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After Baby Doc: Haiti today.
The modern visitor gains a rather different impression. The mountains now lie bare and rugged, the trees hacked down by the poor, whose only source of fuel for cooking is charcoal. The deforestation has inevitably led to erosion of the topsoil, so the country's agricultural base is in trouble. Almost 70 per cent of the country's seven million population struggles to eke out a living, using the most basic tools, from tiny parcels of increasingly barren land. Their future looks grim.
This is Haiti, one third of the second largest Caribbean island, first black republic in the world and the poorest country in the Western hemisphere. So what went wrong in paradise?
The key lies in Haiti's turbulent history. Once Columbus had staked claim to the island, it was colonised by the Spanish. The indigenous Arawak population was quickly wiped out. In 1697, the island's resources of gold plundered, the Spanish ceded the western part of the island to France, who called it Saint Domingue. The French settlers chopped down trees in order to set up huge plantations - mainly sugar, but also coffee, indigo and cotton. Saint Domingue became one of the richest and most productive colonies, referred to by the French as the 'Pearl of the Antilles'. This wealth was based on African slave labour, brought in at the rate of around twenty thousand each year. The treatment of the slaves was brutal, even by the standards of other colonies at that time.
A third class of Haitian inhabitants also developed - light-skinned mulattos, the children of white settlers and black slaves. Some were treated the same as the rest of the slaves. Many, however, were acknowledged and brought up by their colonist fathers. Many were well-educated and some became wealthy in their own right. Female mulattos became objects of desire amongst the white settler men and thereby objects of hate amongst the white women. The mulattos were a class apart - resented by the black slaves and looked down upon and excluded by the white settlers. The legacy of these divisions is still in evidence today.
By 1789, there were 480,000 slaves, 60,000 mulattos and 20,000 landowning Europeans on the island. Between 1791 and 1803, the slaves rebelled and eventually overthrew the French, to create the first black republic in the world. During this time, it became clear that there were irreconcilable differences between the blacks and the mulattos, although they did sometimes fight together. After the establishment of the black republic, alienated by the despotic rulers who took it over, the mulattos rebelled and set up a second republic. It eventually took over the black republic and even the Spanish part of the island. This, however, broke away again, and in 1843 the two independent states of the Dominican Republic and Haiti were established.
During this period of upheaval, the foundations of many of Haiti's current problems were laid. The large plantations were dismantled and small parcels of land given to individuals. These were cleared and planted with subsistence crops. Most of the forests were now lost and the clearing of the land meant the beginning of soil erosion. Further, with the loss of the plantations, there was no effort to maintain an economic infrastructure. Roads disappeared and many rural areas became cut off from the towns. The loss of the plantations also meant a loss of much needed export revenue, particularly unfortunate once Haiti agreed to pay 150 million francs in compensation to the dispossessed French planters.
The remainder of the nineteenth century saw further unrest, as one dictator succeeded another. Between 1843 and 1915, twenty-two different presidents ruled Haiti. By 1915, the political situation was very unstable. Worried about European intervention, the United States invaded the whole island, not withdrawing until 1934 and even then retaining substantial influence over the two countries. The 1940s and 1950s saw a series of coups, culminating, in 1957 with the take-over by Francois Duvalier, commonly known as 'Papa Doc'. This machiavellian country doctor manipulated the elite mulatto group in power by a mixture of voodoo and the brutality of his security force, the Tonton-Macoutes (creole for 'bogeymen').
Duvalier died in April 1971. During his fourteen-year reign, an estimated thirty to sixty thousand people had died by state terrorism; the infrastructure had been neglected, with the sole exception of the airport built by the US; most intellectuals had left the country (it was thought that by 1970 there were more Haitian doctors practising in Montreal than in Haiti) and a large part of the country's wealth had been siphoned off into Duvalier accounts.
The nineteen-year-old Jean-Claude Duvalier (Baby Doc) took over where his father had left off. His regime continued the state terrorism and large-scale embezzlement. In 1981, an outbreak of African swine fever was a major disaster. Washington recommended the killing of the entire indigenous black pig population, a mainstay of the Haitian diet. In their place, they introduced expensive to maintain, non-foraging pink pigs. This caused strong resentment against Duvalier and led to widespread protein deficiency which persists to this day, although the indigenous pig has been reintroduced. By 1985, Baby Doc was extremely unpopular within Haiti and was under substantial pressure to resign both internally and from the international community. Eventually he fled abroad, taking most of the country's wealth with him.
The 1987 elections were followed by a coup. Further elections were held in 1990 and President Aristide was voted in. Soon afterwards, there was another coup, as a result of which the international community imposed an embargo on the country. By April 1992, there had been over 4,000 assassinations and over 40,000 people trying to flee Haiti had been picked up by the US navy. In 1994, a multinational force led by the US invaded and reinstated Aristide. In 1996, democratic elections were held, in which Rene Preval was elected President.
Preval inherited the poorest country in the western hemisphere - indeed one of the poorest countries in the world. It needs substantial investment in its infrastructure, particularly roads, telecommunications, ports and airports. Foreign investment is needed, but companies are holding off, waiting for infrastructure improvements and assurance of political stability.
Preval is pursuing a policy of privatisation and a series of reforms agreed with the IMF and the World Bank. Foreign aid is coming in again after the lifting of the embargo. In 1995, the GDP experienced growth after four years of decline and it continues to creep up. GDP PPP per head stood in 1995 at $930. In rural areas, many people live outside the regular economy, operating the centuries-old system of barter. During 1997, the national currency was devalued to 17 gourdes to the US dollar, thus reducing the purchasing power of the Haitians, given that most products on sale are imported. The principle exports are manufactured goods (assembled in Haiti because of low labour costs) and coffee. Also there are one million Haitians in the US, Canada and France and 500,000 in the Dominican Republic and between them they remit around $100 million per year, thus contributing significantly to the country's income.
The measures agreed with the IMF and initiated by Preval are harsh and unpopular. 1997 saw strikes, rioting and general unrest, the resignation of the Prime Minister, as well as the withdrawal of UN troops at the end of November. The survival of Preval's regime looks increasingly shaky.
Things are grim indeed. The population, currently seven million, is growing at 2 per cent per year in spite of migration and an infant mortality rate of 130 in 1000. Unchecked, it will reach some 20 million by 2040. This in a country with a total area of 27,750 [km.sup.2] - roughly equivalent to the size of Wales or the US state of Maryland.
Most of the population still lives in the country, but as it becomes increasingly difficult to eke out a living from the land, people are migrating to the cities. In true Latin American style, vast shanty towns are springing up in the capital, Port-au-Prince, insanitary breeding grounds for the country's frequent epidemics.
Less than 60 per cent of the population receives even primary healthcare, so easily curable problems can often go untreated. Aids has become one of the most widespread diseases in Haiti. Malnutrition is also rife. Every day, the international community feeds around a tenth of the population.
The typical Haitian diet is simple - rice and beans or corn and beans cooked in a pot set over a charcoal fire outside the simple one or two-bedroomed home. Protein deficiency continues to be a problem, although the black pig population is growing once again. Water is also hard to come by. 20 per cent in the capital and 30 per cent in the rest of the country have access to clean drinking water. The rest have to make do with what they can get.
Over half the population is illiterate. Many families now try to send at least one child to school, skimping and scraping to pay the fees and buy the books and uniforms needed. Most of the schools are small, private and unregulated, providing a variable standard of education for their impeccably uniformed pupils.
Eighty per cent of the population is Catholic, but most are also devotees of voodoo. Voodoo, the subject of much sensationalist literature, is actually a product of the slave trade. The landowners tortured or killed slaves caught practising their African Yoruba religions and forcibly baptised them as Catholics. The slaves did not abandon their beliefs, but merged them with Catholic rites and beliefs to form voodoo. Santeria in Cuba evolved in much the same way.
Voodoo is centred round a belief in the loa or gods. Devotees believe that all things serve the loa and are therefore expressions and extensions of the gods. The loa are thought to be very active in the world and are said to possess devotees during ritual. Devotees make offerings to the loa and entreat them for help. Voodoo is organised in communities called societes. These communities are close-knit and provide a central organising structure to small communities in Haiti. The priest or Houngan and the priestess (Mambo) are people of great influence within their communities. Beliefs and practices vary between communities, a result of the rural isolation of many areas over the years. There are secret societies which practice black magic of the kind featured in literature and films, but these are not widespread.
The Haitian people are stoic after centuries of struggle. The majority live from day to day, their energies given to just surviving. The women do most of the work, many men sitting around doing little, except perhaps drinking. It is the women who bring the produce to market, balancing huge baskets of goods on their heads. They may be illiterate but they understand money and know the going rate for their wares. They set up stalls by the side of the road or join one of the big street markets. Tinned foods, toothpaste, soap, laundry bars, rice, stock cubes, biscuits and antibiotics - these women sell anything and everything. They buy from wholesalers, mostly Lebanese traders and the whole market is bustling with these business-like women. The street market is where most people with any cash go to buy goods. They buy in small quantities and the cheapest product they can find, mostly poor quality imports. Advertising to the masses is in its infancy here and price is the key purchasing determinant.
The ordinary people are too busy with their daily lives to be politically active, most of the time. However, the will of the people can erupt unexpectedly. The grapevine works quickly in the shanty towns and mob rule can break out with spine-chilling speed. Here a riot, there a strike, there a person lynched. A witness described how one day at the market 'a man must have stolen something - something small, a packet of cigarettes, perhaps. The next moment, a crowd was surrounding him, beating him to death'. In a country where death is a daily occurrence, life is cheap.
However, there is another world in Haiti. The world of around 3000 families, mostly mulatto, who have wealth. They live away from the stench of the shanty towns, many of them in Petionville, in the hills above Port-auPrince. They live in large, well-guarded houses with swimming pools, air-conditioning and maids. They drive air-conditioned cars to the smart French and Creole restaurants and clubs or to friends' houses. It is like a small village - everyone knows everybody. These French-speaking, refined and sophisticated people are astonishingly cosmopolitan. Most have been educated in France, some in the United States. They can talk about art, sport, world events and, of course, they are widely travelled.
Over dinner in a restaurant, they will candidly discuss Haitian history, the economic and political situation and give you their prognosis for the future; they are pessimistic. Few are prepared to stick their necks out, however. They have not survived this long by putting their heads above the parapet. Perhaps they should be admired for their courage in staying when so many of their friends have moved abroad.
The elite control most of the few remaining private enterprises in Haiti. They struggle to compete with cheap imports, often brought in without paying import duties or sales tax (TCA). Their factories are operated with scant regard for the environment or the health and safety of the workers. However they do provide much-needed employment in a country where unemployment is the norm. The people who work there count themselves lucky.
The embargo has been lifted and democratic government restored. The aid agencies are active once again, bringing short-term relief and long-term development help. They have brought literacy programmes, reforestation programmes and hope. The government has made harsh economic pledges to the IMF, in exchange for help. If the government can survive, if its economic programme succeeds, if international aid continues to help the country develop, then the future for Haiti may be positive. However, that is a lot of 'ifs' and in the meantime, the people are angry at the lack of improvement in their lives, Preval has few political allies and Baby Doc is talking of returning home.
Helen Conway, a freelance writer, has worked for Unilever on a number of South American and Caribbean markets, including Haiti.
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I wouldn't mind those now - I could afford to buy a second home then
whatever happened to thomas wong 1975 prices??
Bought to stay - yes. I gotta live somewhere...even in the great depression.
My wife and I say it all the time - we couldn't live any cheaper than we do. Other than moving into a crap neighborhood and downsizing the house. But for what we got, it doesn't get cheaper and thats locked in for 30 years.
All depends - if somebody offers me some insane amount of money then it will get very tempting not to sell and ride out the storm in a cheap zip code while sitting on a wad of cash. Time Will tell.
I am not sure about the 2017 depression. Too many variables. We'll see.
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New in version 2.0 - Most of these additions are the result of user requests:
- 5 methods for display: Message, JS Confirm, Module, Modal or Ribbon.
- 1 method to just remove and prevent cookies.
- Option to decline - which shows a minimal message allowing users to reconsider.
- Option to remove cookies after they've been accepted.
- Option to display only to users visiting from EU countries.
- Option to log users who have accepted cookies (persuant to laws in certain EU countries)
- Option to block 3rd party cookies (requires PHP 5.3)
- Option to customize or omit the CSS style for certain output methods.
- 87% more awesome, bringing the total amount of awesome to 187%.
Update 1.8 - Joomla 1.5 long-term cookie test revised.
Update 2.6 - resolved bug in module when geoplugin enabled.
Update 2.7 - resolves issue with non-html pages
Update 2.8 - resolves an issue that prevented the javascript from loading in certain circumstances.
Update 2.9 - removed code that disabled geoplugin which was added for local testing
Update 2.10 - repaired bug on cookie checker code
Update 2.11 - fixes javascript load order issue
Update 2.13 - Add Joomla 3.x compatibility and jQuery/Mootools framework option.
Update 2.14 - logging bugfix - if you use logging - definitely upgrade!
Joomla 1.5 users - please be patient. I am still backporting the J2.5 version! Joomla 1.5 is so inflexible compared to 2.5, I may not be able to replicate all of the functionality...
All of my extensions are free and none of my extensions display advertisements or links to my sites or services. If you feel that I have blessed you, then you can bless me by making a contribution to fund future development. Visit the "Website" link to make a contribution.
The other really neat future is the very granular control you have over which content is displayed to users who have either accepted, or rejected cookies. This really puts the plugin head-and-shoulders above the rest in my opinion, as it means I can effectively disable *any* third-party content on my site which sets cookies using joomla view levels, which ensures no cookies will be set for users who have rejected cookies.
The only issue I've encountered with the plugin, is when a user, who has accepted cookies, clears their browser cookie cache (but not their DOM Storage cache). This results in the plugin thinking the user has accepted cookies, but the site does not display any of the cookie-reliant content. I've e-mailed the author about this issue with a hope that there might be a fix.
All in all a brilliant plugin which does as good, if not better job than some of the commercial samples I've seen!
I will have a fix for that scenario soon. Thanks for the great review!
Lets see... You could modify the CSS - which I provide within the plugin configuration, or you could override the output - because I conveniently wrote the extension using the MVC pattern specifically so this could be done, or you could have asked a question of me directly - which would have preserved my extension rating.
Had a few niggles with it on a couple of pages, contacted Michael and he had it fixed very promptly. A++
I have used this plugin in joomla 1.5.
There where some minor problems but Michael helped me with these.
Support and plugin are excellent!
Have you made your donation yet? I have.
Michael, again thank you for your support.
It does not get better than that. At the moment I am using 2 products from Michael 1) EU e-Privacy 2) Splash page. Impressed with both, they do exactly what is advertised they are supposed to do. My gratitude to the developer.
I want my extensions to be the best they can be. When users report bugs, it helps me to make them better.
Thanks for the bug report - and the great review!
P.S. SplashR is on the operating table now getting a major upgrade. If you thought it was useful before, this new version will blow you away.
In the end I looked at doing it and decided on this plugin because it actually just drops into my template layout and when I used it with the cookies disabled it did no harm to some fairly complex billing and client data sections so, its now in use.
Thanks for a nice clean and simple solution.
I feel it necessary to clarify. I do not charge for my software - but I do charge for my services.
My extensions in the JED are like a business card. Many of the extensions I've released were paid for by my customers, who chose not to purchase exclusive rights - or wanted the extensions released for free.
Must say, that there are some commercial plugins which look nicer. But this one really does what is promised, and if not Mike takes care of it. Of course you have to customise some text if you are critical about how you present your website's content .... who's talking...
Importantly, visitors are able to reconsider their choice on cookie acceptance at all times. This is visitor friendly, of course, and shows you are serious about e-privacy/cookie use. A job well done and ongoing progress if you run into issues.
Do unto others as you would have them do unto you. I apply that to the support I give, as well as the promises I make. I provide good support because I expect good support.
Thanks for your great review!
And if someone click on the Accept button, the page refresh it self, so the user visit is also log to analytics...
This extension is built with the MVC pattern, which allows a site owner to override the output of the module. Simply copy /modules/mod_eprivacy/tmpl/default.php into /templates/YOURTEMPLATE/html/mod_eprivacy/default.php and modify it to your satisfaction. To keep the extension operational in IE6 and IE7, you must leave the div with ID "plg_system_eprivacy"
And (for the very reason you gave) as of version 2.3, the plugin auto-refreshes the page when a user accepts cookies.
So, if you've already spent money on a 'Commercial' option, you're seriously missing out as so far, nothing I have tried even comes close to this. Also, remember guys, if you like the product leave a review or even better, make a donation and buy Mike a beer!
Normally I like Guinness, but lately I've enjoyed an ale called Land Shark.
Took a little playing around to figure the best position for the module.
I did find that trying to hide the post acceptance message worked to a point but although the message was hidden as far as the template was concerned the space for it was still allocated causing an unwanted blank area on my site.
I solved this by placing the module in a "bottom" area so it did not affect other content
The plugin worked best in the "Page Ribbon" mode which gives a hard to miss warning across the top of the website
A little CSS sorted out alignments and now I am quite happy with the result.
Thanks for providing a quality addition.
I like the page ribbon too! The JS Confirm option demands that a user make a choice before they can continue - so it's a very unique option. I tried to come up with many options for display, so the site administrator had a choice - as well as styling options.
Thanks for the great review!
Emailed Mike for assistance, which he kindly replied within a few hours. Great support for a great extension!!
FYI - That is part of the template index.php file. it is the system message area.
Look for
The code that doesn't appear in this review is for a jdoc:include statement. Since code isn't exactly allowed in reviews, I'll type it here as best I can without using the punctuation that makes it complete.
jdoc:include type=message
Add some quotes around message, and prefix it with a less than sign, follow it with a slash and a greater than sign - and you'll have the complete code. It should be located above/before the type=component statement.
For me, I would have liked the ability to turn off the message that appears after accepting/declining cookies. i.e I would prefer that once the user has made their choice no further messages are displayed.
I haven't yet worked out how to switch that part off - most likely due to me not reading/understanding correctly.
However functionally this extension is much better than some other EU-Directive extensions that I've seen.
This extension is fully MVC. This means that you can override the module output to omit the parts you don't want to use.
You could do this by copying /modules/mod_eprivacy/tmpl/default.php into your /templates/yourtemplate/html/mod_eprivacy/default.php
Then edit default.php to remove the divs with classes "plg_sys_eprivacy_accepted" and "plg_sys_eprivacy_declined"
Overrides are super easy and really useful once you get the hang of them.
Easy to install.
Problem with one Joomla 1.5 site that turned out to be a template problem not an extension problem. Very quick and helpful response from developer.
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which hsould have been above, , once this was added the extension worked perfectly.
1. Turn off the module title bar (none of my site modules show the coloured title bar, so this one is now standing out and looks odd).
2. If 1 above isn't possible I want to change the title from mod_eprivacy to 'Cookie Info' but I can't find any language files. Where are the language strings kept?
3. As in 2, I want to amend the language string in the ribbon, but can't find the language files to change the text.
I'd appreciate some guidance on this. Thanks. Excellent coding work on this.
I wrote to Michael and he kindly send me this reply:
"Your concerns are easily addressed. I'll answer them in order.
1. The module title placement is a function of the template. I can't control that. This is how it's configured: Within the template index.php file, is a series of statements. The display of the module depends on the structure of these statements. Additionally, you can choose the title display within the module configuration, just below the module title, you can choose "Show Title" show or hide.
2. The title - you can change it to whatever you like. "mod_eprivacy" is just what the installer names it during install - it serves no purpose other than to fulfill the requirement that the module has a title.
3. The language file for that is located in /administrator/languages/en-GB/en-GB.plg_system_eprivacy.ini
I would suggest using the language manager to override the language string instead of rewriting the language file. If you rewrite the language file, then install an update later - all of your changes will be lost. Using the language manager to override the string will survive future updates. "
I had to mess around choosing which style to use (in my case the ribbon) and positioning, but that was fully explained in the documentation. If you are have trouble getting it to work, I suggest just trying different locations for the module (for me it was Position 2 which is breadcrumbs on my template) and the style. This is no refection on the extension, but more to do with your preference of location and template.
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Jordan Maxwell: The Inner World Of The Occult - Watch This!Submitted by Jawa86 on Sat, 10/05/2013 - 13:41
This movie is important to understanding where our politics and religion come from. The Zeitgeist movies were based on Jordan Maxwell's findings. A must watch for all libertarians.
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They had a lot of time on their hands back then.
All the symbolism games they played reminds me of Dungeons and Dragons and Pokemon.
This seems notable:
William cooper debunks Jordan Maxwell:
Jordan Maxwell debunked by Benjamin Stanhope:
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Don't know if this helps clear things up, but the first founders of FM were hung/killed by the Mormon church leaders.
FM & Mormonism have overlapping rituals; the FMs didn't want their brotherhood to be bound to one religion (what later becomes freedom of religion)
Anyways...it was a whole pitchfork, lynching thing because the Mormons were peeved that they split off from the religious aspect.
I'm probably botching this horribly, but you get the gist. That's why sometimes you hear "Mormons are a cult" etc etc which they're not, it's like any other arbitrarily disciplined religion with customs--I mean, consider what the Pope wears, and you think FM aprons and Mormon's wanting clean carpet are weird? Sounds tidy to me. :)
In fact, the guys in FM encourage topics of conversation outside of religion/politics. Of course, this is just one example that I'm personally aware of. Who knows what other lodges are like--it's a global thing...
FreeMasonry goes back to at least the Temple of Solomon & likely the Tower of Babel.
Brigham Young was a FreeMason.
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Eventually, Mormons were "allowed" to be Freemasons; there are many Mormon/LDS Freemasons today and in recent history.
Lawman is right on this,
Lawman is right on this, Joseph Smith himself was a freemason.
As a side note, there is a massive Freemason temple right down the steet from the LDS world headquartes in SLC.
We all share this eternally evolving present moment- The past and future only exist as inconsequential mental fabrications.
I'm right about everything I said on this thread. Like it or not
Interesting Story...
Mountain Meadows Massacre
On Sept. 11, 1857, Mormons under orders of dictator Brigham Young attacked a wagon trail of hungry, vulnerable American settlers, passing through Utah territory.
Brigham Young was fighting with the US Government, and had previously ordered the attack of a group of US Soldiers patrolling the territory.
He ordered his men to dress up as local Native Americans, to blame the massacre on them, in both of these incidents.
After killing the wagon trail settlers, women and children too, another patrol of Soldiers came through, who were looking for the other group of Soldiers. Instead, they found the massacred remains of the settlers.
The Soldiers constructed a crude rock monument, by piling rocks to make a huge stone pyramid rock pile.
The next day, Brigham Yong heard about this, rode out to the spot of the massacre/monument. He arrived just before the sun set.
Brigham Young was so angered by the monument that the US Soldiers had built, that he "Put his arm at the Square" (a Masonic sign) and his men had the monument torn down, before the sun was fully set.
That's a story that further links Mormonism with Masonry/Knights Templar.
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Thank God Brigham Young is
Thank God Brigham Young is dead of old age.
You said the founders of freemasonry were hung by Mormons.
What history books are you reading?
I just said Masonry goes back to Biblical times, or older.
So how were the founders of FreeMasonry hung by Mormons, when Mormonism wasn't started until the 1800s by Joseph Smith?
As I said... ridiculous.
Idiots and subversives can down vote all you like, but facts and logic prove I am right.
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Freemasonry roots
Go back to Nimrod, builders of the Tower of Babel, and the Catholic Church is the Church of Babylon.
I am gonna guess that dude does not have too many followers.
"Although it was the middle of winter, I finally realized that, within me, summer was inextinguishable." — Albert Camus
Check out the Peter Joseph/
Check out the Peter Joseph/ Stefan Moleneux Debate from a couple weeks Ago. PJ gets schooled!
Unbeknownst to most these
Unbeknownst to most these days is the fact that there was a large occult movement in early America, which eventually turned into the "self-actualization" movement that became so many different splinter groups: http://www.amazon.com/Occult-America-Seances-Circles-History...
Of course, all religions are bunk, but it's an interesting insight into how things got to where they are now.
Good stuff
Very informative. Thanks
Jordanus Maximus er, I mean
Jordanus Maximus er, I mean Jordan Maxwell is thoroughly debunked here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eKBCEBfIdCw
Anybody wants to hear something shorter from the same guy that made the debunking video, he has a short phone conversation on a radio show with Jordan Maxwell. Can be found here: http://conspiracyclothes.com/nowheretorun/ntr-my-conversatio... and starts, or at least the backstory of how the conversation happened starts, at 2:00 minutes.
More propaganda
Don't buy into that mainstream debunking propaganda. Open your mind.
Textbooks have all been scribed by the Rockefeller's. We have all been bamboozled.
Nothing is what you think it seems. JM is one your side, naysayers are not your friends.
Open your mind
Statism is good, liberty is evil. Naysayers are not your friends.
See I can use that kind of logic too.
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Blavatsky...and I think Maxwell has made a lot of mistakes because he doens't understand the esoteric nature of symbolism. The debunking seems to focus on attacking Blavatsky. The "debunker" has no clue about esoteric symbols and it seems that he doesn't understand what Blavatsky wrote but for some reason hates her. I have a feeling that this guy is either a hardcore atheist or a hardcore religous guy. Both groups tend to have issues with esoteric figures like Blavatsky. Thanks anyway :)
Man you have to tripping on acid to buy into this crap...
I never claimed to be an expert on occult symbolism, though I do know a thing or two, but I know Nazi $h!t when I see/ hear it.
This is where Hitler got his beliefs from.....
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so you know nazi $hit when you see it...really?
do you really believe that I am a Nazi?
do you really believe that I am here to "infiltrate" dp?
Quote from Wiki:
"Paranoid thinking typically includes persecutory beliefs, or beliefs of conspiracy concerning a perceived threat towards oneself."
why do i have to be tripping on acid if I believe in evolution... the video I posted is just about evolution..
The link you provided (greyfalcon) is not a reliable source but its right on one point:Hitler was into the occult, but this doesn't mean that occultism is the same as what the nazis believed. Anyway, pointless talking to you, you made your mind up and I can not change that believe.
You even admit that you are not an expert on that subject but you still will not change the way you think because you're way of thinking comes from a believe not from logic.
Yes, I absolutely beleive that. Paranoid? Blavatsky!!!
Go ahead, attack my character.
I pointed out just WHO Blavatsky was, and what she believed, and preached. All you can say is, "But I'm black", & "You're paranoid".
I admit I am not an expert, but I am light years ahead of you when it comes to honesty. And I would put my knowledge against yours any day. What I would consider an expert, would not include a black person who openly advocates for Aryan superiority.
GermanRPfan, spreading VRIL society, Nazi-occult propaganda, on a site known to be trolled by stormfront and other white supremacist groups...
Yeah, whatever you say buddy.
BlackFalcon.us or whatever is not credible? Says you. Puh-lease. Like one ridiculous occult site is more or less credible than another. Then please provide your favorite Aryan occult mysticism site, so that I can a proper perspective n Helena Blavatsky and her brilliant revelations. LOLOL! New Age/New World Order BS! No wonder you like Cloud Atlas!
Maybe YOU think YOU know more than you do, and I know more than your pride would ever be willing to admit?
Helena Blavatsky's occult mysticism influenced tremendously the Nazi religion (I'm sure you'll deny the Nazi's had their own religion, too). This lead directly to the persecution of Jews, and other "undesirables".
Try to deny it all you want, you aren't fooling me.
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Blavatsky? Didn't Hitler buy into her occultism? Or...?
Or was that someone else?
... Yes, it is her. VRIL Society.
GET THIS NEO-NAZI Occult BS off this American Liberty Site!
Or at least present is honestly, for what it is!
Stay in Germany, Neo-Nazi "RP fan", we don't need this kind of infiltration and advocating for Nazi occultism in the liberty movement.
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not sure what to say
First: I am not a Nazi. I am Black! Please don't insult me!
Second: Blavatsky lived before the nazis. She had nothing to do with them. SOME nazis were deep into the occult, but that doesn't mean that Blavatsky created the Nazis. It's like trying to blame Jesus for the crusades. She hated violance and loved freedom.
Third: You call me Nazi and yet you tell me to stay in Germany? You think that I am a Nazi only because I am from Germany? Isn't that called prejudice? Wasn't that the problem that the nazis had? "Jews are evil" etc...
Fourth: Have you ever read a book from Blavatsky? Not what other people wrote about her....
Fith: How intelligent is it to believe that the liberty movement is an "american movement"?
If you believe in liberty you would respect the believes of other people...even if that believe is the occult...btw....occult is not evil. The christian church declared it evil a long time ago and since then a lot of christians believe that without questioning their own believes. Do you really know what occultists actually do?
I think you are either somebody who read something bad about occultistism and blavatsky and believes it without deeper research or you are a hardcore christian (I respect that). But if you want to trash something like blavatsky you should know something about that subject. the link you provided is total garbage. YES, I know about the Vril. A legenday myth from a book written in 1871 called:"The coming race". FICTION!
If you don't want to buy that book for research you can read it here for free:
Blavatsky used the word vril to describe a larger concept. In India this force (vril) is known as prana, in china it's known as chi.
I could go on and on...but to be honest, I don't think that you know anything about occultism or blavatsky, you just believe that blavatsky or occultism is evil...and it is a waste of time to argue over a believe. It's lilke trying to convert jehova's witnesses to islam. A fruitful discussion can only come if there is knowledge on both sides. You, my friend in liberty, are not educated about that subject. I know, you think you are, you see esoteric symbols and see the NWO everywhere, (I read you other posts) but all your "occult-knowledge" is based on a believe that this stuff is evil and you will not question that believe. Blind believes and liberty don't mix very well.
nice try
"In Hitler's words, Christianity "only added the seeds of decadence such as forgiveness, self=abnegation, weakness, false humility and the very denial of the evolutionary laws of survival of the fittest [social Darwinism]," and would obviously be a handicap to the new species which he was personally commissioned by the "masters" to see properly birthed and nurtured. But Hitler perceptively placed the ultimate blame where it is due:
Conscience is a Jewish invention. It is a blemish, like circumcision.... There is no such thing as truth, either in the moral or in the scientific sense. The new man would be the antithesis of the Jew.
Nietzsche likewise considered the Christian Bible nearly worthless because of its Jewish origin:
In Christianity, seen as the art of sacred lying, we're back with Judaism.... The Christian is but a Jew of more liberal persuasion.
Compare with the NA view of how Judaism "defiled" Christianity.
In this context, antisemitism was not a starting point for the inner Nazi society as it was for the masses; Jew-hatred was the inevitable result of absorbing these bedrock occult teachings."
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so much garbage in one post...
again:greyfalcon is not a reliable source...it's BS.
Nazi, Luciferian, New Ager, New World Order..... same thing.
Blavatsky, Eckhart, Hitler and the Occult Nazi New World Order
Down-voters... If you are NOT Neo-Nazis, click the links, and see for yourself just who Blavatsky is and her VRIL society is...
"The Coming Race" - LOL
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Of course NWO Nazi shill infiltraitors on DP are down-voting...
Isn't it obvious?!
Anyone who objectively studies history from a broad perspective can see what Blavatsky was and what her occult beliefs lead to...
Unbelievable this Evil occultism is getting positive play on DP.
Wake up freedom-loving Americans... This $h!t started WW2!
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are you
you just a religous nut or whats wrong with you? why don't accept that there are other believe-systems than christianity which are not evil?
let me tell you: I am a freemason, I am a german, I am into the occult, I go to church, I am a protestant...AND I am a liberty advocate, I am NOT evil, in fact, I earn my money by helping people, I am a psychotherapist. I would never harm a person, only if I had to defend myself or my family. I am living proof that you can be a good person AND still be into the occult. The problem is that you are PARANOID and you don't see it. Yes, thats my professional opinion. You seriously need therapy and should quit the internet until you can handle it, 'cause not everybody is here to get you or infiltrate the forums you use.
I sincerly hope that you will be able to free yourself from the fear that has infested your mind and soul. I hope you will be better brother.
Helena Blavatsky's historical significance....
Helena Blavatsky's historical significance is directly related to Adolf Hitler, Dietrich Eckhart & the Nazi 3rd Reich.
To bring up Blavatsky and not present her New Age Aryan supremacist occultist ideology and association with Nazism is dishonest, and is not constructive.
It smacks of trying to slip Nazi occult ideology into the liberty movement. As I said, it well known that there are white supremacist groups such as stormfront that troll the dp. Germany was the home of Nazi occultism. Put it all together and I'm not paranoid, I'm being reasonably suspicious. Considering what your pushing, I'm actually being perceptive.
You could be a gov't agent trying to make the DP look racist, and like we promote Nazi (occult) ideology.
I can just see the liberals if they got ahold of this thread. Headline... "DailyPaul has Nazi Occult supporters"
BTW, Besides that benign little acid-trippy video of Blavatsky's face moving, have you heard any more of Blavatsky? How about clicking on some of the links I provided? Instead of attacking my credibility, how about debunking my sources?
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I am
sorry. I can not continue this pointless discussion. Everything I say will fuel your anger.
"A fanatic is one who can't change his mind and won't change the subject".
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I started working for my employer about 2 years ago. When i signed my contract it states that full time and part time are eligible for pay raises once that period comes. That is what is stated in my contract that I signed. They recently gave out raises, but I asked why i did not get a raise, and the answer was because I work part time. Is this legal?
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Sunday, 23 November 2014
Thursday, 20 November 2014
poached pear brownie tart
Tuesday, 18 November 2014
chocolate walnut and pumpkin babka
Monday, 17 November 2014
physalis clemintine and ginger swiss roll
Thursday, 13 November 2014
ginger linzer cookies with butter caramel
Tuesday, 11 November 2014
linda lomelinos lemon lovers dream cake recipe and book giveaway
today I'm excited to be sharing this lemon lovers dream cake recipe which is from linda lomlino from call me cupcakes book lomelinos cakes which is released in English on the 11th November.
Sunday, 9 November 2014
pretzel cinnamon rolls from izy hossacks from top with cinnamon
Thursday, 6 November 2014
nutty granola bars with white chocolate
these granola bars are amazing, they should be called everything but the kitchen sink bars as they are jam packed with everything from peanuts, seeds, honey, oats and dried raspberries.
they are a great protein packed snack for the morning.
i was hungry yesterday afternoon so i decided to whip them up.
Tuesday, 4 November 2014
tarte au citron
Monday, 3 November 2014
blackberry madeleines
these madeleines are so light and airy this recipe is from the Laduree cookbook and uses lemon zest and honey. i adapted it and used just one lemon and added a blackberry in each one,i have made madeleines before but they were made differently and did not taste as nice these are so much better. you will never want to use another Madeleine recipe again.
Thursday, 30 October 2014
blackberry meringue pie
Monday, 27 October 2014
my mac and cheese and savoury cheddar doughnuts
Sunday, 26 October 2014
earl grey orange and medjool date scones
Wednesday, 22 October 2014
pecan maple pumpkin cinnamon buns
Monday, 20 October 2014
halloween meringue bones pavlova with raspberry blood
these meringue bones are so easy to make and i think used on a pavlova they look so cool, im sure that it would go down well at a halloween party. i decided to make a hand too,
i made a raspberry sauce but decided to keep the lumps of fruit in for extra gore.
Halloween is one of the holidays that i don't really celebrate, as a child my brothers and i would dress up for trick or treat but i don't think Halloween is as popular here in England then it is in the states.
Sunday, 19 October 2014
peanut butter and apple dog cake
Tuesday, 14 October 2014
blackberry apple crepe cake with lavender caramel
i created this crepe cake for a brand new online journal called rose&ivy
you can find my recipe in the Autumn issue now or scroll down for my lavender caramel version.
the Autumn issue is the first publication for rose and ivy.
the journal has a mix of fashion and lifestyle, it has such beautiful photos i really love the look of it and recommend you take a look here
Monday, 13 October 2014
cereal milk and white chocolate eclairs
Sunday, 12 October 2014
raspberry ripple birthday cake
Wednesday, 8 October 2014
coffee walnut and fig bundt cake
i love coffee and walnut cake, but i really hate drinking coffee, i know alot of you will think that is odd as you cant function with out your morning coffee (mum I'm talking about you) but for some reason i just don't like it, i much prefer a cup of tea, i guess i am a proper English girl who enjoys her tea and cake at any hour.
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Tourism & Hospitality
October 13, 2011
Park Hyatt Dubai has been given the Reader's Choice "Best Hotel in the Middle East" award by one of the world's most prestigious luxury travel magazines, Condé Nast Traveler.
October 12, 2011
Park Hyatt Dubai has been given the Reader's Choice "Best Hotel in the Middle East" award by one of the world's most prestigious luxury travel magazines, Condé Nast Traveler.
Four Seasons Hotel Riyadh at Kingdom Centre is the first in the Kingdom's capital to develop and offer a Female Traveller Program that is designed to meet the unique needs of the female guest.
A two-day seminar for Qatar's key hospitality and tourism industry figures on e-marketing strategies and digital tools to improve sales ended in Doha today.
Bahrain City Centre is the hottest ticket this month with its 'Fall for Fashion' event - an exclusive preview into the season's best beauty, fashion and style trends.
October 11, 2011
Tamanya Terrace at the Radisson Blu Hotel, Dubai Media City has lined up another international guest act.
In Italy, November is renowned to be the best month for truffles, hence Certo's Chef Daniele Capobianco has created a special a la carte menu, combining seafood and meat dishes with white truffles.
Miramar Al Aqah Beach Resort announces its participation at this year's World Travel Market (WTM) which will run from 7th to 10th November in London.
Discover new worlds with Emirates Holidays this Eid Al Adha.
Rocco Forte Hotels has created a series of exclusive, diverse and appealing Eid Al Adha packages for Middle Eastern guests travelling to Europe this fall.
Ramada Hotel & Suites Ajman and Ramada Downtown Dubai has announced that it will be sending its top management team to this year's World Travel Market.
October 10, 2011
Ramses Hilton hosted recently two German travelers who have crossed all of Africa on bicycles for charity.
Four Seasons Hotels has extended its popular Meetings Made Yours package into 2012 with a new component that offers participants the opportunity to volunteer in the local community at no extra cost.
Now that the temperature is starting to cool down, refresh your senses with this month's special energizer, a package created for anyone who is looking for an extra treat after the summer heat.
October 9, 2011
Guests at Four Seasons Hotel Doha are being treated to a brand new look and feel in all Standard, Superior, Deluxe and Premier Rooms, Ambassador Suites.


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Great Movie from Justin Lin (director of fast and furious 3 through 6). This movie is about high school kids that are too smart for their own good. Read morePublished 1 month ago by Joshua Bowen
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Children with special needs often have little chance to attend movies with their families due to societal "laws" that exist in a movie theater.
Thanks to the Wapa Theater and the volunteer work of Jennifer Horman, who has a special needs child, children in the area are finally getting that chance.
"We try to have it every few months," Horman said. "It's usually based on whatever is showing and what would be appropriate."
Ruth G. Howell, 88, of St. Marys, formerly of Wapakoneta, died at 2:47 a.m. Friday, Nov. 2, 2012, at Otterbein St. Marys.
She was born Sept. 18, 1924, in Glynwood, the daughter of Onis (Craft) and Roy McDermitt, who preceded her in death. On Sept. 24, 1946, she married Vernon D. Howell, and he died in Dec. 1951.
Margery M. Lehman, 86, of Cridersville, died at 9:43 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 1, 2012 at Otterbein-Cridersville Retirement Center.
She was born May 7, 1926 in Perry Township, Allen County, the daughter of the late Mary Rose (Eibling) and Roy H. and Sidener. On June 14, 1947 she married Darrell E. Lehman, who died Nov. 12, 1991.
LIMA — The most noticeable weakness in the Waynesfield-Goshen Tiger arsenal all season has been their pass defense.
The Ada Bulldogs exploited that weakness with a vengeance.
LIMA — President Barack Obama declared Americans need a champion for their causes and interests in Washington, D.C. and more work needs to be done on Capitol Hill to move the United States forward.
Obama addressed approximately 3,000 people gathered Friday afternoon in the gymnasium at Lima Senior High School, the third stop in a whirlwind one-day trip in Ohio, to rally Democrats with the election four days away.
Two politically experienced men are making bids for the 84th district state representative seat during the Nov. 6 election.
Jim Buchy (R-Greenville), the current office holder, squares off against challenger Ron Hammons (D-Celina).
Either man would bring a wealth of experience to the position, as both have served in elected positions for more than 20 years.
Ruth G. Howell, 88, of St. Marys, formerly of Wapakoneta, died 2:47 a.m., Fri. Nov. 2, 2012, at Otterbein St. Marys.
Arrangements are incomplete at the Bayliff & Eley Funeral Home, State Route 501, Wapakoneta.
Robert A. Nimmons, 93, of Cridersville, died at 7:16 p.m., Wednesday, Oct. 31, 2012 at Lima Memorial Health System.
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Four bids for clearing log jams in the Auglaize River came in where one Auglaize County official thought, while he says one bid far exceeded his expectations to the point of suspicion and skepticism.
Engineers estimated clearing logjams and trees along a 62-mile stretch of the Auglaize River from Westminster in Allen County, through Auglaize County and ending at the Allen County-Putnam County line at $776,020.
A traditional Christmas season event in Wapakoneta will soon be underway.
The 14th annual Festival of Trees is slated for Nov. 14-18, with donations still being accepted until Nov. 10.
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Best Roommate Prank Ever
I share a house with a very diverse group of people especially when it comes to music. Besides me (rock/punk/metal), there is a country/pop fan, a pop/Rod Stewart/Huey Lewis type, and an "all that is metal connoisseur."�
I share a house with a very diverse group of people especially when it comes to music. Besides me (rock/punk/metal), there is a country/pop fan, a pop/Rod Stewart/Huey Lewis type, and an "all that is metal connoisseur."�
Gotdamn this is funny! Especially the label on California.
The dad of a 6-year-old having an absolute melt down began to mock her after the family became sick of listening to her scream at the top of her lungs.
Ronald McDonald just went from creepy to friggin' hilarious.
Video of the week: black bear playing tetherball.
You know the old saying "hold my beer and watch this"? In this awesome :60 second video, the beer holder ends up being the victim.
You know how traffic accidents are, you can't seem to take your eyes off of them. If you haven't already heard the audio, a man recently found himself leaving a voicemail for a friend, while witnessing a hilarious case of road rage. Hear what happens when a guy has a collision with a car full of angry granny's.
Worst thing to be handcuffed to?
Have you ever fallen asleep at work? If you haven't, I'm sure there have been days that you wanted to. Days when it seemed it took all your strength and stamina just to keep your eyes open? One German bank teller gave in to his sleep craving and nodded off during work.
It's incredible how some people just don't see how insane some of their choices are.
Could you imagine driving around with this on your car for a while, thinking you're so clever, and then somebody breaks it to you: "Uhhh... Jim... about your license plate... just think about it for a second."
Have you ever noticed how different animals eat? It's interesting if you think about it. For example, a cow simply plants its face in its food and chews away. How about an alligator? What do you think it's like when an alligator opens its big jaws and just chomps away? That must make quite a mess. How about a lizard? It slithers along and then suddenly attacks its prey.
Science has done it again. Yes, good old science has proven that men with facial hair benefit from instant handsomeness. If this is true, then the guys from Duck Dynasty must be the sexiest men alive.


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- april
- baby
- ballad
- beach
- beautiful
- beauty
- believe
- birth
- brother
- butterfly
- car
- carpe diem
- change
- chicago
- childhood
- children
- cinderella
- city
- courage
- crazy
- dance
- dark
- daughter
- death
- depression
- despair
- dream
- family
- fate
- father
- fear
- fire
- food
- football
- freedom
- friend
- frog
- funeral
- funny
- future
- girl
- god
- graduation
- greed
- grief
- haiku
- hair
- happiness
- happy
- hate
- heart
- heaven
- hero
- home
- hope
- house
- husband
- identity
- innocence
- january
- joy
- june
- justice
- kiss
- laughter
- life
- lonely
- loss
- lost
- love
- lust
- marriage
- memory
- mirror
- money
- moon
- mother
- murder
- music
- nature
- night
- ocean
- ode
- paris
- passion
- peace
- people
- pink
- poem
- poetry
- poverty
- power
- pride
- racism
- rain
- rainbow
- red
- remember
- respect
- river
- romance
- romantic
- rose
- running
- school
- sea
- sick
- silver
- sister
- sky
- sleep
- snake
- soldier
- sometimes
- song
- sonnet
- sorrow
- spring
- star
- success
- suicide
- summer
- sun
- swimming
- sympathy
- teacher
- thanks
- time
- together
- travel
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- war
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- water
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1.The Negro Mother
Children, I come back today
To tell you a story of the long dark way
That I had to climb, that I had to know
In order that the race might live and grow. read more »
2.I'm Explaining a Few Things
You are going to ask: and where are the lilacs?
and the poppy-petalled metaphysics?
and the rain repeatedly spattering
its words and drilling them full read more »
3.A Little Boy Lost
Nought loves another as itself,
Nor venerates another so,
Nor is it possible to thought
A greater than itself to know. read more »
4.Bridal Song
ROSES, their sharp spines being gone,
Not royal in their smells alone,
But in their hue;
Maiden pinks, of odour faint, read more »
5.A Happy Man
When these graven lines you see,
Traveller, do not pity me;
Though I be among the dead,
Let no mournful word be said. read more »
6.A Faery Song
WE who are old, old and gay,
O so old!
Thousands of years, thousands of years,
If all were told: read more »
And a woman who held a babe against her bosom said, 'Speak to us of Children.'
And he said:
Your children are not your children.
They are the sons and daughters of Life's longing for itself. read more »
8.Brown and Agile Child
Brown and agile child, the sun which forms the fruit
And ripens the grain and twists the seaweed
Has made your happy body and your luminous eyes
And given your mouth the smile of water. read more »
Come to me, O ye children!
For I hear you at your play,
And the questions that perplexed me
Have vanished quite away. read more »
10.The Cry Of The Children
Do ye hear the children weeping, O my brothers,
Ere the sorrow comes with years?
They are leaning their young heads against their mothers---
And that cannot stop their tears. read more »
September rain falls on the house.
In the failing light, the old grandmother
sits in the kitchen with the child
beside the Little Marvel Stove, read more »
12.Colored Toys
When I bring to you colored toys, my child,
I understand why there is such a play of colors on clouds, on water,
and why flowers are painted in tints
---when I give colored toys to you, my child. read more »
New Child Poems
- A Word Of Encouragement, Katherine Perry
- Poverty, Laya Bajpai
- African Child Through Your Eyes I See, Saviour Machuwaire
- The Abducted Childhood., Gangadharan nair Pulingat..
- Child the Blossoming Bud, Kumarmani Mahakul
- Let The Children Come, gajanan mishra
- Children's Day, Gangadharan nair Pulingat..
- Wish fulfilled, hasmukh amathalal
- The Child Is The King, Phil Soar
- Moon in the lap, Somanathan Iyer
- She Changed The World With Her Music Today, Ronald Chapman
- If I Were A Child, Randy McClave
- Come on children, lets sing a song, imoh richard
- mrs. namita shah-you mean the world to m.., Nikhil Parekh
- let a child smile, Nikhil Parekh
- mother & the artist, Nikhil Parekh
- a child smiles, Nikhil Parekh
- the child of the Lord, Nikhil Parekh
- A Child Of The Troubles., Douglas McClarty
- Loss Of Innocence, Cheryl Griffith
- Child in me, binod bastola
- Walk with a child, gajanan mishra
- Child - symbol of, gajanan mishra
- we are children, richard shekari
- My Lover The Sea, Reinaldo Arenas
- A Struggling Child, Boyd Priaulx
- Love All Four, Clarence Prince
- Flower Child In Need, Buddy Bee Anthony
- Mother never bear the cry, gajanan mishra
- Love, BlessedMudiaga Adjekpagbon
- My children my future, gajanan mishra
- Children're Our Future, Tirupathi Chandrupatla
- My Sweet Child, Lacy Alderman
- A letter to my child, Gedion Onyango
- Children In The Morning, Akhtar Jawad
- child, Gangadharan nair Pulingat..
- Child Represents God, hasmukh amathalal
- Through A Child's Eyes, Nicole GravellPellerino
- We Children Want, V P Mahur
- Dysfunctional Parenting?, Terence G. Craddock (aftergl ..
- The Storm-Child, Emmanuel George Cefai
- A Child., Carlton Douglas Kennedy
- When We Were Children, Jon M. Nelson
- The web man, hasmukh amathalal
- Let me be a child again..., Payal Malhotra
- Child, gajanan mishra
- Innocence, Jim Yerman
- Native Fly: African Child, Onyekachukwu Vincent Onyeche
- Children, Moses Samandar
- Only For Children, sakalabaktula sairaj
- Keep Your Head Up, William Cohen
- Future Leaders, Tirupathi Chandrupatla
- This Child, Elannia Lake
- A child, a child running,, Emmanuel George Cefai
- A Gift The Child Never Asked For, Mahadevan Krishnan
- Sad Children, Morhardt Carmen Mencita Mono ..
- Forty Years Coming, Barney Rooney
- Children – God's Precious Gifts to Man, Dr John Celes
- The Child Within, Ken Duffy
- Enjoy Protetion, hasmukh amathalal
- Nobody's Child, Craig Anderson
- Happy John, yashwanth kancharla
- Hush Now Child, Kelsey Martinson
- Press On, Jason Atkinson
- War In The Eyes Of A Child, lindsay birch
- The Inner Child, louis rams
- Alone, Blessed Curses
- Child-line, gajanan mishra
- My Child My Child, Cortez Maurell Lewis
- A Child Is Born, Masereka Amos
- Come Little Children - John Debney, Sashka Salvatore
- Raised by Griots (Bards), Jacqueline Czel
- Basic Truth, gajanan mishra
- For An Ideal Living, gajanan mishra


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Wikipedia:Wikipedia Signpost/2012-01-09/In the news
Wikipedia ends annual fundraising drive; Monmouthpedia launches
Wikipedia ends annual fundraising drive
Wikipedia raised $20 million thanks to Wikipedia donators during a fundraising campaign that ended on January 1, 2012. According to Sue Gardner, Wikimedia's executive director, it is the most successful campaign ever. MSNBC reports that Wikimedia told them that the money will be used for "servers and other hardware, to develop new site functionality, expand mobile services, provide legal defense for the projects, and support the large global community of Wikimedia volunteers."
According to Business Review USA, Wikimedia plans to spend $28.3 million with the remaining amount coming from grants, institutions, and other year-round donations.
Monmouthpedia - the first local Wikipedia project launches
Wales Online reports that Monmouthpedia is the first Wikipedia project to cover a single town. Monmouthpedia documents the "notable places, people, artifacts, flora and fauna" of the Welsh town of Monmouth. Monmouthpedia aims to use QRpedia (QR Code barcodes linking to Wikipedia articles, that can be read by smart phones). It is planned to have articles in 25 languages and 1,150 QR codes placed around Monmouth by May. The project was started by John Cummings who was inspired by the Derby Museum - GLAM/Wiki collaboration during a Wikipedia talk.
According to Digital Spy, Cummings said that "the project is already working with a variety of local groups", but he also advised that anyone with an interest in Monmouth local history can contribute.
Monmouth was chosen because of its "rich industry", first appearing in the Domesday Book.
In brief
- Editor interview: Wikipedia editor and owner of TheWikipedian.net, William Beutler, was interviewed in C-SPAN's Q&A session.
- Jimmy Wales: The Suit Magazine wrote a story about Wikipedia co-founder Jimmy Wales and Wikipedia.
- Sackville student assignments: Canada East did a story on a Sackville class of anthropology students who wrote articles for Wikipedia. The articles received many views, one of the articles was featured on DYK, and one of the students received a barnstar.
- Rachel Crow's hometown: An article from Times-Call said that Rachel Crow's article's had her hometown wrong. The article said Boulder, Colorado until it was changed to Mead, Colorado by an IP editor on January 3.
- Thief Justice: GMA News reported on vandalism which had Renato Corona's profession changed from Chief Justice to Thief Justice.
I think we should remove the line about the spelling test. After criticising the flawed methodology of the paper it's discussing, the article actually says that the report comes to no firm conclusion. --Dweller (talk) 10:11, 12 January 2012 (UTC)
- Four hours without dissent - perhaps it wouldn't be the wrong side of bold if I just removed it. Will do. --Dweller (talk) 14:15, 12 January 2012 (UTC)
WikiPekela.nl is another example of a wiki dedicated to a single town, Pekela in the Netherlands, though not a WMF project. It is not updated any longer because the person who did most work to maintain the site died (he was also a Dutch Wikipedian BTW). SpeakFree (talk)(contribs) 15:28, 12 January 2012 (UTC)
There are a number of towns and cities which have wikis about them (sometimes more than one). Jackiespeel (talk) 16:00, 12 January 2012 (UTC)
The Vatican and WP
There was a brief mention in the news of the Vatican updating some of its entries on Cardinals and putting in material copied from WP, which was subsequently replaced: is there anything more on this? Jackiespeel (talk) 16:00, 12 January 2012 (UTC)
It is mentioned in the current (13 January) issue of The Week. Jackiespeel (talk) 23:22, 14 January 2012 (UTC)
Jimbo plans to black out wikipedia over sopa
- Just seconds ago I saw a talking head on CNN say that Jimbo plans to black out wikipedia (similar to what reddit did) in protest of SOPA. Dunno if the talking head got that quote right. –OneLeafKnowsAutumn (talk) 04:44, 13 January 2012 (UTC)


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