Hubris: How U.S. Intelligence Failures Led to ISIS
Bin Laden also asked and answered the pivotal question:
Does Islam, or does it not, force people by the power of the sword to submit to its authority corporeally if not spiritually? Yes. There are only three choices in Islam: either willing submission; or payment of the?jizya?[tribute], through physical though not spiritual submission to the authority of Islam; or the sword—for it is not right to let him [an infidel] live.
'Muslims want to eradicate Christianity' and conquer Europe claims potential next Pope
The 71-year-old Cardinal has been linked as one of the most likely candidates to take over the position of Pope, although in previous elections at the end it was decided that he was still too young.
The Oslo Disaster: Executive Summary
This abject failure is a direct result of the Palestinian leadership's perception of the process as a pathway not to a two-state solution — meaning Israel alongside a Palestinian state in the West Bank and Gaza — but to the subversion of the State of Israel; not to nation-building and state creation, but to the formation of a repressive terror entity that would perpetuate conflict with Israel while keeping its hapless constituents in constant and bewildered awe as its leaders line their pockets from the proceeds of this misery.
Here We Go! Norway Builds Wall To Keep Out Migrants…
Evidently, there is sanity among the Norwegians. They are building a wall/fence to keep out illegal immigrants streaming over from Russia. The Russkies wouldn't stop it, so Norway has taken the matter into their own hands. They are building a 660 foot long fence on their Arctic border with Russia – it is 11 feet tall. Looks like they value their culture, women and children. No rape games in Norway… so sorry. I hear Europe is up for it though.
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Rebel Idiot Blows Up Friends Trying To Take Selfie With Phone Detonator
German Politician Demands End to Gun Control: 'Citizens need to defend themselves…'
The best things and the worst things come out of Germany. It is a paradox proven throughout history. But we're back on track with a good idea, as a German politician is openly flaunting all that is European and calling for the end of gun control.
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If you don't believe Islam is a cancer on our freedom then you better watch this (Graphic)
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AMERICANS TAKE NOTE: Here's Why Japan Has No Radical Islam Problem In Their Country, And Never Will
While Islam is growing exponentially across the world, Japan has been vigilant about keeping any signs of its growth in check. As described in an article published by theConservative Tribune,?Japanese as a whole are uneasy around Muslims, assigning them all?the reputation of radical, closed-minded and less intelligent people with a strange religion.
First City With Muslim Majority Starts To Implement Sharia Law
It was a historic election due to the fact that this is the first time that the majority of the positions of those that govern a city have been filled by Muslims, and Hamtramck is also believed to be one of the first US cities to have the majority of its residents comprised of those who follow the Islamic faith.
According to the Washington Post, as recently?as the 1970's, the town's population was 90% Polish Catholics, but due to the influx of immigrants, the low birth-rate of the Polish-Americans, and the factor that many have moved away from the area, the town's makeup has been reversed to the point that only about 10% of its citizens are currently of Polish descent.
Islam's doctrines of deception
Muhammad and his community were far outnumbered by the infidels in the early years of Islam, a message of peace and co-existence was in order. However, after Muhammad migrated to Medina and grew in military strength and numbers, the militant or intolerant verses were revealed, urging Muslims to go on the offensive.
According to this standard view, circumstance dictates which verses are to be implemented. When Muslims are weak, they should preach and behave according to the Meccan verses; when strong, they should go on the offensive, according to the Medinan verses.
NORWEGIAN ARMY CHIEF: Europe Needs To Destroy Islam If They Are Going To Survive
Norwegian Army Chief Odin Johannessen warns that European countries must be reading and willing to fight against radical Islam in order to preserve the values that unite the continent.
"I think we must be ready to fight, both with words, actions – and if necessary weapons – to preserve the country and the values we have in common," Johannessen said in a speechto the Oslo Military Society on Monday.
Citing the Islamist attacks in Paris, Johannessen said that, "Europe can no longer expect to live in peace and security, without having to defend its interests and values."
?The military chief went on to insist that well trained and adequately equipped soldiers would be crucial.
"You can not win wars without having people on the ground," he asserted.
White House falsely claims Iran using sanctions cash domestically, not for military
In addition to the $100 billion Iran receives in unfrozen assets, of course, there's also the fact that the new foreign investment Tehran now attracts goes disproportionately?into the coffers of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps….
ISIS Genocide Victims Do Not Include Christians, the State Department Is Poised to Rule
A?report by a renowned journalist states that Christians are to be excluded from an impending official United States government declaration of ISIS genocide. If true, it would reflect a familiar pattern within the administration of a?politically correct bias that views Christians — even non-Western congregations such as those in Iraq and Syria — never as victims?but always as Inquisition-style oppressors. (That a State Department genocide designation for ISIS may be imminent was acknowledged last week in congressional testimony, by Ambassador Anne Patterson, the assistant secretary of the State Department's Near East Bureau.)
The photo above was placed here to remind us all of the irony that Obama really was the recipient of the 2009 Noble Prize for Peace. The knowledge that tens of thousands of Christians are being murdered, or sold into slavery by Muslims in the Middle East while the U S Department of State goes through the semantic gymnastics of denial is one of the greatest acts of cowardice in human history. The world is witnessing a Christian genocide and the White House pretends that it is not happening. History will judge us harshly for this. ?BR
Europe "on the verge of civil war" due to mass muslim immigration– Swiss army chief's urgent warning
?Lieutenant-General André Blattmann has issued a warning to the Swiss people that society is dangerously close to collapse and advised those not already armed as part of the Swiss Army reserve to take steps to arm themselves.
NATO commander: The Islamic State is "spreading like cancer" among Muslim migrants to Europe
"Refugees from the Middle East and north Africa are "masking the movement" of terrorists and criminals, Nato's top commander told Congress on Tuesday, despite the protests of human rights groups who say that refugees overwhelmingly have no ulterior motive but escape.
In testimony to the Senate armed services committee, US general Philip Breedlove said that the Islamic State terror group is "spreading like a cancer" among refugees. The group's members are "taking advantage of paths of least resistance, threatening European nations and our own", he added.
Freed Gitmo detainee emerges as prominent al-Qaeda leader
When Ibrahim al Qosi was released from Guantanamo Bay in 2012, a lawyer for the former Usama bin Laden aide said he looked forward to living a life of peace in his native Sudan.
Three years later, Qosi has emerged as a prominent voice of Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula, appearing in a number of AQAP propaganda videos — including a 50-minute lecture calling for the takeover of Saudi Arabia.
"Islam can't be modernized," says world's "greatest Arabic poet"
Laying down a heavy critique of the Islamic world, he added: "Arabs have no more creative force. Islam does not contribute to intellectual life, it suggests no discussion. It is no longer thought. It produces no thinking, no art, no science, no vision that could change the world. This repetition is the sign of its end. The Arabs will continue to exist, but they will not make the world better."
The remarks are in reference to the broader questions of how he sees the Middle East, and specifically his native Syria which has been in a state of civil war for years.Adonis?describes the totality of Islam in the life of people in the Islamic world saying Muslim society is "based on a totalitarian system. The religion dictates everything: How to run, how to go to the toilet, who one has to love…"…
The Sexual Foundation Of Islamic Terrorism Fuels Rape-Jihad: A PLAGUE Across Europe. America Next, If Not Beaten Back!
FUNDAMENTALLY – for added context re the shielding of sexual crimes under Islamic Law – the western world must internalize how women are really viewed within the Islamic world, in order to understand why children (females and males alike) are treated as little more than objects for sexual releases. Cause and effect.
"Mohammed had told his men that the majority of those condemned to hell are women (Bukhari 2:24:541), that they could rape non-Muslim women (Koran 4:24) and that women who weren't wearing Hijabs or Burkas were fair game (Koran 33:59). This isn't an aberration. This is Islam."
The Obama administration's most covert war
The Obama Administration believes it is at war with Israel- not a shooting war, but a political war.
Currently, the State Department is slowly fulfilling a federal court order to publish the emails Democratic presidential hopeful Hillary Clinton sent from her private email server during her tenure as secretary of state. Over the past several weeks, the department has published a number of emails regarding Israel that reveal the depth of hostility Clinton's closest advisers harbored toward Israel.
Last week, one such email demonstrated that Clinton's senior anti-Israel advisers viewed radical Israeli-registered NGOs as agents for the administration to use in order to carry out covert anti-Israel policies.
The email in question is a letter Clinton received in December 2011 from retired ambassador Thomas Pickering. Clinton asked her chief of staff to print out his letter.
Obama ordered CIA not to support 2009 Green Movement in Iran because he wanted to court Khamenei
In every case Barack Obama has been consistent: in response to the demonstrations and uprisings in the Islamic world, he has without exception acted in the service of Islamic supremacist, pro-Sharia regimes.
Muslim Inbreeding In More Than Half Of Its Population May Be An Answer To SO MANY QUESTIONS Regarding Their Cultural Orientation
According to Nicolai Sennels, a Danish psychologist who has done extensive research into Muslim inbreeding,?close to half of all Muslims in the world are inbred:
- 70% of Pakistanis are inbred.
- 67% of Saudi Arabians are inbred.
- 64% of those living in Jordan and Kuwait are inbred.
- 63% of Sudanese are inbred.
- 60% of Iraqis are inbred.
- 54% of Muslims in the United Arab Emirates and Qatar are inbred.
- 25-30% of those in Turkey are inbred.
- In England, at least 55% of Pakistani immigrants are married to their first cousins.
- In Denmark the number of inbred Pakistani immigrants is around 40%.
Sennels points out that cousin marriage was sanctioned by Muhammad and has been going on now for 50 generations (1,400 years) in the Muslim world.?This practice of inbreeding will never go away in the Muslim world since Muhammad is the ultimate example and authority on all matters, including marriage.
DELUSIONAL PHILLY MAYOR: Terrorist Cop Shooter 'Doesn't Represent ' Islam
He even signed a ?"pledge to combat bigotry" at the Al-Aqsa Islamic Society. The pledge was created by the Arab American Institute, an anti-Israel organization that seeks to promote Arab politicians for higher office. In signing the pledge, Kenney, agreed to combat criticism of Islam, and to "speak out" against 'Islamophobia.'
Unbelievable: Erdogan Just Said That His Caliphate Will Mimic Hitler's Nazi Germany
Obama considers Erdogan one of our strongest allies in our fight against ISIS. I think that Obama has very poor judgement when it comes to picking friends. BR
Critics say more executive powers in the hands of Erdo?an will likely intensify Turkey's drift toward one-man rule and Erdogan says its Hitler's way.
Some even expressed such fear that he would resemble?Adolf Hitler, who was also elected by popular vote but then turned Germany into a fascist dictatorship.
This video explains the Muslim Brotherhood influence on the Obama White House
If you have ever wondered why there are TWICE as many mosques in the us now than there were prior to 9/11 you will want to see this.? BR
Ann Corcoran is a very brave patriotic woman. Please watch this video that explains how the Organization of Islamic Cooperation with the help of the Obama administration is invading the United States.
Obama's Former Intelligence Director: President's Strategy Not Working
Retired in 2014, Lt. Gen. Mike Flynn, President Obama's former director of the?Defense Intelligence Agency at the Pentagon, served in the U.S. Army for 30 years but believes the nation is being lead by an ideological allegiance that crowds out strategies and decisions based on facts on the ground.
Killed ISIS Commander's Cell Phone Shows Direct Ties To Turkish Intelligence
While the western media seems to be overlooking and downplaying NATO support for the Islamic State, some senior US officials are speaking out.?Former US Department of State senior adviser David Phillips said, "Turkey's role has not been ambiguous — it has overtly supported the ISIL. It has provided logistical support, money, weapons, transport and healthcare to wounded warriors."
OK Friends this has nothing to do with AW! The article does however give everyone a good idea of the mentality that Western Civilization is up against. If we maintain this fig leaf of political correctness barbarians that live like this will conquer and kill us. I can think of better ways to die than just being polite to idiots. BR
Arabs Lining To Buy Glasses Of Refreshing Camel Urine, ENRAGED When They Find Out What It Really Is
Saudi authorities have closed down a shop selling traditional camel urine drinks after discovering the owner had been filling the bottles with his own bodily waste. Health inspectors swooped on a vendor in the port city of Al Qunfudhah, in south-western Saudi Arabia, and confiscated more than 70 full bottles.
Emirates Secretly Sends Colombian Mercenaries to Yemen Fight
The arrival in Yemen of 450 Latin American troops — among them are also Panamanian, Salvadoran and Chilean soldiers — adds to the chaotic stew of government armies, armed tribes, terrorist networks and Yemeni militias currently at war in the country. Earlier this year, a coalition of countries led by Saudi Arabia, including the United States, began a military campaign in Yemen against Houthi rebels who have pushed the Yemeni government out of the capital, Sana.
Turkey: An Islamist enemy of the West
Turkey has no business in NATO nor should it be a member of the EU. As Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan continues?to support ISIS in building a new Caliphate he and his family are pocketing hundreds of millions of dollars from stolen oil.
Obama may think that ISIS is contained, but their numbers are growing in Afghanistan and they have just opened up their first radio station with cooperation from the Taliban.
Obama Administration put a stop to probe of San Bernardino jihadists prior to attack and promptly harassed the DHS officer who tried to do his job.
Haney tells a stunning tale of how the Obama Administration not only shut down his efforts, but when he resisted, they investigated him and put him in a position where the best outcome he could get was an early retirement. But apparently they didn't secure his agreement to keep quiet about the incident, because Haney tells the tale this morning in detail that should be front-page news in every media outlet in America:
Gun in Paris terror attacks linked to 'Iran-Contra' Florida arms dealer
The Post reported that Century is a buyer and re-seller of military-grade surplus guns and is one of the largest arms dealers in the US. Its specialty is buying weapons from overseas and reselling them to dealers.
There are strict rules overseeing the legal import and export of weapons like semi-automatic pistols. In the US, an individual or company has to be registered with the State Department.
Sweden, the future of Europe: people stock up on fire arms, police recommend vigilante groups…
"It is largely due to the turbulence we are seeing around the country at the moment." People have lost confidence in the State, he added. "The police will not come anymore. Truck drivers say that when they see a thief emptying the fuel tank of their trucks, they run out with a baseball bat. It is no use calling the police, but if you hit the thief, you can at least prevent him from stealing more diesel."
?Obama Hires Former Hamas Terrorist For His ISIS Advisor
Proverbs 26:11
"Like a dog that returns to his vomit is a fool who repeats his folly."
Malley has a well-documented history of sympathizing with extremists, which makes this appointment rather outrageous. Judicial Watch wrote about Malley last year when Obama made him the senior director at the NSC even though the president had dumped him as a foreign policy adviser for meeting with and having regular contact with Hamas, long classified a terrorist organization by the U.S. State Department. Malley's family had close ties to Yasser Arafat, founder of the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) and the Fatah movement, and Malley was an adviser in Bill Clinton's White House. He consistently exonerates Palestinians and condemns Israel.
the Devil's Work??is Never Done
This book is still in progress but many friends have asked me to publish a small sample on this website. By clicking on the book cover you will be able to read the two shortest chapters of my book.
The Roots of Obama's Catastrophic Foreign Policy???And why the catastrophes are so consistent.
"In an era when our destiny is shared, power is no longer a zero-sum game. No one nation can or should try to dominate another nation. No world order that elevates one nation or group or people over another will succeed. No balance of power among nations will hold."? BHO
If rabid dogs could talk would they ask for their own state? If FATAH and HAMAS are demanding land that they have no right to, why should mad dogs settle for less?
"Palestinian" Muslims launch fireworks, wave flags to celebrate brutal jihad murder of Israeli couple
The Henkins, who were in their early 30s, were shot dead on Thursday night in northern Samaria while travelling in their vehicle near the Palestinian village of Beit Furik. Paramedics found them at the scene with bullet wounds to their torsos. Their four children, who were in the backseat of the car, were unharmed. The couple was buried on Har Hamenuchot in the Givat Shaul neighborhood of Jerusalem on Friday morning.
Sheriff David Clarke Defends Carson, Says Sharia Is Incompatible With Our Constitution
Clarke went on to say that, according to his limited knowledge of Sharia law, it governs public behavior, personal behavior, and personal thought.?Our Constitution, on the other hand, gives us quite a bit of freedom in those areas.
Obama Throws Christian Refugees to the Lions
Fifteen of the 27 Iraqi Christians, who have been held at a detention center in Otay Mesa, California, for approximately six months, are set to be deported in the coming weeks. Some have already been deported and others are being charged with immigration fraud.
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Gardein Crispy Chick'n Sliders - Breakout product find!!! This is one of the best items we've tasted in a while... and we taste a LOT of items! Much like their beefless-burger counterparts, these frozen faux-chicken sliders are insanely delicious and ready in three microwave minutes! Each slider (bun included!) has 190 calories, 6g fat, 340mg sodium, 27g carbs, 3g fiber, 3g sugars, and 11g protein (PointsPlus® value 5*). Find these at SuperTarget locations nationwide. (Coming soon to select grocery stores.) Pop-Tarts Oatmeal Delights - Better-for-you Pop-Tarts? YES! In Frosted Strawberry and Frosted Mapley Brown Sugar, these toaster pastries are made with whole grains and feature an oat-crumble topping and a drizzle of frosting. Each pastry has 200 calories, 5g fat, 190 - 200mg sodium, 35 - 36g carbs, 3g fiber, 14 - 15g sugars, and 2g protein (PointsPlus® value 5*). That's TWO more grams of fiber than most regular Pop-Tarts (and many of THOSE have a PointsPlus® value of 6*)! Now if only they'd start individually wrapping the treats instead of packing 'em in pairs... Pompeian OlivExtra Premium Mediterranean Blend - This groundbreaking, brilliantly blended oil is PACKED with good-for-you stuff. There's grapeseed oil for antioxidants and omega-6s, canola oil for the omega-3s, and extra-virgin olive oil for healthy monounsaturated fats. It's also incredibly versatile. Use it for everything from salad dressing to high-temp grilling. Like most oil, a 1-tbsp. serving has 120 calories and 14g fat (PointsPlus® value 4*), and a little goes a long way. Click to locate!
Apparently, someone over at Skinny Cow is trying to make our heads explode. These brand-new items (many Limited Editions) ROCK! First up... Divine Filled Chocolates, in both Caramel and Peanut Butter Crème. Each single-serving candy pouch has 130 calories and 7g fat (PointsPlus® value 4*). WOW! And candy-loving fans of frozen treats, meet the Salted Caramel Pretzel and Cookies 'n Dough frozen candy bars (made with ice cream), with 160 calories and 9g fat each. There are also new Limited Editions ice cream cups -- Caramel Mochaccino, Cupcake Batter(!!!), and Mint To Be, with 150 calories and 1 - 2.5g fat per portion-controlled container. YUM!!! Prefer your frozen treats in sandwich form? Get ready for Limited Editions Snickerdoodle ice cream sandwiches. AHHHHH! Just 140 calories and 2g fat each. Finally, two more ice cream products in the Limited Editions line are hitting the freezer aisle... Chocolate Covered Cherry cones (150 calories, 3g fat) and Pretty in Pink Velvet Truffle bars (100 calories, 2.5g fat). Gorgeous AND craveable. By the way, almost every item here has a PointsPlus® value of 4*. (The Pink Velvet Truffle bars each have a PointsPlus® value of 3*.) Way to go, Skinny!
We recently attended the Natural Products Expo West, an event overflowing with the very latest and greatest food finds. Here's a quick rundown of the most exciting foods we tried. This year is gonna be TASTY... Amy's Gluten Free Chocolate Brownies: The gluten-free factor is certainly a plus, but we're mainly OBSESSED with the amazing taste and fudgy texture. Each brownie (about 1/5th of the pan) has 150 calories and 6g fat (PointsPlus® value 4*). Find them frozen at Whole Foods. Coming soon to more markets! ProYo High Protein Frozen Yogurt: This fro yo is handheld, squeezable, and CRAZY GOOD. Flavors include Banana Vanilla, Dutch Chocolate, and more. Each tube has 160 calories and (get this!) 20g protein (PointsPlus® value 4*). Coming this spring... online and in natural-food stores! GimMe All Natural Roasted Seaweed Snacks: These light and crispy must-try snacks are phenomenal! Incredible flavors (Honey Dijon! Cheddar Cheese!), and each pouch or package has just 25 - 110 calories (PointsPlus® value 1 - 3*). Coming very soon to supermarkets nationwide. Buy 'em online now! Lean Cuisine Honestly Good Frozen Entrées: BIG NEWS! An all-natural line from LC is launching this summer! Lots of fruity-licious dishes in the lineup: Pomegranate Chicken, Plum Ginger Grain-Crusted Fish, Pineapple Black Pepper Beef, and more. We can't wait for these!
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Can you keep a secret? Promise? Okay, here it is. I LOVE the stuff in this jar. Well, at least I used to love it. It was my secret vice.
For a few years, way back when, I would take off by myself each spring to Whidbey Island for an intense week of study with some of the country's top quiltmakers (Nancy Crow and David Walker to name two of the most inspiring). Rather than reserve a bed in the bunk house at the Camp Casey Conference Center, with all the other quiltmakers, I would book a no frills room a short distance away in funky downtown Coupeville. I wanted to be deliciously ALONE, in the evenings at least.
Then, when I got there on that first night, I would load the room's tiny frig with a couple jars of Kraft Pimento Spread (heck, it doesn"t even promise cheese on the label) and set a basket filled with every variety of cracker I could find on top. After a LONG day of art making, I couldn't wait to get back to my room and my secret stash. I would turn on the TV, sit on the bed, and dig in. MauiJim would not approve.
I have since been to way fancier hotels and eaten way better food, but the memory of those evenings alone in a little motel room, overlooking Puget Sound, still strikes me as one of the most luxurious and renewing experiences of my life. After a week of that routine (art making by day, pimento cheese spread by night) I came back home a new woman. Was it the cheese or was it the art making? The two are forever entwined in my memory.
So, considering this love affair with Pimento Cheese, why did it take me so long to make it from scratch? Actually, because I have lived in the Northwest my entire life, I don't think I realized until recently that you could make Pimento Cheese, and I certainly didn't realize that it's a point of pride for southern cooks. As it turns out, Pimento Cheese is a truly American food with a long history and thousands of regional variations. You may want to check out the book, Pimento Cheese Invitational 2003, by the Southern Foodways Alliance. It contains over 200 pages of recipes.
In my research for this post, I surveyed dozens of recipes for Pimento Cheese. Truthfully, I couldn't see what all the fuss was about. I mean, basically, pimento cheese is grated cheese, mayonnaise, roasted red bell peppers, and whatever else the cook decides to throw in.
But the devil is in the details, as the saying goes. All elements must be in perfect balance. There must be just the right amount of acidity, spice, and heat to keep the cheese tasting deliriously delicious (rather than overly rich and cloying) bite after bite after bite. I think I've achieved that balance here, as I can't stop eating this cheese. And there's no way I will ever again be tempted by a jar of pimento spread on the grocery store shelf. Some memories are better left alone.
Note For a slightly different take on this southern specialty, check out the Creamy Fire-Roasted Red Pepper Spread that I posted for New Years last year. It combines this Pimento Cheese (the recipe below) with cream cheese, additional peppers, and a layer of toasted pecans. I don't know which variation I like most. They are both out-of-this-world.
Fire-Roasted Red Pepper Cheese (Pimento Cheese)
This concoction is seriously good and seriously addictive. When I have it on hand, I eat it every day until it's gone. I slather it on crackers and crostini, use it to make a sandwich, wrap, or quesadilla, and dip vegetables (especially celery) into it. It also makes a rather elegant appetizer spooned onto the ends of endive leaves or on top of tiny crisp polenta rounds.
Ingredient Note This simple dish is all about the cheese, so it goes without saying that the spread can be no better than the cheese you put into it. Use premium-quality cheeses, such as Beecher's or Tillamook.
½ cup (3 ounces) fire-roasted red bell pepper
½ cup minced green onion, white and pale green portions only (1½ ounces)
2 cloves garlic, peeled
8 ounces aged, sharp cheddar cheese, grated
4 ounces medium cheddar cheese, grated
4 ounces Monterey jack cheese, grated
½ cup mayonnaise
2 teaspoons Dijon mustard
1 teaspoon Tabasco
1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice
¼ teaspoon fine sea salt
- In a processor fitted with the steel blade, process the bell pepper, green onion, and garlic to a fine mince.
- Add the cheeses, mayonnaise, Dijon, Tabasco, lemon juice, and salt to the workbowl. Pulse to combine and then continue pulsing until you achieve the texture you want, either coarse (my preference) or all the way to smooth.
- Taste and adjust seasoning as needed.
- Remove the mixture to a 3-cup serving container and seal with plastic wrap. Refrigerate until ready to serve.
- Serve with an assortment of crackers, crostini, or veggies.
Makes about 3 cups.
- Amateur Gourmet: Pimento Cheese
- NPR: Pimento Cheese: It's a Southern Thing
- Southern Foodways Alliance
- Southern Foodways Alliance: Pimento Cheese Invitational
- Zingerman's Roadhouse: Pimento Cheese
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By The Associated Press
Published: October 26, 2011 at 2:29 pm
The House approved a federal land swap Wednesday that would clear the way for creation of North America's largest copper mine in Arizona, despite opposition from the Obama administration and complaints that the proposed mine operator had partnered with Iran and faces allegations of human rights violations.
The swap would trade 2,400 acres of federal forest land in southeastern Arizona for about 5,300 acres of environmentally sensitive land throughout the state controlled by a subsidiary of global mining giant Rio Tinto. The bill passed the Republican-controlled House on a 235-186 vote.
GOP lawmakers and business groups, including the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and the National Mining Association, say the proposed mine, 70 miles east of Phoenix, would pump billions of dollars into the Arizona economy and help create nearly 4,000 mining-related jobs.
The Obama administration and many Democratic lawmakers opposed the land swap, saying an environmental review should be completed before the exchange is made.
Democrats also complained that the mining company will not have to pay royalties to the U.S. government for lucrative mineral rights that could be worth billions of dollars. And they said the proposed mine site contains sacred Native American artifacts and important cultural areas that would be displaced by the mine.
But their arguments were overridden by Republicans who said the mine would be a major job creator and would help reduce imports of copper used in a wide range of items, including cars, lamps and computers.
"There is no excuse for the United States to depend on foreign nations for our minerals supplies when we have ample reserves that could be developed here at home," said Rep. Doc Hastings, R-Wash., chairman of the House Natural Resources Committee.
Hastings and other Republicans dismissed Democratic complaints that the bill short-circuited necessary environmental reviews. The mine project cannot proceed without a battery of federal environmental reviews and consultation with Native American tribes, Hastings said.
Rep. Paul Gosar, R-Ariz., the bill's sponsor, said the land swap "does not pre-empt anything," such as the Antiquities Act, the National Environmental Policy Act or other laws.
But Rep. Raul Grijalva, D-Ariz., said the environmental review should be conducted now, when the U.S. government has the most leverage over the project. Once land that now is part of the Tonto National Forest is turned over to private control, the government's ability to require changes and enforce the law "is really limited at best," he said.
Under the plan, first proposed in 2005, a Rio Tinto subsidiary would gain access to more than 2,400 acres of federal forest land thought to contain vast resources of high-grade copper, potentially worth billions of dollars.
In exchange, about 5,300 acres of environmentally sensitive and recreational land throughout Arizona would be transferred to federal control, including 3,000 acres on the lower San Pedro River in southeastern Arizona and 940 acres to be added to the Appleton-Whittell Research Ranch southeast of Tucson. The land is controlled by Resolution Copper Co., a subsidiary of Rio Tinto, a London and Australia-based company that operates mines worldwide.
Rep. Edward Markey, D-Mass., said the House vote rewarded a company that partners with Iran to mine nuclear material, a reference to a uranium mine in Namibia owned by Rio Tinto in which Iran has a minority stake.
Rio Tinto also faces a lawsuit in the U.S. claiming that it aided the government of Papua New Guinea in genocide and war crimes in the late 1980s. A decade-long civil war began after islanders sabotaged a copper mine that islanders said was fouling the environment. Many people were killed in violent clashes with the Papua New Guinea military.
On Tuesday, the San Francisco-based 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals allowed claims of racial discrimination and crimes against humanity to go forward.
Bruce Richardson, a spokesman for Rio Tinto, said Wednesday that the company will "vigorously defend ourselves against these improper claims."
Separately, Grijalva, Markey and other Democrats complained that under current law, the mining company will not have to pay any royalties to the U.S. government for mineral rights that could be worth as much as $7 billion.
"A foreign-owned company doing business on U.S. public lands is basically getting a blank check on extraction (of copper) and a green light from Congress to go ahead and begin this without any return on the money," Grijalva said.
Jon Cherry, a vice president of Resolution Copper, said the mine could generate as much as $61 billion in economic benefit for Arizona "without the need for one dollar of federal stimulus."
The legislation hasn't yet come up in the Democratic-controlled Senate, where it's expected to encounter greater resistance.